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LINCOLN,
- NEBRASKA.
NEBEASKA NEWS.
"Where and How to Settle. .
. "X. X. X." of! Valentine, Nebraska
writes the following for the benefit of
homeseekers :
To one acquainted with the general
land laws, their practical wordings
and the character of the people who
avail themselves of its possession, and
who has read the bill opening np part
of the Sioux reservation to settlement,
the latter offers no special inducements
to home seekers. Immigration will be
heavy on the opening of that reserva
tion, but will be made up of the specu
lative and adventurous class who will
not stay long, and as for the settler, on
account of the special feature of that
"Sioux" bill, he will look the land over
and move on. Let us make some com
parisons: Any one desiring to avail himself of
his rights in this or any other state
where the general land land laws pre
vail can go into a United States dis
trict land office and enter a pre-emption
and tree claim of of 1G0 acres the
At the end of six months'
residence he can pay $1.25 per acre or
$200 and get a title to nis pre-emption,
and then file his homestead right for
160 acres more. With his homestead
he has the option of living on it five
years and getting his patent (at a total
cost as far as land office fees are con
cerned, not to exceed $20), or paying
for it after six months' residence at tbe
rate of $1.25 per acre.
Witb a pre-emption, homestead and
tree claim he can be, within less than
a year, in control of 480 acres of land.
This is desired by most all land seek
ers, and is a great advantage, certainly
to stock growers.
The special act under which the res
ervation is opened to settlement does
not recognize the pre-emption nor tree
claim laws, and only allow entries un
der the "final" or five-year homestead
law, and then charges the homesteader
50 cents per acre. In other words, a
settler must actually live on his claim
five years and pay 50 tents per acre
before acquiring title to bis land, and
can then only acquire 1G0 acres. With
the odds so greatly in favor of the set
tler under the old law. your corres
pondent expects to see Nebraska get
her full quota of homeseekers, just the
same as though no Indian land had
been opened to settlement.
In General.
Woorllake has shipped fifly cars of
cattle in the past year.
A Christian science Sunday school
is the latest venture in Kearney.
The people ' of Conquest, Cherry
county, are anxious for a railroad.
Cedar Rapids has two rival cemetery
associations whicn may lead to a boom
in coffins.
Randolph, Cedar county, has issued
bonds to the amount of $2,800 to build
waterworks,
" -George Cooper constituted the last
regular installment from Nebraska
City to the reform school.
The Norfolk Electric Light company
has increased its capital stock to $20,
000 for the purpose of putting in an
arc light plant.
A camp of Sons of Veterans has been
mustered i at Norfolk, with twenty
five charter members.
R. G. Carr, of West Union, is to
purchase an electric motor to run the
machinery in his roller mill.
Farmer Church Howe is in hard
luck. Out of his herd of 850 hogs 600
have died of cholera in the past six
weeks.
The farmers of Custer county are
making preparations for a farmers' in
stitute to be held at Broken Bow in
December.
The demons trance against a saloon
at McCool Junction was not sustained,
and the "drys" will appeal the case to
the district court.
Rev. C. E.,Phinney, who has been a
pastor of Utica for sixteen years, has
accepted a call at Holdrege and taken
up his residence there.
Miss Edna Rawhauser, of Herman,
is in jail at Blair, waiting to be sent to
the Norfolk insane asylum. Too much
religious fervor at a camp meeting is
tlft cause of her deranged mind.
Mrs. Alice Toung, wife of the late
Rev. J. M. Young, a pioneer of the
state and a resident of Lancaster
county for twenty-five years, di6d at
Lincoln Saturday, aged seventy-nine
years.
The Norfolk school board has leased
a school room'1 for the winter to accom
modate the rapidly increasing number
of pupils.
Chadron is to have a $6,000 cream
ery managed by home grown talent.
Already one-third of the amount has
been subscribed.
Large numbers of immigrant trains
pass through Niobrara daily bound for
various points bordering on the Sioux
reservation.
R. C. Morgan o f Kearney has on ex
hibition at his store a small house
snake about, thirteen inches long
which has two perfect heads.
Miss Millie Arndt died at Blair last
Tuesday fiom the effects of injuries re
ceived aboit two weeks ago by her
clothing taking fire.
A public reading room will be open
ed in Cedar Rapids next Saturday. It
will open with about 300 volumes and
the leading dailies and weeklies.
The school board of Norfolk has de
cided to advertise for plans for the
erection of a new school building for
which $25,000 were voted last spring.
Condemnation proceedings for right
of way for the Yankton, Norfolk &
Southwestern railway through Madi
son county were commenced at Nor
folk. ' A man named Frazier was run into
by a motor car in Omaha while driv-
;ntnTia nit-tr from his home in Bur
lington Center, His collar bone was
broken and he was otherwise injured.
A handsome young man on the train
from Wymore to Beatrice lacked just
$30 of having enough money to get his
trunk out of the depot, so he borrowed
the change of an unsophiscated travel
ler and became invisible.
White Caps called on B. Mikeman,
living near Dodge, a few days ago and
administered a severe beating. Al
though badly bruised he will recover
unless he has sustained internal in
juries. ...
The Fremont grocer who failed to
"heap up" a gallon of vinegar in the
regulation gallon jug, and returned a
nicirie in change to the purchaser for
the shortage, is destined to become
famous among them.
A. T. Norris, well known and highly
respected in the vicinity of North
Bend, was found dead by the roadside
near Morse Bluffs, wheae he had driven
to look after some cattle. The de
ceased had suffered many years from
heart disease.
Charles Vermillion, who suffered a
fracture of the leg in the wreck on the
Alliance branch a few weeks since, ren
dered amputation necessary last Tues
day, failed to survive the shock and
died within a few hours after the opera
tion. .The remains were interred at
Arcadia.
The Springfield Motor says tho
farmers of that part of Sarpy county
are experiencing a great deal of trouble
on account of wells going dry. it being
necessary in some instances to sink old
wells to the depth of from 100 to 150
feet to secure an adequate supply of
water.
Why Washington Wants the Fair.
Washington, Oct 23. The gathering here
tomorrow of the delegates from the various
states and territories and the commercial
bodies in the large cities throughout the
country to the convention of the national
board "for the promotion of' the Three
Americas'exposltion promises to be a great
success. The governors of several states
and the mayors of many cities will be here,
and some of them have already arrived.
The business of the meeting will consist
principally in devising the most efficient
methods of action on congress at its ccm
inar eessioa. They will also receive a re-
norfc of the work already done and will
learn how widespread is the feeling all
over the country that the only proper
home for a national exposition is the
national capital. In the evening there will
be a banquet, at which there will be nu
merous toasts and terse, pithy responses.
An entirely new reason was given in addi
tion to the many ethers cited whv the
exposition should be field m Washington.
One feature of this exposition which is to
commemorate the four hundredth anni
versary of the discovery of America by
Christopher Cioiumous win be tne unveil
ing of a statue of Columbus. To witness
this event congress will undoubtedly in
vite tho presidents of the fifteen South
American republics and the emperor of
Brazil, ail of whose nations naturally feel
as deep an interest m the event as we.
Then, too, the king and queen of Italy will
be invited, for Columbus was an Italian by
birth and Italy is very proud of him now.
xne queen or &pam, too, will be invited,
indeed tne apanisn government Has inti
mated its willingness to be invited, for
when Dr. Curry was minister to Spain he
was informed that tbe Spanish govern
ment proposed to properly celebrate the
discovery of Amererica and that the gov
ernment would be very glad to cs-operate
with the Unite! States in the proper cele
bration of the event. Now suppose that
people should come here, where would be
the proper place for the president and
congreps to meet them? On Wall street,
in New York, or on the lake front in Chi
cago or somewhere on the Mississippi?
Certainly not. The only place would be
at the national capital.
The Ixsses Irreparable.
Washington, Oct 20. A dispatch from
Minister Denby, under dat9 of August 31,
referring to the ravages of Yellow river in
China, i&ys the damage caused by the latest
break in its banks is irreparable. Owing
to the deposit of silt it is estimated that
fifty years must elapse before the lands in
undated will be useful again for agricul
tural purposes. A peculiar feature of the
trouble is that the deposits in the bed ot
the river are so constant in 'accretion that
any system of prevention of these breaks
in the banks caused by the rise in the bed
of the river to be effective would cost a
most enormous sum of money. It seems
likely that a radical system of prevention
of these breaks will never be adopted and
tho floods may be expected each year. Ho
Nan, one of the most prosperous provinces
is ruined; Annul has suffered terribly and
now Shantung is submerged. The suffer
ing of the ten million people produced
greaL distress, wnicn tne means of tne gov
ernment are inadequate to provide for.
Foreigners have poured out money libe
rally m contributions to alleviate distress
s The Bread Producers.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 23. The convention
of the wheat growers of the Mississippi
valley was opened at 2 o'clock today in
Central Turner hall. This assemblage is
the result of a call issued by the farmers'
federation of the Mississippi valley a cor
poration organized to sastain and build up
the home markets. The company has a
capital of $29,000,000, of which three-fourths
is in the hands of a trustee to forever se
cure the farmers in control. The dividends
are to be used to establish banks, elevators,
stock yards, etc. In order to make an al
liance with the commission men $500,000
oi tne stock was set aside to be issued in
the form of debentures, to be issued to the
commission mtn of St. Louis, Kansas City,
Chicago, and other points for their good
will.
i
Seven Weeks to Secure a Jury.
Chicago, Oct. 23. The work of procuring
a jury in the Croain case, which began
Aug. 30, has been completed. In addition
to the 1,C91 special veniremen summoned
there were also twenty-four on the regular
panel disposed oi.
THE MARKETS.
LINCOLN,
CATTLE Butchers' steers.. $2 00 a 3 00
Cows 1 50 a 2 00
HOGS Fat 3 30 a 3 5-'
Stockers 3 00 a 8 25
SHEEP 3 00 a 3 05
WHEAT No. 2 spring 6) a 65
OATS No. 2 10 a 15
RYE No. 2 25 a' 27
CORN No. 2 new 18 & 19
FLAXSEED .., 1 (,2 a 1 04
POTATOES 18 a 20
APPLES per bbl ......175 a 2 25
HAY Prairie, bulk 4 00 a 6 00
OMAHA,
CATTLE Prime steers .3 50 a 4 40
Cows. 1 80 a 2 60
HOGS Fair to heavy 3 90 a 4 05
Mixed 3 93 a 4 00
. .3 ' -
' . CHICAGO,
CATTLE Choice ............ $3 50 a 4 85
8tockers and feeders 2 00 a 3 00
HOGS Packing 3 9 a 4 95
SHEEP Natives 3 50 a 5 00
WHEAT 80V
CORN........ 30e
KANSAS cm,
CATTLE -Corn fed... $2 93 a 4 35
rrJ?.ae5.e 1 60 a 3 15
HOGS Good to choice. .... 3 80 a 4 15 ""
Mixed , , , , 3 70 a 4 t'O
A PRACTICAL JOKE.
Tho picnic at Allen's Corners was
over. Rather prematurely over, per
haps, on account of a tremendous
thunderslorm, accompanied with a
tornadolike gust of wind and jagged
streaks of blue lightning that seemed
to bury themselves in the ground.
Horses and vehicles were brought
hurriedly to the edge of the platform;
the young people dispersed like a
flock of sheep in various directions.
"I don't care," said Frank Warren,
speaking between his set teeth. "I
wasn't having such a particularly
pleasant time. Matty Vail was be
having very badly. t
"It doesn't make much difference
to me," said Miss Vail, with a toss of
her curly head. "I've danced all I
wanted to, and Frank Warren has
been glaring at me like a Bluebeard
the whole time. Such imprudence,
indeed! And me not regularly en
gaged to him, after all! One thingis
certain, I never shall be now! And
as for riding all the way home -to
Daisyville with him to-night, I won't
doit! There's that little girl from
the city; I'll just put her in my place.
Her shoes are dreadfully thin, and
she has no umbrella. She'll be glad
of a chance to ride. And I'll go with
Harry JJix or Sam Pratt!',
"Oh, Mat! cried Miss Dillon, Mat
ty's chief confidante and bosom;
friend, "what will he say?"
"What he pleases when he finds it
out."
So when Mr. Warren's handsome
black horse was led up, shying and
rearing in the uncertain glimmer of
the lanterns and the flash of light
ning, Matilda Howitt found herself,
she scarcely knew how, in the seat be
side thehandsomeyoungfarmer. She
sat quite silent, wondering if it was
improper to ride home with a gentle
man to whom she had never been
formally introduced, and trembling,
ever and anon, at the storm and her
unwonted companionship and the
wild speed of Black Douglas as he
flew along the pitch-dark, dripping
roads.
"Are you frightened?" Mr. Warren
asked in a low voice when they had
gone a little way.
"JS-not much!" laltered Matilda,
and then she trembled more than
ever as an arm crept slowly but sure
ly around her waist. But what was
she to do? There was no back to
the sent, and there was danger of
her being jerked out in one of these
sudden curves. '
"Don't be afraid," soothed War
ren. "You know you are sale with
me in spite of everything."
"Ye-e-es," murmured Matilda
Howitt.
"Matty!"
She was silent. This .growing in
timacy was beginning to be appall
ing.
"Matty!" accompanied with a gen
tle pressure of the encircling arm.
"Don't be cross with me, Matty.
Y"ou know how much I love you, my
own one!"
"O, gracious me!" thought Miss
Howitt, "what will he be saying
next?'
"You will promise to be my wife,
Matty? It may seem sudden, but- :
Whoa, you villain!"
For Black Douglas had given a
tremendous sideways jump, and re
quired all his master's will and
energy to subdue him; and by the
time they had reached the Vail farm
house Matilda Howitt found herself
engaged, by implication, to a young
man she had never seen before in her
life until that day.
She jumped out and ran quickly
into the house. Mrs. Vail met her in
the hall.
"Where's Matty?" she cried.
"Who are vou?"
"I'm Matilda Howitt," said the
girl, "I'm teere because he left me.
I I don't quite know why; but the
horse behaved so badlv, and the
place where I board is three miles
bevond the swamp. Please, can't I
stay all night?"
" Why, of course," said Mrs. Vail.
"You're the city school-ma'am, ain't
you.that boards to Widow Dunkley's?
Come in and sit down and dry your
clothes! Dreadful shower, ain't it?
I do wish our Matt3r was safe at
home!"
All this was very unconventional.
But, then, thought little Miss Howitt,
country life is unconventionai. In
New York, it would have taken a
month, at the very least, for a young
man to screw himself up to the pro
posing poin. Did she love this man
well enogh to marry him? Well, she
wasnotaltogether certain ofthat. But
he wns certainly very handsome, and
her heart gave a not altogether un
pleasant jump when she remember
ed that gentle pressure around her
waist. It was love
But here the current of her reflec
tions was interrupted by the arrival
of Matty herself "Martha Auda"
was her christened name in compa
ny of Mr. Sam Pratt, a dashing cav
alier of another village.
"It's not late," said Sam. "Can't
I come in? Just for a little while."
"Nonsense, Sam," said the belle.
"Oh, now, Matty!"
"Nonsense, I say," and Miss Vail
shut the door in Mr. Pratt's face with
a laugh.
"He's not half so pleasant as Frank
after all," said Matty to herself; and
then followed an interview with her
unexpected guest.
"How nice!" cried Matty. "We can
sleep together and talk everything
over, can't we? Oh. no, ma,
lm not wet much, and you needn't
have saved tea for us.
We., had a lovely supper in the
woods." .
"Oh!" cried Matilda Howitt, clasp
ing Miss Vail's hand. "I've so much
to tell you!"
"Matty's eyes sparkled.
"What did he say?"
"I'll tell you after the lamp is put
oat," said Miss Howitt hanging
down her head.
"You don't mean "
"Yes, I do," whispered Miss Howitt.
"He really and actually did pro
pose!" "Nonsense!" said Matty Vail, biting
her lip. "You must have misunder
stood him!"
"Misunderstood, indeed!" retorted
Miss Howitt! "I'm sure he spoke
plain enough."
"But you wouldn't accept a man
who was camrht in such a trap as
that?" - r' '
"A trapl" stammered Miss Howitt.
"Yes, of course. He thought it was
roe."
"Do you suppose he did?" (in
faltering accents.)
"There can't be a doubt about it."
"Then, of course, there's an end of
this matter," saidMatilda, with a
little quiver in her voice.
"But you'll tell me just what he
said?"
"No; I certainly shall not betray
his confidence."
"Confidence, indeed!" flashed out
Matty. Vail. "A pretty confidence!
Bub do tell me, just for the joke of
the matter."
Matilda was silent. To her it was
no joke.
"I'd have you to know that I have
had a proposal, too," added Matty,
brushing out her luxuriant, blonde
tresses. "That ridiculous Pratt. : Of
course, I only put him off. I do think
all the men are crazy!"
Matty Howitt made no answer,
but she shed a few silent, bitter tears
after she was in bed. The sensation
of "being engaged" was very pleasant-
It was a pity that it had been
so brief!
"As good as engaged to Matty
Vail, are you?" said Mr. Warren,
who had met Sam Pratt at the post
office next day. "May I ask when
this happened?"
"Last night, coming home from the
picnic."
"As it happened, she came home
with me."
Sam Pratt rubbed his hands glee
fully, "All that was a joke, old fellow,"
Baid he. "You brought home the
little New York school-teacher; who
boards at Ma'am Dunkley's! Mattie
Vailmanaged all that. You don't
mean to say you never found it out?
I tell you, Mat and I had a good
laugh over it going home."
Frank Warren set his teeth tightlv
together. The girl who could enjoy
"a good laugh,, with Sam Pra tt over
such a practical joke as this wns rap
idly losing caste in his estimation.
"I congratulate you," said he,
somewhat bitterly,
"Knew you'd be pleased, old fel
low," said Sam, smiling broadly.
"But they tell me the school-teacher
takes it terrible hard. Cried all
night. Went home before daylight
on foot, all the way to the swamp.
Thought that you were dead in love
with her. Di'dn't like the idea of it's
being all a put-up job."
Frank Warren turned upon him
with a sudden flash in his eyes.
"And who told you," said he, "that
it was a put-up job?"
"Eh?" Sam's gooseberry-colored
orbs dilated with surprise. "You
don't tell me"
"I tell you that it would be a par
ticularly good idea for you to mind
your own affairs."
Frank Warren went straight to
the Widow Dunkley's and asked for
Miss Howitt. Matty came to him
with cheeks .unnaturally red and a
restless sparkle in her dark gray
eyes. ;
"I I very sorry," she began.
"Sorry for what? Not that I ask
ed you to be my wile", I hope," said
the young man cheerily.
She was not as pretty as Matty
Vail, he thought, but she was dainty
and delicate, like a violet blossoming
in the shade.
"But you didn't mean it?" she fal
tered. "I am not in the habit of saying
what I don't mean. I
am here to confirm my last
night's words. Will you confirm
yours, Miss Howitt?"
"But I know to little of you, Mr,
Wan-en1
"That is a disability which can be
easily remedied "by time. Won't you
trust me, Matty?" and he held out
his hand.
And she decided to trust him.
The village belle was discomfited
beyond measure when she heard that
her practical joke had turned into
reality. For in her secret heart she
had loved Frank Warren as much as
it was in her to love anybody.
"Engaged to you, indeed!", she
cried to Sam 5 Pratt, with
blazing eyes. "How dare you
say such a think? I wouldn't marry
you if there wasn't another man in
the world!"
And Mr. Pratt departed, inconsol
able. As for Mr. Warren, he never had
cause to repent his sudden resolve.
Matilda Howitt made him the best
of gentle little wives.
"Although it was rather uncon
ventional, that wooing of yours,
Frank," said she, "Now wasn't it?"
"Well, rather so, I must admit,"
said the young husband. "How
ever, Matty, all's well that ends well,
you know."
And Matty Vail's practical joke
has ended in a fine prospect of her
being an old maid at last. New
"York Ledger.
Just As Glad to See An Actor.
Gen. Custer, Lawrence Barrett and
Stuart Bobson went over to Brook
lyn years ago to hear Mr. Beecher
preach. After the sermon the three
went around to the house of a friend
where Mr. Beecher was to come im
mediately after church. They were
seated in the parlor chatting as the
great preacher came in. The names
had been given to him in the hall. As
soon as he reached the threshold of
the the parlor door he said, "Mr.
Robson!" The actor went over and
extended his hand.
. "Iam delighted to see you, delight
ed to see you. But you are a much
vounger looking man than I expected
to find."
: "Oh, I am 45 years at least, Mr.
Beecher," replied Bobson.
: "I shouldn't think it, sir; I
'shouldn't think it. You are a very
young man to be' secretary of the
navy."
. "I am not Mr., Robson, the secre
tary of the navy, but Mr. Robson,
the actor." '.
"Oh, it makes no difference," said
Mr. Beecher, "I am glad to see you
notwithstanding my mistake." r
But he lost no time in turuing from
him to pay court to Gen. Custer. As
he had made a mistake on the politi
cal end he made up for it by paying
court to the military hero until the
discussion became general. New
York Star. . .
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Hint for tlie Horn.
Hands nay be kept smooth in cold
weather by avoiding the useof warm
water. Wash them with cold water
and soap.
The bestand most convenient cover
for a ielly tumbler is thin paper fast
ened over the top of the glass uy '
rubber band.
Long cloaks receive decided prefer,
ence this season and one sees , an al
most endless variety of directoire ef
fects. An authority says that fish sauce
should always be thick enough to ad
here to the fish. It is better to be
too thick than too thin.
The best way to clear out and
straighten the fringe of towels, doil
ies, etc,, before ironing, is to comb it,
while damp, with an inch length of
coarsest toilet comb.
Some of the most elegant and
heaviest cloaks are of velvet, of vari
ous dark tones, combined profusely
with rich black passementerie trim
ming, often further adorned with fur.
Coffee pounded in a mortar and
roasted on an iron plate, sugar burn
ed on hot coals, and vinegar boiled
with myrrh and sprinkled on the
floor and furniture of a sick room are
excellent deodorizers.
Essence of peppermint, applied with
the finger-tips over the seat of pain,
gives relief in headache, toothache,
or neuralgic pain in any part of the
body. (Care must be taken not to
put it directly under the eye, on ac
count of the smarting it would cause. )
Warm bread or cake can be cut
without becoming moist and heavy,
if the knife, a thin, sharp one, is
dipped into boiling water, wiped
quickly and the bread cut immediate
ly, before the knife has had time to
cool. A napkin should be laid doub
le on the plate where the warm slices
are laid.
Some of ihi Autumn dress skirts
are arranged so as to give the ap
pearance of a redingoteor polonaise,
though in reality tne bodice is sepa
rate from the basques, which falls be
low the waist, the division being con
cealed beneath some sort of a girdle.
This style is much more easy than a
fitted coat.
The reason why many people be
lieve cheese to disagree with them,
says an Albany doctor, is that in
stead of eating it as a substantial
p:t of their meals they take it on
top of a full meal When one has
eaten enough any more of anything
is apt to "set heavv on the stom
ach." When Washing Windows dissolve
a small quantity of washing soda in
the water if tho glass is dimmed with
smoke or dirt. Do not let the water
run on the sash, but wash each pane
with a piece of flannel; dry quickly
with a soft clean towel and wipe out
the corners carefully. Polish with a
piece of common chamois skin or
newspaper that has been softened by
rubbing between the h inds.
The quality of table salt and its
tendency to pack together in cruets
and containers ma y be entirely over
come by thoroughly drying the salt
and intimately mingling with it a
small percentage of drv corn starch
and arrow root. From 8 to 10 per
cent is amply .sufficient for the most
humid atmosphere, while a much less
percentage oi the starch is sufficient
for ordinary use.
A prominent Buffalo physician is
an enthusiast on thesubjectofonions.
lie feeds them to tho children daily;
says they are the best medicine for
preventing colds, and adds: "Feed
onions, raw, boiled or baked, to the
children three or four times a week
and they'll grow up healthy and
strong. No worms, no scarlatina or
diphtheria where children eat plenty
of onions everyday."
Among other materials employed
for the long cloaks are some new and
very serviceable broches; then there
arejbrocades. plain, soft beaver cloths.
Scotch goods, knock-about cloths,
etc., many of them in light shades
and the more beautiful which made
up. Large buttons are found among
other trimmings and the heavy cloaks
have their linings handsomely quil
ted. : The article in the sweetmeat line
most dear to the Western Pennsyl
vania's heart is "butter," as they
call it, or marmalade as it becomes
east of the mountains. This delicious
compound is prepared by the thrifty
housewives from almost every va
riety of fruit. Apple, peach, plum,
quince, grape, crabapple, apricot
all contribute in turn their fla vors to
the contents of rows of jars in the
well-ordered store-rooms of that
region, whence they are dispensed
.without stint by tho hospitable peo
ple to their own families and to the
stranger within their gtes. New
Y'ork Sun.
In a series of articles on "Nursery
Cookery," in the mothers' maga
zine, Babyhood, Dr. Sarah -E. Post
says: Water given to children should
be carefully examined for impurities.
To detect these impurities place the
.water in a narrow-necked bottle,
cork the bottle and let it stand for
six or twelve hours. If at the end
of that time the water is odorless it
may be considered free from organic
impurities. , If the water gives off a
putrid odor, as it will be frequently
found to do, itisnotfit for children's
use without filtering or boiling, fif
teen minutes being required for the
boiling. Avoid the settlings and put
it away to cool. Before serving such
boiled water pour it from one tum
bler to another several times o ob
tain an admixture of air. This Trill
remove the "flat" taste and make it
more palatable. Tho same result
may be obtained by the addition of
a little carbonic acid water.
THEWIIXIAS COAX
A,,duhe Hilary 'ronnd all day,
"dHkl&ujust bet!
IT went with her .to school one day
"rj-j'tBirher kicked him out;
It made theoliildren priii, you know,
To have the goat about.
But though old Whackem kicked him Out
Yet still he lingered near;
He waited jnst outside the door
Till Whackem did appear,
Then William ran to meet the man;
He ran his level beet;
And met him just behind yon know,
Down just below the vest:
Old Whackem turned a somersault;
The coat stood on hia head;
And Mnry laughed herself so sick. .
She had to go to bed.
Two Lovers
Gladys Alcott was too much ex
cited to sleep that night, so she had
wandered down to the moonlit sands
to ponder over a very impotant
question. She had two proposals
that day, and her heart wavered in
doubt as to whom she should choose
Bertram Wyland was her aunt's
choice. He was rick, handsome and
somewhat frivolous. John March
was not handsome, nor yet stylish
and still there was a character in
which any woman might put her
trust and faith, (
As she was dreaming over the all
absorbing question that was to make
or mar her life, these words, spoken
in a voice she recognized, were wafted
to her ears:
"Congratulate me, Rollins, old fel
low; I've played my game almost to
the winningpoint. To-morrow I have
good reason to think the heiress will
be mine and it's lucky! for I'vt near
ly come to the bottom of my pile.
Though, to tell the trnthl'm fortun
ate in more w'aj'sthan one,for,besides
the additional attraction, the girl's
a dear, tender-hearted little thing."
As Gladys bends forward she sees,
walking slowly along, their backs to
the balcony, .-Bertram-Wyland and
an intimate friend. Her eyes have
not deceived her it is unmistakably
he who has just spoken.
The hot tears rushed to her eyes
as she goes slowly back to her room
again and throws herself upon the
bed, where she soon, cries herself to
sleep.
She is awakened , by the cry of
'fire." and starts up only to be
driven back by tho over-whelming
smoke.
"Gladys! where are you?" someone
calls, andjnst as she is falling, ter
rified into unconsciousness by tho
dire peril which menaces her, a strong
arm catches her. But the fire has
gained sach rapid headway that the
halls are impassable, and darting to
the window John March raises it and
calls for aid to the crowd below. A
ladder is quickly brought and he de
scends in sa fety and lays his precious
burden in her aunt's arms.
The inmates of the burningbuilding
are speedily made comfortable in a
neighboring hotel, and there the fol
lowing morning Gladys has two call
ers. She is a trifle pale, but never has
looked so beautiful in Bertram
Wyland 's eycn as. in a few cold
words, she refuses his suit, and he re
alizes that she is lost to him forever.
A few hours later Mr. March enters
the room his rival but so lately left.
He comes to bid Gladys good-by,
as he intends to leave for the city
this afternoon,
He talks awhile then rises t o go.
"Good-by, Miss Alcott, "he says,
taking her hand and looking down
upon her with a yearning expression
on his strong, noble face. "I would
like to fthink that though we may
never meet again, youwilisometimes
give a friendly t hought to me."
A soft color flits over Gladys's face
as ahe answers:
"I shall never forget, Mr. March,
that it is to you I owe my life."
Tlie touch of her warm, soft hand
A J 1 1 J 1 .
sent a tnrni tnrougn all tne young
man s frame, and his resolution toc:o
without bringing upon himself the
pain oi a refusal melted away.
"Gladys," he exclaimed, "I had
meant to be silent but I can hide
from you no longer that I love you!
Sometimes I have dared to hope you
cherished a feeling for me which time
might deepen into something warmer,
but of late you have been so cold my
heart has failed me, Gladys." coming
closer to her side, and striving to
read the expression of the sweet,
averted face, "you say thatj'ou owe
to me your life. May I not have
your life's lovefor my reward?"
She draws herself a little away as
she says:
"Before I give you your answer I
want to tell you something. It is
this; that I am not rich, as every
one seems to suppose, for my aunt
could not will her property to me if
she wished to do so. It is to go up
on her death to"
'A nephew of her husband's,
whom she has never seen, and who
she thinks is even now in his English
home," puts in John. "Am 1 not
right?" he says, answering Gladys's
look of surprise.
"Yes. But how do you know?"
"As I am John March Elmer, that
veritable nephew himself, I hardly
see how I can help knowing. I came
from England, three months ago, di
rect to your aunt's home, but found
her gone; and upon inquiry, learning
herdestination, I immediately fol
lowed, thinking to amuse myself by
making her acquaintance incognito.
Now, Cousin Gladys, I am waiting
for my answer."
When Mrs. Elmer learned the true
state of affairs her "feelings of relief
at the disappointment of her own
plan is almost too great to put into
words.
Gladys has never regretted her
choice, for in her husband's protect
ing love her days glide by in one
3weetidyl of delight and content.
When the doctors have themselves
learnedhow to eat and live and are
able to teach their patients then
will they ha ve a rational science of
medicine without drugs and with no
need for them. Orange County
Farmer.
FOR THE FARMER.
Forae Ttlnable Illnti and SnffKritlont.
Dr. Sturtevnnt, conclude fhat
some creams produce throe times a
much butter others of the same
bulk.
Now is a good time to kill off (and
eat) the mongrel fowls that have ac
cumulated, and start anew with
pure stock of which ever variety
may be pre:M i ed.
From its stnvt to its maturity the
hog makes the quickest turn of any
of our domestic ani Mais. There need
be no more than ty days 'from
the birth to the bum!.
A man that lovos a horse, cares for
him and treats him with l:'"!!nos
and consideration as a rule, ' ix
man is genial, warm-heartf
and generous. Horse World.
If frames are needed early in
Spring for starting plants, it. is m.r
gested that they bo filled with Au
tumn leaves and covered with board
shut ters. This will keep the soil with
in from freezing.
There are G2,000 women in America
interested in the cultivation of fruit,
and among them are some of the
most successful orchardists in Cali
fornia. Last year one woman made
a profit of $ 1,000 by raspberry cul
ture. Smaller farms and better cultiva
tion are in tho line of boiling down.
Smaller herds and better animals
mean boiling down. Better muscle
and less fat, greater utility and less
foolish fashion in breeding are boil
ing down. Western Rural.
More farmers should possess the
art of nicely slaughtering a lamb.
calf or pig, so that it will make an
enticing article of trade when he takes
it to his nearest town for sale. And
more farmers should have such ani
mals to slaughtor.
Ensilage and the silo aro not be
yond the ability of the small farm
ers. Tho supposition that ensilage
can only be used on large farms is
erroneous. It 'costs very little to
construct a silo, while ensilage is
more easily grown and prepared than
corn fodder.
It is cheaper to profit by the mis
takes that others have in ado and
paid for out of their own pockets,
than it is to make the mistakes your
self, and have tho expenses to pay
out of your own resources, and hu ve
to board and clothe yourself while
making the blunders.
I think Prof. Cooke's statement is
correct, that as a general principle,
"the per cent, of fat in the skimmed
milk is tho result.of the system used
for obtaining the cream. The per
cent: vof fat in tho butermilk, is a
measure of tho skill of the butter
maker. N. E. Farmer.
Succulent root3, as tvirnips, beets,
carrots and parsnips, require two es
sentials for keeping through winter
a cool temperature and a sufficient
ly moist surrounding to prevent
withering ordryingup. Warmth and
moisture acting together produce
rot; warmth and a dry air cause
speedy shrivelling.
Poultry-houses should be whit?
washed, inside and out, two or three
times a year. Into the whitewash
for the inside of the house put a lit
tle glue or a tea cupful of soft-boiled
rice to a pail of whitewash, and also
add ten or twelve drops of rrudo
carbolic acid, as a safeguard against
vermin. American Poultrv Yard.
A prolific source of bowel complaint
in all kinds of fowls is, as the Farm
Journal believes, alack of gritty sub
stance in their runs. Yards that have
been occupied for years by largo
flocks become almost destitute of
suitable grinding material. Hence
tho need of supplying artificially,
broken mortar, crockery, shells and
gravel.
Beet sugar is almost the only sugar
used in Europe, whero the manufact
ure of it is carefully encouraged by
tho various government. It is not a
cheap sugar, for while the price per
pound is nearly the same as refined
cane sugar in this country, its sweet
ning power is, roughly speaking,
only about half as groat.
Sheep probably requiro more caro
shelter and good feeding in Winter
than any other farm animals. They
cannot shirk for themselves in snow
storms, diggincr down through tho
snow as cattle and horpca will when
pinched by hunger. It is these
characteristics of the sheep that have
caused many Western farmers on the
plains to fail with them. Sheep aro
therefore, not adapted to rnnching.
but belong rather to tho class of
farmers who till the soil.
If there is much rag-weed among
the clover after the grain crop is
gathered, says an exchange, and
especially if it towers above the clov-
fcr, it should be cut down. Alter tho
gram is off clover takes a fresh st art
to grow and often smother the rag
weed if the latter is put back so that
both can start even. It is better to
do this than to leave both to grow
together. The cut weeds and clover
must bo raked off or they will smoth
er clover where they lie.
Keep the bull where he can see peo
ple and have something, to interest
him. We had a bull which was
feorocious all by himself, and when
put where he could seo everyone go
ing irom tne nouso to tne barn, and
the cattle, dogs, chickens and horses,
he became quiet . and docile. It is
not only the food which makes a
good bull, but an opportunity to
see about and agreeable surround
ings. A lonely bull will be uneasv
and ugly, and when closely confined
tney are in an unnatural condition.
F. D. Curtis, in Orange County
Farmer.