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The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
His Back Was Not Baptjzed.

During religious revival in the
Baptist church of the little town Of
Cambridge, Me. an eccentric middle
aged bachelor quite a character in
the town. was converted.
AS soon as the ice was gone the fol-
lowing spring the converts were bap-
tiZed Out-ofdoors, and the elderly
bachelor presented himself among the
candidates. wearing a long odd-lonk-
ing duster, buttoned TO the chin. TO
the surprise of all, he did not remove
it when he went into the water but
was baptized with it on.
Wading ashore. with his face agtow
with satisfaction, he called to the con.
gregation assembled on the bank:
Friends, you may have thought It
strange thing to see me baptized with
this great coat on. but tell you its
fine thing. Now I never got my back
scarcely mite wet"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
The Roots Of Everoreen..

The roots Of evergreens differ very
much from the roots OF deciduous
trees, and for this reason cannot be
treated in the same way when ever.
greens are being transplanted. The
roots OF these trees exude gummy
substance that remains moist while
the roots are moist, but becomes dry
and hard and impervious to water
when exposed to sun and dry air.
Many evergreens are killed by being
dug and their roots allowed to dry in
the air. After that the little rootlets
are unable to perform their natural
functions when the trees are again in
the ground. Keep the roots moist and
get the evergreens planted as soon as
possible. Then the number lost from
transplanting will be small. We have
heard men say that they did not care
to put out evergreens because they
were never able to make them grow,
but we believe II they will keep the
roots moist from the time they are
taken from the ground till they are
again in the ground. and then have the
lew soil packed hard around the trce
oots. they will have very little t.:u.
lie with transplanted evergreens.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
Exercise is Good.

There is no doubt that exercise is
very beneficial to fowls. Among hu-
mans the lack Of exercise combined
with high feeding causes most trou-
blesome diseases, such as dropsy. The
same laws govern the animal world.
There are several things that exercise
does. One Of these Is, it prevents the
birds becoming too fat, which in turn
destroys their usefulness. No matter
how much bird eats, If it exercises
1t will keep the fat from accumulat-
ing, as the muscular exertion causes
the lungs to work excessively, and in
doing this they burn up a large
amount Of carbon. which comes from
the food. Being burned up in this
way, 1t does not accumulate on the
body and around the intestines in the
form Of fat.
In the poultry house, whole grain
should be fed in cut straw or chaff
spread thickly. II 1t is fed in hay
or whole straw the task of uncovering
1t is too light The finer the straw
the more perfectly will it cover the
grain that is sown in it, and the more
difficult will be the task Of getting it
out, which the hens must do kernel
by kernel If poultry keepers would
follow this plan their fowls would lay
more eggs, for the reason that they
would not be over-fat and would be in
generally good health. The mere fact
of exercise does not cause, the pro.
duction Of eggs.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16

Turtles are always captured at night
and usually on moonlight ones. This
is the time they go on the shore TO lay
their eggs. They select smooth,
sandy beach, dig holes in the sand, de-
posit their eggs there and leave them
to be Matched by the heat of the sand
When the turtles are on shore for
this purpose the hunters come upon
them and they are easily overtaken,
for turtles are slow movers. The hunt.
ers have not very strenuous under
taking. All that is necessary to be
done is to turn the turtles on their
backs and leave them until the next
day, when they are removed.
Another more curious way Of catch.
ing turtles, according to the Washing
ton Star, is by fishing by the remora,
fish found in tropical waters. The
popular name Of this fish and the one
by which the children Of these coun-
tries call them is the sucking fish.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
Money in Cleveland Banks.

Although Cleveland's population is
only onchalf Of per cent of the popu-
lation OF the whole country the me.
tropo.is of Ohio holds in savings $685.
G00,000 or more than per cent of the
country's total savings-bank DEPOSITS.
Central America, South america.
Cuba. Porto Rico, Hawaii. L,Igand.
France. Germany. Italy and Spain
have all sent money to be kept in the
savings banks of Cleveland. Why
does Cleveland hold such a large Eer.
centage? Cleveland savings banks
pay per cent; New York Chicago.
Philadelphia and Boston. 8 per cent.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16

The biggest boy carefully selected
the most comfortable section of sand
heap, and sank slowly and painfully
into it.
TEDDY got a nor'ul spankin'. He,
he!" vouchsafed his lnfantile brother,
cheerfully.
Jaw, you shut up remarked the af-
flicted one.
The rest Of the group looked ex-
pectant.
"Playin' hookey?" inquired one who
evidently understood.
Nope" replied the culprit, uncom-
municatively.
"Smokin'?"
Nope. Tried to fix Mary Ann. She
thinks she's so smart. Sends me out
O. the kitchen and tells ma every time
she ketches me stea1in' jam. Found
me takin' the kindling wood to build
a house with, and called pa. He came
down and sat on me. But I'll fix her
yeti" and the sinner looked defiantly
unrepentant.
S"What'd you do?" asked the one
who understood. Put water in the
punch bowl, so she'd get soaked when
she took 1t DOWN."
Nope"
Put the cake dish in the oven when
she wasn't lookin', an then take it out
and lay it where she'd pick It up?"
Nope. Them's too easy. tried all
Of 'em long ago. I've tried crackin'
the eggs an leavinh 'em fer her to
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
WORTH OF HIS MONEY.
Indignant Chicago clubman in No
Mood to Be SWindled.

A certain well known clubman iiv-
ing not over sixty miles from the
Potter residence on the Lake Shore
irive, threatens to chastise his IA
vorite automobile agent with stuffed
club and malice aforethought, as soon
as the latter gentleman can be located
by the vehicle department of the po-
ice force.
The aforementioned clubman over
came his scruples against moving from
mis- seat il the club window, and pur-
chased an automobile which was loud
y touted as the real thing by the
agent. Being unfamiliar with the
proper manner to manipulate the
'hootacum~ or any other accessory of
the car, he engaged talented chauf,
feur at princely stipend to man the
brake.
During the initial workout, in which
the various gaits Of the jaunting car
were demonstrated, coterie of selec:
cronies from the Union club were in
vited to enjoy ride.
All went well until the cruiser was
abaft the Grant monument in Lincoln
park, when suddenly the engine cough
ed and Immediately baked.
Whats the matter, Mr.. Shover?
int71ired the man behind.
-, think the engine is missing, sir,
said the chauffeur in his best profes'
sional lingo.
at is, is it," repeated the now in
ruriated owner of the car. That's
what | get for buying car from a
friend. but at that didn't think he
would strip anything from the ensem-
ble without making me commensur,
ate allowance. | ordered all the ac-
cesstries and I'm going back after
that engine If it costs me $40 in cab
tare Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
|IIVE1.
STOCK
Determining Sex.


want 10 prove my theory before l
begin by stating what every one in
this wide world knows. that there is
no such thing as chance in nature.
Everything is governed by law. Take
the human family for an example.
There are many families that consist
OF all males. Others that are all fe-
males. claim such things are gov
erned by law. 1t is impossible to
produce male or female by chance or
by physical weakness. In fact the
weight or size cuts no figure In the
matter of gender whatever.
What has weight, size or strength to
do with the production of sex? Not
the least influence in the world. 1t
all remains for the female to do that
part OF the business. 1t is the period
OF pregnancy that determines the
sex There is a possibility that there
may be some correctness in this theory.
but my theory has proven true time
and again. 1t is simply the workings
OF nature. No strength, no weight, no
physical inability in the sex line con-
trolls production.
My friend states that there are no
rules without exceptions. That is a
mistaken idea. or rather an old say
ing. The rule or law by which male
and female are produced is unchange-
able as any other rule except the old
darkey's rule which works both ways.
That Is. II twice two is four, twice
-FOUR must be two. The exception Is
not the fault of the rule to work right
every time. The rule or law, which l
choose to call 1t, is unchanged and al
ways remains the same. 1t Is the
circumstances. the environment. that
changes the results. My friend is on
the right track, but he must dig deep
er, probe more and experiment more.
j. c. Mahoney. Kane Co.. ILL.,, in
Farmers Review
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
Few Converts saekslide.

The Rev. Elvet Lewis. who has re-
Gently been preaching in several
places in South Wales. says that the
fire" of the revival is rekindled, and
at some places burning more brightly
than it did during last winter Refer
ring to the new converts, he says that
as far as his personal inquiries go, in
all parts of Wales. no more than per
cent, on an average. of last winters
converts have "backslidden."
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
Feeding TURKEYS,

have raised great many
turkeys. but have never had
any experience In raising turkeys
in confinement. About the only con.
hn,ng do is that relating to the
mother hen and poults while they are
still very small. The old hen should
not be allowed to roam until the
poults are strong enough to follow her
about. When we have poults in con-
fnement we always feed the poults
some kind Of chick food or bread
crumbs. but this Is always fed dry. I
give them clean water and let them
have the run Of the farm without
feeding them any. After poults be.
come large enough to run about they
will pick up all the food they can pus
sibly use and this makes It unneces.
sary to feed them.-A. J. Eppley, Wa.
basil County, Ind.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
He Had Piggy's Dimensions.

Old Man Burrll of West Newbury
was very fond of fresh pork. One day
he brought home in sack a kicking.
a good roast. No sooner had he re-
leased the animal from the sack. how
ever than piggy made a dive Trough
the window, taking one of the small
panes out clean. Dismayed by this
sudden departure of his dinner. the
old man looked gum for a moment.
but soon looked more cheerful.
Go it, you little beast" he said: II
can get another, anyhow. I've got
your dimensions. by 9."-Bostou
Herald
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
DETAILING WAS HIS PLAN

practice, and his frequent expressions
of disapproval were interrupted only
by calculations of impatience on the
perversity Of the bovine kind, as he
deftly lodged blow of Molly's tail
directed at an insistent fly. Suddenly
the soft swish-swish OF the warm milk
was broken of by resounding
smack caused by the interception OF
Uncle Cyrus face in the sphere OF
influence Of far from spotless COW
tail.
It was the last straw. He arose,
regardless Of spilled milk, and ad.
dressed the convulsed onlookers:
you fellows can have yourn dehorn.
ed II you want to. but I'm going to
have this blankety-blank critter d.
tailed"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
How to Hold Poultry Trade.

| have good results shipping nv
birds all over the United
States and Canada, and have
reports from Texas and the
state Of Washington that the birds
were received In excellent condition.
I have not been able to get such good
reports from shipping eggs to great
distances, either In the condition they
we're received or the results obtained
from them. As said before, my trade
comes from all over the country and
az the bulk Of my advertising IL done
through the medium of papers in the
central West, have been successful
in getting trade all over the country
l hnd that can hold my customers
as q usual thing, be they far or near.
The main thing is to get their trade
and then give them the right goods
and, by so doing, have no trouble IN
receiving another order when they
are In need.-W. R. Graves, Hampden
Co., Mass.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16

IN the village Of Upville, Me. lived
Uncle" Cyrus Hopedale, famous the
country around for his deeply rooted
antipathy to "new-fangled notions" J"
This attitude did not, however, i'm
pair his popularity, and much OF the
spare time of the neighbors was
passed in ardent discussion with
Uncle" Cyrus on politics and sub
jects Of general interest.
One evening as the usual coterie
was gathered in the Hopedale barn
while the proprietor was milking the
last COW, the conversation turned to
he practice of dehorning cattle, ru-
nors Of which had just reached Up
Vile.
Uncle" Cyrus, of course, true %
habit, denounced 1t as nonsensical
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
Raising Small Chicks.


My experience is that chicks two
weeks old are half raised, as far as
mortality goes; OF course. rats, minks
and skunks, also some of the family
cats. do not care whether the chicks
are two weeks or four weeks old
Right here I will mention that cats
sometimes are very cunning and gel
away with lots Of little chicks before
tney are suspected. Yet, cats kill
rats, but for poultrymen one good rat
dog and spade is worth whole doz-
en- cats. This is my experience and
that's what l am writing about.
We should not undertake to raise
chicks among rats; kill the rats and
as a precaution have the brooder
house or coops some distance from
oarns, cribs and other rat harboTs.
and. still more, the brooders and
coops should be rat proof and the dog
encouraged to make war on all var
mints. ! am confident that not over
bO per cent of the chicks hatched out
ever reach marketable age. In some
instances perhaps 10 per cent escape
and live, and in other instances where
care and watchfulness is the rule 80
to 80 per cent are raised.
A little more about rats: They
often do their greatest damage in day
light. pick the chicks up in the weeds
or wherever they can get them; keep
Ing the weeds moved down is pre-
caution and especially SO around the
barns and cribs; eternal vigilance is
the price OF success in the little chick
business. The same method for minks
and skunks as recommended for rats
Will do. few steel traps. the trusty
dog and shot gun will discourage
the hawks and crows. Now about
feed. The kind of feed is most al
ways blamed for little chick ailments.
l think the greatest number Of expert
enced poultry raisers will coincide
with me in saying that bowel trouble
and other small chick ailments are
more often due to other causes than
the kind Of feed; over-heating, over
chilling, wet and cold, ETC.. ETC., are
the vital distractions to success.
Mites and lice are blood suckers. and
l will repeat 1t again that coops and
brooder houses for small chicks
should be some distance from the old
vermin breeding hen houses and 9th.
er buildings.
A good feed for small chicks can
be made as follows: Take 2 quarts
coarse cornmeal, v pint coarse sand
tor fine broiler teeth grit), Y pint fine
cut beef scraps; mix and bake as a
corncake, only bake 1t about twice as
long or just as dry as you can. then
crumble 1t up fine and feed it once
each day. For the other breeds pro.
vide nicknacks in the way of cut
wheat. steel cut oats, common fan or
mill taflings. some millet seed and
some curd cheese. light bread soaked
In milk and squeezed dry is good for
them, and, regardless OF the cautions
we sometimes see. dampened corn.
meal in light doses is good. The
writer can remember back 40 years
ago when cornmeal was popular
diet for small chicks and the mortal.
ity was not SO great as now. How
ever. the nature Of the situation sug-
gests that the small chicks natural
needs are variety AMI lots of exercise
in procuring it.-M. NJ. Johnson.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
British Program in Egypt.

Lord Cromer gave forecast Of the
British program in Egypt the other
day. when he opened the Nile-Red
sea railroad, connecting the junction
of the Nile and the Atbara with Port
Soudan. He said that nothing was
more certain than that the futur. VI
Egypt was bound up intimately with
that of the Soudan. The great WORKS
to be undertaken in the future were
In the upper regions OF the Nile val.
ley.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
Americans in Mexico,

Ten years ago there were $50 Amer.
leans in the City Of Mexico. The di.
rectory printed last December shows
6.745. Prohibition has in some meas
Ilre struck the town. A law was re.
Gently passed closing saloons at 8
o',lock and "pulque joints" at in
.&e evening.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
Practical Plan.

Mrs. Wiserly-My husband used to
bring a friend home with him for din
Ter occasionally without giving me no.
tice, but broke him of the habit.
Mrs. Askitt-How in the world did
you manage It?
Mrs Wiserly-By serving only
enough dinner for one."
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16

violently manipulated the diseased
joint for about thirty seconds. As
the patient slowly came to himself,
MIR. Barker explained that he was
curing this case by series Of these
treatments. which break down any
improper formations that may have
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
Tuberculosis of coId-BIooded Animal,

o.
Some of the German scientists are
studying the susceptibility of cold
blooded animals to the tuberculosis
germ with the purpose of finding out
II these may become sources of the
disease to farm animals or humans.
and also to, learn If bacilli from such
animals can be used to immunize
farm stock or human beings. In the
study Of frogs by one Of the scientists
it was found that one and a half per
cent are affected with tuberculosis.
Among the coldblooded animals in
oculated were frogs, salamanders. liz.
ards, crayfish, turtles. snakes, carp,
barbel OF these it was found that
frogs, lizards and turtles were the
most susceptible, though all of the
animals inoculated were found to be
susceptible to some degree.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16

Keep one or two good brood mares
and it won't cost much to keep up
your supply of horses. Too many
farmers want to buy everything they
need. Just little foresight and one
may have a fine young horse coming
on every year,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
FORGET to Pay Doctors.

In the first edition OF the London
Medical Credit Guide, shortly to be
issued, will be the names OF 10000
living in London and vicinity who
have forgotten - pay their doctors
b.lls.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16
Do Not Pasture Meadows in sprinc

Do Not Pasture Meadows in Spring.
We allow our cattle and other stock
to run upon the meadows in the fall,
but never do this in the spring. Gen.
orally the soil is harder in the fall
than in the spring, especially II there
have not been many fall rains. In
the spring the ground is soft from the
effects Of the frosts, the melting snow
and the spring rains. Most of our
meadows have only surface drains. AS
to fertilizing, what surface manure the
farmers have is spread upon the mead.
ows. The principal hay grass grown
here is timothy, but now and then
some clover is grown. AS to the dis
posal of the hay crop. l think that TAX
ing the whole of Hancock county to-
sether. about as much is shipped as is
fed. All that Is shipped is baled.
think the general production of hay
per acre here is about ~ tons. We
pay no attention to native grasses, and
in fact they are not allowed in the
meadow. The usual practice in this
locality is to keep the meadow in
grass while the yield Of timothy ts
good, or even while the yield Of clover
is good. But il this is crowded out BY
blue grass or weeds the land is put
INTO some other crop for a time
William A. Moore, Hancock Co.. Ill.,,
in Farmers Review
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16

grown round the cartilage and grad
ually work the affected part into its
proper place.
Mr.. Barker always works rapidly.
The operation described above did
not last more than five minutes, ill.,
elusive of the time of recovering
from the anaesthetic gas.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16

loves th' man with iocund laf,
TIL man with heart o glee.
That rocks hisself and .'ha ha W ha Nv s.
Right out, an slaps his knee
There's heaps o. joy in chOkin' lafs
Tnet comes firm way down deep.
rhtl throbs with pulsin' 'haw HAY -haws'
TIL trouble goes [ sleep.
This world is full o. cryin' need
Fer men with latter clear
Ser men as opens wide their yawps
An cirkilates thcr cheer.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-03-16

Who keers t meet a low'rin face,
Er hipercrital whine?
Who wants [ drink o bitterness
lnstld O. warmin' wine?
Why. lafn' carries half tn load
Up this steep hill o. life.
While scowlin' is ahindrin' sore
In this here naggin' strife.
They amt no use o. bcin' glum
On top o this green sod
So wreathe Yer face In jov'a al smiles.
An laf yer way L God,
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pond in back yard and began operations at It
very slow work. especially when the clay and rocks
appeared We worked all day Saturday digging and fill
ing it with water for its capacity greater than
expected Sunday morning got up early as to be
out before the ducks went swimming. We drove them
into the miniature pond and then went to breakfast AS
allowed to leave the table, out
to look at the ducks How disappointed were! They
had fosaken the for the old We went back into the
house discouraged for suspected work had been
in vain Our feelings not relieved when papa said,
"Children what do you by making this mudhoe in
the back yardf- You two will have fill it up tomorrow
after school. - $3.50 ez-Gertie Schubert,
= Eighth Grade, 1926 Logan Avenue N.
Bremen School, -
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are al c3p6ole OF "OnoerIu
tricks. But there was one dog
upon which her majesty con-
fesses that in vain she used
to cast longing eyes. It was
a famous performing dog
named Minos, and it was. tho
rage as a society entertainer.
Invitation cards at great
London houses used to bear
the strange announcement:
'.To meet the dog Minos. -
The following story Of this
remarkable creature is often
told by the queen, according
to an English contemporary:
Upon one occasion, when bid
den to carry a handkerchief
to the most beautiful lady IN
the room the misehievous fell
low sprang up to Queen Vic
toria and laid it at her feet.
The latter laughed merrIy
fIieked the dog In the face
with her own handkerchief
and babe him do his duty
honestly. Thereupon the dog
picked up his handkerchief
and in great humility, sp-
preached Queen Alexandra,
then the Princess of Wales
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a TOUCH OF INDUSTRY.

p VIII you out riding with your wheel
Thought minute and then answered with sigh, No;
must mp the hem off my blue skirt = sfWhy can't
was sorely tempted to take her advice Mama didn't
tell me to do it, but want to it have decided
to fix it and be thru with it, said d. went riding
with someone else who by while talking and
looked after them longingy After they out Of
sight went to work. When do anything in the way
of sewing it takes very long time, therefore the
not at home and meant to surprise her with this work
as she knew dslked sewing ripping garments When
cut while attempting rip stitch explained how
had stayed home that afternoon and ripped my skirt Then
to surprise and disappointment she said Esther,
that was wasted work. for going to give that skirt
away It will save somebody work most likely but
to have you lose your afternoons play" It
Is needless to say that was more than sorry.
B Eighth Grade, Esther Reveu,
Emerson School, 1911 Park Avenue.