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Ia GASCOGNE LATE AGAIN.
Now Two Days Overdue With Five Hun
dred Passengers Aboard.

Now Two Days Overdue With Five Hun
dred Passengers Aboard.
Paris. May 21.-InquirieS mae al the
different offices of the COmpagne Cen
eral TransAtlantique show that the La
Gascogne. which sailed from Havre for
New York on May IL and which is now
about two days late had on board 80
saloon passengers and 400 steerage pas
sengers. Friends and relatives of the
passengers have begun making inQuir-
les at the office of the company. but
they are treasured by the company's
officers who remind them of the previ-
ing all inquirers that the La Gascogne
will soon be heard from and that there
is no cause for alarm. At a late hour
tonight the La GascOgne had not been
sighted. The steamer State Of Ne
braska, which arrived this morning
from Glasgow, reports having passed
on May II six small icebergs.
St. Johns. n. F., May 2l.-NOthing has
been heard here of the La GascOgne.
Mariners think possibly she is embedd-
ed in the ice and unable to work her
way through, or may be she has struck
an iceberg. There are great quantities
The steamer Ulunda. upon her arrival
here, reported passing sixty large ice
bergs. The Allan liner Carthagenian
also met good deal of ice. AS easterly
winds have prevailed II is not improb-
able that the La Gascogne will make
this port.
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ton, and multiplies with surprising IA.
pidity, giving even at that city three or
four generations per year. For this
reason the scientists do not believe 1t
will be possible to stamp it out.
We have then to face the fact that
there is new pest with us to stay. So
far spraying has been found OF little or
no value as preventive. No parasite
has as yet been found. One predaceOus
insect has been found feeding upon it,
and this gives some hope of relief. Late
in the fall of 1893 a number of adult
specimens of the Twice Stabbed Lady
bird" were seen gnawing into the
adult female scales, at Washington.
Applications of kerosene emulsions
OF various strength were tried as
washes. This was in the winter. The
usual strengths had little effect on the
adult insects. When pure kerosene or
pure kerosene emulsion was applied, it
killed the pests, but the experimenters
believe also that it injured the trees.
The only way to fight the insect by
these washes seems to be to apply them
in summer time, when the young
broods are coming out. There is no
doubt that the application would be ef-
fective on the new generations, provid-
ed the emulsion were diluted not more
than ten times with water.
In the illustration "a" shows section
of peach tree trunk with male and fe-
male scales in situ-natural size; "b"
shows scale of adult female; "c'' shows
scale of adult male: I'd" shows scale in
natural condition enlarged. The true
size of the scales Is seen on the tree.
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Cooked Feed for Horses,

SoOheu FeeO 1Or Horses.
At the last annual meeting of the
North of England Veterinary Medical
association, says London Live Stock
journal. several veterinary surgeons
strongly condemned giving horses
cooked food. One gentleman said it was
most unnatural to give horses what he
described as pigs meat" If they
wanted to have fat. flabby horses. he
said, give them cooked food. Besides,
disease broke out amongst them, and
they died like rotten sheep. Give, he
said, horse good, hard, sound food,
with judicious work, and he would re-
pay his owner for it. Another speaker
referred to the great mortality mong
horses in Scotland some years ago from
collie. The farmers were giving the
animals boiled barley, linseed, turnips,
and other things. Prof. Gamgee advised
them to abandon that system of feed
ing. They did SO, with surprising re-
suits, and the agriculturists entertained
the professor to a dinner in Edinburg
about the year 1850 in return for the
advice he had given them. In contra
diction of the foregoing opinions, Mr..
John Malcolm, F. R. c. v. S., Birming-
ham, said his experience of boiled food
was entirely opposed to that of those
who had spoken. but his success might
be due to the fact that the horses were
never given too much at once. The
great evil was the giving too large
quantity of food at one time. Mr.. NAL
colin expressed himself in favor of
damping, if not boiling the food. So the
verdict in the case of cooked VS.. dry
food was not unanimous. Perhaps the
reason why cooked food is so con-
dcmned is that horses eat it more rap
idly than food which takes a longer
time to prepare before it leaves the
mouth. The horse bolts" it, and en-
gorgement of the stomach follows.
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Transparent Leather.

The manufacture of transparent
leather has for some time past been ac-
complished by different methods. but
experiments show, as reported in the
Magazin Picturesque. that, for simplic-
ity and effectiveness, the method des-
cribed below is reliable: After the
hair has been removed from the hide.
the latter. tightly stretched upon a
suitable frame, is rubbed with a mix
ture consisting Of one thousand parts
glycerine Of twenty-six B. two parts sa-
licylic acid. two parts picric acid, and
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BIG SLEEVES AND THE LAW,
Our Puritan F0refathers Forbade Women
to Wear Them Very Wide.

Our Puritan Forefathers Forbade Women
to Wear Them Very Wide.
Dedham, Mass, leaps into popularity
or at least into notoriety with a mighty
bound. and all by aid of big sleeves. 1t
appears, and the press of the land be-
gins to ring with the news, that long,
long ago Dedham set her face nightly
against the iniquity of puffed sleeves
and the vain temptations thereof, and,
with Puritan fervor and promptness,
passed law prohibiting them. A mu-
nicipal statute of Dedham of the year
Of grace 1859 reads, we are informed:
"And be it further enacted, That
hereafter no person whatsoever shall
make garment for women or any
other sex with sleeves more than half
an ell wide in the widest part. and SO
proportionate for bigger or smaller
persons. And for present reformation
of immoderate great sleeves and some
other superfuities which may easily
be redressed without much prejudice
or spoil of garments it is oredered,"
and SO on.
The "immoderate sleeves" of 1895
are big enough, in all conscience. but
nobody expects any legislation against
them. Dedham is herewith warned
against trying to revive her ancient
statute and put it into practical work.
ing use. The "Old" woman of $50
years ago may have meekly bowed to
the decree Of "tyrant man" and furled
her sleeves at his bidding, but the
New" woman at the present is firm
for her inalienable rights" to be as
fashionable as she pleases. There
would arise a cry of protest from the
four corners Of the country if any man
legislator should try to make a law
against big sleeves.
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twenty-five parts boric acid. Before
the hide is absolutely dry it is placed
In room which the rays of the sun
do not penetrate, and it Is saturated
with . solution Of bichromate Of pot
ash; when the hide is very dry there is
applied to its surface an alcoholic sciH-
ton of tortoise shell, transparent as
pect being thus obtained, and the
leather is very flexible.
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growth at low cost. Lib
eral feeding is of course necessary. The
clover or grass pasture will help timO-
thy not only in securing good growth,
but in lessening the cost. But in all
cases when it is desired to push the
growth it will be necessary to feed lib
orally In addition. The amount of the
cation can best be determined by the
condition of the pigs, as this is the best
plan.
All things considered one of the best
rations that can be supplied is mid
dlngs made into slop with skim milk.
rms with pasturage makes complete
1000. and thrifty gain can be secured
at low cost. Frequently it will pay
to buy mill feed for growing pigs even
II II Is necessary to sell corn to get the
money. Some corn or corn meal can
De fed, but it is cheaper and better to
make middlings the principal ration.
GROUND oats is good feed for growing
pigs. 1t supplies the material needed
10 secure good development of bone
ana muscle, the principal objection to
1eeding them being the cost, and this is
dn item that must always be consid
ered as with growing pigs as we'll as
oiner products from the farm, the cost
or making ready for market must be
made as low as possible without lower
ing the quality. 1t is this that makes
II desirable to feed middlings in pref
erence to almost any other ration that
can be supplied, and especially so on
the Iarm where plenty of sweet milk
can be had SO that it can be made into
a good slop. Nearly or quite all that
they can eat up clean should be given
at each meal, feeding three times day
until they get we'll started to growing.
at least, when two will answer.-Ex-
change.
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the young borer works its way into the
cane, and remains until the following
spring, eating out the pith and causing
death of cane.
As soon as the leaves start, the at
fected parts are easily discovered, and
should be cut out and burned at once.
A quarter acre, rich and we'll culti-
waited, should yield from twenty to for
ty bushels of berries. A bountiful sup
ply for most families, and q nice sur
plus to sell.
Picking, packing and marketing are
important factors in selling berries.
For family use. leave fruit on the
vines until fully ripe, and pick fresh
for the table.
For market pick every day before too
ripe.
Never allow stems. leaves, dirt or
imperfect berries in the box.
Always have uniform quality, and
the box we'll filled.
If you would have a good market, OF
fer only good berries, give good meas
ure and always deal honestly with your
customers.
Remember, it costs no more to raise
good berries; it costs no more to pick
and deliver good berries. Freight and
express charges are just the same, and
when sold good berries always go first
and bring largest prices.
Therefore, for most pleasure and
greatest profit, grow only the best.
Sparta, Wis. NJ. A. Thayer.
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Lee, the hermit. The country people
know little or nothing about him. al
though for twenty years he has been
in the neighborhood. There are not
a dozen people who have spoken with
him. He is a well-built man, about 6
feet II inches, and weighs about 18O
pounds. He has iron-gray hair that he
keeps closely cropped. His face is al
most covered with gray beard. His
eyes are large and brilliant. He found
cave in the woods to suit him and
covered 1t with brush and mud until it
was habitable. At first the people tried
to make friends with him. They Wis
tied the cave, offering help, but he
would have none of them. In those
days they usually found him lying on
his side looking at the picture of a
woman. He turned his back on the WIS.,
itors. When they found he would not
talk they pestered him the more. Then
he deserted the cave in the daytime
and buried himself In the woods. Then
the farmers grew afraid of him. They
knew he was not dumb, for on rare oc-
casions that he saw fit to reply to their
questions he spoke like an educated
man. After while everyone Stunned
him. He secured the seclusion he
craved and seemed content. How he
lived on one could tell, not by hunting,
for he had no gun. So it was decided
that he depended on his traps. He
never asked charity. Now and then,
late at night, some belated pedestrian
would see the glimmer of a fire in the
vicinity of the cave. and then stories
were told that he was holding commu-
uion with the Prince of Darkness.
Finally the boys in his absence
ruined his cave, blowing it up with
powder. So he had to find another
shelter. He had some old bedding.
These were stolen by the boys and at
last he went out and asked for work.
He went to West Farms and got chores
to do for butcher named Louvcrtt
When the latter offered to pay HIN the
hermit replied: Il have no use for
money. I will accept an old coat il
you have one to sleep on. They have
stolen my bedding" Nothing would
induce him to accept money and the
butcher gave him several old coats.
After that he frequently did odd jobs
tor the butcher. When the butcher
gave up the business few years ago he
was succeeded by man named Powell.
ur. Powell tried to get him to accept
meat as well as clothes, but without
success. He expressed a desire for
ginger bread and since then Mr.. Powell
las seen that he is always provided
with it. The only thing that the man
will accept is loose tobacco. He uses
It in large quantities. Since his cave
was destroyed he has always carried
ais old coats on his arm during his
wanderings. His present habitation
8 In the woods right near Morris Park.
When he 10 not at Powell's he wanders
off to the woods and hides until night
Fall, when he returns to- his cave to
sleep on the coats. Charitable people
have left food and clothing at the cave.
He has always thrown them out. In
winter he has often been showed up.
After severe storm, fearing he might
have been frozen to death, searching
parties have gone to the cave and
found him enveloped in the coats try
ing to shove away the snow with limb
Of tree.
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United States Vessel VIII be- by and Watch
the Peruvian Election.

Copyrighted 1895 by Associated Press)
Lima. Peru. via Galveston. Tex. May
2i-The arrival of the United States
coast defense ship. the Monterey, at
Callao. was welcomed here with great
enthusiasm.
The Monterey is to stay at Callao
until after the presidential election in
Peru. which is to occur on the first Sum
day in June. and If there are any out
breaks consequent upon the election.
she will assist in the preservation Of
order.
The election is to choose a stable con-
stitutional government to take the
place Of the provisional government
chosen through the Intervention of the
papal nuncio. after the success of the
revOlutionists.
Los Angeles. Cal. May N.-Charles w.
England, an attorney of this city. was
arrested this afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Eagle Of Tonoka. Ark. England was once
president of bank at Lanabe. near Little
Rock. and is charged with embeZzlement
of county funds 10 tn extent of 1900:
England says his arrest is the result OK
spite work.
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sumed. Quick returns and quick profits
should be the aim of the swine breeder.
Field and Farm.

Market celery should not be cut un.
til it is we'll bleached out It should not
be cut square, but stalk looks better
when cut in ''V" shape, coming to q
point. The proper way to ship is to
put it up in punches of a dozen stalks
each. Tie firmly with bands of tape at
each end, about two and a half inches
from the top and bottom Of the stalk.
Pack in boxes holding ten to fifteen
dozen, and use well ventilated pack.
ages.
Out of Debt.-Farmers who are out
of debt are not complaining, as a rule.
Everything that farmers have to buy
is so very cheap. I can procure more
clothing, more groceries and more dry
goods with a IS bill now than ever be-
fore since I have been doing business
for myself The same is true with
hardware, boots and shoes, and nearly
everything else at the present time
Ex.
A Mistreated Horse Concerning
horse doctoring, notice this from DR.. r.
S. Howard, an expert veterinarian: Il
went once to see horse that the local
UcCl0I Gu W0S 0t1uSO, WHICH
means that the stifle bone was dis
placed. The horse had been cast, and
four strong men had pulled at the leg
as hard as they could while he attempt
ed to replace the bone. I found only q
nail in the foot."-Ex.
New beets should be punched, four
or five in bunch-five would be better.
They should be clean, sound, even size
very small ones not wanted-and
should be carefully tied. They should
be sent in one-bushel crates, and later
on in barrels, the latter to be well ven.
tilated. Beets always sell best when
tops are on. therefore they should not
be trimmed close to the beet. Largo
cow beets do not sell.
Marketing Green Peas.@Tke first
shipment from long distances should
be in third bushel boxes. As the shin.
meats increase and the prize cheapens
then bushel boxes should be used. for
then the consumption viii be greater
and there viii be more demand. II n
necessary that the packagas arc van
ventilated to prevent heating, and tie
boxes should be wen nailed to avoid
leakage.
Most fowls from Asia lay beovu eeuL
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FROST LINGERs IN MICHIGAN.
Six Times In the Last Nine Days tho state
Has cen Visited.

H8K l. eeu VISIteO.
Grand Rapids, Mich. May 2.-There
was another heavy frost over the great
er part Of lower Michigan last night
and the conditions this evening indi-
Gates that it will be repeated tonight.
If it freezes tonight there will have been
seven frosts since May II, and the dam
age will amount to hundreds OF thous-
ands Of dollars. 1t is conceded that
grapes and small fruits have been al
most cOnmpltely destroyed. Apples,
peaches and plums have been badly
damaged and in any section there VIII
be only partial crop.
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According to the statistics of 1875
there were in Italy 3.4S9, ,125 head Of
cattle. The census of 1881 showed a
total of 4,7S3, ,232, an increase in the
production of about 1 1,S0O, 900 head, or
upwards of one-third. 1t is, however,
a we'll established fact that during the
last ten years the number of cattle in
Italy has been steadily increasing, es-
pecially as regards milch cows. This
increase has been noted in almost every
province of Upper Italy, chiefly in the
province of Venetia, and in certain
parts of Sicily. Oficial estimates. in
deed, place the number of head of cat
tie at present in Italy at about 1000. 900.
AS regards sheep, the last ten years
have shown decrease, caused by
changes in methods of cultivation;
numerous herds which. were driven
down from the Abruzxi and the Basili-
cata to winter on the tablelands Of
Apulia were deprived Of the necessary
pasture. Goats also show q decrease:
and we read: mot few Of the forest
commissioners. following the example
os what takes place in several districts
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HEARD FORTY MILES.
NlIao-GLYCERiNE FACTORY IN
RUIN.

California Powder Works, Across the Bay
from San Francisco, Demolished In an
Awful Catastrophe which Instantly Kills
Fourteen Pers0nD.
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Of Switzerland, have strictly forbidden
the breeding of goats"

S~~~~~o
Prepare for Summer.-An effective
fly poison, which has the merit of being
poisonous only to flies, is made of the
yolk OF an egg beaten with a table
spoonful of each of ground black pep
per and molasses. It should be poured
in shallow plates and set about. This
is a simple process to catch the few
flies that slip into house before the
screens are put up, for most house.
keepers wait until warned by the buz-
zing insects of their arrival to put up
these safeguards.
Gems Discovered in Plants.-The as
sistant director of Kew gardens, lee
turing at the London institute on some
curiosities of tropical plant life, said
that among these were the pearls found
occasionally in the cocoanut palm Of
the PHILIPPINE islands, pearls which,
like those of the ocean, are composed
of carbonate of lime. The bamboo, too,
yields another precious product in the
shape Of true opals, which are found in
its joints. In each case this mineral
matter is of course obtained from the
soil. The natives Of the Celebes use
these vegetable opals as amulets and
charms against disease.
Weight of Young Pigs "A pig at its
birth should weigh about three pounds.
At the end of the first month the weight
should have increased to fifteen, and it
should continue to grow until at the
tenth month it has attained a weight Of
800 pounds. That is, If it is kept so
long, but the most profitable hog is the
one marketed when seven or eight
months old. The cost of pork is so per
cent greater if made in the tenth month
than in the fifth month in the food con-
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Tho Hogs Saved Him.

1nO H0&S saved HID.
Gus Teeler. Of Kirwin, Mo-, fell OF a
windmill tower and saved his life by
falling on his two porkers. It killed
the hogs.
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FROWNS ON HUMANS.
THE QUEER OLD HERMIT CT
LYDlGC'S WOODS.
Lives in . Cave and Frowns Upon the
Society Of Man-Wm Not Accept
Charity and Dispises tho Sight Of
Money.

AZ LII Ox11 - WOOUS
in Bronxdale. New
York, there lives
an extraordinary
man. He has never
seen the elevated
road. a cable, or an
electric car, nor
has he ever been
known to read a
newspaper. He is
known as BILLY"
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Visible Supply Of Grain.

April "a April 90 April 2s.
w,e. IN 1879 7Ss ooo So iss' Is, am &C. iss iss Inn
Corn, bu. IL. 100000 11.543.000 13.114,OOO
Oats, bu... 6217, 900 6,242.OOO 2,497, 900
Rye. bu... 15l.O00 10000 3S3.OOO
Barley, bu $4,000 $1,000 236. 900
Quiet Farm Life.-Many complain of
the confinement of farm life, and es-
pecially at night they must be al home.
Statistics show that nine-tenths of the
crimes committed in the world are
done between sunset and sunrise.
Blessed rather is the farmers family,
safe from the temptation and secure
in the pure influence of home. Let us
Guild our homes, sending forth q moral
and religious influence, a spot that will
be remembered with pleasure by our
children in the years to come, quiet
retreat in which to entertain our
friends, a rest for the weary traveller
and stranger and an honor to our COM
rcunity in which we live. and we can
say we have made the farm pay.
The Cheerful Farmer.-One of the
important qualifications necessary for
a farmer to make the farm pay is to
be satisfied with his calling and make
the best OF his surroundings. The
farmer who is always grumbling be-
cause his neighbor is getting along bet
ter than he, or wants to run the finance
Of the country and cursing the money
tenders. is not the farmer that will
make the farm pay. On the other hand,
the farmer who has the better Qualifl-
eations-a cheerful disposition. a close
observer how the successful neighhor
manages. and much more ready 10 re-
ceive advice than to give 1t, unless
asked. and keeps within his means. will
make the farm pay.-Ex.
Great care should be taken to have
clean nests. SO that all eggs shat be
laid unsoiled. Once soiled it is fmpos-
sfble to clean them.
There are $50 creameries I'm Kansas.
with an annual product Of butter valued
ct $1,000. 900.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
ACRICULTURlSTS
Some Up-tO-Date Hints About Cultiva-
tiOn Of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Horticulture, yiticulture and Fl0ri-
culture.
iSYdI NE

NE OF THE MOST
important items in
making hogs profit
able on the farm IS
to push the growth
as much as possi-
bic. While the
weather is -'eason-
ably pleasant and
there is good pas
turage is one OF the
best seasons for Sc
curing q good
low cost, Lib
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Great care should be taken to have
clean nests. SO that all eggs shat be
laid unsoiled. Once soiled it is fmpos-
efble to clean them.
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with an annual product Of butter valued
ct g. 1000. 900.
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Most fowls from Asia lay bcovn eeu