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The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
Care Of the Sow and Pi, 8.

The brood SOW. which is dut to far
row in short time, should b, given
the best of care and treatme At that
she may be able to pass thror gh far
rowing and sucking time W tn the
least possible loss OF flesh. H ,r feed
should consist of balanced rat9n,
that she may be able to supply all the
demands of the growing pigs. and it
should be OF such form that it Hill not
be constipating; but rather az ting as
a laxative. A good ration for Il preg-
nant SOW. to be used up till time of
farrowing, consists of grain ration
of corn and slop composed ot equal
parts of middlings and gluten feed
with little bone meal and oil meal
added. She should be fed literally
on the above feeds until day or two
before farrowing when the corn should
be dropped and oats substituted This
will serve as a laxative and will help
to alleviate the fever which arises
during farrowing. Her treatment
should be such that she may be petted
at any time during farrowing, when
she should be attended, and as last as
the little pigs come they should be
dried and placed where they may
suckle immediately.-Pub Iowa
Agricultural College.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
The Farm Hen.

The farm hen is one of the import
ant factors of the farm, though she is
generally neglected and sometimes
forgotten. The writer knew of one
poor hen that was SO far forgotten
that when an open space under the
house was closed up to keep out the
winter winds biddy was made pris-
oner. She was not missed from the
flock, or, if missed, was not looked
for. After about six weeks a noise
under the house attracted the atten-
ton revealed the poor hen, still alive,
but hardly more than skin and bones.
Scattered about were 10 eggs. On
the day Of her Imprisonment she had
gone under there to lay, and,
after depositing her egg, had
found the exit closed. She had ap-
parently laid most of those eggs after
the time of being imprisoned. 1t
seemed almost unbelievable that she
should have lived SO long without food
and water. Perhaps she was able to
find bug now and then, for the pris-
ON was not entirely dark. 1t is
strange, too, that she could and did
recover from her emaciation. This
shows the hen in the role of slayer.
There are few animals on the farm
that can endure the neglect that the
hen gets and still prove profitable.
What will she do il properly taken
care of? The farm hen is the most
potent factor in the creation of
poultry products. We read about the
enormous quantity of eggs and fowl
flesh consumed in this country year
by year. Let it not be forgotten that
the farm hen is the chief producer Of
these, the hen of the specialist cut
ting small figure by the side of her.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
Bacteria and Flavor.

The great difficulty with most butter
makers Is that they do not COM
prehend that it is a certain kind OF
bacteria that largely controls the fla
vor. Even cleanliness in every sense
of the word does not always result in
milk souring with the best flavor, as
all COWS are usually MIXED in the
stable during the winter months and
in a real warm barn we usually find
that the putrefactive bacteria are
found in abundance. These get into
the milk while milking and contain
mate it before 1t reaches the cream
cry. A maker cannot tell by the taste
or smell just how the milk is going
to sour.
The introduction of starters or
pure cultures is benefiting the dairy
business Of the country by introduc.
ing higher skilled labor. The igno-
rant, careless maker who does every.
thing by chance rather than by rule
will soon be relegated to the rear. In
his place will come the intelligent
clean, tidy maker, with his knowl.
edge Of chemistry and bacteriology.
making a uniform product of butter
that oleomargarine or process butter
cannot meet in competiuon.-Prof
G. L. Mckay. q
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
The Bacon Idea.

Prof. Thomas Shaw: In our judg-
ment no more important question con-
fronts the growers of swine to-day.
The operation of breeds is only lit
tie pigmy compared with the gigantic
question of lard and bacon swine. 1t
means more to the country than many
shall ever know. Millions in our judg-
ment are bound up in it, since it
bears directly on the stamina of swine.
upon their prolificacy, upon correct
methods of feeding swine and also
the soil, and upon providing for man
the kind of pork which is most to his
liking. But do not look for the bacon
idea to prevail in this country, as it
does in Canada or Denmark for many
years to come, if indeed ever, especi-
ally in the corn belt. do not, there
ture the British bacon market as those
countries have, but rather because Of
what there is in the idea for US. My
contention is that we can grow bacon
pork more cheaply pound for pound
than we can grow lard pork. And
when we do grow it we have super
ior quality Of meat. We can grow
bacon more cheaply because swine
thus grown are more prolific, they are
less liable to diseases, and can better
resist disease when 1t comes. Such
pork is more relished by the consumer
and will eventually command higher
price and the notifications necessary
in growing it will have beneficent in
fluence on the industry and on the
maintenance of fertility in land.
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The Pigs.

r. C. Hoffman: Be sure and give
the pigs plenty Of exercise, AMI as
soon as possible the little pigs should
be taught to eat. BY providing little
pen wherein they can get cracked :orn
and sweet milk, they will soon be
able to get away with lots Of feed
and will transform 1t into bone and
flesh, thereby decreasing the drain on
the SOW. II the SOW does not lose in
flesh they should be allowed to spclle
for eight weeks; but this mu De
governed by conditions. One of the
great secrets Of successful hog rais-
ing is to watch both ends Of the hSe
and feed accordingly.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
Strenuous Americans Outlive the In
dolcnt Africans.

Strenuous Americans Outlive the In
doIent Africans.
II seems that we are all wrong
about the hurtful and lfe-shortening
effect of American hustle" Our ma
tional motto may be said to have been
"A short life. but a strenuous one"
We were willing, as people, to have
the span shortened little if only
we could have something worth while,
something active and effective, going
aE the time. But it seems. according
to Che latest bulletin of the census
bureau, that the fast life is also the
long one, says Harper's Weekly. Our
"median age"-that is, the age which
is such that half the population is
under it and half over it's more
than seven years greater than it was
century ago, and increases from dec
ade to decade. We are SURPRISING
eas.'-going foreign countries in this
respect; we are surprising even the
loose-jointed, indolent, beautifully re.
laXed, never-worrying African in our
midst; for whereas the median age of
o. >,
that of the devil-may-care colored per-
son is but 1873. Lately much confu.
siur has arisen in the minds of many
Americans over the statement made
by certain eminent neurologists that
it 1" next to impossible for a man to
"ov"rwork," provided his bodily func-
tions are kept in good order by TEN.
perate and wholesome living. Other
physicians, to be sure, tell us that
hurry and worry spell death. We had
accepted the latter judgment, with the
qualifying reflection that no matter
what science tells us. it always seems
to have another think coming" This
census bulletin which links the long
life with the fast one appears to be
the other think"
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this industry, and feel that invest,-
cations in that line should be con
Quoted and instruction given TO our
students concerning the best methods
OF poultry raising. There has been
some interest manifested in this mat
ter by the poultry organizations of
the state, and we are pleased to have
them take the initiative. If they see
mt to call upon the institution for
poultry department and will unite in
asking the legislature to establish
such department. feel confident
that it will be done at the next ses-
sion and the college will very gladly
assume its share of the responsibility.
Prof. Horace Atwood, West Vir-
ginit: Regarding the variety and ex-
tent of poultry work carried on at
this station would say: Q) We are
conducting experiments in regard to
the best foods for egg production; the
effect of different foods and manner Of
feeding upon the fertility of eggs. and
also their flavor; experiments in ar
tlhcial incubation and brooding. (2)
We have about $1,000 invested in
houses. stock and equipment. 90
Yes, we expect to keep developing all
along the line. We have Just COM
pleted new brooder house which will
give us letter facilities for conduct
ing experiments in brooding. (4
The agricultural college has not CIV
en- much attention to instruction in
poultry culture in the past, but be-
heve that they expect to give more
attention to this subject in future.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
1EEzeaa; a;ss
dLvSiS y Nh
Fiber in Feed Stuffs.

communication from the New
York Experiment station at Geneva
says: The choice of feeding stuffs to
supplement farm crops is matter of
exceedingly great importance to the
dairyman and stock keeper. The
time has passed when bran, middlings,
OIL meal, corn meal and the ground
grains OF other cereals made up al
most the whole list, and when the
name given to feed was fair index
to its composition and feeling value
Among the hundreds of feeds ingeni-
ously combined from the ground
grains, or containing portions OF
these grains left as by-products in the
manufacture of malt and spirituous
liquors, OF starch, sugar and glucose,
OF breakfast foods OF of vegetable oils.
the feeder finds wide range Of puz-
zllng compounds. Led only by his
eye. touch or taste (helpful as these
are to the purchaser who is guided by
good understanding of principles) he
would find it exceedingly diff cult t1lu
make sure selection of the feeds bes
suited to his needs. Oat hulls, corr
cobs, coffee hulls, cottonseed hlslls and
other materials are very slsillfully
used as adulterants, so that ill some
feeds now for sale in this state the
percentage of fiber is SO great that
nearly all the energy represented in
the food must be used to mastic ate the
material and pass it through the ami
mails body. OF corn and oat feeds on
the market at least 10 brands exam
ined by the station at Genera con-
tained from 10 to nearly 16 per cent
OF fiber; while a mixture Of equal
parts OF corn and oats should contain
less than six per cent. Coed oats
normally contain less than 10 per cent
OF fibre, while several oat feedr exam
ined contained from 20 to 29 per cent
and sold for from $50 to $50 tr more
ton. Prices of feeds Of equsl value
also vary remarkably in markets. ly-
ing side by side. One dealer n New
York sells a certain brand fo, $50 a
ton, another dealer in the same city
asks $40. These are but few illus
trations Of the impositions put upon
farmers by some manufactus RS or
dealers in feeds.
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! madman-no wonder she was frlght.
ened.
She had started up from the camp
stool and taken a step towar, the
| door of the tent as if she woul n.y..
but he quickly put himself before her
and said:
No, no; don't leave me. dearrst.
will not harm you. will not .ouch
you. / only want to say one Tord
When convinced our poor, dear Paul
is no more. will you, oh. will you look
with more favor on my suit?"
She found her voice now. The
words-the singing insult fired her
soul-aEd in a voice in which grief
rage and disgust were strangely
blended. she cried:
No, ro-a thousand times no. If
1t was for this you have followod me
across the ocean and wilderness you
can go-yes, go! l will have no more
to say to you-go!"
Drawing herself up to her full
height. with all the scorn which an in
jured soul can depict in a handsome
face, she pointed toward the door of
the tent. Unable to stand before the
proud, defiant creature whom he had
in his grasp, he started toward the
door of the tent, when one Of the
strangest figures either had ever seen,
entered.
1t was a man fully fifty years Of age,
his long, white hair and beard evident
ly many years strangers to either
razors, scissors, combs or brushes In
his hand the old man carried a Win
chester rifle. the butt of which he
placed vi the ground. while he leaned
on the muZZle, and fixed his curious
eyes on the man before him. So
piercing was that glance that it
seemed to penetrate the very soul of
the scoundrel.
The OLD man might have been taken
for Rip Van Winkle. but for the fact
that his arms were all of the latest
improvement. Advancing a pace or
two and pausing, he leaned on his
rife, glancing from first one and then
the other, but uttered not a word.
After a moments amazed silence
Lakeland gasped:
Who in Satan's name are you?"
The old man Of the mountains"
was the answer in low husky voice.
which seemed to chill the blood in the
veins of the rascally Lakeland. There
was firnlness in the voice, a steady
CLEAN in the eye, which indicated he
had met man whom it would not
do to trifle with.
+. Where did you come from?" asked
Lakeland. quaking.
From tho mountain" was the an
swer
What arc you doing here?"
Without paying any heed to him. the
old man of the mountains, none other
than our hermit friend, the captain,
turned his eyes upon Laura and
asked:
Are you going to the Klondyke?"
Il was going" she answered
And alone?"
"A woman companion was with me,
but she remained back on the trail
twenty-five miles, and an avalanche
has filled the trail, SO she cannot
come'
There has been no avalanche" the
old man answered, in his deep voice;
There has been no avalanche"
She quickly fastened her gaze upon
the face of Lakeland, who began to
retreat toward the door.
$50 Won have deceived mo mon-
ster!" she began.
"1f you listen to that old fool you
will believe anything. He is crazy"
cried Lakeland, and darted from the
tent, leaving Laura alone with the old
man OF the mountains.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
CHAPTER XVI.

Driven to Desperate Straits
Once outside the tent. Lakeland was
like one dazed and confused. He saw
a figure coming toward him and recog-
nized it as one of his men, He hur.
ried toward him. saying:
"Cummins. you have come at last?'
Yes; they relieved me and told
me to report here. Right glad am
of it, too, for if ever there was fiend
in woman form it's that tarmag giant
down there"
ITO bo
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CHAPTER XIV,

The Old Man of the Mountains.
Long after day had dawned the lit
tie train of porter Indians. dogs and
sleds, continued their way over the
snow. Laura protested against this
separation from her friend, but it was
all in vain.
When the tents were pitched Laura
met Lakeland and asked:
Where is my companion. Kate Will
lis. from whom you promised | should
not be separated"
"She is back with the sick man, )"
he answered. 1T was our wish to
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
The k|0ldyEg Gold Mystery.
Cy JOHN z. MuSICK,

Aathor Of "Mystertous Mr.. Howard" ''Ths
Dark Stranger" "Charlie Aiiendsis's
Doubis," Etc.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03

Copyright 1877. by RossET EoSSKE's sosA
All rchts ressryed
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LoNe LIFE AND A MERRY ONE

ITO be continued
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Prof. c. F. Curtiss, Iowa: We have
no poultry department whatever in
connection with this institution. We
recognize the importance. however, of
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03

SuCu concern, ludI sac was strongly
impressed with his manner, yet she
cried:
What you say can't be true! Ny
heart tells me he lives
Nevertheless, her eyes grew dim
with tears, which trickled adown ner
eral moments overcome with his own
emotions, at last said:
Laura, it's your noble sanguine ma
ture-whch | admire-that makes you
hope against hope. But, alas! it Is
useless for you to feed yourself on
hopes longer. | know it must be true,
for men whose word cannot doubt
tell me, and it must be true. But
Laura, whatever may happen, believe
me, | will ever be your friend Let me
weep with you over your loss!"
Don't, don't talk SO! You frighten
met she gasped.
'Frigaten you. Garling?" he whisp-
cred. brighten you? Oh, if you
knew the pangs of this heart-if. you
only knew how tenderly devoted l am
to you; if you only knew how willingly
| would change places and lie in the
unknown mountain tomb until the
sounding of that great trump which
| shall wake the dead, you would not
have the least cause for fear
"Hush-hush! Don't talk SOL"
She was stunned and confused by
his impassioned speech. Poor girl,
alone in an unknown forest, with a
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THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,

small muddy how closely resemble the beaver
One day ran across neid mouse
and could not help seeing how nearly alike we We're In APP
head short covered with soft glossy hair
with thick underneath nearly like that OF
the beaver But large about the size OF sa rabbit
and with long TAIL tho of different shape it IS Hat
ateraly with little scales in the manner
of the family This fur of which speak must very
valuable because the worlds villagers have put to
death villagers by right thru our homes
else shooting us before dive into the water.
AS l sitting knoll this morning looking at the
meadow homes it occurred that houses are OF
decided conica formed of mud and reeds pa
tered together My burrow extends distance under
deep in the water 1--we upon
roots tender shoots of plants and the leaves OF trees SO
in large store of provisions for winter but pud
a and large habitation every season.
This meadow is home, playground my ALL and II
there broader beyond this it IS not
meadow but the worlds meadow. a little chestnut
muskrat guessed, playing and friskng In
the grass diving swimming in it's pool
Ninth Grade, Clara Shepey,
South Side High School, 2607 Chicago Avenue.
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The U'orld for a LDeek

A FTER all the trouble talk INDUCED in by
before the Panama canal chosen in prefer
that thru Nicaragua Colombia has practically made
the impossible amendments
which the Colombian attached treaty formed
by the United States At 1T is not
known definitely in Washington what these amendments
except that large increase the bonus demanded
made and that the Colombian forbidden to give
the United States
rtory AS these the two points upon which the United
States takes immovabe stand prospects OF
it said that the president considering the Nicaragua
The rejection of the treaty is popular with the
people sthmus fallen especially upon
who invested extensively in land along
the Colombia it is popularity believed that the
Nicaragua impossible and that United States
will be obliged with Colombia better terms If
canal is all isthmus.
Turkey failed appease the Russian bear for the
death the Russian consul at Monastr at the hands OF
sh soldiers the appeasing consisted largely OF soca
polite OF regret at the
murder perhaps not to be wondered at One guard
has been executed and another sentenced to
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A PROBLEM FOR PAUL PRY
Amusing Await Inqusitive Small Boys Engaged
in Scientific Research.

Amusing Await nquisitive Small Boys Engaged
in Scientific Research.
Small research apt to become
hopeessy entange furnish much for their
professor profound subject at Harvard university
observant and inquisitiVe and
hired man VIII all the Irish wit and good humor.
day Albert, the small boy, playing with
cat in stable while Larry cleaned the harness.
Say, Larry asked, why always land
their feet?'
"They themselves wild their TAIL
"Wel rabbits themselves? They haven't
long tails; only a stub
That's phwat they have their long
WELL how does bulldog steer himself? He doesn't have
long long tail -
ovid his bark
boy looked doubtful and silent. Presently he
his fathers study and in few minutes came back
the stable.
Larry
That's true what told about bulldogs. asked
papa, and something a book about
that steer against the wind. :"
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VACATION PRIZES.

Split Bamboo Fishing Rod-From tx to Ss 1eet iohs'
with 9 to 10-inch cork handles and ferrues.
Supplementary Fishing Ouft-Conssting of full nickel
plate multiplying clock and drag which Will nold oo
ne dozen the Abbey and Imbre sneed hooks;
half dozen adjustable snkers.
Official League Baseball
Louisville Slugger Bat.
Catcher's Mitt-Ffne quality Mausicatored bucksk1n
with Improvement in pocket used by professionals
Fielder's Glove.
Repeating Air Rifle
Footbal-Reguation size, with rubber
bladder
mis- Net-Double court, Is thread and cam
bound.
Tennis Rae .ets-Wright Ditson's.
- Tennis
One Half Dozen Golf Balls.
Caddy Bag-Scotch plaid.
Croquet Set No
Hammock.
Cotton Gymnasium Knee Shirt.
Lawn Tennis Shoes-Low.
Lives Hunted" Ernest Thompson-Seton-
"Glengarry School Days." Ralph Connor.
Behind the Line" Ralph Barbour.
"Lovey Mary Alice Hogan Rice
The Flight Pony Baker," w. D. Howels.
Just So Stories" Rudyard Kipling.
1.-THE School of the Woods" w, J. Long.
my Woodland Intmates,' E. BigneL
Emmy LOU G. M. Martin
"a Captured Santa Claus" Thomas Nelson Page.
1.-The New Boy Dale" F. S. Rich. $50
"A Little Colonial Dame" A. c. Sage
THE Kindred of the Wild, >" Charles c. D. Roberts
THE Story of Bird Lover" W. E. D. Scott
Tommy Remingtons Battle" B. E. Stevenson.
'Ten Girls Dickens K. D. Sweetser.
1.-THE Bishops Shadow" !. T. Thurston
Gold Seeking the Dalton Trail" A. r. Thompson.
Dogs of the Northland' e. Young.
Woods
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1903.
that Russia would evacuate Manchura some time ant
then China could fulfil this promise.

would time thaa
then China could fulfil this promise
The Academy of Sciences Petersburg just
ceyed complete gigantic the skin in a
perfect state of
river in Siberia laid bare body embedded ice.
erected over the SPOT and fires lighted to
thaw the ice sufficiently permit removal of the body
The skin alone weighs pounds body according to
BIOLOGISTS must have lain buried for 10000 years.
The educated Chinese have asked foreign
consuls for protection against the Chinese official
visit en-Isn who responsible for the
of noted reform Journalist thought
to be on his way to TienTsn among
formers there.
For the first time in the history
has been held especially in chief
ne OF me spectacle in Oyster Bay August II
magnificent and inspiring
line, many OF them the finest ships in the
Vast stretches Of arid middle are soon
to be reclaimed Systematically literally blossom
like the congress made provision for five
great reciamations of land fairly
their magnitude much greater in than anything
the government increase in taxable
wealth when the brought successful term
ination cannot be computed.
King Charles the European ruler to
grow at American aggression points
while American ports
because of the prohibtve tariff American
manufacturers flooding European markets with their
the serious affection products
like to sort OF commercial merger against America
entered into explicitly
that he believes Europe could raise if
respect. r.
The annual G. A. r. encampment opened at San Fran
cisco August 49, There enthusiasm displayed
both by the veterans this will probably be the last
which the old soldiers will be able
numbers. Many those appeared in
the carriages another those able
walk will probably be much fewer in number
Lord Salisbury, former prime minister Of England, is ly
ing a he will
his Illness
liner Empress of India coided with the Chi
Huang Tai Hongkong August Is, and
badly damaged that she sank hour
Chinese captain thirteen of his refused
ship drowned. The Empress of India
badly damaged ALSO
overwhelming victory the insurgents Pres
arrogant than,
with foreign residents Reports that
imprisoned French German and Italian residents OF
Bolivar they refuse second time to
they paid to the insurgent government
which just overthrown However President Castro
managed these double taxes by dis
play of his gunboats.