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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1897)
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Enormous ' j a,0Kt countless In number. . .... ...tlmi Mllilnr til.. from B'ny """ tere busy loading or unloading, mat quay n crowded with luir "iliillll 111" Wilt- iiirf sect' iw inil the Clyde steuiner-the finest . .i... uwn-lil were niilllnir out A .r docks thronged with Gin- rfllZcU I""11"' for 11,0 U,""y ll0 ' ' ...I. I.. I. l. I.. ... in lio.isl. s. .iiiihi-t of my sketch too! npnrt - iIik miru'liiif crowd, and was look- mnifiilly I"10 tl10 Jul'k r'1' of a n- sutlor who had Jut sprung . to hid her a hint good-by. Thu ihlp In which ho wa almut to I lay liitrulntC at iut iiiooniiB. buo 1 lllinl tor yiiin-y, au uiv imuui lunii iit nt the koiiik out or riicii n ,1 nri-viillid. lomiK uonn i;nm- 1 wan the iiiiirtrinaHtur on the jiiliiicnt Htciiiiicr. no wns proun nosltl ana wouiu eru u h tlie utmost fldollty. How hand- if on J lirnve he looked. uh he stmid ,jc the fair yollliK Rill, who had air lo nee nun van; iu iiiirK-oiuc, ntlr flitlns willor fiuit ai't orr tlie line . 1... l. .1...... unll... n..l- it rolled away from the broiwd neck, e dark curl cliiMtcn-a thli-kly round iluiiiely hi-nd, where retried the .onty willor cap, with the name of the rtwl InserllMHl 111 gill letter aiotiiitl lmnd. He wiik, Indeed, the typical oiili allor In all th glory of young .juhooil. Janet loved liliii In her hy, ,lfci)iiliilnc(l, ScottlHh fjiKlilon, ami alio understood her. The look on her Suivcrllke face and In her beautiful ren, where the shadow were lurking it present, expressed what the red lip fain would Utter. Wluli me !od speed, Janet," snld Colin a he took -her white dimpled himla In his strong, warm grasp. "If we have fnlr weather and a prosperous loyage I will, return by Hallowe'en, .mil we will keep the happy time to- frtlicr." "Ay, Colin," sobbed tlie girl, "but HHiivthliig tell me you will never iwiie hack; the voyuge I long, nnd the ut la tre.'ieherou and deep, and I feel ii If I would never look Into your dear face again." "Keep a brave heart, Janet," said Co lin, "and never fenr; God guides the mariner into port of peace In times of Linger, and when I am pacing the lonely deck with the stars for my com panions my thought will be of yon; wurti the storm Is at Its height, nnd the wares lash about In their fury. oughts of you will comfort me, anil your presence will never forsake nie." All hnnds on duty:' shouted the cajtn In. A hurried kiss, n Inst good- by, nnd he was gone. Janet stood lone, weeping silently. Sweetheart anil wives ore waving a tearful good- by as the gallant ship 1 cleared from lier moorings and swings slowly round, anj Is steaming majestically down the river. The loved one on the Hhore jaie tearfully nfter'thc departing ves sel, and nt length sndly disperse ti their homes to watch and pray for th ililp's safe return. CHAPTER II. Donnld Cameron wus a retired" sen captain who lived In a beautiful villa In Duiiilmrtou, uenr the banks of the Clyde. Kor years he had followed the sen, und many nu Interesting yarn he could spin of shipwreck and adventure, nud of the different countries he had seen. He had grown tired of "knock ing ahout," as he termed It, and e lleved In "reefing hi own topsails," let the wind blow high or low. Janet wns Ills only child, and his Idol. Her moth er died when she was but a wee lilt lassie, but kind Aunty Jean had taken the "mltlieiless bairn" to her heart and Iinri carefully watched over her lovely charge; nnd now the three lived hap pily together In their beautiful villa overlookfng the Cylde. uiptaln Cameron could not have chosen a fairer siot for a residence. A few miles above was prosperous, ener getic Ctlasgow, with Its miles and miles of shipping from all over the world. The flue fleet of Clyde steamer dally went by, thronged with tourists In search of scenes of beauty and cooler lr All this Donnld could see while he at on the pebbly bench In the long, bright summer months, smoking his pipe and wntchlng stately vessels to nnd from distant Innris. Ills own town wns full of historical Interest to visi tors. There stood the rock of Dum barton, rugged nnd grand, upholding lis formidable fortress. In the keep of the castle might have been seey the sword of the dauntless Wallace. Th's Is where he struck the first blow for In jured, unhnppy Scotland, nnd from the summit of this stupendous rock ho tore down the drngon of England and planted the lion of Scotland In Its teod. Below Is the peaceful valley, and a splendid panorama Is here spread before you, of beautiful, pastoral scenes, encircling hills dotted here and there with' white villas and boiinle Rreen woods, with misty mountnln tops away In the background. This Is where Donnld Cameron had chosen to live the remainder of his days with his lovely daughter Janet, the pride of Dumbarton. Janet wns the village belle, and none could compnre with her In beauty and goodness. She was sought by many a braw lad, but could not remember the time when she did not love him, for they had grown tip together, the handsome, sturdy lad nd the winsome, blue-eyed lass. Collu loved the sea and early chose It for hrs vocation. The sea bad a fascination for Janet, and she had long vowed within herself that a sailor's wife she would be as soon a she was old enough to marry. lib- . J The days flew rapidly by. Colin had been gone since July. It was drawing neui the end of October, and he had promised to bo bnck for Hallowe'en, a festival that Is observed throughout all Scotland. This Is the night when the fairies como and dance on the green sward nnd the lads and lassies pry In to the future. I'oor Janet, she was doomed to disappointment, and grief. Hallowmas ciiine, with Its games and chnrms, nnd the merry children march ing through the streets with their can dles and custocks; but Colin did not come, nor could any tiding bo lwiruwt of the vessel long past due. CHAPTER III. "Hallowe'en, s nlcht o' ten, A cimille and a cimtock; Doonilucks bus gotten a wife And they ca' her Jenny Luitoeki Thl was the shrill cry that ushered In the eve of All Hallowmas, or the Festival or All Sulnts, on this 31st day of October, nnd the merry children went tripping through the streets, sing ing gaily with their candles and cus tocks and gay-colored lanterns. And truly the fairies were not more spright ly that these happy children In their Innocent glee keeping their Hallowe'en. Hrlght light shone from the win dows of Captain Cameron's villa. Twice had the purple bloom been on the heather; twice had the daisies blossom ed ou the lea, but no tidings bud ever been heard of Colin. Janet mourned for him In secret. The roses In her cheek had faded. Her step was less sprightly than of yore and her happy song has ceased. Her father had ask ed In her young companions and a few of his own cronies for this night of all night. He wanted to see his "lnss," as he fondly called her happy; she was too young to give way to sorrow. And Janet tried her best to please him. ''Ires were burning brightly In the grates and lights shone brilliantly from the windows. The great kitchen was the scene of merriment. In one end wus the large II replace. A kettle hung over the glowing coals singing a merry tune. Iu the middle of the floor stood a large tub fllletl nearly to the brim with clear, cold water; besldo It stood a hamper full of rosy-cheeked apples. Around these were grouped young men and maidens fnlr to see waiting their turn to duck for apples. On the white tables was the great bowl of the steam ing toddy no wonder the kettle sang! Currant loaf, furls of oatcake and a big "whang" cut from a big cheese graced the board, which, together with the toddy, helped constitute the good cheer. The merrymaking now began lu ear nest. Aunt Jean brought out a bng full of nuts and a great scramble en sued to see who should burn theirs first. Their fates were soon decided by that charm, and then away they all scampered to try something else. Janet tried to le happy with the rest, but lov ing thoughts of Colin would creep Into her mind; If she only knew whether he were still In the land of the living or rolling at the bottom of the sea! "Let us try some charms," said a young lad. "Come, Janet, and help us pu' the stocks." Out they go hnnd lu hand, with eyes tightly closed, and slowly grope their way to tho kullyard, pulling tho first they come to. Some are tall, some short, some are sweet, some sour, somo have lot of earth hanging to the root Indicative of a lurgo fortune. With shout and laugh ter they Bcampered back to the house to place their kallruuts alnive the door. One wanders on alone to try some spe cial chnrni. Meg goes to the glass to eat nn apple, but hearing a gruesome noise somewhere, she starts back In fear. "Let us sow tho hempseed!" cried Willie. "Ye daurnn," said Jock. Tho bag of hempseed Is brought out and each ono takes a handful nnd with beating heart nnd shaking limbs goes to some lonely spot to bow It. A llltle bit of tho Scotch superstition clings to Janet. Sho had tho hempseed In her mind nnd resolved to try It. She has no fear as she goes into the garden nnd rakes tlie ground. She scatters the seed, and as It fulls to the ground Hhe repents to lierself-"Hempseed, I sow thee; hempseed, I sow thee; nnd i.i, .i Hint Is to bo my true love, come after me nnd pu' thee." Sho looked over her left shoulder nnd saw some one at tho end or the gurdeou the at titude of pulling hemp. Janet stood as If iH'trlllod for a moment, then uttered 1 I 1. .1.. t U nl.l one long scream which uruunui mo folks running out of tho house, to find Janet In the arms or a mnu. "Losh pity me!" snld tho captain, "what's a' this? It's the dell!" ex claimed an old lady In tones of horror. "Guld preserve us; It's Colin Campbell or his ghost," said Aunt Janet. It wns Indeed Colin In the flesh, with the same lovellght dancing In his "e'c." What a welcome he received The, drugged him Into the cheerful kitchen, seated him by the fireside, where they cnthered round him while he related to them the story of the adventure and dangers he encountered during the two year be hnd been away. CHAPTER IV. Colin hnd arrived In Sydney all safe. They hnd shipped their cargo, nnd were homeward bound, when nenrlng 1 1 e Cnne of Good Hope one of the storms Sullnr to thnt lltltude suddenly burst upon them. Every man was called on ,leck. but before they had time to height of Its fury. The captain shout Sd h commands, but not a word could be heard In the roar of the tempe . Darkness nnd terror reigned, a vIMd Sash of lightning would now and th n l.p forth from a volume of blaik Zd and light UP the ghastly face or in tho shrouds. Hiitretea d redout for hour, the ship at hist sprang a leak. The pumps being ls the llfelKiats were lowered and passengers and crew Jumped In and pushed lawny from the sinking vessel. H w.. w.n theTdldforlnfw mo ments she whirled and sank ocfora them. After the storm had ceased Colin nnd some of the crew found themselves alone lu a small Ixnit uiti.,,i . w w I WWi U covering, drifting aimlessly about on n trackless sea. Tortured with the pangs of hunger, and no hope of rescue, death seemed to stare them lu the fm-e, when on the third day a ship wus sighted which seemed to be bearing down on them. Xenrer and nearer It came and soon they were hulled by friendly voices and taken on board, where they were soon minle comfortable. The ves sel wns bound for Geclong and thither our hero hnd to go. The wind being against them It wns many dnys before they arrived lu xrt. Poor Colin! He wns In a strange laud without money, clothes or shelter. He met a party of young men going from Geolong to the gold diggings, who, after healing hi story, provided hi in with money and Invited ti I in to go with tl i and slime their fortunes; so, purchasing a few uecssnry articles be started nt once with his liewiy-fouud friend for the reglou or gold. Arter days or travel through the bush they rencbed the place In 'infety. staked out their claims and proceeded to busi ness. They worked diligently from day to day, but fortuuo seldom smiled. Week arter week rolled ou, and till they found of the prvelous dust wus only n few ounces. Collu, unused to such hardships and pining for home ami Janet, roll 111 or a fever and for many weks hi life was despaired of. HI friends nursed him as well as they could In such a rough place, and hud the satisfaction of seeing him restored to health once more. He ngulil resumed his duties nt ti e mine, digging nud pick ing In his search for gold. One day a he was working busily he struck what he thought was a lurge stone and broke his pick; stooping down to Investigate he snw something glitter. With his spade he dug around It; and there be fore hi in lay a greut shilling nugget or gold. How they rejoiced lu the little hut that night! Their dreums were at last realized; their fortunes were made. As soon as they could they sold their claim at a splendid figure, and with their precious nugget started for Syd ney, where they disused of It, divided tin proceeds, nnd with Joyful hearts sailed for home. And there he wus, stalwart In form and bronzed In fea ture, but the same true-heurted Ind. He had seen Juliet go into the garden. nnd guessing what she was about to do, resolved to follow her. The Hallowe'en ended happily for Junet after all, and a prayer or thankfulness arose lu ber heart to the One who hnd guided her loved one surely bnck to this unlet ha ven or rest. She will never repeat the sowing or hempseed to sec what the fu ture Ihih In store for ber, but will ill wnvs cherish In loving remembrance. and celebrate with right good cheer, the night that brought Colin back to love and happiness. YOUNG PREACHERS WANTED. The Decreasing Ilcmund for Veteran intbel'ulult. "What shall we do with our old menr Is the question that Is puzzling the venerable bishop thnt presided over the Hock River conference or the Meth odist church In Chicago. Time win whpii the attention thnt kept the clergy sitting up night was, "What shall wo do with our boysT But the boys seem to be callable of taking enre or tiiem-li-i. Indeed, the bovs are lu treat demand lu the pulpits or the Methodist i liureh ir anv one may luriire or tlie re quest sent to Bishop Merrill by nu merous churche asking for "a young preacher." The popular desire to have the bread of life broken by the iK-ord- less graduates of the theological school l pniwdlns tho old men to the wall. The venerable defenders or the faith n-iio have ir row ii emy lu the service of the Master, and who Influence men by tln iwnver of strolls liersonnllty. must bo relegated to satisfy the fashionable religious fad for young preacher, fresh rrom the hothouse or tlie theo logical "conserve torles." While It Is true thnt the young preacher must have a chance to read thi.le unbound dissertations to some one, the sudden clamor tut the dis placement or the veterans cannot lie regnrded as a healthful religious symp tom. Must tho demand for young preacher be attributed to a desire for didactic lecture ou all sort or topics outsldo or the gospel or to a growing appetite tor setisittlotml preaching? I the "yellow kid" style or preaching crowding the grand old gospel sermons to the rear? Wo hcHltnto to believe that there Is any taste ror "yellow kid" sermonizing In this conservative church, which bus exerted such a wonderful Influence on the citizenship or the new republic. Surely tho gospel as it wns preached l- Bishop Simpson nnd is preached to day by Moody bus not lost it hold on tho Methodist church. This I uot written III dlsimrngement of tho young preachers. But to say that the .Methodist churchy prefer young preachers to the rugged old defenders of tho faith, who preach the simple gospel pure nnd unrienieri, nnd who know Its power to uplift men, Is to conress thnt modern congregations want Intellectual or sensational enter tainment Instead or the gospel sermons that recognize man as a sinner and In need or redomptlon.-Chlengo Times Herald. . Parisian Thieves. So far as tho safety of life and prop erty I concerned, Purls seems to buve Improved but little since the dnys of Eugene Sue. The police appear quite unable to grapple with the criminal class, possibly because even under the republic their chief duties are political. A fortnight ago, however, they suc ceeded In laying by the heels "the band of Coco," a horde or young ruflluns who ror months terrorized the districts or rutenux, Courbevole and Neiillly. At least a dozen wnyrarers had been atrlpped or all they had uion them, even to their ton boots nnd cravats-ar tides ror which the miscreant had a special predilection. It I. surprising that the police should hove allowed this sort or thing to go on night after nlKht ror so long a period, but still more astounding I the pusillanimity or the victims. Not one at them seems to have put up any kind of a tight' or made any disturbance, and In no In stance did any of the bystanders come to their assistance. A nianY credit Is getting very low when bo can't even borrow trouble. TOPICS FOR FARMERS A DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR OUR RURAL FRIENDS. Don't Attempt to Fatten HlioaU in the Pasture-Give Milk Cow Good Care Ilean Are a Pro8tbIe Crop-Fowls Should Be Fed Slowly. Fattening Hboata. The shoals for butchering should be brought lu out of tho clover aud woods pasture aud put In the pens ror fatten ing. It Is great waste of feed to try and futten them In the pasture with the sows and pigs. Clean the pens out; then, ir possible, give them a good cout of whitewash. Put rour shouts Into an clght-by-ten pen; this will give them plenty or room to exercise In, and also plenty of room at the trough. If they are lousy, pour a little coul oil down the buck over the head and behlud the curs, nnd down the leg. One good spiinklliig and rubblug will answer. Give the shonts thick mlllfeed slop night aud liiorulug-all they will eat up dean, and no more. Then give a row ear of soft corn to each; -mi-ineiice with a little corn nt first, but gradually Increase the amouut until they get nil they will ent. At noon give cabbage leaves or boiled pumpkin and smull jiotutoe. They should have a little hard eonl to eat every second day. Bed with leaves, keep the pens clenn and dry. A half peck or fluxseed meal added to each barrel or slop arter the ineul ho been well scalded, will In crease the rattening proc s. It Is very nourishing. By four week of feeding the shout w ill be fat enough to mar ket. It la best to selid them to market In a large covered wagon, Instead of driving them on foot.-Exchange. Care of the Milk Cows. When there Is heavy ftost on the grass, keep the milk cows In until the rrost Is dissolved by the sun. Young entile and cows that are left out at ulght should have a rough shed built for them to go under at ulght and when the weather Is stormy. A roof made of IHiles and covered with two feet of straw will answer. If the pnsture Is niuimiiint. tlm vouns stock may tie left ,,i until lifter Thnnksclvlng. After two or more hord frosts, there Is not much substance In the pasture; the .nw .tiniiM lie eraln-fed night and morning, and at night give to each one in armful of corn rodder. An excel lent grnlu ration ror lurge cows In milk Is eight quarts or bran, tout quart or corn chop nnd one quart or linseed meal. Divide Into two reed and give hnir In the morulng nnd the remainder i ,,i,rt rinrtiiir mild weather mix this reed with cold water; when the weather becomes cold mix with warm water, and add oue tnblespoonrul or salt dHlly.-Bttltlmore American. Beans a Frofltable Crop. Bean arc a profitable crop, a much so as any raised; almost every rami has luqd well adupled to benn culture. I have raised beans ou a sniiill scale, and found them- very profitable. They have not proved very difllcult to grow than most other crops, and were read ily sold to private customer nt ten ents ner uunrt. In harvesting they will not bear much delay; a wet spell win s)oll many. They should ue treat ed to the fumes of carbon, as the wee vil Is nut to destroy them. Pens, green or marrowfat, may also be made a spe- niul iron, as lurce nuHntitles are con sumed In all clUes, and but very little produced near some. Few Turnier raise what they themselves use, pre- rerrlug to buy, yet retail dealers pay ti n..r bushel. Th s Beason 1 nave wen vprv sue eeHsftd with a novelty In the bean line; It Is New Kidney Wax; beans are pure white and nrui; the stnus hold up ftoiu the ground well while vininir: nods are or a rich goinen yei low, buttery fluvor and a novelty or de elded merits. I'also raised the Lazy Wife: these are very nice. I suited a hair barrel down. They are also white ml firm when rlne. ana are equally useful as a snap, shell or soup boon. t'or rtrr noas for winter. I line tne ear liest of All, a smooth pea; It cooks ft.inn when drv In half an hour, and has a pleasant flavor. I have never had any to sell, but could have sold five or w hnslie Is at home. As a green pea, they are profitable, as they are so very early, bear well and ripen even. The ground can be cleared ror some other crop. Farm and Home. ' A mtln Trees by Itoudeldes. Th owner of laud through which a highway run is also the owner or the land, and Is entitled to make any use or It that will not Interfere with the right of the public to travel on !t. It I not generally practicable for former to crop laud beside the rondbed, though sometimes a patch of corn or potatoes i,uiiln a rond not much used will give paying crop. Perhaps the best use such land can be put to Is to plnut It n-ith nnnlu trees or other fruit trees. protecting the young tree while small rrom attacks or wunderlng stock. Isol ntPit trees, nlunted where they bavo plenty of room to sprend 8nd plenty of sunlight, often yield more truit man an apple tree In closely pliinted orchard Feed Fowls Slowly, One of the difficulties In feeding fnu-u is thnt. as irlven by the noulterer. the food I In n mnss and can be gob bled down far too quickly. In Its nut ural slate, the ftiwl bunting ror rood Is obliged to ent slowly, one grain at a II v. after each mouthful, the hen Is obliged to scratch for more So Ingrained Is this Instinct tn,t a lien .-ih Miti-kena will scratch and cluck when she comes to a pile or grnln. One of the reasons why corn Is a bad feed for fowls I that the grain Is large, nnd if .IipIIp,! and thrown out by handful, tiip fowls ent It much too rnst ror their good. The true way to feed bens Is to mix their grain with chaff or atraw, so that they must scratch for It. H cov ered with mellow earth, it win ie sun better, as the dust thus raised will rid the fowls or vermin. Cliestnat Trees Profitable. ti.p who have a chestnut grove nd keep It ftce rrom depredators may And it a source or profit. We know of . tn aurh sroves which are only .t,,roi fruit, but which yield returns i.h nn uimr nceiit for gathering the nuu better than could be got for usual farm crop. But to secure profitable re turns the public must be excluded, lien and boys who club tn treos while the nnf are green to brlu? them down will disfigure and Injure the trees, so that after a few years the trees will yield little or nothing. Chestnut trees, ir the fruit is of good quality, are volu It is of good quality, are volu- .erty, and their fn.it should ted. There are several lu,- nrletlea of chestnut. nn of able property Is? protw nroveJ va which will lieirlu licnrliiir when three years old. These should be chosen II iipu- tiliintn tloim of chestnuts ar.i to he innilii nr ei-tniis of the new varieties should be grafted onto nnlWe stock J be graftedmriojia.We stock. Foot Ho. in Hheep. ep naturally thrive best on dry .Is. On wet grounds, or In a wet icr. their feet trending wet grass Sheep lipluni summe aud soli become soft and easily brills ed. This, ir not cared Tor. will develop Into root rot. It used to Ihj the practice or good shepherds to dress their sheep two or tlire times diiiinir the summer. by applying blue vitriol to those or them whose feet were lu any way sore. 1 his ws iliiiiu lmiir ttefore the doctor had begun to talk learnedly alout micro!' and cerms. It Is known now that foot rot Is a gerui dlscuse, and blue vitriol. nhlt-li Is a sulohute of Conner. Is one or the best at-riiilclrics known. It Is a curi ous fact that the practical cure of foot rot wa discovered through exiieri monts made br farmers Ioiik before the scientists hnd found out whnt mus ed the disease, or could devise any the ory whereby It might be cureu tt.i.tlva Cn.t of Href anil Hotter 1 roi. i. 1j. limner ,i nil.- .i.M.. i experiment station has liceii testing the m ... V ll..l...a tl... l I 11(1 .Wilt A comparative cost or niiiKinn mi-i mm butter. So be fed rour steer along with hi herd of cows, giving them however, a ration ror making nccr, while to the cows was given the reed appropriate ror milk und butler pruritic tlon. After six weeks reeding be g ured the cost or the butter at three pMiits tier noiind. while the lieer wns 3 i-lO cent per pound, n nearly ns be could estlmnte It from live weight. It I fairly to lie presumed that In the ni nf butter the lulsir reiiulreil to the latMir require", to make It wa not estimated. It I prob- able also that the cows experimented tho angleworms to come out Is to spiin nn were In full flow or milk, and there- klo stronir suit water, or an Infusion of r.... ni,t f.r .linrt time, tmmilce luir ii'ui.i, - butter at very low rotes. But the anl- innl Iihs to lie kent twelve months with much less product of milk, In order to enable It to mnke this low rccora Vattenlnu YmrlinB I.anibs. nith sheen and Ininlis are much high er than a year ago. Hence there. es inducement ror larmers to ., nun minus lo iun-u. ...... --- r , i.- . .. Willi M.i (riui'l I for wool It I likely that sheen und Inmb will be dear ror some time to come. Still those who um spring lamb will have It, no mutter what the price, and tho rutleneu liim:i a year old is quite as goou na nun f(1Ir dressed when only three or mnntlia old. It renulrcs more careful fppdinir to keen these yeurling lambs in fnttpnliiff condition than It does tiirpo or four rear old sheen. Hut tlie lamb when well fed will gnln twice a ninny ixnind per week a tho ahe.-p, and the gain In price per pound will be considerably higher. America u uuiu- vator. Care of Heed Corn. IVnlmlilv no better tilnee for the hmlda of corn saved In the eur for sext tirtiiir'a Bperitna: can be round than to hang tbem besldo the chimney, where the heat ftom the stove or nrepince win iimtopt them rrom freezing until runy dry. About as good a place as this, aud some think better. I in tne smoae Iuiiihp. where the hums and bacon ore cured. But lu either cuse the braids aiimil.t im visited often to sec that noth ing vets at them. The squirrel is the worat enpuiv or sweet com, bceuuse he only dig out the chit or germ or too very aouudest and best corn. He will leave an entire corn con run oi com less tin um. and resst ou thut which has been thoroughly dried ror seed. The germ or Bound, dry corn hus a flavor much like a nut, aud it is very nutritious. T.t Naw Varieties, Vvap uplllUin the farmers receive ao- llcltatlous or temptations to purchase ..i . .. t in. ni.nr varlplv. bpcus or iiui i " " aud yet If they will read the circular I na the claim. u.,d ,ipa..rliitumi. a well a the claim, i ..nr nf tha new varieties of the past, they will find wonderful claims n favor of some unit are uarei iwui- nid now. This Is because something hotter come every season tuiougu some new vnrlctlea are worthless), but 1... ....Iii.rflon and IllllllltV of all kllld of fruit have been improveu uy me u- . . it....!.-!.. trndiiPtlnn everv rear or new canui- f,r fnvor. No farmer or fruit ahonld accent the claims In fa- - . .. . ..... ., vor of a new tree or vine, out suoum teat It himself by procuring ouly ono or two for that puriiose. ' t va. Cottonaeed Meal, nnth flax and Unseed meal are now so cheap that there to no reason wny onttnnyppd mCHl SllOUlll DO OrOUglll North to feed. No young anlmuls nor hog of any age should be fed cotton seed uieal. It I very difllcult of dig' n-, Tim ins of anl mitls killed by cot- in,,..l iiipiiI more thiin counterbalance the gain from feeding It where It does not prove Injurious, ui course unseen must be fed In smull quantities, but It Is not o dangerous for young tock as cottonseed nival, wuicn ior calve and pig 1 often rutul lu very luiall dose. U'.rm Hint la fur Cows. Tnim two row aud give ouo a warm stall, with clenn bedding, allowing the iUf a atnll In which there I a crack In the wall, which let the wind como through. The cow that Is comrortnble .ni arm will alve more milk than tho other, because she has warmth In ber favor. turn Field Refuae. Wheat stubble and refuse may be the harboring ulaces of chinch lings ami other enemies. As soon as It can lie done rake up all refuse and lire the pile. The Tall or the year Is a good time to fight the enemies thut do the most damoge In spring and summer. A Fraternal Tie. "I make 'em see double," quoth the hranriv bottle. "And I double 'em un." quoth the watprmelon. "Shaker Cleveland Plain-Dealer, I Ui and It Litye. City Physician-How In the world did you happen to become BUch a pro- nminopd veiretaiian? Pmintr iKK-tor That's the way majority of my natienu pay nit ' L t ti M'UPgffsyn A J?V r-VVj;F 'f, ,H "- ( VrV'l'A l VAtf $JWI sT in ' V 1 to . g .4 ! . W,f ' jtUiJCf 'f ! hf)jW Cy'' il! f A- i"' ST'Y t( r-sf-v UlAV At a repent nii-pllnir of the Institu tion of Civil Eugluifrs In Iindon, tho opinion wns expressed thnt the com ing material for shlp-biillding Is nickel liHl. hut Hint Imfnrn It eiin I mi exten sively used, further dcHislt of nickel must 1m discovered. Illvlnir muirntliina at a irrpiit ilptitll have proved successful off Cape Finis- terre, nil the silver Intra rrom too atpniiipr Kkim ulili-li aillik 111 tlllrtV fathom lu lStll, having ticcti brought lo the surface. The working riepm ror the diver wb never less than 172 feet and was ofieti more. Dviiumlto wns used to blow away the deck. The value or the silver was ft.'.iHK). KxtHM-linenta hnve rpcriitlv lieen made by Eastern railways In sprlnkir t - - - oil along the ground, beside their track - i". from lielug swept lip by the motion of the cur. A stretch of road n New Jersey wo sprinkled with crude oil for a distance of six feet ou each side of the truck. This was found to lay tho dust siiciesHfiillv. and It Is said that Hie entire IViiiimi-Ivhii nv stein Will 00 thu treated. Peonln who like "tilntu flshllut" with nncleuorins for bult will lie Interested In tin Im'mI imtiliiHtH nf iirot-edure wht' tlie weather is dry and the Wilt nines deep In the ground. Olio way to cnuse Intuitu or of wnliitit husks, on me ground. Another way recommended Is to drive sticks, nr spades, deep Into tho soil, nud then shako them violently. This oK-rutlon, It Is snld, will frequent ly call the worms from their ret rent a. One would hardly look for new forms of iiiilmul life lu a vust, dark envern Ml...o.h Cuv. of Kentucky, ... . . . .,, " - - aovnn aneh foi-ins Inhabiting that liar tlcubir cave, and hitherto nuknowu to science, have recently been descrllnil. The fact that these creature arc very minute docs not detract from their scl- oiil III,- Interest, while, ou the other blind. It must Increase ou admiration ror the skill and Industry of the nntur allsis who do not allow eveu micro scopic life to escape their ken, although hidden lu plnces where no ray or sun light ever penetrate. Perhutis tlie most inurvelou ceme tery Unow u to science Is the sheet or chalk which seems nt one time to have covered the couutry rrom Southern En- gluud to Ceutral Asia beyond tlie nca or Aral, having au area about 3,000 miles long by 1,000 mile broad. This enormous lied wn formed entirely of the. nileriiseoti e remains or iiiiuuto sea nnlmiilH. Isolated Hatches of tho great sheet now remain, thut or England be h.r iii.icp than 1.000 feet thick, and cov ering the Island soullteasi or a line cx t..iwiinir riiiiL'iniiillv from the North Seu ut FlnmlMiroiigli Head to the coast cf the English Channel In Dorset. a iiiimmIiiu luiiriiiil calls attention to the fact that for some twenty year past the Inhabitants or a mniaritu iociii itv in the irovern incut of Kharkov huvo used powdered crab with great suc cess In the cuse or fevers. 1 no iiowuer Im iireiuiied lu the following wny: Live ,.r,.i.M nr iHiuted over with the ordl miry whisky until they get asleep; tuey 1 1. ..11 nut lii a bread nan lu a hot iiinr.iiiL'iilv dried and pulverized, nud the Kiwder passed iiirougn a nne sieve. One dose, a tcuspooiirui, is gen orally sulllcleiit to euro the Intermit tent tever; hi " H,.,.on,j ttme required . , , ... .. 1...1 1... 1. .nt fever: In very obstuinte cuse a Each dose I Invariably preceded by a gluss of nloo l.riiiidv. The nowder Is used lu that locality In preference to quinine. ir..f Jules Annum, of the University or Iaiusuiuio, Switzerland, wne recent ly called uiMin to apply scientific pho tography to a miner novel purpose, a Swiss iieiisunt woman who hnd saved i. luird bilHir and economy a sum .u-uiPiit to fUO. having teiiuiorurl Iv to leave ber collage unieiiHiiieu, placed her money, in tlto rorm or uiiiik i.uim in a tin Imjx. which she hid awny in the oven or her stovo. During her absence her son cnino home nnd, not v.,..U'iiir what Ills mother had done, .mried a flro In thd stove. When the poor woinnn returned, the name Dins 1. ...I luuir reduced to black cinders. She ...... n,ivined to aunty for aid at the i..i.minr of the university, ami irrot, k ..i.iiin auppp tiled In bo photographing tho ciirlKinlzed bill a to mnke their a ....imitliiiis. s irmiiures, etc., tie- -i..i....i.in Armed with these t hoto graph the woman recovered the value of all the bill rrom mo uuuss wun-u hnd Issued them. f lunfir KfTools of a Pall. v..vr wns there a case to wmcn . . .... . .. luM.nllnr clrcutiistunces attached .1... .. 11. ..1 ..r Kitner uoouiiiu. 01 cucr lllliu i" - . ... . T..ns. First lie piungou ueau llrst from the cupola of the Diamond ...in ,.i...ni,,r to the ground, a aisiunce of sixty-seven feet, and e"caped with l.ni ki-m almut 1110 race aim ruii- mrp of the nose and a slight rrnciitre of the bones In 0110 root. Within a row dnys he begun to mend rnpiuiy aim no WUS Soon Ollt. HO was UUIO IO ruuienc tier distinctly Beetles and even Import ... utiprnnees and iichients iinmem ntely preceding the accldeut, but from i.i- mind wna I, lot ted out all renii-in- i.riinpp of the accident, lie could not ......w.miipr liavlmr on that day met Wal ter Morris, who fell with hltn and died lu the evening of the same any. uu 1. 1 f 11, n aeehlent and the fatal re sults attending It an one would hear nf .,,,..tli1iiir flint bad befallen a menu nir .nnipwhere. He wns taken to the scene of the accident In the hojie that this would clear away the nintu tuai seemed to exist, but the effort was use- 1-at.dv he has recovered bis physical .in.nt.ili rnnldlv. and Is now able to go about easily, even the wound In the fot giving little trouble and pain. Onco r twice his friend have become verjf appreuensive or ultimate renins oi mo accident. At time hi mlod would wander and he want off Into at a Iff. nieuts foreign to the subject under dis cussion and In a strain not natural with htm. A word dlrpdlr addressed In him lirnllL'ht film hark trt th nrlff. Innl subject ugnln and be picked up tho tnrenii or conversation, even in uie nilddlo of an Interrupted or broken sen tence. Galveston New. NOT WILD AND WOOLY. An Instance When the Lone Htar Btate 14 the Htrle. Tim dpnlvpna nf tlm nhlpp t tatpa nf the Eust love to rejoice In their own self ennui Itutpil aiiuerlorlt and ran. celt. These soft shell creatures lay back 111 ineirsuiisruciiou ami it anoru tnroi aunrpiiiM irratlllt-attiin to h.ar Turns pictured as the wild and woolly out skirt or civitizution-a lumi tioininaieu hi' tliH ruiiininir phwImiv with the slx- shooter and rattlesnake hatband, aud who prowls over the expansive prairies seeking some helpless human victim to slaughter. It does uot occur to them that the great Ixiiie Star State Is a land of limitless possibilities aud thut a lurge (icrceiituge of the brain and en ergy or the world has camped within her borders seeking famu and fortune and thut we bare au up-to-date civili sation here thnt knocks out th 1 Euro- (H-aulzed and congested article they glorify. Such Is the case, however, and the Lavaeaen further beg to Inform the Inhabitants of tho corrosive Eust who so love to flatter their own supe riority and ami tch lien 1111 out of the eye of the West that Texas lead the fashions lu this country. Thu Tenia riurin (nnd suffice It to snv thut we have begun to breed this va riety of the human sixties within our midst lu great numbers) pill ou the latest spring touches long before hi brother lu the East has crawled out of winter quarter and la ready for an other Immulablo edict froiu the decay- lug monarchies or tne oiu worm. 31. r.. Fowler, one or the most fashionably decked out men who rumble over these parts, went to New York at the begin ning of summer and had an experience which shows how we stand on tne dress question. Ho went to mix with rriends and slntlves and tat- In the giddy sights. In nddltlou to the latest style suit, he taiicrcd himself oft with a gray hat with a black baud. . He found thnt the Gotham natives had not yet caught on, but moved around In old fogy raiment and thought be bad just Buffered from a death In hi fumlly. It Is so always, and tho Texas lady who goes Eust arrayed In tho latest ror the seasou often surfers from the gaping Inqulsltlveites of the local folks who must still wear out or-dute styles. When It cornea to keeping up with the fushlons It la a settled fuel that the East Is uot lu It with Texas. Post Lavaeaen. Hunts Egg with X-Uays. Tlipra appiiiB to be no limit to the use to which the X-rays can lie put In re vealing the true luwartuiess 01 mums, it la now being used by poultry farm er anxious to discover the laying ca pacity of lien. One enterprising man, says the Pittsburg Dispatch, fludlng the percentage or egg wa not wnnt 11 should be, considering the slxo of hi miiiitry vanl. hit upon the Idea or ex amination by the Roentgen ray, and wa thu able to weed out the uonpro- ducer. The birds were examined at the rale or 30 per hour, and the "nou- indents" were soon plucked and scut to market. The Roentgen rays are suld to have an extremely injurious innuence on tha aeilou or the heart, causing that organ to pnlpllato violently, aud some or tho leading doctor In Paris have l.yiipd a warning to medical student and others to exercise greut caution In examination or the action or the heart by the rays. Ill effect have followed: tne use or the rays after many surgical operation where It was desirable to observe the process or the healing or the tissue. 11... kiiittina- or the bone, and the re creation or varlou part. These effect have usually partaken or me nuture 01 burns, and In nearly every Instance were caud by placing the exciting mi, ton near the part under inspection 6r milking tho exsisure too long. The tube should never ue less man n iiw.i...a from tho object, but the time of exposure will vary according to the reugth of the apparatus. A Washington photographer Is said to have discovered a means whereby 1.0 ui.pnVeta of the X-ray can be eliminated Independently of the ques tions of strength of the rnys and ills- tance and length or exposure, nie ray are passed through prepared gold fi oil, though how tne ion is ircaieu 1 ke pt a close secret. Duller Danoer'a llomance. The Countess Mario Magdalene Kuef- steln, wife or tne Austro-uungarian Minister at Berne, Switzerland, who died the other day, waa born Frauleln Kruger, and waa formerly a memtier or tho ballot of the Royal Opera House lu Berlin. A sensation wa produced in 11. n Pruaslnn capital In Iml when Count Knrl Von Kuefsteln, then ec- retary or the Austro-Iiungnry L,ega tlon, a grandson of Prince Poor, asked hi parent' permission to marry the ,i,..i....r. They declined to grant It Soon after the Count fell III. His father then relented, giving his consent to tho mnrrhigeon the condition tuai rrauiein Kruger attend sciiooi ror a time, sno entered a convent in Heigium, became Honinu Catholic, uuu iu JiU wa married to tho Count. By her clever ness and modesty she won tho hearts not only of her husband' parents, but of all who cnino in coutuct witn ner at the varlou posts to wuicn tne count ... ...nt. The Countess wna C2 yearn old.-New York Tribune. A Fein Mcholar. Kor the first time lu Its history tho University of Durhnui Is about to marlc Its appreciation of fenilulne erudition by conferring a degree upon Miss Jane E. Hurrlson, the well-known Oreelt Bcholnr aud lecturer on Greek art, es pecially on Greek vase painting. Mis Harrison has been a frequent contrib utor to magazine literature, and ha published work on Greek vase palm ing, etc. She w on the language schob arshlp at Cambridge. A Modern Cradle, A recent Invention is a cradle that rock by mean or a clockwork me chaulsm, aud at the aame time playa baby tune, t