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"Cone sit by the window" little wife.
Where the son shines bright and warm,
And look at the birds so full of life.
That over the garden swarm;
While both of onr hearts with praise o'erfii
To the Giver of All for grace.
That the roses of health begin to glov
Once more on your wasted face.
"There 1 now we shall plans for the future find.
Just there, where the tall hedge grows,
We will have a nice little arbor twined,
With a bench of your soft repose ;
And there you shall sit with your last new book
Bach day tlU your strength comes back,
Aim my work in tho garden 'overlook
Till of joy there shall be no lack.
"Just there, by the gale, your faXBJssw) flower.
The pansy, shall burst in bloom ;
While here, if you choose by your own soft
bower,
June roses shall add their perfume.
And see, by the poarch. that eglantine,
Which I planted in loving stealth.
As a pretty surprise foi my darling's eyes
When she should regain her health !
The young wife smiles, with her lot content.
Up to the earnest face
Of the lover-husband, so softly bent
Over hers in the window-space ;
For who would not baste health's roses to win
With Such tenderness always nigh?
But hark, from the curtained recess within,
A feeble and plaintive cry i
Swiftly they answer that piping c&U
Of the budding life yet to bloom,
And forgot for the nonce la Garden dim
Out6ide of the narrow room,
"Ob, John, just look at its half-sport
And sweet little eyes I" she cries ;
While, nestled close to the young wife's heart,
The prince of restorers lies.
It
GRANDER THINGS."
y BIT MANDA I- CKOCKEK.
The barley sheaves lay scattered
thickly in the south Held at little
Brookside farm, the shining sickle re
posed on the latest banded bundle
and the reaper sat down by the
friendly linden to rest.
The barley was at last reaped and
he was so weary; weary of soul as well
as limb. He sighed and drew his
sleeve slowly across his aching eyes.
"O, I don't know." he said. But
what he did know remained a secret
for the moment, for he folded his
arms over his knees and, resting his
head on them, sat quite still.
The birds chattered in the branches
overhead, peeping wondcringly down
at the bowed figure, the summer
wind came across the tender after
math and touched the silvered head,
the shadows crept up from the wood
lot below, marking the edge of the
evening oh the bearded sheaves but
the tired reaper made no sign.
Just across the brook, from which
the place took its name, the smoke
curled up from the chimney of his
own humble cottage. There was an
orchard and a big cluster of maples
intervening, however, and half hid
the home nest.
In the quaint, low-ceiled kitchen a
quiet, motherly looking woman busied
herself preparing the evening meal.
After she had put the tea-kettle
over and pulled out from the wall a
small table with rasping sound, she
went to the door and gazed across to
ward the barley Held.
"I should guess that William has
finished the reapin'," she said, shad
ing her eyes from the cvcningsun, that
she might catch sight of the reaper,
"but I don't know."
She went back to the table then,
spread the cloth, took from the high
walnut cupboard two blue-edged
plates and put them down opposite
each other on the board.
For a moment she stood irresolute.
"I don't know," she mused, "maybe
it isnt bein'wilfulagainstProvidencc
to keep just right on hopin' and ex
pectin'; so I guess I'll set on the
other plate, once more any way."
Swallowing a great lump in her
throat, she continued. "Seems more
like as if we hadn't forgotten Jim my
when the other plate is on. And I
jucss God will forgive 1113 hopin' even
if the boy never comes."
Brushing away the gathering tears,
she took the third plate and put it
on the tabic just as she had done for
ten years ten long, weary, lonely
years.
"Seems as if but then I don't
know."
Here she stopped short and took the
Did dinner-horn down from its accus
tomed place by the long rows of shin
ing tins, and going to the door blew
the usual mellow notes which had
called "Wilyum to his meals" nigh
unto forty years."
But a decade ago, lighter feet had
bounded over the stile in answer to
its summons, also, and Jimmy's merry
whistle had sounded up over the hill,
a glad prelude to the homecoming.
But to-night there was only "Wil
yum" to hear, and the thought of it
melted the last notes into a mourn
ful quaver as the horn left the with
ered lips.
And William heard and noting the
softer cadence, understood.
"Ah; yes," said he. "I know why
wife Jane let all the cheerful go out
0' them notes at the windin'. up; she's
thinkin' o' Jimmy."
He got up, straightened his
rramped limbs, took up his sickle and
went slowly down between the rows
of barley sheaves in answer to the
call.
"It has been a long time," mur
mured he, since the boy got out o'
patience with his pore old father and
mother and the forty-acre farm, and
left us all for "grander things" he
said.
"I know it isn't much of a place,"
he went on in a tone of apology as he
snipped a rank touch-me-not in the
fence corner with the sickle, "but I've
made a good livin'oft of it for years
a right good livin'; and it does seem
to me that Jimmy ortcr staid and
took keer o' his pore old father and
mother when they needed him most;
seems so to me, but then I don't
know."
He came up the path where the
hollyhocks nooded stiflly at him and
paused. Hanging his hat on a peg
he proceeded to bath his care-lined
face in a tin basin near by.
"I don't know," he said again, and
looked toward his wife while he
wiped his brows with the crash towel
1 at hand and smoothed his thin gray
hair. "Ah! I don't know for sure,
wife Jane; but it seems to me that
the older we grew the lonesomer we
get."
A wistful look came over the
motherly face and a sigh escaped her
lips, but she did not reply. She only
rattled the cups, arranged the spoons
with more care and was silent.
The old couple with bowed heads
sat quietly for a moment saying
"grace;" the soft wind came through
the open door touching each silvered
crown like the kiss of benediction
and, like an omen of good, the sun's
last rays lay brightly on the unturned
plate.
The old man poured out his tea and
glanced at the plate in the sunshine.
"It seems an awful while since
Jimmy went away," said he; "eight
or ten years isn't it, wife?"
"Ten years tomorrow," she an
swered and a tear plashed down on
the white cloth. "And we have not
heard from him for nigh onto six
years, I think," resumed the father,
"got careless, I s'pose they all do
after they're gone awhile don't
think of the old folks mucn, but then,
I don't know."
By and by the supper dishes were
cleared away, the unused plate put
back in the tall cupbard and 'wife
Jane' took up her knitting.
Then she went out to sit by "Wil
lyum" on the door-step and rest and
kind of finish up the evening.
The husband smoked his plpe'in
silence and watched the twilight
gather over the harvest sheaves in
the lot beyond the brook.
"To-morrow I'll bring in the
barley," said he after a long silence,
"and then I'm done. Some way I
feel to-night, that it's the last reapin'
God requires of me. I had no idea,
when I was young, that one aged so
fast; but in them days I didn't
Know." -
Hetookthc claypipc between his
thumb and finger, knocked out the
ashes against the door-stone, got up
and went in.
Wife Jane crossed her hands in her
lap; a great fear swept across her
heartstrings and awoke a slumbering
pain.
Father had never spoken like that
before and he was never so strangely
quiet l)cfore. Father in Heaven!
could it be that ?
"Mother!"' A tall wearily form
came around thecorncrof the cottage
in the semi-darkness and paused be
side her; but she stirred not.
"Mother!" he said in trembling
voice, "I've come home, won't you
forgive me and bid me welcome?
Where is father?"
'Wife Jane' got up in a bewil
dered way and kissed her absent son
in silence. After a bit she said,
"Jimmy I've nothin' to forgive. But,
we have missed you so; have wanted
you so much all these years. O,
father will lc so glad!"
And the poor, old happy mother
wept on the broad shoulder of the re
turned prodigal.
"Father's growin'old terrible fast,"
she sobbed out presently, "terrible
fast since you left us, Jinmiy. I'm
a-thinkin' he can't last long; he's
mourned for you so that he's all
broken down."
"Willyum," she called softly, but
he did not hear. "Will yum," she
repeated, "Jimmy's come."
But. the weary old father did not
appear to welcome the long absent
son.
"I s'pose he's pulled his 'shoes and
gone to lie down a spell," the mother
said in a pained, frightened way, going
into the house.
The wayward Jimmy followed her
closely with fast-beating heart.
"He's just finished the reapin' of
the barley to-day," she continued, as
together they crossed the empty
rooms, "and seems like he was clear
give out."
Mother and son sought the quaint
little bedroom in search of the pa
tient, long waiting father. "Wife
Jane" was right; he had "pulled his
shoes" and was resting.
"Father, I have come lack to you."
The voice faltered through the sen
tence, and Jimmy, stooping in the
shadows, touched the father's brow
with trembling fingers.
But the touch of tender fingers
brought no glad awakening they
aroused him to be sure but the
paternal lips only murmured in a
vague uncertain questioning.
"It's Jimmy, is it? Ah! Jimmy,
my boy, you have come, have you?
And did you find the grander
things, Jimmy grander than Brook
side, eh? But I've finished the
reapin' to-day, Jimmy lad, and to
morrow I guess . Jfo; to-night
we can bring in the sheaves, you and
I. Jimmy, you and I."
His voice sounded tired and strange
and faraway. They raised him up
but he wanted to lie down to rest a
little before he brought in the
sheaves.
So they put him back among the
pillows, gently, with loving caress
and he went to sleep.
The barley sheaves were ungath
ercd on the morrow; they lay thickly
scattered amid the greening stubble
where they had fallen from the
weary reaper's hand.
"Out beyond the brook, among the
daisies and under the trees, they pre
pared for him a resting place.
He was right. God did not want
him to reap more; the friendly linden
in the south field cast its shadows no
more over the bowed figure and the
birds missed him, too; but he had
solved the problem, and the things
he "didn't know arc made plain at
last"
"Wife Jane" lays the table for
three at Brookside, still; but the
unturned plate is opposite her own
now, and father's chair stands guard
over it.
"For company like." she explains
when it is noticed; "you sec we are
so lonesome for Wiltyum, Jimmy,
and 1."
But the son's face wears a grieved
expression as he tills the forty-acre
farm, and the "grander things'row
strangely insignificant. And some
times bis bread seems bitter.
Old William IJked It.
A story of the non. Mrs. ITapier,
the wife of the English diplomatist,
has a touch of human nature alout
it. It was ten years ago, and the
master of Napier and his wife were
dining at Bablcsburg with the old
Emperor William. Just as they ar
rived at the castle there were signs of
a storm. Knowing Mrs. Napier's
great horror for thunder and light
ning, the master turned to her and
warned her to control her natural
nervousness if it were possible. Mrs.
Napier, with the most exemplary in
tentions, promised everything, and
went into dinner very bravely with
the Emperor. Just as every one was
seated there came a flash and a clap,
and, forgetting everything else, Mrs.
Napier clutched the imperial arm in
dire distress and buried her head on
the imperial shoulder. A sudden re
membrance of the situation made her
"let go," but the Emperor inter
rupted her confused apology with a
'Do it again, my dear," that effectu
ally broke up the stiffness of that
dinner-table.
Barsttas; at aa Emery Wheel.
There occurred a singular and fatal
accident near Wabasha, Minn., re
cently, in which a prominent and
worthy farmer lost his life instantly.
Geo. B. Albertson, of Cook's Valley,
was engaged jn grinding sickle guards
by steam power on an emery stone
twelve inches in diameter and one
inch thick, when the stone burst and
a piece in shape like a quadrant, six
inch radius, buried itself in his head,
going down into his neck as far as nis
collar Done Killing mm luaiauuy. xi
took the combined strength of two
men to remove the piece, as it was
firmly embedded in his head and neck,
nearly out of sight. After the acci
dent the speed at which the stone
! was running was measured, and it
i was found to be over 8,000 revolutions
j per minute.
j Jagson says he has found more
I grass widows in clover than in weeds.
HOME AND THE FARM.
A DEPARTMENT MADE UP FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
Ksvatag Aeceaats aa the farm A ltoss
Driver That Caa be Made at Hone Gawd
Breeding; Sease Folate Aboat Mass A
Good Water Filter.
Book-Keeelae; ea the Fans.
to one who has
not noted the re
sults can fully
appreciate the
value of book
keeping to the
farmer and his
lamuy, says a
writer in Farm
and Fireside. He
is not found com
plaining of hard
times, because he
discovers the
small leaks and
applies the rem
edy. He saves
himself from em
barrassment and
his farm from the mortgage, nis
wife, keeping her accounts of receipts
and expenditures for butter, eggs,
poultry, dry goods, groceries, etc., ac
quires business knowledge and sa
gacity, and at her husband's death
docs not find it necessary to call in a
stranger to act as administrator, who
like a leech, sucks the life blood from
the estate the joint earnings of hus
band, wife anu children and finally,
with the aid of lawyers and court
fees, perhaps leaves the wife and chil
dren in absolute want. No, her
knowledge of business principles en
ables her to administer her own af
fairs. The boy who is permitted to earn
his spending money, and taught to
keep his little accounts and compare
receipts and expenditures, will the
earlier learn the value of money and
apply his wits to live within his in
come. Such a boy will not accumulate
debts for his overworked father to
pay; neither is he so likely to fall into
fast company or fast living. He is
educated for business, and will be able
to hold his own in the battle of life.
The girl who has her allowance and
is taught to make accounts, will ap
preciate the value of a dollar and use
discretion in its expenditure. A young
lady once told her lover, when lie pro
posed, that although she loved him
she would not marry him until he had
$10,000. He was somewhat discour
aged, but went to work to obtain the
money and the girl. A few weeks
later she inquired how he was suc
ceeding. He replied: "Very well; I
have saved $17."
"Well," replied the lady, "I expect
that will be sufficient; we may as well
get married."
We hcarso much in this day about
practical education. But practical
education is that which practically
fits boys and girls for the active du
ties of life, and any education which
falls short of this is neither practical
nor complete. Fit a child to earn a
living and you do better by him
than to give him wealth. Fit him to
appreciate and care for property be
fore he is safe to be entrusted with a
legacy.
A Iot Driver.
The accompanying plain engrav
ings show, says Farm and Home, a
most effective post driver and one
that can be made entirely at home
excepting 'the weight and hook.
A block of iron weighing forty to
fifty pounds is required. Sometimes
a chunk can le bought for a song
second hand, but it will be cheaper
usually to have it cast. Its essential
features arc a ring to hoist it by, and
grooves in the sides in which to slide
the tongues attached to the uprights.
To have the dump self-acting the
hook must lc made of the precise
pattern shown. Any blacksmith can
reproduce it. The hook is pulled
down to the weight resting on top of
the post and slipped into its ring. As
the weight is hoisted the hook-ring
will be seen to remain at the left
hand end of the slot as in Fig. 1.
When it has reached the height at
which it is desired to drop the weight,
the long tongue of the hook trips
against a rod or slat extended across
the frame for the purpose and is
pulled down. This act lets the weight
slide to the left and the hook-ring to
the right in the slot, as in Fig. 2. The
weight is instantly freed and falls
heavily on the post. The driver
works on the principle of a railroad
pile driver.
Thirteen-foot planks are firmly
braced on the front ends of stone
boat planks held together by irons
and bolts eight feet from the ground
so they will not interfere with the
posts being driven. When being
drawn from one field or. farm to
another the boat planks arc con
nected in front and behind by hooks
made of heavy wire. This prevents
their spreading. Two pullc3's arc
made of double thickness of inch
board with the edges chamfered lc
forc they arc bolted together The
grain of these boards is placed at
right angles the one to the other to
prevent splitting. One is hung at the
top of the upright to receive the rope
direct from the weight hook, and the
other at the rear end of the boat
planks on a brace. A horse draws
the machine along astride the fence
row, and thejwsts are held in place
by the uprights while being driven.
Any boy can raise the weight by pull
ing on the rope at A.
Goad Breeding- Sense.
One of the most profitable things
a farmer can do is to set squarely at
work to post himself on the estab
lished principles of breeding farm
animals. At the present time, and in
the full blaze of the intelligence of
the nineteenth century, we believe
that not one farmer in a hundred has
made such a study. It is mortifying,
in the extreme, that there is such a
vast amount of ignorance on these im
portant questions. Of all men on
earth the fanner should be a well-
posted breeder. Of all men on earth
he ought to have a library well stored
with what the wisest breeders have
said or written. Yet 99. lOOths of our
farmers are absolutely at sea on the
question: How to breed a dairy cow?
or: How to breed for mutton? on
How to breed a valuable roadster?
Not only these, but there are plenty
of other - questions connected with
breeding, such, for instance, as in
breeding to a certain extent. We
OsB
BmmWsraL.n SMrm. km
reLw(Oli mmv-jwBI
Waswa9fRflsmfl35s
Kef
bear farmers every day talking against
inbreeding, and declaring that ho
good ever came from it. Now had
these men ever studied the question
as they ought) had they read the his
tory of all the leading families of our
domestic animals, they wotlld see that
breeding potency has been always es
tablished by more or less of in
breeding. There is a mass of
knowledge that the breeder must know
if he becomes successful in breeding,
which the average farmer seems
to think is of no value to him. Yet
he is the man who must raise the
farm animals. He is the man on
whom all progress, honor and profit
to the community and State in this
particular must depend. As he aver
ages in knowledge and skill so will
the country or State average. If tho
average farmer breeds from grade
sires, and has no clear, well-defined
ideas of the tools he is using, and
their effects, the result will be just
as it has been. The low average of
milk production per cow is due mainly
to the low average of breeding sense
and judgment among the farmers in
that line. The average cow is just
what the average farmer has made
her. Certainly no man but he is re
sponsible for her. There will never
come any reform, any improvement
of the knowledge and fortune of the
farmer, until he changes his habits,
and becomes more of a student. He
must use his mind, and to his knowl
edge, enlarge his judgment, in short
become a more intellectual man.
With too many study and thought is
distascful. But every time they are
punished for it. The mysterious
forces of life, the deep problems that
lie in the great question of breeding,
never unlock their secrets to the man
who will not think. If he would
think wisely toward expression, he
must study the experiences of others.
Every sunken reef has been discovered
at the expense of a costly wreck. The
record of the reefs, as well as the
clear water, constitute the literature
of breeding as well as navigation.
Way the Boys Leavo the Farm.
The answer is self-evident per
petual toil in good weather all through
the busy season, and perpetual loneli
ness in bad weather and most of the
winter season. The time when the
fanners have leisure is, in half the
country, the very time when they
cannot get away from home by reason
of their isolation and bad roads; yet
such is the hunger of the heart that
the boys revolt against this unendur
able loneliness and even now often
walk miles through the rain or the,
snow to 6pend half a day in sitting
around the stove in the country store.
Already, in many sections, the young
people of both sexes have broken
through the barriers and established
farmers' clubs and little societies of
one sort or another; and improved
roads have done much to aid this re
lief. But why should not this natural
tendency be reasonably directed, and
all ages and both sexes enjoy their
long winter evenings together? John
W. Bookwalter, in the Forum.
LIVE STOCK.
About Hog.
Generally the profitable side of
feeding hogs is that which makes the
growing pig most comfortable.
One advantage in feeding wheat
middlings made into a slop with skim
milk to hogs is that it will given Let
ter proportion of lean meat.
TnAT their is considerable in the
management is shown by the fact
that while some arc making a fair
profit others are losing money.
Ir a hog is out of condition there is
a cause, and to effect a cure one of the
first things to do is to ascertain and
remove if possible the cause.
Ixfeeding for growth only give
sufficient to keep in a good thrifty
condition, while in fattening they
should have all that they will cat up
clean.
Neatily every year good cured
hams and bacon sell readily at good
prices and pay the farmers a better
profit than selling the hogs when fat.
Have both the sow and boar in a
good thrifty condition when mating
to breed. If this is secured they will
impress their offspring with constitu
tional vigor.
It is not good economy to feed all
sizes together. Divide up according
to size and feed accordingly; it is a
great waste of feed to do otherwise,
while a part of the pigs at least will
not do as well.
TnE best time to fatten hogs is
reasonably early in the fall. At that
time a better grain in proportion to
the amount of food given can be se
cured. A good sow should raise two good
litters of pigs in a year. One in the
spring to fatten and butcher in the
fall, and one in the fall that can be
fattened and marketed the latter part
of spring or early summer.
THE POULTRY-YARD.
Feetlias; Soft Feed.
Soft feed is not natural to birds
that is, wet and sloppy materials as
nature provides them with the means
of reducing the hard substances. We
have fed hens on glass, broken flint,
powdered china and other substances,
but the gizzard ground them to an
impalablc powder. Hard, sharp sub
stances assist the gizzard in grinding
the food and the process is such as to
pass the food slowly into the digestive
organs. When the crop is filled with
soft food the work of the gizzard is
lessened, and the process of forward
ing the food too rapid, the result
being indigestion. It may be noticed
that when a full meal of ground grain
is given, the hens at once they re
main in a state of inactivity until the
crop is emptied of its contents.
THE HOUSEHOLD.
How to Make a Water-Filter.
Chas. Wilson, of Winmctka, 111.
has contributed the following to the
"Short Cuts" column of the Practical
Farmer: Not
feeling dis'
posed to pay
$8.00 for a
three-q u a r t
crock filter, I
filter my wa
ter with a
ten-gal Ion
keg and ordi
nary water
cask, as
sh own i n
sketch. A
number o"f
one-quarter
inch holes
are bored into
the bottom of keg. Inside I put a
four inch layer of coarse gravel, an
other of sand, same thickness, near a
layer of pulverized charcoal, and this
covered with a piece of cheese cloth,
to catch any coarse material. Gravel
and sand, of course, should be pre
viously well washed. I fill my keg
from the cistern; but the waterspout
from the house could be connected
with it. Cost of filter is very slight
MwKUZ74sftMH
mtUl I I I I '?mmwI
MSj pfcLi Iff 'fjiswaT-
CLSAN1NQ OLD BOTTLES.
AA Kaaertaaced Head Exylalaa the Slm
jtoet Way Kacwa
"A groat many reople make serious
mistakes In cleaning dirty bolt'es and
fancy decanters and toilet articles," said
a dealer -in second-hand bottles. "See
this bottle?" ho continued, holding up a
large one. "It Is just as good as new.
and would be received for new. Most
people, and some who ar regularly In
the business, use shot for cleaning bot
tles. Others. v.se sand. They both
make mistake. Tin shot loaves blue
spots, tho marks of tho lead, and uiloss
the shot is small you can't got into tho
corners with ir. If t! 0 glass is bard,
and yoa usj sand, the chances are ten
to oue you will scratch the glass, while
if tlio glass is soft you will leave it with
the app?aranco of sand-blast Take a
toilot bottle for instance It has had
hair oil in It, and you want to cVan'it
ont for perfumory nsc. You will almost
surely spoil it by using sand or shot,
and, as somo of these to ties are very
expensive the ignoranco of tho house
wife is often very expensive- The sarao
way with fancy decantors. The pcop'o
who wash thefe, to wlp; oT the wlno
stain, generally use shr.t or sand, and by
so doing .give tho glass a dull appear
ance. Now, my material is t!s-uo or
blank papor, choppatl up fino. It Is put
in the bo't!o anl water poured In to
cover it Tho bottle Is then corked and
given a ery vigorous shaking. It re
quires a little more time th n by tho use
of shot or sand, but when yoa ara
through the glass has a fine polish, every
particle of ("Irt, oil or greaso is removed,
and the bottle or decanter is clear and
perfect I havo a good demand for my
bottles, simply becauso they aro cleaned
In this way, receiving a mos the price
of new gcods for tllt-ra. If I cleaned
thm ly tlio san I and shot process, I
would simply ru n them and would not
get half price may bo not as much as I
I ay for them."
IN THE WORLD OF SCIENCE.
Ax English Inventor has constructed
a novel d v!ce to do away with tho
enormous pressure of water against the
bows of ocean steamers. It consists of
ono or more scrows 0.1 each side of tho
biw. which throws the water aside and
( rrat s a dry well in front of tho vessel.
A xovki. Instance of spontaneous
combustion wa- a short timo a-;o re
ported from Irvine New Urunswick. It
appears that a wagon of 1 me-tono, hav
ing been exposed to rain at night, took
fire and was t.uite burnt It is sup
posed that the slacking of tho lime was
sufficient to sot firo to the woodwork of
the wagon.
A oasomkter now being built for a
I o-idon company will doubtless bo tho
largest in tho world. It will bo 300 feot
in diameter, ISO fiot In height when
fully elevated, will have a capacity of
l',( 0,0'jj cubic feet, and will require
l,t! 0 tons of c a: to fill it with gas. Its
tota' weight will bo .',,'20 tons. It will
be the first six-lift gasholder ever erected.
Cotton of a red color is being grown
In Georgia, it is said, where an acre of
cotton plants hao stalks, leaves ad
flowers overy stalk of which Is a deep
red color. This crop Is the product of a
seed taken three rears ago from two
stalks of red co'.tun found in a cotton
iio d. Attempt; aro being made to per
petuate this variety. Boston Journal of
Com'iicrce.
A "impi.i: ru'o for determines? tho
w dth and thickness of -ubbr c tins
re.uired to transmit a certain power
may bo found from tho following form-
u a: h p. mn tilied by 155 and divided
by speed in feot per niin-:to, wM e ,ual
tho cros sectional area of the bolt In
square inches: from this it is a very
easy matter to ascertain tho w dth and
thiekn". Tho Stationery Engim or.
Tm: detrimental effect of scale on tho
inside of a bo: cr depends cons durably
on the density of tlo scaln as well as
the thickness. Somo substance; form a
harder sca'e than others, and i-tnie aro
mcro imp rvioin to water than others.
It is tiic denso hard scale, such as is
formed by the carbonates and sulphates
of ilmo, that roJuces th tran-ur.issio:.
of heat Tho Stationary Ensineer
A nkw and improved barrel has been
porfectod. Each alt -mate tave is of a
soft variety of wood and slightly thicker
than their 1 arder noighbois When tho
hoops arc driven down on to thc.vo lar
re's, the cricks w.iich aro noticed jut
where the staves arc put together aro
closed op by the hard being pressed into
the soft staves, and the thicker section
of t te latter causes them to overlap tho
edses of tho hard staves. Thus t!o
barrel Is made tighter than the ordinary,
and will bo found much more durable.
The Manufacturers' (azetto.
A Royal Raltlnaorcan.
It Is rather a trange sight to see tho
name of ilonaparte on a lawyer's sign,
yet "Char'os .1. Itonapartc, Attorney at
Law." may bo read anv day on a t
Paul street, Baltimore, law office -.l-though
the grandson of Jerome Bona
parte, King of Westpha'ia, and grand
no hew of tho gtcat Napo'con, Mr.
J.'onaparte is a stanch republican,
fully appreciating tho advantages which
this gtcat republic offers over the olTeto
monarchies of Euro a Ho Is devoted
to h s profession, which, by the w ay.
was that of his great-grandfather and
namesake, Charles Bonaparte, Advo -ato
of Corsica. Mr. Bonaparte, although
In tho enjoyment of a princely fortune,
loft to him by his grandmother, the lato
Madame Bonaparte, is a hard working
lawer, at his office every day and fre
quently in court pleading cases with
ability and eloquence. He has tho ap
pearance of an Italian, but tho common
8cne of an American, and would not
give up his profession for tho proudest
1 os'tlon that could be offered under a
restored Bonaparte dynasty.
CiiAKACTEit is capital.
Catarrh in
Is s constitutional and not a local dl e se. and
therefore It canno: be rurd br local application.
It n quires a coniUtnUonal remedy liko Hood'
B.p-apari'Ia. which, working through the blood,
credos permanent cure of catirrh t y eradicat.n
the Impurity which canses aud promotes tlu dia
ts.e. Thou-amln of people testify to the mecess of
Hood a harnaparilla aa a remedy for catarrh when
otl.er preparations had filled. Hood. SarsapariUa
also builds op tho whole avateia, and makes you
feel renewed in health and ttrengtb. All who Miffer
from ratsrrh or ddbility should certainly try BoodV
Earsaparilla.
I haTen ed Hood'uSarcaparlllaforcitarrh with
atiBfactory le-n't", recelwmt permanent benefit
from it." J F. IlnBBanD.btreator.nl.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
cold by sn druggists. fi:slxfort. Preparsdonly i FcMbrsndmOTists. i: sis torn lYeparedoair
K 7 huuuI co. Aoothecarie. Lowell. Mask to I. UOOO & CO, Apotl.ecanea. LoweU. Mai.
IOO Doses One Dollar
RSS&f
m
Sc
A NATUKAI. HETdETtY JeOB.
Epileptic fitg, FalliBg Sickaess, Hyster
ics, St Yitas Dmcc Herreussess,
HypecttMsaria, MeUmckalii, In
efcrity, SleepIesneK, Diz
ttaess, Brata mi Spl
al Weakmesfc
This medicine has diraet action npon
the nerve centers. aKaylns; all irritabili
ties, and Increasing the now and power
of nerve fluid. It is perfectly harmless
rjd !ov po "nnWsnt effects.
aaampipss, TsTasTJo Beekc eat HantMM
7111717 Diseases sent free to say address.
w WW W sad poor paUeatB esa also obtain
I If la la this nieuaclaa ftae of caarga.
This remedy has been prepared by the BeTcrend
Pastor itoenlg. of Fort Wayne. Ind- since 18fo sad
tsnowprepared under his dbecUoD by tho
KOCNIC MED. CO.. Chicago, III.
SeklbrDraaristaataiperBosUe. SfcrSSV
,1.-73. BottlMfsrS.
'(mWmWk
HJh
- -r -BEAUTY.
AutosD aieal spflakled in the bath
Stakes the skin soft and white.
A HARMLK8S lotion for removing
frockltis is as follows: Lemon Juice, 1
ounce; powered bOxftx, K drachm; sugar,
K drachm.
Tiik following wash will prove effica
cious for purifying the breath: Chlorate
bf potash; 2 drachms; roso water, G
ounces. Rinse the month thoroughly
five or six times daily.
Ax excellent lotion for imparting a
ro-y glow to the cheoks by calling tho
blood to tho surface consists of tincture
of benzoin. 1 tablespoon ful; roso water,
3 ounces. Apply to the cheoks daily.
A tonic which Is said to ba very eQl
cac'ons In arresting the falling out of
tho hair h as follow-: Bay rum, 1 quart;
table salt, half teacupful; castor oil, 1
drachm; tincture of cantharides, 1
drachux
A harmless lotion for whitening and
softening the complexion is made as fol
lows: Camarilla powder, 2 grains; muri
ate of ammonia, 2 gra'ns; emulsion of
almonds, 8 ounces. Apply with a soft
handkerchief.
A taste which la very fine for soften
ing or whitening the skin is made as
follows: White almonds, 3 ounces:
strained honey, 2 ounces; orange flower
water, 5 onncos; co'd cream, 4 ouncc&
I ound tho almonds to a paste in a mor
tar and mix them with tho other ingro
dients Poiingator
Spaatb Politeness.
The Spanish lover has a very pretty
way of saying, "I throw myself at your
feet, scnorita. " Of course lie dees noth
ing of tho kind The Spanish hostess
ays to her frloads, "Possess yourself of
my houso; It Is all yours," but she dees
not expect them to tako c ual posses
sion. The wor.s aro the Tower of
chivalry But an occasional visitor
tako j those people at their word, and
they are too polite to explain the mis
take. When General and Mrs. Grant wero In
Cuba they wero invited to dine at tho
falace of the Governor General In
lavana In tho evening a ball was
gi von, which was attended by tho beauty
of tho city.
Among the scnoritas was one lady
who stood conversing with the American
General's wlf6. She was superbly
dres.oi, and carried a manelous fan
which had descended to her from her
great-grandmother
It was a costly affair of carving, lace
and diamonds. Mis. Grant admired It,
npon which the Spanish lady at onco
banded It to her with tlio usual remark:
"It is yours, madam, with the greatest
felicity. D mo the gi cat favor to pos
sess yourself of It" Mrs. Grant was
delighted. She warmly thanked the
lady and kept the fan, n r would the
dismayed sonorita. who had lost an
heirloom, permit tho mistake to be an
nounced. Why?
Why do great men always wear bad
hats and bad men always wear gool
hats, when they havo tho money to buy
them?
Why does a man speak broken Eng
lish to a foreigner who cannot under
stand good English?
Why does a caller in an office build
ing, hotel or tenement houso bfgln his
inquiries for somo ono he is seeking at
tho top story instead of tho basement.'
Why is smok'iig remitted ou the
froi-t p'atferm of a car. from which the
s a nnt srally enters, and not on the
back p:;f" rm, from which it wou'dn't'
Why .. -s a man who cannot make
another a.'reo to his arguments shout
In tat"'i them a second time?
by doo. a man turn hi-, head to ob
serve a pretty woman, while a woman
merely turn? hereyes to observo a hand-.-ome
man?
Why dos a sailor when on shorn al
was walk close to tl o curb?
Why does a rcstauiant-kcepT tako
his meals when he can. at some one
else's restaurant?
Why a-e tho authors of books thai
teach how o pot rich Invariably pro?
The "tVorttl'it Greatest Kinp!rc.
Up to tho present time the ancient
empire of China could truly loast that
it was tho m.st populous realm on the
whole globe But although tho final
numbers cannot for somut.m to come
be made up, it is already perfectly clear
that tho dominions of her majesty
ucen Vi-toria now number moro In
habitants tha:i are to be fo.tnd in any
other e -ting empire. It Is an extreme
estima of the population of China
which 1.. ;kes it number somo 34! 000,0 0
touls But tho tjueen's sub'oits in tho
present ear aro at least 305.0.o.oco,
thus exceeding the inhaoitants of China
by about 2-V 00,030. or by i.early as
many coplo as there arc in the kin:;
dom of Italv. The English empire is
now the largest, both In area and in
population, in the world The etent of
land under the sway of the Cjneen is
half as large again as that under the
sway of the Czar, while her majesty's
subjects aro three and a 1 alf times as
numerous as the population of the Bus
sian empire.
Many Kookt Published lant Tear.
The total n mber of books published
In the United States last year was kw.,
an Increase of 545 over ISS'J. More
novels were published than ever before,
the number being 1,118. an average of
three for eery day in tho year. There
is also a-i Increase In bo ks relating to
theolozy and rliglon, history. Juvenile,
biography and memoirs, travels, sports,
and au.uscmo. ts, bnt In poetry and
drama, fine art and illustrated looks,
and mental and moral philosophy thcro
is a big falling off.
When a man is head over ears in debt
generally it doesn't worry him one-half
so much as it docs his creditors.
the Head
1 hare bee 1 taking Hoo'l'a Sarsapanlla for tho
paat fonr year at ir.tertala. 1 was troub!l with
catarrh, and the medicine eff -cte. I a perfect care. 1
take it now whener r I feel debilitated, aid it always
KiTesm- immediate htreugth. regulate the bowels,
and gives an excellent appeUtu." Levi Camiiiell.
Parker bur.'.W.Va.
Mr daughter ha h ai catarrh f r nino years. Sho
cougl.eil and expectorated go much that every ono
ttousht 6he had conaumption. I tr.ed t-Tirjtliim 1
heard of. but gained no relief. I seat hr to Florida
in September for the winter, and there her friends
advued her to n-e Hood' baruaparilla. bh wrote
mfc that Fhe U ad tiken three bottle', and never felt
so good in her life." Mns. McKnighT. 131 WilUam-fe-n
street. Newport, Ky.
103 Doses' One Dollar
Eia IlEHnr Tnosraof, the
most noted physician of En
land, says that more taaa
half of all rtitrw come from
errors m diet.
enl for Free Sample of
GsrSeld Tea to 313 Vfest
45th Street, New York City.
Over,
coases
resalta
nfh.il iKllaccam !irk IIeatictex
rcstaresCaan pica isn ; c ureaCosi t Ipat iuu.
BORE!
TIE OHIO"
WELL
DRILL
WELLS
wkh nor faneaa Weil
Atnralaery. Thonly
aerfaet Mlf-decntrg and
laat-diuppiagtools in nae.
LOOMIS & NTUMi,
T1FK1N. OltlO.
itnloeaa
FttEE-
rAiitBHnfivM &d Dcnole
who have weak lanjsor Asih
ik should use Piso'a Cure for
Onnmpt!nn. It has cured
linns:-. -id. It ha notlnjur-
C 1 ' ;in nut iiiu it; i..;.
Li .r:cota;h syrup.
s -rwberp. 3..C
GARFIELD TEA
Vc M , , gtV
gy-tQ
Uepinari
Syrup
99 4
ForThroat and Lungs
"I Have been ill for
Hemorrhage "about five years,
"have had the best
Five Years, "medical advice,
"and I took the first
" dose in some doubt. This result
"edio afew hourseasy sleep. There
"wasnofurther hemorrhage till next
"day, when I had a slight attack
" which stopped almost immediate
"ly. By the third day all trace of
" blood had disappeared and I hadf
"recovered much strength. The
"fourth day I sat up in bed and ate
" my dinner, the first solid food for
"two months. Since that time It
"have gradually gotten better and
" am now able to move about the
"house. My death was daily ex-.
" pected and my recovery has beetf
" a great surprise to my friends and
" the doctor. There can be no doubt
"about the effect of German Syrupy
"as I had an attack just previous tc
"its use. The onl v relief was after
"the first dose." J.R. Louguhkad,
Adelaide, Australia.
It Oirw Cold. CoiijrrtA. Sore Throat. Croup.
IiillumiUi. Vt hooping CoiikIi. Brniichltls and
AkIIiiii.-i. A certain - rr forCorruniplion in tlrst
s'ast 8. at 1 nr rrilf in rvlrawi "l 'tuar. vtm
atnn--. Vunwill r tltr excellent elle-rt line
tnklur ttie llrt close. Soul Uealara eterjwUars.
Large bolt e-. 5) ceuU and Jl (.
Ely's Cream Balm
WILL CUHE
CTARBH
I'rice SO Cents.
Apply Calm Into each nostril.
LLY B1103. S6WarroutuH.T.
OTCIS ENJOYS r
Both the method and results when
Syrup of -Figs 13 taken; it ia pleasant
and refreshing to tho taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on tho Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup cf Figs is tho
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the tnste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt m
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable sulwtances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it tho most
..popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and" SI bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAl.
LOUISVILLE. Kt. NEVt WRK. M.f.
LITTLE
LIVER
PILLS
DO K0T GRIPE R0!t BICKEX
8ora ear far SICK HKAD-
ArTII.? 'mnaln4 rffoe.tlon. COIUll
piuontiorrii guinus. imzjwuww
.VU . .' - -- -m - .
l crjn. rtmoTn nwi. uu.
zinru. Xtnttl flrct on 1VIU-
ney and bladder, conquer
loo
bllloaa nervous un
order. L'taDlIia as
uralUAILT ACTION.
Beautify complexion by purifying
blood. Pckelt Vs.rraBLB.
The de i itlcly .!Ju:rl to oIt tut. one pill eaa
BtTtrtwtoomuch. rc!iilrontilnt4trrifjinTnt
roeV't. like lad pcicit. Ilinlneni rnan'i rert
eonTralence. Tskea .Icr t!n miir. boMMtry
whre. All geruliw good br"CrtfcDt.'
Send 2-ctat iUisp . You g; 32 rC book with taroplsv
R. IIARTER MEDIClf.S CO.. St. Louis. Ma.
GRINQ
Kur, Mealy
Ojtrr fthella,
tntl fori, la th
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At uan Mil I :"-"'
K nu?w mis., r.trnt).
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Al I'Oll Kit MILLMnnd iAKH
Lrtptii I'oaury
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. rr Mr.. Alice Jlaj.Ie. Ureon. aio. wriifv
I I I iM w.iftht W..33) ttuuntla.now it irtl3&
redaction of 12 lt.." Kor circular oilfirr. with fc
UT.U.n.r a.1lli.n..ictici'r. iuru:M.aiiv."
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VrTous Debility. Tltal
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CUKE. Ho failure, no pain, no
Electric nonsense, no bumbo?, ycArxs KxrcHsrx
Send 10 cents for lC0p-u ! eilni pirticulars.
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how to i.rrr ixi
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