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There arc women who arc comely.
There arc women who are homely.
But be carerul how the latter thin you say.
There are women who are healtbjr.
There are women who arc wealthy,
There are women who will always have their
way.
There are women who arc truthful.
There arc women who are youthful.
Was there ever any woman that was old?
There are women who are sainted.
There are women who are painted,
There are -Romen who arc worth their weight
in gold.
There are women who arc tender.
There are women who arc slender.
There arc women who arc larb'c and fat ana
red: . -
There are women who ore married.
There are women who have tarried.
There are women wh arc talkless but
they're uad.
A MODEKN ARDEN.
George CroWley, cabinet maker of
the firm of Wentworth & Myers, fur
niture dealers, received his pay reg
ularly the first Saturday of every
month; and just as regularly the
senior member, Mr. Wentworth,
would say:
"Well, George, shall I take out the
life insurance?"
And George would mutter a "yes,"
and then with the rest of his money
hurry ecross to Jimmy Sullivan's,
whero the boys were waiting for him.
It could not bo said that he was
much troubled by remorse, for his
headache bothered him a good deal
more. Still he had some prido left,
aud when he thought how his littlo
wife, by washing and sowing, and
Tom, by his work in a grocery store,
supported the family, ho would bo
troubled somewhat, but would com
fort himself with the thought that
he was keeping up a life insurance
of which they knew nothing. That
lifo insurance was his only redeem
ing feature, and for it Mr. Went
worth was mainly responsible.
During tho month George worked
hard and skillfully at his trade. Ho
was a very quiet man, and always
seemed, as in reality he was, to be
merely existing till he could have an
other drink.
At breakfast one morning one
of the children was unfortu
nate enough to tip ever a
dish. George promptly boxed tho
child's ears and sent him howling
away. Tom brought his list down on
the table with a bang.
"It's a shame," ho said.
Instantly both men were on their
foot The little wife ran screaming
between, and George drew back as if
to strike, but before ho could move
Tom had caught him round tho
waist and thrown him. The strug
glo was short. The father, feeble
with drink, was no match for tho
athletic son who held him down and
reproached him fiercely. Finally,
Tom let his father get up, and whito
with passion, George took his hat
and rushed from the house.
He tramped all day. The one
thought that was always uppermost
was that his son had "shamed" him,
and he must leave. But he had no
money; he had lost it all at Sulli
van's. he always did. He couldn't
remember the timo when ho had
brought any home from there. He
knew, however, that his wife had
some, but could he find itr" He
thought he could, and ho made up
his mind that ho would try it that
nighu
A fiycnd gave him some dinner; for
supper he smoked his pipo. About
11 ho sneaked into his house and
found that his wifo. who had sat up
to wait for him, had fallen asleep be
fore tho fire. Ho blessed his luck
and went upstairs. Fifteen minutes
afterwards he sneaked out again and
ran to the depot to steal a ride on
the through freight.
A week later ho obtained a situa
tion in a big furniture store in Chi
cago. He had wandered round the
city for two days first, and when the
clerk who enrolled him asked his
name he had replied, for no reason
which he could assign, "George
Crawford.' He had also found a
lodging place very cheap and hardly
respectable, but it suited him. for it
was over a saloon. In his new place
he was paid once a week, and conse
quently his former monthly sprees
were superseded by weekly ones.
It was six months after this that
at H o'clock one Sunday morning a
policeman heard somo moaning in an
alley near George's lodging, and, on
hurrying to the spot, found George
leaning dazed ami horrified aga'nst
a door post, while before him lay a
man dying of an ugly stab in the
breast. On the ground was a bloody
knife. At the trial no outside testi
mony of importance was produced.
Georgo CrawforJ, as ho persisted in
calling himself, testified that he had
met the man, who was a perfect
stranger to him, at a saloon that
they had drunk together, that the
man had insisted on accompanying
him to his lodging, that on the way
the man had tried to rob him, that
they had fought, that the man had
dravn tho knife and tried to kill
him, but that he had wrenched it
from him and struck in self-defense.
Tho body was never identified, and
as George refused to give any testi
mony whatever concerning his former
life, he was sentenced to six years at
hard labor.
When he first put on his prison
suit he awoke to his situation; and
day after day, as he mechanically
swung his lammcr upon the stones,
he thought of his life and to what it
had come. A limited amount of
thinking is good for a man. At the
end of two vcars his mind was in a
healthy state. He was repentant
an 1 had won favor with his keepers
by his industry and good behavior.
At the end of tix years lie was many
times as bad as he had ever been.
His thoughts were murderous. What
had wrought the change? An unjust
accusation and punishment by a new
jailer had roused the evil in him;
stolen conversations with his com
rades, more villainous and desperate
than himself, had nutured it, and
four years of .sullen meditation had
perfected it He had lost the favor
of his jailers, and instead cl getting
I the usual allowance for good behavior
he was obliged to serve his whole
term. A week before the time for
I his dismissal an epidemic of typhoid
' struck the prison, and 4 Crawford"
, was the second victim. He was re
leased and taken to the city hospital,
where he lay for weeks, and no one
knew whether he would live or die.
At last the crisis came and he passed
it safclv. He was conscious that ho
1 was no longer plunging and tossing,
thjat he was sleeping peacefully, that
ho felt rested and quiet: and then ho
felt a spoon between his lips, and
i opened his eyes. A sweet face, sur
rounded by wavy hair and the white
cap of a nurse was bending over him
Don't speak," she said. -'Go to
sleep again.'
He felt very weak and sleepy, but
liefore his eyes closed he saw that
he was in a small, very plain room,
J with tho curtains pulled down.
' When ho atfiiin awoke, they were
up, and tbq room yas full of suo
Besides the cot, a chair and email
table, there was absolutely nothing
but the picture of a man in a flowing
robe, sitting on a stool, on his head
a wreath of thorns, on his face a
wonderful expression of suffering and
resignation.
Another day, when he was nearly
well, she told him that in his delirium
he had told many things, and she
asked him to tell the rest He did,
and she talked to him a long time,
and finally made him promiso that
when he left the hospital hb would
go homo, and spend the rest of his
life id being a good husband aad
father. His story elicited substantial
sympathy, and when he was finally
dismissed as cured, he had 50 in his
pocket
Tho next afternoon ho stopped from
tho train at his native village. It
looked as it always had. There was
a handsome building, evidently a
hotel, which had been built since ho
loft, but this was the only change.
He walked rapidly towards his homo.
Presently a grocery, wagoll drove by,
with a tall, fine-looking man on the
Seat. It was Tom. George started
to shout, but one of the men who
wcro walking in front said something
that made him stop.
"Big thing for Tom and his mother
that the old man got out of the way."
Yes," said tho other, "good rid
dance, and that lifo insurance gave
'cm a good start, too."
Lifo insurance! lifo insurance!
Georgo was stunned, aad like a
wounded animal instantly ran to
cover. He summoned all the self
possession he had. and then, thinking
that he was so changed that no one
would know him, he turned and went
back to the hew hotel and went in.
Thank God! the landlord was no one
whom ho had ever seen and was alone
in the office. Georgo made a remark
or two about tho trains, and then
asked the landlord if ho knew a fellow
named Tom Crowley.
Why, of course, who don't?"
"What sort of a fellow is he?"
"Fine, finest we'vo got, and he's
going to be taken in partnership
with the biggest grocer in this sec
tion of tho country next week. Yes,
fine boy."
"Didn't lib used tohavo a father?"
"Yes; I never knew him. but I've
heard ho was a regular bum, never
did but one good thing in his life,
and that was to take out a life in
surance and then die."
"Die?"
"Yes; ho disappeared ono day, and
about a month later they found his
body in a gulch up by tho mill road.
Then Wentworth, the man ho worked
for, came forward with a lifo insur
ance for $5,030 that, it seems, he'd
got Crowley to run, and with it Tom
and his mother got a fine start, and
have done well ever since. Did you
know Crowley?"
"Yes," said George. "I used to
know him," and he walked out
On tho crest of a bluff overlooking
the villago he spent tho afternoon.
Should ho make himself known? If
he did, ho supposed tho lifo insur
ance would have to be paid back, and
tho fact that ho had been a felon
would soon be found out, and Tom
would be disgraced might not be
ablo to get into that partnership.
Maybe, also, if Tom had to pay back
the insurance he would not have
enough to enter the firm. In his rudo
way Georgo reasoned it out that the
right thing for him to do was not to
discloso himself. He knew that he
was a wreck, and he. saw that noth
ing but unhappiness would result
No; he would go back to Chicago
that night
The sun setting over the western
hills made the windows in the village
houses glow liko coals. George saw
his own little cottago glisten with
the rest, and the sight unmanned
him. He concluded that there would
bo time enough after dark for him to
steal up and take auotber look at his
home, and still catch the 11 o'clock
train, and with this plan ho went
back to the hotel for supper.
About J o'clock, weak from his
fever, his disappointment and the
struggle he had gono through, he
stole up to a window of his house.
There was Tom reading at tho table,
there were tho other children, all
more or less grown, busy at different
things, but his wife was not there.
He had time to note the general air
of comfort and the happiness in their
faces before she came in. Ah, there
she was! The same sweet, pale littlo
woman, just as he had left her, only
he noticed with a pang of remorse
how happy she seemed. He felt that
he must rush in and throw himself
at her feet, and tell her that he
would never abuse her again, that he
would never drink again, that he
loved her even moro than ho did on
that day, so many years ago, when
ho told her for the first time. Ho
was almost in the house, but his
resolution held him back. Then a
fierce wave came over him and he
reasoned with himself. Why
shouldn't ho go in? That was his
house, that was his wife, those were
his children. Who had a better
right? Hadn't she promised to love
him? What if the money would
have to be paid back? Tom was big,
and ho himself could still work.
They could soon make it up. He
had had a hard time, he had been
sick. He was weak. Ho needed
care, aud comfort, and sympathy,
and it was her duty to give it to him.
He sprang upon the porch and
seized the door-knob. At that in
stant a girl in the next house began
to sing and ho paused instinctively.
"What!" he said, "that tune, the
one tho nurse sang to mo!"
Then ho turned, and tip-toeing off
tho norch went to the end of tho
! yard and sat down in the grass and
wept Half an hour later Georgo
Crawford bought a ticket for Chi-
! cago. Harvard Advocate.
Fairy Ring.
The pasture freaks usually re
ferred to as "fairy rings" or "fairy
circles" are generally composed of
ono or more circles of tall, green
grass, separated from another circle
equally as luxuriant, by an inter
mediate strip of earth destitute, or
almost destitute, of vegetation. A
second class, and which is by far the
less numerous, is a "fairy circle" of
healthy-looking grass which gradu
ally enlarges year by year, always in
the form of a perfect circle. Their
cause is attributed to the spread of
j the spores of a species of fungi which
proceed by an annual enlargement
from the center outward; for, in the
other species, a gradual encroach-
l ment upon the center of the circle.
In flrltlcet'a Interest.
James." said Mrs. Meckins.
"What is it. my dear?"
"Are wo going away this summer?"
Why, yes; I suppose so."
-When?"
"I can't say exactly. Are you
anxious to know?"
j "No; but Bridget is. She says she
' wants to know when she can "nvite
1 her relatives ft coraq gnd visit hor.'
WORLD'S FAIRS.
They Were All Small When Compared
With the Chicago rshowr.
The first great international expo
sition was held in London in 1851. It
lasted 144 days; the buildings anil
grounds covered twenty-one acres;
there wore 17,000 exhibitors and
6,039,195 visitors 41,933 daily. The
receipts were $2,530, 000 and the ex
penses $1,460,000.
In 1855 the second world's fair was
held at Paris. It continued 2U0 days
and covered twenty-four and one-half
acres. There were 21,779 exhibitors
and 5,162,330 visitors 25,811 a day.
Tho cost is conjccturally stated at
$1,700,000; the receipts wcro $1,280,
000. Tho third exposition was held in
London in 1801, says tho Chicago
Tribune It continued 171 days and
covered twenty-three and one-half
acres of ground. There were 28,653
exhibitors and 6,211,103 visitors, a
daily avorago of 36,325. It cost
$2,303,00 ), and tho rccoipts wore
$2,010,000.
Tho fourth was in Paris in 1867.
It covered thirty -seven acres and
continued 217 days. Tho exhibitors
numborcd 50,236 and tho visitors
10,200,000 17,470 daily. Tho cost
was $1,003,000; the rccoipts wcro
$2,100,000.
The fifth groat world's fair was in
Vienna in 1873. The buildings cov
ered forty acres, and were occupied
by 42,0 rj exhibitors. Thoro were
7,254,687 admissions during lS6days,
an average of 39,0.13 per day. The
cost was $11,000,000; the receipts
were $1,030,000.
The Philadelphia exposition of
1876 was tho sixth great display.
The buildings covered sixty acres;
there were 60;0D0 exhibitors and
9.910,996 admissions, a daily average
of 62,323. The cost is stated at
$8,500,000; the receipts arc said to
have been $3,800,000.
The seventh international fair was
in Pari.? in 1878. Tho buildings cov
ered sixty acres and the exhibitors
numbered 32,000. There wcro 13,
00", 000 admissions during 191 days,
a daily average of 67,010. The olll
cial report makes no mention of cost
or expenses, though it is bolicvcd tho
ontcrpriso did not pay.
The eighth fair was at Paris in 1889.
The buildings covered seventy-five
acres and were occupied by 60,00 J
exhibitors. The exposition remained
open 183 days and was attended by
the astounding number of 32,351,111,
a daily averago of 181,170. The cost
was $11,000,000. Tho receipts wore
$8,3S0,000.
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.
Dramatic Interference In n KelicaMal
of 1'rivato Theatricals.
Old Kobinson had returned from
the club the other evening, says
Truth, when as ho hung up his over
coat on the hall hatrack and prepared
to go upstairs, he heard such strange
ly excited voices in the parlor that
he paused to listen. A voice, which
he recognized at once as bolonging
to that young Prettyman ho had,
warned Maud to be careful about,
said contemptuously:
"Peace, woman, and weary mo no
longer with your reproaches. I tell
you the day of my wedding with
Mabel Kockcrbilt is fixed, and noth
ing shall prevent our union."
Could theso words be addressed to
his own daughter? Yes, it was in
deed Maud's sob-choked tones that
replied:
"This, then, is the reward for my
sacrifice, my devotion. Forsaken, you
taunt me with your latest wealthy
conquest Monster! Coward'"
It required only a second for Rob
inson to rush upstairs and get a re
volver out of the closet 'ihe next
minute lie burst into the parlor with
blazinir eyes, and, hurling tho black
hearted jilt to the floor, ho placed
the muzzle of the weapon to his tem
ple, hissing:
"Villain! swear to mo that yon
will marry this poor, duped angel, or
I will strew the floor with your
brains!"
Hooray!" shouted young Pretty
man, sitting up and clapping his
hands. "Magnificent! Splendid!"
"Beautiful. papa! Encore!
Bravo!" added Maud, delightedly.
"I novcr saw anything better."
"Eh? What? I-er-cr" stam
mered the bewildered parent.
"We were afraid you might object
to my taking part in tho private
theatricals. Ma said you'd never
listen to it But you act better than
any of us doesn't ho, Jack?"
"He does," replied Jack fervently.
"You must have been an amateur
Wallack once, sir."
Then Kobinson coughed and wiped
his forehead, mumbling something
about having seen a good deal of that
sort of thing when ho was young.
Considerate.
It was out West, and they wer
holding up a stage in the regulation
fashion. One of the passengers was
a lluttery sort of a girl.
"Oh, gracious! what in the world
is happening?" she cried when tho
order to "throw up ycr hands" was
given.
"Don't be skcorcd, miss," said tho4
man wnn ino revolvers. "Aiiis is
just a new game."
What do you mean?"
"We're jes' playin' school. Wo
ask questions 'bout watches an'
rings an' you folks holds up yer
hands ter show ycr knows tho an
swer." -. t . 1 ..
This Isn't DarwinMm.
Ono of tho strangest, if not tho
very strangest, instanco of the gener
al prevalence of an absolute fallacy
is, indeed, the idea that monkeys and
apes have a penchant for imitating
the actions of their two-legged rela
tives. To say that of the 200 odd
known species of monkeys not a '
single one exhibits the slightest '
trace of imitativencss would be un
derstanding tho facts of tho case.
Alios not only evince no natural dis- !
position to "ape" the performances
of their Darwinian kinsmen, but ex
haust the resources of ingenuitv and
malace to maintain their reputation
for originality of impulse.
Catching Cold From n Fan.
"The church fan cold," is the latest
ailment of well-bred people. "It is
all very well." said a woman tho
other morning, "for tho occupant of
a pew behind me to fan herself. Sho
gets the breeze in her face, but with
me it is different I get it down ray
back; anl a breeze on my back,
whctlur it be July or January, a
natural breeze or an artificial and a
perfumed one. is fatal. I have tho
fan cold' in the worst form." Bos
ton Journal.
I.i4t IliaiiKinilx.
"Paste diamonds" are artificial
diamond?, made of what is known as
"French paste." a mixture of glass
and oxide of lead. Beal diamonds
are very successfully mitated by the
use of this material.
FABM AND HOUSEHOLD.
THE
PREVENTION OF
IN THE APPLE.
DECAY
Care Must Begin With the Blossom
The Object of Boots In the Spring
Needs of Potatoes Poultry Picking!
and Household Helps.
Decay of tho Apple.
No ono likes to eat decayed apples,
but in the present stato of sin in
man and in naturo apples axo suro
to rot, and it has seemed as if there
was no way to save them from speedy
destruction, says a Boston exchange
The ordinary way of treating fruit, if
its decay is to bo prevented, is to
pick it carofully, without bruises,
and toplaco tho barrels in a dry,
cool room, where tho natural ten
dencies to decay may bo resisted
as long as passible. This sub
ject has been studiod scien
tifically by a professor in Hutger's
College, Dr. Byron D. Halstead. and
his paper in tho Popular Science
Monthly is the first one we have seen
in which light is thrown upon the
treatment of apples. Ordinarily no
attention is paid to them until thoy
are grown, but this writer takos us
back to tho timo of the apple blos
soms, and shows that if good fruit is
to be secured in a healthy condition
it must bo protected from the begin
ning. Tho small specks that dot tho
surfaco of an apple that is just
springing from a blossom are one of
tho low forms of plant life belonging
to the molds called spores. Theso
spores arc produced in great abun
dance, and being carried by tho air,
alight upon the fruit, and there ger
minate into specks which feed upon
the substance obtained from the skin
of the apple. Whenever these specks
arc observed it is certain the apple
will decay.
Another defect in apples is known
to fruit dealers as the "scab." This
is due to a mold which is as different
in its real structure from tho specks
as the two arc unlike in general ap
pearance. It is as much a distinct
kind of plant ." the apple tree upon
which it thrives. a.PPjcs are
first attacked by tho scat fungus,
whilo the tree is in blossom or shoi'.
ly after, and this fact is what makes'
it necessary that the fruit shoufd
be treated as soon as the apple tree
is in blossom. The germs which
gather in tho form of a scab are the
germs of bacteria, and as soon as the
skin of the apple becomes broken in
any place, the coarser decay germs
enter, and quickly overrun it with a
motley vegetation of various
molds. All these products rot,
and the question of saving tho
apples is transferred to the matter of
doing something for the fruit while
it is yet untouched by bacteria that
aro floating in tho air. What Dr.
Halstead suggested is that this de
cay of tho fruit shall be anticipated.
Nature tries to protect the apple in
all tho processes of its growth, but
the bacteria are sure to appear wher
ever they can find their way through
tho tough skin. The only way in
which the applo can be saved is by
protecting their skins by the use of
fungicides in tho orchard while the
fruit is growing, then by picking
tho fruit carefully and by placing it
in a cold, dry room, where it is free
from fungus germs, and whero it
will keep indefinitely until chemical
change ruins it as an article Of
food.
There Is no absolute protection for
tho ripened fruit, or for the keeping
off the specks and blotches where
bacteria lodge, ready to prey upon
tho fruit at its first opportunity.
Each of these spores feeds upon the
ruptured pimples in the skin of
the apple, and the only way to keep
the harvested fruit effectively is to
spray it with fungicide, and even
this will not do it excepting under
the most favorable circumstances.
Tho only sure way to keep fruit is to
cook it until the germs within it
have been killed, and then to can it
to prevent the entranco of those
without If the fungicides are used
freely in tho orchard, while the fruit
is growing, tho result will be fairer
f: uit and the prevention of it from
decay to a large extent. Use this
"prevention, pick the apples so as to
avoid bruises, place them in a dry
storage room, and you will have fruit
that will last as long as tho chem
ical substance will allow. This is in
substance tho only treatment that
will prevent the applo from decay.
lVeiliiix Dairy Cows.
It now seems to bo a generally ac
cepted fact that tho per cent of but
tor fat in milk is always a matter of
breeding and of individual peculiar
ities, sas a writer, and that it can
not bo controlled in any considerable
degree bj the feeding or treatment
of the cow.
Professor Farrington.of the Illinois
station, has made some experiments
recently to test this point, and tho
results arc interesting. He finds
that tho butter fat was the most
changeable constituent of the milk.
Tho per cents of solids not fat was
quite uniform. Both were higher in
the last part of the period ol lacia-
f ;n fh :., filp fi..st. wncn the cows
, w.w.. v..- ... -..., -,
wore frcsh'and the maximum quan
tity of milk was produced. This was
especially true of the fat As the
activity of the milk glands gradually
decline until the flow of milk ceases,
tho formation of the fat scorns to hold
out better than tho other constitu
ents of mils.
A gradual incrcaso of tho grain
feed from twelve to twenty-four
pounds per day per head, and the
change from stable to pasture feed
each increased the yield of milk, but
had very littlo effect on its quality.
In some respects tho results obtained
by Professor i'arrington are contrary
to the generally accepted belief in
regard to the production of butter
I fat. and will serve to reopen a ques
! tion which has never been definitely
.! mivniil if AtriMnllltllrf
SUILIUU. uum" " "ra """ - -
In the Apiary.
A writer in an exchango says in
regard to ants in tho apiary: Ex
amine tho hive and see if it is not
decayed. If the hive is sound then
look for decayed wood under and
around it or for an old log or stump
standing near. Ilcmove to the wood
pile all decayed boards, chips, etc.,
and clean out from under the hive.
Build a foundation of brick, four
inches high at the back of the hive
and two inches in front This in
clination towards tlu front, causes
tho moisture to run out, and makes
it easy for bees to drag out intruders
or debris. Provide the hive with an
alighting board of sound wood. If
tho ants are still troublesome, track
them to their nests, and destroy
tlcse with kerosene oil. Bees and
other insects dislike the odor of ker
osene and avoid it The foundation,
edges and under side of the alight
ing board might be smeared trith it
I have been troubled at times with
red ants in the kitchen cupboard,
and ut ono timo in tho cellar alter
bees had been wintered there. I
sweetoncd a vessel of wator, putting
in some sulphuric acid, dropped bits
of paper over tho surfaco and placed
it wherefthe ants frequentod. In a
short time its surfaco was com
plotoly covered with them and many
died. Those which lived to roturn
to their nests, carried homo tho
poisonous food and very soon aftor
the ants wcro gone.
The Object of Kools.
In a recent address Dr. William
Anderson states that "the popular
belief is that plants aro nourished
through their roots.which for that
reason aro bcliovodito bo tho all im
portant parts, whtl'o tho leaves are
moro orllamcnts,"enjoying tho upper
air and sunshine and profiting by tho
work dono-j underground. But a
j uster knowledge, ono of tho fruits
of abstract investigation, tells us
that the roots aroynainly useful in
holding the tree orcet, and havo com
paratively little to do with providing
tho materials for building up its
structure. It is the leaves which
form tho great laboratory in which
tho main components of the plant
aro extracted from tho region where
superficial observers would least ex
pect to find them namely, the at
mosphere," and there is enough of
truth in what tho doctor says to war
rant observation and experiment;
but when ho has deprived tho tree
or other plant of roots and still holds
it in place as they would, he will yet
discover that all the element of the
atmosphero will not sustain life.
Column's Rural World.
Ilcnu
ulreinent of Potatoes.
The man
who jrfShts a field with
potatoes has
seed involved
expense. He,
eady in labor and"
self in considerable
as to tins ex lost, at.
least, place
himself under obliga-
tions to givo
and promptly,
promptness
than it is
thc crop thOrtScst caro
With tho potato crop
is more important
with any other.
A single day's neglect may involve
the loss of several dollars per acre.
Wo understand now that both the
size and quality of the potato depends
on the foliage. It is through the
leaves that the crop gets the carbon
which in the juices of the potato
turns it to starch. Beetles and their
' -va may bo killed to-morrow or
next fu ' J,lt aftcr tno foliaS has
been l.aff ch'1' lJ10 CI""' cant
amount to much. ,me lo?s .ls.ln;
ovitable where entire rcllu?e lb jjj"J
on poisoning the larva. They iu..'
cat some of thj; leaf to get sullicleiit
poison to kill thorn. American
Cultivator.
Poultry Pickings.
Fresh eggs are heavier than old
ones.
Buttermilk may bo fed to hens
with profit.
Disease results from crowding
fowls in large flocks.
Millet seed is a good grain feed
for young chickens.
Crude petroleum will destroy scaly
leg. It is a good liniment for sores
on fowls.
Chopped steamed hay, mixed with
bran, is re ished by hens and isjfa
good ens 'producer.' Jf
Ducks will rclisli and -do wtjfl on
corn meal and wheat bran made into
mush with sweet milk. y
Fowls should bo marketed in decent
condition. Marty people will not buy
fowls from filthy coops.
When hens arc confined they should
hot have more than an ounce each of
chopped meat two or thrco times a
day.
A red comb and ah active, restless
disposition is said to bo an indica
tion that the' fowl is in perfect
health.
Bees arc a benefit to fruit trees.
In extracting the nectar of flowers
they collect the pollen and carry to
other plants and fertilize them.
Useless roosters are like hens that
lay no eggs. They eat but pay noth
ing for what they cat. Keep no
moro roosters than aro necessary.
If poultry aro given the run of the
orchard they will destroy a great
many insects that will injure the
trees, and the fowls enrich the land.
A poultry writer says that if you
suspect rats near where you have
young chicles, keep a liberal supply
of whole corn near by. A w-oll-fcd
rat is not so apt to bother the chicks.
The Poultry Yard says that there
is just as much difference between
eggs of fowls allowed to roam and
forage for themselves, and those
which are fed regularly on good, nu
tritious food, as there is between a
leg of Southdown mutton and that of
a common, half-starved sheep.
llousfhoM II lp.
Iron closet hooks that arc annually
given a coat of enamel paint will
never injure damp clothing with rust
When lemons are plentiful and
cheap save the peels and make your
own supply of extract and candied
peel.
If window frames aro wiped off
with a clean, dry cloth when dusting
a room their appearance will bo
greatly improved.
A towel rack, made with several
arms fastened to a half-circular cen
tre, which in turn fastens to the
wall, is a convenient place for drying
dish towels.
To relievo pain from bruises and
prevent discoloration and subsequent
stiffness, nothing is more efficacious
than fomentations of wator as hot as
can be borne.
Fancy china toast racks aro cer
tainly less serviceable than silver
ones," but they arc quaint and dainty
additions to the breakfast table, and
aro fast gaining in favor.
Flatirons should be kept as far re
moved from the steam of cooking as
possible, as this is what causco them
to mst When purchasing new ones
be sure and get those with movable
handles.
The stains and discolorations made
in marble basins from tho dripping
of tho faucets can bo removed with
pulverized chalk. Dip an old nail or
tooth brush in water, then in the
chalk, and an instant's rubbing will
do the work.
Strong carbolic acid is sure death
to bed bugs. It is also one of the
very best disinfectants. A bottle
should be kept on hand out of tho
reach of the children, and a few
drops occasionally put down tho sink
drain and in slop jars.
Grass stains on white goods can
usually be removed in tho following
way: Wet the fabric, rub in some
soft soap and as much baking soda
aswill adhere; let stand half an hour;
wash out in the usual manner and
the stain wi 11 generally bo gone.
A convenient articlo for tho sick
room is a long, low shelf, supported
at either end by broad stanchions.
It spans the invalid's lap without
touching her, and enables her to eat,
when propped up in bed. with the
bame convenience as though she were
not deprived G dining room comforts.
She Knew Why.
A tall girl and a short girl were seat
ed in the rear of an elevated car. Both
were pretty. Both were tastefully
dressed. Another tall girl and a short
andrery fat girl boarded the car and
took seats opposite tho other girls.
The fresh arrivals were pretty, but
their style was hard-faced and asser
tive. 'That's a nice roil she's got,"
said the Bhort fat eirl, referring to the
tall girl on the other side. The other
girl sniffed. A few stations further
the first two girls rose to leave the car.
The taller reached tho door, and put
her hand against it to brace herself for
the stopping jerk. It came. Her com
panion was thrown against her, step
ped on her dress and said, "Goodness!"
"Why doesn't she pick up her trail?"
asked the short, fat girl of her friend.
The friend merely sniffed. As the train
moved away the short, fat girl said:
"Why, she's going down the steps, and
she hasn't picked it up yet I wonder
why?" "Because," replied the tall
girl, wisely and with some acidity,
"she wears a number seven shoe. I
saw it"
Ills Wants Were Few.
Tramp Please, mum, would you be
so kind as let me have a needle and
thread?
Mrs. Suburb Well, y-e-s, I can let
you have that
"Thankse, mum. Xow you'd oblige
me very much if you'll let me have a
bit of cloth for a patch."
"Well, here is some."
"Thankee, mum, but it's a different
color from my travelin' suit Perhaps,
mum, you could spare me some of your
husband's old clothes that this patch
will match."
""Well, I delare! I'll give you an old
suit, however. Here it is."
"Thankee, mum. I see its a little
largo, mum, but if you'll kindly furn
ish me with a square meal, mebbe lean
fill it"
Almost Bigamy.
At a recent dinner in New York City
a prominent southern woman present
remarked in the course of a conversa
tion touching upon the famous states
man, that it "was almost wieked in
Charles Sumner to have married. He
was so deeply in love with himself,"
he continued, "that his marriage
niismtivsiiviiiui "( V"
The New Bread
As endorsed and recommended by
the New-York Health Authorities.
Royal Unfermentcd .Bread is peptic, palatable, most
healthful, and may be eaten warm and fresh without
discon,ort evcn ky those of delicate digestion, which
is nottoift f brcad made in any other way- Vft
to make One l?f of RyaI Unfermented Bread: l
. t l -- , ,.''l salt, half a teaspoonful sugar, vf
I quart flour, i teaspoo . , pjJJ,. coId boiIed 'J
3 helping teaspoonful ltoK eggand water. T
potato about the sue of Iw haking wdcr. reb in th8 .
Sift together thoroughly flour, salt, sugar ,fiA -nto a stiffbatter -
potato; rtdd sufficient water to mix smoothly and a quart of flour will
about as soft as for pound-cake; about a pmtof watef to J1 of flour
be required more of less, according to the brand and qW. ,tef mto a
used. Do not make a stiff dough, like yeast brcad. Pour the b.,
, .., o :!.. , --.1 . m'ki.; i1.n filHnir ntmiit hTf full.
grcaseu pan, 4; uy u.ura. ."" .....i.. - 0 .
loaf will rise to fill the pan when baked. Bake in very hot oven 45 mmutet
placing paper orcr first 15 minutes' baking, to prevent crusting too soon on
top. Bake immediatelr atter mixing, uo not mix wim mn..
Perfect success can be kzd only with the Royal Baking Powder, because it is the
enlyftKvderin -which the ingredients are prepared so as to give that continuous
action necessary to raise the larger bread loaf.
"' A-
The best baking powder made is, as shown by analy
sis, the "Royal." Its leavening strength has been found
superior to other baking powders, and, as far as I know,
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it IS UlCUUiy JJUWUtl VHiK-i
yrus xiasori, in. u. -.
ConTr ol Health, New-York City. "
I
Brcadmakcrs usincr this receipt who will write the result
of their experience will receive,
book published, containing
cooking. Address .
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.,
Fooling the Babr
New Girl Please, sir, the missis is
out, and I can't do a thing with the
baby, lie cries all the time.
Mr. Winks Humph! Soincthingmust
be done. Let me see. There is an
idiot asylum a few squares away.
Send up for one of the female inmates
to come here at once. I'll pay all the
charges.
'Iiut what do you want of such a
creature as that?"'
"I think may be she will be able to
talk baby talk to him until his mother
returns." New York Weekly.
I Care Iyppl and Constipation.
Dr. Shoots Kcstorative Ncrro 1111a ent free wlin
Medical Hook to prove merit, for 2c stamp. Urug
lUU, 25c U. Suoop. Box W., Kaclne, WB.
Itovr It Is Donu in Japan.
The Japanese carpenter planes to
ward him instead of from him. The
Japanese horseman mounts his horse
from the right side. The address of a
Japanese letter is arranged in strict ac
cord with tho progress from the gen
eral to the particular. Thus, a Jap
writing to a countryman in Chicago
would place on the envelope: "United
States of America. Illinois, State, Chi
cago, Clark street 323, Hoc Yank."
How's This 1
We offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Fropi., Toledo, O.
We, the undesigned, have known F. J.
CLci. y for the last 1.1 years, and btlievc him
perfect Iv honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tion made by their firm.
West A: Tkcax, Wholesale Dnijrgist. Toledo,
O. Wildixo, Kinnan fc Makvik, Wholesale
DniKMs, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bottle.
Sold by all DniKRlsts. Testimonials free.
Atrial Navigation.
A Londoner has made some success
ful experiments with a new aerial ma
chine of his own invention. The ma
chine is built on an entirely new prin
ciple, being sustained in its ilight by
means of induced currents acting upon
slats or laths of wood, arranged simi
larly to those of a Venetian blind, in
stead of the unweildy plane to which
designers of Hying machines have
usually had recourse.
Cor'i Cough Balaam
IhoMtain! b"t. It nill lr-ak upaCoIJ quick
ertlianaaj thine le. It Is always reliable. IrylU
Juno was uotaMo for a very low death
rate in all parts of the country.
"Hanson's Majtlo Corn Salrc.'
Wrrnt-t to rnr. or monejr refunded. Ak jour
ilnicsU; lorlt. l'rr o IS cent.
' Of the .11.000 breweries estimntod to bo in
tho world -l',000 are in Germany.
950.000,000.
I It has been demonstrated that tho
! farmers of Iowa, ebraska, Kansas,
j M.chigan, "Missouri, Illinois and Wis
consin would receive S30.000.000 more
money for their wheat crops, pro
viding th-v would seed their land to
Salzer's World's Fair Winter Wheat.
1 This variety has the quality of with
standing any kind of weather, as
diouths, r.ins, frosts, aad makes the
acre produce from ten to thirty bushels
more than it now yields. It is not
uncommon to nave larmers report,
from thirty to sixty bushels per acre.
His fall catalogue tells all about it. as
also what grass and clover seeds should
be sown now. Cut this out and send
4 cents in stamps to-day to the John A.
alzer Seed company. LaCro-se, Wis.,
and receive free, a puekacre of World's
Fair Winter Wheat and catalogue.
Osr Rapid Transitory Existence
Is fojMof enough without our shortening It by
anov'nv- medical aid, when wo aro somewhat
unwell, r
-om sources whero it la only ob-
..in.M Jif.. Rreat risk. Evon if the old
doctrine were t;uo that violent diseases re- .
qulro violent rc&..cdIe3- U d?5 t'"w
that drastic pursativ- narcotics, powerful
"sedatives" of tho ncr.0" ad
visable in cases where sllsh. disorders man
ifestly call for the use of mt.;"""'"; "
recovering, involving no sulwcqn ,?";
but equally efficient. Hostettcr's - ? ;'
Hitters not only relieves. butultlmaU. .".
completely relieves disorders or the a,
ach, liver, bowels and nerves. It Is a ges
uine tonic, healthfully stimulates the kid-. "
neys. Is a thorough alterative, and a most
effectual preventive of chills and fever and .
bilious remittent. Tho utmost confidence
can be reposed in tho purity and safety of
its medicinal ingredients.
Perpetual Motloa Reward.
I am often asked the question: How
much money do the different govern
ments offer for the discovery ot perpet
ual motion? To all such I invariably
give this answer: There is no patent
law relative to the perpetual motion
machines; neither is there a fixed sum
of money offered by any government for
the invention of such an unheard of
contrivance. As early as 1775 118
years ago the French Academy of Sci
ences refused even to consider the
claims of the so-called perpetual motion
inventors. A valuable reference work
before me, in making mention of thoso
who are experimenting in that direc
tion, says: "They have an idea that
some immense government reward has
for years been laid aside for the suc
cessful invontor. Unhappily this idea
is as fallacious as the grand delusion
itself." St Louis Kcpublic.
Beecham's Pills will cure wind and pain
in tho stomach, giddiness, fullness, dizzi
ness, drowsinoss, chills aud loss of appatito.
Fires Caused by Water.
Two cases in which fire was caused
by water are reported. In one a flood
caused tho water to rise high enough
to reach a pile of iron filings in a fac
tory. The filings oxidized so rapidly
as to become so intensely heated as to
set fire to the neighboring woodwork,
and tho factory was burned to tho
ground. In the other case, during a
lire, water from tho engines found its
way into a shed containing quick lime.
The heat generated by the lime set tire
to the shed and the flames spread to
other buildings.
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free, the most practical cook
iooo receipts for all kinds of
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106 WALL ST., NEW-YORK.
Next to nctpiirinff good friends, tho best
neiiuiMtion is that of good books'.
Tho Uulf Coast of Tfiai
Has tho Lest and cheapest land in tho Uni
ted States nnd more even climate than Cal
ifornia. Kain enough to raise four crops a
year. Plenty tiiuLer nnd prnirife. Lumber
$0 to $7 per thousand. For further informa
tion, write to Gulf Coast Land and Improve
ment Co., 1324 Faruam, St., Omaha, Neb.
A hundred-nnd-ten-ton guu has a range
of fourteen miles.
FITS-AH Ms stopped fr by DB. KIOTI MA1'
nVlt BBlTOtlR. Ku Ht after first dJ s u. M.r
Mloui cures Tre.tl.. ud K .00 trial bjttls ttm to Kit
cue. S-ndtoDr Kltne.Ml ArehSt..Milllelpll.-s.
The first paved street in America was
Stone street in Now York.
ir the Hnby I Csttlasf Teeth,
Be sure ami me that old an4 wrtltrltd remsdr. Mas.
Wisslow's SooTnt"j Smcr for Children Teething.
One-third of tho people who gp mad aro
said to recover their senses.
Garfield Iteach
Tho Great Interior Salt Water Bathing re
sort near Salt Lako City, reached via thc
Union Pacific only.
No description can convov any idea of"
tho splendid luxurv of a bath In Great Salt
Iako at Garfield Beach. To sink is impos
sible, so deuso is tho water, and tho bather
is sustained on its calm surfaco for hours
without offort.
A freo ticket will bo given to Garfield
Bench nnd roturn to all holders of tickets
readinp via tho Union Pacific between tho
Missouri river or Denver and points west
of Odcu.
Tho numbnr of members of tho house of
lords, England, varies from .HO to 070.
Three Harvest Excursions South yIss tho
Wabash Railroad.
On AtiR. 22nd, Sept. 12th and Oct. 10th
tho Wabash will sell round trip tickets to
all points in Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee
(except Memphis), lissixsippl and Louisiana
(except Now Orleans), at one fare, plus 12.00,
food returning 20 days from date of sale,
or tickets or folders giving a description
of lands, climate, &c, call at Wabash office,
1502 Faruam Street, or write
G. N. Clayton,
Northwestern Pass. Agent, Omaha, Nob.
Jo Populist Press and People.
I take pleasure fr announcing
that I havo made arrangements on
behalf of the National Reform Press
Association, whereby plates and
ready-prints containing Populist
matter officially approved and rec
ommended by the National Reform
Press Association and Chairman
Taubeneck, In any quantity desired,
will be furnished by
The Wistern Newspapir Union.
Write to the Western Newspaper
Union for Samples and prices. No
other house furnishes authorized
matter. W. S. MORGAN, Sec. Na
tional Reform Press Association.
Address
WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION,
OMAHA. NEBRASKA.
It ajr oou doubts tut
wo can euro the mjjt 1 k
stlaato cane In SO to to
day. let hira write far
paiticularj and iavotl
gat our rallab llty. er
Hnnrlal backing- Is
:0,00O. When raerenrr.
lodl.U p.t.vlam. j.rii.rilI.or Hot Spring fall. ws
rii Tsnt?" a cure and our CtIo CyphUeno Is tha only
thmi; tht Till euro permanently. FosIMts proof sect
-!.-., lice- Cook UEtT Co.. Cklcago. UL
Ifaffllcte.1 with )Tt- ---- Cw Wftlaw
sore eyes, 1
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W H U Omaha, 34 1893
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