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liH' •'••» •'PWWJIW « TK-^Xf i ILLINOIS TNCIDETlxS. , V. , -V" * ., ">;• A OR STARTM^#/:"fill|- FULLY- RECORDED. \ tt»t TOUR GOB Beady for th* Man with the Roof Paint - 8tatbtl« of Ohar- ihible Inatltutioas --The Uroo(ht Par­ tially Brokni-QnlncT'i Mean Man. Illinois Farmer Swindled. ' Jchn Israelson.-a farmer living about lite miles west of Sycamore, is a victim i of another swind'e. A man from New | York persuaded Israelson to a'.low ten I gallons of roof paint to be put on his house a; an advertisement. Aftsr the paint was put on a postal card was re­ trieved by israelson from New York asking him to tign his name to the card, stating that fie was the iran ad­ vertising the roof paint. Soon an agent from Aurora came to collect the bill ana through a deep laid scheme Israel- son was induced to sign a note for and found he had engaged to take two ca^ks of paint at $3 per gallcn 'deduct­ ing the ten gall _ ns given at first calL Israeison desires to sue the swindlers, * but they are not to be found. I«eft Her Fourteen Yearn ATO> Fugo Bank loft Quincy in 1880. leav­ ing a wife to whom he had been mar- tied about a year. He wrote her reg­ ularly and sent her money for two or three years, and then the correspond­ ence ceased. He was in Arizona, but nothing had been heard of him for ten years until the other day, when he ar­ rived from his Western home. He found his wife married to another man, Andrew J. Grimmer, and when he called on her she declared she did not know him. He then had her ar­ rested for bigamy. The woman had married a t-hort time after Bank left, and he, hearing of it, came back to make trouble for her. Record of Illinois Charities. 5 The report or Secretary Miner, of j the State Board of Public Charities, shows the total gross cost of the eleven institutions for maintenance, building, repairs, furniture, etc., was $1,213,- 30^.04. The total cost to the State, W, 10s,843.35. The average number of mmatea in all the institutions was -7,Mil.3d: the average gross cost of maintenance per capita was $155.22; and the average cost to the State was $141.9r. The total number of inmates during the year, including those on hand at the beginning, was 11,442. of whom 4,4'K) were males and 7,012 fe­ males. The number discharged or abient fraa iJ,6&5. Work of the Humane Society. , .The Illinois Humane Society reports -that during the month of July it has investigated in Chicago 259 complaints, rescued and remedied the condition of thirteen chiliren, surrendered two to institutions by order of court on peti­ tions, placed eleven in institutions tempora -ilv, prosecuted seven for cruelty to* animals, laid up thirty- eight horses as unfit for service, removed fourteen disabled animals by ambu ance. killed thirty-eight aban­ doned and incurab e animals, repri­ manded for»,y-three team ters'and oth­ ers, imposed $2.5 in fines, and received JMuO from its contributors. Farmer I>-np* Dead in the Field. Madison' ̂ "i lard, aged 75 years, d*> pped dead at his home, three miles southeast of Bowen, while harrowing. He had a chair to sit cn while riding and it toppled over with him and when assistance arrived he was dead. De- c^a?ed settled at Bowea sixty years ago. When the Edison mine at Aspen, Colo., was a paying property he was among the heaviest holders of the stock, and his receipt; from it amount­ ed to $,tO a month. He bought land where he reside 1 at death for $125 an acre, and had c.O > acres in cn3 body. He leaves one hoir, Mrs. N, J. Miller, of Adams countv. Hanging Lamp Fail*. Char'es Holle ibeck, of Rockford, fi i, attempted to puil down a hanging lamp I i: -at his cottage at Lauierdale LaKe. The amp leli and exploded, setting the house on fire. He barely had time to escape from the blazing oil and arouse the occupants from the outiide. Sadie Fallon, the domestic, was overcome by "^ eunoke and burned to death. Mrs. Hol- lenbeck and her mother, Mrs. E. F. faro.vn, jumped from the second-sto -y window. Both were badly burned, the , latter probablv fatally, besides having her limbs broken. The Auditor of Public Ac ~&uu££ «5a called upon the State bank* to report their condition. • - - ? THE family of George Morrell, liv­ ing » north oi Hillsboro. was seriously poisoned by eating ice cream. F;RE destroyed the malthouse of Bisch & Eppy brewery, at Chicago, causing a loss of neir y $90,000. T AENTY-ONE uteres, two grain ele-. rators and lumber sheds were de-. ttr;yed at Gilford. The loss is $100.000.| A BILL for $7,:05.30 for use of hisg property as a camp during,the strike* has been returned t:> .1. F. Henkle, of Cnicago, by the Adjutant General. , A NUMBER of milk dealers, arrested at the request cf the Chicago authori­ ties saveral days ago and charged with selling adulte. utad milk, were lined by Justice Foster. A PROPOSITION to build waterworks in Vandalia was submitted t J a vote of the citi ens, resulting in a v.ctory for- • the proposit on. The vote stood 3'o5 for and 100 against. IN a runaway Miss Maggie Country­ man, a well-known Hockford young lad i , was thrown violently aga*in-t a tree, breaking both her limbs badly and otherwise injuring her. , THE timber werk about the air shaft of the Star Coal Company s mine at Kangley was destroyed by fire. The fanhou-;e and fan of the mine were also destroyed. The damage is estimated at $K-,00.\ No insurance. AN elevator and the Big Four depot at Ogden were burned. The total loss is $?,01X); insurance small. About t\000 bushels of grain were burned. The elevator was owned by Milmine, Bed man & Co., of Chicago. AT Chicago, Christ Miller and C. J. Williamson were tarovn into the lake by the upsetting of their boat. The former was rescued a ter a terrible ex­ perience; the latter succumbed to ex­ haustion and wa i drowned. TWENTY - THREE commonwea'ers were released from tha county ail at Springfield. They had been confined there for thirty days, serving out terms wh ch Judge Allen imposed for seizing a freight train at Mount Olive. NORMAN L. FREEMAN, for thirty-one years reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, is at the point of death. He has been an invalid for several years, and for some months has teen confined t-o the house. The at­ tending physician does not have any hope of bis recovery and he may pass away any honr. RICHARDSON'S grove, west of Jack­ sonville, was the scene, Wednesday, of a large gathering It was "burgoo" day. and the old-time c x>ks had been cali^a into requisition to make over a thousand gallons of soup. They be­ gan t ) boil the water soon after mid­ night, and during the boiling they added meat, game of all k nds, and all the vegetable > known td the garden. The result was excallent. Feats of strength and athletic games cf all sorts entertained the thousands who were pre.ent. EDWARD SIMMONS, who claims Buf­ falo, Mo., as his hoiipe, is in jail at Cuiney. When aivested; Simmons gave his name as Edward Johnson. He was caught on Sunday night prowl­ ing in au alley near the county ja^, where his b.other is incarcerated^ . * Rain Hv« Fallen. : Partial relief from the terrible brought was afforded in many locali­ ties in the State. From Bloomington, Fairbury, Champaign, Arcoia, Assump­ tion, Moawe^ua, Springfield, and many other points come reports of copious rains. Already farm pasturage snows signs cf revival, and in no instance will corn be a total »ailure. It is even pre­ dicted by the State Bureau that the crop will be 70 per cent, of an average. J he could repeat it Prendergast, woo real identity was not known. In Sim­ mon s' poseesjion were found a number of burglars' tools, small taws, etc., with which he appa ently expected to assi-t his brother in breaking jail. He was seen in the city several weeks ago, when he retained a leading law firm to defend his brother. AT Lyo.:s, Icwa, Mrs. Adolph Max. aged about 40 years, took he;1 infant daughter Lizzie, aged 1 year, and her 5-year-old -on Lew.s, and, wading out into the Mississippi River, deliberately drowned herself and them. A little boy gave warning, and in a few hours the bodies o: the woman and in ant W3ie found. Some fix weeks ago her husband left her in destitute circum­ stances, and since she has heard from him bat once, from Lincoln, this State. It is said fea • of starvat on, having no friends to appeal to caused her to de- fctro.v herself. She left three children living, a g rl and two boys. He:1 par­ ents, who di approved o: her marriage, it is said, are well-to-do farmers in the vicinity of Boone, Iowa. HEART-BROKEN at the idea of being arrested, Charle s Bewsey, <8 yearj old. of Chicago, attempted sui ide by cut ting his throat. As a result of his abu e of her, his wife went before Justice Hennessy.an l swore out a war­ rant for her husband'? arrest on a charge of assault and battery. The warrant was given to Orfccer Luke Prendoi'gast who went to the Bewsey home to eerve if. He read the war­ rant to Pewsey, who promptly said he was willing to go^ but asked the officer to wait until he got a cup of taa. Pren- dsrgast consented and Bewsey retired to another room. He drew the sharp edge of a ras r across his throat bus did not make a : erious wound. Eefore sOEMOCRAGY'% SHAME* Facsimile of th© Sugar Schedule Prepared by Secretary Carlisle at the Behest of President Havemeyer and Treasurer Searles, - -Giving the Trust All It Asked."' rm* -ffi 1 , J ftUt--> WUr«d an* ^ if'1 >v "*'* tplltetii o» all iuiir^iMK^cttau^ Mmw* }•<•• «rirWMt )ac«, WlaferMmivtt ^1,, • «*» *r. tmr v»t «•« m wlarw. m* an D«»«fc Stardartf LA color TKM IMN N YartcA CM*' •> l.i Ml W •« CM jdaear or lat Moor wfiam* Mncrtt* or- o»m>«i«r«to4 «BlaiMf7«hic(i'|s tapertM ti<M. or |C|)w "V --Ml* •• «»••_»• MM It Myerwa ttmtfrm pftf jiA-tomh of or* cent ftp fan! In iltti leo to tHt ftriyln MM. h ^Nr'« ; !i. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. TOPICS OF INTEREST TO FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE. •ome bMllMt Rales from the frf>w<lT>n . Wortd -- Conccralnt Store Boottit and I CloMta--How to Handle Staeep--JTarm ? nnt loiiif tu»ld Motet. this should be furnished plenty of pure water and salt should be kept.; nearby that she sheep may lick at any time. Sheep need plenty of ex­ ercise, and should at no season lie shut up too close. Some breeders compel their flock to walk a mile each day from winter quarters. This is explained as they become too iat, so much so that from this cause they have been known to die when lamb­ ing in the spring. Perhaps the best plan is to have a dry shed so that they can run out at their leisure. Sheep never suff r from coid, but they require a shed to run under in a bad storm of driving rain or snow. It Is a mistaken idea t at sheen sufTer from cold; it is dampness that is the prime evil causing so many diseases in flocks. Shearing may safely be done on May 20 if the weather is dry and warm. If the sheep are t:> be sold in the early summer, sheer three or four weeks before shipping. After the sheep are sheared, each once should be dipped in a solution fatal to the development of ticks and sheep para- sities. It is better to dip twice, about ten days apart, as the flrst dip SPREAD OF ENGLISH There is in existence, presumably in Ibe possession of the Senate commit­ tee to investigate th9 alleged bribery or undue influence exerted upon United States Senators in behalf of the Amer­ ican Sugar Refining Company, one doc­ ument which has been ;'<>al*ously guard­ ed. It is a sheet of j aperof the kind itcuK awaiting trial for tie murder, on July \known aj "foolscap," on part of which 4, of his traveling companion, whose is wr'tten a sugar shedule, done with Record of the Week. . F. W. KING, of Springfield, captured : ttis runaway son and a stolen horse and buggy at Keokuk, Iowa. HENRY LUTZ, a fawner near George­ town, was instantly killed b/^ being caught under a traction engine which ran off a bridge. FHED KANE, a farmer living near East Carondelet, was beaten to death <by his wile and her paramour, who confessed when arrestad. Miss MAKY WOLFE, aged 2>, died at Beardstown from an overdose of morphine administered by hc?r own -hand with suicidal intent. v FIVE acres of o^ts belonging to Joe Langtry, livinar west of Hennepin, were setcn tire and burned by a hot-air balloon sent up by a traveling medicine company. Be KG LARS blew open the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Raiiroad depot safe at Kockton, and besides a small amount of money and other thi gs stole a cigar which was 160 years old. AL.THEA BEASLEY, aged 13, died at Murphysboro Friday night from the effects of burns from a stroke of light­ ning which she received May 27. . HALF an hour apart John Froriet, aged 7(5, and Mary Froriet, aged T-j, ,hu band and wife, died of typhoid fever at St. Mary's Hospital, Eecatur. AT jerseyville, William Hei.ron shot Bridget McHale three times as she sat in a bu<rgy. her death occur­ ring shortly after. The girl was Hef- fron's sweetheart and he was .ealous of U'Laughler. and warned .the "girl if he caught them together he would kill them both. HefFron made his escape. ON Monday morning, when the own­ er i of the North Aurora Creamery Company opened their factory, they found tnat over a ton of butter had been stolen and hauled away during the night. The quantity and weight of the butter was sufch as to invest the bursrlary with considerable mystery. THE corner-stons of the new Green­ ville public schcol buildins was laid by i the Masonic fraternity Friday after- I noon. Grand Master L. A. GodJard, of Chicago, had charge of the exer-1 "cises ; nd was escorted by the uni­ formed Knights Templars Lodge of Litchfield. TheNge&nd oration was de­ livered by the HLjn. W. A. Northcott, cf Greenville. A ! , susp cted something, entered the room • and seized him. MYSTERY hai surrounded the orig'n of a great many fires all over the city of Chicago within the past two months, and the fact that in all of the cases an insurance running from $ 00 to $90 > had been plac?d on the goods, aroused the suspicions of Inspector Conway, of the Fire Department, and F. G. Co'wie, Chief Ins ector of trie National In­ surance Inspection De ar.ment. Jn- expli able blazes were discovered which burnt too lapidly f^r fires under ordinary circumstances. Another sus- Eicious feature was the fact that thi urned datris in nona of the cases rep­ resented what was supposed to be con­ tained in the house. An inve tigation by the two- inspectors has broa ht to light the existence of an organized gang of firebug9, makin g its head juar- ters in Chicago and originating fire:| in dwellings for a tet price. Th<j money was to ba paid out of what was realized from the insurance. A nuns- t er of arrest have been maie and con­ fessions secured. THE United States Government will establish a black bass hatchery at the State Fair grounds. Col. Bartlett, of the United States Fish Commission, says at least $ ,0^0 will be expended upon the hatchery by the government the first year. AN app ication to make a writ of error on a,supersedeas was argued be­ fore Supreme Judge Phillips, in cham­ bers, at Springfield, in the matter of the Metropolitan vYest Side Railroad C mpany versus Siegel Brothers of Chicago Judge Phillips granted the supersedeas at the conclusion of the argument. THE report that the sale of the Elgi$ watch factory to an English syndicate has fallen through is m?re guess work. The syndicate has til! Sapt. 1 to close the deal. Busine-s is improving, and pos ib!y next month will see the works running six days per week instead of five, as now from J,2C0 to 1.503 move­ ments are being shipped daily. Gov. ALTGELD appointed M. .T. Car- roll, editor of the Eight Hour Herald of Chicago, a State guardian for girls at Chicago to succeed Matthew Hene- bery of Peoria, whose resignation was received by the Governor. The otaer memt ers of the board are Judges Pren­ tice ana Annis of Chicago. The above aDPointment takes effect at ong§, typewriter. Between t.ie lines in the body of the document and extending far belott the typewriter portion may be seen the handwriting of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, John G. Carlisle. Below this, in lead pencil, in the handwriting ot United States Senator James K. Jones, the active representative of the Demo­ cratic majority on the Finance Com­ mittee, may be found ijjte *e words, "Put in Carlisle provision." On the back of the paper, als<)/in lead pencil and also in Senatef'Jones' handwrit­ ing, is the following curious direction, "Put in more instead of less." The first direction may be understood as addressed to the clerk charged with the duty of transcribing the bill as amended, and the second a; a memo­ randum for the information and guid­ ance of those who should afterwards consider the measure in th > light of information as to the wishes of the ad­ ministration in this important matter. We present to our leaders a fac­ simile of this sugar schedule, with in­ terlineations made by Secretary Car- lis e in his own handwriting. It contiins everything the trust has e^er asked for, and is the most favorable to that hungry concern of any schedule sub­ mitted to the consideration of the Senate. How this document ran afoul of a c amera is a st ory wnich needs not be told, but the results are seen in the fac-simile given. The printed matter of the page is that portion of the bill as it appeared after amendment by the Senate com­ mittee and or Jered May last to be re­ printed. The changes made by the Secretary limit the tax of 40 per cent, ad valorem to sugars "not above No. lt> Dutch standard in color," and for those above that standard alter the proposed 1 cent per pound to per cent, ad va­ lorem. And Secretary Carlisle added the provision "that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to abrogate or in any manner impair or affect the provisions of the treaty of commercial reciprocity concluded be­ tween the Unitec States and the King of tho Hawaiian Islands on the oOth day of July, lSio, or the provisions of any act; of Congress heretofore passed for the execution of the same." The words written in pencil at the bottom of the sheet by Senator Jones, "Putin the Carlisle provision," tell the story. The proviso al owed the trust, through Claus^ Spreckels, to im­ port from i he Sandwich Islands free of duty its raw material, while it; fin­ ished product under the Car.isle sched­ ule was protected by an a l valorem duty of 45 per cent. Th s scbeau e. prepared so deftly by the Secreta -y of the Treas­ ury as a resultof a casual conversation, was sufficiently satisfactory to permit Senator .ione3 to pencil at the bottom the significant words, which may yet become a war c:y in the campaign, "put in Carlisleprovi-ion." This sched­ ule was written at the Capitol, Sun­ day, May 5. Tuesday, May 7, the cele% brat id' collection of -103 amendments,, the very existence of which was no# known to Senator Voorbees, the Chair* man of the Finauca Com uitt e, were offered in the senate, to the mnotifica­ tion of the honest Democratic Senators who had denied that any such action was contemplated. Secretary Carlisle's amendment was among the number, but during the two days which bad elapsed some one became frightened, and the disgraceful ad valorem duty on refined sugar was changed back to the specific rate of one-eighth of a cent per pound, leaving the ad valorem rate On raw sugar as he wrote it. There was also insirted after tho words "above No. 16 Dutch standard in color," where they;occur in the fifth line of the Carlisle dra t, the w. rds, "and upon all sugars whic.i have been discolored." This is apparently ,in response.,to the mysterious pencil direction on the back of the document, "iJut in more instead of less." 'lhe Hawaiian pro­ vision remains in the bill as it passed the Senate, and may be found in the printed copies.^ Only few people about the Senate are awa; e of tue fact that first saw the li^ht tba' Sunday after» noon in a committee-room of the Cap­ itol and that the first draft was in the handwriting of the Secretary of the Treasury. The Democratic Senators have endeavored to create the impres­ sion that Mr. Carli-le's part in the transaction was only that of an aman­ uensis. But the facts in the case show that the mis ionary work of the sugar trust began with-fohn G. Carlisle'at his private house ani ended with John G. Carlisle at a secret meeting at the Capitol. It hardly needs any other statement to give a complete understanding of the position of the Democratic Sena­ tors in dealing with the sugar sched­ ule. Whether or not as individuals they or any of the number were in­ clined to favor the nefarious 'sugar trust, they were but following a high­ er lead ip conceding to its bos«i about all that he asked of them. Undoubt­ edly they understood that Serretary Carlisle was speaking and writing for President Cleveland, expressing his wishes in regard to sugar, and perhaps aiming to keep the pledges he had mjde to the sugar king. Furthermore, as the date in the first line of the page amended as above was not altered by tne Secretary it must be supp sed that he and the President were in favor of giving to the trust the im­ mense advantage of a gain of at least $10,00^,0^0 on six months' importation of sugar to be bought at the old prices an 1 sold to American consumers at an advance' corresponding to the duty levied on all sugar imported after the close of this calendar year. Thore is no getting behind these conclusions, no evasion of the responsibility for^ail the catering done to the infamous sugar trust. The protection of that corrupt entity is an administration measure, the outcome of a deliberate resolve to allow the* sugar ring to ool- lect for its own benefit many millions of dollars from out of the pockets of the American people. Hawaiian i^psgqity ii?ailadeip£ia, Pa. An Omtnau Year for Drm'. If the Democrats are lcoklng for sig is of hope in the campaign this fall they should save their eyes from the truthful glare of the New York Sun. In a recent editorial on "Figures That Signify" it made a careful comparison of tho election returns In the second year of both of Cleveland s adminis­ trations--this being the critical t ine in an administration's life. In t{iis second year, ax-orJing to Mr Dana, "you get the people's verdict of Good or Bad.M Briefly stated, the result of the Sun's inquire is that: In 188U the Republican^ carried Rhode Island by-only 4,'Wtf, while in 1*94 tho Republican plurality was <!,22o after it had been reduced to a minority in the intervening years. In 188(> the Democrat? carried Ore­ gon by a pluralit: of a .02; at the cor­ responding election this \ear the Re­ publicans swept everything, electing their candidat J for Governor by near­ ly 7,0.W plurality. In 18-0 the Democrats carried Ten­ nessee by 35.000 this year the Demo­ cratic judicial ticket has just managed to squeeze througa by a "safe" plu­ rality. , In* 1580 the Democrats elected their Governor in Alabama by the tremen­ dous plurality of 10/.«21. This vear they are contented with anything lr jm 15,u~b0 to 20,030. No wonder the Sun veils its face at the discouraging story of the ballots. The' drift is all one way- and in No­ vember, 1891, it will be the same way, only- more. . ; H >w Lon- Will It tut ? It is worth while remembering now that the last stages of the long strug­ gle have been leached that, just as the McKinley act has remained in force nearly two years after the elec­ tion of President" Cleveland, the new tariff, if passed, will be likely to le- main in effect at least until in.**. Even though the Republicans should get control of b jth houses of Cong ess they will be powerless to radically amend the tariff laws until after th« expiration of President Cleveland's term, and not then unless in the elec­ tion of 18>6 they should get entire control of the Government. The tariff bill now in conference is therefore to be regarded not as a tempo, ary meas­ ure, which the people may overturn by their votes next NovemDer, but as an economic scneme that is su:e to affect the business of the country for three or four years, and possibly for a much longer term. -- Pttblic Ledger, Kolnforthd.batry. 1. Cow sheds should' receive regu- lar and thorough cleaning every morning 1 efu?e carried out to the manure heap; stall well cleaned with farm hoe, aiterward brushed; chan­ nel brushed and washed out well; clean bedding laid down; feeding trough always cleaned out previous to feeding time; warmth ot shed at­ tended to and no draughts of cold air allowed. 2. Yen nation of cow shed should have particular attention every morning; after the shed is cleaned out open top and bottom of window. 2. Cows .well cleaned with the curry comb and brush each morning. 4. The cow's teats cleaned before milking. 5. Milk should have particql&f at­ tention in straining it ti. booms (ontaining cream and milk, also milkpans, require careful attention; washing and keeping clean of room and milk vessels well at­ tended to; the room also kept well Ventilated; uo bad air allowed. H 7. Churns kept well cleaned; al­ ways washed cut clean previous ' to Working them. P. Temperature of cream previous to churning carefully attended to: for the purpose have a thermometer 85 degrees Fahrenheit in summer, and a few degrees higher in winter. All dairy utensils kept perfectly clean and also In a room for them­ selves. . 10. No dairy utensils should be Washed inside a dairy; have a small Woooen trough outside the dairy for this pur|ose. 11. Keep the foor inside the work­ ing compartment perfectly clean; no milk or other liquid alLwed to re­ main on it. 12. Attend to the washing ot the toilk from the butter with great at­ tention. 13. The hands not allowed to cbme to contact with the .-butter while making. •. ,-y "y.- - < 14. Gutter not made up.iiPor final j$se after salting, untr lashort period tKf time elapses: also, butter should hot be worked too much. Use small wooden spades for working the but­ ter throughout entire process. !•'. Neatness observed in making up of butter. ltt. All -dairy vessels ^employed for making purposes kept strictly clean. 17. Working dairy compartments should be well cleaned, floor, benches, at end of week; also exterior portion of dairy well cleau.d. No water al­ lowed to remain in channels outside LLe dairy. in. Have no decayed refuse near the dairy on any account. 19. Feeding of milk cows carefully attended to. Food should be clean, fresh, and at regulated periods given. 20. A moderate supply of salt ̂ rock) very beneficial for your cows Place lumps of salt In the feeding trough. 21. The drinking water for your :dws should be perfectly clean, also the vessels--Dairy World, London. The Storeroom and Clonetf. However orderly the housekeeper may be, and however carefully she may look over her store closets and presses, it <s importaut that at least unce every year she empty them of all their holdings and give them a thoroughgoing-over. Every crack, crevice, and cranny should be examined. It is a good plan to have the walls of such places very carefully hard-finished and all cracks closed with plaster of Paris or putty. A good mixture is one quart of white lead and linseed oil, such as Is used for painting wood­ work. into this stir about one pound of putty worked sort with oil. Keep this on hand in u tin can with a tight cover. When required forise, pour a small ouantity into a cup, add one- third to half its bulk ot finely ground plaster of Par s, mix thoroughly and apply at once. The combination of putty and plaster makes a Arm,gritty- mass that mice and moths are not disposed to work through, it can be applied with a putty knife and care­ fully pressed into the era ks: Alter a few times us.ng the wall and wa d- work will become so closely united that there is little difficulty experi­ enced in keeping moths away. If all of the cracks in the f oor are brushed free from dust and filled with this composition and carefully refilled as D„ . the boards shrink, there* will soon be mu °0,""ln* tbe, 8t®L^ _ a surface as firm and smooth as a The slim-built, wiry little athlete china plate, and one that may be j J a wiped off with a damp cloth and kept J ®Mtat*»ly to th# Simplicity of fta 8MH*> mar and Inflectloa*. The rapid spread of English it largely to be attributed to the sim­ plicity of its giamman which is complicated than ",hat of any other "Western nation. Its marked poverty of inflections, as distinguished, tot example, from the German, isagreafe point in its favor, and thus it is much easier for a German to learn English than for an Englishman or American to learn German. On the other band, the extraordinary orthographic In­ consistency of the language is a de­ cided drawback, and there is li&tta doubt that if English were written on phonetic principles, as Spanish or German, its spread would be muefe more rapid, to say nothing of the great boon this would be to Anglo-Saxons themselves, who spend years of unnecessary toil in learning to read and write their own lan­ guage It is not likely, however, that anf change will be matte in this direction in the near future. . at least in Enip- kilis the ticks, and in about ten days, j land, for the EngHsh a3 a nation are noted for their conservative habita» the eggs having hatched, the second dipp.nK will*1 kill the newly-hatched parasites. Never neglect dipping the lambs also, as the ticks will be found as readily on the offspring as on the mothers. The dipping is not danger­ ous. For a diD mix half a pail of sulpher with a large pail of salt in a barrel of water. Where sheep have been in stock yards or shipped in cars, before beinc placed in the sheep pen, they should be well dipped to kill any parasites that may have in­ fested the fieece. About a month be­ fore lambing the ewes will do much better it fed with oates instead of corn. Sheep like a change of feed; give one kind of feed and then another. If only one kind of hay can be obtained closer is the test. Corn fodder is a good winter food.--Farm and Home. Agricultural Atoms. SORE places on animals, cau-ed by flies, may be anointed with a mixture ot one pint of crude petroleum, one tablespooQful of wood tar and one teaspoonful of carbolic acid, well mixed. N A CANADIAN apiatist is of the opinion that bees wear out and die more quickly In windy weather or in raiuy localities than where the air is still. Hence the importance of select­ ing a sheltered locality. KNOWLEDGE is power in farming. The man who reads, knows animals by their pedigrees, understands the characteristics of breeds, and feeds his land according to the needs of the crops, has a large advantage over he who is not so fortunate. Intelli­ gent farming always pays. BKAN is rL-h in mineral elements, and for that reason should be made a portion of the ration of all classes of stock. Containing, as it doest, a large proportion of bone-forming material, it is well adapted for young stock. Middlings may be ted with profit also, as such food is nearly of the quality and composition as bran. THE exeition required by a hon?e to move a load on a bad road is esti­ mated at four times the weight hQ can carry on his Back, but on a ma­ cadamized road h| can pull ten times as much as he can carry. The differ­ ence betweeu a bad road and a good one is, therefore, the difference- be­ tween one horse aud two heavy ones. WEARING the land out, or overcrop­ ping it. is not possible if the soil is properly supplied with the food neces­ sary for the nourishment of the plants and no farmer who is enter­ prising w 11 attempt to compel his land to produce a crop unless he first estimates the loss of fertility from the soil. Manure and fertilisers are indispensable when large j ields are expected. Iris a mistake to suppose that ground fresh bones fed to hens serve only as grit to aid in digesting other food. They are soluable in the giz­ zard, and. as they contain material for both egg and shell, they are es­ pecially valuable. The meat attached to green bone adds to its nutrition. After the bones have dried they may be 12round much liner, but are bardeV to digest-. THERE are many fixed customs in agriculture that seem to be handed down from generation to generation as laws that must always be obeyed. Progress in agriculture is retarded by these customs, and even when facts show that former methods are er­ roneous there is resistance to the changes which are finally forced upoo the unbelieving. ( and, although they recoemze tho great advantages of a phouetic sys­ tem, are in no hurry to adopt it* Any change in this respect musfc propabiy be looked for to America, where a few' innovations have been already introduced. Thus, thtt spelling "vigor," "favor." "honor,** etc.. We American innovations as are alsb "plow," '-traveler," 'ten- ter," "theater," etc Other mom recent forms, as "program," end • •catalog," are already well estatK llshed in America, hut have found little favor in England. English speakers may be divided into four great branches, as followa: (1) The European, (2) the American, (3) the .couth African, and (4) the Australasian. Each of these branchea has its peculiarities, and the diver­ gence between the four is becoming more marked every year, Of the extra-European branches, America, although the oldest, has diverged least from the parent system. It fa surprising what a number of Amerl. cap words have been introduced into. England, many of which are now considered indigenous to the soil. A large proportion of the slang spoken by the middle classes in England may also be said to t ave an Ameri­ can origin. On the other hand, the Americans^ *ve retained many good old English words which have Ion# ago dropped out of our home vncahi^ lary.--Chambers'Journal. CUNNING OF THE COYCft^ i 5 r :« •i #-•. "J h; * I: w: i in order with very little labor, It is a good plan to tack strips of ticking or other thick cotton ma­ terial around the edge of the door and occasionally wet them with strong camphor, or, if this is objec town, and established a gymnasium and boxing school, but business opened up poorly. He was in no sense a rounder and had not made many acquaintances, aud at the end of the Qrst month it began to look as if he would have to throw up the Not Afraid to Be Near a Maa Whom, ffe '1 Knows to Be Unarmed. The barking habit of the coyote ft| very "doglike, and bis o'd nameW kicking wolf is very appropriate When collecting mammals in Wyom­ ing, says a writer in St Nicholas, It way a very common thing for us to hear the coyotes around our camp set up a great burking iu chorus at she first sign of daybreak, just when {he roosters begin to crow on the farm, it is a wild and uncultivated k.nd <4 bark, ending in a falsetto howl, and resembles the cry of the jackal of In* dia more nearly than any other sennd I ever heaid. But Sir Coyote is cute. He knows exactly the distance that constitutes fair rifle range, and he knows just as well whether thfr stranger is armed as does the strangei himself. When hunting in the Sno- shone Mountains in 188!>, 1 wanted to kill a coyote for a special purpose* but never once succeeded in getting a fair shot, even at 200 yards. For ten days we banged away industriously at every one we saw, but never touched a hair. Finally, at Corbett's ran-hl left the expedition and started north by stage, leaving behind me rifle, re- volver. knife, and even scissors. Just two hours after I had said good-by to my shooting irons and taken the buckboard "stage," we saw a coyote ahead of us. close to the trail. See­ ing us coming he selected a soft spat^ sat dttwn within thirty rods of the trail and waited for us. We drove up. stopped as we got opposite him, and still he did not run. That vtl- lian sat there coolly without moving a muscle, but with a leer that plainly, said: • "Now, don't you wish you had your old gun?" When we got thiough making faces at him and wishing for a gun or a revolver, ot even a common.stone to lire at him, we drove on, aud then he got up and went hunting for jack rabbit. Tb this day I have been puzzling ovex the question: "How did that cra*y rascal tlnd out so ouickiy that bot)i the driver and I were totally un­ armed?'" That he did know perfectly well I have no doubt whatever, foi no coyote ever waited like that fot^-vv man with a gun. ^ , Vt ' i ! $ 1 tlonable, with.oil of cedar that may i 8P9WJ©* Une day a big excursion !±r. m be purchased at the drtigglsts, and is : an agreeable odori to almost every j one. Moths do not Hke it . and are j inclined to keep at a distance fram j it. This, however, must'hot be taken j as any indication that 'iiti will keep! them away altogether, ttoniy helps a little All shelves should be removable, and may be taken out and brushed with a stiff whisk, then wiped over with a cloth wrung out of naphtha. Wipe the bard flnisberl walls and woodwork of the closet in the same way to remove all accumulations of dust and possible eggs ot moths that tbe industrious and painstaking miller may have deposited there. Carefully biush all woolen garments that are to be used occasionally dur­ ing the warm season. Sometimes dresses are eaten Jul 1. of holes within a single wteek, and furs that liave been allowed to bang for a few dayd in dark closets may tia.ve enough moth eggs concealed in their folds in the course of three days to work their total destruction under the very eyes of their owners. Precautionary measures are the only safe ones as far as the preserva­ tion of furs and fine woolens is con­ cerned, and untiring vigilance is tbe price one must pay for tbe posses­ sion of such dainty belongings.--New York Ledger. ^ How to Handle Sheep. Sheep should have good pasture in order to thrive %nd do well With W \ *• from the town was about to embark at the station, and the town buHy was going along, and in order to have a real good time he bad begun to All up on bad liquor. He was pushing people around promiscuously, and when somebody remonstrated mildly, he became ugly. "Youdon't know me, I guess," he roared; "I do as I please, and I can lick any man on this platform." Nobody seemed to doubt this,* tut i the bully reiterated it several times and grew uglier. Then the little athlete came to the front. { •'Did you say you could lick any man on this platform?" he asked, j quietly. I "'Course I did, and you heard me," , replied the bully. [ "If you think you can." continued the little man, taking off bis coat,! •'I'm ready for you." The bully looked down on him with ' ineffable scorn. ' X ^ j "Go 'way," he said, waving his; hand, "go 'way; I said a man; I ain't fighting boys," and tbe crowd' laughed. f Ten minutes later, as they were loading the bully into aq. improvised ambulance to take him back uptown, i and the little man was putting on ' his coat to go with the excursion, stock in the gymnasium had gone up 100 percent^ j A DRAGON-FLY has 12,000 lenses in his eye. This is what lens enchant­ ment to h's view. i The First Meerschanm. | A shoemaker, Kavol Kowates,whV in 1*23, lived at Pesth. the capital ; of Hungary, smoked the flrst meer. schaum pipe, besides being a sboa, j maker, however, he was one cf na* I ture's handicraftsmen, being gifted ' with an intuitive genius for carving | into wood and other material. This ; brought him in contact with Count iAndrassy, with whom he became a j great favorite -The Count* on his return from a m ssion to Turkey, brought with bim a piece of whitish clay, which bad been presented tc him as a curiosity on account of itg extraordinarily light specific gravity; it struck the shoemaker that, beiw porous, it must be well adapted fot pites, as it would absorb the UICIBK tine The experiment was made ^»v| Kavol cut a pipe f r the Count and one for himself. The tirst meer­ schaum pipe, made and smoked by Kavol Kowates, has been pre^trvari in the museum at Festh. ^ • * An Admiral for Ftvo A man-of-war was lying oft Gib­ raltar and permission was given to the men to go ashore for the day. The sailors amused themselves la various ways, among others by ridlmr about on donkeys; and their w$nt u# experience in this line cause! much merriment An officer, observing one of the men sitting very far bac£ on the animal, instead of in the usiMp- posC.iion, crJled out, "I sav, Jack, get up more amidships!" With an imp jured air he replied: "Well, sir, is the first cratt that ever 1 com^: manded in my life, an 1 it's hard iat • deed if I can't ride on the quartern t' , jKW: 4|fc>ck if * •'?..