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Clean the Eggs. j
Before placing the eggs in the basket
after daily collections, wash them
in cold water. This, is to guard
xj against lice, and also the small mites,
"which are not readily detected. They .,
are also nicer to handle. To get the^,
highest prices for eggs they should
"be clean in every respect Buyers
.Judge to a great extent, of the freshness
of eggs by their appearance, and
It therefore pays to have them as
dean and as attractive as possible.
; Seed Corn.
; Seed corn can be selected in the
?winter or when the corn is being
Irasked. A box should be placed near
> V ' "the point of operation, and every perlect
ear (selecting only the best)
should be thrown into it while husking.
It is possible that but few ears
may be selected from among a large
number, but if care is used in select
3ng, and the seed corn is put in a dry
place, it will be found next spring that
? . more grains will germinate and a
larger yield result.
M*?. Pigs and Buttermilk.
Buttermilk, provided no water is
added, is practically of the same value
for feeding pigs as separator milk.
But it must be borne in mind that
" Irattermilk from factories almost al'ways
has mixed with it a considerable
I* amount of added water, sometimes as
r~ much as fifty percent, and, consequently^
ly, by itself is not a suitable food for
pigs. Many .instances can be given of
|V\ reat mortality among pigs fed solely
- ?m buttermilk, practically from star"vation,
because they were not able to ,
consume enough buttermilk plus water
to derive sufficient nutriment to supPly
the demand of nature. But when ,
the deficiency in solids is made up by
| adding meal, or even grass, roots or
other fodder, pigs are found to thrive ,
on the buttermilk.?R. T. Archer,
In the Massachusetts Ploughman. (
The Waste and Expenses.
Talk to almost any good business
man and he will tell you that one of
'the most important points to be con
' ^sldered in conducting a business of
- /-? Voon dftwn '
4U|Jf &UIU DUV/V/COOi UJ1.T to w _
the expenses and wastes. That's just !
tie thing that the farmer wants to
look into. There are so many things
the farm that this little piece of ad"vice
conld he applied to that it would
A -take more than this page to tell of
them all. The manure pile on many
'Harms is probably being drained of
the equivalent of good hard cash every
*4aar that it stands. Many a cow in the
^tables of some dairy is eating her allotment
of food every day and returnlug
only fifty or seventy-five percent
Its cost Farmers should go around
amd keep their eyes open and look into
these matters and they would be
money in pocket And making money
- ~toy merely keeping v your eyes opened
amd using a little thought comes much
easier than by hoeing corn or potatoes.?Weekly
Witness.
f Space In. the Quarters.
n \ r
it ever occurred to poultrymen
"that it may be better to keep small
has, if eggs are the object, than to
devote the space to birds of larger
breeds? The object of most fanners
and others is to keep as many hens
In a poultry house as possible and that
Is where the majority of mistakes is
made. Judging from the weight and
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Size OI xne Dl ru 1L i cyuuca a uuu
portion -of tie roost upon which it can '
comfortably .rest. Two Brahma' or
Cbcldn hens, weighing nine pounds
?sch (eighteen pounds for the pair), i
will require fully as much room on
the roost as three small hens weighing <
?ix. pounds each, and if the tables of
lbod equivalents and amounts to sustain
life, according to live weights,
^are correct the three hens will consnme
no more food than two large
ones. But they may do more, however,
as they can lay three eggs, while
only two can be secured from the large
liens. Here, then, is at gain of forty
percent in eggs in favor of small
Isreeds because they cost no more than
the same weight of large fowls, but
Ibeing more numerous they conseT
duenily produce more eggs.
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Exercise for the Cows.
i The "best dairymen believe implicitly
3n exercise for their cows, but they
wiso realize that they are delicate animals
and that to permit them to re'
main out of doors long on a cold or
"Windy day during the winter does
them more injury than good. While
the feeding shed referred to in this department
is an ideal place for exercise,
it is not in the open air, so the
cows lose the benefits of breathing
trash air. An excellent way to arrange
a yard for exercise is to build a
deep shed in the portion of the yard
where the wind is less likely to enter
?L Then, with boards or corn fodder, |
erect wind-breaks all around the yard,
i mining them up six feet or more
Bngh. See that the yard is well drained
and that it is cleaned of the excrement
each day before the cows are permitted
to enter it
| In order that the animals may be
snore contented while iD the yard, supiply
them with just enough roughage
iso that each one of them can make a
^ood cud. Have the shed and the yard
^arge enough so that there will be no
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EDEN"
crowding, hence no disposition to
Quarrel. With such a yard the animals
may be. turned out nearly every
day during the winter, provided some
care is taken to remove the snow-<in
sections where the snow fall is heavy.
Do not permit the cows to remain out
too long. Err on the side of a shortr
time and" daily rather than for several
hou^two-or-three times
dianapolis News.
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The Large Corn Crop.
Despite the fact that the corn crop
is very large, market reports indicate
that it will not be sold at extremely
low prices as was feared some time
back, when-ifc was-seen: the crop^-would*
likely be (heavy. The intelligent and
up-to-date farnjqft he&ryj c^crp';
of A1 corn can' pi^fierftSrield hiri;^>cfi (
returns by selecting tnev best of the*
crop and putting it on the^market at
the highest rates quoted and using the"
proceeds to buy other grains which
will give him the needed balanced ration
for his stock. This is departing
somewhat from the general plan of
feeding whatever grain one has in
abundance, but it will pay. Moreover
it will pay even to -the.j>oint of reducing
the herd to just the number that
can be properly fed on well balanced
rations. It is hot hard to use.
the corn'crop for feeding so that the
value of the milk produced is really
less than the value of the corn and the
manure, thus giving one a vlot of hard
work and no profit.'.', , - :
.On the other hand, if one feeds just
the number of cows he can feed on a
balanced ration, disposing of both the
surplus cows and corn, .he? is .mopey j
ahead at the end of the season. We J
farmers are much given to priding I
ourselves on the number of animals |
we own, regardless of whether we are I
keeping them at a profit or at a loss, !
and it is such lack of calculation that j
makes some men say farming has
ceased to be a profitable business.
Think it over, friend.?Indianapolis
News.
The Next Fruit Crop.
While there are as mar ->3 thirteen
natural elements; that into .the
structure of about e* .ning that
grows there are four that seem to be
more easily exhausted from the soil
than the rest These are nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash and lime.
They naturally exist in soils in such
irarying quantities that it is often very
iifficult to tell what is or not present
In abundance and in available forms,
tn most cases only the actual test of
ipplications will tell us what is needed.
But we may be sure that good
manures wisely # applied are almost
never amiss. '
Nitrogen is such a volatile and easily
exhausted manure and sometimes
in injurious one, that it requires the
most careful and timely application
Df all. When the trees are pale in follaee
and the erowth is feeble, it is al- I
most a sure indication that it is not
present In the soil ip sufficient quantity.
But fruits are not so likely to
need it as the foliage crops. In case
they do need it there is no form in
which it is more economically applied
than as nitrate of soda. Animal refuse,
such as dried blood also contains
It Owing to the rapid solubility of
these materials spring is the preferable
time to apply them to the soil.
Phosphoric acid -plays an important
part in the production of fruit as it
forms a considerable proportion of the
seeds and also helps.to give vigor to
the tree or vine. It should not be forgotten
that it is found largely in animal
bones and from this we can get it
quite cheaply. Phosphate rock is partly
composed of fossil bones. They
give the phosphoric acid up slowly
even when well dissolved and this is
why we should apply early in the
spring or better yet in the fall This
will allow time for the further decomposition
in the soil and the chemical
changes to take place that are necessary
before the roots can absorb the
fertility. Five hundred pounds per
acre is a good application.
Potash is perhaps the most Important
tny fnilta r?f nil the* manures. It
tdrUb 1V1 && v?4vw v* v>*4 ? .
causes healthfulness and vigor of
tree or plant and makes the fruit rich
and highly colored. Wood ashes contains
it but the proportions are usually
quite small. Muriate of potash
contains fully one-half of its weight
of available potash and sulphate of
potash about tlfe same. Both axe excellent
and cheap forms in which to
apply potash. The sooner either of
them are put in or on the soil the
more completely they will become prepared
for the use of the coming fruit
crop. If it is not possible to apply
them to the ground this fall do it early
in the spring. But above all be sure
to do it, for in most soils potash will |
pay a good return. One hundred
pounds per acre annually is a fair application
of either muriate or sulphate
of potash.
t i ? ~ Voe. a raw VionoflMal affar>t
XjlUiC UCU a * V* J VVUVUV11U
aside from being a plant food in helping
to dissolve the elements of fertil- |
ity in the soil naturally. This is especially
true of heavy clay soils, and
where humus is in excess it "sweetens"
its acidity. About twenty-flre
bushels of quick lime per acre is sufficient
for some three years.?H. E.
Van Deman.
FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervousivessaftor-first
day's usaot Dr. JUin.e.'s:Grest.Nerve
Rest or6r,'$2: rial bottle andtredtlseffee
Dr. R.-H.Kliite, Ltd., 931 Arch "St., Pbtia., Pa.
In ji recent burglary in Lgndon the robbers
)ised a new '.weapon. *"
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Mrs. ^Vinslow'sSobthini? Svrun for Children
teething,softens the sums,reduces inflammation,allays
pain,o^res wind colic,25c.fc,bottle.
Plentiful sales are the rule in the. diamond
market.
| Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
! for all affections of throa: and lungs.?Wis.0.
Exdslxv, Yanburoh,;*Ind., Feb. 10, 1&3&.
5?* ' . ;
j. All 'sizes and ^qualities of diamonds' seepi
tto be ;in demancfc r
'4 Guaranteed Cure For Pile?tM. t
" Itching, &lind, 31eadiul(^ ProtrudinjfPiles'.
Druggists ase authorized to refund money if
"Tazo Ointment fails to cure in o tb*14 days.5Qo."~
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t. Many German women.'s clubg ,aje Ji$>W
producing cooking boxes.
Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitapr Lotion; never faiis. Sold by
Druggists. Mail orders promptly filled
by ?>r. Detchon, Crawfordsville, Ind. SI.
There is a railway over the Egyptian
desert.
STOPS BELCHING.
Cures JB?<V tb?tl ye. &mV Instsn t
Cure Free?No Drujr*?Cure#
i s > ?\ i & Aljsorp^on. . . ^ # .
A?w&| brtath if priceless/ : * - \ V* \ li
- Mal^s Au&Bel^H '^a|er8'^11?fn??^^;
breath ana bad taste instantly. Belchmg
and bad taste indicate offensive breath,
-wbrrbis dne'ttr-^toiimch trouble.
Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers purify the
stomach and stop belching, by absorbing
foul gases that arise from undigested foocf,
and by supplying the digestive organs with
natural solvents for food.
They relieve sea or car sickness and
nausea of any kind.
They quickly cure headache, correct the
ill effect of excessive eating or drinking.
They wiH destroy a. tobacco, ..whisky or.
onion breath instantly.
They stop fermentation in the stomach,
acute 'indigestion, cramps, colic, gas !n the
stomach and intestines, distended, .abdomen,
heartburn, bad. complexion, dizzy
spells or any other affliction arising from
a diseased stomach.
We know Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers will
do this, and we wantyou to know it. >
Special Opfter.?'Toe regular price of
Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers'is 50c. a box, but
to .introduce it to thousands of sufferers
ve will send two (2) boxes upon receipt or
75c. and this advertisement, or we will
send you a sample free for this coupon.
12305 A FREE BOX. 1301
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Scr.d this coupon with your name
and address and druggist's name, for .a
free box of Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers, a
cure for stomach trouble, to
Muix's Grape Tonic Co., 328 Third
Ave., Rock Island, 111.
Give Full Address and Write Plainly.
Sold at all druggists, 50c. per box.
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There must be moments In 'Theodore,
Jr.'s life when, as he toys with
"the arnica bottle, he concludes that
the pceession cf a papa with a reputation
for strenuou'sr-ess has its disadvantages
after all, thinks the New
York Press.
For fencing in 212,000 acres of
Government land the Fe-deral Court
of Nebraska ha? just sentenced" two
patriots to a $300 fine. It does seem
as if land must be worth more than
that, even In Nebraska, thinks the Detoit
Journal. 1 |
STOP! 1
AND CONSIDER THE '
ALL-IMPORTAN
^^^FACT ^
That in addressing Mrs. Pinkham j
aro confiding yourprivate ills to a worn
? a woman whose experience with \
man's diseases covers a great many yea
You can talk freely to a woman whei
is revolting to relate your private troub
to a man?besides a man does not nnd
stand?simply because he is a man.
Many women suffer in silence and c
from bad to worse, knowing full well
ought to have immediate assistance, bui
modesty impels them to shrink from e:
selves to the questions and probably ex
even their family physician. It is
Without money or price you can corn
whose knowledge from actual experi<
Mrs. Pinkham's Standing Inv
\A/Amon ont* ^AWll nf
TT VUi^U OUiXOlUi^ A* VAU 1H IJ AVTA V/?
ness are invited to promptly commnnic
Pinkham at Lynn, Mass. All letters
opened, read and answered by won
woman can freely talk of her private
woman; thus has been established t
confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and 1
of America which has never been broke
of the vast volume of experience whic
has to draw from, it is more than possi
that she has gained the very knowlec
that will help your case. She asks no
ing in return except your good-will, and:
advice has relieved thousands. Surely i
woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if
does not take advantage of this genei
offer of assistance. ? Lydia E. Pinkl
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Following we publish two letters
from ? woman who accepted
this invitation. Note the
result.
First letter.
" Dear Mrs. Pinkham:?
" For eight years I have suffered something
terrible every month with my periods. The
pains are excruciating and I can hardly stand
them. My doctor eaya I have ovarian and
womb trouble, and I must go through an operation
if 1 want to get well I do not want
to sifbmit to It if 1 can posftbly help it
Please tell me what to do. I hope you car
relieve me. "-Mrs. Mary Dhnmick, o9tn and E
Capitol Sta, Banning P.O., Washington,D.C
Second letter.
* Dear Mrs. Pinkham:?
" After following carefully your advice
atuf faUn* T.tn4U V P(nlr)uM% VoMKahU
Compound I am very anxious to sand roc
my testimonial, that others may know tool]
valoeacd what you have done for me.
AGONY OF SORE HANDS
' Cracked and Peeled?Water and Heat
Cauced Intense Pain?Could Do No
House work?Very Grateful
to Cuticura. <
"My hands cracked and peeled, and -were
so sore-it was impossible for me to do my
housewbrk. If I put them in water I was
in.agony for hours, and if I tried to cook
the heat caused me intense pain. I consult
ed twot idoctors, but their prescriptions
were utterly useless. Now after using one
cake of'Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura
Oiritmfent my hands are entirely
well. I wn- very grateful. (Signed) Mrs.
Minnie B?*r^8 Dana St., Roxbury, Mass."
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"IN ADAM'S FALL."
Sunday-school Teacher?Now, children,
was Adam very happy in the
Garden of Eden? .
_ Chorus.,of Pupils?Yessum!
_Teacher-?Aad .what great misformn^h'l^p'p'eneH
<;^iiich ended his happiness?
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ViiV/1 UO Jllig UUi u 1UUUV "m (* n*4w?
?Cleveland Leader.
Deafness Cannot Be Cnre<l
by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
i way. to cure deafness, and that is by constiI
tutldnal remedies'.' Deafness Is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lining of
the Jhfcaachfaii.Tube. J^hen this tube isinffcrnEdVyou-have
a tumbling sound or imperfect
hewing, and when it tt entirely 'closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re storedto
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 Deafnessfcaused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for
! circulars free. F.J.Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The outcry against football is pe
rennial, asserts the New York Sun
but the season of 1905 has intro
duced a new feature, unusual anc
welcome?results.
Cures Cancer, Blood Poison and Scrofula*
If you have blood poison producing
eruptions, pimples, ulcers, swollen glands,
bumps and risings, burning, itching skin,
copper-colored spots or rash on the skin,
mucous patches in mouth or throat, falling
hair, bone pains, old rheamatism or
foul catarrh, take Botanio Blood Balm (B.
B. B.) It kills the poison in the blood;
soon all sores, eruptions heal, hard swellings
subside, aches and pains stop and a
perfect cure is made of the worst cases of
Blood Poison.
For cancers, tumors, swellings, eating
sores, ugly ulcers, persistent pimples of all
kinds, take B. B B. It destroys the cancer
poison in the blood, heals cancer of all
kinds, cures the worst humors or suppurating
swellings. Thousands cured by
B- B. B. after all else falls. B. B. B.
composed of pure botanic ingredients. Improves
the digestion, makes the blood pure
and rich, stops the awful itching and all
sharp, shooting pains. Thoro-ighly tested
for thirty years. Druggists, $1 per bottle,
with complete directions for home our?.
Sample free and prepaid by writing Blood
Balm Co., Atlanta. Ga. Describe trouble
and free medical advice also sent in sealed
letter. /
During the month of September
only one American was naturalized in
Great Britain.
To Cure ? Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E.
W. Grove's signature on each box. 25c. '!
The natives in China eat very little
| butchers' meat, except pork.
WOMEN,
41Aa you know, I wrote you that my doctor
' said I must have an operation or I could not
i live. I then wrote you, telling you my ailments.
I followed your advice and am entirely
well. I can walk miles without an
ache or a pain, and I owe my life to you and
to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
; I wish every suffering woman would read
i this testimonial and realize the value of writinff
to von and vour remedy."?Mrs. Mary
I Dknmlci, 69th and E. Capitol' Streets, Ben
nlng P. 0M Washington, D. C.
When a medicine has been successful
i in restoring to health so many women
whose testimony is so unquestionable, ,
> yon cannot well say, without trying it, ,
" I do not believe it will help me." If
van are ill, dont hesitate to get a bot'
tie of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
t Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink
t ham, Lynn. Mass., for special adviceit
is free and always helpful*
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' GIBIS'. NERVE .FAILED
THEM.
THEY MIGHT HAVE EARNED THE
RENT WITH A HAND ORGAN.
A Young Woman Whose Mother Was
in Need Hoped to Replenish the
Family Purse as a Street Musician
?But She and Her Companion
Were Frightened Into Deserting the
Organ by the Curious Crowd in Fin
ancial District?Italian Garb Did
Not Deceive the Onlookers.
A mild sensation was created one
day recently in the downtown financial
district by the appearance of twa
young girls wheeling a hand organ.
They were dressed in imitation of the
Italian women, who are ..by this time
familiar figures in the street, but they
were unmistakably American, and
equally unmistakably of a gentle
class. Starting from Hanover square,
they made their way slowly through
an ever increasing crowd of curious
spectators. Questions rained on them
from every side as to their business
In doing such a thing, but they merely
went their way and said nothing,
by the time they had reached Liberty
.street they were surrounded by nearly
2000 people. The small boys in the
neighborhood commenced to pelt them
with fruit and other missiles, and the
crowd was growing unruly.
At this point a policeman. interfered
to protect them, and the tall lighthaired
girl who was playing the or
gan broke down, stating tnat sne
would not go another step. The other
girl, who was the prettier of the two
and evidently the leader, urged and
coaxed her to keep on, reminding her
constantly o? the money they would
make and of what it would mean to
them. But the player refused to be influenced,
and the organ was deserted,
and the two girls turned towards
home. In answer to an urgent question,
one of the two girls said that she
came to New iorK with her mother
five years ago from their home in
Pennsylvania. The mother was a
dressmaker. She thought that she
could make more money and give her
daughter a better education in New
York city than in her native town.
"But after I left the high school,
about a year and a half ago," she said,
I "I commenced to have trouble vith
my eyes, andi on going to a physician
discovered that cataracts were forming.
It was a great blow, as my ambition
had always been to be a teacher,
j and the doctor told me this was out of
the question."
Through the influence of a friend
for whom her mother had made some
dresses, the daughter obtained work
last winter, and for a time earned $10
a weak, and on that and what her
mother made at dressmaking they
managed to keep a little home. This
last summer, however, everything
seemed to go wrong. The work ceased,
her mother's customers all left
town early, many of them leaving
their dressmaker unpaid, and it commenced
to look as though the home
would have to be broken up. As the
first of October approached they commenced
to worry about the rent. One
evening, about a week ago, the mother
and daughter sat in consultation
about ways and means, and as they
sat by the window an organ drawn
by two Italian girls came in sight It
was seeing them that put the idea into
the girl's mind that she would do
likewise. At first the mother opposed
this plan, but later she consented,
because they were nearly destitute.
From an Italian organ-grinder in
the neighborhood the daughter obtained
the name of a man who rents
out the large piano organs. At the
same time she confided her scheme
to a young friend who promised to assist
her. From old-fashioned clothes
of her mother's they fixed up the costumes
as nearly like the Italian girls
as possible. The rent that they paid
for the organ was $3.
The day before they made their
appearance in Wall street they took
the organ up Broadway and in' two
hours made over $7. Although they
were followed by a crowd, no one annoyed
them. They were asked frequently
if it was on a bet, and nodded
yes when this question was asked
Flushed with triumph at the money
they had earned up town, they decided
that the down-town financial would
yield an even richer harvest They
started the following morning, therefore,
at Hanover square. A crowd collected
immediately, which attracted
the attention of a policeman. He
came over to them, speaking in the
roughest way, and threatening to call
a patrol if they did not move on. They
moved on in fear and trembling, and
finally reached) the corner of Liberty
street. By this time the crowd around
them had grown very large, and they
were becoming frightened. The girl
who had planted the trip was much
alarmed lest they get into trouble, but
with the thought of what the money
would mean to her mother she plucked
up courage, and would have gone
on down to Wall street, but her friend
absolutely refused. It was then 10
o'clock. They had only been an hour
on the street and had already earned
$3.10.
The policeman on this beat was
kind to them when they had explained
the predicament and he found that
A1? Ho- did his best
11BU a ..
to disperse the crowd, and promised
to see that they reached Wall street
in safety. The dressmaker's daughter
would have kept on, but, of course,
could not go alone. She did not know
what to do with the organ until she
happened to see among the crowd the
man who had rented it to her. She
v
attracted his attention and turned the
organ over to him, afflpretraced 'her
steps homeward, bitterly Usappointed. /
There was no doubt iri-jfer jnind that
had she remained a few hours longer *
she would easily havje earned the $18
for the landlord. Her mother's necessity
had given her cotfrage. She felt
that the worst ordeal- was coming
down in the elevated train dressed in
costume. No one. seemed to mistake ,
them for Italians and they were star '' m
ed at and snoken to at every turn.?
New York Evening Post.' N "" ^4 j
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ASIATIC PRESTIGE.
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History Repeating It selfthe 8uL?
mission of Rueela.
It is now more than 2 J00* years since
Herodotus eipounded assembled
Greeks his celebrated theory that
the cardinal tact in history was the
interaction of AsfiS -"^afSS the
pendulum of ascendancy swinging *
now to the east and now to the vest. * * -M
From the fall of Troy to the membrable
land and sea fight at &fcykal?. he
depicted many a "Vicissitude, bus of 'M
course, he could not foresee thaftthe ' ^
grandsons of the men who heardjbim
would witness the destruction o^the
Persian empire by Alexander an<? the ; ' ?
penetration of India by the Macnonian
phalanx. f? i ,i
As little could the western ,ped$ie3, ?
which in the 19th century despoiled / r
and insulted China and wrenfthed
open the gates of Japan, hawfe expected
that in the course of arfew
decades a tar eastern nation wuld
exhibit a degree of military and laval
efficiency unsurpassed, if equalled in : /f.
the annal3 of mankind. Y]
Had our memories been more tena- v 5
cious none of us would have taken lor (
granted, as most of us have, that
Asia was beyond the hope of resurrection,
doomed to permanent prostration*:
under the European heeL Such, undoubtedly
was the delusion in which
the eastern subjects of the Roman
empire long abided, although such
defeats as those of Crassus and Valerian
ought to have excited deep - ':40s
misgivings. ^
Everybody imagined that the Orien- '
tal wave had spent itself when Hannibal
was routed at Zama, and nobody g,
could have anticipated that, from \ y
the second half of the seventh to near
the close of the 17th century, Eu- '
rope would be haunted with, the;dread . t
of Asiatic invasion and conquest Yet ,
more than a thousand years- were to
elapse from the seizure of Roman Syria
by a successor of Mohammed to
Sobieski's repulse of the Turks from HI
oeiore tne wans or Vienna. .?v. ''5
Of all Ayran countries Russia had
least reason to arrogate an innate superiority
oyer the Turanian, stock.
The grand dukes of Muscovy had been. ; $
paying tribute lor two centuries to \
the Mongol rulers of the Golden Horn
when the Turks took Constantinople,
and some three and a half centuries . f
more were to elapse before the Russian
regained control of the Crimea.
Even China in the 17th. century,
when the Manchu dynasty was young, 'bt
drove Muscovite pioneers and merchants
out of Manchuria and forced ^
them by treaty to retire behind the i
Amur river. History, therefore, will '' -%
but repeat itself when Russia submits
to similar boundaries at the
command of the Japanese.?New ?
York Sun. >
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
Among elephants both sexes of the v- f
African species have ivory trunks, I
while in Asia these are generally re- .
stricted to the male.
A farmhouse near Minehead, England,
is situated in so deep a hollow
that for three months of the' yedr the
sun's rays do not fall upon It
?
Pet dogs in sunbonnets and bine
glass spectacles are to be seen fol- .. allowing
their owners through the
streets of Berlin in hot weather. *
A London firm has constructed on the
roof of its warehouses a rifle range; f
so that its employes may have prae- ,
tice without going far or being put
to traveling expenses. Lord Roberts j*
will open the range.
When the Booth liner Cyril sank in
the River Amazon, a wealthy Brazil-'' ;:^gj
ian banker was the only person who
was able to save his personal property ^
which consisted of a small handbag
containing $90,000 In banknotes.
The importance of removing all unnecessary
objects from the decks of ; i
men of war was emphasized on board F]
the Japanese Mikasa, on which 23
men were killed or wounded by the
fragment of an optic telegraph that
had been hit by a bdmb,
- V'Js '
? The
other day thousands of rats \ 3
were seen running along some of the i A'
streets of Paris, near the Eastern Station.
, They had been driven from - \ their
hannts by the destruction of an
old bridge. Many were killed by man a f
and beast, but some of the attacking
cats were killed by the rats.
The pavement before the door of the
Church of San Carlo de Borromeo, Is
Monterey, Mexico, Is a curious memen- +
to of the whaling industry of that -?v,
town. The roundv mushroom-like objects
in the pavement are the ver 4
tebrae of whales. This is one of the
churches founded by the Spanish mi?
sionary fathers ih the 16th century.
Queerest of Accidents.
A woman who was bicycling along
an English road felt something strike : >
her head. Reaching up she discov* 9 _
ered that a sparrow had impaled it* V \ '
self on the hatpin, which was protrud- '
ing about two inches.