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
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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-
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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.
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