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influence OF Food on MIX.

The influence of food upon the quality
of milk has called FORTH first and last,
much discussion and in this country it is
generally conceded that food has very
much to do with it. The contrary opin-
ion, however, has some advocates who
base their con lusions mostly upon the
experiments made by DR.. Kuhn at the
Moeckern Agricul' ural Station in Sax
ony. It is claimed that he demonstrated
that the feeding of q COW has not hing to
do with the quality of milk, and the nee
essary consequence is that we can not
increase the ratio or proportion Of cream
or butter in cows milk Oy any change,
or food, however rich it may be. This is
60 much at variance with the experience
of dairvmen on this side of the ocean
that most dairy people are skeptical
about these experiments Curiosity
led to an investigation of the methods
employed in these experiments and the
revelaii ions ". re- not little surprising.
The milk of Saxon cows, ii the agricul.
tural reports are to be credited, Is of res
markabie richness, four and Ave quarts.
yielding . pound Of butter. We venture
to say that such cows arb not TO be found.
anywhere outside Of Saxony. The con-,
csnsion is irresistible that the statement
in these reports, as we'll IS that Of the.
Doctor himself, may be taken with
many grsina Of allowalr %
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Sneak Ri9ht Up.

You ask 8 thoroughbred, full.blooded
humbug what he thinks Of DIX. THOMAS Ee.
LEcrR1o OIL and he will invariably tell you
INST it is the worst thing he ever saw.
You ask an honest man (who has usec it)
for his estimate of DIR. THOMAS EcLEcrR1o
OH and he will reply that there may be u
better Internal end external medicine, but he
doe sn't know of It.
I do think there is nothing like THOMAS
EIEcTRIC OIL For cold or hoarseuess it
work IKE charm. Mrs. M. J. Fellows,
Burr Oak, Ct. Joseph County, Mich.
Of rhedniatls4l nothing gave lie relief
quicker than TH0MAs' .ECIEcrkIc OH Il. G..
JOINER, of Allen r. O., Hulsuale Gsuuty, Mich.
Worth five times its price. 8. B. Dnffey;
=econd mate steamer Arizona, on the gfes:
lakes, cured Of bad jam on foot
As remedy tor catarrh it stands at the
top. Edward S. Rowley, 222 w. Twelfth
rect, Davenport, Iowa.
Is the best criticize in the world for asthmat-
ic bronchitis. e l.. Mesder, D slaware, Iowa.
As a eeherai fataily mediclns never saw
anything SO good. George Dodge, Emporl.
UNI, Pa.
In cases OF Group it never failed to cure OF
relieve. c. R. Hall, GRANVILLE, Ill.
1 tell y.u 1t is grand thing. Rev. E. F.
Crare D1nki k, N. Y
Dr. THOMAS ECLEcTR1c OIL is sold by every
d1uggis. =.
Foster, Milburn & Co., Props, Bu1f4lo,N. Y.
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Poultry management. i

Tie careless poultry Helper Is often
surprised by finding, early on some cold,
frosty October morning. "a brood of chicks
fresh from the she'll. The surprise can
hardly gladden. the sight Of the owner,
for there can be no hope of raising them
in the 1nclement weather. liza few sur
vive they are of small value, always
dwarfed and imperfect. This is the re-
suit of direct negligence. If the fow 8
bad been kept in, confinement, or every
hen made to give an account of herself
at the morning feed, this trouble might
have been avoided. These are the per-
sons who say that fowls do mot ply for
their keep, and they are only kept
around to please the women folk. =,
e. Fowls should not be. allowed TO steal
their nests. They are never 90 prof liable
as when kept in conference.-the sum-
mer in ample yards, and in winter IN
'roomy, comfortable buildings. The eggs
can always he found where they are
laid, and there are no late broods com
ing of at the beginning q winter.
l have frequently heard the indif-
ferent poultry-keeper 4 remark that
it is better,,for a hen to steal her nest
dl1tA CO1uO OA III A0CO A0A
brood is then no trouble. and the chicks
are all pretty sure to live and grow up.
know better. Experience has taught
me that one early-hatched Chick, we'll
fed and raised; IS worth two of these
late, neglected ones, do not leave it
to the fowls what kind or sor, of chicks
I shall raise; I like to control this mat
ter myself. I have choice, and |
know which my best fowls are. From
them only do J make my increase Of
stock. OF course fowls kept in con6ne-
ment are more trouble, but there is no
branch of farming that pays better for
the outlay than the keeping of fowls.
The stock must be right, and then there
will be found littls difficulty; with 9
steady application to the buslness. Az
the fowls wants must be supplied. 4
hen should never be set after the 10th
OF June, and not then unless it BIZ on
eggs of some small and early-ma.ured
breed. This gives an opportunity for
every feather to get full growth in warm
weather. after which the fowl takes on
fat rapidly. Lean poorly-kept hens
will not lay and lean, poor poultry Is
not fit for market. The rule should be.
to give good keeping at all times and
seasofls.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
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rake HEART.

/ 10.
All day the stormy wina has blown $50. =
From of the dark and briny sea; -: -
No bird has past the window doWn, 80,
Phe only song has BEEN the moan = 80. -
The wind made IN tho willow 1tree.,r ae,Itss =
THIS y the sumnee's bnriai time; ~. ~ 4, (.
She died, which dropped the earliest leaves,
Aud cold tttn he, rosy prime So - :! :,
Fsll 1owu the auiumu's frosty rime- ,~.,...
Yet am not as ole that grieves. ID, -. >. ~
For we'll I know on SUNNY seas ,..a4-
The blue-bird waits for sunny skies; -
and at the root of forest trees -
The may flowers sleep in fragrant ease,
And violets hide their azure eyes.
o thou. by winds OF grief o'erbto*n
Be~ides SOME golden euntnaer's beir,- - ~
Take heart!-=;thy Birds are only ,wn, =
Eay Blossoms sleeping, fearful sown, -,
To greet thee in the imm srtal year. =:
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"a COUNTRY THANKSGIVING.

Az, good man. closesthe great harm door:
The mellow harvest timeis o'erl
The eafth has given her, treasures meet
Ofgolden corn and b rdenea wheat.
You, and your sn.,xhbors we'll have
And Of the esabshnty caught, e
Won frouabsr smiles and from her tears
Much gods perhaps, for :aaany san
You COME j tribute now to pay
The bells proclaim Thankgivtag Bay.
Well have you sown. we'll nave yeu
And Of the riches you have heaped.
You think, perhaps 20. 4 yyeeull /, Ill 1--WE
A part, that osh.rs' 90. may live.
But ifsuch argu 4nent you use, "
Your niE gard bounty refuse.
No gifts y IN on the altar lay
10 any sense are given away.
L .! rings from Heaven q voice abroad:
Who helps Gods poor doth lend the
Lord"
What Is yozr Wealth. I'D have to know
To have t. you mus ~ itgo'
Think you the hand by Heaven struck
, cold 81 e. &ss a.:
viii vet have power to clutch its gold?
shrouds have no pockets, do they say?
Behold, show you then the way:
Wait not till death shall shut the door,
Bat seld your cargees on before.
Lol he that giyeth of his hoard
To help Gods poor doth lend the Lord.
To-day, my brethren-do not wait;
Yonder stands Dsme Kelly's gate
And would you build a mansion fair
In Heaven, send your lumber there.
Each stick that on her wood pile lies
May raise dome beyond the skies;
You st~p the rents within her walls, :.
And yonder rise your marble halls;
For every pane that stops the wind
There shineth one with jasper lined
Your wealth is gone, your form lies cold.
But in the city paved with gold.
Your hoard is held in hands Divine;
at bears name that marks it thine.
Behold the bargain ye have made;
With usury the debt is paid.
Nomoth doth eat, no thieves do steal,
No suffering heart doth envy feel g..
Ring out the words: Who ofhis hoard
Doth help Gods poor doth lend the Lordl
Go get your cArg ,es under way;
The bells ring out rhaukssiv ng Dayl
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[ Officials in tie var department say that
Gen. Sheridan proposes to have settled at
tbe outstaft by the president and cabinet.
and If they deSlinete do SO, by congress, the
question as toswhether hel OF the SECRETARY
Of war is in command ofthe army. There
has been dispute shout. this matter for
years.: Sheridan thiaks that as general
of the army, with over
double sthe salary received by the Sec
rotary of war, he sh uld be more than q
chief CLERK to Him, which is all that he is.
if he recognizes the secretary Of war as In
command. -, Il,
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Romance in Real Life

From the Loud n E mo.
The beautiful and highly. cultivated
daughter of one of the proud old Roman
mobiles, the Duke of Gallese, was intro
1 duced to the Italian poet, Signor dan
nunzio. Ter kiusfolk yer dreamed
that lady of such great expectation,
and high birth could run any risk by al,
intimate acquaintance with man rise
from the lower ranks. The two walked
and cbatted together, but while the
young iadv's friends supposed that she
was TALK intellectual matters itturne,,
out that the conversation OF the interest.
ing couple turned in very different di.
reCtion. The duke learned. to his hor-
ror and anger, that his daughter had
dared to bethroth herself to the poet.
As a matter Of course, he re-
fused to give his sanction to their
marriage, whereupon the levers
took the train to Florence, where .uey
were made man and vile. The last ste
made the. duke SO indignant that he had
disinherited his daughter; but tho faith
.er and the man afterwards so far over
came the aristocrat in him that he set.
tied upon her for life yearly income of
5000 lire. The story has since obtained
an almost tragical completeness by the
separation of the duke from his own
wife. He accused her Of having secret
~ favored the cause of D'Annunzio, and
of allowing the lovers to hold interviews
afterjthe father had prohibited all furth-
ter intercourse between the two. He
has consequently broken MP his house,
hold in Rome, made settle ment upon
his duchess. and declared that he will
shenceforth live and die as If he had
neither wife nor child. I. G. IS S
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Piles! PiIeSi Pileai

Sure cure for B ind, Bleeding and Itching
Piles. Single box has cured worst chronic
case ftwenty years standing. No one nee
suffer fiv- minutes after applying. Williams
alIays The itching particularly after getting
warm in bed), Prepared only for piles and
itching for the private parts. Noyes Bros.
& Cutler, St. PAM. VINO esale Agents.
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Inst anflY RelfeYAd

Mrs. Ann Laeour OF New Orleans, L.,
writes:=[ have son who has been sick for
two of three years; he has been attended by
our lesding physicians Btat all to no purpose:
This mernipg he had his tistal spell of
coughing, and was so greatly prostta!ed IN
cons. quence, that death seemed imminent:
had in the house bottle of DR.. VIM.
Halls Balsam for the Lungs purchased by
ment yesterday: We administered it accord
ing to directions and he was instantly re-
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InDea II, &C Dl.cS,iOn.

More d..ease aud ply 'lc"i suf ring are
traceable directly to indigestion than to al
most Any other one cause. Moral: No rem
edy in the world is equal 70 Allen g ''Iro
Tonic B'tters" to aid digestion and the assim-
iiatiou OF food, and invigorate the Ii yer. All
genuine bear the signature of J. P. Allen,
st. Paul, MINI,
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In letter from Hon. Mrs. Perry, Castle
Grey, Limerick, Ireland, Browns Bron'
chial Troches are thus referred te: "Having
brought your bronchial Troches' with me
when I cane to reside here, found that
alter had given them away to those I con.
sidered required them, the poo, people will
walk tor miles to get few" For Coughs,
Colds, and Throat Diseases they have no
.uuai Sold only in boxes.
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Rev. L. 8. Caultan, o, . felev lie, Kansas,
says. DR.. Warner, your White Wine Of Tar
Syrup has been i'll my family and found to
ne ali and even more than you claim of it.
It is speedy cure tor all Throat and Lung
,;nooeoo
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I have been using Swlfls Specific Is q. 81
and find it to be the peet remedy Of the kind
that have ever been able to get, and have
tried them all. JOHN FISCHER, 81 q. 8. CAV
alru =. - - - -.
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From Ma or Downs, Military instructor,
MI. Pleasant Academy, Sing, Sing, N. T.:
During the very cold weather I was suffer:
ing with Catarrh. Ny head and throat
ached so severely that was obliged to keep
quiet. Ely's Cream Balm was suggested:
Within an hour from the first application
felt relieved, the pain began to subside. In
few days I was entirely cured. w. A.
Downs. price 80 cents.)
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Mr.. selover, Of Wall street has just been
suing ex Senator West for the payment of
81, 900 7. O. q. given at one of Bob Schenck's
famous little poker parties. 49,, ;. -..',
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One pair Of boots saved every year by u.s.
ing Lyons Patent Metallic Heel StifenerS.
NV Vile and Children. ~ atg}

Rev. L. A. Dunlap. Of Mt. Vernon, says:
My children were sfa ctsd With q cough re-
sulting from Measeles. my wife with cough
that had prevented her from sleeping more
or less for years, aud yeur White Wine 81
Tar Syrup has cured them all,
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A severe GOLD or cough can be soonest
cured by taking, accort ing to directions,
Aliens Lung Bslsam. 1t can be procured
at any drug store. 1t is harmless to the
most delicate person, and can be given to
chiIdr, without fear OF injury. Try 1t if
YOU have cold or cough.
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I have known and watcned the use of
switts Specific G.. 8. 81 for over fifty years.
and never have known Or heard of its fail
ure to cure any case of Blood Poison when
properly taken. Il L. DRNNARD, Perry, G..
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Famous Poets
ENCOURAGEMENT and Advice

Hints for Poor Farmers, by
The Failures of Great Men, by
A Dietary for Nervous People,, , u
Hints for Country House-Builders;
The Gift of Memory, and Other Papers giving 1nstan
ces of Self-Hep, by ~a@,s
A New Profession for Young Men The opportu-
mites for Young Men as Electrical Engineers, by
Thrift Lessons Learned from the European Peas
antry: Novel apers on Household Economics, by
At the Age Of Twenty-one. A Series of Papers show
ing what h1a on
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Mrs. Oliphant's new serial. written ,ex-
pressl for Youths Companion, has its
scene In the time of the Coveaanters, and its
heroine is historical character,
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SKINNY MEN-.Weis' Health Remover" restores
health and ygor, cures dyspepsia, impotence. 81.
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Otter Tail cOuAly has Isl school districts,
6,471 scholars and receives $6,361.8s from
The state school FIND.
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. First eaec' uatly, then Euvd to take, then
cheap PisO's curs tor c0ns1mp tion.
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Cured Clergymen.

The Menomonee iron ore output ia
5000 tons, where it was II 900 last year.
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Inc BUYEt6 GUIDE - il.
A sued March and Sept, each
year: ZIG pages, 81 x1l4
inches, with over 3,3oO
WA illustrations whole pic
~ ture gallery. Gives whole
sale pfices direct to consumers on all goods
for personal OF family use. Tells how
to order, and gives exact cost OF every
thing you use, eat, drink, wear, or have
fam With. These invaluable books con.
tail Information CLEANED from the mar
kets of the world. We will mail coz
Free to any address upot1 ecsipt Of tie
postage-7 cents. Let US hear frotn you.
Respectfully,
MONTGOMERY WARD 4 co.
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A Fact worth Rementber ine

DON'T die in the house. though on Rats" Clears
out rats, mice, flies, reaches. bed-bugs. $50.
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He'll To-Day is the name Of station on
the Northern Pac' fic.
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Col. Albert Pitt Bennett, associate editor
o. the state Newspaper Of Riohmend, Va,
died recently, aged ct y-fye, o. pneumoaia.
He was native Of venango county, Pa.
Col. Bennett began life @ 4 Journalist in
New OTlesns ut the closeso the MexicsnS
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Write Home Health Company, Mime.
apolis MINI, for Home treatment of al
diseases. Surest, cheapest in the world.
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Electric light wires in st. Paul will prob
Div have to 20 underground.
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Iowa has over $7,0W,UOO in savings
banks.
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H. Fart, Hobohen lumber dealer, az
signs for 100000.
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WELLS TROUGH ON C0REs:"-Ioc. ASK TOT II
Complete. permanent cure. Corns warts, bumons
John Debrlch of Humboldt raised 400
barrels 0fpotatoes ON one acre ofground.
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MONTGOMERY WARD 4 co.
AR Il lAa Wahneh AHenpe. Cklee4o. III
DR.. H0RNES EIECTRIC BELT

-sNML{f Cures NerVo9sness Eheumatism' ~
de: 6sAoRNF ney Spine and Liver diseases
MSsslECTRlc BEu. lADyspepsia Constipation, Fry.
9o k0 ipSlas GetaIr bs PILES gsn EP }s2i
.WEADH abetes, etc; kUPTyRE CURED
Age hts wanted in every town. Send for Circular.
DEW. :. HORNE Inventor, l9l Wabash Av Chicago, Ill
Electric Belts guaranteed one year. Les
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C8iCAG0 soALE co.
4 SkEPTlc SAID

ugly blotches and stubborn blood sores. Eliminates
Eoils, Carbuncles and Scalds. - Permanently and
promptly cures paralysis. Yes. it is charming and
hcalthful Aperient Kills Scrofula and Kings Evil,
twin brothers. Changes bad breath to good, remov-
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J
clothes"
Thus admonished they began to move.
Biddy and Nike and the "lanthe.n"
went with them to the top of the hill.
BY that time Harvey Gates had obtained
full possession of himself, and he bade
Riudy goodnight, telling her he would
see her on the morrow.
Nov, Dear" said he, "run home and
tell your mother quietly, that the wagon
broke do n, hut that am all right and
will be in directly." =
1t was not until near noon the next
day, when Dear broke into an irrepres-
s'bIe fit Of sobbing, that her mother
knew how near death had been to them
that night. She turned very white and
after moment said: "Chidr.n, we have
great reason 10 b. thankful to-day"
A little later Harvey Gates came in.
He had been down with Luke to get the
planks out of the road and to see Bidd y
Mccoy. He told a pitiful story of The
provertv in the little shanty. "There
will be no Thanksgiving supper there
to-day" he said. Mrs. Gates WINGED a
little. She was g thrifty woman, and it
was not easy for her to understand the
by, such a little mite Of a baby" con-
tinued Harvey Gates, as if speaking to
himself ...
"A baby?" repeated Mrs. Gates, paus-
ing ON her way to the oven; "dld you say
Biddy had baby?"
."Yes, and the. poor little things looks
half starved.ns t&.E5$sg',s5z. { tS51a
"Mam ma, " said Dear eagerly, "why
can't we have them all up here to
THANKSGIVING supper? we've got enough
for them" .. H.. ...s-.z. =.
Harvay Gates glanced at his wife.
After a moments hesitation she said.
Eyes, they can come, i suppose, if
there, amt smore'n forty or fifty Of 'em;"
and she opened the oven. door, and
basted the turkey with energy. "Har-
vey, she called, as she heard him go
ing to ward the door, tell ~Biddy to
bring the baby; and here. you take that
thick shawl ID the entry TO wrap 1t up
And % the McCoys had the grandest
Thank sgiving supper Of their lives; and
mo more thank fut company gathered in
New England th At day. the Gates fam
lily feeling very tender. lover their es-
cape from Agreat Gala NIFTY Josephine
rs. Baker, d 8. 8. Times
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hMARl1N
']|NIE|R|V|E ICl0]N|Q|U|E|R|0lRk

the brain Of morbid fancies. Promptly cures Rheu-
matism by routing 1t. Restores life-givng proper
tics to the blood. Is guaranteed to cure all nervous
disorders. BReliable when all opistes fail. Re.
'reshes the mind and inyiGoratcs the body. Cures
dyspepsia or money refunded.
The Portland daily press., 1883-01-27

Kimball's New Pictures.

Admirers of fine paintings will find rare
treat In the new pictures by Mr.. Kimball just
placed on exhibition at Mr.. Hewes' art store.
An ardent lover Of nature, every thing from
his brush is carefully and conscientiously exc
cuted, his constant aim being to truthfully rep
resent her in her various moods and phases as
they appear 10 him, and not to turn oot guam
titles OF commercial pot boilers. Recognition
comes sooner or later to snch men, and we pre-
dict that II he continues to confine himself to
the methods he is now pursuing, there will be
no question among connoiseurs as to his title
to the position of the best landscape painter
Maine has produced.
1t is true not many of his pictures have in
tines past found purchasers but this fact, as
test Of merit is not reliable one, for it is also
true that the great French artist Corot, sought
IN vain mauy years for recognition and admis-
sion to the Salon, and Millet whose "Angelus"
hrst found purchaser at mere song, but
which sold not many years ago for S160090
struggled in poverty until short time before
his death.
The three pictures just finished by Mr.. Kim
ball, are subjects in the neigh borhood of Port
land. The smaller, view ON Black Brook
beth, and the third, a scene in the woods at
Hog Island on the road to Diamond Cove:
wh1ie the two small ones are deserving of de-
tailed description, lack of space compels us
to confine our notes to the "Cape Meadows"
This represents portion of the meadow
land lying between the Mariner house and the
shore; on the left of the picture and reaching
nearly to the top OF the canvas is an I'D willow
tree from the base Of which. running into per-
spective, are the remains Of an old stone wall
while in the middle and extreme distance are
other groups OF willows-a characteristic fea-
ture OF this part of the Cape. On the right in the
immediate foreground some men are digging a
trench for the purpose Of draining the
land. These are the materials out of which the
picture is constructed, prosaic and common
perhaps TO those who always expect to be elect
rited into state of estasy upon beholding
picture, bat affording theme rsplete to the
poet or painter, whose imagination can find a
charm in the common things of every day life.
In Mr.. Kimball's picture the clouds move,
the men dig, the meadow has surface and soi-
dity, and all objects have their proper values,
qualities, and IL is qualities, not subjects that
make good pictures. VIAToR.