IPoynter Plucks
the Plumb.
Boone County Populist for
Governor.
Democrats Hake a Gallant Fight but Endorse Him
at the Last Free Silver Republicans well
Satisfied Gilbert of York County
Named for Second Place.
The Ticket Nominated.
'; OmrMr-
ILL I AM A. POYNTKR of Boon.
t leaf! Mint Governor
K. A. G1LHKKT of tor'i.
IwWMT of HUkte
WILLIAM V. POKTEK of Merrick
Auditor of Public Account
JOHN r. COKJTELL of Richardson.
aYeasaeer
JOHN B. MESEKVE of Red Willow,
taper Intend en t of Pnblie Instruction
WILLIAM B. JACKSON of Bolt.
Itmd ComulMloner
JACOB V. WOLFE of Lsncuter.
aVttomey Oeoerei
t'ONSTAWTINK J. SMITH of Doaclas.
The three fusion convention! which
toot in line tin August 2nd after a day
and all eight session mmina ei the
above ticket The populists took three
ballots and finally nominated W. A.
Poynter, ex-eenator from Boone county.
Poyntor'i nomination was a surprise all
round. The leading populist candi
date did not realize the strength that
this Quiet man from the west had gntb
red up, not until the voting began.
There waa quite a movement towards
him daring the afternoon rec.-st, but no
one expected him to be nominated. The
lour leading candidate finally tired oi
the fight, realising that neither of tiem
could be nominated, and Poynter became
the beneficiary. Poynter's great pull
came from the wet and northwest and
era due to the fact that for a number of
years he was vice president, and a mem
ber of the executive ommittes of the
farmer'! alliance, making him accept
able to the farmers.
The democrat! were very much sur
prised and held oat against him, as a
populist of the wild-eyed varietv for a
time, hot finding that the populists
would iso!, withdraw him, and that be
prof seed to be a life-long democrat of
Kentucky dt-mocratic puentage they
took him in.
The democrat! secured the attorney
general while the alverrepuMicans were
given the lieutenant-governor a fight
terns avoided by Mr. Harris withdraw
tag after the populisti had nominated
mm.
The li'oralaMti.
William A. Pointer, the fusion nomi
nee for governor, waa born in Woodford
county, 111., in 1848. He came to Ne
braska in 1879, and settled on a farm
even mi tea southwest of Albion, Boone
county, where he has lived ever since
He has never engaged in any o her oc
cupation than farming, and on his farm
has specialized somewhat In dairying
and creamery work.
As to his political c"er, he joined
the Farmer's Alliance at the very begin
ning of its existence. It wa at first an
open organization and later be ame a
secret one. Mr, Poynter remained a
prominent member of it all the lime. Hi
was a member of the executive commit
tee of the alliance for two terms and wai
a'so the vice-president for ths same
length of time.
In 18S4 Boone county snt bim to Lin
coln as a member of the house of lepre
s tentative!, in which I e served oneteim
Ha w out of the legislature aft-r that
nntii 18!1, when his county-seat sent
bim back, this time to the senate. He
was the. president pro tem of that body
during that session. At present he is a
member of 'he Trans-Mif8irp com
mission for Nebraska, from the Third
congressional district. It was in this
district that he w a candidate for con-
Eeea in IW4 in 'he three-cornered fight
which Meiklejohn was ihe republican
pomince, Mr. Keifer, of Pierce county
the democrat i.:, and Poynter the popu
list candidate. He was de'eited by
Meiklejohn.
Mr. Poynter' parents are both living,
and reside at Albion. His father was a
Viiniiter. Hi- family coni-ti of his
wilt and a grown son and daughter.
Both Of the latter have attended the
tato university.
- Mr. Poynter. persona ly, is of small
Stature, of rather energetic expressive
cosritenaace. oat not the man to im
pel as one with a fence of superiority
i Ordered Home.
' WAmiMrfta, Aog. 4. When General
OaJtar'f ccrpe went to Santiago a force
tt aavalry nnmberine. about 2,000 men
XJ MptWag regular troops and part
f CmTim Volonteer Cavalry (tbe rough
jri mi Ml at Tampa, under
ftric gaml Ooppiagw. ThU loroe
f 1 cy3n wia. tai aday or two, beot
,; i tollik rat, wharstliey wiD
J . -ar't C vtiati W eahary, wUak
over the average run of men. He ii
easily approached and rather affable in
conversation. He is a go 4 speaker.
. A. Gilbert, the fusion nominee for
lientenant governor, was an old line re
publican until two years ago, when he
joined the s I ver forces. He was born
in Macoupin county, Illinois, in 18o4.
His early days were spent on a farm
near Carlinvilie. He graduated from
that Blackburn law college in that city
in 1873. In thre years after he was
admitted to the bar. Mr. GLbert prac
tices law in Carlinvilie until April, 1884,
when he removed to Nebraska, locating
in York. He has tine been a res dm t
of that, place. Mr. Gilbert represented
lora county in tbe lower branch of the
legislaturd in 1889, being nominated by
the republicans. He has always taken
an interest in politics in ths state. He
has served on the school board in York
ten years.
The other nominees are nerving their
first terms and need no introduction.
Tbe Platform.
The more important features of the
platform adopted are as follows :
The following plank was adopt d:
" The policy to be pursued by the Un
ited States respecting foreign nations
a id p oplee of the islands of the sea is
one of great moment and far reaching
in iia consequences to present and tuture
generations of our conutrymen. It is of
such magnitude th't it should not be
haetily determined, and in view of the
probably cJose of war with Spain at an
early date, we reaffirm that the wise
course for this government to persue
with respect to us relations with the
inlands lost to Spain during the war, ;
would be to postpone considerations
thereof uniil the conclusion of the war,
to be then taken up for mature deliber
ation by the people when no public ex
citemenl exists."
Reference s made to the supreme
court's decision in the maximum rate
cane. The p at'orm declares for govern
ment ownership of railroads, telegraphs
and te lephones and in the mean line
the enaciment of a maximum rate law
' granting tbe people alt possible relief
within the limits of taid decision " A
north and south railroad is favored.
Congratulations aie offered the peo
ple of Nebraska upon their prompt and
oatnotie responm to the call of the
president and of Governor Uoicomb for
volunteers; expresses lielief that private
soldiers should have an increase
of pay ; favors repeal of a time limit pro
vision relating to application for pen
sions. Senator William V. Ailen was declar
ed t ),be the ablest man in the p pa 1st
pa ty a.l in the republic." being a
member of the platform committee,
Senator Alien bad the platf rm recom-:
mitt, d and the declarati m etr cken out.
Commendation was given out to Gov
ernor Hoic-iuib and ft-te officers for ths
aeniiiiistration of state affairs ; revision
of reveuu: laws favored to the end fhat
wealth bhal pay its just proportion of
taxes; republicans condemned for rob
bing Nebraska of a million dol ars,
practisi-g nepotHDi and taking patrimo
ny of echo 1 children. The initiative and
referendum recommended as suitable
(or an amendment to the state constitu
tion. The free pass plank is as follows: "We
demand the enactment of a law prohib
iting the issuance of fre railway passes,
except to liona ride employe, to public
officials and t na;- cil zene, or the ao
eep ance of the same, and favor the fur
nish ng by law o necesssey traveling
expenses to public officers when etigsred
in the transaction of public business."
'The stock yards of South Omaha are
nece .-a:iiy atrwnisscd by the people of
this state; it business is public and not
pr.Vitt. The stock yards comoany
ebarges exorbitant pric s for the services
it renders and for the grai'i and hay it
supplies J it ha issued millions of dol
lars of watered stock on which the peo
ple are compelled to pay interest; it
refuses relief ; it briies legislatures; it
plunders our people and secures inj.inc
lions auainst all law whicn seek to pre
vent its unjust exacti ns It is a giant
monopoly cieated by captains of Indus
try. For there reasons we favor theown
ership to be secured by the purchase of
the present stock yards. And if the
state cannot secure the ownership of
the present Ht ck yards at its actual
value, then we favor a law levying an
occupation tax aga nst the stock yards
company of a definite gross sum which
shall he equitl to all the interest paid on
the watered stock of the company. Tne
stock growers of Nebraska mutt no long
er be com pel Id to i ay dividends on fic
titious capital hich represents nothing
but fraud and dishonesty."
Mora Troope Koady
Bar Fbarcisco, Aug. 4 The work on
the tra-i sports is progressing slowly, and
the delay Intending troops to Manila
ia not doe in any particular reason but
tbe force of circumitances. The La kmc,
Gbariae Nelson and North Fork will
pro'ably be ready to tail by Saturday
at the latoat. The Tacoma took oa board
today 180 bona aod male lor the
rtttiory, aad she will botat bar aacnor
oate time tomorrow aod Hart (or the
FkSlfpiM Waada.
THE LAND QUESTION.
VICIOUS SY8TIM WHICH PUTS
LAND INTO COMME.RCE.
Tke Orwd that God Made (or BU
Cktldrca Should Be Thalra M Withoat
Money aad Withoat Price "-Lew
lioba Maajr of Home.
Landlord and Tenant.
The land queation Is tbe moat vital
question, as the existence of mankind,
aa well as all living cxenture, depend
on land. "Ail flesh is grass." Man
could live, whole nations have lived
and prospered, without man, bat not
without land.
If our land laws were correct, there
would be no "contention about land"
growing out of usury nor anything else.
Land has no place, or should have none.
In commerce. Commerce la the ex
change of the products of labor from
the producer to tbe consumer. Land Is
not produced by man's labor, benoe
man has no right to sell it. And as,
no one man has a right to sell, nerUier
baa "organized society-' the right.
"Processea and permits of govern
ments" are usurpations God made the
land for all his earthly children, for
one as much as another. The man who
needs land to cultivate in ordar to sup
port himself and those depending on
his labor has a right to any vacant
land, any land unoccupied, without
waiting for "grants of organized soci
ety," because his God made the land
for him, and gave It to him, and all that
governments ougtit to do. all that "or
gunlaed society' has a right to do, Is
to protect and defend every member
of society In maintaining their occu
pancy of said vacant land.
"All men have equal rights la fandf"
Of course they have. Nothing doubtful
about It. If a man doesn't need ft, that
does not affect his natural right, for his
title to all the land he needs la vested
In his God. IInee the man, or com
pany of men, or government that bold
yo-u or me off from occupying a vacant
piece of land (with a piece of paper) for
a home, are no better In God's sight
than the one who would bold us off
with a revolver.
The piece of paper has the law and
government, the sheriff, courts and
penitentiary, behind it, aod the man
with a revolver has bis force condensed
Into powder and lead. They are Identi
cal. They each and both slap the Al
mighty In the fhee, and tell him to
stand aside. This Is our land. If a man
waives his right to land, prefering to
make a living In other ways, he has a
right to do so. I have a right to be
President, as good a right as McKInley,
but I would not take tbe office If Ban
na was to buy It and offer It to me. I
prefed making a living plowing and
cultivating the soil which God made
for me; bowbett I have to rent and pay
for nsing it to one of my nelchbors. I
am forced to do this by organized sort,
ety organ lited on a rotten basis. I
ought to pay rent to God, for He owns
the land.
Nobody who understands tbe land
question assumes that the sailor, or son
of a doctor, or any one else hss any
right to land already occupied. It will
be time enough to talk of dividing up
farms when all the vacsnt land Is occu
pied. There Is soil enough In the Uni
ted States, If properly cultivated, to
support the Inhabitants of the entire
world. If all the present Inhabitants
of our country were set down in Texa,
It would not be as densely populated
as Belgium Is.
SlitlinriK ujion mlllloBs of acres are
kept out of cultivation by this devilish
system which puts land Into commerce.
It is one of the devices of old Mtatt,
for the commerce of the world is a
system of Idolatrymammon worship.
The dollar Is the God of this world
commercially. I don't think this state
ment need to be- proved. Everybody
ki'ows who will retl'-ct a little th:tt
money, property, Is elevated above hu
manity. The true system of land ten
ure Is occupancy. What land any man
needs for a home ought to be guaran
teed to him without money nad with
out price, and the government should
defend him from eviction from that
home by all It power. And it should
be free from tax. Here Is where the
"hiugle tax" theory Is wrong. It Is
batted ou the theory that rent ia right.
W hen you knock out usury aud rent,
the curse of the world, then the single
ia, goes down.
This erroneous system that puts land
lDto commerce has robbed tbe human
family of homes through all ages. And
It Is an unmitigated curse to this day
all over our world. We, In tbe United
State, are now landlords and teuiuits.
Two men In California, I see it stated,
own four millions of acres, and one n
glish lord owns five million of acres In
Florida, and a widow woman In Teitas
owns a little cattle ranch fenced with
wire, twenty-five miles square. These
are only a few of the big landlords,
whlle'the whole country Is cursed, web
and woof, with smaller fry. Every
village, town and city Is full of men
who own farms, all over the coutijry
around. Yet thpre are millions of men
who have wives and children that they
love as well as any other men, as good
men and women as live, who can never
hope to own land enough for a grave.
The earth which the Great Father
above made for his earthly children'
home Is stolen from them by this devil
ish system of Idolatry, which puts land
Into commerce. Robbing men of homes
make them poor. "Tbe destruction of
the poor la their poverty ."Eev. D.
Oglesby, In Chicago Expi
Don't Want the Debt Paid.
During tbe laat flr yean tbe money
power, which control! rverrthlng
there, baa Increased tbe bonded debt
of tbe United State 1702.000100.
Through twenty J ve yean of nfftrlBg
the war debt baa ban slowly paid tat
antu it waa reduced abowt
and tacr waa a prospect that la a few
year It would all be paid. The ex
tinguishment of the oat tonal dobt waa
a thing that tbe money power resolved
should not be permitted. It la upon
that the money power fattens. Tbe na
tional banking system la based npoa
that debt, and If It were extinguished,
national banks would go out of exist
ence also. The main source of tbe
money oligarchy's power Is the nation
al debt Without that debt In which
to invest their money and upon which
they bank, they would not be able to
control political partlea, run the Gov
ernment and oppress the people. Ash
land County (Neb.) Journal.
Tha Heal Ieene.
The Republican press make no Ala-
grilse of the purpose of their party to
win tbe fall elections on war excite
ment and to secure through a Congress
thus elected the unequivocal adoption
of the gold standard. The New York
Herald, after lecturing Congress for
not passing a currency bill "to more
thoroughly commit the United 8tate
to the single gold standard." makes the
frollowlng eugg4jtlon:
However, an eitra session of Congress
will be necessary after the fourth of next
March to deal with the new colonial prob
lems that are loomlnr up, and there Is
good reason to believe that the President
In calling this will strongly present the
need of dealing also with the vital prob
lem of the currency.
If any one supposes that tbe silver
question is a dead Issue he can easily
undeceive himself by observing the per
sistent urgency of the gold press to
paae a currency bill, which moans the
gold standard and bank monopoly.
Hardly an editorial appears In which
attention Is not diructed to the neces
sity of carrying the elections next fall
by tbe side Issue of war for the pur
pose of establishing more firmly the
rule of Wall and Lombard streets In
this country. It Is true that these Jour
nals unanimously advise their oppo
nents to keep still, to not agitate the
money quetlon, but fail to real! that
the poople may discover their game
when they continue to advocate the
single gold standard and cry down hon
est money In any shape, for no money
Is honet the purchasing power of
which continues to Increase.
WTiy should the demAd of tbe cred
itor constantly require more sacrifice
and more toll to satisfy a debt as time
roll ou? Why should not a given num
ber of dollars mean the same thing
yesterday and to-day and to-morrow?
Wby does a dollar mean one bushel of
wheat to-day and two bushels to-morrow,
or ten pounds of cotton this year
and twenty pounds next year 7 These
are questions of honesty, and the man
who contends for a dollar whose pur
chasing power Is constantly changing
when compared wioh the great mass of
property Is either a rascal or totally Ig
norant of tbe principles of finance.
No Opportunity.
The average man has not the oppor
tunity of living a decent Christian life.
Tbe 1,50.0fi0 women who slave In the
working shops of the United States
have not the opportunity to live the life
to which they are entitled, likewise
the great army of the unemployed,
comprising, according to an apparently
reliable statistician, 5,000,000 men. The
multitudes tn the slums and tenements
also are deprived of their rightful op
portunity to a Christian existence. Tbe
employes of the factor!, mines and
other places are in the same pitiful
condition. Individuals are exhausting
their lives, thoughts and endeavors In
the uncertain struggle for existence.
Prof. Geo. V. Herron.
lie m and for Free Go-rernment.
The man who says the people are not
smart enough to make their own laws
should go off and bunt up a monarchy
somewhere and have a king, queen or
-mr to make his laws. The first prin
ciple of a republic la that of a govern
ment by the people. The demand of tbe
present time for a system which guar
antees the people the rights of the ref
erendum Ia only that demand for fre
government which prompted the revo
lution against monarchy. We are now
opjoslng the monarchical methods
which have crept Into our system and
almost overthrown the last semblance
of government by the people, Chicago
Exprena.
Ptaliillty In Mexico.
"I tell you," remarked a friend from
.Mexico the other day, "there Is no trou
ble for a rjian to get along In my coun
try. We have no panics. A man knows
just what to figure on from year to
year. He doesn't get everything work
ad up to a fine pitch Just ready for suc
tH, then have a panic come along and
clean him out" There Is food for
thought in that proposition. New
Road.
Krpub'lcnn Tent I mon y.
When the Government allow! a deb4
to stand for a single moment It become!
an additional burden of taxation on the
people, as I will show you, but which
tbe Secretary of the Treasury that w
row have does not seem to rallr,e. He
fixe hi eyes on selling a given amount
of bonds! -Congressman Walker (Re
publican), from Massachusetts.
Rllver Qnestlon Head" Aawln.
Again we read In gold organs of ths
death of the silver question. These fej
kiws have ben killing the sflyer quea
tlon since 1873, and every time H baa
bohtx-d up stronger than ever before.
There la nothing which can kill this
question except free coinage.
Oppoeed by tha Ranker.
There ki no reason under the sun why
a government saving system baa not
been long since establlabed, except ttia:
It la oppoeed by the bankers, If the
people rated, bis lead of the banks,
there would not be 128,000,000 a year
from depositor!.
Middle ef the Send.
Batter In the middle ef tbe road 11mm
It msM party 4MttsV Maw
Ket Mora Honey.
There Is no more delicate or whole
some a sweet in existence than the nec
tar of flowers, so skillfully gathered
and stored by the honey liee, tay F.
IL Imiw, In Farmers' Tribune. Its us
ought to be more general. Indeed,
honey should be used as commonly as
butter. Children usually like honey
and tbey should be allowed to use It
freely. It is healthful and In all ca'f
of colds, sore throat and the like It act
as a medicine. Whenever you pur
chase a cough mixture, houey is usual
ly one of lis principal Ingredients. My
Iwo children have nearly always had
all the honey they cared to use and 1
am confident It ha been beneficial to
them. On our table we consume large
quantities of honey and I actually be
lieve Iia free une Is conducive to the
family health.
J m proved Oil Can.
Among the new domestic novelties is
this novel design for an oil can, which
possesses several meritorious features
which are secured
In a most simple
manner. The illus
trillion shows an oil
can made with a
straight front anil
more than usually
hlnpliig neck. liy
this form of con
s! ruction any oil or
liquid may tie emp
tied out of the can
without lifting It
from the floor or table, by simply tilt
ing it over. Other advantages are that
there Is no gurgling when pouring out
oil or other liquids, no spilling or wast
ing, while no funnels are required, as
with ordinary cans. This can tie emp
tied with half the ease of the old forms
of oil caiis.
To I'reaerve Kkk.
The advantages of watergluss over
the lime mixtures commonly owl Is
that the watergluss imparls no un
pleasant or stab' flnvcir to the egga.
The following Instructions are given In
reply to Inquiries bow to make the
waterglass solution. Boil ten gallons
of water to sterilize It, let It i-ool In
covered vessels and add one gallon best
waterglass, which la kuowu to drug
gists its soluble silicate of soda. Mix
Well aud Miiir into tbe venue! tifxtfi the
eggs, if the eggs usit! were perfectly
fresh they have Imh-o kuovvii to keep In
good condition for nine months or
more. When the eggs are boilel for
use they must be pricked with a pin
to prevent the shell from cracking.
Orange J udd Farmer.
A Dnrahte M hitrwanh.
Slake half a bushel of fresh lime with
twilling water. Cover it during the
process to keep in the steam, Strain
through a fine sieve and add 7 jKJunds
of salt previously dissolved In water, 3
pounds of rice boiled to a ihiii pa-sto
and stirn-d In hot, oue-half pound pow
dered Spanish whiting, 1 pound of
clean glue prepared by soaking It well,
then hanging It over a slow fire In a
small kettle within a large one filled
with water. Add five gallons of hot
water to the mixture aud stir well, It
stand for a few days. It must he put
up quite hot. For this purpose It can
Im kept In a kettle on a portable fur-uu.ee.---Orange.
Judd Fanner,
W hlte C'ocoariut 1'lc
One cupful of milk, two tnblespoon
ftils of sugar, one rounded tablespoon
fill of Ktnrch, two or three ounces grat
ed cocoaniit, three or four whites of
eggs, small piece of butter, pinch of
sfiit. Boll the milk alone. Mix the
starch and sn;ar together dry and stir
thein is, theu the butter and cocoiiuut.
Set it away to get cold. Whip the
whites (thnt were left from iimkirig
Holliuidaise) to a firm froth, him! mix
them with the pie mixture liakc Ir
thin crusts of puff paste Makes two
small pies.
0
t hoosinjf Good Mutton.
Then? is no more nutritious and
healthful meat than young, healthy
muttou well cooked. Mutton, Ilk all
incut, is tough when first killed, and
should be hung long enough to grow
tender. Good mutton should have un
abundance of firm, while fat, but not
BII OVerfflt llpHjUHe. Sheep off of
the great ranges huve dark -colored
meat like that of wild animals, while
those which do less running have meat
of a lighter color. Woman's Home
Companion.
Currant Mcrinicne J'le.
Line two pans with a rich short
crust, prick with a fork, and bake to a
very light brown. When cool till witb
the following, and bake In a very slow
oven: Heat the whites of three eggs
until stiff, add gradually one cupful
granulated sugar and one pint of cur
rants. Irop from a pastry bag If de
sired; the effect will lie very pleasing.
Mint t-a ii re.
lleat a teacupful of vinegar boiling
hot; put four tahlespoonfuls of chop
ped green mint In a bowl, and two fa
bIesooufuls of sugar, and pour over
them the hot vinegar. This sauce Is
better when made aliout an hour before
using. Serve with roast lamb.
Honey I'op Cora Balls.
Slowly heat one cupful of strained
boney, and boll until It will stiffen and
crack when dropped In cold water.
Pour It at once over one quart of fresh
ly popped corn and shape Into balls,
greasing the hinds with a little butter
tourer aikiiv
FOIBLES Of GREAT MfcM.
tUpaleoa'e Foadeeee for White Treaa
ere-fr'aaioae Janet' Waahaiaa.
Tbe weakness of a great man Is often
that feature which contains the moat
Interest for the atudy of human nature.
It may be of Interest to know that Na
poleon set aside K1) a year for dreaa.
Unfortunately be had a weakness for
white breeches, aud often while wholly
abxorlMil in state affairs, he would spill
ink or coffee on those delicate trousers,
which he would hasten to change upon
discovering the spots. This circum
stance cost tbe blameless but timid
Comte de Remusat bis place as master
of tbe robes. The Emperor spoiled hla
clothes so frequently that tbe imperial
tailor was constantly receiving freak
orders and $4,000 became insufficient to
meet the bills. The master of robeo
whs foolishly afraid to mention the
subject to Napoleon, and continued to
give unsatisfactory replies to tbe In
sistent tailor, who became pressing In
his demauds. At length, becoming ex
asperated, the tailor took the bold step
of complaining to Napoleon, who learn
ed with astonishment and anger that
be owed bis tailor $S,0O0; be paid the
bill and at the same time dismissed the
frightened Comte de Remusat
"I hope," said tbe Emperor, smiling
and frowning at the same time at his
newly appointed master of robes, "that
you will not expose me to the disgrace
of being dunned for the breeches I am
wearing."
The famous Judge, Lord Kenyou, bad
a weakness for Indiscriminately pass
ing tbe sentence of death upon the vic
tims of law brought before him. This
peculiar weakness took ita form in ter
rorizing the defendants and afterward
Invariably modifying the decree. He
passed tho terrible Sentence of death
upon a young woman who had been
found guilty of theft but intimated
that he meant to recommend her to
mercy. The young woman only heard
the formula of the sentence and faint
ed. Lord Keriyon, evidently much agi
tated, culled out: "I don't mean to hang
you! Will no one tell her that I don't
mean to hung herV
Tbe number of celebrated men who
aland conspicuous In human folblea
and weaknesses is large, and often It Is
among the great minds that selfishness,
vanity and unreasonableness are found
to hold the roost unchecked sway.
Kerns.
Ferns have always been regarded by
mankind with a considerable amount
of superstition. They have been en
dowed wlih the power to work charms,
discover treasure and terrorize the evil
one. It was formerly believed that the
sap of ferns would confer the blessing
of eternal youth on those who drank It
and that biting the first frond seen In
spring would insure one against the
toothache for the rest of the year.
If the root stock of the bracken or
eagle fern be cut crosswise, the section
will show quite plainly a figure which
has been likened to an oak tree or
spread eagle. F.y cutting the rootsteck
In this way It la said that one may de
termine whether he will Ik- lucky or not
in ituy particular undertaking. The
more perfect the representation, the
more lucky tbe person will lie. Te the
little mooiiwort waa attributed the
power to open or loosen anything. The
stoniest locks wen suppottiil to fly epen
at once If this plant was merely put
lu the keyhole. Since ferns do not bear
(lowers and seeds like other plums, the
ancleiHH asserted that they had uane;
but that Imagination was equal to tha
task of supplying flower and seeds Is
proved by the beliefs regarding them.
Once a year the feru was supposed to
put fortli, at dusk, a small blue lower
which soon withered and produced a
HiN'd that shone like fiery gold and
ripened at midnight. This waa failed
wish aeed, and was said to bring Its
possessor all sorts of good fortune. It
was also credited with the power of
making Invisible those who possessed
It. Severn! of the old writers allude to
the belief.
"I bod
No medicine, sir, to walk invisible,
No fern-si-cd in my pocket,"
writes Iten Jonson, and one of Sbuk
upcare's characters Is made to say
"We hve the receipt fur fern-seed,
We walk invisible."
Klectrti.lly In Plowing.
Electricity Is being extensively used
upon large German farms. It Is usual
ly furnished by the small brooks that
Intersect them. The water is tarried
through a narrow canal to a dam that
la erected for the purpose of obtain
ing the necessary force and drives a
turbine wheel which develops all tbe
electricity needed. From the dynamo
tbe current goes to an ordinary switch
board, from which It Is distributed to
the various stations, and wires Btrung
on poles conduct light and power to tint
building, the garden ami other parts
of the furtn. This power is used for
various purposes. lu threshing, for ex
ample, an average of sixteen-horse-Iiwer
Is required. A sawmill can im
run with a twelve horse power dynamo,
mid there are other machines for cut
ting wood, pumping water, cutting
straw, ditching and purposes that
would never occur to the American
fanner. In this way there la a large
saving In lulsir, both of meB and horses,
and the convenience of having a farm
house ond barns, stables and other
buildings lighted by electricity can be
fully npproelii!ed.Heldolborg letter, In
tbe Chicago Record.
Jewel In the Ittiaalaa Hccpt'-r.
Among the ornaments of tbe Russian
scepter, which Is a yard long and of
solid gold, are JMIO magnificent rublea,
with Via diamonds and fifteen emer
alds of corresponding spleudor.
Pour women whispered in a dry
Mode store to-day for half an hour,
aod decided that the men are getting 1
meaner vary day.