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THE HOME DOCTOR.
. Health Hints.
Iodide of potnuiuunsnd nnx vomica
are invaluable in alcoholic hardening of
the liver. —Al?nn y Press.
Charcoal liberally added to aflaxseed
meal poultice makes an application for
inflamed and foul-smelling ulcers.
If you want to have a sure and rapid
action from your medicine, take it in hot
water. It will thcn be very quickly ab—
sorbed and operate much more efficiently.
If you ever endured the agony of a
felon. you will appreciate the fact that it
can be cured by woolen smoke. Place
the woolen rags under an inverted flower-
po‘. and put coals upon them. or set them
on lire some other way. then hold the
fin-Ht over the smoke. and it will extract
3.1 t.rc pain.»1bvt~n C‘ui'tirator.
it Roosevelt Hospital. New York. in
.1
the tr atment of typhoid fever. the sole :
d r‘t \\ hile the fever lasts is milk and lime
wa ”I In equal parts. Ten grains each of
sulruttatc of bismuth and pepsin are
7 given in the milk four times daily. Solid
food is allowed on the tenth or twelfth
day after lllt‘ subsidence of the fcvvr.
The convnlr-srcnts commence the ,change
in diet on tenderloin steak.
Now that'surumcr is here. special care ‘
ah uni be taken to prevent the containi—
nation of wells through the entrance of
«w r poi~on.or housi- refuse from drains.
In the country. particularly. wells. are
frqucutly dug'ucar outliouses or barn~
yards. and in the city insuilicir-ut care is
taken to protect them from ccss-pools.
letvvt's‘. etc. There-are doubtless three
million and a half deaths in the world
yc:uly_which are due W’disregard of the
nbmc .onditious of health. Just think
this over. and perhaps a few hundred
lives may be savedi nil-JUN"! I‘resx.
~—-——-—.‘ ,
Freedom of a t‘ity.
. “‘hatcver significance might be at~
tached to it in former times. at present
the “freedom of thc‘cily“ is simply a
cornplin’n utary honor. conveying a rccog~
nition of distIlllg“lll~llt‘tl\lnt‘l'll. and a
small box made of thin gold in which is
iuciosed n parchment setting forth the
nature of the honor to be conferred.
The presentationois attended with corn
siderableceremony. The favored person
is uotitied to be at the town hall. where.
It the appointed time. are asst-iublrd the
municipal dignitaries. Then. on his
arrival. he is addressed by the. ('ity
Chamberlain on behalf of the corpora-
tlog. and is.'iuduo form. presented with
the gultl box and its contents. The
parchment ihclosed is inscribed with his
name and titles. and gqarautcos the
hold z and his children after him. for-
ONT. the right to live and trade within ,
thcclty without liming to pay a tax on
the goods as the; are brought through ill
gates. lt exempts them from military and
navalservice and tolls and duties through-
out (if in Great Ilritaiul the l'uitcrl h'ing‘
dorn. It insures to his children the care
of the (‘hauilu-rlain. who. in case they
are leftorphaus. w ill take charge of their
property and adminidcr it to their inter-
est until they arrive at years of matarity.
The pareluuent bears the corporation
scaland the signatures of Lord Mayor;
Ind t‘luunbcrlain. and is handsomely
ygn 'rossfal. The custom is now confined
mlriropeau countries. notably London
and cities of tin-at Britain and ll‘elund.—-
San Futurism t‘ai".
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A Miniature .‘utuluy “end.
There is a cheerful little curiosity in. a
Broadway (New York) store. It is dark
red in colorvlooks like baked claywis
no bigger‘than the bowl of a pipe. which
it much rest-iriblcs.~.~uul yet it is actually i
the head of a fullgrown Indian t liict‘.
There is a tribe of Italians in Ecuador. in
South America. whose habitat is on the
eastrrnslopc of the Andes. around the
he ultvatcrs of the Amazon. Their auccs~
tors had a custom. which "prevailed
linoug several other savagetrilws. of prc~
writing the heads of sortie of their dead.
., Their method. however. was unlike any
:othor known. 'l‘hoy removed all the
bony structure from the skull and then.
in some way which never has become
known I") the outside \vorld. compressed
the fleshy portion down to the smallest
possible sire. and then hardened and pp»
“M ed it from decay. The knowledge
of. the process has been lost to the lu«
dians. and all the heads now in their
possession are supposed to be at least 300
years old. ~
It is said that this head is the second
of the kind that ever left Ecuador.tlic In.
dians refusing to part with them at. any
price. as they are semi-religious symlmls
and deeply venerated. The one now in
New York has the features perfectly we.
served. though in miniature form. ‘he
eyes are merely little cthcd cavities.
The checks are shrunken in. while the
mouth and ears are a little larger in prm
portion than in life. having apparently
shrunken less than the other parts. The
thick. coarse black halrwwhich is about
a foot in length. has thickened so at the
roots M the seal 1 has shrunk that it cans
not be parted. ll‘bere is a scam coarsely
sewn up the back of the head. showing
how the scalp was cut to removeAhc skull.
“Altogether the object is a vorystrange
one and bears every evidence of its per-
foetauthonticity.
The man who was exhibiting it to any
we who cared to see it furnished an inter
eating fact concerning Peruvian mums
mics. , Some time ago a tourist obtained
in Peru 8 lot of mummy eyes. which were
reserved in some way that rendered them
Iinpcrishable. He gave them to a jewels
or to round and polish, in order that the
might be set as a lady": necklace. and al
the workmen engaged in the polishing
were seriously poismied. the poison con»
ring in the dust of arsenic used in their
preservation. It appeared that they were
it human. but the eyes of the cattle—
flsh. which are the only eyes known
‘ -7 : which are indestructible. and which were
“rhuabaed think! it very
used by the Peruvians to replace the
shrunken Orbs of the dead—Chicago
Tribute. -
lie Was Au casket.“ :
The Leeds (England) Mercury says: A
lady was recently visited by a female
Ritalin who had been married. and see-
ing that the girl ire-seated an appear
we of having muc better-ed her circums
stances. the lady inquired the nature of
heehusband‘s trade. To this inter~
. ‘tory the young woman replied:
“ e‘s an-‘asker,’ ma‘am." “An asker?“
inquired the lad , in amazement,
, “and what. in the worl 'is that?“ “0,
m‘am, he stands in the streets‘aud asks. “
"Why. you don‘t mean to say you‘ve
married a beggar, do out" “You,
mommbut it‘eavery g ’ business. My
:- takingsfor
a day‘s work when he ain‘t bring View
A “more than fifteen rshil‘li 19:: clear profit.
3 s
rafter paying for his beer. tobacco and
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lWhoonn tell when the winter is'coming! '
! Who can tell when the summer is going!
’ 3 We go to sleep when the asters are blooming,
We wake, and we find it snowing.
Who can tell when the winter is going!
. “110 can tell when the summer is comingl
; We go to sleep when the tempests are blowing,
“'8 wake. and the bees are humming.
—Erncst II'lu'Incy. in Me Century.
. ‘ BY TELEPHONE.
i
l
l
I was the happiest man in the city as I
, folded and laid away in my pocketbook
; a letter from the dearest girl in the
i world, and jumped on the horse~car, en
. route for my othcel
1 Some months had passed since I saw
l my Agnes. for the first time. at a dinner
i at the Peytons'. I had frequently met
l Miss Georgie Peyton in society. and had
. becnseveml times invited to her recep-
; tiorr‘s. so I was not surprised to receive
l one day an invitation to dine with her
I “informally.“ to meet a young lady from
I Aiken. S. t‘. Of course I presented in?-
i self at this informal dinner in full evcrn
I lug dress. where I met s.uneothcrgcutle-
l men in similar attire-wt‘larkson was one
l of them‘and a few young ladies, and
; was introduced to my Agnes. If Icould
; only make you see her as she appeared to
f me that. night w so fresh and Iblooming:
l the blue of her clear. peaceful eyes; the
. delicious curve of hcr delicate lips! int
5 enough that then aml there I yicldcd.and
; became her ardent :ulorer.
F From the
l with her favor.
[ Cert andopcra. l was allowed to claim
-the best riauccv: they wcrc'always my
5 flowers she carried. and. finally. before
l she. returned to Aiken. lwss hcrarcepted
l lover:
l The year had flown swiftly. and now a
L brilliant prospect secured to open lit-fore.
s mc.
; city. and proposed to make ouc of their
lclcrks a junior partner and manager of
= the new concern. I had been the longest.
‘ in their employ. and had reason to think
‘ was regardr d with fa\or by "Hld
l(lrutl‘“~as .\lr. Hrutlland. the
. qm stion of solar}.
1 Indeed. for some weeks I had seen that ‘
l . .
g he was working the management into my
ilmuds. s» I felt justified in writing to!
i Agnes. urging our iuuucdialc union. The
l coming again to make a longr visit at the
l l‘cyrons‘ to "do some shopping.“
tram-lug \vords! '\\'hat did'thcy not im~
lply.’ And that “if all \vcnt well“mif I
3 not the position. of corrrsc-~“\\~r- might
; liq married bcforcvery' long!“ I was the
‘happicst man in the world. as I folded
-’ to my employers.
l Well. she came. ,Thcrc was a demure
‘2 but delightful meetingr at the station and
. an enchanting twenty minutes until I de-
‘ liven-d her to Miss ticorgie‘s arms at the
3 l‘cytons‘. door.
a work, followed by evenings of unalloycd
i liss. Isay "tuialloyed." but there was
; one drawback. 'l‘hc Peyton family wore
very considerate. Miss Georgie especially
so. but my darling Agnes was haunted
with the fur that they would think her
visit to them was only to enjoy my so-
ciety, and was constantly suggesting
that wcshould “lointhe family in the
‘sitting room." Uld Mrs. l‘cyton Wasa
:borc. but a mild omu~patcrfamihas an
uurriitigated one: bliss Georgia ,was be~
nignaul. but slightly tiresome. There
. was only one other member of the
family. a pretty little. fellow named
iRalph. but the girls had taken to call-
.iug hiru “Raphael.“ from some fancied
resemblance to one of the Sistine. cherubs.
Ilc socmul a quiet little chap, with a
lswcct innocence of c\prcssiou and dc
of the.
hand. after
llc
l
l
l
l mcanor. who posed a good deal
3 time with his check on hTs
the manner of thc clicrub aforesaid.
: her more than \\ as pleasant. for which I
: occassionally snubbed him rather
; vcrcly. but she always iutcrccded for
l him. “He was such a little fcl1o\v——~ar1d
lthcu he was solovely! was he not oue‘s
i ideal of a boy 2'" ~
Agnes had becu in the city a few weeks
i when. one morning. the. telephone bell in
‘ This was of frc-
St“
: our otlice rang sharply.
lqucut occurrence. and (‘larkson‘s desk
was stationed near it to save time in au—
swering the call. The rest of us scarcely
lookcdupas the familiar "ballot“ was
shouted. or the concluding: “All right!
I‘ll tell .\lr. (lruttland. tlood-byi“ llut
this morning t‘larkson turncd'to me with:
“This is for you. Divon i“ .~\ccordiugly
Miss Heorgic‘s voice:
“Is that you- Mr. Dixon? Agnes
Then I heard her giving directions.
“ Stand a little nearer; press this close to
your car—éso.“
“. mind-morning.“ I called.
In return I heard a giggle and my
Agnes‘s voice exclaiming: Uh. oh: 1:
tickles my earl“
from Miss Peyton. and at last the
sweetest voice in thg‘world began in as
nearly as might be a stcutoriau roar:
“Is that really you. Harry? Isn‘t this
erfectly sweet?
ear in the otiicc. tlmrgicl‘.
“Well.“ from Georgia,
say they certainly could. if you shout
like that.“
“Many.
n
thing.
bliss Blake in Aiken? Do you hear me.
Harry ‘1“
“ Yes.“ I replied.
Then another little. giggle.
too funny?
“Isn‘t it
Ito you know. Harry. now
talk to you ever so often. Won‘t it be
fun? But where was I?
stupid! 0h. Ikuuw. Miss Blake. “'ell,
she has just sent me the loveliestw“
Here (‘larkson muttered. “Old Gruff‘
coming.“ and knowing that he would
ask‘au explanation of my receiving the
telephone messages, I was obliged to
abruptly iuterru it: “I must go now"—
i hat almost sai “my darling.“ “Tell
me the rest tlus evening." . - ' ,
“But. Harry!"‘I heard in a grieved
‘ little voice; but Mr. Grutlland‘s footsteps
were too near. and I hung in the we
Ceiver upside don‘n. and hurrir. buck to
my desk.
All day I worked in nervous despera-
tion. Would she try to resume the con-
versation? Every time'the bell ran I
lance-d at Clarkson. The thought't at
it might be her voice whispering in his
great red ear ccvered fine with cold
pcrs iimtion. The fear that in Mr.
iru and‘s hearing I might be called
upon to answer some of her chatter was
Itill worse.
ight that she could not amuse herself in
tut, var. and I did so. greatly but
‘tcsoinr. y. _ _ . ‘
H4311 took-some liberties With It. It
first she distinguished moi
I was her escort. to con- l
My firm was about to establish a ;
.5 branch department in another part of the .
senior i
l partner. was called—and he would be the '
l one to make the promotion and settle the :
3 dear girl consented. and in the letter n-— .
. Ceivcd that morning she told me she was :
llu~ ‘
the dear little letter away; resolving. if it 7'
j was in the power of man to earn promm .
' tion. l w vuld make myself indispensable 3,
i was devoted to Agnes. and hung round-
Ishouted “ballot“ and in return heard
is "r
here. and wants to try to spcak to you.“ .
'l‘hcu more. directions '
Are you sure they can‘t _
“I should
in a half whisper. "‘ if you“
are sure it‘s r'cally you. and that. .no one ?
else can hear. Iwunt to tell you some-z
Do you remember that queer;
’ that. I seehow to use it. I‘m. going to;
Dear me. how ‘
I made up my mind that I.
must make Agnes understand that very
I described Clerks-en‘s ear.“
Would be just like the wretch to receive
all her little confidence. and retailthem
for the amusement of the clerks.
Old Grutf was an ogre. capable of dis-
missing me without warnino, if I did not
attend every minute to my business. Our
hopes of happiness depended upon his
good pleasure. Miss Peyton 'as cool
and dignified. I suppose she knew I
was exaggerating. Agnes looked hurt.
lIcr sweet lips trembled a little.
and her eyes were suspiciously dim. I
longed to have her alone fora little while
to comfort her. as I knew I could; but
there was no chance. for. though Miss
Georgie rvglented sufficiently to go up
stairs to write an “important letter,"
Raphael was there, resting his elbow on
the table. and looking up at Agnes with
an expression of deep pity in his beauti—
ful but sleepy dark eyes.
And yet the next day the same thing
occurred. Mr. Grutflaud was there. and
looked up from his papers with a glance
of disapproval as I took ('larksmr‘s place
at the telephone. My “IIullo“ was
rather savage.’
"Uh Ilarry! Do forgive me! Indeed.
indeed I felt so sorry last night, and
wanted to tell you so; but. you. you see,
llalph ‘as. there. I‘m all alone now.
Uh Ilarry, won‘t you forwive mc'tf’
“Of course.“ I returned, feeling Gruff‘s
eyes burning unpleasautly on the nape of
my neck. ’
“Uh Harry dear. don‘t talk like that
to me. Do say you love me!“
\Yas there ever such a child! I fclt
; like a Cold-blomiml wretch. as I hurriedly l
replied: .
"All right. I‘ll come up as soon as l
can. \‘ery busy now. Good by.
I felt. rather than hcard. a little sob at
'the other end of the wire. tiru2l’ said:
inothing. but I was doortu-d to an Ithcr;
miserable day. I managed to ask l‘larlc
L son. if I was called again. to say 1 could
not attend. and tive timcsl heard him
i
‘give this message. aul much time he?
turned away with a mighty gnu. \Ylmt
night not Agncs have said to him?
Hf course. I hurried to the Peyton‘s. l
: determined to see her alone. She came
running into the hall to meet the. bright ?
and loving. but the annoyances of the.
day had made the cross. and I said ;
curtly: ' l
"Really. Agnes. it is very strange you
don‘t understand that a man cannot take
his llllsllli‘s‘s hours to , talk with his.
friends. After all I said last night. I ;
must say I was surprised to be called up 3
: again to—day!“
' Agnes stopped abruptly. and said. with ;
dignity:
“I do not understand you!“
“Why. my dear little girl.“ Ivsaid.
sobcrcl by the change in her manner.
"1 do not mean to be t‘rnss. but how
Could I talk to you about my affection or
forgiveness through the telephone. with
all those follows listening. to say nothing
of “III Hrull'f’
“llut I have not touched the tele-
phone to-day. Harry 3"
“What ‘.“ l chlaiuicd.
“Georgie!“ called Angcs. steppiqu
back to the sittingroom. and I followed
to tell the story. '
“It is very strange.“ said Miss l‘cylou.
but. of course. II is some mistake. The
litres are out of order or crossed in some
. way. llut mauiina and Agnes and l have
Then InierH'd days of devotion to
been out shopping allalay. and we
; luuchcd down town. so we can proVe an
alibi."
It certainly was very strange. but we
ullcoru-ludcd that. it. might be as Miss
tlcorgic suggested. and the pater at
once began to spin long yarns about
queer messages. till at lastl coaxed .\ nges .
into the conservatory alone. and the
close of the evening “as all thc brighter
for the shadow with which it began".
The dcar girl sympathiztcd with inc.
and forgave my impatience, and
was so sweet. that before I knew i ’
found myself telling her the one event of '
my life I had determined to keep secret
——-the entanglement I once. had with Lu
cretia t‘hasc. tlf course she hm}, been:
the most to bl:uno._and Agnes thought3
her very horrid and forward. so Iliad to
admit that t‘rctia had misunderstood ‘
some things I had said to her when a;
mcre boy. and then Agnes asked rue if
I really. really loved her best. Ah the?
what a happy evening that‘wasf
And the next day the telephone an-
noyances began. but I felt sure of my
ground. and told t‘larkson he could re- ‘
fuse. to listen. Imagine my surprise
j when he turned to me with a clever imi«
» tatiou of Agnes‘s voice. saying: i
“She is quite sure llarry will come
when he knows she wants to talk to him ,
about ‘ti‘rctiaf “ : - ;
l was tliunderstruckl Lucretia (‘hase ‘
lived in Vermont; I was morally sure no i
one in the. city knew of her existence.-
no one but. Agnes! I rushed to the in-
strument. It was the clear girl‘s voice. ‘
How could any one have knawuthat
(‘sctia possessed some idiotic lines I had
once written liermany one but Agnes?)
Yet now I heard them repented:
“0h. L‘rotial fairest valentine!
\Vilt thou accept this hand of mine!
A smaller gilt my soul forbids;
But . tou‘s the number of my kids!“
Ijerkcd away in anger and surprise,
) only to meet old tlrutf‘s grim glance.
“If this thing goes on, Mr. Dixon. it
might be well for you and Mr. Clarkson .
to change desks!“
I knew what that implied. and my
heart sunk to my boots.
“Ido not understand it myself.“ I rc~ s
' plied. “I assure you. sir. that I am cx~
cecdmgly annoyed. I will not answer it. ‘
again.“ '
“I will myself. sir.“ he growled. and
I went back to my desk to upset my inks
bottle.‘to make mistakes in my accounts.
and torture thyself with the conviction
that since no one but: Agnes could have
sent the message. the was teasing me.
without realising the fatal consequences
to our happiness. Au ll day Mr.
‘. Gruttland would answer hat confounded
i telephone. That some of the messages
: were meant for me I could tell, and that
' they must be utter nonsense I could eon~
i jccture from his occasional comments:
. “ ‘By jimminy Johnson 3‘ is a remarkable
3 ex ressiou for a young lady. Mr. Dixon.“
t would be too long to tell the story
of these days in detail. Sometimes there
would be respite. and then the nonsense
would begin again. It was lurks for
Clarksou and the rest.but to me, it seemed
as if the bell of the telephone was ringing
the knell of all my bright hopes: Agnes
assured me of her innocence. and Miss
Peyton was ready with explanations;
they had been shopping. or calling. or
practicing ducts. But I could see that a
coolness had come between Agnes and
me. She feared that I doubted‘her. and
I—wbat could I think? Agaiuand again
the messages referred to what I had said
to her when quite alone. Could she have
repeated my confidencesf
At the omee preparations for the new
business were being hurried on, and not
one word had been said to me of promo~
tion. To crown all, Agnes informed me
one evenin that she was going to shorten
her visit; 8 e had heard of friends going
directly to Aiken, and thought. it best to
secure their escort. I ' a wretched
evening, but. left; determined to make a
desperate effort to clear the mystery.
Agnes had told me that they were all to
be ontth’e finest. sunset begged 05 at
gnounrcd every one who wore breeches.
' finally \vcht beyond their opponents and
; part y
i was
trousers tirade progress in gmrcral adop~
. laud stood out the longest against trousers.
, but tinally she yielded.
. tlt‘t‘lt waters l‘t‘llt‘ tilt.
fwoman clung with the grip of despair
:until she had partially recovered from
‘scribcd. she managed to crawl or drag
the ofiico, reaches: the house at ten; and
persuading the servant that I “wanted to
rest, and would let. myself out. when .I
was ready, I managed to conceal myself
in aeloset in the all, where I waited .
four mortal hours.
At last I was rewarded. A light step
came through the hall, a'chair was drawn
to the telephone, and a clear voice, won-
derfully like Agnes‘s called:
"Please connect with Gruflland .2
Co. ,. l
“'aiting only long enough to let him
actually begin conversation in his usual :
style, I rushed out. and catching the‘
culprit by the arm. bestowed a resound. l
ing box upon the ear of the astonished .
Mr. Raphael. The little imp! This was
his revenge for his well-deserved snubs. :
I have. no doubt he had heard everyA
word of my conversations with Agnes l
Of course the Pcytons were distretsRN
and apologetic. and Agnes was persuaded ,
not to hurry away. and old Gruff re«l
lentcd. and I got the promotion in due
time; but I never could endure the sight
of that cherubie boy. I verily believe.
that the box I bestowed upon him was
his only'punishmeut. and I rejoice to
think that it was such a stinger!
If this story has a moral it is a short
one. The more innocent and guileless a
boy looks. the less is he to be trusted.—
(1'. Linton. in Ilmne‘sffc Mmthly.
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Something About Trousers.
Trousers came into use for general
wear with the French revolution. The
gentlemen. the supporters of royalty anl
sound constitutional principles. wore
brew-hes, The term “sans culottes“
suilicieully explained what were not.
worn by the “kisses who forced constitu-
tional reform into revolution. By an
apparent contradiction of purpose and
principle the "sans culottcs‘." who de-
wore twice as much cloth around their
in a word. adopted the modern
trousers. and made them the. bulge of a
as well known as a class.
Nt'irnit‘rin. Who was too thin at one
period of his life and too stout at
another to look his best in small clothes.
ncw-rtheless wore them on state occasions
after he had set up a throne and gone
into the emperor business. His army .
the first that wore trousers. and
legs:
tion step by step with the march of the. 4
French army. The French trouscrs and
neat garter were seen in Egypt. and in
5 Spain. in Italy. in Germany, in
Poland. and in Russia. on the
ilianks of the Tagus and those of the
\‘istula. I‘r‘nplc thought that the manner ,
in which a great Cunqtlt‘l‘iltg nation clad
its legs was the model. aud“whcu the
ruttsers \\ t‘ut‘t'rs niztt‘t‘hr‘il “\‘r'f lllt‘
wearers of pigtails and knee brecchcs at .
delta and .-\ucr\tadt a decision was given
from which the world did not care to
appeal. The world is usually easily con—
\ inced of the wisdom at” the victor. Hugh
and her army
marched to Waterloo Wearing the univer-
sa‘l leg funnels.
Our gratulfathcrs gorrszrally fell in with
the ways of the. world. though Federalism .
here and there would not yield. There ‘
is a story of a clergyman who. greeted l
with the rough inquiry: “How are you.
priest I“ responded: “How are you.
Democrat? How do you know I‘m a
priest?“ “By your dress. How do
you know I‘m a Dene ~crat1" “lly your
address.“ Doubtles~ the clergyman wore
knec~brvcch'l‘s‘.whilo'tlic admirer of .lctl'ers
son and “dangerous ls‘rench principles“
clothed his legs with tmtt~crs.~—;lte’uata
(‘misl’fzufi~m. I '
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An Extraordinary Escape.
A remarkable and almost incredi-
ble adventure is reported hv 3 Russ
shire nirrcspondcnt of the London Press.
While (‘bristina \l'lvor. a middle aged :-
woman belonging to the parish of Loch-
?broom. \vasou her way to Kiulochcwe
a few days :1:o,slie accidentally stum~
bled and fell o'er onc of the many
precipices‘ that skirt the margin of Loch
.‘laroc. A trecgrowing from a cleft in
the rock mirmulously intercepted her
fall. and prcvelilcd her plunging into the
To this tree the
the stunning t‘lIt‘i'ts of her dreadful fall.
Beneath her was a sheer ‘rovk washed by
the dark waters of the lake: above a
rock impossible to climb; and to add to
the misery of the poor woman‘s situation.
she became painfully sensible of the fact
that her right leg was broken below the
knee. . g.-
The place was miles away from the
nearest house. In this painful cxs
.- 4"
.trcmity she noticed a irotcctiug ledge
felosc by the tree. and ry efforts which
can be more czisily imagined than dcs 1
herself to this place of comparative
safety. The pain in the fractured limb,
intensified by her efforts. was frightful.
and she lay quite exhausted and exposed
to the elements. having lost her shawl in
the fall. In this perilous and exposed
condition she remained from Saturday
till the following Monday afternoon—
threc days and two nights—without food
or shelter of any kind. slakin her fever-
ish thirst by water which trickled from
the melts overhead. and which she caught
in her boot.
On Monday she noticed a boat passing,
and using her little remaining strength.
she managed to attract the attention of
its occupants to her- dangerous position. ‘
By skil ful manmuvriug on the part of
the fishermen. the poor woman was low-
ered into the boat. taken to Poolewe,
and thence sent to-t’liapooh. where she
now lies under the care of the parish
doctor.
Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting!
Their weapons often serve to protect
them from their enemies. but with bees.
especially the honey or hive bees, at the .
approach of winter. the drones or males
are no longer of any use. and are killed
off by the stings of the workers, to save
the stores of honey thgy would otherwise
consume. With many of the wasps their
stings are ‘food preservers. The large
wasps which make their holes in thee
ground. and some bees, like the carpen-
ter bees. which cut. circular holes in
boards. or other» wood. deposit an egg in
one of these holes, place food for the
rub that will hatch from this egg to
.eed upon. and when this grub hasmrade
its growth. it. goes into the Chrysalis
state. and in time comes outa perfect ,
bee, or wasp. as it may be. But. you
wdl ask. “what has this to do' with the
sting?" a great deal. If the caterpillar
or other insect. intended as food for the
young or Wasp. were dead. when .
store away. It would decay and be use- l
less. The effect of the ison of the
sting is to keep it in a semi~torpid exis-
tence. alive. but still dormant, and thus ‘
preserve the food in a proper condition;
to be eaten by the grub of the bee or ‘
wpsp. In this respect we can see that the
sting plays a very man part, but when
the sting IS employed upon ourselves. we .
fail to see what good and isaccom fished.
Even when a bee-keeperis doin is best
{it tbefiomifort and welfare 3f is Mes. 3
eyvrt oten turnu nu Stu-18‘, him”
most needlessly audpaiiifullyc—sdnorican
-v—rh
iaomplain that they cannot grow calves
.iis to be kept. vagr-rness for immediate
”will be Counted in d-vll irs Inst on it. when
_ men! from the very beginning.
' when three days old.
. until early morning.
- While hellelmtc at once.
‘arul apply “ ith a syringe
‘ blight. whic
, ter.
, and grapevincs set at the same time long
3 Since pamed away.
i in vogue for mam rulating the ground. 1.
{plants feel the difierence between this
‘ simply ploughed deep. Subsoiling where
'the texture of the soil is heavy and
AGRICULTHIIAL
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
Calves and Their Food.
An Indiana farmer says in the New
York “bi-Id; “Farmers not unfrequently
economically. and they often sacrifice to
the butcher animals it would pay them
better to keep. Any one of experience
with stock will know before a heifer is
i week old whether it is best to fatten it
_for veal or raise for a good milch cow. .
Each calf should be examined and its?
form and marks noted before that time.
and its merits decided upon. Then. ifit
profits and the wish to raise it as cheaply
as possible should not be allowed to lead ;
one tostint the animal too much in milk.
The pennies saved by such treatment '
at this stage of the animal‘s existence
mature. All live stock that is Worth;
groping at all should be kept steadily
gaining with good food and good trcat— .
A plan I ?
have pmcticed with satisfactory resultsis
to take the calves away from the cow‘
ASA soon as they;
have been taught to drink. give them;
four quarts of milk morning and night.
using new milk for a month: then for a
fortnight take one-half new and one~half
skim. with a little trrcal: then for a time
‘ a lskirn milk and a largcramount of meal;
at the end of two-months give sour milk.
barley. hay. grass. etc.“
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The (‘cllar in Summer.
Al this season the cellar must he kept
cool. dry. ventilated and clean. The
limits must IPC kept clum‘ll :iS lllllt‘ll as
possibil- during llll‘ day. but they may bl?
opt-tied about midnight. and rennin open
During the latter
half of the night the air is cool. and air
; must be admitted to keep the -eilar dry
and pure. If kcpt clean. not a great deal
, of airing will be needed.
If the Cellar is
damp. fruits and vegetables decay sooner.
and it is more uulu-althful than is fit'llt'F
ally supposed. Many attavks of fever.
diphtheria. or other tll‘t"l~t"1. result from
damp. unventilated. unclean cellars.
¢ Keeping thurrllar clean and ventilated.
is the best “my to keep it dry: it may be
necessary to use other means. Lime
placed in the cellar will absorb tnobture
and noxious grist-s. and thus help to keep
the air pure. charcoal is also a great
Allinrlu‘t‘ of The temperature of
the cellar may b.- loaercd by putting it
till: nf l’it’ukr‘ti is": 'llhl<1lI in. Tlit‘ rapid
inciting of the ice cools the air. This
Will be convmricut when a considerable
quantity of fresh meat or fruit is to be
preserved. It is impossible to keep the
cellar in good condition unlesss the drain-
gztsr i.
am‘ is ellirivnt. and there ,is'a proper
arrangement of doors and windows
Double ones are needed to keep the
tempt-nature at thcright point in summer
as \xeil as in winter.-——-lme:‘£€um glyri-
cake-rm.
“'ntch the Insects,
Injuriuus ins‘cts demand attention
throughout the simmer mouths. Look
for the li_v.'"rs new the base of young
fruit Irt't‘i, if n.|\\‘-~lll\l is seen to drop
from a ho‘e in the bark. or if a portion
of the bark is seen to be depressed. cut
out lllc lion-r.
If the 2 ans of entrants and
berries arr rtltt‘tt by “ the norm."
gum...
apply
Stirs teaspoon~
lid of the powder in .i pailful of water.
llc wat Illls
after lf later bro rd.- appear
conr‘: . llu' rcillt‘viy. rabbit is a vcrv
Certain one. I
The greenish sling slug. which appears
upon the leaves of cherry. pear. and
otlu-r treesuiay be destroyed by apply‘
lug air-slakcd litnt- or wood ashts. This
may bedustcd upon the leaves by means
of a bag of coarse fabric. attached to a
pole,
The insects attacking the gmpc vine
this month. are mainly large caterpillars.
which ate most readily picked by hand;
the sn»t'tlilt‘\l "llll‘lllli.“ which is properly
the “ignore-vine leaf hopper." and not
h‘lulml to the true ihrips. It is a little
whitish insect which oft. u rises in clouds
“hot the vines are disturbed. The best
treatment is to go among the vines with
torche». gently beating them to disturb
the insects. “lib“! will at once flv to
ward the light '
'lhc first ap insurance of grayish spots
on the uudehidcs of the vine indicatss
mildew. and tlowcrs of sulphur should lu‘
applied with a bellows made for the
purpose.
Whenever \car trees are attacked by:
it comes without warning.
cut away every blighted portion and
burn it.—u—.'lmcrican .lgrr‘culturist.
a fe o «lays.
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l
Surface Versus Salmon. I...“
A few years since. says Josiah Iloopcs in ‘
tthew York Tribune. a controversy arose 1
among many practical orchardists as‘to i
the benefit of trenching the soil- Some ':
advocates of this practice went so far as l
to advise cultivators to deepen their soil 3
in all localities. regardless of its charac-
About twenty years a m a promi-
nent fruitman fully imbued With. the idea 9
that deep trenching was an actual ncees- 5.
sity in his ground. prepared several acres
by haud~labor, stirring the soil some
three feet deep. The expense was enor~ i
mous; the result a decided failure. Pear §
trees planted on that. tract have nev"
grown so well as the others in the vicin-
ity where the land was not so‘trcnted.
Three systems were
Simply remove t e top-soil and loosen
the strata below-which events proved
the best. 2. Mix surface and subsoil to}
ether—which is to be deprecated. 3.
lace the good soil below: bring thesuti-
soil tp the surface—and this was worst
of al . . i
The theory of ameliorating and cri-
riching subsoils by bringing them in con-
tact with air and applied fertilizers
sounds plausible; but in practice it ap-
pears to poison the roots of growing
plants—or. at best. afl’ects them disass
trously. In sections of nurse Stork
where the roots run deep. it is im '-
ble, to remove the tress without bringing
a portion of the subsoil to the top. and in
all such cases succeeding crops of young
state of the soil and that which had been
tenacious is doubtless beneficial. but on
all light soils the work seems useless for
trees. One of the newer dogmas :of
horticulture is that of preferring firm to
mellow soil for roots to w in. It has
been demonstrated that the‘ latter can
penetrate the hardest ground with cam;
and rootlets of the couchgrass have been
known to grow directly thmugh a potato
in preference to turning aside. The
power of a growing 'root is enormous,
and it is a question if the necessity ex~
fists for pulveriziug the soil in any case.
Faun and Garden Notes. ,
Mtg-inflow: & ism erupt.
. or fed with old ones.
. fresh farm manure
Chickens are to be guarded against
hawks, owls, remand-hunks.
As soon as the fruit is out on plum
trees be ready to tight the cumulio.
It is stated that there has been of late
years an unwanted demand for sunflower
seeds.
Keep the young pigs in pasture in the
orchard: those for early market should
have a meal-slop daily.
Don‘t use any parsnip seed unless it be
of last vear‘s growth. as such .seed does
not readily germinate if old.
If a rat gets into a chicken coop ‘it vvrl1
kill every chick if it can have time to
carry them of? before being diseoVered.
No invariable rule can be laid down
. for the raising of calves on skim milk and
each feeder must makes rule fs each
. calf.
“'henever the currant Worm apprars
spray the bushes with white hellebnrc.
3 a tablespoonful of the powder to apaiiful
water.
Setting strawberry plants on ground
that has been in cultivation for two or
three ycars is advised as a preventive of
white grub.
Do not kill the mole until satisfied
whether it is an enemy or a friend.
Sometimes the mole destroys a large
number of cutwurms and slugs.
)Ir. Albaugh. well known in Ohio
horticulture. says that one grower sowed
oats among his grapes cvegy spring to
prevent rot. and considered it a sucucoi.
The demand is increasing throughout
the country for windmills that will not
only pump water. but furnish power for
running: various kinds of farm machinery.
Small chickens should never he kept
Th -y are apt to be
iniured. Have twonr tltt‘m‘ yards and
Separate them aecordurg to sire and
strength.
As sunflower seed is \‘t'ry.«liril:Ic to
heat the stfes‘t way of keeping it far
fowls is to cut oil the tluuer head When
the seed is ripe and pile it loosely till
thrown to the fowls.
I).unpncss is bad for young chicks.
Arrange their drinking vessels so that
thov cannot get into them. and d r not.
allow them to run in the we: grass or be
out in a storm.
If sheep have free access to <‘ll! they
will IIQ‘VQ'I' over eat of it. but if salted
rn'i‘asldllully and given it frccly they will
cat too much. which proxokes unnatural
thirst and possibly injurious ctl’ct-ts.
The AmericanI‘ulffr-r’or says if every
farmer would limit himself in ploughing
to such an area as he «an t“:lil\';tle and
manure in the most thorough manner.
there would soon cease to hearty cums
plain! about farming not paying.
Professor Alvonl says: "lln'tvr from
cows fed on ensilage stands in the first
class in our most critical markets. and has
done so some years. I do not mean to
refer to extrema- cascsof irrational. ex~
cluslvc feeding of en~iiage or any
spur-rich thereto. “n the rise of cusilage
l aiu no enthusiast or extremist. but be-
lie\e it to be a valuable ~in most cases
invaluable addition to our list of foods
for cattle; for dairy cattle and butter"
makers at that.
An English gardener states that the
roots of tr s-s may be prevented from co~
tcring b.-tw.-cu the jourts of drain tiles
lo. usingtoil tar. In using it mix it
with sao’niust to the \‘otHEstcuty of or-
dinarv building mortar. A layer of this
\ltrtttl:I be spread on the bottom of the
drain: on this set the drain pipes and
then 1m cr a‘l over \\ith the tar mortar.
If the work be carefully performed and i
the mortar applied in sutficient quanti-
ties. sav one and a half inches thick all ’
muttrl. success maybe guaranteed.
Mr. E. S. Carmen. in the Ruhr! 3,1,,
Yorker. says: ”Our practice is to cover
the seed potatoes slightly with s oi and
< tlu-a sow the fertilizer in the furrow-i or
trenches. We have used as much as a
ton of potato fertilizer ~wluch is strong
in polish -to the acre. and yet we
harvested clean potitoes \uth sm \oth
skins and without ‘scahsf Xut so when
is used. This is ith
us almost at“ ays causes ‘scab’ by at-
tracting wire worms rlulus‘v. which cut
into the skin and give the potato the same
corroded surface l s the fungus cathcs."
Next to the ros '. the clematis is doubt.
It‘s\ the most popular dowcr plant of the
Ilgh‘.
beautiful Colors.
climber. and. if carefully trained. attains
to a height of Irma tivc to fifteen feet in
a season. Planted so as tocover the pil-
lars of vcraudas. or trained on a trellis or
stump or other object, it has no equal. It
.
E mav also be planted in rocking or wmd- '
ing flower beds. but it will re. uirc peg-
gin: down. The large purple flowers of
this variety arc produce in the greatest.
profusion and remain on the plant a long
time. This is:\ very satisfactory plant to
cultivates it increases in size and beam y
each year. . W m
Prepare trees for planting by cutting
the topsback in proportion to the amount
of injury done to the roots. which is gcu~
orally from onedialf to two-thirds of the
entire top. 0n this pruning all shoots
should be entirely cut away that are not
needed for the formation of a rerfm‘t
head. and the others cut back one- ialf or
two-thirds of their lesgth. If the head
:is not formed high enough upon the
trunk it may often be carried higher by
cutting off all lateral shoots. leaving the
most central one for slender. upon which
will be formed the new head several
inches higher than the first. All injured
roots should have the ends cut smooth
with a sharp knife. and with small fruits.
like the grape. current and strawberry. it
is often desirable to cut back some of the
larger ones.
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Buying A SI!“ of Clothes.
Fogg was gain? to buy a new suit, and
Mrs. I“. very kind y offered to accompany
him. Arrived at the store a salesman
approached with his business smirk. “I
want asuit of clothes.“ said Fogg ab-
ruptly. Mrs. F.———“Somethiug hot too
expensive, you know." “Yes‘m” replied
the salesman. turning his attention to the
lady and utterly ignoring Fogg. Mrs. F.
(examining cloth—“Do you think this
will match his complexion!" Salesman
—“Admirablyl Couldn‘t suit it better.”
Mrs. F.-“Do you think’so? How fortu-
nate. I‘m sure! But won‘t: this fade?“
Salesman—“Not a particle. I were one
like it five years. and it didn‘t change
color in the least." Mrs, F.—“Aud will
it. wash?" Salesman—“Perfectly." Mrs.
F.——“\Vell. you may cut 03’ a sample.
What else have you?” The same cate-
chism is repeated half a score of times.
and the Egg: retire; Mrs. P. radiant. as
one should who has done a7 meat
work. and Fogg. looking sour. sadaaud
discontented. Mrs. F. (on the street)-
“Now. David, I‘ll take those home and
wash up out, so‘s tobe sure the colors
are fat, and then I‘ll take them over to
Mrs; Brown‘s_ and see what she says.
She 8.8 great Judge, you know. And if
she likes them, and cunt Kate thinks
they’llbe becoming, and Mrs. Black a
they treat: too whey“, we will
I .
“'éifi‘k’cimrs.
(30015 SIOBIES SHOWING In!
BAGACITY OF 9068-
A Black and Tan and a Poodle
Tricking Each Other—A Dog
Outwits a Lady—Puss
Punished. Etc.
Tippie was a black and tan an White
a black prmdle. They were great friends.
but their friendship did not make them
unwilling to overrcach each other. A
new dog kennel was built. and on it each
dog cast his eyes longingly. As scans!
the workman had left. White ran in,
Tippie barked apxurahngiy before it. but
in vain. “'hite had lost all (1"st for
play. Now lmth (logs. dearly loved
a trump to bark at. Tippie. discouraged
with all legitimate efforts to dis-
lodgé “’hitc. run to the from fence
and lurked form-inusly at an evident
tramp.) “'hite listened until he, could
stand it no longer. Bounding out of the
kennel he ran up and down behind the
fence in furious search. Meanwhile.
'I'ippie made for the kennel. \‘l hi‘te say!
and apprfl‘iatnl Tippie's ruse. l‘nagrin
kept him quiet a little while: then he.
view-r. had his resources.
It blooms hardily during the entire ‘
“noon and embraces a great variety of 5
The clematis is a rapid ;
no. discovered a trump. But Tippie
l listened to him unmoved. “him. how—
Guiug to the
place where they were n-gularly fed. he
,aprwarcri to be eating. 'l'hcre was no
expiration. not even a discreet wag of
the tail. Tippiv saw him and in an in»
stam ass at l-is side. when 0!! went
White like a sin-t and took ”version of
the dog house. Tippiq- c‘rt‘n‘ hack sadder
and \\ iser. In vain he ran and barked at
‘ imaginary tramps. In vain did he gulp
l imaginary {out}. “me watchwi him
i cornplar‘cutly from the kennel. At length
g'l‘ippie discover-d a noble white bone.
; This be dragged to the rear of the kennel.
l Where he gnawed and growled with
5 frantic delight. \Vliitc could Stand it
no longer. As Ire b omdt‘d armed the
kennel one way. Tippic took the other.
.llaving regained the kennel no persua-
siuns could tempt block and tan out of it
timid-13‘.
From Staten Island come two good
dog stories. A thinning family has n
remarkably intelligent pet. Discussing
his wit. one day. it “as pr mused to sea
lira upstairs for his mistn ss's wrap.
lint. first. oneof the ladies went upstairs.
laid the wrap on the flo-of. and s;:l down
_ on it with lu-r sewing. The do: “'51
sent. and qu’ckly f0 ::n.l the wrap. Vain-
ly he tuggmi at it. first on one side and
then on the other. Iliscouragtsl. but not
dismayed. he pans-«i ”forum-uncut. when.
su-ldrnly making a dive. be seized the
sewing-in his tu-tlr. and ran toward the
tire. Ills opponent. now off her guard.
ran after him to rescue lwr Work. Thin
was enough; the do: droppul the sew-
inn. ran for the a rap. and bore it in tri-
umph to his mistress.
1 Another do; was much annoyed by .
incighboring cut. This cat was act-us—
: (timed to lie in unit In: him and. from a
l gate IX“! fir-fir a c drier. tn spring down
5 upon his back and i 2.24. him. 1 the l
E having rot-canal lirr thltni trick. ”I? .1“;
3 quietly disappeared r fluid the corner.
l After some time he (.lillt' back. his tail
j high in the air Sizrc enough thee.- was
:the cat on the gate rant. and. as usual.
5 down she pounced. lira: she was scarceiy
down when another. vi :; bounded round
the corner. spra: ~ l beratizi “hipped
lre' sound’y. l‘.\i log
' hall 1. alled in aid. .
Bruno is a dog. a cross bur-tween a St.
' Bernard and a Kowloundlarul. a lulu-is
some fellow. but no: rcgaf‘del as of high
intelligence He is \cry fund of carry«
; ing an mnbroiia. ‘35“ tlav; going out
5' vva k. be was Sit-vii the unilnc‘lr ’u a- .
. It “as on :1 cotrrzry r and. and ll ;‘ n. _,..
l in: of! on an cvx llr>l'~!1 of lii~ on litlll in:
l the high graxs of the tiaradow. came hark
without the umbrella. Evrry hing thr'.
' could be cont-cited “as done to make him
; goiu s :ir “b of it. lint u~~vcr did h- ‘t" tn
i so stupid. "e wands ml about hip}... 14‘
i and was apparently in: Al‘l" to tazwlcrsr rel
i Will“ he “‘ds‘ desired to tin. Tizr "pxu’
l day. hchVer. he made amends by going
over to a neigiilmr‘s.s:calirzg an ‘nruluse. a.
2 and bringing it lsozu- with grex: pri la“.
~.\':‘w York Egu".
u
3’ the helpless .
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The Livia: Earth.
In a paper publk‘acl in th-- {tiff m E":-
j mater. an ilias‘ra‘ioa is gas: of the
‘ life that doc is in rum c the plat»
‘nouu-nin of cartliquakm I’V‘ill: l'I'r'ti.
i The inmuliarterror of an earth pulse lits
mainly in the su liir‘ltnss‘ o.~ its approach,
Volt attic eruptions ape us: ally preceded
by vast filllllllltlgs‘ o: 3"” of steam. or
other untnist rkable Itdn‘lis‘. Harri use
2 and cyclones. in litc fl! 'nzicr. ban: be?
t ‘ . u .
' shit that nut: 2‘33: c tlieLr {Onlil‘f lint
with an tart‘iquakc there are no i‘l‘t‘TwL’b
itory symptoms. The great earth-passe
which took pla e :t’ L:\“"11 in the yes!
i 1775 found the umpir- raga .ed their on
.diuary oe. up aliens. Ali lit ‘ fill“ it!
were over in alum tivt- minutes. 1 lb!
tust shmk lasted ‘Ilulll'u sit sc on u it!
that brief space ot time most I the
houses had been thrown down. and
thousands ofmcn, Women and r'hi'dn‘n
crushed beneath the ruins. At times :he
or -an lends fresh terr us to the scene.
Thus at Lisbon a “when! water over fifty
feet high milled in among the house-.5.
and covered what still untrained.
In the island of Jamscia on a
similar occasion two tlumsaud five
hundred houses \\ ere buried in three
minutes under thirty feet of water. Ile-
ccnt delicate scientific experiments have
disclosed the fact that the surface of the
land is never-absolutely at rest for mot.
than thirty hours at a time. Thus these
great earthquakes which make epochs in
history are merely extreme cases of forces
that seldom sleep.
A Dry Roll.
A ministerial friend send: the follow-
ing story. with the assurance that it is
true. and he has reason to ho that it is
new 3 "Several years ago.“ e says. "I
was mined in one day in a little town in
western New York. while riding across
the country from the home of one cousin
to that of another. Mine host of the
little wayside inn where I was spending
the day had just been telling me of
some of the eccentricitics of a traveling
preacher named Slatterly. who sometime
stopped at the place. when the door of
{the waitingaoom where we were sitt‘
opened. and Slatterly himself cute
The landlord and the three or four vil-
lagers who were sitting idly about the
room greeted him respectfully by name.
Slatterly greeted them in return, but
with scarcely more than a. nod. as he
stalked over to the stove. Leaning his
dripping form over it he muttered, u be
spread out his hands to the warmth:
ii~Wet min. fret rain.” “Did you eve
see a dry run. Kr. Slatterly t" naked one
of the lounge-rs. Now Sluttedy stut-
teremmdhhreply, which m a qua-
taon, came slowly: “D-id you ever not!
your bbiblef‘, “Why. you.“ “Well,
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