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“Look for the Woman”
HE French have a saying’—“Search
r for the woman.” It means that
when mystery multiplies concern
ing some great event, whether or
not in the criminal catalogue, that
a woman is at the bottom of the
thing, and that a search will reveal
the fact. News comes from Tan-
giers, in far away Morocco, that
F’aul Stensland, president of the de
funct Milwaukee Avenue State
Bank, of Chicago, has been cap
tured in that city. Stensland sys
tematically looted the institution, of
which he was the trusted president,
for a period covering five years. Several weeks
ago it was forced to close its doors in the faces of
a clamoring mob of depositors, most of whom were
workit^fj people whose deposits represented the
savings of a life-time. A reward of $5,000 was of
fered for the apprehension of Stensland and the po”
lice of this and foreign countries began a search
which covered all possible havens to which the re
creant official might shape his course. The all-
enveloping dragnets of the big cities were spread
forth. Detectives of international reputation,
stimulated bv the large reward, brought into piav
their utmost ingenuity. Clews of the slenderest
nature were followed up with vigilance. Theories
that were plausible and theories with impossibility
on their faces, were evolved and applied in the
hope of locating the defaulter and returning him to
the stern round of justice.
Still did Stensland elude the traps set for him.
As fast as rumor located him in one city or state
or county, a counter-rumor reported him in an
other part of the world. The authorities of Chi
cago and of the state of Illinois set in motion every
possible device that might aid in running to earth
one of the most remarkable criminals of the cen
tury. Yet was the genius of man hopelessly
balked. Days merged into weeks and the capture
of Stensland "appeared no nearer consummation.
It is reasonable to assume that the searchers were
growing just a tittle less confident as time wore
awav and the man’s tracks appeared to be con
cealed with a skill approaching diablerie.
Several davs ago a woman visited the office of
a, big Chicago newspaper, and told one of the high
officials her grievance against the missing bank
president. He had possessed other woman friends,
it seems, but this particular one cherished an al
leged wrong, the nature of which is not divulged,
but which was sufficient to provoke her into dis
closing information regarding Stensland's possible
whereabouts. The representatives of the news
paper got in touch with the authorities and as a
result a journalist, of long experience, accompa
nied bv an officer of the law, set sail for Morocco,
with the capture of the defaulter as the ultimate
object. The woman’s information had not been
misleading. Traces of the quarry were found al
most as soon as the pursuers made a landing. His
lair was still warm. The newspaper man and the
officer were patient. They lay in wait for Stens
land, and when he put in an appearance it was to
face arrest. He is now reported as awaiting ex
tradition proceedings.
What the cunning of men trarned in the pur
suit of their kind could not accomplish, was
brought to pass by the vindictiveness of an
aroused woman.
Stensland’s case, in this respect is but an echo
of the history of crime throughout the ages,
whether known by that glaring name or concealed
beneath the more respectable euphemism of “th£*
progress of civilization,” or some other phrase
wherewith mankind extenuates deeds which will
not bear too close a scrutiny under the moral mi
croscope. Princes as well as pickpockets have
come to grief through the fatal admixture of wo
men and schemes, whether these latter contem
plate the overturning of a state or the lightening
of the pocket of a careless farmer. Just a paltry
forgetfulness concerning the jealousy or the gar
rulity or the inborn honesty of some women in
whom they had placed a confidence, and presto!
they r find themselves laid by the heels, while the
aforesaid scheme fades into the intangible sub
stance of smoke.
And, yes—there is another side of it. too.
“Search for for the woman” in all causes which
have real good and actual advancement as their
inspiration. You will find her in these, as staunch
and invincible a factor as in the ones not so pleas
ing to the moral sight or savory to nostrils at
tuned to the odors of righteousness.
And her influence in the latter direction, out
weighs her influence in the former. Though, very
sadly, it lacks the picturesque element which gives
it a parade across the first pages of our daily news
papers.
In the Temples
Vacation.
(From The Boston Transcript.)
The season’s come at last when we
Begin our cash to burn—
To spend in two short weeks what took
Twelve long, Jong months to earn.
A Question.
"" (From The Boston Transcript.)
Mi - . Carnegie, doubtless you
Can aid in pronouncing too,
Tell us now, in view of “Wooster,’-’
Why is Rochester not “Rooster?'’
Again icr Yet?
(From Argonaut.)
Jones had come home about 2 in the
morning rather the worse off for a few
highballs. As soon a s he opened the
door his wife began upbraiding him for
his conduct. Jones went to bed and
when he was almost asleep could hear her
scolding him unmercifully. He dropped
off to sleep and awoke after a couple of
hours, only to -hear liis "wife remark:
hope all the women don’t have to put up
with such conduct as this.” “Annie,"
said Jones, “are you talking again or
yet?”
1 FENCE, like a live thing and not
the death of sound, beats upon the
car. It seems that the valley far
below, seen now in a blue mist and
again in a dazzling, far-reaching
riot of color and detail, is sending
up myriad voices to the arrogant
peak on which you stand; that the
murmurs and the shouts and the
groans and the pains and the sobs
and the laughter and the curses
rise just to a certain level; that
here they lose their mirth, their
passion and their woe. and blend—
into a vast melody of stillness,
which plays a so'lemn or a terrifying chord on the
harp of each man’s soul, according as that harp is
strung with strings of this earth or strings which
can vibrate in response 1o something not of this
earth. You are in the mountains. You arc on the
summit of one of the loftiest of these brethren of
the clouds. As the solitude wraps you about with
a very real mantle, and the cool, crisp air. married
mly to heaven and free of the smudge of the things
below, curls quietly about your still figure, and tlie
rustle of the vegetation only emphasizes the pow
erful voice of flie silence—you tell yourself that,
here indeed, are you in the temples of God and of
Ili- marly-minded child—nature.
The chanting of priests would break upon your
senses as a harsh discord. It would bring a note
of earth entirely repugnant to the prayer that, tin
formed, vet frames itself unconsciously in vour j (he flaught
soul. The tones of vour companion would profane
.he very air. Verv near you feel to the Creator.
Yerv deeply you feci human littleness.
The things for which you strive and scheme and
sin and lie and smile and slay down in the valley,
seem verv paltry here in the temple. The triumph
which, yesterday, sent the blood laughing through
vour veins, is so puny when you scan it close m
this heightened state of imagination and con
science. ddie thing you plan for tomorrow looks
so mean and tawdrv, as its sickly facets
Paces 40-60.
In the little town of C lived three
maiden sisters by the name of Paige
They were “neat,” as tihe villagers call
it, in its most accentuated form, and they
loved the small boy best afar off. In
consequence of which they were a bright
and shining mark for the pranks that
youth seems to originate for its scotil
ers. says The New York Press.
One day the front gate strayed from tfs
wonted iplace with the assistance of two
small neighbors: then came a reprimand
from each of the old maids, and barbed
repartee in return, a s usual; following
this exchange came a complaint to the pa
rents of the offenders.
At tlie table that night “papa" was re
quested to reprove Jim and Ted for im
pertinence to the Misses Paige.
“What did you say to them?” de
manded papa with the requisite frown.
“Didn’t sarse them at all,” replied Jim
with a grin. “I only said ‘Page 40,
Page 50 and Page 60; an’ they got mad
at it.”
Ted caught sight of pa’s twitching
muscles and added, “Gee, but they were
just hoppin’.”
“Well, donlt let it happen again,” an
swered pa, as lie hastily attacked a piece
of apple pie.
?pill
around in your mind’s eye.
The spell of the temple is upon you.
The valley is far below.
And yet—you must return t<
the vallev.
Leaves from an Old Scrap
with tlie canoe back into tho fastnesses, I
from whence they had come, with in- ;
T HERE were. many good stories i str uctlons to return for them th e next I
about confederate scouts published I night at 9 o'clock. The scouts on landing
...» j from tiie canoe, took the precaution to
! walk backwards across the beach, thus
■ giving their footprints the appearance of
A CONFEDERATE SCOUT. ! having come from the land, or camp, and
“In tile second year of the war, as the - not from the water, which precaution
editor of The Observer was traveling ini they found the next day was wise-.
~ inccaling themselves in a
By A GEORGIA COLONEL.
I HERE w ere. many good stories
about confederate scouts published
during the war. In the old war
sorapbouk I find the following:
prisoner, whom th
•a lel>
A Dream Removed.
G. B. Winter, tlie London tailor who
came to AifttTrica to design new uniforms'
for tlie arinjh- was talking in Philadel
phia about American clothes.
”1 have noly flattering things to say
of tlie best American clothes,” said Mr.
Winter. “They don’t diirer at all from
tlie best London clothes. They are made
of pure, soft stuffs that fall in graceful
lines. They are cut with propriety. They
are worn with distinction.
“Hard tilings have been said here
about English clothes, but I am sure that
they who said them spoke in ignorance.
Whether they spoke in ignorance or not,
I can only say of the best American
clothes that they are among the finest
clothes in tlie world.’’
Mr. Winter, his.hands in the pockets of
his well-cut coat, laughed.
"I don’t, you see.” he said, "reply
harshly to my attackers. I am not like
linker 'cWce tell about. " '
“A young man failed to turn up at a
dinner, though he had accepted the in
vitation. He sent no word of excuse,
hut the next day lie railed and said to
the house:
”1 only called. Miss Morris, to apolo
gize for disappointing you last evening;
hut really I couldn’t find the lime to
” ‘Oh. don’t speak of It.’ the young
lady answered. ’We forgot about you
entirely till -after everybody -wig gone,
when father happened to notice that
lecanter on (lie sideboard and the
Of cigars on the mantel had each
thing left in them.’ ’•
Pioneers
Forget not yet, forget not yet
That once we were your peers;
Remember, though the world forget
We were the pioneers.
We braved the fever-swamps by night,
The desert’s heat at noon;
We wandered, lost to all men’s sight,
Beneath the wan white moon.
When, fn the burning noon of day,
The forest-wind blows sweet,
Forget not us, who made the way
Smooth ground beneath your feet.
We dug the wells we may not drink,
The gold, that buys not life;
Spent, in the forest’s heart we sink,
Forgotten of the strife.
Though we be old in dearth and toil,
Fallen and faint with thirst,
While ye shall reap the easy spoil
Ye shall not be the first.
Ye shall come after, hut no less,
No man can take our pride;
The first that broke the wilderness,
For that gain’s sake we died.
The paean of our triumph yet
Runs ringing down the years;
Ye have the fame, but ye forget
We were tlie pioneers.
—ETHEL TALBOT.
What Gave Birth
To Famous
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The Importance of Winning
^ Your Cow's Affection &
I h
delivered at
the headquarters of tiie confederate gen
eral. Sergeant Magee was complimented |
by General Beauregard for this daring j
enterprise toy a special order, which was |
published in the Charleston papers. lie.
th e cars on the Savannah and Charleston ! , v taken
railroad, ho was agreeably surprised by j 'thicket, they
the entrance Into the cars at one of the 'teht. which disclosed to them
' ,were within a. few hundred yards and,
In full view of the federal camp and j
way stations of a much esteemed and
now lamented friend, who, with IAb
mother and sister, cam*, from Whining-
was afterwards made captain of cavalry j
and ordered 'to Virginia, where lie illus-;
tinted the. heroism of the Old North Stale]
on many bloody Helds, and finally fell!
mortally wounded In one of tlie closing
struggles of the war, near Richmond.
PRAYER AND HEROISM.
Said The ■Charleston Courier In 1863; j
“A correspondent of tlie N. C. Prestoy-j
-ks, which contained at the tme as terlan states that it is the invariable
awaited tlie
coming dr.y-
thait they
ton. N. C., to Pernandina, to reside, ! well as they could judge, about five boa- haWt of CoIonel Wood, commander of
about the s-ame time as ourself, where he sand men. They were many times made the mar j nes wbo destroyed the federal
continued to reside until the breaking painfully conscious of the peril they nete gunboat not long since ait Newtoern, ‘bc-
out of the war. Industriously working exposed to, for straggling soldiers fre- for<J enterlng the canflicti t o call his men
at ms trade. W e mean our amiable and quently passed near them, and several oh- tQ prayer So j t was on the way down
much esteemed friend, Jolce Magee, I serving their footprints on the beach, ; to New , bern . just before getting in sight - - —
ThoBe of , u f wl )° * uew h,ni ^fore traced them to the'water’s edge, and: of town h@ called th boats aU t lh man in de head wid a big hawse-pistol.
war sn inniiat riniisl v and j wnc _ . "Dnt i, -11 ~ i... . , ,
A Summer Sybarite.
1 sees de heo a-tolling”'" <*
Whah de blossoms grow so free.
T looks at him admirin’
An’ says. “Go ft, Mistuh Bee!
I likes to see you at it.
Bui 1 s glad you i-sn’ me.**
De squirril keeps on addin'
To liis riches in de tree.
T tells 'ini, “Mistuh Squirrel.
Dat’s jes’ what I likes to see.
Ton’s actin’ mighty wisely;
But dat ain' no way foil me.'*
A listenin' to de breezes
While dey’s maltin' melody.
Dr dream in’ wliah do. sunshine
Drops de diamonds on de sea.
Jes’ proud o’ boiu’ lazy
I'at’s He onlies' way foil me.
—Washington Star.
Temptiiug- the Wind.
(From The Pittsburg Index.)
De (•awd, mah friends, done tempahs
de wind to do sho’n lamb!'* sententiously
said good, old ebony-lined Parson Woolli-
mon, the pastor of a Wylie avenue church
in a recent sermon.
“One time der was a cullud man, and he
done got imprecated In a pow’ful strainu-
ous situation ober a haw'g. A white man
’cused him ob embezzlin’ de swine, and
whirled in, he did, and shot de culled
war so Industriously and unobtrusively, passed on satisfied that there was noth-; nraver ■
plying his trade, little suspected the - i nK wrong hi them. They, however, re- lu n,ttUe ms mpn ali Kneel m pra>er ’
i mained undiscovered in their conceal-
rnettle of the soldier that was in him.
WHAT JEFF THOMPSON SAID. I
But, uh-hallelooyer, brudden and sls-
i tabs! De bullet done flattered out to
j elaborately, on de cullud man's skull dat
Early In the struggle, seeing that South men , t until about 3 o’clock In the after-. Here Is a bright and interesting Item j he picked7t up next mawnin’ and parsed
Pa rollno miiHf vwrv crion hnr> run a tlm ♦!>«> . * i ... m n.'l c- r*T _ t M. K t* 11 frntn t llO liPfl htiH nmelir l-onny. I . m » . . ■*'
noon, when a sfout, but unarmed, sol- taken from the bed and musty records
dier entered tho thicket and came direct- t,f tlie wart
■ ly toward them. Ho approached within; Jeff. Thompson, late a general in the
few feel without discovering them, and ■ confederate army, writes the following
Carolina must very soon become the the
ater of war. he left Fernandtna and
wont to that state, where he volunteered
into a company of cavalry. As ho ex-.
pected. the seaboard of that stat 0 bn- j sitthTg Town""pulledoff one^of his gar-! letu>r to the editor of The Messenger, Me
mediately became tho scene of hostlii- j memt * Hnd commenced divesting himself Kinney, Texas;
of some unpleasant companions. Per
ceiving that there were no others near
! them at the time, Sergeant Magee at-
’ traded his attention by a slight noise,
and the soldier, looking up, beheld the
. It off fuh haffer dollah on a near-sighted
■ white man dat was .keepin’ a sto’. Sho'ly
j de Larwd, in his indefinite wisdom, tem-
| pahs de wind to de sho’n lamb!”
ties, and he soon had opportunities of
exhibiting his skill and daring in mili
tary enterprises. He became so con
spicuous for his enterprise, that his com- ■
mander relieved him from duty in the
line and detailed him as an independent, ...... ,
scout. When w e met him on the train. | wlth f thelr rPvoU ’ ( ‘ rs S lal ’
having previously seen an incident in directly into Ills face. He was so .-
which he was the principal actor, men- Prised and astonished that he could not
tioned In the Charleston papers, we de- 1 f *l ,t "'ik a word. Magee then ordered m m j „
ternalned to get from him, his version of to lie down and keep perfectly quiet, tor j {, onestly consistent" for the"* past five
the affair, and with his accustomed he said they were perfectly aware that'
Dear Sir—Your paper or the 13th ult.
has Just reached me, and I observed the
card of my house, and also the editorial
notice. I suppose some friend or ac
quaintance instructed
card, and I have no doubt but that you
meant to do me a kindness by your com
ments; whether you have, however, done
so or not, Is a question. If you or your
paper have been fairly, squarely, and
By HELEN HARCOURT-
Written for The SUNNY SOUTH.
ERHAPS you think that is
a nonsensical idea. Perhaps
it is, but let us look into it
bit, take counsel together,
and then decide if there is
not plenty of good common-
sense and plenty of profit
in it, too. That “ 'tis belter
far to rule by love than
fear” is a true saying that
applies as' forcibly to a
cow or any other animal as
to a human being. Both
races have flesli and j atu
blood, both have nerves and feelings, j
though some people seem to think other-,
wise as far as the por "brute beasts” are ,
concerned.
”j nc hoy is father to tlie man.” The;
heifer calf is mother -to the cow. Both j
■they should go, or rrf?ysurely go j
elsewhere. Both must lie well fed and
carefully sheltered, or both will grow un
if they grow up at all, delicate and
stunted specimens of their respective
races. A runty, stunted heifer means an
undersized cow. An undersized cow
means a poor milker. Development—which
is just another name for growth—must
h e continuous from birth, and this will
always he the case if tlie rations are as
generous and the shelter as good as they
should toe.
To secure a goodjeow.
, . ._ -, I years, then you may benefit me; but if
modesty he related to us the following their lives would pay the penalty if dis- yoll j, avo bpon onc of thoge m | ser able
Incident: covered, and they were determined l & ; creatures that were neither “ram, lamb
‘‘‘Shortly after the fall of Port Royal,; make sure of him If ho betrayed them j sheep, or mutton,” during the terrible
and when Hilton Head island was known toy the slightest sound or movement. Thejwor which has so lately desolated my
to be occupied In force by the federal: poor fellow could do nothing but obey country, then your unionism is not worth
trops, the confederate commander In the, implicitly, for the two revolvers never; a copper, and your notice will injure
vicinity became execeedlngly anxious to swerved an Inch from their direct bear- rather than serve me among the brave
learn the strength of the force occupying
that Island. Sergeant Magee offered his
services to obtain the desired informa
tion, and went promptly to the work.
Taking with him but one companion, a
young man named Michles (a native of
St. Augustine, in this state, and one of a
family of gallant men residing In the
Ancient, city) they made their, way with
a guide to paddle their cano e silently
along the creeks and lagoons leading
In the direction of Hilton Head. They
reached their destination undiscovered,
and landed under cover of night, at tlie
lug upon his head, and certain death; Texans, who were truly southern
stared him in the face if ho did other- with whom only 1 expect to deal,
wise. The 'three lay thus the remainder
of the day, and until about 9 o’clock at
night, when a peculiar boat of an owj
was heard in the swiimp, which was re
sponded to toy Sergeant Magee in th#
note of a whippoorwill, the signal agreed
upon. In a few minutes a canoe silently
glided from 'the mouth of an obscure
creek and run her prow upon the 'beach.
The two scouts then safely withdrew j
fiom their perilous situation, carrying
For the federals who met me in battle,
and showed their "faith by their works’’
1 have respect; hut for the would-be-wlse
men of t'he south who “knew the cow
would eut the grind stone." I have the
most perfect contemip..
Jeff don’t "say tho yankees beat him
fighting.” Jeff don’t “say that he has
been most gloriously whipped by the
i union troops”—but General Thompson
says that by overpowering numbers in
What To Do.
(From Harper's Weekly.)
At the Army and Navy Club m Wash
ington a number of veteran officers were
telling stories, when General Chaffee told
®_J" f ! er 5 °" r i tllls an ecdote of General Carr, who dietf
in New York some years ago.
It appears that General Carr, at the
outbreak of the civil \%ir, -left Troy to
take command of a regiment. The en
gagement in which, as colonel, he first
figured was at Big Bethel. His regiment
had been halted for rest and refreshment
In a pleasant place, and had not yet
experienced the excitement of a skirmish,
it happened, however, that confederates
were In ambush In th e Immediate neigh
borhood, and from a safe hiding place
they opened fire on the northerners.
Carr, so the story runs. Instantly put
spurs to his lidrse and dashed up to a
group of officers. Excitement and be-
and
rear end of tho Island, sending the guide I with them their distressed and mortified I
Continued on Fourth Fag*.
and lo win Its af
fection, tlie lieifer|mist be well and kind
ly Heated right along. It is better to
raise your own lows if you have the
chance. It is ra her troublesome 1
few months, it isjrue, hut those months
ar . soon over. a,d tiie calf remains for
years of usefulneS and profit. When you
raise your own lows, you aic sure of
what you have got. you know their
“tricks and tliel manners," and that
they have no conealed faults or diseases,
Moreover, you in so handl 0 and make
gentle the calf that is mother to the
cow that when be time conies for milk
ing the young n trou, no regular “break
ing” will be neced. And so let us begin
right, that is ’itli the baby heifer. It
is easy to winder confidence, as easy
as it is to win hat of a child, and it is
just as easy tulose it by abusing their
trust. Confide! e once gained, perfect
fearlessness an iiffection will follow.
SELECTIO AND BREEDING.
Every good f.-nier and dairyman knows
that dependenc should not be placed
buying, but ortraising heifer calves for
their own use Of course selection and
breeding are I great importance. A
good milker afnother, and a pure bred
sire coming 4m a family of tested
milkers will mure the best and most
certain results Hut it should he borne in
mind that of e two parents, the mother
is tlie most j#erful in transmitting her
good qualities! 11 other words, tlie heifer
offspring of sire of a good milking
breed, and c a mother who is a poor
milker, will »llow the mother, and he
also a poor lker. But while ability and
breeding ardways most desirable, they
are not alv’s imperative for good re
sults. A her springing from ordinary
stock may »e developed Into a fine
milker. A ifer of first-class race and
pedigree m» on the contrary, be de
graded into poor milker. The first goes
up, the seid down th e scale, simply
because tl.oiie is well fed and well
sheltered, t' oc ber scantily fed and neg
lected, oftdeH 1° earn its own living
by going (the tramp, and allowed to
sleep at i*f 011 the wet ground, ex
posed to r* und winds.
Now, wl is necessary to bring out
all the g( that may be latent in a
lieifer calLFirst of all, nourishing food,
end plentof it. Not food containing
the earbo'hrates, however. Let those
severely ne. They are fat makers,
and it is le an( l muscle that tte grow
ing calf Ids, not fat. The best, the
moBt natl food Is milk, the food pro-
v Ved byature for the young calf’s
sustenant After the first three weeks,
however,'dm milk is Just as good as
whole m If not better.
As a b the calf born in the spring
or sum' does not fare as well as
one bor# the autumn or winter. The
reason Not *he weather, no; but
the owr The absence of green, grow
ing gr<Jh the winter naturally leads
to the l ln B of hay and grain In addl-
to add wheat bran, ground oats o r shorts
beginning with half a pint or so, and
gradually increasing as the heifer grows
Give a generous amount of food al
ways, if you want to make the best of.
your calf. But give it with some judg
ment thrown in. The milk itself, for
instance, may he the cause of sickness
or want of thrift. Too much at a time,
before the calf’s system has gotten
strong enough, often causes indigestion,
which leads to diarrhea and scours.
Many serious cases of this kind may be
traced indirectly to this one cause. The
results will be less serious if too little,
ret her than too much, milk Is fed. Never
give cold milk at one feed, and over
warm milk at another. Keep the teniper-
rc and- the quality, too, at tlie same
point. Don t give three quarts one day
and six quarts tlie i*xt. Half the’’mys
terious” sicknesses of young calves come
from neglect or ignorance of th'- —
points. __ .
■... -css is another important re
quisite. It is best to have two feeding
pails. Rinse then, well and set them
in the sun after each feed of milk or
moist food. If only used for dry grain,
it will answer their individualities as
well as other folks. And when you find 1
one of them especially eager for its food,
”a big eater,” don’t scold at it,and hurt
its feeling by calling it a pig, or any
thing of tiiat sort. Rather cherish it as
the “apple oif your eye,” and encourage
it as it grows big and strong, because
tlie higgest eaters make the best cows
ancl the best bulls.
VALUE OF APPETITE.
Tlie very best development will follow
feeding Lo tlie limit, which should be jus'
a little short of entirely satisfying the
appetite. Then let the meal be finished
on tlie pasture lot. A dainty calf tli
merely nibbles or picks at its food is
foredoomed failure as a cow. Such <
one had better be fattened as quickly L
possible, and turned over to the butcher
To try to raise it for milk, will be only
a wase of time and food. Keep dairy
calves growing thriftily all the time from
birth to maturity, giving plenty of whole
some food and plenty of good water. Th*
>ne is as important a s the other. Bran
ind ground oats a,re excellent food for
them, fed dry, never wet. Do not giv
corn or oatmeal, they are too heatin;
uni fattening. When the pasture fails
ive hay. and lots of it. Do not feed
tlie dairy lieifer as you do the steers an
fattening animals, if you expect to have
a good milker by and by.
W hile the heifer lias been growing to
wards her life work, she ha s also been
growing gentle and fearless, if K he lias
been kindly treated, and not struck or
shouted at. Calves don't improve under
such treatment any more than human
beings. By tne time a properly cared
for heifer ha s reached maturity, and
dropped her first calf, she will allow
herself to be milked and handled as
quietly as any sedate old cow. Ai*l
every one knows how greatly gentleness
auus to the value oif a cow. This re-
suit will 'have been attained not only by
uniform kindness, but by frequent strok
ing and patting and rubbing the legs,
body and udder. Such treatment, ac
companied by gentle spoken words, her
name being often repeated, will win her
affection to a degree that will surprise
any one who has never tried to make a
friend of a calf. Try it, and see.
When the 'heifer becomes a full-fledged
cow. It will be seen that, contrary to the
generally preconceived idea, she Is not
lacking in that sense called "natural ma
ternal affection.” The longer tihis af-
HENCE came “23,” that
popular slang synonym for
“Get out,” “.You hav*
reached the end,” “Quit,”
eta?
This numerical phrase
has no application, and if
any one attempts to trace
tlie origin he will find the
derivation credited to
many incidents. Members
of many callings claim
the distinguished honor
of giving the diminutive
to an eager world. All assert that it«
first employment was peculiarly fitting
to the conditions that brought It forth.
It is a companion to “skiddoo, an i
is frequently used in conjunction with
that equally expressive word, althouga
when you say ”23’ ’you mean "skiddoo.
“Skiddoo” is authoritatively asserted to
be a western expression, which was used
first on the cattle ranges of the south
west by cowboys and Indians.
It was declared to be a contraction
and popularization of the oid word, ske
daddle.” “Skiddoo” and "bushwa,” tiie
latter a term of derision used to conve
the same comment as “hot air, drift i
east from the plains along with otla
terse expletives.
But “23" belongs to no section,
rather it originated in every part of t
United States, according to the respect
authorities who have devoted their era
gies to tracing its lineage.
All the disputants on the question .if
the genesis of the expression agree t, . .
it was disseminated largely by a com. -
dian named George Cohan, who used
in the musical comedy, “Little Jobr
Jones." But Mr. Cohan did not first <
ploy the numeral as a slang phrase,
heard it and thought it a good line, i
he used it.
Where did it come from?
SAY3 IT’S TWO YEARS OLD
Well, it is just ab ut two years •
age, says one man. This authority
the way, is a baseball “fan.”
“‘Twenty-three’ means being t" ;
canned,' ” says he. “Of course you 1.
that ‘tin-canned’ among ball plays men •
being ‘fired,’ released.
“ ’Twenty-three’ was first used a? a,
slang ex;a\ ” on thro :;,h 1.‘e s-’jth and
sc, ole west It Is a modification of - ha
slang phrase ‘eighten and five.’ ‘Eigh'"",i
and five’ was its first form, and it was
sprung toy a barnstorming ten, twin:.’
and thir’ repertory company touring ■ «
jayhawk watertank towns of the south
a;, u southwest.
’ It seems the manager of the company
was a kind-hearted guy and did not w?nt
to bruise any one’s feelings. He ta w
fired any of the bunch, but had a lia: ■ ;
of piling on the extra parts in the pl,n s
and keeping tlie ghost from -walking •; ]
the direction of ihe actor or actress is
wanted to get rid of.
“The man or woman who was ii l i
favor was ordered by the manager , ]
study additional parts until the i » • j
reached eighteen, and at the same «
t "° kept putting flff salar:
It took about five weeks for tlie uni I
proprietor of the show to work up - ■■
list of eighteen pails. Tiiat men., „
weeks’ unpaid salary.
“By the time tlie objeet of the sc;:»r s
readied tlie subject and he or she , a
the show. So in that company it g
be a byword. When one of the tronp-
down or failed to make a hit flL rest -
of them would pass out the word "3 ?mf
5 for you.’ it meant that thei/!> wers
eighteen parts and five lean weeL con
ing, and the actor had better lejL.
USED BY RACING MEl-
“After a while tlie 18 and 5' v/« fou 1
to be too long and some one difa-i add
ing stunt and brought out '23.J
“The theatrical company left#3 along
the lines of the railroad" and ii
people picked it up and after/ > or
so it got to New York and Bton. Rac
ing men took hold of it and/sed it n
designate, a hors e that was a 4id one
The racing man takes esptions to
the above elucidation of th#roblem > f
iiscovery. “.Not a bit like f says 1 ;
the
di
'23 for tiiat.
"Now, I'll tell you just icre if fli.i
come from,” lie assorts witjositiveues
"It was this way: There/ 'e twenij
three horses entered for f Suburban
handicap over in New YovWd ihe limit
was twenty-two. They Jed out the
numbers to race under an® course one
wilderment were apparent upon hisi t * on ' re iT u i ar . milk ration. But
the wt weather calf la too after,
left to on a scanty pasturage and
milk al, Pasture Is pasture, In the eyes
of sor^en, and, therefore, ought to
sufficJhe milk is all right, of course,
and s»es ifor the frst month or two.
If the* enough of It, but later than
this, i and' other food Is needed. If
there plenty of grass, that and ths
milk answer fairly well to bring
on thlf, tout It la much better policy
young face as he approached the party.
“They are firing upon my regiment!”
lie shouted. "Gracious heavens! Now
what Is to be done’'”
Similarity.
fFrom The Washington Star.)
Like flowers which change from year to
year.
To beautify tho place,
So presidential booms a.ppear.
Then fads, and lesvo no trao#.
fection can be prolonged in the right di
rection, the better for tlie dairyman The
right direction, that is, for the profit of
her owner. When a cow loses her calf
by death or removal, she quickly trans
fers her affection to 'her milker providing
the latter is kind and gentle. The motheT
th f , cow niov es in parallel lines
with the giving down or drainage of her
milk. That is her gift to the one she
loves. Recent experiments at the gov
ernment stations have proved his to be
the fact, and an important factor in milk
production. *
At dairymen’s conventions, and in daily
literature, the winning of the cow’s affec
tion is nowadays made a prominent fea-
, re ’ At u farmers’ institute held lately
at Chattanooga, it wa s stated that the
dairyman should do all in hi s power to
make the cow believe him to be her calf
and the statement was seriously made’
not as a joke at all. To this end the calf
should not be allowed to suckle its
mother even once, but should be carried
out of her sight and 'hearing as soon as
born. Certain It is. for it , las bee „
citThlr?! t U ™ eS ,hat if the calf
eff a lieifer be taken away at once so that
the young mother can neither see nor
hear it, and is band-milked, she will give
to her milker all the care and alTec-
U< L r L that natUTa] Iy belongs to her calf
■-he will follow him about if sne has
Continued on Fourth Page.
was 23. That horse was
ed off the list. It did n
“So in racing parkin
mean the horse that
track and so was use
skate that wouldn’t do.
‘Don’t let them fool
about actors having
word; an actor never o
He is only a repeater
Authority No. 3 is t
circus. For more
he has illuminated t
country papers with
canvas show has
the country. This ge
and alluring parag
circus man the ert
“It’s as much t
pression as ‘Hi
ks oil ns tl
whenever a cl
a tough crov
ting the wo
assistance, lie
Is tlie signal for
In hearing to ru
tent stake or anyth
" ‘Twenty-tree’
years old. I heard
into the business,
there used to be
after the last one
had to work the
tents down and
wagons.
AS USED I
“That last f
Roman chariot
forma nee tlie
particularly if
day stands. D
find them lying
straw In the v
“When the R
ed the cry
the tents and
canvasmen am
heavy work
was over. It
it does now,
circus men f
ing a companli
inark-
canie to
quit the
crib e the
itli any pipes
ated the
ted anything.
ass agent of
two decades
limns of the
lers and the
him all over
lurid phrase
linis for the
“23.”
s man’s ex-
ays he. It 13
You knew
ns up against
town, is get-
up and needs
Rube!’ That
js man wlth-
scue with a
can grab,
n or twenty
after I went
he ring show
ree turns and
3s canvasman
ly to get th?
ngs onto tin.
with him.”
It is a far
and the anin
but the explq
cation of
quest be
not a minis!
ry that the/
most recent
dent of sla|
Cont
CIRCUS.
23. was the
Ouring the per-
always sleep,
is playing one-
evening you'll
on tlie hay and
'cuts.
ariot race start-
sounded Hnrouwx
lot to arouse the
m ready for the
oon as the event
■Get out.’ just as
adopted by the
a way of tell-
• were through
the sawdust ring
to the holy writ,
the original uppll-
to make it if the
pursued. It was
'advanced this theo-
responsible for the
iphrases, but a stu-
[observed that many
Fourth Pago.