TOPICS OF THE TIMES
Af CHOICE SELECTION 01 HCT..
EdTINQ ITEMS.
Comment mid Crltlclema Baaed
Upon the llnnnenlnaa uf In Dar
; Historical anil Nana Note.
ilni? nrn no hlnh that It la almost
. I
A .compliment io caij n man ono. i
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The telephone. Is thirty-four years
flirt, hut the clrl oDerators nro all
voung.
Cwhnt n hamiy world this would bo
it? all of our pleasant dreams would
como true.
jTho Uoston woman who complains
that kissing Is overdone-probably pro
tors hers rare
ICoats that button up tho back have
6oon suKKestcd for mou. Doubtless It
Is some woman's Idea.
Telling a Congressman whero to get
on nnd off should be regarded aa ono
of tho duties ot good citizenship.
"Do women worry more than men?"
Atks a London paper, inoy ao, uui
tho men aro always to blamo for It, of
course
Chicago has decided on a safe-and-
sane Fourth. It It Is accomplished, It
wilt stand out tho ono whlto spot In
ho 305 days.
"Chickens may bo kept nlno
months." says Dr. Wiley. Much de
pends on the character of tho neign-
bo'rhood ono lives In.
John D. Rockefeller drew tlx mil
lion dollars In old dividends In ono
week recently, considerably moro than
was necessary to sottlo with tho grocer
and tho butcher.
Many years havo elapsed since old
kr.ih.; ii..t.har.i w.,nt to th. euitboard
td got her poor dog a bone. Hut,
n.in. tn ihn hltrh nrlco of moat, his-
ory I. likely to repeat Itself.
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A Chicago man say. the lovo germ
i. . ..... i .., .... t n.
aystem. Itecently Bomclwdy declared
the liver to bo tho neat of affection,
Thoro I. no end of opinion..
, i
I
ipi..... i. In L'l...l.ln M V . ntnn
aiiuiu ill ill i .u. ....., ...
who has thirty-two children, and his
neighbors report that he never makou
any complaint about tho cost of living.
Ho la probably kept too busy to nave
Urn for complaining about anything1.
l..i..ll.lUn 1... .li.mfti Hint 111.
lllVUailHUllull III. .Mwm, .
.1.1. 1 iiui.,.. u .1... tn th. r.rt
ftJkat'lhere aro not enough farmor. In
itala country. This Is tho penalty tin
puhllo Is compelled to pay for permit-
r . ... . ,
Ung tha boys from mo rarms 10 enior
bo cities nnd becomo lender, there.
i
! Professor Wheeler, of Yale. fear, tho
irnite.i aiaiei la mil I nir .tralicht to-
wurd paternalism. Notwlthslnndlnu
the fears of l'rofessor Whcclor and
others who havo tor years been warn-
Ing the iwoplo against palernnllsm thla
country will probably stick to Uncle
Bamlsm for somo tlmo to como.
Mr. Wolgaat, tho now pugilistic
champion, Is bo I tig "flooded" with
offers from thoatrlcnl managers. It Is
reported that some of tho offers carry
tnlnrv nrovlslons ranallitf from 11.000
to I2.B00 n wtek. It will bo wholly
useless for anybody to nttompt to con
vlnce us, nftur this, that thvru Is In
this country no widespread npprccla
Mou ot our homo brand ot art.
The enormous demand for India nil)-
ler created by the bicycle, nnd greatly
Increased by tho nutomobllo, tins led to
a rapidly nuvtinceu pricu. hub, in
(urn, line not only stimulated tho
search for now sources ot supply, but
lias encouraged Investigations looking
co possible substitutes. At tho recent
meeting ot the American Association
for the Advancement of ticieure a spo-
clnl "rubber division" was orgaqlzed
wnoiiK the chemlHts, or the purpose or
studying tho chemical composition of
rubber, nnd of producing It artificially.
It Is sometimes mistakenly sup-
posed that primitive races have nat-
urally better eyoslght than civilised
ones. That Is not exactly true. Nat-
uro works moro slowly than that, and
in um roiunia ui punvi ui iKuiL-ucia
of eyesight some French artillerymen
proved to be as well furnished as tho
most keen-sighted Arabs. Natlvo races
ortcn appear 10 uava Keen oycsigni
simply because they know what to look
for and where to look for It. llut as
noon as reading Is Introduced to n race
.liA.1..li)titai1nnM hnavllia In nnnanr with
...u. . ..n... v...... .. ... ...... ......
progrrsslvo frequency, and some slrlk-
ing iiisiniicvs oi mis rv.iiuuu io sauao
and effect havo appeared among tho
school children or t-gypt.
'
Upon how smnll nn incomo can a
man afford to marry? This question
might bo dubatod Indeflnltoly, but tho
Itev. Wright UlbBon. pnator of tho Mo
Koca Hocks. Pennsylvania, IVosbytorl-
nn church, has established nn omplrl-
t:nl minimum. The presont cost of
commodities, ho says, Is so high that
he does not feel Justified In marrying
uny moro couples In his parish unless
thn hrldesronm can nravo that his in.
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como Is at least two thousand dollars
a year, "roverty loans 10 uivorcos.
doclmva Mr. Gibson, "and I do not
purpose to assist tho dlvorco cnuso."
With tho prlnclpla Involved In this
protest against marrlago minus a mar-
rlugcublo Income thoro can bo uo
iiuarrol. Hut Is not two thousand dol-
lars too hlch a llmltf Porhaps the
rrcsbytorlans of McKecs llocks aro
abovo tho avorago in tuoir possession
f this world's goods, but there must
bo somo pooplo In that town who will
never havo an Inconjoof two thousand
dollars or even ono thousand dollars a
year; nnd shall thoy bo debarred from
uiarrylugT
If there Is ono gift that'eomea moro
directly from heaven than any othor
womaniy auriouic, 11 iuo unmm-i
tor mnKijig a nomo: umv in me.mr,
tiner ntiniltlea. .tho sonse of neace and
fulneu nnd order that should prevail
"Ob-Ilee" of alt the words In tho En- nc88' n" 80 completely biiko in spini, of tho vehicle, and on tho ends aro a
gllsh language, . .aid 2 be the ono' at tl"t the fastidious observer Is par of rolcr .,, drWn- prockots
2 Sently mis-spelled. And lg JgJf "J" that engage with the wheel hubs. The
.,i tnn domand, "Its art, but Is It a n (s accomplished by an ordl-
. homer
is every household; next Is tbe tram-
Hi. .'
. Hla.aa... it. daiMAMlAIUl
oxnrcwlon In oiUward ud tMIi
algns. For a house may be beautiful,
spacious, stately, yet remain but a car-
ven chalice, unnilcd by the wlno of
life. It docs not follow that the small
house Is necessarily Invested with this
divine quality; hero Inconvenience may
qunrrel ot overy corner with ugliness,
... mhhA nf 111 A wnftnlrlff I
reucuuivu u nunc ui iw
ni - na nr oinnAfiiv nmi troni rnnnr. null
of tho two problems, It Is the easier
to solve, because, for some strange
and unaccouniama reason, 11 la given
to tho elected only to blend with largo
iIM.utv thn charm of comfort, of rem
nsccnt homeliness. A house, n homo,
should havo a rested, Uved-ln look, tho
th(j nBerlng gound of mtlo children's
voices, the glimpse of happy, human,
peaceful Joys. What wonderful qual-
lty Is there about a glowing lamp or
tho cherful flap of n red tablecloth on
a backyard clothesline that can bellt-1
tie mere beauty Into a thing or rar
less worth? The much-abused mid-
Victorian period, with nil Its ovcrscn-hon.
slblllty and decorum, had, novertho-
less, a surer grasp of the fitness of I
things. Nowadays most rooms havo
the air or being planned uy pcopie
h v exnected to live In them.
, h th . nlcturcd fur-
.
nlsnings standing in recunguiar aioor-
ATOP THE FREIGHT TRAIN.
Walkln tha Cara a Hair llalslaa
... i m...
Th... ..n.. ... t in th.
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i iiviu vnmu vivi itiv ma a au uv
..i,.. it.. . n.i ,i..ir. tn
ri.in with thn en-lneer in tha cab.
,,,, to ilp ahcad along tho half
mile or so.-of train at tho first stop, I
madn known mr desire to our con-
ductor over that part ot tho run.
Thoy'll be glad to seo you," ho told
me. You won't navo any trouble get'
tin' there It'a a mild evcnln'." Ho
swung opon tho window of tho lookout
nnd called to his rear brakeman. "Jim
"' "n n.lon.B wl ? n". n?ro p.ttr V'
J ",m,, )U,le I"8. U,r?UR. .1,.! .n.
ol u,u ' "'
thn nnllrn tilnn. I
; " nvnp ,., roof,
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' ,u I.
wna iiuiiuiK us, nun mo "imi i.i.n
f wcnt, .ln. froni th hr?" ,' Iw. lln
bound lake, along which tho tracks ran
"r '""' T"7",
mu iui. MH......V ..u..a
1.1. 1 . m ... ...III. Ann ItnM.I In til. .nn. I
"i iniut-'iH wmi uuu imiiu, i u.o
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w w" lu
s imd. aiiii.Ai n a a rai 1 1 i iniitrnr i
niuau iiiiiivi v.., iwU..
him to regard It as no vory sorlous
business.
"This ain't nothln," was his assur
ance. "It somotlmcs gcta nasty when
.... .1 .Inmn I. wn.rt nn . tillvVfirft I
t . . I
comes a-rlppln' from oft over tho lake.
wu nri. nun,, u -
..ln.tln' tM AM .... lit. InUn. I
Bomethncs you havo to get down and
"aw' on alt fours. It wouldn t be,
m,lc" fun , l "WOP1 ott. tho of
Id... mm"
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There wm no disputing that, nor
that tho threo lengthwlso plank, at
tho gnblo of tho car roof, wero not
wldo promenades. "Vou Jump rrom ono
to another to cross from car to ' car,
nnd a man has got to havo something
of gymnastic training and somo clr-
c we M railroad blood In His
veins to do It many times without
nroping inio ono ai iuo uiucuua i
abysses between them.
roof.
"That was n 'telltale,1
,' he explained.
....I luifArA T milit mil
k !ur"l0.r
um. uv.wiu v..... ........ - -
were In a short reach of a tunnel, an,
I understood. Wo wore whirled
through that tunnel llko n package In
n 1111)0. nnil ll wo unu rniacu uui uhhb
w could havo touched tho flying roof I
of tho boro. Tho smoko lay heavy In
(ho plnco. It filled our eyes nnd nos-
trlls,
xot real nlco," said Jlmnile cheer-
y. "llut no danger In tho holes, save
now and then nn Ictclo gets n crack at
your nut. You see, there ain't much
use n nrguln' tho matter after that
telltale' strikes you." Edward nun-
gerford In Harper's .
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Ironl-K as m derm Killer.
To moro man, uncultured and un-
aahumed. the llatlron seems a thing of
evll. Its use renders the house unln-
hiabltablo one day out of seven: It dls-
tracts woman'a attention from the all-1
imuortant matter of preparing food,
(n ghnmoleas conspiracy with starch,
n rtiders domes uncoiiiionauie, luru.
nnpklna Into slippery boards nnd ban-
ghea Bleep (rom taa. civlllrcd man
l8 tt 8nVe 0f tho Ironing board, uud
tll0 boiled shirt Is tho emblem of his
dfBrndatlon.
NoW( tho scientists tell us that Iron-
,K has an Important function ivs nn
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autiaounc; mat mu noi iruu is u
0, our ,e(llUnK Rerm killers. This In-
8,rumet of torture may havo a tern-
pertlturo of 26fl degrees, and that, they
8ny ,a luor0 mn enoUBh to satisfy
the most fastidious oaciuus. in piaccs
.vi11)ro sterilising dovlcea nro not
hmuiv. mimical dressings may bo Iron-
ed wllh Breat advantage, and In a
recent experiment clothing which had
been worn by diphtheria patients waa
completely disinfected by the use ot n
.... lro.
1ng Bufferlng man will noto with
..i.., th.t the scientists havo said
noth,ng ,n dofenge of 8tarch. There
.... . .i..u...inn th. hnlled
UBa unu h .ui4i.-.v.. v. -
ibirt.-Success Magaztne.
A Thoutiht Header.
"So you aro studying telepathyr
"Yes." answered Senator Sorghum;
"my object In life has been to find
I wlmt teoplo are thinking aud then
8ay jt nrst. Any reliable system would
amptir, my labor. Immensely."-
Washington Star.
A Thuuaht of tha Cost.
"How'H you have your beefsteak to-
morrowr asked the cook.
n er f"u"' t,
the man who economizes. asulngton
Star.
IntercoUeatata.
..Vn. ..... t ivo omith less, but that
. v. Dryn Mawr Mld the Junior as
M invttd a Philadelphia girl to the
,n Arohert Four Leaf Clover,
I . '
' TWe are so many waya ot aalng
A tin ml mil nf Ihrt tlfirlr Ifllinilil til A I .. a a. . ...llnnal lftnU
wv. "r ' 1 1 no covcrnmcnv ur i tnu it neccisnniy irue. ina vnna u ... occnalonaliy wun rao iou 100a or inw tA roit ol
n tho faro. Drop," said J nimw n, , , ft n ironiUtorjr noto hopelessly lostnv.ra, ,lmcB ,arger Um the moon .i. . to Veen h m mash. This seasons the food'and glvi. . more than
l: 'nt ' L.r .nd would appear In the heaven, a. a -'- ' "v: -'kn,t nnd .ew. It a palatable taste, a. well a. proving could ba
no iiuiiou mo uunii u4-ui. ...v. v... ,nnv rflaa an inaiVKIUni man IlllKiiv .il.b ahAiit fniirleen tlmea tho a re or . .. . . . ... I. h.n.flt tn the fnwli Arrldlltur il ...i.n
no-account
QUEER TWO -WIUEELKD AUTO.
"dicycix" motob car.
A most extraordinary two-whecled
Automobile, designed on tho principle
L; . 'Mtcvclo" bicycle which drew nt-
tentlon In England twenty or moro
years bko. has been built In London
rtd .. to this country for exhlbl-
it consists ot a couple of large solid-
tired wheels, connected by an axle from
whph hnnes a nlatform sufficing for
tno eriginc, which is at the rear, is or
.ini..,ii.i... tv nn.t drtvelons
.... . .it hnr ...r. Tho
UU nuu n a.wewv w....
countcrahaft lies parallel with tho axle
nary auto steering wheel, which act
uates wires that move friction discs
between tho sprockets and the wheel
I -.. At.- J.l. I.Alaaa aalnnaaJ tmm
"udb, mo unu ui
one wncei or mo oinor iu cuvut. a m....
..... . ....
The cnier rcature or mis rcmarn-nuiu
. ...
type ot machine Is the cbcapnois wuu
which It can be built and the lack ot
vibration that result, from the use or
'"nf" wnceis. iu
nnd passengers rests Just over tho
axlo. Popular Mechanics.
BURNED PAPER MONET.
toan ot Orent ITollt to tha Oovern
ma at and Hank.
At tho redemption windows ot tho
treasury and of tho subtr.asurles of
the country any silver coin that ha.
not been mutilated willfully and wuicu
.... . ... . .
still la recognu.u o a. , on, . .
of mo unnou mates win uo ruui
t fco value, this In splto or mo in
.,,, ,,, -,vnr t ,iin worn colli may
uot bo worlh hnU ,u fnco vn,U8' A
lQ B0)d con ,ho govornment stand.
only a small portion or mo loss irom
abrasion: but, according o woigm,
. . .
.,. .... ni.i rnlna alWBVS Bru TO-
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docmablo.
... .
jn tno caM of lno pap0r curroucj
,wo.nh. of - aota bo presented
If .i.nii tM, redeemed or a new noto
,, mnUr what tho evl-
denM M t0 tolftj destruction
' ... - .......
of this papor curroncy, mo goYoiir
. .. . . .1 l.J. I .1 1
u. -.-. . . 1 " . ..
,., -r,i. i. tha holder's Indl
vdua ,0M wU whlch lt no frther
concorn8(i. Kiro may melt $1,000 worth
of .liver coins and It Is wprth Ita
.... . mt AAA In
meiai vaiue. may men .v
B0,d col)t .nd tho Inlnt will pay
,,0o twenty-dollar gold plecea
. ., mnii Uut tho a.he. of 1 1.000
I, n .,.-Currency Is without valuo.
,n U0 thousands of fires over the
country cvery year Involving office
bulldlnga. factories, business houses
nnd fnmy rMdonCos an untold total
of ,egn, tondor nolei o( ni icfuda aro
de.troyeu. Kvory piece or aucn paper
ioat i. i0M to tho holder nnd gain to
redeem hi. debt obllcatlon If he were
I""" . ,1V ,hB hoIllor of that tho
Piece of ripar to which he had .Igned
ftieco or nnper io which no nuu aiH"v
, amo nad beCn destroyed by nccl-
dent .nd by no chanco could turn up
BBa(n nRnlnat him. Chicago Tribune,
. M it i
now. houfp. OR QOWF.
origin Traeed to iho iioman., Al-
laovsn acouauu -
One ot tha foremost ot the game,
which wo have adopted Is the royal
aDd ancient game of goff, gouff, gowft
.the last the genulno old pronuncla-
tlon or golf, which, curling excepted,
g the game most peculiar to Scotland,
IS characteristic aa baseball In Amer-
i.. or cricket In England. The woru
was
derived from the Dutch kolf,
club, but the game Is not of Dutch
Lriin ihon.h In early days golt balls
w.rB imnorted from Holland and per-
h.n th name came with them. Arthur
u necve in Outing says,
'rrho date of the origin of golf, even
tl,proxlmately, like that of most sports.
jg xinkuowu, Tradition nas it mat me
game orBtnated with the Scotch .hep-
,ierda knocking a ball about the heath
tbjr crooks. Hut among the Ro-
, R game called paganlca was
played with n ball stuffed with tenth-
; Aa varly golt balls wero made In
way Jn Scotland, It has been
8Urmlsed that tne iioman gamo was
Lorlm.,8 a forerunner. An early namo
, Knisad was bandyball, nnd lu old
nrlnt8 reproduced by Strutt In his
lBp0M and rastlmcs" the club, somo
fou ftnd R hu feet long, had a curva-
L,..M ,i, nve a crook. Later the
L...i.' nif atleka ware affixed to
. hft,,8 aud wero faced -vvttb horn
d baCked with load.
Q ln ,he early daya wa8 a highly
damoCratlo game laird and cobbler
ItitAraf everyone nlaved.
.v. Women. Tho links were the
"I" .. .inn the .ea.hore. Tha
' . were simple- golf club or a
P'w .w.
j0en balls, aoa oniy laier iuo mure
Xborata niedal and cup. Even the
rest national prize waa a silver stick
which never became the property of
the winner.
tint That Klad,
. . ... m nhii.nthrnni.t
u report0d to be living in tho odor of
"J JS.'h
TIlll QUI 1UII.IUU...U uu.iuu.m.
-No such thing. I aea him riding
In a gasoline car." Baltimore Amarl-
can,
Wa wish wa wera a young girl who
lult mursao iroaa scoooi. we
MW 0M yesterday, aad tour girl bad
their arms around bar.
It all tha lavfatlve genius wasted
os axeavas were exerted along mora
practical llaaa. an exteaslon would
hava a ba built os tha patent oce.
It la a iraat MaaaiBg to ba able to
aay jraur aabt"
Old Favorites
Da Ther Mlaa Me at Ilomet
rjo they miss me at home do Qiey'
miss me 7
t.wm.m im .n n.auranco most dear,
o. u... ti-t tM. moment some loved I
nnn I
" I
.nvini-. "T with ho was here;"
To feet that the group at me iireim
ivro thlnklnif of me as I roam.
Oh, yes, 'twould be Joy beyond meas-
it r a
Tn limw Hint IlinV tnlll'd m at
homo.
When twilight approaches the season
That la ever sacred to song,
Does someone repeat my namo over,
And sigh that I tarry so longr
Anil la thara n rhnril In the mUSlO
Thnt'a mlaaM when my VOlce IS
nwavT
And a chord In each heart that awak-
eth
ttcgrot at my wearisome stayT
Do they set me a chair near tho tablo,
When evening' home pleasures are
nigh,
When the candles aro lit In the par
lor, And the star. In the calm, asure
sky?
And when the "good nights" are re
peated, And all lay them down to their sleep.
Do they think of the absent and waft
mo
A whlsporM "good night" white they
I WeenT
Do they mis. me at home do they
miss me
At mornlnif. at noon, or at night?
And lingers one gloomy shade round
them
That only my presence can light?
Are Joys less Invitingly welcome,
And pleasures less halo than before,
Uccause one Is mlis'd from tho circle,
llucause I am with them no moro?
THE EARTH AS A XOON.
Our World as It Appear to Vena
and One tlnrn Moon,
If wo could be transported to the
planet Venus a peculiar set of views
cculd be obtained ot our earth which
would enablo us to sro ourselves, to
some oxtcnt, at least, a. others seo us.
Venus I. about tho tamo slzo as tho
earth, Is somewhat closer to tho sun
nnd has moro atmosphcro than tho
earth. When the enrth nnd Venus aro
nearest together they are. of courso, on
tho samo sldo of tho sun, and tn conse
quence of thl. the earth doc. not see
moro than a very small part ot the
Venus Illuminated, but Venus, on the
other hand, sees all of one side of the
earth Illuminated, and consequently Is
able to claim aba has something that
takes tho place of a moon anyhow, for
tho earth to Venus at this time looka
very largo and bright, almost as much
o a. our moon docs to us.
If wo could see all the Illuminated
surface ot Venus on these occasion,
wo ahould have quite a distinct sec
ond moon. Whea wo do see all ot her
Illuminated surface she la on the op
posite side ot tha sun from us and
na ann
.. T "
consequently at an enormous
aisiance,
yet she Is ao brilliant a. to keep u.
from seeing her surface distinctly.
llut to our own nioon we appear In """V " ' . . .. . t0ether nt0 since fowU often do not know whfii ,Bg twBty pounds ot milk with per
the best light as a moon. A full earth 1 bf cVbm Mary dledS r h hd ough of It. wa dar. c.Jt ot hotter fat-a good av.raga
as seen from tho moon, according to " "n "v ',, burned-lio not place the salt before mem, and dalry cow-ls forty-five pounds of en
Prof. Todd and other astronomers, Is 'r . ' ... ,n, , let mem eat all they want, as can U .n,.. .nd ten pounds of alfalfa hay n
a very Inspiring sight on tho moon's
.surface. It can at onca be seen why
.,, m. n would .hln with nrob.
u ." i . . .m . . t ti . . irt.
cloudl on lh; cnr, though the
mir eioua. on mo enrm. mousn ii o
Bht, of course. Is reflected from the
..J - and tho reflecting Is done In part
- - -
by the unner surface of the clouds.
The outlines ot the continents of the
earth appear very clearly to the moon
as It they were formed ot papier
macho on a globe. Cities ot compara
tively large size could be made out
with ease in case people were there
to make them out. The intensity of
the reflected earth light would be as
much a. fourteen moona and would
enable the Heienitea, ir aucn may are,
to read or work In comparative day-
Mght. St. Iiouls Republic.
POSTOFFICK MASCOT DOO.
Had Headqaartera at Albaar, hat
Now I'oata la Waahlaataa,
Inclosed In a large glaaa case In the
gallery ot the dead-letter department
ot the Washington poatofflca Is tha
Eri uug, wiiu3 u nuif wu uuv luiei-
est every one, specially those who
appreciate the wisdom and fidelity of
these almost human animals.
Owney." the railway postal clerks'
mascot." Is the name by which this
dog was known during Its very event-
.... - 1.1.1. . i..
iui ll ctji , iiiuuia w. wmivm iu u
seen In the hundred, of tags and med-
1 .. A A A .tt..t..J a Ik. ataa.l
. . .i.i.v. .1 . ... .... k..i
iill I 11 IS Q WIIIVI. AliriVW IW"I . U MVUJ
aud the space around him.
During the winter of 1886. this dog.
a hair-breea rox terrier, ounu in one
.... ..... J. hi. I...
,8;.T" : "v v tT.
de-rks took "pUy 1 & uh
dltlon and arranged to feed and house
.t. it. 1 ... JauAfaulU atYi-A
to his uniformed friends, asd one day
Z!L?
:.r: c B7.i .f
h. r.ln atarled Bvaatuallr ha ra-
turned os ?noKr uSTS AlUy.
turning up again Is eaarsa of time at
"hooffic "HU Welateao
the home office. HU trava.. pecamej sp
extensive mat ma Ataaay cieras pro-
vlded him with a uaa eoiiar oeanna
.... i i..i. nV..... Aihnnv P O
1 UO IllQLI lllllUU. UHB.JI
' N. y." At the seat poatoSce ha via-
lted tha clerks attaaaa4 to hla collar
a metal tag hearts, tsa same ox m
.ai..
This attracted Ua atteatloa ol
tha clerks whom Owsar vkvltad. asd
tags ot all kinds, Matol. aaBar, leather
and cloth. -bear lag tha saaaaa of Btaaaa
ha visited, were ad4d. Op hM Bftd-
teal returns to Albas tbeaa vara da-
1..U... ..J " . ' . rtwrm .V AAatla.
.... . 1 . ... mIAa. ta aaAlhar
cars, looaing ub rmj a-a w-
wera tba postal usWawa aa sua Kraaa.
At times ha waa ailitH hi bta aatoa
Uam af a rauto br -
from one ena or tno ooumrr w ta
other knew him and always gave him
a hearty welcome and a tag to prove
whero he had been. From New York
to California, north and south, no
gathered these tokens of Interest, and
many are tho curious kinds. From
the western mining regions are chunk,
ot silver rudely molded and Inscribed,
and there are original devices In leath
er and the bark of trees and scraps
of cloth.
, . . I . . 1 .-.I ..
During luis irao ne uiuu iunuwcu
thn mall Douches on board ocean-tcoing
steamers and visited many points in
rnnniln RnrnnA and Anln. na well OS I
"-"""--"i - -mr ' i
other narta of the world. The Mlkndo
of Japan presented him with a sliver
medal having mo Japanese national
coat of arms. Thl. medal occupies a
conspicuous placo In Owncy's glass whose house Ish 00 rods from the are already aupplled has caused man
caw. , . d who has tt straight ufacturers to devote their energies to
Owner met a sad and untlmoly fate
at Toledo, Ohio, In 1807. He had been
chained to a post in the baaement of
me postomce to await me arrival or a
photographer wno was to uko ni. pic-
ture. He becamo Impatient at thl. un
usual restraint, which he could not
understand, and made noisy and deft-1
perato efforts to roleaae himself, and
when a clerk tried forcible mean, to
nulct him ho showed tho first sign' of
temper he was over known to display,
and sprung at him and hit hi. band.
The clerk spread the report, that' the
dog had gone mad. Thereupon tne
postmaster summoned a policeman,
who ended with a bullet the career of
thl. most remarkable animal. Tho
till luua i ciuni v """ i
n.n,. .i n.. ..h.j Ownev'a home I
. Ab wher k tti much I
. . ... . . ,h
grier, ana a ucmanu wa inauo iui un
lifeless body In order to have it pre-
a.rv.it
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THE TWINS' gAMPLXX.
'
it wa Baraa by a uiri aa KiaiahM
Thcr. la often comedy vMm.
aa well aa family or h'o Interest,
attaching to the quaint samplers of
old-time children, chorlshed bow with
so much pride and care by their do?
scendants. Tho Impossible roses, me
birds as big as cows, tho cows that
may bo dogs, the dogs that porhaps
were meant for horses, all intor-
mlnglcd with numerals, tho alphabet,
family facts, meaningless nourishes, a
text or a moral verso there is no
other needlework Quito so fasclnutlng
to a retrospectlvo and Imaglnatlvo
eye.
A sampler which a lady much inter
ested In antiques recently reported
discovering In a rcmoto farmhoiiso Is
ucrhaus unlnuo: for It Is CTto work
not of ono child, but two, and ono of
tho two a boy. It Is not especially in
terestlng In design, although carotully
I A.I t.s.t ll Vans ilnrv.
VAUiiUVVUi avutt an mm I
It was begun by llttlo Mary Holme,
aged 11. who brought It, Indeed, near
tn ennVntetinn. There were but a few
lines moro to flit, and on tho first of
ll.... ah. hail alr.ailv wroutht tho I
Aiary, which wn w m iwiw.w i
. . i. i.u . .. t.ii...j ,v
her .urname, and date of birth.
;L. ".. .....j h. M..in
hearth, busily stitching, when a spark
ana w ub vkiuu iroiuiv u i
flew out and Ignited her dresa. Thera"Bts In the salt are aeairea ay in-
... ... i. h. hi.nu hut ).r I fowls, and their system, crave mem.
w.a in vu.
twin brother. Btenhen. who snrang to
; ..M ,..
l. v.Vh'".""..
. . ., ,, n,m.. .
w . . ' . . . . d d iraDed
?cr,"lfe PP ,nv,u,u' onu '"ul,lu
i rami on T
. .... . .i... u. i.
V f ooKinga lor every memuor m
, I S
... . ... ...... ... i..
J ,n 'yZ
pcc,men.0'..h. V""k ,..,Vi?
i an in m nr. wnicii na cuiiiiucicu. iia iuai
sampler, which ho completed. Its last
lines, in moeu um- uu u.w-, Tno relUltant mulo was, however, uar- this from exposure will reach a differ
still easily read: n and ... noialbtllty ot developing lent decree of hardness from the under-
"Mary and Stephen Holme, born
Aug. 9. 1768. Mary died OCt. 3, 1779,
and Stephen finished this. In Meraor-
lam." Youm a ixraipamon.
ntK-irrlaa liar fiaaats.
on. .naneeta tha "grt lidr of tke
State" who figures In tha little .lory
I.. . ...a. -a I...
below a reuuae
roor. While Thomas Chittenden, the
first Governor ot Vermont, waa civ
ohnrvin- tha functions of an executive
he was waited upon one day, In an o-
clal capacity, by several gentlemen
from Albany, New, York. The visit-
ors were of the well-to-do class, and
were accompanied by their wives.
At noon the hostess summoned the
workmen from the fields aud seated
vi.iiura. nucu wu ihu.v. uu
from th. dining-room to an apartment
by themselves, one of them said to her
hostess:
taicsa.
"You do not usually havo your hired
laborers sit doWn at ma am laws, do
you?"
'
I ,i,u. Vtr. Ptilttaniten
iiuj, jvo, iuwmw., ... .....-
replied, simply, "we havo thus far
I 1 m a.& aanaa ft K I Ir I n a nt frt e j,
... . .i.,.n n.r.nr.m,ni Th rinv.
I mj: A UlUVthtt. w . ..... -
ernor and myself have been talking
the matter over a little lately, anu
nave come to ue cuumu.iou mai iuo
... .11 th. h.r.l wnrlr
r h. : thai
mC moM do
content with th. second, Dut In cam-
I iiH unit thaa larfx nnltirl " I
thought I would have you sit down
wUh them to-day, at m. Brst Ut,..-
. . . .
,4Jr rom BMt0" ,O0"ed b0r'
Th. haste-'soUcad the fact wit. ao..
'ZZTZZ . J,,.
hoet yo,Ha-. auch a g.rtad co.w ot aasaaary. tor .
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n., ...,. ,n ,v
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I iBieresiBu,
, . . -..
tS?"li?J. d l7d
t eaallata this malas . .
. l', anllMl tUsuaa."-.
nci.TaUsd Plals Daalar.
I a Ta Bat.
H MkBewlad, your besor,"
said
iU BfUoaer. "that I Baaebed thla bmjs
B . BVHHat of Udlnatlea.
H .aulas't bava mladed tba
I . . . ..lM.lvn u .u.h nu I.
I 77 1. 1 . u..a v. ... .1..
xjaVKWas.
Da xaas who bav oark Imt ffa to
ba4 wMb Uaas asT
.A PVMsaCLsssssBiLssssk TjtaClSBtW
ia
t-ii.. M.ll tins. I
Many natrons of rural delivery
M.i-.hia ii!tnnce
uuics ilia a .w.av4vi Mwv i
h. i,ihn.. nn.i . .tavleo which
W0Ud carry the mall between tho
house and the road would be a great
. -!,. a ifnn.nn aubtcrlber I
nn. t.i.,.t,nn. nnt.a tn the road,
n.kg tf nn crtdjM, wre cable could
be ftrrangcd ln some way to carry a
gma box.
No, to wire can be attached to
twi
DKTAtUI OF BOX AKU TBOU.BT.
- - - - . . i
brackets fastened to the poles at aucn
a height aa not to Intertara with
t..m. .te A amalt ho and carrier I
- -
can be run ovar thla batwaea the house
ana me roaa. n w& uu
down ana nrougnt Daca-irotn m n
by the um of a cord or light twisted
lr. ..tl. AttAeti .It ta tha box and
pM nfcgh ft pulley on a po.t at
tha road and around a drum or
th h lher ey t the, house,
wm MAtni to
im i.-ii. ' i M K. uMinil 10
tr..fcat .o tha carrier mar run
MAIL BOX TBOIXKT LINE.
. . i . .
over It without irouoie. wim a muo
Yankee Ingenuity anyone can rig up
a davlea of thla kind. Farm and
Home.
ran i a ntanni
. . ..,.
Fowl, require sail in ineir r-u- ...
order
to mit -
all other animals, tm minerw aia-
- - . . . , i
I -, .., ,. ..A.A l
pu oniy um. .iv .. "v- ...
mora than a handful a weak to ma av
. rlsad farm flock. Too much may
I be mors harmful than too little. AnJ
done with most other farm animals.
So the best way Is to mix a handful
i& oaneni lo luo igwi.. nsrivunur 11
,:.;
UJ
i
,h. Grlnd.i..
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i -r
The greatest hybrid
nas ever known Is th
that tho world
th. mule. Thla la
bstwten the horse and tho ass.
. w.
i wn fMt typa through selection
.... ... ..... Th. ad to hd
. . . and roada tbe roost if.
t h ha- m tha brunt ot corn
field labor at home and tugged the da-
tton'js cannon Into tha ever-advancing
frontier. He ha. surpassed both the
I hnaaa aisA (tl that hfJlH him 111
-r ""Tra 'bra U .vtdenllr a
maay way.. The aebra la evidently a
creaiur supeuar m Tr wa w m.
mule, and It la believed, with selectoa
and scientific breeding, It will take a
place is the world that will tend to re-
ura iue iar, au, iw-aiui, iu- ura,
rom me aeia oi swoo,
Vain at Haataa la Boll.
The value ot humus la tha soil Is
- .. . i . ....,i
"J Stl T
"J- Rura Can'.n It also
prevents soil erosion and waste. The
I . r.vm. i . tu. ...
" --7 ' r .
,TT', "A7. t.7Z
element of bis farm products that con-
I ..ll...... I.. ...... Vi. ..II
iriuuica uuiuu. w m
Thla is
i ....... i...i..i i. l.-tl. l..
' . T ? 7 --d
"
the earth is not nrm, or. in omer
I , , .. . u 1 1 I .... 1 1
,. ,.. ....
D . th, dormant eeason
T .
cut .u.1 ..ror,B,t v00
Vow'm I !.t r in thr.pr
U VviL or
I . '
"
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KBBera. asd wh.W
l"b " u0 l "
t u CJJt . cover th. wou.d with oil
lw"1 l""
"" -a
Irflal " I. sa s rtaaa will Itli f
i -aT-r .
I will - oyer It tram all aldaa.
I '
Rural World.
aat Bar BU.
Da sai WMtortaka to build mr awa
.. TT. w j -in
U tba toaar. Wha. Ua Isaabar, Uaaa
aad tba durability at tba atruatura ara
all taka lsto oa-iaattos. ra wUl
a ua rtail-g rif t1 Um
I said U tba bars.
I At tM tWaSlTriauria
at Ua
Wiaaasals Callaca Hi famars
ikalr bars ware im atteaJaaea, Near
iy .vary aaustr tm Ua ttoto waa raa-
The Farmer'a Automobile.
wnne auiomooues are
vehicles. In a sense they are dally
- .
becoming less so. Improvements in
methoda, materials and knowledge have
maae a cneaper car poiuio uu .
fact that the purchasers of fancy car.
turning out a car that U medium
priced and of high quality. A new
field for the marketing of Ua product
of their factories was necessary and
this field was found among tha farm
era. High-priced, fancy cara would not
go with them, but quality would, and
those manufacturer, who were shrewd
enough to make a car' ot high qual
ity at a reasonable price have found
ready customers among the farmers.
It I. eatlmated that there are now
tn use about 100,000 automobile, among
tha farmers ot this country and some
thing Ilka E.OOO of theee ara In Kan
sas. They ara great favorite, among
the dairy farmer, aa time .avert in tha
delivery of milk, but they ara no leaa
,0 among other fanners, who find la
them a means of rapid transit without
nlatnrhlnv th. farm taama. The new
- --- - .
jarra automobile Is here to stay.
ivauau r armer.
Wheat f Lria Ha.
Uitiv firmnri arnw and sell WheaL
but they do not feed any of It to their
chicken.
Wheat la one of the best
egg produclag feeds,
to feed It to the hi
and It will pay
i. immA It In th. h.na mt all aaaaoni.
I. ran when It la above a dollar a bush-
at. Wtieat is similar In composition to
milk and eggs; it contain, nearly ill
tha .laments in right proportion tor
perfect animal growth and mainte
nance. A little of it will go a long
way In feeding.
A Merellaia raraalta.
The flcus macrophylla, commonly
tailed tho Moreton Day fig, la a merci
less Australian parasitical growth, says
la writer In the Wide .World magazine.
It takes root In tho forks of Its host
tree (which In this coso Is a Queens
land blood wood) and ultimately smoth
ers the latter and usurps Its place as
an Independent tree. Many valuable
trees In the scrubs ot Queensland aro
destroyed In this manner.
Cartiaed Milk Paya Beet.
Certified milk sells In all large cltla
for about twice tha price of other
milk. It la absolutely clean, no Impuri
ties being allowed to get Into thl
milk. A layer of fine cheesecloth Is
iimii.. .
itr,tched over the milk pall,
a layer
upon that.
i tvi otm vww
of absorbent cotton is placed u
anotntr pc. of cheesecloth
Thtr- no 4lmtat ,n tha bottom ol
i (h. ..v vaMMM. nt miiw treated la
I -- - "
tnli y U,B not expensive, eimer.
'
..4 aii.ii. r..a,
Tb. aclentlflo ration for a cow glv
day Ensilage costs about 2 a ton and
Lralfa about $10 a ton. Thus tha
r DM cents a day, which
a third cheaper than
sustained on an ordinary
i ..m ration
A r'nWonVVhouLd.r."le 'e"
posed to the sun. The weight ot iui
I h.nrit. will alwava causa ona nortlon
of the stone to remain uppermost, and
side, so that after a while the stone
will K. -round out of elrela. If tha
stone has to stand In the open a flat
box can easily be obtained to servo
a cover.
Meat Barrel Coyer.
This sketch show, a meat barrel
corar that can't be beat. Get a barrel
, that has ton and bat.
that has top and bot
tom and saw It through
la the middle, making
two tuba. Uaa these tuba
for covers on meat bar
rels by turning theea
over the barrels aa
shown In the sketch
and they will assuredly
keep out the dust ass?
moisture.
Taallasr Baa la laeabater,
During- Incubation, egga ahould ha
tasted on the seventh and fourteenth
days. At tha first test us air call.
should measure about a quarter ot aa
Inch; oa tho tenth day, one-half Inch;
oa the fifteenth day, five-elghtha of as
Inch; nineteen day. threeuartera ol
i -U fliVi Mainiramant AhAiiM Im
as Inch, Tha measurement ahould be
takes from tha middle ot tha large
sad.
Car of Koran Toath.
i j ....... . j .
I HOneS BIUU(U aUBEr UUIU UCCBT-ei
- tha umT
oVtZ StaUe et.Ve, fl
I 1" th.tni L"
I Wamvasas is-j-iar- - a aa
'tU har maehth
u away vary raiMly.
Mlataro Car raatara.
MlaaaaoU tamara have faaad alx
."-. u .W. ai aa. aon.d t
-"L"to U ST". a2
I uiura 'far eaaturaa.
1 " j .
last as
If Ua
auad la laal aad to ba wat. tha rad
si""
ta will taka tha slaaa of the tlawtbr.
Air BkaM Oaata UfUa,
a K" w .. s 1 . a. ii.
avs aw aw
I daln bars at vary UiJ'aaat, that iUi
vaau JJ-T
wl?. IT L.HL,.-??
KJie
twa veatHataaa
wbwb, raa from saar aba r to. waN
aWva Ua raal tor ft.
Ta braadlac af a ball wbasa iasa
LaJBl ajsat-BbA ..WaTaazaV favBhaaSkSxaaaMhttS Baft
aw kaaws to ba s aredutar sal
wMA a Hba asimry la mn to