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fi Lou Dillon accomplished at IieadWk
viile (Moss.) track what American trotiR
tin" hrr?iMli>rx hnvt* labored VOUfS
? to produce?a mile trotted in two minutes.
Millard Sanders was the driver
of the great mare. !<*<-r pacemakers
there were two running horses hitched
t to road carts. Peggy From Paris,
driven by "Doc" Tanner. ;ind Carrie
Nation, driven by Scott McCoy. Lou
Dillon is a live-year-old. red chestnut
Springs in the Anchor.
To Relieve t?he Cable of Repeat>e4
Shocks.
The constant tugging aud pulling on
^ the cable chain of a boat at anchor is
a somewhat rough sea is very great,
and when' maintained for any great
length of time seems to have a weakening
effect on the chain links, which
Dart under the severe stress. The boat
is not only Uiereupon put in great
ilKttEVflS AXCHOR OP SCDDEN ST BAINS.
k danger, but there lias been sustained
K the loss of the anchor and part of
W the cable, which in often a matter of
f Ter?r considerable moment. An anchor
has been recently placed on the
market, the design of which is said to
OTereome this danger by offering a
jrielding connection between the an*
rhor :ind the cable chain, which con
rnectioa absorbs all sudden or undue
strain and increases the life of the
chain and anchor by a very great deal.
The^shank of the anchor is hollow,
and its interior is divided into three
partitions. Through the centre of the
hollow shank there extends a rod with
two pejorated pistons, one on each
aide of the central, partition. These
chambers are tilled with oil to take up
the shock of a sudden stress by acting
as an elastic cushion. On opposite
sides of the shank are 1wo auxiliary
piston*, working iu chambers similar
to the one described, but of smaller
dimensions. All three pistons are held
iu their normal position by means of
springs, which carry (hem back to
their proper places after each disturbance.
By the operation of the perforated
- pistons and the auxiliary pistons a
complete cushion is obtained, UDd yet
the parts are of sufficient strength to
stand the wear and tear to which they
are put. Such a device will be of great
value to the smaller craft along the
s sea const, and especially to a great
f many tishing boats which are coniF
pelied to anchor in exposed places at
L times.
Plan For a Grotesque
Monument*
k Fi/.*presentatiye VV. A. Uodenberg,
^ who represents the East St. Louis disv
trict i? Congress, is attracting much
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' attention with a suggestion that a
momiuicnt be built at Washington for
the signers of the American Declara?
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HUH Ul ilIUf(ltHJUCilLC. Xliv aiuauuuuu
Khows a suggestion for the inouument.
^ ?.Sft. Louis I'ost-Dispatch.
Further Information.
"Now,'' said the tcachor, "can yout*41
me anything about Hiawatha?"
^ "Yes," replied little Henry, "it's the
tape that made Longfellow f.sarioiw."-CMieogo
Record-Herald.
A MILE IN TWO MINUTES
ILLON.
marc by Sidney Dillon, dam Lou Milton.
She has never boon raced. She
was trained last year for the tirst time.
She was bought by C. K. C. Billings
for $12,500 at the sale of the Ilenry
Pioreo stables at the Cleveland May
sale last year. The reason for the
low price was her bad disposition and
the difficulty in driving her. Last year
she did a mite in 2.0<J in her work at
Memphis, Tcnn.
ABC LAMP F02 INDIRECT LIGHTING.
The illustrated are lamp, a German
invention, is specially noteworthy on
the score of its strong and simple construction,
the long period of burning*
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NEW GERMAN ABC LAMP.
without attention and the uaiform distribution
of tbt; light. The Itfmps can
be used singly on any voltage from
100 to 300 volts, or in series. About
300 of them were used for lighting
>the Dusaeldorf Exposition. The light
from these lamps i.s said to be espe
ciaUy adapted ror puotography, surgery..
etc.
Cattle?Slaughtering GunA
German engineer, E. Fiuke, has
invented a cattle-slaughtering gun,
which provides a firearm for the killing
of cattle. The weapon drives a bolt
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C ATTLE-SL AUOWTEKING GUN*.
into the bruin of the animal, thus affording
by mentis of a longitudinal perforation
a path for tin* powder gases
into the brain cavity. This produces
a groat shock and instant death of the
animal. The enlarged rear end of the
bolt fits in the barrel of the lirenrra.
whilst the tapering, front part thereof
passes through a cap removably fastened
on the barrel, and which serves
as a stop for the bolt.
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THE PRIKCI85 OF MONTENZOBO.
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Grniui* nod Lun^ Hulr.
Israel Zangwill says: "Tbere are
three reasons why men of genius have
long hair. One is that they forget it
ia growing. The second is that they
Like it. The third is that it comes
cheaper. They wear it long for the
same reason that they wear their hats
long. Owing to this peculiarity of
geniua you may get quite a reputation
for lack of twenty-five cents."
Some girls waste a lot of time looking
for the ideal ma a when tUere are a
lot of real ones lying around loose.
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5 How Eva Halliday ?
5 Deaf, Dumb and Blind, f
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LIE wonderful progress
tf b made in the education of
O rr o t'1(> deaf, dumb and blind
ft Kill, l^va Ualliiiny, a pupil
>n (he Wisconsin School
for the Donf, continues to
interest all who have heard of the
affliction of the girl and the methods
taken to teach her bright mind and to
lift her out of darkness into light.
For the remarkable success In a very
short tiuie, the pupil is indebted to her
imiUnfit anil n/Mi'ipnl: twjeher. MISS Hy
patiu Boyd, herself totally deaf and
partly bereft of speeeli.
In four months the child was taught
125 words niid sentences. To-day she
is not only able to read aud write
Braille, but she cleverly operates au
erdiuary typewriting machine.
Mis.s Ilalliday was born with none
of the Hiilictions from which she is
seeking and finding relief. They were
the result of an attack of catarrhal
fever when she was but six years of
age. She. is now about sixteen. The
girl's parents lived In Wansau, Wis.,
. and were without means with which
j to undertake her education. Her couI
ditiou was brought to the notice of
! tiio cnn/M'infnnriimt nl" fJift cMmoi fm*
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j the (loaf, the province of which does
; not include the teaching of the blind,
but the sympathy of Superintendent
Gary was aroused to such an extent
that he made n personal appeal to the
Board and was allowed to receive her
j at the school.
Teacher and pupil were thrown toj
gether by accident, and this is one of
; the interesting features of the story.
' Some time previous Miss Hypatla
Boyd, of Milwaukee, who was deal'
ctnd had only a limited power of speech,
applied to the institution for permission
to enter for the purpose of learning
how to teach the deaf and dumb. It
is not the function of the school to
impart this class of education, but
Anally an arrangement was made by
which she was allowed to do as she
wished.
Being endowed with a wonderful
amount of energy, she entered enthu
siastieally on the course that wgs especially
prepared ..for her. &>on after
this, the sad condition of the Wausnu
girl was brought to the nottre of the
superintendent, and'he at onee decided
to take her in and placc her in the
care of Miss Boyd.
This was in February. 1002. At the
tune tliat she entered the institution
the girl knew only eight signs that
to her veiled mind indicated anything.
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EVA HALLIDAY ANi
I To illustrate, the blowing of the breath
over the back of her'hand was taken
to raeau that she was about to take a
i railway trip, and this was but one of
j several uuioue melhods adopted to
i reach her mind.
The child's education began by the
I use of the manual alphabet generally,
j but particularly by any means by
! which It was thought best to convey
I the moaning of words and things.
From the first the child seemed to bo
strangely drawn to her teacher, who
would take her delicate hand in her
own, and by the arrangement of the
lingers, sundry patting and clapping,
signs were spelled into her mind.
A box of objects would be spread
out. on the table. The blind girl would
take up one of them and be allowed to
feel it over and over again. Then Miss
I Loyd would, spell the. name of the ob-- ;
i ject Into the hand of her charge. Sevl
oral other objects would be similarly
, treated, when Uiegirl would commence
over again and spell back the signs,
' showing that she understood what she
held in her hand.
By artifices of her own. Miss Boyd
1 was able to impart the rudiments of
an education. For instance, the child
urnct fnn?rht* t/s ?*il fhnf fh<*
touch of the hand on thy cheek signified
"good," and by raising the
arm of the pupil and pulling it forward
with several up and down motions
the idea of "running" was conveyed.
She has a sigu to indicate the
presence of certain other girls, the '
sense of touch and smell aiding her
in this respect.
Practically all of this worl; was accomplished
in the first four months
that she remained iu the institution.
Speaking of tin progress of her pupil,
Miss Boyd said:
"I can never forget the beautiful
change that came to her countenance
when she was freed from her prison.
At first her thoughts, as reflected ii\
hot* \v?r<? of an imloMorifciililv kh<1
anil pathetic naiurn, but from the day
that I taught her her lirst word she
began to look out on the world with
au affection, an intelligence, and even
a keen sense of joy that did one's heart
good to see. And it is this and other
tilings that convince me that Eva has
a mission to fulfill in this world. In a
way tfiat I cannot find words to describe
she awakens all that is sweet
and noble in human nature, and gives
to those who come in contact with her
a strength and courage productive of
; much good, especially in overcoming
obstacles and difficulties. Her bappi
' ness never leaves her. I believe she
| is the happiest child that I havft ever
seen. It is a real pleasure to see her
day after day enter my school-room
and feel around until she finds her
teacher, and then, throwing her hands
about my neck, cling to me in the way
that must bring tears to the eyutf."
An element in the better fortune of
the girl Is that she has enlisted the
' earnest sympathy of a woll-known and
wonlthy Pennsylvania^ whose wot^
for the deaf and dumb bns spread tfl
many fields. The philanthropist, la Dr
William Wade. of Oukmont. Dr
Wade sent her a watch, by which sh<
was able to read the time, and hi
also provided her with a Braille writer
Ill'' uso ol which siiv una iuuruu?iji;
mastered. He also presented her wit!
u tandcin bicycle, on which teaehej
and pupil have spent hours in exercisi
and rare enjoyment.
Miss Boyd has on several occasion}
taken the child to Milwaukee, and
once when they were on the train returning
to Delavan the pupil surprised
her teacher by telling her of her experience
before she had known a
teacher.
She writes on an ordinary typewriting
machine, finding the keys by tho
touch, doing irood work in spelling and
forming sentences. She has also
learned how to operate a sewing machine
and to do a variety of needlework.
She goes walking and shopnine.
and Is able to identify many of j
the-attaches of the Institution by feeling
a button, a finger ring, by tbe sense
of touch or smell.?New York Herald.
Mitten-Like Hat Brush.
Were It not for the perspiration
thrown off by the human cuticle the
pnlm of the hand would make an
Ideal hat brush for rubbing up a slight
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CONVENIENT HAT BRUSH.
ly disordered silk hat, but to the fine
plush used in the manufacture of the
headgear the moisture of the band is j
disastrous. The curves of the hand
seem to fit into those of the high hat
to a nicety, and a Baltimore hat-maker
lias taken advantage of this fact to
mako a very convenient brush. This
is a bag-like construction made of a
suitable quality of plush and large
enough to fit over the band like a mitten,
in which manner It is used, as :
shown in the cut. Having performed |
its functions, the device folds into .
three parts, one overlapping the other
and fits snugly into the pocket.
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A l>elltaate Compliment.
A French correspondent who has been
traveling in Turkey tells an amusing '
story of the high authorities In Solon* |
lea. It came to their knowledge that j
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the representative of an Important
Paris newspaper cwiilch may here bo
called La Journee) was on his way to
SaloDlca, and that he had been instructed
to record precisely1 what he
heard and saw. Immediately the authorities
sent for a hundred copies of
La Journee, and when the correspondent
at last arrived he was amazed to
see Turks squatting on doorsteps, in
shops, wherever he went, with their
eyes fixed upon it copy of La Journee.
?Golden Penny.
A Screen Hanger.
Screens are a household necessity at
the hot season of the year, yet. in many
cases, a source of much inconvenience
from the trouble they cause In their
handling when the house is to be closed
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A NUW SCKBEN HANGER,
for the- night or In ease of a sudden
Storm, much is cimuieu iw luu ecreeu
hanger shown herewith. It is said to
keep scrcens always closed?make
them fly tight, never stick, blow off or ,
get loose. They are easily removed to '
clean windowR and as easily put on by
the amateur hand, requiring uo professional
hand in the first place. They
are quite Inexpensive, too, one dollar
buying a set of hangers for twelve
screens.
Right Way to Bribe.
An amusing story is being told among
lawyers of a Walloon peasant who had
gone to law with a neighbor. In a
conversation with his lawyer he sug
gested sending the magistrate a fine
couple of ducks.
"Not for your life." said the advisor.
"If you do you'll lose the case."
The judgment was# given in bis favor.
when he turned to his lawyer and
said: "I sent the ducks." Astonishment
on the latter's part turned to admiration
when his client continued:
"But I sent them in my neighbor'*
nam?."?London Express.
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? - Cultivating Sour Chen-leu.
' I began planting sour cherries sixtetm
years ago, says n writer in Country
Life in America, starting with 500
trees each o? Montmorendy and English
Morello, but after the tflrst two
or three crops I got the "fever" and
doubled ray planting, so that now I
have 2000 trees. Ten or twelve years
ago tlK? English Morello was the favorite
on account of Its large size and rich,
dark color, but it is too acid for most
palates, and the demand has steadily
increased In late years for the light
red or Montmorency.
My first planting* were fifteen feet
apart each way, but it soon became
apparent tbat the trees were too close
together. They grew too high and thus
the cost and difficulty of picking was
increased. The lower limbs ceased to
bear, the fruit each year being higher
iin. Later Dlantincs were set eiehteen
feet apart each way, with t.t'? result
that the trees branch wider and a
larger proportion of the fruit can bo
picked by standing on the ground or
on low steps. This is especially true
of the MOrello on account of the weeping
habit of thi? tree, the long, willowy
limbs hanging loaded with fruit to the
ground.
Individual Montmorency tires have
been known to yield 150 pounds, and u
block of 1000 trees yielded an average
of forty pounds per tree, but one-half
of this amount would ordinarily be
counted a good crop.
Corn-Breeding.
Corn breeding Is a modification ol
livestock breeding, and follows the
same general laws and principles. It
is the application of principles of plant
and animal breeding to the corn plant
The per cent, of sugar In the sugar beel
has been increased from three per cent
to sixteen per cent. The ordinary bed
was improved by seed selection, so thai
an enormous industry lias been buil!
up and a new source of sugar givei
to tlie world. This has been don<
with a plant which seeds once in twc
years. Corn produces a crop everj
year, a single seed producing a returr
of over n thousand fold. From this
great number of offspring, varying ii
size, shape, color and composition, a se
lecfion can be made which will develoj
any feature of the seed or plant. Bj
continued selection, these valuable at
tributes can be fixed in the character
istics of the plnnt, and the usefulness
and importance of the crop Increased
To illustrate the point: We have beer
able, by selecting ears with lonj
shanks, to increase the length of tht
shank nearly two feet In Ave years' se
lection. By selecting ears with tnl
stalks, we have been able to increas<
the height of the stalk almost three
feet in five years. By selecting ears
from plants having wide leaves, w<
have been able to increase the averag<
width of the leaf, and by selecting ear:
from stalks having narrow leaves, w<
liave been able to decrease the widtl
of the leaf.?Cosmopolitan.
To Cuio Broody Hem.
Having recently seen several differ
ont ways of "breaking up"broody hen:
advocated by the poultry writers, noni
of which seem to me desirable, I hav<
thought it might be a help to some ont
if I give my method.
We should always remember that w<
keep hens for what we can make ou'
of the business, hence that raethoi
which quickest cures and sets "biddy'
to laying again is the one that shouli
be adppted. Of all the cures advocat
ed, tliat or connnjng iuo iiens m uui
coops for several days without-food i.<
the least desirable. It is not ouly erne
and abusive, but it is unprofitable
Unprofitable, because it detracts fron
the energy and nerve force of the her
and throws the whole system into ar
unnatural condition. The system must
be again brought into its normal stab
before the process ol' eggmaking car
begin.
My method, briefly stated, is tliis
Remove the broody hen from the nesi
and shut her up in a light, well ven
tilated coop or room, where she car
move around and be Induced to take
exercise. For this purpose I havi
made a stationary coop m om- vunu-i
of the .hennery large enough to hole
thirty hens. The floor is three feel
above the floor of the henhouse, ar.c
the sides are of common laths naile<
together in an upright position. A
door, also of laths, admits the hens t(
the coop and lets them out. Then
are roosts in this coop, which are r
great help in curing Ihem of the "sit
ting fever," as a hen breaks up mort
easily when given a chance to roost a I
night than when compelled to sit 01
the floor.
I feed them a hearty meal of whole
oats in the morning and give then
all the water they want at night. 1
keep them confined two days and thei
let them out toward night, when tbej
got a good supper with the rest of the
flock.
The liens that return to the nest.*
arc put in the jail for another two days
and treated as before, and the process
is repeated until the desire to sit leaves
them, tfnder this treatment they dc
not fall awy or lose energy, and ar?
all ready to lay again as soon as thr
wish to sit passes off. In cold weather
I feed more, giving sonic corn ami
moat with the oats, but in summer I
find oats alone, vrjth a hearty supper
every second day, uiuch better.
The chief object, is to get the broody
hen away from tbp nest and then treat
her in such a way that there will br
an increase of energy rather than a
loss of vital force.
If you have serious trouble in "break
lng up" your broody hens, try this
method and lca.ru that kindness and
good care, with plenty to eat, are better
than rough bundling and starvation.
If your hens average more than ten
days between the desire to sit and the
wish to iny again, there is something
wrong with the breeding of your floclc.
?Enoch f!. Dow, in New York Tribune
Farmer.
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The Hessian fly is an old pest that is
so well known anil which has done so
much harm I but farmers should havr
organized years ago for Its determination.
The adult insect is about the
size of a mosquito, and in this section
the females deposit their eggs upon the
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fall wheat. It will also attack rye and
barley. The eggs are deposited upon
[ the under surface of the leaves and
i hutch in about four or five days, the
i muggots then working their way be1
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stalk near the ground, where the "puparium,"
or "flat seeds," are formed.
The larvae remain Inactive on the
stubble during the winter, but issue
, as adults in the spring. Then they lay
theif eggs for the summer brood, which
form the familiar "flax seeds," before
harvest time, remaining on the stubble
during the summer and producing
adults in the fall. Their work weakens
the stalks and causes the wheat to
lodge. The swelling on the young
wheat near the base of the stalk indicates
their presence. Some fields seem
to escape the fly. while others are attacked,
and the amount of moisture is
also a factor. The destruction caused
by this enemy of wheat >8 enormous In
some sections, farmers having their
! yield of wheat so greatly reduced as to
, cause heavy loss, and this reduction
, not only affects the farmers, but also
, reduces the wheat supply of the country,
as the fly is known over a large
area, any dagger to the ':read supply
being a matter of concern to' all
! classes. 4
As the insects remains in the stubble
, the duty of every fanner after he
. has harvested his field is to plotf the
land or burn it over if possible. The
, land should be rolled with a heavy
roller after plowing. All chaff and
, screenings should be burned. Wet
weather favors the development of the
, insects. There are parasites which
> prey upon the pests and they cannot
, escape destruction unless the burning
of the field is done somewhat late. The
Pennsylvania Experiment Station recommends
that the best mode of pre:
venting damage is to sow or drill the
i seed as late as possible. Such advice
; may not always be applicable, but it is
: not out of place to keep that fact In.
, view. Farmers should examine their
t Holds when the wheat is well under
. way and notice if there are any iudicat
lions. Many of them are under the
t impression, when the Hessian fly apt
pears, that it comes suddenly, when in
i fact it begins on wheat in the fall and
; remains until ready for work. The
> burning of the stubble field after harr
vest, or plowing and rolling, should
i never be neglected. Co-operative efi
forts in a community will rid any farmi
ing community of the pest if the work
- is done systematically. It is the care>
less one, here and there, who propar
gates the insects and turns them loose
- upon the community. A single fcea
son's work upon fhe extermination of
} the Hessian' fly would clear a commun.
ity of the nuisance, and It is not at all
i difficult to get rid of it if all the farmC
ors will unite in the matter.
i When wheat is seeded down late this
- year, in order to avoid the fly, and it
I has not made desirable growth, there
? may be favorable wealber between
* seeding and the'severe cold weather.
} Should the ground be covered with
; snow It will afford protection against |
? cold, but, whether wheat starts oil |
* well or not. there is one special fertil* j
? izer that will give'ta.e puims aunosi
1 new life in the spring, w&ich is nitrate
of soila. An application of 100 pounds
per acre, after danger of frost is over
In the spring, will give a deep green,
color to the plants and they will gro\y
5 rapidly. The cost of the nitrate will
? be returned in the increased yield of
? the crop, as well ns save a sickiy lot of
> plants from destruction. Some farmers
go over their fields in the spring
; with a smoothing harrow, and ii nect
essary the field is rolled. When ap1
plying nitrate it will be an advantage
' to harrow before so doing. The drouth
1 is not so damaging to wheat if the
preparation of the land is,thorough at
; time of drilling the seed,- nor arc the
plank? thrown out of theground if the
1 land Is well drained. A good wheat
. crop pays as well now as formerly,
j even with lower prices, as labor-saving
i machinery reduces the expense: but
i where farmers make the principal mis1
take is in not applying fertilizers more
> liberally, as well as using manure, for,
i according: to statistical rept-rts, the use |
of fertilizers is not general, considering i
: the number of faruQB.?Philadelphia
I necord.
I Poultry Hint*.
4 Some use baked: corn turpi for
' young chicks; Mixed with milk it:
* makes a good ration.
J Mature bens are to bc-prefcrred for |
J breeding up a rlock. PuJ'.et. eggs do
|. not produce as strong chicks.
Mulberry and plum trees make fine
shade for poultry, and they enjoy the
,t fruit as it falls from the trees.
[ Little trouble may be anticipated
. from mites if plenty of ashes are fur,
nished for them to dust themselves.
t If fowls have a clean place in which
i to lay. their eggs will not need to be
washed before sending them to market
? or setting them.
1 It is regarded by some as an expon- [
t sivtt experiment to grow thoroughbred
1 chickens from eggs. They advise buyr
ing matured stock.
Ducks and geese eat a great deal of
green food, when they can get it. Their
1 young should have something green
5 after they are two weeks old.
( The first ten days' care will usually
t decide the fate of a young chicken.
They should uot get wet or cold. Keep
in the coop until after the sun is up.
No one can complain of the prices of
I eggs or poultry this season, except the
; consumers. It may be that more con.
sinners are eatinjr poultry and esrss
uwi.ng to tha high price of meats,
Woniout milk pans make nice nests
: for hens, or If you want to buy them
> they will not cost more than a good
box. They can be heated or scalded
ami thoroughly cleajised of vermin.
Quit k returns is one ot the advan1
tJiges 11 handling poultry. For a beginner
it is better than berries or
fruit. Not a season passes without
some return. A first-class hen will furnisli
100 eggs per year for use or for
' sale.
Where fowls have free range, on
a farm, and there is a flock of miscellaneous
chickens, lliere are seldom any
infertile eggs. Some do not permit:
more than one rooster to go with a
. flock, as they fight. They keep one in
, a coop one day, and the other the next.
I feeding him well.
Great Britain spends $L12<?i00,vXK) a
i year on the support of the poor. This
s does not include private charities.
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THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANCE.
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Poem: A Mocker?An Insidious Tempt*.
tion That 1? Placed Before the Wwnet
of the Land?'The Sal? of Intoxicant#
For Family Use if Incrcaalnff.
''Wine is a mocker," Ah, God.
It mocks at the widow's cries,
Mocks at the children asking for bread,
Mock3 when the drunkard dies.
"Strong drink is raging." God help at.
A raging lion, in truth,
Seeking the men to slay them, ^
From old age down to youth.
"'Whosoever is deceived thereby,"
Can it be, he 'iia not wise?"
God make him see the awful curse,
And open his blinded eyes.
?Ram's Horo?
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A Timely Warning.
The modern ''department store," witiitt
whcse ample walls, inclosing acre? o?
scace, you can buy anything from a fchoestrtng
to an automobile, is certainly a
great convenience to the world of shoppers.
But convenience can be carried too
far. It is already carried too far when it
places great and1 perilous temptation in:
the path of those who should be especially;
protected i. ainst allurements to evil.
It has long been believed by those who
have given the subject attention that intemperance
is increasing among a class o?
women not until recently exposed to the
danger of acquiring the drink habit. The
ordinary saloon, with its vulgar associations,
offers no attraction to a respectable
woman. She would not risk hci* renuta
tion by venturing within its door. Even
the fashionable restaurants, where womencan
be seen any day openly drinking intoxicating
liquors, have but a limited
clientele, after all. But now come the department
stores to supply the lacking facilities
for luring thoughtless women to
destruction. Since they have taken up ^
the vile traffic in liquors it is easy for a
woman who would not show her face in a
Kaloon to procure liquors without exposing
heraelf to the slightest obloquy. Many of
the retail grocery, stores offer the same inairlanlia
nn<1 fhrniiffh f.WftHA ?w/v
agencies the pale of intoxicants for family
use hae enormousty increased. That this
is a cause for serious alarm is strongly, \
confirmed by a letter that has been showtt
us from the New York State Excise Commissioner,
Mr. Patrick W. Cullinan, written
to the Rev. Hervev Wood, field secretary
of the National Temperance Society
Mr. Wood wrote to Mr. Cullinan for certain
information, and in his letter referred
to the interest that had been a?/akened in
New York City by the increase of drunkenness
among respectable women. Mr.
Cullinan replied:
"We desire to state that we have been . s(
aware of the increase of drunkenness in
this respect, and have viewed with alarm
the growth of this habit.
"We'art inclined to bslieve that thi*
condition is due to the sources you mention
(the sale of' liquors in department
stores and groceries), and possibly you
might add drug stores to the list of place*
where liquOr may h<- obtained by women."
This is a "'enificant statement. It is no
"long haired"" temperance orator who
makes it, but n, sworn officer of the State,
writing in cold blood over his own signature
as Commissioner of Excise. If he
finds the situation alarming are not we
amplv justified in so viewing it?
It is time that a halt was called in this.
business. The sale of liquors should beprohibited
in everv department store and
grocery, and permitted in drug stores drjljr.
on a physician's certificate. No doubt ik
| is a source of great profit to the proprieI
tors of these establishments, and an attempt
to amend the excise law ao as ta>
prohibit it will unquestionably arouse powerful
opposition.1-'But so terrible a menace
to the family life'.rto the peace of home
I and the welfare of the coming generation
should awaketi'a public sentiment that
will compel reforrr..?Examiner.
Toper's Moral Responsibility. *
| "Why do men drink?" is an old anea- '
fcion upon which some savants are seeking
to throw new light. The London Society r?>
for the Study of Inebriety has been recently
discussing the problem, though with1
no very harmonious results of opinions
Dr. Norman Kci+, for one, declares that
little progress will be made in the way of
decreasing drunkenness until it is recognized
as a disease, and not merely as a:
moral weakness. It is because this fact ha? *
not been realized, he says, that no result
of ali labors in the line of legislation have
accrued. Evidently Dr. Kerr begs the
question to this statement. Legislation:
cannot do everything to offset the rum.'
evil, but that it has where invoked accomp'ished
something in the way of the
diminution of this social curse, ia evident
to even' candid observer, if the auestioa' J)
he asked. "Why do men drink?" of coursethe
readiest replv ih. "Because they wanfe J
to!" But why should they wish to? A*
the result of an appetite, all would agree,
and at the dictation of a denraved and dis- x
eased appetite, must' be admitted, as Dr.
Kerr contends. Rum is an intruder in the
physical frame, and induces an abnormal
state, both morally and physically. .But
hecausc the toper becomes at length ?
walking incarnation of disease, we aro not
warranted in excusing him from moral responsibility
for the taking the "first glass"
and all of the succeeding potions that
proved so mad/^iing and destructive.
Still, there is a ,)a(jholocy of drink, which
may well be studied in connection with
thi systematic prosetution of temperance
efforts. : jti
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Treating Forbidden in Vermont. V ^
Vermont saloonkeepers and steadv drink*
ers alike are perturbed to discover that the
new local option liquor law contains a feature
which is calculated to diminish the
profits of the one and the enjoyment of
the olhcr. It :a Section yu, ana it rcaaa
thus: }
"No intoxicating lirjuor shall be sold or
furnished to a person or another person, or
any number of persons, to drink on the licensed
premises, in the way commonly
known as 'treating.'"
This uniane provision of the law did not
figure ia the debate upon the measure,
which was directed almost wholly to the
general issue involved, without much regard
to details, and ifc attracted little notice
after'the law went into e;;'ccfc until the local
authorities in license towns and cities
began to warn saloonkeepers that thfy
must not violate it, under penalty oj for
feiting their licenses.?Boston journal.
Scottish Inebriety.
The high volume of drunkenness in Sooft*
land .13 compared with England is certainly
Rtrikinsr. and hardlv to be accounted for
by variations in police practice and in the
methods of tabulation. There seems to be
no escape from the depressing conclusion
that the increase is largely due to PToater
alcoholic indu'aence on the part of women
in Scotland.?British Journal of Inebriety.
The Crusade in Brief.
The ban of public scorn has never been
lifted from the drunkard.
TViween the awes of fifteen and twenty,
where ten to?al abstainers die, eighteen
moderate drinkers dir.
When a beer drinker gets into trouble
it seems almost a# if you have to recreate
I lift man hnfnrn i*r?!i ran do .invthinrr fnt?
say3 a physician.
A new $100,000 '.otel with. 240 rooms <?
peciiHlv Tor tho" moral, religious traveling
I'uhJic is on? of ihc latest projects in Indianapolis.
It will bo witnoufc bar or billiard
room and card playing will not be allowed.
Would any amount of revenue pay for
the moral loss of the community, for the(
and groans, and heartaches, for the'
orphans' cries and widows' tears, and
wasted lives caused by the saloons.
The beer drinker is much worse oft than
the whiskv drinker, who seoras to havfr
more elasticity and reserve power, writes
a. T-Tp will pvam lvivr? Hplirirrr. frp.
mens, but after the fit in tone you will
sometimes find ^ood material to work
upon.
Some o? the railroad contractors of tb?
Wabash Pai!road have been aroused by t.he
frequent deaths of their laboring men. The
.TrfTcrson County (Mo.) authorities have
fcpen asked to assi.-J. in arresting the men
who have been selling: doctored liquor^*
which has caused these death*.
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