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A SIMPLE TEST FOR LINE.

a chemical analysis Will tell whether
q soil has an abundance or q deficiency
of lime and other materials which 60
toward supplying needed plant food. 1t
requires an expert chemist to determine
this, and no method has, as yet, been
devised by which farmer can analyze
his own soil. But simple method has
been devised by which any farmer can
tell whether his soil has enough lime or
not. Take a few sbovelfuls of soil from
different parts of the field, and dry,
:pulverze and mix them thoroughly.
Take few ounces of this, powder it,
and burn it to ashes on an iron shovel
> over fire. Put these ashes in o glass
tumbler when cooled and mix with them
as much water as it will take to cover
them. Stir this with a glass rod or
wooden stick, but not with anything
metallic. To this paste add an ounce of
.hydrochloric acid, which is commonly
= sold as muriatic acid or spirits of salts,
the mixture being stirred all the time.
If pretty brisk effervescence takes place
it may be taken for granted that the soil
" contains fair proportion of lime; but if
little or no effervescence takes place,
the soil contains little or no line
american Agriculturist.
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.O.ire Culture in California.

The ca suited to olive culture i'll this
country has rcvc. been accurately de-
fined. In genera! terms it may be said
to include the Country oi the weEt.ra
81 c o. tn. S,crr!, bc.oY fo..y-tHo DE-
erees OF ia:ituI,, down 10 aai inc!I lin );
parts oi Ariz ,pa anil Ne% .'iexlco. Be-
Hou,i t',is territorial are, i: is not prJ j.
able tina: snc olive will max. mlch o: 4
fyuGr. IHdrc.., tneGe y stroa.s pr1 J
a1ihty that for 1T lels. :. wa0;e ge&s"t-
ton tie oa:y State i'll the Chinn t1is
viii Svs mE.b co:n.n"rcial pT,uinsaca
for rtc proIuc:i@l Of tie GIVE will be
Ca!iCorl:'. T:c growers wlo have a..
ready bec,me producers h"-a a-e pio-
nters. Owe o:r.,9ris have Dccn pane |
a;iai.t IS ira:!v G:ui2:: Tie las. t&o OF
three yea:.s rs sppi, %: p.HM or;asrd'.
Tns area C. olives uos nos In bearing is
ttrea.er ti,a1 t.,as in frui:sse. fhe p!aai-
ing will @ o. in coming seasons because
thsrs is satisfactory evidence that the
business will be = paying one. The con-
yentisn has now established the very
conditions of a sucee7s-concerted action
securing perfect guarantee of the pur-
ity of olive oil producet| IN eaIltorala."-"
San Ffaneiseq Bulletin. - =.
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"The Twelve-O'cl0ck Man"

The old "Twelve- O'clock Man" two
decades since was familiar around the
City Hall. Twenty years ago, before
the green park in front OF the Hall was
DESTROYED, an iron fence inclosed what
is now the plaza. There was one par
ticular place along it on the Court street
side where an old man was always found
leaning few minutes before noon every
day in the week during seven years. AS
soon as the City Hall clock struck twelve
he would look longingly at the entrance
to the Hall and wait expectantly, mutt
tering to himself, "He's in there and
now he'll meet me-" It was explained
by those who knew his story that some
one owed him money many years back
in the past and had agreed to meet him
at the Hail exactly at noon to pay him.
The debtor never came, and the old
mun had grown light-headed. He lived
in Dean street in a tumble down wooden
cottage, somewhere near Flatbush ave-
nue., and he supported himself and a
sister by shoveling in coal or by any
small job he could obtain after twelve
o'clock had passed, an appointment he
kept Sundays as we'll as all other days.
In summer he wore soiled linen coat,in
winter, heavy, coaroe coat. And IN
summer or winter he always had black
telt hat pulled down over his eyes:
With his coat buttoned to his chin and
his hands clasped in front of him he
stood waiting, like Patience on a monu-
ment. Professor F.. T. S. Boyle made
sketch of him that was considered an
excellent picture. 1t was hung on the
parlor wall of the old Faust Club, where
Brooklyn newspaper men congregsted in
the days Of auld lang syne. The OLD
Der, 1873, and the following day some
one put Grape on the iron fence where
he had rested, with the in memorlam,
0ssNoon at Last. "-Brooklyn Citizen.
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Onion seed for next years sets may
now be sown.
Flowers in porous pots require more
water than those in hard-burned pots.
Reports show that grapes under a
board or even under muslin cover are al
most exempt from rot.
Amaryllis Johnsonii provides hand
some garden plant that can be easily
wintered in cool cellar.
Ducks are so much clumsier than
chickens that it is not good plan to
keep them together in the same yard.
Perennial phloxes in various colors,
massed together in large bed, produce
a brilliant effect. They are easily grown.
Turkeys ard guineas are very tender
when first Matched and should be taken
from the nest short time after hatch
ing.
There is quite difference between the
large and small breeds of poultry and
the roosts for the large breeds should be
made low.
After the chicks are three weeks old
the cake may be omitted, the food be-
ing scalded instead, but the quantity of
bran should be reduced one-half.
During the summer, especially. there
is no better grain to feed the laying hens
than whole wheat. If they are given a
good range, however, onlya ight feed
will be necessary.
After the chickens arc old enough to
be given free range the feeding coops
should all be gathered up and stored
away until needed another season. A
little care in this respect will save ez-
persc.
Spring plowing is always advisable,
but there are occasions when the pull
vcrizer will not only serve the purpose
Of the plow, but also save labor in the
rapidity with which the land eau be
rendered fine.
A large proportion OF the poultry sent
to market from now on until cold
weather will be in very poor condition,
and this is one leading cause for poor
prices. A little better feed and care
would greatly improve the quality.
An important item in managing an in
cubator is to use only ie best of oil anj
TO trim the lamp regularly and kee. :,
ever, thin. clear, especially the lamp anl
burner. So far IA i. possible only such
roos.ers as arc nee lei for breeding should
he kent. More than this only alis to
the expense.
Canicr in the mouth OF fowls caa bo
cared by wrapping = c,ot'l nrouni a
sr,all stick and dipping in cA!rra e Of pot
! ash and washing out c.ean. y hnuse
wiz. an earth II i,or IS bes5 for Iu":,-; sup
! plyf raw for lite AMI c.eln ~. r2.u-
larry to avnil gc;til., iilt;lr. Ey pATil-
a.! GoIl dust bith tlc OSls VIII .1D a
good yog:l in rlddis.g themselves Of IL,
lbut it saouil he c.l'u1el occasionally. ).
| Wees .,ra certainly :~.ua )!esonc 70 the
careless farmer, bur wiaan ri :htly cla"
s:dcrea are ! gentle re aildcr ~ be-
re:celt nature that some Gne is e.5lect-
ius work wilici should be dom. And
as virtue is its oHn re ward, thas Of crc-
full attention to business opportunities
always pays .he farmer handsomely.
Weeds are thus an inducement for the
farmer to do his whole duty in the thor
ough cultivation of the land, which
would he apt to be neglected otherwise.
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Why DerelictsITu Over.

Nearly every Incoming vessel which
reaches tb!s port reports having passed
some Gerelict tossing about the North
Atlantic. Tie peculiarity of the reports
lies in the fact that nearly every one OF
the wrecked vessels is reported as float
ing bottom up. The cause which in
duces craft which is built to float keel
downward, to assume the unnatural atti-
tude of pointing it to the skies as soon
as abandoned, is point on which sea-
faring people widely differ.
1t is easy enough to comprehend how
an abandoned and helpless vessel, drift
ing at the mtrc of wind and wave, can
be thrown on her beam end and even
entirely capsized when struck broadside
on by an Atlantic wave. But why SUBJ
sequent waves do not send them back to
their normal floating position appears
to be vexed question.
An old sea captain. who is too modest
to have his name mentioned, accounts
for the persistency with which derelicts
insist on floating about bottom up with
the reason that the bottoms of vessels are
always watertight. When suddenly cap
sized he thinks that a quantity of air
is caught in the vessels hold, and, being
confined in that space, has tendency to
keep the craft in an inverted position.
An eminent naval constructor, when
questioned on the subject, explained that
the phenomenon is caused by the vessel
filling with water, and says that any
shifting cargo changes the centre OF
gravity of vessel and affects its stabil-
ity. Experience has proved this true in
colliers and grain-laden ships. Sea water
is said to be worse than either, and the
influence on the stability OF an abandoned
hulk, combined with excessive rolling in
the trou gh of the sea, is often sufficient
to carry the derelict beyond the safe angle
of keel. Once beyond that point, the
constructor says, it will never RETURN
Neao York Times.
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CUTTING TAssELs FROM CORN.

A decided effect upon the proli6cacy
- of corn is produced, AYERS DR.. B. D.
Halstead, by removing the tassels before
they develop far enough to bear the pol
len. This principal of adjustment in
vegetable physiology was we'll brought
. cut by experiment at the Ithaca station.
Alternate rows of forty-two hills each
were tasseled and the yields in good ears,
spoor ears, abortive ears, merchantable
{ corn, poor corn, number of stalks and
weight of stalks carefully noted. On
! the rows left with tassels the good ears
were 1851; on the same number of hills
with tassels removed the number was
1888, or as 100 to ISL in favor of tassel-
ing. In weight of merchantable corn
the comparative result was almost the
same as for good ears, namely, 100 TO
152, and the poor corn was. 100 to 144.
1t will therefore be seen that there was
q gain in corn of nearly fifty per cent.
This difference was uniform over all of
the twenty-four pairs of rows. This
outcome is striking and it now remains
to determine if it will pay farmers to
tassel their corn and also what per cent
age of the stalks for some tassels must
remain) can be treated with profit. As
regards the above experiment, confidence
is expressed that from "a commercial
standpoint it paid. Production of pollen
Is an exhaustive process, and knowledge
of the ability OLA plant to turn its cur
rents of nutrition from one place to an.
other is, to say the least, gratifying
-Nep. York Tribune.
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Roses In China.

In no other part of the world has the
culture of roses been brought so nearly
to perfection as in China. The rose gar
dens of the Emperor of the Flowery
Kingdom are gorgeous in the extreme.
The revenue obtained yearly from the oil
of roses and rose water is enormous, and
a great addition to the imperial Golfers.
Only the members Of the royal family
al d the nobility, high military officials,
m, larins, etc., are allowed to nave any
of the altar of roses in their dwellings.
Very severe punishment is meted out
to the ordinary citizen in whose posses
sion even a drop of the precious essence
is found.-Pkiladelphia Times.
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The ."Lichtnins Arrester. "

To the unlnitiated it is great puzzle
how the dangers of lightning are arrested
where there are so many conductors OF
electricity as there are in telegraph Of
fee. More than 1000 wires enter the
big Western Union Building in New
York City; and from one to a thousand
in other Offices Of that company through
out the United States. Each of these
wires run more or less directly to the
desks of the operators; this being the
case, how do they guard against danger
from lightning during times of great elec-
tricai disturoancesl Even when less
electric attractions are wanting, most
people confess to certain feeling of in
security when the elements rage and
wake up terrifying flashes of forked fury.
But science has provided an answer to
the question asked above, as we'll as to
almost all other puzzles which stand in
the way of human progress. Every wire
as it enters building passes through the
bottom OF a long narrow board, and then
again through it at the top. This board
is the "lightning avrester." If the cur
rent is heavy the first effect Of the board
is to deprive it of much OF its force.
Should the first contact with the Gar
rester" fail to eliminate the lightning of
its fatal powers, it passes on to the top
of the board and touches q spring which
communicates with q "drop," instantly
shutting off all connection with the
opcrating-room. The spring is called
the "plush magnet" and beyond it no
overcharge of lightning, whether pre-
cceding from storm or from contact
with other wires, can possibly go.--St.
T9uis R.UnLlic
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HOW TO CLEAN ENeRAvrNGs.

According to the american Art Printer,
you should put the engraving on a clean
board and cover it with thin layer of
common salt, 6rely pulverized; then
squeeze lemon juice upon the salt until
considerable portion of it Is dissolved.
After every part of the picture has been
subjected to this treatment, elevate one
end of the board SO that it will form an
angle of about forty-fve degrees with the
horizon. From q tea kettle or other
suitable vessel pour on the engraving boil
ing water until the salt and lemon juice
are entirely washed off. The engraving
will then be perfectly clean and free from
stain. It must be dried on the board or
on some smooth surface gradually, not
by the fire or sun. Immerse the print
for an hour or so-or longer, if neces-
sary-in a lye made by adding to the
strongest muriatic acid its own weight in
water, and to three parts of this mixture
adding Que of red oxide of manganese.
India Ink stains should IN the first in
stance be assisted out with hot water,
and pencil marks should be taken out
with India rubber very carefully. If the
print has been mounted, the paste on the
back should be removed with warm
water. Another recipe is: Lay the en-
craving down on q smooth board with
a clean sheet Of paper underneath, and
with clean sponge and water wet the
picture on both sides, and then saturate
1t we'll with soft sponge with the fol-
lowing mixture: A quarter OF a pound OF
chloride of lime, two ounces Of .oxslic
acid, aud one quart of soft water. +;
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HOW TO FATTEN

The following is r,ummary of expert
ments MADE at tb'; Illinois experiment
station saan at at Char 1palgn during the Yeas
1888, 1882 ID 1880:
IN eign'. trials in which corn only was
1eo asi' .e from salt and coal slack, pigs
uas' 4ng in average weight from sixty
we to 200 pounds and kept in pens or
small lots without grass gained at the
rate of from 10.46 to 14.73 pounds per
bushel, ffty-six pounds, shelled corn,
the average gain being 1886 pounds.
The rate of gain for food eaten and the
food eaten in proportion to weight oe-
creased after four to SIX weeks feeding
with corn only. The corn eaten per day
varied from 3.41 pounds eaten by pigs
averaging 65.5s pounds to 1871 pounds
eaten by pigs weighing 311 pounds. The
corn eaten per day per 100 pounds live
weight varied from 1.95 pounds eaten
by pigs fed eighty-four days and averag-
ing 207 in weight to 5.19 pounds eaten
by pigs averaging 65.5s pounds.
In four trials, pigs fed all they would
cat of shelled corn with blue grass pas
ture ate 42165 pounds of corn and
gained 905 pounds, which was at the
rate of 1904 pounds gain per bushel of
of corn. Pigs under like condi-
tions, except that they were fed but half
as much corn, ate 2190 pounds of corn
and gained sos pounds, which was at
the rate of 1898 pounds per bushel.
Pigs in dry lots fed shelled corn ate
4207 pounds of corn and gained 1905
pounds, which was at the rate of 1852
pounds per bushel.
After periods varying from six to nine
weeks the pigs which had been fed a half
ration of corn on pasture were given
full feed of corn, the others being fed
as before. In three trials, lasting four
or five weeks each, the pigs which had
had full feed of corn throughout ate
1896 pounds of corn and gained 32s
pounds, which was at the rate of 10.11
pounds per bushel. Those which had
been fed half feed of corn in the first
part of the trials ate 2075.5 pounds of
corn In the second part ana Salneo 4oS.o
pounds, which was at the rate of 12.5
per bushel. Those fed corn only ate
1624.5 pounds of corn and gained 224
pounds, which was at the rate Of 7.44
pounds per bushel.
Two pigs in a two-acre pasture in
which three yearling steers were fed corn
gained in twenty-four weeks lS5 pounds.
In second trial two pigs with like con.
ditions gained 231 pounds in thirty-one
weeks. In neither case was the gain
large. In each case the pigs at the close
of the trial were in good condition for
full feeding and made large gains when
so fed.
A trial of apple pomace as food for
pigs resulted unsatisfactory. The
pomace kept we'll; chemical analysis OF
it showed an apparently good compost
ton for feeding purposes, but the pigs
ate very little of the pomace. Chicago
Herald.
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s1Le s5R POULTRY.
DESIRABLE QUALITIES IN HORSES.

"The thing that ought to be looked
to in horse is his foot. For as q house
would be of no use, though all the upper
parts of it were beautiful, if the lower
parts of it bad no foundation, SO horse
would be of no use in work if he had
tender feet, even though he should have
all other good qualities, for his qualities
could not be made of any available use" "
The Teas Ltus Stock Journal which ex-
presses the foregoing opinion, says also
that the craze for heavy draft horses
for farm work is dying out. Farmers
are learning that they are not so desirable
as active, fast walking horses of medium
size. A three horse team of quick-step-
ping, active, mediums sized horses will
do much more work and give much
better satisfaction on the farm than a
team of two of the great unwieldy ami
mais. For heavy loads on the roads the
large animals are probably best, and for
this reason there is a steady demand for
them at good prices in the cities and
wherever heavy hauling is to be DONE
,NesO York World.
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WORDS OF WISDOM

The way to come out righ. is to start
in right.
Wrong living is capIed by wrong,
thinking. s;-'',.5r'
The thi-s;s which cause ia the most
trSuoie ncver happen -
NJ man can beccma, rich by never,
giving away aaythiag,1
There are millions of taskmasters who
never cracked whip.
If some of US would look up more We
would see more sunshine.
Sin is only limited by ability. A
fla would kill an elcnhant if it could,
When everything else seems to be
giving away, try standing on a promise.
There is nothing which man so much
hates as to be told the truth about him
self.
AS long as man sees some other
mai who i. worse than he is, he feels
safe.
Teaching children to be stingy is
only another way of teaching them to
steal.
There are no braver men than those
who are never afraid to speak the
truth.
The world is full of people who are
very pleasant as long as they can have
their own way.
The longer a man has his own way,
the stronger the probability that ne will
never give it up.
Remember that an ounce of example
with children will weigh more than ten
pounds of advice.
If fsome people could always be as prom
inent as the church steeple they would
be just as fruitful.
If some men took as much interest in
their children as they do in their pigs,
their boys would all be preachers.
There is a native savagery in every
breast that loves to sit in the dry itself
and watch those who are caught out in
the rain.-Indianapolis (Lad.) RAMS
Horn.
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No Doctors Bills in Japar.

When rich man calls in a physician
he does not expect that he will be pre-
sented with bill for medical services,
says a Japanese doctor. In fact, nc
such thing as doctors bill is known in
Japan, although nearly all the other
modern practices are in vogue there
The doctor never asks for his fee. The
strict honesty of the people does moi
make this necessary. When he is through
with patient present is made to him
of whatever sum the patient or his friends
may deem to be just compensation. The
doctor is supposed to smile, take the fec,
how and thank his pa.rG@.
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The smallest is the best

The smallest is the best
in pills, other things being equal
But, with DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
lets, nothing else is equal. They're
the best, not only because they're
the smallest, and the easiest to take
but because they do more good.
They cleanse and regulate the liver,
stomach and bowels in a way the
huge, old fashioned pill doesn't
dream of. Think of trying to rega-
late the system with the ordinary pill.
It's only good for upsetting it.
These are mild and gentle-but
thorough and effective, no pain-no
gripping. One little pellet fora laxa-
tive three for cathartic. The
best Liver Pill known. Sick Head
ache, Bilious Headache, Constipa.
ton, Indigestion, Bilious Attacks
and all arrangements of the liver,
stomach and bowels are prevented,
relieved and cured
Put up in sealed vials-a perfect
vest-pocket remedy, always conven-
lent, fresh and reliable.
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy for they're guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money is re-
turned. It's plan peculiar to DR..
Pierce's medicines.
You pay only for the good you
get. Can you ask more?
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
PASTE FOR FLOWERs.

To make SSam:arabic paste fqratti-.
fcieI doNers and ornamental Easteboard
work, take common-size4 teacup of
cold, soft water. and dissolve in it a
large teaspoonful Of the best, and clean
est powdered gum-arabic.. When the
gum is entirely melted, stir in, by de-
grees, tablespoonful of fine wheat
-four, carefully pressing out all the Jumps
and making it as smooth as possible.
Keep it closely covered and in cool
place. If after few days it should ap-
pear spotted or moldy on the top, remove
the surface and the paste beneath will
still be fit for use.-MeU York Journal.
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board. In passing over the o"~..,p>fbcv
Will apply the corrective c,.cslT. when
their feet begin to tingle, tt.ey try to lick
it off, and get a dEes.lfully sore mouth.
1t IS very se'tre medicine, and; plays
smasn VII them generally.
II, used in the SANG manner, is also
very good. 1t annoys rats sadly. Smear
their holes With it, and they will soon
settle their bills and go off mad. We
find it advisable to apply it three or fo"LI:
times to insure their departure for - ood.
Massachusetts, PloWman. :;
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that Sheridan's Condition Powder given
once daily in the food, will supply the needed
material to strengthen and invisorate sick
chickens or moulting hens and get the
young pullets to lay ing earlier than any
thing else on earth. Mrs. Edwin Brown,
East Greenwich, R. l., says: II could moi
do without Sheridan's Condition Powder
when hens are moulting. l use it when
chickens are small as they often droop and
die young. To a pint of clabbered milk, !
add teaspoonful OF the Powder, mix well
and let the chicks eat oil they will once
day; it does seem to be just what they need;
they soon become vigorous" I. S. johnson
G. Co, Boston, Mass, will send further par
tic,llars to anyone free