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All ttie testimony (toon to snow mat
the Amerlcau hen acquitted herself
nobly.
It Is probably Just as well that con
gress never adjourns out of respect to
dead bill.
An insane man has made a cent Into
screwdriver. Demonstration of how.
lunatic can get things twisted.
A royal wedding has been held In
Russia without any Nlynamltlng. Even
Nihilists like a change once in a while.
A Montana man has inherited a coun
try home from a dog. He will be both
fashionable and grateful if he caljs bis
place "The Kennels."
As for us, give us the kind of man
who, notwithstanding It may be cloudy
to-day, believes that to-morrow will be
a sun-kissed dream.
It cost a man $1,750 to kiss an un
willing woman. The price seems high,
considering how many girls are only
waiting for a chance.
Love is the name of the Chicago
woman who was recently granted her
Ixth divorce. She should retain the
name and use it for bait.
The philosopher of the Atlanta Con
stitution says that "men like widows
because they pretend not to know a
lot of what they really do know."
Madame Paderewski paid $7,500 for
four chickens. This Booms like reckless
extravagance until we reflect how
easily her husband makes that amount.
In celebrating Easter the Czar of
Russia released 20,000 political prison
ers. The Itusslun reactionaries will
not be likely to regard this as a eheer
ul spring opening.
Every kind of religion is permitted to
flourish In America so long as it keeps
the pence. The first Hindu temple In
the Western world was recently dedi
cated In San Francisco.
"The excessive talker," declared a
London clergyman, "is a human vam
pire who saps the vitality of those
about him." But he meant "her" but
didn't dare say it because his wife was
in the room.
We are delighted to see that Miss
Jean Ueid's fiance "attends the king
and queen at all state and social af
fairs." Any man with a vigorous ag
gressive life work like that ought to be
a great and constant Joy to any Ameri
can girl.
"Cuba llbre" has long been a war
cry and watchword. A new kind of
"Cuba llbre" la reported by Governor
Magoon, who deelures, after a careful
investigation, that the island has not
a single case of yellow fever. That Is
a better kind of "free Cuba" than even
its liberators dreamed of.
"The flag of the American frigate
Chesapeake, taken by II. M. S. Shannon
June 1, 1813, which wus recently sold
at auction Instills city, has been pre
sented to the Royal United Service Mu
seum by William Waldorf Astor." Lon
don dispatch. It is an unpleasant lit
tle episode that one of the few Ameri
can battle flags ever captured by Great
Britain should be thus prevented by an
American from returning to America.
Even an expatriate might wish to pre
vent Its permanent exhibition In an
English museum.
Appeal to authority mny be so slavish
or so trivial as to dishonor the author
ity and make the, appellant ridiculous.
Did Lincoln approve of reducing the
tariff on wool, and If wood pulp had
been In use In his day, what would he
have thought of the tariff on that?
What was Paul Jones' view of the need
of an American naval station In the
Tappljappi Islands? Would Thomas
Jefferson have sanctioned a course In
Celtic in an American university?
What would Jackson have thought of
the Aldrlch currency bill? These ques
tions are no more absurd than many
which are seriously discussed In Jour
nals and assembly balls. , Great men
are great precisely because they act in
obedience to principles which are too
deep and broud to bind the answers to
specific questions which arise In after
times.
Now that a hotel at Fort Wayne,
lnd., has burned down with much loss
of life the discovery is made that It
was a firctrap. There Is no reason why
tho discovery should not have been
made before the fire and the building
have been made less of a flretrap. It
was erected over fifty years ago and
naturally did not measure up to mod
ern standards of safe construction. To
liar mad it reasonably safs would
have cost considerable. Tne owners or
the property did not care to siend the
money. The city officials whose duty it
was to see that flretrap hotels were not
permitted to run did not Interest them
selves In the matter. Consequently a
number of people were burned to death.
Fort Wayne Is far from being the only
town with an old hotel building which
as soou as it has gone into smoke ami
ashes will be discovered to have been a
flretrap. The discovery would be made
too late to save the lives of unfortun
ate occupants. Cities and towns which
wish to do their full duty by the strong
er within their gates should be stirred
to action by what has happeued at
Fort Wayne. The authorities of each
place should have Its hotels Investi
gated to find out whether there is a
flretrap among them. Where one la
found the changes that will make It
safe should be ordered. This is what
should be done generally. Common hu
manity and regard for the lives of
home people and strangers demand It.
Business considerations require it. In
some places the lesson of the Fort
Wayne hotel flre will be heeded. In
others the authorities will trust to luck.
They will assume that the good fortune
which has protected insecure hotels
hitherto will stand by them. They will
not hunt for flretraps, but will wait
until a flre shall have revealed their ex
Istence.
It Is frequently said that a family
can live for much less in England than
In America, although the flptitlls are
seldom given in support of the state
ment. A committee of representative
English working men, which visited
America not long ogo, has reported that
there is practically no difference In the
price of food in the two countries, and
that in some parts of England provis
ions are more expensive than In New
York. Rent Is higher here than Id
Great Britain. But even with the
greater rent the American working
man is better off, for his wages are so
much higher than those paid on the
other side that, as the committee hat
reported, the American can save two
dollars as easily as the Englishman
fifty cents. The contented workman
Is the one who saves fifty cents or two
dollars, rather than the one who
complains that his wages are so small
that he can save nothing. The news
papers noted the death the other day
of a man In Scotland who had never
earned more than eight dollars a week,
yet hud educated two of his five chil
dren well enough for them to enter the
learned professions, and had a surp
of movable property worth two thoi
sand dollars. There is in a New Eng
land town a shoe worker who, when he
was a young man, resolved that lie
would save enough out of his wages to
be able to retire and live on his Inter
est at the age of sixty. He retired at
the age of fifty-eight, with a home and
a competency; yet he never received
more than fifteen dollars a week. It
is men of this type the world over who
are the bone and sinew of their respec
tive countries. In democracies such lie
England and America they control In
a real sense the national policies. The
cost of living does not trouble them
very much, for they have schooled
themselves to adjusting their Imme
diate wants to the necessity of provid
ing for a future when they may rest
from their lnbors.
Oar I'jtly Ancestor.
"All our ancestors," said a physi
cian, "were pockmarked, and small
pox was a recommendation if you were
looking for work.
"What I mean Is that you couldn't
get a job if you had not had small
pox. No one wanted a servant who
was. liable at any moment to be
stricken down with the loathsome dis
ease. Hence "
He opened a newspaper volume of
1774.
"Hence 'help wanted' ads. read like
this:
" 'Wanted, a man between 20 and 30
years of' age, to be footman and under
butler In a great famllv. lie mnnt
have had the smallpox In the natural
way. Also a woman, middle-aged, to'
wait upon a young lady of great for-!
tune and fashion. The woman mimt1
have had the smallpox In the natura'
way.
Mnrvela In Miniature.
An English paper has an account ot
a tiny boat made by an Italian and
formed of a single pearl. Its sail is of
beaten gold, studded with diamonds,
and its headlight, carried at the prow,
is a perfect ruby. An emerald serves
as the rudder, and its stand Is a slab
of Ivory. It weighs less than half an
ounce and its price Is said to be $5,000,
The Italians are adepts at minute
work, for there are Rrtlsts In Florence
who will take particles of stone and
glass no larger thnn a mustard seed
and piece them together on the head
of a shirt stud with such nice adjust
ment of delicate shades of color that
flowers and Insects are represented In
perfect detail, with all the truthful
ness of nature.
' When a woman has a cow and sptia
milk, she credits more luxuries In the
house to the cow than she credits t
hr husband. )
Quality of Seed.
As the result of tests of alfalfa, red
clover and grass seeds secured in the
open market Chief Gallowav of the
bureau of plants indusry makes a re
port that is certainly of interest to
rarmers.
Red Clover. Of the 1,217 samples of
red clover seed secured 405, or one
third, contained seed of dodder. 424
contained traces of yellow trefoil seed,
and 135 bore evidence of having orig
inated in Chile.
Alfalfa. Of the 399 samples of al
falfa seed secured 191, or about one
half, contained seed of dodder. 135
contained a trace of yellow trefoil
seed, 120 contained a trace of sweet
clover seed, and 10 contained a trace
of bur clover seed.
Bromus Inermis. Of the 8 fun nl pr
of Bromus inermis seed obtained 15
contained seed of cheat, or chess, 28
contained from 2 to 3 per cent of seed
of the wheat grasses, several con
tained seed of meadow fescue and one
contained more than 24 per cent of
meadow fescue and rye grass seed to
gether.
Kentucky Blue Grass. Of the 429
samples of Kentucky blue trass seed
obtained only 8 were found to be free
from any trace of Canada blue grass.
In most of these samDles the trace of
Canada blue grass found was imma
ture seed, showing that it was harv
ested with the Kentucky blue grass
seed. The seeds of the two plants not
ripening at the same time, it Is Im
probable that mature seed of Canada
blue grass would be harvested with
Kentucky blue crass seed. In 110
samples, however, Canada blue grass
seed was found In quantities exceed
ing 5 per cent, 82 of these being Can
ada blue grass seed misbranded as
Kentucky blue grass seed.
The Potato Dos:.
The potato bug, or Colorado potato
beetle, passes the winter in the ma-
F ABM-BUILDING
PLAN OF A PIGGERY.
The above diagram shows a cross section of a piggery building thirty-foui
feet wide, which may be of any desired length. The foundation is of stone
but may be built of concrete to be in keeping with the floor and the plera
which are concrete. The floor is in two layers, the lower three inches being
comprised of coarse gravel seven parts and cement one part, the upper Inch
being mixed three parts sharp sand to one of cement. The alley running
throughout the center of the building Is six feet wide, with a crowned floor
one-hnlf Inch higher In the center, to insure its being kept perfectly dry.
The floors of the pens are given a fall of two inches from the alley to the
outer doors.
The partitions are constructed of one and n quarter-Inch boards cut into
three-foot lengths. These are placed in an upright position, the bottom ends
resting on a two-by-four and the tops capped with similar material. The loft
above is about eight feet high at top posts and furnishes an nbundnnce of
room for storage of straw, crates, crate materials, etc. No meal feed should
be stored here, as It Is likely to become contaminated.
The illustration shows the ropes and pulleys by which the doors and
ventilators are opened and closed from the feeding alleys. On the right side
the door.aud ventilator are open; on the left side closed.
ture form. As soon as the potatoes
are up these bugs begin feeding and
laying eggs on the young leaves. The
young that batch from these eggs, as
well as the next brood, are the ones
that do the damage. Therefore, It is
necessary that treatment should be be
gun as soon as the young beetles ap
pear on the vines. Dust the plants
while the dew Is on, with a mixture
made of 1 pound Paris green to 10
pounds of slaked lime or (heap flour.
Another good method Is to spray the
plants with a composition of 2 ounces
of Paris green In 50 gallons of Bor
deaux mixture, spraying the vines two
or three times. For this purpose the
Bordeaux mixture should be made out
of 3 pounds of bluestone and 5 pounds
of lime to 50 gallons of water. This
mixture will not only kill the beetle,
but also prevent the early blight from
destroying the leaves and stems of the
vines.
Reed Germination.
It requires from 20 to 80 days for
asparagus seed to germinate; beans,
5 to 10 days; borecole, broc-coll, Brus
sels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower,
0 to 12 days; carrots, 14 to 21 days;
oalery, 14 to 20 days; corn salad, 14
daya; corn, 8 to 14 days; cress, curled,
3 to 5 days; cress, water, 12 to 14
days; cucumbers, 5 to 10 days; egg
plant, 8 to 20 days; endive, 3 to 7
days ; lettuce, 3 to 5 days ; melons,
cantaloupes, 5 to 10 days; melons,
water, to 15 days; mustard, 8 to 0
days; onions, 7 to 14 days; parsley, 20
to 30 days ; parnlps, 8 to 14 days ; peas,
5 to 10 days; pepper, 8 to 20 days.
Wood Aahea.
Ashes made from hard wood are
more valuable than those made from
soft wood. It is claimed that some
ashes from soft wood have not enough
value to make it worth while to bother
with them. It has also been discovered
that the value is largely governed by
the part of the tree from which the
ashes are made. It Is declared by
chemists that the ashes of young twigs
are of more value than the ash of
the trunk of the tree, while the ash
of the leaves is still more valuable.
Three Hone Doubletree. i
A doubletree attachment to binder
or sulky plow can be made according
to the plan shown. The dimensions
can be varied slightly to accommodate
horses of different sizes.
Raining Rhubarb.
Rhubarb requires a deep and very
fertile soil. The great secret of suc
cess in raising It is high manuring. It
Is a gross feeder, and requires a lib
eral application of manure every year.
A grower whose small patch produces
rhubarb of enormous size explains his
success from his practice of throwing
soapsuds over the ground on washing
days. He had sold $30 worth from a
patch of two and one-half rods in a
single season.
Farm Notea.
When the wheels get so dry that
they rattle,' have the tires properly set ;
do not try to chink up the spokes.
With all classes of stock the value oi
the feed is the same, whether It Is sup
plied to the scrawnles or the best of
thoroughbreds.
Teams that have been partially Idle
CONSTRUCTION.
TW mUM
C3 CATM.
for some time should come Into work
again gradually and their shoulderr
bathed with salt water.
The cutworm Is the larvae of a
moth; the worm is of a brown color,
fat and sluggish, about an Inch long
and feeds only during the night
For bumble-foot in poultry 1 aint the
corn liberally with tincture of iodine
dally for a week. If this Is done in
the early stages the corn can be spread.
If given before the hogs get past
the eating and drinking stage, the fol
lowing Is claimed to be an infallible
cure for hog cholera: To a barrel of
good slop add one pint of Venetian red
and one pint of kerosene oil. Mix well.
The first rule for getting a good
profit from poultry is to get the chicks
hatched early, and the next is to keep
those chicks growing so fast that they
will reach laying maturity before th
commencement of cold weather.
A horse will never run Into any other
burning building besides bis own, or
even pass a bonfire if he can help it,
tries to get to bis stall his home and !
when once he reaches there can only
be driven away by fright or shock n
perlor to his dread of fire.
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"I am going to have my photos taken.
I hope they will do me Justice." "I
hope so, too Justice tempered with
mercy."
Mrs. Justwed Why are these ezirs
so small? Grocer DIckelwurst I t'ink
dey were took from der nest too soon
alretty. Philadelphia Ledger.
Teacher Johnny, what do you un-
: derstand by that word "deficit?" "It's
what you've got, when you haven't as
much as If you Just hadn't nothln'."
I Hook I understand be married a
cool million. Cook Yes ; but he's com
plaining now because he hasn't been
1 able to thaw out any of It Illustrated
lilts.
"What'd Jimmy give yer fer yer
birthday?" 'This here brass ring."
"How'd yer know it ain't notbin' but
brass?" "He give it ter me." Cleve
land Leader.
"Is your husband having any luck
at the race track?" "Some luck," an
swered young Mrs. Torklns. "He hasn't
caught cold nor had his pockets picked."
Washington Star.
"Why Is It?" asked the dear gin,
"that the bridegroom's attendant is
called the 'best man? I suppose It's
twfiimo h is fha fcoot off," growled the
fussy old bachelor.
Mother You and Willie have been
at my cherries again. I found the
stones In the nursery. Johnny It
wasn't me, mother, 'cause I swallowed
all the stones of mine.
Muriel Would you marry for
money? Carsone Not I; I want
brains. Muriel Yes. I should think
so, if you don't want to marry for
money. Brooklyn Life.
"Your love,-' he cried, "would give
me the strength to lift mountains!"
"Dearest," she murmured, "it will only
be necessary for you to raise tho
'dust.' "Town Topics.
"Toll me, brother, Is It possible to
let Robert know that I am an heiress?"
"Has he proposed to you?" "Yes."
"Well, you may be sure he knows it
olready." Tho Gossip.
"It costs more to live thnn it did
years ago," sold the man who com-,
plains. "Yes," answered the man who
enjoys modern conveniences, "but It's
worth more." Washington Star.
Professional Faster I should like
to undertake a fast of four weeks in
this show of yours. How much will
you poy me? Showman I con't cive
you any salary, but I will pay for your
Keep.
"What would you do," asked the ex-
cited politician, "if a paper should call
you a liar and a thief?" "Well," sold
the lawyer, "if I were you I'd toss ut
a cent to see whether I'd reform or lick
the editor."
Miss Blondlock How dare von tPll
people my hair is bleached? You know
it is false! Miss Ravenwins Yes.
de-ir, I know it Is. I told them It was
blenched before you got it Phtladel-
fum 111411111.
"I noticed she bowed to vou. Is
an old acquaintance?" "Y-yes; we're
slightly acquainted. In fact, she's a
port of distant relation. She was tha
first wife of my second wife's husbnnd."
Chicago Tribune.
Officer Flynn An' so yez ain't a fake,
hey. How did yez lose yer solght? The
Blind Person Oh, I was once on the
police force -with orders from my cap
tain not to see anythln'. It got to be 0
habit with nie. Puck. .
Lord Lewson Why. Pat. there used
to be two windmills there. Put Thrue
for you, sir. Lord Lewson Why is
there but one now? Pat Bedatl, they
took one down to lave more wind for
t'other. London Tit-Bits.
He Do you remember the night I
proposed to you? She Yes, dear.
He We sat for one hour, and you
never opened your mouth. She Yes, I
remember, dear. He Ah, that was the
happiest hour of my life. The Catholic
Mirror.
Farmer Sacks Here's a letter askln'
about board for the summer, an' want
in' to know is thar a bath in the house.
What'll I tell 'em, Mlrandy? His Wife
Tell 'em the truth. Tell 'em If they
need a bath we'd advise 'em to take it
afore they come. Harper's Bazar.
"Every ballot must be counted," the
first speaker had declared. "I agree
with the gentleman you have just
heard," began the one who followed,
"but I go as far as to say that in cer
tain emergencies some of them must be
counted twice." Philadelphia Ledger.
"I was reading a magazine article
the other day," said the landlady, "in
which the writer advanced the theory
that fully two-thirds of the diseases
that afflict humanity are due to over
eating." "Well, I guess that's about
right," rejoined the scanty-haired
bachelor at the foot of the mahogany.
"Anyway, it is months since anyone
was sick in this boarding house."-
Chicago Dally Mews.
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