Scttinjr Wajjon Tires.
There are many jobs that a farmer
can do for himself , if he only makes
the attempt. One of these , says the
American Agriculturist , is the setting
of the tires on the wheels of his ve
hicles. The usual charges at a shop
for one wheel will exceed the cost to
the farmer of setting all four , and the
time spent in hauling them to and from
the shop , to say nothing of the trouble
and vexation of unsatisfactory work or
ruined wheels , is far greater than it
would be to do the work himself. To
do this , it requires an outlay of only
the cost of a metal trough and linseed
oil , about half a gallon to a set of
wheels , though more than enough to
2EI , IX POSITION FOR MiTTIXG.
t. do the Avork Avill be needed , as the
c trough , while boiling , must be filled so
jf- as to cover the felloes.
Kl This trough ( a ) can be made of gal-
| vanr/ed iron , by a tinner. Set it on
fs brick or stone in such a way that a fire
can be built and kept up under it Put
4 , in enough oil to cover the felloes , and
let ronie to a boil. You are now ready
to put in the Avheels. The way this
is done is shown so plainly in the illustration -
. tration that description is unnecessary ,
( i f To prepare the Avheels , let them soak
. in water until the tires arc tight , Avash-
[ f , ing out all the inud and dirt possible.
After being placed in the oil , the Avheel
should be slowly turned to prevent
charring. The length of time required
to boil a wheel depends on its condi
tion , as does the amount of oil it takes
C L for a set Two sets of Avheels can be
" easily set in half a day. This job Avill
i
prove far more satisfactory than one
performed by a blacksmith , who , often
f on account of the dry AA-ood swelling
v * .after he has shrunk the tire , ruins a
Avheel by dishing it
Breeding Turkeys.
The best results in growing turkeys
-are from yearling hens bred to a gob
bler two years old , and three would be
still better. The young hen will lay
more eggs the first year than she will
in any year after , and if she mates
with a gobbler two years or over the
young turks will be active and vigor-
-ous. Watch the hen turkey carefully ,
and remove her first eggs as soon as
laid , lest they become chilled. Two and
sometimes three settings of turkey
eggs must be taken from the young
turkeys and set under common hens
"before the hen turkey will sit steadily
herself. The hen turkey must be con
fined moraings when she has young
chicks , or she will draggle them
through ttie wet grass and thus
them.
A Good Milk Stool
Ts shown in-the -
- accompanj-ing illustra
tion. It is made of two boards 22 iiich-
-es long and 10 or 12 inches wide. Nine
USKKrr. 5 ILK STOOT. .
inches from one end saw half way
through each board and split off the
long end. Across the elevated end nail
a board about 12 inches long for a seat.
Place one-half inch cleats on the lower
portion , upon which the pail is to rest
The pail is thus kept clean and is not
easily upset. Orange Judd Farmer.
Good hou'ls.
The latest cure for bad roads is crude
o'.i. experiments with which are belnz I
made at the suggestion of good road t
associations. One barrel of oil is said (
\ . - be sulficient to create a waterproof '
Mrip 1 0 feet long and 12 feet wide.
Major Meigs. a civil engineer of Keo-
kuk. Iowa , claims that no other mate
rial is as cheap and effective , and of
fers to have oil sent to responsible par
ties wishing to experiment , if they will
pay the freight Epitomist.
vVoocl A shea for A ptile Trees.
In some tests r * the New York JCx- ;
[ vriuient Station It was found that the .
loliage was greatly improved in SL-C-
'
iIons' of the orchards treated with l
wood ashes andijtho trees were freer - :
lroa > scab. Thecolor of the fruit was j t
also Improved in some seasons and
with some varieties , but during the sea
sons which favored the perfect devel
opment of the fruit the color was not
helped. Apparently the use of ashes
has a tendency 10 hasten the perfect
development of the fruit. Some sea-
I sons this ripening process was carried
I so far where ashes were used that the
apples did not keep as well as on plants
untreated. Orange Judd Farmer.
Slow-Germinating : Feed.
There are some kinds of seeds , like
the salsify , that are so hard and dry
that it seems impossible to germinate
them quickly enough in spring so as to
keep ahead of the weeds. We advise
putting such seed in water made al
most scalding heat , or about 150 de
grees to 1GO degrees , for a few minutes
at a time , withdrawing the seeds and
repeating the scalding until the seed
shows signs of swelling. Then plant
such seeds , and if the soil is warm the
plants will be up as quickly as the
weeds. Onion seed may be treated thp
same way. Some kinds of plants which
come up Very small and are not con
spicuous can be cultivated quite near
to the rows by dropping a few radish
seed in the row where the more valu
able crop is grown. The radish will
show sooner than almost any other gar
den plant , and''what radish are thus
grown can be pulled out and used by
the time the other crop can be seen to
hoe closely to it
Tlie iLeaf of Younj ; Grain.
There is much difference in the
breadth , size and color of leaf in young
grain as it comes up. It is partly de
pendent on the character of the seed ,
as the plant sends up its first leaves
mainly from the starchy matter which
encloses the germ and which the germ
uses until it is able to put forth roots
into the soil. Barley being larger and
heavier than oats has always a broaden
leaf , though if oats are sown on rich
land and somewhat late they will come
up with a leaf that looks like barley.
But this rank growth early is not re
garded favorably by the cultivator , for
he knows that it is liable to be follow
ed by rust of stalk or grain later in the
season. Harrowing grain that comes
up with too small and thin a leaf bruis
es these first leaves , and as it also
stimulates root growth it causes the
plant to send up new shoots with much
broader leaves. This dries out the soil ,
thus preventing the excessive growth
later that invites rust.
Uarn Truss.
I send sketch of barn bent I think
any one who will give it a thorough
study will decide that it is strong , self-
supporting , and 110 danger of spread
ing. The purliues and some other tim
bers are drawn out of proportion to
the rest , so that the construction can
be understood. The plan is original
with myself , and has not been practi
cally tested , but I am confident that
there is no possible chance for an out-
* * t M
: NEW BAKX FLAX.
ward thrust , for the long brace , A , A ,
passing through between the timbers
forming the purline-nnd on through the"
short tie B , and through the double
studding C , will forever hold the barn
from giving out The purlines may
run from the ground sills , passing be
tween the cross sill D , on up to the pur-
line plate , showing the mode of con
struction at E. The dotted collar beam
at F F is to be fastened to the inside
rafters on a level with the cross at G ,
in order to fasten the rangers for a
track to run a hay fork. The lower end
of purliue at H II is to be cut so as to
fit over the sill , and showing spikes to
be driven. This frame can be made to
resist an indefinite amount of pres
sure. J. n. Fisher , in Ohio Farmer.
Migration of Insecta.
In the Scientific American , Prof.
ITolden gives some interesting observa
tions on the migrations of insects. Once
in the San Gabriel Valley of California
he saw a flight of yellow butterflies
which passed continuously for three or
four days to the northeast For six
teen square miles the column moved ,
and one could not look out doors with
out seeing the fluttering bitg of yellow
in the air. Yellow butterflies are fa
mous for their mysterious migrations ,
imd sometimes out at sea they will
cover the decks and riggings of ships.
Peach T\vi-r Horcr.
A correspondent of the Michigan
Farmer reports a new enemy on his
peach trees. It is a borer , which eats
its way into the twigs near the end of
the season's growth , killing the twig
ut that point. Then it burrows in the
tree forks and remains until spring ,
when it enters on a new campaign. It
has never been seen until last year ,
iintl it is hoped that the severity of the
winter , \vhich killed peach trees in so
many places , will also make an end of
this new enemy to the tree.
Geol Harness Oil.
First melt three pounds of tallow at a
ilow heat , without it frizzling or boil-
ug , and then , having mixed sufficient
.ampblack frith one pound of neatsfoot
jil. slowly pour that into the melted
rat. Remove the vessel from the fire
ind stir the compound ratil cold , so as
to prevent separation of the oil and fat
THE BATTLE-FIELDS.
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY EXPERIENCES
The Blue and the Gray Review Inci
dents of the .Late War , and in a
Graphic and Interesting M&nner
Tell of Camp , March and Battle.
T was a year or two
before the war that
an Illinois boy
sought and was giv
en a lower-round po
sition in a Chicago
railway office. lie
didn't remain on
that round so very
long. His superior
detected good metal
in him and promo-
tion followed quite
rapidly. The fife and drum beats of I
1SU1 caught his ear , heart and mind , but
the enlisting officer said : "You will , have
to stay Avith your mother a wtiile 'fong-
er ; you are too small and too young for
a soldier. " The answer of the enlisting
officer Avas the signal for an outbreak
of an incipient rebellion in the breast
of the young railroader ; but he held his
peace. lie Avould try another officer at
the first opportunity. The next trial
Avas no more successful , but the officer
Avas more considerate. He told the boy
to Avait for the next Avar.
In August , 1SG2 , the young railroader
was as proud a man as there AA-as in
Company A , Seventy-second Illinois in
fantry , as he raised his hand and swore
to serve his country as a soldier for
three years or during the Avar. That
day he Avas made a corporal. Soon af
ter going South the colonel , who had
been Avatching the young fellow , called
him to headquarters and said : "Young
man , I AAant you for commissary ser
geant" The bashful boy said he Avas
ready for any duty he could perform ,
and the next day he wore the stripes of
a member of the regimental staff , third
in rank on that staff.
The Seventy-second Illinois had been
sent into a bad part of Mississippi on
an important mission. In passing I
may be permitted to say that during
those four years of war there were not
many parts of Mississippi that it was
good for Yankee soldiers to appear in
unless they had their guns Avith them.
Xo State at the South plunged more
heartily into the rebellion than Missis
sippi , the State from Avhich President
Jefferson Davis had been sent to the
Mexican Avar as colonel of the Second
infantry , to the United States Senate
and to President Pierce's cabinet as
Secretary of War. The Seventy-second
had gone in light marching order , with
scant rations , and no Avagon train Avas
allowed. It Avas expected that results
AA'ould follow the raid so that the trains
could soon follow Avith necessary sup
plies. But , as Avas often the case , re
sults Avere lacking. Rations ran out.
The men \vere hungry , the Avagon train
more than twenty miles away , and it
must encounter much danger of capture
if an attempt is made to reach the
troops. Our railroad boy , with the
train , where he belonged , knew that
something Avas Avrong Avheu orders did
not come for him the second day to join
the regiment with rations. The regi
mental quartermaster was absent , so
he called upon the brigade quartermas
ter and told him that the Seventy-sec
end Avas out of rations and that he
wanted to load some AA-agons and go to
its relief.
"Has your colonel sent back for ra
tions has he ordered you to take ra
tions to the men ? " asked the captain
and A. Q. M.
"No , sir. "
"Hadn't you better wait for orders ? "
"I think not , sir. I know that the
boys have no rations. Maybe the rea
son why no orders have reached us is
because the enemy has captured the
messenger. "
"Do you suppose that the enemy is be
tween here and where your regiment
is ? "
"I think he is , sir. "
- "Do you think you can break through
his lines with a Avagon-train charge ? "
"I would like to try , sir. I am ready
to risk almost anything rather than
have the boys go hungry much longer. "
"All right Load four days' rations
and go to your regiment Start early
to-morrow morning. "
"Can't I start to-night , sir ? I can
reach the regiment by morning , if noth
ing happens. "
"Have your own way. "
Within half an hour the young commissary - 1
(
missary sergeant had called upon the
commissary captain , or captain and A. , ,
C. S. assistant commissary of subsistj
ence secured a stock of hardtack , pork ,
fresh beef , coffee , sugar , beans , vinegar
and salt , and just as it was growing
dark he started on his dangerous mis-
65on "a fool's errand , " as the quarter
master remarked. The sergeant , full of
anxiety for his hungry comrades , rode
ahead of the wagons with a navy revolver - .
volver by his side , expecting any mo- '
rnent that he would be challenged. For
tune smiled , "fairly laughed , " to use
his own words , and the night ride was
without exciting events ; and just as the
sun was-rising he swept into camp with j (
wagon-loads of uncooked breakfast.
He had driven about twenty-five miles , t
nearly the whole distance through the
enemy's country.
"Who gave you orders to bring ra
tions ? " asked the colonel.
"Nobody ; I got permission. "
"Report to me when we get to camp. "
The sergeant reported and the colonel
said : "Well , I guess we can get along
without you for commissary sergeant
any longer. Here is your discharge
from that position. "
The poor boy was pretty nearly brokenhearted
en-hearted until he opened the envelope
and found a warrant as sergeant major.
It was not long before he was made ad
jutant of the regiment , and when the
war Avas over they told him he was a
brevet major. He was one of the best
soldiers in the regiment , was Major
George H. Heafford , now well known
as the St. Paul's general passenger
agent J. A. Watrous , In Chicago
Times-Herald.
Drummer Boy Was a Hero.
One of the most pathetic incidents of
the civil war , says a veteran , was the
killing of the little drummer boy of our
regiment at Wilson's Creek.
It was only a few days before we re
ceived orders to join Gen. Lyou on his
march to what was then called Oak
Hill that the drummer of one of our
companies was taken sick. The night
before we started a negro came Avithin
i our lines , was arrested and taken to
headquarters. He had come for the
commendable purpose of telling us of
a drummer boy who was willing to en
list The offer was accepted , and the
darky was told to send the drummer
on to camp the next morning.-
At reveille the lad , who was only 12
years old , appeared. A drum was
brought in and the boy was set to ma
nipulate it The fifer , an unusually tall ,
stalwart fellow , was also sent for , and
he was astonished at the small mite
of humanity calling itself a drummer
boy. But the youngster insisted that
he could drum after any tune the fifer
might strike up , saying that he had
drummed for Captain Hill of Tennes
see.
see.So
So the two set to work and never
better or more martial music was made
in the company.
An hour afterward we were on the
march , and before the day was over
Eddie was the favorite of every man in
the company. The juciest melons and
the sweetest peaches that the foragers
brought in on the way went to Eddie ,
and during that long march from Rolla
to Springfield , little Eddie's legs dan
gled more than once over the shoulders
of the tall , good-natured fifer.
Part of our company during the fight
at Wilson's Creek was stationed with
Totten's battery , while the rest inarch
ed down into a deep ravine with an Illi
nois regiment The enemy was hidden
in this ravine , and the battery soon
drove him to the hillsides with the loss ,
however , of Gen. Lyon. The main force
of our army fell back upon Springfield ,
and the First Iowa and two Missouri
companies remained in the spot to cover
the retreat at daybreak. One of our
guards was placed on a high eminence ,
from which a good look-out over the
entire ravine could be had. The spot
was one of the dreariest in the whole
surrounding country. With the first
streaks of dawn chasing away the hide
ous noises of the night the guard heard
the beating of a drum. The man on the
eminence was astonished , fearing that
it Avas the reveille of the enemy , Avho
Avas nearer than he suspected. But as
he listened the sounds grew familiar
and he little doubted that it was Eddie
beating his drum. The guard Avas about
to desert his post to hunt up the lad ,
Avhen the officer of the guard Avith two
soldiers approached. One of the men
rushed down the ravine and soon found
the little fellow Avith his head leaning
against the trunk of an old tree , his lit
tle form almost entirely covered by
thick underbrush. The drum hung on
the linjb of a blackberry bush Avithin
his reach , and the little lad Avas belaboi
ing the top Avith sticks.
"Give me a drink , " Avas the first thing
Eddie said. The man hurried to the
creek to fill his canteen. When he re
turned he discovered that the boy's legs
had been shot off by a shell.
"I feel pretty badly , but I don't think
I'm going to die , " said the brave lad.
"That felloAV yonder told me I needn't
Near him in the tall grass the soldier
discovered another figure. He Avore a
sergeant's uniform the gray cloth of
the Confederacy. A shot through the
body had mortally wounded him. Soon
after he had fallen the little Tennessee
drummer boy dropped under the tree.
The hero in gray knew that he must
die , and seeing the condition of the
drummer lad he took off his buckskin
suspenders , craAvled up to the battered
youngster and corded his legs below the
knee. The soldier who found him load
ed the boy on his shoulders and tender
ly carried him back to the camp. When
he laid his small burden down , little
Eddie was dead.
Good Price for Pastry.
"One of the pleasantest recollections
[ have of my army experience was of
i little transaction on a pretty June
Jay Arhen I sold a plain old tustarcl pie
for the gentle sum of $100. I had dis
posed of all my stock except this one
> ld pie , that liad been around with me
ill day. As I was coming across the
Long bridge' I met a Jersey artillery-
aian. He stopped me and asked me if
[ had any pies. At first I was tempted
: o tell him I hadn't But he lifted the
id of my big basket and saw tlie one
lie. Then he rammed his hand deep
nto his trousers pocket and pulled out
i bill. Grabbing the pie with one hand
10 shoved the bill at me and Avent on.
[ called out that there was some change
Doming to him.
" 'Oh , go to Avith your change. '
ivas all the politeness I got for my hou-
isty , and I took up my basket and went
) U.
U."I
"I hadn't gone far before I looked at
: he bill , which up to that time I had
supposed to be a dollar note. To my
surprise it Avas a $100 bill of the Alle-
heny Bank of Cumberland. That was (
n the last days of the Avildcat system !
) f banking. I thought I had been fool-
d Avith some Avorthless paper , but rec-
> nciled myself with the thought that
; he pie wasn't any better than the bill.
! n fact , I was sure the pie was bad and
: here Avas yet some doubt about the
Mil. The next day I took it to the bank ,
mil , to my everlasting surprise , they
: ashed it for ? 9S.CO. The Jerseyman
lad evidently won It at poker , and did
lot know its Aaliie. He probably
ihought he was playing a good joke on
ne. " Washington Star.
I
"Wat duz yer mammy give yer when
yer kitches a cold , Jimuiie ? " "A lick-
in' . " Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Telephone girls ought to make good
wives. " "Why ? " "They get in the habit
of not speaking unless they are spoken
to. "
She "What is meant by the saying
that a man is conA-alescing ? " He
"That he has outwitted his doctor , I
suppose. " Topeka Capital.
"The single-scull race ! " exclaimed an
old ladj % as she laid down the paper.
"My gracious ! I didn't know there was
a race of men Avith double sculls ! "
Baggs "It is said that Dame For
tune knocks once at every man's door. "
Jaggs "Well , it was her daughter , Miss
Fortune , who called on me. " Boston
Traveler.
McLuberty Oi'd loike to take a trip
around the wurruld. Mrs. McLubberty
Sure , thot Avud be foiue ! McLubberty
Yis ; but t'ink av the cost av gittin'
home ag'iu ! Puck.
"What is firmness , father ? " "Firm
ness , my boy , is obstinacy in our
selves. " "And what is obstinacy ? "
"Obstinacy is firmness in somebody
else. " Chicago Evening Post
Osmond "Well , thank heaven , you
have never seen me run after people
Avlio have money. " Desmond "No ;
but I've seen people run after you be
cause you didn't have money. " Life.
"I had supposed , until yesterday ,
doctor , that the days of the bleeding of
patients Avere past" "And so they are.
But Avhat changed your mind ? " "The
bill you sent me. " Harper's Weekly.
Maud "I think it perfectly disgrace
ful ! Her fiance hadn't been dead six
Aveeks AA'hen she married the other
man. " Mabel "But you know her
trousseau would have soon gone out of
fashion. " Bazar.
"You ought , like us , to have holidays
in honor of your great men , " said the
Russian beauty. "But in the American
year , " said the major , "there are only
three hundred and sixty-five days. "
Philadelphia Press.
She "Do you know there's something
about you which reminds me of Cer-
vera's fleet Avhile it Avas bottled up at
Santiago ? " He "Indeed ! What is it ? "
She "Your mustache. It's such a long
time in coining out" Chicago News.
Old Lady "Now , porter , A-ou're quite
sure you've put all my luggage in ?
the big portmanteau and " Porter
"All right , mum. " Old Lady --And
you're certain I've not left anything be
hind ? " Porter "No , mum , not even a
copper. " Tit Bits.
Bridget "There's a man in the par
lor Avants to see you , sir. " Mr. Ardup
"I'll be there in a minute. Ask him
to take a chair. " Bridget "Sure , sir ,
he says he's going to take all the furni
ture. He's from the installment com
pany. " Brooklyn Life.
Patent medicine proprietor Hereaf
ter all testimonials must be accompan
ied by orders for at least half a dozen
bottles of medicine. Clerk Yes , sir.
Patent medicine proprietor If these
people Avant to see their names in print
they ought to pay for it Puck.
"What did Colonel Stilwell say about
the brandied peaches AVC sent to cheer
his convalescence ? " "He said he Avas
afraid he wasn't strong enough to eat
the fruit , " replied the little girl , "but
that he appreciated the spirit in Avhich c
it Avas sent. ' Washington Star. P
k
Mr. Wigsby See here , my love , there
u
is some mistake ; the baggage delivery
P
rnaii has left seA'en trunks on our front
t (
porch. Mrs. Wigsby ( who has just re f <
turned from the mountains ) Imbecile !
Don't you understand ? He's coming
back after dark for the extra live.
Cleveland Plain Dealer. Is
Wife ( with a determined air ) I want
to see that letter. Husband What let
ter ? Wife That one you just opened.
I know by the handwriting it is from
a Avoman , and you turned pale when
you read it. 1 Avill see it , sir ! Give it
to me , sir ! Husband Here it is. It's
your milliner's bill. Tit-Bits.
"You think this man had been drink
ing , " said the cross-examining attor
ney ; "did he appear to have more than
lie could carry. " "I'll not say that , " re a
plied the cautious witness ; "but I do fj
think that he would have been wiser to
liave gone twice after it" Detroit Free fjF
Press. F
Uncle ( to nephew playing the game fl
3f war Avith a companion of his own
iige ) If 3'ou take the fortress within
n quarter of an hour I'll give you a
lime. Youngster ( a minute later ) Un-
? le , the fortress is taken ; no\v let me
liave the dime. Uncle How did you
manage it so quickly ? Youngster I do
jffered the besieged a nickel and they hiSa
capitulated. Sa
Fashionable lady member of a parish C.1
church ( to poor old Avouiau ) "We have ph
toi
; ot a fine IIOAV organ UOAV into our ap
. hurch , and it Avill bo played the first'
: ime there on Sunday next Will 3-011 I fij
: -ome and hear it ? " "Oh , na , na. sa
na'ani , " Avas the reply , "I dinna trou-
) le inysel' AVI' the like o' thae things. pa
L'e see I canna dance. "
I
"You will observe , " said a teacher. . ,
'that the higher the altitude attained
he colder the temperature becomes '
But isn't it warmer up in the mom. _
ains ? " asked the youth at the foot < _
he class. "Certainly not" replied tl r ;
) rofessor ; "why do you think it AVOU
) e warmer there ? " "I thought the n - %
nosphere was heated by the mounta
anges , " answered the youngster. CL.
: ago News.
Was
What ' admittedlie.MB .
Pete-I beah yo's bin
communion wif dc Fust Baptist
Chu'ch ? , .
Abe ( sadly-Well ) , no ; not exacly-
dey won't let me take up de collection
ylt Puck.
His Acknowledgment.
"You admit , " said the Judge , severe
ly , "that you married these two \vom-
en ? "
"I did , " said the unabashed bigamist.
"They are my better two-thirds. " '
Puck.
Overheard.
People who , in public places , discuss-
the affairs of others seldom unfortu
nately learn the salutary lesson con
veyed to two young women Avhom the
Cleveland Plain Dealer pictures as
"hanging to straps in the street car and
talking as fast as their tongues could
go. "
"By the Avay , " exclaimed the one in
the military cape , "did you know thab
Charley Hawkins was engaged ? "
The woman in the graA' but gave an
exclamation of surprise.
"Why , no ! " she cried. "Who to ? "
"Oh , nobody that you know , or that
anybody else knoAA-s , for that matter.
She Avorks in a store , or something of
the sort I do think Charley's mother
is real good about it , for she declares
she likes the girl says she is sweet and
pretty , and all that , but I believe she
does it just to hide her real feelings. "
The woman in the gray hat nodded
sagely.
"I shouldn't wonder at all , " she an
nounced. "I had heard he AA'as going
with that girl. Mabel Thompson , isn't
It ? But of course I never thought that
there Avas anything in it. I suppose
they'll live on our street because
Charley owns a house .there ; but 111
tell all the neighbors who she is
Look out , Louisa , the girl beside you's
going to get up ! Hurry and take her
sent. "
Then , in a leAver whisper , "Rather
itylish-lookiiig girl , isn't she ? I'd like
10 know who she is. "
The stranger stopped , and turned'
with flashing eyes. "I don't believe
you would , " she said , icily , "but I've no
objection to telling you. My name is
Mabel Thompso
Melancholy Thought.
When a man really gives his thoughts
up chiefly to eatables and drinkables , ,
he generally ceases to think of any
thing else after a while. It is related-
in an old book on French cookery , that
Fontenello , a French author of the
early part of the eighteenth century-
belonging to the school of the pre-
eieuses or literary exquisites , was-
found one beautiful morning lying at1
jase on thi ; slope of a hill.
In the valley was a large flock of' '
sheep. They skipped about daintily ,
waiting for their guardian to take them
ionic. A friend of Fontenelle surprised
lim gazing meditatively upon these
iheep.
"Aha ! " said the friend : "the amiable
) hilosopher ponders without doubt
ipon the vicissitudes of life. "
"Y-yes. " said Fontenelle. "I had ;
icen carefully looking over this flock ,
: nd I said to my self , 'It is possible )
hat among these tAvo hundred sheep
here is not one tender log of mutton ! ' "
Salt Mines Worked Since 124O.
The salt mines of AVieliezka , near
Jracow , Poland , were mentioned in
044 , and haAe been A\-orked since
240. The first map of the mines was-
aade in 1038 by Martin German , a
wedish mine surveyor. The eight
hafts now in existence are from 207
D 985 feet deep , and the length of the
jvels now open is 34" > ,000 feet , Avith
15,500 feet of underground tram lines.
Setween 1772 and 1892 about three
lillion cubic yards have been exca-
ated for the extraction of salt Ma- >
hine drills are now used and com- '
ressed poAvder is employed in blast-
ig ; about 1,187 pounds of powder are
sed per ton of salt produced. The
resent levels are seven and one-quar-
jr feet high by six and one-quarter
2ct wide.
Early Mails.
The first postoflice Avas opened in Par-
in 1G42 , in England in 15S1 , in Amer-
ra in 1710.
'Courage and Strength
in Times of Danger/f
cRead the 'warning between
he lines. What is that ewarn-
ig ? It is of the danger from
ccumulation of badness in
he blood , caused by the
sual heavy living of the
Vinter months. Spring is
he clearing , cleansing time
f the year ; the forerunner of
he brightness and beauty of
lorious Summer.
Follow the principle that Nature lays
\vn. Start in at once and purify your
oed Avith tha - gr at specific , ilood'3
irsaparilla. It never t/fca ; > / > inks.
5 "A tumor as biirasa larse marble
peared. " MRS. II. M. COELT.X. 579 Mer'k St. ,
well. Mass.
Rheumatism "I had rheumatism for
e years and can conscientiously say that Hood's
rsaparilia has jriven me entire rclif. . AS a
jed purifier it has helped mv children \vouder-
lly. " MRS. S. A. SAGAR , &j Franklmvenuc
.ssaic , N. J. '
Hood's Pilla cure liver Ilia , the non-lrritatln ? and
le only cathartic to take with Hood'a a
CURES WHERE'ALL
uoc nut ,
* i
Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. TTeo
In time. Sold by druggist * .