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abiding citizens, are crying out against
this to them, ruinous competition of
convict labor.
A large boot and shoe manufacturer
contracts with the great State OF Illinois
for one hundred eonvicts at eighty
seven and one-hah cents per day per
man, puts his machinery into the
prison and sets them to work. He has
also factory in Chicago where he en-
ploys, perhaps, two hundred men, boys
and girls. He forces them into COM
petition with his prison-paid labor and
compels them to accept wages that will
barely keep soul and body together,
and all because he Is able to hire con-
vict labor SO much cheaper than he can
Eet honest workmen. The reader will
perhaps agree with me that the man who
wants to be honest and respectable.
who desires to live free and upright
life, can not compete with the man who
does not. and who by violating tho
laws Of the land becomes . convict and
. slave Of the State. The latter pays no
rent, pays no board, has no clothes to
buy. has no position in society to sus-
tain. and. above all, has not the dispo-
sition Of his own time, nor any thing
to say concerning tho wages he shall re-.
ceive for his labor; while the former
has all these. except the last and here
in effect, the State, which ought to pro-
tect and encourage honest industry.
steps in to reduce the honest mechanic
to practically the same level with the
convict But the Restitution System
would do away with this
Another point in its favor: 1t would
tend to discourage the commission Of
this class of crimes. Under our present
system q man steals say ten thousand
dollars; he is sent to the penitentiary
for six years, which would be consid.
cred . pretty severe sentence. H0
serves his time and comes out nearly
ten thousand dollars ahead; supposing
OF course he has saved his money. or
rather some other mans money. Lot
us, on tho other hand, suppose that he
knew that theft OF ten thousand dol
lars would mean, il he were caught and
punished, . sentence at hard labor for
life, at fifty cents day, that money all
to 60 towards reimbursing those he has
robbed. Would he not hesitate to incur
such fate? This system would. be-
lieve. almost completely abolish petty
would most effectively stiile
the ambitions Of . large class OF our
such as house-breakers. foot
pads, till-tappers and sneak-thieves. A
theft of one hundred dollars would
mean to them, perhaps. years hard
labor, at the end OF which time they
would have been compelled to make full
In cases where the stolen property
has been recovered the same system
could. still bo employed, the convict's
earnings going to the State instead Of to
the injured party.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A Hebrew convert to Christianity Is
latoring with success among the 80. 900
Jews Of Jerusalem.
The real teacher brings showers OF
light to the people. and for the people
70 be used BY the people.
Since Professionalism entered Mexico,
about twenty-five years ago. sixty-six
Protestants have given their lives for
their faith.
AT the meeting Of the trustees Of
Columbia University. President Low re-
ported that recent gifts had been re.
ceived by the college, amounting TO the
sum of $50, $50 --.--t r.
.f While the population Of Germany
has increased in the last eighteen
years in the proportion Of 100 to ia g.
the number Of German students has
been swelled in the proportion Of 100
to 21l.6.
According to . recently-published
census of Vassar College graduates it
appears that Of s67 young ladies whose
career after leaving the institution had
been learned, Sl5. or little more than
S6 per cent, had married
Along the West African coast there
are now about 200 churches. $4,000 con-
verts. 100000 adherents, 275 schools,
$1,000 pupils, IS languages or dialects
have been mastered. into which por.
tions OF the Scripture and religious
books and tracts. and general educa-
tional books, have been translated and
printed. and some knowledge Of the
Gospel has reached about 1000, 900 Be.
nighted AfricanS-The Living Church.
Go to our Sunday-schools and soc
the flocks of children in them; visit the
headquarters and the branches of the
Young Mems Christian Association; look
at list of the hundreds OF religious so
cieties; 20 to our churches and observe
the hosts of youthful attendants Of both
sexes, and then tell US that religion is
perishing in this community. 1t is all
nonsense that the young folks are turn
ing to infidelity in these times, and
those of US who know the sentiments
that are predominant among them. and
take the trouble to find out the facts,
are fully convinced that the notion II
false.-A Clergyman. in N. Y. Sun.
Some months ago the Russian Gov
crnment appointed q commission Of
thirty men. chiefly from among the gym
nasium and university teachers. to pre-
pare plan for tine thorough reform Of
the gymnasium course of study. On the
basis Of the report made the govern
ment has ordered . number of important
changes in the curriculum. Ten hours
. week are dropped in all the eight
classes combined. from the classical
languages, each class thus losing lit
tie more than ono hour each week in
Latin or Greek; two hours are dropped
from geography and one from mathe-
matics. In the place of these thirteen
hours are substituted three hours in re-
ligion, three in Russian composition,
one in ph hysical science, and i've in PEN
manship and drawing.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
KEEPING CA6eA0ES.

Best Nsiheas See Preserving ns0
Through the Winser.
The different methods Of keeping cab
bage during the winter aro - numer.
Gus, almost as are the variaties OF cab
bsge grown, and nearly all methods
have their records Of success and fail.
ure. There Is no doubt says the
American Agriculturist that much de-
pends upon the meteorological condi-
tious Of the winter, and that . method
which proved eminentiy successful dur
ing . severe winter would give indiffer-
ont results during { mild or open ono.
The cabbage grower must therefore.
either strike . medium or elsa adapt
his methods to suit the varying condi-
tions Of the winter.
There are two Of the different moth
DDS OF storing cabbage which, We have
found satisfactory. One is TO select .
high piece Of gounA to shord nstural
drainage A light mat or badis made
with dry straw, about the width Of two
cabbage heads. and IS long as may be de-
sired. The cabbage are pulled up
carefully carted to this place. and then.
having tie outside leaves neatly closed
against tho heads. the plants are placed.
roots uprermosh on the straw. and as
closely together ss possible. making
two compact rows. A few inches Of
straw arc put carefully on the cabbage.
and the earth Is thrown on gradually 10
the depta Of about foot drawing In
the roots - form the top OF the ridge.
Tho earth Is taken alongside Of the row.
thus aftording additional drainage.
while the mound when finished must
be welf lacked down with the back Of
the spaaa Whom this Is finished, row
Of corn fodder IL piled along each side
to still ;urther protect from the wealth
or. tn will keep OF both rain and
cold. il properly placed In taking out
any cabbage during the winter. at once
cover up the row to protect the remain
ing he ,ds. .....-..s ~.
. Another method is to place the cab
bage roots downward instead of invers.
ing them, and then pursuing tho same
general plan as above II there is .
root cellar mot underneath the DWELL
ing-hoase. as Vegetables should never
be stored there). the cabbage can be
stored there in almost the same man
ner. except that no litter need be used,
and instead Of earth small quantity
Of sand. there being but little covering
needed to protect from cold when thus
sheltered, and what il used being to
keep the cabbaaes from drying out In
whatever manner the cabbages are
stored. il 1t Is desired to keep in prime
condition. the roots must not be re-
moved until the heads are needed for
use or shipment Rats and mice are
very fond OF this vegetable, and grow
ers must do all they can to keep them
out As the straw used in storing
makes hne nests for them and the cab
bage affords plenty to eat, these rodents
naturally like to find such quarters -
pass the winter.
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NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
II TAing Il Not Perfect, It Il Certai
Not Good Enough.

II TAing Il Not Perfect, It Il Certainly
Not Good Enough.
Nothing is good enough that IS not as
good as it can be made. The verdict
good enough" says a woll-known
writer. which in boyhocd passes the de-
fective task. will become bad enough"
when the habit of inaccuracy has spread
itself over the life.
''You have ,planed that board we'll.
havc you, Frank?" asked . carpen ter Of
an apprentice.
''Oh. it will do. I" replied tho boy. at
don't need to be very we'll planed for
tho use to be made Of it Nobody will
see it"
ut will not do II it is not planed a.
neatly and as smoothly as possible" !"
replied the carpenter, who had the rcpu-
tation Of being the best and most consci-
entious workman ih the city. st-
81 suppose ] could make it smoother" :"
said the boy.
Then do it. Good enough has but
one meaning in my shop. and that is
perfect II q thing is not perfect it is
not good enough for me-"
XOu uoSOu mdAc tuAukS IaVh very
neat and orderly here in the back part
of the store" " said . merchan mt to q young
clerk.
z swell, I thought 1t was good enough
for back thcre whore things can not be
seen very plainly. and where customers
seldom GO" I'm
THAT won't do" s;id tho merchant,
sharply. and then added, in a kinder
tone: ''Ypu must get ideas Of that kind
out Of your bead. my boy, IL you hope to
succsed in life. That kind of good
enough isn't much better than bad
enough" --s
The girls who don't sweep in the
corners or dust under things, and tho
boys who dispose OF tasks Is speedily as
possible. declaring that thinRs will '~doS
il they are not we'll done, are the boys
and girls who are very likely to make
failures in life beoause the habit Of in
accuracy has become a part Of their
characters.
The old adagc, ''What is worth doing
at an is worth doing we'll" is as true
now as it was when tirst spoken. and-i
will always be true Com.
panion- =. .-.-,-,-
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AN IMMENSE DRINK.


OF Hla Fellow Councillors.
In 1851 Marshal Tilly, the General OF
the forces Of the Catholic League, had
been badly crippled by the loss Of the
battle Of Beitenfeld. and he was COM
peled to hasten to the reliet Of some OF
the imperial cities Of his party. These
cities were being hard pressed BY Gus
tavus Adolphus; Schweinfurt and Wurz-
burg. mot very far from Rothenburg,
had already fallen into his hands; and
in order to prevent his further advance
into Bavaria and toward Munich, Tilly
determined to occupy Rothenburg. Tho
town had declared for the Protestant
League some time before this, and its
citizen soldiery had been re-en.
forced by detachment Of tho troops
of GustavuA under the command
Of Cornet Conrad Won Rinkenberg. The
burghers had great confidence In the
strength of their. walls. and relied on
the promises of further assistance from
the King Of Sweden, who at that time
WAS at Wurxburg. The weakest point
of the walls, At the northeast corner,
had been furiously bombarded by the
cannon of Tilly's advance forces, and
upon his srrival he pressed the siege
with renewed vigor. threatening the
besieged with the same fate he had
dealt out to the town of Msdgeburg q
short time before. Toward evening Of
the second day the tower containing the
powder magazine. near the point most
vigorously assaulted. was blown up by
q grenade. the white nag Of surrender
WAS then displayed, and Tilly's forces
took possession, refusing any terms ex-
cept the FREQ passage of tho Swedish
contingent .--. ..- tr
Tilly and his principal offlcers. pro-
ceeded to tho Rsthhsus hall, and sum.
moned before him. the burgomaster and
N1goolleagues. He condemned them to
be beheaded. and the executioner was
suma,nned. Mesnwhile the women and
children Of the town had been appeal
ing to lilly and his officers for mercy
and leniency, and finally he relented
and spared the heads Of the town
fathers. but levied such heavy con.
tribution from the people. and made
Ms ocenpancy Of the place. which lasted
nome weeks. 20 burdensome. that the
town never fully recovered it, fosmex
prosperous condition.
The -Rothehburg legend relates that
;Tihy's change of @ind about the execa'
ton Of the ,burgomsster and his asso-
ciates Was brought about in this wise
while Waiting for che executionef. We
tpemblipg coapcilees oedersA wine
brought from the cellars and offered te
the Silcera fhVy drank freely OF the
ssaSe presented them inr large pokdl
leoblel BY the usster .ps .thA. esllauA
The generous wine warmed the. hearts
q Ae' Gensrlls, and Anilly TillS
o1ersa to pardsn Ahes sbuisoosseersAd
,his hsethren IL one Of them would empty
ats single draught the larGe pakal from
So6ic4o 1key had been drinking. The
~oupei1sr tnd -extBdle6mastSf N1sch
made ths ,stsaptS apt SlAos6h sehs
Pokaf held rthiyfeaA seAoeppnuanlly
six quarts.he succeeded. TillY kept
III ukomisl ata spafed mo liveS oS The
bureepastseaSo Tses hmilY. -0f Nusc1
was PenSiQasA b. tie toxn md .Eaa
,sioux xsd pbfN bhAxsi epSsselsi6h a6f
the family >1aA1je tia1bs.-GANt sAas5;
u h:+Ps)s Magazine
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MOROUS.

In some Of our restaurants the Gus
toner is the one who does the mos,
waiting. g.-Ram's Horn. e- ~
: -Wilder-"'Ihat's An amusing entry
on tho captains log" Ballast-'What'i
that?' Wilder" September 10. 81 sic
omnia.' Every body sea-sick. "-Har
per's Bazar.
Most Impolitic Young Mani heal
that your engagement with Ethel ha:
been broken 0f. How did It happen?'
"Well. l didn't agree with her father
in politics, and refused to attend church
with her mother. IN. Y. Sun.
Simply q Matter Of Sex. = Miss
Notinit-'I detest all sorts of rings II
/ were . man should keep out OF them.
Mr.. Slowcome-"How about . wedding
ring?" Miss Notinit-''Well. you see
am not . man."-Jewelers' Weekly.
so you've been . missionary among
the Indians?' said the inquisitive trav
eler. .'We,i. the redskins arc dying of
fast are they not?" ION the contrary
replied the sOlemn-visaged man. ''ths
death-rste among them Is Lo." And
every body tainted. Buffalo Express.
-she can paint. she can crochet. fs a..
She can parlex vous Franchise,
i She can sing ike the ute-shroated linuet
She 10 good at bowls and tennis,
But as q cook her name IL Dennis.
For can absolutely state she isn't In IL
y1-Pittsburgh Dispateh.i l
: "A Prudent Woman.-A Rhode Island
gin bad no sooner married, than she
opened debit and credit, account, and
last week. after four years Of welded
life. she applied 3 for . divorce and
showed her books to prove. he bad
called her over four thousand harsh
nameA His credits were only sixteen
,'darlinga a",-Detreit Free PresA -'fr
+, -One Of the governors Of . grammar
school complained to the head mastcr
that on . previous evening he had seen
one Of tho tOp-form.boys flirting with .
young lady. The head master accord
ingly spoke to the occupants Of the
said form In severe serms on the impro-
priety of such conduct and wound up
his .hsrrangue by saying, that out Of
considerations for the parents he would
not name shs'oolprit, .bus invited HIN
10 como into. his, private roonu at sAs
close Of the lesson. That the governors
acuteness of Observation was consider
abIt below thoosfk vas. evident tO'ths
heaA master. when. sixteep ceeetfallsa
top-form boys presented themselves. at
the private interview.-Humoristische
.DMttef.
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O0 A6o OuS 0H EaohtOn.
It-ie becoming ,snfaahlpnahlo to db5
.::Disd Of 4 Utoken liver" 'tDfed Of an
tbused stpnmeA.r @Oie6 = Nle.resdN Of
'nsI I1aRsneA"'f Died frop sseaaAg froa
The Paecrye Of vital capital designed tor
Old age, "s6ikht b 81 Sieeted from M,
iderons sJpf6prixse epitsp6S Which no.
bHRVaNes. sW1 cGhUn9d al fbe Aroused
,ta.ahese daAgas: 81 the ASesssity III
preaching md dppantiDinrr0SDr1s ms
RoSPef6f good AAA1th sAanld be-uar
IsAG.D epop- svery Feasible Aceasio0->
FromA lecture By J. h Kellogg, u. p
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TO PREVENT cows BACKING.

4 Very 00o0 Oovtc0s 00D10 -ond B0osay
Made.
Our illustration shows an efectual
method by which . cow can b kept
from backing OF of -hss stall. especially
when lying down to rest A shown.
take light pole and place behind the
cow, on line with the gambrel joints
q the animal stands ON the Aoored
stall. and about six inches behind her.
A pole long enough to pass two COWS Is
moro convenient than longer or short
or one. To each end Of this . piece Of
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T." Iis -A:neD0b EDSH-'s> - =
sake ssnerallE sada y y. A.sins'ss' %
ss 1safss sSe sSe sss "a ia al sBs si.ssss@
ranger aee bat sssnty anedes. 4esps -
The sis1la sse .s s.sss ss IN. 10 e. IAN s..
sIaoepao' sasiS oo .ieS iSs TSis d1;s iSssa -,
|Tfe esAeet sesab1Fs &aSS tWoLfneA ps6cei
under the walk and . piece two by thf60
It ode end and thrcc 81 three-ak~ - -
,othek end-pGaha hapaatAseaE0r(hssWalAss
,Sss;asss s;:sss r. q .:ss: 49,
pine, runniu01sled1Uoie 6v~hsdSler9R -
- s Souls. Csnbsr!saa County, NJ
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ALMOST EXTINCT NOW.

The Manatoe or Soo Cow Rapidly Passing
Out Of Existence.
The manatee or sea COW, two speci.
meas Of which have been oa exhibitiGn
here. is now almost an extinct specieA
The two seen in Washington were capt
ured in the Indian river, Florida. last
July. The larger Of the two weighed
about eight hundred pounds and was
nine feet long. The other was .. foot
shorter and weighed about seven hun,
dred and fifty pounds. A' ~
The two In Warrington were said. q
b the only specimens that ever lived
more than week after capture. and
they were apparently good health. :
Captain Zeller says he hunted several
weeks for these specimens. following
them for . number Of days after he
first discovered them. They tsdally
are found in herds. which combine for
mutual protection whom attacked.
placing their young IN the center.
They are great cowaras. always trem-
bling in fear Of danger, Nature las
failed to provide them with any weapon
OF defense except the power 70 sutswim
the sharks and whaleA a44 ss'g'
4 The disappearance. Of the ses cow Is
accounted for BY the fact that the hide
Is valuable and the h6sA held in high
esteem tos food Theae speoimsns vsps
driven into nets and pulled aboard
with, a'fope. which the captain 1ooped
About their taiaA Ha seys that 'he 1tll
msas IN effort to catch couple pr ,ths
National Geological Park: Specimens
Of manatse hsve beeM hsrpooned which
weighed. .fous .toas aad ven twenty ieSt
lunRs-WashiuRton Post. ar.fA z. -
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Wasting Of the muscles of the 0ho01s
der may be due TO any continued foot
lameness, including laminitis Or foun-.
dor Is may also b due to severe strain
Of the muscles The aisplscenent q
the shoulder blades n only . seemilg,
displacement the wasting Of the muscles
cAusing the bones 70 become unnatur.
ally prominent Il the trouble u 0
long standing. cure Il not to b ex-,
pected Treatment consists in feliev-,
ing any laneness which msy Asso
caused the trouble and in rubbing tie !.
shoulder several times daily, the fol-
lowing uniment being used night and
morning: Complicated soap Hniment -
OF. and water Of ammonia I OF. the bottle 4,
70 be kept ven corked. Tho horse
should have light carriage, work ealE
II there IL a'veterinarian, at hspd who. Z,
can treat the case With electficity. he
should be .employed. A. horse Whds05 !
shoulder muscles ~ swollen And il.f.
famed because Of strain shoula be
efven from Eve - seven drains Of aloes
or quart Of raw linseed oil and shoultJ ~
have the shoulders wrapped with blank:
cts weung ont In hot water. This treat
mcns wsll catrisd o1t nay suhdas ~
inflammation and. prsyent wassine. e.
of the muscles. An interesting. fast. in
connection ~ith this trouble u thSs thsp
wasting may become esnplsts ssithm's
three weeks, altar the inhiotioA e. tho:: E
ipjury.-farm and Home.
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TO KEEP COWS FROM BACKING.

small rope, suspended from tie csiling
above, Is fastened with . wire fence
staple. A piece Of wire through the
rope. high enough to- clear mans
head, is bent into hook upon which 70
hang tho pole when not In use; second
wire staple being driven partly into the
pole 70 serve as an eye for this purpose.
The pole being light does not interfere
with the cows movements to and fro.
and shes may back OF sgainst It
snd get, the benefit Of q change in
position, but in doing 50 the pole
bangles at her heels and she soon moves
away from it The pole fs but very lit
tie ilr the WAY .whsn doing the stable
work, IS it can be-swung out at, either
end, or hung up out Of the way. and 1t
Is 50 low that person can easily step
over II, II it II desired - keep ths COW
from getting OF Of the. stall door except
when led out then fasten small rope
from partitioa. bosween Che stalls, % the
pole. By tho device given the COZ can
be kept clean. Use . halter In tyin9
tho COW, 80 IS 70 gito her all tile free
acm possible. Judd Farmer; =
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- We sSiiemfdded by the advics sivwen w
IN . contemporary 40 get sds she blsa:
kst newys that, y 4 . geod time to
preach our annual little sermon on the
ttb3ect; and We 6eIin " NyfhR, do not
set' out the blanket -Mdeed that is
pretty much. ALI we. hSvS ntsy tooif
tEe subject rYour hoese dues nj 4esa
. blanket any more than .yeu need ear
muAs; and the animxY viii not need Il
SSr rmasy &.6ks to oS.he. Evsh n e0ld
weather blanketing should Be done
Ntith the greatest Pssisos Judgment
4 bptseSwRts e9sily ,ludsr,aT Tblsnlcss
II he 10 blapketsd when the. Esathers y
only mSdefstely COOL sitter driving, be
wils sweat qiitea ssslly.' Th3skff4s
sctiye after exercise, just - the skin Of
3 man - ssfees - Aas96hen Z bfiSk
>eak. Hs sitsAeV1AnA.aaels shoe saA
1eye9ps pcrspires. Now II the horse
bec9nes sweaty under tho blanket Vie
chsMoes for taking cold yhen 1t ID. re-
Fr,svAdr>st6 sAkig6e5s gJSd. -iNistefn
lhurel - asA % .,sls's 70 s,sd) -
., TuI h0 qay
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.My4ies1p has been in use sor eight or
ten ysars ssa, Ktvss' the bssg sstajiae-
stion. have taken pains to.y,aitslne.
proved barns and have not yet seen any
thiag, that eqRpls tAiA The GeesA aisrs
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'Sl-h-h. chilA- Yumg .psspss
should b silent whAa older people are
TALKING: = saA. . ,lond Soothoe - hae
hopeful. who Was talkipg top much, tQ
ths sahoynince- Il tsvefsl elderly POI.
sons 81 .: it, { -ss 90 -"rod az
Thea whs2 ahaA yeu1u pNpls &alk
M6nmaf Old people are neYeE silent"
vas the af6pey of ths1 1ehsfah@MfsIis
Siftinsas- slccsa ent,a SOD D :.
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.3ness isshfisab losgiee4 ~ rs.es
thls1 hsss. .hvAehevsr ny 6ofiaf 0ds-
tob RetsA AeVN0 ~ hssk ksIkn01 itis no
s: sse rs:eAlnS & e;sar It Apalt, ,u.dEsss
e1AeCspe Cod Item.
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., TIE - Aht,A1AtsAA0AUUk 9eys
;aSsa5 ;aSs s00nss OF assk2j..Si'a 10 sa'a