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MULES FOR THE FARM.
They Are More Hardy Than IIOrSeH,
Cam Do More Work and Re- -
auire Less Cure.

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, 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 of itself strong argu-
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 30 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
a horse every day at ore-half 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. .aI.-M ~
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MODEL HOG HOUSE.

utes. / have two doors that slide mp
or down in each stall, one that lets 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. I 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 reighbors has cistern dug in
his feeding alley for watering purposes.
I have a 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. 1
planked up on the inside of the posts all
around to keep out the hogs, etc. This
building is two feet above the ground
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Catarrh Cannot he cured

with Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one of the
best physicians in this country for years,
and is regular prescription: 1t is com M
with the best blood purifiers, acting direct.
ly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination Of the two ingredients is what
produces such wonderful results in curing
Catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-11

but was more gallant to Margaret than
true to his duty. He bade her good-by,
and as he raised his hat with the words:
MY kind regards to your good mother"
his eyes met mine and seemed to say:
II decline to investigate you, my dear
sir, for her sake;" though this may
have been supplied by my own guilty
conscience. In moment he was at the
head of his men, riding rapidly down
the road.
Lieutenant" said PUNK, as soon as
we were out of hearing, 1--WE wasn't pre-
pared for that meetin'. It's my opinion
that lynn is our only weapon, and that
I'm the only one ofzthe party blessed
with an inventive genius and hard
ened conscience calc'lated to take US
through what's ahead"
''You are right, corporal. You may
do the talking, and may you be In
spired to lie with such ingenuity and
feryor as to confound all inquiring
rebels and pilot us to haven of rest"
The road for some miles was fanked
by woods. Scarcely a person was on it;
indeed, we went SO far without meet
ing anyone that when beiated coun-
tryman suddenly doomed up before us,
with bag of meal thrown across his
saddle-bow, our hearts leaped into our
Threats. We passed him with q
'howdy," and had the way clear for
some time. Coming to a rise in the.
ground, we were enabled by the camp
fires to determine the forces about us.
To the west, along the route we must
take, the lights were few and scattered,
but the country was uneven, and there
was certain faring nebulous light on
the clouds which did not like. I
feared force beyond the hills. But
we could neither stop where we were
nor go around the light. We must 60
straight ahead. We passed down to
lower ground, then over the crest of
the hill. There again, directly before
us, was the faring light.
''Plunk," I said, "there are troops
over there; that light looks ominous."
ga single campfire would do that"
replied the corporal, reassuringly.
We did not dare pass through
Georgetown; it was too early in the
evening; the citizens would doubtless
be excited by the passage of troops
during the day, and would not be in
clined to sleep; therefore, turning tc
the left just before coming to the town.
we passed south of it around the base
of hill, striking the road again mile
beyond.
We had reached the bottom OF de-
preston between two bills, and wers
beginning the ascent of the farther
one, when we were suddenly bToughi
to stand-still by "4alt, tharl"
rTo BE Eo9sTINUEn.1
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Too Much DrOne Con, h,

2 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 II left to their own devices.
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pure breeds ana Profit.

It is fact well recognized that no
branch of the live stock business suits
the masses of people better than fowl
raising. It is a 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 the very best
stock that money can buy.-Farm and
Fireside. s.aa@
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-11
SENSIBLE HOG HOUSE.
1t Has Two Floors and Swinging Par.
titiOns, Yet Can he Built for
u Small Sum.

Mr.. A. J. Kingery, of Illinois. writes
the Wisconsin Farmer: 81 send you a
cut of my hog house, which built three
years ago at 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 20 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. L
have trough for each sow, part Of
which projects into the feeding alley.
I can feed and slop 20 sows in IS min
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They Are Finer Than Ever.

House-cleaning, in most homes, comes
but once year-in the spring-but it comes
twice year for the North Western Linn
tied Trains. Twice year both these ia
nous trains are run into the shops for
thorough overhauling and cleaning, and
such 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 We're 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 ridin
trains in the world.
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Feed Corn with Judgment.

Corn should be fed with Judgment.
Old corn is better than new and there
is o loss in the crib while waiting for
prices to Ga up, as corn dries some the
older it gets. Corn that is smutty or
moldy should not be put in the crib,
as tits 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
corr. there is 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. ~
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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 $565, 100000, while flour
and milling products were $514, 100000.
These figures will probably be much
increased in the next census report,
or were increased last year, when this
country exported s156,000,0oo worth of
meat beside the live animals. Truly
the live stock interest is a large one
for this country.
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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 a 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.
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XIII.
TIE REAL SENTRY.

We set about making our prcpara-
tons for the day without word con-
corning the generals visit. After
breakfast Margaret and went out OF
the cave into the sunlight and stood
looking down the valley.
GLOW long before our watching Will
prove effective or useless?" asked Mar
garet.
"If what we expect does not occur
soon, Ifear it will not occur at all"
ssAnd must return to my fate
I did not reply, but looked gloomily
out upon the Valley Turning my eyes
to the south, my attention was attract
ed by what appeared to be small white
dot.
s'What's that?" asked.
"a wagon, an army wagon. I've seen
so many of them that would know one
anywhere"
'.And there's another" I exclaimed,
as second emerged from behind hill.
'It's wagon train"
Slowly wagon after wagon came into
view, till a whole train could be seen
like a white-linked worm crawling up
the valley.
81 don't see what that's for" 1.mut-
tered; A'they have the railroad for any
transportation they may need.''
'sIt looks as if they were going to use
both wagons and railroad said Mar
garet.
''You have quite head for guessing
things 1 remarked, surprised at her
foresight. This was the first evidence
l had encountered of Margaret's think
ing ability; was to have plenty of it
soon after.
During the day we noticed stray
squadrons of rebel cavalry passing
northward. A small drove Of cattle
made it's appearance in the south,
logged along over the road, and passed
out of sight. Another wagon train ap-
peared, toiled slowly past, and disap-
peared. Then larger body of cavalry
went by, perhaps 500 men. watched
expectantG for bigger game, but was
disappointed. Nothing more of impor-
lance appeared, and l gave up my ex-
pectation of some momentous occur
renee.
When we began our watch fer the
night, Margaret insisted on taking part.
Nonsense" I said.
81 mean it,
''Do you suppose two able-bodied
men would permit a weak woman to di-
vide watch with them?" And l
stallled away without deigning another
word.
PUNK, as before, had the first watch.
At IL o'clockIwasa awakened and walked
to the edge of the declivity to begin my
vigil. The weather was splendid, and
was RECALLED with another view lighted
by the moon. made up my mind to
pace beat like sentinel, that might
be sure to keep awa1ks. chose two
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THE WEAVING COLTS.
How to Develop Them Into Horses
That VIII Command Good Prices
In the Market.

The time is at hand when the colts
dropped last spring will, as 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 a colt as it should be
grown, the mothers milk is not suffi-
cient for the colt longer than for the
first three months of its 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 something about
oats that makes it fill the bill as 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
youngster can 60 on grass in the spring.
There ought to be plenty of opportunity
for and encouragement to exercise, too,
for it is 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 dollhouse
product on the one hand and the gaunt,
wish-I-were-dead-l colt on the
other, and the owner of good colt
ought to find it and work to it.-Home-
stead,
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Margaret smiled. I'm ten ,vu WIS,

Margaret smiled. I'm tell ,vu Whist
we will do,' she said to me. "Sincs
you command the party, the corporal
can conform to your stories, and III
keep silent"
Done said /.
And now that we had gained oil We
had hoped for, and had before us the
peril of carrying back the news, we
made . discovery that filled US with
dismay. Private Mellodew was miss
ing. During the day he had seen the
rear-guard of the army that had passed,
and asked what it meant. When we
told him, I noticed look on his face
that might mean incredulity or might
mean determination to be incredulous,
but we cared nothing whether he be-
lieved or doubted. What he had gone
for none of us could possibly imagine.
We did not suspect that under the APP
parently simple, cowardly nature there
lurked malevolence that might be ex-
pected only under a stronger exterior.
In our position we were vulnerable
even from q crawling snake.
However, we wasted no time to see
if Enoch would return; when we were
ready PUNK brought the horses, and
mounting as the sun was setting we
descended the hillside we had come
up q few days before. We were for
tunate III finding a ford at the river,
and in getting across the railroad with
cut interruptions; it was later on, when
we were not looking for trouble, that
we received our first scare. Coming
to ridge, we were panic-strickcn to
see each of the roads leading into
Georgetown filled with confederate cav
airy.
We halted behind clump Of trees for
parley. PUNK and were for hiding
in the woods till they had gone by;
Margaret was for breaking up the party
and proceeding separately. We did not
have time to arrive at a conclusion, for
suddenly body of perhaps 80 horsemen
entered the road we were on, at gal
lop, from a by-road short distance
in advance. Each recognized that 1t
was too late to do anything but go for
ward, and we started by common i'm
pulse. Happening to glance at Mar
garet, saw her turn pale. Her eyes
were fixed on q young officer who rode
| in front of the coming men. He came
on, evidently in hurry to get over the
ground, and when he met us did not
slacken speed. I was congratulating
myself that he was intending to pass'us
without a word, when he suddenly
| pulled in his horse.
"Why, Margaret Beach,"
He turned to the side Of the road
near us, while his'men passed on, halt.
ing few rods beyond. He was trihe
older than I, with long black hair, over
which dropped sombrero, black eyes,
and as frank and manly face as ever
I looked into. After exchanging few
commonplace remarks with Margaret,
who behaved with surprising GOODNESS,
he looked inquiringly at me.
"On your way home?" he asked Mar
garet, in a tone evidently intended to
lead the way to some information about
the company she was in.
eyes, am anxious to get back to
mamma"
81 am glad you are protected on the
way. It's rather a bad road for wom-
an to be travelling just now"
I have always believed the young man
suspected there was something wrong,
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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 a 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 thestories 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
must obey orders, but if this party
is to travel with no other ammunition
than the truth, must ask permission
to go Alone
GLOW would it do" suggested, at
tempting compromise, "for you to u
like a trooper, and for me to travel en-
system of white lies. while Miss Beach
sticks rigidly to the TRUTH"
THAT responded the corporal,
would be like the cavalry charging,
the men seated with their faces to the
crupper, the infantry pouring volleys
into the cavalry, and the artillery FIR
ing at heaven"
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Fattcning Sheep for Market.

From a very small beginning, some
20 years ago, the business of fatten-
ing sheep for the butchers has become
a gigantic enterprise. The most inn
portant point in starting to feed sheep
is to buy the right kind and at the
right price. The three important thin s
in feeding sheep are dry feed lot,
pure water and plenty of good feed;
and, as fourth essential I would add
regularity and common sense. With
these anybody can make sheep fat
Rural World.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-11
TO FATTEN QUICKLY.
ket in . Compa ratively Short
Space of Time.

Feed three times day. A warm
breakfast of boiled potatoes, pumpkins
or squash, crushed when hot and thick
ened with corn meal. This is seasoned
with salt and pepper. A noon feed of
the same on alternate days. The other
days they receive the same as at night,
whole, bright corn. Nothing musty,
soured or solid is allowed in the feed
pans. For a few fowls simple portable
coop may be used, as in the illustration.
The sides may be either Of laths, rods
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1900-01-11
Meat ana Grain for Hens.

When meat is givenit IS not necessary
to allow much grain. For instance, if
meat is fed at noon it will only be neces-
sary to scatter few handfuls of oats
in each pen to keep the inmates at
work. When a hen becomes too fat
she will lay soft-shelled eggs. When
plenty of meat is to be had as one of the
cheapest articles Of food greater guam
tity of oats may be given. Wheat is
the best all-round food, and with the
waste of the farm, in conjunction with
meat and the hot morning meal, and
exercise, will bring an abundance of
eggs.-Farm and Fireside.
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Reelatmtns Muck Land.

The reclamation of muck land has
been the subject of study among agri-
culturists, as they recognize the pro-
ductiveness of such soils where it is
possible to bring them into state of
cultivation. As muck soil settles great
ly in drying out, undertakings by
means of tiles should not be attempted,
as the tiles have tendency to rise to
the surface, and consequently fail to
operate. The preliminary work of
drainage should be done with open
bitches at. frequent distances. Then
when the soil has become moderately
Will drained the tiles should be placed.