The Mena weekly star., 1911-10-26

Well, old oman, the dog killed four more of the sheep last night;
 we will have Go sell them or keep them up nights, and they don't pay much, no hcw.9
 T don't mind tp see you sell them John," replied liis wife, Tbut you know there is little Tim; he's just seven, and you know you gave him the twin lambs onAhis birthday, and they are so~gentltssandsh sstswso
 much store by them, then sides that
 they always come in the yard at might"
 This conversation took place some six years ago between a mountain farmer of northwest Ar
 kansas and his wife.
 The sheep, all exeept little Tim's twin lambs, were sold. Between
 neglectA and the loss from the
 wolves and dogs, they had made
 but littlesprotit.
 Days, weeks and months rolled by: little him and the lambs romp-
 ed together on the hills all day, at night enclosed within the yard. Spring came, and with it came two
 sprightlyvlasnhs fronsthe ewes, both.
 being females.
 These were great days for the
 boy; he now had four head of sheep, and the older ones had been
 sheared; being native sheep, they both together produced only eight pounds of wool, but this one dol l4ar seemed almost H fortune to the
 the little sheepman. 1t awakened la new inteIestan, lhn; she sbegaIl2t to. study and try to figure out his fu- ltpFe wealth q ,Mammas just thInk; when I get l0Asheep we will make lmoFe thar, all oqr, cotton, makes; ithenN taih't hard work, neither" The mother listened, and by tMufads aid Heedt encouraged nher future financier.
 ap x ha lambs sgrew and were thllftyi luntil one morning soon after they
 were five months old. Then he say that one was droopy. The next morning the other one was acting, IsimiliarIy. The boy was in great distress. After a lengthy discus lsidii with ifisSimOther On sheep ailt' ments, during which many tears
 weree alfed Ny tiles young JfIepherd,' lit was decided that Tim should visit Jake Sims. tbe- neighbQrlpG shoss, l doctor, who lived five miles over
 the mountain in the 'narrows." After much discussion between the two, and questioning upon sthe bart of Sims sths scase was diag- Inosed as intestinal worms. Now Jake Sims had been for some years Ia constant IeadeR of sFarm and Rancif and a few other farm pa- pers and knew that tobacco and salt were highly recommended for this Iailment. Tim hurried home and long, andlanxipusly he awaited his, fathers return from the town. The | day seemed the 1ongest that he had eyer spent. He knew that his father would not object to his taking rthe bottom lesfSes and suckers lfrom the, tobacco, but he had beep. Drought up by rugged and strict
 rule, so he impatiently waited.
 That night after the desired amount had been gathered, Tim
 was morel impatient for fear his
 lambs would become too ill to cure or die before the tobacco would
 dry. His mother soon solved this problem by putting it in an old
 bread pan and drying it in the oven. Y The fekt- ,tdbfning it was dafnp-a
 ened in water as salty as could be
 made, then placed before the sheep. fSoon the lambs began to thrive and
 in a weeks time the.old sheep look
 ed more thrifty. ~ q
 The following spring four new llafhBs arrived, and his clip amodnt-'
 ed to F pounds, and, brought $2.20. This, with his $l obtained foEn a, preceding year's Clip, was deposited in the. nearesh banks 25 miles dis. | tant. |
 This year added another chapter
 to the boy's trouble and to this, knowledge of sheep. The first trouble was said (by neighbor Sims}s
 toi be sgrub m ,the head" The
 sheep would huddle together, nose
 to the ground, would shake tlieif
 heads, sniff, and had a discharge. from the nostrils, :, The young shep- herd painted the bottom of the salt through through with tar, and evary
 morning this was repeated. The
 warm weather kept the tar soft and