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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-07-31

kcn, whenever we could supply him
with en- engineer. fired religiously.
No other man in the service could
have done it without getting killed.
but DAD was old enough TO father any
man among the strikers. Moreover,
be was giant physically, and eccen-
trio enough to move along through the
heat OF the crisis Indifferent enough
20 the abuse Of the other men. His
gray hairs and his tremendous physi-
cal strength saved him from personal
violence.
Our master mechanic, Neighbor, was
another big man-six feet and an inch
in his stockings-and strong as a draw
bar. Between Neighbor and the old
fireman there existed some sort Of a
honda liking, an affinity. Dad Ham
nton had fired on our division ten
years. There was no promotion for
Dad; he could never be an engineer.
though only Neighbor knew why. But
his Job OF firing on the river division
was sure as long as Neighbor signed
the payrolls at the roundhouse.
Hence there was no surprise when
the superintendent offered aim an en-
CINE just after the-strike that Dad re-
fused to take il.
I'm a fireman, and Neighb0 knows
Il. I amt no engineer. I make steam
for any man you put in the cab with
me, but won't touch throttle for
any man. laid it down, an I'll never
pinch it again-an' no offense t. you,
Neighbor, neither"
Thus ended negotiations with Dad on
that subject: threats. entreaties were
useless. Then, too, in spite Of his pro-
fessed willingness to throw coal for
any man we put on his engine, he
vas continually rowing about the green
runners we gave him. From the stand
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point OF railroad man they were a
tough assortment, for a fellow may be
a good painter, or a handy man with
a jackplane, or an expert machinist
even, and yet a failure as an engine
runner.
After we got hold of Foley. Neighbor
put him on a while with Dad. and the
grizzled fireman quickly declared that
Foley was the only man on the pay
roll who knew how to move train.
The little chap proved such a re-
markable find that I tried hard to get
some Of his Eastern chuns to come out
and join him. After a good bit Of
hustling we did get half a dozen more
Readlg boys for our new corps Of
engine men, but the East End officials
kept all but one of them on their own
divisions. That one we got because no.
body on the East End wanted him.
They've crimped the whole bunch,
Foley" said I, answering his inquiries.
There's just one fellow reported here;
he came in on 5 this morning. Neigh
boris had a little talk with him; but
he doesn't think much of him. 1 guess
we're out the transportation on that
fellow"
What's his name7" asked Foley. 'Ts
he off the. Reading?"
Claims he Is; his name is McNeal-"
"McNeal?' echoed Foley. surprised.
mot George McNeal?"
Il don't know what his first name is;
he's nothing but boy"
- Dark complexioned felIow?"
Perhaps you'd call him that: sort
Of soft-spoken."
George McNeal, sure's you're born.
II you've got him you've got a bird.
He ran opposite me between New York
and Philadelphia on the limited. I
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The old fellow went back to work
modified, but it was evident that he
and McNeaI didn't half get on to-
gether. The boy was not much of
talker, yet he did his work we'll and
Neighbor said. next to Foley, he was
the best man he had.
What's the reason Hamilton and
McNeal can't hit it off. Foley?" 1 ask
ed one night.
They'll get along all right after a
while" predicted Foley. You know
the old mans stubborn as a dun mule.
amt he? The injectors bother
George some; they did me. He'll get
used to things. But Dad thinks he's
green-that's what's the matter. The
kid is high spirited and seeing the
old mans kind of got it in for him
he won't ask him anything. Dads
sore about that. too. George won't
knuckle to anybody that don't treat
him right"
You'd better tell McNeal to humor
the old crank" suggested, and be-
Heve Foley did so. but it didn't do any
good. Sometimes those things have
TO work themselves out without out
side help. In the end this thing did,
but in way none of US looked for.
About week later Foley came into
the office one morning very much ex-
cited.
DID you hear about the boys get
ting pounded last night-Georgie Nc
Neal! It's a shame the way these fell
lows act. Three of the strikers piled
on MIN while he was going into the
postotfice and thumped the life out of
him. The cowardly hounds. to jump
on a mans back that way!"
Foley" said I, that's the first time
they've tackled one Of Dad HamiIton's
engineers"
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want to see him, right off. If it's
George, you're all right"
Foiey's talk went good ways with
me at any time. When I told Neighbor
about it he pricked up his ears. While
we were debating, in rushed Foley
with the young fellow-the kid-as he
called him. Neighbor made another
survey of the ground in short order
run new line, as Foley would have
said. The upshot of it was that Nc
Neal was assigned to an engine
straightway.
AS luck would have it, Neighbor put
the boy on the pa with Dad Hamilton,
and Dad proceeded at once to make
what Foley termed "a great roar"
whats the natter?" demanded
Neighbor, roughly. when the old fire.
man complained.
IF you're goin' to pull these trains
with boys I guess it's time for me to
quit; I'm gettin' pretty old. anyhow"
What's the matter?" growled
Neighbor, still surlier. knowing full
well that If the old fellow had good
reason he would have blurted it out
at the start.
"Nothin's the matter: only I'd like
my time
You won't get It," said Neighbor.
roughly. Go back on your run. If
McNeal don't behave. report him to
me and he'll get his time''
1t was a favorite trick OF Neighbours.
Whenever the old fireman got to
''bucking' about his engineer the mas
ter mechanic threatened to discharge
the engineer. That settled it; Dad
Hamilton wouldn't for the world be
the cause OF throwing another man
out of a Job, no matter how little he
liked him.
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wa HEN TIE big strike caught
M 4 US at GAINESVILLE we had $50
V engineers and fremen on the
payroll. One hundred ana
seventy-nine Of these men walked out.
One freman-just one-stayed with the
company; that was Dad Hamilton.
Yes" growled Dad, combating tho
protests Of the strikers committee, Il
know il. belong to your lodge. But
I'll tell you now-and I've told .ou
sfore-I Amt goin' to strike on the
company so long as Neishbor is mas
ter mechanic on this division. Amt
goin' TO co ii, an you might as well
quit z you jaw here from now till
Christmas 'twon't change my mind
nary a bit"
And they didn't change it. Through
calm and through the storm-and it
stormed hard Tor a wh.le-Dad Hamil-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13

horses feet maltreated. 1t is not
right, of course, to let the toes of
the feet grow too long, but it is better
to err on this side than to have them
fled OF to fit shoe that is too small.
Most horses work better with plenty
of hoof than with their toes too short.
Comparatively there is such a small
bearing surface in the foot to carry
the weight of the horse that the less
cutting there is done the better. A
good big foot is good thing on any
horse. A good thick sole and big
healthy frog are Indispensable. Skill
ed smiths will not essay to slash the
foot to pieces if they know the owner
wants the horse properly shod. On
the other hand, if they know the own
er likes to see the sole pared away,
the frog half amputated and the bars
split in twain, he will meet the wish
es expressed and so earn his money.
1t would pay all farmers without ex-
ception to learn about the structure of
the horses foot in order that the skill
Of the smith may be availed Of for
benefit and not for damage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
CULTIvATING DIsHRAGs.

A novel enterprise, that of raising
dishrags, is being exploited by num-
Der of Southern California horticul-
turists, who received the inspiration
for the scheme from Charles Richard
son, whose gardens IN Pasadena are
becoming famous for their remark
able productions. Mr.. Richardson has
successfully raised many growth new
to American soil, and this year is ex-
ceeding all his previous triumphs by
raising thousands of dishrags.
Last year Mr.. Richardson's string
beans, which measured forty-three
inches in length, created a stir, but
dishrag vines, Irvine about orange
trees, Inns, evergreens and peach
trees, and peek in at the twostory
windows, bid fair to win the cham
pionship from the beans.
These dishrags, or vegetable
sponges, as they are sometimes called,
are Indigenous to Africa, but now it
has been demonstrated that they will
thrive in this country they are bound
to become a popular production.
The graceful, well foliaged vines
are not only ornamental, but they
bear in profusion a fibrous sponge,
that is eminently useful for bathing
as wen as for securing pans and ket-
ties. Imagine picking dishrags in
ones garden just as one would pick
blackberries or imagine having vines
all laden with dishrags clambering
over ones kitchen windows, so that
all one needs to do is to stretch out
an arm and pull one in. Such an ar
rangement would be much easier than
going to the ragbag or buying dish
rags of stores.
These curious vegetables assume
the form and appearance of cucum-
bers, and hang on the vines until
their green coats become brown and
dry like parchment. At this stage
they are ready to harvest. After they
are picked the brown coat is removed,
and an extremely strong and COM
pact fibrous sponge is revealed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
Work for the Lawyers.

There are 100000 civil suits
brought in this country every year. If
the plaintiffs were different in every
case. one in eight of the voting popu-
lation could be said to be a litigant.
As it is, the actual number of different
litigants Is not in excess OF 800 1000
100000 plaintiffs and 100000 defend
ants-which is / per cent of the total
population OF the country, now about
80,00O,0O0.
The number of lawsuits brought in
a year in France is 100000.
In Italy-Italians are much inclined
to itigation-it is 1, 100000, and in Ger
many it Is 100000, a very much larg-
er number, both actually and relative
iy. than the number in the United
States.
Civil actions Of all kinds begun last
year in Great Britain and Ireland num-
bered about 100000, or one for nearly
every tenth male or female adult in
the United Kingdom In 1902 there
was an increase Of nearly $4,000 over
the previous year, and 472,O41 actions
were heard out Of 1,410,4S4 that were
begun.
OF the number OF appeal cases heard.
one in every three was successful,
against one in four or five, years ago.
The total cost of British litigation in
1903 was placed at $7,S09S15.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
PROPAGATING ROSES.

1t is difficult for some to succeed
in propagating roses. One method
which has been recommended is as
follows: Good cuttings of roses are
placed in a bottle containing water,
and the bottle is then suspended on
the sunny side of a wall and there
left, more water being supplied as
fast as that in the bottle evaporates.
The water becomes warm in the sun
shine, and in short time the cuttings
form each a callous, and in less time,
and with more certainty, it is claim
ed, than in the soil. They are then
planted in pots in the ordinary way.
Some good hybrid perpetnals have
been raised ON their own roots in that
manner. The experiment is easily
tried and costs little or nothing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
TRAP NETS.

Unquestionably blood meal is one of
the best preventives of scours in
calves, and as it is also a food it can
be fed to advantage, as suggested in
this department some time back. 1t
should, however, be fed carefully in
order to obtain the best results, and
from several years of experience
with it we think the following plan
about right. Take the calf when ten
days old and add some skim milk to
that which the calf gets from the cow
and about one-quarter of a teaspoonful
Of blood meal to each feed mixed in
the milk. When the calf is a month
old it should have skim milk entirely,
from two and one-half to three quarts
at feed with one-half teaspoonful of
blood meal in each feed.
This quantity can be gradually in
creased until the calf is having two
heaping teaspoonfuls of blood meal d.
vided into two meals per day, using al
ways in the skim milk. Blood meal Is
one of the things that should be care
fully fed, and after all the best way
way to feed it is to do so in accord
ance with the needs of the individual
calves and in accordance with the eff
feet on each, taking the quantities
named above as a guide. 1t must be
retaught to eat grain and hay just
the same when feeding blood meal,
and, in fact, we think they will learn
to eat with both earlier. 1t is worth
experimenting with blood meal.-In-
dianapolis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
Cure TO Stay Cured.

Wapello, Iowa, Oct 1O-(Special.)-
One of the most remarkable cures ever
recorded In Louisa County is that of
Mrs. Minnie Hart Of this place. Mrs.
Hart was In bed for eight months and
when she was able to sit up she was
all drawn up on one side and could
not walk across the room. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cured her. Speaking of
her cure, Mrs. Hart says:
Yes, DOdd's Kidney Pills cured me
after / was In bed for eight months
and know the cure was complete for
that was three years ago and l have
not been down since. In four weeks
from the time / started taking them
was able to make my garden. Nobody
can know how thankful 1 am to be
cured or how much / feel l owe to
Dodd's Kidney Pills."
This case again points out how
much the general health depends on
the Kidneys. Cure the Kidneys with
Dodd's Kidney Pills and nine-tenths
OF the suffering the human family is
heir to Will disappear.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
POULTRY NOTES.

Clean out the nests and whitewash
thoroughly.
1t is better to darken the place Sc
lected for the nests.
AS a rule hens learn to eat eggs
by havins them broken in tie nest.
Stale bread soaked in milk makes a
good feed for newly Matched chickens.
Fowls will eat large amount of
clover, whether fed green or dried as
hay.
Fowls that fatten easily should have
plenty of exercise, unless being fed
for market.
Once chickens are stunted they new
er regain their vigor, even with the
most careful feeding.
A mixture Of two parts lard and one
part kerosene oil will remove the scab-
by formation on the legs.
Charred corn on cobs is a good way
to feed charcoal to fowls, and moth
ing is better for bowel troubles.
Make the hens scratch for living
but put grain where scratching will
get it, or the hens will not thrive.
On a farm good facilities, good man
agement and good markets are more
valuable than the breed of fowls.
When confined give the hens leaves,
cut straw or dry dirt and scatter grain
in it, so as to compel them to work
If the most prolific hens are retain
ed and the worthless ones marketed a
great improvement would soon result.
The profit in raising turkeys comes
from their ability to pick up living
for themselves a good part of the time.
Unslaked lime, coal ashes or dry
dirt are good materials to scatter over
the floor and under the roosts after a
good cleaning up.
Boiled potatoes mixed with wheat
bran make an excellent mash for
fowls. Season with salt and pepper.
1t is especially good when fa,tening.
The first attribute to success in egg
production is healthy stoc,s. No
amount of food will give continued
supply of eggs if the hens are not
healthy.
Whole wheat is an excellent food for
hens, but if kept constantly before
them to eat all they will it will make
them too fat to lay well. But if fed in
connection with other grains it will
aid materially in egg production.
Among thoroughbred poultry there
is little difference so far as their Geo.
nomical points are concerned, but on
the farm a solid, strong and coarse
breed is best; one that is self-reliant
and able where given a free range to
take care of itself largely and pick
up good share of its living, that will
lay well and produce marketable flesh
when dressed or alive.
Turkeys intended to be marketed
early should be fed regularly now in
order to secure the best weight and
condition when sold. A good feed of
corn at night and of oats, wheat or
sorghum seed early in the morning
before they start out to the fields will
aid materially in fastening this
growth. Turkeys should be reasonably
well matured before sending to mar
ket.-Indianapolis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
A CATS WALKING FEAT.
1t Tramped Eighty-five Miles to Re-
gain its Home.

What is probably another record
has been created, this time by a cat,
which had walked from London to
Overslade, near Rugby, a distance of
eighty-five miles.
jimmy" as the tramp" is called.
belongs 90 Mrs. Mark Robinson of 9
Belsizegrove, Hampstead, and is just
an ordinary medium-sized black cat.
Although seven years old, jimmy"
had never before displayed any
marked nomandic tendency, its pre-
vious ramblings having always been
confined to the neighborhood of it's
home.
About the beginning of June, Mr..
Robinson brought the cat to Hamp-
stead from Overslade, and it was at
once apparent that "Jummy," like the
Rev. Mr.. Spalding, didn't like London.
The climax came when some furni-
ture was moved into the house. This
was too much, and "Jummy" took his
departure.
Nothing more was heard of it. until
ABOUT q fortnight ago, when news
came from Overslade that jimmy
had returned its coat a trifie rough,
its limbs a trifie thinner. but Gum
my" nevertheless.
AS the cat was brought to Lon
don in closed basket, it's achieve
ment in walking back is really re-
markable.
jimmy has a rival in the walk
ing craze, for cat belonging to a
friend of Mr.. Robinson walked from
Rugby 20 bennington, and was seen
wandering about the empty house
there, which its owner had left. 1t
has since returned to Rugby, having
taken three months for the double
journey.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
SUGAR FOR HORSE FEED.

An English live stock paper says
that horse feeders in that country
have long recognized sugar as a valu-
able adjunct in horse feeding, and con-
tinues: For horses, as for other ami
mails, this substance has been found
to produce very satisfactory results. A
striking illustration of this is afford
ed by the case reported from the Ar
gentine of some horses tat, owing
to the imperfect roads and severe
transport work, became exhausted and
fell ready victims to disease. Sugar
was added to the food of these ami
mails, and the effects thereof were
quite surprising, as it is stated that
not only was fatigue overcome by the
inclusion of small quantity of sugar
in the daily ration. but that several
animals that had become quite useless
regained strength and capacity for the
work.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
KITCHEN HELPS.

After sweeping the carpet, rub il
over with cloth wrung out in vine
gar and water, and if possible do not
let 1t be walked upon until it is dry.
The quantity of vinegar is a teacupful
to pail of warm water, and this
treatment often has a wonderfully
good effect in reviving the faded color
Of an old carpet.
Do not allow white gloves to be-
come too much soiled before having
them cleaned. They have to be
rubbed SO hard to remove the soil
that the kid becomes roughened and
stiff.
Butter will remove almost any kind
of stain except ink stain. Rub it into
the stain, then wash quickly in hot
water with a fine soap.
Cream will not drip from a pitcher
on the tablecloth if the nose of the
pitcher is rubbed with butter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
AS 71S|RA 1zgg IA
A DRY MOP.

A discarded underfiannel, with an
old broom for handle, will be found,
on trial, to make as good dry mop
as those sold at stores. Either cut
of the sleeves of the shirt or tuck
them inside the armholes, and tie it
tightly around the broomhandle. The
weight of the broom pressing against
the flannel takes the place OF the
frame work of the mop, and is even
better than a store mop for taking
up the dust. Shirts that have some
wool in them are better than the
ribbed cotton Jerseys, as the dust adj
heres to them better, although both
are good. A friend told me the other
day that she never thinks of buying
dry mop for fner hardwood floors;
she always uses a homemade one of
this kind, and finds it very satisfac-
tory.-H. M. Richardson in the Epi-
tomist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
HAVE THE NESTS NICE.

To keep hens cheerful and have
them lay well in winter, clean, soft
nests of warm hay or straw, placed
where they will be protected from cold
winds, snow and ram, should be pro-
vided for them. They should be clean
ed out occasionally and fresh nay put
in, and when an egg is found broken
it should be removed at once, for,
aside from the fact that the more en-
terprising layers might out of curl
osity taste of it, and thus acquire the
hateful egg-eating habit, single
broken egg in nest will soon cause
millions of lice which, once they have
secured a foothold. are not to be ex-
PEELED without more or less heroic
treatment 1t IS advisable to have
either tobacco-dust or earth saturated
with carholic acid convenient for scat
tering in the nests when they are
cleaned.-New Yorker, in the Epito-
mist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
WINTERING HOGS ON ALFALFA
HAY

Many readers will doubtless be sur
prised when / say that the majority
of farmers in this part of the country
try to winter their stock hogs on roots
alone without any grain. was talk
ing to one man two winters ago,
which, by the way, was very severe
winter, when he told me that ne had
already lost seven of his largest hogs
and the rest looked as If they were
going to die, and that he was giving
them all the carrots they could eat.
I told Linn that if were he I would
try feeding alfalfa. He looked little
doubtful. but said he would try it.
When next saw him 1 asked him If
he had tried it; he said he had and
that the hogs began to pick up at
once l do not recommend feeding
alfalfa alone to hogs, but with small
allowance of grain night and morn
ing, hogs can be wintered over cheap
er and in better condition on fine al
falfa hay than anything that l have
ever tried. l have found the third
cutting to give the best satisfaction,
If cured properly.-The Epitomist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13

To preserve the horse from lame
ness the smith should not be allowed
to trim the hoof more than necessary
to fit the shoe and should never be
permitted to pare down the frog of
the foot. The frog is the natural cush-
ion which nature has provided to
break the violent concursion of the
foot when it impacts the road when
the animal is in action To ruthless
" slash away the outside horny COW
ering and let the soft semi-fatty tissue
Of the frog come In contact with the
grtund is barbarous, and must handi-
cap the horse in travelling until the
frog shall have again grown a pro-
tecting covering for the more tender
parts of the great cushion which has
been placed in the center of his foot
to take up the Jar and keep his legs
sound. It Is positively wonderful why
farmers will insist in thus having their