Tbo "curfew" idea is said to be gat
ting very popular in Kansas towns,
and, wlie; e tried, to have been effec
tive of good remits in the control of
the young.
Tbo German emperor wrongs Amer
icans by imagining they doubt his ex
pressions o: friendship. But they are
justified in a suspicion tha: be may
see fit to take them back.
United States Consul Smith at Mos
cow, Russia, reports that tho Russian
government bus already expended
$188,011,938 on the construction of
the Trans-Siberian railway.
Angnsti, the Spanish governor of
the Philippines, offered a reward of
§25,000 for the head of Aguiualdo.tho
insurgent lead jr. The latter cap
tured the governor's wife and chil
dren, whom be treated as tenderly us
if they were his own. Perhaps this
is an exhibition of the Philippine sav
agery that Madrid talks so much
about.
Tho export trade of tho Congo state !
is growing splendidly. In 1388 it was j
$351,000. In 1889 it was 8859,009. |
In 1,331 it win §1,752,000, nnd in 1897
it was 83,029,009. More than half the
export trade is in rubber, which lias
increased in amount more than fifty
fold since 188:'-. And that increase is
chiefly due to the enormous extension
of wheeling, Thus does civilization
get swiftly forward upon a bicycle.-
Tbo population of Cuba increased
from 715,900 ill 1825, to 1,831,109 in
1894. The population is much less
now than it was then, owing mainly
to starvation. About sixty-five per
cent, of the population is descended
from tbo aristocracy and peasantry of
Castile, Andalusia, Catalonia and
other provinces of Spain. Most of
the remainder of the population is
mainly of African descent. Havana
is about as populous as Washington,
aud until the war began was a very
gay city.
It is hardly possible tbat the widow
of the great English commoner who
nil through life declined ennoblement
at the bands of the Queen will now
fall to the bait, muses the St. Louis
Star. She is the relict of Mr. Glad
stone, and a space is reserved beside
bis body at Westminster Abbey for
her remains. Mrs. Gladstone would
read much more eloquently on the
tablet than the Countess of Liverpool.
Ob, no. Gladstone lived and died as
plain Mr. His widow, if she reveres
bis memory, will live the balance of
her life an l go down to the tomb as
Mrs. Gladstone.
The poverty and low state of social
life and civilization of tho Spaniards
is .udexed quite accurately by their
wage rates, states Gunton's Magazine.
For instance, the average weekly pay
of a bricklayer in Spain (Malaga) is
$3.80; in tho United States 821.13; of
a mason 8:3.30 in Spain, 821 iu the
United States; of a carpenter $3,90 in
Spain, s.l-1.35 in the United States; of
printers $1.50 in Spain, $10.42 iu the
Unitfe 1 States; of laborers, por
tors, etc., $2.75 in Spain, SB.S3 in
the United States. While rente, and
possibly prices of a few native pro
ducts are lower iu Spain than in the
United States, tho difference comes
nowhere near equalling the wide dis
parity of wages. Moreover, iu a com
parison of this sort the quality of the
living must be considered as well as
the nominal co3t. Thus lower routs
nearly always imply inferior accom
modations, anl, to the average Span
iard, most of the comforts aud con
veniences iu ordinary use here are un
attainable luxuries.
The president and the secretary of
war bad a dolicate task in selecting
195 men out of 7000 applicants for
appointment a3 second lieutenants in
the regular army under an act of
Congress providing for changes in the
form of battalion organization. The
selections indicate that the task was
performed with rare discrimination.
Eighty-nine of tbo men designated
are college graduates, representing
sixty-seven different institutions in
which military instruction is a part of
the curriculum; thirteen aro enlisted
men in ihe United States army, and
tho others are serving in various ca
pacities in the voluntoer service. The
appointment of college graduates
who have bad a military training to
serve as junior officers in tbo regular
nrmy can hardly be called an experi
ment, says the Chicago-Times Herald,
for tho methods employed by military
instructors in colleges are much the
same as those at West I'oint. The
government is thus assured of a high
degree of efficiency on the part of the
new junior officers, who have the ad
ditional qualifications of learning and
yoethful enthusiasm.
!THOU SHALT NOT_ WALK ALONE. y"
I Thon shalt not walk alone. I know the torturer's tongue
, Tlieshadow3 guthcr and the weird winds In spiteful rage has racked thea, and has
I moan, * wrung
! The ghoul. Grief, grinneth on the graven The hlood of suffering from tho heart
stone; which siung
Wild Is tho way. but lone It shall not be Frosumptioa with defiance, yet thescar
j If I may share thy pilgrimage with theo. * Will but attect how firm thy virtues aro.
As from a mystic scroll, Bo cheered, if I may cheer, a
j Which love nnd sympathy alone unroll, For thou, the dearest, shalt bo doubly dear;
I I read the secrets of thy sorrowing soul, World-woundod spirit, make thy haven
And with responsive sorrow take thy hero.
hand Peep as the love thou wakenest in my broast
Jo lead tliee o'er tho baleful borderland. bhall bo iny rapture nnd thy perfect rest.
—Woman's Home Companion. ..
; f THE POWER OE^PEPPER © 1
@ - gs
(Q- . -A. Filibustering Episode,
EY C. liCNGEItFOED.
y ou please, sir,
j f \ do you want to
..1,,| tire a boy?" said
' a sturdy, sun
_ c-- ; 0 . burned boy to the
f'\ •tp'Sp' b captaiu of a eoast
> ing vessel tbat lay
• t ' ei ' to a wharf iu
I a Houthern port.
"Don't believe I
"iylfvlSp;2J do, sonny," re
plied the captain,
■ *' regarding tbo boy
critically. "Ever bad any experience
in a sailing vessel?"
"No, sir; but I worked for Mr.
Chnrcli, the surveyor, and be says
tbat navigating aud surveying nre
pretty much alike; leastways, the
figuring is," the boy continued.
"I reckon," said the captain,
shrewdly, after a moment's delibera
tion, "that you're one of those boys
that's runr away from home an' expects
to bo captain of a clipper ship in three
months. You better go back home to
yer ma and pa and get a good eddica
tion, an' perhaps when you're a man
you'll own a big ship."
"I never had any parents, and I
haven't had a home for a year," said
the boy, sadly. Then byway of ex
planation: "You see, I was found
floating in my eradie when I was a
baby at the time of the big flood, and
they conldn't find out who I belonged
to, so Miss Kyle took care of me and
seat me to school until a year ago,
and then she died, and her relations
from out West came aud took her
property. There didn't seem to be
any place for me after that, and so Mr.
Chase gave me my board for helping
him survey. He's not very busy now,
so I thought I would try and get some
thing to do."
Tho captain meditated for some
time over this long explanation.
"Well, I expect to go out to the Banks
this winter, an' I'll need a good,
bright boy that ain't afraid of work.
I expect to put in here again in about
two weeks, an' if you'll happen around
I'll ship you. What's jour name?"
"My name's George Byle, sir; hut
can't yon lot me go with you now?
'No," said the captain, decidedly,
"you can't come now."
The boy felt too much disappointed
to tell the captain that work was a
necessity to hiin at once, and that all
he had to live on for the ensuing two
weeks was two sandwiches and a bot
tle of home-made root beer that kind
hearted Mrs, Chase had given him
with his car fare to the city.
While he was trying to think of a
way out of the difficulty the idea of
becoming a stowaway on the schooner
popped into his head. This did not
seem honorable, but the longer he
meditated on the subject the stronger
grew his conviction that there was no
other road open to him.
It had now become quite dark, and
George moved cautiously toward the
Bchoouer to reconnoitre. To his dis
may he saw a sailor in tho act of cast
ing off the hawsers that bound her to
the wharf. Too late—too late. It
was indeed a day of disappointments.
Very slowly the stern of the vessel
swung around with the current, and
n ray of light from the cabin of a near
by steamer Hashed under her counter,
revealing, for a brief space, her name.
"The Happy Thought, Bath," read
the boy, as ho walked to the end of
the pier. "Hello! They'vo left their
dory behind them." The words were
hardly uttered before he was in the
boat and pulling rapidly toward the
slowly disappearing schooner. Then
another idea seized him, and he
Stopped rowing.
"Of course," ho said to himself, "the
captain will be glad to get his dory, but
he will have me put back on shore. I
won't bo any better off then than I
was before. I'm going to return this
dory and I'm going to get on that
schooner at the same time without be
ing seen." Then, noticing that the
vessel was no longer drifting, he drew
cautiously nearer and saw to his sur
prise that all was activity on board
and that a large lighter was being
rapidly unloaded into tho schooner's
hold. A moment later a boat shot out
from the shadow of tho lighter and
came rapidly toward him. Quick as a
flash he dropped quietly into the
water and swam rapidly away for a
few moments; then, turning, swam
under the schooner's bow. Seeing an
opportunity, the boy pulled himself
Up by the anchor chains, and, grasp
ing the bob-stay and fore stays,
swung himself over the bulwarks op
posite to where the crew was watch
ing the approach of the yawl. He ran
to the hatchway and dropped into it.
A moment later he had slipped into an
aperture and was safe from discovery.
' Seeing no one in the hold, he crept
out of his retreat, and soon found a
much more secure hiding place.
(t It was tedious work lying there do
ing nothing, and he Boon fell asleep.
A crash directly overhead awoke him
with a start, and he could see in the
dim light that a heavy bale of cotton
bad been placed directly over bis bid
ing place.
"They can't find mo now, be
said exultantly to himself. "I am
safe now—safer than need be, per
haps," aud the story of a stowaway
who bad found himself imprisoned
under the cargo of a vessel and lived
on a box of sea biscuit for over a
week came into bis mind. "If tbat
fellow dug hi 3 way through tbo cargo
of a steamship in a week, I ought to
be ablo to get through a bale of cot
ton in a day. My, but I'm thirsty!
I'm mighty glad tbat I've got some of
this root beer left," There was not
much of tliis—just enough to quench
his thirst for the time being, aud in
the darkness of tbo bold bo bad un
knowingly drained the last drop from
the bottle. After a time he could feel
tho long swell of tho ocean, aud he
knew that he was fairly out to sea.
"Time to get to work," ho thought,
and, taking out his knife, he cut tho
bagging tbat enolosed tbo bale over
bis bead. With knifo and fingers bo
tore out a big pile of cotton tbat soon
filled tbo small place where be lay,
but tbo tightly compressed balohardly
showed tbat it bad lost anything.
"I've got to tuck this stuff away some
where, or I won't have room to work
in," be thought. Just at this moment
bis knifestruek a piece of wood in the
bale. "The cheats," be said to him
self; "they're trying to sell old boards
for cotton." It took some time to cut
through tbo board, but after be had
made a small aperture be was sur
prised to find a number of small ob
jects tumbling over him. He exam
ined them closely.
"Cartridges!" be exclaimed, in
amazement, "and in a balo of cotton.
Now I know why they loaded up at
night, and why they were BO anxious
to keep people away. Thes9 cartridges
are for the Cubans, and this is an ex
pedition to supply arms to them tbo
same as the Virginius did years ago."
George bad studied iu history bow
tbat unfortunate vessel bad managed
to slip by the United States authori
ties, only to be captured on the high
seas by a Spanish cruiser, and nearly
all the crew aud passengers executed.
He djnily understood that something
called "international law" prohibited
tho United States from allowing the
export of arms and ammunition to the
Cubans. Ho shuddered as he thought
of what might happen if the Happy
Thought were captured, and then bis
thirst, which was almost unendurable,
made him think of the work ahead of
him, and he commenced enlarging the
holo in tbo bale. The cartridges were
easily removed, and by bard work bo
soon managod to cut bis way through
the top of the bale, but discovered
that other boxes had been placed above
this, and be would have to cut bis way
through them. After resting for a
time be attacked these and soon hnd
the satisfaction of feeling bis knife
slip through tbo bottom boards of the
box over bis bead. A fine powder fell
over bis bead, aud in an instant bo
bad thrown himself on bis face, yell
ing like a Comanche. The box con
tained red pepper. For a while bo
thought bis eyes would be burned out
of bis head, but, realizing tbat some
thing must be done to stop this fiery
rain, ho seized a bit of cotton and
stuffed it into the bole bis knife bad
made. Tbat be could not get through
the box of red pepper was very evi
dent. His only hope was to out bis
way through the side of the balo of
cotton and then work bis way up to
tbo surface. He now worked with a
wild desperation, cutting at the side
of tbo bale like a madman. On
opening the adjoining box be
found it to be filled with rifles.
These were soon thrown aside, and
be commenced to cut through the top
of the box.
Ho had exhausted himself by his
frantic exertions, aud, in spite of the
pain in his eyes and his burning
thirst, he fell asleep for a short time.
He awoke slightly refreshed, but thirs
tier than ever. "Now," he said, "I'll
see what's overhead." Another box
barred his way, and he cautiously cut
into it, not wishing to go through an
other experience with pepper. Again
a soft rain of powder fell over his
hand, but ho was prepared this time,
and it was quickly stopped. It felt
cool on his hand, aud he tasted it to
make sure he was right. "Flour," he
gasped. "I'm all right this time.
Still, I might get smothered if I let it
fall in here. I wish I had a piece of
pipo so that I could lead it out of the
barrel. I wonder if a rifle barrel
wouldn't do the work!" He soon put
this plan into execution, and had the
satisfaction of finding that a small
stream of flour was running steadily
into the space behind him. By cut
ting other holes raid inserting the
rifles for conduits he readily emptied
the barrel.
Half an hour later a dusty, red-eyed
boy, with tongue too swollen to speak,
was lifted out of the hold and laid on
the deck. A small CUD of water was
given to him, and then the captain or
dered the men to put him to bed. Ho
was taken below and placed in a bunk,
and by the next morning had recov
ered both voice and strength. As
soon as he made his appearance on
deck the mate told him to go down
into the cabin, as the captain wished
to seo him. With many misgivings
George went below and found the cap
tain accompanied by a small, dark
mau, who seemed to be extremely
nervous—so much so, in fact, that
George thought that he, too, might be
a stowaway. Still he looked as if he
was quite able to pay his fare.
"Well, young man," began the cap
tain, "what did you hide yourself on
board this scooner for?"
"I wanted to be a sailor," was the
prompt reply, and thon he described
the manner in which he had come
aboard, hidden himself in the hold,
and, finally, how he had dug his way
through the cargo.
"Why did you choose this vessel to
run away in?" said the small man,
regarding George with evident suspi
cion.
"Because I thought she was the
finest ship in the.harbor."
George thought he saw the captain's
features relax a little at this reply, but
the next question was delivered more
sternly than the others.
"What did you find in the hold?"
"Cartridges and guns and red pep
per and flour."
"Put him in irons! Put him in
irons! He's a spy!" screamed the lit
tle, dark man.
"Mr. Menendez," said the cai>taia,
impressively, "so long as I'm captain
of this schooner, I calkerlate to de
liver my own orders." Then, turning
to the hoy, said: "You've got a pret
ty good idea of what kind of a trip
you're takiu', I reckon?"
"Yes, sir; it's a filibustering expe
dition, I think."
"Just so. An' you know what they
do to filibusters when they catch
'cm?"
"Yes, sir; they shoot them."
"Then, if you don't want to get
shot, all you've got to do is to hold
your tongue an' 'tend to your own
business, if we should happen to be
boarded by any one. Now run upon
deck an' tell Mr. Jones to put you to
work." ■ ■ >
Tho mate kept Georgo pretty busy
at odd jobs, but as he was very anx
ious to learn and was willing to try
anything, he s&on won the favor of
the captain and mate. As for the
sailors, they 3imply made a hero of
him lifter his story became known.
One of them even went so far as to
present him with a small monkey that
he had kept chaiiied behind the
cook's galley, and all his spare time
was spent in teaching the little fellow
to perform.
One morning, about three daye after
ho had mado his appearance, Georgo
came on deck and found Mr. Menen
dez and tho captain engaged in a very
earnest conversation, frequently cast
ing uneasy glanoes at a vessel that lay
about a mile away. Just then a puff
of smoko shot out from her side, and
a moment later tho muffled report of a
gun rolled over tho water.
"Shall we hold our course?" George
hoard Mr. Mendenez anxiously inquire
of the captain. ' - •>. _. '
"Yes."
Then another puff was scon, and a
shot went skipping along across the
water far in front of the schooner. A
short, savage order from the captain,
and the schooner was brought into the
wind with all sails fluttering.
"Are you sure we are safe if they
take it into their heads to examino the
cargo?" said Mr. Menendez.
"Perfectly safe. In tho first place,
what would they examine the cargo of
a coasting schooner for? No one ever
heard of such a vessel doing auy fili
bustering. Iu the second place those
man-o'-war's men are too tarnally lazy
to move tho heavy bales wo have on
top of the ammunition."
In spite of the captain's declaration,
George could see a shade of anxiety
pass over his face, as he watched a
boat that had come alongside. The
officer in the stern sheets clambered
aboard and was cooliy received by the
captain, who, after a moment's con
versation, showed his manifest. The
offiger was evidently not satisfied, for,
calling to his men, he had; them re
move the battered down hatches. Tho
captain threatened and protested, but
tho officer answered with an inso
lent grin, and, iu company with
all but two of his seamen,
who were detailed to guard the
hatches, commenoed to overhaul the
cargo. To George's dismay, they
commenced at the identical spot
where he had made his exit.
"If they find tho guns and cart
ridges, they will confiscate the cargo
and kill ns all, perhaps, thought he.
Then, to make matters worse, one of
the sailors, finding that the flour bar
rel could be easily moved, lifted it out
and knocked the head in. The fact
that it was empty was regarded with
suspicion. Th j next thing that was
picked up was the box of red pepper.
The cover was priod off, and, seeing
what tho contents were, one of tho men
set it on the empty flour barrel pre
paratory to jumping into the cleared
space. ir "
"If that bos of pepper would only
upset," thought George, "they
wouldn't want to know anything more
about the cargo."
The thought gave him an idea.
Untying the monkey from the mast,
George showed him a lump of sugar
in his hand and then threw it swiftly
into the hold. It was done so quickly
that no one saw but the monkey, who,
not recognising the authority of the
guards at the hatchway, sprang into
the hold, and, finding every other
way barred to his coveted sugar,
leaped full on to the bos of pepper in
its insecure position on the flour bar
rel. The barrel rocked, poised it
self for one ansious moment and
the DeDner fell, onlv to rise again
in one great cloud that enveloped
everything in the hold. From out of
this red cloud arose a fearful uproar,' l
Yells of rage and screams of pain,
mingled with the shrieks of the mon
key, who was biting and scratching
all who camejvithin his reach, added
to the pandemonium. Presently a
a man climbed out of the hold, stag
gered to the bulwarks and leaped into
the sea. He was followed by unother,
aud another, until, last of all, cauie
the officer aud the monkey. The two
seamen who had not gone into the
hold regained their senses in time to
rescue those of their mates who could
not swim, and recover the remainder
who were swimming blindly about.
The schooner's crew thoroughly en
joyed the predicament these poor fel
lows were in, and hooted and jeered at
them as they vainly endeavored to
rub the smarting substance out of
their eyes.
"Come alongside," commanded the
caplain. "I'll give you something
that will help you," aud ordering the
men to lie down, he bathed their eyes
with oil until they were relieved. Just
as he was finishing his task another
boat dashed up full of armed men.
The trouble had been seen by the
officers of the warship, and, apprehend
ing serious trouble, they had manned
a boat aud come to their comrade's
rescue. The officers aud men leaped
aboard aud demanded the reason for
the trouble. For answer the captain
pointed grimly to the hatches, out of
which the red pepper was still rising.
"They upset a box of red pepper—
that's all," said he.
The officer who had commanded the
first boat began talking rapidly in
Spanish to the newcomer. As ho
talked the faQO of the other was grad
ually overspread with a grin that ended
in a derisive laugh. The captain,
who was watching the speakers close
ly, remarked, dryly:
"The officer wasn't satisfied with
our manifest, and ho has been looking
over the cargo. Perhaps you would
like to complete his task."
"No, thank you," said the other,
still laughing. "I will let the lieuten
ant dd that," and, ordering his men-
Into the boat, he was rowed swiftly
back to the cruiser.
The "lieutenant," however, was
more than satisfied, and hastened to
Jolloiv the example sot by his superior
officer. As his half-blinded hieh
rowed away, tho captain called out to
them: ....'ts*'
say, Lieutenant, there are thirty
five YJiore cases of pepper in the hold
that I'd be pleased to have you ex
amine.;.: .
It was quite evident, however, that
it was not the lieutenant's pleasure.
As the schooner's sails filled and
she wofe away the mate came up to
George and asked:
"How did the monkey happen to
jump down in the hold, George?"
"I threw a lump of sugar down
there. I thought perhaps he might
upset tho pepper or frighten the men
so that it would get knocked over
someway. Hello I there he is up iu
the cross-trees." Mr. Menendez
shook hands with him with n pleas
auter expression on his face than
George thought it possible for him to
wear. He was very much embar
rassed at all this demonstration, but
the proudest moment of all was when
the captain took him by tho hand and
said, in hi 3 gruff Yankee way:
VYoti clone well, George, an' I
reckon wo can find a berth aboard this
schooner for you. MS 'Twoulcl be a
shame to make a surveyor out of
yoii.'VA -• vt:
And this was a great deal for the
captain to say.
Next night the cargo of tho Happy
Thought was successfully lauded, and
Georgo was presented with a hand
some gold watch and chain by Mr.
Meneudez, who proved to be an agent
of the Cuban Junta.
But George put a higher value upon
the captain's few words of praise.—
New York Ledger.
Our Flag at Cavite.
Ohio claims tho honor of being the
birthplace of the first American to
hoist a Hag over a captured fort in tho
Old World.
On Tuesday, May 3, Lieutenant
Williams landed with his command of
marines from the Baltimore and posted
sentries around the captured navy
yard, which was the first act of pos
session. At four p. m. he hoisted the
first American flag over Cavite. Ser
geant James Grant and Corporal
Joseph Poe hauled the flag up. Of
this glorious event for all America
our young lieutenant modestly but
tenderly writes:
"As I stood in front of my little
guard of marines and watched the
colors fly out to the breeze from the
same staff that a few day 3 before had
borno the flag of Spain, now humbled
by our little fleet, my feelings were of
wonder how it had all happened, and
of pride that I was the one to hoist
the first flag. It was the happiest
moment of my life, and I couldn't
keep the tears back." And neither
could the friends who got this message
from tho other side of the world.—
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
NewMjinpers in the British Museum.
In the British Museum there aro
16,000 volumes of London newspa
pers. There are 47,000 volumes of
provincial newspapers from England
and Wales, and about 9000 volumes of
Scotch newspapers, with something
slightly less for Ireland. Last year's
accessions were 600 volumes of Lon
don newspapers, 920 volumes of pro
pincial papers from England and
Wales, 127 volumes from Scotland,
and something less from Ireland.
No Servant Problem Here.'
A servant girl on a farm near Cam
brai, in Northern France, has lived
seventy two years with the same fam
ily. She is now eighty-four years old,
and still attends to her work.
.Tmllcloiia Poultry Feeding.
All who raise poultry recognize the
act that it is impossible to givo any
lelinite rule for feeding, either as to
luaDtity or variety, and that the con
iitions surrounding each individual
lock must be taken into consideration
11 supplying a ration. It is also gen
irally recognized that different breeds
•equire different courses of treatment
ind feeding for the best results,
i'liero are, however, a few general
;ules which apply to feeding all
meeds. In feeding for egg produc
;iou, only sweet feed generally will
produce the proper flavor in an egg,
md consumers of lato are quite as par
aoular about the flavor of the eggs as
if other things they consume. The
ictivo Leghorn can stand much moro
lorn than the heavy Brahma or the
medium weight Plymouth Rock. In
grain foods all poultrymen should
•ecognize the value of wheat, oat 3,
lorn, barloy and split peas fed in a
mixture over any of them fed sopar
itcly, for egg production. It will be
plainly seen that the question of judi
cious feeding is one that must be reg
ulate! to suit the requirements of
one's flock. If the best results
come from a ration that is not gen
erally accepted by poultrymen as the
best, never mind, stick to it until you
have good reasons gained from your
own experience to cbauge.—Atlanta
Journal.
What a Garden is Worth*
The value of a good garden is more
than is appreciated. It is a satisfaction to
all the family,especially tothemother,
who is enabled to get supplies from it
for the meals she has to prepare. The
man who plants it, too, is proud of a
flrst-class garden. In this section,
where the soil is quick to respond to
the influence of heat, moisture, fertil
izer and cultivation, gardening should
be a pleasure.
In laying off the little plot arrange
your rows so as to permit the use of
the cultivator; have long, straight
rows of vegetables. If you plan to do
all the cultivation with a lioo your
garden will be full of weeds.
Some of our readers may have seen
gardens with weeds higher than a mau's
head—digging potatoes there was not
easy nor were the tubers large. Not
half of our farmers have enough sorts
in their gardens. Think what value
there would be in having an abundance
of pio plant, lettuce, radishes, peas,
beans, beets,turnips,cabbages, onions,
potatoes, sweet corn, squash, cucum
bers and all the small fruits, tomatoes,
a few apples, peaches and pears. If
some one who has such a garden, cue
acre in extent, will keep an accurate
account of the value of the produce
consumed on the farm and sold in one
season, it will be found that a good
garden goes a loug way toward the
support of the family.—The South
west,
Cleanliness in the Dairy.
There are a few points that seem to
bo overlooked when you count the
requisite necessities of cleanliness in
regard to milk and butter. It is usu
ally said that tbo milk pails and crocks
must be scrupulously clean, but there
is another important item. A mnn or
womau who milks should have thoir
hands and nails faultlessly clean—
also their clothes should be as neat as
possible—for bacteria and disease
germs multiply whero there is the
least chance.
If there is a place about a farm
where cleanliness should be observed,
it is the dairy. Borax kills tho germs
which cause the milk to sour—and it
is an excellent purifier and cleaner
where the milk crocks and vessels are
concerned.
The pails and crocks should be
rinsed once a day in borax water to
keep them pure and sweet.
The bauds of the milker should be
washed in borax water every day, and
especially before milking. This sim
ple practice will keep away mountains
of trouble aud health and hygiene will
pre rail.
It is cheap and cleanly, and tho
churns and tin cans in which milk is
delivered to town customers should
be rinsed out with borax water. It
disinfects, and microbes are said to
linger about the stables by myriads,
hence every precaution to pmify and
make clean is a virtue.
This thought of washing tho hands
clean is a worthy one, for I have seen
men attempt to milk without ever
thinking of washing their hands, and
the pure stream pf milk sent through
grimy fingers gave you a distate to the
milk; aud of all things we eat or drink
that we want dainty, it is milk and
butter.—Farm, Field aud Fireside.
Feeding Pigs in Summer.
Summer is the time to make pork.
Making it in winter requires too much
food to keep up tho animal heat. If
hogs have plenty of grass in summer
and about half the corn they will eat,
they will fatten rapidly and my belief
is that throe pounds can be made on
less grain than one pound in cold
weather with a hog in a close pen.
The grass is cooling and loosening and
counteracts the feverish properties of
the corn. Hogs will never melt in
summer, however fat, if they cau have
access to water and mud to lie in.
Mud is very bad for hogs in cool
weather. It absorbs too much animal
heat. Milk is cooling as a drink and
almost indianensable in raisinar iocs.
But very little corn anil no corn
meal slioulil be fetl to young pigs be
fore tliey are four months old. Corn
and raw corn meal cause young pigs
to beoorne costive. Then they will
soon scour. They will begin to rub
against everything they cau get at.
Their skin will have a red anil dry
appearance. A dry, black scurf will
begin to form and the more corn and
meal they eat the poorer they will be
come. The best thing to do for a pig
in this condition is to give him a thor
ough washing in warm water or sour
milk, the latter being the best. Coarse
flour or middlings from rye or wheat,
when made into a thin drinking slop
with milk, is the best feed for young
pigs, except bread and milk. Food
has to be fermeuted before it will di
gest, and if fed to young pigs before
it is fermented it will overtask their
stomach and spoil them. Lettuce is
good for young pigs. It will stop the
scours.
The middlings should bs put with
milk at uight after feeding has been
done, and allowed to remain in the
milk until morning. Never allow the
swill tub to get quite empty. Always
leave a little at the bottom to act as
yeast. The swill should never be
allowed to get stale. Slop feed should
be "given often and never more at a
time than will be eaten up. Slops
will make larger hogs than dry feed.
After the hogs get to be three or four
months old, their food can .be made
stronger, but a pig will not bear much
strong food until it begins to change
from a pig to a hog. Many of our
farmers do not know the value of
grass as a feed for hogs. At least one
would not think so, when their hogs
of all ages may be seen during the
whole summer in small yards or at
best on very scanty pasture. Farm
ers who know the real value of cr.cb
feed would as soon think of raising
cattle and making milk and butter by
feeding their stock grain alone during
the whole summer a3 to raise hogs
aud make the business profitable
without a good supply of grass. Some
men make pork with little or no grass,
but it costs much more and tho hogs
are not so healthy.—New England
Homestead.
Farm anil Garden Notes.
A light, well drained soil is neces
sary to successfully grow muskmelons.
Once a month at least every chicken,
old and young, should be thoroughly
powdered.
Every pound of manure that can
possibly be made should be collected
and spread on the laud.
Throops is a trouble prevalent with
young pigs and is due to feeding too
much grain aud giving too little exer
cise.
Keep the hoe bright by constant
work among the bedded-out plants, as
cultivation is to them what food is to
the body.
Be careful to grub out all weeds in
the corners before they go to seed and
thus make yon plenty of extra work
next season.
If a spell of dry weather comes, help
out the little moisture the plants ob
tain from the dew by the frequent use
of a watering-can.
The round silo is best, as the great
est capacity is secured with the least
side exposure. A round silo is thus
tho mo3t economical.
It is hardly necessary to urge the
flower-grower to keep the weeds down.
Weeds aud plants, while often close
neighbors, are not fast friends.
A knapsack sprayer is a necessity on
every fruit and vegetable farm, ami its
use will save much time and labor in
combatting disease and insects.
Use considerable care in pruning
shrubs during the summer, for while
the operation in many cases is success
ful, in others it results disastrously.
In many sections tho rust is often
on strawberry plants. This disease
may be controlled to some extent by
mowing off tho tops of the plants after
fruiting.
Hogs do better if they can get in the
shade during the heated days of sum
mer. They cannot be harmed by the
chance to get there if they are so in
clined.
If you want a good garden you must
give it clean culture. Good seed and
care in planting may have given you a
good stand, but neglect now will re
sult in a poor crop.
Green cabbage worms succumb to a
powder made of I'yrethruui powder,
one pound, cayenne pepper half pound,
flour one and a half pounds. Apply
with a powder gun when the dew is
on.
Indian Canals.
Probably tho largest canal in the
world is the Chenab Irrigation Canal
in the northwest provinces of India.
Its breadth is 200 feet, with a main
channel somo 450 miles long, while
tho principal branches have an aggre
gate length of 2000 miles, aud the vil
lage branches will extend, when com
pleted, Borne 4000 miles additional.
But, apart from irrigation, the longest
canal in the world is that which ex
tends from tho frontier of China to St.
Petersburg, and is 4472 miles iD
The Bengal Canal, connect
ing with tho river Ganges, is 90C
miles long, and in all India there are
14,000 miles of canals, irrigating 8,-
000.000 acres.