The Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 30, 1888 Page: 3 of 8
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RURAL ECOXOAIY.
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Dairymen.
Now that grains of all kinds, as well
M meat and wool, are low, many farm-
rs are considering the propriety of en-
gaging in dairying. They road of herds
f cows that pay thoir owners $50 pur
rear, and they contrast this sum with
What they realists from the cattle
Ihey keep. They conclude that dairy -
ng pays much better than raising beef.
They accordingly propare to send the
;he milk of their cows to a town, to
nake butter on their placus, to dis-
pose of their croam at a butter factory.
They do not liud their profits to be as
arge as they susposed. They are not
rang in discovering that tho troublo is
With thoir cows. Tho.' give but little
milk at any timo, and the milking per-
iod is quite short. The milk is not
r.cli in cream, aud it docs not make
Srst-class butter. 1'he cost of keeping
bows is as great as for those that give
twice the quantity of milk. As much
abor is required to take euro of them.
I'hey occupy tho same amount of stable-
room. It lakes nearly us long to milk
them, as deep milkers lire almost in-
rariably easy o free milkers.
The owners of those cows booome
lissatislied with the business of milk
troriuctiou. Any dairyman would have
hforined them is advance that they
were comincncing wrong. They should
avo secured a good herd of milkors
jefore they s'et themselves up as dairy
farmers. The easiest and cheapest,
though not tho quickest way to obtain
I herd of dairy cows is to raise them,
in nearly every lot kopt for tho pur-
pose of raising calves for producing
>eef are some cows that are fair rnilk-
>rs. Their female calves, if sired tojja
fersey or Iioistein-Friesinn bull of good
record, will bo likely to bo deep milk-
jrs. Cows suitable for dairy purposes
:an bo raised on a place in throe years.
Soma cows, bottcr for milk than for
secf, can bo obtained by exchange and
bred to tho same bull. Promising heifer
salves can generally bo obtained of
jtairymeu who do not wish to raise
ihein oil very favorable terms. It doos
aot generally pay to convert them into
real, and they tiro not wanted by the
ra'sors and feeders of beef cattle. In
iny neighborhood whore dairying is a
'etiding industry young heifer culvos
lan bo obtained very cliestp.
A celebrated recipe for cooking a
tmall animal cominonces: "First
Batch your hare." Chief among di-
rections for sucoess in dairying should
Itand: First get your cows. No cow
Ban be considered a goyd one unless
it loast two hundred pounds of excel-
lent butter can be made a year from her
milk. That may be called a
?ood butter y ield, though three hun-
Ired pounds are made from tho milk
of some cows. If tho milk is to be
lold to town customers or disposed of
it n cheese factory, quantity and not
richness should bo tiiKon into consid-
eration. Fow will find milk farm.ng
profitable that do not keep cows that
will .give twenty quarts of milk
du an average for a porio dof live
months after tliev havo dropped thoir
jalves. Good cows like good poets,
ire born and not made. No amount of
good care, excellent food and proper
Training cau make a deop milker on t
of a heifer that does not give milk
snough to support her first calf. The
first year w.ll determine whether a cow
will give milk suillcient in quantity anp
richness to renUer it profitable to kced
her for dairy purposes. If sho docs
not mako a good rocord it will bo ad-
visable to put her in good condition for
Uio butcher, though sho may be pro-
fitable to keep for raising calves to
produce beef.
A promising young cow is often
ipoiled by improper treatment. A
lieifer intended t'of a dairy cow should
never be niilkctl by a very young or
inexperienced person. She should
liavo as good training as a colt.
Only an old milker should bo trusted
with a young cow. This will teach
her to stand properly and will draw
her milk so tho operation will cause no
pain. If practical tho same person
^hotild milk her during the first sea-
son. A change of pastures<may make
fat calvift, but a change of milkers
may spoil a young cow. Expertness
In milking is only acquired by experi-
ence, and a young cow should not be
given to a novice to experiment on.
Flo is not*a good teacher, and will be
likely to -causo his pupil to acquire bad
tiabits. A competent and jpxpBnenced
milker will cause a young cow to be-
come attached to him and will often
welcome his coming. Kicking, switch
ing the tail,
habits often
"holding up
cqu"
nill
mill?' aro
that arc| first milked by incompetent
Ind .inexperienced persons^, Like tho
habits of human beings they aro like-
ly to continue indefinitely.
it is needless to oxpoct a largo
amount of*t>uro and sweet milk from
the best oLpows that aro compelled to
gatisfy their thirst in a filthy pool or
ditch. Milk is
of
largely composed
wateijand its condition affects" the
portiofife that form butter and cheese.
Good Water is an essential to good
milk. While the prospective dairy
farmer is collecting a herd of good
milkers he should Be providing means
to supply them with water. If there
is ft coring in his pasturo or near the
buildings ho should improve !t, nni, if
necessary, should oonvoy pf't of, the
witter it affords to several pla-'as. Clows
that aro giving milk should nC" bo re ado
to frava! long distances to cFlain wa-
ter. It is difficult and ofW? patfiful
for them to waifc> when furr udders
are distended. Wfiaiovo* aroruotos
their comfort will tend to i^easo tho
yield of milk. Good milker nre gen-
erally nervous and sensitive." and pains
should be taken to keep them quiet
and contented. Lack of water is cer-
tain to result in diminishing tho flow
of milk and to hasten the period of
^''drying off"—Chicago Times.
/ Industrial Brevities.
Dr. William Homo, tho well-known
ffeterinary surgeon tilths writer of the
frightfully painful practice which he
considers a crime: "I know of total
ruin In one case from dishorning a Jer-
sey bull. One stockman had sixty cows
dishorned and in seven weeks the milk
fell from thirteen tonmo pounds aud he
says that many of tliem are ruined en-
tirely. I know of quite a number of
animals wlio^o heads aro nearly rotted
off. Five animals absolutely breathe
through the enlarged aperlHos wliouce
the horns came oil'. I know of twenty-
seven animals which were dishorned;
live of them came noar dying, two did
die, and all the rust degenerated."
Miss Mary F. Murtfcldt, who is an ex-
cellent entomologist, and who has
givon special attention to tho insects
of the west, savs that the ilat-headod
borer, which has proved a formidable
etweniy to young apple trees, may bo pre-
vented from laving its eggs, or these
may be killed before they hatch, by rub-
bing the trunk and bases of the larger
branches two or three times during the
summer mouths with soft soap or
washing them with a strong solution
of soda. Tho beetles themselves'
should be hunted and distroyed.
The farmers of Lenawee county,
Mich., havo a telegraph system of
their own, which has grown from a
wire connecting two hoigbbors' houses
to a circuit ot sixty-five miles and
ninoty oilicos, mostly in farm houses
and village stores, but post, freight,
and newspaper offices are connected.
Goods nre bought, the doctor callod,
family news exchanged, and special
outside news sent over the line iu ad-
vance of the newspapers.
Tho most successful swine-brooders
novor let tho pigs stop growing until
they nre ready for market Whenever
pigs come to a standstill thon all the
food given them is so much lost, as
there is nothing to show for it. A good
thrifty pig may bo made to gain a
pound a day until ho is 10 months old,
whon ho is of the right ago and weight
to sell, and should show a good profit
for the food consumed.
A little charcoal to tho pig's confined
in pens will bo readily eaten and will
apparently do them more good than
the grain. It sfioins to bo espocially:
needed by pigs fed mainly oil corn,
which is apt to sour ou their stomachs
and destroy thoir appetites. Pigs that
are kopt whero they can reach fresh
soil often eat it and there is no doubt
that it is good for tliem.
An Englishman who has lately visit-
ed some of the ranches owned by his
countrymen has informed tliem why
they do not pay. He found ono whose
manager drew a salary of $25,000 per
year, while his assistant had a salary
of 86,250. They had a large number
of servants dressed in livery, who spent
most of their timo in hunting and fish-
ing.
Norfolk, Va., claims the distinction
of being the world's greatest pecinut
market. It disposes every year of 2,-
000,000 bushels of peanuts, most of
which are grown in Virginia.
Indian corn is extensively raised in
Engl'ish parks and gardens as an orna-
ment. The climate does not allow
the seed to ripen.
A mammoth strawberry soven inches
in circumference was grown this year
in Porterville, Cal.
Two-thirds of tho tobacco plants In
western North Carolina have boon kill,
ed by recent frosts.
Two Little Roses.
One merry summer day
Two roses wero at play;
AJ1 at once tbc.y took a uotfon
Tliey would like to run away I
Queer little roses;
Funny little roses,
To want to run away 1 '"*•>.
Tliey 6toV> along my fence;
Tliey clambered up my wall;
They climbed Into my window
To mnke a morning call 1
Queer little roses;
Funny little roses.
To make a morning call I
-Julia 1'. Mallard, in St. Nicholas,
Finger Nails.
Our finger-nails grow out about throe
times a year; they should he trimmed
with scissors once a week, cot so close
as to leave 110 room for tho dirt to,
gather, for then they do not protect
the ends of tho fingers, as was designed
by nature; besides, if trimmed too close
at the corners, there is danger of their
growing into tho flesh, causing incon-
venience, and sometimes great pain.
The collections under the ends of tliej
nails should not be removed by any-
thing harder than a brush or a soft
piece of wood; nor should the nails bo'
scraped with a ponknife or other me-
tallic substance,. as it distroys the dei
licacy of their structure and will atj
length give'them an unnatural thick-
ness.
Wo aro not favorably impressed as
to tho clcanlincss of a person who
keeps his nails trimmed to tho quick,
as is often done to prevent dirt gather-
ing there; whereas, if a margin wero
allowod, it would bo an Index to clean-
liness of tho hands, from which, the
collection under tho finger-nails are
made. Letup: a margin, then, and tho
moment y,oti observe that these col-
lections need rOTioval, you may know
that the ;bands need washing, when
they and the nails are both clcanod to-
gether.
Most persons are familiar with those
troublesome bits of skin which loosen
at the roots of the finger-nails; it is
caused by the skin adhering "to tbo
nail, vrtiich growing outward drags the
skin along with it, stretching it until
one end gives way. To prevent this,
the skin should be loosenod from tho
nail onco a week, not with a knife or
sissors, but with something blunt, such
as tho end of an ivory paper cutter;
this is best done after soaking tho
lingers in warm water, then pushing
the skin back gently and slowly; the
white specks on the nails are mado by
scraping the nail with a knife at a point
whore it imorges from tho skin.
Biting off the finger-nails is an un-
cleanly practice, for thus the unsight-
ly collections nt the ends aro kopt oat-
en clcan! children may bo brokon of
such a filthy habit by causing them to
dip tho ends of their Angers several
timos a day in wormwood bitters, whit-
ont letting them know the object If
this is not sufficient, cause them to wear
caps on each finger until the practice
is discontinued. —Ball's Journal of
Health,
Bits tre to some men long felt want*™
Rochester Pott-Ezprm.
A STRANGE STORY.
That Told by the CTtptalu of a Brit-
ish steiunur.
A strange story, told by Capt. Putt,
of tho British stos.mer Talisman, which
came around Cape Horn from Liver-
pool, makes it appear possiblo that the
stories of tho sailors may not bo all
exaggerations, says tho San Francisco
Examiner,
"Tho ship." said Capt. Putt, "had a
hard time front tho start Wo had to
do a lot of repairing at tho Falkland
islands after going through a gale that
almost sent her to the bottom.
"From the horn up to the Chilian
coast wo lloutidored in a changing gale
for two weeks. One day tho mate's
son, a lad of about 15, was thrown by
a luuge of tho ship from his seal on a
crosstreo into tho water.
"The boy was wrapped in a big
sou'wester and in consequence could
not swim.
A sailor named Banning saw
that the boy could not swim wrapped
up as he was. aiul leaped into tho \vator
after him.
"The sea water in this neighborhood
is so cold that a man can not ttvo
much longer than twenty-five o thirty
minutes in it.
"The attention of every man on
board was givon to the two men in
tho water, but when one sailor raised
his eyes and saw an enormous bird
mako for tho boy he omitted a cry of
terror, whioh was joined in by every-
one as soon as they saw it
"It did not resemblo a cloud
nor did it carry a rock iu its talons, but
it was an enormous creature that no
Uvo men would care to battle with un -
dor any circumstances.
"When Banning raised his eyes and
saw the bird his first thought was to
turn around aud mako for tho ship.
Fear took possession of him, and his
strokes grew loss powerful.
"Seeing Canning's danger, James
Gray jumped in after him.
"Just as ho reached the wator the
great creature roachod tho boy, who
was growing very faint.
"At first tho bird secmod undeter-
mined what to do. It pecked at tho
boy about tjio body, heeding not the
shouts of the sailors, who sought to
frighten it away.
"It was some time before the boat
could be lowored, and by the timo it
was lot down into tho water and
manned the boy had gone down onco.
"His sudden disappearance surprisod
tho bird, which was about to turn its
attention to Banning whon tho boy
came to tho surface again. 1 ran to
my cabin and returned with a rifle to
shoot tho bird should it grow ugly.
"When I got on deck tho first tiling
I saw was tho strange creaturo rising
into tho air with the boy, aud its mate,
which suddonly appeared, almost as
largo, was attacking Banning.
"Ho was on his back, (lodging the
beak of his adversary and swimming
toward tho vessel with all his might. I
hardly .know what ta do. Tho boy
was being carried away aud was up
thirty of forty feet in the air.
" 'Shoot tho bird!' yelled tho mate,
running about the deck like a crazy
man and shouting at the top of his
voice orders that were not obeyed.
"In shootvg I of course ran tho
risk of killing the boy instead of the
big bird, if indeed ho was not killed
by tho falli but there was not much
timo to think of this; tho bird was still
rising, and after a hasty aim I fired.
"It was an excellent shot.
"A wing fell helpU-'ss, as if I had
broken it, and the bird tumbled down
into tho wfttcr. Tho second bird,
when it saw tho boat approach, left
Banning aud made a fierce attack on
one of the boatmen, striking him with
its loot a blow that felled him to the
bottom of tho boat. Another of tho
crew raised an oar and hit the bird
Willi all his might, when it flew away.
"Banning, Gray, and tho boy, wero
picked up. Tho Latter was uncon-
scious, but after a good rubbing ho
was brought to. Banning was bleed-
ing about the face, and more or less
injured about the body.
"The wounded bird ffyught viciously
when an attempt was mado to capture
it It was finally lassoed and taken
on board. Throe weeks aftenvvards
it died, and it is now at Valparaiso
being stuffed.
"The boy said that before he went
down ho folt himself Iqging conscious-
ness and grabbed at tho enormous
bird that was hovering ovor him. Ho
caught its foot and lkold on with the
grip of a drowning man. He partially
regained his sense in tho air, but
thought he was higher tip than he
really was and did not dare to lot go.
"I havo scan many big condors and
other largo birds." continued the cap-
tain, "but never any winged thing as
largo as this. Tho stretch of it«
wings was ovor fourteen feet. Thg
head and neck were destituto of feath-
ers. and tho former, which was much
flattened, was skinned and bleeding.
It has tbo big, strong boak of an alba-
tross, aud the plumage, though somo-
what darker, was not unlike that of
the latter bird. Its feet wero only
partially webbed. During tho timo
wo had it ojt board and until it died it
was not seen to oat, but it slept con-
stantly, and it took some rough hand-
ling to awaken it."
m
Tea was Introduced Into England tn 1637.
It 16 supposed that H was never Introduced,
tbe people are ao little acquainted with It—
Potto* Bulletin. .
AHiathen Meat Shop.
"Is there a Chinese butcher shop in
New York?"
This wiw a question put by a Mail
timl Ex/jreis reporter tp several city
butchers, and tho invariable answer
was "No." A soarcli of tho neighbor-
hood usually frequented by Mongo-
lians lud to tho discovery of one in tho
roar of No. 8. Mott stroot, by tho side
of tho building occupied by tho Wo
Koo Company. Sitting ou a rough
board suspended betwoon two huge
wooilon blocks sat Sam Wall, hard at
work cutting up pieces of fat and rinds
taken from the pork luins. After a
good doal of speculative conversation
he managed to explain his muuner of
conducting busiuess. Ho makos
daily visits to tho American butcher
shops in tho neighborhood and buys
up all tho pork, fat and trimmings in
the market. He usually adds to his
basket load any bargains in the shape
of flank and skin pioccs of beef he can
find. This stock he carrios to his lit-
tle ccllar shop and carefully sorts into
different grades. Every evening eco-
nomical Chinose laundrymon com*
from all parts of tho city to Ills em-
porium aud purchaso enough provis-
ions to last them for several days.
Mr. Wah further oxplainod that in
tho matter of prices ho can undersell
any pork butchor in New York, but
admitted, with rare candor, that his
stock wasn't exactly suitable for tho
tastos of Fifth Avouuo millionaires.
Ho btatod that ho had been ongagod
in this business in San Francisco nnd
that it was only a matter of timo when
tho Chiiieso would mak# doop inroads
into the provision industry of this city.'
It only needed, ho said, tho arrival of
a few hundred more Mongolians to
set iu motion a schonio which tho resi-
dents of Mott street havo now in con-
templation. As to tlio nature of this
economic scheme ho was vory serious-
ly silent but gavo tlio infuronce that
it was in tho moat lino.
A Rock Found in tha Bad Sea.
A fourth and' happily successful
search by Her Majesty's ships has just
been mado for a reported rock toward
the southern end of tho lied Sqp, on
which two steamships—the A*Vocot and
Teddington—are supposed to have
struck during tiro year 1887, both ships
afterward foundering. The fourth ship,
Ilor Majesty's snrveyfhg ship Stork,
guided by somo slight indication af-
forded by an insignificant riso in tho
sea bottonit has found tho roclf. It is
a small oork patch only fifteen feet
under the surface of tho sea, and stands
in twonty-oight fathoms of water in
latitudo 11 dog. 22 mill. 8 sec. north,
longitude 42 dog. 41 min. 32 sec. east,
It lies midway between the two best
positions that critical cross-examina-
tion had finally settled as the most
probable for tho resptfetivo vessels that
wero lost. Though it is between five
and six miles from tho direct straight
lino of the track,the,o-xistenco at tinios
of strong currents traverse to tho axis
of theMted Sea causcs tho danger pre-
sented by it to bo- by no moans insigni-
ficant, and it is a matter for marvel
that it has never been beforo struck.
Tbe difficulty of finding such a small
rock may be appreciated from tho fact
that ono of the searching ships was at
anchor wifhin Jour hundred yards of,
it, with her boats sounding round hor,
witliout its being perceived, and she
was driven from her anchor by a gale
beforo tho spot was passed over by tho
boats—London Times.
Particular About the Make.
"Ono o' my hired men Has got a no-
tixnj he wants a fiddle," said an agri-
culturalist to tho deajer, "What might
that secon'-liandcij ono in tho winder
bo wutliP" "That's aStradivarius; its
worth $3,000." "I'll speak t£> tire lilt-
ed man about it,''shouted tho agricult
urist, as ho backed out of tlm^ilaco; ho
may not like that mako.'1—1'ork
Sun. ■
His Majesty Excepted.
Tlio celebrated court preaciior,
Kober, ono prcached a very powerful
sermon against intompcranco. The
grand duko of Saxony, whoso noso
looked? liko a Chinese lantern, happen-
ed to 1)0 present, (ind lie naturally re-
garded tho remarks as referring Jo
himself; comsoqucntly he looked very
sovcroly at the eloquqpt court preach-
or, who, catching,the grand ducal eye,
modified his remarks by saying:
"Drunkenness: is undoubtedly a great
and heinous sin, against which every
true Christian should lOTwalned, ex-
cepting, of course, dur beloved grand
duko, whom God preserve to. us many
yeans yet"— From the German, in
Texas Si/lings,
No Great Improvement
Ed'on's agent: "Wouldn't you liko
to buy a phonograph? It will storo
up everything you say and repeat it to
you. Waut ono?" Omaha man: "No;
got a wife."— Omaha World,
Better Market
Green Grocer: "I'll give ten cents a
head for that load of cabbagos, Mr.
Hayscod."
Mr. Hayseed: ''Not much, you
won't; I kin git raorn'n that for 'em
up at the cigar factory. —Epoch.
Tbe old-fashioned clock, ftke a pugullat,
had a strlktDtfwelgbt and Hkewtae lt<coutdn't
do anything When It waa van ,dowt .-lMvik
raraffrap'ttr. ■„.
Grow From Your Own Roots.
Perhaps tho greatest mistake a man
ever makes is when he tries to develop
himself iuto something whioh it is im-
possible, bv the laws of his naturo, to
become. This nover happens in tho
natural world. A turnip never trios
to grow into a pineapple, nor an apri-
cot into a pomegranate. Neither does
a mollusk endeavor to developo into a
salmon, or a chicken into a flamingo.
Tho ground hen doos not try to sour
like tho eagle, or tho lizard to leap
like the antelope.
Now a 'man, like a plant, should
grow from his own roots. Ho should
ussimilato all Ills sustenance through
his own tendrils, and grow like a tree,
firm-rooted in tho soil of his own con-
viotions.
But how common a thing it is for a
man to surrender his own personali-
ty and adopt some other man's. We
make every mau we meet our Johnson,
aud are universal Boswolls to every-
body. Whon a woman goes "a-visit-
ing," or recoives visitors nt her own
home, sho puts ou hor society manners,
just as sho puts on her soalskiu, speaks
in hor socioty tone, nnd employs hor
society vocabulary. We do not see
tho woman herself, but an artificial
masquerade; sho is ashamed of hor real
self, anj.1 so she assumos a disguise.
But the disguise is always as trans-
parent as plate glass. Everyono sees
under the mnsk aud ovory one is sorry
sho dooms it nocessary to assumo a
character in which she is not oompc-
teut to act. Tho Gorman philosophers
havo a phrase, the ding an si'cA,"
which may bo freely translated, "tho
thing itself." When wo converse with
a man wo do not wish to talk with tho
unsubstantial ideal which ho wishes us
to think ho Is. Wo wish to cooverso
witli tho roal man, the "ding an sieli,"
So moii who aro natural aro always
tho most potent agencies in tho social
forces of tho world. Lincoln was
natural; and though ho was naturally
lank, lolling, and awkward, yet ho act-
ed himself, nnd men when limy behold
him, saw tho real man, the "ding an
sich," and not a diplomatic, artistic
caricature of tho man. Ho grow from
his own roots, and his growth was us
natural as tho growth of n maple tr«c.
Consider tho lilies of the field; they
toil not, neithpr do they spin, aud yot
Solomon in nil his glory was not ar-
rayed like ono of tlurso. There is a pro-
fouuder truth in these words th u tho
world has yet got opt of them. Tho
lily grt>ws as naturally as tho sunriso
and novef trios to,imitate tlio poppy or
tho dandelion. It is simple perfection,
because it conforms to tho laws of its
own growth. When mou grow as
naturally as lilies tliey will bo perfect.
Imitation is always suicidal to the in-
tegrity of ono's own naturo. Whoa a
man bccoines a parasite, and no longer
draws his siistonnnco from his own
roots, ho has no adequate reason for
further continuance in life, and is al-
ready as good as dyad as an fndepen-
dent factor in tho world. — I anhee
Bkule.
A Shoe Dealer's Observations.
1 was Ui a State stroot shoo storo
whon two ladies soatod themselves and
asked to be shown shoes, of course. A
young man waited on one of tho ladios.
A moinont later lie came to tho pro-
prietor, with whom I was talking, and
said: "Sho has white hose." Tho
proprietor made a reply 1 did not quite
understand, and tho clerk departed. 1
turned to ask why it was that the clerk
had mado such an observation. "It
is ono of tho tricks our trade," an-
swered the head of tho concern. "A
woman who will wear white hosiery
don't wear fine shoes. You can gam-
ble on that every timo olid win. So we
know about what kind of goods to show
her and thus suvo time, i don't know
whether you know it or not
as such matters do not interest out-
siders, but wo can toll by tho sort of
hosiory a woman wears what price
shoos sho wants. Now, take a woman
who wears black silk hosiery or black
balbriggan—she wants the very best
shoe, as a rule, tlfat there Is in tlio
houso. I havo made a study of this
for years, and 1 am away up on the
subject, I can tell you. Another thing
1 have noticed—a Womnn who wears
black hosiery generally has small foot.
That reminds me that tlio averago foot
of tho Chicago ludy—I moan tho good
stock, tho artsfociaU—Is not small, but
long und.slender."—Chicago Mail.
Plausible, Anyhow.
"What," cried tho condemned man
as ho stood on tbo scaffold, "what
brought me horo? What led mo stop
by step to ttrls fell machine of death?
Oh, young man can you guess?"
"WhlskyP"
"No, sir, the sheriffi-"—Lin join
Journal. 'Htm
Her Idea of Pepper.
She was a wee maiden of threo sum-
, accustomed to tho simplicity of
th ursery table, and with a taste un-
vitiated by the use of spices. She was
allowed tlio other day to como to tho
family table, where sho was ospcoially
interested in tho myfHery of tho pop-
per-box, an article which bad apparent-
ly never befoiyi come within the limits
of hor observation. Sho watched with
closc attention wliilo her papa pepper-
ed somothlng, and then with tho utmost
gravity and politeness, she extended
ber plate Baying:
"Please put a little dirt on mine,too^
papa."— Boston Lvumer.
Zazel" on the Fir« Net.
Since the publicity whioh has
givou my jump into tho net used by
the firo department I have received ao
many letters that I find it impossible to
answer each Individual. The following
covers, to iv_ groat extent, questions thai'
aro asked; at the same time tho replies
may bo fouud useful.
Before jumping the first essential'
thing is to draw into the lungs as maeb
air as possible. Then hold tbe breath.
As tho time occupied in making the
descent into the net is but a few aefr
onds, it does not require praotioo to-
comply with th s roqueBt.
"Why should tho breath be lieldf
This is askod in muny forms nnd M
many timos.
The expansion of the lungs aid* to
support and retain in plaoe most of tbe
internal organs. Tho air acts ae s
cushion. It enables the body to oBer
resistance to tho atmosphere, making
tlio body fall with loss force, and serve*
to lessen tho shock which comes tbe
moment, tho body strikes tho net. Tbe
same effect is produced in jumping into
tho wator.
Hold tlio elbows closc to the side.
Fore arm almost at right angles,slight-
ly in front of body with hands elosed.
Bend knees just, a little, with feet ex-
tended forward. Keep head inclined'
forward; set tlio chin firmly on chest,
and undor no circumstancos throw tlie-
hoad back.
The position of falling should be
about the samo ns a porson assumes
whon seated iu a chair. Keep all the
muscles as rigid as possiblo. Tho act
of holding tlio breath will aid in this.
Uso but little exertion in making thi
leap. Spring 1 >ghtly forward and out-
ward, not downward. Tlio Inttor mo-
tion will take caro of itself. Jump as
if about to cross a small ditch with
land on each side of equal height.
Whon tho not Is struck tlio muscles
will at ojico relax, and, rebounding in
tlio air, the body will fall again with-
out pain or injury. Avoid swinging
tho arms or spreading the limbs while
in tho air. To do cither is to invite
liability of breaking limbs. Any stid-
don motion will have a tendency to
revolve tho body or cutiso it to Ueviat
from its courso. *
Your rondors will find it to their in-
terest to prnctico inhaling and retain-
ing tho air ns long as possiblo within*
tho lungs. It will expand aud dovelop
tho clicsl. In this country wo have-
tho fault of cnting quick aud breath-
ing too fast.
If height causes hositation do not
look down. Keep tlio eyes fixed straight
forward. Then go. Komoinhor oar
bravo firomen are as anxious to save
your life as you aro to retain it. Iu
my endeavor to show how safe it waa
to jump into-the not now in tine)
wore ordinary street costume in my
loap. My watch did not stop. This
fact ought to inspire confidence to
tlioso who may neod it in the case ol
firo.—"'Aazel" Mrs. (J. O, Starrin Ne*
York Evcni ig Hun,
Victor Hugo as an Artist
yietor Hugo is inking all the laurels
from tho Salon. Ilts relatives hart
coHoctcd all his drawings and many
other intimato souvenirs of his talent
iif an artistic line, nnd theso are boing
exhibited in tho Petit Gallery. It waa
a favorito theory of tho poet that be
could havo boon a groat artist. It it
curious to nolo how little atloution the
artist gavo to color or the kind nl
material lie used. Tho drawings shoe
that ho made uso of anything, from an*
Ink bottle to the yellow stuiu of coflbt
and milk; from pen and pencil to s
blunt stick dipped iu mud and wator.
and out of this rondy-at-linnd material
he mado some marvelous delineations
a la Dolo of his own crcntions. Ha
had no school and nothing to follon
but his own cleverness and originality.
On tlio margin of manuscripts ho has
given his own idoa of what imago tliey
should croato and defino, and in mitny
cases they are careful illustrations^
wonderful always, mid stamped with
indelible strength. From drawings be
turned to framo making und wood
carving, iu tho latter evidently inclin-
ing to tlio intricate and minute weinl-
noss of Japaneso ideas. There are
about 160 drawings, beginning wltb
small sepia sketches and growing into
large pcu-and-ink illustrations—Gothic
castles, rude moated granges, knlgbl%
cathedrals, wondrous cities of dream-
land, and innumerable sea-viowa pure-
ly Imaginative. Tboro are many
caricatures with legends like tbe one
of the bourgoois trying to ducdo about
the cxistonco of God, and another to
toll how a judge anathomatized the
iden of abolishing capilat^punishment.
—New Yorlc Times,
Tho Curse ot Hum Hecognized.
Omaha Man—"I soo by the papers
tho number of saloons in Boston ,i
to bo greatly reduced."
Bostonian—"Yes, it is a dreadful
sacrifice of personal comfort but it
must bo done and we will try to endure
it with a spartan heroism worthy of
our fathers. Thore is really no otbec
way to gave Sulliva-n—Omaha World.
■ '.'SI
How Else was Sho to Know?
"Mamma, what la the matter witb'
my thumb? It hurt* me every time 9
squeeze it."
"Then don't eqneese It, dear,"
"But, If I don't aqneeae it, bow e
1 tell whether it hnrto*"—DtiroU IN
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