IN A M) IKE FACTORY.
"AN HOUR SPENT WITH MARSHALL P.
WiLDER~
- Bow Fun Is Prepare” For the L' tighter-
Loviug Public. A Few of the Noted
l-lumorlst's Linus; Jokes. The llepiir
Depar' ment.
The public i1: 31" ‘ly well acquainted
with Marshall P. Wilder as '11 humorist
and entertainer; but people who hay».1
heard him run wild in an evening of
miscellaneous funmaking are hardly
prepared to‘
the most mat
of mortals.
The late William Davidge. the actor.
was one of the most systematic men
that ever lived. He was constantly
keeping books with himself. If he in-
vested five cents in carfare. bought a
newspaper. had a shave. shampoo, or
haircut. it all went down in his books.
When he died it was disclosed that he
had kept an itemized account of every
penny earned and expended. and a
record of every mile traveled during
the twenty-five years and more that
he was on the stage. up to the very
day of his death on board a railroad
train. en route to play in San Fran-
cisco. By examining this wonderful
record one could see exactly where
Davidge was on anyg given day dur-
ing his long professional career, and
how much it cost him.
Mr.Wilde1"s systemdocs not include
the petty outlays of everyday life, but
he has a way of systematizing his bus-
iness that is hardly less complete than
that of Davidge. All the good jokes.
stories. and anecdotes. for example. he
labels and lays away. as a bugologist
would a strange new specimen of
beetle or butterfly. It can be said of
\filder that he can put his hand on
any particular joke or story at any
hour of the night' without striking a
match. lie has jokes and jokelets.
Stories and anecdotes.l labeled. indexed
and cross-indexed. and can turn in-
stantly to any given dog or cat story
of any stated breed or color.
The little joker‘s business system in-
cludes an index of every person of
prominence he meets. and turning to
his books he can tell at a glance just
how much he is indebted to any par-
ticular individual for contributions to
his jund of Jokes.
“Harriso11—5Harrison—Harrison,” re-
iterated l'ilder as he ran his twink-
ling eyes down the long list of H’s;
“it seems to me I have heard of that
name somewhere. Ah. here it is.
_‘Harrison. Benjamin. President of the
United States.’ I was almost sure I
had heard it somewhere. ”
Mr. Wilder grew 1-1'11""c"1t for a
moment.
"I‘ irst time I met Benjamin Harrison
was in the White House. I carried a
letter from his son. I didn’t want an
oiiice. had no claim to an office. and of
course I was a little out of my atmos-
phere. ‘How do you do. Mr. Presi-
dent?’ l‘IIow do- you do. Mr. I‘Vildcr?‘
That was all. Not a joke or a funny
story. Not a word about the weather.
Not a word about the crops. I waited
long enough for the President to lim-
her up; he didn’t limber. I withdrew
with great dignity. pausing only long
enough in lac waitingroom to request
(rivate Secretary Halford to kick me
vitli great severity.”
,/ Wi lder had a later meeting with
President Harrison. some of the par-
ticulars of which are best told by an-
other. It occurred when IV. J. Arkell
entertained President Harrison at Mt.
McGregor. Mr. Wilder was one of the
guests. .The party was on its way
down to the village. “Mr. President. "
said the little humorist. with mock
gravity “I regret the to at exceedingly,
but I feel sure there will be a large
concourse of people down here to greet
me. I understand they have a brass
band and I fear they will raise a great
hullabaloo. I sincerely trust the cheer-
ing and noise generally will not dis-
turb your Excellency.”
When the party reached the foot of
the mountain there were carriages to
receive them. and the inevitable crowd
to cheer the President. The band. of
course. struck up “ {all to the Chief.”
By some misunderstanding on the part
of the cabby who drove Vilderuor
was it by Wilder's own hocus pocus?
—the crowd fell apart for him. I-Iats
were swung, handkerchiefs fluttered.
and the air was split with cheers.
’Wilder’s quick wit enabled him to
seize the situation by the horns. Hat
in hand. he bowed to the right and
left. and. as they say on the stage,
“took the whole scene.” The ovation
was all his own.
W'ilder’s joke foundry is an inter-
esting place. The1 walls of his library
in The Alpine. on Broadway. are lit-
erally papered with photographs of
celebrated men and women. most of
which bear the autographs of the origi-
nals. with some pleasant greeting to
the “prince of entertainers.” as Mr.
Cleveland dubbed him—“the entertain-
er of Princes”——as he dubbed himself.
“How are jokes made?”
“Jokes are like poets.” said Wilder.
“they are born. not made. They de-
velop. They evolute. There is a grub
and then there is a butterfly. Julius
Caesar compiled a book of 111'. -ns. but
he never made a joke. even though he.
was the victim of a few. Every great
event has its jokes. The greater the
event. no matter how serious. the more
jokes. They drop around and spring
up everywhere. The late war with
Spain gave birth to more jokes than
any event since the flood.
“Here are a few:
" ‘The Madrid (.‘rvrm'nmcnt is trying
hard to keep the Bible out of Spain.‘
“ ‘Why?’
“ ‘So that the Spanish people will not
know the exact strength of Sampson.’
bodical and systematic
joke. and we had to accept it.
“ 'IVhy is Courtlandhstreet. in New
York. like Cuba?’
“ “Because it’s between Liberty and
Dey.‘
“Nothing could be worse than that.
(-1 told that he is one. of'
--"That’s bad. of course; but it’s a war
WEEKLY -1voawni1a
There are about :1 mil-
lion it'i 11:11 111: t. and the spirit of
p: 111'1otis1n lit-111 them . tout. Camara’s
[It’ll c'ouldui 411.1; om- of them There
are others not so had:
" llid you curry 1111-1 gorse this morn-
ing. John 1’
“ 'Yes, s‘r.’
bit it
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“ ‘Did you comb out his tail?‘
.“'Y11s. sir.‘ _
“‘l‘iid you remember the Maine?‘
“Here’s another 011 the same lay:
“‘Do you remember the great bliz-
zard in New York.‘
“ ‘Oh. yes.’
“ ‘Forget it. and remember the
Maine.’
“If we have another war," said
W7ilder. “I intend to propose a war tax
on every joke. and make it pay its own
way.”
The humorist explained the repair
department of his factory.
“Sometimes a joke is a little lame.
Maybe it has the heaves.
bumps, thumps. grumps; or probably
the'blind staggers. I can generally
cooper it up so that it will pass mus-
ter.
“Very often one idea serves for a
good many jokes. General Sherman
once wrote me a seven-page letter
about jokes and other solemn things.
It was by way of acknowledging 1‘.
copy .of my book. ‘People I Have
Smiled W'ithl In that letter he told
the story of the Irishman who was too
nuch given to strong drink. ‘You
must sign the pledge and stop drink-
lng.‘ said his priNt. ‘or you will be "so
saturated with “ fumes of liquor that
sometime when you try to blow out a
candle your b1'“"l1 will take fire and
you will burn up.‘
“‘Then give me the pledge.‘ said
Pat. and he wrote: ‘I hereby solemnly
promise never to blow out a candle
again.’
“That is General Sherman’s story."
continued Mr. W'ilder. “and here is
the way I fixed it so as to make it fit
a particular occasion:
“'You must stop drinking.
you’ll soon be totally blind.‘
“ Well.’ said Pat. ‘I guess I‘ve seen
about ever 'thing.’
Pat. or
"Here is one of the latest baseb'all- ‘
isms:
“‘A foul. a fo'al.‘
from the grand s'..'1nd.
“ ‘Nonsense.’ said his wife. ‘I see no
feathers.’
“ ‘Of course not.
nine.’
“Speaking of Mr. Depew’s latest dog
storv reminds me of another.
“ ‘Ilc-rv ’Biore. there.’ said an Irish-
pointing to his canine asleep in
the corner. ‘Rory O'More is the most
intelligent beast I ever saw. That dog
understands every blessed word I say
howled a crank
This is a picked
IIIHII.
to him. Begm'ra. I'm studying Ger~
man just to so if I (an throw him
off.’
“Ever hear the story of the great
statesman who r'1sembled Daniel W'eb-
ster? A politician settled himself in
the chair of an' old colored barber who
had shaved the Massachusetts states-
man and orator.
“‘They tell me. Uncle. that I re-
semble Daniel Webster. W’hat do you
think of it'."
”‘W‘cil. l'css. i rink myself dat you
done 1'1'111'11""1'1' my oh" frcn'.’
" '.:'11,<-'.' " ”1:11 particular do you see
a 1'113111'“"-"l111t\\’een me and the
{Ji'ear -'. ~' ':"‘-'."
" '\‘-. 151’. ‘ ' '12'1 zactly see dc resem-
..E1‘s mostly in yo’ bref.’ ”
.:iii:'l‘ W. CRISWELL.
Tackle Making.
Save shooting. no sport, perhaps, has
connected with it more steady-going
business in the way of appliances than
has angling. and it will rather sur-
prise many to know that there are
hundreds of patents—some of them‘
bringing in thousands a year—rdealing
with fishing appliances. , '
The trade, too, is notable for the
fact that, save in the making of rods
and hooks in the rough. women are the
chief workers, almost the whole of the
dainty flies and well-secured hooks be-
ing tie-d by girls and women, some of
whom can fabricate hundreds of trout-
fiies in a day. At least four-fifths of
the fishing tackle-making employees
are women, many of whom possibly
never saw a man fishing in their lives.
Another notable in connection
with the trade is that many of the
manufacturLg firms have been estab-
lished for from fifty to one hundred
years. England and America —- but
chiefly the former—supply the fishing
tackle of the whole world, and all the
principal manufacturers have special
stocks for India. the Australian colon-
ies, and the most remote waters of the
globe.
As to patents, one man has made
a fortune out of an artificial spinning
bait, and another Who invented so ap-
parently simple an appliance as a nov-
bra Iit‘t . 3-1
f3»:
- e] kind of rod ring for the line to run
through sold the patent for $50,000.
“’here Noah Kept. His Bees.
Dr. James K. Hosmer, while recently
visiting Boston, had occasion to visit
the new public library. As he went up
the steps he met Edward Everett
Hale, who asked the Doctor his or"
rand.
“To consult the archives," was the
reply.
“By the way. I‘losmer,” said Dr.
Hale, “do you know where Noah kept
his bees?“
‘ No.” answered Hosmcr.
“In the ark hives,”
ble preacher. as he passed out of ear-
shot.—~Ladies’ Home Journal.
H11 ICnexv \Tlmt He \Vanted.
“Do you want my daughter for her
mumps. ‘
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PORTO RICOS “NIGHTINGALE OF
THE Hi I- LS. "
A11 In‘errulin; illicit-l1 «11' the (‘al‘cer n!
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Rave Added l-‘ua'i to the "Freedom Furg'
llmii'iqnez do 'l‘iu, “’huse Songs
jug 1911111105.
Iola llodri gue? dc Tio is a woman
reputations. each of their)
Hiceilent and extraordhiary. She
runkshigh among the world’s conch-
ologists. as a poetess she is read with '
keen emotion and delight wherever the
Spanish language is understood, and
as a public speaker she is one of the
leaders of Porto RI can thought. An
exile from her native island of Porto
Rico. and a refugee from Cuba. whence
she fled from the wrath of Weyler
with her husband. also an exile, some
time before the butcher was recalled.
she is living now in New York city,
vith Signor Tio and their daughter.
a graduate in philosophy of the. Uni-
versity of Havana. The Tio home is a
charming center of the intellectual life
of the Porto Ilican colony
an admirable illustration of the hos-
pitalitv for which Porto Rico is so fa-
mous.
and with her husband. formerly the
editor of those outspoken papers. La
Razon and La Patria. debates before
her friends upon the future of the is-
land they love so fondly.
Signora Tie. “the nightingale of the
bills.” as the: Porto Ricans call her.
Was born in the Villa de las Lomas.
11nd affords.
There the poetess holds court.
.York.
San Yerman. in September, 1851. Her I
grandmother had been a writer of dis-
tinction and an admirable linguist. Her
father was a doctor of laws. a scholar
and an eloquent advocate with prac.
tice extending over the whole island.
His example was her inheritance. She
learned unconsciously from him to
Speak directly and agreeably and to
write gracefully. He was an autono-
mist. though at that time the govern-
ment of Porto Rico forbade the use
of that word by any political party on
the island. saying it was only a syn-
onym for Separatist. The daughter
took kindly to her father's ideas. and
when hardly in her ’teens was an out
and out Separatist. She wrote many
popular songs and ballads full of the
spirit of freedom. These had a wide
circulation and were the lullabys of
many a Porto Rican household.
Dr. Naiverde. a political exile from
San Domingo. and a friend of Signor
Rodriguez. interested himself in the
girl’s education. being attracted by her
gift of pocsy. and instincted her in the
Spanish classical sty.le She was an
apt scholar and soon composed verse
th..t attracted attention throughout the
Spanish West Indies and even in
Spain. In 1873. the year that saw the
end of slavery in Porto Rico. Lola Rod.
' rigucz. then just 22 year old. made an
address at the graduation exercises of
the college in \Iayaguez. She was the
first woman in the island to speak pub-
licly before an audience. It was a time
of much political excitement. Porto
llicans were eager for reform. They
wished Spain to separate the military
and civil departments of the govern-
ment. They were willing. they said.
I to have a captain general. but let him
I the. CBIISOI' lOl 111‘ 01' 0’31.
confine himself to military afiairs ex-
clusively and let another man hold the
chief civil office. They wished also to
elect their own provincial governors,
instead of having them sent over by
Spain. who appointed them not be-
causeof their fitness. but because she
wished them out of the 'way. These
worthy Spanish appointees shed tears
on leaving their beloved Spain. but
swore upontheir honor to return again
as soon as they had stolen enough to
pay their debts. Another thing the na-
tive Porto Ilicaus wished was freedom
of the press. The captain general’s
regulations demanded that atleast
four hours before any paper was is‘
sued the proof sheets should be sent to
Hisblue pen-
cil was a judgment against which
there was no appeal.
The signorita spoke eloquently.
; herself worthy
though guardedly of all these things.
She besought Spain to give a mother's
love to her child. far from her. almost
hidden in the bosom of the sea. and
she prayed that the child should show
of such love and de-
serving of perfect trust. The grace of
the speaker's man 1101'. the beauty of
her language. won all hearts. and the
brave words spoke wrought her
audience to thr- highest pitch of enthu-
siasm. In a day she had added to her
5:110
' fame throughout the island. She was
fpoetess and prophetess in one.
editor remained
' people.
1 Cuba." in 1892.
IIer
college address was the beginning of
an ac tive propaganda in Porto Rico
that ended only when she and her bus
band were oil‘ered their choice be-
tween jail and the wide. wide world.
La Razon and La Patria were sup
pressed. but the words of the patriot
in the minds of
Even a captain general cannox
imprison an idea. Nor could the bai-
Iads and poems of the sweet singer of
the hills be exiled. The first volume.
“Mes Cant-ares.” appeared in 1876.a11('1
soon was in every book stall in \Iexico.
LL.
1 In.‘
Central America. South America. the
West Indies land even in Spain. A
second volume appeared in Caracas.
Venezuela. in 1878. followed by "Mis
Poesias” in 1880. and "Mi Libro do
in Caracas a warm
' friendship sprang up between the T105
and Professor I-Iostos. who was then
5 at the head of educational affairs in
said the venera~ ,
Venezuela. Alter two years in Caracas
'a new governor general came from
money or for herself?” demanded the ‘
' nora Tio' poems were gaining fame for '
old gentleman.
“It’s this way,” stammerecl the
young man, ”as he tripped backwards
over the edge of the rug. “I want her
for myself and I want her money for
herself. and I want both of them for
ourselves, and you certainly must on
o'lcrsiand.”
Spain to Porto Rico and the poetess re.
turned to her native island. where she
and her husband continued the work
' his editorial work
iput in a hot bowl.
HAZE
member of the academy. a distinguish-
ed critic. caliel a meeting of in: con
freies. anzong whom weie I’euaranda.
Balayucr. Canipillo and Le poldo Alaz.
who sent a testimonial of congratula-
io Sig: 'l‘io and a diamond
in s_'1.'111l)oiic design of a
This is the proudest of her pos-
iffiil iota
brooch 12111
12L11D.n
cf sf or:
in 1.9.9.." Porto Rico was again too
uncmni‘or'r‘ owing to official por-
sceutions.a:1d the 'l‘ios came to New
whenw they soon went to Cuba.
Then the j.--'-;z11"ess. who for some
years had been gathering and classify-
ing the shells ‘ot’ the Antilles as a rec-
reation and divermon from her politi-
cal and literary work. made the ac-
quaintance of several eminent natural-
ists. who brought her to the notice of
their friends in other parts of the
world.
tions from distant lands. One enthus-
iastic conchologist in the Philippines.
no less a personage than the captain
general himself. wrote that the inter-
est her exquisite verse had awakened
in him had been augmented intensely
now that he iearnedfrom his esteemed
friend, Carlos de la Torre. that the
queen of verse had rare knowledge of
shells as well as rythm. He begged
her to accept a few specimens from
the island of the Pacific. With the let—
ter came a complete collection of the
shells of the Philippine islands.
While the Tios were in Cuba Sig-
norita Tio entered the University of
Havana and in due course was grad-
uated from that famous seat of learn-
ing with the degree of doctor of phil-
osophy. Signor Tio was busy with
and the poetess car-
ried on her propaganda against Span-
. ish oppression. In 1892 her fourth vol-
ume of poems appeared and the Span-
ish speaking world accorded it a bear-
ty welcome. The outbreak of the
revolution gave much encouragement
to the cause for which the Tios had
dedicated their lives, but with the
coming of Weyier they soon suffered
a persecution compared to which their
troubles in Porto Rico were mild in-
deed. and they were glad to escape
with their lives.
POP CORN FOR INEOMNIA.
Now are 'l‘imt. lln Proved Efllcacious
“Wu-rover Tried.
A northern business man living in
the south has'rfound an agreeable cure
for insomnia. It answered perfectly
in his case, and no longer needing it
as medicine he continues it as food.
It is a most agreeable dish of pop
corn. The corn is popped in the us-
ual wire basket, and while hot it is
Scalding milk is
poured over it. and in two minutes ii:
is soft and ready to be sprinkled with
sugar. unless salt and pepper are pre-
ferred. The addition of a little vanilla
transforms the juvenile favorite into
a delicate hasty pudding. To keep
the corn after gathering, put it (on
the cob) in a cool place; if shelled it
loses its moisiure sooner. and after a
while will not pop. The place where
other corn is kept is best to preserve
it in. Pop corn hot served in bowls
of hot milk is a southern refection at
card parties.——Chicago Times-Herald.
Ingrown“: Toe Nails.
This is a very common and trouble-
some affection, and most usually oc—
curs bythe- side of the big toe. The
surrounding soft parts first become
swelled and inflamed by constant pres-
sure against the edge of the nail from
the use of :tight shoes. If this is al-
lowed to continue, an ulcer is formed
in which the edge of the nail. is imbed-
ded. The pain from this, in some in‘
stances, issuifi‘ciently severe to pre-
vent walking. ,When this condition'is
arrived at a doctor’s treatment becomes
necessary. ,
The first object is to remove the
cause, the tight shoe, then proceed to
lessen the irritation and reduce the
swelling. After soaking in hot wa-
ter, the nail should he thinned by
scraping, and, if very painful, a lin-
seed poultice will give relief. When
the irritation has thoroughly subsided.
soft cotton should be pressed between
the flesh and the nail, and then, if the
skin is not broken, it should be slightly
saturated with tincture of iodine Re-
pea at the treatment for several days,
after w hich the tenderness will disap—.
pear.
Notes of Interest.
Among the queen ants captured in
and around Bulawayo, for which a
,prize of half—a-crown is paid by the
sanitary board, have b on some speci-
mens measuring four and a half in-
ches and as thick as a man's thumb.
The curfew obtains in
Korea. When the huge bronze
the city proclaims the hour of
and the time for closing the
every man is obliged to 'retire
home. under pain. of flogging.
Seoul.
bell 0!
sunset
gates,
to his
1.
15in
Germany and Austria have about 150
cooking schools. A four years' course
is necessary before the student obtains
a diploma. Most of the 210.21 chefs
have diplomas from these schools.
I
l The time necessary for the conver-
sion of a. forest tree, or a part of it.
into a printed paper. in a recent test
made in Germany, was two hours and
' twenty-five minutes.
they had done so much to promote in ,
earlier years.
the authorcss. .111 llaliaa Cl'll'll l: umvn
as Amicis. was adding to his rlputa-
Tion by translating them. ifasrvur'ith
was calling them to the attention oi’thc
Germans and several l-‘rcuch critics.
among them i‘ierre Loti. were putting
them into copy for 11111 Parisian [)1ll.)-‘
lshcrs. In Spain Mendez Peiayo, :1
in the meantime Sig- :
A proposal has been made by a
French chemist to obtain easily as-
Similable iron tonics from vegetables
by feeding tne plants judiciously with
iron fertilisers. ,
1'1. “-11:40" For Hr'l'flope.
First Fair American: “1 do hope
the Government-will hold on to the.
Philip-'11
Second Ditto “Why? In what,
way are you specially interested in the"
Philippines ‘-‘”
“George savs that if they are still
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She received many contribu- .
TTE.
.or a brick.
/ £71..
ngfrjia
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.\ Bitinutuuous Employ ment.
Miss Eliza Scott. cousin of Admiral
Short, is .1 little \1. oman who sits hour
after hour, da" alter day. in the fly—
.lrog1 aphlc ()fiice. Washington. and:
puts little dabs of yellow mint here
and there over the thousands of maps
issued by this department. Each of
these "ellow splasnes covers but does ‘
not conceal. a tiny black dot which
marks one or another of the hundreds
of light houses scattered along our
coast lines for the guidance of tho so
who go down to the sea in ships. Al—
though the same yellow dot marks
them all there is a variety of lights.
They are fixed ones, intermittent
lights, revolving ones and red and?
white flash lights, with occasionally
a red sector, which indicates shoa '13
water and danger, and tells the mar-
iner to keep his slip well outs ide the1
space covered by the light,
For twenty years has Miss Scott sat
thus jabbing yellow dots, apparently
in the most haphazardmanner, ovei
the maps after they have come from
the press A few mc ments watching
will convince one ti 1.1t there is method
in her manner, She knows the situ—
ation of every one so wen that she
could almost perform henwork in the
dark, It is very trying on the eyes.
and only one. thoroughly acquainted
with the situation could do it in a sat-
isfactory manner The object of color
over the dots is that they may be
more readily perceived by those using
the maps. Formerly a tiny drop of
red was put in the centre of the yel-
low splash. but as the black dot un-
derneath shows through the yellow
perfectly the use. of the red has been
discontinued..which lessens the labor
by half.
There are 535 lights on the Atlantic
coast, beginning to count at the north-
ern part of Newfoundland and con-
tinuing to the south shore of Venezue-
la. This includes those on the Gulf
of Mexico and along the coast of thf
West Indies. On the Pacific Cons“
there are only 33 lights.
be seen that Miss Scott puts on 111111-
dreds of thousands of her little dab?-
in a year's time. although she works
but from 9 a. m. to 4 p. 1n.
“‘nshiufl' t‘ In Hair.
Once a week in summer and once 1
month in winter is. according to a Nev
York hairdresser. often enough i'(
wash the hair. “For frequent wash
ings weaken it. The scalp should b:
carefully dried afterward. The 11:11
should be trimmed aho it once a mom?
to prevent it from fall hing out. Occa
sionally its condition becomes poor
just as the general system gets r11:
down It then needs a good tonic, an
should have it: but otherwise ha‘ii
dressings are generally to be avoided
Brush thoroughly once a day at least
and do not braid tightly at night
While care will do much towan
strengthening weak growths of hair
it is. .after all. a, matter of tempera
ment. .1 haveseen strong and dust,1
young women with very poor hair
and I1-11ave. seen their opposites wit]
magnificent looks. I knewan-Irish
woman. 60 years old. who had. blue
black hair with a satiny lustre that
was beautiful. It fell below her wais-
and was so thick that it covered he:
like a mantle when she let it down
I doubt if she had ever brushed itzr
hasty combing through in the morning
and a twist with a common back coml
stuck into hold it up. was all tin
dressing it ever got. It is such con-
tradictory conditions as these than
make it hard to treat hair success
fully.”
A Recipe for W'bltewash.
For a good whitewash for your bed-
room ceiling puta piece of lime weigh-
ing about film: pounds in a granite pan
or bucket; pour on it a gallon of water
Thus it will '
allow it to boil and slal {e until the
steaming is over. Take from this tut:
quarts of the liquid lime, put it in ii
wooden or grian te bucket and add su1-j
ficient. water to make it rather thin;
Add c. small amount of pure indigo,l
sufiicient to give it the proper color;l
adda teaspoonful of salt and half a:
teaspoonful of lampblack, stir well.1
This 11. ill give you a perfectly white
ceiling. If you wish it colol ed add one;
of the comrings which you may pur-
chase at any "d1u- z,gist' s, stating that it
is to be used with lime. —Ladies Home;
Journal. ' ‘ l
m.—.
.\ inlulim- ' tux the Sic k-l.oom.
Sand holds the..heat for a long timcfi
which makes the sandbag valuable in;
a sick—room. Dry some clean sandl
thoroughly in a kettle on the stove.
Make a bag about a quarter of a yard:
square of flannel, fill it with dry sand,
sew the openings together, and cover
with cotton or linen. This will prevent
the sand sitting out, and will also en-
able you to heat the bag quickly by
placing it in the oven. or even on the
top of the stove. After using this you
will never again warm the hands or
feet of a sick person with hot water
The bag can be placed
close up to the back without hurting
the invalid.
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and Old Age.
“Why is old age so intolerable to
some women when they might make it
so beautiful and dignil ".ed?" asked the
conservative 111.111 "because, ” returned
the equally lorserva Live n1-al.ron,“the
majority of women ale I). ought up as
if they wereg ifted Tvith eternal youth
and exceptedc from all responsibility.
Parents, too, allow their daughters the
opporu 11in of enjoy ing themselves in
the sunshine of spring and summer of
lifetime, but teach them no piotection
“lumen
iagainst the dump of autumn or the
in 011' 110558941031 next spring, we ll go _
there on our wedding trip.”
hr 1111 “P'cli woman becomes too often
as uncomfortable an anomaly as would
be a butterfly in Dccember.”——’Philadei-
phia Ledger. I;
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D1111“: (:rows Away.
The Country Gentleman thus tells
how the voracim s crow can be broken
of a bad habit: l"L1cze are a number of
ways of protecting corn from the depre-
dations of crows. One of the simplest.
is to coat the seeds with tar. Place a.
half-bushel of the seed in a basket and
pour on hot water- enough to moisten
and heat all the Seeds, then immediate-
ly apply a pint of pine 'or coal tar and
stir the whole rapidly for some time.
Every 'seed will thus become ~ coated,
and if a quantity of air slaked lime is
then applied it will render it dry and
easily handled. The crows will pull up
the plants to eat the seed, but coming
in contact with the tarred seed they
are thoroughly disgusted with its fia—
vor and the remainder will be untouch-
ed. Another way is to stretch twine
zigzag across the field. The crows will
notltouch theplants fenced in on two
sides or within an angle.”
New Corn Product. us Home Food.
In some tests made recently at the
Maryland experiment station to deter-
mine the value of cornstalks from
whic the pith had been removed, it
was shown that this fodder fed to
horses as a substitute for hay was
eaten with a relish after the animals
became accustomed to it and was bet—
ter digested than timothy hay. After
the'pith has been removed from the
cornstalk what remains is ground fine.
The blades and husks may be included
and they may not. Horses in the habit
of consuming mixed feeds take more
readily to this ration than those pre-
viously receiving nothing but whole
feeds. Horses which ate this new
corn product continuously for five
months consumed more of it at the end
of the time than at the beginning. This
is satisfactory evidence that the feed
is good for horses and can replace hay.
To Prevent Barley Smut.
Barley Smut discoloi's the grain and
such grain can be sold only at a dis-
count. It can be largely prevented by
sowing seed free of smut, or if its
presence is suspected. treat the seed
with hot water, as is done with smutty
oat seed. There are two kinds of bar-
ley smut——Ustilago Jensenii and Usti—
lago hordic. The former is changed
into black dust before harvesting, and
is scattered to the winds; the latter re-
mains on the kernel and when the crop
is threshed discolors the grains which
are free from contamination.
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Getting Rid of \I'ecds.
Land in cultivated crops can be very
easily cleared of witch grass and this-
tles by the use of the manure fork.
This method is very effective and more
rapid than one would imagine. To re-
duce the ox—eycd daisy, actual experi-
ment shows that frequent plowing.
heavy manuring and seeding to grass
will prove effective. The heavy crop
of grass can be out before the weed
seeds manure.
For Grapevine Leaf Hoppers.
A spray of kerosene and water
seems to have no immediate effect up-
on grapevine leaf hoppers, although
this is often recommended A tobac-
co extract.known as scab cura sheep
dip applied as a spray has proved
fairly successful when used in the
strength of one to ten. .
1
Effects of Lima on Soils.
When applied to stifi clay soils they
become more friable. easier of tillage
and better capable of supplying water
to plants as needed. Strange as it
may seem. when, applied to loose sandy
soils it renders them more compact and
consequently more capable of retaining
water or fertilizing material. The ap-
plication of large amounts of lime at
any time. is not advisable.
I: Maxie a. Difference.
Hostess (at a party)—And does your
mother allow you to have two pieces
of pie when you are at home. W’illie?
Willie (who has; asked for a second
piece)—No, 111a’am.
Hostess—Well, do you think she
would like you to have two pieces
here?
W'illie (confidently) -— Oh, she
wouldn’t care. This isn’t her 1110.5
Tid—Bits.
Settled for Hill).
“Jasper, if you had the same experi-
ence that you have now, and had you]
life to live over again, would you ma 1'-
ry the same woman?”
“Boss,ercordance for de speunce dat
I done got at de presen’ time, hit
wouldn't be a malitar fo’ me tor judi.
cate on elder do one way or de udder;
ef Jermimy wanted me, dat’d settle
it,”——B0ston Courier.
Novel Reading.
Mrs. Chugwater—Josiah, it seems to
me you are very stingy in taking that
new novel yourself before anybody
else in the family has had a chance
even to look at it.
Mr. Chugwater—W’hat are you kick-
ing about? There‘s the second volume.
Can’t you read that while I’m going
through the first?—Ghicago Tribune.
Elasticity.
"“lIr. Jab‘oles is a man or extensive
information.”
“Yes,” replied Miss Cayenne. “Ex-
tensive expresses it precisely. I never
saw a man who could take a fact and
stretch it. as he can.”-—Washington
Star.
“Then you never go to t
on Sunday?”
“Never; duns on weekdays are as
much as I can stand.”--Cbicago News.
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