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Show X fif the times Bt Tbs r. M. f Timm Compart. Pubushisq k dllor and Miufif, The weak spot In a majority of mankind in that they do pot know bow to think. to be coveted In tb future will be memhcTbhip fa the "Order of Son of the Favorite Sons. ol,the honors At the Portland primaries recently a good many men seem to have lost their heads, and, to make it mure Interesting, on lost hi ear, th Dr. Lerington wants gSOO.OOb from Fair estate. People have about to the conclusion that there really no fair will. come The classic precinct wae of Vassar col- lege have been Invaded by a thief, but so long aa the mice keep away the popularity of the acbool la not likely to suffer. The Ohio legislature has passed an law. It makes the county which permits a lynching to take place within lta borders liable for damages to the estate of the victim. 8ays a dispatch from Itelgrade: "A crisis is imminent; nobody has a cent." It Is evident that King Alexander would better amend his plans and marry about three American heiresses. The biggest gold strike ever made California is announced in Tuolumne county, where the samples assay from 15,000 to $20,000 s ton. It Is In every senae of the word a big old strike. In The young woman In "York state who brought her young man to the Justices office and asked the magistrate to marry her to him has set a leap year example which other lonely maidens may be Inspired to follow before a new year ahuta off their pilvl-leg- e. A book elevator at the new Pratt library In Brooklyn, and whleh goes up and down by electricity. Is one of the new labor-savin- g devices made possible by this faithful fluid. It Is notable that ventilation for the volumes Is not forgotten, books being very sensitise to th dry heat of the library, and of many house libraries. Even tho. fine old and stanch binding which they used to make In Philadelphia fifty years ago crack and dry up In furnace heat. old-sty- le "Dutch Charlie, a query character of Cowley county, Kansas, who Is known as the prophet of Brandon, has made -i-- c . the announcement that the Arkansas van? will be swept fcy three terrific eyclonepi this summer. The first one is to come in June and will be very destructive, th second one, la July, will be even more disastrous than Its pre-- . decesaor, Th third Is to visit the valley In September. It will leave death and devastation In Its wake. Many of "Dutch Charlies" prophecies have been fulfilled, and those who have faith In him will begin the construction of cyclone cellars at once. If has been ths custom In receiving sew Immigrants at New York to send Ths rejected ones to Kills island till they could bs returned to the old try. Last week thin resulted in some disorder there and It was feared that tome shooting would have to be dons before the mob waa quieted. About 50 foreigners, mostly of the lower class fcf Italians, had been sent to ths island to await their turn at being sent back. They became very boisterous and An attempt was mud to overpower the officers and escape. The men In charge bad a fierce fight and finally subdued the crowd. The United States at once, considerably government Increased the force and It la understood that a detail of regular troops w til he kept within reach to be called on If necessary. For the eight month ending with February last the exports of merefcan dlse were valued at $602.61 4.9U, which 0 represent in Increase of over $14 700,-00- as compared with the corresponding period of tbs preceding fiscal ) ear. The Import were valued at t511.212.77-4which represents an increase of nearly $74,000,000 as compared with the correThe sponding eight months of 1S94-9duty-fre- e Imports were vaTo.td atAXO 237,641, an Increase of over $25.119,. 004 as compered with the corresponding period of tho preceding fiscal year. The dutiable Import, on the other hand, were valued at $2SJ.975.12C, which rep0 resents an Increase of over. $49 as compared with ths corresponding period of the precedlhg fiscal year. FOr both the periods compared the export showed an excess in value over the Imports, which excess amounted to $61,40207 in the eight months ending 5. 806,-00- In -- February, 1896, and to $91,652,052 In the eight months ending in February, 1895. Mr. Th Heroes Thl IImv Bee Mary of Toner's St Minaow- - lira. Merwn Repul Joli Hhf t rook pilL Awv Lontreel' established, have beta In the hib't of rigging up shelves as storehouses and places of concealment for luxitrlea IB the nature of food qhd drink, which ar forbidden by the exceedingly strict military regulations Imposed upon us. This smuggled provender we wr, in the habit of devouring with great gusto late at night after final Inspection was over. Now. it so happened that mate and mvtxlf occupied the quarter whiUt had oute sheltered Gea Sheran the OT with man v. h n he also wrestled with hi! 53 gulth of heart i that are break- - conic sec tions and military engineer tug at the Point. One Jua afteri Come we a noon, just before examination time, mourners to we were both surprised by a smart rap f, -,A l4 weep for our at the door I opened it and in walked the Illustrious former occupant, with dtad Grief in our breasts a part) of ladies and gentlemen, who to see what a cadet's has grown were anxious quarter looked like. Of course my weary of achthumand m)self saluted and stood st ing. Green Is the turf where our tears we attention all the time the old general was bustling about showing his friends have shed. around. While o'er their marbles toe mouse are The veteran looked happy enough as he pointed out the hard mattresses creeping. Stealing each name and Its legend and Iron bedsteads which constitute ths s. away. sleeping joung Give their proud story to memory's and illustrated the manner In which we folded up our trousers asd keeping, Shrined In the temple we hallow to- slept on Ahem to keep them from beday. coming closing hit explanation with a detailed account of ths 'Hushed are the battlefields, ended their cadet's method of sweeping out and marches, ke ping their rooms in order. We both drum-beat Deaf are tbeir tearsto the thought he was through, but he wasn't of morn "Just as the party was about to Rise from the sod, ye fair i olumns and leave the room their experienced guide arches! Tell their bright deeds to the ages un- went up to the fireplace and said in an exasperatlngly cool way: When I w as born! a cadet the boys used to secrete all Emblem and legend may fade from the suits of plunder that was contraband ' of war In their chimneys. I wonder if portal. Keystone may crumble and pillar they do It now. Then he took his cane and poked It up the chimney. Chummay fall; They were the builders whose work Is my and I looked at each other with anxious ejes nnd nearly had a fit. Immortal, "The eminent strategist's reconnois-eano- e Clowned with the dome that is over was one of the moBt successful us all! In his career. He knew Just where to and his cane look, hit the mark at alFrm the Battlefield most hia first poke. The plea, cakes second of battle Manassas, At the of and bottles fluids fell 0 acprohibited Gen. Longstreet thus dest rlbes his w 1th a clatter and dull thud, the hearth tion In the field, where Gen Porter was to pieces. By this time Chnm-m- y antagonist. Here one feels the thrill of breaking I were ready to falnt. The old and else: battle more than anywhere an general must have observed It, for he "Riding forward a few rods-- to turned To us with a hearty laugh and a of Jacksons which vl?w gave open, twinkle in his eye, saying: 'You field, I came In sight of Porters battle, merry needn't be afraid, young gentlemen. It piling up against Jacksons right, cen- was all my fault. I shan't say anything ter and left At the same time an order about it. be tame from Gen. Lee for a division to "We were on tenterhook for several sent Gen. Jackson. Porter's masses and dismiswere in almost direct line from the days, fearing court-martirepoint at which t stood, and In enfilade sal. But our distinguished visitorheard fire. It was evident that they could not ligiously kept his word, and we stand fifteen minutes under, the fire of nothing more about the incident. Shebatteries planted at that point, vfhlle a rman's bummers burned my house at Columbia, S. C., division marched back across th field to aid Jackson could not reach him in concluded Lieut. Gaillard, but I liked an hour, more time probably, than he the dear old fellow all the same He could ataBd under the heavyweights was so genial and considerate f oththen bearing down upon him. Boldness ers. was prudence! Prompt work by the VI hr 0n Crook Unit wing and batteries could relieve the When Crook started after Cwonlmo battle. Reinforcements might not be In the 70s, he took only a smifl force In time, so I called for my nearest batteries. Ready, anticipating call, they of soldiers, but a large force Indian sprang to their places and drove at scouts. When he got down to Sonora, peed, saw the opportunity before it Mexico, to where Geronlmo tad recould be pointed out, and went Into ac- treated, these scouts turned haltors. tion. The first fire waa by Chapman's They threw away the provision filled battery, following In rolling practice up all the water holes they cametcrose, by Boyce'a and Reilly'a. Almost Im- and In other ways htghtened thi hardmediately the wounded began to drop ships of the campaign. On accoint of from Porters ranks; the number seemall this, when the men finally overtook ed to Increase with every shot; the Geronlmo they were half atarvel and masses began to waver, swinging back nearly famished. Crook saw this, says and forth, showing signs of discomfiture the Fhoenlx (Arlx.) Gazette, and lo did r; along the left and Geronlmo, tor the scouts hadtott btmr In ten or fifteen minutes It crumbled Its all right to curse Geronlmo, bet the into .disorder and turned, toward the man who knows anything about him rear. Although the batteries seemed to will deny that he was a shrewd, clever hasten the movements of ths discom- scoundrel. He was quick to take bt the fited. tbs fire was less effective upon situation, dnd after surrouecllng broken ranks which gave them courage, Crook small force, told the general he and they made brave efforts, to rally; would either have to make term er be but as the new lines formed they had annihilated. Crook, under these cirto breast against Jacksons standing cumstances, decided to make terms, Hue, and made a new and favorable and. according to the dictation of Gerotarget for ths batteries, which again nlmo, promised, as a United States soldrove them to disruption and retreat. dier and a gentleman, not to make war Not satisfied, they made a third effort upon the Indians sny more. Crook, to pally and fight the battle through, thinking of hie men, and not of himbut by that time they had fallen back self. for Crook w as not the man to far enough to open the field to the fire think of himself very much, made the of S. D. Lee's artillery battalion. As promise, and was allowed to escape. the line began to take shape, this fear- When he came back he was retired st ful fire was added to that which they bis own request, and Gen. Nelson A. had tried so Ineffectually to fight The Miles succeeded him. combination tore thq line to pieces, and as It broke, ths third time the charge A War Kplwit was ordered. The heavy fumes of gunPresident Homer T. Fuller, of Drury our as about ranks, hanging powder college. Springfield, O.. has received a stimulating as sparkling wins, charged letter from a Massachusetts man, who the atmosphere with , the light and oflers a large sum of money for tho was culminTltae splendor verification of a war episode, Tho ating under a flowing tide. The noble story is that In the early days of the horses took ths sptrlt of the riders sit- war a detachment of confederate troops In Missouri loot aboUT 400 union priswere given, ths staff, their limbs aloners. Twelve of these prisoners were ready close to the horses flanks, lined np and shot without pressed thefr spurs, but the elec- by the confederate officers. provocation Upon heartric current overleaped their speedy of this act the corffmander of the ing e thousand braves strides, and twenty-fivfederal regiment drafted twelve confedmoved In line as if by a single Impulse. erate prisoners to be shot In retaliaMy old horse, appreciating the Importtion. As the line wa being formed, a ance of corps headquarters, envious of man named William Lear the spread of his comrades, as they young measured the green, yet anxious to stepped forward, and asked to lake the of one of the condemned men. maintain the role, moved up and down place who waa his friend. The, request wag hta limited space In lofty bounds, regranted, and Lear was shot in place of solved to cover In the air tbs space alhis friend- .- New York Tribune. ' lotted hi most comrades on Pretty Elk, a Sioux gentleman re- stretched. The umpire was to Aason Comic Weekly. iism. - - -- knee-sprun- READERS. Sarcfl Frmn Fariu Op.nl. H I'rp.rtnk.Bl of th Hull. a to tb Car A of lit This Sew Stock and Poultry. HE Its red BABCOCK test has come Into extensive use within the past few years and is likely to be used etUl more In diteim.n-in- g the value of dairy cows and of the many different milks und creams brought to factories for the manufacture of both butter and beese. As so much depends upon the accuracy of this test where thousands of dollars are to be dlv Ided among patrons annually. It la of the utmost important e that. Inasmuch as toe sample tested Is necessarily small, all measurements should be made with the gieatest possible accuracy m order to secure uniformly reliable results It has been found that many of the Babcock bottles and pipettes now in In use are Inaccurately graduated. view of this fact and of the difficulty In securing bottles and pipettes which can be relied upon, the Penusjlvania Experiment station has undertaken to supply as standards to any resident of the state desiring them, a tested Babcock bottle and pipette at a price sufficient to cover the original cost and the expense of testing and postage. In this connection, owing to the wide variation found In cheap dairy thermometers, the station will also undertake to siipply to residents of IBe slate desir- - la Moods Sarsaparilla RESULT OF CROSSING ENGLISH AND EAST INDIAN CATTLE, bSIhP-- 'Mwsssawc MANY HOY OOLUlilA BICYCLES HAVE YOU SEEN? al The variety of Columbia Bicycle advertising is great. All the good , points of Columbia,' all the delight of riding them, cannot be fully described in any- - one advertisement, nor in grtnd-mothe- ! left-cente- th plain. fortunate dw Ibwmi'l Ms d BnvT. Big Antonio Maceo, lieutenant-genera- l of the patriot army In Cuba, t one of the tallest men ever seen In the tropica, standing 6 feet 5 inches In height Ha is fairly worshiped by bis followers, who have again and again demonstrated their willingness to undergo the gravest perils in Lis service. One of his Intimate comrades describes him as s big, child deep In his heart, but on tbs surface be Is all soldier and patriot. Ills skin Is of deep brown In color, his eyes are dark, soft and kindly In expression, and be is famous for bit good nature to all but the enemies of Cubs liberty. Ex. Anecdotes of Americas great generals are always good reading and the following new story. Illustrative of one of the best traits in Gen. Sherman's character, is no exception to the rule, says an exchange. Tho narrator thereof was Lieut. David du B. Gall lard of tke corps of engineers, V. S, A who told how the hero of the famous march to ths sea once paid a memorable visit to himself and hJs ebstm while they were codeta at West Point "Yon know, said the lieutenant A. C. "that alt th rooms occupied by cadets A --- In tb barracks havo big, open. ston Th 300,000 miles of telegraph wire fire places, with correspondingly large th tmneys. In these eh I m neyg the In the United State would extend from 'boy.1-ev- er alnce tb academy was Boston to San Francisco 100 time. siding at Lower Brute agency South Dakota, has so far advanced in tb scale Of civilisation that he was enabled, a tew days ago, to kill One policeman and fatally injure another, the trsredy having been enacted very much after ths fashion In vogue In more cultured sections of the land. Mr. Pretty Elk, It may be remarked, en passant, stands a good show of having bis pretty neck OUR TSisift October 1, you will have fine food In your lots for your hogs, where they Extreme tired feeling efflict nearly everywjll root at Intervals whenever the at this season. The hustlera cease to ground la not froztn too herd until the body the t.releas grow weary, the enerpush, will have when following May, they become enervated. You know Just getic one real from benefit received as much acre of artichokes as from five of corn, wbat we mean. Borne men and women to overcome that .it a very conservative estimate some also leave say ten acres. The hogs will enough tubers in the ground to serve as seed lor the next crop. It is a hog nature to root. In fact, his hogehip Is never Jiappier than when he is rootby great force of will. But this ing An artichoke patch can truly be Feeling is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon the obA called a bog's drug store hogs nervous system, Which will not long stand ject In rooting being to obtain roots, such strain. Too many people w c rlc on which and craves, his which appetite seen in unserve the same purpose for him as a their nerves, and the result is wrecks marked nervous prosblood cleaner or spting med.une does fortunate tration, in every direction. That tired for the huuian being Ayer, of saisa-parllfame, can fully explain this. After a hog has eaten artichokes to his heart's content, the rooting notion will have been put entirely out of his head and he will not loot up his spring or la s positive proof of thin, weak, imA summer pasture. wealthy hog lng blood ; for, if the blood is rich, red, pure acraiser (Mr. Booher) of the writer's vitalized and vigorous, it imparls liteand made 480 who has and quaintance, from hog energy to every nerve, organ and tissue acres of $100 land of the body. The necessity of taking the market, for pork raiblng Hoods Barsaparilla for that tired fteling a be not without he would big Is, says therefore, apparent to every one, and annual patch of the tame aitichoke, the good It will do you is equally beyond and that he has had no hog diseases Remember that In his herds glnce he has allowed them question. to root In his artichoke patch to their hearts content. He claimed that a sow will never eat her pigs if she has been previously given a good feed of artichokes. The artichoke (tame sorts) Is a wonderful soil enrkher, fully aa good as red Is the One Trur r.lonci Purifier Alldruggsts $L clover. Prepared only by C. I. HqchI & eo . Lowell Mass. two to the cuts tubers writer The easy to take, easy eyes per piece and plants precisely rlOOd . S PillS to operate. 25cets. same as potatoes, and cultivates pre- clsely same as corn. They grow about eight feet high and grow so dense that weeds have a hard time In an artichoke patch. 1 he artichoke stands chapters for interesting RURAL . afctJih-modatinn- thelr spring and summer pasture. Then when your pasture plays out" in the fall, or about September 15 to DAIRY AND POULTRY. my room- West-Pointe- intl-lynchl- - SOME COOD SHORT STORIES FOR THE OLD SOLDIERS. UTAH. COALVILLE, One VETERANS' CORNER. good-natur- a hundred. fix' . - , si Our Illustration showa a cross between some English cattle (presumably shorthorns), and some Indian breeds. The United States consul In Ceylon says that these crosses ars an Improvement over either of the . i tng It a tested thermometer as a standard, under the above conditions The station has also prepared a bulletin containing full and explicit directions for the use of the Babcock tea: which it will mall free to all who may desire it. E. Hayward. Pennsylvania Experiment Station. ArtUhokoa for Hoj. Hitherto th growing of this valu- able tuberous rooted perennial has been almost wholly neglected, and greatly misunderstood. During the tame or domespast few years th ticated sorts of tb artichoke have been Imported from Europe, and are gradually making their way to an extensive cultivation In the United States, Canada and Mexico. It is In place In this connection to mention that there Is a deep-seate- d, long-standi- preju- dice against tho artichoke among the farmers of the United States. cBut there Is wild rye and "tame rye, "wild onlona and tame onions. tame barley. barley tame lettuce, "Wild lettuce and etc. Almost every grain and vegetable cultivated and used as food by man has Its namesake In a noxious and oftentimes dangerous weed. The artichoke la no exception to the general rule. The wild artichoke being Indigenous to most localities (wherever the soil Is suitable) In North and South America. It is merely a bad weed a dangerous pest,wblch produces few and small tubers and spreads Its lon fibrous roots out s long distance and deep down Into the soil, making its extermination a difficult task.. Many farmers who have seen It growing understand It fully. But the same farmer do not understand that there Is a vast difference In the differencs-r- a wild artichoke and the "tame artichoke. In fact they are as different as Is wild and tame lettuce, or is wild and "tarns rye. During the past few years the tame or domesticated sorts of artichoke have been Imported from Europe and are to a great extent becoming known and cultivated oa this continent, as a cheap, healthy stock food. The tame artichoke can be si easily grown a corn or potatoes, and on land that will produce (0 bushels per acre of Indian corn, 600 bushels per acre of artichoke can be easily grown.T Tb writer frequently does this and has grown over 90 bushels per acre on ground that manured. Their great had never-beevalue as s cheap, bandy, healthy hog food has been eo thoroughly aired In th press of the country the past few years that aa enormous demand has been created for them. AS a pork producer they cannot be .excelled. A good plan Is to plant all your lota to artichokes about May 1. "or is soon U your etock ia puten WUd and We wish to know how many announcements can reach any one person, and so offer a . parent breeds, so far as use In India Is concerned. They will stand the peculiarities of feed and climate better than the Imported cattle, and have more useful qualities than the native Nellore cattle. drought much better than the potato, and there la no insect that infests them to the w rlters Know ledge, of sever alyears in growing three kinds of them. The tame or domesticated artichoke should be replanted every three years as they run out, or in other words, the ground needs a rotation of crops. They are very easily an entirely exterminated If the young tops are plowed under when about one foot high. Artichokes are valuable, not alone as a hog food, but for any kind of stock and poultry, and also for horses Poultry Just about live in an artichoke patch In warm weather, where they hide from hawks' in the shade, and scratch out the young tubers. The tubers are highly prized for milch cowa as valuable milk producers. The writer feeds the tubers to his horses every spring. Horses prefer them to any other food after they have become accustomed to them. They completely take the place of oil cake and condition powders, making horse shed nicely and clearing them of worms.. The writer has tried sev eral varieties but has finally settlea on the White Jerusalem. Red Jerusalem and Mammoth White French as the most valuable sort to grow In the central west Illinois. HrrM Flvmoath Rock. For ten years I have been raising poultry. During that time I have kept the White and Brown Leghorns, White and Barred Plymouth Rocks. Of all the breeds. I prefer the Plymouth Rdks. My poultry house Is an ordinary frame building, but comfortable. I feed soft food In the mornings and whole grains in the evening. I do not confine myself to one grain ut try to give a variety. As to the market, I can sell all the breeding fowls I want to dispose of In the home market. I have never failed to get eggs In winter, though In the very severest weather they of course fall off some. One year 1 lost almost an entire flock from cholera. I was away from home when they took tt, and in five days nearly 11 of them died. I lost but two chicks after 1 got home and could attend to them. I find lice the greatest enemy of young chicks. W. H. Retd In Farmers Review. COLUMBIA BICYCLE Pf)7E? I All He la as to whoever shall send us the greatest number of differtnt Columbia Bicycle advertisements clipped from newspapers or magazines issued since Jan. I, 1896. Many advertisements differ only in a word or two: others m the style of type: distinct variation onty, however will be counted Lach advertisement must have plainly attached to it the name and date of the newspaper or macazine from which It t clipped. Separate entries cannot be combined kntne must be received bv u at Hartford on or before 1 uesday. June 80, 1696. In case of a tie, the award will be made according to priority of receipt and entry. Address f Dapirtaat POPE MFC. CO., Conn. icufisLflsSl t f SMOKING TOBACCO, 2 oz. for 5 Cents. f f : CUMLASH ! f f 3 for 5 Cento, CHEROOTS ? Give a Good, Mellow, Healthy, Pleasant Smoke. Try Them. f LI 01 1 CO. TOBACCO VOEIS, fierlua, L f C. WELL MAGH1HERY Iltaetratd catalnjrue tbowlnff WELL AFOLKS, ROCK DRILLS. H YDElUUG AND JETTING MACHINERY, Me. burr Fa am. Havo bae& tatted tad ail KOfmaUi Sioux Cttv Kikffiae and Iron Works, luocMwr to Pefh Mfg. Co. Tuc tiioax low. Rowell a Chask M4'ity achimkrt co , HU Wept Eleventh htcrot, Kuuai tilt no WE! HAVE! 4bnt wll agents. dirw-- s totlweoB-innt- at wholesale pricee. ahip My where for exunl-a- t ion before vnie. Lwry-tfct- n warranted. 1M styles of Cwriifn, 0 ttylee of Htrmm, II stvies RMbi bed W rite for Mrs. KLKIAKT CAfthUflK eataiguk 1199 B. Ptarr, Secy. iXB. IK. CO., A KlB liiliRT BUG6IESl?JV?r Qood O.rrC.f.. on budSoboOS o Wagon ItHtMMOvfUAkRlAOZ Oa IK tUnjr U, ouUv jfWMKl ud 1896 HUH (m. I'i Weatmme , r, vunte.taLM Lair Mud R&eaaa ky ftiarantred, da, ia Calaioyno. tc Urea, wrtrtatlt a tt 4., Oauha, Bo hThaRDY OOe UH Faraa Kivrre, W 6 Wh m!ner lC-0- lr Milk In New York. The milk supply of New York Increases at a fair pace The .dally consumption by the city Is nl.im, Uiaa jt lMn in the neighborhood of 100,000 gallons. lot Ths consumption of cream is about OPIIIUWHISKYWmsw eaaaMeun.mmi.si. 1,500 gallons per day, and of condensed W. N. P., OMAHA-1- 9-1 89fl milk in excess of 12,000 gallon for the ' same time. 1'hen writing to advertisers, kindly mention this paper. Care for the Crown. When setting eure that ths crown strawberries, be Is not covered with dirt A litttle attention ' in setting It even with tb Lovg SjTm. hilea fold by ground will do much good. Also tee that It is so set that the water will N6UM not wash the tatid over 1L IENSIOrjffSK t&esssffa.temKA'.'isa o S' ttifclstioi, Nrtfrd, |