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Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
THE treachery of the Indinii
character has again been illustra
ted in the murder of Capt. Wallace
and a score or more private soldiers
the first-of this week at Wounded
Knee creek in South Dakota.
Without u moments warning the
Sioux , who were surrounded by
the soldiery , began- firing , killing
and wounding over fifty men.
Somehow the government troops
never seem to be prepared for these
sudden attacks. They constitute
a part of the history of every In
dian uprising in the country , and
it is not until they occur that vig
orous measures are resorted to in
dealing with the offenders. The
development of the present hostil
ities in the northwest calls to mind
the following extract from a chap
ter of "The Adventures of Captain
Simon Suggs" : "Inthe year 1837
the Creek war was discovered to
have broken out. "
On Wednesday afternoon of this
week F. C. Shafter , special master
in chancery , brought an end to the
noted case of the Kit Carter cattle
company vs. the Harlem cattle co.
-selling at public vendue the ef
fects left after the cancellation of
entries. The residue of realty sold
for $11,000. The land is in the
counties of Hitchcock , Chase and
Dnndy.
The Arabs have no "hello" in
their language. The nearest they
come to it is to throw a stone and
hit a man in the back , and then
ask him as he turns around : "Does
it please heaven to give you good
health this morning. "
TH E
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Address THE SUN , New York.
KILPATR1CK BROTHERS.
Horses branded on left hip or left shoulder.
P. 0. address , Imperial.
Chase County , and Beat
rice , Neb. Range. Stink
ing Water and French
man creeks , Chase Co. ,
Nebraska.
Brand as cut on side of
some animals , on hip and
sides of some , or anywhere -
where on the animal.
THE POULTRY THIS WINTER.
IT is not a good plan to have the poul
try too near the pig-pen.
CAKE with poultry does not imply that
they should bo pampered.
Two-Tinnos lard and one-third coal oil
will kill the largo body lice.
ALWAYS begin with a good breed ,
whether with eggs or with fowls.
KEKPIXO in filthy quarters will usual
ly make short work of the turkeys.
FOOD can bo wasted by giving too little
as well as by giving too much.
WITH poultry , as with all other kinds
of work , care must bo taken not to un
dertake too much.
IF a fowl becomes sick separate it from
the others and doctor it , as the disease
may bo contagious.
BAD housing or cold , damp , ill-vontil-
ated'houses-aro prevalent causes of dis
ease amoung the poultry.
A GOOD feed for an ailing fowl is
parched wheat. It serves as a correct
ive and also invigorates them.
THROWING the egg-shells into the
yard where the hens can pick them up
is often the cause of the hens learning !
to eat eggs.
WHEN a fowl has developed a full case
of cholera there is rarely any profit in.
attempting a cure , unless the fowl is far
above the average in value. j
IT is not wise to feed too little , neither |
is it wise to feed too liberally. Fowls j
should only have enough to make them
eat up clean all that is thrown to them
and ho fed moro frequently. Waste of
food or starving fowls are extremes
which every breeder should avoid. i :
BKAN , meal and ground oats scalded i
make an excellent moss for laying hens
on cola clays. Feed it in the morning ,
and at night give wheat , allowing an |
hour or more for the hens to scratch for '
it , as the proper mode of feeding grain
is to throw it in litter , such as leaves or
out straw.
ASOUT WAR-SHIPS.
GKEAT BIUTAIX is generally regarded
as the strongest naval power and France
a close second. Some naval officers
are inclined to reverse the order , putting
France first.
Tun submarine war-boat has led to the
flying of balloons from war-ships. A
balloon hovering over a ship can detect
every movement of a submarine boat
coming to the attack.
IT has been proposed to make the up
per half of war balloons of very thin
steel and the lower portion of ordinary
balloon material , the whole so construct
ed as to hold hydrogen instead of ordi
nary gas.
A DEVICC has boon submitted to tho'
British Admiralty by which , it is said ,
the largest battle-ship in the service
can , in four minutes , be protected from
the attack of any number of torpedoes ,
no matter how skillfully they may be
directed.
THE Minister of the Spanish navy has
before the Cabinet Council in Madrid a
plan for thorough reform. His propo
sals include the building of two great
battle-shins , the nurchaso or construc
tion of several torpedo boats of the first
and second classes , and the arming of
all the battle-ships with cannon of the
latest models.
THE "fastest vessel afloat" is declared
to be the thirty-two hundred ton war
ship built for the Argentine Republic.
Her biggest guns ure two eight-inch
guns , she has twin screws , and en
gines which , in developing nearly nine
thousand horse-power , carried her
through a six-hours' trial at a speed of
twenty-one thousand two hundred and
thirty-seven knots.
POISONS AND THEIR CURES.
THE three-leaved ivy is dangerous , it
almost invariably being poisonous.
FIVE-LEAVED ivies are perfectly harm
less and can bo handled with impunity.
POISON sumachs may bo positively
identified by the little white berries
which they grow.
SUMACHS bearing red berries are
harmless ; the berries , far from being
dangerous , yield an acid most agreeable
to the taste , and withal wholesome.
BOTH the poison-ivy and poison-
sumach , thouph unlike in appearance of
foliage , have similar white berries grow
ing in small slender clusters from the
axils of the leaves.
IT is said that the poison from the
stings of insects may be destroyed and
the inflammation quickly allayed by re
peated and generous applications of the
juice of raw onions.
SOAP is an efficient antidote for car
bolic acid poisoning , and should bo I
given as soon as possible after the poi
son has been taken and persistently
continued until all toxic symptoms have
disappeared. j
A SIMPLE and effectual remedy for ivy I
poisoning is said to be sweet spirits of !
nitre. Bathe affected parts two or three |
times during the day and the next j
morning little trace of the poison will ,
remain. i
IT is well to know that wood lye is an ,
antidote to poison ivy. Boil wood ashes
in a bag a few moments. Dilute so that
it will not be too harsh , yet leave it '
quite strong. Paint with it the afflicted - ,
ed parts , and in ten minutes wash off I
with soft , tepid water and anoint with '
vaseline. Repeat till a euro is effected. j
!
NEGRO SUPERSTITIONS.
To BURN egg-shells brings sorrow.
IF sparks scatter in golden showers
from the chimney money is coming to
you.
you.IF
IF the cat washes its face with dainty
touches of velvety paw it's a sure sign
of rain.
IF a rooster crows three times before
the door visitors may bo expected during -
ing the day.
To LET a friend lay her parasol on
your bed is sure to be followed by a serious -
rious quarrel.
To RETURN for a forgotten article after
having started is a sign of bad luck
while you are away.
IF a lock of your hair does not blaze
up when put into the fire it is a sign of
an early death.
FOR a rat to run across the hearth in
front of'you is a sign that an enemy is
going to do you hurt.
MEMORIES.
There are strain * of sweat music through mem-
i ory ringing.
! Subdued In the hush of the lengthening
years :
i They are voices of loved ones now bushed from
i their singing
i Died out in the rush of the gathering tears.
i
( There are perfumes so rare they yet linger
i around us
! And greet us again In a desolate hour ;
We think of the tics of affection that bound us
At the breath of the rose or the jasmlno
Bower
There are voices wo hear where the plno trees
arc sighing.
That whisper the song of a day that has tied ,
And up from our hearts come the echoes re
plying
From memories once that wo fancied were
dead.
We socnt the wild flowers and wo hear the bees
bumming.
And sec the loved faces ol youth from afar
'Tis only a wanderer lazily strumming
Some air of our childhood upon his guitar.
And we think of the past and we learn of the
present.
i And we dream of the lifo in the future to be ,
As we sit in the calm of the evening , pleasant ,
I And hear the wild breakers sweep In from
the sea.
Their lives linked with ours , as the moments
are fleeing
Like blossoms that grow 'mid the desert
their bloom
Perfuming the depths of our innarmost being ,
And flinging its fragrance 'round even the
tomb.
George B. Hynson. In Philadelphia Call.
A MATTER OF BUSINESS.
How Two Ladies' Visit to New
York Terminated.
HE ono particu
lar clause in his
sister Kate's let
ter puzzled John
Warner as ho
leaned his arms
upon his desk
and read it for
the third time.
It ran as fol
lows , brief , and
to the point , and ,
coming1 from a
\spinsterwhohad \ ,
i prematurely , es-
[ fchewed all senti
mentality , it ap
peared queer :
"Really , John , a
man of your position and wealth should
surely marry. "
John read it again and again ; the moro
he read it , the more queer it appeared
to him. True , ho had reached a , position
in business that was most satisfactory ;
wealth ho possessed beyond : i doubt ;
was healthy , belonged to a fashionable
club , was a regular "first-nighter" and
enjoyed an occasional toddy with a few
chosen friends.
But , marry !
"Bosh , all confounded bosh ! Kate's
brewing sentiment in her old ago
steady , Kate's only thirty , and quite a
superb-looking woman at that. She's a
brunette , I believe , and they weather
advancing age best , tis said. 1 marry !
Nonsense ! It's all rubbish ! I hate all
things pertaining to women all but
jollyold Kate. She's a clever woman. I
wonder why she isn't married tosome
bright fellow ? I'm tired of clubs and
such ; I wish Kate would marry. O , I'd
like to have a lot of little nephews and
nieces climbing all over me and fishing
through my pockets for pennies. But _
Kate's too old , or at least I suppose she
thinks so. Humph ! I'm old , too. Five
years older than sho. I marry ! Non
sense. Can't think of such a step at my
time of life. "
John was unconsciously thinking
aloud , and his confidential clerk had
rapped three times before ho heard him.
Pushing the letter underneath a news
paper he said : "Come in. "
"The party up in Albany sends a let
ter inquiring about that last lot of hose.
" '
It seems
"Sit down , Jackson ; sit down and
listen to me for a moment , " broke in
John.
Jackson was puzzled. Business be
fore all other things had always been
John's motto. Now it seems it is all
something else.
"I'm called a good business man , eh ,
Jackson ? "
"I'm glad to say so , Mr. Warner , " re
plied Jackson.
"Never stopped the whirl of business
for sentiment , eh , Jackson ? "
"I should hope not. "
"Quite correct , Jackson , quite correct.
Did you over meet ray sister Kate ? "
"It is a pleasure 1 have never had. "
"Humph ! Kate's a business woman ;
MATTER OF BUSINESS.
a woman of great tact , but she's grow
ing the bump of sentimentality in her
old age " '
"Old age ? "
"Yes ; she's thirty. Jackson , Kate
advises me to marry. Don't bo alarmed
that I for a moment seriously consider
such a nonsensical idea. However , now
for the business which I detained you
for. Kate's coming to pay mo a visit ;
going to bring along the country parson's j
daughter to see the city sights. I'm too
busy to meet her at the train. Jackson ,
you must go and bring the pair from the
dep"I "
"I I'm not a lady's man "
* "It is purely a matter of business ;
just that and nothing more , Jackson.
Go and do-it the same as you would to
see about a consignment of all-wool
liose. Perhaps you'd bettor drop a line
to the Albany party to the effect that
his order for Uritiah half-hose will be
shipped by the first freight in the morn-
\Vnrncr turned his revolving chair to
the desk , and Jackson left , only toontsr
again ,
i "What train did you say ? " ho aakod.
"First freight in the morning "
| . " 1 moan what train did you oxpoot
the ladies to como on' ? "
"Bo at the Union depot at 4CO : "
"But I might not know "
"Kato always wears rod , very red and
very bright. Brunette and stylish. Oh ,
never fear ; you'll bo sure to know Kato. '
The noor closed and Warner was once
moro alone.
"I'll bo hanged if I will marry. Can't
force us into any such trap as that.
Kato's a fool ! "
John uaid other harsh things about his
clover sister Kate , things not necessary
to speak of bore ; all the while ho felt
like a poor , lonely man about to bo am
bushed and led to the slaughter by
smart women.
Ho hurried out for a lunch , rushed
himself among his papers , books , rep -
p rts , and the many things that busy a
man who attends in person to bis busi
ness affairs. The light was struck in
his ofllce , the clerks separated , and the
night-watchman entered , still John
Warner remained , thinking , thinking ,
thinking.
It was a queer lifo ho led. Business ,
all business ; push from dawn till dark , ,
with but few moments of respite from1
labor. Little time for pleasure only his ;
"first nights , " his short stop at the club !
for an occasional chat with a fowchoseri
friends.
The door opened and Jackson entered ,
looking ton years younger.
"I never mot a moro charming woman
in all my life. Mr. Warner , I envy you
your visitors. She's the most regal
creature "
"Bosh ! Jackson , when a man begins
to call a woman a regal creature ho
shows evident signs of mania. They're
all alike , Jackson , every ono of thorn.
They all want to trap , trap , trap. And
what ? Men , nothing but men. Go
homo , Jackson , and sleep it off. You
poor old fossil you. You envy mo my
visitors ? I look upon it as something'
fearful to have a woman fussingabout. "
"But "
this woman
"I toll you. Jackson , they're all alike.
Well , I'm truing homo. Suppose I'll bo
in torments until Kato goes back. Go
ing , too ? 1 tell you. Jackson , it'll never
do , never , sir. Never let a rattle
brained woman break into one's business
affairs is my motto. Here's your car.
You go down while I go up. Good
night. "
Fifteen minutes later John Warner
was warmly greeted by a beautiful
woman bis sister Kate.
"Kate , for heaven's sake don't choke
me to death. I'm glad to sco you , and "
Then he stopped as his eyes fell upon
the other occupant of the room. She
vfas petite , a blonde , and had dimpling'
cheeks , lovely eyes , and a shy , reticent
air that was innocence and simplicity
itself.
Sometimes love takes years to spring
into existence , but John Warner , the
plain man of business , was enmeshed in
WHEN HIS SISTER IXTKODUCEI * UIM.
its tantalizing and fascinating folds at
first sight. When his sister introduced-
him to this dainty girl his heart
bobbed , and he felt a peculiar sensation
in his throat , and his hand trembled
like a school-boy's as he felt the soft
little palra touch his.
Apleasantdinner , a few bright glances
from the most bewitching pair of eyes
he had ever seen ; and then , John War
ner went to bed to dream dreams utterly
out of place to a man so wholly absorbed
in business as he was.
The days that followed were filled
with brightness. John found it veryi
easy to tear himself away from his office-
now. There was one thing , however , !
that worried him Jackson's frequent ;
visits to his house. IIo mentioned ii >
carefully to him once or twice , but Jack
son only blushed.
The point was reached one morning ,
when the confidential clerk entered
the office , carefully closed the door , and
said :
"I love her. "
"So do I , Jackson ; you and I have
been friends for a good many years.
I'll tell you frankly , I've made up my
mind to marry this woman myself. I'm
sorry if you placed your heart "
"I have. She loves me "
"Wh what ? "
John Warner rose from his chair.
Was he only doomed to see the dawn of
his sunshine day sink into the gloom of
despair ?
"You say she loves you ? ' '
"Yes ; surely she has a right to give
her hand to whom she pleases "
"But she loves me , too , Jackson " '
"Which is natural in a sister. "
"Wh what ? "
"Your sister Kate has promised to bo
my wife. "
"Jackson , your hand ! Kate is a queen.
I thought it was the other. ' ' H. S. Kel-
ler , in Yankee , Blade.
Wife ( sitting up three hours for
him ) "Pretty time to be coming home !
, Four o'clock ! " Husband ( had but ono
glass of compound known as whisken-
warra ) "Forklock ? Guess not ! Un-
fort'n'ly for you , ma'am , courioulenufl
I heard clock just now struck one
struck shovsral times. " Lawrence
American