REV. DR. TALWAGES SERMON, IMPERFECTIONS OF HUMANTIY, The Sermon as Delivered by the Brook: lyn Divine. TEST “Wit. “covered his Frcs, wiih fiain-die coveien As feet, and with twain he did fly.’—Isaiah vi, 2% In a hospital of leprosy gool King Uzziah had died, and the waole land was shadowed with solemnity, and theological and proph- etic Isaiah was thinking about religious things, as one is apt to do in time of great national bereavement, and forgetting the presence of his wife and two sons, who made up his family, he had a dream, not like. ths Creams of ordinary character, which gen- erally come from indigestion, but a vision most instructive, and under the touch of ‘the hand of the Almighty. The place—the ancient temple; building —grahd, awful, majestic. Within that temple a throne higher and grander than that occupied by any czar, or sultan or em- eror. Onthat throne the eternal Christ, n lines surrounding that throne the bright- est calestials, not the cherubim, but hizher than they, the most exquisite and radiant “of the heavenly inbabitants, the seraphim, They are called burners because they look like fire. Lips of fire, eyes of fire, fest of fire. In addition to the features and the limbs, which suggést a human being, there are pinions, which suggest the lightest, the swiftest, the most buoyant and most in- spiring of all intelligent creation—a bird, ach seraph had six wings, each two of tha wings tor a different purposa. Isaial’s dream quivers and flashes with these pinicns. Now folded, now spread, now ‘beaten in locomotion. “*With twain he cov- ered his feet, with twain he covered his face, an with twain he did fly.” The probability is that these wings were not all used at once, The seraph standing there near the throne overwhelmed at the in- significance of the paths his feet had trodden as compared with the paths trodden by the feet of God, and with the lameness of his locomotion amountmg almost to decrepitude as compared with the divine velocity, with feathery veil of angelic modesty hides the feet. “With twain he did cover his feet.” Standing there overpowered by the over- matching splendors of God’s glory, ani un- ahle longer with the eyes to loos upon them, and wishing those eyes shaded from the in- sufferable glory, the pinions gather over the countenance, ‘With twain he did cover the face.” Then as God tells this seraph to go to the farthest outpost of immensity on message of light and love and joy, and get back be- fore the first anthem, 1t does nut take the seraph a great while to spread himself upon the air with unimagined celerity; on stroke of the wing equal to ten thousand leagues of air. © With twain he did iy.” The most practical and useful lesson for you and me, when we see the serapi spreading his wings over the feet, isa lesson of humility at imperfection. The bright st angels of God are so far beneath God that edrpss ‘a cadaver, death as going over to tne ma= jority, ani substitutes for the reverent forms, father and mother, “the old man” and ‘‘che old woman,” and finds nothing impressive in the rains of Baalbsc or the columns of Karnage, and s22s nd diff >renca in the Sabbath from any other days excaph it allows more dissipation, and reads the Bible in what is called higher criticism, making it not the Word of God. but a good book with soms fine things in iv. Irrever- encs never so muca abroad. How many take the name of God in -vain, how many trivial things said about. ths Almighty. Not willing to have Gol in the world, they roll up an idea of sentimentality and humanitarianism and impudencs and imbecility and call it God. No wings of reverence over the face, no takinz off of shoes on holy ground. You can tell from the way taney talk they could have made 2 better world than this, and that the God of the Bible shocks every s:nse of pro- priety. They talk ot the love of God in a way that shows vou they believe it does not make any difference how bad a man is here, he will coms in at tae shining gate. They talk of the love of Gol in suzh a way whica shows you they think itis a genzral jail de- livery for all tng abandonad and the scoun- dress n OC Lae universe. 0 punishment hereafter for any wrong done here. ‘I'he Bible gives two descriptions of Gol, and they are just opposite, and they aro both tru, In ons place tae Bibls says God | islove. In another placa the Bible says God is a consuming fire. The explanation is plain as plain can be. God throuzh Chris’ is love. God out ot Christ is fire. To win the one ani to escapa tiie other we have only to throw ourselves, body, mind ani soul in- to Christ's keeping. “No,” says Irrever- ance, *‘I want no atonement, 1 want no par- don, | want no intervention; I will go up and face God, and I will challenge Him, and 1 will defy Him, and I will ask Him what Hoe wants to do with me.” So tha finite con- fronts the infinite, so a tacs hammer tries to break a thunderbolt, so the breath of human nostrils defies ths everlasting God, while ths hierarchs of heaven bow the head and bend | the knee as the King’s chariot goes by, and th > archangel turns away becauss he cannot endure the splendor. and the chorus ot all the empires of heaven comes in with full diapason, ‘Holy, holy, holy!” Reverance for sham, reverence for the old merely because it is old, reverence for stu pidity however learned, reverence for in- capacity. however finely inaugurated, I have none. But we want more revarenca for God, more reverence for the sacraments, more reverence for the Bible, more rever- ence for the pure, more reverencs for the ood, Reverence a characteristic of all great natures. You heir it in the roll of the master oratorios. You see it in the Raphaels and Titians and Ghirlandijos. You study it in the architecture of the Anoliabs and Christopher Wrens, Do not be flippant about God. Do not joke about death Do not make fun of the Bible. Do not deride the Eternal. The brightest ani mizhtiest seraph cannot look unabash:d upon Hin. Involuntarily tae wings coms up. “With twain he covered his fae2.” = Another saraphic posture in ths t3xh. Tha He charges them with folly. The seraph so far beneath God, and we so far beneatn tha geraph in service we ought to be plunged in humility, utter and complete. Our feet, how laggard they have been in the divize service! Onr feet, how many missteps they have taken! Our feet, in how many paths of worldliness and foliy they have walked! Neither God nor seraph intended to put any dishonor upon that which is ons of the masterpieces of Almighty God—the human foot. Physiologist and anatomist ar: oyer- whetmed at the wonders of its organization. *“The Bridgewater Treatise,” written by Sir Charles Bell, on the wisdom and goodness of God, as illustrated in the human band, was i | ness. seraph must not always stand still He must move and it muss be without clumsi- There must be celerity and beauty in the movement. ‘With twain he did fly.” Correction, exhilaration. Correction at our | ‘ slow gait, for we only crawlin the servica when we ought to fly at tha divin> bidding. Exhilaration in the fact that ths soul has wings as the seraphs have wings. Whatisa wing? An instrument of locomotion. They may not be like seraph’s wing, they may not be like bird’s wing, but the soul has wings. God says so. _‘‘tHe shall mount up on wings as eagles,” We are made in the divine im- age, and God has wings. The Bible says so. “Healing in His wings.” “Under theshadow wu result of the $40,000 bequeathed in ths last will and testament of the Eatl of Brilge- water for the encourangement of Christian literature, The world could afford to for- give hiseccentricities, though he had two dogs seated at his table, and though he put six cogs alone in an egiipage drawn by four horses and attended by two footmen. With Ins large bequest inducing Sir Charles Bell to write so valuable a book on the wiscom oi God in the stracture of ths human band, the world could atfrd to for- give his oddities. And the world couid now afford to have another Barlof Bridgewater, however idiosyncratic, if he would induce some other Sir Charles Bell to writs a Loox on the wisdom and goodness of txod in tna construction of the human foot—the ar- ticulation of its bones, tue lubrication of its joints, the gracefulness of its lines, tho in- genuiiy of its cartilages, ths delicacy of its veins, the rapidity of its muscular contrac- tion, thé sensitiveaess of its nerves. I sound the praises of tins human foot With that we halt or climb or marca. Itis the foundation of the physical fabric. 16s the base of a God poised column, Withit the warrior bracas himsalf for patsle. With it the orator plants bimself for eulogium. With it the toiler reaches his wors. With it the outraged stamps his indignation. Its Joss an irreparable disastar. 1ts health an invaluable cauipment. If you want to know its vaiue, ask the man whose foot paralysis hath shriveled, or machinery hath crushed, or surgeon’s knife hatn ampuiated. The Bibie honors it. Bspeciai care, “Lest thou dash thy foo: against a stone” “ao will not suffer thy foot to be moved;” ‘thy feet shall not stumble.” Especial charge, *-Feep thy foot when thon goest to tbe house of God.” Especial peril, *‘Ineir fest shall slide in due time.” Connected with the world’s dissolution, ‘‘de shall set one foot on the sea aud the other oa ths earth.’ Give me the history of your 100% and L will give you the history of your Lifetime, ‘fell soe up what steps it hath gon? down what declivities, and in what roads and in what | directions, and I will know mors about you _ than I want to know. Nona of us coull en- | dure the scrutiny. Oar feet no: always in | paths of God.” Sometimes in paths of | worddliness. Our feet, a divine ani glorious {machinery for usefulness and work, so often making missteps, so often going in the wrong direction. God knowing every stap, the patriaresha saying, “hou settest a pring on the heels of my fest.” Crimss otf the ‘hand, crimes of the tongue, crimes of tha eye, crimes of the ear not worse than ths crimes of tha foot, Oh, wa want the wings of humility to cover the feet. Ouzht we not to go into self abeznation bafore tae all searching, all scrutinizing, all tryinz eye of ‘God? The seraphs do How muca mors we? “With twain he coverad the feet.” . All this'talic about the dignity of human nature is braggadocio and a sin. Oar na- ture startad as ths hand of God regi, bus it has been paupetizad. There is a well in Belgium waica once had very pura water, and it was stoutly masons with stons and ‘brick; bub that wall aftarward b:cane tas ‘epntre of the babiie of Waterioo. Ab tus opening of the battle the soldiars wit their sabers compelled tags gardener. William Von Kylsom, to draw water out of the well for them, and it was very pure water, But the battle raged, and threa hundred dead and half dead were flunx into tae well for quick and easy burial, so that tae wall of refreshment became tne well of death, and long atts: people lookel doa into the well, and taey saw the bleached skulls, but no water. So the human soul wasa well of good, but the armies of sin bave fought around af, anl fouzht across 1U and baen slain, and it has become & well of sieietons. Dead hopes, dead resolutions, deal oppor tunities, dead ambitions. An abanionel well unless Christ shall reopsn ani purily and fill it as the well of Belgium never was. Unclean, unclean! 2nothar seraphic postur: in tho text. «With twain he covered ths faca” That means reverencs Godward. Never so much jrrevorencs abroalin the world as to-day. Vou see it in the defaced statuary, in t08 catting out of figures from fine paintings, in the chipping of monuments for a me- smento, in the fact that a military guard anust stand at the graves of Grant an 3 Grar- field, and that old shade trees ious 9 cus down firewood, though fifty ‘George P. Morrises beg . tas woplmen tO | 3 ad that calls 8 of His wings.” ‘Under whose wings thou has’ come to trust.” We have foldel wing now, wounded wing, broken wing, bleeding wing, caged wing, Aye! I bave it now, Caged within bars of bone and under cur- tains of flash, but one day to be free. I hear the rustle of pinions in Seagrave’s poem, which we often sing: Rise, my son}, and stretch thy wing: I hear the rustle of pinions in Al:xander Pope's stanza, which says. I mount, Ifly; . O Death, where ia thy viztory? A dying Christian not long azo cciad oud, “Wings, wings, wings!” The air is full of them, coming and going, coming and goinz. Vou have seen how thedull, sluzgish chrysa- }id becomes the brizht butterfly; the dull, and the stupid, and the letharzic turned into ths alert and the beautiful. Well, my friends, | in this world we are in the chrysalid state. Death wil unfurl the wings. Oh, if we could only realize what a grani thing ib will be to get rid of the old clod of a body and mount the heavens. neither seagull nor lark nor albatross nor falcon nor conlor pitching trom highestrange o: Andes, so buovans or so majastic of stroke. See that eazle in ths mountain nest. It looks so sick, so ragged featherad, so worn out and so half asleep. Is that eagle dying? No, The ornithologist will t2ll vou it 1s molting season with that bird. Not dying, but molting. You see that Christian sick and weary and worn out and seeming about to expire on what is called his deathbed. The world says he isdyinz. Isayit is the molting season for his soui—>che bod dropping away, the celestial pinions com: ing on. Not dying, but molting. Molting out of darkness and sin and struggle into zlory and into God. Way do you not shout? Why do you sit shivering at tho thought of death and trying to hold back and wishing you could stay here forever, and speak of fleparture as though the subject wera filled with skeletons and the varaish of coffins, and as though you preferred lame foot to swift wing? O people of God, let us stop playing the fool and prepare for rapturous flight. When your soul stands on the verge of this lifeand there are vast precipicas beneath and sap- phired domes above, which way will you fly? Will you swoop or will you soar! Will you fly downward or will you fly upward? Everything onthe wing this morning bid- ding us aspire. Holy Spirit on the wing. Angel of the new covenant on the wing. Time on the wing, flying away from us. : Eternity on the wiag, flying toward us. | Wingy, wings, wings! | Live so near to Chriss that when you are ! dead people standing by your lifeless body will not soliloguize, saying: “What a dis- appointment life was to him; how averse he was to departure; what a pity it was he had to die, what an awful calamity.” Rather standing there may thoy see a sign more | vivid on your still face than ths vestiges of pain, something that will indicate that it | was a happy exit—the clearance fron op- | pressive quarantine, the cast off chrysalid, the molting of the taded and useless and. the | ascent from malarial valleys to bright, shining mountain tops, and be led to say as they stand there contemplating your humil- ity ani your reverence in life and your hap- piness in death, “With twain he covered the feet, with twain he covered the face, with twain he did fly.” Wings! Wings! | Wings! | team COWPER'S FALCH. | Cowper, the poct, speaking of his religious experience, save: ‘But the bappy period which was to shake off my fetters, and af- ford me a clear opening of the tree mercy of God.in Christ Jesus, was now arrived. I flaug myself into a chair near the window, | and seeing a Bible there, ventured ounce | more to apply to it for comfort and instruc- | tion. The first verse I saw was the 25th of | the third of Romans: “Whom God hath set | forth to be a propitiation through faith in | IIis blood, to declare Ilis righteousness for the remission of sinsthat are past, through | the forbearance of God,’ Immediately I re- | ceives strength to believe, and the full | Leums of the Sun of Rizhteousness shone apon me. I saw the sufficiency of the atone- ment He bad made, my pardon sealed in His blood, and all the fullness and complete- ness of 1lis justification. In a moment I be- lieved nnd received the Gospel.” and “that ‘spaaks of |" | this week. The animal was 36 years old and MORE RAIN NEEDED. THE WEATHER DEPARTMENT SAYS CORN, AND VEGETABLES NEED IT. The weather crop bulletin of the Penn- sylvania State weather Service for last week says: : The rainfall for the week was very much below the normal. In many places no rain occurred and that which fell was from local showers or thunder storms and was of short duration. The whole month has been very dry. The temperature has ranged, on the aver. age, 3° per day above the normal. The season may be summed up thus: in the western portion less warmth than usual with nearly normal amount of rainfall. In the east an excess in temperature with a decided deficiency of rainfall. The week has given a great deal of sunshine, the average number of hours per day at Phila- delphia being 12 out of a possible 14 hours Elsewhere the amount has been about the same. Corn, grass and vegetables need rain bad ly. Grassis drying up and trees are begin- ning to show lack of moisture. The ground is too dry in many places for plowing. Corn ig said to be standing the drouth very well, and promises an average yield. Tobacco cutting continues, and the crop is above the average. Fruitis generally poor, except grapes and pears, which are said to be plen- tiful. GRASS SHORTEST ON RECORD. The shortest will on record in Luzerne County was filed at Wilkesbarre and is somewhat of a curiosity. A month ago there died, in a small mining settlement near Hazelton, Thomas Yakulewiczi. He was a young man, ~and had accumulated $230. which was half of the amount he wanted to take back to the old country and be independent for life. This money was deposited in a bank, but one day a fall of top coal in his chamber in the mine crushed his ribs and broke his back. He was carried home to die, and just as death approached him, all alone in his little cabin, he wrote on a scrap of paper his will, bequeathing his all to a friend and laborer. The willis on a slip of note paper 6 inches square, and is as follows: ‘Mr. Bankers: Give all my money to Mike Walkis.” PHILADELPHIA TO HAVE L ROADS. The question of rapid transit in Philadel: phia, which has so long been agitated by the press and public-spirited citizens, may now be regarded as settled. An enormous amount of capital is to be expended by a syndicate of Philadelphians and New York- ers, to construct an elevated railroad, such as is called for by the charters of the North Eastern and Quaker City companies. Ar- rangements to this end were consummated on Thursday afternoon of last week and a fund of $3,000,000 in cash was placed at once by August Belmont & Co., Vermilye & Co., and Edward Sweet & Co., all of New York, representing a syndicate who stand obligated to furnish $14,000,000, the amount required to build tne two roads. A RAILROADER WITH NERVE. Rails sppeading caused an engine on the Penusylvavin & Northwestern railroad to leave the track on the mountain at Lloyds: ville. John Tierney had a foot caught under the engine, and hacked the crushed member off with a pocket knife to get free. He died next morning. There were five men on the engine, all of whom were badly hurt. Marion Gorsuch, a laborer, died to- day, and 8. W. Hammers, the fireman, can uot live. CORN CROP RUINED BY DROUTH. The greatest drouth experienced around Carlisle for many years was ended with rain I'riday evening. For a period of seven weeks there has been virtually no rain. The corn crop in this immediate vicinity is ruin- ed, and the farmers near town have been compelled to haul water for their live stock as their wells and cisterns were exhausted A VICTIM OF THE HOMESTEAD WAR. Harry W. Hewell, of Minersville, a pr- vate of Company F, Eighth Regiment, N. G. P., who contracted typhoid fever while at Homestead last month, died the other nignt. Extensive forest fires are raging in the mountains 10 miles west of Carlisle. Large tracts of valuable timber lands have been burned over and the fires are not yet under control. Tur first rain of any consequence in seven weeks fell at Chester, Delaware county, the other night. The corn crop is, ruined. Farmers have been hauling water for their live stock. BrANcAE Watson, of Harrisburg, was blinded by a flash of lightning a few weeks ago. Sight was suddenly resiored Monday evening while she was standing at a win- dow. Doctors are marveled over the case. A 4-yEar-o1D son of Jacob Gray was kil- ed at Cokeville by a passenger train. Tue oldest horse in Fayette county, and for that matter in that part of the State.died was owned by Joseph Derrick.” His death resulted from an accident snd not from old ace. The forse served through a part of the war and came out without a wound. Apa Grimes, a little danghter of Joseph Grimes, of near New Salem, was fatally kicked by a Liorse. Homer Hess. of near the same place, was also severely kicked hy a horse. Mamie MArcust and Rosie Farrazine, aged respectively seven and five years. were run over end instantly killed by a cable carin Philadelphia. WHILE blasting rock in a new well at Shi. mantown, Eli Heiner was overcome by gas. Lewis Hartman responded to his cry for help. and while being taken to the surface fell out and striking a rock, was instantly killed. WuiLe attempting to board a freight train at Connellsville, Harvey Younkin lost his footing and fell beneath the cars, his right foot neing cut off. Juba Mcluvaiye, of the Washington county courts, sentenced James Grant an Kaward (Donnell to five years each in the enitentiary for attempting to burn the fo-ganza reform school, of which they were inmates, in the hope of escaping. FRANCE in the past year has realizoa a revenue of $i4,6),0)0 out of its sales of tobaces, which is a (Government monopoly, ¢ EE BANE OF POLITICS. How It Catised a Coolness Between Mr. Howson Lott and Mr, Gardner Toole. | belt in Scotch ribbon, cream, pink WHAT TO WEAR AND HOW THEY MAKE IT. Costumes Will Hold On to Gauzy Effects to the Last. QING, going, all but’ gone! Such is theery of fashion’s auction- eer, now engaged in selling off the few remnants of timein which the devotee of modes may display WW. any gowns of her smnmer outfit yet remaining unseen. With the end of this nionth will come thoughts of autumn styles, and visions of theater and opera costumes. But up to the last moment, cos- fumes will preserve their delightful gauzy effects. Sleeves will continue tO swell, while lace, ¢ draped, pendant, fes- 2 WW tooned and cascaded, —— will cover the bodice, and ribbons wound around and around the figure will give the fair ladies of fashion the look of latter-day muminies, swathed up in possamer tissues, {ied with ribbons and en- wrapped in lace. In the initial cut you see onc of the latest styles of scalloped lace berthas, surmounted by a chiffon collarette. The gown is a pink mauve crepa de chine. The slecves are of mauve silk muslin, ac cordion pieated, ending at the elbow with a oh nS SAL alt 2 Sy ) RX £2 > INN CF FN - 5 la B Re . BH Ip) { « 2 » = SA Ne SAL POA LAWN PARTY COSTUMES. ribbon band. Lace figaros in old Irlsh gui pure are very modish. They must fit the figare ang there should be a broad ribbon and green. In many cases sleeves are men epaulets, below which thereis a lace sleeve rin with a ribbon at the ecibow. Lac an Wo 7 2 Bn Nov 2 rE. vy — berthas are double, the first reaching to thy bust line, and the second almost to the bel or corselet. Corsclets seem quite as popula as ever. A new styleis tohare the skirt corselet and sleeves of one material, and tn entire top of a plain bodice closely coveret with lace or guipure, witha deep frill o lace over the sleeve. The newest tailor AN AFTERNOON TOILTTTE. mades have cutaway coats, curving grace fuily as the hips and falling toa moderat length in square tails. The swallow-tail reaching almost to the ground are merely 1 passing agony, and will not be seen this fail in town. There will be no end of lawn pariiesa the season draws to a close. Batiste is large ly used for lawn ‘party dresses, either stamp od or embroidered. Mauve and white ar favorite colors, and Irish guipure the lace most used. The dress is usually cut in ont piece, the folds being held at the waist by : ribbon belt, tied in front. At the top, the corsage is composed of a crossed fichu ir plain batiste and the front of the dressis s¢ trimmed with Jace as to make the fichu look like a yoke. The epaulets areof theem broidered hatiste, and the lower sleeves of the plain. The cuffs areof the guipure. The costume pictured in the illustration is in pink crepon, The skirt is finished with two rows of broad galoon, through which you pass moss gion ribbon as indicated Between the rows of galoon is placed verti: cal fancy stitching. The corsage has the same scheme of urnamentation. The broad CLEVELAND V8 HARRISON. — FL 2. eng re = “~The Oldest Language. Probably the oldest known speci mens ‘of recorded language in the orld to-day are the inscriptions on the door-sockets and brick stamps found at Niffer by the Babylonian exploration expedition of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, which has recently returned. The brick stamps, which are of yellow clay, about four by five inches and an inch in thick- ness, bear the name and titles of King Sargon and his son Narim-Sin, who lived about 3800 B. C., and they were taken from the mound which covers ribbon belt has a band of the galoon at the top. The puffed sleeves are also encircled by a band of the galoon; below they are tight-fitting. The illustration depicts a tasteful after- noon toilette. The feature of the costume is the figaro corsage over a silk blouse, belt- ed in with a corsqgpt which, like the colla: 5 either embroidered or covered with passe menterie. In the matter of headgear there is appar ent at times, an inclination to run to the highly picturesque, but the persistance with which the broad-brimmied sailor hat has held place has really quite disconcerted the summer girl. She has considerable courage but she does not care to stand up like Ar. nold Winkleried, one against a thousand For those longing for something picturesque the large white chip hat, trimmed with long white ostrich feathers has gome in very opportunely. Gray hats in the same Li are likewise becoming, there being two lon; gray feathers fastened in front with a small white wing and a crystal buckle. Instead of the wing you may substitute a pointed bow of gray velvet “ribbon. The. picture shows a very pretty garden hat, The trim: ming is of pleated crepe set off with lace mented with a sprig of roses. i THE CROPS IN GOCD SHAPE, Reports From All Over the Country With Few Exceptions Favorable. Following is the weather crop bulletin for the week issued by the Department of Agriculture at Washington: 5 New England—Severe drought prevails in Southern Massachusetts; corn and tobaec have made heavy growths; horn-fly causing suffering among cattle. eas New York—Week very favorable, corn making rapid atlvances; “buckwheat and to- bacco in excellent condition. i : New Jersey—Absence of rain very injuris ous to all crops in southern counties. = Pennsylvania— Very little rainfall; corn grass and vegetables suffering from drought ground too dry to plow; some grain thresh- ing; wheat above and oats below average yield; fruit poor, except peas and grapes Virginia—Drought has injured corn to- bacco, and pastures suffering for rain. = North Carolina—Corn, cotton, tobacco an gardens badly damaged by drought. 3 South Carolina—Farmers think the cotton crop will fall below what it promised a few weeks ago. oe _ Georgia—Complaints of rust and shedding from every section; the crop is far below the average. Sa a Florida—FExcessive rains in northwest: portion. elsewhere generally deficient padly cistributed. ; ha Alabama—~Cotton not doing well; outloo for crop fair. ; Fn Mississippi— Weather conditions continue favorable; cotton opening. i Louisiana—Cotton improving in northern portion and opening fast, though some com- plaint of worms; rice harvesting begun ‘and a large crop will be made. ad Texas—Northwestern counties, cotto will be light, but over other sections ligh showers have improved crops. ; Ln Arkansas — Colton generally good; late corn Tnjuied by drought; peaches fallin OL tions. aa / Tennessee—Fall plowing for wheat gener: ol; where rains fell acreage increased; gener- al crop conditions good. ; : Kentucky-—Crop :n most sections need rain; some corn injured by drought. Missouri— Necessity for good general rain; pastures short;. plowing; completed. : a : Tilinois—Wheat and oats threshing well ad- very light. Indiana—Rain benefited corn, being harvested, wheat nearly all threshed, plowing continues vigorously. : i West Virginia—Drought injurious to corn, vegetation ofall kinds injuriously affected by drought; tobaeco doing well, es Ohio—Corn, tobaccoand buckwheat in fair condition, with slight improvement; wheat damaging vegetation. i Michigan—Crops, except corn, doing well prevails; corn may be in) ared by frost. fair: much tobacco will be ont this week. some western counties, where wheat ad- vanced corn, Sa Towa—Defliciency 1 nights have somewhat checked rapid growth of corn. i orable weather conditions harvesting was pushed vigorously during the past week. South Dakota—Scattered showers and cooler weather favorable to late crops; wheat harvest far advanced; heat Tuesday crinkled and shrunk late wheat; late crops doing well where rain fell. : Nebraska—The normal temperature of the week was beneficial to corn, . which though late, is doing well.: ; pe Kansas—Cond:tions within rain areas beneficial; corn in central and northern well. Oregon—Early grain nearly secured; corn improved; potatoes fast drying up. Californin—Harvesting and shipping pro- gressing satisfactorily; hop crop seems as sured; picking about to be Pein: some grape vines dying around Fresno. A GOOD PLACE FOR FARMERS, Lrrigation’s Remarkable Work In Sails River Valley, Ari. The Salt River Valley in. Arizona is undergoing a complete transformation owing to the remarkable advance in irrigation methods. All over are found the remains of old irrigation systems, and in many cases these old canals are cleaned out and answer the purpose as well as a new survey. These are the most remarkable ruins of North America. They were first visited by even a tradition remained among the Indians as to who had built. the strue- ture. Antiquarians have sufficient data to show that in Salt River Valley alone there must have been at one time at least 300,000 people, and the prehistorie remains that we see to-day may be as old as ancient Egypt itself. Under the present irrigating system there two or three crops per year of the staples can be raised. Vegetables and small fruits can be raised during the winter months. Wheat, barley, afalta, sorghum, sugar cane, peaches, apricots, prunes, pears, figs, grapes, oranges and are grown all the ‘year through. Thi raisin vineyards yielded last year fro: seven to ten tons of grapes to the acre on vines three years old from the cu tings. A good farmer realizes $25 an acre for his barley erop, $30 to $40 an acre for his afalfa and $20 for his wh ; To clear the land costs $2 an are. probable average cost to the owne ditches for annual maintenance an 3 ‘pairs is 60 celts to TU cents per acre, ¥ i and surmounted by a twisted roll of the crepe with a crest of thesame material orna- ate potatoes injured in northern sec- harvest generally vanced; oat crop light, rain badly needed for corn, pastures, and fall plowing, fruit Crop cloverseed and oat threshing well along, grasshoppers : except in southern counties, where drought Wisconsin—Much needed rain now lightly falling; threshing next, prospec for yield Minnesota—Week favorable, ‘except im of rainfall and cold North Dakota—Under the generally fav- : counties, but not in southern, not doing Arizona Furopeans in 1538, and at that time net lemons, as well as staple vegetables, = Sona Hon. 1 ferees of district. The Se haye cho Congre inated b} crats. 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