A Frenchman linn written a volume Of I wo httudrod pages to show Ilia oysters rest Iho brain. , , , f A social philosopher remark that 'a mini wild a quail oil tout appetite mill n beef view purse wilt never get tiuh." Judge l iii.l f l.tneiister, rami., bus decided (Imt a telegraph company can art it pole on a mini' farm with out paying ihimuges, because the farm llll'l damaged. The New York Telegi mil oiclnlm: When the people sec th ti usseil the foremost of I licit' iittinriil rights the right to life grade) railway crossings will be no longer tolerated in the I'.ilteil States. Say the Chicago Tost : Chicago which contain two-ltfih of tlx population of Illinois, furnishes foitr II f I It a nt the life of tlio Stiito otut doe four.tif th of it business. In the eye of llio ouloiilo world Illinois 1 Chicago. Tlio Stale is known chielly by (ho cily whose rune is a wide tu lie world. The Kleclrica! World lini formula tod mi argument for the use of tiro inspector who limine every lire they cannot account for to nn olectvic wire. Il unit thus; "Klcelrlcilv It something the exact limine of which is unknown. The case of the nverage liro it u ii k now n. Therefore, n things equal to the mime tiling nro equal to each other, the came of the average lire in electricity." This it the way the pneumatic gun Of tlio dynamite cruiser Vesuvius ntterl ii perton aboard ship: "Sudden ly an luicuse vibration seemed to puss from stem to stern, followed by a kind of kick that moved tho vessel at least three feet astern, and simultane ously ciuno a sharp, cracking roport, not so iutouso n that of a powder gun and similar in sound to the explosion of a million pop-guns. This was tho firing of n oOQ-pouud dummy projec tile from tho Vesuvius' starboard gun." When loaded fur b'ur, adds tho New Oi lonns Ticayunc, this projectile car lies ilynnmito. South America seems to bo seething again. According to tlio San Fran cisco Crouiclo ltiliviu is threatened with a solium Indian uprising pro vokud by the custom of the ltoliviun of selling the ualivei into slavery. In New (irenaiU Ihero lias boon an up rising of a tcini-ieligiou character, precipitated by the indiscreet utter a ii ces of a professor in a college, who said the laboring popuUliou of Hugo In was very ignorant. The truth of the charge aoem to have exasperated the population to inch nil extent Ihnl they broke out in open riot and nclu ally look possession of the city. In Argonl'mo tiling nro very unsettled, owing to the tlunucial troubles, and Chile is miiinlniniiig u sort of nrincd pence, the lluluincedists manifesting a disposition to niako trouble every limu an opportunity pro-cuts itself. Tnkliijf it all in ull,lhocouliiient socins In be about as uneasy as it was ten or 11 f teen year ago, when revolution was chronic an I discontent ulwuy i-eiguod supremo. Tho Now York Tost is of opinion thai the road-re former might well bold up the system of road-mending existing in Onirics County, Md. , us a liiodul. It is Unit outlined : There tiro five road corps." Kadi corps lias a uporvlsor, and an aunual salary of ftfoo, and Is provided with one tent, two horso-cnrls, ouu pair of good' mules, ploughs, tcoop, shovels, picks, boos, and till oilier implements necos. miry for (ho work. The dillereiit corps go upon tlio roads in May In thoir roper live districts (the fifth being uiidor command of tho County Commissioners and working under thoir direct oritur wherever emer gency calls), ami remain at work upon tho rouds until tho middlo of Kovcm bor, when all the implements ure re turned to I lie County Commissioners and the tennis sent to winter quarters pro v Mod for lliem. Knch supervisor Is nllowod to hire, a spocilied number of moil at $1 per day, und Is required to iiiuke monthly reports of expenses, flic, to the Comity Commissioners. One of the most important features iu the system is tliut each supervisor, af tor throwing up ami rounding the roadbed und arranging proper drain, age, Is requirod to put a sufficient quantity of gravol on the roadbed to iiiuke ' it permuiient. Just now the County v Commissioners, who are naturally proud of their fine roads, are considering the mailer of pro Jiiblling the hauling of heavy tiaibor ovor (hem during the winter months, much damage lo highway hiving heuu caused by the uruolice. The Children's I.ann. I know a land a beautiful land, Fairer than isles of the cast, Where the farthest bills are rainbow spsnned, . Ami mirth liol.lt an endless feast ; Where tears are dried like the morning dew, And Joys are many, and griefs are few s Where the old each day (irons glad and new, nd life rlnjrs clear as a liell : h llic land where the chimes speak sweet and true Is the land where the children dwell! There sre beautiful lan.lt where the rivers flow Through valleys of ripened uruln; There are lamia where armies of worshipers know No liixl but the lin t ( c.slu. The chink of-jo'd itthe son? they slim. An I nil tliclr life-time linru-tinR Are the aMittet ina- joys that puld may brlii', In measures they liny ami sell; Hut the land where love it the coin and kln It the land where the children dwell. They romp in troops throuuh tills beautiful land Krom niomins till et ol tun. And th Drowsy I'alries have sweet dreams planned When the little takt are done. Here are no strlviims for power and place, The a-t sre lirtt In the mimic nee. All Leant are trutteil. all life Isirrace, And Peace sin.'S "All iro 's well" For tio.l walkt daily with unvrilel face I ii the land w here the children dwell. .Mm Jerome liooney. FAIRY'S SECRET. "A trip to the Yellowstone! You are too good to me, papa." I took her in my nrins, my own child, from whoso cheek the roso had faded, mid in whoto deep-brown eyes and shadows had grown. iSho was of a nature peculiar to (hose whoso childhood days have been spent willi elderly people. Hie felt deeply. Kvenls dial merely nilllud lighter natures left lasting effects upon her. I had watched her tenderly since her mother had put her in my urnis, and left mo alone. When alio grew listless and tlio sweet eyes drooped, I laid atide all cares and took her away. Mie looked so like her mother tho day we took the train nt Chicago. Her brown dress, just matching her eyes, lent a deeper shade lo her chestnut hair. As we uearcd a city in Xorth oi n Illinois l"uiry exclaimed: Oh, pupa, Is this another Home? Surely it is a cily built on seven hills." (jiileua!'' shouled the brnkcmtin. "What cliinlieis (he people must bo here," klm continued, looking nt some of the long rows of stairs usceiiding the steep hil's. Tho city seemed to be laid out in tei races. Wo stood at tho foot of Main Street and looked up nt two nf them terraces, with trees of nu iin menso height apparently on each. 1 settled myself comfortably nnd prepared to go 10 sleep. Fairy read a while, but soon drew n locket from her diets. She touched Iho spring, and (he sail look came again to her swcot eyes. I bad tried to learn her secret. Wns sho sighing for n moth er's love ? Pui hnps I had better get married, I thought. 1 resolved to give tlio uiailer serious thought at somo future lime. Unknown to Fairy, 1 rckoivcd to stop over at Cheyenne, whoro sho was born, and Kiln, my wife, was called away Capt. Siorry had often linked mo to visit the old fort. Il would bo like old limes to (eo Iho boys again. Do you remember Capt. Slorrey, Fairy?" 1 usked bur. "Ho is an old fellow like tue, but tt nobler soul never inhabited a human body." I did not think I hul Fairy heard. She turned tier head quickly and caught her breath. "You wish to stop nnd seo him, papa?" she asked swcotly, "How welt I remember tho morning ho camo two your ago you wore nineteen. Ho askod for you as if you wero a two-year-old. We saw you kneeling over a flower bed, your while dress ami flowing hair making a pretty piciurc. Do you remember 1 told you to come and kiss papa's friend? How Hul went to kiss you and you drew back so proudly. He ratod mo sound ly for nut tolling him you were a lady grown. Why, Fairy, it seems but yesterday that you played upon our knees at the old fort. You were such good friends aftor that. Why, Hu1 wus like u second father." And so J rattled on, lost in old memories. Hal had stayed at our house for six mouths and hud left suddenly, 1 thought. Ho smiled strangely, thought, when I, with a fatlior'a adoration, was culargiug upon Fairy's chnrms. While I had been dreaming, we had passed over the groat plains, with ilielr hugo herds of cattle and pretty Westoru allies. Cheyonno was reached at last. How changed it seemed! Somo of the dear faces were the same They grasped my hands, those old coturados, and I wai youug again. 1 was surprised when, turning suit donly, I saw a tall, tender lady put her arms nrond Fairy and kiss her sadly. I knew her, F.llnor, my wife's friend and (he widow of our beloved commander. Sho, (on, was visiting the foit At the hop the next evening it dawned upon mo that I'airy was no longer a child, and that she was as lovely ns Klla (my wife) was when I Ural saw her ami gave her my whole heart. Hut why did (he girl look so wist ful ? 1 went (o where she stood. "Fairy, dipt. Storrey left last night for California, I am so sorry." Ktinor Aloe's arm tightened about Fairy's t waist. Although the dear girl never flinched, jet her cheek puled. F.iluor knew (hen, I think, what Fairy's secret was. "Are you blind Captain ?" sho asked me one day. To save my soul 1 couldn't seo what sho mount. She was a lovely woman of about thiriy-tive, with a face sweet mid sym pathetic, nnd a carriage llko n qucjii. She suggested that we pay n visit to her homo In Santa llarbura, and see Yellowstone on our way back. Wc readily contented. I cannot (ell you of that trip over the Itocl.los. 1 was inspired, uplifted, awed. When deep emotion, pass ovor us we are sometimes left ipecch" lets. 'Jims with me, I felt my di-a lvan Inge; bnt words failed to express the grandeur of tluno snow-capped peaks, as they raised their jutted side tj tlio bine sky. The deep canyons where thousand of feet below Mowed tho Colorado ah, how e'early it showed us that perseverance will wear nway the hardest obstacle, ne, even ada mant. The Mexican costumes still cling about Santa Ilarbnra and seem to intlill tho uir wlih a vague, sweet novelty. In this quaint city of roses, so like beloved Italy, I left my thirl ing in Mrs. Aloe's tender care, while 1 look a trip up tho const. When I met Hal at 'Frisco, I tell you, I felt niy lorty-ihree yours lightly. Hal went back !o Santa ltarbara with me. 1 was telling him how in the Inst year Fuiry had drooped. She was so dear to me, and so was my friend, and 1 could not keep tho tour buck. Hal walked down lo the beach mid back again. "Iterlie," he said et last, "I am an old fool, but I lost my heart (o Fair; that summer 1 spent nt your home." "Why, man, you are old enough (o bo her faihor!" I exclaimed. "I urn not yet forty, Ilerlie," he said. "Of course, I know I can never win her: sho is as f ar nbovo mo as the start, ltut 1 do love her. Il camo to mo Into, but it is real and earnest, Ilerlie." I looked tit Hal. He did not look old. Tho brown curls wero untouched by time's silver pencil. Tlio unliiied face, merry bine eyes and stalwart figure showed a man in the fulness of his prime. After lit! hail spent a few days in Sunln ltarbara, ho said lo to mo: 'Why don't you marry Mrs. Aloe? She Is nlono; so arc you and Fairy. Shn needs a woman's care; and Mrs Aloe is such a porfect lady," 1 pondoroit over his words. At Fairy seemed belter, wo tin l ied in Simla lbirbaru until nearly live mouths had passed. I was walking on (lie bench ono day wliou I saw Mrs. Aloo coming townrds mo. Kllnor," I said, "I am a blunt old soldior, and I btiriod my heart in Ki ln's grave. Hut I have n deep, loyal regard for you and you are alone. Fairy mid I need you. Will you Le my wlfo?"' Mlinor placed her hand in mlue, and wo wo went to the old mission church nnd wero married there and (lieu. We saw Fairy as wo camo In, silting on the veranda, gazing out on the vnsl Tactile. "I'airy," I said, "this is my wlfo.'' My mothor!" And I loft ; tlio two dearest to mo on earth to gether. We passed the summer in tho Y'o scmlle, whoro nature shows herself In majestic bounty. Capt. Slorrey wns a frequent visitor to our homo. Never by look or act ion did ho betray ids secret. Willi pain 1 observod that Fairy avoided lit in . I was on (ho verge of telling F.llnor more thiiu once, but could not bolruy my dear friend's secret. Fairy soemed so happy, ami yet at times thoro cuuio' that, wistful look that o puz zled ma. "Tell me,' I said ono day, drawing her to my knee. She laid her head ou my shoulder, ami lobs such as on ly well forth when long suppressed shook hoc form. Sho hud never kept a secret from me beforo, and 1 was pained. , When sho fell hotter sho (old me that there was one prosence she longed for, and who, (hough porhaps alio loved not more thau she did we. yet ono wno, wtieli away, seoiueU to lake somo of the sunshine with him. This front my Fairy, whom t had guarded so carefully and so well. Who could ho be? Ah, poor Storrcy I Ills chances were gone, Indeed, if Fairy loved like this, she would never love again. "I It unremitted, dear?'' I asked her. "Y'es, father, he I far above me. He thinks me child." How my heart ached. My Fairy was a woman with a woman' doom upon her. 1 told her thou of her inolhoi how she had left tne and how dark tho world all looked. "Hul. dear," 1 iniil, "yon are n soldier' ilaughtor." Then she kissed mo und understood. Sho was no longer tlslless. She grew more thoughtful, mote miscltlsli and more beautiful. Sho told us otto day shn wanted lo go (u Italy. 1 never could deny her anything; so she went. Ah, my Fuiry, that sorrow ha moulded your character mado you (he woman you are today. After Fairy had gone n Hltlo boy came lo lit. It once seemed (lint my heart contained no room for another than Fairy, but (he little fellow with Id eyes soon won his place in my heart. When l'obblo was two the longing for Fairy was so great that I could live without her no lougor. So one day F.iluor, Hobble and 1 set sail for lialy. We did not (ell her we were coming we dropped In upon her. Shall I ever forget (hut day? Wo entered unan nounced. A full lady, her bronze liulr in a clu-sie knot, tier brown eyes sparkling, her swected lip parted, turned to us. It was our Fairy. When the greeting were over sue led ns to a room, and (hero we saw whn bad detained her in Duly. There in white maiiilo was a per fect fjriu in loose drapery. The ilgiiio was giacefully posed on ono fool, one in in wn upraised, the beau, tiful heiul thrown slightly buck. The expression on the cold, niarblo face wus one of (ho sweotest patience. It was my Fairy's work. I took her in my arms and silently looked ul her, while Flinor softly whispered: Fear not in a world like I Ins, for you will know ere long, how subllmo a thing it Is to sufl'er nnd be strong." Wc went lo Venice, the cily In the sea. I'nexpecledly 1 met Siorry. I took him home with me. A wc en tered our iipiirtmenls we heard voices. ".Nay, K.I ," Fairy said. "I am a soldier's daughter and must go on lo tho cud with this locked in my heart. Forget it, Klinor. Harry Storroy caros for mo only ns Ids friend's daughter, lain wcak,iuvtnotlier. Leave tne to light it out nlone. Forget the weak words. Let no other hear them. Would that tliev wero not beyond ic. call!" F.lliior uroso and left her. What nn iiCot I had been. Fairy hud loved him all the time. 1 went out, leaving Stor rey stiuuling I here. Fairy lay upon (lie couch motion less. Slorrey wont to hor and slood looking ut her. Sho rnlkcd hor head and Ihen slood up. "Capt. S orrey." Sho was t lie self-possossed woman ngaiii. Hut licforo sho could speak ho took her in Ids ai int. "Nay, Fairy, your confession is be yond recall." Chicago News. Hawaii's Immense Sugiii riimtntlon, Fifty miles from Tula, in the north ern purl of Maul Island, is (ho planta tion of the Hawaiian Commercial Company ono of Iho Inrgost nilgai estates In tho world, lr. J. Moll Smith says. Ou the sandy isthmus connecting Kust and West Maui, null on a plain which was formerly uu arid desert, where not a tree or scarcoly a bludo of grass (en years ago could be found, can now bo soon green pastures, beautiful flower gardens, avenues ol treos and 12.000 acres of growing sugarcane. On this cxlctisivo planta tion a sugar mill ciipablo of maim fuel tiring 120 tons of sugar a day. This groat change was brought about by storing tho rain gift of the clouds, which for ages had fallen on barren rocks forty miles distant and run to waste into tho sea. Tlio work of transferring the rainfall from the mountains to iho sugar plantation is ono of tho greatest pieces of ouginocr pig iu (he T.icillc. Twouty-cight tun nels, 5x8 foet, cut. through solid rock, somo of thorn 000 foot through, had lo bo dug before good result were ob tained. Tho wutor is brought through pipes, and they deliver 8,000,000 cubic feet of wutor a day. The Commercial Company owns 25,000 acroi of land iu tills vulloy, and 12,000 acre of the I met nro constantly under cultivation. Now York Tribune A recent novel says of one of Iho characters : "Ho was us gaudy u a red mail with tho bluos." IOR FARM AM) ilARULX. jltKKM K((H. The amount of green food that can bo grown on an acre, should (ho soil ing system bo practised, I given by Trof. Wilson, who experimented In hut direction, ns follows: Tens, cut green, 13.fi tons; pens and outs, rown together, cut greon, 24 tons; recti corn, 0:1. 0 Ions, and Die second cut of green clover, !t.l Ions. It is not necessary ( cut green food of lener thou (wlco a week If it I spread out, iu order to avoid its healing. West ern ilmal and American Stockman. Mis-Mi flll.l.s. IS fOTATnl.s. Sinco die potato beetle began lit work, the number nf missed hills among potatoes lias greatly increased. What is as bud as a missed hill I one that has a weak, spindling growth, and next lo (hat the o urinous num ber of stalks lltal come from plaining whole small potatoes freely set with eyes. All Iho success Hint can ho got from potiiU.es depends moio on the early stand Hint is secured, and this necessity depend on the seed. It is not easy to select the be.t seed from n bin or pit. Thoe that have vigorous eyes, but not (on far advanced, mo to be preferred. So that the eye Is vig orous, the uioro It. is kept fro n sprout ing the belier. Ho-loii Cultivator. Snil.lSil (lines Knit Mll.fi! tow. Tho value of the various green foil, iters for milk nnd buiier production ha been studied by (bo Couiiecllciil station ut Slorrs. ('. S. Thelps re ports that the best results Its both quantity and quality of tlio products wero obtained where rations wlih relatively largo amount of protein, such as clover mid pons, were fed. The experiments seem to indicate that rations with a larger proportion of di gestible protein than that called for by llio usuilly accepted simulants are to lie preferred. Large iillrogenous rullons arc especially Important early in the period of milk giving, when tho productive capacity of (he cow Is most lieuvlly taxed. The quuntity and quality of tlio product may be im proved bv (lie uso of foods rich in protein, nnd the iniinuro Is more valu able limn that from sturch foods. Iu (ho station tests, when green clover was fed, tho qimntitiu of milk nnd butter wero cons'ilcrably Increased, and the percentage of fat wore grenlor than when green Hungarian grin was fed, both being soiling crops. American Agriculturist. M 111111 lis Hni. Wo are oj ton inked to slate what Is the best fojd for this or that purpose. Il is diflicft'.t lo give int'xfactory re plies to such questions. Fowls require healing food in win ter. Corn is pei hup (he best and cheapest carbonaceous or f.it-mnkiiig food. Hut wheat und buckwheat con lain carbonaceous mailer, although iu smaller proportions. Fat meat, lard scmps and cottonseed uieul and clover hay also contain it. Nitrogoiiou mutter (albumen) I required along with cnrboiiiiceous, and is especially necessary for laying hen. Lean incut, raw or cooked, in sects, bran, eoltoiittood incut, linseed meal, milk, clover bay, all contain (Id valuable food element. Corn ha comparatively little ut it, who it a larger proportion. Succulent and bulky iniiHer, such as grass and vegetables, is also quite essential to poultry, not only for tho nutriiuoiit it contain, but to dilute nnd separnto the more concentrated grain and meat die). If poultry keepers will study the general question of tho classes of food element llicy can frequently subs' 1 tute ono for Iho other according as they have this or tliut article at hand, and nccording to the prico of tho various articles in their nearest market. Farm Journal. I-A I US Altt: liltK v r i.nn units. The bottor class of fair and shows are great object lessons at which wo loaru facts that it would luko us years (o learn iu Any other way. Truly they nro great educators. Many of us do not fully apprcciuto them. Tho be. cinner is very timid about taking Id poultry lo the fairs; lie looks thorn over ngniu mill again. F.ucli time ho imagines iio sees his neighbor tho re with lunch larger nnd liner fowls, and he is scared completely out. But when ho goo there ouco arid gives the uiattor careful consideration he Is de termined to exhibit (he next leaion, and so he doot. Ho select what he thinks are the finest he has, and per haps he takes awar several prizes. llut I he re are two or throe thai ho is nusluken in; he ha brought some that wo disqualified, souaeiLlug he knew I nothing about before whits in the) ing, black to t lie bock, red or while in (he ear lobe, i ' :i. . ' ' ' These thing liavo opened hi eye very materially, and he begin lo In quire why tlit Is so, and the mure questions he asks the more he loams, ni,4 before the fair Is ovor he has learned many vatuabie faetst no thai by the time the next fair comes oil' ho I pretty well prepared to select bis slock, which he think Is about per fect, and beforo any judging I dona be heard pricing n niulo as high a t'.'o, but when the Judge commence on hi pet and cut hint throo on comb, three on neck, two on (ait, three on breast, ,te., until lie leaves hint nt about eighty-four, we seo his fondest hopes quickly vanish and hi price suddenly drop from lo about Hint many cents, Icavlnj- lilui with scarcely wind enough to talk. Wn saw just such nu occurrence as this lust winter ut one of the promi nent snows. It wa (he case of a breeder of some six or eight years' experience, but he lacked (be educa ting influence to show room. 1 tell you tliL-io Is not'ntig like il. The sooner we commence exli billng the sooner will wo become educated on (bete point (hat nre so ililllcult lo uc complith in any other wnv. I o not be ilisroitraged If you tnent with some ditlicultlcs that are embar rassing i be lirsl or second time, but keep everlastingly nt it ami you will be astonished at your mere eventu ally. Do not bo n f mid of the big show; (hat Is the very place for you to go. You will ihen know what your sloclj is worth and wliero tiles' ure ilclii ient, u compared with tlio very best in (lie country. 1 would insist, Ihen, that you exhibit if you would become one of the succesiful breeders. In that way only can you succeed. Tho Poultry Monthly. MUM AMI (lAIMil.N NOU S. ffiowing ducks arc enormous eaters, but they grow very fast. The iiverngo farmer cun hardly be anid lo keep cows; lie merely tolerates them. Whilo Itinhinn like the open air, they care but very littlo for a huge range. When gooso egg are set under hen (hey should bo turned ovory other day. If eggs for hutching nre kept tovornl day I hey should bo turned half over every day. In Kuropo, grapevine nro allowed less spuco than wo givo thuiii iu this country. AVIien tho fowls nppe-y !o bo droop ing or lo-e their tippulilc. feed them linseed meal. In Kugland Iho sheep U re-.irded as tin important factor iu u system of In tensive furmiug. Ilriilimiis require moro room In (he house, but the Leghorns rcquiro moro yard room or range. If large size and weight are desired select largo hens, but the rootle should bo active mid vigorous. Tho quarter for the turkey should bo dry; this is in iro necessary with turkeys than with other fowls. In arranging the quarters it is quite an item lo provido a place where the sitting lions can can liavo u place to themselves. Il Is tho saincnos of Iho food that cuusos tho lions sometimes to refuse ta lay, although they nro apparently well fod nnd cared for. When a few hens are kept, inoiees. peclully to lay eggs, tho Leghorn is one of tho very best breeds, ns they are good layers and uou-sitters. Well fed and well cured for Ilvo stock will pay on any farm, but "no farmer can make money by sheltering mid curing for a list of scrubs." Iiy using two tablespoon fuls of crude carbolic ucid iu tlio whitewash and applying it hot. bettor work in killing out tho poultry lice will ho done. Guineas do not scratch in tlio gar. don, uro good foragers and good Insect (lestroyors,aud 1 it tho spring and summer will lay a largo uumber of eggs.' Ou tho avorugo farm where a va riety of crops is grown, especially where there is plenty of pasturage, it will bo prolltuble to keep nearly or quite ull kinds of poultry. It it ii necessary to uso young fowls for breeding arrange tho mating so that the young cockerel will be with (ho oldor hens, while tho pulloti should be mated with tho older roosiori. The time of hatch more than the breed regulates laying. Early hatched pulled make Iho winter iayor whllu the latter hatchod make tho summer layers. Winter layer are tho more profitable. A i
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