The Oregon scout., August 01, 1885, Image 6

SUNSET.
And now on my lat cruise T go,
And, In n lonely queU;
Yet Uie wind wakes; the strong tides flow.
Forever to tho west.
Good by t All wild and s'ronRC the sea,
And pleasant Is tlio snore:
But though tho coast be dear to me,
I shall return no more.
Tct many a golden lslo may rise,
And many apuMIntf star,
Or happy shores of paradise,
Where" our beloved arc.
The eastern sky looks bleak and cold,
But day Is nearly done:
Mr boat rocks In a track of gold
1 follow the sqUlntf sun.
Gooil by forever, love 1 and yet
What may the darkness hldol
On sea or land, If we two met,
I should be satisfied.
M. Kendall, inthe Magazine of Art.
BISMARCK.
Everyone thought mo a romarkablo
lucky youngster when 1 secured the
Iiosltion of nssistant oporator in the
ttlo telegraph oliico at Ellicott, but I
Boon fouml out thai Old Samp, as tho
boys called lilm, nover would bo in
vited to join tho angel band if ho did
not sandpapor oil the ragged edges of
iis u n oven temper.
Jacob Sampson, proporly was my
employer, and if I did not got drilled
an that oliico! Hut tlioro whs ono ray
of light ono oasis in Hie desert of my
lifo in that wretched little prison, and
that was Bismarck.
Bismarck was tho prettiest, sweet
est littlo gem of a German girl thai
over breathed. That is her parents
were Germans, who, having been dis
appointed in a son, had named their
only daughter after tho great Count
Von Bismarck.
Bismarck had nover been outsido of
tho State, and nothing but the sweet
est littlo accent in tho world would
liavo told you that her parents www
jiot simon pure Amoricmis.
J Ilcr ploci) in our oilleo wiw Hint of
iH'?ut ntllT tulYill aim linjl Iwinn its. I)
crSphy of Old Smirp, who trontcd us
both with all tho arrogance of a low
breefman. 0
But for all tho vijrilanco of liis little
molo-liko eyes, I found opportunity to
ljiijynany sweet word to pretty littlo
.Bismarck, and, had often noted tho
tenderness in her big blue eyes, and
tlfo flush on her cheek grow to rival
tho damask roso when I had uttored
somoediring word of love. Daring,
becnusn 1 nover could got a word of
reply from darlii?g Bismarck upon tho
esubject. v
Oli! I was hannv. In snito of nov-
crty or Old Samp, I know that Bis
marck loved'Hio, and 1 never despaired
of making her own it until tho day
when mvbiiddinr Idiocv bloomed into
tho perfect llowor. .
Mrs. Warner was one of tho worst
female cranks that over bothered tho
human raee. Slio was completely
gone on telegrams. Unfortunately n ho
had plenty of money and was continu
allfsoiHiiue tho most trivial messages
to her distant friends,aud then blam
ang us because they did not answer
(Iter.
OniPday when Old Samp was at din
jigr slio bothered mo nearly out of my
wits, and entirely broke iip8iny littlo
1olo-a-teto with Bismarck.
I "Mrs. Warner," said 1, worn out,
!"If yon had received a lelegrani 1
should have sent it to you."
'Yes?" rotunujd she quoslloiungly.
"It is very stnnigo at least. Mjiry
9nna would let mo laiowif Bobbie Imd
got over the moiislcs, blaiow."
' "l'oJinps slio lliougut a JoUur would
I "No, slio laiowwthill I would want
to knov Immediately. I Hunk Uuiro
onmift," bo sonfO mishflou. I will wiiit
AiHbslio oad. 1 stole a liVuioo ut
Jlismiirgk but sltb tftjenwid urtiosly ni
Iconoorned while till' irosolirU) M
i ariior dhcu iiiu mn iiu soils sou-
t!PJ nj .1, ,
jfleibifii (juosHohh. At leup;) 1
docked mvsolf hiip tiw private oiixco
'and let Bismnrok carry on tfee oontoi
'satiou. WhcneSampsoji cranio in ho uaswurod
Sior so gruffly that she soon with
drew and then ho turned upon mo
adiortlv: O O
"Why" didn't you send that woman
about her business. Haven't you got
ft tongue in your bond?"
"She didn't think that 1 was worth
noticing," replied 1, meekly.
Tiiis sort ot thing lasted for a week.
She always oaino in about dinnertime,
she always waited for Sampson, and
ho Invariably let out his spleen upon
mo. O
I grow to dread hor; but ono
day when both Bismarck and Samp
sou wero at dinner, there name a
change.
' Mr. Warnor's errand boy emtio hi
Tier steiul.
"Mrs. Warner wants to know if you
liavo heard from Mary Jano's
baby ?"
"No," roplled I curtly. "There has
jio message come."
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I am. Trot back to Mrs.
"Warner and toll hor now."
"Well 1 don't know," remarked
lie. "Mrs. Warner thinks you don't
know as much as you might, Won't
you ploaso write down what vou
Said?''
"Yes I will," cried I, in desperation.
I hastily oaughl up a form and finding
that Bismarck had been sorlb
ibllug some German sentences upon
it, 1 was about to throw It down
again, whou a thought struck me.
Mrs. Warner never could read that.
I dashed it Into and envelope saying
hastily:
"Take hor this and thou try and
koon away from here."
Tho boy had not crossed tho street
when I began to feel uncomfortable.
Then I laughed In satisfaction as
I thought of the time Mrs.
Warner would have trying to make
It nut.
Bismarck came in directly, looking
prottlur than over.
'Shv, Bin." coaxed I, lounging up to
)ier deal;, "Own up now that you aro
Host Hi absurdly iu love with me as 1
mil with you."
She turned upon Hie a look which
would have turned the head of old
8a tup hliolf, huiI said In nssuiuwd lu
'Will, vou aro uttorlv ridiculous."
I know it pleasod her though, and I
was about to repeat my thomo with
somo brilliant variations, when I be
held old Samp, coming irom ono way
and Mrs. Warner from nnother.
Tho two entered together.
"Mr. Sampson, willyou just look at
this teloirram? I can't mako it out-at
all. Will you please read it for mo?"
I folt a tremor waltz up and down
my spinal column when fcho paused.
Old Samp, put on his glasses, and
took tho paper into his hand. Ho
looked at it a minute, and then ho
glanced at Bismarck.
"Ahem! Miss Lautonschlagcr, did
you write out this telegram?"
"No, sir."
"You must liavo dono so, it is writ
ten in German. Bead it aloud, Miss
Lautcnsclilagor."
"I know nothing about it," replied
Bismarck, turning whito as siio took
tho paper.
Old Samp, took an angry step to
ward her.
"Don't deny it, Miss Lautcnsclila
gor, you wroto that, now read it
aloud."
I was about to intcrposo but Bis
marck spoko up quickly.
It must be a mistake, Mr. Sampson,
it is not a telegram, only something
which 1 scribbled in an idle moment.
"Indeed! Bead it, Miss haulcn
sclilagcr." "I had rather not," replied Bis
marck, tho tears gathering hi hor
eyes.
"Bead it. I sav. I will know what is
going on in this ollice," shouted old
oamp, nis oaiu neau growing purpiu
with anger.
"It is only Mr. Dcpuo's namo, writ
ton over a couple of times, and my
own," replied Bismarck bravely, but
turniag from red to whito.
"And you wroto it?"
"Yes Hir.'
"Pretty occupation tor a young hi
dy," honeored. "Tho nuxt thiugas
how did Mrs. T?arnov ot hoM of it?"
"I sent it to hor," said I, boldly,
looking old Sump in the eye.
"What did you do that for?" ho
asloud, nearly excited enough to striko
me.
1 folt perfectly reckless of conse
quences. Ator his brutality to Bis
marck, I would liavo liked to throttle
hit ii, besides 1 nover believe in jam
ming the eat back in tho bag when his
hoauis out. I answered boldly:
"Becauso sho is around horo bornW
us continually. 1 thought I would
give hor something to study on a lit
tlo. 1 hoped it would keep her at homo
an hour or two. I could not myself
read the writing, but thought it was
only scribbling, as it really was," con
cluded J, easting a ueeseecliing look
at Bismarck.
Old Samp's sarcasm was beautiful
"Then we aro to consider this a prac
tical joke, Mrs. Warner. Mr. Depue,
however, may consider himself dis
charged from his situation, and Miss
Laulensehlager, who I find was not to
blaino iu the matter, may lill the va
cant place."
'All right, sir," replied I pompous
ly, "1 will depart on tho next train."
Mrs. Warner withdrew in groat in
dignation, and old Sump, after hand
ing me my salary, shut himsalf up in
Ins private oliico.
"Bismarck," whispered I, "can you
over forgive mo?"
"You wore not to blaino, E ought
not to write such tilings."
Oh, why did my stupid tongue say it!
"Nover mind Bis, you'd had to liavo
owned it sometime!1'
"Owned what, sir?"
"Why, J luit you adored me, of
course."
"1 did not own it, sir."
"Oh1 yes yon uid, Bis. Ak old
Samp if tbut wiwu't owning up!"
How slio did tulto tlmt pleoo of im
penitiHiaMJo! I tried to jolco huw out ot
it, pat m vain. (
"I novuv will buyout ftumd agmnt"
tUiy stad.
Still I wvnt ajrlosily on.
"Now, Bis, I didn't t&ons to s&l
yoar dateb up in tain saaoam. I liku
you, aud its ooiy iair tuat yon kudu in'
like me."
She turned her back upon mo and
would not answer mo.
The train came rolling into tho sta
tion.
'(iood-byo, Bismarck. I'm going to
write to you and you must answer
ino,"8aid I iiom agony.
Slio did not reply and 1 wasowigijd
to ro, for it was the last tram tlmt
stopped at Kllieott that day.
When I reached homo I wroto a half
dozen penitent letters to lsmarek.
They wero not answered.
In four weeks 1 was down to Elli
cott. Bismarck was gone, had left
Sampson a oliico upon that same
eventful aftornoon.
"1 tried to hunt up her family, but
fouml that they had embarked for
Germany taking BlsmarcK with them.
My means would not allow me to
follow them, aud I returned homo a
sadder and a wiser youth.
Kaon year brought mo somo now
calamity. 1 lost my parents and my
only brother; but surrounded by at
llletton, 1 did not forgot Bismarck.
Hor people tlid not return to Kill
cott aud I could hear nothing of them;
but my darling was over in my mind,
and often I imagined that she might
be wedded to somo diseipio ot Gam
brinas aud 1 suffered like a lovesick
schoolgirl.
Money never seemed to llnd my
purse a pleasant resting place, and
when 1 was 21 years old, I was made
happy by a summons from my unelo
in St. Louts, asking mo to eomo to him
and help him take cure ot his largo
business, for lie was getting inlirm and
1 was his only living relative.
Kvery cent that l could call my own
was not sulllelont to take mo to St.
Lculs. 1 managed to get within
twenty miles of Its suburbs, but there
1 became bankrupt. 1 might steal a
ride to town, but 1 was so fearfully
hungry. c
It was at a little country station and
It would bo eight hours before tho lirst
train would come along. What could
1 do to procure a dinner? 1 looked
out of the little depot window and saw
a thriving looking farinhoue a half
mile away.
My receive was taken. I stinted on
h brisk walk fur that farm home.
1 nlictl tho brass knocker and was
answered by a pleasant looking farm
er.
"Any clocks you would liko to have
repaired to-dav?"
"Wal, now, i dun'know; thoro's that
old clock father left mo. "I'vo alius
thought I'd liko to have that put to
rights."
"Very woll, I would bo pleased to
straighton it up for you."
"What do you charge?"
"Ono dollar, sir."
"That's mor'n its worth. I'll givo
you a quarter an' your dinner?"
"All right, sir. I'll do It."
Fortunately ho did not wait for mo
to finish my work beforo dinner, he
look mo at onco to tho kitchen.
I wonder what tho old fellow thought
of my appetite, I saw liim watching
mo witli an astonished look.
"Don't you wish you had given mo
a dollar instead of my dinner?" slipped
on
it of my mouth bcloro i tiiougnt.
"I swan 1 do," replied lie with a guf-
faw. "But
;. if you can linker as well
cat, I won't find no fault."
as vou can
Aftor dinner ho conducted mo to a
pleasant sitting room and nlaccd an
old fashioned clock upon the table yr
mo to manipulate.
Ho then left mo. I looked at tljt
clock with dclianeo and tackled it with
a vim. It camo to pieces readily
enough. All I could do was to rub it
a littlo and put it together aUin, but I
would do tiial much any way.
As I was busy scouring up tho dust
covered wheels, I becamo conscious
that there wore somo girls in the next
room taking an unseen survey of my
self and my doings. Tho door be
tween us was wide open, and I couirt
hear them tittering as they looked
through tho crack behind tho door. I
could hear too tho click of a sowine
machine and tho rustlo of cloth ia that
forbidden domain, but I ppneentratod
my mind uponomy work, and Boon I
began to wonder if over 1 oould put
tho thing together again.
I tried it: it was a vain endaavor. I
ohauged it a half-dozen times but still
itrwiin no go. What was to bo dou6?
I called my futilo brain to my aid, and
wan about to inform my employer that
I had loft somo very important tools
where 1 had last plied my trndo, and
proposo to go back for thorn beforo fin
ishing my work, and thus escape,
when I heard from tho next room a
diU'eront sound from that of tho sow
ing machine
It was that of an improvised tele
graph. Tho tapping of somo Hard sub
stance upon the window pane and to
my experienced ear it said:
"Look under your chair. You
liavo dropped ono of tho wheels."
1 glanced quickly around. There lay
tho wheol. Instead of picking it up, "I
tapped with in' jack-knife upon. tho
table:
"Who on earth aro you?"
"An old friend," camo back
promptly.
"Bismarck!" I shouted, bounding
into tho other i-ooni overturning table
and clock in my haste.
There slio was, tho precious darling,
prettier than over.
I caught her in my arms nover heed
ing tho astonished lookers-on, and
hugged her and kissed her with all tho
pent ui) fondness of live years, and sho
returned the kisses.
Sho will not own it now, but sho did.
I would take my oatli to it, but . then
I'vo heard that women forgot all about
their young days when they aro onco
settled in lite.
Bismarck informed mo that hor par
ents had died of cholera almost
as soon as they had landod in Paris,
and that slio had returned to
Amorica and had sewed for hor living
over since.
I put that clock togother boforo I
started for town, and what was more
uwtoniHhing, tho tiling actually rnn for
mouths affcorwavds.
That qiwvrtor onrrted mo to my unclo's
where 1 boeanxtt a guntloisuui of oonsid
rtmblo importance, and after a short
tiaw Bitanm-ek and myself wwa mat
riud. jSo. eov ttnelu did arL did and lonvw
iiu all his property, but for all that wo
aro the happiest oouplo in St. Louis,
fog with my darling BismarofcR money
does not mako tho man. Sara li.
liosc, in Chiavjo Lcdg.
A Watch With Ono Wheel,
o
A curiosity iu tho way of watches
was shown by Mr. E. Sordot, director
of tho watchmakers' school at Geneva,
beforo tho horologieal section of tho
Society of Arts. This wonder is noth
ing loss titan a watch with ono wheel,
mauufaetured iu Paris iu tho last cen
tury by a M. Gautrin. The wateli was
presented to the National institute in
171)0. being then iu a deplorable state;
but the teacher of the repairimr section
of tho school, M. Kmilo James, has,
after many hours of labor, succeoded
in re-establishing harmony between
the various organs, so that is now in
going order. Tho groat wheel which
gives tho watch its namo occupies the
bottom of tho caso and tho center of
tho plate; it lias sixty teeth, and is !Ui
mm. iu diameter. Its axis carries two
pinions, ono ot which receives tho
motive force from a barrel, and tho
other carries tho minute work. Tho
function of this great wheel Is quad
ruple. First, it acts on a lift, then on
a lever operating on another destined
to lower the axis ot tho watch, and
lastly on a third lover, tho latter serv
ing to return power to tho great wheel
at tho moment when tho actiou re
lents by the rise of the axis.
Bollliifir Water iu u Shoot of Vapor.
Take a pleeo of paper and fold It up,
as schoolboys do, into a square box
without a lid. Hang this up to a walk
ing stick by four threads, aud support
the stick on books or other convenient
props. Then a lamp or taper must be
placed under this dainty cauldron, hi
a few moments the water will boil.
The only fear Is lest the threads
should catch tire aud let the water
spill into tho lamp aud over the table.
Tho lliunu must therefore not be too
largo. The paper does not burn bo.
cause it is wet, and even if it resisted
the wet it would not be burned through,
because the heat Imparted to one side
by tho llame would bo very rapidly
conducted away by the oilier. Suture
Tho Treatment of Uarget, nnd the Use of the
Brush on Cows.
The Treatment ofOarect In Cows.
Garget, or caked udder, which is
known to medical men as Mammith,
or inflammation of tho udder, is most
common in tho spring, when tho cows
aro about to como in. It provails moro
or less at all seasons, especially among
largo milkors and highly fed cows, and
to some extent in cows that aro badly
cared for, and exposed toctho rigors of
the weather. Tho first indication of it
is hardness of tho udder, and a stop
page of the How of milk, or tho ap
pcaranco of thick, stringy matter, in
place of tho milk. Sometimes it ap
pears in tho form of a blood-liko mat
tor in tho milk. This may not bo ap
parent until tho milk has been set for
cream, when the red matter is found
at tho bottom of tho pan or pail. In
very raro cases, nothing but a blood
liko fluid is drawn from tho teats, and
this sometimes continues for weeks.
The disease may Oo produced by var
ious causes. Physical injury to the
udder, as by blows, pressure, undue
excrciso when the udder is full of milk,
exposure to cold by lying upon snow
or ice, or in wet places, or in cold
barns; over-feeding, chiefly beforo
calving, or too soon after it; or by
forcing tho cow to a largo production;
or by constitutional tendency to it
when she is near calving; all theso aro
frequent causes of this disorder. There
aro cases in which from somo physical
defect in the udder, tho glands aro
unable to secrete milk from tho blood,
but fondo tho blood itself, or an
imperfect milk, which has some of the
uroncrtics of tho blood (chiefly it is
red globules or coloring matter), and)
which throws up oream vory iittio
differing from that of ordinary milk.
Snch caycH are very rare, and are
wholly incurable. Garget is more
eiwily presented than cured. This re
mark will apply to tho wholo list of
diBeoaes and other troubles, to which
cows are subject. A careful,
observant dairyman, may not liavo a
caso of it in ins dairy for years, while
a neighbor may bo losing half his pro
duct through it. Prevention lies in
very careful feeding for a few weeks
beforo calving, during which time no
grain should bo given; avoiding excess
of rich food, especially of cotton-sced
meal, which is a dangerous food in this
respect, on account of its highly nit
rogenous character; by carefully pro
viding warm shelter and bedding for
tho cows at all times, and avoiding
exposure to severe weather, especially
cohl rains, or damp snows; and lastly,
by careful driving, and tho banishment
of dogs from a farm whore cows aro
kopt. Tho treatment consists in
giving a cooling puriralive, as a pound
of Epsom sails, repeated after two or
three days; also, in warm fomentations
of tho bag, witli gentlo rubbing and
kneading of tho hard portions of tho
udder, until they aro softened, and
then after the udder has been dried
with a soft towel, to apply camphorated
soap liniment, mixed with an equal
part of other; this is to bo woll rubbed
into tho skin with tho hand. This
tends to allay tho inflammation, and to
prevent swelling of tho glands. All
the milk should bo drawn oil". If it is
thick and ropy, a solution of carbonate
of soda or saloratus in warm water,
should be injected into the teats, aud
after a few minutes milked out. This
alkaline injection will dissolyo the
curdled, ncid milk, and bring it to a
condition to be drawn oil' with ease.
imerican Ayriculturist.
Use tho llntsh on the Cows.
Few porsons considor tho skin as
an oxcretpry organ. It is supposed
to be by those who think at all
merely a protecting covering for tho
muscles and animal frame, aud some
thing for the outer protective coat of
hair, or fur, or wool, or feathers, to
grow upon. But tho skin is really the
most important outlet for tho waste
matter ot tU whole body of an animal.
It is by no means a tight covering, but
contains myriads of pores or openings,
through which watery vapor escapes,
and with which also" escapes a largo
quantity of impure matter from tho
blood. QU times, tho skin discharges
a largo quantity of liquid mat tor,
which wo call perspiration, and it is
always discharging moisture, which
escapos insensibly. At least, the skin
does tliis when in a healthy condition,
and wlion this excretion stops, it is an
indication that son-thing is wrong.
Besides tliis, tho skin is constantly
changing its substaneo; tho outor por
tions scale oil", or exfoliate, while it is
renewed from within; so that incourso
of a short time, the whole skin weais
away and is renewed. Where tho skin
is covored witli hair, these scales aro
apt to gather mid with the perspiration
to become compacted into a mass,
stopping tho pores and preventing tho
tho eseapo of the waste matter, which
being retained in tho blood, doa.s much
harm. For theso reasons, constant
attention should be given to the skin,
brushing it, both to remove tho ex
foliated matter and tho dried prespira
tion, and to excite it to healthful actiou
should not bo neglected. Horses, as a
rule, aro fairly well attended to, bo
causo it is a custom to curry nnd
brush them regularly. But in many
cases, they are not suuioiontly oloanod";
consequently their health Is "impaired.
Tho skin becomes clogged, and tho
perspiration is retained in the blood,
producing moro or less plood-poison-Ing,
which may result in a variety of
disorders, at "times producing farcy,
which ends iu glanders. At best, tfto
coat becomes harsh, dry, aud staring;
the skin is tight, or, as it is called,
"itlde-bound." and becomes irritated,
producing itching, witli perhaps tho
loss ot hair. Eruptions on the skin,
ami Dimples, and perhaps tho well
known "scratches" result from tho re
tention of theso Impure matters. To
avoid all those troubles, the horso
.houhl be thoroughly brushed with a
st 111', clean brush, for at least ten
minutes, morning and night; ami in
iho summer, when perspiration is pro
fuo, tho skin should bo sponged, or
washed down with a wisp of wot straw,
and then rubbed dry, before it is
brushed.
But few farmers over think it no
rt;iiuiy that a cow should be brushed.
Wo have soon neighbors laugh and
ridiculo what they called our over
niceness and fussincss, when tho cows
wore curried and brushed twice a day,
with as much cartas was given to tho
horses. "What! curry a cow? Nover
hoarn toll of such a thing!" But a
cow nocds it, even moro than a horse;
and for soveral reasons. A cow,
whoso milk is used for food, unless slio
have a perfectly clean skin, cannot
givo clean milk, "and then tho butter
will bo bad. Tho skin should bo in a
Eorfectly healthful conditionPand tho
lood pure, or the milk will bo impure
and uuhcalthftil, and tho butter or
chceso wUl bo tainted. Neither clean
liness nor healthtulness can bo secured
without regular brushing of the skin
and tho removal of all tho filth which
will gather upon ill-kept cows. This
should bo dono beforo tho cows aro
milked, both morning nnd evening.
Tho morning cleaning should bo a
thorough one; a simple brushing, to
remove dust and looso hairs, will bo
sullicient for tho evening. It will help
very much, for both horses ami cows
to have tho stables so floored that the
animals can bo kept from fouling
themselves. Idem.
Minor Topics.
Fertilizers will givo quicker result',
than manure, but tho cll'ects ot ma
nure arc, as a rule, moro lasting and
durable.
It is too often tho case that the gar
den is neglected on tho farm. Tho
luxuries of the garden should bo 011,9
joyed by the farmer, and tho fruits
should also bo givcu their proper place
on tho farm.
Shcop like a littlo clean straw scat
tered on the jdicd every day. Stir up
tho solid bedding, and then spread,
evenly half rfh inch or so of fresh
straw on top. The sheep will lie
down, and you will sec how much they
enjoy it.
The winter pork-packing season ia
Chicago closed on February 28, and
sinco its commencement, on Novem
ber 1, the packers have slaughtered
tcrcd and salted 2,121,000 hoo;s,
against 2,011,5181 for tho correspond
ing period a year ago.
Don't feed your chickens only corn.
Remember that you can help them to
lay eggs by feeding them ground bone,
ground eggshells, etc. See that thoy
liavo a constant supply of fresh water.
Feed only when they seem to be hungry-
There is no animal that has been so
greatly improved in prioo and breed
ing as tho western mustang. Fifteen
years ago ono could buy unbroken
nags in California for 8 or $7 apiece.
To-day a good native saddle-horso on
that westorn slope is worth 8100.
Dr. Voelker found that tho average
weight of clovor-roots on an acre to bo
about three tons, and that tliis fur
nished about 100 pounds of availablo
nitrogen, and for that reason tho clo
ver sod, when turned under, makes an
excollent fertili.er for wheat.
A potato to bo in the best condition
for seed should bo kept where tho tem
perature does not fall below -10 dog.
nor rise above 50 dog., and also where
no light will como to it. Tho air
should not be too dry or moist, and
when cut for seed tho pieces should bo
allowed to dry sligiitly before planting.
Minnesota lias adopted a law pro
hibiting tho manufacture or sale of
adulterated dairy products, and tho
governor has appointed Rev. W. C.
Bice, dairy commissioner, whoso duty
it will bo to see that the law is en
forced. Ho will find plenty of work to
do in St. Paul and Minneapolis, and
especially in the latter city, where tous
of adulterated butter aro sold, annually
as genuine creamory or dairy.
Fruit trees require careful attcntioo
wlion recently sot out. Tho first tro
or three years aro important ones in
the lifo of a troo. It can then be
sparingly pruned at any tiiw of tho
year. The kniffl should then bo ap
plied whenever required, iu order to
avoid cutting away largo branches
when tho tree becomes more fully de
voioped and matured.
An old Al'Uuaintaiice.
"I am so clad to know you, Mrs.
Johnson, I am an old acquaintance of
your husband."
"indeed!
"Yes, long years ago, twenty years
ago, boforo hoQ;now you. I was his
lirst love. Wo wore, indeed, betroth
ed." O
"Yes. my dear," puts in Mr. John
son, "les. that was very long ago.
"But you liavo not forgotten it,
John, have you?"
"No, no; but
"Do you remember our parting? Oh,
how sad!"
"Yes, it was; but "
"Wo can talk about it now, for your
wlfo must know me as a friend of hcr's
as well. Soo this, Mrs. Johnson. Lot
1110 givo vou tliis. It was tho ring
John, your husband, presseil upon my
lingor wlion ins Heart was iree, wnon
wo plighted our troth. I give it to
you, because
"Whv, Joliii! Kjdooiaro. 11 11113
isn't tho ring you said you lost; the
ring 1 gayo you wlion 1 was engaged
to you in 18G5." O
There's a coolnoss among tho three
now. San Francisco Chronicle.
Cattlo Statistics.
Ohin lins 1.017.000 hoad of cattlo.
making 24.8 head to tho square mile.
Iowa has JJ5.9 to tho mile, Illinois 20,
Now York 18, and Texas A5.9. For
.1... IT..!..,. .it l.il-rrTr 1 1, i j In Q
IIIU UIIIIUU .il.uua i.t ...tpu .11. 4.-1 kj
head for each 010 acres. Germany
has 512 per square mile, Great Britain
M. In tho United States there aro
three hoad of cattlo for each four In
habitants, while in Europo there is
only 0110 animal for oacli six porsons.
This tolls tho story better than a wholo
volume why Europo imports so much
of our moats and why In the futuro sho
will continue to do so. In this coun
try the Increase of live stock, notably
on tho plains, is much taster than the
increase of population, while in Eu
rope during th,o last twenty years tho
reverse is found to bo true. Viewed
in this light, it will bo a long time be.
tor tho 'market will bo overstocked
with well-matured beef.
There are no public libraries la PUIladcl-
A largo acreage of potatoes wni bo
planted this spring by New York farm
ers. Chincso failures nt Portland, Oro
gon, of late, have been frequent and
settlements small.
Two vessels aro on tho way from
Hong Kong with seven hundred coolies
for Victoria, B. C.
Every county in Indiana except two
is represented bv democratic office
seekers in Washington.
Experiments show that.tho boating
value of wet coal is 25 por cent less
than of that which ijdry.
It is calculated that tho Mazatlan,
Mexico, custom-liouso will thi3 yoar
collect $3,000,000 iu rovenuo.
Byron's original MS. of his poem,
"Faro thee well, and if forovor," was
lately sold in London for about $88.
Only three hundred copies of the re
port of Guitcau's trial wero printed by
tho covornmcnt. and most of theso are
in tho hands of speculators.
Tho United States steamer Chicago,
tho last and largest of tho new steel
cruisers built at Roach's ship-yard,
Chester, will bo hjynchcd June 22. j
B0i. Daniel Agnow, ex-chief justlco
of tho supremo court of Pennsylvania,
lias been chosen to address the alumni
of Western university. Ho is one of
tho oldest graduates. f
Tho Yuma Indians, who numbered
three thousauJ fifteen years ago, aro
now reduced to lifteen Hundred. Their
chief, Pasqual, is supposed to liavo
long since passed liis contennial year.
"Banish the devil ot modern arith
metic from our public schools," said
lion. Henry C. Robinson in a speech
on public education in Hartford tho
other day. "It assaults tho brain and
imperils tho life. It develops pre-
coeity, and precocity is uniaturc, and
unaaturc is a monster."
Tho four-story brown stono i-esi-dene,
No. 2,009 Chestnut street,
which was presented to Gen. Grant by
a coxnmittoo of Philadelphia citizens
immediately after the closoof the civil
war, will be sold at auction 'on Junfl
12. Tho committee paid $33,000 fur
the houe in lt5, and furnished it.
Parlor-ears are now construoloti
with bay window. Somo on tho liuo'
betweon New York and Baltimoro MO
fitted with a sorica of lire wuch win
dows, eacli about seven feet wido and
a trillo higher than usual. They com
promise a central light ahouttbrco foot
wide, from which two srnallor lights
deflect in contrary directions. Thoro. ' -is
no projection beyond the outor lino
of tho car, tho deflection of tho winsr'
boing inward, and there is no exten
sion uoyond the limit of safety.
Tho late Franz Abt, tho sng-writcr,
was a surprising gourmand. A
"goose," ho used to say, "is'a tcry
pretty bird, but it has ono great fault;
it is a littlo too much for ono and much
too littlo for two." Coming out of a
restaurant the other day, looking; su
promely happy, "Herr Kapnolraois
ter," said a friend to him, "you acom
to have dined well." "Yes, 1 bad a
fair dinner; it was a turkey." "And
was thoro a good company around the
board!" "les, good but small; just
two, indeed, tho turkey ond luyeolf."
An intelligent physician litis dig
covered that color blindness iB very
raro among girls, though it is common
among boys." From tliis fttat lie droWS
tho conclusion that in nirfit cases color
blindness is duo to a want of early ed- O
ueation in discriminating botweoH col
ors. (Jirls arc taught to boooin
familiar With every shade of color,
whilo boys receive no instruction what
ever in colors. Hence, boys frequent
ly show angnorauco of colors which
is confounded with true color blind
ness, but which girls rarely show.
The "professional am user" lias be
come an institution of Now York so
ciety. At dinners, concerts, club ban
quets, and parties thoy aro in con
tinual demand, nd a popular artist iu
this lino is perpetually on tho go. Tho
stupid half hour aftor tho ooll'oo is
served, which usually falls on a partv
of dinners, and which was formerfp
filled with tedious or tirosomo speech
es, is now admirably utilized by tho
professional amuscr. Ho goes Q. as
ono of tho guests, dines, profession
ally jolly for an hoarafteivHiu dinner is
over, pockets a fee of $50, and dis
appears. The story goes that a doniocrati
congressman from Pennsylvania com
plained becauso a republican postmas
torin his district, whom ho accused of
being an "ofleiisive partisan," was not
turned out. Olio postmaster had de
clared publicly that should Cleveland
bo elected no mau of character and no
woman of solf-resneet could entor tho
whito house. Ho was asked how it
was ho could consent to hold office
under a man whom ho despised so
much. "I'll tell you," said tho post
master. "If Cleveland hasn't cot
spunk enough to turn 1110 out I'm just
mean enough to hold tho oliico."
The people of Atlanta, Ga., aro much
pleased by the visit of Gon. Hancock
to their city for tho purposo of pur
chasing land for United States bar
racks tlioro. Congress appropriated
15,000 for tho purchase of a tract of
laud, and 5100,000 for buiidiugs aud
improvements. It is said that a tract
of sixty to ono hundred acres, well
watered and well wooded aud conven
iently located, ought to bo obtainod
for the niouoy, wliilo tho romaindor of
tho appropriation ivould provide iino
buildings and improvements. It is
understood that a regiment of soldiers
will bo stationed thoro permanently.
Tho following complaint emanates
from The lloslon Journal: It is a pe
culiar police regulation which forbids
foroiblo entrance upon unoccupied
promises for tho purpose of extinguish
ing fire. In the caso of tho liro at No.
18 Water street, a day or two ago, tho
flames wero discovered m an incipiont
stage by Journal employes who would
have forced an entrance and perhaps
have succeoded in oxtinguishiug tho
firo with hand grenades had thoy not
boon prevented by a policeman. 1 in
oflicor would allow no ono to touch the
door until tho fireman arrived five
minutes lator. At that tlmo the flames
wero bursting from front and rear and
damage to tho amount of sovora
thousand dollars was dono boforo they
were extinguUhea,
o