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Your First Iuty i to Vourwlf. Your IWiy Condition
Cells or the Help to be round in u ;.mh1
Spring Medicine
Tlie tit-st I reparation for this l'urpose is
Hood's Sarsa pari 11a
Spring is the season fur cleansing a;id
reoewmg the L-lood. liuring the winter
it h:. crept idiu'gishly through ill- vcifei,
gathering impurities fouii indoor air. f . rtn
Itlty snt'Miuirt'o in 111" food, and Irum
Sumy oilier MMirct
The great blood purifying tned cine cs
f'K i.-uly prepared to do thi- work is Hood's
t-iii -.iarilla It will give to tin' i,h.o,
f..i-:iy. richness and v.iitiity iin.l th.se
will bring health and vig.M atroior in res
a (.oml appetite, refreshing idc-p, uii
powers of rii'turanoc.
' ii-:iiif your lil. .ml l.y taking Heod-f-arsuparilhi,
a reiiovutiiiir pn-par.ii ion
e j i'iMuijy prepared to make pure- hi I,
tin !i you lllliy rlijoy the (if.isnll ol lhiWiTs
nd birds n T; 1 on I dour pleasures, lor you
ail! he heahhv, strung h : 1 1 1 well.
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ir irirt Fro r T4i r.-nr
Over One yillcn ('cjplo wur the
W. L. Dcuac $3 & $4 Shoes
AW oursftoeaare equally fcalisfattory
They give the brtt vahit for the money.
They equal custom thft In style and fit.
Th.'lr wearing qufllttit-s lire urnturpasHtd.
The price are uniform, tumpJ in sole.
FroTi f i to f j ftvrd i rr other tnnkr,
Jf cur dealer cannot riiio!v vat v-Ma
I Send for it.
$
It's Free.
Every man who is dissatisfied with
his surroundings whn wants to bet
ter his vendition in life who know!
that he tan do so if j;ivcn half a
chance, should write to J. Francis,
()nia!i, Ncdj., for a copy of a little
hook recently issued ty the I'asseii
gcr Itepartmcnt of the Jlurlinyton
Koute.
It is entitled "A New Empire"
and contains 32 pages of information
about Sheridan County and the l!ig
Horn Iiasin, Wyoming, a MvitahU:
land of promise, towards which the
eyes of thousands are now hopefully
turned,
IEVVIS'98 LYE
Towtlernl nt rf lrrutnrd
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T).p xtronnftt M.ni pvu t I.vt ITJK'ie
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fi.s, . Table lid. hm cot ti.lf n e
rilvmy rr-,)- for m - Will mW.
the tre (MriMi)!Ml lln il fmip In
'.'(i TrniMih n trithvt lulling- -I
tin- bi'Kt tor fifM niit; wt'ito
pip (itvinf'-r-urinr m clew th,
4 hi?: if Ixilt l.-c ihiiiIi. t r.., u . ti-
.fEiiA. 8ALT MFG. CO
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With covers, all tral-
'nliod after oomoletlon.
'In nam. of ton. R tn 1 O fnotl
fhlmh and MO ta MA Ini-hm Inl
fdlameter. at 2V?. our callon
IThAV tin nftl mat. kani laab .lu-l
Itaat to watr, nor allow foreign ub-
tancea to In. They can torn put I
In aarrat or barn and truia ara arotaoiaril
arrom fraeiln. They take no Belting
liui are ennaper man wooa. Tanai
k aubatruotures of all atiaa made to ,
oroer. Band for prtoa llat and
w aeaiana rorauhtttrntiir firi
Q, --k ornamental water supply.
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Co m.i U tMM.atn atinJ!.,)! hwiMnl Har tl hit Mtcajr.f,
ln4 1 hi ultra Um ot ttianaf satra k-waaM f ia Miraj
tavantlsj'i, flaa.(ni. fililt- aa4 aatiaas ar f ant Mh-ra
o b l.taraj -4 ertl .wlUr t WHum th tat
Bin i, . aiF-i wwarv, MM MM tiltlni U
f work a, flar Wfl.IMto. MM arrtatttar Mali
h lrtrrt lrfif.ltM al ( fMmp, lbs aJI
wis m-m Ihv Bat papult tkiayi at .t oat
iruaJ
'I tii ai4 lUak Unka, Kvarlliit.g i k
4utia4 whjvttUrfal t4 ehaf.a.a4. It it Lit a thiaf
kv 4ilf hu la mrl it h pM4. Wa ha aUbllB4
f btanok kou-M, kimIh h.ra Um oria k
wwt Maa. THa iarajatM C. Km fcul uaMitt. Il
Mala ta kails! M ah ,, b-i'.iM ft ku I Mm
f IM4 M IH rMCBl iMktla aaocu.j ariaiUin;., Il
Cl4Uc"-aaiMeaiit;H'Ufar fhat I mm with !
ktM, 1 'h ThU will fit II U am win of ftaMT
MM. TDM -lura kM tklM 4m4 Mjlrl o,. -
hM M k sro4ua4 taw b14m t fill rcfuM ta
MtaM fa-Ik at m (aaka ar It lll kavaana Hi a
T WttRL WITH til M.irH f .MT Of ITU Wilt
hiiivtiiiiuiiiiiiil rtti rTTPS P1HP
tWilL IlIL AflBL airaiaaam a waw i
Ttaia, .wait iftRfaUl, rrr, nr, .u
k mwWW MfJHil LT WITC TBI RM.H. ft MM U.
AT A L ttlTaV Aa U TUB Aba MaiaU.
nr thi WfJttA .MIotM ro- rlirirm
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I "1 I'u'iimt -ak too highly of Hood'a
sar-eit.ar :ila. as it has worked w oil. it i s in
luv I am 7 veur of uii" iiti'l have
been atitiMi'l with Mtlt rheum on un
hands I t a prest, luany e;irs. 1 tried
many ;!nngs l.. ciec I'ln-ni but laio-d.
e- li:iiel would crack open ati'l teeed
jiruiu-i-v. and lln- pain m leirinlc to
bear, mi taking Hoed'. S,ir apart la
the llcii ha, healed and tin' i-U 1 :i is an
-iiim!:i if any tanuer'i' 1 r-fiiiiiiiieri(i
Ho.t i m Sariij.uMil.t a- a reliai.it ine-hrine
ami alauyi -j.! .it in its iavor." l.i.uni
. li t'nK. r-waiiM-a, Ma.
Mood's Sarsapariila
j Is the Only
True Blood Purifier
iViiniineiiily in the i. til. lie 4-- today,
lie "lire tu j..ft liui i's unil only llood's.
KXOWLEDGE
Tiring comfort and improvement and
tend to oiT'onul enjoyment v.hcn
rightly used. The ninny, who live het
tr than other and enjoy life more, with
leMt expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the world'n K-st products to
the'needs of physical lieing, will ntt'nt
the value, to heitlt.h of the pure liquid
laxative priueiplen embraced in the
reined V, Syrup of Fix"-
Jts ej-eellenee in due to its presenting
in the form moat itcreptiilile and pleas
ant to the taste, the ref resiling f.nd truly
beneficial piopertifn of a jierli'ft lax
ative ; efi'i-etiinlly clean-ing the nytem,
dinpeliitiK eoldi, heaiiachea and levers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has riven suU-t'actMn to iniliioiis and
met with the tipprnvni of the tnediial
profe"ion, beeuu.-e il ifts on the Kid
iiev, Liver and IViweU without weiik
ening llieni and it i.s p. rfVcily free from
every objectionable ub-tunce.
Hyrup of Fis i for sale by all drug
pits in 50c and $1 bottles, hut it ia tnau
ufactured by the California Fitf t-yrup
Co. only, wlione iiuiuk is printed on every
package, a I no the name, Kyrup of Fifr,
and bring vell informed, you will Hut
fiecrnt HI V Bllii'till'T ir nllerrd.
Iicecham's pills are for bil
iousness, sick headache, diz
ziness, dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor
pid liver, foul breath, sallow
skin, coated tongue, pimples,
loss of appetite, etc.. when
caused by constipation; and
constipation is the most fre
quent cause of all of them.
One of the most important things fot
everybody to learn is that constipation
causes more than half the sickness in tin
world, especially ol women; and itcanalj
be prevented. Go bv the book, free at youi
druggist's, or write B.K.AllenCo.,365Canal
St.,NewYork. Pilla.lo and .5 a box.
,Ani! Wtlei Dun than C.ftll IWi hi.In.
WALTER BAKER & CO.
The Itrgett taniifeturer o(
PURE, HIGH GRADE
COCOAS AND CHOCOLATES
On thii CoitlattBt, hav rnccivad
HIGHE8T AWAR08
from th frfat
IniHal and Foed
EXPOSITIONS
In EuropeandAmerica.
TTnllkctht I;uti h I'rfni. no A late
Uaa i( ulttT ( hemlr al fr f r
i.aairl 1n axr ft t'.air n-rMiiilnni.
Th-tr lf Jtf.-M HHKA K I ASt ( OA U tr,ully
pur and aolublt, ui'l con ieu than ate cnt a cup
OLD BY 0HOCtf8 EVERYWHERE.
WALTER BAKER 4 "cOoRCHESTER, MASS.
fho Bt. Joseph and Grand Island R. E
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SHORTEST and QUICKEST LINE
TO fIWT ,
NORTH
WEST EAST
SOUTH
Union Pacific SystBm
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Taralllernta, Orn ana all Wwl.ru Peiata.
Par litieriaatlan rMl rata., ate., aall aa
at aadree. any anlr I M aaait,
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Oaa'l Manager, at. Jaaeph, Mo
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D1VIS CRE1U SEPiRATORS
Il w.m4 ten. w.ral m if. Uiun iltu ikMi
BtwTw. MMklaM BanOaaa lllatlfa4 P.M.kla)
MaltoaFrss. Baaia) wurraa
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WHIR WK1TIMO TaVAaqfaTUBNI
saaass ear yaa saw aVs aimllaanai
Hi IBM PSPI
No.
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TWENTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR
The Womlirful Hundred-V ile I'ile
Made by Krunk t.roiiur.l, tin- Scout.
I"r:iiik Crounrd. chiff of m oiitu. t liit
vj States army, is i.t pees-Dt r.-shi:!.
It !sl. Jowjib. isays the Western M h K
vdiler. When 1 yearn of ;uv In was
aiittlled l.y Sitlillii iUlll's bund of !i.
ile IrnliauK .tud ket a iris i e-r wiih
he miva'es for live1 years -md nine
iiontlis, dtiiiuj v, bieli time he was fori
d to enter into all the euslmoi and
. Holers the horrible self tortures of
lie alMiriirlnes !i. int.' boin on one of
the islands of the South l'ai ilie oc an.
'le inherited the bronze i ninjdi'X Ion mi
.leeitllar to p-o;i!e of tropical eliiiKMes.
ittinj Hull, lontrary to the opj,. .siiioti
if the head coliUMelor of the ioux Na
tion, adopted liiin :is his brother, trace
tiiiu the iianie of Standing Hear, and
,rteetetl hii.i against the phl.s of the
Sioux to iiiur.h r him. In ls7"i, just at
iho bre.ikinu' out of what is known t..
frontier history as the "Sioux 'ar,"
'Iroiinrd 1:1:1 le !,is ese:lM fl'f l.l the In
lians and f..uml bis way Into the I!ed
Clolld a'eliev, then sillialed fib ,111 one
mile from win re I'ort Koojnson. Xeh..
N now I'leai -d. le'ii.-ral Ceoi-.'e Crook,
the most s.ioi .-.fiil .;impainer :sainst
the Iinliai s, took t ;rn,:ir.l ini.i ti,,.
(Jot eminent sei viee. mill ;i ft -r !- 1. i'l
:)i' akii.,' i f hi'ii. said: "I ivooh! 1. ,.
ne n tliird of 1 :y e in: ma lei than Cian1;
Onmar l." Ii vas diirinv. this servii-e
with Crook, h e!iief of i.n.,. t,.,t
Croiiaril m ole the i.li. iMeieoa I ride re
ferred to at the head of tat nrth-h'-miles
l,i four hours and ten min
utes. iMirlnj; the :rly part of the lTi,
(':inimh:ii th- 11. wnp;ip- r 4,on-e.-imn.-ent
hud reji. ,1'y ren out" or
M'oooeil !,e I .oVeflllllellt oil IIO'.VS.
and It eiiused .1 (Ji'eal liinl of dis-aiis-faetlon
and a niioyanee at army hi a. I
iilarters. ( Jeiieni I Crook l"t itiij in.o I ..
put nu end to the slow work if his
couriers, am after the bailie of Slim
Unites eave Orouanl the otlieiul dis
patches wiih Instructions to l'oi tln-m
to the nearest telegraph stail ui ahead
of it ti v newspaper reports nwardless of
expense. 'I he (ommaml was ein amp
ed on Willow Creek, some distance
from White wood city, when the cou
riers started out, Crouard carryiu the
ollh-lal ill spa tones a nd a not her scout the
w ar correspondents' specials (the latter
uotini: ns courier unknown to (Jrouard,
who -supposed he was on his way to
hileuood to assist the (luarteruiastiT
In securii!!.' supplies for the luilt'-fam
lshed sohliersi. On the tnortihiy; nfler
his Arrival at Whilewood. Cronard
started early for lieadwood, tnd. on
riding tip to the livery barn, was as
tonished to tiud tlie fioveruinent muli
the other fcot:t had been riding hilehed
there. I'poli h; piiiy, he discovered that
1he Seoul whom he supposed to be tit
Intewood v. iih the iuarti'rmasier,
had hired iho best horse In ihe barn nt
1 lead wood, nnd hit tlie trail for Cusier
City, lol rnie s I'islant. It was then
b:."ti !n the f .reno.in. (iroeard .lump
ed upon tiie "...'i.'st hot-sso he could se
cure and sin tied 1o o,. ham Ihe m iVS
pajier eouriei-. At Ihe cml of (he first
twenty-live miles the lii.st horse fell
dead. Securi.i' a:iother. he started off
anain. nnd in nmkiiiK the reiualuliii;
di-.taiiee, chaa-ed animals six times,
killing three c,r the horses. He overtook
the other sci an some dlstauee from Cus
ter City, reaehini; the hitter place nt
:-10 p. 111., four hours nnd ten minute?
from Hie t i 1, 1 of Martini;. Orouurd had
to be lifted from the Middle, timl wits
to. able to yet out: of bed for three days
llieivafi! r. The nearest telegraph sta
ll. ill was roi l Laramie, nnd lie secured
couriers lo take on the official dis-pati-of-si
at o n -e nnd beat out. the man
who had tried to outride him. The
trip t-i's tin. ( oivcrniuent souifthlns
over .Tom. hut the news of the lint tie of
Sb.-n r.uties was known nil over the
l iitted Stales before the ne.vspnper
"specials," made their ttppearanee, and
the War lieji irtment olliciuks were per
fectly salislied.
Keiisit ive.
An excited Individual climbed three
flights of HUilrn In Ktetit leaps and yell
ed:
"Where's the editor?"
Nobody owned to the distinction.
"Show me the editor!" he demanded.
Khitkliii: a paper in his hand at arm's
I.imt h.
"lie's In there!" piped nn Indiscreet
office boy, who had been hired to
answer the telephone.
The man with a Grievance bolted
Into the room designated without
knocking. He-showed the paper tinder
the editor' tiose, and, iolutins to a
marked portion, exclaimed:
"Head thai!"
The editor read: "Mrs. It--"
"I'hat's my wife," Interrupted tin
Hilary visitor. '
"Mrs. It ," continued the editor,
"(,'iive a violet luncheon to her frlemh
jesterday."
"What's tho mover with that?" ask
ed the editor.
"What'x tint inirUer! Look at that!"
nnd be indicated the word.
The editor with sinking heart read
"violent liiiit heoii." Apolok'len were
not enotiKh. Tho man could only be
assu!n;ed by a proHent of a yearly Bttb
scrlptlon, which Included tho weekly
colored upplement IndianapollB
New.
blow Work.
The Jaw bone of a whale ire some
time twenty feet In lenjrth, and thn
mouth when wide open I twelve by
eighteen feet The throat, however, In
bo small as icarcsly to admit a hen'
egg. The whale gets hi living by
training the anlmalculae and small
fish out of tba water ha takes Into hli
capacious mouth. It must be slow
work, but, then, ha has plenty of time
and nothing alas to do so be attends to
his eating so regularly that he often
accumulates a tea of oil lo hla bulk
system. (
FA KM AM) GAIIDKN.
BRIEF HINTS AS TO THEIR SUC
CESSFUL MANAGEMENT.
How to Drain Heavy Clay Land -A
GotHi Cow Stall -Iue 01 Li'juid
il anurc-a - lJont lefend on tingle
Crop -i'arm Nei and Notts.
A Log Feed Hack.
This home-u:ade feed rack can be
or su m ted tiny desired length. The
low.-r iori!oii is about Reven feet wide.
The bight depends 011 animals using It.
'j'oej- must reach the bottom easily. The
,,'s.
A oooll KKKIl HACK.
i:.per part is of sufticient width to al
!ow ample loom between the top log
of the .-st part mid the lower log of
the second part for stock to reach down
a.ei get the feed. This method Is
much more desirable than thmwii.g
hay ami other roughness upon the
ground. Nothing Is wasted by being
pulled out and trampled under foot.
Tut 11 large load of hay into this rack.
The stock eat it from the bottom as
fee, !iil and the nniier tiortion settles
down as the feed is taken from be
neath. A meriean Agriculturalist.
Irnininjc Heavy Clay Lund.
It Is often recoumieiided to make
drains in heavy soils very shallow, so,
as Is sn id, that "the water may be able
to soak down Into the drain." This
ditheulry in getting water to soak
through clay Is greatly exaggerated in
popular estimation. Fanners see the
utiilrained clay soils flooded with water
which, as It will not. go down into the
subsoil, they think Is held back by an
impervious barrier of flay. Hut in all
clay lands w here vegetation has grown
will be found small natural water
rourses, the places where roots have
run nnd where 1hey have decayed. All
these when water stands on the sur
face will be found Idled with water.
I titlL It can find an outlet below this
water must remain stagnant. But so
-oon as the tinderdrain Is dug these
small pipes will find their way to it,
though it be three or even four feet
deep. When clay soil is st'rred while
wet it Is said to lie puddled. Then the
Jimill natural w ater courses .'ire broken
up, ami the c!uy becomes a nearly per
fect barrier to water. Hut. even then
(e(p freezing of the soil will break It
II i and iunk new water courses
through It. After clay soil is under
fit, ih.e-.l It freezes much deeper than be
fore. In a cold winter the soil may
flceze down to the bottom of II l!0-lncll
or two foot drain such as is sometlmen
recommended. It Is better always to
n.ake the drains at least, three feet deep
in clay soli. If there is tiny doubt
11 bout water soaking readily to tlie bot
tom fill a foot deep with loose stone
over the tile or stone water course
American Cultivator.
Iloitu-Mnile. Crane.
A crane slationed just outside the big
barn doors anil l-aning against tlie mow
when not In use is the subject of Illus
tration. This Is a wonderfully handy
contrivance. It Is not only convenient
when killing beef and pork, but saves
much hard labor In loading and unload
ing bale hay, cider or any other heavy
thing. T'he crane illustrated was made
of a natural stick just as it grew. It Is
ItO.MI -MA HE CRANE.
made to sw lug in a tenon at either end,
the stick Itself being mortised. Stormy
days in winter afford the leisure time
for the construction of this and similar
farm con I ri values.
Liquid Mnnurca.
How to save tile llipilils Is a problem
on some farms. 'Hie proper mode is
to conduct the Ibitild manure to n re
ceptacle of some kind by having gutters
behind the stalls, find then using sonic
kind of an absorbent material in order
to absorb the liquids. Marl is excellent
for this purpose, but a mixture of cut
straw, or cornstalks, leaves, marl, dry
earth, muck and sawdust, or any of the
materials Hint enn be conveniently had
will prevent loss and keep the manure
in excellent condition. The liquids are
more valuable than the solid portions
of the manure.
Puranlpn nnd CarrotM for Cows,
Valuable as ensilage is, it Is not with
in Uie reach of the fanner who keeps
only one or two cows. The ensilage pit
for ho small a number cannot be used
to keep fodder economically. A good
supply of carrots nnd parsnips Is not
only a substitute for ensilage, but even
better than It, as theso roots have
greater nutritive value than corn fod
der ensilage, and there Is no difficulty
In keeping them. They are both half
hardy plants and should he sown early
so as to get well rooted before the hot,
dry weather comes.
Ksrlj Paatnrlna.
Old bay answers an excellent pur
jse even when the cows have an abun
dance of green fodder on the pasture.
It Is highly relished by them, nnd they
should bavt a full ration of It at night.
f 'Mnkanaaaawnjuaj r
T t'i aj ri a'.railiMraiirtVf'
IHirlng the Reason v ie-n cows are f :
turned on grass the;, i-hoiiid Lav- -up
and i-hoidd any of lin ui have the s o ir.
ki-ep them in tin- luniyarl aid !ee!
bay, with a mess of he; bran ::iid corn
Uieul Seasoned. Oreen .i ass is lata ii v,
and the cows must not be allowed too
much at the beginning of the pastu:
season.
Peach Culture in Michigan.
Peach culture is on the lucre;
Western Michigan, and in Mint Con;:
ty many orchards of from otiM to lo.'io.i
trees will be set this spring. The cli
mate here Is dry, tlie wood and fruit
buds harden early and are consequent
ly able to stand a much lower temper
ature than in some districts. The or
chards are profitable when thorough'y
and systematically cultivated. For in
stance, Mr. E. E. Church has an or
chard of .iki trees, on a clay loain soil,
well fertilized, at time of planting, with
barnyard manure. The trees have been
set for six years ami given thorough
cultivation, planted to corn the first
two years and Ihe third to buckwheat,
the returns from these crops more than
paying for setting out the trees, care,
cultivation, etc. The profits given have
been as follows: is;t2. fourth year from
setting, ?.H!; 1SK5, $oKl; ls'.M. $titi!.
The trees are set one rod apart each
way and occupy about three and a half
acres, thus making a total yi arly profit
of over $Ifo per acre. Frank White,
from two and a half acres of peach or
chard five years old. received, during
isiil. isp-,2. .1 E Lee, from an orchard
of 7iO trees, set out twelve years, In
lsM, got ki;ii bushels, iiieti lis.", l .::;).")
and lcr, bushels, or a total for four
years of ,",lio bushels. This fruit sold
on an average at jtl.115 per bushel.
Orange Judd Farmer.
Thinning Vonn Crops.
Few practices are more profitable in
the amateur's vegetable garden than
thinning out garden crops as soon as
the young plants are above the surface.
If the knowledge of the proper sowing
of seeds was more widely prevalent
when the number of seeds required to
make plants only need lie sown, 110
thinning would be needed; but so many
pet-suns sow the seeds, fearing that
numbers will fail to grow, and there
fore, many more seeds are used than
Is necessary. Hut sometimes all these
superfluous seeds grow. In which case
It is desirable that they should be
thinned out. Not only do the vegetable
plants grow larger under these circum
stances, but in many cases they come
earlier into use. Median's Monthly.
A Cow Stall.
There has been a great deal said
about what kind of a stall we should
keep our 1 o v in so she will keep clean,
TUB COW KTAI.l..
says a correspondent of the Ohio Farm
er. I send you a sketch of a stall that
I made myself last October, and don't
think 1 could improve It any for com
fort or cleanliness. I think we should
look more to the comfort of the' cow and
the prolits of the dairy.
Ilependence on Single Crops.
It is all right to have specialties, but
until fully tested they should never be
wholly depended upon. There will need
always to be some other crop, not
merely to make up for possible failure
of tlie specialty, but to make profitable
use of time that cannot he employed
in if. 'There are no crops that require
all the time to be devoted to cultivating
and harvesting them, and very few that
can be grown with prollt unless there is
opportunity to employ time and labor
on something besides the specialty.
Potatoes and Weeds.
Early potatoes should pay well, as
they are always In demand. A potato
field should be kept clean from the time
of planting to the harvesting of the
crop. Many potato fields are allowed
to become so overrun with weeds as to
make the cost of harvesting more than
all other labor given during the season.
Keep the weeds down from the start,
and the tubers will be larger and the
yield heavier.
Seed Corn.
Some care given the seed corn uow,
so as to select good grains, will be of
advantage later on when the seed Is
planted. If the seed was put away
after being perfectly dry It will no
doubt be in excellent condition, but
the recent severe cold weather may
have damaged the corn that contains
moisture to any extent
Hurrying Him I p.
"Jack," said a pretty girl to her broth
er Uie other day, "I want you to do
sotnelliingforme that's a dear fellow.'
"Well, what Is It7" growled .lack, who
is the brother of the period.
"Why, you know that wig nnd mus
tache you used lu tho theatricals?"
"Well?"
"Won't you Just put them on and go
to tho concert to-night? Reginald and
I will be there, and I want you to stare
at 1110 the whole evening through your
glasses."
"You want me to do that?"
"Yes, and ns we come out yon must
stand at Uie door and try to slip me a
note. Take care that Reggie see you,
too."
"Well, I declare!"
"Because, you see, Jack, Reggie likes
me, I know, but then he Is awfully slow,
and as he Is well off and lota of other
girls are after him he's got to be hur
ried up, as It were."
When the world dissolve, all places
will be bell that are not heaven. Marlowe.
tfJIIiiB
Another volume of short Morles t
'I -iil-.v James is to ! brought ou. soou
l'rof. John Ffske is bard at vork or
a new book dealing with the early hi
ory of Virginia, which be hopes lo havi
iiaiiy for publication in the fall.
A comnlete manuscript volume, en
titled letters to a Roy of Tv.eive,'
lias been discovered among the unpnb
i'-died manuscripts of Robert Loull
Stevenson, according to the Bookman.
N ipoleon has proved a great sticccst
in an American magazine ere now: Ir
iv"l. IIarper"s begun tlie serial publi
cation of John S. C, Abbott's "Hisforj
of Napoleon Honnp.trte," which la.ste
three years and was received with tin
mlstakahle indications of public favor
1 in- Hookman lias it 011 good author
'ty tiiat tho leading characters of "Thi
Woman Who Ilid" are founded ou dis
tingui-died personages who figure prom
imiitly in English society. It nisi
stab s that a scathing criticism of iht
now novel, which appeared in a Sunda.t
edition of tlie New York World, prompt
1 sent "The Woman Who Did" inio 1
second edition a lew days later.
In an animated correspondence ovei
the genesis of the dual Idea it) "Dr
lekyll ami Mr. Hyde," being conducted
in the Athenaeum by Andrew Lans
and others, this l.ir of news conies out
"Jt may interest yon to know." Steven
son wrote to his publisher in 1SS5, "th it
the main incident occurred in a night
mare; indigestion has Its uses. I wokt
up. and before I went to sleep again
the story was complete."
It has been ascertained that Mist
Christina Kossetti lias left no maun
pcripts behind her, nor has she retainer;
letters written to her. Among hei
book have been found a good nmnj
copies of a very scarce little pamphlet
containing a poem by her sister. Maris
Fraiuescit Kosseiti. It was thought
that only two or three copies of thii
booklet, which was issued at tlie sami
lime as Christina Rossetti's privatelj
printed verses, were In existence
A few weeks ago, when a lady called
at an tip-town branch of the New Yori
circulating Library for a copy of Mr,
Kidd's "Social Evolution," there wer
fifiy-one applicants ahead of her. Tlx
librarian told her that a few weeki
previous they had seventeen copioj
lying on the shelf without demand; but
on the same day that a lengthy reIe
appeared in one of the New York datliet
the demand set in, and has continued
vince then, with n long roll of uamef
in arrears. ,
Artiflcnl Aid to the Memory.
According to Cicero, 1he first persor,
to reduce to a system tlie' art of ren
dering artificial aid to the memory wai
the poet Simonides. who lived Hun H. O
His plan is known as the topical, 01
locality plan, nnd was in substance ai
follows: Choose a large house, wiU;
a number of differently furnished apart
merits in it. Impress upon the mine!
carefully all that is noticeable in th
house, so that, the mind can readilj
go over till its parts. Then place 1
series of ideas! in the house; the first it
the hall, the next in tlie dining-room
the next in the library, and so on wit!
the rest. Now when one wishes to re
call these ideas in their proper micces
sion, commence going through tin
house, nnd the Idea placed in each da
partinent will be found to readily re
cur to the mind in connection with it
It Is related that the mnemonic plan
was first suggested to the poet by 1
tragic occurrence. Having been called
from a banquet just before the roof ol
the house foil and crushed all the rest
of the compnny, he found ou returning
that the bodies were so mutilated that
no individual could be recognized; but
by remembering the places which thej
had severally occupied at the table, b
was aide to identify them. lie wai
thus led to notice Hint tlie order o!
places may by association suggest tht
order of things. . --i
Thiers' Digestion. v
Singular as it. may seem to tho unob
servant, good digestion is an important
factorof good statesmanship. A French
correspondent tells an anecdote which
show slhatat least one eminent French
man knew that fact.
"I remember," says the correspond
ent, "once breakfasting with M. Thiers,
There were six prefects at table. Cod
was served. M. Thiers took a largj
plateful. He then took the oil cruel
and poured nearly its whole content!
over the cod.
"I w as alarmed at seeing au old tnaq
preparing to eat such a dish, and could
not refrain from asking whether In
was not afraid of doing himself sonn
harm. 'No, no,' lie replied; T want to
show these gentlemen that I am capa
ble of governing, because I have an
easy digestion.' "
Tho .Rockefellers.
There are two Rockefeller brothers-.
John D. and William. The first llvei
In New York, the second in Cleveland,
They Inherited no part of their for
tune, nor did they make it In specula,
tlon. They undertook risks, but so doei
every business man. Late In the '60
the Cleveland firm of Andrews ft Rock
efeller dealt In groceries In a modes!
way. In 1870 they began to deal lo
petroleum, and from that Arm grew thi
Standard Oil Company. It was clavet
business, not what la usually calls!
"mere speculation."
Subjucatton.
"So you won her hand?"
"I don't know. I'm under her thumb,
In any event" betrolt Tribune.
AJdblades had a typical Greek faoa,
and was called by ft oontamporary tks
handsomest rascal la A-th ."