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THE PROFIT OF TEARS.*.
Is it raining, little llower?
Be jrlad of rain.
The sun that veils itself from thee
Will shine again.
ski/Minro von- Klnol.' 'He IrilP*
But just behind them shines the blue.
Art thou tvearv. render heart?
Be glad of pain.
In sorrow sweetest thin.es will grow.
As Mowers in rain.
(?od watches, and thou wilt have sun
When clouds their perfect work have done.
?Mary F. Butte.
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A TRIP ACROSS NIAGARA FALLS
ABOVE THE SEETHING WATERS.
.Two Bold Boys in a Basket.)
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Alex L,ee anu ueorge r rost were
boys when General Roebling undertook
to build the great suspension
bridge across Niagara Falls. This
was more than fifty years ago. The
boys lived i the American side of
the river, within sight of the falls,
and very near the spot upon which
the bridge was to be built.
There was great interest in the
project, for the plan was regarded
as one of the most remarkable that
had ever been attempted by engineering
skill.
The workmen were divided into
two parties, one working on the
American and the other upon the
Canadian side. There was no means
of getting across except by taking
rowboats several miles below the
falls.
The chief engineer, under General
Roebling. took up his residence very
near to the homes of these two boys,
and they were so constantly on hand
whenever he went to the river that
he could not escape an acquaintance
? : a T_
Willi III fill.
He was a rather silent man, and
they were both surprised, therefore,
when he turned one day and said to
them: ' Here, boys! Can you fly a
kite?"
"Yes. sir," they promptly responded.
"Can you fly one well?" he continued,
looking: at them keenly.
"Pretty well, sir," replied Alex
modestly.
"If you can fly one well." replied
the engineer, "you will help me to
build the great suspension bridge."
Alex's eyes grew big and so did
<5eorge's. Help build the suspension
bridge.
The engineer saw the effect of his
' words and added: "Come down this
afternoon with the best kite you have
and we shall see if you can send it to
the Canadian shore. If you can. you
will be the lads to carry across the
first cable for one of the most remark?hlf>
hriHe-ps in thp world "
Then for the first time the boys
saw what he meant. They looked at
each other a moment and then set
off for home as fast as their bare feet
would carry them.
They said nothing to the family,
but betook themselves to the woodshed.
where they set to work with a
will. Kite-flying had always been
one of their greatest sports, and they
had made dozens of kites as season
followed season. The frame of one
that had been a favorite still hung
In the shed. They got it down and
covered it with the strongest but
lightest paper they could secure. It
was nothing but an ordinary homemade
kite, but they felt sure of its
flying qualities when it was ready to
ue tatveu aown 10 me river.
Upon their arrival the engineer
examined the kite, -while they looked
on with mingled hope and fear. At
length he said, taking up a ball of
. twine: "Put this on in place of the
stFing you have. It is light, but very
strong. The wind is in the right direction
and blowing well. You ought
to succeed."
They quickly tied on the new cord,
and then Alex took the ball, while
George went to a short distance with
the kite, ready to give it a push. Jt
started well. Then there came a
sudden puff of wind, followed by o
lull; the kite veered, staggered and
came to the ground with a flop.
George picked it up quickly. Some
small boys standing about shouted
derisively, but the engineer said:
'Never mind, boys, you are not the
only people who have failed the first
time. Try again."
Once more George held the kite as
high as he could. Alex got a good
start, and in a moment more the kite
was sailing away in a steady course
toward the river. Alex ran to the
"bank, then began to play out his line
as evenly as his excitcment would
permit. It was a glorious sight, and
all watched with keen interest as the
kite grew smaller and soared steadily.
At last a shout went up from the
opposite bank, and everyone knew
the kite was over the Canadian shore.
Unrolling the remainder of the cord
upon the ground, Alex suddenly let
the line slack. The kite wavered,
made a wild dive and dropped.
"Weil done, boys," exclaimed General
Roebling, as a great cheer arose
from bcth sides of the river. Two
prouder boys than George and Alex
yen can scarcely imagine. "It is
clear sailing now." added the engi
neer, as he fastened a heavier cord
to the kite string, and then signaled
the men on the opposite shore tc
draw it over. Each successive liiu
was heavier and stronger than tin
last, and finally a one-inch cable wa;
pulled, beneath which roared the
mighty river.
The cable was made secure h>
drawing it over a wooden tower o;i
each bunk, embedding the ends in the
solid rock and fastening them with :
key or melted lead. After the eablf
.. i.o ?4u me jjivii wjj'i; mstiu'Jica if
build an immense iron basket wliicl
could bo drawn from shore to short
over the cable, by moans of ropes and
a windlass on each bank. This was
intended to carry the tools, and ever
the men themselves, to and fro.
The boys hardly found time to eai
their menls during these days. Th(
afternoon the basket was being fin
ished George was obliged to pile i
cord of wood, and Alex volunteers;
to help him. It was lnte when thej
finished, but the next morning fov.m
them again at th? bridge.
"New, boys," said the engineer, a;
he showed the completed basket,
"since you helped us so well with our
cable, I think you should be allowed
to make the first trip across the
river. Would you like to?"
Without stopping to consider, they
both exclaimed, 'Yes, indeed!" think- i
- - ? I
iag only of me glory 01 me ieai. i
"All right, jump in," was the re- |
sponse. and the workmen drew the
basket close to the shore.
If their hearts misgave them nothing
could have induced them to show
it now.
They settled themselves in the basket.
which was deep and large
enough to hold both comfortably.
Then the signal was given and the
men on the farther shore began to
turn the windlass. The basket
moved slowly forward and the boys
waved their caps to the men.
At first the eccitement of the adventure
kept their spirits at a high
pitch. The basket went forward
steadily, but it swayed back and
forth below the cable with a motion
which was not altogether agreeable.
The boys had lived near the falls all
their lives and its noise was a familiar
sound, but now, for the first time,
the terrific roar of the water impressed
them with its mighty force
and power.
George looked off to the falls.
Never before had they seemed of
immonco lipicht The view was
a new one. Then he looked down.
One hundred and sixty feet below
him was the roaring, seething mass
of water, and he felt suddenly faint
and sick. He glanced at the cable;
it seemed like a thread, measured by
the space beneath, and it was all that
held them over that awful chasm. Ho
could near the water churn and surge
below him, but he dared not look
down again. Alex was as white as a
ghost. George glanced ahead at the
farther .shore; they had not gone onethird
of the distance, and it was
twelve hundred feet from shore to
shore. The distance was appalling.
He grew dizzy again and curled down
in the bottom of the basket. It
seemed hours that he lay there. At
last he looked up; the sky seemed
nearer than the water, and so he kept
his eyes on the floating clouds. Gradually
he began to feel better.
"Aiov" he sniH "wft must be
brave. We are nearly to shore, and
we don't want to show the white |
feather. Keep your eyes on the sky,
but sit up."
Alex did as he suggested, and
when they finally neared the shore J
they were able to respond to the
cheers and greetings of the men. But j
the joy of landing was completely j
swallowed up by the thought of the 1
return trip. Still, there was no alternative,
and pride made them try '
to hide their feelings from the men.
AfOer a rest of about ten minutes
the workmen made ready to start the
basket back. The boys stepping in,
setting their teeth hard, and shouting
a farewell which stuck hard in
their throats.
The basket swung off again, but,
though the motion was as unpleasant
as ever, and the roar of the water
was as great, they had learned to
look skyward, and the giddiness was
not so great. At last they heard j
voices from the shore, and bracing
themselves they looked forward.
They were so near that they could
see among the throng on the bank
the white faces of George's father
and mother, looking stern and anxious.
But so limp and white did the
boys look, as they stepped ashore,
that it was thought they had been
punished enough.
The crowd of boys shouted and
never tired of having Alex and
George tell of their wonderful trip.
?Washington Star.
First Stage Coach Into Denver.
On the 17th of May, 1859, Denver
turned out to welcome the first
through coach of what was destined
tn frnw into thc? "flvovlanrt Mail "
an enterprise which, for sheer Ameri
can pluck and daring, must be forever
linked with the fame of the
"Pony Express." ( j
Red shirts drifted to the outskirts
of the hamlet and dotted the hills
around. Hard-faced bartenders made
ready for the "hottest night that ever
tore the camp loose." The artillery
of holster and saddle-boot was un"limbered
for an ecstatic fusilade.
j There was lively betting in dust and
| nuggets that the first through stag?
j had been gathered in by Indians, with
i takers as eager to stake their faitli
that the scalps of driver and guard
would come through intact.
At length a swirl of dust showed
far clown the trail. It grew into a
yellow cloud that crept toward th?
eager hamlet. Then six mules,
stretched out on the gallop, emerged
from this curtain and behind them
was the lumbering, swaying stage,
come safely through, on time, and
Denver was in touch with the world
where men wore white shirts and
lived in real houses. The cheers that
roared a welcome to this heroic enter- j
prise were echoed in every Western
town which hoped and longed for a
ilnk of its own with the home country,
" 'way back East."?"The Story
of the Overland Mail," in the Outing
1 Magazine.
Division of Labor.
"One time," aaid Secretary Taft to 1
I some newspaper men not long ago,
( "three ministers wanted to cross the
, Mississippi River to attend a revival
at a place which boasted of 110 regu'
lar ferry. Brother Syles and Broth'
er Beamish were fine specimens ol
humanity?at least two hundred
. pounds apiece?but their companion
( was a mite of a man weighing scarce4
ly one hundred and twenty-five. They
' got a boatman to take them over, but
* in midstream a severe thunder shower
came up and the waves threatened
to capsize the boat.
' 'Brother Syles,' said Brother
. Beamish, 'I think we had better join
. in prayer.'
uu juu iiiuusii: snouted rne
boatman. 'Wall, I say you don't!
, Vou two big ones come here an* lend
"y a band at the oars?an' let the skinny
fellow pray.' "?Saturday Evening
Post.
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There are 17,000,000 children in
I Russia between the ages of six and
fourteen receiving absolutely no edu3
'ration.
The Youngest;
KING MANUEL I
Manuel, second son of the late I
November 15, 1889. He ascended t!
year, Immediately after the assassin
continues the dynasty of Braganza,
teenth century. His mother, Queen
daughter of Philip, Duke of Orleanf
very popular, and has begun his r?
progressive spirit.?American Revi
A.N EASILY MADE MICROMETER.
By Dr. Thomas R. Baker, Rollins College,
Florida.
It often become necessary for the
experimenter or practical worker to
Bnd the thickness of material so thin,
or inconventient to measure, that the
thickness cannot be found by means
of a foot-rule, or other common measuring
device. A simple, fairly accurate,
and easily made apparatus of
the micrometer form may be constructed
as follows:
A Home-Made Micrometer.
Get a common iron or brass bolt
about one-fourth of an inch in diameter,
and about two and one-half
inches long, with as fine a thread as
possible, and the thread cut to within
a short distance of the head of the
bolt. A bolt with a cut in the head
for a screw-driver should bo used.
Clamp together two blocks of wood
with square corners about one inch
wide, three-fourths of an inch thick,
and two and one-half inches long,
with their narrower faces in contact
(the width of the clamped blocks being
two inches), and bore a onefourth
inch hole through the centre
of the blocks in the two-inch direction.
Now remove the clamp, and let
the nut of the bolt into one of the
blocks so that its hole will be continuous
with the hole in the wood,
then glue the blocks together with
the nut between them. Cut out a
piece from the block combination,
leaving it shaped somewhat like a
bench, and glue the bottoms of the
legs to a piece of thin board about
two and one-half inches square for a
Riin'nort Snlrfpr one end of a stiff
wire about two inches iong to the
head of the bolt at right angles to
the shaft, and fix a disk of heavy
pasteboard with a radius equal to the
length of the wire, and with its circumference
graduated into equal
spaces, to serve in measuring revolutions
and parts of revolutions of the
end of the wire, to the top of the
bench; put the bolt in the hole, screwing
it through the nut, and the construction
is complete.
The base is improved for the measuring
work by gluing to the central
section of it, covering the place where
the end of the bolt meets it, a small
piece of stiff metal; and it is convenient
to have the graduated disk
capable of rotating, so that its zero
line may be made to coincide with the
wire.
MRS. RUSSELL SAGE,
One o? the Greatest of Modern Philanthropists,
Enjoying a Pleasant
Day in Her Garden.
?From Leslie's.
A liaht-haired Servian is in discrane
King in Europe.
I. OF PORTUGAL.
Cing Carlos I. of Portugal, was born
tie throne on February 1 of the present
atlon of his father and brother. H?
which dates from the end of the fourMaria
Amalia, was a French princess,
i, Count of Paris. The young King is
sign with evidences of a manly and t
ew of Reviews. t
Find the number of threads of the i
screw to the inch by placing the bolt
on a measuring rule, and counting c
the threads in an inch or half an inch :
of its length. The bolt in making one t
revolution will descend a distance 1
equal to the distance between the t
threads. E
To use the apparatus, put the object
whose thickness is to be meas- a
ured on the base under the bolt, and :
screw the bolt down until Its end just t
touches the object, then remove the t
object, and screw the bolt down until i
its end just touches the base, care- i
fully noting while doing so the dis- f
tance that the end of the wire moves '
over the scale. The part of a rotation
of the bolt, or the number of
rotations with any additional parts of
a rotation added, divided by the num- t
ber of threads to the inch, will be {
the thickness of the object. Quite a
accurate measurements may be made v
with this instrument, and in the ab- t
sence of the expensive micrometer, it (
serves a very useful purpose. I have 3
used it in the beginning classes in ,
electricity for measuring the diam- [
eterr of wire, for finding the numbers 3
of wires from reference tables, and g
for making various other measure- g
ments.?From the Scientific Amer- 5
ican. j
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ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND 3
OF AUSTRIA AND FAMILY. b
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The Oldest of Professions. ;
An old friend of the family had a
dropped in to see a young lawyer t
whose father was still paying hi?
office rent.
"So you are now practicing law,'
the old friend said, genially. p
"No, sir," said the candid youth, d
"I appear to be, but I am really prac- c
ticing economy." ? Youth's Com- 0
panion. v
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Anecdote of King Edward. ii
THe uauiois reiaies me iouowing u
"anecdote delicieuse." Edward VII., S
while still Prince of Wales, was ac- ^
customed to take his morning walk
alone in St. James' Park. One day ^
he noticed that he was being followed c
by. two little boys and turned round s
, to look at them. Although at first 1
much disconcerted, one of them f
plucked up courage and, taking off 1 f
his cap, said: "Your Royal Highness, i }
my little friend is French and I have
just made a bet with him that you s
are the heir to the throne of Eng- s
land." The Prince of Wales replied, P
! smiling, "You have won, but what
was your little friend's bet?" "Ho *
bet that your Royal Highness was a a
Parisian." "Oh, well, then," said the *
Prince, again smiling, "he has also *
won."?Paris Correspondence London 0
! Times. 0
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Fine Coin Collection. v
In the Vienna Museum there is a
collection of coins numbering one
hundred and twenty-five thousand. It
is said to be fhe finest in the worlds
A Home-Made Potato Planter. les
About six years ago A. H. Sheesley,
)f Jersey Shore No. 2, made himself
l home-made potato planter. He has an
ised it ever since, and his neighbors ^
)ccasionally borrow it. It is built on Ca
;wo runners upon which is a platform an
)n which the dropper stands. A hop- *oc
per that holds a couple of bushels is he
n front of him, and while a driver mz
ooks after the horses, he drops the ^
jieces of potatoes into the end of a Ju<
in pipe that extends down to the
ear of a shovel plowshare, set ver- Pe'
ically. Just back of the pipe are a l
wo cultivator teeth set so as to throw PK
he soil over the potatoes after they
ire dropped.?Philadelphia Record. 1312
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Kill the Weeds Early.
Weeds never die so easily as when ,
ney are "just-a-Dorin , ana ior xms f0(
eason there is no method that is r0(
nore effective in destroying them ^e;
han the judicious use of a harrow njg
n the cornfield or potato patch the
veek following the time of planting.
)ften good results are secured if a
jultivation is given just as the young
)lants are coming through the shi
jround, but before there is a spread thl
>f leaf. As soon as another lot of zai
veed seed has started to germinate
hese ridges may be harrowed lightly th<
o advantage and in the case of pota- ^
oes harrowing may be given as late ^il
is two weeks after the plants have 0(*
:ome through the ground.?Weekly an
iVitness. ^
? br<
Your Horse's Feet. sei
St8
A horse should never be compelled ^
o stand uphill. The anatomy of the
torse's foot, and, indeed, the shape
>f the horse himself, makes this an ^
incomfortable and unrestful position.
Whatever the arrangement for
Irainage is, the horse must stand as ^
tearly level as possible. Moreover, ^
te must stand upon a dry surface uness
it is found that his feet need
noisture. In such cases a wet clay ^
loor is excellent, temporarily.
When you come in from driving, .
ind after your horse has properly 1
ooled off, see that the mud is re- 3 0
noved, not only from his legs and .
he outer portions of his hoofs, but ^ec
rom the sole as well. An occasional .
tufflng with flaxseed is not only bene- ,s ,
Icial but necessary.?Indianapolis ?:
Tews--. the
Fruit or Sheep Pasture.
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As I see so much good advice in by
he vFarmer I will ask for a little in- tor
ormation. I have some rough, hilly joc
ind rocky land, too rough to culti- Fr,
rate even with a one-horse plow. I ou.
lave cut most all the timber and all aQ|
he undergrowth off, and burned it a
m all the ground that I could, and
owed it to timothy and blue grass.
t will thrive very well for a year ca?
r two, then a moss will form on the ^
;round that checks the growth of the
;rass. What treatment could be on
;iven to prevent this??G. W. We jn
;o not believe you can succeed with ho
imothy on such land. It would not raj
iay to fertilize it: the pastures or ma- i_
lure would all wash away. It is beter
suited to pasturing sheep or goats, for
T growing fruit. It evidently will jet
ot support good grass, and when that A
lies down the moss you speak of
akes its place. Try an orchard.?Inliana
Farmer.
Selecting the Dairy Cow. tor
Performance rather than fancy yD1
reeding should be the yardstick by ev<
irhich the dairy cow is measured. In sei
electing a calf to keep for a milch
ow it is wiser to select one whose p
am and grand-dam were good milk- f' 3
rs than to look merely at the pedi;ree
the calf has behind it. Pedigree J1*1
oes not amount to much unless it is *
acked up by performance. Of W1.
ourse, it usually is, but in some cases "
t is not, and it is these cases where
t is not that should be avoided, says u
)rovers' Journal.
In selecting the calf for the future w
COI
airy animal see that it has a trim
iead, small neck and is wide across
KG
he hips, with plenty of room for an
idder. It will be wanted for milk, so "ei
verything that shows a tendency to- ?
fard that end should be closely 0 6
ooked for. The cow that has a ten- a
sm
ency to lay on flesh is not as profttale
a milk producer as the cow that
,t all times is angular and bony ^
ookintr. It is a fact that the milch
ows that hold large records for milk
nd butter fat production are of the '
lony, angular type. .
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Poultry Notes.
One of the main essentials of every
ioultry house is that it must be kept sec
ry. Damp houses cause diarrhoea, tjje
anker, sore eyes, rheumatism and teE
ther troubles that all animals as to
irell as poultry are heir to.' The best ea(
k-ay to keep the house dry is to give
t plenty of fresh air by opening the ev(
r?Drs and windows during the day. nes
lupply fresh litter often. Build the an|
louse on a high, dry spot. be
Not more than forty hens should be pu]
:epl in one run?thirty would do
iuch better. The larger the flock the ha]
oor.er they clear off the surface food. Up(
Xiring the spring and summer where
owls have the free range of the
arm there is plenty of room for a ^a]
arge flock, but when fowls are limted
in their runs the flock must be
mailer. Unless other conditions are j
upplied a large flock will eat up the
rofits. ob^
If your hens have been subjected quj
o a sudden draft and have contracted A?
, slight cold in the head, the followng
is a good remedy: Glauber salts,
wo ounces; chlorate of potash, one
iunce; perchloride of iron, one-half
unce, and one teaspoonful of tincture nia
if aconite to about three pints of ths
vater, allowing them no other water
o drink for a day or two. A cold is exi
asilv detected. The fowls will have to
l slight, watery discharge at the eyes ! ma
md nostrils and will wheeze more cr phi
s. Watch them while they are o
5 perch at night.
Mix some "brains" with the fee
d you will get better results tha
you mix your feed carelessl;
refulness in feeding is essential i
y kind of stock.. The amount (
)d given the laying hens, or th
as that should lay, is an importai
Ltter. No fixed amount can t
ren, but it must be governed by tfc
igment of the operator.
The laying hens of the breedin
a need vegetable food. Throw i
ittle clover or alfalfa, and let thei
:k off the leaves as they desire.
Roup is a contagious disease an
iy be inherited. If you wish her
atrnnif nnri vlenrnns prmctHiitin-n
ver breed from fowls that have ha
i roup.
Corn in small quantity as the lai
)d for the hens before they go 1
DSt at night will help to furnis
at for the body on these cold sprir
;hts.?Indianapolis News.
Killing Poultry.
The first essential is that the fov
all have absolutely no food f<
rty-six hours so that its crop, gi
*d and intestines shall be empty.
First-class dressing demands th;
; fowl be dry picked?not scaldei
is makes the French method <
ling very essential. By this met!
the fowl is suspended by a loc
>und its legs to a hook on the wal
Ith a quick thrust through tfc
iin the operator kills the bird an
rers the main arteries. At that ii
;m ne Degms piucKiug ine leaiuer
ey pull easily then?a minui
er they come hard, but in that 01
nute the worst of his task is don
e carcass is then cooled, forme
the forming troughs, so as to pac
;ely and is then ready for shipmen
incision is made in the skin <
5 fowl. None of the interior orgai
re removed. The moment the ii
ior of a fowl is exposed to the ai
composition seta in. Packed <
ndied as described the fowl wi
Bp perfectly for days, or if in col
irage for weeks or months.
Cooks and some housekeepers ol
it to this method of dressing fowls
t the more intelligent know that
the only safe and sanitary way <
ing the work.
The English method differs only i
j killing. No knife is used, r
leding is done. The vertebra ne:
the skull is severed from the hea
o afrnn or rtiilMr lorlr rtf t Vi a nnori
u vujj ^utvn jv/i ? vfc v**v v^/vti
; this causes instant death and
isening of the feathers as in tt
ench method. The head is draw
t from the neck an inch or twi
i into this space the blood draii
d forms a clot as the bird han;
its feet. This method shuts 01
} air from the interior of the ca
>s even more effectually than do<
3 French method.
A. serious onslaught has been mad
these methods of dressing poulti
several States recently, but it
ped that they may not prevail bt
;her that these methods may gro
favor. They are safer for the coi
mer; they are simpler and bette
the producer.?T. E. Orr, in bu
In Pennsylvania Department <
riculture.
Incubator Don'ts.
Don't forget to study your incub;
Get the catalogue that describe
ur particular machine, and stud
?ry part and the construction i
aeral.
Don't try to run the incubator in
tee where there is a draft, or ne?
tove, or in the sun. In such place
will be impossible to maintain
iform temperature. Set it whei
; temperature is uniform, and yo
11 have much better success.
Don't forget to test the eggs befoi
ting the incubator and three time
ring the incubation. Do not us
y doubtful ones. Take no chance
til any eggs that you are not sui
itain a fertile and vital germ.
Don't allow the lamps to burn lo\
ep them trimmed correctly and i
irly full of oil as possible. Do n<
them smoke. It is a good plan 1
an the burners every day to insui
uniform flame and absence c
oke.
Don't place any dirty eggs In tfc
y. Filth may cause the generatio
deadly gases, which will work rui
many of the fertile eggs.
Don't try to place too many eggs i
i trays. Eggs need room in the ii
3ator as well as the chickens nee
)m after they have been placed i
! brooder.
Don't forget to turn the egg ever
ond day. The hen generally turr
;m every day, and the one who ai
apts artificial incubation should s
this important essential at lea:
:h alternate day.
Don't neglect to cool tne egg
jry morning. The hen leaves he
>t at that time for food and drinl
i it is natural that the eggs shoul
exposed for a few minutes to th
re atmosphere.
Don't handle the eggs with dirt
ids. There may be enough germ
3n the hands to destroy the vitalit
the germs in the eggs you touch.
Don't disturb the eggs after th
tids. There may be enough germ
an the hands to destroy the vitalit
the germs in the eggs you touch.
Don't disturb the eggs after th
hteenth day. Better results ar
.ained by allowing them to remai
iet after that date.?Journal o
riculture.
Whist For High Stakes.
"Well, where's that cook?" dc
nded his wife. "Don't tell m
it she wasn't on the train."
'She was on the train." timidl
>lained the commuter, "but I gc
nlavine cards and a Loneyvill
,n won her at whist."?Philade
ia Bulletin.
[ ' i
?
f & SCIENCE > ?
An Italian proposes a tunnel to tap
Vesuvius, to avoid possible explosion
from on obstructed vent and to supply
~"n"" <nAii1dlnir Into hljlld/"' ' ,
muiicii lava l\ji uiuuiumg ~ ??r ,
Jng blocks.
Practically to pick a hundred thousand
horse-power off the tops of eight
D roaring blast furnaces and to use it in
performing a hundred giant tasks, is
^ the purpose of colossal apparatus in
n tne wonderful steel plant building of
P Gary. Ind.
U v 'r'c.
Science so far has failed to furnish
ie any explanation of the mystery of
^ seedless' fruits. They are not the
ie outcome of the work of man. Man ,
ie perpetuates them; he does no more.
The seedless orange was found in a
g state of seedlessness.
in
m Anarchy is a mark of disease in the
view of a Memphis physician. He
1(j finds anarchistic ideas conclusive evi18
dence of insanity, and would commit
_ all anarchists as dangerous lunatics,
a> L1 ? , , nUr
gj ILIUS LUilKili^ lUCUl UitlUllCM auu 6""
ing them opportunity to gain mental
3j. balance by education.
????
Lancashire (England) medical officers
are calling attention to the danlg
ger of weavers in the cotton mills contracting
infectious diseases from the
practice known as "shuttle-kissing"?
sucking the weft through the eye of
vl the shuttle. Diphtheria, consump>r
tion and many other diseases are
z- spread by this custom.
it Ey means of a galvanometer of reli.
markable sensitiveness Mr. Baines
3f has ascertained that all fruits, nuts
\x- and vegetables are, while alive, storip
age batteries of electricity. When * , ,/J
il. they die or are killed by cooking the rVV
le insulation between the negative and
id positive systems is destroyed. In an .
a- orange, says Mr. Baines, each alters.
aate section is a charged cell, which
te will cause the galvanometer to record
le a current. These cells are insulated , " hi
e. by their skins, and collectively they,
id constitute a battery which is lnsu:k
lated by the rind of the fruit.
jf When the members of the British
is Institution of Electrical Engineers
a- paid a visit of inspection to northern
r, Italy lately, they were Interested in a
)r device used to protect the overhead
11 transmission lines of an electric trac!d
, tion system from lightning discharges.
The device consists of jets
u- ! of water, which form a permanent
s; "earth" at the Monbegno generating
it station on the Valtellina line. The
)t electric resistance of the jets was said
I to be sufficient to prevent a serious
a loss of current, while not too great to
to enable them to serve for protection _ ' J
ct against lightning.
id
THE TALE OF CONNELLY,
a '
ie The Man Who Was a Martyr For the
? f-i-- I
U I BUILC UL JUL UUC1* i
?? | Among the many escapades ashore
13 there is one that canonized Connelly
a martyr.
j Doing garrison duty in the yard, a
r" consuming thirst drove a gang of ua
28 out in search of beer, since water waa
deadly, and as we were scurrying back
10 with our prize, under the first dark"y
ness of the night, an officer discovered
18 us and called, "Halt!" Too well we
knew what the obeying of that order
w would bring us, and, realizing that we
were not to be recognized, took to
ir' our legs, To our astonishment the
valiant officer fired two shots after us.
One of them hit Connelly in the leg,
i and that's what made him a martyr.
It was a nasty wound. His shipmates
dressed it and antiseptically bandaged
1 mi .. ~ r\A ?r? 11 nf lllo f QaVQ
It. iue/ paiUllllCU an U1 liig biwnu
;s that it is possible for one man to do
ly for another, and although at times
n the fellow suffered Intensely, he was
always at muster, and never with a
a telltale limp.
ir ! The other side of the page Is this::
>s The officer who fired at us followed
a far enough to find a trail of blood on MSB
e the cement pavement. Then, going
iu out to the ship he warned them in
I the sick-bay and dispensary to look
e out for a man who would come in to
report a shot in the leg. Unquestionse
ably he felt valorous until Admiral
;s Dewey got after him. I hear he roast 6
ed him brown. "Would you shoot
I your own men in time of war?'* he
ir, ' asked, and then showed him the
u chances he was taking, for these are
)i the days when every man, irom me
:c Admiral down, wears a 38-calibre
e Colt's revolver at his side. ? From *. ..5
)J . "Three Years Behind the Guns/ in
St. Nicholas.
ie
r Art and Geography.
d Among the visitors at an art exhibition
were two old ladies from the >
c country. They were examining with
i- great interest a bas-relief of a young
d Greek shepherd, beneath which were
d inscribed the words: "Executed in
j terra cotta."
'3 "I wonder where Terra Cotta is?"
is ventured the elder of the two, turnt
ins: to her companion.
ie I -Well, now, I ought to know," hesi>t
tated the other, "but I can't seem to
! placs it just now."
;s I "Ah, well," rejoined the first speaVir
er, as they passed on, "It must be a
c, dreadful place if they execute harmd
less young boys like that there."?
e , The Youth's Companion.
y I A Frozen Law.
I
s | An American and a Scotsman were
y speaking about the intense cold in
the north of Scotland. "Why, it's
e nothing at all compared to the cold
s we have in the Slates," said the
y American. '"I can rccollect ouo winter
when the sheep, jumping from a
e hillock into a field, became suddenly
e frozen on the way and stuck in the
n air like a mass of ice."
'f '"But, good heavens, man," exclaimed
the Scotsman, '"the law of
gravity would not allow that!"
"We don't do thinsrs by halves at
home," replied the other. "The law
0 ot' gravity was frozt-u, loo!''?Philadelphia
Ledger.
y
An average or S'lO persons are,
e killed in the Unile'l s i(.js each year,
I_ l?y lightning. This iuean? one in|
tvery 100,000.
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