Twas Hallowe'en, that mystic night
When ghosts and witches travel,
And merry maidens, In a fright,
Try tricks that may unravel
Their future fates, and in . their
dreams
The coming man discover
Strange, that his semblance always
seems .
So like the favored lover!
Outside, the night was cold and black;
We cared not for the weather
For cousin Meg and brother Jack "
And I were all together,
A merry trio, cracking nuts
And jokes before the fire,
Which ever and anon we'd coax
To burn and sparkle higher.
The evening hours wore on: at last
'Twas near that mystic hour
When evil things of days long past
Are said to still have power.
With gay good nights we parted all,
But Meggy's beckoning finger
From near an alcove in the hall,
Told me that I must linger.
"Dear Bess," she whispered in my ear,
"When midnight chimes are striking
I want you still to linger here
While I the fates inviting,
Will softly steal into the room
Where stands the mirror olden.
One taper shall dispel the gloom
About its frame so golden.
For on this night, so it is said,
The maid who looks within it
Will see the one she is to wed.
For one short, fateful 'minute!' "
She vanished with her taper bright
I in the darkness waited
Till twelve long strokes rang on the
.night.
With so much mystery freighted.
Then . Meg came back and seized my
hand,
And up the stairs we hurrier,
And why, I could not understand.
She seemed so scared and flurried,
And would not tell me when I asked
What vision thus excited
My little friend, or what had passed
That mirror, dimly lighted.
But that was In the days long past
She's cousin Meg no longer.
To brother Jack: he holds her fast
In sweeter bonds and stronger
And Meggy since to me confessed
That night (I do not doubt it)
His face she saw, which I had guessed
Long ere she told about it.
Her faith is strong in Hallowe'en;
Its tricks she quite believes in.
The magic mirror "she has seen,"
But that I'm not deceived in
I'll always think that Jack was there
Behind that portier hiding
And that he heard our Meggy fair
Her "speerin' tricks" confiding!
MAY HENRY.
The Stolen Portrait.
S soon as Orepze had
come rich enough, he de-
4 1 .1 i : , ,, f -
Biieu, ime uii iruiy in.sjHre.ji
painters, to make the tour
of Italy. He took with him
several letters of introduc
tion, ore of which did him
eood service, if not for tho
acquisition of fame, at least for the
knowledge of love.
Immediately after the entertain
ment made for him by his friends of
the academy, he went to the palace
of the Duke of Orr. This nobleman
received him very graciously. In the
manner of a great lord who stands in
tne presence or a man of genius
Greuze's arrival was most happily
timed. The duke had a lovelv d.i ligh
ter whose only dream was of art;
sne musi nave a master. Greuze
would meet the need as well as any
otner.
When he first saw Letitia, the
crtist asked himself if the lesson
would not be for him, for she was
nature's masterpiece. The lesson
proved good for them both. Genius
comes from the heart," Greuze had
already said to himself on more th.m
one occasion, but never had said it
so truly as now. He loved Letitia as
an angei in a woman's rorm, she had
so much of trace, divine find hnmnn
He did not love alone; the souls of
master and pupil had bloomed on the
same day, like two roses in the same
sunbeam. As yet it was scarcely
iove mat existed Detween them, but
rather that ineffable emotion which
rises like incense from the earth to
God.
This, like all other happiness, was
soonr to pass away; it was but a
glance, a smile, a tear, and nothing
more; Dut ao not these make ud han
piness? Greuze felt that this love
COUld be but a brief dream Tfr ttrna
born of folly, and must die before the
enm ot reason. A poor devil of a
painter could but lose his time in
aaonng tne Princess Letitia.
But love's time is never lost. Now,
since kings no longer wed with shep-
ueraesses, lireuze relt that only one
wise course was onen to him. to leave
the palace of Orr thus taking away
rrora ietma ner love, her regrets and
tears. He took refuge in solitude,
seeking to escape the image of Leti
tia; but her face smiled everywhere
Derore his eyes like an enchantress
At the first stroke of his hmsh T,oti.
tia appeared by magic on his canvas;
wiien ae waiKea aione, memory sum
ironed the youmr nrincess to his Kir?
One day, when, perhaps to shut out
from his eyes Letltia's sweet face,
he was sketching a virgin's head, the
Duke of Orr made him a visit.
"Are you not coming again to the
paiace - ne asked. "My gallery is
deserted. My daughter put away
her brushes when she lost her master.
Come back, come back! Since you
went away I have enriched my coilec-
uon Dy two neaas or Titian. My old
uncle would like copies of them bv
Letitia; come then, and help her
again."
The next day Greuze returned to
the palace, pale and trembling at the
mere idea or meeting the young girl
ence more. But that day he did not
see her. Letitia" had fallen ill with
the grief of not seeing: her master
again. He began alone the copy of
Titian, on the following day, as he
was dreaming before his work, Letl
tia's maid approached him with a
mysterious air, bidding him follow
her.
Greuze obeyed like ; a child. He
came Jn to a room darkened by heavy
curtains of damask; at the first
glance he saw Letitia in the shadow,
lying languidly on a couch. Al
though pale as death, she blushed
deeply when Greuze entered. She
offered her hand in silence; he fell
cn his knees to kiss it. The princess
crew radiant: she raised her head.
and bestowed on Greuze a sweet look
from the most beautiful eyes In the
world.
sreuze, I love you. Do not
an enthusiast; I love
and seemed to
inze knew not
Mssed Lett-
If
tia's white hand a second time.
"Why should I not tea it; i iove
you! But you?"
Greuze was sun silent, lost in joy.
Letitia augured no good from this
silence. She'witbdrew her hand, and,
turning away her head, began to
weep.
At this Greuze awoke from his
dream.
"Do I love you?" he cried. "Ah!
Letitia! Behold me! I am lost in ec
stasy now that 1 see you again."
"You lovo me!" she joyfully ex
claimed. She threw herself into his arms,
and for a second there was there but
a single soul. Greuze was the first
to break the spell.
"Alas!" said he, "we are but chil
dren. Think of it, Letitia. You love
me? But you are the daughter of the
Duke of Orr. I adore you; but I am
a poor painter without fame and for-
lltllt". IvO U 1UUL1V9 uu; v. i m-iij .
"You do not know what you are
sujing," replied Letitia, who was
still under the charm; "I love you,
and will marry you; it is perfectly
simple."
"You cannot think of it. Your
father "
"My father,, my father! I am quite
awaro that he has in' view for me a
hideous old husband, his everlasting
Cazsa or, ic case he should fail, that
idiotic Count Fallon whom I have
never seen. I am rich, fortunately,
by inheritance from my mother. I
give you my wealth, my heart, my
life, all that -I have, if you will love
me forever. We will go . to France,
and there a cottage will be better to
is than a palace. Greuze will be
come a Titian, and I will be his wife.
1 shall be there to smooth his brow
and to love him; I shall dwell in his
heart But why do you look so sad?
Do you not love me truly?"
Greuze allowed himself to be led;
he forgot the claims of nobility; with
Letitia he built the most charming
castles in Spain; but he soon came
to himself again.
"Alas!" said he. "Why am I not
a duke?"
"What a child you are!" said Leti
tia, "What are those sounding titles
worth? What do you want of them?"
And as she spoke, the lovely Italian
leaned toward her lover like a gra
cious fairy, took his blonde head be
tween her delicate hands, and gave
him on the forehead a kiss so sweet
that it would have awakened Alain
Chartier.
"There!" said she, with a charming
smile, "is not that as good as any
title?"
But they were obliged to part.
Greuze went away happy, deeply
charmed, promising to come again
the next day.
"Tomorrow," said Letitia, "you
shall not go away alone."
Once out of the palace, however,
the painter felt Eden lay behind hiin.
Farewell, enchantment! Greuze be
comes reasonable once more; he dares
not give himself up to the poetry of
his adventure.
"So," said he, "no; I will not bring
desolation to tho house of (his noble
Duke of On Letitia is blind; I
must see for her." He gave up all his
illusions and his hopes; his love alone
remained.
Tho next day, when ho came to
Letitia, he was pale and heart-broken;
his victory had cost him manv tears.
"Ah! Letitia," said he, "I am sad,
because I love von too wi.ll l
I give you up, my holiest and purest
joy. lesteruay l was mad, I listeued
only to my heart. Today "
"Are you serious?" cried Letitia,
almost in anger. "Then you do not
love me. You have broken my heart
Go! Let me suffer alone. I will never
see you again."
And she waved him to the door.
Again Greuze had not the strength to
withstand so much love. He threw
himself at her feet, and swore to
obey her like a slave.
"Then," said she resolutely, "let us
leave at once. My father is with
Count Falleri; when he returns, we
shall be far away. A carriage is at
the door; I have provided for every
thing; I was not afraid like you."
She drew Greuze to the door of the
chamber, and cast a last look behind
her. She suddenly grew pale, and
Greuze felt her tremble.
"What is it, Letitia?" he cried,
seizing her hands.
"Look!" she rejid, growing still
paler, "look!"
She was gazing wildly at her
father's picture. It was one of
Greuze's portraits, and, like all his
heads, it had so tender and sweet an
expression that one's heart was
touched at sight of it The duke
seemed to reproach his daughter sad
ly for leaving him thus. In her
heart, which throbbed violently, her
father, contended with her love.
Greuze dared not speak.
"I cannot go," said she; "support
me, and lead me back."
"J. too, have no strength," he sadly
replied. "One last kiss, Letitia, be
fore your father's eyes and farewell
forever."
She began to weep, held out both
hands to Greuze, and said in a
broken voice:
"I thank you; farewell!"
Five weeks later the Duke of Orr
again entered th-j artist's studio.
"My dear Greuze," said he, "my
daughter greatly desires you to paint
her portrait. Can you come tomor
row?" The next day at the fcilace of Orr
the painter found Count Palleri care
lessly embracing Letitia, who blushed
at the sight of Greuze.
"My daughter is married," said the
duke. "Had I forgotten to tell vou
of it?" 3
The painter bowed to hide his
breaking heart
He found courage to paint the, por
trait. Twice he wns nlon
jonng bride; "the first time she gave
mm a lOCK Ot her hair tli c..i
one last kiss, w th a tear. When the
head was finished. f!rwi ,.,
the portrait to his studio, to give, as
he said, a last touch to the acces
sories; but the next day he left Rome
like a thief, carrying with him that
treasure or art md of love.
TiLETmXTS.
Brevities That Ar.iv r
- - . -.. , v. -uaiuiiui
to Beauty.
Salt is both elefmsintr nnl ct!m.
lating. It is, therefore, quite as val-
uauiB as soap ior tne daily bath. It
may be bought in manv forms Tnhi.
salt, rock salt, and toilet salt are all
gooa ana tne cneapest is no less ef
fective though perhaps less dainty,
than the most
perfumed.
There are very few women vigor
ous enough to "stand a nlnns-e i.itb
each day. Water is heavy, and
women are not Sandows that they i
can lift several tons of water on their
chest and not feel weak afterwards.)
Sponge baths are quite as cleansing
if Dronerlv taken. A lirtln tpnii n,. '
ter should be drawn into the tub and
In that the bather hould stand.
Wita soap or salt, tepid water, a
sponge or lootah, she should scrub
herself. The rinsing water should be
quite cold and then a brisk rubbing
down with a rough towel should fol
low. Benzoin is one of the best friends
of woman. A few drops of it in a
basin of water gives a pleasant odor
to the face and hands. It helps to
whiten the skin and to tighten it
Tan and wrinkles are both removed
by its action, and, combined with
glycerine or alcohol, it is an excellent
lotion.
Vaseline should have a place on
every well regulated toilet table.
Rubbed into the eyebrows and on the
lashes it stimulates their growth. It
is sometimes good to take internally
as a remedy for colds. It is an ex
cellent salve for burns and -cuts. It
should not be used much on the face,
however, as it produces a growth of
hair.
FROM AFRICA'S SUNNY CLIME.
The South Carolina and Other Colo
nists in Liberia.
R. C. Barkley has received a letter
from Clement Irons, the colored me
chanic, who emigrated from Charles
ton to Liberia. It contains news that
will interest a great many people.
The letter is dated Neilsburg, St. Paul
river, W. C. A., Republic of Liberia,
September 3d, and the writer says:
"Several gentlemen in the upper
part of the state have written me ask
ing what chance was there of a white
man living in Africa. I could only
answer their question by giving them
my sixteen years experience in Af
rica. The Rev. D. A. Day, D. D., a
missionary from America, came here
twenty years ago and set down on a
hundred acres of land thirty miles
from the capital, and now that one
hundred acres is a beautiful niisslon
station, producing from sixteen to
twenty thousand pounds of cpffee,
which is sent to the Lutheran board
hi America yearly, and there is quite
an accommodating dwelling house
and several other outhouses for the
accommodation of children. There
are one hundred native children in
attendance at this mission and there
is a nice little chapel on the place.
This is. twenty years' w-ork, so you
see what chance a white man has in
Africa. We have six white business
houses at Monrovia, the capital; three
to four white men in each house,
three Germans, one Dutch, one Eng
lish and one Norwegian. At Grand
Capemount there are two white
houses, one Dutch and one German;
two to three white men in each house.
At Grand Basin there are three white
houses, one English, one Dutch and
one German; two to three white men
in each house. And so it is all along
the coast. At Capefelwas and Lineo
it is the same; but time will not per
mit me to name all who are doing
business at the various business
places in Liberia, and, strange to
say, there isn't an American doing
business in ar.y of our towns, where
our citizens are farmers and so much
prefer American trade.
"Dear sir. I only mention these
houses of business white people in
this country (as the question has been
asked) that you might see what
chance a white person has in Africa.
All my Azor shipmates are now ship
ping then five and six thousand
pounds of coffee yearly to the foreign
markets. I myself have not reached
the thousands because I have recently
entered into the farming business.
My farm is nine miles from where I
live and is in charge of mv dauirhter
Ella. I have been employed a part
or my time at Mechlenberg mission
at my trade (mechanic). My daughter
iAia, at my farm, raises rice, goats.
fowls and garden vegetables to assist
m keeping up the family. I have suc
ceeded in building a little steamboat.
which proved to be very serviceable
for six years in conveying the emi
grants and settlers up and down St.
Paul's river. Charleston News and
Courier.
ENCROACHING ON ENGLAND.
The Ocean's Destructive Work on
the Rocky Coasts.
The flat marshes of Ppvptihov Timro
gained aalf a mile since the days of
u-uwara 11, when the sea almost
washed the walls' of the castle that
now stands high and dry inland.
The same thing has happened on the
Romney flats, where the ancient cas
tle of Lympne has receded a mile or
more. Such spots as these look as
though the next spring tide would
add their grassy meadows to the lost
ground of sea bottom. But on the
rocky parts of the Antrim coast, we
have the sea slowly working its way
inland, despite the rock fortifications
and stony intrenchments that look so
resistless. Under the waves lie tracts
of bogland that once upon a time
must have stood well in shore; and
Dunluce bears witness to the ravages
that have taken place within a few
centuries a few ticks of the clock,
as geologists count time.
The sea, ever washing and tearing
at its foundations, one day broke
down a considerable part of the cas
tle, and several persons were killed
by the catastrophe. This was in the
days when Dunluce was held by
other tenants tlan the birds. Then
a home and a stronghold, now but a
memou. j of past joy and glory.
A i is n her marked example of the in
.'.jcurity of rock defenses where the
sea is the invader occurs at Filey,
on the Yorkshire coast Only twenty
years ago there wras a oath way run
ning around the ancient church of
St Hilda, which is built on the solid
rock now this is so broken away on
the seaward side that it is impassa
ble. Another twenty years may see
the church undermined. Argosy.
THE PROFIT. IN POULTRY.
Ten car loads cf Eastern poultry
were landed in San Francisco in one
week. The full-grown hens sold for
$4.50 and spring chickens at $2.50 a
drzen. While we are shipping fruit
East the poultry producers of Illinois,
Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin are mak
ing money by raising chickens and
shipping them to California. Now
here is the poor man's chance. It
takes coin, credit, capital, good land,
a favorable location and three or four
years' time ere a man can live from
his orchard. Fifty dollars or less will
start you in the poultry business. A
lUtle patch of land, a spot big enough
to grow clover, alfalfa, or other
green food for your chickens and a
few dozen hens and you are ready
for business. Your returns are im
mediate, a single week brings you
coin for your -eggs." Within a year
yot.r money makers have paid for
themselves twice over and also paid
for their keeping. Hens beat hogs,
hogs beat cows, cows beat sheep and
isheep beat horses. The poor man,
the widow with a family, or the
old maid, who wants to be independ
ent, tvtph hnvA fin rMnlTiar' that will
give them a bank account If they will j
raise' poultry and ,attend strictly to J
business. Oroville,fCaL, Regtoter. .
THE STAR OF OREGON
Pioneer Sailing Vessel
of Oregon!
ic Was Built Fifty-five.
Years Ago.
Was Ouly About Forty-Eight Feet
Long-, but Waa a Trim
Little Craft
Nearly fifty-five years ago the pio
neer sailing versel of Oregon was
constructed. That was long before
Portland was thought of, and, at that
remote day, the entire site of Port
land was covered with giant sens of
the forest and tangled, impenetrable
thickets.
Swan island was the spot selected
for laying the keel of the pioneer
vessel, and the name chosen was the
significant and appropriate one of
"Star of Oregon.". A number of giant
oaks stood at the lower end of the
island, just opposite the high, abrupt
bluff whcie the river makes a sudden
turn to the west, and it was under
their wid,e-spreading branches th:(t
tho venturesome little craft was built,
and took its initial plunge into the
Willamette.
Work on the Star of Oregon was
commenced early in 1840, and on the
19th of May, 1841, she was launched
successfully. The vessel was taken to
Oregon City, where she was finished
and equipped for a sea voyage. The
company owning the craft was com
posed of John Canan, Ralph Kil
bourn, Pleasant Armstrong, George
Davis and Jacob Green. The work
was done principally by Felix Hath
away, Ralph Kilbourn and Captain
Joseph Gale. Froni all accounts there
was very strong opposition from
members of the Hudson Bay com
pany, many of whom were then
stationed at Vancouver, and as a
natural result of the jealousy and
rivelry, many obstacles were thrown
in the way. Thus the work pro
gressed elowly and under discourag
ing circumstances.
Finally He.thaway became dis
heartened and abandoned the work
before the vessel was more than half
completed. The piece of timber which
was used for the keel was cut from
a tree on Sauvie's island. In those
days the island went by the name of
Wapato. This stick of timber was
found, on measurement, to be forty
eight feet and eight inches in length,
and so it was resolved to make the
new vessel that long. The tree was
cut and roughly hewed, and transport
ed to Swan inland. After Hathaway
threw up the job, Gale and Kilbourn
went on and completed it. It was
not until the summer of 1842 that the
Star of Oregon was placed in readi
ness for her voyage. Soon after the
vessel was completed, Captain Gale
determined to take her down to where
San Francisco now stands. It was
then known as Yerba Buena (good
herb), and consisted of a few rude
adobe huts scattered about on the
wild sand hills which overlooked the
waters of the bay.. A voyage in those
pioneer days fiom where Portland
now stands down to Yerba Buena,
especially in so small and rudely con
structed a craft, was considered a
great undertaking, and fraight with
many perils. So thought Captain
Gale. AH preparations were com
pleted, and the little craft started on
her passage not without many fears
and misgivings. On the 12th of Sep
tember, 1842, the Star of Oregon left
Baker's bay and crossed the bay out
ward Captain Gale, who was in command
of the vessel, in a long letter written
some years ago to the late Colonel J.
W. Nesmith, gives a detailed and very
interesting history of how the vessel
was built, and an account of the voy
age from the mouth of the Columbia
down the coast to Yerba Buena. In
his letter he makes very complimen
tary reference to Commodore Charles
Wilkes, of the United States navy
who made a trip up the river during
the time tho Star was being built on
Swan island. He mentions various
acts of courtesy on the part of the
old commodore. Among other things
the commodore presented Captain
Gale with a handsome flag, which the
Star of Oregon proudly unfurled at
her mast head when she set sail.
Commodore Wilkes had command of
the United States warship Peacock,
which went ashore at the mouth of
the Columbia and was lost in 1841.
After the loss of the vessel, Wilkes
and others came up the river to pay
a visit to Rev. J. L. Parrish and Gov
ecnor Aberiijpthy, who then lived up
the WillanWtte valley near the pres
ent site o Salem. In that way Cap
tain Gale came to meet the commo
dore. The crew of the Star of Oregon con
sisted of John Canan, Fleasant Arm
strong, Ralph Kilbourn, Jacob Green.
Charles Pfeffcnhauser, and a little
Indian boy about 10 years of age.
Captain" Gale in his account makes
reference to the late Captain John H.
Couch, who came to Oregon in the
brig Chenamus. While the Star of
Oregon was lying near the mouth of
the Columbia, Captain Couch came
down in the brig on his way to the
Sandwich- islands. Both vessels
came to anchor in Baker's bay. and
Captain Gale accepted a cordial in
vitation from Captain Couch to come
over to his vessel and take tea. The
following day both vessels crossed
the Columbia bar and bore away.
Captain Gale's account of the voyage
is very amjusing in many respects.
There were many difficulties en
countered, such as fogs, head winds,
eea-sickness, etc. At length, after
many perils, Yerba Buena was
reached in safety on the morning of
September 17. 1842. Concluding the
account of the voyage, Captain Gale
says:
"The fog began to open, and we
made sail and ran down with a light
breeze until about 4 o'clock; the fog
commenced giving way, and in a few
minutes we looked up and -saw the
high lands immediately southeast of
us, and in half an hour after the en
trance of the pert of San Francisco
was opened to us. The breeze now
freshened to a whole-sail breeze; we
hauled in to the eastward and dashed
through its portals like an arrow,
and just as the sun went down we
dropped anchor abreast of the .old
Presidio. . -
"It was pleasing to me to see what
a difference there was in the aspect
of mv companions. The gloom of the
vovaee had now given way to pleas- '
lire, and they were, happy. As for
myself, Columbus himself could not '
fcare felt happier when first be solved
the great problem than I did at this
time.",. .
' Scon after reaching San Francisco,
Captain Ga'e disposed of the vessel
to Jose Y. Lamonture, a Frenchman,
for 350 cows. These cows were driv
en from California to the Willamette
valley in the spring of " 1843. The
whole country was then an unbroken
wilderness, filled with wild animals
and Indians. Seventy-five days were
required, to make the toilsome jour
ney. Captain Gale reached the val
ley with but comparatively little loss.
Captain Tom Mountain, who is a
"way-backer" when the question of a
pioneer is considered, enjoys the
honor of haVing seen the Star of Ore
gon before she was launched. Cap
tain Mountain was on the sloop
Peacock when she was wrecked, and
accompanied Commodore Wilkes on
his trip up the river. He was a mere
stripling then, but vividly remembers
the incident About a year ago Cap
tain Mountain constructed a minia
ture fac simile of the Star of Oregon,
which was a very excellent and hand
some specimen of marine workman
ship. The model was about two feet
long, a ad a perfect reproduction of
the original craft in every point of
detail. After it was completed, the
model was photographed. The model
was so handsome that Captain Moun
tain was requested to have it mounted
and to send it back to the head olfice
of the Union Pacific at Omaha. This
was done, and the model of the pio
i.eer sailing ve3?el of Oregon occupies
a prominent place in the head olfice
of that company. As may be welli
imagined the model is an object of
unfailing interest and curiosity.
According to what is regarded as
teliable authority, the first steamboat
that navigated the Lower Columbia
was shipped in sections from New
York, about the year 1850, and was
owned by the Pacific Mail company.
At that time Upper Astoria was the
end of the ocean route from San
Francisco, and the boat brought there
from New York was put together and
christened the Willamette! This
steamer connected at Upper Astoria
with the old sidewheel steamship
Columbia that ran between San
Francisco and that port The Wil
lamette continued to run on the river
until the Pacific Mail company made
St Helen's the head of navigation,
whan she was sent to run on the
Sacramento river about the year 1S52.
The first steamer built in Oregon was
at Upper Astoria. It was a side
wheel steamer of about 1000 tons
register, and made weekly trips be
tween Astoria and Portland. The
next steamer that ran on the Lower
Columbia was built up at Milwaukie.
This craft was christened the Lot
Whitcomb, after the name of one of
the owners, and was placed on the
Astoria-Oregon City route during the
year 18"2. The late Captain J. C.
Ainsworth was in command, Jacob
Kamm was chief engineer and Dan
Lowell purser. Subsequently the Lot
Whitcomb was sent to San Fran
cisco and ran for many years on the
Sacramento river. Portland Tele
gram. FEEDING WHEAT TO HOGS.
Editor Rural World: I am feeding
1!0 hogs for market. Will it pay to
buy wheat for feed at 50 cents per
bushel, when I can get corn at 40
cents? My hogs will now weigh about
150 pound average.
Will you please ask some of your
patrons to tell me through your paper
how to make a good trough for feed
ing wheat? I have mine made in V
shape, but the hogs put their feet in
and waste considerable. 1 also no
tice they pass considerable wheat
without digesting; is there any rem
edy for this? I soak my wheat from
24 to 30 " hours. If you or some of
your readers can give me the desired
information: through your papier, 1
will be very thankful; our family
generally feed about 2,000 hogs and
from 1,200 to 1,500 cattle every year,
and I am anxious to know how to
save and utilize all the waste feed
and also avoid any waste in future.
B. H. Hammett, Randolph county,
Mo., Oct. 13th.
REPLY. Continued inquiries
among those who have fed wheat to
hogs last year, have elicited the fol
lowing: First: Whole wheat, either dry or
soaked, does not give the best re
sults. Second: Cooked, steamed or ground
wheat brings excellent returns;
ground, the best results. The feeding
of ground wheat soaked a short time
has s:hown a feeding value of from
75 cents to $1.25 per bushel, according
to the selling price of hogs.
Third: V-shaped troughs should have
strips nailed across and the ground
feed should be wett sufficiently to
make a thick slop. Observation will
determine the consistency. Several
articles have appeared recently in
these columns, upon this subject and
the same will have still further at
tention in the next few weeks.
Fourth: The ground wheat should
not be soaked long enough to become
sour. In all cases it should be fed
sweet.
IMPORTING POTATOES.
American farmers do not pay
enough attention to a home market
cultivating those products which find
ready sale at home. It is a shame
that American farmers with sucli
vast resources at their very doors,
allow our markets to be filled with
foreign hay, onions, potatoes and
other products, which rightly belong
to our home producers, and it is noth
ing to our credit that with our thou
sands upon thousands of acres of the
best potato-producing lands in the
world, that we were compelled to im
port from Scotland alone, from Oc
tober, 1893, to June, 1894, 31,745 tons
of potatoes,, not saying anything
about the vast amounts that were
shipped from Canada. The United
States stands fifth In the point of pro
duction of potatoes. The country
being the largest producer is Ger
many, with a crop cf 784,000,000
bushels. The crop of the United
States i3 about 200,000,000 bushels.
Since the duty has been reduced from
25 cents a bushel to 15 cents a bushel,
there will be larger shipmeiKS of
Canadian potatoes; but this does not
argue that our potato raisers cannot
meet successfully foreign competition,
and make money out of Their potato
crop. The early supplies for this
market come from the South, Ten
nessee and Georgia furnishing liberal
quantities. The later supplies come
from Wisconsin, Michigan, Minne
sota, and many car loads from Colo
rado. The varieties of potatoes most
sought for 'n the market are the
"Burbanks," "Late Rose" and "Beauty
of Hebron." These varieties have
been used by housekeepers for years,
and they have come to look upon
them as the standard ones. The old
variety of. "Peach Blow" has fallen
into bad repute, and this variety, as
now grown, lacks much of the good
quality that was found In it tea years I
ago. Prairie Farmer. j '
FACTS IN' HiPNOTIS!
How It Has Caused
Murder to He Hone.
The Act of a Man Crazed
By the Power.
Some Starling Tests and Experiments
Kecentiy Made in Loudon
Leave It Alone.
The tests of hypnotism which a
band cf metaphysicians recently made
in LdihUii have given fresh impetus
to this cult, says the New Yoik Ad
vci tis( r. It has been said that in the
approaching trial of Mrs. Meyer her
lawyers will advance the plea that
Dr. Meyer, convicted of poisoning
Brandt, swayed his wife by hypnotic
influence. It was only the other day
that a Mrs. Beatrice Landemnn, ol"
Minneapolis, in excusing herself for
robbing a man in a hotel, testified
that her husband, a hypnotic, had
influenced her to commit the crime.
Only a fortnight ago Europe was
startled by the news that a young
woman of a prominent family in
Vienna had died in a trance produced
by llerr Ncuokmm, hypnotic, lie
put her into a trance in tho presence
of a large audience. In about twelve
minutes she became greatly excited.
She described the nature of au ail
meat she had, diagnosing it and using
terms which might have been expect
ed only from an experienced scien
tist. Suddenly she fell back, utter
ing a piercing shriek. She became
senseless and died eight minutes
later.
In Amsterdam, Holland, the city
ollicials who were trying to unravel
the mystery surioumiing the disap
pearance of Mrs. Do Jong derided to
have Do Jong, the woman's husband,
placed under hypnotic influence in
tint hopo of obtaining information
from him while in that state that
would clear up the mjstery. The
newspapers pointed out that even
should De Jong confess that he killed
iiis wife, as was strongly suspected,
lie could not be convicted upon the
confession obt aired in this manner.
Nevei thelet-s Ire was hjpnotized by
Dr. Rcnterghem, of Amsterdam, ami
Dr. De Jong, of The IL'gue. The
latt'jr was not a kinsman of the pris
oner. While in a trance he described
the way he had killed two w ives. His
n;iff;tiv "uiL-ircii!risr.-iimai. -j.u
bo
fVjTir mi7s:Hn Kifiiu niwl llirjlseR. trans-
i. v. . . . - - x ' .
ferred, as he said, the living sensi-
bility of the woman in the chair to
the gingerbread. Then with great
deliberation lie dismembered the cake,
breaking off one hand after the other,
abbreviating tho arms, mutilating
the legs and finally taking a bite out
f the head.
At every fresh assault upon the
gingerbread the subject shrieked and
clutched at her own limbs. As the
friiiovH'lirofiil u-miinn Ilio Slimllel'
and -mailer, the f-hrieking woman
became weaker and weaker, until her
final burst of agony was little more
than an incipient shmloer.
Of course the professor was not in-
spired by bloodthirsty instincts and
he spa nil the female to exert the j
same influence upon her later for the J
mystification of other inquirers into
scientific wonders. He restored her !
strength with a few words of gibber
md M Hlto arose from he? seat,
ish.
dazed and evidently suffcvbig from
the indistinct icmembrauce of some
indefinite torture, the professor in
vited one of the men to take the chair.
A camera was wheeled from a cor
ner and pointed at a man, who, mean
while had been suitably posed by an
assistant, who now stood near by
ready to strike a flash-light when he
was directed to do so. The professor
snowed mmseic a capauie photog
rapher as well as a skillful scientist,
and after trifling with the focus and
otherwise prolonging the entertain
ment he gave the word that produced
the flash-light, and the negative was
made. It required but a few moments
to develop the likeness and theu was
seen a fa irly- good reproduction of
the sitter's pictures. The sitter rec
ognized the picture and conceded
that it looked like him.
The professor made a few passes
with his hands above the head and
on the forehead of the man in the
chair. A thing as soulless as a coi' -
poration sat in the chair and another,
as full of soul as a bride, was on the
negative. Standing with his back to
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tour of the day.
the subject the professor, with great
deliberation, drew a pinpoint across
the face on the negative, lining both
cheeks. At the same Instant the. man:
uttered an exclamation of . pain,,
raised his hand andpassed it across
his face. But, most wonderful of all,,
a red mark appeared for a moment
on the cheeks of the man, following
exactly the course taken by the pin.
Iu turn the sharp instrument was
passed over the skin of the forehead,
the lips, the ears, and in each in
stance the accompanying shrinking
and pain of the subject were notice
able, as was likewise the red mark.
Pricking the negative with the pin
point, even gontly, was felt by the
victim and indicated by his nervous
action. The professor explained that,
of course, no special virtue attached
to the negative. The same transfer
ence cf soul could be made to a print
from tho negative to an engraving,
to an oil painting or any other pic
torial object. ' '
The man was then placed upon the
scientific shelf and the second woman
called. She was a delicate subject,
readily susceptible to the influence
of exteriorization and showing her
sympathy with the nondescript dum
my that was supposed to represent
her in the professor's hands.
This was a rag baby, and, after go
ing through the usual ceremony, the
professor plunged a knife deep into
the cotton vitals of the baby repeated
ly. With every stroke the female in
the chair shrieked and looked about:
her in the most pathetic manner,
seeking some means of escape, leav
ing no doubt in the mi-nds of her au
dience that she thought she suffered
evcy agouy the rag baby was being
subjected to. It was not until the
cotton had been slashed into bits and
the woman had shrunk into her chair
as though expiring that the professor
ceased and brought her back to her
senses.
THE HOP MARKKT.
Nuremberg,' Ger., Oct 1L Arrival
and transactions are increasing. The
a mount of transactions for the week
ending October 10th, was 100,000
bales, the highest of the year, al
though yesterday there was a holiday,
which hindered the business. The
tendency is better for good qualities,
but owing to the rainy weather the
quality in general has diminished.
Tin re were no purchases for expor
tation worth mentioning during the
last week. Today's quotations are as
follows, slightly higher than a year
ago: Market hops to UVic per
pound.
London, Oet. 10. Business in the
new crop has been quite brisk during
ilio week, many large orders from
brewers having been filled and there
is a decidedly firmer tone, especially
in resjiect to the best qualities. A
onsiderable parcel of East Kent
w-.ldiugs brought 18c per pound and
or
r-as
of
at
very
complet-
Ig an order realized as much as
(sc, but it is not fair to quote that
a genral selling price. It is prob
Ille that after the rush is over the
liarket will greatly improve and
irden so that holders, who have been
Siblo to hold their hops, may realize
mcthing approaching what they
nsiiler fair remunerative values. It
quite certain now that the late
eked hops will give a large propor-
im of off-color samples, while many
ill show evidence of disease. The
father of late has not been favora-
re ami as a result, nops nave aeter-
rated. Generally speaking, the har-
st lias been brought to a close, but
i many places it will go on for an
ther wM'k. The prices made here
r small lots of American hops range
t 30c for New York state and 11c
ir California hops.
Journal-Bulletin: Neither export
or homo trade demand was sufficient
o enliven tne market, to tne con
trary, buying interest generally was
ime and the prices offered were
irdly up to the level of those that
fere paid early in the week, except,
i ImHtinw for tniin Kliiwitnr nimUl-ir
. i i - - .-v-.u li v .
As a whole, the market shows rather
I weak tone, being more or less ad-
i versely effected by the faulty quality
of considerable of the supply that ar
rives as well as by light export in
quiry and indifferent buying on tha
part of home brewers.
A letter from Chas. Whitehead,
dated Maidstone, Oct 15th, says:
Hop-picking is just finished very
late. I think the crop harvested will
i !'l"al S-W,0W cwt to 050,000 cwt,
; '(.,-,K., -,wt; lt?ft on th,e poles not w
and
worth
i picking. An unusual quantity is dis-
ased and bad colored, and choice
hops will sooner or later Jje relatively
dearer. Prices are slightly better the
last few days from 5 to 12 shillings
per cwt. advance, especially for the
better kinds. The range Is 40 to 55
shillings for common sorts; CO to 75
shilling for Goldings, Bramblings,
i " "'
l samples. As much as 80 to 85 shil
lings has been given for very fine
East Kents a few lots. Diseased
hops make 30 to 40 shillings. Much
of the German growth is injured by
diseaso and wet weather, and many
of the hops that come here are a
quality that finds no sale. Evidently
there are too many low grades, and
too few first-class samples both sides
I or tj,e oce;ln
FOREIGN FANCIES.
Tiny jeweled side combs are the
fashionable girl's latest fad. Some
awfully pretty French conceits are
being shown in pearls and brilliants.
Magenta umbrellas are new. Their
brightness commends them ' " for
gloomy, stormy days.
Oriental designs on "colored satins
are made up in blouses.
Cropon and rough effects in wool
are the leading cloths tor autumn
and fall wear. Some cost as much
j as $4.75 per yard.
' Black quills will flourish extenslve-
ly in hats.
Ostrich feather boas a yard long
still continue popular.
lday a similar offer for a growth
to-amblings of a very fine color w
tade and refused. Other sales
gamblings have been effected
out 10c. A few pockets of
Ciotco Holdings required for
i.