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MOeking-Bird Food.

Correspondence Country Gentleman.
have prepared it for several years in the fol-
lowing MANNER 70 one quart of pea meal add
a tablespoonful of best salad OIL stir WE'LL then
add one quart of dried bread crumbs rolled fine.
Stir all wen together and place in clean pan.
Put the mixture over q moderate fire and stir
until thoroughly dried and slightly brown, When
cold, add one ounce of ants eggs, which can be
procured at any large bird store. | usually
make a large quantity of the food at one time,
as it keeps for two or three months-indeed, l
think it would keep year l have fed three
birds with this food for five years with splendid
success, Every morning, when preparing to
feed the birds. crate a carrot, and 10 two table
spoonfuls of bird food add about half table
spoonful of the grated carrot Mix it well. and
you will be surprised to see how greadlly your
pets will deyour their dainty meal Crate the
carrots fresh when preparing to feed the birds,
as it dries and becomes sour when it stands any
length of time If you cannot buy the pea
meal, buy split peas and have them ground as
fine as -four at the miller's.
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Using Horses Unshod.


Correspondence Country Gentiomaa-
My daughter has fine mare. kept for her
own driving, probably about eight years old
When first obtained she stumbled frequently,
both in harness and under the saddle; was
afflicted with corns. and was nearly always lame
decided to remove the shoes, and we have
used her unshod ever since, She is now free
from corns, and there is no stumbling; her
hoofs are well formed, and becoming healthy
She was driven almost daily all winter, over
both snow and ice roads, with so much safety
that a man who one evening drove her attached
to a cutter, ND a small hull so smooth
and icy that it was very difficult for a man to
walk up it, said: after this you may say she
can climb a tree" While she is still lame at
times, there is much less of it than when she
was shod and under present circumstances
should be unwilling to put on shoes again. We
are in mountainous region, and the roads are
more or less covered with small round stones
In taking shoes off from n horse long accus
toned to them, the tread win be awkward until
the animal gets used to going unshod To get
the full benefit of the change will require proba-
bly, year at least, but with young horse it
would be different. l would never put shoes
on them. When shoes are first taken Off the
horses hoofs will require careful attention, I'M
til they are grown so that the marks of the nails
are all removed and the hoof becomes healthy.
1t is we'll. as the hoof grows, to round off the
edges with a file, so as TO avoid exposing a sharp
edge TO the ground, which would be- apt to chip
the subject from Mr.. Robert Martin, of West
port Conn, who has used his horses unshod for
about six years also from n little work entitled
Horses and Roads, by Free Lance, which may
be obtained from q. p. Putnam's Sons, New
York city.
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The thing which separates and sets apart this cloud
of human dust that hangs about the national winnow
ing from most crowds is that it is masculine middle
aged given to gray hair and rugged features to am
pie Wristbands, and share large and small of this
world goods or the power of buying of those who
have it.
Attendance a national convention is expen
sve luxury for everybody but the Southern delegate
You see men hustled here and there who are in the
habit of taking seats the leather cushions of bank
parlors, and conspicuous for unusual success in
money getting too common in this mob to attact
attention This great crowd includes all sorts and
conditions Of men, and it is dotted with the political
hummer, who Is always astonishing you by his pow
erty the rest Of the tune and his ability to pay bills
convention weeks, or by his still greater ability in
persuadng other men to pay his bills for him.
But the surprising thing about this mob is that it Is
a mob of marked men Congress does not include the
ruling forces of 900 600 voters; State Legislatures
do not; the big State political machines able as they
are do not but here at national convention, in
four years the ruling class in the politics of great
republic is vsiby gathered, from the Iuicknannered
Massachusetts, men, with their good clothes, high
breeding and the organized I'LL emper of aristocracy
as displayed in men like Hoar and Lodge, TO the
who born plantation negroes and have risen TO
take a personal share in the selection of President.
All forms and classes of political power are here,
and the consciousness of power the possession of in
huence the accustomed share IN the conduct OF affairs
give this mob restrained habitof standing in buzzng
groups through which tears the Logan storm and the
Blaine whirTind when delegation leaves its
headquarters and pushes its squeezing. shouting,
cheering way through the throng from headquarters to
headquarters.
For an these differences it is homogeneous mob.
The extremes you know at glance. There are two
or three big eartwheel hats-Texans, of course-and
the Southern negro in his own important self, his
face shining with appreciation of the situation and
his shoulders alive with conscious pride like
Roosevelt with his eager face and eyeglasses is at
other extreme and the Californian. little rough at
the edges and all alive at the center is type of his
The world over you would never mistake another
type the snnallish thin featured with n com
posed coloress face, a thick mustaehe curling
around an extraordinarily thick cigar, dark your
boot who interrupts conversation hard by with
Did Won say Northern Pacific Off | beg Your
pardon but 1 am member of the New York Stock
Exchange"
seetng mass into tho familiar American type Of
cessful men Alert aware of his powers, not given to
saving mach clumsy in his arnuseaents. and given to
sad unoonoern in his dress but unconlmonly facie iii
getting things done Driftwood and human hotsaIn
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National Convention of Turner's.

DAVENPORT, Ia juno 4.-This was the fourth and
closing day of the national convention of Turner's.
At the forenoon session resolutions adopted
renewing their stand against measures which
clarfng that they are in full harmony
with the efforts against personal liberty; the resolu-
tons also protest against the misuse of alcoholic
drinks; asking strong measures for protection of
workingnen against the carclessness Of employers in
neglecting TO provide sufficient barriers against acci-
dents in mines and factories, and that penalty for
such carelessness may be imposed upon such employ
ers; they also ask for laws enforcing the sanitary and
moral protection of women employed in mills and
factories denounce stage exhibitions of children and
childrens nasqnerades declare against tho destruc-
ton of forests etc The afternoon spent in visit
ing places of interest about the city and Government
Isnnn
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FEATURES OF THE CONVENTION.
The Great Hall and How 1t Looked When
Filled with People.
"Gath's" Letter.

'Gaths' Letter.
The average visitor went into door had one
coupon torn from his ticket and then proceeded
through cr,rving wooden hall of white planks,
which seemed to lead nowhere, but all at once
opened by a sort of batehwsy into the enormous
auditorium. These numerous passages carried under
the floor of the hall, all popped up as passengers
come out of cabin or hole through the deck of a
ship.
To see that hall naked was of itself sight, and
it bore the appearance of enormous excursion
scow with glass roof. In the portion of the
audience tilted up the poop of ship
Then another enormous portion sid forward
at gentle inclination until red railing encoun
tered Beyond this sat the alternates. Then at
another red railing the delegates, swallowed up in the
enormous body of the audience were TO take
their seats under little blue and gilt banners, each
marked with star and the name of State.
Fallldng the delegates chairs for several hun
dred press not strictly reporters. In front of
the reporters pine tables, with crossed legs occu
pied two levels and here probably sat three hundred
writer's
Next above this jutting forward was the place for
the presiding officer and his assistants; and then
other mighty audience place in their proba
bly, of itself sufficient to hold fifteen hundred to two
Thousand persons. Along the sides of the main audi
small boxes numbered lettefed, i'll which
priviledged guests and ladies sat Then up under the
rders of the roof long gallery not reaching the
ends. In sort of bansept the stockholders of the
building had made themselves place to look down
from the height of eighty feet upon the stage di
rectly
In painting this building. red white and blue were
the colors the white being obtained by leaving por
ton of the wood Imprinted. The roof was blue. and
the skeleton and framework red One broad aisle,
perhaps six hundred feet long, down the middle
The periphery raised some feet above
the floor. Painted shields of the different
States, and insignia of the Union were
nailed up around the entire house. and flags We're
hung out with moderation. Into this place nearly
ten thousand began to at early hour,
n wonder human
be heard in the place. 1t was however the hall
which gave Garfield his last great audience but
and his final victory. The handling of these great
conventions has become much matter OF method
that there trouble on this occasion.
curious stranger might have been interested to
look back at the different telegraph companies rattng
their instruments and the tremendous play of bust
from this house went news rumoPs to keep
the whole country tiptoe all day. Seats We're in
great request. and every person with influence had
been pestered for week. Persons came here from
remote cities, and other countries, and found
way get into the hall but buy the ticket of
one who relinquished it grudgingly from necessity
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The Temporary Chairman.


John r. Lynch was born thrty-seven years ago, in
louisiana of slave parents and remained slave until
the emancipation by President Lincoln. purchaser
of his mother carried her. with her children, to
Natchez, where he attended evening school for few
months. By private study he acquired good En-
gsh education He engaged in the business of pbotog
raphy at Natchez until 1869, when he was appoint
ed justice Of the peace. He elected to the Mis-
sssippi Legislature in 1870 and reelected in 1871
serving the last term as Speaker Of the House. In
1872 he elected to Congress by the Republicans
and re elected in 1874 In 1880 he was again a can.
didate for Congress against Gen. James r. Chalmers
and was seated after contest Ia 1852 he received
&, 706 votes for Congress- against 76l7 for HearyS.
Van Eaton. the Democratic candidate.
1t was funny sight to see Mr.. Henry Cabot Lodge
and the irm,aPpearing Mr. Taft and the dashing and
temporary chairman to the stage, and it too, i'll
another light, most solemn and impressive sight.
Mr. Lynch is, in appearance. pronounced negro and
woolly headed and black the traditional of
spades. Contrast this scene with twenty five years
ago when the ancestors of Henry Cabot Lodges Eel.
owcitizens in Massachusetts, mobbed and ostra-
ciEed for sympathizng with the slave and the negro
was goods, a beast of burden, par with the OK,
and was bought and sold in the market.space
escorted by famous men and of famous men from
historic Massachusetts,, South Carolina and Kansas
These representative men escort negro to the stage
TO preside vast and iiistrios assemblage of the
brains, and patriotism and wealth and intellect and
beauty of the generation 1t great moment for
the coored people AID well did their honored repre-
sentative behave himself In discreet, wise and
sensible way he addressed the convention and failed
to make the mistake of loquacty and verbosity char
acersic of the negro orator when he gets chance
loose in eoquentisl way and all this happened
the very spot where twentyfour years the first
Republican President nominated his
opponent because that opponent Seward, thought
to be too radical on the slave question: in fact, was
charged with being Abotionist, while Lincoln
held to be more conservative upon that question and
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tAFTER ADJOURNMENT.
A Mass Meeting in the Hall-Speeches by
Oglesby and Horn.


Oglesby and Horn.
CHICAGO June 4-After the adjournment of the
convention and while the hall still crowded there
were loud calls for Ingerson aud Ogesby. The calls
we're kept up for long time. Mr.. Ingersell did not
respond to them but Ex-Governor Richard J. OglesbY
did and made long and amusing speech
abiding in complimentary terms to the var
candidates for the presidential nomination.
Arthur Edmunds. Blaine and the two Shelsnans Lo-
gan Governor Fairchild of Wisconsin, General u
S. Grant Harrison Gresham and others were in turn
eomplimented by the speaker. and were appauded by
the audience In conclusion, he announced that the
American people would not allow that party to retire
from the exercise of the sovereign powers of the nation
After Oglesby had finished his speech there were
ealls for Fred Douglass to which, after time that
Gentleman responded. He excused himself however
rom making speech account of tho loss of his
voice. Then the calls for Ingersoll were renewed but
that gentleman not present, substitute was
suggested in the person of Congressman
Horr. of Michigan. who came forward
aud made speech. He remarked that
six months ago they had been told that the Re
publican nomination for the presidency would go
begging. but there not much sign of its going
abeggiug tonight. The edict had gone out that this
convention would name the next President. Repub-
lean conventions had named the President for TWEEN
ty-four years and they had got into the habit of it
and were not going to break up
that habit this year: He ridiculed
the Democratic party in the House of Representa-
tives and its failure in the way of tariff revision
God F." he said. would not have put the gold and
coal and iron in the bowels of the land if he thought
that the Democratic party going to the
try and abolish the tart f."
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Il. W, b. in New York Evening Post,
To "hegin as you can hold out" is an old adage
often repeated for the benefit of the young wife;
it may be dweft upon by the young house
keeper at least with profit, One thing | never
would begin with is copper teakettle.
would never have the memory Of that once bright
but constantly dimming copper tea kettle haunt
ing me; that is one bitter experience which may
be so easily avoided. When there are only two
members Of the family and competent girl in
the kitchen, and the kettle may be kept bright,
and that too without great danger Of the family
drinking verdigris in their tea; but when the
children come and the mothers room is
further removed from the kitchen, and her
Watchful care must be exercised over other and
more important subjects than pots and kettles,
the pleasure of having copper tea kettle IS
greatly diminished, us it seems to be no longer
possible for its good looks to be preserved. A
good tin tea kettle. of medium size, may be kept
clean and bright at oil times with little effort;
and the time and thought that must be given
during ordinarily long life to the copper YES
sci would easily be used TO better advantage,
A thoughtful woman who wishes well to all
womankind. and who appreciates the beauty as
we'll as the necessity of doing faithfully and
with thought every humble duty that is owed
to the home ia still sometimes appalled,
when the conviction is forced upon her
that the great mass of women think of nothing
else. She feels with pain and with great sense
of loss, that the brains of most women, instead
of being evenly developed, are necessarily the
reverse. Who does not know, and esteem. and
pity some woman of her acquaintance who re-
tires from school with scanty equipment in the
way of arithmetic, grammar and spelling, and
who after that never opens book unless, per
haps, some light novel; who skins through the
morning paper. noting possibly the last murder,
but nothing morel 1t seems as if even these
women might be awakened to something better,
might be made to appreciate the meaning which
others give TO life, and might become interested
in pursuits which give pleasure lasting long after
the copper tea kettle has been secured into OBJ
livin
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Apainfal shock to presbyterIans.

New York Evening fost
AS devout Presbyterian, Mr. Blaine must
have been deeply panied when he saw by the
newspapers of this morning what tremen-
dous days work his friends did for him in Chi
cago on Sunday. They not only created an up
roar which drowned everything else in the
city, hut in their official accounts of the days
proceedings they scoffed openly at the Edmunds
men for keeping their headquarters closed out
of respect to New England Sunday traditions.
In the almost innumerable authoritative an
nouncements which have been made during the
past few months concerning Mr.. Blaine's reli-
gious opinions, he has always been pictured as
devout Presbyterian. who passed all the Sun
days of his youth in giving instruction in
Sunday-school. This exemplary conduct has
been held up as bait for the Presbyterian
vote, and the Quaker vote in Pennsylvania, and
to this constituency as well as to Mr.. Blaine
himself the news of yesterdays work will come
as a painful shock.
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CHICAGO. June 4.-The subcommittee on resou-
tions having completed their work, reported to the
fun committee at 3 o'clock this afternoon The reso
utions reported read in order for debate and
approved. The session lasted four hours, and adj
iouined without completing the platform. The prin-
cipa point of discussion was understood to be the
tariff plank. and it was finally reeommitted to the
subcommittee with instructions report to the full
committee at $50 O'Clock tomorrow morning. 1t is
said the difference of opinion is not serious, and will
be readily settled at meeting to be held later this
evening. The resolutions contain a strong indorse
ent of President ArthrJ1s administration. declare
for evilseryiee reform in favor of efficient navy
and a vigorous tariff ps nix.
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Meronrv and Potash

Are dangerous even when administered by di-
rections and under the eye of a good physician,
and when put mp in nostrums, often by incompe
tent persons aroapt to produce evil consequences.
BE careful of these poisonous mixtures, or you
may regret it. SwIFT's SPECIFIC is not only
preferable to these dangerous compounds in the
treatment of Blood and Skin diseases, but elm
mates the poison OF Mercury and Potash from
the system by toning up the organism aud fore
ing out the poison through the pores Of the skin.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co, Drawer 3, Atlanta.
Ga
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POWELL CLAYTON.
A Statement of His Reasons for Not Sup
porting Mr.. Arthur.

porting Mr.. Arthur.
CHICAGO June 4--Gen. Powell Clayton, in in.
terview to-day, said:
1.-The assertion has been made in certain newspapers
that had pledged myself and the Arkansas delegation
10 Arthur and that now unfairly leaving him
,rbe'fact is, that I have never spoken written
word 10 hitn the subject of his candidacy felt
friendly TO him. and do yet. and if he had developed
sufficient strength in his State and other North
ein States that give Republican majorities, would
lave supported him, and think the Arkansas delega
ton would have joined in this con
custom although three of the delegates
haye, from the first been adverse to
him. Our State convention was the second one held
f.ouisana holding the first At that time North
state had voiced its wishes, hence had light
IN the subject Of Northern preference and for that
cry reason, State convention gave no Indication
yatever to how its delegates should vote it being
generally understood that unpledged delegation
Chicago should be governed BY the result OF the
conventions in the States that give electoral votes
Xhen ! ascertaned that Mr.. Arthur had carried only
bout twelve Republican congressional delegations in
=, nioh and had failed 70 carry his State, [
r,hcauty came the conclusion that his candidacy
Avas l.uisaless "
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Railroad Difficulties.

ST Louis June At is stated here that informa-
ton has been received from New York TO the effect that
application will be made for the appontmentof
receiver for the Texas g. Pacific railway 1t is also
stated that the Central Trust Company has been
buying coupons the mortgage bonds instead Of
paying Them and will claim the right to name the
receiver.
D. 3. Howard auditor for the receivers of the Wa
bash has issued circular which states that the order
Of the does authorize the receivers to pay
any salaries wages earned prior to December /,
1SR3 Agents must therefore decline TO redeem any
time-ehecks covering services or labor performed
hefnre that date.
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An Assault on brewster Cameron.

CHICAGO, June 4.-George Turner, of Alabama,
this evening assaulted Brewster Cameron, ex-Chief
Examiner of the United States Department of Justice
in the rotunda of the Grand Pacific Hotel Cameron
turned upon him and struck him a severe blow
upon the head with Hon.
Paul Strobaeh of Alabama, seeing
that his friend getting the worst of the
began punching Cameron with his umbrella The lat
ter, however, fully equal to the occasion, and
came on. first best in the fight The occasion for DIE
assault, Mr.. Cameron says, was evidence which he
compelled TO give before the committee ex-
pendtures in the department of justice concerning
the conduct of certain Alabama marshals.