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WITH ROCKS.
a Missouri hoy Kills VIVA Cat Aftsr
It,rd Fight

Springfield (Mol Correspondent 81
Louis Gl1be-Democrat: johnny Vnn-
schalck. a Taney County lad living
near Bradleyyllle. has made himself
tho hero OF that locality by killing a
full-grown wildcat. Tho boy was maxi
Ing a trip through the White river
hills q few days ago when his dog
scented dangerous game. Johnny had
left his gun at home. and regretted
that fact very much when he saw a
strange furious beast OF the cat FAM
ily give battle 10 the dog He could
not run away and leave the dog 10
iight the "yarmint" alone. however.
and arming himself with handful o.
rocks Tie brave youth mado an az.
tack on the wild cat. A few WE'LL
ahmed rocks drove the animal into a
small tree, but Johnny kept up his IRE
until the enemy spyang TO the ground
and took refuge under a shelving clln
near little stream. The dog could
not get az the wild cat here except by
crawling under the rock, and that be
refused 10 do The boy then got q long
pole and punched the savage beast ont
into the open field and the dog now
seized the eat and the fight became
furious. Tho combatants rolled into
tho creek and made the watcr foam
with their struggles. johnny was ON
the edge Of the stream throwing a
rock at the Wild cat every time he
could get good aim, Sometimes the
mad feline stood mp on its hand feet
ana struck tho dog savage blows with
its deadly claws. The boy became
greatly alarmed for fear the dog would
bo killed. and pressed his attack.
Finally after stunning the animal
With another woll-dlroctod rock. the
lad seized club and closed In on the
beast 4 few blows on the head
crushed the skull Of the wild cat The
dead animal measured four feet. and
its skin now decoratcs the wall OF
Iohnny's home, a trophy Of which the
boy Is very proud
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The fancy FOR secret drawers and
out-of-tho-way hiding places ls curl
ous trait with many people. a chi
cngo electrician tells that while fol-
lowing up the wire Of an electric bell
ln North Side house his search led
him behind door. Knecllng down be-
rested HIS hand on the wooden knob
fastened ln tho wall 20 prevent tho
door handle from touching the plaster
and was surprised 90 nnd it yield 90
his grasp a slight pull disclosed the
fact that II was the handle OF secret
drawer which was almost filled with
is~ols watches and money Hearing
.a exclamation behind him Dee looked
up 90 nnd the lady Of the house BEND
lur over him. apparently horror
stricken. without speaking hc closed
tho drawer and resumed hls search
for the wire. and. though neither men-
toned thc incident. the lady kept her
eyes on him until he nEished his work
and lcft tho house.
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The Firth Avenue National bank. Of
New York, has 5000 women doposliorA
II n situated at the corner OF Forty.
NTH street and Fifth avenue. In the
midst OF the residences OF wealthy
classes, and ls almost exclusively pa.
tronized by rich women, who keep thclr
household accounts and pin money
there. Tho receiving tcllers are very
husy during tho FIRST few days OF every
month, when the patrons OF the bank
bring IN allowances they have received
from their husbands or fathers.
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CHARMING STRANGER

rs he handsome Myrtlof" asked
Mrs. Payne.
THE handaomost man I ever saw" /"
reptile Myrtle Poole,
Harry Payne sighed eloomily as no
placed upon The Kitchen table the pail
of water be- had brought from the
sprlng
Was he at your party. MyrtleT
continued tho mother
The faif rlrl assontcd.
whats bis name2'
Reginald Clayering"
what is ho?'
Hos q Wall strcot banker, IN f-'no
way connected with the Rothschiid
brothers of London. tie dresses like
"a prince and wears such diamonds!
AH the girls are crazy about him
The more fools they" returned
Mrs. Payne. severely Harry. VIII
sou bring me another armful OF
Wo1I7'
Harry looked troubled, and Mrs.
Payne followed him out into the shed
laying her hand upon bis shoulder.
IRA say nothing To- her now she
advised "Thla elegant Hrnngcr has
turned her head completely"
Harry vanished accordingly. and
Mss. Payne returned 90 her hnklng.
while Myrtle Poole continued So chat
~ about Reginald Clayorlng until the
rood mgtron felt like boxing her prot-
~ pink ears
That same afternoon Harry saw
Myrtle riding out with the dlstin-
snIshed stranger and hts gloom deep
oned
Myrtle" he said 20 her the follow
ing dav. as he met her near the old
mill IN the suburbs Il am going ia
NIL Greek this morning Wouldn't
you Ike 20 go with mo2'
Not today. Harry have a pre-
vious engagement"
with Mr. ClayerlnR7'
Yes We are going 10 the wood
10 gather autumn leaves"
Myrtle. are the friendship and dc.
votl0n of years to be- forgotten be.
cause such chap us that happens Ia
appear horo?"
Miss Poole turned her head and
turned away
u am tired Of being called to ac-
count" she said pctulantly ~ shall
do as / please about receiving the at
tcntions of Reginald or any one else
nnd think Il q piece oi importlncnco
Tor you TO seek 20 Interfere with me,
90 thero' Leave me-"
Harry had not been gone ten min
utes when Reginald Clayering cane
whlatling down the bank Of the crook,
Here already. my queen of bru-
uettes7" be cried gayly. How pune
mai you aro!"
And You are half an hour behind
time" poutcd Myrtle. with a smile OF
welcome
''lmposslhlo' liut let mo have that
Basket Not even so slight a weight
aB that should burden tho lggellcsl
hand iu chrHlcndou'
Myr.c glanced az the little glove,
hand. II was pretty but Harry hac
never told her SO. How nice to bee In
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tho society uf such "a discriminating
man % the Worldl
And now for au answer 20 my
question of yesterday" continued :ho
stranger. as they entered the woods
Am I 10 call you miue2'
DO sou roaay love mes" demanded
Myrtle. her eyes fun o. tEomulous
delight
n adore you. dearost,"
Then. yos II YOU Insist upon an
answer"
Mr Clnvorlug knclt M her feet.
'W hat ioy" be- cried "My quoonl
My omproas' 80 tongue can tell how
proud I shall be of this little handi"
Myrllo's checks burned al she looked
down upon her kneollug swain. Harry
Payne had never wooed hcr IN such
dramatic stvie as this. She almost
felt ashamed ~ herself as she romem-
hefci how pleased she had heeu n
hlL commonplace attentions
"And nov" crlol her new auItor
arlslnR. nov for the grand sequel
The deaouoment Would you like 10
know. fail village maid the name OF
fho man you've won' who am ~
"Mr Reginald Cnyerlug OF New
York" answered Myrtle. innoccntly
Better than that. dearcstl We spoke
a brief while ago OF Baron Rothfchild.
] am Baron Rolhschild."
You. Roginnldf'
"And not only Baron Rothrchlld. hut
slr Francis Barring. ana John Jacob
Aator all rolled into ono''
Myrtle could only stare at him On
epoochless horror
And now 90 boz on fur Europe hy
telegraph" fc umol the stranger. hls
eycs rolling h.ieously as De- seized her
hand again EFln Gas mortaib are
Obliged 90 travel by rain, but ven
mount tho wires, Come"
But Myrtle drew ek, Der ~! sliua.
tl0n dnRning upon her She vas alone
iu these solitary woods vim a rf.
ing maulac'
Help help" she shrIekod
And almost ir tbs same instar. there
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General Harrison Gray Otls. who
commanded the brigade which so gal.
lantly captured Caloocan, has been for
many years proprietor and editor oi
the Los Angeles Times lie comes OF
Massachusetts, stock, and made name
for himself In the volunteer service Ia
the civil war. President Mckinley
made him brigadier general OF volun-
toers. and his brigade was sent TO Man
la from San Francisco. 90 reinforce
Dewey last fall. Il Is made up Of tho
FIRST Montana, twentieth Kansas tenth
Pennsylvania and the third artillery.
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Of man appear a. notsing N compari-
son. A force fully equal 10 four hun
dred and aeventy-thrce million horse
power was estimated as developed IN
West Indian cyclone. This Ia about
fifteen times the power that Ia Great
able by oil means within the range OF
mans capabilities during the same
Were steam. water, wlndmllls and tho
strength Of all men and all animals
combined they could not at all ap-
proach the tremendous force exortod
by this terrible storm.
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According TO a British foreign Of
fce reported QUOTED IN the Board OF
Trade Journal for January. iS99l. II
appears that a potential commercial
feature has at length arisen for the
Samoa group, after years OF depression,
owing to the fall In price OF copra. and
the apparent unsuitability OF the cll-
mate for other civilizations, such as
rice. sugar. tea. or cotton.
Small capitalists (S2.5OO 10 100000
going TO Samoa and purchasing or
leasing land for the purpose OF cocoa
planting, would stand good chance
Of making n fair income after the FIRST
three or four years, provided they pos
sess practical knowledge OF tropical
planting or will take advice from those
In Samoa who have experience In the
matter The number OF small planta-
tions Is rapidly Increasing. and Il IL
estimated that 20 acres are now plant
ed with cocoa trees. The tree Is ro-
bust and hardy growing luxurlantly In
Samoa, and yielding abundant crops
after trifing cultivation. The quality
Us considered good. the price varying,
according to reports from Hamburg,
San Francisco, and Sydney, between
$3.50 and $500 per ton. A small plan
tation OF six acres holds about 1900
trees, ana these Ia the third year pro-
duco some 10000 pods; and Il Is APP
parent that, even with the liberal al
lowance OF 10 pods 10 the pound Of
marketable bean. each tree would pro-
duce from six to eight pounds OF pre-
pared cocoa bean per annum, The trees
are In full yield after tho hfth year
and there Is apparently no age limit IA
/ their bearing.
The cost OF land near Apla. contin-
ues the British consul. Is from 81 "a
I sii per acre if purchased from whites
aud from 81 20 81 per acre II leased
fom the natives on 20 or 40 years
lease. The soil O. rocky and volcanic
Although labor IN large masses ID
practically unobtalnable and the ma
tive samoan is by no means energetic
sufficient floating labor for smoll plan.
tatlonB Is 20 be- had The price Is from
So 20 IS per month Tor a laboror. IA.
food costing about 81 per month Onl
man ought 90 look after six acres o
well-grown cocoa "a the dry season
but two are required during the wei
soaron-from December 10 shay.
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pier test could be devised, but the
method Of applying Il was crude and
old-fashloned. Several electrical de-.
Vices have been invented Tor the pug-
pose, but they involve too many extra
expenses for the marketman
A simple lamp for "candling" eggs
has just been patented which enahlca
n dealer 20 make the tests Ia any
subdued light An ordinary Kerosene
burning lamp, backed by a strong re-
flecior, furnishes the rays. The front
OF the lamp o. shielded by aa upright
a. black iapannod tin. supplied with a
broad. stuhby spout. into sie end OF
which the egg Is laid The llght Of
the lamp Is concentrated through that
Spout and the egg becomes almost
transparent
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tttf'"s" fh'f"HH w" hNNNHN hhhNN"i
The English Parliament ls consider
Ing the plan Of connecting that coun-
try with France by railway. Engineers
say road-bed can bo laid on the bot
tom Of the English channel. This seems
beyond belief but Il Is perhaps no
more remarkable than the cures ac-
complishod by Hosletter's stomach
Bitiers In casos OF dyspepsia, lndigos
ton aud constipation.
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People in Victoria SIN remember Il
j. =. who, mo-. $50 very Ions ago. issled
the cruel. creepy order that the body
~ a suicide should be- taken ont and
buried With oDloquy al dead OF night
after the manner OF the olden time.
li.a own wife committed suicide fow
days ago Thus does hardshon plc,y
como home 10 ro0st. sydney nui'o-
tln.
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cnn,.nl,nt cin,h...prIrr..

You reed not have hack yardi
neither will you need 10 mount TO tho
roof 10 hang out your weeks wash n
you provide yourself with one OF these
convenient clothos-driere, which may
be used indoors or out II may be
suspended outside any window. where
Il will easily take any ordinary wash.
Theae drlera welgh. nccnrdlng % their
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"Spri1g UnLockS
The FIozverS

To Paint ms Laughing SOIL"
And not eVen Nature qUonfd
a[IoEV the flowerS to gro1v
and Blossom TO perfection
1Uhhoat good soil. Now
Natu-c and people are much
allie; the former must haze
sunshine, latter must haze
pure blood IN order to haze
perfect health.
Hoods sarsaparilla cures blood trou.
bles Of all sorts. II Is 10 the human
system what sunshine Is TO Nature
the destroyer OF disease germs. 10
Herer disappoints.
Poor Blood" The doctor said there
were not seven drops of good blood IN my
body. Hoods sarsaparlia built me up and
made me strong and we'll" SUSIE y. BEowk,
10 Astor liill, Lynn, Mass.
Dyspepsia, etc. complication q
troubles dyspepsia, chronic catarrh aud
Inflammation Of the stomach, rheun' atlsm,
etc, made me miserable. lindlno appetite
until / took Hoods snfsaparilla, which
acted like magic. ! am thoroughly ccred.'
N. u. sEELEY, 1874 W. 18th Ay., Denver, Col.
rheumatism My husband was
Obliged 10 give up work on account u rheu.
malism. No remedy helped until he used
Hoods sarsaparllla, which permanently
cured him. II cured my daughter Of cn.
tRrrh. Give II TO the children with good
results" Mas. J. 3. McMArm, stamford, Ct.
RodJ,SolJabMlS
GlzZQasl l211aD
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For years Il has been the custom OF
marketmen TO determine whether eggs
are fresh or not by the candle test.
They would take the samples into the
cellar or some dark closet and allow
the light OF the candle tu shine through
them, Thus they could tell the con-
ditlon OF each egg examined. No sim
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Careful estimates OF the force OF
Cyclone and the energy required 10
keep a fun nedged hurricane IN active
operation reveal the presence of a
peWer that makes the pishtiesl efforts
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The oldest ruins Ia the world are
probably the rock-cut temples of lu-
aambul. or Abou samhoul in Nu1a.
on tho left bank OF the Nils. They are
over 1000 years ola.
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Doctors In their 0ght against disease
have had their attention called 70 d
common. but hitherto unnoticcd me-
dium for carrying Infection II Is tho
wind, Examination shows that germs
have been carried immense distances
by the breeze and deposited IN places
where an the circumstances were IA
yorabie for their growth and spread.
Bill-she said her face was her for
tune. Jln - Poor thing. - Yonkers
Statesman
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Women are much more inclined 20
worry over debts than men. and are
much more likely 10 pay them.
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The japanese are very fond oi ar.
ranging an terms 10 the most plctur-
esque forms. The foundation for these
designs Is generally soft porous bark
Ntl n readily absorb moisture Maid.
en- hair aud nyc-nngored ferns are very
frequently used 10 carrying Cnt these
designs Hanging baskets made from
the bark of trees and nllod with ferns
afe very beautiful
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Observe and enforce the utmost
cleanliness from the time the COW IA
hrou :hi 90 the barn until the buttor
NJ ou the market.
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size. two four or six pounds. carry
ing, respectively, twenty, forty and
sixty feet OF line.
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Building Wire Fences In the build
ms of an wire fences. whether barhod
wire or woven wire. one Important
item is tae settling and hraclug OF the
corners and end posts So that they viii
not give; otherwise the wires are cey-
tain 10 sag and this naturalli lessons
the effectiveness OF the fence. Consid-
orlng the small amount OF extra fence.
il will always pay TO take time 10 build
ln q substantial manner and 90 use
good material 0thorwiso there is "a con-
tuunl hlll Of expense iu keeping Ia re-
pair Plan out the farm 20 aa 10 reduce
,he expense as much as possible. and
then bnlld what Is necessary aubstan-
tlal Wisconsin Agriculuralist.
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IilrinE Farm irolp.

n farmer does not hire farm help
by the year. which "a the better way,
he should. AT least. secure Il as early
as possible. says the American Culti-
yator n he gets really good help. tho
extra pay for month before much out
of-door work can be done will not
lessen his profits, for n thoughtful
hired man will find much To do. even
now. that will lessen the labor re-
Qulred during The months when work
is hardest All the supplies of wood
for the year should he secured this
month. II you wait later when sap
begins 10 rise In the trees. the wood
viii take longer to dry and De less
valuable. As for the extra wages
which q will cost 20 hlro qualified.
efficient man. they viii be saved over
and over during the summer a care-
less. shiftless farm helper. hired be.
cause be will work for low wages. viii
waste and loso during the year more
than ihc wages OF man who thorough
ly understands his business
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oRINDA PARLoR, N. D. G. W.
A Branch of the Order That Has 6
Charming Personnel.

The announcement that there is to be
an entertainment by Orinda Parlor of the
Native Daughters of the Golden West is
sufficient to attract to the place where it
is to be given an audience that will fill
the hall, and there was no deviation from
the general rule at it's grab-bag social
given last Thursday night in the banquet
hall of the Native Sons building. 1t is
generally conceded that the charming
personnel of the parlor is the, magnetism
that attracts the gentlemen to these gath
erings. There was presented for the en-
joyment of those present a fine pro-
gramme of the latest dances. and the
enough to give every one an opportunity
to grab g. package, from the bag. The
opening Of the packages created a great
deal of merriment, as in most cases each
received, something for which he or she
had no earthly use.
At the installation of the officers of this
parlor by Mrs. Theodore Lunstedt, d. d.
G.. P, there was one feature that was
noteworthy. That was that each of
those who assisted her in the capacity
of grand officer was, like herself, perfect
in the memoriZed work.
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century. Nothing in the history of flow
ers ever. approached that Holland espe-
cially in the vicinity of Haarlem, was
then and is now the home of the tulip
bulb. They are most SedulouSly cultivat-
ed and form an important item in the eX
port budget. AS gambling mania, wild
scramble of silly spectators, a chimera
that swallowed up entire fortunes of the
unlucky and on the other hand laid the
foundation of great Dutch fortunes that
exist to-day, the tulip mania rivals in his
tory the South Sea bubble of England.
Men paid fabulous sums for a single bulb.
Admiration of the flower and interest in
It's culture was secondary matter No
one imagines, of course; that the carna-
ton mania is going to assume any such
proportions as that, but there is no guess
ing to what extreme fad will be carried
when richer New York once takes hold
of 1t.
When the Lawson carnation was exhib-
tied at the New York Florists Club in
this city in March, 1898, no one could have
foretold for it the distinction it has
achieved to-day. 1t scored ninety-eight
points out of possible hundred, which
was considered good. but not remarkable
The flower was exhibited here by Mr.
Fisher. The specimens shown then were
only about three inches in diameter
Since then the flower has been developed
to four and four and one-half inches. It's
color Is beautiful cerise pink. 1t has a
sturdy stem and most remarkable vital
ity. Some of the cut flowers have kept
perfectly fresh for fifteen days.
Like a great many new plays and other
novelties, the Lawson pink was tried on
the smaller cities before it came to New
York. 1t was first exhibited in Horticul-
tural Hall, Boston, about four years ago.
There 1t attracted so much attention that
1t was decided to put 1t on the market
The original plant has multiplied with
succeeding years until there are now 5000
of them. The flower kept on winning
prizes. No rival to it appeared. It's Pc
culiar delicacy, daintiness of coloring.
large size and unique arrangement of pet
ais placed 1t in a class by itself. The
natural tendency of the petals of a carna-
ton is to draw inward as the flower fades.
With the Lawson carnation the leaves ex-
pand.
So far as the market trade.of the flower
Is concerned the supply has never been
equal to the demand. There is hardly
any limit to the commercial possibilities
OF the plant, because 1t is so hardy and
prolific. There is said to be profit of 81
on every dozen grown, and the plants are
now yielding fifty dozen a day. Orders
are received from all parts Of this country
New York excepted hitherto-and from
Europe. Mr.. Calvin says several Eng
fish noblemen have endeavored to pur-
chase slips from him, but he has refused
them. He declares that under all circum-
Stances he intends to hold the flower as
a Boston monopoly for ten or fifteen years
longer. Whether or not he can do this
remains to be seen
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Among the flower fanciers who saw an6
coveted the Lawton carnation was H. N
Higginbotham. rich man of Chicago
He offered $4,000 for the entire stock. II
was his intention to transfer the plants
to his Chicago greenhouses and change
the name to the Higginbotham carnation
This offer was refused Then two New
York florists pooled their issues and of
fered $4,000 for a few slips. Their offer
was also refused. Then Mr.. Lawson
made up his mind that the flower should
not leave Boston He has been for years
known to the trade as a large buyer OF
flowers That is why the plant was named
after his wife. Here is Mr.. Lawson's
letter giving his reasons for the purchase
BOSTON, Mass. Jan. II, 1885,
My Dear Mr.. Calvin received
your note and have read the clip
pings, which show that one of the
great people, Mr.. Higginbothan of
Chicago has offered $4,000 for the
right to change the name of the
queen Of carnations. l agree with
you that the lovely flower should
not leave Boston, and it won't, II
1t is only matter of dollars.
We all know that Chicago has
many, many things that our little
Town mas not, anu IHdl ueI 5lCdI
citizens should have about all they
reach for, but there are a few
things that they must do without,
and one of these is the beautiful
flower you so kindly named for
Mrs Lawson when it was name
less and unknown to Chicago great
ness. Those of us whose being has
been confined to our modest little
town, and whose aspirations and
ambitions have been acquired from
and nodded by her old fashioned
and simple traditions. should not
be disturbed or molested in the pos
session of the few things we love
and understand and that love and
understand us-our fiowers-even
by the great people of great Chi
cago.
1 will pay you $1,000, $1,000 more
than Mr.. Higginbotham, for
plant of the Mrs. Thomas w. Law
son carnation, with the understand
ing that I will present it to the
city of Boston to be propagated at
it's nurseries for display in it's pub
lie gardens and for the benefit of
the citizens of Boston, and not to
be sold, and with the understand
ing that you give to no one else the
right 10 propagate IL OF change IT'S
name; or / will pay to you the sum
OF $4,000 for the sole right to it
and the 5000 plants you now have,
provided you will continue to han
die the business of selling it on the
terms as stated in yours of even
date, and provided an expert ex-
animation shows the returns as
stated in your letter. of which I
have no doubt.
Trusting that you will accept one