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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1890-7-24, Page 7THE VILLAIN Oie =tam% once Familiar Character Wtso UVan" hated feom the Modern Novel. Arnid the univertial greynese that has Zettled mietily down upon Englieh flotion, amid the delioate drab -colored shadings and half.lights which require, we are told, mo fine a skill in handling, the old-feshioned ;reader mieses, now and then, the Vilna coloring of his youth. He misses the slow unfolding of quite impossible plots, the thrilling incidents that were wont pleasantly to arouse hie appreheneion, and, moat ot 1I, two oharactere onoe deemed eesential to every novel -the hero and the villain. The heroine is left us still, 6(97S writer in the Atlantic, and her funeeione are far more complicated than in ,the einaple days of yore, when little • was required of her save to be beautiful SS the stars. She faces now the most intri- cate problems of lite; and she faces them With conecions eelf-ineportance' a dismal :power of analysis, and a robustcandor in • dieonsing theit equivocal aspects that would :hove sent her buried sister blushing to the •Ivan. There was sometimes a, lementable lack of solid virtue in this fair dead sister, a pitiful haman weakness that led to her undoing; but she never talked ea glibly about Bin. As for the hero, he owes his banishment to the riotous manner in which lie roasters handled him. Bulwer etrained :our endurance and our credulity to the inmost ; Disraeli took a step further, and Lothair, the last of his race, perished amid the cruel laughter of mankind. But the villain I Remember what we owe to him in the past. Think how dear he has be- come to every rightly conetituted mina. And now we are told, soberly and coldly, by the thin -blooded novelists' of the day that his absence is one of the crowning triumphs of modern genius that we have all grown too discriminating to tolerate in fiction a ,oharaoter whom we feel does not exist in life. Man, we are reminded, is complex, subtle, unfathomable, made up of good ad evil so dexterously intermingled that no one element predominates coarsely over the rest. He is to be studied warily and with misgivings, not olassified with brutal ease into the virtuous and bad. It is useless to ,explain to these analysts that the pleasure • we take in meeting a character in a book does not always depend on our having known him in the family circle or encoun- tered him in our morning paper, though, judged even by this stringent law, tbe villain holds hie own. Accept Balzsc's rule and exclude from fiction not only all which might not really laappen, but all which hoe not really happened in truth, land we should still have studies enough in lotal depravity to darken all the novels in christendorn. [tea. Census Figures. The following table shows the population ^of the cities named, compared with 1880 and 1870, as estimated from the latest census returns: 1890. 1880, 1870. New York 1,627,527 1,206,299 942,292 Chicago 1,086,000 503,185 298,977 :Philadelphia 1,040,499 847170 674,023 Brooklyn 806,583 566,663 396,099 Baltimore.- 482,055 332,343 257,354 80. Louis 430,000 350,518 310,864 Boston 447,720 362,839 250,526 Cincinnati 315,000 255,159 216,239 San Francisco 800,000 283,059 149,473 Tittsburg ...... 250,000 155,389 86,076 BirEfalo......... .. , 250,000 155,134 117,714 Cleveland.- 248,000 160,146 02,829 rNew Orleans 246,000 216,090 191,418 Milwaukee235,000 115,587 71,440 1iNnalain000u name 147,253 109,199 Newark, N. J • 200,000 136,508 105,059 Detroit v 197,000 116,040 79,577 Kansas City 195,000 2:70n 32;g2 ,thmeapolis... .... 185,000 Louisville 180,000 123,758 100 753 Jersey City, N. J162,117 120,722 82,546 .0maha, Neb184,742 00,518 St. Paul 130,600 41,473 20i,0310 •Allegheny City,Pa100,000 78.682 53,150 Scranton, Pa 95,000 45.850 35,092 :New Haven, Ct....- 83,000 62,882 50,840 Tatersou, N. J 78 300 51,081 83,579 Atlanta, Ga . 65,200 37,409 Mayton, Ohio60,000 39,678 80,473 Troy 59,000 56,74.7 44.533 Lincoln, Neb MAO 13,000 31Ies Moinos 60,000 22,408 12,025 „salt Lake City 49,972 50,768 12,854 Chattanooga 45,000 12,892 6,093 Manchester, N.H44,000 32,630 23,536 Utica 42,237 33,914 ,, 28,804 Duluth, Minn 30,000 3 643 ... ...... Ontario Fishery Regulations Salmon trout and whitefish shall not be caught between the let and 300h of November. Fresh -welter herring shall not be caught between the 15th October and lst Dec- ember. Speckled trout, brook trout, river trout, sball not be canght between the 15th September and the 1st May. Bass and Meskinonge shall not be caught between 15th Aprii and 158h June. Pickerel shall not be caught between April lith and May 15th. No one shall buy, sell or possess any of the above named fish which have been caught or killed during the closed seasons 'nor shall they have in their possession fieh which have been caught by unlawful means at any time. It is not lawful to 'sett% or kill any of 'the above named fish by means of spears, grapple hooks, negogs or nishigane at any time. No one shall fish for, catch, kill, buy, sell or poesess the young of any fish above •named. Fishing by means of nets or other sp. paratus is prohibited. Fines -Every offender against the above provisions is liable for eaoh offence to incur a fine of not more than e20, beeides all costs, or in default of payment to be im- prisoned, and the fine may be collected by distress; one half of ihe fines goes to the prosecutor, all materials, implements and •appliances need and all fish had in contra- vention of Fisheriee Act may be seized and confiscated on view byany personbydelivery to any magistrate. Freight mad Passenger Trains Collide. A Birmingham, Ala, despatch says: A oollision between a freight and passenger train on the Louisville & Nashville Rail- road ocourred this morning, 40 miles Borah of here, in which it is reported five persons were killed and one injured fatally. None of the passengers were killed or meriously injured. The passenger train had orders to take the siding at Clear Cnt etation for the extra freight, but the order was not obeyed, and a mile beyond the station the trains ortme together in a deep out. Both engines were smashed Opines. Very Hard to Credit. A Dublin despatch says : Intelligence bee been reoeived here of a horrible affair nt Ballyneale. A man named John Hart, living at that place, murdered his mother and then chopped her body to pieces. When the crime was discovered Hart was found lying beside the remains eating a portion of them. Not Much en It. Minnie -So you And Will are engaged? My dear, alloW me to wish yOrt all the hap- piness possible. Mamie -Thank you, dear. Minnie -Oh, you needn't thenk me. I Was not wishing you so very much. I merely wiShed yeti all the heppinese pos- alble. STANLBY-TENNANT. Celebration of the Explorer's Nuptials in Viestrnheater AbbeV. A OENMONIAD OP DAZZLING OPLENDOR. A, London cable eays : The marriage of Mr. Henry M. Stanley and Miss Dorothy Tennant took place in Westminoter Abbey Saturday afternoon. The oeremony Was performed by the Very Rev. Gorge Gran. ville Bradley, D.D., Dean of Westminster; the Very Bev., Frederick William Farrar, D.D., F.R.S. Archdeacon of Westminster, and the Right Rev. 171,filliarn Boyd Carper, ter, D.D.'Lord Bishop of Ripon. A large crowd gathered about the abbey and loudly cheered Mr. Stanley and Miss Tennant and the wedding guesto on their arrival. Mr. Stanley entered the ableey at 1.50 o'clock. He walked with a firm step up the transept, showing no Sipa of his illness, end took a gent near the altar. He wore a frock coat, with a white flower in the buttonhole, and white kid eaves Five minutes later Miss Tennant, accompanied by her brother, 'Mr. Charles Coombe Tennant, entered the abbey and walked with stately grace along tee aisle. Her train was born by two of her nephews dressed as pages. Their costumes were of the time of Charles I., and consisted of white satin cavalier suits, with large white hate, ornamented with °atrial plumes. TIM BRIDESDIAMS were Mise Sylvia Myers, the bride'e niece, and Miss Finlay, both of whom are very pretty. Their dresses were white satin mese and overskirt a of crepe lisee, and they wore wreaths of jessamine and carried bouquets of white roses. The bride's cos- tume was a petticoat and long court train of white duchess satin and corded silk, and a bodice of white satin trimnaed with lace. The front of the skirt and the corsage were embroidered with white silk and pearls, and the edge of the petticoat and train was trimmed with garlands of orange blossoms. The bodioe was set off with tt high Medici collar embroidered with pearls. A tulle veil was fastened in her hair with diamond stars, and this was eurmounted by a wreath of orange blossoms. Her shoes were of silver leather with diamond buckles' Around her nook was a seperb diamond necklace, the gift of Sir William W. Mac- kinnon, chief of the English East African Company, from which depended the dia- mond. eet miniature of the Queen, presented by Her Majesty as a wedding gift. Miss Tennant also wore a diamond aigrette and diamond brooch, the gifts of Mr. Stanley. Her bouquet was made up of white cape jessamine, gardenias and tabareses, and in its centre was a pancratium lily. While moving towards the altar the bride stopped, broke the line of procession and walked slowly to the tablet under which lies the MIST OF LIVINGSTON'S and placed thereon a wreeth of white flower, in the centre of which WAS a scar- let letter "L." Then resuming her place, she walked to 1 he altar with bead erect and flushed cheelfs. Mr. Stanley rose to receive her and both took their places at the altar. The service was begun by Canon Farrar and was taken up by the Biebop of Ripon on the plighting of the troth. Then followed a full choral service, after which Dr Butler made an address of congratula. tion, and the ceremony was concluded by the rendering of the marriage hymn. • Mr. Stanley's voice was almost inaudable as he repeated the eervioe, but Miss Tennant's was clear and steady, and only faltered as ehe repeated the woras, "In sioltneee and in health." After the service the party pro- ceeded to the residence of the bride's mother in Richmond terrace, where a reception was held in two large marquees, which were crowded. Mr. and Mrs. Glad- stone, Sir Garnet Wolsoley and Lady Wolseley, Sir Lyon Playfam and Lady Playfair, the Baroness Eurdett•Coutts, Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Mr. John Morley, Sir John Millais, and a host of other well-known pereons were present. LIVINGSTONea FAVORITE DAUGHTER. Mrs. Tennant came early. She carried an immense bouquet. She sat in one of the seats next to the entrance to the chancel. In the next seat was Baroness Burdett - Coutts and Sir Wm. Mackinnon. Mr. Burdett -Coutts was EatiSded to walk about and chat with his friends. With Mrs. Tennant were Mr. and Mrs, A. L. Bruce, of Edinburgh. Mrs. Bruce was the favorite daughter of Dr. Livingutone. Within a few seats of them sat the widow of Dr. Living- stone s son, who died only recently. Near their mother at Mrs. Tenant' s two daughters and Mr. and Mrs. M. French Sheldon, and not far from them sat Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone. • WEDDING PRESENTS. At 4 o'clock, when Stanley first saw the wedding presents, he walked about the rooms slowly, leaning heavily on his cane, yet tired and weak as he evidently was he could not avoid showing strong interest in the magnificent mementos that had been lavished upon him and his bride. How much space all' the presents received by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley vvonlci occupy it would be difficult to say, but some of them filled two rooms of MrsTennant's residence. As wonderful an array as these made, and as marvellous as it may seem, nearly all, if not all of them, were useful as well as or- namental. and there were so few duplicates that it seemed as if everybody must have known the choice of everybody else. These preeents came from almost every quarter of the globe. Araerica, Mr. Stanley's old home, and Africa, hie latest acquisition, were, of course largely represented. From Africa one present indicated the discover- ies of great explorers in the Dark Conti - neat, and it also :indicated Mr. Stanley's latest and most fortunate discovery, At No. 2 Richmond terrace, the home of his bride, the temporary tables which had been erected groaned beneath the weight of every imaginable article that cunning artificers can contrive. There wer, gold, silver, diamonds, rubies, sapphires° fragile vases, rich stuffs, precious glue articles for the toilet, articles for the dinner table, traveling bags, cigar cabinets, library of books, fans by the dbzens, spoons, forke, decanter% scent bottles, whips, pictures, china, statuary, Bibles, note books, bearskin rugs, umbrellas, ink. stands, pen wipers, towels. The ordinary mind staggers under this extraordinary display. The oddest present is a bottle of water from Lake Nyanza, carefully packed np in a tin case. The most valuable is the miniature of the Queen, which ie set in diamonds. The Prince of Wales trent an inkstand, and the Duke of Fife a diamond cross. After the ceremony in the abbey had been concluded, a platform which had been erected for the convenience of gueats col. lapsed, and several persons who were sit- ting or standing upbn it were brnieed more or lees severely. The Town of Denbigh, Wales, the Meth - place of Mr. Stanley, wee gaily decorated with flags in honor of the explorer, and at the hour set for hismarriage all the ohm& bells rang out merrily. The mayor sent a congratulatory menage to Ur. Stanley on behalf of the eitizens. ' a. ‘1110NelliNEG1OIN TRAOLPIr• Au °Meer Mortally Wounded Shout* His Aseassio Dead. A Clettinje &Patois tlays Iso the month of October !wit, during the burial pervioe of a minister, an inhabitant ot the Village of Dolnjikraj, en account of his conduct, was imprisoned by erder of itiie superior officer, who was 14 relative of Colonel Bosko Mar, tinovice. Sevo Pooek, a towneman of the culprit, who happened to be present, pro- tested energetically against the arrest. A slight quarrel ensued, during whioh he received a blow from the butt end of one of the soldier' rifles. Savo Pocele swore to be avenged. Last Monday at 0 o'olook an the morning, as Colonel Beek+ was passing along the principal fifteen of Cettinje, Savo, thirating to avenge himself on the whole Martinovies family by killing that member of the house who, with reason, was oonsid. ered its bravest and most worthy repreeen. tative, in a cowardly manner ehot at Colonel Bosko from behind with a revolver. The bullet passed clean through the oda- nel's body. Though mortally wounded, the officer struggled painfully to his knees.. With one hand holding his head the better to take aim, with the other he seized his revolver, which had as he fell dropped from his belt, and fired at Savo, bitting him in the forehead and abdomen, and stretching him dead at fifteen paces from where the colonel knelt. None of the persons who had been attracted by the firing were wounded. Colonel Bosko Illartinovics was attended by the Prince's phyeasian and the doctors of the town, who found that he had a tereed- fill lesion in his liver and intestines, He died Iwo hours later. The funeral of the colonel took place on Tuesday amid a great concourse of mourning Montenegrins, RCQTOIJS arRiRERS Attack Workers and .!teat a contractor - one Mn Shot. A West Superior, Wie., despatch of Wednesday says: It was expected the strike among the street laborers here would be ended here to -day by the men accepting the old wages of $1.75 a day. But 200 of the strikers this morning proceeded to the work or 121h street, where 40 men were employed., The strikers rushed upon them and a fight ensued. Contractor Sutton out one man on the arm with a shovel. The strikers then chased Sutton to his house, three blocks away, beating him with clubs. Later in the day the mob arrived at the American steel barge works, where they were kept at a distance with revolvers. After dinner another attempt was made to force the works. Contractor Anderson shot one man in the head, the ballet glancing and hitting John Eason in the arm. The strikera then oharged, but Anderson held his ground. When Mayor Patterson and a force of special police arrived the strikers were wild for Anderson's life. They were eventually pacified and Anderson was arreeted. To.night 50 well.known citizens have been sworn in as special policemen. DEFECTIVE VI101. Poor Eyesight the Rule -Caused by Strain- ing the Eye in`Sehool Rooms. "There are more persons troubled with defective eyesight than you would suppose," Said an optician to the New York Times. "In fact, perfect vision is now exception- ally raze with a large proportion of the inhabitants of all large cities. Just ob- .serve what a number of people you will meet wearing Spectacles or eyeglasses on any crowded thoroughfare. They are not elderly, either; indeed, most of them are young, and, if you go through our public schools you will see an astonishing number of children wearing glasses. "Bad eyesight is often caused by the neglect of proper attention in very early age. The eyes are more sensitive to light than during adult life, yet it is nothing. uncommon for a mother or nurse to expose the eyes of an infant to the glare of the Finn for hours at a time. Serious results often follow this negligence, and a large majority of the blind undoubtedly owe the loss of their sight to jest such neglect during infancy. " When children are growing up their sight is muoh impaired in dark city school rooms, where they must strain their ayes looking at blackboard work at a dietance. Besides this, too much can- not be said in condemnation of the prac- tice of allowing children at night to study or read books that are badly printed. Day- light is God's light, and man cannot im- prove upon it. Night work, and especially reading, is very injurious for the sight and will wear a child's or man's eyes out quicker than anything else. "Alt persons who find their sight failing should procure glasses, but not themselves select a pair, for a man may injure his eyes irreparably by nsing unsuitable glasses. When you require glasses, always go to a good optician, who will test your eyes and fit them with proper glaesee. It may be that your eyes are not pairs, so to speak; that is that the foci are not coinci- dent in length, and therefore you must have a different glass for each eye." stropping a Razor. Few persons know how excellent a razor strop is the human hand or arm. If a razor is in fairly good condition and not in need of the oil stone it may soon be whetted to a fine edge on the palm of the hand or the inner side of the forearm. The latter is the best if it is free from hair, as it frequently is, for it presents a whetting strew° quite as long as the ordinary razor strop. The fat portion of the palm, be. tween the little finger and the wrist, how- ever, makes an excellent strop. The progess of stropping a razor on the forearm appears a bit alarming to the looker on, though there is little danger that a skillful man will do himself harm. The Old Problem. • "Were you ever in love before, Edwin ?" • "Great Coeur," he cried, in anguish, " am I never to be free from that awful question?" "And what is strange about it 2" h All the girls I ever /eyed have asked it, and when I answer 'em 'yes,' they answer that they wouldn't have thought from the way I acted. And now here yon are lay- ing wires to ring in the same old conun- drum." , • Something About venue. Signor tilehiaparelli, the Italian astrono- mer, has just announced the discovery that Venus, like Meroury-also his discovery - makes but one rotation on its axis in the course of its revolution around the sun. This gives that planet perpetual dey over one-half of its sphere and perpetual night on the other half. This es a great `astronomical eurpriee, reversing the belief heretofore entertained, and it will be received with ranch interest by astronomers. Some Are Judged Too Late. There are many WaY0 of judging eggs. One is to drop the egg in a pan of cold water. The fresher the egg the monde it will drop to the bottom. If bad it will float like a life -preserver. The best way to keep eggs is to bury them in bran or meal and turn thorn frequently, box and all. Salt will preserve them in any climate if properly packed. FARM PHILOSOPHY, Prof, Robertson on Ontario's Dairy Interests. 4SKIOULT11341, SAVINGS BANK, Hints That Help, ahd Poultry Yard jottings. "Ontario First!' From en' addrese by Prof. Jas. W. Robertson at a convention of dairymen held at Stratford, Ont. :- Whenever I come to a convention of dairymen I have a con- sciousness that I stand speaking to hungry men -not that you are ill -fed -but that dairymen more than most people, have a recognition ot that feeling of true manhood whicla finds expression in I want to knoW." A good dairymanis always hungry for knowledge, and if I can heln to satisfy your appetite to -night -well, f will even empty myself that you may be blessed with the little knowledge I have to give. In the last year's operation° we have had a rather exceptional experience. I think never before were the officers of the as- sociation so active in trying to eerve you and promote the interests of cheetre- making in Western Ontario. This is no reproach on the services of the past offieers, but is merely a statement of this that the present efficient have recognized the preeent great needs and have risen to the ()linden and done their duty like honest men, your servants. (Applause.) The wore of last year was more than usually satisfactory to the men who had the best chance of followinethis work. I expect you will find that some farmers -the kind of men who will always complain of the law that punishes guilt -the men who are always trying to get the better of their neighbors -when they are taken into court for wrong.doing, will have no kindly feeling for the man who has been a minister of justice. Hence, our inspectors may expect that some men will say bad things of them, but "blessed are ye when men speak evil of you falsely." Ontario was the province in the whole world that Ent adopted this means of helping the dairymen by the work of travelling inspectors, end now intelligent people are following the ex- ample around the whole globe, and even conservative old Scotland has not only taken the example, but 1383 come to this Province for men to carry that example into praotice. (Applause.) If you can find a Sootchman following you, you may be sure you are travelling in the right road. (Laughter.) Now, our satisfaotion with our enterprise in this way is not 'all senti- mental, for it has materialized itself this past summer into real, negotiable °sell that has come into this Province as its oonse. quence. I have been taking some pains to scan the comparative pricee realized in Ontario and the State of New York-th State lying alongside of nee -which is o n competitor and which previously excelled as. Last year we got over $475,000 more than we would have got had our cheese been sold at the average price realized by New York. (Applause.) This was not in consequence of speculation, but batman the Englishmen would give 4 to 5 shillings more in London for our fancy cheese than for any other brought over the Atlantic. That was one of the direct reeults of the early employment of inspectors and in- structors, who brought about a uniform system of making cheese and raised the standard of quality of the product of the P006 factories as well as the good oties. The compost Heap the "Savings Bank" of the Farm. There is quite a difference between a compost heap and a manure heap. When manure is thrown on a heap, left undis- turbed, and exposed to all kinds of weather, it (suffers loss of fertilizing matter in many different ways • but the compost heap is a veritable manufactory of fertilizer, and is more valuable for all purposes than manure from the stable. While the food and the management of the manure give it its value, the farmer is limited. to such amount as may be voided by his animals; but the compost heap opens a wider field for his operations by enabling him to make more manure than he could Bemire from his animals The filling of the pig -pen with large quantities of dirt, leaves or other litter does not really make manure, for the pig cannot make something out of nothing. He works and roots in the litter, mixing it with the manure, and at the end of the year the farmer heads away several loads of what he considers first-class manure, but he has secured no more real manure than the pig would have produced tinder any circumstances, whether he had litter or not, and the mass is nothing more or lea than compost, but it will show as good results as any other kind of manure, bocanee it is composed of absorbent material that has preserved the manure and prevented loss of value. The making of compost is the accumulation of any and everything that ean be added to the manure, all liquid entering into the heap, and nothing wasted. The compost heap is really the " savings bank" of the farm, for it induces the farmer not only to accumulate but to save. The weeds, feathers, blood from slaughtered animals, soapsuds, night soil, and even earth, are thrown on the heap, to the advantage of ridding the farm of many unsightly objects, while the manure from the stable, which becomes a part of the compost heap, is better preserved and its value increased. As all the materials of a compost heap are fine the farmer can more easily haul and spread the compost, and the plants will find it more available as food. The compost heap, however, should receive attention. It should be under cover, and occasionally forked over. Though sufficient heat will be generated to decompose the oioaree materials, yet there is less risk of " fire-fanging " than with manure, and more plant food can be cob looted in this manner than by any other mode. The Farmer's Friend. Inventors have greatly lessened the labor of the farmer, compared with the mode of working of a farm twenty years ago. It is doubtful if farm work ifs es hard as that required in some other occupations. At the present day the farmer rides when he plows, when he harrows and when he oniti. vates the land, and he does more work in a day than formerly. Where a dozen men were required to cradle the wheat the farmer now site on a seat and onto, rakes and binds his wheat at one operation, and can work a large field alone. ThIn Them Ont. It should not be overlooked that the plants are enemies te each other, as there ie a struggle for existence when they are crowded together. All plante above the number required are weede, and do more injury than foreign weede, as plants Of the same kind desire the Ottnie kind of food. Hence'if four stalks of corn in a hill do not thrive Well pull tip one half of them. The Plant food in the soil will be more oervice. able for a limited number a plants than for too many - Clover and Hoge. Somebody estimatee that an :wire of olover will make 600 pounds of pork, Whether Olio will pay or not depende on how the clover is ted, the management ef the hop and the value of the laud and orop. Clover will probably pay better if fed to 'sows, but even in that oaee the value will depend on the manure as much as on the milk. in the Poultry vard. Give fresh water twice a day now. Don't be dosing the well fowls. Dainpnese and too much wet .grain give ducks the cramp. A chicken should not be allowed on the rooste until three months old. Whitewashing the house inside and out is a good remedy for vernaire Sprinkling the nests with diluted cerbolio acid will aid materially in keeping down vermin. Young chickens that are just beginning to ran about should be fed regularly every day. A hen peys in proportion to the num- ber of eggs she produces; therefore it is an item to feed eo as to secure plenty of eggs. It never pays to orowd the fowls at any time, and least of all during the hot weather of the next two months. If the egg ehella are fed to the poultry, care should always be taken to erueh theca thoroughly before feeding. When desired to fatten rapidly there is oothing that will equal good corn meal. They stiould be given all that they will eat up clean. The scraps from the table eoe,ked in sweet milk until soft make a good feed for young turkeys especially in the sum. mer. Two week' feeding of all the fowls can eat in clean, close quarters, with only light enough to !Bee the feed, will generally fatten sufficiently to market. If the ducks and geese are picked regu- larly during the eurremer and early fall they will not moult, It will be found a good plan when the fowls are moultiag to give tincture of iron, one tablespoonftil to every quart of their drinking water. By keeping the pullets growing eteadily now they will usually begin laying when four or five months old, and generally at a time when eggs sell at a good price. The poultry house need not be capon - sive. It should, if convenient, be placed in the orchard add be far enough from the house to avoid the unpleasant odors that arise during the summer. As a rale hens learn to eat eggs from having them broken in the nests. In arranging the nests have them convenient for the hens, so that in gettifig in and out there will be little if any risk of the eggs being broken. It is an item to have the hens moult fairly early. They will not lay until after moulting, and if delayed until late a gOod time to secure eggs will be lost. From the time cold weather sets in until spring is a good time to secure 'eggs. Even in the summer fresh earth is almost a necessity in the dust bath. It, affords the poultry the best means of cleaning thereselven of lice that can be readily pro- vided. One of the beet preps.ratione for winter that can be made at this time is to gather up and store away a good supply of road dust to use during the winter. Dry earth or dust is almost a necessity (luring the winter, and a supply wen be more readily obtained now than at any other time. Store it in boxes or barrels. -St. Louis Republic. Farm Note. It is when the seed is produced that the land is taxed most severely in production. It is iraportant that the corn crib be cleaned out and fumigated so as to destroy insects Ems can never be driven away perma- nently as long esthete are harboring places forhee them. Ie of the mower prevents the seed. ing of weeds. Cut down all growth in the stubble field. Wire Barcena in the stable windows to keep out insects will enable tired horses to rest better at night. A large scarlet comb indicates that the hen is laying. All healthy fowls should have bright.red combs. Heep alfalfa closely cropped if the weeds are growing among it. In this manner the weeds will be killed, while the alfalfa becomes stronger. The popularity of the Merino sheep is largely due to the fact that it is an active forager and that a larger number can he' kept together than of any other breed. Too mach enthusiasm over new varieties sometimes ends in disgust. No new variety should be used in place of the old until it has first been tried and tested on a small plot. Wherever weeds grow luxuriantly the ground is usually fertile, and such ground should be made to produce some kind of crop. At this season millet or Hungarian grass should be sown on shell land. Hay should be stacked only after it is well cured and dry. Wet hay will either heat or deteriorate. At this eeason, when the weather is very warm, one of the best methods of preserv- ing manure is to throw the soapsuds over the heap on wash days. When the raspberry crop has been har- vested give the canes an application of man. nre or fertilizer and cultivate well. Next year's crop depends on this year's cultiva- tion and treatment. During the summer it is better to avoid corn as feed for horses than to use it. Plenty of hay is the hest food, with a small allowance of oats twice a day. It is of no advantage to have the horsevery fat. High prices for good animals are not confined to any class. Imported dogs have cost e1,000. Three buff Cochin fowls sold at New York last February for e100, and an Oxford Down rara Ecild a few years ago folr a5,000. Grandmother ve. mother•in-Law. There are quarrelsome motherfein.law and meddlesome mothers-in-lavv, but most of them are devoted, self-sacrificing women, whose corning is a joy to the homes of the sons and daughters-in-law. It is a curious thing, by -the -way, how dif- ferent is the place in popnlar estimation of the grandmother and the raother.in-law. The grandmother is a gentle, soft-hearted, motherly old lady, the embodiment of every virtue, the idol of the children and the joy of the home. The mother.in.latv is a fierce, meddlesome, aggressive vidnal, a mischief maker, a scold and a deceiver. Yet as a matter of fact the grandmother and tho mother.imlave are generally the same person, only by the time she wins the name of grandmother her children have learned to appreciate her. Treat your inother-in.law, yonnee husbateds and wives, as you would wish your own mother to be treated, and you need not fear that her coming will bring anything but peace aud gladness to your home. Don't begin by regarding her as an interloper and an enerey.-Broolayn Time, The dude doesn't Say "Good day," He says "Run along, Chawlie." IrlIA0111011 4 WalaDO ea Large Lady Plea to be 3t08ote4 luta Wonderland 'W$8O a Dereica--een lialusual Sight. "She's immense I" That was the verdiat from thousendli who crowded Clinton street and Lafayette Park this morning, when Big%liza, nearly half a ton of feminine flesh and obarins„ was hoisted by a derriek through a window into Wonderland. Eliza is a marvel. 13odocibteclly ehs oa the heaviest woman in the world. She caught a little cold last ambit' and loet a feW pounde, but till she tips the seelee doge te 900 pounds. She arrived seated on a plat- form plaoed on a heavy truck, wbieh was drawn by four white horses. She woe pre- ceded by a brass band and the novel proces- sion was gazed et with great intereet 00 ill passed through the street. Thotesande of people thronged about the Arcade building waiting for her, and whoa she came in view the boys sent up a greet cheer. It took half a dezen men to get Big Eliza off the teuck. She etepped with infinite care and was handled YerY gingerly by the men. The platform on whiola she ascended was six feet equare, of double planks, and the holding ropes were two inches thick. Big Eliza is a oolored woman, and it was not noticed that she paled any during her three-story ascent, but afterward ehe said ehe was too soared to 'speak. Arrived in lecture hall in Wonderland a News reporter had opportunity to see the maramoth creature at Oloae range. She is prodigious. Her arm is in aim like a leg of pork. It looks for all the world like a smoked hare. It measures 37 inches at the =tide. This refers to the v.rm that Eliza prides herself on and which is spoken about in her handbill. Her other arm measures 38 inches but elle modestly °lakes only 37. " Pat it like the printing," she said. Eliza could go on a tremendous bust -to steal one of the ideas with which Twain invested Columbus. She measures 118 incluse around and she can't see over her- self to save her soul. Eliza weare a No. 11 shoe -made to order and laced. She never laces her own shoes. " I feelpretty cool," she said to a News reporter, "and I think it is quite comforts- ble in here. No, I never was siok a day in my life. And eat -well, you ought to see " We've had her two years," fetid the Cannibal Princess who stood near, " and she's a very good-natured, nice woman. Her folks are all small people -I save some of them. Her parents were both small." The Cannibal Princess WaS chewing hard at something. Perhaps it was gum, but perhaps again -horrible cannibal thought -it might have been a piece cal Eliza. Certainly there's enough of her and to spare. Eliza was 41 years old. She was born in slavery at Cynthians, Sy, She is a widow. Her husband didn't last long, poor fellow. It is said that Eliza rolled over once in her sleep and he was dished up for siapjacks in the morning to the can. nibals. In stature Eliza is regal. The top of her head is about five feet ten inches above the great Northern American continent. Her head is crowned with coral ornamente. Her eyes are large and expressive. She has a handsome head and face, a cheerful smile. Her drew is low-necked and arm- less, probably for economy's sake. It must take a sight of dress goods to fit her out. One of the first things she called for was a fan, which the Cannibal Princees handed her, and a little cannibal gave her a whole package of hairpins. Eliza has beautiful hair, curly of its own volition. VMS j. F. Iaulp, the cartman who makes a specialty of moving heavy machinery and safes, moved Eliza from the station to Wonderland. He did it so carefully and well that he won the big woman's personal thanks. "Did you ever hit anybody?" a News repoi.er asked her. 2i "Not lately I haven't," she replied, and her lenge bulk shook with laughter as if memory was at work. -Buffalo News. A FIGHT FOR A KISS. Aar. Hansom Loses Ells Mustache and • Kisses Big Eliza for a $3 Note. Big Eliza is the greatest drawing card that Wonderland ever enjoyed. The 900. pound mountain of flesh is just now engaged in kissing contests. The management lest night offered 55 to any man with a mus- tache who would have it shaved off in the presence of the audience and then kiss Eliza. Eliza declared her intention of sitting on the man who attempted the feat, but she didn't succeed with Mr. Hansom, of BnfEalo, who performed the act last night. Hansom had & barber shave off hie upper lip adornment and then advanced and was met with an upper out from 000 01 Eliza's large fists on the jaw. The second attack proved successful, however. Han- som avoided the arms of the Jana one and landed with both arms around Eliza' neck, his lips at the same timo pressing Elba's. The crowd was in an uproar at the unique battle. Hansom pocketed the a5 and ekipped.-Bufiado News. FRA.CAS AT A WEDDING. An Interloper Marries the Bride and is Soundly Thrashed Afterward. A decidedly seneational wedding occur- red at Odessa the other day. Mere Pogorezky led his blnshing bride to the altar. While the Russian priest, or pope, as he is called, was preparing to perform the ceremony, Marc went out to get s drink, saying that he would return in a few moments. In his absence, however, handsome young stranger approached the bride and offered himself ae aenbstitute. She immediately accepted him, and the pope who was half drunk, never noticed the Change. The ceremony wae performed. JUSt then Marc reappeared, refreshed and ready for matrimony. But when he found out what had happened he proceeded et once to make thinge lively. He thrashed the brikegroom, slapped the bride, knocked down the father-in-law, punched the pope, and kicked the mother-it:L.1am. He was arrested, but as the case involvea a quest.? tion of ecclesiastical law, it was referred to the Czar, the head of the Clanrch. Favoxite Hot Weather Drinks. Gin fizz. Silver fizz. Mint jalep. Sweet milk. Buttermilk. Mint ernash. lal ilk punch. Sherry cobbler. Soda lemonade. Plain lemonade. Claret lemonade. Claret and seltzer. Native wine cobblers!. Rhinewine and Seltzer. Apollineris lemonade. • --Miss Secondaeation-How do you IMO Mr. Longhair's intistaohe ? Miss bed butante (blushing)-I-er--have not kneitia him long enough to flay,