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ularly, Al least once n week. When
the ground Il Allied with water n the
winter and spring we must not let Il
get away. Cultivation does not add
any water 10 the soil, but II prevents
the supply from getting away. The
water draws 20 the surface by capil-
larry attraction and aim movement.
and cultivation, or making The loose
earth mulch. destroys these capillary
passages and checkN the Aim move
ment 80 water cannot rise and must
remain below until Il IL breathed
away by the plants.
Now. when the berry plckera tramp
through the rows they tread the earth
down hard aud thus the water rapid
ly flows TO the surface. where Il Ia
promptly picked up by the sun and
wind and carried on. AZ this season
Of the year a drouth usually prevails
and the berries dry up. shrinking tho
number OF quarts many times, TO say
nothing OF loss Of flavor OF fruit. re-
ducing its consumption and price
alike.
All this will be prevented largely
by having the horse and cultivator
ready Immediately after the piokers
every time the fruit Is gathered. Then
the last picking will be as large and
luscious as the FIRST
Winter killing" are no, the words
10 usel We should say summer kill
ing." for while the actual killing is
done In winter, tho cause Is effected
IN summer and Is the result Of bad
cultivation. While we are conserving
moisture. aa explained, 10 prevent the
berries from drying up. we are pre-
pairing them for winter. Everything
we can possibly do 20 force a vigorous
growth In the early part OF the sea-
son should be done and anything
which can prevent growth after the
hrst OF August should also be done.
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CHAPTER viif.-tContlnued)
By degrees it began 10 pleasantly
dawn upon me that was getting some
ruiurn for the great sacrifice ! had
,rfriainly made In marrying her. and
tho sense of irritation al being duped
that had at FIRST pursued me wore
away until ! forgot It's very existence.
Helen made me comfortable. and her
happy smiling face and gradually inn
proving looks brought me a feeling N
neif.approbation hat thoroughly en-
joyed and that certainly smoothed my
temper. 30 s0rely tried during my hrst
unfortunate love ahalr. ] accepted
her attention. her cheerful devotion as
my due. now and then rewardlng her
win Kind word or loving careas
CLEVER child" ! remember murmur-
ing one day. when, erratlcally putting
forth my hand. II aligh,ed on the
watch had been wishing. How do
sou always guess?"
Love teaches ne. ! suppose" she
replied with rosy smile. You
remember had a great quantity OF
that article IN stock when you ap-
poared. and YOU asked me for all / had
iB a lump Paul"
How much love she received from
me IN return dld not try 10 find out
mover troubling myself with senti-
mental analysis OF the kind after my
marriage until we returned 20 Coi-
worth, and found Edith stlll un-
welded and unwon. more beautiful
than ever. the hand Of friendship
gracefully outstretthed 10 my wife and
iitil, glancos Of seml-sarcastlc semi
wistiul reproach for me whenever our
eyes met unobservcd
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oHoArE's CAREER as LAWYER

There Is one notable feature OF Rufus
Choate's career as lawyer that his
distinguished nephew omitted to dwell
upon In his grafton. doubtless for rea-
sons Of proprlety This was his in
sidlous power over a jury. which was
something that the jurers themselves
never quite understood This power
was well illustrated by the remark of
hard headed old farmer who was
one Of a jury that gave Ave yerdlcts
In succession for Choate's clients once
upon a time II understand, sir. that
you are relative OF Lawyer Choate. &"
said this Juror subsequently 10 one OF
Choate's nephews. "and I want to tell
you that ! was not awayed or lnnu-
enced In the least by his flights Of
fancy, but consider him very lucky
lawyer. for there was not one OF those
cases that came before us where be
wasn't on the right side"
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No blackberry can be brought TO
perfection wlthou abundant moisture.
says Il. H. kellogg IN Western Fruit
Grower. This can be secured by keep
ing the ground full OF humus or yege-
table matter and then begin cultiya-
tlon early In the spring and keep Il up
after every rain. Careful experiments
have proven that loose earth mulch
OF three inches Il best for oonserva-
tion OF moisture The roots are prone
10 come near the surface 10 get the
influence OF the sun and oxygen OF the
air. and 40 II we adopt three inches
as the proper depth. great care should
be- exercised 10 go no deeper lest We
tear the roots Of tAe plant and de-
prlve them Of their feeders and cause
them 10 sepd up many suckers, which
become a nuisance.
Ths cultivation shouhA eontiaus res
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IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST.
letter Prom the Kansas and Nebraska
Delegates To Dauphin.
Prince Albert. 9aak..

Letter Prom the Kansas and Nebraska
Delegates 10 DAuphin.
Prince Albert, saak..
nth August, 1898.
William McCreary, Esq. Immlgra-
tlon Commissioner, Winnipeg Man;
slr-We, the undersigned delegates
from Kansas and Nebraska, u. g. A., Ia
reporting the results OF our trip 70
Daubhin, and subsequently 10 Regina,
Prince Albert and the middle eas-
katchewan country, beg TO say that our
tickets were limited TO 81 days. and as
we had other large regions TO visit, We
could only spend short time IN TIC
Dauphin country. We examined. how
ever, the principal cultivated areas In
the southern parts OF township 70,
range 49, the great wheat fields OF Wis
hart, Buchanan owen, Smith, Ross,
Sinclair, the whitmores. Drinkwatera,
etc. and subsequently,, others TO tho
north, and never. In our experience,
have we seen fner grain. The whole
country IL wntered by numerous
streams flowing from the slopes OF
Riding Mountain, and excellent well
water Is found everywhere nj from 10
rs feet. Extensive forests OF spruce
and tamarack cover the northern parts
OF the mountains, from which timber
II manufactured In Dauphln and else
where and sold az st1 n thousand
az the mills. Wild hops and Wild fruits
nro abundant. and rlpen In the open
air. Vegetation throughout Is surpriB-
ingly luxuriant, and without heslta-
tion we would rank the whole region
amongst the best grain gro ling areas
OF the continent. The outp, ( OF wheat
last year was about 10000 bushels, but
this year II is estimated at over a mill
lion. Westward Ito the homestead
lands which now, and when fresh sur
yeys are completed. will afford COM
Portable homes 10 thousands OF dlli-
gent families. The great Gilbert
Plains, also, we were unable 10 visit,
where grain growing has been conduct
ed with the best results for years. and
which will become a vast wheat field
an soon as branch railway reaches
there. Settlement ia speeding IN all
these regions, reminding us indeed OF
the early days In our own states; and.
as we have examined. since our visit 70
Dauphin, a portion OF the great coun-
try lying south and east OF Prince Al-I
bert. we can readily imagine the tide
OF immigration which will soon flow
into the Canadian west
tSigned) George s. Bennett, Halls
Summit, Kan; S, w. Bennett. HalPs
Summit. Kan; y. r. Brooks. Vest
phalia, Kan; John Flannery, Stuart,
/ Neb.
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4 pathetic incident Of the cold
weather, says the Atlanta Constitution.
Is the case OF a barefoot little feAow
who walked into a shoe store, planked
down a dollar and said' Il want
pair o. shoes fer that" what mum.
ber?" asked the clerk. Il dunno what
number vas the answer. Il alnt
never wored no shoes since / can re-
memLer. Yonll have TO measure
met"
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Clearly Il was advisable TO 20 10 war
But how about reyenue?' yentured
the eourily Sir Godfrey "Reyenuef"
repeated the queen. lightly. II have
but 10 stamp my foot aud abundant
revenue viii be- forthcoming Il will
be observed that In those days there
was no atamplng Of bank checks vac
clnatlon certificates or chewing gum.
10 say nothlng OF cigarettes and keg
pllsener.
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4 COW that calves in the spring has
the best milk producing feed at timo
whom she will DO well with any good
ration. As tho fiow begins 10 slackon,
the quality OF the feed grows poorer,
and dies and heat help 20 cut II down
siill lower In the fall when the milk
begins 10 drop rapidly on account OF
the time from calylng, the COW goes
from green pasture 10 dry feed-a
change that tends TO reduce the yield
and dry up tho iiow entirely, Winter
dairylng avoids Injury 10 favor OF butt
ter from weeds IN summer and fail pas.
lures.
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They met H. a cafe. Ever take
anything" Querled Smith. "Oh. yes,
occasionally" replied Jones with tho
happy air usually worn by a man who
accepts an invitation. We'll" pur-
sued smith. as ho tossed on a cocktail
while Jones looked on. you ought 10
Quit H. It's a bad habit and viii be
the death OF you. SO long New
York World.
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Judge William Butler. OF Phllaeel.
phia. who has resigned from the bench
learned the trade OF a printer IN the
office OF the West Chester (Pa) va
lage Record. Among the other boys
IN the once az the same time was
Bayard Taylor
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A Questionable Practice.-lt will
surprise q good many people 10 know
that there are poultrymen who send TO
market infcrtile eggs that have been
lncubated by hens or In the incubator
from i've 10 nine days, az which time
those growing poultry usually test for
fertility. There Is nothing very hon
est about this, but many a man who
makes a row because be did not get a
hatch OF fourteen chicks out Of a set
ting Of thirteen eggs will do Il. In
fertile eggs do not become rotten when
lncubatod for the time named.-Ex.
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Some unwritten laws are better OBJ
serbed than written oass.
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Inhreeding Is not tolerated amons
Danish hoEs that - bv,A tag baeaa
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The Chinese have long been awsFe
that the impressions Of no two thumbs.
even OF the same individual. are alike;
and impressions OF every criminals
thumb are taken BY the police and
numbered for reference.
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Don't drop inslnuatmg remarkA A
bigger man may plef them ~.
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Long on Culls.-Tho breeders OF New
Mexico find at this time OF year that
they are frequently long on Gull or
runt lambs which are left over from the
cutting out OF the flock by lamb buyers
from Colorado or elsewhere. Il 10
hardly fair to turn these woaklings
-ck 20 the open range to rustic for a
living throughout the winter In COM
petition with the grown wethers and
ewes nor can they be expected 10 hold
their own against such odds. The best
way 20 handle them Is TO take them up
and feed them on alfalfa throughout
the winter 80 that they can 20 on 10
grass IN the spring as strong aud lusty
as the others In the flock and IN this
way they will become sheep worthy OF
place Ia any mans hord.-Field and
Farm.
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Al recent institute the subject cho-
sen for discussion was The Apple. says
New York Witness. and from the
points made by the different speakers
am able 10 draw the following:
II is advisable to plough the whole
field before planting the trees. and any
land which will grow n good crop OF
corn IL suitable for the trees. In the
matter OF selecting the trees II Is ad-
visable TO choose strong. healthy trees
about two years old. but this rule In
regard TO age is not n set one. Upon
planting the trees wrap them up well
In order to protect them from the sun.
worms and rabbits Some OF the speak
ors said they cut back the top. while
others did not; somo paid no attention
10 the roots. while others did. II was
advised 20 keep the orchard planted
IN corn for three or four years. and
after this 10 keep row or two on the
outside 60 serve as n sort OF Wind
break and for feeders.
The general opinion was to cultivate
around the body Of the tree when the
soil flrst gets soft In the spring. aud
plough the rest later. the whole TO be
narrowed Immediately after the
ploughlng. Some thought constant use
OF cultivators would do just as well;
but as dust Is natures mulch. II APP
pears that plan OF cultlyating would
hardly do as well as the other. Spray
ing two or three times year Is. OF
course. n necessity. II Il Is intended
that the orchard should be successful;
and the examination. OF trees during
both June and September for borers
was also recommended. A knife or a
piece OF wire Is the best thing TO use
Tor these pests, 1he only stock that
should ever be allowed In the orchard
Is chickens or hogs. Both OF these
would be beneficial. Much pruning
was discouraged as II was claimed
that II made more work and no fruit
Il was advised TO trim out the cross
branches and allow nature 10 do the
rest.
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CALIFORNIA PIC SYRUP co.

SAN FBAScisoo. cal
EoUTsvTLLE. ". SEw YORK. MT.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
FEEDING or TfLD BEAsrs.
A Thrilling scene That May lie Witnessed
! at the Exposition.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. "A sight not
to be forgotten is to be had in the ami
NAL quarters of the Hagenback menag-
performances. 1t is located just back Of
the pretty and commodious exhibition
hall, one of the attraction on the Es-
planade of the National Export ex-
position. Such scene Of mad i'm
patience, wild savagery and unre-
strained ferocity can hardly be inn
agined, nor we're such demonlacal,
blood curdling sounds ever heard in
any geological garden of civilization or
jungle of darkest Africa. Captive
beasts are generally more rampant,
angry and noisy about feeding time
than those free to silently and stealth
| lily seek their prey, but the Hagenback
| aggregation beats the average. The
lions roar loudly and jump over each
other, the leopards leap as high as the
cage will permit, the panthers cry with
increasing energy, the elephant bell
lows, the dogs yelp and howl and bark
and the monkeys add their shrill notes
to the bedlam of sounds. and pande-
monium reigns. 1t is the moment
when these trained animals forget
their training, and all the savage in
stincts of their wild natures are
aroused. Hunger, which will cause
man to forget his manners, show his
animal instincts, and when severe
enough make of him savage, ant
even cannibal, loosens in these beasts
their widest instincts and shows then
in all the mad restlessness of their fe
rocious natures. So long as the trucks
heaped with great pieces of horse flesh
are in sight this widest of wild scene
continues, and not until the meat ha
been forked into the cages is silenc
restored and the commotion ended.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
Music At rHE EXPOSITION.
The world's Leading Bands IN Afternoon
and Evening Concerts, Which Are Free to

All.
Philadelphia, Nov. 2. Music of
high order is promised for the free
entertainment of visitors to the Ma
tional Export exposition. Concerts by
the worlds leading bands are given
afternoon and evening in the great
auditorium. Half hour intermissions
afford the visitor time for sight seeing
or lunching in the exposition restau-
rant or in either of three cafes on the
Esplanade Admission to the auditor
ium is free to all comers The spacious
music hall seats more than 5000 per-
sons, and evenings it is frequently
packed to the doors. This week Sousa
and his band constitute the musical
attraction.
Sousa, the march king, is term APP
piled to the great bandmaster because
of the numerous marches which he has
composed, and which are now being
played by almost every band of note in
this country. It is no small honor
when a bandmaster Of established fame
includes in his repertoire compositions
by rival leader. But scarcely pro-
gram is carried out at great concert
that Sousas compositions are not
among them. There is something abb
solutely magnetic in the method
whereby John Philip Sousa conducts
his band. His men are as if in one ac-
cord from the instant Sousa lifts his
baton. And from the moment he steps
on the platform until he let's drop his
arm so perfect is the discipline o.
Sousa's band that not single indi
yidual among his players realizes hli
own personality.
For next week the Banda Rosa
which has been heard again and agaii
in all the large cities of the United
States, has been secured. Beginning
, Nov. 13 the superb lnnes band will
] begin an engagement to run for. tn
J remainder of the exposition period.
; 1t has become fad for PhiIadel
J phians and nearby residents to visit tn
: exposition for the enjoyment of tn
: music, and after the afternoon an
. evening concert dinner parties are til
fashion in the exposition restaurant
Few persons who come to 'Philadelphi
Y on shopping tours miss the oppol
t tunity to spend all the time at thei
: disposal at the exposition.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
SHOT HIMSELF.
John W. j Jackson Commits Suicide IN me-
Room.

John W. Jackson commits suicide In ms
With bullet through his braln ah.
his head in a pool of blood at the 1901
of the he'd he had used for several
months, the lifeless body OF John y.
jackson, aged about 40 years, was
found at 80 o'clock Friday afternoon
in his room at the residence OF Jonn
Floyd, No COS King street, the ielt
hand still tightly clutchinng the ",
calibre revolver with whicn no nau
killed himself. 1t IS supposed that tne
shot was fred about 8 o'clock TINS
| morning, as about that time Mrs'
| Honton. who also occupies room IN
The house. heard something like. the
report of d pistol, but being deal she
| was uncei tain and said nothing anout
| the matter at the time.
Judging from note found IN the
room, jackson made four unsuccesstnl
attempts to kill himself by taking
laudanum before firing the shot, Other
evidences of this was also found
Mrs. Hopton did not mention, hearing
the shouting until she had fnlshed her
dinner, when she made remark about
not seeing Jackson and also spoke 81
hearing the noise This aroused the
suspicious of other people IN the mouse ~,
and an investigation was begun. ING
door of the room, which is on the
second floor, was found LOGGED ana
the police were notified. Sergea :
Welch and Patrolman John Il. ward
responded, and breaking open the
door, saw the body lying on the iloor'
The room, which was small, contained
sundry effects of the deceased, incind
| ,,,A nb fha fpIlnw no
note was attached:
"Mr. and Mrs. Floyd: Keep the
shock of my death ircm mother. II
would kill her. Do not send word te
the house. Send for my brother in
law, w. M. Francis, at the james
Bradford Co. IS Third and King streets
When he comes give him this satchel
. 1t contains. papers important to hin
, and my mother. He will have my bod!
, removed to an undertaker's. Thank'
for rast kindness and thanks to Mrs
Hopkins. John w. Jackson.
j Another note contained the informa
! iton that jackson had swallowed fou
1 ounces of laudanuin, ono of which, thi
note said, was obtained at Simms'
one at Haryey's, one at Watson AM
the other at Bringhurst's. The iufor
nation was also given that the write
! had been suffering and had come T
the conclusion that nothing would XII
!, him but pistol shot. The note wa
: evidently written Just before the shoot
!, ing and while the unfortunate ma
: was meditating death, the last itei
I. written being dated 8 o'clock, whic
4 was probably just before the shot wa
: fred.
i Coroner Vandever was notified an
= took charge of the remains. The reli
> tives we're also notified. Deceased ha
: lived at the house since last May. Pri,
to that time he had lived on Washing
ton street above Twelfth.
1t is believed jackson killed himse
because he had been sick with col
u sumption. So far as could be learne
y he was unmarried.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
ELEPHaNr ON A LARK.
One OF the Hasenbsck Animals ut th'
Exposition Subject for Temperance

One OF the Hasenback Animals ut the
Exposition Subject for Temperance
Missionnry Work.
Philadelphia, Nov. 9. "A very funny
incident occurred one evening last
week at the Hagenback wild animal
congress, on the National Export ex-
position Esplanade, where trained den
izens of the jungle are seen in exhibit
tions daily, and it Is worth relating, as
it shows the wonderful sagacity of the
elephant
Jolly" the famous trick elephant
that is particularly noted for his clev-
erness, was complacently standing in
his quarters about o'clock, when one
of the laborers who had evidently
taken too much" staggered by, and
as he got Just the other side of the
elephant his. load got little too heavy.
and down he went. Apparently "Jol-
ly'' was taking in the whole procedure,
for pretty soon, when the laborer was
sound asleep, Jolly" cautiously felt
ever with his trunk and went
through" the victim. Alas! there was
Ii bottle nearly full With the instinct
worthy of Kentuckian, the elephant
tipped it up and swallowed the con-
| tents. After little, one OF the attend-
ants was attracted by the most gro
tesaue actions and hilarious noises
which came from "Jolly's" compart-
ment. He watched him for while
and saw that he was evidently trying
to nut his head between his hind legs
and finally, after great deal of rock.
ing, swaying and trumpeting Jolly
lay down and slept. When the time
came for his performance he positively
refused to move, until some one sug'
gested that he be given drink ano
when this was done he went out. Hi
whole demeanor seemed to say, "Wha'
head | have" 1t is possibly no
generally known that Jolly" is tn,
elephant that his royal highness, thu
Prince of Wales, rode when on tige
hunt in India. and Jolly" is as prou'
Of the fact as the prince himself.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-09
WHY II. & H. DID NOT BID.
Local Firm Otiicials Solicited hut Did Not
hid for the truisers.

Local Firm Ohtciais sohciteh nut Diu NOE
hid for the truisers.
Many inquiries have been made as
to why the Harlan IL Hcllingsworth
Co, did not bid on the cruisers con
tract yesterday week, as it was known
that President Cause and Superintend
ing Engineer Il. jackson Shaw went ot
Washington on the day the bids we're
opened.
1t has been learned that after arriving
at Washington critical survey OF the
ground, so to speak, was made, and it
was seen that the prices of the anxious
bidders were below what the cruiser
could be proftably built for, at least
this was the opinion of the members OF
the firm from this city.
The firm was prepared to bid, but
when 1T was forseen that to obtain the
contract it would require the loss OF
several thousand dollars, it was deemed
best to withhold the bid.
The local firm is we'll occupied with
contracts at present, and have mer-
chant marine trade, and it is not
necessary that they should build
vessels at a loss for the purpose OF
keeping their organization in shape.
The merchant marine work is bettei
than contracts Of the class for govern
ment work, can be more readily hand
led and there is practically moie read,
money and less anxiety in relation tt
construction.
Other firms apparently realize thu
same fact. Roach, Cramp and til,
Newport News CO., had representative
at Washington, but also failed Y
bid.