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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26

that upset all former methods. A guam
tity Of lime is dropped into the molten
iron. This instantly unites with the
phosphorus and is held In the form Of
phosphate Of lime while the liquid iron
runs OFF. The lime and phosphorus. with
the sand and other impurities in the ore,
form the basic Stag. 1t cools in the form
of huge clumps. and must be ground to
q fine powder before it Is used as fer
tilizer.
In this country opinions vary as to
the real value of basic Stag. Some in
sist that it is inferior TO finely ground
South Carolina rock, while others con-
slider il but little inferior to a reverted
phosphate. 1t has not yet come into a
very extended use in America. The
price is high as compared with other
sources of phosphoric acid, and our ex-
pertinent stations have not given it the
careful tests that it deserves. says The
Rural New Yorker, from the columns of
which the following is CLEANED: In
France basic Stag is valued as cheap
source of phosphoric acid. the good
grades averaging 10 to Is per cent of it..
1t is especially valuable for meadows es-
tablishcd in low, damp lands, owing to
the 30 or 40 per cent Of lime contained
In it. Finely ground, it is scattered over
the meadows before winter at the rate
of 600 pounds per acre, with an addition
of 200 pounds of kainit, or, preferably.
100 pounds of muriate Of potash. In
case of deficiency of nitrogen in the soil
200 pounds of nitrate of soda or of sui
plate of ammonia should be added in
the spring. Basic Stag is principally
used on meadows. However, some
farmers employ it on grain crops such
as wheat, barley, etc., and it is almost
always used in combination with pot
ash.
Basic Stag is highly regarded by Ger
man farmers. The consumption today
Is about 800, 900 tons a year in Germany,
and the price on an average $40 per ton,
Analysing Is per cent of phosphoric acid.
which means that two pounds of phos-
phoric acid in the Stag can be bought for
the price Of one pound in superphos-
phites. German farmers value Stag out
side Of the low price at which 1t fur
nishes phosphoric acid. on account Of its
faculty not to be consumed too rapidly,
not to be washed beyond the reach Of the
roots in one season, but, on the contrary,
to yield a most perceptible source Of
plant food for two and three years run.
ming. which makes its application inval-
liable in seeding down meadows, perma.
nent pastures. clover and luzern, and for
enriching the subsoil in the planting Of
orchards.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26
wide Tires For Heavy Wagon.

The advocates Of wide tires for heavy
loads upon the country roads claim that
they viii allow the teams to draw from
25'to so per cent moro load than can be
drawn when narrow tires are used.
Some of the farmers say that as their
money or labor helped build the roads
they have right to 90 over them with
such wheels as they please. They have
right to go over their parlor carpets
with skates on, but it would be cheaper
to use broad soled shoe. And while
they may have paid for the carpet no
one of them paid all the expense of the
roadmaking or road repairing.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26

II. G, Marsh, Indiana, describes exper-
iments in tile drainage made under the
auspices of the farmers institute Of
Muncie. Three tile drains were laid
about 40 inches deep and at distances of
1875 and $50 feet apart, on an area con-
tanning yellow clay, black soil and hard
pan. The height of the ground water
was observed in wells sunk in different
parts Of the drained area. The results
are Of interest as showing wide differ
ence in the effectiveness Of the drains ON
different soils and under different condi.
tons and indicate that the distance and
depth of tile drains must be determined
by observations on the soils in each case.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26
Fast pax Losinr Favor.

The New Hampshire legislature viii
be called upon to consider the doing
away of the observance Of Fast day.
The language Of the bill introduced In
the house Is to the effect that the day
has "long since ceased to be religiously
observed and has become useless relic
Of former times" With Fast day cut
off, the list Of legal holidays viii be
Thanksgiving. Labor day. Christmas,
Fourth Of July, ED Of February and
Memorial day--six in all.-Manchester
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26
Poultry Fence. and Yards.

The Southern Fancier Gays that the
cheapest fence is made of plastering
laths, with three-inch strips TO tack to.
The best fence is made of two-inch mesh,
No. 10 wire netting. In all cases where
there are more than one yard of fowls,
there should be two-foot base Of Il
inch plank to prevent the cocks from
fighting and disfguring themselves.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26


to the shock. A well studied plan Is
needed, and the one here illustrated is
.vouched for as satisfactory by Mime
sofa farmer. who thus describes it in The
Country Gentleman:
do not use standing hill of corn for
the center of the shock, as it is frequent
ly done, but make use of o ''shocker, y
shown In Fig. I.
1t is light pole about 10 feet long,
with two legs about feet in length. The
crossbar is an old broom handle fitting
loosely in hole bored through the pole.
In using this an even number of rows
must be taken-I usually take six. TAX.
ing the shocker in my right hand, / pass
up the center space (three rows on either
side) until have passed three hills Of
the row and stand ut A, Fig. 2.
I begin work latter running the stick
into place. by cutting the four hills at 1,
1, 1, I, and placing each as tits cut in its
own angle Of the shocker. One can reach
over and cut three hills without taking
extra steps.
The nine digits are used in the cut to
represent the SO hills Of corn that are to
form the shock. The numbers also show
the order in which the hills are to be
taken. The Enclosures around the fig.
ures indicate the work of each trip. The
open end Of the Enclosures shows where
the work begins, and the arrows show
where the armfuls of corn are to be
taken. II five hills are too heavy or toe
bulky for one arm load. double trips
can be made for the four corner inclol.
sures.
When the shocks are finished, exactly
nine hills stand in each corner of the
shocker. making the four quarters of the
same size. so there will be no tendency
for the shock to lean in any direction.
By this plan the operator as he deposits
bis last load is at A, just where he be-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26
BASIC STAG.
Compared with Other Sources of Phos'
phoric Acid.

Compared with Other Sources of Phos-
phoric Acid.
1t may be well to explain once more
what basic Stag is, since considerable is
being said about it. Basic alag, other
wise known as "odorless phosphate, "
iron phosphate" ETC., is a product of
steelmaking. All iron ores contain more
or less phosphorus. 1t tends to make
iron or steel brittle and is therefore OBJ
jectionable, and one great problem of the
iron maker is TO remove it. The besse-
mer process of steelmaking is used chief
ly ON ores low in phosphorus, but about
IS years ago q new process was invented
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26
COLLECTING THE HILLS.

gan, and at just the right place for tying
the shock, removing the stick and carry
ing the shocker forward to the next place
for work. When one once drops into any
good and regular plan Of movement in
such work, there is no further thought
required, no hesitancy of action. and a
saving of much time is the obvious result.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26
A Bag Holder.

This bag holder was invented by YER
mont farmer, and Rural New Yorker
originally illustrated it,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26
EARMSass..:s:e's:. o.:
11sasCHNegA
HARVESTING CORN.

A Plan by which Both Time and labor
May BE Saved.
There is certainly great deal of time
wasted in taking the haphazard, ir-
regular route that is too commonly trav-
eledove in cutting and getting corn in
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26
AHANpY coNTRTyANcE

No description is needed, as any farm
er can see from the picture how it is
made and used. 1t is very handy and
can be folded up and put away when not
in use.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-10-26

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Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1893-05-22

6rcscobtloern aus Der GolonialSeit ge2
icbmiift uno riibmt iicb, Ste gr0Btcn WtaiS>
fol6en, iotpie Sen beiten !6anf aus9eiteQt
81 baben. Sregon's Sammlung bon
GGmereisn lit 6emerfenSiDertb. Seem
6alnpibire'S BaOiuon 1T Elm auf @aume
ltGmmen ru6enbcS altertbiilnltcbeS Sarmz
baus, in bent Die SdbafSprobaction
Oeranicbaulicbt lit, Gonhecticut's Spinnz
rab unb lein Continent bon SIocb37
arten, Carbohydrates GabafSausiteLz
lung liegen AM duBcritcn GnOe Ser
Staatengruppe, pdbreno &anias' ltocb uns
Oolitdnbiger BaDiuon 10 perltedt lit, baB
mar i'm ilcben muB. Californian bat
cine ieiner mouotonen ipeiBen 8altcn gun
Qtufnobme iciner neutrality-suspicious. Qusz
~itclung bingeitellt.
9as lit in 9roBen 3iigen bic Nderbaus
ausiteQung Der ein5elnen Staaten ~ul1ieres
reicben Gan6es, Die N~uSiteuung bteier
@ruppen lit Cnfel Cams Stols.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1893-05-22

$50 binaus bel 6ieier Wenge?" mo9ts
man iragcn - u11b bod ltnb Die @erfe BON
grOBtem inneren @e6alt uno ra6rbaft
tinitlerticber Nusfi6rung gar balo berausz
gefun6en uno gar lei3t 5uiammengesd6lt.
9abet 1tnO eS 11icbt tmmer bic groBen
8ilOer, tpel6e 5u bteien SIT rebnen fin6,
lon0ern Diel bGuftser iogar bte fleineren;
aucb ni6t bic iit6 es, ipelcbe MIR burcb ben
bebanbelten StOff ober @~egenitan6 gefargen
nebne1, iOn6ern Die, tpeldbe elmer genalleu
8rifung alf 3etcbnung, Sarbe unb 8inielz
fibrung Stano boIten unb babel @eift.
8bartaiie unb @emittb mdc6tig erregen.
0abet fomntt eS natiirlib aucb auf 6te
eigene @eiiteS> uno @emiitbsbtlouna bes
8ei3Glers AT. 81 fonnten Iicb geitern
eini9e ni6t iebr intelligent ausidauenbe
8ertreter Sung lmertta's bon ben1 8il6
y6a6nerfampf in Slanbern" 6es 8elqters
Gmtl @laus MIR i6tDer trenner lro qtnqen
balD oarauf an benz aucb in ser fiinIts
lerii6en Qlusfiibrung piel be6eutenberen
@emdl0e oeS StalienerS 9. 8ennod6ini
y0aS Derloren gesougene &tn0" acbtlos
Doritber. Gags supor bate ich cine iltnoe
6rall Dor oem lebteren SDrGnen DerateBen
iebcn nnO mar ielber burcb Bic realiitildbe
0aritcaun9 OeS tiefen, ltc6 BENT Srr1
linn ndDernbcn S6mer5es i'm @5eItc6tsz
atSDrnG Der arr1eu Wtutter mGcatia
erregt poroen. 90 ftnbet man in Der
fron5Olil5en 9l6tbeilung Dor benz gilSe
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1893-05-22

Die StaatsuniperlitGt, oie lanomirtb7
ibaftlic6e Nfabemte, bas Yolptecbntfum
baben t6re Sammlungen, i6re antbropolos
giic6en un6 5oolOgiiden @ebilOe, ibre 0n7
boratorien, in ben Soal perlegt un6 Yroz
ben ber Scrtigfeit Der 6erren Stuoenten
legen bon ber S6Gti9fett Ser Qlnitalten
3eugniB ab.
9em GurppGer Defenders tpGre ein 8eildb
Ser @uSiteuung %unierer S6ule1, Die lnter
9ettung DeS StaatSi6ulbirettorS Oetllrlcb
Gaab u1o DeS Superinteilbenten gSm. SEN
fins geibeben lit, wobl 81 empfeblen. @tipd
100 8olfSi6ulen aus lGnoltcben 9t1trttten
baben auSgeitelt; Der 2%ebrgang Der %etr5el1
men &laiien bis binauf sur 6ocblbule ldBt
itcb burcb bic 9luSitellung DerfOlgeIl. Nn Dem
Observation-Disclosures NIT BEN Wuitcrbdnten
pprbei fitbrt cine 3reppe Dinaltt 5t ben
9(usiteQun9en Ser itaatliben 8obItbatlg1
feit5anitalten, bes SrrenaiDlS in Glgtn uno
9lnna, Der Solbaten> un0 WtatrOlcnbelmS
III QutncD, ber Nnitalt fir i6pa6ltnntge
&inoer in Qincoln, Dpr 9lllem1 aber Der
8lin6en> un6 Saub1tlmmen : Qlritalt IN
S~adionpile. .3pei 3immer, IN Denen Die
ul1glidltbe1 &tnoer tpGbreno oeS Som7
mers unterri6tet sperben, geben jeoem elnen
8egriff BON Ser praftiicben unO pOufommez
men @inrtcbtung Der 9tnitaIt, Der Ofet3oOsn,
Sic ienen ltn9litdli9cn @elegenbett 9eben,
ettpaS Su lernen.
Die 3reppe biuunter, AM Muiter@& Climber
gartelt, in benz ieben Mor8en, NIT lus7
no9me SonnabenOs, unterribtet miro, 9e7
langt ma in Sen Ser &unit unO benz
&unitgetperbe getpi6meten SaaG, in Dem
8ripatftrmen Bic 8robutte Ser SrauenbanD
uno Ser 8alette : Club cine @emdlos7
Collection altsgeiteut baben. On bteien
SaoL iblieBen iih al6 bic elegant ausge@
i~tatteten @mpfangs5immer bes @Ouperneurs
9lltgel0.
9lm 9lusgang, in Ser Sale, tit eine Golz
lection alter, aber ionit burcb NIGHTS als
bas glitter auffalen0er MObel aus Der 3eit,
ais &astafia mod 6auptItaOt DeS StaateS
mar, auSgefteIt.
SGtnois bat nit ieiner SonberzNlusz
ftcIlung ltcb ser @bre, Bic @ruppe Der
Staten an5ufibren, miirbig 9e5ei9t.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1893-05-22
Gbriit. &apn, cnblicb @ouu. 9telion BON
1RinnpIntn

Gbrift, &apn, en6li9 @oup. 9lelion BON
Mtnne1ota.
9us Ginlcttung Ser Seter lang bie Ser
lammlung baS nortpegtlde J~tattonauteO
bercn WtclObie cine iebr feierllcbe lit:
ia, vi elsker dette Landet,
Som Diet stiger frem,
Furet, vejrbidt over Nandet,
Med de tusen Hem;
Elsker, elsker Diet och Tanker
Paa vOr Far og Nor
Og den Saganat, som S9nker
Dromlne paa vor Jord.
8rof. Sulius 6. Often beclamirte str
Gerberrlidung DeS III. 0fat" eilte Sbey
ySeftale".
Tra1 9(nna Smtt6 8ebrens iara,
inter 8ianobegleitung BON Srau Dr. anos
berg, Die 0ieber, ,,Gutten og Huldren's,
Wandering i Skoven", ,'Paa Fjeldet't,
%lporauf Grof. GaSmuS Nnberion Norz
ipegen, Norge, leben lteB. 9as Sbo:
mas Srcbeiter ipteIte mebrere nortpegii6;
9iccen. Bic erite engliicbe Seitrebe biel1
STILES g. 6augen. Sein Tbema ~lautetct(
y9ie Nortpeger in Sen Ser. Staatcn". 6,
i6ilbcrte oas 8irten ser norbii6en S0bnt
in Sen Staten 8isconitn, 9atota, Min:
neapOliS II. /. m. St mics 0arauf bin, BAT
Wfinnelota iogor ei11en norpegii6en Sou:
perteur, gielion babe, tpel3er Der Seie,
periOnli6 beipobne.
6rduletn Signe 6iqe trug Sic 2iebe1
Min Skat', EFT Syn" nnb Til nit
EIertes Drowning" Dor, ~tporauf S. 6.
8opeien Die englticbc Seitrebe r9lmerifo
u1b Die G%usitelun9" belt, IN tpelcber er bas
9roBe l1nterneDmen els etn @ultur7 uni
6r~iebensfeit f~eterte, Mit einem Concert
itiide icbloB bic Seter ab.
Inter BEN 8eiu6ern befan0 ftcb AUDI Oel
beuticbe Gommiliar @ermutb.
9tacb 8eenOi9ung Der Setter ~ffattete mar
ber nortpegii6en Section i'm Snbuitrie:
palaft einen 8eiu6 ab, in nel6cr grOBt
@emGlOe al19ebrabt tparen, pel6e nDrtpe:
9ti6e 9anbi6aftsicenen 6aritelten. Qtud
purbe baS balbferttge norpe9ii9e &eprG:
lcntantenbaus beilcbt.
Dim 2tben6 CAB Gommiiiar &abn cir
8a1fett I'M y@elington 6otel". @tner bel
6auptre6ner mar @ouperneur gtellpn Dor
Winteiota. 9lu6 fonb ein Set in bea
yScanbta SAT-" itatt, auf peLcbem Sac
Sadion 8arfzB rogramm tpteberbolt ipurbe
Der @rtrag bteier Seier lit fir Elm Mtonu.
ment beittmmt, ipelcbes 3u Gbren Set
GridiOn's errtbtet perben ioa.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1893-05-22
Kreu5 uno quer ourd Sen Runi
palaIt.
Seobadtuneen uno mahrneRmnnsen bet ee
Dur9wanoerune oefelben.

Ser &unitpalait bietet 6eS 8eabtens7
tpertben un6 NnregenOer 10 ptel, baB man
tpirflib mancbmal ni6t meiB, mo- man
beim 8etrac6ten aufb0ren nnO mo- betm
8eibretben a%nfangen ioa. Sine ipiten1at11
ic6e @intbeilung lift au3 bier unerlaBlt6,
tpelln man nicbt nIr piel leben, ionberlt pOn
Benz @eiebencn AUDI bel be3alten mill. ga
ettpa bic 6Glftc Ser perl9icoeren Nbtbet7
llttsen Dem Selubcr nOb perl6loiien ut,
fam aucb Der 8enrtbeiler, nm allen elm
3elnen 6elbcrn auf Der burten Wfu1tcrtarte
ser berlcbteDeniten Stationen, ipelcbe oorl
ausgebreitet lit, bie poae <rDlgun9 81
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1893-05-22
Weltausiteuu Goncerte.
Gr0fnune Ger mufiffefts5ale.-Goneert oes
Soiton=SYmphonie=O rdeiters.

Der sipeite unb grDBte Wuftftempel Ser
WeltauSitellung biente Wontag 8ormittag
gum eriten Scale ieincr ~8eitimmung. Die
WuiifDalle-am nOrOli6en @noe bes male
.riiden Sd~ulen9anges g%elegen, Der nit bem
Columbus 9 tegeSgeipanm in Der Mitte un6
ben pier5ig auf Den &apitdlern BON eben1oz
pielen Sdulen itebehben Statuen 5l beiben
Soften, einen 3auberil9en 9lbldbluB oes
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1893-05-22
Suinots' Sonoerausiteuuno.

Cine 2Iusfe1une ser &anopirtbfdaft, oes
6artenbaus, oes 3oritweiens, Ger Stats
.uniperiitdt, ser SIiltoen= uno Gaubftum=
menantaIten mo Ger DolfsfduIen i'm
. ~Staatseebduoe; ein wunoerbares mano=
oen4loe.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1893-05-22
Gus Oer ,,WGi6en StQOt".
9te 9utmuifer 9nmher- Atts-
fellmng.
Uorwe9ens GPrenta9.

Das Qderbaueebduoe uno fein JnhoIt. 3
GYroI i'm Seitfleioe. - 10 eItausfeaunesz
Concerto. 2lus Dem Kuuftpalait. =
SIN Oeuti6en Oorfe. - Gin Gang ourd
ole Golumbia=2penue. Derf6ieoenes.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1893-05-22

lOO DtDerle Sorten 0ater, ZOO Nrteii gut
ter9raS linb alSgelteut.
Nebrasfa bettet burcb sic iiber benz
Shore leines &ornpalaitcS Gngebracbte
lleber1cbrtft Corn and Sugar" an, mas
feline 6auptprooutte itno. @ciBer &iiben7
3uder, in 300 @lasfu9eln unb in boben
@lasiGulen, lit benn audb bauptid6licb 5ur
| Oeforation oes &iosfS pertpanot morben.
&entudp uno COLORADO iinb nod tpeit
3uriid; Sn6iana, beiien 2egislatur icb
fnarierig be1abm, begniigte ficb nit elmer
funitlpien, aber nolitdnpigen SGmereien@
auslteull1ng, Sic aus ie 800 @laSbiicbien
nit @eisen, MoiS, Safer, ytoggen, @erite,
8ucbpei3en beitebt. @beniO i6mudlOS,
aber umfaiien6, BAT Stem Oort, Oeiien
9abtQon an 6en ySampIeroom" zines
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES erinnert, ausges
felt.
SQinDis baute einen prGbtigen &ioSt
unb iteQte in Sbrdnfen unb auf Gtageren
feline 8robufte, Sdmereien, @rdler, 8abaf,
@rbfricbte aus.
@rpBe Nnitrengungen baben Die iungen
Staaten unb Serritorien @aibington,
Soutb Oafota, Stem Wtertco, MDoming,
lltab, SfGaboma 9emacbt. @oi6ington
Itcut ei1e Wuiterfarm aus, 0eren Stallunz
qen prGcbtiger ais Die MpbnrGume 1ino.
uOas lit 10 Site BET unS," erflGrte Elm bie>
Derer Qanon1ann aus Dem iul19en Staat.
Die Sfftaoten Seem SerleD, Connecticut,
M~laiabuletts, Stem 9ampibtre bil6en nit
ibren BaDillons cine b~elonbere @rlppe.
Stem Seriep bat ieinen tpeiBen 9tOsf nit
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-14
THE LATEST IN HUM0R.
BRIGHT LEAVES FROM OUR con-
Is TEMPORARINS.
bridget Thought She Would Have
to Take Lessons ut the Same Asy-
lum-Poor Financiering-Outw
by IL MoOnshiner.

She was a young wife just married
from boarding school, one Of the loyey-
dovey order, and although educated in
Boston didn't know beans from anv
other vegetable. Hence this dialogue
with the cook:
"Now, Briddy, dear, what are we to
have for dinnery'
There's two chickens to dress,
num- 0'
I'll dress them the first thing. Where
are their clothes?''
Holy Moses, mum, they're in their
feathers yet''
"Oh, then, serve them that way. The
ancient Romans always cooked their
peacocks with the feathers on. 1t will
be surprise to hubby
1T will that, mum. Sure if you want
TO help you can be parin' the turnips.' ~
ON, how sweet! I'll pair them two
ana two In no time. Why, I had no
Idea cooking was so picturesquer'
think, mum, that washing the Gel
cry do be more in your line
All right, Biddy. I'll take it up to
me bath room, and I've some lovely
Paris soap that will take off every
speck."
'Thank you, mum. Would you mind
telling me the name of the asylum
where you was dedicated? I think I'll
have to take some lessons there myself
II we be goin' to work together."-
trolt Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-14
SAVED BY A CIGAR.

A Sea Captain Saves His Crew by
Lighting Cigar.
It is told OF q sea.captain WHO died
not long ago that he was formerly
commander Of a ship in which pas
sengers were carried from New York
to some of the islands. On one occa-
sion the ship took fire, and the pas
sengers and crew were compelled to
take hurriedly to the boats. The
captain remained perfectly cool
throug hout all the confusion and
fright OF debarkation, and at last
everyone except himself was got safe
ly into the boats. BY the time he was
ready to follow, the passengers We're
almost wild with fear and excitement.
Instead of hurrylng down the ladder
the captain called out to the sailors
to hold on a minute, and taking q
cigar from his pocket, coolly lighted it
with q bit of burning slroud which
had fallen from the gging to his feet.
Then he descended with elaboration
and gave orders to push off.
GLOW could you stop to light a. CT
gar at such a moment?" he was as ked
afterwards, when some of the pas
sengers were talking OF their escape.
BECAUSE" he answered, "Isaw that
if I did not do something to divert
the minds of those in the boat there
was likely to be a panic, and, over
crowded as it was, there was danger of
it's being upset The act took but a
moment, but it attracted the atten-
ton of everybody. You all forgot
yourselves, because you were think
ing about my curious behavior, and we
cot off safelv.'
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-12-14
q SUDDEN SHOWER.

Barefooted boys scud up the street,
Or scurrv under steitering sheds;
And schoolgirl faces pal lie and sweet,
CLEAN from shawls about their beads.
Doors bang; and mother voices call
From alien homes; and rusty gates
Are slammed and high above it all
The thunder grim reverberates
And then abrupt, the rain, the rain!
The earth lies gasping; and the eyes
Behind the streaming window panes
Sinile at the trouble of the skies.
The highway smokes; sharp echoes ring;
The cattle bawls and cowbells clank;
And into town comes galloping
The farmers horse with steaming flank.
The swallow dips beneath the caves.
And tirts his plumes and folds his wings;
And under the cataba leaves
The caterpillar curls and clings.
The bumblebee is pelted down
The wet stem of the hollyhock
And sullenly in spattered brown
The cricket leaps the garden walk.
Within the baby claps his hands
And crows with rapture strange and
vague;
Without, beneath the rosebush stands
dripping rooster ON one leg.
james Whitcomb Riley.