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The Huron News-Record, 1895-02-13, Page 6aro A FRIEND /!peaks through the Boothbay (Me.) Regtrtr, of the beneficial results he has received from a regular use of Ayer's Pills. He says: "I was feeling sick and tired and my stomach seemed all out of order. I tried a number of remedies, but none eeeimed to give me relief until I was induced to try the We.relfa- ble Ayer's Pills. I have taken only one box, but I feel likes new man. I'think they are the most pleasant and easy to take o1 anything I ever used, being so finely sugar- coated that even a child will take them. I urge upon all who are In need of a laxative to try Ayer's Pills. They will do good." For all diseases of the Stomach, Livers and Bowels, take AYER'S PILLS Prepored by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Every Dose_ Effective The Huron News -Record 1.25 a Year -21.00 In Advance WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13th, 1895 Vision' .the Old Neighbors. now TWO BOYHOOD FRIENDS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO MET AGAIN. THE VISIT THAT WAS PAID TO DANNEL DEBSTER AND HOW MUCH IT WAS ENJOYED. -- :"Bout this time last year," and the old man stroked his chin reflectively, "we had a spell or right good weather. That was when I was out west. Never told you about that trip, did I? Best excurzen I ever had; heat the Toronto Fair and the County Show all holler.. "I went up to Sciooga an' on through Gannen, visitin' my old neighbors. Used to live up there when 1 was a boy an' I can tell you it's the best spot of country the sun shines on. "None of yer dose-fict in' ways among the old Scotch in Sciooga. None of these here fixin an' fussin' an' showin' off, nor this blame finickin' tryin' to keep alongside of city folks. •'Not that they hain't got the money; they could buy up half a dozen of the dandified farmers round here, but it ain't their style to rattle silver on their table and coppers in their pockets. They're the • REAL OLD CANUCKS an' its a pity they're ain't more like em. "When I took a through ticket fer Sciooga I meant to stop off at Denning to see Dannel Dehster. Dannel was he best fighter in Canady,,w;hen I was •t boy. Many's the time Pee seen hint stand in the middle of the barn floor an' plank the boys down, head Over heels, jest as they came, till he had a ring around hila. What's that you say, William? You'd like to sire Sulli- van double him up? It's well fer Srilli- van that Dannel never clapped eyes on him. That's all I kin,say about it. "Jest afore the train pulled into Den- ningg, along came the conductor. 'Ticket,' says he. 'Here you air, sir,' says I; but I held on to the end of the ticket an' I didn't mean to let go. "'I'm going to stop off at Denning to see Dannel Debster,' says I. 'This ticket's fer Sciooga,' says he ; 'no stop- overallowed thern's orders." 'Orders or no orders,' says I ; 'stop -Over or no stop -over,' €UNDUCTORS, OR NO CONDUCTORS, "'I'm goin' to stop off to see Dannel Debster, an' I'd like to see the elan that'll git this ticket till I've hed my tide on it!' And I shoved it into my vest pocket an' looked him squar'in the face. "1 knowed that would settle" him. He looked at me an' gave a queer little smile, then he walked off. Knowed better than to tackle a roan of my size. "When I walked up to Dannel's house, there he was, standin' in the yard, an' lookin' almost as chipper as he was fifty years ago. Thinks 1 to myself, I'll see if he recollects me ; so i walked up an' says, cool like : Good - clay, Mr. Debster. 'A good day it is,' says he, 'an' my name's Dehster, but I don't know yours.' 'You remember the year of '42,' says I. 'As plain as if et hed been yesterday,' says Dannel ; 'that was the year the weevil got in the wheat an' we hauld saw logs fer the old barn.' "'Do you recollect the foot -Laces that fall down at Stony Holler?' says I. 'I see 'ern yet,' says Dannel ; 'see that little feller SCUTTLING IN AIiEAD of the big chaps, a-lookin' over his shoulder an' laughin' at 'em. The smartest little rascal I ever sot eyes on; Tommy Mason was his name.' "'I'm that boy,' says 1 ; '1'm Tommy Mason.' 'You air?' says he, and he grabbed both my hands an' started fer the house. 'Clindy, sere's Hiias Mason's son, Tommy, come to see ns; bless my heart, it seems only yesterday he was a boy, an' now here he is almost as gray's myself ! Well, well, well!' An' Dannel jest sat down no' looked at me. 1r stooped four days with Dannel an' then went on to Sciooga to see the rest ef my friends. "Andrew Pollick was expectin' me. an' was waitin' at the station. `Tommy Meson,' says he, 'you're as welcome as the sun in hayin' time ; there's no man in Candy I'd rather see than yourself, Step right into the buggy; the wimmen folks'Il have dinner waitin' fer us.' Many's the lark w as about of an we've had together when we was boys. We've tracked rabbits, TREED COONS—SHOT WILD OATS, an' kooked watermelons many's the dark night. I could heat Andy at a foot race, but he could lay me out with sl" the double hip -lock wrestling. He was a right good mate was Andy, willin' to give an take, an' stand by a feller through thick and thin. "When we drove up to the house we was talkin' about the time we cut the bee -tree in Riddel's bush, an' Andy laughed so hearty that the wimmen come to the door to see what was up. 'Nothin's up,' says he ; 'we're just talkin' about old thnes. Go righin, Tommy, an' make yourself to home ; I'll be in as soon as I get the horse unhitched.' "When Andy came in the dinner was sottin' on the table, an' he says, "PULL OFF YER COAT, TOMMY, an' set right down here alongt,ide Sarah Jane.' p' he pulled off 1 own jacket, an' et down, too. "Sech a dinner as we hed 1 None this here blankety mange that test like starch halls, nor any of those pi with frills an' tuckers on 'em, nor Litt bits of meat floating round in oceans sauce stuff, but downright solid, bear victuals. Roast beef an' fried chicke cabbage an' carrots, pumpkin pie a peaches an' cream. None of yor bicycle-ridin' pianny thumpin' gir kin lay out sech a spread. Takes woman like Sarah Jane Pollick to g up sech a dinner as that was. "Soon as dinner was over, Andy a me started out fer a stroll round th farm. 'Tommy,' says he, 'there's bi changes Bence we bound wheat b hand an' sold it fer two dollars bushel ; big changes." "A right good farm has Andrew, th prettiest laid out land you'd want t see. An' SECH POWERFUL HORSES as he hes on that place 1 One of h teams drawed five cords of wood a lout last winter; walked right off wit them as easy as if there was only one so Andy told me. "That night, after we'd hed our sup per an was settin' round talkie' th times when we biled sugar, in Smith' maples, Andy says to tne, 'Toinnny, yo see that horse and buggy we drov from the station in ? Well, that' yours to go round in to see the othe neighbors. Drive round as much a you like an' take Sarah Jane with yo when you like. I know there's other who will be POWERFUL GLAD TO SEE YOU. am' so I jest stipilate that you alway stop here nights. I've got the lazies tramp of a hired man that ever shuck ed corn, an' it takes pie all the day time a -keeping him down to his work. "So the next day we hitched up an Sarah Jane an' me drove off along the Clay -put road. Wonderful how many folks knows that woman! Every One we met called to her, an' as we went by the houses the wimmen would throw their aprons over their heads an' run out to the gate an' stand there a -talk - in' till I thought we'd never git the rounds made. But we got seein' thele all finally, an' then I thought 'twas cline for me to shift fer home. "Andy, he druv me to the station, an' when THE TRAIN WAS COMIN' IN he grabbed my hand an' says he, 'Tom- my, you're goin' an' I'm left behind. We've been good old friends' ever since we've been boys togethert Tommy, we'll never meet again on top of earth. Good-bye, old chum, good-bye 1 But not fer long, Tommy, not fer loug.' " The old man leaned b:tick in his chair' brushed away a few bright drops with the back of his toil -worn hand, and murmured "Not for long, Andy not fer long !" it igs, DAIRYING FOR PROFIT. THE METHOD OF DOUBLING RE- CEIPTS AND LESSENING LABOR. How Persons of Moderate Means Establish a Money -Making Herd— Experience of Mrs. E. M. Jones. Brockville, If 2 and 2 make four why will no and 4 make 8? 1 asked myself question after reading the very extr denary leiter of your correspondent, of advises farmers not to keep thorn tis bred cattle, but to keep grades. this gentleman based his argument u f other grounds, I could have uuderst es it better. To explain: "In my li es book, "Dairying ler Profit," I have le but one aim and object, and that i le help farmers and their wives (and m especially those who have small mea tY to double their profits, while u, the same time lessening their la rr My book was not written for is rich man, who has means to ;,rrat every eapriee—it was written for it "poor man," but more than all for poor man's wite ; to be a real help her, so she could Tet ahead in the wo n' and lay by a little money for hers e and children and get out of debt, a g be comfortable and independent. It 1 Y been the earnest work of my whole 1 a to help my fetllow-women and my he is just full when I think of the uuceasi e stream of letters pouring in upon m ✓ saying how I have helped and enco aged them, and thanking me with their hearts. And as long as I live will be true to the trust they repose 's me, and advise them to do just wha wold do myself if beginning ti g e life ag with my own living to earn. I advise them to get a pure-bred ma and grade up their herds, as the fi - step in the right direction. But do e say to stop there ? Far from it. I s • keep on grading up until you have near full -bloods as you can get, and t e nearer the better. Why do I not adv s them to get registered females also the start? Because I am working s the interest of the poor man, and wit u the full -blood male sires many calves a year, a female gives but one. The fore I say. "Don't put all your eggs one basket just at first, while you ha • so few, but go slow. If you take eve cent you have to buy a registered J say heifer or cow, costing fro $100 to $200, of course slie will be t best investment—bar accident. But she gets killed on the railway or bur up in your barn, or dies of milk feve the money loss is too heavy for you u now, till you are in a position to aflo it. Be content with the grades at fir but only as a stepping stone to bette Then, when you have telt your way little and can do so with prudence, bu a registered female, even if it be only little calf, but be sure it is good. '1' worst thing one can own is a poor co You can't afford to keep her, and yo can't honestly sell her. She can only made into beef. Better pay a reliab dealer 8100 for a fine ljutter-bred heif than take a poor one at 85. Now yo have a pair of registered cattle, and g on increasing the number, both b breeding and purchase, as you are abl till at last the grades are sold and all ti herd registered. The advantages of registered stoc are : lst. .As a rule'(though not alway they will produce more in the dairy,an of a far finer quality, than grades. 2d Their calves will sell for six times th price of grades. 3d. Good thoroug breds will seldom fail to give calves a good and better than themselves, whil far Less dependence can be placed o grades in this matter. 4th. There is satisfaction in a fine herd of thorough bred cattle that can only be appreciate by those who have felt it. The only drawback to them is that i case of accident or death the loss i greater than with common cows, but b not going ahead too fast, and by takin every care and precaution, this ris becomes ahnost nominal. This is m honest advice. This is the conclusion after a whole life spent in dairying, an after attaining a reputation and succes that are the pride and glory of my life But it is quite another thing to say; don't keep thoroughbreds because they are too delicaic. 1 do not think any statement was ever made that is so erroneous, and so dam- aging to the best interest of this great agricultural country. If a pure-bred animal is more delicate than a scrub, then a half bred one is also more delicate, though in a less degree. So why use good blood at all '? What is the obJect ? Fortunately for us, the reverse is true. A thoroughbred will not stand abuse and yield profit under it, but (and on this the whole thing turns) neither will the scrub. Why is it that some farmers so often mourn because they have to keep cows and call them a "necessary evil ?" Simply because they starve and abuse them, and get in return a little poor milk sial butter for their table, and a little poorer manure for their land. Believe mo the scrub is not ono bit hardier than a good, healthy, pure blood and she can run you into debt and eat up the profit of other things iust twice as fast if you only knew it. One reason why I have been enabled to bo of some use and help in dairying is this: That niy methods are literally those of the farmer. My cows arelnot petted or pampered, but they are humanely cared for and fed, and they pay me well. I have had farmers and their wives come to see my cattle with hesitation, and say : "Of course we can't keep them like you do, but we thought wo would come and see." Then, when I take them to the barn, they are simply amaz- ed 1 No biankets on the cows; no stove in the barn ; no costly fixtures but everything of the very plainest. Every- thing to pay. Gradually my visitors ex- pand into delight, and say: "Well, now, this is something like it, and we could do this ourselves," and they feel perfectly at home andhappy, and are "so glad they came." This it is that has made my place an object lesson. This it is that has given the whole value to my life work. One word more as to the delicacy of thor- oughbred cattle. My famous old cow, Massone, 654 lbs. butter and 8,000 lbs. milk in one year has lately dropped me a fine heifer calf, and is now giving nearly 40 lbs, milk a day, and yet she will be nineteen years old next March 1 Who can beat it? Maud Melinda, six- teen years old gave me a fine heifer last spring, and milked 40 lbs. a day for a long time after calving. Princess, one of my best vet, is thirteen vearti old. and Lilium �xcelsium now eleven years old, can turn off her 17 lbs. butter a week, and none of these have been dry in years. One thing I am curious to know. If none of us kept stock like Can The of t4 this aor- who uft,rh- Hard port oat ttle had s to ore ns) at bor. the ify the the to rld elf nd las i fe art ug e, ur- al in tI ain le, rst I ay as he ise at for ile its re- in ve ry er- he if nt rst rd st, r. a y a he w. u be le er u 0 e ne k 8' d 0 h- a e n g d n s y k v , d a THE SAME OLD POLICY. Hon. John Costigan at Listowel: We appear to -night on the same politi- cal platform that the Conservative Government submitted to the people in 1878. We adhered to the policy and the principles that were presented to you at that time, and we will ex- pect the same verdict for the very same reasons that were then given. An ad- ditional reason for expecting a favor- able verdict is because in every general election that has since taken place you have had the same policy before you, and it has been received with approval. We hoPed at the time of the inception of that policy that by giving encour- agement to manufacturing industries, and affording protection to the agri- cultural interests of the country, that we could build up industries, promote the employment of labor and create wealth more than by having, our mar- kets open to the competition from without, and have goods come in with- out Canada receiving any return. Un- der the adoption Of our policy the mar- kets of this country were left open to our neighbors to the south of us, while they had raised a great harrier against the admission of our products. We claim that our policy has worked fairly well, and we will not be deterred from continuing it by the cries of our op- ponents. who cairn, and sometimes truly, that in s ,me particular sections of the country the laboring classes are not fully employed. Our answer to such a contention is that it is not suffi- cient ground for the condemnation of our policy. It does not prove that Our protective policy is unsound. You may prove that the measure of Suc- cess we hope to obtain has not been reached and every thing is not accotn- pliShed in a day, but we would put this question to you. Although you complain that there are idle then in some sections of the country who have not all the employment they want, do yon mean to tell the intelligent people of this country that if you wiped out our protective system and closed up the factories, which I am glad to know are flourishing in this and other towns in Canada, that would prove a remedy? No. A CURE FOR HEADACHE. DEAR SIRS,—I have been troubled with Headache for a number of years. I started to take B. B. B. and now I am perfectly cured. It is an excellent remedy for Headache and Dizziness. MRS. MATTHEW MARTIN, Beaton, Ont. The contract for the construction of the largest tow barge ever constructed on the lakes, if not, in the world, has been taken by the Chicago Ship Build- ing Co. The boat . will carry four thousand five hundred tons. CATAIIHAH Ono ahorrtpuf,txthebreathOthronTO gh the Blower supplied with e .ob bottle of Dr. Agnew'a Catarrhal Pow- der, diaaeee this Powder over the surface of the nasal peerages. Painless and delightful to nee, it re- lieves Instantly, and permanently ennui Catarrh, Ray Fever, Col le, Headache, Bore Throat, Tonsllitis and Beninese. CO cents, At Allen & Wlleon'& this, whore ^ja your correspondent going to get his bull to raise grades?. As to whether sly advice is good, 1 leave it to the farmers to say, and by their decision I ala willing to stand.— Mrs. 4. M. Jones in Fanners' Advocate. A STRAW-3JRNING STOVE. Oae Falling Gives Out Hent for Six /lours Information comes frcm the far West that much sufferl',g from cold may be averted by the 1,'towle.no of how to civstruct such a erose as is used largely in Dakota, says Hardware. The stove saves the purchasing of fuel, and can ne used in any district where straw or Lay le plentiful. The device can be made by any tinsmith. A drum is con- structed of sheet or stove -pipe iron, two feet in diameter and four feet, or more, ingh. ° This is placed on a stand, which may be roughly and inexpensively made, with a top of sheet iron, rimmed Lo hold the drum in place. Tho legs aro of hoop iron, riveted. The top of the stove Is eone•shaped, sliding into the stove -pipe jug tightly enough to insure the carrying away of the smoke, and yet enable the drum to be removed fon'" the purpose of emptying and polishing. ( The draught is a hole at the lower part! of the drum, with a sliding door by which the draught can be regulated. The drum should be filled with straw, hay or any material of like nature, and the fire is started at the top. One fill- ing will last about six hours. The in- troduction of this stove into Dakota is said to have been a veritable godsend, and it is so cheaply and easily made that there is nothing to prevent its use in many districts throughout the coun- try where the price of coal is too high for slepder purses. Protecting: Young Trees. Young trees of all lends are fre- quently injured orrel-y ruined by mice and rabbitsrawing the bark near the ground. Various methods have been tried and recommended to prevent these depredations, but there aro two plans which we have found to be entirely effective. One of these is to surround each tree with a shield of wire cloth, such as is used to cover screen doors and windows, and the other is to tie tarred building paper loosely around each tree. To last is the cheapest plan we know of. Mico will not. trouble the trees usually if there' is no, grass or other litter about them in which the little pests can hide. Rabbits may be kept away by smearing the trees with any kind of grease, or with a piece of bloody meet, but this must,be repeated two or three times durinthe winter. The Value or Apples. Tho food value of apples, if we take chemical analysis for a guide, is very small as they are largely water. Their value, however, cannot be measured by the chemist's formula, which gives the percentage of vegetable fibre, albumen, acius; mineral elements and water that enters into their composition, for they are valuable because of their medical action. 'Tey aro nature's own correc- tive i• they prevent constipation, act on the liver acid kidneys, and help the vari- ous organs -of digestion in the perfor- mance of their functions more than any other fruit. They are cheap at any price to those who are of sedentari habits and should be eaten freely by al,. A Handy Movable Shed. A hand movable shed for brood sowS, or calves. or any desired purpose, can be made as follows: For the room take four 2x4 pine scantling 12 feet long; distribute these for rafters, and nail to each end a 2x4 scantling 8 feet long ; place upon these shingling lath or sheathing, and cover with shingles or other material in the ordinary way. For the ends : The lower ends will require two scantlings 8 feet long and two u rights of same scantlings 2 feet to Hinge this on lower inside edg lower end of roof so it will turn i The upper end arrange the s only use three scadtling long, and uprights of th only 5 feet long. The sides fit i Our Young Girls O VERSTUDY AND T00 RAPID GROWTH OF— TEN PROMOTE DISEASE. We See Sallow and Bloodless Faces 'nd Attenuat- ed and Lank Bodies. Mothers Not Sufficiently on the Alert to Guide and Counsel Their Daughters. Paine's Celery Compound The Great Brain Food and Flesh -Builder for all Young Girls. Overstud in school and in the home, confinement or hours each day in badly ventilated buildings, and a too rapid growth of body, very often pro- mote disease and suffering. Thousands of young girls are suffering to -day. They niay be seen (;ping to and coming from school. Their sallow, bloodless faces, their attenuated or lank forms indicate disease. Mothers a.re to blame for the un- happy and dangerous condition of their girls. They strongly encourage their daughters in one direction—cramming the brain—hut neglect to warn there of the rocks and quicksands 00 which many precious lives are wrecked. The results are often terrible. Headache, nervous prostration, debility, irr•egu- lari`ies of the system, dyspepsia, liver troubles, and other forms of disease, hrin " quite an array of young girls to the rave every year. W se and prudent mothers, whl'n on symptoms of danger assail their girls, invariably use that great brain food and flesh -builder, Paine':: Celery Compound. This wonderful medicine enriches the blond and gives it a free and healthy circulation ; it. braces the nerves, gives physical strength, promotes good digestion, and gives sweet natural sleep. • No other medicine in -the world can give the satisfactory results that flow from the use of Paine's Celery Com- ound. It should be the chosen medi- ne for every young girl who is licate, weak and sickly. Mrs. A. R. inchcnnibe, 11) William St., London, nt., writes as follows ;— DIAGRAM 00 MOVABLE STIED. similar framing and so hinge that each side will turn inwards over the ends, and board upright all around. The reason for this hinging is for conveni- ence in knocking it down, moving it, and setting it up again. in tearing it down carefully tip it over on roof,wrong side up. on a sled, fold down ends and sides, then move where desired ; put up again and fasten at corners with a spike or two, leaving the heads out s0 as to draw out easily, and it is complete. Often it need not be lot down at all, only tipped on the end of a sled as need• ed. Such a convenience will many times pay for itself. 1t,, can be used sometimes for farm machinery or for storing potatoes or other roots until ready to pit or market. The accom- panying illustration will give an idea of its construction.—American Agricul- turist. Sleeping Car Improvement. Linford F. Ruth, of Connellsville,Pa., has designed an improved sleeping sear, one of the leading featuresofwhich is a system of pneumatic cushions connect- ed to the compressed air pipes to be in- flated by opening valves, or collapsed and compactly stored, the mattress also being similarly inflated and collapsed, according to the period of use as a par- lor or sleeping car. It is also designed by this improvement to lessen the ex- pense of this clads of rolling stock, re- ducing its weight and increasing its range of usefuless while promoting cleanliness. The top -heaviness of the ordinary drawing -room car is also over- come by doing away with the heavy upper bunks and seat frames. A Biblical Point. Johnnie—Mamma, was Moses a foot- ball player when he was a boy ? Mother -0f course not. Why? Johnnie—Well, the teacher told us to -day how they found him in the bull- rushes.—Detroit Free Press. DEAR Sins :—I think it a duty to rte you for the benefit, of all who ve delicate children, and to Make known what Paine's Celery Compound has clone for my girl. She has been delicate allher life. I have tried many medicines, and have had her under allopathic and homoeopathic treat - trent, with but little benefit. Almost in despair, and as a last resort, I tried Paine's Celery Cornponnd, arid after using three bottles she is now perfectly well and strong. I have also used your medicine myself for complications aris- ing from overwork and loss of rest, and ani greatly benefitted thereby. I would strongly urge all who are in any way afflicted to do as I have done, "try Paine's Celery Compound," and be con- vinced of its wonderful curing power. Itis understood that the Governor- General, in licit of a subscription to the Thompson memorial fund, has offered to defray the cost of the further education of Sir John Thompson's two sons until they have both been ad- mitted to the bar. NOT CIO; DE MATERIA L. Scott's Emulsion is ('od Liver Oil perfected and i, prepared upon tie principle of its digestion and assimlil- at ion in the human system; hence it is given without disturbing the stom- ach. Municipal authorities of Stockton- on-Tees, England, propose to erect a statute to .1ohn \Valktr', whom they claim to he the inventor of lticifer rmttc•hes. Hurrah For Diamond Dyes; AIR: HURRAH FOR CANADA. Hurrah ! hurrah 1 for Diamond Dyes, So leanest, fast and pure : Hurrah for dyes the ladies prize 1 Grand colors that endure. No other make with thein compare, None used with so much ease; They work with wonders everywhere, They never fail to please. Hurrah ! hurrah ! for Diamond Dyes, A rfylllion voices sing; Tne 'rlhanrniul" brand, so say the wise, To housewives pleasures bring. Long may these •'I)iarnonds" live to bless With re-creating Mowers; Long may they show their usefulness In this Canada of ours. THESIEST GOote.Sofa. O00 .Bottle. ne cent a dose. `Pula C rureT Co134r1 tuns Aprompt l aurae whore all others fail Coughs, Croup Sore Asthma. For Consumption f Throat, hoarseness, Whoopin Cott alid lass ttg has cured thounando, and will cram OUt1r takenin timo. Bold by Druggists on a guar- antee. For a Lame hack or Chest, use 6FIILOH'8 BELLADONNA PLABTBR.250: 9L®ffs. CATARRH two te teed turouoyou Price. remedy r� o free.Sold by J. H. COMBE. FISHES TRAINED TO FIGHT. Peculiar boort. That Is Said to bo popu- lar In Siem. 'rhe two fish are placed in tl'e same bottle, They proceed to take each other's pleasure, shoulder up to' each other in schoolboy fashion, and hack and push around the "rink" the small firs vibrating rapidly all the time, and each little being quivering with excite- ment and wrath. This goes on for some minutes, until, as the spectators aro growing impatient, one fish suddenly flips his head around, snakes a dart, and a considerable dent in his adversary's tail shows at once that he has got home. Henceforth there is no hesitatioli until cue or the other cries "peccavi." Iu regular fish fights on which money deponds the battle its continued until one fish turns tail and is chased around the bottle by the other. But this is usually an affair of an hour, and fre- quently three or four. The pluck and determination of the fighters are wonderful. The tail is the part which shows most damage, tor it is very easily torn, but a good grip on a side fin is most effective. When one pins the other by the nose an exciting struggle takes place, the two lying fastened together like profes- sional wrestlers, and then shaking each other backward and forward with might and main. They display considerable agility in evading their opponent's mouth, and also in suddenly twisting around and taking a piece out of its tail. In twenty minutes or so these appendages, which looked so brave and bright as they went into the fray, are torn to ribbonii. The fish sometimes succumb to a long contest, but generally they only take superficial damage, and are immediate- ly ready to feed. After a match they are always rested a week or more, ac- cording to the extent of their injuries, and most of the rents and cuts are re- paired by nature. - --Enthusiastic owners often wager $r30, 840 or more on their favorities, and many people earn a little money by breeding fighting fists and .then backing theta against others.—London Field. MANGER AND FEED BOX. Specialty ConstrsPt: ,yt For Breaking a Rorer, O4• the Habit of Crtbhi,. g• • When a horse acquires the habit of crilihin) its market. value and endur- al,ce are somewhat reduced. There are, however, a few e't•eptious to this, soma Of the most persistent cribbeiis. b?erg noted for their tare driving and stay- ing power as roadsters. The habit , cribbing is clearly attributable to domestication, as it is said to bo un- known among the wild horses on the mains. The cause is usually attributed to indigestion and the; impure air of stables. While this may be the leading cause in many cases, it is not in all, as colts at pasture often come into winter quarters inveterate cribbers. While most veterinarians have given the sub- eoNTRIVANCE FOR PREVENTING CRIBBING. jest considerable study, no specific has vet been discovered for this trouble. Many suggestions as to food, time of feeding, watering, ventilation, wearing certain kinds of bits and other appli- ances are offered, but they usually- prove of hut little value. When cribbing the animal grasps the top of post, rail, fence, manger or any object within reach that can bo admit- ted between the jaws; hence, if these objects be removed it is plain that the act of cribbing cannot take place, and as a partial preventive while in the stable a slightly concave manger is erected, being for a 14 hand horse three feet from the floor. Its general position is shown in the sketch by L. D. Snook. It is as long as tho manger is wide and not Less than 3i feet wide. The center is depressed six inches. At a, on both sides of the stall is secured a chain or strap with a snap in ono en4 which is snapped into each side of the halter. While the horse has free use of his jaws and can eat freely any food within a certain radius, he is so confined that he cannot reach the front side of the man- ger and if the top of the manger be cov- ered with sheet iron, no attempt will be made to grasp this flat surface. The contrivance may be hinged to the front of the stall and folded up out of the way , at night or when not in use. If need be it can be placed directly above one of the common mangers. Of course the horse should have more freedom at night. We are not here to seek a following ; we are here to lift an ensign. 31 (CAPTAIN SWEENEY, 11. S. A., San Diego, Cal., says: "Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy is the first medicine i have ever found that would do pie any good." Price 50 cents. Sold by J. 11. Combe Any life that is worth living must be a struggle.