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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
THOSE FRIGHTENED HENS.

When a farmer, or a farmers wife,
goes into the yard where the fowls
are kept and you Immediately see a
great commotion caused by the hens
scurrying around into all sorts Of cor
ners, etc.. you can make up your
mind that there is something radical
ly wrong with the one who takes care
of those hens. The V hens
that are being constantly shooed,
frightened or driven about are never
paying hens. They can no more be
made profitable than a nervous or
excitable COW. If your hens are of
this class, you can make up your
mind that there is something wrong
and not with the hens-and you
should apply the remedy as quickly
as possible.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
In Ear Counties.

When the shower came up the art
ist, who vas walking through New
Hampshire on a sketching tour
sought shelter under a tree, where
he was o joined by another way
farer, a man of middle age. who look
ed a sort of better-class tramp, and
indeed was one.
The two entered into conversation
and it came out that the wayfarer' was
a harness maker by vocation, but g
rover by prediction.
YES" he said, I'm a rolling stone.
I'm never happy in one place. I'm
here today and gone tomorrow. There
amt any fossil about me. I'm on the
move all the time. The world is made
to see. I say. and I'm bound to see
all / Al of it."
The artist began to think that he
had f~sllen in with a modern Marco
Polo, ind by way of leading up to
come interesting anecdotes Of the
antipcaSes, he remarked:
"Yoa must have been quite a trav-
ellcr."
We'll, that's about So" the mai
modestsy replied. Il reckon I could
find mrs way over New Hampshire with
my cyss shut, and I was once two
months in Vermont Youths Com
panior~
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
H o sows

Give brood sows the freedom OF
the pasture fields when with young
pigs, and as soon as the pigs are old
enough to eat, feed a little shelled
corn and dry middlings with a mash
of wheat middlings and milk. .Sows
with pigs should always have access
to a good blue grass pasture and
should not be fed too much corn. The
largest part of the ration should be
made up of oats and bran with a lit
tie oil meal. Have plenty of char
coal and ashes constantly available.
An occasional feed of salt will be
found proftable.-The Massachusetts
PlOughman.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
CAFE

For two quarts, take twelve ounces
of freshly roasted coffee lido not
grind it,. Put this into a sirup, ADD
the yolks of eight eggs, place it on
the fire and keep constantly stirred
until it thickens, take off the range
and strain. Keep stirring after plac'
ing the mixture on the ice. Beat q
quart of whipped cream to a froth
and add to the mixture. Put all in
a mold, cover closely and place in a
bucket of sailed ice for two hours or
more. Wipe off the mold carefully
so that no PARTICLES of salt remain,
dip in warm water, turn out and
serve Immediately.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
USEFUL HINTS.

A clam shell is better and more
convenient for scraping a pot or ket
tie than a knife.
Keep a bottle of salad oil well
corked, in a cold, dry place. and al
ways in the dark.
If ice is applied to a burned finger
until it stops smarting the skin will
dry and leave no blister.
If stove polish is moistened with
benzine the backing will last much
LONGER and be brighter or the stove.
Fill used cans with cold water, but
let them soak away from the stove,
as heat makes them harder to clean.
Dissolve a little fine white sugar IN
the last rinsing water when washing
fine lace, and do not s starch.
To remove a rusty screw, first ap-
ply a very hot iron to the head for a
short time, then Immediately use the
screw driver.
A verv strong solution of alum and
hot water applied to furniture and
creyices in walls will destroy vermin
of all kinds.
Powdered horse chestnuts, dried
and reduced to a powder, are said tn
be excellent for removing tan and
whitening the hands. Use it like al
mond meal.
Dot the layers and top of the maple
sugar or chocolate frosted cake with
English walnut meat. They improve
looks and taste.
A salad that is a favorite among
persous who like addressed fruit
salads combines oranges, nut meats
and watercress. Dress with oil. II
the oranges are sour they will. sup
ply the acid. y :
Baked custard sYeetened with ma
pie sugar makes a variation in an old
time dainty. If made with half milk
and half cream it will be more de-
licious.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
A Cheerful Helper.

The energy which Mrs. Rideou'
brought to all her own affairs extend
ed to those of her family, and ever
her neighbors. At times her helples:
relatives made feeble protests, bur
they were always oyerborne.
"Yes, I'm going on to New Yorl
with mother early in September, be
fore her friends get back" said Mrs
Rideout, cheerily, to one of the cous
ms, while her little mother sat near
her with apprehension written all ovel
her small features.
I'm going to have mothers teeth
out them" said Mrs. Rideout, with q
%reassuring smile. They trouble her
I know, though she says little about
it. And I'm intending to stop at Cous-
in Annals on the way, and say that
can take her Frank along and see to
having his teeth Strengthened at the
same time. He's dreading it, and it's
better over with before his school be.
gins.
"Then I've written Aunt Mary
Greggson that l can take a room al
the hospital for Cousin Eta, and she
can 60 there and have her tonsils re.
moved once for all and her throat thor
oughly looked over; andsI think her
eyes need some little attention, too.
There's a tendency to a~sdrooping lid in
one, and those things are so easily
done while you're right there.
. Yes said this cheerful planner,
counting her victims with a thought
full air, II can manage it all, and give
them each some of my time every day
while I'm having ] my winter suit
made / don't think Of trouble ever
at such ,times:si Isiovet to be helpful:
it's my, lifeIYouth's Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
PROTECTION FOR COWS.

Many farmers are in the habit of
permitting their COWS to stay On the
pasture through the night; we prefer
the plan of having them in the well
ventilated and quite cool barns where
they can be groomed if necessary and
the milking done with greater COM
fort to both mixer and animal. Ii,
however, one thinks best to leave
them on the pasture all night, some
sort of protection should be provid-
ed so that in case a heavy storm
up they will not be made mis-
cradle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
STEERS PAY.

At the Ontario agricultural college
the long-keep steers have always pro
duced cheaper gains than the short
keep steers 1t is impossible, how
ever, to produce a pound of gain in
live weight at the price per pound
for which live animals are sold. There
is, therefore, a loss on every pound of
increase which a steer makes, and
the more pounds of increase which
he is required to make before he is
fit for market, the greater the loss
will be. Thus a steer which requires
to gain only 200 pounds before he is
fit for market, will give a smaller loss
than the steer which requires to gain
800 pounds before he is finished. 1t
is true, as mentioned before, that the
long-k6ep steer can be made, with
careful feeding, to produce a pound
of gain at a less cost than the short
keep steer; but this difference in IA
or of the long-keep steer is not suf-
ficient to counterbalance the disad-
vantage in having to put on a greater
number of pounds. The only chance
of profit that the feeder has is In
making the carcass which he pur-
chases worth so much more per
pound than he paid for it that it will
wipe out the loss incurred in produc-
ing the gain in weight. This being
the case, 1t follows that a person can
afford to pay more for a fieshy steer
which a be finished in a short time
than for a steer which requires to
make a larger gain, and consequently
calls for a longer period of feeding.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
He%ss3SS7}Rza ly ~ y
EU @sSG9GSQH
PARsNIP BALLS.

Boil parsnips and mash them as you
would potatoes. To w cups of the
mashed parsnips add two tablespoon
fuls of melted butter and one egg.
Form this mixture into small balls
and set in the ice chest. Leave for
two hours, then drop in boiling fat
and dry. These are a nice accompa1i-
ment to roast or broiled meat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
MILK SAUCE.

Dissolve a tablespoonful of flour in
cold milk; see that it is free from
Jumps. Whisk an ounce of butter and
a cupful of sugar to a cream, and
add to it a pinch of salt. Mix togeth-
er half a pint of milk, n egg, and
the flour; stir this into the butter
and add a dash of nutmeg or any
flavor; beat until near the boiling
point and serve. Very nice in place
of cold cream.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
SWEET POTATO PUFF.

Boil sweet potatoes, peel them, and,
while hot, mash. Add melted butter
and milk until you have a soft mass.
then whip in two well-beaten eggs,
and enough cream to make a very
soft mixture. Add salt n turn into
a buttered pudding dish and bake to
a go~lden-brown. This is delicious.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

"Johnny," said the teacher, PRO
nounce delighted"
"Yessur," replied Johnny. do you
want it according to Webster or &C.
cording to ROOSEVELT"
what do you meanf"
"Why, If it is according to Web
ster it is delighted and il II is ac-
cording to Roosevelt it is delight
ed.'"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
MILK FOR CALVES AND PIGS.

The experience in the use of sweet
skim milk from the e separator,
for feeding calves and pigs, is uni
formly favorable. A farmer writes
that he has been using it fresh from
the separator for over three years
both in feeding calves and pigs and
has found it most excellent. For
calves he mixes a little meal and
middlings with the milk, and fer pigs
increases the meal somewhat, and
says that both grow rapidly on such
feeding. He warns against feeding
milk that has soured in the least
and himself feeds it sweet from the
separator.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

Mr.. Stammerton-Oh, violas-e~
that is, M-M-Miss Sere, I-er-lul-
lul-lul-
Miss Sere (coyly)-Yes, Mr.. SIAM
merton, say 1t. Don't lee afraid.
Mr.. Stammerton-rm afraid it's z
-g-going to t-t-t-take me so lul
long to say it that you'd bub-bet-
ter remark "This is so sudden now.
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
COMMON SWEET SAUCE.

Into a pint Of water stir a paste
made of a tablespoonful of cornstarch
or flour rubbed smooth with a little
cold water); add a cupful of sugar
and a tablespoonful of vinegar. Cook
we'll for three minutes. Take from
the fire and add a piece of butter as
large as a small egg; when cool, hav-
or with a tablespoonful of vanilla Or
lemon extract.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

Moyne breathed his
last. He was a
~well-rounded play
er, a pupil of
Booth, Forrest and
fletcher, and was
willing and able to
take a wide variety
of parts. He was
master of q certain
unctuous humor,
and liked best to
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
Making No lnvidious Comparison.
n- Ia s,cf rlo;n tho wolf

Putnam had just slain the
1T wasn't much Of an exploit" he
said to the reporters, with his accus-
toned modesty. "Still. considering
the primitive nature of the weapons
/ had to use, | reckon it was fully as
daring a thing to do as if I had made
a walking arsenal of myself with
breechloading rifles and magazine
guns, and gone out to Colorado to
shoot bobcats-and I'm not naming
any names, either"
Remarking that the incident would
live In history without any adyentir
tious aids be declined, with some ir-
'ritation, to pose for the man with the
camera.-Chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
An Obliging Playmate.

Ma, may ] so out and play with
Willie Grafter?'
That's the son Of the politician, isn't
lt?"
Il dunno whose son he is, ma, but
he's the only boy on the street who
says / can lick him an don't make me
prove it."-ClevelanG Plain Dealer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

"Of course the professor is a pretty
shabby old fellow, bit he understands
at least a dozen languages"
Him! but he doesn't hear money talk
in any Of Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

ering it with soil is also adopted In
some sections, but a vine so tender as
to require this treatment ought not
to be planted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
A WELL-RouNDED ACTOR.

William j.. LeMoyne, Who Died
Recently in New York.
One of the oldest actors on the
American stage passed away Monday
in New York. when William J. Lee
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

Urittick read your essay
and he; insists that you're beyond your
depth.
De RiterrAhl I thought he would
Gaddie-You did? Then you know
whatlhe means y;a<
De, RiterGYes. he means simply that
I'm beyond his 'dcpth.-Deffoit News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
knowledge Not Profitable.

The easiest way to prepare a quick break.
fast is to use Mrs. Austin's Pancake -four.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

The king Of the Belgians is punet
ual IN all his appointments.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
RAT1oNS FOR GROWING PIGS.

RAT1ONS FOR GROWING PIGS.
James Wilson, Secretary of Agri
culture, in an address before the Iowa
Swine Breeders, presented the fol
lowing on rations for growing pigs:
Twenty 20 sixty pound pigs
Three ounces of corn meal to each
quart of milk. Sixty to 100 pound
pigs:-Six ounces of corn meal to
each quart of milk. One hundred to
$50 pound pigs:-Eight ounces of
corn meal to each quart of milk.
On most farms the supply of milk
will be limited and in these cases the
same station recommends the follow
ing rations:
1. Twenty to $50 pound pigs
Three ounces of corn meal, wheat,
rye II hominy meals to each quart OF
milk, and then gradually increase
meals to satisfy appetites.
Twenty to sixty pound pigs:-Miik
at disposal, plus mixture of one-third
corn meal, one-third wheat bran aud
one-third gluten meal to satisfy ap-
petites.
2. Sixty tt 100 pound pigs:-Milk
at disposal, plus the mixture of one
half corn meal, one-fourth wheat
bran, and one-fourth gluten meal to
satisfy appetites.
One hundred to $50 pound pigs
Milk at disposal, plus the mixture OF
two-thirds corn meal, one-sixth wheat
bran and one-sixth gluten meal to
satisfy appetitss.
Twenty to sixty pound pigs
Three ounces of corn meal to each
quart of milk and four ounces of glu-
ten feed as a substitute fer quart of
milk.
8. Sixty to one hundred pound
pigs:-Milk at disposal and mixture
Of one-half corn meal and one-half
gluten feed to satisfy appetites.
One hundred to $50 pound pigs
Milk at disposal and mixture of two
thirds corn meal and one-third gluten
feed to satisfy appetites.
SILAGE FOR BEEF CATTLE.
Some weeks ago we published al
interesting article from a noted cattle
feeder of Ohio, Mr.. Humphrey Jones,
showing the value of ORR silage for
beef cattle. In a recent issue OF the
Breeders Gazet.e, Mr.. ]. E. Wing, an
other well-kL IN cattle feeder, says
On the same lject:
I'VE have sed the silo two win
tiers with young cattle that We were
fattening and three winters with
lambs. We are entirely pleased witch
the results and are planning to build
our third silo. We do not, however,
put all Jul corn in the silO nor do
we advise the course or certain
amount of dry feed We think very
desirable in connection with silage
when it is fed.
We allow the corn to become as
ripe as it can without losing the juice
of the stalk; it is fully ripe enough to
crib carefully when we ensilo it. We
also plant in the usual manner, put
ting no more stalks to the hill than
If planted for cribbing, and use no
larger a variety of corn. We wish
the corn to mature before being put
in the silo. The ensiloing of imma-
ture green corn has not resulted well
for there is no fat in green, watery,
immature vegetation.
For some years past silage was fed
chiefly to dairy COWS, but in the past
few years cattle feeders are finding IL
equally as valuable for beef cattle,
and many silos will this season be
erected for this purpose.-lndlana
Farmer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

MaEy Of the large ocean greyhounds
carry cats as mascots.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30
THE BOOMING CANNON
RECiTALS OF CAMP AND CAT.
TIE INCIDENTS.

Survivors Of the Rebellion Relate
Many Amusing and Startling Incl
Tents o. Marches, Camp Life, Foras.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

THAT horrid brother Of mine ha,
trained his bulldog to howl every time
/ sing.y
"Must be a very uDintelligent dog
: ssThank yous -
ITO have to be trained, you know
Cleveland Leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

borers wearing a butternut pin We
took 1t away from him and he ske-
daddled for town. In ten minutes he
came back with forty or fifty men,
who said they had been looking for
us all day. AS each of US was acting
as escort for a young lady we explain
ed that this wasn't our time to fight
zone huge bully marched up to me
and explained that / would have to
take a licking. The young woman
with me caught up a Ratchet and
heavy weight from the scales on the
platform and, making ready to throw
n and strike with the other, said
quietly to me: I'VE are used to this.
Knock him down and l will keep of
the crowd" Just as the big man was
closing on me in answer to the girls
defiance a man in the crowd shouted:
Don't strike that soldier. He was an
old schoolmate Of mine, and he must
have fair play
"Thereupon the speaker crowded
forward and I recognized a fellow with
whom I had had scores Of tussles at
school. He took his stand beside me,
and others came to his assistance. In
the end we were permitted to take the
train."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

Thomas Vernon, or Honey Greek
Township, near Kokomo, Ind, IL prob
ably the only enlisted soldier Of the
civil war who has never been dis
charged Mr.. Vernon was one Of the
first to enlist In his country's service,
responding to the first call for $4,000
men. He was regularly mustered In
with his regiment 40 a private and
went into Camp Marion with his COM
rades.
When the commanding officers
learned that Vernon was supporting
the families Of seven soldiers, nearly
all In destitute circumstances, he In
structed the provost to send him home.
Vernon returned with instructions to
be ready to return to the field on call.
Through some error Vernon's name
was dropped from b muster roll, and
all record of him was lost
Vernon cannot be discharged, for the
reason that there is no record Of his
enlistment. During the entire period
cf the war he held himself in readi-
ness for the call to the front, but none
came, and he vas no farther than In
dianapolis. Forty-four years have
passed, and Vernon is still a soldier in
Uncle Sans service, having been reg
ularly sworn In and never mustered
out.
Vernon. now past SO years old and
feeble, had hoped that at some period
Or other the government would order
his release, butt IS now Of the opinion
that he will die In the harness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

Hanging In the Office Of Col. R. s,
Robertson, in Berry street, Fort
Wayne, Ind, is a "call to arms" that
has a history. 1t is printed on a sheet
of white paper about the size Of a page
of the Indianapolis News. 1t was pub
lished In Whitehall, N. Y, during the
civil war, and was q call for the or
g~anization of a regiment to come ex-
clusiyely from Washington County, of
that State. Gen. j. s. Croker, who or
gained the regiment, which was
known as the Ninety-third New York,
rose from the rank Of colonel to brevet
major general, and after the war was
made warden of the Federal prison at
Washington. As warden he conduct
ed the hanging of Charles Guiteau, the
murderer Of President Garfield. Gen.
Croker has been dead only a few years.
Col. Robertson came into possession
Of the call to arms in a singular way.
When he enlisted his mother took a
copy Of the call and folded and then
tucked 1t away in a drawer contain
ing precious mementoes. Years passed,
the war ended and the call to arms
was forgotten. Not long ago Col. Rob-
ertson happened to be rummaging
through a relic drawer and saw a
folded sheet lying among the other
keepsakes- He unfolded 1t. Imagine
his surprise when his old regiments
coll upfo1doa boforo him rbo <o,S~
were broken by age, but he carefully
pasted the old call on a piece Of mus
lin and then framed It. 1t now occu-
pies a conspicuous place In his Office,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

Justice I'm the Abstract.
Some persons can appreciate a joke
even though they be the victims Of 1t
Private Weed, Of Company A, as A. o
Marshall's Army Life" records, had
the ability of seeing justice in the alb
stract, although its application was
personal and undeserved. Weed was
always getting into trouble by hap.
pening along at the wrong time, as In
the following instance, when he re-
ceived punishment for depredations In
which he took no part
One day, as he was walking dowr
In command at Indianola, Tex, during
a part of the civil war, had the repu-
tation Of being q strict disciplinarianl
The town was deserted and the stores,
containing much stock, were aban-
doned. Gen. Warren gave strict orders
that no one should enter these shops
nor In any way NEEDLE with the goods.
noe day, as he was walking down
one Of the business streets, he saw
several lawless soldiers getting into a
side window Of a tobacco store. In
stead Of having them arrested, the gen.
eral dismissed them in his own prompt
and energetic way. Weed, as usual,
had come along at the unfortunate mo-
ment, and was treated as n of the
culprits. Warren was his ideal of a
soldier, and he rushed back to camp,
exclaiming:
II tell you, boys. the general is the
stavingest, best officer we ever had!
He mean business! He's just the
kind of an officer we needr'
An explanation Of this outburst was
asked.
Just now 1 saw Gen. Warren catch
some boys stealing tobacco and sugar.
He didn't fool about 1t one bitl He
caught one fellow and kicked him live
~. Kicked him right into the middle
of the street! I tell you, boys, he's a
splendid officer! He's a staving good
fellow! He's the boss!"
The eloquent praise was broken by
some one asking: "Who got the kick
ing?"
"Oh, / tell you he's a staving off,
cerr" wen on Weed. Hes chock-full
of energy! IL got the kicking!"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-30

w " lAkOuku luS
copperhead contingent, and we tore of
every butternut pin We could reach.
sometimes dragging the wearer into
the carriage and pummeling him. This
was exciting work, and we warmed to
It, but we Dol realized that we were
In a hornets nest. In less than half
an hour we were being chased by 500
men armed with canes, clubs and
stones. I v saw SO many canes In
my life. and the men wno carried them
meant business
They deployed to surround rs be-
fore we could get sdt Of the grounds.
We were nearing the fence when we
discovered another column, armed
with canes and clubs, coming from the
other direction. W. seemed to be be-
tween two converting hostile lines and
were about to cut and run when q
queer thing happened. One running
line struck the fence and demolished
It, and dashed on the other line with a
yell. We soon OWNED that one column
was made up Of our friends. or Of the
soldiers friends, and. whipping our
horses to q gtllop, we went into the
6eht- Il was beautiful. It was worth
remembering We routed the butter
nut fellows, and the soldiers who had
caused the trouble were the heroes OF
the hour.
This set n up too much. I'VE nour.
Ished our captured butternut pins re-
eardless OF consequences and talked
overmuch Of what we might do. When
We went, in the evening ~ take the
train We found one Of the railway a.