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TRI WEEKLY EDITIOG WINNSBORO. S.C., MAY 24. 1900E SIR HUMPHRE They say of Sir Humphrey Gilbert tt The sailors had fears of a tempest, t "For God is as near by sea as by lan And home through the dark to EnglI The two ships plowed the waters, an The clouds came over the quiet stars And through the storm and the dark: Watched eagerly, but Sir Humphrey And whenever a sudden flurry drive I think of tbt stout old sailor and k That God Is as near by sea as by lan When into His hand my will is given -Lewis Wort STRANGE ADVENT] How He had the Romar arcissus Brown was a most esti I ble young man of studious hab its. His father, a tradesman, had taken pride in giving him a liberal educacion. At the age of 19 years, therefore, Narcissus had finished his education and had become a philos opher. But you..h is fickle. An ardent ir: agination and restless instincts worked their way, and three months later Narcissus became a poet. "Father," said he, one day, "I feel within me the poetic instinct. I am a poeil" "Very well, my son," said the pa ternal Brown, "be a poet if you will. So much the better, too," he added, with proud fondness, "because it will vex Green, the grocer. His son is a writer, but he only writes prose." So Narcissus became a poet. Every day he wandered off to the little vil lages near his native city, and there communed with nature. The dusty trees which lined the roadside moved him to.poetry, and even the windmills stirred'liis soul. "Ab," he would sentimentally say, "how romantic they look! See the white sails glinting in the sun like. those of a fair galleon gliding over the waves to some far-off shore." The sea! He had never thought of e sea before. The idea suddenly Mhed across his brain. . "Ah," he mused, "the sea! The bright, blue, boundless ocean! That is theplace for a poet. What is there poetic in this humdrum life ashore? On the ocean man struggles with na ture; he combats the elements; he de fes'the storm. I shall go to sea." 'He returned to the paternal shop and declared his intention. But his fsher only yielded after much per ion. At last he consented and would self qell a coloniesL To this he added i e, some tears and his blessing d Narcissus started for the neares .4eaport. There he repaired to the house of cousin, a resident of the place; hi stated his intention and asked for ad vice.:s The cousin was weU acquaintei with the captain of a brig which wa. about to sail for Martinique, and se cured him a passage aboard of her. kt~. Narcissus experienced a sligh -shock when he heard the name of thi -vessel. "If it were only a little more poet cal!" he thought. ha 4'' e, o th emi< .-- n uke that .At the Sarah Ann!" And he askei the captain's namne. When told it wa: Smith, he almost fainted. He was t< sail aboard of the brig Sarah Ann Smith, master. He would have wil lingly given a larger sum if the cap tain had had a nautical name. However, there was no help for it his passage money was paid. So the next day, accompanied by his cousin he took a boat and went on board the Sarah Ann, to see what she looke< like. On the way out the water wa: very rough, the boat was small, ani Narciss's- at once hoped and fearei some accident-something romantie But he only got seasick. When he reached the deck he cas an eager glance around upon the hard: sons of the sea. Most of them were swabbing the deck after getting ii cargo, and there were several engagec in washing and hanging out shirth upon the rigging to dry. With an ex clamation of disgust, Narcissus turnet away. "They only need flatirons to bi washerwomen," said he. However, he descended to the cap tain's cabin. That individual was talk ing to a stout, thick-set man, anc signed to Narcissus and his cousin t< * seat thbemselves. They did so, an< Narcissus immediately began to in spect the cabin. To his disgust h< found it was a prosaic little room, wit] - a carpet, chairs, table and pictures oi -the walls-exactly like a room o2 shore. Narcissus sighed and turne< his eyes upon the captain. His idea of the man who was to brave the ele mente and command a turbulent crev wras as follows: A mariner of gian frame-at least six feet; a massiva ~9 head; fierce eyes; a voice of awe-in spiring qualities. He looked at Cap tain Smith and saw that he was short, thin man about 40 years o age; he was extremely polite in hi n'anners; he wore a wig, and he tool suff. It is impossible to describe th revulsion of feeling that swept ore Nareissus when he beheld this insig nificant personage. The individual who was talking t< the captain was, as we hiave said 6 stoutly built; he was a jolly-lookin: fellow, and was deeply intere'ited ii trying to beat down the rate of pas sage. "Come: now, captain," said he "can't you put it a little lower?" "I have only one price," replied th captain. Narcissus thought of the paterna shop and shuddered. "Well," said the stout man, af to muc~h debate, "what must be must be f GILBERT. at, salling the western sea, ut nevec a fear had he ; d." he said with sturdy cheer, fd he bade the helmsman steer. I the heavy night grew black. and hid them with their rack; iess each ship for the other's light went home to God that night. my boat before the blast. now, with the sky o'ercast, I ; and how can I feel dismay , and for Him I go or stay ! iington Smith, in Youth's Companion. RES OF A POET. ice Taken Out cf Him. nust have air, and dampness will in ure them. You know what they con ain. So I want you to promise me ;hat they shall not be put in the bLold." "All right," said the captain; "they shall be placed ou the orlop deck." "And I can examine them whenever [ like?" "Whenever you like." "Well, here's your money," said the stout man, and he placed the sum upon the table, saluted and left. "Who's that fellow?" asked the DonsiD. "Oh, it's a poor showman. He's going to the colonies with a lot of wax figures, to exhibit them." "Wax figures! Why, they'll all melt if you leave them on the orlop deck, won't they?" "Well, that's his business," replied the worthy captain, good-naturedly. Then, turning to Narcissus, he said: "Well, sir, I am pleased to meet you. I shall make your voyage as agreeable as possible. You will be very com fortable-just exactly the same as if von were on land." Narcissus left the Sarah Ann and did not reappear until the hour of sailing, such was his disgust at the unromantic character of vessel,master and crew. When he went to the pier to engage a boat to take him out to the brig, he met the stout man whom he had seen in the captain's cabin. This individual proposed that they should hire a boat jointly to transport themselves and baggage to the brig, and Narcissus consented. He bade farewell to his cousin and tumbled into the boat. The stout man followed him. "Have you ever been to sea, sir?" he askad. "No," replied Narcissus; "and "Never, sir; this is the first time. am going to the colonies to exhibit m war figures." "What do they represent?" aske Narcissun, mechanically. "That," said he, pointing to one they were long, narrow boxes, abou six by tha'ee-"that contains a maC I nificent figure of the Emperor Napt i leon; that, a figure of his holiness th Pope; that, an Albino," and he wen through the list. S"Well what do you bother me wit] it-4on2" demanded Narcissus, glad t find scmieone to vent his ill-humc upon. "I only told you Wecause you aske me; sir," 'ieplied the man, submi: sively. "Well, shut up, will you!" replie the gentle Narcissus; "you talk to The stout man's eyes snapped at -grily, but he said nothing. They reached the vessel's side, an -with unheard of precautions the show niman had his boxes put aboard. H made the sa'lors almost expire . wit Slaughter at the gingerly way in whic lhe chimi ed the ladder, and his callin ite masts "the poles" furnished ther l fresh food for merriment. I At 5 o'clock in the evening th Sarah An 1 weighed anchor and se out on her voyage. Narcissus re Smained on deck watching the sun sei eand thus, as he expressed it, "re Slighting the torch of poesy in hi isoul." But he hadn't been there Ion i before he became extremely seasicli and two grinning tars took him beloT Narcissus did not sleep. As i tossed restlessly upon his pillow h invokei the muses. "O muses nine!" quoth he, "pit me, and send us something romant! --a tempest, a shipwreck-anything I have quitted the realms of pin: needles and tape, and abandoned my self to the caprice of the waves, on] that my life may be:-ome exciting IPity me then, ye gods! Blow, o] Boreas, blow! Lash thy wave=, Neptune!" It is doubtful whether either tb muses or the gods heard him, but: is certain that something very singuhi took place almost upon the heeds< his prayer. The brig was not provided wit staterooms for passengers, so th apartment occup ad by Narcissus cor sisted only of an old sail drape around the place 'tween decks wher his hammock was swung. This cat vas he could see over, and thisi what took place. The feeble glimme of a ship's lantern served to illumin the place without, and its rays fe upon the showman's boxes, whsic were lashed up against the vessel side. Emerging from the darknes Narcissus saw the Egure of the burl showman. 1"The base hind!" thought he, "a ways anxious for his business. Her he is examining his tignires when b might be watching the stars in yo azure vault--" SNarcissus paused in his poetic flight. His eyes opened widely; I I elmost ceased to breathe. For ti Ishowman, after carefully g ancin e around him, had opened one of th ,b:>sos, and a man stepped out. Th word with the showman, and began to shake his numb and rigid limbs. 1 "This is indeed romnautic," muttere I n Narcissus. But he felt a cold seusa- c tion creeping up his back. I The showman continued his task of I opeuing the boxes. One by one the c wax ligures stopped forth, shook them- V selves and felt their joints. When the r last box was opened, there were six I of them, besides the showman. Each i man drew out pistols and knives, e looked to the locks, and replaced the a weapons in convenient positions. "Well," thought Narcissus, "that C is the most wicked-looking gang of i out-throats I ever set eyes on. This C is altogether too romantic. I wish I C was home." But his thoughts were interrupted I by the sound of the showman's voice: "All ready," said he, in a hoarse whisper. "All ready," was the whispered re- I ply. "Then, here we go!" With cat-like tread they stole away in the darkness. Narcissus would have called out; his tongue clove to the roof of his montl'. He would have risen; his head seemed glued to his pillow. A cold perspiration broke out upon him. He had realized the fact that the showman and his comrades were pi rates. The minute3 passed on. Thy seemed hours to him. Then he heard an outcry; the trampling of feet on the deck over his head; the short bark of pistols, muttered curses, groans; then there was a wild yell of triumph; the sound of conversation; then he heard at iaterva's the sound of heavy bodies dropping into the wa.er-"Splash! Splash! Splash!" It was altogether too romantic. Nar cissus faiated away. When he caine to his senses he had experienced a complete revulsion of feeling. The ocean to him was dis tasteful. He was enamored of grcen fields and babb'ing brooks. He would have exchanged the Atlantie o-ean for the smallest brook that ever ran. His fevered fancy carried him to the meadows around his native city; he thought of the flowers there; of the smiling grain and "Boom!" What was that? It sounded like a cannot shot. There was a crackling sound. The side of the vessel seemed to be burst ing in. The planks and splinters flew, and from the midst there emerged a round-shot-a jolly, pudgy round shot, which came wildly skipping along the deck toward him. As it neared him it made a final bound, and im be d itseli ood I Agaia Narcissus lost his senses. He y liked romance, but he was getting too ucha of it at one time. When Narcissus recovered con sciousness he found himself lying upon the deck of the brig. There were irons upon his hands,irons upon his feet. On either side of him e squatted a swarthy sailor, each with a cutlass, and each watching him with the most flattering attention. SNarcissus turned his head. Behind > him lay his friend, the showman, in r the same p'-edicament as himself. Ranged in symmetrical rows lay the 'i comrades of the showman, all ironed - and guarded. Lying near the brig was a large man-of-war with the Span d ish flag flying. :> "Sir," said Narcissus, addressing the showman, "can you tell me what - all this means?" " Hallo!" was the reply, " why d there's the little landlubber. I'd for - got you completely. Certainly; I'll e take great pleasure in telling you all h about i*. Do you see the yards of h that ship?" g "What are the yards?" asked Nar n ci~'sus, gravely. "Ha! ha! Well, you see those poles e that run across the masts?" t "yes." - "Do von see a man astride of one ,' of them at the end?" - "Yes." s"Do you know what ho is doing?" g "No." , "He's fixing a rope." -"A rope! What for?" ''To hang us." e "To ha--to hang us! To hang you, e you mean." "No-us." y "Why--why-what do you mean? c You are a pirate; I am a poet. My name is Brown-Narcissus Brown; ~and I live--" " 'Oh, well, tell them so, then. yThere's an officer." Assuming an air of dignity tem :1 pered with submission, Narcissus ad ) dessethe oflce:-, detailing the story of how he came to be aboard the brig. e The offier interrupte:I him curtly in t Spanish, by giving an order to one of r the sailors. f "Well," said the showman, "do you know what he said?" h "No." e "He said, 'Gag that cur.'" -"Then he didn't understand what]I dj said?" e"Not a word. Neither he nor any -of the others speak anything but a Spanish." r "But you speak their language?" e "Fluently." 'I "Weli,then,tell him, you, that-" h "My dear boy, do you remember a when we came out in the boat to s gether? You told me I talked too y much. Now I will be silent. Really, yoa should have been more civil. But - then you are going to be hanged in e ten minutes, and it will teach you e nmanners." n Narcissus was about to reply, but at that moment the sailor had pre 1i pared the gag, and his mouth was e stopped. e "It's no more than right," contin gned the showman, "that you shouia eknoww wy you're going to be hanged, e so I'll tell you. I've been a pi ate for :d 20 years anl never heen nlucky. Thin i my first mishap-I'm afraid, though, 'll be my last. Well, about six iontha ago, I boarded a Spanish mer bautman from Peru, and, of course, had t. maka all the crew walk the lank. Unfortunately, a ring that the aptain had took my fancy, and I've rorn it ever since. Well, this meddle ome fellow boarded me yesterday, and would have got off unsuspected had t not been for the cursed ring. The aptain of the merchautman had been , friend of this officer, who had given t to him. His suspicions being ex ited, he examined the ship's papers, rnd thus found out my last 1:tt e ,ame. That, though, you .14orail ,bout. So he's going -to hang us al. would have been sorrier for you, my )oy, if you bad been a little more ivil." It was morally and physically impos ible fur Narcissus to reply; he was herefore silent. Tha doomed men were taken aboard )f the man-of-war. One by on3 the ,irates were slowly strangled at the rard's end. There remained only Nar :ssus and the showman. "After you," said the latter, with a lendiah grin. "You are younger than [ am." The noose was placed around Nar :issus' neck. Stalwart arms swung Aim up to the yard. As he drew up his rithing limb3 in his death agony,the howman turned away his face. "Well, it was his own fault," he nuttered, "but I'm half sorry for 2im. " A few moments passed, and the two nen were again together-but not in his world. - QUAINT AND CURIOUS. Metal never rusts in the waters of Lake Titacaca. A chain or an anchor an be left in it two weeks and will be is clean and bright as when it came frm the foundry, which is probably )wing to action of some of the chemi ical salts in the water.' If all the dressmakers known to exist in America worked 24 hours of each day for a whole year, without stopping for sleep or meals, they would till be able to make only one dress piece for less than seven-eighths of the women in America. An ascetic is living outside the Delhi Gate at Labore, India, who, it is iaid, has not parten his lips for the last BO years, nor has demanded anything ever from any person .to satisfy'the irresistible demands of the stoshach. Piople flock to see him in large ham bers. ne of the ' the world, is Chatha ast of Ecuador, and 6 om Guayaquil. The island a in black cats, which live in the c ces of the lava formation near the t, k and subsist by catching fish and 8 instead of rats. Other animals fiuni on this island are horses, cattl d goats and chickens, all of ich ar, perfectly wild. T1 elinator crosse the island. In Damascus, Syria, is a celebrates thoroughfare, the identity of which witl 'the "street which is called straight, referred to in Acts ix., P, 11, is un quarestioned. It begins at one of- thl gatas of the city and extends about mile. Form'erly it ran in a straigh direction, but modern changes havy converted it iuto a winding, zigzai shape. Many localities in Damascu are pointed out as having been con nected with incidents in St. Paul' life. The house in which he lived.i said to be still in existence. The blind postman of Filgrave England .has just been retired on pension. He lost his sight throngl an accident, but Ihis misfortwdi not prevent him from securing the position of postman between Fi-lgravi and Newport Pagnell, a distance c Iabout two miles. He carried out thi: work daily for many years, relyini entirely on his wonderful memory, an< seldom making a mistake. His dol alwavs accompanied him on his rounds and he always found many friends a hand to tide him over any difficultie that arose. The Geography of Nome. The geographical position of the Nome region is the southern face c the peninsular projection of Alask: which separates Kotzebue sound or the north from Bering sea on the bonth and terminates westward in Cap Prince of WYales, the extent of th North American continent. In a di rect line of navigation, it lies abou 2500 miles northwest of Seattle an< 170 miles southeast of Siberia. Thi nearest settlement of consequence t< it prior to 1877 was St. Michael, 101 miles to the southeast, the startini point of the steamers for the Yukoi river; but during the year varioni aggregations of mining populatioi had bu lt themselves up in closer range and reduced the isolation from thi civilized world by some 60 miles. The Nome district as settled centres aboru the lower course of the Snake river an exceedingly tortuous stream in it: tundra course, which emerges from badly degraded line of limestone, slaty and schistose mountain spurs, gener ally not over 700 to 1200 feet eleva tion, but backed by loftier graniti: heights, and discharges into the sea at a position 13 miles west of Cap< Nome proper. Three miles east c this mouth is the discharge of Nom< river. Both streams have a tida course of seve:al miles.-Appletons Popular Science Monthly. An Early Start. " That Blinkersdorf girl is th, promptest young woman I ever ha< the pleasure of escorting." "She comes by it naturally. He father was a car starterd"--Clevelant Plain Dealer. F.OR FARM AND ADR ]Reasons tor ReepingC Bees. The farmer should keep bees be cause they work for nothing and board themselves, only requiring a house to live in. Because there is so much surplus nectar which the bees can convert into honey. The farmer an exchange the honey for money after he has set 100 pounds of it aside for family use. Because honey is the only product on the farm which will not spoil if not hurried to market. Because bees will pay a better revenue per acre than any other department of agriculture. Because only a little capital is needed to make a start. The number of hives can be increase.1 very fast. Now is the time to get ready for next spring. Study up during the evenings and be ready to put your knowledge into practice when the time comes. Profit in Chickens. Chicken's are machines by means of which grasshoppers, cut worms and othr injurious insects are converted into eggs and marketable poultry. Is thete not a profit in keeping them on the'farm, even if they do eat a little grain and annoy us a little by scratch ing? It is claimed that poultry man ure, if properly taken care of, and ju diciously applied, is worth half of the food the fowls eat. Poultry manure contains 2.43 per cent. of phosphoric acid, 2.26 per cent. potash and 3.25 per cent, nitrogen- as ammonia and organic matter. It is claimed" that poultry manure is worth from five to eight times as much as the same quan tity of stable manure. A little more attention to the chickens and other poultry on the farms, would enable us to considerably reduce our fertilizer bill, or better, leave it at what it is, and increase our yield from the farm. Chicken Roup. Roup often causes a very sore mouth and gattling in the throat, which is a consequence of canker in the-windpipe. Wash mouth and nos trils with weak soda water, quite warm. Take a wing featherand with it wipe out the split in the roof of the mouth; then dust with burnt alum and boray. Leave it a minute or so, and then wipe out as dry as possible; then apply the following mixture: One part turpentine, one part sweet oil and one third part iodine. Shake well before using. Drop this into the nostrils twice a day until the. fowl is better, then once daily fur d few days. As soon as the eyes begin to swell, paint the head with iodine, but do not get any into the eyes. If the eyes_ Are the only parts affected,just drop a little of, the mixture into the nostrils. It is very necessary to good, stund food. Do not feed corn to roupy hens, ut give wheat, oats and v etables co eme< with wheat ra: until quite dry. Salt the feed as yox s do your own. See that the poultr; house is clean and dry. Keep th fowls in during wet weather. To prevent the spread of the die Sease, take a shovelful of lire coals t the poultry house when the fowls ar on the roost, pour on some tar, an' hold the shovel wvell under the perche efor quite a while. Do this on thre tsuccessive evenings, and again smiok for three more evenmngs. Be sure t. a give clean wate t rik . Summer Treatment of Asgnragus. , Summer treatment is an importan * part of asparagus culture. After has ing finished planting, if the weathe is very dry, give a good watering o two, and in May and June, when yol mow the lawn, spread portions of th Sgrass between the ridges, so as to fi1 Sthe hollow spaces nearly level. Thi ~ bject of this application, which inns a be rene wed once a month or oftener Sall through the summer, will at onc b e evident. It is for the retention .o 'mboisture and the production of vegeta Sble food. The slight fermentatio: that accompanies the decompositio: *of the grass greatly accelerates th gotofthe asparagus. After th t soot hae begun to come up, loo: s regularly and carefully to the thix nling. When plants have grown tw or more heads each, the weakes should be regularly cut away, so the Sat theend of the first season not mor than two or at most three shoots ar aleft to grow to maturity on each plani Proper attention to the thinning c 'asparagus during the first and secon, a years, and afterward in cutting fo euse, is of the very greatest importanc toward the future welfare of the plani I spoiled a nice beil by simply cuttin the largest stalks. The weakest wer thus left, with the inevitable resul that our supply of asparagus the nes year was of much smaller stalks, an it will take much time and attentio to bring that bed back to its forme s excellence.-The Epitomist. Shall Stubble Be Turned Under. BThe answer will depend on the cor t ditions of the stubble land, an amount of stubble, and whether it ca be turned under early enough to se scure rotting before the drouth of mid summer sets in. Generally turnin under the stubble proves the bee thing that can be done, but th writer has known cases where proved the worst thing that coul have been done. Que man in Mich: gan turned under his stubble on spring only a few years ago, and afte properly harrowing and preparing th ground, planted it to corn. Th spring was exceptionally dry, and th summer that followed was not muc better. The corn crop on that fiel of turned stubble proved vet y unevei SWherever the corn came in conta< with the bottom of the furrows th stand was as fair as could have bee r expected in a dry year. But wher mass of turned down corn stalks or :orn stubble the plants wilted and lied, and, on investigation, the soil around the roots of those corn stalks was found perfectly dry, with not a particle of soil water in evidence. The stalks and stubble below the turned earth had not rotted but had reated and held a space that pre vented the capillary water in the soil below from reaching the soil above. Perhaps the land in question was not plowed till after the spring rains had ceased. The .me question to be considered is whether the stabble and stalks plowed under will mix with the soil and rot or whether conditions are such that the furrows will simply lie free from the subsoil, being held up by means of the dry condition of its top and the presence of the stubble. In ordinary years the conditions are such that the turning under can be done with safety, but in occasional years it is best to burn.-Farm, Field and Fireside. The Dairymen's Mistakes. Probably the first and greatest mis take is that the dairyman fails to make the best of his environment. Possibly he does not have as good cows as his neighbors, but he should make the best use possible of iWhat he has. He should keep them better and raise more grain, thus lessening the ex pense of maintainig his herd. Grain is very costly in this part of the coun try and ought always to be raised if possible. He should not make the mistake of keeping too many cows. Discard the poor ones of the her' and give the remainder better staales, better feed and use more care in hand ling the milk. I do not believe with many that the profits of the dairy are smaller than they used to be. We have gotten into the habit of shipping milk, which may be more profitable for the time being, but I am afraid of the final outcome. In my'section we have a condensing factory which pays well formilk and consequently sup plying liisietffy- js a paying busi ness. - Ancther mistake is that dairymen depend too much upon buying cows to replenish their herd, instead of rais ing them. I can raise a good calf on middlings, water and oil meal, and have raised calves on bread and water. I can raise a calf very much cheaper than I can buy a cow. Up to the time she is two years old she will coi .e but $15, and as a rule is much berer than a cow which is bought on the market for $35 to $10. Another mistake.is in having milk shippinig stations inside.tha vi 1' .would have them outsiJe.for the ',a son that it is easier to keep the milk pure if it is away from buildings. Another great mistake is the failure to treat the cow with kindness. Any thing that disturbs her nervous con dition will lessen the flow of ' Make her comfortable and the like. New scold or swear at a cow.-J. S. Shl tuck in Americaa Agriculturist. Treatment of a Lawn. Nothing adds more to the appei . ance of a home than a neat, well-ke ylawn. It is within the range of pos Sbility for every house owner to seci Sa good stand of grass, and to keep t Sgrowth strong and healthy by a Ii B of treatment which is by no mea B difficult. The first essential is to ha Sa well-prepared-bed. A good plan to make a compact bed of clay al then improve this by top dressir Nothing is better for t! :% purpc tthan raw ground bone. This s serve as bedding, and also furni some of the plant food neede:d nourish the grass. In choosing grass one must be governed largely local conditions, but the aim shou Ibe to get a kind which will grow we last well and look well throughout t spigand summer months. It is just as necessary to fertili lawns as field crops. Grasses ne the same elepments of plant foc namely, nitrogen,phosphoric acid ai 1potash. It is better to supply such the form of chemicals, as these a amore concentrated and easier to ha Bdie, not to mention that they are l1 ,offensive and not unsightly in appes .pearance. Stable manure is a sple Sdid fertilizer for grass, but a la1 tcovered with this product in ear spring does not look especially i ing. Again, in using stable mann Sthere is always a possibility of foreil weed seeds being introduced, t Sgrowth of which detracts from t jappearance of the lawn and mak r trouble in eradicating them. The simplest fertilizer for a lawn a mixture of ground bone and muris of potash, say, about four parts oft a former to one of the latte-. The mi t ture may be applied at the rate of-fi t pounds per square rod, and th I worked well into the soil. After ti Smixture has been~ applied, a simi r after-fertilization treatment will gre. ly improve the growth of the gra: and give it that rich, dark green col which is so desirable in lawn cultur .This consists simply in light t jdressings of'nitrate of soda, say oi half pound per square rod, at suce< .sive periods. The first dose can . put on just after the grass starts ,grow in the spring, sad if used il mediately preceding a rain, the effe< e will be visible within 24 hours. T tmore doses can b3 made at periodi< Sintervals. If the nitrate be mir . with sev.Al imes its bulk of fine,d eearth, the distribution is greatly fa< r itated. IRegular mowing with a las emower is necessary, and the fertili: Streatment recommended should f lowed annually.-George K. 'E son in American Cultivator. frut.~ sidLots of Them. t "The genealogical tree bears a "Surely that is a mistake," repli e Fitzjohncon; "you forget the~ date: PEARLS OF THOUGHT. Happiness does not -depend on money, but it certainly prospers on it. An air of superiority and condepeen sion is the raw material of revolution. When a clock or a conscience is audi ble at midnight there is something wrong. Where there is emulation, there will be vanity; where there is vanity-there will be folly. In the darkest hour Hope used to strike a ihatch, but now it presses the electric button. Occupation is one great source of enjoyment. No man, properly occa pied, was ever miserable. Envy is a passion so full of coward ice and shame, that nobody ever had the confidence to own it. There is no dispute managed with out a passion, and yet there is scarce a dispute worth a passion. Failure to the man who learns, means experience, and experience is equipment, and equipment is wealth. He - is incapable of a truly good action who finds not a pleasure in con templating the good actions of others. Nothing is so wretched or foolish as .to anticipate misfortunes. What madness it is to be expecting evil before it comes. Amiable people, though ofte- sub ject to imposition in their contact with the world, yet radiate so much of sun shine that they are reflected in all appreciative hearts. THIRST IN THE VELDT. The Nauseating Draughts Which Brfitsh Soldiers uats Drink. A correspondent' of the Londoz6 Morning Post tells us that though the British soldier "has 'thirsted in the thirstiest 'corners of the globe, he admits the veldt to be a fresh experi ence. Aden, India, Egypt, the Son- - danI But here is something, not hot ter, not drier, not dustier, but less endurable for some reason. It is the army and South Africa together, no doubt, which is the cause for men who have lived in Kimberley, Johannes burg, Bloemfontein, and Natal are only now, while campaigning, aequir ingjhe experience: the army with its inces'sstramping and the ceasel fog of dust tha gs about And to that must ad -pulsory life in the s hottest and driest - s-ebgam of shad tion of the and table. "It will be without a one's shoul . remember the rnot regarded * eeee an5iss no d reverence a&el $. ous en ,when it could be made to ear, continuous, and unvaued, y a turn of theinger. Here, where d. one knows by tire# limbs the weight er of what one drinks, the thought oV. Lt. water flowing through pipe; seems a dream of paradise. And such watet! Water through which one could see, which left no m'd at the bottom of the mug, and did not stain what it was spiled on. One remembers that in England they analyze that kind -of rwater. Why, the water we drink here is often too thick even to fiter. e "At Ramdam there was a big pond e-what was left .of moisture in fhe ye dam. One bathed in it only under the most pressing compulsion of clean butss The water was very shallow, btthe mudwas black and deep. One gsank to the knees if one tried to walk, sand so sat getyhalf in mud and h hlinbrown syrup, and thanked God for- water. One rose from it-with a the green leches hanging about one's bbody like bits of seaweed and with a Isprinkling of other less-known insects. "Horses looked askance at that Spool, but the men drank of it greedily, eand drank of it, where alone they could reach it, where the hor'ses' hoofs e had churned it into a blackish-green eliquor thick as sotrp. "Let every one who turns today a iwater tap in Enigland give a thought ito those who are dipping buckets in e South Africa and be grateful for an uexceeding privilege." A Message to KEulls. n- "To pay practically $25 for a brief !ten word message to the Philippines lY may seem extravagant, but when one Sreflects that it travels three-fifths of e the distance around the globe in comn S ltn he journey, passing under the edirection of half a dozen different e companies the cost seems far from ex s orbitant. is"The ordinary course of such a smessage would be from New York to e Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, thence to e Heart's Content, Newfondland, where 'it dives under the Atlantic, to reap e pear on the coast of Ireland. From en here it is forwarded to London, which 11. is the great centre and clearing 1-ouse e (or the cable business of the whole iworld. From London the message 4' will be forwarde-] either across the r English channel and overland to'Mar e.seilles, or by the Eastern Teleg.-aph, P tompany's lines around the Spanish epeninsua,stopping at Lisbon,through Sthe Mediterranean, thence t9 Alexan e dria, across Egypt by land, down the 0 Ried sea to Aden, through the Arabian tsea to Bombay, over India by-land, ts across the BEiy of Bengal to Sinapore, o along the coast' to Hong Kong, and :a accass the Ohina.sea to Manila. Not- . d withstanding the many; lands and - ry many hands thiroagh which it passes, l- the message is forwarded with reason n able promptness, witltperfect secrecy, r an:1 all the- way in English. -Airalee's e Magazine. What'in a hane. Mr. Adams-My wife thd P"*ere particular ly gratifielbver ~a letter r no ceived from our b')y''he'othf~ -yan nouncing that he Ieads his class. d Coll'ege P' esident-Ah! yea. The a" tovs march into class in alphabetcal Iorder.