GETTING EVEN WITH THE LAND
LORD.
Wall crack th windows, mar tbe dcora, asa
rain erTtfafng I
Vail tear the paper off the walls It's pretty :
nearly ppriug. j
of decay ;
It' time to go to smashing thins we'll mora
tba llrat of May.
WeU damp tha ashes In tha ban ; wall clog tha
Tatar pi pea ;
WeH rain'i tba ceilings and tha walla In wild,
fantaatic stripes ;
WeU break the knobs and latchea all. the house
wall disarray.
For that la how the people do who mora the first
of May.
The place we leave behind na will be awful to
heboid ;
An air of wrack and rain will the promisor en
loll No other can awaken sach a depth of dark dis.
may
llxccpt it be the house to which well more tha
first ol May.
FAITHFUL PETE It.
One beautiful moonlight night two
men stood in a grove of livcnak trees
which grew on the eastern banks of
the St. John, a short distance hack
from the river.
One was undoubtedly a man of
wealth, and, by bis dre.s, a planter
of the neighborhood. He wore a suit
of spotless linen; - boots, the tops of
which reached above his knees, while
his head was covered with a broad -rimiued
Spanish sombrero. lie was
rather corpulent in build, and his en-
tiri rnrri:i(7ft Irf.f.nVonprl that, hft h:ifl
never wanted for the comforts and
luxuries of this world.
His companion presented a strik
ing contrast. He was shabbily, nay,
even sloven y and scantily attired,
and the coarse garments hung upon
an attenuated frame which seeiuod
scarcely able to bold itself together.
The face wa3 drawn and pincheJ,
and stamped with an idiotic and
somewhat siu.stcr expression. He,
too, wore a broad-rimmed hat, but it
was made of rushes loosely platted
into shape. His feet were uncovered
save for a goodly coating of alluvial
soil through which their owner had
recently passed.
The two men had been walking
one behind the other, for the path
was narrow, but as they emerged into
a small opening they paused and thd
planter began: .
"It is a ticklish piece of work I
ask you to perform, Ephraim, but I
know that you possess the courage to
carry it through, and as it requires
no great physical exertion, tho-i
ague-shaken limbs of yours will prova
equal to the occasloa"
-I don't kcer much what it be,
Squire, so as you pay well an' I don't
run no risk. I ain't skecrcd coiisid
r'ablc of 'gators an' snakes an' seclt
things as crawls about in the swamps,
nor much about niggers, but tiio
Sheriff, Squire, lor, when I thinks of
him, my botics shake an' rattle to
gether like coffee beans in a dry pod
wiicn the wind's a-blowin'."
'You need have no fear of the
Sheriff," replied the planter, "for I
shall give you money enough to take
you out of the county, and for that
matter, out of the State when your
work is done. Now, listen, Clayton,
Carroll, my half-brother, is a rich
man, in fact, he is enjoying prop-;
crty which by lights is as much mine
as it is his, for wo were born by tne
same mother, but bis father happened
to be wealthier than mine. All that1
T nnuou fa a nnrtinn of what wa; mv
r ,
motners estate
"But I hecrd" broke in the
Cracker "that you an the Colonel
was good friends, and that you would
git a pile o money when he died
"That may be," returned tne other,
ifrimlv. "but while one is waiting for ,
a dead man's shoes his feet may be
come sorely blistered. I'll tell you,
Ephralia" went on the sleek villain,'
assuming a confidential manner that
croatly flattered his ignorant and
low-born companion. "1 have "lost
heavily of late, in fact shall be ruined
unless my prospects brighten immedi
ately and confidence is restored in
my financial standing "
"Why don't you ask the Colonel to
let you have a little money?"
"I have asked him for too much al
ready, and know that I should be re
fused." "Well, what do you want me to
do?"
"Kill him," hissed the villain.
"Eh? Kill him?"
"That is what 1 said. Surely you
are not afraid to do such a piece ot
work, for 1 well know it would not
bo the tirst job or the Kinu in wnicn
you were concerned."
The Cracker winced noticeably at
this allusion, but hastened to reply:
"There's a heap of difference.
Squire, between bangln' a nigier on
the head an' chuckin' him into tiic
creek for 'gator feed, an a man like
the Colonel, yes, a heap o' differ-
encc."
"Arid as much difference in the re-
ward," was the cool rejoinder. "i"or "Peter! my noble fellow, you have
the one you received nothing, and saved my life. But still, 1 can scarcely
were obliged to remain concealed in believe what yo"u say regarding my
the swamps, a hunted thing, until I Lrother."
came to your assistance and straight- j "Den jcs' ax dis feller here. He
coed you out in the eyes of the law, , 'pears to be wakin' up," and relet
while for Ac Other I will give you seeing signs of returning conscious,
gold enough to make you rich." j ness in the vanquished Kphraim held
"That's :al right, Squire but the bis weapon in readiness to prevent a
bl.ick man an' 1 had had trouble to-! second attack or an attempt to cs
gcthcr then again, we fout it out lean.
nian-fashioD, an' 'twas only by luck 1 1 When the tool of the cruel Abijah
got the best o' hi ui. But as to the opened bis eyes and saw that the
Colonel, 1 got nothin' agin him." I wicked scheme had miscarried,' and
"Nothing against him? Why, I that he was a prisoner, he began to
wasn't be the one who was most plead piteously for mercy, and readily
active in the search for you, offerin;; j betrayed the machinations of his em
a reward for your capture?" plover.
"That's afore he knowed the whole I 'hb report of Teter's revolver, foi
fcl0ry j lowed by the struggle, aroused the in-
"But he never would have known I mates of the bouse, who hastily rob.
the whole story until too late to save
your neck, if it had not been for me."
Then as though tired of working upon
bis companion's (rratitude, the planter
changed his tactics, and ia aa cg
grcsivc manner said: .
"Now, what shall it be, Ephralni?
Will you agree to do this work, or
would you i at her stretch a. piece of
liemp w:ta ono end secured to the
limb of a tree, and tho other knotted
about that miserable neck cf yours?"
"I'm afecred it'll come to that,
any way," replied the Cracker, in
voluntarily raising a hand to t'ao
soiled cellar of bis shirt.
"But what'll it be, Squire? Co oa,
Tin iistcnin'."
"A hundred dollars now, and
thousand when the work is complete "
"Heap o' money. How 13 it to ba
uoncV"
'Til tell you. The Colonc lfcas had
trouble with a steamboat captain
whose crart passes uy the river about
cundown. lie will stop, cs is Ilia
i ustom. at the landing iust above
l.erc, until morniug. Now then, if
that worthy brother of mine is found
ilead at daylight, who will the peo
ple suppose committed the deed?
Why, his known enemy ot course, tho
captain. 1 will enhance the belief
by plausible and conclusive argu
ments, giving you an opportunity to
cape. Sec?"
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..T.. T .!. lr, ., 1 ?. f r.
Cons.'" I
"Listen. Clayton Carroll, as li Ucd nt the Antwerp Belgium exhibition
usual with him. W. remain. alona la', setting Bull.
' hfs nJfarJ u,atU t6 boa ?ri?
that apartment leads directly out
upon the veranda. The night, is very
warm. -The windows will be open.
See bow easily you can reach him
without being observed!"
"Yes, Squire, 1 'specs I do."
"And you will sec to it that tne
Colonel is despatched?"
'I reckon so," was the gloomy an
swer. 'TiswelL Your hand upon it,"
and the'flncers of the two villains
met in ratification of the wicked com.
pact.
No more words were ottered in
thl3 place, for the conspirators at
once departed, retracing their 6tcps
to where they had come from.
Scarcely had their shadows disap
peared down the moonlit pathway
when the long sprays of moss were
stealthily separated and a black face
end woolly bead protruded from the
opening.
The eyes of the negro rolled and
glistened in the gloom of the forest.
his thick lips parted and his white
teeth fairly shone in the semi-dark
cess.
'Fo' de lor's sake'." ejaculated the
newcomer, cautiously stepping forth
from bis concealment.
Dey's gwine ter kill Iassi Car
roll! I)ey's swine ter kill him, is
dey? Not if ole Tete knows his-self.
an' his legs kin tote dis black carcase
' up to de house in time!
Lor's, ain't
1 glad de' possums warn't out to
night, an' 1 don't gin up buntin'I
Cause if dey bad been plenty ot do
i yellow rascals round I'd a-been far
away from here an' wouldn't a beard
outlin' ob what was gwine on."
Thus expressing himself Peter
plunged into the labyrinth of moss
and shrubs and hurried toward the
mansion to avert if possible the per
petration of the murder which he had
heard so coolly and deliberately
planned.
As was his custom Clayton Carroll,
or as be was known throughout the
neighborhood, the Colonel, was seated
in his library at the very hour when
his death was decided upon by his in
human half-brother, on whom he bad
always lavished the greatest kindness,
and the miserable Cracker. .
Deeply engrossed In the papers
which lay before him on the hignlj
polished mahogany table, the vener
able Colonel noted not the time as it
' passed until the clock standing in the
hall chimed forth the hour or mid
night. Then, almost -drowsily, he
began to fold up the documents pre
paratory to consigning them to theii
place in bis safe, when be was startled
at the report of a pistol-shot as though
the weapon had been discharged on
the verandah, and to see two men
burst in through the long open win
dow and fall upon the floor, strug
gling in a desperate encounter.
For an instant the Colonel was toe
much bewildered to grasp the situa
tion, then he realized that a negro
i and a white man were engaged in
mortal combat at his feet, for as the
two contestants writhed and strug
gled in each other's grasp, ho caught
the gleam of a knite as its ownei
strove to plunge it into the side of hi?
antagonist.
To avoid bloodshed in his own bouse;
the planter sprang forward to check
the conflict, but lie was restrained by
the familiar voice of old Fete, saying,
i with labored respiration,
! "Don't you put you'se'f in de way,
' Massa Colonel. Dis ycre colored gem
man am able to take kcer ob anj
j white trash what is comin' roun' dis
'plantation wif big knives in dere
ban's an' murder in dcre hearts.
Dere, you mis'able sinner! Jcs' you
take dat!"
Clayton Carroll heard a blow struck,
then bis faithful servant rose to b;
feet, leaving iiis antagonist seasces.
upon the foor.
"What does this mean?" asked tht
Colonel, looking aloul him ia aston
ishment. "It means, sah," replied the negro,
, assuming as dignified a demeanor a
I his somewhat ruffled clothing and la
bored breathing would permit, "ii
means, sar, dat you hab nearly Lccl
Co victim of a vile dispiracy'."
I "Conspiracy?" exclaimed tht
j Colonel, catching the other's mean
f ing. "What are you talkine about V'
j "Dis, sah, dat you half-bruddei
j Biiah Jcssup, whom I 'specs is lyitr
'out dere on de lawn wif a piece ot
. lead hid in' away somcwheres in his
wicke.l
carcase, 'cause I r.inted di;
I ycre plum at him when I pulled de
trigger (and the planter for the first
j time observed that I'ete grasped the
1 handle of a revolver), an' dat mis'ablt
j white trasTi hab made up dcre mind-
to kill you as quick as dey could. J
hcerd all about it when I was hunt
in' possums dis yere very n'gl.t. :m' !
. Jcs hurried aionsr aud I 'specs 1
didn't eit hero none too soon."
Ing themselves, hurried to the library.
The male sen ants lent Tcte their
heartiest assistance to secure the cap
tive, and then all went out to the
lawn, where they found the inhuman
brother lying insensible on the grass.
A close examination revealed the
fact that he was not mortally, or
even seriously injured, l'ete's bullet
had grazed the skull, and merely
stunned his intended victim.
By tho Colonel's orders tho miser
ablo man was conveyed to the house,
(vhcra ho soon recovered conscious
ness and finding that his wicked
plot had cone astray, he confessed
all, and, like his accomplice, sued for
mercy.
Clayton Carroll could not find it in
his heart to prosecute the son of his
own mother, but with tears in his
yes, rebuked him for bis Inhuman
set, and forgave him.
lfroni that day forward Abijah Jcs
lup was a changed man, and the two
brothers long lived happily together.
Ephraicj, the accomplice, was also!
forgiven, and providod
with means
to pursue an honest livelihood.
liut tne jaiiciui jfeter was tne nero
at the family, until a
a ripe old ago
i
30 was gathered to h:s
fathers.
Yanlice Ulade.
Jaca? MXloud cf South Dikoia,
. . . . ...
' ii riuseu a norse wnicn uaa eigui
W: two va eacii
A rnd-sbinnetl fraud tA h in"
ex nib-
fSUSSET ORANGES.
Hot a Separata Variety, bwt
acta.
Stua- br In.
I Shrewd orange shippers ia Florl3a.
; nays tho Traits Grower, make a virtu
.of Decessity, and brand their rusty
,nV:r rurr:;,r, .;:.ri
Ive names as "Golden Russet" etc.
Most consumers, and many Northern
dealers believe sucb oranges to bo a
distinct and probably Improved va
riety, and sometimes pay a higher
price for them on that account. We
have previously pointed out that the
russet oranges of Florida are mtde so
py an Insect, and are In no sense a
peparato variety of fruit. At a re
cent meeting of the t lorida State
Horticultural Society, Mr. W. A.
Marsh read a paper from which we
take the following account of tho
rust mite:
"This minute Insect which Is in
risible to the naked eye, is a great
source ot annoyance to the orange
grower, and causes a loss of thou
sands of dollars each year to the grow
ers. The rust mite is only the ,
ptth part ot an inch long. The eggs
are deposited singly or in clusters
Over the leaves and batch in four or
five days. In about ten days they
shed their skins, and reach the adult
condition, which differs from the
roun in being a little darker. It is
during tho hot, moist weather in
summer when they become most)
abundant, cold or dry weather check;
ing them. Oneaminationoia a ngle
leaf infested with them, Mr. Hub
bard estimates the number of mites
aDd eggs at 75,000. These little
creatures are able to travel twelvo
feet per hour, so they are able to
rover a good deal of space in a short
time. The result of the little fel
lows' work is not altogether bad, for
our rusty fruit will carry a good deal
better than the bright and late in
tho season there is not much differ
ence in price. The russet fruit bo'.ds
its juices better I'.nn l;ri.,'ht. A 'mnt
any o the insecticides now iu usj
will destroy the rust mite, but the
trees must have several applications
for they work the year round, us their.
iuihj is Lite uii iu um nuj ul luc
orange, and other circus fruits."
Tho Brute and tbe Lady.
Sleighs d awn by four horses art.
employed on the Wellington route.
Tbe heavily loaded sleigh was coming
cityward. Cne of tbe horses next
tbe vehicle fell. Tbe driver lashed j
it with bis whip. Then he kicked;
It. 1-inally he swore at it. But he I
did not get uown to extricate tho j
animal from tbe harness which held
it a prisoner. Tbe men in tne sleigh
buried their chins in their overcoats.
and indulged in contemplation ct
fatalism as a philosophy which re
moves every passion from the breatft
Maidenly a lady, clad in a sealskin
sacque, got out and going up to tbe
diner, said to him in an imperative
way: "Give mo that whip " The
ari cr was da ed. In a stupefic 1 way
r.e handed over tho whip. "Now,'
said the little lady, "If you touch
that horse again I will let you feet
the weight ot this whip across your
shouide:s. Get down this moment
and cut the harness and help tho
horse to rise." The driver stared at
her. Tho women in the sleigh tit
tered, tbe men hung their heads.
"Getdown this moment," said the
lady, shaking the whip over the
driver. The latter mechanically
obeyed. The harness was loosened.
the horse was laiscd to nis feet I ha
lady put her hand in her satchel,
brought forth some biscuits and
treated the whole four horses to ono
each. The eflece was magical. Tho
bo; clcss cvnicis ji of their poor faces
gave place to hope and love and
L'ratitude. Then the lady, very white
but as resolute as Joan or Arc ever
was, entered the sleigh. The men
.t:li hung their heads in silence.
Montreal Star.
Ostrich Farming In California.
The wild camel in tho Arizona
desert, supposed to tho survivor ol
an army ex; eriraent. has been writ
ten about a fcood deal, and there
ecms to be strong foundation for the
report that these beasts are occasion
ally seen like ghosts on tbe line ol
the horizon. The story that a small
liock of ostriches are running wild ia
the Mojave liesert in Southern Cali
fornia has an a. r of greater prova
bility, for several experiments in do
mesticating the t'outli African bird
have been made on tbe Pacific coast,
and are still being tried. The wild
birds were originally imported and
placed in corral by an enterprising
breeder who did not take the precau
tion to build his fen es high enough.
One morning tho ostriches slam,
p; ded, jumping tho fence and wee
never again rounded up. Mexicans
lassoed some of them, pursuing on
Horseback, but to this day others are
at large and ranging the desert
Speaking of Oitrich farming in Cali
fornia, it is said that it is not likely
to prove prontable. Only tho wing
and tail leathers are of commercial
value, the best bringing about (103
per pound. Kach b rd burnishes from
half a pound to a pound and a half
Df feathers yearly. When tho risk of
losing birds by sickness and accident
s reckoned, the margin of profit is
found to be rather siender. New
York l'ost
lncumatlo Tubea
Pneumatic tubes, such, for exam
ple, as are at present so largely cm
ployed in bicycle construction, are
now filled by means of multiplied
pressure, a machine having been con
trived for tho purnose. A series of
rubber bulbs, which lit inside of the
tire, are so arranged that the
outlet of the first is on the underside
af the rim, and connected with the
first bulb is a value which allows the
lir to be sucked in, but not to es-
:ape; the air is transmitted to tho
iccond bulb, and from that to the
third, and so on, until it finally
empties into the tire, filling it up
with air until it is of great solidity.
It is impossible for the tire to burst,
is there is an exhaust valve which
:an be guaged to blow off at a pres
sure of from one to forty pounds. Al
though the tire may become punc
tured, enough air can be pumped in
to keep it solid, the air pressure be
ing increased every timo tho wheel
evolves.
in nu Hind.
A
good story, even when tho same
continues to repeat It, has q
man
tendency to grow like a rolling snow
ball. An instanco is furnished by a
German paper. "So our friend Bush
ier went to the top of Mont Blanc?''
Baid one man to another. "2fot at
all." "But he did so." "Trua Two
months ago, when he returned from
Switzerland, he said he had been at
the foot of Mont Blanc Since then
he has gradually lied himself to the
top."
Every man who takes part in you
procession expects in return that you
rill some day blow a horn in tho
tana in his procession.
The trreatest geysers hi tho world aro
n the Ycllowstouo National Park.
WHY ITS VALUABLE.
' the ow-I-ylnx Joag-le of Moeflult Laa-1
la Ktoaraajua.
. -p-.tm -mr-ion i ruvAainnin?
considerable interest in this country,
Grcat Britain and tho republic ot
Nicaragua for the reason tnat in its
A. MOSQUITO COAST BXSIDBSCE.
'jElerated upon a tall trea stamp and sap
ported by loot polei. la order tout tot
occupants may be a bore tha malaria
laden air near tha ground. J
control is involved that of the ship
canal which through that isthmus is
to Join two oceans.. Otherwise the
Mosquito coast would bo of very little
"nterest to the world.
The Mosquito coast was discovered
by Columbus during his fourth voy
age in 1502. Its commerce is small,
its people degraded and indolent, and
tho country itself wanting in beauty.
Blue fields Bluff on tho south and
Bragman's Bluff on the north are the
only landmarks rising above the gen
eral level of low-lying jungle, which
fclntcbes in dull monotony for leagues
and leagues along the coast Even
this forbidding waste of mangrove
twamp is Interlaced ty a bewildering
net-work of lagoons and natural
canals, succeeded farther inland by
extensive marshes and savannas
formed by tbe draining and silting
up of still more ancient lagoons dur
ing a long continental uprising, which
is not yet ended. The coast-line is
fronted by a chain of coral reefs and
islands, with intricate and dangerous
channels between them and the uiiln-.
land, which the buccaneers of old
'urned to good account Ono of these
A K ATI VB net
reefs Is Roncador, where the faniou
Kearsargc was wrecked.
Owing to the physical peculiarities,
of the Mosquito coast the settlements
nre uniformly situated on the sea
coast at the mouths of rivers. These
are nothing more than trading posts
collections of palm-thatched hovels
with a few rude weather-boarded
houses and stores belonging to mer
chants, all struDg in a line along the
river side. Sometimes these huts
are anchored to trees to keep them
from being blown away In tbe fierce
Caribbean gales
An important industry of the coast
Is the collection ot tho crude juice
from which rubber Is made; this Is
evaporated and further dried by heat,
and fashioned in molds according to
the purro'es for which it is destined.
It is shipped in a crude form in great
nuantit e, both liquid and solid.
Tho Mosquito and Valient Indians
are much employed in this work.
These Indians, together with theSu
mue Ind an?, are very small of stat
are. The TISer.
In trapping tigers for export the
slalays dig a hole about ten feet deep,
making the bottom twice as large in
area as the top, to prevent the ani
mal from jumping out after being
nncs in. The hole completed, small
brushwood is lightly laid over its sur
face, and close by, in the direction of
the mouth of tho pit a bullock is
;haincd to a tree. On seeing tho
bullock the tiger springs for his ex
pected prey, and alights in the pit
A. bamboo cage is placed over the pit
nhich is then filled with earth, the
tiger gralually coming to the sur
face. Once in the cage, tho Matlays
lace and interlace bamboo and rattan
andcr the tiger. Spring-guns arc
Sometimes used, but not of ten, as they
ire dangerous to the dogs and humuu
beings.
1 once went on a tiger hunt We
ttrganized a party ot five Europeans !
tnd ten natives. We started on foot.
because it is impossible to ride
through the junglo on horseback.
On finding a tlgei's footprints, wo
followed them to a ravine, where tho
tiger had been drinking. Here we
took our tifliu, and, while eating,
heard groans, which we thought wero
from t'.i3 tiger. Following the sound.
we saw an enormous man-eating tiger
dashing away through tho brush.
Snots were fired without effect. On
poing farther we .discovered that he
bad found a bufTalo, and had been
making short work of him. These
buffaloes are not like those found in
America, but smaller, and more like
an ox. Later this same tiger was
caught in a trap. We knew it was
the same, for not more than one is
found near a village at a time.
On an average fonr or five people
were killed by tigers on this road in
the course of a year. They generally
seize their prey after dusk, and for
this reason it is never safe to travel
on these roads after 6 o'clock at
night It is said that a tiger often
selects his man during the day, and,
perhaps follows hiin for miles,
until overtaken by dusk, where ho
springs on him. Two gentlemen
were once wal ting over a pineapple
plantation, when they discovered that
they were followed by a tiger.
They were three miles from home,
and, having nothing but 6hot guns
' for wcaPnsi could not Are at the ani-
;?al .He kept at the samo distance
Dcnina tnem an tne way and they
reached borne before he attempted to
attack. The natives aro in constant
terror ot these animals, and it is al-
most impossible to send them out
after daric I have paid $20 to a
native for taking a message to the
Maharajah after 6 o'clock at night
Century Magazine.
The Frenchman says: "When I
itart out in search of a wife, I'm go
ing to Havre."
The wettest dace in this country is
Teah Bay, in Washington. Over 123
inches of rain fall there every year.
I-'
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Farm Notes.
: XTICHOXE3 FOB SWETB.
Artichokes are excellent food fos
true, and especially lor pigs
and
eWa that are growing rapidly. If tha
piaretobe allowed to-gather tha
tubers for themselves, thea the arti-
I chokes should be planted on ratner
licht Boil. because in rooting over the
soil to get at the tubers the ground
will bo made more compact by the con
stant tramping upon it, with the ad
dition of the manure of tho hogs in the
gathering of the crop, during the wet
weather late in the fall and early in
rpring. This working over of the Boil
by swino will greatly improve light
Foils, but it has been found in practice
that it will injure heavy, tenacious
clay by making it mora compact. New
York Sun.
GBOwrxa r assies fob rEorrr.
The culture of flowers is one of the
most profitable of all this kind of in
da&irie?, and at fifty cents a dozen for
pansiee, the profit will be very satis
factory. To have them early, tho seed
should be sown at once in boxes in a
Warm tooui, and tlio small plants
moved to pot?, but if the seed is sown
in the fall, tho flowers may be had still
cariier. Th most desirable way is to
bow seed in the rammer in the open
ground on rich Eoil, and pot the young
plants, picking oil all tho flower buds
as they xorm, until tho middlo of the
v.int:. vA in timo to have the flowers
when taey nre wanted. Then by
gathering the flowers as eoon as they
rra fully blown tho plants will continue
to blooui a lecg time. To force good
Cower3 tha plants 6liould be kept
watered with weak manure water. The
finest varieties are the Imperial Ger
man and Scotch. New York Times.
SPRATrSO APPLE OBCKAESD K WET SEAKOS3.
The timo for destroying the apple
worm is immediately after the petals
fall, and tho spraying should bo re
peated once or twice after the apples
begin to hang down. Experiments by
E. G. Lodeman at the Xew York Cor
nell Station indicate that the first ap
plication of fungicides should be made
soon after tha buds open and jnst be
fore the flowers fall. Apple trees should
hs eo pruned that both tho sunshinq
cn"5 the spraying reaches every part.
The Bordeaux mixture reduces the in
jury dono by the apple Bcab fungus.
Tha addition of Paris green to this
luixtnre gave better results than when
London purple was used. More spray
ing cpplicntior.9 nre required during
v et seasons thin during dry ones.
Tlie trees should be sprayed once a
v. e--k during wet weather. The results
rhow that the application of the com
bination of the Bordeau mixture and
lvrls tureen or London purple was
vnl'iablo nnd practicable for tho treat
ment ol tho apple scab fungus and the
i'.;Xlo woriii even when over iivo inches
i i ram leil during June. American
J Agriculturist.
SELECTING A COW.
Tlio good points of a good cow art
not her good looks. She may not be
end probably is not very good-looking
except to the eyo of an experienced
dairyman. J?uo certainly is not fat
while giving milk, and to bo a really
pood covr cho bhould never be long
timo enough between the times of milk
giving to futten. She will most likely
have a lartje paunch, giving her a some
what "pot-bellied" look after she has
filled herself. Something cannot come
from nothing, and wo never knew a
cow piving large messes of good milk
which was not a ravenous feeder.
Henco her digestion must be good.
ha f-hould have a broad chest, indicat
ing Inrgo luna;s. TL?re is no good
digestion without good lung power.
She should be "Jeep" from the back
down to tho belly, but with a thin and
rather flat neck. Tho skin of most
good cows ia of velvety texture, and
look3 as if it had been groomed for
6evr-ral generations, as in most breeds
pf the best cows it has. The good cow
is, indeed, lees an accident than a
j product V ith good material from
which to breed, the good farmer can
mako sure of her nearly every heifer
cilf he gets. Boston Cultivator.
LAWS GRASS.
"Where the locality desirable for a
lawn is naturally free from weeds the
modern suggestion of making it by
planting patches of one particular kind,
which will run together in a few
i months, is particularly desirable.
Nothing can be more beautiful than a
lawn wholly mado up of ono species.
For Em nil gardens, especially where the
new plantation can bo hand-weeded
during summer, it is the best of all
methods. No lawn made of grass seeds
' will be confined strictly to one kind,
iind on account of the different shades
of green in tho grass will always have a
More or less patchy appearance. Those
R'ho supply mixed lawn grass seeds
j isitally keep this in mind, and endeav
or to get their kinds so generally alike
U1 tlBt of green as to avoid this objec
tion. One advantage of the mixed
tjbtam is tnat ono can rarelv tell bv the
iescription of a customer what partie
slar kind of grass will thrive to best
idvantage. A mixture is, therefore,
likely to best serve tho purpose, in
lliifl, that the one most suitable will
sveutually crowd out those not so well
adapted to the soil and circumstances.
U e have seen a lawn made of mixed
j-rasses which had t be secured under
tlio shade of largo trees, eventually be
come wholly occupied by the sheep
r. , -. . Tn the course of a few yearn
every c.-icr Jnna was crowded out, and
this particular species alone occupied
'ho lend. Median's Monthly.
GSOWIxa SEED POTATOES.
' Before planting the seed have tha
loil in the best possible condition and
liberally enriched with manure.
Choose seed large or medium in size,
imooth, and of best form. Cut in
large pieces and plant in rows three
inp one-half feet apart each way four
teet each way will be better, riant
ibout four inches d?ep. Three or fom
Says after after planting, cultivate by
turning the soil to tho row. One or
Iwo days latter harrow until all is
leveled and made very fine. As soon
is the plants make their armearanee.
tultivate again, turning the soil to the
plants so as to cover all weeds that may
have started to grow. When the
plants are about four inches above
rround, thin out to one stalk in a hilL
Continue the cultivation twice each
gumg uum waTseaca iime, until
tn9 vines cover the ground. Cultivate
diallow to avoid breaking the roots,
1110 best selection for seed will be
om ho8e stalks that produce the
lrg?Bt amount in weight The most
proline stalks are the best to select
Erom - A stalk that bears a large num-
ber of tubers of good size and form
rill make good seed. .The 'improve
ment of the potato crop in yield and
juality lies in the line of improvement
f seed. An observance cf this prin
siple has produced wonderful results.
Strict conformity to these principles
for all farm crops will produce as won
iexful changes. Improvement of seed
It Is Not
What We Say
But what Hood's Sarsaparilla does that
tells the story. The great volume of evi
dence in the form of unpurchased, volun
tary testimonials prove beyond doubt that
g-nr.rf'Q Sarta-
1 parilla
Be Sure to Get
Hood's
c
ures
Hood'a PlUa eon habitual conrtlpatlon.
must precede improvement of the
general crop. American Agriculturist.
FARM ASD GARDEN KOTE3.
Let the fowls ont when the weathe
is mild.
One-fourth Leghorn blood hastens
maturity.
Broilers early in spring sell at very
high prices.
Grade your dressed poultry in pack
ing for market
The Beder Wood is a strawberry
worthy of trial
Skim milk thickened with bran is I
goodf eed for poult ry.
In nearly all cases it will be best tc
deepen the soil gradually.
If the hay is the least musty, alwayi
moisten it before feeding.
The poor, unthrifty hog is often the
prey of vermin or parasites.
The more time required to fatten an
animal the greater the cost
If farmers want to make buttermak
ing prontable they must make a good
article.
Dorses should not be tied too long,
as they are apt to roll and get cast in
the stall.
Many modern growers use commer
cial fertilizers instead of manure for
potatoes.
Milk may be deficient in solids with
out having water added to it by the
milkman.
A nervous, irritable, bad-tempered
driver generally has nervous, vicious,
runaway horses.
Too long for the cream to rise and
too long without stirring will make'
white specks in the butter.
With a thoroughly good cow one can ;
always afford to give plenty of feed in .
exchange for plenty of butter. '
The most prontable cow is the best '
mother, and the mother function should
be fostered as much as possible. I
While feed has much to do with the
nuality of the milk, the breed of the
tow has much more to do with it
Now that work is on, be sure the
Collars fit perfectly be 'era beginning
work, it is oiun eusier to preven.
than to cure galls.
Farm horses should be groomed at
lecet twice a day in the working season,
f specially if they have been sweating
pr have been in the mud.
A farmer who has a quarter-section
of land should set five or ten acres ol
orchard trees. They will get him out
of debt if he is in and help him to keep
out if he is not -
An orchard can be successfully grown
without interfering with the rest of the
farm work, and time thus spent will
bring returns equal to any other pro
duce. It has been proved.
It is claimed by some horticulturists
that winter pruning while the sap is
down develops vigorous wood growth,
and summer pruning checks this and
encourages fruit production.
A word of caution is due to those
who embark in any new enterprise.
There are many things to learn. Books
have a valuo to the new beginner, but
practice is necessary. No man should
fail to learn the practical details by
using his own hands.
Are sheep subject to indigestion ? Of
course they are, r.s much so as any
other animal. Did you never pniell a
sheep's breath? Some of tho healthy
sheep's breath is as sweet as au infant's ;
but a diseased sheep's breath suggests
indigestion and all the ills known to
mortal flesh.
Joseph Meehan gives a wcy to rid
plum trees of the curculio : "Ss soon
as flowering is over spread a sheet un
der your trees and jar the trees, bring
ing down the pest and the stung fruit,
which burn. Do thia daily until the
fruit is one-fourth grown. If rightly
followed it insures a croi?.
The lamp used by Epictetus, the
philosopher, pol l for S.000 drachms
soon after his death, in the year 1C1.
A. D.
Sun spots were first observed in 1C11,
and were then noted by several astrono
mers at about the same time.
Tax LADIES.
The pleasant effect and perfect safety
witn wnicn ladies may use the Califor
nia liquid laxative Syrup of Figs,
under all conditions, makes it their
favorite remedy. To get the true and
genuine article, look for the name of
the Catifornia Fig Syrup Co., printed
near the bottom of the package.
The dog never perspires, and on that
account is so constituted mat lie can
not drink water as most animals do.
Inis is nature s provision to prevent
nun irom swallowing too much.
What Do Ton Take
Medicine for T Because you are lick and want
to get well, or because too wisb to prevent IU'
ness. Then remember tbat liood's Sarsaparilla
CURES all diseases caused by Impure blood.
Purely vegetable flood's Pills 25c.
In Berlin every cab has a registering
macnine tnat tens tne passenger exact
ly wnat ne lias to pay, ana also tells
the owner of the cab what has been
earned by tho driver.
Dr. Kilmer's Bwavr-BOOT cures
all Kidney and Bladder troublaa.
Pamphlet and Consultation tree.
Laboratory Slnenamton. 51. Y.
Professor Burnham, of Chicago, says
"i wiar aisiurDances, as euu spots
and the hie, have nothing to do
with meteorological conditions on the
earth.
'a Catarrh Can
Ii a Constitutional. Cure. Price 75c
The telephone, which is not quite
twenty years old, ia now in common
use ia all civilized countries on the
clobe.
'fJ,I with soreeyes use Dr. Isaac Thorns
son siye-water.DnHKUla sell at &). pel bottle'
Dwarfs live much longer than giant3
the latter usually havinjt weak consti
tutions and soft and brittla bones.
?"i!LCj5Iir-?20. b great Wood purifier.
Over 40 per cent of tho cases of
paralysis occur between the age of
thirty and forty. 6
I TO HEAD OFF THE HOTEL BEAT.
Wlth Thi Dtrr'cm Be Cannot Taka a rock
tf at of Match.
A match tox that Is designed for
jse at hotel desks and other public
places where tho drain on the match
supply Is always heavy Is shown here
with. It was recently patented by a
Pennsylvania genius. The match Is
secured from a drawer, which dellv-
ers only one at a time, and gives an
alarm every time a match Is taken
.herefrom.
' A Renewed DaDgen.
Last year people and press, Irre
spective of party or locality, united
in an earnest attack upon the Louis
iana Lottery as a source of danger tq
public morality and of political cor
ruption wherever it came In contaclj
WithStateorcityaffairs. It was ant
nounced that the Lottery Company
had bowed tefore the storm ot public;
opinion, and would not ask a ret
newal of its charter. A great moral;
victory seemed to have been gained.;
But now it appears that the com
pany has only retired to renew tha
light from a distance. It has bought!
an Island in tho Bay of Honduras,
and may almost be said to havq
bought the Honduras government?
also so extensive are the concessions
given it in reiurn for a million dol-'
lars in gold and a large percentage
on all tickets sold.
One might at first thought rejoice
in the removal from our shores of
this great evil, whose annual profits
of many millions of dollars have been
drawn, dollar by dollar, from almost
every village and city in the United
States; but it is certain that its in
tention is still to subsist on this
country.
International postal laws will per
mit it to deluge our mails with sealed
.circulars. Even now, despite tho
law, lottery advertisements thinly
disguised may bo found in half the
theater programs all over the country.
A law making the sending or receiv
ing of lottery tickets whether by
mail, express or otherwise a penal
offense has been proposed, and might
meet the danger. That some stricter
legislation than now exists is needed
is beyond question.
To learn what ruin' follows in tho
track of a great lottery read the ac
counts of the Panama Canal scandal
in France; note that the Hawaiian
revolution followed close after a lot
tery bill had been adopted, and mark
the poverty and degredation of tho
Italian lower c asses which yet spend
810.000,000 yearly in the national
lotterv. Youth's Comnanion.
The Weight of Compact Bodies.
The load which is produced by a
dense crowd of persons is generally
taken at eighty to 100 pounds per
square foot and is considered to bo the
greatest uniformly distributed load for
which a floor need be proportioned.
That this value may be largely ex
ceeded in an actual crowd was pointed
out by Trofessor W. .C. Kernot, of
Melbourne University, Australia, in a
recent paper before the A'ictorian In
stitute of Engineers, copied into En
gineer News. In cn n?tual trial, a class
of students averaging IjojS pounds
each in weight were crowderlu a lobby
containing 13.23 square feet, making
an average floor load of 134.7 pounds.
There was still room to have placed
another man,- which would have
brought up the loading to 113.1
pounds per square foot. Professor
Kernot also quoted from Stoney, who
placed fifty-eight laborers, averaging
1 15 pounds each in weight, in an empty
ship deck-house measuring fifty-seven
square feet floor area. This was a load
of 147.4 pounds per square foot. In
another test, with seventy-three labor
ers crowded into a hut nine feet by
eight feet eight inches, Stoney pro
duced a load of 142 pounds per squaro
foot and estimated that two or three
moro men could have been squeezed in.
It appears from these experiments that
while the figures ordinarily assumed of
eighty to 100 pounds are sufficiently
correct for spaces on which there is no
cause to induce the collection of great
crowds, larger figures, say 140 to 150
pounds per square foot, should be used
for railway stations and platforms, en
trances and exits to places of public as
semblies or office buildings, bridge side
walks, pavements over vaults and other
places where denso crowds are like!"
to gaj her.
Tbe Modern Style.
"I wonder," said the old thcatei
joer, "if the old stock company
methods will ever he revived?"
"Stock company?" responded Mr.
uaiuea lurmcr, -wny, we arc co na
out on theroadnextseasonwitha
m m.uju.. u ituwidjr ui
stock: three horses, a do en chick-j
en9, two Roats, a calf and two pljjs." f
Indianapolis Journal. I
Spiders have been known to spin
nearly two miles of thread in twentv
seven days.
live fishes have been safely sent by
mail from India to the Brish Museum.
ALARM MATCH BOX.
IS7BUR FAHlLfDERU TO YOU? 5 Yfiff nfki tu
h CASE OF THE
ft MINERAL WJITEX IN THE HApJtft. "
YH AsS 1 iff W
m.
Thrift ood Rer77
From Cleanliness and
SAP
n.,-l Thill Own ITunds.
Several years ago, when tho grca.
Johnstown disaster aroused the whole
country to p ty and benevolence, the
people of Brooklyn raised a relief
fund of several thousand dollars. Of
this no small part was contributed
by the laboring classes and thoso de
pendent upon salaries. It appears
that not all of the amount .contrib
uted was needed, and the balanco of
13,000, which now remains in tho
bank to the credit of the relief com
mittee, will be used for the unem
ployed poor of Brooklyn Itself.
A 70-yeab-old woman of Newark.
JS. J., some time ago married a dap
per youth of 25. the thinks 6hc
needs but one thing more now tc
complete her happlneis, and that is a
llvcrce.
SEVERE EXPOSURE
Often results in colds, fevers, rheumatism,
neuralgia and kindred derangements. We
do not"' catch cold ' if we are m good condi
tion. If the liver is active, and the system
in consequence doing its duty, wo live in full
health and enjoy hie " rain or shine.' To
break up a cold there's nothing so valuable
as Dr. Kerce's Pleasant telleu. They keep
tha whole system regulated in a p-fenly
natural way. JI we do not feel bajpy, if we
worry and grumble, if we aro morbid, if tha
days seem dreary and long, if tho weather is
bad, if things go awry, it is the liver which
is at fault. It is generally" torpid." A
common sense way is to take Dr. Tierce's
Pleasant Pellets. vc generally eat too murh,
take insufficient exercise, by means of which
onr tissue-changes become indolent and in
complete. Be comfortable you rre com
fortable when welL You'll be well when you
have taken " Pleasant Pellets."
No Constipation follows their use. Put
up sealed in glass always fresh and re
liable. W- L. Doiislas
CUA? IS THE BEST.
dtS rlJa87EtOSauEAK1NG
0. bOKUUVMY,
FRNCH& ENAMEUED CALF.
5-4-3 5-P FlfiECAlf &KAfiA!Xl
43.s?P0LICE,3SCL5.
rtSj2.WCRKIlGX2.9
FimSA FINE. "
2M-7J BOYSSOiiOSlSHSES.
LADIES'
t SEND ru CAJ ALOtiUb
WL.-DOUCLAS,
BROCKTON, MASS.
Yoa enn sbto money by wearins tho
TV. I Donslao OS.OO Shoe.
Itcennae, we aro tho largest manufacturers f
this grodeof shoes ia t:io workl.anil guarantee tbe!r
value by stamping tho name and prlco oa tho
bottom, which protect you against bleb prices anil
the middleman's profits. Our shoes equal custom
work la style, easy flulnn and wearing qualltlrs.
WehaTethem sli everywhere at lower prices for
the value (riven than any other make. Tata no sub
stitute. If your dealer cannot supply you, we can.
WE WILL HtftlL FOSTPfllD
m una t uiti x iciuru. cinuiou
"MEDITATION "
Si in cxciuuiga for IS Large Lloa
ueadd, cut I rum A-ion uiueo
wrnnner. and a 2-rnt rtamp to
3 nay po-taeo. Write for lift of
Mi bocks, a knife, came, etc.
WOOLSON SPICC CO., '
too Huron Sr Toledo, Omo.
COLLARS and CUFFS.
Hiv In'ii ftii'l uit'st cr.MU'iu cui Co iarn am! t'ulTt worn.
JlerersiMc. Look ncll. Fit Hf 11. Wear well.
A lx of Ten col:ar or Kir pain of curf 2S cts.
Sample cuHar nn-i pair of c:M by mall fur O cent,
hauic tUa a? w.yle doslre.l aid a id rets tno
I?everttsle Collar Co.,
17 Ktiny Hps ton or 77 Kraiikiin Srvr Tor.
GREAT EASTERN
Furniture & Mattress Mfjr. Co.,
Also Upholsterers and Decorators,
lS20-nlDGH AVE.-1320.
ret. Green A Spring Garden SL., rhtla.lj.. To.
If not why not purehnso your Furnituro, Par
lor Suits Carpets, .MetMiiiK, Slatting;, COM, llall
EtHUd, Side Boards, Tabiefl, Chairs, Kefrigera
tois, llaby Can iuges, Ktc, ol l!ie manulacturer
direct. Get new goods, it pas. We save you
KfL Call and be convinced.
A few prices : 13 picecs, O ik Salt, Crib and Mat
tresa thrown in V-1.7j. Parlor Suit. S17 00 up
w&rds. Kockers, El.fiO: Chuirs, 4"e.; Springs, 9Je.
1 8et ol Pillows and Iioistcr, Sl.uo. An alog
hadcsr.nd Parlor Suits to order.
Goods shipped all over tho countrr.
l EWIS' 93 LYE
8. KTTCiSni ASS ?Z2!TX23
(rA'lLNTED)
' The ifronBt and parr at T.ya
mrvift. L'nllI:o other I vp. It befiitf
a fl:i9 p"?1 Rui j acked In ft can
wltu removable Uo, tiie con ter, t
aio ftlwavs ready for ti. Will
ma!: the host perfumed Hard Soap
In 20 Dilnntes wltliont holllnr.
It la !! ('rcleansiiig waT
plpp)". clivlntVctlnfr fink, clweta,
waslilnj botllcs, aluio, trees, etc
PEHIIA. 15 ALT M'FG CO.
Geo. Aais., f Uila.,
89aS
CMt.J.tl.MMYt ft . lultlrciltt.
Comi-.i .tj. C"1r-ra.nUo.'ph,iicitit.laiuiiiprl.
MO'W B-iwltordrcaUr. Ui.ar.. .A.M. U tM.
FOR FIFTY YEARS I
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
has been rtrrt t? THilliona of Mother
f'r thir chii lrec nlilis 'I'rrtbmg f'r over
t ttty Yr.-irk. It cootucs the child, softens tha
E:ms,allny3 uil pain, cures wind collcaiid
tile bMt rcmwlv fr.r fltnrM.
lwent-!.jo Cents a llonie. 9
rv Vi--.yJ
Dr. Dora'. Sanitary Tronaer Supporters.
Do awm, yith npciulTt which hinder tho
jevctopmri Mdrre io of the lunJZ. u
l)r. JMrn'i.SanauryTmusrr Supporters. (Send
ton, A- 1"'rn-S0S- """en Street; 2Yc
nmi. k- "
JE-MS!OW.7,S."?
rr.?4Fe?sTu,"'' Prosecutes Claims!
Lat. Principal tJxaminnr U.e. I .oilon Buriai
"rrslnlaat ar, 15 adjudicating claims, attyalaoe.
llCinrle:own. Mass.
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