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he has crossed the threshold. He goes

he has crossed the threshold. He goes
to the polls to exercise his rights in
our scheme of government, carrying
in his pocket the left hind foot of
rabbit killed in graveyard at mid.
night at full moon. This not only
brings to him good luck generally, but
protects him from personal danger.
AS an evidence of their little faith
in themselves they prefer, as a rule,
to be tried by white juries. Their su-
perstitions are SO numerous that the
white people give very little attention
to them, and on the more important
cases the negro is generally Excused"
from jury service. There are not
many people in this age of learning
who would feel safe in being tried by
"jury of peers" composed of me-
groes who believe in the rabbit-foot
and frog theories, and who frequently
hold close communion with GHOSTS"
The razor is the darky's favorite
weapon-it is q greater talisman than
the rabbits foot, and more effective.
All carry razors, both men and wom-
en-, and to all places-the polls, tho
jury box, the dance and the church.
Three-fourths of the crimes commit
ted in any southern community, on an
average, are due to negroes, while
they contribute little or nothing to.
wards the expenses of local govern.
ment. Their natural ignorance is the
principal cause Of so many ''misunder'
standings" Another is the frequent
use of very bad whisky.
The Saturday night dance is a fruit
full source of disturbances. On these
nights "razors are in the air." but tho
festivities are nbts marred by the
carving of few, unless it is to the
death, when the function" suddenly
comes to period. They do not obey
the usual Injunction: ''Lebe yer raz-
ger at de do" regarding it as mers
form. Neither is it etiquette to
search one for weapons-that would
bring on an engagement. The same
habit prevails at weddings. It is not
always that disturbances occur, but
when they do the frazer" cuts an
important figure. The courts seem
to be powerless to stop the practice
of carrying such weapons. From the
fact that all negroes carry them,
there are few infermers among them.
Those who do, however, give such IN.
formation become subjects for carv-
ing by the aggrieved ones, and tho
rabbits foot is of no protection.
The marriage anc &tvorce system,
or rather the lack Of she latter, is =
strange custom in negro life. They
initiate white people in their mar.
riages, even as to style, but their "fi.
vorce' system is an improvement
upon the Oklahoma quick and easy
style. While they are willing to pay
two dollars for license, they rarely
sue for divorce. Not that they care
so much for the publicity as the eX-
pense. They just quit-and that ends
it. In a very short time both find
other affinities. Prosecution seldom
follows these informal divorces and
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GOOD CROP OF CORN.
and Thorough Cultivation
Count for Little.

I am certain from several years eX-
perience that one of the essentials in
securing good crop of corn is good
seed. may say the other essentials
are a good soil well prepared in good
filth and thorough cultivation. But
with poor seed the best growth and
yield will not be secured even though
the soil be rich and good preparations
and cultivation be given.
1t is not only necessary that the soil
be of quality that will terminate
readily under reasonably fair condi-
tions, but the seed must contain sufi-
cient vitality to send up a strong, vigor-
ousplant. Unless this is done it will be
impossible to secure good, even stand.
One essential necessary is vigorous
growth. The corn plant must make
quick, vigorous growth from the start,
and, while a rich soil prepared in a
good filth is great help in this, the
quality of the seed is the starting
point.
Our seed is carefully selected in the
fall, carefully dried out and then stored
where it is certain to keep dry and at
the same time be safe from vermin. I
never shell until time for planting. If
the conditions are such as they should
be for planting corn, the soil sufficient
ly dry to work steadily into good
filth and then is thoroughly prepared,
there is no doubt but that a good, even
stand can be secured
I have found by experience that it is
of no advantage to plant corn when
the ground is wet, rough OF cloddy.
Better wait until favora BILE conditions
can be secured, and then if good seed
is used not only will a good stand be Sc
cured, but the plants will make good
start to grow, and then with good cul-
tivation can be kept growing. The
cost when good crop is secured is
very materially reduced over that of
poor yield, so that it pays to take
reasonable care to secure the best
yield.-N. J. Shepherd, in Farmers
Voice.
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TWO YOUNG CIGARETTE F1ENDs.

ton, and so may other generations,
perhaps. 1t is thus demonstrated that
the intellect of the plantation negro is
not capable of being enlightened to the
intellectual standpoint of average cit
izenship, or that he is interested in the
science of government. Ny observa-
tions, recently, in Mississippi, Louisi-
ana, Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia
failed to denote any material progress
of the darky from his former condi-
ton. This applies to the former slave
and 1.-THE new Niger" as the later gen
Grafton is styled. He still grovels in
the superstitions of his remote ances-
tors and firmly believes in witches and
witchcraft.
The schools and churches, with
which they are we'll supplied, have not
removed these decisions from his
cloud brain, imported from Africa and
the West Indies. The Intelligent
voter and citizen, who determines the
rights of others and CONSTITUTES the law
to his own dark way of thinking, still
believes that the placing of frog
under the doorstep of an enemy will
cause the death of that person when
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household. If you've got any kick com.
ing about me, all you've got to do is to
resolve yourself into a committee of
one, draw up your bill of complaint
and hand it to me. If the Indictment
is worth consideration it'll be properly
considered. But do not-understand
me distinctly, Mrs. Jobson-I do not,
not, not, purpose that my home and
fireside shall be invaded by lot of
women who think the world is aSin
them and who, consequently, take it
to be their mission in life to embitter
the minds of happy, contented mar
ried women against their husbands aud
protectors. I s'pose that one that was
here told you, Mrs. Jobson. that be-
cause I'm beginning to get a roll of
fat on the back of my neck I'm incapa-
bic of understanding the meaning of
the higher and nobler, the good, the
true and the beautiful, the influence
Of environment, and the--er--tum-ta-
IA of the ta-ra-tc-tunl, hey? I s'pose
she told you that was gross and carnal
and british because I require some
hluu VI d ~ Uc lCdSN lOI
when I come home from work in the
evening, hey? s'pose she tried to
throw it into you that am incapable
of understanding the spiritual, the
ososissiphical workings of your soul
because don't move out to Wyoming
and throw myself on the firing line
in support of the suffrage issue, and"
At this point Mr.. Jobson picked up
the coal tongs and raped them four
times against the CRATE.
II don't like to see you get in so far
that you can't get out again, Mr.. job
son." she said, smilingly. "Mrs.
Schenectady came here as one of the
'remonstrants,' which is the new name
for the Woman's Anti-SufTrage asso-
ciation!"
Mr.. Jobson swallowed gulp, but he
was game.
''say, can't you have her up for lunch
tomorrow" he MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Star.
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THE BOY.
ear a fearful racket.
ssllLlsToN,

When you hear fearful racket,
% Like miniature cyclone.
With some sounds SO strange that surely
Their like was never known;
While the mother listens calmly,
Even with a smiling face,
You may know that it is nothing
But the boy about the place.
When there's famine in the cupboard,
And the milk pail soon runs dry,
And you can't keep pies or cookies,
No matter how you try;
And you vainly seek for apples
That have gone and left no trace,
Hard times is not the trouble
4 There's boy about the place.
When there's sawdust on the carpet,
And some shavings on the beds,
When the rugs are tossed In corners,
And your chairs stand on their heads:
While, If tool you're needing, you
All round the house must race,
You may know he's making something
Is the boy about the place.
When the house is full of sunshine
On the darkest kind of day,
And you have to laugh at seeing
Some outlandish, boyish play;
And when eyes so bright and loving
Oft are raised to meet your face,
You will pray, know: God bless him.
Bless our boy about the place.
Pacific Coast Endeavorer
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Poultry and Sprayed Poison.

do not believe that there is any case
on record where poultry have been
poisoned by feeding in orchards which
have been sprayed with any of the ordi-
nary poison mixtures. Many years ago
it was demonstrated that when all of
the grass growing under tree was
fed to horse after it had been thor
oughly drenched with a Paris-green
spray, the horse was not injured in the
least. I should not hesitate moment
to spray trees with the usual poison
GUS mixtures, for fear of injuring fowls.
A half dozen hens would have to eat
most of the grass under sprayed tree,
at one meal to get enough to poison
them. - NJ. V. Slingerland, in Rural
New Yorker.
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common law" marriages. They ara
so numerous that the people do not
care to burden the local governments
with the expense. The minister's fee
is usually one dollar, seldom more,
Notwithstanding his placarded hint:
de Lawd Lubs de Cheerful Giber.'
Strictly construed, it means that the
minister wants raise from the usual
fee.
While the negro has made little or
no progress in education and in gov.
ernmental fairs, he is getting along"
in other directions. He is mastering
the mysteries of that great and popu.
lar game poker" Some of them are
adopts in the art of "holding out" big
cards and "good hands," The methods
adopted by the darby adept are primi'
tive, but perhaps as effective us hold.
ing cards up the sleeve, or secreting
them in the patent vest" device used
by white gamblers. In Il "gemmen's
game" it is in bad form for a darby to
remove his shoes from his feet. This
is considered as prima facie evidence
of an intent to ''skin" his friend.
The darky also keeps pace with his
white brother in the cigarette habit,
and he begins about as early as the
other youth, but it is not believed that
he lives as long under it.
The negro progresses" in our voices,
but does not seem capable of advancing
intellectually. Before he can do so, his
superstitions must be removed. How
long this will require may be estimat-
ed from his slow progress during the
past IS years. The same reasoning
may apply to our Porto Rican neigh
bors, who are asking for self-govern.
ment. J. M. SCANLAND.
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new world by the spaniards, and from
this island and Cuba it spread to the
gulf states. The negroes brought
from the African coast, from whence
they were kidnapped, their barbarisms
and superstitions and their inca
pacity for self-government. There
they lived in tribes, warred upon each
other, and the more powerful sold
their neighbors into bondage. For
centuries the experiment of self-gov-
eminent was tried in Africa, and that
country has steadily deteriorated in
population, morals and in tribal gov
ernments.
The experiment of self-government,
or rather negro government, was tried
in the late rebellious states of the
south after the conclusion of the civil
war. True, they had corrupt white
men for leaders, and every state was
plundered. But the negroes were in
the majority, and the white carpet
baggers'' would have been powerless
had the negroes not been easy to cor
rupt. Will it not be the same in
Porto Rico and in the Philippines?
While the negroes of the south had
been born and reared in slavery they
knew what freedom was Ivy comparing
their burdensome lives to those of
their masters who lived in ease upon
their labor. Yet, when the opportu-
nifty came, the negro did not appre-
ciate it, and went in for plumber. After
IS years of freedom he is scarcely more
qualified for self-governmentt than when
liberated at the close of the war. BY
nature he is Indifferent to govern
ment, and cares not who governs, SO
long as he is undisturbed in his happy
go-lucky" manner of living. While the
slave generation was not expected to
make much progress in education, or
In ideas of self-government, much was
expected of the newer generation, es-
pecially by the theorists" who be-
ieved that the negro was capable of
self-government. Though the negroes
have had the advantage of public
schools for more than a third of
century, the advance of the generation
born in the south since the war has
been very slow. There are few ex-
ceptional cases where negro has
risen above the average mass of his
people, but in most of these cases the
white blood predominated, and to this
fact his rise is mainly attributable. 1t
is the same in Porto Rico, in Cuba and
the Philippines. The south may be
taken as an illustration of the incapa-
bility of these islands for self-govern-
ment. The negroes of the south have
not demonstrated their fitness for self
government. They are little better ed
acated than were their slave parents.
The children of this second generation
show the same Indifference to educa-
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Handle POisOns Carefully,

1t is dangerous thing to have the
general run of farmers buying white
arsenic for spraying and mixing and
boiling it themselves. One has only
to inspect the ordinary farmstead to
see how careless the owner is about
things which require careful handling
and weighing. The refuse is thrown
in the yard or into stream. Uten-
sis are left where they were used.
There are farmers who are otherwise,
and if they have much spraying to
do, the white arsenic can be recon-
mended confidently; but I believe
that most people should buy their
poisons ready prepared. even if the
cost is somewhat greater.-Prof. L.
H. Bailey, in Farm and Home.
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BOURBON RED TURKEYS.
They Are Beautiful Birds, Mature
Quickl.- and Have Excellent
Table Qualities.

The history of the breed, as far as
my knowledge of them runs, is as
follows: About five years ago, while
passing through Kentucky, noticed
some dark red turkeys, and on making
inquiry about them found that they
were quite common in that neighbor-
hood, and that they were wild tur-
key which used to run all over the
state. I became interested in them
and contemplated putting them on
the market. but have not had 4 loca
ton to take up the business. I started
to look up the turkeys again lately,
and wrote to several parties in Ken
lucky, and found some splendid speci-
mems. It had been some time since
I had given any thought to them, and
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wholesome Food for Hens,

Wholesome food, composed of va
ried diet, and strict and thorough clean
Illness, are requisites that no poultry
raiser can ignore at any season without
increasing cost and inviting various
ailments. They are health-promoters,
and the healthy fowls are the only ones
that result in profit. The winter re-
turns from well-kept flock of healthy
hens, when all the proper conditions
are intelligently observed, will be very
encouraging and will prove there is
considerable profit in poultry keeping.
Farmers Voice.
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Preparing Land for Oats,

In preparing land for oats the usua:
way with us is to first get the soil
in condition. Harrow the land owe.
once, and then SOW three and one
half to four bushels Of seed per acre
We then run the disc across the first
cut and harrow the land till it is in
good condition. This leaves the seed
well covered. It now looks as if we
would not sow very many oats. rs
there is so much snow and water on
the land.-J. c. Ramsey, in Farmers
Review.
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The Welsh Double l..

A teacher who lately died in Wales
distinguished himself by helping a
bishop to make good boast that he
would be able to preach sermon in
Welsh within three months of his con-
secration. The pronunciation of the
''ll'' was serious hindrance. and the
teacher gave counsel which proved eff
fective: place the top of your right
reverend tongue upon the roof of your
episcopal mouth, and hiss like goose"
The bishop made such progress that
the sermon was delivered within the
promised period in what was described
as excellent Welsh.-Youth's Compan-
ion,
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Orchard Gras. for Meadows

have tried orchard grass as mead.
ow and found it an utter failure I'M
der various circumstances and several
kinds of soil. This is also the expert.
ence of other farmers. It is not diff.
cult to get fair "catch," but the
plant has habit of forming punches
with bare spots between. When cut
early it makes harsh hay, if cut when
ripe it is coarse and stiff like rye
straw, and resembles broom sedgs.
Stock will refuse to eat the hay UNI
less starved to it. 1t requires four or
five bushels of seed to the acre at
a high price. From its early growth
I think it would make good perma-
nent pasture, where it could be
stocked hard and not allowed to get
over four inches high.-National
StOckman,
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An Old Farmer's Joke.

An eccentric old man put up no.
tice board in one of his fields adjoia-
ing the highroad: "This field will be
given away to any applicant who is
perfectly contented." Not few pre-
sented themselves to claim the field,
and to each the old man put the same
questions: care you sure you are
perfectly contented?" 20, yes!" was
the invariable reply. 'Then why do
you want my feld?'' said the owner.
And the discounted applicant hastily
took his leave.
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NEGROES AS VOTERS.
As a Race They Are Indifferent to
Governmental Affairs.
Some Reasons Why the Mixed Popu.
latIon Of Porto Rico and the Phil
Appines Should Not BE Grant,
ed Citizcnship.
Especial New orleans letter.

I0PeC1d1 Ne" O11edl1S 1ette1'J
TRAVELLERS in the southern
states, especially along the guilt
coast, are impressed with the
indifference of the great mass of the
negroes in governmental affairs. This
may serve as an illustration for the
mixed populations in the West Indian
islands and the Philippines. In our
new possession of Porto Rico, which
some of our people wish to erect into
territory, negroes predominant, and
there is also a large population OF
mixed blood. These are as incapable Of
self-government as are the full-blood-
ed negroes. This is the spot where
African slavery was introduced in the
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Nothing Grew There.

A Scotch mother was assisting her
little boy with his geography lesson.
when they came to the word desert
which he could not understand. She
explained that it was barren place
place where nothing would grow The
boys face frightened up at the words.
and, feeling sure that he had solved
the difficulty, she asked him to ex-
plain the meaning, and the prompt an
swer came: my feyther's bald head!"
-Tit-Bits.
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BRIDE IN NEW ROLE.
-Omits the Regulation Wedding
Gown and Attendants.

Standing in the brick Presbyterian
church at New York the other after.
noon, just prior to the ceremony which
made her the bride of DR.. Charles
Thorndyke Parker, Miss Susan De For
est Day gave order after order concern
ing the arrangements as if she were
upon the deck of her yacht, the Scyth-
ian. Miss Days freedom from conven-
tionality was marked by the omission
of the regulation wedding gown and
any attendants. james P. Parker, of
Boston, was the bridegroom's best
man.
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BOURBON RED TURKEY.

cation I found that some called them
lucky Reds. but liked my name the
best, and having spoken of them sew
eral times under the name of Bourbon
Red I decided to adopt that name.
Since investigating the matter thor.
oughly I find that they have been
hunted in region called Turkey
creek in southern Iowa, also in south
eastern Missouri and northern Arkan-
sas. Wherever they are known they
are very much admired both in the
wild and domestic state, and truly
they are beautiful fowl, being dark
red color, the gobblers being the
darkest, and bordering on a brown
with white wings and tail, and the
body feathers having two narrow
black bars running across the feath-
ers, one on the tip being very black,
the other close to it of a very light
shade of black.
The tips of all the feathers have
bronze or blush sheen when shifted
in the sunlight, similar to the bronze
turkey. The under color runs out to
nearly white, with large part of it
a beautiful buff. In size, shape and
weight when domesticated they re.
semble the good old bronze turkey,
but are more hardy, better layers and
less liable to wander away from home.
The young are nearly as easy 10 raise
as young chickens, and should meet
with general favor on this account;
this, together with their beautiful ap.
pearance and fine table qualities
large amount Of breast meat-shou]d
make them sell we'll on the markets
and to the fanciers.
They are in no sense a mixed breed:
but just as pure a variety as tho
bronze turkey, and no cross with
bronze, buff or any other variety will
produce natural pure-blooded Bour-
bon red turkey. They have been do.
mesticated in Kentucky for 10 years
to my knowledge, and I am personal
ly acquainted with a gentleman who
saw them rs years ago in southern
Iowa. The wild turkey is like the wild
bronze-long, lean and lanky-and can
outrun deer; but the domestic red
turkey is heavier breasted than the
bronze turkey. The cut illustrates
the Bourbon turkey very well-at any
rate, it represents an expert artists
ability to get an exact type of the
fowl. Everybody knows what an ele-
CANT turkey the bronze is, but I be-
lieve the Bourbon reds will supplant
them wherever they are tried. They
should not be crossed with any other
variety, and, in fact, I do not believe
in crossing of any kind, for it invari-
ably works in this way: Take two
thoroughbred varieties Of fowls and
cross them, and the result is an in
ferior offspring to either one of the
original kinds, and even if it does not
show it very strong the first time
they will degenerate so that anybody
can notice it when bred again.
There is no adopted standard of the
Bourbon red turkey, but an effort will
be made to get them recognized at
the next revision of the American
standard, as they are natural fowl,
and, having been long bred, they are
eligible at any time. If 1 were to
place a schedule of points on them
would make it the same as the bronze,
except the breast, which ought to
have another five points added on &C.
count of it's fullness and excellent
quality.-E. E. Page, in Ohio Farmer.
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FRAME. FOR SAW FILING.

saw and wedged by means OF small
wedge, c. The saw is thus held firmly
in place and filing made easy. The
width of the boards, d, is OF course gov
erned by the size of the saw. Have the
legs Of the bench long enough SO that
the operator can stand upright in FL
ing.-J. G. Allshouse, in Orange Judd
Farmer.
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Wished for Milifnrx Glory.

Gen. Sir Redvers Butler, when a
youth, had his choice among all pro-
LESSONS. His relatives pressed him to
take up politics, as he had private
fortune. I'D rather be private in
the least of the queens regiments than
England's prime minister" was his
answer.-Chicago Times-Heraid.