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"Very fair, bahvery fair for this sca
sou of the j car," saijl, Ktirjiel Hunker,
as he drained his glass and set It on the,
railing' tf (he veranda. ''VUid now, sah,
you want to hear-about what was called
" 'Kuril el" Hunker's Purge Hill,' which
would have made u paradise of the state
of Arkansaw had It become a law. The
Mate of Arkansas, hah, as you may
have observed, is the natural home pf
the. mosquito, the gallinippcr and bev
'ral varieties of llicb. It has been my
proud boast, and the proud boast of
other prominent residents of the state,
that only within the confines of the
state does the horse-fly reach a lux
uriant extravagance of growth. Here
he passes tliu fly-stage at the age of
lotir weeks and becomes rather a bird
of prey. Here you find the gallinippcr
at his best here the mosquito would
be able to pull down u young chicken If
the summer lasted a month longer. In
a way, sah, as showing what nature can
do and does for us, I speak of these In
sects with pride; but on the other band
I am compelled to rcalizp that they are a
drawback to civilization and progress.
It was for this reason that 1 Introduced
the celebrated Purge Bill. Of eo'se you
saw It referred (o in the press at the
time?"
He" waited for me to reply, but I was
so long about It that he bestowed a
glance of pity and continued:
"After extensive reading and many
experiments I framed and introduced
my bill. I have several printed copies
at homo, and will mail you one to-morrow.
The bill, sah, provided for the
purchase and use of $1,000,000 worth of
chloride of lime. Ten thousand persons
were to be appointed to scatter the
stuff throughout the swninps and
lagoons of the state. The idea was to
disinfect and annihilate at the same
lime. In my experiments, public and
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COIIK TO FlfiHT A DUEL WITH A CIIOW HAH.
private, 1 had proved that chloride of
lime was a sure annlhilator. The idea
was a new one to our legislators, and
like all new ideas it brought criticism
and ridicule. It was Majah Maker who
offered a substitute for my bill. He
moved that the sum of $1,000,000 be ap
propriated to found four new Idiot and
lunatic asylums, and that one of them
be located in my town. J did not lose a
moment in waiting upon the majah. J
found him in a commit tee-room, and
addressing him as one gentleman ad
dresses another I said:
" 'Majah Maker, the grounds of my
friend, Kurnel Tremaii, arc only across
the way, and these two gentlemen will
aio doubt act as our .seconds.'
"The majah was game, sah, as I am
happy to state. In another ten minutes
we stood with pistols in our hands, and
I had selected the spot in which to
plant my bullet. We were about to get
the word to fire when he lowers his
pistol am says:
" 'Kurnel Hunker, I am heah to fight,
you, but it has just occurred to me to
ask why we should shoot at each
other'."
" 'Mecause of your substitute for inv
bill.'
"Then the cat came out of the bag.
Kgud, sah, the nuijah, who is a wry
absent-minded man, had caught it
lhat my bill provided for spending a
million dollars a year to raise sunflow
ers to keep the ague away. He was
with me heart and soul on the insect
question, and was ready to contribute
ten barrels of 'lime as a free gift.
You can't shoot a gentleman who is
laboring under a misapprehension,
you know, and so our duel was called
otr,. Close s-liuw for the majah,
thouyh iniciitv Host- Miuenk. While
Twas standing- there, pistol in hand,
, the lion, '.lorduti-, (ones was. making
a. set spe.ech Vigatnst my. bill In com
uifttee'of .tht? whole! He character
1c.d it as a visiouqry and iVxirrtvaganf
experiment, born in the brain tf.-u
Junntie.'andke. even did not Ifesitute to
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declare that I Jiad apparently outlived
my usefulness. Of co'sc 1 waited upon
him without, delay. No gentleman
.ever procrastinates in such matters.
Our greeting was courteous, and the
smi.lc never faded from the gentle
man's face as 1 said:
" 15efo' attacking me as you did this
afternoon you must have figured on
the 'consequences and are therefo'
ready to accord me satisfaction?'
" 'With the greatest of pleasure,
nab,' he replied, and a meeting was
speedily arranged for sunrise. 1 slept
like a babe that night and was on
the ground at sunrise. The Hon. was
only a trifle behind me, but there was
a wide. dltVcrimee between us, snh a
wide difference. While 1 had an ex
ultant feeling, bo'n of the firm belief
that he would fall at my fire, he was
shaky and 111 at ease, and 1 think he
had a presentiment, that death stalked
at his side. A fine orntor and a gal
lant man was the Hon. .fordon Jones,
but not uf the stuff, of which warriors
nn; made, Kgud, sah, but I never
think of him except in sorrow. We
had taken our places and the word
was about, to be given, when what did
he do but fall dead of heart trouble
throw up his hands and fnll like a
log! That ended the affair, of eo'se.
Xo gentlemnn ever fights a duel with
a dead man. I should have killed him,
but I reckon it was better as it was.
Should a person of color be visible
from your standpoint you might place
me under renewed obligations."
He was promptly and duly "placed,"
and after an interval of ton minutes
he returned to the subject in hand by
snylng:
"As I conscientiously believed that
my bill was for the best interests of the
commonwealth, 1 pushed it as vigor
ously as 1 could. There were opponents
by the doen. Some I brought over to
my way of thinking by argument and
experiment, and some 1 called out. I
cannot recall at tills moment that an.
of the duels resulted fatally, but at
least a few of them must have, and as
I am here alive and well to-day it must
naturally follow that the other parties
bleep in honored graves. That bill
would have gone through a-flying with
an appropriation of SflO.OOO, but I had
introduced it according to war tactic1
crush your enemy with one blow. The
idea was to make such a wholesale at
tack all along the line that the peshv
insects would tie knocked out in a dn,.
I made the fight of my life on that bill,
sah the fight of intv life. On one occa
sion I spoke for fo teen hours on a
stretch, and on another 11. If m,
memory serves me right I issued nine
challenges and accepted six. 1 made
1" set speeches, won over U- weekly pa
pers and adjourned the senate eight dif
ferent times when the opposition had
fixed things to down mo. At length I
cuino to know the head and front of tin.
opposition was the goiernor himself,
and that he had used certain disparag
ing remarks of a personal nature. 1
called on him at 11 o'clock at night.
He, refused to comedown and open tin
doah, but stuck his head out of a cham
ber window and asked my business.
" '(iowrnor.' snjs I, 'is the report
that you haw referred to jne us a
lslonnry noodle-head correct'.1'
"'It Is,' he promptly replied.
"Will you ghe me satisfaction?'
"'I will.'
"('an I hope to greet on on the field
of lionnli at sunrhe'."
'Vim can: ami now yet out or I'll
whistle for the police!' '
"That wtis the sort qf governor vw
had, sah," i xplalned the. Kurnel Jn an
injured tone, "and it may not-surmis.-
j yon. to hear that he readied the duel
ing ground next mornljig with a crow
b,ur on his thotilder. -Yes, sah coim? t,o
Aglft n duel wiilj. a niggerVcrow-bar.
nv.il ho wik t!tjj auutive ataiiu if! . As a
gentleman I could not resort to such n
vulgar weapon. Indeed, sah, as a gen
tlemnn I could not light at all with a
person who resorted to such practices.
I turned ihy back on him, snh turned
my back and walked off the field and
denied that I had ever htard his nanus
I went further, sah. As a prominent
member of the senate m.v honnh for
bade me further relations with the gov
ernor, and 1 promptly packed up my
belongings and went home for the rest
of the session. My purge bill was
dead, of eo'se, and I was no longer on
hand to defend It, but the day may
come, sah the day 111113 come""
"When, what, Kurnel V" 1 asked.
He h!oked mournfully at his empty
glass ami fanned himself with his hat.
DIES AS HE EXPECTS" SUCCESS.
I11I111 lloiirUc, 1111 Iiniii't'iiiiliiui In.
H'lilor, U!tlrN UIiHp 'IVIIItiK
'I' lint (iiMiil I, nek In nt IIiiikI.
While telling his companions of the
money he expected in a few days
from one of his (mentions, .lohn
Uourke died the other night in his
clialr In the Model lodging house, Chi
cago. For the last week Kourke, who was
00 years old, had been without money,
and while allowed to sleep in the lodg
hi house he had been unable to pur
chase sufficient food, and hud grown
weak and emaciated as a result.
For years he had been at work on a
gas engine which he had invented, and
a patent had been applied for. He was
without means to perfect, his models,
but recently through friends in On
tario he had succeeded in interesting
Prank P. McOrath, a retired wealthy
manufacturer in Grand Kapids. Mich'.,
in-bis scheme, and from letters found
in his possession it was learned that
McGrath had agreed to advance all
the money necessary to perfect the
machine and place it on the market.
Sitting in the office of the lodging
house tlie old man was telling his
companions, less fortunate than him
self, of the turn the title was about to
take in his favor, and how, in a few
days after lie had recehed his first
installment, he would treat them all to
a good dinner, when his hands sudden
ly dropped to his sides his head fell
forward on his breast and he was
dead.
Little is known of the old man by
any of his companions in the lodging
house. He had spend nearly all his
time working on drawings for his in
vention. He was a Canadian and had confided
to Clerk Seymour, of the lodging
house, that lie formerly had held ex
cellent positions in the dominion, hut
as to the reason for his leaving there
or concerning his life in Chicago he
had little to say.
His body was removed to Colston's
undertaking rooms, 2: Adams street,
where an inquest was held.
EXCELS MARCONI SYSTEM.
W. A. V.tUly Able l Trniiiinlt Vlr
I CNN MfNNIIKCH lll-Mvi'l'll Tn IvItCN
Wlllitiut 11 ilit(tr.
Marconi's Is not the only telegraphy
that will send messages without Wires.
According to W. A. Fddy, the kite ex
pert of Hayoniio, ?s. .1., it is equally easy
to accomplish the same result' with
wires fastened to two ordinary kites.
Mr. Kddy believes that if the two
poles of sending and reception extend
high enough into the air enough elec
tricity will be generated from the at
tnos.phere to do avvny with the storage
batteiies and complicated telegraph in
struments used b.v Marconi.
A kite was raised ton height of 1,000
feet. Four hundred feet awav nnnilii-r
wire of the same length was attached
to two kites, fastened to the main wire
in a sort of a V-diaped branch. Xo bat
tery or electrical apparatus of nnv kind
was connected with the kites.
Mr. Kddy took his place at the single
wire kite. He made the connection be
tween it and the ground, and Instantly
a shock was felt by his assistant on the
other wire .100 feet away.
Mr. Kddy brought the shifting hook
against the wire with shon. irregular
blows, something like a telegrapher'.-,
clicks. They were all felt by his asso
ciate at the other wire. It took ten
ceconds for each blow on the single
Idle wire to pass up to the kite, shoot
off through space and come dow 11 on the
double kite wire.
With telegrapher's instruments o'
only ordinary delicacy Mr. Ktfdy Is con
fident a message could be made to travel
in a much less time.
Why Me C011I1I Affiinl .
Hick How neat Tom alwuvs Is! His
linen always looks u if it hail Juat come
out of the drawer. And jet I am tolii 1
that Tom can't get the money togetlur ,
to pay his laundry bill.
.lad; That's the reason he can put
on a cloan collar every dav . He cnuldn'i
do it if he had to pn.v for his washing. -iioston
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With n sjgh of relief. riitVnuo Post.
A' early Correct..
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PLANTING ROAD TREES.
Timely MiiKUCMtUutN Oltornl by Prof.
P. A. WiiiikIi, uf the Vermont
12icrliuiit Ntiitltin.
The distance between trees in the row
vlll be Influenced somewhat by the
width of the street. In a wide 'street,
where there is room enough for the full
development of each tree, they will be
planted further apart. If the street Is
wide enough, the trees should always
stand between the walk and the curb.
It is wide enough if, from curb to curb,
the width is one iimf n half (linen the
distance recommended for the trees in
the rows. On a narrower street, trees
should stand between the walk and the
buildings or should be dispensed with.
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mere are many nenumtu streets In this
country which support four rows of 1
trees. Such streets should have the
central aveuue twice as wide as the dis
tance between trees in the row; and the
instance net ween the two rows on
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PALM AVKNUE AT HAVANA.
either side should be somewhat less
than that between trees.
The American elm is doubtless the
commonest street tree in America. It
has many undeniably good qualities to
recommend it. And .vet there are seri
ous objections to the elm as a street
tree, besides the fact that it is often de
foliated by caterpillars of various spe
cies, as, indeed, are many other trees.
The elm varies greatly in size and form,
and it is almost Impossible to find a long
street of old elms which docs not SiilTer
from the sad neglect or uniformity
which this variability introduces. The
elm is also one of the least formal of
our trees, and so detracts from the unity
of the geometrical idea in street plant
ing. It would be silly to advise planters
to discard the elm altoircther: but It
will not be too much to suggest that
some other S7ieeles should always lie
duly considered.
The maples are excellent street trees,
especially the sugar maple, and many
admirable examples of their effect ic
r.css are to be found in the northern
states. The sugar maple is a strong,
healthy grower, with a regular, clear
cut outline, and has the advantage of a
i'vy tidy appearance through the win
ter months. In southwestern states the
soft maple, or silver maple (Aeerdasy
enrpuin), takes the place of the sugar
maple, but is not so good 11 free.
The American s.vcnmore is one of our
finest street trees in many situations.
Anyone who does not know how beauti
ful this species is should study tl f-
fcets produced by it in Washington,
especially in the magnificent avenue just
w est of t lie capitol. The sycamore docs
not succeed north of Massachusetts and
central New Vork, but for the greater
part of the 1'iilted Slates it is worth
careful consideration.
Other species which arc. sometimes
used with happy ri Milts are honey lo
cust, Kentucky coffee tree, pines ihI
spruces. There is a most strlkliur and
beautiful avenue leading (u u,,. ,(,,m,.t.
meat or agriculture; and there arc some
pretty rows of allanUius about the
Temple square in Halt Lake ('it v. Oc
casionally one will fii.d an avenue of
oaks, and if it is a good one there are
few trees more satfaetorA. Poplars,
especially the eoltouwuod, arc used in
the trans-Mississippi Htnt-s. but thev
tire usually a poor makeshift, n s Hi.
ways veiy gratifying l0 find a good
street of trees of nn unusual species, ntitl
this Is a thing which (hi-street makers
migjit well hold in remembrance.
In tropical and subtropical countries
some species or palms arc uiic-ccllc!(j s
street trees. 0r engraving presents
a view or one or the trrandcsf men..,,..
of th.s kind in Hie world. Mie roval palm
avenue near lluwn.11. Cubrt. Orange""
Judd Fanner.
About two outlets of salt given ivcrv
day to each cow, will inciei.se tfieyic'!
of butter. As. salt tilt digttjun,' and
consequently turns more of the food
Into milk,-keep rock salt within rjiv
reach of .the caws.- T'ttnn .If.uriia!,
.What. dors quantity of 'milk signify 1
mi uiu- ini'iei'-inirnprv Kothlnjj, if. l(e
ina'uo ks-nUedge QHtn.npr.U'lv". .
a a fi in 1 mi ii
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COOLING THE MILK.
I.CNNrtiK (lie Oniucl(y of TnkliiR Vt
Oilorn iiml ArCMtN (lip Pcmiccnn
of I'Vriuriitiillnii..
Clean milking by elenn blinds, In as
pure a stable ntnumphere u Is obtain
able, must be .supplemented by n. rapid
and thorough cooling of the milk.
Cooling at once lesucns the capacity of
the milk to take up odora, iiitcs(h (ho
procesu of fermentation, and, if well
stirred during (he cooling, the urennv
la kipl from rising to (he surface unrt
will afterward tnoro surely remain
mixed with the milk while being dis
tributed front the wngon. These am'
valuable considerations for a. nillknumi
who desires to give his customers i.
good service.
For us (he simples! ami best, way to
accomplish all these good rcHtiltft 1m fo
lia w a tank of Ice water !u u room
near or adjoining the nillklng-room
Ah fast as the pulls are filled lake im
mediately to the tank and pour (ho
milk Into tin cans which nre suspend
ed lu Ice water. Have an agHalor in
the can while being filled. The sim
plest iiml best, form for this in not
unlike an old-fushloned churic dasher,
only make the dasher of a piece of flu
six or seven tnche.-v In diameter, sol
dered firmly onto the end of n wlro
handle, which had belter be galvan
ized and have a. loop In (he end to
hung il up by. Two or three plungcH
with (his Implement in a. can of mlllc
each time that n pall la emptied will
be found to be very effective in ngi
tuttng, and consequently Jn ooollnr,
the milk.
We liiucn prefer this simple unit ef
fective method to any of the moro
elaborate and expensive ones, and it
Is our experience that milk so (reateel
will keep longer than aa (hough ex
posed (o the atmosphere In ti lino
spray or a thin shect In neither of
which cases are any genua removed,
but it is reasonably certain that oven
under very favorable condltiouH u few
are addeil to the milk. Milk or any
other fluid will cool much more readi
ly when brought. In close contact with
water than in air, even (hough tlio
air is considerably colder than (ho
water. This is especially true of millc:
in (In cans or glass jars. If one must-,
have an aerator, he should choose ono
through which wafer h run for cool
ing purposes. -- F. W. jvloHRinnn, in
Farmers' Advocate.
FOR HEATING WATER.
' IlliiNlriilloii .SliintN n Con trl vnnoo
if I'n rllcii In r In(crcN( (o
Hi-Itch t Dairymen.
Till'
There ia no question -about Ihn nrt
visability of taking the chill oir tlio
water that is given to cattle in the,
winter. The problem is to secure a
practical, cheap way of wanning the
water. The Illustration sIiowh how
this may be done. The trough Is raised 1
as shown and a circular opening cut
in the bottom. A thick body of whito
lead is spread about this opening anil
a sheet or galvanized iron in then
I IM ATI NO WATJCK FOll COWH.
tacked (Irmly down upon (he. lend, a
shown. Wnder this is made a box, anil
In it is placed a small oil stove. Havu
two small holes lu the door and in tho
rear wall oT (he box near the fop.
With the cover down, a whole (rough
ful of icy-cold water can soon bo
brought to a temperature where it will
be safe for stock to drink it, and that,
too, at almost no trouble at all, anil
at hardly more than a cent's expense.
Orange Judd Farmer.
Tlie Cure of AxpitritKUN.
Some people need a hint or two (o rfv
tuind them of what Is in order "to do1
next." Well, one thing now Is to ciit
down the asparagusstraw, shape up the
bed and cover well with compost, in
the absence of which stable m.'iri tirjer
from the horse barn may be Used, (t
will do no harm if this covering be six
inches dci p. It is In point here also to
state that when (he ground freezes up
all the asparagus for next K-asoii Is.
-lort'd in llic rootxat that time, so thai,
while the soil is open and the iimiiurir
applied much or the fertilizing princi
ple will reaeli the roots this fall. It hurt
often been staied that the asparagus
plant will rise an inch or more every
year; hence, in the course of five or sfx
yeat. tlie plants would-be mar the dip
ai.d the cut (leg m.Nt h-,.,s.-0 InjK,f ju.
detrimental, so that lu shaping the borf
and applj ii.g (he top dressing the whole
vll be l.epi intact.- St. Louis Wepufilie.
.Sett!e the duir, problem wllli a care
fully bukfnerd rction. I'Ti'.-biiliviii-ni....
I (i!c;iua will ali.SQirpb.lHrv; , s.JV .'
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