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-f' *• JVV^ET' , 5» v« ■?< STORIES OF THE DAY. tliclkr'a Cliat With Gen eral SehofleM. General Joe Shelby, who ha* been here (or ten day* looking utter hi* chance* of-appointment aa Mnrshai of the Weetern DUtiict of MI*eourl. nail ed on General Schofield at army h?ad- quarter* yesterday. Shelby command ed a cavalry brigade In Price’* *rmy during the raid In Mliwourl, and^often came In unpleasant contact with the troop* commanded by General i Soho- field. 6n one occasion Shelby ewooped $ \ down Schofield bke a Western blt*- Z gard. and' carried off hi* colored eookr <f , When they met yeaterday Shelby a*k- -- XV/>d Ma old-time adversary If he remem bered the tom of hi* cook. ••Tea" •aid General Schofield, ‘‘ha wa* the be*t cook I ever had in the field, and I waa greatly vexed over hi* lom." "He died a few year* ago In St. Louis," anld Shelby, "and he had the biggest funeral you ever saw. while or black. I thought I had struck you In a tender apot when I nabbed your cook.” he addM With a laugh. ••Tea,” said the % eommander-ln-chicf, musingly, "he wa3 a great cook; but, General. If you will remember, 1 got even with you for that act-“-the next day.” "Well, you rather did make things even," remarked the Missourian. “Did he punish you much?" asked a friend addressing Shelby. «. "Did he?" Great Scott! he Wff>ed Ihe earth up with me," exclaimed Shelby In a candid enthusiasm at the recollec tion of hia own defeat. — WahTHiig'Tnn Post. • * * B* Fitted the WeacrtpG A Kentucky office-seeker In Wash ington, who had an Idea that he was dl*ttng'i l “ h ‘^ 1 IHE POOR GIVE MOST. a pmoMifurr clergyman bay* THEY SUPPORT STRERT BEGGARS. THE SYMPATHIES OF THE POOR ARB EASILY EXCITED. The Blind Man With tha Wheesy Or gan ett Tells Hie Secret#. "Street lieggar* "are supported fcy the poorer dnsse#,” was the seemingly im- pnolxnliln statement of v a prominent WashinSton divine to a Poat rep«wter «fy* oihi U> Chfl crodlt of the heart rather than no the head of the poorer classes, aiid such giving should be beck says, very soon made accessible — _. .. ir London to<all who wlshe<i to see It. stopped. Nothing doe» «tof# iwutm.dhnii ^ n-»tme when Athens waa for most indaorinsnate,, uuinvtatigating chanty.' Tim rich indnlg* hi it very little. This nmy be due lu the fact that they con trol llielr sj’mpat'hios lietter than the jxior, or because moat of them give regu- kirly to some orgnniaed elmrity. What ever the cause nmy he, I know tly* to be a fact—the poor support the beggar*. "I think the rich believe, what.l know to he a fact, that fully 80 out of evet^- ltlt>„ *tTe*-t tiegifir* are vagalemda. tramps, drunkard* and thieves. The poor don’t know'ihls, and when 4 hard Inek story Is whi*i*ved into their <*ir* by some great, stropping, *lou<r-ratte<l fel low, they thltik, Toor man. I may some day be in hi* fix,’ and they band out ■tbcW nickles and dime*. "’nio rich are more careful. They give ns I have said, handsomely’to fniulu mid to regular ch-irity bureaua, ami then .smydy theunelves, with neforence cards. /When lieggar* stiVp them on-the street, ’ ibVy hand thorn card*, telling thorn to go - . -i bring them to England. ^And If M be to the- rrrMress prmted,- a ml reeetve-eidv- that, '’fit Imy Tat^. TTnw Th F tTrWtnr Now. less than one hnlf of these eante toto', o r „ iheir get baek* to the association which origin ally gave them out. Ohnonie beggar* k iH)\\ iiTT alTdut The ca'rdC and don't, want them. I will give you a case to tine point. when he first came, had hung annul and be?n dlaapiiointed until he was in the last stages. Then he thought of home and how to get there and away he went after Colonel —. passrug.^r agent of the — — railroad. "I say, Colonel.” he said persuasively. "I want to go home." «• "Why don’t you go?" "Got no money. Can't you give nr- a pass?” The Colonel stiffened his spine. "We give passes to nobody." he re plied sternly. The fw'e of the despairing dlsappoln- tee showed a faint smile of humility. "Well, Colonel." he pleaded, “give me one; I’m nobody." and the Colonel lent him a special for a week. • ■- e, A Grave Qnrsllnn. Sam Benton used to keep a kbu} of a tavern on a mountain road In \V «• '' r ' jjtnia and one summer evening I' stopped at Sam's for supper and the night. 1 had never met him before, but we were soon on good terms, and after supper w went down to tlio road and sat on a sawlog to smoke ami converse together. "Air you a ma pried man?" ho asked familiarly. "Unfortunately, I'm not," I said. "Don't worry about it." said ho. "I don't," said I, "but I’m sorry for myself.” "You might be sorrier," said he. "You talk n* if you had misst'd il,” ■aid I, a little curiously. "I ain’t sayin’ nr, am I?” said he. "No,” said I, "but you ar»,conilng do*e to it." He took three of four Tong pui!*at hi* cob pipe. “Well.” said he. "I reckon I ain’t n<> wuae off than roost folks, only I don’t understand one tilling." “What is it?” said T. "HV this way," and he slid over Con fidently. "You see. BUI Simons’ farm and mine Jink'd; I was a bachelor and. Bill had a wife; one day Bill died and left a widder. Mighty soon after Hill, huHeil the aIdikT •gnt~Bpr1ghTtir an nster be talkin’ Vpnns farms to me; I kinder liked it. for she 'was powerful good lookin’ an’ had a tongue hi Iv r head that you could mow grass with I wux kinder sdiy, though, an’ he!’ off fer iwty nigh three ye’r, the widder all the thne talkin' an’ talkin' an’ me inj.vro’ it fit to kill but mity haekerd, not know- ln' b’out women; ntter while, though, I come 'round her way an' wv wux spliced. TTint wmx seven ye’r ago, an’ for 'fbe last six ye’r I've been try in’ to find out why Mrs. Benton ain’t so dogon perlite an’ palaverin’ ns Hie Widder Simons wnx. Have you got an id' e on the sitbjiek?” But l hadn’t: at least, not one that I could have fully act forth to the entire satlafnetion of both ' of us. including Mrs. B ^ who just then name to the front door and yelled for hef. husband.—Detroit Free Pros*. How to Alight From a Carriage. Not one woman in ten knows how to gi-t owt of a carriage or cab prettily. Here Is the way: First your hosiery must lie Just right, the black silken web fitting Snugly *nd without wrinkles nltout the.ankle, and, the shoe must be trim and pretty. Orasp the dresa tightly at about the knee, stand steadily on the right fi«'t. Point the left foot aharply, bend the Wfc knee, ,letting the weight of the body steadily down thus to ward the afreet level, the prettily pointed toe and trim ankle being daintily In evl- deree. Directly the left foot touches the ground let It take the weight of the body with a pretty springiness. All the beauly D of the move depends on the ste’ady lower ing of the body on the right foot and the pretty pointing of the left foot. If you need steadying, you may grasp the Inside of the carriage with th(j hand nearest. The usual way of aMghtIng from the carriage- Is to extend a flat foot and come down on It, while the grip on the^shte of the car riage la ao tight that the whole body Is swung around awkwardly. Wiitoh the women, and see, even those with prefty feet, and this, too, when there Is renlly no time at which a woman’s feet, trim anklfit and pretty carriage of herself may be more charmingly shown and more legitimately than when she Is alighting In fqi'’ view of the passing world.—St. Louis Republic. CLEMSEN COLLEGE.“~ The Board of Trnateea In Session l’n- <11 After MldnlKht. Columbia, S. XT. Feb: 1 .-(Special \- The board of trustees of Clemson Cot- . lege met here tonight and continued in [ notr-cd how contracted are a man s sym- A Simple Case of Exposure. "Once, when I was at the head of a eerLpin charitable organixatirm, 11 man with an urlifieial leg came to me/ His story u is that sinfas ho had purchased the leg his mutilated lunli had so shrunk in szc tlial I he rti:i'ia! mcinhcr did nbl lit, (aitsiug him gr-Mt jitiin ami discom fort. Mo was taking up a eolD*<tiotl to •liny a new limli wljh-h'ho had nsecTlaln- eii would cost <15 ' , "1 gavajs.iiim an order on an artificial 1/uiU -mauufiu-lufui: for .iii exaiiiiuat-ioii and an estimate on the cost of a new limb. •'What's this?" lie asked, as I handed It to him. “I .explained. "'Ain't you going to give me the $15? I can’t go up there and then come back' -horn, mnl run ul around lawn, I iiT.’t got-time.’ "I explained jio Jtiii.tlint in begging he wa* doing a' goo,! deal of running u round " ‘Well,’ said he, 'you can ,ke<»p the OisTor.* : ' - • . —;—' “Now. that limn bad been fleecing great tuitubers of jssir people with bis very phntsilile story, and is probably doing so to this day. lie had a good thing and wasn't willing to lose it.” To domoiwittrafe of ulsf^gve the rever end geiitlomaii's assertion thpt the pisir support tint beggars, <1 watch;wan tkept on <)Pe by a Post roporter,= He is a bearded tilinkl man wlm play* “T)ue. Heart. One Sail." "I Dreamt that i Dwelt in Miirhie Mall*,” and the "Ox ford Minuet” o'n a little wheezy organette in the different resident parts -of the city 1 In. front of bis instrument is a diiwry placard flint invites the reader to do uutn olbors ns .he would 'have others do unto him. A polieripan toM the re porter ^bat the -i»aw-ls^w-good^fulkiw^ and that, he lost his sight through dis ease when too old to loam any of the trades that th£ blind follow,- V The Foor the Do#ore. The iSn’n was sitting on the eorner with bis back to a high stone wall, with hi* little, organette rating on hi* knee*. On Hie instrument was n tin cup which Imngnfly invittsl .contributions; It wa* Saturday, and the street was quite lively. ThT" firsl' i'l'ifilrlVltOT' Tt'flfl ft wnrklng- niaii —a lalmrer. The next was a fairly- drdhsed man. who may have l)e<>n a ■street ear.eoiiduclur, lie got-his row- trihulion ready as he enossiar tbe street in a way which .showed that he hail done the thing lie fore. Next an arm reach* si around ‘the eorner and a small eoln dropped into-tihe tin rup. The unos tentatious giver was a man of about, twenty-six, wtstring Cold-eyeglarses and dressed in neat clothing. 'Hie shiny ixmdithm of the right arm of his coat and of certain, other port lions of njfiMirel proclaimed him to be a clerk, probably on moderate salary. Then two plainly attired girl* eame along. "O'i. . that's ‘Marble Halls.' Isn't it pretty?" * . ^ ' The liutle organ wheezed in a particu larly bad manner just then, as if to *ay, “You sihould have heard me when I waa new " "Let's give him our ear fare and walk downtown. Poor man. he looks so bad.** And a dime dropped into the cup. The girls were plainly servant girls. The business grew slack 1 . Four contri butions had been given the man in thirty minuter, a total of 5 cents per eoitrl- Jiution.Tif about $1 per day of ten hours. The Secret# of HI# Calling. "Who gives you the most, the rieh or the noor?” was ask**! (Hie'man. "Who are you?” be replied, suspicious ly. as the "Oxford Minue.t”' stopped short. ’ • After the Klim! man’s fear* had been allayed by a 25-cent contribution, he said: “If flotie but rich men passed this v wny I’d get very little. Of course, 1 am lit:ml and 9an’t toll about the people who are kind to me. but T have pot so that I can size thorn up ns they pass by their walk. The- amount I usually get is 5 cents. T get about twp dimes a day. and occasionally I got a quarter.' Once T got a half dollar. T think, though that the man who gar© it to me was drunk." and the blind musician shook lib* bend sadly. "People are generally mope liberal In the evening than tlurinc the day and a stand near the depots never pays.' Peo ple going to the trains are always in a hum', and the folks, who have just reached the Htv are afraid to drop a cent or two to me for fear that those who see them will think that they are from the -•i»" nH'\ . " . - - Sr The' bearded blind man seetned nisposed to give out no more of his philosophy, so the interview waa Closed, Th© ptsyer of The little orgwrtette Is not the only street mendicant who has ‘For God’s sake, mister, let ma carry your satchel to your hotel. I’m starving I don’t want to beC but I can’t help it. Tha beggar# who go to tha house* of tfce rich usually go to the back door, and there tbev Impose upon the servant#, thus/ further proving the statement of the minister,, that the poor support the lieggar*.—Washington Post, Tha El (la Marble#. ■ Standing there with the sadly wound ed caryatides of the Erectheum on the one aide, and the nil but ruined Mel pen of the Parthenon on the other, one I* In the best position for taking the measure of the. much disputed crimes or virtue* of Lord Klgin. The truth la that Lord Elgin did a great service for all who care for Greek sculpture. What ha. carried- away- was, aa Qvcr-- people an impossible place to visit; and of all that he took nothing has been lost or Injured. Would that tha same could be said of what he left! Of the five caryatides which he did not take, two were destrqyed and the other three Injured In the revolutionary war; and those of the Parthenon sculp tures which remained In their place* on t il DTOTHEir. There I* little danger of too much^prrp- tfratlon for the rushing season In any line. The time U now at hand when the seeds for next spring’* planting should he tested In a box of^arth In a warm place . One of/ the moat difficult jobs In the • * starve In the winter the family that bad a good garden the preceedlng summer. 'i Very fat plga will gain but little In weight compared with the feed consumed at this season as It Is more costly to main tain them now than at any other season.* HHfers Should be eared for and handled so when they come In the dairy they will not have to be "broke”'which mean* spoil ing thousand* of the best heifers. / 1 All eows are affected In the flow of milk 11 when any sudden change is mads in the food.Vlbanges should be made gradually. Bedding 1* cheap and should be used freely. It keeps the stalls clean and pre vents chilly draughts along the floor. AH betiding ahajild be cut up with the feed outter In order to facllltit# handling It after It reaches the manure heap. . Figuring tbs action tp the lowest quan- Ity that will keep an animal Is simply te figure out the lowest product to be obtain- front the animal. Among the crops that should have a' place In every garden Is salsify. It grows during the whdfo.season and is so hard^ that It can be left .tending In the ground all winter, requiring no storage v under shelter. ** In Wisconsin experiments-of the effect of the bard wood asbes and bone meal fed to~ pigs with corn was to save about 28 per cent, of of the etna hr producing- dfifl :t8» CARDEN New Buckeye State l 1 (Unite—Larsen perfect form pack et, toe. . FARM SEEDS! . eclal Offers and Discounts cB All Order* for Oardsn 5eeds.-Ws want our UPm •• t rated Catalogue m the hands of every gsrdener and farmer who reads this Paper and _ ww Thia la gn excellent time to turn the ma nure heap over, throwing the coarser por- tloua to the centre. ' It will be of (front advantage to have the manure fermented and thus mad? more available for distribu tion. Grape vines “should be trimmed In the the Tempi* have suffered eru lly from , whtle the ground Is frozen. It win time, which, ft appears. Is long before n<>t („ postpone such work until the sap H begin* to effeet Pentellc marble, but <| begins to rise. Old wood from raspberry work* with terrible rapidity wh'ii once and blackberry canes liKnlso best removed the process has begun. This ought to be Justification enough for what Lord Elgin did, especially , a* he waa no per sonal galnef by the trarlaactlon, but quite the contrary, for Ihe price paid to him by the Government for the marbles was only about 'half the sum It had cost him to acquire them and during the winter. Special 1 tted Cato plants Scads ' witt pay you. Mailku Kkkr. fend for it _ SO C«BU-Sp*clal Offer, l89«.-8even ImprovedCotteaSesl-Tyler LimbOlus- packets our "Novelties and Spe laities,” ter, Hawkins’, Ailta’s Acme, Kings 80. WOlTH 80 cent*, tiy msil, p(*tpald. Hope, TrulU’s, Dalkeith's Enreks, Hlleu’i Za New Peart White bfg Plant —A splendid Bilk, Herb ng, Peterkln Tuproved; ipouad 99 novelty; lOe packet. to lOe bushel*. Hend forCotto*Seed list, •• Oarden 5reds~Alt varieties In bulk or CsBialsBpe BsM—Our Mixon; yie best; •• packet luc; ounce lie; 4 oun-es 4tio j 1 lb. •• -Richmond county • 1 ' 25 * Wc have other varieties. ‘ •• seed; best in the world.; packet Ur; »j Teoslnte-id ox. Be: 4ox’s Vc; 1 lb. It.tti •• ^ Amb r and DraSae CaM. 1 lb. Irep tbi •• va) ietles_for 81, postpaid. ' iBo. African Goobrr, 1 lb. ^ejS 1 * lbs. for •• _ . (N. C.) vSl*' novelty. Packet loc, 3 for a»c. v papers; papers, 2 for papeis li, po.tpaid. watermelon Seed- • • • • •• • • • • •• •• • • • • •• • • • • • • •• • • •• •• •• •• Prarl ntllet -1 ffi » c ; ..i£ lbs. for ft. 41. postpaid. Buncrmbe (N. C-> dsbbage, Ji b Packet Ike; 3for .6c} ox. 2fc, posti>ahl. paid. Mexican 'Jane Corn—Plant after oatat. TobaccoSeed—Long Leaf GiHx'h, Muster, New and dvsii al> e. • Our crop planted in Yellow Pryor, Oronpko, Havana.; iiack LC'; .Inly averaged sixteen feet, barge IDee. Conch Pea, 1Tb. £0c; 4 H>s. for 31, postpaid. pound* of pork, live weight. By feeding i the bone meal the strength of the thigh bone was doubled; ashes nearly doubled : the strength of the" bones. The experi ments point to the great value of hard wood ashes for hog feeding, and show that they should bo regularly fed. Bone meal is even better-ithan ashes, but the i latter are sufficient, and do not^tnunlly cost anything. The turkey hen seldom begins to.lay un- 1 til ^spring Is well opened, and ahe will then hatch her brood and give attention solely |~ttr the chickens. In selecting the turkey hens for the new year, give Che #kL hens the preference; and use those %K’fenve been aucftesjrful this past year. The TkiSver »hould In no manner be related tcTlhe ; •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••«••••••••••••• “T ... hens, and should be an early hatched male ! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• In careful corn-growing experiment, two , 0 f^ yMr ., Kr(wth . He.should be jarge j. fact* *eem to have been made char. One ^ gtroug, full of Mfe and free from all la that the largest total product will come YS. .,._r j. ounce :lc; b ounces 81, postpaid. RFREE ^ We i**iie this season the largest Catalogue 8eed*,hand- somcly iiluktiated.ever Issued in this section. Send for It. m ■ ■■ ear, 1 pound 3Jc; 3‘j pounds for 81, postpaid. Remit by clean postage stamps, money order, reg istered let'er or bank checks on New York. Cor respondence Inv Ited. Our liest efforts to please. Alexander Drug & Seed Go., SEED DEPiRTMENT, llgutl, 6«. 5F“ MgNTION THIS FAffBB. MARDI GRAB. THE RIO AFFAIR. are In a position to take’care of their p ay a ttentIo nto what your neigh- own treasure*, there are two answers ^ 1(| ^,^,,,5 , )0 t Weng jealous of h's *uc- to Ive given. - L -~——-- | cess, but einleavorlng to profit by It. It The llrW is that AthenR_even as It i,, quit© likely he knows how o do gome Is, In far more danger of sieges and thing* better ban yo ;uand may he yon txnluLliuui than. .Ltunlon. atul the sec- j can give him a pointer oi- two In Exchange.' ■■— . .. imncstions or msense ns roup ntrncKs uir- from planting the InrgeHt a e 5 ‘. t-f” . keys, and the bird may be affected wlth- that will raatine. The other Is thu> the .tronglv iudlcwtlnir the disease — .. . ,, - thickest planting that 1* con*l*tenl^w1tb-j- „.*. . — Dlatlsigulshed Vlaltor# and Those Full Details of the Causes Has BeeB "«r^r.;r„n!.^id. ea ^ 8tU : 'futatoes FROM seed. , Lera D1.«I>«^.M i. r«worirara. tho larg. : — —r-|—^1 — . 1 ■ -tv-y .MeRrQrtMtaSsnllVIf. L^Wlih the approach nnd, which Is In itself a perfectly suffF dent answer to any such claims. Is Grass culture lies right at the founda- that we hold the marble by at least ti«n of successful stock farming. Rome is good a title as that by which France and other Continental roirntrle* bold many of their choicest treasure* of art; vnd better, Indeed, for we at least paid for Ihe Elgin marbles. If ancient his tories of doubtful titles nreTo be raked up, what will the authorities at the The War Experiment Should Be of ihe Carnival festivities there U always Conducted for He*( Hesultn. 1 an Influx of distinguished visitors, and to- ! _ day they came In large numbers. Richard There are many constantly cngig-l ’n ;Waiter, tha Tammnrfv chieftain, got In this morning with his family. Mayor A. the work of trying to find a new type of „ lm)rulIllf Wllu U1B , Tl „, or potato that will prove Superior to any of Dougherty. Of Dubuque, la.. came down thoae now in use. says a writer in Amvi- w^u the Governor’s Greys of that ettr. Secured. (Copyright by the Associated Tress. 1804.) Dio Janeiro. Feb. 4;—The Associated frnn TdftfoaTfii 1 . TBTx 'raBqr 'tV trrr ffw»n' rewarded very poorly so far aa financial results are concerned. But In many ways men do not ' ^ -e of value and shodld i Urge drie»tlon of the OldXard. of Is Just ns much need of care and thorough methods In growing grass as In growing grain and other crops. If they will pay more attention to this matter they will succeed better with stock. Go away from home a Utle during the Louvrp do about the pictures and sta.t-' s q n ter„ If you can, and learn what farmers jl©?i which they owe to the Wars of the are doing elsewhere. When you are In new „p ootaineu rrom vigorous parent stock, visitors to the steamer J K Bell which wfcHRSB-r placer-visit the markets »•«* «^^at pr£ Select the finest potatoes in the field add ' WH8 lylnK at the wharf In front of'the de- Whal about the picture* Stolen from ducts are In demand and what prices are then by judicious crossing .there Is some p 1)f A gumptnous breakfast was served ip churches which crowd many gal- bedug obtained. Every^ sort of informa- hope of Improving upon the qualities of ! 0 n Soard the*Bell. It wxi* 9330 odock when rte* in Europe. Or, to tajte an even tlon that at all related to th ‘; se Opes. Plant the potatoes In good 1 , h „ riell cast ofr h er moorings, and about be ctfnducted on a small fv/a'e wherever potatoes are raised In-qunntitles. A’ small patch of land will be sufficient for this purpose, and If In the course of ten years ■ some new Ideas about potato culture are obtained, or a new type evolved,, one may ; feel welt rewarded for the work. In order to begin the work the seed must lie obtained from vlgjvron* parent stock Select the finest potatoes in the field add ‘Governor Flow-er of New York, Is expected at 10 o’clock. At that hour a reception will be held at Washington Artillery Hall. New York city will arrive‘at the same time. The Boston Lancers, 120 strong, ar rived at 7:30 o'clock this morning In com mand of Col. H. D. Andrews. The Con tinental Guards la command of Captain Chas. W. Brown were on hand to receive the Boston military. After an exchange of greetings, the .Continentals escorted the visitors to the steamer J. ,K. Bell, which was lying at the wharf In front of the do th© If - -JBi- . more parallel oa*e, w*-* ‘ '*w> plc- ?ur<* to he found everywhere, and es pecially a( Pari*, whR/h came from Char lew I.’* collection, and which were bought')from people who ceftqinly had no more right to sell them than the Turks had to sell the sculptures ofxjh© Parthenon? The fact Is, of course, th t is Into old stories of this kind, and th* gratitude of the Greeks for our free gift of the Ionian Islands Is. unfortu nately, not so conspicuous as to Invite x repetition of Similar conduct.—Tem ple Bar. ,r,» session until after midnight. The Con- stdtution'# interview with Professor Newman was read by members of the board with great interest, but so far none of them have said anything for publication. Secretary Sloan said to night that no official notice would he | taken of the sensational statement* made by Professor Newman. Tha trustees selected the foHowbiR hoard of visiter* composed of one citizen from each Congressional district, who are charged with the duty of visiting the college the first Wednesday in Au- gtwt, and instituting a rigid inquiry into its working condition*, and suggesting to the trustee* what may be necessary for Ita Improvement: T. D. Jervev. It. B. Wstaoa. D. F. Bradley. T. 8. Brice, W, H. Edward*. W. Evans, E. It. Walter. Nothing was given out con cerning Ihe election of a professor of ag riculture to smtBeed Professor Newman. Several onndiA|n are on th" ground. Colonel MoKke, who carried the hls- bottle of wine as a prevent from Smperor to Bismarck, has received lecoration of the Red Baffle in re- ’ his eervicea. There ought to in an order of the White Dove pathics on- an empty stomach. , After dinner, when the lamp* are lighted.'Is the time for work—hogging is work, and of a pretty hand kind, too. 1 The Professional Beggars. The Wirking lieggnrs, the real prtfes- sional*. are always encountered at night. There is the man who wants to go to Baltimore and lacks just 10 cents of having the fare; the man who hasn’t had anything to eat since morning; th© man discharged from the hospital ben-ess,.© wa* strong enough to go to work; the man who wants a dime for a drink and who honestly te’.ls you so land honestly expects the dimie); and the man who wants lodging, and all of the rest of them. ^ Female beggars are seldom out at nirht. except young girls—mere ehijdnen— who frequent the sidewalks hi fronfi of the theatre* at dosing time, and ap- proach Indies na they are leaving the play with escorts and mumble about "sick mother." "loaf of bread.” "small brother* and sisters,” and so forth. In WaAington the “grip carryra*'’ beggars exist to an alarming extent. Let a man who looks a# if he didn’t know the city start op town from one of the do ts and at almoat every step be will i«ar: flbe Knew Her Baslness. ’’When I was in Venice there was a flower glry who always had her own way,” sold G. Hommell, of Buffalo. “She was as pretty a* a picture and 'hat one Titian’s best. Her eyes were lewels of night and her face, well, you wouldn't look the other way .when ■die Canre along and seated herself by vour side In the grand square. Om- day I was' sipping coffee and gazing ab sently across the way. My wlfe-T had mly been married about two months uwl we we were on our wedlng'tour— had just stepped Inside the church. I ould watch the entrance from my posi tion aud when she came out I was to go nnd meet her. I\ should say that af ter about three weeks of sightseeing In teirehtia anti cathedrals I had got sick of value and you should neglect no oppor tunity to procure the same. A poor farm need not necessarily remain so. A good farmer wilt make his term a savings bank. It may require several •years to bring It to a high degree of fer tility. nnd the farmer may be compelled to live In a frugal manner, but In a few years s 'the farm will b# more valuable and the farmer wealthy. Beginning at the bottom and gradually Improving la a sure road to success^ One of the'befit modes of educating the boy to the Importance of pure-bred stock Is to buy him a feiXpure bred fowls and allow him the proceealK Jt will not lie long before he will familiarize himself with the "points," and begin , to n«I v, ’ r, ' se , h ,s birds and eggs for sale. He wt'H.jhen h© disposed to study the points and ehfhqjcter-- terlstlcs of animals, and take a greatHn- "terest In all classes of stocks Instead of taking eggs to the nearest grocery atore try the experiment of selling them at soipe private residence, You will have no difficulty In securing more than soil, as the experiment garden always should, be" and'when the seed balls are ripe In the fall of the year they should be gathered and exposed to the sun for a few days. Then squeeze.them out Into water, and the good seeds will quickly rise to the surface, take these off very carefully, sepa rating them from all foreign substances and chaff. After taking from the water ie-drled li titty should be In the apu or by the twenty minutes later the boat was making a landing at the head of Canal street. The Louisiana Field Artillery, headed by Cap- ham were on hand, and two detachments fired a salute. The Governor's Greys, of Dubuque, were met by Company B of the Fifth Battalllon. At the depot there were fully J1.000 peo pie assembled to welcome the visiting sol dier*. Thhey were received wlth ffreat fb# regular prtt* If you can satisfy the - ber of the ptantv Anything nnnmml-tn the customer that,the eggs are from your own The reason la that It Is dltfhmlt to stove, and then stored away In paper bags I cWg and ac-on^nied by the local sol- uirtll spring. Work should begin early on the experi ment ground. Plow, harrow and pulverize the soil thoroughly, and add plenty of rich manure to it. It Is even better to prepare a hot bed for the seed* and get them start ed there first, transplanting them to the open ground later. They should be sowed thinly ,|n rows or hills, and then as they grow thin them out. One or two stalks to each hill, two feet apart.'!! about the right closeness. Now as these potatoes grow they mnt be watched and note* taken them. Have a stick In each h'H _wlth a label on It giving the number of the po- tato >lanj. Any Information, such ns growth, rhqe of ripening and yield, should, be Jotted d<>^a In a (took opposlte_the num- ] dlers. as an scort of honor, marched to I ihe National Clul) on Canal street, which will be their headquarters'while here.- .The festivities tomorrow wilt be Inaugu rated by the arrival of King Rex. the Bos- I' ton Lancers acting as a body guard of bis majesty. ‘ w On Monday night the Crew of Portens will api>enr. and on Mnrdl Graa, the Rex pageant will appear followed at night by the MvsUe CVew of Cotnus. hens. secure strictly fresh eggs In 1 winter, and there la always more or less suspicion ex isting towarda^those offered In the regular market, buyers preferring to offer an ad vance In the preference to buying those that may contain a stale egg among the lot. - - ‘ , BELL TELEPHONE EXTENSION. • — . ft . Cause of Increase la the Capital Stock of the Compaay, Boston. Mass., Feb/ £—The petition if.ihe Bell Telephone Company, asking tor a $30,000,000 Increase In capital ■dock was filed with the clerk of the I louse at the State Capitol Thursday. iTh^ officials of the American Bell Tel- >f It and pleaded-to be excused for one. Farm and Home reason or other. The flower girl came ^jj e mgI1 w {, 0 now shows bis faith In ! In the fall the tnbers should be dug. *e- jp. to .me 2U>d gave me a bewitching ghtyp Uj staying in or golngjlnto that j lp©t|ng only the finest hills, cm the ground smile. It woa like a ray of sunshine Industry will aurely come out on top. ; for the continuation of the experiment. growth of the pl^tvt require* notice, also tho amount of manutexused, kind and nn tore of the aoll. la record of the potatoh*mu*t extend four or -five years. TbbKrontlmioti* 4* variable as showing tbesaverage , .. „ quality ofjiny.particular plant. It vHJI be ! I ,hone Company when asked for tahat found that some of the plants will hafx. the (nerense of capital Is need- ! wonderful record the first year, but they'si 'd. said; "The money Is wanted not will die out and prove worthleaa. Others perfect the long lines already , will begin .nmU and Ihcrease as the years ^t.ib* ‘d, for which. It will bq remem- go by Industry will surely come out on top. •>n a bright summer day. ~ I In some of jhe great cattle • producing “ ‘Will Signor hai^ a flow?r?’ she sections, where once nothing was thought asked. I , of but stock, land owners are now combln- ”‘Will I have a flower?’ I responded lug farming .with thttc-atoek growing. This In an enthusiastic manner. ‘Will I have combination la true agriculture. ' Either i bushel of them? Why-’ b ™ Ilc h by Itself like, aometblng of com- “Here I saw my wife coming out oF pleteness. the door. . Now, she Is a very estlma- j bl? woman, but, well. Just a little t/lfle jealous. " ’No, I don’t want to buy a ers,’ I said bluntly. "She gave a start, then smljed bright ly as she observed my wife. " ‘In that case I will give sign >r one.’ An old «heep man used to say: "If you want yonr lamb to Jump up aa aoon as they are born, few the ewea a few beans during the winter, and If you have not biau fool flow- • pea*. 1 one on my coat v My wife by this time was by my side, accompanied by my esteemed mother-in-law, who had met us In Rom© after we had b^en over a few week*. " ’Henry, what were you saying to that girl?’ said my wife, with a slight Place.these tubers In separate boxes, num bered and labelled. They should be used for seed the next spring. At "the.end of five year*, the records of the potatoes win tell whether any Improvements have made Often ‘a new variety that Is specially adapted to the particular soil will be dis covered and the work will he wall .repaid. It Is only by such slow progress and care ful observation that-ffne-evar-makes a suc cess In^experlmenlng with patatoeaf* Wool Is cheap because so much of It Is produced: and thousands of children are out of school because they have not -suffi cient woolen clothing. Queer, Is It not? Do not let the liquid manure drain Into creek, slough or lakej^ It Is too precious to be so wasted. Do not catch sheep by the wool. If they are too wild to take by the book, or hind leg and draw the animal out of the hock without ‘dtaturbanee. * ^ Make the baru as tight as boards and 0 f pjie store. It, rapidly ran up some shingle* and clapboards will make It, and i dmix-rle* and in a minute the entire frown, not thinking that the young wo- goe (ij a t ^ | g mad© tight underneath so tha store was a mass of flames. The cus- man understood 1 English. • see that It is made tight underneath so toiuers and clerks rushed for the doors "The flower girl turned to my wife. tha(t the cold will not drive lu here. < ' ) and Istrely ©soaped with their lives.-The and replied with a laugh: ‘He asked Every sheep owner should know how to \ tie© department responded promptly to me for n bunch of violets for his beau- grade wool, says a writer. A good buyer the alarm;"but the building wa* on fire FIRE IN OMAHA, , The Flame# Enveloped a Crowded ■ Store and Cnnse a Panic. Omaha,, Neb., Feb. 3.—At 7 o’clodi this evening while the Boston store, at Sixteenth and Douglass street,. wa*4 crowded With customers, a. slight flame 1 made' its appearance in the front part Inhered, the last increase was chiefly made, but to develop and extsnd the system _t_q all paving points throughout the United States as fast as the public' lomands It. This wco’A involve an uitlay of million*, the whole of which will fall upon this company. The ex penditure on long lines alone already tmounts to between six and seven mil lion dollars. The effect of the long lines j ilready has been, to work a vast im- lAihvement in the local service. The lo- cal plants have largely been changed >vcr Into.ths new order of thlnf#^ but that work must be completed, and pro vision made for a very large develop ment of /business and for giving the subocriberi to all exchanges the full Nottefit of th? long line service. A great >utlay will be required for this also, ind while the-expense will In part be oerne by other stockholders In- local h mpanies, the American. Bell Tele phone Company, as the largest stock- Vilder in them, must, of-course, hear be larger part.” Press correspondent in thl# city has made ns thorough inquiry as is possible Tinder Tne“rtfrtimsnnrcerTit the thw-" which led up to the recent demonstra tion by Admiral Benbaui in this harbor in .defence of American shipping, which had been subjected for a long time to the reckless firing of the insurgent fleet. As a result of the correspondent’s in- . quiries, the. following facts have been obtained: • . So long ns 'Admiral de Mello waa in charge of tlu* insurg at vessels in Uio Bay at the head of .the revolutionary movement, no blockade was permitted ■fin -this harbor. Vessels of foreign na tions were permitted freely to enter the bay, discharge there cargoes at the wharves, reload a*lW quietly depart. When Admiral de Gama, after issuing his proniiueiamento against Peixoto, de serted the Government, joined De Mello and issued hi# famous imperial man ifesto, he declared with a great deal of emphasis that he meant from that time forth to stop all commerce with Ivio ill* Janeiro, hik! l>y tliiw i ticnlly destroy the revenue which the Brazilian Government was receiving from this source. England, he an nounced, as if on the author ity of the British officials, was anxious ^ for the restoration of the monarchy throughout Brazil, and the overthrow of reciprocity. W ith this power back ing him. he appeared to think that he was fully warranted in his autocratic action. Following close upon this declaration, he issued a warning to all vessels, no matter to what nation' they belonged, that they must not sttempt to discharge their cargoes, or they would rue it. Following this example, set by "their superior officer, the Insurgent Rad ers jnado use of the same Threats. Thompaon Proteat#. When information of what they had done reached the ears of United States Minister 'Hionipsdtfo''" he Imme diately made a vigorous protest, in the eouWe of which he Insisted ! that Ad miral da Gallia had no right to instruct such a blockade. No matter what the ministers of other countries thought of. thi* onlor. Mr-. Thompson mid lliuf in* t tlful young wife, who was In the church.’ 'I/ "A heavenly Biplle came over my wife’s face, and she looked quite ten der for a moment. "‘And didn’t Tie ask for anything for me?" demanded my esteemed mother- in-law, with great sarcasm, evidently pot believing a word that the glri said “ ‘Y?s, he asked for-thU rose for you.’ "With that she handed to the dear old lady an overgrown rose. > The leaves fell from it as ahe spoke. Then she laughed and vanished like the ..witch Lhat ' Vross. sho was,”—Detroit Free A Cadet’* Cateneas Several days ago there waa an fxaudna- thoroughly decomposed. It tlon hi Washington for revenue marine* rake tlie fle i d overi collect endeta. and In the ll*t of question* was: "Where la Cap# Flnlsterre?” What an swer waa generally given la kuowu only to the examiners, but one bright youth ex pressed hlmietf on the spot to a man aear him. "Aha,” he said, very cutely, "they are running catch questions In ou us, are 'they? wen tttr i good -thttnr I kronr s lit tle French. Flnlsterre la Land’s End. and •anybody know* Land’s End la In England.” and be put down the answer In good faith and got a mark accordingly.—Detroit FYee Press. ’ often purchases at a low price simply be cause the owner does not'know how It will 1 grade. If an owl haa taken refuge from the cold i la the barn, do not kill but Incourage It to stay aa an exterminator of rats'; mice, etc., the barn owl is a.success. A Texas fruit grower, who has been suc cessful. applies stable and cowpen raking*; composted by using two parts stable or cowpen -manure to one part leaf mould and. one part unleached ashes burnt from hard wood. He aplpiea to his orchard broadcast, harrow* In. He says the results are very marked. On many fields where manure ha* been spread on grass lauds the straw that was mixed with the litter seems to predomi nate. This traw Is utterly worthless ns It cannot be of service until It has become will pay to the straw and take it back to the manure heap. H. F. Coleman, lu the Bee-Journal, says poor crops of honey Invariably follow poor wintering, and that without reference to the season; and when such crops come we hear much talk of poor seasons. And from tihe cellar to the roof in nn in- * THE CYCLONE’S PATH. A Mississippi -Tows Sailer* Severely from the Blow. Winona, Miss., Feb. 4.—The cyclone credibly riiort time and all efforts to that ^ over thig county yes { erday do anything toward saving the structure ^p* cia ,j y severe at McAnerny. a or its contents wore hopeless nnd the / , .. . . /,-t „ effort's* of the firemen were devoted to , 11 t ' > ^ n s ' x nUle* west of here. The the saving of adjoining buildings. Thet 'allroad depof wa# lifted up bodily and n^xt buiMintf, iKurtlh was oovupied by ; thrown from its pillarH, wrecking the the Los Angeles Liquor and Cigar rffore, building. The most serious damage so which was already on fire when the ; far reported was the destruction of the department arrived. The fire §lso com- ! storehouse of P. W. Guenther. It was municated to the St, Mary Magdakge Catholic church, which adjoined, the Boa- ton store on the west. The church Van a frame structure and literally lorn to pieces, and scattered In every direction. Mrs. Guefither, who was alone in the store at tltt time,*was seriously injured by the flying timbers, and her recovery Is doubtful. Reports ■tTSTtoT, /hup'h'nlui e»«r» ™ comin* ,n .lowly, and indicate heavy property losses. was-fine of the landmarks of the^ity. The priest's residence and the sisters school were attached to the church and all three were quickly licked up*by the flames, ..scarcely anything being saved from the.churph or convent. The big five-story brick occupied by Hayden Bros., just north across the alley from the burning buildings, was'on fire several times, but it was saved. During the wBoTeHtinle of the fire the Y. M. C. A i Wo* Severe. • v >rke Stoi Birmingham, Alain Fob. 4.—Further details of last night’s storm which swept over this section of North Alabama shows the damage to have been far . greater than wa* at first supposed. At bmldmg across Douglas* North Birmingham a dozen houses were street was on fire. The first floor is , b)own down. .Tames Smith, a railroad oi iMjui or a=-M.o. occupied by Thompson, Belden & Go . ^tion foreman, wa* fatally wounded there does seem to bT^omethtng In It. as ! a dry gotsl* store and the remainder by the roof o f his house falling. His the strongest best colonies always pro- - by-thc haaoetatiun as assoinlilj and xlub , wl f e nn d children escaped less serious tne strongest, , rooms nnd a gynasium. The window j injury frames door, casings and — UNDER WHICH FLAG! The Socialist# Are Cattllng the Aa- I erehlats Blaclc. Lomlon, Feb. 3—The conference of the Independent Labor party ended in Man- dnee the surplus sweetness It Is more profitable to grow mule* than horses for draught purposes, because, as a writer truly says they can be grown to a salable age quicker aud cheaper, aud they will bring more. They are more profitable for labor service because they are stronger, will wear much longer, nnd thejt are ten times less liable to disease. Do not depend on any one crop for the coming season. Diversified farming entail* fewer risks from the Irregularities of the awning* on To Deeooao Cardinals. London, Feb.' 5.—The Standard’* Rome correspondent aays that the fol- burned to .cinders nnd the cornice and window melted, but the building was saved. • ■ By devoting their entire attention to , . . . ... . keeping the lire hi the half block where lowin S P re, “ te8 ^ be cr « ted “ rdlnal * it started by deluging the other part and fit the nexj, consistory: Mgr. Tancredl pennftidug i( to eat up every thing in Fuester, papal auditor; Mgr.' Clasia, reach, what at one time promised to be secretary of congregation of the pro- chester today. James Kelr Hsrdte, M. P., | epps. and where one may fall another mny n ,i IlB ^ n ,i the total loss will reach at Ferrara; reasonable Imundh. A half block-iu the -gU ’ M ’ gr Jaobbin i t archbishop Of to ^ •f>on‘»oeoos combunttoe. On presided over the final session. A motion i . . .. mlI . that tlie conference repudiate all sympa- ! Economical production of , thy nnd relations with the Ansrchtsu was butter depends off thg ^ " s « the beginning of a heated discussion. Kelr rfock O'* 1 c * nnot ^mply wlto ^ de- Hsrdle psrtlclpsted In It to Bay that It mand * ot } he I? r1n t t rt " t . would not do to call one another name, and the co*t of Production .^t leng hens the that while anarchists and socialists me- ‘ time. The f«*d •* an t^PO^ai't thod*. differed, It might be that the an- but th. ^ archlsts were only more *ealooe than other th « H,0 *i . foo f ^ the refermer*. Eventnally the motion was the largest product If it to adapted for the amended ao as to tteclare that. Inasmuch pnrpoae* desired. a* constitutional methods ware remedying » the ground permits *ppre.d well rot- ,,, '"ZJrsSSiti StS&lX w—* ^ "mmi weather. There are early crops ami ta e business portion of Omaha is in ..... „ ... ruiiia qnd the total loss will reach at Ferrara; Archbishop Satolb, apostolic least g35U,000. The Boston store losses are! delegate to the church In the United estimated at $21,000; Los Angles liquor | States; Eugenio Clarl, bishop of Viterbo, be abundant. store i^l>out $50,000; church, convent and residence $20,000; Hayden’s Bros, loss is alnuit $15,000; Thompson, Belden & Co. claim about $75,000 damage. All losses are fairly well insured. the condition of the workingmen, the In dependent Labor party would not affiliate with any party adopting other methods. The roofs of Egyptian temple* gre com posed of hoge blocks of stone told from eolamn to column, . . ted manure on th* asparagus bed* and chop tit Into the top soil. Asparagus la a crop that comes very early fh th* eeason. The best stalks are from rich beds, on which manure haa been used liberally. Fer tilisers also give good results on snch a crop, and soap suds may also be used to tdvantog* on th# asparagus beds. Profitable Instruction. “So your wife has been to the cooking school," said one man to another. “Ye*, and I'm glad of It.” • , An Incredulous look came over the-face of the first speaker. “Did U Improve your dinners?*’ he ask ed. “No. Yt convtaeed-har^al sha doass'L know how to cook, and. she has qnlt try ing, W aablugton gut. nnd Father Stein Heiber, the Austrian Jesuit. A 900,000 Fir* Glasgow, Mo.. Feb. 4.—The hiatorl old town of Giasgow suffered a $50,00 fire early this morning. About 4-O'clock a lamp In the dry goods store of M. B. Probot exploded and in two hours time tho entire brick .Mock of business bouses,- with the exception of the Glas gow Hotel and SUvey Brothers grocery, we# destroyed. felt it his duty to demand ample pro tection T0r all vessels flying the ting of hi#-country ■■ . —.—.*• Minister Thompson did not rest satis fied with this protest, but promptly paid' a visit to Commander Henry. F. Pick ing, who was Ihen in command of the American warships here, ami , asked him in the most decided manner, to af ford protection to all American vessels. In reply to—Minister Thompson, Com modore Picking said' lliat. if an Ameri can sailor was shot while hi# vessel wu# in tlie act of discharging her cargo, he would promptly prosecute the cap tain of the rebel war ship which waa responsible for the sailor’s death. Picking Was Reserved. Beyond this Commander Picking seemed unwilling to go, and Minister Thompaofi was thus rendered powerless to dc anything more for the protection of American shipping. Now eveiyfhlng is changed, owing to- the determined ac tion of Admiral Bonham, who ha# as sured the capt’ains of American vessels that he will protect their ships and sail ors. so far as he is aide to do so. At the same time, however, he has warned these captains that be cannot prevent them from running the risk of chance shots at the wharves." It to impossible to discharge cargoes vlsewhere. 'All the tugs used in towing the vesdc’.s are owned by Brazilians, and Admiral da Gama threatens to promptly seize them if they tow lighters which are dis charging. Admiral Benbam thinks that the risk at the wharves is slight, but h© refuses at present to advise American captains how they should act. He is determined, however, to afford them all the protection he can. The reported sinking of the torpedo l*oat on Monday was without founda tion. FIRE IN ATTLEBORO. th# Tern Pair# of Male# Perish Flam*#. Attleboro, Mass., FeD. 4 B. B. and R. Knight’s large cotton mill at Dodgevllle, ten miles south of here, narrowly ©scaped destruction by fire at noon today. The property has saved by the hard work of the villager* and (he Attleboro fire depart ment after a hard battle of two hours. In the mule room where the flre'orlglnated were ten pair* of mule* valued at $64,000. The loss on these will reach 117,000 by fire and water. In the same department waa considerable stock which Was almost total ly destroyed The water poured Into the structure flooded the spinning, carding, fin ishing and weaving departments below, and did damage amounting to $16,<!)00 to $20.- 000. The loss Is covered by Insurance In Boston Mutual Insurance Company. The cause of the fire Is not known, but Is sup- account of the destruction to the property the mill will be shut down until repairs can be made. ^ raekaoa Fight. Wash.. Feb. A—A special m Everett, Wash., says; The presi dent of the Athletic Association, of this city, today wired William A. Brady that the Everett Club would give $50,000 for fhe Corbett-Jackson fight. jK The iron oag* os a prison was Invented in france by the Bash op of Verdun at Charleston seema to bare worked its the time of Louis XI, and thf Tlsbaca.... __ rabbit foot on the Appropriation# Com- himself was the first prisoner to be mittee. ' j . 1 H SMB — ■ ' ‘ - * - - • *- * *'•