THE FARMER'S BOY.
Toa ask about that boy of mine.
An' what his Inclination Is?
Why, stranger, can't you read the sign
That's writ acrost that youngster's
phlx?
He's such a master hand to shirk
That sometimes I can most admire
him!
An' lazy! i you gave him work
Uo'd help you make a chance to Are
him.
His mother says he's quick to learn
That when he's foolln' out o' doors
IIo's makln' poetry to burn
But watch him fool at doln' chores!
His inclination is to bo
A sometmnir that they call a noet.
Such foolishness don't come from me
I ain't thatkind, not If I know It
Ton see that critter on the wall
There In tho frame? Well, that's a
cow
His mother says he's got a call
To be a artist; but somehow
'Tlsn't such a gift for him to draw J
There's nothln' in it to surprise us.
But what that boy is useful for
la what I'd like you to advise us.
When I was young It wasn't so;
Boys had a different trainln' then
They knew they had to hoo their row
An' work their way liko little men.
There weren't no fine contraptions known
In them old days for saving labor;
And he who'd finished for his own
Would go and help a friend or neigh
bor. Ton think I'm hard on him? Why,
His mother says he'll turn out grand 1
He's just tho apple of her eye.
But, stranger, when I tako a hand
H-u-s-h! Here she comes. Is that you,
ma?
I Just was talkin 'bout our Neddy
Bo smart, I'm proud to be the pa
Of such a son eh? dinner ready?
Chicago Record-Herald.
SCHOOL OPENS IN THE FAR EAST.
Chicago Tribune.
I AN OLD-FASHIONED
$"JXt$Kj$jH$x2
o said the Judge, "still cling to
II the old belief that a parent has
9 tho right to say whom his
child shall or shall not marry,"
"Ye-es," agreed Mr. Robards, slowly,
not wishing, for certain private rea
sons, to give an unqualified assent,
and yet too well acquainted with the
judge to think of open disagreement
"Now," continued the elder man,
ponderously, "Sarah, Martha and Con
stance all married to please mo.
Dorothy, although she Is 25, is yet
unmarried, but I have reason to be
lieve that she Is not altogether Indif
ferent to the attentions now being paid
to her by Mr. Wlnthrop, a man who
meets with my hearty approval, a man
of wealth, culture, refinement, and &
M
"Of YOV ASK I 6 HALL TELL YOU,
man of good character. You know Mr.
,Wlnthrop, William?"
"Ye-es, I believe I have met him."
"He was formerly one of my clients,
but that was before you came into tho
offlce. He is a very worthy man."
"And you say Miss Dorothy ia In
clined to er favor his suit?"
"I believe she Is not Indifferent to
him, but, of course, she Is discreet and
modest; perhaps, I may say, even
diffident She has always been a most
obedient child, and I always given her
to understand that Mr. Wlnthrop Is
my choice. She will accept him when
the time comes, and he will make her
a most excellent husbund. Ah! there
she Is now; Just starting off for a walk.
Dorothy! Dorothy! Take William with
you. I am sure he would rather walk
with you than sit here with me."
Miss Dorothy drew pensively near,
looking very pretty. She answered
very demurely, her father thought
shyly.
' "If Mr. Robards wishes to come I
am sure I shall be glad of his com
pany." Mr. Robards expressed himself us
very willing, and the two set off to
gether. Ho was a Junior partner In
Judge Lawrence's office, but he was
ten years older than Miss Lawrence.
For several years now the Judge had
made him his guest for a fortnight at
his summer residence, and in the city
the Judge's wife had been socially
gracious to him when she needed one
more man at her dinner table.
"Your father was Just telling me his
views on the rights of parents," he ob
served meditatively after they had
walked some distance In silence and
had lost themselves In tho shrubbery.
"Yes? Father Is very conservative
In many tilings."
"Bo I should Judge. So I know, in
act, In business metters, but I was
not aware that be was quite so con
servative as his remarks seemed to lm
ply In domestic affairs."
"Will you tell me Just what he said
to you, Mr. Robards "
ghe looked at him gravely. There
was certainly earnestness, almost en
treaty, In her tones.
"I am not sure that It would be
quite right for me te do so."
"If 7en tklak it wrong-, of a arse to
not tell me, but you will permit mo
to guess?"
"Oh, of course.".
"He told you that he chose the hus
bands for my three sisters?"
"Yes. Was .lt not so?"
"Yes, It was. He did choose them.
They married the men that he picked
out for them, and I cannot In Justice
say that the result was in any case
unhappy, but I think the principle Is
wrong."
"You think you should choose for
yourself." .'
"I think I should choose for myself.
Did father tell you that I was going
to marry Mr. Wlnthrop?"
"He said that he believed that you
were not Indifferent to Mr. WInthrop's
attentions; that be had given you to
understand that Mr. Wlnthrop was his
choice, and that he had no reason to
think that you would disregard his
wishes In the matter."
"I am not going to marry Mr. Wln
throp." "I beg pardon!"
"I am not going to marry Mr. Wln
throp. I have never disobeyed my
father In my life, but I am not going
to marry Mr. Wlnthrop."
William Robards had made up his
mind more than a year before that he
loved Dorothy Lawrence. A man well
practiced In the concealment of emo
tion, he was perfectly convinced that
she had not suspected his passion.
He was aware that the world, in
chiding Judge and Mrs. Lawrence,
would not consider him a suitable
match for Dorothy, but he had deter
mined to make an attempt to win her,
nevertheless, for he believed in his
own heart that he could make her Just
as happy as if he had tho wealth and
the social position requisite to his
eligibility in the eyes of the world.
When the Judge had spoken of Mr.
Wlnthrop he had been greatly dis
turbed; now for a moment his heart
was lightened by Dorothy's deter
mined avowal, but in a moment It
sank again, for the thought came to
him that the reason she so positively
refused to marry Mr. Wlnthrop was
that she loved someone else. The
thought made him cold, but his face
was gravely impassive.
"Would not Mr. Wlnthrop make a
suitable husband?"
"It Is not that. I do not love him."
"You believe In love, then?"
She looked at ljlm seriously, re
proachfully. "I do not believe only; I know. But
Mr. Robards, you you believe, too?
You are not the kind of a man to treat
such things lightly. Tell me, am I not
right? Do you not also believe In
love?"
"I believe," ho answered solemnly,
and then more softly, "I, too, know."
She bit her Hp, seeming to check
some Ill-advised speech; then, point
ing to n rustic seat under some willows
that bordered tho path, said:
"Let us sit down."
They were silent for n long. time.
"Dorothy," he began, "I must tell
you something. I am afraid It will
sound a little strange after all this,
but I must tell you all tho same. I
think It Is best that you should know,
and after I have told you I shall go
away and shall not trouble you again."
"Trouble me," she murmured.
"Yes. I am afraid that what I havo
to say must trouble you moro or less.
It is a very simple thing, though, after
all, and a very fow words will express
it. Dorothy, I love you."
She seemed genuinely distressed.
The man bad spoken very quietly. Ills
voice and his face wero under perfect
control.
"Now, I shall go," he added.
"But why " she stammered.
"You have told me that Is, you have
Implied that your affections are fixed
already on someone so firmly that you
will risk disobeying your father,"
"Yes, they are,"
"In that case should I not go away?"
"No, you should not"
"But, wayr
"I have not yet told you on whom
my affections are fixed."
"I havo no right to ask. But, of
course, if for any reason you think it
would be well to tell ine "
"If you ask I shall tell you."
"Well, who is It. then?"
She leaned over and whispered In hl
ear very softly:
"It Is William Robards."
"Dorothy!"
"Oh, Will, don't I You aro so im
petuous!" "I I think I am rather slow."
Some time afterward Mr. Robards
and Dorothy marched up to the Judge,
where he was dozing over a book on
the porch, and after they had mado
him aware of their presence Mr. Ro
bards said very firmly.
"Dorothy and I have come to tell
you, sir that we are going to be mar
ried." "Why, God bless my soul, William!"
exclaimed the Judge. "You! Why, I'd
sooner have you than Wlnthrop."
Boston Globe. '
THE SULTAN OF 8ULU.
Who Made n Proposal of Marriage to
Miss Alice Kooscvclt.
The recent proposal of marriage
ma'de by the Sultan of Sulu, Abja
Monolo IlodJI Moran, to Miss Alice
Roosevelt, during the latter's visit to
the rhillpplnes serves to draw atten
tion to this Mohammedan chief, who
enjoys the distinction of being on the
pay roll of Uncle Sam. The Sultan,
although still a young man, should be
a past master In the art of proposing.
Mohammedan law la most generous In
the number of wives allowed the fol
lowers of tho Prophet, and Abja Mo-
TIIE SULTAN OV SULU.
nolo, etc., being a ruler, believes In
fulfilling the law. He has eight legiti
mate wives In his harem and evident
ly Intends to add to tho supply, as his
proposal to Miss Roosevelt would seem
to Indicate. The management of these
wives is easy, according to tho Sultan's
code. If he Is dlspdeased with one of
them he has her head chopped off and
thus puts an end not only to his do
mestic infelicity but to the bother of
paying alimony at tho same time. The
Sultan has proposed to many Amerl
can women besides Miss Roosevelt, but
none thus far has evinced any desire
to share with him the honor of his
throne.
Mull or tho World.
The aggregate annual letter and
newspaper mall of tho world amounts
to 82,500,000,000 pieces, of which
8,500,000,000 go through tho United
States malls, Wo have 75,000 post
offices and 500,000 miles of postal
routes, with a yearly travel over them
amounting to 500,000,000 miles.
It takes a lot of philosophy to enablo
a man to admire a woman after be
discovers that she has no earthly use
for him.
Stick up for friends behind their
backs. Don't be a sneak.
Oooil, Simple Hny Stacker.
An lown farmer writes that in his
part of tho country, wboro n largo
amount of hay Is raised, but few farm
era havo barn room enough to
hold It, so aro compelled to stack It
In stucklnc bay out of doors some
loss Is unavoidable, but an effort
should bo mado to reduce this loss io
the minimum. Ono of tho grentcst
mistakes la making tho stack too
small. Tho smaller tho stack Is, tho
larger tho proportion of hay Is spoil
ed by being on tho top, bottom or
sides. In making n largo stack, a
stacker of some kind is a necessity,
and tho ono illustrated hero seems to
bo best all-around device for tho pur
nose. Tho device stands straddle of
the stack and Is held in place by brnco
SIUr-LB HAY BTACKEIt.
rones. Tho liny rope runs through a
pulley In tho cross-piece. Drive tho
ioad of hay up to ono end of the stncK
to unload. After you have tried this
method, says tho farmer correspond
ent, you will never stack another load
of hay by hand.
Capacity of Wells.
A ready rulo for arriving approxi
mately at tho number of gnllonH per
foot of water: From the square of
the bottom diameter of tho well, in
Inches, cut off one figure and dlvldo
by three. Thus: If the well Is sixty
Inches In diameter, (50x00 equals 3,000;
cut off ono figure It leaves !1C0. This,
divided by three gives 120, which 1h
the number of gallons for each foot of
depth. If, therefore, tho depth of wa
ter wero found to be ten feet, tho
available supply In the well would bo
1,200 gallons. As the bottom diame
ter of a well Is sometimes less than
the top diameter, core must bo taken,
In ascertaining the volume, as above,
to adopt, for tho purpose of calcula
tor, tho diameter of the part where
tho water Is: A lighted candle lower
ed down tho well will servo to hIiow
any breaks of diameter abovo water-
level. American Cultivator.
When the Cow Choke.
A neighbor turned his cows Into his
orchard with fallen apples. Ono cow
became badly choked with an apple.
Wo took a piece of rubber hoso three
feet dong, rather stiff; we greased this
with lard, held tho cow's head up
and" shoved the hoso down her throat
pushing the apple down In tho stom
ach. A piece of rubber about Vi
Inches in diameter is the proper size.
Cow all right. Another plan I have
tried with good success. Soon as tho
cow Is choked lose no time in getting
her Into tho stanchion, draw tho head
up with n rope and fasten. Melt ono
pint lard, put In a long-necked bottle;
while warm pour down throat. She
will strugglo to throw lard out; tho
throat being well greased will cniue
tho apple or potato to slip out easily.
Exchange.,
Plan of Grain Hani.
I y 1 SK J ,
tIO VIEW
' IIIIIJ.IIIL lllllll ! ,1 IJI I ,J!UiiXill
CX3
KIDM VIEW
Tho cut shows tlie plan of n born,
which combines capacity with cheap
nesH, Tho upright supports may bo
either 4x0 posts, or round poles, and
where lurgo fiat stones are not avail
able may bo sot In holes with concreto
In tho bottom and nil around tho posts
well up and hoveled ut top, so as to
shed tho water. Tho barn Is 42 feet
wldo by any desired length, tho sldo
posts to bo set 8 feet apart. On ac
count of tho double angle of the roof
purllno posts aro not required. As
there aro no timbers In tho center there
Is plenty of room for buy.
Cows for the Dairy.
Before tho dairyman can bo success
ful In either branch ho must draw tho
lino between tho breeds that excel In
yield of milk and thoso that give milk
rich In cream. Tho first tiling the
scientific dairyman does is to select
tho breed for tho purposo ho may havo
In view, Tho noxt will bo to feed in
such a manner as to socuro the larg
est yield of cltnor milk or butter In
proportion to the cost of food, and the
cost of the food depends upon its
adaptability for conversion into the
Ingredients entering Into the compo
sition of milk.
One Alan Crosscut Baw.
Most crosscut saws are made with
two handles and aro Intended to bo
used by two mon,. but It is frequently
dcslrnblo on the farm to havo tho saw
available for uso by a single man,
Logs to bo sawed may bo too largo
for tho bucksaw, and a sharp ono
man crosscut will saw nlmost If not
fully ns fast ns n bucksaw and with
out tho back breaking effoct In any
TWO-HANDED HANDLE ON OUOBBOUT SAW
event, whether n saw Is to bo used by
ono or two men, It Is an advantage,
says an Ohio Farmer writer, to havo
ono end of It furnished with ft two
handed handle. Somo small crosscuts
aro mado with such n handlo at ono
end (Fig 1), but, If not, tho ordinary
handlo can bo removed from any
broad bladed saw and n homemade
handlo Inserted (Klg 2). In use, Uio
sawyer will, of courso, hold tho main
stem with his loft hand while with
his right ho will grasp tho lowor and
forked part of tho handle. Ho will bo
surprised at his Increased command
over tho working of tho implement
Lice an Cattlo or Hogs.
Prof. Thomas Shnw, of St. Taul,
recommends tho following preparation
for disposing of lice on cattle or hogs:
Tako oiio-half pound of soft soap,
or common soap If tho soft cannot be
obtained, put tills In 6no gallon of wa
ter and boll slowly until the soap Is
dissolved; then remove from tho Htovo
and add two gallons of coal oil, then
bent until the soupy water and oil aro
thoroughly mixed, stirring it gently
in tho meanwhile.
When you wish to apply it, take
what Is necessary from this stock and
add from eight to ten times Its bulk
of water and apply with n cloth or
bniRh. Mako a second application
when the nits hatch out, usually about
ton days after, to destroy this second
crop.
Handles for Large Unskets.
To mako handles for bushel baskets,
save the hand pieces of all tho worn
out water buckets, or else make thorn
llko them, and passing a 'wlro through,
bend It down at right angles to tho
hand piece. Clipping tho wlro off at
nn
f JV
ft
HANDLES FOn 1IAHKKTH.
a proper length which Is about b or
7 Inches, bend the ends up Into hoops.
Taking two of these hnndlcs hoop
them In between tho splits, under tho
rim of tho basket, on opposite sides,
and quickly havo two good handles for
carrying a basket filled with potatoes,
or any heavy article. Tho handles
can remain on tho basket, or bo re
moved at will.
The Itarnyard.
Thcro is nothing so repulsive ns n
wet and. filthy barnyard, In which the
animals are compelled to walk knee
lUxip in filtli. Such ii condition Is net
necessary, and can bo prevented if
tho barnyard Is kept well supplied
with absorbent material. Throwing
whole cornstalks Into the barnyard is
tho old method, but cornstalks do not
absorb until they nro trampled to
pieces, nnd In tho meantime much of
tho liquids are carried off , by tho
rains. It will pay to shred tho corn
stalks or cut the straw for bedding,
whllo leaves mid dry earth may also
bo used In tho barnyard with advant
age. A New I'nilt.
The belle of tho ball Just now (hor
tlcultiirally speaking) Is tho peach
tomato! This lovely fruit-vegetable
Is of a glowing deep watcrmclon-red
color. It is exhibited by n fruiter In
the shape of ono lino cluster. On this
cluster aro eight Una examples, all
clustored thickly togothor nnd beauti
fied by means of laurel loaves. Ono
of tho clusters Is yet a deep rod.
They aro said to bo of nn exquisite
llavor ond to contain fow seeds.
Dll. DOYJ.N,
Dr. Doyen, tho noted
cancer has been pnjJ 1
"i ...
fcclnlent
eritlM... . V
Ration J
" past
month, uj
to tho noti
"wienie
when 0(.
York brought snltngSuta,1!
return of a medial ,
loged to ha vn ho. WW
JnteoofacuroK&i
Urn of cancer. Mrs. CnJE Sj
hor husband bro,f 7Tf H-
BOniO ROIlHntlnnnI l lt&
so grave ttoitovfig;
which tho doctor
pointed a committee to innX
nlleirod euro. ti,i J"l..c,tW
rnnorted thnMi lZTm
Brigadier General William nj
Carter, who has been autorfS
T.ofrnu I. .11. .1.. in '
gulshod soldier
wIiobo book
"Itorsos. Saddle
and Bridles," is the
toxt-book for
mounted officers In
tho army. Ho waf
born at Nashville,
Tenn., and waul
graduated from the
military academy
In 187.T In tlm In
tnko part in the ex0E!,mtu
peditton against the Sioux. Utel
sixteen years no saw nrAiooi taj
In Arizona, and for bravery fa j
battle against Anachci it r
Creole, Aug. AO, 1891, be ratM
mecitti or nonor. During th fp
war Genoral Carter romlerM
service In tho War Departmnit,
Will Cumback, well known i
author, politician and lecture, i
recently at his home In On
I ml. Html
'n IdiIUu k
ml prwtWL
n Greenitai
jreater part i
life. Hei
d to C
'851, df
a tin!.., y
(Irst race.
Hi the iDdlutl
tornl tickets
, was a pj
tho United
Armr during the wnr. declined)
sltloii of Minister to 1'ortoitli
President Grant, came vltWj
votes of being elected unltei!
Senator In 1S00, served In tM
Senate and was formerly
Governor of Indiana.
Feeding HeiiK.
Hens like a variety of food, and
tlicy should bo given as much In that
lino ns possible. On tho off mornings
glvo a feud of equal parts corn and
oatmeal, wot with milk, or boiled tur
nips or potatoes mixed with a llttlo
wheat bran. All scraps from tho tablo
nnd rofuso from tho kitchen should
bo mixed with tho morning feed, A
dally allowance of a small quantity of
meat, ground bono nnd oyster shells
should not bo ovorlookod.
Our old and often roepmmended pre
ventive of lice in ncats is a big hand
ful of dry slaked llmo In the bottom of
nest boxes. A little carbolic add Is
put on the lime before it Is slaked.
JQvery time the hen steps In that nest
she stirs up the carbolated lime dust
Aha n f It., a iinn L'nrfl ftt ih& t
oration exercises held at SanltStf
... . . At. . ...iLl
rle, Mich., In honor or 'e y
nlal of the opening
of tho Soo Caunl
was Polcr White,
who Is known as
the "father of the
Lako Superior
country." Ho l
tho prosldcnt of the
h ii in i -ceiiieiJuUs!
Association ami
was tho p r I in
mover In tho proj
out to hold a ceie- ivit)t m
bratlon. Ho was
imni lii Home. N. Y., In IS
... i .1,1 ! ft rstnn
Cilltll V. v i
,..4Ln, In 1R5U1. HO linj W3l
lake country over since, iw J
town's founding. 0,'"b"n!
m ..nMill n II I Illltl a "
l.u nlan bnoil COllIICCtca WIW
lilt'
and railway interests.
r...i itriiiinm it. Curran, '
i u..,wi hv the Santa r I
Company for n centM'
anfo door
from CkW
one of
mianlCUOQl .
noy I"
county, "
thirty ;
been n rel
I'ckln, n
toved
legal lrctl
la a I"
council' i
PlHcn party, nnd for fjurj
Juugo or tno wjumv
tried to t
Bums unurv ..-- - t j,
ton witness to denno aw
with the roiiowi .H - - b,t.
that a man Vim and M It J
his watch to hum d
see If hadtlmetoRojr ,B I
a little abseni hh
i
Americ?'
locluty man, f
once, a Boston b joker, nw
title of ''coun! JUi
Tone Leo XIH-i 00 "vv
srltlckw.
J UPOU CUUUAN.