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The increased use of the prickly
pear as feed for all classes Of rumi.
nants, especially for range and dairy
cattle. makes It important for the
proper preparation Of a ration that
the feeder knows how much digestible
nutrients to expect from feeding a
given quantity Of the plant either
alone or mixed with other feeding
stuffs.
Many chemical analyses have been
made Of q number of different men,
bers Of the cactus family to determine
their value as feed for animals. and
while this data gives. with a fair de-
gree Of accuracy, the amount of the
various nutrients contained in the diff
ferent species Of the cacti, no reliable
record Of digestion experiments has
been found, SO that II has been i'm
possible to say just what proportion
Of the different nutrients were avail
able to the animals.
In order to determine the digesti-
bility of the prickly pear and thus
guide the feeder in the preparation
OF rations from this plant. extensive
Investigations have recently been
made In Texas, New Mexico and other
southwestern states.
The principle Of conducting a diges-
ton experiment is very simple. First.
the animal Is fed the feeding stuff the
digestibility Of which is to be deter
mined until all other feeds have been
removed from the alimentary canal.
The animal Is then placed in a stall
specially designed for feeding and for
collecting refuse without waste. 1t
is then fed a weighted amount OF the
feeding stun, the composition OF
which Is determined by analysis. All
the refuse Is collected, weighed. an
alyzed. and the amount of the sew
eral nutrients which 1t Is found to
contain is subtracted from the amount
of the corresponding nutrients fed.
A good idea of the stalls used in
these experiments may be obtained
from the illustration. They are made
Of proper length and breadth. so that
the animals may lie down comforta-
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lationship through intermarriage.
While considering themselves above
politics. they nevertheless run the
country. Many of them are owners Of
vast estates Of $4,000 to 100000 acres.
The pampas of Argentine are grassy
plains extending half way across
South America from the Atlantic
ocean-plains without trees. lakes or
rivers. So nat is this region that the
horizon is less than three miles dis
tant from the viewpoint Of a man
walking. Thus the limit Of view IL
very small, and 1t il said that people
born on the pampas. when first they
visit a mountainous district, expert
ence painful sensations from gazing
upon the widely expanded earth
around them.
The vast plateau Of Patagonia 10
chiefly valuable for sheep raising. 1t
seems strange to learn that the sheep
reared In that part Of the country
never see water. They do not drink.
but depend upon succulent plants for
such moisture as they require.
The women of the Argentine are the
most beautiful in the world. Those Of
the well-to-do class are well educated.
being taught by governesses up to the
age of eleven or twelve. when they
are sent to Europe to be finished"
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
A Very Demure Young Lady
BY LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY


II was a matter OF wonder that
such an ambitious. aggressive mother
a. Mrs. Kent should have such a de
mure daughter As Estelle. Yes. the
mother was very aggressive. and the
daughter was very. very demure
That was an opposite other mothers
could not help but remark.
At seventeen Miss Estells was sent
TO vassar. She might have preferred
another school. but her mother said
vassar, and that settled that Mrs
Kent was a widow with an income
none too large. but she had plans and
schemes far ahead.
At eighteen and nineteen Miss Es
tells was still acquiring knowledge
but at twenty she had finished. She
had had vacations. Of course. and
there had been no change In her de-
mureness. She was given three or
four days In which to draw her breath
after getting home for good. and then
her mother called her to her side and
said:
'Estelle. you are now twenty years
old"
Yes. mamma"
you should be thinking Of matri.
mony."
Il am. mamma"
You have handsome face and a
good education. and you ought to
marry WELL
\ .ka,.IA
But the trouble Is" continued the
mother. that there are no eligible
young men around here. That Is.
none who could support you in the
style you deserve"
mot one. mamma"
But there Ia a gentleman. after all
"A middle-agsd gentleman-a man
Of wealth who has been attracted TO
you. He has seen you on various
occasions during your vacations, and
has become smitten. He was here
the other day to ask the privilege Of
calling on you
Yes. mamma"
And ] granted II. Estelle, you at
least know OF Mr.. Henderson-the
gentleman who owns the Golden
Brewery"
Yes. mamma"
Il have heard IL said that he Is all
Of forty-eight years old. and dyes his
whiskers. Those innuendoes are nj.
ways thrown out against the rich.
He Is a fat man and baldheaded. but
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lie majority of people In the
United States know great
deal about Europe. Some of us
speak in patronizing tones Of
London, Paris, Rome, Venice
and Berlin as though they were some
thing we had bought and paid for. We
also know a great deal about Africa.
and as for Asia, any man can give you
several reasons why the United States
could whip Japan, hands down, and
every few days all of US are scandal
lied to hear that the king Of Siam is
married again. In every paper We
read OF certain prominent American
citizens going to Australia in an en-
deavor to get a match with Bill Lang
or Bill Squires. but IL some trouble
some soul should venture to ask a
question about South America all that
We could think of would be that they
have had a revolution and our recol.
lection Of that would be hazy and
minus the details.
Why IL II that we know SO surpris-
ingly little about the southern half of
our own hemisphere? Its people know
all about us and some Of its republics
have become formidable rivals OF the
United States in the production OF
meat and breadstuffs. Argentina
sometimes called the United States Of
South Americas advancing in pros
perity by leaps and bounds. She has
plenty Of money to spend and Is using
1t freely In the development Of her
a ,v,ts -
us is intense and undisguised and her
ambition is to achieve greatness by
following our lead.
Among the facts we ought to know
is that the Argentine Republic is one
third as big as the United States. with
an area Of 100000 square miles. and
is divided into states. the government
Of which resembles that of the states
Of our own Union. What may be
called the heart of the Argentine. in
physical aspect and climate, is a great
deal like our own plains of Kansas.
To the west and northwest of this
region Is an area resembling Arizona.
while further to the westward. reach
ing the foothills of the Andes. is a
belt of very rich agricultural land.
where the rainfall is abundant In
this belt the climate resembles that
of southern California.
II is a country most attractive to
the settler. Men are becoming mil
lionaires by buying up cattle in the
dry region to the east, fattening them
on alfalfa In the valleys Of humid Ca
tamarea and driving them over the
mountains to northern Chile for sale.
The government Is building nation
al railroads to develop these districts
along the eastern foothills Of the An
des. Great railroad systems are also
being constructed. through conces-
sions to foreign capital. through other
parts Of the republic. especially the
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you don't think that counts against
him. do your"
''Of course not, mamma"
Fat can be reduced and bald heads
covered with wigs. Mr.. Henderson
may not be as well educated as some,
but he's q thorough business man.
thought you might be prejudiced
against him because he Is a brewer"
oh, NO. mamma"
OF course he doesn't rinse out the
kegs and bottles and refill them
again. nor does he drive one Of his
wagons. He stays In the once and
counts the cash.
Yes. mamma" was the same de.
murs and dutiful reply.
Mr.. Henderson will probably call
within . day or two. He has pur.
chased . beautiful auto, and as soon
n he can ind q chauffeur to run Il
We are to 60 for q ride. knew you
would think a. I do about this mat.
ter. but still I want to praise you for
your good common sense"
Thanks. mamma"
Mrs. Kent smiled with satisfaction,
She Rugged herself In her compla.
cency. She believed the match m
good a. made. Within a radius of
ten miles OF her were a hundred
other mothers who could have told
her that II was the demure young
lady to have an eye on. but the eau.
ton would have done no good. That
same evening a letter was mailed 10
somebody up the state which con.
tanned the following sentence:
"Come at once and hire to him as
a chauffeur. You know how to run
an auto. Wen plan the rest after
you get here"
Miss Demure was planning q 1T
tie scheme. II was yes. mamma, "
to everything. and mamma thought q
girl twenty years old.
Mr.. Henderson called. Yss. - VA
short and fat and pudgy. He wore &
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Mixed Esrmlno,

Mixed farming Is the safer plan
Keeping cows. hens and horses. rails
ing potatoes and corn and other stand
ard crops. as few succeed with spe
cial crop. but there are scores of fail
ures because Of limited capital. One
years failure In pure breeding stock
or potatoes. or whatever his line is
means failure. Men of ordinary abif
ity will do better to take up general
farming.
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bly,. but not wide enough to permit
them to turn around.
The experiments developed the fact
that animals scour badly when fed
prickly pear alone; besides, other
feeds are needed to supply the proper
amount Of proteids. For these rea-
sons 1t is better not to feed 1t alone.
When prickly pear is fed with
cured folders or grains the digesti-
bility of both is increased In feeding
a mixed ration of prickly pear and al
falfa or prickly pear and cottonseed
meal. the general effect is to increase
the digestibility Of all three feeds.
II the ration Of prickly pear will
increase the digestibility Of all feeding
stuffs. as 1t apparently does that OF
alfalfa and cottonseed meal. then this
feed has greater value than Is shown
by its own digestible nutrients. The
probabilities are that the addition OF
this green and succulent feed to any
dry feeding stun will increase the d.
gestibility of both.
During the experiments the animals
being tested, when fed prickly pear
alone. seldom drank water. In fact.
in feeding a ration of 100 pounds OF
this feed per day the animals obtained
from the feed over eight gallons OF
water. which Is more than was usual
ly drunk by them when fed cured fod-
1ers alone.
A ration for 1,000-pound mich
COW Of so pounds Of prickly pear. ten
pounds of wheat bran. and ten pounds
of alfalfa. would furnish about the
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wig and looked his age, no matter
what II was. No. he was not an edu.
Gated man. He was Just a millionaire.
with loving heart. and when he
made this announcement he laid his
hand on his right side. as II his heart
had moved over. He had hired q
chauffeur that day. and could invite
mother and daughter to go out for
a spin with him on the next. The
chauffeur was fine-looking and would
be q man to do credit to him. After
his call had lasted an hour. and the
brewer who didn't rinse his own bot.
ties had rendered himself as agree,
able as he could. he bowed himself
out. and the mother turned to the
daughter with:
"Estelle. Isn't he just splendidf"
He Is, mamma" was the reply.
Can you find anything to criti.
cise!"
Not a thing. mamma"
Then let me give you a motherly
kiss"
And Just one hour after that moth
erly kiss had been implanted on her
demure cheek Miss Estelle was walk.
Ing and talking with the brewers
chauffeur In the reading room Of the
town library! They talked about
something that both smiled and gig
gled over. and the deceitful young
lady almost whistled the air Of n
topical song as she made her way
homeward.
The spin" was taken next after
noon. Truly. II was a fne auto. and
truly II was a distinguished looking
chauffeur. The ladies' occupied the
tonneau and the brewer sat beside
the driver that he might show OF his
fat back and red neck. Ten-twenty
thirty miles an hour. and then q
stop! The auto had gone dead. That
was the way with all new autos. the
chauffeur said. The bobcrank got foul
OF the Jim crow. or some such thing.
and the matter was easily remedied.
All four persons got out Mrs.
Kent and Mr.. Henderson sauntered
up the road bit. and Miss Estelle.
the demure. sauntered down. while
the chauffeur crawled under the ma.
chine to beg of the bobcrank to be
have itself
"Ah. but she's a sweet girl" whis-
pered the brewer In the ear of the
widow.
she surely is"
Il quite nattcr myself that she has
taken a liking to me at first sight"
1T surely looks that way"
You are my friend. Have you
spoken to herr"
Most certainly"
Many. many thanks. In case she
makes me the happiest man on
earth"
Both happened to glance down the
road at this instant. and both saw
that the auto had disappeared. They
ran to the first turn In the highway
no auto!
"oh, what can have happenedi-
exclaimed the widow.
Il know know" shouted tho
brewer. They have eloped. Nothing
allied that bobcrank. II Was a put.
up job. He Ia her lover!"
"Oh. no. no. no! II can't bel"
But l say II In! The demurs 1T
tie cat has made a fool Of me!
see II ALL see II all! by thunder"
Sir! Don't you swear In my pres
ence!" warned the widow.
"Yes. she's a cat. and I believe you
are either a scheming woman or
Or"
you fat. bald-hesded vulgarian.
how dare you,"
II was three miles back to q farm.
house where the widow could hire a
conveyance to take her home.
That night at ten o'clock. when the
demure Estelle brought her new.
made husband back and introduced
him. the widow almost Rugged him
as she exclaimed:
I'm glad Of Il! That keg washer
Of a brewer called me q dodo and my
darling "a cat!"
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Ripe Rot Of Cherries.

The self-boiled brand of lime-sul
phur was used successfully In a mum
Der Of places 0ast summer to proven,
the ripe rot 81 the cherry. The form
ula used Is Is pounds of quicklime
eight pounds Of sulphur. slaked with
four or Ave gallons OF hot water. This
Is diluted to 80 gallons before appli
cation Is made.
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Burned Out . Squirrel Family.


c. VI. Brown of Maiden kindIed Z
IRE In a parlor stove that had no,
been used before this winter and Al !
result family Of squirrels was
burned out Of their home and the firs
department made a hurried visit to
the Brown residence. Near by there
Ia heavily wooded land where SOUR.
rels abound. The squirrels's nest In
cluded 4 bushel Of sticks. leaves and
moss and the chimney was effectual
ly blocked when Mr. Brown attempted
to start the IRE.
While the inmates OF the house
were wondering at the smoke that
filled the rooms a passerby was sur,
prised to ind flames shooting from
the chimney and he rang an alarm
No serious damage was occasioned
and AZ no dead squirrels were found
II Is presumed that they escaped
Boston Transcript.
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PRICKIY PEAR VALUABLE
AS COMBINATION FEED
Possibilities Usefulness
With Other Feeds Are Creot-Experiments
Di9estibiIty.

correct theoretical amount of nutri,
ents.
In the prickly pear region of Texas
ration consisting of this feeding
stun with cottonseed meal Is very
common. 1t Is customary and better
to give the cattle either the run Of .
dry grass pasture CT some coarse feed
in connection with this ration. as II
will serve the double purpose Of wild.
ening the too narrow ration produced
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How Pat Proved u.

An Irishman was once serving In q
regiment In India. Not liking the
climate. Pat tried TO evolve a trick by
which he could get home. Accordingly
he went to the doctor and told him
his eyesight was bad. The doctor
looked at him for while and then
said:
How can you prove to me that
your eyesight Is bad?"
Pat looked about the room and ut
last said: We'll. doctor. do ye see
that nail on the wall?"
YES" replied the doctor.
We'll. then" replied Pat. Il can't"
Chicago Tribune.
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Part Of the Role.

Shall we pose as millionaires. Of
As foreign dukes At the hotel!"
AS the latter. my boy. As mil
lionaires. We might be expected t.
display some evidences of wealth
But as dukes. nobody can possibl,
take It amiss II We skip" SO
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And In the Meanwhile.

Lady-Cant you md Work!
Tramp-Yessum; but every one
wants a reference from my last EN-.
ployer.
Lady-And can't you get one?
Tramp-No. mum. You see, he's
been dead twenty-ei: It years.-IOn-
don Punch.
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Doing Him Justice.

He Is hard-hearted; whenever he
runs anyone down WITH his INTO he
speeds up and leaves them
That's becAose hA's-tsn0otenesrtsd.
II breaks his heart 10 hear their
creams II pain"
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HHX NIqy nHp ar mr. 90
HRCEr7IH( REey6LN

lie majority of people in the
United States know great
deal about Europe. Some of US
speak in patronizing tones Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-16

OF funeral. wedding will soon fol-
low: OF wedding, death is announced:
OF wealth poverty viii come; OF
approaching.
Some of the miscellaneous superstf-
tiCEs, IL addition to others more wide
spread, are as follows:
If young man or young woman Is
mt with the broom on the feet by one
who is sweeping he or she will never
be married
If enc has itching IN the right hand
a stranger is about to be introduced
II two persons drink water from ths
same glass the last will know the first
The white spots in the finger nails
IIoioate the number OF lies the person
day Q young person observes the per-
son 11rSt encountered. for OF a similar
character the young person viii be.
In the spinach a hair is always found,
because two godfathers once had
fight in spinach field
LII young woman cuts her finger
mans on Saturday she win see her
II is bad luck, and decidedly inaprop-
er 10 wash ones face or cut ones finger
nails on Fridays.
Young girls must not eat SardfnAz
fog they cause ficklsness
WheE person forgets what he IL
gclns TO say 1t means that 1t was q
If the bread crumbs are burned up
the house will hever catch fire.
II one eats beans on New Years
day prosperity will follow.
II pin sticks straight out on a
wonan's clothing her husband will
letter.
When spider appears it brings good
SO that St Anthony will perform
miracles his image Is hung head down.
When the image of q saint falls to
ho< -
formed a miracle.
Wien THERE is a ringing in the ears
letter will soon be received. on on
the 10th OF the month.
When there is ringing In the ears
people fear death.
hen a saint who is invoked will not
perform miracle mis- image Is put
away (imprisoned) until he performs
the miracle.
On st. Anthony's day and also on St
JeSepiIs day one must always give
strangers to eat, since such strangers
ma be the saints themselves
Inc swallow must not be killed or
even molested, since it was a swallow
that pulled off the thOrns from the
crown Of Christ
When one yawns the devil will enter
into the mouth if one does not make
the sign of the cross
On the eve of St. Johns day the whita
OF an egg is placed in a glass of wa
ter and the next morning what is TO
happen in the future appears written
On St Johns day women cut the tin
o. their hair with an ak or simpIS
wash II So that it may grow.
To find out IL any given person ia
thinkine of one an egg shell is placed
over the fire. If the skin OF the inside
of the shell rises the person is thinking
or the one who performs the expert
ment (Colorado).
The same experiment proves wheth-
eI the husband or lover is faithful
(Sants Fe).
If the cat washes its face some one
Will soon arrive from the direction to-
ward which the cat is looking
II s needle is lost people say, The
devil has picked himself with it" or
May the devil pick himself with iti'
and the needle Will then be found
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-16

~ UR1OUS and interesting indeed Is
the collection OF supersutions OF
~ Spanish New Mexico, given in the
Journal of American Folk Lore.
A belief in witches appears to be quite
common. The one person who can catch
a witch is man or boy named John,
or JOnn the Baptist
If such a one will put his clothes on
wrong side out, or with his foot will
draw a circle around the witch, he IS
at his mercy. To relatives and particu-
lar friends the witches do no harm,
though they are absolutely incapable of
doing any good From such people
witches do not conceal the fact that
they are witches, though as rule great
friends they often tell their evil inten-
tions or threats of vengeance.
certain woman in New Mexico who
was suspected of being a witch always
carried with her, concealed under her
clothes, bundle of rags with pins and
81 small toad wrapped up in rags. which
caressing it with her hand New Mex
leans also believe that a witch may
take the form OF a black dog. A black
dog, however. may represent the devil
Or some evil spirit.
One of the most curious of their
myths is that of Ia malora. 1t is re-
garded as a wicked spirit which wan
ders about in the darkness of the night
are oct alone at night and has usually
the form Of a large lock of wool or the
whole fleece of wool of a sheep. Some
times il takes a human form, but this
is rare, anC the New MeXicans say that
when it has been seen in human form
it presages i'll fate, death, or the like.
When it appears on dark nights in
the shape of a fleece of wool 1t dimin-
fishes and increases in size in the very
presence of the unfortunate one who
SEES 1t. 1t is also generally believed
that a person who sees la malora, like
one who sees a ghost, forever remains
senSeleSS. When asked for detailed in
formation about this myth the New
MeXicans give the general reply, 1T is
an evil thing
Myth of the Weeping Woman.
The myth of the weeping woman (La
Llorona) is peculiar to Sante Fe.
strange woman dressed in black, drag
ging heavy chains and weeping bitterly
Is often seen after midnight walking
about the dark streets or standing at
the windows and doors of private
houses. Vague ideas are expressed
about her but many state that she is
mUnlcate with some one or obliged to
atone for her sins by dragging chains
and weeping.
That any soul from purgatory or
heaven can come down to earth to
communicate with relatives and friends
IS 6 widespread belief in New Mexico.
When the weeping woman is heard at
the door no one leaves the house; and
finally she departs, continuing her sad
lamentation and dragging heavy chains
llorcna is an internal spirit wandering
through the world and entering the
houses of those who are to be visited
by great misfortunes, especially death
in the family; and a few saw that she
is nothing more than an old witch.
The Spanish indians believe that the
Pueblo indians Of New Mexico have in
each pueblo a monster viper kept in a