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> ) \ f There is more loss and waste for
Want of safe corn cribs ou the farms
than by any other neglect to ensure
safety from small vermin. Rats , mice
ami those insects which ravage this
'grain , will freqiiQiitly do more damage
.than would pay the interest on the
cost of the best and most substantial
Vribs to store it in. In the warmer part
pf the Tjnitod Stales there are two spe
cies of insects , either of which will
destroy a full half of the corn every
year by laying their eggs on the grain ,
and the grubs will eat the grain into
holes , several of these holes frequently
Jjelng found in each grain.
; In the first illustration is given a plan
pf the frame of a small crib to hold
jfrom wo hundred bushels to as many
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more as may be needed. The crib must
not "be fee \vidv , and full opportunity
must begiven for the wind to pass
through to dry the ears and prevent
heating of the no\v grain. This crib
is set on posH as > shown , -and is cover
ed on both M ! - \vith lath laid length
ways. Th--1 niipr-r part may be used
iis a loft fur storing a surplus when
needed. Th * tt.p of each side should be
closed in , ; ? the sides are. It is a
profitable measure of safety to cover
such a crib : is this inside with fine
wire gaiist" . with such a small mesh as
will keep our the rain moths. Where
the danger t"om these does not exist ,
the qaartot'-inth wire net will keep out
the inice-ajid rats.
The speojul pk'ture shows a double
crib with 'i driveway between the two
sides. Tfic cribs , should not be more
than five feet wide , so that the air mav
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pass through t < dry the corn thor
oughly. The ritn/r-s of each crib should
be made of narrow boards with half-
inch sj'.nct's t" t\\-I\MI them , and these
'spaces profec' ' d with wire net.
Keepuiir Teams Busy.
One of the hardest tasks of the small
farmer is to keep the teams that he is
obliged to own busy all times of the
year. There are many times , in winter
especially , wh > n the weather is unfit
for out-of-door work , and then both
men and teams are : necessarily idle.
But if all the good weather is used , the
team can be made profitable even dur
ing the-winter. On a sleigh with smooth
track larger loads can be drawn than
can be ou wagons , and with less labor
to both learn and loader. Loads of
manure Can bo drawn from cities if a
contract has been made for it in ad
vance. The market gardeners secure
most of this manure , for they contract
to take it every month through the
year , which most farmers who are
busiest fu th < summer cannot afford to
do.
ValuaMe Liniment.
Let every farmer when he butchers
his beef be sure and save the gall , as it
makes one of the most valuable lini
ments for man or beast. Put gall in a
bottle large enough to hold alcohol
enough to cut the gall , set in any warm
.place , let stand three days , shake it a
'few times , and It Is ready for use. Good
'for burns , cuts or bruises of any kind.
If la hot weather , apply liniment at
"once to the fresh wound. It needs no
Jrandage , as a fly will not come near.
Immp on Jaw.
. This Is a disease peculiar to cattle ,
fft Is not contagious and does not af-
Sfect the milk as long as the cow keeps
JCn good condition. This disease , If not
phecked sooner or later , affects the
teeth. Interfering with mastication ,
and the animal loses ilesli , and in time
will die. Treatment : Mix 2 drams
biniodide of men.uryvitli 2 ounces
I-ird and rub on a littb once a week ;
: > Iso , give the cow 1 dram iodide of
potassium in a bran mash , morning
and night , and continue it for three
weeks. Orungo Judd Farmer.
Agricultural Co-Operation.
The Home Industrial Association ,
with a capital stock of $10.000 , has
been organized by a company of Richmond
mend and Wayne County ( Iml. ) men.
The stock is divided into shares of $100
.each , and no member can hold more
than one share. Tlie company was or
ganized to test the experiment of co
operative agriculture and horticulture
work , and land has been secured , and
the work on a dairy and creamery is in
progress. Bee culture , truck garden
ing and the culture of small fruits and
berries is to be started in the spring.
The promoters of the scheme expect ;
to inaugurate a general system of co
operation , and to start branches in
other States , with headquarters iu ,
Richmond.
Slow-Ripening : Cheese.
The anxiety of cheese-makers to have
their cheese come early into market in
duces them to make a soft porous
cheese into which air easily enters , and
which consequently ripens early. But
cheese thus made cannot be kept for a
long time without having its quality
much deteriorated. If a larger proportion
tion of cheese was pressed thoroughly
so as to have a firmer texture , it would
keep until times when there is little
good cheese in market , and higher
prices could be obtained for it. But the
firm cheese has so much less moisture
than the porous cheese that the price
does not pay the maker.
Clover Is Best as Hay.
It requires more labor to cut clover
for the silo than it does to cut corn , as
the gum in the clover stalks dulls the
knives and prevents rapid work. The
further fact that clover is harder to
keep in best condition as silage , and
that some dry feed is always needed
when clover is fed , ought to be suffi
cient to decide that the clover growth
on a farm should always be fed as hay.
The ensilaged corn is apt to make stock
too laxative when fed with it. The
clover is dry and nutritious , and is just
the kind of feed to give with ensilage.
Carbonic Acid Gas in Soils.
The air in all soils contains a much
larger proportion of qarbonic acid gas
than does that in the atmosphere
above. It is largest , of course , in soils
that are full of vegetable matter
whose decomposition liberates it. This
gas has an important effect in keeping
mineral fertility soluble. So far as soil
is concerned , it is the best solvent
known. This is the reason why phos
phate does so much more good on soils
full of vegetable matter than on a
sandy or gravelly soil that is nearly
bare of vegetable matter.
Keeping Apples.
All bruised apples will rot. and it
will pay to examine the barrels , so as
to discard all that are affected , as a
single rotten apple in a barrel will
gradually affect the whole. In hand
ling the apples when picking them over
care must be exercised not to injure
them while so doing. Any apple with
a broken skin is liable to rot. They
should be kept in a temperature just
above the freezing point.
Fallin- Off in Milk.
Many dairymen are disappointed at
the beginning of winter because the
cows fall off in milk. This is due usual
ly to the sudden change from green to
dry food. Any change made should
be gradual , by feeding.dry food before
winter sets in , increasing the dry food
; Iail.v until the cows are given the larger
proportion of it. When ensilage can
be used th ; shrinkage is less than
without its use.
Ca-tor Beans as a Crop.
The castor bean is quite commonly
planted in many yards for its line foli
age , which produces among our native
flowers a fine tropical effect. Even here
if planted early many of its seeds will
ripen. But in some of the States , as
Missouri and Arkansas , the castor
bean is planted for its seeds , which are
ground and the oil expressed. The plant
requires very rich land to make a MIC-
cess of the crop.
To Protect .Rose Bushes.
Rose bushes should be mulched with
i or 5 inches of manure , straw placed
an the manure , and a few stones used
to hold the straw in place. This meth-
xl will protect the bushes from frost ,
md the heavy application of manure
will enable them to bloom profusedly
when the season for flowering arrives.
Cirler Pomace.
Notwithstanding all that has been
said of the value of cider pomace as a '
\ittle food , but little use is made of
t. Cows will eat it , but farmers gen- '
jrally believe that it does not increase
he flow of milk , and that the cows
iced just as much other food with it
is without it.
Profit in Potatoes.
The average yield from potao-patch
'arming in Philadelphia this year was
5240 an acre. For each dollar expend-
> d from $4.50 to $3 worth of produce
vas realized. Philadelphia Ledger.
\.ncl They Did Tic Up the Stones.
A country fellow came to London ,
vhere a dog came suddenly out of a
louse and furiously ran at him. The
'ellow ' stooped to take up a stone to
: ast at the dog , and finding them all
ast rammed or paved in the ground ,
[ uoth he : "What strange country am
in ; where the people tye up tlie
tones , and let the dogs loose ! " Tuy-
or's Wit and Mirth , 1G30.
Over 100 persons disappear In London
very year without leaving the slightest
race behind.
TOPICS FOR FARMEES
A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIEMCU3.
Jivcry Farmer Hiould Put Up His
Own Ice Supply-Fall Plowing a3
a Remedy for Grasshoppers The
Hedge as a Vermin Breeder.
Ice during the heated season of the
year is a luxury few farmers enjoy be
cause of the expense attached to keen
ing refrigerator and dairy supplied.
True , it is only a few cents' worth per
day , yet in a season the ice bill would
far exceed the amount the average
farmer could afford to expend. He is
kept from putting up his own ice by
the notion that seems to be prevalent
that an ice house is an expensive af
fair , and the success of packing a
doubtful sequence. This is a mistaken
idea. Below we give a description of a
fifty-ton ice house and the method of
packing the ic'e which has stood the
test and proven both practical and
cheap. The house can be of any size
desired , this being larger than most
farmers require. A good plan is to get
several neighbors to put up the build
ing and pack together , sharing the first
expense and after labor.
The building should be situated on
ground that is high enough to drain the
surface-water away from it , as-it has
no floor. It is IGxlGxlO feet , the walls
made double , with an 8-iiich space be
tween the outside and inside sheeting.
This space is packed with straw and
chaff pounded in as closely as possible.
A good roof that will not leak is re
quired ; in this house boards with bat
tened cracks will prove all right and
much cheaper than shingle.
But one opening Is nsces.-ary , tlie door
through which to put in and take out
the ice. This is about 21/x4 ! feet square
and 8 inches in thickness , to correspond
with the walls of the building. It is
made like a box 2 x4 feet , and 8 inches
deep , filled like the wall with chaff or
straw.
Before packing , fill the bottom of the
room with about 8 inches , of cinders or
some such substance that will readily
take in the water. Pack the ice ou this ,
leaving a space of from S inches ts a
foot between the ice and walls to be
filled in with sawdust , chaff or straw.
This should be cramped in as tightly as
possible. All the cracks and crevices
between the ice cakes should be filled
in with pounded ice , making the mass
as compact as can be. Ice put up in
this way will not melt down a foot in
the whole season. It will not melt if
the sun. rain and air are excluded , and
a Treasonable chance given it to drain
off the little water which comes from
ir. Epitomist.
Plowing to Kill Grasshoppers.
In presenting helpful and timely
notes on a few of the many insects
against which farmers may have cause
lo use preventive measures the Michi
gan station advises as follows :
The best known remedy for grasshop
pers is fall plowing for the destruction of
[ he eggs. "Where this practice can he rejj-
ularly curried on over large areas the
jrasslionpers are not likely to become
.rouublesonie. but there is always some
? tuinp or neglected lane which would be
litHcult or impossible to plow , or else
here is some fanner who will refuse to
) low his land , and these lanes and iru-
) lowed lots will furnish places for the
latching of enough locusts to infest an
nitire neighborhood. "
The eggs are hiid in pods containing
ihout twenty-five or thirty eggH. These
> ovls are made of mucus , which is given
nit with the eggs during the process of
aying and dries down hard , becoming
Brittle and impervious to moisture. The
> ggs .ire thus provided with waterproof
overing about three-fourths of an inch
eng anil smaller iu diameter than a lead
> encil. The pods arc concealed in holes
u the sod 'in which they were formed ,
rhesc fragile little pods of eggs are open
it the upper end , providing a place for
he escape of the young locusts. Now if
he sod he plowed under most of the egg
) ods are turned wrong side up , besides
> eing buried so deep that the young locust
vill never be able to escape. Then , too ,
nany are broken , and moisture thus grains
ntnuice and lends to the destruction of
he eggs. It is likely also that the plowing
vill expose many to their natural-enemies ,
uch as birds , shrews , mice , etc.
A good rolling after the plowing and
[ ragging will pack the dirt so tight that
ery few will escape. To be of the most
alue the plowing must be general. No
trips along fences , no lanes of any size ,
ud no clearings containing brush and
tumps should be allowed to seed the rest
f the farm.
When it is absolutely impossible to turn
he sod under in these places , recourse
nay he had to another remedy viz. , poi-
oned baits. Bran mixed wjth paris green ,
sing V/2 to 2 pounds of the poison to 23
lounds of bran , should he stirred up with
rater to the consistency of dough. Some-
imes cheap molasses is added to make it
tick together better. This is made up
ate small balls and placed about the field.
? he greatest care must be observed for a
3ng time after using these baits that no
ive stock or poultry be allowed to gain
ccess , and if it is impossible to completu-
T exclude them it is best not to use "the
aits.
Hedges as Vermin Breeders.
Nobody now talks about the hedge as
. cheap fence , though its other recom
mendation of being permanent unfor-
unately still holds good. Except for
border around some suburban resi
dence the hedge is a nuisance , and is
, o\v little planted. In the country it is
specially objectionable , as it keeps on
rowing unless cut back every year or
wo , and its roots extend ou either side ,
ebbing the cultivated land of moisture
nd plant food that the crops require ,
lost commonly the hedge is built
round the orchard , possibly with the
: lea that it will protect the fruit from
hieves. Instead of this , the hedge is
pt to stir the ambition of all the boys
i the neighborhood to try whether they
annot get through it , and we never
aw the hedge that could keep an active
ioy out of where he wanted to go. But
the worst of all the evils of the hedg
around an orchard is that it is sure t
be surrounded by tall grass , making th
best possible harbor for rabbits , whic
will go through and strip the bark froi
apple trees. In most cases , too , th
rabbit will strip the bark from th
hedgerow trees , thus killing them am
destroying the hedge. American Culti
vator.
The Habit of Wheat Growth.
It is impossible to grow good crop
ofwinter wheat where fall drought !
are prevalent. It is only where thei
are enough fall rains to beat down tin
tender blades into the soil , and thu :
check their growth , that the Avheat wil
tiller or spread to either side , getting i
firm hold of the soil , and also at thi
same time sending up side shoots tha
will make a spreading habit of growth
This protection will not prevent tin
frost from going into the ground , but i
will shield it from the sudden changii
from freezing to thawing , and the re
verse , that are far more injurious thai
steady cold weather would be. In fact
the wheat grower is never better satis
tied than when he finds fall sown whea
frozen in the ground with a light fall oi
snow over it. If wheat can be kepi
covered with snow through the cole
weather that will prevent cold weathei
from browning the leaves , and it wil
come out in spring in good condition t <
grow. Some wheat growers harrow th (
wheat in fall , but this bruises the
leaves , and coming before cold weather
when the wheat plant is dormant , it is
too great a check to its growth. Har
rowing in spring , if possible before r
rain and followed by warm weather , is
a much better practice.
Prices of Sugar Beets.
Western beet sugar makers are will
ing generally to pay $4 per ton for beets
that show 12 per cent , of saccharine
matter. The pulp after the sweef has
been pressed out of it has some feed
ing value , as have also the leaves. Bui
it is difficult to keep them loqg in good
condition , as they sour and rot when
exposed to air. The rate of 12 per cent ,
of sweet has been much exceeded in the
East. In a favorable season , which Is
one rather dry and with much sun
shine , beets have been grown that
showed 14 and even 10 per cent , of
sugnr. In such cases , however , the
viekl is lessened. Twenty tons of beets
have been grown on an acre , but it
must be in a season so cloudy and
moist that the sugar percentage could
not exceed 12 per cent. , if it indeed
r-alue up to that. Over four tons of
beet sugar per acre has been made in
GJeruiany. There land suitable for
sugar beet growing brings high prices.
But in Germany sugar beet growing is
nade profitable by a government boun-
: y on all beet sugar that is exported.
Few Grass Speeds After Grain.
It is a common mistake of farmers in
; owiug grass or clover seeds with drill-
Hi grain to try to sow it as quickly
ifter the grain is deposited as possible.
Many grain drills have been made with
jrass seed sewers attached , so as to
Irop the grass seed immediately after
he grain drills had deposited the grain
ind while the loosened soil was still
'ailing on the seed. The plea of course
s that the grass seed is thus "better
overed. " It is , in fact , usually covered
mien too deeply , sometimes not corning
ip until several weeks later. The truth
s that grass seed on cultivated soil
iceds no covering save what rains ,
i-ost and melting snows will give it.
for is it best with winter grain to sow
he grass seed until two to four weeks
tfter the grain is put on the ground ,
n that way it will grow large enough ,
.nd yet will not injure the grain crop
he following season.
Economy of the Silo.
Good silage that has been well and
losely packed in the silo is estimated
3 weigh about forty pounds per cubic
oot , and forty pounds is also about the
ation allowed each cow for one day.
L silo ten feet deep and ten feet square
rill consequently hold 1,000 pounds of
nsilage , which will supply two cows
ver four months. Such a silo is a
mall one , but the estimate shows what
large proportion of food can be stored
way for winter in a small space by
; ie use of ensilage.
Variety of Feeding.
A quart of bran mixed with a peck of.
ooked turnips will give better results
iai : when the same proportions of
ran or turnips are fed separately , for
; ic reason that the turnips are com-
osed mostly of water and the mixture
; more complete as a food , while the
ran is better digested when fed with
le bulky food. Variety in feeding
induces to health , and the less valua-
le foods become more valuable by
lixing them with substances that are
lore concentrated and nutritious.
What to Do with Soft Corn.
If there is room under shelter , soft
orn should be spread thinly on the
oor , so as to keep it from heating ,
fhen freezing cold weather comes , it
ill freeze dry , and may then be ground
i tlie cob with greater advantage than
) use in any othe-v way. But there will
e a considerable part of the poorest
> rn that has little corn on it , and whicl
; mainly cob. This can be better given
hile soft to cattle than fed in any
ther way. In drying corn cobs , mosl
f their nutriment is lost , and onlj
hen there is considerable corn on
lem will it pay to grind them for feed
The Lady Apple.
It is probably the small size of thL
irlety , as Avcll as its bright color an <
> od flavor , that make it such a favoriti
i the parlor table. A plateful will givi
taste of apple to a great many people
leh taking a specimen. It has a srnal
> re , and is easily peeled , though manj
ke the aromatic flavor of apple skin
ad prefer to eat it without peeling
hough a small variety , it is a verj
reductive apple , and always brings 8
3od price in ih.o market.
THE CHINESE CALENDAR.
ome Queer DiviHlons of Time and
Kames Applied to Them.
The Chinese do not compute their
time by centuries , but by periods of
sixty years ( luck shiapsix wood ) ; each
year in this space of time has its own
name , partly relating to the five ele
ments adopted by the Chinese sages ,
viz. , wood , fire , earth , mineral and
water , partly connected with denomi
nations of live creatures , such as rat ,
cattle , tiger , hare , etc. From the com
bination of these two factors into a
double word results , at the same time ,
whether the year Is a lucky or an un
lucky one. If , for instance , wood and
cattle meet in the name of a year , this
signifies a good crop ; fire and tiger
propliesy a year of war. The year 1897
bore the name of dingh-dan fire and
fowl and signifies a year of peace.
The Chinese attach great value to these
names , and are frequently governed in
their enterprise by tlie fact whether
the name of the year implies luck or
bad luct. The division of the year as
a two-fold one , it being divided into
twelve months and twenty-four semi-
mouths. Tlie latter bear the signs of
the old Chinese zodiac , and are called
rain water , vernal equinox , pure light ,
rain for the fruit , morning flush of
summer , little rainy season , seed of the
herbs , summer solstice , commencement
of the heat , great heat , sign of autumn ,
end of ttie heat , white dew , etc. Like
us , the Chinese have four seasons
( mua ) . The months have alternately
twenty-nine ( weak months and thirty
days ( strong months ) ; frequently leap
months are introduced for the sake of
equalization. According to the Chi
nese calendar , there are also two kinds
of weeks , some of ten days and others
* of fifteen days , so that a month is di
vided either into two or three weeks.
The first days of the months are desig
nated by numbers , but the first day is
also called that of the weasel and the
last one that of return , every day of
the full moon being styled the day of
hope. The night is taken at seven
hours , the day at five. The counting
of the twelve hours , each equal to two
of ours , commences at 11 o'clock at
night. Frequently , however , the
hours are also designated by animal
names ; thus the midnight hour is
called the hour of the rat , while the
midday hour is that of the horse.
Each hour is divided into double min
utes , minutes , and seconds. Staats
Zeituug.
Only one man in 203 is over six feet
In height.
Many of the elephants of Abyssinia
are without tusks.
It is estimated that two-thirds of the
male population of the world use to
bacco.
Tfee esgsfc line of Snnin extends 1,817
miles , 712 on tire S&prtefr&nean and
G03 on the Atlantic.
A medical authority in Berlin de
clares that not one of Germany's pro
fessional bicyclists has a sound heart.
A Japanese bride gives her wedding
presents to her parents as some slight
recompense for their trouble in rearing
her.
Pupils in the public schools of Copen
hagen are required to take three baths
a week in the public school building ,
and while they are bathing their clothes
are sterilized in a steam oven. The
Danes object to the regulation on the
ground that it makes the children dis
contented with their home surround
ings.
Spruce is not commonly accounted a
costly wood , but some of it may be
very valuable. Spruce is largely used
for the tops of stringed musical instru
ments , such as guitars and mandolins ,
the finer-grained being the more desir
able. The value of rosewood depends
upon ijts color and quality. It ranges in
price from a cent and a quarter to ten
cents a pound. Thirty-grain Adirondack
spruce would be worth more than the
finest rosewood. It might be that not
one such log would be found among a
thousand.
Marble Ponds of Persia.
That beautiful transparent stone call-
id Tabriz marble , much used in the
burial places of Persia and in their
grandest edifices , consists of petrified
water of ponds in certain parts of the
country. This petrifaction may be
traced from its commencement to its
termination ; in one part the water is
clear , in a second it appears thicker
and stagnant , in a third quite black ,
and in its last stage it is white like
frost. When the operation Js complete
a stone thrown on its surface makes no
impression , and one may walk over it
without wetting one's shoes. The sub
stance thus produced is brittle and
transparent , and sometimes richly
striped with red , green and copper col-
ar. So much is this marble , which may
le cut into large slabs , looked upon as a
luxury that none but the king , his sons
i ml persons specially privileged are
permitted to take it.
When Napoleon Slept in Peter's Bed.
Peter the Great hated Moscow , and.
above all , that stronghold of Oriental
intrigue and moral darkness , the Krem
lin. If I remember right , says a writer
in the Louisville Courier-Journal , he
never inhabited the palace.within its
walls after he was a child. The old pal
ace is a network of incredibly small ,
low , ill-ventilated rooms , some little
bigger than closets , painted in greens ,
blues and reds , after the Swedish fash
ion ; rooms which seem , even to-day , to
reek of plots , intrigue and murder.
Napoleon , always a trifle theatrical ,
insisted on sleeping in the bed of Peter
the Great when he occupied the Krem
lin in 1812V The bed of the boy Peter
fitted the hero of Austerlitz to a nicety.
It is a very abbreviated soucU. In tb , < j j
very heart of this Oriental palace , with
no window which gives on the outer
the ierem , or
day and the open air , is
women's quarters.
and the
Tsaritza
the
The ladies , even
sisters of the Tsar , were only permitted
to look down into the hall of coronation
through a carved wooden lattice , Just
as ladies do in the East. When they
litter.
went out it was in a curtained
When Peter mounted the throne of the
Tsars the women of Russia were Orientals
more rigorously than
tals , imprisoned
the ladies of Constantinople to-day.
Disappearing Gun Carriages.
The disappearing carriages are built
iu accordance with any one of a num
ber of mechanical principles ; but ,
whatever system be employed , the
'practical operation is the same. In
front of the gun Is an immense shield
concrete presenting no
of sand and
would reveal
projection or angles which
veal its location. Behind this the gun
lies hid. It is loaded , given the proper
elevation and direction , rises , discharges - ,
charges Its projectile , and the recoil
returns it to Its hidden position.
To test the value of such -mountings
the English conducted experiments ut
Portland in 1SS5. A pit Tvas dug In the
natural slope of a hill , and In this pitj
a wooden model of a large gun was
mounted upon a disappearing carriage.
It was arranged to appear for half a
minute at intervals of three minutes ,
emit a puff of smoke and disappear.
The Hercules at eight hundred yards
fired in ten minutes sixty-nine hundred
and ten rounds from the machine guns
and twenty-nine rounds from its sir-
pounders. The gun stuck at the sev
enth minute and could not be hauled
down. In spite of this it was struck ,
only sixteen times , and had it been | [
steel the effect would have been sim
ply to scratch the paint. Besides this ,
twenty-eight ten-inch shells were fired
at it from a distance of twenty-five
hundred yards and no hits were made ,
the shell striking from three hundred
yards short to three hundred yards
over , and from one hundred and twenty
yards left to one hundred and thirty
yards right. This was under circum
stances unfavorable to the gun , since
It did not return the fire. A fixed gun
subjected to a similar test was struck
over two hundred times. . '
Corn Bre.id. in the Soufch. J
The way corn bread is prepared in
the South places it among the dainties
to a man who loves good things , and if
people do not grow fat and large on It
the reason is not forthcoming. For
breakfast , besides the biscuits , there
is set near the head of the family a
plate upholding a thin square of egg :
bread , with a crust as brown as oys
ters fried in the French market at
Kew Orleans. At noon there is noth
ing that goes so well with turnip
; reeus and jowl , and later with beans
ind well-done cabbage , as the corn
lone brittle of crust and with a crumb
hat melts in the mouth. For the eveuy
; ng meal it's supper and not dinner in
; he country one's mouth is set to
catering as soon as he approaches the
; able by a stack of steaming and but-
: ered corn batter cakes. Why should' '
I't one grow robust where such thiugs
: empt in abundance. The old "cullucj
jemman" was but showing a fine ap- *
ireciation when he enthusiastically exn
ilaimed :
"Yen , day's many things ter make s ,
jusson feel happy an' 'tented ober yon-
lah in Canaan , but ef I can dess alle $
lave some er de brown corn bread
jucindy cooks w'en I crosses de Jur-
lon dat will be good ernuff foh me ! "
ft'hnt American Simplicity Means.
Baron Pierre de Coubertin writes an
irticle for the Century on "Building Up
i World's Fair In France. " Baron Cou-
> ertin says : Not long ago I read in a
French newspaper that the Emperor
Villiam , while studying in detail the
: onduct of the Spanish-American war ,
lad been particularly impressed by the
ixcellence of the citizen soldiery of the
Jnited States and by the efficient aid
vhich they rendered the regular troops ,
riiis , however , was no surprise .to me ,
or I have long been of the opinion that ,
rven in the art of war , the thousand
ind one complications with which the
ild world is saddled are in no wise in-
lispensable , and that , although it may
lot. be possible to Improvise soldiers ,
here should be little difficulty in mak-
ug good soldiers out of free citizens ,
n short , we see that though Europe
hrough all phases of national exisi
nee , has remained complicated , Amer-
ra has retained its original simplicity ,
i-hich , indeed , is the chief characterii-
ic of transatlantic civilization , and
ives it just that plasticity , that possi-
ility of progress , that rapidity of real-
zation , which makes it a civilization
uperior in many points to ours.
"Whre Does Papa Com In 'f
The Leipzig Tageblatt devotes a col-
mn to the marriage market. An ad-
ertisement published lately was as fol-
> ws : "A son , elderly , solid and seri
ns , is seeking for his father ( a strict
nd solid man in a quiet business ) an
lone-standing widow and maiden -with
> me ready money. Offers , with foil
tatement of particulars , to be address-
[ 1 . Tlie son can be interviewed by
ppointment between the hoursof i )
ud 11. "
A Worldly Habit.
Fellows You seem to forget that the
orld owes every man a living.
Bellows No , I don't , but I've discov-
red that it has imbibed the human-
abit of not paying its debtsv-Rich-
lend Dispatch.
Fire from Meteor.
A meteoric stone weighing four ton&
ill on a warehouse in Flume , Austria *
nd set it on fire. The stone crashed
irough the house and was
uried in the cellar.
Tie surprising thing about Heaven
i that it remains a heaven \vit& so
lany different. wqm.en
ame roof.