A considerable tcrrtory in Eost
Tcxns is being opouod up for rloo oul
uro' ..
Over 830,000,000 aro spont in main
taining the churches of tko United
States, and $400,0000,000 in running
the Jails. i
Mr. Frauds Dooonolo, writing to
the Pari Matin, doclnros that Egyp
tians are opposed to tbo British rule
lung the Upper Nile.
The Now York Mercury rotates that
an Osnge Indinn who triod his first
fontherbed at Htlllwntcr, Minn., the
othor dny cut a hole in tho ticking
and crawled in among the feathors.
Itnly had a lot of nickol coins
minted recently, and thoy hnvo nearly
all disappeared. An investigation
ehowod that they had bocu bought up
nud sold at a big profit in the Orient.
Ceylon's output of tea for tho cur
rent yenr in expected to reach 04,000,
000 pounds. Tho industry is rapidly
growing, planters are ninking fortunos
and the wliulu inland is enjoying un
exampled prosperity.
At a banquet rocuitly given to tho
Earl of llnpetown, the retiring gov
ernor of Victoria, iu Austria, the opin
ion was expressed by the premier of
tho Victorian legiHluture that before
the end of tho ocntury tlioro will bo a
goveruor-gunernl of United Austria.
Ouo of the amazing manifestations
in the Far West is the character of tho
cltibi in soino small cities, notes tho
Chicago Times Herald. Much clubs
aro luxuriously furnished, well man
aged, and prosperous Strangest of
ail, several such clubs support flourish
ing resturauts, a thing that no club in
small Eastern cities attempts.
The postal telegraph system of Eng
land, whereby tho government docs
the telegraphing at ouo cent a word,
paid for iu postage stamp is in tho
estimation of the American Agricul
turist, a valuable branch of tho postal
scrvico and immensely popular. Tho
government docs not regard it as a
melius of revenue but rather as a
means of helping trado and informing
tho public.
. I !
Tho French constitution Booms to
tho Chicago Times Herald to bo a
grout menace to tho republic. During
tho last hundred years she has had no
fewer than huveuteen constitutions.
Not' content with this exhibition of
political versatility, French history
reveals that seven provisional govern
ments at different times managod to
worry along without the anuoyanco of
a constitution.
It is in America that tho rational
management of nuinials has reached
perfection, maintains tho New York
Tribune. Businesslike, scientific,
kind, it would be bard to imagine a
better treatment than race and trot
ting horses reoeive here, especially
those friends of the family, tho trot
ter, uulcss, indeed, a horse is of tho
nervous, craving tomporamont that
detnauds kisses, even if it be at tho
expense of a blow now and then.
Says the Philadelphia Ledger; if
any man with an income between
$3,500 and $4,000 should fail to report
to the Collector of Internal Revenue,
ihe need not worry about the paualty
to be , imposed. He is required to
make report, but the penalty for neg
lect provided in the act does not reaoh
lis case. Fify per cent is to be addod
to the amount of tax ascnr ninod to be
due. But fifty per cont added to
nothing makes nothing, and that is
all that the individuals with incomes
between 93,600 and $4,000 can be
made to pay if they should uogloet to
mako returns.
Earthquakes on the same day and
almost at the same hour in regions as
widely separated as Colorado and Italy
may be merely coincidences, but if so,
the coincidence is very remarkable,
declares the Atlanta Constitution.
None of the theories proposed by
aoientists to account for the ooour
renee of earthquakes is received by
all, a couneotiou between earthquakes
and voloanio eruptions is more than
suspected, while the foot that both
take picee nnder oertain meteorlogical
conditions seems to indioate that not
one of the theories really explain all
the peculiar phenomena which have
been observed in this eonneotion. On
aroh 21th, for instaneo, there were
earthquakes in Colorado, Italy, Oreeoe
and Central America; Vesuvius wus
unusually active, the volcanoes of
Hexioo were greatly disturbed, and
there was a tidal wave on the ooast of
India. When all the oonditious are
iully understood, we shall perhaps un
derstanJ that all these pheumujua are
A CntochlMn,
What shall my lever bs
When he comes courting?
Heart tree,
Have of me
Room tor do thought la.
What shall my sweetheart bo?
During disaster
Rtrong man
If you can,
Tame me be matter.
What shall my courtlor be
Whon we're sweetheartlng?
Heart gla I,
Only sad
Thinking of parting.
What shall my master bey
Drave and true. Noror
Trouble tear,
Sweetheart dear,
I'm with you ever.
What shill my husband bo,
Honeymoon over?
Nay lass,
No'or shall pass
bnoot love of lover.
8o may thy husband be
Lover as well,
And all life
Hit dear wlfo
la lovo's shelter dwell.
HER MISTAKE.
ThoMau: Agod35: soldier. Home
ou leave from India.
Tho (lit 1 ho is engaged to : Aged 22 ;
pretty, :levor,euthusiustio; full of tho
New Ideas.
Tho Othor Woman : Aged 30 a widow
not desolate. Has known tho man in
former days.
Act I.
Scono: A couutry houso drawing-
room.
Fivo o'clock tea-time. Tho loverp.
Tho man (standing masterfully on
the hearthrug) But what on earth
aro you driving at, my child? Yon'vo
bocu beating nbout tho bush for tho
last half hour nnd saying tilings I don't
tho least understand tho drift of. For
heaven's suite, explain what you do
mean, nud let's havo dono with it I I
call it a wasto of timo myself, whon I
haven't seen you all day. (Makes a
movement as if ho wns going to stoop
down nud kiss her.)
Tho Girl(tremulously, but with dig
nity) Yes you aro right. Let's have
douo with it, as you grucofully put it.
Hero is my ring, nud that is what I
mean. (Draws off a very haudsnmo dia
mond hoop uud lays it on the table
besido her.)
Tho man (under his breuth) Good
heavens I
Tho Girl (coldly) Don't swear.
There is no occasion. Our engagement
is at an cud. Toll every one if you
like, that tho brenking off of it was
mutual, but pleusc(with a quiver iu
her voice) take my dooision as final.
Tho Man (passionately) I will not.
I never heard such sturk staring mad
ness. For I know you care for me.
You may say you don't till you're
black in tho face, and I shan't believe
you. So what' it all about? That
woman why haven't I told you that
she was merely a friend of mine 1 1 saw
a lot of her for two hot seasons up at
Mussoudio, I don't deny ; but then we
wore about the only two dooont peo
plenot otherwise engaged in the
hotel. Well, I admit, if you like, thut
I rode with hor ail day and danced
with her all night, but I give you my
word my word of honor, mind
(with emphasis) that there was nothing
in it I swear to you that I never
touched the tip of her fingers in any
way the whole world might not have
seen. Now are you satisfied?
Tho Girl (icily) I think that you
admit what you d jny. One cau do a
good deal of flirting without touching
a person.
Tho Man (dryly)- Can you? Well.
I'm bound to say I can't.
The Girl: And all this is besido the
questiou. From all I hear, she evident
ly cared for you. I think from your
owu account you gave her roason to.
She is a widow now, and badly off poor
thing. Can't you understand (reproach
fully) that I. should despise myself
forever ii I married you knowing this?
In your heart of hearts you must think
that I am right She has the prior
claim.'
TheMan(angrily) : Thi prior fld'.le
stick I I dont think anything of the
ort Where you got all these ideas
into your head I can't think from
those rotten women's novels I suppose.
Well, (roughly), your ideas are quita
too tin de sieolo for me ; I don't pre
tend to understand them. But I know
that if I stay here any longer I shall
shook you by swearing in good earnest
(Moves toward the door )
The Gir'.(besitates then, with tear
in her eyes, goes after bim) : But, Oh,
you must do mi justice you nvnst see
that lam siorifloiug myself for high
er, good 1 You must think
The Mi(iuWrrupting her): I giv
von mv word that I think onlr ou.
thing that you are allttlo fool no
I beg your pardon extremely silly.
Good-byo.
Act It.
Boone: The samo drawing-room six
months later.
The Girl (who has alopt less than
usual and thonght a good bit: con
strainedly) i How good of yon to come
out thin horrid day.
The Other Woman) who has just
arrived to call, looking very smart
and ohoorf ul in the slightest of mourn
ing) : Woll.lt was ratbor an effort, but
I wantod to soe you to say good-bye.
I am going away tho day after to-morrow.
The Girl(wlth ft thrill of approbon-
sion) t Really? Isn't that rather sud
den? The Othor Woman (settling her
self oomplacently in an armchair and
propnring to bo expansive) : Yes, it is
sudden. I've a piece of hows about
myself to tell you. I'm ao hnppy I
must toll somo one. And I hardly kuow
nny ouo down here.
The Girl (A panso, during which
tho Girl grows a little pnlo, nnd brnces
herself with an lmmeuso elTort) ; I
think I know your news already. You
aro going to bo married.
The Other Woman (uuoonsious that
it is written in tho radiauco of her
face) : How did yon know it? I've
been porfcotly quiet ever since I came
down hero I'm Hiiro no ouo bus ever
seen mo speaking to a lnnii. I hope
yon don't disapprove of widows mar
rying ngaiu? (Laughing.) Some peo
ple do. I usod to havo thut idea my
self once. But I've chuugod my mind
siuco then. Ouo does ohnngo ono's
in i ml nud reconstruct one's ideas a
good many times in tho course of ton
years. Livo and loaru, don't you
kuow. But, of course (with a littlo
polito superior smile) you don't know
you'ro too young.
Tho tiiil (rather sadly): Am II I
don't think so. But (pulling horsolf
resolutely together) pra let in ) con
gratulato you. I hope you will both bj
very happy.
Tho Other Woman (gayly) : Thanks
awfully for him nud myself. I am aw
fully lucky. It dosou't happen to
evory one to chuck away a thing find
out after all that it was tho thing you
wanted most uud then have it offered
you again just at tho right moment.
The Girl(spenuiug with conviction) :
No, indeed, itdoesu't
The Other Woman: Oh, and by tho
way, I hear thnt wo havo a mutual
friend Captain Frazior. Somo one
was telling mo that ho belongs down
in those parts. Will you give him a
message for me if ho turns up here
again? I shau't boo him now, ami we
used to bo grcnt chums out iu India.
He's a good follow and ho kuew my
Jack. Toll hiin I am going to bo mar
ried, and remember mo kindly.
The Girl (faintly) : Your Jack?
The Other Woman: Yes, his name
is Jack, too Juok Eudorby Major
Euderby. Ho's out in India dear
Indin(with effusion), and I'm going
out to him uoxt mouth.
Act III.
The Girl's letter to tho Man.
! have jU9t heard that she is
going to bo married, and I know now
that I was quite wrong from beginiug
to end. Can you forgive me? You will
if you care for ma one-hulf as much as
I care for you. I never knew how
much I could care till lately I. I've
been wretched and you were right
though very rudo. I was ulittle fool ;
I shall be wiser in the future. I shall
not wish to give you up to any
other woman, even with a 'prior
claim.' Is it to"o late to be sorry?''
It was not Black and White. .
Fats as Food.
Fats, including all palntablo oils,
aro valuable as foods, aud under favor
able conditions may be digested and
absorbed in considerable quantities by
healthy adult.
A study of physiology shows that
nature has bestowed great attention
upon tho means for tho digestion, ab
sorption and assimilation of fatty sub
stances by the human body. Thia
fuct mav be taken as an indication
that fat is naturally a beuoflcial food.
Yet it is a popular supposition that fat
ia unwholesome; and in many oases
the eating of fit does cause discom
fort and atomaoh disorder.
To live naturally, everyone should
apend a part of the day in physical ex
eroise, preferably in the open air.
Exeroise is requisite for the digestion
of fat. Laok of exeroisa ia one reason
why, in many oases, fats "disagree"
with the eater.
The digestibility of different fats
varies. Butter and cod-liver oil are
in the front rauk a regards esse of
digestion.
It is not easy to overestimate the
value of o ad-liver oil a a toalo for a
child born with nn Inclination to con
sumption, as indicated by oou.-us.
lameness, or curvature of tho cpiuc.
Tho value of good butter in the same
oonnoctiou is not widely enough re
cognized. The writer was recently asked by
the anxious mother of a young girl of
consumptive tondonolos whether hor
fondness for buttor was not unnatural
and harmful To snob person the
taste for fatty foods is a natural crav
ing for a perfootly proper and whole
some food. The craving ahonld not
be disoouragod at all I but plentiful in
dulgence in out-door air and exorcise
should be insisted upon as a necessary
oondition of digesting tho fats i othor-
wine symptoms of atomaoh disorder
will appear; blotches and pimples will
often ooour upon the fnco, and gonoral
ill health will result Fatty, heat-pro-
ducing foods are especially callod for
in winter. Chemistry demonstrates
It, and it is proved also by the wldo
uso of f:it in oold regions, both by
animal and by men.
A dressing of olive oil grjatly in
creases tho food value of tho oommon
potato, and at the same time adds
much to its pahtnbllity. Youth's
Companion.
A Wonderful Feline.
A cat thnt thinks and socms pos
sessed of slrango intelligence is tho
property of a littlo boy who lives in
Perry, Houston county. The Hous
ton, Go,, Home Journal givos this
queer account of tho wonderful feline:
"Later, howovor, this kitton bo-
camn n cat, nnd sho protested more
noisily when tho children would play
with her, nnd sho avoidod thoir bauds
at all times. It hoenmo apparent that
sho wns nverso to intimate association
with the younger chil.lrou nnd several
monthsngoshe gavo emphatic ovidoiico
of the fact that she thought it decided
ly improper for a child to cry. One
night this oat was sleeping quietly on
tho rug beforo tho fire, when ouo of
tho littlo children began crying. Tho
cat jumped to her feet, climbed upon
tho shoulders of tho child ami deliber
ately slnppod her faco. Tho cat was
at ouco caught, severely whipped and
put out of tho houso. This
seemed to bo a losson to the oat and
for a timo sho controlled hor temper.
About a week ago, howover there was
nuother scene Tho infant of tho
household was upon tho mother's lap
nud began crying. The cat lying
upon tho rug as beforo, jumped up,
stood upon its bind foot aud with ono
front foot slapped th I baby's faco.
Again tho cat was soverely whipped,
ami ono of tho boys carried hor Off
uud gave hor to a colored man who
lives ou tho outskirts of tho town.
But tho cat camo back tho very next
day. It is a remarkable fuat that in
each instaneo related above it did not
appour th:tt the cat iutondod to hart
the child, but nnrely to administer a
reproof. It oortuiuly seems that the
cat has reasoning power. But, if that
cat slaps another child the number of
cats in this oommuuity will be reduoed
by one.
Chickens as Weather Prophets,
A grizzled aud gray Montgomery
County farmer formed one of a gronp
of men who were disoussing weather
signs in the Terminal Market recent
ly. "I always know when there is to
be a wind storm," he said, "by watch
ing the turkeys and chickens go to
roost each night. In calm weather
the fowls always roost on their poles
with their heads alternating each way;
that is, one faoes east, the next west,
and so on. But when thoro is going
to be a high wind they always roost
with thoir heads towards the direction
from which it is coming. There are
reasons for these different ways of
roosting, I take it. Whon there is no
wind to guard against they can soe
other danger more readily if they are
headed iu both directions, but when
wind is to arise they face it because
they can hold their positions better.
But the part I can't understand," be
concluded, "is how the critters know
that the wind is going to rise when we
mortals lack oil intimation of it"
Philadelphia Times.
"An Ocean Swell."
The late Lord Aloestor of the Brit
ish navy was noted for the ecrupu.
lous care aud neatness with which he
dressed. In fact, in his later years
he was known as "the oocan swell."
When in command of the Mediter
ranean squadron bis example iu drs
was closely followed by bia offioers,
even down to the raidshipmeu, most
of whom followed his fashion of wear
ing "oheeso-cutter" oaps. So puno
tilious wai he about uniform reguhv
t'.ons that ou one particular oooasion
be chased along the whole length of
the Stradu Realo, at Valetta, a luck
less midshipman who was smoking ia
i tha atrt ls in uniform.
FOR Fir.M ASD GARDEN.
utrLcnino ccrrant rushes.
After yon have thoroughly worked
about tho currant biishos in your borne
gardon this Spring and given them the
necessary pruniug, next give them a
heavy mulch of stable manure, thick
enough to keep the ground about them
always moist and to provont the growth
of weeds. You will see how well this
trifling labor will pay when the fruit
begins to ripon. Treat goosoborrles
in the same way American Agricul
turist. OLtTTRN MEAL FOR HORSES.
Gluten meal has been muoh usod as
feed for milch cows, but it rs even
better for horses that are working. We
have often nsod it for working teams,
and regard it as nonrly or quite as
good as an equal weight of oats. Tho
gluten meal contains all thnt is loft
after the carbohydrates in tho corn
have bcou changed into sugar. It is
slightly lnxativo aud is thereforo bet
tor than oats to food with timothy hay.
Clovor hay Is also laxative, but if
horses aro given it in small quantities
with a mixture of grain and gluten
meal they will do g"uod work on it.
Horses liko clover too woll. If given
all ihey can eat of it they will gorge
themselves until nature sots up a diar
rhea to rid tho stomach of its bunion.
Of courso this will unfit any horse for
good work. Timothy hay is not liked
so woll nnd its tendoncy is constipat
ing. That is ono reason why it is pre
forrod by horsemen. But this cousti-
pntion injures health and shortens
life American Cultivator.
VENTILATING A STAnr.2.
In "A Talk nbout Barns," by Waldo
F. Brown, he says tho host way to
vontilate a bain is through tho hay
chute Experience tells mo this is tho
poorest pluu that can be devised for
ventilation, says L. D. Smith in tho
New York Tribune Tho breath and
foul odors aro carried to tho loft, con
densed by tho cold, and settle on tho hny
or fodder, rendering it unfit for stock.
His plan for a stable is good, except
that tho bay chutes should bo iu tho
ends, so the mow may be filled full,
and theso ohutos should be covered
with tight-fitting hutches to prevent
tho breath of tho stock and tho odors
of tho stable from coming iu contact
with tho feed.
I put a vcutjlnting shaft in each
sido of my stables, iu tho rear of the
stock, extending through the roof a
sufficient hoight to givo it a draft A
hayfork is a necessity in evory wcil
regulatod barn, and to operate it suc
cessfully aud get ths most mow room,
I put on what I call a "gambrol" roof,
that is, I cut my rafters in two pieces ;
the lowor piece I cut about 1 4x12, and
tbo upper ouo 8x12, spliced with an
eight-inch board ou each sido, well
nailed. This does away with purlin
beams, posts or braces.
RAISING CALVES BI HAND.
When our cows aro about to calve
we put them in a well-bedded stall and
keep watch over thom nntil after calv
leg, says E. A. Fricko. Thon wo let
the cows lick the calves partly dry
and then put them in a stall away
from the cows. Then we milk the
cows and feed the calves. For the
first three weeks we give them about
three quarts of whole milk twice a day
and then gradually chaugo to skim.
milk, always taking groat care to feed
at regular intervals, and have the milk
of the same temperature.
We keep bright bay, straw, and cut
corn fodder in their reach at all times,
and give all they will eat of outs and
corn and cob meal, consisting of one.
third of the former to two-thirds of
the hitter, to which a little oil meal is
added. They got this ration up to six
months old, when the grain feed is re
duced a little. In tho Winter they
are housed iu a warm stable, and on
nice bright days are let run out iu a
snuny lot In Summer time they
have the run of a grass lot By baud
ling in the way here described, we
havo had caivea to weigh over seven
hundred pounds at their first birth'
day. I may add that we breed pure.
bred Suorthoru, but I think calves of
auy other breed could bj fed iu the
same way. Breeder's Gazette.
HOW TO KEEP CHEESE.
Cueess must not be kept in warm
and dry pluce. The best plaoe ia
oellur such as would be called dry,
which will anyhow have some moisture
in it, and some ia neoessary to the
proper keeping of obeose. Darkness
is preferable to light, ana a low tern.
perature, but not lower than fifty-five
degrees is desirable. The cheese will
become moldy on the outside; the
mold is permitted nntil the aurfuoe is
covered, when it is scraped off, aud
the cheese ia washed with water at
eighty degroos and all the mold is re
moved. It Is thon wiped dry an 1
greased with sweet oil or bntter, an
salted, to fill the poros in the crust.
It is thus left for few wooks and
this is repontod. In this way tho
cheoso slowly changes its character,
improving all the time in flavor and
texture. It becomes fatty by tha
change of some of the caseins into
kind of fatty matter, and peonliar
mild aroma is produoed quite differ
ent from the Intolerable emoll of tha
coarse kinds of seml-pntrid cheese
known as Limbnrger, or some of the
ovorctired German cheese. The cur
ing described is that practiced with
the Brie and the Roquefort cheeses,
as well as thnt finest of all kinds, the
English Htilton. As a rule we do not
give requisito attontion to caring our
cheese, and henoo its want of high
quality. The curing of cheoso is a
slow procoss that requires skillful con
trol, or it becomes decomposition.
Auiorican Farmer.
TRANSPLANTING VEOETARLES.
Do not bo in too groat haste to
transplant vegetables to the open
ground. Wait until all danger, not
only of frosts but cold nights, is past.
Tho young plants are tender, and if
thry receive a severe chock at the
start they seldom rooovcr, and it is
important to secure a vigorous steady
growth from the start Hardon off
be fore transplanting, so that thoy can
stand tho night nir without injury.
Do not wntor tho plants twenty-four
hours previous to transplanting, but
givo thorn a generom sprinkliug just
beforo tnking out of the hot-bads or
window boxes.
The ground mint bo well mellowed ;
if a little poultry manure or well-rotted
stable ninnure is hood into tho
surfneo soil it will bo found beneficial.
Mako n. hole for tlio plants the shape
of an inverted saucer and large enough
no that tli o roots can bo spread out
hnturally. Cover with well-pulverized
soil when tho ground Is very wot
or soon after a heavy rain; this is
often neglected and tho tendor roots
are covered with lumps of soil, which
soon harden and prevent their taking
hold. Firm the soil around each
plant On a cloudy day or after sun
down is tho best timo for transplant
ing. Protect tho plants from tho sun
until they are rooted.
Cultivate often nnd very shallow
whilo tho plants aro young. Do not
cultivate when the soil is too wet ; if
the tools will work well the soil is in
the right conditiou. Cultivation means
more than keeping down the weeds;
the soil must bo stirred aad pulverized.
Hasten growth by tho use of liquid
manure. O.iicknoss of growth is neo
essary to tuo quality and tonderness
of auy voget ible. Etrly in tho morn
ing or in the evening is tho best time
t) water plants. Give a generous
supply to tho roots twice a woek and
cover tho wt surfaej with a little dry
soil. A liberal supply of water twios
a woek is better thiu a little every
day. Do not use cold water; fill a
barrel aud let it stand in the sun a
dny or two and it will be about the
right temperature. American Agri
culturist. FAItSI AND GARDEN NOTES.
A recent novelty is the climbing cu
cumber.
Newly planted trees should be woll
mulched.
Too muoh washing spoils the flavour
of butter.
Don't be in too great a hurry to set
out your bees.
The pig and tho hen are the natural
allios of the dairy.
The early pullets lay the early eggs
next full aud winter.
In buying trees see to it that the
roots are as perfect as possible
Incubators answer better for hens
and ducks than for turkeys aud geese.
The retention of too much water ia
the butter is the causo of many com
plaints of short weight.
All the little job about houses and
yards should be finished this month
early, before the field work demands
all your time,
Mauure the orchards and fruit plats.
Many, many trees are starved, to speak
plainly, yet the owner wonders why he
gets no fruit and his trees are unpro
ductive. Dehorned cattle sell better than
horned cattle for all purposes. They
are preferred by feeders, shippers,
slaughterers or exporters. They look
better, feed better, ship better, sell
better and kill better.
Animals have spring fever as well aa
human beiqgs. The long feeding on
dried grasses aud fodder deprives tha
system of its natural juices, the blood
becomes thick and sluggish, and thera
is consequently languor and loss ot
appetite.
due to one cause.