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THE COUNTY FAIR.
The county fair season for 1905
promises to be an unusually success
ful one. Crop conditions throughout
the spring and summer have been fa
vorable, barring the drouth in July,
and the ill effects of that have been
neutralized by the general rainfall of
August; and all things considered, the
prospects for abundant harvests in all
farm products are very bright at this
time. Good pasturage and heavy crops
of "hay and forage plants have insured
an abundance of feed for live stock;
oats and wheat are yielding well and
are likely to bring good prices; the
corn crop may not prove as heavy as
that of last year, but will furnish
enough for feeding punoses and some
to spare; so, on the whole, it has been
a prosperous year, and we can think
f no better way in which the farmer
can celebrate his good fortune than
by taking a day off and going to the
fair with his wife and children. The
county fair was-instituted for the es
pecial benefit ami pleasure of the
farmer, to afford him a place where
Iiis choicest products can be displayed
to the best advantage, and where
he can meet his friends from all parts
of the county in a social way. Though
the county fair as it now exists is a
great institution and worthy of every
encouragement, there is still room for
improvement, and no class of people
can do more to elevate the standard of
such exhibitions than the farmers. If
they will but attend them and show
an intelligent interest in their welfare
and management.
When the threshing machine comes
on the place, give some good, reliable
fellow an extra dollar for going into
the straw pile and putting your straw
tip in first-class shape, instead of per
mitting the blower to scatter it ovei
the field. You will find this dollar a
profitable investment, as. if you don't
need the straw for feed, it will make
good bedding, and bedding gives com
fort which is equivalent to feed. One
of the greatest inconsistencies of the
Western farmers is the thousands of
tons of straw going to waste, and the
stock lying all winter in their filth.
ELEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA (RUS
SIAN OLIVE).
We have an inquiry from one of our
subscribers as follows: "1 enclose you
some bloom and leaves of a tree on
my lawn. It attracts great attention
during the mouth of .June and July.
Would you please tell me the name of
it. and what value has it outside of
an ornamental tree?"
In reply to our inquirer will say that
the variety, as named above, is one
of our tnos; beautiful ornamental trees
when plan.ed as single specimens on
the lawn. It is perfectly hardy and
will stand cold as low as 2f to SO de
grees below zero without injury.
It was introduced many years ago
by the Russian Mennonites. about the
year 1SS3. They used it largely for
hedging and windbreaks, as it was
'.ouiid well adapted to arid conditions
.ch as tli?y found in the Northwest.
We know of no tree that will stand
drouth as ivell as this variety.
We know of a great many specimens
of this tree scattered over Iowa. We
have one beautiful specimen in our
grounds, some thirty feet high. The
blossoms are yellow, small and incon
spicuous; the silvery under-surface of
the leaf gives it an airy appearance
that is most pleasing. It is easily
propagated from seed. As a commer
cial timber it will never be valuable,
but always have a place on the list
of our best ornamental large shrubs
or trees. Why it is called Russian
olive. I do not know, as it is not an
edible fruit.
It takes no longer to stand a corn
bundle up as it should be." every bun
dle at the same angle to the center of
the shock, and all bundles set com
pactly together, and with the same
jiumber on each side of the shock,
than it does to set them up haphazard,
one bundle tipped this way and one
that. or. as is often the case, the ma
jority of the bundles placed on one
si.'.e. causing it to twist or topple over
when it settles. Good corn shocking
as well as good grain shocking is done
by some well defined system, that is a
certain number of bundles in the mid
dle and a certain number on the out
side. If you want your pullets to supply
your needs with fresh eggs during the
winter it is necessary to arrange to
have early chickens. The egg-laying
pullets are the -ones hatched in April
and Mav or the earlier the better.
WATERING PLANTS.
The time of year is now at hand
when we may look for short drouthy
spells and where the watering of
plants is necessary for their preserva
tion will say that the common custom
of just sprinkling the plants daily is
detrimental. One good soaking onc
a week so that it gets down to the
roots is better for the plants and less
trouble than the slight watering given
daily. After each watering the soil
should be stirred in order to insure
the upward flow of moisture. It must
be remembered that the roots are the
organism of the plant that need moist
ure. Hence the soil to give the re
quired results must be thoroughly wet.
Milkers should do all of their talk
ing before they begin to milk and
rhpn once started they should pay
strict attention to the work ia kand.
DEPTH TO PLOW.
This depends upon the nature of
the soil at the time of plowing. Ground
should not be plowed ten inches deep
if this depth takes you down into a
subsurface bed of infertile sand, gravel
or clay. Keep your plow above all
such, even if you can't go over four
or five inches.
Deep plowing, where no subsurface
packer is used, should be done in sum
mer or early fall, that the ground may
become settled and capillary attraction
not interfered with for the coming
crop.
To receive and retain moisture,
deep, heavy soils that incline to pack
or bake, need more and deeper plow
ing than lighter, sandier or thinner
soils. Ground should not be plowed
deeper than the moisture sign, espe
cially in spring. If there is only four
or five inches of moist, mellow soil,
don't go down six or eight inches,
unless you want the surface covered
with a layer of hard, dry clods that
will not pulverize and will make the
seed germinate unevenly unless there
should be plenty of rainfall immediate
ly after.
My experience teaches me not to
plow over four or five inches deep in
the spring on any soil unless there is
an abundance of moisture in the soil
and prospect for more immediately, as
capillary attraction is interfered with
just as the growing crop is right at
hand.
Some of the most productive ground
in this vicinity is cropped every year
without artificial fertilization or rota
tion, and for nine years has never
been plowed over four or five inches,
but has been plowed and harrowed
immediately after harvest several
times. And never but once since
breaking has it been plowed in the
spring. The harrow follows the plow
the same day. and the stubble is fre
quently disced. It is gaining, rather
than losing, in fertility.
There are no animals kept on the
farm that require such careful treat
ment in feeding than lambs. If they
are underfed they will not make a sat
isfactory growth, while if given too
much rich food they are easily scoured
or will get off their feed and in some
wav show the effect of the treatment.
COVER CROPS.
We have an inquiry from a Nebras
ka subscriber, asking for the best crop
to sow in hTs young orchard ,so as to
protect the soil from the hot fall sun.
As a rule, for this latitude we would
say to plant Soy Beans, but as this
crop has to be planted earlier for de
sired results, the only thing our cor
respondent could do now would be to
plant buckwheat. If this is sown any
time during the latter part of July
and the first of August it will in a
short time make a very luxuriant
growth and cover the ground. But
as buckwheat is a non-leguminous
plant the only value derived is as a
cover plant to protect the ground from
the sun. The best cover crop that we
have tried is vetch, and for orchard
locations in more southern latitudes
we would consider the Crimson clover
the very best cover crop for sowing
in an orchard.
In selecting a brood sow try to get
a good, long-bodied and rather coarse
and rangy animal, so she will make
the best breeder, giving the pigs a
strong constitution and good digestive
organs. If finer hams and shoulders
are wanted, select the boar with an
eye to these qualities and a good com
bination will be secured.
, WEEDS.
The last crop of weeds are now
growing and many of them will have
ample time to yet ripen seeds unless
cut down and destroyed. If the farm
has been kept clear this long, labor
should not be lost by allowing the last
crop to ripen and seed the ground.
Pastures in which ragweed or other
troublesome and useless weeds have
grown up should be run over once
again with the mowing machine and
the stubble fields, too. that have grown
a second crop of weeds should be cut.
The scythe and sickle also should be
used where needed. Every crop of
weeds that grow and are destroyed
lessens the number of seeds in the
ground and as another crop will spring
up to be cut down by the frost the
numbers that have been destroyed
during the season will greatly lessen
the next season's weed crop and thus
increase the farmer's crop while less
ening his labor.
We know a farmer whose horses
never have sore shoulder. Every eve
ning after unharnessing he washes the
horses' shoulders with cold water.
This removes the dirt, cools the shoul
ders and keeps the flesh healthy.
APPLES FOR THE FAMILY.
It is now time to think about the
winter supply of apples for the family.
Don't think like some folks I know,
that culls are good enough for home
use: unless they consist of such as are
small, though perfectly sound and of
good quality. As stated in these notes
a year ago. the best is none too good
for the family.
The keeping of this home supply
is more or less a problem, as not all
country folks have the suitable cellar
for this purpose. I would advise pick
ing the apples rather late, being care
ful not to bruise them. Pack them in
barrels or boxes, and store in a cool
shed until freezing weather; then re
move them to a cool, moist cellar.
When kept in this way. a box at a
time may be removed to the cellar
as wanted, and the apples will remain
in a nice condition until used up.
PREPARING THE WHEAT FIELD.
At this time of year farmers are
plowing for fall wheat or preparing to
do so. The ground is perhaps a little
hard at this time for the plow to do
good work, but the rains that have
fallen should go far to preparing the
land for the operation. It makes a
vast deal of difference about the con
dition of the land as to the ease of
plowing, and it will pay every farmer
to take advantage of the conditions
when they are right. The saving to
the horses is no small factor. When
the ground is in right condition for
the best work to be done the moisture
in it is sufficient to make it easy to
cut, but not enough to make it stick
to the plow.
That the seed bed should be well
prepared is the consensus of opinion
among all cultivators. Pulverization
is necessary if the soil is to be made
capable of giving the best returns.
Poor plowing and poor preparation
generally is responsible for much of
the shortage in the wheat crops. It
is evident that if the land be left in
clods the soil in the clod will not be
reached by the air, and the elabora
tion of plant food will not go on so
rapidly as will be the case where the
whole is broken to pieces. Even if
the roots of the wheat plant succeed
in penetrating the clods the amount
of food found therein will be less than
in other and better prepared soil.
This is also the time of year when a
very large share of tree and shrub
seeds mature, and may be planted
with the best of success, if given a
good mulching over winter. Tree
seeds are uniysually scarce the present
season on account of the late freeze
of last spring, but many of the shrubs,
like the Barberry, Buffalo berry and
high bush cranberry, etc., may be had
in abundance in many localities.
VISIT NEIGHBORS' ORCHARDS.
This is a very favorable time of the
year to visit the orchards in the vicin
ity of your home where you can best
judge of the true value of the different
varieties of fruits, especially the late
maturing and long keeping kinds. In
vite a neighbor who is interested in
fruit growing to go with you; visit as
many as you can while making the
day's drive. Keep your eyes open that
you may catch on to as many practical
object lessons as possible. Do not hes
itate to ask all the questions you can
think of wheti you find a really suc
cessful orchatdist; learn the secrets
of his success and how to apply them.
Study the location, soil and other nat
ural advantages; then his methods of
protection, planting, arrangement, etc.,
etc.. all of which may save you many
of the commen failures that discour
age the amateur fruit grower.
We have be-2n using the moist, cool
weather of September to divide out
roots of phlox and peonies. Planted
at this season they will become quite
established s&A well rooted in their
new situation before freezing weather,
and with a govd mulch of litter during
winter will start out in fine condition
in the spring. We made the mistake
last season tit allowing the perennial
phlox to gnnr without clipping back.
Next season ye propose to cut back
one-half of th clumps when they are
about six inches high, so as to secure
a later crop -fit blossoms and thus a
longer period of bloom in this showy
plant.
SHIPPING PLUMS.
The plum crop will be very soon
going forwaM to market and those
who have th s fruit for sale will be
wondering ag tin what package to use.
The markets seem to be peculiarly
undecided with regard to the plum
package. They are sold in almost
every style kaowp. Where the fruit
is to be shipred any considerable dis
tance we beli-ve that the six basket
Georgia peach carrier 6r the old straw
berry crate with quart boxes is the
best. For loe-il market the plum can
be handled very nicely in the old
Jersey peach basket and where the
fruit is delivered directly to the cus
tomer the 16-cuart basket will answer.
We are coufldjnt that if greater pains
were taken In selecting the fruit and
shipping them in small packages, that
they would command a better market
price.
There Is a time to feed, a time to
milk, a time io separate milk, a time
to set cream, a time to ripen and fin
ish the process, and when you churn,
churn by a crock.
STORING CABBAGE.
The storing of cabbage is an impor
tant item. Ii one does not possess the
proper cellars it is best to bury in the
open ground, putting the heads down
on a level bit of ground, covering with
straw and with earth enough to pre-;
vent freezing and thawing. Dig
trenches ak.ng the line of cabbages to
drain off the water. In storing cab
bage in a cellar the temperature must
be kept low or the heads will become
flabby and trnigb.
CARE OF WORK HORSES DURING
HOT WEATHER.
During thfcse terrible hot days, it is
a good plas to give the work horse a
good washing every evening after
work as th removes the sweat, dust
and other substances and allows the
heat to escape. This will save many
valuable torses from being over-heated,
and fciso save the lives of many
horses.
When making butter on the farm
have a brand and be sure to keep th
quality up to the standard.
SCENE IN
The special correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune at Baku, Russia,
sends the following account of the re
cent disturbance at that place:
The worst of the storm of massa
cre, pillage and incendiarism which
has swept over Baku and its environs
is over, but the-picture is one of deep
est gloom.
It is difficult to describe the hor
rors of the last six days. Massacre
has followed massacre. A pall of
smoke from burning oil wells, tanks
and refineries has hung over the city
day and night.
The butchery began with the
slaughter of 1,500 Armenians while
the police looked on as if it were a
theatrical display. Children were
dashed to pieces before their mothers'
eyes. Men either were cut to pieces
instantly or mutilated in an indescrib
able fashion before they were put to
death.
An Armenian vizier, who barricad
ed himself in his house, was roasted
to death with his wife and children.
The Armenians who took refuge in
another house were holding out
against the Tartar soldiers when a
magistrate demanded admission. The
latter persuaded them to come out, as
suring them of his protection. He
then ordered the soldiers to fall on
them, and all were barbarously mur
dered. Then the troops took up the task
of suppressing the orgy of bloodshed,
and in the six days of fighting more
than a thousand persons have been
killed. Several thousands were wound
ed, almost exclusively Tartars, Puri
tans and Armenians.
Nearly 100,000 fugitives are without
work, almost the whole oil industry
being ruined, involving serious conse
quences to the trade and commerce
of the whole country. The financial
loss cannot be computed, but there will
be a loss of about $10,000,000 annually
to state revenue from the excise.
Boats running on the Volga will
doubtless have to use naphtha instead
of oil. The quantity of naphtha on
hand will be sufficient for the river
boats for at least five months. It
will take nearly a year to repair the
damage here.
But for the activity of the soldiers
the bloodshed might have been great
er. As it is a great many have been
killed.
There is little left unburned above
the ground in the outlying oil fields
of Balakan. Roumani, Sabunto. and
Bibiebat. from which the crude oil
supply for the Baku oil industry is
drawn. All the extracting plants, in
cluding derricks, pumping establish
ments, and the oil reservoirs in which
the crude oil is stored, have been de
stroved. The breaking of the reser
voirs unloosed a flood of burning oil
which it-was impossible to extinguish.
A large portion of the "black town"
quarter, in which most of the refin
eries were located, was also burned.
The financial loss has not yet been
established, but it will run into the
millions. It is stated that the loss
in crude oil which will run waste un
til the reservoirs can be rebuilt, and
the refineries again started, will
amount to $200,000 daily.
Costly Dreams of Empire.
The dream of empire is doubtless a
pleasant diversion from the stern real
ities of the ordinary ruler's life, but
when it becomes something more than
a dream it is usually a costly experi
ment. The czar has found it so in the
far east and Germany is beginning to
realize that the kaiser's vision is al
most as much as it can bear. Millions
of Russian rubles have been spent in
a vain attempt to make Siberia and
tho Pnoifir must a nroductive nart of
the Russian empire, while the kaiser
has spent 50,000,000 on his African
wars, with no prospect of return from
those colonies for half a century. The
public debt of Germany has increased
$300,000,000 in ten years, and there is
no prospect that it will be decreased
in the immediate future. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Arguments of Lawyers.
Elihu Root contends that it is folly
to urge a lawyer to be brief in his
argument. "As a matter of fact," he
says, "the argument's length general
ly is its sole reason for existing. By
the time it is concluded the jury is
likely to have forgotten the evidence."
Mr. Root tells of a lawyer whom a
judge advised to be brief. Counsel
replied: "How would it be if I con
fined my argument to these words:
"Your honor, my opponent is wrong.
I act right. You are an excellent
judge.' "
Englishman Makes Real Joke.
Robert Christy, a venerable British
er now visiting this country, reminis
cently tells of his long acquaintance
with the prince of Wales, now King
Edward, and narrates the story of his
christening when a baby. All of the
stores of the empire were illuminated
that night, and Albert Edward's in
itials, "A. E." were displayed in all of
the windows, when one of the court
iers remarked: "Before he wears the
crown the lad'll need the other three
vowels."
BAKU, THE CENTER OF THE REBELLION.
BENEFIT OF ELECTRIC TRAVEL.
Quick Transit Relieves Congestion of
Large Cities.
A rather striking phrase was used
by Prof. E. A. Ross, a visiting lecturer
at the University of Chicago, in the
course of a recent address. "Steam
massed people," he said, "but elec
tricity is dispersing them." And, not
quite so happily, continuing, "When
the mechanic comes to think nothing
of living ten miles from his work the
slum will vanish and the city will dif
fuse itself into the country." The ob
jection to this is that. In American
cities, the slums are not made up of
mechanics. Nevertheless, the tenden
cy of the electric railway to extend the
distance between the shop and the
home is undoubtedly of the greatest
benefit to American workingmen. As
a simple problem in arithmetic a
twelve-mile ride for 5 cents is cheaper
than a mile-and-a-half ride for 2 cents.
But the difference in standard of liv
ing made possible by the longer hauls
and uniform fares of the American
street railways, as compared with the
shorter distances and graded fares in
Great Britain, is even greater than the
proportionately cheaper transporta
tion. Chicago Western Electrician.
AMERICAN VOTERS IN CANADA.
Possible Annexation of Western Part
to the United States.
Now the American immigration
question in Canada has reached a cli
max. It takes only three years for
an immigrant to earn a vote in Canada,
and 75,000 former American voters
will soon come into their Canadian suf
frage. There are in round numbers
190,000 males more than 18 vears of
age in western Canada who formerly
lived in the United States, 150,000 of
whom are old enough to vote. There
are now between 750,000 and 800,000
settlers, with a possible voting popula
tion of 240,000. a high percentage be
cause many cattlemen without families
are emigrating from Montana and Wy
oming. By the end of 1905 the Amer
ican vote in the Canadian west will be
overwhelming. In eastern Canada
thousands of people believe that this
invasion means the ultimate annexa
tion of western Canada by the United
States. It is called "the coming na
tion." World's Work.
Senator Piatt's Responsibility.
Before Senator Piatt of New York had
been shelved practically a great many
persons appealed to him for help of
one kind or another. On one occasion
a young army officer had been denied
promotion because of some defect in
his eyesight. His mother wrote to
Senator Piatt asking him for his as
sistance, closing her letter with the
words: "I leave it all to you and the
Lord." The senator forwarded this
appeal to the secretary of war, saying
in his own note: "I have noticed that
when a matter is left to me and the
Lord I am held responsible in case of
failure; therefore I beg that you will
assist me."
Indiana's Veteran Physician.
Dr. W. H. Wishard of Indianapolis
is probably the oldest practicing physi
cian in Indiana. He was born Jan. 17,
1S16, and is therefore nearly 90 years
old. Although he is not exerting him
self to build up a practice, he still an
swers calls and puts in his spare time
going over his old accounts and mak
ing out unpaid bills. He is one of two
surviving charter members of the In
diana State Medical society, the other
one being Dr. P. H. Jameson of In
dianapolis, who is about eight years
younger than Dr. Wishard.
Had Many Qualifications.
In the situation wanted column of a
London newspaper, this advertisement
appeared recently: "I do not know
everything, but I will undertake any
thing, anywhere, any time. I know
America from pork yards to the hub
of culture, Australia from Kauri to
Bottletree; the continent taught me
French, German and other things; fa
miliar with all stocks, deeds and law
yers' genial ways, can draw and plan
to scale, reviewers say I can write, 35
and tough."
I ENORMOUS COST OF WARFARE
Fighting Has Saddled the Nations of
the World With Debt.
Two or three centuries ago It was
discovered that money for warfare
could be secured more easily and in
larger quantities by bonding the na
tion for it and taxing the people to pay
the interest. Wars began to cost
more. In less than 300 years Great
Britain has spent on warfare $6,795,
000,000. The revolution of 1688 cost
$155,000,000, the war of the Spanish
succession, $220,000,000; the Spanish
war, $325,000,000; the seven years'
war, $535,000,000; the American war
of revolution, $725,000,000; the war of
the French revolution, $2,360,000,000;
the war against Napoleon, $2,930,000,
000. The Boer war cost Great Britain
in cash more than $800,000,000.
It is estimated that the wars of the
nineteenth century cost the world $17,
922,000,000. A statistician has figured
that there are 3,155,673,600 seconds in
a century. According to these figures,
the world paid out nearly $6 a second
in the last century for war. Adopting
Archbishop Usher's chronology, which
made the world 5,904 years old at the
end of 1899, the nation spent in the
nineteenth century for war an amount
equal to nearly $6 a minute since the
creation. This statistician has est!
mated that the world's population ij
1,500,000,000. If this is correct the
amount spent in war between 1801 and
1900 would furnish each man, woman
and child with nearly $12 pocket
money.
The debts of the chief nations of the
earth aggregate more than $34,000,000,
000. It is believed that three-fourths
of this sum was swallowed up in war
fare and preparations for it. Nearly
all the sum represented by the debts
of Great Britain, France and Germany
was spent for warfare. These coun
tries are spending annually in interest
on their debts nearly $390,000,000
This sum is in addition to the amounts
being expended for the support of mil
itary armaments. The amount appro
priated this year for this purpose by
Great Britain in round figures is $360,
000,000; by Germany, $217,500,000; by
France, $200,200,000; by the United
States, $195,000,000. New York Trib
une. Some Unblazoned Heroes.
Among the heroes of the day must
be counted the Louisiana physicians
who are fighting the battle of the peo
ple against the dreaded scourge, and
who will not give up the fight, even
when stricken themselves. It often
takes more courage to face plague and
pestilence in the sickroom than dan
ger on the field, for in the former case
there is none of the excitement of the
fray nor the prospect of glory to win
in the end. It is simply the sacrifice
of life and all that makes life wortb
living at the call of duty, and many a
hero of the battlefield would shrink in
fear and loathing from the danger
fearlessly faced by these nameless he
roes in humanity's cause. Baltimore
American.
In the Matter of Buying.
Congressman Joy strolled into a
Washington billiard room one evening
and found Comptroller Tracewell play
ing a game with a mutual acquain
tance. Tracewell was just putting
some fine-cut tobacco in his cheek and
Joy asked for a chew. "I don't chew
enough to warrant me in buying any,"
he said, as he stowed away a full
grown helping. Said Tracewell dry
ly: "You've got that the wrong way,
Joy. The trouble with you is you
don't buy enough to warrant you in
chewing any."
Celebrated Swedish Statesman.
P. Waldenstrom, the celebrated free
church leader of Sweden, and for
many years a distinguished member of
the riksdag, who now Is in the west
lecturing, has made three extensive
tours in this country, lecturing and
preaching. His writings on ecclesias
tical topics comprise fifteen volumes.
He is soon to retire from politics and
his last public utterances in the riks
dag are likely to be in connection with
the dissolution of the Swedish-Norwegian
union.
"Will any one give me three thous
and dollars," said Auctioneer Rat
cliffe, last week, standing in front of
3101 and 3103 K street, old framo
buildings, once, the arsiquarians sa
famous Suter's Tavern. No one
would, and the property was with
drawn. In 1791 John Suter was mine host
at the tavern, and here Gen. Washing'
ton and Mr. Jefferson on numerous
occasions refreshed themselves. Tra
dition says that Suter imported hi?
whisky from his native Scotland, hi?
rum from Jamaica and his brandy
from the London docks. Thomas Jet
lerson, who while minister to France
visited the wine countries of Europe
and made a selection for his own cel
lar, is said to have declared: "Nc
man on the Atlantic coast could bring
out a better bottle of Madeira oi
sherry than old Suter." The present
buildings do not show the original
porch and a story of stuccoed brick
has been inserted under the original
house to connect it with the changed
grade.
Suter's Tavern is particularly
noted, however, as a place where the
commissioners who laid out Washing
ton city met frequently. These com
missioners were Thomas Johnson, the
chairman, and Chief Justice of Mary
land, Daniel Carroll of Duddington.
and brother of Archbishtop Carroll,
and Dr. David Stuart, the family
physician of the president.
Under the date of March, 1791, Gen.
Washington notes in his diary: "Left
Bladensburg at half past 6 and break
fasted at Georgetown about 8, where,
having appointed the commissioners
tinder the residence law. to meet me.
I found Mr. Thomas Johnson, one of
them (and who is now chief justice
of the state), in waiting, and soon
after came in David Stuart and Daniel
Carroll, Esqs.. and others, too. A few
miles out of town I was met by the
citizens of the place and escorted in
by them, dined at Suter's Tavern,
where I also lodged, had a public din
ner given by the mayor and corpora
tions, previous to which I examined
the survey of Mr. Ellicott, who had
been sent on to lay out the district of
ten miles square for the Federal City;
also the works of Major l'Enfant, who
had been engaged to make a draft of
the grounds in the vicinity of George
town and Carrollsburg, on the Eastern
Branch."
Many a fine dinner was served at
Suter's Tavern, and there was many
a congregation there of gentlemen
whose names are indelibly impressed
upon the history of that day and
whose deliberations resulted in the
creation of what Washington was
always pleased to call the Federal
City, now Washington, the capital of
the greatest nation on earth. Wash
ington Post.
Natural History.
"The moth," remarked the man who
assumes superior knowledge, "has
never been credited with the sagacity
it really possesses. The moth is an
epicure."
"It'll eat anything in sight," replied
his auditor.
"That's where you are wrong. It is
a creature of taste and discernment.
You have observed that it eats holes
in your evening clothes and only at
tacks your business suit when there Is
nothing else."
"Which is sheer cussedness."
"Not at all. When you attend a
banquet you wear your evening
clothes. And the moth's procedure
conclusively demonstrates that it
knows the difference between terra
pin and champagne and plain restau
rant soup." Washington Star.
Pierrette.
The empty street was Kray with dawn.
But everywhere the lamps burned still.
As though a dead man's eyes .stared on
Through some undying will.
Th city seemed no more a thin?
Than some great door she might not
move.
That, blank and all wnanswerln?.
Barred her from rest and love.
The morninp wind, like some pale ghost.
Fretted the tavern's creaklnj? sign.
As though It whimpered to the host
For sorrow's anodyne.
The mit clung damply to her dress.
Dragging the listless, tired feet.
That still on that quest purposeless,
Toiled up and down the street.
And grayed the hair's pathetic gold
Where one day Love s own hand was
laid.
And weary she. and very cold,
And bitterly afraid.
Theodosla Garrison In New York Her
ald. How Tommy Reckoned.
Teacher Now, Tommy, if I give
you five apples and you eat two, how
many will you have left?
Tommy (aged 6) Five.
Teacher No; if you eat two, you
would have only three left, wouldn't
you?
Tommy No, ma'am; I'd have five
three outside and two inside.
Birthday of the Yukon.
What St. George's day is to Britain,
what Dominion day is to Canada, and
what Independence day is to the Amer
ican republic, is Aug. 16 to the Yu
kon. It was on that day nine years
ago that Skookum Jim washed out his
famous pan on Rabbit creek, whose re
sult was the bringing of thousands of
people to the country and the enrich
ing the world by $120,000,000 in gold-
Yukon World.
Personally Disinterested.
Mayme "You told me Jack was
odious and tiresome, and you had
given him his walking papers, yet you
seem to be trying to make up with
him."
Maybelle "Not at all. I'm merely
going to show that skinny old maid
of a Mag Eilliwink that she can't get
him."
Edison May Travel.
Inventor Edison is said to contem
plate an extended tour of Europe. His
greatest "finds" have been made in
complete solitude, mostly in the dead
of night, for he has a horror ol b
terruption
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