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 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 «*■*