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GOOD ADVICE. :â€" Fimer “'as Fearful or “upon.“ I. at is the matter. young fello "oily l nrle Bob of little 2.15 “1..-king decidedly sad and xvii. ' . yxy 1’.“ 'Iy. . , .1... kinder scared,’ confessed th. .11 i a birchensivel " . ~ « Yâ€" I sta : r1111 rabbath school yestergzd out skiiing, and grandnn hy mung 1111?. about the little b0: {it drained for doing so and v o ‘ ' ‘ r1911 t know what is going to ha 9. 1 me.” i khere. Chummyl” rallied th who had been a. boy once on o 11"; still clearly remembered b0 .1 joy..- and temptations: "let 2:; in sonieining. Once there Were 'others, one of whom was a. 3004 Hill a high, white brow, and the . were no restraini . I n , One bunday the good broth; 1..; neatly shaven upper lip and yer look and walked decorousiy i'ph’ and the bad brother pulled 19255' (1111 i‘JOOtS, put a bottl in; 1.511 in. 1118 pocket, Shzlfit .15 gun. th’stled to his rascall- 1.1 'ur‘lfi tramping off into ti); .- .\11w, what do you suppose hap- .’ < v - " ' '1 Li“ . {altered little El \~ i. ..- gun exploded and pufnliid it, «11' \~13 {1 tree I 111111 Ell‘l his dog!311 down and 11A Eflr‘l‘it‘.‘ thunderstorm came (.11; lightning struck the uni killed the good brother 1‘ s 11. .-\way off where the bad "Vida: 111 the depths of the forest 1: his red. stuff in peace and 1}. 2111-1'r11g-1dly filling his game .n s:1:11..‘1'1-ls, it did not even rain ,. mutual and respectful to your and mozher because you love illfi no: lecatlse they will kill 311.111 111.1. not; and you should go 1.1.1211 slaw-")1 because it is right .1’. ONION)?“ you fear that some; 1 :1w11111tv ' don‘t.” . “1“ came upon you .i All ii ABLE BICYCLE LAMP. i on u i'm-riagc as It Is on a Bicy- cic. ric ‘1-11'1 1* l' ' Hwy.» 101‘ neycles have for at 11:11"; been dead failures. They .10 1;»:12‘5', or too inefficient, or uiiirsozne. and the bicyclist. as a. it 111.1: he had thrown the pur- pont'y away. The. latest electric 9.11111. however, is of an entirely 1t oral-r. It is a clean, power- “ hich can not be blown rre-i 11111, or extinuished by the y {lt‘lii‘IiIS which affect other I‘ 1'." 4.. ‘ .t .:~l\ts of two parts, the g or >.:'l2:‘:‘t’ of power. “‘hiCh is . ._«~.::.p.11:t. leather case hung ' 7i"? 1'43»? of =he diamond frame, 1.4.11.1: mm of the drop- )1:1.'. ‘1 11» 1:11:19 power is a. ' -, :11}; 111::11'11‘ with silver .111 I.1 swivel support, '3». r- Slfl'Ihitigr cord with :_.111 y {.15 is the small 9.1 111111 gives the outaij is almost. as 11‘4”":‘15 it is on a bicyâ€" ‘\"_,:1:f:n"-I. thing about ..4 light. which, the ‘4 meant-t. in any de- ‘1 1 -- . it. 13 more. like 3 ~ -- : 29:: "111111 likn an or- 1' thrtms a strong r“ 1114' or seventy-five 2:»: 1:. 1131.1»: of the light " ;‘ 3.11311» to over 100 111i11;1: “.1 '1, 13,- 3‘51 :1 scientifi- .1 1 . 1‘ .;~ \‘YLE'l .pl‘iiliaiily SUE,- , 1-, .. r- ..‘11‘i12'1_ people that 911‘s; Their bills for 1- . .1 . .' I: .11 :1~'r1‘ent. or more 1‘ v.1} (about it. The :1~1"..1ght hours on .111 ‘rw recharged at ' ”2:2,1 smlik‘t. 01' by .. .. '. ‘ < which are pro- "'5 _. .. 2. 121' 111 the process. . .~ “.1313 1.01."; keep a charg- -.c 11w of their mem- â€"<.-â€"~â€".â€"â€"_ AT Iii-E GESl‘leN COURT. .â€" t’ .r ..- Prohibited ior Years. “'iil.l!€ imiu'd. _-. l"'l‘lii‘:i'l’.é‘fl at the court in. us 11:11. is :1: the courts of 1-1 ‘11:‘- 11.11111" 1‘11 1'I‘S of Germany. ,u:=:;'._‘»' 2. 1.12:1: sensation has 'im younger gen- ‘ («1113 Empire by tho ': 1“ t:.,' 31331 against the ' so {gar as the is; concerned,l ’ '11» influence of the K. .» ~ .1 1.11 of rare beauty» {11111 of dancing..- -:-11 wicked up in the 1111.; alrinress Pauline; mm; by his first. wife. ‘ '11'1'111 {ii-c succession 10 11.11.- by 1;;e Salli; law, is ‘ ‘51..-»1- 131““ «1.133 to ascend 1.13. in consequence of her ". . . . 1e _ son of (he 10:1,...‘4, 1'1; 1‘1: kingdom. ‘ \ d ‘ A“ ‘ . .s. ' ' ,' S . ' 1. 1 r1111. ss jomed. 1' villi-5E (qr, ’~ {11 The last court ball at. _.._n funniest enjoyment :th L.- .1 Eeneriained at Berlin 1 .,- 'i‘i-Viflii‘ie thus set will be fob hi: \ :. 111r ot l~.mperor \Villiam. ‘1. rrl‘li'w‘u: the polka. and a slow whirl“: the only round dances fulfil i.::I‘e the . waltz having) ‘. xtitrever since. one. of the “frag-.1 1’ Irinsess'es was tripped up ..; tgar‘ber and tell at the verv A 1 r . 7‘ - i . ,. .9 1.1.9, Empress Augusta whil ' e act (.1 wéiilxing. Th3 Fmrr'ia 1:13 Y3. Lerrible despot OI] thirst-‘35 .dquete. could not bear theiicire 215:: w 1:11-11 could have the eff-fit. an JEN-{t7 rincess of the 11101511311 (19.1If ll? Iliiit‘ii pUSitmn. and turn 1 that ii: mail arguments to tl'- - e 111151141!) w'r d ..e ' awkwardness 0.5 1111:; ue rather / 1 _ 1 c ance gfdin.» usuit, vetoed the :Sghan " e latter henceforth on all ear- es of court balls. i pr0< 11111111 111' 11111111 31111111 later and [Incie Bob “Illa-t“ °‘ THE INTELLIGENCE AND CUNNING ____â€"â€"â€"’ would be startled, but had a runaway. and a firm, steady rein. OF MAN’S BEST FRIEND. , E repair he would stop, Instances of it as it Has Come ! writer the coaxing or pushing Notice of an observing (‘ouniry Doctor . to pass over until carefully examine it. ~Trlcks of Horses. The country doctor is expected to go told him that all how rickety the cuiv whenever calledâ€"rain or shine, heat or quietly pass over it. cold, night or day; sometimes, per-g haps, leisurely, but often as quickly sion \Vhen . . . thr v'n his hea as possdnle. Through all this his horse wufiisiirgewhat he had the habit and himself are constant companions, would sometimes lodge and share together the joys and the him sorrows of the road. It is not strange. it‘ ’ than ordinary intensity often springs up between them, during which the man notes the almost human qualities with of the horse, him "While quite a boy I knew ahorse wrong. An He soon be petted a little. vented this at once by ma fit better. \Yhenever ‘this happened this beginning, least 'disarrangement of . - ‘ t . . of smell humour and mtelligence the would cause him to s a. high opinion of horses he gave me have in general. Ball led me to consider horses as al- most of kin to human beings, and I have always talked to them, and treated . them accordingly. Ball, 3. fine ani-i mal belonging to my uncle, who lived 810W - - ~ - road on a. farm adjoming ours, was a sor- ’ rel horse of good size, and espemally ders. He had done a. great deal of farm work in his time, but was now with too old for anything but occasional But light service; so he usually had the range Of a pasture in front of the house that reached up to the yard fence. saw There were cattle same pasture. . Ball was noted for his cunning and This clever tricks, such as opening gates him and doors, pulling down with like; but no one suspected him of play- suddenly ing practical jokes on sheep. when one wheel on that side touched the buggy. after another was found on the wrong Then again, he .stood stock still. 011157. throwmg his head as before. ' side of the fence. It was by his antics and evident delight whenever a sheep left was 30 found that he attracted attenâ€" road, tion. A watch was instituted, and soon, when Ball thought no one saw him. he slyly picked up a. sheep by the Wool with his teeth and dropped it over the sque fence 1 Then, going away some distance, sque One day, as I over a. smooth. interested in fine head, with heavy neck and shoul- Iiiliiblkedha‘llll 31.312.23.1in and wrong, so I said, some emphasis. "Get up, Frank 1” he still stood and kept throwing I sat there Where the could see nothing and sheep in the taking up the reins, took . its socket, and giving repeated my command to punishment, nettled . (butt end down) main in the post heard Frank squ Somehow the tricks Of Old would stop, when the trouble was not‘ in my opinion, sufficient cautious a. procedure. KNEW HIS BUSINESS. was driving along at a. trot, I had dropped the buggy apron, and was becoming quite the reading of a. news- nk suddenly stopped. his head up and down. As the paper in my hand, the bridle,but ’ there are knots. Wlhen a without or broken 0 decay, again, and especially to nothing wrong. I undeserved very much, but stil bars and the move forward. After standing | few moments, as if in deep thought. he , fact that dampness turned to the right until the 1 cay unless kept took up the reins and p hand to bring him astonishment, found that the rein on that side, which had been fastened with a snap, was unsnapped. \Vhen I at out to believe a. horse als unless he is excited. I never eal before; but tnow when. to my aled. he anxiously waited, evidently watch- he not only squealed ing fo house. As soon as he saw that the sheep was discovered he gave a snort with delight. KLEP’IOMEANIACAL. Sometimes he would . . . are. and h1de them, ev1dently J‘mt for the cation between animal fun of the thing- 0118 day 3' heavy human reason becomes almost obliter- maul, such as is used for splitting rails ated. Frank had decided that by turn- ing to the right the left rein would ulled to get him back into d that then I should dis- be unfastene-d. He and wood, was left so near the fence maul up with his teeth, carried it to cert the further side of the field, carefully ,mtr hid it. behind the stump of a. tree, and i then watched the result. This time he i had been seen carrying the maul away, ; so the. men made great ado, pretending ': Men in Public Life and Service Whom She Has Outlivcd. .All members of the privy council who (I kicking up were alive in 1837. with unbounded delight. ' ' All the peers who held their titles in Whenever they approached the maul be 1837, except the Earl of Darnley, who tried to attract their attention to some was 10, and Earl Neilson, who was 14 to be hunting for it, looking in the fence corners and behind stumps, while Ball 3 was running, snorting an his heels other point. in t \Vhile I have been engaged in the 1‘ some one to come out of the head, ‘ afresh, he shoe for Vjoy. V hen such evidences of thought and steal articles purpose, such humour and intelligence. . - be t that he could reach it. W hen be 5119- thgerongTeaii pmed that no one saw him he took the cover. the rein to ainly had reasoned, seen in horses, the icately, too. QUEEN VICTORIA. â€"â€" hat year. All the members who sat in the house practice of medicine my horses have of commons on 1her accession to the had no opportunity to perform tricks throne, except Mr. Gladstone, Charles like these, but many times I have seen Villers, the present Duke of Northumâ€" a. gentle word at no trouble occurâ€" he first came into my posses-1 the brow learned to throw top and wait to him a. sharp cut, ' go along. the post is setin the the water has to reâ€" until evaporated by branches, the sun. It is a. Innown’ smoothing with a knife the ends of the large ones. On the younger trees en- under water so as to courage the main branches to extend; the nearer they come to the horizontal - l he would not ‘ for a. 1 the heat of fasten it Frank pawed the ground. and manl- fested hIS delight by every means that he could command. As , _ moved along home and began to 1‘ 11D and 1110}! up hls heels as the thought would come to his mind k his head and squealed ward, Sometimes he would always be the least out of l and no amount of WI‘I could induce h I had got out and- Then after I had 1 of frequently l I would stop to Warrant so PRACIICAL FARMING. HOW TO SET FENCE POSTS. Of late years the-re has been much hat the only way of knowing facts get out of the buggy, and replace 1 upon disputed points of farm work (and p . the band ‘1 that which is of more value than all therefore, that an attachment of more up whenever he wouIld liktelttohstop and 1 philosophical reamns that can be pro- mlkging tlaigiiariidiae , duced) is by practical tests. The past but it occurred to me that, . fall I took down over 200 rods of board I might 30:1“ “31%? 3 fence which had been standing twen- (1 this I did, $08 mil she ty‘fi've years- In taking dawn this the harness l fence I found that nine out of every ' te . . . 1 it fixed. Sometimes, however, he i enbghui: fif§sep£stv§eilgaihtegsstgusrfi price. the reverse of the way they grew, that is. they were set top end in the ground; the next soundest were the round posts regardless of their size. lonesome soundness should be attmibuted to the reins over the simple fact that the and set in the ground was round, and kept the water out of the center of the post. It is a. . ' tten as to how to set posts, that 1m ; is, whether they Will last longer if set the reverse of their BYOWth, With the was right, no matter g mp end in the ground, 01‘ if 8% in the ert was, he would ‘ ground as they grew, with the butt lend down, writes a practical farmer. There appears to be a diversity of opin- d up, and, as his bridle . ion on this subject, and. I have learn- â€"band‘ (1 - . , _‘ 1 ‘ upon his ear. , Iiifel? my fifty years of practice. farm over him, but feel: well known to all careful observâ€" now, . the whip from back into the never but' shook his we afterward several times. line of demar- instinct and and reasoned â€"- exhibitions of intelligence and humour berland, the Earl of Mexborough and no less marked. One cold. boisterous the Earl of Mansfield and John Temple day my horse John was driven up to a Leader. post in front of a desolate looking farm Her Majesty [has seen ' chancellor, ten prime ministers, six eleven lords There was not a tree or object of any speakers of the house of commons, at kind to break the cold, raw wind, so I least three bishops of every see, and covered John with his blanket, and on five or six of many sees, five Archbish- of Canterbury and six Archbish- top of this threw a buffalo robe, tuck- Ops ing' it well under the harness, lest the ops wind should blow it off. care with the blanket and the robe, I of York and five But in my chief. She has seen five Dukes of Norfolk forgot to fastengohn iéo the postc. Afgtfir succeed each other as 1: 11.111 been im e a ew mm“ 85 e and has outlived ev r duk - 1‘11? 0f the house 1°°k1ng through the ess and every marqiiig and Sniffhiihglsls Window. cried (mt: iwho bore the rank in 1837. “ Doctor, there goes your horse!” 1 commanders-in- earls marshal, She has outlived every member of the STARTED FOR HOME. * ' key club and every master of fox- I hastened to the door, only to.see ‘ John and the buggy making good time homeward, already beyo in diameter. over the smooth prairie, ‘rep and came back to the post again, where l he shook his head often and prancedg about to show how intensely he enjoyed - the joke. To me he said, as plainly as . horse could say: “Now, didn’t I fool you nicely? You? thought I was going back without you. Why. I joke to show how careless you were not iumeducated one, Of course I would not ffigures he can’t be stopped by any thematician in the world. He is an ident of Augusta, Georgia, to tie my halter. have left you out here alone.” 1 I have. known many horses any other. tation for running away; but he was a that ;mar showed a great degree of humour as ghumble res well as intelligence, but for good sense ’and is employed as a. laborer at the. In- I'think Frank was a little superior to ital-state Cotton Oil Company In mul- He was 7 years old when I s - - . . . . traded for him, and he had abad repu- lgfififi?“ Gardhire 18 as (11110“! as 1 can g hounds that flourished in 1837. She has seen seventeen presidents of nd reach of my the United States, ten viceroys of 0. an- Wice. Pretty soon, however. John turn- ada, fifteen ‘vlceroys of India, and ed from the road, m'ade a large circuit, France successwely ruled by one king, something more than a hundred yards one emperor, and S11: pres1dents of a. ublic. CALCULATING 1 An l'neducamd Negro Who is Astonishing Georgians. was only playing a practicali Robert Gardhire is a. negro, and an but when it comes to Before the WONDER. average person cf the figures down with a. pen- proud horse, held his head well up, and ‘cil Gardhire has given the correct answ- was a high stepper. _ _ 7 an intelligent look, and I liked him.:it ’pon enquiry I Moreover, he had 3 er, and yet he cannot say how he does He was asked what was the sum runaway was not much to his discredit. ipeating the figures to A drunken driver had forced him to lan swered off-hand, found that his first 1total Of 99 times 67’ and without 1‘8- himself Gardhire .“6,663." "How cross a rickety culvert and allowed him ; ., ,,. . to run the wheels off the planks at i$$9hfixvftsfii§dt “image, a“ 501d 3111168 one end and upset the buggy, at which 1112;? re iiedq‘lgooégp Agnd ffimnf ard- he became frightened and. ran away. “half anp hour dm w r ufh 01‘ over After this he was easily frightenedby ihim and hen avebmtshe gogrectownlf't any unusual noise and confusxon behind ‘, plication like i flash. mu 1- - him. iplication of fractions the man is equally FRIEND AND PROTECTOR. pm I at once began the training of my his powers, new horse by trying to convince him of lGardhire can his lfirst became a friend and would not forsake him on Edoes not even know he. discovered it- that when the figures are giv- h1m he sees their answer immediâ€" two things. First, that I was any second ; second, that I was fully , competent ‘to care for and protect him. fen He says In the multi- ficient, and there seems no limit to which are almost occult. not remember when he ware of his power, and How well Isucceeded may be guessed i ateIY- Simply by 913511ch at a long when I tell you that I drove him al- 3 line of figures he can most every day for seven years, and ' w hat the addition is. tell immediately the grain of the l exclude the air. free from dampness I now this is the reason ulled with the er if set with the top end in the ground. so that where there are knotâ€"holes or I any open spaces in ter can run out, thus keeping the post dryer than when set 1n the ground. experiments I fact: in the fall an the sap begins to much longer ting pos Some person ment, but from I know this to be true. ers that the limbs of trees ward out of the body of the tree, and wood is more Open . limbs protrude, leaving the I looked gram or the wood more open where 11_ dampness; there being no outlet when That, posts. ff, or when it begins to Timber kept dry and does not decay, and 1 that posts last long- i pies are often obtained, and they make fine weights to keep the leaders down. . ha ve m'Ie than when out later in the season when full of sap. ts before they are seasoned, es- pecmlly oak, they will last longer than if allowed to season before being set. s may doubt this last stateâ€" my own experiments grow up- ground as it grew makes timber deâ€" the posts the wa- with the butt end fifty years of mod another especially oak cut .â€"â€"â€"â€" BEST COWS FI‘R FARMERS. Personal experience teaches us that the best cow for the farmer who either sells butter to private customers or sends his milk to the creamery is the Jersey. ' K The thoroughbred Holstein gives a greater flow of milk than does the smallâ€"framed Jersey beside her, but but when it comes to the test in val- no points, the Jersey is far ahead. Milk carried to the creamery by the iness is paid for, to weight, his bill for cows, provided he animals giving an man who makes milkâ€"hauling his bus- himl, by weight. rAt twelve and one-half cents per hundred- hauling, at the end of each month, makes serious inroads into the profits of the farmer from his keeps the breed of abundant flow of milk, but not so rich in butter fats as that of the Jersey and kindred breeds. In many localities there are farmers who keep a. number of cows, and some one Of the family makes it his business to haul the milk from the farm to the oreamery. It is but little more trouble to take, also, the cans of milk from sev- eral neighboring farms, and this he does for a. consideration; - Provided the cows were all good J er- seys, the expense of be much lessened, milk-hauling would and the outcome of butter test at the creamery much greater. . The smaller cow ly consumes less foo of the two, natural- d, and it is the inaâ€" ture of the smaller cow to convert her food into milk and than into flesh. the Jersey to be lence for the the creamery.< butter fats rather we believe, then, the cow par excelâ€" farmer who patronizes ‘ l _._â€"â€" provided for, it is tie planning, for profit, but Speciality is made regular both for the men properly rub the So far as his, and in the s kind of plant foo require the to maintain the sary to the growi With a. variety can be define to them. So far as is poss1b1e,x samle prOportions of the principle , elements Should not follow not follow one another.1 All reasonable care should be taken fertility, as a good, rich soil is one of the essentials neceS- ROTATION. After the season’s work is over, the corn gathered and the stock properly a. good plan to look over the past season’s work, and also to plan for the future. of the past may ShO'W Where a. mistake has been made that can be with a lit- avoided in the future. Generally, with. the average farmer, the growing of a variety of crops in a. good system of rotation and feeding them out to different kinds of stock not only affords a; better opportunity also enables the farm'- e'r to maintain the fertility. of his farm better than is usua ly poss1ble when a. A careful review of one or two crops. It divides the labor of the year and distributes it more evenly; gives more employment the year round, amd teams, reduclng in this way the number of teams and the amount of hired help necessary to farm. , is possible the rotation should be planned so that one crop will follow another as closely as posmâ€" election the character of the soil, the conditions under Whlc-h the work mist be done and the marâ€" kets must be coms1dered. as well as the d required to grow plants that ng of a. good crop. of stock the feeding a better advantage, both with the feed and with the stock and in making the farm most profitablr ----- every item. that will lessen the waste or cost will help to increase the proâ€" fit... ' say, “Brother, fowl or chick any longer than it is a. source of income. my just when to sell is often the difference between success and failure. that are of no use only for the pot; sell them and use the money to buy feed for the rest. lime, Green bones, which have been hitherto thrown away, are the best and cheap- .. , . est egg making material extant; and Egkglyfif.ch:gée:hiosgme, Id like to this is because bones are rich in albu- ' men, phOSphate of lime and phosphoric acid. In short actual mpg}; 133;}; THEY ARE BAKING TRICKS ity will be that you will find their heads and eyes swollen in the morning. he first thing to do is to remove the I think their cause by stopping up the cracks or the ventilator hole at the top of the poul- try house. he best remedy is to an- oint the head and eyes with a few drops of a mixture of one part of spir- its turpentine and . oil. says that all the daring tricks that are making long, tub is cut showing very few flowers and less fruit, t to d th ‘11 lds don’t Gilt back the wood, but as soon W21 61' en rs an us 1 0 as the frost is out of the ground, but a narrow trench around the tree, about two feet inside the circumference of the nurseries is to bed them: out over winâ€" d wmteir months before ter and let the frost act on them, but Md, “”11 13251” this is not absolutely necessary. The B t pits may be planted in spring, prov1d- y se " ed they have been preserved properly. They may be planted where the trees are expected to remain, but it is bet- ter to sow them in nursery rows first and then transplant the trees after Though lle Hadn’l: [lad a Chance to Be :1 ago, in front of the hotel in a little will readily take up. town in southern California, â€"â€"._.‘â€"-â€"n A few tnoments' silence, a look of perfect peace upon the face of the dy- .1oy, and then. a whispered, "Brother.” Instantl his brother was kneeling close 111351 e him, and we heard him 1. . you won’t mind my telling you of it. now, will you? and perhaps you’ll let Nelly know it. when I’m gone." .. “What! Jack,” exclaimed his brother. have you loved Nelly 2" Fainter came the answer, "\Vith all heart.” “And you didn't tell her you knew I loved her. too 3" ti(Eyes fultlhof tenderness and affec- . p . , n ave e ' ' ' ' ‘ ‘ It is no use feedun'g a. 10t 0f 01110118 couldgno longef‘inlslt‘tilf', ‘iiiiiilh with Iii: brother’s cry of mingled admiration gratitude, and love, “Jack, Jack, God 1833,33 yap}; soundinlg in his ears. the The principal ingredients of eggs are 0 man ‘w_ 0- ‘ hadn’t had I m. pm... .. 11cm ...... m As I went out of the room I said POULTRY NOTES. You should manage not to keep a The knowing just what to sell and because verted into eggs com: QUITE. EASY 1WHEN ONE KNOWS HOW THEY ARE DONE. Circus Secrets That Have Been Closely Guardedâ€"flow to Climb 9. Ladder of Swords “1“: Bare Feetâ€"Dancing on Sharp Glass. four parts sweet lAl writer in the Scientific. American have been introduced in the circus none have caused more comment than the one in which a person, generally a lady, walks with bare feet up a. ladder of sharp swords, treading directly on the sharp edges without any injury to the feet. It; is amusing to a person who is ac- quainted with the secret to hear the off all roots and many explanations of "how. it is done" offered by the spectators, yet none of them over come near guessing the truth. This secret has been so jealous: ly and successfully guarded that very ‘ few, even among the best informed ex- perts, know, how it is performed. T1)“: the explanation is as Simple as the trick is surprismg, the writer will now show., The swords are arranged in a rack with the cutting edges on top. The rack is usually about seven feet high, and eight swords are used. One of the most nec- essary points in the preparation for the trick is that the rack should stand firm and the swords fit. snug and tight in the slots. 1 MADE TO RECEIVE THEM. Usually the spectators are invited to examine the rack, as well as the swords, and paper is cut. with the swords to show that they are really. sharp. The secret is not in the sword: on rack, but in the preparation of the , . j , performer’s feet. In a pint of water: 1 W35 Slttmg one day ’ a. few years as much alum is dissolved as the wata‘. . To the alum when water is added as much sulphate of zine n as Will he on a. silver dime, and thorn oughly dissolved. 1 {A1 few minutes before doing the act the performer bathes the. feet in this solution, and allows them to dry with- out. wiping. J ust before looming the dressmg room the feet are dipped for a moment in as cold water as can be secured and at once wiped dry without rubbing. : By placing the feet squarely on the swords there IS no danger, but great care must be used not to allow th‘ foot to slide or slip on the sword, or the result would be a very bad acci- dent; 3 On leaving the circus in which one. has seen the above act visitors are alâ€" most sure to see before the ever present side show a large painting on which 18 the representation of a Mexican dancing with bale feet in a. shallow. box FILLED WITH BROKEN GLASS. ' If you are of an inquisitive nature, and‘ have seen a lady walk with bare ROOT PRUNIENG. If trees planted six or eight years sappy shoots and cutting ine the better. Do not shorten them. n, for on the tips of them first 5am»- RLAIISI'NG PEACH TREES. The usual treatment of peach pits in Christian, llc was One, All the Same. news came that the overland trai from the East had met with an acci- dent near the outskirts of the village, resulting in the thorough shaking up of the passengers, the killing of a tramp who was stealing aride, and fatal injury to the young fireman of the locomotive, who, standing at his post, had saved the train from utter wreck. Almost simultaneously with the news came the sight of a. small procession of trainmen, carrying upon an improâ€" vised litter their injured comrade. They brought him at once to the little tavern, Where a room was quickâ€" ly made ready, and a physician and two Sisters of Charity, who were al- most instantly upon the spot, did evâ€" erything in their power to relieve his awful sufferings. To their question as feet up a. l dd f h k d . p ' a. or 0 5 ar swor s, you to Whether they should send for a enter the Side show to see this new, priest, the poor fellow gasped out that wonder. 1 his “1013116? was an 13291509931138, and On a. raised platform is found a box he knew shed want him1 to see a. four feet long, three feet wide, and clergyman of that Church. A meSSS-BII- six inches deep, the bottom of which is 861‘ was despatched to a. nelghborlps covered with broken glass. In a few town. where one resaded, and in an In- moments a man dressed In the Mexi- credibly short space 0f time the young can costume appeirs on the platform mlSSlO‘QaIZY W38 on, the SPOt- and proceeds to break a few old bottles The me‘ed man 8 bljo’ther, a brake- and throw the broken glass in the box, man on the same train, and several then remove his shoes, shows his feet other tralnmen were standing about to be free from any covering, steps in his bed. . _ i the box, and dances among the glass. As the mIDISIBI‘. entered the room After he has finished dancing he the brother cried in agony, "Obi Slr- shows his feet to be uninjured, and (19 something IZOI‘ my brother. Pray for retires. The trick 15 performed in the his 80111- GOng at once_ to his b9d' following manner. Secure a number. Slde w1th the air of authority and With of thick glass ”01,1165, break them in something a great deal betterâ€"intense RATHER SMALL PIECES human sympathy and genuine pityâ€" . . the young clergyman saw that he bad And £118 011‘ _gr1nd all the sharp edges but a few moments in which to min- round. 1 This $3ka 0f glass you P1309. 1n the center of a box made accord- ister to the dying man, and, naturally _ _ desiring to know something of his reâ€" mg to abOer measurment. NOW 308k ligious status and spiritual condition, YQul‘ feet In SLI‘PDS' alum water and asked him whether he was a. believer W1 6. dry. and give .them a,l?h01‘0‘18h in Jesus Christ and had ever been Ill bing With DUIVBI‘IZGd TOSID- 13M the inside of your shoes With rosm, baptized. put them on, and go upon the platform. “Yes,” said the poor fellow. ”I do . _ believe in Him; and I was christened Dake some old lamp chimneys and bob- tles, break them in bits, and throw. when I was a. kid, but God knows I . . haven’t had a chance to go to church this fresh broken glass m the box around the edges and in the corners, or to be a Christian.” . . "But he has been a. good boy,” said not In the center. Remove your shoes, his brother. "He’s worked day and step in the center of box among the night to support our crippled sister, prepared glass, and do your dancing. old mother and me, when I was laid Avmd the Sides or corners of box where up with rheumatism and couldn’t do you have thrown .the glass, and you a thing 'for over a. ear.” run no risk of cuttlng your feet, especi- “He took care 0 me through the ally if you use plenty of rosin. smallpox when no one else would come near me,” declared a big, burly railâ€" " ‘ ‘ reader, with» a. sob which almost chokâ€" SODA WATER PUTS OUT A FIRE. ed his utterances. . “And after taking his own run,” added a. young, sickly looking fellow, “he often took mine when I wasn’t able to go out." . . As these testimonials were finished, the brother asked in agonizing earnestâ€" ness, "God won’t damn such a. fellow, will He f” An improvised fire department pre- vented a serious conflagration in 1019., Kan, the other day. When the alarm was given a. confectioner near the scene of the fire seized a heavily. charga ed soda water cylinder, threw it on a wheelbarrow, and rushed to the build-1 where the fire was getting in its work. Plunging into the thickest of the flames he turned the stop cock, and 111 had the file under control. ._..â€"â€"â€"._ -a... over the injured man, he said, "In H15 500 name who declared, ‘Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of STEAMSHIP FOR INVALIIB. ‘ . ‘ d 't unto me.’ 1 _ _ :fiIvey‘izhgzv‘fromnai thy sins, and One of the steamship companies of. commend thzy spirit into the hands of England has qrdered a steamship {,3 1;. God who gave it." build for the sole use of invallds. -4..- “thunk. .-. _