THE MIDDLEHURGH POST. T. H. HARTER, Ennom asd 1'no'n. Minnu:nri;(i, r.i.. mav IMN'.I. New York and Oregon have wheeled into line na Arbor Day Stairs. Tin' iniliti:i of tin United States is re ported to In- in n fit mri.-lii iijj iilitiii. Tin initio of Kuropc nri' taxing tii' pi ..pie into poverty to build war vessels u:.d iv armies mid nnvi ;.. , Brazil is 11 country where American fugitivi s wo'ild 1." ns : uri" from arrest us thrv li:. c hitherto l)i i n in Cntindu. THE BETTEH CHANCE. Nrvrr, in the 1i't.ry f th United States, Il ls then- been Kill 11 11 ramble lor f.if.u ii w::s wit in m d t Oklahoma. Tin Boston h that tin deb at in i ti lit l '0:111. look; '. iumioroii-ly rcmirl. f Prohibition in Co'i- like u i :.-(: of Pro. and It i -t i in : . - d thai Ann rioini will 1'i nd ij'ln.'iiHl.iioii in Km-op tins m -a-on, f which probably ii!.,,li:,i'0( v. ill go fot li iin'iiiiii'.'i r i" it: d nii'i r of being foro d .i roi.ii' t i ihr 1'ritfd Slates. Tilt. iijih linn mini lit ha. warned l.iin 'int ! pes llicii.ll-'y active ill Lnlli'l'in o" ill.' in.iy ! :.i in '1. p put'i.ion I " ml a !ir- '! ' had travel two hundred miles or losr tl.eii itlrs tnat in ii ti w I i I r tlnT. II- iit a 'jivi ti ri, tii n d in Ni w Si r;l.-r ill il li l t 111 lit nil omission to i ilitv. tli!1 1 11 1'tor. Si iiiit. r Dixoti, i f 1 diode 1-1. ind. it our ..' till' young men of thr United Stilt' enatc. l!i and Faulkner. Wrnna.Daiih I, ji i. tn r. Biggins anil Woli'ott have iiiiiiilirn it t'.nt much more than f ifty ii nr t d. . Th road thst hath no turning Make travelers trt-k with yennilng; To hearts where sorrows enter Come joy that sweetest ng; A world without a winter t'ii nrvrr know a spring. Man's Iiox no finr onn feller Where lxtt niny yet grow hitter; Faith builds no wnils nf granito Where li.no In but lwnn, Anil lift', a ehsngiiiK planet. Buns round a chaiiKetess Min. Oh Miss of expectation! Oh two tiT revelation Jl-'Viia l those fading p1can'.Tr, iti'Vonil tlif' fulling tears, Wlnr." love's new-givon treasures (irmv never oM with yenrsi Atxivt all l.nrin nml listing, ThroiKli pniu of wsntnnil wailing, Coiim'h holy rouifort.'s woohik. In woi-il of hoayriily breath, "1 kit prii-f It not llll inillKi This ilyiiiR is not il'"ith." Fnith'n iiuirtyi-s, Iovo'h antioiutod, Hn.i''t toili rs ilitHppotnliil, Hlmrii liuulis to nhi'ltr hnnlr r mm earth' oppresHion paoe) A II. with (ioil't stui -i noviiisl nuinlirr, Slinll liml thi'ir niiiil nl Inst. To lioM that future finner I w iw to il l, nor uiiirmiir liri-.nne itt rntmnri' only 1.1" through the inorttd (jate, Tli-f ill i aniiot 1m lorii-ly Wti re frii'inls so iiiiiny wait. D nlh's ilrlll::" ImiriillrH HWciiinr, May drift tins transient il'lli:in, AVIien frnr's forrliiNliiiK rneii li.it h Mown nrross tlm m'H, 1 1i" iluve of p 'a"i' my hnvni Will (kill, llilil roan to mo. And I .-hall rest s virelv At nui'hui' there, nml sur.'Iy !.;' ii.ui'I will lu-eak my h iso:i, And 1 my Ifuven shall virw AVI.i'ii, for His cliiliiri'ii riri'., lie innki'th all tlnnt urw. -7Vo'o.i lii'awit, iii Yovti' ( Vai.iMMi'iM. rrunt wm on tho wow, and Dare know tlint by taking thin course he could iare a jooi mile at least. He remembered also that near tho idn a grndual titot p ith led down to the river. He hrsitnted only an Instant, and then started up the mountain. He re.,ted a while at the top, and then went on alonif the ridjje. On lxth aide wr the nnliroken forest, and here and there preat musses of stone ihd up in I f.intistic shapi'n. It was a wild, lonely I i.l..,.,. 1. nl liiv. liml not. n thnu'rht 01 ftar. Hi rould hear the mountain tor rent brawling over its rorky In-d away down in the ravine, and aonic birds were :hat?erir.t in the wood. It was toward noon when ho crossed a small clearing that lay half a mile back from the river. The rido at this point widened and formed )tiit. a vast plateau. Dave walked fast, and before long he could see the end of the wood less than a quarter of a mile nwuy, and the great pin.- that rose on cither side of the slide. Mr was still thinking of nil the delight fill possibilities that lay snugly next to hi breast, and wonder.ng if ever lie would be the owner of so much money, when a grulT voire broke in on his reflec tions. "Mullo, Dave, n:e boy!" T.ranin:' against a treat rnrlc on one side of the hath was Black Mike, a worth- ! boards, rather more dead than alive, and li s felkw, whohailbeen discharged from was eedily consigned to u stone cell in one of t'nr ramus lie.irlv a week before, Towiuula nml wlioin i'vitv oiie suimoned to be far I That same eveninff Dave wa escorted awav bv ihi time. A broad irriii dis- biu-k to Damon's ('rot Hoail by un ml torted hi. ii-'lv face, and hi hands wc.-c I miring crowd, and in front of Bartli tt's thrust ciirclrstlv into hi pockets. store was received by thr niuire himself. I lave heart sank within him. but he who tmbliclv culled him n hero, nlid rejiri'ssed nil sl.-ns of fear, and with a ' ended up by rrs"iiting him with rliei'i-ful "How ily do, .Mike? lie walked pocket-hooK tlint ti ll n tiruvy ns lean face, and than in some mysterious man ner, he never knew how, tho crushing weight had parted from him, and tho noble sled was bounding over tho solid Ice again at a beautiful speed. A moment more and its iron runners scraped the sands on tho Wysankiug shore. Dizzy find bleeding, Dave staggered up tho bauk and looked back across the river. Sitting disconsolate and forlorn on the rounded apex of tho rock was Black Mike, and around him was a circle of deep, open water, which completely iso. latcd his position. His dripping gar ments were beginning to freeze, and he was uttering pitiful shouts of distress. Dave watched him an instant, and then he turned nwuy and ran nil at full speed toward Wysunking, hnlf a mile distant. Tho lounifer who stood about the huge old-fashioned stovo in the combined grocery store and post oilier were greatly startled when Dave rushed wildly in the door with his bleeding face and hands. "Where's Ned Harkins?" ho ptsped. "The money here it is Black Mike 1 out on the rock in the Anil then, for the second time that day, Have fainted. Black Mike was rescued bv the nid ol I'ifly coiinti i f. it Sin bill v.i -i "ti d and sIojijm i! at t!i" batiks Louis iluriiiL- iinr i.irii'i day. i otin't rfi it is a d.uiL'i Toils oiii' lit of pri st. Til th 1 i in- ."it II Ml f I ".. f thrse It is MM, 111 'ni lis are in d that at li'i.-t . in rireulai ion. Tiir di'iiuhtful i'Di:ditio!i of the Ih.lUii ihlirr is sen from the fart that a piivutt who, upon being iu-U.nl by the urderlj .Ulcer if he had any complaints to make u'nout bis food, ri'plii d ihat lie had no:i except that the potatoes were not boiled enough, wus thereupon sentenced, to eighty-four hours iu a solitary cell" For iu-subordiiintiou. A noteworthy event is the inste.l'iitior. of Mrs. J. M. Kelli.gtr, wife "f the Attorneyio'iii'iiil Mi.-ouri, a First Assistant Attoriiey-i !eni ral. Slir vat iiilmittrd to pr.H'tire ill til" Suprrtlli Court i i'.'lit ynirs ii.uo, i.inl is a innr.lii-i of thr Sti.te Bi.r A -o( i ition. Fur scviTiii yi ars she Vi a nti'i r in thr law bisi l.i s of hi r lii;s!i:.!id. A TERRIBLE RIDE. IiV WM.l.lAVt M. liliWIIIIN. "Now thru, D.ivr, I re kim that's bout all. Itnii't fergit thcterbackiT, an" don't fail ter iniiiirr if t liar's tiny letters fur Aiirimi B.irtlrtt," and glmiiiy tit Davr ovi r his yrrtit horn spertarlrs, Mr. B.irt lrtt hiiiinl ovrr the roiinti r and slowly rrpeated the las; rhiuse. "Yes, ir." iintwriril Have, stnutcliug hard to keep bark a smile, (or Mr. Bart h It's iiiivirly :!'oiit Ii Iters wiit-. a st.iii'liny: joke at I icon's ('io. Koaijs, .is he was nrvrr kimiMi In have received one vet. letter JNr. :i ill It! '..1T hi.s ! 1 's i : i.ii-i i- ;i -: ' I i.r.i ; or! unit'' s i I it. Iv, V f. II l.lV A ... -i n ' iiri 'U;:i ti an liOX'i l.iilw:. M'.t.-V I. -in' pn in t!i" .-!. rti.i ii'y . s I 1 '1' lill..' .1 br.lllr I nri; I. i mi 'Is. v. It!, ti.:.: '. ,:ih i:. ill!' I i i .iiiii I ii a I wit!' it." Nrar Yitl'l"-!:', !:!., ..lr .'1 ro'.ijiie of ili i-r f irn.s wiii ;.' :.i nis ..1 ti.. s,. unimnl i r ki jit within :i twrlvr-fo.it v.ir" ti -lire, .ind j:tstur il upon ryr mul grass till tin J ai r fatter than bnt'.i r. The original stock imir fr"tn Florida, and tin- unini ils are now pretty well tloinc-lii ad d. Tin- pro prietorn say that they i an rais'.' vi himim inurh casii-r ttmi more i hraply than thry . an turkey, and that tin y c.pect riior uiuiw proi'.t- whrn fairly iliuh r way. Half :i ri ntnry ago in Turkey it was utisiili rrd a ilisgrare l"r ;i woman tc know how to rnul. ,'i'o-il iy t!ir Stiitan I ii.i-i If l.ii i -tali'M'i 1 two sriioiils for Lili in C'.'ii.-tai.iit.ojil". vciity ari ilia Iliirriel New toll w riit to India to find tin- wonn n shut uii in zuiaiias, ignorant iii.l i! giaih d. From the very place ivhrri; i-ln- landed there went to tint i'liitrd Stated not long ago Mine. .Ia:-ii 'e, i highly educated Brahmin woman, to t mi V llC'diriiie ill the Woil'.lill's t'olleee iu l'liiladelphia. 1'oor old l)hu!rr;i Siiili is e; idnitly hard up, ayi the New York Trihum. lie has written to (uei n Victoria asking tier to give him the fiiiiious Koh-i-nooi jiamond or its market value in irmly :ns!i. lie wants the inon -y to use in India against, thr .rare and integrity jf thi) Km J.i. i , :, i iiruiii-tiilire v. hirii, 'oupled with tic; fi.el that thr grm dors:i't jrloiig to hitu any mote than to a si oir jf other Siklis, makes hi reji'.i'-t ..r mi jiiro'iiliiiinly cool. The son '. ti.e I'm.. ;.ub Iiyti in iu k r 't- ! ad jy. "Al'M win :' are von epe; i:u' u from. Mr. Bartlrtt ;" Dave iis rd. The storekr.' j.rr's brow wrinkled and In hesitated between anger and amar luent at si. eh auihirity. Before he could reply the door opened ami Hijuire D.igon came in. "tioing to Wysankinj, Dvc?" lie asked abruptly. .:m:v. sir. , - "No' cee here, my boy," went oii the squire, pulling out a bulky -looking pocket book. "I think I ran trust jou, and I want you to attend to a little hiissiucss for me. I ought to go o Wysankiug myself to-day, but I tind il impossible. In this porkel-liook is the money to pay the loggers over in Powell's Valley. There are three hundred dollars in curreiirv thrrr. ami I want you to give it to Ned ! Harkins the !"'-.,. lie must have it. to-! day mi he ran go up to Towanda and grt j it changed to jmy the iticu olf on Satur day. You will till'! him nl the postollicc. You have an i.iside pocket there. I'ut it . in that, :.ud button your jacket lightly. I gur-s tii. rr is no risk," ami the hiiuirr ' oo!,i d imriisy for a minute. "Of eourf . not." he ailii' d with a laugh. "Nobody I 1 knows ,,il have it. BelliT go now. No ' lime to v..,slc if you want to get bark to , , night," and with his own hands tin- npiir- put. the money in Dave's pocket , i.nd buttoned up the ragged jacket. j "I'll deliver .lie money all li'ht, Mr. ; Dag"ti," he said icsohitcly, us he starte I , i toV, ;il'd the door. i I "Now, Dave," called mil Mr. Batilctt, 1 I "don't fi rgil ter a the posl master if I there's any " bit; Dave was I'hcady out j I of hearing. "Dive Hunt, t is an hour, lad," ol rervrd the sipiire, lighting n ciar. "Thr nionry will lie safe enough with him, 1 guess." Mr. Bi.rth tt took a pinch of snulT, and drawled out slowly: "Waal, yes I reckon he is. But he's gel I in' impudent, sipiire, I dechir' lie'. geltin' impudent." The sipiire only laughed, and with a cheery "good morning," mounted his lmrt.e and rode oil to visit his lumber camps. Dave felt ns happy as a lark us he trudged otT down the valley, pulling an empty sled behind him. His father had been killed by an nccidsnt hcvcrul years before tit one of Sipiire Dngon's lumber camps, and ever since D.ive bad been working hard U support hi mother, lie did odd bits of work for Mr. Bartlett, who kept the rude store at Dagon's Cross Houds, a backwoods selt lenient live miles from the river. Nearly every week he went to Wysankiug acrosx the Susipie hauti.'i, and brought back such supplies ns the loggers purcha.sed of Mr. Bart let t. But Dave was only sixteen, and with out S.piire Dagon'ii kindly help he would have struggled in vain. Miy gracious: ne xtiiu halt aloud as he slapped his hands to hulucitst, ''what a heap of money ! If that was mine I'd buy mother a new dress an' a shawl, an' lots to eat, an' I'd go to school at To wanda, an' have an overcoat, an' a breech loader gun an' " but Dave's air cuttle Middi'iily vanished as be looked up and saw where he was. For beyond him run the valley, the beaten footpath through the snow grow ing dimmer and dimmer till lost in the hazy distance. But above him, up the steep mountain side crept a zigzag road. This led iiji to the summit, and theneo along the crest to a lumber slide over looking the river. Both the sliilo and the road had been iu disuse for kuvcrul years, but uu icy past. "See here u tninif, me lad," and Mike stepped out ill front of him. "I'll trouble yi to hand over that money, me bov. You're too vouti"? intirely to be trusted wid such valuables." lb leered at D ive with a chuckle, cvi ' deiilly anticipating an easy victory. Dave trembled a he realized how com j plelclv he was iu the rutliiin's power. I "Be ipiick, now," added Mike. "I'll ! not harm ye. Pass it over, an' go back an' tell mild D.igoil him an' me's quits now. Hurry up, Oi say." and Mike's I : .nil.' gave way to n heavy frown. I At. this critical moment, like a flash nil I inspiration came into Dave's mind, a plnti ! so rrrklrt. so daring, that it nearly took 1 his breath. I The money must be saved at any co.t. ! How could lie face the sipiire and confess that he had calmly handed it over at the ! robber's bidding? tjaick ;is conceived, hi determination ! was formed, lb must take the only : chance, but it was a drtperatc one. I "See here, Mike," said he, "what'll ' the sipiire say if 1 go back this way i Can't von tie my hand behind me ho he'll know I made a tight for it." Mike laughed loudly. "Oi'll be hanged if you ain't a cute one. I'll sec if Oi have any cord," and ho dove into bis pockets with both hand. Dave took one long breath, and like a streak shot, oil down the rond, with his A the rsiiuire stepped aside, Mr. Bart lett came out of his store, j "Dave Hunter," he called out shrilly. ! "did you fergit ter ax if there was ati mail fer Abratn Bartlett at the postotlicc :' The wild shout of laughter that iiro.-t iniide the storekeeper s eve" tliisli under , his spectacles, and in the confusion Dave s hmird oil home. Ill heroism had re- reived tlue recognition from the sipiin . and he is now on a sure road to pros- i peril v. A for Blin k Mike, lie spent two year I in close conlinrmriit for I'.i share in tin I adventure. No one ever knew how hi discovered that Dave had the mouey that I dav I One summer afternoon long afterwards Dave visited the old lumber slide, and i as he looked into the dizv gulf, he saw , what had caused that last great crash Half ti dozen yards from the bottom wa i a huge log. stretched directly across tin i passage. The snow had backed up above this, and the fearful momentum had sent ! the sled far into the air, landing, strange j io say. fair and sipiare on its runner. T'tt Avjuty. AGRICULTURAL XOICSO, IXTKUKST KKIiATIVH TO KUM AX1 OAllDKN. tiif. spiiino ptr!. . Spring is the time when more p'gs arc born than at any other season. Upon the rare and feed given them while young their future well being must depend. A young pig should never be stunted in growth. It is quite probable that the ow docs not give enough milk lor the whole litter, epccinlly if she be a young mir. So the pig must, ns early as possi ble be taught to ent. After that, if the pig fares ill, it i plainly t'.ie fault of his keeper. A sp-ing pig. rightly fed, ought to gain a pound a day during the first six r eight month of its life, and will if at first it I kept growing, reserving the fat tening food till it gnins strcigth of diges tion to bear it. Union Cnllitndir. ArtVANTACiK OK KNStt.AG". (ir.idually the chemists arc coming down to the practical ntlvantage of ensil age and meeting the farmers on the plane if farm pra 'lice. In spite of the chem ists' objections that there was a waste of niit-itive mill ter in thr process nnd that 'tie loss would be found a fatal objec 'ion on the score of economy, the prac tice of ensilage ha spread wide and fa.' ind soy where it spread. Among the or.ietii'id and conservative F,ng!i!i farm- r ! !i:i become even more popular tha'i it has here, where it inav be said to have originated in it present form and mini- icr of preparation. Tin Knglisli have, j however, gone far nlir ad of u iu regard loi.i'tiiods of practice, making cnslage j in st.ck r.fd without a silo. Thi. how- ever, must b. romiiicrcd us a practice of tpiestion able value here, where timber is. m eh 'ap. While it is ve;' costiy t.lere. .Vc'." Yoik it:n. A certain stage or degrpTi and moisture is essential in 0M euro a good germination of tfo ?S this should always Imj conij.ul tennining the depth to cover n 1 8omo seed must be eovrrp,) tr deep, while others should lightly as possible; in fact will genninnte and grow l.r . 4 contact with the soil, and ttitk- M covered. "w In Colorado, AVesirrn other Western localities . M loamy soil, seed is planted it is necessnrv in order to ' erowth of the plant. i , N planted ten or twelve indies Jtp ? that in other soils would In r,,,!, burvinur entirely, ns it wm.u n; null. itiVfreil nt mieh .1 i .H - "Iiiii. iv. four inches is sutlicicntlv il. . 1 corn in nn averauw soil iu.. . i -i- i i. ...:n i... ... " or nry, nneu ii win ue iietter to i the depth. With the majority of m.; nnd vegetables, a good nil" jto twice ns deep as the length of tl. this to be taken as an nvera;;,., uu at nigc nun, in' reic iilg ,p . .l.r u,.nB... if nn........... . ' .... 0....-..M l'sSNj, HI V.UTf moiturc essential to a gui) Si!t tion. Oats need but a light env, rin? u usually be covered with a h,, brush. Wheat ought to be cover. d,i Potatoes planted in a gnml, lBt ought to be covered rcavi'iaMv soil t'eit is inclined to biike,";j; form a 'nist through which it i, ;. sible for the young plai.t to f.int. j. whether plantcil deep iirh:iiieiv.j tit ('I liml ftirkwiiH. FAUM AM OAlinix Set the hens at night. Sunshine is better than m Poultry ami fruit are t it:- slcl "Tecripg "?dly front, side to He Jit. hind him " ' llerclicl-t. The long journey made by derelicts vessels abandoned by their crews to drift whithersoever tho wind and currents carry them huvo lately becomo a matter of great interest. The American schooner, W. L. AV'hitc, which was abandoned not tar troni' the Delaware coast, drifted clear across the Atlantic, crossed and recrossed The very daring of the act nearly de- j ,u,r mvn trn(.k m;iny timv iml milll)y prived Mike of his senses for an instant, and w ith open mouth and staring eyes lie saw the smce bet ween them grow big ger and bigger. Then, with a terrible imprecation, he dashed in pursuit, shout ing loudly: "Stop, yo thafe, stop, or j Oi'll break every bone in yure body!" ! Dave was making it dcscruto effort, 1 straining every nerve, and holding hi lueatli hard, imt tin itiliiriaten irisnman was coining on behind with great plung ing strides that were rapidly bringing him went upon the rocks on the Hebrides islands, oiT the coast of Scotland. She had occupied more than ten months in the strange voyage. Throughout that time she was a continual dangi r to naviga tion. It is the duty of n master of a vessel who encounters a derelict on the high seas, at a distance from shore too great to maku it pructicable to tow her to port, to blow up or otherwise sink the derelict; but lately an abandoned steamer floated about oil the coast of South America which no ship-master dared approach She had a great iron hull, her cargo had the lire, afler consuming still smouldered in tin hull for a long lime. The heat kept otiiel ve-sels at their distance. In order to study more closely tin movements and directions of the occur, currents, upon which so much of t lit almo.st perpendicularly down the rugged , safety and celerity of navigation depends. f.ic of tin; mountain. ' the United States I Iydrographii: Burrai Dave remembered with a shudder how ! )ms ,:nl printed a large number of blanks, the gn at logs used to plunge madly down j which it will ciuisu to be distributee the slide, turning somersaults nt the hot- ' mining Miip-inastcrs sailing in all parts o torn, and churning the turbid tide of the the world. The blank tire to be lilleo river into a seething caldron of tawny ,,t with statements of the exact locatioi yellow foam. Now the river was ice j whero vessels may be at u given time, uiul bound from shore to shore. then placed in bottles, which are to be su The robber's crunching footsteps were ' sealed and weighted that only a part ot close behind him. An instant's delay ' the necks will appear above the water, in mil lie was lost. order that they may not be blown by tho lie stooped, grasped the sled with both wind. The bottles will then bo thrown hands and threw himself with a forward j into the sea. motion heavily down the path. Upon the bottom of each of the blanks s the runners struck the froen snow, ' printed a notice requesting tho fiudei to forward it to tho nearest consul of the United States, or to the Hydrogrnphie The blufT of the mountain was very near now, and lievoml the clill lino Dave could see, lar across tne liver, snow-ciau i t:ivn lire, and fields :,nd scattered farms, and even a tiny her w Iwork, i hiirrh spire, shilling clear in the brignt moonlight. But before him, only a lew iiiils now, wa that awful abyss, ten time longer and steeper than any tobag gau slide ever built, a great gully, gliding fir. TO tt XlsK TOMATO !".NT'. j A farm paper has tin following or. this ' uhjet : , hu ge grower of tomatoes hit i 'our, 1 the following plan of raising plants all that can be desired: He rolls i trip of resin paper into cylinders, three ir.ciie iu diameter ami six inches deep, j locking the end by driving two tack j ilirougii the paper, and clinching them oti piece of iron pipe and an anvil or block. J l'hes" bottomless cups nre arranged in i In frame and filled with soil in which j She seed is planted. Wh"ii the plants are reniy to ;et out, they are large and well j roo'.nl. end are transplanted with the i cylinder around them. This I slipped I up so as to project tine, inches above the ground and make an obstacle over which .ut-w.irms will not climb, and so the danger i evaded, as well n all risk of I ihreking the growth by t ransplantitig. 1 il" has set out l;ipts alrendy i-i blossom' v.itiiout any chec!;, by nivalis oi this tlcvicv. V.Er.lNSJjrXu .'.U LTItY !", AIMNM. Vte ndmiro the young fancier who is governed by taste, for it is a much belter and surer way of beginning than by pick ing up this or that breed merely because sonic breeders have lauded them to the okic. Tusto i usually accompanied by fondness for the object of choice, and every experienced fancier knows that a real love for the birds one keeps is a great element of success. Begin in spring or fall to breed poultry, but be sure to begin lowly, nnd Irani by degrer the art of mating, caring for and managing a small flock before you ' launch headlong into breeding on .a large scale. Make the keeping of poultry a second pursuit in the beginning mid until you have found it more agreeable, pleasurable mid better paying thai; the occupation you iir.st fol lowed. Begin with good breeding stock though you may have to pay a big price. Bemciiiber that this is pulling jour money to big interest. After you huvo started their care or keeping will cost no more, nr not much more, than if the same num ber of inferior or common fowls were kept, and the profits from the sale or use of the eggs and their living product, for fithcr ornament or utility, is much greater thnn that realized from the best of the common sorts. Ameriom I'oultry Jour-mil. Black Mike, with a wild cry, hurled hiin seli on Dave's back. The sled, freighted with it heavy burden, shot rapidly down the path, and darting between two great pines, plunged sullenly over tho brink. Not a cry escaped its occupants, and what followed Dave could never after ward speak of intelligently. When the sled made the plunge he jerked his cap partly over his eyes and held his head down. He remembered tho Irishman's heavy weight on his back, the long arms that reached beyond his own and gripped the side of the sled. Then came a blind, di..y sensation, a roaring in his cn:s, burning pains as of a thousand needles piercing hi. hands and face, a feeling of suffocation. Next, just as his cap was wrenched violently from his head, the sled appeared to leave the ground, leap madly into the air, and with a stunning shock that seemed to have shattered every bone in his body he lost consciousness. It was only momentarily. Ho opened his eyes, and with one hand drops of blood from his face. Theywero gliding w kh fearful velocity over tho frozen river straight toward Wysuuking. Ho remem bered only dimly whnt had happened. That heavy weight was still pressing on his buck. Instinctively he reached for his breast pocket. The money was there. He was just beginning to realize tho situation when the sled plunged blindly into a half-frozen air-hole, surrounding a greut brown rock in tho center of tho river. He hcurd the ice crack and break, he felt tho icy water s-aloahing full iu his Bureau at Washington, after allixing the exact data and place where the bottle containing the blank wus found. It is hoped that, in the course of time, enough of these blanks, which are printed iu six different language, will find their way back to Washington, to establish many new facts with regard to the direc tion and force of ocean currents. Yuutlit Companion, Dog Portraits. It is, perhaps, not generally known that more money can bo made nowaday by painting the portraits of dogs than by limning the features of the hiiinun ani mal. The extent to which dog portrait ure is being carried is almost incredible, and is a remfirkablo sign of tho time. There is ono well-known painter, whom the public would no more suspect of doc painting than they would of designing pictorial advertisements for somebody' soap, who makes a largo income in this way. Of course there is nothing uis creditable about it, but it shows that a curious fancy has taken hold of the dog owning public. Many a man who would not dreuui of having his own portrait or that of any of his children painted, would liny readily and handsomely for a good portrait of his favorite dog. The natural result is that the demand creates a sup ply. and the number of artist who de vote themselves to this brunch of art is ! very; lurjje. London Lift. - i:k.mi:dv you stai;;k.us t. iiouk.. Vertigo, staggers or megrims in hoiv s niiv be caused by almost any kind of brain disorder, such as tumors, conges tion or from sudden compression of the jugular veins. Among young nuiiuais overfeeding nnd want of regular exercise often produces slight spasms or dizziness. During warm weather in summer, con finement in a warm, unventilated stable, from which tho uuiuial is suddenly taken into the open air, will sometimes produce a severe attack of vertigo, especially w ith horses predisposed to this malady. In treatment much depends upon the condi tion and age of the animal. If very fat, then restricted diet will be benetieial, giving an ounce of hyposulphite of soda dissolved in a pint of water; then mix with bran or ground feed. This medi cine may be given three times a week for ii month. If tho horse is not fat, feed outs and good hay and avoid excitement, and in warm weather and when driving keep a wet sponge cm the top of the head between tho cars. Should tho horse have nn attack of vertigo while on the road or work in the field, loosen the cheek rein, throat latch and collar, and throw u handkerchief or light blanket over his eyes to shut out tho light. Then, as soon us possible, apply cold wa ter to the head nnd neck, but in dqing so use every precaution to prevent fright. Ail 1 oik ni. j M. I Never set a hen where ntlnr , ! h.-r. I Sow pea for early table u , delay. j Speed the plow, the sn.i.r , harrow. One of the essentials nf j fertile soil. i Kverv farm ought to have it. mental patch. The true economy of furtuii'; everything well. Sow early and often of ev'''. for curly table use. A flock of poultry is iun...:, well being of every rural hmur A nice flock of poultry nuht : 11)1 a farmer's table in spleinlM i Save the best bird fm n r breeding and send the others u Old ducks never get lice. T nature of their feathering prci: r.iin. The early killed is the uC; wjed mid the weed that ru'.u i leal. If you arc cnrd'ul to keen tlx : straight you will do f.istw oil plowing. Don't fool away your time ir: teams or poor implement. ItbH of timo to have only the hist. If you would dry your rail, ft I and often, but if vim would ml moisture, stir only the surface. A diversity of crops distril receipts and expenses more em!;. the year and through the yi:ir. No matter what kind of a a. I adopted, nil patrons of a creaT. be required to use the saiui; ku (iood seed is a most impeita'.: the economy of fanning, as it is unreasonable to expect a ; The secret of first class In:' from top to bottom is cbiiiuiti' farmer whose butter briii.' ; cents a pound thu whole yir : Milking tube are Panic tot- jured teats sooner or lalir, ;' ; the hands of a carel' -s ej i should not be use 1 uul' ssri . i: j The farmer who depends .a ! timothy for pasture eaini"t t- ("irncr, oii nn average, mmi Vav without damilL'lilg lt.al.'l it w ill bo later, says an Ulii"" Almost everybody can get M sort near home, nnd all ymini' get such a queen us you w i-i .' and queens are carried ny mi'i quicker than hives ot lu-c. press. It 1 always best if ymi tind i onv has nearlv finished a i tions, and thru have done Imt ' for two or three days, to reni"' and give them a case of tw: as they might not finish it m1 1 Sor'dium molasses w ill do : feeding whenever the himfij- j is, providing the bees win tiou to it. Unless the qiwliij' ghuni is quite good, ami ""J5 sort is to be had in the li''IJ seldom work on it. PKPTIt TO 1I.A.NT KKKD. No infallible rule can be given for this. Even in the same locality the condition of the soil and variations of the seasons will make a considerable difference in this respect, Even opinions will diiTcr as to tho proper depth for planting. In a cold, wet soil, mid capeciallv if inclined to lio still, seed should bo planted near the sui face; iu u more sandy or loamy soil, a deeper covering will bo better. If the soil is warmer nnd moist, plant I little deeper, and if dry, still deeper. Smoke uiiu Instrument of The claim is made that f iilnv un itinwirt.'int oart ill tU 1 the future, The Loudnii zrtlt says that at I.ango'r l V artificially created in li'V' order to form screen ' ''"' attacking party might in:1 proiich within short ri.tip-' l batteries. On the oceiiM '" rafts laden with combust''11" tiro and floated into piisiMow the wind carried away tin;' dense cloud in tho dirrcti"" fen so. v ):i tho other hand sim' tioa of modern ordnance-1;11 ii-n it hua l.ei.n felt t '.lilt I... ...l.ti.li WlUlilJ I nun; ni imiwitii w in... j r.,ti. ,!,, tin. i.utde oi'1'" would probably prevent tl ' big guns to tho best ii'lviinw I iu fact, may according 10 bo cither a great assista"1'1'' j pediment iu warfare. Four new Birmingham, Ala, furnaces ; cost
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