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ANECDOTES or FAM0V.S MEN

There are some interesting anec-
dotes of the leading British literary
lights of the middle nineteenth cen
fury in a. volume recently published
in London, MRS. Brookield and Her
Circle" On one occasionI there was
great embarrassment at one of their
gatherings. The majority of the par
ty were anxious to hear Tennyson
read MAUD the first copy of which
had just reached him; but it was
known that Carlyle could not endure
to hear any one reading aloud. What
was to be done? A plot was laid to
have the reading during the time of
Carlyle's morning walk; but. for this
he always demanded an appreciative
companion. Mrs. Brookfeld says:
"Chairs had been arranged in "a quiet
sitting room; the visitors were taking
their places. Alfred was ready. So
was Carlyle-in the hall--waiting for
companion in his walk, and evident
~ determined not to stir without one
It was quite an anxious moment. At
length MIR. Goodwin Smith generously
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A little man of II years, already a
qualified practician in silence and obe-
dience, whose father owns a large
rubber plantation ia Central America.
and who not long ago secured options
on two plantations adjoining his own,
went to New Orleans 20 raise the
money to purchase them.
In short time his wife secured an
option on a third plantation, which
he very much desired, but which he
had not been able to get before leav-
ing for New Orleans. With a wife's
caution, she was afraid 10 trust the
option to the mails, so she sewed it
carefully in the lining Of her small
sons jacket, and sent him north by
the next steamer.
Mind, you are not to talk to any
body!" was her parting injunction.
The boy obeyed her so literally that
half the passengers thought him
dumb. Several persons took kindly
interest in him, and tried to make the
voyage pleasanter for him; but he re-
fused to make friends, and except for
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s:s s. little I'LL, = i began
again, 1i'..yoax fath her is my oldest and
best friend. You know ~ as old IS;
heA-old enough, in eaott, to- be: your
- On:Ehe platform the trainman shout
ed his warning. The porter slammed
a 1vestibule door at the opposite end:
Of the car. ,* i ~ d. , ~ ~ T. E. ,
I Tim old enough to be your uncle"
he repeated, desperately. would you
mind. just this once-would you mind
pretending that really am some old
uncle, and letting me-letting me-
He could not say it.; the word abso-
lutely refusadIto come.
He started to withdraw his hand
To his surprise he felt it retained.
The girl was looking at him with a
very queer expression. *Good-bye,
dear Mr.. Drowne," said she, and lean,
ed slightly forward with upturned
face.
1t was only a matter of seconds.
browne stood on the platform ard
watched the receding train, his lips
still tingling from the contact of some.
thing unforgettably soft and fragrant.
''Well, did it," he kept repeating to
himself. II did it; I did 1T. It's all
lover now but the shouting"
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u A stone carving of a grizzly bear in
the attitude defending her cubs has
been carved 1: BY " Andrew Chester
Thompson of Seattle, and will be i'm
mediately shipped to 4 Alaska to be
placed oyer*the grave Of R. shadesty,
one Of the most prominent Indians
IN the north when alive, says the
Seattle Times. He. died :Dec..17, 1908.
leaving 5000 to$ defray the cost Of the
monument. 3s2 ), a.. E IF i5 S:.
t. The big piece of. stone carving,
weighing 5000 pound viii be shipped
from Seattle ITO b Nrangel, 3z and from
that point: Will be, carried about $50
miles overland |; to the home Of the
Bear family Indian The Indians
themsel elves vii vansportts the grizzly
On overland journ Sc cording Is
their own primiti w metho ds q. lis
portat
son# has cen carving
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would rather play checkers. .#..
':Well,' said Dr., Faunce.3 IF you can
play good game, you are the man !
want and you needn't do anything
else" ""... .4#:5.tz$ =
4 So a checker room was opened and
advertised, and the best players in
the neighborhood: came. They were
beaten at first, but they had a willing
and able teacher, and the added stimu-
lus of prizes, so at the end Of the
season the checker club was compos-
ed Of experts. 49, =
The third, lusty fellow acknswl-
edged that he preferred football to
religion" and the same reply was
given, hint want you Before long
several clubs were formed from the
street gamins, and every Saturday
forenoon there were one or more
matches on the Central park play
ground.
All three boys were engaged ii. re-
llglous work, and didn't know it, and
also, before spring they came into the
church and became interested in its
stated worship and other features Of
purely religious work, such as phil
anthropy, ushering, committee duty,
Bible school teaching, and had
brought in others from the slums.
GIVE the boys and men something
that they can do and like to do,'' says
DR.. Faunce, "and your church will be
full of men and their activities.''
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Avoiding Corn stalk Disease

A y rYefl, are hearing OF losses
from pallsturtng cattle in the corn fields,
and although advice has: been given
year after year as. to management to.
prevent such losses, a few hints may
again prove helpful: It. might be said
tnat the only safe way to prevent dis
ease OF the sort alluded to would be
to; keep the cattle out OF the: stalk
ne1ds' but this cannot prof1taby be
done where great areas are covered
with corn, stalks and some use must
be made of the feeding <alue, which
IS considerable. Under such circum-
stances we find that cattle die from
indigestion or impaction due to sud-
den pasturing upon the various feed
ing stuns OF the corn field OF in other
instances find there some actual
poison, tile nature of which has not
thus TAR been satisfactorily explained.
Clearly it is dangerous to suddenly
permit cattle to roa m at Will in the
stalk fields without. attention to fur
n1shlng OF salt, water and other feed
than stalks. - ~
Were the cattle turned into the stalk
fields for but a few hours at a time
during the first week and then gradu-
ally left longer in such pastures they
would become Injured to the change
OF food without danger or distress, un-
less, OF course, the position referred
10 happened to, be present in the field.
IN case the poison was present it.
would not have so much chance to kill
cattle OFF as W build be the case were
they allowed to pasture day in and
DAY out from the start. At the first
sign OF poisoning (corn stalk diseased,
the pasture could be abandoned or de-
voted to the pa sturing of idle horses,
which do not seem to be always at
11ected as are cattle exposed to the
mysterious pois onous material.
On general principles, therefore, we
would advise slight but gradually in
creaslng use Of the pastures in the
early part OF the season, filling the cat
tie up on hay and water before turning
out; providing some succulent food,
plenty Of salt and an abundance of
pure water at all times to. cattle going
upon corn stalk 5; avoiding stalk fields
that seem to be infested with the
poisonous substance or germ causing
stalk disease; similarly avoiding, by
Fencing off, portions of stalk fields in
tested with wild. mustard, which is
poisonous, and, in the far west, parts
OF the field that have been early with
cred and which, therefore, as found
by experiments at several stations,
may contain stalks having enough
prussic acid or saltpeter to prove fatal
ly poisonous.-A.. S. Alexander in Far
mers' Review. 30
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MISCELLANY
The Wealthy Apple.

=
The Wealthy apple stands as mon.
ument to the late Mr.. Gideon of Min
nesota. It has come to be one of the
most important apples grown in the
West. 1t is q winter apple in Mime
sofa, but in Illinois and further south
it Is fall apple. Further south still
1t is Z summer apple. That is, in the
farthest south it natures in the sum-
mer time and is of a texture that will
keep for only a few weeks. It is very
we'll adapted to local and nearby mar
:kets. Further north, in Illinois, it
ripens in September, but then has q
f1rmer texture than if grown in Ken
lucky. It will keep few weeks longer
than If grown in the southern loca-
lions. In Minnesota and all the re-
gions subject to like degrees of cold
and with similar seasons it natures
in October. It is of firm texture and
will keep well along into winter. It
is thus a good winter apple. A man
in buying Wealthy apple trees should
get his stock from locality in which
he expects to grow his trees. There
was at first much dissatisfaction with
the Wealthy apple outside of the state
where it was produced. In Mime
sofa and in climates similar to the
climate of that state it was very pop
ular, and southern fruit growers, de-
string a winter apple, bought Wealthy
apple trees in large quantities. When
the trees came into bearing, they were
disappointed, because they had either
summer or fall apples. This is not
the fault of the apple, but due to a
change in the environment. Many
an Illinois fruit grower that was thus
disappointed has long since gotten
over his disappointment. One fruit
grower said to the writer: II was
very much disappointed when I found
that my Wealthy apple trees were not
producing winter apples, but we're pro-
duci1fg fall apples. I have found that
this was good thing for me and not
something that I should grieve over.
l now find my Wealthy apples COM
ing at just the nighttime to catch the
local market for apples, and there are
no trees in my orchard that are pro.
ducing me a greater revenue than
these same Wealthies. '-Gertrude
Stamper, Christian Co., Ill.,, in Farm.
ers' Review.
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"A Matter of Business,

chauncey Depew tells this amusing
story of an incident which occurred
during an illness from which he suf-
fered some years ago., i. ::
I had to keep indoors for a day or
two through Illness, he says, and had
my bed wheeled into my business
room, and during the day saw some
callers. Night came, and with it sleep,
grateful sleep, nndely broken in upon
by the telephone bell. = The call came
from a well-known New York paper,
and answered it. The conversation
was something like this: "Old Depew
still alive?" ~ 49,. X =
yes. ~.
Likely to last: through the night q,
Il think So; hope so!"~ J. -
"Then won't come down: Thanks,
Good night i: :~,.s 4 #,, b. =" .. !. y
i. "Good night. - Weekly Scotsman. =:
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IN. CHURCH 81 work

III When 4President$~GW. III. P. Faunce.
IT Brown univ ersity was a pastor in
New. York he was puzzled and dis
tressed at the fact that his church
has so few acquisitions of young men.
He thought, the matter over for.
months and then made the discovery
That there was nothing for them to
do. True they came to church, sat
in the pews. and went home, and re-
peated this fifty-two hines year.
But, he said to himself, this is not
religion; religion u.s., work, and as
these young people are not accustom-
ed to nor fitted for leading in prayer
meetings, they must have something
they can do and like to do.
He induced his church to buy an
old building on the west side and fit
it up for use; then he started to find
workers. ~
The first was a young lad who told
him, Il can't help you in religious
work. All can do is whistle"
We'll, you are the fellow want, -
was the answer. II am going to have
a. weekly concert all winter and put
you on the program
The rooms were packed at every
concert after the first, and a whist
ling class was gathered from the
slums.
Another young man told him frank.
" that he didn't want any religious
work; he said with emphasis he
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The Idea entered his head :as soon
as he awcke and remembered what
day it was. It came down with him
to breakfast, where the guilty knowl'
edge of it bound his eyes to plate and
coffee cup. The pretty girl across
the table was accustomed to seeing
the quiet, middle-aged gentleman go
through meal with scarcely glance
or word in her direction; and on
this particular morning her thoughts
were so taken up with preparations
for departure that she noted nothing
strange in his behavior.
The men she knew were seldom ST.
lent or preoccupied in her presence;
but then most of them were young
enough to be John Brownies sons.
Her fathers friends she met at home
were Johns contemporaries, but AS
different in their attitude toward her
as the youngsters. The reason was
this: they had wives and daughters of
their own; browne was bachelor
and, moreover, a shy'one
Although later the Idea grew def
mite and bold, in the early morning 1T
was pale, timid thing that shrank
from observation. SO, to save it 'un-
necessary embarrassment, he hurried
through his breakfast and, pleading
a business engagement, slipped away
from the table.
In the front hall Flle encountered his
sister.
why, john" she said, reproachful-
1y, "you aren't going without bidding
Elsie goodbye? Don't you remember
che goes home today"
Ot course remember" he replied,
a trifle testify. "But I see no need
of saying goodbye twice. At the sta
ton will be enough
Oh" said Mrs. Bailey, with graf
3fed accent, II didn't suppose YOU
could get uptown again before train
time"
Il thought Of taking her to the sta
tion and attending to her trunk and
things he asserted.
"Indeed!" she exclaimed, with in
creasing surprise. How nice! Elsie
will appreciate it, know. Of course
I've explained to her how busy you've
been during her visit, but fancy that
sometimes she may have been hurt
by your neglect She doesn't under
stand, of course, your abnormal shy
ness with women"
do you really think so?" he asked
anxiously. "She'd scarcely expect
much attention from an old fellow like
me, would she?-expect or welcome
it,"
I'm not so sure" answered Mrs.
Bailey, with smile. "You seem to
know how to make yourself agreeable
enough with men. But suppose you
never will get over your fear of petit
coats"
I'm afraid not" replied John, sad
ly. ESPECIALLY when they're young
and pretty"
$50 you have noticed that Elsie's
pretty. That's encouraging, anyway.
Now from your behavior should have
believed that you couldn't tell wheth.
er she is tall or short, or light or dark
or whether her nose turns up or
down."
up" said John. Gust the least bit
ap-though why it should want ito
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OVERRIDING Meat Feeding.

Some one wants to know ii
they can. feed too much: meat to
fowls. Most certainly, especially
if it be rich red meat. The pro-
tein elements of food can be over
fed just as certainly as can carbon
aceous elements. We are not, how
ever, in the habit of feeding too much
meat to fowls, while more often they
do rot get enough; for the Simple rea-
son that the meat ration is the most
expensive one that can be fed. If the
fowls have access to grain, they will
not >over-eat meat. They show this
plainly whenever meat is given them
without reserve. 81
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Sheep.Raisinq Reaions.

Sneep Will be again largely raised
castor the Mississippi river as well as
west of it. For several decades of
years, there has teena gradual drift
OF sheep business to the Rocky Noun
tain regions. All the states east of the
Mississippi river lave suffered losses
in the number, OF sheep, except the
state Of New Jersey, and this state is
only holding it's own. But this condi-
ton must soon be reversed. In the
recent past, men that were going into
sheep raising and had money to invest
in sheep on a larg e scale have looked
about them for suitable place for
their breeding operations. In every
case they have foun nd the ROCKY Noun.
tain states to offer greater induce
ments than did the more thicky settled
states. This was because in the
Rocky Mountain states there were
vast regions that could be taken DOS
session Of without cost. The limit:
however. has been reached. All the
good sheep pastures in the mountain
regions are stocked, and overstocked
with sheep. There is constant strug-
gle now between the different ranch
men as, to who shall possess the land.
Whatever the results to individuals.
: these lands cannot carry any more
sheep than they do at the present time.
But the population of the country is
increasing and the demand for sheep
products will never be as small as it
has been. Prices must necessarily
rise, and it will become more neces.
sary to increase the number of sheep.
Since the Rocky Mountain regions can.
notgrespond to this increased demand,
the other states will The farmers
living in the middle west will do well
to hold on to the sheep they have and
gradually increase the numbers Of
their fiock.-Edward Philbrick, Cam.
den Co., Mo-, in Farmers Review :
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he started home for the purpose of
escorting Miss Elsie to her train each
successive step of the undertaking
was arranged as systematically as a.
commercial transaction.
But commerce is one thing; this
was another. Alas for the nerve of an
elderly bachelor! Elsie came tripping
down the stairs to meet him and scat
tered his brave resolutions with
word.
poor Mrs. Bailey has a headache
said she, as he helped her into her
travelling coat. $50 when l heard you
We're coming back to see me of l
wouldn't let her go to the train.''
John all but dropped the coat. "Ev-
elyn not coming!" he cried.
Fortunately, Elsie was busy arrang-
ing her gown and did not notice his
dismay. 1T is perfectly dear of you,
Mr.. browne, to come way uptown
just for this" she declared. Father
will be so pleased to learn how nice
you have been to his troublesome
daughter"
20, no trouble at ALL" he remon-
strated. mot the slightest. Your
father and I are very old and warm
friends. I'd do more than this for
him at any time.''
"And not for me, too?" she inquired
| with innocent coquetry.
Yes. yes-for you, too,
| All the same, his sisters absence
gave the matter an entirely new as
pect. His carefully wrought plans
now, required revision.
During the drive to the station John
| hardly opened his mouth. His brain,
however, was intensely active.
"Ooward!' said ,ane side of ;it-the
new, bold side-"Coward, to go SO far
and then fail!"
suppose she :shnould REFUSE" sug-
| gested the other side-the familiar,
| shy aneT+<ttlhiink how terribly embar-
| rassing:"'
But it may he, your last opportuni-
ty,'' urged the bold one. you're get
ting old, John browne; and you'll
never have a better excuse"
AS If to clinch this last argument
came his companions next words:
I'm afraid 1 sha1st see YOU and
dear Mrs Bailey again for long, long
time;;' said she. Were going abroad
| next month, and may be away a year
! or more'' .-:.
That settled it. eff don't at least
try now I'll never forgive myself"
John said to himself dercely. @Ill ask
! permission, even if it does shock: her,
, Then the carriage stopped in front
| of the railroad station and "a sglance
at the big clock showed browne that
he had barely time to Get Elsie's. tick.
] cts and check her baggage. i; III.
'Now for it," thought he, as they
entered the car and found her seat.
He set down her bag and turned with
outstretched hand. Now for :it!'' he
repeated, with desperate determine.
! ton -. 80 .-.t : >.>@ * = I
Goodbye, Miss Elsie. I'm very
sorry you're going" =: - '>@ :. !, c, .;
Then he paused. ), He. still held her
hand; but. the carefully rehearrsed
speech refused to. proceed Elsie. re.
4garded him with grave, puzzled eyes,
]5but her lips were. curved with: the
smile that always seemed lingering
there 81. Just about 55.tto: come: lever
the favor 10 tteart>d toG ask seemed
more desirab 81
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Rejected tho : Offer

On a bitterly cold morning 4 lady,
dressed splendidly in =5furs, surveyed
with stern disapproval g wagon which
had been waiting q long while Tor a
load. The horses looked sadly in need
Of a. covering and *at last the: lady:
said to- the driver. r5*> II LII 81 ,|
g: !: why don't YOU put some thing over ,v,er
your horses this cold day z Al 81 @::=$ -
Because, the Arm don't sun SUD.
ply me with blankets for horses . |H:sS
Then YOU Shout 4 cover he door N1l
things with your co. M .=5 I, NJ
'All right 81 gimm 81: your ~
seals in coat m this= horse and III;
nut S5s z15
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New. Breeds:

z The /, difference between the Old:
and new breeds 4 are enerallyz Il ia
favor. OF H; the 3sa Old bre6ds WhilSI5
there are some good qualities III jthe
new. breeds that do not exist I'LL the
old bree ds, vet the Same end could is
obtained by SdeYel oping g strain:
Where anew strain i Me- xelo pedsit 81;
perfect keep IS rexl,lar=
stype. 4 ent nex Sc Isds
oduced. nclullt rs skesps
Stoany particu
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:Hiqh.scorina Birds as Breeders. 1,

High. Scoring 6'ros as 5reeders:' -.
High-scoring birds would doubtless be
good breeders if they could be scored
in their, own yards and not be taken
away: to compete at exhibitions. In
preparing them for exhibition they are
frequently: >overfed and made SO lat
that their future usefulness is i'm
paired On the way to the showroom,
and while being kept there, they are
frequently exposed to all kinds OF dis.
eases; especially colds, many .of which
are ola contagious nature. These
things weaken the vitality Of the bird.
and in many caaes they never seem to
recover their former vitality: *=.5z ~. u:
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The Colt'a Food.

: Fattening foods are largely lost
when given to the colt. The colt win
get about all the carbohydrates he
can use in any, weltbalanced ration:
What ne needs is q: ration. that will
give him the material for muscle and
strong bone. That will permit him:
to develop 4 magnificent frame. and
in years to come it may be found al
visable 's' 70 give him a food richer In:
fat:m1alking ! properties Among the:
best foods for colts are oats! which
have. i in them . good balance Of the
things ~ the colts need and which will
give them a q surprising amount; .of.
energy. Mixed hay. consisting of :clo,
YER and timothy IS better than 4 hay
composed altogether 81 timothy. 55 y !"
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proved absorbing. Fer the first time
In many days something occupied his
thoughts during business hours that
was not Enthusiastically not His
clerks noticed the change. So did his
customers. He felt It himself and
wondered more than any of them.
Nevertheless, he made no effort to
recall his fancy to it's customary rou-
tine.
Panic seized him more than once as
he contemplated the extraordinary
boldness of what he hoped to accom-
plish; but the next moments cool
analysis Invariably showed it's FEAST
bility and restored his courage When
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!; ii + Winter is . good time to break tie
colt others WOE does not press and:
the colt issno Nzuse9 10 lttlh1e ha tel. SBe3
cafeflll about lhaYiing HOY . bout;
hoWevs vi, of
Ethszsni pI,oDssib hi zEz
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i: Big Duck Farms. T..

:, !; There are more ducks ia China, and
more areS eaten, than ii all It he restsSofs
the world: some ofS the duel 4, farms;
Ut country MT thousand re al 81: