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war. At Shanghai i saw a barracks which
was supposed to contain five hundred troops.
The officer in charge of it drew rations
AMI pay for this number. but there Were
really only four hundred soldiers in the carri-
son and he was pocketing the balance His
salary was something Ike a thousand or
fifteen hundred dollars year. but he spent
twenty thousand, and I was told that sev-
tnty Of his UHderstraTpers and retainers
sat down every day at his table. lie re-
CeiV-1 S5 per month for the pay of each
man. and pOcketed just $3.50 month for
the hundred men who had no existence but
Were represented by fictitious names on his
pay rolls As TO the four hundred soldiers
remaining ] was told that ne paid them
only - Ter month each and IN this way
he made Si'' per month more. In addition
10 this he squeezed on their rationS. He
tliuI,d the eyes OF the government by
briuinS the CeLSJrS who are sent out as
inspectors, or he could hire an extra hun
dTed men to I'LL up his quota at the time
that the inspectors arrive. This man
SqueeZCS his under officers. but they pro-
tect him because he allows them to take
q percentage OF the pay of the men below
them, and the result is that the priVateS
get little more than Will keep them alive.
Instead of having five hundred well-satis
fed and for China, weil-paid men, he has
four hundred who are Disconnected and
half starved. This sort of thing is going
On all over China. and one of the greatest
dangers to the country comes of the dis
content Of the soldiers.
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Curious.

Toacher-"What was Washingtons OBJ
iect in making the perious trip across the
Delaware"
Dick Hicks-"He wanted to see if the
peach crop was failure"
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Each province has governor, and in
some of the biggest provinces the governor
is viceroy as well. In other provinces the
governor is second 10 the viceroy and a
viceroy may rule two three provinces.
Tt~ro v,~c~crq 81 c--vcrrors have cabinets
If tICir own. They have the power of life
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The Strangest Military Organization
in the World.
9HE ROTTEN CHINESE GOVERNMENT
How the Officials Cheat the: Sol
diers and Secure Office.
GUN AND POWDER WORKS

Copyrighted. 1894, by Frank C. Carpenter)
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$500, 600 fer au Office.

The government itself expects the oil
GERS TO squeeze and eXtort. II pays low
salaries and the officers are expected to
entertain like princes Tpkn the t1ut0l ~
Shanghai. lis salary is not ire HIN
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the officials Still, China, with all this, has
about the lowest taxes in the world. and
II is only because the taxes are low that
the government can retain it's hold upon
the people. If they should be greatly in
crtased by this war rebellions will spring
up in many of the states. 8nd the Chinese
emperor is in fact, in more danger from the
people within the empire than from the
japanese outside of IT.
Chinese VicerOys and Their Armies.
China is a strange combination of a des-
potic monarchy and a government of the
people 1t is as much a confederation of
states as it is a nation. and the eighteen
provinces into which it is divided each has
it's governor. who is appointed by the
emperor. but whom the people can get rid
of If they will. 1t is the same with other
officials. The Chinese are long tolerant, but
when an official squeezes too much they
will GUST him from his office, and instances
have been known of their stOning him out
of the country. The government is very
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SUMMER BIRTHDAYS
Fetes for the Little Ones Who Cele-
brate at Home.
IN THE QUIET BACK YARD
How to Give Simple but Enjoyable
Birthday Parties.
THE NEW CLOCK CAKE

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The Fate of Those Who Live in the
White House.
FROM WASHINGTON TO THE PRESENT
Some Presidents Encountered More
Hostility and Others Less.
DIFFERENT ONLY IN DEGREE

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Era of Good Feeling.

The triumph of jefferson over the federal
lists and the Randolph faction was com
plete in the election of Madison, and for
awhile all went as smoothly as could be
desired. The embargo act had been re
pealed, and the mutterlngs in favor of open
war with Great Britain began to AL the air.
Madison was prominently man of peace
and used all his efforts 10 keep down IT,
war feeling. hoping to end the complications
by diplomacy. His efforts in this direction
alienated many of his political friends, ana
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Tn Rid the Farm Of weeds.

1t is impossible to keep farm en-,
tirely clear of weeds. Like the poor,
they are always with you.' 1t is pos
sible, however, to keep them down to
such a point that they will be but
little annoyance and do no material i'm
jury to the growing crops. 1t is Grim
inaLnegligence to allow weeds to alb
sorb the strength of the ground that
should go into the growing crops
They are robbers of the soil, and those
who allow them to prosecute their
thefts without restraint are parties to
the crime, and they are the ones who
have to bear the brunt of the penalty.
The best time to desteoy weeds effec-
tually is just before the seeds mature
and scatter One stalk will seed large
area. AS this is seed time for most va
rietles of weeds vigorous warfare for
the next few weeks should be inaugu.
rated. A little time at this season d
the year devoted to gathering up and
burning the stalks and seeds of trouble
some weeds will save fifty or a hundred
| times as much time and labor nex'
year. Systematic work in this wa!
may result in few years in entirely
Graduating these pests from the farm
No work on the farm will pay better
| Stockman and Farmer. -
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

THERE are fifty-seven thousand women
engaged in farming in the United
States.
ONE THOUSAND carloads Of pocket
TASKS for liquor were used in Cincinnati
last year.
THE first known instance OF the use
of coal was in England in tho year 800.
1t was then called fossil fuel"
A HORSE at Passaic, N. j., committed
suicide by wading into canal and
holding his head under water until I'M
consciousness resulted.
FISH in the Puget sound cities are
cheaper than ever before. Large hall
but sell for twenty-five cents each.
Many fish of unusual size are being
taken by the fishing boats. Recently a
halibut weighing 40 pounds was
brought ashore.
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Few persons know how to secure a
fowl to advantage. Never seize a fowl
by the tail, if a fine bird, nor touch the
back, but grasp both legs at once with
a firm, tight, quick hold, and then
raise free from the ground or perch and
hang the body down clear of any OBJ
stacle. This method does not ruffie th 9
piumage or turn a feather, which, in a
fine bird, must be avoided. When the
web of the feathers is once broken 1T
can never be united again, and where
much handled this often occurs, giving
the bird a. ragged appearance 1t is
the source of much annoyance to nice,
clean, smooth bird to have the plnm-
age ruffied. Their bodily covering is
regarded with the utmost care, and the
luster and beauty of it indicate the
health and strength Of the fowl.-Kan'
sas Farmer.
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CURRENT HUMoR.

THE man who invented work evident
" had nothing to do.-Fliegende Blat
ter.
ALMOST any mortal can resist the
temptation to steal when to steal is I'M
necessary.--Galveston News.
PRIsclLLA Don't you envy my
luck? Isn't Jack Murray splendid
fellow to have for fiance?" Prunella-
80, yes; know that from experience. y
Truth.
'sIF," meditatively muttered the
funny boarder, lit is true, as some
scientist asserts, chickens really talk
the language of two-thirds of them
must be pretty blamed tough. "-Buffalt
Courier.
sYoU'RE not in love, Robbie. Yor
only think you are" well, how the
dickens am to find out my mistake i
am mistaken?" so, marry tn,
young woman, by all means. "-Harp
er's Bazaar.
DoBBs4'.Sir Isaac Newton-um-ye
he was one of the founders of Punch
was he not?" Fobbs-" Goodness, no
What do yon mean?" Dobbs-"Why
he was the discoverer OF the law o
grayity."-Harlem Life.
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POPULAR SCIENCE.

THE Sierra Nevada range Of noun
tains In California is nearly five hum
dred miles long, seventy wide and from
seven thousand to nearly fifteen thou
sand feet high.
SCIENCE tells us that the body OF
every human being weighing one hum
bred and fifty pounds contains one
pound of salt. Also that every one OF
us needs in year about fifteen pounds
Of salt.
The aerial space within the limit OF
our vision is calculated to have a d.
ameter Of 400, OOO,O 900 miles and cir
conference of 1929, T42, 900, 900 miles.
And this is only fragment Of the inn
mensity of space.
THE frequency of storms in Nebraska
is due to the fact that not only do
many originate there, but the storms
of Dakota move southeast, and those
Of Kansas and Texas northeast, gener-
ally passing through Nebraska on their
easterly course.
METEoRoLoGIsTs say that the heat OF
the air is due to six sources: ~ That
from the interior of the earth; (9 that
from the stars; (3) that from the moon
| (4) that from the friction of the winds
and tides; (5) that from the meteors
| g. that from the sun.
THE photographers Of the Paris OBJ
servatory have just finished for the
Academy of Sciences the clearest view
| ever secured of the moon. They hav'
photographed her surface in sections
which fit, making great image fiv
feet In diameter. The work is so per
feet that towns, forests and river
would be perceptible if they existed.
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TRAVEL makes wise man better,
and fool worse.-Feltham.
LET every eye negotiate for -itself,
and trust no agent.-Shakespeare.
SIMPLICITY OF character. is the nat
ural result Of, profound thought
Hazlitt.
WHEN people ever are in the wrong,
each line they add is much too long
Prior.
SIN may open bright as the morning,
but it will end dark as the night. Tai
mage.
AMAN is called selfish, not for pur
suing his own good, but for neglectine
his neighbor's.-Whately.
WHAT is mine, even to my. life, i
hers love; but the secret of my FRIEND
is not mine.-Sir p Sidney.
THE moment an i'll can be patientl.
borne it is disarned of its poison
though not Of its pain.-H. w. Beecher
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THE SUMNER TRUNK.

1t should Certain Articles for the Com
fort of the Children.
II is wise woman who knows how
o pack her trunk intelligently when
shetakcs summer outing. If she is
the mother of family she does not
content herself simply with providing
so many suits of CLOTHING of various
kinds and the necessary articles OF the
tailet box, including brushes. combs,
shoe buttoners and pins galore, but she
has many other necessities to provide
for.
She remembers Bobby's tendency to
group on damp nights and Mary's ten
dency to eat green apples, in spite OF
everv admonition to the contrary, and
the invariable case of gripes that fol-
low. She carries hot-water bag. a
spirit lamp, or more often simple
lamp stove, so that she can heat water
at any hour of the day or night. She
also carries with her the Invariable
box of mustard leaves and bottles OF
ginger She has a neat little case OF
medicine, including arnica, for sprains
and bruises; camphor and other simples
of the household to meet emergencies.
She never packs these medicines in her
trunk, however, but firmly in the bag,
which she carries in her hand, SO there
is no danger of the contents OF the
trunk being destroyed by an unhappy
breakage.
| The thoughtful mother also brings
| abundance of. old clothes for the chill
dren to rough it in, and patches<fol
every dress and suit. with thread OF
sewing silk to match. Thus rem
NAV be easily repaired. There arr
many little things which each famil.
needs, according toits individual tastes
If one is going to the seashore, there
are seldom blankets enough, and
good travelling rug. which may b
thrown across the bed on cold nights
will prove great comfort A geo
Atwood travelling shawl may take tn
place of the rug, or if the family
large, both may be needed. \
\ TribfIne
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rid of the grass. Herbert Post,
who Is recognized as good authority
on johnson grass, remarks: I'm kill
ing out Johnson grass, there is right
tune and wrong time to attempt 1t.
In any other summer months than July
and August, plowing cultivates 1T. In
July the sap descends to the roots, and
they become full of moisture. Then
take a two-horse plow, keepirig the
points sharp, and break up the ground
to the depth of six inches, at least, eight
inches if possible, leaving, as far as you
can, the turf standing upon its edge.
The sun and rains take the earth from
the roots 50 exposed, and they soon die.
In a month repeat the blowing, but
going crosswise of first blowing, leav-
the ground as rough as possible; thus
many roots will be brought up for the
sun and heat to destroy. Then IN De-
cember, before freezing weather, go
over the land again with the plow,
leaving the ground.rough or in ridges
rs much as possible. Before planting
your crop in the spring, go over the
ground with a STRAIGHTFORWARD har-
row, bringing what roots may be left
to the surface; using sharp tools, and
cutting off the roots six inches below
the surface, viii effectually destroy
| johnson grass. Dixie Farmer.
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Agriculture of the Future.

Unless the world receives back-set,
such as would result from world
wide warrand the inevitable concomi-
tants of famine and pestilence, the
vital subject of the future will be,
wherewith shall we be fed? When
the populations of America and Aus
tralia become as dense as those of Asia
and Europe, this subject will acquire
an import it never had before. Until
science has progressed far beyond its
present position, the soil must be the
great fountain of food for the hungry
millions of earth. In few years all
reclaimablc lands in this country will
be subjected to the pillow, and the
lordlv estates held for the pleasure
of mobiles in Europe must be surren-
dered to the man with the agricultural
implement. These reforms will answer
the purposes of the present generation,
Int at present rates of increase there
are those now born who will see the
absolute necessity of bringing every
available acre into active cultivation
But some will say there is over produc
ton of foods stuffs now, and cite pres
emit prices as proof of the statement
There is really no over production
Present low prices are the result o
causes entirely artificial, among which
is the inability to buy on account 0
widespread poverty caused by TN
accumulation of the wealth OF tn
world in the hands of few. If ever.
hungry mortal had enough to eat AM
some for tomorrow the surplus stock
held above the ability of the poor :
buy, even at present prices, would NO
exist. The soil is the life of the cour
try. and as the years roll'by, must Ell
hance in value, and as intelligence an
scientific methods of production az
employed, the avocation of the farme
will surely be exalted above ever
other in public estimation When th
times here predicted are fully come
happy will be he who owns enough
the earth's surface to serye his purpos
under laws that will benefcially secul
him in his rights again. Texas Far
and Ranch.
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German Thrift.

The Germans are learning the lesson
that thrift requires saving in small
things. There the steel pens thrown
away in schools and Offices are con-
scientiously gathered, melted up and
made over into knife-blades, watch
springs, and other articles of value:
The Americans have, possessed such an
abundance of natural resources that
they have been apt to despise the small
economies of life. Many a man would
be much richer than he now is II ne
had begun early in life to reflect that
it takes only twenty nickels to make
dollar.-Rochester Herald.
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HERE AND THERE.

1T is a waste work and harvest OF
disappointment to try to make money
out of poorly-made butter. Fools are
not all dead, but most of them who
buy bad butter at good grices are,
in portions of the great west farm
ers are feeding their wheat to hogs.
The wheat is worth in the market
about forty-five cents, and corn is only
about two cents below wheat, and the
latter is far the best feed.
Farmers are often told to work as
hard and live as cheaply as their grand
fathers did and they would get along
all right. This is usually the advice Of
street loafers, who work industriously
with their jaws.
Wherever clover succeeds, the farm
er who neglects to grow it is standing
in his own moonshine. Nothing makes
cheaper or better pork, or beef. or milk.
or fertilizer, and on these four things
hang all the law and the profits OF
| farmers.
1T will in few years be found that
| much of our sub-soil clays are excel
lent fertilizers Who can doubt this
who has observed the luxuriant vege-
| tation on railroad embankments, where
the CLAW has been turned up and ex-
posed to atmospheric influences.
] Every owner of amilch COW should
strive to make her happy and con-
tented. OF course, plenty OF proper
food is a necessity, but bran and beets
can never take the place OF that kind
of treatment that so notably conduces
to milk section.
Free range is not a positive neces-
sitv. bnt saves great amount OF labor
, and care. When fowls are kept in con
: firement they must be supplied those
things which they get when allowed
free range.
Manure the entire garden liberal
w. Haul out at once all that you cal
snare. and then haul little more, ans
shade it well into the vegetable beds
l Remember that your garden can not b
too rich. and that no piece of groun'
paws more generously for manure thai
the vegetable garden.
Some horses never lie down whe'
: stabbed. and this habit Is pom
. AGAINST the animals durability. AZ
: horses sleep standing, but most OF thes
= lie down once in twenty-fonr hours
and by SO doing relax and case the mus
cles. A horse that does not sprea
himself out occasionally is liable to
least ten-per-cert. cut on his yalu
otherwise.
G After a crop has inatured it seen
N Moor economy to allow any of it to
" wasted. This holds good with grass
d the pastures, grain in the fields, veg
m tables in the garden, or fruit in the o
Is chard or small fruit-plot. Every pa
r. of the crop should be utilized SO Tar
D. possible to the best advantage. ana
a. is the avoidance of waste that he'll
is materially to increase the pr9Hts'
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THE LABOR WORLD.

NEW ZEALAND has few tramps
CHICAGO has many BARRIERS.
THERE is wild animal trust.
Iowa runs free labor bureau.
DETROIT has sixty union teamsters.
DETROIT is to have asdaily labor
paper.
LONDON printing trades will nmalga-
mate.
DETROIT painters talk Of organizing
state union.
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80 Ne,d 0f BIankets.

The hottie place on earth is the
vicinity of Massowah. When the north
west wind blows from the desert the
Thermometer hai been known to 50 10
leo. Tne men OF the Italian garrison
there can sleep only by the assistance
of natives employed to cote and fro !
night AM sprinkle the bodies OF tie
sufferers with water.-Chicago Herat's
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puttInr Her.els in His place.

s'Ef you wuz me, num-" said the
fierce-looking, shaggy-haired tramp,
stepping inside the door as he spoke,
ssand hadn't bite fur twenty-four
hours would you git down on yer knees
an beg fur mouthful Of cold victuals
or would You feel like you had 2 right
to q square meal an jist help yerselfT
ST think I'd see If the folks Kept .
dog about the house." replied the
square-jawed woman, starting Tor the
woodshed, before + put on any airs.
And if they had"
But he didn't wait.-Chicago Trib-
une.
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JOHNSON GRASS.

How tn Get Rid of 1t Where 1t Has Be-
come Obnoxious.
very experienced agriculturist rec
ommends the turning in OF hogs upon
the grass with privilege to root all they
desire. AS soon as they have rooted
out the grass four or five inches deep
take a good sullxy plow, sixteen inches
wide if possible, and turn the soil per-
feetlv clean about twelve inches deep.
This. in his opinion, brings two desira'
bic results -fatsens the hogs and gets
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Client langrily)-Say, this bill OF
yours is downright robbery!
Great Criminal Lawyer twho has won
clients case)--So wasyour crime.
Puck
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AxaEI1SA-ssThat was lovely. engage
ment ring YOU gave me last night, dear; put
what do those initials 'E. c. mean on the
insidel, Edwin--ssWhy--- er--that ls--oon' =
YOU kno W that's the new way Oh stamping
eighteen carats" re
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This field was evidently prepared
and cultivated in the very best man
ner. Only one-third the cost of ma
nuring the ground was charged, be-
cause the manure was expected to give
equal benefit to two other crops-wheat
and clover-that follow it in rotation.
The fodder is credited with pretty
liberal amount. but not too much II
rightly prepared and fed The yield
was small, but last year was an excep-
tionally bad corn year, and two years
previous ninety-five bushels Of ears per
acre were grown upon the same piece.
As labor of all kinds, with interest
on the value of the land, was charged
against the crop, 1851 per acre was
quite fair return. The cost per bushel
was 321 cents, but from this ought to
be deducted IL cents per bushel on ac-
count of the fodder. making the net
cost of the corn, in this case, 204 cents.
A merchant, or other business
man, on inspecting this state
ment, would exclaim at once;
"Why, this is 100 per cent.
profit. It's big pay. Wouldn't want
anything better" But when it is con-
sidered that corn is in rotation OF three
crops, two of which do. not pay nearly
so we'll, and that the farmers team
against which about one fourth of the
expense is charged, must be fed and
cared for throughout the year, it is no
a cent too much. But let us have esti
mates from Hoosierdom- Indian;
Farmer. -.
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msoMrrrMEs," said Uncle Eben, ssyoh
KANT intiahly trus' er man dat keeps ta'ktn'
bout de beauty OBJ honesty; az s S3sse,e ~
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No MAN is good who has come to the CON
ciusion that he is good enongh--hams
Horn. .
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THOUSANDS are drowned by getting IN -tne
swim. Chicago Herald. s