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part of the ceremony was reached, he
thrilled the religious feelings of his
auditors by bringing forth with in
tense fervor and power that soui-stir-
ring melody, after the Ball Is Over"
But, happily unconscious of any incon-
gruity, the earnest Indians sang on,
and felt grateful to their Mexican
friend for his helpful accompaniment.
In one of the main streets was a bow
er made of cottonwood benches, in
which the wooden figure of St. Stephen,
the patron saint, was placed, and here,
during the day, all the devout wom-
en- came to pray, offer up Thanksgiving,
and, at the same time, deposit at the
shrine corn, bread, melons, beans, and
other products of their gardens as
thank offering. Then began the dances.
Two families or clans took charge of
this portion of the ceremonies. The
women were clothed in all the finest
garments they were able to obtain.
Robes, elegantly woven and highly col
sored saShes, huckskin leggins, mecca
stills, necklaces and the like, and upon
the heal each woman wore headdress
OF wood or leather, foot or more high,
and painted or carved, or both, to repre-
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DEVICES FOR FEEDING.
Little COntrivances Which, Though
Seemingly UnimpOrtant. Are
Great Labor Savers.

The principal employment of farm
crs for the next three months will he
caring for their live stock. Anything
that will facilitate the work of feed
ing is in order. Two convenient home
made tools are illustrated in Fig. 1.
A is half-peck feed box; made from
a piece of stove pipe. The bottom is
piece of one-quarter-inch board fit
ted nicely in the pipe and well nailed
to its place. The top should be bent
over a ring of No. wire to give it
sufficient strength. To hold the even
half peck for a seven-inch pipe, the
depth should be just seven inches. Is
is grain scoop for filing sacks, etc.
1t is made from piece of sheetiron
is inches long by II inches wide the
best way to fasten the sides to the
crosspiece is to bore a hole through
it, from end to end, and draw the
sides W with small bolt. The
handle is attached to this cross-piece
and to the end piece, as shown. The
edges of this, also, should be wired
Spouts with "cut offs for drawing
small grains, ground feed, etc, from
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DEVICES FOR FEEDING.

bins on a higher level, are quite COM
mon, but such conveniences are not so
common about corn-cribs. Fig. rep
resents form of spout or ''shoot'' by
which corn can be drawn from
crib very nicely. The opening in the
crib should be not less than 16 inches
square and the shoot, the same size,
is set sloping down at an angle of
40 degrees. 1t should be about two
feet long. The bottom is in two
pieces, the lower half being hinged to
the upper. To shut off the corn, this
portion of the bottom is simply
turned up and hooked. A, Fig. ?,
shows the shoot with the top off and
the bottom let down. B shows the
shoot closed. Two or three shoots
like this along the side of a crib will
save a great deal of shovelng and Of
lifting also, if the crib is so situated
that the corn can be run directly into
a sled or wagon.-Albert Rex, in Ohio
Farmer
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sodium Nitrate for Gardens.

Sodium nitrate is especially valuable
for intensive culture in gardens and
fields tributary to large cities where
quickness and abundance of growth are
factors of prime necessity. The ready
formed nitrate is an indispensable fer
tilizer for flowers and gardens as well
as for fields. It performs a function
which cannot be easily replaced by any
other form of heterogeneous material
among field crops. The sugar beet is
especially susceptible to the influence
of nitrate of soda and this is the most
economic form of heterogeneous fertilizer
that can be secured.-Dr. 81. W. Wiley,
in Farm and Home.
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His AIert snsnicinn.

Did you say the man who talks of
coming to this place has money to
burn?" said the citizen who had been
complaining about the way things are
run.
Yes, sir; that's the phrase I used;
money to burn"
well, we don't want him. 1 can see
through him. He's one of these OPP
pressors. He wants to burn all the
money he can git his hands on, SOS to
make it scarce. '-Washing Star.
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.minary. where that night Gen. Lee

seminary, where that night Gen. Lee
made his headquarters.
1.-THE mule train, the only one in the
war on either side, so far as can learn,
that ever charged the enemy-infantry,
cavalry and artillery-rested on its
laurels in a side street of Gettysburg
that hot afternoon until the First and
Eleventh corps reached town on the
way to Cemetery Heights. Then, with
the enemy within close musket range.
and rapidly advancing and firing, the
train moved-moved with the last line
of infantry, cavalry and artillery, amid
the roar of battle, the loud commands
of officers and a mix-up that was we'll
nor was at the rear. rode by his side.
The victorious enemy came so close
that we emptied our revolyers into their
faces several times On the way out.
Reaching the seminary, saw COM
manders of troops getting orders from
Gen. Hancock. The instant he was
alone rode up, saluted and asked where
I should place my command.
"'Where is it?'
ST pointed to the mule train.
Where have you been with these
teams?'
"'To. the front, with ammunition,
sir
This is the front; go to the rear
''As I left him I heard Hancock say:
'Wadsworth had better give that SER
geant a regiment of cavalry u. A.
Watreus, in Chicago Times-Herald.
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praying to the great morning luminary
to bestow all his best gifts upon them.
"But," YOU ask, ''Where are such be-
nighted heather as this to be found in
the United States?"
In Arizona and New Mexico The
pueblo or town Indians of Isleta, La
guna, Zuni, Acoma, etc, are all wor-
shippers of the sun, and daily their
alteration is offered, as well as in spe-
cial ceremonies of great pomp and i'm
portance which occur less regularly.
If one leaves the transcontinental
line of the Santa Fe railway on the
journey to California, at the little town
of Laguna in New Mexico, and drives,
or rides horseback, II or IS miles south,
he will reach the wonderful City of the
Cliffs" Acoma. Here, in the first day
of September of each year, the feast of
st. Stephen the patron saint of the
people, is observed. The feast is a
strange and interesting mixture of
Roman Catholic religious ceremonial
and pure and unadulterated sun wor-
ship. l have seen the dance and it's at
tendant ceremonies several times, and
each time the Jennings of the two
kinds of worship become more appar-
Chl. 1AS OlOl priests, when AcOIld was
subjugated to Spanish rule $50 years
ago, were wise. Instead of totally pro-
hibiting the religious ceremoniaIs of
the people, they gave new and Chris
tan interpretations to them, hence, to-
day, we see an orthodox Catholic priest
engaging in the rites of holy mass, and
then marching in a procession to the
plaza where the whole afternoon is
spent in dance performed in honor of
the sun.
During these professions the visiting
MeXicans often unite with the Indians,
though, regarding themselves as su-
Perior to the natives, they head the pro-
cession, and slightly to one side, and thus
preserve their dignity unimpaired. One
of their number, on one occasion, was
induced to add charm to the perform
ance by rendition of certain airs on his
accordion. During a solemn song,
when the Indians were praying for the
continued blessings of Those Above,
the accompanist compelled his accor-
dion loudly and insistently to give forth
the strains of Marching Through Geor-
gia." Soon he changed it to La Palo-
ma" and then. when the most solemn
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geant, Gen. Wadsworth directs that you
move the train up to the village
81 didn't ask for the quartermaster's
permission, but gave the command for
ward, on a trot.
''When within half a mile of the vii
1age another staff officer dashed up with
an order to hurry to the field with TIM
munition.
Hating, I spurred my horse down
the line and selected ten drivers knew
would go where they were told to go,
and had them drive to the head of the
line. Then, directing the balance of the
train to remain until proper order
was given to move, told the ten picked
men to reach their limit of speed and
keep it up until halted. My horse start
ed on a gallop, but Bert O'Connor, who
had the head team, yelled: Sect out of
the road or I'll run over you The spurs
were applied, and I sang out: Come
on, old Huckleberry.' (O'Connor's
command was called the Huckleberry
regiment.)
away we went on keen run, every
driver pushing his team by yeIls and
flourish of whip. Down through the
village, then to the left through a field
to the Lutheran seminary, then to the
right, tearing down fence, and onto
the line of battle.
"'Get back with those wagons
roared strange officer.
" Not until the men get ammunition
''The moment the wagons stopped a
confederate battery at close range
opened on them, but the work of throw
ing out the boxes of ball cartridges.
1000 in a box, and breaking the covers
with axes, kept up until the line was
supplied.
''That done, no time was lost in
reaching the pike, both for the safety Of
the ammunition supply and because the
wagons had drawn an extra fire upon
the troops.
1.-The commander of that confederate
battery had a picnic with those mules
and white canvas-covered wagons. He
let the line of battle go to devote his six
pieces to mules and wagons as we
struck the pike. The hind wheels of
wagon were knocked off. The balance
of that load was thrown to the men and
the driver passed to the rear with a
two-wheeled vehicle. Another shot
struck mule in the head. It's harness
was cut and ive-mule team passed
leisurely along the pike to have the can
vas cover ripped off by an exploding
shell. Another shot whipped off the
hind legs of the mule Indiana was rid
ing. How 'Indiana's' eyes sbulged out
when his wheel mule fell. Six of the ten
wagons were hit and three of the mules
killed before the train reached town,
where it was ordered to halt, but not a
box of ammunition was lost. One of the
wagons was so slivered that it was left
on the pike short distance from the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-01-25
TO master a kicking Cow.

There are few things around a farm
that are more exasperating than a
balky horse or kicking cow. No
trouble will be had with the latter if
this plan is tried: Take two straps
with a buckle on the end of each.
Buckle one of them about the animals
hind legs just above the big joint and
back of the udder. This should not be
loose enough to slip over the joint, and
not tight enough to prevent slipping
the other strap through it. Slip the
second strap through the first and
then buckle around the other leg the
same as the first, and draw up until the
legs are held close together. You can
then proceed in safety with the milk
ing. Your COW will neither kick nor
run away L. Irwin, in Ohio Farmer.
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1EE.llzz IE.f'I3II
X/T.t o& ~
A MULE TRAIN CHARGE.
1t Was a Bold Move, But 1T DeIiv-
cred the Ammunition
All Right.

''The charge took place at Gettysburg
the first day. was ordnance sergeant.
The ordance officer let me look after the
ammunition for one of Gen. Reynolds
divisions while he joined the general in
the advance against the enemy The
same thing had been done by other ord
nance officers in time of battle,
and I had learned to depend upon my
own resources. At the sound of Bu-
ford's batteries I had the train, consist
ing of "a wagons, loaded with fixed am
munition, pull out of the meadow and
started for Gettysburg on the EN-
mettsburg pike.
when we had gone about half a mile
the division quartermaster came tear
ing up the road after US. In a state of
intense excitement he demanded that
the train be halted, and when that was
done addressed me in these words
&" Sergeant, where is Lieut.. Rogers,
the ordnance officer?'
Z" He is with Gen. Wadsworth, on the
field
"' Did he tell you to put the train in
motion?'
"'No, SIR
"'Who did?'
Nobody
D." why did you move? Don't you
know that [ am responsible for these
teams and wagons?'
THE general has always approved
of moving up with the ammunition
when a battle begins. [ am held re-
sponsible to have it there when
needed
''You wait here for orders
g I ought not to, sir. They will need
a new supply soon, and it is my duty to
be nearer than this
IF you attempt to move the train 1
will place you under arrest
cat that moment member of the
generals staff rode up and said: Ser
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sent symbols connected with the vor-
ship of the sun. The lightning, rain
clouds, the sun, the moon, the morning
and evening stars, the planets, the
milky way even, were all represented
upon these headdresses. The mems
chief article of clothing was the kilt,
made of white cotton of home weaving
and embroidered, in colors. Anklets,
moccasins, necklaces and a banda
around the head to bind the hair, with
armlets and ratt1es, completed their
outfit, while the women held twigs of
pine or juniper in their hands, which
they moved back and forth in time with
the rafting of the men.
Now watch the dance. The men
come two by two, followed at a yard
or so distance by two women, side by
side, men rafting, women gently
shaking their pine twigs. The men
move their lower limbs in a wild,
quick, hippety hop fashion that is as
impossible to describe as it is to inn
tate, for verify believe a French
dancing master would strive in vain
to learn that ''step." The women, on
the other hand, follow the men in Il
kind of slow, gentle, shutting move
ment, merely advancing a few inches
at each shuttle toward" and scarce
1y lifting their feet from the ground,
but keeping perfect time to the ges-
ticula+ing antics and frog-like Jump
ings of the men.
By the side of the dancers is band
of men who form the chorus. These
are singing with a lusty vigor never
eXcelled by the congregation at a
negro camp meeting. Their leader
gesticulates with hands and arms,
waving them to and fro, tossing them
upwards and thus invoking the favors
of the sun god and Those Above upon
the dance. Some of their music is
wild and crude, but one song was
sung with a precision and accuracy Of
tone and attack that would have COM
PEELED admiration from the most crit
ical of eastern audiences.
Now the dancers face each other,
and march and countermarch, then
they march in open order, some 60
ing north and others south. Several
complex figures are danced with per-
feet time and order, until the dancers
are very weary and return to their I'M
dergronnd ''kiva" for a rest. Then
the dancers from the other kiva come
forth and keep up the ceremonies u =
til they are ready to retire. And thus
the afternoon is occupied.
Here and there on the housetops
groups of interested spectators may
be seen, clothed in their picturesque
garments, highly colored, white and
variegated, and almost as interesting
because of their pronounced absorb
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-01-25
SUN DANCE.
Heather Ceremonia1s Observed by
the Acoma Indians.
Although OstensibIy Christians the
PeOpI of Various Far Western
PuebIOs Still worship the
Orb of Day.
Especial Acoma (Ari.) letter.

Travellers return from India and
tell US of the sun worship of the
Parsees; of the prayers offered to
the rising sun by devout citizens of
Bombay. They would lift up their
hands in amazement and horror were
they told that there are thousands of
sun worshipers in the United States of
America at the present time. And yet
such is the case. Every morning in the
year men and women may be seen
among our sun-worshipers, sprinkling
their sacred meal to the rising sun and
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A HANDY HOTBED.

to the required depth, going below the
frost line, and build up a wall topping
it with brick and sloping it about six
inches to the front. A crop of lettuce
or violets may be grown in such bed
with only the heat derived from the
ceIlar.-Farm and Home.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-01-25

ing have seen your picture somewhere
IN the newspaper.
Hon. Mrs. Greatman-Oh, no doubt,
no doubt. It's often been published.
''Then I was not mistaken. What
were you cured of ?ss-Tit-Bits.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-01-25
To Catch Him.

Fuddy-I want to get acquainted with
Moskins. but I hardly know how to go
about it, he's such queer fish,
Duddy-A queer fish, Ell? Why don't
you drop him a line Boston Tran
ScriDt
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-01-25

The best pruning is that which
rarely, If ever, calls for the removal
of large branches. Annual pruning
will usually prevent this.
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HANDY LITTLE HoTBED.
Side of the House or Stable Mt
Trifing Expense.

A small hotbed may be constructed
along the side of the house or stable,
as shown in the illustration, and partly
heated through a window. Excavate
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BOrroyvs Everythin~ EIse.

'Shortieigh is always cheerful-neveg
borrows trouble
''He has to draw the line somewhere"
IN. Y. journal.
Iron County register., 1900-03-08
THE AMERICAN HOG.
H Has Already Wrought Miracles
and Will Accomplish Many More
Great Things.

Men have performed miracles In
old times it was not an uncommon
thing for richly endowed men to per-
form wonders. And to-day men per-
form wondrous things, but as there
are SO many who have the same faculty
the world is not stirred by their acts.
There are wonder workers in the low
er types of the animal kingdom. The
hog has wrought miracles, is now per-
forming them and ever will accom-
plish mighty things if his master will
stand by him and feed him. The hog
has contributed largely to the present
commercial supremacy of the United
States. Mortgages on thousands of
western farms and New England home
steads have been banished by the hog.
He is still in this laudable business, and
the success that is attending his efforts
is miraculous. His achievements in
this direction have only been equaled
by his usefulness in the kitchen. Hun
CRY nations have fed on the swine; he
is to-day their staff of life, to large
extent. Pork eaters are not uncivil-
lied The flesh of the hog contain
mates no man nor lowers his mental
capacity unless man becomes a swine.
Temperance in eating is as essential
to high moral life as temperance in
anything else, hence pork consumption
should be regulated by gumption.
The hog is a reliable animal. His
carcass is ever the coveted object of
the pork dealer, who will pay a good
price for a first-class article. At three
cents per pound the hog has paid debts
and his own keeping. At four cents
and over he has built new homes, new
fences, new barns, clothed children in
destitute fields, contributed to charity,
helped the poor, administered to the
sick, heightened morality and socia-
bility and blest abundantly his Gus
todian.
The hog is well advanced toward the
fulfillment of his great destiny. What
he has done is a reliable index to the
large volume which contains the pro-
gramme man has planned for his fu
ture. The swine has contributed to
education by building schoOlhouses,
churches and subscribing for maga-
zines and newspapers. His flesh feeds
man, his blood fertilizes our land, his
bones help grow poultry. He pays
large per cent. on the feed given him.
Man never has lost by treating him
well. He stands ever ready to amel-
iorate adverse conditions on the farm
and if given care and attention will
eXtricate farmers from the pit of debt
and misfortune.
Mighty is the American hog!-Farm-
ers Voice.
Iron County register., 1900-03-08
PIGGERY AND CORN CRIBS.

the feed is nice and warm. Also use the
kettle to try lard, heat water to wash
harness. etc. The slop barrel is in the
recess back from the hogpens, out OF
the way in driving through the build,
ing.
The building has 14-foot posts, sc
there is room over the cooking quar-
ters as well as over the hogpens. Fol
ground feed, 1 use oats and corn
There is a yard for fattening hogs al
the west door and in it a platform foI
feeding corn. The building is 2Ox4C
feet and has roller doors. The room
over the cooking quarters, besides be.
ing used for tools and preparing feed
is also used for butchering. Hooks fol-
harness cleaning are between the chin
ney place and stairway in the cook
ing room. The outside stairs, shown
in the upper left hand corner, go to the
granary over the hogpens, where
ground feed is kept--R. L. Holman. il
Farm and Home.
Iron County register., 1900-03-08
Keeping Wen Water Pure.

1t used to be an old-fashioned Gus
tom in the country to put one or two
trout in a well to insure the water
being pure and wholesome. If they
did not keep it so it was supposed
that they would give warning of its
impurity by dying themselves. We
are reminded of this by seeing in an
English paper that Prof Sobrero, OF
Turin, has lately advised the use OF
eels in the house cistern for the same
purpose He says two or three not
large but lively cells would devour any
thing in the water in the shape of ami
malcules. infusoria, bird dropping
from the roof or vegetable matter of
any kind. We think they would also
take any animal matter like toads OF
rats that might fall in and drown.
Iron County register., 1900-03-08
LOCATING AN APIARY.
Where Eastwood and Glover Abound
Is the Place Where Bees Lay
Up Honey and Thrive.

If it is the intention to make bee
keeping a business, for the dollars and
cents that are in it, it is certainly of
great Importance to consider well the
location of the same There are Iocali-
ties, even in the radius of a few miles.
that are much better than others.
There are localities where white clover
is very abundant, and where a crop
is sure every season, whether it is long
or short, while there are others that
are not so, and occasional years only
furnish a crop. Basswood is another
principal honey resource, and where
this and clover both abound is a de-
sirable locality for an apiary. Bass
wood or linden is a good timber to
cultivate. 1t is very hardy and makes
a rapid growth, and might take the
place of cottonwood, so extensively
grown in the west. In a valley where
fall flowers are plentiful is a good
point to seek for, as a late flow of
honey is very desirable to place bees
in good wintering shape. Alfalfa is
one of the best honey-producing plants
we have at present, and it would be a
safe place to locate, even if no other
honey plants are in reach, but it would
be all the better if other honey plants
are present. There is a long list of
honey-bearing plants, but we will give
but few of the principal ones. Millet
or sweet clover, crimson clover, alsike
clover, mammoth or pea-vine clover,
tulip tree or popular, black or sour
gum, wild asters, golden-rod, willows.
maple, buckwheat, cleome or spider
plant, all kinds of berries and all kinds
of fruit trees, whether wild or domesti.
cated.-A. H. Duff, in Prairie Farmer.
Iron County register., 1900-03-08
Man Puzzle Educator.

Is Iowa as large as Maine? Which is the
Pan Handle State? What state is bounded
by four straight lines? These and many
other questions relating to the geography
puzzle sent out by the Chicago Great West
ern Railway. 1t is dissected map of the
United States printed on heavy cardboard
and the puzzle consists in putting the pieces
together so as to form complete map. 1t
will be found interesting and instructive to
old people as well as young. 1t will be sent
to our readers sending 10 cents to F. III. Lord,
G.. p. and T. A, Chicago Great Western
Railway, Chicago, ILL.,, mark envelope 'Puz-
gle Department.