Cleveland at the Theater.
Mr. Cleveland made his first appear
ance at the theater this winter the
other night, and the way in which the
audience stared,at him is sufficient
proof of the hunger in Washington for
a sight at the chief executive, and the
' very small gratification which the pres
ident gives to'this popular desire. Of
course, the president is always Wash
ington's chief exhibit. So, it was not
surprising that when he came to the
theater every opera glass was leveled
at him, and some inquisitive persons
promenaded the ailes past the presiden
tial box in order to have a good look.
The president looked especially well.
Sitting just under a cluster of electric
lights, his every feature was thrown
out prominently. Some one said he
was a regular living picture. —Wash
ington Special to St. Louis llepublie.
The tokinilvKt tint of AH,
As Shakspcnnc says, is to poke fun or sneer
at people who aro nervous, under the half
belief that their lompialnt is imaginary or
an affectation. It is neither, but a serious
reality. Imperfect digestion tind ussimilo
tion of the food is a very common cause of
nervousness, especially that, distressing
form of it which manifests itself in wantof
sleep, llostetter’s Stomach Bitters spc.edily
remedies nervousness, ns It also does mala
rial, kidney, billions and rheumatic ali
ments. T-lio weak train vigor speedily
through Its use.
titioii Advice.
* ••There." he said, as he blotted the
-letter and put it in an envelope: ‘T
don’t suppose I will get any thanks for
that, but there’s some good advice in
it, anyway.”
"Who are yon sending advice to?”
“The government at Washington.”
‘‘And what's the advice?”
“To get a few groundhogs for the
weather bureau.”—Chicago l’ost.
Hegeman'a Camphor Ice with Glycerine.
The original aait only genuine. Cures Chapped Hands
and Pace, Cold Sores, Ac. C. G. Clark Co.,x.ttavcu,Ct
A School Hoy’s Composition*
Here is a novel composition from a
progressive school boy:
“One day 1 was in the country I saw
a cow and I hit her with a rock a dog
hit me a sow chased me I fell out of a
wagon and a bee stung me and the old
gobbler flopped me and I went down to
the branch and I fell in and wet my
panta”
There’s a whole novel for you in six
lines!—Atlanta Constitution.
If the llaby U Cutting Teetn.
lesure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mas*
Vi*»loWs8ootuino Snar for Children Teething.
Two Sayings From Cork.
A Cork town councillor is credited
with having thus spoken: “There can
be no doubt of the virulence of this ep:
identic, for I know of people lying dead
from it who never died before. ”
The same gentleman thus chivalrous
ly defended a colleague: “I strongly
protest against this attack on my ab
sent friend, for surely it’s not right to
hang a man behind his back.”—Spec
tator.
HOW ARE YOUR FENCES?
A Very Important Question with Farm*
era and Others Just Now.
Probably there is nothing that inter
ests Ae land owner more at this time
of the year than fencing. They are de
sirous of securing the very best article
they can for the purpose they desire to
use it frit and at the cheapest price
going. While this is good business,
price should not take the place of
quality. In building a smooth wire
fence you do not build it for temporary
use but expect it to last you for years
and to get this kind of an article it
requires a certain amount of good ma
terial to make it.
The De Kaib Fence Co., of De Kalb,
111., has the largest and most com
plete line of smooth wire fencing of any
plant in the country. We desire par
ticularly to call your attention to their
goods and write them for a catalogue
which they will mail you free.
No line of goods has grown so rapidly
in demand or given such general satis
faction as the fencing manufactured by
this company. Their steel web picket
fence for lawn and yard purposes, their
cabled field>and hog fence for farm use,
their cabled .poultry, garden and rabbit
fence for Its use, arc all they claim for
them.
You will hardly do yourself justice if
you do not thoroughly investigate their
lines before placing your order.
The devil is the only gainer when a boy
is whipped to make him go to church.
Kackslidhig begins when jrai^e leaves
the heart.
uiaaness L>omes
With a better understanding of the
transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper ef
forts—gentle efforts—pleasantefforts—
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, Which the pleasant
family laxative, Kytnpof Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
whp value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when yon pur
chase, that you have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have 'tlie best, and with the
well-informed everywhere. Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely
used and gives most general satisfaction.
FARM AND GARDEN
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Some rp*to-Date Hints About Cultiva
tion of the Soil and Yields Thereof—
Horticulture. Viticulture and Flori
culture.
——j HE second talk of
Dr. Kedzie was
upon the "Simple
Chemistry of the
Farm.” Everything
in the earth is made
up of about 65 kinds
of matter, but 90 to
99 per cent of the
mass of organic
matter is composed
of four only, car
hydrogen and nitrogen.
bon, oxygen
Adding silicon, aluminium and calcium,
the seven will make up almost all of the
mass of the world. In addition we have
the various metals, which are of such
value in the arts, and potassium, phos
phorus an'iT sulphur, which are essen
tial for all animal and vegetable life.
In plants we find but thirteen forms
of matter, including sodium, magnes
ium and chlorine in addition to those
named above.
The first four come almost entirely
from the air, while the nine mineral
substances all come from the soil. Not
all one of equal value, as many are In
great abundance, while others are rare.
Silicon is abundant in plants, but is
the base of sand, and with aluminium,
which is not found in agricultural
plants, and is common in clay, makes
up the great mass of our soils. They
form the framework of our soils, and,
are nearly, if not quite, soluble. They
hold the lime, magnesia, potassium,
phosphorus and sulphur, which are
more soluble, and enter the plant In
solution in water. These last cannot
be dispensed with, as no plant can grow
without them.
Upon Thursday morning Dr. Kedzie
gave a talk upon "Soil Exhaustion.”
In the early days the valleys of the
Mohawk and the James were thought to
be inexhaustible, but after cropping for
a number of years the yield obtained
was so small that the crop was not prof
itable, and when that condition was
reached they were exhausted. There
are two causes for soil exhaustion: (1)
unsuitable physical conditions, such as
too wet or too dry, too loose or too com
pact, so that they are not in condition
to grow crops, and (2) when plant food
is lacking. The soil is not a mine to
be worked out. It must be cultivated
with reference to its continued fertility;
anything else is robbery. All soils have
a supply of reserve matter in an in
soluble form that will be gradually
drafted into service. Potash iB de
rived from the decomposition of the
mineral ingredients of the soil. Feld
spar,one of the constituents of granite,
contains over 1G per cent, of potash,
and as it weathers it decomposes and
produces clay, setting free a large
amount of potash, of which 13.86 per
cent, is available as plant food. The
greatest danger is from the exhaustion
of the soil nitrogen. While it exists
in immense quantities in the air, it is
in a free state—in that form it is of no
value to most crops. As a rule about
8% pounds of combined nitrogen per
acre are annually brought down in rain
or snow, but this is insufficient for farm
crops. The humus of the soil, as a re
sult of nitrification, yields up a large
amount of combined nitrogen. Nitrates
are easily washed out of the soil, but j
it can be largely prevented if some crop !
is kept upon the land, as winter rye,
which will take it up. Fallow land
develops nitrogen, but a large amount
is washed away.
In his fourth lecture Dr. Kedzie spoke
regarding “Manure and Fertilizers.”
He considered barn-yard manure as the
best material for use as a fertilizer,
and the pivot of successful farming. By
means of charts, the loss of the ma
nurlal elements when it is exposed to
the weather -was shown. When kept
for a year under the eaves of a barn,
more than four-fifths of the ammonia
and nearly as much of the potash was
lost. In the open air, but away from
the eaves, the loss was slightly less,
but was more than two-thirds for the
above elements. Only about one-fourth
of the phosphoric acid was lost under
! either condition.
Wood ashes came next in value as a
fertilizer; 100 pounds of wood ashes
free from dirt will contain 8 pounds of
potash and 5.4 pounds of phosphoric
acid and will be worth nearly 50 cents
per bushel. As they are seldom pure,
one-half the above will be a high price.
Leached ashes have lost part of their
potash, but are generally one-third as
valuable as the unleached. There is
little value in coal ashes.
All the remains of vegetables and
especially of animal materials are of
gr?at value as fertilizing materials, as
well as for their physical effect upon
the soil, as the capacity of the soil to
hold water depends largely upon the
amount of vegetable matter it contains.
The lack of nitrogen can be helped by
growing leguminous crops, such as
clover and peas, as they have warts or
tubercles upon their roots which have
the power of utilizing the free nitrogen
of the air.
(From Farmers’ Review special re
port of South Haven (Michigan) farm
ers’ institute.)
Michigan Horticulturel Convention.
(Condensed from Farmers’ Review
Stenographic Report.)
Mr. Williams, of Douglas, continued
his remarks as follows:
In Douglas, my land consists of 60
acres, elevated 40 to 45 feet along the
river. The country is gently rolling.
We did not try to use a windmill be
cause our land is so sandy that an at
tempt to build a reservoir would be a
failure. So we have purchased a 10
horse power engine and 600 feet of 4
isch iron pipe. With the assistance of
these we are enabled to irrigate by
ditches. We were at first greatly puz
zled to know how to get over the rav
ines and ditches in the field, for w#
could not be all the time moving that
heavy iron pipe. We finally hit on a
plan to make water run up hill. We
did that by means of a big home-made
hose constructed of duck. We put this
duck hose on the end of an iron pipe
and lead the water where we want it.
It is so constructed that we can couple
it quickly. We have about 300 feet of
this hose in use, and it answers the
purpose very well, but of course will
not stapd much pressure. We have
had little experience in trying this on
bearing fruit trees. We tried it on 400
peach trees, and those trees boro fruit
much more heavily than usual. We
also watered an orchard of cherry and
plum trees with strawberries between
the rows. The strawberry plants were
about ruined when we began the water
ing,- but they revived at once. Most of
our irrigating this last year has been
on young growing trees and on common
field crops, such as peas, beans and po
tatoes. We now have our machinery
and fields ready to begin operations
the coming year. While we realize that
some of our work is yet in the experi
mental stage, yet we are not discour
aged for the future. We believe that
if the profit to our young trees could
be shown, it would be seen that water
ing them was very profitable.
Q.—How do you irrigate corn?
A.—We run the water along the rows
of corn and can thus water about four
acres per day. In watering trees, we
can water about eight to ten acres per
day. The cost of running tho engine
and tank is $5 to $6 per day.
Q.—What is the total cost of a plant
like yours with capacity to water twenty
acres?
A.—We have machinery to Irrigate
eighty acres, ami the cost for engine,
pump and pipes would fall between $900
and $1,000 ordinarily, but we got a
second liar,d engine. A $1,000-plant
should irrigate.about eighty acres.
Q.—In surface irrigation, at what
time of day is it best to make the appli
cation of water?
A.—At any time of day. If we could
run our plant all night, we would make
the application during the latter part
of the day.
Professor Tracy.—I would like to say
that it is not so much the contour of the
land as it is the character of the soil
that concerns irrigation. Some people
think that because they have a stream
that is in a good position for irrigating
therefore they can surely irrigate.
Q.—Is it possible to irrigate from a
two or three-inch well, where you have
to draw the Water for seventy feet?
Professor Taft.—I think so, and if
you can’t do it with one well, drive
three or four and have a reservoir. But
that 70-foot lift is rather a hard ques
tion to consider.
Professor McCleur.—There is one
place In Illinois where irrigating is be
ing done, and that is at the insane asy
lum at Kankakee. They have there one
pump, and they pump water from the
river. They have not done any experi
menting. They got a man from the
West who was perfectly familiar with
the work of water. I happened to be
there this fall, and saw them irrigating
a cabbage field. They were running
the water between every two rows,
each row being forty rods long. The
water must have been six to eight
inches in depth. They had watered
that field from one to three times, and
they said that was enough. They said
in a general way that there was no
doubt but that their crop was at least
double that of last year. They used bo
much water each time that the ground
w as too soft to walk on. One could not
step on it without sinking down some
distance. The water ran between the
rows, which were rounded up pretty
well. They seemed to retain the moist
ure for a long time.
Cost of Handling Kar Corn.
A gentleman from the country says
that the cost of carrying ear corn one
year, or longer, is probably greater
than many figure It, on account of the
shrinkage. For Instance, the cost of
1,000 bushels of corn at 21 cents is
$210; interest at 7 per cent, for a year,
$14.70; expense of crib, $20; cost of the
corn at the end of one year, $244.70.
But it is estimated that the shrinkage
will amount to 20 per cent., or 200 bush
els; therefore, there will remain but
800 bushels to sell. So $244.70 actually
represents the cost of 800 bushels at the
end of one year, or a fraction over
30 cents a bushel, without figuring any
thing for insurance or risk in bolding
—showing that 21 cents now is equal to
about 30 cents a bushel one year from
now.—Ex.
Watch Hie reach Tree*.
Those of our readers who have peach
orchards will do well to begin their
work during the fair weather of late
winter. Experiments have sflown that
the first work to be done is to pick off
and burn the mummified fruit that may
still be found hanging on the trees.
The reason for this is that the diseases
that are likely to affect the peach and
for which we spray may have a foot
hold In this old fruit. The leaves are
gone and so will not prove a menace to
the new crop. The work is all the
mote necessary If the trees were affect
ed during the last season.
How to Irrigate.—Prof. Emery writes:
Much depends on the season at which
water should be applied to crops. On
lands In which clay predominates the
water should not be used until the grain
is far enough advanced to shade the
ground, otherwise the surface soil will
bake, to the great detriment of the
crops. Manifestly where water is used
on crops, it is desirable to get the seed
into the ground early, so as to hasten
the period of development of the grain,
when water can be used without detri
ment.—Ex.
TALL BEAUTIES.
Six-Foot Women Attractive In Form,
Face and Character.
| Women seem to be on the Increase,
not numerically, be It said, but physi
cally. says an exchange. Some are so
tall that beside them many men seem
pigmies. Many of the well-known
beauties are tall. Among those of Eng
lish birth there is the duchess of Port
land: she is nearly six feet high. Then
there Is Lady Wolverton, daughter of
Ooorglna, countess of Dudley. Both
mother and daughter are but a hair's
breadth beneath the six-foot measure
ment. Then there is the duchess of
Newcastle, Lady Francis Hope’s (May
Yohe’s) sister-in-law: she is also a
(iimghter of Anak. And the daughters
of Lord Londesborough are “more than
romtnon tall.” Then, of course, the
newest duchess of Marlborough is very
“long drawn out,” while the “Lily
Duchess" of Marlborough is far beyond
medium height. This “advanced” state
of things being the case in feminine
ranks, low-heeled shoes now occupy a
recognized place In good society and
i hr te figured at several great weddings.
The two principal brides of the year
1S95 were much taller than their bride
grooms, and their ordinary high heels
are renounced for awhile, so that the
difference in stature may not appear too
rr markable. In such instances a low
coiffure is considered a delicate mark
of attention from the bride and it is re
tained several months till other con
spicuous couples arise and claim public
attention. A very beautiful and most
divinely tall woman Is Miss Julia Nell
son. the English actress. Miss Netlson
measures about five feet eight or nine
inches, but so perfect is her figure and
so graceful her movements that she
seems not an inch too tall. She is the
wife of Mr. Fred Terry, a younger
brother of Miss Ellen Terry. Mrs.
Terry, aside from her beauty and her
great gifts as an actress, is one of tho
most charming of women personally.
Portable Kn(l<tln(a>
A sort of portable construction which,
although, as we believe. It originated
in this country, has neary gone out of
use here, while it is becoming popular
abroad, is thus described: This con
struction consists simply in suitable
assemblages of iron pipes and connec
tions and has the great advantage that
the pieces are light and portable, while
the work is very readily put together
with the simplest tools. Prance Is now
extending so rapidly* its colonial pos
sessions that Aiese portable barracks,
warehouses, hospitals and dwellings are
greatly in demand and it seems to us
that we who can make iron pipe and
cast connections at least as cheaply and
skillfully as our friends across the At
lantic might find such buildings use
ful and the materials for them very
salable. No architect needs to be told
how to combine iron tubes and connec
tions so as to make a cheap and strong
roof, but in the new French structures
the System is applied to the floors,
which can easily be trussed to sufficient
stiffness. With covering and sides and,
perhaps, floors of corrugated metal,
such buildings answer well for tempo
rary purposes, and to substitutes ex
panded metal covered with plaster or
cement for the corrugated sheets is to
make them much more comfortable
and permanent at a small additional
expense.—Exchange.
Good Enough for 'Her.
The whipper-snappers of women who
Just now are trying to raise a tempest
in a teapot over the use of the word
"obey” In the marriage service, might
pender with profit over the example set
them by "Victoria, Queen of Great
Britain and Ireland and Empress of
India.” Just before her marriage, the
Archbishop of Canterbury went to her
and asked her if she wished to have the
word "obey” left out In the marriage
ceremony. She raised those beauti
ful, clear, full eyes to him and said,
very quietly. "I wish t* be married as
a woman, and not as a queen." Then,
too, when it was suggested that her
wedding ring be set with wonderful
gems, she said: “No; the wedding ring
all over the world is a plain band of
gold, and I should not feel myself mar
ried unless I had a ring like all other
women.” And it is on her Anger to-day,
thin and worn, but it has never been re
moved. The woman was stronger than
the queen—God bless her!
A Bishop Defends Tobacco.
Another stalwart defender of the hab
it of smoking is the bishop of Manches
ter. He has publicly stated that he
has found tobacco to act a useful part
in enabling him to discharge his minis
terial duties. When he was roughing
it in the wilds of Australia he often
smoked a pipe with the "pioneers of civ
ilization" whom he met there and he
found that, as they sat together, puffing
away, their hearts opened unto one an
other as they never would have done
If there had been no smoke to stir them,
—Westminster Gazette.
The Kola Nut.
The famous kola nut contains 2.35
grams per cent of eafTeine and 0.025
grams per cent of theobroma. Experi
ments have demonstrated that while
caffeine produces stimulation of but
short duration, and causes the muscu
lar tissue to wear itself out more rapid
ly than in the normal condition, the
kola both increases and prolongs the
muscular contractions.
Revolution In Tannins Proreuev.
The tanning industry is in prospect
of revolution owing to a new process
^f electrical tanning in Germany.
Hides have been perfectly tanned by
the new method in six days, which by
the old process would have required a
year.
I Marketable. Feasibly.
I New York Weekly: Housekeeper—
“Want any old newspapers?”
| Junk man—"No. Newspapers ain't
made .o' rugs any more. M ade o’ wood
pulp.”
"Housekeeper—"Isn't wood pulp no
use?”
Junk man —"Guess not: but dump
'em on. If they happen to be made o'
maple wood maybe I can sell 'em at a
maple syrup factory.”
| 9100 Krward, 9100.
The readers of this paper will ho
pleased to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all Its stages, and
that Is Catarrh, Hall's Catarrh Cure Is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease requires a con
stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure ts taken Internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease and giving the
patient strength by building up the con
stitution and assisting nature In doing
Its work. The proprietors have so much
faith In Its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that It falls to cure. Send for list of
testimonials. Ad’ress
P. J. CHEN BY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists; 75c.
Hall's Family Pills, 26c.
The man who is not religious at home
often tries hard to le so considered in
church.
Every mother should ulwuys bnve mi hnml
a b Ml.' of i nrkt'r'* tltn.er Tonic, No bins o'(■ so
gout lor imin. weakness colds, and sleeplessness.
Treasures laid up in heaveu always en
rich somebody on earth.
K*w !• the time lo cure your l orn*
wlthlllndenvtrns Itlskest t*m o ;t nerfCeliv yjrcs
comfort lo lhe net. ask your dr,iiclsi tor it- loe.
The life speaks loudest when the tongue
is dumb. _
I shall recommend Piso's Cure for t 'on
sumption far and wide. -Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstead, Kent, England, Nov, 8, 1 S',15.
The love that never speaks until it does it
on a gravestone, keeps still too long.
.FITS —All Fitsstopiwsl tier by I*r. Kline's Crest
Aerve Itesturer. No Fltsarier iho lirs' itsv'V UK'.
Marvtdouscureft. Treatiseuml SClr:„l l>onb'frt'< t >
t it esses, bend to Ur. g lluc.»31 Aren bt.,Pldlu., l ie
When the devil is about to strike to kill,
. be puts on his Suuduy coat.
Precious Metals.
The great mining camps of Cripple Creek,
Colo., and Mercur, Utah, as well as those
of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, are best
reached via the Union Pacific.
The fast time and through car service on
“The Overland ltoute" are features appre
ciated by all. For information regarding
the above camps address your nearest
agent, or E. L LOMAX,
Uen'l Pass. & Ticket Agent, Omaha, Nsb.
If good seed is put into good ground some
of it will be sure to grow.
Fob hemeyino Thkoat Diseases, Comas
and Hoahseness, use “Brown's Bronchial
Troches.” Sold only in boxes. Avoid im
itatibus. _
Every man makes unwritten laws that
others nave to keep.
Billiard table, second-hand, for sole
cheap. Apply to or address, H. C. Akin,
MI S. 12th St.. Omaha, Neb.
KNUGK A sore spot, green,
I Ip tup black, or blue, is a
, . BRUISE
::8PST8»-ST. llonisor
ami watch tho color fade,,
SVI VIV «*■* <nuuu» vib the soreness disappears;
out. IT IS MACICAL.
I BATTLE AK
PLUt)
Off for a Six Months' Trip.
When you spend a dime for 44 Battle Ax"
Rug, you get 5] ounces. When you spend,
the same amount for any other good tobac- ,
co, you get 3J ounces, or for 5 cents you
get almost as much 44Battle Ax" as you do
of other high grade brands for 10 cents.
Steel Web Picket Pence. Cabled Field and Hog Fence.
Alio CABLED POULTRY. UARDEN AND RAbBIT FENCE.
We manufacture a complete line of Smooth Wire Fencing and guarantee every article to be
aa represented. If yen consider quality we can save you money. ^"CATALOGUE FREE.
DEKALB FENCE CO., 121 High St., 0« Kalb, ID.
When you buy
Sarsaparilla!
Ask for the best and ybu’ll
Get Ayer’s. ■!’
Ask for Ayer’s and you'll get
The Best.
take the
law in your own hands, ladies,
when you ask for ^
5^'
-«to
off
i.»oC
Bias Velveteen Skirt Bitiiling
and don't pet it. Sentence such a
store to the loss of your trade and
gfve it to merchants who are will
ing to sell what you demand.
Look for •• S. H. & M.,” ch'tNeLabel.
and take no other. ,5'
If your dealer will not supply you wo
will.
Send for samples, showing libels and materials,
to the S, H. & M. Co , P. O. Bo* 099, New Yor* City.
IcumlashI
\
SMOKING* TOBACCO,
2 oz. for 5 Cents!
f
t
CUMLASH i
CHEROOTS—3 for 5 Cents.
Give a Good, Mellow, Healthy,
Pleasant Smoke. Try Them.
i
JLTON k CO. TOBACCO ROMS, Birhut, & 0 ft
WE HAVE NO AGENTS
B B" " w "■’bot Mil dirftet to the cot*.
twiner at wnowaaie price*,
ahlp anywhere for elimin
ation befoic wUe. Kvery
thln*r warranted. 100 style*
.of CacrUf**, 90 Myles of
\HirMu, 41 stylo* BJdlat
1*b«. Wrlto for riu! ufpie.
1 ELK HAST CABRIAUtk A II AH.
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