TOWN AND COUNTftV, BT JAJf ES WHITCOMB BILK. ' They'a prejudice allua Iwlzt eonntrf aad town Which I wi.ht in nay heart waaent so. Tou take city people, Just square up and down. And theyr mighty good people to know ; And I'.hare's better people a ltTln' to-day, Tlieit ne in the counti jr r Yit good aa both of ni ia, we're divorced yon might any ad won't compermise when we could. Now aa Blgh Into town for yer pap. ef yon please, I the what'e called the soolmrbs. Fcr there Soall at least ketch a whiff of a breeze and a enifl Of the breath of wild flown ev'rywhare. Thay'a room for the children to play, and grow, too And to roU in the grata, er to climb TJp a tree and rob neata, like they ortent to do. Hut they'll do anyhow er'ry tiinel 11 y son-in-law saM when he lirod in the town. He juat nalchurly pined, nlittit and day. For a sight of the wooda er a ucro of ground, bare the tra waaent all cleared away. Anil li . says to uie onc't whiUe a-visitim; ua On the farm : "It's not Blruogo, I deelare. That we can't coax you folks without raising a fuss. To come to town. rUitin' thare." .td snys I, "Then git back where you sorto be long And Mttdaline, too and ver three Little hlldren," says I. "that don't know a bird song. Ner a hawk from a chlcky-dee-dee. "Git beck " I-sars-I "to the blue of the sky Of the sun. .lib a laugh in yer voice uod yer A. KLt, a. mother', and mice.' Weii-ionf and short of it-has connriiiiai HB'motrd in th sooturb.. Ani now ""'cm',"""0"0" hen thr ""t u" 10 c.n,. we turn in and go anynow. lor ti.er.-weu, they, room t the ong and Ami the green of the fields, and the shine t firfuiao Of the grove and the old ore hud ground. And thr.y '1 room fer the children out thare, and they'B room Fer theyr gran 'imp to waller 'em round. THE CHALLENGE. Painters! don't tell me of painters fellows who work in canvas! Give me iron, the stuff that endures for "0r was this alL When the smith ever! These pictures that folk call ' t it down and cane(i out ,.Kuni immortal, what are they? Ono. slash I)irck;.. tue iron dop. ran round and of a knife, one dab with a stick, even rollnd the cicar space) barking loudly one scrape of some careless fellow's 1 ajj tne jjme. elbow, ami where is all their beauty? Thundering shouts of applause I'll be bound that iron lantern of . burst froIU tne blacksmith's party, mine up yonder in the church tower whiiu the Holbeinites stood silent, wiil last loujjer than any of their line looked very blank indeed. 'irn mortal' paintings!" ..What ls there thatcan beat this?" 'And by that time," said a quiet ' roarcd an exultant Smithlte. "Iron voice behind him, "it will have jias beaten canvas, as our own eyes jjrown rusty like its author, and men i,avc secn. where is Hans HolbeiD will reiucaiber it as little a-i they do 10W? j Where was Hans Holbein, indeed?. The new comer who had just voice answercd to the call, and sUpped out of a quiet little tavern in ticrc wa!( no slf;n of hinl Jn any part the market place of a quaint U ,,f the crowd. It soon became evi Flemish city, in front of which the ,entthat . whereverthe painter miht muiuv siiiiui muuu pia.sniH uiuu Ins own occupation was a stout, ruddy man, in a handsome though rather slovenly -... : 1 1. I.,... u.css, u..u wi-.lliiiB .nuua. Ul tdi Lies, good humor which seemed to mark him as one who was fonder of pleas-1 lire than of work i "Ul "I" . ."E iTriT n1! ". '' nd clear bright eye, I But behind this there lay a name large forehead a wnich would have told to an uppreci ative observer that this was no com mon man. The keen and sudden retort upon the boastful blacksmith tickled the fancy of the bystanders, who greeted it with a loud laugh, and a shout of "Well said, Hans Holbein!" "Hans Holbein?" cchced the smith, turning around angrily at this open insult to his trade for in those days (as may be seen by the example of Quentin Matsys of Antwerp) a skilled ironworker ranked with sculptors and painters, and not unfrequently stood higher than either; "of a truth he may well think highly of painting, since he getteth his bread by it. but, hark ye, Master Holbein; men call thee a great painter, and I doubt not but what thou callest thyself so, too. 1 lost thou think, now, that with all thy skill thou canst produce any thing surpassing the best that I can do?" "I venture to believe that I can," answered the great artist, with a quiet smile. "So be it, then," icioincd the blacksmith, deflantly. "We will each of us do our best, and this day month will we meet on this spot to try which of u two is the better man. Sav I well, comrades?" The group of listener which had by this time swelled into a pretty large crowd unanimously agreed that the match was a fair one; and as Hol bein turned to depart, the stalwart blacksmith nodded his huge head after him defiantly, with the air of a man who had settled the matter once for all. For the next few weeks the chal lenger scarcely ever stirred out of his forge, and public curiosity was on tiri toe to know what marvel he could be . producing; but as the smith worked l . V. ! 1 ,1 1 . . , f I . .. - vtllll liuseu iium, a.iu utiu ui-iiiiii i wife nor child to keep watch upon I hiiu nothing con1 1 be learned bu$ tnat he was very tusy. As usual in such cases, however,; fancy supplied the place of iiiforiiia. tion, and the less the townsneoola knew, the more they Imagined. All sorts of rumors, each more amazing than the other, were in circulation about the masterpiece upon which the blacksmith was engaged. Somq asserted that he was making an iron weathercock which would flap its' wings and crow at sunrise Just like the real bird. Others were equally positive that the new wonder was a trap that would bait and set itself,' and throw away the rat when killed into the bargan: and others still de. dared that the great ait!l!cer wai constructing an Iron man, who could walk about the house and wz'it at tablo as well as any living servant. but there was another thing that! puzzled the good folk of the town quite as much as the mysterious ini dustry of the blacksmith, and that was the mysterious idleness of Ilia rival, Hans Hoibcln. While one ol tho two competitors seemed to b doing too much, the other was ap. parent'.y doing nothing at alL Every one expected, of course, that Hoi. beln would d be as busy in his studio a .smith was In his forge, ' the black laboring day and night on come wonderful picture, which would eclipse even his renow-ied "Danced to Death" itself, but no not he! h'o far from that, indeed, he sccauxl -, , hardly ever to enter his studio at for at almost any hour of the day ho was to be secn about the streets of the town, playing dice, drinking wine, chattering with his friends, or lounging about tha market place. Such extraordinary conduct nat urally perplexed the honest citizens not a little and they accounted for it, in two very different ways. The friend of Hans Holbein stcutly maintained that he felt, himself co certain of winning the match as cot to reiuire to trouble himself ia any way about a matter which was prac tically decided already. Those who favored the blacksmith, on the other band, took an exactly opposite view nf the case, and vowed that the painter knew that he had no chance of winning, and intended, when the time came, to give up the contost without making any effort at all. As the appoiated ds.y drew near, the whole city was in a ferment. Its cutire population seemed to be di vided into two contending factions of Holbetoitrss An4 fcrciltjlcs; en. cdunlUss quarrel! (aol nnfreqaentUI ending In blows) were golflg on la every street over the still undecided matter. Women scolded one another,: and boys punched each other's beads,' bn the same knotty question which was setting their husbands and fathers by the ears in the tavern or the market place; and more than one) young lady, who sympathized very strongly with one party, sent her lover about his business because he had the impudence to side with the other. At last the long-expected day ar rived. A full hour at least befora the time fixed for the trial, the mar kct place was crowded from siae to side; and the very air seemed to tremble with the shout that went up uttered by Smithites and Holbein ites alike as the stalwart figure of the blacksmith was seen forcing its Way through the throng, carrying in his hands something closely wrapped in a cloak, which must of course be the masterpiece of art which he was about to exhibit to them. Having at length reached the tiny space in front of the tavern which liad been kept clear for himself and ' lhc smith- With a Smile Ot disdainful confidence, which showed that he already regarded the victory as his own, turned round so as to face 1 the expectant multitude, and at tha 'same moment withdrew the cloak trom thc oblect that he carried which at the first glance appeared to be nothing more remarkable than a binall black doc. Bnt in another instant a cry of amazement and delight broke from the lips of every man in the crowd; for the doc. though it looked and cvcn movcd like a living animal, was ' , Le m.,de ot lToai i,c was noWhere in or near thf market place. Crimson with shame and rage at l,,lirh -kl-h t h Smif h itPJ fe f f ,Iolbein'a ,i , A, ,, r. rections to look for him; and one of "'. a ,llck' inspiVation. went t. ' ' a wh' th. painter was wont to have his lunch. Here he found Master Hans sitting down to his bread and cheese and beer as coolly as if the smith and hi? challenge had never existed. "Hans the blacksmith! the chal lenge!" gasped the messenger, burst ing headlong into the room. "Ah! very true," said Holbein, composedly. "Faith, I had quite forgotten that; and, in truth, I doubti much if I have ever thought of it since the day it hapwened." "Never thought of it?" yelled tLi. other, who had Iain a heavy wager oa Holbein's success. "Do you mean tci sav you have got nothing ready af all?" The painter rose slowly to his feet, and eyed his companion with a looU which seemed to make the reproach ful words go backward down tho lat ter's throat. "Care thou not for that," said he coldly; "this bragging smith may bo a clever fellow in his way, but he ha reckoned without his host if he thinks to beat Hans Holbein. Conic and see!" When the great artist's well-known figure was seen coming round tin! corner of the crowded square, a dead hush of cxjioctation fell over the ex: cited throng, in the midst of which Holbein's voice was heard by all. "Worthy friends, it grieves inc that 1 1 should have forgotten this day's j business, and kept such a worshipful 'company waiting thus. but. good Master Smith yonder wishes to sec what I can do; let him look hero!'' And, taking a piece of chalk from his pocket, he drew a circle with a single turn of his hand on one of th tables in front of the tavern, inserted a point for its center, and said quietly ) "bring a pair of compasse?, ail!.' measure that." It was done and both circle and point were found to be as correct as jf drawn with the best mathematica' Instruments. There was momentary silence of blank amazement, and then the air rang with cheers of the Holbeioitcs, while the sturdy blacksmith himself stepped forward, and frankly holding out his hand theBtong brown hau l that had wrought so many fuii.oii-1 works to the man whom he had j challenged, said, with unfeined heartiness "Master Holbein, there is no gain, raying it thou art the better man. With pains and practice, thou might'st perchance make my iron dog; buM. though I should labor on it to the end of days, could never draw this circle of thine." Hans Holbein warmly grasped the offered hand, and the two rival artists were fast friends from that day forth. Robbing m Prison. It is perfectly natural that thieves should be sent to prison for having stolen, but it is somewhat of a nov elty that they should of their own free will and accord go there tc steal. This is. however, the novel cxperi- tfc , t pealtelltiary ln Hungary, wWch u a,tuatca iu Oldenburg, a few hours' distance from Vienna. Inis establishment, which ls known j-. Stelnabruchl, contains at the present moment eight hundred convicts ol various categories and one hundred sufficiently large guard to prevent un toward occurrences like that which took placo the other evening, i Two or three burglars broke into : the prison in the middle of the night and hunted about for, spoil. Then were certalnlv acquainted with tho building, for they contrived to remove article" of value, silver asd gold, be sides a matter of cne thousaud eight hundred Curias ln hard cash. Thet have not yet been discovered. xw isms, Here ls a bit of dialogue from the New Tork Press. The moral of it ie not expressed, but perhaps the reade wlli be able to find it: "What U Mamie doing?' "She is a saleeiody." "Doe3 she earn much?" "Hardly enough to keep soul ana body together, but her sister belpe Jer a little," What docs her sister do?" "She's a serv&Qi tSA' Farm Notes. CURB FOS1 CHICKENS' COS1TK . ' If you hare chickens with a wartliV rubatance on their feet thij have corns, wd they will, like opraelve, mffaj much from them and become lame. Ob tain some pine gum. take a piece ol tloth, cut holes in it for the toe to pro chopped onions fed twice a week now sufficient bill of fare for those who Irude through, put gum oa the core, t JU hTto keep the towto tethy. i are healthy and live In all respects wrap the doth over it, and tie around , m..Ji i ' it natural lives, and who were born the shank. In about two weeks i Naure L lh.eJ?S tiwU with good constitutions. For the In the covering and the com will Be aonei thM md matare more WV-, valid. and the -hustler" working ex- Before handling the gam grease the pngeic and it will not stick to them.V Sew l ork Independent. TliEATMEHT OF FELLED TTJOSBB. . In an Agricultural Department bulled tin occurs this advice; Always remove the bark from felled, timber to aid seasoning, but not from the standing tree. 1 Never allow the log to lie directly oi the moist soil. If winter-felled, shape the timber U size, within two weeks after felling ni leave it placed on blocks not upon th toil in the f crest; or; if thaped at borne, place in a dry, airy not windy poitioD, away from sun and rain. H dried too rapidly, wood warps and split?, the cracks collect water, and th timber is then easily attacked and de ttroyed by rot. With large logs, checking may be prevented by coating the ends with aom iatty or oily substance, mixed with brief dust. AEOLISU TOE BLDIDEBS. The best handlers of horses of all f'atses are condemning the blind. Anf thing applied to obstruct the tight in' jurea the eyes. As to the unuence ol curbing or cootroUog the horse by hid ing from him frightful objeoU, th blind has proven more disastrous in t general way than beneficial. ' If e borM j asses some object not fully understood by him, and causing fright, the shutting oJ from vie of this sc.irecroxr by tha j blinds only inci eases the tear he doesn't know how soon this frightful object mny pounce upon him. This condition ' of fear has caused many a person severe injuries by being kicked by the fright ened animal approached from behind bis blindfold. The moment you lay Land on the horse he nearly jumps out of his hide, while if he could see that M was only the approach of a man he'd be! perfectly reconciled. Any horse of Of-j dinary sense can soon be taught not to teare at flags, cars, covered . wagons,' I umbrellas, etc., by letting him see them ; and understand tberu. The secret of j educating a hovsu to be a safe driver is , cot to keep him ignorant of the charac ter of everyday objects on the road. Give j full power of all his sense); let him see, j bear and smell, if need be, to Satisfy hif ! fears. Live Stock Indicator BOW TO GROW BEBRIES. The strawberry should be planted eighteen inches iu the row and four feet between the rows and grown on th matted row system. Care should tX taken that the plants don't get too thick in the row. Use only a few of the best varieties that do well in your vicinity, blackberries and raspberries should be planted three feet in the rows and eight icet between the rows, leaving a ten-foot pacc every fourth row to drive through to get out the dust. Strawberries can be planted between the rows of black, berries and raspberiies and two or three croj can be taken from them before ' they interfere much with each other. The first year musk and watermelons can be planted in the rows of blackberries rind ruspberries and trained along the rows; if vines get too long pinch them off. 1 oniy name asparagu, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries as my main crop for the reason that they have paid mc best id my vicinity. A man must al ways grow what people want. If I were ditlercntly located something else might pay better. Grapes, currants, goose berries, pie plant, and a number of othei things might pay better. Growing early vegetable plants ia hot he is, also straw berry, blackberry, and raspberry plaotf 1 nuiJ me well. Chicago Times. INSPECT VOCR HERD. One of the most discouraging sights in the spring to the breeder of thorough bred cattle is to see them losing the hair from their necks and sides, looking very much as though they were lousy. They may not be exactly inflicted with lice, but the trouble is very nearly allied to it, and with young calves it is a very greal detriment to ruakic? sales or them. But. phur and lurd made into an ointment and rubbed on them is usually a good lemcdy, but the main trouble generally comes from reelect and part starvation. In other word:, calves taken good caw of and kept scrupulously clean arc ael com, if ever, troubled with this distress. iai disease, and every breeder should be r.hamed of having it make its appearance in the herd. If you, gentle reader, owe the herd but do not handle it, we advise ycu to pnt on your hat and top coat the I'rst thing ia the morning and go to the ttab!o fur a thorough icspectiou of the quarters and food of those calves. Yod w ill probably find tho beds wet under the top straw that looks dry, wbllo the .ans, buckets or troughs they eat out of rc probably sour and have the creases Huffed with old fond.Thcte are apparent ty small things, but in tho life of e call they arc of the greatest importance. The (act is that in these days it Is nearly im- i o'siblc 't .1 rich man to raise calves, nuij.y l'Ctui..t u viiu lor pay iu the trouble to keep the little things and their eating tools clean. The slaughtei of the innocents is going ou all the time, nnd that throngh sheer laziness on thf p-irt of often well-paid attendants. II we can say one word that will save th lives of only a few of this army of htghlj bred calves, wfl will bo only too thank f ul. We have lately been oa farms witS great pretentions as breeding establish, incuts, with something like one hundred a ad fifty milk cows dropping their calves all seasons cf the year, end yet therr would not be moro tbaa a half doze I young calves on the farm, end some ol them evidently hastening to the grave, i The losses from this quarter can scarcelj be over s'ated, and it is time someone average is bJ,000. Abe average loss sausages and bottled stout was held was preaching a crusade against the on all "specials" slessthan$164,000. for the better satisfying of their ap .hameful slaughter. We call it alaugh- j . j petites, and to do greater honor to the tcr simply because it can easily be rem- Appreciative. occasion. The feast finished, the edied by the owners of the herd holding j Persons ln public office sometimes good wishes pledged, and Thackeray the herdsman in charge strictly responsi- j become very skillful in making them-' gone, Browne started off to com blo for the loss. American Dairyman. selves generally agreeable: but the municate the news and to get the as best of them may err In thinking that sistance of his quondam fellow-ap- practice has made them perfect in pen tlce, Kobert Young, who was then - I this respect This story is told of a boarding in Chester place. Bidding uaynafii: (famous French minister of finance . him bring his laten-key. Browne ..,. u manufactured in oi Lm tdStllSJct meita arris. Ilav rum is nrocured bl manner. Tne leaves are pictea rrom the trees and then dried; in this state they are placed in the retort which; ii then filled with water and thf prices? of distillation is carried on. I'll" vapor is then condensed ln the usual way and forms what is knows as "bay oil," a very small quantltj cf which is required for each puncheon of rum. The manufacture hnv r:itn i fv,rrirfrl i,n nf. TJ1S ooi thci u end of Dominica, and prove! a very lucrative business to those en. eaged in it as the plants are plenth ful In this district falUt ASS OAHbU ROTfaV Pnlleta are rare It too fat to lar. 1 Generally the best torkreyl for breed lag are those two years old. K turkeys can be given a free range they eaa be raised very cheaply: Y Wlun wnn an a-en rift hana nmflt.' tbly you can readily keep more. 1 If earth is used as an absorbent in the poultry nouse remore is reiore 11 do- comes foul. The black knot In the plum tree has become so general as to call for legisla tive action. Young chickens will readily eat wheat when two weeks old ; and it is better for them than corn. Some of our well-known horticulturists claim thtt there is too much sum net pruning of grapes. A good rule is to use the large roosters of the small breeds and the small roosters sf the large breeds. A poor hen will not lay at all; a fat ne will lay few eggs, and these will not be good for hatching. Millet and sorghum seeds make splendid feed for young poultry, whether ill the brooder or with the hens. Wheat is one of the best feeds you can give your fowls to produce eggs; it ii also good to feed young chicks. 6trictly choice fowls that are known ts be such command good prices all the . year round la the city markets. I It was state 1 in a bulletin from Cor- cell Station that "hilling torn t to plant! U of no advantage, neither is trimming." With those who carry the stock ovei ' winter the manure if carefully handled and treated will prove a source of profit. When the poultry can run out it is best not to feed them too much. If t'oey hav a good appetite they will hustle around more. The chicks of all breeds are nearly ol tho same size until they weigh a pound, to that for broilers breed counts but little. 1 Inquiry is developing for turkeys ot jirge size, twenty-five to forty pounds Icing about the size of the modern tur ' key idea. W. E. Farmer tells that cold storage (rapes pay one for holding them until the great surplus has worked oE from the market. Do not try to keep too many chicken; in a flock. More dollars will be got frjui a flock of fifty well k-spt than 10 J that tre crowded. While there is leisure is a good time n make a goo i supply of peas that will restrain the old hens and let the chicks tun at large. Already the smoldering fires of the dcubator are beginning to burn, and a three weeks' trial trip will soon be on. Sow is the time to set things in order. Iu a discussion before tho American .'omological Society, Van Lend ley Claimed that Edward's winter is a fine winter apple for North Carolina, and I one of the best keepers in the middle of forth Carolina. Successful cultivators of small fruits, many of them, do not cover their strav. berry plants uolil the ground is frozen, then they spread coarse hay over them thick enough to conceal tho plants, but aot enough to smother them. Energy and a good shovel of amplt pacity for handling snow are two of the requisites about the chicken yard now. Sive them dry ground at once after a !U of anow, that they may be rej- ' .lar in their exercises eaca day. Each year the poultry industry grows sore prosperous. More eggs and poultry ire produced each year, and each year ;n prices aro bignrr tnaa tne year oc 'ore. This indicates that we are be coming a natio i of poultry eaters and ;hat poultry Is going to become goal property for some years to come. Many experienced and successful sheep wncrs declare that the wool alone wilt pay for the keep of the sheep, and that the money derived from the sale ol .ambs and mutton should be clear gain. Upon suc'u a basis there would seem to tie little doubt that the profit from them uust be greater than from any othei :lass ot stock. Tha Pivotal Point or a Fir. Fire experts establish by statistics hat the pivotal point of a fire is the 150,000 mark; that is to say, while ilnce 180(5 there have been about 40, 100 tires, doing $97,000,000 damage, 127 of them did more than $53,000, )00 damage. There were "special" Ires of more than $50,000 each, which iwar'cd the average of the 39,670 jthcr fires to about $1,100 per fire, rt'hen the fire has passed the $50,000 i much heavier loss may be looked 'or. Oddly enough, the fires that have n thirty-live years done the most laniagc have started In buildings that cost the least to erect. The zreatest average loss has been from stables, where the lire has got beyond jontrol, so as to involve other build ings. The average loss of "special"' stable fires is nearly $250,000, bub this average was raised by the Fourth' Avcntn stable fire, which licked up the Thirty-third btreet Storage are iousc. Candle factories and oil rnillsl :omc next, because, perhaps, of the l!re v.'.iich swept away the Vander bilt elevators; and next come ruercan til concerns, through the vast sums '.ost by large "dry-goods district" fires. There is a wide difference between ihe average of 'specials," $210,000, ind the next important class sugar refineries and steam confectioneries, i whose average i3 about $150,000. Next in importance are markets average S13ti,000; metal workers, 1 $12('.,000; churches, $117,000; distiller-, ies and breweries, $11 1,000; steam- ' boats and sail craft, $108,000; the- aters, etc, the same; wood-workers, 107, 000; printers, etc., the same, ' and so on down to lumber yards, w hose wno' wun ROoa ininon9. onc lny fallfl 10 say c rieht thin , l vmw - -...... . v... H - put upon wit "Every one wiu "r.very one wouia jay it voluntarily, because no one would wish to confess to being stuoid," he said. "Many thanks, sir," replied the Minister, affably. "If I adopt you plan, I shall certainly exempt you from the tax, as a token of ap- rroc'allon-. Tne application of electricity to the "melting of iron is being experimented ' Sweden. Absinthe is the national drink of France. A NEW FOOD GOSPEL, Fruit and Kats to Emancipate) Humanity' from Many Ilia. Says a writer In the California Trnifc ftrnwer: The Natural Food founded bv Dr. Densmore. of jjew York;, was started In London tn ara ua. with An Ideal TOO gram of frolts and nuts as an all- .ooslvelv. their usual meat rations Bnould be continued at least once a day. The diet advocated only needs that bread, potatoes and other starch focds be thrown out, substituting fresh, sweet fruits or partly dried if fresh is scarce. Meat and fish, if plainly cooked, can be used as before for a time, until they can be replaced by nuts, used by vegetarians. But the latter o commonly use an Increased quantity of grain or other starch foods ns the result of renouncing flesh, that their diet Is often less wholesome than that of the unre formeJ public who eat moderately cf fish, Cesh, or fowl dally. Wh'le pure blood ls the first and main requisite for perfect health, either of mind or body, that can only be maintained by 'pure and natural food. The doctors are gradually but cer tainly coming round to prescribing a refocm in diet rather than drug?. They are unab!e, however, to advo--.-itj. a. fruit, diet for the well, yet be cause they themselves, having been brought "P on mixed feeding, cannot consistently prescribe fruit and nuts, or any other ideal diet. They live as a m'.e like their patients, and they know pretty well that their patients are mostly too much the slaves of habit and conventionality to adopt raUlCul UJCisaui'ra "lieu viivw iv.uk from their ailment Among the physical advantages to the Individual, the lruit diet pre vents as well as cures disease, and gives the highest health and the longest life the constitution is capa ble of, ln proportion as It ls taken temperately or judiciously. It in creases the strength because it Is so readily assimilated, and the vitality stamina, or nerve energy, is con served for other purposes as needed. To the general public, tho fruit diet promises many other blesslngj also. It Increases the opportunities of living In tho open air and sun shine. In decreases the need for those occupations that have a debas ing or a dangerous tendency, liko the fisherman's, the butcher's, tho bak er's, cook's, saloons and others car ried on often underground. It gives scops for the Intellectual training of our youth in the observation of na ture and her laws, also in training the mind as to special details of the pruning and propagating of new va rieties and prevention of disease and pests. It reduces tho anxieties for securing a competency, as It simpli fies our wants, showing the utter madness of mere accumulation. The fruit diet curbs ostentation and luxury, and makes it possible for rich and poor to feed more alike, and share the same table. It affords a clue for that complete self-reformation which must be the forerunner of any effective social regeneration of the race. The tobacco habit, the sa loons and the general dissipation and deba.ichery that abound in city lire would have nothing to feed on with a pure diet, and could all be prevent ed or bred out of the community. It meets the needs of tho Increasing population, because fruit trees In their prime give far the heaviest re turns per acre of human foorl. Fruit trees also afford that natural forestry that Is so Indispensable fur regulat ing rainfall, c'.i n;:,j and other me teorological conditions. Fruit grow ing mitigates tho dullness of coun try life by reducing the acreage of ranches, whiln it prevents the crowd ing tuto big cities, nnd the depopula tion of rural districts Involved In ce real and c.itt'e farming. It affords ! Iho beat nians of making an all round, well-balanced man by giving time for cultivating the mental and ' moral faculties, and also the taste for literature, music, art, science, etc. As such pure foods come Into vogue, tho passions would be better J controlled, nnd cruelty and war would 'become sooner Impossible. As wo ceased to bo carnivorous, we should , "let the tiger dio" within us, as the poet says. Sensuality would bo kept in check, crimes of violence wouid greatly diminish, while diseaso mlht be almost entirely prevented. Among the ailments sDeedily remedied ars all those affected by indigestion, snc'n as liver and skin complaints in sum mer; also constipation, piles and the various nerve diseases. The Illustration or rickwlek.'- , The history of the "Pickwick Pa pers," the change In the original de sign, the tragic death of Seymour, the hasty appointment and dismissal of Huss, have been graphically de scribed by Forster in his life of Dick- ens. The work, which had started . dependent, for the most part, on il lustration, and had gained 6uccess on , Its letter-press, was now in a pcrilou? state. Its originator dead by his own hand, and his successor declared in , capable, the need of an illusfrator , was soon noised abroad among the , artistic fraternity, and two competi tors sent in their designs. Hablot lirowne and William Makepeace Thackerav. Thackeray, as we know from his own lips, had at this time the intention of becoming an artist with a few sV-er,ch( hn rniir-n n Dickens, who told him that the choice had fallen upon lirowne. Leaving Furnlval's Inn, Thackeray made his way to Newman street to acquaint bis rival with his success, and to offer him the earliest congratulations. To- .gether these young men immcdiatelv repaired to a neighboring public house, where a banquet, consisting of hurried him back to Newman street, throughout that night the two two upon iuc piaies, crown etcn- By iiiuiuiuK l lit; uiaii was uiusueu. ana in bam Weller a creation was given to the world, a new charter had entered what may be called the realm ot his toric fiction. Century. I'T'-'a-FlghUns; Tarns ln Comparison. "I got the champion pugilist to go out with me and see a foot-ball game the orher day." "Did he like it?" 'Like It? Why, he was in ecstasies over it He wants no such tame af fairs as prize-ring encounters after this. He wants foot balL" New York Prew. SleeolesS Nights . . j ... nnflt tor work. ZESTZ eiol - ew that your nerVeitrengtu la gone and that yonx system needs building ures 1 up. The surest remedy is Ilood's Sarsaparilla. 1 strengthens the nerves create, an PPe ite, and I gives sound, refreshing sleep. Get Hoodi and nle IfWwI'll Ilood's Pills core all liver Ills. 26C. 37 SOS SIX MILES A MINUTE. An Earthqunks War" One Crossed the I'acine Ocean In Twelve Hours. People arc apt to indulge apprehen sions about the movement of waves of the ocean which are erratic, born perhaps of illusionary influences. Everyone has noticed the action of the wind on a field of corn and seen the undulations caused by its crossing the field in a few seconds; but no one supposes that a single stalk has left its place. As with the corn wave, says the Brooklyn Eagle, so with the water wave, tho substance remains rising and falling in the same place, while it is only the form that moves. The speed of this movement depends on the speed of the wind. When a gentle breeze is blowing the friction between the atmosphere and the water ls small, and only a slight rip ple is produced; but should the veloc ity of the wind increase the ripples become waves or even billows, moun tains of water, moving at a tremend ous speed. The ripple or slow uni dulation may move at a velocity vary ing from three or four to eight or; nine miles per hour, and, increasing; in size to a wave of greater or less, proportions, may have a speed of from ten to fifteen or twenty miles per hour. In a gale the rate increases to twenty-five or thirty, and during storms has been estimated at thirty, thirty-five and even forty miles per hour. This latter speed is exception ally! great and far exceeds the average Waves which have resulted from earthquake shocks have traversed the ocean at a speed which is almost in creditable. For instance, the great earthquake which occurred at Samoda, in Japan, caused a wave which traveled across the Pacific from that country to San Francisco of nearly 5,000 miles, in not much more than twelve hours that is to sav, it raced across the ocean at a rate of about six and a halt miles per min ute. The self-acting tide gauges at San Francisco which recorded the arrival of this great wave rendered it quite certain that this was the actual rate of progress. Then again, the tidal wave which passes over the ocean twice daily travels in places at an enormous sp-c:l. It has been estimated that if the seas of the world consisted of one uniform sheet of water the tidal wave would traverse them at the rate of 1,000 miles per hour. As a matter of fact it does proceed at something like half this pace across the Pacific and At lantic oceans. The intervention of continents, islands, and shallows, however, reduces the speed in places to not more thad forty or fifty miles per hour. Xo Difficulty. The Boston Courier reports a bit of fcuiininedlalogue overheard at a cook ing lecture: Lady (talking to herself): Xow she has got it cooked, I wish she'd tell us how to use up cold mutton. Next lady (in a sympathetic tone): I have six flrst-r::te recipes. First lady (opening her note-book): Will you favor nil', please? Second lady: Six boys. The True Laxative Princinle Of the plants used in manufacturing tll l,lnn.'.lnt 1 . i.i .... . ruiiiuiiy, iyrup oi rigs, lias I lennancntly bonelicial effect on the human system, while the cheap veg etable extracts and mineral solutions, usually sold as medicines, are perma nently injurious. Being well informed you will use the true remedy only. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. The note ot the bell bird sounds like the tolling of a bell, and can be heard a distance of three milts. w Tfaw'a This I We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foi any ra.se of Catarrh that cannut be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J.Chknkv & Co., Props.. Toliilo. O. A -''C iinrlp'-TTu-l. 1i:iv- k..ivu K. J.C'iie. ney lur i a l.i.t 15 yea. and believe him per fectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry oat any obliga tion made by their firm. West & Thuax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Waldino, Kisvaw & Marviw, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. Ohio. Tla'l's Catarrh Cure in taken Internally, act ing directly upon the biood and mucous sur faces of the system. Price, 7"c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. In the fourteenth century 00,000,000 people died of the black plague in turope and Asia. Flae Plclarea Free. Hera's good news for any one of onr readers Ti'lio are j.lnchcd by the hard times! The AVolson Sploe Co., of Toledo. O., are giving way many fine pictures to drinkers of Lion Coffee :n exchange for large Lion Heads cut from Lion Coffee wrnv.nt-rs. Hesidc pictures they also mail valuable books, a knife, came, etc. It micly lays to Urluk Lion Coffee. Meh is by fur the finest fold for the price, aait lis a beautiful picture-card in every I lb. package. If vou haven't an Uluetmted Pre mium List, oak your grocer tor a copy, or send your name A addreaa to tbeflno above named. The first person to be hanged in England was a pirate in the reign of Henry III., 1241. Dr. Kilmer's Sviir-BooT com all Kidney and Bladder troubles. Pamphlet and Consultation free. Laboratory Blnshamton. H. t. During the fourteenth century in Italy a tax was levied on evprvnnp who wore shoes. Karl's Clover Itoot, the great blood pnrifler, gives freshness and clearness to tha complaxlou and cures constipation 26 eta. 60 eta., $1. A sufferer from asthma at Olendnle. Penn., has not slept in a bed for twen ty years. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, aoftans the g.ima. reduces inn anima tion, allays pain, cures wind colic. He. a bottle Iu England free dispeuseries dis tribute 11,000,000 worth of medicines a year. o't r ksaw to have perfect health you must have pure blood, and the best way to bare pure blood ls to uke Hood's BarsapanUa, the best blood purifier and strength builder.. Ilood'a Pllla may be bad by mail lor a Be. of C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. A century old tortoire is exhibited in tho museum at Uplands, ia Colo rado. If afflicted with so reeves use Dr. IsaaeThonw scn'sEye.water. ir. Druggists seU at Ke. net bottle Indianapolis, Ind., has resolved to try cedar and asphalt, In combination, for its streets paying. HUMOR0TJS SEIECnONS. QATHERED BY OUR PATENTED REAPER. JofcM Preaehars, tawyers, bmbto sad ttl tore-some orrnem rj OthftH Somewhat Julcy-They Will Aid IHraSUoa If Perused After Meals Do Kot KesUl Hum Upon aa Empty Btomaetu . In Ho Harry. rirx ita et riralrpman on the S. T. By.)-Can I have my husband put in jau ior LBipi"i month? . . . Macistrate Certainly; man as sault and battery. "Well, I'll come around In about a month and make the charge." "Why not have mm arnaicu . once?" . , , -Well, you sec, when nc siappeu I hit blni on the head with a rollm pin and he's now in the hospital and v. Jfnn civ hn wnn't. be able 10 et out for a month yet." General Manager. Trials of High Wfe. First guest Awful bore, isn't it? Second Guest Dull as a funeral. I knew It would lie. First Guest You know it. men why did you come? Second Guest Had to. juy who heard that the formula for writing regrets had changed and she couldn't And out what the new style was, so she sent an acceptance. Puck. Oaly a Uriel Stay. lie was one of those dry old vis itors and as he settled his portiy frame into a Murray rotunda rocker after bis after-dinner smoke a idMi f.chinrtnlilv dressed vounc man ,J, .11-' - - rushed up, held out his hand and ex claimed: "Well, I declare, judge, wncn uiu you get in?" Dh t'other dav. When did you come?" returned the judge. "Last niglit over tne uuruuswu. "How long are you going so stay?" As innir as mv money holds out," chuckled the young man. "Sorrv youre going to ieae to ioon," observed the judge without cracking a smile. Texas Sittings. KfRilntltd. T',v- TV vim l-nniv Vfill re- mind mc of that piano lamp, Mr. Staiate? Stalate Itccause I shine in mo drawing-room? Kthel Knox No. No matter how you are 'turned down' you don't go out. New York Herald. Father to the Mai. Gcorgie Gaxnm (aged 5) Let mc tell you the latest smart thing my father said. I'.eiiny lilooiubumper (aged 44) Thanks, no; I'm tired. I have a smart father myself. Jury. Their Vegetable; Gazzam I suppose that the favor ite vegetable of a duck is a mandrake. Miiddox And that of tbe ncn if ehickenweed. of course. Gazzam It might be egg-plant. Detroit Free Press. Tlie ITopnr Thlnir. j Tom AVhat would vou do if. whilo , Mllinit on a girl, she should esciaim: Light out!"' Jack Put it out. of course. Smith, Gray & Co.'s Monthly. The Same. Dumsiiulzzlc Younff Timblcrwhec nas a suit of clothes for every day in the week. SkirxKiuellet I never sec him wear but one. Purasquizzlc Yes; that's the suit. Brooklyn Life. lVnrso Still. ; 'It must ho dre:i(irul when a pro fessional singer knows that she has lost her voice." "But it is still more dreadful when she is not aware of the 'at." Iluinoristische Blatter. A Sonslble Mother. lie I love you. Miss Fanny. Do you return my love? She No, in deed. Mamma told me never to love a young man until after I was mar ried to him. Texas Sittings. Bare Death for lllui. The Desperate Tramp (to the drug clerk) Ilev yer any strychnine or ar senic? Timid Clerk Xo. The Des perate Tramp Well, then, gimnie a bar o' soap. Exchange. Illil slio Find it? An elderly woman stopped a gentle man in the city hall corrltlor yester day and asked the way to the district eternity's office. Buffalo Courier. Not tho American French. Mme. Newlyrich (to the waitei In tho cafe) Garsomr, parlalz voo Franncay? Waiter 2s'o, madame, I spike French. Exchange. Somewhat Oomestle. Teacher What is meant' ly do mestic animal? Little Girl I dess it's a boy wif a real strict papa. Good News. Cot It Finally. II The Van Buskirk girl mar ried for money, did she not? She Yes; but she had to divorce to git it. Truth. The truigue recovers from an injury more quickly than any oilier part of the human system. Xo one can breathe at a greater height than seven miles from tho sur face of the earth. mmm ACASE0rTHEBE5T"oCIE!PST hiULS v MINERAL WATER IN THE MARKET. OH 5ALl AMI THE LEADING HQTEL5 J?E5TAUPP mpitwmtS'SEHT Fm Jm. WRJEKDURM THE BOTTLER FOR IT .'Don't Hide Your Light Just Why SAPOLI Bad Couoff, Spit up BLooD.-Cossmrr,.. K. C. M,.l . 0" KempsrW.iVi,?;',?! lne to. la -Who il&2gl takinir your 'DiseoySS 1 was very low 'r couKh. and ot tlmii Ju, up much blood. 1 5r not able to do the toS work, but most of t time wag In bed i Z all run -.Iowa. VpJ5 weak, my bead aj diZ zy. and wnjestreoet despondent. Tho fir bottle I took did ?: seem to do me niuri. good but I liHd rUhm It and continued uin i until I bad tnkon attLa bottles, and now 1 an not look nf,r f.i i,!" Mb. K. O. McLra. iuu tuiiue mHn 1 wns ono year ago. Peoplfl ore astonished, and tar 'well, last year this time I would not have thought that you would 1 living n.iw.' I . thankfully eiiy I nm entirely rnl cf a d)s eiiHS which, but for your wonderful MIiscot-ctj- ' would have resulted in my death." TV " 1 MM Iho same mHn 1 wns ono WE WILL MfllL POSTPAID line l'iiru l tun MEDITATION In exdiuiiu'i! t rlS l,... t. lieiiAi, cut from I., a r.jj wra.-iMTs. and n 'i n i.r u-.t,, Va- "i.-t:ii.t. r,:.- j. ,. (if our iiIImt fli: i-rtn. :::!-. iticld. lug b x.k. a kiii:. u:i-.j,.. Woolson SPtce Co., ' ioOAiiifuu St., Iulumi, ouia T mm 1 1 Pieces Fined Antique curved o.i SI 7 rn or II l'ieeeat Stl'l.oo, In 'hid i:r.' 1 1: V,ili-liui'l. I Hure:m. I ( huir-. 1 Ilil-k Matin's. 1 Woven Wire S.rin ;. 1'illnui 1 Holster. 1 I'mlor T iiile. Kiucst anil be-t line "f 1iltre-e Table, lee iloxe, l'arlor Suits, t'ou Hoards. Ktc. -. n at '"!. 1 I l:,.iind :.-itea ". s.d Cheapest and be-'t line of feM..N ever . . :1'.-r 1. ;ooi shijiped ail over t!ie country. GREAT EASTERN MT'(i CO., . ia-at lEiixii: avi;.. Met. Urecn and Sluing (Jur-len Sireo.,, Itthi W.L, MSUOLAS & iyl'?iM''!SQUESi'.iN(i CORDCVAN, rKKCri&ENAXELLEDCiif: 4!z? Fine calfa yj:zz 0.J hllLIOt.C- 3013. 96O.$2.V03K:.:-,., EXTTA Fi; -.'"' 2.1.7sBoysSc;:::;s. LADIES- .(9?0i2l 7S "DcsTDC-'cai. You cna navo nc'irv by wrnrina tuo V. Ucuzlaii rhji. I5rrvnr v.-j are tho lir"- st lnr;r.;.r... t::rrn f tUi ,.ri.iJof --sliu -; la tho wr--:. I, aii'! Ku:.r..:ii. " i : i-;.iue by tt-m;iir:5 tUo tia::iO nn'i iri. o i v.. i l.t torn, v.-SilI. ,roiri-t you aTalnst h!:hi ri - : l ho mttldl::in'a j nf!t . our s-tKK-3 c-fU;il c ; . :.i work la tty ny TttlnT n:if w ari-c :n:;t AVclirtvrt them nIl -?vor3'wh're ot htt r r" -if.,r tho valu irlvrn tlinn ny of hT rnak. T. t:i n;! stltutc. Jf your dealer i-anaot sui:ly yu, wear. Ita;.l!a. !, Ar. T!;e "I.IXEN'K" .ire the !!.-: an 1 Must Kcoanml enl Collars and Cutis wuiu; they :ir-- ! aiie: tini eUth, lt!i j':ts liii:i!.- d a!i! e, nn-i I 1. 1 rv-.yrh l,lc. ent r.ilLir is rq; ril t i t'.v.i (.r any ! r L::i t. W..'v ef vr' -..ir e- I 1T.1 vr ':. A U T of Tni Cullers or i;ivaia:. ui iur X Wi lity-i i,. Cents. A Simple rv!l:r nr.d IVrof C-i ;'.viiia.l f.r Ji.i (Vuts. Name ht 1 un:l s A.! :.. rtET.i;sii!L2 cuiXAit ci'.i: a:. v. T; Tranilin St.. Now Vork. K.:'.y Sf., i!...tea. 1 1 EWJS S3 Vc LYE " ll-ATF.VrLt'l T!iC'rnct purest I . ma-ls. ri..i.e; "U.ti it Uu,;i . rt.u !-..! r ainl 1 1 '.'1 l!i aria Wlt.l V.-nt '-!' U'i. tl.i Culit-Ii'l c:e alwa's :. .n!v frr u" lil 11, :.'.'- ti e l,P) I .'rfuinM lliird s..;ip in m n i'tiit-- frjtliool l.tiilinir. It In llic le: t -l 1' in4!!.;: !i5r ,.!-. dl-lnte. -liuf Mull. i l"'.-ta, W;' i: K bi'lU.'S I'.tlni-i. tiet etc. PES HA- SALT M'FG C0 Oea. A;t-. l a. DROPSY rtnunee,! I:njw!.-:s. rreni lirst il'i l.llvitini'l-'iir.tiii't in '''ii -I.e. ! Dirsvnit'lec.s.ir- ii-ni .vi'.t. 1'-' ., ,.'.i.... .s .- ires KiM'.i:. Trrnlrl Krer. i . I ." ('.'Ill . I ii..- e.lli I uiunv ' Sim 1 e.i- s .' s. iiii-t-'f". :i-t f.V tS.ic iK il t.-l:.,i' 1T,1- rup- TEH PAYS TREATMEHT lURTJISHEi) IS r-v nail. Dr. U. U. (,ZZZ:t k SO AS, Sp-ciili SE5 ists. Atlanta. Ga. we iiAVEr-';: e 1 I'.trnlicr of ve:v 1 !'MUa i't iffiin steinnsliilf . e-NM-i.i!y miiiiiIV f..r Bdornment of olUec walls. 'l'(u-e enu'rav ir.' ar-j yt H.e finest character n;el w m I; i::a:'.-'i:t'. '' l'7.t4J1 iiieiics. cie'V t'l wliii-li ve tdeilslirc ill f iv.'ii r-1 1 II ir V"!'. u ":. : ..f tl tents todelriy tl.e cxr,ss ci.a'a F. Misslcr & Krimnicrt, Hankers and Steans-h::- A ;ct. lOO West St.,Ccntrnl lliillillnu. ott slflAfl notCTI biM" nttiw i'-i'ls 1 filial prem mil, to goo! Rile" r:. It,i. V " null Knotei.. raieb mi. -rs olirr lo IIO.'.IKAMI l'nl r.e i(;a y.lK. l'ri?t 2'i cent.1. Simnli' Miw.-'.'ti m i seen and full particular obtalm-tl it tii s i-r. All Kswsrfemlere, or M East liitli Sirert. Nnv V v' tv. Successful ly Prcco-r.uos Claims. I Late Prluclpal ixaralnor I S t'fii.on H.ir'tu. S 3iiilU war, liatjiittu.-i:iui.: m:l--, ,ttt uitrc I AAA Stickers, vonr nMKanI ;i I-!i " 't; .' IUUU i iiKUtUALO, Nu. 1.7 A, I.iiiii .-t , l'hii.v. I'- FH1LA.. Iav. F-..-ttirf; n-. , r:i,-n ft . l- ' - ' ('ottautiavOvi Tree F.lrMiiintsui f , si l i'i".I' ' ' i 'Wt Best Ciiiah fc;-Ti;i. Taetrs (;...!. Use m ten's. N i.i ' iin ts'p i-yj Very Stiilcloo4. Mistress I should lKvi) to knnv rhat hnsiness that police: nan i:is 1:1 my kitchen every niglit i;i the wck? Pretty Servant l'loa. e, imim, 1 ihiult ho suspicions nie of neglect in' nJ work er some thin'. New Ynil: Weekly. m erniisCy Tnnn in n ' tSjm FAMILY DEM TO YOU? S YOUR UEFi'JH ""UK DEAR TO YOU? THEN D0N7 Ft V'rfSL'T OJ- Philadelphia, Fa M '( 1 to mm on Em Under a Bushel." That's we Talk About