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‘vfiv‘v'v-v-4---_c e sshâ€"‘1; ' #A‘m" ..._ ’.133rg”.§â€":M" , .‘>.'%:':<--: a“. ..- .-<; “a! 4 til “at the 5 bread. a v ‘ '94 asses CORNAIEAL FOR POULTRY. All who have tried poultry raising Will agree that hatching a gOOdly number of young things is the least of the business, writes a correspon- dent. To keep them growing in a thrifty manner is a problem that demands solution as soon as the little puffballs are forty-eight hours old. After a varied experience with hard-boiled eggs, rolled oats, and whatâ€"not advocated by different writâ€" ers We many years ago settled on bread made of bolted cornmeal for our “standby for the first Weeks. We prepare the bread as for the table, with sour milk, soda and salt, Did we not have plenty of sour milk I should prepare a batter ,with yeast and let it ferment slightly, then treat like the other, baking it till thoroughly done. The inside when cold is crumbled and is fed dry. The crusts are soaked in sweet milk and fed separately. Sometimes a little pepper is added to the milk if the weather is damp and cool. Once each day an egg or two is beaten and mixed with the milk. If there is not plenty of milk to go around, three well beaten eggs are added to each quart of lukewarm water used in soaking the crusts. We use raw eggs, because they are more digestâ€" able than the cooked and furnish the same elements in a form more eas- ily assimilated. Now as to the philâ€" osophy of feeding cornmeal, or rath- er cornbread, during the early periâ€" od of the chick’s existence, that is based on the fact that corn is rich in carbohydrates. It furnishes the heat needed and the material for nervous energy and life. The first food for young chicks is provided by Dame Nature herself, who makes no mistakes, and is THE YOLK OF THE EGG from which the chick was created. The yolk is mostly fat, consequently heat producing and its effect on ani- mal life muchlike corn. Another thing, which in our mind confirms lbhe "theory that heat producing foods should be in excess of others, is that the milk from cows, and presumably all mammalia is richest in fat during the early period of~lacation. Some of our experiment stations have proven by actual test that cows give. richer milk (i. e., contains more butter fat), the first two or three weeks after the calf was dropâ€" ped than at any subsequent period, showing that nature in this case al- so provided- heat producing food in excess of the other elements. We have no quarrel with those who sucâ€" ceed along the different lines of feeding, but by feeding at proper in- tervals we want.no better success than can be attained with corn- bread. Of course as the chicks grow older we begin to add proteids, mostly in the shape of fine bran ddded to the meal in making the broad; beginning with a small proâ€" portion and gradually increasing unâ€" end of eight weeks half and half is fed. By this time we cease sifting the bran and baking Instead we use the meal and bran in making a still mush which will crumble readily when cold, usâ€" ing both meal and bran unsifted. Treated thus, and with plenty of grit and charcoal and some green feed added to their daily bill of fare, l bowel trouble is practically un- known, unless some hapless chick has been chilled. But even than there are more that escape, if so fed, than when their digestive organs have been taxed with unsuitable food. Let me say, also, that some clean Wood ashes added daily to the drinkâ€" ing water acts as a corrective. Use just enough to make it slightly sweetish. STOCK AND DAIRY NOTES. Flavor does not come by chance. 1-.“ m if)»: u-r : "was r mailman new. 1'.‘ . 112.." my: -:'-...:'> . '\vv“n' . hwmw~wiWJrUdEn~nV Wfifibfiau Every r _ h ' inlly aware of ‘the uncertainty and 1 the difficulty or producing a uniform lb “V jinn Dumps found Mrs. Dumps About an unexpected guest. 5 'i‘ he guest endorsed Jim’s View . “Thanks for Town: I est a three. . all me ‘Smy Jim- tlmes a day Rigging? with we on s $9 “greets out there are “Wm; Bert." rig-41:53:: :Htr"~?.-'££w‘-‘Wr‘:= we a intelligent butter-maker is high flavor. Experience has taught us that when certain processes are the resulting product is of at least fair quality. .the best sanitary is often[ from followed ordinarily But even under conditions the product strikingly variable in flavor day to day. A fairly good cow should give about tWo hundred pounds of butter in the season with good treatment. Many really good cows give as high as 32.0 to 350 pounds of butter in a year. Bear in mind that. a gallon of in- ferior cream that is mixed with other cream in bulk will cause an injurious fermentation to spread through the entire lot, the result be-- ing a butter that will go rancid if kept any time after being made. The longer the calf is left with'the mother the harder it will be to teach it to drink. The longer it is left with the cow the harder it will be to wean, and the more foolishly the cow will act when weaning is atâ€" tempted. To teach a calf to drink will require patience and some tact. If a cow is fractious, a halter pass- ed round her horns gives a man greater power over her than if it is passed round the neck, but there is nothing like patience if she is to be humbled. The OWner should stand at her head while the man is milk- ing, and talk to her giving her a few pieces of apple or beet, and en- couraging her in every possible way. If she is roughly used she will only become worse, and probably over- turn the pail, or put her foot into it more often. A stabled cow should never be without a lump of rock salt, as it is not only an agreeable condiment, but it often prevents her losing her appetite, and contributes material- ly to her health. head when handled and, whether in play or wickedness, endangers the byâ€"stander, should at least have her horns tipped with knobs, for we have knowu one death and several accidents through lack of this pre caution. TIilE DARKENEI) STABLES . Where animals are kept in the stable during the summer months, as for example, work horses'for in some instances, the breeding stock, nothing contributes so much to their comfort as that of protecting them from flies. Animals that are kept busy fighting flies require more food to keep them in condition, and» inâ€" deed it is impossible with an unlimiâ€" ted supply of food to keep them in proper condition. Advantage should be taken of the fact that flies constantly tend to seek the light places. A stable need not be absolutely dark in order to prevent annoyance from flies, and, in fact, we do not believe in keeping stables too dark, on account of the fact that animals are liable, if kept in such quarters for any considerable length of time, to go wrong in their eyes. Guney sack nailed over the windows of the stable will greatly reduce the number of flies that will pester the animals. These should not be nailed down absolutely tight at the bottom or air will be excluded and the stable will become warm and unhealthful. If sacks are partly loose at the bottom they will still shade the stable satisfactorily and yet at the same time will admit air. H‘orses placed in the stable for an hour at noon will eat, better, rest better, and we cannot help but think they will work better afterwards if they are afforded some protection during the time they are in the stall. In some of our better class of stables regular window blinds are used, these being pulled dOWn during the day and run up at night, thus freely admitting the air when no protection from flies is necessary. It is claimed by those who use such blinds that their cost is more than ‘2 filesfimfiiir‘m- «mg-7.. a. : -ygnégydcwa-sama‘ea‘fissfi:“5:5?!1r 4?, - :4 distressed “There’s nothing in the house to eat l ” “There’s something better far :‘j than meat." with vim When helped to “Force” by :g, “Sunny Jim." -; A cow which is fond of tossing her \settemeits is Zenaga, at the south- lw‘nat brought you here?" lcauglut me coming out. offset many times during a single season ,in the saving of feed that is effected by the protection which they afford. ____.___+’__._..._ FRANCE IN THE SAHARA. The Oasis of Figuig on the Edge ‘ of the Desert. The French Governor of Algeria went, a few weeks ago, on a mission to the little oasis of Figuig, a green spot on the edge of the Sahara, be- longing to Morocco, a few miles west of the Algerian frontier. Beâ€" ing so near the French possessions, France has for years exerted some influence over Figu'ig. The Gover- nor was therefore very much aston- ished when he and his escort reachâ€" "ed the hills overlooking the oasis to be received by the natives with a fusillalde. lilo had not provided for this kind of reception and retired in good order, but with his official digâ€" nity very much ruilied. The Algerian Government at once sent 5,000 men by rail from Oran to punish the natives who had thus insulted the French flag. The rail- road took the troops to within short march of the oasis and it was attacked, the natives were put to flight, and they are now expected humbly to sue for peace. The oasis is very small and has only about 15,000 inhabitants. They have had a great reputation for prowess and had held the be- lief that if it came to blows they could whip the French. The fact that France had not seized the oasis contributed to their conviction that France would not dare to at- tack it. They have been undeceivâ€" ed. The despatclies have been a little confused with regard to the nomen- clature of this small district. There is no settlement called Figuig, the name being applied only to the :iafsis itself. The largest of the nine west corner, which is the seat of the local government, and the large mosque, now destroyed by French guns, was a very CONSPICUOUS OBJECT. It was upon Zenaga that those guns and, according to all were were turned reports, the other settlements not molested. The oasis occupies the worst posâ€" sible position for defence. It is en- tirely surrounded by hills, and as the natives had not occupied any part of this wall which looks down upon their verdant area they were of course wholly at the mercy of any aggressive and well armed troops that might climb the hills. These elevations completely enclose the plain covered with date palms, which lies from 600 to 1,300 feet below the hill crests. The oasis is less than three miles in length and not much over a mile in width at its broadest part. Scattered over this little space are about 200,000 d-ate palm trees which constitute the wealth of the little community. The business affairs of the oasis are administered by the general as-- senilny of all the pvillages, which us- ually meets only four times a year. The mosques and Schools are famous throughout the southern Sahara and are frequented by students and the pious from far and near. As the oasis lies close to the Alâ€" gerian frontier, it has for years served as a refuge for rebels and de- sertch from the French colony, and thins acquired a political importance out of all proportion to its size and population. It is not very likely that the French will annex the oasis, for they are now currying fa- vor with the Moroccan Government. They are very eager to have influâ€" ence in the political affairs of that country and to build a railroad through the great east and west Valley of Morocco into Algeria. They have, however, taught the natives a lesson, which the latter are not likely soon to forget. ___L__.+â€"â€"<__ A MOVING TALE. The absentâ€"minded professor was walking along in the gutter, and walked right up to the polished rear of a private brougham. He stopped. The blank expanse suggested a black- board. He felt in his pocket and found a piece of chalk, and at once began to work out a difficult probâ€" lem. ‘ ' As he worked away the brougliam moved off, but the professor graSped the hinder bar with his left hand and walked after it, still immersed in figures. The pace quickened, and the mathematician was forced to break into a trot, which gradually increased to a smart run. At last he could keep up no long- er, and letting go, he mopped his perspiring brow, and realized for the first time what his perambulating blackboard was. He sighed, and made his way home. Blizzerâ€""I just heard that Bilgeâ€" water jumped out of his yacht yes- terday and Was drowned.” Buzzerâ€" “Shockingl Did he do it with suiciâ€" "dal intent?" Buzzerâ€"“Oh, no he was racing. and did it to lighten his boat and thereby win the race." Friend (to amateur artist)-â€"-"I sup- pose you'll give up painting when you marry?” Aainaturrâ€""Oh, no! It'll be so convenient and economi- cal when we have to make Wedding presents! ” "Yes, sir.” said the man in the cell, "lime was when I was admit- ted to the very best houses." "And ‘ 'll‘hcy All =3: ‘ '9- on the table and a f fried to enjoy i, there Home. Painters’ Thoughts Think of every good point a perfect Paint Brush should have and you’ll have a mind picture of FLEXIBLE BRIDLED The bridle can be easily removed and replaced -â€"is not affected by water, oil or paintâ€"works on a pivot and thus keepsthe bristles elastic. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS .xc vx' 'L‘ w ~ -..:' M. BRA???“ ' King Edward ' 10053 “ Headilght " _- “wear-=- t:5~}-~..~.=i'~'--~ y. ,- Experiment with other and inferior bran-d3, as Linnea} Bil} SHIP A TOUCH FROI'I A BABY’S FIN- GER MAY DO IT. ‘ * How This Great Triumph of En- gineering skill is Perâ€" formed. If anyone wishes to know how much sensation can be crowded into a few seconds, let him for the first time witness the launching of one of our mammoth men-ofâ€"war or ocean greyhounds, and he will remember the experience to his last day, says London Tit-Bits. Let us 'picture for a moment, one of a denselyâ€"packed crowd numbering perhaps 10,000 people, gazing up- ward at the enormous vessel that towers threateningly 60 it. or more above his head, with its overwhelmâ€" ing sense of ponderous strength but little diminished by the graceful curve of its lofty how. The suâ€" prcme moment has come; the chap- lain has uttered the last solemn words of his dedicatory service, 10,- l000 pairs of eyes are glued as by an irresistible fascination on the motionless bulk, and 10,000 hearts almost cease beating in the supreme tension of expectation. Above him, on~the raised and crowded platform facing the bow, a fair hand swings a flower-decked champagne bottle, which crashes against the christened ship and sends its golden showers trickling down its sides. A second later the same hand presâ€" ses a tiny button; the huge ship, 7,- 000 tons of dead weight, shivers and begins to moveâ€"at first almost im- perceptibly, then quicker and quickâ€" or still she glides, like a monster waking to life and to all the gladâ€" ness of motion, away down the slope through the black avenue of onlookers with white, upturned faces, until she leaps into the ocean's arms and glides swanlike OVER HER NATIVE ELEMENT. Then the stillness, the almost awful suspense, is broken with a crash oil brass instruments in some patriotic air, and the launch is an accom- plished fact. Of all the mechanical marvels of our (lay surely none is quite so Wonderful as thisâ€"that the mere touch of a woman’s band should reâ€" lease a bulk of 7,000 to 9,000 tons dead weight, a burden 100,000 strong men could barely raise, . and send it skimming down to river or sea. Even a baby’s finger has wrought this marvel, for was not the Ardent launched a few years ago from Messrs. Thornycroft’s yard at; Chiswick by an infantâ€"the builder's little grand-daughterâ€"only six months old? To explain in technical detail how this miracle is performed would fill "colunlns and would, no doubt, be tedious; but the process, which is in- tensely interesting, can perhaps be indicated. When once the hull of a new ship is complete, even to the painting, the work of preparing for her launching begins. The first step ‘is to lay the "rails" on which the lvessel is to glide down to the sea, 'and those “rails” take the form of two "standing‘ways”â€"long plat- newlyâ€" 2 forms about four feet wide, built of solid timber and running parallel to the ship and a few yards distant ON EACH SIDE OF IT. To carry the vessel on these smooth broad “rails,” which are securely fixed to the earth, two simiâ€" lar “slidingâ€"Ways” are prepared and firmly secured to the hull on each side of it by heavy upright timbers, in which the ship is held as in a cradle. At this stage the upper slid- ingâ€"ways are not in contact with the, ways on which they are later to run'; and for launching purposes both pairs of ways are now- thickly smear- ed with tallow "so facilitate the slid- ing of the ship. Little remains now to be done; the standing-blocks On which the hull has hitherto rested are rcmoved,’ with the exception of a few under the bow, and there is not much to prevent the vessel starting down the slope on" her owu account. To pre- vent this a few “brakes” are put on’ her in the shape of “dogâ€"shores,” short pieces of wood placed between the standing and sliding-ways; and suspended over each of them is a heavy weight which, when released, strikes them away and allows the vessel to move. At the moment of launching the ,rope suspending these weights is cut with a chisel, or the weights are electrically released by pressure of a button; THE FUNDING-WAYS, on which the ship now rests in her cradle, comes in contact with the 'lubricated Ways or “rails” underâ€" lncath, and, under the impulse of gravity, the vessel glides down her :rails to the water. This brief description is necessarily imperfect; but it, perhaps, sufficient”. ,ly outlines the ingenious way in 7 launched. But, in -which ships are :spite of all precaution and skill, often lhitches do occasionally occur, through the hardening of the tallow, Iand when the vessel refuses to budge [the shipbuildcr has a very bad time. llt may then be necessary to do all the work over again; or, happily, a little assistance from hydraulic jacks [may be all that is necessary to ’overcome the obstacle. In some cases, where the available width of water is insufficient for a ilauncli lengthways, a ship is launch- {ed broadside instead of stern first; for when she has been built in a dry- ldock it is only necessary to let in the water and float her out. How lenormous are some of these vessels lwhich a touch of the finger can conâ€" sign to the deep may be gathered from the fact that the Campania’s *launching-Weight was about 9,000 tons, and a first-class battleship ranges from (3,000 to 8,000 tons. .______+....___â€". Husbandâ€""Are you aware, my :deal‘, that it takes threeâ€"fourths of ’my salary to meet your dressmaker's bills?" Wifeâ€"“Goodness gracious! What do you do with all the rest of your money?” listenerâ€""Ah! His proposal was just like a dream." Agnesâ€"“I’Vell, you ought to know, dear; you’ve [been dreaming of that proposal f0: lyears." W F) :p.‘$l'rÂ¥u‘11.‘”‘ "w; A A a, 4 .. garish 5:33am ;__._ uâ€"m p