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teenth Illinois, of the helplessness OF
an army that ought to have men who
could meet such an emergency.
Turchin said that he had the man,
and sent Curtis to the general. The
plans were explained, the difficulty
of the undertaking was discussed, the
general remarking that If he could
get rope across the river, securely
fastened to the only tree accessible,
the problem would be solved. He
asked Curtis if he thought he could
get rope across to that tree.
Curtis went up the river, threw
piece of wood into the water.
watched it in it's course down stream
to get an idea of the drift Of the cur.
rent, then took boat and by skillful
use of the oars and by taking advan.
tage of the current he landed at the
right place, made the rope secure
around the tree, and the engineers
completed the work. This adventure,
it must be remembered, required cour-
age as we'll as strength, skill and re.
sourcefulness, but the boys of the
Nineteenth Illinois were from the
first called on for the most perilous
duty. There. are many of them in
Chicago who can testify that there
was no finching.
In another case where battery
was stuck in the mud and was in dan.
ger of capture, Curtis went to the res.
cue, and by the exercise of strength
and skill literally lifted one of the
guns out of the mud, and by example
secured the safety of all. Strong men
were not always successful in such
undertakings. remember that at
Stone river, when Negley's division
was compelled to retire before the
charging column of confederates, the
guns of one of the batteries were
abandoned among the cedars. A stall
wart captain commanding German
company in another division passing
the abandoned guns stopped and in
sisted that they should be saved.
His men moving as part of the
regiment in line did not heed their
captains appeal to save the guns, pos.
sibly did not hear it. At all events
the captain found himself with one
man tugging and pulling to get the
guns into the road. But the carriages
were so tightly wedged between the
trees that this was very difficult
undertaking. The captain was very
strong himself, and the man with him
was stalwart, and as they worked
they became more tenacious and more
interested. The, result was that be-
fore they fairly realized what was
taking place they were surrounded
by confederates who had been watch
ing them for some minutes in wonder.
The captain and his athletic friend
were sent to Libby prison. After sew
eral months they returned to the regi-
ment TO- be, received with great en-:
thusiasm. One of the first men to
greet the captain shook his hand,
looked around inquiringly, and asked:
where is the cannon, capg' At this
there was roar and the captain,
flushing, said: II was a big fool that
time. But in the old country I was
taught never to leave the guns. If
ten men strong like myself had come
with me, WEI would have saved every
cannon!" 49,
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A LIVE COAL TRICK.
How to Put = Red-Hot Coal on q
Handkerchief and Still Not
Burn the Cloth. ..

No one would suppose that it is pos
sible to hold a glowing coal on piece
of linen or cotton without burning the
cloth, but that such can be done is
easy for anyone to prove, and at the
same time the experiment teaches an
important natural law.
Every child knows that the telephone
and telegraph wires are made of cop
per because that metal conducts
sound well. It is also good conductor
of heat and electricity, which is only
another form of heat. If poker is
heated in the fire you pick up a, cloth
to hold the outer end, although it has
not been in the fire, because expert
ence has taught you that the heat is
connected through the metal from the
fire to the outer end.
This experiment with the flaming
coal is based upon this principle, and
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FIGHTING BEE ] : MOTHS.
u warfare That calls for constanA
ssSARplication and Exercise Of
C0nsiaerable Patience.

S One Of the worst pests in the bee
yard - the bee moth, says I. W. Lightly,
in Country Gentleman. Neglected.
weak or queenless colonies fall an easy
preysto them and are speedily ruined.
The worst damage they do is generally
In hives where the bees died during
the winter and the combs are kept
where the moth can get at them. In
an incredibly short time all combs are
mass of black ruins. The common
black or brown German bee is gener-
ally troubled s6re by the moth than
the Italian. This might be accounted
for by tie fact that thesnoth is very
active and can lAise many broods per
season lin = warm climate like italy;
hence the italian race HIS acquired,
through the long experience Of many
generations, the e bilityf to resist the
moth successfully So gif NE wish to
get rid of the moths depredations in
our colonies, we simply Italfanize them
all and then allowsnothing in the yard
but good, strong, healthy, normal col
onies, allowing none 10 remain. queen
less any length Of tipe, and we%may
not see a worn. in a comb al1summer. :,
If we wish to keep combs in empty
hives where bees have perished@we
must fumigatef with sulphur about
every two weeks This. isseasily done
by closing the. hives and blowing some
fumes Of sulphur into them from the
bee-smoker. like to have good mass
of glowing hardwood Goals in my
smoker and drop aIhandful of sulphur
on them and fill every empty hive with
the fumes, though prefer, when the
honey flow begins, simply to tier up
story on story on strong colonies, and
one colony will take care of many
combs and often store ansastonishiag
quantity of honey. Some believe that
anti-moth balls placed III the hive with
the empty comb will keep away the
moth; but it was not success with
me, and the bees did not take kindly
to the bad-smelling comb when given
to them later. It repealed the bees bet
ter than the moth. .}*-.
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EsoLDEa / TIME.

Tho olden time of long axo!& 81 A%
When skies were clear and blue,
AND hearts were young and light. you
know, E$"&A EGE s'1.N- n: ~
And yet SO good and true:
When yes" was Eyes," and mo- was
mo-. 'f.-E ~ al
And tears were rare and few.
Our world was hedged by bounding hill.
Beyond we could not see.
We did not have the thoughtful skill
TO solve the mystery
VI distant place, nor yet the viii
To care If such could be.
For US alone arose the sun;
For us the moon at night
Came stealing up when day was done,
With disk Of frozen light.
And when their courses these had run,
They just dropped out of sight.
The singing birds from Southland came,
But that was "0ff somewhere
The bowling winds that none can tame
Rushed In from lover there"
And flying snow-God made the same
From bits of cloud and air.
The long ago. now lost to view,
The time of love and song.
When days were all of life we knew,
With nights a minute long.
We dreamed Of things we meant to do
Has life proved dreaming wrong?
John L. Shroy. in Saturday Evening
Post.
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A GEORGIA INCIDENT.


An ord man leaning on a cane ana
nearly blind is to be seen daily walk
ing about his premises in North Dem
yer. A4s disability 10 so marked that
anyone would say he must be . civil
war veteran. But recently he cele-
brated his 18th anniversary. He is q
typical "old. man., made SO by, war,
says the Denver Post. %% s
Some 10, years ago . petition for .
pension was sent in by John c. Fit
nam. The grounds for asking it were
that he was disabled while in the SER
vice of the United States as a corporal
in the One Hundred and Sixth Illinois.
It hung fire for seven years.
Then scme technical flaws were
found and the aid was re-
fused. Mr.. Fitnam, even then an old
man, was disheartened. Twelve
years more rolled by and then lucky
turn came to him.
Aid from the pension bureau was
out of the question. Some other means
must lie found, Why not ask con-
gress? II am lawyer and surely
will be: able to get aid from congress- -
thought MIR. Fitnam. He sought Con-
gresham Shafroth. The congress-
man was interested. He would aid
Mr.. Fitnam # there was any way of
doing it. There was way, and last
December bill was introduced for
Mr.. Fitnam's relief. Senator Teller
gave his services and thus 1t was pos
sible to pass the bill through both
houses by last February. It was not
signed until few days ago.
The aid which had been so long
sought was now lessened in it's degree,
for Mr.. Fitnam, now almost blind
and helpless, is forced to employ a
man who pilots him about when
ever the aged lawyer moves from
place to place. Though old and
blind and feeble he IS. not helpless or
weak-minded. The brain which has
for fifty-three years argued before the
jury is still in good condition. When
asked if he were ever in the active
service Mr.. Fitnam answered.: 'No, but
I was in far worse place. The de-
fensive line with it's hell of disease
and filth is worse than the shot and
shell of battle. I saw active disease,
but no active fighting. That disease
has made me what I am.
" Let me tell you a story" he: con-
tinued cts a good story and shows
the type of men we had as command
ers when was in the service. While
we were stationed at Dalton, Ca,
was placed in charge of a squad to
which the, duty of bringing the COM
missary supplies from the surround
ing country was assigned. At dress
parade one afternoon an order was
read. Col.-let us say Smith-our
commander, ordered that each and
every man should do the proper
amount Of saluting at the proper
time. If an officer did not return the
salute of his interiors then the in
ferior would not be compelled to sa-
lutte in return on the next meeting.
Snow, our colonel was good man,
but subject to fits of temper and also
of intemperance. Well, sir, one day I
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HOUSE FOR TURKEYS.

thrives best where it is given plenty
of air. In many sections where winters
are not too severe, an open house, as
illustrated, will be found an excellent
one for turkeys in winter, while in
northern regions, even, such build.
ing will be found most useful as a
roosting place for both chickens and
poults during the late summer and
fall, since they need protection from
rain and prowling animals, but plenty
of pure air to secure the finest growth.
This need of pure air at night is not
properly appreciated by most persons
who attempt to raise chickens.-Farm
and Home
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How to Fight HOG Lice.

II. v. Tellor, in his Diseases OF Live
Stock" says: These disgusting, para
sites abound on ill-fed and half.sick
hogs. Indeed, their presence nav al
most be said to be sign that the ami
NAL is out Of condition. It is not
sufficient therefore to DESTROY the
lice with an insecticide; il the cure Is
expected to be permanent, the animal
must be kept clear, w151Ad ana,
supported with tones, such a. SUI
plate Of iron, Il occasion demands It.
As safe and Efficient ointment to,
kill lice We may use scotch SNUFF,
rubbed up with lard Or the following:
stayesaere seeds four ounces, white.
hellshpe one ounce, water o1egallons
Boil TO two quarts, and afp with :
brush whore Lea are seen
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o.sht 10 Cat Hi. Head on.

When former sultan Of Turkey was
on q visit to- England lie. was enter
tanned by the prince df Wales in a man
ner BETTING his rank. One day the
sultan and the prince were driving
when the latter pointed out the home
OF the duke Of Westminster, "a wing
that 1T was the abiding place of his
richest subject. How rich is hep in!
quired the eastern potentate With in,
terest.Oh, enormously wealthy, be.
yond Ill calculation returned the
prince. do you mean to tell me that
he IS richer than you are and yet your
subject? was the next question from
the visitor. Richer than Isslm?''
laughed England's future king. elm
deed he is, ten, possibly twenty times
richer" Then why don't you cut 81
his head p murmured the foreign ruler
40 he settled back In his sea chicago
Chronicle -s.5
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tmoon did not light up this little as Dor,
Calming herself Immediately, and look,
ing quickly up at her companion, Vera
queried: "Why do you ask me?: You
don't think I'm in love with you, do
your !, i !. /
mo, in fact I'm sure you are not"
"Then that settles the question with.
out further trouble" said Vera, care.
fully rearranging her shawl and estab-
fishing herself in a more comfortable
position, as if some knotty probe m
had just been solved ~ fS.
mot at all, for you haven't answered
me-
you have answered yourself,
though; you would hardly marry a
woman who did not love YOU"
THAT'S one of the reasons I am ask.
ing you," replied this cool diplomatist,
slowly lighting cigarette:
'Then before answering" she said,
appearing to be interested in this
strange species of proposal, let me
question you. Do YOU love meg" ~.
mo. don't" Sc ''.-s 4.
"Then why on earth do you talk such
rubbish? How can you wish to marry
me?"
"Simply because neither of us is in
love with the other, which shows that
We are both mentally and physically
in sound health" .l..f.
"You consider, then. that love is a
disease; in fact, suppose" she added,
sardonically, "a kind of disordered
liver?"
Exactly. But let me put the case
before you properly" said Arthur, ris-
ing and walking up and down in front
of her as he spoke. "You and I have
been friends for IL years, and b. now
know each other thoroughly. am
thankful to say have never loved you.
nor, to my knowledge, have you loved
me, and it is these facts which con-
vince me we should make thoroughly
congenial and happy married couple.
On these grounds I again ask you
will you marry me?" he concluded,
stopping opposite Vera's chair.
During this curious monologue the
moon had travelled somewhat on it's
journey, and now cast pale light into
the arbor-just enough to show Arthur
that his fair companions eyes were
twinkling, and that she was on the
verge of smiling. Looking straight at
him, Vera composedly answered.:
"Your philosophy, dear Arthur, is ex-
cellent, and your case apparently fully
proved, but-er-if you would not mind
sitting down here" (nodding toward
the empty chair at her side), "hold my
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sented in the drawing. B, B, are
pieces of board IL or IA inches wide
at the widest point, spiked or nailed
on each side of the joint in the raft
ers. A piece same thickness as raft
ers should be fitted in between these
boards, filing space formed by the
angle in the rafters and all firmly
nailed together. C is piece of board
eight inches wide spiked on each side
OF pair of rafters at ridge. The car
track can be hung on. these. D..
The ridge of barn should be one
half as many feet above the
plates as the barn is in width. The
dotted half circle touching at the
points marked a, a, a, a, a, shows the
form of the roof il properly made.
Rafters two feet from centers. Raft.
ers put together as described would
break in solid wood before they would
part at the joints. This is considered
one of the strongest roofs made.-H.
E. Taber, in Ohio Farmer. A.,
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.Hl Y: Q AT SUPPER.
The Little Creature 10 Particularly
Fond Of Bushes, Whieh Hs Eats
In q Peculiar Way,

In the department Of "Nature and
Science" in St. Nicholas, we find this
account, by William J. Long, Of the
doings of muskrat: z.
If you know where there is . colony
OF muskrats--and if you don't know
you can easily find out; any farmerEor
hunter will show you their village of
green houses by the river-you can
have no end of enjoyment; by going
there at twilight and calling them out.
Squeak like mouse, only louder, and
It there is pointed nose in sight, maxi
Ing great letter Y in the water, it
turns instantly toward you. And if
the place is all still, you have only to
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CelebratinR. q Lost Leg.

On the 9th Of June as Burton N.
Harrison, father. of Capt.. Harrison,
who married Miss Croker, entered
Delmonico's Beaver street restaurant,
he was hailed by Col. John C. Cal
houn: 'tCome over here, Harrison;
we're celebrating; want yen to join
u.s. With the gallant colonel sat
three friendsa railroad president, a
mining promoter, and Gen. Matthew
Galbraith Butler, ex-United States
senator from South Carolina. They
were all southern men, and, as Harri-
son was President DaviS private sec.
rotary in the war, he was right vel
come to enter the circle and partake
of several cold bottles. ''What & are
you celebrating?" he asked. ..Why,"
replied Col. Calhoun, don't you know
that Senator Butler lost his right leg
at, the battle Of Brandy Station on
june 9, 1868? To-day is the thirty
sixth annlyersay sof the. loss Of that
leg, and we are celebrating it. We
celebrate it every ear. 8. Presi
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A Hint to Stamp Collectors.

Did you ever hold sheet of white
paper to the light and notice white
letters or figure of some kind in it Z?
That is called the water mark. Most
postage stamps are water marked,
some with letters, some with figures,
while others have some simple little
character. Very few stamps will re-
veal a water mark when held to the
light, but simple way to detect them
is to procure an old "tintype" picture.
Lay the stamp; upon the back of it,
face down, and drop upon the stamp
few drops of gasoline. The water
mark, if the stamp contains one, will
be readily discernible.
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Skunk Pursued by sparrows.

While hunting on the flats of the
lower Ohio man saw polecat at
tackled by at least 200 sparrows. He did
not discover the animals offense, but
the sparrows were exceedingly angry.
The skunk had taken refuge in a
thicket, badly frightened, and was
dodging from one side to the other of
a log, trying to escape the savage at
tacks of the feathered tribe. At last
the prosecuted animal took to the open
and ran, but the birds kept pace with
him and fairly riddled his hide with
their beaks. The last he saw of them
they were still pecking away, and the
hunter thinks they killed the skunk.
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hand and look me full in the face, and
then tel me that you are not head
over heels in love with me, I will be-
lieve that for the last five minutes
you have been speaking-as they say
in courts-the truth, the whole truth,
and nothing but the TRUTH
Arthur felt dazed. He sat down and
took his pretty companions hand-he
observed it was beautifully soft. He
looked into her eyes-he noticed they
had in them light he had never seen
before, and that on her face was smile
and an expression that could have but
one interpretation-and he faltered.
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E-ROOFINGs BARNS.


! send you rough plan showing q
way we have here of re-roohing old
barns; indeed nearly all new barns
are built with the same kind Of roof.
The capacity Of the barn is nearly
doubled without frightening the
posts. Each pair Of rafters is made
of four pieces Of oak, 2aS5, and Of
equal length, put together as repre-
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Home Of LlNCOLN'S ANCESTORS
Is Located In Exeter Township, Berks County, Penn

1t is not generally known that the
ancestry of President Abraham Lin
coin, before their emigration to Vir:
ginia and then to Kentucky, lived in
Berks county, Pa, and that the an
cestral home still stands in. Exeter
township, eight miles below the pros
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wh4re 4he Colonel wa.

''Yor way the colonel was in the
latest battle o. a.
Yes, he was ,s.
Was he in the van p
There wasn't any van. He was IN.
The baggage wagon. Cleveland Plain
Dealer
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ham, who became prominent in the
affairs of Berks county during the war
of the revolution. Another son of
Mordecai, Jr., John, settled i in Vir-
ginia. The latter had son named
Abraham, who was the father of Thom-
as Lincoln, father of President Lincoln.
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ReA, orfWhite Kanr C.r,

In western Kansas the farmer.
raise the red Kafir corn, thinking it
! little ha1ai = and 4alakrx In cen
tral Kansas SOME oh me leelers raise
both the red and the blacx-hulled
white and feed alternately, the stock.
seeming to relish the change. The.
records at the agricultural college
farm show the red to be about ten
4sl.. fs 81 .,a. s1. e :, NILE.
importance n that section.
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Az to Divorce:

Mamma" said little Ethel, ..Mrs.
Gayley's husband isn't dead, is he r.
mo, dear" !. b. 81
ssrhen what's she going to be mar
ried for? .- . -. ,s.'
Never mind, dear. You can't under
stand such things" .Z
Oh, ! know, /" exclaimed the Httle
girl, tits just like getting vaccinated>
It didn't take the first time, did it Pr
Philadelphia Press. s.s ss=ss
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HOUSE FOR TURKEYS.
In Many Sections Of the Country II
Will Afford Sufficient Shelter
" All the Year Aro1nd.

Those who have had experience with
turkeys know that these birds prefer
to roost on the ridge-pole of building
rather than under it and that, too, in
exceptionally cold weather. The tur-
key does not like close quarters, and
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porous city Of Reading. Here Nor.
decai Lincoln, the great-grandfather
Of the famous president, settled about
1725, and built = stone house, which the
ravages Of 2 century and q quarter
have not destroyed, rs is evidenced by
I glance Of the picture herewith pre-
scented. He had . son named Mordecai,
md the latter had ! son named Abra-
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Wanted to ne an ANGEL.

''Oh, dear!" sighed small Tommy,
as he gazed at the flaming posters
across the street, 81 wish l were an
ANGEL" ''Why do you wish that, Tom.
my?" asked his astonished mother.
"'Cause," answered the little fellow.
"then I could see all the circuses at
once"
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And the silence of night wrapped
the arbor in it's embrace. A bird moved
in the iva nightingale came to it's
mate-and the moon travelled farther
on its journey. 1t sank-but not before
1t had witnessed what, in the course of
its considerable experience. it had often
seen before, but of which-it never told.
Mainly About People. -
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That Baseball Fuucra

That Baseball Funeral.
Employer-Was much feeling shown
at your grandmother's funeral?
Bookkeeper-Yes; they mobbed the
umpire.-Harper's Bazaar. -. :.
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Old Features Of the Paris SHOW. s
The Paris exposition Of 1878 is com
memorated By the Trocadero and that
of 1889 by the Eihel tower, both of
which form part Of the present EXHIBIT.
tiop. =. Sun.