BLUNDERING ENGLISH.
Til Croes HUM ( ffco
tlve ClM ( Pi ami
Then Is one extremely common mis
take In English which always flIU me
with sadness when it does not fill me
with vexation," uid the man who triea
to be careful in hit use of language. "I
do not like to preach general discourses
on the use of bad language, because I do
not feel safe, and one'a sermon in auch
case is so likely to be a ridiculoua ex
ample of the thing complained of. But
this mistake is ao gross and palpable
that anyone with an elementary
knowledge of grammar should recog
nize it. The thing which makes it pe
culiarly sad or vexatious is the tact that
the error ia often made by persona who
make some pretense of using good
English. Ilalf or 75 per cent, of the
school teachers, I will venture to say,
make this mistake. It ia the use of
auch expressions aa 'Between you and
I. 'They asked you and I to come,' or
'Let you and I go,' or, more horrible
still. They saw he and I uptown.' In
other words, it is the use of the nomina
tive form of the pronoun aa the object
of a preposition or a verb.
"The reason for tbls is obvious. It is
known that ignorant persons use such
expressions as 'Him and me went up
town,' or 'you and me waa seen.' Peo
ple learning that such expressions are
InmrrHtt lnm1inw iret fill, nntlnn that
lit is never correct to use such a form aa
fyou and me,' or 'him nnd her,' or 'them
and me.' They fecli guilty whenever
Ihey are caught using such a combina
tion -of words, and doubtless if they
leard a person say: Tbey asked him
ind me to come to the dinner,' which
ilone is correct, they would have a sense
hat on error had been mode. Theyget
o feel that the conjunction 'and' has
k kind of double action control, govern
ng the nominative case at both ends.
K little reflection would remind them
hot this word has nothing at all to do
k ith the cases.
"A sure cure of this bad habit is to
rop the 'and ond use each of the pro-
iount alone. What person, forlnstance.
fho would say: "They nsked you and
to come.' would ao say: 'They nsked
to come, or what person who would
itbont hesitation say: 'Let vou and I
;o.' could ever be caught saying: Let
go I .Many of the people who use 'von
nd I' ns the object of a verb would not
to so far as to sny : They nsked he nnd
if we would come.' but there nre ncr-
bns who go this length and displnynn
pnoying scnie or superiority in doing
iney reel that there Is someth nir
legnnt about the combinations, 'lie
lid I, 'She and I,' and 'They and I.' nnd
orn the humble accusative forms, vet
ten these would hardly sav: 'Tbey
Iw he.' or 'They saw I,' or They sow
e, or -iney saw they.'. Why In the
krld, then, shomld the 'and' make nnv
Ifference intheir speech? This is n
pint to which It would be well for
tochers of English to give their atten-
pn. ma anoDolls New.
explained kis own joke.
Tale of Oat of Enlando Dost Story
V -tellers.
Sir Francis Lock wood, of Rnoian
lose death waa announced lately from
fuuun, waa one or we beat story-tell-1
1 ever heard," said Attorney Henrv
!Uman. lie was at Saratoga in 1896
th Boron Jlussen, lord chief justice
England, and won great prominence
ri popularity curing hla atay there
could tell a story better thAn rhmtn.
fDepew, and that la saying a great
He was a victim of one of hla own
fes during that meeting of the Bar
ociation, however, that furnlahed
pe of ua much amusement At a din-
f party one evening ha wan relating
fcodotea of some of hla early experi-
c n, ana 101a oi opce defending a man
I murder. One of theatrnnmninat
de waa an alibi, which he thought
m a, very gooa one. After the case
fet to the Jury, in aeonversation with
r juage, no asked him what he
lught of the alibi. The Judge said he
fcight it doubtful If the jury accepted
muu men ir rraneis replied: -
BfU.AA- . . . . -
I too oaa, i or i bad half a
pen other alibis Just aa good I could
re used.'
Everyone laughed at the remark, and
ouna lis war into the newspapers
I following morning. Baron Buasell
mated to sir Francis that he had
de an error, sad II the printed story
back to England It might causa
sh comment, as the British Idea of
ing might not catch the point At
dinner party the following evening
Francis arose and explained to the
sts that what he had said was a jest
made the explanation so that no one
t draw a wrong Inference of the
duct of the English courts. The
; that he felt compelled to explain
own joke furnlahed much amuse
l ' Itself." Kansas City Journal.
sst Her Heart Sal.
onMing Daughter Oh, mamma, I
lly think Mr. Kobranes Intends pro
Inrsoon. ..
fend Mamma Indeed T
es, and If he does, what .k.n t
raided entirely hv th riutat. n
own heart, rnv rMW - pmi.ii'
love, that Mr. Kobranes is heir to
ess. 8.000 a year. You mnlH
itless bo abroad on your wxMino
end enter the Ant eiroles of eo-
r on your return. It would be a
y matoh for yo.i But I hare no
re to Influence your choice,, What
' my child's heart say I
Ton are sure of the 5,000 a year!
nthemtr, '. ; ,
erfectly sure." ' r
"ben my heart aara 'yes.'"
Xy own darling! What joy it will'
BM to SM VOU mirrlol In tYim man
love.- London Tlt-Blta. ' .
H4 (anlalL
jnham fdnrina a nna.itTV Wall i
aai to know it, J married you for
loey..v .: . . ; .
X Beahanwl wtah t aoaM 411 aa'
It
X married yon for Tit-
BBUTAL SPANISff
JLow They Regard the Tragedj
of the Battleship Maine.
THUS REGRETS INSINCERE.
Statements oT Americans Jnst Ar
rived From Havana.
0UBAI3' ATTITUDE CONTRASTED.
The Latter Showed Evidence of Gen
uine Grief Over the Terrible Disas
terThe Naval Court Martial at
Work Investigating Proceeding
Will Be Kept secret Sending Diver
to Aid In the Work of Investigation.
The Spanish Battleship VUeaya te
Sail For Havana at Onoo.
New York, Feb. 22. The Ward line
steamer Beguranca arrived at Quaran
tine yesterday from Tamplco and Ha
vana. The Beguranca arrived at Ha
vana at 10 o'clock on the morning after
the disaster to the Maine and passed
close by the wreck. The Seguranca's
passengers said that great excitement
prevailed at Havana, and at the time
of sailing the foreign population were
generally of the opinion that the Maine
was destroyed by design. They cited
among other things In support of this
theory the fact that the Spanish man-of-war,
Alfonso XII. which was an
chored near the Maine, chnnifed her
moorings Just previous to the disaster.
One of the passengers, William L. Cur
bin, went ao far as to suy thut he saw
a boat near the Maine a short time
previous to the explosion. He said h
would go to Washington to make a
statement before the proper authori
ties. C. P. Holcomb, of New Castle, Del.,
general manager of a street railroad in
Philadelphia, one of the passengers on
board the Seguranca, was outspoken
In his belief that the Investigation at
j Havana would reveal some startling
circumstances. "I went to, Havana,"
said Mr. Holcomb, "not at all in sym
pathy with the insurgents, but on
Wednesday, when we got to Havana,
I believe any of the Americans on
board was in a mood to commit mur
der. The flags of the Spanish warship
were not at half mast. Tie vessels of
all other nationalities hud paid this
Blight tribute to the dead. I had a tel
egram to bring back the remains of
Apprentice Glazier, who is the son of
my bookkeeper. I found that he was
among the saved.
"The contrast between the bearing of
the Spaniards and Cubans Is strong.
At the funeral of the Maine's seamen
the Cuban women In the streets were
almost all dressed In mourning, while
the Spanish women wore colors. The
only American flags I saw in the whole
procession were two small ones about
three by six Inches. I went aboard the
Alfonso XII and was received politely.
The only expression of regret I heard
there waa from an officer, who com
plained that the force of the Maine
explosion had broken his toilet bot
tles. There can be no mistaking the
indifference of the Spaniards In Ha
vana over the loss of the warship and
those on board. On Thursday, while
driving to the cemetery with two
American friends. I was assailed with
Jeers, and some one threw a large
stone at our carriage."
F. W. Bobbett, of this city, who was
with Mr. Holcomb In the carriage,
added:
"That's perfectly true. In fact, one
or two children yelled after us that
they had blown up the 'Americano,'
and that they were glad of It. I did
not hear a single expression of regret
for the terrible loss of life from any
Spaniard during the time I was In Ha
vana." v
Frank Welnheimer, of this city, an
eye witness of the explosion and a fel
low passenger of Mr. Holcomb, told
the following story:
"On Tuesday evening I strolled down
to the water front for a breath of fresh
air. A number of persons were walk
ing about the pier near the custom
house. Out In the harbor I could see
the dim outlines of the iualne. and
close by the Spanish warship. I was
about 100 yards from the Maine. The
first Intimation I had of an explosion
was a crunching sound. Then there
came a terrible roar. Immense pleees
of debris flew skyward from the Malae.
Some of them must hare been thrown
at least 100 feet. It looked as though
the whole Inside of the ship had been
blown out. Many persons on the pier
were nearly thrown from their feet by
the force of the explosion. The air be
came stifling with- smoke, and the
crowd on the pier rushed back toward
tne cjty."
Mr. Welnheimer said he heard an
excited Spaniard declare shortly after
tne explosion that If the "Americanos"
sent another warship It also would be
blown up.
M. J. Naghton, an Insurance man of
Chicago, who was staying with his
wife-at the Grand Hotel PasaJe. de
scribed the panlo which existed In Ha
vana shortly after the explosion, and
said further: "The Spanish officials
were quick to express sympathy, and
acted very well as a whole, but I think
their expressions of regret lacked the
spontaneity and warmth which would
nave Been characteristic of an Amer
ican city had such a disaster occurred
under similar circumstances."
LITTLB HBWH AT WASHINGTON.
The Spanish Battleship Vlseaya to
Bu mot navana at onoo.
Washington. Feb. 12. Teatardav'a Am.
retopmests In the Maine disaster were
of a negative character, greatly to the
disappointment of a considerable num
ber of persons who were lookiAa- for
onto 'Startling discovery by a diver
worklat at the sunken hull, t
Admlral Slcard telecranhnt from Va
West Saturday afternoon that ha had
sent nre aivere to captain BIgsbse, and
ulral If t Ha f waa a,,aaAi.n n.k -... r
ing chief of the navigation bureau, Cap- j
xsin Dica-ens, at ones took th sensible
course of directing tbe admiral to put
himself In communication with Captain
tlgsbee and trn his needs at first
and.
Yesterday Fecwtary Long sent a tele
cram as follows to Captain Eulate,
commanding efflcer of the Spanish
srulser Viscaya: "I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your tele
rram of condolence for the loss of the
lysine, and thank you tor the expres
lon of sympathy." A similar response
was also made to a cablegram from
Vice Admiral Spann, at Vienna.
The social courtesies which the gov
ernment Intended to extend to the of
ficers of the Vteoaya have been aban
doned on account of the Maine catas
trophe. As a result the stay of the
Vizcaya at New York will be materially
shortened. She Is likely to sail either
today or tomorrow. The ship will pro
ceed direct to Havana, not stopping at
Charleston or other ports, as has been
suggested during the earlier prepara
tions. The Vizcaya will not coal at
New York, aurording to the under
standing, nor will It be necessary
for her to take coal before reaching
Havana. This determination gives re
lief to the authorities here, as the tak
ing on of coal might afford an oppor
tunity to extremists for the secretion
f explosives, despite the utmost pre
caution that might be taken.
Captain Slgsbee waa heard from late
Saturday night, but the telegram was
not delivered at the navy department
until Sunduy morning. His message
reads as follows:
"Only most experienced v.-recklng
divers can do effective work on the
Maine. In the upper works I can use
service divers. Did some work today,
but with little success. Will do better
tomorrow. Parts of the Maine, es
pecially the superstructure and connec
tions, are one confused mass of metal."
The statement relative to experienced
divers Is explained at the navy depart
ment as no reflection upon the men
now engaged at work, they being en
listed men belonging to the navy. It
Is the practice on board of men-of-war
to assign a few men, always volunteers,
on account of the hazardous nature of
the work, to duty as divers, In connec
tion with their regular work. The
scope of their work rurely carries them
deeper than 25 feet Into the water, nnd
It Is said thut for operations in deeper
water, such ns would lie Involved In
the examination of the Maine's bottom,
their training has not fitted them. Tbey
nre also lucking In that kind of sklil
necessary to ennble u diver to grope
his way safely through the Internal
parts of a mighty ship like the Malm;,
torn and dismembered as she Is, niul
this work Is highly dangerous.
It Is to meet Just this emergency that
the navy department Is making every
effort to hasten the beginning of the
work of recovery of goods und perhaps
the raising of the hull by professional.
To that end Captain Lemly, the Judge
advocate general of the department,
was at work yesterday In his ofllce with
representatives of wrecking companies
trying to draw up contracts for the im
mediate prosecution of the work.
The companies will be paid on the
scale of day's work, with a. provision
for a bonus if they succeed In raising
the vessel, thus ensuring the recovery
of as much of the valuable equipment
aa is possible, should it not be practi
cable to Mont the Maine again. Oreat
difficulty Is expected In recovering the
big ten-Inch turret guns, each worth
140,000, owing not only to their weight,
SO tons apiece, without carriages, but to
the enormous turrets enclosing them
with 100 tons of steel.
The photographs taken of the wreck
were studied with much Interest by the
naval offlr-ers here. Great surprise was
expressed at the extent of the wreck,
and the vast mass of steel and Iron
heaped In the forward part of the ship
was a particular object of attention.
The experts who had first ventured the
theory of a bursting holler as the catme
of the destruction claim to find strong
reinforcement In th pictures for that
belief. As to what caused a boiler to
explode, whether a disguised bomb in
the coal, low water or faulty construc
tion, tbey do not now undertake to say.
The navy department has compiled
the following summary showing the to
tal results of the Maine disaster:
Total officers and men on board Maine,
306; total officers, total men, 329; to
tal officers saved, M; total men saved.
76: total officers lost, 2; total men lost,
246; total men Injsred, 67; doubtful, 7.
The seven men appearing as doubtful
probably represent that number, or less,
whose lives have been saved, but who
cannot be Identified at present on ac
count of errors la the transmission of
telegrams. The 17 appearing as Injured
are Included in the 76 appearing as
saved. Two men reported as having
died In the hospital are Included In the
total of 246 appearing above as having
been lost.
ISVB8TIGATOK8 AT WOIlk.
Tho Board Will Ksep Prooeedtners
Secret at I resent.
Havana, Feb. 22. The board of in
quiry Into the Maine disaster met on
tbe lighthouse tender Mangrove at 10
o'clock yesterday forenoon, with Cap
tains Sampson and Chadwlck and Lisa
tenant Commanders Potter and Marix
present. Captain Sampson presided.
and lieutenant Commander Maris, re
cently executive officer of the Maine,
acted as recorder.
Captain Slgsbee, the commander of
the Maine, was tbe first witness called.
He was under examination until t
o'clock In the afternoon, at which hour
an adjournment was taken. Then the
board made a careful personal exam
ination of the wreck, near which the
Mangrove Is anchored.
Captain Sampson received the news
paper correspondents Immediately after
the morning session of the board. He
said In the course of the Interview:
"I would be glad to give the news to
the press, but owing to the delicate sit
uation tbe board has decided to make
nothing whatever public It la only
fair to the Spanish government not to
tell the publlo the testimony until all
has been received and the findings
have been considered. All stories pur
porting to come from the court should
be set down as false. ' I shall give to
the press such routine news of the pro
feedings as Is proper." t -n. - : '
- Consul General Leo says the Spanish
officials are not Interfering with the
Investigation ' Into the causes of the
disaster. He has notified the captain
of the port that the wrecking tug
Right Arm will be hero today from the
Merrltt A Chapman Wrecking company.
Mo objection will bo made to tho pres
ence of tho tug or her prospective
work. She will probably make an early
attempt to save the big guns, and If
possible the more. valuable parts of tho
lOins's mchtasrV.;, ...vv u
TEE DEPUTIES' DEFENSE
In Their Trial For the Shooting of !
Strikers at Lattimer. I
L EEIGN OF TERE0E EXISTED.
The ItoputleM C'onnnel loolureTliey
vim l-rovetlie!lierirrWBHllriitlly tution n mylnf. (hey aw om, )f tbe
Asaultcd lltbr tho Kami Voll.-.v, : uiml valuable foods for ho;:s. Prepare
nnd tlit-strlkei-a MHi'ieil iiieslioot Ink the ground about the same as for o-
Wllkcrbnrre. Pa., Feb. 22.-When the ! !UH'1'' ,U ,bw er,y 8Pr'". 't the tu
fourth week of the trial of Sheriff Mar- i rs to one or two eyp8 ouch ami drop
tin and his deputies began yesterday ! n ,ue furrows, which fhould 1h three
the prosecution had only two more wit- lni n-hnlf feet apart. Drop them tlf
nesses to hear before closing. They j ;wn Inches npnrt In the furrow, some
were James Herniation, of Lattimer. ; '.hlng like Irish potatoes. Follow with
and Mike Damschak. Their testimony , t small plow ami throw a furrow over
!lJlde.d,1thlnK nuW t.hUgh IIennahan ithem to the depth of live Inches At
Identified a number of the deputies. ; ,, f '. .... , ,
Mr. George 8. Ferris made the open- ' ,i i , ' , ! 1,ly8' lf weather.
Ing address for the defense, speaking I ,ml VX w'k" wf 0O"1 weather, run
for over an hour. He presented In de- " ,r. Umn w"" n "Kbt harrow nnd
tall the facts of the case as the defense rv''' t,u' Kund down, thus destroying
hopes to prove them. In the first place ' " H'c weeds that may have started
It will endeavor to show that there had ! 'I. uud preparing the ground for ensy
been rioting throughiftt the region; i mil effective cultivation when the
that the sheriff was Justified In calling ! jlnnts nre largo enough to stand ctiltl
?Ut.,r8Be,n.d thaLl he.wa" also ration, which will usimllv be two
iUaim?- ?h-rJ ? u " nooUn Whs longer, or three to four weeks
Lattimer If he deemed It necessary. H,,,,,,, tUm of pIttntnjj
"We shall show vnu that rturlnir !h ,! of,,'n ns i'eilwl to keep the ground
week prior to the Lattimer shooting
acts of riot and outrage were of more
than daly occurrence. The reign of law
had given place to a reign of terror. ; niiicli soon start out. Afler Ihey nre
The highways were swept by surging ; iwo feet high, they need no more nt
masses of armed and desperate men. : '.option, as they will take care of
ZfUV,!tlZ,'nW0,:e f;?'e,a 1,1,0 ""'''"'selves. Tl.'ey will keep nil weeds
ranks. Those who resisted were set i.,,.. i . .. i . .. , , ., , .
upon, beaten, clubbed nnd wounded- i ,,w " ' ' thick In their fo-
some of them nigh unto death. Thei,,i,M' .,lmt om ''nn '"',,'l.v walk
whole community was terrlrlzed. The ! trough Ibeiil.
local authorities were powerless." lie I !bl"K to bo roinembeiiMl In He-
then detailed the movements of the cctlii;: n location for jour artichoke
strikers from the time they left liar- leld Is. do not get near liny timber of
wood until they reached Lnt timer. my Kind or you will bo disappointed.
ineie, lie Baiu, Hie sneritT nil-
vanced alone to meet them. Instantly
there was a tumult of yells. Five or
six men pounced upon the sherllT,
seized him, shoved him Into a ditch on
the left of the road and began lieat-
Ing him. Two of them nourished revol
j vers at him and a third made a savage
l stab at hi in with a knife. The sluillT
1 In his struggles, freed his right arm
I nnd drew bis revolver and snapped It
I at one of bis assailants. It would not
go off. Instantly the man, Novualiia,
struck him a iclotiH blow In the face
with his fist nnd knocked him to his
knees. All nt once a revolver shot rung
out from the rushing mob then an
otherthen three close together then a
rattling volley from the guns which
lasted a few seconds, less than half a
minute, ntid censed when the mob gave ,, ,,,, t, sIzl, nU(i ,,, of ,,, hl ,
wh".m J?? 0rdVr- '""I KlV,'n ',y ,x w,, "s ,h" ' of '"- "''' P''"
whom we do not know, but t was none . i . , .
too soon, for the head of the eha.ging "V" ,",'"-' ls hJn
column had rushed within 15 feeet of ,, nllow , loV('r to '"'K'" to head
the deputies' line before the attack was ',,r",', turning hogs upon it, anil
repulsed." '.hen I pasture just enough to keep
The first witness for the defense was town the clover so tlmt It can bo turn
Mrs. Catherine Welsenborn. She said: 'd tinder for wheat. If you want to
"The strikers gathered at Harwood on login paului ing early In the spring and
the day of the shooting, and one of UM., your clover grazed down close
them. Clasperlck who testltled for the mtl ,lo not evb nuy , fl
state, entered Mike Klnaskl s house . ,. , , ,. . ,
and tried to get him out. crying: -if ,r slx H',dI ,us "r tw'w
you don't come, we'll kill you.' Klnaski""ny lwatn wi" do v,'r-v w,, nn
was In hiding, and escaped. As theU(n'- If .V0M wnlt unt11 dover begins
strikers departed they cried: 'We'll i bloom It will feed two or three
show the white people what we'll doU'iies as ninny pigs,
when we come back.' I saw the utrlk-i I think n good clover pasture Is Indis
ers chnse a number of people. They M'tisable In raising cheap nnd healthy
were all armed with clubs and stones, .wine, but I nlwnyB give some griiln
aMr!,TiiI'.Bdr.revo,VPfm, . .. I,,y ,m,w nI1 ,he m' ""'y nr '
rr? r ,ho o,ovp7vm w 7": ,,h
he heard the strikers were approach-' nr or twls ,"'nny ! b' kept
Ing. He was afraid of them." They Mr ,u'r'- lho "" 1,1 "orinnl eon
trainpvd through my Trult garden anil "tl, is a gross-eating nnlinul, nnd to
broke my beun poles In two to make teep him through the Rummer season
clubs. They caught John Kdmondson vholly upon the more concentrated
and would have tukn him along for- ind henting foods Is as tinntitural ns It
elbly had not his wife clung to him and j votild lx? to keep the cows In tho same
begged them to reltase him." I nanner. While upon pasture hogs
JTS'Zi ?,i?.P,r.Sf,IUrW00i- ,t0!d :" ,ramI t,own 1 more
how she had sent tier four boys Into ,,, ' ,., ,, . , J ...
the brush to hide, f aring the strikers I loW r "mn 11 wl" 1an1 for ,nls
would hurt them. I enson 1 would never begin pasturing
Mrs. Catherine Brennan hid her 15-' n HlrK UH the olover has made a
year-old boy and wnt out to look at . '01' ntart. W. W. Stevens, in Agrleul-
the strikers. They were armed with
clubs, hammers and stones. One man
fired a shot In the air. Others fired Into
the bnreh, where many of the men were
hiding. Mrs. Brennan Bald she saw
Martin Bhofronlck march Into Joe
Shults's house, crying that If he did not
come oat he would be killed. Shults
was la hiding, and eould not be Cuund.
Mrs. Michael Gallagher, of Harwood,
aaM she was stoned by the strikers,
and Mrs. Charles Miller said her hus
band had gone to West Hasleton when
he heard the strikers were approach
ing. This concluded the testimony for
the day. .
PROSECUTION'S FINAL EVIDRKCK
Two More Wltneeae Deputy Turner's
Murderous Comment.
WUkesbarre, Pa., Feh. 22. On Tues
day of last week there was no new evl
dence Introduced by the prosecution la
the Martin trial, though Casper Wish
nlskl, one of the wounded strikers.
swore that Sheriff Martin fired the first
shot, and that a striker fell. This shot
was followed by the fatal volley. Two
other wounded strikers testified.
On Wednesday the defense Introduc
ed two more witnesses who heard Dep
uty Turner declare after the shooting:
"I shot nine of them, and killed five."
One of the witnesses, who waa shot
seven times at Lattimer, showed his
wounds to the Jury.
On Thursday and Friday several wit
nesses testified regarding the murder
ous threats of deputies previous to the
shooting. One witness, George Clas
perlck, waa carried Into the court In a
chair. Ho Is perfectly helpless, the dep
uties' bullets having paralysed his
arms and legs.
On Saturday the principal witness
was Mrs. Mary Gallagher, mother of
Miss Grace Coyle. the Lattimer school
teacher. Mrs. Gallagher vigorously de
nounced the shooting as a brutal mas
sacre. She told Lawyer Lenahan that
she was sorry to see him "doing this
for a little of Pardee's money."
To Open All Chinese Ports.
London, Feb. 21. The Pekln corre
spondent of The- Times says: "China
has agreed to open all her Inland wa
ters to navigation by steamers, Whether
foreign or native owned, under regu
lations to be framed subsequently. If
not restricted by these regulations the
agreement, which Is to come Into oper
ation within four months, Is satisfac
tory aad promises a wide expansion of
naming and Caltlvatlag Artichokes.
After usluir and. rinsing artichokes
'or the last ten years, I have no hsl-
' wHi' n,ul t'1,'"r- l,m' deep lit first anil
ron,lll' '""N' the surface each time.
j ' not to disturb the small roots
lev W Dot irrow near irmw In,' Km.
growing
ier. Tlie laud should drain well to
iroduce the best results. A great cry
las been raised that yon never can
lossibly get rid of them If once grown
n your farm. Never was n greater
ilainlcr perpetrated on any farm pro
luct than such h statement Is from
legiiining to eiul. All you have to do
s to cut them down, or plow the
rromul in July or August so as to pre
;ent blooming, and you will surely
lave to buy your seed for next year.
iV. T. While, In Agriculturist. '
('Invar, lry or (Iraen, for liny-.
The number of hogs that can bo kept
II nil Here of clover ilelieiuls a ir I
urlst
Treatment of Roup.
With roup, prevention Is ensy and
I. therefore, better than euro. hnmn.
vrnn, imiu all, mill KUU UOUUI lire III!"
mmon causes. The disease will
ipread through drinking water, hence
Ick fowls should be shut away from
he healthy one. Tbe symptoms of
oup are bad breath, swollen bead,
nucous discharges and canker In tbe
hroat Tut a little bromide of potas
1um In the drinking water and gargle
he throats of the sick fowls with kero
sene; bold tbe fowl by the lower part
f the neck so it cannot swallow, fill
he throat with kerosene, let it run out
if tbe mouth after a moment, then
rash the nostrils and inject Into them
i few drops of the kerosene.
Neitlug Material.
When the nests are located In per
eetly dry situations, there Is nothing
tetter for a foundation than that
cheapest material, dry earth. A llt
le tobacco dust added never comes
imlss. For tbe upper layer, lawn clip
tings, hay or straw, excelsior, or moss
nay be used. The least desirable of
'II of these is hay, aa the presence of
mall seeds constantly tempts the hens
o scratch it from the nest If the
iwner considers it too much tronble
o wash the egga which may be soiled,
he slight precaution of keeping the
tests clean and dry add at least one
inlf to tbe attractiveness of his baskai
if eggs.
Danger from Bloating.
Whep stock is turned upon a field of
(Teen millet for the first time, or a
leavy feed Is given in soiling, bad re
mits from bloating often follows. Anl-
nals not accustomed to green forage
hould not be allowed a full feed of any
Teen crop, especially millet, until they
tave been given this feed for a few
lays. Do not torn them on pasture
if this kind until their appetite has
een partially appeased by some other
'oood.
The Sunday school class was slnelns
"I Want to be an Angel." "Why don't
you .slog louder. Bobby?" said the
teacLcr. "I'm tinging as loud as I
feel," explained Bobby. , . ,
It Paaa,or.
"Do you believe that it's always the
unexpected that happens ?" inquired
Miss Cayenne.
"I wouldn't venture to express my
self on that subject, replied Willis
Wlshlnglon.
"Why notr
"Because I am too polite to contra
dict the girls w ho, when you propose to
them, invariably say: 'This is so rud
den!'" Washington Btar.
Oa the Wroaar Track.
"Where do you want to po?" asked
the rlevator boy.
"I want to go to Heaven, my boy,"
smilingly answered the Sa'.vationArmy
man who had stepped inside, "butyo
may put me off at the top floor."
"Yon must have got in the wronjj
buildin', mister." rejoined the boy.
"There ain't nobody but lawyers on the
top floor." Chicago Tribune.
Evident.
"When I call on old Pandcllon's dnughtet
She's so saintly and pure and demure
That I feel like a fish out of water."
"Then ytii must have been hooked, thait
Is sure."
Judge.
WHICH AtTOVNTH I'Olt IT.
I
n
Ui ill
Mrs. I.alTerty (visitor) Vour daugh
ter has a foinc toucli, Mrs. M.n i.irty.
Mrs. M. Vis; so they do be tcllin'
tne; an' sure, 'tis no wonil.cr, for she
loves pianny, an' nivcr tires of it; site
lias a great taslile for inoosie; but tHiin
tliat's ownlv naturnl. fr licr gran'
fatlierhad his skull laiu n;iru widaeor
r.ct at a tiniperancc picnic. li.ir'em
Life.
Tin I'lrnt Aderi-il.
The parson pnyly mounted his hike,
And lininrilliitely ti ll on Ills he.nl:
Ills sense of liunior It seemed to strike.
"Here ends tho llrst lessen," Iih said,
-N. V- World.
Made lllm Vouni; Aunln.
"A dinner such us wo Lave had to
dny," said the elderly boarder, "makes
me feel like a your.g man."
"Indeed!" waa all Mrs. llashcroft
ileigueil lo reply.
"Indeed. Vhen I think of that lamb
we had for dinner, I feel that if that
was lamb I must be still a boy." Odds
and ICmls.
Pnltlnar It Indirectly.
I Inski Lock here; is it you that has
j bcenclrculntingtho report thatlhadn't
j washed my face iu seven years?
Sinslti No. All I said was that If n
mosquito wanted to tackle yont he'd
I have to carry a shovel. Indianapolis
i Journal.
Trylnit to lie Smart.
"I know a man who can tell the time
to a second without looking at a
clock." . .
"How does he do it?"
"He looks at his watoh." Chicago
Record.
I Apt Hngffestlon.
I Lady (apparently very nervous at
bargain counter) Oh, dear! I can't.
think of what I want.
A Sable Clerk You'd better co to the
notion counter, madam. Philadelphia
Call.
ii- .-f w it -ii ' l r - v
Rnded In Marrtnge.
Mr. Teck What is that book you are -reeding,
my dear?
Mrs, Peck It's a novel entitled: maJ a
Fatal Flirtation."
Mr. Peck Something like ours, I
presume. Chicago News.
Lapidary.
Jean Why do you never speak to Mr.
Outre? He is uncouth, but I feel rare
he Is a diamond In the rough.
Katherlne So do I. That's why I'm
cutting him. Cincinnati Commercials
Tribune. '
Rate Speevlatlon. ")
Father My boy here Just swallowed
a five-dollar gold piece.
Powixbroker The doctor's office Is
just across the street.
Father Yes but can't you let m
have t2.60on him? FllcgendeClaetter.
A Fatal Drawback.
Puff What a llterarv-looktnir Kar
that fellow Blevins is. to be sum. Ynn,
could tell he knew how to write at a.
glance.
Critic Yes if vou hadn't reml hit
books. Brooklyn Life.
That Coal lamina.
Coal Operator (despondently) I
wish a way could be found to relievo
tbe glut in the coal market.
Consumer (confidentially) Tell the
dealers to give better weight. N. Y.
Weekly.
1
A at Attempt
"How would you define patriot?"
"I should say a patriot ls a man who
takes an Interest In his country's wel
fare, even the morning after his party
has been snowed under." Puck.
A Preventive.
"Jones said every time he breathed a
mail died."
"Oreat heavens! Whv don't ha nan.
cloven T" Memphis Appeal.
Aa Dpinlon.
Edit3 Jack save hla father ft,Tal-
na to disinheriti Im. :
Marie That is a mere bluff ia ml
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