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ha4* ^4> "MlJ t-nts.
jfo farmer wanuy i be unconditionally
tied to the prin.iple of never trying
anything until it has been proved
an indubitable success, nor, on the
other hand, should he be so bigoted
as never to credit the experience of
others, but regard his own trial as the
only conclusive one. The extent to
which a nan may indulge in experimental
works should be determined
by his resources. If his credits each
year be only equal to his debts he may
well be conservative in hazarding his
income on uncertain experiments; but
if he be a man of means, the luxury
of experimental work on the farm
seems justifiable, for without causing
hardship to anyone, he may save oth
ers less favorably situated from future
failure. But whoever performs
experiments let him give his neighbors
the benefit of the trial; if success
result It usually finds its way to the
public eye, but failure not so often.?
George P. Williams, in the Epitomist.
Hem on a Small Lot.
We are often asked if it is possible
to keep hens successfully on a small
town lot To the question we would
answer: Certainly, yes; if not too
many are kept. In fact, we have often
wondered why so tew people in
cities and towns, who are really so
comfortably situated, do not keep 10
or 15 hens.
This number can easily be provided
for in a yard 20 by 40 feet, and this
much can easily be spared and still
leave plenty of room for other purposes.
One roll of five-foot poultry
netting will serve for a fence, and arrangements
for housing will cost but
a tfcfle.
Two piano boxes, with backs taken
out and set against each other, will
keep them comfortable, and, in the absence
of something better, will do surprisingly
well. During the late fall
buy early hatched pullets or one-year
UiU ucuo, auu iwiv v.?i viuiij MAW*
them, and they will supply the family
with eggs throughout the winter.
It will be an easy matter next spring
to raise a few broods of chicks, the
males for the table and the pullets for
the layers. You will find the cost very
little and the pleasure very much if
you make the attempt.?Home and
Farm.
Well Broken Horees.
Has anyone ever noticed that a silent
man has usually the best broken
horses? It may not be true, but all
the men of my acquaintance who do
not talk much have well broken
horses. Drive with them and you
will wonder how they manage their
horses. No management is visible.
The horse goes where he is wanted
without apparent effort on the part
of the driver. One famous turfman
at least has been noted for his art in
driving a horse to the limit of his
speed without making a move, while
his rivals were lifting and yelling and
whipping theirs. How did he do it?
Don't know, but he was a man of few
" words.
Probably there is a lesson in this.
The average horse. understands but a
few things thoroughly, only a few
words, signs or commands. The silent
man gives only a few, and he does
not confuse his horse. The horse is
made to know them thoroughly. He
understands the man who understands
him. It is a pleasure to drive
a horse that understands. Few pleasures
in life can equal it if the horse
is a good, cheerful driver. There
would be more of this kind if they
were made to know a few things thoroughly?the
right things.?National
Stockman.
Rearing: Calves
Having noticed a complaint from
farmers a number of times of loss of
calves from scours, I feel it almost a
duty to tell a little of our own experience
in the rearing of calves. At
one time a heifer was so badly paralyzed
by the birth of her calf that she
could not suckle it, and we undertook
to raise it by hand. It was a large,
strong, hearty calf, and we fed it with
\ milk from cows that had been giving
milk three months. At first it seemed
all right, but after a few days it began
to scour; at one time it would be
ravenously hungry and again would
not eat at all, and a few days later was
dead. At the same time a calf was
purchased that had sucked once, perhaps
twice, as it was taken from its
mother the day of its birth. We fed it
on the same kifcd of milk that the first
calf was fed, and in a short time it
grew sickly and did not thrive, although
a calf of the same age, which
had run with its mother until it was
a week old, ate from the same pail
and grew apace. We felt sure it would
die, when a calf about 24 hours old,
slipped over a bank and drowned, and
we put the ailing calf on the latter's
mother. It lived and got all right, and
made a fine steer. Another calf that
we undertook to raise the same way
nearly died, but we put it on a fresh
cow just in time. The result was astonishing;
the calf was so weak they
h$ld It to the cow the first time, but
in a week it was as playful as a kitten,
and is today a fine calf nearly a
year old. Our experience has taught
us to believe the first milk of the
fresh cow is essential to the new-borr
calf, and that it is best for the calf tc
~ suckle the cow until It is a week old
If people will follow this plan I am
assured they wiH have no trouble
from scours if the calf is born healthy.
?Miss Bessie Gross, in Agricultural
Epitomist.
Science in Agriculture.
Some important and interesting
points on the planting, breeding and
selection of seed corn are given in a
bulletin by the Illinois agricultu
ral station, and while our corn croj
is just now one of the most importam
in the country, it is timely to call at
tcntion to the best conclusions of th<
best experts in corn culture. Specia
attention is given to the selection o:
seed corn, which will make all the dif
* ference in the world in the annua
crop of the country. A little mors
wisdom and intelligence are requirec
in the uniform selection of right seec
corn, so that in time every ear wil
be full and plump, and a large mimbei
on each cob. The yield per acre coulc
in this way be increased greatly with
out planting a single additional grair
of corn. Some of the best varieties
of seed corn are today far better thai
anything planted 10 or 15 years ago
v.- and this is due to the fact that thej
have been carefully selected and cul
tivated for 23 years, past until theij
type and characteristics are pretti
well fixed. Argument is given foi
pedigreed corn. Not much of this is
ased yet, but more of it may be nec
essary to teach all farmers the grea
value of using the finest seed corn
^digreed corn traces its ancaatr]
\
1 lack to remote ancestors, but the se- '
| lee.ion of each year's seed forms an !
j established record which goes to show ,
I that certain qualities can be depended I
j upon.
Practically the bulletin advises
against leaving seed corn exposed in
. cribs to winter cold weather, which is j
j sometimes robbed of half its vitality.
Seed corn should be selected in the fall
and carefully kept. Only the best ears
and grains should be used, and those
ol uniform sirse and fullness of kernels.
The grains on these ears should
; test an average of 95 percent in ger:
mination in the spring. If they will
r.ot there is something wrong, and it j
I is doubtful policy to attempt to use i
| ;hem for planting.?Prof. S. N. Doty, j
! in American Cultivator.
the fnl'nve of tlip Grape
Grape vines will not thrive on low, j
J wet soils; they succeed best on high, j
dry ground, leaving enough slope to
carry off all surplus water. A location
giving a fine circulation of air is
desirable, as in such locations there is
less liability to mildue at toiiage or
! rotting of the fruit.
Grapes do well on either gravelly,
sandy or clayey soil, or on a combination
of these. If planted on clay
soil, it must be thoroughly under!
drained to secure good results, any
i good, dry soil of sufficient fertility
J to produce good farm crops is
! suitable for vineyard planting, if
j climate and condition are favorable,
i It is not desirable to put manure or
j fertilizers of any kind in the hole
I when planting. The roots will quick|
lv find their necessary food if it is in
the soil.
When planting, place 25 or 50 vines
in a pail of water, taking one vine
j from the water as needed, thus avoidI
ing the danger of injury to the roots
! by drying. Spread the roots horizon|
tally in the bottom of the hole, in as
j nearly a natural position as possible,
| taking care not to have them cross
j each other. Cover with good fine surface
soil two or three inches deep, then
step into the hole and tread the earth
! down thoroughly with both feet. Again
fill the hole full, treading it the secI
ond time, and finish with sufficient
: earth to cover the vine so that only
one or two buds will be above the
surface. The iast filling should not
: be trodden, but be let loose to act as
; mulch. This firming or treading the
I sun is cssniuai tu uic ouuvcoo uuu
: should never be neglected. When
j planted in dead furrows most of the
filling can be done with a plow, turn- |
ing a back furrow against the vines, !
at the same time filling the dead furrow;
but the treading and firming
should be done as above.
j
If the tops of the vines are below
the general surface of the ground, the
hole may remain partly unfilled in the
shape of a basin, to be gradually filled
in as growth progresses. Deep planting
is recommended, as it insures a
tier of roots so far below the surface
that fhere is little danger of injury by
j freezing, or by burning or scalding
when the soil becomes hot on the sur- .
| face.
During the first summer after
! planting, cultivate the soil thoroughly j
! and hoe frequently about the vines, al- j
: lowing no weeas to grow. Stirring
I the ground frequently, especially in
j dry weather, acts as a stimulant to
j growth, the finely pulverized soil
i forming the best kind of mulch. Do
j not attempt to grow farm crops of
I any kind between the rows; or, if
I you must grow something, let it be
: peas, beans or early potatoes. It is j
: not necessary or advisable to tie up
j the young canes the first summer; let
I them lie on the ground.?American
i ("1 o en ? r> o?
; u?tuguiub.
Fitting Dairy Animals for Show.
The modern tendency is to make
i the animal conform to an arbitrary
| standard of excellence, or scale oi
points, and its ability to win prizes
varies directly as do the conceptions
of the various judges who pass upoD :
I the conformity to that scale. One ol
the primary requisites of all dairy an- !
imals regardless of age or sex, is ca- '
pacity. A judge likes an animal with
a large paunch as it is very essentia]
in economically converting a large j
amount of coarse feed into milk. Hon
can we develop this capacity?
It is done by feeding coarse bulky
food, in a manner best suited to the
individual tastes of the animals. Many !
have had good success by giving cut or j
j chaffed hay and straw, with a mixture
i of ground oats and bran, a little salt, '
and a handfull of oil meal, a small
amount of the concentrates, and all
the coarse food she will eat. The prin- j
cipal object is to make her eat much !
to get a small amount of grain.
t
The next thing that appeals to the [
eve of the judge is the temperament
cl' the animal, which indicates whether
or not she is using in the right way
i the food she has consumed. All dairy
! cattle should be free from tendency to
lay on flesh, thin, and under condition
rather than too fleshy. A show aniI
mal should possess quality also, but
; this to a large extent is determined by
> nature, although we can assist by
I keeping her in perfect health, the hair
: ! veil groomed and protected from the
; sun, which makes it harsh and dry.
i Kerosene should never be applied to
| the hair. Where great stress is laid on
secretions dispense with the use of
: water for cleaning animals, as it
makes the skin appear pale.
There is a great diversity of opinion
amrmo as to the imnorrance 1
I JVil Uii*vw)5 j ?
! of under development. However, when j
L a heifer is developing an udder we .
' j should help her on all we can, as the j
; time to assist nature is when she is '
1 : doing her best work. Many advocate
! ; increasing the grain ration of a heifer j
at this stage, even though she becomes ;
1 fkshy, as she will soon milk it off;
again. All cattle should be handled
i and well broken to lead. It is also j
good practice to stand in a position
J that will show her to the best advan- j
j tage.
Polishing of horns and hoofs,
, grooming, watering from pails, etc., I
l should be practiced before leaving for |
. the fairs, as there are enough new ;
3 conditions to become accustomed t? ;
I even when greatest care has been tak
t en. This may seem a trivial affair, I
I " ' |
but many prizes have been lost by i
j leading into the ring a shrunken ani- J
, mal which has refused to drink from
j j a pail, or a strange tank. *
1 I would commence feeding about sis ,
1 or eight weeks previous to starting
p for the fairs. Do not hurry or the
I stock will have reached their bloom
. before the exhibition. Avoid feeding
i corn t? show animals, as it is heating
s to the blood, makes grease instead of
i bone and muscle, and upon the first
exertion the animal will wilt. A dairy
r animal should not be fed heavily on a
. grain ration, at any time, as she will
I- be very easily upset.?Ralph Trott, In
T American Agriculturist.
5 Between Madagascar and the coast
. of India there are about 16,000
t ! islands, but only 600 of which are in*
. habited, but most of which are cap*r
I ble of supporting a population.
TO TKAIN HUNTING DOGS
K-L-TREATMENT AND THE BAD RESULTS
WHICH FOLLOW.
There Are Times When the Whip Should
He Used as a Corrective; I'unleliinent
Oilen Inflicted Without Reason Does
Irreparable Harm ? Miyness Due to Fear
Fear in all its forms, bird shyness
(commonly called blinking), whip
shyness, man shyness, gun shyness, or
a shyness in taking the initiative in
anything is the common result of
harshly repressive and tyrannical
methods Accordingly as the fear is
assr-*:*.:tfu ivith a particular object, so
one kind of shyness may be
exhibited, but fear may be
associated with several objects if
there is a cause for it from the dog's
point of view; and badly treated dogs
may show all the different forms, with
a general apprehensiveness that something
dreadful is likelv to haDDen at
any moment. Sometimes a form of
shyness may result from ttie mistake
of a moment, but generally it is the result
of systematic harshness.
Whatever the cause, shyness of any
kind is more or less a serious check
on the dog's training, and if it is of
the kind known as blinking: it may go
far toward rendering him him worthless.
The trainer who succeeds best must
have a genuine liking for dogs, else he
is predisposed to habitual harshness or
indifference. Those who have no fondness
for them are rarely much of a
success as skilfull educators, and generally
the dog which is so unfortunate
as to be under their schooling ha.s met
his misfortunes of life at its very outset.
While a 'dog may misbehave and
therefore need punishment as a preventive,
it must ever be considered
that there are degrees of it, times for
it, and a manner of applying it which
renders it most effective. One trainer
may whip a dog severely without
thereby losing his confidence or abating
his ardor, another one may give
a less punishment and still evoke shyness.
The one had the dog's confidence
and affection; the other had but
a small part of them.
A dog over-trained is of much less
value as a worker than one that is
but partially trained but whose natural
capabilities are unimpaired. In
this connection it may be usefully remarked
that practically the propeTly
trained dog works without orders at
all. Man and dog seek with concerted
action or supplement each other's
?fTnrts wnrkine together for mutual
success as a team. The dog, allowed
to work in his own manner, but restricted
more and more to apply his
work in the service of the gun as his
training progresses, in time learns
that great success results from the
joint efforts of his master and himself;
and he then performs his part with
intelligence and a practical manipulation
of means to ends, far beyond
any knowledge which could be conveyed
to him by his teacher.
A knowledge of the evils of overtraining
is essential in the development
and training of field dogs, but
it is still more essential in respect to
field trial dogs. However satisfactory
to his owner an over-trained dog may
be in field work, he will not be considered
as even making a good showing
when in competition with properly
trained dogs, which are performing
under the critical eye of the judge.
Training a dog to loud orders is a
bad, course method of teaching obedience.
It is indicative of bad temper
in the trainer, accomplishes nothing
which could not be accomplished in a
quieter way, is distinctively offensive
to everv one wthin hearing of the
hullabaloo, and gives alarming notice
to all the birds in the neighborhood
that a dangerous, bloodthirsty
man has invaded their habitat. It
thus impairs success.
Oftentimes the amateur trainer takes
his gun and goes forth to kill birds,
taking a green puppy along and making
the education of the latter a mere
incident of his sport. Such is not at
all training in a proper sense. It is
commencing at a point which should
be at a much later stage in the dog's
education.
After the training has once been begun,
regularity in the lessons is of
prime importance. For instance, it
will be conceded at once tnat it is
much better to give a dog
a half-hour lesson on each
of ten days than it is to give
him a lesson of five hours' duration
on one day. While a dog has very
good powers of memory, he soon forgets
his first lessons if it is not refreshed
by daily repetition in respect
to them. The trainer may .have a
similar forgetfulness concerning his
f^'n first lessons, which should ad-*
monish him to be considerate.
While punishment - times is a necessity,
its use as a whole is unnecessarily
comprehensive. There is no
doubt but that it is inflicted in most
cases under a mistaken belief that it
is useful in forcing the dog to learn
what the trainer desires he should
learn anu that it really accomplishes
the desired purpose. The idea, so applied,
is a mistaken one. Punishment
never teaches a dog anything other
than in a negative manner; that is
to say, it simply deters him from doing
certa.'n things. It does not in the
least add to the dog's sum total of
knowledge in a developmental manner.
For instance, if the dog is punished
for chasing a rabbit he learns that
the act has painful associations which
are likely to again recur if the act
is repeated, and expecting this he forbears
chasing. The punishment does
not in the least teach him the reason
why he must not chase, nor, indeed,
anything about chasing other than
that the act results ;n pain to himself.
It s a deterrent, and he understands
nothing more concerning it. On the
other hand, if he had not the natural
impulse and inclination, no degree
of punishment would teach him how
to chase a rabbit cr even to chase it at
all. From the dog's point of view,
there is no wrong in chasing a rabbit,
chicken or sheep, etc. They are his
natural prey; his delight in their pursuit
is unbounded, he is following the
natural impulses of his nature; it is
his manner cf obtaining the necessities
of dog life; yet, if punished, he
yields to superior force and desists.
There is no part of a dog's education
in which punishment is of any benefit
except as a corrective. The dog's
knowledge increases only from experience.
The trainer cannot force his
own knowledge into the dog by virtue
of whip or spike collar. Ever
when forcing a dog to retrieve with th(
later instrument, its value is purelj
negative. It does not teach the dog
anything about retrieving.
"When a dog's fears are aroused
or when he is made needlessly to fee!
uncomfortable, worried and uneasy
bis progress as a pupil is slow. If the
lessons are made obnoxious to him
the trainer has succeeded in making
them things to be avoided or quicklj
endea. rather than thing.s which hav<
a pleasant purpose. With a violent
teacher the dog's life is a sad one. His
knowledge is then acquired under the !
most disheartening difficulties. Under
similar violent conditions the teacher
as a pupil would rise in rebellion and
I implore the world to witness aDd right
| his wrongs. Punishment is a bad i
measure when used as a true aid to J
education. It is a part of education i
j when used to gratify anger. Until J
1 the trainer can control his temper, if !
: he unfortunately has one which is
| fiery, and his efforts to the dog's ca!
pacity and progress, he will te inefI
ficient. And these corrections of him;
self, no one can do for him other than
i himself. His own judgment and selfj
control are his only reliance, since
they are personal and, therefore, enj
tirelv outside of the ser^ of any sys!
tem presented by others.?B. Waters,
in Forest and Stream.
MODERN LEBANON CEDARS.
Survivors of the Orove* That Are CeleKr-o.ori
in Kihtiml Hig'orv.
At an elevation of about 6C00 feet
| above the sea. on the left of the road
| to Baaelbek, is a group of the noblest
i specimens of the vegetable kingdom
in the East, which are believed to be
thousands of years old and the remnant
of the far-famed cedars of Lebanon,
of which David and Solomon
sang, and from which came the timbers
for the temple.
Djebel-el-Arz (the mountains of the
cedars), which rises 7770 feet, is generally
covered with snow, and today
is draped in a mantle o:f unusual
thickness, which trails way into the
forest and the foothills; for there were
a heavy rain and a sharp frost last
night. As I have explained before,
the term Mount Lebanon is misleading.
There is no peak of that name,
which is applied to a lorty range with
several conspicuous summits extending
about one hundred mues from the
neighborhood of Damascus to the sea
and being about 25 miles broad
from base to base. The most
elevated peaks are those that I have
just, named, Mount Hermon, 9383
feet; Daharel-Kudhib, 10,020 feet; Jebel-Makmai,
10,016; El Miskysch, 10,037;
Fum-el-Mizab, 9900; Sannin, 8
900 feet. These peaks are broken by
rugged ridges, precipitous cliffs and
deep gorges, a parallel range, which
does not reacn so great a^height, is
known as the anti-Lebanon.
Of all the mighty forests which formerly
covered the slopes of Lebanon
only five remain today, and they are
limited in area. The loftiest trees
and those most celebrated for their antiquity
are found near tho town of
Becherre at an altitude of 6300 feet,
and are known as "The Cedars of
God"?"The Cedars of Lebanon which
He hath planted;" and, according to
the botanists who count their age by
the circles in their trunks, they are
3000 or 4000 years old. Like the immortal
cliffs that tower above them,
they have watched the passage of a
procession of kings down the centuries
led by David, Solomon and Hiram,
with a rearguard commanded by Kaiser
William II of Germany.
They are not so large nor so lofty
as the great trees 01 California, but
their antiquity and associations make
them the most interesting groves in
the world, and pilgrims come here to
worship them. The best authorities
are sure that we make no mistake
when we revere them as the survivors
of that forest whence -..ram obtained
w.,e timber for Solomon's temple.
The logs must have been carried
down to the coast by hand, conveyed
by sea In rafts to Jaffa and thence
carried over the mountains to Jerusalem.
It is said that 30,000 men were at
work in the forest for 12 years and relieved
each other every month in bodies
of 10,000 men, who were organized
and managed line an army. JL>av4a
obtained here the timber for his palace,
and Zerubbabel in constructing
the second temple. The timbers in
the temple of Diana at Ephesus and
in the temples at Baalbek came from
the same forests, and we know that
the Phoenicians shipped much cedar
to Greece, to Egypt, and to other
places on the coast of the Mediterranean,
not only before but for
centuries after the days of Hyrain, the
mighty King of Tyre.
The remaining forest consists of
about 400 trees. The tallest exceeds
100 feet and the largest is 56 feet in
circumference.
In the midst of the forest is a small
chapel in which the Maronites worship
and where they hold great feasts on
the anniversary of the Transflgura:
tion and other ecclesiastical holidays.
Below the forest is a beautiful lake
about half a mile in length, and a
quarter of a mile in breadth, fed by innumerable
springs that gush from the
surrounding rocks. Upon the bank
was oDce a temple to Venus, and according
to mythology (and ihe same
story is told of the Egyptian goddess
Isis), that amiable lady took refuge
here when she fled from the Tphon
who had killed Adonis, and transformed
herself into a fish. Her daughter,
Dercetis, was her companion, and
suffered a similar fate.?Chicago Record-Herald.
Imprison tlie Machine.
A distinctly original suggestion is
made by the Brooklyn Eagle in connection
with the automobile problem.
It is that the machine, not the man,
be punished for exceeding the speed
limit. When a motor vehicle goes
tearing through the streets on an errand
of actual or potential destruction,
the scheme is not to touch the owner
? or driver, but to seise the machine
' and imprison it for a number
1 j of weeks or months. Of course,
i in such a case, the usual option of
i j -ol /iotto"
llliny UUllill a ui iuiu; ua;o
' j should not be given, as some of
I the wealthy owners would pay the
j fine cheerfully and not consider it
1 I much of a punishment. But almost
! any possessor of an automobile would
j be heart broken at having his ma!
chine taken away from him and temporarily
put out of business, and one
' or two experiences of that kind might
' have a wholesome effect. The great
majority of mobolists are considerate
and law-abiding, but there are hood'
i lums and ruffians among them who
j need some sort, of discipline. The
; J Eagle's idea is commended to the atj
tention of the public authorities.? !
( Rochester (N. Y.) Democrat.
, Ideality of Dancing.
A dancing master has propounded a
j 1 new system of how to dance well. Ac- j
. I cording to his theory, the only perfect
i i waltzer is the poet, the painter, the
i i philosopher, or the man with high |
r ideals. i
j This is how he experesses himself: j
"The three elements of grace are grav- :
, iity, flexibility and force. Physical cul- j
I ture should educate each muscle of the .
, body, and when the body is under the i
i complete control of the will, if the |
, mind have high ideals and ennobling
; thoughts, the man will be graceful.
r From this flows the wonderful quality I
i of personal magnetism." 1
CHANGEJF LIFE,
8ome Sensible Advice to Women
by Mrs. E. Sailer.
" Deab Mks. Pinkham :?When I
passed through what is known as
'change of life,' I had two years' suf- j
fering. ? sudden heat, and as quick i
chills would passover me ; my appetite
was -variable and 1 never could tell for
MBS. R SAILER, ^ ^ ^
President German Relief Association,
Los Angeles, Cal.
a day at a time how I would feel the
next day. Five bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkliam's Vegetable Compound
changed all that, my days became days
of health, and I hare enjoyed every day
since?now six years.
'* We have used considerable of your
Vegetable Compound in our charitable
work, as we find that to restore a poor
mother to health so she can support herself
and those dependent upon her, if
such there be, is truer charity than to
give other aid. You have ray hearty
endorsement, for you have proven
yourself a true friend to suffering women."?Mrs.
E. San.er, 756}^ Hill St.,
L08 Angeles, Cal. ? $5000 forfeit if above testimonial
It not genuine.
No other person can give such
helpful advice to women vrho
are sick as can Mrs. Pinkham,
for no other has had such great
experience?her address is Lynn,
Mass., and her advice free?if
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SOFKA, AN INOIAN DRINK.
Made of Cornrntci.?White People
Are Becoming Fond of it.
Sofka, the national drink of the
Creek Indians of the Indian Territory,
is to them what the mint julep is to
the native Kentuckian, says the Chicago
Inter-Ocean. It is made of corn
and water. There are three kinds?
plain, sour and white. The latter
two are fancy and mixed drinks.
The recent invasion by white people
of the domain of the Creek Indian has
popularized the sofka until the fashion
of drinking it has spread all over the
Southwest
Indians have a dish made expressly
for sofka. When an Indian wants a
sofka dish he goes to the woods, hews
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from a block ten Inches thick. In
one side of this block he hallows a
bowl-shaped cavity six inches deep
and makes the inside as smooth as
possible.
In this vessel the Indian places his
corn, and with a peste, which is sometimes
made of stone, but more commonly
of hard hickory, he pounds the
corn until It is a coarse meal. Then
he takes some kind of fan, or something
which will take its place, and
fans the broken grains until all the
husks fly away. If the broken grains
are uneven in size he takes out the
larger grains and beats them into a
finer meal.
A potful of hot water and two quarts
of meal are used in malting sofka.
When the corn and water have been
put in the pot and the pot has been
placed over the fire, take some vessel
having perforations in the sides or bottom
and put in it some clean wood
ashes. Then nearly fill the vessel
with water.
Hold this vessel over the pot containing
the meal and let the lye made
by the water soaking through the
ashes drip into the sofka. Then the
mixture is allowed to boil for from
three to five hours. It is next set
aside and not drunk for days later.
This Is plain sofka.
The sour sofka Is made in the same
way, hut the mixture is set aside until
it has soured or fermented. This
soured mixture is the popular drink
among the full-blooded element.
White sofka is made from white
corn and tastes much better. The
Indians have a fine white corn which
they raise exclusively for this purpose.
In making white sofka the
grains are cooked whole and the
flakes are eaten later after having
been boiled in the water and lye. The
corn is then known as the big hominy.
The Indians eat with their sofka a
dish known as blue dumplings. In
the making of blue dumplings two
cups of cornmeal are used, a half
teaspoonful of baking soda and a small
quantity of butter.
The meal and soda are mixed thoroughly.
Enough butter is used to
make the meal hold together, and it
is rolled into little balls. These little
balls are dropped into a pot of
boiling water, boiled from three to
five minutes removed with a spoon
and served hot The dish is fit for
any palate.
BEYOND HIS LIMIT.
Husband (examining railway ticket)
?Why, according to the announcement
on this excursion ticket it's only
good for ten days.
Wife, Well, why complain of that.
It's a good deal more of a guarantee
in that line than you can give.?Richmond
Dispatch.
The Frisco System
Offers to the colonists tlie lowest
rates with quick and comfortable ser
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northwest. Thirty dol'ars ($30.00)
from Memphis. Tickets on sale daily
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low rates from all points
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address W. T. Saunders, G. A. P. D.;
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A new title of "Doctor Engineer"
has recently been instituted at the
technical high school in Germany
for the different classes of engineers
who have obtained the Government diploma.
Young students, says the
London Telegraph, will have to pass
at least one year in a large engineering
establishment where they will be
treated as ordinary employes mixing
with the men, that they may learn
their methods and mode of thought
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Fog and the Fair 8ex.
We are having very heavy fogs at
night and morning. I have seen the
British stars overhead on but three
occasions. It usually clears off for
the greater part of the day, but the fog
sweeps in the night like a wet blanket.
They tell me it is only "a spell of weather"
and that fine evenings will be
the order of things very soon. It is
very demoralizing to "crimps," I observe.
And I often think of the dear
girl who told me that she lost all her
mental and moral force of character
during atmospheric conditions that
were unfavorable to retaining the hair
in curl. And. by the way, what beautiful
hair the Canadian girl possesses
as a rule! I observed this feature
when in Ontario, at Toronto and the
Thousand Islands. Sometimes they
have too much to "do up" prettily and
can only coil it in shining brown or
golden braids. There is a great preponderance
of gold red and gold
brown. I wonder if it is due to their
ancestry from Auld Scotia, their ancient
namesake? Fine complexions
xre the rule also. I have just had the
pleasure of looking over the photos
of the Truro Normal School graduates,
and really a prettier class ol gins
would be hard to find.?Halifax Mail.
STILL ENGAGED.
An engaged young genileman got
i rather neatly out of a little scrape
with his intended. She said she had
j kissed two ladies at some party at
which she was not present.
He owned it, but said, laughingly,
that, after all, their united ages made
I only tweniy-one.
The simple-minded girl thought of
; ten and eleven, and laughed off her
! pout.
j He did not explain that one was 19
and the other two years of age.?Tit
Bits.
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Known to the Ancients.
j The okapi, that strange animal a
j short time ago discovered in Central
Africa by Sir Henry Johnstone, is
now thought to have been known to
j tho ancient Egyptians. The old monu!
ments show a so-called "animal of set"
! a desert quadruped variously supposed
to have been a fox, a muskrat, a dog,
a camel and even a fabulous animal.
A study of the picture has convinced
some scientists that this creature was
j the akapi, which early hunters exI
terminated in Egypt.
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Silk goods are said to take dyes more
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M. L. Thompson & Co., Druggist*, Coudersport,
Pa., say Hall's Catarrh Cure is the
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sold. Druggists sell it, 75c.
The various countries of the world now
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Mrs.Winslovr's Soothing Syrup for children
! teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation.allayspain,cures
wind colic. 25c. abottle
The library at West Point Military Academy
contains 45,000 volumes.
| Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and oolds.?N. W.
; Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17,1900.
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