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According to the British and For
elgn bible society, there is little
chance for circulation of .the bible
in Japan. The society says of Japan:
The progress of Christianity seems
to pause before the absorption of
the people in their new political
passions.11 Some visitors to Japan
gay that the trouble is that" the
Japanese, eager to receive every
thing of Western civilization, have
welcomed tho missionaries of all
sects of Christianity, and now are
greatly puzzled over tho rival claims
of different denominations.
Business Women.
Tho Frenchwoman, unliko her
English sister, has. as a rule, a very
good business education. In tho
common schools she is taught house
hold bookkecoing and is given les
sons in purchasing and useful ex
penditure. As a wifo she is expected
generally to help her husband in his
business, and sometimes she man
ages it entirely for him. In tho
small stores bhe acts as clerk for
him end in the larger ones sho is an
equal partner.
Ere the Farewell In Spoke
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A Klftlng Town.
What's ail that racket?"
-O, nothin'!1'
Anything up?"
Yes; mayor and the editor.
Struck a dynamito vein an1 went a
whizcn'!"
There la a Clan or People
Who are "injured by the use of coffee
Recently there has been placed In all
the grocery stores a new preparation
called GKAIX-O. made of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives it with
out distress, and but few can tell it
from coffee. It does not cost over
:is much. Children may drink it with
ip-eat benefit. 15 cents and 25 cents
per package. Try it. Ask for
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So Unkind of Her.
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Miss Flypp I am sorry, Mr. Grey
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QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
afsoat Belgian' Araaleas Artist A
Clack Gartfea Whew Flawars Will
Tell the Time ef Day Is Beta PUmaed
for tfte Ualrerslty of CaU.fara.ta.
Betsey sad I Ave Oat.
RAW up the papers,
lawyer, and make
'em good and
stout;
For things at home
are crossways. and
Betsey and I are
out.
We who hae work
ed together .so long
as man and wife.
lu8t pull in single
harness for the
rest of our nat'ral
life.
What is thi matter?" say you. "I swan
It's hard to tell!
Most of the years behind us we've passed
by very well!
I have no other woman she has no other
man
Only we've lived together as long as we
ever can.
So I have talked with Betsey, and Betsey
has talked with me.
And so we've agreed together that we
can't never agree;
Hot that we've catched each other In any
terrible crime;
We've been a-gathering this for years, a
little at a time.
There was a stock of temper we both
had for a start.
Although wc never suspected 'twould take
us two apart;
I had my various failings, bred in the
llcsh and bone:
And Betsey, like all good women, had a
temper of her own.
The first thing I remember whereon we
disagreed
Was something concerning heaven dif
ference in our creed;
We arg'ed the thing at breakfast, we
arg'ed the thing at tea.
And the more we arg'ed the question, the
more we didn't agree.
And the next that I remember wa3 when
we lost a cow;
She had kicked the bucket for certain,
the question was only How?
I held my own opinion, and Betsey anoth
er had;
And when we were done a-talkltig, we
both of us was mad.
And the next that I remember, it started
in a joke;
But full for a week it lasted, and nei
ther of us spoke.
And the next was when I scolded because
she broke a bowl;
And she said I was mean and stingy
and haunt any soul.
And so that bowl kept pouring dissensions
in our cup;
And so that blamed cow-creature was al
ways a-comin up;
And so that heaven we arg'ed no nearer
to us got.
But it gave us a taste of something a
thousand times as hot.
And so the thing kept workln. and all
the self-same way;
Always somethln' to arg'c, and somethin
bharp to say.
And down on us came the neighbors, a
couple dozen strong.
And lent their kindest tar vice for-to help
tho thing along.
And there has leen days together and
many a weary week
We was both of us cross and spunky, and
both too proud to speak;
And I have been thlnkin' and thlnkln
the whole of the winter and fall.
If I can't live kind with a woman, why,
then. I won't at all.
And so I have talked with Betsey, and
Bet.sey has talked with me.
And we have agreed together that we
can't never agiee;
And what is hers shall be hers, and what
Is mine shall be mine;
And I'll put it in the agreement, and take
it to her to sign.
Write on the paper, lawyer the very first
paragraph
Of all the farm and live-stock that she
bhall have her half:
For she lias helped to earn It, through
many a weary day.
And it's nothing more than Justice that
Bctbey has her pay.
Give her tho house and homestead a man
can tin he and roam;
But women are skeery critters, unless
they hae a home;
And I hao always determined, and never
failed to fray.
That Betsey should never want a home
If I was taken away.
There is a little haid money that's draw
in' tol'nblo pay;
A couple of bundled dollars laid by for a
rainy day;
Safe in the hands of good men. and easy
to act .it-
Put in another clause there, and rive her
half of that.
Yes, I sec yo i smile, sir. at my givln' her
so much;
Yes. divorce is cheap, sir. but I take no
stock in buch!
True and fair I married her, when she
was blithe and young;
And Betsey was al'ays good to me cx-
ceptln' with her tongue. '
Once, when I was as young as you,
and
noi bo ir.ia.ri, pernap-5.
Tor me she inittcned a lawyer, and sev
eral other chaps;
And all of them was llustercd. and fairly
taken down.
And I for a time was counted the lucki
est man In town.
Once when I had a fever I won't forget
it soon
I was hot as a basted turkey and crazy
as a loon:
Xever an hour went by me when she was
out of sight
She nursed me true and tender, and stuck
to me day and night.
And if ever a house was tidy, and ever
a kitchen clean.
Her house and kitchen was as tidy as
any I ever seen:
And I don't ccmplaln of Betsey, or any of
her acts.
Excepting when we've quarrelled, and
told each other facts.
So draw up the rper. lawyer, and I'll
go home to-night.
And read the agreement to her, and seo
if It's all right:
And then. In the mornln', 111 sell to a
trad in man I know.
And kiss the child that wag left to us.
and out in the world 111 go.
And one thing put In the paper, that first
to me didn't occur:
That when I am dead at last she'll bring
me back to her
And lay mc under the maples I planted
years a:o.
When she and I was happy, before we
quarrelled so
And when sh dies I wish that she would
be laid by me.
And. lyln together in silence, peihaps we
will agree;
A-J, if ever we meet in heaven I wouldn't
think It queer
If we loved each other the better because
we quarrelled here.
Another poem, by the same author, de
scribes the reconciliation of the couple.
Kelglnm Arroleiv Artist.
Belgium boasts a painter of real tal
ent born without arms, who has at
tained skill aud dexterity solely by ihe
use of his feet la manipulating brush
and colors. He is Charles Francois
Felu. He was born in Waermaerde, in
West Flanders. June 25. 1S30. and lives
at present in Antwerp with his mother.
His father, who died in 1S70, vras an
employe of the treasury department.
who tcok up his residerci in that city
to enable his son to continue his artis
tic studies, which he had previously
carried en at Ostend and Bruges. Be
sides being a talented artist, M. Felu
has been graduated in liberal studies
and has translated several 'works of
Horace into French ver-e. His 'hand
writing." if that term can Le :sed of
writing that is done wit'io-it hanus, is
Arm and legible. At one time he in-
'fins.
rSaf-rr
SKtifc. agf gffj!rLr?4sfcttiraak.,
r-StanyS'lTrr
tended to become a teacher, but gave
up the idea for art Today he makes
remarkable -copies, and paints portraits
said' to be of real merit" Sitting in
fioat-of his canvas on an ordinary stool
he holds his palette with his left foot
and paints with his right easily and
firmly. He ojfens his" color box,
squeezes his tubes and sets his palettes
as easily as aa artist with the usual
equipment of arms and hands. He
wears a sort of mittens on his feet and
puts his boots on himself without as
sistance. It is said that he even shaves
himself. M. Felu has had commissions
from the Archduke and Archduchess
Charles Louis of Austria, who visited
his studio in Antwerp, as did the In
fanta Isabel of Spain, in 1885. The lat
ter sent him the cross of the Royal
Order of Isabella the Catholic in recog
nition of his talent
Novel TVeddlac Processions.
It is not to be wondered at that in
these days of novelty we are occasion
ally treated to somewhat peculiar pro
cessions. A short time ago a wedding
part' hit upon the novel idea of going
to church on bicycles, and, as a result,
tho contracting parties, together with
about fifty guests, suitably mounted,
started in procession for the sacred
edifice where tho knot was to be tied.
At starting there were sixteen single
machines and twelve sociables, the
bride and bridegroom riding side by
side on one of the latter, but this num
ber was considerably increased after
the ceremony was over. On the return
journey the newly married couple led
the procession, their machines being
decorated with bouquets. As the mar
riage took place on a Sunday, this un
ique procession attracted a great am
ount of attention. Another of these
novel wedding processions took place
two or three summers ago at a Lanca
shire watering place. The bridegroom
was a donkey driver, and his brother
drivers honored him in a peculiar man
ner. The marriage took place early in
the morning, and the guests were con
veyed to church in a landcau, a phae
ton, drawn by two donkeys, following
them. A blind fiddler, playing lively
airs, was seated in the phaeton, and
after this came a procession of about
forty donkeys, without riders, driven
by barefooted boys. After the happy
pair had becu united, the procession
reformed, and paraded the principal
streets of the town. Needless to say.
the donkey driver's wedding was a
source of vast amusement to crowds of
visitors.
A Clock Garden.
A clock garden, whose flowers will
tell the time of day, is being planned
by Inspector H. A. Ouisterhout, of tho
bctanical division of the University of
California. He proposes to cultivate
such a garJ?n on the university
grounds, arranging the plants in dial
form. The hours and half hours are to
be indicated by the successive open
ing and closing of buds. The work of
producing a clock garden will be a long
task, as it has never been attempted
in California before, and a great deal
of experimenting will be necessary to
And out just what flowers should bo
put around the circle to indicate time.
The garden will he the only one of the
kind in the United States. "By get
ting the right varieties of flowers we
can mark all the hours and some of
the half-hours throughout the day,"
said Mr. Ouisterhout, in describing tho
projected botanical curiosity. "The
flowers would be arranged like a clock,
and in the early morning they would
begin to bloom, the different varieties
at different periods, according to the
light and heat Gradually the opening
of flowers would extend around the cir
cle, until at night the circle would bo
all in bloom. The first garden of tho
kind was made at Upsala, Sweden, by
the botanist Linnaeus. There is also
one in Paris, and efforts have been
made to cultivate them in the eastern
states, but owing to the elements they
have not been very successful. I think
the California climate is suitable for
such an experiment. The questions
that remain tc be solved are as to what
flowers arc best here, and at what time
of day the different varieties will
bloom here."
A Strange Inxcct Procession.
In some of the Hungarian forests
and in the pine woods of Norway there
exists a tiny worm-like insect called
the Sciara, of the genius Tipula. Dur
ing the month of July or early in Au
gust, they gather together in large
numbers, preparatory to migrating in
search of food, or for change of condi
tion. When setting out on this journey
they stick themselves together by
means of some glutinous matter, and
form a huge serpent-like mass, often
reaching a length of between forty and
fifty feet and several inches in thick
ress. As the Sciara is only on an aver
age about threc-thirty-seconds of an
inch in length, with no appreciable
breadth whatever, the number required
to compose a continuous line of the
size above-mentioned is almost incal
c liable. Their pace is, of course, very
sicw, and upon meeting an obstacle,
such as a st:c' or stone, they will
either writhe over or around it, some
times breaking into two bodies for thi.
purpose. M. Guerin-Meneville, a cele
brated French naturalist, says that if
the rear portion of this wonderful
sp.ikc-likc procession be brought into
contrc' with the front part, and a Sort
of circle forr.cd, the iiihcots will keep
moving round in that circle for hours
without apparently noticing that they
arc getting no "forrader" on their jour
ney. Slic Dric4 nu OHtr'cti.
Mrs. John Eliteh. of Denver, Col.,
ir..z .-. i.:i.ise t'2d. I'cr horco is
net a hcrse, but an ostrich, behind
which she rides in a light wagon. Mrs.
El'tch is the only woman in the world
who owns a zoolog;cal garden and
manarcs it herself. Through it she is
known all over the Pacific slope.
Whenever I wai.t a change from driv
ing hcrses I have an ostrich," she says,
"the only pacing-bird owned by a wo
man. I drive it for amusement, never
for the public. It hauls a light road
wagon, and I've just got a new one
with pneumatic tires. Ostriches don't
drive like horses, it is all very well if
it doesn't catch sight of a banana-peel
a stray orange- --kin, or something
equally attractive. If he does he'll stop
in his fastest gait and drive sidewaj-s
for the tidbit. He isn't guided by the
reins, but by a long whip, with which
I hit him on the side. It takes a hard
blow, too. to handle him. If I should
pull en the reins it would break his
eccc. I raised him from a baby. He
hates reins, but once harnessed is very
traceable. It looks odd to see him in
such a rig. His legs, of course, are im
mensely strong. He seems never to get
tired, and gees like the wind."
Greater New York will have an im
n:enee poulation. but. nevertheless, ev
ery person there could find standing
room In half a dozen squares In that
city.
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FABMfl AND tGABDEN.
MATTERS OP INTEREST
AGRICULTURISTS.
TO
Sasne Ca-ta-Jata aUaJa AWa Caltlva
Mea at the Sasl aad Yields Thereat
B artlcaltara, VUlcaUan aa Ylact
Grawtas; Celery.
S a celery 'grower
of fifteen years ex
perience I may be
able to give tnr
brother truckers
a few practical
hints that would
give them a speedy
return for money
invested, says a
writer in American
Gardening. You
may say, "Yes, but it re
quires experience to raise good
marketable celery, and this in
volves time, labor and expense."
Years ago, before the advent of the
self-bleaching sorts, I will admit that
this was in a measure true, but since
the introduction of the Golden Self
Blanching White Plume, and Giant
Pascal (and right here I would say,
there are no better sorts), it requires
but little more experience to grow a
good crop of celery than it does to pro
duce one of cabbage or beet First be
gin properly by buying seed of some
reliable secdman. Now select a plot
of fine loamy soil; if black, all the
better. Spade this to a depth of at
least one foot, as early in the spring
as the ground can be worked, then with
a steel-toothed rake level oft smoothly,
and lay out beds two feet wide, but
do not raise them more than can be
helped. If the ground Is not very rich,
now Is the time to make it so, by ap
nlylng some good brand of superphos
phate, say a neck to each rod of bed.
This must be raked in to a depth of
five or six inches, then again care
fully rake tbe beds lengthwise. This
done, draw marks crosswise. These
must be very shallow, and eight inches
apart; seed may now bo sown quite
thickly and covered by sifting fine
earth over It so as just to hide the
heeds. Firm down, either with light
roller or otherwise. As celery seed re
quires a long time to germinate, the
beds must be sprinkled once a day if
the weather be dry. If this prelim
inary work has been well done, in
about three weeks yon will have a
fine bed of plants, which may be thin
ned to about one inch apart in the
row. All the attention now required
will be to keep tbe beds free from
weeds, and give water when dry until
about the first of July, when the plants
should be removed to the field. A re
claimed swamp muck Is undoubtedly
the best and most natural ground on
which to grow celery. It should be
well drained and made very rich, and
be well fitted. Tbe rows should be
made four feet apart, and it is well
to sink the rows an inch or two. Holes
for receiving tbe plants should be set
firmly and the soil, if dry, pressed
with the feet; the plants must be
watered until established. Nothing
more need be done for six weeks ex
cept tc keep all well cultivated and
free from weeds; by that time the
plants will have attained about one
foot of growth, and banking must be
gin. This branch of celery culture has
until recently been a slow and ted
ious operation. The push scraper is
now used by all progressive growers;
this Is a simple tool and easily made
by any one In a few minutes. Take a
board six inches wide, fifteen inches
long, three-fourths of an inch thick,
bore a hole in the center and insert a
handle (a rake handle is just the
thing) sloping back at a convenient
angle; now brace it and you have a
push scraper. It now requires two
men with "push scrapers" one each
side of row; the earth should be push
ed gently against the plants, this makes
a banking of about six Inches, and gets
no mere dirt in the hearts than :hc old
time handling, and Is much more ex
peditious; besides, the plants are in
better shape for banking properly,
which can be done with hec or s-ade,
as the operator may see fit. The earth
should be drawn nearly to the top of
plants, and if the self-blanching sorts
have been used, this will be all the
banking required, and in about three
weeks there will be a fine crop of
celery.
Giant Fir of Washington.
A tree that rivals in height and age
ihe monarebs of the redwood forests
in California has just been cut into
sections out in the state of Washing
ion, says a writer in St Paul's Pio
neer Press. All the terms which have
een invented to describe big trees
could be applied to this mammoth
without flattery or exaggeration. An
idea of its size may be gained from
the fact that if sawed into inch strips
the lumber made from the tree would
all ten of tbe largest sized freight
ears, aud the stripe of wood, if placed
end to end, would reach from the
own where the tree now is New
Vhatcom, Wash. across tbe waters
f the Pacific Ocean to the land of Li
.lung Chang. The total height of the
rcc, as it stood before being felled,
.as 4G3 feet, or about one-eleventh of
.i mile. To the point where the first
.rob branched cut was 220 feet At
she base the circumference was found
o be 33 feet 11 inches. There was
ot throughout the tree the slightest
adication of unsoundness. In all the
crests of Washington there is not a
ree, young or old, which would make
.ncr lumber than this. There is a way
o tell the age of every tree, just as
licre is to learn how many years a
orse has lived. With the tree the
. rcblem is solved by studying the
::u!:er of rings that are clearly dis-
r:::ble when the saw has severed the
rcat mass of wood into sections. This
est, when applied to the Washington
iiee, showed that it was at least 4S4
ears since the day when it became a
-. apling in the heart of the Cascade
mountains. There are fierce storms in
he Cascades every winter. The wind
ilows tremendously and the snow falls
i good deal after the same fashion
hat it does in the Hocky Mountains.
Jut the big tree has gone all through
his weather for almost five centuries,
.:nd if man had only let it alone it
tvculd have been none the worse for
.vear. The men who own the tree in
its present form have submitted to
scientists the question regarding the
changes which undoubtedly took place
around it during the centuries that
have intervened since it began to grow.
Of course, it is impossible to examine
in detail the forests of the Cascade
Mountains, but so far as investigation
has demonstrated the big tree was the
oldest in the state of Washington.
Scientists hold that the facts stated
prove that there has been no material
chr.nge in the earth's surface in the
state of Washington and probably In
the entire territory of the United
States for at least 500 years. It ha
bcon held by some that the surface
of the earth in the far western sections
of our country differed materially from
what it is even with so recent a pe
riod from the scientific point of view.
as five centuries ago. Hence the bic
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tret completely disproves the cher
ished theory. It is quite likely the
wooded giant was a tiny sapling in the
days when Columbus first discovered
the West Indies. It has grown steadily
and without opposition since that date.
The tree was as straight as an arrow
from its base to the first limb, 220
feet, and curiously enough, the trunk
maintained an equally stern posltlox
to the topmost point
.The Old and New Lilac.
A few years ago tbe writer agreed
with the popular opinion that the good
old Lilac purple and white of the
old homestead would be spoiled by any
attempts to enlarge or double its flow
ers or modify in' any way its peculiar
fragrance. But the lover of the good
old varieties must decide in favor of
the best new sorts after careful ex
amination. The foliage is better, they
blossom profusely when much younger,
the trusses of bloom are larger, the
petals are larger and thicker, the fra
grance is more delicate, and the doub
ling of the flowers of some of them
give the rich expression and even the
colors of the best Hyacinth. Of tbe
single flowering sorts, well tested in
Iowa, one of the best is Charles X. It
Is a strong grower, has good foliage,
and Its very large reddish purple
trusses are delicately fragrant. Of the
white single varieties Maria Legrayne
is one of the best It flowers when
very young and its pure white trusses
are large, well formed, und very fra
grant Of the double varieties we
highly prize the following: President
Carnot, trusses very large, flowers per
fectly double with a peculiar mixed ex
pression of light blue, pink and white.
Pyramidalis has very large compounr
clusters that divide Into small trusses
resembling the light blue hyacinth
spike. Its fragrance is peculiarly fine.
Madame Jules Finger, blooms very
young, trusses very large, quite com
pact, flowers large, perfectly double.
Leon Simon only differs from the above
in the color of its flowers being darker
in its purple and blue shades. Mons
Maxlme Cbrnu is mentioned last but
In bush, leaves, great trusses of double
flowers, and rich fragrance it is one of
the best The only purpose of these
notes is to draw attention to the re
markable advances made in improving
this good old shrub. Prof. J. L,
Budd.
How riants Obtain Food.
Bulletin 48, Utah experiment station.
It may be interesting before we oass
on the experiment proper to explain In
a very general way how a plant obtains
its food. The substances which make
up the ash of the plant, the water
which it contains, and most of the ni
trogen of the combustible portion are
taken from the soil and the air through
the roots; while all the carbon and
some of the nitrogen are taken from
the air by means of the leaves. When
a plant burns, the carbon or charcoal
it contains unites with the oxygen of
the air to form an invisible gas, usual
ly known as carbonic acid gas. Since
the burning of charcoal in one form or
another is always going on at the
earth's surface, it follows that the air
we breathe, the atmosphere about us,
must contain considerable quantities of
carbonic acid gas. The green coloring
matter of leaves, known to scientists
as chlorophyll or leafgreen, has the re
markable property, when under proper
conditions of temperature and moist
ure, and in the presence of light, of
taking ihe carbonic acid gas from the
air, and of breaking it up in the cell.
of the leaf into charcoal and oxygen.
The greater part of the oxygen thus
set free is thrown back into the atmos
phere, while the charcoal is caused to
unite with water and other substances
found in the cells to form the various
classes of bodies that make up the
combustible portion of plants.
How He Got Good Prices.
A farmer who kept the best stock to
be had, and whose eggs were always
fresh and his fowls plump, complained
that he got no more for them than his
neighbor, who gave his flocks but lit
tle attention, says a writer in Mirror
and Farmer. Both shipped thir pro
duce to the same city, to be sold by a
of eggs per year. When we reflect on
commission merchant. His friend, who
had listened to the complaints, remark
ed: "How can you expect customers
to know that you have something
choice to sell when you do not make
the fact known? Why do you not ad
vertise?" The farmer remarked that
only breeders advertised. "You try it,"
said his friend. The farmer inserted
an advertisement in a leading daily, as
follows: "A farmer who collects his
eggs daily, and who keeps pure bred
fowls, desires families to send orders
to him direct; no egg over 21 hours
old." The result was that in less than
a week he had more applicants than
he cold supply with twice as many hens
as he possessed, and with only one ad
vertisement, which cost him less than
a dollar. There were customers wait
ing for him, and as soon as he made
himself known they came. He received
from 10 to 15 cents per dozen more
than the market price for eggs and his
customers were willing to pay well for
them.
Sitting Hens. Sitting hens never
get fat In fact, with some of the per
sistent sitters of the Asiatic breeds,
the semi-starvation to which they ex
pose themselves is, perhaps, better for
their future as egg producers than
high feeding would be. Still it is not
host to let this starvation go too far.
The hen will not eat nor drink much,
but if feed and drink are offered early
In the morning, some of both will he
taken. We never feed a sitting hen
anything but wheat, and do not give
very much of that. It is more impor
tant that the hen drink freely than
that she eat much. She will sometimes
drink if milk is offered to her at night
With wheat in the morning and milk
at night, the hen will lose fat, but will
be healthier and ready to go to lay
ing again by tbe time her clutch of
chickens is grown large enough to
care for themselves. Ex.
Fighting Flies. A good plan for
keeping the flies off the cow at milking
time has been suggested. It is said
to work to a charm, and certainly it
costs little to try it. The method is
to throw a piece of cloth over the cow's
back at milking time. The cloih can
he made cut of old cotton sacks, and
should be large enough to cover thi
body very thoroughly, falling down be
hind over the tail, so that the mem
ber can not be switched into the face of
ihe milker. Ex.
A Kansas Apple Orchard. The Kan
sas apple king. Judge Wellhouse, who
biis the largest apple orchard in the
worlds seeds his orchard to clover as
soon as they begin bearing, and twice
a year rolls the clover down with a
heavy roller provided with knives sim
ilar to those of a stalk cutter. The clo
ver reseeds itself. Ex.
Every neighborhood has a farmer s
little more progressive than the aver
age, one who always has the best of
everything. These are the persons to
whom to ao for improved stock, for
advice as to breeds, tor lessons in tbe
care ot stock.
Bales at Aaetlea Sales aff Hat i
Without Invidious comparison the
Chicago' horse market Is the largest
place in the world to buy horses, either
at private sales or at public auctions.
Every animal is sold under a guaran
teed representation, and is tried by the
purchaser before being accepted, and
must be in all respects according to
the conditions' of the sale. All kinds
of vehicles and appliances are at hand
to show horses according to their sev
eral uses, either as drafters, drivers or
saddlers, and all sales are void if the
animals fall to perform according to
the recommend.
A horse sold sqund must be so In
every particular, free from vices and
able to pass a perfect veterinary exam
ination. A horse sold servlceably sound must
virtually be a sound horse for all useful
purposes of his class. He must be per
fect in eyes, wind, not lame, not a
cribber, and be able to do as much work
as a perfectly sound horse. He can be
serviceably sound and be a little round
ing on the curb joint, but not curbed or
branded. He cannot be scarred from
fistula, or have a hip down, but may
be slightly cut out at the knee, or
puffed a little about the ankles. He
cannot have scars or blemishes that
constitute deformities, or blemishes
and scars that deteriorate his value
more than a trifle or that in any way
impair his usefulness for work. Car
bruises must be of a temporary nature.
A horse sold to wind and work must
be sound in wind, a good worker, not a
ribber or weaver, and everything elss
goes with him.
A horse sold for a worker only must
be a gocd worker, and all imperfections
go with him.
A horse negotiated at the halter Is
sold just as he stands, all imperfec
tions, blemishes and unsoundness go
with him. He is sold without recom
mend, the title only Is guaranteed.
Whether the animal Is sold to work
single or double, he must have all other
qualities recommended by tbe auc
tioneer at the time of his sale. Any
horse proving different from the rec
ommend on which he Is sold can be
rejected, but the purchaser must exam
ine and try the animal on the day it
is sold, or within the required time
specified by the rules and regulations
governing sales adopted by the Horse
Commission Union at the Stock Yards.
The prices quoted in the horse auc
tion reports are for horses sold on the
block to the highest bidder. The sales
made at retail are not published un
less they are for extra choice animals
that sold considerably above the regu
lar auction quotations, says Drovers'
Journal. Domestic and foreign buy
ers carefully inspect all the arrivals as
soon as reported, and as many animals
as possible that will fill their orders
are purchased privately, dealers pre
ferring this method, as it gives them
more time to examine and try their
purchases than can be accorded whe:e
horses are sold under the hammer at
the speed of sixty to eighty offerings
per hour. Horses sold at private retail
generally command better prices than
horses negotiated in the auction, al
though there are many exceptions to
this rule, the spirit of the bidder cre
ating competition, and buyers, relying
on each other's judgment, bid the offe -ing
up to a price above his retail value.
There is no uniformity among shippers
a3 to methods in disposing of their con
signments, one shipper selling all the
horses he can privately out of his load,
and another shipper reserving all his
horses for the auction, with the expec
tation that the better offerings will
help sell the plain and medium kind.
Buyers, however, prefer purchasing at
retail and for the superior advantage
it gives them to find out the quality cf
their purchases they are willing to
pay a .higher price privately than they
would bid in the auction. The excep
tion to this rule is In those Instances
where a prospective buyer has thor
oughly inspected and tried a home be
fore he is put up under the hammer.
Diluted Milk Selling.
An Ohio case recently decided by
ihe supreme court of that state goes
to the full extreme by holding a dairy
man responsible for delivering water
ed milk to a creamery company. The
creamery company sued the defendant
for three thousand dollars damages.
The watering was not contested, but
the defense alleged that it had been
done by an employe who was actuated
by malice toward the employer, and
who did it for the purpose of injuring
his employer. The court held that the
master was responsible for the con
sequences of the malicious acts of the
servant, even though the master was
tht object of the malice. He is re
sponsible for the acts of the servant
absolutely, for the reason that he se
lects him, and when third parties are
injured by his acts in performance of
the duty entrusted to him, the em
ployer must 6tand any loss that has
resulted from his wrong selection oi
misplaced confidence.
A Berry Picking Army. A report
'rom Sarcoxie, Mo., May 18, says the
strawberry picking season has opened
here with a great and picturesque
gathering of people. The Sarcoxie
Horticultural Association controlling a
farm of 1,400 acres in strawberries, ad
vertised for 10,000 pickers. Their cir
culars were responded to by fully 20,
000 people, who arc now besieging the
hotels and lodging houses of Sarcoxie.
The overflow has been so great that
thousands were "forced to sleep upon
the ground and prepare their meals in
hastily improvised dugouts or shan
ties constructed of branches and leaves.
The line of campers extends for ten
miles along the shores of the Spring
river. Men representing almost every
known avocation are here. Some of
them have seen better days, hut pov
erty has forced them to leave cities
and they have sought the field to ieej
soul and body together.
New Orchards. Thousands of acres
of peach orchards will come into bear
ing In Southern Missouri this year. The
Ozark Mountain region will soon be one
vast orchard. The peaches and apples
from that section are pronounced un
excelled in flavor. Many Missouri
peaches last year were packed in Cali
fornia style boxes and sold in somo
markets with California peaches at bet
ter prices. With Georgia, Michigan and
Missouri producing such great quanti
ties of peaches, nothing short of co
operation on the part of the peach
growers of these sections will prevent
sreat disaster in glutting markets.
Skunk Flavored Butter. These but
.er experts know some things or think
"Jiey do. One of Bremer county's
creameries had part of a shipment of
"juttcr sold at two or three cents b-ilo.v
".he top, and just because "the cows
aad eaten wild onions." There are no
wild onions here, and if the expert who
;ent back that word had been in the
:reamery when the skunk was killed
he would understand where the joke
:omes In. Waverly Republican.
The dairy is one of the surest founda
tions of the farmers' prosperity. The
trices can be forced down to a certain
point, but not beyond it
Crystal.
Those oriental balls of crystal that
most persons take for glass greatly
increase la value with each inch of
diameter. While one half an inch in
diameter may be worth not more
than a few dollars.a ball eight inches
in diameter is worth .thousands.
There are a few of these crystal
balls at the Metropolitan museum,
and somo dealers in oriental goods
usually have half a dozen on hand.
Tho Japaneso call them sleepy
globes, because of tho dreamlike
aspect of objects as seen through the
crystal. '
A Keverslble Shot.
Citv Man, to hunter LIjo. you've
hoard a great many tough hunting
Morioa. Which do you think is tho
toughest yarn you over heard?
Lijo I don't remember of hearin
no such tough yarn as you speak oL
Toll you really what did happen
down here, though 'bout a year ago.
A man shot a bear in tho head, and
just the minute the bear felt tho ball
ho turned right around. Ho turned
so quick that tho ball hit tho man
and killed him after passing through
the bear. Philadelphia Post
Shake Into Toar Shoes.
Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet It cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It Is the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. It Is a certain
euro for sweating, callous and hot.
tired, aching feet Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for 23c in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. La
Roy. N. Y.
"Adirondack.
The word "Adirondack" is derived
from tho Indian Ila-de-ron-dack
(meaning wood eaters'), and applied
in derision to tho roranant of a oncc
powcrful tribe of Algonquins, who
were defeated in war by the Iroquois
and forced to seek refuge in the New
York wilderness, living for weeks
upon tho bark and roots of trcc9.
and finally ending their existence
here. The name was first given to
thocveral ranges and mountains and
finally adopted for tho wilderness as
well.
Mrs. I). A. McCoy ,711 So.27th-st., Omaha.
Neb., writes: "I am old lady G7 years old
nnd 1 linvo leen tronb'e.l for the pnt 20
years with constipation, indigestion and
3leeple;-s nights, but sine taking Dr. Kay's
Renovator 1 can sleep like a child nud am
not troubled in the "least with the abovo
named diseases. Your Dr. Kny's Renova
tor is worth its weight in gold." If you
are sick, from any cause, there N no rem
edy more likely to cure you than Dr.
Ivny's 1'enovator. Send stamp for a valu
able ti$-page look, "Dr. Kay's Home
Treatment.' tho best family "reference
lok published. Address Dr. B. J. Kay
Medical Co., Omaha, Xeh.
llodey's for July (the oldest monthly
magazine in America) enters upon its
sixty-eighth year of continuous publi
cation, and celebrates the event by the
issue of the Anniversary Number, the
title cover of which is a reproduction
jf the first cover ever used by the mag
i.ine. This cover Is a quaint reminder
Df the years that are long passed and
kvill interest many people, it suggests
i striking contrast when compared
with tlie magazine covers of this time,
ind is worth keeping as a curiosity.
The Uodey Company, Lafayette Place,
Xew York.
Don't Tobacco Spit and Srmke Tour Life Aaa.
To quit toliacci) easily and forever, foe maj
let le, full of life, nerve and vigor, take Xo-To-Ilae.
the wonder-worker, that makes weak
?icn strong All druggists. ""0c or Jl. Cure
guaranteed. Itonklct and sample free. Addrcs
Sterling Remedy Co., CIiIiiro or New York.
Xot a Joitr.
Hetty Green, tho richest woman in
America, to'.d her washerwoman re
cently that sho needn't mind about
washing more than tho bottoms ot
her skirts, where tho skirt shows,
and," said she, "when you mako
out your bill bo suivs and deduct one
lialf on the skirts, as I will not pay
for unnecessary work." Tho washer
woman thought it was a joke, but
found tho next week that there was
no joke about it Tho deduction had
to be made.
The editor of this paper advises his
readers that a free paekngo of Peruviana,
the bo-t kidney and liver cure on earth, will
!e delivered FREE to any sutferer, if writ
ten for promptlv. I'eui'viana 1'emeot Co.,
eStioth St.. Cincinnati. Ohio.
Kliznlivth lNihins l'ennel has written
a series of papers for the Century on
Play in London." The lirst one ap
pears in the .Inly number of the maga
zine and is devoted to Earl's Court, the
famous place of exhibition where the
American Wild West gave Englishmen
a picture of frontier life. The many
illustrations by Joseph Pennell, the
husband of the author, show the in-
llueiice that was e.xerteU iy (.lncagos
"White City." Mr. Peniiell is an
American artist who has Iongresidcd
in England.
pjXSl,"rr:,a,H'",'-llr,','-,'0'"iorn,"rTorl:n,",',',''M
hrst M' ''" ' "r. Kline i t.reat cro Keitorer
Sfinl lor KltKK 9'4JM trial Ixittln nml lreatie.
Diu IC 11. Klise. I.tcL.tHl Arch St.. Philadelphia, l'a
A i:.rr.id Me.
"What is your business, sir?" pro
ceeded the 'squire in the course of the
examination.
"I am an actor!" proudly replied the
member of a mammoth double "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" Company, thrusting his
good right hand into the bosom of his
Prince Albert coat.
"Perjury! perjury!" shouted every
man in the room who had witnessed the
performance upon the previous night.
Hall's Catarrh Care
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 73c.
Tho Itrvult of .llWtinilcrHtantllafr.
Mr. Figg What made you so lato
coming home from school? Tommy
Teacher kep' mo in. "Why?" "It
was jist a misunderstanding."
Well," what sort of a misunder
standing?" "W'y, I didn't under
stand mv josrrafy." Detroit Freo
Press.
rARKKLIH HAKITMJ POlVBtRSt Ift
Th- l"it. at half th price; all (jroccrs will re
fund your money If you arc not iattncd.
Itathvr TopUeavy.
Boy That toy boat you sold mo Is
no good.
Dealer What's wrong with it?
Boy It won't stand up. Flops
right over as quick as I put it In the
water. Guess you think I wanted it
for a man-of-war.
Coea Coast Balaam
i'sthcoMft.nni! Iiest tc will l.reakupaeoM qnlcker
ILan anything cite. It Is always rtliahle. Try It
iIim Hemp ."ttr.
Kentucky is the foremost stato In
tho production of hemp, and has
been known to produce 3j,QjO tons
in a year. It produces two-thirds of
the American tobacco crop, growing
in !88! 2.0.000,0)0 pounds.
To Caro Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarcts Candy Cathartic. 10c orSa.
If C C C fail to cure, druggists refund moaav.
A ItlMe .llointrunlty.
The only monstrosity mentioned
in the bible wa3 tho giant who had
six finjrers on every hand and on
every foot six toes, four and twenty
in all." See Samuel 2, xxi., 2-"
Dr. Kay's Renovator cures people. Trial
size 'Sic. Itea-1 advertisement.
vinitftliiii-; Wrong.
Johnny Mamma, my toes are not
as bard aa leather, aro they? Mam
ma No, Johnny. Johnny Than,
mamma, how do they wear them
selves through my fhost ? Puok.
r-ir iln,Tirfl"
.
of Society.
Cholly vYkere did yo get tint
kowwid cold?
Woggy I called on Miss Bilgertoa
yesterday, and her gweat, dwedful
dawg was in the room. The fwight-
ful beast kept wagging his tail and
caused a dwaft Chicago Record.
Coatradlctoty Remark.
Sirs. Figgs That boy is getting
more and more like you overy day.
It is all I cail do to manage him.
Mr. Figgs It strikes me that those
two statements don't consist a little
bit
igtea Keate Oaly SSS.se to Sast
Fraaceece.
Jane 29 to July 3, account national
convention Christian Endeavorers.
Special trains. Through tourist and
palace sleepers. Stop-overs allowed at
and west of Denver. Return via Port
lond, Yellowstone Park and Black
Hills if desired.
Endeavorers and their friends who
take the Burlington Route are guar
anteed a quick, cool and comfortable
journey, fine scenery (by daylight) and
first class equipment
Berths are reserved and descriptive
literature furnished on request. See
nearest II. & M. R. R. ticket agent or
write to J. Francis, O. P. A., Burling
ton Route, Omaha. Neb.
Sells n Rlaht.
Poddlor Havo you any daughters
mum? Housekeeper Sir! "Ploaso,
mum. I don't ask out of vulgar cu
riosity, mum. I'm selling resona
tors." "What aro thoy?" You
hang ono up in tho hall. mum. and
it so magnifies overy sound that a
good-night kiss sounds liko a cannon
shot" Give me three. "New
York Wcoklv.
Kdaeaio Toar Bow est WMk Ca
Caady Cathartic, care coastlpatloa forever.
Ms. li&C-Q tail, dralats refund saoncy.
Time Wanted.
Young Man Tommy, you aro such
a nico littlo boy!
Tommy No use talking that way
to mo, Air. Dcadgono. Sis already
has a fellow. Truth.
Ira. WlMlee't Boot alaa- Krrsio
For children tcthinir.sofU the tram, rrtlum Inflam
mation, allmjrs ln, cures wind colic. ZicalsaboUI
Wise and patient effort will make
home tbe most attractive place on
earth.
I'iso's Cure for Consumption has Iteeu a
Ood-Rend to me. Win. 11. 3kIcCIelIan, Ches
ter, Fla., Sept. 17, IMKi.
Laughter is an enemy to malice, a
foe to scandal, and a frietul to virtue.
Try Grain-O!
Try Grain0!
Ask your Grocer to-day to
show ycu a package of
ISRAIN-O, the new food
drink that takes tho place
of coffee.
The children may drink I.
without injury as well as tho
adult. All who try it, liko
it. CHAIN O has that rich
heal brown of Mocha or Java,
but it is made from puro
grains, and the most delicato
stomach receives it without
distress. tue price of
coffee.
15 cents and 25 cents cr
package. Sold by all grocers.
Tastes like Coffee
Looks like Coffee
SIOO To Any Man.
Witt PAY SIOO FOR ANY CASE
tlf
Weakaess In Hen They Trrat and
Fall to Core.
All Omaha Company places forthellrst
time liefore the puMii a Macicai. Tkkat
mkxt for tho cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration of
Life Force in old and voting men. No
worn out French remedy: contains no
Phosphorous or other harmful drugs. It is
l Wo.SKEKKCI. TllKATMKXT magical ill its
effects positive in its cure. All readers,
who aro Miffering from a weakness that
Mights their life, causing that mental nnd
phvsicnl .suffering peculiar to Lost Mini
hood, should w rite to the ST ATKMKD1CAL
COMPANY, Omaha, Nil... and thev will
bend you absolutely FKEK, a vultinMtt
paper on these diseases, ami positivejiroofs
of their truly Mi:icai. TitKATMKsr. Thous
ands of men, who have lost all hope of a
euro, aro lieing restored liy them to a per
fect condition.
This M;icai. Tkhatmext mny 1m taken
at homo under their directions-, or thev will
pay railroad fare and hotel hills to all who
prefer to go 'hero for treatment, if they
tnil to cure. They are perfectly reliable;
have no Freo Prescriptions, Freo Cure,
Freo Sample, or C. O. 1. fake. Tl-y have
2."0,Oi)0 capital, and guarantee to euro
evervcase they treat or refund every dollar;
or their charges may Ik deposited in t
hank to lie paid to tliem when a cure is
effected. Write them today.
Shortest line
Omufia Ut Denver.
Hot Springs,
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South Dakota.
A health resort that is a
health resort. A place
where you can pass tLr
summer with more satis
faction than you would
think pobHiblo. A pretty
spot, where every one feels
at home. Plenty to do and
see. Easy to reach If you
take the Burlington. No
dust, no hot winds, no sud
den changes In. tem
perature. Elegant hotels.
Largestplunge bath In the
West- Thermal waters of
inestimable value to suffer
ers from rheumatism, kid
ney troubles, etc. Altitudo
Just right for consump
tives. Endorsed by the
leading physicians and
medical journals of Iowa
Nebraska as the healthiest
health resort on the con
tinent. Write for pretty
booklet string foil Infor
mation. J. FRANCIS, General Passenger Agent
Omaha, Neb.
IT'S DANGEROUS
To liny M.'ALKN, guaranteed AM CSOK AM
FAIKHAXKM. for Ies money; they can't 1
made. loat fcnjr. unless you (jet the beM. A
entrap Meale U the moit expensive Investment
you can make; It U unreliable, and nieanx that
sooner or later you must buy again. Mmy only
m a-raalae.latmC laarvrtrAia?BAltM
which trill latt you a lifetime, ami prove the
cheapest In Ikr . So one can then iINnute
your weights. SRWAREOr I9UTATIU5IM:
FAIRBANKS, MORSE ft CO.,
1 1Q2 Famam St.. Omaha. Neb.
& SttE YtttSElF!
L Bi for unnatural
discharge, in laminations,
irritations or ulcerations
of mucous sseaibranes.
j-BinMM, and not astria-
seoi or poisonous.
yi
erseat la stela wracner.
MM. or 3 bottles. e.75.
CUcalar seat oa isaasst.
VNSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS.
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