An educational qualification will lien-after lo required of men necking enlistment in tho United States army. England, Recording to tho navy es timates, intends to build next yeor ten now flrstrlusB bottlo nhipi", six first class, thirteen second and third oluss cruisers nml from forty-llvo to fifty torpodo-boot destroyers. ' Iu tho course of rnrlinmontnry do bnto recently Sir Edward Roed point' Oil out "tho doplorablo fuel" thnt in tho wholo naval establishment of Orent Dritnin there was no school of naval strategists and tacticians. A number of pntriotio Japoncse In Tokio have decided to erect n tower in Eiffel iu honor of tho nntlonnl victory ovor China. It will lie 1,000 feet high end will cost U350.000. Thin sum has already been subscribed mid designs are solicited from engineers iu various European countries. Mexico produces anything that can bo raised in any country, asserts the Atlanta Constitution. So varied is climiito that in tho samo Htato can lo XaiHud any product, of tho tropics and of tho polar regions. Cotton, wheat, tyo, silver, silk, cocoanuts, bananas, rice, cocoa, vanilla, logwood, mahog any, hides and wino are the principal products. Tai Yin Choo, a student of tho Uni versity of Michigan, writes to tho New York Independent protesting against tho use of tho word Chinaman, Instead of Chinese. Ho says: "As to tho word Chinaman itself, thrro is certainly nothing good or bad in it, but it somehow involves a sort of con temptuous idea, which has been felt by many of our literary men." Again attention is called by tho At lanta Constitution to that profitable plant, tho Biiuflower, wh'ch nourishes everywhere; grows irrespective of rain or drought ; produces lnoro value in oil per acre tlinu cotton, lint oil and all at not half the expense, and now it is asserted that COO pounds of sun flower stalks will produco about 800 pound of tho best quality of papor. Among tho many interesting devel opments of tho war now raging in China is the organization by tho Jap anese Government of a oorps of mili tary chaplains of tho Buddhist and Shinto faiths, to aceompany tho troops into the Held, where their principal duty is to pray for tho souls of tho do parted aud to attend to tho burial ser vice. This, according to tho Now York Tribune, is tho first time in tho history of any Asiatic nation that in vading armies havo boon provided with ''sky pilots." It is forty yoars since Helmholtz's ophthalmosoopo was introduced into this country, and next to anesthetics, states the Now York Independent, it has prodnood tho chief ameliorations of human misery and disability.. Of the multitude of youug persons who would be groping in semi-blindness, but who oan soo by wearing glasses that truly "correot" their vision, most have been holped by the accurate ad justments attainable through first find ing out tho defect with this wonder fully simple but porfect instrument Says the Savannah Tress : "The State seal of Alabama has been changed. It now represents a soldier on horseback with the figure of a young Woman seated behind and pointing for ward. It commemorates the bravery of Miss Eraoia Samson, of Etowah Couuty, who piloted the Confederate General Forest on his way in search of Union forces iu the Civil War. When asked if there was a man about who could act as guide, "No," she a&id, "but I can." The Alabama Leg islature gave bar a medal, 120 aorcs of laud and a certified vote of thanks thirty-odd years ago, and now they im mortalize her on the State seal. " The Tradesman, published at Chat tanooga, Tenn., has made what it - de clares to be a complete consus of the cotton mills, existing and projected, in the Southern States. . It finds the number of those completed and in course of ereotion to be 372, of which 140 are in North Carolina, 66 in Georgia, 62 in South Carolina, 20 in Arkansas, 24 in Tennessee, 21 in Ala bama, 18 in Maryland, 9 in .Virginia, 9 in Texas, 8 in Mississippi, 6 iu Ken tucky, 5 in Louisiana, 1 in Florida, .and 1 in West Virginia. The num ber projected and likely to be con structed soon is 80. These figures, without details as to the size or capa city of factories, are only significant for comparison. The total number of mills completed, uudjr construction aud projected iuoruased f.om 180 in in 1880 to 201 in 189.) aud 403 in i63i , We're In It. No mntter wlmt the cynics snjr We're hi It! The sua se -ins brighter every day, The rivers rlpplo on tlio way Aud more sweet roses meet the May Kucu minute I No matter how the poets sing We're In It I A brighter hue the rainbows fling Anil lovelier fruits the tensons bring, While sweeter fur the songbirds sing Each minute I No matter who may come or go Weroln It! And skies may smile or tempests blow, Anil still wa hope, nml tit 111 we know The gnoi! Lord guides this world below Each minute t ,. Constitution. TWO BROTHERS. "Whcwl" crlod Ambrose Leroy, with his morning's newspaper in his hand. His wifo glanced up, and saw that his faoo woro a dark and troubled ex pression. "What is it?" sho asked. "Head that," said Ambrose, hand ing her tho paper, with his thumb upon the item. Hho look tho paper aud read as fol lows: "Our old-timo friond and former fellow-townsmuu, Thomos Leroy was olio of tho passengers on tho wrecked ship Diomod. As many of our renders are aware, ho had been spending sev eral mouths iu Cubi,iiud,ns wo under stand, was on his way to remain with ns. Ilia worldly effects aro, unfortu nately at the bottom of tho sea; but wo havo feullleieiit cause of gratitude that his life has been spared ; aud we doubt not that he will bo welcomed homo in his poverty fully as wurmly as ho could havo been had ho como back to us with overflowing coll'.'rs." 'Toor Tom!" said tho wifo, whon sho h:ul road. "Poor enough!" echoed her bus baud. "Ho mil-it not think ho cau lit) down oil me. Ho may havo lost some thing by tho wreck, but I doubt if it was much. It isn't in him- and never was- and ho must not think ho cau turn this misfortune of wreck into a for tu no of hanging upon me." Tho wifo tuado no reply. Hho may huvo thought that her husband was unnecessarily harsh, but sho cared not to contradict him. Ho had great bu siness carcs.aud was impatient of re proof. In another part of tho eamo town, on thin self-ma lo morning, Benjamin Lerov sat at his breakfast, aud ho also had his morning's paper. Let mo say hero that Ambroso and Benjamin wcro brothers, uud that tho Thoma9, of whom mention has boon made, was their cousin, boing the son of thut Captain Tom Leroy who had lost bin lifo years before on the coast in trying to save tho crew of a wrecked brig. Ambroso Leroy was a merchant, and held up his head in society. Ben jamin Loroy was a carpenter, and he worked at building houses. When Am broso was forced to spoak of his broth er's calling he spoke of him as a "Mas ter Builder." 'Hullo 1" cried Bon with a start. "Bless mo I Why Cousin Tom was aboard the Dlomedl" "Cousin Tom?" echoed his wife. "Yes Hore it is-"Thomas Loroy' 'our former fellow-townsman.' Yon know he wrote that he should probe ly come home this summer. Toor Tom I Hard Luck soemsto follow him where ever he goes I" "But," anxiously urged the wife "he is unharmed?" "Thank God I Yes. Dear old follow I It is hard, His years of toil in that West India climate all throw away. Everything ho had is at tho bottom of the ocean." "Can't yon find something for him to do Bonny?" "We'll find him a home, uever fear, Molly ; and if he can drive a nail, or shove a plane, I'll find him work, I know be has been a thriftless dog j but its been more his misfortune than his sin. His heart is in the right plaoe, and I don't believe he ever willingly wronged a human beiug. "We'll find him a nest somehow, won't we?" "Of oourse we will." : And they finished their break f.ist with a relish. Just at the close of that day a man rang the bell at the door of Ambrose Leroy. He was a hard looking way farer bis garments soiled and ragged, and his step wearied. A servant an swered the summons and the applicant was peremtorily sent around to the book door, where, after a time, the master of the house waited upon him. "Well, Ambrose- here I am, under a cloud." - "Thomas I" "This is all that the storm and wreck havo left of me. I look rough, don't It" ' Ambrose Loroy was shocked. But ho could do no less than invito his cousin iu out of tho ovouiug air, though bo diil it with a grimace. "I hoard of your mishap, Thomas, I read it In tho paper this morning. I trust you have suffered no bodily in jury." "Not a bit, old fellow." "Thon you will find work enough,! presume. Are yon hungry?" "I have had no supper." "My cook will give yon some. You must excuse me, I am engagod." "Soy, Am," cried the castaway, as his cousin turned todopart, "can't yon find something for mo to do?" Ambrose shut his hands liko ono who is taking the bull by the horns. "No, Thomas, I cannot. Our lines are cast in different places. You can rest here for tho night, and if you need money for pressing emergency I shall not refuse you ; but I may as well inform you that I cannot give you a home." "All right, old fellow. Small favors thankfully received. I'll be right sido up in a few days." Ambrose directed his cook to give tho man food, and to show him to a bod when hn wished to retire J and theu ho left. But the wayfarer did not stop to test tho viauds of his cousin's lanlor. Benjamin Leroy ami family had just sot down to tho ten-tablo when a peal of tho door-bell called Molly from her chair. Hho kept no servant, and she thought sho oould answer the sum mons bettor in tha gathoriug gloom then could her little daughter. Boiijumin heard the voice of his wifo iu the tones of glad surprise, aud he started up from tho tablc.and weut out into tho hull. "What Tom, old fellow! is it you?" "Aye, Beu, it's whatthora is left of me." "You're safe and sound?" "Sound as a lint." "Aud you'ro just in time, ton. Come aud cat, and we'll do tho talking after ward." Aud ho dragged Torn into tho sup per room ; nml when ho lrid viewod him in tho light ha exclaimed : "Bless mo, old chap! you'ro look, ing as houity as a btiak a little draggod but wo'll soon smotho that out. Zjuuds! wh.'ii I read, this moru iug, thut you wuro on board tho Dio ma.l, it gave Molly aud mo a start ; but when we knew you were safo it was all right" An.l Tom sat down to tho well-filled board, with Bun's warm pressure thrill ing upon his baud, and tho sisterly kiss of Molly still upon his lips, and ho was at homo. Later in tho evening, after tho chil dren had bocn put to bed, and oftor Tom had donned a pair of Bun's slip pers, and one of Bju's easy coats, they sat aud talkod. Tom told of the storm and the wreck and ho also told of ad ventures which hud befullon him in Cuba, whore he had boon spouding sevoral years in sotting up and run ning steam engines upon large sugar plantations. Finally he asked Ben of his own business. How was tho world using him?" "It's all right, old follow,"was Ban's cherry response. "I aint doing so well as some, but I am aboveboard, and I have faith in mysolf. At all even ts, I have a good home a good Wife aud room at my board for a friend. So make yourself easy, niy boy.and dream pleasant dreams. Tom made further inquirios, and at length it camo out that Bon just at the present was debarred from a grand bit of fortuua for tho want of money. "Why, here it is," said be, when pressed for an explanation : You re member the old Buhcuap farm? Well, the railroad -e going to pnt np a de pot there uud make a regular station for all the accommodation trains. 1 have the oontraot for the building. Tha Bolknap heirs will sell for forty thousand dollars and of their farm of of almost two hundred aores full a hundred acres lie handy to the road, and the land is simply magnificent for residence. The thing is not generally known. But few know yet that the depot is a settled faot. . It is my firm conviction that withiu three years that pieoe of property will be worth two hnndred thousand dollars'" "Good I" cried Tom. "We'll go out early to-morrow morning and look that thing over, and if it promises as yon say we'll buy it." "Buy it?" ' "Aye, Ben we'll buy it, and you and I will go iuto partnership. Let me toll you, my dear follow, that I ain't quite dead broke. I haven't been at work these fivo years for nothing. My engineering has paid. At this mo ineut I own half of three of the largest and best sugar plantations in Cardeuas, and my name in New York will be worth a slightly larger sum than will be required to purchase the ' Belknap estate. You see, as I o inldnt tako my plantations with mo, they didn't go down with my chest." Bon Leroy was in a state bordorlng on bewilderment during tho rest of the evening. On tho following morn ing ho aud Tom wont forth and looked ovor tho Belknap farm, and bofora night they had taken a bond for a doed. In Bon's best suit of clothos Tom wont to New York, and in forty eight hours he was back with fifty thousand dollars. And Tom Leroy would hare it that the deod of the Bolknap estato should be mado to Bon and himself as equal purchasers aud ownors. Boa0royhad not been mistaken in his calculations touching the possi bilities of that land. He put on big gangs of workmen, and the houses wore sold as fast as built, aud Tom aud Ben became the fathers of a new and thriving community, and the heavy builder and landowner the man who gave homo to hundreds of his follows rose in tho grand scale of public es timation far, far above the plodding, grasping trader who had shrunk from tho society of the castaway. Now York News. Battered Wrecks In England's Me tropolls. Tho "Donna," iu London, has boon called "the table d'hoto of tho unem ployed." It has been enabled to go on through another hard winter, sell ing to auy man who can produco a half penny, a bowl of soup or a slico of nourishing batter pudding. Last year at a timo of terriblo distress among tho poor, frco tickets were is sued, and a largo piece of broad was added gratis to each dinner, as long us the supply held out. "I do be very thaukful for this lump o' bread," said one man. "How long will ibis extra broad go on?" asked a week old orcoture. "A month do you soy? Ah, Ihopo it may, and theu another may tako my plucc. I shan't bo hero." At tho Night Refuge ono old man on crutches was helped insido tho door before his more stulwart companions. "I'm on the rocks" said ho. "It's fivo y nrs siuoo I've doue any regular work. I might bo Cain, for all the friends I hnve ; though I tako it ho was hotter off in some ways, having wife, children and lossessious, while 1'vo noue." "And what would you do with 'em here?" asked a gruff voice. The old man's lips tremb'od, "They're all gono to a bettor laud," said ho, "but, mate, I'm louoly, lone ly?" Tho gruff voicod man laid a hand on his shoulder. "We're iu the samo boat, and stuck on the same rocks. I tako it," ho re plied. "My missus died four years ago, and I buried my hoart when I buried her and tho little 'un with hor As I give her the last kiss, I felt froze as cold as hor, aud I came home it wasn't home any long longer and sold off every stick; andl'vo tramped it since. I'm just a breathin' bit o' marble. "God help us all," groaned another old man ; "to think that, in this free and Christian land, we should have nowhere to put our heads tonight ! It strikes me there's a fresh dividiug of pillows needed ; some with so many and othors with nono. It don't seom hardly fair I" Longman's Magazine. Bridge of Novel Dc.il gu. The new bridge at Van Buren street, ovor the Chicago Rivor, as tho great open sewer that runs through the Windy City is called, is something of a curiosity in bridgo building. The structure is variously tormed a rolling lift and a rooking basoule. The bridge iu divided in tho middle, and each section is form id at tha shore end in the shape of a huge rocker that rests upon the abutments. Iu opening, each section turns back upon its rook trs, raising the adjacent ends of the sections at the middle. Eleotrio power is used and compressed air brakes are i autimatically set by the cessation of the current. It is asserted that this device insures absolute safety. When the bridge is open the freeway in the the river is 100 feet in width. The rolling lift bridge is the first of the kind in this country. It marks a great departure in bridge construc tion. New York Telegram. , Dog Farmlug. Dog farming is curried on extensive ly iu China. There are thousands of largo breeding establishments soatter I cd yver the northern districts of Man churia and Mongolia, and no dog skins in the world can compare with those that como from these parts as i regards cither size, quality or length I of hair. Detroit Free Freca, FOR FARM AXI) UAItDEX. TUB STRAWRERRT BED. The best location for the strawberry bod is an important matter in many sections. Mr. Hanchctt said to the state horticural socioty that in West ern Wisconsin "our best locations are good wheat lands iu narrow valleys open to the east and north. On the ridges, which ore usually saudy, the plants do not thrive. They must be protected from the oold north winds of winter and tho scorchiug southwest winds of summer. Thoso conditions are found in many of our narrow val leys, open at tho east and the west and protocted on the north and south by bluffs. Usually hore is found a stroam fed by springs. This, with very little difficulty, can be used in irrigating tho field and the effects of drouth counteracted. We give thorough and frequent culture. American Agricul turist. fertilizing vaiAtr op wood ashes. Tho difference between the ashes of hard woods ami those of soft woods is in tho quantity rather than tho quality. Tho amount of fertilizing matorial is much the same in both cases, but tho soft woods ylold very much less in quantity. Tho value of tho ashes consists mostly in the lime, which amounts to thrco-fourths of tho wholo plant food in the ashes. Tho potash varies from ton pur cent down to throe or four, while tho phosphoric acid is from ono to throe per cent Tho ashes m ike an excollont fertilizer for every crop grown, but, having no nitrogen iu thorn, they need this to be supplied iu somo way. The best ni trogenous fertilizer for garden crops is nitrate of soda, which costs about throe cmts a pound. There is no gar den crop but is helped by liberal fer tilizing in addition to plouty of ma nure Now York Times. LOCKJAW. If a nail is picked up got it out, of course, as soon as polsiblo; thon gut a half pail of hot water as hot as the horso can possibly stand it pour in plenty of Viucgar and also plenty of salt This is all, only it must ba so hot that at first whon you put tho horse's foot iuto it he will pull tho foot out of tho water ; put it in again, and keep on doing so until yon con hold tho foot in stoadily. Hold it in half an hour or longor, and re peat it again aftor two hours. Do thi at loast four timos or more tho first day, and repeat tho proocss the next day. In nine cases out of ton it will save tho horso. It has baon triod on man, and I used it myself on my own horse, says a writer in Clark's Horse Boviow. Samo one may say that this remedy is no good, but if I had a val uable horse it is the remedy I wonld try. Nothing will kill the blood poi son quicker if tnkon in time, New York World. MAXIMS FOB A TEAMSTEB. Big loads, little profits. Few farm horses need shoes. Axle grease modifies the grain bill Bad tempered driver bad tempered team. A horse's power is proportionate to his food. Tho blacksmith is father to much lameness. There are more balky drivers than balky horses. Whips are like emotics, to be usod very soldom. Noisy drivers aro like noisy wagons both empty. Regular and plentiful feeding is good economy. The Golden Rule applies to horses the same as to men. He who cannot govern himsolf can not govern his horse. Five oont's worth of sugar 1b better than a dollar in whips. Horses need food and water when ever thoir driver does. Blinders are worth more on the driver than on the horso. The more whip the less horseman ship. Humane World. FA1LUBB Of A TREE TO FRUIT. Plants are much like animals in their naturul functions, especially in those of reproduction. They havo male and female organs as animals have, al though it is quite common that these are in the same plant of which the flowers are the orgaus of reproduc tion. But as is the case with animals, that closely-related individuals will produoe weak and imperfeot progeny if bred together, so it is with plants, aud as in the operations of nature laws seem to be provided to avoid this re sult, and so sooure the existence of races by the production on'. of strong progony by the failure of closely related individuals to reproduce them selves, it is almost the universal ex- peri niro that ft single plant will not produce seed, or, if it does, it ii so imperfect that it will not grow. And thus it if that a single npplo or pear or plum treu, or a vino, growing alone, and whero it cannot recoive the pollen of some othor tree, fails to bear fruit This is so oom non an uxporionoe that whon large orohards of one single variety of fruit are planted, asuffioiont number of a different variety or of several are mixed with the others. This fact is important when orchards, or even a fow trees, are planted. Doubtless this is the reason why two trees of the same kind do not bear fruit, or only a few. American Former. PRACTICAL DA1RYIMO. While purity of blood is important for tho rearers of breeding stook, it is of minor consequence to the practioal dairyman, who will often find many of his best cows among grades and crosses. Ha will take a good dairy wherovcr he Audi her, and will not be bound cithor by podigree or by ap pearance. I'crformanoe will be his solo test.- If, however In proposes to rear his own stock, he will do well to insist upon purity of blood on the male side as by it alone can ho determine the probable future value of his calves. This point is most important as it is a provision of nature that milk and but ter tendencies nra most ofton trans mitted from tho dum to the malo and from tho sire to his progony. Of coursa it is better that tho milk and butter tendencies should be hereditary on both sides of tho line if possible, but tho malo is the most important member of tho herd. Tho milk-giving habit can be de veloped iu the individual and in the breed. Comparatively early calving. liberal feeding and persistent milking of tho young cow will help greatly ; but tho power to produce a larjjo per cant of butler fut is iuhoritod by a cow, and you cannot turn a naturally poor ono into a good butter producer. Milk production is tho chief function of tho dairy oow. . It is for the practi cal dairyman to dotormino whether ho wants quality or quantity. Ha cannot combine tho two in tho highest degree. If he sells the milk as such, the small broods should bo avoided, but theto are the best where butter or cheese is desired While tho quantity of milk may be largely infliienoed by tho amount and kind of food snppliod, the quality of tho food cinnot. This last dopeuds upon the animal hor sol f, but heredity has a very powerful influence in this direction. New York World. FARM AND GARDES NOTES. Stony land may be planted to grapos or apples, and thon used as runs for poultry. In this manner suon lands may be used for profit at a small outlay. Cheap, careless holp is not profit able help at any timoor anywhere, but there is no plaoe whore it is mora un profitable than at the milk pail and at the churn. Timothy hay sells better than clover, and oosts less ou the farm. Clover is better to use on the farm than tim othy. If hay is to bo sold from the farm lot it be timothy. Do not negleot to take the ailing fowl away from the rest of the flock, even if you do not know that she has a contagious disease. No chanca should be taken in letting an epidem io get the start in the flock. Wideawake farmers own pure bred fowls, which oost no more to feed, and the ratio of profit is greater than with any barnyard stook. Why should not every farmer do so? Better test this matter thoroughly this Spring. Ex perience, will certainly prove its wis dom. It is the old queen and bees that -leave the hive when the warm weather and quick storage of honey causes them to swarm, as they give up their hive to the younger members of the colony, aud new queen. Sometimes a new hive will give off two or threa swarms in one season. Visiting among those who live in the oonntry is rendered nearly impos sible wher a there are bad roads, and it is no wonder young people become tired of country life and long for the towns, whore they oan have a better chance of seeing other people. There is a social side to the road question. The merchant keeps a daily aoooant of his transactions as he oould not oouduot business without so doing. The farmer should also keep books, and make daily records of all receipts aud expanses, so as to be able to ar rive at a knowledge of what the farm is doing at alt season of the year, thereby avoiding mhtakos in many ways.
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