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The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
SHAVED WITHOUT ARMS.
Felu the Armless Belgian Artist
Was Handy With His Toes.

Eelu the Armless Belgian Artist
Was Handy With His Toes.
American men think it a very merit
orious and remarkable accomplishment
to be- able to shave themselves. Yet
Charles Francis Felu. the armless Bel
gian artist, who has just died in his
seventeen year. performed this ardll-
GUS Office every morning for himself.
and did not consider that he was doing
anything unusual.
Felu related how. when baby, hs
used to sit in the garden with his moth
er during the long summer days. while
she taught him to pluck with his little
toes the bright-colored flowers with
which their garden abounded. Forti-
fed by this practice, his baby feet be-
came daily more flexible and useful to
their little master. and when he had
reached the age of six he could do al
most as much with them as his little
companions and playmates could 90
with their hands.
In later years. when he commenced
the study and pursuit Of his favorite
art, painting, it was a wonderfully IN
teresting sight to watch the gifted boy
at work.
He always held the palette with the
great toe Of his left foot, and manipu-
lated the different brushes. crayons and
pencils with the toes Of his right foot.
Always when at table he skilfully man.
aged his knife and fork.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Sorghum as Feed.

Latest Investigations strengthen the
opinion that sorghum as feed is most
valuable when young. When it is two
feet high it contains three times as
much nitrogenous matter, twice as
much fats and only two-thirds as much
woody matter as it does when it has
attained it's growth and formed seeds.
Mr.. r. w. Thatcher of the Nebraska
agricultural college says that sorghum
is, when young, an almost perfect food
for animals. 1t contains flesh-forming
materials and fat-forming materials in
the proportion of about seven to one.
When nearly mature the fat-forming
materials increase greatly and the
ratio becomes about twenty-three 20
cne. AS we are after ratio of about
six to one, it will be seen that the
young stage is the time when sorghum
most conforms to the requirements.
Therefore it should be used for green
soiling or pasturage before the seeds
form. Mr.. Thatcher advises to begin
pasturing it when it is not more than
two feet high, so that the stalks first
eaten off may produce crop of green
cane. However, sorghum, though a
perfect food, is no more a complete
food for animals than is milk, for the
reason that it contains too much
water. The animals simply cannot eat
enough of it to give them the solids
they need. 1t is necessary to add to
the feed Of sorghum grain or some
other condensed food. Sorghum in its
young stage contains about IS per cent
Of water, which is not much different
from the percentage of water con-
tanned in milk. When sorghum is to
be cut for fodder, the cutting should
take place at as early stage as the
sorghum will cure. In fact, sorghum
fodder is not regarded as valuable for
feed, as it contains too little of the
protein element.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
What Justice I. Like.

While Mr.. Constans. the artist, was
spending a day with President Loubet
1t Rambouillet. he was asked by his
host upon what subject he was now
engaged. m. lie President" said the
other. Il am painting a big canvas
symholizing justice" "Indeed, and how
did you conceive herr" Whereat the
painter began to describe his ideal in
glowing words, speaking from the
heart. as only an artist can when de-
livering his soul to sympathetic list
ener. But the president quietly inter-
rupted him with twinkle in his eye.
us that how you conceive justices" he
said. "Parfait! And now would you
like to know what she really Is. IN
point of fact. and in actual life?" He
rummaged in his pocket and produced
a coin. which he spun in the air.
"Head or tail!' he said. '"That is just.
ice"-San Francisco Wave. {.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
"Deceivers Ever"

The Liverpool Post says that firm
h Liverpool, being delighted at the idea
that one of it's employees was called ON
to Join the reserves, at once volunteered
to pay half his wages to his wife In his
absence. At the end Of the month the
woman appeared and the moiety was
at once given to her.
"What?" she said. "four pounds?"
EYES," replied the senior partner.
"that is exactly nalf; sorry you are
not satisfied"
1T isn't that I'm not satisfied. Why.
for year he told me that he only got
sixteen shillings all together, and-and
If the Beers don't kill him will
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Our Cooking School.

Anchovy canapes-Spread thin pieces
of toast an inch and half wide and
three long with anchovy paste. sprin-
kle with finely chopped hard boiled
egg. Allow two pieces for each per-
son, and serve with quarter of a
lemon.
Calves brains la poulette-Soak
the brains for an hour in cold water:
then simmer in water containing a
tablespoonful of vinegar for twenty
minutes; place again in cold water to
blanch; remove the hbers. Cut the
brains in small pieces and pour over
them a poulette sauce which is made
of pint of white sauce made with
white stock. Beat four yolks with
cupful of cream. Remove the sauce
from the fire and add it slowly to the
eggs and cream, stirring all the time.
Put it again on the fire moment to
thicken, but do not let 1t boil. Add
one tablespoonful of butter slowly, q
small piece at time, the Juice of half
a lemon, a dash of cayenne. Fill in
and place on the top one large broiled
mushroom.
Asparagus soup-Two bundles of
green asparagus, one quart of white
stock, one pint of cream. three table,
spoonfuls of butter, three of -four, one
onion, salt and pepper. Cut the tops
from one bunch of the asparagus and
cook twenty minutes in salted water
to cover. The remainder Of the as
paragus cook twenty minutes in the
quart of stock. Cut the onion into
thin slices and fry in the butter ten
minutes, being careful not to burn:
then add the asparagus that has been
boiled in the stock. Cook five min
utes, stirring constantly; then add
flour, and cook five minutes longer.
Turn this mixture into the boiling
stock and boil gently twenty minutes.
Rub through sieve, add the cream.
which has just come to boil, and also
the asparagus heads. Season with salt
and pepper.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Remembrance.

(Old Favorite Series.)
Cold in the earth, and the deep snow
piled above thee.
Far, far removed. cold in the dreary
grave!
Have 1 forgot. my only Love, to love
Severed at last by Times all-severing
wave?
Now, when alone, do my thoughts no
longer hover
Over the mountains on that northern
shore.
Resting their wings where heath and
fern leaves cover
Thy noble heart for ever, evermOre?
Gold in the earth, and fifteen wild De-
cembers.
From those brown hills have melted
into spring;
Faithful, indeed. is the spirit that remem-
bers
After such years of change and suf-
fering!
Sweet Love of youth, forgive. if I forget
While the worlds tide is bearing me
along:
Other desires and other hopes beset me-
Hopes which obscure, but cannot do
thee wrong!
No later light has lightened up my hea-
ven,
No second morn has ever shone for me;
All my life's bliss from thy dear life was
given,
All my life's bliss is in the grave with
thee.
But, when the days of golden dreams had
perished,
And even despair was powerless to de-
stroy;
then did learn how existence could be
cherished.
Strengthened and fed. without the aid
of joy.
rhen did I check the tears of useless
passion
weaned my young soul from yearning
after thine;
!5ternly denied its burning wish to hasten
Down to that tomb already more than
mine.
And, even yet, dare not let 1t languish.
Dare not indulge In memory's raptur-
Gus pain;
once drinking deep of that divinest an
guish.
again?
Emily Bronte
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Carrots for Horse es.

The great value of carrots as food
for horses and colts is all too little
understood or more of them would be
grown. A few carrots fed to a work.
ing horse once day or even once in
two or three days, is great regulator
of digestion. For such a use they are
probably superior to bran, and they
can be grown without great cost, says
The Farmer. For colts and brood
mares they are equally good, and espe-
cially in winter, when the other food
is dry. Other field roots, as turnips
and mangels, are also good, but the
carrot is probably better relished than
either of these. Carrots are easily
grown. They yield immense crops.
They are sure crop, and they are but
little subject to diseases. They ought
to be planted early, and on we'll
cleaned soil; that is to say, soil we'll
cleaned on the surface. They can be
put in straight rows with the hand
seed drill, using about two pounds Of
seed per acre. Where the patch IS
small. it will pay to hand rake it over
before the carrots appear. Then care
full cultivation should be given. Hail.
an acre will furnish enough for sew
eral horses. Thin them to about four
inches in the line of the row. The
Mastodon is one of the best varieties
for Minnesota. Try small patch next
year. Boys. If you have some colts or
calves grow a few carrots for them.
They are as good for calves as for
colts.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
taken to get rid Of them. On our farms
it often happens that such diseases ex-
list without being recognized.

taken to get rid of them. On our farms
it often happens that such diseases ex-
list without being recognized.
Avoid Bad Grain.-There is no gain
to farmer in feeding his fowls on
spoiled grain half Of which is worth
less for food. We hear of cases where
this spoiled grain is purchased for
poultry food at say one-half the cost
Of ordinary grain. But as half Of it
is worthless for food, on account Of
consisting of weed seeds and shriveled
wheat, it is evident that the real cost
of the grain is the same as if wheat
were bought at full price but of good
quality. There is the added danger Of
getting musty grain, which is said to
fowls.
Wheat as Poultry Food.-A writer
in a poultry paper says that none of
the grains is rightly balanced for the
best results ito be obtained in their
feeding. This is true. He further says
that the one grain that comes nearest
to be well-balanced is wheat. This is
not true Oats come nearest to fur
nishing a balanced ration, according
to all the experiments of feeders and
CT chemists. Wheat contains too little
of the carbohydrate element. Wheat,
however, may be balanced with corn
and even when wheat is high it may be
balanced with corn economically.
We wish that more readers of the
Farmers Review would keep a record
of egg receipts and other debts and
credits connected with their poultry.
and would send them in for publica-
tion. Experiences are very useful.
Comparative reports are interesting
and often instructive. The experience
in combating diseases, lice and praed-
atory animals should be given to the
public. They will bring out other in
formation that may prove exception
ally valuable to the writers.
The man that wants to make money
out of the poultry market must furnish
that market with the kind of goods it
demands. If the market demands q
yellow skin he must use breed that
will give yellow skin. If it wants white
skinned fowls he should find it out
and supply that demand. These things
are fancies in the mind of the buyer,
but they are none the less the points
that he considers in making his pur-
chases.
We hear Of some poultrymen trying
to keep their houses warm in cold
weather by means of oil stoves. The
work will prove very expensive and
well-nigh useless. It has been dem
onstrated that while few more eggs
may be obtained with warmth than
without it, the extra eggs will in nc
wise pay for the extra expense.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Poultry Notes.

Some poultry papers tell amateurs
not to buy birds to bring onto their
farms, yet carry the advertisements of
men that have birds to sell. It is true
THAT roup and other contagious dis
eases, as we'll as lice, are brought onto
farms by importing birds. But it is
still necessary to import. The man
that goes out into the country and
picks up fowls hit or miss is almost
sure to get something that he did not
intend to purchase. But il buying
from professional breeders there is
little danger of importing diseases. In
the first place diseases are not likely
to exist on well kept poultry farms,
and in the second place, IL they do
exit they are recognized and steps are
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11

All over the country there are women
who have been invalids for many years,
suffering with female arrangements
which the family doctor cannot cure;
What boon to such women Is Dr.
Harfn,an's free advice! SO famous
has his skill made him that hardly q
hamlet or town In the country but
knows his name. He cures tens OF
thousands, and he offers to every
woman who will write 10 him her
symptoms and q history of her trouble
free advice and treatment.
The medicines he prescribes can be
obtained at any drug store, and the cost
is within the reach of any woman He
describes minutely and carefully just
what she shall do and get to make u
healthy, robust woman of herself.
The Doctor has written a book
especially for this class of women, en-
titled "Health and Beauty" This book
contains many facts of interest to
women, and will be sent:free to any ad.
dress By. DR.. Hartman. Columbus. Q.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11

and the number of these coats increas-
ed the same public indorsed the coat,
and it must be admitted even by the
most cynical that they are graceful for
the slender figure. Especially for
misses and children is this true. The
one we illustrate is the simplest form
possible, with seamless back and dou-
ble-breasted front, conventional coat
collar and rever and two-seamed coat
sleeves. One and a quarter yards, 54
inches wide, will make this coat for a
miss of IA years.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Sheep In England.

The supply of sheep in England,
which had sunk to a very low figure
in 1893, Is again on the increase. and
increasing too at a rapid rate. The
last figures published by the English
authorities give the number of sheep
in England at 16.620.327; Wales, g.
a16,357; Scotland, 7,560,9S0; a total of
27,237,664. This is the largest number
since 1893, and is in fact about 1,O0O,-
900 sheep in excess of that year. The
best feature is that the ewes have
been increasing as follows: 1895, $685.
900; 1896. 9,926,000; 1897, 100000, 900;
1898. 10,13s.0O0; 1899, 10.461. 900. Thus
during five years there has been
steady increase making total of 80O,-
900 ewes. This means that the annual
lamb crop is increased by more than
that number.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11

Make a New Window.-Tnere are
many poultry houses that might be
greatly improved by making a window
on the south side. Some of them were
not built for such. They were original
ly constructed to serve as wood-sheds
or for some like purpose, perhaps as
tool houses. The windows were not
constructed with the idea of giving
light to fowls. A little work in making
an orifice for the light to enter will add
very greatly to the value of such
place for the fowls.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Dustins Highly Polished Furni

OuBtIM8 Highly FO1IsHeu TuFHItuFes
The more highly surface is polished
the more liable it is to show the marks
of anything that is passed over it. The
best materials for dustcloths are soft,
worn silk, worn French flannel and a
fine quality of cheesecloth. A damp
cloth will cloud the polish Of furniture
and therefore should not be used
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Retaliatins ON the Aucttoncer.

Judge-You are accused by the.com-
plainant here with assaulting and
knocking him down. What plea have
you to make in the premises?
Defendant-1t is a case of great
provocation. your honor.
Judge-Please state to the court the
nature of that provocation.
Defendant-He knocked down all NV
goods and chattels last week, your
honor.-Boston Courier.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Misses' Eton Jacket.

The Elton jacket is the jacket of the
spring. Its use has become universal.
Old and young, great and small alike
recommend its convenience to others
by wearing it themselves. The one we
illustrate is an especially pretty form
with sailor collar and deep pointed
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11

The Champaign county fair poultry
show will be held Aug. % to 81, in
elusive. w. S. Russell will judge. The
association has more than doubled it's
premiums. Premium lists may be had
by addressing r. D. Burnham, Cham
paiRn. Ill.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11

revers in the front. This collar and
the revers are made of velvet or some
contrasting material and may be fin
ished by machine stitching or trim
med with braid or applique work. The
waist is made with a seamless back,
dip fronts and two-seamed coat
sleeves. 1t may be fastened in the
front or left open, as illustrated. Two
yards A inches wide, with three-quar-
ters of yard of velvet for collar and
revers, will make this jacket for a miss
of medium size.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11

A single wild tribe of western In
dians is using forty-one kinds of vege-
tables which are absolutely unknown
to the majority Of cooks.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
The English Fighting Preservatlvos.

The English Fighting Preservatlves.
Reports from England indicate that
the British government has taken up
the fight against preservatives in milk.
Boracic acid. as we'll as the more in
furious preservatives, is to be brought
under the ban of the law. This will
be encouraging to the Americans for
the English example has been con-
stantly urged as one reason why we
should not have more stringent laws
regarding preservatives. In some in
vestigations made by the government,
one scientist said that he believed
this promiscuous dosing of the public
by ignorant persons to be very dan
gerous. That is the most potent
reason why preservatives be not al
lowed in milk. We have no certainty
as to how much acid is used, and it
is to the interests of the manufacturers
Of the preservatives to have as large
doses as possible used. This is par
ticularly dangerous in the case of chill
dren living on an exclusive milk diet.
We will never know how many lives
have been cut short by this "promis-
cuous dosing of the public by ignorant
persons"
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11

That the profits of beet sugar grow
ing are uncertain is proved by the
resolutions adopted at recent meet
ing of the Michigan Sugar Beet Crow
ers' Association, which stated that the
business had been conducted at loss.
that the price of beets had been too
low, and that the association could not
raise them for less than S. per ton for
beets showing a IL per cent sugar con-
tent,
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11

Canadian Cheese Exports.-The Ca
nadians for a long series of years in
creased annually their exports Of
cheese over that of the United States.
But the last year there was slight
falling off of Canadian exports of this
kind of food. The figures of Canadian
cheese exported into Great Britain dur
ing the last four years are as follows:
1896, 1,234,00O cwt.; 1897, 1876, 900;
1898, 1,432. 900 cwt.; 1899, 1887 900 cwt.
This shows a falling of of nearly 100,-
900 cwt.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
Advice to Mothers.

Mothers should care for the noses of
the children and see that they grow
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11
DR.. HARTMAn's ADVICE
Is Sought by Female Suffer-.
erS from Ocean to
Ocean. i.

Mrs. F. w.
Goulder, 1905
4th ave. +, Rock
Island, ILL.,,
writes: Il.
II was at.
ficted for five
or six years
with catarrh-
al difficulties
q n d w 3 8
g r o W i n 6
worse all tho.
time. [ began
taking your.
Peruna with
a marked inn
prove m d t
from the first.
Independe mt
of Gu r n 6
that, the Pc
r u n q h q 9
greatly i'm
prove d my
e e n e r q l
health. "
Every bot
tie Of Peruna
is worth its
W e i 6 h t in
gold; espec-
tally to me,
for l ow e
my present
GOOD health
a. Dor,,ro -
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-11

A person that has a contagious dis
ease or that has been exposed to con-
tagious disease should no more be per-
mitted to work around the COW stable
than he should be permitted to come
into your house and sit at table
among the members of the family.
Milk is a fruitful carrier of disease
germs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-24

NVANTED-G Girl. FOR GENERAL HOUSE
w WORK. pply At 1872 Fourth avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-24
Not Entitled to n PuF.

81 believe the man who was more
afraid of advertising something for
nothing than any newspaper man l
have ever seem said Chicago news
paper man, was John Knapp of the
old st. Louis Republican. He hated
to print 4 doctors or lawyers name
for fear lie would give Il free puff.
"One time there was mention made
in the paper of a man having died of
Bright's disease of the kidneys. Old
man Knapp hunted up the copy reader.
What do you mean he said, by
running in the name Bright in our col
umns: He is net an advertiser in our
paper and is not entitled to a notice
unless lie pays for it denver Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-24
BRADsTREETs REVIEW.
Business as a Whole Is Encouraging to
Distributors and Consumers.

Business q Whole Is Encouraging to
Distributors and Consumer
New York, Feb. 24.-Bradstreet's re-
view of the state Of trade says: Gener-
al distributive trade is of satisfactory
volume. though affected by weather
conditions and holidays Spring bust
ness is enlarging at many markets east
and west. the presence of buyers be-
ing encouraged by. special passenger
rates. A softening of prices of specu-
latiyely dealt-in staples is TO be noted,
but the reactions are OF narrow extent.
Money is steady as 4 whole. and no
higher than a week ago. Bank clear
ings comparisons are rather less favor
able.
Gains in railway earnings for the
first two weeks Of February are OF alb
solutely phenomenal proportions. but
il must be remembered that there were
exceptionally severe weather cOndi-
tons experienced last year. The earn
ings OF sixty roads for the second week
of February aggregate S1.94l.OoO. an
increase OF 30.4 per cent. over the same
period a year ago. Business As Il whole
continues on Il large scale. encOura ginS
alike To distributors and consumers.
Business failures for the week num-
Der 1tSS. as compared with 1893 u week
ago. 22U in this week year ago. 1S3
In 1SaS. 2:5S in 1897 and go in 1895.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-24
NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.

Fire at London, Ont. destroyed the
Masonic Temple, the loss being near
100000.
The bubonic plague has appeared
at Aden-siN cases and one death.
The French senate has sentenced
Deputy Marcel-Habert 10 hve years
Punishment. He was implicated in
the Deroulede fiaSco.
Long" Jones. formerly Il prominent
citizen and politician of Illinois. now
Il resident OF WaukeSha. Wis. is II
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor of the Badger STATE.
Smallpox is raging in the Russiau
province of Pretrikow.
\ business man of Chicago who does
not wish his name made public has
given S1O,OO0 to Wheaton college
Half a hundred boys mobbed the
British consulate at Chicago and bonn
bardcd the British flag that waved
from The upstairs window in honor of
WaShingtOn's birthday.
1t is stated that the kaiser has no
intention Of visiting the Paris EXPOSE
ton.
Hurley y. Stokes. - years old. Il
fireman on the Wabash railroad. shot
and instantly killed himself in the
presence of his wife at Chicago.
Henry Clay Miner. wealthy New
York theatrical manager. is dead,
aged IS.
Viroqua Wiz, is to have a $4,000
city han.
All the old officials of the Washburn
and Iron River Railway company in
Wisconsin have been discharged. New
mcn have taken their places.