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SNAKE STORIES J
The mythical side of folk lore Is full
of snake stories. That particular study
is called sphlolatry, and its exponent
was the late Captain John O. Bourke.
We may take Interest In the fables
about snakes, but It shows Ignorance
today to discredit the reptilian with
supernatural attributes. Mr. W. J.
Hoffman, in Appleton's Popular Science
Monthly, describes some of the yarns
which have been believed about snakes:
As an illustration of the belief In the
transformation of human beings Into
serpents, l will relate a circumstance
said to have occurred during the first
half of the present century. Near
Trexlertown, l<ehigh county, dwelt a
farmed named Weller. His wife and
three daughter* had, by some means or
other, incurred the enmity of a witch
who lived but a short distance away,
when the latter, it Is supposed, took
her revenge In the following manner:
Whenever visitors came to the Weller
residence the girls, without any pre
monition whatever, would suddenly be
changed Into snakes, and after crawl
ing back and forth along the top
ridge of the wainscoting for several
minutes they were restored to their
natural form. This curious transfor
mation occurred quite frequently, and
the circumstances soon attained wide
spread notoriety. About the end of the
third month the spell was broken and
everything went on as before.
Another popular fallacy is the ex
istence of the hoop snake. This crea
ture is usually reported as capable of
grasping the tip of Its tail in Its mouth,
and like a hoop running swiftly along
* in pursuit of an unwelcome intruder.
This snake-Is believed, furthermore,
to have upon Its tall a short, poisonous
horn, like a cock's spur, and that If
It should strike any living creature
death would result. The stories con
cerning thl* marvellous snake usually
end with the statement that the per
son pursued barely escapes and that
the snake strikes a tree Instead, caus
ing it to wither and die.
TOO MANY HORSES.
THouititntin of Them Will Starve to Death
In WauhlDgtoa
Nearly 10,000 head of horses are like
ly to starve to death lu eastern Wash
ington this winter, and, strange to say,
their owners as a rule are glad of it,
says the Tacoma ledger. Practically
valueless are these horses. Electricity
end the bicycle are the cause. Instead
of being man's best friend the horse
has become an actual pest In eastern
Washington. "An eating machine” is
his latest nickname, and his death by
starvation is desired that feed may be
preserved for great bands of cattle and
sheep, which are yet valuable to man.
And so the most severe winter the
northwest has seen--at least since 1861
—is a thing to be desired, rather than
otherwise, by the great grazing inter
ests of eastern Washington and Oregon.
That such a winter is at hand the In
dians, the oldest inhabitant and the
weather prop.iets all agree. No taxes
are paid on these horses. Owners will
take out their good horses and care for
them. If 90 per cent of the total num
ber are killed off the 10 per cent left
will be worth as much, if not more,
than the entire lot now. Once killed
off they will never become as numer
ous again, for no efforts will be made
to breed range horses, there being no
money In the business. The number
needed for farming purposes and the
city demand can easily be supplied.
UNIQUE COLONY OF NEGROES.
Klevfn Heads of NUtte Fumllie* Working;
Together for (iuod of tlie Many.
Harper's Weekly: Up In Alabama,
not far from Birmingham, la a negro
oolony unique In the South. Its post
office address is Vance, and the colony
Is settled on the former plantation of
Marlon Banks, a slave-owner of old
days, who left his land to his negroes
when he died. There were eleven
heads of families among the negroes at
the time, and each got a farm of 209
acres, but they have preferred to live
together In community, working to
gether and helping each other when
, necessary. The settlement has been
a prosperous one. and Is now self-sup
porting, and has over 300 members,
nearly all of the pure African type.
Hut what the negroes want more than
anything else are better school facili
ties, for they are begtnning to appre
ciate the fart that only with educa
tion can they "keep up with the pro
< e»elouand they are now going to
work to add the neceeenry school and
thus secure educational advance as
etll as Material prosperity. There are
<1 oa.ua of na«ro settiemeaU la the
Month, hat this la perks pa the ealy
one shirk haa bees thoroughly aoc
.eeetul without the ad tire, aeelataare
er guidance af white tmea and where
the prlnaipte of eg spcrattan, believed
ui b a dUbcolt ta the negro, haa
been carried eat ibaraoghly
Me. SgH.w*we*t began*
There » * gratifying iarraggg is
tame of ear minor agriculture! a spurt.
Tar a*vera! year* I prudish* basin*.,
has been earned ea la shipping tarn
.** apple* la Magtaad. sad g «orutdwr
ak* pan a* ihe earpiua e# ihlg peer s
abundant reap has bee* market.-!
there ha ami AnwrMaa apples hate
been seat this year aim la OergMar
that name el Ihe Uerama papers are
eguet tag ke i mi rut tana ugwa the tra
pari* they a#m« g Mar that the fruit
mi contain the atterehae af dbwaee
Our eapena of batter la Hermany thie
year are about taeaty iibmo m large
m tha* sere three * sent age.
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CROWING IT.
I* Always (on« ai a Surprise tm
People.
"I think there la something radically
wrong with ma, doctor," said a middle
aged woman to her physician, and she
began to describe her symptoms, re
lates the New York Tribune. "Also,
madam," announced the man of sci
ence, "I fear yours Is a complaint from
which many of us suffer, and which Is,
unfortunately, incurable. It Is a case
of Anno Domini—a disease which is
always epidemic,” Age comes to all
of us as a surprise. It seems odd when
our feelings are as young as ever that
our bodies are no longer as supple;
that we can no longer sit down on the
rug In our old favorite attitude before
the Are; that In going upstairs we must
take It slowly; that without feeling ap
preciably different in any way, or recog
nizing any change, the elasticity and
spring has gone out of our bodies. We
say of our contemporaries, "So-and-so
has grow'n much older,” and of an
other, "Mow she has changed!” Hut
In ourselves we see no such alteration.
We fall to recognize the ravages of
time. Our muscles are somewhat suf
fer than of yore and our Agures are
stouter, perhaps, but we feel no pecu
liar difference. A slight case of Anno
Domini, undoubtedly, but not nearly as
pronounced as wltb others of our age.
It Is always funny to hear unmarried
sisters of ripe middle Hge talk of each
other; the lapse of time means noth
ing to them In their relations one to
anolher; they are still "girls" together,
unci outsiders cannot fall to be amused
at tbelr unconsciousness of change.
"I wish Delia would marry," said a sis
ter of 70 in speaking of the youngest,
of the trio- a troublesome maiden of
60. “I am sure she would be much
happier.” This said In all simplicity
by the gentle and dignified lady, with
no sense of Incongruity or of the way
It might strike her auditor.
LUNUUN'S SfcWAtjfc.
Il fa Ula|Hia«<l of by Precipitation ami
Transportation.
The disposal of the sewage of Lon
don is effected by means of two great
plants, where It Is party purified by
chemicals and by steamers which car
ry out to sea the precipitated matter,
called sludge, obtained after chemical
treatment of the sewage, says the Bal
timore American. The enormous na
ture of this undertaking Is shown by
some figures in a recent report by A.
R. Binnie, chief engineer, to the Lon
don County Council. The average
amount of sewage reaching the works
was nearly 250,000,000 gallons during
1895, an increase of a little more than 1
per cent over the quantity of the pre
vious year. The chemicals employed In
purifying the sewage were 48,959,000
pounds of lime and 11,277,280 pounds
of protosulphate of iron. The quan
tity of sludge that was taken from the
works was 2,109,000 long tons, of which
weight only about 8Vfc per cent was of
solid matter. About $4,729,000 has been
spent in building the chemical plant
and the vessels employed in removing
the sludge to sea. The total expenses.
Including fixed charges and the cost
of operating, amounted to $755,000 dur
ing 1895, about two-thirds of this sum
being for operation. Figuring on the
basis of 1,000,000 gallons of sewage, the
total cost of sewage disposal was $8.40
and $5.64 for operating expenses alone.
For precipitation, the operating ex
penses were $2.98 per 1,000,000 gallons
of sewage received. Six ships were
employed in carrying sludge out to sea,
the average load being 1,000 tons. The
cost of this transportation was 6% cents
per ton.
A TELL-TALE NAIL.
Work of h Mirrlock Holme* 300 V*»n
Ago.
Dr. John Donne, the famous English
divine and poet, who lived in the reign
of James !., was a veritable Sherlock
Holmes in bent of mind, says a writer
in Tid-Bits.
He was walking in the churchyard
while a grave was being dug. when the
sexton cast up a molderlng skull. The
doctor Idly took it up, and. in handling
It, found a headless nail driven Into it.
1 his he managed to take out and con
ceal In his handkerchief. It waa evi
dent to him that murdor had been
done. He questioned the sexton and
learned that the akull waa probably
that of a certain man who waa the pro
prietor of a brandy shop and waa a
drunkard, being found dead In bed one
morning after a night in which be had
drunk two quarts of brandy.
"Had be a wife?" asked the doctor.
"Tea."
"What character dues she bear?"
•‘She bore s very good character, on
ly the neighbor* gossiped because sh
in arr ted the day after her husband's
funeral *be still llvse here."
The doctor soon called <m the wo
man, He ashed for and received the
particulars of (he death ef her Are!
hushsad Muddesty ogeatog hie head
kerchief. he abowml her the I el I Isle
wall, ashtsg is a lewd vote*!
“Madam da ton base this sail?"
The mmmmm eae as surprised that she
cog leased ess tried sad assented
A a*W«<*>*
"Might a* eall beech oA serh see H
•aid the car pa alar la hts asalataat
It a Are a* tee mteetee before
quilt tag urn*
*1 hose that But It'll labs that
tea# is go ug le the fourth story sad
lust at the rlech ' Waahtegiwe Alar
tima»l awestitabsa *d ties*.
M Hues* elll shanty tetrwdme la |
the treaah t ham bet a Mil tetiedwolag
the tvrlaai eahdtv lame of lies.
The hush ef th* eat t* used let maee>
fee I ar tag tege aed far Aahlee leda
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Mom# t'p-to-datu Hints About Cultiva
tion of the Holt and Yields Thereof
- Horticulture. Viticulture and Flori
culture.
T THE Michigan
Horticultural con
vention the follow
ing question* and
answer* were asked
and given, as re
ported In the Mich
igan Fruit Grower.
Q.—What Is the
proper method of
pruning currants?
A.—Keep center of
bush cut out, to let In sunlight; short
en ends.
Q.—What causes pear blight? A.—
No answer; a great unsolved problem.
Q.—Best ten varieties of winter ap
ples? A.—It’s a mistake to set ten va
rieties; get fewer varieties; good ones
are: Greening, Hubbardston, Northern
Spy, Ben Davis, Canada Red, Golden
Russett, and Baldwin; best five varie
ties summer apples are: Red Astracans,
Oldenberg, Alexander, Early Joe and
Primate. The Yellow Transparent
promises well; In Southern Illinois It's
a money maker. The Nero and Jeffrls
are line early summer apples; another
Is the Gravensteln.
Q.—Beat live plums? A.—Winter
Damsel, Shropshire, Green Gage, Lom
bard and the Grand Duke. Another
lot of five are: Black Diamond, Mon
arch, Danish, Stanton and Burbanks.
Q.—Name best five peaches. A.—
Early Michigan, or I<ewls, St. John,
Kalamazoo, Elberta and Fitzgerald;
these are In the order of ripening. Lot
2 are Early Crawford, Engle, Mam
moth, Bronson, Elberta and Smocks,
standard varieties. Lot 3 are Early
ri
1st. In the preparation for crops of
Indian corn, fall plowing on Central
Illinois prairie soils is preferable to
spring plowing, and deep plowing to
shallow; but deep plowing should be
confined to rich lands plowed in the
fall, and shallow to thin ones plowed
in the spring--leavlng the middle
course for the medium soils.
3d. When manure is used, It should
be, If It can be, previously spread and
plowed in during the fall, but If spread
on the surface as fast as made, dur
ing tho winter season. It suffers less
waste and depredation than when fer
menting 'i the shed, or heating In the
; barn yard.
3d. Stable and barn yard manure
stimulated stalk and leaf growth at
the expense of the ear, but the ashes of
plants, and presumably those of ani
mals, I. e., manufactured fertilizers,
produce a contrary effect; to the ex
tent that to grow the largest crop of
corn, grain being considered, recourse
must be bad to plant or animal ashes.
4th. In fall plowed land the best
preparation for the seed bed Is to throw
up. by means of a shovel plow, a slight
ridge where the rows are to stand and
where the planter is to follow; then af
ter planting, to pack the loose soli, to
Insure germination by using the plank
drag.
5th. Since the atmosphere furnishes
from 96 to 98 per cent of plant food,
there can be no such thing as too much
cultivation, this side of retarding
growth by wounding plant roots and
firing the crop In dry weather.
Adulterated I’arle tlrren.
Paris green Is largely used in this
state as an insecticide, chiefly for the
destruction of the cotton caterpillar,
whose ravages are frequently so In
jurious. This chemical consists chiefly
of the "Arsenlte of Copper,” with a
small proportion of the Acetate of Cop
per, and a first-class article should
contain not less than 60 per cent of
arsenious acid, known In its purs state
as white arsenic. This article is fre
h.
AZTEC INDIAN CORN—PAST AND PRESENT.
Michigan, St. Johns, Elberta, Kalama
zoo and Steven’s Rareripe.
Q.—Name five good pears. A.—
Bartlett, Anjo, Howell, Lawrence, Kee
fer or Bose.
Q.—Shall we cut back eight to twelve
year old trees that are very high? A.
—Yes; cut back to three or four year
old; form a new head.
Q.—How many acres of cow peas
shall we sow to the acre? A.—One
half to one and one-half bushels, ac
cording to variety.
Q.—Doe* it pay to set peach trees in
this year’s atrawberry bed? A.—No;
rather have berries.
Q.—Is there any harm to a peach or
chard if sown to clover and then plowed
under? A.—Harm comes In growing
it In the orchard.
Q.—Olv* beet method pruning grape ,
vine* A.—Follow either the KnlfBn or
Renewal system.
4.—What la beat treatment for plum*
that are not bearing? A.—Take off
two thirds of top and graft some new
fruit to tree.
4,—llow do you get rid of gum on
peach tree? A.—It is sometimes caused
by unripened wood; treat to gat ripe
weed; It's a preventative only; ne ram- j
sdy.
4 U (her* n Late Barnard? A,— ]
Lain Bernard la Knew s' Oraags re- '
named
4 — What rausee plum trees ta loan
fullage hi August? A. Fuague die
eaee; use Hardens * mUture late ta Urn
4 What taaese sputa aa the Bar
nard peach? A—Tbeueaad# would
libs la know this
4 — Weald yea set piusee w here aa i
•Id apple erskard bad been t A - Oep j
i* gratae. M D, Fetblaa baa bad sus
ses*, de gad plant ta came again, be*.
»«**.
4 — Will H be ear advaalage ta cew
mi* la strawberry bod aa mulsh? A j
V»*. M pea bate ao etbsr sa$ hr [
mulch, gel gwed stsaa seed.
4 WtH H de la trim lb* poach tree
refers February 1st? A Match b
yrefmable
..
Prop* ran m l«Com tec*.
ta ha arils I* *e ladiaa sera. J U >
i'atsm eaee said i
quently adulterated, and there are
abundant opportunities for fraud In Its
purchase. Farmers and planters fre
quently complain of the Ineffectiveness
of Paris green after use on their cotton;
but they failed to take samples In ac
cordance with the above law, and there
fore have no means of definitely deter
mining whether fraud bad been prac
ticed. Many farmers and planters In
central Louisiana have made report of
the ineffectiveness of parts green used
on their cotton during the present sea
son. This Is reported after a failure,
but they failed to take samples in ac
cordance with the above law, and
therefore had no means of ascertaining
positively whether fraud bad been per
petrated.—La. Exp. Sta. bulletin.
On-hard C'ultltftllon l'«ya.
The Nebraska Agricultural (Experi
ment Station has Issued s bulletin from
which the following practical conclu
sion# are drawn:
Trees In cultivated ground have a
darker and more vigorous foliage than
those tn sod ground, with leas yellow
ing. dropping of leaves, or wilting In
hot windy daya.
Applet averaged 14 per ceat greater
weight oa ealtlvatod Ihaa paaturo laud
sad 11 per ceat grosier ihaa oa mowed
laad.
Aa ta molatura, far every loo barrels
of water la twoaiy laches depth ef mil
»a asd laad, ihera wera 140 la eultivetad
laad
(evaporation aa aay eae might sup
pose, waa found proportional# la vela
etly ef a lad __
W - i 11, sim i ii ■ naaaaawwaammamems
Farm lie use feller* Mast seller*
era not aely too warm, hut taw damp
The taMer evil ta easily remedied by
pot Use a lew lumps of uaalahed liwe
la various parts ef the sellar where It
will ebeerb the eurplue worst ere It
will also help l# shear b the adore el
desaytag vegetable* wbteb era held te
i be outlet ere of the air. wbteb Is sweat
read abea I bey era reave ved Te beep
raete ta eatlar* seam dirt ehooid be
ihteea aver sad sifted emeag ihrm.
fbte will alee pretest them tram batag
Ireeea If the «otd aealber resaw the
i* er me meter ta etab betoa ihe temper
Mara her treeelag Mg
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSONjV, JAN. 31 PETER AND
JOHN ACTS 4-: 14-.
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Holden Text: "There l» None Other
Name I'nder Heaven tllven Among Men,
Whereby We Hurt He Mnved" from
Arts, Chapter 4. Verse t‘4.
HE text of today's
lesson Is as fol
i lows:
__/ ^ 2. Being grieved
that they taught the
people, and preached
through Jesus the
resurrection from
the dead. 2. And
they laid hands on
them, and put them
In hold unto the
next day: for It was
now eventide. 4.
Ilowbelt many of
them which heard
the word believed; anil the number of
the men was about live thousand. 6. And
It came to pass on the morrow, that their
rulers, and elders, and scribes, «. And
Annas the high priest, and Cataphas. and
John, and Alexander, and as many ns
were of the kindred of the high priest,
Were gathered together at Jerusalem.
'• And when they had set them In thn
midst, they asked. By what power, or by
what name, have ye done thlg? S. Then
Peter, filled with the Holy Ohost. said
unto them. Yn rulers of the people, and
elders of Israel. 9. If we this day be ex
amined of the good deed done to the im
potent man. hy what means he Is made
whole; 10. Be It known unto you all. and
to all the people of Israel, that by the
name of Jaaus Christ of Nasareth. whom
ye crucified, whom Uod raised from the
dead, even by him doth this man stand
here before you whole. 11. This Is the
stone which was set at naught of you
builders, which Is become the head of the
corner. 12. Neither Is there salvation In
any other; for there Is none other nsme
under heaven given among men. whereby
we must be saved. It. Now when they
saw the boldness of Peter and John, and
perceived that they were unlearned and
Ignorant men, they marveled: and they
took knowledge of them, that they had
been with Jesus. 14. And beholding the
man which was healed standing with
them, they could say nothing against It.
Time.—Immediately after the last les
son; an afternoon In June, A. D. 10. and
tha next morning. Place.— Jerusalem, In
Solomon's porch, a part of the great tem
ple structure: and In the hall of the Ban
nedrln.
HINTS TO TEACHERS.
The golden text cells attention to that
name which In the symbol of power. The
nlgnature of the Queen of England would
open any door In the British empire. The
card of a senator will give access to
place* In the eapltol. The autograph of
a railroad king will enable a traveler to,
cross the continent without expense.
This lesson shows us the might In the
name of Jesus.
It Is a life-giving name. Verses 1-3.
Through Jesus the dead are raised, and
men are called from the death of sin to
the life of righteousness.lt Is a growing
name. Verse 4. On the day of Christ’s
ascension It was borne by 120 people; ten
days later by 3,000: here it was swelled
to 6,000; a few years and we find It In
Hamurla. Damascus, Antioch. Ephesus,
Rome; now It fills the world. It is a mys
terious name. Verses 6-7. The rulers
could not comprehend the strange power
that dwelt In the name of Jesus. They
Imagined that it possessed some magical
spell, like a sorcerer’s formula. The
world has never yet grasped the secret
power of the gospel. Only those who have
felt It understand the mystery (1 Cor. 11.,
7-16f. It Is a healing name. Verses 8-10.
Notice the emphasis Peter lays on "the
good deed." That Is, the kind of works
wrought by the name of Jesus. It docs
good only, and not evil. The healing of
the Impotent man Is only a parable of
what Christ Is ever doing to helpless Bin
ders. It Is the only name. Verses 11-12.
There was but one door to the ark at the
time of the flood; but one way of escape
from the last plague in Egypt; and there
Is but one name that has power to take
away sin and open heaven. It Is a dreaded
name. Verses 13-14. How the priests and
rulers feared that name! How the foes
of the faith have feared It ever since!
How every Influence that works for cor
ruption, and drunkenness, and sin fears
It now! What ceaseless endeavors the
enemies of that name—Roman emperors,
persecuting hierarchies, unbelieving writ
ers—have made to crush that name! Well
may earth dread that name, for It speaks
the doom of worldly power.
Popple* Two Hundred Tears Old.
The extraordinary resuscitating
power of light received a very curious
illustration a few years ago in the
silver mines at Lauriam. The mines
had been abandoned more than 2,000
year* ago as unworkable, and consisted
for the most part of the “alag" pro
duced by the workings of the miners.
An enterprising Briton discovered that
the alag contained plenty of Oliver
which could easily be removed by
modern appliance*. When the elag waa
removed to the furnace the next visit
to the mine found the entire apace cov
ered with a gorgeous show of poppies
from the seed left under the alag when
the mine waa abandoned AfUr their
tlrenty centuries rest they had bloomed
a* vigorously as ever, without the aid
of n single drop of water or any restor
ative other than the rays of the cun.
t'aeeee *f bulk.
Prof, haelliaon aaye that only *00
pereoue la 1,000,000 according is medi
cs' authority, dt# from old ago, while
1.000 rue, urnb to gout. 10.4*0 tc
measles 1 TOO to apoplexy, 7.000 to ery
stoetse. 7.000 to consumption, 40.000 to
scarlet fever, 10,000 Is whooping-cough,
10.000 IS typhoid a ad typhus, and 7,000
Is rheumatism The averages vary as
eordtag I* locality, hat them are ret
ei4ered accurate as regards the pope
let lea of the glahe as a whole
WHAT rOlINDONIP IP
Te lied thy reuaiiy. sad thy Bleed
ho true Vaughn.
A Bleed should hear hta friend a i*
Or mil lee Ohs heap ear*
Had friendship llapered, hell teed
net hsv* hewn Marta Hruahn
Thine unn friend and thy father «
friend, forsake out hetwhx
Be slue In « housing a Bland, slunet
In rhangtng Menl Vraahun
Ha la a Blend Indeed nhe prove#
hUeoetl a Blend to need Ptantan
• »
A WELSH RIP.
!• RnoT<n •• Taffy sp '»’-«« .4 Welsh
•tory.
Every nation hes a Rip Van Winkle
of its own. but. the Welsh story of Rip
Is unique, says Lipplncotr.'s. He i»
known as Taffy ap Sion. One morning
Taffy heard a bird singing on a tree
dose by his path. Aliured by the mel
ody, he sat down until the musl«
ceased: when he rose, what was his
surprise at observing that the tree un
der which he bad taken seat had now
become dead and withered. In the
doorway of his home, which to big
amazement had also suddenly grown
older, he asked of a strange old
man for his parents, whom he had
left there, as he said, a few minutes
before. Upon learning his name
the old man said: ‘Alas! Taffy,
I have often beard my grandfather,
your father, speak of you, and
It was said you were under the
power of the fairies and would not be
released until the last sap of that syca
more had dried up. Embrace me, my
dear uncle, for you ate my uncle—em
brace your nephew." Welshmen do not
always perceive the humor of this
somewhat novel situation of a youth—
for Taffy was still merely a boy—being
hulled as uncle by a gentleman per
haps forty years his senior.
HONEYED MEDICINE.
An Ingrnlnus French luau* Device ••
Make Drugs I’ulutuble.
Though modern medicine has done
much lo rob its drugs of their nause
ous tastes, there are many In frequent
use which nothing has been found to
more than thinly disguise. That Is
why a Frenchman has recently been
trying to cause bees to make medica
ted honey. According to a Paris paper,
he has been successful in producing
many different kinds of honey, each of
which contains, effectually hidden, a
standard remedy against some par
ticular disease. He has managed It In
this way: The bees are, of course, dl
j not allowed to roam, but each swarm la
l kept under glass apd given only flowera
that have been duly medicated, and
contain the desired properties. The
result Is that when the bees transmute
their labor Into honey, the honey con
tains all the necessary principles of
the drug to be administered. In this
way this Frenchman has obtained dif
ferent kinds of honey by which Influ
enza, coughs and colds, indigestion,
asthma and many other Ills are said
to be readily, if indirectly, reached.
This Spring Klims Copper.
From the Morning Oregonian.—W. F.
Carson of Ta.’oma, traveling passenger
agf nt of the Canadian Pacific, and Q;
McL. Brown, the company's district
passenger agent at Vancouver, have
Just returned from extended trips
through the famed mining districts of
the Kootenai country, and report, the
greatest activity, notwithstanding the
advent, of winter.
"The prospectors are sticking a lit
tle closer to the camps on account of
the snow,” said Mr. Carson, "but oth
erwise there Is as much work going on
as if there were not from two to three
feet of snow on the ground. The Koot
enai is such a wonderful country that
if half the truth were told of Its min
eral wealth it would not be credited. A
recent find that has excited a great
deal of attention Is the discovery of an
actual copper spring, now known as the
‘Red Blanket,’ in the Lilloeet District,
Just north of Spencer's bridge, on the
Canadian Pacific. The water In solu
tion runs 39.7 pounds of copper to 200
gallons, and 10,000 gallons a day come
tumbling down the mountain side. This
is the only real copper spring that is
known of, with the exception of one in
Idaho, and that only flows two pounds
of the metal to the 100 gallons of water.
William Pritchard Morgan, a Welsh
M. P., prominently known in Wales,
Australia, and South Africa through his
extensive mining interests, heard of the
Red Blanket copper spring prior to his
sailing from Vancouver with a party
of mining experts for Japan and China,
December 8. He was very much inter
ested in the reports he received of tbe
spring, und not only left one of bis ex
perts behind to make investigation, but
is said to have offered $100,000 for fit
per cent of It.' Mr. Canon brought a
bottle of copper water from tbe Red
Blanket spring with him.
A t oualrirrate lh>|.
W. A. Halsey tails s naat dog story,
whlrh he ways will be verified by Ar
chitect O. A. Staeblln, says the Newark
Sunday Call. One breesy morning
about ten days ago they were riding
down Market street upon tht rear of
a trolley car when the car passed over
a nice, light, soft hat, which had blown
between the tracks The hat was not
injured, but ths wind gave it a Mule
flirt after the car had passed end
dropped It fairly upon one of the mils.
A big New Yerk car was sowing and
ahead of It a big mongrel pointer deg
• aa irotting along The dog glanced
ai the bat looked beck el tke ear, end
then, picking up tke bat In kle teeth,
ran over lo the curb end deposited H
upon the sidewalk near a group of
pavers who were working alongside af
ike court bouse After putting the ka*
ip a safe place the dug taped after Ike
big . ar and park hu ptnm Ui Irani ti
U Mr Halsey did not ana the owner
uf the kal aer did Mr dt*«hiia, but
they parsed several rework* about the
•ogartty of its dog and H la betkevod
<het they agreed that U eewM he bet
ter not te speak ef tke incident eneept
re people who knew lbear welt
„„.
the a liar'* be mo
Welter yen remember the ergs* |
gave leu leeterdM*** Van Mr, nut
yen have the seam today*" Van,
I it ought be be randy ky tht# time,'*-*
; Nee York World