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The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
opportunities in China.

There are vast opportunities in
China for young Americans" said II.
i. Kendall of the British Government
service at Hongkong. ANY bright
young fellow who can get out to Hong
long or some other big city in one Of
the littoral States will have no trouble
at all in securing good position.
The exporting houses are anxious for
men who are IN to date and alive to
every opportunity.
"If young man gets into the en-
ploy Of some large exporting firm it
is only a matter of time before he is
getting a fine salary The social life
is charming. There are a number OF
highly cultivated people out there,
both in the army and in commercial
pursuits. The great ships which touch
al the ports keep every one constant
ly in touch with the other side of the
world.
THE inhabitants of the European
city at Hongkong have their clubs.
their theatres, their polo games AMI
their cricket, Just as if they were in
England. To all these the young man
OF pleasing address and ability has the
entree. AS the trade with the Orient
grows there will be still greater de.
mand for American young men. They
will be able to meet every call, but
the best equipped will be those who
are early in the field."-Kansas City
Journal.
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Buying New Stock.

There is NO better time Of year
than this at which to purchase new
stock. All of the breeders have .
large supply of young stock on their
hands and that stock has now de-
veluped enough to show its character.
isti,s. They are. most OF them. Aux
ious to get rid of some OF their stock,
to reduce expenses Of carrying the
birds through the winter. Many Of
the poorest birds will be sent to the
butcher and with them every year
go some others that lack a point or
two in some fancy requirement. The
breeders feel that il they are not slre
of selling these birds they must dis.
pose Of them at once. Young birds
are harder and can be transported
to 4 distance better than older birds.
Also, IL pullets are to be purchased
1t IS better to get them now, so that
they may have a chance to become
acquainted with their new quar-.
tiers before beginning to lay. Fowls
show inconsistencies very greatly, and
to change their location Just as
the laying season is opening is to re.
tari that operation for time. If
the buyer obtains his birds now he
will have an opportunity OF watching
them and forming some opinion as
to their laying ability, which opinion
will be Of value when the birds are
to be penned for the production OF
eggs for the early matches.
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of workmen in their distillery at
Fourvoirie, near by. Each monk has
his cell, from which he seldom comes
excepting for services in the chapel.
which are frequent. The most re-
markable of their services is their
Light service, which begins about
10:45 o'clock, and, according to the
occasion, the monks get back to their
cells at 1 or 2 o'clock They are up
again at 6 o'clock and when not at
tending their solemn services in the
chapel are reading, praying or study
ing in their cells.
They never eat animal food and
their fare is always very scanty.
From Sept. IA each year to the next
Easter they observe what is called
the long fast, during which they eat
lut one meal day. excepting Sum-
days, when the monks assemble to-
eether in the refectory and have what
they consider two very good meals.
but which would scarcely meet with
The favor of the average person. The
monks wear white robe with cowl
and during the day wear next to their
skin hair shirt. Attached to each
cell is little garden, which is cared
for by the monk quartered there.
Thai is almost the only recreation
which is theirs.
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shortly have become an accomplished
fact" he begged to inform the pro-
prietor that "he declined to accept
any responsibility for any results that
might arise from the use or distrbu-
ton of these spirits. They were and
are my property; was, therefore. in
position to treat them in any way
that seemed good to me-"
What Is one to think Of the receiver
Of such a letter who innocently in.
quires of the writer for more light on
the subject? Needless to say the corre-
spondence went no further and the
witty ones in France advised the olic-
ial proprietor to empty the watts and
begin afresh. or to use the alcohol for
external application only.
Although the new monastery OF La
Grande Chartreuse is in Italy. it may
be that the famous cordial will con-
tinue to be made in Spain. The Sc
cret SO much desired In France is said
to consist in the recipe for the recu.
li.r honey flavor which distinguishes
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
The Coach Horse on III. E,r.,

The farmer has no use for the coach
horse other than to produce him and
to bring him to an age when he can
be advantageously sold to the man in
the city that will pay large price for
hi,a The horse suitable for coach.
err IS not the horse that is understood
and well suited to work on the public
road. He must have size and strength
and must inherit style. A horse that
is born with an inheritance of clumsi-
ness cannot be made into an animal
that will suit the people in the city, all
of whom want animals that will show
style. The coach horse is not the
same as the farm horse, which is main
ly for eXpending muscular force on
the tasks on the farm. Therefore the
coach horse cannot be produced by U.S.
Ing the common farm horse for foun-
da-.on. A good mare must be bred to
some stallion that is essentially coach
er. For some years before passing out
of the hands of the farmer the coach
horse will do good work on the farm.
being especially valuable on the high
way.
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Cold, Cold Clay.

The late Gov. Greenhalge had
cottage at Kennebunkport, Me, where
he passed his summer vacation. 1
was a guest at neighboring cottage
where he was frequent visitor, and
one evening, after some one had told
the story OF Senator Evarts' daughter
begging him to come back to the
farm. because her donkey was SO lone
some. Mr.. Greenhalge said:
We'll, my little girl almost equaled
that. She had three baby tadpoes
given her, and she forthwith christen-
ed one Daniel Webster and one Henry
Clay. The third she hesitated over:
but on my return to Washington she
wrote me that she had named the
biggest one Gen. Cogswell, and
could use my discretion about break
ing it to the general.
Then | used to get bulletins like
this: Henry Clay doesn't seem very
Lrgh;, and I'm afraid he isn't we'll:
Daniel Webster's legs are coming out
finely. but his tails a failure; Gen.
Cogswell is awfully snappish'; and
finally came the sad news, Henry is
cold, cold Clay!' Boston HerG! I'd.
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Beers Trek to Argentina.

A resident of the Argentine Repub.
lie who recently arrived in this coun-
try, in speaking of immigration to his
country, said I'VE are expecting the
arrival of a considerable number of
Beers, who we think, will make good
colonists. In fact, there is regular
trek on from the Transvaal and tho
Orange Free State. The committee
having the matter in charge has al.
ready chartered several steamers to
take the emigrants from South Africa,
and when they reach Buenos Ayres
the Argentine government will pay
their expense to the places where
they are to settle.
"It would not surprise me if in a
few years the bulk of the Boer popu.
lation of South Africa had betaken
itself to Argentina. The British au-
thorities are already somewhat dis.
turbed and the London Times re-
Gently declared that this movement
is as unaccountable as the old treks
from the republics in search of new
fields"
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IMPROVING Sheen.

Within twenty-five years, there has
been a great change in the United
States in the character of the sheep
produced on our farms. There has been
a general advance along the line OF bet
ter quality. This has been done in the
past, and will be done in the future by
culling out the poor sheep. The man
that will continually select for sale the
poorest of his flock, will be continually
improving it. He may at first have
difficulty in selling these culls, but as
time goes on the quality of the culls
themselves will be SO improved that
they will sell readily on the market.
no matter for what purpose they are
purchased. The man that sells off the
best of his sheep and keeps the poor
est, thereby renders Improvement i'm.
possible.
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Grit for Ducks.

The keeper Of ducks must remem.
Der that grit is as necessary to ducks
as it is to chickens, If they are fed
the same. The duck that is com.
PEELED to live on fish may not need
the amount of grit that the usual
chicken does, but under modern con.
ditions few ducks are fed largely on
fish. The streams and ponds do not
abound in small fish to the extent
they used to, and in winter time es.
pecially the duck is fed on corn
and other grain. This fact should
not be lost sight a. In some of the
bran mashes coarse sand should be
mixed to help in the work of diges-
ton. In addition there should be
in each inclosure for ducks box OF
grit, and If 1t is easily obtainable
pounded oyster shells should be CIV
en-. The two kinds of grit should not,
however, be mixed. That the birds
need these is shown by the fact that
they take them greedily when they
have been for time without them.
Keep the boxes well filed.
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Ice on the Farm.

Ice Is one of the great luxuries oi
modern times, and is fast becoming q
necessity. Its use has many phases
1t is exceedingly valuable in the dairy
all through the summer, and by Its
help the enterprising farmer is able
to put on the market higher quality
OF milk, butter and cream than would
otherwise be possible. Ice enters into
the problem Of food preservation, and
the farmer that has an abundant sup
ply Of 1t can indulge in the luxury Of
fresh meat much oftener in the sum.
mer than he otherwise could The
farmers wife always appreciates the
advantage Of having ice that she can
use as she wishes inSher culinary op.
erations
Ice is one Of the things that Ia
easily obtained on most farms in the
North, but 1t requires some work to
secure 1t. However, the time OF ice
harvest comes when no other harvest
can be gathered. Many of our farm.
ers have ponds that are large enough
and clear enough to provide first-
class quality of ice. Where the farmer
lacks such pond he can generally
Ouy his ice from some neighbor at q
cost of about ten cents ton, he to do
the cutting and hauling. The inhabit.
ant in the city pays all the way from
80 to 81 per ton for the ice that Is
delivered at his door. The aggregate
cost to tie farmer, including cost of
hauling, lterest on value of building
for storage. packing material and pack.
ing should not be over SO cents a ton.
We are glad to know that many of
our farmers have built frst-class ice
houses and every year fill them with
enough Ice to last till cold weather
comes the following year. The best
Ice houses are those that are square
and as near cube as possible. In
such house ice may be so packed
that 1t will present the least possible
surface toward the outside, and will
produce the least possible lateral pres.
sure. The walls must be well built,
to prevent the bulging of the building.
building that is very tall will permit
the ice 10 sag to one side and this
will cause the bulging Of the building
on the side against which the Ice
comes. We have seen such buildings
with great props against them to pre-.
vent still greater damage.
In building an ice house for farm
use. a few principles need to be OBJ.
served. The first of these is to give
perfect drainage. The house should be
either on an eminence and have nat.
ural drain. or 1t must have tile laid
to carry of the water as fast as 1t is
made by the melting of ice. II water
Is permitted to accumulate, 1t causes
the more rapid melting and consequent
loss Of Ice. The walls of the house
should be built double. to give a good.
sized air space. The packing Of the
ice should be carefully done, as this 10
q very important factor In preventive
the melting OF the ice.
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Handling Vicious Bulls.

Although all bulls may not be
vicious, they all should be watched
continually and not allowed to
get the least advantage of man.
I have always found it best to
keep bull tied up some Of the time.
Then while one is caring for him, lead.
iI;g him to water. etc., he is kept un-
der control. He should not be abused
but always be severe enough with him
to make him understand that things
must go your way. Although he may
appear gentle he should BY all
means have ring in his nose and a
short, tough pole with snap on the
end should be used to lead him, as
there Is always first time for all
bulls to begin their angry attacks and
his first time may be your last II he
is brought thoroughly under suLmis.
sion when he is being handled, he is
nat liable to become unruly when
turned out After bull has become
Vicious and is dangerous, it is a good
plan to suspend light board or piece
of sole leather from his horns over
his face. 1t should be about fourteen
inches wide and should come down
nearly to his nostrils. This will not
interfere with his feeding but as he
cannot see in front Of him, ne will
not attack any animal or person. l
think bull is much safer this way
than wher dehorned, as a dehorned
animal can do considerable damage If
he is vicious and without the horns
you cannot partially blindfold as
recommend-J. U. Fackler, johnson
Co., Iowa, in Farmers Review.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
DECAY OF BRITISH HOME LIFE
Bishop Of Liverpool Sounds Warning
to the Nation,


The bishop of Liverpool, inter
viewed upon the decay of home life.
recently said:
There are not wanting signs
threatening break up of the old
style of British home, and with it of
that home influence which has helped
to make this country what it Is.
In the upper classes nurses and
governesses are taking the place of
the mother, and school masters and
college tutors are expected to fill the
place of the father.
so great are the claims of busi-
ness and politics supposed to be that
fathers and mothers declare that they
have no time to look after their chill
dren.
What is the remedy?" asks the
bishop.
1T lies in the revival of true home
life. Marriage must be treated with
the utmost honor and reverence, and
we must uphold the pure reyerent
love of one man for one woman. The
claims of society must never be al
lowed to compete with the claims of
home life"
Inc bishop of Manchester in a sim
liar interview declared that he viewed
with amaZement the large palaces
which were springing up on all sides
for the amusement of the people.
"Clersymen," he added, who can
not find people at their homes must
follow them to places where they col
lect, and seek to make a first impress
sion on them either in their places of
amusement or near them, following
them home afterward to complete the
work.
'Evanselists as well as pastors are
required if the church of England is
to continue to do it's duty by the ma
ton. Washington Star.
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Look for Action from Senator.

According to general belief Mr..
Knox of Pennsylvania does not mean
to be a silent member of the United
States senate at the coming session.
AS a rule newcomers are rather ex-
pected to keep in the background for
a time, but Senator Knox is tacitly
booked to take leading part in lis
cussion of the railroad rate measure.
For many years Pennsylvania sena.
tors have almost confined themselves
to committee activity. The Gamer.
ons, father and son, were silent men,
and SO to a great extent was Mr..
Quay Mr.. Penrose. too, rarely opens
his lips, SO the spectacle OF Penn
sylvania senator active in debate will
be somewhat Of novelty.
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THINK MONKEYS HAVE SPEECH
Eminent Men Of Science Agree with
Prof. Garner,

Eminent men OF science agree WIKI
Prof. Garner.
It is generally supposed that Prof.
Garner is the first man to study what
has come to be called the speech of
monkeys. AS matter of fact, the
honor belongs to Sir Richard Burton,
the famous orientalist who translated
the Thousand and One Nights" Lady
Burton tells in her biography Of her
distinguished husband that Sir Rich
ard believed firmly in monkey speech.
that he had forty apes continually with
him for several years and that he had
written down a monkey vocabulary
Of sixty words. This vocabulary un-
fortunately was lost. Prof. Garner can
make strange monkey drink by say
ing a certain word, and with another
word he can make it eat and with
another word he can frighten it. But
Sir Richard Burton could do all these
things, too. His vocabulary, further.
more, was larger than Mr.. Garner's.
Ernst Haeckel, the great German
scientist, Is in hearty sympathy with
the study of the monkey language.
He says he believes firmly that such
a language exists.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
FINE INSTRUMENTS OF SCIENCE.
Enable Accurate Measurement to
Eight Miliorth of Inch.

6ISHk NithOTIn OF InCn.
The eight millionth part of an inch
is what the physicists are measuring.
The twenty-five thousandth part of
an inch may be taken as the limit of
measurement of mechanical measures
of general application. But we pos
sess physical means of measurement
300 times more refined than this and
free from difficulties. This is one
which enables us to determine varia-
tions in length, thickness. or position
with absolute accuracy to the eight
milionth of an inch or one three hun
dred thousandth of millimeter. The
foundation of this wonderful scale is
the wave length of light-a quantity
which is now known with great ac-
curacy for the most important lines of
the spectrum. Moreover. the method
is rendered esthetically beautiful by
the fact that an actual visible scale
can be produced, composed of black
interference bands on a brilliant back
ground of pure monochromat:c light.
Further. the interval between any
two bands can be subdivided into 100
parts by employing micrometer eye
piece on the observing telescope.
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SurpIusaqe.

Owen Wister, the novelist. was crit
iclsing the work of literary begin
her.
Now, here" said Mr.. Wister, slash
ing his blue pencil through an entire
manuscript page, here is arrant su
rerfluity and surplusage. In what way
90 these 400 words help your story
in no way. On the contrary, they
hinder, they impede it. These written
words are mere surplusage, as Sc
many of our spoken words are mere
surplusage. They resemble the use
less questions that we ask.
"a man stood before mirror in his
room, his face lathered, and an open
razor in his hand.
His wife came in. She looked at
him and said:
"'Are you shaving?'
The man, foe to surplusage, re
Piled fiercely:
"'No; l am blacking the kitchen
range. Where are you-out driving
or at a matinee?'"
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Professional Musicians Revolt.
Import Potatoes,

Irish, Scotch and German potatoes
are coming to Philadelphia by the
thousands of bushels. This is the
first time in five years that this artt
Gle OF food has been brought from
over the sea. Even now 1t is not ow-
ing to any scarcity in the Quaker City
or Pennsylvania, for the vegetable OF
this state, declared the finest in the
world, is plentiful, as usual. The i'm
portations are made necessary by
crop shortages in other parts Of the
country, especially in New York.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
Love In Russia,

When the course of love does not
run smoothly in Russia-when the
mans affections are not reciprocated
things frequently go bad with the
girl. Kidnapping is crime which is
rather prevalent in the land of the
czar, and II a man without scruples
cannot win the love of girl in legit.
innate way, he sometimes seizes her
by force and carries her away. This
Is the reason why the parents of beau.
tiful girls never allow their daughters
to go about unattended in Russia.
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MADE IT A Different CASE
Hu:sance Turncd Out Largely Mat,
ter Of Ownership.

Mrs Russell Sage is one of the
mast active workers in the movement
tC abolish the docking of the tails OF
ho:ses.
In a discussion of this movement
she said recently:
II the horses already docked were
ont of the way We should have 30
trouble in putting stop to docking
forever. But many persons, advocates
OF our movement in the past. no soon
er buy pair OF snowy carriage
horses with docked tails than they
desert us and go over to the enemy"
She smiled sadly.
1T is the old story" she said.
White owned a dog. Black, who lived
Iext door. came to him and said:
Look here. That dog Of yours
howls SO much at night that my wife
and are going mad for want of sleep.
lis that SOP said White. I hadn't
noticed his bowling. think you must
be mistaken
"A week passed and Black came
home one day with the Objectionable
dog on string.
81 have bought this cur he told
his wife. I have bought it from
White and am going to chloroform
it.
Another week and White the dog :
former owner. said to Black:
"'You haven't chloroformed that
dog yet, have you?'
why, no not yet, Black answered.
The fact is we have grown rather
fond of the critter, he is SO playful
and affecjonate.'
"'But doesn't his barking annoy
you?' White asked
mo, haven't noticed IT, said
Black.
"'Well.' White grumbled, 4 can't
sleep for that brute's continual yowl-
ing
Mrs. Sage smiled again.
''In the case of ourselves it is one
thing; in the case of others it is diff.
ferent matter" she said.
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food Of Hens and Flavor Of Eoos

1t is asked if the flavor Of food
affects the flavor Of eggs. We say no,
except in the case Of foods contain
ing powerful odoriferous oils, such
as those found in wild onions, and
often In cultivated onions. Some of
our poultry men chop up raw onions
In the winter for their hens. Where
these are to he fed at all, they should
be given to the non-laying hens unless
the eggs are to be used on the farm
where they are produced, in which
case the onion flavor may not be OBJ.
tectionable.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
Air.1ioht COOKING Roxes.

In Norway much progress has been
made in the use of air-tight cooking
boxes, in which food that has been
thoroughly heated continues to sim.
mer till it is cooked. In Germany
progress is slow. Cooks are proven.
bially conservative and do not seem
to understand how the same feathers
and wool that keep peoples bodies
warm can prevent the escape of heat
stored in food by previous exposure
to fire.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29

this liqueur This flavor is sai6 to
be obtained by distilling in the fiaest
brandy the fragrant herbs which most
lttract bees and which are said to
be found principally in the Alps.
Excepting for the few years during
and succeeding The Terror" the
Carthusians had the head of their
order at La Grande Chartreuse, Fear
Grenoble, since the religious house
was founded by St. Bruno. The mon
astery from which they were expelled
last year was built 200 years ago on
the site OF the original MONASTERY.
Rules of the Monastery.
At La Grande Chartreuse thGre
were thirty-six monks. but there were
many novices and a large number
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
Symmetry of EowIa-

The symmetry of fowls consists
IN the harmony of all parts and
all colors. Every breed has a
standard of perfection of form and
color. The judge has an ideal in
his mind as to what constitutes
perfect form and perfect color.
While judges differ as to the details
to be worked out. yet there is a sur.
prising amount Of agreement among
'oultry judges. The symmetry of the
bird probably counts for more than
any other one thing in the minds Of
both Judge and visitors.
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market flesh, and not for the purpose
of increasing the number Of breeds.
The above cross is fairly good one,
bu. we do not know that it gives any
better results than the crossing Of
the other breeds. Much depends on
tho peculiarities Of any market in
which such birds may be sold.-Far.
mtrs Review.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-12-29
Effect Of Panama Canal.

The cutting OF the Panama isthmus
by means of ship canal will mingle
the animal life Of the two coasts
where there are marked differences
Scientists think that thorough stud,
OF the fauna Of the isthmus ought t.
be made before the waterway ca %
completed