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Show OKLAHOMA MSB? .r . v, Arm. H H Ej T T C -- PIGS ARE TKAlNED Cattleman Finds Much Amusement in Training Various Farm Animals Receive Reward. 4A In Oklahoma the 101 ranch there lives an old cattleman known to his neighbors as "Uncle Dan," who On RAISING THE COLT BY HAND Cow's Milk May Be Used If the Attendant Conducts Work Patiently and Intelligently. CBy A. 8. ALEXANDER. Wisconsin WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY VARIOUS PLANT ORGANS Col-Ior- of AKrlcultura.) In CHS8 the mare dies or has no milk Ihe foal may be raised on cow's milk, if the attendant conducts the work patiently and intelligently. Choose the milk of a cow that has recently calved, preferably one which Rives milk low In butterfat, for mares' milk while rich In sugar, Is poor In fat. Sweeten the milk with molasses or ttugar and dilute with warm water. Give a little of this prepared milk at short Intervals from a sealed nursnipple. ing botlle and large rubber He careful to keep the bottle and nipple scrupulously clean. Add an ounce of lime water to each pint of the prepared milk and allow half a cupful once an hour at first. InAh the foal grows, gradually crease the amount of milk fed and lengthen the intervals between meals. km illW, .: s er Livestock Notes m This peculiar looking "sitting down" Iamb is owned by a farmer In Connecticut. The animal Is perfectly nor- - Shrep ar excellent farm cleaners, weed killers and fertilisers. There Is more profit In a grunting j ig than In a squealing one. In turns rases It may bs necessary to dlsolve some Kpsoru salts In the fed Freak Sheep. fral, strong and healthy a: d 1,1 only h" is a little shy on (!cfll Is that hind gs He m bom Just as shoan In tli Illustration, with erf ct t lg hoof except that they are short. A tl Raising the Calf. The i:i.mE"menf, of the ea'f firv--t var hn much to do with Its Pit nty of water and l(-- r usefulness riH sh'ili ! given In clean vessels sudden (hang a of diet snd Proi rn tinc regularity in feedir z vide warm, dry quarters in damp weather Oive plenty of roughage and not too much grain so s to develop a for handling fool as lrgf capacity durable In dairy animals. When th calf is six months to a year o'd milk rnar U- - omitted from Its ration and a full roughage and grain diet sub1 stituted j ft nephew pushed me into a cab as If I were a bag of meal. Then he disappeared bashfully into the darkness, leaving me alone In the cab with a young man who was going to the same place. All the romances folnded on the girl and the man meeting on the way to the bouse party flashed through my mind and I Potato Developing One Rooted and Several Unrooted Stems. began to think that perhaps the wedwouldn't be such a bore, after ding without roots. Now we do not know of the valley where vega all." exactly what Is necessary to cause tation flourishes. "I didn't know before that you were root development probably there are bo dependent on a mere man for your different causes In different plants happiness," Bald the bookkeeper. but In the common potato, a contact "You are always braggtng about the w ith the soil or with aoiiie similar matimes at your club." terial seems needful. If a potato be EXCELLENT good "A girls' club Is a Jolly affair In itplaced in the soil In such a manner self," explained the stenographer, "but that all the "eyes" are above the surface and exposed to the sunlight, sev- One of Greatest Arguments to Its a church sociable or a wedding needs eral Interesting changes will take Favor Is Prevention of Spread some foreign element for example, an Interesting mr.n to iiiake It enof Tuberculosis Pasteurized. place. It will very slowly take up Milk Best. durable." some water from the moist soil and It "And this particular man?" will change In color, becoming green. The buds or "eyes" will Btart Into "His name was Smith. His wife and illy J. M. MUX RAD.) One of the greatest arguments In his small son were waiting for bitn at growth and stems and leaves will deThese will differ from those favor of Individual separators Is th the house." velop springing from a potato covered with prevention of the spread of tuberci young dream blasted!" murIohIs. pasteurized separator milk It mured the bookkeeper. the soil. This difference Is strikingly shown better and safer, because. If there be "I had one stroke of luck," said the Ir tit .Uustratlon, taken from a photo- any milk from the cows having tuber- stenographer. "The house was so full graph of a potato planted so that culosis, you get the milk back pas- of relatives that I bad to go to a some of the buds were above the teurized, and get It to the calves with neighbor's to sleep. I thought how surface and some below. The potato out fear of Infection. lovely It was that I would not have to was in a pot In a warm greenhouse If you use a band separator you will get up at seven o'clock in order to get and from below the surface of the not spread the disease among you! to the office on time. They called me soil came a stem which developed rap- berd. I advocate that every cream at six o'clock. t the sklm-mllidly Into a rather slender shoot with ery should "After breakfast I helped make all up tt the ordinary aspect of a potato plant. ISO degrees. They do not quite empt) the beds and then I sneaked off Into It was found to have a good supply the cans at the creamery. I guaran one corner of Ihe library and began of roots. Krorn the upper part of the tee I could go around and collect hnll to rend a book. I'nfortunately, my tuber came two very different shoots. a pint from each can: a little milk brother-in-lasaw me and my repose-'u- l The stems were short and thick but left In the ran Is a good starter for the attitude seemed to Irritate him, for apparently vigorous and healthy, while milk that Is put Into the cans. Hut II be asked me to get up and dust a the h aves were small In size but dark you put In the hot sklm-milat ISO ture frame." green In color. "It was selfish of you to shirk degrees, it will sterilUe also the little What made all this difference? I loth j n.lfk that Is left In the can. "Young man. don't you know that one of the greatest lessons In life Is to learn one's own responsibility and let other people's alone? The caterers were there to cater; the deron were there to decorate; the bride and the bridesmaids were In the hands ol the hairdresser. I think It was nice of me not to go rushing around yelling 'isn't there something I can do? "1 got even with my brother In law. however. All of his personal property that was downstairs I carried up. and anything I found of hi upstairs I took downstairs. They will have to clsn house again before he finds his things. "Of course we bad a stand up lunch In the butler's pantry and my suit will have to go to Ihe cleaner's. "Two hours later the wedding march began. Then the procession came In, everybody counting four on each foot and all wishing they were well mil of ' ' 1 i .. ! I m. J f the whole business. Then during the ceremony there were some unostentas tious tears shed. The man who wrote :i j ai i 'Merrily the Wedding Hells' certainly Next bad a wonderful Imagination. came the refreshments and the bowering of rice. "Well, this morning I craleif out at 4:30 and caught the train bark to Chb ago." "Put you bad a visit with your relanice-lookin- g tf'4 ! M S " - rvrrrVrl ft rK.il LAK A r I w I r I i mM eke. ' I piitti II iver II PILLS. I Dizsw sad Indigestion. Small PiO. Small They do tbeir duty. Small Priea. mem. Genuine . Dm, nusbau "Signature Gillette Blades Are Fine NO HONING NO STROPPING WORLD OVI a KNOWS TMI DAISY FLY KILLER TZZSSSSXZ eiet.it. urumwmr si, Is t4sl,OOa VMitttttl MlLteftp. Lull AH f BCtMI.UU4W Ul, ofl pill not at I atritUwr Of ,ll4aUrw fiira. r estl KwMtd tut Mia. ou HOI. 11)0 IHlUlfcA. Ww HA It Brki;a, PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM IrnntulkB las una t frowvn. ft rlli it to Hector Qrj Youthful Color. I Cum erslp diimei IJa-- a"r.a.tl I hatHfcUuif. imip'W WHAT IS YOUR NAME? ftvDd ilHUI nut 4 onlon-UMelUl yuu lif-- amulet. M.rr cunt, t butplj t4n It to u Willi to. w wit: and barKHln AltmhM, rt. TOUGH LUCK. - ' well-watere- d HAND SEPARATORS ARE h'-a- FAVOR INDIAN RUNNER DUCK ne i trifit. ht rUd- - f I r -year-old d'.-a- Care for Brood Sow. When the sow farrows keep her quiet for a day or more and feed plenty of water. A full flow of milk for the pigs Is not desired for the Urst two days. After that time th fwi of the sow may be increased If the milk of the rrw frtAittUt Is trofron th" young t.fes mar I,rr-'tr take a'l of It at first, i ,' ; inl fev rih edder result ,. Bilinil thirteen- A team that worki In the field Mil week should be allowed to rest on Sunday. He sure ihe sows are not const fpa ted t'.ive roots, fruits and oilu.eal In th" feed. Too miu h feed should not bf steamed at one t:nie as It Is apt to become dour and unpalatable. The fart that hoc a require a prrjit d al of water makrs feed f"d as slop more than Cry feed If the t,ors must I " kfpt tn the barn d'irtng hot wrath' r. keep n ft,? doors and windows wide p n Kv-rsheep owner tl.nuld keep a man Is hot pure bred ram. trit qualifed fr keep i ufe l,rii stock minute' work with a ronEh tnrt.ao rnfinr ducks are bernmirg on a horse's f ide after a hard iMh popular breed, and this Is hxa :e di- - s work will do Mm a lot of good. cf their great capacity for laying ecs should te done KvertMrg to brlrg the ees to a vigorous flesh tireat egg records are given for every Iformlrg condition at the mating fork of th" Ki:nners. The smaller you Tireed thes ducks the tetter the lay, t period i of the horse In ing capacity. They are fiot a market The small stornsf dieates Ihf Impropriety of long fast- duck by any means If you on!d sell ing red three times a day at all t7 weight, as from four to five Is their normal weight You ran lireej tiints of the year. . Hogs fed on rornmeal and tankage them larget than thla. but at the nse of eggs. They remind me of require a great l of water and this adds to th digestibility of the feed a penguin sitting nearly up the and helps to make gain. right. There are two and white and b'sfk and whf'e. A hog will rat alnifpst anything fawfl when very hunery, but Ms appetite Tou rannot ronfie them as yoi do They should be temp'ed with palatable food the Peklns and th" Ayiesh'iry If be Is to make th greatest possible must have rsfige in b" hea'f), and dn well. With th larp'f of profit Is an easy ducks yon must keep one drake for Hfsmirg feed for every thte to five d if If tmi wo matter. All that Isi required la a larg f fTti i'y. b it with the he ur box connected with a smal boUef b f!';nrer, on eood range, vmj a one fn b ripe. should The p"jv . it kt Vase with from t D to conr.eft with the bos at t!;e t" i it. det-tratil- Purely vegetable act surely sod easy oa the brat. Cure any." "First," went on the stenographer, bitterly "I had to forfeit a day's salary for a substitute stenographer; then. In order to catch the six o'clock train 1 had to hire a taxlcab. Next 1 had to say good by to six perfectly good dollars for my railroad ticket. "When I reached the town ray four-foote- M Caa quickly be overeome by CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS. "Did you have a good time?" asked the bookkeeper. The young woman stenographer had the reserve food of the potato her heavy suitcase. Having dropped which to both had air the. draw, upon nnd sunlight and both became green assured herself that the manager had not yet reached the office that mornshowing that they were making food for themselves. The chief difference ing, she turned upon the bookkeeper In structure was that the Bhoota from a severe countenance. "Tou are the most tactless man I above ground had no roots. This "Did you ever would mean, among other things, that know," she declared.1 the etem with roots would have a hear of any one having a good time more generous water supply, and mors at anybody's wedding?" The bookkeeper shook his head. vigorous growth, especially greater the point of my subtle joke," growth In length. Perhaps we niaj "That's he said, fron. that shoots the say truthfully the top of the potato were desert "Well, It sounded to me like an orplants growing where they could gel dinary foolish question. I am a little feed and scanty drops of water, al peevish, I think, for I am trying to though food was abundant, while tb count up bow much the wedding cost other shoots from the soil were plant me." "I thought you liked to spend money." "I do, when I have some chance of getting a fair return for It. But what pleaaure do I get out of this? Not Trained Porkers. finds amusement in trailing, young animals of various kinds Including pigs, goats, mules and pontes. These he tins taught many tricks not usually numbered among the accomplish' ments of ranch animals. The most diverting of his performers Is a troupe of suml' pigs that have hem taught to "shoo' the chutes." Specially made for thel' use Is a "chute" 1. living a dented run way up one side and a smooth incline down the other. Up this cleated as cent scramble the pigs, poising an in..... k i brtr,vir" stant at the summit then they scoot After each trip they dizzily down. Shire Mare and Foal. are rewarded with a handful of oat Theii In a few days food may be given six meal and lumps of a igar. trainer saya he Is compiled to take times a day and later four times the "chute" apart betwtfn lessons foi daily. The foal will soon learn to the pigs would coast during his abdrink from a pall. If allowed to suck sence, so well do they like the pasthe attendant's fingers at first. time. Until the bowels move freely, give rectal Injections night and morning. FOR THE HOGS If the foal scours at any time give VENTILATION two to four of a mixture of sweet oil and pure castor oil Absolutely Necessary That Animals shaken up In milk and stop feeding ObShould Be Given Pure Air niilk for two or three meals, allowLesson in Chicago. ject lime-watwarm water and ing sweetened Instead. Let the foal lick oatA great many farmers -- and some of meal as soon as It will eat and gradthem pretty good farmeia, too do not the increase add and amount ually ii'Khouses are wheat bran. In five or six weeks believe that ventilated some sweet skimmilk may be given ueccstary. Any kind of a building or and the amount gradually Increased pen is good enough for a hog. What has ventilation to do with a hog's duily until. In three months or so. It and health? Ikre Is a lesson growth may be given freely three times a In the Doghouse air that answers day In place of new milk. The foal question. county poor at tins age also will be eating freely farm near At the Cook Chicago one of the hog or grass, grain and bran. bouses on one side ha window aider At all times supply pure cold drink- the ahole length of it. nd the hinged ing water. Ia-- the foal run out In ventilation board a foot wide above a lot or grass paddock for exercise. the windows. The oth-- r bouse has no AcciiHtom it to be handled dully. and la poorly ventilated. In this Feed small quantities of nutritious glass becnnie overheated and then the food often, keeping all food vessels wenthogs out in the cold and about thirty clean and the foal should thrive and died from pneumonia and tuberculosis develop well. The hogs In the other house ran in The illustration shows an Kiigllsh and out of their In exact'y hire mare and foal which took the the same way. yetquarters only otic hog died firnt prize at the London horse show from any cause. Here is a practical li:nl year. lesson that cost over J200. It is barely possible that when you come to CONNECTICUT LAMB A FREAK think It over It may dawn upon you that the cause of the death of some Animal is Perfectly Normal, Strong of your own bogs was due to poisoned air. and Healthy and Only Defect Is Shyness of Hind Legs. GOING TO A WEDDING Problem Explained as to How Roots, Stems and Leaves Came to De and What Would Result if Plant Deprived of Them. The students of plant life are always interested tn finding out Just what work la done by the different organs of the plant. They question how roots, stems and leaves came to be, and what would result If a plant should be deprived of any of these structures. As a rule the plant at once replaces those that are removed. When a frost, late In the spring, kills all the leaves of a tree, a call U made upon the food stored In the trunk and branches, and soon dormant buda are quickened Into activity and, bursting open, cover the bare branches with foliage. If roots are removed they are usually replaced by new ones. Occasionally stems may be grown The Wretchedness of Constipation rrds V: i'-- T. 1 tives" "I didn't. P.esldes. the trip cost me ten dollars, without counting the present " "You could have gone to a lot of matinees for that." The stenographer tiodded "Without tired out or sick from anybody's a dozen d irks. The Indian fTHmief overwork."belrg h "I know otie said. Is not a great glutton as is the la?y If ever I get married I'll put a thing pefctu and the other heavy breeds; advertinem r.t of It in the but of course, when It comes to a mar- standing That will do awav with newjpat-rket durk. nothing Is going to sujr-sedand stamping Invitations. addressing the Pekin. Then we will walk over to the nearest tfiinister's " Buttermilk for Pigs. wsrned the bookkeeper. "HushV The only tests in feeding buttermilk Tet busy! Here comes the los." to pigs to ascertain Its comparative vaie, were made at the Ontario A Good Reason. station. These experiments aW the "I want to thank you." show that buttermilk Is practically the manner In hlb yon "for orator, a as tullk to skim for fed pigs. equal attention to my remarks Your At the same station $.", unls of gave was gratifying different fretn skim milk proved equal to I'd pounts attitude " " of meal. Therefore, If th conclusion the others. "Ye." replied the auditor; "but I of the Ontario station be correct, four want any credit that la not due don't of five pounds of biiHemillk are equal Die. I have had Insomnia for weeks." of to one . 5 pound mc'. Th root la the foundation of 'ant. It strouM he ir!y and ctitiTiiTO'i erewfN by !e?t far In the beginnlr. tirr-oJVe-l fh to th In Mosquitoee Iite of the In Alaska. eo:d. mo,ii!f oe flnurioh end are an Intolerable ence n Alaska. !. "Why, whatja the matter, my lad?" "I!oo hoo! Ma se 1 got to president when 1 crows up, an' I'd set my heart on bein' a prize fighter. Voo hoo!" She Lives In Blngville. south MlHbourl paper Is carrying this ad.: "Attractive woman, not a day over thirty, would be pleased to correspond with eligible man. Not absolutely necessary that he should be young. Would prefer one with property, but one with a good paying would be satisfactory. The young lady Is of medium height, has brown hair and gray eyea, not fat, although, moat decidedly, she not skinny. Her friends say she Is a fine looking A poxl-tio- 1 woman." Object matrimony. Reason for this advertiHement, the young woman Jives In a little dinky town, where the best catches are the boys behlnd'fhe counters In the dry goods and clothing stores, and every one of them is spoken for by the time he la out of bla short pant. Address Har.el Ke. Box 23, Illngville. Mo." Kansas City Ktar. Awfully Busy. Jim stitch In time saves nine. Tom Who said that? Jim Gee! Ain't' yon read your ttible? Tom Nope; I ain't even had time to read the snort'" page this mornA ing yen. Cleveland leader. HARD TO PLEASE Regarding the Morning Cup. "Oh bow hard It. was to part with coffee, but the continued trouble with constipation and belching was such that I finally brought .myself to leave It off. 'Then the question wan. whal should we use for th morhlng drink? Tea was worse for u than coffee; chocolate and cocoa were soon tired of; milk was not liked very well, and hot water we could not endure. "About two years bko we struck upon I'oKttim and have never been without It since. "We have seven. children. Our bahy now eighteen months old would not take milk, so w tried" Poatum and found she liked It and It agreed with her perfectly. She Is today, and has been, one of the healthiest babies In . the State. s "I ue about Tontum and milk and ataa.apoon of sugar, and put It Into her bottle. If ron could j have seen her eye sparkle and hear j her say 'good" today when t gave It you would believe me that j to ber. she like it. "If I was matron of an Infanta borne, every child would be raised on rostum. Many of my friends say, 'You are looking n well!' I reply, am well; drink Postnm. 1 have no more trouble with constipation, and know that t owe my good health to fiod and Postum.' "I am writing this letter because I want to tell you how roucn good Postum has done ns. but If yoti knew bow I shrink from publicity, you would riot publish this letter, at least not over my name." Read the little book. "The ftoad to Welivllle."in rkjr. ' There's a Reason." reo4 he wr tte t 4 w ne"ee trrmt ( Tl I itH, Mi fB f haB,aa taterf-M- . two-third- i " pe l, tin, |