Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1894, Page 19

RAISING CHICKENS Account of a Model Farm Devoted | to Fowl Cultivation. ee REACHED THE DIGNITY OF A SCIENCE cee as The Various Stages From the In-| cubator to the Market. pene a SOME HIGH PRICES PAID! PARE. Written Exclusively for ‘The Evening Star. HE AMERICANS are not such table epicures as the French, and the good housewife on this side of the Atlantic foes to market and pays as high a price for # chicken of a poor breed as she will for one of the fancy breeds, and then} wonder why her fowl | is tough and the meat tasteless. For table use there fs as much difference in the meat of chickens or other fowls as there fs in grapes or other fruits, yet American @ealers or buyers have not acted as if such Was the fact. The great wheat farms of Dakota have been the wonder of the world as they have been-the pride of America. The immense cattle and sheep ranches of Colorado and Texas, with their thousands of animals, have been the theme of the hewgpaper writers, yet none of them are | ™more wonderful than a great chicken farm. Gattié and Sheep run at large with little or Re-care until the time for market arrives, but fancy fowls are the subject of the most constant attention, and their culture has Teached the dignity of a science. It is re- markable how little general information there is in regard to how the cultivation of fancy fowls ts carried on. The first thing on a chicken farm to de- mand the attesition of the breeder is the Proper laying off and preparation of the ground. This laying off comprises, “exer- else yards,” “breeding pens,” and “feeding grounds,” The breeding pens are large enough to accommodate ten hens and a cock, giving themf some room for exercise. The feeding grounds are usually large enough for fifty or sixty chicks, while the | ercise grounds are about one hyndred eet long by twenty-nve or thirty feet wide, ‘The exercise’ are ge“erully cove! with sand or el, ar”. great care Is ui to kéep them eet, the droppings bein: | ovat Ape. removed daily. The bes’ ling eras are those having some grass. Axe srass furnishes» to some extent both fis véxetavie and flesh food so much needed eep the fowls healthy. The proper con- struction of the houses is a matter of the greatest moment. They must be so ar- “ap-to.be.readily cleaned and ven- ted, and yet so they can be easily Warmed du cold weather. The health «tl good ition of the fowl depends nm cleanliness, hence this matter {s a! ys of the greatest moment, whether e chick is running out or is cooped up. * fligh-Prieed Fowls. ZExergise is another great disideratum, hence the houses must be large enough git® the fowls plenty of room for exer- ise in cold weather. The hatching and | brooding houses must be kept separate from. (hoser designed: for: laying and feedins. it, heat and ventilation being: provided Tr. the houses ‘Yreceive as much out- side adornmen€ as” the architectural taste apd pocket Book ofthe farme: desires. A few years ago it was no uncommon thing fér a specially fine chick to bring $100, and i a have been made as high as $150 for & le bird. The supply has become gg great that they ‘dd W6t Yow commend such high ices. bur there 5 eeders #9 ot de- jand ‘and recelye from 100 to for a op of thres~pullete and a cockerel. Brbe- tnt-oduction of the incubator hes @-great help dorthe raiser of birds, and e@ successful breeder very select in jolcé “of an Leber. They all work ai tomatically, that is, the heat regulates it- self so as to be kept at an even temper Te which .ia-maot-only essential to the itching of the egg, but to the after gtrangth and growth of the chick. If the temperature is not kept regular, the egs whay hatch; but tie! chick will ‘likely be eak, and rot fully developed. Too little Fan of tod Wich” heat is fatal to the chick. The incubator must also automa- ‘tially turn the egg so that it will be com- ely turned once In twenty-four hours, imitation of what the mother hen does When setting. This tends to keep the heat regular on the eggs and develop the chick uniformly. The careful breeder prepares his incubator by giving it a thorough cleaning gna alring. apd then lights his lamp and ests that for a day or two to see that it works just right, neither giving too little or too much heat. When he has tested it thoroughly, he begins the work of selecting his eggs, and this is done with the greatest eare. The Selection of Egg Every egg 1s carefully tested by being heid up before a light. These testers are Row so made that the observer can select his eges with almost the rapidity of thought. The best breeders weigh each egg Separately, and select those as nearly as possible of a uniform welsht. The tester in fommon use is a small box fastened to the + gide of the brooding house, with a small opening at each end, one end being toward ¢ window. The box is lined with some black material. A hole in the bottom a its the hand holding the egg. From this ole falls black curtains so as to exclude all tht except such as enters at the opening t the window. This simple device shows @very tmperfeetion in the egg, and the ob- server, who generally sits a few feet away mm the box; calls: out “good,” or “bad,” the case may be, as fast as the eggs are layed. Those decided to be good are Feady for the lage. while the others set apart for table use. e incubators will hold from one hun- to four hundred eggs, the larger size ‘being most commonly used by the raisers of ncy fowls. When enough eggs have been ected for hatching, they are carefully laced in the Incubator, which is then osed, to be-opened only twice until the jicks are ready to come from the shells. first opening 1s two days after the eggs we been placed. Every good egg Is not a cer,” .henge.to leave eggs in the in- . 9 is & producer it will show that fact thin forty-eight hours after being placed “fn the bator, so at the end of that tim: ‘the ler takes out each egg, one at @, and again applies the tester. If it is “live” egg, the eyes of the chick, with in- Jumerable infinitesimal blood vessels,can be ly seen. AF, the tester declares the egg all right it Is returned to its place ag yee but oo eyes and bk Is do not show. the egg is discarded to sent to the kitchen for “household usa, forty-eight hours in the machine not ving injured it fez that purpose. When il the eggs have thus been tested, the in- wbator is closed and not opened in un- the end of the seeond wéck. This ts the test and determines the size of the tehing- - . Then to the “Brooder.” The work of forming a chick may start off all right, but a variety of causes that cannot be guarded against may interfere. There may be a too rapid development and tome of the Blood vessels may burst, or the Sbick die from some other cause. To de- termine this the tester is appiled once more. ‘taking out and returning the eggs to the incubator great care is exercised. After this finial test fs miade and ull the dead eggs ‘excluded. the incubator Is closed, and the York of producing three to four hundred ‘ehieks by machinery: is nearly completed, the incubator not again being opened untii &he chicks begin to break from thelr shell. This process is closely watched prevent Pee cntcks from injtring themselves, and to -Belp those that need assistance. So carefully | the eggs Deen select =1, ver, that | ft is not often « chick needs help to free it self from the shell, From the ineuvator the young chicks, thus forced into tue world by the ald of machinery, are takert to the “brooder.” while the incubator {3 cleaned and aired for further service. The brooder cannot scratch por cackle, but in pvery other re- | spect“admirabiy performs the duties which tsually fall to the lot cf the mother hen. Itke the incubator, it works automatically, the heat be'ng rept at.an cven,temperature. It has a little yard of tts own, where little crphans ru until the temperature | drives them to the brooder as it would drive | them under the sheltering wing of the,math- er hen. It is wonderful how quickly the chicks learn the use of the Irooder: Aftet once haviag been placed oa its warm floor they need no other instruction, but after f few minutes spent in exploring the world as shown in the yard, they scamper- back to the warmest place cn the brooder and nestle to it with the greatest seemitrs pleas ure. The fcod of the young is regulated according to rule, both as to quality ard quantity, the rules in this respect having been evolved from the experience and ing of the farmer. The chicks are keyt with the brosder until they are old and strong enough to care fo> themselves and scratch for their focd. They are then traus- ferred to the ris,” care being taken to keep each breed together and not to over- crowd the yard. ‘ Work For Their Food. They are now at liberty to run in and out of the chicken houses.: These houses are divided into various apartments, so that too many will not be together. The yards are so arranged that the chicks that occupy one today range in another tomorrow. They are supplied with fresh, water, gravel, lime and charcoal, the water being kepi. ag fresh as possible. The greatest care is exerciscd to keep the fowls free from vermin and the yards are carefully inspected every day. The least indication of ‘vermin -sends>the chicks in that yerd to quarantine, and the yard 1s not again used untli 1t has been thoroughly disinfected. Exercise ts neces- sary for the health atid growth of the fotets, and to force this needed exercise the chick is made to Work for its food as soon as tt is old enough to do so. Sometimes,the t desirable end anxiously eatd Mix Steet food is hung ‘up just, cut of reach end the chick has to “jump” for ft At other ties the food is Mchtly covered oxer with gravel and the hungry fowl scratches and hunt for it. Here, too, aswell a3 the “brooder, the food is reguiated by rule. About February the chitks that have not been sold in the meantime are collected tegether and carefully mated. ‘Thts is an- other point in which the success of the breeder is involved: “The fowls* are “mated according to color, shape, size and other points of Ligh regtsterits, evett the ‘féeattt- ers being carefully cpamiined. Ag © sam- ple take the goldeh Wyafidots. "The Suter edge of each feather should be a jet black, with the center or middle portion a ‘rich golden color. This golden portion should be regular in shapé and ‘of uniform sizé. If it is not, or is tinted with red, or if the black edges should show any yellow or red, it is not rated as first-class tn color, und the work of improving the breed in this respect ts begun. When mated they are sent to the breeding pens. No communtca- tion is permitted between the breeding pens. While they are permitted to have — of outdoor exercise, the houses are kept Warm and light for their use, so they thay not suffer from’ the ‘cold. ey are now pleptigutly supplied with egg-produc- ing foof. This is ‘petestary not ‘only to supply the farm with eggs for the next Year's patching, but to supply the market demand, which is always good, the prices ranging from a te $lo for a “setting,” a cording to the breed. The Show Eowls, _ The nesting houses are models of comfort and adaptability. The eggs are. removed cnce a day from the nests and placed in houses especially adapted to their keep, where they are preserved until the:hatehin; season is opened. The great time on a chicken farm comes when the work of pre- paring for a poultry sexhtbition’- begins. The show fowls are then selected, and a season of grooming entered upon. For these fowls the food, 4a pyepared..with, the @reatest care, and its quantity aa ted feather 418 with great exactness Every,.. dally epee and those bon hon perfect carefully pulled out-.The, fow! are treated to a daily beth, and once or twice before show time - to Ite in its own position and to show off its brightest parts, .U) this. care, the birds become coquettish as a society belle. The feeding .\3. regulated e9 as. to Moeke the weight correspond with the elght and shape pf. ind, . At. must. nat tog fat or too lean, if it is expected to meet with favor at the banda of the. judges, The legs, feet and head recelve especial attention, and If rough scales are seen ahy- where they are removed and oll applied. Among the pet =e ‘cocoa Kot A great favorite for this purpose. The time mt — Ene See, ee breeds of fow]y. 1 table us a as much a part oP ae aah pe as ee cultivation of wheat now is. For table use some of the best breeds are worth more than double per pound than ine = common breeds, and as they weigh much more it will be seen how much more profit there is in their cultivation. A Plymouth Rock at three months will wéigh “fr=" five'to Seven pounds, ff well fatted, and its: keeping costs no more than oné of the ordinary breed that will not weigh more than two or three pounds. eo Written for The Evening Star. The Napoleon. (In the Coreoran Art Gallery.) In marble chair the emperor sits, dying, And hears the waters lapping on the beach; Beyond the seas his exiled thoughts are flying, For hills of France the broken heart is sighing. Napoleon the Great! Feeble the hand that nations kissed, rebelling; Faded the peerless lilies of renown: ‘The toiliag waves his requiescat are knelling, ‘The foe that comes, beyond bis power of quelling. © great Napoleon! Sad eyes outseeing past the dream of glory, Past setting day and sounds of cheerful life; ‘fhou'lt retgn imperial {a many a splendid story, When babes unborn shall learn from ages hoary Of great Napoleon! BERRY LOUDUN. —— coe An Amusing Application. From the London Datly News. A Liverpool firm of bankers who adyer- tised for a bookkeeper to go out to Africa received, among the numerous replies, an amusing letter from an applicant in Lon- don, who, writing in’ blacklead, shita! “I offer myself to you to go tp,,Africa to keep your book. I have no incumbrency; therefore 1 can start at once. You réquire to be careful who you flxon. Iamaman of my word, and i can be depended on. I am a Scotchman, or, to be more correct, a Scotch Highlander, a native of the Island of Arran, Buteshire; | am between Yo and 40 years of age; a shipwright by: trade,*but4 don’t care about it, 1 prefer the Pen. I have been blessed with a Sood imother;and thanks to the giver of all good, He has<kept-ane from drink from Childhood till now. I am a total abstainer ahd* ndn-srhokér. “The right man for such a. post Is a@ reapectable, sober, honest, upright, and absolutely trust- worthy mean. You will find me.the right man for you. Should you fix on me I will expect you to deal fafthfully with ‘te and give me encouragement and every assist- ance. I have now been inLort@on’ #omb time; therefore 1 am well known, so fiat i can give you any ‘amount “of référencés; also Police references. Although | ree n- ing to go out, still! wot’ not “go ‘It the climate is such as to put me into an early ve. You must ‘also promfse ‘ime to Seal faithfully with me, and to attend to my comfort. Should” you do so all is well, 1 will do my duty. Should you decide on me, and you want nie to start at once, you will have to send me suitable clothing, até also money, as I have neither the one nor the other, as 1 am out of work at present, but no debt to pay. Give me every par- lecular, such as lodgings, -how-far Hy the Grocers and Butchers shop away, his there coals to be got, drinktmg water ‘mille’ Is there any Churches, his the people Sav- ages or Civilized, can you earry ‘a revolver or soward on your person, is Sabbath day Perane there in hopes to hear front youl, The bank, our Liverpool correspondent adds, is not Ikely to be represented. by the applicant. A Last Resort. don’t know what to do about my little boy. I have been feeding him on all the new patent health foods I could hear of, and he gets thinner and thinner every day.” - Doctor—“H’m! Desperate cases require @esperate remedies. Try him’ on-rheat- and potatoes.” THE EVENING STAR, OR THE ADVENTURES OF PAUL TRAVERS. >- WRITTEN FOR THE EVENING STAR BY 8AM T. CLOVER. -- (Copyrighted, 1894. All r’ghis reserved.) CHAPTER XV. . On one of these rambling days of case, Paul paid a visit to the government dry dock at Cockatoo Island in the lower bay. Accompanied by a young middy, whose ac- quaintance he had formed, the lad pulled over to the island where the vised bit of Paper presented by his companion proved an open sesame to the entire place. About the first object of interest to hold his attention was the hull of the old Alert of arctie fame, lying high and dry on the stocks, undergoing repairs, prepara- tory to entering the coast survey service. A queer sensation crept over the boy us he gazed on this historical craft, for it recall- ed an episode of his school days that he had almost forgotten. It was the same Alert which the British government afterward tendered the United States for use in the Greely rellef expedl- tion under Commander Schley, and whose stout wooden ribs had been subjected to many a nip in the tcepack in the Sir George Nares arctic expedition in 1875. ‘There was the least tinge of excitemeat in the lad’s vole he pointed toward her and remark- ed: “I was once crazy to go tip in the re- gicns that made her famous. I reckon my bones might have been picked clean by a polar bear long ago if it hadn't been for, the unfortunate captain of the Jeannette" “How was that?’ demanded the middy. “Well, it's a silly story, I suppose,” loughed Paul, “but I was fairty w.td to Join Capt. De Long's expedition north pole, and unknown to“ my‘ peopte wrote several times to the commander bi ging him to give me a berth in the Jean- nette. The first three letters { sent brought no repiles, but the fourth fetched him, and also effectuaily dwarfed my. ambition for arctic voyaging. Of course there was no G00) reason why I should incumber the ex- pedition, and that is the war! Capt. De Long viewed the matter. I remember-very distinctly every word in that short, terse letter he sent me, It was dated.New York, April 1, 1879, and his address, I recollect, was 150 West lith street. Here’ 1s*what it said: i ““Paul Travers, Esq.—Sir:» Your -vatious’ letters have been received. In reply I would state that I have room in tae Jean- nette for nobody but her officers and ¢rey These must be seamen or people with scme claim to sclentific usefulness. and pniess you can be classed with either party I can- Rot possibly take you.’ woes wai thst all?" “No; it was signed, ‘Very Tespactfully, George W. Long, HMeutenant command- ing arctic steamer Jeannette.’ ". Paul's friend whistled reflectively. “Pretty chilly note, that,” he said. “Colder than Siberia itself, 1 should say. I suppose you have never bragi much of your corre- spcndence, gid you?” «_{ wr “Nog Rae good while, tited * the fad, ruetully. “But 1 kept the letter, though, and when news came to America of the awful disaster that overtook. the Jean- nette and her brave commander I hunted it up, al dwt saying a word give bay my ft gr fo ead, Of course the whole story ha be told then, and’ there was great rejoicing among the women folks over what they called my fortunate es- cepe.” “Never tho ht much of those north pole fanatics,” exclaimed the ingentous young sailor. “My dad's a second cousin or some- thing of Sir John Franklitt;' ta he’s 2 ways praising the old chap w the skies, but between you and me I Ste! nm was a chump. It’s omly another #or of lunacy, this north pole pion ne Whats to be gained if @ fellow does discover an open polar sea? "Twon't do ¢ontrhered ‘any’ good, will jt? Or open up any itew summer regorts aud things like that?: Bah! 'P've'fo" use, for your, ,would-he. aretie explorers, wlio’ are always fitting out expedittans: smd then harging on by their eyebrows up'yonder in’ the a regions waiting for a rescuing party to come es J and carry home their remains.” After which. forcible but frank bar grape cS seo the energetic middy let his hand fall with a resounding, shw; on Paul's back, ‘which brought that “ile dreamer up “all standing.” Two days after this experience the land- lord of the Royal Hotel Pavwla poitte but peremptory note and a bill, the size of which gered the young American, To y it would take nearly every penny he had, but, as the demand was imperative, to settle it and get away was the only hon- orable course, That night he rented a cot bed.at a cheap hotel in a most unfashionable quarter of the town, and next morning sta out-in earnest to “rustle for a grub stake,” as he eloquently expressed it. True to phik. osophy, he had played the elegant man toa finish as long as his -money-lasted, and was now ready to try the other tack for a while. It wasn’t pleasant, though, to find him- self with empty pockets again; and the |' first day Paul almost repented the prodi- gality of the preceding fortnight. But the sale of a pair of cuff buttons and several other trinkets furnished him enough funds to keep the wolf off for two or three day during which time he assiduously cai vassed the town for work. Rebuffed every where, he was on his way down Pitt street the third morning when the sight of the Sydney Herald building suggested that he apply Inside for a position. Thquiring for the managing editor, Paul expressed his desire for employment on the paper. For a few moments the lad feared the great newspaper man would have an apoplectie fit when he finally grasped the sense of this modest. request. Tut the magnate rallied and in a pompous tone informed the presumptuous youth that the management of the Herald usually s lected its staff when it needed re-enfor ing, and that it never opened Its doors to impecuntous strangers. He looked so shock- ed when he made this announcement that Paul was sure he had grieved the editor, and he humbly apologized for the intrusion. As he backed out he politely asked ff he might see the advertisements In the morn- ing paper. ‘The great man shot a withering glance over his glasses and curtly observed that the advertisements could be found posted on the bulletin board down stairs. Paul crawled out feeling very cheap and insignificant and approached the biack- board, before which stood a number of fel- lows, who, lke himself, were trying to get track of work. He edged in and scanned the list of “wants” carefully, but it didn't seem to be a good morning for likely situ- ations. There were feveral appeals for market gardeners, a healthy demand for experienced coachmen, one or two’ requests for London-bred footmen of fine appearanc> and a solitary invitation for a “pions young Protestant to make himself useful in a Christian family” where two other servants were kept. But none of these seemed to be full of promise. The only one that offered any encouraging prospect read as follows: WANTED—A YOUNG MAN OF PLEAS- ing address and some bustness tact to solicit orders for a new Ink. Call at ‘7 Lower George street, before 11 v'clock. “Pleasing address,” reflected Paul, “Well, I have no bustness to hall from Chicago if I can't count that as one of my accomplish- ments, Don't know about the — business tact; guess I'll have to risk that"? It lacked a few minutes of 11, but Lower George street was not far away, so Paul quickly repaired to the given address. He found the ink manufacturer at work in a dirty back room, whence issued a most vil- Tainous smell. As the lad entered:the man wiped his deeply stained fingers on a streak- ed apron and with a pronounced cockney accent asked what was wanted. “I have called in answer to your adver- tisement in the Herald for a young man to solicit orders for ink.”” . “Ow! I st; you never sowld hink before, naow, ‘ave you?” “No, sir; but I've used lots of It, and can tell a good brand when I sec ! “Think of that, naow! Weill, ‘ow d'ye laike this?” And he shoved a big can of vile-smelling liquid under the. nose of his visitor. With rare presence of mind Paul forced a smile and assured the proprietor {t seemed to be the right stuff, and hoped {t was the ink he wanted sold. This subtle flattery had its effect, and after some further par- ley Paul was taken on trial. a liberal com- mission being promised on all’ sales he should make. His pockets were then filed with tiny sample bottles of the “Cologne Kaiser-Tinte Fluid,” In addition to which homeopathic doses he was eivéf & bundie of nted circulars exploiting the commercial e of the famous Kaiser-Tinte. .The glishman next directed his new, goligit first visit all the colleges ‘and private schools In the city, where sample bottles WINNING HIS ‘STAR! to the, SATURDAY, JULY 2 a \, 1894—TWENTY PAGES. and. gireulars were lh Drere and or.ers tuken whenever possibie. Just before Cnt} his final Ss Paul suggested thi instrue- at an advance of 0 shillings on his possgble commissions wd be very accep! owing to the vate of hts finances. ‘Tie cockney demur- rei and at first refuse? Pant blank, but on Paul's assurance that he would put in a t t hard day's work the <rimy manufacturer ralented and compromised 1 on a shilling. then followed the B41 )fo the door and ei him to devote all energy to push- ng the Kaiser-Tinte. Paul wore the light suit of clothes which Capt. Wilson had bought for him in Mel- bourne. He felt a little jnervous as he walked gingerly along George street, for fear of breaking the sample bottles which buiged out his coat pocktts and flapped against his hips with each step he took. The day was warm and the ezercise un. usual, so that by the time he had called at a-dozen schor and colleges without ob- taining an ori his temper was the least bit ruffled. The colonia! Australian is very like his English first cousin--not particu- larly affable toward strangers and inclined to haughtiness and arrogance in the treat- ment of his social inferldrs. Paul's feelings were severely lacerated on More than one occasion that day, and it was really quite pathetic to see him meekly retire when a supercilious preceptor sharply requested him to “xo away with the nawsty stuff and don’t bother!” But the young solicitor followed the in- structions of his principal faithfully, and although unsuccessful, he called on all the saints in Sydney fn regular rotation. St. Andrew's, St. James’, St. Leonard's, St. Luke's, St. Mark's, St. Michael's, and St. Phillip’s—all flouted him and would have rone of his wares. Paul was in despair; he concluded that he lacked the requisite “business tact’ announced in the adver- Usement, for not a single order could he secure, Totally discouraged he finally in- troduced himself to the “head master” of a college on Castlereagh street and plac- ing two or three sample bottles on his desk politely handed him a circular. The pedagogue eyed Paul suspiciously, and picking up a ruler made a lunge at the Jad’s knuokles,fortunately missing his mark. “F -pelief you vas a sneak tief!” he ex claimed. “I vos pin loogin’ for you! Uf you dond ged righd oud I gif yu in sharge uf der boliss. Here, Zollomon, pud dis fel- low oud!" | Solomon approached. “Iie was evidently | the servitor of the institation; a dull, heavy- eyed.inan, with big hands and large clumsy. feet.He dropped an immense paw on Paul's shoulder, gave him a rough push, which was feebly resented, and trotted his prison- outer gates. The lad was so angry he could have-killed his captor with exquisite satis- faction to himself, but he was as helpless ‘aS'a child in the grasp of such a Cerberus.” As they neared the gate a scheme for re- ‘were’ darted through Paui's brain, which’ he put into execution the minute he was re- léase4.’ Just as Solomon gave him a final farewell push the lad drew the cork from one of his sample bottles, and let his tor- mentor have a dose of “Kalser-Tinte” full in the face. Then he rinted up Castle- reagh street as hard as he could run, with the big servitor behind shouting “Stop tief” at the top of his lungs, But Solomon w: not built for rapid transit and he was soon distanced. Siack- ening his speed now that he was safe from pursutt, Paul street when his foot tripped on the uneven curbing and he fell heavily on the stone pavement. Luckily, no bones were broken, but, alas! about all of his sample bottles eres ,and as the dispirited ink solicitor. eens himself up he felt several indepen- lent streams chasing down the inside of his trousers, w! i with dark-blue itripes, brulsgd. and hi spits; ere 80 depressed that for a few seconds, he pulled him- self together it was q | -up whether he wouldn't boo-hoo phe in the Pl street. But by swa! he kep' the tears back, and | is like an ani- mated war map, sought’ fe ink manufac- turer and resigned hiS ¢ommission. Then came the crowning . The man not only demanded a ret Hy the shilling he shad advanced, but had? the’ temerity to pay for the broken Banthle bottles, 5 ittifeafened to hand the ver to the po- lee if he didn't prod@ate’ the money in- stanty. . | As Paul had spent ths sfiling for dinner this’ was an impossibilfty, “I haven't a cent to. my name,” he exctatmed with some heat, md t¢ ¥ had you'd hiye to take it out of my hie before I'd" *alckel. The bot: tles were broken accidefftalty and the shil- have earned ten times over.” oar't give me h'any of yotr sau retorted the cockney. “You're a si er )Wkewwall h’other h*Americans, “Get out of ’ere!’’ + And seizing the lad ‘by the shoul- ‘dersrhe roughly pushed him through the doorway ‘into. the corridor, whence Paul ‘found the street. A bath in the Parramatta river removed midst Of the ink stains, but no amount of soaking would take the streaks out of his clothes. He was # marked youth Hungry and djsheartened, ul returned to his lodgings, only to find that one of the occupants of the common room had walked off with his valise. This was the climax. He hadn't a rat vain Search for the lost satchel, a few salty tears welled up, and, though he ‘brushed them’ hastily off, a fresh supply istently ,appeared. Dark days had fallen on the young traveler. His bunk that night waa on the soft side of a bench in Cook Park, on his favorite seat ender the statue of the great circum- navigator. At 4 o'clock the next morning he was astir to avoid the appearance of the park police, who had an un: easant habit of running in all vagrants caught napping at that hour. Rinsing his face and hands in the artificial lake, Paul utilized his one lone | handkerchief as towel and then strolled back to his seat to wait for sunrise. While disconsolately kicking the gravel and won- dering by what possible means he could secure breakfast a young fellow with a week's old beard, who lounged on an ad- joining bench, accosted him. “Hello, son; you don't look happy this mornin; “Not very,” returned Paul, who recog- nized one of his own countrymen by the speaker's accent. “I'm broke.” “Is that all was the half scornful re- joinder. “Why, I've been broke many a time; that's what proves a man. It’ trick to get along when you have money your pockets; any fool can spend money.” “Yes; I've discovered that. But it isn’t a bad thing to have when a fellow's hungry. Where are you from?" “"Frisco, last. Folks live up in Mich- igan—place called Grand R-plds; mebbe you've heard of it.”” ng “Oh, yes; that's where they make furni- ture, isn’t it? “You bet! Any amount of it. Used to work In a chair factory myself, but I hated the steady grind and took to tie road; been aviftin’ around for three years, and am mighty tired of it, to “Then why not go b=ck?" “I mean to, soon ‘s I make a stake; hate to go there with t+ sou after knockin’ about for three yea:s, Where do you call home?” “Chicago!”* , “Windy City, eh? That’s a burg I’m stuck on. Tf Lever get back tothe states, you'll no in see me headed for that ‘town, su- it’s a Jim Dandy place for a young fell: “‘cordin’ to my notion. But mo..y along and get some breakfast, got just a shittin” left and we'll® Blow it in for two square meals. Come ok, «Chicago.” Paul's new companion «answered to the rame of Jim, He wag.a gheery sort of a fatalist, gith a droll manner of speech that was not “without f(s cHitnis: Among other of his many accomplishments he could {m= itate bird calis very cRverty by means of a littie-tin contrivance @tlied a bird-whistle, which is placed on the tip of the tongue when in action. riza Jim had a notion hit véuld manufacture these whistles in quattitts so they could be. sold to the colonials ‘in the Saturday night market place. {he project aii not appear at all feasible t> Phul when it was first broached, for, asuhel observed, “how could they get the necessarf materials when neither had a cent of capita!?” * But dim was a young:man of wonderfil resources. After he had desided the scheme was worth trying, he instructed his com- Panion to visit the various shoemakers and harness shops in town and veg scraps’ of leather while he made a tour of the alleys collecting discarded tin cans. Both were fairly: successful and loaded with thelr apoils ihe two adventurers met at noon at the rendezvous by Capt. Ccok’s statue, where Jim at once began operations. | ie was a genius. With the aid of a jaok- Knife and the slight assistance Paul could vender »thirty “illigant bird whistles,” as Jim termed them, were ready for possible customers when the chimes sounded 6 o'clock, The artisans were by this time both tired and hungry, bui their Saturday night supper as well as their Sunday din- ner depended on their success at the mar- ket. With such an incentive the embryo merchants were not long in reaching the inglosune, where Cheap Johns of every. de- scription reveled. . (fo be continued.) ver-aoross the gravcled campus toward the: HE WAS AN AMERICAN| Duffield Orsbcine fo Harper's Weekly. He was a long, lanky, ungainly looking chap, with a thin face, a shock of sandy hair, very bright eyes, and an indefinite suggestion of physical strength and mental assurance. The sheriff of Schwartz county, iL, had called for extra deputies to repress the lawless mobs of strikers that were dominating the state in + cral, and Schwarts county in particular; and Ezra Hawkins, late of Connecticut, had present- el himself with an old army musket of about the 186) pattern on his shoulder. Sheriff Mangom glanced at the recruit. “Here, swear this man in,” he called to a clerk at a neighboring desk. Sheriff Man- gam seemed bored and unhappy. “Hold on a minute, there,” drawled Ezra. “I s’pose ther’ ain’t no objections to a little | confab ‘fore enlistin’, is there?” The sheriff looked even more annoyed. “Well?” he said, “I thought you wanted to | be.sworn In?_ We need men and arms.” “Mebbe I do, an’ mebbe I don’t. What I Was a-goin’ to ask was jest what sort of a job I was e ’ fer. Th'ain’t no sense in jumpin’ inter things blind.” “You engage to obey my orders in putting dcwn lawlessneas," said the sheriff, curtly. “Yes; a-course. That's jest it; but what I'm a-gettin’ at is jest how yer a-goin’ ter dew it.” “What do you mean? That's my busi- ness, cert'inly,” said Ezra, apolo- ‘an’ I reckon it's my business Whether I'm goin’ to help er not.” The sheriff’ wanted recruits and guns badly, for the governor had been criticising him, 80 he smoothed out his rumpled dig- rity, while Ezra continued: “Ye see, If ye railly be a-goin’ ter have the laws obsarved, an’ put down the chaps what's breakin’ um, me an’ Moll Thunder is with yer; but.if. yer cal’late ter stand us up ter be a-stoned an’ shot at an’ slug- ged while you're a-readin’ of the riot act an’ callin’ on the law-abiding citizens what's stonin’ ug to disperse, I guess I dcn’t hanker after the job.” sheriff The aghast, but Ezra went right on: “u've -bin @-readin’ ‘bout these strikes, en’ it kinder seems ter me ‘sif the sheriffs an’ milishy ‘was a tarnal sight too tender o” them fellers, an’ let um take away ther guns an’ 'tiittigs ‘aii’ dew ‘most anything they want ter. Neow I'd sorter hate ter lose ‘Molt Thundér, ‘cause th’ old man an’ McClellan carried her all through the p’nin- selér, Ye she’s a sorter family heir- I reckon. it'd kinder hurt her shé was give up 'thout ever bein’ loom, an’ ‘teens | shot off. ““We must not forget that the men who are on strike-are our misguided fellow-cit!. zens,” said the sheriff. “So was the rebs* said Ezra. Then he edded: “I s’pose you mean they're voters?” The sheriff fuehsa; but he was still con- cillatory, and, besides, h> now felt it nec- essary. rebtke thls would-be sycophant of wealthy mine owners and soulless cor- poration: ’ “This is-no tyrannical monarchy,” he “We don't shoot down citizens of a said. | free country except in cascs of the direst about to turn off on Pitt | mecenatty. “I_uged, ter, thiuk it was a free country, sald ear reflectively; “but when I'm hearin’ all the time of mobs a-blockin’ rail- roads, an’ burnin’ an’ blowin’ u an’. beatin’ an'-killin’? men jest * wants ter or has ter work fer a livin’, I'm rot 60 dawgawned sure whether it's free or rot—ceptin’ for these yere labor agitaters an’ other furriners. As fer not shootin’ till it’s necessary, mebbe you'll be so good as ter tell me what you call necessary? Strikes me it’s bin pore darn necessary fer "bout two weeks back, if we're a-goin’ ter have ee | free country left.” The sheriff felt somehow that he wasn’t giving quite so much reproof as he was getting. Rage tip ak know,” he said stiffly, “that I ci on governor for troops a week ag, and ne replied that I must first exaust my own power.” ‘zra leaned forward and his eyes shone Map Aen a-thinkin’ that there’s where ) he trouble is. Your an’ the guvner’s pow- ers was both perty much exhausted ter tart .with . by, feat “of losin’ votes next ‘lection, an’ ye're each bin tryin’ ter shove Yer dooty on th’ other. Neow, look a-here. What I'm a-comin’ tew is ‘fyou want a man ter stand. ragund Shapertend _ Fett ti oe ey order, "thout " nuthin’ or urd! " bye AL 7%, dont, wan) PE iene: y when the free citiadns is bf 7 up ioonn th Pound- in’ honest wo} 1 ter death, it's mor'n fies Moll Thunacel go off an’ blow the hull head off some peaceable, law-abidin’ spectater in the front rank er the mob,” “Yow a ket'nve mab yourself indicted for murdet exclaimed the horrified sheriff. “I guess likely,” said Ezra calmly.“That's what pep bine} ther’s a district 'terney raound who Wants ‘ter run fer jedge—an’ most of um dew.” “I haven't got time to talk to fou,” said the shertfff, at last losing ttence, even though he lost a vote with it. “I'm going t tun my business, and you can either Swear tn or get out.” "! to bus; fiushed face’ he proceeded 'y himself rataer ostentatiously about other — nen 2 et = Some 4 thought hard, At last he shouldered the Old mig. erate “I guess I; an’ get a job in the jets,» nsel{.* rna! ner or i hima Pet wobkete cane he” ‘The sheriff vouchsafed no answer, and Ezra Hawkins went swinging up the dusty toad with the ‘P’ninseler musket” over his shoulder. There was a look on his face that made the Polish and Hungarian pickets lower their clubs and let him pass on to- ward the beleaguered property. THE GYMKHANA IN LONDON. How the English Are Amusing Them- selves With an East India Sport. From the Chicago Post. ‘The gymkhana, a sort of gymnastic hash, in which the participants are expected to exercise their ingenuity in devising all sorts of unheard-of performances, has been introduced into England from India. ‘The sport is very popular in that part of the orient, but is little known in western coun- tries, The idea was launched in London the other day, and according to the papers there the lovers of sport have gone crazy over it. The most amusing event on the program was a costume race. Seated cn side saddles and. attired in dresses of the gayest colors and the most starilinz cut, five men went round the course, which in- cluded a bushed hurdle. Two ballet girls (both men) covered their ponies’ quarters with voluminous skirts, a Dolly Varden and baby in bad gown and sunbonnet, and raced for the fence, and Charley’s aunt brought up the ‘rear. Another feature of the day was the obstacle race, in which a variety of cbjects Itkely to’ put ponies on were ar- ranged round the course. The one that at- tracted people tnost was the series of paper screens through which the ponies had to force thelr way. The head-to-tail race and the handkerchief dash were mirth-provok- ing features. In the former men rode at lively speed with their faces toward the anf in the latter a rider dropped ‘1 "s handkerchief on the ground, then at a gallop picked it up with- out’ leaving the~saddle. ————_+e+_____ Why They Are Strangers. From: Life. ..»+ Count Baighreum (replacing pin in Miss VanGergitt’s hair)—“Zere! Zat ees all right. Next!” Sibsolutely Pure Acream Of tartar baking pow- der. Highest’ of allin leavening strength,.—Aaler’ Unite 1 Siates Governmen Food Report. ‘Royal: Baking Powder Ca, 106 Wali 3t,, ¥.¥. A MOTHER'S STORY. Happiness one ie Years of ‘The Terrible Experience of a Weil Known Odictal’s Wife—A Stery That Appeals Every Mothrr in the Lan. From the Chattanooga, Tenn., Prees. No county official In East Tennessee is better known oF more bishiy esteemed than Mr. J.C. Wilson, Circylt Court Cleri: of Rhea County, at Dayton, the home of Mr. Wilson, Ie enjoys the confidence and respect ef ail elasses, aid in tue business community bis word is cs good 2s his bond. Just now Mr. Wilso fs receiving (be heartiest congratulations from his numerous frleads because of the restoration to robust health of his estimabie wife, who has for years been a heipicss davalkd. Mrs, Wilson's high standing In society, and ber many lovable traits of character have won her a Lost of friends, and her wonderful recovery has attracted wide- spread attention. As the Press was the medium of bringing to the invalid lady's attention the remedy that has effected her remarizable cure, a reporter was sént to Daytou to Interview Mrs, Wilson, ja order that the general public might have the benefit of the cufferer's experience and be made eware-of tho treatment that Wrought such a marvelous change 1a her condition. The re- porter was welcomed at the Wilson home, and tho enthusiastic lady Witt becoming reluctance gave the history of her affliction and the man- ner in which he Was relieved : “Yes,” said.Mrs, Wilson, “1 was for 8 years an invalid with one of the most distressing aflictions a woman can suffer. For 8 yecrs I moped ground, dragging myself with difficulty aad pain out of bed. My littioones went un- trained and wero greatiy neglected, while i looked listiessiy and helplessly zt the ehecriess prospect before meand them. I suffered the most intense ‘pittus ta ttre sinf!] of my back, and these seemed even greater in the region of the stomach, extending down to the groius. I suffered agony sleeping oruwake. Despair ts no word for the feelings caused by that dreadful sensatfoti of tbakness aiid héiplessness 1 con- stantly experiepeed........ » t+ “1 was treated for smy trouble by several local physicians, tut they were abte fo give me only temporary relicf by the ure of sedatives and narcotics. I had almost given up all hope cf ever secttritg permanent relief when I saw an account in the 2’rrgg.of @ cre which Dr. Wil- liams’ Pink Pills had effected. 1 decided to try them, av knew the lec¥ Who had been cured and had great confidence tn berstatement. I began to take the piils Ja October, 1893, and in two months I was doing light housework and attending to tho children without auy bad ef- fects of ‘weakness, such <3 1 had formerly exporienced, J1itherto, F hed been unable to retain any food, but pow my appetite grew stronger, and Wfth it came back tho old, healthy and hearty tone of the stomack. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills cured me, and I assure you the cure has brought a great change in out home. I can now rejoice in my husbayd's success, for 1 feel that I have something to live for. Who has a better right to feel this than a mother? One thing more. 1 hay recommended these pilis to others, and many of the women of Dayton Lave taken them. with good results, and it is my greatest pleasure to, recommend to every suffering woman a remedy that has done so much for me.” An analysis proves that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills for Pale People contain in a condensed form all the elements necessary to give new life and richness.to the bloed and restore shat- tered nerves. They ere an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St, Vitus’ dance,.sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after ef- fects of IN grtppo “patpitation of the heart, pale and sallow compjeyions, shat-tired feeling re- sulting from nervous prostration ; all diseases Sent by mafl peste from vitiated humors in the blood, | pie Bande, cost $23 such as scrofuly, cyranie exysipalas. ete. They | + Adare oo are also a specific for troubles pocullar to fe- | ¢Q-ING 00. Thales, stich as suppressions, irregularittes, and | Ne, «Reston. © all forms of weakness. dy men they effect a radi- cal cure itt all'¢aser artring‘tvem wental worry, | overwork, or excesses of rer patur@, } Dr. Williams’ Pink Piet Pale People are now manufactured by the Dre Williams’ Medt- eine Company, Sebeneciady, N. ¥.,and ere sold | in boxes (never tn loose form by the dozen or hundred, e®@4h8 padtic bre eauttoned against numeroug, !mitations sold in this shape) at 50 cents a box, or ppieea erg and may be bad of aliGragetsts, oF direct ty mail from Dr. ‘Williams’ Medicine Company. Overlook Inn,} (Havemeyer Syndicate Heights, Located near the extension of Pennsylvania Ave. east, across the Eastern Branch, Will be open to the public on and after July 11, 1894. The Ynn has been handsomely furnished; there are a number of pritato dining rooms, a gentle- buffet and ample porches, commanding iy views of the «iver, city and country. ~hments served a la carte at all hours. ‘The cuisine the fnest, and greatest variety. JAS. F. BOHEN, East Washington .... Heights, Overiéuting: the tity atiew elevation of 285 fect above datam, and 185 feet above the highest Dart of the city, on ae OS Archibald ‘M.'Bliss’ Sabdivisions, the properties of the HAVEMEYER, WASHINGTON, NEW YORK and CALIFORNIA SKNDICGATER, .. .. Streets and avenues correspond in width with ‘those of the city, and have been graded, graveled, cutters Inid and shade trees set out. Gas and city water ‘thiftis hnvé “be Introduced; also police patrol. Beautifal and cligible building sites for sale on easy terms, and money and payable on the installment plan If desired. 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