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combine Qalry1ng and BtockgroWing, 8
selection should be made from the best
dairy families of Shorthorns. The main
object with the majority of the owners
of this breed for many years in our
state has been to raise beef, until in
some families the dairy interest has
been almost or wholly sacrificed.
In many Of the Eastern butter and
cheese factories, where milk is bought
by butter test, the Guernseys and Aver
shires are held in very high estimation
among the patrons Of the factories. If
the primary object of the dsirymsn is
to make the highest grade of butter
that will always be in demand among
the best customers and command the
highest price, the little Jersey should
be selected She will bring more but
ter of better flavor and color, which
will churn quickly, and is more solid
than that made from other breeds.
Experience in the dairy department
at the state fair has proven to my
mind that it is useless for butter max
erS who have not the Jersey COWS to
compete with those having them. A
few Jersey COWS in the dairy will ma
terislly improve all the butter.
Some of the Jerseys are almost as
pretty as deer, and are an ornament
to any lawn. They are natural pets,
and are very gentle. We have a calf
that will follow the wagon as readily
as q dog would. She is a great pet of
our 9-year-old boy. He prefers her to
a dog, and when / see him playing
with her l wish that the food and care
given to the worthless ours of our state
could be given to Jersey calves.
While I have not an extensive exper-
fence in purchasing dairy cows, be-
lieve that the following description of
one in verse, given by an old English
writer, can be used to advantage by
dairymen:
"She's long in her face, she's fine in her horn,
She'll quickly get fat without cake or corn
She's clean In her jaws, and full in her chin,
She's heavy in flank, and wide in her loln.
"She's broad In her ribs, and long In her rump
A straight anu fat back, without e'er hump
She's wide in her hips, and calm in her eyes
She's fine In her shoulders, and thin In her
thighs.
"She' 3 light in her neck, and small in her tail
She's wide at her breast, and good at the pail ;
She's fine in her bone, and silky Of skim
She's q grazier's without and butchers
within"
BINA A. OTIs,
The advocate., 1895-03-20
On the Grape.


OF all the fruits of the field and
garden, what so luscious, so delightful,
as the fruit of the Vinel Our Savior
loft it as a fit symbol to commemorate
the shedding of His precious blood for
poor, suffering humanity.
What more pleasing to the eye or
tempting to the palate than a good
supply Of well.ripened grapes in their
season; and certainly nothing more con-
duCiye to health in the way Of food can
be found than the beautiful grape in
the hot days of August. Some may
say it is too thin, but more fruit in hot
weather and less pork will be found to
promote health and prevent feyels.
The grape for Kansas is one of the
fruits best adapted for its climate and
one raised with the least amount of
labor. While it will thrive in most any
kind Of soil, it will do better in good,
rich, well lldrained soil, than on poor
land. If planted in the latter, the soil
should be enriched with liberal allow
ance Of Wellrotted manure, we'll worked
int the ground. Plow the ground
deeply and pulveriZe finely, and plant
the vines eight feet apart each way.
Plant corn half way between the vines
each way and cultivate at least four to
six times each season, keeping the soil
mellow and clean.
In planting o1t the vines spread the
roots horizontally about six inches be-
low the surface, as that is where they
grow in their natural stste-not dig a
post hole and shove the roots way down
IN the hole like setting a post. If you
plant strong, one-year.old vines (which
are usually old enough, the ground
may be planted in corn for two sea-
SONS after which the posts should be
driven one for each vine, if you have
plenty Of posts, or one for every two or
three vines, If scarce. Run the wires
north and south, so the sun can shine
on both sides of the vines. If the
vines grow fast and too long they
should be pinched off in summer at the
ends.
Pruning ought only to be done in
winter, when the leaves are off and the
SAP not flowing. The months of De-
cember and January preferred. Prune
back the first year to three or four buds
from the main stem or forearms, or
canes, one for each wire each way.
There should be two wires on the
posts, the lower two and q half feet
from the ground, and the upper four
feet. A new plan see suggested is to
have cross.plece nailed on top Of the
post eighteen inches long, and a wire
On each end, and so have three wires.
The advocate., 1895-03-20

Our DOLLAR LIBRARY is a good thing
to put into the hands Of people who
have not been reading reform literature.
It goes free with three 81 subscribers to
the ADVOCATE.
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Alliance Literature,

The following books are recommended
to assist in carrying on the department
work Ct the Alliance:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
Important FunctfOnnry In Finfstere
md Some of His Duties.
From Temple Bar.

From Temple Bar.
Marriage customs in Finstere have re-
mar ed among the peasants very much
what they were centuries ago, and their
oll-fashioned ceremoniousness is not their
least interesting popularity. The Breton
pc asant of today has an almost religious
respect for those notions of polite man.
Iers which have come down to him from
his forefathers OF the Middle Ages. who,
as far as they dared, initiated the etiquette
of their princes or nearer feudal lords. The
basfanel, who, with stately bows and old
fashioned phrases, performs the delicate
office of asking for a girl in marriage on
behalf of the sutton. Is really acting the
part of matrimonial ambassador. But the
basfaEeTs functions do not end here.
W hen the bride mas been undreSsed and
put to bed by her maids, all the wedding
party reassemble in the nuptial chamber
which is more often than not the Kitchen
and general room. Then the baSfanel steps
forward, and on behalf of the whole COM
pany, he addresses the final fluctuations to
the young couple. This courtly parsonage
Is almost invariably a tailor. His habit of
going from house to house in the exercise
of his calling-the rural tailor seldom works
at home-enables him to become the best
informed man concerning the private af-
fairs of all the families in his district. He
is great favorite of the women, because
he is to them an unfaling fountain of local
gossip and scandal Their liking for him
causes the men to deSpiSe him, but they
as an Intermediary whenever the need
arises. Such is the basfaDel-a name moro
sugge stive to the Breton of ridicule than
respect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21

Under date of October IA a little Boston
girl wrote this letter to Eugene Field:
Dear Mr.. Field 1 love you. I put your
picture Jest fore Christmas, that my uncle
Harry sent me, and grandma Fields, at the
end of the poetry. l expect to write books
when 1 am older. Will you please read my
book, because l have read yours? Please
excuse me for writing short letter. Your
loving, CHERRY ELIZABETH NICHOES.
The reply was very prompt, for it was
penned October II, and is follows
Dear Little Lady: thank you very much
for your charming letter. 1t pleases me
greatly 10 know that away off in Massa-
chusetts there Is a little girl who reads and
likes what 1 write. Not very long ago
1 was little boy in Massachusetts; maybe
that is why love the Massachusetts, peo-
pie so very much, for indeed my heart
turns often and tenderly to them and to
their dear old hills and pleasant valleys.
1 have several boys of my own now; when
they are older l shall send them down to
Massachusetts to see the girls there. If
ever you see a fine young fellow coming
down your street and crying at the top of
his voice. Where, Oh! where Is the charm
iEg Miss Cherry Nichols?' you must know
he is my boy. And you'll be gracious to
him, will you not? Well, l must stop now,
for I must go out and shoot a buffalo or
two for supper. Be sure to call on me if
ever you come to this wild prairie town.
Always affectionately your friend.
EUGENE FIELD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
THE LOWEST EVER KNOWN.
Driving Carriages Along the Bed of
Lake Ontario.


From the Rochester Democrat and .Cbropicle
Lake Ontario is now without doubt at the
lowest ebb ever known 1t was very low in
the spring, and has continued falling week
by week ever since This is owing to three
causes, the principal being the continued
drought in the basin of the great lakes and
tributaries since May, 1894. The second
carse is the derudation of forests, allow
ing water to run off quickly. Another
cause Is the lowering of the channel of the
st. Lawrence river in recent years. The
beach at many points presents a curious
and sometimes beautiful appearance, show
Ing the action of the water in the past and
giving the shore a peculiarly ragged ap-
pe&raDce.
Probably there is no better place than
Troutburg for making comparisons. Out
at West Point the water has receded near
ly a quarter of a mile. Here the beach is
thlckly streWn with fine building stone
awaiting some enterpris:ng uuarryman In
front of the Pleasant View House there is
little pier at which anglers usually sit
and fish; now there is not a drop of water
within many feet of it. In front of the On
tario House there is a per, besides which a
steamboat sank Few years ago during
storm. Now only few feet of the outer
end of the per is standing in about two
feet of water. Fourteen years ago the late
eX-Sheriff Campbell of Rochester purchased
a
far out into the lake Subsequent storms
carried it all away. excepting one big crib
which the ice showed off below the surface,
and it is usually submerged; now it looms
up about five feet above the water A half
mile east. at the Devils Nose, which is the
highest hCadlaEd on the southern shore
there is a chain of rocks and conglomerates
extending far out in the lake. Usually they
are submerged but now pedestrians pass
all over and around them, dry shod, A few
years ago Landlord Stour. while fishing off
this point had his anchor caught among
these rocks and had to abandon it A few
days ago his little son Lyell, while wander
ing among the rocks, discovered it in few
inches of water and secured it.
A few days ago Misses Nellie Austin,
Emma Bates and Matte Elliott of Morton
drove with horse and carriage along the
beach from the Spring Brook marsh west
to Troutburg, distance of two miles, pass
ing along the base of the Devils Nose,
right where small steamers and other small
craft can usually go. At one point while
passing this cliff they were apparently
baked by a chain of huge houlders which
were too close together for their carriage
to pass, but they pluckily unhtched their
horses, and, lifting the vehicle over, re-
hitched and proceeded Their trip is feat
never performed before by a feminine, and
they are justly elated A few years ago 1t
was accomplished by Ed Gavin the veteran
blacksmith of Shay's Corners, and a COM
panion, but their temerity nearly cost them
the lives of themselves and horses, all of
them escaping only by their abiSty as
swimmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
A MISSIONARY BICYCLE.
Such n Strong Attraction That n Con
EreEntiOn WINS Gathered.
From the Cleveland Leader.

Such n Strong Attraction Ihnt ION.
gregntion WINS Gathered.
From the Cleveland Leader.
The following is an extract from letter
recently received by the Rev. H. A. Schauf-
fer from his daughter, a missionary in
Persia:
Mr.. Allen, the superintendent Of the in
dustrial department, has gone to America to
learn something more of the iron trade, as
an iron department is to be added to the
shop. He started off on his bicycle and ex-
pected to ride to Batoum, on the Black sea.
stop at SAMSON, and run up to Marsovan
on his wheel to see the training school there.
and take the steamer to Marseilles and run
across France making the journey as cheap
as possible.
GIN August he took tour of the southern
mart of our field on his wheel. He would
leave the horsemen who accompanied MIN
way behind him, and rode most of the way
alone Everywhere he was an object of the
greatest wonder and excitement. Some said
that it was the cholera come again.
He would get to q village and the whole
place would gather to see him. He would
have to give an exhibition, and finally end
up in some open place, where the native
helper who accompanied him would be ready
to hold a service The congregation was
there with no ringing Of bells, except the
bicycle bell
Mr. Allen says that in this way villages
were opened up where never before had the
Gospel message been allowed to enter But
sometimes he got into trouble, and at one
place such a mob surrounded him that ne
had to get out of that village al the earliest
opportunity.
zone day he was riding along alone when
he saw a horseman ahead of him, who sop
ped and stared with all his might at this
strange apparition. Then the man drew out
a cartridge and slipped 1t into his gun. at
which Mr.. Allen jumped off his wheel with
the greatest alacrity and called out: Don t
shoot; I'm man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21

This biting weather sends
you comfort-hunting in a
hurry. You couldn't strike
a surer lead to satisfaction
than along through our
Cloak Cloths. The advant-
age of buying the materials
and having the Wrap made
to-order is apparent. You
get just what you want, then.
Most of our Cloakings are
imported weaves-and we
have got an immense variety
of them. You surely cannot
hold a notion of style that this
assortment don't respond to.
We are sure the foundation
of satisfaction will be safely
laid in any one of these
fabrics. There is rich plain
ness here - and exclusive
novelty. But what is most
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prices:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
HOW THE AMEER VENTED HIS RAGE
Buried Subjects Alive to Asxuaxe His
Disappointment.

Buried Subjects Alive to Assuaxe His
Disappointment.
The London Evening News publishes a
letter from Quota, a small town of Beloo-
chistan, near the Afghanistan frontier,
which states that the Ameer of Afghanistan
was greatly annoyed at the failure of Naz-
rullah Khan, his second son, to arrange for a
permanent Afghanistan representative at
London during his recent visit to England.
In consequence of the rage of the Ameer
of Afghanistan many persons have been
buried alive, great number of his subjects
have been imprisoned, while many others
have fled from the country. A notable who
accompanied Prince NaZrullah on the occa-
sion of his visit to England, named Kotwal
Is to be tortured as soon as he arrives at
Cabul. slt is expected that Nazrullah Khan
himself will be punished, and that possibly
he will be banished from Afghanistan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
silks, H2a1 C. yd.
Silks 25c. Yd.

Remnants Of Figured and Striped Sat
ines, Plain Surahs, Tafretas. Crepe Silks
and 32-inch China Silks, which sell reg
ularly when in full pieces ut from so to
6Oc. yard. Only 25c. yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
RUsTEM ,PAsHA,s DEATH.
Had Won Many Friends by His Up
right Conduct.

The death Of Rustem Pasha, the Turkish
ambassador to London, which occurred early
yesterday morning had been anticipated for
some time past. His demise is generally re-
GREETED in official circles, as his upright con-
duct and generous disposition were appreci-
ated by all. and his good qualities were feel
ingly referred to by the Marquis of Sails
bury in the speech which he delivered Tues
day at Brighton He was an Italian by birth,
and before entering the service of the Turk
ish government bore the title of Count Ma
lini- He particularly distinguished himself
as the governor of Lebanon where he put
reform in all the departments of the govern
ment. He was particularly friendly to
Americans, the skill OF Dr. George E. Post
of the American college at Beyrout having
saved him from the loss of an arm after he
had accidentally shot himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
Black Cloths.
Black Cheviot-s1. 80 a I'd.

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Black Boucles-s2, $3.50 and $2.7b
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Black DiaG onal Cheviots-s2 70 I'd.
Black Basket Cheviots-s2. 10 I'd.
Black Boucie Cheviots-$3 n yd.
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Black Diagonal Worsted-heavy-
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Black Zibeline-$S a I'D
Black Viruna-$3.50 . I'd
Black kersey-$3.6O q I'd.
Black Irish Frieze-S3 so a I'd.
Black Basket Cheviot heavy
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Black Beaver Cloth-lined-S3 rs
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Black Cape Cloths-novelties e.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
He Must Have Been.

From the Cincinnati Enluirer.
Ferry-"How ridiculous these yacht peo-
pie are! Spending nearly half million
dollars to win a cup worth $500"
Hargreaves-"Well 1 remember that one
summer 1 spent nearly 5000 on horse
races, and when 1 won $ everybody said
| was a smart man."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
| hat wrap sale

Wrap values which we have to offer you
tomorrow cast anything We have ever
offered you before in the shade. The
prices were made possible by the clever
ness of our buyer. Knowing the manu-
facturer to be in need Of money, he Of
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different lines of Goats and Capes. The
manufacturer is one of the best In the
country. The prices are at least third
less than regular-that Is, the equal of
these Wraps have been selling right
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for this lot. With such offerings as
these this Wrap store shall lead sooner
than You or We expected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-21
The Responsibility Fixed.

advisers in the Wilson letter matter re-
sponsibe?"
81 do They share and share alike in the
authorship of cur undoing."
.'Who were the Presidents advisers in
that matter?"
MY information being at second hand. ]
do not care to say. 1t satisfies me, how
ever, as to their identity. l may say this
much: They are not members of the House
Just coming together. nor. in my opinion,
are they likely to be members of any fu-
ture House. Put them all down under the
family name of Dennis"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-08-24
THE COURIER.

that he is poor. but he isn't dependent
yet on anybody but himself and will
join troupe for next season. Rose
Coghlan. Maurice Barrymore and Henry
e. Dixey are members Of San Fran
cisco stock company. Maud Harrison
has left and Rose Eytinge has joined
Mr.. Mansfield's forces. Marie Bur-
roughs, unable to obtain a promising
play, has given up her projected tour.
Sara Bernhardt is writing more mem
oirs. John Drew has gone to California
where he will start in with IAN Impru-
dent Young Couple" Henry Irving
has chartered a whole steamer to bring
his company AMI great quantity OF
scenery to New York.
At Haltnorth's Garden Theatre. Cleve-
land, Ohio. recently a gentleman OF
Teutonic origen had two photographic
admissions and presented them to the
ticket taker. Colonel Will Moxon, for
himself, wife and son. The son was
about Is years old. Moxon pointed to
the boy and said he would have to get a
ticket for him. After considerable dis
cussion on the subject Moxon announced
emphatically:
III you want the boy to see the show
you will have to get ticket"
To this ultimatum the boys mother
replied: rn
Oats all right, mister. He Won't
look. he Won't look! He yus. wants to
listen to the music. Let him in, mister,
Won't your
The colonel let him in.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-08-24
AGENTS WANTED.

Either Ssx.1
By the Bankers Alliance Of Calitss
mia. Combined life and accident inG1s.
ancs In the Same policy or sspasssA
lnsures either sex.
8. J. DENNIS,
Room L l1b North Eleventh stres3
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-08-24


evidently been on a strike an were
maxim up fur lost time. De mex Teller
dat cum in seemed ter be a misfit, fur
dey called i'm Little Billy. Wen he
cum in saw der wuz ter be sum actin,
fur he looked as il he had a pain an
kept snappin' his fingers. He held his
conk in his paw, an kind o. moaned
like, and l tot der wHz trouble, but it
seemed ter be love dat wuz preyin' on
his vitals. Some one hollered Milk
below!' 'Wot's dat says ter Chin
mic. de milk train comm in?' Nav
says'e, 'dat's Trilbyr In cum blond
beaut wearing de uniform Nv de First
Regiment, wild no stockins, but pair o
skates mile too big. Gee. but she
wuz q doisy! wuz clean paralyzed.
Id seen nothin' like'er since Louise
Montague rode de elephant as de ten
tousand dollar beaut. Bat she could
give Louise cards an spades an beat
her hanes down, al Louise wuz tor
rowbred. Her handles Miss Crane
said Chimmie. tot he wuz trying ter
string me wild de Lincoln Park avery
joke, an said: Crane be bowed. She's
q bird O. paradise Well. me heart
wuz tumpin terribly, but de play went
on. Nobody ever has heart failure in
de gall'ry; but goodness knows, der's
reason huff. His whiskers put wood
on de fire an Billy kept on havin' CROWN
pains, an de Laird kept paintin' pic
lures to dry finish, an maxim cracks
in his own peculiar style. Den de music
kinder frightened up bit. de door
opened and big beak, followed by
man wild laugh cum in. OATS Sven
gall. said Chimmie. To ell wild i'm
said L, fer he's dead bad mug I
wuz onto his curves in a minnit, but it
took de audience tree acts ter get de
tip. Svengali's got voice as big as
Bob Downing, but he don't pad his head
like dat ira gedian. He's got wot dem
critic blokes call meditation. Oh, but
his mug! To tell de truth, it's wonder,
wild a 'normous beak, snaky whiskers,
an glims dat stick out like doorknobs.
As ter his laugh, it's mild compared ter
a riot in drum factory, an its wonder
fully endurin'. He needed bath pow
erful bad, but 'e's an actor from way
beck, an don't yer forget it. Well, wen
he gets on der stage de monkey an par
rot amt in it for trouble he kin make"
l have been a raving lunatic for
week, writes a young Chicagoan, and
my wife is sick in bed, all because Of a
party Of "forfeits" at our house one
evening a week ego. We compelled
young man to pay his forfeit by re-
peating verse Of poetry. But l don't
think he will repeat it any more. Here
it is:
Antony and Cleopatra stood on the burning
deck,
Their feet were full of blisters
She put her arms around his neck,
While Kyrle Bellew through his whiskers.
Some of The Merry Worlds" adver-
Using material consists of miniature gas
balloons bearing the impress Of the at
traction on the bag. Hundreds Of them
are sent up daily from the roof OF the
theatre where the performances are
given, and attached to the balloon is
ticket for admission to the theatre. good
only on presentation Of both balloon and
ticket. Being inflated with gas gener-
ated by combination Of sulphuric acid
and zinc, the balloons ascend to great