davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06

doors on the COW shed are wide
enough so you can drive through
them with a wagon or manure
spreader. The horse stable has dou-
BILE stalls ten feet wide and fifteen
feet from inside of manger to the
wall. This, together with the fact
that the doors are eight feet wide,
enable you to get out with your team
very easily. The size of the struc-
ture is thirty-hve by thirty-eight feet,
with a hay NOW over the lower floor.
The caves are six feet, affording more
than usual protection to the outside
of the building. The accompanying
plan, says the Journal Of Agriculture,
will give the reader a better under
standing of the interior arrange
ment.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06
AN INTERESTING PROB
LEN AT BAR HARB0R, Me.

How to Crystalline a Summer
colony's Diverse Elements Into
Serious Society.
It greets the eye, in the first sur.
prise of its red-tiled roof, its mar
shaled columns, and its fine proper
tions, like a glimpse Of some forgot
ten Grec!an temple Nobly set into
the slope of the hill, with a back
ground Of cool groves, and accentuat-
ing the dark, bare-topped mountains
Of the island-the highest on our At
lantic Coast-the Building of Arts
meets the perplexed visitor with the
graceful dignity Of serene age. One
listens for the echoes Of a shepherds
pipe or seeks among the tree-trunks
the fitting passage of flowing robe.
If it were nothing but a beautiful
monument, admirable in mass and in
detail, Mr.. Lowell's Building of Arts
would Justify its existence. But,
more than this, 1t Is the expression
of a unique and interesting purpose.
Created by few philosophical sum-
mer residents to supply a focus for
the abundant artistic and intellectual
life Of Bar Harbor, the Building Of
Arts already, in the first short season
of its occupation, has produced a
marked impression by the creation
of a distinct musical atmosphere.
The Building of Arts; still in its
development, is an interesting prob
lem, and the impulse Of which It is
the expression, is of deep significance.
1t is in this country the first con-
spicuous effort on a large scale to
crystalline the diverse elements that
form the summer colony into a real
society, having as its objective the
highest esthetic and intellectual slim
ulation-not only to encourage lib
orally the arts of America, but to
contribute to self-education and to
the helpful mingling of city and vii
lage life. The movement is in capa-
BILE hands and has every prospect Of
success,-From owen Johnson's THE
Building Of Arts at Bar Harbor," in
the Century.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06
Poultry Notes.

Mites are one of the greatest
scourges Of the poultryman, and from
them, directly or indirectly spring
the greatest portion of poultry dis
eases.
And often birds that, otherwise,
are very fine, have white OF black
feathers to grow where they do not
belong, because the fowls vitality is
Slapped by the mites.
They multiply at an astonishing
rate, and 1t requires the very hardest
and most persistent work to rid the
premises Of them.
The most lasting preventive is boil
ing whitewash, to which has been
added to each bucketful a teaspoon
full of crude carbolic acid and a half
gallon of kerosene.
This must be put on boiling hot
and special care must be given the
roosts to see that it gets into every
craek.-southern yruH Grower. 49,.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06

| wallow which all could enjoy in COM
fort.
But this old bull was a crafty ami
NAL. He wanted the wallow all to
himself. A desperate fight ensued
and the big bull came of champion,
as trails Of elk going at a big gallop
came from the battle-ground in all di-
rectlons showed how they had been
put to fight.
Naturally, surveyed the ground
with interest, trying to decide which
elk 1 would follow in an attempt to
get some meat. The tracks we're the
freshest l had seen for days and
showed that the battle royal had oc-
Cured only a few hours before.
While was studying l heard a noise
of an animal trotting through the
woods, and Immediately threw my
rife in readiness.
Scarcely had l done so when the
biggest bull elk ever saw came trot-
ting out into the opening, snoPting
defiance and wanting more fight. It
was the old bull, returning from chas-
ing from the scene the last Of the
disputants to the right Of the wallow.
He had his fighting blood up, thought
he could whip anything that walked
and he Immediately charged me.
Luckily l made a centre shot and a
true hit and sent a bullet into his
body near his heart. 1 was careful
to shoot so / would not spoil his
head, which was the finest ever saw.
The shot l gave him should have
stopped a running grizzly, but this
old elk would not quit. The she'll
stuck in my gun, and, after franti-
cally trying to work the lever for a
few seconds, turned and ran for the
shelter of big pine tree, behind
which I took refuge and which tried
to climb.
1.-THE climbing was a desperate at
tempt and naturally failure. Then
the cold sweat broke out all over me,
and l thought l was meat for that
old bull elk. Just then came change
in his attitude. His eyes became
CLASSY and his head dropped, while
his sturdy legs began to weaken.
Just as l could feel his hot breath
against my body as l still attempted
to climb the tree, the big brute crum-
pied up in a bunch and died.
1T was the biggest elk ever killed
in Montana. The carcass weighed
more than 900 pounds, including the
head and horns. We had to haul it
out on travoises specially constructed,
and were three days getting it TO a
point where we could load him upon
wagon. 1t was really shame to
kill this brute, for have never heard
of an elk of such intelligence that he
could make his own wallow and real
lie that numbers meant strength
when it comes to moving a big tree,
and that to the animal with the brains
to plan a job belongs the spoils."-
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06
WISE WORDS.

The truth often gives a Jolt to
pride.
A tax on bachelors would tickle
most married men to death.
Love IS a tonic that intoxicates
some men and sobers others up,
Even honesty is apt to become tarn-
ished unless It is in constant use.
The man who is on the level fire.
quently finds 1t hard work to get
along. e.
Some rich men are as crooked as
the dollar mark that denotes their
wealth.
Some people even take pride in
their humility.
Our best intentions are easily con-
taminated.
1t isn't always the high flyer who
gets to the top.
Those who trust to luck don't all
ways have the best credit.
Treading on other peoples toes
won't get you very far up in the
world.
The dead are soon forgotten, and
some people don't have to wait that
long.
An optimist is merely a person
who saves a little sunshine for a
rainy day.
Always be prepared for an emerg-
ency, and you will generally find that
it doesn't turn up.
The girl who wants to make a
name for herself as a rule cant even
make loaf Of bread.
The happiest people in the world
are those who are satisfied to let
others do their worrying for them.
Even the man who is thankful for
what he gets sometimes forgets to be
thankful for what he doesn't get.
When a fellow is always making
new friends 1t may merely be a sign
that his old friends are on to him.
Occasionally a man finds that 1t as
hard to live up to his reputation as
woman does TO live up to her photo
graphs.
To love our neighbor as we love
ourselves would simply transform the
world into a mutual admiration So
ciety.-From Musings of a Cynic,"
In the New York Times.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06
Not Intentional.

II understand that Miss Skads'
brother tried to horsewhip Jinx?"
Eyes. Jinx was snubbed by Miss
Skads at the ball the other night,
and he wrote her the day following
that he thought her Intentionally
rude.
THAT was hardly good cause for a
whipping"
'"No-o; but, you see, Jinx writes
rather a sprawly hand, and she read
It Intentionally nude. " - Houston
Post.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06
Sweet Potato Investigations.

Extensive investigations dealing
with the. sweet potato crop are being
undertaken by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. Expert
ments are in progress at several CEN
tres, and include a study of the kinds
most suitable for the several potato
growing districts. Research is being
made in regard to methods of grow
ing and their comparative cost, and
methods of harvesting, storing, pack
ing and shipping the crop. The ques-
tion of storage, 1t is stated, is receiv-
ing special attention, in order to de-
termine the best means Of curing, the
most suitable Temperatures to be
maintained in the storage house, and
the amount of shrinkage that takes
place under those conditions. Atten-
ton is also being given to the uses
and possibilities of sweet potatoes as
food fer stock, as well as the dessica-
ton and canning of the product for
human consumption.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06
A New Version.

Somebody, IMMERSED in the intri-
cacies Of foreign nomenclature, col
lided the other day for the first time
with the name of the Metropolitan
Opera Houses famed Wagnerian
tenor, Burgstaller. The somebody
looked at that name solemnly, then
remarked.
Whats that? Bungstarter?"
Shades Of Baireuth - New York
Times. ------- --- ---.,..
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06
A Handy Barn.

Here are plans for a handy barn.
1t will hold seven head Of horses and
about ten head of cows. A crib OPP
posite the feedway will hold about
600 bushels of corn and an oats bin
adjoining this will hold from 1000
to 1900 bushels of that grain. This
leaves a space fifteen by eighteen for
implements, hay or anything that the
farmer may wish to put in 1t. The
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06
~ pnor NIethods Of AIarketIng.

our Poor Methods OF Marketing.
The manner in which Southern
.onltry and eggs are marketed is
i..selv responsible for our failure to
ste them profitable, We market
.nost of our poultry alive. but how
ladom we see coop of uniform size,
solor and quality. But for our craze
81 crossing and the scarcely less in
..ne idea that scrubs are more valu-
sble than pure-breds, because they
an stand more haTdships, whereas
Wls fact that when any animal is
outstanding hardships It is a losing
brslness for the owner, we might have
rouItry of uniform color. Any one
tnoys that of two coops, the one
made ND of birds Of the same size and
Solor, and the other of the usual
Jacobs coat variety, the former will
hiring a good advance in price, even
though they be Of no better quality.
There are thousands of town and
city men and women who appreciate
a really fresh egg, and many of them
have both the money and the inclina-
ton to pay for It. Why not cater to
that demand and furnish these peo-
ple what they want and are willing
10 pay for, really fresh, clean, good
eggs? Such eggs command a higher
price anywhere, and you can deliver
them 10 soma man in town for the
ton Of the market Find that man.
To command top prices, however,
they must be clean. of uniform color
and size and really fresh. In the
large egg markets Southern eggs sell
for from three to four cents below
the lowest from other sections. Why
Is this? Rest assured it is because
they are worth less. for the men who
make a business of buying eggs know
eggs.
But why are they worth less?
~ Because Of our mongrel foclSs,
the result of our mania for crossing.
They lay eggs Of all sizes and colors,
and we don't sort them.
~ We send eggs to market as
they come from the nests, dirty and
inserted They should be graded as
to Colors and size and those that are
dirty should never be sent to market
or should be wiped clean. It is safe |
to state that lot of eggs with the !
dirty and very small ones taken out |
will sell for more money than all Of |
them would
(3) We allow the male birds to
run with the hens at all times. The /
result is that the eggs, being fertile,
soon begin to terminate from the
summer heat and then when cooled
he germ dies and the egg rapidly
polls, or at least loses its freshness.
these facts are we'll known, but still
We go on in the same old way. Why
he males are allowed to run with the
ems, except when we need eggs for
atching, no one can tell. but still
'e continue to do it, and furnish the
larkets with most Of the so-called
heated" eggs that sell for three or
our cents a dozen less than they
ould if the males had been sep
rated from the hens.-Progressive
armer.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-05-06
Southern Agricultural Topics.
Modern Methods That Are Helpful to
Farmer, Fruit Grower and Stockman.

But on the average, the common
mixed breed sets better than the
White Wyandottes. Although the
latter are good layers and fairly good
mothers, cannot recommend them
as good setters.-A Reader in Flor
ida Agriculturist.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
Everybody Works but
the Newspaper Man.

Every once in II while some cheer
full idiot remarks to us. well, now
that the paper Is out | suppose you
can take it easy for three or four
days. You have the softest snap in
town.
Yes. how delightful it is that n
country editor has practically moth
ing to do between press days. Busi-
ness runs along automatically.
When paper bills come due. money
drops off the trees with which to
pay them. Subscribers vie with
each other to see who can pay far
tbest in advance. Advertisers beg
for additional space. And the way
the news hunts up the editor Ia also
pleasant to contemplate.
There is something really strange
about the way news items act.
When the paper is out the editor
simply goes to his desk and leans
hack in his easy chair and looks
wise and waits for next weeks press
day. The day before press day the
people line up in front of the office
door and then file past MS desk and
tell him all the news of the week.
He writes 1t up in 10 or 20 minutes,
takes it back and hangs it on the
hook. The compositors take the copy,
shake it over the type cases. say n
few mystic words, the type flies into
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
CHANCES IN GAMBLING.
The Rule of the Unexpected At ths
Tables In Monte Carlo.

There are systems. some will say.
that will defeat the bank at Monte
Carlo. have not found one. Two
factors settle all systems. One Is the
bunk's limit, which prevents the dou-
bling system SO often advocated; the
second, the extraordinary idiosyncrasies
Of chance Red or black will often
run In long series. l saw fifteen reds
come up in succession on one occasion,
seventeen uneven numbers In an I'M
broken series on another. One even
irg ON n losing day ! was playing on
the fist six numbers and pcrsistently
for some hours the last twelve mum
bcrs Invariably turned up. Once ] saw
81 come up four times In succession
when mathemitically 1t should have
taken IA coups to make It show that
number of times, and still more strange
that on this occasion each time 1t
came up n gentleman had staked the
limit on the number-nnmely. 1870
fr,iics-winning in ten minutes some
thing over $4,000 francs. One readily
sees by these instances the unexpected
very often hnppens-in fact, more Of.
,An that rot.-Arthur Hewitt in Bo
iiemiar Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
4 TEMPERANCE UNION.
Members Limited to Fourteen Drinks
Of Liquor Daily.

Members Limited to Fourtssn Orinks
Of Liquor Daily.
signing the pledge" is no new thing.
as is proved by researches in Italy.
Interesting particulars Of what would
appear to be the earliest examples Of
written pledges to abstain from gam
bling and excessive drinking are given
In the Turin Studi MEDIEVAL by Signor
Girolnmo Blscaro. who has discovered
three such documents In the archives
of Milan. The first Of these records II
an oath sworn on the gospels by Gia-
como Pasquali and Armanino Duca
to the effect that for two years they
will abstain from gambling In Pavia
or within three miles thereof and will
likewise refrain from inducing others
to gamble on their behalf. The penal
ty fer any breach Of this oath is fixed
at 5 soldi. payable to Papio Bovatorio.
In the second document Perano de
Bono promises Uberto de Proto to
abstain from gambling for certain
PEI iod. exception being made on be-
half of the game of bismenttro. at
which, however. he was not to lose
more than . denari on any one day.
Further, he undertakes not to visit
any inn for drinking purposes before
the hour of vespers on Monday. A
breach of either clause of the pledge
involves the payment of B soldi 10 De
Prnto. BY the third document Sileto
Fcrrario expressed his willingness to
pnY - denari to his brother Lamperlo
should he be persuaded to play for
money in any place of public resort or
to spend more than 2 denari on intoxi-
carts in any one day.
The motive for these contracts is not
stated. but It is presumed that they
were entered into by employees whose
masters wished to keep their. proclivi-
ties In check. There is nothing in the
documents to suggest the existence of
any organization for the promotion Of
temperance. The honor Of being first
in tile field in this respect therefore
sim rests with Germany. where two
Temperance societies were founded In
the sixteenth century.
OF these the Order of st. Christie
pher was formed by Sigismund de
Diettrichstein on Jan. IS. 1917. and the
Order of Temperance by the landgrave
Of Hesse on Dec. 25. 1000. The mem
bers of the one order were plcdFed to
abstain from toast drinking. and the
members Of the other undertook not
to drink more than seven glasses OF
LIQUOR at time. and that not oftener
than twice day.-Chicago News.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
Good Stories.

"Down in Oregon-I won't say just
where there is n settlement Of
Scotch Presbyterians who retain all
their old-country habits" said a
globe-trotter the other day. Not
long ago the minister, while in the
midst of his sermon, noticed one of
his parishioners peacefully sleeping.
The divine suspended his discourse
and addressed 'Wnllie' in n loud
voice. waking him up, and then gave
him u severe rebuke.
..Wullie was very angry. and after
the services were concluded went up
to the pastor and made an indignant
speech, protesting against the humi-
liation that / ad been put upon him.
He concluded by saying:
Your ain wife was sleepin' at the
time; | saw her myser.'
THE pastor tried to smooth the
mat,er over. and told Wullie that if
he should ever see the pastors wife
sleeping in church thereafter. 10 raise
his hand, and she would receive the
SANE correction rs that imposed upon
While.
"Th" u " sunday. when the ser
mon had reached about fourttly.
Wullie's hand went up. The minis
ter look Il over at his family pew.
and there. sure enough. his spouse
was wrapped in sumner Mn"ithi of
his word. the preacher thus n;sdr,.s- ID
the wifi, oil his bosom.
Susan. Susan. diri, marry We
for your fortune. for Y" had uoii';
| idnn marry w for your b nuty-
the Who'll. congregation eau see that:
and if ye haze nae grace, Eve made "A
sair bargain'."-Seattle Post Inteili-
gencer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
The Road to SUCCESS.

Benjamin Franklin. the great Ameri-
can, when asked for the secret Of sue
cess. gave the following maxims:
Eat Not to fullness; drink not tO eleva-
ton.
Speak not hut what NAV benefit
others or yourself; avoid tTifling con-
versati0n.
Lose no time; be always employed ut
some hing useful; cut on all unnecessary
actions,
Use no hurtful deceit; think innocent
" and justly and il you speak. speak NC
cordingly
Tolerate no uncleanIiness in body.
clothes. or habitation.
Be not disturbed at tribes. or at NC
cidents. common or unavoidable.
Drive thv business; let not thy busi-
ness drive thee
Early to bed. early to rise. makes a
man healthy. wealthy and wise.
He that hath a calling hath an Office Of
profit and honor.
One TODAY In worth Two tomorrow.
Bnv what thnn hast no need Of Hhd
ere long thon shalt sell thv neceRsarirs
Keep vonr eyes wide open ts-f.,rs
marriage, half shut afterwards
They that won't I've connseltd can't tr
helped.
4 man NAV. II hr know. not how to
save AZ hp gets. keep his nosr All The
time t0 the grindstone. and die rot
worth a great ut last.
He who reforms himself has .inre
more toward returning the pnb'ic fhnn
\ crowd ~ n"isv. imp0fent pntrtNs
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
Bunco Game at Provo.

Down at Provo an attractive look
ing woman went about among the
good homes and took orders for soap
and groceries, to be shipped from st.
Louis. The prices she quoted were
very low and attractive, but In near
ly every case she required deposit
of part, and in most cases full pay
ment on the order. Then she went
away with some hundreds Of dollars
of Provo money. That was Novem-
Der; now it is April and the attrac-
tive looking woman has not been
heard from. 1t is our belief that 1t
would have been cheaper to buy
groceries and soap at home. st.
Louis and Chicago price lists look
very attractive sometimes. But cit
liens Of Utah generally find 1t better
to buy OF Utah dealers. For one
thing they get what they pay for.
And that is something that dealing
with the attractive looking woman
does not always insure.-In Noun
tain Republican.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
len,ian Magazine.
Tho Hon.


No other animal has been more modi-
fled by civilization and none reverts
more quickly to the original wild type
than the hog. Three generations Of
running Wild suffice to turn the
smooth. round. short shouted razor
back or hazel splitter thin. lank. leggy.
lop cared. snarp shouted, an Ishmael
In hristies. running like deer. II run
nirr he possible. fighting as only a
Wild hog can fight when battle is I'M
pern,ive. The tusks. which have been
half oblitcrated in the process OF civil
lization. get back size and strength
At year old they are formidable. at
two murderous. at three or five more
deadly than a sword They AFFORD a
certain index Of age up to six years.
hnt are commonly broken in fights
ion. before that time. Wild bonrs are
very III tempered and when worsted In
fighting often revenge themselves by
Tipping the bark from trees as high as
'iey can reach.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
Her Exerciae,

Many readers think insufficient exer-
else is responsible for worrying moods
"Dare ! whisper It," writes one cor
respondent Though am married
woman. with two bonnie BARNS. when
my worries and temper prove too much
for me shut myself up in my room
and dance wild Scotch reel. I al.
ways did 1t when l got in temper as
a child as a sort of vent to my feel
tngs. and do 1t still and probably
shall continue to do SO as long as I'm
sufficiently energetic"
Certainly II Scotch reel ought to pro
vide enough exercise to exercise any
demon Of worry If lack Of exercise Ii
the cause OF it.-Home Chat