Strong and Steady
By ItOftATK) ALGER, JR.
CIIAPTKK VII . Imeneed. n Imnf,
ahe picnic came oft on Saturday af- neither had the advantage on this score.
after following him to the door, and Ioojs
In carefully up and down tho street,
walked behind tho counter with a hasty
stop and opened tho money drawer.
There was a small pile of bills In ono
compartment, and In the other a collection
of currency, lie took tho bills Into his
hand, and looked over them. Ills hands
trembled a little, for he contemplated a
dishonest act. Unable to obtain the
money In any othor way, he meant to bor
rowthat was what ho called it live
dollars from tho money drawer and ex
pend It In a lottery ticket.
Singling out n five-dollar bill from tho
pne, ne thrust it Into his vest pocket,
omoon. The weather, which of.cn But the rowers on tho IMoneer were on lib had scarcely done so when lie was
Tf I T0t'b'ftnket tho fcstlvl. the whole, stronger, and more skillful startled by Sng tL door open lo
les 0f such occasions was highly pro- than those on tho Arrow. On the other made n guilty Jm,,, but perceived to his
i rn0! uuCrol ,h,;ndr01 hnnd, Wnltcr steered perfectly, while tcllef, that li was a wla noUl'ving in
young and middle-aged, turned out. The Joshun's nmnr hn,1nh i. , ..m ...... .... . . . . "ol ,1VI"K
uu i iuiiib, uui urouauiv in Rnmn nil mm.
... , ...... I. ... .
jiiHte eciccica ior me nicnic was a ted bad liltinilor. nn n
. ... I i ."ft .unu,
ri.il t-V t ii i i ,p0n a P, ' , T" result WM t,mt the rnco was a "What can I show you, ma'am?" ho
Ti ls had been fitted up by the proprietor clear one. Finally the Arrow came In n asked, In n Hurried manner tor ho could
TjJ&JiS? .Cii,"",!;,lVm!: ,"h ? .V? e, no. help thinking ot 7ZilXl
vest pocket.
"I should like to look
shawls," snlil the woman
TaA... 1 11... ... -
tamm i i V . V . iwuiu 6 tiia uuu vuutfe. wvoiuiii Knew wry muo about his rnth-
Besides these arrangements for enjoy- Joshua went home sulkily, and was not er's stock. He did know, however where
UJ ffe XvT?7WO bonia confinwl b Mcn ngain ou th0 P'cnic srounds. the shawls were kept, and going to hat
Iron chains, which were thrown around nnrifm, t n. i.i.. ' A .1
1r..ea ttonr tl. l.!.,l- f u, ... ... ?uv, j.u.uu uown nun
.nw.;; . . " - iuapteu ix. a uown BUa showed them to hi Cus-
"" nMHt ivi i (.iiucr. I wvi v I I IriA mAfn tt ft Fnm T l rnmnr
a oronosltlon lo no t l tho hnnt Tim . ..!.... . . . ... 7 JU!"U"!
I ..i,r L. r v. . V "uo "HIK1K moouny up tne village road rc iney an wool?" she asked, cilt
nlMwith his hands In his pocket.. He was Ically. examining one of them.
n'-n"; r, 1".. r" re,t,n? in .a. -PWt of great discontent, Xos answered Joshua, confidently.
uui Piues, unuer wnicn were placed rough satisfaction that tho victory had been
i-uuiu muira wr tne recepwon oi provxs- gained by his efforts.
ions. A number -of oak trees with their 1T lmiwwl Hint i. h-u i.
. . . I I .. ..w IT UUIU .li. B1LITW
nroad branches furnished shelter. ful through llfo in naddlin ht nwn
When
Cnbbnso Woran.
tiio llrst nppenrnnco
of tho
I ra. wtCKLY
ilk.. UierAii...
J2S1 -London
founded.
Fishmongers'
cotnpao;
'tm til
ufi-n ooinineu. wncn Joshua came up. on the hardship of 1,IH Bit,,H. thoueh ho lm.l nnt th oiiVf. ' V
i m i.. i. r i . i i uMKun-Qi, nuuur
biiik. "c Bum. uncerenioniOHMV. "ITop- nm 1 1, MtA . i.j.i ...j .i. Pfln-n nn Urn clt.
..u. a mv iU lit 111 .3 CI 1. t"l 11" I " " UUIJV-.U
Nhatfs the price of this one?" asked
the customer, Indicating tho ono she had
In her hand.
V, -fL whose father isn't a quarter as rich rs some hesitation. He knew nothing of
The other l nn hn.l ,rr "c-se" 1. ao,lnr 11 M 1Iea VUt EUCSSCd Umt thJs would be
B.l I- 1 , .. .. . -.VW, W. ' . I .
r Vir-i. - "',l,in"cu', ,tne K'un'ce 0ne important difference between him-
vwuau, .iu uiin ions occn oc- self and Dick Storrs did not ooonr to
l,l ,iS - nrtvtlT' tpcn -vcnrs old' nntl ftlcr treats me like
i" ph M0r8- Ue V KOt tht rul1 n b0 of l' most a man. and ell
11V ii , , ., ,. , . 110 Svc8 me for pocket money Is twenly-
,j . j i 5"" ,0,s ,n- rive cents a week. There's Dick Storrs,
place ns steersman.
e W, n:an'"g n loat' having ,md Jl.n. Uick worked in a shoeshop. and
"Til 1 f m k wns out of hls own wagw that his fath-
"And you say it is all wool?"
"Certaiuly. ma'am."
"I guess I'll take it. Will you wrno Tu.
Joshua
j-ueyve i-oi a itrent s.eerer on the ii,...i
A , , T , I" """" uuiiur u vices.
"vui &il,u J"s"n. sneering. earned nothing nt nil.
uuere are you steering. Joshua?" ! i ii...i -r.i...- .m.. t-.i-i. i....t. i. i.-j .
v l,,f f Dte mt "larT nin,t n ot y se in Stapleton that's lv. for tho real price of the shawl was
T . 1 . .
irauua iiimseit Knew very
what to do to get a little money." Jc.a looked nt the five-dollar hill
At this moment he saw Sam Crawford n ""d Just received, and a new Idea cc-
npproachlng him. Sam was perhaps a curred to him. Ho replaced in- the draw-
year younger than 5oshua. he had for- er the bill he had originally taken from
inerly lived in the village, but was now
In a situation in Xcw York, and was
only in Stapleton for a few days.
How are you. Joshua?" said Sam.
It up for me?" i should bo several sprayings, four or
This Joshua did awkwardlr enoneh. Ilvo dnya npart, ns ono spraying will
nnu me-customer leparted, much pleased
lhe fact was that! en mennlv front ml nn.l f ... fni.n.o I nine dollnrn. liiif tlmnlio in Tnoi.,.nn t
, I V v , J 1. . 11 .1 1 V . 0 I " " P 1......I1U 1 U O
tiiiiu ouuul I ti.A i uti . ... I i . T .i. t . i nnpc ulm 1. .1 1. .11. 1
..,;. , . . . , ... . I '"u uau m mwu, i wisu i Knew I "u ukku uuiu 10 save lour,
Sieenne. In sneakinrr of Wnltnr'n iv.inf I t . . .. I i. .......... ..
of skill, he had precisely described him
Eelf.
t J . m . - .
i unuersmnu wnar I'm about." an
swerel Joshun, suddenly reversing the
direction, and overdoing the matter, so
ns to turn the boat halfway round the
other way.
hope you do," said Italph, "but it
don't look- much like it."
1 was looking at the other boat."
Joshua condescended to explain, "and the
rudder slipped.
nailers boat kept the lead, nis per
il, and substituted that just received.
I won t say anything about having
sold a shawl." he said, "and father's
never know that one has been sold. At
Trent ni cut for Iioco.
Tho results of tho loco wood when
cnlon by stock arc unplenfmntly fa
miliar to tho Btockmnn of tho plains
east of tho Rocky mountains. It lma
been ostlmnted tlmt tho losses from
this source In Colorado nlono lmvo
worm Is inndo tho nlnnts should bo reached tho sum of n million dollars
dusted with tho parls green nnd fiour per nnnum. Tho nntioimi Diirenu oi
mixture. Wlwu tho heads nro forming plant industry Iiiib been tnklng n turn
ttso ono pound of pyrothutn iwwder to nt tho loco problem, nnd 0. D. Mnrsh,
four pounds of flour lo dust tho plants, expert In poison plnnts, reports that
This is harmless to man. After tho It has been found thnt locoed cattle
head begins forming parls green flliould can In most cases bo cured by n coiirso
not bo used. Those who nro nfrnld of treatment with Btr.ycnnino, wnuu
to uso parls grceu nro generally success- locoed horses can generally no curou
fu by becinnlniT em-lv to uso tho nr- by a courso or ireauneni wmi row-
rcthuih powder nnd Bprnying often. ler's solution. Tho wilinnlB. under
Cnbbaco and other nlnnt lice aro best trentmetit must not bo allowed to eat ,
controlled by Hprnylng with kerosene tho loco weed and should ue gnon not jjs8 Sponbh Armada Rniii ,
emulsion, nsliitf tl.n ir. nor omit solution only nutritious food, but so for as pos-1 fn ,,,." m" ffu
n solution containing 15 per cent of slide, (ood with laxative properties, ini.l-Hoyallsts vlctorlon. ,(t
kerosene. If tho llco nro on trees.- To this end magnesium sulphnto was . .., . victorious at bam, o
flowers or rose bushes, tobacco decoc- administered to correct tno cousupa- 1702-Commencement of
tlon may bo used with good results, tlon which Is almost universal among, Qiiwn Anne'. wr.Lt 2 h
Tho tobacco decoction Is made by tnk- locoed animals. It should bo noted, Mh SUc(.PK8on 01 Mn-
1703dTaIi?srt Sn"dUHky' 0hl0' ,nk" by In.
1708-One.fourth of the city of AIontrtll
destroyed by fire. Ml
1771-Chartor of aiaaclnisetts mm
and peoplo declared rebel, bj C
Hanient. '
1775--I)eclaratIon of Independence adopt.
ed at Mecklenburg, N. 0.
1707 An extra session of CoiWM coa-
veiled lo consider (ho strained rda.
t ons between the United Stale, iBd
Franco.
1802 Napoleon I. Instituted the Lejioj
ui uuiiur
18al England
Itonnparte.
1801
Ing thrco pouuds of tobacco Btems nnd tto, thnt magnesium sulphate mny
five gallons of water and boiling for servo to sonio extent ns nn antidote to
two hours. It Is used without diluting, tho poison.
but must not bo applied too hot, or It U iy u ndded In regard to tho
may scald the plants. question of Immunity tlmt loco poison-
If ' treatment Is begun In time plant '"K comes on In u slow nnd cumulntlvo
llco can bo controlled. It must be dono maimer, so that there is no possibility
beforo tho leaves aro curled so tho 'f nnlmnls becoming Immune.
spray can reach the pests. There
not completely do tho work. Clean cul
ture Is Important In fighting these In
sects, as with many others.
'I'm going round to the ice cream saloon. anJ' rate. till I get money enough to re-
. , v uvu. nju lilt (. till. g. 41-3 jJCi- I . ft
feet steering made the task easier for v'em'
the rowers, who got the full advantage
of their efforts. Joshua, however, by
his uncertain steering, hindered the pro
gress of bis boat.
"Can't we beat the other boat?" a.sk
ed Joseph Wheeler, who was rowing. "I
can row as well as either of those fel
lows."
"So can I," said Tom Barry;
try.n
The boats were about five lengths
Won't yon come with me?"
les. if you'll treat. I haven't got any
money."
'lou ought to have. The old man's
That's so. But he's getting meauer
every day."
Look here!" said Sam, suddenly; "I
linve an Idea. Did you ever buy a lottery
ticket?"
".No," answered Joshua.
"There's a fellow I know In New York
that drew a prize of a thousand dollars,
let's an1, now mucn d0 ya think he paid for detained me,
a iicKet.'
"I don't know."
apart, the rowers in the foremost boat lve oouars. tiows that for high"
hot having worked very hard, when Tom m.w 'nS aK 18 thnt'' asked Joshua,
and Joe began to exert themselves. The Becoming interested.
Intention was soon manifest, and the
fcpirlt of rivalry was excited.
"Do your best, boys!" said Walter.
"They're trying to catch us. Don't let
them do it."
The rowers of the two boats were alout
Only two months ago."
Do you know him?"
Yes, I know him ns well as I know
you. lie is clerk in a store just opposite
ours. When he got the money he gave
half a dozen of us a big dinner. We had
pvenlv matched. If nnvthlnir. however. I a jl'y time.
'Com and Joe were sunerior. and. other "A thousand dollars for five !" repeat
things being equal, would sooner or later J itsliua' 'IIeT was awful ! ,ucky"
have won the race. But Joshua, by his
(original style of steering, which became
Under the influence of excitement even
more unreliable, caused them to lose perceptibly.
"Can't you steer straight by accident,
Joshua?" asked Tom, in a tone of vexa
tion.
I know more about steering than you
"The fellow I was speaking of gets
lottery papers regularly. I'll ask him
foi one, and .send it to you as soon as 1
get back to the city."
"I wish you would," said Joshua.
Wouldn't it be something great if I
could draw a prize of a thousand dol
lars?"
"I'll bet it would. It would make you
place the bill I have taken."
Just then a little girl came in and In
quired for n spool of cotton. Joslua
found the spools, nnd let her select one.
Then he hurriedly folded up the shawls
and replaced them on the shelves. He
had just finished the task when Walter
entered.
"Are you tending store?" he said, in
surprise.
Yes," said Joshua. "Nichols got tired
waiting for you, so I told him I'd stay
till you got back."
T' UnA ctnmn ,llnfn. ns i n .1 , 1.
A .1 11 V. DUIUQ UIHIUUI.U U LU CI 11 U lUUb
Did you have any custom
ers?"
"Yes, I just sold a spool of cotton to a
little girl
"I met her a little way up the road,
holding the spool in her band."
"Well," said Joshua, "I guess I'll go
now you ve got back.
He went across the street to his fath
er's house, and, going up into his room,
locked the door, not wishing to be Inter
rupted. Then, opening his desk, he took
out a sheet of paper, and wrote a note
to the address given In his lottery cir
cular, requesting the parties to send him
bv return of mail a lottery ticket He
added, shrewdly, as he thought, "If this
ticket draws a prize, I will keep on buy
ing; but if it don t I shall get discour
aged and stop."
"I guess that II fetch 'em," thought
Joshua.
x He folded up the paper, and, Inclosing
the bill, directed It. The next thing to
Wnnted Itoad Money.
In a recent speech nt l'eorln, II. lit
Gross, secretary of the Farmers' Good
Itoad League und special agent for the
National Department of Agriculture to
study tho question of highways, made
tho following statemcrit: "In forty
years enough money has been thrown
away nnd squandered on tho dirt roads
of Illinois to pay for graveling or mac
.Sou(liior( aiobu Onion.
Connecticut's famous Southport Globe
onions stand unsurpassed ninong popu
lar American varieties of tho onion.
They are In high fa
vor In hoiiiu of tho
finest coininerclul on
ion growing districts
dcclnred war awM
of Ohio and New
York and during n tho
few yonrs past navo 1800-Kngland took no.!n , .1.
. ... .. ' "
Napoleon I, proclaimed Emperor of
o French.
WHITK ULOllE
ONION.
inndo n steady ml
advance In standing
everywhere as a
highly bred, perfect
Island of Anholt, Denmark.
1825 Hev. Antoinette Brown IilacktrtlL
first woman ordained as a mlnUtjr,
win ju-uj- iiuciicnier, iN, 1.
onion. KiiHtern onion urowcrs use tho IS'n .nwnn r.. i. ..
- -" - d - o ------ I ' i""v.i tuwiuijr la DOUul
auaummg every root or ingliwny in mi nnu wiuto Koumpori uium-n iu uarounn established nt Pendleton.
flin Hfnto" Tin tvnnf nn fllrtlior tn I nrodllCA tho lV('('t)Hn!)nllv llirCC. KOllll. ! IfiTt'l PltU,. .I,... I., ir
- - - v.. .... ...w . " 1 . - - tf 1 - ij.t Lt.uu twin ii. .uuuircui.
tho Stnte."
state -that ns good, hard roads could beautifully formed bulbs thnt bring top
bo built on the blnck land In the corn prices In the New York City markets,
belt of Illinois as In Massachusetts, or Besides the two varieties named,
in any other State, and at a moderate there is a yellow Southport Globo that
annual expenso to the landowners of resembles tho others In shape and gen-
the State, possibly not exceeding their oral chnractcr, but Is of a rich yellow
present annual tax for road and bridge color.
purposes.
do, Tom Barry," growled Joshua, f.et- independent of the old man. You wouldn't do WM' ,0 ma it IIo deci(leU( tbm(h
cure uiucii iu. uin kncuij-u iir vcuia a
week then."
Joshua and Sam went into the ice
cream saloon, which was kept open dur
ing the summer only, in a small candy
store, by a maiden lady who made a
Thia tvn vom- nmrfifrin. ir. Tr.oh., iio scanty income from such limited patron- rA nru tvl.lfli lf.omi(l In dnzrilnff
" 1 ..in ,.M tfn.A l... I tf' - -.
did not care to be outdone by any one, but b- ,uo, prospect before his eyes
to be outdone by Walter was particular- "" V i i i V ti u.'a
ting red in the face, for he could not
Iti-lp seeing that he was not appearing to
id vantage.
"Show it, then, if you do." was the reply-
"If we had your cousin to steer us,
we could soon get ahead.'
ly disagreeable.
"It Isn't the steering, it's the rowing,"
he said. "You don't row even,"
"Won't you try it, then," said Joe,
"and show us what you can do?"
"No; I'd rather steer."
Joshua considered that the steersman's
place was the place of honor, and he was
not disposed to yield it. Meanwhile Wal
ter, from bis plnce In the firsj' boat,
watched the efforts of his rivals, ne was
determined to keep the lead which he
had secured, and had little fear of los
ing it.
"Give way, boys J" he cried; "we'll dis
tance them, never fear!"
After making the turn, the Arrow met
unwillingly, ou account of the trouble,
to walk to the next postoflice, a distance
ot three miles, to post his letter there.
Joshua returned , home, feeling tired
and provoked, but congratulating himself
that he had taken the lirst step toward
(To be continued.)
though it is doubtful if all the answers
were quite correct, uut earn, uaving
been in the city a few months, wished
1 to be thought to have a very extensive
acquaintance with it, and was unwilling
to admit ignorance on any point.
Early the next week Sam returned to
his duties In the city, and Joshua await
ed Impatiently tho promised lottery pa
pers. Sam did not forget his promise.
On the third day after his departure a
paper came to the village postoflice, di
rected :
"Joshua Druramond, Leq.,
"Stapleton."
This was promptly taken from the of.
.. tim- ff. mi .n..- Mn. r-fice by Joshua, who had called on nn nv-
iiic A iviicu. u.v. 1 iiig mniuiiLUi j. iiu. c . , . .If. T .
CragC twice a uuy iur i.ijb icrjf jKiiier. j.1
piovtfd to be printed on yellow parrtr,
and fairly bristled with figures, indicat
ing the large sums which were weekly
distributed all over the country by the
benevolent managers of the lottery. Hero
was a scheme in which the principal prize
was but a thousand dollars. However,
tho tickets were but a dollar each, r.nd
wns abundant room for the boats to pass
each other. If they had been properly
managed. There wns no fault In Wal
ter's Bteerlng, but, by nn awkward blun
der of Joshua's, tho Pioneer veered in
her course so that the Arrow struck her,
to use a nautical term, amidships. As
she was being Impelled rapidly at the
IInrl Tliruat.
'We come to your city nnd write up
your munners nnd customs," scoffed the
hnuchtv New Yorker. "Why don't
some of your brains come' to Gotham
nnd write up our munners nnd cus
toms?"
"We might wrlto up your customs,"
replied the Chicago mnn, Indelicately,
"but we"d hnve a hnrd time finding
your munners."
President" and Precedent.
"Do you believe in pensioning ex-
Presidents?"
"No; it would establish nn unfor
tunate precedent." ,
"What do you mean?"
"First thing you know someliody
would want to pension nil the presiden
tial candidates." Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
fright .till greater. The girls Jumped to U ?ZSZ.
their feet screaming, and Joshua himself
turned pale with fright, but recovered
himself sufficiently to call out angrily,
What made you run Into usr'
"It's your own fault, Joshua," said
Tom Barry, angrily. "You're the most
stupid steerer I ever saw. What made
you turn the boat7"
"It's his fault," said Joshua.
"Let somebody else steer," said Joe
Wheeler. "A baby could steer better than
he."
So a younger boy wns put In Joshua's
a handsome return for a small outlay.
There were others, however, in which tho
principal prize was live thousand dollars,
HIn Only Fear.
"Of course, I love you, Jack," said
the wilful daughter of the wealthy
Mr. Fruflley, "but It's ono sure bet thnt
and the tickets were, in due proportion, nana will kick about you."
fire dollars each. "Well," replied Jack Poorloy, "ho
The more Joshua thought It over, tho nn iicjj about mo nil ho plenses If
more convinced he was that a large sum , ... oniv ,l0t jjjdj me about." Phlla
. ,!..,.. . . 1.1... r
oi money wan iitteiy 10 couic m win
through the lottery If he could only man-
delphln Press,
pge to raise money enough to buy a
ticket. But the problem of how to get
the necessary five dollars he was as tar
as ever from solving.
While in this state of mind be hap-
A Talr of VIOTTpolntw.
"A mnn," said the elderly suitor,
"Isn't worth listening to until he is
CO."
"True," rejoined the fair maid, nor
worth looktng at after he is )."
Alwny Abeu.
Qulzzem To what religious denom
Automatic Damp Wagon.
The ease with which modern dump
carts nnd wagons can be unloaded is
Illustrated In the automatic dump wag-
The white Is ono of those beautifully
white, iwrfectly globo shaped onions
that take tho cyo and bring highest
prlco In any market. Its skin Is thin
and paperlike, tho flesh fluo grained,
crisp nnd mild flavored. Add to this
on shown n the i accompanying : lhistra- Umt u ,a R tremendouH cromMJI. nd t
HUH, U1U UltUUllUll UL II vuiliiv.ll.llfc.
man. Tho wagon box Is pivoted on the
represents almost nn Ideal product In
Its line.
I)lk Plovra.
Tho twenty-four-inch slzo disk plow
can safely be recommended ns being su
perior to any other size. Tho smaller
size pulls easier, but It docs not pul
verize the soil so well. Tho disk plow
Is capable of handling ground thnt has
become too dry nnd hnrd for tho mold-
board plow. It Is of somewhat lighter
draft, does not requlro sharpening so I
often, cuts through trash better mid
docs not clog so easily. Do not try to
cut a furrow wider than eight or ten
Inches with a disk. The wider the fur
row the deeper will corrugations bo
and tho poorer will be the work. It Is
better to uso two twenty-ronr-lnch
plows, each cutting eight Inches In
width, than to uso a slngloMwetify
eight or thirty-Inch plow cutting six
teen Inches.
rock irom uapo Diamond, Quebec.
l&J3Thc Free church of Scotland e
tnbliHhed.
1847 Daniel O'Conncll, tho Liberator,
died In Genoa, Italy. Horn la Coun
ty Kerry, Irclnnd, Aug. 0, 1775.
1841) Smith O'Brien expelled from tbi
British House of Commons.
la'vS Capture of the Pelho forts.
18o0 French nnd Sardinians defeated
the Auntrlans at Montebello.
18(12 Fast day in Itlchraond, V.
1 18M First express trains ran between
New ork and Buffalo.
1803 Jefferson Davis Imprisoned la
rortrcwi Momoe.
1871 Vcndomo Column, erected by Ks-
poleon I., to commemorate bis tic
torlen, pulled down by tie Common
IxtH In Paris.
1873 Donald A. Macdonald entereJ
office of lieutenant governor of Ontario.
1870 Ht. Patrick's cathedral, New York
City, dedicated.
OPEBATINO THE DUMP WA00N.
TiilierciiIoNln,v
Recently nt lhe Iowa Experiment
Station twenty pigs were fed for n time
axle, the greater portion of the load - " "uu nm
being in back of the pivoted point Tho bcen PHteurIzed, and twenty others
forward end of the box is normally )vcro fU(140" tubercu Iosls milk that hud
um m inmnn hv n Wer ,iirectl ho. bc0 Pasteurized. The twenty pigs fed
Mn,l f t. rtrlrnr'H Rwit. When rnnilv to 011 1,10 rftw tuberculosis lllllk II 1 1 died
dump tho load, tho driver turns In his f tuberciiloslH, and two of tho other
seat, releases tho lover nnd tho load au- "u" U1U M,lI" "nBo. J imt
' I uhAtitul Mint inuinni.l.,t.... 41. A S 1 1 . .
tomatlcally turns over. Tho driver Is """"v" i'""""K i"" ihk gave
fl.iiQ nnt cnmnoUoft in Innvn his sent. w " 4 w"1 " l'ruiccuon.
saving considerable time.
Siaootblntr Dratr.
1882 The British expedition arrived t
Alexandria, Kgypt.
1885 Surrender of Louis Kid, lender c(
"Kiel's Ilcbclllon."
188U British ovnciiatlou of Sualtlm com-
pletel.
1880 Great loss of property by fire la
Quebec.
185)3 United States Supreme Court sui-
tnlned tho Chinese Inclusion act.
1801 The .Manchester ship canal opentd
1000 British force under Oca. holler
occupied Dundee, South Africa.
1001 Pool rooms in New York City shot
off from telegraphic service.
1000 Four towns In northern Michigan
destroyed by forest fires.
To break down clods and give n fine
surfuco tho field drug serves a useful
purpose. It may be used In connection
with tho spring tootli harrow or even
Want a Ncit Wheat.
Prof. Herbert F. Koborts of tho Kan-
bus Stute Agricultural Collcgo nnd Ex
periment Station will visit Utiropo dur-
MIL' thn mimiiinr. Tin la n.i..i..li,i.,..
from the ICuiiKas Experlinent Htation ; l debate. St. Olaf hud Uie negatl
to Insect tho wheat regions of Central i tho municipal ownership question.
nnd Southern Eurojio in search of su- Hov, Edwin A. Schncll of La IWu
perlor sorts of hard wheats for Intro-
ductloii Into Kansas,
A committee of St. Paul Aldermen b
adopted an ordinance providing that here
after school buildings In tho city ib
f fireproof constnictlon.
St, Olaf College of Nc.rtl.fldd defeated
Gustnvua Adolphus College of St. l
Ind., has bcen elected president of m
Iowa Wesleyan university nt M
Pleasant, Iowa, and has accepted the po
sition, James A. Bull, for many years an ac
tlvo supporter of tho Minnesota HUM
Fnrm NcrH No (en,
In New Zealand tho best demnnri 1
with tho disk. The Oxfl inch pieces Ih for Shorthorn bulls of tho milking agricultural school, died' suddenly at
nre o iu iu ".-- iuhkui iuhi are mm nn". homo In Edliia Ml 8. 0 suiiuru
Uu nun uiu uuniruyniK IU6 ihi o(
vim yards near Santa Cruz. Cnl. Ti.vl Tho Nebraska State university y-
edgewise, being bound together by crosf
ileces made of lv&xfl Inch stuff.
'I'lie Puclntr Jlorae,
Wo have known of many animals
that have acquired tho hnblt of pacing
K 1 ' . n.
havo anneared In thminntwiu n.i.i .. ' has reaiicsted the resignations '
Secretnry Wilson snys wo miL'iit 'r.- t i. minPnt nart In w
because of becoming sore forward. The ,wvo. bu"1ft'r a'P'a tliroi'8,10t tlio vising foot ball rules nt tho coi iferen
fore feet nnd legs do not assist In the ". conuitiona nro held in New yorit. "'""''"T.rV"!
..iyrt of nronulslon. their nfiin fnvomblo for locord-brenklng yields of the method of holding tho atweucp
slrnpiy to hold up or support the fore M- 1 elo n,,I iw t Z m
and heaviest part of tho animal, and A Connecticut fnriner Is reported to 1 1 10 e2,,nr1 Si J w, U to
as it must keep theo fore feet out of e tho Incubator HyHte,n in starting K"?,!;i
the wny of the hind ones,
endeavor to do bo In
wnrrt nf wnvs nt times, for wlion nnr u"y mnvin, mm uro incn traiiHnlnnfftii ..i.n ....i..i i...ii,ii
I... ni . w ihiuiiu ni:uuu( uuiiui.in .. .
,n tU flCld' I In the lecnl contest to decide Wetter
iojo jcui out or "jnwui in Huirtitig r r i r nrnnUa nnii pres"
ies, a bono will ' Itjito crop. The seed potatoes nro ifrc SJl? W )K
the most awk- Ploccd lu o warm room In n rnck, whoro JKon ffw W be contctjor
, for when soro Uoy prout, and aro then transplanted public school building to cost WflM'
v sort nt n n.u In tho field. i ' .. . . , ,iiHfl w ieto"
Intttlon do 'ou, belo,1 . . nv 'that to its mind appears to lessen tho A story comes from Wnshlugton, pn., 1 or no the Minneapolis board of ejtj
n rTa7snB Clt TlmTs ' I Pn,n quei.tly thnt a farmer hns a sl.eep-ldllmg.hono tlon !S suspend 1 1 iupll who
vcntlBt. KnusnB City limes. n(l0J)(f( U)0 B,g,0 foot ncUoI1( gPnduny T mma was scon to rush into tho In "l atudlcs Llndsloy IMIkey won
progressing into thnt of pacing, it Hock, trnmplo n sheep to death, pick "rst I,olnt ,n l" coiurover j.
was this Boreness forward nnd he was It up In Its teeth nnd enrry It out. Tho s,,nI)HOni wl, I"8" an instiite fwi
'nctuully Inmo thnt caused, tho grent performance wbb rennted until tho ,nK tlie Bcll0' Ha on the polo
Jny Eye Seo to pacc-FIeld and Farm, farmer In-fareL , p,lkfy "'J111 nnal. rmcnt
x v Involved l completed.
was degraded, as he considered It, to the Pcned one day to lo nth store at n n.
vnnk of a passenger.
for Walter to get back from an errand.
. ..1.1 1. ...... .n . Ua
I mii.Ra I Ymi HUlier wouiu Jiuujr uy, .10
we can get along without you. Here, ou Bn.in)!,,'e''', "My d,?ner X 1 Vf Lf" 7 ,k
fellows on the W Just wait a mn- mJP&
ute. till we'vo latuieu josuuo, anu wen .v-. -
" . ordinary kindness for him. .
UM- J"" . . . .. ll.r..l. I.Ua1 Tnallllfl " Dflld HlB RnlpM. I ... . . . . ir. li- t,r,l, nAnli'n i... .. ja .... . 11 ... n 1 n. .
Truo to li s determination, Josima .muku vw..-- r- ms iiohicbb uuu i uu w jvu .v wu juih ourcm-us orwaru nnu uu was ii up in n luuiu nnu enrry
Jumped off at the head of the Inlet, and man oTwiT li io taTclo hnd en0U8h- C
tlm Pioneer wns turuea uy uer new puot. - - Freddie no. mum. i aou i teui wv
The Arrow, ana me noneer iook ui-ir " . , . ,.l... vntl Strnv Btor les.
. ... ...j- .-.i i Nn" sooner uau ue kouo iu i i -
..i n uma 1 1 v Hint-, auu luo int. wvur . -' .
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