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The Dickinson press., 1895-11-23

II say, old fellow, when In future
You write compromising letters to Ii.
dies, that may full into their hus-
bands hands, l wish you wouldn't
use my note paper and write from my
rooms" sud Gerald Fame, meeting
George Falkner IN the hall Of the
Sloughborough house that evening.
What do you .meanY
what ! say. I had q visit from
Macdonald this afternoon, which was
by no means pleasant, I can tell
you"
"The devil you had!" said George,
shocked a little out Of his usual salm.
Had he"
Eyes, he had"
what did you do:"
c%ounsel:"
"You're a brick, George"
II dare say"
Il thought 1t a rum Co." George
went on, m%editatiyely. macdonald
is here with his wife tonight; there
they are. For Gods sake, slope, Ger.
aid. or there will be a row."
Tall and slim, clothed in a white
gown, audacious in its very simple
ity, Cecilia swept through the door.
way opposite. For q moment or two
Gerald looked at her. as IL he hadn't
heard.
Does sh eknow" he asked, hurried
~.
mo; I met her at the French embas.
81 gefore comm ghere. She said moth.
ing"
"Macdonald's not a half bad chap,
he wouldn't bully her.
The husband n nd wife came closer.
George went to meet them.
Gerald watched her as she lifted
her eyes to Georges face, passed her
arm into his and turned away with
him down the passage, leaving her
husband gazing absently at some an
clent tapestries in the hall.
Somehow the cigar that Gerald
smoked as b ewalked across the Green
Park seemed to have no flavor, and
the deep tones OF Big eBn striking
midnight fell with the dreariness OF
2 funeral march on his ear.-Mrs. Ar.
thur Kennard. In London Sketch.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-23
Potatoea for Gown.

pay well, but they must be fed prop
erfy, and not fed indiscriminately,"
says q writer in the American Guilt
vatOr. ""The Owner OF q few dairy
cows this winter need not worry about
his surplus potato crop. Where winter
dairying is carried Oh the potates will
supply the need for root crops very
satisfactorily, or when fed with pump
kins or turnips Or beets they will in
crease the flow Of milk most decidedly.
In many ways they ale as valuable as
grain for this purpose. They keep the
system Of the cows in excellent c0ndi-
ton and prevent them from drying up,
which they are apt to do In winter.
The way to feed them is to give q peck
of potatoes about once a day In place
Of the grain diet or feed them potatoes
then skip several days. The animal
will show q keener relish for corr or
grain after tile potato feed than before
and her whole system will be stimu-
lated by the change. Young calves
love potatoes and do well on them.
Pigs are very fond Of boiled potatoes.
Boil the potatoes thoroughly in a big
kettle, adding a little cornnleal and a
few apples If they are handy. Mix
together thoroughly and feed to the
pigs either warm or cold. They will
relish the diet. and thrive nicely off 1t
during the winter months.
"IOrses likewise eat the potatoes
greedily. Now Is to the question of
doing injury to the farm animals, it
can be said that any watery food will
produce evil results IL piled into the
animals day after day as fast as they
will eat 1t. Potatoes, like wheat, must
be fed judiciously and intelligently.
II given in the proper quantities and
the animals watched no harm will fol-
low, but good results will be obtained
in q year when potatoes are destined
to be low"
The Char%acteristics of Good silage.
Good corn silage should be bright
green, only a little darker than whan
put into the silo and free from nold.
The kernels of corn should be nearly
natural III color and the silage should
have a mild acid taste and a we'll
marked and pleasant smell. Any mold
ing of the silagc, any strong, offensive
odor, and any dark or black color arc
indications Of losses of dry matter
greater than 8 to IL per cent. A silo
which gives this kind of silage is de-
fective in some important particular.
There will be scattered through the
silage small spots the size Of the land,
or perhaps the size of the head, where
there Is a little mold, but these should
be very few. A general molding or
blackening Of the silage in contact
with the walls is proof of faulty walls
or bad filling. The sihge against the
walls should be bright and free from
mold, and where it is not an unneces-
sary loss is being sustained. This is
an important matter for the feeder to
understand. because cattle will eat
silage readily where there has been as
high as 50 per cent loss, so that the
fact that cattle eat the silage all up Is
no criterian that large losses are not
being sustained. A feeder can no bet
ter afford Il loss of 20 per cent of his
sllage than he can afford a less of /
per cent Of fat in his milky. II.
King, Wisconsin Experiment Station.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
Too Much for the Parson.

A Scotch clergyman, much addicted to snuff, resolved to abandon the habit and preached sermon against it. Some little time afterward, during the course of a sermon on another subject, one of the elders sitting immediately under the pulpit and within reach of the preacher, took comfortable pizch, which so sorely triedi the minister's self denial that he stretched out his hand and, seizing the box, thus ad- dressed the astonished elder: After the sermon that I so lately preached against the vice of snuffng, how can you venture, sir, to do this (tapping the lid), and this (opening the box), and this (taking copious pinch),' g and then handed the box back to it's owner.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
LANGUAGE MADE BY WOMEN
Their Influence Much Greater Than Is
 Ordinarily Thought.

Their Influence Much Greater Than Is Ordinarily Thought.
 The influence of woman on the lan- guage of each generation is much greater than that of men, says Max Muller in Science of Language.
 We very properly call our language in Germany our mother tongue, with all it's peculiarities, faults, idioms, ac- cents. Cicero said:
 ''It makes a great difference whom we hear at home every day and with whom we speak as boys, and how our fathers, our tutors and our mothers speak. We read the letters of Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi, and it is clear from them that her sons were brought up not in the lap, but, so to say, in the very breath and speech of their mother"
 But this is not all. Dante ascribes the frs attempts at using the vulgar tongue in Italy for literary compost tions to he silent influence of ladies who did not understand the Latin lan- guage.
 Now this vulgar Italian, before it became the literary language of Italy, held very much the same position there as the so-called Pral1rit dialects in h. dia; and these Prakrit dialects first as- stunned a literary position in the Sans krit plays where female characters, both high and low, are introduced as Prakrit, instead of the Sanskrit em- ployed by kings, noblemen and priests.
 Here, then, we see the language of women, or, if not of women exclusive ly, at all events of women and domes- tic servants, gradually entering into the literary idiom, and in later times even supplanting it altogether; for it is from the Prakrit, and not from the literary Sanskrit, that the modern vernaculars of India branched off in course of time.
 Through thousand smaller chan nels the idioms of women everywhere find admission into the domestic con- versation of the whole family and into the public speeches of their assem- plies. The greater the ascendency of the female element in society the greater the influence of their language on the language of a family or clan, village or a town.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
A RUSSIAN EMPERoR's METHOD.
How He Replenished and Maintained the
 Imperial Treasnry.

How He Replenished and Maintained the
 Imperial Treasury.
 Among other eXpedients to raise money, Ivan resigned the crown in favor of Tartar khan, who was bap- tized under the name of Simeon, says the Gentleman'S Magazine. Ivan feigned to withdrew himself from pub lie affairs, but in realty he held on to them, and made the new czar call in all the charters formerly granted to the monasteries and bishoprics and all the charters were cancelled. The curious interregnum, or by what other name it should be designated, lasted nearly a year, and then Ivan declared he cid not like the new regime, and dislnissing the baptized heather, again took up the scepter which, as matter of fact, he had never really discarded.
 He issued fresh charters to the monas- teries, but was careful to keep back several fine slices of the revenues. ex- torting from some of them fifty thou sand and from some others one hundred thousand rublcs annually. We shall see, as Ivan character is unfolded, that this spoliation of the monastcries was not the only thing in which he rescm- bled our own merry monarch, Henry VIII. He would send bis agents into the various provinces, there to buy up at low prices the whole of some partic- ular commodity for which the province was noted.
 After retaining the monopoly for awhile he would sell for a high rate and even compel merchants to buy at the prices he named. He followed similar course with foreign imports, creating monopoly and forbidding others to sell their stock until he had disposed of his own. By these means he cleared two hundred thousand rubles in year.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
A Yanikce sIsipper's Cordwood.

Capt. Robbins had an experience with the peculiar taxes in Sicily, says the Portland (Me.) Press. He took over cargo of oil from Philadelphia to Marseilles and had thirty cords of ordinary four foot irewood to pack the oil barrels with to prevent their roll ing. It is called by the sailors ''oil wood." He paid for this wood one hun dred and fifty dollarf in Philadelphia. He did not sell in Marseilles because he expected to get more for it in Trapani. But the dealers there offered him only fifteen dollars for the whole of it, say ing that the enormous tax upon it would not allow them to offer more. He declared that he'd bring it back to America before he'd sell it at that price, and so he did, and it is here in Portland now, after travelling eight thousand miles over the ocean, and it may go three thousand more, because if he can't get decent price for it here he will take it back to England, where he is going from here with spool wood. There he can get about one hundred dollars for it. England doesn't want cordwood. She has got enough coal, and less is paid for cordwood there than here
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
HURTING UP LURES.
Why Verdicts in District Courts Are Ken.
 dered Without Delay.

Give a jury of six or twelve restful men comfortable, well lighted and cool room, plenty of tobacco and ice water, and there IS nothing by which the judge or the counsel on either side can guage the time of deliberation. Under such circumstances, says the Newark Sunday Call. juries have been known to remain out twelve hours on a case involving one dollar and forty nine cents, and then come in with a disagreement. There is such thing, however, as forcing speedy verdict by making the retiring room uncom- fortable. Freezing the jury is said to have been practiced with success in Minnesota, where the counsel for the defense ''saw" the janitor, and it is just possible that windows have been nailed down to stew jury into hasty action in warmer climates.
 No such precaution is necessary in the new quarters of the district courts in this city. The jury-room is nar. row apartment, situated directly over the boiler room, with one window opening upon a narrow and breath. 1CHo u1ASy 1iSsAlNSO Dy GhO AlOdNt " diA VI the next building. It has not been in sinuated that any lawyer has encohr- aged the engineer to put on extra steam when jury was deliberating over a case, but it is said that of late no jury has taken more than five minutes to fry the fat out of any case which has required discussion in this room.
 It is used by both courts, and is the only apartment accessible. Of course, the doors must be shut when the jury is deliberating, and then the window does not admit the smallest of the zephyrs which may by accident have found a playground in the alleyway.
 It is said that one lawyer announced his intention of appealing case be- cause the jury found verdict four minutes after the doors were closed. One of the jurors says, however, that there was heated discussion over the case during the short time the jury was out.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
STUDENTS IN GERMANY.
The Scholar There Holds Higher Place
 Than He Does in America.

The Scholar There Holds Higher Place
 Than He Does in America.
 'sIn Germans life at German uni versity," says writer in the Boston Commonwealth, II incline to think university work is more important factor than in the life of a student here with us; that is to say, if he does any work at all. He gives it more prominent position in his social life than is the custom with us; he chooses his friends often from among his CO., workers in way that is rare with us; he discourses on his studies in leisure moments as few Americans would do at home; good deal of his social life may be based upon his interest in this or that branch of science. This seems strange to us; but it is to great ex- tent to German in a German universi- ty, and it is apt to be doubly so to an American. For the American cannot avail himself of the various kinds of diversion that attract the attention of the German, and often he would not desire to do so if he could, through lack of interest or lack of time. He has come to Germany for a limited time and he wishes to make the most of it. But it is not merely that it is practically convenient for an American to keep his work constantly before his eyes.
 "There is another cause which goes to account in a measure for the schol- arly atmosphere. I think it will be al- lowed by all who have studied in Ger many or lived there for time that university work holds there far more important place, in more ways than one, than it does with us. With student in America, in his undergrad uate days at least, college work is pretty we'll jostled and even put to the wall by athletics, society or a hundred other things. So it is in Germany with a certain class of students. But with the majority the university takes the place of the professional school with us, and here, even with us, work is generally given the first place. With the German student university work need not fear athletics as a rival, nor indeed much of anything except the corps or other student society, and with these corporations it is perfectly understood that each is to take it's turn. For two or three years the corps has full swing; then the university.
 ''It is hardly worth while to go fur ther in the matter to point out the com parative positions which scholarship holds in German civilization and in American. I am, on the whole, of opinion that in Germany the scholar is regarded with greater respect in every way than with us, and it seems to me very natural that this should be so for very many reasons. Recognizing it as fact, one can very easily see how shop should be a far more constant factor in social intercourse in Ger many than here at home, and especial ly with an American. He himself re- gards his own work - and, by cour- tesy, that of his fellows-as most in1- portant thing. In the society to which he finds admittance he sees that it is also most important, or at least highly honorable. A man is thus put into an attitude with respect to his work that is of great value to him.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
ALL SORTS OF SERMONS.
Bishop of Wakefeld's Classification O
 Pulpit Eloquencc.


 One does not look to a prelate for frank fun, but the bishop of Wake field, unasked, has vouchsafed some genuine humor on the subject of preaching, says London Black and White. He has clearly made study of the art, and he divides the modern sermon into seven species. Thus we have:
 ''The Sesquipedalian-Big words hid. ing little thoughts
 ''The Wishy-Washy-No explanation required.
 "The Pyrotechnic - Blazing with brilliant metaphors and illustrations, and finishing with faint odor of gum powder.
 ''The necdotic-Teeming with sto- ries-some of them good enough once, but gone bad by keeping.
 ''The Flowcry-In which rhyme is of more importance than reason.
 ''The Mellihuous-With calm, un- broken flow.
 "The Paregoric-Against which the powers of wakefulncss fail; like roll of ribbon, so much alike at all points that yard can be cut off anywhere" Who does not know each and all of these? This is form of pastoral which congregations, as q rule, do not disap- prove.
 In connection with this severe epis- copal utterance there is q story on the other side going the ecclesiastical round. A clergyman prepared to preach few Sundays since, and gave out as his text: The devil, like a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour" Tn the same breath, before beginning h1s dis course, he continued: My friends, you will probably have heard that the bishop of Manchester has announced his intention of visiting every church n his diocese, and consequently we may very shortly expect to see him among us
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
A UNIQUE FACTORY.
Where Medicine and Food Is Nanufac-
 tured for Dogs.

Where Medicine and Food Is Manufsc-
 tured for Dogs.
 One of the two factories of this coun- try for the making of patent food and patent medicine for dogs has been de- scribed in the New York News. The founder Of this novel establ;shrnentw was a Scotchman. He was employed in London kennels, studied the needs of dogs, thought ort special treatment for them, and finally took out patents on food and medicines, and iR his uniaue business amassed a fortune.
 On the second foor the visitor enters the receiving room of the raw mate rials. Thousands of pounds of butchers scraps arc brought here in the course of a month. Oatmeal in wholesale quantit1es and tons of herbs are used. The old-fashioned dogs bane. boreset, catnip and beet root, under various scientific names, find use as food or as medicine.
 The second floor is occupied by four curious machines with great cylinder attachments After the fat and the meat have been sorted, they are ground separately in these machines, and then placed in great wooden tubs where various mixtures are added.
 The next process seems so much like the ordinary bakers work that one is quite disposed to taste things, and when the round and square cakes of a tempt ing brown have been taken from the brick ovens, one really envies the aristocratic dog. After cooling, the biscuits are packed in neat pasteboard boxes.
 According to size these boxes are la- belled for pet dogs, for greyhounds and for St. Bernards. There are spec ially prepared dishes for cats. Sufd- cient food to keep pussy for two days may be had for five cents. But it costs a pretty penny to keep dog. 4 large dog must have six or eight cakes beside a quantity of meat. The meat costs probably about ten cents and the cakes are four cents apiece.
 The most interesting department is that of the patent medicines at the top of the building. The mixture of herbs and chemicals are boiled in great ket- ties, and the liquid is brought up to this floor to be put in bottles of various sizes and labelled ''curc for mange," '1iniment for sprains," and ito prevent badness" Sure cures for seventeen diseases, and pills as well as liquid med icines are made.
 This curious establishment also makes dog collars, dog soaps, crates for carrying or shipping dogs, dog brushes and combs, blankets and mack intosh waterproofs with hoods, for greyhounds.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
Hated the Doctor.

A resident of Irvington, N. J., lost 8 child last year, and the doctor who att tended the little one during it's illness was recently nominated village trus- tee. The father of the child had taken violent dislike to the doctor, and tried by every means to defeat the candidate, and when he heard that the doctor had triumphed he decorated his horse and dog with crepe and drove through the streets carrying an Amer ican flag at half-mast.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
Apt Alliteration.

Alliteration is very common, says S.. B. Bengough in Poet Law, in simple Saxon phrases which we are using every hour. We speak of making up our minds, taking by turns" ''wag- ing war" ''rallying round," running riot, running risk" etc. The same artifce gives forth to antithetical words: Make CT mar," ''peer and peasant, grave and gay foul and fair sweet and sorr,'' friend and foe" and 90 CD ad libitum. Proverbs, which have teen caid to embody the wisdom of nay in the wit of one, abound in illUatT2tiCn cf the same prac- tice: "OEc swallow dccc nct make sum. mer;" Waste not. want not;' ''Iime and tide wait fer TO man ''A cat may look at a king" Every cog has his day." and so fcSth.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
LOSING HER ATHLETIC LEAD.
England Finds Her Gallic Neighbors For
 midable Competitors.

England Finds Her Gallic Neighbors For
 midable Competitors.
 Now that the French people are culti- vating athletics of all kinds the per formances of the French amateurs and professionals are attracting con- siderable attention in England. The victory of the French OarSmen on the Seine was great blow to our boating men, says an English contemporary, and NJ. Terront's feat of riding some thing like three hundred and ninety two miles on bicycle in twenty-four hours is causing considerable appre- hension in cycle circles over here. Only couple of years ago, when Mills won the Bordeaux-Paris race, it was considered inevitable that the winner would be an Englishman and, as a matter of fact, the first Frenchman to arrive was hours later than the last very different at the present moment. Terront's ride of three hundred and ninety-two miles in twenty-four hours has been beaten here by only one rider, Shorthand, who did four hundred and thirteen miles in the same time. A writer in Bicycling News, however, comforts it's readers by pointing out that the difference between the two men was probably greater than it ap- pears. At the Herne hill track, where Shorthand rode, the measurement is from the inside edge, whereas at the Palais des Machines in Paris the meas urement is from a distance of rather more than a yard toward the center. This would make difference of, say, a yard a lap, so that Shorland's per formance is really better than Ter ront's by about twenty-two and half miles.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-01-31
Sunrcn1c Courtesy.

A Bengalese magistrate, having been informed of the whereabouts of mad dog, armed himself and went to the place where the rabid animal las by a house door. He learned upon inquiry that two women were in the house and sent word to them that he was 2bou5 to shoot the dag, and, therefore, they should not be alarmed by tie report, and that as he Eight not inziict f1sal wound ct the first fire. and, i:l i1ct. might l-.is-, tiacs a.2oUll rc-2ain within until rotii3li. such q supreme cour. tesv i i1 marked contrast with t1-t o4 westera civilization.