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r :$Upv doo oo o - AMtRKAN -^ONEY • ^iv..i..URVriA« . ;••• •< c • 4, v.' riiK-H c, N r •...SN?':ivNrci, •%^'a Mil N / L / } ^//lllllt, rAY '• "T*j --: FEW RESEMBLE* HIM. A PATRIOTIC DUTY. FLORIDA'S POCAHONTAS. keeping. At feaccompan- jjttblaced in Hfc. would • ; ' , • -7 •n important fact has not been generally, noticed, but an average of $100,000,000 THE FARM AND HOME MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM- ER AND HOUSEWIFE. > • •• •>; Zeal Exercised to Stamp Out Tuber­ culosis in England--The v Farmer's Table Mot Costly--Caring for Cellars in Summer--Brief Farm Notesi Stamping Out Tuberculosis. Active as many of our municipal and State authorities have shown them­ selves to be in the attempt which is be­ ing made in this country to limit the inroads of tuberculosis, no less zeal is being exercised in furtherance of tlie same object in England. The royal commission appointed in England to investigate the best means for prevent­ ing the dissemination of tuberculosis in meat and milk has recommended that all sanitary authorities be empowered to demand the provision of publii? slaughter houses, the inspection of all meat slaughtered elsewhere than in a public slaughter lioq.se and brought into the district for sale, and the inspection of all animals immediately after slaughter in the public slaughter house. In Great Britain, the inspection of meat in the rural districts is to be adminis­ tered by the county councils, and in Ireland by corresponding authorities. No meat shall be offered for sale that has not been killed in a licensed slaugh­ ter house, and no person shall be per­ mitted to act as a meat inspector before undergoing a qualifying examination on the law of !meat inspection, the names and situations of the organs of the body, signs of health and disease in animals and carcasses, and the con­ ditions rendering fresh meat fit or un­ fit for'human food. Special precau­ tions are urged in the case of pork, which is regarded as especially dan­ gerous. With regard to dairies, the re­ port recommends that in future no cow­ shed. byre or slijppon shall be permit­ ted or registered in urban districts within 100 feet of any dwelling house, and that to secure the registering of a dairy in a populous place, it must in future have an impervious floor, a suf­ ficient water supply for flushing, prop­ er drainage, a depot for manure at a sufficient distance from the byres, minimum cubic contents of fr'om (J00 to'800 cubic,feet for each adult beast, a minimum floor space of 50 feet to each adult beast, and sufficient light and ventilation. The Farmer's Table. A farjjner can keep a good table at less cost than any one else. He can keep an orchard with all kinds of fruit, a garden with all kinds of vegetables; in fact, anything that can be grown he may have it fresh at his own door and at the actual cost of production. The farmer's occupation, although it con­ tains a good deal of hard work and some drawbacks, is generally free and healthful, and perhaps the most inde­ pendent of any. There is no machine work such as is generally found in a shop, where the operators have to do one thing all the time. The work is constantly changing, making it more interesting and less tiresome. Situa­ tions are constantly varying, giving plenty of scope for study and judg­ ment as to the best method to be used in each particular case.--Farming. Summer Care of Cellars. The necessities of our climate forbid much ventilation of cellars in winter so as to prevent danger of freezing. Un­ doubtedly this is an injury to health, as the odors and also the bacteria gen­ erated in decaying vegetation are car­ ried upward through the living rooms. In the cellar is often to be found the cause of much of the prevalent spring malaria. It is all the worse if the cel­ lar te kept closed while the outside air grows warmer, and sunshine getting into the cellar, makes vegetation rot more rapidly. The health of the fam­ ily requires that cellars should be open­ ed both to sunlight and to fresh air all through the summer. If the walls are well whitewashed, that itself will do much to check decay. Lime is a great obsorber of moisture, and also of foul odors. If the cellar is made light by whitening its walls, it is much more likely to be kept clean than if left in such darkness as it must needs be in winter, when a clean cellar is hardly among the things to be expected.-- American Cultivator. Growing Muskmelons. The muskmelon is much more prolific than the watermelon. Hence though its price is generally low. it can be re­ lied upon in an ordinary season for a fair profit, especially for those produc­ ed early. The best way is to start tlie seeds in inverted sods, which can be kept under glass until the weather is warm enough to allow them to be trans­ planted to the field where th^^ye to grow. Whenever home-growj|^|uk.. melons are ready, they entire,? sede the stock'" brought, from tl^.dut^ The yellow varieties are too mush," fair- most tastes. The fin^-netted, gi.*£!$P fleshed varieties are liked by every­ body. and those that are home grown never lack a market. Potato Bugs on Tomatoes. A few tomatoes in the garden are. often grown by people who have not room enough to grow potatoes or prefer to buy them. Such people a .. surprised to find potato bug C.^beir tomato plants and,; yelloW-colored eggs on: the* leaves. The larva, - will tat the ly as if they what, m »us- llef By is-that to- <?gg plant all line"family of plants. Waned to its use, nobody ciMBMteSsVfrf the potato beetle is forced to lay' eggs on weeds or grass, though these eggs will hatch, the young larvae perish before they can reach maturity. It is probably fortunate that this is so. else the potato beetle might become a general destroyer of all kinds of vege­ tables. and be a much worse pest than It now is. Infer that this toss il* insignficant. th« opinion of the forj}je,robserver see mi to be better sustained and more rea­ sonable. M. Deherain, therefore, con­ cludes that "the loss from naked soils is infinitely grfeater than that from land sown in wheat," arid hence that it is good policy for farthers to follow up crops such as wheat %ith Some kind of autumn crop. Carrots. Even if carrots are not grown as a general crdp every farmer should grow a few>- The carrot, if fed to cows duis ing winter, will color the butter bet­ ter than any butter color, and they are considered indispensable for horses by those who know how to keep horses in prime condition. With the aid of hand seed„ drills and wheel hoes carrots can now be grown on large areas with but little labor compared with a few years ago. After they are well'started they may be worked with horse hoes orgjul- tivators. They possess but little value as a crop for market, but for use on the farm they give better results than potatoes, and can be produced at less cost. Carrots also keep well in winter, and if properly stored can be always had ready for use. Rye Among Wheat. Whereter winter wlfeat is grown the mixture of rye with it in seeding as considered very careless farming. It is tolerated,,.however, by some, because in a bad season or when the land is in poor condition the rye Wijl outyield the wheat, which is shown by the increased proportion of rye in the crop each suc­ ceeding year. It is not at all hard to clear rye out of wheat. The rye is much taller, and it shoots into head several days before the wheat does. Where there is not too large a proportion of rye •it can be easily cut out before the wheat heads out by a man going through the field with a sharp knife. A little rye among wheat makes it hard to sell, except at a reduction of several cents per bushel.--Exchange. FOR PARTISAN. GAIN. WHY POPULISTS AND DEMO' CRATS FAVORED WAR. Experiment in Feeding Hogs. The Montana Experiment Station has been trying experiments in feeding pigs, dividing them into three lots. One Was fed on barley meal exclusively, lot two on barley and wheat ground to­ gether, ahd lot three on all three grains mixed. As mighMie expected, the last lot made the greatest gain and at the least expense. The barley and corn to­ gether was better thhn either alone, though there was in either of these a more poorly balanced ration than when either was combined with wheat. And yet how infrequently is this principle applied in feeding of hogs for pork. Some wheat middlings will be eaten greedily by corn-fed hogs, and will be worth more than its weight in corn. The Colt's Feet, Neither the bones of the colt's leg nor the muscles and hoof of his foot have acquired sufficient firmness to enable it to be put on stable floors of either wood, stone or cement. If tor any rea­ son the colt canot run with its dam while she is at work, let'it have a yard by itself with a turf flooring, rather than put him in a floored stable. It is while the colt is young that the future character of his feet is being decided. Even in winter colts should be kept rather in box stalls, where a bedding of their own excrement trodden hard will be a better cushion for their feet than the most carefully cleaned floor stable could be. The Best Market. The nearest town is tlie best market and deserves consideration. It is not unusual to witness heavy shipments of fruit and vegetable's to the large cities, which may not bring enough to pay freight some years, when the consum­ ers living at the .shipping point cannot get a supply of certain articles unless they pay the highest prices. It is a well-known fact that iv.any towns situ­ ated in the midst of rich agricultural regions buy their supplies of the very articles grown near them from the large cities. In all towns the enter­ prising farmers can build up a local custom that will be profitable. Cultivation of Corn. After the corn is planted keep the land clean. "Do not allow grass to make a start or weeds more than peep above the ground. The first mouth with corn, giving it a good send-off before dry weather appears, is one-hall' the advan­ tage, and any planting should be done without delay. It is better to use plen­ ty of seed, and pull out all plants not wanted, than to use seed sparingly. Cutworms and birds will secure a por­ tion of the crop at the start, but.the more rapid the growth of the young corn the less liability ol' damage. Intensive Farming. Special farming is usually successful farming, because the farmer W*5io di­ rects, his attention tci one or ̂ a very .e^v it ls^the larger yields that A yield of thirty bushels t per acre, costing §15 an acre uce and selling at 70 cents a Is more profitable than a crop | ten bushels per acre, costing acre to raise and selling at $1 el.--Rural World.- L.o<s of Nitrogen. The French scientist, M. Deherain. has reported to the Paris Academy of Sciences the result of an extended Series of agricultural experiments, which may prove of practical value to American farmers. His experiments confirm those conducted at Rohamsted, which show that the loss of nitrogen from fallow lands by drainage water is much greater than the loss from lands covered-with vegetation. Though the "Tab" on Yonr Cows, iw gives the most milk, and die largest quantity of butter jS may be known to every 10 lias a herd, but. only a few know the exact quantities for every day or week in the year, simply because they do not keep records. Then there is the cost of the milk and butter to be known, as some cows are, heavy feeders and do not produce according­ ly, while it is also possible for a good cow to give large yields and yet not at a cost to allow a profit. Product of Barley. Malt used in beer manufacture is prepared by moistening barley and al­ lowing it to sprout. The sprouting pro­ duces a ferment called diastase, which changes starch into sugar. After the formation of the diastase, which re- qures a certain number of days, the barley is dried, and the sprouts" re- mo ve;d by machinery and sold for cat­ tle feed. The barley is now termed malt. Pasture for Pijjs. When clover and grass can be had for the pigs it will pay to turn them.out to help themselves. With a mess of bran and skim milk at night they will require no other help and will grow more rapidly than if penned and fed on experiments of Schloesing led him to corn. They Aimed to Put the Republican Party at a Disadvantage, that They Might Rise t<^ Power and Re-Estab­ lish Free Coinage of Silver." Actuated by Base Motives. I James Hamilton Lewis is one of the f Bryan fusiohists who were elected to Congress in 1890, in the fine young State of Washington. Lewis is inter­ esting, at times, because he has more audacity and less discretion than most of his fellow Popoerats in public life. Occasionally he tells the truth when a more prudent demagogue would keep still or lie. An Instance of this kind is found in the comment the Washington Popocrat made upon the Oregon elec­ tion, with its unprecedented Republican majorities. ». "We dragged the Republicans into this war," said Lewis, "thinking we had digged a pit for our neighbor. We have got it in the neck, where the chick­ en got the ax." The quotatiop must be accurate, it is so thoroughly character­ istic. The opinion of-the exuberant Popo­ crat from Puget Sound is of little con­ sequence. iis far as the cause of the big Republican victory in Oregon is con­ cerned. He doubtless greatly exagger­ ates the effect of the war upon the vot­ ers of the State just south of liis own. The reason for taking this view of the case is the fact that the conditions were ripe in Oregon for a record-breaking Republican victory, without war. Good prices for wheat had brought prosper­ ity to the State, and the Klondike rush had made business fairly boom in Port­ land, its chief center of trade and pop­ ulation. It had become ridiculous to shout for silver as a universal all-cure where the leading topic was gold and gold' won fortunes. All this had hap­ pened before the war issue became acute. Th£ importance of what Lewis says lies in the confession which he makes of the base motives which led many I'opocrats arid Bopuliswr in Congress to work for war and try to render , the preservation of peace impossible. On this point the Washington Popocrat is able to speak with entire authority. He knows what his party associates were thinking and talking about jn the excit­ ing times before hostilities began. He only acknowledges what was apparent long ago to all well-informed observers when he confesses that the real motive of the Bryan crew in Congress was not the relief of the starving Cubans, the avenging of the Maine, or ending of and government in Cuba. It was sim­ ply partisan advantage. For that they were ready and eager to risk business depression, the expenditure' of vast sums obtained by taxation, the demor­ alization of industry, and even the death of an indefinite number of young men of their own country; Of course the immediate hope of the Bryanites in Congress .was that war necessities might break down the gold standard and force the country to use dishonored and debased money. To gain that advantage over the defenders of the sound money standard of the re­ public the shameless partisans whom Lewis, of Washington, knows so well, were perfectly willing to subject the country to all the dangers and unmeas­ ured indirect evils which might be found to spring from war. They talked of Cuba and liberty, the Maine and venge­ ance. but all the. time the thing in their minds, as Lewis says, was to drag the Republicans into the pit they thought they were digging for political enemies. Tt a shameful thing to face, but it Is one of the facts of history.--Cleve­ land Leader. of*excess of 'exports over imports of merchandise for twenty years, and an excess of more than $875,000,000 dur­ ing the fiscal year of 1S97 and the pres­ ent year takes the United States out of the list«of debtor nations. Our ex­ cess of exports next year will not, in all probability, be as large as it has been this year, but with our rapidly in­ creasing export of manufactures it is not probable that we will very soon be called upon to deplete our stock of gold to settle adverse-balances of trade with other nations, or to exchange corpora­ tion bonds for merchandise. Such facts as-these make the mission of the professional calamityite a hope­ less one. Some of them confess it by exhibitions of .wrath. Wasres in 1S72, 18S1 and 1807. The* Massachusetts Bureau of Statis­ tics of Labor, whose compilations and calculations are! very carefully made, has ifesned a publication in which com­ parisons are made between «the rates of wages paid in ihSl72. 1881 and 1897, and in the prices of food "products in the years natned.. As a rule wages were higher in 1897 than in lS8i, only eight industries being exceptions, but wages in 1S97 were lower than in 1872, even after the nominal rates in 1872 had been reduced to a gold standard. Com­ pared with 1872 there was a decrease of SO per cent in the price of groceries, in 1897, arid a decrease of 0.07 per cent, compared with 1881. Provisions, as a whole, show a decrease of 18.52 per cent in price in 1S97, compared with both 1872 and l881. It is plain that the workingmen of 1S97 have gained over those of the other years mentioned, be­ cause .their wages have a greater pur­ chasing power. The exact rate of gain it is difficult to determine, because so many elements enter into the calcula­ tion--the relative number of workers in the different establishments, tor ex­ ample, but there is no doubt that, in a general sense, the working people are in better condjtion than ever before. Probably no other State keeps this elafcs of statistics with the same care as Mas- saehusjetts, but the conditions in that State are, of course, much the same that exist elsewhere. Such variations as there may be are doubtless in favor of other States, the depression in tlie cotton industry having lowered the av­ erage rate of wages in New England perhaps further than similar disturb­ ances have done elsewhere. It is grat­ ifying to know of this substantial pro­ gress by actual computation, for though one may feel sure that the improve­ ment exists, it requires figures to prove it. With wages good, their purchasing power increased and the hours of labor shortened, the workiugman has ground for cheerfulness.--Indianapolis Jour, nal. !><. T h e L e s s o n o f F o r e i g n T r a d e . When the official record of the fiscal year shall bo given to the public it will be seen that it is the most remark­ able that has ever been made by any nation. Our exports of merchandise will be shown to be double our imports. We shall have sold the outside, world $600,000,000 more of merchandise than we shall- have purchased of it. In one form or another the commercial world must pay us a balance of $000,000,000 to square the books. After paying the freightage we shall have $500,000,000 due us from other nations. At the close of the year we shall have re­ ceived more than $100,000,000 of for­ eign gold, while several'hundred mil­ lions of American securities will have been sent home to equalize the differ­ ence between our sales to foreigners and our purchases of foreign merciiau dise. ' For years we have been known as a debtor country. During the last cam­ paign it was urged that we should go to a silver basis, with China, because we are a debtor nation. We were a debtor nation, because, prior to 1870. the balance of trade was against us. But three times between 1S4S and 1876 was the balance of trade in our favor. In 1S73, the year before the coilapse-iif credit, the balance of trade against us was $182,417,000. But three times since 1S70 has the balance of trade been against the United States. This A Future of Commcrc'al Rivalry,, In spite of some ominous features of the situation^, it can probably be safely taken for granted that the future--that is, the immediate future--of the world will be one of commercial rivalry rath­ er than of war. The enlightened na­ tions have it in their own hands to make this a generous rivalry, by which all will be mutually benefited, or the reverse. The tendency seems to be in the direction of generosity. The pow­ ers which have divided up China have hastened to disclaim selfishness, and even those which are most selfish are apt to learn shortly that their true inter­ ests lie in the other direction. The ne­ gotiations between the United States and these three European countries are all in the direction of reciprocity, and if they turn out to be mere brutum ful- mens, so far as immediate results are concerned, they nevertheless help to lay a foundation for the future com­ mercial system of the world.--Balti­ more American. A Success, in Time of Peace. The Dingley law, as a revenue pro­ ducer, has dropped out of public dis­ cussion since the extraordinary expend­ itures incident to war began; but if the expenditures last week had been no greater than they were for the corre­ sponding week last year, the Dingley law Would have rolled up a surplus of nearly two million dollars for tlie week. Although the expenditures 'for the week were $9,000,000 greater than for the week in 1897. the deficiency was but $7,000,000. As a revenue producer, in times of peace, the Dingley law has proved itself a complete success.--Sioux Falls Argus. j AVill Stimulate Trade. The signing of the Franco-American reciprocity treaty--the first we have en­ tered into with any country under our existing tariff law--will sensibly en­ courage the pro-American sentiment in those portions of the French republic where trade with the United States will be stimulated by the concessions we have given to French products".-- Philadelphia Ledger. ; Who Pays the Taxes? ' Whether it is true in ordinary tariff matters or not, it is pretty well settled that before we get through with this little affair with Spain that nation will find that in our war fiscal system the foreigner pays the tax.--Peoria, 111., Journal. . C O MMER C E SHOUL D FOLLOW THE FL AG. Uride SJin--"There is the victory, but where is our merchant marm; advantage t it?!' • . to take Hew Orleans Merchant Who Gat» His Clerks Back Pay. A story that is worth telliug, because It gives evidence of good.yand generous spirit, has leaked out of the doors of a big wholesale house in New Orleans. The head riiember of the firm, a jolly, strong-tempered gentleman, soldier of the Confederacy, affectionately called "Old Man" by the clerks, decided to take a. well-earned vacation last sum* mer, and left for an extended tour over the continent. While he was gone the depression of business occurred? and it seemed to the junior partners that something ipust be done to avert steri- ous losses. They considered the matter a long time, and at last decided to cut down the salaries of the clerks. They agreed upon a 50 per cent, cut, and so notified the clerks. Of course, there were a few murmurs, and some of the employes were heard to say that if the "Old Man" was at home this wouldn't be done, etc. But as employment was not easily to be, obtained, the cut had to ^)e accepted, aud it went Into effect froift|the 1st of September. The "Old Man" returned. When he walked into the store on the first day faces bright­ ened and his employes came up to ex­ change greeting. The "Old Man" was in good humor. He walked into his Of­ fice whistling a tune, glad to be back in his accustomed place. But during the afternoon he went Over the books with his junior partners, and noticed the re­ ductions in the salary list. "What does this mean?" lie asked. The partners told him, and then he let lyftc. The "Old Man's'* war spirit arose. He walk­ ed up and down excitedly, and thun­ dered out in strong terms his indigna­ tion. "I would rather have lost $50,000 than to have had this happen in my house," said the "Old Man." "Here, make out checks at once for the money that lias been taken from these clerks. , it is they who make our money for us, and I don't intend to charge ^fem up with any losses that we -may sustain. Make out the checks at once, and put back the salaries where they wore be- fore.^-^New Orleans Times-Democrat. • \ A Doctor's Bill. A good true story is told of a San Francisco philanthropist and a doctor with a conscience. A wealthy lady several years ago developed an in­ significant wen on her face. In her travels in Europe she consulted au eminent surgeon as to its removal, and was advised not to have it done. An Eastern surgeon of .equal eminence also declined to perform the operation. Returning to San Francisco, she hap­ pened to show it to a physician and surgeon of no national reputation--a humble homeopath--but a man whose skill was unquestioned. He examined it carefully, and said there would be no trouble about it; It was a simple operation. Dreading to risk it after such eminent warning, she delayed ac­ tion, but finally asked another exam­ ination and opinion. The same con­ clusion was reached; and the operation followed, with wholly successful re­ sults. One day, when the doctor called, his bill was asked for. He presented it, fifty dollars being the amount. The lady smiled and said: "Do you consider that a reasonable charge, considering the circum­ stances?" to which the doctor replied: "That is my charge for that opera­ tion; your circumstances have nothing to do with it." The lady went to iier desk, and drew a cheek for five hundred dollars, and presented It to him. He looked at it, and handed it back, saying: * "I cannot accept this. My charge, for that operation is fifty dollars." "Very well," the lady replied. "Keep the check, arid place the balance to my credit." Some months after she received a lengthy itemized bill, upon which were entered charges for treatment of vari­ ous kinds, rendered to all sorts and ends of humanity, male and female, black and white, who nad been mend­ ed at her expense. She was so de­ lighted at it that she immediately placed another check for five hundred dollars to her credit on the same terms, and it is now being earned in the same way. In Hyde Park with Carlyle. In company with Mr, Froude, the his­ torian, Col. HigginsQa joins Thomas Carlyle in one of his daily strolls in Hyde Park and tells us in the Atlantic: Nothing could well be more curious at that day than the look and costume of Carlyle. He had then been living in London nearly forty years, yet he had the untamed aspect of one just arriv­ ed from Ecclefecham. He wore "an old experienced coat," such as Thoreau attributes to his Scotch fisherman, one having that unreasonable high collar of other days, in which the head was sunk; his hair was coarse and stood up at its own will; his bushy whiskers were thrust into prominence by those Stiff collars which the German students call "father-killers," from a tradition that their points once pierced the jugu­ lar vein of a parent during an affection ate embrace. In this guise, with a fur cap and a stout walking-stick, he accom panied Froude and lhyself on our walk. I observed that near his Chelsea home the passers-by regarded him with a sort of familiar interest, farther off with un disguised curiosity, and at Hyde Tark again with a sort of recognition, as if an accustomed figure. At one point on our way home some poor children were playing on a bit of rough ground lately included in a park, and they timidly stopped their frolic as we drew near. The oldest boy, looking from one to an­ other of us, selected Carlyle as the least formidable, and said, "I say, mister, may we roll on this here grass?" Car­ lyle stopped, leaning on his staff, and said in his homeliest accents, "Yes, my little fellow, ye may r-r-roll at discray- tion;" when the children resumed their play, one little girl repeating his direc­ tion audibly, as if in a vain effort to take in the whole meaning of his long word. , Gold in Siberia. Tbr~e are now about 40,000 miners at work in the gold mines of Easter^ and Southern Siberia. The grains ox Siberian gold are said to be on an av­ erage larger than those of any other part of the world. All efforts to obtain anything like, correct information re­ garding the output of gold in Siberia have so far proved unavailing, No one outside of a few Russian officials is permitted to know. Parents Should Make Good Americans of Their Girls and Boys. A patriotic American living in Lon­ don took fire during theu early weeks of war excitement over the Maine dis­ aster. He longed to return at once to his own country where he could breathe his native air, .talk with his oWn peo­ ple and be ready, if there were need, to fight for his flag. "I can do nothing where I aiii!" he exclaimed, ut his breakfast-table, "I am chained here hand and foot by my business, and can do nothing for my own country except to read the dis­ patches in the morning newspapers." •"Why not try to make a good Ameri­ can of me?" piped up a small-voice at the side of the table. "I am going every day to an English school where I never hear a word itbout American history. You know a great deal about if. I wish that you would teach me some of the things an American boy ought to know." . • - The father was a busy man who had little time for lessons in American his­ tory. His 11-year-old boy!s appeal touched him. The lad was learning at school fa«ts and dates about English history, but nothing about America. "Ther& is something in what you say," he* replied. "If I cannot do any­ thing else for my country in this excit­ ing time, I can at least try to make an American of you." " ' So a household course in American history was opened. One hour every week was devoted to the lessonT There was a long talk by the father with a carefully dictated summary at the close, which^the boy learned and re­ cited the following week, answering such questions as were put to him. The course began with the early his­ tory of the thirteen colonies and the causes of the American Revolution. The military campaign from Lexington to Yorktown followed, With the mak­ ing of the Constitution, the Federalist administrations of Washington and Adams, Jefferson's purchase of Louis­ iana, the War of 1812, the Monroe Doc­ trine, the Missouri Compromise and the other great events of American his­ tory in regular order. The father knew his subject, and suc­ ceeded in making it interesting to the boy. It was not a dry recital of facts, but a well-inioriyed record of men and events adapted to the intelligence of the child, and illuminated with anec­ dotes. The boy considered it the most de­ lightful hour of the week, and liis les­ son was always carefully prepared. The father had never before attempted to teach his child anything but man­ ners and obedience, and he enjoyed tne work fully as much as his pupil, lie also had the comfort of tliinkirig chat while he was compelled to live out of his couritry, he was helping to make an American of his boy. Many American fathers have a great store of knowledge concerning national history and politics, which they could easily share with their children, if they would take tlie time and trouble re­ quired. No boy is ever likely to forget what his father teaches him with regularity and patience, and American history is one of the most interesting and impor tanjt among home studies. We cannot all tight the nation's battles, but many of Us by earnest effort can make good Americans of our boys and girls.-- Youth's Companion. A Romantic Stbry as Related by Ck>r« « Bloxham to the Fishermen* * ©ov. W. B. Bloxham incidentally re: lated the following legend In his ad­ dress welcoming the delegates of, the National Fishery Society to Tampa, Florida: "You meet here upon this historic ground, where the footprints of some of Spain's greatest cavaliers and America's noblest captains cau b« traced. While it is not my fritention to recur to their heroic defeds or to off?i you a cup filled with the ambrosia of ancient story, yet there is dne romance, based upon historic fact, associated with this verjL spot that I feel you will kindly indulge should brief reference be mride thereto. * "Wherever the history of Americs^j read the story of Pocahontas is known; The romance is most captivating, and some of Virginia's most honored sons trace back a lineage to this daughter o$ the forest.- But the historic fact thai a similar scene was enacted on this very spot three-quarters of a century before the name of Pocahontas was, ever lisped-by English lips is unknown to even many Floridans. It was here in 152S, twelve years before De Soto landed on Tampa Bay, that Juan Or- tez, a Spanish youth of 18, Having been captured at Clear Water, was brought before ^lirrihugua, the stern Indian chief, in whose breast was rankling a vengeance born of the ill treatment of his mother by the followers of the ill- fated Narvarez. Ortez was young and fair, but the cruel chief had given the orders, and here was erected a gridiron of poles, and young Ortez Was bound and stretched to meet the demands Of a human sacrifice. The torch was be- ing applied, the crackling flames began to gather strength for a human holo­ caust, when the stern chief's daughter threw herself at her father's feet and interposed in Ortez's behalf. Her beau­ ty rivaled that of the historic dame 'whose heavenly charms kept Troy and Greece ten years in arms.' The soft language of her soul flowed from hei never silent eyes as she looked up through her tears of sympathy, Implor­ ing the life of the young Spaniard. "Those tears, the ever-ready weapon of woman's weakriess, touched the heart of even the savage chief, and Or­ tez was for the time spared. "But the demon of evil In a fqg months again took possession of Hirri- hugua, and his daughter saw that even her entreaties would be unavailing. She was betrothed to Mucoso, the young chief of a neighboring tribe. Their love had been plighted, that God-given love that rules the savage breast. "Her loving heart told her that Ortez up to their savage ways of life* their owri children. They never Was Reared by the Indians. A man by the name of Harbridge died at Glen Cove a few days ago. He did not know how old he was, where he was born, or who his parents were His earliest recollection was of living with a tribe of Rocky Mountain In­ dians, who probably stole him. They treated him kindly, and brought him with They never told him anything about his parents. When a young man he left the tribe, which made no opposition. He readily ac­ quired the customs of civilization, and apparently his early savage training left little impression OA his mind, and none on his habits in his later years. He turned his hands to many things to make a living, and finally came East aud took up fishing as a means of live­ lihood.--Daily Kennebec Journal. Our Seat of Government. A/London writer says that Washing­ ton is the most beautiful and symmet­ rical city in the world. "Washington was born, while Vienna and Paris were, made. London only grew, with no cen­ ter and no shape, all parts and no whole." To look like a capital, a city wants order, unity of plan, the impres Canada's Mineral Wealth. Canada's mineral wealth 4ls gradu­ ally being developed, and in the near future this development is likely to be carried forward much more rapidly ion '» «••*,**- Tbe re,'*0"sf??1""1 . .. 1 ... . frnm the Cheticanin srold districts of who "laid it off," as their expressive phrase is, put the Capitol on an emi­ nence in the middle, and grouped every­ thing symmetrically round it. The streets were arranged in the national gridiron, with the Capitol as center, the monotony of the plan being relieved by broad avenues cutting the gridiron diagonally. The "city of magnificent distances" may be proud of this praise. Ptpestone Quarry. In Southwestern Minnesota is a cele­ brated quarry where for centuries the Indian^ have obtained a soft red stone out of which they carve pipes. This is the only place in America, and proba­ bly in the world, where this particular kind of stone is found. Many tribes of red men formerly resorted to the quarry, and the pipestoue seems to have been an article of commerce among them, for it has been found In Indian graves scattered all the way from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. It has also been found as far west as the Rocky Mountains and In British America. Paper Windows. Paper has been used for a large va­ riety of purposes, but one of the newest is for the glazing (if one may use the .term) of windows. The new paper panes have the appearance of "milky glass." They intercept the light rays while letting the heat through. This feature is considered by the investors to be a great advantage, for green­ houses. Paper "glass" is cheap arid is said to last for years. .. - " Raisins as a Stimulant. A well-known physician says that when fagged out by professional work he recruits his strength by eatirig rai- 6ins, and not by drinking wine or spir­ its. . would be safe in Mucoso the dead hour of nlgl led him beyond dai his hand such toker reccg^izc. "She acted none too sc rose over this spot, Its the maddened chief caliing,1! the intended victim of his His rage was such that it driec wellsprings of parental affectio! he refused the marriage of his ter unless Ortez was surrendered. that Indian girl, although it broke the heartstrings of hope, sacrificed her love to humanity, and Mucoso sacrificed his bride upon the altar of honor. "Ortez lived to welcome De Soto. Tell me--aye, tell the world--where a bright­ er example of nobler virtue was ever recorded! Where In history do you find more genuine and more touching illus­ tration of "love, charity and forgive- • ness'--the very trinity of earthly vir­ tues, and the brightest Jewels of the Christian heaven? "What a captivating theme this Flor­ ida Pocahontas should present to the pen of imagination, picturing this spot then and to-day associated with ro­ mance rich in historic love."--Savannah News. ' -••* -y ' The Dairy Profits. The first $25 of the annual income from a cow yields but little or no profit to the owner oyer cost of keep, and it will take 5,000 pounds of milk at 50 .cents a 100 pounds to bring this sum. If by proper selection and breeding one can gfet a cow that will yield 8,000 pounds of milk with but little if . any more expense for food and care, the extra 3,000 pounds will represent profit.,-, It is recognition of this principle and action accordingly that makes fortunes ?n other lines of business, and will add to the profits of the farm. • v4> from the Cheticamp gold districts of Nova Scotia lately are to the effect that very rich ore has been uncovered in large quantities. The assayed value is; over double that first found and it was • considered rich. Sinking on- the lead continues and the footwall has not yet been reached, although the company has penetrated eighteen feet of ore body., ' ' • "" ! : • A Norwegian Belief. In certain parts of Norway when a person is drowned a cock is put in a boat, which is rowed about the scene, of the disaster, the belief being that the bird will crow when the boat passes over the body. Jewels in the Russian Scepter. Among the ornaments of the Russian scepter, which is a yard long and of1 solid gold, are 300 magnificent rubles, with 208 diamonds and fifteen emer­ alds of corresponding splendor. Whenever a woman C'cau't find any­ thing else to do, she makes doylies, and gets her neighbors to take chances. A man, when all other avenues to em­ ployment are closed, beeomes a land agent for the Pittsburg & Gulf, or goes into the insurance business. Four women whispered in a dry oods store to-day for half an hour, and decided that the men are getting meaner every day. You have heard the mule abused all your life. Didj you ever know a mule to run away, or kick anybody? The society editress of a newspaper seldom lasts more than a year; at the end of a year all the women hate her, A jOuug man- with a slender salary Bhould marry a girl with a small waste. A bluff isn't much good in the hands »f a nervous man. UsM