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THR FHIBIDI.Y VISITOR. |, To homes of poverty she went, ij Just as a friend, Upon Love's errand humbly bent, That she might lend Some of the fnith, the hope, and cheer Which blest her life, To those who need to come more near The peace through strife. She took no purse, no worldly goods She was a frleud. She gayo but words, from loving moods Which lieartward tend. She spoke of simple things, and rcal Those which change not If plenty crowns or great needs seal Our human lot. Great meed of trust, and lasting zeal For what Is good, She took tile poor, and gave rich meal Of strengthening food. She clasped a' hand, to fill a heart With precious store She gave but hunger for that part, Not less, but more Than all the things for which men long' Or toll to get— The love of being, pure and strong. And though she met With scorn from those who listened not, Wishing but bread. Her simple word brightened their lot, Whom thus she fed. —Legtle W. Spragiie In Christian Begls tcr. THE BROKEN ENGAGEMENT. By Hel«m Forrr.t Grave*. When Mary Clarlmont's engagement Was proclaimed to the world, there en sued a general expression of surprise. People generally are surprised at matrltnonlalengagetnents, There Is al ways some cogent reason why things should have been adjusted otherwise— -why John «1iould have married Joan and Peter should prefer Betsey. No body over yet was married to suit everybody. But In Mary Clarlmont's case it did really seem as If the course of true love had interfered seriously with the cur rent of common sense and prudence. Miss Clarlmont was only one-and tweiity, a tall, Imperial beauty, with, dewy black eyes, a skin as fresh as damask roses, and dark-brown hair, coiled in shiniug bands at the back of' her head. Moreover, Miss Clarlmont had a "career" before her. She had Just graduated from Mcdfleld Medical University, and taken out her diplo ma as an M. D. "And only to think of it," said Aunt Joi bursting into tears of vexation and. disappointment, "that she must needs go and ruin all her prospects by getting engaged to Harry Marlow, down in New York!" "It docs seem: strange, Aunt Jo, when I sit down and think over It," said Doe tor Mary, laughing and blushing. "Six months ago, my profession was all the world to me. I neither wished nor enred for anything outside Its limits. Tlio future wns all mapped out before mo, without let or hindrance and now "Humph!" growled Aunt Jo. "Any brainless idiot can get married, and keep a man's house and meud his shirts for him, but ypu were made for something higher and more dignified, Mary." Mary smiled. "Dftir Aunt Jo,-' said she, "I shall .not let niy sword and shield rust, be- Harryhasonly ills own tal- pntsito advance him in the,world, ^and It will be nt least a year before we shall be ready to inarry. In the mean time, I shall accept the post of visit ing physician to the Aldcnbury Alms house, and practice my profession in Aldenbnry, Just the same as If there were no engagement!" "I wish to goodness there wasn't," said Aunt Jo. "I tell you what, Mary, I don't fancy that smiling, smooth tougued young man of yours, and I shall." ioelor Mary Clarlmont kept her euipor. "I am sorry, Aunt Jo," she said, ileasantly. "But I hope that you will eventually change your mind." "I used to keep a tliread-nnd-needle store wlien I was a young woman," re marked Aunt Jo, drllv, "and I always could tell the ring of a counterfeit half dollar when a customer laid it on the counter. I could then, and I can now— and I tell you whnt, Mary, there's base metal about Harry Marlow!" loctor Mary bit her lip. "Perhaps. We will not discuss the subject further, Auut Jo," she said, with quiet dignity, and the old lady said no more. "Aunt Jo is wrong!" persisted the pretty young M. D. to.herself. "Mary is making a fool of herself!" thought Aunt Jo. Aldcnbury -was a pretty manufactur ing village, with a.main street shaded by umbrageous maple trees, a "west end," where people who had ronde their fortunes lived comfortably in roomy old houses, surrounded by vel vet lawns and terraced gardens, and irii~**e»st~end where people fought desperately, and not always successful ly, to keep soul and body together on the merest plttauce. And a little way out of the village, the almshouse, built and endowed by a certain smuggling sea-captain, whose conscience bad stricken him during his latter days, raised Its gray-stone gables to the sky, and made a picturesque back-ground to the landscape. Doctor Mary Clarlmont made some thing of a sensation at Aldenbury. Up to this time, all the resident M. D.'s had been snulfy old gentlemen, with wigs, or pert young ones, with eye glasses. A beautiful young lady, who wrote prescriptions and compounded pills and lotions, was a novelty in the town, and by no nienns a disagreeable one. People rather liked the Idea,' once they had convinced themselves that the lady doctor thoroughly understood her self and her patients. And the poor old people at the alms house grew to love Doctor Mary, and listen with eager ears for the sound of her carriage wheels over the blue gravel drive which led up to the por tico. It Avas a brilliant December day when the young physician stood in the neatly-carpeted reception-room, draw ing on her fur gloves, previous to enter ing the neat phaeton once again, while she reiterated to the white-capped maid some direction respecting old Ann Mudgett's rheumastism, when the tnatrou hurried In. "Oh, 1 beg your pardon. Doctor Clarl mont," said she, "but I clean forgot the new old woman!" "The new old woman!" repeated Doc tor Mary, with a smile. "That Is," explained Mrs. Cunning ham, "she only came last night—a ^"quiet old soul, half blind and quite bad .with the asthma. Perhaps you'd bet •ter Just see her before you go. She brought a card of admlsslou from'Doe tofMertou, the New York'clergyman, who Is one of our directors, you know. And she seems a decent body enough." So Doctor Mary went cheerfully Into the little brick-paved room, with Its white pallet-bed, cushioned rocking chair and neatly draped casement, where sat a poor little shriveled up woman, wrapped in a faded shawl. She looked timidly up -ns Doctor Mary came lu, from under the borders of her cap. "I'm a poor body, miss," said she, "and I'm sensible I'm making a deal of trouble in the world. But the Lord don't always take us, miss, when we'd like to go." "This Is the doctor," said Mrs. Cun ningham. The little woman would have risen up to make a feeble courtesy, but Doc tor Mary motioned her to keep her seat, and asked: "What is your name?" "Louise Marlow, miss." "Marlow? That is an unusual HUIUVt isn't It?" said Mary Clarlmont, coloring lu spite of her self. "We're English, miss," said the old woman, struggling bravely with her asthma. "There ain't many of us in this country. I've a son, miss. In the law business, ns any mother might be proud of." "A son!" echoed Mrs. Cunningham "and you in the nlmshouse?" "Not that it's his fault, ma'am," the old creature made lmste to explain. "My son Is to be married to a fine, proud young lady, as is flt for any prince In all the land, and of course he can't be expected to burden him self with a helpless old woman like me. He says I'm to write and let him know how I get along, and if I'm sick or anything, he'll try to see me. I sewed carpets until the asthma got hold of me, and supported myself com fortably. But of course I couldn't Iny up anything for a rainy day,, who could? And Henry couldn't help me, for he's getting ready to btf married, poor lad! So I went to Doctor Mor ton and asked him, did he know of any decent place "where an old woman like me could end her days in peace. And he gave me a card to come here, and some money to pay my traveling ex penses—God bless him!—and here I am!" Mary Clarlmont had listened quietly to the garrulous lady, but the color had varied in her checks more than once as she stood there. "Is your son's nnme Harry Marlow?" she said, slowly and thoughtfully. "Yes, miss, at your service," said the old woman, with a duck of her white capped head. "Is lie like this?" asked Doctor Mary, taklug photograph from her pocket. The old woman, with trembling hands, fitted on her iron-bowed specta cles, and looked nt the picture, uttering a little cry of recognition. "Sure, miss, it's his own self," she cried. "You are acquainted with him, then?" "Somewhat," sold Doctor Mary, com posedly. as she returned the photo graph to Its place. "And now I will leave you something to relieve this difficulty in breathing." But the old crone eyed her wistfully. "Perhaps you know the young lady my son Is to marry?" she observed. "Yes," said Doctor Mary, writing something in her prescription-book. "I have seen her." "Perhaps, Miss," faltered the old wo man, "you would give her my humble duty, and tell Iter I would Just like to look at her for once and see whnt she Is like. There's no fear of my trou bling her, miss, for I mean to end my days here. But I would like to see her Just once. And if-It wouldn't be aslc iug-too much,- miss, would you please write to ray son, and tell where I am for I'm no scholar myself, and I'm his mother, after all." "I will write to him," said Doctor Mary, quietly, and so she went away. "I never see a lady doctor afore." said old Mrs. Marlow, with along sigh. But she's a pretty creetur,' and It seems good to have her around. I hope she'll come again soon." "You may be very sure of that," said the matron, brusquely. "Doctor Clarl mont ain't one to neglect poor people because they are poor." That evening Aunt Jo, frying crul lers over the kltclien-fire was sur prised by a visit from her niece, who £ime in, all wrapped iu furs, with cheeks crimsoned with the frosty air. "Bless me! This ain't never you?" said Aunt Jo, peeping over the rims of her spectacles. 'I drove over to see you, Aunt Jo," said Mary, "to tell you that you were right. The metal wns counterfeit." 'Eli?" said Aunt Jo, mechanically ladling out the brown, curly crullers, although she did not look at what she was doing. "I have written to Harry Marlow canceling our engagement," said Doc tor Mary, calmly, albeit her voice fal tered a little. "The man who will heartlessly let Ills old mother go Into an almshouse sooner tlinn take the trouble to maintain her, can be no fit husband for any woman!" And then she sat down .by the fire, and told Aunt Jo everything for crabbed, crusty old Aunt Jo had been like a mother to her, and her heart was full to overflowing. When Mary had ceased speaking, Aunt Jo nodded bedhead. "You have, done well and wisely," said she. Old Mrs. Marlow died that winter, Ip Aldenbnry Almshouse, with Iier head on Doctor Mary Clarlmont's arm, and never knew that her garrulous Confes sions had deprived her son of his prom ised wife. And Mary says, quietly and resolute ly, thnt her profession must bfc hus band and home to her, henceforward. Just what it ought to be," says Aunt Jo. "No woman ever yet suc ceeded in doing two things at once."— Saturday Night. L»t of (he TmMmmulaiiK. A very Interesting addition has just been made to the exhibited anthropo logical collection In the Natural His tory Aluseum. It Is a perfect skele ton of an nboriglnal Tasmania]). Only four complete skeletons of this extinct race are known to exist, and, owing to the custom of burning the dead which prevailed among them, it ir very doubtful whether any others will now be recovered. The last male of the race died In March,. I860, and In June, 1870, there died the last wom^n, Truganimi, or Lalla Bookb, as she was afterwards called. She was ab fiouii'.'ly the las* survivor of the race, and this fact lends additional interest to the possession by the museum of the authentic busts of her and her husband, modelled by Mr. Murray of Hobart Town.—London Globe. A U.e for Them. Weary Walker—"Lady, would ycr please give me a few crullers like dose got last, week?" Mrs. Newed—"Yes, poor fellow. Here are three of them for you." Weary Walker—"Can't you make It four, mum? Me and me partner wants ter play quoits."—Philadelphia Beeord. And tlie Rain Came Down. The rancher gazed on his sun-parched fields with a frown on his rough, red face, And wished be conld niter real wicked talk to properly fit the case, And he moped around with despondent air, his spirit all dead to pride, For gone were his dreams of the harvest cash rolling in as a golden tide. But the tree toads started prophetic songs, and the peafowl uttered its cries, And the goosebone told him its silent tale, and the clouds bunched up In the skies, And the rains camc down In a soaking flood and his fields turned green with delight. And now you would tlilnk that he owns the earth, with every blamed planet in sight!—Denver Post. Da.h Chanced to Crank Chnrna. There ore a large number of butter makers who will use only tha old-fash ioned dash churn, believing thnt it gives the best results, quality and quantity of butter considered. The no. 1. great fault of the dash churn Is the la bor of operating it, so much of the exerted force of the operator being lost on account of no machinery to utilize Is as in the crank churn. In Figs, and 2, dash churns are converted Into crank churns. Ii the device shown In Pig. 1 au o'd buggy wheel can he used for the fly wheel. All the iron work, such as the crank shaft, bear ings, pitman, etc., can be made by any blacksmith at a small expense. The framework any FIO. 2. farmer will be able to make himself. The two posts used in the first device need not be very large of heavy, but Just wide enough to permit the wheel to turn inside of the two supports on which the bearings rest. In the second figure an Iron fly-wheel such as Is found on an old cider press Is used. It Is adapted to a small churn.—J. G. A., In American Agriculturist. Kconomjr with Fallen Apples, There Is much waste lu the common practice of turning hogs Into orchards to pick up fruit and make that their exclusive diet The hog will soon learn to eat only the ripened fruit, leaving that which is wormy. This fruit can be sold or dried, and if forced to do It the hog will eat the wormy fruit be fore the worm escapes. But to make this really economical some grain and milk should be given to hogs In addi tion to their fruit diet. This will make the young pigs grow and will strength en their digestion for the exclusive corn feeding that will come wben they are put up to be fattened. Enlargement of Old Barn*. It is quite it common practice to build low, shed-roofed additions to the sides of barns wben It is desired to Becure more room. This gives the desired ad dition of ground floor space, but does not secure added Btorage roof that could be secured as well as not, and at almost no added cost, were the addi- KNI.AROID BARNS. tlons made according to the plan sug gested in the cut.. Here the roof Is ex tended down over the addition without a break, making a better-looking build ing and one much more serviceable than by the common plan. The space in the tops of the additions opens Into the scaffolds, or the second floor space of the old barn, and gives so much more added storage capacity. Weed* Among Bean*. After beans have blossomed It is not best to work among them, especially if the weather and soil be wet, and there should be no cultivation while the leaves are wet with rains or dew. Hence the early cultivation of beans Bhould be thorough, so as to allow them to ripen before the weeds smother them. It Is not best to plant beans on land that Is very rich In nitrogenous plant food, because such land Is al ways very weedy. Boll of moderate fertility with a dressing of phosphate and potash will make a good grain crop, while on the richer land without tbe mineral fertilizer, there will be only a large growth of haulm and leaves. Protect the Barn Bwallowa. These birds, which were formerly very numerous about farm buildings are great destroyers of Insects. In some parts of England they were de pended upon by hop growers to destroy hop flies. They subsist wholly upon Insects, which they catch on the wing, and are fond of all kinds of gnats, moths, beetles and many other kinds. Daring recent years the swallow has been driven away from Its home by the English sparrow, a fact to be. re gretted.—Orange Judd Farmer.. Cucumbers for Pickles. Pickled cucumbers are sold by count, and the small ones are generally pre ferred. Hence close picking and fre quent picking, so as to prevent any from growing too large, Is necessary to secure large crops. Sometimes, how ever. a stray cucumber will bide under the leaveB until it has almost ripened its seeds. It Is astonishing how this lessens the yield of the vine. Yet It 1* not to be wondered at, for the perfec tion of seed In almost all plants ex hausts their vitality very rapidly. The cucumber vines should be handled carefully so as not to loosen the roots which some of them send Into the soil from the Joints. These are great helns to the vine. If the vine Is turned up to see what Is under It some of these side rootlets will be destroyed. Cabbage Worm Insecticide. Pests of the cabbage family are best controlled by tho use of the following insecticide: Pulverized reslu, five pouuds concentrated lye, one pound Ash oil, one pint water, five gallons. Make this into a stock solution by plac ing the oil, resin and one gallon of hot water in an Iron kettle, heating until the resin Ig softened. After this add tbe concentrated lye carefully and stir tbe mixture thoroughly. Add four more gallons of water and boll the whole mass until tbe mixture will unite with cold water, making a clear, am ber-colored mixture. This mixture should mnko five gallons of stock solu tion. When this Is used, F. A, Slrrlne, of the Geneva experiment station, ad vises preparing It by combining one gallon of tbe stock solution with six teen gallons of water, three gallons milk of lime and one-quarter pound of Paris green. The water, resin and milk of lime are combined, after which the Paris green Is added. In every case where this mixture Is properly applied good results were obtained. Watering Plants. Some plants, to thrive as they should, require much more water than others, and on this account, if the best growth is maintained through the summer, more or less watering will be neces sary. But If watering is necessary, if any considerable amount of benefit Is secured, It Is very essential that It be thorough. One or two thorough soak lags of the soil a week around the roots will be of much more real benefit to the growing plants than a dally sprinkling on the surface. One of the best plans of watering a larger proportion of plants Is to work the soil into a good tilth, drawing the earth away from the plant to some extent then put on water sufficient to thoroughly wet the soil and throw over this a thin layer of fine soil. This acts as a mulch and lessens evaporation, and a large amount of benefit Is derived and the work needn't be repeated so often. In nearly all cases where watering is commenced it will have to be kept up until there Is a good rnin.—Farmer's Voice. Bknu Gnlls. The natives of Foula, one of the Shet land Islands, make a business of rear iug skau gulls In order to rid tho Island of the eagles that commit so many depredations. The magnificent red sandstone cliffs that skirt tbe north western const became a favorite haunt of the eagles, and In this Inaccessible spot they Increased so rapidly that they became a terror to the farmers and fishermen who dwell on this iso lated spot. The skau gulls are also strong nnd fierce, and the Inveterate foe of the eagle. In battle the gulls are nearly always victorious, and so the Inhabitants of Foula hit upon the novel plnu of feeding and caring for skau gulls, which, though formidable to their feathered enemies, arts very peaceable and docile when brought In contact with man. 7 4 Fhorthorn Cow. Property of W. S. Lister, Middle church, Man. Winner of first prize In aged cow class at the Winnipeg Indus trial Exhibition. Virginia Hams and Bacon. B. W. Jones, of Surry County, Va., in a long article on the above Bubject, recapitulates the essential points as follows: 1. To have really good bacon, we must start with tbe pig, and feed for flesh and muscle, and not alone for fnt. (2) Spring pigs killed In Decem ber tV January make the cheapest pork. (3) Very large hogs are not the best for first-class bacon. (4) Salt the meat with dry salt, and not In brine. (5) From four to six weeks is long enough for meat to lie in salt (0) To prevent skippers, apply borax to the meat, when It is washed to be hung up. (7) Smoke to a bright ginger-bread col or, with onk or hickory wood. (8) The smokehouse Is the best and proper place for keeping bacon during sum mer. (9) The smokehouse should be cool and dark, and kept clean. (10) Be ware of imitation bacon. Homcsteading In Nebraska. In the vicinity of Beatrice, Nel)., on a great farm, of 800 acres, lives Dan iel Freeman, who was the first man to take up a claim under the United States homestead law. The law went Into effect on Jan. 1, 1863. On New Year's eve a ball was given at Brown ville, Neb., then the headquarters of the land office, as the public lands of the then Territory of Nebraska were tho first to be thrown open to settle ment, Just after midnight young Free man and James Bedford, the assistant register of tbe land office, went to the office of the latter, where Mr. Freeman filed his claim on 100 acres of fertile land. Since Mr, Freeman filed his claim on a homestead, 637,389,422 acres have been taken up under the home stead law. When to Set Out Strawberries. When tbo conditions will admit Au gust is one of tbe best montbs in which to set out strawberry plants. If a good, vigorous growth can be secured nt this time a fair crop of fruit may be se cured next spring. As wltb all crops, the soil Bhould be prepared In good tilth and care taken In setting out the plants In order that a good growth may be secured. On this account It rarely pays to attempt to grow the plants if the soil Is very dry, as there Is not a sufficient supply of moisture. Then If the soil la dry, more work Is necessary to secure a fine tilth. But with the soli In a good tilth and suffi cient moisture In the soil to Induce a good growth, setting In August will give good results. Clearing Fence Corners, After haying and harvest have been finished, it Is well to go around the fields and cut down weeds next to tbe fence that the mower and reaper could not reach. Since farmers have got out of the habit of swinging the scythe, fence corners grow up with shrubs and weeds that no good farmers would allow, and which soon grow away from the fence and take tho fertility from crops for some distance Into tho field. Enough weeds aro allowed to go to seed In some fence corners to seed the entire farm. 11 ENCOURAGING TO DEMOCRACY. One of the most encouraging signs for the Democracy Is the general inter est taken at this early date In the dis cussion of tlie party platform to be formulated by the uatlonul convention of next year, aud In the question as to who shall be the candidate for the Presidency. If (lie chauces of victory In tho election were not good the pub lic would uot concern Itself as It does about these matters. Tbe conferences that are being held by the various State leaders are also good auguries for party succcss next year. They show that the men to whom the voters look for guidance fully realize their responsibilities, and nre anxious to meet them, so that Re publican misrule will be overthrown. In this general discussion about both Its platform and its Presidential candi date next year the Democratic party has also the opportunity to ascertain what the voters who will decide the election wish. There Is a strong senti ment against the McKinley second term trust syndicate even in the Hcpublicnn party, aud it is not Improbable that If Mark Hannn nnd his friends aud asso ciates make themselves too conspicu ous, there will be trouble In the ranks of such magnitude that their defeat will be surely brought about. The drift of discussion also shows that the Imperial expansion policy, in which there nre millions of dollars for favored contractors and speculators. Is decidedly unpopular, and thnt hun dreds of thousands of votes can be galued by the Democracy if It will stand courageously for Justice for the Filipinos and for the safe-guarding of American institutions. As for the money question, opinion still seems to be divided with the Re publicans anxious to keep It at the front during next year's contest. This should serve ns a warning to the De mocracy, and.lt will doubtless do so ijo the men who nre earnestly anxious to relieve the country of the Incubus of MfcKinleyism and all thnt it Implies. When it comes to tho discussion among Democrats of the candidate who is to lead tho national ticket next year there Is really very little differ ence of opinion, although, of course, thero nre "favorite sons." They are not as numerous as Is usually tlie case, however, and it Is clear that the nom inee of the convention of 1000 will be supported most loyally by the rank nnd file of the party nnd this fact alone Is a strong augury of victory. The free and open discussion now fping 011 within the Democratic party is the best help possible to the achiev ing of success next year. It clears away the cobwebs from the brains of the people, aud makes them see more clearly, which means that they will re pudiate at the polls the conglomeration of evil called McKiulpylsm.—New York News. £xpanslon. Those who favor the Imperial policy of the Republican administration en deavor to make it acceptable to the people under the guise of expansion. But expnnslou is one thing nnd Im perialism Is an entirely different thing. Legitimate expansion as Illustrated by the territory acquired under Jefferson, Monroe, Polk aud Tierce added about two-thirds of the area of tbe Union and supports over 20,000,000 people, but Imperialism gives to this country a tropical archipelago, peopled with 10, 000,000 savages, at a cost of $20,000,000 aud a terrible war. Under the circum stances it is not to be wondered at that conservative Republicans, such as Boutwell and Burrows, Bee dauger In imperialism, nor Is it a matter for sur prise that the majority of the people are opposed to such a measure. Senator Burrows has been made the target of abuse by administration or gans, but he stands manfully to his guns nnd replies to his critics as fol lows: "I only stated In the interview what have been my convictions from the first. So far the warfare has raged 50 miles north of Manila, and only a few miles to the east. There are thou sands of miles yet to subdue, and fully 10,000,000 people to subjugate, be lieve In terminating the difficulty as soon ns possible, and before many more lives have been needlessly wnsted. 1 have said nothing that deserves cen sure. I do not object to legitimate ex pansion." It will be observed that Senator Bur rows draws a distinction between ex pansion and Imperialism, and tbis dis tinction Is worthy of careful consid eration. No patriotic citizen objects to the legitimate expansion of the United States, but all patriots will oppose the abrogation of fundamental principles and the establishing of monarchical methods In this great republic. Pensions. It Is a significant fact that the war with Spain has already proved respon sible for tbe filing of 17,000 pension claims. From this fact one can read ily Infer that the Philippine war Is going to prove a most costly enterprise. But it Is stated with much approval that Henry Clay Evans, Commissioner of Pensions, In his annual report an nounces that the number of pensioners on the national list has decreased some 2,000 over that recorded last year. Perhaps this decrease may be traced In spme degree to the fnct that sixty three pension attorneys were disbar red, ten suspended and two dropped during the year. The total number of attorneys dropped to date is 1,103. And yet 37,000 new pensions were granted. Undoubtedly many of these were fraudulent claims, for at this late date since the ending of the war between the States It does not seem reasonable to believe that all of these 37,000 pen sioners had valid claims. There Is no disposition on the part of the people to refuse aid to deserving survivors of the wars, but tho very fact that nearly 2,000 pension attor neys have been disbarred shows that fraud aud rapacity are largely respon sible for tho tremendous burden which a pension list of $150,000,000 a year imposes.—Chicago Democrat. Throwing Over the Jonahs. It has becomo quite the reiguing fad with President McKinley to throw overboard tho Jonahs of his present ad ministration la preparation for a suc cessful course after the second term In the Whlto House. Eagan was the first to go. and shortly after him fol lowed Alger. Now It is whispered that Vice President Hobart will be gently dropped over tbe side of the Repub lican ship when tho nomination of a Vice President Is taken Into considera tion. Now. Hobart has not proved an ex ception to the general rule, and has been as Impersonal and as Inconspicu ous as most Vice Presidents. But Ho bart comes from New Jersey and Is not only affiliated with trusts, but rep resents a State which Is the breeding ground of the trusts. It will be the policy of tlie Republican pnrty to get up a sham battle with the trusts in 1000, and It won't do to have the can didate for second place on the ticket a great captain in the army of the trusts. But the rejection ot Hobart will have little effect upon the people. Indeed, the hypocritical arraignment of trusts will be discountenanced and the actions of the administration dur ing McKlnlcy's first term will speak louder than platform declarations in 1900. No action taken by the Hanna, Elk Ins, McIClnley politicians can fool the people as to the attitude of the ad ministration toward trusts. McKinley was elected by the trusts In 189C. He has been tho friend of the trusts all through his term of office, and tbis show of hostility will simply prove a subject for ridicule by tho people when It Is made evident at the Republican national convention. McKinley*. Cabinet. President McKiniey's administration is only a little more than two years old, aud yet only three ot the original mem bers of his Cabinet are In office. They are Gage, of the Treasury Long, of the Navy and Wilson, of the Agricultural Department. One Cabinet position has been changed twice. First Sherman re signed, and was followed by W. M. Day, and Day resigned and was suc ceeded by Ambassador Hay. Mr. Mc Kiniey's administration has not been a smooth one. As when he wns Governor of Ohio, most of bis troubles have come from his inability to Judge ot the character and fitness of men. It Is said by those who are quite close to the President that he still refuses to be lieve the stories of the unfairness, not to say downright trickery, of Senator Hanna in political affairs, and adheres to iilm against the advice of many of bis old friends.—Columbus Press-Post. strikes nnd Anarchy. The State militia had hardly depart ed from Cleveland, Oblo, before an other street car was dynamited. Strik ers wonder why the general public do not more generally sustain them, yet they have their answer in the fact that the general public is opposed to vio lence. Violence was attempted In Brooklyn and the strike failed. Vio lence has been prevalent In Cleveland and the strike will fall. Force begets force, and violence ns a weapon leads to violence as a defense. .The general public Is opposed to both uses ot vio lence and the overthrowing of law and order.—Nashville American. Ilewer Keeps Mum. As Admiral Dewey approaches home waters the liars are buzzing about him endeavoring to make him deny some thing or trip over some of their clumsy contrivances. But the old sea-dog has cruised among the heathen too long to be upset by the bogus newspaper re porter and I10 pays no more attention to their buzz than a grizzly In the Rockies docs to a swarm of gnats.— Burlington Hawkeye. A Natural Choice. Exposing the Imperialistic policy of McKinley In his Philippine war, show ing the animus back of tlie Republican hatred tor Germany, denouncing the money power for its heartless greed and Its upholding of the tyrannical gold standard, and showing how the bondage to the trusts may be thrown off, William J. Bryan will be tbe peo ple's choice.—Newark Advocate. DETERMINING ONE'S CALLING. It Does Not Come Ready Labeled Nor Does It Often Come Unsought, "Nature does not give to the ordinary mortal a specific label of his calling, but Implants certain tendencies which are not so positive as suggestive," Is the position taken by Carrie E. Garrett lu a thoughtful article entitled "A Song of Work," In tho Woman's Home Com panion. "Sometimes the latent force lies asleep for years until something happens to call it forth. And then, as a rule, it Is merely a bent, a bias, which leads a man oh, step by step, gives him as much encouragement ns he needs, but does not In its early stages assume the form ot a positive vocation. It seems to be at first largely a matter of faith, and thus the youug disciple finds It hard to explain to others the inward urging which he feels toward some par ticular vocation and perhaps he Is obliged to bear some criticism for bis reluctant attitude toward other, per haps more lucrative, callings. Even he himself will at times feel a sense of Impotence and despair and hove fears thnt he is on a false .trial. But again the suggestion—the whispers of a man's true vocation will be heard, and lu spite of himself he picks up Ms thread aud presses onward. "If people would seek for their chil dren not that which seems best or most expedient for them to do, but that which they can do best, we should not have so many Jaded, Joyless workers. Some unfortunate children are predes tined to perpetuate the 'firm,' Just as If they were bees or silkworms born to the family calling. If John's father Is an established bird-fancier, John Is ex pected to be a blrd-fnncler, too, though he may secretly aspire to medicine or cabinet-making. It is said that on the death of Canova, the Italian sculptor, an Englishman asked his brother If he meant to 'carry on the business.' Then the old bugbear 'gentility' often creeps In (even In democratic America), and dooms to such polite callings as school teaching, bookkeeping, stenography, and other pen-and-ink crafts, many girls with cunning fingers and a quick eye for color who were divinely ap pointed to be milliners." Something Had Happened. Mrs. Rockingham—I tblnk Mr. Wood by proposed to Grace last night. Mr. Rockingham—Why? Mrs. Rockingham—Two or three times to-day she has not caught me up oil things that I had started to say. She has not acted at ail as if she knew more about tbe world and its ways than I, aud she hasn't been disposed to sit around and let me wait on her. Mr. Rockingham—Well, you may be wrong in your guess, but it is evident that a great change of some kind has taken place in her sweet qroung life.— Chicago Times-Herald. Au Insult in China. In China to salute any one by taking off one's bat Is a deliberate Insult. IOWA HOTS IN BLUE. ANNUAL (ENCAMPMENT AT CAMP LINCOLN, BURLINGTON. 8lx Hundred Foldiers Take Up tbe Regular Routine of Army Life—Gov ernor Bhaw Visits the Camp-Be* •lew in His Honor, It was a great day in Burlington when the several coiupnuics of the Fiftieth regiment, Iown National Guard, assem bled at Camp Liucolu for their auauitl encampment. At intervals nearly all Say the "tramp, tramp, tramp" of the soldier boys resounded on tbe brick pave ment, and through the heavy dust as the companies silently marched to the Madison avcuue grounds. Within a short time after the rem* guard had ar rived from the west and marched to the grounds, the appearance of the regi ment differed but little from a camp that had been established for months, with the soldiers just returning from a long march or drill. At the different depots crowds assem bled to witness the arrival of the sol diers. General Kyers and staff and Col. Caughlan and staff acted as a reception committee, escorting the various compa nies to the camp on horseback. The troops were agreeably surprised upon their arrival at the grounds, to lind not only the tents up, but trenches dug nnd dinner ready. The first company to arrive was D, of Washington, with a full roster of forty two men and three officers. Capt. Brook hart was in couimaud, with First Lieu tenant Glasgow and Second Lieutenant Miller. The boys were in henry march ing order, with blanket rolls over one •boulder and muskets and canteens on the other. Campaign hats, blue trousers, with leggings and blouses, completed the attire. Company I, of Iowa City com pany B, of Davenport, and company C, of Muscatine, followed a little later. Other trains brought in the rest: Com pany K, of Grinned L, of Newton A, of Keokuk 1«\ of Fort Madison E, of Ceaterville II, of Chariton G, of Ot tumwa, nnd M, of Fairfield. The Fiftieth got down to active work immediately. In the afternoon they were straightenlug up at camp and at 0 o'clock that eveniug A parade was given. The hard work of active service be gau Thursday morning, the camp awak eniug at reveille at 5:15, nnd nt once starting on duty. Mess at 0 o'clock with potatoes, coffee and bacon refreshed the boys for the work of the ^ay, though a few delicacies not exactly on the pro* gram helped considerably. At 8 o'clock, guard mount, the most interesting of the camp ceremonies occurred. Immediately after guard mount there was a bustle of preparation throughout the camp as the first call for drill sounded. At o'clock the regiment was formed in front of reg imental headquarters, Col. Caughlan tak ing command. The evolutions of the regiment were viewed with interest by several hundred spectators. As a rule the companies are well drilled, but the four hours of dally practice was of great benefit. On Friday the camp was the gather ing place of a number of prominent Iowa Guard officers and veterans of the Span ish war. There were General James Hush Lincoln, of Ames Major Oltn stead, of Des Moines General Prime, of Chfcago Colonel Jacksnu, of Muscatine Colonel Lambert, of Newton, and Lieu tenant Colonel John Mofilt, of Tipton. They were entertained by General Byers nnd Colonel Caughlan. General Byers had a review Saturday and General Prime on Sunday afternoon. Monday was Governor's day and more beautiful weather could not have been wished. The Governor und his staff, consisting of Colonel A. V. Shaw, Colonel C. 13. Putnam, Colonel J. K. Thompson, Colonel George C. Henry and Colonel William Larrabee, arrived Sun day night and were met by a detail of officers. A visit to the camp was made in the morning, where the guard was turned out to receive the distinguished party. The Governor aud his stuff ^nd a number of promiuent Burlington. citi zens were entertained at dinner by Colo nel Caughlan at regimental headquarters at 12:30, after which an inspection of the camp grounds was made by the party. Governor Shaw and his com panions were highly pleased with the sit uation of the camp. The presence of the Governor was a boon to the men of the regiment, as the greater portion of the drills was dispensed with. The event of the day was the review tendered in honor of Governor Shaw at 4 p. m. Fully 7,000 people assembled about tbe parade grounds to witness the ceremony, which was elaborate nnd beautiful, it was an immense success iu spite of the lieat of the sun, which must have been 'trying on the men as well as the review ing party. The usual dress parade took place at 0:30, followed by a concert by the Fiftieth Regiment band in front of regimental headquarters. Afterward the Governor and staff attended a rep resentation of the battle of San Juan, in which a portion of the Fiftieth regi ment appeared. State Item* of Interest* The C. It. & N. will locate two towns between Armstroug aud Estuer* •ville. Rev. A. Chase of LeGrand has accept ed a call from the Christian Church at iTama. Four hundred and four car loads of po tatoes were shipped out of Prairie City Jast year. Oskaloosa may purchase the water jworks system there, and if so it will com plete the plant. While working on tbe new bridge at ^Armstrong a plonk fell on a man's head, (crushing his skulK Frank Joseph of Dubuque died sudden ly in his chair in a hotel at Fredericks burg. Heart disease is the supposed cause. R. E. Train of Dows caught his foot in a plank and fell, striking his chin with such force as to break his jaw. The 4-year-old son of Carl Schnffer of Cottage fell off a windmill, striking his back on a tank,, seriously injuring him. Lightning struck the home of Will Woolford, near Conesville, and was de stroyed by fire. Loss about $500, Insur ance $350. George Weaver, son of Judge Weaver of Iowa Falls, and Miss Bessie Anderson of Fort Dodge surprised their friends by getting married. Weaver is aged 21 and Miss Anderson is 19. Lncky to Get It Anyway. "We bought a lawn mower at the Montague auction." "Well, that was all right, wasn't it? "All right! Maria says It is our old one which they borrowed and never re turned."—Detroit Free Press. A Natural Inference* "The world is mine!" exclaimed Monte Crlsto just before tbe curtain fell. "Say!" yelled a Spaniard from the gallery. "Are you the feller they call 'Uncle Sam?' "—Chicago News. From a Masculine Standpoint. "It's queer," said the young widow, "that poor, dear John never said a word to me about remarrying. I really can't understand it" "I don't see anything so very remark nble about that," rejoined her bachelor uncle. "I suppose you are not tbe one he thought it waB his duty to warn." Ilia Onlj Chaucc. "Henry, why do you smoke contln uaJly from morning until night?" "It's the only time 1 get 1 sleep £rwu night until Iron Money, but Made of Paper. Iron money furnishes tbp subjoet of an Interesting cbapter In-tbe monetary history of tbe United States. This po cullar currency differed from the Iron money which Lyturgus gave the Spar tans In that its substanco was paper. Another difference Is that tbo-Iron money of tbe Spartans wns designed to prevent trade from Its very incon veniences, while the iron money which was Issued by the mining companies of the upper peninsula was designed^ to foster trade by furnishing'a' Mn venlent circulating medium to use1 in plnce of real currency which. In the early days, when the region was Iso lated, was nest to Impossible to se cure In winter. The iron money of the United States wns confined to- tbe upper. peninsula of Michigan, nnd was In use for nbiut fifteen years following 1S55. In those days there wns no express at all In winter, und only two months In tbo Bummer, wben bonts could run. Tbe charge on getting currency up by boat was about 1 per cent, almost prohib itive. This led tbe big corporations which were mining Iron in the district to Issue what became kuoivu as Iron money. Tbe bills were rcnlly drafts signed by tbe ngents of the companies and payable in New York or'CIeveland on demand. Tbe only way tbey dif fered from drafts written to-dny Is that tbe amount was not written lu, but was printed In larger type than tlie context In the center of tbe bill. There were also figures In the corners repre senting the amount. Tbe bills bore a general resemblance to money. They were a good deal like tbe sblnplasters Issued later by. the Confederacy, only that tbey were not ns well printed. The latter were printed from engraved plates on special paper, while the Iron money Issued by tbe milling companies was printed from type on paper of reg ular stock. In spite of this certainly useful func tion the Government in 1874 drove Iron money out of circulation. But this was not such a hardship as It would have been a few years previous. There was no Iron money issued after 1872, though until the Government sent an agent there continued to be large qunn titles of It In circulation. The Issue was stopped In 1872 because the rail road had then penetrated the country, real currency could be obtained niid Iron money's reason for existence ceased. Colonel Gavett, who was In 1874 a special agent of the Trensury Depart ment, wns sent to Marquette, Mich.,' from Washington to find the volume of circulation Iron money had enjoyed nnd to assess and collect a retroactive tax of 10 per cent on each bill for every time it had been paid out,, gome of the mines had put millions of this money Into circulation. The New York mine, of Isbpemlng, In which Samuel J. I'llden/two years later a candidate for the Presidency, was the heaviest stockholder, and the Calumet and Hec la copper mine, of Calumet, had issued the largest amounts'of It. Bankers In the region were bit even harder than the Issuers of the currency, for they bandied the notes of nil companies. Peter White, wlio was then and still Is in the banking baslness at Mar Qiiette, liad a tax'6f J1,200,000 assessed against him by Gavett. Gavett was given an ley reception, nnd his request to examine the books of tho corpora tions was uniformly denied. The necessity of .paying their share In a cash tax of $10,000,000 would cer talnly have put some of tbo companies out of business. They owe tbelr sal ration to a relief bill passed by Con gress. This was vigorously opposed by J. J. Knox, Comptroller of the Cur rency. While tbe rellef bill saved Tll den's company, among others, from on excessive levy, It was one oCtbecauses of his undoing In 1870, when tbo cor poration money question was raised as a campaign Issue against ,blm. Gavett's arrival at Isbpemlng pre cipitated a veritable panic. People got rid of Iron money as rapidly as they could, and what they couldn't change Into good currency they buried In tho ground. A number of citizens who had accumulated nice little bank accounts saw them melt to almost nothing. All Fort.. Gratitude is an expectation of further favors. Grammatically speaking, a kiss Is a conjunction. The cheerful Idiot and the practical joker are probably full couslus. Mnnlfest destiny Is usually regulated by the sort of a wife a fellow has. A recently built organ run by elec tricity contains 04,500 miles ot wire. To .what deep gulfs a single deviation from tho track of human duties leads.— Byron. The Archbishop of Canterbury Is paid $10,000 a year more than President Mc Kiniey's salary. A proverb among the poor has it that the rich more often reckon pence than recompense. Gossips can't really belittle a great man, and with a small one tbe process Is superfluous. I hardly know so true a mark of a little mind as the servile Imitation of others.—Grcvllle. If there Is any person whom you dis like, that is the one of whom you should never speak.—Cecil. A woman can buy more bundles for little money than anybody else on earth. Washlugtou Democrat. In 18S0 tbe Erie Canal carried to tide water 1,480,000 tons of vegetable food In 1897 It carried only 744,000 tons. A great deal may be said about tho advantages of always telling the truth. Can anything be said on tbe other side? Tbe aeollnu harp was the Invention, It is believed, of Atbanuslus Klrcber, who lived In. the seventeenth century. We always have more faith in a su perstition that has a suggestion of wealth lu It than one that, presages woe. According to tho Washington Times tbe Kev. Sam Jones' income for several years has been between $25,000 and $oo,000. J. P. Bryant, of Bardwell, Ky,, Is said to be the owner ot tho largest straw berry patch iu tho world. It covers 1,700 acres. The thing tl at appeals most strongly to a woman who was crazy to movo Into tho country Is that she can run into town.—Philadelphia Times. The popular Idea of a woman who goes to lots ot trouble Is one who "sets the table'1' for the Suuday supper, In stead of couipellijig lier family to eat oil tbe pautry shelves.—Berlin (Md.) Herald. •K iv