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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

In conversation with gentleman
from Aagotlin few days ago he
gave some exceedingly interesting
facts about the number of voters OF
some of the families in that county.
There are about 1,000 voters in Ma
Coffin county, and OF these one-seventh
belong TO three families. There arc
04 Towards. of whom about half are
Democrats and half are Republicans:
81 Iauicks. of whom II are Rcpub-
llcans and 10 Democrats; 81 Arnets. az
whom 20 are Democrats and only
Republicans Lexington Herald.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
PERSONALITIES.

Ex-Governor Rufus p. Bullock of
Georgia recently served as foreman Of
the grand jury in Atlanta
Lord Rosebery Is to be the hero Of
a romantic novel written by q rising
young Jewish novelist of London.
Ex.Srcretary of state Olney is to
make tour of the orient and will
stop over aud study the situation In the
Philippines.
Congressman Charles b. I.andis4
himself an editor, declares that the ed
itoria writer Is by far the most lntlu-
entail man in the country.
Congressman Hull Of Iowa never
tires of Legislative work. Doing most
of his letter dlctntlon by night, lie is
frequently NJ it until dnybreak.
Senator w. A. Clark has bought
through Il London agent rare copy Of
the first edition of popc's "lliad," with
the poets autograph ON the fly leaf
Secretary Hays collection of first
editions of modern antkprs has been
enriched by a copy of lsudTard Kip
ling's first book of tales. the gift of. Il
Bombay friend. lak
Darrell f: NJ. Crackcnthropc. who
has been appointed third secretary OF
the British embassy at Washington,
has the reputation of being the best
whip in london. t
Tod" Sloane Is going to build mag
nitcent villa ON Coney Island. He has
already bought the ground, engaged an
architect and deposited $4,000 with n
trust company foY the colnmencement
of the work.
The oldest recipient of the British
Royal Humane socIety's medal is the
Rev. William Crpps Ledger of llsna-
kea. Ireland. 20 whom has just been
awarded that honor ut the age Of 10
for rescuing n drowning woman in
March
Philip Langley of Deer Creek town
ship. Mercer county, y. j.. reccntly
celebrated his one hundred and second
birthday anniversary. He Is native
of Bavaria. Germany. If he survives
until next year, he Will have lived in
three centuries.
Chin Pom Yc. the former Korean
minister to this country. who his beer
recalled TO represent his country al
Paris. ST. Petersburg and Vienna, has
withdrawn his two sons from the
Washington public schools and vii
send them 10 Harrow.
Az English paper says that Lore
Roberts In giving Rudyard kmling {
pass through all military lines dis
chnaged'n private rs well as IL public
obligation. Probably any general woulC
have signed ths% order In favor Of Mr.
klpling, hut "Bohs' in particular mus
have felt a personal qualification II
signing ii for his own laureate.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
Pat. Jnly 81, 1896.


is by Ashland Wilkes, 2,lIA, OUT Or the
dam of SUnland Belle, 2.OSLi.
Ninety ceres of land have been Sc
cured within three miles of Lakewood,
\. j.. upon which n splendid trottinS
track will be built this summer. Ma
than Straus Of New York is She insti-
gator of the enterprise.
James a. Murphy, once owner OF
Star Pointer, l.59i4, will visit New
York with his crack team, Fred b..
2.l4'N. and Mo1icnn, 21Sla, and wilhat-
tempt TO win the title of champion
team Of the Speedway.
Baron Wilkes. 2.lS, again heads the
list Of winning sires. His produce aave
won nearly $40. 0O0, or. according to the
compilation of the American Sports
man. S29,l1 His nearest competitor
is Wilton, NhoSp get won $2l,S0l.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

The rnris cablnen are getting some
what alarmed about their prospects
Curing the exposition period and have
appealed 10 the minister who controls
these matters 10 allow them to raise
their fares. Visitors 10 the Paris ex-
postlonsOr 1880 will be surprised that
snch permission should lie thought nee
essary as normal fares We're then
practically unknown, and cabnien
would demanded or : francs In place Of
the usual | francs 30 ocntImcs without
a blush. Whether II Is good policy thus
TO raise the fares is another question.
Fortunately there are tram ears and
olnuibuses In Paris, not 10 mention tile
prospect of an underground railway, r.
Aonlon Chronicle,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
The Oldest Trnctook.

A book in the possession of hook.
seller in Munich mny be the oldest
book In the world printed In type. 1t IT
MISSILE speciale. intended for use In
the district Of the Rhine. 1t has been
carefully examined hy several com.
petent Germans aud by NJ. Mlsset whD
is in acknowledged authority on mis-
sales. and they aErGe-the former for
typographical, the latter for liturgical
reasons-in regarding the newly dlSeov'
cred beck as prior to the Psalter OF
1857. The French savant and one of
the Germans date 1t before 1850. the
former assembling ii TO Gutenberg. So
confident Indeed, is he that the title
of the brochure which he has just is
sued on the subject bears the words,
The First Book Known to BE print-
ed"
81 he is right. the find Is not the least
remarkable of the many interesting
discoveries made in the closing years
of the century.-philadelpAla Record.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
The Secrets of Gibraltar.

During the war stories In plenty have
been current Of the stratagems and
trcachery which have Imposed upon
British officers charged with very seri.
GUS responsibilities. Changing the
venue. we have the following story
from Gibraltar:
Some time ago Il consumptlve Ger.
maa gentleman arrived there with in.
Productions from influential people in
England. The governor and other Oil.
Gals received him Hospitality, and cv.
cry consideration possible was shown
him on account OF his health, but. of
course. he could not be granted permits
sion. ms he requested. TO 10 TO the top
OF the rock for the sake Of the pureI
air us there is Il regulation that for.
eigners are on no account to be per.
mltted to walk about the top Of thu
rock" Further acquaintance, how
ever with the German gentleman
through the medium Of dinners and
other social functions. resulted IN Il re.
taxation of the strict rule. and lie wa.
granted n pass.
The result Of the visit Is now TO hu
seen at the German war office which
is in possession of the most perfect
plans from photos Of all the works
and drfcnses OF Gibraltar. - London
Saturday Review.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

The Geographical society OF Phlla-
9elpha VIII set number of strong
oakcn casks, NAluni OH the ice north of
Alaska, and the theory Is that In four
or five yeaIs they win mrn up between
Greenland nud SplIHhergen, thus PROV
Ing noulhraM drift Of the ALASKAN
waters. In euch cask VIII hc placed u
bottle contamlpg Il. hlanls, form 10 be
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

Mrs. Wits Ito sick hrsband)-The
doctor hiss arrived.
Mr.. Wtts-Thcn you had better tele-
phone for the undertaken. my dear.
Mrs. Witts-Why. John, what do ycNi
mean"
Mr.. Wtts-Wcn.' You know coming
events east their shadows before
Chicago News.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

Not every one is aware that the open
ing years of the next century win wit
ness tie completion Of the first miIllard
of minutes since the beginning of our
chronology. From approximate cacu-
lations II would seem that the one bill
lionth minute will he reached at 10:40
n. NJ. on April 80, 1902.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

"They say that in time the horse WHY
become practically extinct" said the
young woman.
We'll" answered Broncho Bob. "I'ma
glad TO hear 1t. TIN save Il powerful
sight of lynchin's Washington Star.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

Citizcn-So your star wouldn't play
because She was Ill?
auagcr-That's it.. and guess IL
you had seen the box office. receipts
you'd have been indlsposcd too,-Chl--
cago Record.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

81 believe in calling n spade a
spade" cried the earnest man,
"Of course answered the whist
G.,na III van ell a spadc ANYTHING.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

else, its revoke you know. ana tnar,
pulls your score down drcadfully. -
Washington Star.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25
nmny Lire Trrr.

'Ts she a professional singer"
"Nvell, yes, but she isn'l half equah
to what she Processes TO be-"
dplphln Bulletin.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

O'LIeeiilinn,-O OF saw,ye wliinswid "a
lady last nnisht.
CASEY - Yur nlolar4 u AMOS me woifes
Types.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1900-04-25

niied out ny the nnder.--Cnicago
Chronicle.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
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ca 1g199'',''
MODEL HOG HOUSE.

utes. l have two doors that slide up
Or down in each stall, one that let's the
SOW out of doors and the other one
leads to the feeding alley. These slid
ing doors are "a inches wide and SO
inches high. BY having doors to feed
ing alley you can use the alley for slop-
ping little pigs, and also give them ex-
ercise long before they can be turned
out to grass. have holes bored in the
sliding doors and use wooden pin. I
can raise the door any height desired
and let in the big or the little pig. The
floors should be sloped three inches.
The feeding alley is six feet wide. One
of my neighbors has cistern dug in
his feeding alley for watering purposes.
I have corncrib eight feet from the
feeding alley. I use seven-inch cedar
posts to put the stills on and set them
three feet deep and four feet apart. [
planked up on the inside of the posts all
around to keep out the hogs, etc. This
building is two feet above the ground
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
MULES FOR THE FARM.
They Are More Hardy Than Horses,
Can Do More Work and Re-
auire Less Care.

An exchange is asking its readers for
answers to the question, which would
be the most profitable to the farmer
during term of ten years, n pair of
mules or pair of mares, which should
produce ten pairs, and probably might
produce and raise five or more pairs of
colts in that time? Something would
depend upon the success in raising good
colts, and something upon whether the
owner could so plan as to spare the
work of his mares, or make it very
light for about three months in year,
but the suggestion of such topic for
discussion seems ofitself strong argu
ment in favor of the mule team on
the farm. If it requires the raising of
colts to balance the account, our east
ern farmers, who seldom breed their
mares if they have them, and often
greatly prefer geldings, would find
mules more profitable. If there is no
increase from them, they lose no time
on that account; they are more hardy
than the horse, will last much longer,
as mule 80 years old is more often
seen than horse of IS, and they can
be kept more cheaply. We honestly be-
lieve mule will do as much work as
horse every day at one-haf the ex-
pense for food, and will be in as good
condition after 20 years of labor as the
horse is after ten years if given equally
good care in other ways.-American
Cultiyator.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
Too Much Drone Comb.

Bees left to themselves are likely to
build to much drone comb, says the
Farmers Voice. This is not built for
the purpose by the bees, as they build
it for storing honey in, but if not filled
the queen will fill it next spring with
drone eggs and the hive will be over
stocked with the idlers. The way to pre-
vent this is to use all foundation comb
worker size and then the queen will fill
it with worker eggs and the colony
will be built up when Matching begins
in the spring. If there is too much
drone comb in the hive remove it and
replace with worker comb. BY doing
this the supply of drones is easily reg
ulated by the apiarist, and the bees be-
come more profitable than they would
be if left to their own devices.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
The Live stock Industry.

According to the report of the COM
missioner of labor the value of the
annual products of the slaughtering
and meat packing was next in value
to that of the textile manufacturers
in 1890, textiles of all kinds amount
ing to 1922 100000 and meats or meat
products being S565,000,00o, while -four
and milling products were $514,o00,ooo.
These figures will probably be much
increased in the next census report,
or were increased last year, when this
country exported S156,c0o,0o0 worth OF
meat beside the live animals. Truly
the live stock interest is a large one
for this country.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
Pure Breeds and Profit.

It is fact we'll recognized that no
branch of the live stock business suits
the masses of people better than fowl
raising. 1t is paying vocation, and is
adapted to the young as well as the old,
and to all sections of the country. Prime
poultry is desirable in every poulterer's
beginning. The wisest methods are
those learned by experience and with
small focks at the start. Pure-bred
stock costs more at the start, but once
established in the breeders yard its
beauty, prolificacy and the consequent
value of all the specimens produced
from the original breeding-birds. more
than make up for the extra outlay spent
in the outset in producing thevery best
stock that money can buy.-Farm and
Fireside.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
Feed Corn with .Ju Il r IN e n :.

Corn should be fed with judgment.
Old corn is better than new and there
is loss in the crib while waiting for
prices tc 81 up, as corn dries some the
older it gets. Corn that is smutty or
moldy should not be put in the crib,
as it is injurious to all kinds of stock,
producing a disease styled by some
as stomach staggers." If smutty
corn is placed in the crib with sound
corn there is a possibility of the sound
corn being affected. The same rule
applies to corn fodder; use only that
which is clean and free from blemish.
When cattle refuse certain kinds of
corn fodder the chances are that there
is something wrong with it.-Prairie
Farmer.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
SENSIBLE HOG HOUSE.
1t Has Two Floors nnd Swinging Par.
titiOnS, Yet Can he Built for
IL Small Sum.

Mr.. A. J. Kingery, Of Illinois, writes
the Wisconsin Farmer: 81 send you
cut of my hog house, which I built three
years ago at a total cost of $3.50, incluG-
ing two coats of paint. Five of my
neighbors have since built on the same
plan. This building is 4sx26, with two
rows of pens. Mine will hold 90 sows,
ten sows to each floor. use swinging
partitions which swing up out Of the
way in the drop of the roof. ] have ten
windows in AS feet, which give plenty
of light and sun to the south floor. [
have trough for each sow, part of
which projects into the feeding alley.
I can feed and slop 20 sows in Is min
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
HANDY FATTENING COOP.

or wire netting. The pen is kept dark
except when the fowls are eating. This
is accomplished by hanging thick
covering like quilt or bundles of
stalks. The pen is SO dark they move
about but little between meals. At
feeding time the curtain is lifted and
they are fed all they will eat, but no
more. A pan of sweet skinned milk is
kept before them and the pen floor is
clean and supplied with fresh bedding.
Discourage scratching and growing all
that is possible. A growing bird fat
tens slowly, if at all. Light encourages
growing. The corn is fed in pans or
scattered, and the curtain is dropped
as soon as it is eaten. Cut green bone
and meat whet the appetite and should
be given every third day.-American
Agriculturist.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
XIV.
THE LIGHT ON THE CLOUDS.

For an hour we watched the slowly
moving bodies of cavalry; then the
ranks began to grow thinner; detach-
ments were smaller; scattered wagons
appeared, numbered up the valley, and
passed out of sight far in the distance.
Ambulances, men supported in their
saddles by their comrades, evidently
invalids, followed, the distance between
them and the main body constantly in
creasing. The rear was brought up by
stragglers, with here and there groups
| of army traders, the former devoting
themselves to plumber, the latter bar
gaining, cheating citizens and soldiers
alike with pinchbeck trinkets.
When PUNK was aroused and
learned that our object had been ac-
complished by woman, his mortifica-
ton knew no bounds. He went about
getting breakfast sullenly, muttering
that if we ever got back to the COM
mand he would give up scouting and
turn company cook. While we were
eating our breakfast we discussed the
matter of our return. Should we wait
till evening and skulk through under
cover of the night, or set out boldly in
broad day? PUNK was strongly in IA
vor of waiting till evening, and Mar
garet was decidedly of his opinion. I
would have declined to listen to PUNK,
but was persuaded by Margaret.
We spent most of the day in arrang-
ing the stories we would tell on the way.
At the outset we discovered one fact
| likely to cause trouble. PUNK was in
favor of always making an explanation
that would involve the greatest I'M
| truth; I was in favor of mild prevari-
cation; while Margaret would have
| nothing but truth.
Lieutenant" said PUNK, 81 suppose
1 must obey orders, but if this party
f! is to travel with no other ammunition
| than the truth, must ask permission
to go alone"
Glow would it do" suggested, at
tempting a compromise, *for you to lie
like trooper, and for me to travel on
| system Of white lies, while Miss Beach
sticks rigidly to the TRUTH"
''That," responded the corporal,
'swould be like the cavalry charging,
the men seated with their faces to, the
crupper, the infantry pouring volleys
into the cavalry, and the artillery fr-
! ing at heaven"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
THE WEAVING COLTS.
How to Develop Theme Into Horses
That Will Command Good Prices
In the Market.

The time is at hand when the colts
dropped last spring will, as q rule, be
weaned, and as the latter-day demand
for work horses lays great stress on
weight the management of the colts
from now until grass comes again is of
the highest Importance, because the de-
sired weights cannot be made without
feed nor by allowing the colt to rough
it through the winter as best it may
on frosted grass, poor hay, cornstalks
and strawstacks. Given the start of
the right kind of breeding, and some
thing more is wanted during the colts
first winter to produce horse that will
bring money on the market, for if left
to shift for itself even the best bred colt
will in this way sustain an injury from
which no after care will enable it to
recover. The colt ought to be brought
up to weaving time with such training
as to self-feeding that it will miss the
milk of the dam as little as possible. IN
deed, to grow colt as it should be
grown, the mothers milk is not sutfi-
cient for the colt longer than for the
first three months of it's life; supple
menting the milk with meals or grain
should begin then or even earlier, SO
that by weaving time it will be about
ready to wean itself without any inter-
ruption of thrift. After that feed grain
pretty well up to the maximum of its
power to clean up, and let it consist
largely of oats. Good, well-bred hogs
and cattle give the farmer higher
price for his corn than he can obtain for
it in any other way, and there is no way
by which he can get better price for
his oats than to feed it to well-bred
draught colt. There is some thing about
oats that makes it fill the bill as a horse
feed as no other grain does, and three
or four quarts a day is none too much
during the first winter and until the
yonngster can go on grass in the spring.
There ought to be plenty of opportunity
for and encouragement to exercise. too
for it is a well-muscled animal that is
to be raised. At the same time, without
coddling the colt. it should be made
comfortable and not exposed to the
storms that occur every winter. There
is happy mean between the hothouse
product on the one hand and the gaunt
MISUNDERSTANDING colt on the
other, and the owner of good colt
ought to find it and work to it.-:Home'
stead.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
FattcninE Sheep for Market.

From a very small beginning, some
90 years ago, the business of fatten-
ing sheep for the butchers has become
a gigantic enterprise. The most i'm
portant point in starting to feed sheep
is to buy the right kind and at the
right price. The three important things
in feeding sheep are dry feed lot,
pure water and plenty of good feed;
and, as fourth essential / would add
regularity and common sense. With
these anybody can make sheep fat
Rural World.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-04
They Are Finer Than Ever.

House-cleaning, in most homes, comes
but once year--in the spring it comes
twice year for the Northwestern Linn
tied Trains. Twice a year both these ia
nous trains are run into the shops for
thorough overhauling and cleaning, and
such a cleaning as they receive. Every bit
of woodwork, nickel and brass is rubbed
and polished, all the mattresses and springs
are made over, the upholstering is done
over, new paint and varnish, and many
skilled mechanics finally turn out two
brand new trains. In fact, the daily clean
ing these trains receive in Minneapolis and
Chicago is much more thorough than the
most tidy housewife gives her home.
These two famous trains of the North
Western Line have just received their an
nual housekeeping and are fresher, bright
or and finer than they ever were. They
run every night between Minneapolis, st.
Paul and Chicago--one going, one coming
and still are worthy the common and
we'll deserved opinion that they are the
most comfortable, elegant and easy riding
trains in the world.