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THOS. 1 ADAMS. PROPRIETOR. EDGEE?ELD, S. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1892. VOL. LVII. NO. 13. SIGNS. When the twigs begin to rustle and tho birds are all R-bnstlo Oh the bough) When the azure sky discloses Promise ?Weet of june with roses On her Uro*; When the brook t hat sang so sadly Welcomes every sunbeam, glndiy Frolicking; When to wood-songs' sattle rhyming Cou ntless echoes soft are chiming, . Thoa it's Spring. . When your clothes seem dank nutt clinging And yon cannot hoar the singing, Since a cold tiare four head that butte ecstatic^ When you throb with sharp} erratid Pains untold; When good-natured frjik assure you That '.hey know just what will caro you, And you bring A moat harrowing melancholy 'Mongst your friends who would be jelly Then it's Spring. . _ - Washington Star. tnJUxnjxriruxriruTrixi^ MAG HALMAN'8 DEBT, ?TjrtnjiJnLnil?ji^ his'n. AD, thom did bows bf Pete H fe n d r i c k's is over yonder ia the 'tater patch !" "Yon don't, tell me 'sol Til jest ha'ter see * Pete 'bout them How'd they git ic, cows o Mag?" "Dunno* 'ios they jdmped the fence brer at the back side.'* The freckled} red-haired girl re treats into the cabin but reappears nt the window a-moment later and calls out- "Dad, PH take Joe and Billy and gd drive them cows out. You jes' stay hero and git yer talk out with Mr. Snovr. Here, Joe, you an' Billy comoon an' harry np, about it. Yer air most as slow a3 ole Pete his sef." And with a merry laugh at her bright remark Mag jerks a faded calico sunbonnet from a nail ou tho "porch" and followed by Joe an i Billy, is soon od her way to the " 'tater patch;" "Honey, be shore an' pat the fence np good; that ole 'brin'lo oritter's a tarrible jumper, bhe is," calls the old man after her, then turning to Francis Snow he says : "Mr. Snow, that gal o' mine's a mighty smart gal." "YUP, Mr? Hannan, I see that she is Very industrious. Is she smart at school of has she ever been to school?" "Smart! Well, I should remark! Why, Mr. Snow, I tell you Whut'a a fae', Mag could beat every chile in school an* the teacher ter boot all holler on spellin' an' readin' I Smart ! I should say she was smart I" Francis Snow stroked his soft thick mustache in order to conceal a smile. if, "ill, Mr. Halmau, these little oountry schools are well enough for small children, but don't you think you. ought to send Mag to college? I Never mind, I'll show him some day You told me you wanted to educute j who can be the more high and mighty, your boys; nowie . . * ':'*'....* " tant your girl sbr . . education? I .-. . more so. Np- . ': *' die suddenly present"-vitl :?<. . notes- the rov and the robu*!' "but suoh tu...0~ ... x your boys could live on here ana wora I ac?Yead8 the farm, but what could Mag &6tr sent you?" he asks, as they walk slowly down the street. "Jt is just beautiful. Thank yeti s? n:nch," she answers quietly; "Mr Snow, how can I ever repay yod for what.you have done for me?" "Repay me! What do yon mea l? I haven't done anything for 3'ou," h^ ex claims in astonishment. "3ut I know you have been paying the greater por:ion of my expenses daring these four year J I have beta at abiiOOl." "Mag, who'told yd? this?" "Father told me two years ago vhen I was at homo oho sommer." There is a moment's silence, then Franois says slowly : "Mag, 1 am very sorry yodr father told you. He promised me thd; he wouldn't tell. You speak of repaying me ; never mind about it now, you may repr.y au hundred fold some time." """No, not on hundred fold, bit 1 will try to pay you all 1 owe," Maj: an swers a little sharply. They walk on in silence until they reaoh Mrs. Ter roll's door, thea Franois pauses a min ute and says i "Well, 1 suppose I must say good bye. I only ran up to see you reueive your diploma. Tell sister good-bye for me." "I will. Good-bye and thank you again." "Good-bye; remember what you said about paying me." "I Will remember," she ant weis shortly, and in a moment Mag has passed into the hall aud shut the door. She unclasps the shining necklace /rom her throat and puts it away in the Very" bottom o? her trunk, muttering: "Xow, stay there, youhatef?l tiing ! I never will wear you again ! If there is any man in the State of Kentucky more conceited, more egotistical, and altogether moro despicable than Francis Snow I have yet to see him. Yes?, Mr. Halman, 1 think you should se ad Uer oil to school. How old did yen say Bhejsv?"" "Fifteen," sir ; fifteen this month," replies the old man, as he removes his wide hat an 1 begins to scratch his head slowly and thoughtfully. "Well, sir, everything you say is gospel truth, and I b'Jeeve I ought'er send Mag to a better school 'n what we has up here. I did 'lbw ter tend Jim over to Per?eseer Jinkms's as soon as the cotton's ali picked, an' how I'm agoin' to pay fer tn o is more'n I kin see nt the present Yes, siree ! there ain't no doubt about it, Mag oaghter be 6ent to school some more '?in she gita grown, 'causo Mag's a pretty tolerable good gal, Mag is." "Well,' Mr. Halman, lam very much interested in Mag's education, and if you'll pay half, why i'll go tho other." "Boy, air you clean gone cra?;y? Yon are grit thron j h and through, boy, and I'll take it an' pay yer bacit wheu I kin." "And if you never can, it will be all right; 1 will never mis* the money. Good-bye, I'll come over iu the morn ing," aud with a parting nod Francis ia walking awaj\ "Hoi' qn! boy-; Mag can't go to that thar towu school, 'cause thar jest ain't no place fer her ter stay at, aa' 1 have tot my foot down that thar shan't nary gal o' mine board at none o' them coll?ges." Francis slowly retraoes his step?. "That matter can be easily arranged, Mr. Halman, I' have a sister in the city, Mrs. Terrotl, who no doubt will be glad to have Mag stay with her. I'll write to her to night. Good-bye.." "Good day. Mr. Snow, I'll talk ter my wife about it," and Mr. Halmau enters the house, stooping his head a little aa he goes through the low oabin door. Francis Scow having written to his sister and having received a satisfas tory answer, anil Mr. Halman having talked it over with his wife and Mag, they meet and hold a long conversa tion, and the result is that wheu the cotton is opening in the field, the burra are turuiug brown, and the leaves begin to fall Mag leaves her log cabin home in the hills and entons Mrp. Bostwick's Select Seminary for Yoong Ladies in the city. Four years have passed since Mag, with red, disheveled hair aud bare, brown feet, drove the cows out of tho potato patch, and to-night Mag, tall and graceful, is to read her graduating essay. Tho brilliant alumna) hall is thronged wit'i people who have assem bled to hear the commencement exer cises of Mr?. Bostwick's school. Mag'a essay IR last on the programme, As she rises and comes forward she is very unlike the M?gjof four years ago. The red hair is almost auburn now, and the freckles have disappeared. Her simple white dress is made low, and ?round the slender white neok is clasped a beautiful gold necklace, tho gift of Francis Snow. She has chosen for her subject "The Englishman in America," aud handles it with skill j would write to you about it?" KINO Fr.tEXD: If you have no ottnr en gagement please come oversometime to-day. ns I wish to see you on very important business. I woulA not send so soor after your arrival, but I did not know how long you expected to regain at your uncle'?, and I wish to seo you before you return :o the city. Beipeetfully, MABOABET HALJ:AK. "Tell the boy that I will be there at once, and tell Robert to saddle Nanoy Hanks and bring her around," he com mands, and then awaits with im patience. He has not been up here in over five years, and id not prepared for the changes which have been made in his absence. At h'rst he thinks he may be lost, then he eees tba* the barn aud outhou-es havo not been altered. The old log hou?o has been replaced by a neat white cottage, and in pla 'L' of the hollyhocks, bachelor buttons, prince's feathers and morning glories, which formerly "adorned" the front yard, rosebushes, violets and honeysuckles have been pb-uted. Kiudly Mr?-. Halman meets him at tho door with a smile of welcomo. "Howdy :e, Mr. Fraucis. Wedk in, Mr. Fraucis; take this cheer. Hit's a powerful sight better'u'tother un. Didn't hardly know the old place, did yer? Hit's terribly improved; all Mug's doing. Here, take this fan, Mr. Francis; 'pears 1er mo like it's power ful warm for the time o' year. I'll call Mag." Francis, left alone, looks (.round the tiny parlor with no small degree of interest. As Mrs. Halman said, things have indeed been "terribly im proved." The pretty matting on the dour, the white muslin curtails, the Howers on the mantel, and in fact every article in the room is indicative of a relined woman's presence and a woman's thoughtful care. In another moment Mag enters the room. He extends his hand quickly. "This is Mag!" "Yes, I am Margaret Halman," without noticing the proffered hand; "have a seat, Mr. Snow." They sit in silence for a minute, then Franois, looking at his companiou, fancies he sees a faint smile quivering around the perfect lips. "F.r-r we are having pleasant weather now," he stammers, looking ut his -companion. The fact is, he ni'mply cannot keep from looking at her. He thought she was pretty four years ago when sue graduated, but she is ten times more beautiful DOW. "Do you think so? I never could endure such extreme heat," she an swers calmly. "But, Mr. Snow, I did uot send for you in order to exchange compliments on the weather. Mr. Snow, I wish to know the exact amount you expended in my interest while I was at Hohool?" "I-? don't remember the exaot amount, Miss Halman--about fiveb.un dred dollars, I think. Why do you wish to know?" "Because I have constantly expected to hear from you relative to my debt to you, and now that I have the money I wish to make a settlement with you." Miss Halman, why do you think I and grace. Only once does the clear voice falter, und that is when, looking down into tho sea of faces, her blue eyes encounter the dark brown ones of Francis Snow fastened earnestly upon her. When the exercises are over he cuines up on the stage to offer his congratulations. After tho recep tion he <?ali<s with her to Mr*. Ter roirs. "Because I thought that perhaps yon would think I had forgotten it, as you seemed so anxious io impress it uoon my memory tho last time I saw you," bitterly. "Miss Halman-Mag, did you think I wanted you to pay me that way? Didn't you know that - that-that-" "That-wbat?" They have naen now and are stand '.Did you HU.? tua little present I j log before taft window. "Didn't you know 1 loved yon that night, and that-that was "what I meant by your repaying me?" "No," slowly, turning her face from him. "Now that von know, won't yon takem?i Magf' he asks Eoftly, look ing down into her blue eyes* Wo?'t you tako nie, you mean, as a mortgage bri that debt," she an swers playfully ; then, as he takes her hand in his, she adds : "Yes, if you think I will do as a mortgage for a five-hundred-dollar debt."-Washington Silver Knight. Sizes. A hand is 4 inches. A size in collars is 1 inch. The nail is 2} inches long. A nautical knot is 6100 feet. A size in cuffs is half an inch. A quarter of cloth is 9 inches. The royal 32 mo. is 5x3 inches. A royal quarto is 1511x10. One hundred quarts make a cask. Th? r?y?l 24 mo. pago is5ix3i. A square ?6 mo. page is 4}i3l. The hedgehog is 10 inches in length. A royal octavo volr.me is 10ix6l. Tho ordinary pin is about 1 inch long. A pace is considered to be about 2 feet. The medium octavo is 9*x6 inches. Ihe 48 mo. paged volume is 3i'x2}. A size in finger rings is 1-16 of aa inch. A bushel is equal to 2150.42 cubic inches. One hundred spoonfuls make one The moccasin ls from 18 i neb 3? to 3 feet. A demy folio volume is 18x11 inches. Desks arc from 26 to 30 inches in height. The ordinary human nose is 2 inches long. The common red fox is from li to 2 feet long. . A size in stockings is three-quarters ot an inch. Knitting needles are usually 9 inches in length. The average ear is from 2 to 2? inches in length. The viper grows from 2 to 3^ feet in length. Tba average cigar is from 4 to-6 inches in length. The American mole is about 6 inches in length. Keating Guest> at Dluncr. English sooiety h:;s adopted an in genious plan for seating guests at a argo dinner luncheon. The idea has jeen adopted in Canuda and has Lever "ailed to givo satisfaction. In the adies' dressing-room, conspicuously IR a leather tablet made on the fl'-C**.-' ?n ii 0:.;? ?.. .j' fr.:--i ic.-fjr??? ?hfl-'?dai&?r, bf ga****, i'urrc-i ? ? ;.- I--....:-, *.?..;"..- . .?; I . ..... :.. j >t dinners, A duplicate oue is aieo daced in the mon's dressiug-room, tear the dinuer cards, which are in? ilosed in a tiny envelope, assigning to ach man the woman whom his bost as desires he shall take into dinner. Sach guest is expected by this means o study out his and her seat at table, auch as one familiarizes one's self with he plan of the theatre when choosing eats. When dinner ?3 anuouueed and ho guests enter the dining-room to ake their seats, they are not obliged o wander ignorantly around the room n soaroh of their places, but are able ntelligently to find their particular able aud place at once, without tho east solicitude on the part of the host isa. _ A riant That Will Nut Die. Travelers in Bermuda aud tho Weet indies often bring back as a souvenir jf their trip the leaves of au interest ing plant of the houseleek family. It is knewn as thc life plant, and when the leaves begin to shrivel and fade they send out little shoot?, which in turn bear leuves that continue to grow and remain fresh and green for months. The leaves are about four inches long, rich greeu in color, and of a smooth, waxen texture. If yon take one of tho leaves and piu it to the wall indoors it will begin to sprout within three or four days, be it winter or snmmer. At first the top portion of the leaf will begin to wither and Bhrivel np, and this is likely to con tinue until tho upper half has lost its green edges, and in time diminutive green leaves will appear on these. These little offshoots will sometimes grow to be au inch long, and contain several pair3 of leaves. The limit of their existeace seems to depend upon the ainouni of heat and light they oan obtain.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A Cation's Mistake. Anyone who knows that charming man, Canon Ainger, master of the temple, will comprehend to the full the humor of this s jory. Canon Ain ger is a great favorite with children, and upon ono occasiou was asked to assist at a juveuib party. Arriving at what he thought was his destination, a house in a row of others exactly alike, the oauun made his way up tu the drawing room. "Don't a"nouuce me," said ho to the domestic, and thereupon the reverend gentleman went down upou ail fours, ruffled np his wlii'e bair and crawled into the room, intering the growls of an angry polar bear. What was his horror and amazement to find when he got into the room two old ladies petrified with astonishment. He had found his way into the next door house instead ol into the one to which he was bidden. -London Tit-Bits. A (?itntnt Kentucky Episode. ?iews comes to the Mount Vernon (N. Y.) Signai that a couple, just out j of their teens, got married over in Maditon County last fall. Tho mother of thc groom presented him with n large sweet potato, directing him to place it between tho featherbed and the straw tick to prevent its freezing, that he might use it next spring for seed. Ho did so, and cverytaing ran very smoothly until abont a week ago they notiood that the bed had. become very springy, and upon examination found that the potato had tiprouteil and ecut out vine* until it had formed a largo mattress underneath, und at* taobed to thc potato wau .fifto&o pound, of small potatoes. QUEER CLOTHES. r?TE TJGIJY COSTUMES Otf tfllE NINETEEN'TH CENTURY. What Children Wore Seventy-Five Years Aso-The Pantalette Agony aud the Reign of tho Ked Shoe. ii "I \ 0 I remember how wd ?6ed I to dress when I was a child? _/ Indeed, I do, my dear; I U can 6ce every one of those' queer little frocks-you would cer-v tainly think them so now, at any rate -as plainly as if I bad them before! my eyes." The speaker, says the Newy York Tribune, was a white-haircdJ sweet-faced old lady of eighty, whose' remarkably faithful memory, not only on the subject of clothes, bat concern iug nearly every incident of her rather eventful life, is a constant source o marvel to her friends. "The lirst dress of which .1 have a distinct impression was made for me when I Was four years old. That was in the year i821} so yot are hearing? now of the styles of sevenjiy-live years? ago. It is a long period lo look ba~.k-} upon, but the time does.-.'t seo.n so far? away to me. Well, the frock wasgiveaty to me by my godmother-for my name, you know. ?It was made of rat tinet-I don't suppose you everi beard the word before-but it was the1 name of a kind of thin woolen goods! very fashionable, at. tho timi). Tho' color was scarlet, and as I hacl neverj had anything so gay before, you may be sure I wa? proud of ii. There was a little red cloak to match, ania red bonner, trimmed with swansclown. "The next dresses I remember were two Sunday frocks, made exactly' alike, which my sister and I were, per-j \, haps a year or two later than the timejt of the red rattinet. You willi laugh when 1 tell you that these dresses, which were considered especially beautiful and elaborate, were made of . -calico. Tt was French calicc.though ; much finer and prettier than anything of tho kind to bo bought nowadays, i and it cost from fifty to seventy-five .< cents a yard. All materials wore dear '. then, and you saw very few si lk dresses, I particular!}' for childreu, except the wealthy families. You could have j a silk gown now for what Frenoh cali; coes used to cost. I can even re me ni i ber tho exact pattern of the calico in | EABLY VICTO those two frocks. Thero was a white ground, divided into square?, with a vine aud leaf design in purple, run ning all over it. Wo thought it was wonderfully haodsome, au! ? believo it would be considered very dainty even to-day, among tho variety of prelty, thin goods which aro shown. All clul Iren wore low-necked and short sleeved dresses in those days, and, ind jed, for many years after GIRL'S COSTOME, JANUARY, 1841. ward. It would have been nonsidered ridiculously inappropriate to put anything different on then, even in winter. Ho our little frocbs were, bf course, made according to the'fashion, leaving our necks and shou ders bare, and looking, I must confes?, as 1 ex amino the old daguerreotypes, as if they were in constant danger of slip ping oil over our arm?. The sleeves were tiny, oircular puffs, not more than three or four inches deep, so that ?ne hud ultim it nothing on our arms either. Tho little waists were very short, much resembling the Empire styles eern now, and were usually made with considerable fulness. The skirts, always sewed tatt to the waists, were straight, and reached, to about halt way between the knee and ankle. Really short dresses, as children wear them now, were never sei'-n. Below our skirts, and hanging do.vu to our very feet, were our pantalettes-plain yellow nankeen ones for every day, and line white embroidered ones for Sun days With these particular frocks I am speaking of wo always wore our best pantalette?. "Our shoes were made o: soft.green morocco leather. And that reminds me of tho aggrieved feeliDg wo chil* dren always cherished because we were obliged to wear that color. Tho two lasbionable hhudgs for ?bocs were tea green and bright red. jJIy mother, whoso ttisto in tior own tlr?b? waa sub dued, clot had he)- childrsn according ly, and would j^ver allow us to hare the so?lot thugs, Bo my lister and I were obliged to "wear the green, and .to gaze with hopeless envy at the gayer footgear of most of our play mate?. BO?'s COSTOME IX TOQUE JONE, 1811. "There wero different styles of hats, bal, if I remember rightly, those that '?nt with bar. purple ' and white French calicoes were bonnets of green silk"! They were shirred very full and cat so that the edge around the face was bias. Tbis was then fringed ont to some lepth as a border, and the bonudt was trimmed with lace and a ribbon bow at the back. 1 think that is a complete account of the way we looked, or-have I forgotten any thing? Oh, yes; .our gloved ' They were Qf ptraw colored" silk, au 1 pretty Bhort, scarcely reaching above our wristp. "The time 1 am tolling you of was long before tho days of hoopskirte, you "know. We children wore a nani ber cf stiff, quilted petticoats, though, to make oar dresses 'sot out' in the proper way. I can't remember that we were ever really uncomfortable on account of our odd clothes, though I'm afraid children would compinia now adays at the heavy skirts and the dangling pantalettes. These panta lettes were sometimes a nuisance even to us, accustomed as we were to them, when we wanted to play soma active game. I recall one of our playmates who was regarded by tho rest of us as a marvel of during because she had been known on diflerent occasions to RUN DRES-i. untie her pantalettes deliberately from her stocking, to which they were fas tened, and bundle them m somo con venient corner until the had tinished her play and was ready to go home. "The boy's clothes at that time were almost as funny, when compared with modern style*, as were those uf the girls. No knickerbockers in the days when my brothers wero little fel lows ! Boys wore lons, loose trousers, similar to those of their father?, and usually mace at home from an old pair whioh the head of the family had dis carded. Their queer little jackets were sometimes belted in at the waist, with the skirt hanging a few inches below in blouse style, and sometimes they wore open coats, very short and elaborately braided, in military fash ion. They wore various kiuds of caps, and I remember a Hut-shaped oue, with a long tassel hauging down be hind, which was regarded as very stylish. '.Fashions did not chango so often then, my dear, as they do now. When you had a dress you could wear it for years, just the same-unless you wore it ont. Fine clothes could even be handed down from one generation to another. Years later than the time I have been taking about, when 1 had a small family of my own, tho Btylo* iu children's frocks were not greatly altered. The materials bad changed more than anything else, showing GIRLS' COSTUMES, FEBItUAllY, 1843. much moto variety, aud thc woolen goods ia particular being liner in quality." The Forth - Bridge, . in Scotland, is constintly bein? repainted; in fact, no sooner have the paiutera reached one end than they liave to commence again at the other. It takes fifty tons of paint to give it one, coa.Van<l.,the area dealt with .is something like 120 acres. ,J ' At Athens, Greece, a small potsherd has been lound whioh bears lue mime of Thewistoolc?, and is supposed to have been used wheu tl,o ostracism of Aristides took place, TU? DINING KOUtf. Its Kurnlslilti/r mid Decorating-Co lo ni.il lilied s thc Most Becoming. There is,no more barbarous con tr i va nee than tbo basement dining room in tbe ordinary city house; ni thou jil it may ho made necessary by considcratiuqa of economy and con venience? these facts do not make it any moro admirable. Architectural limitations are such that tho basement dining room must of necessity have a low ceiling, little natural light, and an unattractive outlook. These are draw backs, very. difficult to overcome by any scheme of decoration Turnisb ing. ?'or various ?easons rooms of this kind may be dismissed from con sideration in tho present article. City houses are always built with certain restrictions and limitations in mind, ami e&zh house nr st bo a law unto it self. But a-dde from tho question of means, the builder of a detached viila house has free rein, and can consult his own tasto aud inclination in the arrangement of the various rooms. ', Ono who plans the erection of such a house will bc wise if ho gives his greatest caro and attention to tho dining-room, for no room is more im portant, nor contributes more to the PERSPECTIVE VIEW. character of tho house.' No hand? 6o mer room was ever designed than a colonial' dining-room, and it will be well to follow its general style unless it forms too violent a contrast with the remainder of the house. For this re-ison it is well to have a cluster of narrow windows at ono end of the room, opening with hinges, perhaps, glazed with diamond panes of glass in leads. This gives a most beautiful ef fect, if the remainder of the room can be brought at all in keeping. As the room should be warm in the severest weather, an open fireplace with brass fire dogs must be in evidence. The trimming should be walnut or oak with colonial ornaments, unless these are found too expensive. The mantel j ohonM ho simple, so that it will not j Hit j l/UO pXO^.vJL '? easy, for tbeso can be maue muic beautiful than any modern pieces at very little expense, no matter how much they may have been marred by usage. \Vith irabosany out of the question, pretty effects can bo had, which will make the room rieb, with well-made oak furniture, provided it is simple in design and not disfigured with machine carving and glued orna ments. A hard woo.1 floor costs no inore tliau a fine carpet, and is far more ap propriate. Jn this case a large rug will bo wanted, but it need not be ex pensive ; extremely'pretty designs are to bo had in what are known as "art sq naree,"' which aro nothing moro than reversible ingrain carpets. There is no nee I for ornamentation other than pure and simple porcelain, glass and silver ware, which can be made to do good servie) if not huddled away in closely aud a few good pictures >n movtern ?ramo?, chosen with eomo idea 01 the "eternal liitnoss of things." Tbo accompanying design shows a dining room which lends ittelf readily to the treatment described in this ar ticle. The width of this house is 34 feet, 6 inches, and the depth, inoluding veranda, 5U feet, 4 inches. With first story i) feet, <i iucb.es, and second story 1) feet with attic 8 feet. This is a comfortable dwelling, easily heated. The bizi- of tho dining room is shown by ibo lloor p'aus. The room is linishel in oak, with oak rlor?r. The two windows are leaded with diamond-shaped pam-s looking ont over the veranda. The walls are covered with paper of yellow brown cole-, with a stiff, for mal design in red brown. This runs to the ceiling, with no iriez.1, but with oak picture rad about twenty inches below the cor nice. Tho ceiling repeats the side wall colors, thon?h the pattern of the paper is no i so pronounced. The fire place is faced with dark brown brick. Tho furniture is rich mahogauy with brass mountinjc The sideboard, on which aro :v lew pieces of fiuo glass reflected by Hie firelight, glistens a welcome. Bright china gives points o: rich color for the eye to ret-t up JD. A Bmyruttrus in deep reds aud browns lu id un i he pol ?shed oak floor adds still more ?olor to the room, and A few choice hunting scenes finish tho walls. The c?st to build tho house illus trated in this article in the vioinity of Second floor New York City, is 83500, not inclu ding the heating apparatus. In many sections of the country the cost should be much less.-Copyright 1897. Thc Milky Way. The milky way.-says Miss Agnes M. Clerke, in Popular Astronomy; is made up of a finite number of star collec tions, each of finite dimensions; while the remainder of tho sky, instead of being veiled with shining orbs, thick set in endless backward files, shows a clear background eprinkled with stars, the proportionate numbers of which diminish rapidly with penetration in to the ethereal abysses. The star depths, as Sir John Herschel distinctly perceived, are open, but, beyond a certain point, empty. The stars and nebulae form together a stupendous system, framed on lines dimly signifi cant of an. origin and progressive rela tions. But a system cannot bo infinito -not, at any rate, in a sonso intelligi ble to the human intellect. Both ob servation and rational inference in deed, whilo sotting no bounds to the display of creative energy, enforce belief in a terminated sidereal world ; only a certain horror vacui in tho human mind shrinks back from the void beyond, and evokes imaginary stellar populaces to inhabit imaginary wildernesses. Au Extraordinary Growth of Hair. This astonishing growth of human hair is known as the Plica Polonica, from its prevalence in Poland. The Plica consisted of hair closely matted together ; and the above example was sent to Dresden in 178U, after adorn ing the head of a peasant woman for a space of fifty-two years. It was over twelve feet in length, and nearly a foot in circumference. It was consid ered fatal to cut it, hence the dimen sions it sometimes attained. Origin of Fear and Terror. President G. Stanley Hall, of Clark University, has lately- been studying the origin of the various forms of fear and terror, and he f-Uigests that the common fear of high places, which many animals exhibit and which is very aculo with 6omo human beings, may bo "a vestigial trace, like the gill slits under the skin of our necks, ante dating limbs and inherited from our swimming ancestors." In replytothis, Professor Wesley Mills, of McGill University, says that while the young est mammals and birdsexhibit peculiar manifestations when placed near the edge of an elevated surface, yet a tur tle will walk off any elevated support again and again, and a irog "will jump almost any where." These excep tion^ he think*, present a difficulty to the acceptance of President Hall's theory._ A Surprise for Pa. 1. Tommy was sent lo sow the lawn plot with grass peed. Pa and the poodle were having atiesta out there. As Tommy, daren't wake them ho scat tered tho seod everywhere but where they lay. 2. Whon the crass began to come up, those bald places looked-well, quaint, The neighbors thought they wore new denigra for flower beda I Comic Cuts. r MOTHERS READ THIS. The Best Remedy. 1 For Flatulent Colic, Diarrhoea, Dysen tery, Nausea, Coughs, Cholera Ia-1 lantara, Teething; Children, Cholera ( Morbus, Unnatural Drains from the Bowels, Fains, Griping, Loss of. Appotlte, Indigestion and all Dls cacea of the Stomach and bowels. ' PITT'S CARMINATIVE 4 [ls the standard. It carries cbi?.?ren over' the critical period of teething, andi is' recommended hy physicians as. the friend of Mothers, Adulta and' Children. It is pleasant to the taste, I and never fails to give-satisfaction., A few doses will demonstrate its EU-' pbrlative virtues. Price, 25 eta. perl ? bottle. For sale by druggists. A G KI "L'LT UK A L TOPICS, SMUT TN OATS. In bulletin No. Gi of tho Ohio ex perimental station are reported there snits of a series of experiments made on the station farm at Wooster in 1895 in the treatment of oats for the prevention of smut, in which it was shown that from duplicate samples of seeds, taken from the same sack, the untreated seed produced as high as forty per cen^ of smutted heads, while tho treated seed produced a considerably larger crop entirely free from smut. These experiments have been repeated with the same result in 1890, a year when the smut of oats has been exceptionally prevalent. It has also been demonstrated that, with a very slight modification, the same treatment will absolutely prevent the stinking smut of wheat, and the bul letin named gives full directions for this treatment, both for oats and wheat. From the reports which haye come to the station it seems probable that the farmers of Ohio have this year lost not less than half a million dollars from oat smut alone. AN EXAMPLE IN FEEDING COEN . Mr. J. J. Chandler, a prosperous farmer of Solomon, Ia., grew 4000 bushels of corn last year, and instead of lamenting because the market price offered him was so low as to afford no profit, he thought it would pay better to feed. Accordingly ho bought 101 head of cattle, choosing good thrifty animals, not fat, for which he paid $3748.92. That waa on the second of September. He fed the oattle on corn and cornstalks for which he would have found no other market. Near ' ? .'. ? y 1 . ?old the <2*f?i -0 ,1 v/i...?-j . . -o' one-half... If clover or even meadow hay can be "fed with corn to fattening cattle, the risk of loss is greatly re duced. Cornstalks and corn, both maiuly oarbonaceous, are too mach alike in nutrition to be generally fed profitably together. SPRING "DON'TS" FOB GARDENERS. Don't Overwater at this season ; give Just enough to keep the soil moder ately moist Don't allow the plants to grow lank and spindling; pinching back and pruning will now bo necessary on the plants that are making rapid growth. Don't waste the cuttings, no matter how small they may be; tuck them down in the moist sand pot?, and they will soon root for summer bedding. Dou't forget to water the chrysan themums occasionally that have been stored in the cellar during the winter. They may soon be started into growth now, and young plants for the spring potting may be started from them. Don't allow all the callas to bloom at the same time. It may bo neces sary to retard some of the plants in order to keep a succession of bloom. Thia may be done by taking them into a cooler room and giving less water. Don't forget that newly formed shoots, not too soft, but sufficiently brittle to snap off with a. clean break, are the beat places to get cuttings, and that these will root easily, quickly and best in clean sand. THE DRAFT HOBSEi Within the next three or four years it is probable that two-thirds of all the draft horses now doing the work of the country will be "expended in the ser-, vice," and will have to be replaced. There is a great deal of talk about the progress of invention displacing the horse, but no bicycle or trolley has yet been discovered that will do the work the draft horse does. It ia a class of work, too, that has become notably scarce in this country. There are very few of them coming on. With a revival of business, which is certain to come eventually, those city firms which take pride in having their vans, drays and other heavy vehicles drawn by tine, heavy, showy draft horses will be in the market for supplies. They find that horses of this class not only do the work well, but aro a handsome alvertisoraent of their business, and they will want them. Just at this time it would pnzzle almost anyone to know where to find them. Nor is there much promise that they will be found in the near future in the existing sup ply of colts. Farmers and live stock growers are looking about to find some line of work that :;s not overdone. No one conversant with the situation hos any apprehension about the draft horse business being so overdone now. The only thing that at present pre vents a gennine draft-horse famine is the general business depression that exists throughout the country whioh limita the demand. If tho demand were normal, the supply would be wholly inadequate to it. The breed ing of good draft horses, wherever one has morea suitablo for tho work, is, therefore, so far ns it is possiblo for anyone to peer into tha future, as good on opening as tho live-stook grower eau find,-Wettern Far tu J OM? uni.