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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

would win that Derby. The colt was trained
to the minute; he could beat Boundless do
ing anything. and If they had been sent
would have won as he pleased" On this
occasion Lakeland expressed his views on
the much-dehated question as to whether
an Eastern Derby colt should DE sent here
month or more prior to the race, so as TO
become acclimated. or sent on only two or
believer in the climatic theory" he said.
and if l Were going to start another colt
in the DERBY l would do with him just
as l did with St Leonards-p-epare him in
the East ship him right on and run aim.
I would ECt want TO give him any chance
to go amtss. as he might 90 If he We're on
the ground any length of time prior to the
decision of the event
HARD RACE TO WIN.
The write- has no desire either TO apollo
g!ze for the i!l-success of Eastern horses
in the Derby. or to intimate that the coming
Derby is likely to prove gift to any aspiring
Eastern S-year-old that comes looking for
it As 10 this latter proposition, the exact
opposite is more likely to be the case. for
there is no more keenly contested 3-year-old
race in the country than the American
Derby. Let Eastern owners. therefore. who
are ambitious for Derby honorS take the
matter seriously. 1t is not an easy race to
win.
With saventy-slx nominations. and esti-
mating on a basis of fifteen starters. this
years Derby, with S25.O0o added. will be
worth gross over $4,000. ana about s25. 900
net to the winner. From twelve TO fifteen
Western 3-year-olds may be depended upon
to go to the post. and with a fair repre-
sentation from the East the field will be
larger one, and in point of average quality
probably better one than has started in
the event since 1893.
In the West the season has so far been an
unusually poor one in 3-year-old material
OF the large crop of --year- that went
into winter quarters last fall few have
shown improvement. and none such i'm
provement as was expected of them.
Ordinarily the earlier derbies develop one
CT more colts of class. but this year none of
the Derby winners. from New Orleans up
the line to Louisville and Latonia have
shown anything that could be considered
above form of the most ordinary kind 1t
is only latterly that Fred Cooks Lingu;st
and G. c. Bsnnett's Au Revoir have begun
to be talked about as Derby possibilities.
In fact, these two may be considered as
the only ones shown so far that figure as
contenders with the Western class of the
race. namely. Savable Dick Welles and
High Chancellor.
SANABLE DOING NICELY.
Wishard is giving Savable a nice. steady
preparation for the Derby. The colt looks
big yet, but Wishard trains horses that
way, and the son of Salvador VIII be in
prime condition on Derby day. The running
of Dick Welles at Latonia is clear evidence
that this big son of King Eric and Teas
Over has his speed. The colt was not at
his best when in the East last year. and IL
he gets back to his Washington Park form
of last season it will take q good horse to
beat him.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
AMERICAN DERBY
PUZZLES BETTORS.
Winner of the Great Washington
Park Race Is Hard to Choose
at Present.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. June 6.-Not ii years has the
American Derby offered so many perplexiag
doubts and uncertainties as it does this
season The race is now only three weeks
await will be run Saturday, June %
and yet little more is definitely known as
20 the probable field or the likely winner
than might have been guessed at a month
ago.
The race. since Modesty first won st in
1884. has never yet gone TO an Eastern
, horse. 1t is true that Green B. Morris won
1t in 1891 with Strathmeath; but Mr. Morris
raced in the West that year. He was then
more a product of the West than of the
East He did not come out here with the
specific purpose TO win the Derby. nor did
he Immediately return eastward 10 enjoy
the fri of his triumph, which financially
Derby in that year was worth slS.5Oo
In 1895 when racing was resumed at
Washington Park. after four years IN
ond to Pink Coat. The track was. closed IN
1899, but in 1900 ". NJ. Barricks James ran
second to Sidney Lucas. In 1891 r. T. VIII
son. Jr.'s. The Parader was third TO Robert
Waddell and Terminus, while last year TIE
Eastern colts that came on to run in the
event all finished outside the money.
EASTERN HORSES UNLUCKY
Luck has SO far palpably been unfavor-
able 10 the East IN the American DERBY.
For example. there is no question what
ever that Hermis was by far the best colt
that started in the race last year. Indeed
a month after the running he could have
given any of the other Derby starters ten
pounds and an easy beating. And many cN-
perienced horsernen there are who still at
firm that Hernis would have won with
competent ride. st. Leonards should have
Boundless, who did win. and Lakeland
maintains to this day that the son of st.
Blaise would have come home by himself
with a prompt start. Right on top of Il
long railroad journey, the delay at the post
Srettel and worried the colt. Speaking to
{. party OF turfmen at Lexington last win
ter Of this 1895 Derby. Lakeland said:
II never felt more certain of winning a
race in my lie than did that st. Leonards
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

fee or present he got from Mr.. Whitney for
winning it.
He will not say anything until he gets
it" says his father.
Miss Ora O'Neill is the boys sister and
closest friend. He has no other sister and
not any brothers. His mother says that the
lives and that each is the others dearest
friend. Jockey Frank as will be seen from
a comparison of the pictures. is an O'Neill.
and very like his aunt. The arched eye
brow and curved, mobile upper lip the con-
tour of the chin and expression of the face.
the high forehead and the line of the nose
are exactly the same. Miss Ora IL also
O'Neill. but looks very like her father and
not at all like the Oyiatts.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

they left New Orleans last March. What
do you want for him.?
Five thousand for eight months. $50 for
winners and IS for losers. with the usual
fee for stakes said Mr.. O'Neill.
why. that's about $1,000" said Benning-
ton. "Redfern only gets 5000"
If this boy does not do better than Red
fern or Cochran said his father. Il do
not want cent for him. bar his winning
mounts. Take him, and If you say you are
satisfied at the end of the season. send me
the money l ask. If you are not satisfied,
send me what you think he is worth"
Bennington took the lad. He will get all
father asked and more, too.
frankie has written to his mother since
he won the Brooklyn. but did not say what
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
Facts for Our Farmers.

for growing chicks fast and large.
Considerable harm is done through the
improper use of mash or mixed food
The benefit derived from using
mashed food is through the quick
handling of it through the crop and
into the system. Properly prepared
foods, mashed or cooked, aid in the
handling of them and quicken the
growth, and for this reason such foods
are beneficial, but poorly-prepared,
sloppy foods are injurious to them.
Finely ground corn, oats and barley.
mixed with wheat bran and middlings,
equal parts by measure, make a splen-
did mash or mixed feed. With this
may be mixed some nice, clean, sweet
meat scraps-just a little at first, and
as the chickens become used to it you
may have One-fifth of the whole mash
of it if you like. This amount viii
make the combs grow fast, and it does
not injure the market fowl. 1t de-
tracts, however, from the exhibition
fowl. In preparing the mash, scald
it with boiling water or milk, mixed
we'll Have it just wet or moist
enough to mix nicely. When well
mixed, cover it with a cloth and let it
stand to swell and cool. Feed warm,
but never hot. When thus prepared
it is partly cooked and cannot do them
any harm; but when mixed cold and
fed to them raw and in a watery state
it is liable to do as much harm as
good. Much depends on the prepar-
ing and mixing of the food for good re-
suits. and all should take pains TO
have it right.
At first the chicks should be fed
every two hours. As they grow older,
feed them three or four times a day
each time as much as they will eat.
If you feed them mash, give them one
full feed of it each day. At night
feed all the grain they will eat, and
feed it as late in the day as they can
see to eat it; and give them enough,
so there will be some for morning as
soon as they get up. Grit, green food
and fresh water they should have at
all times; and have these where
they can help themselves at will. Wet
weather will not do them so much
harm if there is a dry place for their
feet and a clean, dry coop for them to
go into out of the wet. AS soon as
the chicks are large enough to shirt
for themselves, they will do best in
colonies scattered about the place. The
chicks will do better if the hen is kept
continually in her coop. while they are
allowed to have their freedom. When
the hen runs with the small chicks,
they walk too much for their good.
When growing the chicks for mar
ket. feed them as much and as often
as they will eat; and don't let the hen
run them about. Feed them mash
food twice day instead of once. Push
them fast and sell them for broilers
as soon as ready. Never sell your
early pullets-that is. the good ones.
Always select the best of these for
yourself. Never sell the best hens
or pullets. None are too good for
next winters layers. Those who al
ways keep the best for themselves go
forward; those who sell the best and
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27

When one starts to raise chickens
he must first of all be sure that there
are no lice or insects of any kind
about the hens or the nest boxes
where they lay or sit. If the hens that
sit on the eggs for Matching have lice
upon them, the nests will soon be
full of them, and as soon as a chick
is Matched they will begin their work
says the Country Gentleman. Never
place a hen on eggs for the purpose OF
having her hatch them without
thoroughly busting her feathers with
insect powder, so as to rid her abso
lutely of all living insects. Soak OF
paint the nest box with coal oil, kero
sene. or lice paint prior to setting the
hen, for by so doing you start right
and thus insure against the lice get.
ting the start of you. After the hen
has been on the nest a week or 10
days, dust her again with the powder
so as to destroy any lice that may
have Matched from eggs deposited
among her feathers. Nests made
from tobacco stems are not Of much
value. The smoke from the stems
will destroy some of the small insects
that infest plants, and some are of
the opinion that the tobacco odor will
destroy some hen and pigeon lice, but
we have no proof of this. Lice are not
killed by an odor, unless, like tobacco
smoke. it smothers them.
Feeding the chicks is of equal i'm
portance with other things. Much
contention has come up in regard to
when to feed and what to feed for the
first meal. The first meal should be
given them as soon as the chick will
eat. Let the chicks be the judge.
You cannot make them eat before they
will nor can you force them to eat
more than they want. If deprived q
food when needed they will suffer for
want of il. For these reasons place
the food where they can get it if they
want il. and let them alone. Small
rolled oats. bread crumbs, or crumbled
corn bread is best at first. After this,
use the hard-boiled egg mixed with
bread crumbs-once or twice a day
for this. not oftener. With this food
alternate the rolled oats, bread crumbs
or broken corn bread for the first
week. After this give them oatmeal,
cracked wheat, very fine broken corn
and some millet seed. The mixture
of small broken grains and some corn
bread crumbled fine will grow them TO
size where they can have whole
wheat. hulled oats and broken corn.
Nothing is better than this mixture of
grains. Hulled oats are the oats taken
out of the husks-same as wheat is
taken from its chaff.
Corn bread should be made from
corn meal mixed with sweet or sour
milk. whichever you have, few eggs
mixed with it, and some baking pow
der to make it light. Bake it as you
would if you were going to use ii for
yourself. When cold crumble fine
for the young chicks. Some make 1T
with only water and meal, but milk
and eggs add greatly to the benefit de-
rived from it's use. Mash feed. if prop
erly made and fed, is of untold value
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27

stinct, all charmed Sir Basil for a
few passing minutes. The phantom
OF his love with the pale face and
the golden hair was forgotten; he
was carried away by Leah's pas
sionate devotion.
He left her standing there amidst
the birds and the blossoms, her eyes
full of love, her face all tenderness;
and as he saw her in that moment
he never saw her again.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27

keep the leavings for themselves al
ways go back. Sell only the culls an,
those you do not need for yourself
and always keep the best. AnOthe
point is a uniform flock. Select on
kind of color of standardized fowl
and stick to them. Nothing look
more attractive than one kind an
color of fowls on a farm. If whit
f1ocks are kept, have them all white
if buff, have them all bun; if barred
have them all barred. Uniformity o
color adds value to the entire flocI
whether sold for market, for breedin
or for exhibition fowls.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
NOTES..

Dehorning calves is described as
such a simple operation by the agri-
cultural department bulletin on this
subject that it is difficult TO explain
why il is ever postponed until the
horns are fully grown and the neces-
sity arises, If hornless cattle are
wanted, for saving them OF. To de
horn, secure a pencil or caustic pot
ash at a drug store. When the cali IS
three or four days old throw it to the
ground. locate the little knot which
indicates the young horn. wet it well
and rub it with the pencil, held IN
gloved hand. This is all there is TO
the operation. 1t constitutes but
few minutes work, and causes the
animal no pain. If after a couple of
weeks any signs of growth appear,
second application will complete the
job.
The latest estimate places the total
number of apple trees Of bearing age
in the United States at something
over 100000 900. This is nearly three
trees 10 every person. These trees
yield more IMAM I0,UUU,OOV o''7NOio.
Not all of these apples are consumed
at home. for in years of full crop more
than 3.OOO,O 900 bushels go abroad. Yet
the apples kept TO home are over two
bushels to every adult and child.
The commercial fertilizer used an
nual.v in the United States amounts
10 between s4O,OOO,OOO and s5O,OOO,OO0.
Most of the states have provided for
official inspection of fertilizer to pro
tect the farmer from fraud. The
heaviest applications are made in the
southern states. In some of the
prairie states hardly any commercial
fertilizers are sold.
Sows and young pigs need some
green food. Silage is excellent and
roots of any kind or cabbage are good.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27

Points to Watch in Sugar Making.
Dudley Carleton of Vermont recent
ly made an address before the Yer
mont sugar makers at Montpelier and
said in part: Dispatch in converting
sap to sugar OF syrup is one Of the es-
sential things that must be attended
to and rapid and hallow boiling should
be remembered. Ii your sap is going
to be affected by a change of weather
before you can boil il, put cake OF
ice into your storage tank as you
would your milk to keep it sweet.
Keep all foreign matter out, and after
removing the inter, put it up in
package that will please the public
eve. Sugar may be made of any
Grain that is wanted by cooking it
and handling it. The less cooking
and the more stirring you give it the
finer the grain will be, and vice versa.
Put your label on every package and.
send out, and be ready to back them
I'D every time. If you dc not have
No. 1 sugar do not try to FL an order
with the poorer grade. One great
helm to the sugar-maker is to make
sugar that will sell itself.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-04-27
The pest Of Lice in Hens.


One of the most disagreeable pest
that annoy young birds and ultimatel
cause the death of many, if no
checked, are the lice. They will appea
in such numbers that the birds wi
droop and die, but not louise will tn
owner be able to find. Yet thi
should not convince him that the bird
are not suffering from the pest. It
better to take the birds and han.
them up and grease them thoroughly
Lard or kerosene will accomplish tn,
desired result in short order. Som
advocate not using either of these OF
the turkeys until they are a mont
old, but if the birds are attacked
severely by the lice. it is much safe
to protect them in this way than Il
let them stand their chances with the
insects. Lard is safer for the young
turkeys than kerosene, and it will &C
complish the purpose intended. Ere.
Quently the lice appear on the young
turkeys before they are a week old
and by a month they are half-killed by
with a soft toothbrush it is possible tC
spread the grease over the wings,
feathers Of tail and body, so that the
lice viii all be killed. This should
be done every few weeks up to the
middle of August, if the lice are very
numerous or troublesome. and after
that time you viii have little trouble
with them. Turkeys that are kept
free from ice will grow almost twice
as fast as those afflicted by the in
sects.
Champion Potato Country.
Germany has been having an ex-
position at which special attention
was devoted to the culture and
economic use of the potato as food for
man and the lower animals, and as
material for the manufacture of alco-
hol. starch, and by-products. From
report for the year 1900, sent to
Washington by Consul-General Mason,
is appears that for every 10000 inhabi-
tants of the fatherland there were
planted 100 acres Of potatoes, as
against 112 acres in Austria, 9S acres
in France, 81 acres in Great Britain
and Ireland, and S4.S acres in the
United States, but Germany is ahead
of us. Perhaps it is because the
American people can better afford
meat and wheat that they consign the
humble tuber to a place of compare
tive obscur!ty.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

HHE Shout, the Voice, the Trump
4@ "And at midnight there was a
cry made" The ten virgins heard that
cry, but there is no evidence that 9TH
ers heard the cry OIL knew the bride
groom had come except as the five
wise virgins who went in to the mar
riage supper were missed from their
accustomed places. The waiting, ex-
pectant church will hear the shout Of
its Lord, and the voice of the arch
angel and the trump of God, but there
is nothing in the Scriptures to lead one
to believe that the world will be con-
scious of the music and the voices in
the upper air. It will only know that
those at had known are missing.
The delicately adjusted receiving in
strument of the wireless telegraph
will readily respond to the vibrations
of the sending instrument across the
ocean which is tuned to the same.pitch,
but all the instruments which are not
SO tuned would be as insensible to the
ether waves flashing over the ocean as
a dead body is insensible to pain. The
Christian heart which is tuned to the
.expectant hope of a returning Lord
need not fear that the thrill of the
midnight cry will not be felt. The
shout of the coming Christ will set the
chords of the true believers hearts to
vibrating, and they will mount on the
wings of faith to join their voices, with
the voice of the archangel while the
trump of God fills the Heavens with it's
triumphant music. All, at midnight,
what hope to make the dark hours of
waiting bright! All, what need of
watchfulness, that the heart NAV be
tuned to hear the cry! All, what sad
disappointment to be among the five
foolish virgins who are shut out of the
marriage supper! Oh, Christian,
WATCH .YE! You may be ready to go
in with your Lord when He comes if
you will.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

Miss Louise Mahon, 3 Glen BailIe
Street, Toronto, Ont. Can, Secretary
of the Kings Daughters and Secre-
tary of Lady Maccabees, writes:-'If
all women knew of the benefits to be de-
rived from taking Peruna we would nave
many happier and more healthful women.
My health has never been too robust, and l
i'm easily fatigued and can not stand much.
l had to take to my bed, and became weaker
and weaker. A friend advised me to try
Peruna, and l have great reason to be
grateful, for in two weeks l was out of bed
and in a month l was perfectly well, and l
now find that my health is much more
robust than formerly. so that l AXE Pc
una once or twice a month and keep WELL"
Louise Mahon.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
A R-ESOURCEFUL BRIDE.
h Got the Syrup for the Sauce With
out Sending Out
After 1t.

Her first venture at cooking dinner in her
own home had passed successfully and they
sat IN silence at opposite ends of the table
wondering at the novelty OF it all and gaz-
ing at each other, relates the New York
Times.
Honestly, honestly-cross your heart
did you like it, Fred?" she asked finally.
Never enjoyed anything so much in my
life" he said, and swallowed a lump.
Everything, everything-from soup to
pudding
Every mouthful, from soup to pudding"
he said, bravely.
ION, I'm so relieved, then" she said, as a
huge sigh escaped her. You see, | forgot
to order the strip for the sauce for the pud-
ding, and | had to have something, so 1
took the cough strip, and | was so afraid
you'd taste it"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

medicine l have ever taken. Iusedi it
faithfully for two weeks, and it COM
pletely cured me. l have not had any
pains since, anywhere, but feel like a
new woman. l am truly thankful for
what Peruna has done for me."-Bar-
bara Alberty.
Mrs. Kate Mann, SO6 bathurst Street,
Toronto, Ont. Can, Vice President of
the Ladies' Aid Society, writes;-'T am
pleased to give praise to Peruna for the
blessed relief l found through it's use. i
suffered for years with backache and drag
ging down pains and often had to go to
bed and stay there when was so busy tina
l could lily be spared. 1t was therefore a
simple godsend to me when Peruna was
brought to my notice. Every drop seemed
to give me new life, and every dose made
me feel much better, and I promised myself
that II l found that it cured me / would adj
vocate 1t so that other suffering women
should know of 1t. l have been in perfect
health for one year. l enjoy work and
pleasure because in such fine health, and no
trouble seems too heavy to bear when you
are In good health Peruna has simply
been a household Blessing, and ! never will
be without 1t again."-Mrs. Kate Mann.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
A Prayer for Light.

Thou God Of all, infuse light into
the souls of men, whereby they may
be enabled to know what is the root
from whence all their evils spring,
and by what means they may avoid
them.-Euripidea.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

dSlHE Midnight Hour.-It was at
M midnight that the Bridegroom
came. Darkness, grim darkness. sat on
her throne, the conquerorof thesday.
Strange hour for the Bridegroom to
come! Tt is not so with man. The
king of day is at the zenith of his glory
when the bridegroom of the fashion
able church wedding comes to claim
his bride at the altar. But Christ, the
Bridegroom, is coming at the black
hour of midnight to take to Himself
His bride, the church. It is signif-
cant. 1t is declared of Jesus upon His
first advent into the, world that He
came as Light intodarkness, but 'the
darkness comprehended it not" and
we sing:
1.-THE whole world wss lost in the dark
ness OF sin"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

1T is not what a man thinks but what he
thinks he thinks that determines his men
tai ~status.-Judge.
She-"I shall leave everything to papa
He-'But l want your father to leave every
thing to you."-Town Topics.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

HHE Worlds Midnight--It will be
~ marked by two great circum-
stances or conditions. as follows:
The withdrawal Gf the Spirit of God,