t C WHEN I CET RICH; THion I (let rirh. oh, many tiling I'll do; l or all poor .oiks whose live are full of cure, Tbeir dn. now drear, I'll mase so sweet nd fair, They'll know no grief, no aorrgw no de spair When I get rich! VThen I (tet Hon the friend I love no dear Shall know uo uiore those weary, toilsome hours: I'll liitnt their skiea with sunshine, and the showers Will scatter on their pathway fairest flower. When I get rich! When tou crt rich! Those iriends you loved so well May not be hero, but far beyond the skies. And never know the hidden love that lies Within your l.e.irt ah! foolish, vain sur mise When you ?et rich! fVait not till rich, but hie to do It now! Yea, sinter at "uliine dry the falling tear Light up with h.pe the u. rkenej heart and drear. That nav lie near you oh, never mind tli year When u jet rich! The Rev P. II. Mot'uuley, in Freeman's Join i.nl. MRS. 3R0W1T3 HUSBANDS. By MAX ADELEH. OJV, R. MILLS, the minister, 5l tt JC "as a stranger In the 2 jVI 2 lown. and be win Just called upon to visit Mrs. "Wf Brown, who hud lost her husband, and to console her, be went around to see Deacon Wilt, go that tie could post himself about the situation. "I understand you to say," said Mr. Mills, "that Mrs. Hrown has been mur H"d three times? or was It four?" "I say," replied the deacon, "that she was Mr. I'.rown's '.bird wife, while be was ber llftli husband. Hut she was the fourth wife of her second bus. band, and the second wife of ber tlrst, 60 that she ' "Let me see," said the parson, "the second wife of her first and the well, then, three and five are eight, and four are twelve, nnd two are fourteen If I get the hang of the tiling. Mrs. Brown lias been married fourteen times, and Mr. Brown was her " "'So, you don't understand. Brown .was only ber fifth husbaud." "Ob, ber fifth. But jou said she was the fourth wife of her second husband, and she had three more, so that four and three are seven she must have bad seven husbands, und where are the other two?' "Why, don't you see? Her second liusband was married three times be fore be met ber. She bad been married once " "How could she be married only -once when be was ber stcoud bus band?" "Only once before she met him, and -when she niarrb-d him she was bis fourth wife, so that whi: be bad bad four wives, she had bad only " "Is this Brown you are speaking of?" "No, no! Brown was her fifth. He bad been married twice before." "Her second Brown bad?" "I mean Brown, of course. Let me explain. Mrs. Brown, say, married John, Thomas. Jacob, William and Henry. Thomas married Lulu, Mary. Hannah and Susan " "Before he married Mrs. Brown or after?" "Before. Well, then. Brown married Emma and Matilda, and John married Agnes. Agnes died, and John married Mrs. Brown. Then John died and -Lulu, Mary, Hannah nnd Susan died, and then Thomas married Mrs. Brown. Then Thomas tiled. Jacob's wife did and William's wife died, and William annexed Mrs. Brown. When Willium lled, Emma nnd Matilda died, and then Brown married Mrs. Brown. Everybody erwe to Mrs. Brown, you ee!" "I see." said Mr. Mills. "I think I grap the facts. I'll go rlyht around to nee hr." Mr. Brown was at homo. And after Blinding to the weather and one or two Other topics, Mr. Mills said; "I am deeply grieved. Mrs. Brown, to bear of your bereavement. It must be very, very terrible, even for a per on who Is so used to It." "So used to It. Wbut do you mean. Ir?" "Why, I merely meant to suggest that experience cannot reconcile us to those ailllctions. But there Is this cousolation. dear madam time dulls the edge of our bitterest grief. You .wept for John as If you could not be comforted; but you see you " "John! I do not understand you. nr. "Yon wept for John, but Thomas came. When Thomas whs taken you thought yourself utterly Inconsolable; but there was Jacob be brought new Joy. Whpn Jacob was wafted to a better land your heart was nearly broken, but William healed its wounds; nil when William drifted off into the unknown, Henry assuaged your " grief. I'erhnpg there are other Henrys, William and Thomases to whom this blessed duty will full again. Per baps " "You are talking very strangely, sir," aid Mrs. Brown. "Oh, no; I merely say that now that John, and Thomas, and Jacob, ami William and Henry buve been culled way to Join Susan, and Hannah, and Agnes, and Matilda, and Emma, and Lulu, and Mury, and the rest, there Is oni hope that that Why. Mrs. Hrown, wbat-oa earth Is the matter?" Mr. Brown flew out of the room without replying;, and Mr. Mills, filled with amaiomeut, went around to ask Deacon Wilt to explain Si mystery. . "I wa merely telling Iter." be said, that Brown had followed John. Thorn- and Matilda, and the ethers Into a . tetter world, when ebe " . "Good gracious!" shrieked th dea con: "J 00 didn't allude to her dead tuabaad and their wire by those rime, ma your" ert .nipia vml mmiA SI.. 4 H i' 1 "Ob, tbarder, man! Why those were ' z'l UnagUuux wui, Utt 1 used If way of Illustration. Rrown's firs! inline was Alcibndlcs. No wonder she ' wn tiuid." Mr, Mills groaned aid went homo In d!mn.v. And now Mr, Brown has left his church, and gone over to the Epis copalians. She In to be married souu, tiny say. New York Weekly. CUNS IN THE WAR Or 1817. Two Classes or MuthI Cannon American ml Ilrlllsli I'refrrenrea. There were In those day.) two prin cl;il classes of naval cannon long guns, often simply called guns," and carronades, says a writer on the Wat of HV In Scribnor's. The guns bad long range, with light weight of shol llred; the carionndes had short range and heavy shot. Now In long guns the Americans weie four times n strong as the British, while In carron ades the British were twice as strong a. the Ameriei.ns. It follows that the American 'omiiiodnre should prefet long range to begin with, whereas the British would be careful not to np proach within long range, unless with such a breeze its would carry bltr rapidly down to where bis catronades would come Into play. There was another very decisive re.l sun why si-ch short range favored the British against the Americans. The schooners of the hitter not being buMI for war, carried their guns on' n doel; unprotected by bulwarks. The men, lie lug exposed from the feet up. could lie swept away by canister, which I .a quantity of small iron balls packed In n case and II red from a cannon When discharged these separate an. I spread like buckshot, strlklnr many !n u group. They can malm or kill a man, but their range Is short and penetra tive power small. A bulwarked ves sel was. so to say, nrinornl against canister; for It tcakes no difference whether the protection l.t six Inches of wood or ten of Iron, provided It keeps nut the projectile. The American schooners were In Ibis respect wholly vulnerable. Over-insistence upon detr.ils of ad vantage or disadvantage Is often wear Isome, and may be pushed to petti fogging, but these quoted are general and fundamental. To mention them Is not to cbnffer over details, but to slate principles. There Is one other that should be noted, although its value may be differently estimated. Of the great long sun superiority of the Americans considerably more tlir.iv one-half was In 'ic unprotected schoon. ers, distributed, that Is, among several vessels not built for war and not cap able of acting well together, so as to concentrate their fire. Th-re Is no equality between ten guns ir. five snob vessels and the same ten concontr1"" on one deck under one captain. Just for Show. An Easterner on bis way to Tall, fomla was delayed by the Hoods in Kansas, and was obliged to spend the nlirht In u humble hotel the best In the town. The bill of fare at dinner time was not very elaborate, but tho traveler noticed with Joy that at the bottom of the card, printed with pen and ink, was a startling variety of pies. He liked pies, and here were cus tard, lemon, squash, rhubarb, Wash Inifton, chocolate, mince, apple and berry pies, and several other varieties. He called the waitress to him. "I'lease get me some rhubarb pie," said h, "I'm afraid we ain't got any rhu barb pie," she drawled. He took another glance at the list. "Well, get mo some squash pie, please." "We haven't got that, dtbor." "Herry pie?" "No." "I-rnon pie?" "No." "Chocolate pie?" "I'm sorry, we " "Well, what on earth are they nl! written down here for? On to-day's bill of fare, tool" "Well. I'll tell VOIl." said the irirl apolouctlenlly. "That list Is always j written down there for show when wo j have mince pie, because when we have I mince pu uo one asks fur anything i cue. Itlglit to Bullil Dovecot In Scotlumt. It is not universally known that the right of erecting a dovecot was tho privilege only to be enjoyed In Kngbiud by the lords of the manor, and the law was vigorously enforced on this point. Hut lu .Scotland, according to a statuta still held lu observance, nobody lias a right to build a cot In either town or country unless he is the owner of land yielding about WHI Imperial bushels of produce per annum, unit this property must be situated wlihlti at least two miles of the dovecot, or pigeon bouse. A further enactment also states that on the above-named conditions only oue cot shall be built. A distinguished authority on husban dry estimated that In VUH there were :i;,in dovecots In Kuglund, and that allowing Wm pairs to each bouse tho damage wrought by birds In devouring com would work out at no less than i:i,iKKUsiO bushels, that Is, an allow. a nee of four bushels yearly to each pair. Any one who destroyed a cot was guilty of theft and Is so held at the present time In Scotland (the act was passed In 15791, while a third of. fence of dovecot breaking was digi tally punishable. Hour Glass, - Koumanla. The census of the population of Ron. maiibi on January 1, l'.SK), has been published. In view of uncertainty on the point. It Is now officially estab lished that at that date the population aliHilinteil tr riil.Mir.lil ii.iil. ,.r u.i...... . - - - WW -. , V, ,1 1.1' 1 LJ i there were 5,4S!.'.fHI Hoiimanlans, 2K!, 34S Jews and yo.-,,(Hti forelg.ipra. Of j tiie jewa, oniy enjoyed the pro tection of foreign States. The town population comprised l.lluJHO., ot whom 708,081 were Roumanians, 2o!t.. 477 Jews and 142,'JiX) foreigners. In the rural communes tbero .were 4.721, 245 Roumanian Inhabitants, 32.D34 Jews and 02,735 foreigners. At ia well known, however, there baa been a very strong Jewish emigration from Kou manla during the last few years. According to the atatistlcs of tb Chamber of Commerce of Bucharest, tb number of artisan Inscribed In th guild of the capital la 18JM4, of whom 4'J29 are master and, 13,713 workmen; M08 are Roumanians, 3109 Jews auJ the. tKt of urlouj State. - i ST. LOUIS "HAS THE NEW YORK WRITER FINDS WORLD'S ;: FAIR BEYOND EXPECTATIONS t: Addison Steele. After a Week at the Exposition, Expresses Amazement at Many Features St. Louis Cool and Prices Reasonable. tOM. R. ADDISOV STKKLE, t L well-known newspaper and MS York, recently spent a week t the World's Fair. Re- 'XOIT turning home, he wrote the following appreciative ac count of his iinn'.imi for Itrookiyn Life, which should convince any n ailer tlint it i wortn Ins wlnie to see tliia greatest of ex-po-aitioiut: In the expressive language of the day. St. 1.0111 "has the .) Is." I had expected much of the Louisiana l'ureh.ie reposi tion, lor I had ki t in touch Witii the making 01 it from its very inception, live years ago; lint .utcr neariy a week of jour neying ilu-miL-ii this new wonderland I must confess that in every essential par ticular it is far bevond lev expectation. The tiuri:c-,t and best it was nie;int to lie and tin- liiugcsi and liest it is. The expo sitii-i. tiiiiiuis notwithstanding, is quite finished. Those who imagine that the Cn'unbinn FK;osit!.in rciTiji;is the last word in the w iv of a world's fair should remember that eleven years have rolled by since Chi ca.ni invited all the uat-ion of the earth to come within her Kates. These having been yen s of reniarkalile piogru the mere fact that it is up to date would place the Louisiana l'uicim-e Kxposition ahead of not only the Columbian Kxposition of lNt3 hut the Paris I'liivcrsal Imposition of lM'S) the only other world's I nr of the period mentioned. The great development of holm-less vehicles, certuin woniienul ad vances in tiie held ol electricity, the wire less telegraph, the submarine boat and the practicable Hying machine all of which are special features at St. Imis are, lor instance, matters of the period since the Chicago event. To my mind, liuwcver, tiie one distinctive feature which places it ahead of all other world's fairs is the com prehensive Philippine exhibit. Ahead also of any previous showing are the individual buildings of eight of the foreign nations and, talcing everything into consideration, the architectural asid landsca)e gardening achievements are greater us they ought to be with the world older. One of the greatest, und certainly one of the most agreeable, of my many surprises was the supreme beauty of the main group of buddings. For the nimple reason that the camera does not exist which could take in the vast picture as the eye sees it, the early views of the group a hit here and a bit there gave a scant idea of the scheme as a whole. Nor did the early views of the tell individual buildings which niaka up its component parts do justice to their nobility of architecture and general grandeur. Then again in the ground plans and bird's-eye sketches the only possible manner of showing it the fau-shuped ar rangement of this group looked stiff und unsatisfying. Fur from that it is quite us remarkable in its way as the famous Court of Honor of the Columbian Kxposition. In one respect it is even more notable, for in stead ol two grand vistas it oifers a dozen. Tiie main vista is, of course, the one look ing up the I'laa of St, Louis whose GOLDEN CHA NS. Sf. Mas Kegl War (lultlen Ifanclrufl Fur Wars. It will be remembered, says the Westminster Uazette, thai some years ago M. Max Regis wus presented by a group of lady admirers with a pair of golden handcuffs, lu commemoration of bis arrest and Imprisonment In the great cause of Nationalism. The Anti-Semite swore that be would wear the manacles as souvenir bracelets for the remainder of bis life. Kor some time he kept bis promise, and then It was observed that be bad abandoned bis decorative fetters. Why? Was it liilldellty to the cause, or what? Peo ple wondered, and could get no satis factory answer, until a few days ago there was a public sale of unredeemed pledges from the Mont de I'lete. The golden handcuffs (weighing forty-live gru mines) were Included In the cata logue, M. Regis having deposited them with "mu tunte" to relieve a tempo rary Indigence, und having neglected to recover them. To complete the Irony of the situation, they were pur chased by a Hebrew, who now wears them in the streets of Algiers and ex hibits them to all his friends. Dr. Hal an fir. Edward Everette Hale Is now an LL. U. of William College, fruui which his father graduated Just IU) yours ago. The doctor read an extract from his parent's graduating address, which dwelt with the iiestlon "Hus There Heen a Progressive Improve ment In Society lu the Last Fifty Yeurs?" lr. Hale Jocosely remarked that a century ago the boys appeared to be wrestling with the same prob lem a are now discussed. am Wamlnalli . Party nomination for Vice-President have been declined a number of time. In the Democratic National Convention of lfM4 811a Wright, of New York, wa nominated for Vice President on the tlrst ballot, receiving 2S4 ot the 200 vote. He declined to accept, and George M. Da II us, of I'eun sylvauia, wa nominated on the ticket with James K. Polk. The Democratic ticket wa successful In the election. The nomination for second place on a national ticket by third parties ba been several Uuia declined. crowning feature ia the great Louisiana I'lin hase Monument ami across the (Irand Basin to the Cascade Gardens. On the right are the Varied Industries and Klec trinity buildings and on the left the Manu factures and hducation, these with Trans portation and Machinery still further to the light and Liberal Arts and Mines be yond at the left making up the body of the fan. Kor its handle the fan has the Cascade Cardens rising :n a grand terrace to a height of aixty live feet above the floor level of the buiMinti mentioned and emuned by the great Festival Hall, the Terrace of States an I the Kast and West Pavilions and the line Arts building di rectly behind In the architecture of the group there is no uniformity of style. The very libtva! use of vrreiit columns rn'fs the four build nigs f ti 1:1 1 1 n j on tin- l'la?a and Basin a -ertain architectural kiihip, hut tiie Mines building, wirh it two huge obelisks and s'ii;ewh,it K.'Vptian aspect; the much tMiretcd and belinrd SI it-hmery building; the huhly orna'.e Transportation buihluci. uuli its gigantic arches and pylons, and l'AI.ACK UK MINKS AND MKTALLL the Romanesque Liberal Arts building have pronounced individuality. Yet in lie general nctuie all these buildings blend tinely. Nor is there uny clashing in the case of the French Ionic- style of the build ings of ( 'uscitde Gardens. Twelve hand some bridges across the waterways, which form a figure eight by tunning Irom the Grand Hasiu around the Klcctriciiy ami Hducation buildings, further contribute to the architectural sptcudor of the scene. W Rows of fine, large maples set off the buildings in the main vista, adding nil uitasuieably to the beauty of die picture and furiii.-iiiug one of the muiiy demonstra tions of the superiority of this exposition in the m ittcr of landscape gardening. Tle-re are also nmiiy trees to set olf the other buildings of the group, shrubbery and small trees have b'-en Used in profu sion uround I lie entrances und the hriiigts and there ure handsome sunken gardens iu two places. The landscape irca;uieut ot CascutU- 11 ill is sitnil.iriv line. .' The Philippine section covers no less than forty-seven acres, has loo buildings and some 7o,0oo catalogued exhibits, and represents an outlay of over a million dul lars. A week could easily be sjwut there to advantage. Kntrauce to the section is free, but tvtcnty-live cents is charged to go into each of the four native villages, which are intensely interesting. The villages run along Arrowhead Luke, ami the inhabi tant all have some way of entertaining their visitors. The Igorottes. who wear as little clothing us the law of even savage lands allow; Itoutocs, Tinguiiiies and Suy ocs ure in one village; the lake-dwelling Moros and Hogobos iu another; the black Negritos in the third and the civilized Vis cuyuiLS, who have u Catholic Church and S theatre, iu the fourth. As a matter of ed ucation this great eucampiuent of the "lit tle brown men" is one thing that uo Amer ican tail afford to miss. Kight of the numerous buildings of for ONE MUNOHE0 FOR AN EGG. An Indian Ciamn Fowl That I Very Valuable. Not often does the price of a single egg climb to $1ihJ, but this Is what wus offered for each of the eggs of a cer tain. Indlun gauiu ben, which was brought to England some time ano. Kor centuries the Indian game, or Azeel fowls; buve been the very apex of the game iireed, for the pureness of blood and pedigree have been most carefully preserved for so long that the date of the origin of the luce kas been lost In the past It Is almost Impossible to procure specimens of the purest blood, for they ure treasured by the Indian sportsman at the highest value. As game fowl they are great fight ers. Those who have seen them iu In dia for the finest birds never reach our coldei llmutes tell of their prow ess and ungovernable 'ei.aclty In but tle. With them it Is always victory or death. lu America, however, the game fowls ure seldom raised for fighting pur poses, lut for show, and as pets and hobbles of poultry fancier. Country Life In America. A MlMlffat tltltflUtiniHIl, I.Ike the traditional Englishman, Ar thur Stanley, lieau of Westminster, wore home, from tils' first visit to America an expression of amazement which only time could effuc. He was at once beset by Interviewers, who asked the usual questions. "Wbut wa the thing which most impressed you lu America T" was one of these. Without a moment' hesitation I lean Stanley 'replied: "My own Iguorance." Arson ut. Fur rood. It I to be hoped that the movement springing up In the East In the Inter ests of pure food will travel acrosa the continent to the West, even to Cull''-' nla, and that the people will manifest their anxiety to bave their flavorings and canned meata and fruits pure aud wholesome by holding up the hands of those who may undertake to or ganise a crusade against the adulter ators. There Is. not a city In Callforn'a where doubtful adulteration are nt used In on way or another. Ban Jose Mercury. - GOODS." eign nations would alone form sn expos!, tion worth the journey from New York to St. Louis. Germany's building, Ius Deutsche Hans, is a reproduction of Cliar lotteniiurg Schloss, 4.V) feet long and finely located on an eminence overlooking Cas cade Gardens. The interior as well ax the exterior is a faithful reproduction of the palace; Gobelin tapestries, the old Chars lottenhurg furniture and the Kaiser's wed ding silver having been brouiht over for the superb aiiartmenta. Nearly a mile to the westward France has reproduced, at a cost of bail a million dollars, the (irand Trianon, the building and great garden covering fifteen acres. Great ltritain has a copy of the banoiii'tiug hall of Kensington Palace; .Japan, the Slushinilen Palace, one of several buildings 111 a characteristic park, and China, the country seat of Pr;ncc I'll Lun. Italy has a superb Graeco-ltotnan temple, Austria on architectural glorifica tion of M iderue Kiiust. and licimuiti a magnificent structure from an original de sign. Lesser reproduction of note are the tomb of K.tmad IJowlah. by Knt India, and the new llannkok ten pie, bv .Sum. UUY. The Pike lias iu the Tyrolean Alps the Jinest coii.cssion thai. I have ever sten. There is a giea1. square with many quaint h'.iiklings, a .ittie village street, and above the snow-clad mountains-which look veiy real as the evemnj talis. Tiie best scenic railroad yd devised adords several tine gluuiiscH (if the Alps, and there is a very iti-aplii? exposition of the Oberainuierguu pa-sum play hi the little church. The Chii Uwelier' concession also looks- very reaii.siie at nightfall. It is elaborate in ar rangement, end the courting, snake and other dances by the Southwestern ludiuus make it another of the Pike shows which should be taken ill by all. Ill Seville there is uu amusing marionette theatre and some Lcuuinc Spania.il dancing. For the rest the Pike offers infinite variety, and as a rule the full money's worth is given. The enor mous Jerusalem and Boer W'ur concession!, are not on the Pike. It is a case of dine at the German Pa vilion and die at the Kxposition. Ill a beautiful M iderue Kunst building adjoin ing Djs Deutsche Hans the best tood and the hi heat nce on the grounds ure to be found, the table d'hote lunch and dinner costing $2 und 3, respectively. There is also a lu carte service. Everything consid ered the prices are not excesaive. and at least one meal should be takeu there for the experience. Another should be taken at the lyrolean Alps, cither outdoors or in tiie gorgeous dining room in tiie mountain side. The best French restaurant is nt Paris, on the Pike. Lower in price and iu every way admirable are the two restau rants conducted hy Mrs. Rorer in the pa vilions of Cuscade Gardens. The east one has wuitresses and no beer and the vcst one waiters and beer. Kor a bit of lunch Germany, France and Kuglaiid all otl't-r de licious pastry in the Agricultural building. Thee are not free ails., but time saving tips for the traveler. There are no end of restaurants to tit all purses on the grounds. the silence of butterflies. Till Insert Kapresent a Truly Silent Worlil. After all. the chief cbarni of this race of winged Mowers does not lie iu their varied aud brilliant beauty, not yet in tbeir wonderful series of transforma tions, lu their long und sordid caterpil lar life, tbeir long slumber iu the chrysalis, or the very brief period which comprises tbeir beauty, their love making, their parentage und their death. Nor does It lie in the fact that we do not yet certainly know whether they have In the caterpillar shape the faculty of sight or not, and do not even know the precise use yf their most conspicuous organ lu maturity, the uu tennue. Nor does It consist lu this that they of all created things have furnished man with the symbol of bis own Immortality. It rather lies lu the fact that, with nil their varied life and uctlvlty. they represent an absolutely silent world. All the vast ar ray of modern knowledge hus found no butterfly which murmurs with an audible voice nnd only a few species which can even audibly click or rus tle with their wing. T. W. Iligglu sou, in Atlantic. Til I'lay wrlglil's Complaint, A popular author, who bus lately turned to play writing, has not suc ceeded lu Impressing manager with the availability of bis productions. Not long ago, thinking to get some useful pointers from the current dra ma, he uiude an observation tour of the theatres. "Well," he remarked to a friend at the end of-the evening, "I seem to be the only uiau alive who can't get a poor play put on," Harper' Weekly. Grew No Fast U Ul1. I'byslclau regard the case of Wal ter J. Kicks, a youth who died at the homo of hi parents lu Lafayette, Ind., ftm the erect of too rapid growth, a one of the most remarkable in med ical annals. Although but fourteen year old, young Kicks wa over six feet In height, but slender. The devel. opmeut of hi internal organ did Mot keep pace with that of hi body aud hi limb, aud the strain on hi heart reaulted In Injury to the vital organ and caused hi death. Chicago luter-Oceau. Sow Huckwheitt Eaily. By towing buckwheat early and Slowing In under when In blossom two crops mny be obtained. Always lse air-slacked lime on the land after turning under a green manurlal crop. Fins Batter. Ollt-edced butter Is not due wholly the excellence of the cow, but also :o the Intelligence of the farmer who menus to the stock and looks after til the details necessnrv In order to trodtice a superior article, and thus ret tue Highest prices. Orow Your Vegetables. The garden supplies articles that can lot b as cheaply procured as they (an be grown. Kvery fanner should mdenvor to grow nnd provide for him iclf everything that can be produced in the farm. When the produce re lulred Is grown for use It will be 'resber and better than can be pro ured elsewhere. Ripe tomatoes, fresh Irom the vine, and placed on the table, ire far superior to those bought In the nurket. tTliltewsstl. Slack one-half bushel of unslacked line with boiling water, keeping it tovered during the process. Strain It .tnl add a peck of suit dissolved in vnrm water. Add also three pounds if ground rice put In boiling water, mil boiled to a thin paste; one-half ound of powdered Spanish whiting, tnd a i-ound of clear glue dissolved' In vanu water. Mis all these well to rether, and let th. mixture stand for icveral days. Keep the wash thus Prepared In a kettle or portable fur lace. and. wi'cn tted, put It on as hot is possible, v illi painters' or white vash brush;'!. This whitewash has een found by experience to answer on vood as well as oil pali.t, and It is iiuch cheaper. r set nl Hints. aly experience Is, that. "an ounce of jrevention is worth a pound of cure;" Iiat land will not become cloddy If It harrowed as soon, as' plowed, or lefore the wind blows through ft: Jiat the common bouse scrub brush, wld everywhere for a dime. Is the best iilnit to clean horses' legs with; that i good torch used judiciously once a A-eek In the poultry house, and among lie nests, will de strop more vermin dian all the poison lu the drug stores; .hat It is not a. good plan to feed grain :o a horse immediately after drinking leartlly, unless you keep poultry round the stable to pick up the whole ; train undigested; that a small piece ot I doth saturated with lard and rubbed I in the Inside of a horse's ears will five him great relief all day from the nsects that get into the ear; that one. lilng at a time advances the whole. S. M. Humphreys, In The Epltotalst. Snhsitttnte For Smokehouse. When there is uo smokehouse, take box two feet or more klgb, two and ne-hulf feet square, and make a hole n centre of the box us large as stove tipe; cut out of one side of edge a place Ike the draft on a stove, large enough a admit a wash pan or cobs or chips. After you start the fire, use dump jobs, so there will be lots of smoke tnd not much blaze; bore three holes ii bottom of an old molasses barrel, for the strings to coine through. Pro ride a stick to run through the strings, caking sure they ar securely tied to 'die meat; turn the box upside down ind place the barrel over the hole in Kx; wrap an old blanket where the )ox and barrel meet so as to hold the taioke. In cold w cut her you can keep t tire all day. but If the weather is warm a Are morning and nlu-ht is best ind the process will require several lays. Agues M. Knickerbocker, lu The P-sitomlst. I-arir Klorks.- it requires but little time and atten ion to manage a small flock, but If it ,s Intended to go Into poultry raising is a business, it m ans work and plenty )f It. Hard work is necessary to grow crops, to conduct a dairy, or to manage stock, and the same Is true of poul try. In the winter time there may be huge drifts of snow to shovel before the hens can get out of the coops, the lropplngs must be removed, the quar ters cleaned, the fowls fed and the water cans tilled. The eugs must be jollected frequently, in order to prevent them from being frozen, aud the sur plus poultry and eggs must be shipped to murket, und iu summer the yurds must be kept cleun. All these details :all for labor, and the larger the num ber of fowls the greater the amount of work required, ltut there Is uothlng discouraging In being compelled to work, bnt for the labor required there would be no protit in the business. It Is the labor thut sells In the shupe of i gg and carcasses and not the chicken Itself. The profit Is that derived ubove :ost of food, labor, etc. Buy a Pump, oxygen gas, the new remedy for milk fever, is attracting wide spread attention, but it takes a Yankee to wrest it from nature without cost. A few weeks ago an ex-Senator who own a tine Jersey herd In Southern Michigan, on going . to his table, round one of bis beta cow down with the dread disease. Manufactured oxygen wus fifty-seven mile away, and uo cbunce to get it before morn ing. The Senator Is noted for original methods In emergencies; after standing for a few moment In deep thought, he started at a rupld puce for the house and shortly returned with a blwycle pump iu his hand. Cutting oft the nozzle he Inserted a milking tube lu its place, and was soou pumping oxygen Into that cow' bag, tying each teat a soon a It wu tilled, then he awaited development. In less than three hour sbe wa on ber feet look ing for a bran masb; morning found her entirely recovered. Farmers, there la plenty of that oxygen left, so buy a bicycle pump and be ready for the next cow attacked by the dread disease. Mrs. L. May Dean, In the Epltomlst. Kliltomlst Bm Kot. Ifhen your bee get onmaaa gee trie and when ordinary smoke doe not aem to aulxlut them, gut Into our smoker a little tobacco. This will help to conquer them, and It will usually soothe their grievances. It is also of benefit to use when Introducing queens. Just a little will do the busl ness. When the bees All the sections with honey they will seal them over snovt white. If the sections are left on the hive for any length of time the cap pings, become darkened, which l caused by the bees constantly run nlng over them. The sections will never again look as clean and white as when first completed. Therefore when you find a super of sections1 filled and capped slip your bee escape under It, nnd the next day you will be able to carry off your honey. Empty brood combs should be ex amined every few days to see If the wax "worm Is nt work In them. A cool, dry cellar Is a good place to store theui, but If they become Infested give them to the bees at once. If yon-have no swarms to occupy them, place them under strong colonies so that the beee will be compelled tt pass through them. Bee Editor, in The Epltomlst. Hoa't Stunt Hie Colt It Is generally understood by far mers that in raising colts the best re sults can only be secured by keeping the youngster growing all the time and doing Its besf. A Mr. O. C. Good ale, of Maine, gives an instance that came ttnder his observation as a proof of the truth of this tl eory. He said: "A few years ago, while Judging the colts at the Kennebec fair, a gentle- nmn brought In a year-old stnlllou. He was In One. healthy condition, of fine conformation, finely gutted and scoring ninety odd points he easily captured the blue ribbon over a large field of colts. His breeding was fine. His owner said to me: 'I am going to keep this colt for a stallion.' I told him be would make a fine stallion, as he bad the breeding, the gait, the fine color and conformation. But I said: 'If you want a fine horse, keep this colt growing and in good condition until matured Six months later I was going by his place and he called me la to see his colt. I was surprised to find the colt poor. He had not" crown a bit for six months. I told him he had spoiled his colt. He said he had a fine pasture to turn him into, and he would be all right. I said to him: 'When this colt commences to grow again he will grow out d pro portion somewhere.' The rult was that he grew ewe-necked, his shoul ders grew upright and he grew sway bucked. This changed his gait so he could not show speed, and his owner gelded him at four yours ul so'..". I: Ira for u small price. Th Darkened Stable. Where animals are kept in the stable during the summer months, as, for ex ample, work horses, or, in some In stances, the breeding stock, nothing contributes so much to their comfort us thut of protecting them from flies. Anlmuls that are kept busy fighting flies require more food to keejj theth In condition, and. Indeed, It Is impos sible with an unlimited supply of food to keep them in proper condition. Advantage should be taken of the fact that files constantly tend to seek the light places. A stable need not be absolutely dark In order to prevent annoyance from flies, and In fact, we do not brieve In keeping stables too dark, on account of the fact that ani mals are liable, If kept In such quar ters ' for any considerable length of time, to go wrong In their eyes. Gun ny sack nulled over the windows of the stable will greatly reduce the num. ber of files that will pester the anl muls. These should not be nailed down absolutely tight at the bottom, or air will be excluded and the stable will become warm and unhealthy. If the sacks are partly loose at the bot tom they will shade the stable satis factorily and at the same time admit air. Horses placed In the stable for an hour at noon will eat better, rest better, and we cannot help but think they will work better afterward If they are afforded some protection dur ing the time they are In the stall. In ome of our better class of stables reg ular window blinds are used, these being pulled down during the day and run up nt night, thus freely admitting the air wheu no protection from file is necessary. It I chiimsd by those who use such blinds that their cost b) more than offsat in the tavlng cf food thut Is effected by the protection wiih-h they afford. Ainin( th Chickens. ' Avoid having stale egg by g.i.: g them dally.. Poultry hatched In bot weather doea not thrive well. Broken eggs In the nest start the liens to eating them. Ducks, for profit, must be pushed rapidly from the start. Houses that are denned dally need very little disinfecting. The utmost cleanliness about the feeding place should be observed, Eggs cannot be produced without nl trogeiieous muterlal in some form. A pound of eggs contains more nour ishment than a pound of meat and bone. It la not good economy to feed even small chicken ou ground or cooked feed alone. Young turkey especially should not be allowed to wade uround In wet weed or grass. Sour milk, heated and skimmed, la an elegant food for young fowla and especially for young turkey. With duck especially, all of the ear. ly batched can be eold and the late hatched kept for breeding purposes. With contlnuou In-breeding the fowl become delicate, bard to raise, not a good layer, and In every .way, las profitable,' Pur bred fowl are no harder to raise than common Stock, nor doea It take any more to keep them, while they are an ornament to the home. Generally speaking, It wljl be better to aell the yout g fowl a soon aa ot marketable else, rather than to keen until fall wheu low pricei art, aura to DrevaU.
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