AT'QRTHERN m PACIFIC RY. u N 3 Pullman Sleeping Cars Elegant Dining Cars Tourist Sleeping Cars ST.PAIJL MINNEUHIUS DIJLDTII FAIMiO TO UK AN II KOKK CKOOKSTON WINNIPEG II KL K.N A. Hnd BUTTK THROUGH TICKETS TO 4H1CAOO WAMIINOTON 'HII,AIKLPHIA SKW YOKK IIOHTON and nil POINTS KAST and SOUTH. For Information tlc cards, map and tU-kela, call on r write A. D. CHARLTON, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Portland, Oregon SSS Morrison Street, Corner Third. hi. E. HcNEIL, Receiver. TO THE EAST GIVES THE CHOICE OF TWO TRANSCONTINENTAL BOUT IE S VIA GREAT NORTHERN RY. SPOKANE MINNEAPOLIS AND VIA UNION PACIFIC RY, DENVER OMAHA AND ST. PAUL KANSAS CIT1 LOW RATES TO ALL EASTERN CITIES OCEAN STEAMERS LEAVE PORTLAND EVERY 5 DAYS FOR SAN FRANCISCO for full details cull on or address W. H. HURLBURT, Gen'l Pass. Agent, Portland. Ob. Train arrive and depart liom Portland as DeirV Mo. 2-For all Eatern polnti....7:l r M ru N 8-Tne DilU-s Incut 8: 0 a.m Arrive No. i-Krom the East 8:30 .M ' No. 7 From The ualles.. 6:00 pm EAST AND SOUTH VIA The Shasta Route OF THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. Express Trains Leave Portland Daily. South. j North. :). M. Lv Portland Arl 9:8.i P. M. Lv Oregon City Lv 1 10:h A.M. Ar San Francisco Lv I 8:10 A. M 7:28a. 8:00P. The above trains stop at East Portland, Oregon Uy, Woudburu, Salem, Turner, Marion, Jeffer mi. Albany, A'bany Juuetiuu, Tang-ant, Shedd Halsey. Ilarrisburx. Juucuou City, Irving, Eugene. Creawell, Uralus. ROdfCBURG MAIL DAILY. 8:80 A. :27 A.M. Lv Portland Ar 4:40 P.M 8:60 P.M 8:00 a. Lv Oregon City Lv Ar Rose burg Lv i:iOP. M. SVLBM PASSKSGKB DAILY. 4:00 p a 4:49 P M Lv Lv Ar Portland Ar 10:15 AM Orrt-on City Salem Lv :Z7 A M Lv I 8:00 A M DIN INI CARS ON OODEN ROUTE. PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS AND SECOND-CLASS SLEEPING CARS Attached to all Through Trains. WeatSlrte Dlvialoa, ttetweee POKTi.AND and COBTALLJM MtllTSAIW DAlLritlCIITSl'XPAT.) 7.20 a M I Lv Portland Arl 8:40 P.M. litii-M. Ar forvallia Lvl:0P.M. ui....n Cnrtfalili nnnfi-t with train -""-"a ,r.A 11 Oregon ra'-mc 'trlKinil!) Bll.T(tXCPTDBDAT.t aTTjji. Nf I r,r Portland Arl 8:25 A. M 7;H p. J : I Ar McMinnville Lv I 8:50 A M THROUGH TICKFTS to aii mum IU THI tASTF.RH STATES. CANADA AND EfROPI Can he obtained at the lowest rate from C It. W.OUBB. et,Orga City m m .ncrfts How the Lat Juror Wu Woo. Dr. Robert D. Sheppard, business agent of th Northwestern university, relates n Htory of bow he once won a lnwflt.it. which illustrates the iimuner In which lawyers eomotiiueH adapt them selves to thoir juries. "Thero wits no question," said Dr. Sheppurd, '"but iltnt I was in tho right of the riu-e. Tho evidence was conclu sive, Mm law whs nu my side, and when ii y attorney a:'oso to make his fipflijiiitf iiild'fsH lm thought l:ti hnd the tarn won. I( briefly reviewed the evi flouoo, fttitod tho law iu tlio citse, uud was about to cio.-o hn iirgumiuit when he noticed t lint nuoot the jurors, ustolid old farmer, did line cpeiii to be with him. The other 11 uiou had already de cided tho en'! in their own minds, but the fnrnier had a slnggiih, set expres sion on his countenance, which boded uo good for me or my can). Again my law yer reviewed the evidence, addressing his remarks entirely to this one man, but no impression was made. The same stolid expression still occupied the man's faco, and ho seemed as little likely to be moved as the courthouse in which the trial was taking place. The attorney tried all kinds of arguments, and final ly, when he was about giving np in de spair, a happy thought 6truck him. He repeated again the bare facts, aud when he came to a phtco where the person op posing ui had made an egregious error in judgment he leauod over to the old farmer and said: " 'And I want to tell you, my friend, that thero 's where he dropped bis water melon. ' "The old farmer's face lighted up, aud from that moment the case was won. Tho jury was out loss than live minutes and brought back n verdict for all tnati bad asked. "Chicago Chronicle. She Saw Scowl Then. Minnie I never noticed before that this mirror bad a wrinkle in it. Mamie I thought yon were able to see wrinkles in any mirror yon looked into. Indianapolis Journal Unique Mall Service. The inhabitants of the small group of islands situuted on the south of Iceland possess a very curious method of com munication in their so called "bottle post. " When the wind blows from the south and one of the islanders wishes to communicate with the mainland, he puts bis letters into a well corked bot tle, and to insure their delivery he in closes at the same time a plug or twist of tobacco or a cigar. The wiiid speed ily impels the bottle to the shores of the mother island, where people are usually on tho lookout who are willing to de liver the contents of the bottle in return for tho inclosed remuneration. WANTED-AN IDEASSoSS ffiSlbWlvrlK UUHN & CO., Patent Attorneys, Washington, U. 0.. tor their (1,800 prize offer. TO COnSTJMFTITEa Tni undersigned having been restored to health by simple means, after suffering lor several vears with a severe lung affection, and that dread disease Consumption, is anxious to make Known to his fellow sufferers the means of cure. To thore who desire It, ne win cneer f.iiivsAnd free nf pharire, a nonvof the prescrip tion used, which they will Hnd a sure cure for Consumption, AatlimH, Catarrh, Bronchi tin and all throat and lung Maladies. He hopes all sufferers will try his remedy, as It Is Invaluauie. rnose aesirniK uiw iic:hf"""i which will cost them nothing, and may prove a blessing, will please address. Rev. Edward A. Wilson, Brooklyn, N.Y. Oregon Central & Eastern R. R. Company. YAQUINA HAY KOTJTJC Connecting at Yaquina Day with the San Francisco and Yaiiulna Bay Steamship Company. Steamship "Farallon" A 1 and nrslclass in every respect. 8alls from Yaquina for San Francisco about every eight aays. Passenger accommodations unsurpassed. Fare jrora Albany or point west to San Francisco: Cabin H2 00 Steerage 8 Oo Cabin, round trip, good for (10 days 18 00 For sailing days apply to H. L. WALDEK, Agent, Albany, Oregon. CHAD. CLABK, Supt, Corvallls, Or EDWIN STONE, Mgr.. RIPA-NS The modern Stand ard Family Medi cine : Cures the common every-day ills of humanity. CAVEATS COPYRIGHTS. 4tteJ For hifonnatloa and free Handbook writ to MUSS A CO, 161 BboadwaV. KIW Yoaa. Oldest tana for securing patents In Amertra, EeirrtM taken out hy ui Is browrht ixton sue public by a notice given free of charge la thai Largest etwlfna of nv artntlfle papT la the workL 1-plWKlHllr llluMralcxl. Kn lnvlhrnt maa sboola b wltboBt IL Werkly, 3.Ma Tar: $1J0 all monthv Artdma, JOsJT a Cu, Vcai m i n, a 1 Btuadway, w YorX City. . ele American I Ul TRAD MARKS. SJSk DE8ICM CATKMTS, IS9 W PACIFIC NORTHWEST Items ot General Interest From All Sections. DEVELOPMENT ANi PBOHHESS All the Cltlea and Towns of the PaoIHe State and Territories Washlucton. Over 100 acres will be devoted to water-melons in the Wenatob.ee valley this season. Howard Wolf, of Yakima, has be gun a four years' term at tbe peniten tiary for robbery. Tbe Christian ohuroh at Puyallup expects to worship ia a new meeting house before many months. The fishing year promise! to be a lively one at Bellingham bay. Several new traps have been located. A burelar entered the residence of F. Pine, in Woodland, Clark ooanty, last week, and secured $28.50 in money. Pierce oounty commissioners bave deolded that the ooanty must dispense with the services of a deputy surveyor. A (rood deal of work is being done at the Ilwaoo cranberry farm in preparing to properly flood and cultivate the plants. When Britradier-General Boutelle wai in Ilwaoo last week, be gave the Journal to. understand tbe militia would remain for some time yet. Seattle'i oonnoil ia at work drafting a new liquor license ordinance to su persede the present voluminous oode. No radioal ohangea are proposed. A Brotherhood of the Aged bai been organized at Tekoa, in Whitman ooan ty, by gentlemen over 60 years ot age. They will hold meetings twioeamonth. The Ainslie sawmill, at Winlook has been sold to a syndioate from Essex, Ont, for $15,000. Preparations are being made to put tbe mill in shape and to start np as soon as possible. Mrs. C. S. Wilson, of Spokane, has been ohosen by the 8orosi8 Club, of Spokane, to repreesnt it at the federa tion of women's olabs.whloh will meet in Louisville, Ky., May 86, 87 and 28. Deep-sea sailors are few on Paget sound just now. Vessels going foreign have unusual difficulty in securing fall orews, and the boarding-bouse men are kept more than busy supplying the de mand for able seamen. The little town of Chinook, opposite Flavel, is having quite a boom. A large ball building and ohuroh are among the new edifices. A temperance agitation has resulted in the denial of saloon uoenses to all applicants. The Fidalgo Island Canning Com pany, Anaoortes raoning company and P. I. Cook each has a new oannery plant at Anaoortes well under way. The two former have main buildings 80x825 feet, and several smaller build ings. The Rosalia oreamery is doing a good business. It receives about 7,000 pounds of milk per day. The farmers are getting a lot of good miloh cows, and are putting up barns and sheds, as they oan sell milk aa well in winter as in summer. Walla Walla is likely to take ad vantage of an aot of the last legisla ture, enabling oities to establish and maintain by taxation publio libraries. A donation of $1,000 in cash or books required, and the tax mast not ex- oeed half a mill. The 6-year-old son of Mr. Larson, a farmer living near Ferndale, in What oom ooanty, mysteriously disappeared last week, and nothing has since been learned of his whereabouts. There is a suspioion that he has been stolen by some Lnmmi Indians. Auditor Lyons has received for reo- ord a patent from tbe United 8tates to the Northern Paoiflo Railroad Com pany, oovering about 85,000 aores of land in Cowlitz oounty. The patent was dated March 81, 1896, just in time to make said lands taxable for this year. A ohuroh building bai just been dedicated in the Moxee valley, with a seating oapaoity of 300 and costing $1,700. This leads tbe Yakima Times to recall the fact that, aooordlng to the Indian legend, an evil spirit ruled in the Moxee valley and the night never oaught a red man enoampsd there. A daylight journey was always planned aoross the haunted valley. George Wilson, a surveyor, wai ar rested in North Yakima recently, oharged with gTand laroeny. He bad obtained entrance into the residence of Fred R. Reed, and carried off a case of table knives, valued at $40, a $58 camera, a pair of field glasfes, a half dozen spoons, a pie knife and other ar ticles. Wilson confessed to having taken the plunder, some of which was pawned, and the balanoe sold. A settlement of the strike of he electrical workers in Spokane was effected last week, and all the men at once went back to work. Tbe men from tbe office who had been sent out to trim lamps were reoalled, and tbe regular trimmers took their places and completed the work. The settlement is said to be satisfactory all around, as the men have all they askd for, al though in a slightly different way than the request was made. The demand was pay and a half for overtime for all members of that anion. Tbe settle ment was to put the men involved on a salary, which is said to be even high er than was askd hv thim. The Hood River box factory is veri busy making sound bixe and crates for the coming strawberry crop. It is estimated that 16,180 white bal lots will be required for the 86 pre oinota of Marion ooanty st tbe ooming election. One day last week tbe Albany cream, ery, including the Sbedd skimming station, took in 13,000 pounds of milk, from which 680 pounds of butter were made."' Sheriff Johnson, of Lane oounty, tamed over to County Treasurer Gray $11,074.03 of tux money, which made $70,453.25 oolleoted, leaving a balanoe of about $50,000 yet to oouie. Herrick's canuory at Tbe Dalles, was started up last week on 1 two and one- half tons of fish. About twenty-one operatives are employed. The oannery has a capacity of from ten to fifteen tons daily. Tbe tug Tonquin is to take into Silets bay a supply of nails and build ers hardware, to be used in the erec tion of the oannery building. The Ton quin will be the third vessel known to have entered the bay. A. J. Palmer, while working in the timber, near Yonoalla, in Douglas ooanty, was struok by a falling tree. His oollarbone was broken, and be was otherwise severely bruised; but it is thought he will recover. ' at The Dayton Herald enumerates the following bale and hearty old timers in that vicinity: A. P. Robertson, of Unionvale, is over 82 years of age, and oan do a good day's work on the farm. John Baxter, of Dayton, over 82, is hearty; so is James Baxter, who is over 84. The two latter, although ot the same name, are not related. Grant's Pass enjoys the distinction of having, a delegate to each of the na tional conventions. Abe Ax tell has been selected to represent Oregon in the Populist convention, J. W. Howard in the Demooratio, and R. A. Booth in the Republican. All expect to be pres ent in person. The Dalles Times-Mountaineer says it is rumored that the Dnfur flooring mills have been sold to a resident of Portland. It is stated that the prioe paid for the mills was $10,000, and the wheat stored in the warehouse, amounting to about 12,000 bushels, was sold at 50 oents a bushel The sheep-raisers of Grant oounty have nnt lost many lambs, says the Long Creek Eagle. Regardless of tbe stormy weather that prevailed during the month of April, some sheepmen olaim their inorease in lambs will reaoh about 100 per oent, while the average will be between 80 and 90 per oent. H. P. Moore, on tbe Illinois river in Carry ooanty, says he is suooessfolly raising figs. He has a tree on which the first crop will soon ripen, and the others are ooming along faHt Last year the tree ripened figs and will do so again this year, thus showing that they oan be raised in this vicinity. He has an olive tree, which be will cultivate as an experiment, to see it it will thrive in that section. Mr. Sohanno, says The Dalles Chron icle, has made special inquiries regard ing the probable fruit orop the oom ing season and finds that it will gen erally be good, with only rare exoep ions. From Grants, Hood River, Mosier, Three Mile and the oonntry south oome very enoouraging reports that all kinds of fruit will mature a full orop, exoept that in places some varieties of peaohes are partially affeot- ed. . ' Idaho. A postofficie has been established at Chappin, in Fremont oonnty. , '' Parties ooming in from the Ne Peroe reservation aay that the rains have made the roads impassable. The postoffioe department has for warded the commission of Mary A. Starrh, the new postmaster of Jesse. . The wagon of a settler and ' family, while ascending the grade at Big Can yon, near Kendriok, On. the Clearwater river, went over tbe grade, down the hillside and into tbe river. The whole family .went down with the wagon. Fishermen resoned the settler, his wife and children, with some difflonlty, but tbe wagon, horses and household furni ture of tbe settler were lost. Joseph Crawford, a trapper, found the remains of Andrew Allen, on tbe North Fork, three miles above tbe month of Pritohard oreek. Allen was an old-timer, and well known in Mur ray. He left in November, 1898, on a . banting trip. Searoh was made a few days later for him, bat his traoks were covered by the first snow of the year. Nothing was known ot what became ot him until his discovery. Tbe remains found were bones, a gun, army buttons and a batohet There was an empty shell in the gun, prob ably fired for help while be was perish ing. Montana. There has been received at tbe Hel ena land offioe 761 patents fur lands in that distriot The woolmen ot Montana at a recent meeting, endorsed the position taken by Senators Mantle and Carter in vot ing against the Dingley revenue bill. They olaim that the interests of the wool grower and manufacturer and the miner are too closely allied to admit of tbe least discrimination of one against the other by legislative aotion. Helena has oarried off first honor in the matter of postoffioe receipts for the vear ending March 81, in this state. Her ttal reciepts fir the year were $41,087.80, while those of Butte were $40,521 28 Both cities are, however, of the first-clas order, and the post masters receive $4,000 per annum. The government mineral land com miwionnrs are at work in all the dis tricts of the state, and thy ar rnneiv ing the aid of prominent mining men from tbe different districts Them ia not tbe slightest reason for sinul. piece of mineral land being olaMifld as agricultural providing citizen lend their assistance. FARM AND GARDEN. BRIEF HINTS AS TO THEIR SUC CESSFUL MANAGEMENT. Improvement In Corrnnle Direction for I'luntlng Trcea Plow Corn Ground Karly-Advantage of Wide Tlrea and Low Wheel. A New Currant, While for iiinnv years there has been but little Improvement In currant and tula come almost exclusively from tlio other side or tne Atlantic within lu cent years Ameri can fruit growers bave realized the groat Importance of this fruit as a mar ket crop. Several intelligent experi menters have nmdo a specialty of cur rant, and have CfJJ 1 succeeded in pro ax duclng some new 'V G varieties of unus'l- a I excellence. Mr. Jacob Moore, of Wyoming County, N. Y., the orlglna tor of the Brighton grape, the Bnrtlett Beckul pear, and other valuable fruits, has In recent years devoted him self particularly to the Improvement red cross CUHRAICT fllB urrant. of which, hv ludlcioua crossing, he has produced several excellent varieties, tho beet of which he considers the Red Cross. As seen In our Illustration, the clusters are long and well-necked, and the berries verv large. Prof. Beach, of the New York experiment station. describes the fruit as "of large size; stein long between cane and bunch; fruit a shnde darker than ray, but lighter than Cherry; averaging larger than Fay; very mltd; sub-acid for a red currant; cluster larger than Cherry. The flavor Is less sprightly than elthor Fay or Cherry." Planting Tree. As ninny trees aro destroyed each year 1 1. rough carelessness in trans planting them, it la In order to say a few words on this subject. In the first place nil the bruised roots, as well as those torn apart and left rough, should be cut off, leaving a clean, straight cut. If the roots have been exposed to the air their ends should also be cut, as the fine points will he dried so that they cannot take up the water which they should. As little time as possible should elapse after the trees are taken from the soil before they are set Into it again. Have the holes Into which they are to be placed dug a little lower than the trees aro to be set. The loose earth should bo thrown back again so that the tree roots may be left with a few Inches of loose soil under tbem as well as above them. It takes two to proper ly set a tree. One holds the tree In place while the other carefully throws fine soil among Its roots, packing aud pressing It down after enough earth bas been put on to cover tne roots, n-ven with the tree roots in place It will be necessary to secure some other soil than that dug from the hole to fill it up again. It should be slightly mounded, so as to allow for settling as the soil becomes more compnet. The tree should be watered by sprinkling slowly a whole pailful of water for each tree. It should not be poured In, ns It will wash the soil and make vacant spaces around tho roots. After watering, mulch the Boll and cut back the top of the tree to the few buds that are needed to form its first branches. . Starting Egg Plant. Although the egg Dlant is generally considered a difficult crop to raise, It Is on the contrary quite as easily grown aa the tomato if rightly managed; and persona having a surplus over and above what Is required for weir own use will find the sale of the eggs quito profitable. In most markets they bring from 5 cents to 25 cents apiece in a small way. The seed should be sown In flats about 15 Inches square by 8 or 4 Inches deep: 1111 the boxes nearly full of rich finely pulverized soil, sow one eighth of an ounce of seed to the Square foot and cover down firmly upon the seed. They require to be kept In a temperature of 70 to 80 degrees dur ing the day and about 10 degrees lower at night When they begin to crowd, thin to 2 Inches apart They should be set boxes and all. In a cold frame to harden oft before planting out of doors. It Is not best to plant too early In the season. Pull the plants up with plenty of soil adhering to the roots, and set In rows 2 feet apart and 18 Inches be tween the plants In the row, pressing plenty of One moist dirt firmly around the plants, and they will grow off nice ly with very little check from the opera tion. American Agriculturist Timothy for Lawns, Timothy grass is reckoned rather coarse for lawns, but It pake a sod so much quicker than do the finer grasses that It should always be sown to hold the soil while the other gras!S aro coming In. By cutting frequently with the lawn mower the timothy will be kept from growing too rank. In a year or two under such treatment the timothy will have run out and tbe lawn will be much better than as If It had not, been sown at first It Is very hard to get lawn seed that Is free from seeds of w eeds, while it Is not difficult to secure pure timothy seed. Peed I'otntoe. There are more than the usual num ber of new varieties of potatoes offered this season, aud It Is safe to claim that the majority of them will drop out of slirht next year to give place to another batch of new varieties. aU of which art the best introduced." It Is well for farmers to test new varieties, but this) may be done to advantage with one or two potatoes. For your general crop stick to tho kinds that you know ar adapted to your soli and climate nntll yon are sut'j that soma new variety Is better. Wide Tlrea and Low Wheel. Tlio farmer who hns never used a low-wheeled wagon ennnot understand how much more convenient they ars than a high-wheeled wagon to boas; corn In, haul manure or hay. They are right down by the sldo of you, and not up as high as your head. Everybody knows how handy It is to load a sled; It Is the same with a low wagon. Some contend that they pull heavier than high wheels, but my experience is that they pull Just as easy with tbe same kind of a load, even up hill; on very rough ground tbe high wheels may D best. If wide tlrea were used our Iowa roads would be Improved by every ve hicle that went over tbem. We use a four-Inch tire on one wagon, and In hauling loads through the fields, in stead of cutting ruts In the soft places, and leaving lumps to pull over In hard places, It makes a broad, smooth track. If a road bas ruts it is like tbe ralla of a street-car track, and a team baa to walk just so to pull easy, or else give an extra pull to get out, white a wide tire runs on top and follows tna team easily and does not have any ruts to keep It exactly in tbe same track. It makes a wider track in pro portion than narrow wheels. Corr spondence Wallace's Farm. Work for Hens While Eating;. One of the advantages of giving bona a wide range Is that they get a greater variety of food and have to eat soore- slowlv. They are also obliged to tana a good deal of exercise to secure what they want. Both of these advantages) can be secured to hens confined in yards. In winter grain of different kins, oats and wheat may be mixed with cut straw, and the hens be aUowed ' to scratch for It in the ben house. In spring and summer a small place should be plowed, sown witn grain ana in grain harrowed in. Here the hen should be allowed to exercise them selves until they get oil the grain sown. or so nearly bo that scarcely a spear appears above the surface. Tbe Insect and worms whli!h the hens will pick nr. on this nlowed Diece of ground will make a welcome addition and variety. In their diet. Hens so managed will keep on laying until hot weather, when the moulting season comes on, which every hen must pass through once year. The earlier It Is over tne better It will be for the poulterer's profits. i Early Plowing for Corn. t Corn ground should always be plow ed early and left in the furrow a few days to be warmed by the sun and air before being harrowed down. If, bow ever, It has been plowed too wet, tbe harrowing Bhould be done before It ha thoroughly dried. Some farmers put off plowing their corn ground, thinking; to get a larger growth of grass or clover to turn under. But the warming of the furrow Is worth more than the small amount of green manure that can be grown before a later plowing. Bee Ides, on nny old sod it Is very Important to have it begin to rot ns early as possible. Thin in hest secured bv early nlowlnc and thorough surface cultivation. Wheat the sod begins to rot It furnishes con siderable warmth to the soil above It, which is Just what the corn plant wonts. ; f Home-Mads Cheeee. ' It has olways been o surprise to nsv that more , cheese was not made by farmers with small dairies for use by their nwn families. There Is no more nourishing food than cheese, especially for furnishing strength. With two good cows in full flow of milk a fair sized cheese con be mode, mixing tbe night and morning milk together. With, vat and press there Is no more labor about this than there Is In butter mak ing, and In hot weather the cheese will be of better quality than the butter, andl bring more If put on the market Ex change. . Feed for the Yonng Pig. Sows do not give large amounts of milk, but what they do give Is very rich. By the time pigs are two week old they will need additional rations, and these should be provided In trough where the young pigs can feed by themselves. Give only what can b eaten quickly and entirely. If milk ! used make It warm as new milk front their dam. Sweet milk thus warmed will be quite as good for them as would new milk, as the last with what they get from their dnm will tend to fatten them too much. , Enriching the Garden. f The garden Is never so rich that kt will not be benefited with more manure or fertilizer. Keep It always up to the highest degree of fertility, and begin tbe war on weeds as soon as they begin to appear out of the ground. Never use poor seed In a garden, as you can not afford to take tbe risk of failure In germination, and as early vegetable should be an object every week Is Im portant In the spring, for the crop should get a good start before the dry season sets in. Etching. The art of etching from glass was dis covered by a Nuremberg glass cutter. By accident a few drops of aqua fort! fell upon bis spectacles. Uo noticed that tbey became corroded, and soften ed where tbe acid bad touched. That was bint enough. He drew figures upon glass with varnish, applied cor roding fluid, then cut away tbe giant around the drawing. When the var nish was removed, tbe figures appeared raised upon a dark ground. The mlllenlum will soon come when men begin to carry brotherly love Into politics.