Rent* In PnrU nnd London,
■respondent writes: “There was
when London was supposed to
cheapest capital in the world to
, not only for the cost of provis
jut for rent also: Next to it, bat
■ way after, came Paris, while Ber
d Vienna were much dearer than
of the two western cities. It
to me that London is rapidly los
b prestage in cheapness, in one
;t. at least—house rent—in com
>n with Paris, even though the ta
ints of that city complain with
l- that each of the various exhibi
tors through which they have had
s has greatly increased the cost
stcnce to those who are not shop
's or landlords. I have just come.
, considerable stay in Paris. At
occupied a flat in the Avenue
tm, consisting of six rooms and
room, for which I paid £80 a year,
tcrwards 1 took one on theBoule
lulcsherbes, containing one room
uui to which there was a lift, for
1 gave £100: Now, these local
is everybody who has been to
knows, are much better than
isbury. or Westminister, or St.
, Wood, and yet when I seek a
these districts of about the same
f those 1 occupied in the French
1 I am asked to pay £150, £350
The thing is absurd. It is
hat all rates and taxes are includ- .
it tiie sum one had to pay in taxes
ris above the rent was very small
tit £3. As far asmiddle class flats
ndon are concerned the rents arc
t least 40 to 50 per cent higher
n Paris and the accommodation
nearly so good. ”—London Tele
e is more Catarrh in this section of
mtrv than nil other diseases pat to
. I, nil until the last few years was
e,| to be incurable. For a great
tears doctors pronounced it a local
v and prescribed local remedies, and
Mantly failing to cure with local
rut. pronounced it incurable. Sci
,,.. proven catarrh to be a constitu
(li-cnse. and therefore requires con
ana! treatment. Hall’s Catarrh
namifnctured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
. Ohio, is the only constitutional
ii the market. It is taken internally
s from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It
irectly on the blood and mucous sur
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or circulars aud testimonials. Ad
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I s Family Pilis, 85c.
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lit that runs 175 to 200 to the box.
i it in the hand; take the heaviest.
, sound oranges are full of wine
igar and very heavy. A thin,
h skin is a good sign. Wide, deep
skins are unmistakable signs of
le, spongy article. Bright, yel
anges usually cost more than rus
ause they are prettier. When
omission merchant buys inahur
aves time by taking an orange
hands and squeezing it to death,
ns a cup of wine he takes as much
cargo as he needs. If it runs
cuts tiie price or refuses to trade,
is no surer way to tell the value
range, mandarin or grape fruit
on Transcript.
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The Chinese Hot;.
On this page and in connection with
this article we give the illustration of
a Chinese sow, amch as was first in
troduced into Britain from China.
The Chinese breed, judging from the
type, is not a thing of beauty. To it,
however, we owe much, especially
the more valuable characteristics of
our English and American improved
breeds. Before the advent of the Chi
nese hog the swine of the British Isles
were very inferior compared with the
swine of to-day. Neither were they a
source of great fat production or of
profit Leanness was at a premium
with the native pig. The introduction
of the Chinese hog and crossing with
the native pigs produced many of our
fine modern breeds, among them the
Berkshire, Essex, Poland-China and
Suffolk*. The original Chinese breed
had very short legs with a
long body, fine bone and bristles,
and back straight or swaying,
some toward the center. In
some cases the belly about touched
the ground. The ears were straight
and stood out from the head. The
head and snout were both short, and
the eyes were wide apart. The neck
was also short. In color some of the
hogs were white, some black, while
others had every combination
of light and shade. This breed
has proved very prepotent, that is,
very powerful in transmitting its
characteristicts to its descendants.
This prepotency has been fixed in the
Chinese breed by the fact of
thousands of years of in-breeding, for
the Chinese breed of swine may be
nearly as oil as Chinese civilization.
One of the characteristics is the ease
with which the hogs fatten. In fact
in its pure state tne Chinese breed is
too great a fat former to be popular
in western countries. It is said that
the breed is always fat, from birth to
maturity, and that too when food is
very poor in quality and small in
quantity. The flesh of the hog is in
ferior on account of its extreme fat
ness, till the breed is crossed with the
leaner western breeds.
there ie only one right way and It la
the following: When all the horaea
or cattle have entered the ring the
| marshal, at the auggeatlon of the
ijadge, should order a parade of the
stook around the ring. The judge
should stand in the center of the ring
and make mental or written notes re
garding the horaea and will, if compe
tent, make up his mind which animala
are clearly outclassed; these should be
examined at once and set aside, if un
worthy of honorable mention or if
found unsound. The next more is to
have eaoh good horse put through hia
paces before the judge. Ho should
first walk away and return, then trot
away and return By the time each horse
has been thus tried the judge will hare
selected the best six or seven and
these should now be drawn out from
the rest for careful examination from
head to foot for soundness and all
other points taken into consideration.
If this be carefully done, the horses
will be changed around in order of
excellence until the vote la cast and
the ribbons are tied. In judging, too
some attempt should be made to honor
a given typo in each olass, ao that if
possible, there will be uniformity
among the winning animals. As it is
even too often so, a big coarse rough
oorse takes first prize, while a neat
little horBe is placed second. The idea
should ever be to educate the public
and act justly by all concerned.
' JndlvIdnalltT In Breeding.
Individuality, says “Horsebreeder,”
is, in our opinion, one of the most im
portant essentials to the business, and
the utter lack of regard for the fitness
of things in the past in this respect ex
plains, in a great measure, the num
ber of unsalable horses to be found
to-day. Study well the combination
of blood lines. Don’t selects horse to
breed to simply because he has been
successful as a sire. See with what
class of mares ne nas been most
successful. Study his own individua.
characteristics and those of your mare.
Comnare the strong and the weak
points of both. If they have defects
in common don’t breed that way, but
look elsewhere. If the mare has good
bodilv conformation but light bone,
and the stallion the same, you may be
sure that this deficiency Will be
strongly emphasized in the off
spring. “Like begets like.” All
other things being equal, with
these conditions reversed the foal
will combine the good points of both,
though of course not with absolute
certainty- Chance, or rather ataviBm,
plays an important part in the breed
CHINESE HOG.
> Judging Stock.
It is tbe purpose of this article to
set forth for the benefit of prospect
ive judges at county and district fairs
a few points of procedure that may
prove useful. As a general rule judg
ing at local fairs is badly conducted
although decisions made may be just
in many instances. There is usually
a sad lack of what may be termed
“discipline." The public evidently
enjoys the right to crowd around com
peting animals, so that the judges can
with difficulty approach them and
often have to explain who they are be
fore having a chance to make a critical
examination. It is also frequently the
case that the judge does not look like
his business, in other words lacks
official dignity, and so has difficulty
in making the visitors and even own
ers believe that he is vested with
authority to make awards. Now this
is all wrong yet easily set right In
the first place a judging ring should
be roped off in every fair ground and
from thii inclosure all except owners,
judges, reporters and officers of the
fair should he rigorously excluded;
secondly, judges and officers should
have designating badges of ribbon to
bring them the required recognition
from all others concerned; thirdly,
there should be a marshal of the ring,
■whose duty it should be to call out ex
hibits, arrange them properly, pre
serve order in the arena, and an
nounce classes and winners. The
prospective judge should take note
of these things and see to it
that they are observed wherever
he is engaged to award premiums
As to the work of the judge himself, we
often find that his work is poorly done
from lack of experience in judging
rather than lack of knowledge. To go
about the work of judging properly is
a most important point and one that
requires a little thought and practice
In a large ring of horses tjie inexperi
enced judge walks aimlessly about
from horse to horse trying in vain to
lind the best or keep track of the one
lie at first approved of, until he finds
himself confused and afraid to make
a decision, in case he makes a fool of
himself. It is absolutely impossible
tb judge a class in this way, for indeed
mg problem. This is an important
factor, upon which too much stress
can not be laid in the matter of breed
ing, for the seeming disregard of nat
ural law in the past has placed us
where we are to-aay. There is prob
ably no part of the world where horse
breeding is reduced to a finer art than
in England. With the Englishman in
dividuality is one of the most import
ant factors in the problem of breeding
thoroughbredu. A horse with consti
tutional defects, be he ever so good as
an individual, is religiously avoided,
while if he have a weak point physic
ally no mare with a like defect is ever
mated with him. The result is noted
in the splendid specimens of thorough
breds we now see in that country.
Commendable Treatment of Horse*.
No observer of New York scenes can
have failed to have noted the kindness
which drivers show to their horses in
this weather, says the New York Sun.
The introduction of the cable cars has
led to the weeding out of the old and
sickly horses of the street car lines,
and the superintendents of the big
stables have learned that it is better
to have frequent relays for their
horses and keep their stock in good
condition rather than save tne wages
of a few extra men at the expense of
the horses. Perhaps the most astonish
ing thing to a visitor to New York is
the unblinding stoicism with which
street car horses accept a stream of
water between the eyes from a hose in
the hands of one of the helpers. The
horses are arranged along the
street, with their heads toward the
gutter, and one of the hands in charge
stands off a distance of ten or fifteen
feet and plays a hose on them during
the heated hours of the day. First
their steaming backs are cooled off
and then the stream is played on the
horses’ heads between the eyes. The
patter and splash of the water can
be heard half a block away, and as
the stream is shifted from one horse
to another alon j the line, the horses
at the far end may be seen looking
meditatively ard curiously down at
the ones who ara getting the shower
bath and awaiting their turn with as
much of an exprest ion of enjoyment
as any car horses can possibly dia
pi»y 4
To Pock Ratter.
Our way of packing butter for our
own use is to have a perfectly clean jar,
If possible a new one. Then we use
salt and granulated sugar, half and
half, to put between the layers, which
we make about three inches thick, to
make nice pieces when cutting for use.
In making butter we use a barrel churn
and make granulated butter. Wash it
in the churn until the water runs off
clear: salt it to taste (which with us is
not very salt): drain it and take it up
into the butter bowl and let it stand
over night. Then work it just enough
to make the grunules stick together,
and then pack. Do not fill the jar
quite full. Put a white cloth on top
and about a half-inch of salt on top of
that. Cover well and keep in a cool,
dean place. If every stago of proce
dure from the cow to the jar has been
clean and sweet, the butter ought to
koep a reasonable time.—-Mrs. L.
Waugh, McPherson, Kan.
Extremely Modest.
Detroit Free Press: The barber, who
also dresses ladies' hair at their homes,
was shaving a customer in his shop and,
of course, talking.
“1 think 1 like this kind of work bet
ter than fixing the ladles’ hair,” he
said.
‘•I shouldn’t think so,” replied the
customer.
“Well, I do. You see, sir; the ladies
are so particular and iinnicky, and one
I’ve got is so modest that she makes
me tired.’*
“Modesty is womans greatest charm,"
said the customer sententiously.
‘•Not when they over do it, liko this
one does. Why, sir, would you believe
it, when I go there so fix her up, she
always comes in with a table doth wrap
ped around her head, because, ns she
says, she can't bear the thought of my
looking ut her hair when it isn't dressed.
Now, what do you think of that?”
The thines that <lo the most to make us
happy do not cost money.
To "Buffer end lie Btrong"—
In other words, to exhibit fortitude when en
during bodily pain Is, of eourae, praiseworthy,
but sufferers from rheumatism would undoubt
edly forego the praise which the exercise of this
Spartan virtue calls forth.to obtain prompt and
easy relief, It is at their very threshold In the
shape of Hostetler's Stomach Bitters, wtileh
umsts this formidable disease ut the outset,
and acta us an efficient anodyne upon the afflict
ed nervous system. Take time by the forelock
If yo'j feel rheumatic twinges, and give thorn a
altitude ut once. Rheumatism Is, reader, you
may perhaps uot be aware, liable to attach tho
heart. Many a man and woman with u heart
thus uttacked has promptly "shuffled off
this mortal coil.'' The Hitters Is also an ex
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constipation, debility, neuralgia, sleeplessness
and dyspepsia.
It takes a strong man to bold his own
tongue, _i _
Men care least for honor when most In
want of tread.
It 1b a great misfortune to be blind to our
own faults: ^_
Tho world needs men who will do right,
no matter what is to come of it.
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The engines of a Hrst-class man-of-war
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It the Baby Is Cutting Teeth.
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Winslow's Bootihno Sviu r for Chlldron Teething.
The largest bell in the world Is in the
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In most cases the reformer goes away
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In a great many cases of Asthma, Flso’s
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Fishing for complimonts is uot much bet
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The new American rifle kills nt a distance
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Restraint is the golden rule of enjoyment.
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hotel the other day, "but I am so
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for instructions. Now, in case I want
a street car, what do I do?”
The clerk started to explain politely,
but the woman was too loquacious to
let him say more than a word or two.
"I don’t like to run about and shout
and wave my arms and make myself
conspicuous,” she interrupted. "What
I want to know is, whether the car
will stop if 1 simply stand quietly in
the middle of the track and wait for it
to come up to me.”
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A sunfisk weighing one ton 800
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This is the weight of a sunflsh
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bor trust, and reported by the last
mail. The monster measured eleven
feet around its body. The men
wore engaged working at the pier at
! Williamstown at tho time of the
j capture, and it caused them no little
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