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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-13
Tnr COMING MILLIONS


nm Croker lived far in the woods, solitary
place,
Where the bushes grow, like whiskers, on his
unrazored facc:'
And the black bear was his brother, and the
catamount his chum,
And Jim he lived and waited for the millions
yet TO come.
Jim Croker made clearing and he sowed it
down to wheat
And be filed his lawn with cabbage and he
planted It with beet;
And II blossomed with potatoes, and with peach
and pear and plum,
And Jim he lived and waited for the milliono
yet TO come.
Then Jim he took his ancient axe and cleared
forest street,
While he lived on bear and succotash and
young oppossum meat,
And his rhythmic axe strokes sounded and the
woods no more were dumb.
While he cleared n crooked highway for thu
millions yet 70 come.
fhen they came like aimless stragglers, they
came from far and near,
a little log house settlement grew round the
pioneer;
And the sound Of saw and broadaxe made a
glad industrial hum,
Jim said THE Coming Millions, they have
just began to come"
And little srooked railway wound round
mountain. hill, and lake,
Crawling toward the forest village like an I'M
dulating snake;
And one morn the locomotive pulled into the
wilderness,
And Jim said 1.-THE Coming Millions, they are
coming by express"
And the village grew and prospered, but Jim
Cookers hair grayer;
When they got a city charter, and old Jim was
chosen Mayor;
But Jim declined the honor, and moved his
household goods
Far a--+-y i-r1o the forerst, to the old primeval
woods.
Far and far into the forest moved the grizzled
pioneer,
There he reared his hut and murmured, 4
will build a city here"
And he hears the woodfox barking and he
hears the partridge drum,
And the old man sits and listens for the mil
lions yet to come.
is. w. Foss, in Yankee Blade.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-13
THE FASHION PLATE.

New warp printed tafIeta silks are
more vague as to pattern and more
beautiful i'll coloring than ever.
New ginghams have a friSe effect of
white or black loops over the pretty soft
plaid, which makes them look like any
thing but cotton.
A new style of applique trimming is
made of several thicknesses of French
Grape arranged in handsome patterns ON
light colored silk.
The new lawns and dimities are ex-
ceedingly pretty, with lowered stripes
in soft, faded colors, and plain stripes
of color on a white ground.
Real valenoiennes lace is in greater
demand than ever, and is used for trim
ming jabots, ruches. collars, chemi-
settles, and all sorts of neckwear.
French tailor made costumes are made
with very short full basques deliberately
braided and trimmed in front with frog
buttons, and the skirts are also braided.
Yellow, in all the shades from a DEL
icate tint to the bright screaming led
yellow similar to the old fashioned
flame color, is first in the list of fash
ionable colOrs for the coming season.
The shirt waist of 1896 certainly
justifies its name more than any which
has appeared before, since it has a
wide standing collar and cuffs Of white
linen buttoned ON like those ON man s
shirt.
The coat which bids fair TO be most
worn thrOugh the spring is short loose
backed jacket hanging straight from
yoke, and one style is made with three
box plaits in the back and plated epau-
let's over the sleeves.
The new ecru embroideries shown for
trimming batiste gowns are very elabo-
rate in design and much more beautiful
than any we have had before They
come in various widths of insertion and
edging To match, and in very open pat
terms. which can be applied like lace
New York Sun.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-13
INV eNroRs AND PATENTS.

There are 1 ,449 different appliances
for drawing wire.
Arkansas has one inventor in every
10, 792 of its population.
Knives, forks and spoons are protected
by patents to the number Of 2, l03.
The farrier is aided in his work bv the
inventor to the numhtr Of ,234 patents.
There are 3, sS3 models of different
kinds of steam boilers in our patent Of.
fee.
The implements and materials used in
buildings are protected by 7,7g2 pat.
ents.
The erection Of fireproof buildings is
encouraged by 455 patents, taken out FOR
materials or methods.
Over 81, 600 inventions for the manip-
ulation of metals have been patented in
our government Office
Buttons, buckles and other devices for
fastening straps or clothing have been
patented to the number Of ll,795.
The new woman may choose any one
of / .j0G different kinds Of crinoline and
corsets, all Of which have been patented.
The painter Of this country is aided
by 2,Ol3 patents, covering his paints,
brushes and other materials and appli-
ances
South Carolina patents less inventions
in proportion to its population than any
other state. There is only one inventor
to every 20, 1851 Of its population.
The processes of grinding and polish
ing surfaces of metal, stone, wood OF
glass may be accelerated by the employ.
ment of any one of 2, 59S patents.
The care of live stock has received
close attention at the hands Of the
American inventor, 3.0S9 appliance.
having been devised for the comfort anC
convenience Of domestic animals.
According to the patent Office reports
there are 5,014 different kinds of pat
ented beds and lounges on which "tireC
natures sweet restorcr, balmy sleep, u
may be courted. st. Louis Globe-Dem.
Ocrat.
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Fact. About the ou..n,of sh.ha

It's rather late to learn the truth about
the Queen of Sheba. Nevertheless, the
Academy of Inscriptions is greatly exer.
cised about this subject One of its
members thinks that he has discovered
that Sheba was in Arabia, and that the
queen was the mother of Aben Solomon.
who founded kingdom in Ethiopia
She went to Jerusalem on conquest bent.
and would have liked to stay there.
But the wise Hebrew thought she would
be hard to manage, and a more useful
ally in her own country. He therefore
sent her back laden with presents and
fired with ambitious projec,s We may
expect one of ,he~e day. to see her per
sonatel by Sara Bernhard in an OH
Testament drama b. Sardou. i London
Truth
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-13
ONE Are Born, Some Are Made, ana
Some Ought to Die.

ome Are Born, Some Are Made, ana
Some Ought to Die.
However. those who have seen much
If the inside life of comic journals and
other journals with comic departments
know that this kind of work, like pretty
much every other kind, may be- made
almost completely mechanical. There is
a regulation way to make joke-that
is to say, a regulation joke. OF course.
genuine humor and positive wit trans
cend all rules, and the great jester is
born, not made. But for all that, there
have been professional funny men who
hadn't grain of wit in their compost.
ton. For instance, it is well known that
the proprietor of a certain great New
York daily newspaper has a habit of mix
ing his editors all up periodically, to
prevent them from sliding into ruts, and
to give each department the benefit of
fresh ideas land fresh ignorance) from
time to time he changes his men all
about, transferring the sporting editor
to the financial department, setting the
live stock reporter at work writing po-
litical editorials, and so on.
Now it CHANGED that in one of the mix
ups the funny column fell to the lot of a
reporter who did not know joke from
logarithm-who had no more sense Of
humor than haystack. He was ac-
customed to obey, however, and he
went to work making jokes His first
attempts were something wonderful to
read. People with pale faces stopped
one another on the street, pointed out
with trembling fingers these jokes, and
asked if they really read as they had
read them; ald when they were
answered that they did, they drew deep
breaths of reliUf and passed on. Friends
Of the proprietor of the paper begged
him to make change, and declared to
him that there were some things that
the paper could not stand But he adj
bered to his program and kept the
man at work, and in the course of time
the new funny man made jokes that
were copied in other papers for jokes,
and became an admired member of the
National Photographers Association.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-13
SADDLE AND SULKY.

Lexington, Louisville and Boston all
have trotting Futurities now.
Samuel Gamble, the well known Cali
fOrnia horseman and writer, has gone
into the saloon business.
The National Saddle Horse Breeders
association has elected Will T. Gaines,
Centeryille, KY, president.
Another effort will be made this year
10 train the once great daughter of An
teeo, Eoline, 2:1424, as "a 3-year-old.
Oddly, 2:l3le, a fast pacing son Of
Sidney, will be campaigned. He is said
to be good for three heats better than
2:l0.
1t is reported that J. J. Douglas, the
wealthy Louisville horseman, has re-
fused an offer of s., 600 Cor Commodore
Porter, 2:I3
The Detroit Driving club is figuring
OH bicycle races in connection with the
harness performers at the Blue Ribbon
meeting next July.
Pixley Boy, 2:l2. the fast Coshoctor
~ PAGER, has IOubucu w. 10 JOSSlut
sound, and his owner says :0S will not
stop him this year.
A system under which a horse that
trots into second position each mile of q
five heat race gets only fourth money
needs a little revision.
The Independence ia. Driving clut
has elected z. Stout president and A.
II. Farwell secretary. Sixteen stakes OF
81 900 each Will be advertised.
The Louisville Trotting association
has decided 10 open $40, 900 stake foi
foals of 1896 and $1,000 stake fol
foals of 1895, the latter to be trotted in
1897.
Sam T. Ryley. who developed Jewell,
2 :0914; Ella Belmont, 2:1294; Bunco,
Jr., 2:l21s, etc, will train horses for
W. r. Brasfield, Lexington, KY, this
season. -Horseman.
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Cigarette mablt Growing.

A manicure who is a close observer
recently told me that she could vouch
for the truth of the statement that the
cigarette habit is on the increase among
women of the supposed TO be sensible
and well TO do class. A large percent,
age of their patrons call once a week to
have the inside points of the thumb
and index finger cleansed from nicotine
stains. And these foolish maidens nc
longer puff those dainty Turkish fads of
the not so very long ago. The small vice
has led to larger one, and now they
prefer the opium tinctured oriental Gig
arctic, the consumption of which 10
surely on the increase. -Pittsburg Dis
match
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How Time Has Changed nsr.

One day last week customer in one
Of the large Brooklyn dry goods stores
stood waiting for her turn to be served
and idly watching the woman who
was claiming the attention of the clerk
at the moment There was nothing
about her TO attract second glance.
She looked to be close upon 60 years of
age, her hair was very gray. though not
white, and pair of rather dark eyes
looked out from colorless unimpressive
lace. In figure she was short and small,
and the black costume she wore was
simple to plainness. Yet when she gave
ner name and address for parcel to be
sent it was realized that this little
woma.a of Insignificant appearance was
one whose name Is years ago was in
sverybody's mouth from one end of the
country to the other, and whose person
atty at that time was almost as well
known az her name She was Mrs
Theodore Tilton. New York Times
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and finer beeves reared by the small
farmer. The agricultural stations are
| doing ycOman service in experimenting
ON cheap and effective fattening.
A main element Of success in beef
breeding is to get a good breed. The
ever reliable Shurthnrn Is undoubtedly
the best paying in certain localities. The
illustration shows ole Of the finest young
stock Shurthorns ever bred. He is head
of famous western herd. II is upon
such blood as this that the beef trade of
tho future will rise and flourish.
At present the man who can get his
steers ON the market fat and in good CON
dition at from IS months 10 years old
will make most money, because he turns
his money over quickly. Marketed at
that age beeves will pay well.
The second illustration, copied from
The Rural New Yorker, shows an east
crn bred Shorthorn. His owner makes
money on beef breeding IN New Jer-
scy at Riverdale. The steers on this
estate are marketed nc years old, at
which time they are expected to average
:, 600 pounds each. DR.. Young, who has
studied the Shorthon blood carefully,
manages the Riverdale herd. lie says a
steer If this breed should make an aver.
age net gain in weight Of from 80 TO 80
pounds month from the time il is born
till IL is year old. The second year it
should gain 80 pounds a month.
Every item Of possible profit is count
ed up in this herd. The floor of the cat
tie stable Is Of cement, so as not 10
waste any manure. This floor is cheaper
in the long run than wood. DIR. Young
told the Rural correspondent that the
cement floor was made as follows:
sit was levelod with cracked lime
stone, similar TO that prepared for mac
addmizing roads. This was tamped
down solid. We then poured "a mixture
Of one part cement and two parts sand,
with water enough to make mortar over
it, and leveled IL with a trowel. There
is one half to an inch of cement on the
floors over the limestone. 1t was put in
several years ago, and there is not yet
"A calk mark on IL.
The stable is as light as "a house, with
glass windows that are kept clean. DIR.
Young gives preference to Shorthorns
over Herefnrds because he says that
while the Herefords have heavier necks
and briskets, the Shorthorn puts meat
upon his quarters. where it is most
wanted, instead of on his neck. \ most
interesting chapter of DIR. Young's cat
tie feeding experience is that made
with sorghum cane, which be thinks
very highly Of. As his way of cultivat-
ing and feeding the doctor told the
Rural man:
eve planted about three acres at the
same time we did our corn. Part Of it
was Ohio seed and part came from Ken
lucky, We cultivated it about the same
as corn except that we allowed 10 to ~
stalks in hill to keep down the size.
| have no hesitanoy in saying that we
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-13
EASTERN sHoRTHoRN.

got more good, nutritious food out of
those acres than we did ont of 12
acres of the best corn on the place, but
it must be fed moderately, not over one
hill being given per head. 1t is sweet.
having a good fattening quality, We
shred it and mix bran and oilmeal with
it for barn feeding. Ii should be cut be-
fore it freezes, as 80 degrees develops
its cathartic properties, and unless
watched severe purging may follow its
use. 1 not only suggest, but strongly
recommend, that stockmen give it a
trial. 1t is easy to raise, and does more
good per acre, so far as my experience
goes, than anything / have tried. In
dry seasons like the past one it is a
good substitute for pasture. and is upon
the whole more nutritive.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-13

The PrusSien r0'3ant poetess Johan-
M Ambro5ius will soon be enabled TO
have her small house. which threatened
TO collapse. repaired A subscription
and several entertainment hold fer her
benefit realized alnot $500 marks.
Originally it was Pr. sod TO build a
new and modest Iuf lind building for
Frau Amhrosius, but this intention was
abandoned upon thc urgent request Of
the pootess herself. She does not wish
anything for herself, she says, and her
greatest desire is 10 have her two chill
dren enter the world under more favor
able conditions than fell 20 her in her
own private life. She will, therefore,
be satisfied 10 have the matched straw
roof on her present small homestead
simply repaired. This Will take but a
comparatively trifiing amount Of the
sum raised for her, while she will in.
vest the balance in a way TO have lit
tie fund for Il rainy day and for the fu-
ture education Of her children. The com
mittoe having the funds collected in
charge decided TO agree to this unselfish
and reasonable request Of the peasant
uDttpeg
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Women Advocating Cleanliness.

The Women's Civic league Of Cincin-
natl has attempted 10 bring about many
reforms in the manners and customs of
the Queen City. Last spring the league
made an urgent appeal to the board of
administration for sand piles TO be scat
tered over the city that the children
might play in them. Later the league
suggested to the mayor thar cuspidors
be placed along the edge Of the side
walks so that men might expectorate in
60 them. Recently one of the members
of the league, while riding on street
car, saw a policeman who was chewing
tobacco and squirting the saliva on the
floor. This lady reported the incident TO
the league. The women addressed an
appeal TO the mayor, and his honor
Mayor John NJ. Caldwell issued an or
der to the police force, forbidding ex-
pectoration either on street cars or on
the sidewalks. The Women's Civic
league is becoming "A powerful political
agency in municipal affairs. Chicago
Chronicle
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-13
Cut Clover HAY Resi-.

The Indiana experiment station finds
that, other things being equal, steers fed
ON cut clover hay will make better
growth than those fed on the whole hay,
and in experiment Of 100 days the
gain was nearly 2 per cent. A slight
amount of exercise was found beneficial
during the fattening process. Connect.
cut Farmer.
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Supplied Her Husbands Pulpit,

Mrs George b, Frost, pastor of the
Congregational church in Littieton, N.
H., came to occupy her position in rath-
er an unusual way. Having supplied her
husbands pulpit for year, she was
found SO well fitted for the work that
she was subjected TO an examination by
the ecclesiastical council, and afterward
duly ordained The arrangement is
found most satisfactory, both TO congre-
cation and minister.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1896-03-13
The Land of No Divorce.

South Carolina has for long time
held unique position as the only state
in the union which refuses to grant di-
vorces for any cause whatsoever. 1t is
exceedingly interesting TO note the fact
that the new constitution does not alter
the states policy in this regard. Mar
riages between the two races are abso.
lutely forbidden. Married women are
accorded full rights of property. -Bos-
ton Transcript
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German Women Agitating.

A great agitation is, Berlin CORE
spondent says, being carried ON among
women in Germany, having for its OBJ
ject the issuing Of "a general protest
against different clauses of the new civ
ic code which has just been submitted
10 the reichstag. As regards the civil
law, women IN Germany have occupied
a rather inferior position, and the hopes
that the new code would redress their
grievances have proved fallacious. A
married woman, for instance, has, if no
special contract has been made, no right
to dispose of her own fortune without
the permission Of her husband. More
over, the latter is solely entitledto add
ministrate and TO have the usufruct of
her money, even Of that which she
earns. Every financial transaction enter
ed upon by a woman without the knowl-
edge and consent Of her husband can be
Cancelled Except in few cases, women
are unable to act as guardians. They are
also excluded from family councils and
so on. All this has led to petition to
parliament. but it is doubtful whether
il has much chance Of being accepted.
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Not Disposed TO QuibbIe.

While the two urchins who had adj
journed TO the alley in the rear of the
barn TO fight were stripping for action
the larger one said:
kid, I'll let ye of IL ye're 'fraid.
can lick ye in two minutes. I'm ten
pounds heavier'n you be-"
That's all right" responded the
other. "If you'd wash the dirt off'n
that mug o. your'n we'd weigh bout the
same"
The fight that Immediately followed
was the fiercest one the neighborhood
had seen for many day, and il is with
a melancholy satisfaction the historian
records the fact that the smaller boy
whippcd-Chicago Tribune.
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students Of Human Nature.

Two pickpockets saw gentleman
receive a large sum at the bank, and
followed him for some time To get a
chance at IT,. Finally the watched
turned into a lawyers Office, and one
of the watchers aid: "That settles il.
Hes gone. Come along"
"Nol mol" said the other. Wait till
the lawyer comes out. Wen tackle
him. bay City Chat.
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She Attracts Birds.

Among the many peculiarities OF that
beautiful woman the empress of Aus
tria one Of the most romantic features
of the present era is her strange influ.
ence over birds, which,. were she OF
more humble rank. might prove a per
feet gold mine 10 her. This power, new
or heretofore described in print, is
known 70 few outside the court circle of
Austria Hungary, yet nothing is more
wonderful than 10 see the birds flocking
from every quarter around the empress
the very moment she sets foot in the
gardens Of Lain2 or SchoenbruD, but es-
pecially at the latter place. There are
many ornamental pieces Of water at
Schoenbrun, and all sorts Of valuable
birds, such as Australian swans, Chinese
ducks, Tibetan pheasants and birds of
paradise, are permitted to roam at will
through this splendid domain. They all
know the empress and are subject to
her power, as are also the wild birds,
even down TO the ordinary sparrow.
They gather around her, each uttering
its own peculiar cry, while the pigeons
and smaller birds alight on her shoulder
and arms.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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ME1iytA'.s Afo :lI
@S' lL-s-eIlzs..- ~
HE eEEF TYPE.
American Bred samples of the Good Old
Shorthorn Tribe.

American Bred samples Of the Good Old
shorthorn Tribe.
IL is certain that the beef raising in
dustry is undergoing a revolution. There
never was so great a demand for Ameri-
can beef at home and abroad as there is
at present. There never was a time when
the demand was for the absolutely best,
tender and juicy. But the low prices for
every product of the farm in recent years
have told on beef cattle as well. The
animals must be sold younger than they
were 20 years ago and they must also be
reared and fattened at less cost. Making
first class beef choaply is now therefore
the problem before the farmer and stock
man.
The great ranges are going rapidly
In their place will be- the bunch of better
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Al Fin De Steele Parent.

mo, papa, tell you won't have him!
l want title"
but YOU must, Ethel. He's rich, and
| can give you nothing at this crisis
waft till next time for the titlc."-Life.
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4 Mntter OF NinncN.

\ coupl" of Dallas gentlemen met,
and one Of them remarked:
"Nou look down in the mouth.
What's the matter? Is il love or busl-
ness that is troubling you?'
business. That rich girl to whom
have been engaged for the last six
months has shook me" - Dallas
(TcND SITTER.
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Took Time to Make IT,.

THAT was very fine speech you
made the other night" said one Pitts
hurpher To another.
IL didn't make IL the other night"
replied the latter. 81 delivered il the
other night, bat il took me month
10 make it."-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
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Little boy" asked the sympathizing
lady, why do YOU cry sop
"ls there anything in the manner OF
nay expressing my grief, madam" r.
epondcd the Boston boy, that strikes
YOU as being outre or inappropriate?
Hoo-hoo, Chicago Trib-
tIuY.