r. V: The average death-rate of tlie world's shipping U about four per coiil. and lies birth-rate live per cent. There nro rul iinrxiod to he nt pres ent 10,000 oik. K'Ou deer, 400 bull'alo, 1O0U hlm'k tailed liver, .".00 mountain nheop mid plenty of bear, beaver and oilier v.irilies of animal in (lie Vel towstono Park. William Morris, the Lnglish Social ist pocl, rrv poets ought not to kick if they don't make money by their I'll) tiios. They ought to feel repaid by the pleasure liter derive f rout thoiu, and em u a living hv other menu. The quarry where the material for making lho "stun"' lined in the World' Fair building in obtained I the vast chalk and limo region of Texas, which is said to be full of possibilities of tin limiied wealth for future capitalist. It li well known that the sanitary conditions of Hungary nro not the best in Kinopo, but medical circles Were somewhat surprised by a recent statement uindo in Uunirnriuii journals to the elicit that 2:1,070 case of diph thftria. wilh 01:17 dcalli. hail occurred during the year 1 H ; I '' in Hungary. The San Francisco i:aminor re Marks: The Hrilish have adopted a gun that will Mnud 1 0D-loutul missile four mile, ami tire so rapidly that four of the unpleasant thing will be li the iiir at once. The layman, knowing lillli) about gum, wonder what lho f "in Hi missile will tiud to trike. Acctrdiug to the annual report of tho Ton) lice Hall settlement, in tlo east end of London, there has been an improvement in (he homing of the poor, and uIno in the condition of the streets; a large increase In tho rale of wages; libraries and baih have also become morn iiiimcrou, and, alio pother, lite standard of living lias greatly improved. A Good Will Farm, which is being tried in Maine, in meeting with quite M degree of success. A tiiliuber of collages have been creeled, and in these the "bad hoys" are placed in carefully selected groups, with the hope I lint the influences of a homo life may prove beuelieial. The boys l-.oip with the household work, as well as with that in Hie shops uud on tho farm. Miss Klla tVil.ou, of hi. Louis, claims io have originated the idea of execution by elociriciiy. "She wrote piece," says a friend, "which show cd n man in (he death chair under going ckctrocuiiuii. A Vol I, it norms Kemmler, the Ural victim of elec tricity, was put (o death In New York Miss Wilson diM-ovuicd thul they had used her idea entirely hi tho construc tion of the chair. She secured an in iunclioN Hgainst the Stale, ami afier quite a legal battle the Warden of tho penitentiary was coiupollod to change its mechanism in ordor to comply with the law and still not infringe on Miss Wilson'! Idea. Height girl for uiue teon, that, i.n't she ?" Tho plan to reclaim a part of the Mojavo desert of California in not so chimerical, argues (he Xew York Tribune, as one might funcy who re members only tho desolate waste that stretches away to the horizon on cuch side of the Atlantic and l'licilie mil road from thu .Needles toMoj ivu. All that Ibis laud need is water, as lias been proved on Humorous oases that form tho f rlngo of thu Mojavo uud Colorado deserts. The building of storage dams in lho neighboring iiiouiiluiii canyons will furnish ample water to irrigate a quarter of a mil lion acres. Tho desert soil is rich, and when water is used vegctatioo grows as it dons in the Nile vulley. Says the New York Sun: One of the greatest authorities on coal, Ilorr Js'asse, the ntliciai mining export ot Prussia, bus just published the result of his long investigations as to the probiiblo (liiruthm of tho coal strain of lho world, lie believes thai the next five orsix centuries will cxliuust the coal of Kurope; that the supply of Austria-Hungary, Trance and llelgl. urn will bo lho lir.st (ogive out; that the coal mines of Groat Britain will bo exhausted next, and Anally (hose of Germany. Ilorr Kasse does not be lieve tho American product will out last that of Europe. There aro, how ever, sources of supply which do not enter into those calculation, and may eke out the world's coal resource for some centuries longer. Coal is found In many of Ilia Newer purls of the world. Iteceut diicovories encourage the belief that otbor finds of Import, auee ma be made as exploration goes ou. Oil Friends. There re im friends like old friends, And none so nond titul true: We ijrret thrill when we inert them, As roses jirrct the dew ; No other friends are dearer. Though Imrn of kindred mould; And w hile we prio the new ones, e treasure more the o il. There are no friends like old friend. To help us w HIi I lie load That ail iiiu-l bear ho journey O'er life's uneven road : And when imcniinuerrd sorrows The weary hours Invest -The klndlv w ords of old friend Are slwavs found the best. There sreini friend ilkeold friends, V In re'er wo dwell and ronni ; J:l hinds beyond ttie ocean. r near Hie hounds of liiime : And when they sini e to i; ri I . I n . i ir sonielinii's frow n to uuiiie. We fondly wish those o!d friends Were slums ley unr idc. There lire no frierds like n'i friends, To eiiim our lreiiient fear-, VA hen shadow fall and de, pen 'I lironuli life's dei'llninic icsis; And when our faltering footlep Approach the limit Hivlne. e'll ton to meet the old fiiend bo Willi tile oilier side. Ilnviil lljnk "vck'e. FLOTOW, THE BANNOCK. r.v 1 1 nw::. Molow, a ltannock outcast wl.o led a ilc-pcrato band of renegade Arapa hoe., wis easily the worst Indian In all the mountain country in 1 s:0!. Tho nun ninler made annual trips from Wind lliver in Wyoming to White Hi ver in ( 'olorado, and always left a frightful trnil. They murdered, plun dered nud burned, carrying on the work of devastation with appalling ihor Highness. LtubMilciicd by the success of a series of raids, the hand essayed to sni k the town of 1! awlin. They were driven oil", and left two dead brave its bodily evidence of the marksmanship of courageous cili.ous who had quickly responded to the alnt m. I'lotow and lii gtug lind lojotne a standing and awful liieuaec t. the set tlement of central Wyoming, ll was quite generally agreed that the exter mination of tho cruel old fox and his followers wa the only recourso of the white. The existence of lho latter wa one of aliinuiiig uncertainty. Tho mob of uvage travelled rapidly and under cover. They w ould kill n fam ily, not sparing women or children, burn much buildings uud leave with the horses at daylight. In 21 hours they would swoop down upon another pioneer liome a I.umlreil miles away and repeal the woik of murder, lnccii iiiin i-in and tl.efl. A cheerful bit of baibiiiisui little known to thu world Was prnctiicd wl.eu I'lnw'iow and his up u hiippcnud upon a (lock of sheep. The lenders were shot down us they run, nud the dogs knocked in lho head ami In id aside for u feast. Then lho braves, each carrying a big knife with sliaip point nud kucuo blades, inn nmoug the trembling, bloating sheep. They would grasp uu iiuimal by one bind lug and run lho knife through the member just below tho j dm. The other hoof would bo inset ted in tho slil. Hero they had (ho humorous paruilox of u three legged sheep wilh all four i'eiet in sight. Tho poor brutes would dlo in great agony in about four days. 1. was simply itupos-ililo to extricate lho uncut bind leg. This ingenious cruelty was sometime varied by cutting it bole in ono car uud thrusting a fore, leg into it. Thus was destroyed the ability to travel, unless the ear was lorn, which happened too often to suit the ledskius. In half-n-dny these Indians would destroy a band of fiUUO shrcp. They considered Hi J woik great lark. This I'lotow, whose name ha never been interpreted, was lho biggest, cheekiest, shrewdest and most repulsive-looking Indian 1 ever set yes upon. Ho wits more tl an six Hct tall, straight, broad-sliouhlcrctl, thick Decked uud well-muscled, wilh a deep ohesl. In batllo with Indians ho was reputed (lie equal of flvo comluiniit. No while man ever lived who couhl handle him. Addud lo his unsurpassed strength was iiierodible agility and porfeit knowledge of ull styles of warfare. His craftiuoss kepi Ids own men on their guard. He understood Knglish well, but would converse ouly in liis own tongue. 1'Iolow did not sport any of tho remurkable toggery isued to bis peopld by the govern ment, excepting nolovon the blankets, for these he exacted from the Nsva Joes. The wretch would coino boldly into seltlomouls lo trade, wilh blood till on his baud, and was the clever est ot swappers. A soon a posslblo after Fiowtow's descant on Jl i wllns, a party of men, sworn to kill him, slutted on the trail of the baud. Tliev were followed hv a detachment of cavalry from Fort Steele. Lieut. French, as brave a in as ever wore the uniform, as sumed command of all when tho civil ian were overtaken. In just n week audit was nn ex citing 1011011 tho pursuing parly I Hided on I'lotow in camp at evening. The reds were in a Wild nud Isolated in iiiiitiiin ravine, and had neglected ti place sentries. Though surprt'cd, t ie Indians made a gallant light, but the assaulting force was the at longer in nmn I 'el and was simply dclet mined to w in. A full scote of dead and dying In dians soon lay wl lilii lifty yard of the central topee. Gieal was tho de light of both citizens and soldier lo i id I'lotow ut recovering from the slun k caused by n bullet which had urniud his side. In ten minute he was all light physicilly, but bis men til distress was deep. His chngrln threw hint into a silent rnire. Ho only glared at Ins (Mptors and held his ! limine. I'lotow was made a pri. utier of w ar. He was allowed Id ride his own pony, uud bad uu eicoi t of four men. At night, nf:er thn fir t day's homo ward march, the captive chief wu given it place and a blanket beside the c.'imp-tlie. Hisgitind was six cilizeus and an equal number of regulars. Lieu'. French made tho nqitiid quite n speech, lie said it was bene nil I lie dignity of an Amciicnii soldier lo maltreat a captive foe. Abuse of I'lotow would result in discipline of linn w ho did it. To allow a prisoner to esi npn was an iiiell'.teeablo blot on tho honor of iho army. "I charge you," said the ofhVer. "lo treat the big Injun with nil I he con sideration due a prisoner of war, but if bo makes a move lo ccnpo, shoot him down without hesitation, lie member, let there be no escape." It wa pretty well understood among the me. I thrtl they were lo put I'.otow out of the way before daylight. About eleven o'clock tho camp was quiet. A fun-loving veteran, who had been with Grant In the Wilder ness and who had fought Indian on I'lalte, thrust Ins bayonet in the lire and lei it come to a while bent, Flo" low was silting wilh bis head botwc?n his knees and dor.in. Tho soldier llshed his bayonet from the embers with a couple of twig, and very caie fully laid il across the sleeping chief's feel. In a twinkling the steel sunk Into tho mnccasined toes. !'. low-, with a shriek of pain, jumped high into tho air. Fivo or six shot broke the silliness, and ihn dead body of a red-skinned lieud fell across lho camp-lire. The corporal of the guard repotted that the prisoner had made n wild jump, as though lo break for lho hushes. Lieutenant. French compli mented tho men on their watchfulness- I! mance. i:cllcnirnl In u llnlcli Village. One night in October we were s' nil led by the ringing of Iho nliirni. bells. Wo exj cited to II ml n lire, but 'he peasants, as they tumbled out of their doors, shouted, "The cows! The cows!" which brings us buck lo a curious bit of local history nud cus tom. As Is well known, the Xtiydcr Zee Is kept buck from tlio-o village by it great dike that connects sand dune wilh laud-duue. liming the low water of summer the sea tctitcs for a long distance, and the uncovered shore becomes lino pasturage, giving tho farmer a chnnco to convert their own meager grass-patches Into liny for the winter. I'nfoi Innately, this provision of nature csnnot be enjoyed by all. It Is a bequest lo these village from u countess who died in Iho year 101 'J; lo sponk exactly, each descend" ant of a resident of tho vllluges of Laron, Itlarleinu and Ilui.eu, of that date, hit inherited the right l pasture seven cow. This privilege cannot bo bought or sold; U can bo in-quired only from uu ancestor of the rilhigo of that duto. Wheu lho sprimg comes, tho cuttio uro driven to lho pailorc, w here they re main for tho summer. Their owners commonly livo miles away, mil it necessitates two daily inilking-trips, on which they jog over in n curt'' with the cutis and paiis at midday uud mid night. Tho pastures are hundreds of uircs In client, and for a long time it pu..led us how an owner could liml his cows on a dark night; but we dis covered that they buvo t ruined their an i mills lo coino lo a certain place at the same hour euch day and night by always carrying lo them some dainty in tho shape of suit uud potatoes. Dur ing the summer these pasitiros nro used whlioil danger, but in lho autumn the succession ot northerly gules in conjunction with a high tide, will put the land many feet under Witer. Sometimes the inundation 1 so sudden thai the cattle are caught bv iho rlalmr waters and d'owued. So, at the beginning of September, watchmen aro always stationed on the dike to keep a sharp bokout upon the sea. Thn church towers of the vil lages are nil in sight of ono another, nud ihn lluinii tower Is in close com munication with the dike. With a risa of the sea, tho man on the diko bang up a lantern ; if lho sen rises more, lie bungs up two, which is a danger signal; but if il rise fast, three, which says, 'Great danger; como quickly." Similar lights are flashed from lower to tower by watch ers in the belfries, and nt I It tee lights thn alarm-bell nro rung. This wa tho alarm we heard, nud In ten min ute the road were thtonged with people on foot and on liorsp-bnck, lushing (o iho rescue of Iho herd. T his year none wore drowned; but it it was perilous woik nud iho peasants heaved long sighs of relief a Ihey told us the detail nud announced that Iho cows were safe In the s:ables for Ilia next six month. Century. Hew Mall Clerks Assist the Memoir. The ittilwn postal clerk have a unique method for learning lho route on which iiosl-otllee ate located. Tnke, for example, the Stale of Penn sylvania, In which there aie over oOOO ollice. Tho prospective mail dis.rlh liter buys a quantity of blank cards about the si.) of tho ordinary visiting card and ou ench of these he writes Iho name of nu ollice. On the back of the card bo write the name of the route by which Iho oflbio is served with Its mail. Taking in hand it pack of tliesi) cards say fiom o0 to 100 ho goes over them one nftcr nnolhcr studiotKly, looking at lho back each each time and getting tho name and route clearly associated in hi mind. The second lime ho goes through Iho pack he flints that he knows tho half of the roulei by rending tho name of the olU 'O. It is a dull siudcnt who, upon going over a pack of cards u de.eu limes, docs not know litem thoroughly. The molboil I so simple and such nu aid to mcmori.iug that it it adopted by nil railway mail clerks. Ity It clerks have been known to mem or: mi Stale liko Pennsylvania inside of two months. O i nil largo routes clerks work but half lime, the other half being devoted to rest and s: inly. Tho mail clock at home, continually cemiuded of coming examinations, carries bis caul, wherever he goes, conning them over at every opportunity. Ono demon. ,traiivo clerk on the New York and Pittsburg It. P. O. is famed for hav ing learned Iho Stato of Ohio in four days. As ho sliulH'd over bis curds he walked from garret to cellar, and vice versa, from dawn until lho shades of twilight fell. On the fourth day he went to Hie examiner's oHi e uud rcpiu-ntcd Ohio without nu error. 1'. is rclutcd that lho wifo ot a poslal cck adoplcd lho card method for In creasing her vocabulary in French. On one side of tho cards she wrote the French word and ou the other Iho Luglish equivalent to bo learned. A mil her lady, beuriug of Ibis, used ihn tamo y t c 1 1 1 successfully for learning mythology, placing Iho word "Mars," for Instance, ou one sido of tho card and "war" on lho oilier. The method has so many advantages over (ho old ami tedious way of learning from (he pages ot a book that it might be utili.ed svith advantage by touchers In search of new methods of Imparl ing instruction. Philadelphia Keo old. Lleclrlc Uniting. Kleelricily generated for healing or for any other purpose must bo pro duced ut the cost of tho expenditure of tome other form of energy, such as Iho burning of coul or Iho forco of falling water. As tho hitter form ot power is hardly available for use in New Yurk, it follows that if electric healing is lo become a commercial commercial phase of lifo hi thai rily cttrient will bo supplied to cousuuiais from central stations in which coal is burned under tho boilers, puv.i-ely similar to existing plants for tho sup ply of light and power. Tho conver sion mid iriiusuilsslou of bent by this process Is not economical, und current from coal burning slulions in iiillkicu quantities for healing could only bo used by the wealthy, to whom lis con veiitouco uud cleanliness would com mend II. It is apparent, however, i hat lho "coal barons" would have nearly as much to say about the sup ply of fuel to such stallous as to in. dividual consumers nt proto it, nl though it is probublu that the niero cost of coal uud labor would bo pro portionately reduced by Iho use of cheupor grudisof fuel and by central ization. Doubtless electric healing lias a great future, but at present it seems to bo principally available lit localities where wutor power can be utilize I in Hie prime movers. Weil ecu Llcciriclau. fOK IaKM A3D (AKI)EX. TIIR NKW POTITO C't'l.Tl'RK. The in ii I ii feature ot tho now potato culture arc t Tho seed Is so planted that under ordinary conditions it can. not help receiving the moisture ne cesary lo get ininallon ; level i liUurr, Ihtis exposing tho least posslblo sur face of tho soil to the action of tho wind and sun. saving n portion of lho moisture that under other conditions would bo rapidly carried oil'. Ameri can Farmer. ITUIINU 11K1S Inn (M;v. Iters store honey, they do not make It. The poet was correct when he wrote that they "gather honey all the day front every opening flower." 1'oiispqueutly honey is not changed by the bee, a il l well known Hint it partake of Ihn chiiriieter ot Iho plant Ihc bees gaiher It fiom. Thus buck wheat honey is dark in color niul Im a peculiar flavor, easily recognized by l'.pert, while clover honey and that fiom batswood trees nro much lighter in color nud liavo u superior flavor. If lho beis nro fed on sugar Ihey store it in their combs, and Hid product I not honey but sugar syrup. To make liom-y In tlito way is a fraud, uud the cheapness of II Is no excuse for thus using the bees dishonestly. Sugar syrup, however, may be properly ued lo feed bee from which the honey ha been taken loo closely in lho full. New Yotk Times. M'AiiK nu: mii:i.ii;ii. It 1 tiatuial that it farmer whoso work ha been largely the clearing of forest land lo make graiiillehls and meadows, and who, tutor, has neon tiuual limo of guerilla war with hilars and bushes that follow the heavy troops of trees and still diputo for posscs-lonof the soil it Is natural that tic should seek lo extirpate the whole, root and branch, ami tuke prhlo in having entirely clear Holds uud fences, licit nnoiher enemy I hen comes In tho parching wind. Tho bare areas that ho ha learneu t ad mire aro not pleasing to a lover of landscape. Sumo sheltering liedgo" rows, und hero nud there a little grovo or clump of liuud-ome trees, add both benefit and beauty, beside Increasing value. A Held without any sort of I im Is liko a picture without a frame, or a faco without cap or curl. New York Tribune. siStrAIIV sf.MH.i;. First of nil il needs u heallhy cow, and then let thn stable be well made, though this need not involvo great ex pense. Let thu floor upon log uud 'cob-hoines" give way to (he floor made on tho onrlli itse.f, either cement or well pinked gruvel, so that there shall be no cuvo of the winds uuder it or dungeon of foul smells, for of the many il s ultrlhiited lo lho confine meiii of cow in stables the most con spicuous causo of lho troubles is the under sldo of lho slnblo floor, and when this Is remedied lho chief cau-e of troublo is removed. Fresh air can bo readily Introduced, the only pre caution bsing lo prevent draughts of air directly upon the entile. The chief causo of rltliivia is in not ceauing tin) stable frequently uud well and abolition of absorbents in lho gutters, and of uio of a few quarts of land pluiler ouch week behind the cows. Tho well ordered stable is whitewashed and nil corners kept free from llitli uud decomposing sub stances. Light should bo made "glaringly" conspicuous, tho windows frequent and largo and so set that ihoro shall Lo all Iho suiishiiio possible in tho table. A rot. my boxslall should bo provided I'cr the cows about ( calvo and well liitorcd wiih straw. i'l-ic-ticul Farmer. to Ktxr cows itiom ku kino. It is uu old saying ilial habit bo comes a second nutiire, mid this is pretty well exemplified in the rase of many kicking cows. The trouble usually arises from permitting; it to become a liabli, and this can in most cases bo prevented by gentle usage from tho milker, beginning with the first culf. Where geullo treatment does not succeed anil tho cow Is ou tho way to become nu habitual kicker, or lifts bur foot lo knock over tho pail without uny provocation, her legs should be securoly lied before begin ning the milking, so that lho oporution eau go ou just us though she was not trying lo prevent It. Any device that rosi.rnJns the cow 40 that tho milker does not quit or show signs of being luconvaiiieiioed by her attempts at bail bel.avior, uu less she is uaturolly incorrigible or lias been mdo to by scolding ami cruel treatment, will gouerally result In a reformation. Kvon a cow is not likely to loug comluiie a disagreeable bablt uulesi lis c fleets are shown by the conduct of the in il ket , It her legs aro tied a few times ui til she ' that she i not annoying hint or com pelling him to stop milking, the strap may then be loosely wrapped around them and afier awhile be laid aside altogether. New York World. now TO Kll.l. THE a run. Tho most troublesome Insect, yet tho one easiest lo destroy, Is the aphis It is readily killed by immersing the entire top of lho plant itl warm lobneco water, easily mndo by stooping tobacco stem In boiling wider until thn wutor Is the color of rather weak coll'ee. l"n It nbonl as warm as ono can bear Id hand Itl. Ity placing Ihn hand over tho lop of the pot, willi tint plant between Hie lingers, nud In verting lho plant and dipping the. for age In a bucketful of tho liquid and Immediately out iigain, the insects are instantly killed and no Injury dune to lho plan', even if lho water is too hot to put the hand in. A few minute afier they hare been so submerged the plants should 1ms syringed with clear water (u wash otl the tobacco slain. This operation should also bo performed in the even ing. If (he ihints are exposed lo suu shino soon after Ihey hnvo been treated the follngo is upl to be Injured nud become brown and polled. This treatment leave no olletisive odor around the plants or in the room, a fumigating wilh tobacco doe. If these few directions are fol lowed, rcmeiuboiing Unit all plums need all the light and sunshine it Is possib'e to give them In the house, plants can be grown quite satisfac torily. Komembcr l select the plant thai succeed bnt In the houe, and ul so remember that rose are nmoug (he mo-tdillieti:t to ina i.iuo cither in house or greenhouse. I Chicago Now Hero 1 1 1. lilPHVI II Of ( A i.l. .t,' Whilst there seem lo be difl'jrencei of opinion a In whether it I wisest to plant out callus in lho spring for lho making of good summer growth, o lo ioi zi i ii iho plants in pots, I tiud, writes a correspondent, very many growers adopt (lie plan of keeping nil their stoniest ones in puis, only turn ing them out at lho proper season, re moving side shoots, cubbing down lho bulls of soil, uud cepottiug in so small ones ns well can bo al the lirst, keeping them in the pots till tho sum' tner, nud pushing them along by housing early for Pio production of oarly flowers. 1 is many rases u fur ther shift iul;t ralhor larger pots be comes needful during the summer. The market grower regard this as the best course where cnllas have to bo forced. Thut tho weaker or smaller stem or oll'shool when p anlcdoiit into highly mail in oil ground do relatively make tho strongest growth I lie ro can bo no doitbi, but as these, even if the stems and leafage liuve beeomo ever so stoul, still being newly potted in the autumn are less titled lo siaud early forcing (bun aro (hoo which have boon kop( In the pots nil tho season. It Is very important, however, especially that callasare of a semi-aquatic nature, that very umplc waterings bo given, especially lo pot plants, ami ulso Unit the pots stand ou a bed of ashes or cocoa fiber refuse. Liquid manures nre of more service lo pot plants where Hie roots are densely crowded than to plants out doors where, because of umplc manure nud root room, the chief waul in hot weather is plenty of moisture. It seems absolutely ini piobuble, come yellow or any other color, that the cultivation of Ihn while variety will ever le inatOriaU' les sened. Chicago Times. r'AIIM A NT I liltllt;X KOTK. Onion seod is scarce, uud iis price will como high. Some day feeder will Injure beeves partly with molasses. The spinach bod, through coM weather, is grateful for u covering of coruslulsk. lto.t results are gotten from the soil when deep-rooted crops uro followed by shallow roots. Cover the bit with leather, or in any ctio bo sure to Inko tho frost out of it befoie putting il la tho horse's' mouth. Where slugs aro troiiblesmno uo cut potatoes for bait, and at night look for them with a lauleru and destroy with salt. An allowanco of wheat bran ana oats cuch day to the growing colts will more than pay lu their gcowilt and development. In breeding look carefully to I be predominating characteristics ot lh sire ami dam, as It does not pay to biernl col s wiih uaturatly bad ic ni ne i.
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