BANDON REÇQRDEB.
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THE FER-DE-LANCE.
Tbe terrible fer-de-lance will strike
«gain and again and 1* the cause of
great mortality wjiere be exists, caus
ing death often In a few usoments. Over
the whoiif "earth ‘there is nous to com
pare wJib .Wilt.except the uoturlou* co
bra of India. Although uot a water
snake, be is food of the river and flat
lauds lu lta vicinity, seldom being tuet
with in tb* hl Ms., 1'bU denizen uf the
reedy iM vfip ai‘<i**e<i|» river" bsflks Is
fouud over tbe w hole north of the Buutb
American continent as well a* in tbe
islands of Trinidad, St. Lucia aud Mar
tinique. He is truly the evil genius of
tbe two l«tter, wber#'deaths fruui bls
bite form a high percentage every year.
In Martinique especially It is necessa
ry oftentimes In some districts to burn
the cornfields so as to destroy these
snakes before tbe negroes dare enter to
cut tbe cane*. Ou one estate thirty-sev
en fer de-lances were killed yin a piece-
of ground containing eleveu acre*
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Of a dull yellowish or clay tinted
ground color, be is ringed wltb irregu
lar, blackish bands, narrowing toward
the lieck and broadening downward.
This arrangement of colorlug makes
him extremely difficult to discern on
"he flat alluvial la.ids where the sun
b«k >d clay, mixed with the blackened
< olor of sticks rotten and water soaked,
luak'-s a < vrpet of a color with his coat.
He 1» L ot. .re to seven fCet 'In' letigth,
as thick a a man’s wrist, with a flat
triangular bead.
.
Aa' QAa “BArom.»tU-
“
A common leech tnak<*s a good ba-
rometer. Fill a tumbler half full with
water, put the leech Into It and tie a
piece of muslin over tbe top to keep
tbe leech from getting out. All you
have to do to find out what sort of
weather Vtf are going * to “ha va is to
watch the little animal.
For example, when the day Is to be
flue the leech will remain at the bot
tom of the glass, colled up in spiral
shape and quite motionless. If rain
may be expected, It will creep to the
top of the glass and stay there until It
clears off.
If the leech twists "Itself and la very
restless, there is going to be a wind
storm. If it keeps out of the water for
several days, look out for a thunder
storm.
The Indications for frosty weather
are tbe same as fur fine aud for snow, '
tbe same as for rain. In fnct, a leecli Is
almost, as good a forecaster as the
weather man himself.
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A Comedy of Error«.
When Baron Haussmann went to
Constantinople on.» visit to Abdul Aziz,
who was th»u sultan, he had an Inter
view with the grand vizier _w^o did not
know a word of French. At tbe begin
ning of tbe interview tbe old long Turk
ish pipes were brought In, aud tbeb
Baron Haussmann began making a
very long speech in French. The grand
vlsler could not understand a word, bur
listened most attentively till he noticed
that ids pipe had gone out and chipped
his band for a servant to come and re
light it. Haussmann, thinking be was
applauding, rushed toward liim with
outstretched hand, intending to-shake
bauds and thank him. Tbe grand vMen
seeing bls hand put forth, shook ft
warmly and said “Goodby,” under the1
Impression it was Hauqstpann's Inten
tion to lesve, aud quitted tbe room.
Tbs Kafl o* th* World.
starvation wages. 'Tie a strange uld
world. The immigrants who pour into
this country from the old «KMlRM
who ba
WHAT IS. A..“COLD?”
The Word 'j
• MwilltRda
PrsiWur.’
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In tbe’buad, say* that tbe "ordinary
cold
«•. individual .esMptaK, but
only a i-nHrrflve Maae for a iarge num
l>er uf different «-oaiulalnts.”
He «HHitiiiu«-*. "The attempt to dis
cover a iiaivprsgKiriuedy against a
cold is Just ux absurd as to search for
a Kcueriiily efficacious remedy for
headache,** Tin* particular complaint
u< which the
is the symptom
Fan ilttly IX tiHcerfiXined by "calwfui ex-
HMdnatiun- of tlie-'tiasai cavities and ,
lu'lghboFbig parts.” Hence sufferers
, shonld lie cfwunisp«-ct In r^^upe^of
' remedies. "
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i
, Tbe i«of**ssor says only that which' is
true, but uf wlflM^'thi' iiiaite of ilibn
kind Is IgnOMiit. . jC<«lds
J2<d«i» are.
are. of
of Ii iiM|U-
ui«Tabte varieties, hut the t.)R*st ■»'«in-
.<
inbn one is Hint which I* persistently
misunderstood. It is attributed tu any •
thing but tj*«- right cause, which is a
luiftwii: *'
e«-M»;-<
All its symptoms are those of a high
ly infeetiutm'fever, and the, public lu
step J of fijyiulng the microbe of Infec
lion and striving to kill it will p«*-rsist
in denouncing draft« wet feet, low
t empera lure,' etc.
1 They exclude air, the enemy of the
mlerube. from tlnir room*'; they supply
a temperature In which It can multiply,
anfl, having beconie thoroughly inocB-
luted by" breathing the germ ladeu Jit
muspbere, they find.that a cold current
of Mr causes them to shiver. The' shiv
ering of Hie ordjnary mind decides the
question of causatfiui. , ,
It is significant of every fever that
It. begins w iUi, shivering, abd a cold
Is uo exception.
‘ Cold, wet feet, drafts, etc., are at
most only' uccessories. By putting a
greater strain on the animal economy
they decrease its resistance to micro
bial Infection.
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Nearly teu tlioH-umd pup«> of tbe ye? when itiey resell tb
public mdltsds were sadly disappointed
particularly t'aliforuia, which is a ver
during tbe reeeut Citrus Fair held iu
itable haven fur tbe criminal aud low-
the ferry building in Hau Francisco.
eetty|>eof mauluqd from Eu Hip* and
They bad prepare«! for a holiday, which Australia, they' quickiy assert' tfivrr
bad been promised them, iu order that
rigbte aud «lie(ate that a «-.«uzeu -shall
they might visit tbe fair. Unfortunate
i»L do Jau
lat in
ly they were. U m last sectioa, wul, ow-
yMiif / MR-
qig to lite rudeiistM and bed behavior of
brutality aiid ^aslartllx and cowaidlv
a few euholars io the pievhMtgiaqgtkiua
wurly-doue by. tha iueqibyiA of tbe
«they ware the aameptiou *ni! uot tlie
SntoRe in csippMi^xnurdeiHig ORd lie'
rule), Heeretary Fllcber .of the State
Juring noii-tniion men, who holcMtia?
Board of Trade was compelled to notify
Ihvy-iliie iu a free country aud have as
the Board of JCduse^Jup l|na,lJip cbi^,
1fi'dF'lihtghj;»57?h- iu lheif native laud
drtxi c»uM not omue. Naturafiy the
as tbiie aliens/la'dititi by ifeis crimmal
childieii wlio had conducted (hemselves f.ejueiit off lyreign qjHiptries 'thiX'lias
di a proper uupnier wen iudiguaut to jHHireJ -tbsoi^jb our wulsdy. u iebmjed
be class«*! with Ulis rough element, but
“of KM I dour. '■
they bail to sutler willi the guilty. In
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commenting on tlie ats>ve a lady said:
Polly s*W a -great, bHrh teainst«, a
-"Yoq«Mii lajL, U-_allxo^J<>rt+teir home
foreigner, walk u|> hi'Cllltle boy in
traifiiu^. Ilu-iitiildreu ari nig raspon,-
♦Wnt'of <int‘6fliie1df( deparKUeut
sible; it is tbe |iareiits w ho are to blame
stores, wlitire the cMtnuitehi lor miuie
fur uot leachiug Them better manners.
fancied grievance had " walked out” on
1 have no |>ati^iee willi.jiuch lax Str'iW, piid gYv^qf iCe little lad a h I uii -
uieltHAis iu UielirtHgiiig'tfl"of children.
niug blow on tlw face that, neiit.iiiiu
I'he parents may be Mice enough, but
teeliug against the wajt, seized tlie pa
What does all tlielr refinement aud pot-
llets he hail lieen distributing aud die
islied maiiiiernAmouuL.lv ji, they have,
atroysd,lliemrand tlieir- this brutal fel-
not the ability to teach tlielr children to
klW; vfho would Uot have dared to have
show that they are well-bred ixilli at
struck a man his bwit size, but u>uit
itotue and abrdbd?"
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Wreak hM cowardly spile ou mere
T
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liabise, announced that “(Js fellpws are
. It is not al woe ttie ease, however, for going to lay. for the. cash boys' aud
Polly tide seeu,.fidth).boys and guls |uiock tlie seuses out of them.” Kvery
brought up in tbe home where nothing deed of vkdeuce and inhumanity in
coarse or rude was tolerated for a luiu- jures ths cause uf Ihe uukmaaud makes
ute and where everything that could fieople who would otherwise lie iu syur
tend to throw refining influences arouiig patby with their cause condemn them.'
them were iu evidence and the parents
««««
showed that they were cultured and
A gentleman in speaking of the above
charnuing p««ople, yet both tbe suns and subject the utiier day said: "When (he
THE KADIAK BEAR.
daughter«« seem to be poeseesed to act iu uuams hold themselves responsible for
a boisterous manner tliat ottended other every deed of violence done l>y then Hl* Winter Habit* Much 1,1k* Tboa*
l«eople and caustMl uneomplinientary unruly memlsirs and they make it a
of Bear* th* World Over.
comments whenever they appeared iu part of tiieir code U) bring these law
The liudlak bear finds no trouble iu
public or at any little social fuuctiou breakers to Justice, then, aud not ur.tii getting all tbe food he waats during
where their parents were uut present. then, can they Solve the problem of the berry season and during the run 'of
The latter would have been horrjfied how to gaiu tlie sympathy and support tire" various kinds,, of salmon, which
last* from June niity October. At this
nad they known of their unbecoming of all gcssl, suU-tantial citizens." '
peridd be. fattens up. nnd upon this fat
iieliavlur. It was a delicate matter and
he lives through bls long winter sleep.
uo one felt sufficiently well %cquaiuted
BRIEF. REVIEW
When tie wakes in the spring, lie Is
to inform tLem of the facts, aud had
very weak and hardly able to move, so
they done so the parents would doubt-
Black Diamond.
ills first alm Is to -recover tlie use of
(ess have ascribed it to some ollfc-r uio-
The only place iu the world where Ills legs, Tttls he does by. taking sfiort
live other than kindness aud informed
that form of carbon known as tlie black walks when the wegtber Is pleasant,
returning te bls den every night. This
them that they desired them l«r cease
diamond, or bort, is found iu marketa
liglit etercise lasts for a wedk or so.
tneddling with their att'Rtrs.* That is
ble quantities is iu Bahia, in Hou 111 when be sets out to se«‘k..jiiK>n tlie
but natural.
America. The suiatauce is used fur beach kelp, which acts as a purge. He
points for stone dn,Us aud saws, .and is now lives upoit roots, principally of the
There is also another" shJei'loAVe.pic
powered and used to polish diamonds salmon berry bush, ami later nibbles
ture. I have seen children reared iu a
and other precious stones. There is a the young gruss. These ‘carry him
household jvlieje there was always
wide and growing demand for it. The along until U»e salmon arrive, when he
turmoil, uo discipline, aud coniiMioii
black diamond is found with the ordi becomes exclusively a flsli enter until
reigned supreme. Hpme was ouly a
nary iu the Batliia fields, and* brings the lierries are ripe. I have been told
by the natives that Just before be goes
place to sleep and eat in, the mother
about teu dollars a caret. The largest,
into his den he eats berries only, and
dlpsliod and a stranger to neat nene chn-
carbon foilud weighed 3150carats; it was his stomach Is now su fiHed with fat
Mrhing both tier borne and her own
bought from the turner for »13,000; was that he really eats but little.
personal apiiearance, devoting all her
afterward purchased for »25,000, aud
The time when the bears go Into win
time aud attention to cheap dime uov-'
was sent to Faris, where it was broken ter quarters depends upen the severity
eta, tbe trashier and more foolishly sen
up and sold to the trade. The average of the season. Generally speaking, it
timental the story tbe more interesting
size is,about six carets. Tbe annual is in curly November, shortly after the
to'.her, Bbe would foriet Imsliand,
output is decreasing as the demand cold weather ltas set in. Most bears
children aud home while turning the grows larger aud the price is mounting, sleep quinterriipttHily until spring, but
occasionally they sre found wandering
pages of her book aud would sigh wea
it is probably ouly a'questioti of time
rily when the children catuejroppiug when a black diamond combination .about in midwinter. My natives seem
ed to think that only those lM>ars which
home from sclioui, huugry as little
will lie formed to work tlpr,snjall area have found •uiieoniforhvbie quarters are
bears and clamoring for tiieir lunch.
with modern machinery. The present restless and tliut they leave their dens
Reluctantly she would turn down a
methods are very primitive.
at tills Xltue of thwyear. only for., tbe
corner of the page,*set the children to
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purpose of finding better ones.—From
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cleaning oft tlie breakfast dishes and re
Talc and Soapstone.
“Big Game uf Western Alaska,” by
setting tlie table while while she hastily
Talc is a very common minAmkand is •tymies H.'Kidder, hi Qqting.
prepared a little lunch. Bosoouer'were widely distributed. It is found iu con
•
Exonerated.
they out of the bouse thau she was en siderable variety iu nearly every state
Three-year-old Jack had pulled n
grossed iu her novel again. Yet out of along the Atlantic slope the deposits of
this disorderly home I have seen girls best quality beiug iu New York aud in ■ large bunch of nasturtiums in his
grandmother's yard, though strictly for
and boys come who were as gentle North t'aroliua. The, New York talc
bidden to touch, the flowers. A COUtt
manly aud ladylike, so agreeable and is used almost exclusively a a filler in martial was held, with grandma as
easy in their manners, that they would the manufacture of paper;' moaf of the Judge advocate.
have been a credit to any buuoeho!d Nortl^t 'arolina t^lc ground to a pow
“Jack,” she Bald, "who pulled grand-
under more favorable condltlonsf In der and used iu the manufacture of tbe vna’s flowers?”
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,
.jl'ltti a sad countenance the beautiful
fact, auyontfeould b^ve been proud of toilet powders. The talc mined in Vir
little fellow replied, "Kathleen'' (fils
the little lads and ia***ies.
ginia ia used for the-juoyt part in the
elder sister).
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manufacture of wash tubs, laboratory,
Then the grandfather, a rather step
You cannot always lay the blame for zincs, stove bricks etc. Other states old' gentleman and a great stickler for
rough and boisterous conduct of boys that have produced tale or soapstoa** truth, spoke up,
and girls on the parents. Home of the are Maryland, Georgia afid California.
“Jack, liq a man and say, ‘I did It!’ ”
With a beaming expression .of reliDf
children who behaved so Imdly at tbe A large part of the soa;>atoiie mined in
ferry building were nervous and high- these latter slatta-is ground ami ib used Jack tried out, “Oh, yeM; grandpa did
strung and lu the excitement of the as paint, ¡«per filling, lubricant«, etc. it!”-Judge.
Dr. M, W. Meyer, a German scientist
In an Interesting volume under the
above title explains a “new theory” as
to bow this event will probably come
about. Indeed he carries his argument
still further and finally extinguishes
all the energy of the uni verst*. All of
tbe preseut satellites—moons, etc —will
eventually be drarAn In by the force of
gravitation and become a part of their
planets.
These In turn #111* lie ab
sorbed by the sun. A series of colli
sions will then commence between the
various suns which will finafry result
In one enormous sun and solar system.
“And so growing In grandeur, but di
minishing In' numtier; the final catas
trophe will come when there are no
more suns to produce collisions (and
heat) and one huge body cooled to tbe
aero of space, void of available energy,
will mark the final outcome of cosmic
al motion.”
vast throng that crowded the building
Th* Royal “W|*.”
English Black berries.
forgot themselves entirely. Home of
There has lieen a tendency of. late
Cotta* and Flax.
There is a widespread belief, says the
the
boys
purloined
oranges,
and
it
kept
yeurs oU the part of royal persona gys
Cotton was used for making' gar
lyoudon (Jliionlyle, that' blackberrlqa to discontinue tile use uf we,and sub
ments in India at a date so remote that a man busy moving among tbe crowd,
sliouki not be plucked aftei tjld Mich- st it Ute I. Before the reign of Richard
It cannot even be guessed at. The fact of children, and whenever he saw a
is mentioned by Aristotle. The first bulging pocKet he investigated with a nelmas day. In some partrf.it is be I. "I” (Ego), was always used, Richard
seeds were brought to this country In sharp slick to see whether it contained cause Satan on that day sets bis foot being the first sovereign in Europe ‘to
1621. In lOtkl the culture Is mentioned an orange or an apple from some talfle U| m > ii them, while iu others it is thought use the royal "we” (Nos). What gave
in the records of South Carolina. Ip where it said “hands off'.” There was be spits upon the berries, lu Scotland rise to tbe change is a moot point.
Richard I. was the first king to seal
1736 the culture was general along the
many an indignant child who resented tlie devil throws Mir Cloak over them;
wltji a seal of arms which Imre twn
eastern coast of Maryland, and In 1776
lu
I
relaud
lie
marks
ijie
i*rry
with
his
the pointed accusation. They were
lions, and It has been suggested tlmt
we heard of It as far north as Cape
cloven hoof. In the rural |>arts of this
the lions were typical of tbe royal "we”
May. The use of flax for makln»cloth gliiltl mh of tlie crime but had to cojne
country
it
is
believed
Mplflers
spread
and occasioned its use.—London ('lirote
ing Is nearly as ancient as that of cot under the ban of suspteiou ou acconid
ton and perhaps more so, plants of soft of the little culprits who were very their webs over tlie laislresas a warning Icle.
and flexible fiber having been without bold in their depredations. Tbe edict that the.devil nad th town his cloak
Qaeatioaed Too Cloaely.
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doubt among the first vegetable pro that went forth was to be regretted, /or' over them.
Tess—You aud Miss Here don't seyni
ductions of the ancient world and their it placed tbe school children in a bad
to be good friends. What's the n;i
iiljat-
‘
Fines faf'Ljughiug. r
practical value discovered soon after light when the unrulineeH could I t
ter?
the Invention of weaving.
A rather hrtereslitrg story is told of
traced to a few children'. Not only this,
Jess—Why, she remarked that she
fac was twenty-four years old, and—
out it cul ueaily 10,(Mb children <>ut of the cotllfiliou ot ^'urklug
The G Ira«*.
Tess—Atal you doubted it?
seeing the fine exhibit of the Citrus tories In the nortbefn pavt <ifiJdiiglaiid.
Ths children tad Written coibpoal-
Eyery employe who presumes to laugh
Jess-Not at *11. I merely said,
ttdns on’the giraffe. They were reading Fair. It strikes Folly that (F Won Id lie
during working hours is fined. . Miss course. ■’ but
whenK’r- Philadelphia
a
gocxl
idea
to
drop
some
of
the
numer
them aloud to the class. At last thi time
Tuckwell, who Is Yhe artthorized In Press.
ous
studies
that
the
children
are
com
CASH) for little Willie io read his. It
was as follows: "The giraffe Is a dtiah pelled to.take up for ■ single term aixl vestigator of tlieve factories, "says that,
Hi* Slaiale Plaa. -
animal and cannot express Itaqjf by then stop before they have gained an she is itot ^prised frdiu lb#, pn sent
“And yotf say be got rich selling meal
any sound because Its neck Is *o long insight Into the work and devote a surroumfuigs of the poor girlq Jjiat the tickets teiifot a dollar? H<XV was such
It* vote« gets tired on Its way to its goqtt solid hour to their "manuehi." fine Is seldom imposed. •
» '''' «'thing possible7”
mouth.”
“Ob','very simple. Nobody ever went
Teach them to oultlvate that high
The Bt Lawreiuee river is frooeti four back after tbe second weal.” *- Balti
seuse of honor that will make them ab
Little Latitude.
months of the year, and its navigation more American. T
"1 BUppoee a man baa to be pretty hor anything that tends to belittle them
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is so difficult tliAC an average of oii?
careful in order to bold bls Job,” Mid h\ the eye* of other*. There is vast
steamer a iiHiulh Is wrecked on its wa
A man's«goad work lives after him,
the talkative passenger.
room for improvement amongmany of
but it isn't alwajrs Identified.—Batur
ler».
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“Yes,” assented the cpnductnr sadly. the incorrigible««.
day Evening Post.
■ ; --.s
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“If 1 knock a fare down, the cottpaiiy
It takettabuutthreeweonds for anies-
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kicks, and If I knock a passenger down
soge to go from one end of the Atlantic
Germany Is gradually dismantlfos
Ye reports me.”—New York Time*.
• There is a machine lu Franee for ex
cable to'the otiier.
her old thug fortresses. Tbe old fortifi
tracting eseeiue from lemon peels,
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cations of-Mains and of Cologne bav«
Arttatle ta*e*ev***»(.
work is principally automatic,but wom
It is alleged that these >fa eniy one 1>een torn fiowg, and row It ls-.tbe him
Hick* That picture of D'Auber's en and boys are required to l>ed it, and
.doAuf available for a |Hipn1Mi4trof 13,- of T'hn, In WWi* old tower tbe caplto-
that you bought at the.exhibition looks, their compeiiMtion anuxmts to slxteeu , «SMtai tbe Wsut imliBH-inlaB^^ Seiig.
latiqfi of JWW tm* phtf£- Part <* th«
better in your study than It did thsro
wail's of Nets bate diaappeare«!, and
sbmehow ' ■"
• • " ' eents for ten haurs1 latw. .There they
. Tljeseare ip,(*|yAi^i »^fyiiy-'mjuse ,wt Tbionrille tbex-^tre fearing dowr
Wlcka-Ypd I have bung it the other ar» contented With-their small pay for
fVflWu'S f*n*»tls WlRpart*. :
their
ten
hours'work,
but
Should
they
W dperatlor/ trv-d
m F 14^1!« MtUtoni
side up-Bosasrvilla
JoarnaL ’
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fr.
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.Umd Jy Hsui Fnrilvbco to-morrow and under
m»m
kw «**.(,
I* gf»hu‘'two dollar» a'<h(p'ìÀF eight-
iaan's cbaracte. tbe'
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® ftfMrtf J^mitfsTun'Cral?
hours
’
work
they
would
goon
a
strike
1
“
One
or
'ne
per
cent
of
the
popiilaWh
of
•ana be need concern himself about his
Mrs. Dash—Decidedly not! She nev
usputattau - New York rresa
and wail that they were receiving only dia profess the Christian religion.
er returned my last call.- Smart Set
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE HINTS FOR FARMERS
TWILIGHT IN IRELAND.
11 I* Dl«*r*a( Free» That S*«u
. AB« «She «'<** a try.
la
Revival* la
tewhuU
Deraratlaa.
Wall paper assp furniture dealers and
■II mauner of Interior decorators say
that the* I* uf lie a revival ot tb«
»itch and Flemish Influence la th«
arts devoted to "household decoration,
says the Upholsterer. Every uatlonal
art ba* had It* distinctive charaKerls-
fle*. That of tlree<-e was beautiful aud
cold, that of Rome first severe, then ef
feminate, that of France luxurious first
*f all, while that of the Dutch ex-
¡»ressed simplicity and strength a* Its
salient quality. The Important thing
alsuit this to Americans Is tbe fact that
tho; Flemish artisans formed tbe Eng
lish taste. Back as far aa tbe first cru
sade they were tbe manufacturers and
-'tHKlm of England. The astute Eliza-
lietb welcomed great numbers of them,
driven out of tbelr bsassfl by her good
cousiu I’tdlip, and later. In the time of
Cromwell nnd of course In tbe reigns
of Anne-ami Mary, Dutch influence
whs prominent. Politics was reflected
In table legs, and chairs changed their
shn|H* by reason of religious wars. The
|sq>ular Mission and Arts and Crafts
furniture of the moment Is a direct
Dutch revitai, and Flemish tapestry,
patterns and blue delft effects are be-
Ing sought by wall decorators.
The Meralaa Maah.
The majority of poultry keepers ad
Tbe interior ot s typical Irish (-ni>tn
rocate the morning mash, but after con
tn a sorry.afght, Th* figor hrofTSouR
sldergble experimenting I have come to
Uncovered except for a few rag iuatA
The furniture is ut tbe poorest, and
the conclusion that tbe best time to
■umriluies it I* homemade; tables iin
feed the mash Is at soon. If tbe bens
pruvJHed-friMn boxsa, vhais* from l>ar-
are given all the maah they will eat or
relA*auJ*tb«i beds more like stalls fdF
•veil a half feed of It in tbe tuorulug.
l cattle, wills their Straw uiattreoees aud
they will seek the warmest corner ot
bundle of rag* for Clothing. A slow.
tbe poultry bouse and alt Idle for tbe
tIUft 'OFC ."of peut gtvi*s a cheerfc*«s
greater part of tbe morning. A ben
warmth to the room. What few dishes
that Is not made to work for the great
there are belonging to tbe family are
er (»art of her living will never I* a
arranged mi the manU>lpie«-e. Strips of
prolific layer.
^bscon. dried cod and herbs hang from
Tbe prlnciiuil objection to feeding th*
tlie celling.
* * After a frugal meal l’st will take bis
uiaak at nlgbt is that it fiigesta too
*es< iiiag'l>rt>iHfiiade. It is lietween sup-'
quickly, tbua uot furnishing as much
per time and going totHxl tliat^the Irish
warmth to tbe fowl as the whole grain
most enjoy themselves. An Irish twi
Another objection la that beginners are
light is different frum any other; in
apt to think that a Inn may be fed
deed,' it Is without a rival. lr.S*ems as
all the uiusb she can eat lu tbe evening
if there the sun were loath to set, cast-
with safety. Thia la wrong, as tbe
Ing its rays over the Emerald isle many
liens do not exercise lu eutiug soft feed,
hours after It had dlsapiieared else
and therefore on going to roost with a
where. In that delicious moment, just
full crop they have got the greater part
before it tiuds Its final resting place for
of their dally ration without working
the night. It Is most enchanting. Over
for It.
everything Is an uiuqieukable sjiell of
But If tbe mash is fed at mou a very
(s-uce and (inlet, and a warm glow casts
little should be given; also the morning
into shallow unsightly olijects and sur
feed should be light, with a full feed
rounds them wltb a mystic halo of
of whole grain at night. Tbe following
golden light. It rudiates into the hearts
Ilalwty WlaSuw Hanalaa*.
manlier of feeding luis proved very sat
Some of the new curtains displayed isfactory with me this winter: After
of Ireland's humblest Inbubitnnts, aud
they sally forth, rich mid issir alike, In tlie stores suggest an Idea to the wo the lieus have gone to roost I scatter
mingling In a throng of living, moving man who would like to make for her- whole grain lu tbe litter and rake it in
self pretty drajierles at small coat with an Iron rake. I use equal part*
huinnnlty.
First Make your curtain of bobbinet by measurement of cracked corn. Wheat
LvaaUta Theater* of I.oaa Ase.
with a wide, full rutile edged with and oats for this feed aiul give one
A writer in London Truth says that valenciennes lace. Then on
_ ....
the ____
net handful to every three beu*. At uoou
In tlie early |uirt of the eighteenth cen applique sprAys of roses or other flow give a mash of equal parts of ground
tury the Iaindon theaters opened at 6 ers cut from French cretonne.' Tbe ef
grain and cut clover or vegetables. Give
o’clock, and aa it was therefore diffi fect will be both òdd and dainty and alxuif one quart of tbe mash, after it
cult fur playgoers to arrive punctually the expense trifling. A yard of French 'lias been mixed With water, to fifteen
and obtain seats many of them sent cretonne will lie sufficient to besprinkle
liens. At night give mixed grains, as
footmen or hired men from the streets a curtain lavishly with Howers. A
In the morning, only give a full hand
to secure places for them. These sat In lovely bedspread to-correspond may be
ful to each fowl. Under this method
tbe aeata until those who had sent them made In exactly the same way.
of feeding the fowls are kept hungry
catue, and tlie custom prevailed until
' nntir tlie full feed at night-and are
1766, when the system now in force
Devle* For Hl|>plna Stltrl«**.
continually scratching through the day
was adopted. “A footman uaed to lie
It is the practice of many economical for some stray grain. I believe that
sent early to take places and keep wiuuen lu use tlie material from wbiq’b
there is more flanger of overfeedlug
them by the simple but effectual plan tlielr dresses are made over and. yyefi : ■ iliihl ‘underfeeding fowls, especially
of sitting on them till his masters and again
---- In other
garments
" irftrf"
’the th* e-|th beginners.-E. I*. Tabor, Jr., in
In other
garments
' trfftf
mistresses arrived,. Such a practice original production has gone out - oj, WJmqiiiercial Poultry,
would now lie considered an Intolerable style, and In making .these allura«*us
nuisance, but pt^ipls in those days were tlie n,<*ed for tlie little t<^ql jliq«yn In
Ceneat Stable Fieors.
much less isirtlcular, aud appear to (lie drawing liecomes apparent* -XW*' , .
have thouglit nothing of sitting for an Impleniejit has been IiivEntra t>y‘Vriia^| '"Tlie Jiarubullde'r of today, whether in
IUI 4h¥'6ouiitry or city, after an investlga-
act or two cheek by jowl with a flun L. Marshall for ripplfig sthenFF'Upd.
ky or. worse, with a vagabond picked Beams of all kinds In any maiefial ]'\iqfi. will hardly think uf puttiug in
up in the street.” An allusion to tbe cus without injury to (he cloth. The rip any At bet kind of flooring than cement,
tom occurs in Fielding's "Miss Lucy In per Is shown mounted on a ptandar<»i pearly all the essentials uf a good door
Town,” act 1, scene 2. and I’epys in and clamped to a table, leaving bot^, are found in this muterial.
ills “Diary" occasionally mentions hav bands free to guide the cloth across tbe ' ‘TTie'fflnn buildiug a floor iu any kind
ing hired a boy In the streets to occupy blade, which Is Inserted in a socket at of a.tnillfiing that is to bouse stock will
a Meat for liim; '
tlie upiier end of tlie supiiort. Tlie look for several things that are the
blunt end of tlie cutter acts as a guard prime essentials of a good floor. Among
Japan Once Joined to China.
to prevent the clotli from running these are durability, cleanliness, com-
. Japan ’consists of a group of “festoon. upon the sharp edge of tbe blade aud paratively cheap first cost and tbe
health of the animals that are to be
Islands.” forming a long curve, with Its
kept on It, says the Wisconsin Agri
concavity toward the mainland, and
culturist.
many of their peculiarities are due to
In the cemeut floor we find some uf
their upheaval by subterranean forces,
these qualities In a degree that is nut
of which they are still one of the most
equaled by any other flour,- aud in the
active’ seats. They were undoubtedly
balance the weight of evidence points
connected with China and with the
to tlie fact that cement is tbe best thing
land to the north of this at no very re
that can be used. As for durability, if
mote period, geologically speaking« and
It is properly made there is no floor
therefore., like Great Britain and Ire
that Is equal to the cement. If rightly
land. are scientifically classified as “re
laid and good material la uaed, the
cent continental islands." The proofs
floor that la made is of the nature of
of this are twofold--first, they are con
stone and even more Mating than some
nected with Aslu by a submarine bank
stone.
less than a huudred fathoms beneath
•the surface, and this Is believed to be,
Kaaaa* a* a Meat Producer.
as In. all such cases, a submerged laud
With the development of the dairy
tract; second, the animals of Japan are
Industry in Kansas will come tbe utili
closely similar to those of China, the
zation of sklmroilk more and more as
only plausible explanation of this being
feed for animals, and Its value fresh
that formerly there was a land connec
from tlie ’separator will be inure and
tion. •
also prevents the point from running more appreciated ufitll tbe old way of
Queer Japaaeae Clitna.
into the cloth. The operator alts back stuffing bogs and other animals to make
I
In some villages In Japan robbers are of the ripper and. pulling the cloth to then) weigh will give way to tbe
tried nnd convicted by ballot. When ward her. will draw the stitches on to saner and more profitable method of
ever a robbery la committed the ruler the sharp edge of the blade and sever feeding for quality, until In time, with
of the hamlet summons the entire male them. If desired, the cutting blade can the superior advantages which tbe state
population and requests them to write l>e mounted in a handle for use in one affords, be will become the producer
on n elip of pnper the name of the per band, but iietter results can be obtained of tbe finest animals in the world.
son they suspect as having committed when it la tirmly fastened In a holder With the researches of our scientists
the crime. The one receiving the lar and the work Is drawn: over the blade, and the tireless Industry of our edu
gest number of ballots la declared duly since this allows the operator to have cators, combined with the push and en
•‘elected” »nd is accordingly hanged. the free use of both hands in guiding terprise of the Kansas farmer, I be
This system, like nil others, has Its pe the work.
lieve we shall gradually drift Into tbe
culiar advantages. It Insures the pun
production of tbe high priced and
Tea Tray« of Gina«.
ishment of someliody for every robbery
choice meats, for the 'Kansas farmer
The newest and prettiest ten trays is not content to fest''when he Ibis' pro
commit|e<J,‘rwhA‘eas under the system
In vogue'¡u..tuo«t civilized countries in are oblong, -with brass or wooden han duced the moat. He will press on uutl)
nine cases out of ten no punishment Is dles and a glass bottom which may be be has reached tbe place where be can
Inflicted on anybody for the crime. Of removed to admit a piece of burnt say lie has tbe finest.—Farmers’ Ad
course they may not “elect" the guilty leather or rich fabric, racing print or vocate.
person, but dispose of some other char other decoration.
Liquid Maaar*.
Gljiss is'being used also in the manu
acter equally bad.
facture of bathtubs. Tbe glass Is about
In saving manure more attention
three inches thick and annealed to should be paid to the liquid excretions,
Old Violle*.
The old time viol was the first Instru make tbe tub durable. Tlie effect is which are generally wasted. This can
ment of its kind and furnished the plan clean and beautiful. Tbe Idell Is a Ger be done by having plenty of bedding or
for the modern violin, which, however, man one and is rapidly gaining favor by tbe use of absorbents, such as laud
plaster or peat. That roost available
ls700 years old. It Js said that Charles In this country.—New York Tost.
on most farms Is damaged straw or
II. Introduced It Into England. One
hay. Pound for pound or tun for tou.
Sofa (mMaaa a*«l Pillow*.
of the finest makers of violins was
Sofa cuabiona of velvet or suede dec tbe liquid is more thau twice as valua
Stradivarius of Cremona, who existed
In the early part of the eighteenth cen orated with appliqued designs of leath ble as the solid manure, and the value
tury. Violins made by him are worth er In contrasting tones are included of both combined Is often worth more
tlioiisnMda of dollars now nnd are, high among the . latest manifestations of than tbe milk of tbe cow that make*
ly esteemed by collectors and perform activity In the production of sofa cush it. While this is generally true, tbe
ions. Moss green velvet appliqued with constituents of both liquid and solid
ers.
natural toned sunflowers marked with manure* vary with the feed mid tbe In
HI« Lucky Draw.
brown shadings with the pyrograplier's dividuality of tbe animal.
Tgnsjiotv You, should have s«en the needle makes a picturesque. pillow,
pair Harker field last night.
while a cnslilon of tan suede orna
Potato** la Oklahoma.
Tray—I thought he' had given up mented with poppy design in red suede
A writer In tbe Oklahoma Farm
poker since tiiw tnarvlage? ' ■
looks extremely well on a dark couch. Journal says that In Pottawatomie
Tejispot-IIe ba^. lie was bolding
county, Okla., where no potatoes were
Ills twins—Chlcugo News.
Hoa*ehold Tig*.
grown for market until last year, the
Here is an English recipe for polish farmer* will put In next year uot less
-
Nataral.
ing furniture: Shave yellow beeswax than 5,000 acres. One farmer In that
Mrs. Hatttvson—The Indies of the Into enough turpentine to make It of
county this year received *5.nuu lor
parlali, got up-a baby show for the the consistence of paste. When It Is
the potatoes grown on fifty acres, hav
benefit of the hospital.
dissolved, apply with a soft flannel ing grown both a spring and a full
Mr*. Chattcrson—Was It a success?
rag to a part of tbe surface to be pol crop. Although Oklahoma lias been
“Oh. a howling success!' f Kmart Set. ished. Rub vigorously.
unusually successful with cotton, di
Tiles In tbe more correct fireplaces versified farmlug is rapidly spreading,
Fkl He Grieve*.
grow larger and larger Twelve Inches
' “ftlie may Imre a temper, tint she is square la the desirable size at present, because It is more profitable than cot
interesting. Did site ever get over tbe and those of dull unglnzed dark green ton at maximum yields and prices.
death of her first husband?”
or red are tbe proper color.
Ta lira* O« Bitter Rat.
“Tvs; but lier second huslsind Is in
Useful table covers In houses wliere
consolable/'—Portsmouth News..
Bitter rot of apple* Is quite difficult
card* are played a great deni are of
». z
■ -<
to control even wltb hordesux mixture.
cloth or felt, made with a shirr string,
Ce*a**a*a«i.a*.
However, conscientious work and tbe
which
Is
pulled
tightly
after
the
cover
When * man pay* as he goes, be al
cleaning np of tbe orchard carefully In
ha* been adjusted over the top of tbe
way* gets a welcome bAck. -I'hlladel
tbe antumn and early winter will do
table.
ptria Recarli.
much to bold this disease In check.
N* Better OB.
"Poor Robinson! He couldn't make a
living and married a woman with
money.”
."But Isn’t he all right nowr
“Herffiy. She la so close with It that
he has to work harder than ever."-
IJfe. .
Asaaraaes Pay*.
All Taste* PrevlUeS Far.
A Chicago manJias prodiwed the tbe
Ory ■ 1 ha t~ Venns de- MHo-weeer wore
corsets because she bad no arms and
couldn't possibly bar* booked them to
gether.
tMfla't Use Hi* Owa M*«l*lae.
Sltpben—Dr. Skillings get* »5 for ev
Doctor—Take this medicine as direct
ery consultation. That's what comes to ed, and your cold will 1« gone In two
a roan who thoroughly learns bls pro
or three day*.
fession
Patient—You seem quite hoarse, doc
Wllfer—And Dr. Kwacker get* »10.
tor.
That’s what come* of cultivating a sub
Doctor—Yes; I’ve had a bad cold for
lime cheek.- Bostoo Transcript.
"our week«—t.'bums.
-. Ham—Did depawsoo tell hl* flock dat
Bt. Peter'would give dem each a ha bp?
Remus—No; be knew bettah.
11«
tole dem dat St. Peter would give dem
each a banjo. -Philadelphia Record.
Experiments conducted In California
and recently reported to the Botanical
Society of America Indicate that bees
are active agents In the spread of pear
blight at the period when the trees ar*
In bloom.