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THE POTATO.
Points on Its Successful Culturs-HoW TO
Kill the Bugs.

Points on Its Successful CulturS-HoW 20
Kill the Bugs
The potato crop always pays for good,
clean, constant cultivation, says the
Western Rural. AS the potato season
is short, the crop should DO pushed as
rapidly as possible. Some people begin
cultivation even before tho plant ap-
pears above tho ground, and It is good
plan, especially II the weeds begin to
show themselves. Cultivation should
be continued until the vines cover the
ground, provided it is necessary to keep
the land clean. Different seasons will
require different degrees Of cultivation,
perhaps, but even In a dry season when
the weeds are not as aggressive, stir
ring the soil and keeping 1t in fine con-
ditiOn is to assure a greater degree of
moisture. So perhaps the rule laid
down should be: constant cultivation.
After horse cultivation is no longer
practical, the weeds, if they start,
should still DO kept out, and it must
then be done by hand. A potato field
filled with weeds can not produce as
good crop Of potatoes as it would if
the weeds were not there. After the
weeds arc in blossom there is an idea
that the weeds can not hurt the crop,
but that cultivation will. 1t is a big
error.
If it werc not fact that weeds must
be supported by a soil that should be
made to devote It's entire strength to
the potatoes, it would DO truo that it
would cost more to harvest the crop,
when tho field would be full OF weeds;
and more than that and worst Of all, is
the seeding Of the ground to weeds for
the next season, and the expense Of
keeping them down. Whoever is an
implacable enemy to a weed under all
circumstances, is an excellent ffiend
to himself and practices economical
farming.
The potato beetle, of course, will DO
on hand for its share of the crop. Sea-
son his meal with Paris green, being
careful not to mako the mixture too
strong. 1t is the bugs you want to kill
and not tho vines. The quantity of
Paris green that will settle q bug is OK
ceedingly small Hence there is no
necessity of a strong mixture. One Of
our most prominent farmers and agricul-
tural writer's has not used Paris green,
however, for number Of years. He
eultivates twice week, and attaches to
the end of the singletree light brush
This brushes of the beetles ahead Of
the cultivator, and many Of them are
killed. But tho Paris green diet is by
all odds the most efficient Of any thing.
Push the growth as much as possible
and sprinkle with Paris green.
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MOVABLE FLOOR AND SECTION OF COoP.
a sect on Of this form Of coop with the
movable floor in its place. Every few
days, the door. A, being opened, stand
at the rear, and, taking hold OF the
handles, slide the coop lengtbwise OF
the cleats away from the floor, which
may then be scraped with = hoe, fresh
earth Epread on, and tho coop replaced
by reversing the motion. This coop, It
is claimed, will keep ont rats and wet
more cffcctuaily than any other cheap,
simple affair.-N. Y. World
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ANNAeEL.

AIaAAASAs LII
complexion was similar to that Of a
whole town which has been given up to
on election celebration over night Her
hair was magnetic in its influence upon
white horses. They seemed to follow
her everywhere. Her manners were
those of a hoydenish maiden of the
plains-untrammeled by tho enthral-
ments Of social amenities Of city life.
Her hands wore gems Of frosco work,
for on their alabaster surface the sun
had deep impigmented those frockles
which come naturally only to the girl
who scorns the danger Of exposure to the
elements. Her feet bade grim defiance
TO the clods and ruts of the country
road. In short, she possessed all OF the
fascinating graces Of a young lady grown
up out Of doors on the farm without ma
ternal restraint or guidance.
But, alack-a-day, her Uncle John
came from California with a belt around
his waist, full Of pure gold. Nay, more,
her Uncle John bore in his pockets big
wads Of bank notes Of phenomenal value
and owned cattle upon a thousand
hills. Alack-a-day, as was remarking,
Annabels Uncle John came home and
died. He did not die Immediately, but
fingered for weeks suffering the paugs
Of mGniG a pOtu, that grim destroyer of
youth and beauty, as we'll as Of ago and
LONELINESS. Annabel's own hand ad
ministered the paLerida ct ammonia, which
alono could soothe his pains and drive
away the phantoms which pursued him.
In due course of time, however, her dear
Uncle John died and was buried. His
Will was brie: and very much TO the
point. He left all Of his worldly goods
to his beloved niece, Annabcl Willard.
But there was a proviso. Not one penny
of 1t should Annabel have until she was
twenty-five years of age, and had spent
seven years in certain designated East
ern schools.
This was a cruel blow to her numer-
Gus admirers; but upon no other condI-
ton was she to be his heiress. Anna
bel mourned over her uncle, as she
ought to have done, under tho circum-
stances, and then she went to Chicago
and was sentenced to six weeks with
the dress-maker. At the conclusion Of
uCA AAASb aDSCASO AAOA44 LiOAASs ohO AOSuA II
ed to the old cabin, and her friends
scarcely recognized her. The white
horses alone were true TO her and fol-
lowed her. Well, seven years
passed away, as seven or eight
years will do; and Annabel came home
to claim her fortune. Her hair was au-
burn, her hands had lost their health
full freckles, her face was becOmingly
pale, her feet had corns, her hustle was
tremendous, her head upright as a Their
mOmeter, and her gait was wholly
changed. Pebbles would hurt her feet
She was different girl. Climate and
soil had changed her. She got the for
tune. S. ID. Z.
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salary will be eight dollars week, and
if every thing is satisfactory you can
start tomorrow"
You can rely on me-" said Jim, TAX
ing his leave.
Jim proceeded to the nearest saloon
60 treat his friend Neverfush to drink,
and while there met an acquaintance
named Goode.
eve struck it rich, old man." said
Jim, Shaping Goode on the back. 'Oh,
it's a regular snap. I'm in the news
paper business now"
''You in the newspaper business?"
Eyes, all brain work. Just signed a
five years contract down at the Herald
Office to assume entire charge Of the ed
itorial department. 1t won't be many
weeks before ! viii be known all over
the country. One of the conditions of
the contract is that my name is to APP
pear as the editor in large type. So that
there would be TO misunderstanding /
had the size of the type mentioned in
the contract"
"NYhat size was it?"
Double great primer"
Il guess this brain work business is
one of your dreams, isn't it?'
Not much. Get a cool hundred bones a
week, too. Two more beers, barkeep."
Scene in the Herald office about half
an hour later:l
business Manager Ito managing ed
itor)-Did you hire anybody to fill that
position you were speaking of yester-
day?
''Oh, yes. l got a fellow named James
Neverfiush. He's to start"
''Great Scott You don't mean that
tank? Why, hc'd be a disgrace to an
anarchist paperr'
Il didn't know he drank"
Drink That fellow actually drinks
so much that he don't get time to eat.
Bounce him! fire him! give him the
rowdy-dow as soon as possible"
Next day Goode again met Jim.
"Well, how does brain work agree
with you?"
Tho thing is of. threw up the
whole business this morning."
what for?"
"They tried to impose on me. What
do you think the Sinking swindlers
wanted to dO?"
''Give it up"
Wanted to change the clause in the
contract about my name being set up in
double great primer. They wanted to
mako it ordinary BREWER. refused to
submit to it. Left the office indignant-
". Brewer, bahP'-Lewis NJ. Sweet, in
Texas Siftinrs.
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door, A, is closed in cold weather. In
one roof is set large pane Of glass mot
shown in the cut, useful in early
spring for warmth, that side being
turned to the south, but in summer to
tho north. - An opening for ventilation
is made near The peak on both sides and
covered with wire cloth.
The floor Gig. . is made OF inch
boards, b b, and nailed, planned side up,
to the cleats, C. Let both ends Of
each clcat project three inches, and tho
outside edge of each two inches. This
movable floor must be of such size that
the coop shall rest entirely upon the
ends and edge Of the cleats, so that
when the doors are closed all rain will
be shed outside the floor. Fig. shows
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amount Of talent.

amount of talent.
Jim Neverhush applied for the posi-
ton. Jim was worthless kind Of
man, totally unreliable. He also drank
like the star of a minstrel combination.
THE position is not a good one" said
the editor to whom he applied, candidly,
land the work is not entirely in the lit
erary line"
''Oh, that don't make any difference
to me" said jim; sin fact like to have
variety Of things to dot kinder
breaks the mOnotony."
you'll get all the variety you want.
Sometimes you would be asked to write
wrappers, as we send out many sample
copies each week"
Zone of my strong points Is seeking
sample copies throughout the country"
81 am pleased to hear it. There are
other things you would be expected to
do. For instance, the paste would have
to be mixed each morning, and the office
swept"
Certainly, sir"
"And never let the scissors get dull.
Make it point to see that they are kept
in good condition for writing the origi-
nal humor column"
Il will, sir"
''Can you set type?'
81 am sorry to say don't"
That's too bad, for you could have
made yourself useful setting up the
mail list during your lunch hour. The
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tirely new and original in the charac-
acter of the melody, and the harmony
unusual and almost unheard of.
"Well, what do you think of the
young musician from Bonn, nOw?'
asked the Emperor, turning to him.
''He will be one of the first masters
Of the art" said he earnestly, and gave
beethoven his hand
And do You know who speaks this
decision about you?" asked the Emperor
of the young man. Ludwig looked at
the little man. he did not know.
NO" he answered
at is WOlfgang Amadeus Mozart"
said the Emperor, with emphasis.
Beethoven gave mental shout Of Joy.
And now followed a conversation,
during which the Emperor, Mozart and
beethoven all seated themselves. Joseph
asked the young man if he would not
like to come TO Vienna to live. No; the
wish was not lacking, but duty called
him back. lie spoke with emotion of
his good mother and his little brothers,
and with gratefulness Of his patron and
master, the Elector Max Francis. As
the Emperor d. missed his two guests
he gave Beethoven a ring for remem-
brance.
1t was one Of the most delightful days
of the great com pOser's life. He had
seen at one interview the greatest ruler
in the German fatherland and the great
est ruler in the kingdom of sound. -
From the German of Wolfgang Muller,
/ in Ny. Examiner.
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a Danish Idea.

Denmark has organized a new system
Of State butter shows The scheme in
cludes q continuous butter show ct the
expense of the State during several
months in each year, where fresh
samples of butter will be received every
fourteen days, the judges decision to
be given on the butter as received, and
its condition at the end of fourteen
days. The samples are to be sent i'm
mediately on the reseipt Of a letter or
telegram, so that the dairymen will not
be able to make special cask for exhi.
bition, and the samples are to be re-
peated as often as required. Competing
dairies must send in a return Of tho
feeding and system generally followed
on tho farm, with special reference to
the week during which tho samples arc
sent in. At present the number o.
dairies entered is three hundred and
sixty. Nine judges have been selected
and these act in groups Of three each.
each group recording an independent
opinion on each sample, which is
checked by those Of the other two
groups Each group will consist Of two
butter merchants and one dairy expert
The exhibitors are paid the usual
market rate for their exhibits. The
shows win be hold 1T intervals of q
fortnight during eight months of the
YoGr.-COuntry Gentleman.
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where william Penn Is Buried.

Few people, perhaps, are aware that
William Penn is buried in England.
writes Eugene Field in the Chicago
News. His last resting-place is at q
small village, Jordah's, within a few
miles of London. Several years ago a
wealthy American expended $500 in Sc
curing and setting up guide-posts point
ing the way to the spot where the grand
old Quaker sleeps his last sleep. have
tried 10 learn the name Of that Ameri-
can. but SO far have failed. suspect
that Mr. George W. Childs, Of Philadel-
phia, was the nan.
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cooPs FOR CHICKENS.
This Is the Simplest and Best and Il
Reaidea. EaaIlv Made.

This Is the Simplest and Best and Il,
Resides, Easily Made.
The season is ct hand when coops for
chickens are in demand. As success de-
ponds largely on the kind of shelter
provided, we here present the illustra-
ton of a triangular coop with movable
floor. This coop is recommended as
among the best by H. H. StOddard in
his manual on poultry architecture, and
is, moreover, easily made.
Mako the coop of half-inch stuff, so
that it might be light and moved
easily, a piece Of wood being fastened
to the roof las in the figure) each side
for handle. Tho door, A, is hinged to
open upward.
A small door in the rear allows the
chickens to pass out that way whom the
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Mr. Nowrich-Colonel Rapier has
very Gne carriage. I confess ! envy
him.
Hrs. Nevrieh-Well, dear, surely We
can buy one ike it. Do you know where
tho Colonel got bis?
Nr. Newricb-Ycs; at West Point
West Shore
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EverybOdy's Graft.

The method shown in the engraving
Is q convenient one for grating stock
that is too large for migrating and too
small for eleft-grafting. Fig. l shows
the stock with the notch, cut In as it
would be if filed in with a three
oornered fle. FIG. shows the cion cut
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THE NEW EDITOR.
How He Came to Throw Up His
Position.

PAPER published
in a large Western
town was in need
Of a young man.
1t was not necessa-
- for him to be a
full-fedged editor,
or partic ularly
gifted in carel'essly
handling the truth,
as the position was
an in signidc a mt
one and did not
T G quire a vast
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IA IEonor's Joke.

s.whats this next caseP" asked the
judge.
'.The prisoner was arrested for ogling
women"
sAhl sort Of staro-case?' said tho
Judge, and the prisoner laughed so
uproariously that the judge was very
leaicnt.-Jury.
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to fit the notch. Fig. 8 shows the cion
held in place by q cord wound about it
and tied. All the exposed surface Of the
stock and cion should be covered with
wax. BY sliding the cion up or down a
little in the notch a very close matching
of the bark may be mado. have had
as GOOD results from using this method
as any I have ever tried, and think less
skin is required in getting good joint.
Farm and Homo.
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AT THE NOTION COUNTER.
A Bargain in Hamburgs which. However,
Did Not Lead to . sale.

a bargain In LARmDufg1 which, however.
Did Not Lead to . sale.
'Wby, Mabel"
"What?''
''LookP
AT what?''
"These Hamburger"
"WeU2"
"Oay nineteen cents q yardI'
'Why, KateI"
"Did you eUerf'
I've paid thirty-hve cents often for
poorer"
$50 have II"
"Just see the width OF itT''
"And such L0UeIy patternsl"
Perfectly BEAUTIFUL"
"And the quality"
'It's the very bestl"
snow, how lovely this piece would be
for =" (whispers.l
1--WE a notion to get enough Of this
for a pair OF =" twhispers.)
''It's bargainP'
Indeed it isl''
''See this erquisite acorn patternF'
beautiful"
wonder II there's enough for-no.
it's only remnant"
There's enough for pair Of sleeves"
Think SOP"
81 could mako 1t do"
I'm afraid-Oh, see this pieceF
''How lovely"
lint it?'
but they don't buy any after all
Oral1e's Mapazina
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The words were spoken with such
warmth and kindness that the tears
came into the others eyes, as be ex-
claimed: by the grace Of your Majes-
ty, / stay!7
Your Majestyr' the little man had
said. beethoven started with dismay.
Joseph then turned to the young man
and said, with the same affability: Hal
there you arel"
Beethoven attempted to make some
excuses, but the words would not como
to his lips. "Your Majesty beg your
forgiveness-your Majesty told me that
you s-eh-sometimes-
''Yes, I shave myself. laughed Joseph,
and related the story of his meeting with
the newcomer to the little man. Then
he continued:
"NOw give metric letter"
He read it, then turning to the other
again:
My brother, Max Franz, recon-
mended this young man to me as a tai
ented musician, who improvises es-
pecially we'll Suppose we give him a
trial Immediately"
The little man nodded
do you agree, Herr Won Beethoven"
asked the Emperor.
with pleasure" answered the young
musician. So they moved over TO the
grand piano, which stood open in the
room.
Have you over played music by Mo
zart?' asked Joseph, nodding to the
other gentleman.
'Why should I not?' replied the
young fellow.
And what do you think of him?"
THAT he is the most musical, charm
ing, inexhaustible master the world has
ever SEEN" said Beethoven, enthusias-
tically. johann Sebastian Bach may
stand higher in church music, Handel
in oratorio, but on the stage the Salz-
burg composer excels even Gluck in
versatility and in characterization of in
dividuals and situations"
do you know his works by hearth"
asked the Emperor, nodding with pleas
ure.
Your Majesty may demand what you
will, replied the musician.
Joseph thought a minute, then said:
''Play and make variations on the Aria
OF odEdSlEOs
in diesen beilgen Hallen,
Kermit man die Rache NIGHT"
The Bonn Organist seated himself at
the piano and played the melody with
such richness and fulness Of expression
that the Emperor, as well as his COM
panion, were visibly astonished; and
their establishment grew as beethoven,
after finishing the melody, burst out
into a free and independent treatment
of the variations, which displayed an
incredible richness of form and an al
most supernatural power of harmony.
Good, splendidr' exclaimed the little
man, with sudden FIRE, as Beethoven
finished Excellent But now should
like to hear an original composition"
The young man from the Rhine at
once acceded to this request, and played
a composition which the little man pro-
nounced not only excellent, but also en-
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AN UNPARDONABLE oFFENsE.

First Messenger Boy--I hear Only is
goin' to be expelled from the Messenger
Boys Labor Union.
Second NJ. B.-What's he done?
Z. NJ. Bile was caught runnin'.-
Puck
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che In1usnces OF ClImate-HOw She G,
Her Fortune.

LII NJ a i Il
and soil work
wonders in
manners, hab-
its, and even
in complex
ions. Ann a
ell Willard
was the pride
and envyofev-
cry young man
in G al u N a I
County. She
was a natural
cOquette, fond
of admiration,
given to firt-
a tiOns and
frequently en-
gagged to be
married. Her
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q short visit TO Vienna, which was the
great musical center of the world at that
time. the home Of three of the greatest
masters who ever lived, Mozart, Haydn
and Gluck. The elector gave him
letter Of recommendation to his brother
Joseph, the Emperor Of Germany and
Archduke of Austria, which he was 20
deliver 10 the Emperor himself
So. not many days after his arrival in
Vienna, he dressed himself in his best
and started for the royal castle with the
letter in his pocket Although he had
overcome in some degree his dread Of
conversation with people in a higher
station Of life than his own, still it was
not wi thout some feeling Of trepidation
that he thought OF meeting tho mighty
ruler Of the whole German Empire.
As he passed through the door which
led % the EmperOr's apartments he
stopped a moment to consider what he
should say to his Majesty. just then a
simply dressed gentleman came into the
ante-room, and, attracted by the young
mans manner, advanced toward him.
Where do you wish to go?" he asked,
CourteOusly.
Beethoven looked at the speaker,
thinking perhaps he was making fun of
him, but the whole expression of the
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n NllI1I 1tIIl Ut s'11.7 H-IIEI'
John d. Cough used to tell the fol-
lowing story, though the joke was at his
own expense. Once, while on a lectur-
ing tour through England, he was in
troduced to a small village audience in
these terms: Ladies and gentleman
ave the 'oHor to introduce to you the
distinguished lecturer, Mr.. John B.
Cough, who will haddress US on the sub
iect of temperance You know that
temperance is thought to be very dry
subject; but tonight, as We listen to
our friend the horator from the hocean,
wa 'ope to ave the miracle Of Samson
repeated, and to be refreshed with water
from the jawbCne of hassi"
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VOLUME III.
"A STORY OF BEETHOVEN.
The Great Composers First Visit
to Vienna

HEN Be thoven
was about sixteen
years of age he
was court Organist
in Bonn, on the
Rhine. Max Fran
els, the elector of
Cologne, who had
his in the
royal palace in
Bonn, became in
terested in the
you ng musician,
and, to help him
along, sent him for
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a Ome-armed Printer.

A One-armed printer is as much a
curiosity as the armless:man who dex-
terously handles a knife and fork
WITH his toes.
There passed through Cincinnati
recently such a wonder, and he
worked a few days as "sub' in the
Enquirer Office. His name is Harry
Penrod, he is q years old, and halls
from Washington, where he learned
the trade on the Republican. Pen
rod six years ago went out on q trip
West, and while gone lost his left
arm in a railroad accident. Only q
short stump, extending but few
inches from the shoulder, remain.
Nothing disheartened by a misfor-
tune that would have rendered most
men helpless, Penrod set to work to
manage the intricacies of his craft
with one hand, and he succeeded so
well thar he now sets as biga string
as the best printer, and he justifies
his own matter and does it we'll. In
setting type" Penrod places the
stick on the case in front Of him and
then nimbly shoots the type into
place, working very rapidly and with
rs apparent ease CT q man with two
hands. PenrOd has worked as 8
'sub" on all the dailies of the coun-
try and makes a competent liveli
hood. lie is the only one-armed
printer capable of earning q full
DAYS wages at the case.