BENEATH THE ' SOD.
I saw the mortal laid beneath the sod,
With carven cross above her breast,
I knew the immortal spirit was with God,
A bright pure soul had gained eternal rest.
First of a band of friends to pass aw ay,
Her busy, useful life on ea-1th is done;
Ended foreyer is her toilsome day,
For her the promised rest' 1s now begun.
I stood and heard the solemn accents fall,
“I am the resurrection and the life."
God, whose great mercy watches over all
Had ta’ en my friend from out our earthly
strife.
We left her lying in her peaceful bed
Until the dawning of that last great day,
Trusting in One who long ago hath said
That He will wipe all bitter tears away
—Academy.
LOVE AND DEBT.
Mr. Rhodes was the High Sheriff of
-——-— County, Massachusetts; and. his
good name, inherited from the father
and cheiished by the son, made him not
only popular as an ofiicer, but rather
wealthy as a man. Why Mr. Rhodes
had never got ma1 ried, the ladies could
not ascertain, though they talked the
matter over very often, but almost all
said there must have been some cause
in his youth.
"Some disappointment," said Miss
Anna, a young lady who thought it
wrong that gentlemen should be disap-
pointed; "some fatal disappointment.”
“Not at all,” said her maiden aunt,
“not at all; nobody ever thought that
Mr. Rhodes had courage enough to of-
fer himself to a lady. He is so modest
that I should like to see him make a.
proposal.”
“N o doubt of it, aunt, no doubt of it;
and to hear him, too,” said Anna.
4 “Your father and I,” said Anna’s
mother, “once thought Mr. Rhodes
would certainly marry Miss Susan Mor-
gan, who then lived in the neighbor-
hood.”
"Was he accepted by MismMorgan?"
asked Anna.
“I don’ t believe she ever had an of-
fer,” said Aunt Arabella.
“Perhaps not, ” said Mrs. Wilton,
“but she certainly deserved one from
Mr. Rhodes, and I have frequentlv
thought that, during the selvices in
church, he was about to make propo-
sal before the congregation, as he bent
his eyes continually on her‘”
‘I should think.” said Anna, partly
aside, "that a man like Mr. Rhodes
' would not lack confidence to address a
lady, especially if she was conscious of
her own feelings, and of his infirm1ty.”
Mrs. W. smiled, and Aunt Arabella
was about to say that no lady should
ever evince her feelings under such cir-
cumstances, - when Mrs. Wilton re-
marked that once, when she had joked
M-iSs Morgan upon her conquest, she
rather pettishly replied "that she may
have subdued him, but he had never ac-
knowledged her power.”
“Conquest and possession did not go
together, then.’ 511.. Anna.
._ f‘Well, is this attachment the cause
of Mr. Rhodes‘ single condition? Was
there no one else at whom he could look
in church, who would be likely to look
athim also?” said Anna, nodding at her
a‘unt. ' ‘
One morning Mr. Rhodes was sitting
in his office, when one of the deputies
read off a list of executions and attach-
merits, which he had in hand to serve,
and‘ among them was one against a lady
at 'a shert distance. The amount was
not great, but enough to bring distress
upon a. family. v
“Let me take that,” said the sherifi,
with some feeling;‘ it is out of your
Walk, and I Will drive to the residence
of the person to- morrow morning!
The modest vehicle of the officer
stopped at the door of .a neat dwelling
house in a retired, delightful situation
where all things told 0f taste and econ-
omy.’1‘he, sheriff opened the gate, as-
cend‘éd edthe steps of the: house, and
askéd if Miss Morgan was at heme
The servant answered 1n the afiirma
tive
As Mr: Rhodes passed along the hall
he thought 01 the part he“ had to per-
form—how he should introdul'oeé the sub
Ject‘how the debt sho ld,pr6 ve to
be onerous, he .w0uld cont; ve to’. light-
en the burden by his own ab111t1es and
when he reached the. door, he‘ had
counted his vsaluta‘tion to the lady, and
hmopenmg speech: 011 the? Subject. of his
y’all \“ ~>
V 93,: serVaht opehed :the doors—Mr
., >5 entefedv, with . 'ibbW ‘ He
bl 11': mid hesitathd,‘and htdength took a
seat, to which Miss Morgan directed
him by a gracefdl‘turn of the hand.
After a low moments hesitancy, Mr.
Rhodes felt that it was his business to
open a conversation that would explain
the subject of his visit; so he offered,
by way of preface, a few remarks upon
the coldness of the Spring
"Yes, ” said Miss. Morgaii “but yet,'
cold as the weather has been, and even
notwithstanding a few frosts, you see
the trees have their richest foliage and
the flowers are luxuriant.”
“True, ” said Mr. Rhodes, “it' £83;th
that thou'gh- there may be. a: great deal
of celdneés, that Nature will have her
own way, and, in time. assert her pre-
rogative, late, perhaps, but still the
samei”i» ~~ : =-
Mi): Rh0de‘s?’ felt rather. startled at bib
own speech,“ and lboking,‘ up? was in-
finitely :astonished -.to see tli Mgr-t
gun was blushing like one o the roses
thatwere hanging against the window,
“We are alWays pleased “fist-31d ,Miss
Morgan, “to see what we admlre break
ing through the chilling influence? v"
whichithey. have been resim1n§rlwand
satisfying my hopes of that? u timate
disclosure.” “
Mr. Rhodes put his hand into his
pocket, and felt or the Omani-vowed, to
gather a llttle,oouiage imlfi'their con-
tact. - -~-.;Amyu 6A
“I have,” he»sa1d,,“a"’ chment. ”
Miss Mmganthls tune'le Alushes to
the rose.
The attachment is (it“sE distant date
and I felt that tab mu'*i1"t11ne already
elapsed;i' that, indeed, instead of en
trusting it, as 1 m ght have done, to
another, I thought that in a mattei of
so much delicac y it Would be pl oper for
me to some 111' per—on. A
I ‘.
' . hzv
l c: (:37 to on! we in person, thinl: ing that
., .
For 2:13? The attachment for me,
)0". Amay?" ’
“ As I was saying, the at‘achment I
v, n: :11 T thouv .ght it a matter of deli—
1.1;, ' 0v: :1 n... ms mic 1t be considered, it
there 3. as any leficiency in the value of
this propei ty.’
'_You seem to be rather enigmati-
cal."
“I, nevertheless,” he said, “mean to
speak very plainly when I say that with
reference to this attachment, should you
honor me so far as to accept my pro-
fession. my pecuniary means would be
devoted to the—t0 the attachment.”
“I was wholly unprepared for this,”
she answered.
“I was afraid that was the case,” said
Mr. Rhodes, “and therefore I thought
a it more delicate to make the offer in
person.’
‘ You are very considerate.”
proposition is agreeable to you? In
other words, that it is accepted?"
‘ I must claim a little more time to
think of it, " said the lady with much
hesitation.
3‘1 will call, then, on my return from
the village beyond. ”
“Let me ask a little more time, ” said
she; say next week.” ‘3
"The matter requires immediate an-
swer; the attachment is of old date,
and time now is everything; my feel-
ings. are deeply interested, and may I
not hope that while you are using so
short a time to consider a subject which
you are pleased to view as of such
great delicacy with regard to yourself,
you will allowm my feelings to weigh
with you in deciding in favor of my
proposition, which I assure you is made
after due deliberation upon my ability
to perform my part of the contract. ”
' Mr. Rhodes then took. his leave, as-
tonished at his Own volubility, which,
indeed, nothing could have induced but
his desire to relieve one so much es-
teemed from present embarrassment.
Miss Morgan felt a renewal of all
those feelings which had rather been
dormant than quenched in her bosom.
and desired the advice of her ‘ married
sister, who was unfortunately absent.
That Mr. Rhodes had once felt an at-
tachment for her she could not doubt.
In less than two hours Mr. Rhodes
drove up to the door again, fastened
his horse, and was readmitted to the lit-
tle back parlor, which he had occupied
in an earlier part of the day. .
“Before receiving your answer,” said
he e, “which I trust you are prepared to
give in favor of accepting my proposals,
I wish to state to you that I have con-
sidered all the circumstances of my sit-
uation and yours and find myself better
able, from some previously unconsid-
ered matters, to keep my part of the en-
gagement than I thought my self, When
I ventured to make the offer; so that
the kindness, if you will have that
word used in this matter, is all on your
part.”
"Under present circumstances—l
mean those of our long acquaintance
late rather inlenupted. ” she said. “and
my right, by years (she added, casting
a glance at a looking glass that =h0wed
only matured womanhood), to speak f01
myself, I have concluded to consider
your proposal favorably."
“Consider! Consider favorably! may
I not hope you mean that you will ac
cept it 1”
She gave no answer.
“Nay, then, it is accepted," said he.
with a vivacity that she thought would
have brought him to her lips—her hand
at least.
“How happy you have made me,"
said Mr. Rhodes; "having now dis-
posed of this matter, there are ten days
allowed.” .
“That‘s very short,” said Miss Mor-
gan; “only ten days; you seem to be in
_ a haste unusual to you at least. "
‘ lt is the attachment, and not I, that
is imperative.”
“You speak rather abstractedly, Mr
luhodes"
fitBut truly, very truly.
i ' ‘.‘But why limit us to ten days?”
‘ The attachment requires it.”
. “I thought, ” said she, smiling, “the
‘= attachment would be for life.”
3 He looked exceedingly confused. At
length he started suddenly toward the
lady A .
‘ Dean, is it possible that for once in
my life Ivhave blundered 0n the right
jpath‘r. Can I have been so fortunately
i mis'coiicechdT' ’
‘ “If them is any mistake," she said,
“I hope 'twill be (._1-cared up immedi-
ately,,~ I can. scarcely think that Mr.
:Rhodes- would intentionally offend an
lunprotected orphan, the daughter of his
10de ~f‘1‘iend.’”- ‘..:=‘.:i
E “ H'e‘liasllil’vl phll‘ed frbin’ hi s pocket his
iWrit': of astichmént, and showed it to
i her
i "This. :s coma—111113.21, pumnam and this
lproperlt)“ 1:") in”? , Auto} l—.‘. ‘r!
i . “Is the disputed possessionix sa1 d she.
2 l‘of my- sister; in- law. of the same name.
Mrsleevsair Morgan?“ "3 H“ l
’ Mr.’P‘l10des sides, 'c‘oii (blinded. He
Was afra1d of tho couISe 33' inch toe mat
ter was "lilléiy to take.
.'~.v.M1;.-.- Rhodes, you seatheeattach
mentsvas forthlsrpropertyw £30111 asit
is not; mine, vandzae, $110189de have little
of'rm'y bw‘npyou, o’tvnrvourscgvv. set-"1.110
dlaim ‘1_‘~1‘pd'r1i 111'3flp’e‘1sb‘rl.’-’.’ v' "7”?“
" " If beg '3'3'0‘111' pride 2 my’d “11mg
i M019, 1i1,I b‘ég ‘yoii‘r pardon {1 "’h ’
) 1.111322
not the property, indeed, 01' me
tach. buobepleased to read slower dowtn
one the m itl y 011 w-ilksee,—~l,ook at;A it' if
you pleaSeHa-‘uor want then out! take: the
‘DUGY’WI'G‘D! ,1 \‘A': '.--i 2" .‘i ’I. ': r-z'I: oi
(“Bdt‘the prom' 'g'se’ was’elxtorted meet
a. mlsapprellensmn SJ that I' fifth re-
leased.” ..AvAA ., ,5 .
h.“ "PNW: at all; you are requned only, to
fulfill; the; promisegust. as you intended
when you. made it And: as :to .1116. at;
taclnbent for the widowvand the —rv propl
orig. 1 ll 5; rve ‘that by’deput'y: ”“ ‘1 '
In ten days tbsmoleyglyman and not
. the mavvistrate was on ed 1n and the.
1 . . migrant?» Was happdy for
3: I
01k ews
"Am Ithen to understand that my .
(her child in
. 'tlm-es around before the fire while sing-
and our family intercourse. though of i
i can prevent
SOME' 'QUEER SUPERSTITIONS
The Signs
Bringing Good Luck to Children.
In Ireland, a belt of a. woman’s hair
is placed about a child to keep harm
away, and garlic-salt, bread and steak
and put into the cradle .of a new-born
baby, in Holland. Roumanlan moth—
ers tie red ribbons around the ankles
of their children to preserve them from
harm, while Ethopian mothers attach
bits of assafoctida t0 the neck of their
offsprings.
.VVelsh mothers put a pair of ton-gs or
a knife in the cradle to insure the saf-
ety of children. The knife is also
used for the same pu1posc in some
parts of England. Among Vosgcs
peasants, childien born at a new moon
“110 supposed to have tongues bcttcr
hung than others, while those born at
the last quarter, reasoning powers. A
daughter born during the waxing
moon is always precocious.
At the birth of a child in Lower Brit-
tany, the neighboring Women take it in
spurge, wash it, crack it joints and rub
its head with 011 to solder the cranium
bones. It is then wrapped in a tight
bundle and its lips are anointed with
brandy to make it a full Breton.
The Grecian mother, before putting
its cradle. turns three
big her favorite song to ward off evil
spirits. The Turkish mother loads her
child with amulets as soon as it is
born, and a small bit of mud, steeped
in hot water, prepared by previous
charms, is stuck on its forehead. In
Spain, the infant’s face is swept with
a pine-tree bough to bring good luck.
—Golden Days. v
Nicotiana for Home and, Garden Culture.
A really lovely flower, both for the
garden and the window, or the green—
house, is the night—blooming tobacco,
Nlcotiana ofiinis. While
somewhat resembles that of the tobac-
co plant, it has not that-coarseness
which characterizes its better known
relative. It is of bushy habit of growth.
Its white flowers are produced in loose
bunches at the ends of the branches.
and in shape are something likelhc
Bermuda lily, though much smaller.
They have a peculiar and delightful
fragrance which fills a room with its
penetrating odor at evening. The plum
Ls a persistent bloomer. Left to take
care of itself, in the garden, it will
yield flowers until frost comes and
puts an cndvto it. In the house it can
be kept in flewer the entire season by,
simply cutting it back sharply from
time to tlmc. Remove the old branches
when their crops of flowers become
small, and in a short time a new'and
vigorous growth will take their place.
Like all members of the tobacco fam-
ily, it is a gross feeder, and in order
to succeed with H: it must be given :1
strong, rich soil. It groWn in pots, up-
ply some good couunerclal fertilizer for
flowers once a week. Give it a sunny
place in the window and keep the red
spider from working on it. This you
if you are careful to
shower the plant daily, being sure that
the water used gets to ,the underside
of the foliage—American Agricultur—
lst. >
How Two Girls Made llIoney. \ l
A country girl who is determined to
. go to Paris to study art is laying aside
for this purpose each dollar she has
earned. She found that there was no
one else in the village who could make
us good bread and biscuit as she; that
those who had to buy complained of
the baker’s bread. She made no ef-
fort at sending her bread to a woman’s
exchange, as she knew that such
places were always overstocked, but
she went through her own town—a
very small one—11nd asked for orders.
She is making money because there
has never been a sad loaf of bread or
a heavy biscuit sent out from her
kitchen. She will supply a neighbor
with of biscuit at tea time and she has
learr- v‘. to " - '~.c dainty rusk, especial—-
ly f0: . .3, who enjoy these light,
sweet daisies. Her prices are reason-
able.
“Another girl, ambitions to gain some-
thing, got her father to let her have a
bit of ground, and to give her money
that he would otherwise have bestowed
upon her for :1 wedding dress. With
this she was able to buy plants and to
hire a boy to help her; and during the
summer, while the boarding houses
around demandedthem, she served the
freshest of rudishes, the crispest of let-
tuce, the earliest corn and the largest
tomatoes; and she says now that she
garden next. summer.
The Use «if A lum.
Powdered alum lsu useful article to
have 011 band in some emergencies. In
case of 12-11
,ny a dog or other animal, a saturated
solution of alum is one of the best
known applications Fill a bowl with
wav. '01 and put 111010 powdcicd alum in
it than will dissohc; this saturates
the, palm Suck the wound at once.
rinse your mouth with alum water,
suck again, rinse your mouth and bathe
the wounded part also, with the alum
water. Do both the 1insing and the
bathing repeatedly, then take the bit—
v‘ tcn 'pér’soii “to the nemest docto1.
i . 37g..\,'3;.vrl1939ueen of France.
or sixty- -seven queens of France,
thfirteen died .wlthout a moon] of mis-
éé‘y‘“ Ele’t’cn‘ Were divorced, two exe-
cuted,‘ ino y'd‘ie young,
s‘odi'l‘ “W ddW‘e‘ fh'i‘ce cruelly t1 eaten,
thy-cc exiledsz. the noise} .011 and biokcu-
,beartedv; made 1111p ltbe rest.
l
Foreign Mothers Have for-
its foliage '
thinks she will double the size of hen
:zdult or child being bitten.
seven wei e'
DEATH OF A FAMOUS ANT.
Sir John Lubbock‘Mourns for His Lost
\ Pet Methuselah.
Sir John Lubbock, the celebrated na-
turalist, is heartbroken over the loss
of his faVOrite ant, Methuselah, which
has just departed this life at the ad-
vanced age of fifteen years.
Methuselah was no ordinary ant. His
long and brilliant career entitled him
to high rank in the insect world, and
he knew it.
First of all, Methuselah was the old-
' est ant of which science has any re
cord. Taken at a. tender age into the
Lubbock home. he was treated always
as one of the family, and made to‘ feel
that he wasAa personage of import-
ance.
From the first days of his larvahood
he received as much attention as any
baby of the blood royal, and as be ad—
vanced in years he was made to under-
stand that the interest of the scientific
World was concentrated upon him.
It was to ascertain beyond question
the limit of longevity of his kind that
Sir John grafted Mcthusclah upon so-
ciety. Much doubt existed that the
life of an ant could be extended be-
yond four 01' five years, so Sir John
hit upon the idea of rearing one of
those ingenious insects under his own
cyc. For this purpose be had a dainty
little glass house made. in accordance
with designs drawn by himself, so
constructed that the daily life of his
captive pct could be observed con-
stantly. The microscopic mansion was
like 110 ordinary suburban villa, with
:1. Queen Anne front and a Mary Ann
back. In this crystal abode Mcthusc—
lah though a prisoner, was as magnifi-
cent as the reconstructed ducal own-
er of Marlborough House. He was
was kept under observation continual—
ly, most of the time by Sir John and
his con1fo1t was considered :1 matter
of great imp01tancc..-
Mcthuselah was a large black ant of
the kind that frequt nts hollow tlces.
Had he remained with his own class
his time would have been divided be—
tween fierce battles with the rod ants
across the way and sundry foraging
expeditions. His life was one long
round of pleasure, and when he died
he might well have exclaimed, with
the famous bon—vivant. ‘j'l‘bcrc is no
more; I~ have lived."-——New York
Journal.
Genuine “’estern Hospitality.
~ “Talk about hospitality,” remarked
a. broken-down actor yesterday, “the
place. to find it is in the far \Vest. The
last time I was out there we were play-
ing ‘Unclc Tom's Cabin,’ with a real
mule. We played to fair business, and
paid our bills until we reached Red
Blull’. There the owner of the opera
house had a piano for an orchestra,
and it stood just below the stage.
Athn the mule came 011 some one in
the audience got funny. and, throwing
a lariat around the neck of the animal,
pulled him 0d the stage. The mule
and the piano get mixed 11p, which
ruined the orchestra, and when he got
way from the piano the mule kicked
down one of the boxes before he
walked through one of the seats to
where the fellow' with the lariat
wanted him. I had a mouth organ,
with which I went on with the orches-
tral accompaniment, and we closed the
play with the fellow that captured
the mule riding him around the opera
house.
"The manager of the opera house
claimed damages, captured all the box
receipts, and we could not get out of
town. Of course we expected to walk,
but I’ll be blamed if the landlord didn’t
pack us all with our luggage in a box
car, give us plenty of lunch, and send
us clear to Virginia City without our
paying a cent. The most hospitable
follow I ever saw.”—Washington Star.
A Long “’ait for the Requisition.
When Lord Wolseley was instructed
to go to Khartoum he made out a form-
al requisition for a camel saddle of po-
culiar construction. After waiting for
forty-eight hours he inquired if the
saddle was ready, and received the dis-
couraging information that his request
had not yet been passed upon by the
Inspector-General of Stores. As time
was precious, Wolselcy sent for a pri-
vate, unofficial sadler, set him at work,
and by next morning the desired arti—
cle was delivered. Meanwhile the re-
quisition made its slow way through
mazes of red tape from one official to
anotliei till it reached the Government
shops. Then it and the saddle mean-
dcrcd no mole iapidly back along the
same 1‘0ute,and finall ' 31st six years
E10111 the time W hen Il 0150‘ u. had been
in such a hurry, the saddle and a big
bundle of conespondencc reached
him.——1\'ew York Tribunr.
Too M 1111 y Syllables.
A well-dressed man entered a Wa-
bash avcnue floiists shop the other
day, threw down a five- dollar bill and
said he wanted some flowers to take
home. He was quite unsteady, evi-
dently tapering off :1 spree, and the
flowers apparently were intended as a
domestic peace offeriv'g.
The florist picked out a zen chrys-
anthcmums and the caller started to
leave. At the door 110 hesitated.
“Say,” he said quickly, “whatsb
these flowcrsh, anyway?”
“Chrysanthemums."
The customer shook his head. “Got-
ter have something easier,” he said;
“gimme a 2 dozen pinks.”—Cl1lcago
Times-Herald.
Salt aLuxury in,Africa.
The greatest of 1111 luxuries in Con
tral Africa is salt. To say tl at a man
eats salt with his victuals is be same
as saying that he is a rich man. Mungo
Pa1k says, “the long—continued use of
vegetable food c1eates so painful a
longing f01 suit that no words can suf
ficicntl3 des: lbs i.t”---Chicago
bunc.
Lil
l
, case is better than two in 11:4-
“ aw 1+; 11111.1 sosw AL 1i 4 GAZETTE ‘ * I
JOINS BALLINGTON'S VOLUNTEERS.
The American Buoth‘s Anny Gets 1;. Con-
spicuous [:1 (:1 u it in Illinois.
Gem go H. Quinlan, the city treasurer
of Evanston, has joined Ballington
Booth’s Volunteers. He appeared in
the public parade in that city last
night, bearing a flag, and announced
his intention at the open-air service of
placing his name on the rolls of the
army and hereafter taking an active
part in its work. His declaration was
repeated later in the evening at a'mcet-
ing at the First Methodist Church, Col.
Fielding being present.
Mr. Quinlan is a member of the firm
of Quinlan & Tyson,.real estate (kal-
ers and insurance agents. He said
while he expected to continue for :1
while in business he would hereafter
devote much more of his means and
attention to the cause he espoused. He
intimated further that he might at a
later date relinquish the active ‘life of
money making and devote his time on-
tirely to the work of carrying out the
aims of the Volunteers. He said he
believed this was the step for him to
take, and the conviction which has
been steadily growing upon him at last
took shape in an open declaration or
his pu1posc.
Mr. Quiulon’ s remarks drew f01th
much enthusiasm f10m the new
brethren and were greeted with “vol-
leys" of omens. The outside towns—
people who attended the meeting dis-
played not a little surprise and the
matter was the topic of conversation
among those of Quinlan's friends and
political associates who were aware of
his move. Coming, as it does. only :1
few days after the declaration of
Charles Morse, who joined the Volun—
teers last week, it is looked upon with
increasing interest.
Mr. Quinlan is about 3-5 years old and
has lived in Evanston for years. His
father was the owner of the Avenue
House, Evanston. and be was the man-
agcr until Jan. 1. Twicc he has been
elected city collector, and at 1110 last
election was made treasurer. In poll-
tics he has takcn a prominent part: and
represented his district not only at
county but at state conventions. He is
also a prominent Mason, an Odd Fel—
low, snd a member of the Evanston
Boat Club. In religious matters 11-.-
has never figured prominently, though
he has been a member and trustee of
the ’1‘ 1rst Presbyterian ClllllCll of
which the Rev. J. II Boyd is pastor
He said he did not expo -ct to sever his
connections completely with the ClllllCll
on account of his now lies. He is also
.1 giaduate of Nmthwcstcin Univer—
shy and duiiug his college day s joined
the Phi Kappa Signa fraternity. He is
wealthy and he gives it as his intention
to devote much of his means to relig—
ious work. He announced at the meet-
ing last night that he had been taking
subscriptions during the week for the
Volunteers and had succeeded in clear-
ing the Army of its debts.
In speaking of his move last night
Mi. Quinlan bad this to say:
“I have felt for some time that I was
not getting from my Clnistian experi—
ence what I had reason to believe I
should expect, and I also considered
that I was not doing the work that is
incumbent upon one making my pro— .
fessio-ns. The field of the American
Volunteers appealed to me as one
I should enter, and. I made the move."
—-—Chic:'1go Tribune.
. Two Cemral Suns.
The moon is almost as dense as the
earth, and about sixteen times colder.
J upiter,'that mighty planet, even at its
surface, is found to be almost incan—
descent, and less dense than the earth.
That our own solar system has now
but one central sun is no reason what-
ever that it did not at one time have
two. The very fact of there being dis-
covered what are known as double
stars (suns) is a very good proof that
every other solar system in the uni-
verse is not always like our own as re-
gards the number of their suns—in an
unlsolar condition; there can be little,
if any, doubt, that the coal measures
new to be found deposited in our caith
were made during a p? riod when 0111
solar system had two central suns, am.
it is reasonable tos suppose *1: a sec-
ondary sun in our sol .1r system, and
one, too, if it should have revolved in
proximity to our earth, would have
sooner or later converted the earth’s
vcgetation into coal.
The Army Headquarters.
“The headquarters of the army."
sold an army 0113001. “.110 where Gen.
Miles is located, or at least where he
keeps his headquarters flag. Should
he take his flag 11;; in a balloon the
headquarters would be up in the air.
He. seldom takes his flag with him
when he leaves the city, but should he
do so, headquarters would be exactly
where the flag isnwhcthcr he was in
the. cars 01' at a hotel. The law has
never designated an official headquar-
ters. When Gen. Sherman moved his
residence from this city, some years
ago. to St. Louis, the headquarters flag
Wont with him and the War Depart—
ment found it was no longer headquar—
ters. Neither was there any way by
which the department could find where
headquarters were except. by tele-
graphing for the whereabouts of Gen.
Sherman and his flag.”
Bicycle Etiquette.
If a wheel is chained fast to a horse-
block. and a padlock on, don t 1ide it,
Never fill your tires with Saturday
air for Sunday riding.
Remember that a wrench in the tool
ankle.
If you want to climb a te-Ieg. :1ph pole
you’d better dismount. 11’s batter for
the wheel.
If your chain squeaks and rattles,
borrow some lubricant and put on.‘
It’s cheaper than to carry it yourself.
When coming up behind a pedestrian
.don’t make a sound until within tliréc
feet of them, and then yell with all
your might. "‘hey like it.—'):1nsville
(N. l1.) Breeze.
RAISING HOT-HOUSE LAMBS.
How They Should be Housed and the Feed
that is Most Beneficial.
Perhaps this name is fortunate, as a
trade mark, to help enhance their
value. They must be grown in winter
but it is not necessary or even advis-
able to have the stable artificially
licatcd. If a lamb can attain to the
age of 2-1 hours without becoming
chilled and can thereafter be kept dry
and out of currents of air, a very low
temperature will not affect it. But as
these lambs must be weaned in Do-
cembcr and January, no one can hope
to make this branch of mutton grow-
ing successful who has not first of all
warm stables; that is, such as can be
closed against all currents of air, cs-
peclully on the approach of a cold
wave. The stable must have a south-
c1n exposure for the admission of the
(meet lavs of the sun. The larger the
window space on this side the better.
Doubling the glass by sc1e331ng two
sashes together will greatly aid in
keeping the stable warm.
Provision must be made for feeding
and watering the ewes in the stable,
that it may not be necessary to remove
them after the lambs arc weaned.
Either roots or ensilage must be pro—
vided for most satisfactory results.
Bran slop fed warm, and oil meal, will
in :1 measure take the place 01' these,
but the most successful winter lamb
raiscrs strongly recommend roots or
eusilagc. There is not universal agree-
ment as to which is bcst for this pur-
pose. Even with those, bran should
not be omitted from the list of feeds.
There is perhaps no other winter feed
that is as great a. milk producer. Clover
bay is the other indispensable. There
is no rigid rule about mixing feeds.
The lambs must have an apartment
accessible to themselves only, in which
food must be constantly kcpt. It
should comprise clover hay. corn meal,
bran and oil meal under normal prices
of feeding stuffs—American Agricul—
turist.
The Rock Puller.
The rock puller shown herewith
was made from an old mowing
square point and bent to :1 .curvc,
curve, a ring wedged in a small end
and a wooden handle securely bolted
to it. W'ith a good team and when the
ground is soft after a rain, one will be
surprised at the number or rocks that
can be rooted out with it. A firm hold
of the handle when the rock starts up
will keep the. hook in place. A‘sur-
prising amount of business can be ac-
complished with this device—Ameri-
can Agriculturist.
The Holstein.
No breed of cattle has made more
steady or substantial advancement in
the esteem and confidence of the stock
loving public than the one which came
to us from Holland. Each year sees
new fanciers for this breed and each
year sees the number of registered. cat-
tle largely increased. The process of
the cultivation of the milch breeds is
still going on and nowhere faster than
in America. The Jersey brood. for in-
stance, is a more highly cultivated
breed in America than in the island of
Jersey. Certain strains that have re-
ceived the more skillful care in this
country far excel in richness of milk
and in amount of product the native
cows of that island. The same thing
is true to a still greater extent of the
Holstein breed. The Pieterje strain in
particular is gaining rapidly on the
Jersey in quality of milk and at the
same time keeping up quality of pro-
duction.——L. W. Griswold.
Keep in the Lead.
The right use of the plough. the sub:
soiler, the roller, tl‘fc drag and the. bar-
row is one of the fine problems of the
farm. Intelligent practice upon all
these points must vary according to lo—
cality and reason. The farmer ought
always to keep this fact in view. that
sure prosperity is ever awaiting the
man who is a notch ahead of the rank
and file of his fellows In his everyday
practice. Don’t be discouraged because
Nature has seemed to turn her hands to
aid in the production of one of the big-
gest crops on record last year, causing
prices to dwlndle down to almost
nothing. It may not be so another
year. Perhaps you will have to work
for every car of corn you get. Try to
be prcpm-cd f or any conditions, favor—
able or unfavorable, and make the
most of them—Nebraska Farmer.
To Keep Stock Thrifty. .
Keep salt where. all animals may
have it at will. If stock acts rather
dull. has p'oo1 appetite or bad b1',eath
give a little soda every few days in the
feed. “11011 the hair is coming off in
big spots, examine for lice and if you
find any, grease with coal oil and lard
mixed half and ‘_h{llf. Mix them well
and put in an 01dinary machine- oil can,
and squirt it along the back on neck
and flarks, 1ub it in well. and the trou—
ble will soon be ovc1. —James P. Car-
son.
Tim visit of tho Czar to ,France cost
i-zlm French Government £280,000.
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