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Show material on a road until they have a solid road bed, and a solid road bed ' results from an absence of water. I Give us drainage. I THE FARM AND HOME. Vf THE DIFFICULTIES AND DARK JJ SIDE OF SHEEP RAISING. , Every One Cannot Make Money on Sheep J How to Select Oats la and M ; the Mole Farm Notes aatt IY Household Illnta. Cottonseed Meal. Cottonseed meal is considered to be more valuable for fattening animals and for cows in milk than oil meuU The latter is better adapted to young growing animals, having less fat and more bone and muscle producing ele-ments. Experienced feeders state that both for fattening and for milk and butter it has a higher value than corn meal say 20 to 25 per cent, it keeps fresh and sweet for a long time, a point in its favor. It is usually fed with other meal or wheat bran. Care should be taken not to overfeed, ns it may taint the milk or beef. A pint at a feed to a cow is enough to begin with and a ration made up of one-thir- d wheat bran, one-thir- d corn and oat meal, say three to four quarts once a day this amount having been reached by pradual additions will give good results in milk' and butter product. It is not considered safe food for oows within two or three months of calving or for some little time afterwards, and over-feedin- g nt any time is quite likely to induce or a gargety condition of the udder, often resulting in the loss of a quarter or more of it. Cottonseed meal is sometimes adulterated with plaster of Paris, and there is little doubt that tho injurious effects of feeding it in many cases may be attributed to the foreign deleterious substances mixed with it by unscrupulous dealers. When pure and judiciously fed it is one of the most valuablo foods for the dairy. The I'eai and the Sloles. Peas, moles and Paris green aro cer-tainly a strange mixing of things ani-mate and inanimate, But tho "better half" of a Stockman subscriber who has lost not a few plantings of peas in past years, which loss she vohemontly charges on tho moles, recommends using tho poison on the peas before sowing; suggests that if the moles do not like them then they can let them alone which is what sho most earn-estly desires. The modo of proceeding would probably bo to soak the peas in water for a day or so, then roll in Paris green and flour (about half and half) until each pea is thoroughly coated and sow at once. The plantiug should be fully four inche3 deep, so that even if the chick-ens get into the garden now and then which wo are free to say they should not there will not be much danger. But any who happen to scratch down to the peas will never do so again! Now who will try this? Not the latter part, but that about dosing the moles. Side or Kheep Husbandry (Dark so many rosy pictures or usually one-side- d sheep husbundry.it is but fair to the beginner that he have the dark side also, and then let him determine for himself whether or not the busi- - ness is bo very profitable as some of 'Our writers would have them believe. It seems to go without saying among agricultural writers that any one can make money on sheep, no matter about the adaptability, or in fact any quali-fications or conveniences, (io into the .sheep business and the profits will t 'Come out all right anyway. Dne writer remarks that dogs and politicians are the only serious draw backs to the business, and while these may be serious enough, yet there are imany obstacles. And after a careful inquiry among a great many shoop-brecde- rs we believe, says tho Stock-man, there are more men in the circle of our acquaintance who have lost money than who have made money on sheep. One case in point A very success-ful farmer remarked to tho writer that, he paidilO for one hundred good breeding ewes, and in four weeks' time they broke out with scab, and, all tilings considered, he had better thrown the money in the stove. Another ca. A very Huccessful farmer and breeder of fine horses got the sheep fover and bought a fine Hock of grades. One year after the purchase the scab ap-peared, which was followed by foot-- rot, and the writer visited the flock ( during tho process of treatment, in which two men had worked faithfully four days, and the worst was yet to come. After an excessive use of grain they were shipped to market in poor condition, and tho owner remarked that he cursed the day that he ever 6aw a sheep. Another serious drawback is t,he strange fatality that some times occurs among young lambs, A neighbor has lost eight out of twenty-si- x this winter. Another lost fourteen in one day last spring with paralysis. Rheumatism Is generally and whito scours always fatal to say nothing of ticks, stretches, sniffles, etc These are a few of tho many diseases the sheep is subject to and from which nearly all other ani-mals are exempt Selection of Oats. Oats aro sold very generally," says the author of Through Stable and Sad-- ' "by the 'quarter' as it is termed. A quarter consists of two sacks, and a sack consists of four bu-shels. A bushel of oats should not weigh less than thirty-eig- ht pounds, exclusive of course of tho weight of tho bushel measure. In order to test f the weight of oats, adopt tho following t plan. First carefully weigh the bush el measure, then fill it with oats as ( rapidly as possible; brush off the oats ; level with the top of the measure by means of a stick turned edge-wis- e a broom-handl- e will answer tho purpose ' and weigh the measure fulL Subtract the weight of the measure from the full weight and tho result will give you the number of pounds to the bush-el. Oats weighing thirty-eig- ht pounds to tho bushel may be considered as fair, forty pounds as good, and all above that as very good. Oats, like . hay should never be used before the end of the year in which they have , been grown, and a second year oat is ' better than ' a last-seaso- n one. In " selecting oats, first smell 4 them to ascertain if thoy are musty, " ' then strip a few and examine them, ' and test them by pinching them with the nail. They should be crisp and j flowery. Finally take some and chew j them. They should have a pure, . fresh, milky taste. If such oats are ; proper weight, yod may safely buy them. Corn-deale- rs are great adepts in making up oats for the market, and j of bleaching and drying them if they 1 have become damaged. If any doubt t exists as to their having been dried in a kiln for bleaching purposes, it may be easily sot at rest by rubbing some of the oats quickly between the palms " " of the hands. Oats which have been kiln-drie- d, even if not bleached, shrink unduly from the points of the husks, and so can readily be detected, and they have a brown appearance also. llorae Scraps. Eternal vigilance is the price of success hi the horse business. Well arranged stables are as good test-imonials as a farmer can offer. Clean the watering troughs every day. Impure water is a fruitful source of dis-ease. Most cases of sore shoulders are attrib-utable to carelessness on the part of the driver. r Lime scattered in the stalls will destroy the impurities arising from the decayed matter. , Give the horse that is losing flesh fast-est the lightest work, or tho advantage in a longer end of the double-tree- . Household Hints. Two or three rose geranium leaves put in when making crab apple jelly will give it a dolicious flavor. In flavoring puddings, if the milk is rich, lemon flavor is good; but if the milk is poor, vanilla makes it richer. Use vaseline or oil upon boots and shoes. Either will keop the leather in better con-dition than blacking, and make the foot-gear warmer. For simple hoarseness take a fresh egg, beat it and thicken with pulverized sugar. Eat freely of it and the hoarseness will soon be relieved. A new and delicious dainty is prepared by taking the stone either from dates or prunes and substituting a bit of the kernel of an English walnut. When your face and ears burn so terri-ble bathe them in very hot water as hot as you can bear. This will be more apt to cool them than any cool application. Cover half a peck of lime with cold water and when it slakes dilute to the con-sistency of thin cream tffid stir it in a small cupful of salt and you will have a good whitewash for outside work. The pungent odor of pennyroyal is very disagreeable to ants and other creeping things. If the herbs cannot be obtained get the oil of pennyroyal and saturate something with it, and lay. around places infested with these pests. Farm Note. A sharp hoe saves time and does bottei work. Choice products command the highest prices. ' Mixed farming, if done well, generally pays well. . Stunted pigs do not make as good use of food as thrifty ones. If the fences are kept in good repair tho stock will not be breechy. Feeding liberally at night will induce the turkeys to come home regularly. f The advantages in having a good variety - riant Foods and Soils. The fertility of soil depends not ; solely on the composition of the soils, but also upon the availability of the food existing therein that comes with-in the capacity of the plants to appro-- i priate. either by the effects of chera- - leal reaction, or by the power of the roots to change the composition of i ' the soil itself. When the soil Is turned ovor with a plow the warmth of the sun, the uir and moisture Is thus given free access; and certain changes are ' ' effected which render soluble some portions of the soil that are inert, and ' V by the changes thus effected others J are induced, the processes being nearly identical with those occuring J in the laboratory, the difference being that the changes in the soil are not ' always apparent Silicates and other " insoluble matter are changed Rnd con- - t verted into materials that become plant-foo- d, some rapidly and in some " ' soils slowly. - 4 0.- - n "f- - Boad Drainage. t f , Carry the water iaway from the road I ; V: bed as rapidly as possible after rains, j and the problem of road making is ' half solved. No water should be allowed to stand in ditches on the kT-- "s es ' tbe roe- - Perfect drainage '! Is the first and most important item. Can we not get our supervisors to act on this idea? It Is not a new one, but Its practical acceptance would be very new. Lot them quit hauling -- ' Issbbs"b"''""-S- !bw (" ' ' ,..J1 of food in the winter should make it an item to save everything during the sum-mer. One of the advantages of clover, as a green manure, is that the whole plant can be used and will add to the fertility of the oil. Clover Is the first crop cut for hay and in many cases it will be a good plan to sprinkle salt between the layers in storing away. Qtvhsrd should not, nnder any circum-stances, be cultivated deep during tho summer. If cultivation is needed only tir the surface thoroughly. In feeding grain of any kind to hogs, care should be taken not to feed in the dust. A clean floor is best and next to this, a grass sward is preferable. As fast as one crop in the garden ma-tures, plant another; keep the ground oc-cupied all through the growing season with a crop. It is easier to cultivate a crop than to keep out the weeds. w i "W tr ;x : . , ii 'if A DOT IN THE CHirTASEAl : -- lie Beautifa? Little Uland of the Seven' Headed Hevll. The little island of Footoo. about 150 mile from Shanghai and forty from Nirrgpo, Is a beautiful little dot in tho China Sea. some four mile square, and is sacred to the worship of Iiuddha. Being a sacred island, Pootoo has its-- temple? and the temple has its idol, a monster figure hammer, ed from pure- gold, holding a cornu-copia filled with bamboo sticks. A devil with seven red heads, each pro-vided with severe mouths filled with blue teeth and white tongues, is said to have once threatened the Chinese and their Buddhistic institutions. He came by way of the China Sea and the people prepared to defend them-selves and their religion. Although floating on the crest of the waves forty miles out from Ningpo, the awful red heads nnd blue teeth of the devil were plainly visible night and day to those on land. The priests Implored Buddha and the common people passed sleepless nights. Finally an old mandarin bethought himself of a plan to rid the country of tho impending1 calamity. He went to tho spot where Buddha had been seen to kneel and pray. Removing the turf, he delved in the clay with a sacred knife and made a round ball and fashioned the image of Buddha's face on one of its sides. With this peculiar relic carefully wrapped in a turban of yel-low silk he joined the grief-stricke- n, throng at the seashore. Again im-ploring Buddha for divine assistance, he hurled tho sacred clay with might and main at the many-heade- d demon in the sea. As tho ball receded from tho shore It soomod to grow in size; so also did tho blue-toothe- d devil. But the ball' enlarged much moro rapidly than tho imp of his Sa-tanic Majesty, and finally dropped prone upon the horrid creature. With a howl of baffled rage and pain the devil tank beneath tho weight of tho ball, but not until he hud given it one furious lash with his spiked tail. The ball of sacred clay continued to grow and is now the island of Pootoo, a great gorge through its center mark-ing the spot where tho devil lashed it in his dying rngo. Chinese tradi-tion says that in his last struggles the devil loosened several of hig scales, which were eventually washod upon the sacred island and used in laying tho foundation of the tomplo above raontioned. The cornucopia in the arms of the golden idol now in the temple is mado from one of the blue teeth of tho monster. -- '' """" by a ri'UJinr wiuun their sight though ha assume the attitude and the stolidity of a wooden figure. Olive Thome Miller. How to Watch Bird. The best place I have found for spy ng upon the habits of birds is behind 1 blind. If one can command a win low with outside blinds, looking upon 1 spoattroctlve to the feathered world, le wi be sure, sooner or later to see iveryblrd of the vicinity. If he will feep he blinds closed and look only ihroi; i the opened slats he will wit-lo- ss sof their unconstrained free 7 HAUNTED BY HIS WIFE." Her Spirit Follow! the Irunkard Wh Made Her Lire Blilerable. Out near the power mouse of IO East Seventh street cable line, sf the St. Paul Pioneer Pii'ss, there 111 I a man who U hauntod by the gho I his dead wife. At Ust this ia story he tells, and he is corroboraS by his children, wlni say they have seen the spirit of their mother I The name of the irtn Is given asl Gordon, and it is said that he has been a hard drinker for a number of years. About a year ago his wife brought suit for divorce, ' alleging, among other reasons why the matrimonial knot should be severed, that her hus-band was an habitual drunkard. Pre-vious "to this time entreaties and threats had been tried upon the man, but without avail. The prospect of a separation from his wife, however, brought him to his senses, and ho promised that if she would only live with him he would certainly reform. In order to make the promiso of more effect he sought out a priest and took a solemn oath that he would not drink any more intoxicating liquor as long as his wifo should livo. Relying upon this solemn promiso of her hus-band to reform tho wife once more forgave him. and divorce proceeding were stopped. For a time all went well. The man stopped drinking, and it really begau to look as if tho wifo was at last to realize some of tho comforts of homo lifo, of which she had been deprived tor so many years. But her fond hopes were soon blasted. Love for liquor proved stronger than' his lovo for hie wifo, and tho man was soon following bis old life of drunkenness. The wife seemed to be utterly dis-couraged by her husband's action, and after lingering for a few weary weeks she sank down in the sleep of death, and found the peace she had long look-ed for in vain. After her death tho man continued to indulge his evil habit, and it is said by his acquain-tances that of late he lias seldom had a sober moment of existence. Recently, however, his drunken en-joyment has been interrupted, and ho claims that the ghost of his dead com-panion continually haunts him and up-braids him for breaking his oath. At first he only plunged deeper into dissi-pation, if that were possible, but he could not free himself from tho woman who had died in grief for his neglect and abuse. Her faco appeared before him continually during tho still watches of the night, wearing a look of reproach that nearly rendered him insane. At last ho pleaded with the spirit to leave him alone. To a friend he afterward said that in response to his entreaties tho spirit said sho would haunt him until he Bhould die. Be-coming angry at her refusal to leave him, he seized a gun and fired at the ghost but with a mocking laugh, it disappeared, only to come again on tho succeeding night Tho children sny they also have seen their mother. Thero are two of tho children, a girl of 12 years and a boy of 9, and both stoutly maintain that they have seen their mother in ho house since she diod. , rTTiir "mrirr of CANNIBALISM. Titer Always Wa an Idea, In the Fijian Mind That F.atlua; of the He,n of One' Kind Wa Itebxalng ' I and 1'iinaturaL . Vnninllm in Vljl, aselsewhoro in thl "' ,tm"f!y custom which flor being. It wan cum leeessity and sujt-ors- -l. introduced and ilounewtftr under j&otent influences. All the south sea ihftnds are practical-ly barren of indiS'tious mammals. Birds there are, butliot in plenty, ami the sea swarms will turtle and fish; but of the meat wJich a strong man hankers after theJo is none or at least was not until the white man came to these shores and introduced cattle, sheep, goats and swine. The wonder with which tho natives regarded these strange animals and the vague ideas they had of them is indicated in Fiji by tho native name of domestic kino "bullomacow," When tho first pair of cattle was landed the natives asked what they were. "A bull and a cow," answered tho whito men, and 'bullomacow'' every horned animal is to tho Fijian unto this day. Although anatomists tell us that man is naturally a herbi-vorous animal, and although certain persons, both by procept and example, have striven to convert tho world to vegetarianism, there still remains in the soul of man a craving for animal food. The Fijians describe this emotion by tho word "kuslma," which means, literally, a longing for meat, and in certain dialects there aro four or llvo words signifying hunger" a pregnant circumstance in a coun-try whero tho fruits of the earth are scattered by nature with a lavish hand. There seems always to have been a feoling in tho Fijian mind that the eat-ing of tho flesh of one's kind was de-basing and unnatural, says tho Chicago News; therefore, as is often the case, both in barbarous and civilized lands, religious superstition was invoked to 5XCUB0 the alroeity. In old Fiji can-nibal feasts were almost always at-tended with religious exercises. Mbau, tho royal and holy city in fact, tho Jerusalem of Fiji was the place whore blind and idolatrous superstition in reforenco to cannibal-ism was most rampnnt Here were a songregation of heathen temples and the headquarters of a loathsome broth-srhoo-d known as "devil priosts," who conducted the horrible orgies which have stained every stone in Mbau urimson with human blood. When no work was toward theso "devil priosts" lived in caves, where they were minlstored unto by gifts of food loft tremblingly at tho doors of their lairs by a fearful population. When ;ho drums (fashionod of logs of wood ind so resonant that their hollow rum-al- e could bo heard for miles) wore scaten to announce tho coming of a victorious war party with prisoners, ihese ministers of hell descended in !antostic and terrifying garb to super-nten- d Batanic orgies which cannot be lescribed. , , Another incentive to cannibalism, mperadded to the impulses of necessi-;- y and religious superstition, was the de-d- re of vengeance upon one's enemies. To eat a conquered foe was not only to lisgrace him and his .tribe, but also to lecure for oneself all his good quali-fies of strength and valor. Thus Fijian nothers would steal upon the banquet-n- g grounds and rub the flesh of vic-,i-upon tho lips of their sucklings in irder that thoy might grow up to be-jo-notable warriors. Shipwrecked tailors who were sometimes cast ishore on the inhospitable coasts of ?ijl received short shrift in conse-pienc-e of a singular application of lavage logic In the first plaee they vere regarded as a windfall from the jods for the benefit of a people who vere chronically on short meat ra-ilo- In tho second place, it was con-lidor-that they must have offended ;ho gods deeply in order to be so buf-'ete- d of the elements. On both thereforo, it was a commenda-)l- e thing to kill and eat them, as show-n- g at once thanksgiving for favors and lagerness to assist divine decrees. rom tho meshe of such reasoning here was little of escape for the un-lap-sailors, who were duly eaten tnd their bones wrought into needles, .kewers for the hair and burbs of ipears. AT THE EARTH'S CENTER.' There Is Intolerable Heat, Hut Probably No Direct Communication. The workmen in the deepest mines of Europe swelter in almost intoler-able heat, and yet they have never penetrated over one seven-thousand- th part of tho distance from the surface to the center of the earth. In the low-er levels of some of the Comstock mines the men fought scalding water, and could labor only throe or four hours at a time until tho Sutro tunnel pierced the mines and drew off some of the terrible heat, which had stood at 120 degrees. Tho deepest boarlng ever made, that at Sperenberg, near Berlin, penetrates only 4,172 feet, about 1,000 feet deeper than the fnm-ou- s artesian well at St IxMiis. While borings and mines reveal to us only a few secrets relating Bolely to the tem-perature and constitution of tho earth for a few thousand feet below tho sur-face, we are able, by means of vol-canoes, to form some notion of what is going on at greater depths. There have been many theories about the causes of volcanoes, Buys Goldthwaito's Geographical Magazine, but it is now generally held that though they aro produced by tho intenso heat of the in-terior of tho earth they are not directly connected with tho molten mass that lies' many miles below tho immediate sources of volcanic energy. Every-body knows that many rocks are form-ed on the floor of tho ocean, and it has been found that a twentieth to u seventh of their weight is made up of imprisoned water. Now, these rocks are buried, in time, under overlaying strata which nerve as a blanket to keep In the enormous heat of the in-terior. This heat turns the water into superheated steam, which melts tho hardest rocks, and when tho steam finds a fissure in tho strata above it breaks through to the surface with terrific energy, and we have a volcano. Wo find that ihcso outpourings that have lain for countless ages many thousands of feet below tho surface aro well adapted to serve the purposes of a man. Many a vineyard flourishes on the volcanic ashes from Vesuvius, and volcanic mud has clothed the hills of Now Zealand with fine forests and its plains with luxuriant verdure. The most wonderful display of tho results of volcanic energy is seen in the northwestern corner of our own land, a region of lofty forests and of great fertility. Kind Hearted !flan. "My husband is tho dearest, most considerate man In the world." "How does he show it?" "He knows I hate tobacco smoke in tho house, and so ho goes to tho club every night after sup-per and smokes there." Harper's Bazar. A Fine Hoy. Mrs. Maggogln Patsy's a folno boy, Mrs. Murphy. Mrs. Murphy An' why wouldn't ho be foine? Shure, his father was foinod tin dollars the night ho was born, for celebratin' his arrival in thruo Oirish shtoylo. Iruin Language of tho Cnmeroona, Perhaps nothing moro remarkable has been tho subject of recent investi-gation than the "drum language" of the natives of tho Cameroons, on the West African coast By means of this wonderful system of transmitting sounds the most complicated messages can be conveyed to villages In the most distant parts. In practicing this unique system Of sound language peculiarly shapod drum is used. By dividing the surface of the drum-hea- d into uneven portions, tho instrument upon being struck, may be made to yield two distinct notes. By these and shortening or lengthening the inter-vals between each note a code is estab-lished with a regular sequence of taps, strokes and intervals capable of ex-pressing every syllable In their primi-tive language. All of the natives understand this code, and so elaborate is it that a chief can by its means Bummon to his presence any villager whom he desires to see," intimating to the latter at the same time tho purpose for which his presence Is required. In this way, too, messages can be sont from village to village over wide stretches of country, the drummer In one hamlet transmitting to tho next the signals he hears, and that with the most extraordinary rapidity. , Titer Smacked. "Wilt take a little smack with mo?" They loitered by tho sailful sea Then dropped hr lashes modestly, And mildly, meekly blushin', Sho said, "I will participate In such diversions us you state, If you the same will designate ' A labiul concussion." Boston Courier. No Accounting Tor Tatte. Borne folks like the cold winter, And gome folks go In io win; Some folks like Jamaica ginger ' And some like Jamaica gin. Why Plan la the Superior Being. "There, I've come away and forgot my gloves," said Mrs. Buxom to her husband as they started to make some calls the other evening. "You were In such a hurry that I don't suppose that I'm more than half dressed." "That's just like' a woman," aid Buxom, "always something left d. Now you see a man has an or-derly and disciplined mind, and always does one thing at a time nnd doesn't get left But I'll go back and get your gloves. Great Scott! I have left my door key in my other pocket and the girl has gone out" No, you took 'em out and left 'em on the bureau by my gloves," said Mrs. Buxom, "I remember seeing them." 'Good gracious, woman, you are enough to drive one wild. Why didn't you tell me? You might have known I laid them there so as to be sure to put cm into my other pocket Of xmrse I did; that's the only way to do a thing; have some system about you; but of course a woman would never fuoss what I laid them down there or." A Hallroad In tba Arctic Circle. In one respect at least the Swedish and Norwegian railroad between Lulea on the Gulf of Bothnia and Luffodon on the shores of tho North Sea Is the most remarkable engineering achievement of the present century. It has the unique distinction of being the only railroad In the world situated wholly or partially within the Arctic Circle, it being some l,20Cmlles further north than any railroad In Canada. An interesting meteorological fact stated is In relation to this boreal rail-way, viz: That snow falls much alone the line and in far less quantities than at points on other roads 1,000 to 2,000 miles further south, the darkness of tho long winter nights being partly compensated by thje light of the aurora. The objoct in view in constructing this "North Pole through line" is to tap the enor-mous deposits of iron ore in the Gelli-va- ra Mountains, tho exhaustion of the ore in the Bilboa field making it abso-lutely nocessary that the Iron-worke- rs find a new locality if the magnetic pole itself has to be undermined to get at tho precious mineral. FEMININITIES. People borrow trouble because it is easy to get and need not be paid back. If an alligator could talk be would prob-ably declare that be bad a small mouth. If mothers could die for children no man's lifo would be in danger while his mother lived. He is a very unusual man who hasn't a woman somewhere in the world who is ex-aggerating his virtues. A Kentucky paper soys that the grand-mother of the bride in a wedding in Cov-ington recently officiated as the bridesmaid. Mrs. Nancy Evaus, of Chariton county, Neb., 79 years old, is Just recovering from the measles, and says she thinks the mumps mast be about due. It is just as easy to say a kind thing as a bard thing about your neighbor, but most people seem to think that it isn't so entertaining to the listener. Mrs. Bingo: "There I knew it Thorn moths have got at your dress suit and eaten a bole right through the pocket." Mr. Bingo; "They must be female taoths." Old gentleman, at head of stairs: "Bally, ain't it time to go to bed?" Sally: "Yes, father dear, don't put it off another min-ute; your health, you know, is not ro-bust." v Recently at a doll's party in London there were five or tlx hundred inanimate belles present which were afterward sold to help one of the honpltals where there is a baby ward. It is sometimes said that justice should precede generosity, but in fact, the for-mer contains the very elbtients out of which the latter U composeu and without which it could not exist "Mrs. Larkln," remarked the minister, "we wish you would let your daughter join the cfaolr." "Oh, I cvldn't think of it I" replied Mrs. Larkin; "she has a sweet disposition, and I don't want her to be-- come quarrelsome." Gentleman visitor, to best girl's little siBter: "Your sister lots me kiss her. Now, won't you leFmekiss youl" Little sister, "No; I don't allow all the. gentlemen to kiss me, aa sister does. There's a great difference In people, you know." ? Mlstreas: "That was a very nice letter of Patrick's, offering you marriage, Mary. What shall I say in reply tor youl" Mary: "Tell him, mum, if you plaze, that when I get my wages raised next month, mum, that I'll leftlnaavoJ' rajred-- The Weight of a Dollar BUI. Do you know how' many one-doll- ar bills it take3 to weigh as much as a twenty-dolla- r gold piooe? Driving out W White Bear recently, says the St Paul Pioneer Press, one of those walk-ing compendiums of useful information sprung the above query, and tho opin-ions that it elicited show a remarkable range. One member of the party, whose business It Is to handle money in largo sums, after profound thought suggested that the number would bo from 1,000 to 1,200. Others gueBsed down the line to 600, but no one loss than that number. After all had placed themselves on record, tho com-pendium stated that the - number of bills was thirty or thirty-on- e, accord-ing to their condition as to dirtiness and age. : ' . Preaching In the Nine. The gold fever of 1849, which it is llftlsult for the present generation to ippreclate, Is well suggested by this ncident told by Dr. Charles B. Ullles-sl-e In the Century. Passing upthe street I came to, a arge unfinished frame-hous- e, the sash-le- ss windows and doorway crowded with a motley crow apparently intent apon something solemn happening a'ithin. After a little crowding and pushing I looked over the numberless deads in front and saw could I be-lieve my eyes? a preacher, as ragged ind as hairy as mysolf, holding forth io an attentive audience. Though the jareless and noisy crowd was surging without all was quiet within. He ipoke well and to the purpose and warmed every one with his fine and rapausioned delivery. He closed with i benediction, but prefaced it by say-n- g: "There will be divine service in ihis house next Sabbath if. In the Meantime, I hear of no new UigglnV." Probably Muddy. Bill Nye seems to have been stuck In one of the Southorn towns and thus describes it: The streets have no bot-tom and thousands of dollars' worth of bricks, broken stone, gravel and Idiocy are piled on top of this rapacious and hungry mud-hol- e, only to disappear In a month or so, and year after year a hollow-cheste- d treasury sobs upon the bosom of a tadpole infested street , Couldn't Help JJtereslf. Watts - "So she refused you, did she?" ' - Dumley "Yes, said she wouldn't even be a sister to mo. That made me mad, and now she's got " to be one to me." Watts "How Is that?" Dumley 'I ' proposed . to her sister and was accepted. Herald. No Comparison. What's the matter, now?" called a Newark mother aa her eight-year-o- ld came to the gate howling. Bln grabbed by a bull-dog- !" hjj shouted between h la sobs, jf 'Lor, but what a start yt 1 1 didn't know butwbV I overtaken by svW J such a tuss Ibull-doe- y Ilia tilttle Joke. "I fool like a wood-pil- e after a hard winter, your honor," he murmured, as he rose from the benoh and faced his accusers. s ; ; "How's that?" kindly Inquired the judge. "All used up, your honor." "Sixty days to recuperate," smiled the court and it cams to pa33. j", |