Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 51, Number 30, Jasper, Dubois County, 23 April 1909 — Page 6

Farm and Garden.

When the Green Gits Back In the Trees. In spring, when the green gits back in the trees. Ami the sun comes out nntl stays. And your boots pulls on with good, Light squeexe. And you think of your barefoot days. "Whon you ort to work and you want to not. And ou and yor wife agrees It's time to spade up the garden lot, Whin the green sits back In the trees "Well! work is the least o' my idee When the gren. you know, gits back in the trees. "When the green gits back in tlu trees, and bet S Is aluzztu fit" IS in' apitn In that Kniil of a lazy go-as-you-please Old gait they bum roun' in. "Whan the groun's all bald wheie the hayrick stood. And The rrick's nz, and the breeze

Coaxes the bloom in the old dogwood, i tinte out the old canes that fruited And the green gits back in the i last year. Make new plantings of trees blackberries as early In the season as I hkf. as I say. in sich scenes as possible. They are better planted in these. ( the spring than in the fall. The t tin.- when the green gits back! Cultivate the strawberries, theu rein the trees j move the mulch, placing it between ! the rows. As soon as the leaves have

When he whole tail-feathers o winter time Is all pulled out and gone! And the sap it thaws and begins to climb. And the sweat it s'arts out n A fel: furred, .i cvtxn down At !)' o'.d e.pri:u' "ti his knees I kin !n' l:,.e jest a -loaflu' roun' "Wh ti th- green Mits back in the t: . Jet-t a-j'otterin' roun' as 1 durn p.. as,'. Wh- n hf gre n. oti lull'!, in the tt ees. know, gits James Whitcomb Itiley. TRENCHING IN GARDEN ALWAYS OF ADVANTAGE. j How to Prepare Beds According This Method. t0 The trer.rh system of applying stable fertilizer is of great value to the home garden of limited area. The writer ha practiced it with most gratlfinu success fur several years

Ileeinnine at .me ...,!.. ,l? . i,..M.,L" A cmv pronuciiiK two

as for tile drain two or more spadlngs d. p Lay the surface soli on the unbrok. ti ground and the soli from the ti. ru h bottom on the opposite side. Fill the trench level full wHl trodden down, with stable manure. refuse straw, hay. cornstalks and weeds. I,-aveS rak. d off the lawn are extra valuable weed or anr similar trash v Innd 'if tlu frtillrer supply Is ample, dig the next trench Joining the first putting earth from the trench bottom on top of tho Held trench, the surface soil oa t,.pof this dirt from the depths. Proce.-.i over the garden or the de-! sired portion i n uns method. If fertilizer, muscle, perseverance or time I- inadequate, the second spading may be dug two ur more spade widths away and the dirt from the trench enly spread over the trench and unspaded portion between trenches. Th- next year this unspaded por tion ma . in whole or in part. a I spaded and trenched as before.

three v. ars system works quite well, j ,inn tnis ear as 11 was ,H8t year. In the fourth vear the materinl in thpiEvery vear ought to show some im-

flrst s. ri. s of trenches may be spaded ' provpinenr- ,f ou wil1 ,a' out 8 P,an on tot. and will be found to be a well- runnln' through five years for the rorctted f mpost. tatlon of cops, for the disposition of

The advantages of this method art. manure on tne tarm ror the dlstriany it subsoils the icnmndV u

m ling th ro.tg to pnftratH greater depths fT food stipplii-s and wa'-r. The rV-ely packed mass rots the weed ds anil destroys their vitality. Th.- mass of fetation acts as a s;.i'ime. holding a supply of water ! r ilu maturing season, wlu-n the supply is too eften deficient, also for pi-sibli drought This reservoir of wat-r arts as a system of sut irrigation and is of th- greatest value. On an ampl.- water supply while manuring iep-ndrf th- financial sti' c sS of the (iniK. The v. sretable matt. r . decay sluwly and during the time of crop Rio.xth. H'nC'-. .here is less loss ofniti'. n The soil remains friable. It affo: In a fln- syst m f underlain ' iug. si.p'n water readily percoiat.-sj m the !. ttorn of tie- trench, return-' lug to tin- surface bv rapillarv attracth n a th. surf.ic- soil dries. Th.-! writer I1 i (I'lidurttd the drip fnun aj largo :,.,: i,lt m, h a system of m um - im- amioNi iropicai growtn of ve- '.tum that rebulu-d as ton..-lied all w h saw it. t Ten Commandments of Agriculture. l)r. .in ,m A. Knauff. who Is In charge "! eu-uprativ.- demonstration i irk, I'nit'-d States I)i part merit of -ricultin . has dennn.d the 10 max.n.s tli.f follow as the Ten Com-nuudou-n's of Agriculture. They are: 1. pM-pnte a de p at.d thoroughly I-uiven ' seed im .i. well drained break , the fall to a depth of s. l.. u in .,V. '. 1 ,e, THwith IniMletn nts that win not briim u.e u -.m uie sunace i ne tore-. Boing d.-p-hs should be reache.1 grad-1 'ntl'J- 1 . . . ..1 .1 . . .1. m h. . 2 1... s.,d of the best variety, in-; teilhat, v selected and carefully stored. I ;j. In rul'iva'ed crops, give thi rows a n,- suited to the plant, th. soil an I 'lie climate 4. t '- extensi-.e t illaRe during th. growmi: p. rio.i or th. crops. S. eure a hih content of hnmiiH ! in the soil by the use -.f leKume8, l a: n I yard manure. Tann r. fus.-. and cm mercial f. itilizer. G. Canv (,iit a sjstematic crop rotation with a winter cover crop on Southern Tarms. 7. Accomplish more work in day hy using more horse ;-. r and better implements. S. increase the fni m ;t k to the extent of utilizing all the waste products and Idle lands of the farm. 9. Produce all the food required for the nun and animals on the farm. 10. K p nn account of each farm

product, in order to know from which

the gain or loss arises. April Work in Garden and Orchard Prune such shrubs as the hardy hy drangen; they bloom o the current year's growth. Tri in the box and privet hedges before they start to grow. Shrubs like forsytha. deutxla, splreas, that bloom oti last season's growth, .should not be pruned until after the ilowertug season has passed. Uncover the bulb beds and the ! herbaceous borders gradually, that whatever growths havo been made . may become inured to the cold. When all the mulch has been removed, spade with a fork the herbaceous borders, turning under at the same time some well-decayed manure. Sow weeds of all the annuals, both for bedding purposes and to Supplement the perennials in the border. Prune the blackberries and stake the plants. If the raspberries were i.ot pruned last fall, do it at once, cut begun to grow, spread a mulch of salt hay or straw, to keep the berries clean. Plow the orchard, but do not low mi iitTiiy near me irees as in cui wie roots, and be careful not to injure the bark. Harrow the land smoothly and give additional cultivation with a harrow once every ten days or two weeks , and after each rain. It is very iniportant to conserve every drop of soil j moisture at this season, for the use i of th-- trees during the summer droughts. Before the leaves come, spray for the San Jose scale, if the trees have not alreu.lv been treated; use ltmesUphur wash or a soluble oil. Place luianls nn the kiuiiIi west siiln of ,ne trt0 tIUI,k8. to reveut sunscald. Young trees ne d this protec tion more than old trees. ulve th" peach m s a spraying with lim -sulphur wash, to prevent peach-kaf curl. Hovv Much to Feed. The dairyman should feed always according to the producing capacity . . .U . . I 1 - ',me6 ,8S , m,lcn m,lkua aothr should , hfa, Xc as much M- , lna f T Ä IT t ",,e?ence . In feea,us , us the following rules: Lt u"Jtof p?m f , fo Pn of milk produced by Holfjln e,hws and one I;"m, Rr7a,u to i V ?"? 0rniey cows. The difference being due to the characteristic diiTer'Jhi f bred8- Anolh,Jr ,e 18 Pif, "Tf? Kia ly C0W8 P" butter-fat per week "Xt, h4V K.a,,,.th.e. ?.d rouua8 the-v u:'",!1 - UI ul,Line feeding of stock, diiry cows or other live stock can not be worked out as a problem in mathematics. With the feeds there must be mixed n liberal sprinkling of common sense. improving the Soil. V" . . ... mrmer uugm to oe content to have his farm only in as good condiwill find a steady improvement in the ield of the soil, and in the course of a few years you will flud that the capital that your farm represents has greatly increased in value. Farm and Home. Hog Notes. A damp nest often gives rheumatism. It's poor economy to feed lice upon hogs. Skimmilk finds its best market in tho pigpen. N't'xt year's grain feed should be Panned f'r now. The dairy hog has helped raise many a mrtRage. Crowded s!e ping quarters often cause disastrous results. The bard coal ashes can be dumped ,nto the hogpen to gotxl advantage. Feeding For Eggs. Millet seed is an excellent pkk pro- , ducint; grain. Beans, being highly niI t rrk van ritt or .rttiallv Knnufl I u I c J "P-" w", v - -l tl J ii ll II SCSI, fcjl H " jghum and broom corn seeds will do to . add variety to the bill of fnre. Ilarley about of the same merit. Popcorn contains more nitrogen anI tdios phates than does the regular Italian corn. Huckwheat is an egg producing food, but must be fed sparingly, as It Is overfat tenlng. Dairy Notes. Do not keep the cream In damp. moldy cellars or te Hot UtH have R C001' ven ni'rature in some HKht nlac In balancing your ration remember to consider the market value of the rvl al Hun t The cream Should not be held long after It I.- r-adv to churn, ' Incubator vs. Hen. "The bet i tiau- in the world to set a hen," says Josh Hillings, "Is when he is hrood.v." We might add that sh.P ,R !aMp to. hr m,nd lf " U'm)t T'. h, r a!. anv lh' U, t an inrha'"r and ou wor ;" waif for h"ri ' : '1 in-r at any otner tlmo n t nei'd I -'s ire to mc.iUat:'. An it.iulMlor In lu-nv ready, and you can have a lot of chicks all hatched out on any day you choose If you figure right. AROUND THE FARM. My, how the hen do like the chanco to scratch over a sheaf of onts or wheat which has not been threshed out. Thy will g,.. th,, gra)n lf jou give th. m a rlumee

Arc you getting the oullotins from your State experiment station? They are yours for the asking. Havo your name put on the list. If you do not want them all, but only thoso of cortan topics, you will be put on tho special list for tho kind of bullotlns you want. It is not enough to know how much each cow Is producing, but how much tho production hns cost. To do this you must not only weigh and test tho milk, but keop account of tho food and estimate its cost to you. Thero is more clean money in winter dairying thnn in sutnmor dairying. With a silo to provide succuleut feed, and cows freshening in tho fall and winter, the highest returns can be counted on from the herd. No lllos to bother in tho winter tlnio. Dun't let pails of milk stand In tho barn while all the cows are boing milked. Remove it at onco and get the sepnrntor at work upon it while

it is warm. Cool the cream as soon as possible. Never mix warm cream with that which has been cooled. Green scum which collects on standlug water and in stock tanks is caused by threadlike plant called splrogyrn. Cleaning tanks once a month will keop them froo from the trouble. Some use n spray on tho tanks made tip of a 0 per cent, solution of copper sulphate. A good horse sling for supporting the animal on his feet is mado by folding a stack cover so as to pass under the belly, then roll it on plocos of scantling from each end so as to form a hammock of tho proper length. By the use of chains and a singletree the sling can bo supported from above. Straps or ropes must bo used at both i v ps'cui uumjunint, forward or backward. PINE GROVE ON HOTEL ROOF. Waldorf-Astoria Has Unique Playground for Children. The pine grove on the roof of the Waldorf-Astoria will be thrown open to the public this afternon. More thnn 7." children under the care of the Children's Parks and Playgrounds As sociation are invited and are to give a program consisting of folk dances and songs. Tickets have been sold for the event, which is for the benefit of th association, and there promises to be many society women In attendance. Miss Eleanor Robson will pour the tea and .Mrs. George Uiggs will assist. Isadore Luckstone has composed some songs in honor of the opening. They will be sung by Mrs. Leonard W. Ely, Mr. II. C. Holt, of the Waldorf-Astoria, has provided the refreshments fur the children and those who attend. It is a marvelous thing this pine Krove. and nromises to mark a deoided departute In the matter of playgrounds for the children and breathlng places for all the residents of Man hat tan. You go up to the roof of the great hotel. Below you are liveried servants, busy patrons and throbbing machinery keeping Uie breath In the large hostelry. It Is civilization at his highest fever heat. As you step out of the elevator you are dauled. Surely this is not New York? You think you are dreaming. You might as well be as far from the madding crowds as In n Maine forest. That pltie odor up there on the fresh air ;esterdny afternoon was worth going miles for. The trees nearly 100 are real pine trees. They are growing in rock-con cealed tubs, just like they do n some hillside up North. Ueneath them and in cory, little nooks bowers and rest lug places are erected. Everything is quiet. The hotel has provided steamer rugs and capes, and the quests spend much time up there. They looked around lazily yesterday and liorn some fragrant bower viewed the har bor and the boats. Children were playins in and around. Maids were walking in the sweet a'r with infants. In the center of the roof the mag nificent sun parlor Is erected. It misht be n room modeled from the t ecrintlon of a castle In some falrv taie. Everything is green and fret-h. Th--sun parlor is encased in uias and the roof Is also of glass. Vines and shrubbery alone break th-- sun's rs. The steam was on for those who feared the outer air, and it was crowded with tired men and women making the most of the Sabbath rest. As you look over the uninviting bare roofs of the buildings on tvery hand, as far as the eye can reach, an immense possibility presents itself of the good that could be dono If all those buildings hnd gardens. Many guests of the Waldorf havo forsaken the streets as a place to take their exercise, instead they promenade up and down and around the pine grove. It i.s like walking through some fine old woods up In the real pine country. The air Is bracing, and a ten-minute walk there is better than an hour's promenade on the dirty streets. Xew York Telegraph. NECKLACE OF SEA SHELLS. Strung In Odd Design, They Are Handsome and Effective. A girl had sent to her from the Pacific coast one of the long strings of tiny sea shells, each one a cone about an inch long, beautiful in opalescent tints of pinkish purple shading to jtreen. The shells are strung so that the cones point alternately In opposite directions. These necklaces are In a long string that can be slipped over the head several times, but the girl had them made Into a fnur-strande.1 collar, with a small plated gold clasp. The work was done for about fi cents and the dog collar effect was much prettier and in wer than the obi way. Tbl. i.i n good way to treat all long strings of bends. It can bo done at horn, by buvlng n clasp. The beads ne. d not be rest rung, but the ends are cntiKh! up and the two cotds oti each side fastened to the rlasp riti by two smaller lings. While the long brad chnliM are not In first Rtyle. the collars are still popular. Thcv are. moreover, less apt to break than strings that must bo put over tlu- head.

am' j Tretiy Wife

SK.ETCH Or

"We woro all crazy to moot our new Sum did you know ho hnd learned to sistor-lii-lnw." said tho talkative Miss cook? Ho Just lovos to scramble uggs, Mouton, "so whon Sam wroto that ho or moke a Welsh niroblt, or sot up would bring her from Toxas to ! pond any little tasty thing nt night that I August with us wo could hardly wait fancy.' to welcome her. "The cook was persundod to post"Wo nrrangod to go to tho country, pono her vacation until September, for tho poor girl had so much hot Margaret or I sweltorod In tho city woathor at homo that wo wanted hor for a week nt a tinio, while tho other to be cool and comfortable while aho tried to pacify a disgruntled housowus visiting us. i hold in the country. Sam passed four "We all went to the station to meet happy days with Margaret at tho Inko them and nobody wns disappointed in ho had loved in boyhood, but a teleJessie's looks. She wns fair, with gram from Jessie recalled him. Ho Huffy hair and a bewitching smllo and left It in his room and I wns not too her little feet. In high-heeled patent honorable to read It. It said: leather slippers, were most captlvat piease come. I miss vou so lng. Hor figure was slendor and her much. I can't button any of iny new rajnh princess gown fitted her per- waists'

,,,. i f" "t Iarso lmt may not have been the must suitable SLnn i"S,i liV'ns,lhe V?ry ,awSt . h,Bh,y bcn,lnK- Hor w i t TV1.1 ?nS, chann,nS her little Insistent drawl demanded . j utiruiiuu, voice; 'Don't you tlfink Sam looks raher thin and worn?' " 'Whv. r...ri..M i, rtnni!' .Li iu rest of us: "it müsi be The hot weather down there. Thank goodness. ve ry goiug to tno country Thursduv. " 'And,' went on Margaret under her breath. Isn't he shahbv?' "What! The fastidious Sam! Margaret, you're dreamin!' That's the way we crushed her for making tho absurd suwvestion "The light of day proved Margaret right. Although Sam was pressed ami brushed with his usual care, shinv spots on his clothes were plainly visible. Jessie did not appear until lunch - eon time. Snm having taken her breakfast to their room, and then she wns A lovely picture in a ulnk linireri 1 Pwn. stylish coiff ure, dainty shoes 1 and silk hose. A diamond sunburst peeped from the real lace at her thront and three large stonea bla?ed on her Imml- " I !o hope you weren't ill,' said Maruaret, sympathetically. Oh, no.' cooed Jessie. 'I never pet up early. Sam is so sweet. He always bringn me my breakfast. He Is the dearest thing. You know, he :e wr minds breakfasting alone, and pinah looks after him so well. And he's never cross wlun I am not ready for lunch. Sometimes he doesn't come home he says he can't afford to wait a couple of hours. I tell him the busii m'ss is olil enough now to run Itself I while he's aw&y. Of course. I'm al -

"III fnnf Wtl Itmea o rv ntr.rkk 1st

,.. ,i V ner tno necessity of economy, her that wo scarcely noticed Sum. i ..., . ; Naturally, though, it was quito a shock 1 . . lltn ym Wflnt' f" ,L when Sister Margaret, who was nl- Äi"!? tt-nvc i.u orw.i0i i i.i hlte hat and tho other litt e thlnus.

ways up by io on Fridays, for we hnvo good.' our little bridge club that morning, " Whero Is the new suit you ornnd I'm so Interested In it! We glvo ,dered?' asked Margaret, who had colsilk stockiugs for prizes and I'vo won lected Sam's scanty wardrobe to pack seven pairs. I'm always Hned a quar- in her trunk. ter for delaying the game, but who " 'I decided to get ono in TexnB ' minds n small thing like that? Oh. said Sam. ' ' j

now not it is hero! I never felt tho heat in Toxas as I do this,' mopping her pretty brow. ""a. uar. i cnirpou. wo are all packed and start for the country to-morrow.' 'Im so sorry that I can't go,'

urawie.i jossio. 'Sam knows I loathe j " 'Then, pray, whv la it necessary the country and i vq got a lot of shop- for you to havo so many new clothös7' ping to do. You havo such bargains askQd Margaret, no longer ablo to supin Chicago in August. And I want to press her wrath. co to the theater. I bono Sam won't " 'Whv. Mnrtmrot tm rniu-

forget th tickets for this afternoon.' " 'ion can't go to the theater in this weath. r; you'll die. wo all gasped. I -nfver mo ikh jor a ztHHi piay." said Jessie, 'i shall go at least four times a week while I'm here. Hut' with a seraphic smile don't let me interfere with your plans In the least ...i , , ur mi ngm nere. ' T) nt Kitt 1 r . uut, amuiiuereu jiargaroi, we are going to close the house the cook is ?omg and am he-I'm sure he ne -Is a chance.' " 0!i. Sam is such a dear. He's always happy where 1 am. And never """" ""ui wie 1.-.JOK. i reany uon t "" .11 niimri. iViiu PARIS THE MOST UNSAFE CITY. Dcg Police to be Impressed to Suppress the Apache. The format hi of a regular dog police force wns dci.bd recently bv tho municipal council, a Paris dispatch to

the London Dally News says. The ! back to his master: to defend his mastownships in the sojt.urbs have voted tpr ?vPt without orders If the latter

w ij"-i- u'ni h:hi wie ouiiying ,,u viif-M . m imp upon n suspicious principal divi.-ions havt peUtlenel tho i character trying to escape and grasp city council to disiribute the animals j him without biting him. and to examamong them wi'h ut d.day. Fourteen doors and windows for signs of

wmii. iiies in an are ready to take ! over each a small siuad of does Among the localities where the dogs are most in demand nre th, Hois do Boulogne and the Hois ,Je Yinconnes. If the unpleasant rurh must bo told. Paris Is tlu most nrsare of great European towns Then are quarters In the outljlug divisions where an unprotected stranger would do well to avoid, even In the daytime. After midnight th " i nrn1i." from T -. . A "I - " .'I'lllllliUUf, lielloville and othor districts of the I o.-er -crowded center invade the great' toiilevards. Meet of tb.-.u bave knives. knuckledusters and revolvers. Not a day passes without Us newspaper record of street robberies, assaults, murders, con mit ted by th.se rulflans. M. Achlle. the municii councilor who is carrying throuch 'he ch. me for dog policemen, sus t ha f a tralt'-d doc Is. for tnnny purposes. ? efficient as three or four men to deal with the Appches." Fifty-eight d.trs are rcadv for serv ice anu tne inptitu'!nn wli t. thov ' have be. n trained ran s.imdv ;,t wt notice as many more as may be need ed. The institution lets out Its docs for 400 francs a year each. The club Insures its dogs nsainst accidents. The animals have been carofullv se lected in other countries besides Frnnce, chiefly In Helgium. "They can do everything but speak," says tho club superintendent. Even In tho "safest" streets of Paris tho pollro generally patrol In pairs. In tho more dangerous quarters you may see them lu threes and fours.

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"Anally wo all returned homo In order to seo something of poor old Sam- 110 s"ont ,nost "f his time in the shops with Josslo. but tho lust few (,a'8 110 nuletly rebelled and, giving her n mit nt i,ma tt,i I,- ..., ii0 wlllimir Ulm nml t imirnuc iimin ;.tl ?, w V'T ' WW '0" m ?,ll,.,ng up. tlmt fancy wnlstcoat I liked yesterday. Then we really must ,"0t BOt nnlothor lh,nff ?r We,.n wt. ,mve cn0u8h money to take us home.' vuu u, kitj, mm see an uie I'rtty things we bought to take back,' Jessie called the following day In tho midst of packing. "The bed and every available chair werü strewn with new gowns, coats, shoes, hats and dainty accessories. Snm stoo1 hopelessly gazing at two half-tilled trunks, struggling with a problem that apparently gave his wlfo 110 concern. t " TH have to go and buy another ' trunk.' he said, 'and I hate like poison jto ,!o u-' ' " 'h. Sam, don't be so extravagant,' sa'd Jessie. "Margaret will lend you one for ' ,r things, won't you dear? , An,, Ilp-J take all your stuff off the i " want to mix It with mine.' I "Sam removed a leather belt, a whisk broom ami a small frame contalnlng the picture of a bulldog which represented his entire expenditure. " 'Don't forget your fancy wnlstcoat,' Margaret reminded him. 1 " Oh. Sain. 1 know you won't mind but I didn't get it after all.' said Jessie. 'I saw only those lovely silver purses, so I got one for myself and one for Sister Amy. and I'm going to bo real unselHsh and let vnn iMv it to her.' Turnlnir to tin sh B,t.i av 'Amy's just devoted to Sam and ho ! always gives her something really , " 'I don't really believe vou need , a new one, do you. Sam, dear?' asked Jessie swooüy. Then to Margaret she said: -you seo Snm Is so well known j at honid ovorybndy just laves him ! that It doesn't matter much what wears." ho 'prised! Of course. I couldn't go home with my old things. Sam. please tell I her. Why. they wouldn't believe we had really been to Chicago! And tho girls in our bridge club are so dressy Oh. did you ever see such lovely stocklngs as these? They were only $150 n pair. I picked out good quality for prizes, oecouse I am prettv sure to Ä 1 w win tnem. bam. you sweet thing you'll have to finish packlnc for me for I'm Just tired to death and muBt . take a nap.' ! " 4Th ere!" ended tho tnllmtu.n mi. Menton. "Now. what do you think of our new sister-in-law ?" Chlcneo uniiy ,ews oui, says m. Achille. "if you give a Itollceman a dog as comrade he mav .IlMMn.h . 111. uibii-uu wuii nis iwo-iegged com panion." Tho police dog is taught to pursue u suspicious cnaracter and hold him up unm ttie man policeman arrivesto stop at a whistle signal even belore reacning tne runaway and run ourgiary. ucg "i.oiibtes" havo good memories, and their trainer iu.n,.A they will be useful la trnelnw and Identifying criminals. HEADING OFF THE CALLER. Plan for Getting Rid of Life Insurance Agents Not Patented. T1, i.n n,oc ""8 three times, and the l,H,trM nastily reached for n tlannel bandage. This ho nut nm,.n,i Ills neck. Then he arranged a sling, n which he put one urm, disarranged his hair, drew down the comers of his mouth, got out of his chair, and painfully limped toward the door. "Mr. Jones?" inquired the wolldressed caller, who opened It at that momanL Tho man wlih the bandngo half suppressed a groan. "Yes. that's my name. What can I do for you?" v.t . , . . '."V. ue enng, said tho Intelligent caller. "Suffering!" returned tho othor. "Do you think I'm doing this for fun? Hut what is your business, air?" "Er panion me," stammered tho calk.-, "I think I'll diop in some other time eh?" "It's somo trouble," soliloquized the man with tho bandago, ns ho removed tho paraphernalia and roturnod to his dosk. "Hut It is roally tho quickest way to got rid of these lire insurance agents. That man will never trottblo nie agil!n." London TlbHlts.

ITEMS OF INTEREST. Jn Spain there arc more humh hacks, In proportion to the ,.",, Hon, than in any othor conntr The hldo of a cow produces a1(,ut thlrty-ilvo pounds of leather; um n) a horse about olghteoti pounds 1 .Medical statistics Hhow that th lcngest-Itvod people are thus.- u eat hearty and substantial break fasts. a" In some of tho hotels of Sw.'d women are charged only half rain hecnuse they eat much less thau n' In llerlln thoro Is a Divorce club with over 300 members, comprise males and Mumles. All of the Ul,m. hers havo been divorced. Tho word "microbe." which Is so constantly used nowadays for minute forms of life that caus,- , ' easo, was Invented by a French ur soon called Sedlllot. The word -.J from two Greek words, which in,. "n little living thing." an Frank x. Meyer, ono of tho elllcient men In tho field work rs of tlm Department of Agricuurr Washington. D. C. recently n-t, i ,,'.,.' from a three years' trip In Asia i sldernblo of his time was devot.d to the study of how the Chines., f

arid Innd. A London house mnde fatuous t,v Dickens is being demolished In ivwood's Hents, Holborn. the bus. vi,.jt of which is said to have b.- n t:, original of Fa gin's thieves' kitli.n It was alBo a resort of Jack Sh';...ird' but at an earlier dato Francis 1;,m)ü lived In the building. A gentloman In London unex;r. edly brought home a friend t .f ,v the night with him. Before r. tiniK the friend was sitting on the .-r.nrs taking off his boots, when In- f. violent blow on the side of the !, j and his hostess' voice was It- a hind him demanding, "What do un mean by bringing that old bore h.i. without asking me?" Mercury spilled on a smoo'!i face is very dlMleult to collect in special precautions are taken. ow' ? to Its tendency to divide into :, , globules, which roll awav at u slightest touch. If a wet rit.z u made around the spilled men in it will bo found that the globm . ,f mercury cannot readily no u. ring. The mercury can then b, m,;. lected In a small shovel made fm i a plec of thin card or even a:: o-j. nary envelope. A substitute for search-Ik-k proposed for war vessels. Pro), n are to be fired which will . n nteuse light, either during tln ir ":J:t through the air or on strikft.i: water. The short duration or iv(light, however, appears to nink.- -first method impracticable. Km -. production of light on striking water calcium carbide is the i , t suitable substance, as on conta- t h wafer. It generates acetylene i.!.. which, when lighted, produces a -w intense light. SUNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY. No ono thinks he looks a.- old he is. What a little affair It takes to s.a big row. The toars people shed aro n. t !. ter; they aro salty. Some people are as careless as t . urally as others tako jmins. When the men make the p i: !. onions fill the biggest bed. A boy likes pie so well he nv knows when It Is poor. Tho mean things done by tho. dislike never surprise us. Only one person In a hundr- ! fair enough to accept his shai. . blame in anything. When we die we hope to cn place where It Is nut nectssai;. : people to blow their noses. Women who hnvo to earn all money they get are seldom as n :. ous to the church ns they expec i . : to be. If you must abuse someone, a' your enemies. A good many j abuse their friends, and call it ' ' cism." Every morning a man think "f ! much he will accomplish th:r i Every night, at supper, ho alni?. ! self for accomplishing so lit In August, when nn Ice man and making money we wond r .: has any sympathy with oth. i , who are experiencing verv du!! ' It is imimrtant for the je n keep clean, but much more in:;' for the old, who look like l.i--duds even when looking their ' There are some people vl. -Uglon wouldn't focd the most lous person on earth, but thcv . the Lord to swallow It. To s1 a bridegroom out in '! - I oarly In the morning. In h'sleeves, looking for kindling, m - ' gocl deal of the romance on. case. The woman's Idea nf a mean ' " is ono who gets crti.-n wlun ' proachlng addition to the f.in. ..- announced. When a fanner Is convlnc ! th i big drink of whisky will do hirn - ' he goes to bed before takitm r that ho can claim to be sick, if acts funny. Thoro is some hope for the bo w has to bo driven Into the iuth t but there Is very little hope f. r boy who has to bo driven away f ' tho mirror. In a country town n boy U r - ' ' ed as hopelessly gone to the ! t when he plays pool. Ami ti"' ' meaner need bo said ogninst a " Injure her reputation than that - winked at the boys. When n man tolls his wife r ' increase in wages she doesn't i out in congratulations: she has nu sent-mlniled look In her eyes calculating how ninny yards it take for n dress she had hithnb : t that she couldn't afford. According to tho now style spring millinery every woman ' naturally curly hair and a lot of large, handsome oyes, a prettv : and a good mouth. Nothing is -1 for the woman who hasn't good 1Atchison Globe. Postal Cards. Postal cards first canio Into us. i". tho yonr LS70. Wo can do nothing hotter than nnnlyxo the problem of poverty ,r !

nothing: worse than to stop wmi t ysls.