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IMPRESSIONS. of a hand, the glance of an eye, exchanged with a passer-by; •of a face iu a crowded street erward life Is incomplete; • painted with honest zeal • lose the old for the new i ]A chance remark or a SOBJS'S re life la never the same again. •'Jim angered word from our lips is sped t#r • tender word is left unsaid, 'Aai oac there is who, his whole life long, BMII cherish the brand of a burning wrong; 'A Hue that stares up from an open page, 'A cynic smile from the lips of age, ,A glimpse of loving seen in a play, Sr-tpAmi tte dreams of #«r .fStyjftL p ' away. • v / V ' "<*A friendly smlte ^id 1©tef9 emberin^ spark *X4MqB into flame and illumines the dark; A whispered "Be brave" to out fellow men 'Aai they pick up the (bread of life again. ,Tkm never an act or a word or thought .'Bat that with unguessed importance is fraaght, *9m small things build np eternity 'And blazon the -ways for a destiny. -.p? EL CHATTO." II She house of "El Chatto," «- boll-fighter of Madrid and present "Torero before the Mexican pub- Me," there was dire dismay, owing to ike lew state--the very low state--of ike family exchequer. ~M Chatto" (meaning "the snob •ow") had just finished taking his Morning chocolate and "pan dulce," as­ sisted by his pretty wife. Donna Lolita, irto also had been a member of the aoMe army of bull-fighters--in fact, list female espada in the big ring at Seville--but this was a secret. A career that might possibly have keen glorious had been cut short by the selfishness of "El Chatto," who bad laved her, married her, and taken her away from the old world to the new-- Ike rich country of Mexico--where a Ml-fighter was a prince. Successful, feted, and houoried in Goba and afterward in Mexico, "El Gkatto's" prosperity had not lasted bwg. for soon had come the edict that H«U fighting in Mexico 'must stop. This morning, the day before the bull Igbt honoring the fiesta of San Marcos, laves tigs tion revealed one big piece and fourteen copper centavos. Not enough to pay coach hire even! Here was a pretty mess; no wonder that "El Chatto" leisurely and calmly apoke every naugbtly and lurid word that came to his mind during the next talf-hour. At last, out of breath, "El Chatto" passed and glared about him, as though in search of some one to fight Donna Lolita smiled at him sweetly, lag the cigaret from her pretty as she murmured: "Have you fin- little Snub Nose?" A shrng of the shoulders was her hus- iMnd's reply. "Then listen. O most worthless hus- feand. for I have a plan--a plan most •Mgnificent. thereby we wiH ĵjtnake a fortunes-sufficient silver peso, one 50- piece, one lO cent." "This is bow it is," she pursued, blow- lac a ring of smoke into her husband's lace; "the inipresairo pay you little-- little--only a hundred silver dol­ lar*--is it not so?" 4*8». that is all--the pigs!" growled the toqero; "and after this there will be no uutl] 'holy week'--no more "Foes, then we will make more out mi them--much more. Listen, marido •do; this is the plan. Thf gloom clears away from the Bouse of the matador; there continues Hgoicinp all that day. "El Chatto" and Ida pretty wife have a most joyous aetneda. and afterwards lay their heads ther on the subject of the morrow's U|/aumu tvaiume Lolita la to wear--one of old Se- Tflla--all rose pink and Spanish man- Mia. with a pink rose in her blue black lair, this latter being another of the mysteries: iu Mexico few ladies ever wear the costume of old Spain--it is as •nch worn out, passe, here as the Batches and powder and hoot* of the •evolutionary days are in Anglo-Saxon lands- Bat why is she wearing it to-mor- * * *• Uuless, indeed, it is be- fully fifteen enoruiotfely rich Spanish families have taken l>oxes and will be there? Perhaps that is it! £oQftn wishes to be patriotic--that is what is the matter! She purposely took a seat just be­ lied the first barrier of the bull ring-- MM seven feet above the ground where h*r husband will kill his bull--"so that die can &ee him better," as she lisps to m atfmirlng Mexican fighter, who "•fishes her to go into one of the boxes. In her Sevlllian costume, the silk •duautilLi exposing just enough of her Spanish eyes and dimpled chin to make people want to see more. Dona Lolita i*t»y far the most admired .woman in tflbe plaza, distracting attention even from the beautiful banderilla work that "IS Largo*' is going through with in #e ring. ^ . Matiy a rich Spanish lady up there Si the boxes envies the loyalty that lag# induced the wearing of a passe 4res*. and many a Spaniard feels his heart grow warm and his eyes moist as. forgetting the little figure before his •jrr*. he can see another one of the old #ay* in. the old country almost identic­ al; many a man forgets the fat, richly ilressed Mexican wife at his side and jjoes back In heart to just such a girl, prbethe* of Andalusia, of Seville, or of ^/f^adsrkS.; • Aotf'irtated alone in his box the prince •f bankers, old Franquillo, drops his gfess. asri sighs; perhaps if a girl like |kat one yonder had lived, instead of ypssiirg away from him during the first jovcrty-strickeu month of their mar tied life there in Barcelona, he would •: not now be a lone, triste mau, without ihome, chick, or child--only the money. She is trembling from her dainty ' head down to her tiny, 8llk-l>owed fipaaish slippers all the time that "El f: Xmrgo" Is torturing the furious, paw- ' lag bull with bis sharp banderillas. The gate swfags open at last, and •"El Largo" still teases the boll as "El Chatto" moves forward .slowly, and bows first to the President and then to the public. In spite of his magnificent silver and violet costume, he looks deathly ill--his face is white and drawn, and under his eyes great black rings show, that extend almost half­ way down his face. But "El Chatto" 1s game, If he la sick --perhaps the presence of his wife In­ spires him with fresh courage, for he unsheathes his bright, keen sword, nods briefly to "El Largo," who gets out of the way, smiles once at Lolita, who ?s, beneath her mantilla, far whiter than he, then makes a tantalizing movement at the bull. After all, no one can fight a bull as does the Spanish matador. At least, during "El Chatto's" splendid work of the next seven minutes that Is what the people think. All of them are on their feet shrieking, some breathless with delight! Sliver dollars and hats and flowers rain down into the ring, but "El Chatto" has no time to bow hia thanks; he is too busy. On her feet, as is everybody else^for that matter, Lolita is watching every motion, her heart beating In great leaps, and so excited and wrought up now that she has forgotten to feel afraid. Bull and matador are just un­ derneath her, and twice her husband has glanced lit her significantly; she is watching with her heart in her eyes. One pass of the sword backward over the shoulder--now, then, Dios help-- a-h-h! For all in a second It happens; the matador, suddenly reeling after a fancy pass at the bull, has cast one agonized look up at his wife and fallen prone on the ground The bull does not see, for the furious Impetus of his last charge has taken him several feet beyond the matador. But before the people have well seen that, there is a quick leap and a flash; a slight figure is in the ring, her man­ tilla is cast back, the pink rose has fallen into the dust; her tiny, white hands have caught up the sword. As the bull swings madly forward she meets him. He is an :enormous beast and to be on a line even with bis shoulder she has to rise on tiptoe. She does It. Her face is white and calm as the brute rushes at her, lowering his head. She springs forward and upward; the sword sinks out of sight In the bleeding shoulder--no fancy passes for her! And the bull topples over on his knees, the blood gushing out in torrents. He is dying--dead! The mantilla is trampled into the dust, the pink rose Is now a faded, red­ dened scrap, but the woman, her hands blood-stained and her face white as death, knows nothing about that. On her knees, sobbing like a baby, from overwrought passion and nervousness, she is holding her husband's uncon­ scious head in her trembling arms. As for the populace, they have passed* from horror-stricken silence and terror into hysterical shouts, screams, ap­ plause, and evea tears. Out comes purses and dollars, and even jewels from the rich ladies pres­ ent and masses: of flowers. Amid shouts of "bravo;" down it all pours into the ring. As for the great banker, Franquillo, who Is so excited that he can hardly move--down goes his foot­ man with a message to "La Espanola!" Not waiting to bow or to thank the people, so overcome is she with her tremendous success. Dona Lolita flies from the ring. It is all she can do to tremblingly thank the bearer of a check from the Banker Franquillo, who has filled it out for $10,000. Bravo! So that Dona Lolita's little plan work­ ed well after all--so well that five days later she and her husband left for Spain, where, having added much more money to the banker's $10,000, they have now retired and are great peo­ ple. iMiU JLd* OUattO UllViijrS Uliil fit? owes his succesa to his esposa--which is not understood, naturally, by the Spaniards of Spain.--The Argonaut. Si v*#; RULE J IT 18 MARKED BY THE MTURN OF PROSPEftltY, . Ike Loag»F«w4 Misanthrope and Wild-Kyed Calamity Howler pave Perished from tli« Karth--General Increase In Wagei in All Industries, best market in the world; we hava given employment to American labor; we have developed our home Industries and have cheapened the cost of produc­ tion, until now we can, in a large and constantly growing number of cases, undersell all competitors, and are in a fair way to capture the markets of the world. Blacksmiths ^ Blacksmiths' helper*,. Boilermakers ......... Boilermakers' helpers. Bricklayers Cabinetmakers Carpenters . Compositors Hotlearrlera Ironmolders Ironmoiders' Machinists . Machinist!*' helpers.;* Painters Two years ago William McKInley was inaugurated as President of the United States. He had been nominated In obedience to the manifest will of the great majority of his party, ;• nine months previous to such inauguration. At the time of his nomination the coun­ try was In a deplorable condition. Un­ wise and unscientific legislation rela­ tive to duties on Imports bad crippled manufactures. Pernicious assaults on the credit of the country and threats against the integrity of the standard of value had driven capital at home and abroad into hiding. American se­ curities had been thrown on the mar- ket in wholesale quantities by foreign i i>hUnt,,'!nja er* investors. Fortunes were sacrificed in the mad scramble to sell, as lives are often sacrificed in the rush of a crowd to make exit from a burning building. Interest rates were high, and this best of security failed to induce loans. Wages had been decreased and many great industries were paralyzed, mil­ lions of wage earners Wore idle, and the price of agricultural products was lower on the average than for a genera­ tion. Bad as was this condition, mat­ ters were made worse by the boldest assault ever made by a political party, on the currency of the country. The threat of free coinage, like the ap­ proach of a pestilence, had well nigh precipitated a panic. The convention which nominated McKinley declared emphatically for the maintenance of the gold standard of value and a scientific revision of the tariff. It assured the country that the endorsement of these propositions and the fulfillment of these pledges would restore normal conditions, and insure a return of prosperity beneficent alike to producer and consumer, the em­ ployer and the employed. The noople by a majority of a mill­ ion votes and by a preponderance of the votes of the electoral college gave power to the Republican party on these ' representations.' The wisdom of this decision was immediately made mani­ fest Confidence began to be restored the moment it was known that the gold standard of value was to be main­ tained, and that the tariff bill of 199! was to give place to a more scientific measure. The rush to sell American securities at a sacrifice ceased. Prices slowly began to advance. Business ex­ panded gradually and healthfully. Not a moment was lost in taking the initiative in the line of the fulfillment of party pledges. Congress was con­ vened In extraordinary session and put in more hours of work than any other Congress since the close of the war. The result is that In spite of all drawbacks incident to a war with a foreign power, all pledges relative to a return of prosperity have been made good. The official record Is before us. The close of McKlnley's second year In the White House and the end of the life of the Congress elected on the same day was significantly marked by the publication on that day of the re­ ports of the two commercial agencies which weekly chronicle the Industrial condition of the country. It was by all odds the most encouraging report ever promulgated by these agencies. It brought glad tidings to all branches of industry and to all classes of peo- ple. • To ^lie business world in general, it announced the greatest volume of busi­ ness every known in February. The exact words of the report are as fol- Advance in Wages. The -last bulletin sent out by the Massachusetts Bureau of Labor pre­ sents in tabulated form the rate of wages paid in 1870 and 18&8, taking the average for twelve cities scattered through the United States. The fol­ lowing Is the tablet; 1870. . /.I.. .$2.48 ....... 1.42 ....... 2.35 :::::::: IS helpers....,.,.... V 1898. $2.43 1.52 2.56 1.53 .1.51 '2.29 •2.52 2.81 2.00 , 2.60 1.58 2.41 1.35 2.60 2.80 a. is 3.23 1.88 2.14 2.86 2.52 1-75 2.«0 1.53 2.30 1.34 2.22 2.70 2.7* Stonecutters i.;t 3.07 Teamsters 1.58 In two or three trades the wages have been stationary. There has been an advance in .all the others, an aver­ age of 7% per cent., approximately. This is somewhat surprising, as good times prevailed in the '70s until the panic of '73. But these trades do not cover the entire field. Among the rolling mill workers and among the cotton operatives we think a large de­ cline would be shown, and, possibly, in other trades, but without regard to these the showing is flattering, as there has been an impression abroad that labor in the last twenty years has suf­ fered a great decline. These figures, though they are limited, do not estab­ lish that impression.--Cincinnati Com­ mercial-Tribune Read* Like an Old Story. Reports received by the New York State factory inspector from his depu­ ties show that in the course of 9,G00 inspections made by them during the months of December. 1898, and Janu­ ary and February, 1899, they found that„,373 new firms had gone into busi­ ness, and that 100 old firms which had formerly closed up had resumed busi­ ness. It' was found also that 1,119 firms lmd increased the number of their employes. It appears that the total In­ crease in the number of employes from all causes is 13,352. The reports show that 27 firms are working overtime and 20 working double time, and that the extra number of hours worked were 11,268. This is pretty good testimony to the labor-supplying qualities of the Ding- ley tariff law. The report reads like those to which we grew accustomed when the McKInley law was In force, and it tells of an industrial situation strangely different from that which prevailed during the intervening years of "tariff reform" and Clevelandism. The Pise in Wanes. Very rarely has there been such a general increase in the wages of work­ ers as has been announced during the past week, covering many cotton mills, iron and steel works, and coal mines, and in number probably more than 100,000 hands, average advance'being apparently over 10 per cent. This in­ volves a large increase in purchasing power of the people, with encourage­ ment for all branches of business. Some strikes for higher wages are in prog­ ress, though none of large importance, but some negotiations to the same end are pending.--Dun's Review. Has Reached the Wage Earners. The reports of advances in wages come from all parts of the country and Include all important branches of trade --cotton mills, iron and steel mills, lum- "yf.L' flte clasps her hands tightly together, C/ fa* / fA,finally, tiring of the banderilla work --which, in fact, has been somewhat feng drawn out, "on account of the gfcBtorfioi', *El Chatto's,' sudden sickness Calmness"--the public of the sunny feegin to clamor for "El matador! ilel toro! Que venga el matador! Over eleven million fans are exported in one year from Canton, China. It takes 72,000 tons of paper to make the postal cards used in the United States each year. When the railroad across Siberia is completed, it will be easy for a person to go from London to Japan in thirteen days. The national hymns of China are of such extraordinary length that It Is stated that half a day would be re­ quired to sing them through. Sand registered the hours during the middle ages. For this purpose black marble dust, boiled nine times in wine, was a favorite recipe with learned monks. An interesting test has just been made by a French womaiL With a view*to testing the sustaramg powers of chocolate she lived on that alone for sixty days and lost but fifteen pounds in the interval. The year 47 B. C. was the longest year on record. By order of Julius Caesar it contained 445 days. The ad­ ditional days were put in to make the seasons conform as near as possible with the solar year. Swiss steamboat companies, to avoid disputes as to the age of children, have established measurement rules. Under two feet in length ride free; children under four feet four and dogs pay half fare. Traveling mothers do not like the rale. The largest tin factory in the world is situated on Sulo Branl, an island in the Bay of Singapore. It turns out monthly 1,200 tons of tin, more than the product of Cornwall, and more than that of Australia. The ore comes from Selangor and Perak, in Malacca. Vienna telephone girls are required to change their Dresses ana wear a unl form wneu on uuty, as the dirt they brought in from the streets affected the instruments. Their costume is a dark skirt and waist, with sleeves striped black tind yellow, the Austrian nation al colors. mercial reporting, there has been" no other week in which the reports from all parts of the country have been on the whole so good as they are this week." Manufacturers were encouraged by reports of unprecedented advance sales at increased prices. Agriculturists are notified that stocks are the largest ever held on March 1, with prices away In advance of two years ago. Merchants are promised a prosperous season. Last but not least, Is the record that wages h^e advanced all over the coun­ try. In cotton Industries there has been a ten per cent, advance in wages', and an Increase in the number employ­ ed of twenty-five per cent. In iron and steel mills there has been an advance in wages averaging from ten to fifteen per cent.'and an increase in the num­ ber of persons employed averaging from twenty-five to thirty per cent. Similar conditions prevail in copper mining. In the lumber industries there has been an advance of twenty per cent, in wages and more men are want­ ed than can be obtained. Among ma­ chinists there has been a return to the old schedule, and it is reported that in building trades a strong tendency Is manifested towards shorter hours, or an increase in wages. The conclusion of the whole matter is that two years of McKinley have been marked by a return of confidence, revival of business, unprecedented expansion In export trade, Increased wages, enlarged opportunities for em­ ployment, the rehabilitation of agricul­ ture and a new birth of freedom and a new era of glory for the republic. The long-faced misanthrope traveling up and down the land asking with a sneer. Where Is your prosperity?" has per­ ished from the earth.--Cedar Rapids Republican. * An old-fashioned woman-only calls the doctor in when her husband Is sick to keep the neighbors /from talking; she thinks she knows ng/mucb as he does. skilled workers of all kinds. One of the most gratifying features of the sit­ uation Is that prosperity has reached the wage earners.--Indianapolis (Ind.) Journal. Political Drift. - The boom in wages Is one of the most hopeful signs of the times, and it w*ill do much to counteract the effect of the trust-promoting craze. Bryan is just boarding around among the Democrats, who are giving banquets in his honor. It is easy for gomy men to make a living. Congress has decided that a man ought not to be punished for taking up arms In defense of his country. Gen­ eral Wheeler will continue to sit in the House. Mr. Cleveland's name Is occasionally mentioned in connection with a third term. The mass of Democrats do not like Cleveland, but he Is the only man they have been able to make President since 185G. In the closing months of Cleveland's second administration the balance of trade in favor of the United States averaged leas than $7,000,000 a mgnth. The present average is over $54,000,000 a month. Foreign trade and a Repub­ lican tariff get along together hand­ somely.--St. Louis Globe-Democrat THE FAEM AND KtATTERSO FINTERE8T TQJFMitl< ER AND HOUSEWIFE. To Keep Fresb Meat Sweet. . Charcvdl is of great value In keep­ ing Ice chests, storerooms and food sweet. Place a shallow dish of fine "charcoal in the ice chest. If poultry are to be hung in a cool place for a few days remove the Internal organs, and partially fill the body with charcoal. Wrap the birds in paper and hang up. If the outside of poultry Is rubbed with black pepper it will be still further protected from flies. Small birds, liver, kidneys, sweetbreads, etc., may be wrapped in paraffin paper, and then buried in a bed of charcoal. For keeping: large pieces of meat and poultry have a large barrel or hogshead half filled with charcoal. Put meat books in a strip of joist and place it across the top of the barrel. Have a netting spread over this. This barrel may be kept in a cool place* and pieces of meat hung on the hooks. Creamery Versus l>airy Batter. When we look at the market reports we see that butter is classed as "cream- 2ry" and "dairy." "Creamery" implies that it Is made In a factory from the milk of a number of cows owned by a greater or less number of Individuals. "Dairy" butter is made from milk pro­ duced on the farm. If we notice the quotations further we "see that cream- sry Is quoted much higher than dairy butter. What is the cause of this? First, the Impression is that butter made at the factory is far superior to dairy butter. This is erroneous. Taking all things into consideration, it is possible to make better dairy butter than factory butter. In the making of dairy butter the farmer has the care and feeding of his own cows under his own control; also the care of the milk from the time it leaves "the cow until it .is a finished nrnflw't fore he should be able to make a finer product than any faetory can.. The factory man does not have these favorable conditions. He has the milk from a number of farm dairies, fed on different kinds of food; the milk is hauled from one to six miles, arriving at the factory warm and partially churned. But under all of these condi­ tions his finished product sells for more than docs the butter of the Individual farmer.--New England Farmer. '* Bis Head " in Horses, an Insidious Disease Which Baffles Veterinary Ex* « . petts -- How to Keep Freeh Meats Sweet-Creameay vs. Dairy Bntter. It is well to know that n& cases of "big head" have appeared In this coun­ try among the many thousands of horses brought in from America, says the London Live Stock Journal. This most insidious disease--the origin and treatment of which have battled the most eminent practitioners to discover --was first encountered In the neigh­ borhood of New York, Staten Island and New Jersey being particularly un­ fortunate In possessing cases. Wheth­ er It be contagious or not is doubtful, but the probability Is that it Is so. There Is no pain or serious incon­ venience to the Sufferer beyond a dull­ ness and loss of appetite, the chief symptoms being an enormous increase of size and swelling between the muz­ zle and eyes on the top of the face, and this Is accompanied by constant scour- ing. It Is curious, however, to notice how the bones of the animals attacked by big head become affected, as this dis­ ease has the effect of rendering them both brittle and porous, cases having been known in which the cannon bones have snapped when the animals have been made to move fast The most commonly accepted theory that Is held to account for the prevalence of the disease is that some pollution of the land exists, and various dressings have been experimented with in the hope that the disease will be stamped out. Some of these are believed to have been successful,, as cases of big head have become less frequent. Still the mys­ terious nature of the epidemic has baf­ fled the experts who have studied it In all its phases. mutton as payburpMactloiM, th« sheep industry has largely Increased, and many hundreds of small flocks are now found In the Middle West and Eastern States where sheep have vir­ tually been unknown for ye^ra. In the South, also, sheep breeding has been r£?elTipg; n)\jch more attention than formerly. Flocks of common, uncareJ for animals have been Improved by the introduction of better blood. The suc­ cess met with during the past two years has caused the addition of hun­ dreds of small flocks in all these sec­ tions where it has been held that sheep could not be profitably bred. These changes in sheep raising, though so great, are In fact only the be­ ginning. The consumption of mutton, the most healthful of meats, Is certain to Increase. The farmer will learn that, for his own family, mutton tis the cheapest and best meat for his table and that there will be a continued growing demand for mutton in his local market. < r > The Biggest Hog. . c, The largest hog ever raised re­ cently slaughtered in New York. The animal was a Jersey red board 2%. years old, weighing 1,609 pounds, and dressing 1,336 pounds. The National Provisioner has the following to say of the prodigy: "This huge swine measured over 9 feet from tip of Its hose to end of Its tail. It measured 2% feet across the loin, 2Yj feet across the hams and 6 feet in girth. This make;s the hog 3 feet through. It is split at the shoul­ ders and to look into the great carcass is like looking into the crevice of a cavern. From hip bone to toe It meas­ ures 3% feet and about the same from the crest of the shoulder blade to the bottom of the foot. The great fat jowls extend nearly two feet across. From, between the ears to th6 tail is over 7 feet. The face of the hog is small for the size of the animal. It Is only 16 Inches long. The hams are monsters In slae, and the vast stretch of pork in the long waist is borne just above the ground by four comparatively small feet The usual porker Is a mere pyg­ my by its side. The biggest hog here­ tofore grown weighed 1,250 pounds dead weight." . Pruning Currant Bushes. Most growers of currants allow the bushes to take their own way of growth. As the currant plant is al­ ways^ produced from cuttings it Is sure to send up a number of shoots from each set, and these quickly make a mass of shrubbery that keeps the In­ side of the bush from receiving enough sunlight to perfect the fruit. Besides, where there Is a great mass of shrub­ bery some of the leaves are likely not to get thoroughly dusted with helle­ bore, and thus allow the currant worm to perpetuate itself. Some for this reason advocate reducing the bush to a single stem. This makes it easy to control the currant worm and the finest fruit Is thus produced. But just as good fruit, and greater in amount, can be grown by leaving two or three stems. Occasionally a stem breaks down by accident, and if it is the only one there Is a gap in the row. Even if all the single stems remain their yield cannot be made as great as It will be by leaving two, three, or per­ haps four to grow from one rooting. Vineless Sweet Potatoes. A writer In the Epitomlst gives his experience with the vineless sweet po­ tato as follows: "I think it is the com­ ing potato. It is sweeter than the old red and yellow potatoes. It is the best drouth reslster from the fact that the leaves of the short vines grow very thick and compact oter the hill and re­ tain the moisture as-well as If mulch­ ed. The vines are very soft; the longest just about gets together between the rows at digging time, which is a great help In cultivating the potatoes. I got from which I raised 212 pounds. Some of the plants were put out as late as July 17 and made potatoes. Those late plants never got a good shower. Importance of Salt. The important part that salt plays In the. animal economy should never be lost sight of. This mineral is an im­ portant constituent of the blood, and if any animal is deprived of It loss of appetite and an unthrifty condition fol­ low. Too often we mistake companions fox friends. Achievements of Protection. • A prominent manufacturer In a re­ cent speech said: "The United States is no longer the world's market--the whole world is now our salesroom." Everyone who has even glanced at the figures of our foreign trade for 1898 and for the first month of 1899, and who has noticed, as everyone must have noticed, the comparative extent of our Import and our export trade, must feel the truth of this remark. And recognizing its truth, they must surely admit, if not blinded by preju­ dice, that the protective tariff policy has been justified by Its fruits. The remark quoted above puts In a nutdliell the achievements of protection. Through It we have secured to the American 9iodiM*r t^ Amerlewt ^market, "•«!» Women Smokers. There is no doubt that the number of women who Indulge in the cigarette is largely on the increase, and it is no longer true to say that the only ladies who smoke are Bohemians. There could be no better proof of the vogue which the cigarette is enjoying among wom­ ankind than the fact that various branches of trade have started to cater to women smokers. All the smoking Implements are constructed in the cost­ liest and prettiest fashion. The cigar­ ettes are made up in satin cases with puffed sides, which might be used as jewel caskets when empty. Cigarettes, if often .used, leave a tell-tale stain on the thumb, so to protect my lady's pink fingers cigarette tongs of the prettiest description are manufactured. A favor­ ite smoking cap Is the Turkish fez, which is always becoming to a pretty face, especially when worn In conjunc­ tion with a smoking coat or Japanese kimono.--Tobacco Trade Review. The richest States in proportion to population are those of the far West while the poorest are those of the far South. In other words, the average citizen of the far West is best off, while he of the South is most impoverished. The churches of the United States have taken 1,600 Chinese into member* »Mp. Bares for Hatching:. While it is possible that pullets make the best layers, and are therefore most profitable for egg production, it does not follow thai their eggs are best for increasing the flock. The pullet's egg is generally undersized and does not sell well. But It is worse when used for setting, as the chick from It will also be small, and have less vitality .than it should. A hen two, three or four yeaijs old will lay eggs that will produce strong chicks. But if they are intended for layers it is better to have eggs from two-year-old hens, as after the second year the ability to produce eggs gradually decreases. But the gs from old bens, too old to lay their best, will produce vigorous chicks that are as good as the product from two- year-old hens to make into broilers for the market. The I owpet. Cow peas may not be a profitable crop for market, but they will prove valuable on the farm as a renovator. The cow pea. like clover. Is a nitrogen gatherer, shades the soil in summer, thus promoting nitrification, and. hav­ ing a large root development, It pumps water from below, and with it the min­ eral matter existing In the soil, which it gives up to the surface soil on its decay. It grows on both heavy and light soils, seldom failing to thrive on any land that produces corn. It is usual in the South to grow cow peas on all kinds of land. Lime, ashes, or any potash fertilizer is excellent for such a crop, and an acre will produce about twenty bushels of seed. As a ruje the long pods are band picked, but the vines may be pul|ed up and the peas flailed, as they come of the pods very easily when dry/^xhe vines are relished by sheep and cattle, and as they may be broadcasted or drilled in they should be grown as a covering and renovator of the soil, -- Up-to-date Farming. Mutton ghann. Mutton has become and is fast grow­ ing In esteem, says a writer in Cole­ man's Rural World, so that though the wool production is yet largely consid­ ered mutton is also a great item In Farm Notes. All the hills for tomatoes, cabbages and lima beans may be partially pre­ pared now by placing a large shovelful of manure where the plants are to go. This is especially applicable to garden plots. When time to plant, manure will be rotted and in excellent condition for plant food. More manure may then be applied. If broody hens are properly treated nine out of ten will begin to lay again within two weeks after being removed from the nest. But if they are half- drowned, starved a week, or bruised and abused, it Is more than likely they will get even with their owners by de­ clining to lay a single egg until they have fully recovered from their ill- treatment and acquired their custom­ ary tranquility. Over six hundred bushels of onions can be grown on an acre of'land, yet three hundred bushels make a good crop, says Up to Date Farming. They require work from the start and the cost of labor will be quite an item. They entail coo much expense for or­ dinary farmers, yet when we look at the receipts, an acre of onions will pro­ duce more in bushels than ten or fifteen acres of wheat and sell for twice as much per bushel. There are breeds of cattle which are more suitable as oxen than others, the principal of which may be mentioned, the Devons. They are fairly large, are red In color, hardy and can thrive on pastures that will not keep some breeds. The cows do not rank high for dairy purpose^, compared with some of the well known breeds, but, as the Devon cattle are active and quick, they have held the first place as animals for the yoke. For ticks on sheep In winter keep a good flock of Leghorn chickens where they can run among the sheep, they will save the J rouble of either using in­ sect powder or dipping, as far as ticks are concerned, and if the sheep are full of ticks when shearing give the Leg­ horns a good chance they will rid them of ticks equal to any sheep dip, and with much less trouble and expense, and they will also do the work wclL-- Oorrespondeat Woole&s Farmer. Aiii-i i lit OF ILLINOIS. MM. Ludnda B. Chandler of Chicago if the Honorable President of the Illinois Woman's Press Association; Honorably President of the Society for the umnu a. CSAIDUI, or CHICAGO, ILL. Hon of Health; founder of the Margaret Fuller Society for the Study of Eeonora#^/; ics and Governments, and also President/ - of the Chicago Moral Educational So»'.' - ciety. Mrs. Chandler is an ardent frien^T" °f Pe-ru-na, and In writing to Dr. Hart* • man on the subject she stated as follows: Chicago, Jan. 6, 1899. Dear Doctor--I suppose every one that is confined to their desk and not getting the required amount of exercise, will, sooner or later, suffer vWith catarrh of the stomach and indigestion. I know by expe­ rience that Pe-ru-na Is a most excellent- remedy for these complaints. It has re­ lieved me, and several of my friends have used it with the same satisfactory results. Yours very respectfully, LUCINDA B. CHANDLER. His Successful effort. "I saw you on a suburban train last night and you seemed to be greatly amused at something an old gentleman was telling you." "Did I really look as if I were tic­ kled?" "Yes. The story you were listening to must have been something very funny." "By Jove, I'm glad to hear you say that. The old gentleman Is the father of the girl I love best on earth, and he was telling me a yarn that I heard for th^e first time about nine years ago/' Try Graln-O! Try Gratn-Ot \ Ask your Grocer to-day to show yon a packageof GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The chil­ dren may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it* GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach re­ ceives it without distress. % the price of coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package. Sold by all grocers. Bash Girl. -She says she's never been Anna- kissed. *" Aline--Bold thing! I'll wager - her gentlemen friends can't, say that- New York Journal STATB or OHIO, CITV OF TOLEDO, r „ LUCAS COUNTY. S FRANK J. CHENKY makes oath that he Is the senior partner of the firm of F. J.CHENF,T&CO.. doing business in the City of Toledo, County ana State aforesaid, and that said firm will pa^ th® sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of CATARRH that cannot toe cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURE. FRANK ,J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres­ ence, this 6th day of December, A. D., 1886. •J SEAL |> A. W. GLEASON, Notary Public. Hall's Catsrrti Cnw» taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHKNKY & CO.. Toledo O, He Passes. She--Do you believe in palmistry? He--Not when the girl who asks the question puts out her hand simply to let me see that she wears an engage­ ment ring. __________ Grows stubborn. Any complaint becomes chronic by neglect and rheumatism grows stub­ born by not using St. Jacobs Oil, which is its -sure cure and conquers the pain promptly. Every sufferer should use It. No matter how many times some peo­ ple look at your clock, they always ask If it is right. Boys Wanted. We pay fcoys and girls to collect all kinds of used postage stamps for us. For further particulars send two unused 2-cent stamps to Eastern Philatelic Co., Dept. 2, Concord, N.H. 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