Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 29, Petersburg, Pike County, 27 November 1896 — Page 7

1. . WIT AND WISDOM. —Ske—*Tve bought a new whiaQ table, dear.** He—“Well, now you*n? got something to talk about."—YocUt* era Statesman. —Reciprocity.—“If you have a million you can get into the four hundred." "Tea, and if you have four hundred, yon are likely to stay in the million.”—Barkan Life. —Postponed.—“Then they didn't start on the honeymoon that night?” “No. It waa after three o'clock, and they had to wait until the next day to get her fathers check cashed.”—Brooklyn Life. —Husband—“There waa something about Miss Brown’s singing to-night that I liked” Wife—'Indeed? What could It have been ?” Husband—“There L|t was very little of it.”—London Figaro. —He—“I'm waiting for the interesting woman of 30 that the novelists talk about.” She—“Well, you won’t find her in Vienna. All the women here under 60 sure not over 22.”—Illustrated Brta. —De Witte—“How in the world did you happen to get married?” Mrs. Black-Jones—"By a phenomenal combination of circumstances. He and I and his family and my family were willing.”—Truth. —Never Wholly Free.—“Jibwav's wife seems to have him pretty well under control.” “Yes; the only time Jibway is not under the influence of his wife is when he is under the influence of liquor.”—Indianapolis Journal. —A New Departure.—"Mrs. Digby has a husband that really thinks somethink of her.” “What has he done?” “Why, instead of bettipg to win a hat for himself on the election, he bet a new bonnet for his wife.”—Chicago Record. i —Hla wife’s millinery bill alippW from his nerveless fingers. “The consequences of your extravagance." he sol- * emnlv exclaimed, “be upon your own head.” They were, with the exception of Thursday afternoons', when the cook Vent out.—Detroit Tribune.

—air. I oeucus twno ior ine last nan hour has been reading hi» latest epic poem)—“Well, my dear, how do you •think it go*'**?" Mrs. 1‘oeticus (who has been gating Into the glass in an abstracted manner)—“Well, I’m afraid it’s n lit tJe louse-on the shoulder ."—Harper’s 1 Intar. ' WORK THAT GOES BEGGING. Employment Offi-ml Idle Men Which Meet* with Little Acceptance. It is asserted in some quarters that, Chicago at present a large number of unemployed men. V\ hile this .is not improbable, as business has been exceedingly dull during the summer, yet •the following experiment would indicate that many might be earning a living who are now a burden to themselves and their friends: On a recent Monday there was a group *>f men on the fifth floor of a Dearborn street office building. They had come v in aarwer to an advertisettwewt and were admitted one after another into the of- ' flee of a manufacturing firm in good standing. One by one they came out, also, and passed to the elevator, several as they went making some jeer or flippant remark to those that were etill waiting. Whew all were gone a reporter who had w itmessed the scene ceiled in to investigate. “I’m perfectly sick of it," was the manager’s observation, after a preliminary talk. “This is the fourth Monday I have tested a crowd of employment seekers, about 40 each time, and as yet we have only pot five men at work. I started over a dozen of them, bn| all have since dropped out but these five, though we have nice worfcand good compensation for at least 60. Tfie man handling our goods can make money. Prom $20 to $30 a week can certainly*be made on it, even with an allowance for hard times, am! yet men who are supposed to be famishing for work are either unfit for this or will not hang on to it.“

“Perhaps you arc trying1 to engage a superior class of men?*’ **No, certainly not; we are simply trying to get clean, intelligent men.who ran talk American speech and be ordinarily polite. When I finally send men out, using my best judgment in their selection, it is a fact that about . <me out of fire are .all that win sue“The fact ia that a majority of ths men are too la*v. They want to earn a lirelihood by the smallest possible outlay of effort. They think there ahould * be easy and short ways to a result, and If such are not provided they will make them so anyway. The average idle man la also an intractable man. He ia not drilling to follow the instructions of others, even though years of experience crowned by success have given them the right to instruct ami direct. The poorest stick you meet wonts to be an officer the day he enlists.’*—Chicago Chronicle. LmImnu Hem Crab*. One of the marine curiosities recently fished from the bottom of the Indian ocean by a dredging vessel in the employ of the Calcutta Society of Natural History was a mammoth sea crab which contiually emitted a bright, white light, similar to that seen in the spasmodic flashes of phosphorescent luminosity kindled by our common glowworms. The oddity was captured in the daytime, and placed in a Huge tank, nothing peculiar except its immense •Ire being noticeable in the broad glare of the tropical sun. At night, however. when it was pitchy darkness, the crab surprised the naturalists hv fighting up the tank so that all the other sea creatures, great and small, could be ! plainly seen.—Cincinnati Enquirer. Mimtmtood Her Meaning. Algy—Miss Cutting evidently thinks Cholly and 1 are fast friends* Horace—How do you know? Algy—Why. last night when she saw | es come in the room together she said; •Two souls with but a single thought," How full of sentiment the is.—^rook' lyx UU.

AGRICULTURAL HINTS ROAD LEGISLATION. XUtaok Polltteteaa Will Hare to Xtoko Good IMr Pwtiw. The state platforms of each of the great parties of Illinois gave pledges for legislation in favor of good roads. Now that the election is over, the peo- j pie will insist upon the fulfillment of j the promises made to them- Inasmuch : as both parties are pledged, there can be no plausible pretext for regarding ; the issue as partisan. It is quite probable that many bills will be presented, ! and herein danger may lie. Perhaps it I may be well if a joint committee on roads be appointed by \he house and j senate, care being taken that its mem- j here represent fairly the rural and ur- • ban interests, and that one or two men ' experienced in road building be upon it. The committee should be as non-parti- , «nn as possible, and to it all road bills presented by individual members might

AN ILLINOIS ROAD OF TO-DAY. bo referred, the committee itself being charged with the task of preparing a bill that shall preserve the best suggestions contained in the private bills. laiBois Is [>oorer by mUliors yearly ' because of its bail roads. In large sec j tions of the state-hauling is irapracticable during at least 60 days of each year, and during '.*0 more much less than j full loads can be hauled. The loss falls i mainly on the fanners, but the townsmen participate in it. Legislators wtil do well to remember ; that ja new aad remarkably well organized force, has come into the political field.! and that it is a force resolute for good reads. We refer, of course, to the Wheelmen. There are dist ricts in which the cycling clubs hold a balance of pow - er. and they w ill l*e apt to make it felt against those who are not active in favor! of road improvement. Less in number than the wheelmen, but nevertheless a strong and continually inereusing force, are the clubs and associations of equestrians and drivers that urn numerous in Chicago, and that are becoming numerous in all the cities. These demand roaft improvement as vehemently jvs the cyclers, and they, unlike the cyclers, are direct contributors fo the prosperity of the farmers, for they ore purchasers of horse flesh, and are ready to pay good prices for gtH.nl mounts or for good drivers. We are aware that there are a fewrural districts in which the im|>ortance of the road question is underestimated; debatb will enlighten the representatives of these communities. The person most umi first benefited bv good roads is the farmer. Indiana and Ohio now have good road laws by which paved and macadamized roads are constructed by thi- sale of bonds that are liens upon the binds abutting upon or neighboring to the improved ri»ads. The consequence is that lands that soki with difficulty at $25 or $50 per acre when bounded by the old dirt loads, sell easjjly at $50 to $»vo now that they are fronted by grave! or macadamized highways.—Chicago Inter Ocean. ‘ THE RIGHT “SPIRIT.

ntiiMi mt LuwrU, Mtik. Kfcocnli* Um \«Im «ff U*M)U RoimU. At a meeting of wheelmen and other citizens of Lowell, Mass, held for the purpose of devising plaus for bettering ureets aud highways, the following “plank” was adopted: “In the highwaviybf a country, one ran read the charut^ of the people who dwell therein. In the streets of a city. one can read%history. Our streets and highways tell tales to every stringer that visits us for good or evil. As citizens. we have au active interest in the welfare and prosperity of our city and state, in the honeaty and integri ty of osar officials, in the wise and economic expenditures of our money. “Of the internal working and management of the municipal machinery we may know nothing; but of its outward appearance, we may know everything. •By their works ye shall know them.’ We believe that the most practical, economic and beneficial method to build up a successful and prosperous city is in the practical and economic construction of good roads and streets. We believe in a road commission of trained and experienced men independent ol the dictates and authority of petty politicians. We believe that good roads should be first built under the supervision and direction of thts commission In the best and,most thorough manner and kept in that condition; that the unlicensed and unlimited disturbance of our streets and ways should be prohibited.” This is the spirit that should prompt the people of every city and comm unity S to unite their forces and carry to a hap- ' pv finish their purpose to enjoy good streets and highways. Improper toads cost too much for any community tore tain. Good roads are cheapest.—;L A. j W. Bulletin. A Mistake Made by Many. Because the whole surface of a high stray has been pulverised into dad it uo 1 reason why we should call Its fine road. There Is much in the breed, m wah in the feed, but still more in the feeder ' f

TIME TO MAKE CUTTINGS. M Way of iMNwtu Small Fnia ai During the winter months is the time to make cuttings of such trees end shrubs as it is desirable to increase. Quinces, currants, gooseberries and grapes are readily increased by cuttings. In the case of shade trees aril' lows and poplars are easily grown from cuttings, but the great majority of trees need to be raised from seeds, layers, or by budding or grafting. ; But when it conies to the flowering shrubs which adorn our lawns, cuttings are the chief reliance of propagators. The time to make them is while vegetation is dormant, and it is better done at least a month or more before spring cornea The beautiful Golden Bell, Weigla, Mock Orange, Spires, Duetzia and Athaca among many others are easily raised in this way. The best shoots for the purpose are those of last year’s growth. The exact length is not particular, so that two or three joints are included in each one. About nine inches is a good length for most sorts, though grapes having the joints far apart may be a foot in length. It is believed that when the lower part is cut just below an eye, that rooting is easily accomplished, so cuttings are usually made in that way. It is not so essential at the upper end where the cut is made, but as the buds push from the joiuts all wood above the highest one is useless. After the cuttings are made place them in a cellar, buried up in sand or earth, with but the tope projecting, these to remain until the time arrives for setting them out in the spring. When the work is done about February, it will be found that the cuttings are nicely healed over by the time spring comes, which is in favor of the success of the operation. When the winter is over and the soil is in good condition for working the planting may be done, setting them so that tweethirds of their length arc in the ground and one-third out. In ordinary season the most of them will be well rooted by fall. — Practical Farmer.

PROTECTION IN WINTER. How to Caro Effectively Yoang Tree* and Trader shrub*. The aim in giving any kind of winter protection is merely to preserve the gains made in root or top growth during. the preceding season. At a in the illustration is shown a young tree well protected both bv stake and mound. A few» stones piled around the stem, as shown at b, will often do very well, at least are much better than no protection at all, but will not prevent injury from rabbits and mice, as the mound is quite liable to do. Youug trees with little root, when left exposed to the sweeping winds without support, usually are swayed back and forth until a funnel-shaped cavity is formed around the\base, as may be seen at e. endangeringHhe life of the tree from the drying out of the already scant root supply, or perhaps by being entirely blown over, as seen at d. Young etergreens, with their comparatively heavy tops, are particularly subjeet to displacement or partial uprooting by the winter’s winds, and may be held In jositiou by stout strings fastened to the stem and to small stakes driven into the ground a few feet from the base of the tree, ns shown at e. Small compact evergreens are liable to be broken down by a heavy snowfall, and the most nat ural protection perhaps is the one suggested at f. consisting of a sort of roof made of two pieces of board. Tender shrubs n>$iv be treated in a variety of ways. At g we have a shrub protected by an inverted barrel. To make a sure thing still surer, the other head might be taken out also, the barrel tilled with, dry leaves and again covered. At h we see the shrub wrapped in canvas or muslin; at i protected by straw or straw matting. A simple way of covering small, tender shrubbery is by means of sods, as illustrated at j; but ordinary soil, as at A, will do about as well.—Farm and Home. THE FARM GARDEN; How to Avoid DwinrtlM tad loss two Straylug Cacti*. Some kitchen gardens must be fenced, or destruction from straying cattle aril l follow. It is a misfortune, however, to have a garden so fenced that cultiva^tion cannot take place. The aceomj>anying sketch shows a way to fence a J2S-.

FENCE FOR FARM GARDEN. small garden, that admits of easy end thorough cultivation. The garden must be entirely in rows running lengthwise. The side fences are permanent. The ends are panels of fence that hook onto post* set permanently. ; each post being in line with a plant i row in the garden, so that they will not be in the way of the hone and the cultij vator. It is but a moment's work tc | take down or put up these end panels. as they can be made of light strips.— I Orange Judd Farmer. - DAIRY SUGGESTIONS. Never touch butter with the hands. When milking, make s business of it I Milk the cows clean, if you would j milk them long. Good milk, that will make good butter, will make good cheese. Raise your cows. They will cost less, quality considered, than those yoc buy. To get the best prices for butter, make a quantity that the beat eonsumus want, and then manage to get you product into their hands without the intervention of too mans middleman.—

CHURCH AND CLERGY. There are two places in London where clergymen can buy sermons already printed. They cover all subjects, and can be had for every season. It is estimated that the removals of the Wesleyan Methodist ministers and their families and luggage this ye^r in England have cost not less than $125,000. Rev. Helen Van Anderson has become pastor of the new Church of the Higher Life in Boston. She was born in Iowa, I is about 35 years old. Is fair and fashi ionabie. Rev. Dr. Alonzo Hall Quint, of Boston, who has just died, was one of the most distinguished Congregational clergymen in the country, and was closely identified with Congregational activi- ; ties for many years. I The Baltimore Sun says Mgr. Marti- : nelii has put an end to the acrimonious controversy as to whether Dr. Booker ! was responsible for the suppression of | one of Cardinal Satolli’s addresses faforable to the Germans. Dr. Temple is the fifth bishop of London to be translated to Canterbury since the death of Archbishop Laud. The London papers comment with approval on the blunt and candid way in which he at once indicated that he wanted the primacy and would accept it. Those who know that bulwark and expositor of Methodism. Bishop John H. Vincent, will be surprised to hear that he has been accused of heresy. Some denominational papers have quoted him as declaring that it is not necessary to believe the divinity of Christ s to be saved. The bishop, how ever, has made an effective reply to the charge, and the matter has been dropped. Rev. Carol Lne J. Bartlett,of Kalamazoo. Mich., is one of the heads of the kindergarten movement and belongs to the National Council of Women*and other organizations. Rev. Marion Murdock and Rev. Florence Buck are prominent club women of Cleveland, Ol Rev. Mary O. Safford, of Sioux City, Rev. Mabel McCoy, of Massachusetts, and Rev. Henrietta C. Moore, of Springfield, (V, hold high rank in literary, religious and even political organizations. '

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