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THROUCH THE MESHES OF WINTER.
Through the meshes of winter she slipped
?a day
From out some radiant south;
She breathed a spell from her flower-shaped
mouth.
And the round world dreamed of May.
The birds dreamed softly of nesting-time.
The bare earth dreamed of flowers,
The brook's glad dream was a merry rhyme,
But the best of the dream was ours.
For the song of the wind swept into our
ken.
From the first pink dawn it blew, I
And we dreamed we laughed in the sunshine j
then,
When joy and the world were Dew.
But the day passed by on folded wing,
And our dream is ashes of rose.
Till over the threshold of winter snows
She shall smile from the heart of Spring, j
?Alice Katharine Fallows, in Harper's
Bazar.
Er/V. ^ _
\ jmTssthoIneswill|
Lawyer Northbrooke had just driven
away from Glenthorne, and Elizabeth
Everill stood for a moment on the
broad terrace, and then, with a sigh,
turned and entered the house. Only
that day her aunt, Miss Matilda
Thorne, had been buried, and Mr.
Northbrooke had come down from Lon
don to read the dead woman's win. xt
was simple enough, and those who
had known Miss Thome intimately
hardly wondered at its'wording:
"To my niece, Elizabeth Everill,
provided she marry a man of title, I
will and bequeath all my worldly possessions.
"
"And if I do not marry?" Miss
Everill had asked.
. "Yon retain yonr inheritance," the
lawyer answered with a smile. "Miss
Tilorne drew up the will herself, and
^ it is deficient on that point."
Elizabeth's mother. Miss Thome's
Bp. sister, had run off with Paul Everill,
|p the organist of the church, before she
fi&v". was 18. Her father had forbidden her
gvl name to be mentioned in his hearing,
and at his death Glenthorne had
fk passed to Matilda unconditionally.
* She had held no communication with
?& ; her married sister till she read in a
(newspaper of the death of Paul Everill,
and then she had paid one visit to
the dismal London lodging where Mrs.
Everill lay dying. There had never
been much love between the sisters,
> but Miss Thome was willing to take
her sister's daughter under her care.
$o, when the organist's wife was laid
beside him, their only daughter had
been brought to her mother's home.
Masters and governesses had been
employed to perfect her education, and
her aunt had never wearied of installing
a love of wealth and power, and
a .horror of poverty into the girl's
mind. That her words had not fallen
on barren ground she would have understood'
could she Tiave known hei
niece's thoughts that evening.
She was thinking of a scene thai
I had taken place there just five years
I||| Some old paintings bad been sadh
p in need of the attention that only a
skillful hand could give, aud Mis:
V Thome had heard -Ralph Crosby favor
fV ably spoken of, and had asked hira^tt
do the work. Elisabeth had been mncl
^ in the- long portrait gallery whih
22-' Ralph Crosby talked and painted, an(
??, &t length he bad forgotten that he wa:
sfc only a straggling artist and she th<
r... niece of the wealthiest woman in th<
country and had spoken his love. Mis
Everill oonld still remember tb
haughty stare and mocking smile o
her annt when she spoke of her lov
- for Ralph.
|||} 44Love! Tour mother loved Pan
Everill, I suppose, aud you kno\
; something of her life. But mak
your own choice. Marry this youn
U. man if yon will, but not one fartliin
of mine will be yours."
&f. And the girl had lain awake till dnj
break thinking of the sordid sui
rv.- soundings amid which her childhoo
had been passed, and of the povert
- for which she had snch a horror, ti
2 ; at last she resolved to answer 4 *No
jjp> >. to her lover's pleading.
She winced even now as she rc
called the grief that struggled with
contemptuous pity fur her reasoniu
' ; when she told him the next day thi
she oonld not be a poor man's wif<
2. 'and remembered the few bitter wore
that felljrom his lips as he turnc
away without seeming to see her ou
stretched hand. In the last few da;
she had thought once or twice, in
y; vague way, that if Glenthorne shou
chance to be hers she wonld find
way of letting him know that si
fovecThim still,that she had loved hi
22 "And now?and now," she said
|p? herself, while the shadows grew deep
ij|?. in the corners of the wide norar
? ' "an insurmountable barrier chvid
us." She clasped her hands tightl
and, with eyes that were dimmed
tears, gazed into the glowing embe:
^ . "Oh, Aunt Matilda, your very kir
? ^ ness is but cruelty. I wonder whe
Ralph is new? Oh, I almost wish
Bp was a poor girl today. And yet, nc
; I couldn't bear that!"
And the latter reflection was c^
stantly passing through the gii
mind as time wore on. It was ve
pleasant to be mistress of the gn
house and to.have money to commai
1 ? Under her rule Glenthorne becam
; very pleasant place indeed; and
fore the year was ended it \
whispered that Lord Arthur Ken
KtCf was very much in love with her.
Elizabeth heard Ralph Crosb
name mentioned several times lal
when she went to London. He i
occupied upon a work that '
? to make a name for him, some si
Others hinted that he was ill;and IV
Everill wondered Ithat her h(
should beat so quickly at the sounc
his name. She had resolved to acc
Lord Arthur. He was rich?m
richer than she?and quite at the
g of the social ladder. Certainly
did not love him; he was hardl;
man whom any woman conld resp
4 1 nnt rA?n<sr>tp llim
|p : yet she -would marry him. They v
I uncongenial spirits, she knew,
b In such a mood she .was going
pi night to a great ball given by on<
I the most fashionable women in I
I don. Lord Arthur would be th
I |l? . and probably she would say "Yes
I- his pleadings that night She ra
t thought she would as she stood
H fore a mirror when her maid had g
pf- * the finishing touches to her to
p She had on a new white dress,
I v., pearls were on her neck and t
p y "her dusky hair; she was radia
i * **8ix years ago!" she mutt*
K. 'Six years and more since the
1 Ralph Crosby said "
M She turned away. Now and a
'Wra feeling came over her that she c
H not understand?a feeling that
EffirV' wealth and her beauty were no
E bring her happiness; and she
E grown impatient with herself for
K ' ing so. Generally at such time
was even 8*7er than usual, and v
.some hours later, Lord Arthur 8
- her side in a convenient reces
I v Lady Jsti^kdLTs conservatory, h
E that he could almost die for
There was something in her beauty
that night?a sadness in thedark eyes
behind their mirth?that he conld not
understand.
".Elizabeth," he whispered, "say
'Yes!' " and just then the sound of
voices reached them.
"And Crosby, the artist, you know,
is blind."
"Blind!"
"Quite. He consulted Reynolds
yesterday, his case is hopeless."
l.nrKTO^t \Vl>of will Vlft do?''
V UVi UU^ai . *?
"I don't know. He hasn't a penny.
He lias never steadied himself to work
for years. Somebody told me of a
girl who jilted him, or something."
-Miss Everill rose.
"Lord Arthur, I hope yon will
never speak to me like this again'"
Lord Arthur bowed. He knew that
further pleading would be useless.
Very early on the foliowiug morning
Miss Everill's carriage stopped at
Ralph Crosby's chambers, and Elizbeth
was informed that he was at
home. She gave no name, but entered
the room where ho was.
"Ralph!"
I "It was a voice that he had not
J heard for six long years, but he re1
cognize I it at once, and turned his
i sightless eyes toward her.
"Elizabeth!" he cried rapturously,
opening his arms, and in an instant
sho was folded in them.
"But yon must not, Elizabeth," he
! said later, "you must not sacrifice all
for me."
"It is no sacrifice." she replied,
composedly; "but I am dreadfully
afraid that I had to ask you to marry
me! I wonder what Mr. Northbrooko
will say when he hears of this?" aud
she iaughed.
"What fools women'are!" was what
the old lawyer said on being apprised
of it, and he drew a large envelope
from among a number of papers that
larrrA box before him.
" V* V **? ?? o - ? It
was addressed, in Miss Thome's
very mascnline caligraph, to himself,
and written in one corner were tho
words:
"To be opened in the ovent of jnj
niece's marriaga "
Inside was a will, properly signed
and witnessed, and the old lawyer's
face cleared as he glanced at it There
was also an open letter addressed t<
Miss Everill.
"If yon have sold yourself, nri
niece, take the* price of yonr slavery
If yon have been honest enough t(
marry for love, take your reward. Ir
either case Glenthorne is yours."
"Heaven bless me!" the lawyer ex
claimed, "Heaven bless me! There')
no understanding a woman! 1'n
heartily glad, anyhow; and now
must go and tell these two that the;
won't be beggars after all"
, JUSTICE IN JOLO.
The District Chiefs Power of Life an
Death Over His Snbjects.
The social system among the More
5 is much more primitive than it i
? among the greater part of the otlie
Philippine races. A chief, or date
T controls a district; he has his ow
i particular followers and his slave)
} Besides these, he may coinmamd a
- the men of his own district in time <
> war. He also has the right of lil
i and death over his subjects. For ii
9 stance, a few weeks before we arrive
I in Jolo, Dato Jokanine had occasio
3 to execute cue'of his followers. Tb
9 man had been intrusted with raoae
9 j belonging to the dato. The tirst tin:
3 he came to his chief and said:
8 "0 great and benevolent dato,
* have gambled away thy money; fo
6 give me!"
"Very well," said ths dato. "S(
d that it does not happen again."
y Once more the retainer came, sa;
? ing:
g "0 great and benevolent dato.aga;
g I have gambled away tby money, ar
again I beg thee in thy great mer<
r" to forgive me."
"This is the second time I have fo
d given thee," said Jokanine, "b
7 the third time, I warn thee, th<
|| shaltdie."
Yet again the nnfortnnate man r
tnrned without the money he had c<
h leeted for the dato.
a "0 dato," ha cried, throwing hii
S self at the feet of his chief, "I ha
sinned again and taken thy mone
B? Mercy, mercy!"
"Cut him down," said the dato
Jd one of his men-at-arms. The m
offered no resistance and was cut
Fs pieces with one of the great knives
a the natives.
^ Another story which shows well t
a authority of the dato over his peoj
16 is worth the telling. It soems tha
m blacksmith had been making love
a quiet way to a member of the bar
to of Dato Jokanine. Jokanine kuew
er this, and came to the man's smit
7? one day. The smitl} was just finii
63 ing off a large barong.
y> "Let me see that knife," said J<
b7 anine. Then, runniug his fin;
rs- along the edge, he added, "It see
'd- sharp; may I try it?" .
)l'e "Certainly, dato," said the uns
1 I pecting smith. Without a momei
1? hesitation Jokanine raised the ki
aud split the smith to the chin. '
i?" right a master has to kill a slav
d 8 therefore no stronger right than t
,ry exercised by all the>datos and the i
8fttl tan over the life of every man in St
?Harper's Weekly,
e a
kf' FOOR RICHARDISMSvas
d&l Mind your faults before telling
mine.
7 8 The way to be safe is never to
er' secure,
vas
K.as He thaj; sows thorns should n<
lid. 8? barefoot.
liss Diligence overcomes difficull
?art sloth makes them.
1 of Silk, scarlet f.nd velvet have
sept 011t the kitchen fire.
Laziness travels so Howly that
she er^ S00n overta^es biiu.
a Let not your tongue give evid
against your understanding.
an(j Be civil to all, sociable to m
rere familiar with a few, friend to one
but enemy to none.
Think of three things, whence
one came, where you are going an
) of whom you must account.
j0n* The honest man takes pains an
.tv' enjoys pleasures; the knave 1
ther P^easures art(^ ^en suffers pains.
b8- When a friend deals with a l\
iven let the bargain be well penned
mar /?nnt,inne friends to the
lit? I. IUOJ w*.??
n J
.j A wise man will desire no more
w**at he may get justly, use sot
^ distribute cheerfully and leave
, tentedlv.
:reci.
Misplaced Lines.
Nell?Mad at him? Why, he i
(?a|^ a lovely poem to her.
'?? Belle?Yes, but she never re
j. j When she saw the title of it she
i j the whole thing up in a fit of a
fPfti You see, he called it "Line
h Mabel'sFace."?Philadelphia Ca
/hen Standard and Times,
at by
s in In the Island of Ceylon ther
e felt only 6000 Europeans as against 3
her, 000 natives*
Stage Realism.
Smith (after the performance)?
Well, old man, what did you think of
the show?
Jones?Great! That church scene
was the scene of realism.
Smith?So it was. I actually went
to sleep while it went on.
For Wireless Steering'. i
An English Invention for steering any craft, I
whether submerged <>r otherwise, by means of '
an ether wave on the Wlreies9 telegraph princlple
has been perfected. In naval war It is
expected to matte the torpedo boat almost
infallible. In th s respect it will equal the
great American dyspepsia cure?Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters?which never falls to euro
constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, billousuees,
malaria fever and ague. Everyone
needs Itand all druggls s sell it.
Thirty-six foreign vessels, having an aggregate
tonnage of 57,55ft. met with disaster
in American waters last year.
Tcn't Tctecco Spit and Smoke Your Lite Away.
'1 o quit to! novo easily and forever, he magnetic.
lull of life, nerve and vigor, take N'o-Tolac,
th? wonder-worker, that makes wenk men
strong. All druggists, 50c or $1. Cure guaranteed.
Booklet and sample free. Address
bterllng Remedy Co., Chicago or Now York.
China's new railroad from Canton to Kankow,
which, with its br??aces, will be 1,000
miles long, is to be built entirely by American
capital.
The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever Is a bottle of GrOvk's TaSTELKPS
Chii.l Tonic. It is simply iron and quinine in
a tuseles* form. No cure?no pay. 1'rice 50c.
Archaeological Congress.
A Congress of Chinese archaeology Is to be
beW at llomr after Easter under the auspices
of the highest ecclesiastical authority. The
< digress will oucu on Easter Tuesday, April
17th, 1900.
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Oosenrets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
If t. C. C. Inll to cure, drtigglstsrefund money.
Cake Was Loaded.
The Rev. Dr. \V. It. Itlchard, of i'lninfleld. N.
T., wsi ma rled reeontly. When the bride
cut the cake she found In the b->ttoin <?f it a i>ag
k v. ,i hnpn fvmtributed
^ OllUllUiriK H UiV. JU u i va _
?>y the j-nrlshonera. *
" Never Do Things
fry Halves."
Sometimes the condition of
your health could be de,
scribed as half-sick and halfi
well. You may not be ill
) enough to go to bed but too ill to be happy
) or efficient in your home or your business.
j Why not be wholly well ? Your draggedout.
tired feeling is due to poor blood anc
) nothing else. Make your blood rich by us
i ing Hood's Sarsaparilla. It works U
perfection; there is nothing like it.
Tired Feeling ? "My husbam
s would come home from work so tired h
'could hardly move. He began iakin,
y Hood's Sarsaparilla and it cured him.
cured my girl's headaches." Mrs. A. j
Sprague, 57 Oak St., Fall TZfver, Mass.
8 """
18 Hood'w PHlir.nro liver ilia; the non-lrrttnttrg mi
;f only cathartic to take with Hood's SarmpartH
),
n Character In Finger Nails.
!,. In days when superstition was mo
11 prevalent than it is now the shape ar
>f appearance of the finger nails we
"e considered to have reference to one
i- destiny.
id To learn the message of the fing
>u nails It was necessary to rub the
ie over with a compound of wax and sot
;y and then to hold them so that the su
ie light fell fully on them.
Then, on the horny, transparent su
1 stance certain signs and characte
r- were supposed to appear from whi
the future could be interpreted.
*e Persons having certain kinds of na
were credited with the possession
7" certain characteristics. Thus a m
with red and spotted nails was si
iQ posed to have n hot temper, while pa
1(* lead-colored nails were considered
denote a melancholy temperament.
Narrow nails were supposed to 1
r" tray ambition and a quarrelsome i
U*1 ture, while round-shaped nails w<
,u the distinguishing marks of lovers
knowledge and people of liberal sei
?" ment.
Conceited, narrow-minded and ob:
Date folk were supposed to have sm
n* nails, indolent people fleshy and tin
ve of a gentle, retiring nature broad na
:y*
?? VIfOman's
i Kidney
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of
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when the easiest at
>k- surest help Is the be
ser known medicine In ti
ms world?
US- ,
it*8 I Lydla E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compoui
life
rhe g8 known everywhere a<
b at thousands of women ha
in\. been curedof serious kl
llu. I ney derangements by h
Mrs. Plnkham's met
ods have the endors
ment of the mayor, i
me postmaster and others
her own otty.
be Her medicine has t
aver endorsement of an u
numbered multitude
ties, grateful wonien who
letters are oonstam
put printed In this papi
Every woman should rt
p?v" these letters.
ence Mrs. Plnkham advh
suffering women free
any, charge. Her address
and Lynn, FJIass.
n BAD
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a mild and effective laxative they are simpl;
, derful. My daughter and 1 were tothereC
riend sick stomaoh and our breath was very bad.
11 , taking a few doses of Cascarets we Lave imi
inai wonderfully. They are a great help in the fa
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FARM AMD GARDEN^ ;
Fattening Fowls. 8
To fatten your fowls, give theui 1
corn meal mash and whole corn, and E
keop them from working. You should i c
keep your house clean and free from j *
lice. Yon can keep lice out by keep- ! (
ing the house whitewashe 1, and the , '
nests well sprinkled with sulphur. ; f
Keep the roost clean and wash it with *
kerosene once in three or four weeks, j ^
i
Ferns as House Plan!*.
A well grown, thrifty forn makes a (
beautiful house plaut,but delicate and j j
tender kinds are not suited for parlor j ,
or sitting room. One great advantage ;
of ferus as house plants is that they j
do not require?in fact, do not like? |
much direct suushiue, although they ;
do require plenty of light. The ma- j
jority of ferns thrive best in a com- |
post of turfy loam, old leaf soil and !
loam, and some sharp sand. Gross- i
growing ferns are benefited by a lit- !
tie manure. If succulent drainage is '
given they can hardly be over-watered; ;
but the most important requirement
of ferns is to have them spraved over- ;
head two or three times a week.
When to Subnoil.
Whether or not subsoiliug will im^ i
prove the ground depends altogether
upon the character of the soil and also
upon the amount of raiufall during the I
growing season. In dry sections ,
where the subsoil is very compact, \
i subsoiliug is usually profitable. The :
| breaking up of the impervious sub- ;
surface layer lessens evaporation from i
the surface of the soil and provides a
large storage place for moisture in the
upper few feet of soil thus loosened.
The roots of plants are better aole to
go downward and secure the necessary
plant food and moisture. If the
soil is moderately loose, with a saudv,
open subsoil, this method of treating
the ground is not profitable. Then,
too, if there is sufficient moisture nlr
ways available during the growing
season, it is not necessary to subsoil.
Trv the subsoil plow in a limited way,
carefully noting the effects on subsequent
crops. You will then soon be
j able to determine whether or not subsoiling
is profitable.?New England
Homestead.
?
Lime in the Garden.
i Usnally the garden soil is full of
t humus, aud limo may be used on it to
g good advantage. Lime is one of those
g olements of the soil which is essential
r to the growth of plants and trees, and
when it is properly used a vast differerence
in the growth of the vegetation
is noticeable. All farmers and horticulturists
use it in many ways, but it
is probably as often abuse I as used.
The full and direct effe ts of lime
- upon plants under all conditions have
? not yet been fathomed, but enongh
knowledge concerning its general effect
is possessed for one to use it inre
telligently on many crops. In the
1(j vegetable garden lime is invaluable.
re It is the best preventive aud check for
j's mildew on cucumbers and diseases of
potatoes. As soon as the cucumer
ber vines show sigus of the dism
ease, the powdered lime should be
)t sprinkled over every part of the plants
n] that are affected, and the operation repeated
after rain so long as there are
any signs of the mildew. 7i one
rg watches the plants early in the spring,
. and applies the lime as soon as the
disease manifests itself, it will nevei
be allowed to make much progress,
1 ? but sometimes in the case of plants
being nearly dried up with the disease
an the lime wiil give them new life anc
ip" growth.?Farm, Field and Fireside,
le,
Glanders in Ilorses.
, Glanders in horses and mules ari
liable to occur at auy time, and ther
*a~ have been recent' reports of the dis
'? "ivioin captionq Tt is ordin
- CUdU 1U VW IH?U
? arily a fatal disease, only a few case
in man or beast ever having recovere J
It is such a dangerous disease tba
5^" treatment is too lull of risk and to
uncertain to be warranted. The pre
?se nounced symptoms are tubercles o
membrane of the nasal passages, and
? when these break down, there is
discharge of pus from one nostril an
a swelling under the lower jaw. rJ hi
swelling is usually about the size of
walnut, is tender to the touch, an
not very tirmly connected.
The disease in some horses does nc
make rapid progress, bnt remains sti
tionary, giving no evidence of bein
dangerous. Bnt such cases are e:
ceedingly dangerous and are often tl
cause of spreading the disease broac
'4Bm cas*' Horses have been known 1
have glanders in a mild form for
V<# long time, to keep in good order an
work right along, the real troub
. never being suspected. In advance
stages of the disease sores may appe
on the sui face of the body. These a
3 stubborn, discharge pus and can n
be healed. Farcy, which is caused 1
t ie same germ, is indicated by far*
^ buds?swellings on the skin, usual
on the legs?which break and di
V? charge freely. The legs swell and b
'tfm come a mass of sores. Animals th
\a even slightly show any of these sym
? - ?- 1 J K^ immA/liAfalv ionlftti
to his k11uuiu uo liuuxguaavw?j
"m until tbe character of the disease
>Om determined. If it is glanders, kill t
he animal at once, and wash tbe stabl
and everything with which the bor
has come in contact with a solnti
composed of one ounce of corrosi
ho sublimate in two gallons of wat
Wash several time8 at intervals of t
\ or three days.?Agricultural Epil
mist.
SO
tly Importance of Millc Veins.
An examination of the stomach
an average cow that is producing jp
will reveal thereon, extending fr
the udder along each side, a milk v<
IQS about one-half inch in diamet
I of These milk veins, at the point m<
m distant from the udder, pass thron
s what are called the milk wells in 1
walls of the abdomen. These orifii
through which the veins pass shoi
be of good size, thus permitting
strong flow of blood through them.
HAs a rule, the greater the milk
creting power of the cow, the lar;
and more twisted of outline will th
ndaa veins be. In such a case the cow n
|* tnh" have three large veins, the third be
^Aftcr a shorter one between the outer t1
miiy ~ aud branching over the udder and
3bl0> the belly immediately in front of
former, may be found quite a num
of very pronounced smaller vei
These veins extend in no definite
rection, being usually very irregi
Udi and somewhat knotted. The devel
ment of these blood-vessels becoi
most pronounced with age, althoi
^ there is a noticeable difference in tl
size and extent in young heifi
oa jjQ The writer has seen cows with
25c'.50c. markably large, long, elastic ve
which extended from the udder
315 disappeared high in the armpit at
i?biLK* front leg. Such veins may meas
an inch in diameter, and on comp:
s*on "^ith the fingers exhibit gi
elasticity.
I*u' * Writing of the milk vein, not
we?ty-five years ago, Hazard stated
hat, if large and tortuous, with a
onsidemble opening through the
attsclee of the belly to admit of its
>assage outwards* it is frequently
onnected with a rich ndder; but far
greater reliance can be placed oil the
letwork of veins sfeeu beneath the
ikin over the forequarters of the udlei'v
This characteristic is little noiced
by authors, and dairymen or dealirs
in cattle rarely speak of it. But
Doth the veins and the udder itself,
tnd those which pass upwards behind
;owards the tail, when large, are sure
:ests of a competent milker.
Scientific Farming.
Scientific farming is farming in *ccordauce
with nature's immutable
laws. That is what farmer* have been
* 1 L~ -1 - +I.q voir first, 1 A
irying iu uu oiutc iuc ivij > ?
giuuings of the industry. These laws
men have measurably learned by experience.
Should each depend on his
own experiencj for the knowledge
needed to gnide him in his industry,
he would not learn in his lifetime the
alphabet of farming. He has unconsciously
benefited from the accumulated
experience of ages. Could he
not benefit more, now that so much
has been learned, by frequent farmers1
meetings, discussions of methods and
exchange of experienced?
Farmers should learii the objects
and appreciate the value of the agricultdral
experiment stations. The
object of the station is to ascertain
what crops, aud what particular
variety of crop in its own state will
give tli9 best results, how they can
best be cultivated, protected from
damage by drouth or insects,cnred for
during aud after harvest; how the
values iu the soil may be maintained
at the least cost, and what manures,
commercial fertilizers or crops will
be3t maintain fertility;what is the best
I rotation of crops; wbat varieties of
j fruit to plant, when to plant aud how
to care for them by culture, manuring
! and pruning; how to feed livestock to
; obtain the moBt and the best quality
I of meat at the least cost and in the
j shortest time; how to do be??t all the
j many necessary things in the care of
! the dairy herd and ihe matting an 1
! care of dairy products. These are
| only some of the matters which the
: stations are investigating with a scien!
tific and practical training and with
; snch equipment as can only be had al
such public institutions. Each investigation
entered upon is followed up
persistently until results are obtained
that enable the station to say in ifc
| bulletin thereon something that hat
I practical value to the farmers, anc
: the officers of these stations are al
| ways glad to give freely the informa
tion thus obtained to the farmers wh<
will take the trouble to apply for it
The farmers themselves codld extent
the value of this experimental worl
by organizing local farmers' associa
tions, undertaking certain experimen
j tal crops, methods of culture, etc,
I under tho advice of the station oflB
cers, discussing the work at thei
meetings and reporting rt suits to th
stations.?Texas Farm Journal.
An Ennrmons Vocal Repertoire.
My mother's love for music was s
great, says Sarah T. Meigs, that sh
could sing anything that was calle
; for, from the old Scotch and Englis
i | ballads, through the entire range <
Italian opera, down to the model
German Lied; or play anything; fro:
) Clementi to Chopin. All this in an
) key, and with an exquisite taste an
, enthusiastic enjoyment that was i
? resistible.
r On being asked once how man
pieces she thought she knew, she r
} plied: "About 1000." My father sai
, "I'll give you S3 if you will wri
I down the names of 500." "Very we
I'll do it." A blank book was s
cured and the only sound heard in o:
sitting room was the scratching of
B pen.
g. On my father's return he ask<
. what progress was made. The answ
was: "I wrote until I was tired.
3 there are not enough names, doi
think I've exhausted my repertor
I for I can write at least two hou
0 longer."
The juveniles crowdod round
q watch the counting, and when the If
1 column was reached there was jt
; 800.
j "Howfcm I to know that you real
[g know all these pieces?"
a "I will sing them to you," was t
d undaunted reply.
My father laughingly said: "I i
>t quite willing to fake your word for
t. my dear," and paid over the mor
g amid the cheers and laughter of 1
c. delighted family. ?Indianapolis Nei
le
Tlie Dead Man'* Plum llnsh.
to One autumn afternoon, many peo
a streamed toward the dwelling of <
td near neighbor, says Zitkala-Sa in i
le Atlantic.
>d On our way, I ran ahead of
ar mother and was reaching out my In
re to pick some purpleplums that gi
ot on a smgll bnsh, when I was checl
by a low "Sh !" from my mother.
cv "Why, mother, I want to taste
ly plums!" I exclaimed, as I dropped
is. hand to my side in disappointment
,e. "Never pick a single plum fr
at this bush, my child, for its roots
p. wrapped around an Indian's skelet
ed A brave is buried here. While
is lived he was so fond of playing
he game of striped plum seeds that,
es his death, his set of plum seeds *
se buried in his hands. From tl
on sprang up this little bush."
ive Eyeing the forbidden fruit, I \
er> lightly on the sacred ground,
rto dared to speak only in whispers, u
to- after we were many paces from
Since that time I have halted in
rambliugs wheuever I came in s:
of the plum bush. I grew sober i
awe, and was alert to hear a 1
Uk drawn out whistle rise from the r
! -v# ,*f Thnnorli T had never heard i
U1 AW *
my own ears this strange whisth
5ia departed spirits, yet I had liste
eii so frequently to hear the old folks
0Sj scribe it that I knew I should re
the n'ze ^ ouce"
The lasting impression of that <
as I recall it now, is what my mo
i told me about the dead man's r
' a bush.
86- Ohio'* New Hill.
Ser On the Taylor farm, ten miles
ese of Delaware, Ohio, is a strange el
?a.v tion of land which has made i
visible lately in some iuexplam
w0* manner. In the centre of a ro
on piece of land there heaved up an
of ground to about the height ol
bev ordinary dwelling house. In the
ti e of its top is a depression indict
some action underneath the ei
^ar It is perfect in - formation, and 1
?P" like the handiwork of an artist
nes
lgh Bare Matrimonial Event.
leir A triple we I ding is a rare evei
eTf" the matrimonial market. But he
re- a rarer. In the little flower-garni
in8? hall of the little Armenian socie
and Ninth and Callowhili streets, t
the delphia, three brothers were we
ur? a few days ago in one ceremony,
res" the blissful knot was tied by a fc
eat brother of the three joyous benec
With a single exception the b
surly and grooms are Armenians
Worthless I
Stuff!
I*: What a lot of trash !
is sold as cough
cures. The hollow
drum makes the
(loudest noise?the
biggest advertisement
often covers
worthlessness.
Sixty years of
cures and such testimony
as the following
have taught us
S what Ayer's Cherry
I Pectoral will do.
" I had a most stubborn cough
for many years. It deprived me
of sleep and made me lose flesh
rapidly. I was treated by many
eminent physicians, but could get
no permanent relief. I then tried
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and I began
to get better at or.ee. I now
sleep well, my old flesh is back,
and I enjoy myself in every way
at the age of seventy-four."?R. N.
Mann, Fail Mills, Tenn., Feb. 7,
1899.
I It's tbe do-as-you-would-beI
done-by cougb medicine. Try
iMHnaMaaaBHMHnaHiMM
' Philippine Women.
j The women are not all homely lool
Ing. although they are very young 1
life. Their hair, which is of a je
3 black, silky texture, is allowed to hac
In a loose, flowing mass, and in man
[ cases reaches almost to the feet. The
j eyes are black and brilliant. They a:
remarkably clean in dress for such
. dirty, muddy country. White, red ai
light yellow seem to be their farorl
[1 colors. A waist with a draw-sting
r the neck, made of some light, fluf
a material, and a red piece of dre
goods neatly wrapped around the;
reaching to the knees, goes for a dre!
The headdress is worn only on offic:
o or -special occasions. They wear
e stockings or shoes,, but have much d
d nity. ? Correspondence Indianapo
h News.
,f
>n Each package of Putkam Fadeless I
colors more goods than any other dye a
m colors them better too. Sold by
j druggists. x
J? A Faithful Proxy.
"And do you miss your poor dead husbi
much, Mrs. Mug**?"
y Mis. Muggs?"No, thanking yon kindly m
J ?V hat with my parrot which swears and
6" montey wot chows tobacco, x ain't loneiy
(J. can almost fancy he's 'ere."
f fk
To Com a Cold In One Day.
"? Take Laxative Bromo Qcininb Tablets. ,
e- druggists refund the money if it fails to ci
E. W. Gbovk's signature is on each box.
nr
a Balloons of Great Service.
Balloons have been found of greater son
a in South A'rica than on the urlll ground
3a England, partly because of the greater cl<
er ncss of tbo air and partly becau e the lan
t* less encumbered by objee s which hinder 1
Ll loon transport.
l't
Beauty Is Blood Deep.
rg Ciei.n blood means a clean skin,
t eoutv without It. Cascarets, Candy Catl
Uc clean your blood and keep it clean,
to stirring up the lazy liver and driving all
i8t purities from the body. Begin to-daj
t taDish pimples, boils, blotches, blackhej
and that sickly bilious complexion by tali
Cascarets .?beauty for ten cents. All di
lly gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25c, 5
During ihe year ended Dec. 31 last, 2
he immigrants landed in Baltimore.
Vitality low, debilitated or exhausted cc
WO. by Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic. Frbi
if trial bottle for 2weeks' treatment. Dr. Kl
* l.d., 921 Arch St, Phlladelpha. Founded IS
ley
the 1 believe I'iso's Cure for Consumption s*
my hoy's life last summer.?Mrs. A]
'vs. Douglass, Le Roy, Mich., Oct. 20,1894.
1 '
Mrs. Winflow's Soothing Syrup for chili
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflan
p]e tlon, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c. a be
>ur Xlio statement of the administrator st
the that the estate of D. L. Moody practic
consists o' bisljbrary.
my Dow Are Tonr Sidneys f
?nd Pi' Hobbs*8paragTis Pills core all kidney till,
pis free. Add. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or
0W
led Great Engineering Triumph.
One of the latest triumphs in the engii
ing world con-ists in the construction,
mont br steamer and subsequent transfi
my rnl'way ttanapo-tation of a steamer of
tons displacement, which was Anally put a
in Lake Baikal. Mberla, not less than
om miles from St. Petersburg.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
Olb by local applications, as they cannot read
he diseased portion of the ear. There is duI.
way to cure deafr.r6?. and that is by con
. . n..i,,.co ia iT.impd bv t
~ uonai remcuirs. i/<n?uvw ?
, at flamed condition of tho mucous lining" o
rere Eustachian Tube. When- thin tube get
flamed you have a rumbling sound or ir
iem feet hearing, and -when it is entirely c
Deafness is the result, and unless the in
, matlon can be taken out and this tube res
;rOa to its normal condition, hearing will b
aild stroyed forever. Nine cases out of ter
... caused by catarrh, which is nothing but r
ntll flamed condition of the mucous surfaces,
it. We will give One Hundred Dollars fo
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) tha
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sei
igllfc circulars, free.
F. .T. Che.vky & CO., Toledc
* I'D Sold by Druggists, ?5c.
long Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Coal minning is developing rapidly in
ivith Ada. in Nova Scotia both the areas w<
? ne and the number of mines show a gre;
5 , crease,
ined
, Kducate Your Bowels With Cascar
' c*?* Candy Cathartic, cure constipation fo
COg- l(c,?5c. If C.C. C.fall,drugglst6refundn:
. A Plague of Octopi.
' The coast of Cherbourg promontory, Ft
tner has orlate been visited by a plague of o<
>lum They ate everything, including even c
lobster and oysters, and many flshermer
been forced to lay up their boats.
r T'DrBuffs'
tflolf Cures all Throat and Lung Affections
s COUGH SYRU
?iiUo ^ Get the genuine. Refuse substitutes.
"an XIS SURE a.
nan- I Dr. BulTi Pills cure Dyspepsia. Trial, x.
S iTHEMilJJONDOLLARpo,Al^
f) Moet talked of potato on earth! Our_?*
| Catalog tells?so also about Sal- /ffijgtfi
n zer's Earliest Six Weeks' Potato. ftEaLA
[J Largest farm and vegetable seed JpWa
I growersln U.S. Potatoes. and^EVjaju
nt in [1 npabbl. Send tbla noUceand6c.ffiflHfiB
u J ataop for Rig Cat*k>?.
fl JOHN ASALZERSEED (g-LA CROS
shed ? ? -jc
? i^ARTERSlN
j ? The best ink made, but no <
, and than the poorest,
mrth ? ?
lint* f|RYANT & STRATTOX (Bookk<
rides RBiisiiessCoiiei6LouK;1!"{K?^
K#Coat no more than 2d class sohoeL CccW
MMMIMMMMMM??M?M?Ml?MWM?M??? .^9
?jyi THE BEST ESS t
1 ^ IvJl Tobacco on Earth is
A ^ NOT in the TRUST |
IS THE BRAND. M
Union~Madel . |
ifRRflff CigoreiteHmsmv! : <
JbJptjr ^ BROWN BROS. CO., WlN8TONt W. CL '-|
Sore
Hanas <
One Night Treatment
v'V^r^.'C^fc
^ f aL- Jo <n a stfrtflff* hot# *
oo<U? ine Uiuiud vii 1WUIW5 u? ? 0/ ^
c. creamy lather of CUTICURA SOAP. Dry, -JjiSB
? and anoint freely with CUTICURA, the great 8
? skin cure and purest of emollients. Wear, during m
ir the night, old, loose kid gloves, with the finger : 'M
r* ends cut off and air holes cut in the palms. For
? red, rough, chapped hands, dry, fissured, itching,
qt feverish palms, with shapeless nails and painful
ss finger ends, this treatment is simply wonderful,
and points to a speedy cure of the most distress- ^
? ing cases when physicians and all else fait in
Sore Hands 8 Years Cured.
md . Palo So Intense Would Nearly Twist Fingers From Sockets. Hands
ali Puffed Up Like a Toad. Water Ran Through Bandages to /?
Floor. Had to Walk the Floor Until Would Fall
Asleep* Fingers Would Peel Luce on uwvu. aw
Uld Doctors Could Not Cure.
my Eight years ago I got sore hands, commencing with a burning sensation -J
1 on my Augers aud on top of the hand. When I rubbed them, you could
see little white pimples, l felt like twisting my fingers out of their sockets.
I had high fever, and cold chills ran over me, and so I kept it going until '' !?
All I was tired out. Nights, I had to walk the floor until I fell asleep. My
ir?. hands peeled like an onion, the finger nails got loose, and the water
23?. yan out, and wherever there was a little pimple there the burning fire was?
that happened at least ten times. I am running a blacksmith shop, horaoJco
shoeing, and I would not shut up the shop for anybody, but it was bard,
in My hands puffed up worse than a toad. When I drove horse nails, the
ear- water from my hands ran through the bandage, on to the floor. My cttsd
[8 tomers refused to look at my hand. I had a friend take me to the doctor;
he gave a solution of something to bathe my hands. I went to another
doctor, I think, for a year: I found yonr advertisement in a Utica newspaper,
and I got the Cuticura remedies. As soon as I used I began ^
No to gain, and after using a small quantity of them I was entirely cured. I
iar- would not take fifty dollars for a cake of Cuticcra Soap if I could no$ get
any more. I would not suffer any more as I did, for the whole country. ..
, t0" Feb. 22,1898. CASPER DIETSCHLEB, Pembroke, Genesee Co., N. Y. >
/7l{i/>iii*a Complete Eifiml and taterui Treifseit for Etwj Haaor,
rug- IIII Elk HI /l consisting of Crrrccna Soap f2Sc.), to cleapse the ?kin of crusts and
00. ^ tot I ci and soften the thickened cuticle, CUTKCTKA Olimt**T (40c,).
.. _ to instantly allay itching, inflammation, sod irritation, and soothsand
0,255 The Sot, 81.25 heal, and Ccticora Ubholtsxt (SOc.), to cool and clean** the blood.
A SIKOLS Srr ia often aaffleient to care the moat torturing, disfiguring,
and .hnmiliating rkin, aealp, and blood humors, with loss of hair, when ail else fails. Sold
ired thronghout the world. i' nrrH Dues AMD Cazx. Cow., Bole Props., Boston, U, 8. A. " All
t si about the Bkin, Scalp, and Ilalr,M fro*,
lne, i
^ Millions of Women Use Cuticura Soap
:xi e Exclusively for preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, for cleansing the scalp of '
crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stopping of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and
nnthinr red. rough. and sore hands, in thdform of baths for annoying irritations, lnflam
*? '"? * >. ??m nf washes
iron mations, and chaflngs, or too free or offensive perspirauuu, i?
ai*" ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sanative antiseptic purposes -which readily suggest / /.
' themselves to women, and especially mothers, and lor all the purposes of the toilet, bath,
tows *n<* nur8ei7? No amount of persuasion can indued those who have once used it to use
:ally any other, especially for preserving and purifying the skin, scalp, and hair of inflate and
children. CuncuRA Soap combines delicate emollient properties derived from Cimci'EA,
the great skin core, with the purest of'cleansing ingredients and the most refreshing of
flower odors. No other medicated soap ever compounded is to bo compared with it for
8a?? preserving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, scalp, hair, and hands. No other torfAm ?
N*r* or domestic toilet soap, however expensive, is to be compared with it for all the purposes " -,^3
of the toilet, bath, and nursery. Thus It combines In Oxe jSOAP at OXE PRICE, TUt, |?
Twextv-Five Cents, the best skin and complexion soap, the best toilet and birr
leer- baby soap In the world. >1. . r . 5
ship- _ .
H <Sj "/"OTTON W. L DOUGLAS 3
M, ^Culture" -M
VUHIIIC d&Worth S4 to $6 compared
rZbJjrylA . m\ with other makes. d& m
; ? 1s the name 8
isr mm of a vaIu-ulsaeSJstr'fisBl/-5 <
HhsBB I-IUS oo substitute claimed to be^P^^/'f
S wM able illustratH
f| pamphlet %
*11 which
- i"K~iH!rsrsssa 4
t Ukll" ?
T be in the hands f 53 fun iw ? . > ?. .
y "nufc.i TTi till in i?fii Hiii 11 ii mn.flro '
/ i 1 eaAf&y^iv now onitozncrsi And atfMitofftf I '.'-sof
every planter who !'
Can- ' 1 SRHl L4 Crowe MukrtLeUuoo,lie]
.'trtiS raises Cotton. The ; IjflV;: j2iy3SL -?
{ 1 *" Earlr Dinner Onion, S
1 . 1 T"> ) flflv I " Brilliant Flower Sooda, Ma
book is sent r ree. mm & i
reyer- IB Abe*.lDPUtworthtLQO,W.tOT 53B2S?$
loney. < I K/ B m*il 7on free, together with ??r .Js
S?d urn, and .ddroi to I I WM* ElS
w, GERMAN KALI WORKS. ] ;
Ctopi. A, Xisiiu St New York. M-IiBA know when 79?. once tq Mf aafr'iP . /
.r? ba. 93 ' ore* < 'BflHftaeeda 7on will new do withcmt. -s^SS
ihave ? ~ = Z ' | |HBi^P$?0<)Prixo.on8elrer'?JW-w.
dom't stop tobacco suddenly - jsesbssbsss ;?>;
S~ It<Jnr."e"o...r.?.mtodo"^ msl "I l^'X
CTJRO is the only cure that REALLY CURES TT BBEF*
and notifle* you when to stop. Sold with a StL rnCC i ioontitnBrSSrw
guarantee that three boxes will cure any case. iSSf made from thebwteealOT
BACO-CURO L8 ^KOtoWe end harmless. It ML
I mm Cured thousand", it Will / A ?U feet Of Tobta*. thfW
I O cure you. At all druggist* or by mail prepaid, tfHaaift I 1
' 11 a box; 3 boxes $2.50 Booklet free. Write SSBSSS I I Sw^S
M ?t?REKA CHEMICAL CO.. LaCroaae. Wla f?H(g? / J 5nUedStt?
V money i 11 /\l2&?%2?5yrs
** ^ ^ for ~ rf ii eaaeai?8g
ss old soldiers mf sxg
?"?sr 111 h&s&ssssst
<iuK It.
Union soiaicrsaziu wiw?..
*291 homestead entries before June 22.1S74 of less than ? y naito namm.
qbflwll i6oacres (no matter if abandoned or relinquished) . y J , *sv00 . . iKl iWl
ifthey have not sold their additional homestead CMI
$m\ right*, should address, with full particulars , giv- r/*TCn CC A ICf A fcJft C*Hnn ZaaA
ingdistrict, fitc EBI27 H. COPP, VtfUsgtn, 8. C. SELECTED SEA ISLAilD tOttOfl XM&> <'
BVn ?: %, For Sale! Silk orEstra Fins |l.S5perb?. MadtWi
n A *1 Al firARANTEKD ^ urn Haegl-Oa Orown la the heart oFfho Cantons
rUIICn Bi fin IT | *'{h no fee am 4. J Sea Island Cctton Bettof theSC. ooaaa. A 1(1 rasa
LWlSfl k9 ill I n vi I lea* sucrrwifnL ** W. C. ?KB?TY. ' ?f|Geratr*
' Jej g S li ?*tent rivtrtised Towlea. 1fOPAQb_I*LAAD. & C.
Kvlce an to patentability. 8end tor "Inventors' MptiffOtt fflic PflrtPT7" Writing to adeertUer*.
Primer." .HIM) B. .STKVKN* & CO., MwllW IIIIS TA^Zt ANU-UOO-nlne.
fcstab.. 18*1. 817 14ih St., Washington, II. & j
dearer Branches: Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit. ^
toping Knu C. B. Anderson 4 l^B
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