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FARM FACTS.
"The land was the common prairie
oil. This particular ncre received n
light dressing of well-rotted manure
last spring about the first of April; the
talks of the crop of 1S96 were raked
and burned on the ground. The ground
was plowed the first week In May with
a three-horse sulky plow, about five
Inches deep. The whole field was pre
pared alike and planted May 12 with n
common two-hcrse planter, nnd check
rowed three feet six Inches by three
feet six Inches, dropping three kernels
In a hill.
"I usdd Early White Mastodon corn,
a very large corn. I followed the
planter with a heavy smoother or clod
crusher, to mellow the ground and re
tain the moisture. As soon as the corn
was up so I could see the hills, on this
one acre I planted by hand, between
the hills planted by the planter, two
kernels eight Inches apart and sixteen
Inches from the hills, of Boone County
White.
"When the corn was up about five
inches high I went over the acre with
a hand-hoe, only slightly working
around the young plants and thinning
the hills to two stalks. I plowed It
the llrst time May 28, with the common
two-horse two-shovel cultivator, which
I ran as deep as possible, and followed
It the next day with a one-horse
smoother, which I made of two plnnks
Just wide enough to lit In between the
i-ows. I put weight enough on this to
crush all lumps level and press the soli
to retain the moisture. The second
plowing was done June 10 with the
Fame cultivator and run about has as
Deep, and followed the same day with
the one-horse smoother, which put the
oil in splendid condition.
"After the second plowing I went
through and pulled off all the suckers.
The third and last cultivation was giv
en July 2 by taking off the shovels and
attaching the plank smoother to the
corn plow and driving Into the pUnk
some No. 40 wire spikes so as to slightly
stir the soil and leave it smooth and
level. After It had tasseled It went
through and cut out all Inferior stalks
above the ear. I kept a careful account
of the extra time and labor spent upon
the one Held, and It amounts to $3.7i.
The rest of the Held, about nine ncres,
will yield about ninety-live bushels lo
the acre.
"I believe the secret of the success 1
had upon the one acre was due to (1)
the planting of the two kernels of a
different variety between the hills,
which prolonged the season of pollen
izatlon and gave me an ear upon every
stalk; (2) the deep cultivation at llrst.
which gave the roots a chance to root
deep, and following ench plowing with
the plank smoother, which left the soil
fine and mellow, slightly pressed, which
made a perfect blanket to retain the
moisture; and (3) to surface cultivation
the last time, which did not disturb
the roots.
"I believe If I had used this same
system of planting twice, crossed the
breeds of corn and cultivated all the
field the same way, It would have av
eraged 140 bushels." Kansas Farmer.
FORAGE CROPS FOR HOGS.
One of the best forage crops you can
sow for hogs Is oats and peas, 1 bu.
of oats and one bushel of peas per acre.
Fit the ground well nnd as early in the
spring as possible. Sow the peas broad
cast and cover with a cultivator. The
oats may then be drilled In or sown
broadcast and harrowed In. For 25
hogs you should have at least six acres
of land that can be devoted to the rals
ing of orage. The accompanying dia
gram will explain how the succession
of green forage may be secured. In the
second sowing barley may be substitut
ed for oats, because It Is less likely to
be Injured by rust.
': PART'i. :
:Flrst sowing April 15, to oats and peas.:
: Feed from May 15 to June 1.
.Second Sowing, June 1, barley, peas. :
: Feed from July 1 to July 15. :
PLOT II. :
:Flrst Bowing, May 1, to oats and peas.:
: Feed from June 1 to June 15. :
:Second sowing, June 15, barley, peas. :
: Feed from July 15 to Aug. 1. :
: PLOTIl'l". :
:Flrst sowing, May 15, oats and peas. :
: Feed from Juno 15 to Tuly 1.
:Second sowing, July 1, barley, peas. :
, : Feed from Aug 1 to Aug. 15. :
Farmer's Call.
THE BEST KINDS OF WHEAT.
(Farmer's Call.)
"In an experiment with ninety-one
varieties of winter wheat, grown under
similar conditions In 1S97, it Is found
that the seven varieties which stand
highest in yield of grain per acre are
the same seven varieties which have
given the largest yield of grain per
acre among eighty-six varieties grown
on the experimental plots for four years
In successslon. The following list gives
the names of those seven varieties with
the average yield per acre for four
years, and also the yield (in bushels)
per acre for this season:
Avg Yld Yield
4 years. 1897.
Dawson's Golden Chaff 53.4 53.5
Early Red Clawson 60.6
Egyptian 60.2
Early Genesee Giant 50.1
Reliable 49.2
Golden Drop 49.0
Imnerlal Amber 48.8
58.4
52.3
57.0
50.1
57.6
66.2
'Although the comparative order of
the yields of these seven varieties are
not the same In 1897 as In the average
of four years, still the fact that they
gave the largest yields In both cases
among all the varieties tested Is a very
important feature in the experiment."
ARTICHOKES.
They should be planted In rich ground
and thoroughly cultivated, with season
able rains when tubers are forming. I
would prefer the product of one bushel
of artlchoKes to reea to nogs, even ai
the seemingly high price of $1 per bu.
for seed, as of more value as a pre
ventive of disease among swine than
all the high cholera medicines obtain
able, either as a cure or preventive. To
test the feeding qualities of the tops
or stalks, I commenced cutting them
for horses and cattle late In the fall,
after the tubers had made considerable
growth, and after the top bloom had
gone, but was not much surprised four
weeks later, when, on comparing the
difference between those that were cut
and uncut I observed, as expected, that
those that were not cut would yield
about twice as much as the former.
But the tops were eagerly eaten by the
horses and cattle eaten up clean, stalk
and all. But some will say they were
"starved to It." I deny the charge.
My stock was In good order, but, mind
you, the forage was fed at a time when
all vegetation In the pastures had
withered and the artichoke tops were
succulent and green.
POULTRY POINTERS.
Even carbolic acid Is not sure death
to all forms of parasites. Lime Is
much more potent, and If poultry hous
es are whitewashed from time to time
the nuisance will be more surely abated
although they breed fast. Grease the
perches occasionally, and even dip their
ends in solid grease.
There Is often a sad lack of profit
with chickens, Just because there Is a
sad lack of manngement. Countless lit
tle things, which no one can teach an
other, are essentials, and these have
more to do with it than do general
rules. On the list of necessary things
are good blood, warm shelter, proper
food, but only the practical man learns
those which are not written.
Do not throw long grass to the fowls,
unless It bo a sod. It will not take long
to run It through a cutter; then feed It
In troughs. It should not be over an ,
inch long.
One of the difficulties In early settings
of eggs Is that they often become chill
ed before being put under the hen. Do
not keep them In metal panB, as tho i
custom is too often. I
The egg shell Is porous, and whenever
It comes In contact with filth of any
kind the quality of the egg Is very
Injured,. Eggs for hatching should bo
washed In warm water before being
set, that all closed pores may bo
opened.
Nothing Is better for young turkeys
than n sour milk curd. Before there
are plenty of Insects upon which they
can feed keep them In nn enclosuro
where they can be fed. Often. They
will want water before they seem to
crave food. Exposure Is death to them
and they will not stnnd the wet grass
so well as will young chickens.
The profit of feeding pullets, one and
two yenrs old hens, is six times as great
as that of feeding hens three and four
years old.
April pullets give one nnd a half times
as large profits as May hatched pullets.
Exercise makes hens lay more abun
dantly. WORKING AND PACKING BUTTER.
All butter Is worked for, Is to devel
op one's muscle, and get out the sur
plus molHture, and this can be done
In the churn better than by two work
ings. If the butter is properly granu
lated, by washing out the buttermilk
with weak brine at 53 degrees. Put
ting the fine salt onto this wet butter,
nnd stirring It In with uplifts with a
little wooden fork not a down draw of
a paddle and then gently churning
Into lumps, then breaking them tip with
this little fork, and re-churnlng again
Into balls, will give a butter free from
streaks, evenly pnlted. Then the grain
of the butter will not be cut up, by
forcing snl crystals through and Into
the fnt globules, and the butter will
not be snlvey, but brittle. After butter
has once "set" It cannot be reworked
without warming up and breaking down
this "set" in the grain, and will not
be as fine as with the working In the
churn, when It Is In Just the condition
to have the mclsture removed. In pack,
ing this churn worked butter, do not try
to fill a 5-pound box with one lump out
of the churn. Put a pound or so Into
the box at a time and press down sol
idly, and 1111 the box in this way, and
the butter will then be Just about 12
per cent moisture, which Is all that Is
needed. Hoard's Dairyman.
A SAFE WAY TO WATER BEES.
I have been troubled with bees drown
ing In stock watering troughs, mostly
In cool weather In spring and fall. As
a preventive I use a bucket or tub
with a sugar sack spread lightly on top
and a brickbat to sink the center of
the sack Into the water. I also have
a few auger-holes In the pail or tub.
Then I take pieces of a gunny sack
and wrap around corn cobs and put
Into the auger holes loosely, so that
the cloth will be wet on the outside all
the time. The bees seem to catch onto
these cobs and rags In a very short
time, and no trouble by Btock, or bees
drowning. I usually put a little salt
In the water.
SWARMING.
(American Bee Journal.)
One way to prevent swarming Is to
hive the swnrm and return It to the
parent hive about 48 hours after swarm.
Ing. As the reader will see. It does not
prevent swarming, but simply does
away with the swarm and the Inconven
ience of hnvlng too great a number of
weakened colonies, nnd the result Is the
same (excepting the labor InvovledJ ab
If the colony had not swarmed.
When hiving a second swarm with
the purpose of returning to the hive,
it may be temporarily put Into any
kind of a boy, a nail- keg, or '.n fact
any vessel that will hold them for the
short time they are expected to remain.
As a matter of course It Is well to look
to the comfort of the bees, otherwise
to give them plenty of room and plenty
of air and shade.
Another method to prevent after
swarms consists In removing the hive
from Its stand at the Issue of the first
swarm, and place the swarm In Its
stead. This removes all the old bees
and throws the entire working force on
the first swarm, which then becomes
the main colony, and mny be looked to
for the largest yield of honey.
FURNISH FOUNDATION FOR BEES.
One of the most taxing of the bee
Industries of the making of wax. Bees
gorge themselves with honey, then hang
themselves up In festoons or curtains
to the hive, and remain quiescent for
hours; after a time wax scales appear,
forced out from the wax pockets. The
bees remove these scales with their nat
ural forceps, carry the wax to the
mouth, chew It for a time, thus chang
ing It chemically. Thus It may be seen
that wax making is a great expense to
the colony, for It costs not only the
time of the workers, but it Is estimated
that twenty-one pounds of honey is re
quired to make one pound of wax. Chi
cago Bee Journal.
Break the ccmb In two or three-Inch
pieces; place It In a basket; fill another
basket full of sections. Now make a
small fire In the cook stove (Just pre
vious to this stage of your proceedings
get your wife off on a visit). Now get
your baskets and a chair, and sit down
by the stove. As soon as It Is hot
enough to melt the comb you are ready
for business. Take a section and place
It upside down on the stove; be quick
now or your section will get too warm.
Next place a piece of your comb on
the stove close by the section; as soon
as the edge of the comb has melted
level, quickly place It In the section
and set to one side. After you get the
hang of It you will be surprised how
quickly you can fill a super. Some
one might ask,, "Will bees readily enter
a super prepared In that way?" Well, I
should say, try It and see. T. W. D. In
Gleanlgs.
On the alkali lands of Arizona and
Utah sweet clover Is almost the only
remedy for soils so strong with alkali
that nothing else will grow. After the
crop of sweet clover Is turned under,
almost anything else may be planted.
Our experiment stations have made re
peated tests In regard to Its great value
for plowing under, and I have never yet
heard of a fllure. There Is an immense
traffic In the seed, north, south, east
and west, and thousands of people are
buying the seed, and sowing it, who
have nothing to do with bees, and no
Interest In bee culture. I am sure Prof.
Cook will modify his statement, or tell
us what he meant to say when he used
such a sweeping assertion. A. I. R.
REAR ADMIRAL DEWEY.
Acting Admiral Dewey, "Mnnlln"
Dewey from now on, Is n down east
Yankee-a Vermonter at that. It Is be
cause they are the best business men
In the world that the New Englnnders
Hie famous, mid "Manila" Dewey Is nn
good a business man as any of his
tribesmen, It happens thnt naval fight
ing Is his business, and he was natur
ally as thorough nt the ttnnsuctlon In
Manila harbor as any kinsman wns at
tiade In salted codfish or llfo Insurance.
All mothers will tell the same stories
of their babies, nnd the difference In
smnll buys Is only one of environment.
It Is when they go n-woolng that men
tlrst show In distinct and individual col
ors. George Dewey wns a count's rival
for a fair lady's hand twenty or more
years ago a Spanish count nt thnt,
The lady was Miss Virginia Woodbury
Lowery of Washington, now the Count
esi D'Arcos, a very fnlr American, kin
to the Lees, Hlnlrs and other great fum.
Hies of Virginia nnd Maryland.
At the time of the rivalry the future
admiral was n not overpromlnent na
val olllccr, and the future count was
only Jack Brunettl, attache of the
Spanish legation nnd both were equal
ly distasteful to the matrlmonal plans
old Archibald Lowery had hatched for
his daughter. It was to the account
of filial duty the lady chatged her de
clination of the honor the American
officer offered. Filial duty nlso Inter
feted with Brunettl, but she waited for
him twelve or fifteen years, until he
became Count D'Arcos nnd ambassa
dor to Mexico. Then tho father relaxed,
and the talk or It brought back to
tho Washington groups the Incident of
tho rivalry, und George Dewey, then
captain In the United States navy, was
mure talked about than he had been
when the steamship Mississippi burned
tinder him nt Poit Hudson during the
civil war. It Is s-uld that Count D'Arcos
was lulked of as successor to .Minister
Dupuy do Lome.
Incidentally Dewey had not pined and
waited, lie know when he huh beaten
In courtship, however deinc on thnt
point he may be in war, and drew off,
leaving the enemy In possession of the
Hold.
Miss Lowery became the Countess
D'Arcos three years ago. Admiral
Dewey had boon a widower about as
long," and a son of his gruduated at
Princeton last year.
If anything possessed the admlrnl's
mind as he snt In the conning tower of
his flagship and directed the moht brill
iant nuvul battle of Ills time, except
the business in hand. It wns probably
a sense of satisfaction nt the fact that
the masses of death-charged Iron and
steel that were smashing the enemy's
ships by his direction were directed at
Spanish targets. No man ever quite
forgives a successful rival, and such
a getting even, vivacious ns the pen
alty pnylng was, does not come to many
men.
Dewey was born In a big sprawling
colonial house on Stnte street, Mont
peller, Vermont. Old Dewey, his father,
was well-to-do, partly by inheritance
nnd pnrtly by his efforts In the direc
tion of placing life insurnnce.
When he wns old enough the future
admiral used to be taken to church by
his parents (they were Episcopalians) In
a stately family barouche, whose stylo
and sliver trimmed hnrness Is still re
called with awe and pride In Montpe
Her, where nobody djes nnd everybody
remembers everybody else's forbears
and all about them.
For the rnke of the example It Is re
grettable that George Dewey should
not have been a model lad nt school
He was not. His scholomates testify
that he was a thorn In the flesh of n
good old pedagogue, who used to praise
htm before the school for his scholar
ship and flog him magnificently nnd
with equal publicity for putting red
pepper in the stove, making the girls
cry and similar crimes. His distinctive
mark under this sort of fire was tired
out and then look him in the eye nnd
ask If he had finished.
When he was a big boy he could
thrash any of IiIr schoolmates, and
wns always willing to do It. He was
the lender of a number of young rep
robates who stood one teacher on his
bend In a snow heap, barricaded the
school against another, and generally
mnde the district school of Montpeler
a horror to the man who had to tend
there.
Teacher after teacher had to give it
up. But that school of boys, which glo
ried In Its evil repute, met its match
at Inst. Mojor 'A. K. Pangborn took
charge of the school. He wns not a
giant physically, but he was wiry and
not afraid. He had not tnught two
dnys before he faced the usual Insur
recllon. Ho prepared for It with a
rnwhlde and severnl hickory sticks of
handy length. More lay unostenta
tiously in tho woodbox, ready to hit
hand. Tho boys began to have fun with
him. When ho ordered them to their
seats ymint; Dewoy stepped forward
and polltolv told the teacher they won
going to give him the best licking ho
ever hnd. Then he struck at t h
teacher.
It must have been hot on tho flngshlp
nt Manila when the Spanish ships nnd
the Spnnlsh forts were firing on him
ns fast ns their guns could be served
but It could not hnve boon so warm for
Dewey as It wns that day in Montpelloi
when he struck nt Teacher Pangborn
Thnt rawhide enme into action nnd
licked nround his shoulders like tongues
of lightning. The other boys of the fu
ture Admiral's squadron, and tlioy wore
nil men In everything but yrais, milled
to their leader's support.
Then the ont-my's hickory slicks enme
into play, nnd they went down like
ten pins. In three minutes Dewey wns
down, yelling for mercy, and the other
boys stcod around rubbing lumps as
big as goose eggs on their heads.
The conquest was complete.
The teacher led the grand naval com
mander that was to be to his father.
"He's somewhat the worse for wear,
but quite able to go to school."
"Thank you," said Old Dr. Dewey
fervently. "George will be at school to
morrow." Then came the reform of that awful
Dewey boy, and the village Is wonder
ing yet at Its completeness. He brought
the other boys Into line with him,
thrashing any who showed signs of ail
ing Into old ways.
To this day Admirnl Dewey speaks
i gratefully of his teacher and records
i that thrashing as the best thing that
ever happened to him.
It was not long before George Dewey
went to the Naval academy.
That was the end of his nonsense. He
soon became one of the best among
the Junior otllcers. He cruised with the
Mediterranean squadron until 1859 and
then went home. The firing on Fort
Sumter brought him to the front. He
received his commission as lieutenant
in April, 1861. and wns assigned to the
steamship Mississippi.
The Mississippi was part of the west
Gulf squadron and It was under Far-
I ragut that the man who was to gain
i laurels equal to Farragut's llrst saw
, serious fighting.
j The Mississippi went ahead with the
I flagship in that daring attempt to run
past tho rebel bnttcrlen at Port Hud-
son. Where the channel was narrow-1
est big guns were mounted on both
"..,e?.of.!!,e.Htrcn!n- ?. ?'?HP to U,ein
did the Mississippi go that her gunneri
and the gunners In the forts swore at
each other In the Intervals of thunder-,
iig fire. Some of the ship ptby, but
the Mississippi grounded at the turn,
In half an hour SCO solid shot were
hurled at the Mississippi. She answered
as well as she could while her crew
worked amid death to get her off the
bank. She wns riddled from stem to
stern as she lay there.
Then the order was given to spike the
guns nnd abandon the ship. The star
board battery kept up Its lire while the
wounded were put n the two boa s, all
he MlsslPfllpp carried The sound men
had to swim to the shore opposite the'
battery. Before they eft her the Mis-
aiE.eiii un Ull IIIU III III1IL (I MUAUII
places,
Two men remained on the ship until
nil the others hnd gone. These were
Cnptaln Smith and his First Lieutenant
George Dewey The Mississippi llunteJ
off after a while alone and blow up.
The navy department liked Dewey foi
his bearing during this fearful time
and saw he did not lack opportunity to
distinguish himself. He wns on the
gunboats at Fort Donelson In 1SC3. nnd
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He got his Lieutenant Commander ,
commission in March. hG5. and served
uii i in.' ixt'msurnu mm iiir uinuiiuw,
celebrations. He was In command ol
the Juniata, of the Astatic squadron, In
ISM, and made the acquaintance of the
bay in which lie has just gained his
famous victory. It was 18S4 before he
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him the Dolphin, one of the four new
ships that made up the "White Sqnnd-
ron" In the btginnlng.
Ills wny to the rank of commodore,
for ho was only noting rear ndinlriil at
Manila, was through the Pensncolii,
flngshlp of the European squadron from'
1885 to 18SS, the bureau of equipment
and recruiting, of which ho was chief
until 1893, and the light house bouid,
of which he wns n member until Feb
ruary 26, 1896, when he wns made lie
tunl commodore. Two years longer of
bureau and bonrd work, and then In the
Hist of the present year he wns trans
ferred to the command of the Asiatic
squadron, und what he did there has
tilted the whole world with admiration.
How PatStoppod tho Limited.
There hnd been a wreck Just outside
of the yard limits, nnd the wrecking
crew had been called out to make the
necessary repairs. In addition to the
turn-ill) track nnd nlled-un cars, the
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rails had been torn up for quite u tils-'
canoe, uuu iiuuiiu mu vuive, iiuiiv
lengin irom me scene oi cue uisunier,
"frog" had sprung away from Its proper
fastenings, making It very unsafe for
a train to pass over. Thlnglng to stop
the "Limited" before It reached thin
dangerous spot, the foreman had dls-l
Hatched Pat. with Instructions to Hag
the train one mile above the curve
Put mounted his hnnd car and
pumped hlinsolf and car to the proper
place, then made himself comfortable
until It wns time to wave the danger
slgnnl to tho Incoming train. Near the
railroad, In a field, were growing some
very fine strawberries. Pat spied these
tempting bits of red, nnd thought It
would be a "sure phlty" not to Bhow
nny uppreclatlon of their loveliness.
Intent upon this admiring and eating
piocess, he did not hear the approach
ing train until It had passed over the
dangerous railroad frog. The engineer,
however, saw the man running out of
the field with the waving flag, and
slowed up to see the cause of his agi
tation. The train had now passed over
the dangerous plnce in perfect safety,
and aw brought to a standstill. The
oxclted flngmnn came running up,
screaming as loud ns his lusty lungi
would permit: "Back up wid ye, buck
up wid ye! Ye have crossed uver a
brokan frog." Needless to say that the
train crew appreciated their safe pus
sage sufficiently that they did not see
the advisability of again tempting prov
idence by a second trip over the dan
gerous place.
Tho Fish Sign.
Mr. Dorey hnd recently opened a fish
store, and above the door placed a large
white sign on which was painted in
black letters the following; "Fresh
fish for sale here."
One of his acquaintances chanced to
stop in, and, after complimenting him
on his new store, seeing the Blgn bald,
You don't want that sign that you
have there all you want is 'Fish for
Mile here.' People know you would
not sell stale fish."
Mr. Jones came In a few days Inter
In 18.0 he got a ship of his own, tho. " ,,". , ., in,ior could vou render
Nnnagansett. This was the beginning BUcll"-mv '", ,t a" tha ' s Id y on m
of twenty-elght years of peaceful serv-. L ?" "X" lie had ocov c 1
lee. surveying oceans, Inspecting light-1 Zmwlml twm MJmX 'when ho
nouses ami snowing ni wuicr mien nun
to purchase scmo fish, and, noticing the they more than met their match at re
sign, remarked, "It is not necessary lo partee In an old farmer, whom they
have that 'here on that sign. Every met on the highway. The long white
one knows Its here. It is not nround beard of the farmer gave him a patrl
the corner." nrchal appearance, and while he was
All that remained of the sign now npproachlng the students, they ar
wns "Fish for sule." j ranged to give him a "Jollying," which
-A short time nfterwnrds Mr. Dorey eventually teimlnated in the dlscom
was chuttlng with a friend In front of flture of the youths. One of them
his store when his friend, beholding the doffed his hat with great reverence and
sign said, "You haven't the proper kind respect as he snid, "Good morning,
if n sign. All you need on the sign Is Father Abraham." The second saluted
Fish.' You want to remove tnnt Tor
sale.' Customers know you would not
give them away."
Mr. Dolan remarked to Mr. Dorry.
"Take my advice and take down that
sign with 'Fish' on It. You don't need
It. Every one can see that you have
fish here."
At last the whole sign wns removed.
Moral Stick to whut you say or
have at first.
Tho Bishop's Smoko,
We will call him Bishop Simmons.
During the afternoon camp-meetlng the
younger ministers hnd listened to him
with veneration and respect, ond when
their turn enme they found him a dig
nified nnd careful listener.
The afternoon wns delightful and the
meeting wns n long one. The good
bishop wns a keen lover of the weed,
nnd nfter the services had closed lit I
strolled off for n smoke. At a little
Jisiance ne rounu an aorupt leuge en-
tlrely out of the view of the camp.
grounds, und going down nround tc
the foot of this, he It his cigar and pro. ,
pared for n quiet half hour. Soon aftei '
one of the younger ministers took 8,
walk from the grounds, und finall
came to the top of the same ledge, unc1
looking down saw the bishop. For s.
moment he stood with a gleam In lili I
eye. and then stooping down, he said ,
In n sort of trlumphnnt tone:
"Ah. Father Simmons, I've caught'
you burning Incense to the devil."
The bishop took out his cigar, one
turned about till he had swung thi
speaker fully Into view, and then added
slowly, In a deep voice:
"But I didn't know he was bo near."
Teacher What Is the principal prod
uct of Cuba?
Johnny Update News.. . "-"
NOT ClUILTY.
,
Mr, H., one of Chicago's prominent
layers In a conversation with nnother
attorney, related In my presence one
ihxy Ul0 following nmnslng incident;
..Bomo yclU8 KO( ,,urin. ,ny nrIy
rcUce. 1 defended the case of a man
charged with n petty cilmc. the exact
nature of which 1 cannot now tnnll. but
, ,m remember thnt ho was n tirettv
tough choiacter, and had probably
broken about everything In the deca
logue. I had very little hope of win
ning the suit, but hnd spent several
hours In coaching tho fellow, and,
knowing that the opposing attorney
,, ,md no Inoro exl)l,ronco Umn j ,n
, ,tl, Wirk , fcU tmU T ,, , t
cnt 8omc hnw nll(, svnMtM t would
ofronl lll0 opportunity of displaying
Iny oriltlircnl ,)ouo,, f w,lch 1 felt
extremely proud In those days
"The direct examination passed off
without a Lreak, and I was congratu
lating myself that my client's rehear
sals had not been In vnlu, but by Jovel
tho whole thing was spoiled In the
cross-examination. The follow got all
tangled up and practically confessed
the crime with which lie was charged.
The attorney event went so far as to
get him to say In so many words, thnt
he wns guilty Of course, It wns a
clear case ngnlrst my client, so you can
Imagine my surprise anil the conster-
nation of the opposing counsel when
, Ju , f , , t ,
, minutes, with u verdict of 'Not
man himself admitted on the stand that
he committed the crime?'
" 'Well. Mr. Ijiwyer.' said one of the
Jurors, who had responded In the roll
call to the name of Pat Murphy, 'yez
made n very nice little spache to us, nnd
yeZ'll remlmber that yez tould us we
couldn't belavo the iiuiii under oath.
Now, sor, wo tuk that tinder considera
tion, ond wo soz, sez wo. the mon was
under oath when ho tould yez he com
mitted the drtde, ho wo thought, sor, if
we could not bcln ve him, thin we must
tak htm contrail wise, nnd ho wo agreed,
sor. Ivory mon or uh, thnt he was not
guilty.' "
Booohor nnd tho Flddlo.
Dr. Lyman Bcecher wns my pnstor
when I was a school girl in Llchlleld,
Conn. -
He often dined at Judge Tappan
Reeve's (the founder of the famous
Llchlleld law school), and there I heard
him tell this story or himself:
On one of his Jouineylngs, while
waiting for supper nt n country Inn, he
saw a violin hnngltig over the llreplnce.
lie took It down nnd, finding It a very
good one, played tune nfter tune, "right
merry ones, too," snld ho " 'Fisher's
Hornpipe,' and the like."
vjii. umili: I'Ai'iiiiuicti mi- iiiuiiii-i,
.., wllB m K,ioved to hour your fiddle
"Oh. John!" exclaimed the mother,
n going, nnd thnt good Dr. needier In
tno h0UR(,i"
..Well. mother." replied the amused
on .., cul(,.t ,ul,,, ,t; Ut, would I)lliy,..
. .
. , ...
An Interesting story hns Just boon
! told me by the whlto-hnlred professor
who boasts his descent from the Im
niortnl Mendelssohn, nnil shows me pn
peiB, advertising Schmidt & Son, teach
ers of the pianoforte In Sweden twenty
years ago.
"But, professor," I Interrogate, non
sensically, but perhaps nnturally, "How
long will It take me to learn to piny
fulrly well?"
"Tut. tut, child," he answers, with
his soft accent, "how can I tell? You
remind me of an old mnn In Sweden
years ngo. I hnd been out with a pros,
pectlng party searching for gold, and,
In my enthusiasm, had wandered away
with a fair piece of quartz but no guide
from the rest to find myself at last
and night coining down.
tit t
PAINT -WALLS 'CEILINGS,
CALCIMO FRESCO TINTS
FOR DECORATING WALLS AND CEILINGS '.Vr'r'Sr'CalOlmO
paint deaUr and do your own kaitomlnlng. Tula material la mad on teiantlna principle. r ma
chlnarr and milled In twantr-tour tinla nnd la lunrrlnr tn any concoction of Olue and WLItlng that
can poatlbly ba mada by band. T be mixed with Cold Water.
1&-SRKD roc HAM CLE CIO I OK CAItlia and If yon cannot porqbaie thli malarial fron joor
local dealer let na know and will pat yoa in the way of obtaining It.
THE MURALO OOMPANY. NEW BRIGHTON. 8. I.. NEW YORK.
Hayes and tho Farmer.
It Is told of ex-President Rutherford
B. Hayes that while attending school
at Kenyon College, he was In the habit
of taking dally walks Into the coun
try. These trips were shared by two
Intimate companions, who were of a
fun-loving disposition, which frequently
trot them into trouble. On one occasion
, the old farmer and said, "Good morn-
Ing, Father Isaac!" Mr. Hayes, not to
be outdone In nffablllty and politeness,
extended his hnnd ns he said, "Good
morning, Father Jacob." Ignoring the
outstretched hnnd of Mr. Hayes, the
old farmer replied, "Gentlemen, you
nre mistaken In the man. I am neither
Abraham, Isaac nor Jacob, but Saul the
son of Klsh. who was sent out to look
I for his father'a asses, and lol I have
1 fnimil tVioml"
found them!
Superior to tho Mob.
There was a scent of perfume In the
air.
It was the odor of sanctity.
It emanated from the perbon of Prof.
Charles Eliot Norton.
Prof. Charles Eliot Norton was stand
ing In the presence of his classes at
Harvard.
He spends his time In the study of
Dante and in despising the masses.
-'Gentlemen," said he, as the art
8tUdents stood before him. "I am about
to pr0pose a conundrum to you."
Tnere WUJ a j0Ulj protest from the
cias8e8
,.u lsn-t about Dante," hastily In-
terpo8ed the professor, "I know Dante
s a chestnut."
.. ,. .' ,,. ,,. ,. .- ,
At th.esLe Vris' i uf1"?! rfn
nMiired. and begged the professor to go
wi,'v b nskod "are the masses
" .".?. n.s2e' tt5? ..J"""8
J00""" " 1US"T.
. nj ,.- -... .
The class was silent.
The professor's jokes are too subtle
to be guessed.
"Because." he said, "they have no
country. It belongs to the classes and
not to the masses."
But nt this point, the professor re
membered that ha was telling tales
out of school. . ..
mm .
at night."
What docs your doctor say?
"You nre suffering from Im
pure blood."
What is his remedy?
You must not have consti-
gated bowels if you expect the
arsaparllla to do its bestwork.
But Aycr's Pills cure constipa
tion. We have a book on Paleness
and Weakness which you may
have for the asking.
WrHe to our Boat or a.
JrliM you would like to consult
eminent riliTtlclnnn about your condt.
tlon. Write u rrtioly nil thn partlculnri
In jour cut. Vou vill loct'lvu prompt
reply.
Louoll. Uui.
For the first time In more than thirty
yenrs u.r supplies nre being mnil lr
Atlanta. The older Issued for the Inrgo
contrnct for In end Is but the beginning
nnd from now on Atlnnta will mnko
thousands of pounds of bread hnd hard
tack. The entire army bus lo be fed,
nnd the Idea of the war department Is
to give the soldiers fresh food as near
ns possible. Atlanta Is the nearest
manufacturing city to the count and)
the larger part of the supplies for tho
army will be mnde or purchased tharo.
Minister So you have finished your
Sunday school book 7 And who was
the hero?
Tommy Tho bnd little boy who kept
A girl may look nice enough to eat
nnd yet not nice enough to marry: a
dinner will agree with a man where
wife won't.
I
EzKS
All about
Klondike.
Tho Burlingtou's Klondike folder
is a veritablo mino of information
I ubout tho gtild-fiolclB of Alaska and
I tho Yukon. It tolls how to reach
! thorn, when to go. what to tuko, where
to buy it, what tho trip coats, when
j tho eteamora Hail, and why your
j tickets should road via the Burling
X ton Route to Sun Fruncisco, Port
j land, Seattle, or Tncoma. Sont for
1 cents in stamps.
J. Francis. General PassenL-er Aeent.
Umali.-i, Neb. S
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Agents wanted to sell a new patent house
hold article. Address J. 0. Lkahnkd, Lock
llux9, Chicago. Ills.
Cheap 4th ol July Vacation Trip.
Kxcurtlon tickets to WnsliliiKton. D.C., will be
sold via lVtins) Ivanla l.lnus, from Chicago, July
3d, 4th, Mil und till. JiiU the place to spend
lndonendeuce day-at the National Capital.
Plenty of Interesting sights and special enter
tainment for visitors. Apply to ii.lt. Duhi.nq.
A. U. P. Agt., 218 South Clark Et., Chicago, for
details.
O. P. Co., Omaha.
No. 22, 1808
S JURIS WHtRt Alt USE JUS.
Beat Congb Bjrop. Times Good. Um
Id time. Bold br drussUU.
.MTtig.miisiis3biimai
"livery morning l novo a
bod taste in my mouth; my
tongue Is coated; my head
aches and I often feel dizzy.
I have no appetite for breakfast
and what food I eat distresses
me. I have a heavy feeling in
my stomach. I am getting so
weak that sometimes I tremble
and my nerves are all unstrung.
I am getting pale and thin. I
am as tired in the morning as
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