if Hi
fliscellany.
THE SEXTONS' SUPPER.
The Plague, his black hand lifted.
Was floating down the Rhine,
His bark a soft-lined coffin
(On each side grew the Tine):
He struck the miller at his wheel.
The woodman by his tree;
Before him rose the prayer and hymn.
I Behind, the Dirige.
He fonnd them spinning wedding-robes.
He left them digging graves;
Hi"h over faces pale and wrong
The earth heaped op Us waves.
He struck the baron at his gate, ,
The peasant at the plow.
And from his sable banner shook
Darkness on every brow.
At this time in belfry-room
Five sextons drained the wine.
Red from the toil that brought the fee
And made their old eyes shine.
Their seats were cedar coffin-planks.
All velvet-trimmed and soft:
The chalice-cups by them defiled.
Were filled and emptied oft.
ring
They drank A. long reus-
Tlague"
"A wef year and a foull
As screaming through the open loops
Flew in and out the owL ,
Their shirts were made of dead men s
t- j ... tnook and dumb),
1H each one wore a dead knights
Upon his thievish thumb.
Down from the boarded floor above
The heavy bell-rope swings.
It coils around the bowls and flasks,
The ?ups and drinking things.
The cresset throws a gloom of black
Upon the red-tiled floor
Three faces dark-on two the lights
Their golden lustres pour.
Beside the table sink the steps
That lead into a vault
A treasure-house no thieves but five
Dared ever yet assault
And through the darkness to the left
Winds up the belfry stair
TJp to the old bell-chamber
Up to the cooler air.
The wall was hung with coffin-plates.
The dates rubbed duly out
(Dead men are very dull and slow
' In finding these things out).
They toast "The Doctors of Cologne,
ttA.- 1,-, h Minreh-SDades bright!
Such toasts as these, such feast as that.
Were fit for such a night.
Far, far above among the bells
The wind blew devil fierce.
The sleet upon the baggar fell.
And stabbed him carte and tierce.
There was a pother in the roofs,
And such a clash of tiles,
That dying creatures' sobs and groans
Were heard around for miles.
They drink to "Peter and to Paul!"
And "All men underground!
Then with a laugh, and wink, and nudge.
The passing-bell tney sounu,
drink to tne tree w
the
They
plank, .
And the tree that guards the dead
The coal-black tree with the blood-drop
fruit,
So poisonous, soft and red.
Is God, then, sleeping? No! See there,
How one tears at bis throat,
And baring neck and shoulder,
Bids all his fellows note.
A plague-spot, blue and swollen,
Shows ghastly on the skin,
'And on his knees he prays to Christ
To yet forgive his sin.
Dead! And the eldest, tolling
The rope that o'er them hung,
Called, with a curse, "Lads, fill your cups.
Let another song be sung!"
Then reels his white face sickens.
And as he staggers down,
Another drags at the heavy bell
Stamped with the cross and crown
So every time a toper fell
Another rose to toll,
And all the rest screamed out a dirge
For the sinner's passing soul.
And round they stirred the gallon jug,
And high they flung the cup;
With half a song and half a prayer
They tossed it, filling up.
Now but "one left, and he, though faint.
Staggers towards the rope.
And tolls-first draining cup and bowl.
Half dead, without a hope
Tolls, till the old tower rocks again
Tolls, with a hand of lead
Then falls upon the wine-drenched floor
Upon his fellows dead!
Walter Thornbury, in San Francisco
Argonaut.
EVA'S AMBITION.
Eva Norrlngton Inserted her latch
kpv into the keyhole of a Bedford
square boarding house, and entered.
It was a dismal, windy, rainy Novem
ber evening, and ever since lunch she
bad been paddling about London,
climbing grimy stairs of newspaper
offices, and talking to people who did
not seem especially plt-ased to see her.
Her skirts were wet, and a wisp of
damp hair was tumbling over her eyes.
On the hall table, disclosed by the
flickering gas jet, were some letters
"A year ago to-day!" said Eva to her
self as she closed the door against the
wind. "Has he written, or has be for
gotten?" He had not forgotten, Eva picked
up the letter from the hall table, look
ed quickly round at the closed ball
door, and at the baize door that led to
the kitchen stairs and kissed It. 1 hea
she went up-stalrs to her bed-sittiug-room
with the letter In her hand and
Joy in her heart.
"Hateful little room!" she mummed
to herself, as she struck a match and
lit the gas. "But It's the last time,
thank God!"
The room was not really bad; a bed
In the corner, a wash-stand, a ward
robe, here and there a picture on tne
walls, and a table by the window, rath
er rickety, on which lay a heap of man
nscript a half-finished story.
"I will burn that before I go to bed
to-night," said Eva, as she caught sight
of it "
- Then she took off her hat and cloak,
drew the only easy chair under the gas
Jet and sat down; fingering the letter
she did not open It at once. Now that
happiness stretched In front of her It
was pleasant to linger on the confines
of misery, to look back on the life she
was to leave.
"It Is not every one," said Eva re
flectively, "who can make experiments
. In life without expense."
Eva Norrlngton had been the pride of
the provincial town which gave her
birth. At the high school no girl could
etand against her. Her form govern
ess, who now and then asked her favor
ite pupils to tea, even said she might
be a bead mistress one day. To Eva
this seemed absurd. But when, at the
age of 20. she gained a guinea prize
for a story in a weekly paper Bhe be
gan to think that at least she might be
a great novelist. At any rate she felt
sure that somewhere-, ahead of her
stretched a career; and as her 21st
birthday approached she announced to
her startled parents her intention of go-
uch as hare been common of late In
the homes of England, wherein the par
ents play the part of the apprehensive
hen, the daughter that of the adventurous-duckling.
The duckling Invariably
gains Its point; and so It was with Eva
Norrlngton. Having refuted argument
and resisted persuasion for a certain
number of weeks, Eva obtained a
grudging consent to her departure. The
townspeople knew not whether to ad
mire or disapprove. But they had read
In novels of young ladles who took
their lives and latchkeys Into their own
hands, became famous, and married
respectably After alL So during the
weeks of preparation for her campaign
Eva became something of a figure in
local society, aqd more than one dinner
party was given In her honor, as well
as plentiful advice as to the neces-
Rnrv nrecautions asainst London guue.
and many recipes for guarding against
the colds Induced by the togs tnai in
font th metropolis.
Evn was almost happy; for she had
fha. hnmifninoca r vmith and beauty,
and all the exhilaration of taking tier
life into her hands and fashioning It as
she would, with none to raise objec
tions to the process. She would have
hoti niiit l.nnnv but for Allan Craig
For Allan Craig, whenever he heard
that Eva was bent on going to London
tn mnke a name for herself, promptly
offered her his own for a substitute. It
wn n trood enouzb name, and at the
foot of a check it was generally respect-
Pd. as Allan Craig had lately steppea
i.tn hia fnthpr's business as estate
agent and was prospering. Eva was
disturbed- but she turned not aside
from her project Eva had mapped out
her life and Allan Craig was noi iiiciuu
w1 In the scheme;
As she sat fingering her letter In her
bed-room, she went over the parting
sniu in her mind. The details of It
would only Increase the delight of the
lottor For Eva had learned during the
last year that happiness is so rare that
it deserved to be rolled on the tongue
and not swallowed In haste. It was at
a dance on the nlgbt before her de
partureher last dance, sohe thought,
hofro shP started life In earnest They
were sitting out a dance together, for
Eva wns not disDOsed to think unKinaiy
of Allan, though she might resent his
Intrusion Into her scheme or are. oue
remembered how there had been silence
between them for some moments, how
Allan had leaned his elbows on his
knees and dug the heel of his dancing
shoes Into the carpet
"And so you are quite determined to
leave us?" said Allan.
"Of course," replied Eva. "My boxes
are all packed."
"Full of manuscript novels and other
things?" . . . -
"One novel and several stories.
"I cannot understand why you want
to go when "
- i want to well to live a larger life.
"You mean, you want to live In a big-
fpr nlace?"
"Well, not exactly, i aon i iuiu
nnlte understand."
I quite understand that there Is not
enough scope for you here, and that I
am a selfish brute for trying to keep
vou from your ambition. Look here,
Eva. can you honestly say that you
don't love me a little bit?"
Allan had risen and was standing
over her. Eva looked up at him. She
nnnid km? him standing there now big,
comely, with something In his eyes that
th.iiiaH hr half with fear and half
with pleasure. She rose and faced him
"I shall be sorry to leave you very
sorry."
"Then why ?"
"Can't you see, Allan? I know 1 have
it in me to do good work, and I must
be where good work is wanted. Here
nm haninered: In Iondon "
"You may fail," said Allan, witha
f hnn in his voice. Then Eva
spoke:
"I shall succeed I know I shalL'
"Will vou write to me?"
Eva hesitated. She was half In-
nitnori tr iiv in to that extent Allan
had mistaken -her hesitation.
"No," he said. "There shall be no
aaifialtneaa in mv love for you, I will
wait a year from to-nisht. and then.
if London is no go. you Know mete
will always be me. You can't expect
me to pray for your success, can you?"
Eva, placed on her mettle, looked him
In the face.
"1 am bound to succeed," she said,
and turned to go. The waltz had ceas
ed in the room below, and a rustle of
skirts and a ripple of tongues had taken
Its place.
"Evar-once the last time, perhaps.
She turned again, laughing.
"Quick!" she said; "some one will
come."
A woman may forget many things.
hut no woman ever forgets the first
timo n lover's arm was around her
waist and a lover's lips upon her own
And as Eva sat In the corner of a third-
class carriage in the London train next
in lrmklnir forward to the ca
reer before her. the remembrance of
the support of Allan's arm persisted in
obtruding Itself. Having got what she
wanted she had already begun to doubt
If she wanted what she had got For
a career, after all. Is rather a lonesome
sort of a thing.
Such small success as may, come to
the Inexperienced girl upon her first
incursion into literature came to Eva.
She lived sparingly, worked hard, and
never made the mistake of refusing
Invitations on the ground of work. She
staid np a little later or got up a little
earlier instead. A weekly column on
"Health and Beauty" placed at her dis
posal by the youthful editor of a new
ti-nman'a nnner. who had met her at
the Writer's Club and thought her pret
ty, paid her weekly bill at the boarding-house.
Her sto.les found frequent
a ccod t a nee and occasional welcome in
the minor periodicals, and a happy
meeting with an editor at a dinner par
tv naved the way to her appearance
In p widely read magazine. By the
end of the year Eva Norrlngton had
got so far toward the realization of her
ambition that when people heard her
name mentioned they wrinkled tneir
brows and tried to remember where
thev had heard It before. At home, of
course, her fame was great The pa
ners In which she wrote circulated free
ly in the town, her stories were discuss
ed at afternoon teas, and townsfolk
were glad to think that they participat
ed to some extent In the literary work
of the century.
All this time Eva was horribly lone-
Iv She knew plenty of people and
liked them; they were kind to her. soni
of them because they liked her for her
self, others because they saw that she
o oa marker! for Ultimate SllCCeSS. uav
in? advanced a certain distance alon
the road she had longed to travel, she
nnnlil ludee better whither it wouia
lead her. It would lead her to a place
in the newspaper paragraphs, to a place
on the bookstalls, to a place in tne pho
tographer's windows, and to a place
at Bavswater or oouiu ivtusiusiuu,
This. then, must be ;he end cf the strng
gle and the turmoil of the fight And
how she hated the fight! A fight where
in victory would bring her no nearer
to the actualities of life: for she had
i in t1'" """ ntm-ole th 9 1
women on an eanality with men, and i
that whereas men can buy the coveted j
fruit of the tree of knowledge of good
GOOD ' tOOEl,
1 TOPICS FOE FARMERS
There are more wrinkles In the face of j - - V
hrnr the tree outrisht ana pay casn
It was terribly unfair. Ana tne most
unfair thing about the whole business
was that, while success was almost
within her grasp, success was not what
she wanted. There is no run in liv
ing your own life when that Is precise
ly the life you do not want to lead.
It was not as tuougn Allan txaig nau
never kissed Eva Norrlngton.
She opened the letter cutting the en
velope with her nail scissors. For some
distinction must be made between your
first love letter and your bootmakers
bill. She felt like one who has held
his breath to feel what suffocation is
like. The letter was long. Eva read
quickly at first, then slowly, knitting
her brows as she turned tne pages, auu
came at last to the signature. "Ever
your friend, Allan Craig."
The letter lay for some minutes iu
Eva's lap, . while she looked vaguely
round her room.
"He is afraid of spoiling my career
my success has put an Insuperable
barrier between us," she murmurea.
The Dhrases of the letter had burned
themselves Into her brain. -, a nan:
I wish I could tell you or do you want
to hear?"
When the dinner bell rang an hour
afterward Eva rose wearily from, her
nri-itinc? tnhle where she had neen
tolling over her half-finished mauu-!
script. She had not burned it j
Five years passed before she saw ai- j
lan Craig again, and then the meeting j
was unexpected at the exit of the
theater where Eva had gone to see the
hundredth performance of her play.
Allan was obviously proud of knowing
her. and Introduced his wife, to whom
she gave graceful recognition. . It was
raining and Allan offered to see Eva
to a cab. They stood for a moment on
the steps to the entrance.
"Yes," said Allan, in answer to Eva's
polite question, "all Is going well. We
have a little daughter Eva my wife's
name, curiously enough
old baboon. And speaking
more of them can be' wrought out in a fair
young face by neuralgia than in that of an
aged person. Constant pain will shrivel,
aiid neuralgia neglected will plow its fur
rows deep. It not only wrinkles, but takes
the bloom awav and gives the skin a dull
and yellow look. St Jacobs Oil is a prompt
a ii H sura f'nrp for neuraleia. and it should
be used, as while it soothes and cures, it
smooths out the tracks of pin and leaves
the skin healthy and fair again; besides it
rids the suttereroi niucnrnieni aim re
stores a happier disposition. Gook looks
come only with good health, and health is
foaud in tne aDsence oi paiu.
-OUR RURAL FRIENDS.
The chaplains of the Oklahoma legis
lature receive $1.50 per day, or just
half the sum set apart for the men who
clean the spittoons.
HORRID TORTURE.
This is often felt in every Joint and muscle of
the body by turns, by people who, experiencing
the earliest twinges of rheumatism, neglect to
mtlflilv m thv mav easilv do. With
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a professionally
authenticated remedy for the asronuing coin
Konnilant that rhenmat'sm unchecked
often lasts a lifetime, or abruptly terminates it
when the malady attack the heart. The Bitters
also remedies chills and fever, dyspepsia and
liver complaint
The Isle of Man possesses many priv
ileges" and unique features. It has a
music all its own. -
lOO REWARD SlOO
The readers of this paper will be leased to
rhe Beat Kind of Corn for Ensllasro-
Bow. to Flant Apple Orchards -Grease
Will Destroy Wee on Cattle
Farmers Who Are Land Poor.
Corn for Bnatlasrc
Quality of feed put Into the silo counts
for as mien there as It does If fed dry.
This haa an Important bearing on the
kind of corn to plant for the silo. It is
not now the practice, as It used to be,
to look exclusively -or even mainly to a
great bulk of forage without regard
to its quality. But where the large
Southern corn that will not ear so far
north is sown thickly, the immeuB
growth of stalks without any grain and
with very small nutritive value, makes
a feed so poor that It needs a great deal
of grain or meal to perfect the ration.
Some good farmers of our acquaint
ance have sown this Southern corridor
the last time. The early rum or
varieties, drilled thinly enough to ma lie
at least a nubbin on every stalk, can
be made to grow twelve to fifteen tons
of green fodder per acre on rich lano.
If this corn Is cut and put In silo when
the grain Is in the milk, there will be
more valuable nutriment In It thr.n In
a ....... nt nnl0
i.niiiv to rtveniv-nve turns "
learn that there is at least ,pne dreaded d.sease j ... Rtaiks that have hardly enough
that science has been able to cure m all its WDlte siaiitu "' . ,m
statU and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh I carbon ln them to heat and form the
Cure is the only positive cure knows to the , nrhnnI cXa Ea8 that preserves the
medical fraternity. Catarrh bemir a constitu- carDomc a-iu ' . ... tn
mfi il-oVl ,n.,iri, a constitutional treat- ! ncilno-o from sDOillUK. 1 he richer tne
ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal, . tne be green and 6UO-
aetine directly upon the blood and mucous Stalks, SO li-ui lucjr b . .
sSrfaSesof the system, thereby destroying the culent, the sweeter the ensilage Will De.
toundation of the disease, and giving the pa- ; pnollnKe always indicates that the
tiont streneth by building up the constitution bOlir ensilage
ind Sn? nature in Wng its work. The quality of the fodder was too poor to
proprietors gave so much faith in Its curative , ,d fermentation, Which
powers, mat ineyuiier uoo nuuui ..'...
for any case that 11 taus to cure, oeuu iut
of ,eS,n,ial8F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
The ancients knew how to cheat
Loaded dice have been found in the
ruins of Herculaneum.
He stood b7The hansom as she enter- j hohe products And pdrk ood.
ed. euarding her dress from the wheeL
As she turned to give the address, he
said:
I ought to congratulate you on your
... A.
success, it is very sweet iu uic
know you owe it all to me. Are you
grateful T
"Yes: I owe It to you," she said, lean
ing forward as the apron iclosed upon
her, and the attendant constable grew
impatient "Come and see trie Tues
days." t -
1 nnt think whv I sUould De so
silly," said Eva to herself, as she stuff
ed her handkerchief back into her pock
et and felt for her latch-key, when the
cab drew up before the hall door of her
flat at Kensington. Black and v nite.
Attention to the Feet
n l utterly Impossible to get well or
keep well unless the feet are kept dry
and warm all the time. If they are for
the most oart cold, there Is cougn or
sore throat, or hoarseness or sick head
ache, or some other annoyance.
. i m ...I J Ivn
If .cold and dry, tne leei suuiuu
soaked ln hot water for ten minutes
every night, and, when wiped ana
dried, rub Into them wen ten or uutoi
drops of sweet oil Do this patiently
with the hands, ruDDing me uu ii"
the soles of the feet particularly. On
getting up in the morning dip both feet
at once into water as cold as the air
in the room, half ankle deep, for a
minute in summer, half a minute or
less in winter, rubbing one foot, with
the other, then wipe dry. and, if con
venient, hold them to the fire, rubbing
them with the hands until perfectly dry
and warm ln every part. If the feet
are damp and cold, attend only to the
morning washings, but always at nigui
remove the stockings and hold the feet
to the fire, rubbing them with the
hands for fifteen minutes, and get im
mediately Into bed.
Under any circumstances, as often as
the feet are cold enough to attract at
tention, draw off the stocKings. aim
hold them to the fire; if the feet are
much inclined to dampness, put on a
pair of dry stockings. Some persons'
feet are more comronauie, even m ynu-
- , T Ln1.
ter. In cotton, otuers iu tvumeu oii-
lngs. Each must be guided by his own
feelings. Sometimes two pairs of thin
stockings keep the feet warmer than
one pair which is thicker man notn.
The thin pair may be of the same or
different materials, and that which is
best next the feet should be determined
by the feelings of the person. '
Persons who walk a great deal dur
ing the day should, on coming home for
the night, remove their shoes and stock
ings, hold the feet to the fire until per
fectly dry, put on a dry pair of stock
ings, and wear different shoes for the
remainder of the evening. . i o cnause
to ulitmers is dangerous, as one is like
ly to catch cold.
Why We Are Ri jbt-Hnnded.
Primitive man, being naturally an ag
gressive animal, aerenaea nimseir
against wild toeasts wnn ois nsi iuu
nails; he fought for his food and his
womankind, which his enemies were
always trying to take from him. -The
first movement on being attached is to
endeavor to protect the most exposed
and vulnerable part of the body. For
the boxer and the fighter the Utait is
undoubtedly the most vulnerable place.
A hard blow ln that region may easily
kill a man, and consequently pnnii
tive man used the right hand to light
with, and the left to protect the heart
and to ward off the mows aireciea to
that region. When, therefore, arms of
offense and defense were Introduced
and replaced teeth and fists, It was the
riirht hand that wielded the sword and
lance, while the lert neia ine smeiu
and buckler before tne region or uw
heart. The enormous difference be
tween the usef the right and the left
hand In our present civilization nas
this very simple origin. In the hrst
place the superiority of the light over
th Wt hand was oniy Drougm uu
All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very
light colored and of heavy body, is made from
glucose. -Tea Garden Drip" is made from
Sugar Cane and is strictly pure. It is for sale
bv first-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac
tured bv the Pacific Coast Syrup Co. All gen
uine "Tea Garden Vript" have the manufac
turer's name lithographed on every can.
Before the great freeze in Florida the
annual oranse crop was from 8,000,000
to 10.000.000 boxes. The estimate for
this season is 70,000 boxes,
Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
family medicine wun us since iocw. j.
Madison, 2409 42d ave., Chicago, 111.
Instead of the regular county teach
ers' meetings, it is proposed in Pierce
county to have a Chatanqna meeting
to remain in session two or three weeks.
On the summit of Ben Lomond are
the smallest trees in Great Britain.
They are dwarf willows and when ma
tured are only abont two inches in
height
-r . . . . . tUn fdf-
would exclude air ana prevem. i-"
ment going to the point or maKiug
vinegar, thus destroying much nutri
tion. Exchange.
Champion aM Beauty are generally
recommended for commercial planting,
with the use of Early Ruby, Maule
Earliest and Earliest of All In sections
where the seasons are short.
. - . i
Feeding Sittlnat Hens.
Sitting hens never get fat In fact,
with some of the persistent sitters of
the Asiatic breeds, the semi-starvation
to which they expose themseiv js is,
perhaps, better for their future as egg
producers than high, feeding" would be.
Still It Is not best to let this starvation
go too far. The hen will not eat nor
riHnk much, but If food and drink are
nftWMi arlv In the morning, somo of
vmth mill be taken. We never feed a
sitting hen anything but wheat, and do
not give very much of that., it w more
lmnortant that the- hen drink freely
than that she eat much. She will some
times drink if milk Is offered to her at
night With wheat In tne mormu uu
milk at nlebt the hen will ltso fat.
but will be healthier and ready to go
t,i lavlne asain by the time Her cinicn
of chickens is grown large enough to
one for themselves. Exchange.
Tho Cntnmon Field Pea.
The common field pea is very largely
grown ln Canada, partly because that
country Is ln some parts too far north
to grow corn profitably. Another rea
son is that the pea in Canada is exempt
frm the attacks of the pea weevn.
is found that by securing Canada peas
for seed crops of peas may De grown
on our side of the line free rrotn duks.
If In a place where no peas have lately
been grown. The pea Is really a better
food for growing hogs than any other
grain, and as while growing tue pea
roots Increase nitrogenous fertility in
the soil, the crop may be profitably
grown. It Is the best fallow crop w
precede either winter wneat or ry
FOR EVERy BICYCLIST.
Champion Michael Advises Use
Fame's ueiery uumpuunu.
of
From figures recently published at
Munich, Bavaria, it appears that there
are now in Central Europe 15,644 gas
engines, which aggregate 62,694 horse
power. ' ;
- In Brazil, at a funeral Tjf an unmar
ried woman, the mourning color is scar
let The coffin, the hearse, the trap
pings of the horse and the livery of the
driver are all scarlet. .
A German statistician says that of
every 10,000 chimneys three are struck
by lightning, while of the same num
ber of towers and windmills sixty and
eighty respectively are struck.
liiiiii r i nir inn !
Get Rid of It!
It Is a sign that you have Kid
ney Disease ; Kidney Disease,
if not checked, leads to Bright's
Disease,
and Bright's
r-'. Disease
Kills!
Because the Kidneys break
down and pas away with
the urine. ..
Heed the Danger Signal
and begin to cure your Kidneys
to-day by taking
Planting Apple Orcntirds.
How far apart should apple trees be
planted? The small, thin, whiplike
trees with a few roots attached Iook
very lonesome when set at the proper
distance apart It requires strong
imagination and some faith to see
these in the future, spreading fifteen to
eighteen feet on either side, and with
branches that interlock each other. Yet
they will surely do it if not planted for
ty fe?t apart. And on good ground,
tin aiirpndins varieties, like
Greening and Baldwin, Is none too
near. The Northern Spy apple grows
more upright, and that may be planted
thirty feet apart, partly to crowd th.i
roots and Induce earlier bearing. But
even with the Northern Spy we should
nrnfer to have the trees planted forty
feet apart, and then plant In between
the rows peach trees or dwarf pear
trees to produce a crop until the apple
trees come into bearing. No kind of
apple so much needs sunlight as does
the Northern Spy. But mis can u
best secured by pruning out the inside
branches of the tree and letting sun
light to the center. The Northern Spy
apples that grow on these Inside
branches are small, colorless and poor
ln flavor. The fruit at best needs a
long season to ripen, and should have
all the sunlight that can be given it.
American Cultivator.
Grease ts Destroy lice.
It cattle In spring are thi-i in flesh,
with rough, staring coat, It Is a pretty
sure sign that lice are troubling them.
It Is only on thin cattle that lice can
long continue to live. Grease of any
kind kills them, as It closes the pores
through which they breathe. It is mucn
better to rub lard or fat of any kind
on the necks of cattle and around the
head than to apply large amounts of
kerosene, which has usually the effect
nr rakins off the hair. If kerosene oil
! Is used, make It into an emuls'on. with
! ten times its bulk of water, ami usin
enough soap to make the oil and water
thoroughly mix. This closes th pores
I and Is just as effective - as stronger
doses. -
- Farmers Who Are Land Poor.
Farmers who have as much land as
thev can properly attend to frequently
rent other farms tnd extend their o?j
1 erations. They cannot do this prolit-
ably unless they depend upon fe'l-
izers. But few farms receive a sum
' eiencv of manure, and when the ;ari-
er undertakes to cultivate more land
he must either impoverish the land or
!add something to It. It Is better to
; use les sland and increase the yield. If
; the land can be made to produce more
without enlarging the area the cost of
the crop will be reduced. Hundreds
of farmers are land poor and pay taxes
nn land that cannot be made to pay be
cause the efforts are not concentrated
on less space.
Rmtt Foil Best for Frnlt.
Owing to Its earliness and the ease
with which It Is cutlvated, It was nat
ural that for a long time sandy sjII
-hnniri he nreferred by the fruit grow-
p. Rut it is becoming understood that
well underdralned, heavy soils can be
worked nearly or quite as early as
sandy soils, and these are much richer
in the mineral elements of plant food
that are essential In perfecting fruit
of any kind. In many of the winter
fmita th easiness of ripening on light
soli becomes a disadvantage, as it
makes late fall and early winter fruits
of varieties that, when grown on heav
ier soil, should be kept in good condi
tion until spring.
James Michael is the champion long 1 He has just returned from Europe
distsce bicyclist of the world. and is now ready to 3oin the racing men
- . i i ' AT T)An:fiA Anna- Haarklta ThA iQrffA
He recommends all "wneeimen to t uu mo iauu. vo, D1..v r,
take Paine's celerv compound. amount of work he has gone through
His experience is that of thousands during the past months,
of others. With the opening of the) Michael has made cycle racing a care-
bicycle season many a young person and Jul stuay, ana is in a yoBi..ui .
Wrlrn-B nf older neoDle who have de- excellent advice not only to racing men
bicycling as
a but to wneeimen anu awiieveo w gcu-
1 1 X nnnAn A I. ! ii nTn mathnila
tsrminni to take UD
find themselves era!
really lacking the proper "snap" or j the following letter will interest every
stamina to begin on. ineir oouny uwj.
condition prevents so spirited exercise.
They would like to ride, but they are
Boston. Mass., Feb. 21, 1897.
After the exertion of my record rides
out of sorts, run down by a winter of , while with the Morgan & Wright team
work or indoor- life. Many who are in the south last winter, during which
really sick, who have suffered from : 1 lost somewnai in weigin, ou auunt
debility or wasting diseases for a long of the unaccustomed climate, I was ad-
nnt.il thev hart Dezun to uiina viocu wuoc ia 1- -
LI 111 C U 1111 1 llltJ jcv , , ,
their troubles had become chronic, as I am pleased to say that it gave such
nothing gave them relief, would turn satisraction iiiai i was im..
to bicycling for relief. But this eplen- , it again to brace up from the effects of
did exercise, like any otner,
streneth to undertake.
the two unusually rough ocean trips
that I have taken during the pa6t
mnrih T Iwlieve that wheelmen who
W. V.
mav be excellent feed for beef cattle, All such persons will find to their cuit chasing'
a v a. n-r ron m ma in iji-ii irvimoTiBS niv i nm. x aiuc a uviuj j wu , r
ne aoes uoi "J 'r" " , . , n, i,.t, I tnir nnvsioal tone.
cows, if he Is to eat the ourrer. ne jpoxma, lajcen now, .... i --, ttaimY MICHAEL.
i i v eaan i Ur ma'o ra i (Mini iniiiiiii to til rvn n kili- i
would preier pea au. " - . V tJ " v " it-.w I W nr. needs to take a spring rem-
ricrs in tne eDnnic. ii vuu imvc La.w . . .. . - -
. . 1 1 Ai 3 a WAnon run riu'ji i w i - t i t-p m i
and witn ensuage or cm unoer wie i ;r - , hAnVhilitat-
neuralgic pains and days 01 nervous ue-, . " "
hilitv. now is vour best time to get wen.
Michael is today the most pnenomenai
rider in professional ranks. As far
hank as 1894 he was undisputed cnam- .
pion of Great Britain, and in the fol
lowing vear he went to a ranee
Farm Notes.
The editor of one of the leading dairy
Journals states that If one-half of the
cows now giving milk, intelligently se
lected forv that purpose, could be
slaughtered within a week, the remain
ing half would yield a greater profit
than is now realized rrom tne wnoie.
The feeding of cut hay and pulped
and
ing effect of months of confining work,
worry and excitement
The more intelligent portion of every
community are the ones who best rec
ommend Paine's celery compound.
They have looked into this great rem-
. ..A ..ii,t win. atrainst'edv. followed its remarkable achieve-
the picked riders of Europe. lie nas menta ... a. .
defeated such famous men as Jacquelin, and relatives and know just what ,to
Gousoltz. Huret, Rivierre, Bonhours, expect irom us
Bourrillon and Barden of England, and strengthener and restorer and an ideal
1 Tju-ee bottle or new style smaller one I ;
t your druggist 8. ; ,
Blood Poisoi
Contagions Blood Poison has been ap
propriately called the curse of mankind.
It is the one disease that physicians can
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system, to surely break forth in a
more virulent form, resulting in a total
wreck of the system.
Mr. Frank B. Martin, a prominent
jeweler at 926 Pensylvania Ave., Wash-
ingLou,jj.v.,s;iy 5.
1
evidence during a combat, but it soon
spread and became universal. Since
the Introduction of lethal weapons, the
rleht hand became naturally accus
tomed to the manipulation of the lance, j
the sword and the knire, ana tne nerves
of the right side soon became more
flp-sihle and more under the control of
the will than the muscles of the left j fined witn eating sores; my tongue was , breeding and feedin
side. T aunosi "V,' V, solid I profit
I was for a long
time under treat
ment of two of
the best physi
cians of this city,
for a severe case
of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
the while, not
withstanding the
fact that they
, j .1
ll hundred dollars.
WV My mouth was
-1 . rmH cn Itlfll iu.
1 aizuu&ii ...
! .t. T ,aa nttanlf. tO taste EDV FOlIQ
food. My hair was coming i
. 1 . r t li " ii , f 1 .i f 1
onrt r was in a norriuie iu
As to Sheen.
Sheep are the most profitable stock
on the farm. Those who go into sheep
1 raising extensively find it a profitable
business, but a small flock on every
farm is nearly all profit. There Is no
animal that will convert the weeds and
; wastes that grow on every farm into
' ready cash like sheep. They will eat
' almost every kind of weed that grows.
1 even to thistles. They soon banish
weeds from pastures where they are
fed from year to year, and if they do
not clean the fence corners, lands, bush
borders, fallow fields and byways it is
1 because they do not get a chance. There
is no way of checking wild mustaru so
effectively as by growing sheep fed on
the land from year to year aud allow
ing' the sheep to feed upon it
Sheep are also noted for Increasing
the fertility of the soil. No one who
stocks his land well with sheep has his
land shorn of its fertility. This is a
very important matter, and one of the
great advantages ln keeping sheep.
. In establishing a small flock of sheep
pure bred sheep can now be got so rea
sonable in price that the difference In
the cost between pure bred registered
ci.on onrl crrnde or common sheep Is
: but trifling as compared with the many
' advantages a pure-bred flock has over
: the others. A pure-bred sheep Is al-
ways as good as a grade for the drover
or butcher, and an extra good, well
1 bred sheep wlil always command an
extra price. In any event the sires
! used in every flock should be of some
or the pure breeds of sheep, of which
1 there ore so many to select from. It is
1 tii little extra care and attention to
that maKes tne
will make a larger gain in weight than
when the same foods are fed unpre
pared, as much as 33 per cent, increase
having been noticed. This Indicates
that It will pay to give careful prepara
tion of the food.
Oleomargarine does not Injure the
3ale of butter as much as does the large
amount of Inferior butter put on the
market by farmers, due to either a lack
of knowledge of butter making or care
lessness ln the work. There Is a sep-
nmte and distinct market for choice
butter, and It sells readily at good
prices during every season or tne year.
Sandv soil Is usually deficient In lime
nnd notash. hence any expenditure for
those substances to be applied where
the land Is sandy should prove a profit
able Investment Clover can be grown
after such substances are used, and the
land will then make a gain in nitrogen.
It is not necessary to give heavy dress
ings of lime, but apply it lightly ln the
spring and fait
If you have any reason to suspect
that your oats are affected with smut,
soak them before sowing ten minutes
in soaldine water, and then ror twenty
hours In a solution of potassium (liver
of sulphur), 1 pounds to twenty-five
gallons of water, In a wooden vessel.
This Is the treatment recommended by
thP Ohio experimental station airector.
stated Is sufficient for
twenty or more bushels.
One of the best kinds of grafting
wax for general use Is made of four
parts rosin, two parts beeswax 'and
one part tallow. Melt together, pour
tntn a nail of water, and pull like mo
lasses candy. Almost any wax will
melt in the sun ln the hottest summer
days, and should be covered with cloth
or paper. If you want a harder wax
than this add one part more rosin. You
can try this wax by a hot stove and
find out Its melting point
Tobacco growers are combating the
worms by using a spray of one pound
of Paris green to 160 gallons of water.
Use a knapsack sprayer, with agitator
attachment If it Is not desirable to
use Paris green on the plants, the motn
that lays the egg may be destroyed
bv taking the bloom of the jimson
weed: place them along
Leyten, the Belgian champion.
I invigorator for a rundown system.
The slowest breeders of all known
animals, a pair of elephants, would be
come the progenitors of 19,000,000 ele
phants in 750 years, ll aeatn am not,
interfere.
the tobacco
rows ln an upright position, and Inject
into each bloom, with. a small, clean
can, some of the following mixture:
One pint water, one-fourth pint honey,
one ounce cobalt It Is sure death to
the miller.
Gladness Comes
. . . . i
t t rsti, n nnderstanamcr oi me
W transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanisn Deiore pr"'"
to n-o.nt.la efforts pleasant eftorts
- ,ii j;l Tli ere is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis-
v.. .imnli, n n. constipated conai-
tion of the svstem, which the pleasant
family laxative. Syrup of Figs, prompt
i r. o m,i is whv it is tne only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
-i i:.... ,;lin,il. rleliilitatintr the
orirans on which it acts. It is therefore
u iinnnrtant. in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when you pur
chase, that you have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputawe araggT" , . . ...
t in t.h eniovment of pood health,
"in roonlar. laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. 11
afflicted with any actual disease, one
mav be commended to the most skillful
v.:s Wit. if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup oi
Figs stands highest and is most largely
ed and gives most general satisfaction.
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develops the nerve and physical power.
The vigorous standard of our race is Im
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Walla Walla, Wash., Feb. 21.
DR. A. T, SA?.Dh: m. ,..,,
Dear oir loura oi me ,r , vf
about my process in using . JJ'.rhlw,1J
got several weeks ago, is at hand, and I w as
very glad to hear from you. I am Peea to
BRv-and I know you wili be pleased to hear it
that I am cured. I cannot speak too highly
oronde?ful belt, and wil take pleasure
in recommending it, as any one can appreciate
it when he has been restored to manhood as 1
have. I don't need to go over symptoms,
but would recommend any one suffering from
lost manhood, or any disease arising; " h
liver, kidneys or blood, to use yosr 'beit I re
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fc UUUV w - - . I till 1 Viaa AM c 1
if you were on earth now you d make : various treatments. and wasnearly a:s- ,, foP(.ori in rich soil over well-rotted
a fine sailor! - - ! couraged, when friend , ! hnra, manure la a barrel, and trained
Shade of Lot's Wife-Why 7 j S.S.S. After naa taen t
simrle of Pharoah's uaugnter uii, j Degan 10 gei ucuci, " --
v such an old salt you know!- ! finished eighteen bottles, I
sound and wen, my sun w -blemish,
and I have had no return ol
the disease. S.S.S.saved me from a life
of misery." S.S.S. (.guaranteed purely
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you're such an old salt, you
New YorK tress.
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Job rresa, quano-
Cutter, 8LX41 in-
nr. tho south side of a building, with
good results. Experiments conducted
for two and three years pasi wnu
tassium sulphid and Bordeaux mixture
for the prevention of rot In tomatoes
have e-lven unsatisfactory results, and
the best method of avoiding rot Is be
lieved to be the selection of resistant
varieties and tb use of uninfected
land.
Much variation was found among
different varieties In "susceptibility to
rot Early tomatoes were, as a rule,
found to be Inferior In quality to later
High Heels.
Women are more often too short
than too tall, and consequently try to
gain height by putting on high-heeled
shoes, and these do, undoubtedly, give
dignity as long as the wearer stands
still, but in motion they are graceless,
even In a room, and deform the. feet.
Thus women are made to minister to
very short-lived fancy, and. from a
physiological standpoint, we cannot
recommend them. American womtn, u
a rule, have too small feet, whicn ao
nut add to their beauty. The better
shape a foot Is the smaller it will look, j
but in the disproportionately small foot
there Is always Involved an awkward
gait The foot of a large woman
should be larger than the foot of a
small woman or a slenderly-built wom
an and usually to her unnecessary
sorrow she has a large one. The foot
ln length should be the length of the
ulna a bone in the forearm, which ex
tends from a lump ln the outer por
tion of the wrist to the elbow. Of
course the ulna is longer in tall people,
and to be graceful the foot should be
also Most people would be surprised
that the foot should be as long as me
rnarm. and would be Inclined to dis
pute the fact unless proven by experi
ence. Large women pinch their feet
In tight shoes because they are asham
ed to have them In proportion to their
bodies: thus ln time they.deform them
until they r out of all proportion to
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