HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1898-4-22, Page 3BLOOD: POISONING.
A Nursers Experience.
There are thousands of people suffering
from blood poisoning who have almost
beggared themselves in belying medicines
from which they have obtained 110 help.
Tbere are thousands of others who era or
last have tried Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla and
found perfect healing, one of these
etbers_, Xrs, u. Tayiots of Ruglevale,
Dalt relates the followmg experience:
"Aleut two years ago. I nursed a lady
who was suffering ( and dually died) from
blood poisoning-. I must liave contracted
the disease from her; for shortly alter her
death, I had four large sores or ulcers,
break out on my person. I doctored for a
long time, both by external application
and with various loot medicines; but, in
iitite of all that 1 could do. the sores vrould
not,heal. They were obstinate, very pahn.
ful, a,nnoying, and only getting worse all
the time. At last 1 purchased six bottles
Dr.A.yrer's Sarsaparilla, thinking' would
give it a tir,orough trial. efore the first
bottle was taken, 1 noticed a decided fln
provenient in my general health: InItan
petite was quiekened. end I telt better
and strozIger than 1 bad for some time.
While using the second bottle, I noticed
that. tbe sores ha4 begun to look healthier
and to heal. Before the six bottles Mid
been taken, the ulcers were healed, the
Skin 501111d and natural, and iny health
better than it had been for years1 have
been well ever since. I had rather have
oue bottle of Dr. Ayer's Sarsaparilla than
three of any other land:"
This is but one example of the remedial
value of De Ayer's Sarsaparilla in all
forms of blood disease. There is no other
blood medicine that cures so promptly,
so surely and so thoroughly. After ucarfy
half a century of test and trial it is the
standard medicine of the 'world for all
diseases of the blood. Sores, ulcers, boils,
tetter. rheumatism, scrofula and every
other blood disease is curable by Dr. Ayer's
Sarsaparilla. The success of this remedy
has caused reiny imitatious to beput on
the market, imitation remedies work. en.
itatiou cures. Tbe universal testimony is
that "one bottle of 31)r. Ayer's Sarsaparilla
Is worth te"ee ef any other kind." et you
are interested in knowing more about this
remedy, get Dr, Ayer's Curebook, a store
a cures told by the mired. It is sent free
on request by the C. Ayer Co., Lowell,.
hiaes. Write for it.
A MAHOOANY CORNER
HOW THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR BOTH
WON AND LOST.
rreaelter Who Weeted to Olve ia Pe -
ceased itelettve the repeat Rutierai elver
Seen In Cincinnati—Other ItaMinis tee ces
of Vadertekere.
Sorapboolts of queer experiences are
mute of the Cincinnati undertalters, and
the other day an Enquirer Man set the
leaves of thtee odd volumes a-turolum
SUIPPIng the grewsoree, a few of the more
exceptioual incialeuts are as fellows:
Doubtlo-s the only time in all the his-
tory of America that an undertalter Cop,
tiered the eetlin tumber of a city in order
to get a certain funeral order mulled in
Cineinnati," raid oue of the ()Weer
the businees. "It bappened *twee be in
mutinned the gray haired and age
bent funerel director, 44aed was this: A
relative of a Peeehyterian mil:deter named
Isaac Wilson had died, and the preacher
was poseessal of the enormous vanity te
have the funeral eseeed anything of the
Lind ever known in Cincinnati up to that
time. Ile ;trauma the expense and went
ahead to carry out his lofty ambition. He
determined the coffin ehould he of ma-
hogany, a weed that was enighty SWIM in
Cincinnati in thaw days. The ilret under-
taking firm be ham ened to taeitie was
that of Emelt G. Megrim &.lint Lyon.
Ilegrue was an old Aro depurtment chief,
anal his partiser, jim Lyon, was ope of
aboue the izotteet undertakers that Cincin-
nati ever knew either before, during or
aince MIL an gale the extravegant
preacher thc stilIeet sort of a prim as to a
mahogany coilin. Indeed the price be
named was so terrible that It simply and
almost literally, knoeked hit Preacher
clear out of aim office, anal the dominie
declared Le could beat the price by many a
"Now !Janice 'knew all about the preach-
er being a man who when be set his head
on having a thing be would halve it. .As
the preacher wene out the front door Jim
flew out the back ono, and, rushing around
to every shop and lumber dealer in town
that kept mahogany, he bought up every
fon, they had, a total of about 1S0 feet.
When lin Preacher crane to visit the other
establishments, he faunal that none of
them could Ell his order. So bank be went
tio Jira's and began pleading for a out rate
on roalogany enough to build the Golan.
No, sir; not a cent of a out, On the con-
trary, ,Tim told hint that ho bad discovered
mahogany Ives more precious in Cinoin-
nett than hold over dreamed of, and there-
upon Jim sboved up the price on the coffin
several notches higher than the figure be
bad previously named.
"After making a terrible kick the
preacher, with more sand than sense, gave
Jim the order for the mahogany coffin.
Then the prectober set out to quietly 'get
even' vvith the crafty James.
"Instead of ordering the carriages of
Jim, the preacher went out and hired else-
where. But that wasn't all he did. That
-rain preacher went around to every livery
stable in Cincinnati and hired every rig
they had for the funeral. Den be sent
out among the country members of his
ohurole and got every buggy and wagon
obtainable. Next be gave orders to have
this caravan of vehicles driven through the
slums of the town, with the drivers in-
structed to invite every loafer, loiterer and
hobo they saw to 'get in and have a ride.'
The drivers did exactly as they were told,
mad tho result was the vvorseclly cosnmpou
sten funeral that ever took place in Amer-
ica. There wore over 100 vehicles in line,
and every one of them was orowded. The
preacher was bound to have the largest fu -
moral procession ever in Ohio, and be had
Another old timer told this:
"It may amaze the public immensely,
but almost any undertaker will teli. you
that it is a common thing for peoplerto or-
der a coffin and all funeral arrangements
for a sick relative—and the relatives re-
cover as often as they die. I once had a
sman tell me the date and even the hour
be wanted me to bury him. And I buried
him exactly at the thne be said. No, it
Wasn't a case of premeditated self murder
—not at all. And that is just why the
oase was remarkable. The man bad dropey
of the heart. He understood his case per-
fectly. Ho bad me come to see biro on Tues-
day and told me be woulcl be dead in time
so that his funeral could, without unseem-
ly baste, molar the following Friday at 2
o olook. He said be didn't want his wile,
who was all worn out taking care of him,
to have to be bothered arranging for the
funeral, to be wont ahead and ordered ev-
erything himself.
'Although it was 20 years ago, I re-
member bow matter of fact he was about
It all. While talking to roe be was sitting
bolt upright in a straight backed chair.
He said: 'If I should Una over the least
bit to one side now, I would die instant*,
My heaet would he drowned.' He died on
Thursday morning, and the funeral 00 -
awned the next afternoon at 2 o'clock,
just as be had ordered."
Continuing, the relator of this added:
"Lots of people think they have met the
meanest man in the 'qv:Mid, but I once met
a very worthy candidate for the honor of
that title. He was quite a wealthy fellow,
and his ouly child died. I was the under-
taker. The body was put in a vault. Next
day after tbe funeral that map came
• around with the handles he had gone out
to the cemetery and teken off hie child's
Cain oud wanted to sell them book to
etta" Cincinnati Enquirer.
ue Went Mae.
Lunatic (in dreary monetoue)—I caupot
put it on over my bead ; 1 eanuot put it in
my rocket; 1 vannot wear It nil nly feet.
It will not eleuel on the Elicit', and there is
no loop to Lamer it up by. It menet be
hiTarSbIlle.8 lloriqt:Otit or a chest pro -
teeter. U does nut look like a hag; it ie
not a oroking cep. It rennet be a cover
tor a /van; it, is taie Ay -tar -rod
Visitor (in mete mu)—Thie is badeed
sad mew
Ketmer—Yes, sir, one of the saddest that
ever came 1 !der my ohservation. This
young ilNi4 Wati 1;ut a littio while ago pee
seesed of tut tamer:tile- brilliant intelleet
anal a =led tn. truly remarkable depth anti
grasp, He delved deep in seience end
eased aigrette problem in ateronoury
with mew lawelsolog,y was to him little
mere than rtereation and metaphysics a
,niere pastime. But a young lady new:
ban a birthday igetent of lzer own mal:.
Mg, aud In ttylog to determine the name
and use al it be was reduced to his present
pitiable condition. Pearson'a Weekly.
"I never heard of but one pertee boy,"
maid Johnnie penelvely, as be sat in the
earner tieing la mince.
"And viie was that?" asked mamma.
"Papa—when he was little," was the
answer, and ellence reigned for the apace
of live minute.
An futerrupted Dolly Dialogue.
[Not by Authony Home)
11.
—New York Journal.
Reflections of a Bachelor.
When a girl no hanger has any use for a
man, she begins to try to use him.
No Man waylaid ever say a baby was
healthy looking if he wasn't afraid of the
women.
No woman who has oneetackled the job
of reforming a man over hankers to re-
form society.
Whenever a man meets another an he
owes money 10 they both try to see which
can be the first to talk obout the weather.
Any inen would a lot ratber have his
wife believe soinetbing about bini than
just to suspect it and not know.—New
York Press.
Au Everyday Affair.
Mrs. Brown—If we have war with
Spain, I think I shall offer ray services as
a hospital nurse.
Brown—You could never stand it. The
butchery and bloodshed would make you
siok.
Mrs. Brown—Oh, I am used to that sort
of thing. Haven't 1 watehed you shave
yourself every morning for the last ten
years?—New York Journal.'
Too Ruch ror Biui
"I vvill give $100 to anyoue who can
equal my tricks!" shouted the professor
of legerdemain, who had the stage.
"I accept your offer," answered a
man as he pushed through the crowd.
"Do you belong to the perfesh?"
"Naw; 1 manufacture gas meters."
"Then I withdraw the proposition."
Not sufficiently Explicit.
Timkins—Who is that solemn lodk-
ing man?
Simkins—Why, that's Crankleigh,
the great SOCietY leader.
Tirokins—Society for the suppression
what?--Chieago News.
THE ASIATIC BREEDS
THEIR GREAT ADVANTAGES FOR
SMALL POULTRY FANCIERS.
Langsbans, Tiralimas and Coolants Thrive
Xu Limited Quarters --Vigorous, liealthy
tusd Easily Beised—The Greatest of
Winter Xayers—niaelt 1,44eaSharks.
le the Asiatic breeds we find the lar-
gest at all domestic/ fowls and the iaost
quiet in habit. Slowness in motioe and
no desire to roam are the oharaeteristics
of temperament in these marernoth
breeds. The Leugshan is the most ac-
tive as well as the smallest of the three
families of the Asiaties—Langshan,
prahroa and Cochin. The ihrahma comes
next, and then the quietest of all fowls,
the lap to date, full feathered Cochin,
The Langshan, as the most active
Asiatio, has the fullest development of
wings—Ju tact it is a good flier for so
large a fowl, and while doing exceeds
ingly well in confluement requires a
pretty high fence to restrain it. There
is really not much difference between
the Laugshan and the Plymouth Rock
ht habit, and in the dietanee it will go
from the farm buildings to roam, The
larger wing of the Langshan gives it a
greater breast development than have
the ether Asdaties. Remember this tact
—it you waa a few], with plenty ot
ten,
eaa'aaa.
edaeree't"rehereetel.
A rent Or MACK retteeettetes.
breast meat. you, van only And it °none
which has great wing developmeue mad
uees the wing. The long cowl/mad
breeding of fowls in coufiaentent," with
Low roosts and little use made of the
wings, must in time modify the breast
and hotly bnp af ach towle, for a
eausele unwell will in time become ru-
dimentary,
The Black Lanoshart is perhaps by
xeasou of its more active habit the best
farm fowl of the Asiatics. Tbey are
very Due lenking fowls. The melte are
very attractive.
The Light Brahmas are the largest
of the class and for many years have
engrossed the love and care of au army
of ftinelere. The Light Brahma pullet
in her coming out clothes is extremely
handwrite. The beauty of the breed is
in the females.. The combination of col-
ors is very fetehing.
Itt Coehins activity is first with the
Black, then the White, the Partridge
and the Buff, which last is the quietest
in temperament of all fowls. The town
and village breeder who luve but little
room aud must keep his fowls in close
conduement should turn his attentiou
to the Asiatics. These breeds thrive in
limnited quarters. Oh, what strifes,
what neighborhood ifickerings, would
he avoided if in town and village none
but Bealmms and Coobins were bred—
and all fowls confined] An active,
matching hen oan disturb the peace of
a neighborhood. Flower beds, straw-
berry beds, gardens—everything is de-
stroyed by this scratching -vandal.
The Asiatics are not adapted for keep-
ing in large tiooks. They do not scatter
out; their very aim prevents their be-
ing kept in great numbers in one flock.
A fall grown Coohin or Brahma is a
big bird and occupies considerable
ground. The town ot village resident
who wants fresh eggs for his own fami-
ly use ean always have them if he will
keep a dozen Brahma or Cochin females.
As before said, these big fowls do not
scatter ranch. Peed them, and they
will pick it up quickly and go to sun-
ning themselves.
In these breeds are the greatest of all
winter layers, but to get the eggs the
hens must be forced to exercise. This is
the way to do it: Litter the feeding
room or yard a foot deep, the best ma-
terial being cut cornstalks. Throw the
whole grain in this litter, and the hen
which will not range for food will dig
all day for it. Then with occasional
animal food, some vegetables and warm
quarters these breeds will give you lots
of eggs all through the winter.
The Asiatics are the most vigorous of
all fowls. The chicks are the easiest
raised and the freest from disease of all
poultry. A cross of Asiatic blood adds
hardiness to any poultry, and the Asi-
atic cross is to be seen in all oar com-
mon barnyard fowls.
The poultry fancier who wishes to
breed fowls for show, even if he lives
in town and has only a city back yard,
can indulge his tastes and breed winners
if he selects some one of the Asiatics
and does not overstock. It is not in the
number bred that you get the most win-
ners, but ill a proper mating and good
rare of the growing chicks. A dozen
chicks may contain more craekajacks
than do a thousand carelessly bred and
carelessly oared for. There are no fowls
which can bring more joy to the fan-
cier's heart than the Asiatic—none,
when grown to perfection and exhibited
in good health and feather, which at-
tract more attention in the showroom.
Whether your taste in color rests in the
black and white of the Light Brahma,
the brilliant luster of the Black Lang-
shan or Black Cochin, the spotless white
of the White Cochin and Langshan, the
gorgeous colors of the male of the Par-
tridge °what and Dark 13ralema, the
delicate, bewitching peuoiling of the
females of these last mentioned breeds,
or on the rich golden color of the Royal
Buff Coolain which in its rounded out-
lines and :matchless coloring, is the
pride of the showroom—if you breed
Asiatics, any of them, you will never
regret it.—Oultivator and Country Geo
tlemate.
INDOOR CULTURE OF 13ULBb.
ge4e notice Hyaatintba, 130111110 iltyaeiatba.•
Varieties of CrOcna and Narcjatd., .
.11,140Ug the many bulbs popular for
culture in the dwelling house are Dutede
hyacinths of ell kinds, Tile principal
paint to bear in mind in their manage -
neat is to keep the bulbs, if in pots, in
it cool, dark placenntil they live foreded
roots, .previous to bringing . them. in-
doors. They should not he brought hi
early either. After the 1st of Jamiaryie
Seen enough. A place in the comer of
the yard where the pote mu be covered
to the depth of several inches with soil
or ashes will be foamed to work all rigbt,.
or, better still, if they eau get the sbeh
ter of a frame aud sash, says a writer in
American Gardening, who addethe fo1.
lOwing about Boman hyacinths and
other bulbs:
The white ROMallhyacinth, it is net
e0eatumely known, eau, be grown, very
Successfully in pure ephagemr, or swamp
moss. For window deeoratiou they look
11 right hithoee narrow glass dishes
abut two inches deep, which, the store*
sell for for e few cents eaele. Any shah
low vessel without holes in the bottein
-will answer the purpose well. Pot tho.
moss in moderately erm ter about three-
quarters of the depth of the vessel ; their
put the bulbs ma to of this, one loch or
less apart, Riling up the epaces left with
little wads of moss. Keep cool, just ant
of remelt of frost, and in a week or two
the bottom of the dish willbe covered
withnice.healthy roots, lf several dishes
are filled RI tins mantle; a succession
Moore may be bad in the house ell wiu-.
ter leug, with very little eependituee,
by tahintt in one it n time, end wheu
this ill coming into bloom hateoduce one
other. They will etated the temperature
of the 'warmest rooms and eleauld,of
course, get all the light possible, "ma
not asetessarily a sunny window, takille
are that they never want for water,
lo diffeeeut varieties of croons -earl
be treated in the same manner, only
they won't etand Ai much heat as the
hyaciiithe, but it is a, very eaey matter
to have them in loteout by mitiwinte
when peewit en wee, The ,Chinese se-
ll lily de:rem-11 by the amine method.
nee of the narcieel ate rather ,difil-
cult to euitivate eaccesefully indoors,
km no teeithie will be found with the
Paper Waite, or, in fact, any of the
in that Eection. If grown in
moes, see 'diet it is Ihrtuly peeked abut
'rho rollout Boy.the bulbe.
Beraedied Vim the Seale,
All serts of remedies are euggested
for the et ale. Weelatu's Mentilly is nu
advocate ler lime wash. 'no Loudon
Gardener's Chronicle repeats this, It
says:
For the Seal° there is no remedy so
geodes the eld ene ot whitewashing the
trunk and limbs of, wee a plum, pear,
orauge or fig tree. If there are many
small elleets that require removal, see
that thia is done before the lime wash-
ing takes place. Nerium oleander is apt
to be badly infeated with white scale,
and a lime waeb applied in the winter
will remove these. Applied to the stein
and limbs of orclutra trees, it clears
them of LION and lichens, although tese
thetio folk may not admire the appear-
ance of the trees so treated and will
contend that lese unsightly meant+
might bo taken to kill the moss, eto.
The chief thing, however, is freeing the
trees from the parasitio growths and
maintaining them in good condition,
New White Chrysanthemum,
Among the new varieties of cffirysan.
themums exhibited during the autumn
exhibitions the immeuse white Frtualt
Hardy attracted perhaps the most at-
tention from professional growers. In
Gardening was recently illustrated a
single flower of this variety, whirl is
ese,
I
en°
ee„e1
TSB FRANZ HARDY.
here reproduced. The progress made of
late years in the growing of exhibition
blooms of the chrysanthemum is truly
remarkable. In no less than 24 of the
larger cities throughout the country reg-
ular "chrysanthemum shows" were
held, ha which giant blooms and skill-
fully grown plants competed for liberal
prizes.
Setting out Young Peach Trees.
Stark Bros. of lelissouri are quoted
in a western eschange as saying that in
"setting out young peach trees from the
nursery to the orchard 'the pruning
should be severe. The tree must have
entire top coat off, leaving only a stick
15 to 36 inches above the root. 17Vhen
thus trimmed, plant in good, mellow
soil, about two inches deeper than in
nursery. When growth begins, sprouts
will come out all along up the body.
All shoeld be rubbed off while small,
except three or four near the top that
must be allowed to grow for the main
branches of the future tree, These new
branches will grow from three to five
feet the first season,, end eo make a
much stronger and better formed tree
than would have been possible lead not
the top all been out away. Don't fail
to out off the entire top when plantiug
a peach tree."
THE SAGEBRUSH.
nen a Colorado morning the purple inists
unfold
4nd. a pliant= mirage picture is on mountain
wall ezzserolled,
Then the air froui distant foothills is like odor
of new wine,
And the breath from scrubby sagebresh is
More fragrant thais the pew.
Tbe eastern birdling hies hisis to a forest dela
and wide.
On a lire top's highest brariebee be svooes his
feathered bride,
Ilat the western songster warblesof uthe land
that is aline ein"
'WM a clump ot pale teem sagebruse on the
gently billowed
mke gaunt and long eared rabbits their longest
gallops gauge
To rest at home seettrely in their hatenes
er.ath the sage,
And tlie coyote calls together all his gray and
wily train,
swift eleidowsM the aadenr of the eeeehnesh
on the Plain -
Its breve and weedy armor the witaterGa frost
matee,
And i1 klothes the lonely sand world with a
tunny sweet =prise.
summer statics upon its prowess, guarding
eetee ot golden grain.
It is forest, gruFs and hedgerow to the wild
and sandy pmin.
..-Mary amenenotertsierleorlanithetonthly,
A BRIDE CONTEST.
13ail the Mail from Raccoon valley
dropot el a dynueeite shell in the redhot
etove, he could not have sarprieed the
store more than he did by the purchase
of three glass pitchers. The store was
duniteunded, but, always slow to evinee
ereatiou of any kuad, it said nothing
until the stranger had taken a chair,
placed his leteltetful of glassware at his
feet, lighted a peeny cigar and Flues=
his inteution to Mager awhile, timid -
'Jag he found things Amapa
Then the man with the bushy whis-
kers who was lolling on the counter
shuffled his feet in waiving aud at
leegth mid, "1 'low you onset drbek a
heap of water up your way."
The etorelteeper strolled around from
behind the counter and, tahiug it post
with his back to the stove and hie eyes
fastened on the traneom over the frout
door. ventured in an indifferent NVZVY1
"2. you /must driuk a heap of wotter
to buy it dollar an a belt worth n'
tellies at one.'
T,he etranger grinned again.
"Perhaps 1.e deal (Irbil; oily water,"
me from the man who was rocking on
il hag behlud the stove,
"Vey hain't ter wetter, but ter wed -
din preeents," mid the etranger.
"Mighty eoulsi A triple weddinl"
crif d the storekeeper. " Well, you uns
az up in Raccoon valley do beat alli"
"This here oetielar iuetauce do beat
all, I admit," eald the man who balled
from that mall but important part of
the state of Pennsylvania. "The Slue
enteher's fer Teacher Perry, the green
un ter Jokey Wingle, old awlnl Win-
gle's eon; the plain un'S fer Ben Har-
mon."
And the store lifted up its voice in
one grand ((Mighty smile!"
The etrangerrubbed his hand through
kis long heard and grinned again.
"It's nine mile to Raccoon \valley.
It's kiuder an out= the way, ahint the
tinae teat a' n placet, an I've never ben
there an don't know them as you .=
has oPokell of," said the man an the
counter. "But you inowt tell us of it.
"Glee's!" cried the rest of the gath-
ering.
"I 'low if you don't know Teaelter
Perry, or jawlin 'Wingle's son Jokey,
or Hen Harmon, you uns mowt o' heard
o' Squire Kramer, ain't you?"
The store had not, and the stranger
said, "Mighty souls!"
Having thus expressed his surprise at
the ignorauce about him, he continued:
"Well, not hevin heard o' Squire Kra-
mer, o' course you ims hain't heard o'
his twins, Flory an Pet. Them was
girls! The pretties' in Raccoon, valley,
or any other walley, fer that matter -
1.7 year old, 5 feet 8 inch high, weighin
a scant hundred an twelve pound, slim,
yeller hair, muskier. Bed I belie it
younger man I might o' gone in the
fight with Teacher Perry, Jakey Wingle
an Hen Harmon, but gettin near to 50
as I am, with a =deem and seven lit-
tle tins at home, 1 lef' the fiel' to them,
an a high time they an them twins hed
o' it. It was a case o the three o"em
cotirtin the two o' 'em, fer if Teacher
Perry, or Jake Wingle, Jawhn Wingle's
son, or Hen Harmon went over to
Kramer's he never set up with any
petcelar twin, but with whichever he
seen first.
"About corn cuttin time Teacher Per-
ry goes over to Squire Kranier's, an he
sais, sais he, 'Squire, I want one o'
your twin clatters.'
"'Which un?' sets the squire.
"'I've no idee,' sale Teacher Perry,'
soratehin his head, kinder puzzled like.
"Jest then up comes Hen Harmon an
Jake Wingle; Jawhn Wingle's son.
" sais Jake, kinder flustered
like, fer fear the teacher bed got ahead'
a' hint, 'nee an Hen each wants one o'
'em twins.'
"Squire Kramer, he thot a piece, an
then sais, sais he: 'Boys, they's three
4:0 you uns au two o' the twins. One o'
you uns has got to git left. Which un?'
"The three o' em kind O' looked fool-
ish like, an Squire Kramer cast his eye
down over his 20 acre fiel' o' tall,straight
corn.
"'Which uri?' he asked ag'in alter a
bit.
"Gitlin no answer, he says: 'See
yander fiel' o' cern? Well, I'll tell you
what we'll do. We'll decide this here
mattee by a corn °radii tournyment.
The tevo fellers thet cuts the most corn
in two hours' time kin have the twins.
The one feller that outs the most kin
hev the first pick atween Flory an Pet.'
"An so they agreed.
"Well, sirs, thet there corn outtin
tournyraent was the gra'nclest thing I
ever seen. All the folks in the walley
knowed o' it an come to look on. There
was fully 50 buggies hitched along the
fence when the squire give the word •ap
Teacher Perry au Jake Wingle an Hen
Harmou fell to outtin. Have seen a
heap o' corn cut in ray day, but 1 never
seen the beat o' the way them boys
made the kuives go slasbin th'oo the
stalks. Each on 'era bed a feller follyin
him with a couple o' fresh knives, an
up in one eoruer o' the 40' the squire's
hirelin's was a-buzzin the grindstozter
sharpin blade. The corn seemed to fall
down, blade after blade like, an Wilat
WW1 the $with o' the bnivee an On
crack, crack o' the stalks an the yellin
o' the Raucoon walley folks tosickin on
the teacher an Jake Wiegle en Hen Han -
Mon it was most excitin. They tole six
rows apieeet at a time, an it weren't
long before Teacher Perry, who's Most
as good it COrti cutter as he is it speller,
got a shock ahead o' the others.. Then
he el/tailed his leg an lost three shooke
while it was beiu tied up, Julie Wingle
won the lead, an he'd 'a' kept it, too,
oely he got one hand mixed up in the
leaves au took off two fingers. That
th'ewed him abini so fer thet when
time was called he was full eight shock
short o' the teeeher, who come in Ran-
Ond.
"YOU ShOuld 'fi' heard the oheerin
when young Harmon stuck hissknife
inter a pumpkin an walked up to where
the squire an Flory au Pet was standin.
4.‘ 'Well, lien,' says the squire, =n-
ip, 'which un does you want?'
Timet hinder etuitaped Hen Harmon,
He looked at Flory, then at Pet, thee at
Flory ag'in.
"'Why. 1 hain't thoit Met,' he
MO's, Sal's he. 'Really, 1 itain't an idea,*
Then he hinder 1:duelled it leetle. 'I've
heels aettiu up svith both,' he wis.
"This here was it hitch 'et hedule
Scan allowed ter. Hen certainly hed a
right to piek, but ez he couldn't make
up his mind jest which uu he wanted it
looked ee though they'd be some delay.
But the equine, he's it eute roart—au
enema' cute man,
Girls,' he FaiF, tare= to Pet an
Flory, Ilea ilartuon Vas won the right
to the best o' ye. Supposiu you toes de-
eide which Ws the best by Imelda thet
cora.'
"Theu the walley folks all cheered,
az the girls egreed, ati tho' the corn
was it letele green, yet they set right
demo, eaelt at it blinek, an Vella whet
be nit ( tlt1s. was the gratifleet thing
ever lea: at. To tell the truth, they
wasn't =eh to FPO after all, =thin
but bind o' cloud o' flyin imeke, with
an eteitelenal glimpse o' red whets in
the middle. They fiiiiehed tho first
shed; even—dead eveu—au run to an-
other, Mogi it down, jumped, into the
middle au at it ag'in. At the eietie
ohmic Pet yelled ter is nesv Imelda pin,
ter she'd woreil hers clear oat. The
sisth eves ilniehed even, an they was
half an hour left. The twins NV(TO hind -
r winded, au the crowd was winded,
too, from yellin an sick= 'en* on. The
tournymene was finiebed in eilence, ex-
cept ter the rattle o' the brake Jest as
the quire ,yelled the end i' the hour
Pet and Flory gits up together, each
with her fifteenth Amer. An when they
Imam the yeI1s an kuowed it was Over,
an aver even. they both jist dropped.
Ez luelt watel hew it, Pet fell plump
iuto Hat liermen's arms, an he gives a
whoop an picks her up nu Tt1128 across
the fiel' an tams her inter his buggy
Aix starts off ter the pet:Awes. Flory
tell biter Teaeher Perry's arms, an he
put her inter his buckboard an licked
up his here,"
"An what bemuse o' jaw= Wiegle's
son?" inked the storekeeper, for tbe malt
front Raccoon valley had paused for
'want of breath.
"Jake Whittle, you mean? Why, he
went to the preucher's with Ettie Bum-
ble, who'd bean nuesin his lame hand
durin the huskin tournyment."—St.
Louis Republic.
A Picture of China Today.
Mandarindotu literally goeth about as
a roaring lion seeking what it can de-
vour. teflicea are held at fixed prices by
metropolitan and provincial nuthorities;
taxes are collected In full, but are deci-
mated before they reach the iraperial
treasury; "the big fish eat the little
fish, and the little fish eat mind," by
which simile the Chinese proverb ex-
presses aptly tbe fact that the great
officials fecd upon the smaller ones and
that they in turn feed upon the people.
Na official position in the empire can be
obtained without the use of money, nor
retained without illegal practices. If
then nothing can be hoped for from the
rulers of China, what clan be said about
the student class which is placed at the
head of the four divisions of the people?
This class is conceited beyond endur-
ance; they still speak of the "round
heaven and square earth" and dilate
upon the "five elements."
Foreigners aro still to them barbarians
who came to China to learn the laws of
propriety; the five great continents rep-
resent only divisions of ancient feudal
states tributary to their country, and
commerce is despised as only being tak-
en up by those who have not the men-
tal power to master books. They wear
their large goggles, cultivate their fin-
ger nails into enormous lengths, SESUMB
the swaggering gait with which Con-
fucius is said to have walked and have
a silent contempt for all but them-
selves. They regard woman as their in-
ferior and rightful slay/ea-North China
Herald.
The Lost Dime.
He tried at first to get the dime out-
with his fingers, next he took his cane,
then his pocket knife, and he even
pressed into service the fingers and knife
of the messenger boy sitting next /aim.
But it was no use. The dime would not
be lured from its resting place, and, be -
hag plainly ignorant, of cable oar eti-
quette in such emergencies—namely,
asking the passengers to hold up their
feet while the whole section of slatted
flooring is lifted—be finally gave it up
and with a very red face and' a, muttered
word left the car. His feet had hardly
left the step when the couductor came
quickly forward from the rear platform.
With the other passengers he had be-
fore this been disposed to smile at the
discomfiture of the owner of the dime,
but now his manner was changed. "All'
thee fuss over a 10 cent piece," said tbe
conduotor as he raised the flooring and, ,
picking up said 10 cent pieee, dropped;
it jute his own pocket. —New York Sun.!,