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erty l had won her from a rich rival who
was backed by pleading brother. My
cup OF Joy wss full.

erty l had won her from rich rival who
was backed by pleading brother. My
cup Of JOY w's full.
The foregoing stars are supposed TO
represent an interval of time. In this
case they covered q period of three
months, during which time we were
married and were on our wedding tour
through Europe.
OTIS not right, DEAR" said my wife to
me one day, "for married people to
have any secrets from each other, is it?'
"No. indeed" replied earnestly.
"Well, then, I have dreadful con-
fession to make, dear"
eco on" said I, as carelessly as posi-
BILE.
~ don't like to spoil SO fine romance
as ours, but as it is not right to keep
secrets from each other, must tell you
that was never deceived as to your
identity when you were first intro
duced."
''The devil you say" .
mo. dear; 1 could not be mistaken. I
had already learned to look upon you as
my future husband, and when I saw you
1 could not possibly forget your features
so soon."
"You wouldn't have married me,
then, if l had been as poor as I repre-.
sented?"
"No, indeed Such things are only
done in novels. l am flesh and blood
woman-with an appetite"
was shocked for while at he sud.
den demolition of my romance; but
since I come to think Of it I feel that
my wife is as sensible az she is good and
beautiful,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-05-31
a Dancing MiIliOnaireSS,

Miss Carrie Aston, daughter of William
B. As!or, heiress expectant to millions
apon millions, pet in our most exquis-
tie society, has become ballot dancer.
Her debut was in the presence of a jam
med crowd of eager spectators. The
dance was Dutch reel elaborated by
new and picturesque movements. Miss
Astor wore correct Dutch peasant cos.
tune, consisting of red merino skirt
and a white muslin waist; her hair was
braided behind and banded with an Or
namental gold device, while her cap,
mode led after those worn by the girls of
the Province of Friesland. was prettiiy
coquettish. She had heavy gold brace
let's, and gold. linked chain necklace, a
diamond brooch, and diamond earrings.
She danced gracefully to the music of
zithers, and was applauded with immense
enth siasm. No performance by the
expert Cavallazzi, ballet premier of
grand opera at the Academy Of Music,
ever gained half the appreciation. OF
course, Miss Astor didn't do this on the
stage, though it was part of a show at
which 81 admission fee was charged.
This happened at the Kirmess, or Dutch
festival, given for charitable object
Letter i'll the Albany Journal.
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most devoid Of scarlet color, being Of e
Mvid dull crimson, or else pale Or ashy
In aDDearanco. SSazst IS S.
Brains in Farming.

An eminent painter. in reply to an I'M.
pertinent visitor, who asked him what
he mixed his colors with to make them
so clear and permanent, answt red curt;
", with brains. sir" A similar mix.
ture should be used by those busy appll-
cations to the soil, for the chief reason OF
failure in farming and gardening. as in
painting, is lack of brains.
An English paper calls attention to the
importance of specially elncating Eng
lieh farmers, if they are expected to hold
their own against the competition of the
cheap products of American soil. The
editor asserts that the trouble is with
the farmers rather than with the farms.
They are ignorant of the best methods
of farming. The Dutch farmers, he says,
who pay high rent per acre, often &C.
quire large wealth. =.
There is great force IN his suggestion.
The manufacturers Of European coun,
tries have learned the worth OF atechni-
cal education for their workm n, to en-
able them to make better and cheaper
goods. If English farmers are to find q
profit from their lands, they must raise
larger crops at less expense. Brains will
be needed to find out the way, and will
do as good service on the farm as in the
factory.
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Shallow Cultivation For Fruits,

Shallow Cultivation For Fruits.
Fruit-growers must be reminded that
their hoes, cultivators and ploughs may
do more damage to plants than good if
not used with discretion. The small
fruits-berries, currants, grapes, also
dwarf pears, ounces, etc.-root near the
surface. Here are found the best roots,
those that provide the most nourishment.
Nature designed these to be mulched by
the dead leaves, and in ourfields mulch
ing would be the best treatment, if it
we're possible. AS it is, the best we can
do is to give frequent but shallow culti~
walton. have seen intelligent men
ploughing deep burrows alongside of
their raspberries, currants and grapes,
we'll satisfied that they were doing
thorough work that would secure
an abundant harvest. Let such men dig
up one plant before thus ploughing and
one after, and see what butchery they
have committed. There are no tap
roots stretching far down into the SUBJ
soil, but simply a few laterals branching
cut, say from two to four inches below
the surface, and more than half of them
have been sacrificed by the ploughshare.
When We set green hands hoeing straw
Ferries and newly set raspberries we
know what they will do if not watched.
They will destroy half these and loosen
the hold for life that the struggling peas
have been occurred by chopping close
about them.-Fruit Garden.
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Gen. Mahone's Cow and Turkey.

Letter in Phil Times.
About three hundred yards to the
rear OF our quarters, on a hill, stood a
stately mansion, the property of Mr..
Whitworth, on the grounds of which
were General Mahone's headquarters.
Malone was noted as an epicure, and
it was said that his larder YVES supplied
with the best that the confederacy could
afford. While in camp he kept a cow in
order to have cream for his coffee.
About the middle of January he had a
nice lot of turkeys. One day q ragged
and hungry Georgian thought. that he
would like turkey. So with baited
fishing-hook and line he strolled leisure
" in the direction of Mahone's quarters.
A hundred yards distant strutted large
gobbler. Malone with some of his staff,
was sitting in front of his tent engaged
in pleasant conversation. The Georgian
apparently sauntered carelessly by, and
turkey seized. The soldier continued
bis walk now in an opposite direction.
The turkey as an natural
consequence, followed. The Generals
attention was attracted. The man now
broke into brisk trOt with the turkey
at his heels. General Malone was one
of the most accomplished swearers in
the confederacy. On this occasion he
broke out in his peculiar sharp, screech-
ing voice: Boys, look at that id
coward running from my turkeyp The
Georgian, by this time, was in full run,
forcing the turkey to flop and jump
spasmodically asshe sped on after his
captor. Malone shouted: Just look
at my turkey running that cowardly
loutl Look at him, boys; Just look at
him! Come, let us follow them and zoe
the funp Just then the man and tur-
key disappeared over the hill and es-
capped: Next day written.notices were
posted offering a.reward of $40 for the
apprehension Of the man who stole Ma
homes turkey. q few weeks after sim.
liar search was made ia every quarter
u the camps for Mahone's COW, but not
q veshge OF hair or hide could ever be
5eeen. BELIEVES the horns .Were found,
4 but never the wicked thIef,
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HOUSE AND FARM.
Cooking Recipes.

To Cook RHUBARB.-Peel, cut into
half:inch lengths and put into an earth
enjar. Add as much sugar as you think
It will require; cover and place In 4
moderately hot oven. Try with fork
or broom wisp. This method is much
superior to the usual way Of cooking.
No water is added, and each piece should
retain lite shape.
Prunes are very nice cooked in the
same way, with the exception that water
should be added and less sugar.
SUMNER SQuAsH.-Boil whole in as
little water as possible for one-half or
three-quarters of an hour, drain we'll,
remove the skin and seeds, mash well
and set on the back of the range to dry
out for fifteen minutes, stirring occasion.
ally; then season with butter, pepper,
salt and little cream. If they are old,
peel and cut up first, taking out the
seeds, and then boil and season as above.
STUFFED TOMATOES. off a traverse
slice from the stem end of the tomato;
scrape out the inside pulp aud mix with
it bread crumbs; season with salt pepper
and butter; fill the empty shells and re-
place the covers; bake for half or three
quarters of an hour, and serve.
GREEN Corn PuDD1Na.-Draw sharp
knife through each row of corn length
wise, then scrape out the pulp; to one
pint of corn add one quart of milk,
three eggs, little suet, sugar to taste,
and lump of butter; stir it occasional
ly until thick and bake about two hours.
STRING BEANS OR SNAps.-Strjng, snap
and wash two quarts of beans boil in
plenty of water for fifteen minutes,
drain and put down again in about two
quarts of boiling water; boil an hour
and half, add salt and pepper just be-
fore taken up, stirring in one and half
tablespoonfulls of butter rubbed into
two tablespoonfuis of aour and half
pint of sweet cream.
AsPARAGUs.-Washw well, put in boil
ing water and boil five minutes; pour off
the water and add more boiling hot wa
ter; boil ten or fifteen minutes, then
put in butter, salt and pepper. Toast
two or three thin slices of bread, butter
them, lay the asparagus on them; boil
down the gravy, and thicken with flour
rubbed up with butter; pour this over
the asparagus, and serve.
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A RecuperaIed Farm.

Mr.. Quinby, OF the Western New York
Farmers Club, as reported in the Rural
Home, many years ago bought farm on
which there was l5.acre field OF wheat.
The land was poor, sandy, and the wheat
yielded but seven bushels to the acre.
His neighbors laughed at him for buy
ing such poor land declared that he had
been taken in. The next year he plow-
ed the land again and sowed, broadcast,
from three to Jour bushels of corn to the
acre., The corn did not grow very rank
but when it was about five feet high in
some places, three feet in others, he
turned it carefully under and sowed to
wheat again. The corn had rotted pref
ty well before seeding time and he har-
vested Is bushels per acre of wheat, and
had good catch of clover.
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Guillotfned i'm Imagination.

p -.
A curious fool was one whose death in
Clarendon mad-house was registered
on Sunday. His name was Rouasot, and
he was sentenced to death at the assizes
of the Seine in 1853 for having assassin
ated an old man named Domoury i'm order
to steal his money. Roussot had been .
pettifogging man Of business about the
Palace of Justice, and his case attracted
great of attention. Such crowds came
to hear the pleas on the last day Of the
several spectators to crowd Into the
dock where the criminal was standing.
Roussot was between two gendarmes,
and Immediately behind him stood 8
spectator named Planchet, employed -
runner for sensational newspaper.
4 Planchet waited until the exact moment
when the Judge annQQRced 20 the unhap-
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The Newspaper as a Counter
Agent of the Dime Novel.

aScuC VI Glk0 D1u1c NOVEL,.
From the Harvard Courant.
The newspapers this spring have
brought remarka BILE number of run
away boys who had been fred by yell
low covered novels with desire to see
the James boys and 60 them somewhat
better, so to speak. It is the same re-
port every time. The boy reads these
books on the sly, steals what he can from
his parents, and leaves home to take
chance in the great world where he soon
learns what it is to be homeless. As q
rule no sight of his life is more welcome
than that Of a policeman who soon
or late arrives on the scene and carries
him back in disgrace, to be sure, but, af-
ter all, rescued.
People talk, and rightly of the PERM
cious influence of yellow covered litera-
ture upon the boys. It leads to all this
tolls, the theits of money, and the delu-
sions of highway heroism that end in
trampism. But it is in the yellow COW
cred dime novel prints that the boys get
these false ideas; ard fortunately there
is also in print and cheaper than the
dime novel, q very powerful counter
agent to all this misleading foolishness.
That counter agent IS the newspaper. It
is in its pages that the boy reads the fate
Of these absurd expeditions. There day
after day he will find the story of the
foolish, broken down fellow, who has
been led away by the dime novel and
led home again boy the poll :eman. Such
cold truth chills the romantic spirit as no
mere reasoning and no arbitrary punish
ment could chill it. It is q warning of
the utmost significance.
Judging by the extent to which these
runaway expeditions are now being
frustrated, we take it that great many
boys are growing up without reading the
daily ne wspapers. they read the week
ly story papers, the demoralizing and
absurd romances, bat they do not read
made to. 1t is a marvellous educator.
So much information and 50 much useful
suggestion are found nowhere else, and
sound lessons of life lie back Of many of
the items OF news that are not in them
selves choice reading. But the news
paper itself, for its presentation Of cur
rent hietory, its pictures Of the life of the:
day, it's lessons Of history aud geography,
and allits vast fund of reformation ID an
uneQualed instructor. Set. your boy to
reading that every day, and if he has the:
misfortune afterwards to take up the
fash stories, he will have read enough;
sense to realize that the nonsense Of the:
yellow covers will not do for him to car
Ty into life. He may pine for scalpa and
sbuf[aloes, but he will take it out il pin-
ing, and will be found at home and reg-
ula e u his attendan at the three meals
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Poultry Notes.

On the 21st day, when the chickens
are coming out, leave the hen to her.
self until all are released. Then wait 20
hours yet for the little ones to get upon
their feet before you feed them.
IT q hen lays soft-snelled eggs, give
her plenty of gravel, oyster shells and
crushed bones (Which material she
needs to make hard egg-shells Of and
this evil will oftentimes be corrected.
As soon as chickens are large enough
to eat corn, do not restrict them to that
alone, but still feed them, once a day at
least, with soft food, This will aid
growth and keep them in health. Hot
weather is hard on them, and it is nee
essary to feed hem we'll.
Have q tight roof to your chicken
coop. Cold rains are destructive. Shut
the chicks in when it rains and keep
them out of the dewy grass.
Poultry at liberty should be
allowed access to q plot kept closely
shaver, for the grass in an ordinary
meadow soon grows to rank for them.
A dust bath is necessity; be sure
you have q good one and keep it filled
with fresh clean earth.
The best way to break up broody
hen Ia to imprison her along with q
rooster for two or three days and feed
her all she will eat of the good things
she likes, meat particularly.
When the eggs don't hatch well it is
safe to conclude that the owner needs q
change of ROSTERS. There may be too
many or too few, or they may be too old
or too clumsy. Something is wrong at
any rate. IL 49,. :. =
Scatter powdered sulphur through the
hens under feathers during the tperiod
ofsittinR. She must be kept free from
lice. This mode of treatment is q good
one for her comfort, as well as that of
the chickens. FL. s.: VII II
To throw meal dough, mashed potatoes
or any moist feed upon the ground, or
Upon board, where the feet Of the
fowls can trample it, is not economical
Enough is saved by the use of feed
trough to pay for it in q little while.
The comb of 70 Wis is q true index to
the workings Of their systems. II may
he in ilE health the comb will lose color
aud become zfnr less firm in texture; %
malaly increases the color DEGREES g
ttill very eick bird VIII show : comball-'
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-05-31
The Garden.

This is part of the farm which Is too
often neglected, or left to the female
portion of the household, who have
without 1t more than their share OF the
]abors and cares of the farm. But the
wife often labors hard to have a good
garden, recollectiag the trouble she has
experienced in former years in having
that variety on her table which all good
women love to provide for those she
loves, or for whom she has to provide.
A garden must have permanent place,
as there are many things which ought to
have place, where it cannot be plowed
up every year, ar undergo the regular
process of rotation of crops. The aspar-
agus bed, horse-radish, Strawberries,
raspberries. gooseberries, currants, black
berries, pie plant, etc., are necessarily
permanent fixtures. And yet they all
should be planted in way 80 they can
be plowed. And for this purpose the
garden should be long instead of square
lot.
Vegetables should be planted as early
as the season admits. And then continue
to plant through this and succeeding
months so as to have a succession of
crops. While planting some, others
should be hoed. And it pays, (and that
is what every Iowan now consider), to
keep the garden clean of weeds and grass.
It pays to have to have it rich and mel
low. Consult about the suitable depth
to plant various kinds of seeds. Some
do best planted deep, like the pea, 9TH
ers very shallow, like the lettuce, etc.
Then the garden must be watched and
protected from bugs and worms. The
tomato and cabbage plants are especially
subject to those pests. There are various
expedients for their destruction or to
prevent their inroads. The berry bushes
are subjects of but few enemies. The
current worm comes this month, but it
can be killed with the dust of hellebore.
We know of no way to get rid of the cut
worm but to hunt them early in the
morning around the plants, and des-
patch him. Stiff brown paper can be
rolled up and stuck around : the tomato
plants, and the cabbage too. if the patch
is not too extensive.
But at all hazards, and If it requires
watchfulness and labor, have good gar
den. 1t produces good humor all round
the house, and greatly aids to digestion.
Dies Moines Register.
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A Potato Test and Selection,

Three years ago I planted the Early
Ohio, Early Vermont, Early Rose and
Beauty of Hebron side by side and ma
nured and cultivated them in the same
way ,, They ripesne led il n the order 9a%ed
giant 9Ssy 1% :t 6 6So sds s"s as13oa
third, Hebron; fourth, Rose. Keeping
without sprouting: first, Ohio; second,
Hebron; third, Rose; fourth, Vermont.
I have tested nearly all the early vari-
cites of potatoes before the public; but
the Ohio as keeper is in the front rank.
Out of 40 varieties tested last year I pre-
fer for early, the Ohio: for mediu u, the
St. Patrick; for late, the Genessee Coun-
ty King.-Rurai New Yorker.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-05-31

Mr.. S. G. Garmo of Springfield, O., writes:
II want every one to know that was cured of
dyspepsia, heartburn, sour stomach and
other disag reeable symptoms of weak diges-
tive organs, by using only one bottle of DR..
Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. My
stomach now readily digests any kind of
fOodO
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Why ISOw Glover.

In answer to this query, J. E. Hunt
Essex, VT, writes the following to the
Manchester IN. NJ Mirror: because
it is the cheapest manure to be had.
What we farmers want is to increase the
fertility of our soils and to do this we
have to improve every opportunity. +
find that if SOW 20 pounds of clover
seed per acre with my oats in early
spring, get a good bite for the cows,
the first fall; also get third more
hay the first crop, the second year.
The next crop starts quicker, grows fas-
ter. stand drought better than timothy,
and, taking one year with another. will
get more butter from the same amount
OF land: But now the anti-cloyer man
says. "You are done; you must plow."
Very true; under favorable circum-
stances, there is nothing to
ready. as soon as the COWS have taken
crop; we commence to spread from the
wagon the summer manure, and keep
on spreading from time until corn plan.
lizing material to turn under, which
will, with little good superphosphate
in the hill, make crop of corn with few
weeds. The amount of clover roots in
the soil is enormous; they bring up plant
food from the subsoil that corn or timo-
thy would never get. have traced red
clover roots SO inches from the main
stalk; a good growth of red clover will
make hard. stiff soil into good friable
planting ground. To sum up we would
say, that by sowing clover we get more
cow feed, more manure, more corn and
potatoes, and get them easier, and we
think that five years is long enough to
make every acre of tillable land equal
to the best at the start"
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Census Of Trees.

A curious census of the trees in Wash
ington has just been completed. It
shows there are to-day in the capital of
the republic nearly one hundred and
twenty miles of trees, of which about
one-ha]f are naples. The remainder in
cludes poplars, box elders, elms, lin
dens, buttonwoods, willows and frs: Of
naples of every variety there arc 81 100;
popIars, $40; box elders, 4,745; elms,
1870; lindens. 5,675; buttonwoods, 8, AIS;
American ash, 1881; catalpa, 529; horse
chestnut. III; miscellaneous varieties,
about 1000. These include only the
work of the Parking Commission and
represent the fruits of about ten years
labor. The young trees thrive well and
Give promise of making the city more
and more attractive as yearly they In
crease in size. The stately giants in the
public parks, also numbered ~ t nous
army Of natures ornaments under the
charge of the Park Commission.
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1A0 OuAVA1 Va A1OOuSys
The lady of forty, who uses Glenn's Sui
pbur Soap, the great skin beautifier, drops at
lie: st ten years Of her age. Unlike the danger
ous cosmetics which obstruct the pores, it is
entirely harmless. See that &c. N. Critten'
ton, Proprietor" Is printed on each packet,
without which none is genuine. Sold by
druggists and fancy goods dealers.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, black OF
br. an, fifty cents. *.
+ re in dry time is not more dangerous than
q cnsumptive cough. Arrest it with Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar. Sold by
druggists.
ke's Toothache Drops cure in one minute
From Dr.. G. C. Clark, Oswego, N. Y. II
have made sufficient experiments of Colden's
Liquid Beef Tonic 10 enable me to say it is by
far the best of all the preparations of the kind
(fo,"l and tonic) that have ever used. To the
sufferer from chronic diseases, or the conval-
escent tits invaluable, being both nourisbing
and strengthening" Remember The name,
Co'den's-take no other.) Ofdruggists.
Pure Cod-Liver OH made from selected ivers,
Oh he sea-shore. by CAswkLL. HAZARD L. Co, New
York. 1t is absolutely pure and sweet Patients who
HAYS taken it prefer it to all others.
have decided superior to any of the other oils IN
r,e ct -y.-.1s, :s----. :. 80. ~ :.
Ci,apped Hands, Face, Pimples, and rongh
Skin cured by using JUNIPER TAR SOAP, made by
CAswRLI., HAZARD = CO., New York.
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The widow of DR.. Gideon L. Soule,
died in Exeter, N. H., on the 9th inst. at
the age of SO years. Her husband was
IN instructor in Phillips Exeter Acad-
envy for so years, for "a years its princi.
nal