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HorticuItural Observations.

The defenders of the Ben Davis
apple are finding much comfort in a
little incident that occurred at Paris at
the close OF the fruit exhibit. The
American apples were sold at auction.
and the man who purchased them re-
sold them at profit. For one barrel
he received $40, and en- inquiry 1t Is
learned that this barrel of apples con-
sisted of Ben Davis only. They sim
ply out-sold all of their competitors.
the said competitors being fruits that
at home bring much higher price
than the Ben Davis apple. This is en-
couraging news to the men who are
putting out great orchards of this va
riety. The well-developed Ben Davis
apple, grown in the southern parts of
Illinois, Indiana and Missouri, has a
beautiful color and good flavor, and is
bound to make place for itself on the
French market.
France, and, in fact, all of the coun-
tries of western Europe, offer a great
field for the sale of American apples at
a high price. The people in those
countries raise great many apples,
but they are all of the summer and
fall sorts, and are all gone by Christ
mas. The Europeans seem to have
failed to comprehend the possibility In
the raising of bookkeeping varieties.
AS a consequence, the few apples that
lind their way to the French market in
late winter sell for an exorbitant
price. Last March, Mr.. Dunlap tells
us, apples sold In Paris at So. 40 each.
The French are unable to keep fruit
for the reason that they have no cold
storage facilities and know nothing
about cold storage. We believe that
tina ne future will see an immense
trade in bookkeeping varieties of ap-
pies. The cost of shipping barrel OF
apples from Chicago to Paris is about
So, which includes tariff duties at the
French port of entry.
Fl. M. Dunlap says that the fruit
growers of Illinois should be highly
elated at securing premiums from the
French judges who awarded them.
The French awarding committee is a
remarkable institution. 1t consists of
twenty men, with the leading pomolo-
gist of France at their head. These
men never appear in the exhibition
room except with tall hats, dress suits
and their badges of Office. He thus
describes the incident of the awarding
to Illinois of perfect" on one of the
exhibits: 1.-THE French judged every
thing in the fruit line on the scale of
twenty points, and of course it was
difficult to get more than eighteen
points for the best displays, as even
they could not be generally considered
perfect. One day, however, after a new
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
Mortality Among WIN, ~,

,,,' one ,' OF the best living authorities on
WIZ %at pi[as lately stated his oninion
tnat OF the eggs of wild birds az 'a ava.
rage OF about so per cent hatcbaa ' and
tnat about one-half Of those I hoto SrS
n raCva maturity r.,y Curiously enough,
p sanoo poultrymen count unon the
same average in the artifieia, U ino,,b sae
mug n1er. ana orooding of chickens The
mortality in the two cases is n.'; AZ. Is
only partially due to like ca ~ esiuen'iA
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30

Drawing paper NAV ho nss
~ lals SO as to allow Of tracIns
IN IN lead pencil or India ink Nv , anonns
cohol. 'soiVea with al
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30

with vertical sides. During the siege
of Vicksburg the people dug them
selves bombproof shelters in the loess.
In Nebraska and Kansas "dugouts" in
the same kind of soil are not, or were
not. uncommon.
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shoulders. He obtained n position as
operator at SO per month.
When Andrew Carnegie was eigh-
teen years old the Pennsylvania Rail-
road needed an operator. AS young
Carnegie had the reputation Of being
an expert he obtained the place. He
mastered the details of train despatch
ing and made some suggestions for
facilitating the work, which brought
him to the attention of Colonel Thorn
as A. Scott, Vice-President of the road.
One day, when Carnegie stood on
the back platform of a car examining
the condition of certain part of the
road-bcd. he was accosted by I. r.
Woodruff. who desired to exhibit
model of the sleeping car which he
had invented.
A small company was formed. and
the first sleeping cars to be used in
the world were built for the Pennsyl-
vania road. Young Carnegie was Of
fered an interest, which he accepted.
When the Civil War broke out and
Colonel Scott became Assistant Sec
rotary of War, Carnegie was placed
in charge Of the Government telegraph
communications.
After the war Carnegie purchased
with others the famous Storey Farm,
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sailing ship in 1s4S. The voyage oc-
cupied seven weeks.
On reaching this country the Car
negies went directly to relatives living
near Pittsburg. The family of which
Andrew was member consisted Of
four persons, father, mother, Andrew
(the eldest son, aged eleven years. and
Thomas, who died few years alter
the Carnegies came to America.
The early education Of Andrew Car.
negie was entirely in the hands Of his
mother. Into his mind she inculcated
q deep love for Robert Burns.
So poor was the family on reaching
Pittsburg that young Andrew was
obliged to be put to work. His first
employment was as bobbin boy in a
linen factory at $1.2O per week. The
first money he received was given to
his mother.
During young Carnesie's employ
ment as bobbin boy he had learned to
run small steam engine in the cellar
of the factory. His employer, finding
he possessed this knowledge, took him
from his post in the mill and relegat-
ed him to the dingy cellar, giving him
charge of the engine.
The position did not suit Carnegie.
He wanted light and congenial asso-
citation. One day when out on his
''forty minutes leave" for lunch he
applied for a position as messenger
boy in the Ohio Telegraph Company.
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ruR LAKE SIDE.


ThD shadows round tho inland 49,
Are deepening into night;
Slow I'D the slopes Of Ossipee
They chase the fesEeuing light
Tired Of the long days binding heat
! rest my languid feet;
Lake Of the Hills. where. cool ana sweet
Thy sunset waters lie!
Along the sky In wavy lines,
Ger isle and reach and bay.t
Green-bclted with eternal pines,
Che mountains stretch away.
Below, the maple masses sleep
Where shore with water blends,
While midway on the Tranquil deep
The evening light descends.
So seemed 1t when you hilis Feo S'o"A'
OF old. the Indian trod,
And, through the sunset ar AooNeu NV"
Upon the Smile OF God.
To him OF light and shade the law
No forest lyric taught
Their living and eternal CAUSE
His truer instinct sought.
He saw these mountains in the hghS
Which now across them shines;
This lake in summer sunset bright
Walled round with somherlnS pines.
God near him seemed: from earth and
skies
His loving voice he heard,
AS, face to face in Paradise,
Man stood before the LORD.
Thanks, o our Father! that ike him.
Thy tender love l see.
In radiant hill and woodland o1m'
And tinted sunset sea-
For not in mocksry dost thou NIL
Our earth with light and grace:
Thou hid'st no dark and cruel VIII
Behind Thy smiling face
John 0reenlsaf whittier.
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"Why Don't 1t Bust:

We quote from the Century an
ecdote related as one of a Tomii
Experiences During the Siege
Vicksburg."
Speaking Of fuses. the rector told
one day 4 very funny thing he
seen during one of his trips 10 ta1
Every day. as long rs the siege /
tinued, he crossed that hospital III
passed over the most exposed stH1
on his way to the church, always
rying with him his pocket commua1
service, apparently standing On
chance of burying the dead. come
ing the dying. or being a'1
brought home MANNED, OF cold
death. His leaving was dall!
guish to those who watched MIN
ish over the brow Of the DILL
evening, coming back In the 1usL
saw a burly wagner slip OIL
horse and get under it In a hurry
head appeared, bobbing out hrSt
one side, then from the other.
him in the air. bobbing too, anu
a quick, uneasy motion. was
nous spark. After a full n
spent in vigorous lodging, tne
came out to prospect. The suls
fuse was still there, burning ofD
Iy. Blame the thing" be CIV
"Why don't it bust?' He had
playing hide and-seek for sNu
Onds with a fine specimen u
Southern lightning-bug. or nia
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interest until the man in a shirt wais

interest until the man in a shirt waist
no longer attracts attention On the
street. Since this article Of wearing
apparel has come to stay the inventor
has taken it in hand t. improve on the
original style, and add to the comfort
to be derived from the garment. Miles
E. johnson has just been granted a
patent on the shirt waist pictured
herewith, which comprises something
more than plain row of tucks. These
tucks are deception to the eye, for
they are in reality a series of separate
strip of cloth, overlapping each other
at the edges and attached to a num-
Der of vertical strips underneath,
which serve to hold the tucks in place,
without interfering with the free cir
culation Of air underneath the waist.
The movements Of the wearcr's body
cause the tucks to .Xr md and con-
tract, and this motion keeps Up a cir
culation OF !: II around the body.
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waves of Aphrodite's sea. He calls It
misguided reason and silly sentimen-
talism. Mary Trezevant. from what
know Of her. is not the girl to con-
Quer under such circumstances. I've
half a mind to believe she wouldn't
try. either, since her mother and che
are SO opposed to men who indulge
their appetite for an occasional brandy
and soda or a nip of warm Bourbon:
THAT may be true" interjected Pill
Pearson, a ruddy-faced chap. who.
while innately championing Vanny's
cause, had hitherto refrained from
saying anything. With head bowed
In his hands, he had sat there for the
last half hour, as II meditating great
flyer in wheat or some new coup on
the board Of trade. In truth. it was
Van Zandt's behavior that concerned
him most deeply: for VanAy and he
had long been kindred spirits-chums
from boyhood. So. when Carlough
finished his remarks, Phil's ears were
soon turned to catch all that was said.
THAT may be So" he said, "brt as
for keeping promises. I'd pit the OLD
fellow against anyone in this club"
Holly. eve know how he likes his
toddy; especially ct such cold. blus-
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' Van zandt's VindiCdtlon.
RY 4 F. PHILLIPS,

Copyright, 1901, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Asher had Just finished putting an
extra block Of coal in the blazing crate
and was tapping it with the tongs to
increase it's brisk glow, when one OF
OF the men spoke, thus breaking the
chain Of silence. Outside. the air was
filled with particles Of swirling snow
and, all portentous Of night indoors,
with jovial companions, one youthful
member of the Lethe club pulled more
vigorously than ever at his pipe. Then
he stopped. looked inquiringly at the
coterie nesting in easy chairs around
the fire and advanced the words that
dispelled the unusual quiet.
Where's Vanny?" asked Collier, he
of the light curly locks and Arunde-
Han bearing, as he looked at his
watch. He told me he was coming
here at 10; we're due to finish that tie
game Of billiards, but, as yet. I've seen
no sign of him. Wonder what's the
natter"
"Oh, you needn't bother about Van
Zandt," answered Asher, as he once
more sea I'd himself in the restful
leather covered armchair. "Never
knew him to keep an appointment
strictly on time; I'll lay you odds OF
five to one he finishes the stretch at
least a quarter hour to the bad. l
know that's no more than he'd be will
ing to allow il he was here now. And
besides, it would take a more rigid
promise than the one he made you to
induce him to leave Miss Trezevant
without his customary brief grace for
saying good night She'll be the un-
doing Of him, I'm afraid"
Carlough, the clubs self-appointed
analyst in all matters pertaining to the
love affairs, bethumbed the magazine
he had been reading and looked up.
well, she'll have dandy oppor-
tunity to prove her adroitness," said
that gentleman. "Vanny's not the
chap to allow himself to be dictated
to. He's too much a devotee at the
shrine Of Independent bachelordom;
not saying, Of course, that the right
woman, at the proper time, may not
succeed in breaking this steel-clad
barrier. He's often spoken Of it to
me; decried the weak-mindedness Of
men who allow themselves to be trans
ported hither and yon by the buffeting
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PinoFOrest of Arizona.

Arizona is supposed to be almost an
unbroken desert, but in reality it has
the largest unbroken pine forest in the
United States, covering an area of over
5000 square miles. This timber is
usually found in an altitude Of between
$500 and 1900 feet. The total quantity
of pine timber fit for saving purposes
within the boundaries Of the territory
amounts to 10000, 100000 feet. which
can supply the needs of a popu.ous
state for more than a century.
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HOW cHlNAMeN GAMBLE.
they Wager Their Working Yean a..
Quail and Cricket FIghts

Quail and Cricket Fights.
One Of the most common WAYS =,
betting in China Is with oranges Thu,
goes on at the fruit stalls and also ~
private houses. The bet il nm a.
number Of seeds in an orange Sow
times 1t is as to whether the nm
Der is odd or even, and at others 90 ;.
the exact number Of seeds the oror,'
contains. If Mt fruit stand the dpsI
er will pay the lucky guesser five finn,
his debt, but the loser must nav ".
value Of the orange. and also five tmo,
as much as he has wagered.
Quail fighting is done on A t,n,
with a little fence about its edge III,
fighting quails have been starved f..
some time. AS they are put into n,
pen a few grains of rice or wheat ~,
laid before them. and they at ono.
begin to fight over them. They ~.
trained for the purpose. and Pond
fighter is worth f20 and upward
IL 10 tht WIN u lthelS. Tho, |
prize rings are little bowls. The crics
cts have been trained. They seem \,
understand their masters word and
they are urged on to the combat wifi
straws. Some of them are very forc.
and mony will fight until they ds
Those which chirp the most loud,
are considered the best fighters
The Chinese understand how to fOoa
and groom the crickets for III. frav
They give them honey. boiled ches. \
nuts and boiled rice and certain kind, L
of fish. They do not allow any ora 4
to smoke near them. for they think [
that tobacco is injurious to them Il 4
the cfickets grow sick they feed them |
upon mosquitoes and red ants. 4
In a cricket fight the crickets ar
weighed before they are put into Tia =
ring. They are matched as to size and
color. The betting is done lust ~ e
carefully as Mt an English horse race
The stakes are held by COMMITTEE
which deducts certain percenta.
for those who own the fighting house
During the fight the gamblers gr7E
excited. They scream and yell anil
hop up and down, as one insect saf
the better of the other, and 20 alnegE
mad when one wins.
The Chinese have all sorts of gams
but mostly games of chance. Even
kitefying the boys and mentor eva
the men fly kitcs-will try to 81
which has the strongest string for
ing his string against the strings
the others to break them. In such COZ
tests the strings are often soaked vid
glue and busted with powdered ghaH
that they may cut or saw the beta
At every feast, moreover. there 81
games of guessing upon which molg
is staked.
And what, then, Is the result Of d
this? There are labor slaves in Chin
They have been worked within reez
years in the coal mines west of PekE
There is a systematic scheme In TIA
region to involve men in gamhh
debts and then take them to the CO 4
mines to make them work them c-
Once in the mines they are subj
to fines and other charges viii
make them slaves for life. The CT
nese Government recently Learned
this condition, and is said to have I'd
en- steps to put stop to the abuses
London Mail.
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\
much discussed Van Zandt. A kindly
word to the porter and nod to frien Is
in the billiard room, off the hall, and
soon the young lawyer. with cheeks
aglow, strobe into the room. wherein
he would find his cronies. At sight OF
him, there was simultaneously whis-
pered greeting from each, but It was
plain that his entrance lad caused
lull in the conversation.
The possibility of losing one OF the
brotherhood of Letheans, New York's
famous bachelor organization, after all
kinds of resolutions against marriage
had been passed, was more than the
most stanchly hearted Of them could
bear. A mental pail seemed to settle
over the little gathering, as II one OF
their number was already under the
shadow Of some mysteriously ominous
power. He who brought the pervad-
ing gloom, maintained rigid silence.
not at all in keeping with his conduct.
when, with glass to lips he was wont
to join in the chorus:
Hes a Jolly good fellow.
He's a jolly good fellow.
He's jolly good fellow,
A jolly good fellow is he's
Then someone suggested the regular
nightly potation, which, for some
strange reason, thus far, had been
overlooked. Prospects of that which
was to follow brought back the good
cheer and soon all were laughing and
joking, conscious only of the joys Of
comradeship.
Lets drink toast to Vanny and
his promises" suggested Dan Wilson.
an ex-football player who was always
ready for a tackle at just such criti-
cal times. At this juncture a clinking
sound marked the rise Of the glasses
as they went aloft; all eyes were cec-
tered on the member whose immediate
future was a matter OF so much con-
Germ.
ITO Vanny and his promises" all
yelled and 1t was not until silence en-
sued that any Of them noticed the
emptiness Of Van Zandt's hands. Many
looked aghast; so great was thei: sur
prise.
Vanny grasped the back Of his chair
as he arose to give response. Some
thing tugged at his throat, sign Of
the weakness his companions would
charge him with, and which made
speech, for the moment, difficult. His
heart throbbed fast in the excitement
but thoughts of her steadied his nerve
and Gained his voice, SO that his words
fell measurably clear and eloquent.
1--WE q confession to make" he ad-
vanced. Its due to you. know,
since I'm the first to nullify-our
bond-of fellowship. Your toast mas
taken me completely off my guard. I
hadn't considered, for moment, that
you knew of the serious turn this at
fair had taken-how could your
when the aff1rmations were made only
tonight. There were two Of them; the
third shall be an invitation to dine
with me Thursday evening. Will you
Gomez"
A curious lot cried Eyes. 60 on!"
They wondered what would follow
next.
II don't drink with you tonight,
boys. because-1've quit. Now that's
the first promise, and it's one I shall
keep.
For the second, you had better ask
Miss Trezevant"
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Freak of q Cyclone.

If a cyclone be blown over
atmospheric pressure Will l0l"
water. together with many
fishes or insects, it may con'alI
the rarefed portion. An au'ne..
ampla may serve to connrm -
plain the working Of this cur"
feet. Professor Smythe. WINE
eriffe. experienced a small ~na'
which passed close to his ..'I
seizing upon the end of a roa
cloth that was hanging out o.
unrolled it. although 1t ~n =
yards long. and carried 1t W
sky, SO high that 1t looked n.'
of ribbon. There 1t salleO
round in a circle, accomp'D
other light articles OF a1uls
out from the tent; after W.
scending leisurely, it fell s u.
yards away.--London Cnron''
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Chief Butler OF England.

The duke Of Norfolk, as hereditary
earl marshal of England, has entire
control over the arrangements at
Westminster abbey at coronation or
other ceremonial OF public character,
and as chief butler Of England he is
entitled at q coronation to receive a
drinking cup OF pure gold. He can
claim an escort OF cavalry whenever
hs likes. The dukedom goes back
more than four centuries.
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The Rise Of
karew Carnegie.
BobbiQ Boy.

In a wee garnet of an humble work
ingmans home In the old city Of Dun
feminine, Scotland, was born Andrew
Carnegie, the great steel millionaire
Of america, writes correspondent or
the New York World.
have just visited the birthplace OF
Andrew Carnegie, down on Noodle
street, betwixt John Loudens liquor
store and the slassworks in Dunferm-
line.
William Carnegie, the weaver, con-
tented himself with a single upper
room twelve feet square. where lived
the whole Carnegie household on No
vember %, 1897. when Andrew first
saw light. The Carnegie house was
of the rebcliious republican stripe and
was known to have rebel flag in the
garrett. This made trouble and event
ually landed an uncle in the "gaol."
In the course of time Carnegie thrift
made itself felt. The weaver became
the proprietor of four damask looms
and employed two or three apprc-
tees. He celebrated his prosperity
by moving downstairs, where he paid
IS Cd. rent instead Of f3-say, about
$25. He had two rooms to accommo-
date his growing family. Recently
Mr. Carnegie purchased his birthplace
and that upper room is now sacredly
vacant.
Two things make the year 1913 ia
nous. During that year revolution
shook every throne in Europe, and
William Carnegie, his wife, Tom and
Andrew Carnegie emigratcd to Amer
lea. The steam looms made unprotita-
bic the business Of the small manufac-
turers. The weaver of Noodle street
had been obliged to sell his four dam
ask looms and turn his face to the
West. He secured q Job in a Pennsyl-
vania wooden mill. Tom and Andrew
became bobbin boys
From bobbin boy in linen factory
to millionaire. Such is the story
Of Andrew Carnegie. 1t is not n tale
of inherited wealth, nor is it ont G.
luck. He started on the lowermost
round of the ladder and worked to the
top-all within sixty-four years.
With the money accumulated by the
sale of his effects the elder Carnegie
purchased passage to America on
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face. and It was easy to see that
though he was little he was full or
spirit. He had not been with me
month when lie began to ask II
would teach him how to telegraph. l
began to instruct him and found him
an apt pupil. He spent all his spare
time in practice, sending and receiving
by sound and not by tape, as was
largely the custom in those days.
Carnegic's father died at this time
uS52, when Andrew was but fifteen
years old, and the responsibility of
the family support fell upon the lads
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its inviting countryside, the pleasant
neighbors surrounding it. make 1t an
ideal summer home. Few country
seats in the United Kingdom are OF
finer estate than this highland abode
where the American millionaire will
spend the summer at rest.
Charles NJ. Schwab, the man who
has been selected through the influ-
ence of Andrew Carnegie for Il
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on Oil Greek, Penn. The purchase
price was $4,000, and shortly it paid
an annual profit Of $1,OOO,OO0. This
gave Carnegie his first start in life
as a capitalist.
At thirty he had laid the foundation
Of his wealth. After starting the Key
stone Bridge Company he founded the
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terry time as this, but that Doesn't
weigh in the balance against him
not with mel"
None of u is trying to pose AZ 2
saint. my dear boy" mildly interposed
Carlough, you have placed wrong
construction on what have sail. We
rave a bit of the ancien. spirit about
each of us, when 1t comes to tempt
ing glass or a pretty woman. and you
know that Vanny's no exception. In
his case, unlike the acid and the al
kali, however, one will not neutrallze
the other; one must give way and I'm
ready to vouch for his good sense.
Sound of familiar voice in the cor
ridor announced the arrival OF the