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THE FARM. How Grm'ma Pattened Ber Geese. How did Fan'ma fatten her geese. you ask I \Vell to (511‘ you the story am't much of a tas With nails an' strings she fastened 'em down To a good-sized board that lay on the ground: ' _ That's to keep 'em from running their fat off, you As thetay're apt to do if you let 'em go ree. _ Right under their noses from morning till ni ht, . . . A skillet of oppered milk IS in Sight ; There’s a vessel of corn-meal dough there, too, . . And when they are emptied she fills them anew . _ The surfcited geese soon get the ennui, For tlfiey're getting as fat as fat can e; ‘_ But gran’ma says they're not eating enough . _ So she takes up the dough With inten- tion to stuff, The geese get so full. I know they must suffer; . For three times a day gran'ma plies the stuffer; With a stick with a rag on the end for a swab, ‘ She stuffs them alive till they're fat as a squab. And now you know how gran'ma was able To make 'em so fat for the city man's table. Feed for Pigs. Cows and hogs go well together. writes A. Selle. Following after the cattle and consuming the skimmilk pro- duces an animal well adapted for breed- ing purposes. The tendency of corn-fed hogs is towards a fineness of bone and weakness of the muscular system. Milk and clover counteract this bad effect. By using the proper foods two litters a year can be had from each sow. Wean the pigs when six or eight weeks old. and feed middlings or cornmeal and skimmilk. Many farmers do not think it, is profitable to raise two litters a year, but if the pigs are fed milk in winter it is good practice. Of course a dry warm stable is necessary to get best results. While milk is the best single food for hogs I prefer to use it with other feed. \Vhy favorable results are obtained, I cannot say, unless it be that ordinar hog feed is too concentrated, and mil acting as a diluent increases its value" I have always fed my milk after it has; clabbered. although other good feeders! use it sweet. In summer it will curâ€"l die in 38 to 40 hours. In winter add warm water or place it near the stove! Clabbered milk if fed alone and too. liberally forms lumps. This may be! revented by stirring thoroughly be-‘l ore feeding, or pouring from one vessel 3 to another. The safest and most pro-5 fitable method is to mix the milk withl an equal quantity of mlddlings or corn- meal. This will do away with the danâ€" ger from lumps. If the pigs are not being crowded for fattening, addsome cut clover hay. Hogs to be raised profitably mustl be ready for butchering at. 8 or 10’ months. If the pigs have a good pas- ture after being weaned, and are kept in good condition by giving skimmilk and mill feed. a weight of 250 to 300 lbs. can easily be obtained at the above- mentioned age. \Vith young animalsa bushel of corn will ordinarily produce an increase of B (012 lbs. of pork. Even better results will be obtained if skimâ€"' milk is fed at the beginning of the fat- tening period. and the meat will have a more delicate flavor. Among thel wealthier classes there are many who are willing to pay an extra cent a pound for pork produced under the proper con- 2 ditions and put up in an attractive man- ner. It pays to cater to this demand. Keep a Farm Record. Every farmer is to some extent a manufacturer. and ought to keep a re-: cord of his operations. This is the key; to success in any business. But. the soil- tiller should attend to some other mat- l tors in connection with his accounts. 'A writer in an exchange suggeststhat; a map of the farm. with each field nulnâ€" ' bored. and its size. quality of soil, etc...i specified. will be a great. aid in keeping] track of the year's transactions. How: many farmers have such a guide andl convenience? And how many keptsuch l a memoranda the past year as will one! able them to tell the expense of cachz’ crop grown? And how about the (lo-j mastic animals? If you keep cows what 3 have they paid you per head in the ag-i. gregatel And what. of sheep, swinc.l and even chickch How much did} each contribute to your income, and‘ which was the most profitable? Those who can answer those perti-. nont questions must be well advised in regard to their financial position. and need no admonition ‘ but we fear many _» are utterly unable to give any detailed: account of their farming operations, or; whether the balance is on the right or: wrong side of the ledger. It. is need- lus to say that such management. would soon wreck any commercial en-l to rise. and hence the frequent com-f. pla t that "farming don't pay.” is not l surprising. “'0 would suggest ibati you keep an accurate account of your; doings. and you will not only be wiser.! but are long. richer in conscqucnce. In! fact. resolve that you will know how; you stand at the close of another yeah. 1 Beat on Quick Time. i More most can be produced in the: will get out. which is often as early as February. until late in summcr. it should not cost over six cents to produce a pound of duck meat. and they grow so rapidly as to leave chicks far in the rear. A duckling should weigh. if forced. four pounds in eight weeks. We have had them to gain a bound in one week. Of i shoutcll. s shortest time from the duck than from: any other living thing on the farm. The m farmer who has a drake and six ducksi something like 801] or 1.000} eggs from them in a year. and he can? set the. eggs undcr hens and have. duck- lot the effect of lmgs from the time the first lot cmncs'cmze-" ....'....... ~m CLUB course. we had the Pe only the largest and best we could pro- cure for breeding and we have raised hundreds t at never saw water except in a trough._no ponds or streams being used. No quicker way of supply- ing meat for the farmers' table can be suggested than for him to hatch out a large lot of ducklmgs, and he can get a good price for all he may sell. Roast dock is a better dish than salt pork. and can be had just as cheaply. as the duck can be raised on the same food that is required for producing pork. “'hen the sound of the triangle had called the meeting to order Brother Gardner slowly arose and looked up and down the aisles and said: " If Calamity Bates am in dis hall dis eavnin' he will please step dis way." Calamity was there, and he promptly stepped out and advanced to the pres:- dent's desk. " Brudder Bates." continued the pre- sident as he looked down on him. "Y_0' went ober to Brudder Shin's cabm t'other night to pass a soshul hour." " Yes, sah." was the reply. " Arter sum leetle talk 'bout free sil- her, sound money an' de treasury re- sarve yo' swung de conversashun 'round to de ga'den of Eden. While Mrs. Shin sot dar wid her mouf open and Samuel was a soakin' his feet to cure de cold in his head, yo' went on to tell what you knowed ’bout dat ga’den. Yo' put de land at 100 acres. Yo' got in a ribber. two springs, a lake and a grotto. Yo had peaches an' pears an’ plums an' grapes an’ apples by de cart load. Yo' had birds singin’ an' possums runnin’ 'bout. Yc' had chickens ready to be boiled, fried an' baked. Yo’ had Adam whistlin' an' Eve singin’, an’ all was happiness an' joy.'.’ " Yes, sah." replied Brother Bates as he wondered what was coming. " Brudder Shin hain’t much of ahand to git excited ober ga'dens, as yo' kin tell by his own, but yo' went on so dat Salt for Choked Cows. -V. C. Crosby writes :â€"â€""My cow was choked while eating a pumpkin. Holdâ€" ing her head up and her tongue to one side, I put in two handfuls of common salt. and held her for a mmute so it could work down her throat. She ap- red deathly sick, and the saliva ran in streams, but the obstruction was re- moved and she was a well cowâ€"$40 saved instead of being buried. FALL FUN. “He said I was his life's sunshine." "I guess you will find that all moon- shine." “ What would you do, miss, if I should attempt to give you a kiss i" j'I should certainly set my face against it, sir.” "Tell me, guide, why so few people ascend that magnificent mountain" " Because no one has ever fallen off it." Hamlet Hardupton (meditating)â€" “ Things are all out of place with me. I wish I could only get the shine off my coat and put it on my shoes." _Teacher-â€"“ Tommy, how is the world divided ?" Tommyâ€"“ Paw says it is diâ€" vided between the corporations and the politicians." On chilly days the maiden grieves Though dressed in garments new; She can’t display her silk waist's sleeves 'And heayy jackets. too. “ Now that we are married, Penelope, and have nothing to conceal from each other, howâ€"â€"" " I’m 29, George. How much did you give the preacher ‘?” " It may be weakness," said the dy- ing editor, "but I can’t help but feel grateful to this town.” “that for ‘3” 'For life enough to leave it." He (waxing seroius)â€"" Do you believe in the truth of the saying, 'Man pro- poses; God disposes 9'" She (archly)â€"- 't‘It depends upon whom man proposes o"! Tommyâ€""Paw. why is it the good die young f" Mr. Figgsâ€"" They don’t die young because they are good, but they stay good because they die young." “ That whisky is fifteen years old. I know it because I've had it that long myself.” The Colonel-â€"-“By jovel sir, you must be a man of phenomenal self- control." " Oh, boy, 1'11 whar.’ dis place was. Kin yo' -member whar’ yo’ located it ’i” _ " I kin, sah. Dat ga'den was in Cuba, an’ Ize bin right past de place fo’ times." " Didn't see Adam or Eve 'round dar, did yo' 2” " Day was dead, sah." “lVall, when‘Brudder Shin reckoned dat Ga'den was in Italy, what did yo' dun do? Called him names an' finally hit him on de 'awl Brudder Bates, I want to remar a few expreshuns to yo'. an' I want ’em to surge right ober yo'r libin' soul like waves rollin’ down Lake Erie! In do first place. yo'- was jest as wrong as Brudder Shin ’bout de Iocashun of de Ga'den. In do next place, it am none of yo'r bizness whar' it was, how big it was, or what it look- ed likel Mebbe dar was a. Ga’den, an' mebbe not. Doan' consarn yo’ neither way. If some white man who ham‘t got nuffin' to do an' lots of money to 'do it on wants to go spoonin' ’round to find whar’ de Ga'den of Eden was, dat’s hlS own bizness. Yo’ is simply a common black man. Yo’ airn ’bout six dollars a week, an’ yo' am de fadder of 130’ pa'rs of twins. It cums mighty hard fur yo' to pay rent an' git three meals a day. Yo'r debts figger up mo’ dan yo’ kin save in 6,000 y’ars. De idea of yo’r fool- in’ away time an’ hittin’ folks on de jaw ’bout de Ga'den of Eden an' ’bout de biggest fool thing I eber heard of!" “Doan' I want to know all ’bout it. sah ’l’” protested Brother Bates. " What fur 2” give you a dollar to catch my canary bird." "He's just caught, ma’am." ” \Vhereâ€"where is the precious pet l" “Black cat up the road has got ’im.” " You say he contributes to the maga- zines ?" said the literary girl. "Yes," u Fur to it knowled e.” replled’PIS “rival-n "531134;th forth “\Vhat ygo’ gwine t5 do wid know- USIDS? Yes- ‘Vhat? POSt' ledge? How am knowledge 'bout sun- age stamps.’ Mabelâ€"" Yes, he's a. nice young man but hasn’t his nose met with an accident of some sort? I can’t get over it.” Amyâ€""No wonder! It has no bridge." " I reckon,” said Mr. Corntossel,‘that these politicians says a good many thinng they’re sorry fur.” “Yes,” re- plic her husband, "an’ a good many more that they orter be.” "It's a cold day when I get left,"said the pawn-broker, as he hung up the $60 overcoat on which he _had advanced $4. " It's the Other Way With me-" aptly re“ bizness, nor any odder black man's bizâ€" markcd the overcoat ness to keer a continental cocked hat " Do you think,” he asked, " that your whether de Ga'den of Eden was on a thin' way back 6,000 y'ars ago gwine to pay yo'r house rent an' keep shoes on yo’r wife's feet? If yo' knowed wheth- er Adam could jump six feet or ten, would dat buy codfish fur dem fc' pa’r o' twins? If yo' knowed whether Eve had red ha’r or black, would it help yo’ to pay me back dem two dollars ’yo’ borrowed ober two y'ars ago l" “ Nâ€"no, sah," stammered Brother Bates, beginning to waken. " Of, co’se it wouldn’t! It would jest be a. leetle mo' wind- ower fur argy- ment. It hain't yo'r izness nor my father would consider my suit favor- side~hill or down in a valley; whether ably f" “ Really, Herbert," the merâ€" it took a thousand y’ars to build de chant's daughter replied, "I couldn’t Pyramids of Egypt. or only fifty; say. Did you buy it at his store i" whether dis yere airth was all kivered - r . ' ' wid water six times, or only twice; Oéfolelillfighgrséu‘;hilllfia’you Strive whether de planets am inhabited or all If you would keep us an alive grown up to scrub; whether dis globe Pass some ten dollar bills!’ 13;” “Hilde “1 SIX days 01‘ k10_.000 Y'iél‘s- Aâ€"“ When I see you I always think one 0 us want to go bac turder an . to remember what debts we owe an' of the proverb: To whom God glves an office. to him he gives understanding." Bâ€"“ But I have no office!" Aâ€"“Well don’t you see how that fits ?" ” As you have good references I'll of- fer to you the post of cashier in our house, provided you can deposit 1,200i marks as security." " And what secur-l 1 why we dun han't paid up. ness am to look ahead. If we knowed a man who's gwine to let out do job of whitewashin' 200 feet of bo'd fence it consarns us a heap mo' den Noah's ark eber need to, Brudder Bates l" ” Yes, sah." “Yo' go an' sot down, an' sot down hard! I shall fine yo' $3,850 fur dis- cussin' religus matters contrary to do by laws. an' I want dis to be acaution to all other members as well. 'Bout half of our cull'd folks' religun consists in openin' our moufs an'fgulpin' down de past, an’ a good sheer 0 de oddcr half am devoted to argufyin' ’bout what we doan' know an' doan' want to know 'bout de present an' fucher. \Vhat we want in gineral an' in pertickler am less religun an' 1110' gittin' up airly in de mawnin'â€"less Ga'den of Eden an' mo' ’taters in de houseâ€"less Adam and Ive an' 1110' baéon an' codfish. \Ve will now open one of de alley winders to let ity can you give me that my 1,200 marks “'1” be secure ?” He asks me will I share his lot. A fool I'd be to scorn it. \Vho wouldn’t share a lot like his, \Vith a brown~stone mansion on it? Strawberâ€""Dr. Probe has been treat- ing my rheumatism for the past six months.” Singerlyâ€"" Are you any bet- ter f” St.rawber--" I should say so. When he come with his bill yesterday I was able to run like a deer." " Never marry a girl with the idea you are going to reform her, my boy,", said Uncle Allen Sparks. " If she chews‘ 'gum and giggles when she is a young? (lat smell of burnin' wool git out of de woman. she will giggle and chew gum; hall an' den purcecd to tackle de pro-l gramme of reg’lar bizness." “ \Vould an appeal he in order at dis juncture, sah f" stock as he arose. when she is married." Snaggsâ€"“Do you know, Bilkins, I think I'm a gifted orator/’2 Bilkinsâ€" "What makes you thin' so " " 've .. v .. - spoken twice. now. and when I sat down; the \grlégitdgggti:fr€$iv appeal? queued on both occasions the audiences 'were. much pleased and applauded loudly.” ; .P'eg}: tgpgfgldfio‘i? Sg'kgfgaggnéfszfi " 303,“ 380-" 31”“, MT- Barnes Tormel‘»: club wish to discuss religus subjicksin the eminent tragcdian. "ISIIII'ICd out to: deir 0\vn homes de rules an' regula_ be the architect of my own f0?iull(‘5.lshun§ can't stop vem_'- but in the school of experience I have “Do yo- wish m appeal from myde- learned that. a successful architect : (-ishun, 33h 7" ought to be able to draw good houses"; " \Vhy. I rcckonâ€"-â€"" 'l‘hc black-boarded pirate. with aknifei " Hn’ld 011. 8 mimt. Brudder Pen- betwccn his tecth. boarded the passcn~: Stlx‘kl' Sald_ Brother Gardner as he gm. chip. n Throw up your hands!" 1mg begun removing coat. vest, cuffs and The passenger hanging (wet-i collar. bow, sub go ahead \vid dot the rail smiled fecbly. " I think I did,‘ appeal l" not less than an hour ago," he said gasp- " [*1 1min" 20‘ "0 appeal to “Jake l" mg,“ replied Pcnstock as he sat down. " " ' u. ' l 1 - ~ become surgeons 'm asked the V‘snor’l members wants to kick again do decis- "Thcy arc." replied the lecturer upon‘ bun of diq chant 3.; ' ‘7' surgery “BM 3‘9“. Olin Elm-“y 0-“ No other member did. For sixty W“! “3, make 3 “Hugl hi‘sliy- :“lr' seconds Paradise hall was so quiet that easily; answt‘red the lecture“ Thfnkl Elder Tools' bunion could be heard to m“ pm‘wm “We”: ache. Then. as he proceeded to resume l his armcnts the president said. {hi}; doan' any (lat members can't dis- i In reply to the cry for assistance. professor said: “ if I could hpr you couldn't hclp helping you. It is because: such discushuns result in somebody i cannot help you that I cannot help H3“ bcin' hit on do jaw don I shall take a fu<ing to help yn-u." And the mend!- hand in. Brudder \Vazkius. riz up dat cant darted around the corner. With winder bar" of )1", and Brudder Shin. terror in his eye and cries of "Help!" yn' put sum lemonqu on de stove to in his mouth. kill off dc microbes fioatin' around us.“ he finally got roused up an’ axed yo“ Our biz-l asked the Rev. Pen-i cuss religus subjicks at home. but whenl sun llLUllLE HINTS: rm: new ‘ REMEDY roe BREAD ‘ CONSUMPTION. new to Aicertaln the State of the-Lungsâ€" The Way to Prevent an Attack of Blou- mallsmâ€"Prevenuan or Cancerâ€"Dis. placement of the Liverâ€"Results of a nearly Supper. Dr. Margiiano, professor at the Uniâ€" versity of Genoa, speaking of a new treatment of tuberculosis by the use. of‘serum. says: “I have applied my treatment in 88 cases presenting all the fgrms of pulmonary tuberculosis. from most serious to ‘ its incipient. stage. These are the. conclusions I have been able to form. Consumptivc patients presenting but small centers of tuberculosis, without fever, or even with slight fever. without or with few active microbe centers, derive a real benefit. I-have treated 45 of such pa- tients, and all those who followed the treatment methodically and completely might, in the end, he considered cured. There were 29 of them. Of the other 16, of whom several were febrific, their conditions improved considerably, but none of them followed the treatment to the end; some of them are still under treatment; others, believing themselves to be cured, insisted on abandoning the treatment. Secondly, the broncho- pneumonic tuberculosis patients, with extended centers of the disease, with- out fever, or even with fever. but with few microbe colonies, may be entirely reeved of the fever, and the success its obtained in certain cases leaves hope of cure by persevering in the treat- ment.” In summing up his remarks Dr. Margliano says he is concinced that by the use of his serum, brilliant sucâ€" cesses may be obtained when the dis- ease is taken in its early stage. He points out that of the 83 consumptive patients treated, 61 derived real bene- fit; and those in whom the disease was not. too advanced have either been Eured, or are approaching that condi- ion. The State of the Lungs. Draw in as much breath as you con- veniently can. then count as long as possible in a slow and audible voice, without drawing in more breath. The number of seconds must be carefully noted. In a consumptive the time does not exceed 10. and is frequently less than six seconds: in pleurisy and pneumonia it ranges from nine to four seconds. \Vhen the lungs are sound the time will range as high as from 20 to 35 seconds. To expand the lungs, go Into the open air, stand erect, throw back the head and shoulders, and draw in the air through the nostrils as much as possible. After having then filled the lungs. raise your arms, still ex- tended, and suck in the air. \Vhen you have thus forced the arms back- ward, with the chest open, change the process by which you draw in your breath, till the lungs are emptied. Go through the process several t1mes_ a day and it will enlarge the chest, give the lungs better play, and serve very much to ward off serious lung troubles. Prevention of Rheumatism One who has even a strong tendency can certainly do much to prevent it. The, “busy” season for that disease commences about October. \Vhy is it? That we do not know, but it. is quite safe to infer that, owing to a certain combination of influences, people are then in a condition specially favorable to it. After a spell of hot weather the systems of many who have not Ibeen fortunate enough to evade the l heat in shady places at summer resorts l are relaxed, weakened and more or less choked up with waste material. Ex- ercise, the great eliminator of such waste, is quite naturally neglected during hot weather. And, moreover, those who exercise too little are sure to eat too much. So autumn finds them in a sluggish state, as we have lsaid, with all the waste avenues clogged up. That is the condition of things very favorable to rheumatism. :It naturally follows that those in that condition, and especially those who are .subject to the disease in question, should live abslemiously, exercise frec- ly, keep the skin actiVe by frequent bathing. the bowels open with fruits, and drink water in large quantities. 1 \Vater dissolves and washes waste matâ€" ter out of the system; it is, therefore, an absolute essential where there is any impairment in the action of the i kidneys, bowels or skin. fivcn ifthcse few Simple rules are observed there will be ordinarily but little danger of rheu- matism. Prevention of (‘nnccn The predisposing causes of cancer are in the habits of the patients themselves. ‘Just as civilization is the cause of the istrain that wrecks so many intcllccts, so it is also the cause of depressing the animal vitality of the individual, and brings in its train this dread disâ€" lease. The main cause of this disease lis " established wealth and a slate of lluxury. The appetite for eating meat land highly seasoned food is indulged. Eand can be regularly and habitually lindu'lged only‘in a slate of established ,clvdizatmn, with Communities engaged gm accumulating forluncs and vieing lwith each other in sumptuous living." l'Ilncse conditions. together with habits vof indolcnce and insufficient exercise, ;causc an accumulation of the waste zproducts in the syssmn which predis- mses to cancer. Then an accidental y rules, or reversal of fortune with men- jcause, may develop this terrible dis- ease. The lesson is obvious. People ‘should live more frugally and take 3 plenty of exercise in the open air. and, '1" short, follow hygienic mozlcs of livâ€" ing, and the danger of cancer will be much more remote. The cure may be. difficult, but the prevention seems to ‘ be In the power of 'he individual. i “a... l‘i'lpanhI-fq. c Illl‘ livrr. Dr Graham. in! page; with the labove title. states that (lillj‘lacszmmn. nt lthe liver may autsidc the liver and its attachments. Ital ,depression, or any other exciting. occur from influenccsl _.... u-“- gubh ‘gs tumors, aims and thek. ;" as wan as from ct relaxa- tion or undue length of sthfi ligaments from any cause. The condition is not uncommon in women with pcndulops abdomens, who have borne many chil- dren. A distinction is to be made‘ bo- tween_floating liver and merely mov- able liver. The author reports the case of a woman, aged 62. who had borne 10 children and presented cyanos- IS. dyspnoea. dilation of the rLaht heart and emphysema. The liver was dis- placed downward. but. could be replaced when the patient. resumed the recum- bent posture, and could be retained in place by the use of a bandage. In the second case. that of a man aged 35. the liver was displaced by a subplu‘enic abscess._ There exist‘ed. also. pyloric obstruction and gastrectasis. The liver lay obliquely in front of the stomach, In a third case, in a boy. the from wheel of a waggon had passed over tho trunk, ‘fracturmg the seventh and eighth ribs. For a time a considerable area of dullness was found upon the left sxde. while the normal area of hep- atic dullness could not. be detected. while the question arose whether the liver was originally displaced and an inflammatory process had taken lace in the right hypochondrium. or i the liyer was merely hidden under the diaphragm. and an inflammatory pro- cess had taken place about the spleen. The paper contained a tabulated state- ment of 80 published cases of displace- ment of the liver. Hearty Suppers and Their nesull. It requires about five hours for the stomach to work on an ordinary meal and pass it out of itself, when it falls into a state of repose. Hence. if a man eats three times a day his stomach must. work 15 hours out of 24. But the multitude of mechanics who are widely clamorous for only ” eight. hours a day" are the very ones who. while they are angered at bemg required by others to work more than eight hours a day, do not hesrtate to impose on their stoâ€" machs 15 hours’ work. After anight's sleep we wake up with a. certain amount of bodily vigor, which is faith- fully portioned out to every muscle of the system. and every set of muscles, each its rightful share, the stomach ameng others. When the external body gets weary after a_ long day‘s work the stomach bears its sharebf the fatigue, but if, when the body ls weary with the day's t011, we put it_ to bed, giving the sto- mach meanwhile a five hours' task, which must be performed, we impose upon the very. best. friend we haveâ€" the one that gives us one of the larg- est amounts of earthly enjoyment-s; and if this overtaxing is continued it must as certainly wear out prematurely as the body itself will if it is over- worked every day. And if persons out between meals, then the stomach has no rest from breakfast in the morning untll 1., 2, 3or 4 o'clock next day. Hence it IS that so many persons have dyspepsm; the stomach is worked so much and so constantly that it becomes too weak to work at all. It is to :be hoped that every intelligent parent will press those things on the attention of their children as a matter of conscience, because dyspepsia, like consumption, has its foundations laid in the large mafority of cases during the "teens" of do. ‘______..___~_ ANOTHER FLYING MACHINE. Has Made chcrnl Alleged Successful Flights In .‘Ildulr. Mr. Percy S. Pilcher, lecturer on marine engineering at Glasgow Uni- versity, basing his inventions upon that of IIerr Lilienthal, has produced two winged creations, and by their aid has taken sundry flights in midair, says the London Black and \Vhite. At times he has risen to an altitude of twenty feet, occasionally hovered kiteâ€"like for a space and then descended on the spot he left, while upon other trials he has hastened before the breeze for con- sulprable distance ere regaining his cc... Mr. Pilcilcr's machines are light. structures of wood and steel support- mg a vast spread of wing and braced with piano wire. The wings them~ selves, which are made of nainsoonâ€"a sort of muslin originally manufactured in Indiaâ€"have an area of 150 square feet; and each machine possesses a ver- tical and horizontal rudder of circular shape, the one cutting the othcr at right angles. The former. which is rigid. serves to keep the machine'shead to the wind, while the latter arrests an inclination to pitch sidewaysâ€"a com- mon vice in all like inventions. The great difficulty with winged acro onauts is the uncertain quality of the Wind, for a steady, unvarying breeze is never to be calculated upon. Indeed, the sudden, llnoxpoclml side puff often brought disaster in its train to Mr. Pill-her, until he hit upon :1 means of circumventing it. He now draws his wian lips in wil h a bond, which renders aflying machine safer and more stable. HAS SAVED EiG'rl'l‘Y-THHEE LIVES. Wonderful Record In "call: “rule by a flea ('aptnln. \Vbich boy has savcd the greatest number of human lives from drowning! was asked a London paper by a corres- pnndcnl. and this was the answer: Captain Hans lloxrud. commander of the Red Star slcamslf" Switzerland, trading between Philadelphia and Ant- werp, is bellow-vi to hold the world’s record in this rcsucci. as, while quill young. be had saw-d the. lives of highly. lhrcr persons, rt-suun-d from nine sinking ships. Among the boys who latcly rcn ceile rewards from tlw Royal llu mane Society for saving life was \V. in. ix'ying. aged 13 years, who. at a great risk. sun-d the life of a little fellow a! Aldermmr. nv-ar (‘ow-ntry. on April ll This is the second life saved by Irving who was the rcvipicm of a silvl-rmmla.‘ in December last. Another boygdll’rm Goodwin, l3. saved :l boy of ll in (in! Acton waters. m-ar \‘.'nruw.umlSvruiwe end i’rcd ii. Cooper, a little fellow of l. years. of age, who has only the use 0." one hand. succeeded, on Feb. :5"! last. it- rc-zcuimr another“ boy who had fallcl through the in: in the recreation gruunr Which runs by the side of the 'l'renl. .5 few ywirs ago llw Royal Humane Sr ciclv awarded a silver medal to l'mn'l Lines. is years of age. v. ho mm"! the ii! of :i imy ll) units of :igc' u lw fol; :bruuuh liu- inc in the Ilruadwatcl Brod-1c! Park, Hatfield. ('benlfnz -m. “c. .m-..._..â€"â€". m-u-u- m-_--- -_......-_ ..â€" .. who-“ ".mwuma.“ w..- “n... M-‘uâ€"uns...‘