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JlMMIE ARD
HUSK were their names Jimmy
and Jane. Everybody in the vil-
- * Inge knc'Av them ; they had many
friend * : yet all agreed Avith Avouderful
unanimity that they Avere two of the
strangest individuals ever seen.
Jimmy his full name AA'as James
Bradford was a bachelor of about 50
years , reputed to have a stocking full
of gold and silver coins , Avhich he kept
in bin ft-iither bed. He Avas a noted
hater of Avomen and seldom spoke to1
one.
Jane or more properly Miss Jane
Green was called an old maid , lived in
a tiny house by herself , and had a holy
horror of tiie biped man. Her age "was
"uncertain , " but her 40th birthday AA'as
of the past.
Jimmy took life easily , but Avas op
posed to ostentation and the , modern
acceptance of the term "luxury. "
lie dressed Avithout regard to fash
ion , but within the bounds of respect
ability. He even rode out in his oAvn
carriage , but it AA'as by no means a
modern vehicle ; it had done service , he
Avould proudly tell you , since his grand
father's days , quite a century ago.
lie cared little for books ; society he
abominated , because it Avas spoiled by
admitting women , and of the feAV di
versions that Avcilt lo make up Ihe sum
of hi.life's pleasures , fishing held Ihe
place of prominence.
Even in the pursuit of this gratifica
tion Jimmy Avas not free from harass
ment , for he AA-as obliged lo pass by
the door of a cottage occupied by a
"woman in order to reach Ihe river. The
woman AA'as no other than Jane.
One bright afternoon in September
Jimmy was lounging along the river
bank when the splash of oars in mid
stream fell upon his ears. He looked
in the direction of the sounds , and then
a scow ! wrinkled his forehead.
Ilr.mph ! " he muttered , "that old
maid Jane Green is trying to row over
to NoI : KroAvn's. She'd better be home
drinking tea. Most likely she'll man
age to get drowned. What a fuss she
makes , splashiu' an' flappin' about. "
lie pulled up his line Avith an angry j
jerk , put a fresh Avorm on the hook
and then cast out the line again. Avith <
an outlay of strength quite unueces-1 !
snry. iml\-.s to give A'ent to his indig- ,
nation. I
1 The "splashin' an' flappin' about , " instead - ;
stead of dying aAA'ay in the distance as ;
the boat reached the other side of the ! i
river , grow louder and more disturb-
ing. and. half in AA'ouder , half auger , 3
Jimmy looked around again. i
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"Drat the luck ! " he cried. "If she t
ain't goi < ' and roAved right smack inter 1
that eddy the only one Avithin IAVO c
miles at fhat. If that ain't jest like a I [
fool Avoman I'd like to know AA'hat 'tis s
like. " j
Just then his attention AAMS attracted f
fo his line , and Jane's peril AA'as for a !
moment forgotten. r
A forcible- reminder came in the form t :
of a loHd , piercing scream. folloAved by , o )
a frighfi'wd appeal for help. i
"Thi'iv. jest as might ha' been exr
pcctcul ! The first bite IVe had for r.n f
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hour , jind that miserable Avoiuan had , r
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lo let out a scream an' scare the fish
"Help ! Help ! I shall clrowii ! " d
screamed the Avoman.
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There \vas no question about it. Miss
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AVJIS in great peril. Her boat , : in IK
old k-aky shell Avas tAvirling about ,
fl
tiie rapid , rotary motion causing at frequent -
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quent initTA'als foamy Avaves to splash
over its sides , and it bade fair to sink
in short order. '
Lot her drown ! " groAvled the AVOIU-
an hater , savagely. "There'll be one
:
less woman gosh ! she Avill go down assure
bi
sure : s faU1. IJelu * a sort of human bia
a
critter , I u'poso I'll liCA' * to pull her
out. er the neighbors ' 11 lynch me. " AY
AYOf
Ills own boat happened to be near at
Of >
hand , .md.a feAV rapid strokes brought
him as- , near the eddy as safety per-
>
milled.
"Here ! " he cried , grumbling , as he
ihrcAV out a rope , "ketch hold of that ,
if you don't want to droAvn. "
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Miss Jane had been so occupied Avith
her fears and struggles that up to this fl
moment she was unaware that assiyt- flst
ance h l arrived. At the sound of his
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voice she turned quickly.
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"Merciful heavens ! Jimmy Bradford ,
of all men ! leinine drown ! "
"Dou't be a taraalion fool. Jane is
b ;
Green ! Ketch hold of that rope an'
I'll pull you out. "
"Never ! " cried Jane , spurting out a
stream of Avater from her mouth , and
paddling desperately Avith both hands
lo keep afloat.
"Then I'll pull ye out , anyhoAv ! " ejac
ulated Jimmy. "I neA'cr IIIICAV any liv-
! in * Avoman had such grit. You're too
plucky for fish bait , an' I'll save ye ,
Avhether or no. "
[ Despite Jane's gurgled protests , he
j I hurriedly hauled in the rope , formed a
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[ slipuooso at one end , and hurled it over
the half-droAvned woman's shoulders.
j Then he exerted his strength in a vig
orous pull , Avhich Jane resisted Avith
J j all her Availing powers , and succeeded
in lifting her into the boat.
"Oh , dear ! " she gasped. "And to
think that I should o\ve my life to
Jimmy Bradford , " and then , lee much
"AX' SliT TIIE HULL , TOAVX TO TALKI.N ' , "
SAID JAXE.
exhausted to bear up any longer , she
closed her eyes and fainted aAA'ay.
"Wuss and AVUSS ! " cried Jimmy. "Did a
ever a man hcv such luck ? What in a
the Avorld am I goiii' to do Avith a faint-
in' half-droAvned woman , I'd like to
know > ? I've half a mind to leave her
here in the boat an' start for home. "
He drc\v the boat up on the sloping
shore and after carrying Miss Jane tea fjiai
a sheltered spot beneath a Avidespread- Pier
ing AvilloAV tree , proceeded to restore Piu
her 1 to consciousness. When she open or
ed her eyes the first thing that met hoi-
gaze AAras Jimmy's face. er
"Oh. my soul ! " she gasped , feebly. ledi
"Am I in the power of the Evil One ? " di
dim
"DraAV it a little mild , Jane Green. I m
ain't the Evil One , nor no kin lo him. ri
rist
as I knoAvs on. An'you're shoAvin' st
mighty little appreciation for bavin * in
vour life saA'cd , I can tell ye. " AV
"Wall , said Jane , after a moment's ai [
thought , "perhaps I AA'as a little too of
liarsh. I s'pose there are AVUSS be'in's fe
311 the face of this airth than you be. st
reckon you'd set all the tongues o' in
scandal waggiu' against me. " itt
"You're too plucky a AA'omau to feed dc
Ishes on , an' too good-looking , too. " ar
Jane's pale face changed in a mo fo
ment lo a deep carnation hue , and her be
one might have indicated cither real fn
r pretended reproach as she replied : fa
"Same on ye , Jimmie Bradford , to AVl
nake fun of a misfortuuate an' de 111
fenseless Avoman. I'll go home this til [
uinute. " lit
She arose , trembling and Aveak , and Oil
ittempled to Avalk aAA'ay , but staggered Ul
md AA'as obliged to grasp a branch of a to :
.ree for support. or
"You're too Aveak to go home HOAV , orP
Fane , " said Jimmy , approaching. fa
'You'd better stop a Avhile longer. " in
"So you could make more fun of me. th :
s'pose , " said she tartly. "Xo , thank ua
ou , Mr. Bradford. " nn
"I didn't say more'n I meant , Jane fei
Jreen , nor more'n I'd say another time. iiii
ncAer kiieAV before that Avomen hade pr
o much gumption. But if you're bound
o go , I'll give you a boost , for you
-ouldn't get there alone. Here , take
ny arm. " m
"An' set the hull town to talkin' , " of >
ried Jane. no
" 'Tain't best that they talk , " re- Tl
orted Jimmy. "The first one that says is
Avord ag'iust you Avill feel that , " ex- Tl
libitiug a hard and formidable fist. ve
After considerable persuasion , Jane coi
A-as at last induced to take his arm , en
md off they walked , a most singular AA'
ooking couple. foi
be careful an' see ( hat you CO
lou't ( take cold after yer duckin' , " said al
rimmy , as they reached the Avonian's rai
lome. "You'd better make you some an
lot ginger tea at once. ATI' if you'll or >
igree to it I'll drop in to-ruorroAV an' sti
" st
ee how you are.
Jane agreed to it coyly , and Jimmy or
urned aAA'aywith and thi
aAA'ay , UCAV strange
'eelings lingering in his breast. onmi
"Blest if she ain't a plucky one , " he mi
aid to himself. "I never seen a Avoman ind
icforo that had any sense. She'd make tin
good Avife for a feller that liked tlou
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vomen folks.
But month later found nu
a her the Avifc
f a man Avho did not like women folks , tie
md that contented individual was nether
ther than Jimmy Bradford. he
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\ Wonderful tin
Sergeant MuttbeAVS , of tbe Civil Sen- cei :
ce Volunteer Rilles , lias made a Avorld's ed
ecord of 105 , all bull's eyes , shooting sti
'roui the knee , under tlie Queen's first nit
stage conditions of seven shots each at foi
JOO , 500 and GOO yards , in a recent regl- tl-f
nental competition.
When any statement is made , there
ahvays someone to disnnte it-
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THE FAE31 AND HOME ,
MATTERSOFINTERESTTOFARM.
ER AND HOUSEWIFE.
Suggestions to Those "Who Would
Raise Broom Corn Increasing the
Value of Farms The Poorly Made
Straw Stack-Quality of Maple Sap.
An excellent authority on the subject
of raising broom corn says : "Alluvial
lauds are the best for raising broom
corn ; yet almost any soil that will raise
good corn will produce a tolerable crop
of broom corn. It will pay for manur
ing and careful culture. The planting
is generally done with a machine
drawn by a horse In rows three feet
apart , wide enough for cultivator or
plow to pass. The seed is dropped in
hills from sixteen to eighteen inches
apart , four quarts of seed being suffi
cient to plant an acre. The seed will
germinate and the blade will make its
appearance in four or five days. It
may be manured in the hill or by
spreading the manure upon the ground.
After the corn is well up the cultivator
can be profitably used three or four
times before hoeing , after which com
mences the weeding and thinning. As
a general rule , two hoeings are suffi
cient. Planting may be done from the
middle of May to the last of June. In
harvesting , bend the stems or stalks of
corn two and a half or three feet from
the ground and leave for a few days
to dry ; then cut six or eight inches
from the brush and lay into heaps to
be carried to the scraper. The seed is
removed from the brush by horse pow
er or hand machines made for that pur
pose. The yield of seed is uncertain ,
but it will often pay the whole expense
of cultivation and preparation of the
brush for market , if it can be used at
home for feed. It is excellent for fat
tening sheep and can also be fed with
advantage to horses and poultry , and
when ground with other grain it can be
fed to cattle. It may be dried on a lioor ,
and the ground if perfectly dry is often
used for that purpose. Frequent stir
ring while drying is essential , and it
should be run through a fanning mill
before grinding. ,
The harvesting of the crop most gpn-
erally commences while the seed is in *
its earliest stage , or milky state , as the
ita
early harvested broom is the brightest
and best ; consequently there must be
sacrifice more or less of seed.
3rcrcase'l Value of Farms.
Wealth consists not only of that
Avilhin the immediate possession of the
farmer , but also of that which is avail
able in the future. Every ounce of d
plant food added to the soil can be tli
utilized < at some future time , the in fc
crease of the farm being stored thereon tv
or instead of invested elsewhere. Ev tvW
ery drop that can be grown which fa
leaves in the soil nitrogenous materials hi
drawn from the atmosphere gives an fa
unseen profit in addition to that de
rived from it when harvested , as the
pr
stored nitrogen in the soil is the ready be
material for the next summer , which ar
will assist in providing another crop IKI
ind : at less cost than when a portion fare
the profits must be expended for
fertilizers. All plants derive fat and re
starch ; from the atmosphere by utiliz fo
ing carbonic acid gas , but only a lim
ited number of plants are capable of
ileriving nitrogen from the air to an
ippreciablc extent , the nitrogen , there-
>
Core , being expensive , while the carbon - * ,
;
bon costs nothing at all. When the
tanner buys feeding materials he buys dii
"at and starch as well as nitrogen , but
so
ivliether the nitrogen produces meat or
manure : , he is sure to get back more
;
ban its original cost , because he can
utilize the fat and starch instead with-
nit diminishing the value of the ma
tin
! re. For the reasons given it is safe
claim that a large number of farm- onwi
wi ,
rs who receive but little cash or who
on
ipply their labor to improving their
br
'arms , gradually increase their wealth
tin
the soil until a time arrives when
hey realize the fact that they own val-
lable farms , which may be worth
nany times the first cost , and possess Hi.
'ertile soils Avhich are capable of yield- - .
s
ug enormous crops and giving largo '
profits. , .
Poorly ? .laclc Straw Stacks. a i
Except Avhere the necessities of milk- itca
ncn < require largo barns , AVC fear those ca
average farmers are not so good
lor so commodious as they used to be. mi
Hie hay goes into the barn , of course , ad
being more valuable than straAV. cu
Che latter is put into a stack , often { to
ery poorly made. StraAV is so little oa
lonsidered as feed that too many farm- > e
think it matters little if it docs get j ljc
A'et , as it is used mainly as bedding i * ie
stock. But this same stock , if they j S1U
loitld have clean , dry straAV. would eat ;
little straAV if only for variety in their j
ation. If the farmer would buy grain. \ }
md especially if lie AA'ould buy linseed oiwe
cotton-seed meal , he could make his we
ilr.TW as good as hay by cutting and | Io :
learning it , and then sprinkling one su
the other of these meals OACIit. . In .
his way , hay , Avhich is ahvnys reckaj {
mod valuable , could be made to go j ° >
nuch farther , more stock could be kept i * he
the manure pile Avould be many ' > -v
imcs richer than it is. All this can be j ' ) e
lone if farmers Avill save their straAV tn
bettor shape. Most of ( be trouble in no
nakiug slacks is from the accuunilam !
ion of chaff under the straAV carrier. e
Dhis chaff is much the richest part of he
straw. It-should be stored in the
arn if room can be found for it. With
chaff out of the Avay , keeping the
euter of the stack Avell filled and pack- f01 _
, and evenly packing all sides , the . :
itack may be built up , so that Avhen 1U
down in Aviuter there Avill hardly be 10 <
bund a place where the Avet has pone.- so ; !
rated. American Cultivator. >
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Plowing Ground While Frossen. ba
It is sometimes possible to do a little lie
jlowing when there Is a tuiu stratum ab
of frozen earth near the surface , ir tne
plow can enter the soil , its Ifting mo
tion will break this thin crust of frozen
earth , and the coulter or cutter will di
vide it so that it can be turned about
as easily as if it had not frozen at all.
This Avork is best done in the fall , just
before freezing up , in which case there
AA-HI be two slratas of frozen earth ,
each separated by air. In such case ,
.there is an admirable tilth produced
doAvn to the bottom of the furroA" . But
unless such laud has a good supply of
underdrains to carry aAvay water be
neath the surface , the farmer will find
little adA'autage from plowing frozen
ground , or , in fact , from any kind of
fall ploAving. Whenever a furrow is
frozen throughout the winter , it be-
comes so expanded that spring rains
Avill soon turn it into a mud heap , un
less the water can get away beneath
the surface.
SortiiiK Apples in Winter.
A great saving in apples may bt
made by frequently looking them over
in winter and taking out all in whict
any speck of rot has made its appear
ance. If at the same time the apples
are wiped Avilh a cloth Avet with some
diluted antiseptic , and are then cover
cd with something that Avill exclude
light and air , they Avill probably
perfectly until warm weather. A weab
dilution of carbolic acid , one part tc
4,000 of water , Avill be sufficient. Only
the skin is affected by the dilute poi
son , and this is ahvays removed before
the apple is eaten , or at least ought to
be from any apple that has been AA'iu-
tcred in a house cellar. If when the
apple is taken from the barrel or bin
it has any odor of carbolic acid , a cloth
moistened Avith Avatcr Avill speedily re-
mo A'O 5t.
A bout Flieep.
Sheep have weak bones , and if one
of the lees is caught between bars1
partly let down the bone may be snap-
ped like a dry lAvig. Then the shepherd
Avho docs not understand his business
. .
fully thinks he has a sheep lost , and
knocks it on the head. This is waste of
( he animal , Avhose bones Avill mend
readily by simple treatment. Take
some thick straAvboard or wrapping
paper , steeped in a thin mixture of
plaster Avith Avater. Set the broken
bone in its natural position , and wrap
a fcAV strips of this paper around the
leg. Then take a long bandage of cot-
ton cloth and dip this in the plaster , ?
Avrapping this over the paper. It Avill
set stiff and hard in a very short time , |
and by this support the bone Avill unite
ir about ten days. Farm , Stock and
irH
Home. .
Cheaper Production of Batter. It
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The cost of butter , and indeed of all w
dairy products , is dependent mainly on <
the character of the herd. The same til
tilr
feed given to the best COAVS will make r
twice as much milk and butter as it th
will with ordinary scrub animals. The than
farmer cannot make the price of butter
iiigher. But he OAVCS it to himself and an
family to get the Aeiy best COAVS that ki
he can buy , so as to make the cost of th
producing butter less. Of course these bean
better COAVS must bo better cared for an
md better fed than are the cows he COpe
lias been used to keeping. But when a po
farmer makes the right beginning by
purchasing the best COAA'S all the other ca
equisites for successful dairying will rei
folloAV naturally in their course. a
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The Quality of Maple Sap.
There is a wide difference in the n
Aveetness of sap from different trees
hat are yet of the same variety. Of
course , the hard or upland maple pro- Tn
luces a much sweeter sap than the
oft maple which groAVS rnofctly in low ,
tvet places. But Avhen a hard maple we
eed starts to groAV a tree in low , Avet tin
jround , the sap from it is apt to be wt
nore abundant , but of poorer quality an
ban that from hard
a maple growing foi
upland. A tree in a dense forest co
vith small top gives sap less rich than ho
me that groAVS in the open with hon
ranches widely spread to catch all Sii
he .
sunlight. 5r.
be
Milk Curd for Jfens. to
Milk contains most of the elements fee
hat go to make the ogg.Its caseine
by
chemically the same as the albu- a
uen , of which the white of egg is en- at
irely composed , and Avhich constitutes AVl
large 1 part also of the egg yolk. But
is not best for foAvls to take their
col
ascine ; Avith so large a proportion of he
vater as is found in milk. Heat the
ug
nilk until it is curdled , and perhaps tin
idding a little rennet to separate the .
( .n
urd from the Avhey more fully. Then '
'J
further dry it mix it with corn and'J
tic
atmeal ground together , and it will
mi '
a Avinter ration that will not only
greedily oaten , but Avill make the
ions lay in winter better than almost
< lt
my other that can be given to them.To
Mil
Po'len and Honey Bearers ,
in
Weights Avere taken by C. P. Gillette
be
honey stomachs from incoming ha
vorkors of honey loads and pollen
: ? i :
oads , Avith the folloAVing average re-
;
ults : Honey stomachs , O.S70 gm. or , *
( < M
.1)04 to the pound , and pollen loads ,
1.173 su. or 40,580'to the pound. The
bjcct of Aveighing Avas to determine
( truth of the statement often made It
beekeepers that pollen bearers also In
iar honey. In no case AA'as it found 5a
hat ! such \\as the case. What little S\v
ioney is found in the stomach or used ad
sticking pollen to the legs seems to Ku
Kum
a store carried Avith tiie bee from < m
by
lie
Dispose of Surplus Hogs. 0-rc
All the bogs , except those required
breeding , should be fattened and
illed in the fall. It will keep cheaper
the barrel than on the hoof. The
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oem alloAved for hogs ought at all sea-
ous to be giA-en to those the most . . .
refit can be made from. -wintering
hog it is pretty sure to get some set- I
ack from cold or lack of food when ory
iceded that interferes with its profit- me
ibleness ever after. no ]
PEARY AS A HUNTER.
Tlie Capture of Two little Bears In
the Arctic.
Lieut. Peary narrates In the St.
Nicholas the capture of tAA'o little polar
bears , and the difficulty he had in
housing them on his little ship , the
"Hope. "
While boring through the hoaA'y ice.
in an effort to enter the Hudson Strait ,
a polar bear and her IAVO cubs Avere
seen , and the Hope Avas imincc ) .ely
headed 1 in their direction. It Avas a
1i 1I beautiful I trio of unusually Avhitc ani
mals. A foAV moments after the rifles
began 1 to crack the old bear AV.IS floating
1i
ing i lifeless in the AA-ater betAA-een IAA-O
pans 1 of ice , and Ihe cubs sAvimming
Uistily aAvay from the ship , among the
pools and lanes of AA'atcr which inter
sected the floes in every direction.
Quickly the dory Avas loAvered and
with fiA'e men started in pursuit , Avhile
others of the party and CI-OAV scattered
over the ice to head the cubs if they
left the Avator. Soon one of them Avas
lassooed and turned over to the care
of Bonesteel , Avho had folloAved the
dory over the ice , and the chase con
tinued after the other. Mr. Bonesteel
immediately found all of his college
athletics called into active play , as ,
with the line about the cub's neck in
rue band and a boat-hook in the other ,
*
e endeavored to maintain his balance.
He Avas almost dragged into the Avaler
by the sturdy little fellow's efforts to
: > Avim away. The next moment he Avas
doing his best to keep the vicious
rouugster from climbing up on tiie ice-
pan Avith him , Avhere ho Avonld have
; in opportunity to make effective u < e
! ! teeth and chnvs.
After an hour's chase , during which
the dory Avas re-enforced by a AVbale-
boat and then by the Hope herself , tln :
second cub Avas finally headed off , cor
nered , and lassooed. Then the body
1o
of the old bear and the groAvling and
snapping ! youngsters Avoro hoisted on
board , the former deposited amidships
to receiA'o the attention of Mr. Figgins
the { naturalist , and the latter tied to a
ring-bolt aft , until a couple of hogs
heads could be prepared for their quar
tern.
tern.Tho
The little brutes Avere possessed ot
truly marvelous strength. While trans
ferring them to their hogsheads , one
succeeded in freeing himself from th-
ropes , trotted aft. and Avas on the poin
of jumping overboard when I saAV hin
just in time to jerk him back on to tin
deck ! , Avhore Professor Burton fell upon
him bodily in a Greco-Roman embracetf
and re-enforcements rapidly arriving ,
the youngster AA'as again securely
bound and transferred to his hogshead.
AA'as quickly evident that these
would hold the cubs but a short time ,
o a strouy cage Avas constructed 1 > 3'
the ship's carpenter from boa AT planks.
Io this they Avore transferred , and
their house AA'as lashed to the rail on
ihe port side of the quarter-deck.
They Avere fed on meat and Avater ,
ind soon Avent to sleep like innocent
cittens. with their heads resting upon
rheir paAA's. During their first nap on
ward ship they Averc * named "Polaris"
md "Cassiopeia" after the IAVO blazing
constellations Avhich , circling about th.1
lole-star , light the gloom of the "groat
light" of the Arctic regions. In this
-age they lived and throve during the
est of the voyage , occasionally taking
mouthful out of the boot of an in
cautious sailor , or snapping up a care-
ess mitten , and on one occasion spcur
a bit of finger Avith the mitten.
A GREAT WORK. is
Tnunel More than Twelve Miles
Through Swiss Mountains.
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Although it is only five months since
vork was begun on the HOAV Simplon
unnol , AA-liich will bo the longest in the
vorld (12i/ ( miles ) , already inns , bouses
md roads have sprung up in Avhat be- 3r [
bro Avas & Avilderness , and there i- : : i
continuous : going up and down of
torses , carts. Avorkmen and machinery. :
The chief difference betAvoon the
simplou and its IAA-O great riA-als , the
. Gothard and the Mont Cenis. AA'ill
the double tunnel. Each is designed
bo 37 foot Avido. 2li foot high and 35
cot between the two. communicating
openings every 01.1 feet , and having
half-way ] underground station. J > nt
present only one tunnel Avill bo cut. ?
diieh it is expected Avill bo finished in
ive years. Avhilo the other Avill only be
oiistructed at those points required for
A'ontilation of the first , etc. . reserv-
the complete opening until such : i
hue as the Increased traffic shall re-
uire it.
The workmen employed in this gigan- ' ion
operation number 1,5)00 ) , all Ituli-ms ;
'Utting together the Avork done on rho > o
iwiss and Italian sides in these five
lonths , it makes a cutting of "UttO foot
2.320 foot above the level of the st-a.
'olographic and telephonic eommuni-
ation advances Avilh tin * Avork. so that
case of need help or medical aid can
quickly obtained. OA'er S1.5 < > : ; .0:0 ! :
; already been expended out of the
15.000,000 Avhi'-h it is estimated rb j
hole Avill absorb. Koine
once XOAV York Journal. p
Gcx
Ruined by u Battle.
81 *
SAveden Avas ruined by a single bntre. !
Avas the battle of Pultowa. in 170'J.
this battle- Peter the Great of R v-
defeated Charles XII. of Sw ul i.
Iwedeii , under the Great Gustavus
i risen to the position of : t first-cla-
European poAver. Avhile Rus.-la AA-as jint
merging out of obscurity. Chaih-sXIl. .
his marvelous victories , seemed on
Avay to make SAA'eden one of the
reatest of the poAA-'ers. The crushing
IOAV that AA'as dealt at PultoAva ruined
Avcden.
At the battle of Jena , in 1SOG. Xapo-
on crushed the Kingdom of Prussia.
The battles of SadoAva and Sedan
ractically crushed France and Austria.
HOAV little people kuoAv about his-
, geography , grammar and arith-
ictic , which are useful , and how
.onsense they know I
Oldest House in America.
The oldest house in America Is In
St. Augustine , Fla. It was built'In
15G4 by the monks of the order of St. r
Francis and the whole of the solid
structure is composed of coquinn , a i
combination of sea shells and mortar ,
AA'hich is almost indestructible. Whoa
Francis Drake sacked and burned the
town this was the only house left in I he
trail of destruction. It has been i > ur-
chased by the well-known antiquarian.
J. W. Henderson , who will make it his
winter residence.
Odd Gift to n Methotl.'st Mission.
The gift of a Buddhist temple to the
Ningpo Methodist Mission is an un
precedented incident , it is said , in the
history of missions. The villagers were
not only willing it should be used as a
preaching hall and school , but would
convey it by a legal deed of gift. The
British consul pronounced the deed le
gally valid. In addition to the temple
and its demesne , t'-"iity-two Chinese
acres of land hav > 1 u > n conveyed.
" Peace Hath
Her Victories
less renowned than
war , " said Milton , and now ,
in the Spring , is the time
to get a peaceful victory
over the impurities which
have been accumulating in
the blood during Winter's
hearty eating. The ban
ner of peace is borne aloft
By Hood's Sarsaparilla.
It brings rest and comfort to the weary
body racked by pains of all sorts ami
kinds. Its beneficial effects prove it lo bo
the great specific to be icliel upon for
Yictorr. IIoo 5"s never dias > quints.
Salt Rheum "My motln-r was seriously
nfiliutcd with salt rhi > tim and j-amfr.l runuinjf
sores. Xt > medicine helped her until Hood's Sir-
snpnrilla was used , which 111-1 Jher cntirt-lv
well. " TSSE K. MAI-LESTOXU. ' & Dearborn *
Street , Chicago , 111.
Tired Fesling " I had that tired , dull fpfl-
iuir , dyspepsia , hcad'ichcs and sinking : : -ils ,
but Hood's- Sarsaparilla madu me a new ina'n. I
never was better than iioiv. " ' JOIIN MACK ,
Oskaloosa , Iowa.
Hood's Pills cnre liror Ills , the i ; n trritatliip mid
the only cathartic to take ivith Hood's S
An Excellent Combination
The pleasant method and beneficial
sffeets of the Avell knoAvn remedy ,
STRUP OP FIGS , manufactured by the
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lfel suffered tlie tortures of tlia
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