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GRAIN STOCKS.
March Estimates Of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture.
The PROPORTIOE OF WHEAT on HAND.
Amount Greatly Below the Average For
Ten Years-The Reserve of Corn Also
Deaeient-The High Prices Obtained
For Cereals.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Stats
-ticaI returns of the department of agri-
culture for March estimate the corn and
wheat in the hands of farmers, the pro-
portion and present value of merchant
able corn, the weight of wheat per
measured bushe1 and other points in
the commercial distribution of grain
The result makes the farmers reserve
of corn 80. 4 per cent. of the crop in COM
parison with 459 per cent. last year,
and in bushels 542, 600, 900 against 97O,-
OO9, 600 last year. 1t is the lowest re-
cent reserve, except that from the
smaller crop of 1887 and that from the
crop of 1888. The percentage retained
in the seven corn surplus states Is less
than in others. The proportion esti-
mated for consumption where grown is
relatively Iarge-s7.4 per cent. instead
of 81. 8 last year. The quantity shipped
or to be shipped from the farms is
therefore only 1Ss, 600, 600 bushels or less
than half the surplus of last year. The
proportion of the crop merchantable is
1915 per cent. against s5.7 per cent last
year. It is therefore slightly under the
average in quality. The average price
of merchantable corn is 55.S cents per
busheI, of understandable 500. The
aggregate value of the crop on this
basis is S761, coo, 900. nearly $1,000, 600
more than the December valuation, an
ing the substantial accuracy of the De-
cember estimate.
The proportion of wheat still in the
hands of farmers is lower than the aver
age of the last ten years, the range be-
ing from 20 to 80 per cent 1t is 2s2
per cent, or 1I2, 600, 900 bushels. It has
been lower only in two years Of the
last ten, after the meager crops of 1881
and 1888, which were smaller than that
of 1890. Including the visible stocks
the supply is 135, 600, 900 bushels. The
consumption of the last twelve months
is estimated at 299, 900, 600, seed used,
53. 600, 900, and the exports have
been about $4,000. 600 from March
/, 1890 The low percentages of
the spring wheat states are
especially noticeable. Half of the pres
ent stocks will be required for spring
seeding. The proportion of the crop
estimated for consumption within the
country is 50. 1 per cent. against 4s.
last year. The average weight per
measured bushel is 57.2 pounds The
average of 1883 was 57.7 pounds, which
was the precise average of seven crops
from. 1888. In bushels of so pounds the
aggregate is 3s1, 900, 900 less by weight
than the preceding crop.
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EARNINGS DECREASED.
The Burlington Shows a Serious Failing
or Fer January.

The Burlington Shows a Serious Falling
or Fer January.
CHICAGO, March THE statement Of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
road Co. for January, compared with
that of the corresponding month of last
year. shows: Gross earnings, s., 32S, 1886,
a decrease of 1887, $40; operating ex-
Penses, 81, 715, Os1, a decrease of S45. $50.
The net earnings, after allowing for all
expenses and charges except dividends,
show q deficit of S17Z, 251, against net
earnings Of S1s7, 252 in 1890, or a de-
crease OF $3.50, 50A.
Vice-President PeasIey says: ''One
considerable cause Of the falling of in
January earnings as compared with last
year was the failure Of the corn crop in
1890. The gross earnings from the
transportation of corn from points west
OF the Missouri river in the month OF
January, 1890, were S12Os 600, while In
the same month this year from the
same points they were only 50, 600.
It appears that the falling of in rev
enue was certainly, If not entirely, on
the lines west OF the Missouri river.
The statistics compiled by Chairman
Midgely, of the western freight assscia-
ton, last week showed that the Bur
HngtOn road between Chicago and Kan
sas City made a much better Imperative
showing than any other line between
those points.
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ACCEPTED By FRANCE.

EreneLmen VIII Participate In the Column
bIan Exposition.
CHICAGO, March 10.-The correspond
ence announcing the first acceptance of
the invitation to participate in the ex-
position by a foreign government has
been received at exposition headquar-
ters from Secretary Blaine. 1t consists
of a letter from Whitelaw Reid, Amer
lean minister at Paris, to Secretary
Blaine, notifying him of the officials
conveyance of the presidents invitation
to France to participate in the fair, and
incloses u translation of the note of ac-
ceptance sent in reply by NJ. RibOt,
minister of foreign affairs. The note
of acceptance is as follows:
Mr. Minister;
PARIS Feb. 14.-Referring to your letter of
the 10th of this month, have the honor to
announce to you that that the government
of the republic accepts with the greatest
pleasure for France the invitation which
you have transmitted to it in the name of the
United States to take part in the universal
exposition which is to take place in Chicago
in 1898 in eommemOration of the fourth cen
fury of the discovery of America. The gov
ernment of the republic is already occupy
Eng itself with the measures necessary to in =
sure the participation of French artists and
manufacturers in this international celebra-
tion and soon as the comm issioners to
represent it have been designated will in
NJ. kIBOT.
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speaker Reed Iadorsed.

HARRIsBURG, Pa, March 1.-The
house last evening adopted by strict
party vote a resolution Endorsing the
action of Speaker Reed and commend
ing his course as wise, statesman1il1e
and patriotic. The democrats stoutly
opposed the passage of the resolution
and one of their number offered q resO-
luton indorsing the course of Pennsyl-
vania's senior senator in aiding the de-
feat of the federal election bill. They
have refused by a party vote to consider
this resolution.
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STurderOus Burglar.

MACK, \. Y, March 1O.-At 1 O'Clock
yesterday morning Joseph StOrrs. q
young unmarried man of this place,
entered the residence of Mrs. Bridget
Armstrong for the purpose of robbery,
but was discovered by Mrs Armstrong,
who tried to seize him at the same time
making an cutlery, when St0rrs shot her
twice in the neck. and as she lay on the
floor brutality kicked her ia the side
Mrs Armstrong; daughter appeared on
the scene and Storrs fired at her, the
bullet taking effect in the chin. He
then fed from the house. The daugh-
ter, badly wounded, ran a long distance
in her night clothes for a physician and
the police. The police arrested StOrrs
soon afterward.
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state OrnIthoIogIst Dead.

TOPEKA. Kan, March 11--GOv- Hum
phrey has received a dispatch from
Neosho Falls, stating that Col. n. S.
Goss, the state ornithOlogist, dropped
dead in that city this morning of heart
disease The news spread rapidly
throughout the state house. The sen
ate and house Were notified OF the
death, and Senator Wright. who for
years had been the personal friend Of
Col Goss, hastily drew up appropriate
resolutions, which were adopted.
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KANSAS RACE CENSUS.

Fable Showing the Numbers by Races In
the Counties.
WAsHISGTOS, March 6--The census
Office has completed the count Of Kan
sas by races and counties. The result
shows the increase to be 422, 72T, or 44-40
per cent. The increase in the colOred
population in ten years is only S, IA, or
1889 per cent. The race problem, IT
appears, has little local interest to Kan
sas. The following is the report OF the
census Office:
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NEW York, March 1.-THE investi-
CATION of the sugar trust by the state
senate committee was continued to-
aav. g. L. Elliott, an accountant. testi-
fed that the trust had made a profit of
over 81. SOC. 900.
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ST PAUL. MINI, March 5--The rate
fcation OF the Sisseton and WahpetOn
treaty at Washington throws open to
settlement 1000, 0OO acres of land in
South Dakota and Minnesota The
opening viii be celebrated this evening
with fire works and speeches
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followed quickly behind. The key.
she laid on the back steps, softly opened
the side gate, and I let her reach the
street before l brought matters to q
climax. She was only out Of the gate
when she was Joined by man, but
when rushed to seize them he got tho
alarm and was off before could grab
him. got her, however, and she had
bundle under her arm, which / took
aharge ola bundle containing about
nineteen thousand dollars in green
backs
What a nervy woman she was! She
just simply laughed bit as | led her
up the steps and rang the bell to
arouse Mitchell. and when had told
him all, and had the money and his
keys to prove it. she just looked up !
him with smile and asked:
well, what Of it?"
The sswhat Of ftp" was dorkcr.
Mitchell couldn't let the pu blio know
that his bank could be so easily robbed,
and he couldn't let society know that he
had been duped by an adventures. and
after q consultation he actually gave
that little adventures two hundred
dollars in cash to clear out. She went
and as lefther at the depot she said:
ssGive the old man my love when you
get back to the house, and ask him II
he never heard of Tony Weller's ad.
vice. IN. Y. Sun.
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table, and worth clear hundred thou
sand dollars | knew little or nothing
about the family until certain incidents
occurred. One day his wife was fatally
injured in a railroad collision at point
fifty miles from home. When he reached
her, in response to telegram sent by
stranger, he found she had been re-
moved to hotel, and was being ten
derby cared for by woman who gave
her name as Mrs. A. B. Gray, Of Phila-
delphia She was on the train, but suf
fered no injury.
Mrs. Gray, as / might as well tell you
now, was petite, good looking, good
talSer, and, In general way, captivat-
ing. The fact of taking charge of Mrs.
Mitchell as she had done proved her
tender heart. She told Mr.. Mitchell she
had been widow eighteen months,
and was practically alone in the world,
and, though he was burdened with grief
md anxiety, he did not forget to thank
her for her great kindness and to take
her address. He would have offered
Ter money for her services, but he saw
hat she was lady and would feel hurt
~ any such action. She resumed her
journey, and he took hiswife home to
die of her injuries 1t was three weeks
after her death that came into the
case. After everything was over the
husband suddenly discovered that his
dead wife's jewelry was missing She
had with her, when the accident took
place, about thousand dollars worth
of diamonds They had disappeared.
and when he came to run over events
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FREIoHTED FOR THE DEAD.
A Custom In which the Japanese Honor
the silent Majority,

A Custom In which the Japanese Honor
the Silent Majority.
Once year beautiful spectacle can
be seen along the ocean coast and on
every lake-of which there are many.
in Japan. 1t is the feast the Japanese
make to the spirits of their departed
friends. None are SO rich and enlight-
ened that they do not join in this, and
there are none so poor in goods and the
old faith that do not claim their por-
tion. Every family brings to the
waters edge at nightfall paper boat
freighted with rice and other edibles
for the ghosts The boat is any size
they please, according to their tastes
and purse and some of the weather.
Japs expand ON this occasion with
boats twenty itet long. These boats,
in addition to their sweet and tooth
some cargoes, are rugged with gay jap
anese lanterns, and with these all
alight at q general signal the feet Ii
launched. No more beautiful spectacle
can be found than this vast fiotilla Of
paper shallops presents, when with
every colored lantern lighted it silently
picks it's course seward to the home Of
those loving souls who have gone be-
fore and who now are to be reminded
Of their friendssof earth by an old time,
familiar feast
Thousands OF Japs join in this who
have not the slightest belief in ita
spirit, and it will no doubt always live
in its tender, sentimental beauty. AZ
1t is hundreds of Americans and Euro
peans join in and launch their boats
with all the fervor Of the Japs them
selves, regarding the whole proceeding
as in the nature Of Japanese Fourth Of
july Chicago Times.
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THE REGENT DIAMOND.
History OF Famous Gem Which HI
Passed Through Many Hands.

History of a Famous Gem which Has
Passed Through Many Hands.
The Regent diamond, or Pitt diar
mond, which weighs in its cut state
1861 carats, is unrivaled in its hmpid-
ness and its form, its diameter and its
depth being nearly equal.
1t was found in Golconda, and was
brought from India by an English
gentleman named Pitt, the grandfather
of the first earl of Chatham, and by him
sold to the duke of Orleans for 10000
pounds sterling.
1t decorated the hilt of the sword of
state of the First Napoleon, was taken
by the Prussians at Waterloo, and now
belongs to the king of Prussia.
The Sanci diamond, weighing 1o6
carats, has still more interesting
history. 1t belonged to Charles the
Bold, duke of Burgundy, who wore it
iu his hat at the battle of Nancy, where
he fell.
A Swiss soldier found it, and sold it
to clergyman for a gulden. 1t passed
into the possession of Anton, king of
Portugal, who was obliged to sell it,
the price being 100000 francs, and 1t
shortly afterward became the property
of French gentleman named Sanci
whose descendant being sent as am
bassador to Soleurc, King Henry III.
required the diamond as a pledge, but
the servant who was carrying it to the
king was attacked by robbers on the
way and murdered-not, however, till
he had swallowed the diamond.
His master, fully confident OF his
faithfulness, caused his body to be
opened, and found it in his stomach.
This diamond came into possession
of the crown of England, and James
ii. carried 1t with him to France in
1888. Louis XIV. wore it at his coron-
alton. In 1885 it was purchased by a
Russian nobleman for half million
rubles (es $1,000 sterling. )-Lippincott'a
Magazine.
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s s, are v by inch or heavier if de-
sired. They are secured to bolt with
q hand setting nut. When change OF
adjustment is necessary, the nut is
taken of, the irons sprung Off the bolt
and arranged at the width desired.
Two pieces of iron, 8 8, u by 8 inches,
are bolted at the front, one at the bot
tom, the other at the top, and act as a
hinge when adjusting at different
widths. The teeth used were ordinary
cultivator teeth. No wheel was used,
which admitted of its being attached
close to the horse. Such a machine is
very cheaply and simply made. Any
person that can make pair of bar
posts can do the work, except punch.
Ing the irons. H. Andre, in Farm
and Home.
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a
In his mind he could not remember that
they had come home with her. Mrs.
Gray had turned over to him Mrs.
Mitchell's purse and a few other things,
but a pair of diamond ear drops, two
rings and a pin were missing.
/ was employed to proceed to the
scene of the late accident and seek to
trace the jewelry. The collision had
occurred right at the depot in a small
town. People about the depot and at
the hotel assured me that Mrs. Mitch
ell had her jewelry on when taken to
the hotel. The landlords wife was
positive, and the doctor who was called
in was positive, and when / had worked
the case out returned home to report
to Mitchell that nobody but Mrs Gray
could have taken the jewelry. He was
astonished and indignant, and not only
vigorously repudiated the implication,
but discharged me from the case with
the assertion that was q novice in the
profession. No other detective work.
ing without bias could have come to
any other conclusion than did, and.
feeling sere of this fact, was not SO
much put out over his action. / have
found in my long experience that most
people who employ a detective on a
blind case expect him to think as they
do, and to follow up theories formed in
advance of his employment.
went about osher business, and II
was about four months before saw
Mitchell again. Then he sent for me
in an sfficial capacity again. No refer.
cnce WIS made to my previous work,
but .fresher and other troubles hs,'
come to him. A month after the death
Of bss wife he had opened correspon.
dence with Mrs Gray, ard the result
was that she had come on to take
charge Of his house. He was without
relatives, or, at least, without those
who could aid him in lis situation, and
she claimed 70 be free Ia her move.
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WORK IN THE GARDEN.


what should BE Done in Spring to'In-
sure Good Results.
Spring is here and work plenty in the
garden. One advantage of the north is,
that for the winter months but little
can be done out Of doors, and when the
green buds begin to push out and the
grass to grow, people are itching to be
doing something to help matters along.
Pretty nearly every body who has plot
of land will make some kind of an
effort to clean up in springtime. The
first thing to do Is to clean up all
leaves, rubbish, etc, and where this is
admissible, the better way is to bury it.
It helps, on decaying, to furnish ma
teria1 for building up new plant growth.
Flower beds and places where anything
is to be planted require spading up, il
small spaces around the house, If largo,
tho plow will do it more expeditiouslys
and it should not be forgotten that .
coating of manure is beneficial to work
in the soil.
Anything in the way Of shrubs, trees
or hardy border plants that are now
being more thought of anyformerly,
should be planted as soon as the ground
is in fit condition, as if left to the
last moment it is often too late, as de-
ciduous trees and shrubs do not trans
plant favorably when the leaves have
burst out Flower-beds that stand for
long time in the same place and
year after year are expected to grow
about the same kinds of plants will, II
not heavily manured, be found to fail
to furnish the display they did at
first. This is because some particular
part of the soil that is necessary to the
we'll being of the plant has been ex-
hausted. Some gardeners, where the
dower-beds are cut out of the grass or
lawn, make new arrangement, re-sod
over the old spots, and cut new ones
from fresh soil. Another way is to
add portion of fresh new soil to the
bed, and cart away a corresponding
portion of the old. 1t is all on the prin-
ciple of rotation of crops. that the
farmer finds beneficial in keeping his
farm in what is calledsg heart
Prairie Farmer.
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HOMEMADE cuLTIvAToR.
ANY Intelligent Farmer Can Duplicate tn

Any Intelligent Farmer Can Duplicate the
Implement. a.sss
The most effective cultivator Fever
used was homemade one. The three
main timbers, 1, were 81 by 81
inches and the piece in front 2 by 81
inches wide by inches in depth, bolted
to the center piece and cut away under
meath in front to accommodate the
clevis. The handles, 8 8, were ordinary
pillow handles bolted to the center piece
about one-third the distance from the
front end. The uprights, 4 g. are by
2 inches, chamfered at the insides
at the lower ends in order to give
cessary width at the top to cor
respond to the width of the handles.
They are attached to the pin which
holds the handles together. The irons,
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/
WI iii VII iH-iftI Ill IllltflI| "a zy
..LIaHrsrseo FODDER HAuLER.

a, b and q. On the rear Of top is an
other piece (d) just like Q, through
which and the boards (a) are run eight
1S-inch bolts sK inches long. The
heads Of all bolts are underneath. Bore
two holes for stakes "a, q near the
outer ends Of hind cross piece tD.
Fasten by chain in front, and half the
terrors Of fodder hauling have disap-
peared. A cross section is shown at
the right Of the illustration.
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SLICK MRS. GRAY.
A Detectives Story OF Woman's
Neat Little Game.

EN- YEARS ago,
in a ce t in
good-sized town
in Pennsylvae
mia, there lived a
family whom I
will call Mitch
ell. The fami-
ly consisted of
husband, wife,
and two chill.
dren, the latter
b e in g a b oy
aged five and q
girl aged seven.
Mitchell was a
private banker,
known to be
j - 81 .......,.oo.,oA
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a Mean Revenge.

Bulfinch- Say, 80 here, Wooden, II
you have any gsudge or grievance
against me, i wish you'd come. t. me
and have II out like . man. and not try
TO get back at me in this underhapd
way,
Woodea-Why, dort know what
you mean.
Buldnch Don't know what mean?
Wasn't il you that sent that new cook
book 70 my wife? Boston Courier.
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4 ~ CeayselIsak l6il1s.6tst = Hkts
Aro.n1 ~ 1nf1l.
x Kansas subscriber sends 70 The
Orange Judd Farmer The sketch Eluss
rated herewith and writes: cal =
ne ssLiRhtnfng Fodder Hauler." and
consider II ! very handy. implement
Il y made 81 eight o-inch 16-foot renee
boards IA, d, etc with one 0-inch fence
board I feet long crosswise under
meath ii front (b). On top in front y
2x6, I feet long (e), with eight
fdnch bolts 5Jf inches long through
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] Beth the ymethod and results when
Syrup Of Figs II taken; II IL pleasant
md refreshing TO the tasts, and ach
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
fsm edectually, dispels colds, head
aches and feyers and cures habitua
constipation. Syrup Of Figs Is til.
only remedy of ifs kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptsble to the stomach, prompt II
it action and truly beneficial In it,
effects, prepared only from the mosi
healthy and agreeable substances, it,
many excellent qualities commend il
70 Ill and have made It the most
popular remedy known.
6yrup Of Figs is for sale in DOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gista Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure It promptly for any one who
wishes to Try 1t. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA RE SKRUP co.
sAH FRAAcj8c0. CAL.
k0UsNIkE. kK VIEW Y0RK. MI
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what IA Needed.

Miss Hill saw you got favorable
notice in the dramatic column OF the
Daily Forum this morning.
Mr.. Barrett-Yes; / sent a bottle Of
liver medicine to the dramatic critic
when my manager sent him tickets for
the performance.-Puck
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Lilly, did you polish Polly's cage and
clean him out, as told your"
Lily-Yis, sor-r; an know he's clean
out of his cage. for saw him fly out o.
the windoMl-Judg
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A Courageous Youngstel

Teacher - Johnny, why is George
Brown absent?
Johnny--Wy, George Brown says his
sisters got cole; but dat amt nothin',
one D. my sisters is got got de smallpox
and tother one de measles but come
all the same Life.
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Cb,p or the Old BlocI..

Butcher-You little scamp, breaking
your new rocking horse! What are you
going to do with it?
Young Hopeful ~ Make sausages.-
Light
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Doctor--I am thinking Of trying an
infusion of goats blood on you
Patient-Why, doctor, it's my lungs
that need strengthening. My diges-
ton is all right Good News.