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were
" silt and hung up
lJH‘E SENTI NE L.
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'9 scorn uonwanu. MAY ts.
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. ,
Cleaning Carpets.
Carpet cleaning; as ordinarily per~
formed. is literally carpet-beating and
does much toward destroying the carpet.
The proper way. if one is in the country, 5
is to get a branch of a tree or a young
sapling as thick as the’buit of an axe.
handle. and which terminates in a good
number of light; whiplike shoots. A
beech branch will sometimes be found.
which will answer the purpose. It must
be trimmed up. and eycry twig. knot or _
roughness be removed w hich could catch
in“ the threads and tear the carpet. 0f
('OSII'SK‘. the flatter the upper part is the
better. as morc‘of the whips will strike at
the same time. Tuclcun the carpet. hang it
tnir a line placed so high that the lower
( l ,o will char the ground.
in: whip in. both hands and strike a
3! l,
by from the whole space struck. yet the
blow will not appear in make very lunch
iiupr ion on the carptt itsylt‘. The ends
of the branch have divided the force of
the blow union;r lllt‘lll~t'l\'t$ and each one
has made a sharp. «prick stroke like that
of a riding whip. 77.1 ritct'imn Agricultural.
Putin-us Ikecipc fur Curing "unis.
The following is thc famous recipe
‘ustd by Mrs. Henry (it) forcuring hams. 3
st \‘t‘t’al hogsltcads of wit t-li were annually
suit to lloston. “iff’i‘c. tirnlcrtiic name of
‘ Ashlaini hams.” tin-y commanded tho
highcstof priccs. cspt'clully amongr the
\\‘t‘.tllll\‘ will-4‘s of th at city:
For cvm‘y tcn hams of tomb-rate size,
she took tlrrt‘.‘ and one half pounds of -
tine salt. one po :trd of saltpctrc and two
pounds of brow n sugar. and after mixing ,
ti. so thoroughly il-gctlu-r. rubbed the
hams therewith on citlrcr side. 'l‘hev
lllt‘ll packed in a tight bo\ an
play-ed in a co -l outlrouso for about three
wicks. when the harm were taken out
and put in a picklingtubot‘.l hogslicud
and covered with brine strong'cnough to '
swim an egg. After rcinainin; in the
’picklc’for about tlrrcc weeks they were
iikcn out. thoroughlr rubbed with fresh
§ a well veniilatcd
house for a fuw‘ days to day. Next they
were transferred to
\vhcrc they were hurt-.5 up and smokcd
a tilt green hickory or walnut wood until .
bright ina- ‘
thcy ampt‘rcd the color of
hogaity.
was sewed up in canvas. the covering!
whitewashed and hung up to dry. after
uhi h they werc whitewashed again and ‘
pat kcd away iirbogsht-uds with hickory
asltcs. until want-ad either for home nu
or sending to Boston. -'_ a p
r
. .s.
. Hints and Suggestions.
If Sdll is sprinklcd around the edges of
a carpet. when on the floor. it will keep}
away moths.
Zvcxcr \\‘I‘I thc hair if,_vou have any
tendency to ddafut-ss‘; wear an oilrsilk
up when bathing. turd refrain from
diving. _
A pzecc of pointed whalebonc or pint)
wood is nice to clean out. corners. 7 \\ ash
your windows with sponge and p dish
with tissue paper. 2. ,
(‘lt-an lamp chimneys by holding thtun’
over the spout of a tcakrttle full of bulb
ing watt-r. thcn wipe. with a clcan cloth.
It will make them beautifully:clcatr.
' It is said if feather bc'ds arid pillow:
be left out in a drenchingr rain every
spring. and afterward c.\]ior~:tl to tho
blur and air on every sid‘c until dry. they
will be much freshcned and lightened.
I Keep cut flowers fresh for several days
by filling a vase with cl an sand.to w hics
is added u liberal su iply'of powdcrc
‘ charcoal. ‘I'Imbed i re stems of the
bouquet in this. and water occasionally. .
Never put milk. fat or anyoily sub-
stance into the ear for the relief of pain,
for thcv soon become rancid and icnd to
incite inflammation. Simple warm water
will answer the purpose better than any-
thing,r else. '
Silver becoming black may berravoided
by kt‘t‘pll'fgrlllut which is not often used
‘ln canton. flannel bags. with small bugs
about the site ofa thimblc tilled with bits
of gtun-curuphor packed in and around
thc articles. " _
For mildew. pour a quart of IlOIllIl'
water on an ounce of chloride of lime.
“'hen it isdissolvcd add three quarts of
coldwater. In this put the garmentmud
do! 'it soak for twelve hours. If not very
bad the spots will come out in less time.
Pieces of toilet soup that have become
1100 small for convenient handling may
it“; utilized by making a small flannel
~33. leaving the top open. and into thh
putting the pieces of soap as they accu<
mutate. When it is full sew over the top
and you 'have a nice accessory for your
’bathdub. .
,Ilubber rings such as are used on fruit
cans often become hard and brittle. They
can be'restored'by letting them lie in wa-
ter in which you have put a little animo-
nia, Mix in this proportion: One part
ammonia and two parts water. Sometimes
they do not need to lie in this more than
five minutes. but frequently a halfihonr
ixnecded to restore their elasticity.
queer Things In Persia.
A Mr. Neesan lectured in New York
notions ago on Persian life. The young
ladies of the audience laughed when Mr.
Nansen told how the Persian youth wan
allowed to take one kiss from his .futuro
wife on the eve before their marriage.
provided he could find her in a dark
room full of other ladies. They wen
silent and sympathetic when he told’
how. although he war on god for three
yous. he never got one 153 in all that
time. Mr. Nee-sun was forced to confess
that the Persian news tapers are rather
slow. They are divide into two classes
*those ublishcdrcvery week and those
ublighe every seventh day—and all
crsitfiitti just one of each class. Some
tiara
Nce'san received a copy of some of these
juniors. ' lie looked anxiously to see if
~ the elevation returns had reached the
..i
enterpris'n editor. but the only mention
7 L be found 0 America was its discovery b
one Christopher Columbus. He doesn‘t
expect. to live long enough for the editor
to gut throumlt the subsequent. history of
America am give his readers some com-
rutiwly recent. news concerning tho
'nited States.
‘A Variety of Pronunciations.
Herr Schmltn. who migrated to Portu~
. lafew‘yearl 130. com lain: biting-Ii
"of the llhety taken with t espellinga’n
uncirtion of bin name in the land of
mdoption. He has collected a few
Incline“, from which we select the
following: Sanito. Schumbit, Semitlu,
(limits Shntith. Chomitso. Schumitz,
”than. Shindtl. Shemice.
, Waco. Kinds. Chemise. Xheniim
fin; The cafirdcbllecflon exhibits
laden... “with power to add to their
ha. 7 . ' - ._ _ .
Take the
:2. quick blow. .-\ cloud of dust will ‘
the smoke house. '
This accomplished. much ham .
after Cleveland was elected Mr. I
, o
I BANG awk Y.
First. be sure yours in the right.
In whate‘er you wish to do,
Even though you have to light
All the world to push it through;
Then bang away.
Let no feeling of dismay /
Over-power your singloaim. 53
Lost the world may truly say
To succem you have no claim;
So bang away.
Pate disdains a coward heart.
‘ So do you. I dare to say;
.Let that never be your part;
“'hether work or whether play;
Bang away. V
' -—John D. llerilstreet. in Chicago Herald.
THE MERMAN.
Last summer I passed some weeks in
l Malangcn. Norway. laid up with a
; Sprained ankle. Une evening my farmer
host. Berni OintIscu. told me the follow-
' ing story. I believed it; so would you
; if you had heard him tell it.
I was left an orphan when abitit eight
years old. and went to live with "my
cousin Karen. whu‘had bccu a servant in
p the family of thc ministcr at Alstudt. but
. who then lived at Ii-rallrolm. in \Vclge-
land. having.r somcmonths before married
5 Elias. a fisherman of that place.
; holni. for some reason. has evcr been the
. haunt of ghosts, mcrnrcn and all wit kcd
g spirits of the sea. It took Kurt-ii and me
' a long to bu ouic accustomed to the
‘ strangl- sights :u‘ul'wunds of the lonely
: b‘tll‘ll \\ llt‘rt‘ ltt'l‘ a ilildet‘ Slux‘xl.
Her husband. u lllt't'l‘)'. hearty man.
laugh: d at our lcars. insulin: us that the
tea spirits ILlll no power over those who
led godly lives and who avoided all
dealings with thcin; so when six years
' had passed away. bringing,r with lllt‘lll
children and
3
suddenly Elias scvmed to cliiurfc.
became gloomy and .silcut. ‘
ewr. kindaud good: but his jokes and
laughter \vcre no longs-r burial.
was \ct‘y strait-4v. and. stratigcr still. he
i sudtlcnly stoppvd all talk about the llL‘vV
’ it‘llbtltul bolt be bid meant to buy. to
take‘ the place of of Ur old “sivoar.”
almost \\o:n out with long scrvicc. That
enew “ten—oar“ had been the
t
lines: on Ki‘alh din beach. but now for
‘ two years we heard nothing about it.
. Ivan-n w as. of course. very anxious.‘and
ilainly.
e spoke out.
One day. two years before. he was
: walking: on an unl‘rcqucutcd part of the
7 bcmb. armed with his tish spear. and
uslccp upon a, rock. It was the largest
_ he had ever St‘L‘lI. but. strange to say. he
_ felt afraid of it. and wishcdito runaway.
‘Isay strange. for no one t‘\t‘r fears a
seal. and the larger it is the bcttcr the
priac. ~
‘I‘llias mustered up his cottragc.~crcpt
< close to the slccpiitg monster. and drove
the spcar dccp into its back. With a
frightful ycli of ragcaud pain. such as
no true Scalcvcr ultcrcd. the brute raised
; Itself. wrenching the stall out of the
‘ tishcrman's hu-rds. ltstood crcvt. St't‘lll~
ing to grow- as tall as a boat‘s mast.
Scrcntuin},r and gitztshing its tccth. it
(glared at l‘lltas with tici‘cc. bloodshot
eyes. while he, half-dead with fear. could ’ ... ~
, of you. and saw an ctiornt \us wave. as a
not murmur a prayer. With one final
. bellow it plunged into the sea. carrying
t with it the harpoonnand discoloring the
l water with blood. Elias did not .sprak
‘ of this incident to any one. He was. in
truth. ashamed. llc had been frightcrrcd
by a seal; liadinisscd his blow. and lost
. not only his
' well. He would he laughed at. After
ward he found floating the staff of his
; spear, thc iron having l-ccn broken off.
Unc- night. shortly after this. he heard
a great noisc in the boat house. He imr
mediately rose and went to scc if any
‘ mischief were on foot. It was midnight.
stormy and very dark. ‘ Entering the boat
,house he heard no sound. and at first
I could see nothing. Suddenly the light
; of his lantern fell upnt a hogt- black mass.
l from which rose grinning and snarling
the fierce head of a moiistcr seal. Ile re—
. mcmbcred it well. and while he stood.
, terror~strirken. the head grew human. 1
thc scal disappeared. and in its place was
a large man, entirely naked. who rushed
rust Elias. striking the lantern from his
4
. his shoulders the s car of his lost lrar~
soon. He realize then ivhat he had
‘ one. what vengcancohc had provoked.
‘ with whom be but dealt and had still to
: deal. liar-eh foun _ him lying in a swoon.
. the broken lantern by his side.
told her nothing. and from that day
was silent and wloomy, for he knew that
hehad incurred the deadly irate ofa iner~
‘ man. than which no greater cvil can be‘
fall a scifnring man.
i
‘ Btp he 'clit on with his fishing. and
one. t ark moraine. as he was sailing out.
, he heard a deep oicc that seemed to call
; from the sea itself: ‘
Your boat sails well. for the wind is free:
l Wait: till you‘ve sailed in race with me!
When the sky is black and the dead afloat.
l I‘ll 81111.;l {on the match 'or your tenured
His men thought it was some neighbor
’ wishing to play them ntrack. Elias knew
7 whatrit was. -
I From that day’hc lived in terror. lie
. gave up all idea of buying a tcn~oared
oat, partly because he did not think it
worth while for the short time he be«
lioved he had to live. partly because the
I moi-man‘s. words seemed to warn him
l mtnst sailing in such a craft.
: We ‘said all we could to cheer him. at
i first With little eflect; but as months and
' neurons passed and nothin ovilha pened
‘ his gloom wore away. he Iiccame his old
i relf, and again all his talk was of a new
i ten-cared boat. *
; Spring came and a day was fixed when
‘ we were to sail around to Rancn, sell the
' old boat for what. it would fetch and buy
the new one. Grcat were theprepara—
trons, for we intended to make a pleas-
ure \arty of it. and take Karen and all
thee rildren. My wife insisted that she
thould stay at home so that the industrb
; ous house mother should have at least one
; day‘s diversion—that is. she was not my
:‘ wife then; she was an orphan. like me,
f who had been adopted by the kind fish~
l erman. Oh. if Elsa had only gone with
‘ us we would have come back safe and
; happy. forElsa is a'Finn. and the Finns
; know all sea magic and can bring to
f nought all the cnchantmcnts of the iner—
nicn. But it was fitted.
The day fixed for our trip was perfect.
The tky was brl ht and clear; .a light
breeze. fair for on, just ruflled the
lit. We were a merry party; we sailed
; away taught: and singing, while Ella
s waved ungood luck from the shore.
We Ioon reached Ranen, and while
, Karen and the children wont to the house
of aft-lend. Elias and I nought tho boot-
hiiw' aged to roll a i
0 man our .07 ho-
though we got but litt‘e for it. The:
and cousin! examination of
limb _
all ,tllilt‘r blessings. Kal‘ctl‘s ‘
fears had long sun c- l-ccn forgottcn. Then I
lie .
lie was. as ‘
This ‘
thctuc of :
many a iircsrdc talk. for it was ”to be the i
a: last I. having.r grown to to a Slutll'
lad ot sixteen ventured to question him *
haven Joined inc. and at but
came suddenly upon a huge scal. lving.r ‘
price. but his harpoon as»
‘ band. but not so quickly that the poor.
Iel!owcurl‘lnot:~- ' *k‘ r s u. I . . .
i i \U sin in; “N bctvuui = voice called: “Ila! Ira! Elias. Iwrll have:
He E
but at but found one that seemed to be
just what we wanted. Her model below
the watcr~line was so perfect, so superior
to any that we had ever seen.that we de»
termincd to buy her.althongh she seemed
overmastcd and rather clumsily rig d.
The boatbuilder acknowledge this
himself. saying that he had finished her
hurriedly. being overrun with work.
“But.“ said he.“you will find that there
is no boat in these waters that can sail
with her. She is a perfect model. Look
at her lines. The faults you mention are.
after all. but. triilcs. You can alter her
rigging to suit yourselves when you get
her to Kmlholm: besides. I am a just
man. and will allow you something olI
. the price. so that. you will .rcally have n
’ bargain."
’ So. after some haggling. a price was
agreed upon, which Elias paid down,and
the boat was his. The boatbuildcr.how~
ever. made us promise faithfully not to
alter her in the least particular. not even
to touch her with a tar brush. until \vc
were at Kralholm. “For.“ said he. “I
have boasted greatly of this boat, and I
do not wish to be shamed before the
whole town by having you begin to alter
her rig the moment fun (fun her."
\Vc gave the promise readily. and the
builder talked so much while she was be-
ing launched that neither of us noticed
that no cross was tarred on her stern.
My wife will have it that the boat»
builder wasiii league with the incrmrui.
Ewho had doubtless taught him how to
§ build so well below the \\ alcr line that
2 he might lure us into sailing thus unpro-
f tcctcd by the holy sign. which all ticnds
; fcur. and which would have saved us
g from his vengeance. She may be right;
lsucli things have been. and that titan I
l h:t\e heard ctulcd miserably.
Early in the afternoon we all sailed for
; home. \Vc had about eight. miles to go.
3 and soon found that the scasgoin;
i «pialitics of our new purchase \vcre likely
.to be thoroughly tested. It blew very
hard and thc waves run high. She-
bchavcd splendidly. skimming overtliv
billow '5' like u water—fowl. shippingr
scarcely a spray. \Ve were dclightcd
with hcr.
Suddenly Karen gave a cry of alarm.
and pointed over the stem. “'1: looked
- and saw a great black cloud.
second to cover the whole horizon. roll~
’ in: down upon us with a streak of boiling
white foam before it. I s imng to reel
the sail. and in an instant i re Squall was
upur us. At once all was dark as night.
We could not 3: 9 each others‘ faces.
l The wind howled. and as the boat bent
to it: rushing on her Ctlllr\‘(" it seemed
that she must capsize. The children
scvcamcd with fright.
. distance to windward
the blackness
:opcncd. as if a curtain had been drawn ‘
tip. and in a broad space of liviu;.r 'grccn~ T
. ish light we saw another tcti-oarctl boat.
She stood out black and distinct against
. travel with hcr.
of our own boat : shc was sailing' the satuc
course. but. while we heeled terribly to.
the wind and plunged madly to the
raging sea. she with full sail set. glided
along on an even keel. as steady as
though the sea were a mill-pond. The
wind and sea Sccmal to have no elfcct
on her;
I could but see one aboard her. a dark
figure at the helm. She frightencd me.
llut I could not think of her long. for
the wind was now" a hurricane. and
't‘\'tl')' w'ttvc dashed ovcr ht-r bows. half
filling' the boat with water.
Elias shout: “Look out? llold fast. all
high as our mast it seemed. top sling
ovcr us. Tons of water dashed down
upon us. and I thought we were sinking;
but our boat quickly rightcd and secured
t.» shake the water front h-‘r. I looked
tit-st for Elias. Icould just make out his
tigurc at the helm.
stiilcd shriek. “ O. Elias.
Martha and Nils! Save tbcml“ It was
Karen‘s voice. The two little ones w‘erc
gone. l‘lrcard E‘ins groan. “'e could
do nothing. Then I looked for the other
boat. The greenish light was brighter.
the strange craft more distinct.
had been uddcd to her crcw.
Tvvo
They stood
Ill ‘llunlt‘s‘ by her mast; their faces w'cre '
the faces of the dead. the farms
of the drowned children. It wa: a
fearful sight. but before we could speak
. a word another mountain of water was'
hurlcd upon us. and when it had passcd
Karen was gone. and Anton‘s life line
dangled louse and empty. I could hear
' Elias praying. while the fotir older boys, .
clung half drowned to the mast and‘ncithcr
moved noi- spoke.
\Ye heard a loud laugh. and a deep
' a full crew sour.“ There was the strange
boat scarce fifty feet from us.
were Karen and Anton. Nils and Martha.
dead and white. and there. huge. naked
and terrible. stood the steersman, with
* sea~grecn hair an beard blowing wildly
about his fri htfnl head. .
“'ith a m acing gesture he pointed to
l the spike of a fish spear sticking between
l his shoulders. I nearly fainted. Elias
{ceased ' prayinnr. By the "hastly light
j now so near us I could see his face. It
, was that of a wild beast at bay, despair~
ing but ferocious. ,
Drawing his long knife. he muttered:
“I know you. know you! If a spear
can pierce your back, this may reach
your heart.“ ’ '
”Elias!“ I shriekcd, “that was on
land. What would you do!“
“End this. one way or other.“ he
shouted. “To the sheet. fool!“ and he
put tip the helm. l trimmed the sill
. close. as by instinct, and we flew to run
down our pursuer. I was now desperate.
too. and grasping the boathook, stood
ready to strike.
Just. as we seemed aboard of the mer-
man another wave swept over us; I felt
our boat sink from under me. Even
through the rush of the waterlhcard
wild shrieka and shouts of fiendish
laughter, and knew no more until I
found myself clin ing with a death gri
to the unsubmcrg rail of our wreckct
alone prevented her from
pletely.
The black cloud was no. the trier
man was gone, the four ys were gone.
but I saw Elias caught between the boom
and the topgenlift. It was snowing;
the wind an the sea were as fierce as
over, but it was no longer so dark. I
managed to reach Elias and drag him up
beside me. holding him with one arm.
while with the other I clung to the rail.
resting my feet on the combing of the
I thought him dead. but soon he
capsizing com~
hatch.
moved and sighed.
“Coumgc.” I said;
gone. You will live.“
. “No. Bcrnt,” he answered. weakly.
fi‘God istoogood to lot the fiend carry
his reve sofar as that: lam dying;
you will a saved. You are not of in
blood. I shall soon be with Karen on
the children.” , '
He was silent for awhile. Then he
whispered. brokcnly: “Burnt. remenr
bar—all four you In Elsa—all.” '
, I held him a strongly In I could. Sud—
denly a lookof joy lit a his white hes.
“the merman is
Stretching out Insulin, ecrled: “You.
‘KINII. Iain coining.“ Ho wracked
begun a lo
tin-03nd gm. W9 W9“? WNW
was again conscious. two days after. I
was in my bed at Kralholm, with Elsa
bending over me. She had found me on ,
that fatal evening; lying drowned. as she
then thought. on the beach. whither she
had gone to meet us all. As the weather
had been perfect all day. Overy one sup
posed that Elias and his, family had fot
some reason remained over at Ranen. and
that I. returning alone in some smali
boat in order to be with Elsa—for out
courtship was secret —had through some
aceidcut, fallen overboard.
“'hen I told the dreadful truth they
did not believe me. “'lien on inquiry
they learned that; we had sailed from
Ram-n. asl had said. when nothing more
was heard of Elias. when the wreck of
the new ten cared boast was cast ashore
on the rocks of Landspnint Island and ad!
could see that she had no cross tarreé
upon her stern. they were convinced
and proper funeral services wcre licld for
the drowned. .
Elsa and I were marricd. I-Ilizis‘e
savings made us rich. “'e bought this
farm. and neither of us has ever been it
‘ ‘Jlrs. Ilep’mcar w. “
-,-__—.___._..
‘ A Hideous Beast.
It is a melancholy fact. but none the
less truc. that the walrus is one of tin
most disgtistitrwlooking objccts know:
to ‘man. It has a raw. nikcd hide. with
out lttlll‘ or fur. (‘i‘Vl‘I‘t‘ti with a multitudq
of pllxlllltlf‘duuklltg warts. boils. and
pimplcs. the skin wrinklcd in deep
lint-s. which show clearly through thf
yellowish brown cuticle which scours tc
be pct-liar: oil with lcprosy. altogether a
mast uuwholes.tine-limiting brute. tin
pleasantly suggesting the appearances wt
know as "bloated.“
They are of tremendous size. lcn fret
which '
Then at a short '
the half-citric of light which seemed to?
She was an cxact copy ’
I heard ;
Then I heard a half!
husband I,
In her ;
boat, whose heavy mast. and spread sail '
and a half to twelve feet long. and weigh
flu: tiftccn or slum-n hundred pounds.
‘ In water their motions- are not nearly st.
: «pilot or graceful as those of the seal and
fsca lion. and on land they are almost
liclplvs~. for which reason they rarely
They gt: 3
conic outside the surllwasb.
. about in large herds. which now and then
emerge to sleep. First one lands and
lays itself out. and their a sccoinl come’s
and gives its predecessor a shove. where-
comcs number three. who pokes up nurn
on till the whole livrd has got to land
cuch brute piilowed on the body of of the
gone above him. all without «prarrcling.
;but cvcry movement displaying,r apathy
,and phlegm. Its most extraordinary
feature is its hide. which overthe shoul
dcrs and down the throat and chest is ’
three iuchcs thick. and is nowhere less :
than half an inch.
It feeds exclusively on shell fish and
the bulbous roots'airi tender stalks of
certain marine plants. “hi-h grow abund-
antly at the bottom of the bays and
lagoons of the Alaskavnast; and it is cvi» ‘
. dcntly for digging tip these that it uses
: its iuAks and not. as is rep tried. for the
purpose of haulingr ll.\t"lf~ upon icc or rock.
Another blow to rcvcivcll opinion is gii cu ’
by ,.\ll‘. Elliot‘s testimony as to tlrc cow»
ardicc of the bum s. 'l‘ltcy will snort oi
blow to any cxtcnt in the water. but a.»
r to attacking a boat. that is the very lad
l thing that would cutcr into their licmls. ‘
It is unfortunatc that no females were tx:
be found about the islands.
say that the creature is monogamous:
that the fcmalc brings forth a single call
in June. usually on the ice limos rmrth of '
Iicbring‘s Straits: that it rcscittblcs it.-
parcnn in gent-rid charactcr when six
w colts old. but that its tusks do not ap
pear till tlic St‘rdtlti year; and that the,
strongly attached to it and .
mother is
iiurscs it in the star WAN tile liar Round.
...-—-v '
Visit to a t‘uban Sugar Plantation. ’
After a fcw moments‘ converse. by the
invitation of Scour lloderiquct. we arose
and followed him over the plantation.
That season‘s crop had all been havvcstcd
and scat away. airl the huge crusher.
mammoth tanks and the powcrful engine
were lying idle. but outside of the build-
. lllg’i in \\ hich the machinery was placed.
briskly. A string of miniature carts.
each drawn by a single bullock which
. was driven by a negro. backed up in turn
to a large file of timinssc \which is the rc-
; fuse of t 1c cane after it has passed
. through the rrtrshcri and after loading
inbout as much as] good strong white
man could carry on the tint-s of n pith-
fork, dmgged it lazily off to whet-c other
5 negr‘oes were scraping out long drills in
tlic rich. mellow soil.
the drivers of the carts sprinkled their
. load and returned for more. This matasse
‘ forms cxccllcnt manure. and is very
? strengthening in the 13nd,
. of the field. and under the shade of a
guava tree, were scaled several old
men and young boys with a
E‘lar . pile of cane stalks beside them,
l _ .. . . .
. which they were bttsrry‘ {’ngaged 1n strip-
. ping off their leaves, and cut-ting in halves
. and the juice made into sugar for home
; consumption. while the top with its ten- '
1 tier shoots s irouting out at each joint or
{about six nches a rut. was for seed.
- Sugarcane grows rout its sprouts or
stalks and not from a kernel of grain as
g does our com. which it all htly resembles
when springing up from t e ground. A:
we passed about among the workmen,
several of them on seein the proprietor
and knowing him to he the man of
money. could not resist the tem tatious
of stopping their work and asking for
:their wages. Dropping their hoes or
limiting their buttocks. they ran to the
overseer for an order. and back to the
planter. who was obliged to pause and
settle. Some of them. however. on get~
ting their money instant] returned to
the overseerand reported t ourselves for
duty. They seemed to be anxious to get
the money into their possession. appear-
ing to think that the master might make
a trip away from home and they be
obliged to wait till morning for their
y; at any rate they felt safer to have it
in their own pockets. It was a great
bother. but. the plantar was helpless find
was obliged to make the best of it.—
Buettm Courier.
m
Souls That Have nightmare.
_ The sleep of the fursseal seen on land
is always accompanied by an involuntary,
ne‘rvou's, muscular twitching and slight
shifting of the flippers, all of which may
be Signs. as it were. of their simply hav-
ing nightmare. or of a tin . nn vis-'
iouary way. in‘ some far-oi! mainland
sea. ’ '
I have studied hundreds of such nom-
uolent examples. Stealing softly u no
close that female! lay my hand upon t em
from the point where .1 was sitting and
watching the slee lug seals. I have ab
way: found theirleep‘tobo ofthienerv
vous d tion.
The mpu-ation is short and rapid, but:
with no sound of breathing. unless the
car in brought very elm-Our Arctic
m .
“‘—
instmna. t has hoa- invented
fortbe blind. It is a prin- pm
which willonable the blind. to t tho
A new
himself free from weakened ho] ‘
andfeli “ignition. d,“
' i l
Isupposel fainted then. for when I
about since. nor evcr.will be.—1~‘.--on v‘
flabby folds. and'markcd by dark venous '
I
THE HOKE WK.
How to Cure Warts.
Place the thumb upon the wart. and
paress it against the bone. Move the wart
ck and forth upon the bone until the
roots become irritated or sore. when the
wart. will disappear. I have had quite a
number upon my hands. and have got rid
of all of them in the above manner.—
Scientific American. '
The Best Time to Bathe.
It is best to bathe just before going to
bed, asany dant'er of catching cold is
thus avoided, and the complexion is im-
proved by keeping warm for several hours
after leaving the bath. A couple of
pounds of bran put intoa thin bag and
then in the bath tub is excellent for
3 AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Scabby Potatoes.
No farmer likes to plant scrbby pota~
; toes, because of the danger that the fun—
: will reproduce itself in a new crop,
fit some who have tried it report crops
of bright. clean potatoes from scabby
Red. This has satisfied them that worms.
. insects or some other cause than fungus
l produces the Scabby appearance.‘ But if
3 potatoes are properly kept duringr the:
winter the fungus growth may die _out
and become incapable of propagation.
The success with shabby po'ato seed may
softening the skin.
soak in a small quantity of water several
hoursbeforc being used. The internal
aids to a clear complexion are most of
them well known. and the present season
is the best. for a thorough cleansing and
purifying of the blood. 'l‘hc old fish-
toned remedy of sulphur and molasses is
considered among the best. Chan-ml
powdered and taken with water is said
i
take.
—l.o d 11 Lancet.
)lcdical l’scs of Common Salt.
The power of the soda used in co nking
to relieve the pain of burns is now exten-
: sivcly known. is usefulness is enhanced
by its being so common as to be usually
within reach. Somewhat akin to this is
the. ctiicacy of table salt in certain forms
upon he moves a liiilc further up; their f
her two. who prods number one. and so i
The natives T
the Work of planting was going on quite L
In these trenches ;
In one corner i
. the lower pm of the stalks to be crushed ;
of intlanunzition. It is a remedy that
tinds a place in ncarly all countries and
households.
glint the very fact tlrtt these articles are
so familiar in domestic use m..kcs it difii~
cult to regard them as p~\\\'ct" l r-tiic-
dics. It would be t uite ullit'rWisclIthc)‘
were rare. and coal be obtained only of
thcdrugizist. It may not be amiss. ihcrc~
fore. to, refer to what is
their chemical composition.
each is the salllfi.~:l most wonderful
when hcatcdto a temperature twtnty-
..
E water. This metal is sodium. (‘orubine
‘ it in the proper proportion with carbonic
. ncid.~—the gas thrown off from burning
‘ coal.—and “soda." or. more properly.
bicarbonate of soda. is prodtncd. Let
it combine with chlorine.
: in chemical union with lime. one of our
- most powerful disinfectants. and we have
i. the familiar salt of our tables.
i It should be impressed on the irrindsol
our rcadcrs that there is the highest
medical authority for the statement that
there is nothing better than common salt
for any ordinary
throat. mouth. or nasal passages.
‘ solve a dessert Spoonful in a coffee cup.
and garglc the solution. or snuff it up
i the nose nitil it comes out into the back
; mouth. Repeat two or three times a
: day until ctircd.
l Dr. Thackery. of Philadelphia. has
found that salt is ctlcctive in the most
violent attacks of cry-ipclzis. and. more
i over. leaves no unsightly scars behind.
IIe uscsa autumn-d solution that is as
' strongas it can be madc.and simplv keeps
the pstrts covered With a cloth wet with
it. At the same time he cools the system
t
l
t
l
ccous dit t.
As erysipclas is sudden in its attacks.
and so speedy in its action. those located
at a distance from doctors. would do w‘cl‘ ‘
to mnku—u special note of this- Tonal}
Comp 1!". ion.
E An Astonislred Secretary.
A story is told in the Washington cor~
respondcncc of the llaltitnorc Sun of 8
young lady. the daughter of a dead army 3
. officer. who. to assist in supporting her
. mother and sister. applied for an appoint‘
mcnt in the Treasury Dcpartment. The
; writer says:
: John Sherman was then secretary.
The courageous little girl called upon the
She said .
Secretary and statcl her case.
she was willing to do almost anything
‘ that would enable her to provide for her
‘ mother. The Secretary
. that he would cheerfully assist her when-
ever an opportunity prcscnted itsclf. The
; little girl insistcd that there was plenty i
of work around the department which
‘ of employment. She became so persist~
cut that the Secretary was at a loss for a
‘ retext to get rid of her. She surveyed
him from head to foot, and observing
that his boots were not well shined. re~
marked with much earnestness: “Mr.
‘Shcrman, I think there is somcthing I
can dolor you. if you wrll permit me.
an that is lo give your boots :1 firsbt'luss
shine. My cue is more-.des rate than
you imagine. and Iwill accep a position
. as departmental boot thick.” The Score
tary was so astonishet that ‘t was several
‘ seconds before e ‘rceovcre sufficiently
to direct his cler - to have the young 6:
appointed to a 9 clerkship. She
since married a d is doing well.
—.
Killing Robbers In Mexico. ‘
While the robbers were ransacking tho
town a dozen men ran to the shore. cut
small holes in the boats in which the
robbers came, and plugged them with
mud. The boats were launched and the
' marauders set out on their return .voy .
highly eluted at the successful raid.
Before going a mile, however. the water
began to soften the clayand the huge
log dug-outs began to till. Every effort
was made to reach the shore. but the
openings increased rapid! and soon the
boats were full of water an the occupants
were obliged to jump ”overboard and
cling to the sides of their submerged
crafts to keep from drowning. About
daylight. a company of 100 men was
formed and set out in boats to the spot
where the half-drowned men were still
hanging to their crafts. Some, however.
had lost their hold and had sunk to the
bottom, while the others were so
exhausted that. they were unable to make
any mistancc. The fishermen attacked
tell the tale of their defeat. The bodies
of the dead men sank to the bottom of
the lake. when: they remained for days.
Having dispatched the maraudcrs. the
boats were towed ashore and all of the
szt‘ol‘en property recovered—Pittsburg
cm ‘
r.
A Tragedy of the Times.
Ho ' for what:
WR‘MWW, can?"
80; common but com. the“
0! bur-31L
by rivaluln- warm, ’
raisedktt‘eunow ‘ mad
that “1m!!! t1,
It should be left to .
to be excellent. but is most difficult to ‘
A strictly vegetable and fruit dict
isfolltnvcd by many for one or two weeks. ‘
marvelous in‘
The base. or fundamental element. in -
metal. which burns with an intense flame ’
two degrees less than that of lmilirov , '
w hich ft -rms. ’
inflammation of the.
l)rs-'
with a dose of Epsom slits” mixed with ’
lemon juice. and orders a light fartna- ;
said he had.
‘ nothiror for her to do. but. assured her ,
a
ought to be done. and she expressed hcr- 5
; self willing to turn hcrhand- to any grade ‘
them and soon not a robber was left to .
be due to the fact that the scab entirely
destroys some eyes, leaving those which
; remain to use the entire substance of the
potato. This suggeds that it is undoubt-
‘ edly a good plan to dig out all but two
for three vigorous eyes befun: planting
{the seed. It requires more potatoes to
l plant an acre by this method. but the in~
"creased cmp more that) warrants the cx~
' tra expense.—Cultivation.
Permanent. Seeding for Pasture.
from observation. The formation of 35
crate of potash and nitrate of soda are to
miliar examples. It. is also known. that
aaltpctrc is formed artificially by mrxt
ingredients to attract the nitrogen fro
the atmosphere. These facts gate sho
that the supply of nitrogen_ required by
cultivation is assured. requiring only the
hand of man to supply the deficiency that
the growing of crops has ‘ created. And
though a deficiency of nearly all‘ tbe‘elc-
merits of nutrition will be occur-mg. it is
encouraging to know that by intelligence
and industry it may always be supplied,
and the earth rendered perennial in the
productionof food for man.“ ‘
The provisions of nature in every direc‘
tion are evidently such. that with roast)!»
able care and seasonable labor. mankind
can enjoy her fruits to the full.
Money in Breeding Good Horses.
The best horses in the world for light
service are bred in the Cnitcd States; in-
deed. it may be said that this country
vields a better class of horses for all work
than does any other on the globe; but.
beyond all question. our road horses are
signally supcrior to those of any other
land. There is money. good, substantial
money. nor that in small quantity. in
t‘onsidcmble attention is now given to
s the permanent Seeding of meadows and
Epasiun-s. These are indispensable. to a
j C ‘nntplctt- systctnof agriculture. aud‘while
'hcrciot‘orc American farmvrs have got
falong very well with the short-lived
itimoihy and clover. the time has come
iwhcn a more economical incthod is dc-
lirable. if not uccc~sary. There will it!
‘1 ways be a iicccs~ity for temporary guru
for hay. and the common mixture of
:timoiliy and clover. and \lO‘Cr‘!’ alone.
will always find a plane- in our farm
: practice. But for perm tircut pastures we
' need to study the vario.;s :rasscsand their
3 adaptation for our l lirnoc and soil. As
fa rule. the deeper til. trits-t‘uult’d and
.stolonit'crous varictics are the best for
3 rermancnt seeding. but there are some
kinds which are especially adapted for
l this purpose.
Urchard grass. is an excel—
lent variety. and meadow i‘cscue is per»
haps still better. Both Continue in the
hay.—-.\'nr .l'oral: Thurs.
Harvest in;r Cast or nca us.
l
l
l The beans are produ ed in small prickly
p! pods or capsules. which are borne in
ipyrarnidal spikes or clusters. Itipcning
13 indicated by the turning brown of the
pods. which soon burst open and scatter
the seeds. As soon as the pods at the
base of a cluster begin to turn brown. the
’ cluster must be harvested. The stem of
the spike or cluster is cut with a sharp
knife. and the cluster thrown into a cart
; on which a barn sheet or other cloth is _
i 3 read to save the beans that shell out.
b any growers prefer to we a sled in
harvestrn r; a sled is made with plank
. runners. urge enough to hold two large
‘ drygo‘ods boxes. A single hot-so draws
this along the lanes, and the clusters are
thrown into the boxes. When the boxes
are filled they are taken to the “ topping
ard“ A piece of hard ground
undrcd feet Square. is burned over.
swept and rolled to get a hard surface.
and surrounded by a board fence. The
clusters are placed in the ('t'lllrl‘ of this.
After two days the spikes must be turned.
dying rakes for the purpose._ At the end
; of four or five days the beans will have
popped out, when the refuse is rc-rnowd.
he beans are swept up. to be cleaned by
_ tfa'hfling mill. and another lot of clusiets
brought. in.—-.’lmerie.ua .igrie'ai't’urixt.
Duck Raising.
7 It is an op 11 question whether it will
3 pay to raise ducks on most farms or not:
the careful housewife. whose pin money
= is derived from this and similar sources.
j says yes. While the hull-ind or manager
: of the farm. in nine cases out of ion. says
no. and we are inclined to think he is
% correct—but on the other hand there are
many cases where they may be raised
with profit. and a reasonably large pro-
fit. If the farm is located near a large
city. and regular trips are made to the-
arkct. it will _
no or ten weeks old, and put them on
' the market at that age. but until-r or~
dinary circumstances they must be sold
at that age. as they are so rapacious
feeders that they will eat their heads off.
‘ so to speak. it fed on meal and grain un-
' til t bristmas; but on the other hand. if
the farm has a piece of waste ground in
E the form of a m tub or miry place, where
they can forage for lbeIIISt‘lV{S
after that, age, and not be a
'5 source (If destruction to growing
crors, they may be kept until nutumh
wit reasonable profit. While ducks are
‘ fond of water, for the water itself is not
I a positive necessity to their well being.
it e {mag whv the like water is
i e l“
I
c3113?
‘ . of finitita food thev not
out aflgnrcbf this is why they puffer
ll'dirty o in} by" place ton clean
‘ U ‘n . t agords greater quanti-
ltfg OI _a_il£, at V and “mus. Bl}! ‘0
i false du its on hftsal and grain mm! 3*“-
,tumn, t 33 will be; a bill of on use in-
; atesfipf a area of profit. and w ere they
, \re 0'5 to get into the growing crops
l or garden. they will in a short time de-
liroy more than they are worth. as their
l fee seem peculiarly formed for that pur~
l pose. while their bills are equal! well
10,11!“ for devouring tiny grain an suc-
cute,“ .‘33!’ that may be within their
reach. ‘
The Pekin is prom}; 13° best '0’. it“
purposes, bein quite hardy and palm“
yielding a {ugly quantity of trainer.
and when 'illed are of fine flavor an
Bile. There are several varieties of
smaller ducks. but there are in mast 0351!
more ornamental than profitable. some of
them being of gorgeous hues.—-Fw»m‘
Animate.
l‘ertllltv of Soil.
Writing on this subject to the Massa~
chusetta fibuyhman. a correspondent
says: “It 18 to be remembered that soil
is made of dissolved rock. And this
rock is found to contain all the mineral
elements re aired by vc ‘tntion, the dif-
ference in t e natural fertility of soils
being the diti‘crence of the rock of which
the soil is formed. This being so, it is
student that the earth will continue to
furnish the mineral constituents of vege-
tation while soil or rock remains.
“The other ingredients of vegetation.
oxygen. hydrog -n and nitrogen. are fur-
nished. the two first from air and water.
theother. nitrogen. in away that seems
at present to be not fully understood. It
is generally agreed that hints do not
receive their nitrogen directly from the
air. therefore indirectly from air as a
prunary source. in what way we may not
ully understand.
“Air is composed of oxygen and
nitrogen, the nitrogen in greatest pro~
ion. It is known that oxvgen is
readily communicated to other subdtauces,
and is to pot: in com’
rgely drawn u ,
hlksfifll. As the composition of the air is
never known to vary, and u
unn-
dtiu of hi are continually bci w
(lunged into the air, it in evidci'i'
« that hogan must
mutilated. tho Inga: q
constantly than to
m With“
am in than
soil for many years and make the best of ;
. says;
pav to raise them until;
breeding horses well. with a fixed end
. in view. Every farmer has. or may have.
in good mare; it may not be one of great
L intrinsic value. but a mare of good
points. “‘L‘llvspit’itcd. good on the road.
"\vclhnodeled as a dam. with room to
:carry and ability to nourish her foal.
' This mare is capable of dpingmsx’l scrs
gviv‘c in breeding. crptally with that she
‘ readers in other labors tor hrr owner.
3 The famit-r‘saitn shoild be the pro~
duction of the best fun! possible. because
it costs no murc it) [the a good than i
tmo’r colt. and there is no authority in
using a cheap or convenient stallion.when
a timbelaxs one. of ti: blood-litres and
. high quality. can be bid for a little extra
troublcand a litilemorc m mey. Let our
V readers estintzllv the value ufcarciir breed-
ing by considering the prit cs wlricligwnl
stuck brings. men when young. .nd the
condition of the markcis in citics and
large towns. where good. well-lookina
horses. having- good action. style an
substance. always arc in demand, and
g they will conclude that it pays to breed
well. Thrn' is no use in trying to broed
valuable stock. if the sire Selected at.
haphazard: breedinw ‘ u ‘cicnce. and
there can be no surr- orrn one from either
its study or application. unless the
progcnitor of the stmxk shall have been
thoroughly bred. It is: well to us . a well-
bred mare. Wlivurvrt this is pussiltl?: but
a stronglysbrcd sire will unfailingly im—
prove upon the most ordinarily bred dam.
will more than make gmvi hrr deficiencies
and compensate for the inthtncut—
A men} an Ayricnft wrist.
Pig Points.
. The Indiana State Board of Agricul-
ture has been asked by the State Swine-
' Bretsiers' Association that boars shall
have their tasks removed befon- being ab
lowed on the State Fair Grounds in the
, future.
. Some. one claims to have lately discov-
gct‘cd that buckwheat is cxccllcnt for
‘ young and growing bugs. and by an ex.
change it is riconrrncndrd for stunts-d
‘ pigs. starting them quicker than atryoth~
.Aer grain. To prepare ‘for feeding. mix
with cooked potatoes while they are hot.
The question is raisrd- Is the stunted
pig worth this care? “'e hardly think
the rtiut‘s demand will causeacorncr on
buckwheat.
i A feeder of many y-zrrs‘ experience
claims that to feed hogs Illccut corn in
it‘lic winter season. to bring a profit. the
boats should sell for $3.80 per hundred
’ pounds. If they do n it bring this. it is
no better than hauling the corn to mar—
kct. leaving out the value of the manure.
‘ providing in this estimate there are no
losses. In times gone by. thun- was 701’)?
little thought of the losses that might oc-
; cur. but now it is the great factor to be
. considered. compelling mreful feeding.
5 and a constant vigilance by means of pre—
, ventivcs to guard against loss.
‘ A breeder for feeding purposes claim:
ith'it he'grows h°althy hogs by a close
g line of inbreeding. being careful to select
g the strongest and b ‘3! :tnim ds. free from
idisease. \Ve belie-\e this a dangerous
gtheory to advance. for a man is seldom
% found that can follow it safely. This
‘is undoubtedly the ban that Spreads its
{deadly pull over many farms. bringing
‘ sue h fatal rs s'rlts. “'iili the breeding
out of vitalitvcomes in disease. “'ith
weaker respimtory organs. which gener-
ally suffer first. the fitmgatcs are thrown
open for all disco es common to swine.
One of the worst troubles. or rather
symptoms of something wrong. among
hogs is constipation. In this matter pro
vention is much more desirable than any
attcm t at. cure- It will help them to
have t e run of a gram lot when; the
aftermath has a gm‘ul growth. If yétf
have not the grass lot. let them have corn
fodder blades to eat. and thev will enjoy
them. Rather than fail ta'uwt non.
demands have res :ri in the slap il,‘
although not so convenient mmetimcs
when you would like to twist your shins
before a booming fire. Fire up the sys-
tems of your pokers. and then sit down
to the shin-unsung pmcm‘s.
knack of just. how to trick right to bleed
thoroughly. and not cut into the shoul-
der or windpipe. The plan described a:
best. is to have the hog hoisted up by the
hi»: feet. as ordinary butchering is done
by'vdrv ftp-Sn" methodl Tho next
-. .. r. ‘ ‘wthmwtheho d
best thing to with», . . ,1:
roll it over fair and stint-s f" I“ . k:
feel for the end of the brista; haul".
the knife down straight. Indu‘n, focal
the heart. and the deed is done. The ob.
jcct in placing the hop; on itsba '
one can see to hold the knife . died?
larly. If the hog is on its Side th ten-
dency is increased to make shoulders:
the knife is often thrust while held at an
angle. This is the easiest method. though
a little bind to explain with a pen. but
nearer a pig—pen would be quite practical
and easily learned.~—0ur (lavish-y How.
m
A bnmlitul Bill of PI".
Lechilerriweather, telling of his Em
perm trip. says:
My daily expenditum for food in NI-
{has averaged abcmt 17 cents. divided
us:
Bread. one pound................... 8 cont:
. near-om .......... .. .... .......... South
Haifv pom lof_ ...... 2m
huocehm.aktm of courts color-y. '
Whohsomoandxoui..........r... 2mm.
“tine..."u... ...... ;.............. Scum
................................ 1 m
Totatcoatotfoodperd-y...........fi
lodging.......... nu..." ........ ‘ mm
Totaloottotdsnylifiug laugh“; a...
Thin diet wan varied Wally by“
Efioomc‘lettg cooked with oil (this i.-
o W). or b "fichox
'6'. Mn one? '13:
“var, bk “—0“-
hogs. u with the kickingand Joni-cling, .
3
/
:Lfany n in whom it devolves t’orbutch-
er hogs ave difficulty in getting the -
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