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TOPICS FOR FARMERS
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
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Points of the Farm-Odda and fcuda.
LeavM for Bedding:.
There are probably localities where
Utile grain is raised, and forest trees
that can be had for the trouble of gath
ering them are the only available bed
ding for animals. These haves have
about as much efficiency as an absorb
ent as has chopped straw, but the lat
ter, when It can be had, is usually bet
ter, as It has a greater manurial value.
There Is both potash and a small per
centage of phosphate In grain straw,
while the leaves of forest trees, besides
their carbon, have very little except
potash. Leaves from froit trees In or
chards contain a considerable amount
of phosphate and more potash than do
leaves from the forest. But It will
rob the trees to use orchard leave as
bedding. They are generally so scat
tered that it is not possible to gather
them, and are, besides, worth more to
rot under the trees than to be removed
as bedding where straw can be grown
or bought There Is not a lack of straw
to be used as bedding, though It is very
unevenly distributed. Thousands of
farmers have every year more straw
than they can make profitable use of.
As it has some feeding value, it may be
baled and sent to localities where
straw Is deficient, so that what is not
used for feeding purposes may be used
for bedding after stock have eaten
what they will of It. Exchange.
Ice "Without an Ice Home.
Within a few years neighboring fann
ers have learned that they can put up
ice to keep well through the summer
without a covered house. They pile
the Ice upon any spot most convenient,
providing for good drainage at the bot
tom. A tight board fence is built around
the pile at a proper distance from the
Ice. The space between the fence and
the Ice Is packed with sawdust, tbe top
of the pile covered thickly with the
same material, and tbe thing Is done.
A roof is considered unnecessary. It is
found that ice will keep well through
the warm weather put up In this man
ner. Cutting, hauling and packing ice
means bTd work, and plenty of It, and
I know v. few dairy farmers who choose
to avoid it, as well as the considerable
trouble intending its daily use through
the sun; .uer. These farmers have water
runuin. in a steady supply upon their
premis s, or springs handy by, and set
their c.Uk in cold water. They do not
claim v'uat they get all the cremu from
the miik in this way, but nearly all, and
believe that the loss is more than made
up by the saving of labor. It should
be mentioned that these farmers are lo
cated at quite a distance from the near
er': ponds. Hartford Times.
Millet.
A sixty-four-page bulletin. Just Issued
Tvoiv. the Michigan Agricultural College
I'xperiment Station, is devoted to mil
let. Ninety species are m -utioned. and
K n " nber illustrated. In brief, millet
u.u.-. d chiefly as a "catch crop" for hay,
since It can be sown whenever it is dis
covered that a seeding of the perma-
nent grasses has failed, or that a hard
winter or insects have destroyed the
clover. It may be sown when too late
to plant corn. It requires good soil,
preferably sand, and is especially
adapted to new land. Sow half a
bushel per a-.Te for hay, one peck if for
seed. Millet hay is usually cured by
cocking it up when partially dry, and
allowing It to stand for several days
before being housed, as is often done
with clover. Millet hay is a strong feed
and should be used wkh caution, bjing
alternated if practicable, with other
fodder, especially If fed to horses. It
Is safer and more palatable if cut before
the seed begins to ripen. The best va
riety is German millet, providing tho
soil is good and it can have the entire
season. For late sowing, in poor soil,
use common millet Hungarian grass
In fertile soils, in moist seasons, will
give a large yield of excellent fodder.
Hoz and Pneumonia.
The annual death of hogs from pneu
monia is becoming almost ns great as
that of human beings, and it is a dis
tressing sight to see the fine, healthy
looking, fattening hogs suddenly die.
In winter and early spring this danger
is at its height, and every owner feels
happy if he succeeds In bringing his
floe!: through all right without losing
more than one or two from pneumonia.
This disease in hogs can be looked at
in nearly the same light as that of pneu
monia In human beings. There are
preventive measures, but very few real
cures after the disease has assumed a
dangerous symptom. The full-blooded.
fattening hogs seem to take pneumonia
quicker than tbe lean and thin stock,
so that as a rule, the farmer loses bis
most valuable animal first The condi
tion of tbe bogs is probably rather
weak, and exposure to inclement and
raw weather gives them a heavy cold,
which results In pneumonia. Hogs
that are sheltered In warm places too
much are mere susceptible to heavy
colds than those exposed more, and on
tbe other hand, those that have no cars
given them at all run such risks of get
ting tbe disease that many die. The real
preventive measure Is to keep the hogs
la excellent physical condition and ac
eaatoan them to fresh, cool air, but not
expose them to unnecessary storms or
tocleaaent weather. Give them quarters
with reference to perfect ventilation,
bat da not expose them to drafts or wet
place. When the animal show tbe
tret symptoaB of a can go they should
be spar ted tM jS; Sock and be
placed la t, eram. frtaeo. Then
tn& turpMtaavtw dally all along
their h.-i u h i aroiiiitl their HI t
oiuuter tiriiaiil If they are eined
to very colli -ut!it r In ilielr juarler.
they nlioiiM lw tnsnketeil after eai h
appli' iiti'UI of the turpentine. Hot
blankets fuliied over the Uel Is tery
g.! when the auiuials are breathlug
heavily. Six to ten drop of extract of
atjuite root given every two hours will
tie the only internal medicine necessary.
The great thing is to prevent the ani
mal from catching further cold. They
need a quiet place where they can lie
down and not be exposed to annoyance
from the other hogs and where nu cold
drafts can blow upon them. This treat
ment is nothing new, but in view of the
number of hogs that have died of pneu
monia a repetition of it may prove of
value to some. The chief thing is to
prevent the disease by careful methods
of protection. Then, with a little com
mon sense, tbe flock can be brought
through the winter all right. The time
to act is when the animals show the
first signs of coughing. Do not wait
until it becomes a deep, hacking, labor
ous cough. Then generally it is too
late. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Cold Weather for Feeding.
Bo much la said about the danger and
loss from exposing stock to cold weath
er that It might be Inferred that those
whose business It Is to fatten animals
will be best pleased by mild and balmy
weather during the process. The fat
tening animal has In Itself th e best
protection against cold, and such
weather, with a plentiful supply of
pure air, only makes well-fed stocjc
the more thrifty. When the air is cold
It furnishes a greater supply of oxygen
to the lungs. This removes Impurities
In the blood, and tbe next step Is to in
crease the appetite. All practical feed
ers know that whenever a warm spell
of weather occurs in winter the feed
must be at once lessened. It Is almost
invariably accompanied by a loss of
the thrifty growth that the animal had
while the cold weather gave It a
hearty appetite.
Machine for Catching; Apples.
Many contrivance have been de
vised for facilitating and cheapening
the work of picking apples, but none
has come into universal use. An im
proved apple-catcher is now the sub
ject of an application for a patent The
apparatus is made in two parts of can
vas or any other strong, durable fab
ric, such as sailcloth. The lower part,
or main canvas, Is forty feet across, in
the form of an immense saucer, the
center about the tree coming down to
the ground.
Above this fs the hood, about twelve
feet square, and highest in the center.
When this Is adjusted about the tree
the branches are shaken and the apples
find their way down to the ground in a
pile at the base of the tree. It Is
claimed that fruit can be gathered In
one-half the time and at one-half the
expense of hand-picking, and with a
marked Improvement in condition. The
apple catcher" Is especially service
able when gathering fruit from lofty
trees. It may be used for stack cover
ing when not required for fruit gather
ing. It is also made In smaller sizes
for gathering pears, plums, nuts, etc.
New York Evening Telegram.
Odda and Ends.
No receptacle for soiled clothing, even
if handsomely decorated, should be
kept In a sleeping apartment
In baking bread or rolls put a sauce
pan of boiling water into the oven. The
steam will keep the crust smooth and
tender.
Much of the heavy cake and bread is
the result of the oven door being bang
ed when closed. Close the door gently
as possible.
To make clothes wash easily: Mix one
tablespoonful of paraffine oil with one
pint of soft soap, and soap all white
clothes; put tbem to soak over night
and you will have very little rubbing
to do.
Cut doughnuts out an hour or more
before they are fried and allow them
time for rising. They will be much
lighter than when fried as soon as they
are cut Try cutting them at night and
frying them In tbe morning.
Housekeepers should remember,
when making biscuit and dumplings
with baking powder, that three table
spoonfuls of the powder will be requir
ed to make one quart of flour light
The manufacturers' directions call for
only two, and tbe result Is unsatisfac
tory. A pretty way to use old piece laces of
bold pattern Is to lay them over bright
outlines with fine silk, working through
both lace and silk. Then chalnstltch
all the outlines thus formed to the silk.
Put in fancy stltcbes here and there
with gold thread. Then cut away all
the net foundation of the lace. This
will leave the design clear on the silk,
It is said that the smell of cooking
cabbage will not penetrate the house,
indeed will hardly be disagreeable In
the kitchen Itself, if the cabbage Is
thrown into boiling salted water, and
then set further back on the stove
where It will cook at a temperature of
about two hundred degrees. The time
required for cooking It tender at this
temperature Is from twenty to thirty
minutes.
We have had many directions for
cooking rice In the proper way. The
latest comes from Syria, where they
wash It In four, five or six waters, or
until the last water Is clear. A table
spoonful of butter Is then heated in a
ressel until It bubbles, and tbe rice Is
added and mixed. Then salted water
Is added "generously," and the rice Is
cooked without stirring until It Is ten
der and "the water is all absorbed."
Borax water Is excellent for sponging
either silk or wool goods, that are not
soiled enough to need washing. In
washing cashmere or wool goods put a
little borax In the water. This will
cleans them much more easily and bet
ter, wltbont Injury to the colors. Do
sot nib tbem on a board, but use the
band, and throw on. a line without
wringing. Press them on the wt-tng
Id, and they will Itohv almost Ilk new.
ROMANCE OF THE MOUNTAINS.
The IStorr of a Puatte Pirate and
l)i(iplearance of Hia Daughier,
The death of Mrs. Jennie ll..ar at le-r
mountain cottage back of Jumouville
removes one of the linist romantic char
acters that ever dwelt in the mountains
of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Khe
was born where she fied. and her sor
rowfully romantic life covered a term
of &3 years.
Seventy years ago. says the Pittsburg
Dispatch, there came to the county
named from Massachusetts a young
man named James Hoar, sou of a prom
inent citizen of Boston, educau-d at
one of the leading Eastern colleges. Be
yond this nothing could 1-e learned of
his life. He secured work as a day la
borer at the old Wharton furnace. Ev
erything about this stranger bespoke
the gentleman of culture. This fact,
added to the mystery of his life, led to
the conclusion that he had left Massa
chusetts for reasons which he did not
care to divulge, (we day as he was
handling a large piece of metal it fell
and broke his leg. He was taken to the
home of Benjamin Bronson. Bronson
had a daughter named Jennie, a typi
cal country girl. When Hoar was taken
to ber home her spare time was devoted
to the care of the new arrival. After
the patient was able to be about his
attentions to Jennie became apparent
and a quiet country wedding followed.
They took up their abode in a little log
house about a mile east of Dunbar. A
household of children came to their fire
side. James Hoar had become a typi
cal woodsman, and many stories of bis
prowess as an athlete are still told.
The tranquility of tbe little mountain
home was broken by the appearance of
a Southern planter named Le Clair. Hs
was accompanied by his wife, and to
gether they secured quarters at Hoar's
cabin. The latter had a daughter. Le
Clair pretended to have become enam
ored of the fair-haired mountain glrL
The secret of his pretended love was
kept from his wife, and when the Le
Clalrs left she disappeared. What be
came of ber Is still a mystery, and it Is
believed that she was kidnaped by tbe
Le Clalrs and taken South. The brok
en hearted mother never recovered
from the loss, and from that time life
for ber was one long sorrow. James
Hoar died at the age of 83. It Is now
known tat his connection with some
of the Cape Cod pirates drove him into
this mountain exlla He was a cousin
of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts. Jen
nie Hoar made a livelihood after the
death of her husband by selling roots
and herbs.
Effect of a Poem.
After the battle of Balaclava, when
the wounded were In the hospital, a
chaplain read to tbem Tennyson's stir
ring lines: "The Charge of the Light
Brigade." So delighted were the in
valids that they manifested their pleas
ure, notwithstanding their wounds.
Tbe chaplain wrote to tbe poet telling
him of the circumstance, and for reply
Tennyson sent him two hundred copies
of he poem beautifully printed, with
an autograph letter.
But the most extraordinary story as
sociated with this poem Is told In Mr.
Walters' "Tennyson: Poet Philosopher,
Idealist."
A New England preacher, in the mid
dle of a sermon, recited "Tbe Charge of
the Light Brigade." Tbe congregation
listened breathlessly, but after the ser
vices many murmured at tbe profana
tion of the church by the reciting In It
of a war lyric The minister, depressed
by these criticisms, went borne sadden
ed, thinking that his sermon had pro
duced but one effect tbe Irritation of
his people.
Early the next morning he was told
that a man, looking like a tramp, wish
ed to see him.
"Show him in," said tbe minister;
and the stranger, as he entered the
room, said:
"Sir, I come to thank you for saving
my soul."
The minister stood In silence, wonder
ing what the tramp could mean.
"I was all through the Crimea," the
stranger added, "and I was in the thick
est of the fight at Gettysburg; but never
till I heard you recite that poem yester
day did I know what I had to thank
God for. From the hour I heard that
poem I determined to change my life,
and I want to thank the man to whom
I owe that resolution."
Doctor Holmes' Thoroughness.
Young people must not be deceived
oy the apparent ease and freshness,
and If you please, slap-dash, of Dr.
Holmes' lighter papers, or by the abso
lute fluency with which his verses run,
writes Edward Everett Hale, In lie
view of Reviews. He never Insulted
anybody by sending slap-dasb work to
the press, and that is one reason as I
believe Horace said before me why
you and I always like to read what ho
did send to the press. Nobody knows
what good things be has left out, and
nobody ever read anything of bis for
which he had not done tbe best he
could do before he submitted It for pub
lication. If a duty was to be done, he
did It If a ballad was to be written far
the Old South Meetlng-House, be wrote
It But be took bis time for writing It,
and he did not say It was finished be
fore It waa finished. That Is the reason
why bis work will stand.
Smoke of Burning Tobacco,
Tbe smoke of burning tobacco con
tain nlcotla, nlcotlanlne, salts of am
monla, hydrocyanic acid, sulphuretted
hydrogen, three or four volatile acids,
phenol, creosote, and several other sub
stance.
Had meat for Klog.
The tea otter I the most valuable of
all furs; $1,100 baa been paid for a sin
gle akin.
When the Gulf stream passes out of
Uie Gulf of Hexlco Its temperature la
boat 70 degree.
THE PHONOGRAPH.
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Copy It H ta Nota Krilliant hutii M,
The otli.-e lx.J". Julia. i-tii'tl t!je d l
of the eliorial room, and aid; "Mr.
I'eck. the manager wants to you."
Peck was the editor in charge of the
forelgu politics. ,
"What dot-s atchoo he want
again V said he. with the accent of a
tnan who is afflicted with a terrible
cold.. Anyway 'he dropped a large
piece of paer on which he was writ
ing an article on the Curean war, put
his pen on his right his pipe on the left
of his copy, and, sneezing, made his
way to the manager's room. A few
moments afterward he reappeared,
having In his arms a large lox, which
he deposited with great noise on the
table.
"What's that?" Inquired the other
editors, curiously.
"This," said Peck, with bumor, "is
an Idea of the manager to do away with
copy."
Suppress the copy! There were buoy
ant protestations, and the maddened
editors shook their pens menacingly to
ward the celling.
"This mysterious box," explained
Peck, "contains simply a phonograph.
Instead of writing bis article the editor
voices it In the machine, after which
It Is sent to the typo, who sets in up
under Its dictation. It appears that
this system Is very much In use in the
English newspaper offices."
"And you have been chosen to make
the experiment?"
"Atchoo'" sneezed affirmatively
Peck. And this explanation brought
back calm in the minds of the editors.
And Peck began telling to the phono
graph a lot of China things on the
Corean war, without letting himself
get bothered by tbe editors, as we
know that an editorial room Is not al
ways like the Temple of Silence.
At 2 a. m.. Just before the make-up,
the proofs of Peck's article were given
to tbe proof reader. At tbe first words
be Jumped up, and, like a madman, ran
to the editor in chief.
'I think that Mr. Peck has become
crazy," be said to tbe chief.
'What, Peck 7 What's the matter
now?"
"Judge for yourself and read." Tbe
chief read:
LETTER FROM JAPAN.
(From our special correspondent)
Ever since my arrival on tbe field of
battle "Well bow does it run?"
"I have only commenced, Mr. Editor."
All right, continue." I had the good
fortune to make the acquaintance
(Atchoo!) with a Mandarian (Atchoo!
What a confounded cold 5 John, a can
dle to grease Mr. Peck's nose. For
anyone who is acquainted with ex
treme Orient Say, Henry, let me have
your pci. From an ethnological point
of view, ih, how It makes one dry to
talk In this affair. I would willingly
take something if the English squad
ron. A charming woman, Henry.
What idiot is this, John. He dldn'l
know It was a creditor. The emperor
of Japan let me have the scissors
(Atchoo!).
The chief stopped. "I understand."
said be, "It is the phonograph. Im
possible to publish. You, no doubt
have something else," turning to the
city editor.
"Certainly. But the Japan letter was
announced for to-day's issue!" replied
the city editor, mournfully.
a
The edition contained this item:
"At a late hour this morning our let
ter from Japan had not yet arrived.
Will the postmaster general tell us bow
to account for this Inexplicable delay?"
As to the phonograph. It was sent to
the garret Translated from the
French of Michael Thlvars.
The Iaat of the Edgopll locks.
Philadelphia Public ledger: The
last survivor of the Delaware Indians
who formerly owned all of the
lands In this section df New Jersey-
died a day or two ago in her humble
cottage in Southampton Township,
and was burled yesterday (Dec. 14)
from the little Methodist chapel at
Tabernacle. Her name was Ann Rob
erts, and she was the widow of John
Roberts, a mulatto, who died a number
of years ago. They had several chil
dren, some of whom are still living. A
picturesque figure she was as she
stood erect in front of her catiin with
her long black hair streaming over her
shoulders, and the neighbors all had
a wholesome respect for her. She was
nearly six feet in height, very muscu
lar, and despite her years she was
past 00 could do a day's hoping !:i
the woods with almost any of the men
In tbe neighborhood. "Indian Ann,"
as she was called,-was the last sur
vivor of the Edgeplllock Indians, a
branch of the Dela wares. They were
assigned to a reservation in Shantung
Township in 1757, where they remain
ed for a long time prosperous anJ
happy. Then tbey were removed to
another tract of land In Oneida Coun
ty, N. Y. Indian Ann's parents accom
panied them, but soon became weary
and returned to Burlington County,
where they lived In a cabin on tbe
Woolman farm, near Mount Holly, un
til their denth, which occurred some
time In the fifties.
Mr. Kipling Wei r ed Her.
A capital story Is being told of Rud
yard Kipling and little Miss Dorothy
Drew, Mr. Gladstone's granddaughter.
During the novelist's stay In Wiltshire
this summer he met little Dorothy at
country house, and being very fond of
children, took her about the grounds
and told ber stories. After a time Mrs.
Drew, fearing that Mr. Kipling must
have had enough of the child's society,
called ber and said: "Now, Dorothy, 1
hope you have been a good child and
have not been wearying Mr. Kipling.
"Ob, not a bit, mother," replied the
celebrity, "but you're no Idea bow Mr.
Kipling ha been wearying me."
THINGS WOKTH KNOWING.
Colo mu Mrln iuudvuaed t a Par
u.mh for iinay 1'rr.urn to kVad.
A company ! being pruiunt-l In
Bradford, tii.glaud, fur the mauufac
ture of artificial ilk.
A Japanese bride's playthings ara
burned ou her wedding day, typifying
tile end of her childhood.
I-altraJor bus ') species of flowr
lng plants, flty-ninu ferns, and over
ZVJ species of mosses and lichens.
At a recent wedding In Kansas there
were twenty-four bridesmaids. Tho
effete East la outmatched at every
point
The sawmill showing of Minneapolis
gives a grand total of 4Ul,2i,7i3 feet
of white pine lumber manufactured
during 1(4)3.
It has been estimated on recent offi
cial authority that tbe population of
Maine la now 722,000, a gain of 71,000
In four years.
Chicago clergymen have formed a
club to Instruct prospective mlssiou
arles in foreign language by means of
the phonograph.
The Board of Education of Mount
Vernon, N. Y., has decided to expel
from the public schools any boy caught
smoking cigarette.
The Russian Government I contem
plating the erection of grain elevator
along tbe Government railroad In the
grain district.
A company has been formed to util
ise the power of the Susquehanna Riv
er for electrical works, something like
those at Niagara.
The new Siberian railway traverse
regions where game is so abundant
that the project of establishing canner
ies is being considered.
Tbe Income for the McAll mission for
the last year was 180,820, of which $20,
730 came from Great Britain and $31,
780 from the United States.
When a Chinese woman Is married
she goes out after the marriage cere
mony and prays before the tombstones
of her husband's ancestors.
A religious canvass Is being made at
Abilene, Kan., with the sesult that up
to data 261 families have been found
that are Christian and 171 that are not
In Turkestan, if a wedding engage
ment is broken, the girl's parents mu
either return the lover's gifts or sub
stitute another daughter, If they have
one.
Theflrstshlpment of oysters in crates
o England left Newport News by
steamship. Sixty-five crates were con
signed to a Liverpool firm a an experi
ment The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
church has Issued over 6.0.10.000 pages
of missionary literature during the last
year.
Canadians are beginning to buy yel
low pine from the Southern States In
large quantities, finding it especially
desirable for flooring, Joists and inside
finishing.
In the last year 21,000 people died In
India from snake bites, nearly 1,000
were killed by tigers, and 1.H00 by oth
er wild animals. About 00,000 head of
cattle were destroyed.
At Helslngfors, in Finland, a news
paper has been started, edited and
managed entirely by women. The chief
editor is Miss Minna Kant who is well
known among the Finns as a novelist
In 1786 Dr. Rlckel, at Wurzburg,
lighted his house with a gas made from
the dry distillation of bones. He dis
continued his experiments because he
was suspected of sorcery and feared
trouble.
After Victor Hugo's death more than
10,000 Isolated verses were found scat
tered about his room written on small
slips of paper. He used to write Inces
santly, even while dressing himself hi
the morning.
In Swltxerlaud there Is a law by
which railway and steamboat com
panies, factory establishments, etc,
are liable to Indemnify their employes
in case of accidents, or their widows
and children in case of their death.
The chief seats for the production of
edible Bnalls In France at present are
tbe department of Jura, Cote d'Or, and
Barses Alps. At one time the snulls of
Burgundy were celebrated, but the In
dustry there has died out
In Slam each year Is named ufter an
animal, and people born In certal.i
years are forbidden to Intermarry
Tbus, an elephant baby can't murry a
tiger, nor a Hon a lamb. And there are
heavy penalties for. lying about oU's
age.
The erection of a great reservoir In
Upper Egypt Is now an assured fact.
The work will begin this spring, .'n
the next Egyptian budget the sum of
150,000 Egyptian pounds, about m),
000, will be set apart for the purisjse
it Is announced.
Twenty thousand dollars was paid
by tbe Government to tbe Sac and Fox
Indians three weeks ago, and a week
later white gamblers and bunko inuti,
who followed close behind the Govern
ment pay agents, were in possession of
practically the whole amount.
A peculiar substitute for window
glass, known as "tectorlum," Is stated
to have been for some time employed
In Austria, Italy, Germany, Switzer
land, and Russia as a covering for hot
houses, verandas, windows of factories,
roofs of stores, etc. It Is a special. In
soluble, blchmmated gelatine, translu
cent as opal glass and Incorporated In
wire gauge.
Recent experiments In Canada on
feeding froien wheat to live stock show
that, although this Is not the most eco
Qomlcal way of feeding grain, chop fed
froien wheat mixed with straw alone
gave a return of 64 cents per bushel,
not counting cost of labor. M turnip
, aie auuwu w im mwwm irwu, I ' "MJ hi
only pay tbelr co prieat bat greatly
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CARE OF THE EYES.
The Wbilra Indicate llnbltaand atate
of Ileal tU.
Physiologists write learned volume
slx.ut the delicate structure of th eys,
and pious people write pious articles
afx.ut the pleasure of sight Wojbmb
read tbe volumes and the article.
s srucj,
n readlngO
t-k by ga-
siitutMH-e cordially, and go on
in the trains, sewing on black
light, doing flue embroidery, studying
all night and generally abusing their
eyes. Then they take to the oculist
and eyeglasses.
The first step In caring for the eye
Is to use them but sparingly. Tbe
strata of steady and continuous work
csnnot fail to be Injurious. Tbe wom
an who Is obliged to use her eyes stead
ily must give them frequent, even If
brlef.vBcatlon. If she has to writ
all day. If she sews continuously, she
should give ber eyes flvemlnute resting
spells every two or three hour. Drop
ping her work, clming ber eye and
keplng them closed for even o brief
a period will rest not only th eye but
tbe brain, and work will be easier and
more Inspiring afterwards. The wom
an who Is obliged to use her eye all,
day In ber business should not nse tbem
any more tbaa Is necessary In tbe even
ing. Fine sewing, reading and wrlting
bould be entirely tabooed.
Very hot water Is very beneficial to
tbe sight If It Is rightly applied. It
counteracts any tendency to Inflamma
tion, and rests and relaxes the mus
cles about the eyes. It should be ap
plied not merely against tbe lids, bat
to the eyes themselves. A soft cloth
should be dipped in hot water, wrung
out slightly, and applied to the eye.
Water may also daubed against the
eye by the hand. Five minutes of th
hot water treatment at th close of a
day's work, followed by five minute
of rest with closed eyes, will do won
ders toward refreshing tbe tired sight.
When a person la In a state of health
and vigor, the whites of the eyes ar
bluish in color and very clear. When
the system la run down, the blood dis
ordered, or the stomsch In a poor con
dition, the whites of the eyes are yel
lowish. The whites of over-strained
eyes, of eyes that are not dosed la
sleep long enough each night and of
eyes that are given to looking upon
wine when it Is red and other glitter
ing things arc bloodshot As a usual
thing the whites of the eyes are an ex
cellent Index to the habits and health
of a man or a woman.
It Is an I'nnsnentat'ens Charity.
A belated stranger In New York, pass
ing down Broadway In the "wee shu'
hours," was surprised the other night
at seeing a long line of gaunt and tat
tered men standing shivering In tho
cold at 10th street
"What are all these poor wretches
doing here at this hour?" be asked a
xllceman.
"They're waiting for bread," was th
reply. "That's one of New York's least
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The bakers across the way there give
n loaf of fresh bread free to every one
who asks for It at this hour They've
done It for years, and It's done a world
of good, for the men who stay .out until
this time In the morning are all hungry
and homeless."
It is as tbe policeman said. The
Fleischmann gtft of bread Is little
known to the general public, which Is
In bed when the loaves are distributed
to- the almost starving vagrants In
Broadway. It Is not an ostentations
charity, but it frequently supplies food
to 150 to 200 unfortunates
4Jk Broken Idolj
. ..A "couple from Accomac County, Va
had seats In tbe Senate gallery at
Washington, and were enjoying .their
novel surroundings. Presently the
man nudged the woman.
"GeementJy, Jeuiirny," be exclaimed.
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"What uv them?" she asked.
"Why, they ain't much blgger'n any
other lK)rs."
"Course they ain't; why should they
be?"
lie was silent for a minute.
"Well, well," he said at last, in a ton
of disappointment, "who'd a thunk It?
I've heerd so much about what big men
United States Senators wuz, tbet I'd
a swore that a whole panel had to be
tuck outen the wall for 'em to git in at"
and until they left the sacred precinct
there wus naught In .his face but tho
shadow of a fallen Idol.
Must Attend Strictly to Preaching.
In Hungary the prince primate has
warned his clergy to confine themselves
to their culling and leave politics alone.
He considers It essential to re-establish
a good understanding between church
and slate, and declares that in ecclesi
astical matters he has not taken a sin
gle step without the previous sanction
of the Pope.
Fashionable Ornaments.
Diamond combs are now tbe most
fashionable ornament worn. It la quite
unnecessary to own a tiara, a pendant,
even a ring. Hut the comb la de rlgueur.
Another up-to-date item may be record
ed, liouq'tiets of colored leave are re
t lacing the flower posies we have car
rl d through so many seasons, summer
mid winter.
To Unard th Thasa,
As part of tho defense of the lower
Thames, a boom Is soon to be stretched
across the Mndway at Hheemeaa. Four
obsolete gunboat will be uod In th
construction, which will coat many
thousand poujids, the shore anchoraga
alone requiring $.'10,000.
Always Wear a Pelt Hat,
It Is not generally known that wbeo
a person falls Into ths water a common
felt bat can be mad us of as a lift
preoerrer. By placing the hat upon to
TI2lI1" I00-w,lh th
Pfooalng It slightly u th braoA ,t
wlO boor a man op for hour.