DEMOCRATIC1 PARTY.
THE
REPUBLICAN SKULKERS
ARK ON THE RUN.
CICTttnnit'n Mrnwca " "en Into
Thlr Camp 1.1 k b lloiiil)hrll-"Itner-inline
rmernnllm" nml All that It Im
llli Manly lluinhnzK.
The republican dodgers and skulkers
and president rankers went to Wash
ington "with a rcndy-miulo oxcuso for
rofustng to npply the remedy for oin
flnanclnl mnlndles which they believed
the president would recommend. They
cxpectjjrl him to recommend the retire
ment or our legal tender notes, which
havdttbeen working ns nn "endless
chain, pumping gold out of the treas
ury bb Tast nB It wns put In by means
of bond Issues. They went to Wash
ington prepared to mako nnBwcr
triumphantly that thcro was nothing
the mnltcr with the treasury but lack
of revenue. Then they wore going to
lock horns with tho administration as
to the mnnncr of raising revenue, and
K(i furnish themselves wllh nn oxcun
for doing nothing at nil and forcing an
other lestio of bonds, whloh they In
tended fo make as unpopular as possi
ble. ,
They have now discovered that tho
president could nee a llttlo wny ahead
as well ns themselves. They find that
ho has anticipated their excuse and
made It unavailable. That Is why they
pretend to bo surprised and disap
pointed. Thnt Is why they don't know
whether to slink out or slink In or
pitch ahead according to program.
The president, to their deep dlsgiiBt
and bewilderment, has very llttlo to
say about modes of raising revenue.
He expresses satisfaction wllh the prog
ress that has been mndc In ridding the
country of tariff taxes which "obstruct
the avenues to our people's cheap liv
ing" nml accord "special advantages to
favorites' and substituting a system
which "recognizes the fact that Amer
ican Folf-rcllance, thrlrt and Ingenuity
can build up our country's Industries
and develop Us resources moro surely
than enervating paternalism." Ho
thus serves notice that there Is to be no
reactionary tariff legislation and em
phasizes it by reminding congress thnt
the advanco toward commercial free
dom wns mndo "by command of tho
people.'.' But lie does not suggest rov
rnue legfnlatlon of any kind or Intimate
that any bucIi legislation Is necessary.
Hut this he does: He presents an
impregnable array of fact and argu
ment demonstrating that the repeated
exhaustion of tho gold reserve, neces
sitating repeated Issues of bonds, has
not boon caused by lnck of sufficient
revenues. Ho shows that tho trouble lies
,not In lack of receipts, but In lack of re
ceipts of the right kind. Tho treasury
needs gold with which to redeem notes
presented. The people do not pay
ithclr taxes In gold. They pay In legal
tenders. Tho treasury cannot present
these to tho people and demand gold
for them. It can only buy gold with
them. But thnt It cannot do without
paying a premium. T pay a premium
in greenbacks for gold with which to
redeem greenbacks at par would he a
preposterous financial performance,
"opening tho way to now and serious
complications." And so it would bo no
matter how largo tho revenue
By ouch reasoning, fortified abun
dantly by facts, the president makes
it as plain ns day that tho question Is
not ono of rovenue. Ho shows that the
treasury cannot bo secure against raids
until It makes final payment or other
disposition of its demand notes. And
he shows It In such high relief that no
body can help seeing it. Thus ho cuts
the ground from under tho republican
do-nothings and leaves them without
the ghost of an oxcuso for refusing to
deal with tho real question.
But this they arc nfrald to do. With
& presidential campaign Just before
them they nro nfrald to act, and with
the message under their oyeB they are
afraid not to act. Embodied in Speaker
Reed, they stand with a silver gavel In
their right hand, a gold gavel In tholr
left hand and a greenback gavol In their
llttlo behind hand, and dare not bring
ono or another down with nn omphatlc
whaok. ,Wlth tho sturdy honesty of a
patriot and tho skill of an adopt In
grand politics tho prcsldont has thor
oughly cornorcd and bewildered thom.
Ex.
A Sponker Who Dnvtu't Spoilt.
Chicago Chronicle: How tightly tho
aspiration to presidential station has
sealed the lips of Thomas B. Reed.
Her Is a president's message of nota
ble hrTportnnco under discussion with
novcin word from Reed. It has not
loiift'tboon thus. In his braver days
Reed would have waylaid tho inter
viewers and vnliantly dollvored hlm
fcelf of comments which his admirers
would straightway describe ns biting
satire. But now, beroft of courngo, all
a-qulvor( like Falstaff before the men
In buckrnm, he seeks soclusion, denies
himself to his best friends tho news
paper correspondents and must hnve
days for roiiection uotoro saying what
he thinks of the president's messago.
Mr. Reed Is playing tho most engross
ing of nil gnmes, that of politics, wllh
tho prosldoncy for tho stake. Doubt
loss ho knows his own hand nnd how
beat to play It. He has never been
aught else than a politician and advice
to one of his long and profitable politi
cal experience might be construed as
Jmparltonce. But, as it is true that
whatavor of national reputation Reed
hats 1b basod upon his courage and
f whatever personal following he has out
f tilde his own provincial cougreaeional
district hns been attracted to him by
his audacity, it seems pertinent to con
filler the effect of hlB forfeiture of both
qualities. Read the omr attracted be
came of hU faroejiluek and Indomitable
wlU. Wil tho new Rjeed, afrahl to
open hit mouth on public quotums lest
no nirront romo politician 01 potential
ity In n national convention, hold tho
popular ndmlrallon? Accepting tho
speakership, which mado him tho most
Influontlnl man In the national govern
ment noxt to tho piesldont, Mr. Reed
had no positive mensnge to deliver to
tho party which honored him. Upon
tho mooted questions of public polity ho
offered nothing but vaguo and Inconclu
sive generalities. He Is now asked for
frank criticism of tho president's men
sago nml cvndos response. President
Cleveland, for the domocracy, has out
lined tho party polity explicitly and
comprehensibly. Ho declares himself
for sound money, he pleads for tho re
tirement of the greenbacks and the
smashing of the endless chain by which
tho treasury Is depleted of Its gold.
Toucnlng the foreign relations of tho
United States, about which there hns
been Mich bitter controversy, the presi
dent pronouncos for strict nctttrnllty In
Cuba and tho vigorous r.alntenanco of
the Monroo doctrine against threatened
British aggressions in Venezuela, it
Is meet that thcro should come from tho
speaker of tho house, leader of the re
publican party and virtual dictator of
congressional legislation, some re
sponse to tho president's declaration of
policy. If Mr. Reed approves tho pres
ident's utterances lot him say so, that
flic country may know that legislation
In accordance with the president's!
recommendations will be forthcoming.
Or If, as Is his right, ho opposes the
president's views lot him mako that
fact clear. If ho sides with tho sllvor
men against the democratic champion
of sound money, If ho Is willing to leave
tho gold In tho treasury at the mercy
of shrowd speculators, If ho is careless
of tho rights of tho Nlcaraguans, It Is
his duty to speak out and glvo his rea
sons manfully. Silence nnd evasion at
this monent nro cowardly. Has politi
cal ambition, then, really mndc a pol
troon of the much-lauded Reed?
"KnervatlnR I'AtrrniitUin."
In his message to congress President
Cleveland speaks of "cnervntlng pater
nalism." The phrase Is good. A paternalistic
government Is destructive of Individu
alism, and Individualism Is tho safety
of a ropubllc. Tho socialist would
havo government do ovetythlng for
ovorybody. Tho democrat proposes
that government shall do nothing for
anybody that ho Is better nblo to do for
himself. Tho republican party Is so
cialistic nt Its worst. Tho fundamental
of socialism Is that the government
shall be parent of all. Tho republican
modification of the socialistic doctrine
Is that tho govomment shall bo tho
parent of a few and the stop-parent of
tho many.
Paternal government Is enervating.
Tho citizen of a ropubllc who should bo
Independent is taught by republican
statesmen that ho may loan upon gov
ernment for support under all circum
stances; that exertion on his part, men
tal or physical, need bo made but per
functorily, becauso government will
supply tho strength and resourco that
If left to himself ho would labor for.
Tho Idea of socialistic government
practiced by tho republican party when
It haa the chance Is in substance the
Idea thnt tho calf shall continue always
to tako Its nourishment from tho udder
of tho cow and never assume tho state
and condition of cow. They protect In
fant Industries Industries that wero
born scventy-flvo years ago and aro
still, according to republican theories,
In their Infancy. Chicago Chronicle.
Not Kxrmpt from Critlcltm.
Boston Advertiser: Tho denuncia
tion of the United States supreme
court by tho general assembly of tho
Knights of Labor Is objectionable be
cause It Is unjust. In objecting to It,
however, caro should bo used not to go
tho length of seeming to say that tho
highest Judicial tribunal In tho land
mtiBt bo always exempt from criticism.
That Is not true. That doctrlno Ib ab
surd nnd mischievous. It does not tend
to promote, but rather tends to prevent,
that sincere respect for tho supremo
court which Is so necessary. In a gov
ernment of frco people thcro never can
be any governmental Institution which
Is above nnd boyond responsibility to
the people.
Too C'nnntm MnhM a lorrrnt.
Boston Herald: Hero is the way
Congressman Joe Cannon sums up tho
probable program of the congressional
session: "There'll be a lot of flddlln"
an' talkln' an reeolutln' an invest!
gntln", an' bluflln nnd makln' faces, nn'
playing buncombe an' flrln' tho popular
heart, but when wo get through we'll
llnd we have not done a blamed thing
but pass the approprlntlon bills. An'
tho quicker wo do that an' go home tho
bettor It will bo for tho republican
party."
Tho l'arty of Opportunism.
Louisville Courier-Journal: Tho re
publican party Is nn opportunist puro
and simple. Tho issuo which brought it
its bolng long ago arrived to its logical
conclusion, It has tho last twonty years
emulated tho resources and devices ot
tho ballot dancer, spinning around first
on ono leg nnd thon on t'other, and be
tween tho two contriving to make both
onds meet. It has no claim which has
not been overpaid. It haa no convic
tions worth mentioning.
NcctU lit ollil South.
ZaaasvUlo Signnl: Tho MoKlnloy
managers have already confessed by
their tactic that their only hope of
winning Ilea in getting tho south. This
fact, coming to tho surfneo so early In
the urecoaveutlon campaign, Is not cal
culated to mako MeKinley wronger
with the northern politicians.
Unemployed printers of St.
Me., have started an S-poge
named tha Urentnjc Journal.
I0uia,
lHiJHW
JFAliiif AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OP INTEREST
AGRICULTURISTS.
TO
Fomo Up-tn-Dnto Hint Alinut Cultiva
tion of the Soil nml YlcliU Tlioroof
Itortli-ultiiro, Viticulture mill flori
culture .
OW LONG SEED3
will retain their vi
tality eo as to gor
mluatc nnd grow
Into plants 1b a dis
puted question
among men of sci
ence. Mnny persons
still belle vo that
wheat hnB been
grown from boed
found In Egyptian
mummy cases, and that grain could
bo mado to sprout from seed found
In Pompeii and Hcrculaneuni. An
olaborato nnd Interesting series of
experiments made by Professor
Itnlo GIglloll of the royal high
school of ngrlculturo, at Portlcl, near
Nnples, as communicated to Nature,
throws considerable light on tho mat
ter. Tho seeds used wero put away In
tho fall ot 1877 and spring of 187S and
wero tested In August, 1894, tho long
est tlmo that any hnd been kept being
a few dnys less than seventeen years,
ind tho shortest fifteen years, nino
months and a few days; tho average
was about sixteen years and a half.
Lucerne seed was chiefly used and tho
results really apply only to that plant,
for tho wheat, vetch, corlndcr and oth
er seeds tried happened to bo put Into
solutions thnt proved fatal to lucerne
too. Tho seeds wero put Into small
bulbed tubes, Into which dry grass
was passed, and tho tubes were then
sealed and kept In the dark; others
wero put Into alcohol, ether, chloroform
and other liquids, but the alcoholic so
lutions alono could bo tested, as the
other liquids evaporated.
Out of 320 secd3 kept In nitrogen,
181 germinated; of G02 kopt In arsenl
uretted hydrogen, 351 germinated, as
did 224 out of 2C6 kCDt In carbon mon
oxldo; 40 out of CO lived thnt had been
kept In strong alcohol, originally abso
lute. Seeds kept In chloroform, In hy
drogen, In alcoholic solution of phenol,
nnd In carbon dloxldo all died. With
other gases and solutions the results
wero not so declslvo; only 2 out ot 293
In oxygen lived; 33 out of 509 In chlo
rine and hydrochloric acid; 1 out of
101 lucerne seeds and nono out of 50
wheat seeds In sulphuretted hydrogen;
5 out of 009 In nitric oxide. In alco
holic solutions, 1G seeds out of 79 kopt
In a solution of corroslvo sublimate
germinated; 1 out of C45 In that of sul
phur dloxldo; 11 out of 5S3 in that of sul
phuretted hydrogen, and 12 out of 288
In that of nitro oxide.
Many of tho germinating plants were
put into flower pots, where they grew
well, flowered and seeded normally.
When tho seeds were put away Pro
fessor GIglloll was not aware of the ovll
effect of even small proportions of
moisture; ho thlnkB If ho had taken
moro caro In excluding molsturo from
the seeds and from tho gases, a much
larger number of seeds would havo re
tained their vitality. There is no rea
son apparent why tho seed3 planted
could not have been kept indefinitely
in tho solutions without further change,
lie has established that, for some seeds,
at least, respiration or oxchange with
tho surrounding medium Is not neces
sary for the preservation of germ life.
There Is reason for believing that
living matter may exist in a complete
ly passlvo state, without any chemical
change, and may maintain its special
properties for an Indefinite time, as is
tho case with mineral and all lifeless
matter. In experimenting with seeds
from Pompeii and Hcrculaneum, ho
has not yet found any living grain;
they aro too much carbonized to ad
mit of much hope, especially those
from Pompeii, which have been ex
posed to the slow action of moisture.
It tho seeds found In the granaries of
the "Casa d'Argo" at Hcrculaneum In
1828 had been planted nt once, a fair
test might havo been had, a3 they had
been preserved under favorable condi
tions; It is too lato now, as they havo
been bo long exposed to light and nlr.
Fall Plowing Sod Grouud. Where
there is a heavy old sod of natural
grasses the soil beneath It is to a great
extent protected from freezing. When
once frozen It Is equally piotorted from
thawing until warm weather comes in
spring. In this condition the grass
roots romaln uninjured, and when the
aod Is turned under in spring they are
ready to grow. But If tho sod is fall
plowed with an open soil surface it
freezes and thaws with the slightest
change in the weather. Before spring
time tlio soil to tho depth of tho furrow
will be thoroughly mellowed nnd many
of tho grass root3 will bo destroyed. 'It
makes a great deal of difference to the
cultivation whether tho sod Is turned
under In fall or spring. There may be
some loss from blowing or washing the
surface of fall-plowed sod, but this is
moro than balanced by the case of cul
tivation and the greater availability of
what fortuity the soil possesses. Ex.
Farm Teaching. The New Hnmp
shlro Agricultural college has devised
a plan for diffusing agricultural Infor
mation that Is worthy ot notlco as a
stop In the onward march of farm edu
cation. Tho faculty representing tho
scloncea related to agriculture havo or
ganized a kind of lecture bureau to give
addresses before granges, farmers'
clubs, horticultural societies nnd other
similar organizations, tho organization
extending the invitation paying mile
age, meals aud lodgings, no charge be
ing made for time or services of the lec
turer. About thirty titles ot lectures
already prepared are given in the cir
cular announcing the plan, the tuvltlag
organisation making its own selection
R3 to topic and lecturer, of whom there
aro ten on tho list. Ex.
flrtrtlnc an Orrharil.
Tho ground for an orchard should
bo well nnd eply cultivated, and fro
from weeds, well drained, If tho soil
requires it, and most soils aro better
for dralnlng.cxcept sandy or light grnv
olly soIIb with a light subsoil. Such
land may not require draining, but In
every caso It should bo well worked
and pulverized and enriched beforo
planting. Tho work ot preparation
must bo done during the summer, bo
as to bo ready for fall or spring plant
ing. Planting In tho spring Is pre
ferred, which will enable tho tree3 to
tnke firm hold of tho earth nnd to re
sist the frost dt next winter, but plant
ing may be done successfully In tho
autumn by protecting the trees bo as to
prevent tho frost from heaving or mis
placing them.
Select young, healthy and vlglrous
trees, nnd from a reliable nurseryman,
and If pcsstblo from a soil similar to
thnt In which you Intend to plant your
orchard. Tho different kinds of np
plcs will depend upon your own cholco
and the suitability of soil and climate.
I should advlso that tho selection bo
mnde from tho old, tried and rellablo
kinds.
Tho distance apart should not bo less
than thirty feet, so as to allow tho trees
room to spread their branches and to
form a low and spreading head. Close
planting has a tendency to force tho
trees to run up, nnd preventing tho
fruit from obtaining Its proper color
ing from tho sun, and making it moro
difficult to gather tho fruit. At the dis
tance of thirty foot npart It will require
twenty-nine trees to the acre. Beforo
planting tho tree, remove all bruised
and broken root3 by cutting clean with
a sharp knife. Lay out your ground In
straight lines, so that your trees will
bo In line each wny and at equal dis
tances, thirty feet apart. Wm. Gray.
Thayer1 Kerry llultrtlu.
For December, 1895.
Any Intelligent farmer can grow ripe,
luscious strawberries, ready for pick
ing, at two cents per quart.
With good cultivation, at least 100
bushels per acre should be grown.
Two hundred bushels per aero Is not
an unusual yield and 300 Is often pro
duced. Fruit that can be grown so cheaply
and will yield so much, should bo con
sidered a necessity in every family. No
ono can so well afford to have straw
berries, every day In tho season, as tho
farmer.
No cno can have them so fresh from
tho vines, so ripe, so delicious, and at
so llttlo cost, as the farmer, and yet
as a class nono havo so few.
The cost of placing berries on the
market depends somewhat on locations
and the manner In which It Is done.
For good berries, carefully picked In
clean now boxes, well packed and hon
estly measured, it may bo estimated by
the quart as follows:
Cents per Qt.
Cost of growing ready for picking.. 2
Picking V3
Boxes 1
Cases, packing nnd delivery 1
Freight or express charges 1
Commission for selling 1
Actual cost on market 8
Tho commercial grower must receive
his profit, after all these expenses aro
paid.
The farmer may have his berries at
first cost. He saves expouse of picking
and provides a pleasure for his wife
and children.
He save3 boxes, cases, packing,
freight, express and commission.
Every farmer in the country and
every owner of a house in the village
should grow "big berries and lots of
them" for family use.
He may thus havo them fresh from
the vines in Bummer, and canned, dried
or preserved for winter.
Thero Is no better food than ripe
fruit.
Thero Is nono moro healthful, and at
two or three cents per quart thero la
none cheaper.
A berry garden for next season
should be decided upon at once.
Tho best preparation for It is tho
reading of good books and papers.
Subscribe for them now and thus pro
vide the greatest pleasure for long win
ter evcuinga.
M. A. Thayer
Sparta, Wis.
Georgia Peach Orchard. The foun
dation of tho orchard of the
Hale, Georgia, Orchard Co., Fort Valley,
Ga., was an old cotton plantation of
900 acres, purchased in tho summer of
1S90, and COO acres were planted with
a little over 109.000 peach trees in the
winter of 1S91-92. It is all laid out In
blocks 1.000 feet long, and GOO feet
wldo, with avenues running north and
houth .named after tho peach growing
states of the union, and streets running
east and west, named after leading
horticulturists of tho country. A resi
dent superintendent, thirty or forty
negro assistants and sixteen mules havo
kept up most thorough culture for tho
past thrco years. Thero was a full
bloom on the orchard in tho spring of
1891, but a heavy frost tho last of
March destroyed all the fruit prospects.
This year, the fourth summer after
planting, all the trec3 set a full amount
of fruit, and during April and May,
forty to fifty hands wero employed In
thinning out the surplus. Ex.
Swlno Improvement in Texas. The
hog breeders of Texas arc entitled to
a great deal of the crodlt for the im
proved character of our Texas swine.
They havo educated tho farmers to ap
preciate good hogs. I havo seen quite
a stir made In the neighborhood by tho
ndvent of a pair of flno pigs. It Is a
disgusting sight to seo a Texas farmor
go to the grocery storo nnd give up his
good cotton money for a slug of toler
ably hard looking bacon, and I am sorry
to say that It is a sight altogether too
common. But even In Western Texas
tho numbers who do not ralie their own
bacon are growing gradually less.
Clarldgc Stock Farmer.
Shakocpeare mentlens perfumsa as
In common urc in his time.
E NEWEST WOMEN,
-EIDOSCOPIC VIEW OF
SOME
PASSING EVENTS.
L'rlttr Glrli of Lone Island Cltr In
omhine Acnlntt Male Ktcortu llotr
They Manage to Got Around tho
Ilule Invite the Men.
ROBABLY tho only
woman's club in the
world whoro tho
members aro all un
der 20 years of ago
Ib tho Jolly Junior
club of Bay Shore,
L. I. This la not
tho only unique fea
ture of tho organi
zation, however. Its
members are sol
emnly pledged not to accept male escort
to any social function, and so far tho
rulo has not been broken, although the
spirit thereof Is violated by tho bottor
looking of tho glrla when they think oc
casion requires. Each of theso invites
tho youth of her choice to go along
whenever she attendB a party or other
so:lal gathering. Tho main object of
tha club Is to promote social lntercourso
among tho members, and to boom wom
an's rights as a sldo issue. Tho former
of these objects demands a good deal ot
visiting on tho part of tho members,
and, accordingly, the young men of tho
neighborhood are frequently In receipt
of invitations to accompany tho pro
moters. This Is considered rank trea
son by some of tho members of tho club,
MISS EDITH WHITE.
nd a by-law will bo framed by them to
close up this loophole, but, as tho pretty
girls are In the majority, tho amend
ment will probably never pass.
A few nights ago the club gave a re
ception at tho rosldcnco of Miss Edith
Fordham, the president. Some nlco
young men were invited, and all had an
enjoyablo time.
Miss Fordham presided at the dinner,
which followed, and to her right and
left sat Miss Mario Brewster and Edith
White. They are tho vlco-presldont
and secretary respectively, of tho asso
ciation. The dinner was conducted
just fis men's clubs run those affairs,
with tho exception of tho cigars nnd
wine.
Miss Fordham mado an address full
of wit and wisdom. She grow emphat
ic as she told how woman's era was
surely coming. Her speech was fol
lowed by addresses by Miss Brewster
and Miss White. Their remarks wero
along the same lino as that of their
president. When woman's Influence
was talked about tho young men ap
plauded vociferously.
Then, after several glees by tho mem
bers of the club, tho party broko up.
In accordance with tho rules of tho
club, the young women nsked tho per
mission of tholr swains to seo them
home. This is voted ns frivolous and
unlawful by a minority of tho club. In
fact, the presence of tho young men at
the reception was by somo regarded not
quite in accordance with club rules.
This idea was overruled by the ma
jority, but tho defeated members will
return to tho attack, so they nay, until
tho lawa nro obeyed In letter and spirit.
After a long and determined strug
gle tho barters aro broken down and
women aro admitted to tho School of
Agriculture In Mlnnesotn, which Is a
branch of tho university. Tho honor of
introducing this Innovation Is duo to
Professor Haecker, head of tho depart
ment of dairy husbandry. Ho dlscov-
MISS EDITH FORDHAM.
1 ered that young men graduated from
tho school became very critical ot tholr
young women friends because thoy wero
not similarly oilucatod, and na ho con
sldorod this rank Injustice to the coun
try girls ho began to lntercedo In tholr
behalf, and finally tho board of regents
gave tholr consent to allow them a four
weeks' oourso at the ond of tho rogular
term. Sixty women were onrolled in
tho first class, which was formed last
May, and this number was much largor
than tho faoulty anticipated. That co
oduoatl&n in tho agricultural colleges
i will aeon be adapted Menu to bo a fere-
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gouo conclusion. The woman's depart
ment consists of a dairy hnll, which is
completely equipped with all modern
Inventions; a room for cooking classes
and a homo building whero tho girls
Uvo. A mntron has chnrgo of this, aud
1 furnishing tholr own bedding and
tov i1b their weekly expenses nro only
?3.50. Thoy receive practical lectures
on tho care of cream, creaming milk,
churning and caring for the butter, and
aro also taught how- to mako cheeso by
the now method, which requires only
ono hour. Two mornings each week
aro devoted to cooking, nnd tho lecturo
is followed by practice, which gives
them practical Illustrations of all tho
points In tho lecture. They also learn
tho chemistry of foods, testo for detect
ing adulterations and the chemistry of
disinfectants, dyca and Bower gas, and
thcro aro six lecturea each term on
physiology of digestion nnd nutrition.
Added to these aro lectures on horticul
ture, which teach them how to grow
small fruits, vegetables and house
plantB. Plain sewing, mending and
cutting of substantial garments rccclvo
some attention, nnd to this depnrtment
thoy hope to add dressmaking another
year.
Who will wear tho breeches, tho hus
band or tho wifo? That Is tho gravo
problem which is presented and repre
sented in many households. Tho man
naturally wants to preservo this at
tribute of virility, but tho woman, for
getting tho vows that sho mado at tho
altar, frequently endeavors to capture
thlB emblem of authority In tho home.
Tho struggle is somotlmcB long and bit
ter, and tho ardor of tho combatants
la easily understood when ono thinks
of tho precious prize that is to bo hand
ed over to tho victor. To bo master or
servant, that U the question. Tho sin
gular metaphor, always- used In tho plu
ral sense, is to bo found In all lan
guages, and it goes back to tho thir
teenth century, when Hugucs Do Piau
celo wrote tho queer legend, "Sire Haln
et Damo Anleuse."
Sir Haln was a tailor and was tho
most patient ot men. Unfortunately
for him, his wife was caprlclouB and
allllcted with an ungovernable temper.
At last tho tailor got out of patience.
"Tomorrow morning," ho said, "I will
throw my breeches down into tho yard
and then wo will go down stairs nnd
whichever one of us succeeds in recov
ering them first will bo boss of the
house." Dame Anleuso accepted tho
challenge with delight, and invited her
neighbor Simon and her friend, Mrs.
Aupals, to be tho judges of tho com
bat. At tho appointed time tho com
batants appeared In tho yard, and tho
struggle for the breeches began. It was
a long battle, and the description of It
given by the poet occupies no less than
180 verses. Dame Anleuso camo very
near capturing the prize, but In tho
struggle sho tumbled into a big basket
aud got fastened in It, with her feet In
tho air. Sho cried for assistance, but
her husband took advantage of her un
expected position and put on tho breech
es, or rather what remained of them,
for tho precious garment had suffered
considerably in tho moloc.
Tho judges declared tho wlfo was
conquered, but sho was not willing to
MISS MARIE BREWSTER.
yield until thoy threatened to leave htt
in her unenviable position. Ever aftoi
ward she was an obedient wife.
AVIipii Victoria Vlaltt Utlmorul.
Tho queen's annual trip to Scotland
costs her $25,000. The folio vlng are a
few of the precautions sho orders for
her safety and comfort in traveling;
The official whoso sole duty consists in
managing tho queen's Journeys makes
tho announcement to tho manager of
tho railroad over which tho queen in
tends to travel, and with tho manager
Mes tho responsibility for th" queen's
safe transportation. To this ond all
traffic Is susponded and tho lines kept
clear; to every station-master along the
line a notlco is sent, the receipt of
which must bo acknowledged by the
noxt train back, and also In tho dnilj
returnr, and woo botldo tho indlvlduo,
who falls to do this. In addition U
theso precautions, plate-layers are sta
tioned tho whole distance along the line
In sight of ench other, and thoy signal
by hand, bo that railroad accidents are
practically Impossible. Heads of sta
tions must bo In attendance as tbo
royal train passes, and a locomottvo In
spector accompanies the engine-driver.
A speed of forty-fivo miles nn hour Is
mnintalned. During tho queen's recent
journey to Scotland nho stopped at
Perth for breakfast and an hour's rest.
Tho station platform was enlarged, car
peted, and hung with crimson cloth;
llowers werp sent from thrco palaces
and the duko ot Atholo nnd Lord Btea
dalbano waited to receive her Her ma
jesty, looking feeble and careworn,
walked with the assistanco of two In
dian domestics down the incline leading
from the tutu to the station. She did
not even glance at tho docoratlons pre
pared In her honor aa aho feebly mpdo
her 'way to tho hotel whero brcilvfast
was served.
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