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1 *7 I' l: $/ if* f, :~A ,\lLv »on tNouaw ||MlM«iorilMirv tanlftH Bifthii Shipped Aoi-om tk* Atlantic. Fifty or even half that number of years ago the possibility of the "huf fier" of the American prairies becom ing extinct was not so much as dreamed of. For ages they had wan dered in countless herds on the plains on the eastern side of the Rocky mountains, providing the red Indian with an Apparently inexhaustiblesup plyof meat. Thousands were killed for their tongues and the steak cut out of the hump—the most delicate part The bisons from which early "voy agere" and fur traders obtained theii **pemmican" did not suffer from the demands made upon their numbers by the Indians, but the white hunter with his ever improving firearms did the work of destruction. Where once the herds were so numerous that it was the practice to drire them gradually to the edge of a precipice and then frighten them over none can be found. At last the United States govern ment awoke to the fact that Ameri ca was upon the point of losing the bison. The agents of the Smithso nian institute had a difficulty in pro curing some specimens which were required. The result was that a small herd of about 40 is now strict ly preserved in Yellowstone park. But one or two wander away every year and are soon killed when once outside the protected territory. The security of the herd is consequently by no means assured. The news therefore that a number of Nebras ka buffaloes have been imported to fhia country, having been obtained for the purpose of being turned loose in some of our parks, will be welcomed by our naturalists. It is, unfortunately, very question able if the experiment of keeping and breeding the grand beasts in our TT.ngrliH'h parks will be attended with any success. The bison on its native plains is accustomed to great heat in summer and extreme cold in winter. But for all that the climate is a con stant one, and the change to the va riability, the fog and the damp of this country will be great. Indeed, when we look at the condition of the bison's European relation, the au rochs, we may well doubt if the ge nus bison will long remain an inhab itant of the earth. It may be many years before we quite lose it, for rep resentatives will probably linger for a comparatively long period pre served in parks, just as the ancient white British cattle linger now. But, as in the case of the latter, the want of fresh blood and the con sequent close interbreeding will tell in time and result in constantly di minishing fertility, until in the course of years the last representative of the race will die and the world know them no more. We may safely say the extinction will not happen in our own time, or even in that of the next few generations, but it is to be feared that come it surely will.—St. James Budget. A London Band Heard In Pari!* An interesting and. amusing in stance of the efficacy of the London Paris telephone occurred the other day which is worth recording. The Salvation Army band was marching from the Royal Exchange, playing the "Marseillaise," when an idea struck the men present in the tele phone room. The windows and doors were thrown open, and the attendant at the Paris end was asked if he could hear any thing. The response (in French) was immediate: "Yes, I can hear the band playing tlie 'Marseillaise, That a hand of music playing in the streets of London could be plainly distinguished in Paris is, we think, a sufficiently striking marvel of the nineteenth century science.—London Electrical Engineer. Georgia Wm Sorry. Georgie was a small boy, as well behaved as small boys commonly are, but impulsive. He had been allowed to sit in his high clxair at the family table, and one day, having satisfied his hunger, he suddenly threw his knife with all his little strength across the table at his father. For tunately, it fell short and no particu lar harm was done, but it seemed a fit opportunity for the inculcation of a lesson. When the rest of the family arose, he was detained, and his moth er essayed to impress upon him the enormity of his offense. For awhile the effort seemed hopeless, but at length there were signs of apprecia tion, and with a quivering lip he cried out, "Georgie'U never throw knife at papa again throw fork!"— New York Times. When Lace Wat Ktn'i Adornment. The history of lace contains many curious facts, and while essentially a womanly adornment in its earlier development was almost exclusively appropriated by the sterner sex. Cing Mars left at his death more than 300 sets of Idee collars and cuffs. It is stated that desiring to produce an extraordinary collar for Louis XIV no horsehair sufficiently delicate could be obtained, and the workers employed instead some of their own hair. The beautiful fineness of the outlines of point de Venice and point de Alencon results from the exceed ingly deft use of a hprsehair, over which the tiny stitches are cast and the same little secret method gives the delicate crispnesa of its loops and points—Washington Star, psfWW-.. „.r„, rpllsMOe fATTlWHtt TIMt. Sarljr, The fattening proeees of boga begins generally Is the fall, sot hit the carcasses can be sent to market in the winter. This is due largely to the fact that hot weather is a bad time to fatten hogs, bat it does not follow that the work must be left too late in the fall. As soon as cold leather is really here early fattening should begin. In the fall there are many things which can contribute toward fat which later will be lost through lack of use. When the fattening is begun late in the fall, the work is carried well into winter, at a time when very often all kinds of feed are high. The cold weather of winter is almost as bad a time for fat tening hogs as the hot period of summer. The animals have to eat to make heat to resist the cold. The best time for the work is early in autumn—as soon after hot weather has gonn as possible. Spring litters that have passed successfully through the summer season are In excellent condi tion for the fall fattening. They are of the right age, and if they have been fed properly through the heated term they have formed bone and muscular frame* that are perfectly adapted to fattening. The keeping through the summer should not be expensive. Plenty of milk, grass and elorer are the essentials—articles that are never so cheap as during the months from June to September. Such feed keeps the hogs healthy, and their appetite for corn and meal is strong in the fall. Experiments prove that hogs to be the most profitable should be placed on the market in a fat condition in from eight to nine months. This means that March and April pigs should be ready for the butcher in November or December, or even earlier. Give them red clover for the first five or six months and then fat ten them on Indian corn along with their clover. The result is that they should weigh from 250 to 800 pounds by late fall—a good growth profitably made. The change from clover to com should begin gradually in the early fall. First give them corn along with their clover, a little at a time. Gradually increase the amount until they are fed without the clover at all. To increase the amount of food for fattening it is also essential that the process should be gradual. Any haste or great change might cause sick ness and retard growth for several weeks. Pigs raised on corn all summer will not take kindly to corn at once. It often makes their appetite poor, and this means poor health and unprofitableness. Constipation often follows the change, and this can be avoided by giving them more of loosening food until their sys tems have become accustomed to the corn feed. Pumpkins are great things for feeding the hogs when inclined to constipation, and in the fall these are plentiful. Boiled apples or steamed grass or clover are also excellent bowel regu lators. When it is remembered that four-fifths of diseases of swine are clue to constipation, this point will be generally heeded.—E. P. Smith in American Cul tivator. The Horses to Raise For Profit. There are but two kinds of horses for farmers and small breeders to profitably raise now, and these are the highest types of light harness horse and the heaviest draft horse that can be pro duced, with quality, high finish, action and good bone. These kinds may be raised at a good profit if the business is conducted with proper care and the right kind of breeding stock is procured to start with. To commence right the best material ia very important for a breeder. If farmers want to raise light harness stock, let them'aim to raise coach or car riage horses, found their principles of breeding on individuality, knee action, good color, with high finish, quality and above all size, this being a leading fea ture in alight harness animal, and on which its value depends, everything else being equal. No animal should be less than 15|- hands, and a stallion should be 16 hands and weigh not less than 1,250 pounds, always, if possible, dark bay or brown. Strive to breed a fixed type of horse, so that any two would match. Never cross or mix the breeds. This means retrogression. A fixed type is what the public wants. Every animal should be bred for a fixed purpose, improving the stock all the time by weeding out the culls and keep ing the very best for breeding purposes. Occasionally, buy a good one, when the opportunity occurs, with both breeding and individuality to strengthen the harem. The very best stock to produce this class of horses is the Hambletonians, the Wilkeses preferred. All animals purchased for breeding should be as near as possible the standard wished to be produced and should be selected from the most producing lines of blood and the highest type of the American trotter that the purchaser can afford, all being selected' from the most fashionable lines of blood within the breeders' reach but do not sacrifice size, quality, color or action for the standard.—Spirit of the Turf. Live Stock Points. If you wean lambs in September, they will be able to get fall pasture and take a whack at caring for themselves before cold weather. Don't neglect to cull out the chickens in August. Weed out the roosters, the old hens and the feeble ones and leave only strong, prime birds for winter lay ing. Cudahy, the great meat man, failed partly because of the drought in Europe. Lack of rain destroyed the fodder crops there, and farmers were obliged to throw their live stock upon the mar ket to keep it from starving to death. That brought down the price of meat across the Atlantic. Shippers and deal ers here who had invested heavily on the chance of continued high prices for pork and meats lost accordingly. The rest of the story is, however, that with the scarcity of stock animals in Europe next year prices there will go soaring. Then American producers and shippers can get their innings. "f Im« Mm WnUmi bpm. "\PW\ V. Fall Clothing and Fall in Prices. The Fall season is'all but here from Old Father Time's point of view it's here now as far as the prices of clothing are concerned. If you go to Ledene & Anderson's you'll think there's been' two falls, prices are so low. Clothing figures are on the ground, so to speak, and can't very well be any lower. Quality, however, is at the top notch, and can't be any higher. Uncle Sam couldn't do any better with his big fcstock of silver than to invest it in our new suits at $10.00. Ledene & Anderson, In Wilson Block, next door to H. E. Torrance's store. •i'MJU— Worthington Mill Company is shipping in western wheat, and making the best of flour Any wheat that will io to ship, taken in exchange. 20-42 L. M. BLISS, Supt. 'Wilson, TSPresiAent.^ Capital, Paid Up, $50,000. STATE "BANK of WORTHINGTON," WORTHINGTON, NOBLES COUNTY, MINNESOTA. Started as a Private Bank in 1873. Incorporated as a State Bajik in 1893. Among the stock-holders are J. P. Moulton, R. B. Beeson, Azom Forbes, John H. Scott, Dr. Cheney, Fred Humiston, Geo. W. "Wilson, Mrs. Chas. "W. Smith, Geo. O. Moore, John Dean, H. E. Torrance, Will Humiston, Ed. Wilson, A. H. Palm and Geo. D. Dayton. $ The Directors are R. B. Beeson, H. E. 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