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Good IVnKoii Jack.
A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer
that.Uie . trouble Avith many
wagon-jacks' ( hat they are inclined
to T'p toAvard < he end of the lever , if
tin- ground is a little soft or uneven.
Au- Tlorfnnit ] is that it takes the
gruricr part of a man's Aveight to raise
a h.-avy Avagon because the lever is
inntc too short. In this Avagou-jack
1hiA'or l is made long. It projects a
beyond the bolt. Avhich is the ful-
cr r , at I. The adA'antage of this is
th : the iQver does not have to be
rV - 1 or loAvered all , for the front and i
hi : i axle. The base , E. comes Avell s
ou4 beyond the end of the lever , A , so
ihf-re.is no tipping oA'cr the end of
With tins Avagon-jack one can
ii AVAGOX-JACK.
'lift ' a tou and a half ; can take off a
vvhoel with a big load on the wagon.
It requires no blacksmith work to
make it. The only iron about it is a
'bol ; ni I , a bolt at D , and a strap-hinge
at I . The rest is all AA'OOC ! .
"When to Spray.
TL < - first spraying should be done
'early in the spring before the buds
op'-n , and it must be done thoroughly.
Th" second should be done after the
t ! * are through blossoming , Avhile
the third may come in to tAA'onty days ;
, laii : \ The fourth spraying is due about
, thvweeks later. A tree is sufficiently
* ! ' " yed Avhen the drops of the mixture
aivoon hanging from the branches
and loaves. Many orchard trees be-
sidps praying need a thorough scrap
ing. : ; s in the case of the elm trees.
, Tli * n the brush and other Avaste mat
ter , including all dead loaves and rub
bish , must be reuioA'ed from the grounds
and burned. Do not leave it near the
tre. < or in the roadAvay. for the eggs
id < j-osited therein Avill hatch in the
spr'ng. If there are dead trees or bad
ly diseased ones here and there in the
or < -a.r < 3 cut them down and burn them.
M. Goldman.
Serves a Double 1'iirnose.
Thf. cut shoAA's a hotbed that is bnii ;
nst the south side of the poultry
[ house , serving all through the Avinter
as a sunny scratching place for the
tfoAvls. These are shut out at the approach
preach of spring and the hotbed start-
II TBKI ) AS A POULTRY KUX.
ted. About the time the plants are
started the foAvls AA'ill be getting out
'upon ' the ground , Avhile all through the
deep snoAA's of winter they Avill haA'e an
joxcecdingly sunny space to run. Make
; the hotbed large eiiougn to giA'e suffi-
tcip-nt scratching space. The room can
( 'Avei ! be utilized Avith early plants in
rthe spring. American Agriculturist.
The Bite of a Ho r.
There is great danger of biood poi- :
g if a hog bits the flesh. There is
, no r.nison in the hog's teeth as there is ;
.in the fangs of a poisonous snake. It :
.is nil her the poison Avhich comes from
th saliA-a , as the hog is a very indis-
: criruinate feeder and not at all cleanly.
"Whf-n a hog is made angry the amount
of this saliva is greatly increased , and
1be danger is greatei. EA'CII a slight
contusion from a hog's tooth should be
promptly Avashed out Avith some anti :
septic. Dilute carbolic acid , one part :
of she acid to li.OOO of Avater , is good
: and ahvays a reliable antiseptic. Some
should ahvays be kept where it can be
handily procured , to put on cuts or
outside injuries received on any part of
the botly. It will greatly hasten their
lulling. ;
I'arly V/eedt > .
There are many different kinds' of
wi-i ds and some of them start off early
in tbft spring , almost before the frost
Ic : ; " . . K the ground. It is the early Aveeds
th. . ; ; ivo the fanner the most trouble. n
If ni- land Avas plOAA'ed last fall cross
plow it the coming spring , and then
'hanoAV or cultivate it as often as can 15
ibe done until time to put in the seed. 15fl
jEvery time the land is cultivated more fl
flP
'weeds Avill germinate to be killed , and flti >
'the more weeds that can be destroyed
( before the regular crop starts the feAv- ti
tifl
cr there will be to combat later on. fl
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Making : Clay Land Pay. flP
A rundown farm of any kind of soil
'is ' hard to reclaim , but if the soil be P
heavy it probably has much unused AA
'fertility ' , that only requires thorough 0
AA-orking to develop. Almost all clay
' oils haA'e a surplus of Avater. and they
must be underdraiiied before any suc
cess can be made of them. It is a good
plan , after laying a tile drain , to fill up
half the depth of the ditch above it j j
AA'ith loose stone. Through this the
Avater Avill run into the tile , and each j !
year , for at least ten or fifteen years ,
the area of drained soil on either side
Avill be extended.
Th Hull of Oafs.
All who have fed oats knoAv that
there is the greatest difference in their
feeding qualities. It is largely depend-
i ent on the character of the hull. It
has been thought that black hulled oats
| had not only a greater amount of hull ,
1 but that it AA-as also coarser and rougher -
, or than Avhite hulled oats. But there
; are some comparatively HOAV varieties
Avith AA'hite hulls ; that are as coarse and
i rough as barley hulls. Most HOAV kinds
J of oats originate in cold or at least cool
| climates. If they are also moist , as
Ireland and Scotland are , the hulls Avill
be large but not rough. The roughest
hulled oats have their origin in Nor
way , Sweden and Russia.
Incubators for IS.irly Chicks.
IIoAvever resolutely a breeder may re
solve to do Avithout incubators , he can
not very AA'ell dispense Avith them if he
Avants the very earliest-hatched chicks.
Any one Avho has tried to get a hen to
sit steadily early in spring for suffi
cient time to hatch out the chicks Avill
know that it is impossible. The brood
iest hen after tAA'o or three days on the
nest AA'ill probably leave the eggs and
go to laying again. Yet it is necessary
to have the chicks hatched early. st >
that they begin laying next fall before
the cold Aveather comes , in AA-hich casa
most of them , if Avell fed and given a
Avarm , light room. Avill continue to lay
through the Avinter.
To Keep Milk Clean.
Wishing to keep my milk as clean a ?
possible , says a Hoard's Dairyman
correspondent , I got the tinner to make.
a coA'cr for the
pail. Avhich I have
found ansAvers the
purpose very Avell.
The cover fits the
pail closely , so as
not to be easily
jarred off , has a
slightly convex
upper surface and
has t AV o tubes
about an inch and
= 3 = 3 a half in diameter
PAIL COVEK. ami three or four (
inches high extending upAA'ard. The 1
tubes arc placed about tAvo inches and c
a half apart and about the same distance - c
tance from the edge of the cover. The *
milkman holds the pail betAA'cen his *
knees , with tubes of the cover on the }
opposite side from him , and milks Avith *
each hand directly into the tubes. c
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Su flowers. '
Iii 1842 a Russian farmer named
Bokareff conceived the idea of extract
ing oil from the seed of the sunfloAver.
His neighbor told him it Avas a vision
ary idea and that he Avould have his la
bor for his pains. He persevered , hoAA'-
ever , and from that humble beginning j-
the industry has expanded to enormous
proportions. To-day more than 7,000-
000 acres of land in Russia are devoted
to the cultiA'ation of the sunfloAver. D
TAA'O kinds are grown , one with small
seeds , Avhich are crushed for oil , and
the other with larger seeds , that arc
consumed by the poorer people in enor
mous quantities. Farm , Field and
Fireside.
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Too Good to Fe a Farmer.
The cause of the scarcity of agricul
tural students goes about as far back
as total depravity. The trouble does 2
not begin in the college , but In the
kindergarten. Almost as soon as the
boy goes into school he finds a school-
ma'am Avho tells him he is too good ate
to be a farmer. 1 ' he is bright
iic must go to college and be a miuis-
er. So he goes to a classical college ,
ind in just about sixty cases out of 100
urns out a nonentity. It is to be feared
hat some of the teachers in the agri
cultural colleges exert the same influ-
mce as the schoolma'am alluded to.
Drange Judd Farmer.
Smallest Tree.
The smallest tree in the world is the
Greenland birch. Its height is less than "
hree inches , yet it covers a radius of t ]
wo or three feet. a
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Cull out the poor rams. , .
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Keep a good dip near at hand.
'
Arrange to sell your feeders early. tl ;
salt constantly before the
heep. f ! (
Be thoroughly posted on the market
?
jefore shipping. ,
Culls Avhich are not fat should not be
e
liipped to market. etl eP
Don't feed corn but twice a day. Too tl ;
tlh
uuch is Averse than too little. h
Be certain that there are not ticks or
ice en the sheep.
Be sure that the Avater supply for the '
lock is out of Teach of the frost , and is
ure.
There should be a thorough inspec-
t : ]
ion of the feet of every member of the
c
lock , and the proper trimming should :
done. .
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Care should be taken that sheep ship- ci
ted to market are as even in size and y
reight as possible. Prices are better tl
n even lots. I e
AGRICULTURAL NEWS
THINGS PERTAINING TO THE
FARM AND HOME.
How a Bijr Tree May Be Felled in. Any
Direction Keeping Cribbed Corn
Clean-Dicestibilityof Corn ami Cob
Meal Brief Farm 2 otes.
The chopper approaches the tree with
a plumb-line ; if the top does not lean
n ore 1han tAVO feet in the case of a
large tree , or more than four feet in the
case of a small one , he considers that
he can fall it in any direction he may
desire. He then views the ground , says
William Adams in the Engineering
Magazine , and selects the most promis
ing "layout , " and the undercut is made
exactly facing it. The "undercut" usu
ally extends about one-third through ,
and then the tree is sawed in from the
back to meet it. When the two cuts are
within six inches of meeting the saw
is removed , and the tree is AA'edged up
until the top passes the center of grav
ity , Avhen it falls by its own weight ,
easily breaking the strip of wood re
maining.
Where the surface of the ground is
such that it is necessary for the butt
and the top to strike the ground simul
taneously , the stump is snubbed off at
the undercut , which provides a slanting
surface , so that the butt has no place
to rest , and perforce slides to the
ground. If the tree needs to be rolled
off to one side , half the undercut is
slanted , and a pile of chips is placed on
the flat surface of the other half ; the
result never fails to manifest the effi
cacy of this device. Again , by leaving
one side of the uncut wood betAveen the
undercut and the saw-cut thicker than
the other , the tree may bedrawn con
siderably away from its natural course.
To Keep Cribbed Corn Clean.
When Indian corn is stored in cribs
for any length of time vermin Avill pen
etrate into it. There are several rea
sons why this is so. Many cribs are
built too low on the ground. Rats and
mice AA'ill quickly burrow into the soft ,
dry dirt beneath such a crib. Once
there it is almost impossible to get rid
of them. The spaces between the boards
or rails of a corn crib aie generally too
wide. A space of aboiX , tAVO inches AA'ill
admit a great deal of dirt ; besides , it is
a Avide open door for mice.
All cribs should be built at least six
inches above the ground. It Avould be
better if there was a space of a foot or
more betAveen the floor and the ground.
This space should be tightly boarded
up. No A'ermin could gain a permanent
foothold beneath a crib thus built. The
sleepers on Avhich the floor rests should
haA'e smooth , cAen surfaces. The boards
pf the lloor should be laid together as
jlosely as possible. By doing this the
farmer will help to rid himself of the
grain worms and grain Aveevils which
exist in large numbers beneath an im
perfectly made floor. Instead of using
six-inch boards on the sides of his
crib , AA'ith spaces of tAA'o inches betAveen
them , the farmer Avho Avishes to keep
his corn free of mice and dirt should
use four-inch boards , Avith one-half
inch spaces betAveen. If he builds rail
cribs , some of the rails should be hcAvn
at the ends. Closely woven wire net-
ting or slats Avould be excellent to prevent -
vent the guaAving of the boards , besides
preserving their usefulness. Orange
Tudd Farmer.
Corn and Cob Meal.
A comparison of the constituent sub
stances and their digestibility of corn
meal and corn and cob meal will make
the matter perhaps plain. Corn meal
contains about 13 % ppr cent , of water ,
V/2 per cent , of ash , C A per cent , of fat ,
% per cent of protein and TO per cent ,
of starch , etc. Corn cobs contain about
per cent , of Avater , 1 % per cent , of
ash , 2 % per cent , of protein , one-half
of 1 per cent , of fat , and 55 per cent , of
starch , etc. It Avill be noticed that the
corn meal contains nearly four times as
much protein as the cob meal , and seA-
2n times as much fat. Of indigestible
crude fiber the corn meal contains but
per cent , Avhile the corn cob meal
confains 30 per cent. It Avill be no
ticed , therefore , that there is nearly
ane-third of the cob meal that is indi
gestible , but it contains a fair proportion
tion of digestible matter , hoAA'ever. The
corn and cobs are ground together be-
2ausc greater digestibility is thus se-
sured to both substances , Avhile the me A
chanical action of the cob meal is con I
sidered an advantage. A
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Production of Kfrjrs.
In winter the egg markets in the cit
ies are never supplied with fresh eggs.
Even in summer , when the prices are
sometimes IOAV , the cost of keeping the
"oAvls is greatly decreased ; in fact , on
.he farm the cost is barely noticeable ,
ind the egg production steadily in
n-eases. It is a great mistake to select
he best pullets and send them to mar-
cet in the fall and early Avinter , and re
serve the culls and old hens , and from
hem expect the egg supply during the
ivinter. These foAvls , if confined for a
CAV days in a fattening coop , can be
nade ready for market , and then farin-
rs can retain the true egg producers at
lome. Of course it is expected that j
jvery one will be humane enough to
prepare Avarm and dry quarters for
heir poultry , besides see that they
lave a proper allowance of food and al-
ivays a supply of fresh Avater , for in
vinter all domesticated members of the
t
jarn yard are forced to depend on man
'or proper care. Our farmers may not
mly supply our OAvn markets , but pro-
ride eggs for export. It is said that
he egg supply from our three largest
gg-procluciug States is not sufficient
o supply the New York market alone.
f this be true , consider how small the
gg production of this country really is.
should depend on ourselves , keep
his amount of money at home and ben- 13
jfil our country. Poultry raising and
the proluction of eggs pay. Not only
should Ave be dependent on ourselves ,
but other countries should be depend
ent upon us. Farm and Fireside.
s : the Gypsy Moth.
As sheAving IIOAV formidable a pest
the gypsy moth is to contend with in
Massachusetts , it is stated that 2,070
nests Avcrc found on a single tree , each
of which had bctAveeu 500 and GOO eggs.
This one trqe was carrying through the
Avinter a prospective increase of 1,035-
000 caterpillars in a single year. Strong
colonies , if undisturbed , AA'ill "kill most
deciduous trees in tAA'o years , and ever
green trees in one year. They not only
destroy the first foliage , but continue
their ravages as the trees put forth
new foliage , until the last of July. Gen.
LaAvrence , of Medford , spent in one
season more than 53,000 in the effort
to protect the trees on his own "prem
ises , but failed and was obliged to call
on the State employes. It is urged that
the battle against this insect is not for
the protection of Masachusetts alone ,
for if the Avork should be discontinued ,
and the moth is alloAvcd to increase
along the highways and railroads , the
inevitable result Avill be to carry into
other States the most dangerous and
destructiA'e insect pest ever introduced
into this country. Hartford Times.
I-'xperiinent * with LI inc.
Experiments made , with lime at the
Ilhode Island station show that lime
gives Avonderful results on clover and
grass , even if it has been Avell treated
Avith fertilizers. Beets also respond
readily to lime , and the gain is remark
able where lime was used. The ex
periments Avere made on plots treated
alike in every respect , except that air-
slaked lime Avould be used on one and
left out for the other. On one plot the
yield of beets AA'as doubled compared
Avith the one unlimcd , and on another
farm the yield of beets on the limed
land was OA'er nine times as much as
on the other plot. The experiments
demonstrate conclusively that lime Avil
largely increase the yield of a beet
crop , and on all clover and grass plot
the increase was very marked. In
cases Avhere laud for oats was limec
the results Avere also good. The use
of lime should be more general , in the
face of the results obtained , whether
the soil is heaA'y or light , as the cost
Avas but little , comparatively. Food
groAvii on limed land is probably better
relished , and if the land receives fer
tilizers or manure the results arc last
ing.
Potatoes in Orchard.
The potato crop is probably the most
exacting in its requirements of labor at
special times of any that the Northern
farmer can grow. In cultivating , de
stroying bugs and harvesting a little
delay involves the loss of everything
that has heretofore been done. All
these operations are going on Avhile
labor is needed in cultiA'ating corn.
Hence farmers Avho make a specialty
of one crop cannot Avell grow the other
extensively. A large orchard in bear-
ingalso interferes with success in groAv-
ing potatoes. The haiTesting and
marketing of one is pretty sure to be
nearly simultaneous Avith that of the
other. It AAas the practice of a shrewd
farmer Avho oAvued a large apple orch
ard to AA'ait until his apple trees blos
somed before deciding A\-hether to plant
largely 1 of potatoes or not. He had
learned by experience that the tAVO
crops ' greatly interfered Avith each
other * , and often made one or the other
of them unprofitable. Hartford Times.
' ecdlcss Fruits.
A good many A'arietios of fruits have
been grown so long from cuttings' that
they have become seedless. We haAe
IIOAV apples and pears that are almost
seedless , specimens frequently being
found that are altogether so , and seed
less grapes and oranges are not at aU
uncommon. The banana has no seeds ,
or at best only rudimentary ones , and
the pineapple is a seedless fruit. All
this must haAe taken long years of se
lection , whether it Avas done intelligent
ly or by chance , and all seedless fruits
are A'alued because they are usually of
superior sorts.
A story is going the rounds that a
melon grower has discovered a method
of producing seedless melons. This is
to cover the joints of the vines until
roots start from them , and then cut
them off at the roots , leaving the sec
ondary roots to support the A'ine. This
sounds quite nice , and the only trouble
with it is that it isn't true. If we could
produce seedless melons in this way it
would be a valuable discovery , but hav
ing been tried it was , found that the
melons had the usual number of seeds ,
as usual in the SAA'eetest part of the mel
on. Farmers' Voice.
Kcepinjr Apples.
The proper 'temperature ' for keeping
apples is as nearly 35 degrees Fahren
heit as it is possible to keep it , and in
order to maintaJn this it Avill often be
necessary in this climate to proA'ide a
separate place for storing the fruit , as
the average cellar under the dwelling
house is Avholly unfit for this purpose.
If the cellar consist of several compart
ments so that one can be shut off com
pletely from the others and the tem
perature in 'this kept below 40 degrees ,
it Avill ausAver the purpose very AA'ell.
If this cannot be done , a cheap storage
house may be built in connection Avith
the ice house , by building a room un
derneath , having it surrounded Avith
ice on the sides and overhead , Avith fa
cilities for drainage underneath , keep
ing the air dry by means of chloride of
calcium placed on the floor in an open
AA-ater-tight vessel , such as a large milk
crock or pan. In this way the temper
ature may be kept very near the freez i
ing point the year round , and apples
may be kept almost indefinitely. Farm
Journal.
Man claims to be lord of all creation ,
but AA-iien a savage bulldog chases him
lie fails to act the part.
Crude OPn Conntrv Tomls.
Major M. M''Iir > . a civil engineer of
Keokuk , Iowa , made a short address
at the session of the Missouri Good
Roads Association , which in the opinion -
ion of many was the most interesting'
part of : he day's work. He opened a
new field of investigation , and proposed -
posed experiments in securing good
roads along a line practically unknoAvn
outside of a feAV localities in the East.
It is his opinion that the use of crude
oil may prove a panacea for bad roads
in localities Avhere road material is
hard to obtain.
He said his attention Avas first di
rected to using oil on the highways by
reading a neAvspaper clipping from a
Pennsylvania town. It seems that a
leaky oil pipe near the toAvn in quesj
lion Avas responsible for the discovery.
This pipe was near a place in the road
that AA'as invariably impassable during
the season of spring and fall rains.
When the leak occurred in the pipe the
ground became saturated to some ex
tent AA'ith oil. and very soon it Avas no
ticed that the mud dried up and the j
surface of the earth became hard and i
remained so. It appears that so notorious - j
rious was this piece of bad road that j
the effect of the oil on it became a mat
ter of so much comment that presently
the experiment AA'as repeated in other
localities , and Avith the same effect.
Major Meigs said that he sent a let
ter to the officials of the Standard Oil
Company and asked them to furnish
him some crude oil for experimental
purposes. They forwarded a tank con
taining 130 barrels. Avith their compli
ments and Avishes for success. Some J
eight barrels of this oil have been used
on a notoriously muddy road near Keo
kuk with most satisfactory results.
Major Mcigs said that it was no trou
ble anywhere to keep dry roads in good
condition at minimum expense. Oil
Avill prevent the earth from becoming
wet by forming a Avatcrproof crust. So
far as he has carried on experiments ,
a barrel of crude oil is sufficient for a
strip of road 100 feet long and 12 feet
wide. The cost of the oil at the Avells
is about 90 cents a barrel. No other
material , he said , is so cheap , and no
other AA'ill prove so effective. In con
clusion , he said that he Avould send oil
free to all wishing to make experiments
if they would pay the freight. St.
Louis 1'epublic.
Jivils in Jfoadmakiiijr.
A very common evil in roadmaking
fs the use of bad materials" . Nothing is
more common than to scrape a fine , j
rich , mucky top soil into a high ridge ,
called a "turnpike , " and on Avhieh wag
ons are expected to travel. The ma
terial thus scraped into a deep mellow
bed Avould be very fine for the growth j
of corn , potatoes or Avhite turnips , but !
It makes the most intolerable roads , j
When the rains soften it the Avheels j
cut into it to a depth of one or IAVO j
feet , according to circumstances , and
if the horses are able to get through
it safely Avith an empty Avagon at the
rate of one mile an hour it is not in
frequently quite as much as they can
easily perform.
Road Kepairinsr.
Road Inspector Thomas Malley. of j
Morris County , NCAV Jersey , says that I
"the scheme of pouring screenings on !
a road to repair it is very expensive !
and utterly Avorthless. The first hard j
rain carries aA\ay the screenings or j
they grind up and are bloAvn aAvay in '
the first dry spell. Experience shoAvs ,
that until a road needs three-quarter i
inch stone it needs nothing. With this ! ,
size stone as a basis , a little , binder and j
screenings , all Avell rolled , Avill make j
the road as good as UCAV. " ' ,
Comic Pictures in Old Kuypt.
A German savant , Emile Brugsch i
Bey , in Zeit. Aegypt. . describes a comic !
papyrus , unique of its kind. The artist '
painted burlesque scenes in Avhich cats
and rats conduct themselves in a hu
man fashion , and the manners of cats j :
arc attributed to rats , and inversely , i ]
In the first scene , a rat , attired as a !
grand dame , is served by a eat that is !
clothed as a slaA'e and is presenting a ! *
mirror to the mistress. In the next 1
scene a rat has the traits of a young *
Egyptian dandy , and an obsequious cat.
having shaved him , places on his head ! t
a huge peruke. In the third sketch , a j
cat cradles in her arms a young rat in j 3
the manner of a nurse. Mr. Brutrsch l
thinks the artist lived in the period of
the twenty-second dynasty. "
Shaviiiir a Pursued
"I shaved Jesse James , the once noted '
outlaAA' , dOAvn in southern Kentucky a
long time ago , " said an old gray-haired
CellOAV on the train the other day"when
the man's life wasn't Avorth a penny.
Jesse rushed into my little country
place , doAvn in the Red River country ,
Dne day in the later part of December j
und asked me if I Avouldu't shave him i *
while he looked after his Colt's revoh'A !
2rs and watched the door. I was not a '
barber by trade , but those persuaders { 1 :
lesse had induced me to try my hand ! r
with a nev Wade & Butcher razor I ! *
Look out of my shoAvcase. As I shaved.
Lhe man of iron nerve sat with a cocked
pistol in each hand and told me in a
feAV hurried words that a posse was
pursuing him bent on capturing him.
lead or alive , on the charge of robbing
bank at Russellville , a crime , he aver
red , of which he was not guilty. He
svanted his beard shaved off that he
might fool his pursuers if they should
:
tiappen to catch up with him. I finished
?
ed the job of scraping. The much-want
ed individual thanked me , and , mount
ing a horse which had been hitched in f : <
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<
' the rear U my store , bade mo good-
evening and rode away. I didn't know
for certain AVO : : uy visitor was , ill-
though I suspected It , until the next
| day , Avhon I heard that a man in the
I neighborhood was telling that he had
! seen the older .lames the afternoon he-
fore. 1 sur.por.e that Avas the last shave
.Jesse .Tamos got in Kentucky , and E
have never scon him .since. " Louisville
\ FOR A GIRL.
j
| Odd Features of a Boudoir for "Swcex
! Sixteen. "
j A charming room lilted up recently
j by a clever mother for her 10-year-old
j daughter has several odd features. One
j of these is an alcove where : i big bath
j tub , a regiment of sponges , crash tow
I els and brushes are drawn up in battle
; array. In one corner is a gymnastic
apparatus and on the floor stand a pair
of Indian clubs. This is the "health
corner. " In a narrow gold frame , hung
near the dainty dressing talle : , are the
following "Rules for. Beauty" in fanci
fully illuminated text :
"Beauty is only skin deep. Don't use-
patent creams and washes.
j "Never sleep on a high pi'low ' unless
you admire : i double chin.
"Breathe from the diaphragm , inhale
deeply , keep the mouth closed and hold
the chest well up , if you would secure
a high chest , broad shoulders and a
slim waist.
"Walk from the hips , and bear in
mind that the American woman's
greatest sins are a wobbling walk and
a shrill voice.
"Beauty does not come in a day.
"The secret of beauty is good blood ,
excellent digestion and a clear con
science. "
These wise and quaint precepts were
laid down by the family physician , who
knows a good deal about the soda-wa
ter-loving and earamel-eath'g age of 10.
Xew York Commercial AdVcrliser.
Where Missing .Laundry Goes To.
"Dishonest household servants cause
the laundries no end of trouble , " re
marked an employe of a - down-town
concern. "It's a common thing for
them to annex a few shirtor collars ,
and now and then a stray handkerchief
from the supply of their employer , and
when the shortage is discovered it is
generally charged to the laundry. Lots
of times we know perfectly well tha.t
the things claimed were never sent in ,
but pay for them rather than have a.
row and lose a good customer. A lady
of this city lost several line lace hand
kerchiefs about a year ago , and insist
ed that they were sent to the shop but
never returned. She was perfectly sin
cere , and the bill Avns paid. List : -week
the handkerchiefs turned up. They
were sent in with a bumUo of
ihintrs from another part of the town ,
and when we came to trace them we
found they had passed through four-
different hands. The original thief
was a mulatto maid servant who had
disappeared. On another ocasion a. gen
tleman lost several collars. a.nd was
very angry. He said he was continu
ally losing articles that way , and
brought his negro porter along to provo
that t'hoy ' had Ixvn. sent in. The man
ager was about to hand over the value
of the linen when he happened to no
tice that the ; darky was wearing a very
handsome collar , and told him to take
it off. lie protected vigorously , but it
was secured , and proved to be one of
the lot. The rc < t were found in hif
trunk.
31usic Hath Charm * .
A couple of sailors , returned from a
long voyage , strolled into the bar parlor
of { a public house near the docks.
Above the rumble of the traffic in the-
street could be heard at intervals a.
harsh , unmusical voice.
After listening intently for a moment
one ( of the sailors turned to his com
panion and said :
"Eh , Jack , lad ; it's a long time since
we heard that song. " '
"What song ? "
"The one that fellow's singing hi the
street 'The Light of Other Days. ' "
"Stow it ! " ejaculated the other gruff
ly. "That fellOAv ain't singing 'The
Light of Other Days' at all , man. I've
been listening to him. He's a-piping
The Banks of Allan Water. ' "
Each sailor \vas certain he was right ,
and , with characteristic contempt for
money , a wager was made a month's
wages depended on the result.
"Here , Tommy ! " called out one of
the men to the little son of the land
lord , "run out and get to know what
that fellow's singing. "
Tommy departed on his errand , which
did not take many minutes.
"Well , " demanded Jack when the
youngster returned , "Avhich of MS is
right ? "
"Xaythur , " replied Tommy , grinning.
"The feller's not singing. lie's hawk
ing fly-papers ! " AnsAvers.
I'otatocs Betray Nationality.
One of the easiest ways to tell the
nationality of the persons living in any
locality is to go into a grocery store.
It's not necessary to look at the name
of the grocer. A glance at the potatoes
in stock will be sufficient.
If the grocer is supplied with pota
toes of the largest size , any one of
which is a meal , it is certain that he
ileals exclusively with Irishmen. They
like their Murphies large. If the pota
toes are small their consumers are
Frenchmen. They think a big potato is
indelicate and does not look well. Ger
mans insist on having their potatoes of
medium size. They can't stand them
either too large or small. Americans
iind English don't care what size they
ire , as long as they are good.
The Vo'ce of Caution.
"She's pretty enough to bite. "
"Yes , but there's lead poisoning in all
hose face preparations. " Cleveland
Iaiu Dealer.
Professional wrestlers are speculators
or aTall. . '
