RECLAIMING SWAMP LANDS. Tlip Simple nml Inrvfipmlv Pjrtpm of llrnititii; ami HnlilrriRnthm Cmtibhtt-ri. There lire hundreds nf thousands of (reels if fvnn:i hinds, varying in jsizo fnun n few square mils to many acres, where the natural conditions tup favor nhlp for improvpuii nt through the Flo. I ll'IMS (IK ASH srilllltlM Ttns. niffiirifs of drainage mid subiii it:it i n. l'nrm nml liresiih wiih the aid if illus trnti' lis, shows how pome swnmps have lu i-it converted into (.".ml' n pots. Hip conditions ftivondde lo improve ment nio o:iin or muck soil unilorhtid with gtnvi 1 resting on 11 hod of impel vi ons fhiv, nml mi out lot for drainage, us rhuwn hy I"ig. 1. It is tho hj-in of clny that llnlllM tl0 Water llllll lllilliOS tho swamp, l l.n first wink is to t,-:p the bed of gravel liy n ditch thvourli tl.n clay rim of just sn!';ioicnt ill ptli to lower Hie water 1( vi 1 lo livn or six f; i t below the surfiiop, as iliov.n by l'ig. . In draining H swamp of this kind, tlm object is not toii r.nvo ii!l t!:n w.itrr, lint only to lover thewe.tor li v l to a jii lint tlmt will permit ruluvatioii i f tlm Miil'aee tfirl. '1 he drains, of course, should tic f v.iTirii lit to ri niiivp iuiclily sin plus v iiti r lr. in Miinfall. In rainy reasons the druii.n hi ep the water level lie low danger to t lie growing crips. Ill diy seasons the loiervoiv of water mull r the reclaimed swamps supplies hyeupil- Fill. II PI! MSAIIK AM) SI IINIIIIIIA THIS lar.v uttraetioii nil the moi-tme neeileil hy tlin glowing crops. Tlm cultivator stirs thosuifuoosoil (luring the drought, nml the underground reservoir d"i-s tho re.-t. It is a system of drainage and suh irrigut ion eoiiiliini d mnl it very simple mill im xpensive one. Cheap ISrdiHng met I'ornpjc. A Long Island eone -puidcnt of The New l-'ngland Homestead tolls that tho storms anil high tides of viiilor throw upon tho shoves, largo quantities t.f mnr.-li liay nml S"awci il mixed logothi r, mid when the ground is frown anil oth er work not pressing enough eimld ho hauled homo to last through the suni nier. It inaki s as pood n bedding and In tier manure than straw. He Fays: "Here on the Foutli side of Long Islanil one ean him il lot n tho suit marshes from the town for uhout i" cents mid olitain an iilanidant Fiipply of Fait liay for the, cutting and hauling. Thef.irmrr can utilize it profitably for feeding pur poses, mill the manure lieai can 1)0 laif.'cly inerraseil in size hy a liheral uso of it mi bedding. This salt liny sells for 40 cents per 100 pounds, mill many farmers make n business of cutting mid Belling it lit that price. Tliero are thou sands of acres of it, yielding nearly na niucli ns English liny, that lire not cut year after year. Wintering Beei. "Inilispoii'-ablo requisites for success ful wintering nre a good laying queen, Fomo !i0 pnniids of good Bealed honey mill enough bees to cover tho combs. " Tho foregoing is quoted from Tho Furm Journal, which says: The fall is tho proper timo to pack bees mid to keep tliein in good condition ill winter. This can be easily done, ns wo have frequently said, by putting the hivo proper in a box of such dimensions us to leave some two or three inches of Fpaee. between tho walls, which may be packed with w heat chaff or dry Fnwdust. A cover over this, with a tunnel for tho bees to get out, is all that is necessary to give nmplo protection to the bees. In tho absence of such protection, tt few fheavis of corn fodder or bundles of El rn w will bo of great benefit, providing the hives nre well protected against ro dents at their entrances. Mire1tll Corn Fotltler. plirediled corn fodder could bo kept in Itock, or, better still, in barns or sheds, without danger of molding if the stalks were fairly cured nnd dried. This is the experience of many who have used corn shredders, ns Ihe American Agricultur ist has ascertained by actnul inquiry. "These nitichincs are certainly the best means yet devised for working up corn Halks nml fodder. Wo sliall Jook for testa at the experiment stations this winter to determine w hether an acre of field corn, allowed to ripen its ears and then cut, cured and shredded, will yield more meat, milk or butter when fed w ith the grain than an equal crop cut up nt tlie bottom just us tho corn is gluzod nnd made into silage. Our judgment is that ul enough difference will appear to warrant the extra labor of handling the grown crop for silage." Fourth Annual Irrlfi-atlon Congress. There was a largo attendance at the irrigation congress at Albuquerque, N. M. An addiess and resolutions were udopted whiih, among other things, culled for further federal legislation to enable the people to obiaiu arid public lauds, extension of the Carey act to New Mexico and Arizona, the creation of a national irrigation couiiiiih.siou, an in ternational commission to adjust con flicting rights wilh Mexico and Canada and an appropriation of fiijO.Oou for con tinuance of the irrigation survey. Fer uiaucnt otfu ers of the congress were : Frusideut, Colonel John E. Fnt, Kan sas; secretary, F. L. Alios, Los Angeles; general vice president, George Q. Can non, bait Lake, and one district vice president from each state and territory represented. The congress waste Meat year in Pheuix, A. T. HILL FARMS OF NEW ENCLAND. Sheep the Most I'rontable Crop Reclaim ing Poor Laud In Three Years The hill farms of New England can be reclaimed easier with sheep, and with more profit, than in any other way. Lund can bo bought ut a low figure and from 100 to 500 uhecp put ou the place, according to tho size of it. The place should be inclosed with a barbed wire fence of five or six stri;:!!js tlie three lower ones six inches npart, strung tightly upon good posts Fct il rod apart, which will keep (lie sheep in and tlm dogs out. A few nrres of tillable nnd mowing hind slionM also be fenced in on which to raise some grain and cut pome hay. A relation of corn, oats and clover will give the best results mill bo found the most piofitahln. Two horse will do nil the wink nicessuiy on sncli n farm, and two cows supply tlm family with milk, butter and cream. Onn man can plant what few crops are put in and take cue of the sheep, with an extra man at harvest nnd at lambing time, when some one should lie with the ewes ipgiit anil day to give any needed ns sisliinee. I The bin ns or sheds should be mnde tight and iliy, and win m if early winter lambs are to be raised. A sheep will ftanil lourli cold if the air is Mill, but a iltatt and dampness nie injurious to theai. Inclose the sheds on all sides and put several windows ill the south side for buht and vainith. Miecp like the ! sunshine, and enjoy sunning themselves ns much us do fow ls. If possible, the w ater should bo conveyed to them in tho stables, where yon can have it before j tla ni all the time. On ch ar, fair days the sheep may bo let out ill the yards, but liming bih winds and storins they should alw ays he kept housed. Cover thickly us much land as possible wi'h the manure in the winter, mill plant it to com. IMow as much more and sow it to peas and oats mid cut wl at grass you call on the meadows. If yon can nparn it, plow under the oats and p- as lefore they ripen, and sow to buckwheat ; plow this nnilrr and sow to rye. IT you must have the oats and peap to f i d, cut tin in at the proper lime and put in a crop i f rye. Harvest the corn and put it in the ii!o, if yon have one; if not, eu re and hiv k it nud feed tho whole corn shelled, cutting and steam ing the s.alks for tho sheep and other stock. The next spiiug sown prop uf oatson the corn stubble and seed heavily with clover; plow under ryo when it is well up and plant corn. Tho w inter's manure may be used partly on tho land for co n and partly on a piece of old land to be planted to oats mid peas as in tho vear previous, nnd tho Fame rotation followed. This rota'ion will bo undcrfull head way Ih i tlii.d year. One iieco will bo in clover, v. hich w ill yield two cuts, and be followed wi'h corn. A second pieco will be in oats seeded with clover, and a thiul pbee will b" ill corn, to be fol low ed by oats. All the manure, should be placed on the ground for porn, unless some is wanted for the pastures or il piece of natural meadow. Hy this sys tem of rotation all the tillable land can be brought up to a fair state of produc tiveness ill thien years. Tho pastures w ill bo improved by tho sheep on thorn, especially when grain is fed. Tho ex pense of conducting such rt farm will I o very small. Uut lit t lo labor being re quired, tho que.-tion of hired help is nearly or quite solved, says The New Kngland Homestead, from which the foregoing is reproduced. A llnnk Cellar. Tho New York Tribnno gives nil il lustration show ing bow n bank cellar can easily be constructed for tho storing of fruits and vegetables. All excavation is liiiido into the bank tho sizo desired, tho earth being thrown out at tho sides, where it can be used for still further i - -- i BANK CKI.I.AH Rill VKliKTAIll.KS. banking tho walls. The latter are of rough stones la d up in lime, sand and cement, with roofs and gables of wood. A tile drain should bo laid outside the base of tho wall, extending around to the front, to discharge down the slope. This cellar has no window, but may have doublo doors, one containing sash in its upper panel, fsuch a building cuu be very -cheaply constructed, and in many locations mid under ninny condi tions may be found the most practical method of securing n frostproof storage for fruit nud vegetables. News and Notes. The supply of apple cider nnd vinegar promises to bo a largo one. It w ill do any farmer good to follow his produce to market nnd see where it goes, w ho sells it nud how it is sold. A week in New York among the iimrkoU will be tin education to any farmer, says the Rural New Yorker. There is complaint of potatoes rot ting in many localities. There is quite a boom in sheep feed ing, especially in Texas, American Agriculturist advises that farmers in Ohio, New York and other northern states should try winter pats only on n small scale at first, as many in tlie colder sections who sow winter oats on a large urea will no doubt be disappointed. A Rural New Yorker correspondent has discovered that the petunia, planted among potatoes, is a remedy for the po tato bug. Place honey in dry rooms. The cellar is a poor place. It will gather or druw moisture, and even mold. If kept cool and dry, it will keep for years when it is properly sealed over. ICEHOUSE AND COLD STORAGE. A ltuilillug Itrslsned For Ordinary Dairy or Farm Use. The very largo consumption of ioe which occurs in the high combined ice chumler and storage room may be ohvi uted by Ihe creation of n building hav ing icehouse aud cold storage room in one. Such a building will also be much iheaper in its first cost. A uorrospuud cnt of Country Gentleman who hus Inado several plans for such cold stor age rooms for dairies and fruit, thns de scribes aud sketches oue of these build ings! First, a common icehouse, which may bo built of the cheapest muterials and light in structure. All that is required is a cemented floor wilh the outer a litt lo raised, so as to carry tho drainage to tho outside, where it is carried off by a few air trapped pipes to a trench out side filled in with stone, or into a bio-in, and (hus cuu be used in some w ay. The building w ill be of Fnch nl::e as may be needed. For ordinary dairy or farm use, S!4 liy HI will bo largo mid 111 by i 10 n medium size. A house 24 by 10, 1 with HI feet, for ico and 12 feet high to the eaves, will bold fit) tons equal to a consumption of a ton and n half per week for nine months. The other half is thostorngnrooni. This is finished pre cisely as the icehouse is, with noucon- TUB t Looll 1'I.AS. ducting walls nnd u vestilmlo nt (he en trance to prevent loss of the cold air whin one is passing in or out. Fig. 1 shows the floor plan nf the building; I, ice, S, storage room, D, double door. It is not even necessary to have any packing in the house, or if any, two or three inches insido will be pnilHont, if the walls nre made double, wilh nirproof paper between the double boarding, jn-t as is done with the mod ern silo. The ice is then packed, with a litt le sawdust at tho sides. Fighteeu ineliis of coveiing is ample over the ice if the gable end nnd (he roof nre venti lated ns shown; the ventilation, cans ing evaporation from the covering, cools it. Of course the ice is cut in rectangu lar blocks; 24 by HI or 1H by 13 is good size, as two and three in alternate layeis will brrak joinls and make a solid block, if the dust is kppt swept into the joints of each layer. The cold storage is built in this way: The lower part is exactly the same as the icehouse, uiid thero is no connection between tlie two except abovo. The par tition, double, ns the walls are, is par rinlhalf way to the roof. Tho floor over the stonuai room is well supported by stoat johtH, over which a floor of gal- SKCTIOYAL VIKW OF Hot SE. virilized iron is laid. This slopes to one corner, win re a drain pipe air trapped eairiesott the waste to the drain. A few boards, or n floor of strips, nre laid on tho iron floor to walk upon nnd hold the blocks of ice. The low space for the ico is inclosed with protecting double walls, mid a floor over it, on which dry saw dust is laid. This ice closet is closed in by the partition carried up from bo low, ns shown in the illustration. Fig. 3 shows a section through the inidldo of (ho house lengthwise, with tho ventila tors in the roof; I, ice, H, storage, L, ladder. The Acidity or Soils. The ncidity nf soils or their sonr con dition has to betaken into account in judging of the effects of lime, potash mid soda. Tho New England Homostead has published some interesting results nt (ho Rhode Island station on the value of limo in correcting this acidity. An other year's resulls with vegetables in dicate that soda is inferior to potash, but to what extent, if any, it is impor tant ns a plant nutrient in connection with potash in addiitou to the soda al ready existing in our soil can only be ascertained by a repetition of the experi ment, perhaps for n number of years. Though the direct object of the experi ment was not to compare the action of the chlorides and carbonates of potassi um and sodium, it was evident that the latter produced much greater yields with certain crops than did the chlorides, nud this was duo to tho action of the car bonates In reducing the acidity or sour ness of the soil. Cutworms, llorers. Etc Hulletin 109, from the New Jorsey station, consists of illustrated descrip tive notes on the life history, habits, ravages and treatment of cutworms, the sinuate pear borer und the potato stalk borer, and the result of experiments with bisulphide of carbon as an insecti cide. Applying kaiuit to the ground and' (he use of poisoned trap food are advised for the cutworms, and for tho other in sects destroying infested trees nud plants iituiseu. DiMiijmitie ui iiiuuuu is reu- omnieiukd as eflieient for destroying melon and cabbage maggots, in the lat ter case being injected iuto the soil be neath tho plants. SHREDDED CORN FODDER. II s a Cood SuliHtUute For Hay and Mors Valuable Thau Whole Fodder. Uuusuul interest has been evinced this leasou to the harvesting of the hay crop. Farmers have at last awakened to a realizing sense of the value not ouly of (he grain, but the fodder. The self bind ing; corn harvester, the com busker aud the fodder shredder have all played an important part in bringing corn fodder to the fore. There are machines which Hake but one job of husking aud shred- BAI.K OK FIIUKUDl.D COIIN FOIlIlEtt. ding Ihe cornstalks. The stalks are fed to the machine, which chops off the ears and husks them and at the SLine time crushes und shreds the stalks. This shredded fodder or corn hay, as it is also culled, has many advantages. First, it hus no sharp edges; second, it can be handled with a p'tchfork; third, it cuu be baled like buy; fourth, it oc cupies less sluice than the whole fodder; fifth, it saves waste. Progressive farmers all agree now with the assertion long ago made by snieiitists uaiui-lv, (hut there is uo bet- I 5 0 TJ TTTTTTr'i d: I 3 1 u ter substitute for liny than sweet, bright com fodder. Ordinarily, however, it Is Tery Inconvenient to handle, and there Is considerable lors of fond material in the coarser parts left uneaten by stock. The shredder seems to have obviated these diflicnlties by putting all tlm fod der ill nil patable condition mid in a form easy to handle. Shredded corn fod der is now baled, shipped to city mar kets and sold at remunerative pi ices. Thanks are due to Faun and Fiiesido for (he illustration here given of a bale of shredded corn fodder. ClinrncterlKtln nf Oooil SI!" F. II. King of the Wisconsin station, recognized authority on silos nnd si lage, writing to American Agricultur ist, says: Uood corn silago should be bright green, only n little darker than when put into the silo, nnd free from mold. The kernels of corn should be nearly natural in color, mid the silage should have a mild neid (a' teand a well marked nnd pleasant smell. Any mold ing of the silage, nny strong, offensive odor mid any dark or black color aro in dications of losses of dry matter greater than 8 lo 12 percent. A silo which gives this kind of silage is defective ill some important particular. There will be scattered through the silage small spots tho size of the band, or perhaps the size of the head, where there is a little mold, but these should be very few. A general molding or blackening of the silage in contact with the walls in proof positive of faulty walls or b id filling. The silage against the walls should bo bright and free from mold, and where it is not an unnecessary loss is being sustained. This is tin important matter for the feeder to understand, be cause cattle will eat silage readily where thero lias been as high as fiO per cent loss, so that the fact that cattle cat the si'ago all up is no criterion that largo losses are not being sustained. A feeder cnu no better nfford n loss of 20 per cent of his silage than he can afford a loss of 1 per cent of fat in his milk. Alfalfa or Lncern. Alfalfa has been grown with more or less success in every state and territory iu the Union, from Maine to Washing ton, and from California to Florida. There is not u stato from which tho re port has not gono out that alfalfa will, when properly treated, become one of the best fodder plants. It is the best hay soiling crop in the west. In the south it has been widely recommended as a very valuablo addition to the list of forage grasses and clovers. In the middle and eastern states it promises to become a rival of the better known nnd more widely grown red clover. The foregoing is from the pen of Jared A. Smith, ns sistunt agrostologist to tho department of agriculture. Ho also tells that tho western alfalfa grows taller than tho eastern lui ern.and it withstands thought and freezing better. T M E U bTEK E R . Mr. Gladstone still uses on an 4,0(10 post enrds n year. avernge Lord Wnlseley, like Napolenn, has the power of falling asleep at will. Harry Russell, who wrote "cheer, Hoys Cheer," will be H'.l years old Christmas eve Justice Whlto of the rnited Stales su preme court rides a bicycle to and from the capitol. George Westlnghnuse, pntenteo of tho brake which hears his nnine, has made over f-'0,00ll,000 from his invention. John M. Fiiriilinin, who died recently nt Hartford, was the Inventor of the wire mattress. One of his nephews was Govorn i.r Fnrnham of Vermont. Tho Duo do Morny, the foremost nma Itiur photogrnpher of the dny In France, Is reported to have paid something liko $00, 000 for his photographic equipment. First Lieutenant Kraft of (ho German army lias been deprived of his rank bo eause of his bonk, "lirllllant Misery," which cnusetl considerable talk In the fa therland. II. J. Noyos of Richland City, Wis., has been nppointed chief Instructor In butter nnd cheese making In the Ohio State uni versity, with the title of assistant professor of dairying. Charles A. Tyler of New York recently celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of his appointment ns a letter carrier. Ho is 75 j'earti old, nnd Is the oldest letter carrier In the United States. Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the South African magnate, Is nil omnivorous reader. A na tive ohlef describes him ns "a man who eats a country for bis breakfast and sttl amid clouds of paper," Governor Daniel H. Hastings of Penn sylvania is n tall, muscular, ruddy looking man, whoso hair and heard havo turned pray. He is one of the kind of men who impress yuu with their physical strength. Sir William Vernon Hareourt Is making his annual visit to Herr l'ligcnstcchcr, the celebrated oculist of Wiesbaden. For some years past tho oculist bus reported a steady Improvement In the Lnglish statesman s eyes. There In at least one skilled musician In tho house of commons. This Is Mr. Charles Morley, Liberal member for Ilreek nockshiro. Ho is secretary to tho Royal College of Music and a violinist of rnrf skill. Francis S. llrown, who has been made onmmandcr uf the Pennsylvania naval ra servo, u.-ed lo own tho yacht Schemer, which 20 years since carried lioss Twivd to Cuba after he escaped from Liiillnw Strii't jail. Joseph Jefferson never talks politics. What his party bias may he is not general ly known. He is very illplomallu In dodg ing all questions that tend lo entrap him into an expression of opinion rcgarding uational Issues. Lord Dunraven has not always been an enthuskiMic yachtsman. Thirty years ago, when ho was a dashing life guards man, Bttvplcclmsing was his favorite sport, and ho hail tho reputation of being one uf the most fearless riders in tho army. Mr. John Roberts, the Kuglish billiard champion, is quite an explorer. Ho has visited India 11 times, the Cajm twice, Australia three times. New Zealand twice and America once, nnd has been down nearly all tho famous mines in the wurld. tDITORIAL PHILOSOPHY. Some people boast In order to convince themselves that they are all right. Ual veston News. A great curlo..,tty would be a man who kopt his uiotith shut aud lived toregrot ic Atchison Globe. i Don't be too stingy to pay your fellow men u few compliments occasionally, if, you can't ui) anything else. Philadol phta Record. One of tho sirangest things of life 1b that so many things seem funny that; aren't funny uml so many more urufuuuyi that don't MH-m funny. Albany Argus. Tho country boy who would rather stay' at homo and turn the grinilntono Ihun go out hunting woodchucks may get to be a .'ieh man, but ho will Iki a man the wurld a'ill have to look out for when he grows J. Soiuorviilo Joiirual, FACTS ABOUT VENEZUELA. Of I lie last Rfi yars, nearly one half have been spent In war. It lias about 13 times the area of the state of New York. The republic has enjoyed a federal con stitution since lsllt. . There are 407 miles of rallwny and 3,595 miles of telegraph lines. Yellow fever Is almost of annual recur rence In the coast towns. The constitution Is modeled to some ex tent after that of the United States. Spain recognized tho Independence of the republic ill 1H45, after a U0 years' war. Caracas, tho principal city, took Its liame from the Spanish captain general in 15fii. Tho republic comprises eight states and tdne territories, besides two colonies liuzmuti lUanco and Uolivar. Tliero are dry nnd rnlnv seasons, as In California, the rainy season occurring dur ing tho months of our summer. Venezuela Is one of the Important mar kets for American petroleum, though it as linportnnt oilfields of Its own. The Roman Cat hollo Is tho state reli gion, hut freedom of worship Is guaranteed by law, and popular education is well pro vided for. The "boundary question" hns been per ennial since the founding of the republic, Colombia, Kcumlor nml Great Britain hav lug been the chief contestants. Gold has boon tho most Important prod uct next after coffee. For five yenrs end ing In lssii the annual output was 13, 700, Uoo, but it bus greatly increased since then. Venezuelans celebrate July 14 as their day of Independence. On that day, In lslo, they rose ngafnst the Spanish rule, under Hollvar, the George Washington of Souili America. Hoots and huts are chief manufactures. The Venezuelans make hats from a ma terial called jipijapa (pronounced heepee ha pa), which are often sold In the United States for Panama straw. Though situated on or near the equator, tho country has a moderate climate. In Caracas the mean temperature Is 71 de grees, the extremes being 48 and 83 de grees. This Is duo to trade winds. The monetary system Is the same as that of the Latin convention Frnnco, Bel glum, Italy and Switzerland the unit be ing tho bolivar, which takes tho place of the franc. The miitrlo system of weights and measures is legal. New York Herald PLAYS AND PLAYERS. William Furst has turned out tho score of one comlo opera a year for the last five years. Richard Mansfield owns tho sole rights for America and Luropo of "A Social Highwayman." John Drew has abandoned all idea of playing anything else but "Christopher, Jr.," during his engagemont In New York. The only two men that are prominently successful as writers of farco comedy wero Boston newspaper men. Ihey are C. H, Hovt and J. J. McNally. Mario Vulnwrlglit produced her now so ciety comedy at Pittsburg. Tlie nuthnr is Horenco Schoeflel and its title"Hls Puri tan Wife." Kdward Vrooin is negotiating with Rose Coghlan to originate tho role of Princess Bazilido In his forthcoming production of Coppeo s "ror tho Crown. Tho name of overy play In Mmljeska's repertory this season begins with M It is curious, furthermore, that the star's) name begins with that letter. Charles Frohman has refusod several very liberal offers from Knglish managers who wish to securo from him the London i..i.,a una... fln, I3...ll..a o i Richard Mansfield Is to have the follow- lug in his support: Beatrice Cameron. Rose Eytlnge, Johnstone Bennett, Jenny Stuart Kubson has received a cablegram; from Charles Wyndlinm snylng that the) now play called "Mine. Mnngadln" bast been rochristened "Mrs. Ponderbury'a Past." "A Wnrtlmo Wedding," the Bostonl ans latest output, has a strong, serious Internet, pnnnliiif tlirntifrh It.. In rohleh mi spect It resembles "I Fogliaci" and "Cav-W fliicrm iiusiietiiui. LITERARY LIONS. Victor Hugo handled tho pencil in his leisure moments. An cnthuslastiondmlrer of Hugo has a collection of no loss than 400 drawings by the author of "Los Miser ables. " Paul Botirgot Is about to write a book about Scotland and Ireland, in which countries ho has lately been spondlng lunch timo. It will resemble in method his recent book on the United States. James Whltcomb Riley, Eugene Field and Julian Hawthorne are the neatest chlrogruphlsts among the literary men of this generation. Their handwriting Is almost Identical in style fine, clean out and legible. Wilklo Collins once expressed surprise at the number of novels brought out by Trollope. "How do you over got the plots for thomj" "Well," said the other, "I generally steal a bit of one of yours; a lit tle morsel sullicos me." G. Bernard Shaw, author of "Arms and the Man," has been a figure of somo prom inence in literary London for five years, during which time he has alternately at tracted attention as an art critic, novelist, socialist und playwright. POLITICAL PLEASANTRIES. John Sherman says Morton Is too old to bo president. As for John, he is a kid of only 7. Atlanta Constitution. Presidential candidates are rapidly being driven tu a sullen determination to say leaking and inuko speeches. Detroit Trib une. Presidential candidates are now on the lookout for open switches and side tracks. They want to stay ou tho main line. In dianapolis News. The small boy is not tho only person who Is persuaded to be on his bust behavior by tho assurance that he may some day be president of the United States. Some of tho country's most prominent statesmen are now lu tho some position. Washing ton star. A Secret Lawyer (drawing will) Your estate Is much smaller, sir, than Is generally sup posed. Sick Man Yes, but keep that quiet till ufu-r the funeral. 1 want a good show of grief stricken mourners. Tit-Bits. Merceuary. He asks me will I uluire his lot. A foul I'd be to scorn it. Who wouldn't tihure a lot like his, With a bruwnstoiie manetiun on it, New Orleans Times-Democrat. estimated. Dora What a bountiful diamond Start Did you get it for a birthday gift? t'ora Yes. Tliero are ltd stuuos in It. Dora How nice! One fur every other birthday. Truth. Every Time. Though love be blind, 1 wot it knows, lu Dome peeuliur way, The dinYrt-nce 'twixt ten per week And half a million, say. -Detroit Ksws. HATS AND HEADGEAR. Grass hats are common In China and the south sea Islands. Bear head helmets were oommon among the American Indians at the beginning of this oentury. When the crest of the liberty cap was pointed forward, It was designated Phrygian bonnet. Ten kinds of caps are found on Greek oolns and monuments. The variation of stylo, however, was not so great as might be snpposod. The ot toman turban is made by wind ing lengths of muslin around a conical rap, securely stitching the muslin In place nt every point. A French "gossamer" hat has bnk one thickness of muslin at the top and sides and two on the brim. It weighs between two and throe ounces. Furs are now out from the skin by ma chinery, speclnl devices of wonderful inge nuity clipping tho fur so olose to the skin as practically to shave the exterior of the hide. The fer. or red cap universally worn by the Turks Is so called because it was first made at Fezznn In the Sahara. The fes Is a woolen or felt cap, red and without a visor. In ninny parts of Germany an econom ical person will buy a silk hat, paying 99, wonr It a year, return It, pay II ana re ceive a new hnt, this process being kept np tntlellnltoly. The earliest cap was probably oomposed of the skin of the head of an animal, worn with the hair outside, nose and ears pro truding. This form of oap has been de pleted on many ancient monuments. The pilous, a head covering In use among both Greeks and Romans, was a close fit ting woolen cap worn under the helmet, and, on the march, kopt on the head, while the helmet was removed and slnng to the girdle. When first prepared, the "bodies" of felt hats are much larger than they should be; they are reduces by sizing them with glue and a curious method of manipulation by which their dimensions are rednoed over ono third. St. Jouis Globe-Democrat. HORSES AND HORSEMEN. The champion pony, Sea King, Is now In England. Alcyone, Jr., reduced his reoord to 9:15 at Lexington. Jnmes Dustin, the California driver, ex pects to winter in Kentuoky. Colonel Bailey's interest In Rubinstein was bought by Matt Laird for $8,500. James Chambers of Dubois, Pa., has bought the old horse Hal Pointer, 8:04M. Be Sure, 8:06, the good Ohio pacing colt, hns gone into winter quarters at Me dian leshurg. Andy Walsh, the well known bookmak er, has bought of John Madden of Lexing ton Bermudy Girl and mate for 14,800. Gulnette, 8:08, Is said to have paced his races this year without making a single break either in his work or bis contests. Captain Crouch, the 4 year-old stAlllon that recently took a reoord of 8:13, started eligible to tho three minute class last spring. There is little doubt that J. Maloom Forbes is the owner of the stallion May King, sire of Bingen, S:12'A, the phenom enal 8-year-old. Mascot, Jr., S:0H, was bought last winter for tl, 850. He has started in 18 races during the past season, 18 of which he has won, and was reoently sold for 14, 700. Altamont has four new 8:10 performers for the season of 1895. This Is a world's record fur the western sire, as he Is the first to secure four now 8:10 performers In ono season. Ottinger, who had a reoord of 8:11 M as a trotter, has also taken a reoord of 8:11 K this season as a pacer, which gives him the distinction of being tba only horaa with the same low reoord at both gaits. Turf, Field and Farm. DREAMS OF DRESS. The newest stock collars of plain satin or fancy plaid or chameleon silk ribbon have a large butterfly bow at the back. Of all the gay and brilliant fancies of the autumn nothing eclipses the petticoat of gorgeously plaided Uf Beta or surah silk. Scotch plaided velvets in various elan pattorns are used this season hy fashion able milliners on hats for youthful wear ers. The rage for chiffon for accessories and for waists, sleeves and entire gowns is as gTeat as If this began Its first notable sea son of popularity. Wondorful color mixtures appear upon the now matelasse ore pons. The various grounds are deeply crinkled, and tha raised designs are of the oolored silk. Chartreuse green liberty satin gowns made up with draperies of spangled chiffon are among the elegant Imported dress toi lets for opera and reception wear. Very handsome ohangeable orepons are used for dinner and evening dresses. A stylish model in green, fawn color and old rose is made up with accessories of span gled groen velvet and rich ecru lace. Tho latest Jackots are made slightly longer than they have been shaped thus far this season, and they fit smoothly over tho front and hips, with no "ripple" in the back, but only a graceful fullness- just enough to allow the coat skirt to rail easily over the dress skirt. New York Post. Sorry Far the Minister. Many things look queer the first time we see them. Five-year-old Freddy was showing the young minister about the place. His eyes frequently glanced up at the kind face. and then rested with a look of troubled Inquiry on the pointed toes of the Picca dilly boots. Fiually he blurted out his anxiety In tho question, "Ain't you got but one toer" Babyhood. Woeful. A fellow in society will hear onto satiety the obvious propriety ot wedding money If he can, But In London town or Paris is the hope of all the heiresses and pretty millionairesses to catch a nobleman. A dudelet who's inherited, however little mer ited, a title high is ferreted and captured In his lair. Yea, this title hunting vanity Is a species of Insanity, and it's woeful In humanity makes the chappie tear his hair. Mew York Recorder. The Clerk Could Go to Bed. A oountryman and his son "put up" at a city hotel. (Son out seeing the town. Old gent comes down from his room at midnight and suys to the night clerk): "Has my son come In yetf" Night Clerk Guess Dot. Haven't seen him. Old Gent Well, you needn't set up fur him any longer. Texas Sittings. Whea Jack .Proposed. I meant to keep quite calm and cool. And not behave Just like a fool When Jack proposed ; Intended to be dignified And say, "Perhaps I'll be your bride If I'm disposed." In spite of all I thought to do Mj plans so oberished ne'er came true When Jack proposed. I laid my bead against his breast, And Jnck can tell you all the rt If he's disponed. Odd Mention L. R. Jones, who bag experlmenterl With tomntoes tinder glass at the Ver mont station, says that it is safer in glass gardening to depend on naturally strong varieties rnther than to spray for rot. It is claimed that the best table grapes in the United States are grown in that portion of New York gtnte known as the lake region, which comprises the country round four big lnkes Kenka, Canandaigna, Seneca and Caynga. Low water in many New England streams has diminished the output of wood products, like lumber, wood pnlp nd excelsior. Sheep can live a long time without water, but they thrive better with plen ty of it and will drink several times a day when it is before them. A New York correspondent of Conn- try Gentleman calls attention to tho in creasing value of buckwheat as a staple crop. The pack of canned corn this year is said to be heavy. The government's estimate of the new oats crop is favorable, giving the high average yield of 89.6 bushels per acre the highest October average recorded within five years. The estimated average yield of rye and barley this year is also remarkably good, being respectively 14.4 and 20.4 bushels per aore. RIVAL CITIES. We trust Chicago poonlo will go to At lanta and see how a great exposition feels from the other side. Detroit Tribune. A Chicago man has been fined $10 for milking In church. It Isn't much use for a man to try to be pious in Chicago. Los Angeles Times. If the railroads contlnne to shorten the time between Chicago and New York, tho last named town will soon be in danger of annexation. Washington Post. Chicago Is a queor city. Its newspapers affirm that It has an cpttlomio of crime. tteally It has at last developed enough or der to make the crime noticeable. Thnt Is all that alls Chicago. Cedar Rapids Gazette. New York Is fond of taking sly pokes at Boston's liking for baked beans and Phil adelphia's love for scrapple, but, with un exampled and rare modesty, withholds praise of Its own favorite dish wind pud ding. Philadelphia Ledger. EASY SAYINGS. Let self be but a pliant brush ; life will paint the ploture. He Is only my friend who can sharo the same horizon with me. The great Weigher may well have other measures than my pint. when almost everybody is olover, the dull will come to his own. It's a grctt pity to see so many people without any ohildren to educate them. Society permits us to play with fire If only we do not let her see our burned fin gers. Chap Book. FATTY BERNHARDT. The story that Sarah Bernhardt is en gaged In an attempt to reduce her weight will hardly be taken seriously. It is too thin. So is Sarah. Kansas City Journal, Having grown so stout that Bhe could no longer sleep in comfort in a stem of macaroni, Sarah Bernhardt Is dieting to reduoe her weight. Rochester Post-Express. LIGHT AND AIRY. ""V Te Bicycle Maid, ting high, sing high for the peerless mal4 Who rides forth on a bicyole In all the pride of yonth arrayed And as cool as an arotlo Icicle i Who spins along with an eager zest And trills her pet song merrily s Who ne'er has a fall to the earth oonfessedi Because aba wheels so warily I Sing high, sing high for the glow of health That blooms the cheek so cheerily Of the maids alike who roll in wealth ! Or who toil all day nnwearily t For the sinews firm, the strength like steeK For tho muscles large, dimensional, That oome to the maid who rides the wheel Despite all rules conventional! Blng high, sing high for the lady fair, i Not quite untouched by vanity, And who knows her chio and her dashing air Bewitch all male humanity ; Whose eyes shine bright with a luster glad, And whose voice rings out so girlishly I The lovely maid with the cyoling fad, j Whom prudes decry so churlishly I Blng Ugh, sing high for the wheeling erase That bold as captives presently ; The girls of the fin de aieole days ' And makes their time pass pleasantly I With the buggy old and the coach away I j Away with the ancient tricycle ; While the world bows down "noath the pos tent sway Of the nineteenth century bicyclel I New Orleans Times-Democrat. i His Identity Fixed. "Yes," said the man with the Imposing conversational manner, "this country has much to learn." j "Think sof" ropllod the hotel olerk. "Emphatically. I ara dully pained hy its deficiencies In art, music, soionco and literature. What It wants Is some porson some cultivated person liko myself, for Instance to show It how Its books should be written, how Its muslo should be com posed, how Its army should be disciplined, how its government should bo conduct ed" Here he was interrupted by the shrill Stage whisper of one of the bellboys; "HI, Chlmmy, tell de boss tor fire dat bride an groom out'n de parlor suite on da secon floor. We's got da emperor of Ger many wit' us in disguise." Washington, (Star. The) Proper Age For Love. When the downy hair i Boyhood's lips ornate ! (Never night moro rare Did he oontcmplate), , When he asks tull Kate, Twenty and above, j if she ll only wan That's the time for lovet When In Daphne fair Damon meets his fate, Bhe bis lot will skure, Be he small or great. Each the other's mute Fits as hand to glove. Ah, at any rate That's the time for lovel In his old armchair Grandpa sits in state. Llttlu Myrtle's there, Sober and sedate, Bears the old mun prate, Call ber pet aud dove, Though'a sixty-eight. That's the time for lovel Quote nor ago nor duto, If the passion move, Be it soon or lute, That's tho timo for lovel Westmiuster Gazette. Ipolllng a Cook. Mr. Uvewoll Where duvs tho cook go very evening f i Mrs. Llvewell She Is attending ftnj reulng school, so as to learn to read. Mr. Llvewell Horrors 1 She'll soon bei making up things from the cookbooks I 4 ew York Weekly. 1
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