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Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

done with dispatch and in workmanlike style
To begin with such simple thing as blank
citing pony: ;,
To do so, the boy should take the horse
blanket in both hands, with the outside OF
it next him, and, with his right hand to the
off side of the pony, throw the blanket over
his back, and not hang it over his tail; place
it no further back than it will be straight
and level, which you will find to be about a
foot from the tail. Put the roller round and
the pad-piece under it in the proper place,
which is from three to eight inches from the
forelegs; and take care that the roller be
not put on too tightly, neither that it presses
or any wrinkles and doublings in the blan-
ket, which will greatly fret some thin-skinned
horses.
To strip a pony of his clothing, unbuckle
and remove the roller, then slide the blanket
off over his tail, following the natural lay of
his coat and so avoid rubbing his hair the
wrong way.
When a pony comes in from ride or drive,
tired and dusty, at once lead him on to some
straw and remove the bit from his mouth. If
he is at all heated, only undo the saddle
girths, but let the saddle remain until he has
cooled; and the same must be done with the
harness collar, for if removed too soon sore
shoulders and sore backs are the consequence.
Pull his ears gently; this rests horse won
derfully if rightly done.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
A Very Strange Island
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roll completely over the island and the people
have to look out for their safety.
When Schomburgh, a German traveller was
in Anegada, many years ago, there was one
morning great outcry that all the north part
of the island was flooded; and so to all appear
that the supposed waves of the sea were in
reality only low-lying fog which was rapidly
sweeping along.
Another curious thing is the aerial refrac-.
ton, and this often brings into view other
islands which lie below the horizon and which,
according to the ordinary operations of nature,
ought to be invisible
A part of the surface is composed of sand
dunes, but there is considerable proportion
of calcareous, or coral land, with belts of
fertile loan, and if the soil were intelligently
and faithfully cultivated, it would no doubt
yield good returns.
In ordinary seasons the fresh water supply
appears to be ample. On the northeast side
of the island there is a singular succession of
very deep natural wells Of fresh water, some
of them twenty-five feet across the top.
1t would be hard to find anywhere a hotter,
wetter, worse7smelling, or more generally dis
agreeable place to live than than Anegada; but,
singularly enough, it appears to be for the
most part pretty healthy place-at least for
the natives, of whom nearly all are black or
colored.
In the ante-colonial days, the Indians used
to come hither in their canoes; but no Indian
could ever bring himself to make perma-
nent home in Anegada, with it's steaming
fogs, its squalls, its sea floods, it's fresh-water
inundations, its strong smells and its dense
swarms of insects; and no American could
be persuaded to spend more than twenty
four hours on the island, in spite of its
strangeness
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Taking care of horse settles the question
of lying in bed in the morning. The extra
snooze will have to be given up,. for the
young horseman must be up and in the stable
by eight o'clock at latest, if he is to be OF any
use.
When there, let him "off with" his coat
and vest, collar and tie, and roll up his shirt
sleeves-for there is good hours warm WORK
before him-whatever the temperature OF the
morning may be.
Racking up and feeding are the first du-
ties in the stable; then set to work to shake
the litter out and remove the soiled and wet
straw.
The dressing or cleaning is next proceeded
with; the blanket is taken off, and should be
well shaken and brushed, if necessary, be-
fore putting it on again. Tie the ponnys head
up to the hay-rack,-that is, rack him up,
to prevent him taking any undue liberties
/ with his attendants, for every now and then
his teeth come together with a loud snap, as
he turns his head in the direction of his young
master, seeming to signify strong desire to
make a mouthfu of him for the tickling ne
receives at his hands.
If pony is in rough, unclipped state, his
coat will be too long for any brush, and the
currycomb is the best instrument to use to
raise the dust on his pelt jacket The peri
prevent the scurf collecting and plugging up
the exhalent and mhalent pores by which the
perspirable matters pass off.
Currycombing and brushing help to diffuse
| Cne ClTCulaCloH Throughout Iue sysoch Va oHo
pony, and prevent a tagging in the extremi-
| ties, to the production of swelled legs, cracked
heels and other discomforts.
Take brush, and brush him all over his
body, beginning first at his neck, holding the
left cheek of the head-stall in your left hand,
and brush him from the setting on of his
head, all along his neck to the shoulder and
SO 60 all along, his body to his hindquarterss
anad rump Then change your hands, and
with your left brush him as before on his
breast, laying your right arm over his back.
Join your right side to his left, and brush
him all under his body, down to his knees
and hooks. Then go round to his near side,
and repeat the operation as you have done on
The next instrument for grooming is a
good bristle brush, laid on briskly, steadily
and regularly with will; not merely rubbed
over the surface to smooth down the hair;
not merely to raise the dust; but with fric-
ton, to bring the blood into healthy circula-
tion.
bands twisted up and slightly moistened with
water They must be laid on with plenty of
vigor to bang out all the dust in the pony's
coat raised by the brush.
Every accessible part of the body must have
its due share of friction, and by dexterous
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How ADDa Sophia Rap Away

was thankful for that; but 1 think she felt
that | had been punished enough, for / was
so stiff, and my feet were so sore, l could
hardly get around.
If it had only stopped with telling mother,
wouldn't have cared very much; but it did
mt.
Keziah wasn't satisfied until everybody in
Bondville knew that Lulu and l had run
away, and the questions people asked us were
perfectly dreadful.
Lulu and were the only ones who didn't
see any joke in the matter.
1t seems pity we made such failure Of
that day; but, as Mrs. Fenwick told Lulu, l
think we learned lesson, for we haven't
talked any since about leaving home, and IIu
lu doesn't tell any more stories about rich old
gentleman liking to adopt girls just like us.
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and make him "come round" and start brush-
ing every part of his ears, throat face and nose,
sponging nostrils, mouth and eyes.
and through the hands, which has very
soothing effect on the pony. Comb out his
name and forelock, and damp them to make
them lie smooth; then comb and brush his
tail. Now, turning the pony back toward his
manger again, go down ON your. knees in the
straw and commence rubbing his legs, and
examine, and if necessary wash, his feet. Ex-
az the a soes f heS are m and
sound, or whether they protrude and cut the
legs. This done give the pony a drink of
water, and your hours work is accomplished:
After having made your pony's toilet, it will
be necessary to make your own. and do not
spoil all by appearing among the household
with bouquet of stable about you, any more
than your sisters would think of appearing
in the parlor after experimenting cooking op-
erations, with flavor of baking powder or
lard.
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE -FOUR

Then we went home, Keziah going ahead
with a lantern; and the minute | had got
something to eat, went to. bed And was
never so tired in all my life
Mother came home about half an hour
later, and she came up in the dark to see me,
and to tell me how sorry she was that Lulu
and I had missed Uncle Solomon's treat, and
that she hadn't been able to keep me out OF
her mind all day.
Then she kissed me and went downstairs,
and did hope Keziah wouldn't tell.
But she did. She was in the kitchen when
went down to breakfast the next morning,
and / saw by the way mother looked at me
that she knew all about it.
She didn't say anything, however, and 1
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arouse them from their almost perpetual in
activity. In fact, they are about the LATEST
people in the West Indies, although that is
saying a great deal.
Anegada used to be covered with under
wood-notably of the kind called seaside
grape, which here is particularly rich in the
valuable gum known as Jamaica kino. Ane-
gada is the home of very numerous and sin
gular tropical plants but it is perhaps rather
more noteworthy for its immense numbers of
mosquitoes, gallinippers and scorpions, not
to speak of venomous and other reptiles. The
surrounding seas are rich in scale and shell
fish of many kinds.
Among its singular birds the famingo is
one of the most numerous species; and most
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

Of the ponds are the abode of ducks which,
on the approach Of man, rise and fill the all
with their dangerous cries.
1t is not an easy matter to reach the island.
A few years ago an attempt was made to
open mines upon it, but nothing came of the
effort but disappointment and loss Among
the many disagreeable features of life in this
hot and steaming climate is the presence of
large salt ponds, which in the dry season
give out an intolerabe stencil; and the same
ponds in the wet season fill up with singular
rapidity and flood considerable part of the
island.
As we may infer from the name, Anegada
is pretty frequently flooded. Whenever a
hurricane comes sweeping along, the waves
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changing of the hands the whole may be
conveniently come at. Observe that when the
pony is cleaned off, whether. with wisp or
brush, that the hand be carried in the nat
ural direction of the hair, so as to leave 1t
smooth.
The finishing touch is put on with duster
or clean cloth, rubbed on till he is quite dry
and his coat smooth and glossy. The young
groom should be, careful not to unnecessarily
expose the pony to cold while cleaning him,
and should pop on his blankets again the min
ute he is finished, or the cold may "set his
coat"-that is, make his hair stare and take
the bloom off it,
Take the head-stall off after clothing him,
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and customs, we have overlooked
a very strange country close at hand. I3e
island of Anegada is one of the strangest OF
ali the strange places in the world.
First of all, where is Anegada? 1t is one
of the Virgin Islands, and it lies northeast
Of Porto Rico, one of the Great Antilles, and
it's first peculiarity is that it is fiat and low,
the neighboring isles all being steep and noun
famous. 1t is nine miles long and two miles
across. and lies so low that in heavy gales
tbe sea makes clean breach over the lower
nortions of it, whence its name7for ane-
roda is the Spanish for drowned island.'
Next we come to it's strange history. In
1881 it had only 719 inhabitants, of whom
hut three were white people
Jts population is noted for idleness, and
the main occupation for many years was
W.T. wrecking-for an extensive and very danger
ous coral reef surrounds the island and once
cave it very melancholy notoriety But since
the establishment of the lighthouse on the
island Of Sombrero (forty- seven miles to the
eastward), there have been few. if any, wrecks
on Aneeada, since the main cause of the
shipwrecks was the constant and swift cur
rent which sets upon the island from the
east.
Accordingly the natives are now not often
aroused by the cry of "a vessel on the reef
the only call in the old days which would
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

should only just be tight enough to prevent
slipping down. Flame, bandages save time
for handrubbing; by their warmth they act as
mild lamentations, reducing Inflammation and
swelling When rolled on wet legs, they
should be removed as soon as dry, or they
may cause injurious heat.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

~ OW many boys who have bicycles do
IH not personally look after the silent
steed? 1t is safe to answer "Not
IEAI one" If boy knows anything, he
sA'AAAaAaS knows that half the pleasure of pos
sessing bicycle is in being able
to clean, brighten and oil the machine him
self. But how many boys who possess a
horse or pony take care of him? Onehalf?
We doubt it,
Yet boy ought to take care of his own
pony, and do it in a careful and intelligent
manner. A boy should know his horse from
the ground up. Even small duties should be
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26
Copyright by James Eiverson.)

Downright by James Elverson.)
HILE we have been running over
the world in search of novelty, ex-
ploring the malarial jungles OF Al
rica and the frozen regions of the
North, looking for strange peoples
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26

Edoraly and every other way it's propretol,s a0a SS euos hRh for the right of the producers, ana nior hue to doso It has no interest in any other xp or business not in direct line with this policy NASSH IS the honest mans friend, the home pus eN 9u!de' Every home would be benefited by us Wy
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26
GarlandVille News.

After a long time here comes old Jaka Jones of old. It has been so long since 1 wrote, 1 eX- pect this will land in the waste basket.
 Lots of sickness in this COZ munity at present.
 Some of our singing people &t- tended the singing convention d College Hill Sunday. All report a good time.
 Some of our boys were caught in a rain between xNeW Homo and this place Sunday.
 Bro. Jim Nelson, says, "that fall the matches that is struch in one year, lighting cigar"etts, were lit at the dead hour oi night, it would light up the earth ten times as light as the noon day sun. , Boys suppose we quit striking so man5 matches.
 Sunday is regular preaching day an Midway. All that car come at 2 o'clock p. m., and we will have a song service.
 Preaching at Morning Stan Saturday night and Sunday at eleven o'clock, by Bro. Fergur- son.
 Wonder what has become of the scribe of New Home. (The old maid wonder if she is married. 1 wish she would give the news, as she is a noble scribe.
 Our R. F. D. man says, that if the rost card business don't stop he will have to get a wagon to deliver them.
 Mr. Rhodes corn has got the yellow fever. and a little sun shine I think will bring it around all right.
 JAKA JONES.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26
Artesian.

Sunday School was very small on account of the weather.
 Sam Moore, of Howard county is visiting here. Sam is one of Towards prosperous young far mers.
 Misses May and Vester San ders visited relatives and friends at Gurdon Sunday.
 If you want to see Miss Lena Meador smile, just ask her who took her home Sunday in a buggy.
 Looks like this is getting to be a bad place. When people will bring a club to church on Sun day, for the purpose of starting 8 row. The law should be en- forced, and the ones that go to church expecting to raise a fight, as was tried a few Sun days ago, need punishing.
 Geo. Wake says, he is going to raise him a pair of hound pups. as he is going to marry soon. Look out girls.
 Will Martin says he is getting ready for his mother-in-law. Better get youa girl that has no mother Will and you wont have Ito soap the floor and polish it with fat.
 Are you doing your duty the best you can do it, and usir g all your might on the task of the day. Are you working as if ii was the last loving service. ere Jesus should call you from eartf scenes. It may be the last. How the moments are flying. The field and it's labors will soon pass from view. Go forth to the rescue Of souls that are dying and do what you can find to do.
 We are having some bad weather and the farmers are looking very sad.
 ROSEBUD.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26
Watson's Editorial Notes.

Ex-President Cleveland puts up the poor mouth for the rail- roads, saying that the railroads have been having a hard time lately
 In what way?
 What is it that they wanted and did not get?
 Has any big railroad thief or murderer been sent to prison?
 Hartman, George Gould, James Stllman and Jake Schitf still hold the $24, GOO, 000 which they stole from the Chicago X Alton. Morgan has enough loot left to buy another assortment of Eureopean art junk, and to pay $1. POO, ,0G9 fer it. J. J. Hill has got a decision" from the supreme court of Minnesota authorizing him to load up the public with another stock issue of $60, 000,000
 So it goes all around the circle Of High Finance. What hardship is there in this to the railroads? ?
 It seems to me that they are getting their sleeping quarters right in the center of the bed. What more could MT. Cleveland ask?
 If Mr. Cleveland had said that the public had been having a hard time lately, he'd have said something.
 Most of the people who patron ize the railroads have either been killed or crippled, or scared half to death. The train that goes anywhere now, and gets there on time ard without calling for the ambulance or the hearse, sets all the town bells to jang- ling.
 The hospitals have been crowd ed as though we were in the midst of war. As to the grave yards, they have fattened The fact that the high officials of the railroads are sometimes pulled ogt of the burning wreck alon. with the common victims, yields TO consolation to these whoso wives, sons, daughters, hus- bards, fathers, others hay, been hurled to orible deatl
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to satiate the greed of Wall street scoundrels.
 Mr. Cleveland says tkat rail- road problems are not to be set tied while the country is in a de- lirium, but are to be adjusted in a quiet hour. " If the naming of the hour were left to Cleve- land he would probably name some quiet midnight hour, like that in which he adjusted d eel ebrated bond issue with a Wall street king named Morgan a bond issue which saddled this country with a debt of $262, GOO. GOO, and which gave to Morgan and his crew the giIt-edged, gold securities of the United State: government at a loWerprice thar the niggers of Jamaica were get ting for their bonds.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26

Heht IS CUnuucted by edltt have made the subject a spe- cial study; its veterinary de- partment is in charge of leading veterinary surgeons.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26
Advertised Letters!

The following is the list of letters re maining unclaimed in this office for the week ending April l5,, 1907 and if not called for by April 29 1907 will be for warded to the Dead Letter Office.
 GENTLEMEN Cress, c. H. Cress, Albert City, D. w. Clinton, Tom Gilmore. Alex Howman, J. w. Harris, Wallis LiaS, Johnnie Mason, Noel McGit, Mintol Moss Jones Mauldrow. Arthur Spencer, E. P. Stone. Tom Turner, F. J. Waltera, John
 LADIES. Butts, Mary kurrow. Zsre Mrs. Jones, J. w. Mrs. Payne Annie Mrs, When calling for the above please ay advertised.
 JACK CRIMSON, PM.
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Warning Order.

In Justice Court Missouri Township Before F. NJ. Smyth, J. P. H. Clyde Buchanan, Plaintiff,
 VS. w. E. Pippin, Defendant, The defendant W. E. Pippin, i warned to appear in this court within complaint of the plaintiff herein. Witness my hand this 4th day c April, 1907.
 F. NJ. Smyth, J. r.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26

It has departments of special interest to each mem Der of the family-father, mother son, daughter-and
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26
Warning Order. Annie Porter, plaintiff,

VS.
 Isaiah Porter, defendant.
 The defendant Isaiah Porter is warned to appear in this court within 30 days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff. Annie Porter.
 Given under my hand this April "A, 1907
 F. E. MURRAH, Clerk.
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Warning Order.

In J. P. Court, Missouri TOy]
 Before J. B'Shers, J. ?. Prescott Publishing Co.,, Plainta
 vs.
 w. E. Pippin X Co.,. Defendant The defendant w. E. Pippir q ed to appear in this court wli days and answer the complaint plaintiff. Given under my hand this Al 1907.
 J, B'SHERS.
 Justice of the Pea
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w Warning Order.
In Nevada Ghancery Court. Maggie Phillips, Plaintiff,

John Phillips, Defendant. The defendant John Phillips is warn ed to appear in this court within 30 days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Maggie Phillips. Given under my hand this 4th day of April. 1907.
 F. E. Murrah. Clerk.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26

No trouble to show you" is the motto of the boys in our store. Whether you are just ready to buy CT not, they are al- ways glad to see you. Prescott Hardware Co.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26

Department are employeo ... cause they are known to pos,sIr pssss ability and superior knowlsIisss 'Nsiss about the topics upon W' they are to write.
 Its Departmento of "fssI', sis ,s Oraanixations" is intenoeu; ;,.. aid in building up organlss gaIss tions run honestlyin thein'' of actual farmers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-04-26

That is why the most successful livestock oreas ana feeders of the Southwest file each issue o RANCH away for future reference The Editors ois -
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-12-13
A Model Grange Home.

Very few oranges in the country have
had the good fortune that has come to
Laurel grange of West Newbury,
Mass, which has just had placed at its
disposal an elegant $4,000 hall, which
they are to occupy with no other ex-
pense than the janitor service. The
building is of the old English style,
So by 90 feet in size, with front porch
IL by % feet The first story is of brick
and the second of wood, with cement
stucco, high pitched roof and colonial
interior, finished very handsomely.
The auditorium seats 300 people and
has been elegantly furnished. A stage
II by 80 feet has dressing rooms and
all conveniences. In the building are
also a banquet hall 80 by GO feet, a
kitchen II by 10 feet and fine pantry,
closets and paraphernalia rooms. There
Is also a delightful reading room 16 by
% feet, with a good library and read
ing tables.