OCEAN TRAMPS.
Steamships That are the Guerrillas
of the Sea. .
Sailors L9ad Cheerless Lives
Aboard the Dirty Nomad.
There Is but one very peculiar foat
tiro in the mnritirae life of every coun
try about which very little is generally
known and that is the tramp steam,
ship, says tho Brooklyn Eagle. Evory
year numbers of steamers, some large,
ma small, often ugly and dirty to
look at, aud commonly callod tramps
from their readiness to go anywhere
nnd tnko a hand in trade that happens
at tho moment to promise a profit, nr
rivo at and leave our shores. These
ocean footpads are generally worn out
bulks, discarded by the companies
who own them, and belonging to no
regular line and identified with no
particular class of cargo, and are sent
out as a matter of speculation to pick
up what freight they cau from port to
port, like an old and worthless horse
turned out of the regular pasture to
find a living by the roadside. They
are guerrillas of the sea. Some of
them leave their native countries
England, Norway, Germany and Hpaiu
a fow months beforo their annual
tickots of inspection expire, and re
nviin away sometimes for years with
out undjrgoing a new survey and in
flection. On such ships the boilers may
be on tho point of explosion, tho machin
ery may bo a dangerous condition, in
adequate in power to propel the ship
against great stress of weather J tho
steering gear mny be warranted to jam
at some critical moment ; their hulls
may be in tho last stago of decay, and
perhaps their bout are not fit to float
when lowered from the davits, yot so
long as the vessel holds together and
after lonving one port arrives snfo at
auothcr, no one grumbles except the
crew, whose ai r moments are often
times such that they cannot leave the
vessel if they would, for care is taken
to ship, if possible, only married men,
and with an offer of allotment notes,
leaving half pay to their families,thete
aeamon must invariably find sureties
that they will not desert the ship dur
ing the period agroed upon in the
ship's articles. There can be nothing
worse in the way of cheerlessness and
discomfort than life aboard such craft,
and the hardships aud grievances of
these Beafurcrs are peculiarly great.
After having beon laid up at Liver
pool or Glasgow for somj time, orders
will bo given to prepare the tramp for
sea. Offsha will start on a voyage
that will be extraordinarily zigzag.
Perhaps to commence with she goes
to Cardiff for a cargo of coal to one of
the West Indian Islands. Arriving at
destination orders are given to pro
ceed to Bio, where the Captain finds a
cargo of ooffje for C.ipe Horn, from
whence he proceeds to Shanghai or
Fooohoo for a shipment of tea to San
Francisco or New York, if to the lat
ter port, perhaps there is another trip
to Bio, thouoe a journey to Antwerp.
Eventually the ship gets book home,
more or loss the worse for her journey
round the globe, and then, with a coat
of paint and a polish to such metal as
nho may, this tramp is made to appear
to the landsman's eye a staunch and
good ship. Bosides being able to carry
cargoes and freight at ranch lower
rates than tho ships of regular com
panies, the fact of their being able to
carry on othor business gives them a
till further opportunity to unfairly
compete with established lines.
' The operating expensss of these
oooan tramps are reduced to a very
low level. The coal consumption is
email, in many oases cot over twenty
five to forty tons a day ; the crew iB as
email us possible, aud the othor gen
eral expouses are kept at a minimum.
On the sou the tramp steamer is but
little likod. Blundering along with a
bad look-out, perhaps none at all, the
tramp is a terror to the owners of
email sailing craft yachts, fishing
and ooastiug schooners and, taking
no notice of their lights, often crashes
into them, remorselessly sending some
of the oconpunts to a watery grave.
The officers of mail steamers, also,
profess great dislike to the tramp,
which muy be partly assumed, and
partly real, for they greatly dread a
collision with some bauly steered,
carolossly managed vessel hoavily la
den with eoul or iron or grain. The
'question is, what booomes of all the
oooan tramps? Some are sold, for coast
ing aud up-river trade on the African
coast nnd othor out of the way places;
rauuy are broken up for old iron, but
the majority of them probable end
thoir .career, so fur ns auy record of
them is couceruod, by being chroni
cled ill the daily papers as niltssiug,
whioh means that they have finally
uooutubod to some peril of the soa.
Wars Caused by Trifles.
Many times it has happened that A
great and costly war has been brought
about by an incident trivial and even
ridiculous, says Answers. Thus the
war of the Spanish succession is said
to have been causod through a glass
of wator. A lady, Mrs. Masham was
carrying a glass of water, when she
was obstructed by the Marquis de
Torey. A slight scuflle ensued and
the woter was spilled. The Marquis
thereat took offense and bad feeling
ensued between tho English and
French courts, with the ultimate re
suit that war was doclared. The cam
paign cost France many sovere bat
tles, vix. i Blenheim, 1704 j Bamillies,
1707 i Oudenardo, 1708, and Malpla
quct, 1709.
Quite as absurd in its origin was the
war that took plnco during tho com
monweolth at Modena. A soldier
stole a bucket from a public well be
longing to tho State of Bologna. Al
though the value of the article did
not excood a quarter, its annexation
was the signtl for a fierce and pro
longed war. Henry, the King of Sar
dinia, assisted the Modeneso to retain
the bucket, and in one of the subse
quent battles he was made a prisoner.
The bucket is still exhibited in the
tower of the cathedral of Modena.
A third instance of a war resulting
from a trifling causo was that between
Louis VII of France and Henry II of
England. The Archbishop of Rouen
decreed that no one should wear long
hair upon his head or chin. Louis
submitted to the decree, whereupon
his wife Eleanor, rallied him upon his
appearance. A quarrel ensued, which
resulted in tho dissolution of tho mar
riage and Eleanor's morriago with
Henry. By this uarriage the broad
domains in Normandy, formerly be
longing to Louis passed into the poss
ession of Henry. Louis, hotly in
censed, made an attack on Normandy,
and henceforte, for nearly 300 years
aroso thoso bloody and devastating
wars, which cost France upward of
3,000,000 of lives.
The Adhesive Piaster.
In ono family where there are num
erous sidenhcev, backachcF, bruises
and sprains, tho porous plaster bus
come to be a recognized institution.
Its putting on is generally accepted
with delight, but when it comes to the
taking off, the "oh dears!" "don'tsl"
and cries of pain are many aud em
phatic. Even after the plaster is
pulled off, there is a layer of adhesive
gum on tho skin that is struggled with
in all sorts of ways. Sometimes the
razor is employed for scraping J some
times a sharp knife is brought into
use, aud ngaiu a soft warm cloth is
pressed over the spot, and whon this
has firmly attached itself tho pooling
process goes on. Those who have oc
casion to use the application will find
immodiate relief from their annoy
ance, if they will, after raising one
side of the plaster, wet the surface of
the skin with alcohol, allowing it to
run down as tho plaster is pulled a
little. If any of the gummy substance
remains, a bit of rag wet with alcohol
will cleanse the surfaoo immediately.
This, also, has another advantage in
that the stimulating effect of the alco
hol prevents any possible cold that
might be takou on account of the re
moval of the warm plaster. This is
but a trifle, but it makes easy some
thing that has always been a bugbear,
especially to children, and it is well
worth trying.
How To Warm Cold Hands.
The passenger on the front platform
of the crowded oar was blowing ener
getically on his gloved bands.
"They 'pear to be cold," said the
driver, sympathetically. "Well, I'll
tell you how to warm 'em. Don't keep
your gloves on wheu your hands get
cold. Take 'em off right away. Then
double up your fist as tight as yon can
-just as if somebody was tryin' open
your fingers an' you wouldn't let 'em
-an' then ram your hands down in
your coat pockets. It'll s'prise you,
sir, how quick they'll get warm."
The passenger immediately put tho
suggestion into effect Iu a minute or
two he looked pleasantly at the dri
ver. "It is wonderful," he remarked.
"My hands are as comfortable now us
I could wish. " Washington Star.
Tho (reou Girl.
"I told her," she said, "to put somo
thyme in the breast of the turkey on
ths first oocasion of our having such a
fowl after her arrival, at the mine
time bunding her a bunch of the herb
sufficient to Just all the winter. Chanc
ing to enter the kitchen Inter, I saw
the bird ready 'for the ovuu,' as tho
girl told me. It was not druwu, and
iu the breast she had ovt a hole, aud
inserted the entire bunch of thyme as
a corsage bouquet," New York Mercury.
FUR FARM AND HARDEN.
FOB "THAT TlltED FEELING" IN POtTLIItT.
A touio for general weakness and
moping about may be given with good
results by dissolving a teaspoonful of
tincture of iron in a gitl of water,
adding a teaspoonful ol quinine, and
tho some each of spirits of camphor,
brandy and tincture of rod popper (
shake well and givo four or five drops
on a small piece of bread to a chick
and half a teaspoonful to au adult.
For diarrhoea add a drop of laudanum
to the dose for a chick and three
drops to that for adults. This season
after or during molting most fowls
droop uud look sick ; a tonic of this
kind is essential in bracing up their
run-down condition which comes
largely from the painful molt they
have just passed through. New York
Independent.
FP.EDINO WHEAT.
Tho practioo of feeding wheat to
horses has grown rapidly, but there is
considerable dispute as to tho best
method of using the grain, so that the
following instructions from Armour
& Company will bo read with interest:
Ground wheat should bo fed dry, the
samo as oats. Mix half-ground wheat
with half whole oats (care should bo
taken to weigh nnd not measure this,
as wheat is heavier than oats). Three
and one-half pounds to threo aud
throo-fourths pounds mixture ground
wheat and oats to a feed is a fair feed
for draught horses ; five pounds would
bo a full feed, and equal to seven or
eight quarts ot oats. Two and one
half pounds to two nnd three-fourths
j ounds to a feed for light drnught
horses or driving horses ; four pounds
would bo a full feed. Iu feeding
wheat and oats mixed, it would bo
well to feed brau mnsh twice a week.
DISEASE IN SHEEP.
There is a disease common among
sheep, aud especially among Inmbs,
known as trembles, really inflamma
tion of the spiual cord, by which tho
animal is paralyzed. Its head is drawn
back and its neck is stiff, the whole
body trembles, nnd soon tho animal
falls, lies on its side, tho muscles
trembling and quivering until it dies
of starvation. It is tho reflex action
of tho disordered digestive functions
on tho nervous system, of which tho
spinal cord is the center, and the con
nection between it aud the bruin. It
is due to the indigestion of the food,
either by reason of too rich or too
poor feeding.; it ofton appears on a
flock fod on limestone laud, and on
tho luxuriant herbage of this kind of
soil. There is scarcely a remedy for
this disorder, unless at the first occur
rence of it, when a dose of two ounces
of castor oil to free the bowels be
given. On tho occurrence of tho
spasmodio action of tho nerves, a tea
spoonful of nromutio ammonia soon
after, repeated every hour, has beon
found to afford relief. Tho ammonia
is given in some warm oatmeal gruel,
and this food may bo usefully con
tinued for some days. New York
Times.
DEFECTIVE FEET OF HORSES.
Speed is so necessary a part of
horse's work, that his feet aro all im
portant, and it can well be said that a
horse is no stronger than his weakest
foot. The commonest deformities in
horses' feet are flat feet, club feet and
crookod feet.
Dull, heavy horses raised on marshy
soil often have flat feet The weight
of the horse falls upon all the under
surface of the hoof, as these flat feet
have no arch and therefore very little
elasticity to break the sudden jar
npon the ground. Usually only the
front feet are affected, being low
heeled and broad.
' In club foet the heels are high, with
a nearly perpendicular wall. The fet
lock joint is thrown forward so that
the toes have to bear the whole weight
of the animal
Many horses interfere because they
are pigeon-toed with crooked feet, one
side of the wall being higher than tho
other.
There are many kinds ot injuries to
the horse's foot, such as cracked
hoofs, stone bruises, broken hoofs,
punctures, frost bites and corn,.
Whenever the slightest limp ' or ir
regularity appears in the gait, the
hoof should be carefully examined,
and if the injury ia found there the
proper treatment should be applied
and the horse no longer worked, though
it ia not best to tie him up in the
table. Farm, Field and Fireside.
BETTER POI1K.
English returns show an increase of
over twenty-five per oent in the pig
population of that country. A marked
improvement iu the quality of the
utock is also reported, ' This latter
point is the 'most important to Am
ericans. It shows us the necessity of
striving to better our hog crop so that
it may compete with tho highest Euro
pean grades.
That we are beginning to realizo that
the demand is for medium rather than
large hogs is srtown by the fact that
tho November average of woights at
Chicago was only 233 lb., and 219 lb.
at Omaha, against 203 lb, a year ago.
There has been no falling off in the
Chicago receipt of hogs, whioh during
tho same month numbered almost
1,000,000.
The substitution of wheat for corn
as a hog food has doubtless improved
tho quality of the product. Au ex
clusive corn feed is a great mistake.
Not merely hns it been a prolific
source of diseuso among tho hogs of
the country, but it has produoed
hard flesh and a super-abundance of
fat, all of which have tended to lower
it in public esteem. The depression
of wheat and the failure of the corn
crop may yet prove blessings if they
tench us a more rational system of
feeding and caring for our swine.
New York World.
REPORT ON Tl'DEROl'LoSIS.
The New York State Tuberoulosis
Commission appointed Inst May Las
submitted its report to the Legisla
ture. Its investigations showed that
tuberculosis is, under certain condi
tions, congenital, but that its general
diffusion is due to contagion, and that
a very small proportion of tubercu
losis is disseminated by horeditary
transmission. In many cases the ud
ders of cows were found to bo tho
seat of extensive disoaso, nnd iu some
advanced cases of this nature, pus was
B'jen to exudo from tho teats.
As a means of diagnosis, tho com
mission belie vo that tuberculosis is so
accuruto that a competent veterinarian
cau now point out any diseased ani
mal. In corroboration of this tho ex
periments made by tho Bureau of Ani
mal Industry at Washington and those
of Frof. Law are cited. The com
mission had experimented with the
imported Koch's tuberculin and that
mnilo at Washington, and found thorn
equal in value.
During its existence tho commission
examined 2,417 animals, of which 405
were slaughtered. Madison aud Sche
nootady Counties together contributed
149 diseased animals. Of the total
number slaughtered, 287 were com
mon stock, 53 Jerseys, 41 Holsteius.
15 Guernseys and nine Ayreshires.
Tho report also contains exhaustive
and interesting papers on the history
of tho disease, contagion and modes
of infection through tho blood,
through milk and flesh aud bowel dis
charges, and closes with remarks on
tho stato suppression of tuberculosis,
which tho commission considers un
warrantable if not thorough.
FARM AND OARDEN NOTES.
All barns should be kept as clean as
possible.
In fair weathor oattlo should be in
the opon air as much as possible.
A lump of stone lime kept in tho
poultry bouse will absorb tho moist
ure and do much towards avoiding
dampness.
When tho cow is dry and is expect
ed to come in fresh, do not feed her
too heavily. It is of no advantage to
have her in a very fat condition, as
milk fever may result.
In consequence of the irritating and
infectious character of tho dust of
stables in which tuberculous animals
have been kept, sweeping should al
ways be doue while the cattle are iu
the yard.
In oonsequenoo of tho danger to
cattle from consumptives expectorat
ing in and around barns, no consumpt
ive person should be allowed to have
charge of or ooine in contact with
dairy cattle.
By clearing out the underbrush and
rufuse, not only from the fences and
other places, but whore piles have ac
cumulated in the forest, there will be
less liability of forest fires Green
trees do not take fire quickly. It .'s
dry material thut causes the damage.
Pure air and abundant sunlight are
essential to the preservation of health
in animals. Wiudous hinged at the
bottom and dropped slightly inward
at t'ue top may bo uti ized for light
and ventilation. In. this way the air
is direoted upward, thereby prevent
ing a current of cold air on the oattlo.
Sow tho pansy seed now, in a small
box, so as to have lurgu and thrifty
plants for transplanting when the
spring opens. They ore very hardy,
and wheu ouoo they gut star tod, will
bo able to grow right on. When
they begin to bloom keep the flowers
plucked off so as not to allow tho plan' i
to Wud,
ARMY RECOLLECTIONS
BOUND TO GET THERE.
Incidents of the Fourth Mains Regiment
Reoalled By Old Soldiers.
E. B. Haskell, principal owner of the Bo,
ton herald, discussing tbs First Bull Run
fight, In which the Fourth Maine ltoglment
figured, relates the following!
"I was along with ths army as a reporter)
there was quite a party of us, all young fel
lows. We had passed through many sad
various scenes during that battle, had wit
nessed I lie tl tut attack, the advnnce nod the
repulses, had tskeu note uf the Hnuklngs and
the charges, nud the artillery duels. The
rush aud roar ol battle was new, strange and
wondiiriul. Hat we were Uestlued to see
that which Is still more wild audlearlul thing
to see, the contusion, the bedlam ol a panlo
stricken army.
A short time before this disastrous point of
the battle came, I was fortunate enough to
contribute to tue scrvlc a of my country a
horse. With seversl others I bad been ob
serving ths advauee from the rear of a single
horse, nan coming on at a furious gallop, bis
burse covered with foam aud dust, he was a
noticeable .figure even In that time of Im
mense excitement. When a few rods away
tbe horse stumbled, made one last might
elTort and fell lorwurd, dead. In n moment I
wiis by the rider's side) no questions were
needed, no time given us to conjecture. Tbe
young lollow's wurds wero all sullloieuti 'Oh
hat will I do!' he exclaimed, aud be covered
his face aud wept like a child: I am tbs
bearer of dispatches to Gen. 1 I must
get there.' Tuere Is not time for me to roach
him on foot!' 'No need,' said It 'you can
have my horse.'
"In an lustant I had dismounted aud the
eourler was In my saddle, and thus I aoutrib
Bled a horse to my country's cause. Soon
after came the panic I was making the best
of I'ircumstauces posslblo on foot nud nlono.
Everyone was for himself. Amid ths flylug
soldiers, tbe onward uvnbiucho ot horse and
foot, tnu wild-flying, terror-stricken artillery
horses, the rumbling, ungainly army wagons,
the snouts, and curses of drivers aud riders
amid all this one was alone. To tbe right
aud left, to tbe rear nud front, as tar as tbe
eye could see all was contusion, like au open
sea In wild and tearful storm.
"Ia the midst ot all the wild movement to
wards Wnsblugton there oh me plunglug, leap
lug, swaying right end left, but always to
wards lttchmotid, four horses, four frnntlo,
foaming horses attached to an army wagon,
aud on tbe oauvas cover ot that wagon were
the letters, 'sib Maine llfgltnent' nnd tbe
driver' Hotting bolt upright, streams ot
prespiratlou running down his brown and
baruy face, eyes aflame and voice pitched to
discount all tbe confusion, the man from
Maine was stemming tbe onward Hood to tbe
national capital. I halted him, got up on the
b wkii uiiu uou asueu unn wuere ne
thought he was golug, all In a moment, nnd
got au answer Just as quick, aud forcible
enough to be In fashion with the times: 'I
am under orders to go forward and meet my
regiment.' be cried, 'and by gosh, I'm goln'
If I have to run over tbe whole d d confed
erate array 1"
"I soon explained tbe situation to blm.
We sucoeeded in turning the team about, and
thus we went with ths balance of the mob
toward Washington. Tbe driver was dead
tired aud almost exhausted fur want of food
and sleep. I Insisted on his lying back In
tba wagon, nud letting me drive (or blm. I
would like to know who this Fourth Maine
man was who, when everybody was on the
wild retreat, Insisted on driving bis wagon
right up Into tbe teeth ot tbe confederacy."
sooviKin or cmcxitMuoa.
Cblcknmauga has often been referred to as
tbe most lleruely contested battlelleld of the
war. Considering the numbers engaged It
was tbe bloodiest. Commander Usury II.
Adums, of Lr.yfayotte Tost, No. 140, who was
there with bis regiment, ths 125th Ohio
Volunteers, has received a unique souvenir of
that desperate fight It Is the section of a
tree about eight feet long, out from the battle
field. Tho wood Is well covered with pieces
of shell, grape and canniBter, now pratlally
grown over since tbe battle ef thirty-one
years ago, but still sufficiently visible to be
reminders of tbe arllllcry dael wblch took
place ell tho spot where the tree stood. Ths
125th Ohio was commanded by Colonel
Emerson Opdyke. aud called bv General
"Tom" . Wood, who led tbe division, the
"Opdyke Tigers," after tbe stubborn stand
made by tbe regiment which went Into two
days' battle with 814 officers and men and
loft 107 of them on tbe Held. Tbe regimental
monument marking the place of conflict, and
Just erected, Is of dark (Julacy granite, sur
mounted by a tiger's bead out out of Mains
granite. On tbs fa ot tbe in numeot Is a
bronze medallion of General Opdyke and a
battle scene. Tbe four sides an Inscribed
with the records of tbe regiment, among
wblch Is the following memorable conversa
tion between General George U, Thomas an d
Colonel Opdyke:
General Thomas Colonol, you must bold
this position at all baxarda.
Colonel Opdyke We will General, or go to
heaven from It. New York Tribune.
AM CXFLEAI1XT SOCKD,
"I was certainly note or less soared a
number of times when I was in the army,"
said aa old soldier, "in fact I think soldering
la time of war Is a more or leas harraaslng
occupation any way, but I was never more
scared than when I was on picket In Virginia
The post was In a piece of woods. It was
bad enough In tbe daytlmei but at nlgbt,
when you oouldn't see anything at all, It was
worse. It seemed as though It got darker
and darker and stiller, and it seemed as
though it would never end.
Suddenly it was burstod wide open by the
awfulest sound I aver heard. Scared'
Well!
U you' vo ever fe't the feeling that a man
has before he actually gets under lire: when
he's layin' baok somewhere in reserve, and
pretty safe, but bearfng tbe crackle up ahead
thinking that pretty soon be'a got to go iu
himself, wby you know what It Is to have one
ot tbe most unpleasant feelings a man ever
bad) but there yon know what's coming, this
came with a shook. I think it was the worst
scare I ever bad. It came right out ot the
air square overhead and olose, too, where I
badn t been looking for anything the fright
fuller, most unearthly sound I ever beardi
and all I oauld do was to stand there ia the
black dark and wait. A minute latter it
cam again. What a tremendous relief! A
rreecb owl! I'd never heard one before.but
know what it was.
Praotloal Philanthropy.
' A novel experiment Is Is about to be tried
In New York by tbe Charities Conference.
They are preparing to give tbe destitute poor
an opportunity to earn Ibeir living by truck
farming. Unoccupied lots are to be plowed,
fertilized aud prepared for seeding, aud fami
lies will be allotted patebes of one-third of
an acre eaoh. Oue-balf of each plat Is to
be planted In potatoes, and tbe other half In
beans and cabbages. It is calculated that
esob of these patches will eoufortably sup
nort a family of five persons.
BUesian Mine Disaster.
Forty-three bodies huvo boon reoovered
from the Hobeuugge mlue, the sueae Hutur
day of a disastrous explosion ot lire-dump.
Ouly six of tae miners are unaccounted (or
Aruudiue VreJerlok, tut owuer ol ibu mlue,
will puy a pension ol vM a year to each
widow. The widows and orphaus will also
receive peuslons from tUu iliuer' beuevuieui
uud . .
' "BSSM I i '
Striking shoe workers a) Haverhill. Mxss.
feted to continue tbs itruga'la.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATUF
Important Measures Considered by O
Lawmaker. I
Mnsnsr. representative lllioroos, of Ma.
Keesport, Introduced a bill this eveulng ret
luting to fie government ot cities of till
second class and the election ot beads of d
departments. I
Bepresentatlve Mackrell, of Allegheny pre!
senled a bill providing for the erection of a ,
state asylum tor tbe carnnlo, epllnptie and
criminal Insane of western fenusylvenla.and
making au appropriation of 5uu,000 for the; ,
purchase uf a site nnd tbe erectiou of the;
buildings. The Governor Is to appoint five)
commissioners, one to be an attorney, one a
business man, one a fanner, one a civil en
gineer and another a physician, Ths site
shall contain not less tlmu 600 or more than
1,000 acres, conveluen ly accessible from all
the counties westorn l'ennsylvnuin.
A bill was Introduced by Mr. Tlllbrook, to
authorise auy veteran soldier or sailor to
bring suit against any county, borough or
township, being a military uu-dlstrlut, to re
cover the umount of money wblch be became
entitled to by reason of bis being accredited
to such county, borough or township, or his
re-enllstmont to (111 tho quota of men tben or
nfterwnrd called tor from such couuty,
borough or township.
TcxsBSf In the Senate the bill of the
newspaper publishers changing the libel law
and providing tbat a retraction may be pub
lished in mitigation of damages, passed final
ly. The senate spent tbe remainder ot the
session passing bills on second reading,
la the house the Clarency bill, relating to
ths manuer In whloh the reports of building
and loan associations should be made.possod
finally. A motion to reconsider tbe vote by
which the bill to regulate contract of Insur
ance of Luildlnes and structures, which was
defeated last Wednesday, was made, and
this occasstoned a discussion which lasted
nearly an hour. The motion was agreed to,
and the bill postponed for tbe present. The
house tben adjourned.
Wxukksdat Consideration of bills on
seooud reading was tbe order to-day the in
house. The vote was reconsidered bv whioh
the bill to set npurt school funds for tbe
tstnblishtuent of school libraries was defeated
on second rending. The measure was
amended so us to leave tbe mutter to the dis
cretion of the school directors and tben read
tbe secoud tlmd.
The state custodian bill passed finally with
only 17 votes In tho negntlve. It now goes to
tbe senate for concurrence In the bouse of
amendments changing tbe title ot the offtae
from "oustodlnn" to "superintendent. "
A bill was Introduced by Mr. Nickell amend
ing the act to exempt property to the value
ol ilMO from levy aud sale on execution and
distress trom rent so as not to Include debts
for food.
TnuaspAY Reaator Walton, of Oreena
county, has Introduced n bill which will be a
great benellt to tbe property bolder. It will
lift some of the burden ot taxation from tbe
shoulders of the granger and tbe workman
and nuiko the wealthy corporation share a
part of the load. The measure provides for
tbe taxing of corporations and Includes
money nt Interest, bonds nnd stocks for all
purposes except public schools. Corpora
lions pay no taxes for local purposes now
and only four mills to the state. Under Mr.
Watson bill tbey will be assessed at the
real estate rnte aud the mlllnage of the dis
trict will apply. Senator Brown's road bill
passed the senate dually.
BUYING SOUTHERN FARMS.
Movement of Agriculturists from tha
Northern Statea
The Southern Btntos Magazine ot Baltimore
has recently bad reports from a number ot
real estate agents in different parts ot the
South. These reports show that tho south
ward movement of population Is very
great.
Oae Arm In Atlanta has sold. In ninoty days
an aggregate ol 27,000 acres of farm property
for tSO.OOO Tbe same firm has an order for
a treat of 60.000 to 100,000 acres tor colonies
of Hwedcs.nud similar orders from Nebraska,
Pennsylvania and Ohio for smaller tract for
oolonlzation.
A Memphis firm has sold, slnoe September
1, 21,025 acres ol farm lands In Mississippi,
Arituusas and Louisiana for (105,360, tbe
purchasers, who were In part from Iowa,
Dakota, Nebraska and Illinois, buying for
Immediate oceupaacy and cultivation. - A
Chattanooga llrui report baviug sold, In the
last twelve months, thirty farms, aggregat
ing 4,300 acres, to northerners. A company 1
in Western North Carolina report the sal .
of a 6,000-aoro tract and a number of farm.
An agency at Lynchburg, Vs., sold 9,187
acres of farms to northern farmers in 1804.
An agont at Columbia, 8. C, has sold sev
eral large farms since January 1, Including
one of 1.2H0 acres, to a New Yorker. An
agent at Cambridge, Md., settled in 1801
twenty families of Germans from the West,
and say tbat many others have oorae In and
rented farms with privilege of buying. In
Ilnroldson oounty, Oa.. over 3,000 acre have
been bought In iinall tract for orchard and
vineyard by over 200 person from other
tales. At Csntervllle, Miss., twenty-two
farms were sold to buyers frO-0 Illinois
Kansas and Pennsylvania.
HARD ON FAITH CURE.
An Autopsy Show LiUh Mead Might
Have Beoovered.
At Dayton, Ohio, tbe autopsy upon ths
body of the little girl, Lllah Meade, who Is
believed to have died in tbe hands of so
called Christian sclaaoe healer, was per
formed by the coroner, who found tbat tha
child died from tubercular menlglti. lie
states tbat witb proper medical treatment tbs
child might have recovered. T. R. Batten
and wife, tbe Christian scientists, who are
charged with manslaughter in this case, are
out on ball of 1,000 each and are to be ar
ranged In police court.
Oood Times Ahead.
A vast amount of money will be expended
In Plitsuura and vloinlly during tbe present
year, and this fact Is cited us au encouraging
feature of tbe business outlook. In addition
to tbe large sums of mouey to ho expended by
tbe cities of Pittsburg and Allegheny, amount
Ing to 4111.000.000, the adjacent towns will
expend considerable tor publlo Improve
ments. The ruilroads are expected to dis
burse much money in and around Pittsburg
for supplies aud in making improvements,
aud other lurge corporation a well. A
number of new enterprise will be started
during the ummer, among them the tin I 'Ur
ban rapid transit system, which ha bemud It
men ot large capital.
Wide Tire on Wagon Wheol.
Tbe Agricultural Department bat issued
a bulletin complied by ltoy Stone, special
ageut In charge of the road Inquiry, contain
ing information concerning the us ot tire
on wagon wheel. Mr. bton regurd it of
special Importance in the maintenance ol
public highways that the vehicle used on
tbetn shall buv tire of greater wldtn than,
are now in general use.
Every flohcol around a Park.
Tbe bill to tbrow open school grounds a
small parks aud pUce ot publlo recreation
pussad tbe Pennsylvania Buuate dually. It
provide for tbe op mtog, Improvement and
uulurgemeut of school and other lands In
cities nnd boroughs by the Jolut or several
action o( School Boards, municipal authori
ties, corporations aud ludviduula. Tba
Boards are authorised to bold donations ot
ground for this purnose.
Au Anti-Trust distilling oompany has de
cided to erect a large distillery at Terra,
lluutv, lad.