A Federal statute makes it a crime ;
to deface or mutilate a United States
coin.
New York City has a school popula
tion of 232,756. Of that number 50,-
069 are classified as truants.
In Massachusetts the foreigners and
their children constitute fifty-six per
cent, of the entire population.
The farm mortgages of the country
do not equal those upon city lots. The
figures are : for the former. $2,209,-
148,431 ; for the latter, $3,810,531,.
554.
According to Dr. Paul Gamier,
Chief Medical Officer of the Parisian
Prefecture of Police, lunacy has in
creased thirty per cent, in Paris dur
ing the last sixteen years. The rela
tion of this increase to the increase in
population during the same time does
not appear.
The patriotic feelings of the people
nf Spokane, Wash., have lately been
stirred to great depths because of the
ascertained fact that precedence has
been given in the public schools of
ihat towu to English history over
Ameiican history. Indignant public
opinion compelled the School Com
missioners to reverse the unpatriotic
order of things, states the New York
Sun, and English history has been re
legated to the background.
New York City has invested in
rchool house property fully $20,030,
000. According to the last official es
timate made, the value of school sites
owned by the city was $7,250,000.
The schools of New York aro almost
exceptional among tko3o in large
cities of the couutry for their free
dom from accident and panic. Un
doubtedly the close fire connection
has something to do with this, but the
"fire drill" undoubtedly much more.
Within five minutes the largest school
in New York City may bo cleared
without confusion, danger or excite
ment.
The New York Independent re
marks : Most people know, or ought
to know, that no such code as the
"Blue Laws" was ever enacted. It
had no existence except iu the miud
of Samuel A. Peters, whose "General
History of Connecticut" has boen
called "the most unscrupulous and
malicious of lying narratives." Peters
manufactured these "Blue Laws," as
he did many other astounding state
ments. Some of the early statutes of
Connecticut were severe; but it was
never a legal offense there for a man
to kiss his wife on Sunday; though
so much has been said about the "Bltio
Laws" that intelligent people some
times act as if they believe thero used
to be a complete code of legal inter
ference with the minutest acts ot per
sonal liberty. It only shows how long
a falsehood will persevere, if embodied
in taking word:.
Professor Francois, a French econo
mist, in a recent article places the
wealth of this country ut 313,000,000,-
000 francs, which is equivalent to
about $62,600,000,000, and lie states
that the value of all the property in
England, including money iu circula
tion, is 265,000,000,000 frauc3, forty
eight billion less than this country's
wealth. The third place is given to
France witli 225,000,000,000, unci the
fourth to Germany with 161,030,-
000,000. The combined wealth of
Italy, Spain, Russia and Austro-Uun
gary is only a little larger than that
of the United States. These figures
agree in the main with those of Air.
Mulhall, the English statistician. It
seems thit this country is financially
stronger than any one country iu Eu
rope. and according to the New York
World's figures our banking capital is
about half that of all Europe com
bined.
The pabulum of the humorous para
grapher is gradually undergoing m
change a? one by one the old favorites
fall out of public favor or becomes 1
thoroughly digested. The messenger
boy, who has so long served as a rival
to the snail and the bobtail horse car,
has at last declared his independence.
Boys representing the messenger sei
vice of four concerns have just run a
grsit road race on bicycles at Indian
apolis over a rough and hilly course a
little over fourteen miles in length.
Two Postal telegraph boys won the
first and second prizes in the remark
able time of 43 1 minutes Never again
can the messenger boy be rated as a
slow poke. This time, considering
the age of the riders and the character
of the course, was pronounced by ex
perts who witnessed the race as almost
phenomenal, and the twentieth cen
tury humorist will be obliged to look
elsewhere than in the ranks of tht
message carriers tor a synonym for all
that is slow.
JEALOUS OF CHICAGO. J
PARIS PLANS SOMETHING TO
RIVAL THE WHITE CITY.
A Telescope Through Whlcli Visitors
to the Exposition of 1900 Will
Travel and Take In the Moon and
l'lancts on the Way.
Ilcats the Ferrla Wheel.
The Ferou-Mege "Telescope," as It Is
termed, is one of the projected unique
attractions of the Paris Exposition of
1000. In it, through mechanical appli
ances and scenic effects, visitors will lie
projected in a balloon through space,
and subsequently in a boat to the
depths of the ocean and the center of
the earth. The building proper, as plan
ned by the two originators, French ar
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chileets from which it takes its name,
will cover a space of Jon square feet*,
will bo about eight stories high, and
built of marble. From this stone foun
dation there will rise a column or tube
fH3 feet high, making the total height
700 feet. A company has been formed
with sufficient capital to secure the
scheme.
In the ascent, the balloon passes near
to the principal planets to allow the
voyager to discern details. Daylight
disappears for the moment, riouds
will be traveled through and by me
chanical and electrical combinations
varied effects will be secured. The
final point in the upward flight will be
the 1110011. upon which a landing will bo
made. The downward flight is purpos
ed to be made more rapidly and with
out pause until the globe-is reached.
At this point the balloon is left and
the car plunges into the water. Here
through a series of sea aquarium ar
rangements containing living lisli and
plants, the wonders of the deep will
be shown. Submarine boats will float
in the waters and wrecks will form part
of the picture in this mimic sen, which
will be illuminated with constantly
changing electrical effects. This part
of the work is announced as under
taken in accord with descriptions by
Verne and Flnmmarion.
The car is purposed to hold 100 peo
ple and is divided diametrically into
two parts. Arrived at tho top of its
ascension, it will describe a semi-circle
on its own axis, ami enable the specta
tors to see going down what the others
saw going up. The second part of the
"telescope*' is arranged to contain the
wonders of nature, discoveries of the
century, inventions and explorations.
Tart 3 will show, through panoramic
means, and again with electrical illu
minations, the most interesting coun
tries and cities of the globe. In each
will be figured its Inhabitants. By an
arrangement of platforms products of
each country may be purchased of ua
'lves appropriately costumed. It is
aimed not alone to give visual oppor
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tunity, but opportunity to enjoy the
sensations of travel under certain con
ditions and within the limit of the "tel
escope." At the top of the tube the air.
mechanically exhausted, wltf give the
travelers an opportunity to experience
for a brief moment the sufferings which
genuine aeronauts must undergo. On
, the downward way the balloon will bo
' gradually slower in descent prior to the
plunge into the water, and as ttio depths
of the sea are reached darkness follows
the light of the artificial sun illumin
ing the earlier voyage.
From the bottom of the sea, and
when the car enters a veritable hole In
the ground, the air of the subterranean
journey will be made to bear out the
heavy dampness and oppression conse
quent on such conditions. For the last
of these series of impressions has been
reserved, perhaps not Inappropriately,
Intense beat. That is held for the mo
ment when the car reaches the sup
posed center of the earth. Looking
over the side of the car. there appears,
to bear out quite completely the impres
sion, a glowing lake of fire. When this
last of the sensations is considered suf
ficiently impressed, both as regards fu
ture benefit, and present enjoyment, the ;
car returns to the surface of the sea. j
On the way there is again passed, in j
reaching the water, reproduction of
different branches of mining.
The concentric parts. 2 and 3. consti
tute really one, and are divided from
each other by a spare of 46 feet and
jo.ned by fixed boards running in spiral
around them to a height of 11H feet,
and placed vertically at 33 feet apart.
Two superposed platforms, one mova
ble. the other fixed, revolve parallel to
the planks. Tlw? system of locomotion
established is by means of cables. The
a see lit is made in view of the pa no
ramus contained in the first part, then
passing over at the top the descent is
made on the outside around the second
portion to the original starting point.
Numerous steps unite the platforms to
allow spectators to pass from one to
another on foot, returning .it will to the
car system. It is estimated that. 2,500
people can be accommodated on the
movable platform and a like number on
the stationary.
FOR LAUNCHING LIFE BOATS.
Improved Appliances Adopted at
lloiilokmc, France.
The society to aid ship-wrecked sail
ors at Boulogne, France, lias recently
adopted two improved life-saving ap
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pliances for use along the coasts. One
is an apparatus for launching life boats
beyond ilio surf line, and the other is a
new line device for carrying baskets
in which shipwrecked men are pulled
ashore. In the launching apparatus
an incline is built from the shore a
good distance out into the water. The
life boat is held in a horizontal position
on a carriage which is let down to the
water by means of a cable coiled around
a drum. If the water reaches the boat
In this horizontal position when the end
of the incline is reached, the boat sim
ply floats off. If the tide is out the boat
can be made to incline by depressing
the supports which hold it in a horizon
tal position, and the launch is almost
as easy as when there is no necessity
for this action.
The carriage for the boat slides down
two rails. The life savers take their
places in the craft before it starts down
tile incline. A pilot stands in the bow
with a boat hook to shove the craft off
when it strikes the water, and an
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other is in the stern t< guide the rudder.
The Inventor is an engineer named
I'ollly. The boat and sliding apparatus
with tlu> crew on board weighs about
ten tons. It has been tried successful
ly and has secured the commendation
of several life-saving societies.
The second contrivance is an endless
rope in pulleys which is pulled on
board the shipwrecked craft by a small
line that is shot out to it. The basket
is suspended by the upper part of the
loop and the lower part steadies the
carriage as it is brought in.
Remedy for Red Noses.
Hod noses, says Diana I)e Morny. are
certainly most unattractive, and how to
remedy such an affliction comes within
the power of all those who suffer from
this disfigurement. Lot the red nosed
girl abstain from spices and from all
stimulants even tea ami coffee; let her
take frequent exercise, dressed In loose
clothes; eat simply cooked food, with
an abundance of fresh fruit and vege
tables. Tight lacing, tight shoes- any
thing which impedes the circulation
will produce red noses. The following
wash, which is the formula of the re
nowned specialist, llillairet, may be
used also with benefit: Distilled rose
water, 250 grammes; spirits of camphor,
30 grammes; sulphur, in powder, 20
grammes; Senegal gum, pulverized, 8
grammes.
Showers of blessing are not likely to
fall upon the church, except when tbv
preacher has an overflowing cup.
THE FIELD OF .ADVENTURE
THRILLING INCIDENT 3 AND DAK
INO DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA.
An Indian Fialilor's Wonderful Es
c'npo Aii Klcphnnt Tragedy—
Fisherman's Kiglit With a Shark.
BET NVEEN Beaver ton, the coun
ty seat of Beaver County,
Pennsylvania, situated near
£ the site of old Fort Mcintosh
and the village of Poland, in Trumbull
County, Ohio, is a long steep hill,
called ''Brady's Hill." It took its
name from an interesting border ad
venture which occurred near its base
about the year 1777.
Captain Samuel Brady, in the days
of the Revolutionary War, lived on tlio
western borders of Pennsylvania,
lie held a commission from the Con
gress of the United States, and for a
part of tho time commanded a com
pany of Rangers, who traversed tho
country below Pittsburg, bordering
tho Ohio River. His hatred of the
Indians was iuteuso—his father, one
brother, wife and three children hav
ing been slain by the savages. When
over an Indian came within reach of
his rifle a death cry was sure to ring
out.
While on an advonturous trapping
expedition on the waters of the Beaver
or Mahoning the Indians surprised
him and took him prisoner. They
determined to satiate their revengo by
burning him at a slow lire, after mak
ing him "ruu the gauntlet" of all the
Indians of their village. He was there
fore taken to their encampment, on
the right bank of tho Beaver, about
two miles from its mouth. Tho coro
luony of the gauntlet was gon3 through
with, a firo was prepared, by which
Brady was placed, stripped naked and
his arms unbound. Around him tho In
dians formed a large circle of men,
women and children, dancing, yelling
and uttering threats and abuse, pre
vious to tying him to the stake.
In the midst of their rejoicing the
squaw of 0110 of the chiefs came near
hi in, carrying a child in her arms.
Quick as thought Brady snatched it
from her and threw it into tho midst
of the flames. As tho Indians, hor
ror-struck, rushed to its rescue, groat
confusion resulting. Brady darted
from the circle, overturning all that
came iu his way, and rushed into the
'thickets with the Indians yelling at
'his heels. He ascended the steep side
of tho hill amid the discharge of fifty
rilles, and sprang down the opposite
declivity into tho deep ravine. His
kuowlodgo of the country and won
derful activity and strength enabled
him to elude his enemies, and reach
the settlements on the south side of
the Ohio. Ho lived many years after
this escape, and gratified his hatred
by killing numbers of his foes in sev
eral encounters which ensued.—Cin
cinnati Commercial Gazette.
An Elephant Tragedy.
During a recent religious festival at
Alvartirunagari, on the banks of the
Tninbramiui, a terrible tragedy was
enacted by an elephant. Like most
largo temples it lias its periodical fes
tivals, oue of which has just been cel
ebrated. Certain olephauts were
brought down Iron NunguneriaudTin
nevelJy for tho festivities of the occa
sion. All went smoothly till unfortu.
natly the Inrgc elephant of Nuuguneri,
beiug in rut, ran amuck.
The mahout uuwittiugly took up a
little child (sou of the Temple Darin
akarlka) and placed it in front of him
011 the neck of the elephant. Alarmed
at the state of the elephant the mahout
endeavored quietly to pass the child
out of danger by handing it to some
body behind. He was not quick
enough to elude the sagacity of the
elephant, which snatched up the child,
put it into Ins mouth and began
munching it. Tho mahout, horrified
at the sight, jumped down and tried
to extricate the child, which lie suc
ceeded in doiug, but not before the
child WAS will nigh dead. Indeed it
only breutlu d for a few minutes after
ward and then expired.
Enraged beyond all bonds tho nui
niftl became furious, and 111 its mad
rage seized tho mahout, (lashed him to
the ground and then trampled out any
little breath that might have still re
mained in bis body. And hero comes
a strange and touching incident. Re
penting seemingly of his awful mis
deed, the eh phant gathered up what
was the moment before his master,
proceeded to his (the mahout's) house,
and depositing his mournful burden,
passed on. Tho people generally in
great dread closed all their doors and
windows.
Tho elewhant wildly rushed along
the streets and came to tho temple,
tho doer of which, too, had been
closed. It thereupon battered the
door, and passing into tho enclosure,
furiously attacked the little elephant
of Tinnevellv, which it pierced with
its tusks and soon killed. Emerging
thence, the animal rushed madly
along to the river close by, where it
began throwing mud and sand all over
itself. In tlio meantime tho police
constables h:i I got their muskets load
ed, and climbing out of danger, took
pot-shots at the furious animal,
which they eventually succeeded iu
: disabling and ultimately killing.—
Madras Standard.
Fight With a Shark.
Charlie Applebee, a well known
fisherman of Baybrook, Conn., has
had an adventure with a shark. He
had a net set for weakfish out on tho
Oyster River lints, and late in the day
went out iu a small boat to overhaul
it. Ho found the net twisting and
| squirming around in the water, both
ends hopelessly tangled and snarled to
getlier. He knew t':.t ho bad a mighty
I big fish of some 3or;, but did net sus
' j>ect that it was a aea pirate.
He began to pull ih's net over the
> side of the boat, aai tna big fish came
up quietly enough until the moment
he and Applebee caught eight of each
other. Then the fish gave u dash
downward and seaward.
Applebee was thrown on his baok in
the bottom of the skiff, and when be
picked himself up ho was going toward
Long Island as last as though he was
hitched to the stern of the Defender
in a ten-knot broeze. Ho seized the
oars and began pulling shoreward,
and after a hard struggle succeeded in
bringing the shark to n standstill.
"J couldn't pull him ashore, and I
wasn't going to lose that net," bo
pays. Ho again pulled the big fish
nearly to the surface and made tho
net secure to one of tho thwarts.
Then ho began to prod the shark with
a boathook and inflicted several
wounds. The monster made one des
perate lunge to escape and over went
the skiff, throwing Applebee into the
water.
It was only waist-deep, and as he
still had a grip on tho boathook, he
made a fierce assault on the shark.
Tho fish was entangled in tho not and
could not clear itself, but it made one
lash of its tail that sent its assailant
head over heels. Applebee saw that
the fish was tiring, and finally it half
rolled over and the fisherman killed it.
He towed the monster ashoro and
the country people for miles around
drove in to look at it with open
mouths. The shark measured within
an inch of eight feet. It was not a
maueater, but of tho variety known
as the "thrasher" shark.
lie Boars a Charmed Idle.
If ever a man bore a charmed life,
Nathan Porter, of Cross Creek Town
ship, Ohio., is that man. Ho has met
with n number of accidents that, would
have ended the life of any ordinary
human being, but Nate seems possessed
of as many lives as a cut. Ho is just
now going about after having been
kicked squarely iu tho forehead by a
horse. His apple orchard is on the
side of a hill, and lie has fallen out of
nearly every tree on it several times,
and never was more than shaken up.
Some years ago a log rolled over him
as if ho bad been made of rubber.
Then ho went to a picnic and ate ice
cream that poisoned everybody else,
but beyond a little sick spell ho never
felt'any discomfort. Several years ago
his physician told him to settle up his
business affairs and prepare for tho
hereafter, as ho might live two years
and lio might not live more than two
days. Ho oamo out of tho doctor's
office and shook hands witli friends,
telling them of the good news imparted
to him by tho doctor, and adding that
he did not believe a word tho doctor
told biiu. He lived to seo tho doctor
buried. Porter holds that ho could
go through a powder mill explosion
without even smelling tho powder.
The minor accidents he has met with
are innumerable, uud he expects to
die naturally.
A Yacht Thumped by a Whale.
John S. Mason, Harry Buckley, and
Mr. Packard, of Providence, have had
an exciting experience with a gigantic
whale off tho Isles of Shoals.
Mr. Mason, while at Portland pur
chased the cutter yacht Pristis, and
was returning with it to Marblehead.
Messrs. Buckley and Mason were asleep
below about midnight, when tho boat
received a blow that stopped her head
way. Going on deck, they saw a
gigantic whale off tho storu.
Mr. Packard, who was on tho watch,
was paralyzed with fear, but finally
found voice to tell his story. Ho felt
the jar, and, looking up, saw tho whale
come up directly beside the cutter.
Turning, it struck the boat, and later
the tender, which was trailing. When
the crew anchored at Marblehead the
tender, which received the hardest
blow was covered with oil. The escape
is regarded by the crow as miraculous,
for had the leviathan struck the craft
a lair blow it must have demolished it.
Fate of a French Spy in Madagascar.
An English correspondent, writing
from the seat of war in Madagascar,
says: 'The eommiiuder of tho Hugcn
sent a Sakaluva with forty-live francs
to bribe tlio people at the Hova port
of Ambodivalube ('At tho Bottom of
tho Mountain') to show him over tho
battery, which is on tho * * *
beach and mounted with * * * guns.
By a mistake ho addressed himself to
tho Captain of tho port, who, being
only in 'lemba' at. tho time, was not
distinguishable from any one else.
Having shown tho Bakalava everything
to his satisfaction, the Captain had n
stone tied on to tho spy's neck, sent
iiim out to sea iu a canoe, and had
him thrown overboard iu sight of the
French man-of-war's boat, which was
behind tho bluff waiting lor him. The
same day wero shot seven euvoys of
tho French, seut to steal cattle on tho
plain. Many spies are caught and
most of them are shot."
Charged by u. She Hear.
Jacob Peshal, of Ramapo, N. Y. t
had a thrilling experience with a boar
in the Ramapo Mountains. Ho was
searching for a cow wheu ho carno
across a couple of bear cubs. While
Peshal was fondling the animals taeir
mother, whom ho had not observed,
charged upon him Ho rundown the
mountain side, but stumbled and fell.
The bear was going at such a rate of
speed that it jumped over him. The
man was greatly relieved at this point
in the light to see a party of hunters
approaching. One of them lired at
Bruin and killed the beast.
Jt is very seldom now that these
animals are discovered in the Rama
pos, and this one is regarded as a cu
riosity. The cubs were fcund a lew
feet from the scene of Peshal's en
counter and were sold to a traveling
circus.
Austria has a tax on all sorts of do
mestic animals but cats, and now it i 3
proposed to tax them.
TRANSPLANTED WEEDS.
Weeds should not be hoed during
wet weather. The moisture da their
leaves will prevent them from drying
ui), while the roots against the moist
nud loosened earth will get a root hold
nnd send out new fibres. A weed once
or twice transplanted is almost as dif
ficult to kill as a perennial. The
only way to kill such a weed is to
cover it while wet with moist soil.
Then the sap in the weed will cause it
to rot, and this will effectively check
new growth of the root.—Boston Cul
tivator.
LONG-HANDLED FORK FOR BRUSH*
When piling brush use a long-han
dled fork. In no other place aro the
advantages of a long handle over a
short one more apparent. To lift and
stretch in vain to make a forkful of
brush swing clear of the earth is the
severest labor known. Brush often
contains grape nud other running
vines, as well as briers, which make
it hard to handle. A short handle
has convinced ninny persons that
brush cannot bo liaudlcd by a fork,
but such is not the case. Clear up
and burn everything in the form of
brush before snow falls. After the
snow is gone in spring work will be
pressing, and the clearing lias to wait
until after haying, to the detriment
of the mowings.—American Agricul
trist.
SALTING STOCK.
Wo use rock salt in largo lumps for
the horses, writes T. B. Terry. Each
horse has a lump before liim all the
time, to lick from as ho may want it.
Wo salt our cows in the barn at milk
ing time, once a day. That is, a little
salt, say a heaping teaspoonful, is put
before every cow each morning to eat
it sho wants it. It is put right on the
cement feeding floor. A little salt
daily aids digestion in the cow or
horse and waters tho milk in a legiti
mate way. Salting freely once a week
is not the best way, any more than it
would be for us to eat all our salt for
the week every Sunday morning. In
fact, I believe that salt thus fed is
often an injury, as well as an advan
tage. Stock need salt us well as food,
but it should be given them in a
proper way. Fed iu the stable, as wo
do, each cow has her own, and cannot
be robbed by some boss cow, to the
injury of both.—Practical Farmer.
MILKING.
Under the head of milking may ho
comprised tho cleanliness of tho ani
mals and the manner and time of milk
ing. Tho introduction of separators
practically revealed tho necessity for
cleanliness in a cow stable. At the j
termination of the process of scpara- 1
ting a peculiar slime is to bo found
adhering to the sides of the separator.
Its color varies from gray to green,
brown, and even black. When exam
ined under tho microscope, germs,
portions of plants, hair, soot, linen
have been discovered, and when ex- j
posed to the air for a short time it
putrefies rapidly. It consists in reality
of dirt, and, as such, must injure the
quality of milk and butter, in older
to keep the milk as freo from the dirt
as possible, tho cows ought to be
rubbed down with a straw whisk on
their right hind quarters and udders
before they aro milked in the morn
ing. During the day it is necessary
to currycomb and brush each animal.
Tho best kind of brush to be used is |
one made rather more open than an
ordinary horse brush, but of tho best
hog bristle. The animals aro first
scraped ever with the currycomb and
then brushed. In addition, the udders
of all cows ought to ho washed and
dried before milking, and tho milkers
ought to dip their hands in cold water
after milking each animal. Care must
be taken to completely empty tho,
udder when tho cow is milked. In :
largo establishments where several
milkers are employed it is advisable
to select one or two of tho more care
ful persons to strip the cows ufter they
have been milked. By this moans the
carelessness of some of the milkers
may be corrected. Each milker should
have his own stool and pail marked or
numbered, and should ho held respon
sible for the cleanliness of tho same.
The milk ought to bo poured from tho
pail into tho milk enn through a
double hair strainer, and tho milk
cans ought, if possible, to bo placed
outside the cow house.—Connecticut
Farmer.
TESTS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Bulletins No. 4 and No. 7 of the
Utah Experiment Station contain in
teresting results from tests of draught
of farm wagons, plows, mowing ma
chines and harrows, as measured by u
sej i'-re cor di n g dynamometer.
The conclusions as stated in these
bulletins are as follows:
That colters add to draught of
plows by some titteen per cent. That
trucks or wheels under the end of the
plow beam decrease draught by about
fourteen per cent, add uniformity to
the furrow and lessen the work of the
plowman.
When the traces are not in line with
tho draught of the plow the draught
is increased.
Lengthening the hitch slightly de
creased the draught. A share badly
sharpened increased the draught
thirty-six per cent, over a new share.
A dull 6hare drew harder than a sharp
one, but not as hard as a badly sharp
tho depth nnd with tho width per
square inch of soil.
Walking plows gave slightly lesa
draught than sulky plows with rider.
Sulky plows drew easier down hill,but
much harder up hill than walking
plows. A share straight on its land
side and bottom topk land well and
gave a slight decrease of draught. A
loss of draught was found on a sulky
plow when its adjustment to take land
was made from the pole.
A wagon with follieH l j inches wide
drew on moist, but close, blue grass
sward 41.0 per cent, harder than
wheels with fellies three inches wide.
On a dirt road, slightly moist, the
nnrrow tires drew 12.7 per cent,
heavier than the wido tires.
Draught on plank road is one-fif
tieth of the load, and not one-sev
enth of the draught on a dirt road in
its ordinary condition after a rain.
A load over tho hind wheels drew
ton per cent, easier than over the
front WIICPIS.
Lowering the reach, or tho coupling
pole, on the hind wheels decreased
draught; wagons draw easier when the
traction has an upward incline, and
harder when horses are liitchoil to the
end of the pole.
Loose burrs reduced draught four
fifths per cent.
Au old mowing machino repairod
drew easier than a new one.
The draught was eight-sevenths per
cent, greater for a well-sharpened
sickle than for oue more nicely sharp
ened.
A pitman box set tight gave lesa
draught than one set quite loosely.
When cutter bar is not near right
line with pitman rod the draught is
increased.
When guards are out of lino the
draught is increased.
When cutter bar inclines upward
draught is decreased.
When the sections of the sickle do
not strike in the center of the guards
the draught is increased.
The drought was decreased ten
pounds by tho driver walking.
A loss of force was observed when
the wheel at the end of cutter bar
failed to work well.—Scientific Amer
ican.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Allow four or live inches space for
each plant.
Every surplus plant, or cane, takes
food and moisture from the soil.
Dig out and burn affected plants,
root and branch, as soon as disease
appears.
A Wisconsin sheep breeder advocate®
feeding grain to sheep ten mouths in
the year.
Look closely for ornngo rust and
other disease on raspberries and
blackberries.
Every dead branch or weak cane
furnishes au abiding place for bug,
parasite and disease.
Cut out bearing canes of raspberry
and blackberry immediately after
fruiting, and burn them.
Allow nothing iu tho fruit garden
detrimental to health, growth and de
velopment of both plant and fruit.
Pistilate varieties make piants rap
idly. To secure vigorous vines and
large, nice lruit remove all surplus
runners.
Tho man who sticks to raising first
class cattlo and hogs, uiul does jt with
good judgment, will find it reasonably
profitable.
An lowa sw iuo breeder Rays that n
pig that has recovered from a genuine
attack of thumps is about worthless
for breeding purposes.
Only a careful account will tell how
many groceries the egg supply pur
chases ou the farm. Keep au account
for a while, and then tho liens will bo
more appreciated.
Do not lot t ho chicks roost on small
roosts while tliey are young. If they
roost before their breasts become firm
and hardened, they will bo sure to
huvo crooked breast bones.
Tho New York Experiment Station
has been making some practical tests
with cows, as to the umouut of water
they drank. It was found that during
lactation, or tho milk giving period,
the average per month was IG6U
pounds.
The success of many a man in the
poultry luiMuess, both commercially
una lrom :i fancier's standpoint in
show records, is duo to women, who
got no credit. They have beou tho
power behind tho throne many a time
when men have received tho honors.
If tho pasture is scant it cau be
made to go further by herding anil al
lowing the stock to eat down a por
tion of the field at tho time. Even
with hogs an t sheop this plan can be
followed without much qxtra labor,#
Movable fences sometimes meet tho
purpose.
Bitter milk come 3 from bad feed.
Tho rag weed which follows a crop of
ryo or oats, dog fennel, bitter weed
and the like, although but littlo may
bo eaten, will often impart a bitter
llavor to tho milk of cows pastured m
sucli a liold. Even this trouble can be
overcome.
A wise outlay is not extravagance.
There is no money in following cheap
methods with stock. Pay liberally
lor good breeding animals, and con
tinue tbe standard by giving ;the best
care and food. The outlay is a little
more, but the net returns are more