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H _ _ /> A success seems sure tor toe Big i Show |a 1893. V ^WEST 18 I'LL IN LINE, j Working withVigor to Make a ! Marvelous Showing. r- : Success now ieem3 certain for the : trans-MisslssippV and international ahow, famIliai'L^ known as the Omaha | Exposition. Al^be West is In line, und working with visor, to make the cxh'.bi- I ( tlon next year a thing to be remember- \, ed, and the atjundaut crops of the , farmers have encouraged them to Jolu , In the demonstration. Great resources , , will be soon, nafl It will prove astonish- , Ing and lutereatlug to view the materiai. mineral, agricultural and industrial i wealth of a spctlon only thirty years j old. The motto of the exposition Is ] "Expositions | are flashlight photo- j graphs Illustrating the progress of the 1 world," and Lo better place to lllus-' ( irate the marvelous progress of the , United States could be selected than Otnaha. It'liad a population in 1SS0 cf . a little over ^0.000; lu 1S00 It had with j , la lta limit* over 140.CC0 persons, i Omaha's growth Is only one Instance ! , of the marvelous progress of the entire j , traus-lllsslisippl country. Id 1S70 the ' J states west of the Mississippi river had 0,435,107 popple; to-day the population j Is over 20.r?0.000. Many of the states , whose vrofliderful progress and whose . diversified resources will be shown in ! the-exhihlt# to be placed lu tne expos',- i tlon buildings were carved out of a region thatthrp* decade* ago was a wh- j ADMIN JSTUATIOST AttCir fcfl#7 rterness of prairie, sago brush end Eiuci i hills. y It i3 10 Sl4.ll.;..1e wiC bCuiOVGlMtuio o. | ?jB builder, of tb.s great district, that tho exposition tv a a projected ia l Jj. j V At a congress held at Otuaha, delegates from t\venty*fci:r states formulated enterprl wha * luin on until tt Is now settled that its gates V -will open Juao 1. 1SD3. and eloso Nov. H embcr 1 of tho same year. Financially m the enterprise is in excellent shape. Subscriptions to the stocu amount t? W over $500,000, tho greater part of whlc < I Tvas pledged and paid by citizens of , [ Omaha. Included In tab- r-'::r are th subscription aa.l donation? d i.. great railway systems and street c.. lines, amounting in r.ii to >bi"?rii ; Other railways whose bites traverse t: Territory v. i:i donate i.beral buiv.=. Ti manager of the department of way " ' . <- nioaufi 1? tonf. V t the grand to* i of Block subset Ipiioi.v will reach ? 1. I ' OOO.OCO during the ; res-cnr yen :\ The Nebraska Legislature appropriated ?100,1)00 to cover Ike cost of stale buildings anrl exhibits. Illinois Lias appropriated $-10,000 for ['/ a building uud exhibits, to bo adtnlnb- ]. tcred under a commission appointed 1> - n tbe Governor. lown was the stat-? . to maUu a preliminary appropriation t > p., cover the cost of representation at 11. ? ! j. _ V exposition. Mon'aua has appro.irlatt 1 ot] $15,000, while Individual ri tiger..- have il;, JJ^oledged a ll!:e amount. making -. | v ' Utali appropriated i.-.tioo ami the Gov- nr ci uui WU9 ii ii li ivi.' u 10 u.'iDif* u for..- j j1 mission. Other {.rates territories ?0| will semi large stale exhibits eoilret 1 j.y through private enterprise. relying up- v:r on their Legislature* to reimburse later. Under an net of Congress approved in June. IShd. t!:e exposition ! , ; granted reeogpP'on r.s a national and f.v International nff lir. ( The men and women, to whom tiv ni work of the exposition lias been en- ?.. trusted thus far. represent ail the wo t- ] ^^^ro states. The [.resident is Gordon fop MVtV. Wattles: president of board of f,:, woman managers. Mrs. Winona M. Bawyer. Following arc the rico pro-- dents appointed to date: k Arkansas, W. G. Viasouhaler. Little ?iocit Ti. iT EXPOSITION. California George W. Parsons Los Ansolea Colorado, Henry I', Steele Denver Idaho, B. I*. Shawhan Puyctte Kansas, C. A. Fellows Topeka Louisiana, C. Harrison Parker New Orleans Minnesota, Frank II. Penrey Minneapolis Iowa, George F. Wright. .Council Bluffs Missouri, John Doniphan, .St, Joseph Mod nun, \V. II. Sutberiia White Sulphur Springs Nebraska, William Neville. .Norili Pixtie Nevada, William J- Westeriield. ,. . Beuo North Dakota, C. A. Louusbeiry. .Fargo Oregon, B. S. Cook Salem Soutn Dakota, Thomas II. Wells Hot Springs Texas, Gus Beymersbofior. .. .Galveston Utah, Lewis V.'. Shurtliff._.. .Ogdcn City ?asu:agiou, (jtorge \Y. Thompson... Tacotr.a Wyomiug, Frank l\ Graves.. .Laramie Alaska. James SbeaUIey Sitka Arizona, Chcrlcs It. Drt:ko Tucson New Mexico, L. Bradford Triuco Santa F? Oklahoma, Ettgeno Wallace Oklahoma City Electricity, applied in different scientiGc, Industrial nud decorative ways, will provo a prominent featuro of tbo Exposition, and will rut quite a flguro in the beautifying cf the site now going cn. The late fails and early springs cf i!:e Missouri River Valley will give ample opportunity for the landscape works and construction cf the buildings in time for the opening day. This site is admirably located. It :s on the bank cf the Missouri River in what la known n3 North Ouiulin. On the east Is tbo uncertain Missouri, whose swiftly running waters commence in the mountains cf the northwest and continue until they mingle with th- father of waters. Across the stream can be seen the high bluffs front which Council Bluffs takes It name. The tract selected as the focus for the group of main buildings measures about half a mile in length by (170 feet In Idtb. The main entrance will be through the Arch of Sratcs in the Grand Car.nl court. Th'.s arch, on? of tho mo noticeable In the group of structures, is Jecornted with n friczo composed of the trnnsmhsslssippi state-, the whole bens surmounted by Ipture figures hearing the United States shield. The bright ce'-vs cf the 6h'.p;as. contrastr.g with ?he mono-krone background :f the arch 'tsp'.f. and the gay effect of streamers (lying nb?v\ will form n jrllliaut pc'nt that can bo seen tho vhole lencth of the boulevard. This jrob will b? built of 'tone and will rerutin n permanent monument to comnemorntc the exposition. Active work has been done by the department cf exhibits. More space lias jcea allotted to exhibitors than was ahca at the Atlanta exposition u to bree montb3 prior to tho opening of he gates. Space aggregating 20.000 The work u r e live electricity, machinery and fishery sections are in charge of the cotnmiEsicncrs. The bureau of fine arts Is in charge of the tYestcrn Art Association. Tho bureau )f education U under the superintend-licy of the woman's board. Manufacurea, mines and mining and liberal irts are under tho direct control of tho manager of the department of exhibits. Tho ground plan discloses the Intent f the managers to devote liberal space o lire stock and agricultural exhibits, sonrly eighty acres nr the north end f the vast Inclesure have been so: part f r a rue.:.-; course, live stock ra:I-s. n ten-.'iirrigating exhibit lu pt;ratioa, agricultural exhibits, etc. he a ? jregat premiums for live stock i ill not be i..than 530,000 nor more h.va 5 S 0,000 special r?"?2vs cvislst'.n.": of six gold ivv'.res, fix .,.lvor cups a ad f!x gold ted >'.* will be awarded to competi- j <r> \ < ,?:i of the fellow lug classes: or the iv>t (I.spicy of Irrigating sys- j >m a cpev.ition. for the best electric | Si'.: sorvi o r.nl riivday, for the best -.play ii'.r.st: v.-irt< the process of the i a. utaetinv ? f 'roit root sugar, fcr tho j *-,t display oi' ;u.;.jiu'&cturing plant In | emtio:*., f. > v/cll as two more lots of 1 zn.tUC p. 'c> :or ctner high-class cx- J h.rs bo <!: . =.gnattJ hereafter. Vi.-.ror? winr I y vr.y of the mag- j lici-rt: are'. , b i r.*cea the twin build-j t rf nr* and drama nud opposite the i hit'"da:ration arc!:, the pr.'ace of agri- j llture being r.i the right and tho lues and mlaia ; build ng r:i the left. no canal la a smooth M retch of wa-i .*. r.cSoCJ cocas.otui.y by picturesque ; -us. I?3 two cuts terminate re- ; cf.vcly a: the govern* -out building I .1 the cv v.aduct -ioslj. All j ? buildings, gateways, colonnades j id bridges forming this r. uu group! 0 parts ci con.p* tion. each u v-, g .:s own fl.nve ,:i the architectural : rect to bo produced, uno point to bo j -rl in ti. r.'.ec.vss 'f :.,i> designers ' :;i Iti-epitiK fvto fro..) the iuflueuCO of Iter < xpositions. The World'- I-nir is ! t in n::v way rr..ailed by the trans-! 1 sisflppl exposition except lo tucb , rtlcuir.r* nn- i,ne v. en*. <i .-?.:ay of the . td must c f net-sity u.-en oio an- ; ji r. Vine fehaci'.d j<t\ mer.atb o* col- 1 ] ins, treated in tl.o I'on.pelinn man-1 j r. extend Li uveen r::i *no huiidiu si it p:r v.fu? \ < vritn nrly a ile j , C'liilunor* 'u.d-> all at ':nd tIio la- , an. to.rror v.- e surrounded a false perspective of columns by! . y ? :.:o"r :> / ti e ?ot a? di-tanee; . this its w I'h Is ?H'.n ft nd It s'i!t""l : a trefoil. In to!* mnr v ill tube f ^ vfr tivltlev. , imnrlr.;' an 1 div'u.T displays, n !J>1I i bo observed frun the eolonuf.dfs lt 1 from ti e s?:cer.rrUii.lir.g lvc , ) r -.e railroad tcrn:Inn! h.iildlrs tvil! situated at the base of the bluff dr- i 'r" the east c-1zc of ti.e section of i exposition rrourds devoted to eonion T . o I t or; I fairway* follow iiij-'rat? line up too face of the bluff. * t?g stairways will l?e ahput forty feet apart and the spaco between them ' will be converted Into a waterfall. The ' distance from the level of tho railroad j tracks to the top of the blulf is about j tlilrty-threo feet, and this distance will i bo divided Into three waterfalls, each ; i havln3 a fall of about ten feet. Th:s J arrangement will give the landscape architect ample opportunity tor prol duclng pleasing effects and will be an attractive feature to visitors. It will ; be necessary to dispose of over 1,000.000 gallons of water each day la or- i der to keep the water In the lagoons' In good condition, and It Is thought I that the waterfall will accomplish this' result, while adding a pleasing fcatury to the grounds. Visitors boating in the lacoon wlltraia all the main building cf the Aiuicdu,1 government, agricultural, mines, mu-? chincry, art. audi tori is m and manufac-: tures. Terraces will .how. with great hemlcyclo stairways crowned with f kiosks: there will La clcctrle water ! grottoes, a mammoth cave, a bluff transformed Into a great park, and includlnf the hcrt!cultur.il, forestry, dairy, apiary and other exhibits. The baud terrace wiil seat 100.000 persons, and north of it will bo placed the live stock and irrigation exhibits and athletic fields. A massive attractive feature in the architectural section will bo I Sherman's umbrella, a device Invented by a Chicago man, by which passengers are elevated to a height of 2r?0 feet and revolved slowly within a circle, whoso diameter is 2oi feet. At night the tower will be brilliantly Illuminated by electricity, while nt the npex a powerful flashlight wlil bo placed. This stream of light may be seen for a distance of 11.0 miles. The mammoth umbrella will stand on the bluff east of the viaduct and not far from the terminal station from which passengers ascend to the Midway or amusement section. This bluff rises many feet above the level of tho river, and when the arms of the umbrella arc extended passengers in the cars will be over GOO feet above tho river. Omaha Is not worrying about her ability to care for tuc attendance at the exposition. I>cd and board for 100.000 strangers are to bo provided for. There will likewise be no difficulty in petting in and out of the city during the most crowded periods of the exposition. Thirteen railway systems eonmfCA Of 11 n aitc T i\ * LI" vnM.A -?* I* I? *4 1 IUU I t . All i ii I ^ It id cno of the most favorably located contors of population in the country. Eishty passenger trains r.rviro and dopart daily, anil Cvo pre at railroads maintain headquarters in Omaha. A new union depot '.s now under construction. It will cost $400,030 fad will be compl&tod in the sprlne of nest year. THE YOUNGEST WHEELMAN. lfarry Minlnc Kidew tlie f-'niallcst Wheel Idcyclo 10v* r- I.nilt. This la tlio picture of Harry W. Siininc. the tiniest cyclist in the world. He ie only seventeen mouL^^ldaudrldes what is probatl" ever bullb-lur Practical riding?. Ilia 4|-? - . ?i i <07p i jmm iiai-.et erxsixo. mount t\ r iyhs O i pounds, Las a trams 7> j inches hi^h, and the uianieter ci ihc wheel ir, 10 iuei.es. it Is perfect in equipment, r.-l the parts biVinc been made especially for the diminutiv ma ! chine. Even ih^ Jamn is n Under tbo guidance of bis father or to-ne friend of the family tlie little fcl ir.Tv pedals alout' fiiiion.io boulevard? w'.k a solemn and (i.-'niuc.! air, taking no lif-cfl of tbo ntm.nt'.on be is attractIn.,. Occasionally observing a score hi-: f.n?h ly crouching o\o. the handlebar?. Harry tries to tlo likewise, to the 1 lit*r-? (ul'.y'ut of spectators. lie i- j learning tbo pc !nl mount and already unking fcdilt Tiles at ?'.my.ie tricl:3. I*, i'.nnlt'Ht i i ' I;t Iceland their mo no pvLotrF, and 1 the inhabitants at? o ner.cr.t In their 1 hub!:.- t'. at bitch clc-un:.-. u prop or! y } as loch?, bolts and uis ...a not to- 1 fi aired; nor are there any police 'a the (. bland. Yet lis history tor 1.0 0 years 1 records no more than t?o thefts. Of * these ho ra:.?F, or.o was that of a na- c t.vo v :.o was d'U.tcd of'or Rivaling ( several sheep, but as l:e had done so . to fin.pl.v In family who were tnuVcrlag for want of food, win it no bad f broken bis mat, provisions wove fur* Disked io them and wo; k \'as found for iiir.t wbett able to do it, an ! iiiean* wliiio bo v ; r, placed under nnvl'cal rare; I n? tho fctigt.ii attached to 1.1 t ime was considered RU.ndci"iit punishment. The other theft was by a Oerman, who ttojo pvv.n-ecn sheep, lint 1 o was in comfortable eitviini-. .UUP r? .1,11, I. f II 'I. .'IV V as lil'lliCjOU ? :<r >< :i?,neo jasr-cd noon iri wn? t1:ni ' :o f-'..o\i!(l k-'.I nil his property, re .coin 0 ':c x.'iluo of v.lifil l:o lin.il stolon and j, hon leave ?country or bo esc-cutrd: j! uxl lie left at onto. , 1! Sot Id art effectually snhduofl rouns man witb the swell bond cs mar la.ttc. : o It is as unusual t?, hoar a hind word h 'or a sit, aitiia r a- it l.s to hear n kiu.' p ,vnr?J f'?r ? married man. ^ Resting Blatsrlal. "When tho noste aro located ia perfectly dry situations, there is nothing better for a foundation than that cheapest of material, dry earth. A little tobacco dust added never comes amiss. For tho upper layer, lawn clippings, bay or straw, excelsior, or moss may bo used. The least desirabio of all these is hay, as the presence of small Bceds constantly tempts the hens to scratoh it frota tho nest. If the owner considoro it too muoh troubio to wash tho eggs which may be 6oiled, tho slight precaution of keeping tho nest clean and dry will add at least one-half to tho attraotivoncsa of V.ie lu n Q V /a K r\ P ev/*a Va?. P ? ? .1 v* v6 -1 u JUU^tUUU Homestead. EZ" An Ivlral TTofl^o riant. Thi3 ia what Professor Massey oi tho North California Experiment Station calls tho Citrus trifoliata. The belief is general that none of tho tree oranges ia liarcly at tho north, but, according to the professor, there ore fow places whero this delicious orange is not completely hardy. Ho aay3 It passed through last winter in Michigan safely. Its compaat dwarf habit makes this plant easy to keen in good shapo without hard pruning. Its completo armament of the strongest and sharpest spines pointing in every direction makes it a bettor defense than oven tho honey locust. It makes uo tuckers and its roots spread bub a Bhort distance and are not exhaustive of a broad strip of soil, as the other plants used for form hedges ore. It bears a great profusion of tho sweetest of orange flowors, and loads itsolf with little sour, seedy oranges, liko limes, which ripen iu October, When the entire hardiness of this plant i3 fully realized tho question of the best hodga plant will, I think, bo finally settled. The plants are now so cheap in the Southern nurseries that it will be easy for the experiment stations and individuals in tho oxtromo north to test their hardiness. To Prevont a Horse Elckin;, The illustration 6hows a device to bo used where a horse kiolss his stable companion. It is made from one-inch galvanized iron tubing. Tho two corners aro screwed togothor with a ror>y? y] vsi JM. 1(1 *h*f/r-\ . ^ i.tujuu iu iiiiijuofc every village and j o.vn wbo arc glad to obtain for family ; iso a strictly gilt-edged article at its I ruo value. To a limited extent tbis 1 lemaud has been met, but I am led to elicvo that the field is by no means ifby occupied. To succeed iu this it will often be ocessary to lay aside preconceived 1 Icr.-*. Tempering cream by the sencc f feeling or determining aeidiiy by j iste, wiil net answer, flutter owes' :s good < ' \iiy largely to it?.. rent wen' ;i,-ruing vat and only ) a small uegreo to the worker. The essential features of good but- ! ?v making aro, a pure, sweet cream j i proper consislency ripened rather ! io-vlv at a iemneraturo of .">3 to 02 do%r v c s 9, or a lilt'o high or with or withut o itartcr, The acidity at churning I ITOCDBA.CII IN 6TABI.E. turn coupler. Pius go through holes iu tho upper ends anil aro attached to the woodwork cf the stall. A cord is fastened to tho devico for raising or lowering as required. "When r.ot in use it is raised and is well out of the way of everything. Iu use, it doss uot interfere at all with tho animal's moraraonts. except to prevent his being too free with his feet and logs. J To prevenc thieves taking horses out of the stable place a bar of iron across tho doorway, as shown in cut, 0110 end (a) entering far enough through tho doorpost to allow tho other end (b) to lit into a rcckct. An iron key is tint into a nolo in thu bar near (a) and padlocked there. These two devices arc not patented and they are effective.? Orange Judd Farmer. The Tiivato Dairjman's Oproilnnlty. Creamery butter is tho standard in Lite markets beea.iso it is uniform and :an bo had in quantities sufiioient to supply the retail trade, eaysF. W. Mossnan, of Massachusetts. The creamory-, nan, however, La3 lu'o trials. The ^possibility of overseeing the proluotion an.l first handling of tuo milk s a serious difficulty, often causing a ower grade prodncr. Unless a first- ' :la33 bnttermakor can bo obtained, 1 nuch loss will result in many ways. Jt is because of theso drawbacks) hat thcro is still an opportunity for j ctpert privato dairymen to make a . mttev fur superior in quality to the j ivcrago creamery product. There j ,-a 1 - 1 11M ' ' ^ ^^^^^1 * ' ' 1 1 I M I.I. . tiru? should not bo far from 0.7 per I oant., preferably under tuan over, though tho writer lias recently mado n j fiamplo of bntter which scored ninety- j nino points in a possible ouo hundred from cream which at churning tima : showod 0.7i5 per cent. Churning temporaturo is governed by tho par cent, of butter fat and do- J grco of ripeness of tho ore am, also tho > character of tho herd and period of ; lactation. Tho temperataro 6houldbo ' such tliat from thirty to sixty minutes ' is required for churning. Cream ought never to bo churned when it breaks iu i from fire to ten minutes, as snohtreat- ! mont is ruinous in point of quality end ' economy. E.vccssivo washing of butter is at- \ trays at the oxponse rf tho flavor. If in just the right condition, it requires very littlo washing. Boino prefer a trashing of brino at a tomperaturo of 1 fifty-four to fifty-eight degrees. Good results avo obtained in this tray. Tho I flavor ia supposed to bo removed in a ' less dogreo than by tho tiso of puro ; water. Color and cult of tho best j quality ara to bs used in quantities to i suit tho trade. Working is important, j i. e., it is important to do just as littlo ' of it as will answer flio purpose of, ercnly incorporating tho salt and ro| moving moisture. Strict olcanliuess is to be rigidly ob- ' 1 cerved with every implement and in ! ; every operation from beginning to end, ' not ono day iu seven only, but every j 1 day in tho year so long as the business : J coutinuss.?American Agriculturist, 1 ' 1 ?nl>sotilnj* Explained. Testimony iu favor of subsoiling, 1 especially a3 an antidote to drought, j | keops pouring iu from almost every i 1 qunrtor. It should bo clearly under- | ( stood that pood subsoiling does not: ' moan turning down tho suvfaca soil ] ^ nuu turning up tne subsoil on top of it That would do a good deal of < harm. Tho crude material eo brought 1 up litis not had enough aicto prepare 1 it as plant food, and may be iu it33lf 1 very deficient iu soma essential food 1 elements. ^ To subsoil for best results, as littlo ^ ' us possiblo of the suifaeo roil should J bo turnod under. It should, however, | bo clean-turned once and tho layer be* * low it well stirred to a greater or less ( depth, as is fonnd prnoticable, and ' left so. The main interest and chief benefit of this eort of snbsoiling is to open up tho more or loss imporvious stratum that lies below the reach of * ordinary plowing in euoh a wav thaflry h* pIctioiAtfr mr. ?j&A. TWiat^Bwhrnd t frosts it may be brought into a condi- I tion that will enable it to hold the {; greatest quantity of moisture nad at (! I tho same time permit the free circula- < ! tion of air around tho roots of tho plant. Iu the growth cl trees, for example, the repeated movement of tho soil caused by the lev. v.tgo of tho roots , under tho action of tho wind may bo ' seen very much tho tamo effect as re- 1 ; suits from subsoiliag. There ii no 1 j transposition of the diuorcnt layers of . ( tuo soil, ou'v a loosening proportioned ' j to the amount of wind power that is ' . brought to bear on the branches r.ud 1 leaves of the tree. Tho decaying 1 i vogetablo matter, r. leading ingredient < ! in the food of tho tree, always 6taj3 on 1 ' tho ouvfaco and tho small iibors of ilia ? roots come up to feed upon it. But ( another cot of loots reaches down 1 deeper and deeper, mainly to bring up 1 moisture, without which ns a diluting < ! agent food cannot readily bo made ' available. Tho work don? by tho ? levcrago of tho tree is of very much j the same sort a3 is dona by good aub? c | soiling. What the tree keeps doing, c | it may be for centuries, snbsoiling will J i do by cno process for the plants which E ! f. " - - I luoii* inn grown ona I i perfection in a singlo season. i i There is c wide range in the char- ^ i actor of soiis and soma soils are such " a liappy combination o: sand and bam as to Uo reacliiy pervious to both air 1 and moisture. If there is excessive I rainfall, ir is slowly hut surely drained * ' o:Y through tho lower layers, an 1 in c ! protracted drought moisturo comas & ) back vo too surface in tho saaio tray, d ! But this combination is not common, t , and tho leading advantage cf subsoil- <ing has been its power to protect crops t from the effects of extreme and pro- ?' traded droughts. It is tho remarkablo consensu? of cxpevieuco in this direc- & lion that emphasizes tho importance t: of a fuller attention to tho effect cf e '.ubsoiling and the best way ex doing c it 'ban it has ever beforo had. >{ Tho best 6cason for subsoiling is h evidently the fall; once stirred by the n subsoil plow tho moistuvo and frost ft together will rcduco the soil eo stirred v to fine particles, through which tho c: air and moisture and tho roots to bo benelitcd fan freo'y pass. Eomo 1' ? 1 - - x - * ? p.anidiiavo m mcir roots touchgreater ponetraling power than others, but subroiliog will do at ouo process and more effectually what is only partially ^ and elowly dono even by tho most * penetrating kind cf roots. w Tho best way is to toad ronnd an or- ?i clinnry plow and turn over an ordinary .V' furrow at tiio ordinary <1 colli, follow* o; ing in the sama furrow with a subsoil w plow of eonn rort that will Rli^afow w incb.es of tho next slrnc 11 of soil and ki leavo it in tbo same pofldl .-n. An or- v< riimiy plow without the mohlboar! fl' r.ill do this fairly well. ? 1'ov/Dn^lr.n i 'u liomaatead. >'< .... m American poll cry was recant!? Re shipped to Liverpool and Edinburgh or from Kokomo, In.!., the first sent from tb the United State* to the British \ v< CURI0U3 FACTS. For a reoont vacancy in tho grAda of chaplain in the United States Army there wero no less than 800 applications from ministers. The average price of a Cashmere goat or 6heep is about a thousand dollars. About five pounds of wool ore needed for an entire Cashmere shawl. On aa old battlefield of tho Delswave and Catawba Indians, near tho confiuonco of Antietsm Creek and tho Potomac, the enrator of the Maryland Academy of Science has foundasovenfoot skeleton. A farmer near Dubuque, Iowa, recently acknowledged in court that ho had buried $45,000 to save himself from paying alimony, bat the money was discovered a few days later by a neighbor whilo hunting squirrels and returned to tho owner. Tho camel's foot is like a soft oushion, peculiarly well adapted to tho stones and gravel over whioh it is constantly walking. During a single journey through tho Sahara the horses of British officers have worn out three acts of shoes, while the camel's feet woro not even soro. London is in a continual state of vibration. To demonstrate this a mirror was recently suspended by a fine thread, so as to throw a point of light upon a screen, the movinga of which sho wed the oxtent to which the building was affected by the traffic taking placo within a radius of two or three mile!?. Decent investigations of Dr. LindenKohl have shown that the principal source of the Gulf Stream is not the Florida channel, but the region between and besido the islands of the West ludiee. At Biuioni the volume of this warm water is eixiy times as great as the combined volume of all tho rivers in the world at their mouths. Tho latest charge against electric railways is that in many places where they run near the coast they disturb the working of submarine eleotrio cables. The electric street railway in Capo Town, Africa, says the Eleotrieal Engineer, has affected seriously the efficiency of tho syphon recorder Df tho submarine cable of the Eastern f\?d South African Telegraph Company. On all the now 6hips of tho navy tho African shield has displaood as a figurehead the designs carried on the older vessels. This is cawed out of 6olid brass, with tho stars and stripes and the shield proper fitted closo around klia slander bow, whilo soroll work extends backward on either side for a usiance or rour or nvo icop. me i>iew STork. tho Minneapolis and tho Pbilalelphia have possibly tho ino3t olab* jvate designs, soino having cost $1000 :o $5000 each. Solar Englnaa. Elaborate experiments with *ola^ engines have been made by the Prenyl shines a|vi bestbppararns was tound to b? a dmplo arrangement of boiler and concave mirror, the steam generated Wng condensed in a coiled tube sarrounlefl by water. This was for distillii^ water merely. In Iudia an invontov named Adams has obtained some very interesting results with machines of liis own contrivance. One of these is a cookiag-box, mado of wood r.nd lined withretleoting min ora. At the bottom of the box i3 a small copper boiler, covered with glass to retain the heat sf tho rays concentrated by mirrors upon tho boilers. In iliis contrivauoe my sort of food may bo quickly cooked. If the steam is retained tho rosult is a stew or boil; if allowed to cseapo it is a bako. Tho rations of nvon men can bo prepared iu two ioar.1, including meats. The heat nay bo augmented indefinitely by increasing tho diamotor of tho box. It is rookoned that tho heat of tho run would sufficiently warm and illumo 1,030,000,000 globes as big as our earth. Tho soiar orbs shrink in diimetcr at tho rate of about ten inches >er diem. It will bo 4,000,000 or >,uuLf,uwj years before tliero is any >erceptible diminisliment of its radiaion. Eventually, of course, it must >eor.mo clead and cold liko the moon. -St. Louis Globe-Demoorat. - 1% An Underground CUy. Iu Galiola, in Austrian Poland hero is a remarkable underground ity, whioh has a population of over no thousand men, women and chilrcn, scores of whom bare never seen ho light of day, say3 tho Eoxbury razotto. It is known as the Oity of he Salt Uines, and 1*3 situated several undred feet below tho earth's extract?. It has its town hall, theatro ud assembly room, as well as a beauifal church, decorated with statues, 11 being fashioned from the pure rystallized rock salt. It has well r&ded streets and spacious squares, ghted with eloctrieity. There aro umorous instances in this underround city where not a single indiidnal in tbrco or four successivo genrations has ever seen tbo sun or has QV idea of how r>eor>1? livn in __ 4 , - -w " g'ht of dny. - %; A IIorsA That Wear* Speclaolo*. AinoDg the wonders of Surrey, hich io a suburb of London town, is Lor30 that weave spectacles, Ho ears thom for a purpose, too, for hie pesight is so dim that ho'can't see a ird in front of his nose, unless ho has i his "upecs." Queer sight, a horso itb noso glasses! But Toby?that's hat tbey olmstoued him?lakes both is affliction ami his Rpeclaolcs as a ;ry matter-of-fact tbiug, and goes >ont his daily duties calmly. Ho is enfferod from myopia for two 1 ;ars. Veterinary surgeons recom- 1 onded somo kind of glasses. Toby 1 >t them and now wears them. He 1 vns the unique distinction of being l o only four-footed unimal in the ' >rld equipped with "peot?ele?, ^ " u. gCUUMPERT, LL'TLEU ft lloUOWAHf Altoiorjt at Law At C. C. Culp'o eld Office jyj^ONRO A MUffUO, Attorney* it Uv, . No. 2. Low Ribci. g a. STORES. Attorney at Low and Trial Justice, Office Rear of Court House. ~DR IIARLEY B. LINDSAY. Dentist, I A... AT 1. ?1_ ? > T->I?? v/unc wici tuuituuuu) suu imnicri 6auk, Maiu btreet. Money to Loan. 'ry i In Sums of ?300 and upwards upon Improved Itenl Estate in LTnion County at a low rate of interest. Lou# time and easy payments. Apply to "!u"" * HYDRICK & SAWYER, Aitorneys-at-Law, ?.6m UNION, P. O Medical Card. Pr. John T^ewson can bo found at Ida office over F. Puke's drug store, night or day. Calls left, at Dr. Dukes drug store\vl!l receive prompt attention. CAin>. Money to loan on short I'.me on good security. W. W. DIXON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office corner Main and Judgment SLs., Union, S. C. OLD CLOTHES MADE NEW! * * Ccaning, Dying and Silks renewed at sliort notice. E. W. WILLIAMS. 13?ly. ~ ji o ho rumio? For putting elastic in your shoes I ave a universal feed shoe niachii ? F t-hlngand Iltdf Soleing. Mend tx i I.:uops call on J. i>. llrxsox, w j< ( f ??tt |V<w.?ft. f.) 0, P. TOWNSEND, Asst. Atty Gen'l., Columbia, 8 C i. Ben F Townsend, Union, S. C- * TOWNSEND & TOWNSEND, ^ s Union, S. C. 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If you will but give us a trial You will nevei go elsewhere, For those who have done so have nevas Let any other barber cut their hair. Our razors are bright and keen Our towels are new and clean. Wiil shave you in short time And what, do you think! Will shave >ou for a dime And give von a drink?" k BRING YOUR ' ' Job Printing to The Times It will be neatly executed. *i ' i T?l CURLS WHttlt All USE FAllS. BT fed Best Cough Syrup. Tamos Good, tin n Efcl lu tlnio. Soli) bjr (Imgzlnt*. In Dtind Statistics. It Is estimated that there are 1,000, 000 blind people in thp wAru -...U, v/t UU? lO every 1,500 luhnbltnnrs, Bays an axchange. Latest reports sbow 23,000 blind persons In England, or 870 for sach million Inhabitants. Blind infanta of less than Ave years. 100 for each billIon; between Qve and fifteen, 288; between twenty and twenty-flva, 423; between forty-five and sixty, 1,025, and ibov# alxty-flv.) years, 7,000 for aaob nllllon. Russia and Ecypt are the tountries where tho blind constitute the argest proportionate number of total >npu tattoo.