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HOUSING THE POULTRY
One of theHardest Problems ' the
Western Firmer Ibi t� ,Sohe
During the Winter Menthe.
The hardest problem Western
farmers have to solve Ls sutable
!lousing diming the winter for the,
Poultry. Hens will live through the
•tivinter in almost any kind of a house
but those that live. in such a 'house
fail to turn in their 'share of eggs or,
ae It sometimes happens, none at all.
Those who have separate poultry
houees will find two factors to meet
•.—either etuffnees and dampness, or
• the house is too cola. The former
difficulty must be overcome; of the
tWo it is •the most inJurious to the
• health of the poultry. Put iu Yen-
eilation shafts to draw off the air
'from both the bottom and top of the
house, even go so far as -to use cheese
,elotlt In a small portion of the win-
dow, Doubtlese this well cool the
•house very materially, but the chances
,Sef produeing eggs are far greater
than if the house is damp.
; In the cold house It must be retrieve-
• bered where there is a good supply
•iist chafe mid ,straw in which the feed
le thoroughly mixed, the hens will
Mot feel the effects ot ttie cold while
'working for the scattered and buried
'grain. No hot or wet mashes should
ibe fed during the winter, as they
'Send to inactivity and inactive birds
Leel the cold to the last degree.
Dr. 0. E: MitFJIIEU, C.M.G.
Bishop of Itegina
strong num 1010 the West
acquired from the East.
Stray for Feed
.1a the Canadian West where kreat.
heaps 'of straw are burned every
teason, ,the cutting df rough feed is
not a general practice: Nevertheless,
there are many stockmen/ and dairy -
Men who would not thilk of trying
to winter their itock ithout run -
r
rang their roughage thrtis a saving
gh a cutting
•
box. Not only is tile
In feed, but aleo the manure is in
tnuch more desirable/ condition for
epreading xi c lead. In eddition,
The cii-sstraw Mites it possible to
liave practically alr the liquid manure.
As mixed farming and stock -raising
become more general, the number ot
straw cuters will increase. Most
fanners have some kind of power on
the farm that can be used during the
winter for this purpose. When they
have started, they do not as a rule
give irt up.
RusShin Wheat Crop
A telegram from the International
'Agricultural Institute, Rome, reports
1911 wheat crop in Russia, in Europe
to be 554,330,000 bushels. In June,
1911, the total Russian wheat crop
Or 1910 was finally 'estimated at
36,240,000 bushels. By a previoes
official estimate the production for
4111SSia in Area was placed at 95,-
769,000 bushels, leaving for Russia in
Europe, 740,471,000. This is 186,141,-
000 in excess of this year's figures.
The total production of all thp coun-
tries reported to the institute to date
Is 98.3 per cent, of the figures finally
weported for the same countriee last
Year. Broomhan report, November,
says threshing Yields for Russian.
!wheat are poor both in quality and
quantity even in best dietricts, and
arrivals of wheat at ports very small.
Corn on the Prairies.
There must be hundreds of plants
rseful and %ornamental now flour -
thing all over the Canadian prairie,
evhich were not many years ago as-
serted to be imposisble of growth in
these cold latitudes. Indeed, wheat
thising is now the leading Industry
many parts where the idea of grow -
ng it met, with •ridicule not so very
long ago. The cultivation of the land,
however, by human hands, raises the
average winter temperature several
degrees, and much In the way of plant
'growth can be accomplished now; that
was imposstble then. .
I Bearing in miad the fact that
aesertions as to the Impossi-
nility of growing corn in many of the
northern States have been proved by
experience to be without foundation,
It may be hoped that before very long
corn may be a leading product of the
prairie provinces of Canada. This
eteill be a boon indeed for the swine
industry, as none know better than
,hose who have lived in the corn belt.
Cut Straw and Salt ,
Mixed with grain, a little salt and
oidampened, oat straW is relished very
Much and eatert tin greedily. To make
it still more palatable, roots and cut
bay may be used, in' the mixture if
they are grown on the farm, and if
the ratures Jestify this extra feed,
However much the 'added: valu-0 of the'
feed may be worth, the cost of tut-
ting is, fully covered by the even
Manure, easily ,spread, that results
;from feeding and bedding cattle with
mut straw, •
Clinton News -Record
4,1fs01rivez NicoTrAri.."
A Neil, League Been Organized' To
Abate Public Smelting.
The "NoneSinceicere' letotective
i,eague has been organized with 'the
Leimwed ' purpose of abating public
welting es a nuisance. '
Of course the bare announcement
of the organization of such a leagne
Le tee cue for all smokers to break
into dirisive laughter. The ,smoking
fraternity simply assumes net Smok-
ing is here to stay and that the un-
fortunate non-smoking public must
either learn to emoke or grin and
bear the fumes; of tobacco.
It is true of course, that the
.smoking public is considerably in the
;Minority, counting men, women and
:cleildren, and that the folks who
'smoke in public places do tea becaese
they dare to, not ,becatise they have
,any logical right to, but even when
•"cheerfully admitting these truths, the
average smoker will keep the even
;tenor of his way. "What are you
,geoninseg to do about it?" is hie only de -
1 , if indeed he thinks it worth
,while to offer any defense.
This attitude is a manifestation of
peculiar sort of insolence, that, for
.want of a better term, may be called
i'insolerice nicotine." All smokers
have it. Even the most gentle and
:considerate of them have it. Even
;those who still go through the form
of prefacing their smoking by asking
others if smoke annoys them, assume
that no nod -smoker will be so un-
gentlemanly as to tell the truth even
ef 'smoke does annoy him dreadfully.
; It is this calm assumption that the
,non-smoker has no right at all la the
,conineon air that particularly. annoys
,that individual, Smoke is unpleasant,
'of course, to many non-emokers, but
not so unpleasant that they won't
choose to, bear it rather than make
others uncomfortable and anyway by
denying them the indulgenee of their
little vice. But when the smoking
lworld calmly exhales its smoke in his
face without giving a thought as to
'whether he likes it or not, he begins
to wonderjust where patience -ceases
to be a virtue.
And we dare say that the Non -
Smokers' league will accomplish
something if the smoking public
doesn't curb this insolence and begin
to think once In a while of the com-
fort of those who don't emoke but
live in the Battle world with folks
Who do.
Nursery Medicine Box
• On every nursery wall, oot of reach
;of the little folk, yet readily access-
ible to the nurse, should hang a
wooden box containing the requisites
;for attending to such simple accidents
;is 'may oCcasionally befall her
chargee, -surmounted by a planted card
Sof directions, of the kind to be pro-
duced at most chemists or'- large
!stationers.
In addition to a pair of bright,
Iblunt-pointed scissors, a supply of
;eafety and ordinary pins, and two or
Ithree needles threaded with white
ficotton, knotted 'at the end, and run
Lint° a strip of chamois leather to
!keep them from getting rusty, the
'contents should comprise some good
!sticking -plaster for cuts, calendula
lotion Pomade -Divine, or the more
'homely application of vinegar and
ibrown paper for bruises, linseed oil
;and lithe water shaken together in
;equal parts for burns and scalds, a
bottle of diluted ammonia or a com-
moner blue -bag tor stinge, a small
;tin of mustard, whin, once opened,
'should be relegated to household use,
jand a new one purchased for medical
Ipurposes, a .packet of cottonwood, or
le, roll of nate and a few bandages of
;one -inch and one and a half-inch
girths, these later Herne ,wrapped
closely in paper to protect them from
dust.
How China evils Isolated.
From the beginning until the nine-
teenth century China was as isolated
;from the world at large as if located
In Mars. On the north were the bar -
leen plains of Mongola and the sandy
!waste of the Gobi Desert, beyond
:which stretched the interminable and
'uninhabited forests of Siberia; On the
west the impassable mountains — the
aloof of the World; on the south
'swamps, Jungle, and the Indian
!Ocean; and on the east the Pacific,
an impassable barrier.
Thus carefully guarded by nature
from the outside world, with a coun-
try of 'many 'waterways, a climate
;Mueller to that of America from letaine
,to Florida, h rich and varied soil,
lending itself kindly to cultivation,
'with all natural resources in the
greatest abundance (iron, coal, gold,
.copper), it was possible for
China to work out her own civilize -
'tion, laws, governments, literature,
economic life. But even under these
'conditions there was a natural ebb
land flow in her national vitality, and
dynasties changed, and twice the
country has been conquered. The
may possible point of attack In the
years past has been from the north,
the country of cold, deserts, and
scanty vegetation. -
• Fried Onions in War.
During the American invasion of
'Porto Rico, in the course of the war
with Spain, General 'Tasker H. Bliss,
With his troops, was stationed near
a village held by an overwhelming
force of Spaniards. Orders 'were to
keep his "eye peeled" and, if he
heard anything suspitious, to fall
back about eight miles. Instead of
this, his men turned in one day and
captured the village, chasing the
Spaniards out. The next day the
commander of the American forces
came along to find Boss sitting in
front of the home of the chief man
of the village. The commander asked
him why he had attacked the Spanish
force, when he knew that he was
outnumbered.
Bliss. `. You see, my men have been
hungry for some days, and the wind
blew toward theM from the village,
and some squaw was frying onions
over there. And so—"
Om' Future.
"All men become something in.
credible to themselves; for they drS
unwound lill0 a cocoon, and know NO would require to be 20 inches by in
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DISPOSITION OF HORSES
Many 'Vicious Tempers are 'Developed
Through Improper Handling
and Teasing.
Wouldn't you give quite a bit for a
tip as to the disposition of u horse
you purposed buying? Let him be a
model M type and sound in every
respect, but if you find he has smite
vicious habit, or an ugly temper you
will begin to leok fey another horse.
Now, isn't +that' eight?
Although it must be admitted that
disposition is to a certain extent in -
ler
iited, yet most vicious -tempered
horses can have this temper traced
to thoughtless handling or ill-treat-
ment as colts.' .As a temper
cee be developed in a telt through
improper handling as was ever bred
into one. Besides, ae much harm can
be done by pampering as by ill-treat-
ment or teasing, The process of de-
veloping an ugly disposition though,
usually takes in all three treatmente,
beginning wibh Panipering, followed
by teasing and ending with abuse.
A little thought by the owner' or
groom in handling the colt can main-
tain a sweet disposition, or subdue
to a certain extent an inherited
vicious temperament. Kind but firm
management is necessary at all times.
Never try to make the colt do any-
thing unreasonable, but see that he
finishes any training you undertake to
put him through. Give him enough
training with the halter to let him
thoroughly understand that he is to
do as you wish; handle his feet and
legs, and do not allow any wald
frisking while he is being led.. Train-
ing with these points in view will do
much to develop a temperament that
should at least give a good working
horse, no matter what the breeding.
may be.
Potato Dessication in dermany
"The Problem of Potato Dessication
hi Germany" is the subject of -a time-
ly monograph. The 1910 potato crop
of Germany amounted to 1,617,000,000
bushels. , Of this enormous produc-
tion, no less than 300,000,000 bushels
are lost yearly through decay. It
was to prevent this loss that the' plan
of dessicating or drying potatoes was
originally adopted, and in 1910 there
Were already 260 dessication factories
capable of using 22,000,000 bushels.
Dry potatoes are found to be of great
value as food for cattle, poultry and
pigs. They have become a favorite
foodstuff in Germany. They are of
the highest digestible order and the
appearance of illness such as colic
ia horses, stones in the bladder in
lambs, intestinal catarrh in calves,
natulency in cattle, etc., are not ob-
serve when they are used. Ex-
Periments have proved that both in
intrineic value and 111 percentage of
starch they are superior to barley or
eats. the situation when one country de-
clares • war on another country and
the other country won't fight?"
A NAT14--11 OF ETIQUETTE
lodge Ruled that Wife Justified in
Opening her Husband's
Correepondenee.
An Austrian Judge has ruled that
wife leap Justified in breakiug the
law by opening her hueband's eer.
lespondence, because the letter ,she
Peened proved the correctness of hor
tuspicions. In other Words, According
to this dispenser of justice, the end
fustlfied the means. Unfortunately,
We are left in doubt as to what would
ave been the pronouncement had
the letter in question proved the
suspicion to be unfounded, and yet
laformation on this point would be
of far wider intermit and importance.
In that ease, however, it fs not pro-
bable that the husband would have
Made the charge against his better
half. Altogether an exceptional pro-
ceeding, as we began by saying, and
iset It is likely to be widely wel-
comed and quoted as a precedent for
o prevalent habit.
Many wives, indeed, will deny that
tee habit needs any legal sanction,
la all good faith they hold that It
is a right bestowed upon them by
inarelage; that a lausbandei lettere,
or rather their contents, are part of
the worldly .goods with which he
endows his spouse on their wedding
day.
It is, after MI, not a questton of law
or of right, but of private agreement,.
Mostly tacit.— at leaet after more or
less argument. ThM e habit generally
established in the golden days of the
honeymoon, when the two are pee and
would have no secrets from each
other; when the bridegroom is fondly
anxious to let hie bride read all that
he does not tell her. Sometimee the
habit is not established until later in
llfe, when the sons leave home to
Stand on their own feet at college, or
to try the strength of their young
wings in the world without. But
what there can be of undiminishiag
Interest to a wife in her husband's
general correspondence is a puzzle
that no man can solves. How many
husbands by the way, would have
enough curiosity to avail themselves
of the privilege of reading their
Wives' correspondence, or even to ask
for it? They are generally Quite con-
tent with the snatches from it read
to them across the breakfast table.
Chinese Puzzles.
Members of the latest Hague Peace
tribunal are wondering yet whether
one of the delegates froth China was
having fun with them or really want-
ed to know when he asked these
questions :
"I have listened to your discussion
as to what constitutes x state of war
tint' you learned gentlemen kindly
tell me whether you consider a Mate
of war exists when the armies of
eeveral foreign countries are landed
in another country, march to the
capital of that country, climb its
Watts, enter all its sacred places, and
not only kill its inhabitants but loot
its palaces and temples?"
While the delegates were consider-
ing this question he asked: "What is
Animal Food for Fowls
These are the most expensive foods.
They form a substitute for the worms
and lasects that are the natural eum-
mer food of fowls upon free range.
Fowls contined to small runs require
to be fed on more or less animal foods
during long, dry spells in the summer
and during the winter. Even where
the range is unlimited it frequently
pays to feed animal food.
It is generally believed, and we
think rightly so, that good egg yields
cannot be secured annually without
the use of such foods as green -cut
bone, beef scraps, or cooked retuse,
meat, etc. Many believe that the
larger the amount of animal food the
fowls consume, the greater will be
their egg production. There is good
ground for doubting this statement
in that those foods are expensive,
and the extra eggs may cost more
than they are worth. Moreover, here-
in is where serious injury may be
done to the hen's digestion and re-
productive organs.
Advantage of Pall Breeding
The principal advantage gained by
breeding mares in the fall is in the
foal being born after the season's
Work is finished, and when most
farmers can afford to have their
mares idle. Many farmers are of the
opinion that foals can be raised as
well, if not better during the' winter
than in summer, as there is no an-
toy-a,nce from tides. One disadvantage
Is that the hearts is worked hard during
the summer until after harvest. Such
heavy work is Hobbs to bring about,
disastrous results. Alec, the mare
dees not get the succulent' graeses of
epring and early summee, which ie 80
necessary to promote and maintain
lactation,
Australian Butter Standard
Under a pure foods act In Australia.
a new standard is being prescribed,
Which defines butter as the "clean,
hot rancid, fatty substance obtained
by churning railk or cream." It was
decided that it should contain not less
than 82 per cent. of milk fat, not More
than 15 per cent, of water, and not
moee than 4 per cent. of salt, and that
It, shoals' not contain any foreign fat
or ole, or any preservative or other
foreign eubstance ,excepting harm-
less vegetable coloring matter. 'Deis,
when approved of by the executive
council, well lie the standird tor but-
ter for home consumption.
Standard Apple Box
The standard, bushel apple box is
10 inches long, 11 inches Wide, and
10 inches deep. There is no standard
halt -bushel box for apples, although
pears, are marketed in what is called
a half box.
The stanelarci full size box for pears
Is 20 incees long, 11 inches wide, and
piglet inches, deep. The half bent fer
pears Is the" same size as standard
box, but only tour inches deep It
which way the thread doth rumn
inches by five. '
The Bishop Couldn't Swear. .
An Eastern bishop decided to take
lip golf, and as he wished to begin
his practice where he was unknown
he sought a public links instead of
one of the many clubs whieh would
have been Joyously opened to him.
He provided himself with an, 'tfit
end a book of rules, hired a caddie
at the links, and proceeded to set up
his ball for the first stroke After
the usual feinting and limber:rig pro-
cess he gave a mighty lunge at the
ball and went wildly over the top 01 11,
leaving it reposing on the tee in im-
perturbable celluloid majesty. "Tut!
tut! tut!" exclaimed the bishop, in
mild, clerical dismay. "Tut! tut!
tut!" Then he tried again, with Yet
more earnest and vigorous swings, and
that time he ploughed a hole in the
ground ten inches away from the ball,
"Tut! tut! tut!" he reiterated. '"Tut!
tut! tut!" OSay, mister," warned the
caddie nonchalantly, without shifting
his gum, "you'll never loin to play
golt wid dem evoids."
PROFESSIONALS BARRED
Students of Cambridge Must Not Take
Part With Actresses ill Theatricals
In an order issued lately the
proctors at Cambridge university have
forbidden undergraduates to take part
In amateur theatricals with pro-
fessional' actresses. It has long ism
the custoin of the Oxford Amateur
Theatrical society to engage the
services of professionals for feminine
parts. Two years ago Cambridge
adopted 'a similar cobrse arid have
followed it ever since, but hereafter
they will have, to abandon it, From
110W on thedramatic elub will have
to find some pretty -faced, bright -
o t
c eek ed undergraduat es f r he
fem n 1ne r eles. The order Is resent-
ed, but the proctors are inexorable:
He Knew It.
Manager: 'That young woman
whom I placed at this counter a year
ago already knows more about the
business than you do, and I fied teat
shall 'have to put her at the head of ,
the .department, though I fear it will
be rather unpleasant for you to be
under her orders."
, Clerki "t0h; no; 1 am getting used
to that. We were married last'
month."
DIM Hinidred.Te"ars Renee.
A somewhat untisual -case ,-will
Shortly engage the attention of the
comas. Last yes.r the Republic Of .
ilibaragna sold the entire kinemato-
graph' righte in its ware' to 'a well -
know New York firm. This firm is
nose suing the 'Republic for heavy
damages because in rt recent Revo-
littione it is alleged the Government
forces, in direct dontraveatioii Of the
agreetnent, began a 'battle before :he
kinematograph ,apparatus was read)."
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DOW ABOUT THE YERMINS
Partner Tells How Ile Got Rid
of the Bed Mite
in His Poultry.
"During the hot weather mostmostpeople,' eoutent themselves with as
little violent exercise as would carry
them on from one day to another. In
common with the majority of my fele:
lows," says a Writet, "I have studious-
ly avoided any labor that could be ,
put off until the naorrow (or the'
fleet cool day), and I fear My slns
have been visited upon the 'hens, for
Whilst I have been taking things easi-
ly insect pests must have been having'
a. ripping time. Personally, I ao not
,r) mach object to fleas, which you
san easily wipe out of existence in a
holocaust of nest -boxes; but the re-
tiring red mite is a different propo-
anion, and to wage successful war
ega,inst his kind you awed to pureue a
barefully-planned campaign.
'You must remove every stick of
furniture and every hit of litter from
the house, dust away the cobwebs,
and then give every inch of the In-
terior a heavy dressing with Penetras,
8ideroleum, or whatever preparation'
you use. (and I believe they are all
Very much alike, in effect, at any
rate), dabbing it on thickly in corners'
ud ,perch sockets, and taking special
bare to run it into all creeks and cre-
vices,' where the red mite takes his '
midday siesta. When you have done
every inch of woodwork inside and
Out — perches, nest -boxes, and other
etenells -.-you can go home and get
the stuff off your hands and clothes,
content in the knowledge that the
red mite host Is routed and the hens
Will sleep sounder for the future."
Secure Good Potatoes
This is the time to make sure of
teed potatoes for next season's crop.
A. little trouble taken, in selecting
and storing a sufficient quantity for
Beed will save untold worry and ex-
pense next spring. Don't be satisfied
With planting small potatoes, for these
ere sure to produce a poorer crop
than will be found, if larger seed is
Used. The best seed is of a medium
Mee, of the even smooth ore free
from scabs or rust, and with a com-
paratively shallow eye. Store this
teed where it will keep until
spring, and you will feel satisfied at
hot having to select or perhaps buy
the seed when you should be planting.
Stable Fixtures
Stable fixtures for the convenience
of the stockman and for the comfort
of the stock are becoming an im-
portant factor in barn construction.
No longer is the barn or stable com-
pleted when the four walls and the
roof have been erected. In fact, now
In the modern barn the interior fix-
tures demand the greatest skill. To
put in the stable fittings that "will
allow the greatest degree of comfort
to the animal, combined with hygienic
turrouadings and yet be so fitted as
to cut labor down to the minimum,
is the aim of the stockman. To secure
light and free circulation of air re-
quires not only large windows and a
good ventilation system, but the
whole interior of the barn should be
comparatively free from obstruction.
Milk Production of Holstein Cattle
So much attention is now being
paid to the milk yields of cattle that
a few figures illustrating the capabi-
lities of Holstein cattle at the pall
may not be uninteresting. a
pamphlet it is stated that the average
yields are, "as a rule 860 gallons and
over, when all a,nimals, also those
who have calved for the first time, are
included. Occasionally the milk yield
goes as high as 2,150 gallons." That
these figures are not given at a high
computation is evidenced by the re-
sults of reliable trials carried out in
America at the Wisconsin State Ex-
periment Station in 1907, when Co-
lantha 4th's Johanna gave ea one year
27,432.5 lbs. (2,743 gallons) of miSk'
containing 8,998.256 pounds of fat, It
it claimed for this cow that she holds
tbe world's official record for the
production of butterfat for 7 days, 30
days, 60 days, and 365 days.
Good Way to Raise Peaches
Under ordinary conditions a large
Pereenbage of peach and plum pits
will germinate in spring if planted
the fall previous. Those which the
frost does not split can be 'cracked in
spring and will then germinate satis-
factorily.
The best commercial peaches are
'Yellow St. Joan, Early Crawford and
Alberta. Crosby and Fitzgerald are
hardier and might be more stilted to
a colder locality.
Some of the best plums are Brad-
shaw, Shipper's Pride, Lombard
Grand Duke, Reine Claude,
Charcoal as a Corrective
Charcoal is an excellent correctiVw
of the evils of injudicious over feeding
of turkeys and also is a good remedy
in bowel disorders in poultry. Having
wonderful absorbent powers, especial-
ly for gases, onqy a small quantity
should be put in the feed hoppers at
a time on account of its absorptive
nature. It should he kept in a thor-
oughly dry vessel with a close -fitting
cover, so as to exclude the air. If
charcoal is heated well before given
to the poultry, it will have a tendency
to drive off impurities which may
have become absorbed, and well be
equal to treats charcoal.
For lowle With Sour Crop
Fowls ocensionally suffer from sour
crop; that is, when picked up they
vomit a quantity of fluid, and the
crop feels soft- For this we know
of no better remedy than two tea-
spoonful of sugar and bilking soda,
i11 a teacupful of warm water. ' Give
tWO teaspoonsful of this once a day,
ed at the ealne 111310 supply1'
tee grit, „
es eess
NICIIANGD CHILDREN'
;VACATION TIME
Cleaning Custom In Entone Whieh
Asisst lo Educetion of Youth.
Though only started tive years
F,o, the' system of exchanging
children between families in Ger.
=ay, France and England, has ft t-
tainerl wonderful proportions. This
year, in Berlin alone, 1600 children
have enrolled 'themselves ' as appli-
eante for reception as guests abroad,
in the whole emplee there are thotte-
ends of eny,er youngsters with the
eame ambition.
Prance end Germany, in spite of
their tradition& bittereess, are tbe
greatest participators in this scheme,
but the Englieh, under the direction
of Lord, Weardale, are trying to ex-
tend their operations in the same di-
rootlan. Curiously enough, however
there is lest3 activity in England in
the pursuit of a foreign language than
aeywhere.
The working of the echcme entails
no risks. Each' country has a cons-
inittee, which reports on the fitness
of any family to receive a foreign
gurset. When a family is approved in
this way it senile a little boy or girl
at Its own expense to a German or
French family for the holidays, re-
eeiving In exehange a child from this
family for the Berne period. In that
way langaages are made easter in ac-
tellirement and, incidentally, a better
underetanding among the nations is
esteblished.
ACCURATE BUT IRRITATING .
Tbe Lniieuage Spoken by
O'Orsay Not 'Understood By
The Bartenders. . •
Lawrence D'Orsay, the English
actor, who bas an accent as EaglIsb
as they make 'em, does not 'like
American bartenders In general, and
Lor the bartenders in St, Louis he
entertains a particular aversion;
"I went into a bar in St. Louis,
deah boy," he said on one occasion.
"and I ordered a bottle of beer. The
bartendah, don't you know, did not
hand me the beer. He dashed it down
on the bar and slid it along for about
ten or twelve feet, don't you know It
stopped right in front of me. I look, -
ed at him with a stony ethee, as was
quite propah but he paid no attention
to me.
"Then I gave him a quartah. Fe
threw on the bar a coin, welch rol:ed
on the floor, Again I stared at him,
as if to insult him, but he paid, no
attention to me whatevah — 110110
WhateVall, SO I called a small bleal.
boy, and I said to him:
'"You will find a coin on the floor,
and you ean have it for your trouble."
"Then I said to the bartendah:
"'It you will come from behind
that bar, I will kick into your leele
knowledge of what le polite and
propall on the part of a barteedaii '
"But Ile Would not come from be-
hind the bar. Then / gave bin) he
nninball of my room, and told hint I
would be gind to see him there at any
time find give him the kick which he
deeerved. But he never came to the
room.
"So, you see, deal) boy. your Amer-
ican bartendiths are impolite, and
they won't be kicked. What is a
gentleman ie do?"
The Charm el Wornan
Presumably the advance of
"woman's rights" is playiug tee devil
with the stereotyped lorm of com-
pliment addressed, to ferilinine graces.
One learns that girls are commencing
to jib at hearing prate things about
their hair and their eyes. "When a
mau tells you you are as beautiful as
the morning, whea you are only nice -
looking with a sunburnt neck, either
he believes it and then he's a fool, or
he doesn't believe it, kind then he's a
liar." Dear, dear — what a charming
prospect opens up before the young
man doomed to carry on his love-
making upon George Washington
principles! The tip -tilted nose of
poetry will become a snub, and the
cream and white complexion a mere
messy compound of rouge and
whiting. It is quite in accordance
with the tenets of strict veracity to
Id! a girl she is "as beautiful as the
morning." The only danger lies in
under -stating the case. A sharp girl
acquaintance oC mine twigged this
very readily. "As beautiful as the
inorniug, am I?" asked she, "I'es, but
what sort of a. morning?" '
Physicians See Ilumau "Aura"
Twelve pbysicians and six nuns
who looked through Inc lenner glass
at the undraped bodies of four female
models at Mercy hospital, saw the
human body enveloped by an "aura".
The experiments, under the direc-
tion of Dr. Patrick 5, 'O'Donnell, fol-
lowed the lines taken by Dr. Walter
Miner, of London. The instrument
used was tnade of two pieces of oblong
,glass glued together, with a solution
between. Women were used as sub -
leets because the female is believed
to have the stronger aura,
The observers caw faint, nebulous
lights emanating from the subjects,
like a 'brush" discharge of electricity.
Dr. O'Donnell censurers the scienti-
fic demonstration or the, mule so long
maintained by theoeophIsts, lee equal-
ling In importance the discovery of
the X-ray or of radium,
All in the YiewPoint.
Mrs. Mary Metcalfe, discussing
the pure food question at the Gotbam
Club's meeting at the Walclorf-Astoria
in New York, smiled and need:
"1 heard a food (imam once declare
that chemicals in food must be all
right, since milt itself was a chemical.
"A queer argument, eh? It depends
you eee, on the point el view- When
'won't we say under the influence of
the point of view?
"Once, at Niagara, a gentleman ;said
to his hotel proprietor, pointing
toward the falls:
"'Glorious, isn't it?'
"'Ah, but it ain't what it used to
nee the proprietor sadly returned.
"'No? Why not?' said the guest.
The hotel nroprietor shook his
head, 'Too many hotels ' he eald.a
, #
• 'A' Clever Wrinkle.
A clover wey to remove a etubborn
ge,ew from a piece of wood -- a screw
that stieke 4-- Is to try this reeipe:
Heat a poker red-aot and hold it
again:et the screw -head for a little
mole; e en a ,few minutes for the
screw bo ool dowu, when it will be
found that Me screw can be removed
Mite easily wilei the same screw-
driver that just previouely would not
perform the worlc. The explanation
Is quite simple. The red-hot poker
heets the screw; the screw expande
and makes the hole it is in Just a bit
bigger. The screw then tools down
end resumes its original size, leaving
the hole in the wood a size too large
—and there you are. •
The Prairie ,Chicken
Tile prairie chielcen was once so
abundant, that in Kentuelcy, where
the slave-ownere fed IL to the
negrues, they tired of it and begged
their masters not to make them eat
it. rt was commonly knoWn. as
"nigger bird," To find the prairie
chicken now, one must tramp the
isolated regions of the West. Eveti
In Indian territory, a hunter is con-
sidered lucky if lie even gets a shot
at one. We have heard the old settlers
say that the prairie chicken was once
more abundant thaa the English spar-
row is now.
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