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Millions i'm Corn.

Chicago Chronicle.
If the farmer is to get riches he must
get them out of the soil. Neither the Chi
cago Board of Trade nor the free coinage
Of 5O-cent dollars will make him rich. The
hocus-pocus politicians cannot add a
bushel to the productiveness Of his land,
nor can the kings of the corn pit add
anything permanently to the value of his
crops.
the farmer VIII be interested in the scien-
tific experiments now being conducted by
the Department of Agriculture. with a
view TO increasing the corn crop of this
country without additional expense or
labor. The scientists have found that by
cross-breecing the nitrogen contents of the
corn are increased and the number of ears
TO a stalk are increased. Experiments
made in growing 10000 specimens of these
hybrids have already demonstrated that
ii is possible to double the yield of corn
from a given number of plants.
In addition to conducting these expert
ments the department is sending out some
valuable advice 10 farmers in the matter
of selecting seed for planting. This advice
is to SO through the field and select corn
from the largest stalks for seed purposes.
Not one farmer in 10000 ever thought of
doing such a thing. The uniform practice
of farmers is TO select the largest ears
from the crib for seed.
There's more money in corn than in the
promises of politicians. The Bible holds
up for emulation the man who makes two
blades grow where only one grew before.
How to do this is what Secretary Wilson
is trying TO show the farmers. In the
meantime the products from corn, such as
oil, glucose. rubber, ~cellulose, paper and
flour are being multiplied and their value
increased.
The time is coming when there will be
millions in corn. I&Colonel Sellers were
on earth to-day there is little doubt that
he would begin planting corn on a large
scale.
The value of the corn crop Of the United
States in 1889 was $500. 30. 10, or more than
double the gold output of the whole world.
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MAGNATE
He Is Easy of Access, but Never Talks
for Reporters.

New York Special 10 Pittsburg Dispatch.
j. Pierpont Morgan, the most-talked-of
man in the United States because of his
vast financial interests, will return from
Newport tomorrow, where he went on
Friday night TO spend Sunday. After this
morning MIR. Morgan will be at his accus-
toned desk in his office at Wall and Broad
streets. Mr.. Morgan is a remarkable man
in every respect. While many men who
occupy prominent positions, and particu-
larry those who employ countless numbers
OF w~orkingmen, take precautions for their
personal protection. j. Pierpont Morgan
goes about just the same as an ordinary
Individual. You can see him any week day
seated at his desk on the first floor by the
open window. This weather he is always
c~oatless. and always smokes a great. black
cigar. half OF which is in his mouth. He
is one OF the few Of the big" men who
can easily be seen. Any one who sends
in his card can secure an audience with
the financial wonder If he Is not extremely
busy. Newspaper men are seldom refused
admittance, and yet J. Pierpont Morgan
was never known 10 have given out any
information. Reporters have come 10 know
that they might as well remain away from
him. When he has anything 10 give for
publication II Is sent out through "A Wall
street financial bureau. which supplies the
newspapers. All of this matter Is inspired;
all other interviews with Morgan are either
false or have been secured from persons
very close 10 him. Morgan will sit patient
ly and listen TO the questions OF an inter-
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAyOR.


The vast majority OF Christians In this day
are useless" stoutly declares DR.. Talmage.
The most OF the Lords battalion belong to the
reserve corps. The most OF the crew are asleep
in the hammoeks. The most Of the metal is un-
der the hills"
1t is a terribly sad condition OF affairs. since
Christians are the salt OF the earth. and n they
lose their SAVIOR. wherewith shall the world be
sailed? BY virtue of his calling. his powers.
his blessings, and his opportunities. there is no
one on earth that should be so hercely active as
the Christian; and Christians are active enough.
but is it always about their Fathers business7
One Of the tombs best worth seeing In 81.
PauI's Cathedral bears these noble words:
Major General Gordon, who at all times, every
where. gave his strength to the weak. his SUBJ
stance to the poor. his sympathy to the suffering.
his heart 10 God; died at Khartoum, 10Th jan
uary. 1885, over the grave OF Alexander
Mackay. that ingenious. undaunted, mechanic
missionary TO Uganda. are set the words: a
doer of the word" Now these are splendid
~epitaphs. How can we earn their like,
Not by proxy work. Not by delegating all our
good deeds to a committee, a pastor. q board or .
society. We must support these: they vastly en-
large the churches power for good. But they
can never take the place Of individual service.
A discouraged young doctor was visited by his
farmer father. Pm not getting along at ALL
said the young man. The father sat near that
morning and watched his son care for twenty
five unfortunates in the free dispensary." Il
thought you said you were not getting along?"
he inquired. II did" was the reply; there's no
money in this" n money! shouted the old
man. Why, IL 1 had helped twenty-five people
In a month as you have in one morning ia
bless God that my life counted for something.
Keep right on and I'll gladly work on the farm
TO support you"
We are all 90 slow TO see what this old farmer
saw. namely: That the only life worth living
IL a life Of helpfulness. and that the best kind
OF hslpfulness springs from personal contact.
Lady Holland was constantly complaining be-
cause she had nothing TO occupy her time. One
day she uttered her Characteristic lament in the
presence of the poet Rogers. who gave her some
sarcastic but valuable advice: Try something
new, Lady Holland. try doing a little good"
There Is no ennui in a life OF Christian service.
Every day is full OF fresh interest Every night
Is full of peace.
Let US all adopt for our own this prayer By
the Inflated Maltbie ID. Babcock. who so beau
tifully exemplined its spirit In his life:
o Lord, / pray
That for this day
i may no- swerve
BY foot or hand
From Thy command
Not 70 be served. but 10 serve.
AMOS r. WELLS.
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eral Grant in his own personal memoirs
speaks OF as lost. Turning 10 Captain
Lacey. he said: Where did YOU get this
The old soldier said: why, when Sher-
idan forced his way 10 the crest OF the ridge
/ broke through his line IN the confusion,
and. passing rapidly down 10 the first line
at our old position. hid in a rife pit until
nightfall. when escaped and joined Long
street in Virginia. In the bottom OF the pit
1 found the order. with some other papers
addressed 10 the federal General Granger.
I think IL dropped from some officers coat
In the scramble up hill. l have MANAGED 70
keep l. ever since. for Ii was that charge
he orders in this paper which carried the
day for the Union forces, so you sec II mas
a great historic value"
Mr.. Penheld pleaded with the Southerner
70 sell IL. but the tall Texan refused, with
a dignity which told Mr.. Penfeld 10 desist.
The former Confederate leaned over The
platform and scanned closely the great bat
tie, saying softly: ITS grand. It's real,
but all so terrible" wiping a furtive tear
from his eyes; but il took Western blood
10 do il. and, after all, they were mostly OF
Southern extraction"
In fact, the great man to whom Grant
addressed the order was a Virginian.
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The most objectionable sin in connection
with American agriculture is waste. So
says Governor Hoard. who is a popular
speaker at New England institutes.
A Tennessee farmer says of COW peas:
Those who make a practice of growing
peas here do not consider ii equal to good
clover hay nor as heavy a yielder. He adds
that the hay Is unfit for horses.
When a cow is in full flow of milk she
should not be allowed to fall off as long
as ii can be avoided. If she does not seem
to like her food tempt her with something
else, and always milk to the last drop.
Cows like a variety of food and will give
good returns therefor if it is provided.
Bran is an excellent fertilizer for crops,
as IT Is rich In nitrogen and mineral mat
is fed to stock, not only because ii serves
as food, but also because when 1t is passed
through the body of an animal it is in bet
ter form for crops. Bran is a cheap mater
ial to purchase, as it brings profit as food
and produces manure Of the best quality.
The color of butter is largely Influenced
by the food. Butter is sometimes white
and at certain seasons it may be a golden
yellow. The coloring of butter by artificial
means, such as the use Of %annatto, will
never be necessary where carrots are grown
and fed regularly. Cows that receive a
variety Of food at all seasons of the year
will usually produce yellow butter.
A new remedy for scours in calves has
been discovered and tests made at the
experiment stations verify the claims made
III IdNOI u TIE ItilCuN- IL 10 Il give the
calf a teaspoonful of dry blood at each
meal, care being taken to stir the blood in
the milk to prevent its settling to the bot
tom Of the pail. The effect is almost i'm
mediate, only two or three feelings max
ing complete cures after all other RENE
dies failed. This remedy is ore that costs
almost nothing and is harmless.
1t costs just as much to regain the value
of any animal or plant as 10 produce such.
A pound of flesh lost must first be regained
before the next pound can be produced.
In the meantime there is loss of labor and
time. When weeds prevent the growth of
plants there is waste of time in removing
the weeds. which could have been destroyed
when they were young. II is not only the
loss of the articles which diminish the
profit, but the waste of valuab time can
not be recovered. which keeps the farmer
at a disadvantage.
Currant bushes are usually too thick and
are seldom properly cultivated. There are
some advantages in training currant bushes
to a single stem at the ground. as they are
then more easily cultivated and kept clear
Of grass and weeds. Such bushes are
easily raised by rubbing off all the buds
from the lower part of the cutting when
planting, all of which will be below the
surface of the ground. Good crops can
be obtained, however, from bushes with
several stems, provided proper pruning and
cultivation be bestowed.
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Fertilizing Experiments.
Vick's Monthly.

NlCh > ~hOllliny.
Experiments have been carried on in Eng
land for the last seven years to find out
whether it was cheaper to use heavy dress
ings of farm manure or light dressings
combined with varying quantities of chem
icals; or whether it was possible to grow
the produce with chemicals alone.
The results obtained were both interest
ing and conclusive. Where chemicals were
used. the produce in some cases was
doubled, as compared with that produced
when the land had been treated only with
a dressing of farm manure. The chemicals
used were nitrate of soda, superphosphate
of lime, or basic Stag and kainit.
In the case of strawberries, a five years
record showed that d light dressing of farm
manure with nitrate and other chemicals
gave the best results, far exceeding those
obtained from a heavy dressing of farm
manure alone. With the cabbage tribe ii
was satisfactorily demonstrated that it is
possible to grow them more cheaply with
simple phosphates and kainits than with
farm manure With regard to potatoes,
the experiments showed that a certain
amount of farm manure in the soil was
necessary, but that when ~phosphates, nj
trates and kainits were added, a greatly
increased crop was obtained.
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Very Little, III the Williams Test Rep
resents Them.
New York Evening Post

new 1OrK ENeElnS POST
What do college students read? one is in
clined to ask at each new exposure of the
ignorance or these presumably instructed
youths. The they do not, at any rate, read
standard literature is strikingly shown in
the current report of the professor of Eng
lish at Williams College. Finding his cleo
tive classes singularly devoid of Informal
ton about the best-known names and works
in English literature, he determined to
fathom this ignorance. A division of
forty SOphOmOreS was chosen as the corpus
vile. OF these Students, who Undoubtedly
represent fairly enough the average reading
and culture of the American undergradu-
ate, ten were unable 10 mention six plays
by Shakespeare; fourteen did not know the
author of In MemOriam;' twenty-five
were unacQuainted with Sam Weller;
twenty-three could not name the author of
the Mill on the Floss twenty-six could
not mention a work by Ruskin; thirty-four
could not tell who Falstaff was; and thirty
five could not mention a single poem by
either Wordsworth or To the
casual observer this relative ilIiteracy of
the educated will seem as amusing as the
poverty OF a the poor-rich; to educators
generally IL presents a very serious prob
lem.
The condition of the freshman class in the
same college was even more deplorabie. IL
was assumed that they had no literature,
and the attempt was made 10 see how much
ann they possessed. To this end the
entire class was asked TO write at dicta-
ton the sentence. The Browns house is
larger than ours. but ours is more con-
venient than theirs and also 10 write The
correct form of the alternative expressions,
Did you suppose IL 10 be him cor he) ?" and
Give it 10 whomsoever Cor whosoever) de-
serves il most. No explanations were called
for, the task being simply to write the SEN
fences correctly. GU Of the one hundred
and sixteen students who took the ex-
animation. just three were able TO write all
the forms without error. and forty-hVe
erred at all possible points. Now. the un-
der class men of Williams College are
presumably not greater sinners against
grammar and photography than are under
graduates generally, and il should not be
forgotten that a man may make money in
this world and even enter into the king
dom of heaven without any spelling at all;
but the condition OF things revealed by
these tests certainly shows that the schools
and homes in sending up their young bar
bariaLs SO much in the raw are sadly over
burdening the college departments Of Eng
lish. AS a sheer measure OF self-defense,
we should imagine. the entrance require
ments in English will have 10 be stiffened. +,
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day, and by taking il easily will avoid
trouble through inexperience. Any new ma
chine should be run carefully and slowly at
first, In order 10 timber il ~ properly. A
new automobile is not ready for a long run.
There is another reason why a beginner
should take il easily. IL he makes a bad
blunder, he is apt TO lose confidence In him.
self. This is not true I'm all cases, but IL Is
In a great many. Most men do not realize
what a powerful instrument an automobile
Is until they operate one and make some
mistake. Then they have an exhibition OF
the pent-up energy stored in the carriage
pox,. and II That power Is improperly APP
pied, damage will result
Another great trouble with novices Is that
they try 10 make too much speed. This Is
most dangerous. When an i~nexpert opera
come excited, and thus lose control OF IL. IL
is very exhilarating to travel at a high rate
or speed, and the temptation 10 do so Is
great. "A beginner may appreciate the dan
ger, and have vowed never 10 make more
than ten or twelve miles an hour. yet In a
week he will probably be disappointed IL
he cannot beat every automobile or trolley
car in his neighborhood. Even the expert
Chauffeur should not use his automobile for
racing II II was not built Tor II. A racins
automobile is designed for racing: an ordi-
nary Is not. II a man has an
ordinary automobile and races In N. he II
abusing its powers. He Is expecting II to do
work for which II was not intended. And IL
he has trouble. X Is his own fault. An au-
tomobile capable OF running at a high rate
of speed is valuable In case OF an emergen-
cy: but il does not follow that because IL Is
fast ii should always be run up TO its limit.
And IL is a mistake TO do a.. Never turn
corners swiftly. There Is danger in II. The
centrifugal force may cause an upset. Even
II il does not, IL = also bad for the machin-
cry. Never attempt great speed I'm climbing
hills. II may be gratifying TO own A ma
chine which is a swift and sure hill-cllmber.
but you should not force the
Steam and electric machines are propelled
up hills by simply giving the motor more
steam or electric current. Gasoline car
riages are operated differently. A low or
hil-climbing gear Is thrown into PLAY
which reduces the speed Of the vehicle.
but increases it's driving power. This eau
ton against speed in hill-climbing applies
particularly to electric and steam Vehicles.
A storage battery is sensitive. and the cleo
trio vehicle should be taken up a hill al the
rate OF speed which is best for its oarticu-
lar battery. steam carriages are notabls
hil-climbers: but this is no reason Why
they should be abused every time a hill Ia
attempted.
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TOPICS IN THE CHURCHES.
Sunday school Lesson
Christian Erdeavor work.
finally cease when the man OF calvary puts his
bitten heel upon the ~serpent's head.

finally cease when the man OF calvary puts his
bitten heel upon the s~erpent's head.
THE LANTERN.
Modernize this lesson. Translate II into the
language Of to-day. Every boy and girl ana
older person can be shown 10 be standing under
a tree Of test. Destiny is deciding now by ones
attitude toward God. The chances OF a happy
outcome are better and worse than those Of
Adam. Worse. because Of an hereditary pre-
disposition to a wrong choice. Better. because
OF the provisions OF mercy. Where sin abounds.
grace much more abounds. Even now Gods
voice is ringing. 'soni daughteri give me thine
hearth One does not need TO run the whole
gamut OF sin to be lost. Merely declining 10
obey God IS enough TO exclude one from His
presence. . . Picture the approach Of the
first night after the exciting novelty OF their ex-
perience was wearing away; the twilight hour
when retrospection is natural: when one wants
TO be assured Of some strong safeguard: just
when Adam and Eve were feeling most or
phaned. the heavenly father sought His erring
children. He has been doing so ever since. So.
II the sinner feels a quickening OF conscience. a
kindling OF desire. it is God at work. and In the
most opportune hour. II is the supreme dictate
OF practical wisdom to know ones opportunity.
and improve IL.
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GRANTS LOST ORDER,
Famou Historic Turns Up
i'm the Pocket of a Texan.
Buffalo Express.


The recent visit of many of the Texas
Press Association to Buffalo has brought
TO light a valuable war document which has
been missing since the battle of Mission
field was accosted last Tuesday by a tall,
soldierly-looking man. with an accent which
betrayed his Southern origin, with a hearty,
You are Mr.. Penfield, are you not?"
II am" said the manager.
We'll. my dear sir. l am Capt. Harry
Lacey, OF COrsicana, Tex. and with my
regiment fought the federal troops at Mis-
sion Ridge. l wish To say your picture is
very fne-extremely fine. sir. and / am glad
to see the action so impartially reproduced.
| was with Rogers's Texas Rangers or.
rather. what was left of the Rangers. You
know We, as an organization. were badly
cut up at Corinth, Miss. Well. Mr.. Penheld.
your Red Star Midway route is all right.
and your shows are superb. ! shall. like
all the rest of my editorial confreres. carry
back 10 Texas, sir. a lively sense Of graft
tude for your great indness TO us as a
body. Now, l am going 10 give you a
treat"
Mr.. Penfeld started back with fright. as
he saw visions of a drinking bout and real
lied that the average Southerner drank as
we'll as he fought. He. however. was much
relieved when he saw the tall Texan unbut-
ton his frock coat and draw forth from an
inner pocket. with care. a worn leather
book. from an inner pocket OF which he
took a worn piece OF parchment. such as
was used during the civil war for general
orders or dispatches.
Unfolding it. the former Confederate cap
tain said: Read that. sir, and tell me il
you realize what a treasure that paper
really is?" Mr.. Penield looked at the un-
folded sheet and read as follows:
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Nov. "A. 1868.
Major General George II. Thomas. Chatta-
nOoga
Genera sherman carried Missionary
Ridge as far as the tunnel with only slight
skirmishing. His right now rests at the
tunnel and on top of the Hill. his left at
Chickamauga creek. / have instructed Gen
eral Sherman 10 advance as soon as II is
light in the morning. and your attack,
which will be simultaneous. viii be in CO.
operation Your command will either carry
the rife pits and ridge directly in front OF
them or move 10 the left. as the presence
OF the enemy may require. II HOoker's
position on the mountain cannot be main
tained) with a small force. and IL is founC
impracticable 20 carry the top from where
he is. IL would be advisable for him TO move
up the valley with all the force ne car
spare, and ascend by the first practicable
road. l.. s GRANT. Major General
Mr.. Penheid gasped. Here was the orig.
inal order-the long-lost order-which Gen,
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Farm and Garden Interests

at which there are running and trotting
races, and the farmers like 10 nave a horse
that can pick up a few OF the fair-Sized
purses offered. Illinois and Indiana farmers
have plenty Of money now, and l suppose
there were a score of them at the Harlem
track every day after the meeting was sus-
pended. They all wanted horses hat
could run half a mile or five furlongs and
repeat The country fair races are all
heat races. The farmers found plenty of
animals not quite good enough 10 win on
the big tracks which could turn Il half in
fifty seconds or better. but they found
few that could repeat. Still. several we're
bought, and there will be some real thor
oughbred going after purses in the bushes
as the agricultural fair races are called.
"One very desirable result of the intro
duction Of t~horoughbreds into the farm
ing community is the benefit TO the class
Of stock in such a community. The horses
bought for racing purposes are used for
breeding, too, and the cross of thorough
bred stock on the ordinary good farm ami
NAL soon makes a fine race. strong, spirited
intelligent and handsome"
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viewer, chewing at his black cigar. After
the interviewer has fired off all the ques-
tions he can Mr.. Morgan will turn to his
desk again, always with the same remark:
81 have nothing to say for publication"
Then he rings a miserable little bell and
summons one of his lieutenants. You know
then that the interview rs ended. If this
does not happen TO dawn upon you one OF
the funkies will soon inform you of the
fact. J. F. Morgan is certainly a peculiar
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Cockney Talk.

New York Times.
4 thought / understood the cockney dia-
lect fairly well" said Charles W. Davis.
who has just returned from a trip abroad.
1 know my Dickens. and am letter perfect
Ia Albert Chevalieris songs. But some OF
the people l met in London keep far away
from both. One lay at Westminster Alb
hey, a ragged woman who was selling now-
ers. with a baby In her arms, came up 10
Inc and said: Il soiy. master. won't We buy
a posy for the lydy. fur the syke or the