of Great Papers on important Subjects.
LITE'S LOOKING GLASS.
HE world Is like a looking glass ; If you smile
in It , it smiles back ; If you frown , It frowns.
You may hear it said that one of the con
ditions of life you cannot make or alter is
ii environment that it is fixed , Inflexible , and
that you are Its slave. That Is a lie. He
! . who'thinks the world Is full of good people
and kindly blessings is much richer than he who thinks
the contrary. Each man's imagination largely peoples
the world for himself. Some live in a world peopled with
princes of the royal blood ; some In a world of pauper
ism , crime and privation.
The choice Is yours. Psychology has pretty well estab
lished the theory that ghosts are creations of the sub
jective mind and trouble-finding is very like ghost-see
ing. " 5km see frightful goblins in life , If properly traced ,
will be found to begin and end in your own mind. Re
fuse to believe them , and they cease to exist
A melancholy thought that fixes Itself' upon one's mind
ought to have as prompt doctoring as pronounced physi
cal disease. Fate gives to the man who whines just what
he expects. Disappointment sardonically meets him at
every turn. Misfortune ever lurks In his shadow. The
human whine is a signal-call to a thousand and one lit
tle demons of distress and disaster , which mock and lash ,
hinder and dishearten.
Life without trials , small or great , is impossible. We
must meet and conquer them , or let them conquer us.
But we need not waste our strength in borrowing trou
bles or in going half way to meet them. It is for you
to say whether the mirror of life shall return to you
smiles or frowns. It is for you to say whether you will
grouch in the glooms , the companion of hateful goblins ,
or stride in the bright sunshine , seeing smiles and catch
ing shreds of sweet song. Chicago Journal.
TEACHING PEACE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
HE Massachusetts State Board of Education
desires to recommend for the common
schools another day whereon , as on the pub
lic holidays of Washington's birthday , Pat
riot's Day and Memorial Day , there shall
be a special observance in the Interest of
higher humanity. .
The idea is right , and the schools of Springfield should
seize the opportunity. The love of country is a worthy
thing just so far as it is consistent with the love of man
kind , and no further. There was a time when patriotism
was needed for preservation of national existence , and
was the primal civic virtue. It evolved directly from the
family , the alliance of families , the tribe , the alliance of
tribes , the tie of common blood which made the nation.
The highest civilizations of the world have arrived at
that stage where wars of nation against nation should
cease , as wars of tribe aaginst tribe have ceased. The
motto of the day should be , as the Board of Education
says : "God hath made of one blood all nations of men
for to dwell on all the face of the earth. " This means
universal brotherhood ; this gives the lie direct in the
face of every war ; this signifies that the 'love of country
that depends on the injury of another people , or a differ
ent race , for its impulse and sentiment , is not only con-
' LEGAL INFORMATION.
One who signs the name of another
to a note without authority forges the
name to the note.
The U. S. homestead law was first
passed in 1SG2. Since then many addl-
iions and changes have been made.
' An improvement In a fruit tree can
not be protected bypatent , and very
imperfectly or not at all by trade mark.
If you have taken counterfeit money
for good money , it is your loss. You are
liable criminally for passing it again.
One is not an heir of , and does not in
herit from his stepfather or stepmoth
er. One inherits only -from his kin or
blood relatives.
Pensions , from the U. S. government
are not inherited. They are specified
privileges , given and paid to a speci
fied class , as to a soldier's wife while
she lives and then to his children.
Where two adjoining owners have
gotten a surveyor to mark out the line
between their lands , and agree that it
is the line and put a fence thereon , the
fence constitutes the line by agreement ,
whether it was originally the correct
line or not
Unless a highway has been laid out
across your homestead , you have a
right to keep people from using any
part of it as a highway. If they pass
across it by your consent , you have a
right to prescribe the conditions on
which they use It
One may be obliged under certain
circumstances to pay personal property
tax In two localities for the same prop
erty , unless one seasonably objects to
the taxation. Where one's home Is In
one place and his business is In an
other , the taxing authorities often at
tempt to tax his personal property In
both places. Seasonable objection
should be made to the taxation in the
wrong place.
Xovelty Wanted.
The prima donna had just returned
from the oter side.
"Is It true that you are to be mar
ried ? " asked in a chorus a boatload 01
. reporters.
"Not this season , " she answered
sweetly. "My press agent wants mete
to do the unique , and for me not to
.get married is uniquer than any other
stunt we have been able to think up
yet. " Philadelphia Ledger.
i It Is one sign that a woman 3s get
ting ready to properly sympathize with
her friends when she discovers that she
.lias left her handkerchief at home.
deinned by the righteousness of God , but is outdated by
every consideration of human life in its material as well
as spiritual advance.rjhe peoples of the earth are one
in origin , in evolution , in destinj- , and the children of our
land should learn and know forever that they cannot
hurt another without the more hurting themselves. This
is what The Hague conference means 'this is high citi
zenship , in the honor of God and the welfare of all hu
manity. Springfield Republican.
FOB WOMEN ONLY.
E want the women of this country to set a
higher standard of respectability for mn.
At present the women are too lenient to
ward and too forgiving of bad 'conduct"
The words are by Judge William McEwen ,
of Chicago , in an address before the Wom
en's Club of that city. They are true
words. So long as a man can hide his moral leprosy
tinder evening clothes and remain "respectable , " so long
will he cling to his moral leprosy. And so long as this
sort of a man Is received in society by good women so
long will he be "respectable. "
It is almost Incomprehensible how women , who suffer
most because of the double standard of morals , will smile
upon men whom they know to be corrupt. Leniency in
this regard Is treason to the woman's sex.
Judge McEwen goes on to say : "I can remember a
day when drunkenness was regarded as a novel pastime.
But a sentiment against it sprang up among the women
and.the evil has greatly abated. Drunkenness ceased to
be respectable when women put the ban upon it Yet
the drunkard Is a harmless idiot by the side of the liber
tine. When a woman receives a man of loose morals on
equal terms she is being kind to a serpent who "out-
venoms ajl the Nile. "
The judge is right What he says is not new , but it is
one of the things that must be said over and over flgain.
Women must adopt a stricter code of morals toward men.
Kansas City World.
LESS LAW ; MORE JUSTICE.
HERE are offenses and crimes committed
which , by the technicalities of the law , or
1 the administration of law , cannot be reached.
The Federal court sends the litigant back
to the State court for redress , knowing full
well it is impossible to get service. So wo
are left in the position of certain corpora
tions being able to defy the government , State and Fed
eral , and permitted to go on in their nefarious work of
undermining the union of the United States.
Is It the purpose of the powers that be to take from
the people their faith in government and the integrity of
our courts ? Are the courts going to affirm there are laws
which for the protection of the people and the State
should be enforced , but that'there exists no way in which
this can be accomplished ? What will the outcome be ?
How long before it is reached ? Who will be the suffer
ers ? Answer these questions and the remedy will be
fount1. , the technicalities of the law will be brushed aside.
Justice once more will life her proud head-and submit
to be reblindfdlded , and the people will come into their
own again. St. Paul Dispatch.
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Elephants carrying burnished howdahs , and wearing rich trappings of
gold-embroidered velvet were furnished the Prince of Wales by Indian poten
tates for local transportation. The illustration shows several Indian uses for
the camel and the elephant 1 , Indian substitute for water cart ; 2 , Elephant
candelabrum and fountain ( candelabrum on elephant's tusks ) ; 3 , Camel-
omnibus carrying Prince's luggage ; 4 , Elephant transport
Tradition of the Pueblo * .
Taos stands unique and Distinct from
all the other pueblos , and is unusually
interesting to the student of ethnology ,
says the Southern Workman. It Is
there that the eternal fire is said to be
kept burning in the estufa or under
ground temple and there the priests
climb daily to the housetops and gaze
toward the rising sun , hoping to see the
returning Montezuma.
The fire , it Is said , was removed to
this village from PC-COS in the early part
of the last century , when the latter was
abandoned. Acci/idlng io rumor , It Is
kept In a sacred temple , built In the
bowels of the earth and connected with
the surface by hidden passages and
labyrinths. The priests tend the sacred
fire carefully , and if tradition is to be
believd'd , it has not been extinguished
since Moutezuma left the earth for his
heavenly throne.
Taos was also the home of Kit Car
son , the famous scout who led Gen.
Fremont through the wilds and whose
name has been sung In many tongues.
He lived and died In the little village ,
loved and respected by all the Indians.
There Is a little patriotism In u
Presidential election , but in a local elec
tion there Is nothing but ix quorreL
A Home-3In.de Brooder.
The brooders sold by manufacturers
are unsually all that are claimed for
them , but when one desires to economize ,
a home-made affair can be constructed
by anyone with a little ingenuity which
will work nicely. Take two boxes of
convenient size , three feet square by
fifeen or eighteen inches high is a good
size , and set one on top of the other ,
cutting a hole through each directly
In the middle. The hole in the bottom
or floor of the upper box Is covered
HOME-MADE BROODER
with an Inverted tin pail , or can , which
is perforated at intervals of two
inches , using a vr-rre nail for the work
and punching in. Fit this can snugly
over the hole and place the regular
brooder lamp underneath it , resting on
floor of the louver box. A little door
is made in the sfde of the lower box
so that the lamp may be properly at
tended to. The roof of the upper box
is lined with canton flannel , as are also
the sides , except the front , which is
left. open and across It , three Inches
from the edge , is nailed a strip ( dou
bled ) of canton flannel , which is cut
in strips an inch wide. A walkway is
built from the ground to this opening
through which the chicks pass. Essen
tial ventilation may be had by boring
a few tiny holes in the upper box at a
point furthest away from the lamp.
Exchange.
Caring for Chicks.
When chicks are removed from the
incub.ator to the brooder great care
should be taken that they do not he-
come chilled. The floor of the brood
er should be covered with fine , clean
chaff. Fine sand and clean water
should be In the brooder from the be
ginning. All the fine , dry bread
crumbs they will pick up every two
hours should constitute the feed for
several days , gradually adding rolled
oats , hardbolled eggs , cracked wheat ,
johnny cake , millet seed , etc. Milk and
water should always be kept in the
fountains. When three weeks old
make mashes of bran , meal , middlings ,
beef scraps , table refuse , all salted to
season and mixed together with skim
milk. Alfalfa leaves may also be
thrown Into the brooder In the place
of straw or chaff. The mash in the
morning , wheat at noon and cracked
corn or kaffir corn at night constitute
the main feed to keep the chicks grow
ing :
A Profitable Implement.
On soil that is inclined to lump up
some implement must be used whics
will level the soil readily , and at ths
same time crush the clods. Such an
implement can readily be made at home
and be quite as effective as those which
must be bought for the purpose , If one
has a leaning toward manufactured ar
ticles. This home-made clod crusher
and soil levei Lcan me made of a log
of hard woofl r splitting it in half.
The log shouldoe about two feet in
diameter to WOPK to the best advan
tage. Lay the t\vb \ halves of the leg
side by side wi fi' the rounding part
down.and at either end , about a foot
from the end , spike a two-by-four strip ,
letting them project out sufficiently far
at one side so that an Iron strip or
CLOD-CRUSHER AXD LEVELEB.
hoop may be set over the ends ,
into which to hook the whiflietree
chains. This implement can be made
at small cost , and unless the logs are
too heavy a good team of horses can
handle it nicely. The illustration
shows the idea clearly and how very
simple It is. Indianapolis News.
Shape of Ideal Dni > Cow.
Whether she be a Holstein , a Jer
sey or whatever she may be , you will
find the typical dairy cow with bony
head and strong jaw , long between the
eyes and nose , with broad muzzle. She
should have a bright , protruding eye ,
which , means strong nerve force and
action later on. She should have a
thin neck and retreating brisket The
lines above and b ° low must not be
straight , or she will steal from j'ou.
She should be slightly depressed be
hind the shoulders with a sharp chine }
not too straight a backoone. She
must have large organs of reproductioa
and large heart girth , wide between
fore legs and sharp on shoulders , .
which tflves large heart action and
strong arterial cfrculation. And last ,
but by no means least , she must have
a good udder , for one-half the value
of a cow is In her udder , which should
be long from front to rear.
Hoed Crons la the Orchard.
The best orchnrdists are averse to
growing anything in the orchards but
the trees even when the latter are
young. They argue , and properly , that
the growing trees need all the virtue
there Is in the soil and that If the ap
ple crops In future years are to be ot
any value they must be provided for
during the earlier years of the trees.
There are fruit growers , on the other
hand , AVIO insist that a hoed crop will
be of benefit to the trees , and that this
may be consireded so under certain
conditions and up to certain limits.
If the soil In the orchard Is kept up
to the highest state of fertility so that
the trees will not suffer the want of
the portion of the fertilizer taken by
the hoed crop , then the latter can - done
no harm , Indeed , it will be of value
because the soil will receive a certain
amount of cultivation which , perhaps
would not be given It If It were not
for the hoed crop. } Vork the hoed
crop In the orchard cautiously , and
watch the effect on the trees.
More Oleo IS'orr Being : Made.
Butter men may well find food for
thought in the/figures showing the big
Increase in the oleo output for the last
six months of the past year , says the
American Cultivator. There was an
average gain of more than a million
pounds a month as compared with the
same period of the preceding year. The
figures Include both colored and uncolored -
colored oleo , and the relative gain In
many dairymen that the product final-
the uncolored product suggests to
ly reaches the consumer In some mys
terious manner , having acquired the
yellow hue without the payment of the
10-cent tax. Nobody seems to be buy
ing or using uncolored oleo in a retail
way , yet the output of tlie product Is
Increasing to an enormous extent Tlie
present high price of butter is , of
course , a stimulus to the bogus but
ter industry.
Holder for Hay Jlaclc.
I used a pair of the jointed braces
to a commonplace top buggy , writes
a correspondent The illustration ex
plains the position of braces on rack
when standard is up and down.
HOLDER FOE THE HAYRACK.
Fasten braces on outside of standard
and on Inside of bed piece. By taking
brace and trying you can soon tell how
far back to fasten it.
Do Well on Alfalfa.
When your pigs weigh about fifty
pounds each , turn about twenty-five
head in an acre of alfalfa pasture and
they will make a gain of about 100
pounds each during the growing season ,
says an Indiana farmer. They will
need no other feed , but can be given a
supplementary feed of grain if you
wish the gain to be better. From this
you can figure up a fine return for the
use of an acre of alfalfa 2,500 pounds
of pork , worth at the low figure of $4
per 100 pounds , $100. But prices are
much higher now and you can get
more for your pork. Again your hogH
will almost always be free from any
disease.
Harrow " \Vltliout Tonjme.
A correspondent of a farm paper ,
who was not well satisfied with his
disk harrow while it had the tongue on
it , thus tells how he improved it :
I have been using my disk harrow
without a tongue , or rather. I cut the
tongue off just ahead of the cvener.
I find that this is very much more
satisfactory than to use with the
tongue : in turning all the horses help
turn the harrow instead of the two
pole horses having to pry It around by
the pole. In addition to this , it takes
the weight off of the horses' necks
when they stop.
Sheep Are Good Fertilizers.
When a flock of sheep is kept on a
field the land will be made fertile in a
short time , as the sheep not only dis
tribute the manure , but press it into
the ground by trampling , the loss being
but little. For that reason It has been
said that "the foot of the sheep is gold
to the land. " A flock of sheep , how-
evev , cannot add anything to the land
other than to prevent waste of materi
als , which they naturally consume and
are , therefore , more valuable when
they are fed at a barn at night , the
additional food rendering the manure
valuable.
German Carp.
A few years ago there was consider
able enthusiasm regarding German
carp. A pond covering one acre will ,
it is statedvhold 7,000 carp to growing
condition , if they are fed. The carp
will eat anything that a hog will con
sume , even corn , and will gain about
three pounds annually until it reaches
li ! or 15 pounds. Belonging to the
sucker" family of fishes , tlie carp haslet
lot become popular in this county , and
probably never will , as it is cot very
lesirtJble , compared with otter varie
ties of fish-
The Senate , at 4 : 0 p. m. Friday , pass
ed the railroad rate regulation bill by a
vote oi ! 71 to 3 after having adopted the
Teller amendment eliminating th words
"in its judgment" from the section giving
to the interstate commerce commission
power to fix rates. The House passed the
bill to pay to the estate of Samuel Lee
of South Carolina $10,482 for allowances
made by reason of his election as a negro
contestant for a seat in the Forty-seventh
Congress. The Democrats , under the
leadership of Mr. Williams of Mississippi ,
conducted a vigorous filibuster lasting all
day , but were defeated.w .
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P y a vote of 107 to Gf the House Sat
urday refused to pass the anti-graft bill ,
so-called , dealing with cotton leaks and
other matters of a confidential character ,
which , should they become publicly known ,
might have a tendency to affect markets
because the conferees had recommended
that the members of Congress be in
cluded within the SCCJQ of thf bill. The
opposition v as led by Mr. McCall of Mas
sachusetts , assisted by Mr. Crtimpacker
( Ind. ) , Mr. Grosvenor ( Ohio ) and Mr.
Gardner ( Mass. ) , while the friends of the
measure were represented by Mr. Burle-
son ( Texas ) and Mr. Jenkins ( Wis. ) ,
The Senate was not in session.
In the Senate Monday the legislative ,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was passed within three hours 'from its
first reading. It carries appropriations
aggregating $29,815,259 , an increase of
$5' ) , . ' 45 over the amount reported to the
Senate. A number of unimportant meas
ures were passed. Notwithstanding that
the leader of the minority , Mr. Williams
of Mississippi , insisted upon the presence
of a quorum throughout the day , delaying
as much as he could the orderly procedure
of legislation , the Ilouse passed twenty-
two bills , six Senate nad sixteen House
measures. Among the bills passed was
one to amend section C of an act entitled
"An act to define and fix the standard of
value , to maintain the parity of all forms
of money issued or coined by the United
States , to refund the public debt , and for
other purposes , " approved March 14 , 11)00.
For an hour or more Tuesday thb
Ilouse of Representatives could not de
cide whether to go into committee of the
whole on the diplomatic and consular bill
or to follow the lead of Mr. Gardner of
Massachusetts and take tip the immigra
tion bill. Assisted by Mr. Williams , Mr.
Gardner led a mild filibuster against t king -
ing up the consular bill. Ilhe Republi
cans , however , had a quorum of the Ilouse
present , and eventually the consular bill
was taken up and general debate begun.
The Senate devoted the greater part o
the day to the immigration bill , but be
fore it was taken up Senator McCumber
ir-ade a personal statement contradicting
an article printed in a New York paper to
the effect that the railroad rate bill had
been so amended at his instance as to ren
der it ineffective. A resolution directing
the committee on privileges and elections
to consider the course to be pursued in the
case of Senator Burton was adopted.
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Half a dozen bills to which no objec
tion was made were passed Wednesday ,
after which the Senate devoted the re
mainder of the day to the immigration
bill , consisting of a scries of amendments
to the existing law designed to bring about
a better distribution of the immigrants
throughout the country. After long dis
cussion the bill was passed. Republican
and Democratic leaders clashed in the
House , clearly defining the issues of the
next campaign. The fireworks began
when the session opened , Mr. Williams de
manding a roll call on the motion to go
into executive session for further con
sideration of the diplomatic and consular
service bill. This he failed to get. Charles
B. LandJs of Indiana made a "stand-pat"
speech on the tariff , and Mr. Williams
replied to him. Mr. Longworth spoke , ad
vocating the ownership by the government
of the legations abroad.
The Senate Thursday passed the bill re
lieving denatured alcohol from the in
ternal revenue tax and began work on
the agricultural appropriation bill , which
was under discussion when adjournment
was taken. The session of the House
was given over to oratory , the speakers
being two leaders of opposite schools of
politics , Representative Charles A. Towne
of New York and Representative John
Dalzell of Pennsylvania. Although the
diplomatic and consular bill was before
the House , nothing of a legislative char-
icter was accomplished.
Jn the National Capital.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana will in
troduce a bill for stringent federal regula
tion of meat business.
Ilouse Democrats , led by Williams of
Mississippi , made a prettj- but unsuccess
ful filibuster fight on negro bill.
Pennsylvania railroads paid rebates to
: oal shippers , was testimony given be- .
'ore interstate commerce commission.
The President has sent to the- Senate
: he nomination of Bernard S. Rodev of
Sew Mexico as United States district
judge.
Count La Mira. Mexican minister to
Hhina , formerly military attache of the
Mexican legation at Washington , who was
njured during a recent typhoon , is in a
iritical condition at Pekin.
Practical agreement has been. reached
y the conference committee on the state-
lood bill. The it is
report , said , will pro-
ide that a referendum vote be taken separ-
Ltely in Arizona and New Mexico to allow
he people to decide whether or not they
vish to come into the Union as one State.
The construction of a lock level type ot
anal at Panama is to go on : Congress islet
lot expected to decide at this session.
Eki Hioko , in charge of Japanese af-
airs in Washington until the arrival
if Viscount Aoki. the new ambassador
las started for Japan. '
Speaker Cannon is to be nominated on
he floor of the Ilou e of Representatives
or President of the United States. The
iominating speech probably will be mad
> y Representative Boutell of Chicago and
rill contest the statement frequently
re-
eated that "Uncle Jce" is , too old to b
Resident.
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