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would have to work two hours or more
to feed them all, carrying feed to each
pen and removing s~nowdrifts or ice
from the troughs before feeding. The
stable is cleaned twice or three times
a week except when feeding corn
heavily, when it is cleaned every day
on account of the c~orncobs. The hogs
in winter are always in the house, go
ing back to their pen when let out.
In my hog house | have lost but two
pigs by thumps since 1897. The tank
on cooker can be removed and made
a regular stove, and. when it is cold,
a good hot fire is made from chunks
of knotty wood, which cannot be
worked up for the kitchen stove. If
the little doors are made six by eight
inches the little pigs will come out and
run back and forth in the alleys, as in
summer. In the cooking room | have
a shallow trough two inches deep, ten
inches wide, four 10 six feet long. In
this is put some cooked whole wheat
and cracked corn made up for the pigs.
In one end is a cross cleat about -
inches from the end of the trough. In
this end some dry earth is put for the
pigs to dig and exercise in; earth
from the fall blowing of sod is best.
This will have to be put in more than
once, as they will have it dug out sew
eral times a day. After their exer-
else, when it begins to get cool, they
will crawl under the cooker and lie
around the side of it sound asleep.
l have my pigs farrowed in winter,
about February; January is too early,
as the pigs are too large and want
more room. l plan to have as many
farrow at one time as possible; then
there is less trouble in dividing them
for feeding in pens, and an early pig
can be shipped for breeding much
earlier than a late one. | use a feed
cooker; capacity, so gallons, which is
small enough.
My hog house is 40 feet in diameter,
sides ten feet long and six feet six
inches high to ceiling. The rafters
from each corner run to the center
and those between are spiked on to the
main rafter. There is a ventilator 16
inches square in center, Slated on
four sides to keep rain and snow out
and to let out steam, ETC., which may
gather. A large trapdoor is directly
over the cooker. 1t is opened when
water is taken from the tank and all
steam goes out direct. After the
water handling is done the trapdoor
is closed up and all heat is kept in.
This door is three by six feet. Iwould
not build or feed any other way if for
business.-A. n. Portman, in Rural
New Yorker.
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AN IDEAL HoGHoUsE.
This L. What It's Designer Calls the
Little Structure Here Described
by Himself.

A ground plan of my hog house, built
in 1894, is shown in the cut. 1t is an
ideal one. The chimney is directly
behind the ventilator. 1t is half way
down the roof. l prefer my hogs all
In one house. Here | can feed so to 60
OF all ages in Is or 90 minutes. Their
feed is put in dry, one bag to a barrel;
then the barrel is filed with boiling
water from a faucet in the cooker.
Water is heated in the afternoon,
turned in the barrel with feed after
chores + done, and left over night
with cover on. The next day it is STIR
red thoroughly before feeding, and
dipped out with a ten-quart tin pail.
small pens here and there are good
enough for summer or if one has only
IN SOW that farrows late in the sea-
son. Ii those pens were all small, l
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bacteria Have long Lives.

Prof. John L. Sheldon says: Like
some weeds, bacteria may remain DOR
mant for long periods. When the con-
ditions necessary for their growth re-
turn they immediately become active.
Seeds of the cookie burr, ragweed and
sunfiower may lie in the ground for a
year or more without terminating, but
when the soil is stirred up and they
begin to feel the influence ofthe sun
shine and air, the seedlings burst
from their seed coats and push their
way up through the soil, apparently
all the more vigorous on account of
their long rest.
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the blessedness of giving."-N. W.
Christian Advocate.
Christmas in the North.

SnrhSt mHS In inc NORM.
Norway and Sweden celebrate with
a real Santa Claus. EARLY Christmas
eve the children are dressed in their
finest attire. Days previously songs.
dialogues and speeches have been pre-
pared. The house is decorated with
the holly and greens, and all day long
the children are on the qui vive.
Every knock on the door or ring of
the bell brings a thrill of expectancy
and a rush to the door, until finally
Santa Claus appears. The children
have on their best behavior with their
good clothes, Santa is respectfully
saluted, but with e%xpectlnt eyes, and
finally, after repeated handshakings
and exchanges of good wishes, he in
quires into the behavior Of the chill
dren. If a child is guilty of any gross
misdemeanor he chides the little de.
a promise of a better report next
year. Little speeches are then made.
songs of the day are sung, and the
younger children climb into Santa's
lap, thoroughly enjoying his visit.
At last the grand distribution
of gifts. From his pack Santa selects
each ones gift, when the ringing Of
sleigh bells is heard in the distance,
and he must go. Such a Juggling and
pulling the dear old saint never ex-
perienced; but there are other chill
dren waiting, other presents to be
given, and he cannot disappoint 50
many, SO he must speed on his way.
katherine Bryant in Woman's
Home COMPANION.
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After cro,,, Are removed.

When the crops are removed from
the garden burn the ground over so as
to destroy the weeds and seeds. 1t may
then be plowed and seeded to rye, if
not too late in the season at the time,
the rye to be plowed under in the
spring. The object should be to avoid
having weeds in the garden, SO as to
render the work less difficult during
the busy season, and if this matter is
carefully attended to there will be no
weeds to kill in two or three seasons.
The rye should be plowed under in the
spring before it begins to dry out the
ground.-Prairie Farmer.
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FINE CORN,
1t IL One Of the Pleasantest Tasks the
Farmer Can Undertake, and One
That Pays, TOO.

1t will pay every farmer in the
corn belt to breed some corn and to
spend some time on his breeding plot
and see how much he can do.
In this day when we hear so much
about score cards, barren stalks,
cross fertilization, foreign pollen,
etc, we must be careful or we will
get the idea that some expert has
devised a plan by which he can grow
corn as uniform as shoe-pegs or as
buttons from the button factory;
that is perhaps is great a mistake as
we can make. Yet the score card is
a good thing in its way.
For 80 years l have practiced Sc
Letting seed corr while husking.
l plant the best L cal find in the
field, ~discarding all very large, sappy
ears or small, inferior ones. l pre-
fer ears that are high in quality of
color and kernels with straight rows.
Tips and butts come next, but you
cannot get all of these only in are
instances.
In some varieties there are more
good tips than in others. AS a rule
short-eared corn has better tips than
the very long corn. There are eXcep-
ions to the rule in any of the varie-
ties, and all will vary some, accord
ing to locality.
Let the man who wants to see how
much he improves his corn take, say
ten of the best ears he can find this
year, and leave a little husk on each
ear; hang them up where no mice
can get at them and keep them eigh;
or ten years and see how much he has
done in that time.
Now play fair. Pick the best you
can find; it's a good lesson. | have
tried it and it has taught me that
the road to success is filed with OBJ
stacles of all kinds, but it's glorious
to know and to feel that some of
them have been conquered.-A. 7.
Doerr, in Farmers Voice.
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rleS n let JeS41o NIL her chlldreE
with cake and candy almost beyond
the rescuing power of any remedy,
After dinner the banker called
Nancy aside and asked if the widow
and her children could stay until she
could find work. if extra help were
hired, and Nancy, overshadowed by
Christmas angels, consented.
If you have never devoured a mans
best viands in a powerful frame OF
mind you do not know how the min
lister felt. He had for a long time
been trying to get up his courage to
talk to his richest and stingiest mem.
Der about starting the new church
building, and. with the aid of the
Christmas angels, the minister Sc
cured a promise that the rich man
would bear half the expense of the
new building and think about the
new organ.
That night the man sat alone after
the house was still. If he had had
a keener sense of hearing he would
have heard the Christmas angels
singing a song of Thanksgiving near
him, but he only heard his own soul
speaking in the night: John Kings.
ley, there has been a mistake. You
have been thought selfish and colo
toward God and man. But you are
fond of folks and of doing good with
your. money-the real John, I mean.
The old, lonely, selfish man is dead,
John. / am going, with Gods help,
to make myself a present of a noble,
generous SOUL"
In her happy girlhood sleep Jessie
was smiling as if she heard the
Christmas angels rejoicing, saying:
BLESSED are they who show souls
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Condiment, i'm Stock Ration.

Condiments in the feeding of bull
locks have been found by actual tests
made in Europe to be of but little
value. Molasses gave the best results
of any, but was apt to bring on a
looseness which could be checked only
by reducing the quantity given. A
quarter of a pound a day was found to
be all a bullock could take. 1t has not
been proved that the condiment en-
ables the bullock to consume more
bulky food, like straw and hay chaff.
Bullocks fed with molasses were ad-
judged ready for the market sooner
than the others, but their carcasses
sleast returns.
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all should rinS
Their notes proclaiming, far and near.
The birthday of our King.
A King, indeed, the Son of Heaven,
Whose coming down to eartn
Placed upon man the signet true
Vi his immortal birth.
The starlit heavens in beauty shone
AS Christ, the child, appeared;
And shepherds, gazing ON the scehe'
Behelo. adore0 and feared.
Brightest among the starry orbs.
The star of Bethlehem
Shot forth its ~fairest. purest rays,
As if to beckon them
To tarry not, but seek the spot
Where in the manger lay
The heavenly babe, the one foretold.
To be a King Away.
Aye, Sovereign of a world redeemed
OF man from sin made free,
Though humble, lowly as a babe.
Yet still a Prince was He.
One universal song should rise
This Christmastide on high,
Earth's millions sing as angels sang
When Christ to earth drew nigh.
Good VIII to Men, and Peace on Earth,
Sang the angelic choir.
And through the centuries these words
Have failed not to inspire.
Their meaning sinking deep within
The hearts of all mankind,
From thence producing grand results.
Which souls together bind.
Good will to men the infant Christ
Brought from His home above;
Ard this rich gift He freely gives
Is filled with purest love.
The Christ-child and the risen Christ
Should claim our thoughts to-day,
Through them there came the blessed hope
OF Immortality.
Ring loudly. then. We Christmas bells,
Until the charmed air
Shall vibrate with a MELODY
Whose music all may share.
j. N. Thompson. in Boston Budget.
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TREATMENT FOR ScOURS.
BY Adopting h Method Here Out
lined MuchL LOSS Among the Pigs
May BE Prevented.

When little pigs get the scours,
give a heaped teaspoonful of copper
as to the SOW in her swill and feed a
little lighter, says Texas Stock Jour
nal. After the first day, if it is not
cured, give a second dose the follow
ing morning. l have never seer thi.,
fail where given when pigs began to
scour, but let the scours run on from
three days to a week and they will
likely be beyond control. AS the
pigs get older, provide a place where
they can get all the shelIed corr or
ear corn they want, clean out all
they leave every morning and give to
older hogs. Give piggy fresh corn
Sprinkle the floor where little pigs
eat with ~air-siacked lime occasional
ly. AS the pigs get a little older AMI
want swill, mix the swill of clean
shorts, a little oil meal, with sweet
milk and water, and add a teaspoon
ful OF lime water for each pig, which
should be increased to a tablespoon
full as the pigs get older. Feed this
when they get their corn. Be sure
their troughs are kept clean. If they
are accessible to the old sow they
will not leave enough to sour. Con-
t1nue lime water until the pigs are
tive or six months old. Feed nothing
sour. If milk should be the least Bit
sour, or tainted even, throw it away
II you have no f%attening hogs to feed
it to-. The pigs will easily get along
without milk for one feed, while the
dose of sour milk might set the pig
back for a month or two. AS to the
lime water, it is easily made by put
ting a piece of unslacked lime in an
earthen jar or wooden pail. Put in
a chunk about the size of a quart Gun
in a two-gallon jar; fill it with water.
When lime is all Stacked and water
gets clear, dip off water and throw
first away, refill, and when this is
clear, dip off the scum, when lime
water will be ready. Don't use any
tin or iron vessel for lime water.
You can keep filling and using out OF
this a month before you need to add
any lime. Don't rifle it or stir, only
use the clear water.
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here. 1 saw her yesterday, and I
wormed out of her that she was liv-
ing in two rooms and hadn't gotten
anything to do"
That is, or used to be. Matte
Clark. Her father did not save his
money, you zee"
$50 you will help his poor daugh-
ter" spoke up Jessie. Thank you;and
Nancy said she'd admire to get din
ner for her preacher and his folks
onct."
Nancy is the best church mem
Der in the family. But what more
do you want for Christmas? Do you
think 1 have a Fortunatus purse 2"
NO; but a big heart lengthens
any pocketbook; SO l guess you
might give me five dollars to get
presents for these five children. Jake
said he could find me a little tree
out in the woods. and We'll be all
right. l suppose you'll get Nancy
a dress; l saw a warm pretty brown
one downtown yesterday. And
Jake?"
Il always give Nancy a dollar, but
Jake doesn't earn more than his
wages"
"He has a sick mother; but you
know that, of course. you dear old
fellow. You look sick yourself, and
I'm going to bed and let you rest"
said Jessie, dropping a kiss on the
bald spot on her uncle's head.
81 a stand it once" he groaned
when he was alone, but before the
week was out he began to feel the
more blessedness," and surprised
himself by going around whistling
like a boy and handing out nickels
to school children, winding up with
giving each of his bank employees a
check Christmas eve. Not satisfied,
he sent oranges to the Sunday school
tree and to his sister Mary ten dol
lars.
He smiled with real pleasure when
he saw the five heavy baskets Jake
was to take around Christmas eve.
He hung around. living over boy
hood memories, while Nancy stuffed
the big turkey and Jessie made
candy and popcorn balls. He even
fell to stoning raisins for the plum
pudding and was rewarded by a
piece of Nancy's sample pie"
"You haven't asked for anything
for yourself, chick" he said to his
niece.
Tears came to the young girls
eyes. at is enough to have such q
kind, generous uncle" she answered.
"And, uncle. l don't believe people
understand how noble-hearted you
are"
Evidently not. for that evening
the banker had overheard one of his
clerks say. This is the first time we
have gotten what we did not slave
for. Is he going crazy?" and Nancy
had remarked to Jake, in tones over
heard in the next room: HE won't
be long with US. Folks often change
in nature fore they're struck with
DEATH"
In the morning Uncle John found
a pair of mittens at his plate from
Nancy and several pretty but useful
things, the handiwork of his niece.
Nancy was radiant over the new
wool dress and Jake grinning over a
| two-dollar bill, while Jessie danced
with Joy over a pretty gold pin set
in pearls, having few ornaments dear
to a girls heart.
The dinner was a great success and
| the little widow and her children
thought they were in paradise. The
! third minister's wife forgot her wor-
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An Eye for the Present.

Miss Smoothe-No, l cannot give
you my answer until the first of next
year.
Mr.. Softeigh-But why? You say
you love me, and
Miss Smoothe-Why, you silly
thing! If our engagement were an,
nounced now, none of the other men
would send me a single Christmas
gift.-Baltimore American.
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band with three legs attached. 1t is
desirable to place the band as near
the base of the kettle as possible, SO
as to obyiate the necessity of long
legs. The band may be put on hot
and shrunk to the kettle. Of ours
it will then remain with it. In some
cases it is desirable to have the band
free so that the kettle can be taken
off.-A. L. Giauque, in Orange Judd
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Somewhat OF n Radfsh.

A man in Butler, Okla, who has followed
the biggest ear of corn" and biggest
pumpkin" controversy in the Star, writes
to tell about his giant radish. at is a
black Spanish winter radish," this vera
cious correspondent writes, Just
ing it's winter growth. 1t has leaves as
long as a Missouri fence rail; it is larger
at the top than that Kansas pumpkin, and
has sapped my well of all it's water. 1t
looks like a steam m~erry-go-round and is
its leaves now weigh DO pounds."-Kansas
City Star.
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The way in which Santa Claus
shrinks from the public gaze shoult
be a lesson to some less modest phi
lanthropists.-puck.
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Prepared.

Beryl-So Ethel's parents nave purchased
an automobile?
Sibyl-Yes; they think that She viii be
able to run across" some eligible young
man that way.-Baltimore Herald.
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P FOR T T
A Home Device which Will BE Found
Serviceable at All Seasons of
the Year.

The accompanying illustration
shows my plan fo- supporting my
big iron kettle when l want to use
it for heating water or for any pur-
pose. 1t consists simply of an iron
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Well Posted.

Undergraduate Ito chum)-That Miss
Slick is the finest conversationalist | ever
met. She knows all the track records for
three years back.-Chicago Daily News.
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"De man dat's allus tryin' to git sumpin'
foh muffin" said Uncle Eben, SIS purity
i'ble to wind up by bein' one o de people
dat giUs muffin fob sumpin'. Washington
Star.
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Home Co

Mrs. Jiggs-I'm sorry, my man, but
l can't give you anything to-day.
Drowsy Dunton-Dat amt wat l
want, Teddy. l jes called t. see could
,youse darn me stockin' so l cud hang
it up for Chfistmas.-Chicago Daily
News,
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Whatever e~nlarges hope will also exalt
courage.-Johnson.
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by rlYRA6ooowlN RANTz.E

SSNM ERE l I'm, Uncle
John, for your
-~A Christmas pres
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Could hardly express the thanks Of
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ten why: A severe cold had settled on
his lungs, causing most obstinate
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When all thought he was doomed he be
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READY FOR ICE HARVEST.


Gardiner. Me-. Dec. l2.-The PASSING
of the recent cold snap when c"S'u
Maine rivers left those engaged III 'he
Ice industry on the Kenhehec wen SAL
listed Mt the prospects of an exce'ien'
harvest. The freeze is one OF the
best in number Of years. AS r"ie'
the fields are free from dirt ana srh.
snow on the ground having prevented
dust from blowing upon the ice Every
thing is in readiness for the harN'S'.
About SOo, ,Nu tons can be taken care 81
on this river.
While the Kennebec fields are III eA'
ccllent condition those on the fehoo
scot are not up to what the dealer
would like. The first ice was broken
M by tugs in releasing vessels irozei
in. The broken ice damned baby II
places. This ruins the fields. Inc
only remedy is to cut out the bad spo''
and let them freeze again. rms Is
costly operation.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-12

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 12.-Reciprocity
with Cuba shared with Canadian reel
procity in the attention Of the delegates
to the national reciprocity convention.
Cuban Reciprocity" was discussed by
Frank D. Pavey Of New York. Eugene
N. Foss of Boston made an address on
Canadian reciprocity, In which he pre-
sented many strong arguments IN favor
Of reciprocal relations with the Domin'
i'm
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-12
xr,ucl to q Bnnkruptc!.

WATERFOWL. y. u. Dec. IA. VI
Felson. the Gouverneur jeweler VINO
failed recently with liabilities OF vi
600. has been arrested on Il warrah'
issued by Justice Andrews of syria
cuso charging him with an attempt tf
,lefraul his creditors. The prisoner
was held awaiting examination i'll de
fault of $4,000 bail. His creditors arc
in Kansas City. Chicago, BuIfhlo, SYRIA
cuse and Utica.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-12
THE POLITE NEW YORKER.
Hts Action Proved That Gallantry IL
Not a Lost Art.

Hts Action Proved That Gallantry IL
Not a Lost Art.
Don't tell me any more that New
Workers. are not polite" chirruped the
young man who takes a powerful
sight of notice" to the old man who
reads as he rides as the pair left an
elevated train. Saw something lit
tie while ago that convinces me there
6re others besides blanket Indians on
the Manhattan reservation"
what was it?' queried the man who
reads and sees nothing unless per-
chance it be vacant seat spotted afar
off over the top of his newspaper.
"You didn't notice it? OF course you
didn't. You were too busy forgetting
the fact that there were women in the
aisle of the car. 1t happened between
Ninety third and Eighty-first streets,
and It almost made me feel that the
days of chivalry had returned. An old
woman was holding on a strap and
standing in front of dapper chap
with blase face.
"Step up farther in the center of the
car! shouted the guard and the old
1Ady was about to obey when the dap
per head opened and its owner gallant
II said:
"'Don't move. madam. | get off at
fifty.third street and Eighth avenue,
and II you'll wait you can have my
seat
"Snch -allantry on an elevated train
in New York almost brought moisture
to my eyes. and if had had a baseball
hat am quite sure that ! could not
have restrained myself from bringing
moisture TO that part of the blase face
which on the gridron is usually pro
tected by rubber guard. New York
Telegram.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-12
Suictde Epidemic In Hungary

Vienna Dec. II. 49, The startling In
crease i'm the number of suicides in the
Hungarian army has aroused the NH
tary and civil authorities. and they are
both prosecuting searching tnvestiga-
lions Six recruits belonging to SIN
gle regiment. the First Hungarian regi'
ment Of the national guard. committed
suicide during he past two ln"ntas.
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som, Of Decatur, Ala, III it had not
been for Electric Bitters. For three
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worst forms Of Indigestion, Water.
brash, Stomach (ndBowel Dyspepsia.
But this excelle1t medicine did me
world Of good. 9nce using it l can eat
heartily and haze gained IS lbs" For
Indigestion, Id Is Of Appetite, stomac,
Liver and Kidtey troubles Electro Bit
tiers are positite, guaranteed cure. On
ly $50 at WI H. Gladding Of Barre
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