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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
NEW YORK Markets.

N-vs v0rx. ssps- s--1a sisehs.y zussa-
$50 ,.e,vnre - eassus ss t11sE@a sts-x
-.a-ts. vsaz feser-sa at-a eea ea is-k
- .he saap tAaf h&4 eA4Taots-sae1 ths
~-svs,.sx aaY-s orsTt1tatas- FseEl.zs 6 5z. s
-. -erstrsrns ard E@s08o1 Wss ar 49,
49,. .-rs faefor ssGza9 ger egta sacl la.s-
~~ee sag-a5 declines wsFe s-N-1.o1a. asa
nrsr~ 8 areef .utevTzl ere narses s1 -
a. s.srr .ae g1s TIE Sea4lz-gs Aows ver
wee r-lAfaiy r-ctsssio144 TIE speculation
vorSua soNz<s . sowsx .sysz generally u
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
FOREIGN MARKETS.


FkrsEciaf.
Jondos. sept 1-s.lve-. szss; consoss.
s12s-
View York. S%ps the EFsnlrE Pests
Assalan financial eahis-ra-n sayss The
seek zsarkets were quiet an3 nnesrta,a
tosAy N.iA 4 Slightly better tendency.
e only feal1-e so1ay sas , favtaer rise
In Americans. Nhica after a setback closed
STEADY. Tarse hundred thousand poum4s
n gola wAs Withdrawn from <Ae Bank q
AnEaana for America today.
F&r.s and Berlin markets remained Br-..
largely Due . the prospective visit % the
car. TIE Paris monthly settlement Is 50
Ing On smoothly.
Brea3sfufys and Grains.
Liverpool Sept. 2-whezt-Qaists de-
rand poor. No. red spring. - I'D. No /
California. IS -. Futures closed firm. asf7
Nd higher, September. 81 nd. October. -
-. December. - ed. January, 81 Sd. Feb
TuaTy. IS sd
CoTE-Spot steady. American mixed new.
ts ID Futures closed firm. LsuSsd higher;
September and Ocfober. Is Sd November,
December and January. Is Sad
Eloar--Etrms demand fair, freely sup
Piled: St Louis fancy winter. IS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

t. ar sasssaz. sztE- - t1-Hs<s1@ x =
H1zs1w oTss~s. Affiliated ~ re 2isis2 = =
rsezs % fzrEhe- wos2 s-zEors 9z'~ss =
axzergrz 20 e - pa zs8 u-.rxsHg ils
szazt total - ssEsssEssats - 70 "a -
90 re eaeSg1g was E=2Ty. NaI1 . ..
losses q ss0vz Instances Bsrcs 4@Ee4as
e. gr8ngzaeets strength % Increases G@@Na-
.zgs. Ngn sore q ne JESS p-ozza4Fassat =
ssss se1rsEs far g31s q 90 Pc seA~
TIE sas& ws-s g. -. 1aa
MoneT ans Exc1anze.
N0-ey - cal. fEs pev cent. izs- loa1a'
5 80 e@n... elpsa@ aszsre1 s per cent y ne
mercantile pager. FORMALLY Sc per cEEaE
SEEING sx1sanwe a,saav. NIB a1I-aA
szzs sssss s. Bankers els a. s. 80 sss
20 aemars SRI 81 ssss4 -. fo- sly
1aTs. posted vstss. 81 So sGAs AMI ss-ssS
4 - c0Ia1 srctsl Gals. 81 slsG54 - B2r s.
ver. sS4E Silver certificates, SssS6.,-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
TIME SCHEDULE.
In effect June Ia. tSs1

In effect June IA. iSea
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE
Fer s. Paul AMI East. $40 p. m.
Fer Spokane and Local. si3 a. N ana
e:la ~
Fer Portland. s:ta 4. m and $40 r. m
.FoF Olympia, Gray's Aarhor ana south
For Caraouado s,gs p. IN.
Fer Tacoma. s;s0 : 20 and a. IN. 30.
TRANS arrive At SEATTLE
Feam 81. Paul ard East. 40 a n
Prom Spokane and hocaA. SO a. 10 aha
81 p n.
Fron, Portland. $40 ans 4 50 .. n.
'FYosn olympia. GH0y's Haroor and
eou'h NsT3 ia 2. n.
From CarhoHn8n = 30 A. n.
Prom Tacoma 3 e. SIS aad II 80 e m ::
SO sa ana 1850 %. II.
sns4,y excosl. SAG iay Al Others daiiy-
Fats ears sa2iect % change without no
Thrserh tickets % Jansn snd calra VIA
Northern Fse 0c steamship Company, an
ror rsjcs. routes sna osher Information
cal On or address
SArwsw
GENERA Agent. Seattle
CIV TcAet CStce corner Tes'er way
&n& E~ent street.,
pepo, Ticket 0Tiee. corner Western
avenue and Columbia street
A n CHARLTON.
Assistant Gtnegsa3 Passenger Agent.
Ne - Morrison street carner fhir1
fort5ani Or.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
ntaaimx Lawn. of Worms.

Massachusetts Pf0uEhmhEa.
Warns are often piagne upon lawns
r~a remedy consists ~ sweeping the grass
vfYb a common birch broom 20 Destroy
the casts. and cnen pferare solution ~
common vait and corrosive suhlsnlate, ~
,siwsaf.stvsr Ia hot water two nandfuF8 ~
ga ard one ounce ~ corrosive aunalsp.
,fe- rafx in nlns gallons ~ water. Apply
fblM preFara flos after rain siid sweep oft
,t.a sgerrnm. taxing care not 20 place fhrui
near poultry, .
Another method = % apply good drsss,
ing az aait. then water wltn lime wafsr' 90
shs liquid stand antil y = a'its ~ -. a'.,e
So, sv.rfs. Il 70 the lawn through ross'
,s,rferfFs-f.ot. An nj rerntdy y 20 place.,
6teaf peck ~ qulekllme ~ tntrIy saii
-. - ~rffar STR % ~. anf allow II -
sfara antn quite clear. Thsn water no
I'm carefully wlth the clear 3iIns~attr.
Thfs brings tne Worfns 70 =" Aaf1Aee-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

when voa Jake yoar VACATION. aon't for
- taA No-thern Pacific are making ex-
earss9n rates daily 70 Aberdeen ard
go surf bathing. oieycliag ard
everything ssEa1clvs 20 . pleasant Eo.i-
day VI. % fosz8 taxa
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
PORTLAND WHEAT MARKET.
SAN FRANCISCO MARKETS.

Portland. Sept. -Wheat-walla Walla
4sQfac; valley. E45ic per bushel.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

Excursions 70 Lake Crescent
Camping nj fishing parties 5f I've or
mora can obtain redace4 rates - ARD fEora
Lake Crescent " applying % James Nor
gar. agent s1&:s sssazaS.i2 Company.
yssser dock
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

ems. an1 prize native export sA~-p we-~
l2rSs1y nominal A<oezss s. Ss.31 $. aAzsaS.
s84E
ce.pts-Caztls Mac. hogs 3. 30. sS@sp
1ea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

sTRArTs sTEAxsHIP COMPANY
sTas GARLAND AND gvAxcEI.

s<.t.ss SRI Townsend S@sh aav ~.~,,.
5000 Garland leaves Tewfev 49, 49,
-vn Ws@Eesdays ard rrs+ayr = a
- fc@ per EsNr ED Per 49,.
s--gs-ssx Port Angeles Pp-s -
cseswsfgsTg PFs1ts 6 4llar Bay ar 49,
gay. resaE ara, srrves AZ seattle 3
% svpSsits says -ts@r@r r9snw<
vsessrsa .onsays. We@nesxays al ~
x.~ s@ ? n: srr1yss Eazstsa .s.sr.
rafe day. ~ . IA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

s.stsss twga5ar4, who would IKE 20 ba
$3.50 - es44f az the Yesier mansion. ara
So n charged with aEaauh Sad battery
~ Ioaa MAa4gan. Airs. 1Sa.zr's EArftsners
Vas arrested yesterday; lac case VIII
come ~ IL 10 EaaLlelsA4 sS2Es aSl<L
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

SPOKANE FALLS g. NORTHE ~
RAIL WAY ~ - ~ q FRI
sac ppARO RAILWAY.
ONLY ROUTE TO TRAIL CREEK
As MlrerAI Dls'r3ct % TIE Colvtae Re
.ervaftaa. Nelson. halso. kSotCna
Lake sna Sicean Foint
r,ttfs % ssfseoN bFfesees @Fotss' 80
assa Ae4svsa. o.. 4
tn Arrive.
ga ru....... spoksns--..-.. u p n
80 "a .. Nelson. ..... r...-s. - > "a.
passeuxers FER Tran CEes& fnine@ cen
meet az N~FtAgSFt @itA s-A&ea 49, s'F~Aistf
Ciesa connections a. Nslsen SIN sfsasSs-
srs ~ kAla3 and al h9StsaA- L@xs
tyss~s--~ar- ser Kettle River snf bodat-
.Tv creek connect az A&rcus ~ita stare
daily
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

Regular ssfftnEs between pssges
so1r1 an Antrhl Ar~yt~an
ports General o-ics. Aaiua T.ffs
building
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
ue,.nn.nra-rc,g n nanpar N. .rrnlnlon. tfe-

rosspogrTros IN nenpussi. -rninior. nrs-
- - f-~a primer faces on Tire follow
-, e ssites. NsapaFeii or nlnson. rot
800. IS smn pea. brewer. not sx-
-. n ems pl~a. loag primer. not eE-
~s.Ssr~ "a ems risa. agseiai terms "a
inswe orders Actress Fost-iaissagsacsr.
Fe.sft4a.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

steamship Trxnsff 81 ssave Seattle "a,
Gears America On October sth.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

pgseET SOUND AND CENTRAL. aNswz-
fCAs sThA4sHfF cOApAgY-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
PORT ORCHARD AND PORT WASH.
ISGTDA ROUTE

Carrying T. r. Mail
o~ Port Orchard ard Pors wsshfrs.a,
reuss leaves City dock foos 81 Wan
,.rset 9 ~ e. NJ, GAZING a. sagth R@arh-
rsrcasu Brick Yard Ersrsertor n
sawy lard. sidney. Charleston Tracytcn-
TAtco Elysr1Ale Leaves Poyt C)rrsers
nayy station a. .. m. arrives s>afrf-
sffp N. r ~. Robinson master Lily
pogarsus Co. agsnts Telephone Nah
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
CHICAGO MARKETS.

ne bosru OF Trade.
Chicago. Sept. s-Trzders IN wheat
thought they saw a. the opening reasons
FOR higher prices and quite a few OF them
bought little, paying from &c 70 &c over
yesterdays closing prices FOR e. N. fig
urea for December varying from SIZE 20
5stge TIE reasons for the opening strenxth
were manifold. firm cables IN the face OF
the decline yesterday being perhaps the
principal one. This wss supplements. BY
compare lively light Northwestern receipts
er1 bv frost IN The North west where
there 49, = good deal % wheat in the Red
river valley uncut. More frost was pre-
1lctet fo- tonight also. and the price az
Neeerl Ser climbed sl0wiy bat steadily up
wsrd. bringing 69Asc az shout noon. Min
neep5.s an3 p8lu.h report so cars
aEa.ns. g5T carS on ire cores spending dav
81 ne year before Al advance OF nd per
GENITAL a. Liverpool over the opening
prices vas taken g - on account % Rus
SIAN crop damage, although Antwerp ara
Paris each quoted the prise OF wheat
somewhat loVsr thau they Ga yesterday.
-4ctlc port csesvances G! wheat ara
noar were equivalent % about S. 90
b4saeia TIE closing proc for December
w. 90 SIC.
Corn Vas = shade S~tisr. TIE prrsi!c-
ton o. frosgs tonight was a strengthening
factor ans ne ulaTke: s}so symnafhire1
some wfrh ne s3vA1ce in wheat. There
su> less selling pressure and more cover
.rx av shorts
Oats were quiet ard c-rner. Erttinw their
s,reag,a aargely from ths better tone in
wee2t aa5 corn
Prov n OTIS showed AZ frsesD@n t-n,e OF
.as grain markets Tor while ths latter
were advancing. provisions were falling.
TIE stes.iy Increase 20 ne packing OF ths
West was rather a weakening feature
Packers were Inclined 20 SCI. ba- me de-
mari was limited
Closing Quotations.
wAeat-S September t7sr. oeton~~. r-xc.
Com ~pterlaer. so'eo; Oetober. s1-sc.
-Septe-r}ser IFfs~. October. Is7sc
Fork-SepEsra ber. = ez34. October. IS g..
T1Ar4-Sep 1aTgoar. s. "a. Oeaosar. fsw
September. s. g: 0csober, Kin.
&G
Eva-Tr-o
F8ars~ss5-f4-l sssssA
Tzs>5lhv-s1 50.
Live stock.
Catsla-sasez q hse. Steers vas largely
az e. -tG5 g, stcckegs an1 fessaars. g. "a.
$50 w~a5 sar hesfers. s. ga =. medium
cows. Szzs12--s. ca nne~s. fL2581. Western
-area s-srrs. 3 2s -
E1ogs-Ffeavy. s15s1 II. -zeggzra & So
25a. xats. s. i5sS-zs. packing. e 80 -:
e rp.nE. Us2l0
SAee2-Sa1es 1zAgx>s az s.sa : ssr Gs-s
soEsEo2sE - 70 FS.2-E eor c.-C.cs Wess-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

onsrr~atlgnz taken a. az stations a.
q Ne an ru@rfn ar ttr1e G 3 n PNcahs
Anart GEORGE y. SALL~Bt ~.
Observer II CnaFxs-
Tides ss Seattle Harbor To-day.
Hlsh Tite Ice Tie
:. q. feet y n Tee, an feet lp.rnls-~s
-. -. az i4.0l SIS 2. IN 1s.2
At PORT TOWNSEND
10 IS T@ S. &c Is ll.4f 50
AKTs algT2mcfgww
Seattle. sept 3 Isss
Exchanges a. seatslA. Tacoma an3 Port
land clearing houses tossy gers as follows:
cfsarances balances.
sestFie ........ ........s = ~ a fgS =
1AeysnA .-...... ......- 800 ~ - -
EaFsaaad ..s.- .......-. gsasss 20 sSsa -
There was but utt,a movement Sc local
markets To-Day. A small consignment Of
fineapplez from Honolalu was eagerly
bought ap.
A small shipment o, cheese was received
from OriIllA today. II was part OF the
first OUTPUT % a new creamery al thai
place. and has enc favor.
Receipts % rev oats and wheat have as
yet been 50 light thar no steady quota
tons can be made Loeal dealers show a
dlzincunatt0n % speculate Ia grain and
buyers aud sellers are scarce. TIE fnan-
ciSl agitation Is Affecting this market as
vel as others. C.h.cken feed wheat =
worth sla5 ~ or 81 per ton. in car lots. TIE
oats received 50 far have been rather poor
Ii quality. owing 20 premature threshlns-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

100 saare@ including. Amer,@so Tobacco
1850. American Sugar. 1889 Burlington,
$500 N'ss' 80, 49, ~ -, - -
$3.50 :, "a. . 80, 49,. ,
co. 49,
us "a 49,, - 80 - 80
tT-s 90 -'''
@'S-' 49,
Flour
Flour Receipts. IS 40 barrels; exports,
-f'''V oSlFV4s. MAJ A"t "4AhS1'
"heat'
Wheat-Recelpts, Il, go bushels; exports
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

sD4AS. iaS&s4g sxGs.t s@E-@s.
sMon-. Wed Pr -T1@N Thur. rzt
Snort and Direct Ire 20 a. GENTS "a
ErtsiNk Columbia thrsgGh ttfe principal
l1fncef diesrteFs Of Western Waaf. taETcy-
WASH
r A ALLEN. Gezersl TresgHt ard Pas
seHgsr Agent
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04

ooser*atl0nz taken a. AZ stations AZ
p n. s@th meridian strae e :. "a Pacafc
dHnrl GEORGE ". SALLSBt hf.
gBNx@HE-@T II Charge.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
80, PEP pound tar olG

Financial
ss&.~ Nea~~ .-.. e-ssf D7ast So -ht
Nax. sal ..NA - TeieErapA =. d. =.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-10
Weeds and Good Farming.

Occasionally a farmer is heard to ask how the weeds can be killed, but he does not realize that if by some rapid process they could all be dis patched new legions would fill their places at once if the conditions which they enjoy remain. What farmers need to comprehend Is that without some radical mistake in the manage ment of their land the daisies never would have gained such a foothold. All plants, including weeds, settle and thrive where the competition for life is such that they can enter into 1t pros per. A good stand of grass leaves no room nor any hope for weeds. It is not in well-tilled fields that Canada thistles flourish, but in neglected pas lures and by the rOadsideS. In the contest with the best agricultural practice they cannot prevail The rem edy for weeds is to keep the land busy with good crop on 1t, and this means that the farmer must give persistent and connected thought to his business. If the daisies crowd out the grass it is because the meadow has been neg lected and the grass has begun to fail and wherever there is a vacancy by the failure of the grass every enter prising weed finds a rightful Oppor- tunity to establish itself. If the farm CT asks, therefore, what will kill the daisies, there is one answer: better farming and Forest.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-10

It should be a source of general re- joicing that near the town of Hudson, Mo-, some enterprising people whose names have been discreetly withheld have in moment of leisure discovered the largest cave in the world. The re- port asserts that even If half of what has been told of it is true" it is the largest cave, so there is no reason to doubt the accuracy of the statement. But the cave is remarkable not only ill size but in interior decorations, for the faithful chronicler of the phenomenon declares that "cavern after cavern is lined with pure onyx" and that there are huge Stalactites of nearly pure gold. Aside from the material value Of the discovery it is probable it will have an important bearing on the solution of the financial problem in the State. No object lesson could be more convincing than a generous distribution of these golden stalactites, and perhaps a slab of onyx or two could be included as T gift to every tourist. The accidental discovery of the largest cave in the world" is an episode that any Sta.e should be proud of, but when it is found to be full of gold and onyx as we'll the affair rises to proportions that are magnificent even for Missouri More details will be awaited with intnr- est if the correspondent happens to continue in condition that will enable him to sustain his narrative at the pres ent high pitch of interest.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-10
Value of Sweet Apples.

The apple crop in most localities is this year a large one, and, as usual, ill years when apples are abundant, the sweet varieties are likely in many places to go to waste. That they are not in as good demand as the sour ap- pie is due to their inferiority or SUD- posed inferiority for cooking. A sour apple in pie duly sweetened to take off the surplus acidity, is, indeed, better than sweet apple put to the same use. But farther than this we think the superiority will be with the sweet ap- pie. Many varieties are richer and better for eating raw, while for bak- ing whole the sweet apple is certainly superior. One of the best ways of eating baked sweet apples is with milk. Sour apples when baked are too acid for this, and besides, they break down in cooking, and thus their juices dissolve in the milk, while the slices of baked apple retain their shape and distinctive flavor.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-10
Odds md Ends

If India rubber bands are put around bottles carried in a sachel or packed in box they will prevent the bottles from grinding together, and perhaps break ing.
 Soap for household use will last as long again if, after it has been cut into blocks, it is put by for few weeks be- fore being used. New soap melts so quickly and is extravagant where much is required.
 The rubber rings of fruit cans will re- cover their elasticity if soaked for a while in weak ammonia water. This is quite an item when canning is being done and the rubber rings are found to be stretched out of shape.
 A coloring for white flannel or other goods to be used for rugs or hangings may be easily obtained by gathering from stone walls or rock work the thin moss that grows there and boiling it with the goods in an iron kettle. It will make them tan color.
 Inwashing grained woodwork use clear water or weak cold tea. Where there are finger marks to be removed, such as around the door knob or on the win dow sill, little fine soap may be useG. but only just enough to do the work, for soap should not be used on this woodwork if it can be avoided.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-10

After ten years trial of Sunday law in New Orleans, it has been decided tC abandon it as impracticable. During these ten years, however, the law has been enforced only three months, and that spasmodically, a couple of Sun. days at the time. The city officials have testified unanimously against the law, saying that it took the entire po- lice force to support it, and that in the criminal courts the murder and other more important cases have been crowd ed from the docket by the immense number of Sunday law violations. 4 Sunday law-such is the general yer dict-is impracticable in a community where only 20 per cent of the popula- tion is Anglo-SaxOn and less than ] per cent of New England stock.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-10
"TOSSinp UD,"

An appeal to the methods of chance in any disagreement or perplexity is a foolish thing. If one is sure of point he should stick to it, no doubt. or if he is willing-aS one should always be when no principle is involved-to give it up to another, it is far more graceful and satisfactory to give it up outright
 A story told by an orator who re- gently spoke on the currency qUpstiOn it does not matter on which side satirizeS the arbitrament of chance, as invoked in that or any other dispute.
 Two young men, it appears, were suitOrs for the hand of q young lady One of them said to the other:
 Both of wish to offer ourselves 10 this lady"
 That is evident"
 But we do not wish to fight duel over her?"
 'T think not"
 ''Then I will tell you wLat we can do."
 "What?" ''Let us toss up for herr'
 The other looked a moment at his rival, and then said:
 Very well; 1 will toss up brick, and if it stays in the air the young lady is yours. If it comes down she is minew
 If there is anything in character, or in feminine discrimination. it must have been the last speaker who won the young lady.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-10
Commodore's Dying Joke.

Some reporters were waiting for news after midnight recently of the condition of Cornelius Vanderbilt. It Is no fun to kick your heels against the pavement until or o'clock In the morning, and the reporters grew rest less. "This reminds me-" said one, re- | flectively, ''Of the death watch on the old commodore. Things were quite different then from what they are now. When the old commodore was just taken i'll he used to send for us every day and tell us all about himself. He used to read the papers and he noticed that great deal of space was devoted to him.
 "'Well, boys he said one morning, I hope live a little longer for your sakes. You seem to be making q lot of space out of me-
 Finally, though, when he became too i'll to see us, we had to camp out, as we are doing now, and 1t soon be- came tedious. We used to camp about twenty feet from the front of the house In which the old gentleman lay. and sometimes you could hear what was said in the sickrOOm.
 Among us was certain gentleman who Is now the respected father of a family. He was rather impatient. IL was late at night. He had a voice in him like bull.
 "'Oh, why don't he dieT he sudden ly exclaimed, petulantly.
 "We thought no more of his remark until few minutes later, when a trim servant girl came out of the house. She looked us over and watched us for a few moments. Then Doc said some thing and she came over to him and handed him a note. He opened it, wondering what it could be. On the paper was a score or so of words writ ten in the old cOmmodore's well-knOwn scrawl. They read:
 T trust you will pardon me, put as this is the first time have ever died, I am little inexperienced and don't exactly know how to go about 1t. If you will bear with me little while, however, I will trp to do my best
 ''The old gentleman had heard the pious remark and it had been too much for his grim sense of humor."- York Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-10
AbscondinC swarms.

Bees will at times bid adieu to home and apiary and leave for parts un- known. This occurs more frequently in early spring, and arises principally from starvation. They seem to prefer swarming rather than to stay in the hive and starve to death. A cure for this may be affected at once, by giving them frame of brood and honey from some other colony, or they may be brought about by feeding Swarms all abscond occasionally, and after be- ing hived will reissue during sWarming time. This frequently occurs from the cause of mismanagement in hiving them.
 When having swarms, the hive should be so arranged as to admit an abun- dance of ventilation, and in excessively hot weather the hive should be shaded. When bees swarm they fill themselves with honey to the utmost limit, and in this condition they cannot stard close confinement in hives, with the sun shining directly upon them. Every swarm thus hived should have frame of newly-hatched brood given them from some other colony. This is prac- ticed now and by almost all apiarists, and is a sure preventive of absronding sWarms.-COlman's Rural World.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-10-10
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The environment of cattle has much to do with their development and thrift, and in this position we have still good deal to learn Doctor Miles in his work on stock breeding instances the Kerry cattle of Ireland, which, in that coun- try, having been kept on scanty ra- tions, do not breed till they are five or six years old, and in every way are eX- ceedingly slow in maturing. Some of these Kerry cattle that were imported to New England, and put on better feed, in a few generations bred readily at three years old. The period for ma turing was shortened nearly, or quite, one-half. The early maturity of the Shorthorn and Hereford is the result of continued environment suited to that end for many generations: