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FOR YOU.
For yon, dear heart, the light—
Ood'i smile, where'er you be,
And If He will—the night,
Only the night for mel
For you Love's own dear land
Of roses, fair and free
And if you will—no hand
To give a rose to me.
For you Love's dearest bllat
In all the years to be
And if you will—no kiss
Of any love for me.
Thankful to know you blest,
When God your brow adorns
With the sweet roses of His rest,
I thank Him for the thorns!
^•Atlanta Constitution.
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SIMPLETON.
(SI HE entered the dining room of
the fashionable hotel, exhaling
the subtle odor of violets. She
.. wa» daintily attired In an azure gown
of filmy silken texture, over which
of soft white lace were artis
tically arranged. Every eye was upon
n«r
as she quietly glided to her place
•t one of the tables reserved for regu
lar boarders. Those of a romantic na
ture might have Imagined the face of
appearing through white
floods floating over a sea of bright
blue sky. There was not the slightest
doubt that upon the faces of the men
were expressions of admiration.
The big husband by whose side she sat
made no effort to conceal the fact that
this exquisite piece of femininity—who
had been his wife for ten years—was
atlll the object of his ardent and ever
Increasing worship. As he deferentlal
ly bent his head to her In reply to some
•light request, the big woman sitting
Just opposite glanced reprovingly at
her own husband, as If to say, "Mr.
I*slle Is a model husband. If you
Were only like him!" But the exprea
«ton of reproach was Immediately suc
ceeded by a frown -of Indignation as
•he noted that Mr. Leslie's chivalry
was quite lost upon her mate, as he
was evidently absorbed In the vision of
beauty at Mr. Leslie's side.
The vision was only talking common
place but with suc"h a genius—or was
It magnetism?—.-.hat every one seemed
helpless under Its Influence, although
the women present were evidently not
quite In harmony with the situation
nor the fragile looking woman of thir
ty with the-child's face. In spite of
this antagonistic undercurrent they
were, however, almost as Irresistibly
attracted as were the men. Women
are usually more analytical than are
men, and mentally dissected Mrs. Les
lie, although they inwardly rebelled
that she posseted the power to claim
a
second thought. When discussing her
together they denominated her "a silly
chit," "dell face," "simpleton," "know
nothing," and so on. They never ad
mitted her attractions, but openly won
-^lerel what there was in Mrs. Leslie
that all the men went wild over. If she
did have one grain of sense—they aver
red to the contrary—she certainly pos
sessed little education, and would of
ten make the most astonishing blun
ders.
Yet she always held a crowd of male
admirers around her, while the Intel
lectual women who could talk politics,
literature, science or art, were quite
neglected If she were present. She
waa no coquette, however, and In spite
of much jealous watching was never
discovered to be guilty of a moral In
discretion. The women were jealous
of her. The men enjoyed her because
they were not jealous.
8he always seemed unconscious of
either admiration or censure, and
though she had the most exquisite
taste In dress, there was no apparent
In her nature. To-day, In spite
'^aln whispered comments and
,-s of disapproval, she Innocently
chattered on, her delicate, ehlld-llks
face flushing prettily at times, al
though she could not, as Mrs. Adams
said, '.'talk fifteen consecutive minutes
without displaying the most egregious
Ignorance even upon ordinary sub
jects." .Yet the men always Ignored
her mistakes. Just now she caught the
word "tariff" from a conversation be
tween Miss Adams and Mrs. Smith,
and she quietly Interrupted in bird-like
tones: "Oh, has that bill passed? Let's
sec, what was It called?" One of the
ladles giggled audibly as Mr. Smith
gallantly replied:
"Oh, yes the Dingley bill, you
mean?"
"Yes, that's It. Who Introduced It?"
A smile from the women, and the po
lite and quiet reply:
"Mr. Dingley Introduced It It Is nam
ed for him."
"Ah, is 'that so? How nice! Mr.
Dingley is an Englishman I remem
ber now!"
"Pool!" whispered Miss Adams, while
Mrs. Smith applied her handkerchief
quickly to her mouth and feigned a
cough, although she knew hfer. ruse was
detected by the look of scorn Mr. El
lis gave her as Mr. Smith again made
courteous reply, and then, with charm
ing tact, changed the subject to one
more adapted to Mrs. Leslie's capacity.
That night,
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en the guests were as­
sembled upon the commodious hotel
porch, the men, as usual, forming a cir
cle around Mrs. Leslie, the women thus
Isolated discussed more satirically
than ever "the siren" and her charac
teristics. One declared she was not
only brainless but soulless. Incapable
of any great and noble ..thought or ac
tion.
"But," responded Jfrs. Smith in sar
castic tones, imitative of Mr. Ellis, "she
Is so genuine and sympathetic such
a sweet, womanly woman!"
"Yes, Indeed, my dears," said MUs
Adams, "and Mr. Smith informed me
.only yesterday that she gave a fellow
such noble aspirations!"
A merry laugh rang out at Mrs.
Smith's expense, but ere she could re
tort, the flrebell clanged loudly, fol
lowed Immediately by the heavy roll
of the engines over the paved streets,
and the cry of "Fire! Fire!" from In
numerable voices.
A wild, lurid glare lit up the town op
posite the hotel, and with one accord,
and many exclamations, the group up
on the porch joined the eager, rushing
crowd moving in the direction of the
conflagration. Cries of "Where Is It?"
and o«ly Indistinct replies from the
distance reached the hotel group, as,
keeping as cloBely together as possible,
they were pressed onward with the
ev^r Increasing throng, until, when
some five blocks distant, the thick
smoke from the burnTng building made
them gasp for breath, while Mr. Ellis,
with Mrs. Leslie In front, shouted
back:
"The whole Weldon tenement Is
ablaze! Hurry up, men, and help to
.. get those people out!"
A quicker Impulse forward and a
PWflf fF9W Mr».
About 100 years ago a queer-looking craft was seen coming down the Ohio
river. It consisted of two canoes, with a crew of one mnn, who said, on land
ing, that his name was Chapman and his cargo was appleseeds. Whenever he
came to an attractive, open site along the Ohio or its northern tributaries, he
planted his seeds in-orderly lines, and fenced la the place with brush.
He soon bad hundreds of little nurseries ail over Ohio, and he returned year
after year to tend and prune them. New settlers found whole orchards await
ing them, and the trees were carried Inland and sold for a bit of clothing or
given away outright The young planter went bnrefoot In summer, but he made
rude sandals for himself in winter, and wore broad-brimmed bats made of
pasteboard to keep the siyi from his eyes.
"Johnny Appleseed," as he soon came to be called, never carried a weapon,
never took the life of any dumb thing, bore great physical pain without flinching
and was trusted and beloved by Indians and white men-alike. Ho was a de
vout Swedenborgian, and if our belief be true that we are surrounded by the
good or evil spirits "our behavior invites, snrcly "this gentle, loving, helpful, half
erased man walked daily with the angels of God."
Times and places arc very potent In connecting widely separated and Incon
gruous events.. A'monument has just been erected to Appleseed's memory In
Mansfield, Ohio, In the beautiful park given to that city by the late Hon. John
Sherman. Yet Appleseed was born before the existence of the United States
which Sherman served so faithfully for nearly fifty years, and the cenotaph of
the one and the fresh grave of the other lie almost on the very spot of one of
the famous apple orchards of early territorial Ohio.—Youth's Companion.
ed the other ladles of the party, re
gardless of the excitement of the oc
casion, to utter again critical and dis
paraging remarks, such as,
"Better have stayed at home,, the
baby! That violet odor sickens me in
this dense smoke."
"Where Is her husband? I wonder."
"Left for Frankfort to-night," came
the reply.
"Should think
But here their conversation was stop
ped by the tuniuit around them, and
they were now as near the conflagra
tion as the women dared to go, and
speechless they watched the brave fire
men as tbey directed the hose on that
portion of the building which remain
ed standing. More than half had al
ready fallen, and the occupants were
crying and moaning, half crazed with
grief at the loss of their household
goods. The tidings that all the in
mates were saved caused a sbout of
Joy to go up from the crowd, when
suddenly, from an upper corner win
dow, a baby form appeared—a wee girl
figure—scarcely three years old! She
was blackened by soot and smoke, and
was sobbing and calling, "Mamma!
Mamma!"
*-"'Tis Tilly Brown's baby!" shouted
one of the rescued tenants. "She's
gone out washing and she ain't come
home yet. My God! What- will she
do 7"
"Save the baby!" "Save the baby!",
shouted the frantic crowd, and the
firemen sprang to their work with re
newed energy, but all in vain. Five
brave men. In as many seconds, were
almost killed In the attempt to reach
the apparently doomed and helpless
child. Still It cried on. Its calls for
"Mamma" growing pitifully weak. The
shouts of the multitude became louder
and hoarser. Women cried, and some
fainted and were borne away. The
group of women from the hotel were
sobbing hysterically, their mother love
touched. But they never realized the
moment when a blue nnd white robed
figure sped swiftly from them nor did
they guess there was one less of thelf
number until, simultaneously with a
glad cheer from the crowd, the form of
Mrs. Leslie for one brief Instant ap
peared at the open window as she
snatched the child up In her arms,
burying its face upon ber shoulder, and
enveloping its head In the ends of the
long white scarf she had hastily
thrown about her head. They saw her
rapidly disappear in ai cloud of smoke
and flame ns. a stillness like that of
death fell on the astonished people.
The next instant the very air seemed
rent with sbouts and exclamations of
applause.
"The baby is saved! The baby is
saved! And the lady
Well, I never see a combination of
blue silk and white lace, nor smell the
odor of violets, but a picture rises be
fore me of a cbarred and burning bulld
lgn and a group of grimy firemen bend
ing reverently over the frail dead form
of a woman with a sweet, cblld-llke
face wearing a smile upon It, while a
frightened baby clings to ber, sobbing,
tangled In a muss of lace wound about
the head and neck of the quietly sleep
ing woman. ..
MADE THE FIRST STOGIE."
Wheeling Man*. Manufacture of a
Cheap Cigar Brought a Fortune,
By the death of Mifflin Marsh,
the vet
eran Wheeling, W. Va., stogie manu
facturer, was removed one of the most
unique figures In the history of the
city. Ho gave to ^Wheeling the Im
petus that placed Its name high in the
list of large cigar and stogie-making
centers. Shortly after Marsh came to
MIFJUIlf 1IABBH.
Wheeling he entered the cigar manu
facturing trade.
In 1856 be was Impressed with the
need of a cheaper smoke than was then
on the market The 5-cent cigar was
the lowest-priced article-made then In
this, country. Marsh Invented and
manufactured a smoke, rolling It Into
the long, familiar shapes now assumed
by all species of the stogie family.
This was In the days wben the stage
coach was the only mode of travel be
tween the Bast and Wheeling, Tbe
stage-coach drivers were among the
(Iwt te test ft*}'appraotftte
of the stogie. They carried tbem In
their long "stogie" topped boots to pre
vent breaking them, thus giving tbem
the name of stogies.
When Mifflin Marsh entered the stogie
business, he was able to supply the
trade by his own work. At the time of
his death his factories, employing sev
eral hundred expert rollers, and a
dozen other plants just as well supplied,
were catering to the demand for
Wheeling stogies. Marsh assisted ma
terially In the recent litigation in the
United States Court In Boston, which
resulted In the bunding down of a de
cision protecting the name "Wheeling
stogies." That decision has been the
means of Increasing the local trade. In
which be amassed a fortune.
A t-AMOUS COMPOSER.
The Late Glu.epps Verdi, Who Attain
ed a World-Wide Fame.
The death of Giuseppe Verdi, which
occurred recently at Milan, Italy, re
moved a composer of International re
nown and a figure at one time prom
inent In Italian politics.
He was born at Roncole, duchy of
Parmar, in 1813. He developed a great
taste for music nnd at 11 was the or
ganist of the village church. When,
through the Influence of a distiller, An
tonio Barezzl, whose daughter he sub
sequently married, he was sent to Milan
to enter the conservatory there, he was
refused admission on the ground that
he "had no natural aptitude for mu­
OIUSErpE VKBDI.
sic." He placed himself under the di
rection of a composer and in 1839, after
years of study, produced his first work,
which met with considerable success.
His second w&rk was a failure nnd for
a year Verdi retired to private life. In
1842 he produced Nabuco, which Im
mediately established his fame. In
1851 came the first of his masterpieces,
Rlgoletto. Two years later he pro
duced another masterpiece, II Trova
tore, and within three months La Tra
vlata. By these works In particular
the fame of Verdi will be known to
posterity.
Verdi figured In politics for several
years. He was a deputy to the first
Parliament of united Italy and In 1875
was appointed a senator by Victor Em
manuel. From 1850 to 1800 his name
was the rallying cry In the Italian
struggle for freedom. It was then
treason to shout "Viva Victor Emiuan
uele. Re d' Italia" ("Live Victor Em
manuel, King of Italy"), and when a
phifise was sought as a sort of pass
word the people discovered that by
crying Viva Verdi tbey gave utterance
to the Initial letters of the forbidden
sentence.
Verdi's works are numerous and
through them he acquired a handsome
fortune. To the House of Rest for
Aged and Indigent Musicians, which he
founded, he gave $200,000. He owned
a magnificent estate on tbe Bay of
Naples and another home In Genoa.
Innumerable marks of royal favor were
bestowed upon him at all the great
courts of Europe.
Filigree Meet* a Bishop.
An Episcopal bishop made Mr. Pin
gree's acquaintance. Belligerent as he
was, Mr. Plngree gave evidence of
backwardness and shyness, for he was
none too well posted on bishops and
didn't know Just how to take them.
"I see by the papers that you are
mucb addicted to swearing," said the
Bishop.
"Yes, I've seen something of that
kind In the papers myself," said
Hazen, acting very much like a snail in
tbe act of pulling In its shell.
"Well," said the Bishop, "Judging by
what you have to contend with, I
would not be surprised If jrou did
swear pretty often."—Detroit To-day.
The World's Paper Money.
The world's Btock of paper money Is
now $900,000,000, equal to the existing
stock of cpld coin.
One of the things a man can't under
stand Is why his sisters get offended
when be doesn't rush In to see the new
little red babies at their house.
Lots of people seem to thlflfc bad
twin to polite to public.
OF INTEREST INiOWA
A DIARY OF NOTEWORTHY HAP
PENINGS.
Blackmailing Scheme Attempted on
Charter Oak Farmer—Victory for Tax
Ferrets—Three Killed by Locomotive
—To Try Rural School Consolidation*
Huns Hanson, a trull-to-do farmer liv
ing rovon miles south of Charter Oak,
found tlu» following letter fastened to his
gate: "Little Ilnns: We have been watch
ink you for some time: we want money
out of you: If you don't give it to us we
will kill you or some of your family. We
are doing this kind of busluess nil over
tho country nud yon can't catch us, be
cause we are used to it and are watching
you if you tell Anybody about it we will
kill you anyhow. We want $1,000. Now
"you get twenty-five $20 bills and thirty
$10 bills and ten $3 bills and the rest in
silver, and go to about the center of your
plowing by the road and put it there iu
a little tin pail nnd a red lantern by it,
and then go back home. Now if any of
our men that is watching you see you
show this letter to anybody or tell any
body about it or if you don't give us the
money, we will kill you or some of your
family. Now don't think we won't be
cifhso we will, and it wou't be the first
one either* Now this Thursday or Sat
urday night ut 12 o'clock you go where
we told you nnd leave the money and the
lantern uud keep still and we will* never
hotlfcr you, but if you don't, why then
look out." Upon receipt of this mysteri
ous warning Mr. Hansen quietly organiz
ed a gang of his neighbors and tbey were
at the appointed place at the appointed
time aruied with ritles and shotguns, but
no one put iu an nppenrauce. Mr. Han
sen has offered a reward of $25 for the
arrest of the guilty parties.
The Tax Ferrets Win.'.'.
Judge S. M. Weaver at Iowa Falls has
rendered a decision in a tax ferret case.
The decision is in the case of W. P.
Moore against the Coouty Board of
Franklin County whereiu contract pro
vide^ the ferrets were to receive more
than the 15 per cent commission now al
lowed by the State law. This contract
was made prior to the adoption of auy
such statute by the Legislature which
fixed the compensation of the ferrets at
15 per cent .and the board in this case
sought to hold the ferrets to the lower
rate, holding that the higher rate was
illegal. Judge Weaver renders the decis
ion in favor of the ferrets, holding that if
the contract made by the board and fer
rets for a larger commission than 15 per
cent was legally drawn iu other respects
such commission as was agreed upon at
the time must be paid. In some counties
as high as 25 and even 50 per cent has
been paid for this work.
Consolidation of Rural Schools.
County Superintendent Moore of Wat
erloo is much interested in the plan for
the township consolidation of schools, and
is perfecting arrangements for testiug
the plan in Liucolu and Eagle townships.
The conditions in these townships he
thinks are such as to make consolidation
especially advisable. In Lincoln town
ship there are nine schools now In opera
tion with an average attendance at all
of them of only seventy pupils, aud a
monthly expense to the towuship boards
of $390. It is proposed to uuite all these
schools at Voorhies, the new town on the
Northwestern, which is situated almost
in the geographical center of the town
ship. Similar conditions prevail in Eagle
towuship and it is proposed to unite the
schools there at tingle Center. The ad
vantage is a great saving to the town
ships in expenditure aud at the same time
an increase In the salaries of teachers to
$•10 or $50 per mouth.
Killed on a Crossing.
Isaac Smith, aged 05 years, of Missouri
Valley, was killed outright Jos. Coffman,
aged 10, of Council Bluffs, was so badly,
injured that he died two hours later, and'
James Smith, aged 7, was fatally injured
by a Northwestern passenger train as it
entered Council Bluffs. They were com
ing into the city to visit the parents of
the Smith bo.v.s. They were in sight of
the Smith residence when struck by the
train. The parents of the child sow the
accident, but did not know for half an
hour later that one of the victims was
their son. Brush hid the track from view
from the wagon road, and the wagou in
which the victims were riding was on the
track before they had au idea of any dan
ger.
An Attempt at Suicide.
Because Mamie Carroll, a 10-year-ol
girl, residing with her parents at Mnr
shnlltowu, could not agree with her
younger sister. Hornier, on some trifling
domestic problem, she attempted suicide
by swaljowing the contents of a phial of
laudanum. Prompt medical aid saved her
life.
Domestic Duel at Klmn.
At Kltna Michael Benedict and ]is
wife got into a quarrel, which resulted
iu a double shooting, the husband hav
ing a wound in the head nud the wife one
lir the shoulder, which uecrssitnted ampu
tation. Her condition is critical.
State item* of Interest*
Oilman's new elevator is now in opera
tion.
A curfew law is being considered at
Jewell.
State Center is in need of more dwell
ing houses..
The Illinois Central and C. G. W. olll
cinls in conference at Waterloo decided
to connect the two roads there by a "V."
Plans are being drawn for $14,000
residence to be erected near Whiting. i(
will contain a concert hnll nud gymna
sium.
The postotllce receipts in Chariton now
are tbe heaviest on record, and the town
hopes to secure free delivery in a short
time.
Au effort is being made iu southwest
ern Iowa to form a fair circuit and it is
meeting witli some success.
George L. Dohsou, formerly Secretary
of State for Iowa, Is being considered
for an important position in the consular
service.
Farmers near Crestoii quarantined for
smallpox entered that town and sold but
ter to grocers, but it was sefzed and de
stroyed.
George Ameud, a street, car conductor
of Des Moines, deserted his wife anil
child and eloped with a young lady of
that city.
Henry May, aged 00, rural mail carrier
out of Ames, was thrown from his buggy
aud had his left thigh broken.
Volunteers of the Spanish-American
war uow of the State University have
formed a peruinnent nssoeiation.
James Robinsou, a farmer near Mace
donia, was crushed between a traction
engine and a barn and seriously injured.
The 7-year-old daughter of Jnmes Wil
liams of West Bend was shot nnd killed
by her little brother while lie was clean
ing her father's gun.
Joe McCrary, a life prisoner from Mills
County in the penitentiary at Fort Madi
son, has just deposited $1,000 which rep
resents savings of twenty-two years.
George Rogers of Bloomficld had his
knee torn aud dislocated by colliding with
a wire fence during a rnuaway.
Dr. Charles Osborne, coroner of Cliu
ton County, who became violently Insane
receutly, is dead In a hospital at Du
buque.
The Harrison Couuty Bank at Logan,
the oldest banking institution of that
county, has made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors.
A collision occurred iu the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy yards at Crestoii.
In which three locomotive# were wrecked.
Itev. Joseph Moran. pastor of Sr. Paul's
Episcopal Church, hud his left leg hrqjs
eo. Ilis injuries are serious.-
mMsmmrnm
A fine coal mine is being developed
near Colfax.
A ttniform rank K. of P. hat been or
ganized at Greene.
A Christian church has just been dedi
cated at the new town of Itoyal.
The proposition to establish a new na
tional bank at Maxwell has failed.
Tbe tax ferrets at work in Story Coun
ty have thus far collected about $1,500.
Ladies at Washington are raising funds
to establish a rest for. .farmers' wives.
Tbe grand jury of Benton County has
again condemned the county's poovhouse.
O. D. Hall of Brooklyn lost three head
of cattle by a straw stack falling on
them.
Farmers near Fort Dodge have peti
tioned Congress for rural free mall de
livery.
The store of C. F. Adams at Riverton,
together with contents, was destroyed
by fire.
David Robinson, proprietor of the
Union Hotel at Fort Dodge, has disap
peared.
Buffalo Center citizens think they are
not in fashion unless they have a swol
len foot.
The Wavcrly Savings Bank, capitaliz
ed at $20,000, has filed articles of incor
poration.
The State veterinary board collected in
fees over $500 more than expenses the
past year.
The school building at New Market,
valued at about $5,000, has been destroy
ed by fire.
The contract has been let for tbe foun
dation for the new Catholic Church at
Mason City.
A farmer at Sigourney has shipped
eleven carloads of live stock within the
past few days.
A report has been sent out from Bode
denyiug that there are any cases of
smallpox there.
Peter Kempf was run down by a train
while crossing the tracks at Dubuque and
badly injured.
Only 175 dogs in Des Moines have
been licensed out of tbe 2,100 reported
by the assessor.
A city park and library building nre
nmong the public improvements for Iowa
Falls this year.
The county auditors of tbe State will
hold their annual convention in Des
Moines Feb. 21.
Mrs. J. L. Bracken of Tama was se
verely wounded on the head by the over
turning of sleigh.
Considerable building and general im
provements are being done at the little
town of Woodward.
Belle Plnine will Vote on issuing bonds
for $10,000 to purchase sites for two
uew school buildings.
Fire at Gilbert Station destroyed a liv
ery stable, and eleven horses and a cow
perished iu the flames.
Emmet County is out $10,000 yearly
revenue through the defeat of tho new
saloon consent petition.
Nearly-$30,000 worth of real estate rec
ords were filed with the auditor of Scott
County in one recent week.
Washington hopes to secure free mail
delivery service, as the postotllce receipts
are nearing the required figure.
Thomas B. Hildebrnml, an Iowa man,
has been appointed receiver of public
moneys at St. Michaers, Alaska.
Two fine steers were stoleu from the
herd of P. It. Moore at Elberon, but he
thinks he cau locate the tltieves.
J. H. Upp, a blacksmith at Hepburn,
died of heart failure while chopping
wood in the timber near his home.
George W. Bailey of Owaso, who
jumped his bonds there last October, has
been captured near Milledgeville, IU.
Seven valuable cows belonging to John
Simmons, near Marengo, were drowned
by ice ou the river breaking while they
were crossing.
An insane man in Des Moines has con
fessed to the police there that he set fire
to the livery baru that caused the death
of twenty-six horses.
Margaret Tittemorc, a Marshall-
town society leader about whom much
has been written, has arrived liohie from
the Orient. Miss Tittemorc says she left
San Francisco ou July. 28 on the Han
cock aud arrived at Nagasaki, Japan,
Aug. 15. She was nccompauied by Mrs.
Dean, mother of Lieut. W. S. Dean of
the Fifth cavalry, to whom she had been
engaged aud to meet whom it is reported
she made the trip to the East. Miss Tit
temorc states that her engagement to
Lieut. Dean was broken some time ago.
She desired to go to Takit, however, iu
•der to meet Miss Conger, daughter of
ilie United States minister, and Mias
Pierce, his niece. No passenger ship be
ing available, she wns, through the con
nivance of some of the under officers of
the transport lutlin, smuggled aboard.
She denies? that she donned male attire.
After sUe reached Tnku she pushed on
to Pekin and joiued tho Congers.
Egloff Hunsen, an employe at the
Creamery Package Company's plant in
Waterloo, was seriously injured by be
ing caught in a swiftly revolving shaft
and whirled through the air at a rate
of 150 revolutions a minute. It seems
tTTat the unfortunate inun ascended a step
ludder to repair the shafting and in somfe
unaccountable manner his clothing be
catne caught in the machinery. The first
intimation thnt his companions had of
the accidcut was a dull thud which caus
ed them to look up. There a horrible
sight met their eyes. The young man
was being hurled through the air at light
ning speed aud at each revolution his
bend, arms and feet were thrown against
the ceiling, which wns only twenty inches
from the shaft. Tbe engine was stopped
as soon ns possible, but uot before the
unfortuunte fellow had made at least
seventy-five revolutions on the shaft.
When he wns at lust taken from the ma
chinery all his clothing had been torn
from bis body and he was covered with
cut* and wounds.
Five boys nnd girls at Monroe broke
through the ice while skating, but were
rescued by a companion.
A petition is being circulated and free
ly signed at Greene asking Congress to
abolish the stamp tax on checks nnd
drnfts.
The cnuning compnuy at Keokuk has
filed renewed and amended articles of ln
corporntion. It hns a capital stock of
$100,000.
The police at Waterloo lodged Swede
the other night wljo was 77 years of
age, and was tramplug from Chicago to
Minnesota.
The Democratic State committee met
at Des Moines nnd decided upon vigor
ous efforts to* further the orgnnization of
Democratic clubs. The members sub
scribed $2 enili to the campaign fund.
While Jautes Tag was in Crestoii sum
moning a physician to attend his sick
wife Don, the 8-yenr-oid son, and Lela,
llie 4 yenr-obl daughter, were playiug in
tbe smokehouse. Don unearthed an old
shotgun. He and his sister went in the
yard nnd began playing soldier. Don waa
taking his sister prisoner. He poiuted
the gun at her. the muzzle being close to
the girn* head, nud pulled the trigger.
The little one's hend was literally blown
off.
Johu Akett, a janitor at Iowa City,
has fallen heir to $12,000 through the
death of a relative in England.
After Micbnel Benedict nnd wife of
Lourdes had retired for the uight they
got into quarrel and, failing to settle
it with words, both spraug from the bed
ami grabbed a weapon. The husband
secured a shotgun aud bis wife a revolver
aud both fired. The charge from the gun
striking Mrs. Bcuedict in the right shoul
der, crushed the boue so badly that am
putation of the arm wns necessary. The
cartridge from the revolver struck tho
Uusbnud a glnncing blow iu the bend,
but the wound is not serious. Mr?, JJen*
odict'i condltiou is critical.
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Phowi Quality of Milk.
Below we Illustrate a simple appar
atus for testing the quality of milk, as
well as for separating the component
parts of other liquids according to their
weight, the machine being of a con
venient form for either household or
laboratory use. It would be a matter
of gratification to the housewife to
know to a certainty the percentage of
cream in the milk she buys, and often
times a machine of this kind wouhl be
the means of exposing adulteration, ot
Its use would enable the owner to se
lect the richest milk. To utilize the
machine the two test tubes are re
moved from their supports, filled with
the milk or other liquid and replaced in
their sockets. The crank is then re
volved rapidly for a few minutes, and
when the tubes come to a standstill
again a glance at the figures op tbe
tubes will indicate at once the percent
age of the heavier ingredient of the
milk. It is needless to say that the ap-
CENTRIFUGA.L TESTING MACHINE.
paratus will also find its place in the
physician's office and the cbetnlcal la
boratory and might also be used by the
official milk testers in their examina
tions. The inventors are Edward
Bausch and George Hommcl, of Roch
ester, N. Y.
For Lifting Heavy Things*
As I was passing a pond where sev
eral men were cutting Ice 1 noticed a
derice in use for loading that I thought
was a very clever invention. It may
be an old, well known device, but It
was certainly new to me, and, thinking
that it might be of service, I send a de
scription of it. The one I saw was a
rough, homemade affair, such as any
farmer could make in a few hours. The
staudard, or post, was about 6 feet tail
the sweep, about IS feet long, hung on
a swivel about 5 feet from the butt end.
The post was braced on erosspleces at
the base to hold it from toppling over,
and there was a knotted rope on the
handle end of the sweep to allow the
butt end, to which the ice tongs were
tied, to dip Into water and clutch tbe
cake of ice then, by pulling down on
the rope until the sweep could be
grasped in the band, the cake of Ice
could be swung over into the sled or
HANDLING ICE SINGLE HANDED.
wagon very easily. One man seemed
to handle tbe lever with ea£e, and it
certainly looked like a valuable help
not only In loading ice, but in handling
any heavy objects that could be
clutched by tongs or chain.—Cor. Rural
New-Yorker.
Charcoal for Poultry.
Poultry raisers in general do not ful
ly appreciate the value of good char
coal. Twice or thrice a week' a good
supply of crushed charcoal—broken up
as small as wheat grains—should be
pJaced where the flock can have access
to It at will. Charcoal *is a good cor
rective for many aliments poultry are
afflicted with. If charcoal is kept on
hand long it should be put In tbe oven,
and be well heated before using It for
feeding to the poultry. When It has
stood long and been exposed it may be
come tainted with something, as it is
a great absorbent. Heating it will drive
out ajl such impurities and refreshen
it so It will be good as new. Burning
corn on the cob uutll it is black will
answer well, where It may not be con
venient to secure the regular charcoal.
Hens seem to enjoy picking among coal
ashes and cinders, and it Is a good plan
to give them a chance to do so, as they
often know what they require more
certain than their owners do.
Horse Notes.
Allow a horse a reasonable time to
rest after feeding.
It Is within the reach of every farm
er to breed good horses.
Maros bred In the fall will endure
good service without injury.
A dumb, stupid colt can never be er
ucated to be a valuable horse.
A good colt Is a product not affected
by weather, hot, wet or dry.
Size, form, bone and constitution
must be regarded first in breeding.
Let tfhe heels be cleaned every night.
Dirt or filth If allowed to cake causes
sore heels.
While horses need good wholesome
food, it should not be all of the fat pro
ducing kinds.
Ground Feel.
I believe that any kind of grain Is
much better for feed when ground than
when given whole, says a correspond
ent of the American Agriculturist. It
k| iporq completely digged, and there
is less llabilLty of inflammation of the
digestive tract. As a rule we feed oats
whole to horses, but give ground feed
to other farm^anlmals. For dairy cows
four quarts per day of ground oats will
not be too much if the animal" is matur
ed. For younger cattle we feed smaller
amounts In proportion to age. We grind
barley and oats together and occasion
ally mix in a little wheat. Corn nnd
cob meal we also fiud satisfactory. For
fattening hogs we grlud barley, meal
and wheat together In equal parts. This
is an excellent feed for hogs intended
for the butcher.
Facts About the Silo*
Twenty years' experience in the use
of the silo has brought out some facts
about which all are agreed.
1. That a larger amount of healthful
cattle food can be preserved In the silo
in better condition, at less expense of
labor aud land, than by any other
method known,
2. That silage comes nearer being a
perfe^ substitute for the succulent
food
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the pasture than any other food
that can be had in the winter.
3. Thirty pounds day Is enough
silage for an average sized Jersey cow.
Larger cattle will eat more.
4. A cubic foot of silage from the
middle of a medium-sized silo will av
erage about forty-five pounds.
5. For 182 days, or half a year, an
average Jersey cow will require about
six tons of silage, allowing for unavoid
able waste.
0. Tbe circular silo, made of good
hard wood staves, is cheapest and best,
7. Fifteen feet In diameter nnd thirty
feet a good depth. Such a silo will hold
about 200 tons of silage, cut in half
inch lengths.
8. Corn just passing out of roasting
ear stage is the best single material for
silage. Corn aud cow peas are the best
combined materials in cow pea regions.
9. Silage is as valuable In summer as
In winter.
10. The silo has come to be as neces
sary a part of a dairy farm plant as a
corn crib or hay mow.
iraluc of Church Privileges.
If a man wants to sell his farm, pleas
am and well kept surroundings mate
rially assist in the sale. But If things
are repulsive about the home the pur
chaser will take it into his estimates
and deduct the cost of improvement
from the value asked. A farmer should
look at many things. A church near
lvim adds value to his acres. But, on
the other hand, If there are no church
privileges near that fact subtracts
from the value of land throughout the
neighborhood. There is no denying
this. I have observed It all my life.
was once surveying some land in the
spriug of the year. The weather was
uot favorable for plowing, so some
eleven persons cauie out to see how 1
did It. In several of their hip pockets
were flasks of whisky. I inquired and
found thnt there was not a church In
ten miles in any direction. It was
called a tough neighborhood, and it
was. What sane person would like to
raise a family amidst such surround
ings? I kept on inquiring. Land was
low in price there compared with else
where where there were church privi
leges. One of those men went to the
peultentlary for horse stealing not long
afterwards, and one or two of the oth
ers skipped the country.—Twentieth
Century Farmer.
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Barnyard Slic(U
We ouce knew a rnnu who decided
bat ho would make a Ught board fence
on the north and east sides of his barn
yard to protect the cattle from the
wind, as It would cost but little more
than any other snug fence. When this
was doue he found that a little more
expense would roof over the space be
tween the. fence aud one side and end
of the building. Then he had a shed,
not quite watertight, for he did not
shingle It, but battened the cracks,
where the cattle could stand while he
was cleaning out the stables and
spreading the bedding on a stormy day,
and longer wben the sun shone into it,
and they were much more comfortable.
It was pleasing to bee how the cattle
would gather In that shed after they
had drunk, while waiting for the door
to open that they might go into the
barn. The expense was small and was
more than repaid by the comfort of
the cattle, and probably by saving of
food, though the farmers of those days
did not carry their experiments on as
scientifically and get results as exactly
ns the experiment stations do now.
When they thought a new method paid
they did not figure the profits down to
fractions of a cent.—American Cultiva
tor.
The "Silent Subsoiler."
It is claimed very generally by clover
growers that a field upon which a good
crop of clover is grown for two success
ive years will when replowed and
planted to corn yield from fifteen to
twenty-live bushels more corn per acre
than it did before sown to clover or
than sJui'ilar land by its side will which
has not been thus treated.- The per
centage of increase is quite as large jn
raising wheat, oats, potatoes and other
crops. The plant draws nitrogen from
the air and stores It In the soil for the
use of succeeding crojs. The roots of
the clover penetrate to a great depth
in the unplowed subsoil, drawing nutri
ment therefrom, assisting In holding
moisture, whk-h when the roots die and
decay increase Hie fertility of the •oil
as well as tftie storiug capacity for
moisture nnd with its sister, alfalfa,
has justly earned the name of the "si
lent subsoiler," whose success and effi
ciency are generally admitted and ad
mired.—Bradford Miller, Kansas.
"Weevil an I Wheat.
The only way to get rid of weevil in
your wheat is to make a bin or granary
as nearly airtight as possible and then
place In an open dish on top of the
wheat carbon bisulphide, about four
ounces for every 100 bushels of wheat.
Allow this to evaporate. It is heavier
than air,'settles to the bottom and de
stvoys every living thing. During the
treatment keep fire away from the bin,
as carbon bisulphide is explosive, ad
vises American Agriculturist.
Apples and Turnipn.
Apples and turnips are both excellent
and are much relished by the fowls.
You cau feed the apples raw or boil
them soft and mix with mash food.
Turnips should be chopped up and
cooked as an addition to mash. Hens
are almost as fond of cooked turnip and
apple as they are of meat. At 15 to 50
cents a barrel the apples are cheap
eaougb (or hea food,—Dr. Woods.
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In answer to an inquiry received at the
Adjutunt General's office a table showing
the number of persons subject to mill
tnry duty in twenty-two of the counties
in the Stute has been prepared. Tbe ta
ble hIiows the number of persons subject
to duty, at the breaking out of the Civil
War, aud also nt the breaking out of the
Spanish-American wnr. The twenty-two
counties shown include all of those coun
ties which hnd more thnn 2,000 men sub
ject to military duty nt the breaking out1
of the Civil War. Leo County, theu al
most as thickly settled as now, shows a
gain of only 300, while Polk, then only
Just over the 2,000 line, has now nearly
six times thnt number subject to military
duty. Following Is the table:
County. 1862. 1890.
r*eo 4,465% 4,754
Dubuque 4,421 8,828
Scott 4,117 7,458
Ctnytou 3,300 4,801
Clinton 8,280 G58U
Des Moines 8,181 a-5,910
Linn 2,828 '6,101
Jackson "8,067
Matirtsktt 2,779 MM
Henry 2,775 8.12«
Johnson 2,001: 4,160
Marlou 2,027 8,709
Wapello 2,400 4,822
Vau Bureu 2,261" -2,784
Muscatine 2,428 3,110
Winneshiek 2.1&0 8,016
Waslitngtou 2,115 3,280
Davis 2,106 2,807
Cedar 2,000 3,009
Jouoh 2,072 8,074
Jefferson 2,066 2,614
Polk 2,027 11.205
Totals 00,064 90,44*
The total uumber ot persons subject
to military duty in the entire State in:
the year 1802 was 1011,340, while In 1808
the number had increased to 308,571. The
State of Iowa has therefore subject to
military duty more men than were called
out and put into the field during the en
tire Spanish-American war. ^ere la
little danger that Iowa would fall to do
her share Bhould it ever become neces
sary to call for volunteers, and the llkeli
hood of a draft being required is very
remote. Iowa furnished in tho Spanish
Anierican war four regiments having a
total strength of 3,330, together with two
batteries of light artillery, each consist
ing of one captain, one first lieutenant,
one second lieutenant, one first sergeant,
one quartermaster sergeant, one veteri
nary surgeon, six sergeants, nine corpo
rals, two farriers, two artificers, one sad
dler, two musiciaus, one wagoner and
eighty privates each. In the Civil War
Iowu furnished forty-four full regiments,
two battalions, and two regiments that
were never fully completed, the recruits
going into the Seventh Iowa cavalry, as
did also one of the battalions.
The board of coutrol has prepared a
table showing the county institutions of
Iowa in which insane are kept, the num
ber of acres of lund connected with each
institution, the number ot insane and
poor inmates, the amount paid the physi
cians and the sum dispensed in salary to
stewards and matrons. That portion of
the table showing the acres of land, the
number of insane and the poor, follows:
Allamakee 228 17 18 85
Benton 201 7 15 22
Bremer 20O' 17 13 80
Uuohanuu 225 8 14 22
Butler 100 4 12 ltf
I'edar 200 21 ltf 37
Cerro Gordo 200 16 5 21
?h!ck»stnv 1U0 16 6 22
Jhirke 1U0 16 7
'Jluyton 13 39 .. ..
Clinton ....200 28 87 65
Dallas 40-S 12 6 18
Dnvls 313 4 27 31
Decatur 240 12 10 28
Delaware 220 6 21 27
Des Molaes 2u0 30 52 82
Fayette 2S0 7 28 35
Hamilton 240 2 16 18
Haucock 160 0 15 24
floury 204 16 23 39
(own 320 13 16 29
Jackson 426 23 36 69
Jasper 205 11 40 51
lefferson 231 24 25 49
Johnson 240 36 37 73
Jones 210 6 38 44
Keokuk 205 17 18 85
Lee 245 36 50 96
Linn 320 72 34 106
Louisa 835 12 14 20
Madison 257 12 20 82
Mahaska 320 20 16 36
Marlon 220 1ft 36 85
Marshall 240 47 38 86
Mitchell 80 2 10 12
Monroe £2 12 14 26
Montgomery 153 7 4 11
Muscatine HJO 31 32 63
Pocahoutas 203 10 3 13
Polk 103
Poweshiek ?0 15 16 31
Story 320 4 11 15
Tama 156 23 22 46
Van Buren 320 28 16 44
Wapello 239 53 49 104
Warren 320 4 15 19
Washington 108 13 21 34
Wayne 240 2 10 12
Webster 2*0 15 i8 33
Winneshiek 120 28 27 55
Woodbury 200 32 45 67
The Iowa State Board of Railroad
Commissioners hns decided for the sec
ond time the famous LeGrand depot re
moval petition, deciding against the gen
ernl contention of the people of LeGrand,
but directing that some relief be aord
ed. A similnr ense wns brought before
the commission in 1803, but the petition
of the LeGrand people was refused. In
October Inst the petition on which this
investigation was made wns filed with
the commissioners. The LeGrand people
nsked to have tho depot of the North
western moved from its present location
to a poiut about three-quarters of a mile
west, or that much nearer the town of
LeGrand. They represented thnt the la
corpornted town of LeGrand is more
than a mile to the west of the depot,
that the highway connecting the town
and the station is laid out over a
hilly country, and is nearly impassable,
that the back line runuing to truins does
not make regular trips, and passengers
are frequently compelled to walk the dis
tance, thnt telegrams are delayed and
mails nre slow that at the time the rail
road was built the residents of the town
and" surrounding country subscribed and
paid tbe company large sums of money
on condition tlyit the company would
erect and maintain a depot about three
quarters of a mile west of the present lo
cation, thnt the company had said that
whenever any improvements were made
the compnuy would then make the
change, thnt the improvements nre now
being mnde nnd that tho grade could be
cut down still more without extra cost,
but in spite of these changes the com
pany will not change tho location of tho
depot.
State Lnbor Commissioner Wenner
strum and his deputy. A. E. Holder, are
doing many things to make their next
report valuable. One of the latest in
vestigatlons is that concerning Iowa man
ufactories. Many inquiries are beln£
made about openings for new industries
and statistics are called for to show what
has been done. The statistics which will
be gathered will show tho kind of goods
manufactured, total value of all stocks or
material used for manufacturing pur
poses during the year 1900, total value of
manufactured product for tho year and
the actual capital invested.
According to the biennial report of the
auditor of State, the capital stock of the
404 banks in the State,is $18,531,900.
Heavy Incidentals.
She—Is the writing of poetry very lu
crative?
He—Well, It would bo If one didn't
have to lay out 50 cents or bo every
week or so on paper and stamps!—
Puck.
Southerners.
"Giggtone says he will not recognize
any one who lives below Fourteenth
street."
•'Too bad! I was going to introduce
him to one of the richest glr^s in Soutk*
\weriea."—Life,
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