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The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
WHALES DEFEND THEIR YOUNG.
Strong Affection Exists Among Levls.
thans Of the Sea-

Strong Affection Exists Among Levls.
thans Of the sea.
Whales-like so many other ami
mals-are brave in defense Of their lit
tie ones. A young whale was once
harpooned; its mother, in great dis
tress, came, and selling hold OF It,,
dived with It to considerable depth;
then she rose to the surface and dart
ed this way and that, as II vainly seek
ing for some other means of escape
Though closely followed by the boats
she made no effort to get away her.
self; her sole thought was for her
child. At last she was harpooned, hut
even then she chung to her little one
until, in the course Of an hour. both
were dead. Whales are affectionate
companions. Two whales we're ones
swimming together, and one Of them
was harpooned. The wounded ami
NAL, assisted by her friend, made a
terrible resistance, and sent boat
with FIVE men in It to the bottom. AT
length the injured one died of her
wounds, when her companion. rather
than survive her, stretched his head
over her dead body and allowed him.
self to be killed.-"Little Folks"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Dying In the Shell.

| suppose that everyone has had
trouble with chicks dying in the shell.
In some years the trouble Is greater
than in other years. have been told
by one poultry.raiser that where
chicks die in the shell the fowls had
been fed too much lime and the shells
we're therefore too strong for the
chicks to break. On the other hand
have been told that II was due to lack
Of moisture in the air; that the chicks
in developing in the shell had so little
moisture that they could not expand
themselves and break the shell or
had not the vitality necessary to do so.
| do not know that can tell why
the chick dies in the shell, but can't
help doing some guessing One of
these guesses is that the chick in the
shell is a weakling and II may be that
a weakling would have less chance to
break out OF a thick shell than a thin
one. To that extent the shell that
has lot of lime in its makeup would
be an obstacle to the breaking out OF
the chick. But in that case would 1t
not be a benefit anyway to have the
chick die in the shell? II II succeeded
in breaking out 1t would perhaps be
come a poor breeder, producing chicks
that would be OF little use in the
world because of too small vitality?
So | think it is just as well to let
the weak chicks die in the shell. That
Is a theory that | hold, but do not
hold very strongly because who shall
know the ways Of life?
Another theory | have is that the
fowl that produced the egg was not
properly fed or the male at the head
of the flock was not sufficiently well
fed TO be vigorous. This would mean
a lessened vitality OF the germ In the
egg or of the substance of the egg
itself which substance comes from
the mother am inclined to think
that this matter OF feed is at the bot
tom Of the matter and that when we
know more about feeding poultry we
will know more about why chicks die
in the shell and bow to prevent that.
| am the more inclined toward this
theory because in some experiments
in the feeding of a partial meat ration
to fowls 1t was found that the fowls
that had meat were so vigorous that
none Of them died. while other Aocks
under the same conditions except that
they were fed no meat suffered the
usual losses of developing fiocks.-
Estelle Harper. Carroll Co., ILL.,, in
Farmers Review.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08

families whose liberaHJy and enter
prise planned and completed the Pena-
cook academy, The old academy
building at the "Plains" Is now used
also for the public school, The bell
on this building was the gift of Daniel
Webster.
But the pride of Boscawen seems 10
be in the talented sons It has sent out
into the world. This pride is shown
In TIE memorial stones that the town
has put up in various places of in.
teTest.
HIRE Webster studied and had his
law office, and up and down the broad
street he marched the young men in
the evening with hooppoles serving
as arms, The stately maIsion known
as the Webster place, which he owned
for a while and sold to his brother
Ezekiel, stands on a main corner OF
the town. The grounds are adorned
with several marble statues.
Not far to the south stands the Dix
house. now owned by the Rev DR.. A.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Mixed ENGLISH Language.

Why is one who bets a better"
while a man who estimates Is an "es.
tlmator," and what Is II that causes so
many words like these to differ In
the spelling Of their last syllables. A
grammarian explains that the differ.
ence is due to the fact that the Eng.
lish language comes from two great
sources, some words being Germanic
and others Latin, For the Germanic
roots add "er' in worker" while the
Latin roots add COR" in factor" There
is the Germanic speaker" and the
Latin "orator. And no one would
dream OF writing either OF makor or
OF a Greater.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Sheep and Run Down Farms.

One good way to bring up abandon
ed farms is to go into sheep raising,
covering the land as fully as possible
with sheep, The quality Of the land
will be improved by the droppings
from the animals and at the same
time the weeds will be kept down, U.s.
ually land that Is run down must re-
ceive some treatment connected with
the keeping of live stock and there
seems TO be no kind OF live stock that
is more easily put onto such land than
the sheep as generally the owner Of a
run down farm has small capital and
cannot invest heavily in stock and
equipment for cattle or horse raising.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08

g.,

A. Berle whose family spend the sum.
mers here. II was near the house that
Webster had his law Office Here was
born on the oath of July, 1898, Gen.
John A. Dix, whose memorable words
In the early days of the civil war,
"If any one attempts to haul down the
American flag, shoot him on the
spot made him as famous as his
literary efforts or his craftsmanship
His greatgrandfather, Jonathan
Dix, died here at the age of "a. His
grandfather, Timothy Dix, was a lead
ing citizen of the town and was post
master for years, and his father. Col
Timothy Dix, lived here as a respect.
ed citizen, but died from exposure
while his regiment acted as rear guard
OF the American army during the war
OF 1872. and while on the banks of the
st. Lawrence. He had a great pride
in the school of his district, and Sc
lected its teachers with great care.
He brought Gen. Fessenden of Port
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Gapes.

The presence of cape worms in the
windpipe OF the chick is what causes
gapes, which in turn cause numerous
deaths among the broods OF half
grown chicks. These worms are
round, small, and have a forked
appearance due to the permanent
joining Of the male and female. Ere
quently these worms collect in such
numbers in the windpipes OF the
chicks that strangulation is caused.
The chicks succeed in coughing up
some OF the worms and these are
eaten by other chicks which in turn
become affected. For this reason
chicks that appear to have the gapes
should be separated from the others
or rather the others should be separ.
ated from them, as they may have
already coughed up some OF the
worms and thus infected the ground.
When sapes are present do not per-
NIT the chicks to eat angle worms, as
the cape worm is parasite of the
angle worm.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Fiber In Feeds.

There is one important point that
some feeders lose sight OF and
that is the value Of fiber in feed OF
COWS or in fact OF any animals adapt
ed to the consumption of fresh and
dried grasses Fiber is coming to be
recognized as a very important con
stituent of the feed of cows. Where It
has been ignored, as in the great feed
ing yards connected with distilleries,
the results have not been good. Just
how much fiber the COW must have in
her food TO do her best is not now
known, but the more It is investigated
the more does II appear that the
amount is quite large. We can easily
overdo the matter of feeding concen'
trates.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Question Still Open.

Sir Francis Jeune. the distinguished
English jurist. started a cyclone
when he was hearing a divorce case
by remarking from the bench that II
was the popularity of women not to
be able to love two men at once;
whereas, a man can love two women
at the same time" For this remark
he brought upon himself storm OF
feminine criticism which lasted for
some time. The question has never
been settled to everybody's satisfac.
tiOn
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08

This disease we have heard much
about, but II is one concerning which
we know very little. Il has not yet
been worked out, though II is reported
that one OF the professors connected
with the University OF California is
at present working on the problem,
hoping TO determine its true character
and whether It is the same as the
human disease OF the same name.
Birds affected with this disease cease
to lay and lose flesh rapidly. Il is not
known that anything can be done to
cure fowls so affected, but as soon as
symptoms appear the sick birds should
be disposed OF. II more than one has
been sick II is better to remove the
flock from the yard they have been
occupying and give thorough clean.
ing 10 the pens,
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08

A sneezing competition between
half a dozen old women took place
recently in certain Lancashire
(Eng) town. The competitors were
at liberty to use any means of bring
ing about a sneeze, a tin OF the best
snuff being actually provided for the
purpose. Everybody present at the
unique contest went into commissions
at the sneezing feats of the contest.
ants, one OF the old danes keeping
up the performance until she fell
down. exhausted. She was awarded
the prize, consisting of a sovereign
and a silk handkerchief.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
MILK CRUST ON BABY.
Lost All His HsIr-scratched TIL
Blood Ran - Grateful Mother
Tells OF His Cure by cutL
cura for 75c-

when our baby boy was three
months old he had the milk crust very
badly on bis head. 80 that all the hair
came out, and II itched 30 bad he
would scratch until the blood ran.
got cake of Cuticura Soap and a box
OF Cuticura Ointment. applied the
Cuticura and put thin cap on his
head. and before l had used half OF
the box II was entirely cured. his hair
commenced to grow out nicely again.
and he has had no return Of the trou-
BILE. (Signed) Mrs. II. p. Holmes.
Ashland, Or"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
KNEW WAYS OF TuRKEYa
Texas Hunter Got His Sleep and
Game as Well.

hCNah FIuUtcT SOt TVS olcCp anu
Game as We'll.
Some years ago | was the guest of
friend who owned a ranch away
down on the Nueces river. in the
south. west OF San Antonio" said Mr..
II. J. Rice OF New Orleans. The re-
giou abounded in game. and wild tur-
keys were especially numerous. Never
having bagged one OF these birds. |
was keen to go after them, and my
host promised to take me. We start
ed out on the hunt, and | could al
ready see a magnificent gobbler fall
ing to my fire. After walking several
miles my friends remarked that 1t was
well to rest a while, and threw him
self down under the shade OF a mes
quite bush. This did not suit me at
all, for | was eager to go on, and |
demonstrated with him about losing
valuable time. For answer he rolled
over on the grass and went to sleep
at which | was fired with anger and
half a notion to go back to the house.
II was well along in the afternoon be-
fore he aroused from his nap, and
then. with an apologize smile, he
said: We won't have to wait long
now. for this is tho place the turkeys
come to roost. and all we will have
to do is to hide and shoot them down.
It was Just as he said. and about sun
down there came superb drove OF
wild turkeys Unconscious of danger,
they came almost upon us before we
let drive at them, with the result that
four OF the largest were stretched
upon the ground. After that | never
criticised the methods OF a Texas
hunter. "-Washington Post
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
The "XaIIeY Of Industry"

In ravine near the meeting house
there is little hamlet and an old
mill This spot used to be known as
the valley of Industry" an appro-
pirate name. The people of the will.
age. or plains" as II is called, are
mostly engaged in agriculture, and the
manufacturing interests, which are
now considerable, have developed at
the southern part OF the town, which
forms quite a part of the village of
PenacOok Here they have the power
Of the Contoocook just as It joins the
Merrimac. These consist largely OF
extensive -four mills, the old Fisher
Vile saw works, the noted Concord
axle works, the products of which
find sale in all parts of the country,
and the well known Harris wooden
mills.
The school building and grounds at
this part of the town make a beauti.
full picture. They are a fitting monu-
ment to the Gates, Brown and Rolfe
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Fewer Women Are cremated.

Feminine conservatism seems to
show itself even In the matter of
cremation. In Germany, during the
first three months Of this year, the
bodies OF 139 women we're cremated.
as against 3O7 bodies OF men There
was an increase of 3S per cent in the
total number OF cases over the same
period last year.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Triumph Of the VIII.

The story is told Of book-keeper
who wrote a glowing eulogy Of his
employer-just deceased-maklng use
of this remarkable estimate: His
keen perception and indomitable will
led him into the grocery and feed
business. and subsequently induced
him to embark in the coal business"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Girls Keeping Their Freedom.

The London girl. says a correspond.
ent, seems in less hurry to marry than
her provincial sisters. for the good
reason that she has plenty OF amuse.
ments, as often as not club OF her
own, and as much freedom as her
married friends. She certainly seems
TO marry later and naturally expects
much more than those who have lived
moro quietly.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Had Birth in 1860
lsnecial Corresnondencel

Especial Correspondence
Boscawen is a quiet little New Eng
land town. lying on the west bank
of the Merrimac river, and about
seven miles north of Concord. IT en-
Joys the distinction of being the only
place OF the name in the country. 1t
certainly is a word of pliable orthog'
raphy, for a curious postmaster copied
thirty.three different methods of spell
ing the name in two years.
Who first suggested the name Is not
clear, but II appears first in call TOT
the first town meeting over the sigma
ture of Joseph Coffin, and dated April
30, 1860, The name was given In honor
of Admiral Edward de Boscawen OF
the English navy, whose fame was
bright at this time, for he had just
fought great battle with the French
navy off Cape Vincent and had nearly
annihiated II. One other spot In the
world bears his name, and that Is an
island in the Pacific.
The scenery of the town Is charm
ing, especially in the summer time
The meadow views on the Merrimac,
with "Muchedo" bank for back
ground, surely rival the scene at Con
way. From Knowlton's HILL which
might well be called a mountain, Is
obtained fine landscape view. and
the rim of the horizon will take in
Kearsarge, Monadnock, Wachusett,
the Unconoonucks, Sunapee, Ascutney,
Cardigan, Moosilauke, Chocorua, the
Franconia range. and on a clear day.
the far-away peak Of Mt Washington.
The beauty spot Of Boscawen is its
village street, wonderfully broad and
mile or more In length. It Is shaded
by great, picturesque elms some OF
which spread so that they meet over
head on the wide thorOughfare, and
furnish a grateful shade as well as
charming street scene. Large and
well-kept houses and lawns line the
street. There are two stores, but
neither a doctor nor a lawyer in the
village.
There is one church, nominally Con
gregatlonal, but made the spiritual
home of all Christians. The history
OF the church is interesting. Its first
pastor was the noted DR.. Wood, who
fitted Daniel Webster and many other
boys for Dartmouth college. He took
great interest in all town AFFAIRS, es-
pecially in educational matters, and,
though he received a salary of not
more than $500 per year. he helped n
number of young men through col
lege, and when he died left property
which has been invested in intervale
lands which yield quite little income
to support the present church.
The town is now quite strong in
temperance sentiment, always voting
down any proposition to legalize the
sale OF liquor. but when The meeting
house was raised in the western part
OF the town. now the new town of
Webster. the men stopped to drink
as each broadside went up. The
selectmen's books of that time show
this entry: paid for rum to raise
the new meeting house, 60 It's I'd"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08

An English laborer arrested on
charge Of theft, which proved to be
false, was found, on being searched at
the police station. to have gold. silver
and bronze coins in various parts Of
his attire to the amount of $3.50 The
weight OF them was forty pounds.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured By Hslrs
FL. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known v. J. Cheney
for the last IS years and believe him perfectly hon
orable in all business transactions and financially
able 70 carry out any obligations sde by his arm.
WALDiNo, KirsAN MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, D.
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood aud mucous surfaces OF the
system Testimonials sent free. Price 70 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
wIyes Of the kIno Of Assam.

The King Of Assam has 200 wives,
who are divided into nine grades.
When one Of them dies her body
Is lowered from the roof OF the pal
ace to be buried; the law In Assam
prohibits the carrying of a corpse
through the doors.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
>EA

What is this newspaper
for?
To tell what you want to
know; here it is.
Ike sohllllng's Rest
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Sheen Has No Wool.

The sheep that has no wool comes
from Barbados. How 1t got there mo-
body knows, but 1t is supposed to
have come from Africa originally.
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
His SYMPTOMS.

A London curate the other day re.
oeived an astonishing answer to an
inquiry after a parishloner's health.
well, sir" said the latter. some.
times feels anyhow; sometimes |
feels nohow; and there be times
when feels as stlff as a himmldge!"
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
The Return Trio.

She lifted me up TO the skies
With the promise that shOne In her eys
We married and then
The most happy Of men
She brought down again with her piesl
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08

do not believe Plso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and oolds.-JoHN H.
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. 10, 1900
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08

The bad mans death is horror; but
the Just does but ascend to glory from
the dust.-Habbingt
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
TEA

Won't every careful wo-
man buy e ID of all four
kinds Schilling's Best and
try them
Your grocer returns your money q you don't liLett
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
Important 20 Mothers.

Sheffield Heavy Coal Consumer.
In proportion TO its size Sheffield
-onsn-1es about eight times a. much
a- n~s~v
The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-06-08
USE TIE FAMOus
Sneezlna Competition.

Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2oE. package 3
cents. The Russ Company, South Bend, Ind
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-27
THE CHRISTMAS HOLLY.

An Appropriate Decoration For This sea-
son Of Rejoicing.
A picturesque shrub especially useful at
this time Of the year Is the holly, with Its
tough and shining spinous leaves and its
pretty little, full. round berries. 1t is the
only plant appropriate to this happy period
that relic YES the dead green and mopoto
nous white of the nonflowering plants and
vines supposed to belong to Christmas and
the days that follow Epiphany. Like the
niistietoe, most Of the holly exposed fol
sale In American marts comes from Great
Britain, although some species Of the plant
grow in the southern states.
The commercial holly, however, Is cut
in Scotland and sent here In bags. 1t is
most valuable to work up In combination
with laurel, Ivy and mistletoe into
wresths, anchors, stars, crowns and other
ecclesiastical designs, while for running
deooration-that is, long festoons and
great sweeps Of green-a few Of the bright
red berries wound In at regular intervals
heighten the effect and relieve the eye.
The favorite manner OF arranging holly
for sale Is to make 1t up into some one OF
tho numerous designs appropriate to the
day and the season, and thus most OF the
plant offered this year Ia fashioned. Holly
is not 80 expensive as the lnistletoe and Is
more hardy and lasting. 1t has no tradi-
ton connected with 1t, however, and thus
loses It's sentimental value. But to the
decorator. the artist, the florist and the
dealer 1t Is one Of the best, most ornate
and suggestive plants for use at home OF
in public places that can be selected at this
season.-Chicago Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-27
Old Christmas Customs.

One custom that has come to US from
ao.oss the sea Is that Of hanging up stock.
lngs on Christmas eve. Little children are
taught that st. Nicholas brings in gifts to
them through closed windows, and 1t Ii
supposed this custom started from tradi'
ton that st. Nicholas used to throw purses
of money In through the windows Of poor
maidens, 50 that they might have marriage
portions.
Howison, In his sketches Of upper Can.
ada, says that he met once at midnight on
q beautiful moonlight Christmas eve an
Indian, who was softly creeping along on
the ground. Upon being questioned, the
Indian motioned to him to be silent, and
said: "We watch to soc the deer kneel.
This Is Christmas night, and all the deel
fall upon their knees to the Great Spirit
and look up."-Seleoted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-27
Cheap Holiday Rates via Seaboard
Air Line Railway.

Round trip tickets will be sold by
the Seaboard Air Line Railway at
greatly reduced rates on account of
Christmas Holidays. Tickets will be
sold on December %, %, "A, 25, 80
and 81, 1905, and January /, 1906,
limited to Jan. 4, 1906, returning.
For Schools and Colleges-Holiday
tickets will also be sold at reduced
rates upon presentation and sur
render of certificates signed by the
superintendent, principal or presi-
dent of schools and colleges, to teach
ers or pupils. Such tickets will be
sold Dec. II to "a, inclusive, With
final limit Jan. 6, 1906.
For information regarding rates
and time of trains and for Pullrn.. N
car reservation, call on your nearest
Seaboard Air Line Ticket Agent or
write w. E. Christian,
A. G. P. !.
Atlanta, n.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-27

Something nice to read the latest Novels
ut speeds Drug StQIa.
For fine fsvoring; extracts 60 10 Mflford's
Drug Store. He msf fe' them himself
Don. smoke NEAR. .eiears when you can got
Speeds Cincos for he same price, they rre
more popular than Ssvsr ~ Will take ten
thousand 10 supply our demand this month
December and this demand is steady in.
creasing. speeds Drug Store. 49,.
We have the best line OF boys &C hool and
dress shoes ever shown In Ab0evllle. Perrin
IL thing Co.