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The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Trials Of Realism.

"Sc-prl-zwm-xlkyqg-hbdhhtmrk-
qzzxmx-pst-" The author sat at
his desk with the perspiration pour
ing from his brow like the far-famed
falls of Lodore. His matted hair
slapped round his head at each move
ment like a hastily wrung ilishcloth.
He was writing . realistic novel. The
day was warm. It was dreadful and
exhaustive job, but being realistic It
had to be done to the life. He started
again. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
unfortunate wretch that am!' The
author could be distinctly seen melt
ing away under the hot fire Of the
terrific undertaking. He made an
other supreme effort. 'Kt-kt-kt-
klk-klk-tk-tk-tk!!!" @It1f have
to do," he soliloquized under his
breath. cts the best can do unless
I compromise with Get up!'-bat no.
never!" He was endeavoring to write
on paper the sound made to horse to
accelerate it's speed. Such-sueh are
the trials OF realism!-Stray Stories.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
A0RICULTURIST
Some Up-to-Dato Hiuts About Gull
tivation Of tho Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures vitioulture and
Horticulture.
Conserving Manure.

COuSoTVAO8 u1SuuEos
In common with other things that
are under control of trusts there has
been sharp advance in the price OF
chemicals that the farmers use for the
manufacture of commercial fertilizers
or that the manufacturers use in the
making up of commercial grades. This
is said to be especially true of the
materials that contain nitrogen. It
therefore behooves the farmer to look
after the fertilizers he has on the
farm. BY the ordinary manner Of
handling manure at least half of the
nitrogen is lost. One-half of the value
of the excrement from our cattle and
other stock is in the liquids, which on
many farms are not saved at all. Nj
trogen especially abounds in the
liquids, as is evidenced by the am
monia they throw off. We want again
to urge that every farmer take meas
1res to save these valuable products
The farmers that have manure piles
That are exposed to all weathers and
that have no arrangement to save the
liquids should at once stop the waste
1t means hundreds OF dollars to the
pocket Of every farmer Remember
that the manure pile is not only as
sailed by the rain but by the air, and
the latter helps to deprive it Of its
ammonia form of nitrogen. 1t is
not enough to prevent manure from
teaching and washing, it must be kept
from drying out and thus losing it's
ammonia, or a large part Of it.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
PICTURESQUE CORFU.
Quaint Legend. In the Pretty Ion,

Quaint Legends In the Pretty Ioniap
Corfu is one of the most charming
of the Ionian isles. Notwithstanding
it's surroundings the inhabitants are
neither good sailors nor fishermen, but
given to athletic sports and target
shooting, says the New York Tribune.
Superstitions and legends abound and
long rock is always shown to strang-
ers with the explanation that it is the
ship of Ulysses turned to stone by Nep-
tune as it was returning from Ithaca.
With a climate equal to that of Sicily
and much like that of Malta, the town
of Corfu is popular as a winter resort
Careless as the natives are about gath
ering the olives. these still yield a
goodly quantity of oil, which, beside
salt, is their only export. A traveller
marvels to find the most primitive ap-
pliances still in use. The ovens are
mere domes of brick or clay and on
their doors. which are only rough
stones, a red cross is painted. This
same sign is found on many of the
doors of the houses. Oil lamps of brass
and silver, or of bronze with open res
ervoir and in the most fantastic and
graceful shapes, are still in common
use. Bread is baked and clothes are
washed in the fashion of a hundred
years ago, yet the former is palatable
and the latter are redolent with lemon
peel and laurel leaves. A pretty sight
is Corfu fete beneath the pale green
olive trees. Men and women in pic
turesque costumes, with graceful move
ments, wind in and out of the mazes
of their national dances. to the music
of violins, tambourines and guitars. A
Greek funeral is a grewsome sight. The
body is carried to the grave in an open
coffin, the face being visible to every
passer-by. At the house walters, soma
of them gifted at improvising, recite
in prose or verse the virtues Of tho
dead and the sorrow of the friends.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
shrsvd Strategy Of IN Eagle.

Shr0Wd Strategy OF IN Eagle
A strange story comes from Susque-
hanna county, Pa. According to q
veracious correspondent three Wildcats
at Fiddle Lake attacked big eagle,
which is wintering among the trees in
a hemlock grove near the lake. Al
though attacked from three points, the
bird CALAMITY held its own and slew
two of the wildcats. This is the way
he did it: Singing out one of the cats
the eagle grasped it tightly by the
neck, burying his talons deep in the
flesh; then. rising almost perpendicu-
larly for about 100 feet. allowed his
prisoner to drop on a ledge of rocks.
Two falls killed the first victim. but
three were required to get away with
the second. The survivor, seeing the
fate of his companions, few down the
mountain side.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Potash and starch Potatoes.

Potash and Starch Potatoes.
The Connecticut Experiment Station
made experiments to compare the ef-
feet of muriate with that of sulphate
OF potash on the starch content and
yield Of tubers. The potatoes were
grown on very poor soil which was
dressed with 400 pounds nitrate soda,
6l6 pounds acid phosphate and 120
pounds of muriate or sulphate of pot
ash. The yield was increased from 43
to 22S bushels of salable tubers per
acre. Doubling the potash, applying
240 pounds per acre. increased the
yield only twelve bushels per acre over
what was produced when 120 pounds
were applied. Muriate produced a
somewhat greater yield than sulphate.
but the tubers contained slightly more
water and less starch than when sui
phate was used. The evidence in re-
gard to the relative effect of sulphate
and muriate of potash on potatoes ia
somewhat conflicting. Most of the ex-
periments made in this country and
Europe show that sulphate produces
bettsr tubers with less water and q
slightly higher starch content. but the
Inference q slight. Some German ex-
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
THE woaM TURNED.
Story Of . Man Who Cultivated . Nice
Disposition.

Story OF Man Who Cultivated . Nios
Disposition.
"Do you see that woman going out?"
said the man in the dry goods house
whose business it is to make things
"all right" with dissatisfied customers.
"She's only one of 'em. have score
or more every day. She's kicking about
a dress. We've altered it twice. and
she still thinks it doesn't quite at her
in the back. It's hard job to look
pleasant and be perennially agreeable.
and never knew but one man who
could do it. He was the complaint
man in big store-a friend Of mine
and he held the place for twenty
years. He never failed to say the right
thing and was the most perfect Jolly
that ever was. He knew how to COM
pliment woman as to form and COM
plexion in way that never was equal
ed. His smile was the envy of all the
statesmen in the place. 1t had win
ming sweetness about it that was SIM
ply irresistible and never failed to van
quish the most desperate kicker. One
day an uncle of my friend died and
left him $4,000. A few moments after
the news reached my friend an old pa
tron of the store came ina woman
who for years had been noted as q
kicker, but whom it had been my
friends duty and pleasure to make sat-
isfied with her purchases. She had
a bonnet in her hand and was kicking
about the shape, the trimmings and
everything in way that was calcu-
lated to carry terror to the stoutest
heart. 'So,' said my friend, you don't
like this bonnet. You don't like any
thing about it, Well, I don't blame
you. 1t don't suit you in any way, and
it can't be made to suit you. OF course
it can't. And there's no bonnet on
earth that can be made to suit such a
pig-faced, disagreeable woman as you
are, anyway He had repressed his
natural feeling for twenty years, but
the worm that had been trodden upon
through two decades turned at last He
then put on his hat. and the place that
had known him so long knew him no
more forever."-Ex.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Just = Little DrSH.

In the west Of Ireland on q certain
circuit. q judge was wont to doze dur
ing the speeches Of counsel.
On one occasion counsel was adj
dressing him on the subject Of certain
town commissioners rights to obtain
water from certain river. water be-
ing very scarce at the time. =
During his speech he made use Of
the words:
"But, my lord, we must have water
we must have water"
Whereupon the judge woke up. ex.
claiming:
swell, just a little drop just little
drop! I like 1t strong. Spare Mo-
mentS.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Sheep staggsrs.


This is disease due to the form
of one of the tapeworms Of the dog
(toenia coenurus), which becomes
located In the brain or spinal cord OF
the sheep. The sheep becomes in
fected while pasturing where the eggs
Of this tapeworm have been scattered
by dogs. The dogs in turn are in
tested by eating the brains of sheep
containing cysts. The symptoms In
the sheep are stupor and involuntary
muscular movement. The pupil of the
eye usually becomes fixed and the
sight or hearing is impaired. There
is no inclination for food, and the ami
NAL loses flesh rapidly. II the para
site be located in the side of the brain
the animal will turn its head to one
side, and is liable to walk in a circle.
If located in the middle, the movement
will be irregular and jerky. Some
times the breathing is very difficult,
due to the location Of the cyst in the
medulla, which is the center of the
nerves controlling respiration. If the
cyst is located at the top of the head
the skull over the cyst will enlarge
and become soft in about month.
The cyst may then be removed
through the operation of craniotomy.
The brains and spinal cords of sheep
that have died of this disease should
be burned or buried so deeply as to be
out of the way of dogs. Wolves, coy
otes and foxes are also capable of
spreading the disease.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Use Better Cattle.

Use Better Cattle.
Extract from paper read by N. ]
6icnAer at Wisconsin Institute.J
The advantages of keeping good
STOCK are twofold. First, they are
more economical to keep, consuming
less food for a given result. Second
they produce more dairy products and
sell for a higher price per pound az
beef. The first point is we'll illustrated
by the parallel of two steam engines
Given two engines of equal size. one
rattletrap and the other Of the best
make and in good order. The old
rattletrap will use up more fuel than
the other, will make more smoke, and
very probably will produce vastly more
noise in running But it will not de-
velop anywhere near as much power
as the better machine. Over and over
again it has been demonstrated thai
a good steam engine is cheaper than
a poor one, because it saves fuel. 1t
is cheaper to run.
An animal is living steam engine,
and the food is the fuel, to be con-
verted into energy, or beef, or milk,
according to whether it is horse OF
"beef critter" or dairy cow. And,
like steam engine, well-bred animal
will utilize the material to be trans
formed to better advantage than will
a scrub. This fact has been verified
so many times that. it would seem
almost useless to dwell upon it, but
some farmers are skeptical. All such
I would refer to the records of our
experiment stations connected WIN
agricultural colleges, or with the rec
ords of any of the many experiments
carried on along this line.
The second point, that the product
is worth more, is easily seen to be true
in the case of dairy products. where
the actual quantity of product IS
greater. It is we'll known that we'll
bred herds of dairy cattle produce
better milk, in greater quantities per
head, than do even The very best OF
scrubs. And the point that the beef
from well-bred stock sells for more
per pound can also be easily proven.
Ask any buyer Of cattle and he will
tell you that thoroughbred stock Is
more even in size, is more uniform
as to condition and appearance ana
quantity of flesh, and will command
better than the market price very
often, and will always command the
highest market price. This advantage
is in addition to the fact that thor
oughbred stock will make more flesh
from given amount of feed than will
scrub stock, so that it gives double
advantage to well-bred cattle over
scrubs.
I had personal demonstration of
this point last winter which will not
soon forget. l took a bunch of cattle
to Milwaukee and sold them there.
The man to whom solo them said
that he would have given one-third to
one-half cent pound more for them
If they had been of good beef breed.
This is frequent case, and 1t is well
understood that a nice, even bunch of
cattle Of a good beef breed will always
command a higher price than scrubs
or cattle not fitted for beef. 1t would
seem that no farmer could hesitate
about the wisdom of keeping the best
stock under these circumstances. They
will cost no more, and perhaps not as
much to keep as poor stock, and will
produce more, while the product will
sell for a higher price.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Proposed Alliance With En-

Proposed Alliance With England.
If the United States and England
should form an alliance there would be
little chance for enemies to overcome
us. When men and women keep up
their health with Hostetters Stomach
Bitters. there is little chance OF at
tacks from disease, as it steadfes the
nerves and increases the appetite: Try
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
His Order.

"What else have you got!" asked
Cholly, looking languidly over the bill
Of fare, for something to tempt his
jaded appetite. "Well." replied the
waitress, 1--WE have hot biscuits, too"
"That'll do," said Cholly, resting his
intellect by tossing the bill Of fare
aside. Bring me hot biscuit stew"
Chicago Blade.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
r.xss Street Car DeossleA

An ordinance requiring any person
riding or driving on street ito
check UP. or even halt, IL necessary -
on approaching crossing, so as not to
obstruet, hinder or endanger pedestri-
ans, is held, in Citizens r.. Co. VS.. Ford
(Tex.), 46 L. r. A. 457, to have no ap-
plication to a street car operated by
electricity.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

The only way to meet the influence
of Satan is by prayer to dod.-Rev.
D. A. Blose, Congregationalist Akron,
Ohio.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
A Working Basis.

A WORKING Basis.
II want to marry your daughter"
said Foxey.
"Have you spoken to her yet?" askedN
the father.
"No," replied the suitor. "You see.
1 want to get your refusal, 60 that
will have something to work on
PHILADELPHIA North American.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

How to Live Peacefully, Tho Married
"My wife and I agree perfectly about
some things" remarked Mr.. MeektOn,
with gentle smile.
"Indeed!
Eyes. When anything is wrong, I
take it for granted that it is my fault.
And Henrietta always thinks 80, too"
Washington Star.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Branch Ivy.

This is called also hemlock, calf kill,
leucothoe, dog laurel. 1t Is poison
GUS shrub, evergreen, two to four feet
high, with thick, tapering, sharply
saw-edged leaves and numerous clus-
ters Of small, white, tubular, ill-smell-
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Big End Foremost.

"Has the committee got everything
arranged for the political meeting"
"Ycs: we have fixed it so that tne
crowd will cheer half an hour ana ing
band will play an hour. That wiz
leave the candidate just fifteen minutes
for his ch."-Chicago Record
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

perfmenterE, Pfeiher and others, have
recently published results Of expert
ments showing that pure murtate has
no injurious effect ON the tubers. but
impurities. noticeably chloride Of mag
nesfa. are influential in depressing the
proportion of starch.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Che.rlpx Answer.

Lieutenant am going to the front.
after all. She-O. I am SO glad. It's
so much more interesting reading the
lists of killed and wounded when you
know some one at the front,-Judy.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

There are $4,000 acres Of most beau
tiful forest within the confines Of the
Yosemite, General Grant and sequoia
national parks Of California.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Cleanliness In Pasteurl.stion.

In conversation with a represen-
tative of the Farmers Review H. B.
Gurler said that he had got beyond
Pasteurization-he had reached the
point where he could produce milk so
clean that it does not need pasteuriza-
tion. That Mr.. Gurler is doing this is
quite evident from the fact that he has
a large trade in Chicago that pays u
cents quart for his milk, while other
milk is selling at 6 and cents per
quart. Pasteurization of milk is bound
to be a very important factor in the
handling of milk, for the reason that
few men will give the attention to the
matter that is necessary IL absolutely
clean milk is to be produced. Cleanli-
ness is preferable to pasteurization,
but unfortunately it is much more diff
fcult to produce milk that is absolute
ly clean than it is to pasteurize.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
H0oar0 8as.6apas.iMi
A Forexoine Conclusion.

A FOregOfng CONCLUSION.
"Do you think that messenger boy
will ever reach Kruger with the ad-
dress?' asked the Englishman, with
gallant attempt at scorn.
"Sure." replied the American. Hell
get there plenty before Roberts reach
es Dom Paul with the queens mes
sage."-Philadelph North American.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Composition of Paris Groom.

Bulletin 165, N. Y. Experiment Sta
ton: In pure copper aceto-arsenite
there are 1.S7 pounds Of arsenious OK
ide for one pound Of copper oxide.
Now. this relation is Of value in show
ing whether Paris green contains more
arsenious oxide than it ought. The
chief adulterant used in Paris green
is arsenious oxide, commercially
known as white arsenic. This Is used
because it is cheaper than Paris green
and also because it can be safely added
without any danger Of reducing the
amount of arsenious oxide. In fact, a
very poor quality of Paris green can
be brought up to the legal require-
ments by addition of arsenious oxide.
However, arsenious oxide cannot be
added to Paris green without increas-
ing the ratio of arsenious oxide to cop
per oxide above 1877. In IA samples
examined, the ratio of arsenious oxide
to copper oxide varies from 1872 to 2.17
and averages 1.SS. In sample No. IA,
the arsenious oxide exceeds 60 per cent
and the copper is less than % per cent;
hence, the arsenious oxide is present
in amounts more than twice exceeding
the copper oxide. In other words there
is too much arsenious oxide for the
copper oxide present and the only pos
sible inference is that white arsenic
has either been added purposely or ia
present as the result of carelessness In
manufacture.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Glancing Shot,

Glancing Shot.
Remember. now. Do!lie, to move
your spoon from you, and be careful to,
sip without making any noise."
"Why, papa, I'm eating my soup all
right. Uncle rufus is the one you
ought to talk to.'-Chicago Tribune.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Horticultural Observations.

A well cultivated orchard on deep
rich soil should send down its roots
much deeper than an orchard not cul-
tivated Consequently it should be
able to stand cold better than trees
In uncultivated orchards. It is true
the frost may go deeper, but the root
should outstrip the frost.
Mr.. John Mcdonald of Michigan
says: II learned last year that fruit
trees standing in grass winter better
than those we'll cultivated. A great
many apple and pear trees died last
summer owing to the hard preceding
winter" The general conclusion that
Mr.. Mcdonald draws from that expert
cnce is not we'll founded. II all our
winters were like the one Of 1889 we
would have to stop cultivating our
orchards, and we could then state as
a general proposition that cultivated
trees are liable to be frozen out be-
cause the frost can strike in deeper
and stay longer. But that winter was
one of exceptional severity, and it is
doubtful if we will have another like
1t for 80 years to come. The ground
was bare and froze deeply. Probably
In some sections the roots of the trees
did not thaw out till after the buds
and leaves had appeared. But we must
figure on ordinary and not on extra
ordinary years. An orchard planted
now may grow to maturity and fail
with old age and be succeeded by an
other orchard that will likewise dis
appear from old age before we have
another winter with conditions iden-
tlcal with the one named. Cultivation
is desirable, and we will have to take
our chances on the unusual winter.
S. T. Wilkinson of Branch county,
Michigan. sends the following to the
State Board of Agriculture: All apple
orchards in this vicinity that had been
both cultivated and sprayed bore a
full crop of fine apples. Most or
chards sprayed and not cultivated had
a partial crop. of fairly good fruit,
while but few orchards not sprayed
had more than 10 per cent of a crop.
With peaches have experimental
some for three years with some varie-
ties in same plot and set at the same
time. The first crop in 1898 from the
cultivated portion bore so per cent Of
. full crop Of fine, large. we'll formed
fruit, while the uncultivated trees bore
20 per cent full crop Of second class
fruit. Cultivated trees killed by last
winters freezing, 60 per cent; uncul-
tivated killed. 3 per cent. Have reset
cultivated portion and cultivated
whole plat. All have made good
growth and look fine. I think that it
pays to cultivate judiciously all peach
orchards and SOW rye or some other
cover crop about August 1. Heel in
with dirt all trees under bearing age
at least one foot high. as our winters
are very likely to be bare Of snow, and
would both cultivate and spray all
annie orchards
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

Vegetable Coloring.-The green COL
oring used for ice cream. frosting
candies. ETC.. is called pistachio, but is
made from spinach and is perfectly
harmless. A red coloring matter is
made from beets, and yellow one
from carrots. A few drops Of the red
will give q delicate shade Of pink.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
Perhaps He Saw Double.

He-Yes, know two men thor
oughly admire. She-Indeed! Who's
the other, one?-Stray Stories.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18
a Blood
Trouble

Is that tired feeling-'blood lacks vitality
and richness. and hence you fell like lag
gard all day and can't get rested at night.
Hoods Sarsaparilla will cure you because
it will restore to the blood the qualities II
needs to nourlsh, strengthen and sustain
the muscles. nerves and organs ofthebody.
It gives sweet, refreshing sleep andimparts
new life and vigor to every function.
Felt Tired" In the spring would'havs
no appetite and would feel tired and with
out ambition. Took Hoods sarsaparills
in small doses, increasing as I grew
stronger. That tired feeling left mo and
felt better in every way" w. E. BAKER.
Box SO, Milford, Ohio.
Hooar0 8as.eapas.iMa
Is the Best Medicine Money Can Buy. Pre-.
pared by c. I. Hood & Co.. Lowell, Mass.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

Judge Lynch has no sause what, ever
to be proud of his family tree.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

Silage for sheep.-Silage is good for
sheep as we'll as for other farm stock.
The time is not far distant when sill
age for sheep will be provided for
summer as we'll as for winter use. The
sheep have to become accustomed to
it to eat it readily, but that is the case
with the dairy cow. The men that
have tried to feed silage to sheep and
have failed have generally abandoned
the attempt too soon.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

Fro. M.-Brsnch ivy (Esueoth6s eatesbaeDs q
towering branch; B. huiting capsules-both
one-third natural size.
ing flowers, which appear in April or
May. It grows abundantly, often
forming dense thickets along the
stream banks in the Allegheny noun
tains from West Virginia to northern
Georgia.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

Or. J. II. RrNDLAUB, Specialist.
Bye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
Fargo, n. ID.
The Bowbells tribune., 1900-05-18

Stage comedians find that the stale
witticisms do not always pass as cap.
ital jokes in Washington.