A SAD MISTAKE; Or. Deceiving Appearance*. Mias'Mixon had just been listoning to her neighbor. Mrs. l’oppleton, re late how she had been bothored by a persistent chromo man, who could not De persuaded to go until he had sold something, and she made up her mind to make things warm for that man if he ever attempted to show himself in ; her house. When she got home, however, slio had forgotten all about her conversa tion, being so interested in fixing up ■:,> her dress that she was to wear to the S ' parsonage on the morrow. There | , was going to be a high old time tiiero in honor of Mr. Todgilt. the mission ary from Janan, whose motive in returning to this country was partly to get himself a wife. Miss Mlxou was in the midst of a delightful revery, when a hoarse cough suddenly interrupted her A neatly dressed individual, with a round face and baldlicud, wits bowing in the doorway. “The chromo wan," she exclaimed, half to herself. “Madam,” lie began. “No. I don't want anything'. Go away!” she cried, angrily, stamping her foot “I beg your pardon, madam, but—” Miss Mixon bethought herself of a ruse. “Here, Bose! Bose!" she called, whistling to an Imaginary dog. “If you do not leave at once I will sot my dog on you!” And then, fancying that she still discorncd in the intruder's dilatory air an intention of remaining to dis pute the point, she caught upa broom that fortunately hung in tlio corner and made toward the front door in such a resolnte manner that the chroino man turned and tied. “There!” said Miss Mixon,' aloud, as •he saw him hurry through the gar den gate without even stopping to latch it behind him. “I only wish Mrs. Poppleton could have been hero to see how promptly I disposed of him.” She went over that afternoon to Mra Bruce's, who livod in the next farm-house, to get her to make but tonholes in the new dress. •, “Bid the chromo man come here?” said she. “To-day?" asked Mrs. Bruce. “Yea" “No, I haven't soon any chromo man." “I guess I frightened him out of tho neighborhood,” chuckled Miss Mixon. “He was beginning Ids importunities when I went at him with the broom and chased him out of tho hou«e.” Mrs. Bruce laughed heartily at the idea of her sparrow-iiko little neigh bor frightening any one bv such man ifestations as she had described. “But I’ll tell you who I have seen," said she. “Mr. Todgilt stopped here to inquire the way to the parsonage." "Dear me, did ho?" said Miss Mixon, with great interest. “And I .gave him a glass of mv gooseberry wine and a sliee of cake," added Mrs. Bruce. “Entertaining, angola unawares," sighed Miss Mixon. “Oh. how I wish it had been me! Do tell me bow be looks. Is he tall?" “No, not quite w’hat you would call a tall man," said Mrs. Brueo, “and I think he Is elderly, and he doesn't dress much. But ho is a dear, godly man, with a fine flow of language." “I will meet him at the parsonage to-morrow," said Miss Mixon, com placently. "How I envy you." said Mrs. Bruce. Miss Mixon, dressed all in her best, wont to the parsonage the next day, and Mra Hall, the parson's wife, came running to meet her. “My dear Martha.” she said, “I was so afrqid you were not coming. He's here! Sueli a dear man! Come right into the parlor. Mr. Todgilt, lot me present you to Miss Mixon. Miss Mlxop, this is Mr. Todgilt, from Japan." Mr. Todgllt’s bow cheeked it elf hal f way in a stare of astonishment. “As-ton-ish-ing!" said ho. Miss Mixon turned very red. “Well, I do declare!" she faltered. For in Miss Mixon, the lady who had been especially recommended to him as a saintly and appropriate help mate the missionary beheld the very female who had ignominiously pur sued him from her door with a broom when, the ' previous day, ho had stopped to ask directions as to the right road. And in Mr. Todgilt Mar tha saw the personage she had re pelled as the obnoxious chromo man. “I’m sure I beg your pardon," said she, “but I mistook you for some body else." The missionary burst out laughing. “No harm done," said he; “no harm done." And fortunately he snoko tho truth. Miss Mixon's genuine good sense aDd good feeling soon effaced the disa greeable first impression which she knew her broom had made. And Mr. Todgilt's second call was longer than his first To make a long story short, Mr. Todgilt married Martha Mixon, and to this day in Americo-Japanesc circles, the good missionary's sides will shake as he tells how, on his first meeting with his wife, she pursued him ofT the field of Cupid with a broom. “Wasn't I a brave man to take her after that?" And Mra Todgilt only smiles and tays: “Jeremiah, how can you?” A Bonn In \Vhlt«wM*h. A missionary stationed at one ot the ;■ South sea islands determined to give his residence a coat of whitewash. To obtain this in the absence of limo coral was reduced to powder by burn ing. The natives watched the pro cess of burning with interest, believ ing that the coral was cooked for them to eat. Next morning they be held the missionary's cottage glitter ing in the rising sun white as snow. They danced, they sang, they screamed with joy. Th • whole island was confusion. Whitewash became the rage. Happy was the coquette who could enhance her charms by a daub of the white brush, '"r Contentions arose. One party urged their superior rank; anothor obtained *: possession of the brush and valiantly :,7;'v held it against all coiners; a third tried to upset the tub to obtain some v of the cosmetic. To quiet the hub bub more whitewash was made, and in a week not a hut, a domestic uten sil, a war' club, nor a garment but was white as snow; not nn inhab itant but had his skin painted with grotesquo figures; not a pig that was not whitewashed; and mothers might be seen in every direction capering joyously and yelling with delight in tho contemplation of the superior beauty of their whitewashed babea —Missionary Chronicle. RESIDED IN A CAB. Monr ad Ecrentrlo (jvrmaii Did th* Sights of Hit Coiiiitr/’s Capitiil. Professor Heinrich Burgsch, of tho university of Berlin, tho most dis tinguished of living’ egyptologUts, is publishing "My Life and Wander ings," which are interesting, not only on account of tho revolution of the author’s personality and the rora iniseoncos of celebrated scientists of tho earlier half of this century, which they contain, but also by the anec dotes which tho great savant has a happy faculty of relating. One of them quoted by tho Philadelphia Lodger, ma/ furnish a hint to some of our own "globe trotters." On Professor Burgsch’s first visit to Al exandria he lodged with an origon ol by tho name of Bauornhorst, by birth a Mecklonburger, and a man °1 gigantic strength and stature, who combinod tho office of Prussian vice consul with the conduct of a wine shop. Ho was generally known by tho sobriguetof "Father Langfold.” Ho rendered important service in many ways and Professor Brugsch made him promise that if ever ho came to Berlin again ho would visit him. h'ovoral years afterward Father Langfeld appeared one morning at the professor's rooms in Berlin. Aftor tho customary greetings Pro fessor Burgsch inquired: "Whoro are you staying, Father Langfeld” "Here, below." "What! In the same house with mo? That’s a curious coincidence.” “Not at all. In a cab.” “Ah, you have just come from the station and are looking for a hotel P" "On tho contrary; lived in the cab since yosterday.” "What in tho name of common l sense do you mean? And your lug gago?” "Carry it with me," and with his right hand he patted a small bag slung on his shoulder by a green strap. "Hero are brush, comb, soap and money.” ••But please explain yourself more clearly; I don’t understand at all.” “Not much to explain. Live day and night in tho cab; sleep perhaps a couple of hours in the stablo, covered with a horse blanket Sum mer you know! Cabman shows me everything worth seeing—intelligent follow—spares me tho expense of a valet do place. Eat and drink well, see everything, hear • everything, know everything. Cab stops, I get out, receive instructions, and ex plore; cabman waits till I get back. If I ncod linen or anything, buy it; cabman gets all that I cast off. Quite content No extra luggage to pay for, no hptol bill, no tips, no bundles, no questions; everything all right Stay threo days longer. Now, Herr Doctor, put on your coat and vfsit me in my hotel. Lot the cabman drive us whither ho will. Very convenient!” lather Langfeld had already "done” Trieste, Vienna and Prague in the same fashion, and firmly be lievod it was the only way to see the world. Ho subsequently applied his system with equal success to Paris and London. It has merits; whether they are or not counterbalanced by its disadvantages each individual must determine for himselt. A False I'ropliet in Jamaica* . A false prophet has arisen on the islund of Jamaica Ho teaches that God has given him power to make a now Betbcsda of a small river on tho island. Every Wednesday he stands on a rock in the. stream and blesses the waters, whigfh are then supposed to have the power of healing any disease. The natives are crazy in the fanatic belief in the new prophet and 20,030 pilgrims a day bathe in the waters. It is feared that a pes tilonce will thus be spread, but tho government is unable to control tho converts. A Vindication of the Bloodhound. There Is a mistaken Impression in regard to the nature of the blood hound. Most people imagino this species of canine to be very ferocious, when, on the contrary, tho dogs are as docile as most any other breed known. While they are very keen of scent, nowhere in their history have they made a record for ferocity. Tho pointer inherits his nose from the bloodhound and his other quali ties from the bulldog. , The Armenians. The Armenians are .the most intel ligent of the Transcaucasian race, and, unlike most Orientals, they educate girls as well as boys. Even the humblest classes have a thirst for education. Poor washerwomen will soil the clothes off their backs to educate their daughters, and lit tle swineherds may often be seen practicing writing with a stick on a sheet of birch bark while they tend their pigs. chance of Ctlmtfte for Troops. The sudden changes of climate necessitated by the moving of troops from ono quarter of the world to another increase the annual mortal ity of Europe by 50,000 men. Sad Comment* rjr on Tourist*. In some of the hotels of Lucknow and Cawnpore. much frequented by foreign travelers, there are signs which read thus: “Please do not strike the servants. ” FOUND AN EA9Y ONB. Th* llunco Mon raw That Ifa Haer cent of the children born die during their first year. The Ringing of a Hell. There is a mill in Lawrence, Mass,, where the bell rings at 9 p. m., which is the signal for the girls em ployed at the mill to retire. Any oi them seen in the street after 9 The Largest Magnet, ^ The largest magnet in the world is at Willet’s Point, L. I. It is made ot condemned Dahlgren guns, each 15-inch caliber, wound with eight miles of heavy cable and charged with electricitv. ^ >>.; NS’- f ' ,t FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. EASTERN LESSONS FOR WEST* ERN FARMERS. Fertility of the Soil Most Be Freaerred —Cream In the Klteben—Cheapest Batlon for Poultry—Kotee for Bee keeper*— Boueehold Helps. Rave the Fertiliser*. It was the boast of many early set tlers of Kansas that the soil was so rich that manure was an actual in jury to it. making crops grow too rank, writes Professor 8. C. Mason in the Industrialist. If we may judg& by the care which some farm ers take to keep manure from their land, that Opinion must still prevail in the state. Not only do we see manure left in the yards to leach and waste, often for several years, before any attempt is made to haul it on the Holds, but the location of the yard is oft.cn on the bank oi some ravine or stream so that the drainage and wash from the stables and ma nure piles is at once carried away by rains and the land' deprived of even this chance of getting back a part of what has been taken from it In feed lots whore large numbers of cattle and hogs are fattened, manure of the most valuable quality is produced, because of tho highly concentrated nature of the food con sumed; yet these yards, for conven ience in keeping them clean and be cause of the better shelter afforded, are oftenest located on a bank where all of the valuable fertilizing mate rial produced is swept away. If we add to such waste the burning over of stubble fields that a furrow may be turned for the next wheat crop and the burning of straw-stacks as soon as the thrasher is clear of them, we will only make a beginning at summing up the sins which the average farmer is guilty of against the soil he belioves to be proof against exhaustion. Ono great source of waste occurs in nearly every town in the state from tho hauling of manure from public and private stables to some common "dumping ground" either on the river bank where tho next high water washes it away or to some va cant tract where H either remains to become a nuisance or is occasionally burned. The sandy soil of tho bot tom lands near the rivers, when heavily manured, affords tho very best trucker’s soil, and a few market gardoners are taking advantage of such, opportunities. So far there is still a great opportunity to utilize what is wasted. While the supply of vegetables is usually equal to the de mand, small fruits as a rule are scarce, except in the very Eastern counties, and much greater area might be grown with profit. Large quantities of vegetables might be raised and canned to the exclusion of canned goods from other states. Can ning establishments conducted on bus iness principles and not as a “boom” have proved a success in a num ber of localities, and have contrib uted greatly to the prosperity of their communities. With the estab lishment of many more, the industry of vegetable and small-fruit garden ing could be greatly extended, and the waste of stable manure from our towns become a thing of the past. Seed farming, or the raising of veg etable seeds under contract with large seed houses in the East, has proved a source of profit to a num ber of growers.and is a business that is capable of great extension. Where land can be rented at reasonable rates and plenty of manure secured for the hauling, n business of this kind might be built up that would give a handsome return. If farmers and gardeners alike will learn in advance the lessons which are the very elements of agri oulture in the Eastern states, the fertility of Kansas soils may be pre served from exhaustion. At present much of our larming is but drawing upon the capital which should be the Inheritance of future generations. Cream In the Kitchen. On manr farms where the dairy is not made a prominent feature it is a matter of some difficulty to handle the milk and cream during the win ter months. While we believe that dairying is the most. profitable in dustry on the farm at present, and that it will continue to be so if man agea in a cnorougbiy Intelligent man* ner, yet we realize that thousands of our readers are so Bituated that they do not .care to make a specialty of dairy work, although they milk enough cows to furnish milk, cream and buttor for their own tables. Be oanse a man Is Interested in some subject only in a small way is no rea son why he should not study that subject, and the farmer who makes only a few pounds per week ought to make it according to the most im proved methods For lack of a bet ter place much of the milk and oream is kept in the kitchen during the summer. Under such conditions it 1* impossible to get the greatest amount of fat out of the skim j milk, and impossible to make butter j of the best quality. It is well known i that cream readily absorbs odors, | good and bed, and if kept in such a j place as the farm kitchen, it will I become in odor like Joseph’s coat in cOior. Nor is this the only trouble. In order to get all the fat out of the butter milk the cream must be ripen ed evenly. To ripen evenly it must be kept at an even temperature; it is impossible to secure the latter in | the farm kitchen. So, whether the amount of butter' is large or 6mall, we strongly advise against keeping either the milk or cream in the -kitchen. Keep it in a room where the air is pure and the temperature low. Neither milk or cream should .b« allowed to freeze. Freezing In jures the butter. But the lower thi temperature until the freezing poin is reached the better. When enougl cream has been selected to make i churning, remove it to some othei room where the temperature is sixt; to seventy—not the kitchen; bettec the sitting room than the kitchen When the cream has acquired i slightly acid taste and smell and i just beginning to' thicken it is read; to churn—Homestead. Cheapest Ration for Poultry. A few weeks ago the Rural Net Yorker sent out the following list o questions to parties who have beei feeding raw cut bone to fowls: 1. Do you still consider cut bom an economical food for poultry? 2. How do you feed it—mixed witl other food or alone—and how mucl per 100 hens? 3. Have you ever tried steaming oi cooking it after cutting? 4. Have you ever fed it to othei animals besides poultry? 6. What do raw bones cost you and is it possible to develop a trade for the sale of this product? 6. What do you consider the cheap' est ration yon can get up for youi uens. Several answers were received. All responded in the affirmative t( the first question. All, except one or two, make a practice of feeding either alone or mixed with othei food. The general opinion concern ing the.third question was that it was unnecessary to cook or steam and that practice had not been fol lowed. One man cooked it in sum mer time because it would not keep raw. In reply to the fourth question only one answer in the affirmative. He feeds it to.his pigs and says they do well on it. Another man thoughi it wou'd be a goodfeed for dogs. The price paid ranged all the way from 40 to 75 cents per hundred pounds. In reply to tho sixth question one man said that the cheapest food he has found for hens for the produc tion of eggs is cut bone. Another's plan was to feed whole wheat at noon and cracked corn and oats at night. Barley two or three times a week for a change, he thought good. A Now York poultryman said that the cheapest ration is oats in the bundle cut fine with a straw cutter for winter feed. In summer let them go to grass. A Pennsylvania duck raiser said that feed should consist of fifteen per cent green bone, twenty per cent bran, twenty per cent No. 2 flour, fifteen per cent crackers, thirty per cent corn meal. To this should be ! added green food of some kind, such p,s corn, rye, etc., or clover hay cut fine and steamed for some time in quantities equal to the ration first given. Another answer was: Fresh cut raw bone, oats, corn meal, wheat bran and middlings, whole wheat, corn in ear and buckwheat varied for a change. ' A Massachusetts man said he considered bran, middling and corn meal the cheapest ration for fowls or hens. One part meal to two parts bran and middlings. An other feeds wheat boiled with beef heads in the morning, and dry wheat in the evening. Another preferred to feed cooked cut bone, bran, meal and potatoes in the morning, wet, a little green bone at noon and mixed grain at night. Notes for Beekeepers. Pine is much the best wood for bee hives. If honey is heated too much its flavor will be destroyed. Comb honey will often have a blue or mouldy color in cold weather. ' Unite all weak colonies that will be unable to build into strong stocks. Bees secrete wax only when neces sary to make storage for honey or brood. To increase the stock of bees as much as possible manage to have a surplus of queens as early as possi ble. . An oversupply of drones is objec tionable.' as they consume honey and do not lay up any stores. The num ber can be controlled by using worker comh. As with many other kinds of work it requires experience to manage a large number of bees properly. A beginner without experience should start on a small scale. One'advantage with closed end frames is that a hive may be handled as though it was a single piece and oue is not obliged to stop and space the frames every time the hive is handled. llouftcho’d' Helps. If through any blunder in cleaning a fowl the gall or other entrails are burst the taint which affects the meat may be easily removed by soak ing for half an hour in cold water in which a little soda has been dis solved. One can test a cake’s baking by drawing it to the edge of the oven and listening for the faint, sputter ing sound which will continue until it is ready to take out This is a better trial than the broom splinter thrust into the dough. A spoonful of chloride of lime in a quart of water will remove mildew from linen. Strain the solution after it has stood long enough to thor oughly dissolve, and dip the cloth into it Repeat if a first application is not sufficient, but wash the mix ture well out of tho goods, when your object is accomplished. A warm loot bath, with an ounce of sea salt, is almost as restful as a nap. Paddle in the water until it cools, dry with a rough towel, put on fresh stockings, have a change of shoes, and the woman “who was ready to drop" will feel much better in ten minutes. Another tonic for the sole is a handful of alcohol. This is a sure way tc dry 'tho feet after being out in a &orm. The new “tuple* t which carried off btew irrp®Writ World's Fair, and whilh , "T0'* « revolutionize typewriting remarkable machine, if u * “ inrention, manufactured in De*. m ' Iowa; is neatly and <*mp^’Mo‘ end so strongly made M b long service. . ,n*nr« Its mechanism U of special A. suggested hyiun.^ if ble writing machine th„ will two letters of the alDhaV,.. , w instant, and yet it is th®s The World’s Fair Emm; mittee reported the followin"/ Ca of su periority over all otherTZLPo‘ machines as conclusive rnl *he, “Duplex” should receiv. highest award iu preferef™ , other typewriters, to-wi* to .«s. £Tss?a.* “s—■ SS^ssr- r. 2d. Because this machine any two different letters of thi J bet at the same instant[ and as Qu as any one letter can be nr!n? Ii other typewriters This is eonSeQt on having an alphabet for each ! 3d. It has a double center, or i p °u°nt.act fo,r *ype und pap nmh.V.lU S‘r?n»1y built, with K pnbsbilitf of long service in ? The above points of excellence not common to other tvpewrii award WMgivei the Duplex” in recognition of its culiar and ingenuous mechanism w a capacity for speed durability ono hundred per cent ere than that of other machines, and makes it possible for an operator < few. months’ practice to write i dictation an average of ten letters every second of time,—a speed ere than that attained by the are, shorthand writer. We are so pleased with theaucce this western enterprise that we i secured a cut of this wonderful and labor-saving machine to place fore our readers. Typewriter experts and genei agents concede the great speed ai durability of the '‘Duplex” and are a plying for and securing general age cies> They say it is the coming typ writer and that it is only a question time when shorthand will beiaidasid and operators will write from dire .dictation in about one-third of tl time now required for typewritii from shorthand notea It is a surpri to all who see it in operation. A large dealer in typewriter suppli was heard to remark at the World Fair that the Duplex Typewriter Co of Des Moines, has the finestautomat machinery in the world for the mai ufacture of their Duplex typewrite The factory is now crowded to the u most to supply demand. OMAHA BUSINESS H0DSB Morse-Coei Mfrs. of Floe A He* Footwear for M Women and Cbllrir Largest Factory to West. If your der don’t oandie our line write us, and we will Inform yon where to buy them. Ask for our 12.50, •3X0 and 14.00 Shoes, better Than ant other Make. 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