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Aad the'dawa ot a better day;
AM the plewman'e shout ia the Tlce
eld green.
Aad the gleam of a kerchief gay,"
the women wash on the river
'The river that lows along,
Aad Into the sea that stags for aye
A deep-voiced welcome song.
Reveille far the -new and taps for the
And the trenches are leveled down.
Where the sun-flag waved defiance
wild
To the legions clad in brown.
Where the Manser spoke and the skir
mishers Charted down in dread array.
And! they who fell found a ready grave
In the lead-torn trench that day.
Reveille for, the new and taps for the
Id,
And' the dawn of a better day.
When the bolo rusts on the bamboo
wall .
And the tears are wiped away.
When the brown man tnds a brother
The white man firm and true,
One people, one God. and jost one flag,
The old red, white .and bine.
Robert B. Carr in Denver Times.
Ofgaalatlaa.
In regard to army organization we
have learned some lessons. For in
stance, it is known that oar commis-
aad transport systems la China
excelled by those of no other na
tion except possibly Japan. The Ger
mans, whom Mr. Poultney Bigelow
holds np as oar model, were notori-
badly off, and it is said that our
department actually
provided them with overcoats. It must
fee remembered that any system, even
the beat, is lkely to go to pieces in
aetaal war. The Germans have aot
beea tested for thirty years. Further,
it can not be too strongly insisted that
we do not want any such system as
that of the Germans. Our theory is
totally different We think it better
and cheaper to take some chances, and
to meet emergencies as they arise.
War is aot our business, and we can
act make our people believe that It is.
Of coarse, we were aot ready for the
Spanish war. Yet we .got ready for it,
and foaght it through to victory con
dactiag operations oa opposite sides of
the globe ia less than four months.
It was a great scramble, yet we doubt
whether even Germany could beat that
Tet there should be reform in
particulars. Our regular army
Should fee the best ia the world, armed
throughout with modern weapons,
thoroaghly equipped aad drilled, aad
Tgaalsed oa the best possible lines.
The relations between it and the Na
tional Gaard should be much closer
thaa they are. The whole staff depart
aseat afeoald be organized for efficien
cy, and should be regarded as one of
the asset important branches of the
Men who are chosen to corn-
other men in war must be chos
en solely for their fitness. Indlanap
eHsNews. If Chili aad the Argentine Republic
g to war Chill, the swaggering South
American bantam, is likely to have her
wtege clipped; for. on paper at least
the Argeatiae is the.much more power
fal nation, says the New York Press.
Ever stace Chill whipped Pern she has
feeea lasoleat to all nations; especially
to the United States, a country which
the majoriy of Chllaaos believe she
aaaM ferlag to terms with ease and
diapatrh Chili has a population of
afeaat 3.st9.999. while the Argeatiae
las a population of 4,600,000. In area
Chill la less than 306,000 square miles,
while the Argentine has an area of
early 4.000.000 square miles. Chill's
regular army consists of 9.690 mea and
her reserve forces of 30,000 men, while
the Argentine has nearly 30,000 men
ta her army and a reserve of 480,000.
nearly all of whom have received mil
itary training. Every year this na
tional gaard is mobilised and receives
two months' training in a camp of in
atracttoa, besides their drills during
the rest of the year. The Argentine
navy consists of four coast defense
ateaitors. of which two are of the new
type, six armored cruisers, three sec-aavd-claas
cruisers of high speed, seven
smaller cruisers and gunboats of mod
ern fealld aad several ot old type;
three torpedo boat destroyers and
twelve first-class and ten second-class
boats. Five of the armored
are of nearly 7,000 tons dis-
it and of modern build. They
are replete with every modern appli
ance aad designed for .a speed of 20
knots aa hoar.- Chill is boastful of
fear aavy. - It-consists of five armored
Cramers, including the old Huascar
and the Almirante -Cochran, built in
1174; the Captain Prat Esmeralda and
OTTIgglae are the only armored cruis
ers fcn her aavy worth talking about
Then' she has two secoad-class: and
three third-class cruisers -and-eleven
gaahsats of small account the most
ef them. She has also four destroyers
aad fifteen first-class and four second-
torpede boats.
tt experimenU.made ia Norway
Kva proved that snow-is a substance
which offers a surprisiag resistance to
by a rifie ballet Its re-
beea fouad to be far
wood, though not of
so great as earth. It was
that a wall of snow four r
thick, la absolutely proof against the
Morwegiaa army rifie. which is an arm
penetrative force. Volleys
at the snow breastworks.
rat at a H stance of half a mile, and
thaa gradually at decreasing distances,
watU the range was only fifty yards
aad the white walls were not once
psastrsHi This suggests a aew
aseaas at field defease' ia wiater cam-
fly handled thaa earth. orv
lacreacaiag tnemselves ia
would fee a novel and pic-
it is disputed whether
Jackson made nee of
in his defeases at the bat
tle of Mew Orleans, though he got the
havlag done.se. Whether
a he will have to give place
the saattor at .novel breastworks to
who shall first use field
of snow. New York
of the esacers stationed at the
teR the fofiowiag story about
sTsfehs while he was warriag la
the
!, says the-Saa Fraacls-
The Memos are
sot-.um uaiioa sw aueia-
Misamir.caiefs aad the oflkers
are the most iafethgeat of
SKETCHES.
all the Filipinos, aad whan Gem. Kobbe
waats laformatloa about people or
conditions, he calls apoa his 'Mono
friends for it' Duriag the. past year
Gen. Kobbe asked his Morro frieade
to arrest a Filipino criminal for him.
Several of the feet-footed- Morros be
gan' th hunt, and they were terrify
ing, for they dress always !n bright
scarlet. They were absent 'several
days, and they came Into Gen. Xobbe's
headquarters carrying a basket. The
general turned. to them aad asked:
"Well, did you bring back your man?0
They 'shook their heads' and looked
ashamed. Then one of them removed
the cover from the basket and out
rolled the head of the culprit "We
regret exceedingly, your excellency,"
said they with much Spanish cere
mony, and 'bowing to the earth, "but
this is all of him we could fetch back
with us." The general accepted their
apology.
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CMOteg (Katteaa Heat
It is hinted nt the Navy Department
that plans are being formulated foi
the acquirement of coaling stations foi
the use of our warships which will de
fend the isthmian canal. Now that the
treaty is signed and England has sub
mitted to our demand that we defend
the canal according to our wishes, it
has become incumbent upon our Navy
Department to make'such preparations
as are necessary for the maintenance
of a fleet in the vicinity' of the pro
posed canal. The stations will be es
tablished at Almirante Bay, the Chi
riqni Lagoon, Colombia; the Gulf of
Duice, Costa Rica, the Danish West
Indies and the Gallapagoos Island, off
the coast and belonging to Ecuador.
Admiral Dewey says the canal can be
defended only by the navy. Rear Ad
miral Brandford, chief of the Bureau
of Equipment and a member of the
Naval War Board, says the defense of
the canal will be the guns of the Am
erican fleet and In order that the fleet
may operate from near-by bases it is
necessary that they be established
without delay. Army and Navy Jour
nal. A Flfhttar BaglaMat.
Back of the simple announcement
that the Twenty-third United States
infantry arrived at New York on De
cember 1 on the United States trans
port Buford, there is a story which
constitutes one of the most picturesque
chapters in the history of the Spanish
war. In the three and a half years
which have passed since it sailed from
San .Francisco for Manila this regi
ment has foaght in nearly every island
of the Philippine archipelago which
has been entered by the American ar
my. It has taken part in mere than
fifty battles and -Innumerable skir
mishes, and though fighting a half
savage enemy in an unknown country.
It has never known defeat For eigh
teen months it has pursued the treach
erous insurgents through strange is
lands, thrashing them wherever It
found them, and It now comes home
with the Distinction of being the only
regiment of the regular army of the
United States that has ever circum
navigated the globe. Army and Navy
Journal.
A DMNtwri Naval Maa.
The principjle embodied in the re
cent decision of the United States Su
preme Court, that the Philippines arc
a part of the United States, was re
cently applied in a novel way by the
secretary of the navy. He was called
upon to rale ia the case ot an enlisted
man who. deserted from the navy In
the Philippines nearly three years ago,
and who claimed immunity from pun
ishment under the regulation which
provides that a deserter who remains
within the boundaries of the United
States for two years cannot be prose
cuted after the expiration of that pe
riod. The secretary decided that as,
the Philippines are American territory
the plea was good, and the complaint
was therefore dismissed. 'Army anc
Navy Journal.
Imtm Lteatoaaat Mek.
After a service of twenty-one yean
in the United States navy and a long
period ot honorable retirement Lieut
Horace F. Frick died recently at Phil
adelphia. The last cruise of Lieut
Frick was on the Nipsic, which was
attached to the United States squadron
at Apia, on the Island Upolu, Samoa
group, at the time of the destructive
hurricane of March, 1899, when several
warships were sunk and many lives
were lost
BUlltaty Sen It) Get Watte
Adjutant General Phlsterer of the
New York National Guard has dis
covered an old law forbidding the imi
tation of chevrons and soldier straps
used by the militia, and has notified
the various military schools of the
state that they must abandon the prac
tice. WkM 0tpt of Um WmM.
Ia the supplement issued wttfc ilK
Chamber of Commerce Journal ef (hi
month there are given' special reports
on the Paris international exhibition ol
last year. In the report on vine cul
ture Sir James Blyth enumerates thf
ascertained results of the wine indus
try of the world. The total productior
of wine in 1990 is put down at 3,618,
700.000 gallons. Of this total, 3.403.
090,000 . gallons were produced in Eu
rope and 206,000,000 gallons In Ameri
ca, while the British empire, with a
vastly larger area than Europe and
embracing every variety of soil and cli
mate, is only represented by a produc
tion of some 9.000,000 gallons, or n four
hundredth part' of the whole. France,
with a yield of 1,482,000,000 gallons
stands easily first as the leading win
producer. Her contribution was about
half the yield of all Europe and con
siderably more than a third of that o;
the entire globe. London Chronicle.
f XMIcr Kal
fa 1909 there was about one boiler
explosion dally, on the average in the
United States, and there were 788 vic
tims of ' explosions during the year
In Great Britain during the same year
.there were only twenty-four person?
killed by boiler explosions and onlx
sixty-five wounded eighty-nine vlc-
TMaa- te DU't Gtt
"Welt my little man.", said the
preacher, the day after, "did you get
everything you. expected to on Christ
mas?" "Nope. I didn't get one thing
ma told me I was goiag to get" "In
deed And what was that?" "The
stummlck' ache."
The man oa the sidewalk sees more
of the procession thaa the drum maJoi
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doubted the
WMY JOHN WANAMAKER ftCfstAMED
FROM AWARDING A PRIZE.
That John Wanamaker, the million
aire merchant and former Postmaster
General of the United' States,' superin
tends a Sunday school in addition to
his other Interests is current history,
but there is a chapter ia that history
which hitherto has not been published.
It is called the story of the prize which
was never awarded. Mr. Waaamaker's
school had convened as usual on a
bright Sunday morning, and Mr. Wan
amaker announced before "recitation
that he would confer a substantial
money prize upon the pupil who gave
the best answer to the following ques
tion: "Whom do you love above all
others?"
Upon the announcement a number of
little hands went up. Mr. Wanamaker
selected one of the children, and said,
"Well, whom do you love best?"
It was a little girl, who replied: "I
love my brother best"
Mr. Wanamaker was much pleased.
He said that the love of a sister for
her brother was one of the sweetest
affections, because, as long as broth
ers and sisters loved one another there
could not be discord in families. Then
he asked the little girl's name.
"Bessy Crawford," she replied.
Then he proposed the question .to, a
boy.
"I love my parents best" the lad re
plied. 'Mr. Wanamaker was once more
highly pleased, and spoke at length
upon the fourth commandment, and
the lesson derived therefrom.
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Considerable progress is being made
in connection with the movement for
providing a school for Maori girls. His
excellency the governor 'and Lady Ran
furly have, in furtherance of the
scheme, recently had a most interest
ing gathering in the ballroom at Gov
ernment House, Wellington.
At one end of the room was a group
of Maori chiefs, their dark faces and
grizzled heads forming a picturesque
dado round the gleaming amber-colored
walls. To some of the chiefs
present their surroundings must have
been strange, though they never lost
their self-possession or dignity, aad
their eyes never wandered down the
rows of people in idle curiosity. A few
of them carried meres or clubs. The
governor in a short opening speech im
pressed on his hearers the necessity of
educating the Maori girls, the future
wives and mothers of the race." Among
the more prominent items of the pro
gramme was a Maori song by the
chiefs. Then Rev. F. Bennett (one of
the native-race), who Is devoting him
self to this crusade, addressed the
gathering.
In picturesque metaphor he showed
the necessity of aiding the Maoris to
day, who, if official returns are to be
believed, and no aid comes from their
white brothers, are dying as a race.
In speaking about the question of
dress. Mr. Bennett told a humorous
tale of an old Maori who came into n I
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nificent Texas Ranch.
Mrs. C. N. Whitman of Denver owns
the largest ranch of any woman In the
world. It is located in Texas, near
Tascosa, and is called the L. SI ranch,
after Luclen Scottthe first owner. The
ranch is thirty miles square, and is
devoted entirely to eattle raising. Hun
dreds of cowboys are employed upon it
nnd boarded at houses some miles dis
tant from the residence. The weather
gets very hot in summer, and dust
storms blow for weeks from the same
direction. It is also a difficult place to
bring up children because of the lack
of . educational advantages. Therefore
Mrs. Whitman makes her home in Den
ver, although she is absent a great
deal, both at the ranch and in Eu
rope. This great tract of land was original
ly transferred to Mr. Scott by the state
of Texas', in return for funds advanced
for the state capitol building. Mr. nnd
Mrs. Scott lived there for many years,
Mrs. Scott's brother. Charles Whitman,
being connected with the place. After
a time Mr. Scott died. Mrs. Scott put
her brother in charge, and he insti
tuted a new policy of management
which vastly Increased the value of the
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It was in a fashionable restaurant
and at about 7 o'clock in the evening,
says the New York Post A young
man of ordinary appearance sat at a
table, and after, studying over the bill
of fare for some time, ordered canvas
back duck. After a long wait it ar
rived in its glory of trimmings and
was set before him. The go'rgeous
ness of the celery-fed fowl roused his
suspicions and he said to the waiter:
"How much?" He turned pale when
the waiter said, "three fifty." and
rushed to the desk with the bill of fare
in his hand. The proprietor happened
to be there nnd the young man showed
him where a printer's blunder had
been made,, and the nought dropped
from the bill, and explained that he
had but 35 cents to pay with. He was
excited and talked so loudly that all
In the neighborhood heard him as he
begged to be let off. The proprietor
gald It was all right and to sit down
nnd order what ne could afford. The
young man, however, was too badly
eared to remain, nnd left the place.
An hour inter the dish was served to
some one, who really wanted It
OM X Slawerlr.
- The needlework ' picture seems to
have made Its first appearance in the
first years of the reign of Charles 1. for
although Elizabethan and Jacobean are
said to exist one with aa absolutely
unimpeachable. pedigree is yet to be
found, nnd the costumes in the oldest
speclBteus the writer has yet seea eer-
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Boy's Sincerity i
!
This little boy. when asked his name,
said that it was Eddfe Brady.
The next answer was from a boy
who had been impatiently attempting
to attract Mr. Waaamaker's attention
ever since the announcement of "the
prise. At last the boy was naked:
"Aad whom do yon love best say
boy?"
"I love our Redeemer the beat of
all," was the aaswer.
"Ah," exclaimed Mr. Wanamaker,
"that is the answer; for it embraces all
the' others." In a really eloquent
speech the former cabinet member
poiated out that the love of the Re
deemer was the ldeaHaatloa of all
Christianity, and eulogised the spirit
which- had prompted the
Finally, after a well-rounded
tlon, which would have done honor to
any pulpit or clergymaa, Mr. Wana
maker turned to the boy aad request
ed his name.
"My name," came the proad reply,
"vas Levi Guggenhelmer!"
The Philadelphia papers contained
a report the next morning statlag
that John Wanamaker was seriously
indisposed.
It was particularly noticed at the
recent New Kaglaad dlaaer ta Phila
delphia that the speech of Chinese
Minister Wu easily outshone all the
others so far aa good English was
concerned. Among the orators of the
evening were Justice Brewer, Mr.
Hamlin, Mr. Hill and Mr. Cockraa.
Jat jfe. at afe SUafcJa& auUBftttaataathnl
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Australian
IwTtff s Tfif hV Tfi aa
northern town from a village some
miles away, one hot summer's day. He
had a little money and wanted to buy
European clothes in the store. He
stood puzzled by the choice of rai
ment At last his gaze fell on a yel
low oilskin coat gay with red flannel
linings. To this he added a comforter
and a sou'wester, aad, thus attired,
strutted in the sunshine outside, aw
bare legs showing below the coat All
day he showed off his finery In the
streets, but in the evening Mr. Bennett
found him sitting outside a hut with
nothing but a shawl twisted around
his waist "Where are your clothes?"
asked the clergyman. "Too hot; no
good," said the old man.
In summer money Is fairly plentiful
with the Maoris, and the natives buy
clothes and wear flannel and sub
stantial materials. In winter, when
money is scarce, they are often reduced
to straits, and their clothing Is of the
most flimsy nature. This causes great
mortality. The little children especial
ly suffer through the ignorance of their
mothers, and Mr. Bennett gave many
sad Instances where n knowledge of
diet and nursing would have saved the
lives of the babies. Ia one district
the poor Maori mothers were told flour
was a good food for Infants. Probably
baked flour was meant hat the woman
used It raw, mixed with water, and
not one of the children survived. Pall
Mall Gazette.
ranch. Mrs. Scott became intensely la
terested intheosophy and was a devot
ed follower of Annie Besant She de
sired to devote her entire time to the
new cult and to be freed from nil other
care and responsibility. Therefore she
made salsfactory business arrange
ments with her brother, nnd he be
came owner of the ranch. At his death
in Denver n year or two ago his wife
became owner of one of the largest
ranches in the world, and the very
largest owned by a woman.
Mrs. Whitman understands Its' man
agement thoroughly. When dowa there
she rides over If from day to day on
horseback, and keeps herself thorough
ly informed as to its needs. She knows
both ends of the business; how to raise
cattle and how to sell them profitably.
She is a splendid office womaa and
comprehends every detail in the man
agement of her vast property Interests.
Delight depends on denial.
There never was a time when the
sense of manhood was more aeeded
than it is to-day, there are vast possi
bilities to human nature. Rev. H. M.
Sanders, Baptist Boston, Mass.
talnly indicate that they caaaot be
signed to a date before 130. The ear
liest Stuart pictures are worked with
silks on coarse, irregularly woven
brownish linen canvas. In the fine,
slanting stlttfh taken over a single
thread, which is technically known as
"tent stitch." or petit point This
method of working produced an effect
much resembling that of tapestry, fey
which, indeed, the embroidered picture
was probably suggested. As
time went on the simple stitchery was
elaborated, portions of the design be
ing wrought in silver "passing" a fiat
metallic thread passed through the
material instead . of being applied;
hence its name. The Connoisseur.
T f rrigato ft Cmttti
Baltimore' capitalists, headed fey
General John- GUI, president of the
Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com
panyare to organise n company to de
velop aa irrigation system to Califor
nia. It is said that 87.a,A9 has al
ready been put up nnd that a tract of
140,000 acres in the Rinlto Plateau,
San Bernardino county, has been se
lected for working.
Suay T Disferaat
Each day of the week is observed aa
Sunday by some nation. The'first day
of the week is our Chrietma Saaday;
Monday is the sacred day of the
Greeks; Tuesday Is the holy day of the
Persians; Wednesday of the Assyr
ians; Thursday of the Egyptians; Fri
day of the Turks, aad Saturday of the
Jews.
FABH AND GARDEN.
MATTERS
F NiTERCST
CULTUMtTS
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Review: There are
vary taw fear who make anything
like a specialty of trait growlag. The
traits which are a success at all are
those that aatare protects or those
that are strong enough to breast the
saddem changes of climate aad lasect
pasts. Perhaps the moat successful of
the small fruits is the strawberry. The
reason for this is that they are easily
covered with straw fey the farmer, or,
If aoglectod by him an protected fey
the rank growth af weeds that spring
ap after the fruiting season. This
protects them from the sudden aad
fresaeat early spriag changes ia tem
perature. Cherries are generally a successful
crap, especially the Early Rlcamoad.
The Into cherries are very seldom of
maeh acconat because of their lasect
amy, which the early cherry, to a
greater or less degree, escapes. The
Ceacord grapes are more or less of a
depeadlag oa the spriag
They are vary seldom a total
failure. Among the larger fruits the
apple is, doubtless the most sure crop.
Bat with apples perhaps the oldest and
most common varieties are the surest
Ameag the lata apples are the Ben Da
vis, Daldwla aad WiUowtwtg. Among
the early varieties are Snow, Dutchess
of Oideabarg aad Hlghtop Sweets.
Although there are many others, both
early aad lata which very oftea bear,
they are more apt to be affected by
climatic changes.
Among the pears the Old Birkett
pear aad the Kiefer are the most cer
tala. I have not mentioned the plum
nor the raspberry and blackberry. The
plum is too much affected by insects,
especially the late plums. The wild
goose plum gives very often a good
crop. The dry weather seriously In
jures the production of raspberries
aad blackberries when they escape the
spriag "freeslag aad thawing" period.
-43. E. Burt, Marshall County, Illinois.
eettMltanl
la the growing of bush beans n good
deal of science can be used, but set
doss is. This kind ot produce is so
easily raised that the grower thinks
any method will do. If more care
were ased larger aad better crops
would be grown. As a usual thing the
beans are thrown lato the land in any
way, aad they are covered without aay
special regard to the best depth. More
care would iadeed cost something In
the way of care, but would give good
returns. As to depth of covering, one
to oao aad taree-foarths laches has
beea found to be the best In the row
the stalks should not stand nearer to
gether thaa four laches and four and
oae-half laches betweea them is bet
ter. Mulching appears aot to have
given good returns for the work done.
Ia years of abundant rainfall It has
beea fouad to bo detrimental, but has
given soma increase ia very dry years.
As a whole. It is perhaps of doubtful
value for beans.
'
Trass that have beea injured by
root-freetlng can seldom be samcleatry
recovered to bo very valuable ia aa
orchard. If such trees are to be kept
la the orchard at alL they should be
pruned back quite severely. This does
aot mean that the large limbs are to
fee cut off doss np to the trunk. Any
considerable amoant of this kind of
pruning is destructive to the vitality
of the tree. But where the smaller
branches are pruned back well, a
growth of bow wood is encouraged, not
oaly oa the smaller branches, but In
the large limbs. The hard freeze of
several years ago gave opportun
ity for experimentation in this matter.
The trees that were butchered (had
their best limbs cut off) generally
died. The trees that were not pruned
at all broke dowa when the fruiting
time came, while the trees severely
bat reasonably pruned made enough
new wood to be able to bear their
loads of fruit
Some time ago the Iowa State Horti
cultural Society sent out circulars of
inquiry afe to the apples that can bo
surely grown la all parts of Iowa.
About 15 answers were received. From
these the secretary of the society com
piled a list of apples that can be count
ed on to grow in that state. This list
is aa follows: Oldenberg, Yellow
Transparent Longfleld, Teltofsky, Red
Astrachaa, Plumb Cider, Walbridge,
Wealthy, Wolf River and one crab
Whitney No. 20. Of these 6 are sum
mer apples, 3 fall apples and only one
the Walbridge a long-keeping win
ter apple. That illustrates the trouble
that apple growers have to get long
keeping apples.
'ImtcmImc ampfUmm mt Gam.
Where game protection laws are en
forced the supplies of game increase
rapidly. This Is a matter of consider
able importance, as there are large
stretches of country where the land is
of no value except for the development
of forest area aad Increase of game.
These two may be developed side by
side. While we are trying to preserve
our forests we can at the same time
Increase their value aad profit by In
creasing the returns they give us of
game. In the Adirondack mountains
the laws have been fairly well en
forced for several years, and nil game
has iacreased enormously. During the
open season that closed about Novem
ber 15, It Is estimated that 6.000 deer
were killed In those mountains. 'To
most people this comes as a surprise,
as it is popularly supposed that the
hunters have long ago destroyed all of
the larger game and most of the small
er. But these animals persist and
when given protection multiply rapid
ly. This is especially true of the game
birds.
Wiater whaak.
. From Farmers Review: Men have
very different ideas as to the propriety
of pasturing winter wheat One man
may pasture his wheat and Justly
thiak that he has aot pastured it too
closely, aad from the results conclude
that pastarlag wheat is a great disad
vantage to It; in fact he thinks he
knows that he haa injured his wheat
vary materially, although he knows
that ho has aot pastured it very close
ly at aay time. Another man may
pasture his wheat aa closely as the
other one did his,' aad perhaps closer,
and at harvest conclude that he had
greatly' benefited his wheat by pastar
lag ft Now. I think it is probable
that aeither of these mea were mis
taken. The oae injured his wheat by
pastariag it at the wrong time, aad
tha ether benefited his wheat fey pas
turing It at the right time. I thiak
Bww tJp.ss.lW WJaai
vesfan of the Sail
ttmil nTrtlaa Mmtm,
si
aay kind at stock
the
cornea oat of the groaad (any Usee fee
f ere it stasis eat) it will Injure ft Tety
materially ami prehahly hill R.
if pastured very closely after It
made a good growth aad ta wall stool
ed oat it win do it aa harm, provided
the stock to taken off before the wheat
Jelats. Every stalk of wheat that is
bitten off below the jolat after It has
jolatad is killed. 8ow wheat early
enough so that It may get a good
growth ia the fall. Don't pasture it
before It Is well stooled oat " Daa't
pasture wheat when the ground Is very
wet aad muddy. Boat pasture It after
It has Jointed. Pasture wheat all you
Ilka after It Is well stooled oat and
before It Joints (bat aot ia the mad).
Pastarlag wheat that Is too tala oa
the groaad is a great advantage to It
because pastarlag It makes It stool oat
much more thaa If aot paatared. B.
S. Miles, Franklin County, Missouri.
Is These Ttmm Um the
From Farmers Review: I propose
to discuss this question from the
standpoint aad in the Interest of the
mall farmer of, say. 109 or 90 acres,
who raises a few colts yearly primar
ily for his own use, and, secoadarily,
to sell. And. of coarse, our point of
view ia quite different from that ot
the dealer, the city buyer and aser or
the stallloner. I will -Just give my
idea of the general purpose horse. He
should be a solid colored horse, deep
blood hay preferred, weight anywhere
from 1,100 to 1.500; he must be com
pact have a short back, long square
quarters, loag sloping shoulders with
long neck set right oa top of the
shoulders, rouad body, breast full and
rather broad, with good limbs under
him aad a clean head Indicative ot a
good disposition. He must be a tough
aad hardy fellow with vim aad cour
age, aad all the style aad action oao
can get ditto speed; but I would place
first a fast .walk and an easy, friction
less trot In short, I would have him
as near a model coacher as possible
without sacrificing nnythlng of rugged
strength and endurance.
Now, is there any place on our farm
for this horse? Well, should smile!
There is ao plane anywhere, except the
speedway, that he Is not par excellence
the horse. At the heaviest farm
work he will knock the stuffing out ot
the drafter, and for road work ho will
be good enough for any farmer, aad
he is always salable. The average
horse of this class will generally sell
for a profitable price anywhere aad ev
erywhere. The fine drafter Is a aofele
fellow and I love him. bat wo small
farmers cant afford to raise him for
what our market will pay. This may
not be orthodox In theory, but I know
it will figure that way in practice.
With the mares we have and the stair
lions available to most of us, we. raise
so many that won't quite pass, which
we hardly know what to do with, that
an occasional prize, even if we get
200 for him, wont pay the bills. The
trotter nnd the thoroughbred are
worse. We get a motley mixture of
misfits, which are of no use in any
place not even for bolognas.
How is -this horse most easily pro
duced? I think this horse is more
easily approximated In a profitable
way than any other. We may produce
him either by line breeding or by
cross-breeding. Right here I must di
gress a little. I believe the Creator
holds us responsible for the right ass
of everything he entrusts to our care
our talents, our farms, and our breed
ing stock. If a farmer does not leave
his farm better than he got it he com
mits a sin. If I breed horses it Is my
duty to Improve my stock as much as
my circumstances will permit This
alone would prevent me from cross
breeding, though I believo It skillfully
followed very satisfactory results
could be attained almost Immediately;
but for breeding purposes the stock
would not be worth more at the ead of
one's life thaa It was at the start
For the small farmer I think the (so
called) French Coacher is the horse.
First more of the qualities wanted are
inherent in the breed nnd can reason
ably be expected to be reproduced thaa
ia aay other variety of horse known.
I consider him quite a good general
purpose horse, but he don't seem to
be prepotent in style and action. I
know of only one family of horses
which are. Second, a fairly good stal
lion of this breed Is available In al
most every neighborhood. Wm. 8.
Fehr, Stephenson County. Illinois.
lariat Wtn-Omt Lead.
From the Farmers' Review: Tweaty
five years ago I was forced to practic
ally ascertain the best way to restore
the exhausted fertility of an Illinois
farm. I had bought oae of the oldest
in this part of the state. The soil was
naturally good, but it had been con
tinually cropped and poorly tilled, so
that we had to pull the longest of our
first crop of oats and carry It for
bands to tie the bundles. Our corn
yielded 25 to 30 bushels per acre, when
others got from 40 to 60. By seeding
with grass and feeding all that was
produced and considerable purchased
grain, to sheep, cows and hogs, care
fully saving nnd applying all manure,
I succeeded in increasing the crop-producing
elements in that soil 50 per
cent In six years. I consider this the
only practical way to restore a wora
out farm. Mixed farmlag. with good
Ullage, rotation of crops and stock
raiting combined is the only way to
maintain the fertility of any farm.
Humus Is necessary for the develop
ment and preparation of the plant food
In the solL The only way to maintain
the supply Is to plow under vegetable
growth or add decayed or decaying or
ganic matter. William West Peoria
County, Illinois.
Dhttaaca Aaart ta Ptaat C
For a good many years experiments
have been made at the different sta
tions in this country and Canada as to
the distance apart to plant corn to get
the best yields. Of course, much de
pends on the kind of corn grown and
oa the purpose for which it Is being
grown. Corn for fodder can be plant
ed closer together than can corn that Is
wanted to produce grain. Recent ex
periments in Canada would seem to
Indicate that corn can be profitably
grown much closer than has ordinarily
been supposed. The more common
practice is to have the rows of corn 30
Inches or 3 feet apart. In these Ca
nadlan experiments corn was grown in
rows 21. 28; 35 and 42 inches apart In
the Maritime provinces, Manitoba and
the Northwest, the largest yields of
corn and stalks were obtained from 21
Inches apart At Ottawa, Learning
corn sown in drills 21 Inches apart
gave a total yield per acre of 30 teas
and 538 pounds per acre, when cut in
the early milk stage. Such corn, how
ever, is suited only to the silo or to he
ased as fodder for cattle.
Cranberries are grown" in" bogs that
cost from 8300 to $500 an acre.
that if g
sects or
wheat asar
FAREWELL
Lincoln's lmtmmttm
lite DamXvUf
N the 11th of
18C1. the
for Mr. Lincoln's
are from Springfield wars
completed. It was intend
ed to occupy the time re
malaiag betweea that data
aad the 4th of March with
a graad tour from state to state and
city to city. One Mr. Wood, "recoai
mended by 8eaator Seward.- was the
chief manager. He provided
traias to be preceded by pilot
all the way through.
It was a gloomy day; heavy clouds
oated overhead, aad a cold raia
falling. Long before eight o'clock, a
great mass ot people had collected at
the station of the Great Western rail
way to witness the event of the day.
At precisely five miautes before eight
Mr. Lincoln, preceded by Mr. Wood,
emerged from a private room In the
depot building, and passed slowly to
the car. the people falling back respect
fully on eitner side, and as many as
possible shaking his hands. Having
finally reached the train, he ascended
the rear platform, aad, facing about to
the throng which had closed around
him, drew himself np to his full
height removed his hat. and stood for
several seconds In profound silence.
His eye roved sadly-over that sea of
upturned faces, and he thought he read
in them again the sympathy aad
friendship which he had oftea tried,
and which he never needed more than
ho did then. There was an unusual
quiver in his Up. and n still more un
usual tear oa his shriveled cheek. His
solemn manner, his long silence, were
as full of melancholy eloquence as any
words he could have uttered. What
did he think of? Of the mighty changes
which had lifted him from the lowest
to the highest estate oa earth? Of the
weary road which had brought him to
this lofty summit? Of his poor mother
lying beneath the tangled underbrush
in a distant forest? Of that other
grave in the quiet Concord cemetery?
Whatever the particular character ot
his thoughts, it is evident that they
were retrospective and palnfuL To
those wno were anxiously waiting to
catch words upon which the fate of
the nation might hang, it seemed long
until he had mastered his feelings suf
ficiently to speak. At length he began
In n husky tone of voice, and slowly
and impressively delivered his farewell
to his neighbors. Imitating his exam
ple, every man in the crowd stood with
his head uncovered in the fast-falling
rain.
"Friends No one who has never
been placed in a like position can un
derstand my feelings at this hour, nor
the oppressive sadness I feel at this
parting. For more than a quarter of
n century I have lived among you.
and during all that time I have re
ceived nothing but kindness at your
hands. Here I have lived from my
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CITIZEN of Spriagfield."
says Mr. Herndon, a life
long friend of Lincoln,
"who visited our office oa
business about a year bo
fore Mr. Lincoln's nom
ination, relates tbe fol
lowing: "'Mr. Lincoln was seated at his
table, listening very attentively to a
man who was talking earnestly In n
low tone. After tbe would-be client
had stated the facts of his case, Mr.
Lincoln replied, "Yes, there is no rea
sonable doubt but that I can gain
your case for you. 1 can set a whole
neighborhood at loggerheads; I can
distress a widowed mother and her six
fatherless children, and thereby get for
you six hundred dollars, which
rightfully belongs, it appears to me. as
much to the woman nnd her children
as It uoes to you. Tou must remem
ber that some things that are legally
right are not morally right I shall
not take your case, but will give you a
little advice, for which I will charge
you nothing. Tou seem to be n
sprightly, energetic man. I would ad
vise you to try your hand at making
six hundred dollars la some other
way."'"
I TWI M SWS. "1
sliiiMsiWAAtAAAAfctMMAt1rr1iflsiflliasi
R. LINCOLN was
prone to adventures
in which pigs were
the other party. A
very popular and
well-known one is
from the pen of
Miss Owen; and
here is another, from an incorrigible
humorist, a lawyer, named J. H. Wick
izer: "In 1855 Mr. Lincoln and myself
were traveling by buggy from Wood
ford County Court to Bloomington. III.,
and in passing through a little grove,
we suddenly heard the terrific squeal
ing of a little pig near by us. Quick
as thopght, Mr. Lincoln leaped out of
the buggy, seized a club, pounced upon
the old sow, and beat her lustily; she
was in the act of eatiag one of her
young ones. Thus he saved the pig.
and then remarked. 'By JIng! the un
natural old brute shall aot devour her
own progeny!' This. I think, was his
first proclamation ot freedom."
But Mr. Wlckizer gives as another
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TO
HIS FRIENDS.
SpiicK at Spftsfcayftsjli
for Wffhanajtfu .
youth, until aow I
the
that directed and
guide aad support me. I aheJI aot fail
I shall succeed. Lot aa aH pray that
the God of oar fathers may net for
sake us aow. To him 1 i nmm sat yew
aO. PermK me to salt that with eaaal
security nnd faith, yaw will Invoke hlo
urmdom and guidance far mel With
these few words 1 mast leave yoa; for
how long I know net Friends, oao
aad all , I mast now .aid yoa aa affec
tionate farewell."
"It was- a most Impressive
said the editor of the JoaraaL
have haowa Mr. Lincoln for
years; we have hoard him
a hundred different aeeaateas; feat we
aever saw him so profoundly affeeted,
aor did he ever utter aa address
which seemed, to as so fall of almplo
aad touchiag eloquence, so exactly
adapted to the occasloa, so worthy of
the man nnd the hoar.
At 8 o'clock tha trala raked oat of
Springfield amid the cheers of the pop
ulace. Four years later a funeral teaks,
covered with the emblems of sfdeadM
moaralag, rolled lato the same city,
hearlag a discolored corpse, whoso ob
sequies were being celebrated la every,
part' of the civilised world. ,
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HEN - Bewlla
Greene, a Mfeleag
friend, died, ia
1842. Mr. Uacela,
then la the enjoy
ment of great weal
reputation, aader-
took to deliver a
funeral oratloa over the remains of his
beloved friend; but whoa ho rose to
speak, his voice was choked with!
deep emotion; he stood a few mo
ments, while hw lips-quivered ia the
effort, to form 'the words ot
praise he sought to -utter, aad the t
ran dowa his .yellow and shriveled
cheeks. Some of those who fame to
hear him, aad saw his tall farm thus
sway la sileace over the body af Raw
lin Greene, say he looked so helpless,
so utterly bereft and pitiable, that
every heart la the audience
hushed at the spectacle. After
ed efforts, he fouad It
speak, aad strode away, openly
bitterly sohhlag, to the widow's car
riage, la which he was drivea treat
the sceae. Bowlia Greene had loaned
Mr. Llacola books from their earliest
acquaintance, aad oa oae occasloa had
takea him. to his home, and cared for
him with the solicitude of a devoted
friend through several weeks of great
suffering aad peril.
story, which most happily Illustrates
the readiaess of Mr. Lincoln's witi
"In 1858, in the court nt.Btoomlng
toa. Mr. Llacola was eagaged la a case
of no great Importance; but the at
torney on the other aide, Mr. 8 . a
young lawyer of fine abilities (now a
Judge of the Supreme Court of the
State), was always very sensitive
about being beaten, and In this case
manifested unusual seal aad Interest.
The case lasted until late at night.
whea it was finally submitted to the
jury. Mr. S speat a sleepless aigat
in anxiety, and early next moratag
learned, to his great chagrin, that he
had lost the case. Mr. Lincoln met
hlra at the court house, and ashed him
what had become of his case. With
lugubrious countenance and
choly tone, Mr. S said, 'It's
hell. 'Ob, well!' replied Hassle.
fcM -c-nii'll ma it aaaJaV"
. a w aa avw aw
: i
Itostrs Staff ataty.
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INCOLN possessed the Ju
dicial quality ef mlad la a
degree so eminent and it
was so universally .recog
nised, that he aever could
atteBd n horserace without
being importuned to act as
a judge, or witness n hot
without assuming the reapeasfbUtty ot
a stakeholder. "Ia the spring or anm
mer of 1832." says Henry McHoary. "I
had a horse race with George Warhur
ten. I got Lincoln.who was at the race.
to be a hidae of the race, much
bin- will aad after hard
Llacola decided correctly; aad the oth
er Jadge said: 'Llacola Is the fairest
nan I ever had to deal with; if Lla
cola is ia this country whea I die. I
want him to be my admlnlsUatet;' for
he is the oaly man I ever met with
that was wholly and unaslfiahly hoa-
eat.'" His ineffable purity la
mining the result of a scree
actually set his colleague to thanking
of his latter end.
Whatever be your talents, whatever"'
be your prospects, never speculate
away oa a chance .of a palace that,
which yoa may ased sa a pravisleav
against the
Womea who waat more righto don't
aeed aay legislation to get them; all
they've got to do la to take
A poor view well takea is
factory thaa a ana
eld maaw
most sacred ties af earth
were assumed. Hero all- mychlldrea
-war horn; aad fear oao af them Mob
buried. To yon. dear frieade. I owe
all that I have, an that I am. All the
aow apoa my mlad. To-day I lauv
you. -1 go to assums.a task mere dif
ficult thaa that which devolved upon
Wasatagtoa. Ualese the sweat Ood.
was assisted him. saaOfeo with aad
aid sat. I mast faU; but If the same
eaaalsdeat mtad aad- almighty ana
pceeetted Mai shall
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