I wish that I was bi:y out to play With older boys they wouldn't try to or- der me away; And,thon they would not always make feline, When they are playin’ circus, and be the audyence. I’d like to get into the ring, and play I was 1 the Clown. 0r-.else the bareback rider, who goes jump- ing up and down; Or I’ll like to be ringmaster—wouldn’t that be just immense? But every time they make me play that i‘m the audyence. \‘Vhen I get bigger some day, I’m go'i’gto have a ring And be the lofty tumbler. and clown, and everything; , And then. the littler boys’ll have to set up on the fence ' . And clap their hands when I perform-«and be the audyence! — Cleveland Leader. RASHNESS REWARDED. Dangerous Duty Assigned to a Soldier ‘Vho Did Not Obey. Lejeune, the brilliant aide-,de-camp of the Marshals Berthier, Davout and Oudinot, gives a very interesting ac- count of his first achievement on the field of battle. crossing the Alps, and found itself compelled to attack, at a great disad- vantage, a town which the Austrians were defending. Young Lejeune, who was anxious to participate in the engagement, was greatly disappointed when he was or- The French army was = gc-r so when I gn- me set up on the” I cry of that order saved the battalion, dered to remain at his post in the, rear. When the firing began his heart beat furious-1y, and as the attack pro— gressed he felt that he could not re- main passive while his fellow—soldiers were performing deeds of valor. ’ started on his perilous mission with a quaking heart. , For some distance he crept along be- hind a pile of rocks that protected him from the fire of the enemy, but at last this shelter came to an end. Before him there remained 100 steps to be ta- ken under the fire of 200 guns pointed straight at him! ' ‘ To go forward was, he believed, cer-o tain death. To go back would be eter- nal disgrace. The whole .army seemed like an amphitheater around him. Should he prove himself a. coward or a hero? , “If I die,” thought he, f‘it will be only the just penalty of my disobedi- ence; if I accomplish my mission I shall have proved that I am worthy yet 4 to fight in the Emperor’s army.” So thinking he rushed across the open space amid a storm of cannon 'ball and musket shot. Not one of the messengers of death touched him, and as if by a miracle he arrived safe and sound in the French lines. The deliv- and decided the destiny-of the young officer.—Youth’s Companion. A Fishing Dog. Man is not the only animal which in- my. E’ K“ LY; -.- dulges in fishing. Up at Vancouver there is a man who will back his dog to catch more fish in: a day than any man can. The animal is a Newfound- land, six years old, and as a fisherman he is simply a wonder. Every morning he goes out on a dead log projecting into the water several feet. He never takes his eyes from the water as it rushes by; Suddenly he leans the lore- part of his body and one paw far over the log and then, with tremendous force, strikes into the water with his paw, clining to the log with the other three feet and the rest of hisbody. Sel- dom does he fail to hit the big fish with the stroke, and, if the blow does not kill the fish outright, a crunch of his terrible jaws completes the work. The blow usually lands the stunned or killed fish back over the log into a quiet pool, from which it cannot eas- ily escape. \ .Outiook for i’oHé-rn Slightly Befier. There is a fair prospect that farmers who make a specialty of growing pop- ? corn for market will secure a slightly Believing himself unnoticed, he hur- I ried forward, forgetting that the sol- dier’s first duty is obedience and just where the fray seemed to be the thick-- est he found himself face to face with his commanding ofiicer. The General looked at the rash young soldier coldly. “Since you have quitted your post,” is said, “you may take this order and recall that company that has got into a bad position.” Lejeune heard the order strange sensation; for this was an er- rand from which he was not likely to return alive. There was no escape, with a better prices than the last year or two, but not much. The crop, taking the c0untry at large, is apparently a full one, and in some sections, notably the west, prices continue very low. But in some of the middle and eastern states, while the markets are well sup- plied, a fair inquiry prevails and the stituation seems to be 100king up a trifle. This May Explain It. ,“Why is it, Pat, that "so many Irishmen are Democrats?” “Faith I don’t know, unless it’s be- cause so many Democmts are Irish. ~—Cleveland Leader. Hints for Home Nursing. Every housewife should have pasted on the door of her medicine chest, 3. list of rules for timesof sickness, and for sudden emergencies. Cine case, by the way, should be kept locked in order that juvenile fingers may not tamper with poison bottles. In case of an unexpected chill from any cause, the never-failing hot water bottle (one of India rubber is best) should be used in combination with hot lemonade or coffee, and unless the diffi- culty is beyond home remedies, relief is sure to follow. Hot black coffee is always excellent when an immediate stimulant is re- quired as after a faiting fit or cramp, brought on by sea bathing. After‘over exertion, a ten minutes‘ rub of alcohol and salt, followed by a complete rest and nourishing food, is frequently all the remedy required. When a member of the family is taken seriously ill, and weeks of nurs- ing are likely to follow, put the room in order quietly and dexterously, so that the patient may not be annoyed by any confusion. If the room is hot and stuffy, close the blinds, and sprinkle them well with water, or if there are no blinds, hang up green cambric and keep it wet; the hot air passing through the wet curtain will be quickly cooled. Clear out all unnecessary furniture, draw the bed out into the room, and keep the patient as quiet as possible. Never put down pillows on an in- valid's bed. Take off the heavy spread, should there be one, and keep the under sheet drawn tight, so that there will be no wrinkles. Ice is a luxury not easily obtainable in all places, and is one of the hardest things to do without. Where ice is needed for external use and cannot be obtained, a cloth wrung out of cold water and waved in the air a moment can be used. Alcohol in the water. or poured on the cloth after it is wrung out, will tend to cool it. Sometimes bathing the face and hands with hot water—not warm—will prove more cooling than ice itself. Ice keeps well wrapped in _newspaper, and little bits can be chipped off as needed—New York Journal. V Cultivate Not Saying Don’t. “What is your name?” asked some one of a small boy who was always being nagged. “Charley Don’t,” he an- swered, having in his cheerful imper- turbability mistaken the invariable ac- companiment to his Christian name. But few of us have the imperturbil- , 3N ' l i. H W A; ,1} . The medi- » ' ally the case. "t '..'i .\ a. families or our friends. have our spontaneity crushed. Some of us grow rebellious and indignant, andare in this way forced into oppo- site extremes, getting off on; balance on the other side. And most of us grow self-conscibus, and have periods in which we question every one of our best impulses, weighing them against our motives. The development of many a young person sensitive to impressions is re- tarded for years by the thoughtless don’t of an elder whose opinions. they have been taught to respect. For many of the dont’s are thoughtless, springing from habit, and not from se- rious consideration. I'know a wise. old lady who said don’t so many times one morning to a grown—up daughter that she detected herself in it at last and laughed. _“D0n’t pay army's-attent- ion to me,” she said at last. “I only say it because I always have said it.”— Harper’s Bazar. Good Taste in Stationery. Emily Huntington Miller felicitously treats of “The Friendly Letter” in the Chautauquan, and lays down the fol- lowing canons of good taste: “VVhims and fads in letter paper rise and fall with other fancies, and there is occasionally a brief reign of scarlet or lavender in fantastic shapes, but it is only in a. certain grade of novels that the impasioned lover presses to his lips the rose-tinted, perfumed letter of his lady and wears it next his heart. To a healthily educated person a perfumed letter is an abomination, and a good quality of unruled, cream-white paper of such size as to fold once in the en- velope is the only style that is sure of remaining always in good form, A violet sachet, with the faintest possi- ble breath, laid in your writing desk, to obviate any possible odor from the sizing of paper, may be allowable. The monogram or other heading is a matter of individual taste, but must not be con— spicuous, and once adopted should nev- er be changed. A seal well formed is an elegant attachment, but it requires skill, and a shapeless blot of smoky wax can not be considered decorative.” A Dangerous Cleanser. It is surprising, says a physician, how many people persist in cleaning bottles with shot after the frequent cautions that have been given. Noth- ing cleans bottles so easily as a hand— ful of shot, which can be shaken into every corner until the glass fairly shines with cleanliness, but the danger .of lead poisoning is great, even when the bottle is rinsed out with clean wa- ter, and it is doubly dangerous when there is no rinsing out at all, as is usu— Clean sand is a con- venient and thorough bottle cleanser, 'especially as the particles of sand which adhere must be afterward wash- ed out, to complete the process. When time is not an object, a bottle can be well cleansed by tbe~aid of potato par- Some“ of us . .; ‘\‘ 7' bf tr Careful Cattle Feeding. In many dairies of say 35 cows, part of them will 'not pay for their keeping, while others will more than do this,~ and thus the en- tire herd will yield a profit. It is not always the cow which pro« duces the most milk or butter that is the most prefitable. One which pro- duces 260 lbs may pay better than a 300 lb one, for in the first case the yield of butter may not be proportion- ate to the amount of feed eaten. The herd should be subject to rigid tests. The selection of calves which are to de- velop into dairy cows is very important and especially so in dairy breeds. Aft— ‘er the calf has been selected, feed it for the special purpose desired. Keep thrifty while growing, and fee-d as much skim-milk, bran, etc., as possible. For cows succulent food is best. Roots are very valuable and not properly ap~ preci'ated by farmers in the United States. Oats cut quite green and fed on the straw are of high value. Feed these with roots and ensilage corn. Barley also is good. Most of the dairy feed should be produced on the farm. Clover hay is a valuable crop, but if sold the soil is also depleted. To meet low prices and sharp competition, farmers must select and keep only the best cows. In feeding for beef, snap corn, leav- ing on about one-half of the inner husks. Cut the ears into three or four pieces. Feed with hay, blue grass and corn fodder to which has been added a little bran, or oil or cottonseed meal. Don’t give too much at a time, but see that the stock eat their feed up clean. Give one-to five pounds of roots daily, for more grain will be consumed if a little succulent feed is added. It hardly pays to grind corn, although a little corn meal may be of advantage when finishing. for market. It requires some little time to get cattle onto full feed and they must be kept gaining constantly, on toward the end. Corn is the best single feed, but it can be profitably combined with oats and roots. In winter break the winds by yard fences and open sheds. Give' plenty of good water, hay, rock salt and bedding—Prof. C. F. Curtiss. Fruit on the General Farm. Many busy farmers think that fruit growing is beyond them and that their time can be more profitably utilized in genenal farming. As a result thou- sands of country homes are deprived of the most helpful and at the same time inexpensive of all luxuries. No kind of fruit bought in the market is equal to the home grown article and Q the farmer’s table will xi’ever be liberal- ly supplied until he has his own fruit garden. - Can every farmer have these lux- ., uries? Certainly. The same kind of ’ thought, skill and labor which must be given to general grain farming will produce an abundance of luscious fruit. _‘ Use the same judgment in selecting l plants and cultivating apples ‘and small fruits,’ as you do in choosing corn, , wheat'and grasses. Take care to select; those varieties adapted to your soil l and climate. There are a great num-f ber of varieties of all classes of fruits from Which to choose. Be on time, thoroughly prepare the soil, plant the trees carefully and give them intelli- gent culture. Don’t neglect the orch- ard for other farm crops, but through— out the whole season give it attention. Do as I have recommended and your fruit plantation will give you more in actual value and ten times greater sat- isfaction than any other equal amount of land on the farm.—J. F. Johnson in Agriculturist. Sunflower Seed Food. Sunflowers are planted and cultivated much as any field crop, particularly- corn. They thrive best in a rich, loamy soil, but will grow well on any good farm land. Plant in spring about corn. planting time, and keep the ground free from weeds. The matured seed makes excellent feed for fowls and has given good results when ground as a feed for other kinds of stock. It is very rich and must be fed in limited quantities, much the same as oilmeal. Up to date, there is very little exact in~ formation available concerning the value of sunflower seed as a stock- food. Experiment stations in the United States have not taken it up and abOut the only data available is the experi— ence of isolated growers throughout the corn belt. The tests made by these men have given good satisfaction and it is to be hoped that the matter will be more thoroughly investigated. It would seem advisable for ev, ry farmer to plant a small amount) nil experiment lfor himself. «~— ;’ Proud of His Ability. A Boston paper tells a story of a little boy on a visit. He had not been taught to say his prayers, and when he saw the little boys of the house say theirs, he had a sense of not being ‘fin it” at all, and went to bed melancholy. The second night came, and he heard the children once more go through what was to him their remarkable rig- marole, ending in “Amen,” and when they were done, he said: “Auntie, I want to say my prayers, too.” “Very well." she assented, much pleased; “go on." The boy went down on his knees an rattled off: “First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen!” Then he rose, proudly conscious of having done the right thing. fl/Iuesloso . inf . - '* Copyright, 1897, by the MUSICAL ans Co \ l however, and touching his cap, he ity of this child under the dent’s of our “we \ .. . ; . I «7- I /"""'*’\ . r . . Manhattan March. .l db 4’; 1. gt“; a.-- ___ a4 9..., l J A ,, .5 3 A __..“::':';iz:§ ~ fig ‘3. 33:13 a” l . +4? 63 . d. S“ 4 g? .: f’ a Z. "- 3 ' afiiijj; i252}. Composed by S. F. AYERS. 5..-.- d‘ -d- ' 1 0:; 0-701-5- £- 9; '_ ' . :- ._.4.-.~-__W__
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