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thickened. ' ‘ . _
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THE sENTI NEL. l -- ‘ at yrs. Merr‘on a cot 9“ the hill. noses, as he took her in his .arnis and _ AGRICBLTURAL- has lain quiet for a cry da are surf-g: 103% t inPfine “mam“ Old
’ some day I shall banned. I oouldn_t get the raid, Greta; they kissed the wet_eyee and quivering lips. _ - may on “I?” @M‘M m to t]. ”beds ' 1.0.33 more likely to be in.
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anxious thought: it now doth bonnet braid. anyhow, and that wouldn‘t Greta became eventually the wife of To FARM AND G ARDEN exhlbltlnx some "g t .00 91’. _ es 3, k World.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.
Zoolo ists are replesed by the return
this seasgvn of endirnious shoals ofherrin
to a point on the northwest ceast 3
Norway. from which they suddenly and
completly disappeared twenty-five years
Dr. Welander has found mercury in
the body from six to twelve months. and
but discredits the statment that it may
remain for twelve or thirteen years in the
system. .
Iodine. hitherto found in nature only
in combination with other elements, has
been discovered in a free state in the
> . (he so way'worn. so sore opprest.
even more. after its use was discontinued, l
l .‘ar this *unquiet heart long vex‘d with woe-—
This body. pam‘ netted. ill.
Shall lie at length, and still.
Under therclovor and the wind-swept grass,
Nor hear you pass
That were indeed strange sleep;
When—even you-might weep
And come and go—eveu you—unheard of me
As bird or beef
Nay. sweetheart, nay f—believe
There is no cause to grieve;
Is glad to rest.
Pervlmnce when that release
Hath wrought its spell of peace.
Hearts-ease may grow.
Who for. a me will not weep
water of Woodhull Spa. nenr Lincoln.
England. The iodine colors the water a
decided brown.
A new discovery. by the use of citric f
acid or citrate of silver. seawater may be :
iy this means i llltll‘llltfl“ ‘
made drinknlie.
til-silver is precipitated and a l‘armlcss
mineral water is produced.
citrate makes a half pint of water drink—
lt is not necessary to have different
Invtalvto obtain it current of electricity.
Iron in nitric acid and iron in sulphuric
porous partition. will given current. one
A remarkably practical application of
t well-known scientific fact has been
mode in tha- soda locomotive.
funnel. licrliuniid other European cities.
Ind are now to be put in operation in l
i pin together the damaged bit of drapery. ‘
Mirmapolis.
, 'lhere are now 630 local electrical light—
ing com-pmies in the country. The
capital invested in manufacture and
Iupply. accordingr to thc Vh‘ftl‘ll‘itil't’ It‘e— .
line. is between Minty and n hundrcd ‘
ndl.i..§,~'n dollars. 'l'hcrcurc lighted every
night in the l'uitcd Stan's 25.000
An ounce of <
t
Icid. the two fluids being: scpnrafcd by a i
l
while the other is :loul cross street of a suburban village. l
* l
Thesecn- .
zines lift‘ now used in the St. Gotlinrd ‘
. When that I lie asleep,
. Rut rather joy to think such sorrow may
Have end some day.
. —He’en IIIHIL
TRUE AS STEEL.
“I do wonder why those little savages
are allowed to make acoustingliill or the i
l public highway I"
imonly pretty girl. as she hesitated ini
grumbled no uncom— ;
~ great perturbation half way up the inn l
proviscd siidc mentioned.
If “15 an irrcgulur and rather precipi- '
It was frcuchcrously icy and swarming:
carried :l strip oi‘silkR-n ruby tlouncc \\ ifh
him as he darted past her. i
“It is quite tori bad! and mv vervl
nicest dress. lini."..\lie complained: lllf‘lf~ ;
filly. as she sfopped to draw back and '
In the annoyance of thc momcut she?
did not rcflccf that something' more un—
‘pleasantwus quite possible if she were
. not \‘igilauf. .
She was quite foo '7 engrossed to licur ‘
lboyieli shouts of warning in the road
‘ above her. or to see an agile figure that ,
was springingntl'rightedly toward her. ,
2 cl: sped both llt‘l‘ hands.
j him.
Ii-llulv arc lights and 0550.0th) incunde - i
cent lights. ‘
Mary E. Tousey. on the study of in
sh ts in the American Trucker. concludes
lb ll cvcry insect has its use in the world.
M my live vciy romantic lives “some are
wau‘dcrers and some are social in their 1mll‘lll'lt‘llllflI‘pUSt‘tI tusuvclier.
habits. all are wuudcrful. It is posulile l
for us to discoventhe Sccrcfs of their
lives and the mysteries of their homes if
. we carefully study thcm.
.\l. lleruiife.:i French :isirouoiiu\r.states
. A big: sled. freiglitcd with half :i dorcn ‘
{reckless urchins. had started down the
. temptingr descent; on the glassy track it
\h.l"'lll'l onio partly uunmuumvllilc; in n
. second more it Would he lipon her unless
. she liccd those warning shouts or a ‘
. Before she really had time to compre-
3 bend hcr peril or understand the sudden. I
j lhrill vocifcrutiou. there was a wild ’
i whirring in the air and a ti ruling shock.
‘ and the next instant she felt herself
flint \\liilcthc fotzil number of stars visi‘ : violently whirled aside by- a um“: arm
blc lo the naked eye in both licniisplicrcs which littd seized licr us the slcd flow past.
time not exceed door). the number being ; 'l‘lic agile figure of a manly pedestrian. l
$.43 for the Northern and 3.307 for tho & whose sflriglitcd gestures shohrnl not no~ ’
Southern hciuisplicrc.L‘tl.mm may be. seen tlocd. bud flung himself between her and ,
with an opera class. 1.30.000 with asmull : death. or worse. and she was safe. ?
telescope. and with the most powerful; As she struggled to her feet acry of
telescopes that have been constructed rotunda and pity quivcrcd from her
more than loll.miu.ouo. ill course no tartled lips. . _ ‘
one. ever did or ever 'cun see so many; , She fully realized what her peril had *
but that is the computed number of stars i been and her pity was for her handsome
that a powerful tclcscope could bringto I rescuer. who was lying stunned and
View ' . y ’ bruised and bleeding before her. . .
.--——“ “Oh. what can I say to you?»—-whut§
.7 Japanese Rellglulis 1““! l “SWIM” near: I do?" she fultcrcd. III a distressing :
The two great religions of Japan are voice. as she bent over him. "
. tout-s. his entire changed c\prcssion. and
. him iti ntfcr digust. '
Shintoisin and lludhism. Sliintoisin is:
ancestral worship and sacrific to departed 3
heroes. In many of'the temples there;
arecnormous and hideous idols rcprcsli
senting‘ov‘il spirits. 'l‘o placate thcsel
demons the Japanese writes his prayer-
on a piece of pa icr. chews it up. and
then throws the spit ball at Ilicjdol if
it sticks the ~god is satisfied. In regard
to morals. it is perhaps not quite fair to
judge the Japanese by the standards of
other countries. Their code of morals
seems to have left out mornlify. The
relation of muster und concubine is con-
eidcred perfectly honorable. and though
parents sell their daughters to lives of
Ilisliiindsomc features were alarmingly
pallld.and therewcrc tiny drops of warm .
red blood staining the frozen snow which ;
pillowcd his fullcu head.
llut the bright dark eyes nncloscd .
with a flashing smile which was delight-
fully trniiqiiiliting. .2 . ' ~ .
“Say only that I have made a charm‘ 1
lug friend,“ he smiled. as u itha wince of
prim he uplifted himself to a sitting '
posture. “I am not badly hurt. I have
I surface gash on my check. I think. and
I have a notion there is a sprained limb.
I shall not be able to get: to my destiiuc '
tiou » —tl_iat‘s certain.“ he ' added. as be
m e nit heroic attempt fostuud upright.
i lll'l‘.
shame. it not infrequently happens that
a man will take to wife nu ‘lllllllllt‘ of a pressed groan.
brothel. and she will pro. a faithful . Just then the big sled was huulcd buck
. helpmeet and devoted mother. ’up the street. the Ni'klcas (‘0:fslt‘rs all
As a rule the Japanese are very cleanly peliilclituud terrified. and eager to render ;
and industrious, Every branch of trade every service. ' ,
has its guild. arising from the fuel; that A‘ helpful idea brightened the girl‘s X
originally the Government farmed the notions face. :
collection of faves. and cuch . kind of . “It would be an hour before roper
labor was differently assessed. Thcwugcs _ assistance could be brought to you icre.“
of unziblesbodicd farm hand. with board. Ibo said. in her quick. Neel. girlish
is $35 per year. and without board $50. voice. “But thorn is a dear. motlnrly
Bis clothes \‘Oxl. about $4 a year. and lit old lady living in that little cottage at
can live on $2 per month. There never the top of the hill. Let the boys put you ‘
were two Emperors—~a civil and ccclcsi- on tho sled and take you up to her. She.
aslicul. The Mikado was always the real is my friend and she will do whatever I
held of the Government. In lallll there 1 wish.“
is to be a great assembly. and a consti- ’ And so a few minutes later the injured 7
tuliun is to be promulgated. and the court young gentleman was snugly ensconced ;
will probably “embrace the faith of the on a cuscy lounge of the covey little cots
Christian religiou.-Sun I-‘mnci‘xoo Alta. tage and a physician had b.en sent for. :
‘ -—.._—— “Ali. you will be all right again in a‘
gfew days.“ the doctor said. cheerfully.
Coffee is not a bush. as is populurl -“°}‘l.\‘ .W“ “‘“Sl k”“l‘ Nurse" perfectly";
Itipposcd. but a tree. which. it permitte quiet. Mid not try to exert youisclf‘ in:
to grow. will shoot up thirf y or urfy foot. my way.“ .
When pro ierly cultivated it is iii iped oil . “‘I can reconcile myself to the situation
about six eet from the ground. 1 ms pro . “filly: ll 3‘0“ Will promise to cheer my ‘
~ renting a surface from which the berriei . lmllrmfulm‘lll occasmnu‘lly.“ tho geuthu .
are easily picked and allowing the main man Mid. Willi onuof his flushing smiles 7
to gain greater strength. The full shrub: lowfldfiho pretty girl. \vbo readily pron»
somewhat resemble the mugnolius with . lsed “‘hi‘l" h“. “will“ 5“ ““l‘lcrly l0 tit-‘3“?- ‘5
their shining dark-green leaves—but the i All“ ‘1‘“ ““3 the l"‘l§l““l“§l 0‘ \refty i
“arr“ gunwfiwhito flowers remind on. Doriudu Grey‘s ftt‘qllltllllitllt‘e \\‘ll l lllu ;
of oriinge blossoms in “u in“ fragrance. handsome young stranger whom she had 5
The phenomenon is constantly displayed exalted ‘0 ll hero—n klllg “““l‘lil ““‘lb i
of buds. blossoms. green and ripe fruit. ‘ "0 1N“ do“? only “'3‘“! any film-‘1‘ man ;
all on the same stem; but though always . would have done" in Sllllllill‘ cmiumstnn- .
flowering and developing fruit. the true cea. He had Sllllllly snatched h" MW.“
harvest season is from April to Novem‘ “‘0“! the track of the flying sled. Ilc
. bet. When fully matured the berries are hid. perceived “0 "k‘k ‘0 himself, “0
dark red. looking preeisel like a com- . “Nylcvl 119 had been safely 5630““ any
inon variety of 8m beau. They turn to . oolltsxon With the coaster—it wusJiis own
dull bm‘wn one.- having been picked and awkward ptumble on the treachemusly
become almost black by drying—Proof» glassy incline which had caused his nus-
dam Journal. 3 up. The peril was over when he had
-~—7~————————- ‘ slipped upon one of his heels and fallen.
Childish Prococlfy. .It might have happened just the sane
Here is a story of childish precocity ‘ even if he had not hastened gallantly lo
from the Boston Budget. illustrating the the rescue of a distractinuly pretty girl.
way these little ones puzzle tlieii elders. l lint there were trifling little truths
terfaniilias. in a spirit of mischief. was Which he did not deem absolutely neces-
ttempting .to confound the knowledge . nary to reveal. It was too pleasant to
his six-yeawld by asserting that the pose as a wounded hero. and to have his
ce of a clock was not a face. because i: _ tompotarv confinement enlivened by the
id not have eyes; but the alphabet wu , visits of is graceful and interesting new
fresh in the child‘s memory, and she im- acquaintance.- Ifor his own sake‘he pre~
mediately upset her rent‘s argument by ferred not to spotl her little illuswns on
pointinfitriumphunf to the Roman an. the subject . .
: metal. I u n the isl. with the con- . _ And so Dorinda went homeward, tak—
- vinciug. u t yes-they have; there are mg With her the image of an el nt. fig-
"0 kl“ ‘ : . um and handsome countenance o a fasci-
' i ' noting young strangermwhose tones were
{Watery Cow.
. like music; whp‘se sngleuyvas like a flash
milk-adulteration case at Chelten- ‘ of “Mg t‘ “i .05” n “u“ no): eyes
.hfi‘Enrglsnd. the other day. a sample had gazed admiringly. almost tenderly,
5}. upgbies‘ milk “ sold by the defendant
into licr own. ‘
wan raved to contain ten per cent of. Her own great brown eyes werehnght.
added water. At the request of the de- .
as stars. her. cheeks flushed with a curl.
" fondant, town", the cow. mpmtsible ' o’usly wavering rose tint. as she at length
for the umplé‘ was milked in the
entered the fine old yellow stone mansion
' wot the inspector, and the bulk, t“
legal
the further end of the village street.
’phrueology. proved to corre- 5 “What on earth has kept you so long.
upon exactly with the sample. The in~ .
tor laid (presumably):
Dodo i“ queried a tall an ,stately young
“ II it! shall lady in an elegant morningdress of Sevres
wedoal with a watery cow] is law
make: no‘
blmha satin.“ ‘iDid 111:3 havethe kind or
revision for punishing a . “‘ wan “ .the 3mm.” °'
.3" gm“, watering her on milk." id you forget your errand. and stay all
this time gossiping with that simple old
' venom. not only the cornfield! oi 1'" ”m“? ‘
rout mind. but the pleasuregmunda also.
only to sink back again with a 511‘».
The rose tint deepened to crimson on
. much on Grcfu‘s account
; weeping woman resumed. “um
i shared and
Inade‘aputqebukgbutahedidaot
pid a dressmaker can be!" Gretchen ex-
claimed. impatiently. “But if she will
only have the dress finished somehow by
the time Mr. Lestrange gets here Iwon‘t
grumble about minor blunders. And
now. Dodo. do be obliging and help me
with the trimmings of the ancient ball
gown.“ . '
“It is too ancient to be rejuvenized,
Greta: it ought to be replaced by anew
gown altogether." said Dodo, looking
with decided resistance at the task sug~
gested. ~
“It depends on you. Dodo, whether
we. any of us. ever have anything new
again.“ sighed a faded little woman from
her invalid chair before the fire.
Dodo looked distressed. and all the
lovely color suddenly paled from her
pretty cheeks.
“Uh. aunty. how does it depend on
me?“ she faltered. although she guessed
what the allusion meant.
it: a s s
“I think you will never quite forget
the hours which we have passed together
here.“ he said. with seemingly a regret-
f ul glance around the room. and at moth-
erlyhlrs. )Ierron: asleep over her knit-
s: s .
ting before the fire. “They have been
hours to be rcmeiiibcred by both of us.“ 1
He had bent. over her until his dark i
mustache brushed her forehead: he bad
There was the
fcndercst significance in his musical:-
tones; the fascination of what scented;
tcndcrcst love glowed in the brilliant:
eyes. .
Dodo trembled. She had made him.
her hero undoubtedly; but ’ in that in- l
stunt her whole being recoilcd from him. i
Why. she could not inve explained; she
onlykuow she was aroused somehow to
a true knowledge of her own feelings.
He had charmed her fancies for the ino-
iiicnt. perhaps. but no lovemsweet and
siiprcmc ~«\\utild ever thrill her soul for l
l
e
I
l
I
l
“I ought to have gone. before.“ he'
continued. uneasily. as if he were drcad~
in}; some reproach from Dodo herself. l
“lint I washardly presentable with at
pulled and purple bruise decorating a‘
goodly half of my mninfcnunce. Aridf
my destination is nearer than you.
gucsscd. llodo; my dear little girl. you
and l are to meet again. and often.“
llodo noticed the uneasiness of his
with a sudden quick insfiuit she gnts‘pctl
the truth.
You are—one « .‘lr. l.(‘\ll:\ll;:. 3“ she.
grasped. with a strange look in her big
brow n eyes. “You arc my cousin tirctu‘s
promised husband.“
llo bowed iii a manner so conscious
and embarrassed that all llodo‘s honest
little soul uroscto hot indignation against
lllllt. .
lie was no longer a hero in her sight. 2
lie was an insincere. shallow triflcr. who
had amused liiuelf with her simple
' blushes at his practiced flattery.
Such sublime audacity. such consum-
mate falsify. stunned her. With it look
of withering Scorn she turned and left
“I pity tin-la. cross and selfish as she
is.“ llodo thought. as she went slowly up
the steps of the old yellow sfonc mansion.
As she entered the pleasant family
siliiugrroom Greta pressed rudely and?
sullenly past her and tripped up the
stairs.
Mrs. Gray was wee in: almost convul-
sivcly in her invalid chair before the:
"What has ha period. entity?“ the girl
queried, anxious y and affwfionafcly.
Dodo was sincerely attached to her
invalid aunt, whose trials, had, indeed.
been many and grievous.
“It is that mortgage.“
answer. “There is to be an immediate :
foreclosure. “'0 shall be absolutely
homeless; there won‘t be $100 left after
I don‘t care for myself. nor so
she can earn
her own living if she chooses: but there
arc the sour t‘lllltlrt‘ll'A-Jl‘iilllllly and
Willy! What Will become of them?“
llodo stopped and kissed her aunt in
gentle sym iathy. but she was silent.
“Dodo. i can‘t ask you to do anything
that might make you unlin ipy.“ the :
L i it seems ‘
cruel to rcmind=yon that I have been like
u mother to you. But. my dear. if you
only would Consider everything and then i
was the piteous
lllr‘ szili‘.
dt‘t ide to do what I would like. And
David is waiting for you. dear. lie is in i
the parlor now.“ ‘
ll. do‘s pretty face flushed with a and ‘
den sense of her own lack of feeling for ;
others. She had not. considered cvcry~ i
lllil’lg‘ as she might have done r—thut was -‘
certain.
Mrs. Grey had indeed been like a
mother to her. In her or hatred and pen-
niless‘ childhood she had been taken into i
the family as one of their own. She had ;
shared alike with them in 9
everything; no hint of her dependence f
had ever been permitted to pain her. '
Even the selfish and sometimes disagrees I
able Greta had treated her entirely as a’
sister. And when the dew. kind uncle
left them she mourned him as one who i
had been to her like an indulgent. father.
The flush had vanished from her pretty ‘
cheeks; her face was pale and her large
brown fly“! very serious as she opened
the parlor door and advanced rather tim‘
ililly toward the gentleman waiting for
er.
The serious eyes dropped and her
voice choked as she glance: at the earn-
est face and fine Saxon-looking figure of
her patient. true. old lover.
How could she have tried to shut her
foolish heart. a ainst the love of one all
noble and loya ever she wondered.
’But she meant to be frank with him;
she would confess all her folly~she
would even tell him about that dreadful
met-(gage. and then. if he eloved her no
longer. she could not blam him.
He misinterpreted the agitation of the
pale face. and checked the confession be-
fore it was begun.
“I am not here to hur your answer,
Dodo!“ he said very gent y. “You shall
have your own time about that. my darw
ling. I have come on quite a difierent er-
rand. I have just learned that your
aunt has been threatened with .some
financial trouble. and I have ventured to
adjust the matter by buying the mort-
gage. I know how hard it would befor
her to give it her old home. and how
hard it woul be for you to see her in
such distress when she has always been
suehagoodmothor to you. And so!
inst took the affair in in own hands and
her trouble is ended. by. Dodo, my
little love, what is this!“ he finished in
sur rise. ' .
or Dodo had suddenly dung herself
face downward on the so a. and was ery-
ingas if her heart would break.
.- “And it was the mortgage which had
come between you and me, David,“ she
cried, with w nervous laugh min ling,
with the sound of team.“ I won dn’t
m on just because £00! aunty wanted
your ”30“.“ it, an I tried to hate
s a. -—
Woodmwuda’gi'h laterruMiaa
. “and don‘t breathe."
herself as the most fortunate of women.
--.Neu York Journal.
—-——*————-
Night in a Gypsy Camp.
Edgar L. Wakeman gives, in the St.
Louis Glob-«Democrat, the following de-
scription of night as it is spentin a gypsy
camp :. . .
“As a gypsy camp has no load of bite,
or greed. or strife for social place, or un-
holy pleasures, as in your world, to
scourge his moments which God and na-
ture give to rest. the evening time is ever
a pleasant part of his daily experience;
for he has cheery sound and sense. his
friends, his family, his horses and dogrs.
with love and content about him. This
camp by evening. and indeed all evening
gypsy camps where there is a goodly
number of these tawny people in one
band, in weird and romantic. and yet
strangely snug and heart‘holding to the
sense. In the open air. as we are. there
is still a sense of being shut in and pro-
tected by the verv dark around and about.
Here are a dozen-tent tireS. and one great
roaring fire around which we all gather
at will. All these make a good deal of
“14m- Then against 5the trunks of some
great elins are fastened several flaring
cressefs.
eye meets an almost, palpable blackness
which, while shutting out the very stars.
seems to panoply the spot. while. the rich l
new foliage of the branches are set in
the ebon folds like wondrous floriture of l
pale green.
“Here are groups at cards; there old
titles are being retold with some great
flourishes and variations by the story-
teller of the band; over here are a nuiii~
ber: of iniddlc~aged men lying carelessly
about a fire. smoking: and leisurely dis-
cussing the morrovv‘s affairs ; mcddlesouie
old spire-wives are everywhere dcsccud~
ing like grim propriety upon merrinicnt
and cheer. but everywhere tolerated with
winsonie rcspect and good humor; old
men and dogs are constantly sallying out
among the stock and to environs of the .
camp; sturdy women are humming old
tunes while making things snug about
the tents for the night; llt'l‘t‘ and there is
genuine lovemaking: by gypsy swuiu to
gypsy lass. but always under the eye of
the mother of one or the other - which .
; custom
‘ among gypsicsufor a gypsy maiden is
never out of range of her mother‘s eye; ’
_ all about are little collections of lads at
:\‘tll‘lt\ll§ mischievous. devices. for gypsy '
7 children are precisely like your children; 5
~ while over here by the big fire. we who .
is almost savagely observed
can dance. or ("ll”t‘ to. have bribcd
‘rrl‘f‘blt‘tl-I:~t‘t‘tl .lw'.‘ llli‘ linker. to tn:-
iiiciidons work upon his greasy violin.
and are pounding .iwsy upon the tender
green award with such genuine vigor as
.you never saw equaled in your whole
civilized life.
fonts .
to sleep with the tinker. with several
dogs and a iuiilc‘s nimble heels for
guardian angelsfland . you would first
know the royal good in sleep if you could
(get as close as we to the true breast of
‘ mother earth. with but a few sheaves of
sweet straw or some aromatic cedar
branches and a travelwork blanket be‘
tween.“
—-——-—-—.———-—-—
3.‘ Professional Ratcntcher‘s leghod‘
..
“Follow me.“ Ilofrney.
whispered
'l liking thefdark
lantern in his left hand and the loin; ‘
tongsin his right he crept forward. 58ml
;denly he shot a tube of light from the
: lnntcrffin a row of boxes at one silic of
, the room. } No rat was in sight. and the
L sn-ne hurt. “it all was darkness the shine as
4; before.
l‘vvo or three slcps forward and
th . li‘ it flashed again on the bore
prised rat “all rats are big and ugly. by
the way. but this was a particularly.
homely rat. As the light fell on the rat
ill“ rut “’59 “l‘ l“ a dazed “'3.“ E"! iii : Llcrinos from the famous flock of the’
hind legs with its two forepuws in the
air. and in a fraction of a second it was
‘swungmff its feet and dropped head
foremost into the bag held open by the
riitcafclier‘s assistant. who stood a} his
master‘s elbow Willvlilllg every movement
and ready to receive the prisoners. ' The
wholefhiug was. or seemed to beJdone ‘
in less than a second. The momentary
hesitation of the rat. just gave thiirit—
catcher time to grip it by the tall with
his tongs. and it was flopped into the
bug: the same. instant. Another and an-
other rat met the. same fate. and within ‘
an hour nine mfs were captured. ~Two
of these made a riot when they‘wem
caught bv the tongs. but the othersmcver
chin-u icd. Mr. Dorsey subsequently ex-
plainei his system: =”‘
“A rat that is caught by the fail will i
not squeal.“ he said. "In those'cases
where they squealed I had caughtgthem
by the body. not having time to get my
favorite grip on them. The. rat. you see.
is paralyzed for a minute by the light;
5 he rises up and tries to reach over it. find
as he is doing that l'reach‘ the tongs in
under him and catch him by the toil. if
can. and if I miss the tail I catch any~
where. \V’hen he‘s thrown into the sack
i he lies quiet: they don‘t squeal if you let
them alone. not even if there‘s a doaen of
them together. They are content to lie
still and wait events rather than raise a
row: they‘re thinking all the time that
maybe I‘ll forget all about them. That‘s
where they‘re off. Another thing:?A rat
cannot gnaw through ahanging bagwthe
bag: ‘gives‘ and the rat cannot getéhold.
If the bag is laid down they can grip on
the crimes and gnaw their way out in
short order. but a hanging bag is as good
as an iron safe. A rat has only four
teeth—two above. which are about half
an inch long. and two below. Whlllh- are
about an inch and a half and run; clear
through the under jaw.”——Cllieage THE
Son: of the Rejected.
I “II no_ longer me my blue.
“gysasg‘i: Lispurnad arid (\f‘t denied. .
. s no is ove
And ironic igh‘iiiiiollifletly W ‘
Delia no more with me will deal
Looking; above or about. the l
Then the fires arc ‘bankcd‘ 1
for the night. and we go to our separate 3
if has always been my good luck :
dis- '
closing a big. ugly. and very muc stir '
flowing Gran- Wltbout Grain.
' On good, morst, rich land I have had
excellent success in seeding grass in
spring, u n greensward turned over the
previous all. and the surface thoroughly
pulverized before winter and again made
fine and mellow before spring. By this
method grass land may be kept produc-
Ing full gro of grass every year without
planting. ut it will need reseeding
oftener than if an occasional heed crop
is wn. Timothy is one of the poorest
Egds of grass for spring seeding without
in, but if sown in August it will pro-
uce a full crop the
Orchard is a goo
spring so ing. A great amount of grass
seed is annually lost by sowing it in con-
nection with spring or winter grain.
The grain crops being harvested in the
l hottest part of the year, leave the tender
l and previously shaded grass plants to be
; burned up. leaf and root. by the scorch«
lag sun. -——Miseachuse!ts Former.
ext summer.
Corn Culture.
Shallow and level culture of corn has
been proved the best method of growing
this valuable crop. The roots of this
tropical plant seek the surface. where
they luxuriute in the sun‘s heat.
l highly carbonaceous plant. as are all the
tropical varieties. and needs heat and
moisture.
5 heated by the sun‘s rays and readily ab~
3 sorbs the moisture from the hot air.
‘ which is condensed in the somewhat
; c0olcr soil. especially at night. when the
heat is radiated from the soil and the dew
i is copiously deposited on the cooled earth.
EThe feeding roofs of this plant spread
freely close to the surface: hence. deep
. cultivation is an injury. by leaving these
roots and checking the growth. There
is no ood reason for billing up corn: the
allcgcgl “union that it supports the stalks
against high winds and beating ruins is
not well founded. for a hillcd up crop is
3 as easily irosfrafcd as one on level
ground. am it rccovcrs itself less easily.
‘tlood practice and common cousin! of
iaucccssful growl-rs both favor shallow
‘ and level cultivation of this c7op.-i\'ew
York Times. ,
How to Food Hogs.
hogs. says the Lo... Mock It'cgl'ixtcr. of Kan-
sas t‘ity. so that each hog cannot appro-
riate more than a foot to hitirscif. Have
ivisions by means of small fenced yards
so arranged that at least three sizes of
. pigs can slip under and be divided into
three grades and each have a trough to
eat from. Now. by pouring the swill
info the troughs forthe small pigs they
'will crowd into their pens first and be
~ouf of the way of the older ones. safe.
. eatin . Then take the second grade.
and f my will all be on an equality and
out of the way of the still larger ones.
In this manner a feeder can regulate the
. feed and grade his hogs in eating. and
% manage a large number and have each
'cta proper share of food. and not get
'6 urt. Do not undertake to raise your
1; hogs on gram alone.
one ear of corn per day to give them
heart and to neutralize the acid arising:
from eating the grass.
ashes and salt should be kept in reach all
i the time. Charcoal is a great neutralizer
. of acids. Burnt robs are good. Re-
; member that cluvcr is full of acid. and a
, sour stomach soon leads to disease. “An
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
. cure“ in this case. V
A full supply of
The Coming Sheep.
. The New Yorkers are waking up to
the idea that we
. American breeds of sheep.
Some of the
best breeders. of the Merino: are going
to try to establish a breed of mutton
. Meriuos.
A )lr.-.\lntkham. of Rochester. N. Y..
.has in his care sevcnil full-bred French
French government.
They were sent
here to sell.
They are much larger than
Any American Meriuos; have larger legs,
and bigger heads: the wool is not its fine.
They do no have any wrinkles ort‘olds. i
except it may be a dewlup. These sheep
staple. Fine wool— that is. exceedingly
flue wool—never grows on a large body.
,The wool may be long and wavy. or it
may be well crimped, but finenesw of
' staple is arrayed against a large fleece. It
is possible to have a thick fleece on a
‘ Ergo cal-cam by a judicious mingling of
I own. The latter pmduce wool long
; enough for combing and a thicker fleece
:than the large coarse wools. and when
‘ emasrfl on the Merino: the fleece is long
i. and exceedingly compact. A iod sheep
goon be made by this line 0 crossing,
with a measure of blood. one-fourth Me-
irlno and threeJourths Oxford. The
lfaee. and legs are brown and the head
iclear. with only a prominent tuft over
the eyes—Ow- Comttry Home.
Rust on Pears.
on pears begins to show early
u as small brownish spots.
The ru
in the ac
f may nearly cover the surface of the fruit.
The rust sometimes reaches its maturity
and partially or wholly dies before the
fruit is fully grown; in such cases it is
cast off. the s t becomes more or less
rfectly hes ed. and the ap rauce
no’wn as “scab“ is the result. neither
case the fruit is injured in market value.
and if the attack is severe is rendered
almost worthless. The cause of the in-
jury isa fungus. Fusicladium pyn‘num.
air. producing niyriuds of spores for its
further propagation. The rust on the
leaves of the pear is due to the same fun-
and to kee it from the fruit, there~
ore, will necessitate keeping the foliage
free also.
The onl preventive or remedy that
seems feasi la and economical is some a -
Although sh ‘ ication to the youn leaves and "Int
1 cannot mukee$$§§égm u“ 2' ‘ Eat will prevent the ftfngus from getting
The du-ts that she has planted they. :hfodtdnble C 'I‘her:i magical: in solution
_ g ~ on spray it n 0 trees several
Mabel. aging: 202.5% 8“? times from the burstilfi; of the buds until
Anmd GM‘.um&“msmikrgrml’°i June. especially just after rains. What
1 shall 8081303183 to the grave. -.' is best to- use yet remains to be deter-
‘ , mined. Mr. Goff, of the New York Ex-
H‘vml‘iura: heart will not o‘er-flow . riment Station, found much benefit
And “gusset-and up tic 3‘1““; 4 rom hyposul bite of soda at the rate
It was mfmfm. “ft of one [term to ten llona of water.
’ Sulphido of tests wil . no doubt. also
And “though Dori I “or. K prove valuab e. If the trees are sprayed
“Yoetshe tor mawtunever eerie; ; with Paris green the fungicide may be
8.18% piercedmy bosom: care added and a plied at the same time.—
‘°‘ “N “'5 W‘ W New. York £93“ .
fimwmmfim‘ Destroying Annual Weeds.
I! in molar-mm ( :‘ Annual weeds may bemost easily killed
NY“, harm as .. y. _ .. i whendihie: first show themselves above
warms... . 53% .. ....... a» «3% «m-
mm.mwutm£’ for Wand-opportruatilitil
IManaVi-iwryue, * pull established. ,
3-8. music-mambo; . ~
miety for ._
It isa‘
A loose surface ”a quickly'
harrowing. or any thorough disturbance
of the surface on a warm, bright day,
will destroy myriads in an hour. A week
later the piece might need plowing again
The losqatte.
“ While ple think _themselvel per-
fectly familiar with this common an;
t0 kill “10m, ”13 then ten times 33 many sect, they know next to nothing of it,
might 65°39‘3- isaid Entomologist Lint in the course 9‘
Tillage implements cannot be expected :3 lecture on the mosquito. delivered In
to stir the whole soil where a crop in“ Albany 3;. Y., the other night.
wing. butwhile the rows or drillsare “Mosquito is a Spanish and Portuguese
well disturbed a good portion of fine lung, and is probably the diminutive of
earth is thrown upon each side. and so ithe spam; muses, fly. In England
the whole surface is renewed. It is very 5Mosquitos "a known as goats. Th!
fortunate that of these little weeds many : mosquitos and associated goats belong to
are smothered by being COYHfi’d by 3 the order of diptera. or two-winged flies,
small quantity of earth. so that those and to the family of culicidac. This
which survive and aresubsequently found . (may, from the high degree of develop.
81'0“”ng in the rows are Ctlmpamll‘fl." ‘ merit of its mouth larts. has been placed
few, and “5‘13“." suchas were 1370‘th iat the head of the dipfera. as are the
by standing close to valuable plann- Icicendelidie, or tiger beetles, at the head
W'eeds in the 8601 1’0." are “WWW” of the coleopteni, sad the papilionidae.
killed by being uprooted. disturbed, cut 'the first of the ledidapterl. The
Inp. or smothered. If allowed to live principal characteristic of the family is
they gain strength daily. and must OP is long and slender beak. or proboscis.
I diuarily be cut up below the ground. or nearlv half” long as the insect. appear-
yup-rootcd, perations involving much jug {33 simple organ. but really com‘
l labor—plowrng. filling by the cultivator 1,059.] of several pieces peeuliany titted
‘or horse hoe. or hand pullin". This fur thug, functions of forcing their way
a class of weeds is especially annoying in into the flab and drawing blood there-
ground under plow and summer tillage: ' from.
those of a more permanent character oc- _, "The effects of the bite varies greatly
cur (‘hlt'fly in grass land—gimcrmri Ag- ‘ in different persons. There are thus.
rimlturist f who are scorn-3y affected by it. and. in-
—'—"— t deed. are rarclv bitten. either by this in-
The Farm “'orkshnp. ~ect. the lit-tiling or the flea. I have no
Iiave you a workshop on the farm! If explanation to offer for the attractch-
not, why not? Many jobs can he done floss of some persons for these pests and
on the farm in less time than it would the rcvcrsein others. but it would seem
take to order them of some person. per- that it might result from some peculiar
haps miles away. and then wait fortlicm. tniauation from the person. The-severe
or perhaps make another journey :ificr Stinging sensation and snliscqucntin-fiam—
them. Evcrv farmer is not handy with motion and itching of the bite isbelicvcd
‘ tools. but He may soon become so by to be owing to a poisoneiistluid injected
their handling. at least to ~ _ ~ .
as to perform jobs Slllfii iently well to the time of its ‘inscrtmn to affect the
compass the end. Suit-“day..- any re- blood sud-cause it to tiowiiiorc readily.
pair about the farm may be had already This Opinion. fldt'ilm‘l‘d if)“ “contour. hi“
shaped and only “9...)ng fin‘u‘g‘ If you been verified by diwuvcryng the fluids or
are. distant from when: such things ninv the glands for its varflmu (‘Um~}*0!ld-
be bought. when in the woods look mi: in: to the poisonsac. which secretes the
for crooks that will make a plow handle. venom injected through the, sting of the
or timber that will split into plow bee. yet it has been iurgrly act-«spied as
beams. barrow frames. wagon tongues. the fc .sibie explanation of the attendant
such a degree into the wound 1hr. anal: the proboscis at ‘
5:1
‘1
or"
Construct your troughs for It‘cding‘
They '00in at least ‘
cross picccs for a hay rigging. a log for
a roller. or any other material necdul.
The broken implenn-ut will serve :13 a
" pattern to hew or otherwise work by.
* When found. prepare roughly and pile in
a loft. where the Wuuil may become
thoroughly seasoned against a time of
want. Many aji-bmuy bc nicely done
in the workshop in inclement wrathcr.
cspea izdly in winter. Provide a few
necessary tools and a stove. to by flit:
shop warm. At odd times make t liltil-
t‘ah‘s ofnrticles or parts to implciiirnfs
likely to break. Many minor implements
are now more cheaply bought new than
repaired or made on the farm. llnndlcs
' to any of flu: implements. rakes. etc.. are
- among the nunibcr. and when they may
. be bought ready shaped. they arechcapcr
: than to bet: them down from timber.
é It takes little labor to fit these propetiy
to their places.
l In the workshop broken harness may
be mended by means of rivets or stitch-
; lug.
veulvnce in the family may easily be.
; made. Ilcre the children wi:l make play
i in learning to become handy with tools.
Many implements of use or ccak
[illt'fiuflli'luh
“All the annoyance. pains. tortures.
which the world cndui s from the Illuv‘v
,quito is solely cliurgcaiiic upon )lmc.
t'ulex. I checrfully admit that. the natu-
raltiisfe of Mr. (“tiliw may be equally
bloodthirsty. but. alas: poor creature. he
has been left without the means of grati-
fying a sanguinzir} desire. lie is. there-
fore. coiirpcllcdfu foz'rgo II)" exquisite
relish his coinlmiion may indulge. and is
content with the join-s of plants.
“We do know mic purpose which
the mosquito et‘rif‘. and one of consid‘
erable importance in a wuitary point of
view. It scrvcs to purify standing
. waters. and. to a great extent. to lessen
their malarial inilucnccs. The natural
habitat of the larval mosquito is the stag
. mint water of our iiiiasmatic swam
Theentire food of the creature, from it.
'birfh to its majority. is believed to he
decayed \‘(‘gt‘t.illir matter."
Gypsy Horse Dealers.
The main dependence of American
gypsies is upon horse trading and deal~
ing, says an artifice-:1 the nomad tribes in
Louis
should have motel
7, The hired men will also take kindly to this St. L;g..3,,~.pflm..-mt_ grey,
. this work. since it is sure to keep them gv isy man. woman and child is a master
3 out of the storm. .uf iorse lore and horse care and horse»
l With a good stock of timber poles may ; manship. A lad of twelve. or lass of fig.
be prepared for making sheds; lumber 3 teen. is a trader. a jockey and a veteri‘
l may be fitted for pigspcns; posts may be Lam-hm. A large number of animals be~
f prepared by boring or lchIllg; rails may isides those in actual use always accom-
‘be sharpened; mangcrs may be fitted. ilmny the hand. These are traded, Sold
feed‘boxes h‘paf‘t‘tl, stanchions made Zor their number added ti at a moment}.
ready for fitting;' together. and tools : notice. of the keenuess. cunning and
and implements may be sharpened. ; wonderfulprotn-irm-y of this me in horse
These are a few of the. use-x to which the ’ care. trading and dealing. I could relate
SEWOYkSlNllmaylm put and the ingenuity iinuumcrablc’ incidents But it isan in~
. of the master and man exercised. If tcresting general fact in this moat-d, that
. they prevent avisit to the village grocery ; gvpsies are gradually taking the place of
.for drink and card~plnying yr;hcn tinieiall others as middlemen between the
drags heavily. the. small economics will ‘ farmers of our country and our final
have a value to cross‘on the American 1
Meriuos. to increase the size of the latter. 3
QThey have both) bred in France for af
2century for size of body and length of‘
loud. such as the Merino and lletlrdrl
; which gradus ~ enlarge. and if numerousi
which grows just beneath the skin and .
pushes ita fruiting threads out into the‘
head of the family. and money into the
purse against a rainy day. —-Chi‘tu~_.-o Tri-
Lune.
Modes of Strawberry Culture.
The question is often asked: “What is
the best mode of culthafion for the
strawberry. in hills. rows. matted beds or
annual renewal system i“ A general an-
sweris. all of these modes will.vvifh iro~
ductive varieties on good soil. pro nce
3 good results. but different varieties often
tvxpiire different modes of culture in
on er to gain the largest yield and the
Q largest berries. Mr. Fuller in his revised
‘edition of the “Siruvherry Culturist.“
' makes plain these different requirements
. and the various modes of meeting them.
Following are, in brief. statements made
by him in this matter: '
The large, coarse~groWn varieties sue.
ceed best when grown in hills or single
. rows. and these are usually quite unpro-
E ductive if the plants are permuted to run
é together and become in the least crowd‘
Eed. The Triomphe do Gand. Jaeunda.
fChampion and Agriculturist are well-
§ known varieties of this typoswhile others.
‘ such as Charles Downing. President
Wilder. Green Prolific and Manchester
will yield well. either in narrow rows or
wide beds. and where the plants bectinie
matted.
In the hill system the plants are usu-
ally aet out in rows three feet apart and
the plants eighteen inches to two feet
in the row. The. ground is kept thor~
oughly cultivated among the plants dur—
= ing the entire season. and all the runners
removed as soon as they appear.
When grown in single rows plants
thrive if set about twelve inehm apart
in the rows. and in garden culture the
rows ought to be three feet distant,
with a little more space for feed culture.
During the first season the plants must
receive good cultivation. care being
taken, however. not to disturb the roots
while iving the cultivation.
In a bed or matted system two or
three rows are planted in beds four feet
wide and the plants allowed to cover the
entire surface until these form a close
mat or bed. One or two crops are taken
and then the plants are plouwhed up.
By thinning out occasionally. {how-ever,
the beds may be kept in a moderately
productive condition, with some of the
more slender growing of our native va-
rieties.
Some cultivator: who raise strawbeb
ries for market adopt what may becalled
an annual system, setting out plants in
the spring. either in single rows or nar~
row' beds, giving these extra care during
the first season; then, after the fruit is
gathered the next summer, the . beda‘are
plowed n This mode necessitates the
makingo anew lantation annually. 0:
very rich soils an with the l r varie-
ties, which generall command the high-
est price in the mar ef. this system is an
excellent and profitable one. But am»
tours and others who have only limited
3 to devote to this fruit will prefer
either the hill or row system, because by
again a little morerlahor to cultiva-
. an m therunaen the bed!
at) be hammer candida for fruit—
inch-Ea ’ M glam“
l in our large cities are
Egcfher by gypsies from farmers in
Estraits for money. cart-d fps- a
ilittlo time. got into excellent forhi and
g training. and then it :it to the city dealers,
i who. supposed to beiong to othcr races.
are gyyuies themselves. Not only is the
ifamous Tattersall of London. who IIU“
é nishcs nearly all the nobility of England
lwith thoroughbred studs. a gypsy. but
three of the larg-‘st horse markets in this
country... in Bo~ton. New York and
Washington. are owned and condixtted
i by gypsics. while in the smaller cities of
1the country these patient. quiet people
are gradually securing property with
liverv and sales stables attached. to which
the ousands upon thousands of animals
secured during the summer wander‘ ‘
are shipped. E‘i‘ery (\he of these mums!
is purchased for the lowest and sold at
the highest possible price. The gypsy is
welcomed by the farmer. for the formal
always needs and the gypsy always has
money. while the city is becoming more
and more used to relying on gypsy selected
animals. For, while in a jockeying
tourney the gy my will perform some
marvelous swin lcs. in legitimate pur~
chases and sail his word and ' guarantee
are sacred and i iolsble.
gathered to~
W’s”—
Granf in 1857.
General Averill. the Ifnion cavalry
leader. tells an interesting story of the
first time he ever saw l‘lysses S. Grant.
It was in 1857. while General Averill will
on his way to join his regiment in Sew
Mexico. When he got fourteen miles or
so west of St. Louix leave was given
him to go back fora few days. He had
to wait nearly an hour at Kirkwood for
a returning train. and he passed the time
chatting with Lieutenant Craig and his
wife on the porch of their cottage. Craig
was the commissary of the ex ition.
While they were sitting one there
came up the country road which skirted
the railway a single howeman. wearing a
blue overcoat, such as private soldiers
wear. and a black felt hat rather broken
and worn. In his hand he carried a
small blacksnake whip, which he apthd
to the pot~bellied mare he was in ing.
The animal‘s mane and tail. it was no-
ticed. were full of burrs. The brownish-
red face of the stranger was covered
with a stubby. sand beard. When he
reached the to he lted, dismounted.
and fasten his animal to the picket.
Lieutenant Craig went down to meet
him. After an earnest conversation the
man unfastened his animal. slowly
mounted. and rode away. \S’hen the
lieutenant returned to the porch he
remarked: “Averill, would you believe
that that man had ever belonged to the
y 9'
“Ye "wasthere . “he ' ht have
been a: old soldier}?! mg
“No,” said Craig, “as an ofieer ad
irate of the military institute."
. “He doesn‘t look it now." Averill
rejoined. “Whoiahef” .
“That‘s old Ulysses Grant of the
Fourth Infantry
awered. ~"He wanted tote employed as
mmmws .m-
mhe phi-a I ‘t employ bk."
«'5 M .
cairy jov to the household; honor to the markets. Nearly all the draft horsesused '
," the lieutenant up.
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