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ir :w ' isM:4 ' - c _; . ~ %-v ->THE CLIMBER. How should he know, who hath not woa Sure victories from suu to sunHow can he know, who hath not tried The peril of the muiin ain-side. What strength of arm is his?what zeal In combat with the brave to deal? ^ hat prowess and what skill ho hath To find his footing on the path? To cling, and cling, and always keep His hold of faith along the steep? Who tries is a so tried. Who dares To scale ike heights, their danger shares. But on the cliff's uneven face He finds oaek day a higher place. His strength expands: he thrills to know How broad the breathing-places grow; And every hour some gain is found. Some view from wider vantage-ground. ?Frank Waieott llutr, in The Chautauquan. AAAAAA AA AAAAAAk 4 > 4 -THE 1 BISHOP'S BEHAVIOR. I It has been announced in several of the best-read society papers that Sir Archibald and Lady Crowley would entertain a house party on Saturday, the 6th, till the following Thursday at Crowley hall, Berkshire. Among the guests would be Lord and Lady de Rigger, the bishop of Barleyshire, Miss Harbeton of the Poplars, Hampstead, and other distinguished people. Miss Harbeton liked these paragraphs. She had been undistinguished all her life until six months ago, when she had gained celebrity by inheriting a large fortune and a quantity of famously valuable jewelry from an uncle. But she was of an aspiring turn of mind, and when she heard from her friend, Lady Crowley, that the "charming bachelor-bishop of Barleyshire would be her fellow-guest," she resolved to wear all her diamonds at him and beguile him into letting her rule his diocese as his lawful spouse. She was rather a fine looking woman?as she stood on the platform looking for a nicely peopled carriage in which to travel down to the Gunter's Road Junction. B? i Her maid was already settled in a second class carnage wun uei unstress' dressing case, but the jewel box, containing ?20,000 worth of diamonds and pink pearls, she took into an emp* ty first class with her, when finally the ringing of the bell compelled her to make her choice. / The door was slammed and locked, but just at the starting a bishop with faultless legs rushed up, put a shilling in the guard's hand and stepped hurriedly into the carriage where the single lady sat. He was a fine looking man, clean shaven and with a remarkably open S? ^ and benevolent expression of face. Younger, too, than Miss Harbeton had dared to hope the bishop would be. She had no doubt of it from the first He must be, he could be, none other than the bishop of Barleyshire. Lady Crowley was right. Distinctly he was charming, very charming. Ot-IQ noma trv + V?io do^icinn PVPTI hp V(kuiv IV CUiW ?VV.W4V- ^ fore he addressed her; but he "was not long in doing this. In courteous tones he inquired if she could tell him when this train would reach Gunter's Road. She blushed with pleasure as she told him the time, and added that she, too, was going to stop at Gunter's Road to change for Crowley. His pleasure at hearing this was flattering and unfeigned. "That capital fellow, Crowley, and ? his charming wife will be astonished to find we have made each other's acr>> . ^ quaintance, for when I last saw him .'' . we were speaking of you and I had to confess that I had not the pleasure of knowing you,,: he said gallantly, and Miss Harbeton's eyes danced with pleasure as she mentally decided on her weeding dress and resolved that she would keep the wives of the country and city clergy in their proper places and only know the cathedral people. He was really a fascinating companion. "I am quite at home in the house," he said. "Crowley and I were at Eton and Oxford together. We re like I brothers. He has shown me a thousand kindnesses and this, of asking me to meet you, is the crowning one." "Dear man! I shouldn't wonder if he proposed to me before I leave on Thursday," Miss Haberton thought, and as she thought it she took off nex* right hand glove, on which blazed two or three superb diamond rings. She was not in the habit of displaying her jewelry as a rule, but on this occasion she wished her fellow-traveler to become acquainted with some of her splendor. "That's a nobby ring," he exclaimed fixing his eyes on the finest with unerring discrimination, and though Miss Haberton was rather startled at hearing such an odd phrase from Episcopal lips, she was gratified at his judgment "They are rather fine stones," she said, drawing a huge marquise ring off her finger and handing it to him for inspection. "My poor uncle, from whom I inherited my diamonds, was a great connoisseur. But I suppose you care little about such baubles." He laughed and if he had not been a bishop she could have sworn he winked. As it was, she attributed the movement to a nervous affection. "I admire jewelry, especially oldfashioned jewelry, immensely," he said, slipping the ring on to one of i his fingers, and examining it critically. "My cloth prevents my ever ?CCtiill5 It, IXC Y>cut WI1, DCI1UU&1J, "but I have acquired a good deal in I my time and parted with it to a relation." Her heart throbbed with exultation as she saw her ring on his finger. She hoped he would forget to remove it until they reached Crowley. His being seen with her ring on would show the Crowleys at once what intimate terms she and the bishop were on already. Perhaps Lady Crowley would make her lordship take her (Miss Habertonj in to dinner that night, when she would give him an opportunity of studying more of her diamonds. They had unbent towards each other immensely by the time they had reached ^unter's Road. He had smoked a cigarette and facetiously offered her one. If she had not feared that it would make her sick she would have taken it At Gunter's Road they had to change trains. The bishop was delightfully attentive. He sprung out, assisted her to step on to the platform with tender solicitude, pressing her hand warmly the while. Really he was going very fast for a bishop. ' He relieved her of the weight of her jewel box as they stood waiting for their train to run in. When it came he started off to look for a carriage, having first given her the whispered assurance that he would bribe the guard to give them an empty one. "I hope Crowley will have sent the dog cart," he added; "then I shall have the pleasure of driving you myself. Will you trust yourself to my care?" "Gladly, gladly," she said with effusion. and a brief spasm of emotion convulsed his manly, ingenuous countenance for a moment. The little platform was very mu^h crowded and as he walked along in search of an empty first class carriage Miss Harbeton soon lost sight of him. But she felt a good deal of elation 111 the thought that he was putting himself very much indeed at her disposal, carrying her jewel box and trying 10 keep her all to himself for the remaining short bit of the journey, j Presently his man servant ran up to her with a request that she would get into a carriage he pointed out to her, and as she hesitated he explained respectfully: "His lordship told me to say that he would be with you in a few moments." She held her head higher than ever. Even his servant must notice how hard hit the bishop must be by her. She experienced a terrible shock when the train, after an abrupt snort and shriek, went off without the bishop having rejoined her. Poor, dear man. He must have miscalculated the time and had been driven into another carriage at the last moment. How disappointed he would be at having been deprived of her society. There was no bishop at. the Crowley station, but there was a good deal of confusion and Miss Harbeton was hurried into a close carriage before she had time to make inquiries about her fellow-passenger. She reached Crowley hall just in time for dinner. When she was ready she sent a note to her hostess asking if the bishop had arrived and. if he had would Lady Crowley kindly request him to send Miss Harbcton's jewel box to her room. The answer that came back nearly made her faint. "The bishop thinks you must be joking, as he never heard of you or your jewel box before." "The bishop's behavior is unpardonable," she cried angrily, as soon as she met Lady Crowley. "He traveled down with me, was marked in his attentions and took away my jewel box when he went away to look for an empty car nage at uunter s Koau mat we mignt travel alone together." "The bishop, dear old man, has nev-? er left the house today," Lady Crowley was explaining, "but here ne is to answer for himself," she went on. ns an elderly, wizened up little man came into the room. "I have been cheated and robbed," Miss Harbeton cried; and she was right, for she never saw either her fellow traveler or her jewel box again. ?Waverley Magazine. JOLO ISLAND. Major Sweet Says He Finds Life Hiero Quite Agreeable. Major Sweet, commanding officer i of Jolo, gives some interesting news regarding his island in the tropics. The report has been filed with the war department and a copy of it has been received at army headquarters in Denver. Miss Sweet, daughter of Major Sweet, is well known socially in this city. Her father has many friends in Denver. Jolo, which, with the exception of Tawi Tawi, is the most remote island belonging to the United States, lies in the Sea of Jolo, in longitude 121 degrees east of Greenwich and on the sixth parallel north from the equator, about 100 miles due west from the easternmost point of Borneo, 788 miles S. S. E. from Manila and 8081 miles from San Francisco, The island was first occupied May 19, 1899. when companies B, C, D, E. F, G, H and L, 23d infantry, under command of Captain E. B. Pratt, relieved the Spanish general Huertas. who had with him a garrison of 24 officers and 800 men. The village of Jolo is thus described by Major Sweet: "It is hardly more than a goodsized military post, beautifully laid out. with broad, clean streets lined with flowering trees, and gardens and surrounded by a loop-holed wall about eight feet high and one and one-half feet thick. The population is estimated at 400. mostly Chinamen, one German, no other Europeans. Four male Moras live within the walls. The public buildings are in a dilapidated condition. The governor's residence and office is one small building. There is one group of barracks (four buildings) which will accommodate one battalion. The theatre will accommodate one company and outlying block houses two companies. A commisary postoffice, schoolhouse, a hospital for about 100 beds, a market and some few "'-nil ^Amnnw th p rp- ! ornaii on uviuit-tj ? mainder of the public buildings." The commanding officer of the United States troops reported the day after his arrival that the situation, in so far as determined from our expedience, was as follows: "Spain possesses the small walled town known as Jolo. The governor has compete control within the walls. There are no civil courts, no civil officers. Outside the walls the Sultan of Jolo and Borneo is the ruler. Spain pays him $200 Mexican per month. At present he js not on the island, but is i visiting one of the neighboring isl- j ands about 30 miles south. He has ; recently returned from Mecca and now j dresses in European costume. Span- j ish soldiers seldom go beyond the j range of the outlying blockhouses, j The relations between the natives (Moros) and Spain are not altogether S j harmonious." i The Sultan of Sulu is addressed as "His Highness Hadji Mohammed Ju- j malul Kiram Sultan of Jolo Archipel ago. North Borneo and Palawan."? j Denver Republican. PEARLS OF THO'JGHT. No fuel, no fire. While there's hope there's life. Simplicity is the sign of serious- ( ness. The use of the arrow depends on the aim. j Nothing is more profitable than preparation. I The shadow may be the price we pay for the sunshine. When ability meets opportunity the road of duty is plain. i our promotion cannot ue measured by your locomotion. I It takes the hammer of practice to drive in the nails of precept. The best things will be but stuff 1 to the man who only seeks the stuff. He who is only passively willing to ' do right will find himself actively ! wishing to do wrong. The majesty of a man cannot be measured till he is seen standing in | a magnificent minority.?Ram's Horn. Revival of a Simple Craft. Wood mosaics are not by any means modern in their origin, but the invention of veneering machinery makes possible a wider application of the work which should recommend it. The method of producing the wood mosaic pictures is not difficult after the wooden blocks arc secured. The latter arc thin and narrow, varying from one-twelfth to onetwentieth of an inch, and the narrow edges of the blocks must be finely finished a.nd polished. If one secures the necessary supply of different kinds of woods and takes them to the veneering factory the cost of cutting them into J the proper sizes will be small. The j woods most commonly used for mosaic work, because of their colors and comparative absence of sap. are mahogany, the plum and tulip, the American birch, the American and Spanish walnut, rosewood. snakewood. bird's-eye maple. Hungarian ash. box. peach, mulberry and J laburnum. Others are occasionally em- | ployed to produce certain cneets ot sky \ and land.?Architect and Builders? Magarine. ? Clge-t'bMitv of Eggs. According to the investigators of the Department of Agriculture hard-boiled eggs and fried eggs require three and one-half hours for digestion, soft-boiled egg. require three hours, roasted eggs two and one-quarter hours, raw eggs, not whipped, two hours, and raw eggs whipped, one and one-half hours. It | has also been established that from 93 o 97 per cent, of an egg that is eaten is digested. Promotion ffov Bravery* Word reaches us of a small band of soldiers j who held at bay a large number of Filipinos J for over two hours until assistance arrived, j thereby saving an impor&nt point from capture. For their bravery they were all given Eromotion. To bo brave it is necessary to ave strong nerves and a good digestion. If your stomach is weak and you suffer from indigestion, heartburn, belching, ncrvou-ness or insomnia,you should try Hcstetter's Stomach Bitters. It will cure you. After losses and crosses men grow humbler and wiser. Each package of Pctxam Fadeless Dye ; colors more goods than any other dye and j colors them better too. Sold by all druggists, j It's the easiest thing in the world to offer assistance to people who don't need it. Tho armless wonder of museum fame has to be handy with his feet. Peafncts Cannot Be Cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way^to cure deafness, and that is by constitu- j tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in- | flamed condition of tho mucous lining of tho Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imnerfect hearing, and when it is entirely olosed Deafness is tne result, ana unless too inflammation can De taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh), that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars sent free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75e. Hall's Family Pills are the best. The most precocious child ever heard of is probably the child "that is father to the man." Jfest For the Bowel*. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never get well until your | bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. Handcuffs are like guide books in that they are made for two wrists. A Chance to Ttlake .Tloney. I have been selling Perfumes for the past 6 months. I make them myself at home and sell to friends and neighbors. Have made $710. Every one buys a bottle. For 50c. worth of material 1 make Perfume thnt would sell for $2 in drug stores. I also sold 125 formula? for makiDg perfume at $1.00 each. I first made it for my own use only, but the curiosity or rrienas as 10 wnere jl procured such exquisite odors, prompted me to sell it. I clear from $25 to $35 per week. I do not canvass, people come'knd send to me for the perfumes. Auy intelligent person can do as well as I do. For 42c. in stamps I will send you the formula for making all kinds of Perfumes and a sample bottle prepaid. I will also help you get started in the business, Mabtiia Francis, No. 11 S. Vandeventer Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. ^ FIT'Spermanenily cured. No fits or nervousness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. ?2 trial bottle and treatise free Dr. R. H. Kline, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Phila. Pa. People call a man a funny dog on account of his waggish ways. Mrs. "Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation,allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle The nose is in the middle of the face because it, is the centre. Piso's Cure is the beat medicine we ever used for all affections of throat and lunga.?Wm. 0. Endsley, Yanburen, Did., Feb. 10,1900. Is a photographer hard to answer because he is a poser? Since 1850 the population of France has increased but 3,600,000. The Rose Tint of Health. Dickey's Female Tonic clears the skin, bright ens the eye, ami Drmgs tho rose uiu 01 ueuun i to the pale and emaciated face. Klondike's gold output for the j*ear es- j timated at $20,000,000. ' riiinfeBe?3?asgggffi55sg fiVo Hair?| sj ' My hair was falling out very j! fast and I was greatly alarmed. I I I then tried Ayer's Hair Vigor and ^ my hair stopped falling at once."? ? Mrs. G. A. McVay, Alexandria, O. ? The trouble is your hair | does not have life enough, t i IAct promptly. Save your ? hair. Feed it with Ayer's i Flair Vigor. If the gray j j hairs are beginning to j show, Ayer's Hair Vigor ? will restore color every | time. $1.00 a bottle. All druggists. j| m if your druggist cannot supply you, B G sead'us one dollar and ;ve will express jr I you a l>ottle. Jto sure and give the name 3 ? of your nearest express office. Address,# ? J. C. AVER CO., Lowell, Mass. 3 Dizzy ? ; Then your liver isn't acting j well. You suffer from bilious- ! ness, constipation. Ayer's Pills act directly on the liver. For 60 years they have been the Standard Family Pill. Small doses cure. An drafts. I Want your moustache or beard a beautiful i brown or rich b!::ck ? Then use BUCKINGHAM'S DYE wipers !- r'"- r"|i|.' ' <?T' C" P " Q>11 f. Co NH- J S97.039NT Tooth Powder 25c I)i*j>o?*iiij; of Who 1 Tf llierc is no receptacle for wood ashes the best thing to do with them is to broadc ast them around the trees. Ashes contain both lime and potash with a small proportion of phosphoric acid, and they benefit all kinds of trees, showing excellent effects for several years. To Tell lite Ac According to good authority a new laid egg placed in brine made in the proportion of two ounces of salt to one pint of water, will at onc e sink to the bottom. An egg one day old will sink below the surface, but not to the bottom, while one three days old will swim just immersed. If more than three days old the egg will float or. the c m to/- ?, Clio n rr>rviir, t nf ctipll PYnPSPi'l increasing with age, and if two weeks only, only a little of the shell wiK dip in the liquid. Turnips for Fall Feed. The common varieties of turnips usually grown for feed may be seeded any time during August or early September. The seed can he sown on almost any kind of ground, new land rich and in good tilth will be most satisfactory. The best results are obtained by sowing in drills and covering the seed very lightly. Sow just before a rain if possible, or at any late when the ground is moist. Give frequent cultivation and keep fields free from weeds. If this crop can follow potatoes or an early seeding of cowpeas, there will be but little difficulty in getting a catcli. Cattle and sheep are usually fond of turnips, while horses and hogs will eat them very sparingly. The matter of feeding turnips to dairy cows has been discussed often and it is probably the opinion of those best informed that turnips tend to impart their flavor to the milk. In this case the feeding of turnips to the milch cows will have to be discontinued. A rio\v<oil. Yvher: shallow plowing, at the same depth is continued for a series of years, if it is a clay soil, a solid plcv/sofl will be made that, is to a greater or less degree, impenetrable to roots. Plowing should always bo as deep as the soil will permit, and there is a signal advantage in loosening up t to subsoil of clay lands with a subsoiier. It is not wholly uncommon to find a farmer raising good crops on heary clay soil, while his neighbor, with the same kind of soil, and with similar cultivation, raises poor crops. The difference is often the result of the different depth of plowing. The successful crop grower plows as deeply as the soil will allow; the other man has been plowing shallow until he ha,s made a packed subsoil of a portion of his fertile soil. The latter is a method that wastes fertility. Turn up all the good soil, unless it is several feet in depth as you find in some of the far western states and even in some portions of Minnesota.?J. W. Scott, in the EpitomUt. r I'lanU Poisonous to Animuls. The bulletin from the Montana experiment station gives a list of 14 spe ties of plants which are known or strongly suspected of poisoning animals. Among them are the lupines, which killed 100 out of 200 bucks fed on hay, and in 1S9S some 2000 sheep from eating ripe lupine on the range. The trouble seems to be in the ripe or nearly ripe seed. The purple and tall larkspur killed 40 cattle in the Gallatin valley when other plants were covered with snow; aconite, water hemlock and nightshade have proved poisonous to both man and j beast. Ali these are more or less frequent in certain parts of New England. In 1S98 a dairjman had a field of oats so badly smudged that he cut them for hay instead of letting the grain ripen. Out of 30 cows which j were given one feed of it 12 died within IS hours having both gastric and cerebral trouble. Ergot on native grasses is claimed to have killed a number of horses in from six to eighf hours, the muscles of the throat being paralyzed first, and then the whole body paralyzed. Strychnine and whiskey seem to be the only remedy having effect. It is better to avoid feeding ergot or smut on any grass or grain. G to \v i n ? Ap;?I os Successfully. Good apple trees can be grown on almost any rich soil, but one rich in potash is best suited for fruit growing. If time were no object I would prefer to grow my trees from the seed. Get pomace from the cider mill, wash out the seeds and dry them. About ene peck of seed can be secured from 100 bushels of pomace. Prepare a plot thoroughly and sow about 25 seeds to the running foot, having previously soaked them in warm water. When the trees are two or three years old, graft or bud with the varieties desired. Grafting seems lo be most popular, but I prefer budding. When the trees are five years old, they are ready to set in the orchard. For the first few years but little pruning is necessary, the aim being to produce a tree that will head near the ground. Such trees bear earliest and are most easily picked. Give the young trees frequent, shallow cultivation. 1 like to turn hogs in the orchard. Trees seem to thrive under these conditions If near a good market early apples are the most profitable. Grow those with good navor of fair size and fine appearance. Get the trees to bearing while young, as old trees are not profitable. Watch for the borer. in my opinion it make little differonr-o \vh*?th<?r thp trpps aro nrndnner] in the north or south. After the bloom is secured the character of the blossom determines largely the character of the fruit. If the blossoms are open and the stamens prominent fertilzation is much more likely to occur. Trees which produce closed blossoms are of little value. Pick and pack winter apples tightly in barrels.* They seem to keep best when put up in this way. 1 know an orchard which last year paid the owner $122 per acre.? J. J. Blackwell, in American Agriculturist. How to Yar<l Fowls. Never shut up a flock of fowls in a small inclosure. thinking you will get r?ny good returns from them. A dozen fowls should have at least a yard 100 feet square. The yard or yards may be more convenient by making ther* narrow and longer, according to circumstances. Use two-inch mesh poul:ry netting, four feet wide, with a board at the bottom, but none at the top. This bottom board or boards, is better two feet high, and thus prevents the males from fighting through the wire, but any width board is bet ter than none at all, for with it you can better stretch the wire, and make a better job of fencing. It is not necessary to use a higher fence, or wire more than four feet, but no board I must be used on top or the fowls will : fly up on the top board and get out. ; If a chance bird gets over this fence, j crop her wings by cutting only the j long stiff flight feathers from the last | joint of wing. If possible when making yards en- 1 close all the shade trees you can get in them. If trees are not already in j them, loose no time putting them there. A mulberry thicket of the Rus- j sian variety is the ideal tree for fowls, as the fowls love the leaves and the ? immense crop of berries they bear. ' We have a mulberry hedge through 1 our yards and the lew branches spread out near the ground 10 feet or more, j and the leaves are stripped up by the j fowls and the shade is perfection. It i is true that the poultry yard is a good i place for fruit trees and fruit, but we j can also have as many fruit trees in it j as it will accommodate, beside the { mulberries. To have these yards arranged just right we should have a large enclosure adjoining well set down in clover, or grass of any kind, alfalfa clover be- ; ing the best, or bokhara clover, which I think is equally as good, and thus let out each flock on this grass run | every day a while. * Fowls will do ' fully as well in every respect and in- 1 deed betier, when thus properly yarded, than if running at large. The egg j output is largely increased by yarding properly.?A. H. Duff, in Farm, ; Field and Fireside. Uso Limn In flip Fall. The fall season is believed to be the best for using lime. Every farmer understands that lime gives good re- ! suits, but the action of lime in the soil differs according 10 the texture j of the soil and the amount of mineral i and organic matter contained. Lime is considered an alkali, and therefore keeps the soil sweet by neutralizing j acids which arise from the decay of animal and vegetable matter in the soil Mr. A. Peets, in England, who has done much to attiact attention to the use of lime, states that lime, by j keeping ihe soil sweet, enables the germs in the soil, both those which convert humus into ammonia and those which convert ammonia into nitric acid, to carry on the work whicn cannot be done in a sour soil. The ; carbonic acid being the product of the J existence of the bacteria, it is as in- j jurious to the existence of their well being as the impurities of a vitiated atmosphere are io the well being of I the high types of animals. When ni- : trie acid is formed by the nitrifying germs in the soil it unites with the I lime to form nitrate of lime when oth- j erwise It would be given off into the air. In the same way lime serves to preserve in the soil the soluble phosphates by converting them into water ! soluble and citrate soluble phosphates. : Also, the potash, by converting it into carbonate of potash, bcth of which valuable plant foods would be lost to a certain extent by drainage. A ju- { dieious application cf lime, also de- ] stroys many insect pests, which hibernate in the soil. I.ime, in its dry state : is very friable, and serves to disinte- ! grate city lands in much the same way as burnt earth, thus being of assist- 1 ance in rendering the soil lighter. No matter how fertile the soil may be, one of the main advantages in using lime is that it fits the soil for the | work of the organisms which derive ! nitrogen from the atmosphere. which . explains, to a certain extent, why lime j benefits clover and other leguminous i plants. Though not regarded as entitled to i a place in the list of available fertil- ; ; J. v - _ 1 J. e 3 izers, yei iixut; is a piaiiu iuuu, i-aio * in? in nearly all soils, and is found ; in the ash of nearly all plants. In ; the soil it sets free and renders available ether plant foods, also serving to ! store, up f^od n -?ten;?l in the soil and | prevent its loss by washing away. No j soil can be considered well manured : with economy unless there is a sufU- I ciency of lime present to get a maxi- | mum of efficiency out of the manure. ! It is claimed that there should be at ; least one-half percent of lime present I in any soil or one part in two hun- | dred. To test for lime put some of the soil in an ordinary tumbler or test ; tube, pour in a little water and stir j well, and then pour in a little muri- j atic acid. If it effervesces freely the soil contains sufficient lime, but if ef- j fervescence is feeble, or is not appar- j cnt, the soil requires lime. When lime ; is applied it should be in a very fine ' condition, air slaked, and should be j distributed evenly by broadcasting over the surface of the soil. There i are implements made for performing j such work. The tendency ot' lime is to : go down into the soil; hence it is not j necessary to work it in with a har- j row. It should not be left in piles in the fields. 11 it can be avoided, as :t j may prove injurious on locations j where it is heaped. From 10 to 40 I bushels of air slaked lime are used per ! acre, the quantity depending upon the soil and conditions, a larger proportion i being used when the lime is applied i at the time of plowing under a green j manurial crop. As lime is slow in its effect on most soils, the benefits derived from its use may not be apparent for months, for j which reason it is broadcasted in the ' fall so as to allow as much time as possible for it to remain in the soil, the land being plowed in the spring, j It gives excellent results when used j with green manurial crops, being used i on the plowed ground when the crop j is turned under, but as the soil may ! lose some of its soluble plant food during the winter if lett uncovered, it is the practice with some to sow rye j on the plowed ground, turning the rye under early in the spring. Gas lime j is. also sometimes used, but being sulphide and sulphite of lime, and being very different from air slaked lime it does not give the same results, and mav prove injurious if used in very large quantities.. Gas lime does not assist nitrification, and is not there- i fore as valable as may be supposed, though it is a powerful Insecticide. It is not necessary to apply lime every year. Some soils require only an occasional application. If applied every year the quantity should be small, not exceeding 10 bushels per acre, and even then it should not be used every year on the same land except when a green crop is plowed under, the lime then assisting to neutralize the acids in 'ihe soil. Lime is not a substitute i for manures or fertilizers; in fact, if lime is used there is all the more need for manure or fertilizer, as the advantage held by lime over the fertilizer salts is its chemical and mechanical ' effect on the soil. It gives good results wherever used, is cheap compared with its real value, and should be used by a larger number of farmers.?Philadelphia Record. British rivers and canals carry 35,00.0,000 tons of merchandise a year, I those of Fra.nce 25,000,000, and of Germany 9,000,000. A Warm Weather Dessert. Mint sherbet is an excellent summer ! dessert, and has the advantage of be- j ing easily made. Pour a pint and a j half of boiling water over a bunch of mint, and let it stand. Boil together a quart of cold water and two and onehalf cupfuls of sugar for fifteen min- j tile;?. Strain the mint into it Add a cupful each of orange, strawberry and j currant juice. Cool and freeze. Ar- ' range a sprig of mint in each cup. I'eannt Cookies. j Peanut cookies will prove a delight j bo most members of the family. To make them, remove the skins from j I v. 1 cupfuls of shelled peanuts, and | put them through a meat chopper. 1 ('ream together three teaspoonfuls of j butter find one cupful or sugar, auj three eggs, two tablespoonfuls of milk, j one saltspoonful of salt, the nuts and enough flour to make a soft dough. Rill them on a floured board, cut them with a small cutter and bake in a mf-dcrate oven. A New Cranberry Pie. A del'cious cranberry pie is made ot ti e uncooked fruit To make a small p'l, take a large cut of the ripe fruit ar.-l chop it into small pieces. Add a ci-.) of granulated sugar. Stir a tablespoonful of corn starch into a little cold water and add a quarter of a cup of boiling water. Pour over the cranberries and sugar and mix thoroughly. Roll out the pastry thin, cover the pie plate with pastry and fill with the cranberry " ling. Cover with a plain pastry, cover and bake in the oven for about forty minutes. A Delicious Dessert. Cherry r.auce with plain boiled rice is an inexpensive and delicious dessert. Put into a saucepan a tablespoonful of flour and two ounces of butter. When well blended, a pound of stoned cherries, four whole cloves and a pint of water. Allow this to simmer until the cherries are soft, then strain through a fine sieve, rubbing and mashing the cherries to obtain as much of the pulp as possible. Next add the juice of half a lemon and sufficient sugar to sweeten. Just before serving add the well-beaten whites of two eggs. The eggs must be beaten to a stiff sdow. Canned Tomatoes for SalA<ls. Tomatoes canned whole for salads will prove convenient in the winter. Small, plump, round ones should be selected for the purpose. To scald them, put them into a wire basket and plunge once or twice in deep boiling water. Peel carefully and put them into jars that have been thoroughly cleaned. Fill the jars with cold water and add a teaspoonful of salt to each. Arrange the rubbers and put the covers on loosely. Put the jars in a big boiler on muffin rings or something that will keep them from the botlom. Add cold water until it reaches two-thirds the height of the jars. Boil ten minutes after the water reaches the boiling point. The Breakfast Fruit. Oranges served whole are always an acceptable fruit to be eaten before the cereal at breakfast, and the combination of sliced oranges and cocoanut with perhaps an addition of sliced bananas is sometimes served at this time, although it is more popularly served at dinner, for dessert. And it is found that the orange cut in squares for this dessert is better than the thin slices, as it does not pacK so ciose in the dish. Peel as many oranges as are required, and cut in inch-square pieces, removing all the white parts and seeds. Put a layer of these in the bottom of a glass dish and sprinkle them with sugar. Have ready a fresh cocoanut grated and spread some over the sugared oranges. Cut some firm bananas into thin slices and place a layer of them close together over the cocoanut. Repeat with the oranges, sugar, cocoanut and bananas, with a final layer of thickly sugared oranges, and a sprinkling of cocoanut Serve with candied cherries around the edge of the dish. Household Hints. Fewer dishes will be broken if a small wooden tub is provided instead of the ordinary dishpan. A fernery and a candle holder combined is a novelty for table decoration found in the jewelry shop. Salted almonds should be placed on the table at the beginning of the dinr.f-r and served with the crackers and cheese. Dates, figs and raisins chopped together in a meat chopper and moistened with orange or lemon juice make an excellent filling for brown bread sandwiches. When lamps are clogged with oil the burners should be boiled in a strong solution of soda and water, and allowed to get thoroughly dry before being used again. A cupful of currant juice to a quart of red raspberries, in canning, will add much to their flavor. Currant juice j will also improve red raspberries that are to be eaten raw. Chairs that look quite hopeless after a season on the porch respond to a stain as well as to enamel paint. An application of ammonia will help to remove any former "coat" A pinch of powdered ginger added j to cranberries in cooking will bring J out the flavor. They should not be stewed to a jam, but kept separate, ! looking more like candied cherries. Cracks in a stove grate can be easily ! mended by applying ashes and salt moistened to a stiff paste. Put on at night and in the morning it will be j found quite firm. Should it crumble j again in the lapse of months, renew j the application. Cranberries make excellent timber j for winter shortcakes. Pare, core, and ; rnnk with as little water as will pre- i vent burning. Sweeten as for table i use, and can. To use place between ! thin shortcake, cover with frosting j and serve. You will call it delicious, j Trolley Lines. Interurban trolley lines, with fa- ! cilities for carrying both passengers ; and freight, are gaining a strong hold ' in many states. Detroit and Pittsburg j will soon have electric railway con- ! nection by way of Cleveland, which : will povide 375 miles of road under ; one management. 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