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SPBINO CLEANING* Yes,\ clean yer houso an' clean yor shed An' clean yer barn i n ev'ry part, But brash the- cobwebs from yer head An' sweep the snow banlcs from yer hoart. Jes' w'en spring cleanin' comes aroun' BrinR forth the duster on' the broom, Bat rako yer foggy notions down An ' sweep yer dusty soul of gloom. Sweep' ol* idess out with tho du3t An^ dress, yer ioul i n newer stylp, Scrape from yer min' its wornout crust An ' dump it in tho rubbish pile. Swe?p out tho hates that burn an' smart. ,Brin;r in new loves serene an' pure, Aroun' the hcrth-stone o f tho heart Place modern stylos o£ furniture. Clean out yer morril chubby-hole?, ' Sweep out tho dirt, scraps off the scum; Tis clcaniu' time for healthy souls— Git up nn' dust I Tho spring hez come! Clean out tun corners of the brain. Bear down with scmbbtn' brush an' soapj An' dump ol' Fear into tho rain, An ' dust a rosy chair for Hope. Clean out tho brain 's deop rubbish hole- Soak ev'ry cranDy great nu' small An' in tho front room of th« soul Han g pootier picturs on tho wall. Scrub up the winders of the mind. Clean up, an' lot tho spring b^in; Swing opeu wido the dusty blind An ' let tho April sanshine iu. Plant flowers iu tho soul's front y.r.-<!. Set out new shade an' blossom treas, An' let the soil once f rozo an' hard * • Sprout crocuses of new idees. Ye?, clean yer house an' cloan yer shad An' clean yer barn in ev 'ry pirt. But bru c h the cobwebs from yor head An' sweep tho snow banks from yor hoart!_ —S. Walter Fos?, in Yunkea Biacie. EEVENGED. T was about ball an hou r after sunset, but an ornngo light still burned above the lonely southern val ley. Th e trembling evening star wa s hanging over the green silence of the fragrant Tennessee woods. Vapor wreathed phantoms from the river course, and from the dense thickets that skirted the cam p ground cam e ever and auon th o mournful sound o f whippoorwills, soundin g faint and low, like the remem bered echoes of a dream . Ye t Wallace Keen o woul d have given well nigh all he was wort h to exchang e its luxuriant verdure one moment only for the pine cla d heights and salt wiud s of Main-:, wit h russet winged robins chirping their familiar madrigals iu the apple orchards below. \Two years ago I left homo, \ mur mure d jJWnllacc Keen e ns he gazed thoughtfully out wher e the purple sky seemed to touch tho waving wood3. \Two years since youn g Harney told me h e never would giv e Marion to 'a com mo n mechanic,' yet the woun d rankles sharply still.\ \Captain— \ \Is that you, Spicer? \What now?\ Captain Keet e turned his face toward the openin g of the tent, where Private Bpicer's head was just visible. \Why sir, our fellows have just brough t in that lot o' men that was hurt i n that scrimmage across the river this morning , and some on 'em is wounde d bad.\ \I wil l b e there directly, Spicer.\ Ther e was a little crow d of men gath ered o n the river shore in tho warm glow o f tho spring, but they silently parted right and left for Captain Keene's tall figure to pass throug h their midst. Six or seven dusty, bleedin g men were sitting and lying around in various pos tures, their ghastly brow s made still paler b y the faint, uncertain glimmer of the youn g moon. Keen e glanced quickly around, taking in the whol e scene iu that on e brief f urvey. He stopped short as his eye fell on a ne w face, half shadowe d b y the green swee p o f drooping alders— a pale, bloo d Btreaked face with a gapin g cut on the forehead. \This is not one of our men! \ he ex claimed sharply. \How came he here?\ \Ho sir,\ exclaimed Spicer, stepping forward . \I think h e belonge d to the Eighth . I'm suro I don' t kno w ho w he ever got mixed up wiih our fellows, but there be was, and I thought we' d better not wait for their ambulance, but bring him straight here.\ 1 \Right brielly pronounced Keene, stoopin g over the insensible figure. \Let the m carry hi m t o my tent, Spicer. \ \I be g your pardon, captain—to your tent? \ \Didn't you hear wha t I said?\ sharp l y interrogated tho superior oflicer. \Bruce , make the others comfortablo in Lieutenant Ordway's quarters. Thcro will be plenty of roo m lo r tbetu there.\ \Well I'm beatl \ ejaculated Spicer five or ten minutes afterward as ho came out o f the captain's tent scratching his shoc k o f coarse red curls. Meanwhil e the di m ligh t o f a lamp swingin g from the center of the little tent shone full on tho singular grou p withi n its circling folds—the wounde d private lying like a corpse, still aud pale, on the narrow iron bedstead, the youn g officer leaning over hi m and supporting his head—and the biisk, gray eyed little surgeo n keenly surveying bot h as ho un folded his case of phials and powders. \Ho Is not dead, doctor? \ \No; but ho woul d havo been in an other half hour. You r prompt remedies have saved his life, Captain Keone. \ \Thank God ! oh , thank God!\ Th e surgeon looke d at Kccno in amazement. \He doesn't belon g t o your regiment. \Why are you so interested in the case?\ \Because , doctor, \ said Keene, j^ith a strange, bright smile, \whe n i saw him lyin g under the aiders, dead, as i , thought , I rejoiced in my secret heart. At first—only at first. Th e next moment I remembere d that I wa s a mau and a Christian. Fo r years I havo carried the spirit o f Cain in m y breast toward that man ; now it is washed out in his blood.\ I t wa s hig h noou o f the nex t day be fore the wounde d man started from a fevered dozo into the faint daw n of con sciousness. \\Where am I?\ he faltered, lookin g wildl y around him, wit h an ineffectual effort t o raise his dizzy head from tho 'pillow , \Now b e easy,\ said Privato Spitor, jwb o wa s cleaning bis gu n b y the bed - '«ide. \You'ro all right, m y boy . Wher e 'arc you?\ Why in tho coptaiu'a tent, , to b e sure, and that's protty good quar ters for tho rank and file, I should think. \ \The captain's tent? How came 1 hero? \ \That' s just what I can't tell yoiv you'l l have to ask himself, I guess. You uin't any relation to Captain Keeno, b o you?\ \Keene—Keeno! \ repeated the man \Because \ pursued Spicer, \If you' d been his ow n brother born , h e couldn't hav o taken better care o f yoa . His cousin, maybe! \ \No! Go d forgive roc, no!\ faltered tho wounde d mau with a low , bitter groan . \Hero h o is now,\ said Spicer, tbi> familiar accents of hU voic e falling to a mor e respectfully modulated tono as h o rose aud saluted his officer. \Ho's all right, captain—as clear heade d as a bell! \ \Very well, Spicer; yo u can go.\ The private obeyed wit h alacrity. When they wci o alone together in tho tent, Wallace Keeno camo to tho lo w bedside . \So you're all right, Mr . Harney? \ he asked kindly. \Captain Keeno, \ murmured Harney, shrinking from the soothin g tono as if i t ha d been a dagger's point , \I have no right to expect this treatment at you r hands. \ Oil, never mind, \ said tho youn g man lightly. \Wha t can I do to make you mor e comfortable?\ Harney was silent, ba t his oyC3 were full o f the tears he faiu woul d drive back—tears of remorseful shame—aud he turned his flushed face away lest the man h o had once S3 grossl y insulted shoul d see tliem fall. ay he again alluded to tho hom e subjjet. \Captai n Keene, yo u asked mo yes terday what yo u could do for me?\ \Yes.\ \I want you t o obtain lcavo for May to com e aud nurse ine whe n I a m trans ferred to the hospital.\ Captaiu Keene turned towar d thu sick inp.u a faco white and hard aa marble and suid i c a strangely altorcd voice : '•JJo y:>'i mean your sister?\ \My Mtrer —yes.\ \Ot cnurtC, if you wish it, I can ob tain pcrmisiion, llaruey. But— \ \Well?\ Keene's check colored, and h o bit hii lip. \I should not suppo-c she woul d bo willin g to leave her husband for the very uncertain comforts of hospital life.\ Harney smiled, lookin g iuto his coin- pauiou's face with keen, searching eyes. \May is not married, Captain Keene. Sho has no such appendage as a hus- baud'\ ' \Not married I\ \I kno w what you thought . She was engage d aud almost married. We had nearly induced her to becom e Lisle Spencer's wife, but she rufusjd on the very eve of the weddin g day. \ Kccnc had risen and wa3 pacing uf, and dow n the narrow limits o f the teat wit h feverish haste. \Because \ went on narney , \she love d a certain youug volunteer wh o lo'l S — abou t two years ag o to o well evet to becom e any other man's wife. \ \Harney—yo u d o not mean to say—'' \I do , though, ol d fellow, and, what is more , I moan to say that since I've been lying in this teat m y eye3 have been pretty thoroughly opened to my own nbstird folly aDd impertinence. \ C'aptuiu Keene wrung his companion's han d and hurried away, to mistake tho bootjac k for the inkstand and to com mit several other no less inexcusable ab surdities. \I see you'll get nothing written to day,\ sighed Harney as ho lay watching Wallac e Keeno tear up sheot after b'aecl of condemue d note paper. \I shall, though,\ smiled Wallace . \Ouly I can't tell cxictl y whic h end o f my letter to begin at.\ Captain Keene did write—an d if he inserted a little foreign matter into the epistle it didn't matter, for Harney, con siderate fallow, never asked to see it. Marion c«me, and whe n her brothei was promote d iuto the convalescent ward, an d she went homo again, it was only to lose herself in bowers o f orange blus- somi , forests of white satin ribbo n and acres o f pearly, shimmering silk, shot wit h frosty gleams of silvery brocade, for the course Of true love , after all its turn and intricacies, had at length found its wa y into the sunshino aDd was run nin g smoothly over sands o f gold.—New York News . HAWAIIAN FACTS. OPFTCr ATJ INFORMATION ABOUT CCUlIi SANDWICH ISLANDS. The Treasury Department Gives Out Sorao Interesting Statistics— Commerce and Industries ol tho Islands. A Wonde r of Precocity . Christian Hcineckor was bor n at Lu- beck on tho Gth of February, 1721. When only ten months ol d he coul d ro- peat every wor d spoken to him ; al twelv e months of age he had memorized all the principal events mentione d in the Pentatuuch. Beforo he ha d finished his secon d year of cxisteacc h o ha d learned nil the historical parts o f bot h tho Old and the Ne w Testament. At tho ago of three b e could reply correctly to all questions put to him regarding universal history and geography, and iu the ramc year h o learned to speak bot h Latin and French . In his fourth year ho employe d his timo in studying religions, especially the history of the Christian Church . He was no t only able to glibl y repeat all that he had read, but was also ablo to reason with considerable o f judgmen t an d t o giv e his ow n opinio n of things iu general. Th e Kin g of Denmar k wishod to see this wonderful child , so ho was taken t o Copenhagen. After his return to Lubec k he learned to write, and was beginnin g on the study o f music and mathematics, but, his constitution being ver y weak , lie took down an d die d on Juno 27 , 1725, aged four year3, four month s aud twenty-ono days. Wha t a wonderful record for such a short life 1 —St . Loui s Republic. ~T I T\nE Bureau o f Statistics o f tho I ( t Treasury Departmen t has is I ' sued a carefully prepare d his- (j\ tory o f tho Hawaiian Islands and thoir commerc o wit h the United States -which is interesting at the present moment . It states that thcro is n o rcli- nble information showin g th o discover y of the Hawaiian or Sandwic h Islands prio r t o Captain Cook' s visi t there 1778, whe n he gave the islands the name of \Sandwich\ i n honor of Ear l Sand wich , the First Lor d of the Admiralt y The nex t year Captain Coo k wa s killed in on e o f the harbors o f Hawaii . A t that time each o f the islands ha d an in dependen t Government wit h its o w ruler, bu t Kamebameha I. brough t all of those islands uuder his swa y betwee n 1784 and 1S19, and being a ma n o f un usual intelligence and great strength of character, he established a commerc o with a fleet of twenty vessels o f from twenty-five to fifty tons each, whic h he caused t o b e built after the mode l of Europea n vessels. His son, his successor. Kamebameh a II.. abolished idolatry in 1819 , an d i n 1S20 missionaries won t t o the islands. Fro m thut timo th o social aud commercia l conditions hav e steadily improved , various lines o f industries bein g established and tho islands and their commerc e greatly developed . The islands in this grou p numbe r thirteen, eigh t o f whic h are inhabited Thei r total area is about si s thousand squaro miles, or about the size o f the States o f Connecticut and Rhode Island pu t together , Hawaii, th o largest o f the islands i n the group , having an area of abou t fou r thousand square miles , and of itself nearly the size of Connecticut . Th e five uninhabited islands are ver y small havin g less than sixty squaro mile s each Tho islands, as is well understood , arc of volcani c origin, high, steep , and mountainous , with many lofty peaks, rising in som e instances t o th o heigh t of from 10,00 0 t o 13,95 0 feet, thoir slopes covere d wit h verdue and forests. Th e climate, although the i3lands are situated •within the tropics, is temperute, ex trcmely equable and salubrious, bavin; neither extrem e heat nor extrem e cold , the temperature ranging from fifty-three to ninet y degiees . Th e principal pro duction s are coffee, sugar, cotton , rice, cocoa , oranges, bananas and swee t pota toes. On the uplands wheat an d other cereals are produced , on the mountain slopes is abundant pastures for larg flocks whic h llourish in this mil d climate. The population is cstimatod at one hundre d thousand, whic h is considera bly mor e than that of Idah o or Wyom in g o r Nevada , all of whic h arc no w Stntes in the Union. Of this numbe r one-ha.f aro native Ilawaiians, fifteen thousand are Chinese and nearly as mauy Japauese, over eight thousand Port u guese, tw o thousand Americans , four teen bundro d British, and seven huu drc d Germans. In other word s one-half the populatio n aro native, one-fourth Chinese and Japanese, and the other fourth aro representatives o f tho Caucasian race. Curiously, th o native populatio n has decreased rapidl y since the foreig n element entered th o islands In 182 3 the nativo population was nearly one hundre d and fifty thousand and is no w bu t fifty thousand Ther e is mor e o' civilization and the method s o f civilized lifo amon g tho representatives than is generally supposed . Over 11,00 0 childre n are iu attendance upo n tho publi c schools , ol whic h numbe r over eight thousand are Hawniians. English is taught in mo-t of tho schools , aud there is n grow.'i g tendenc y to abandon the nativo lnngiia Ther e are abou t one hundred an d scv ty-five school s o f whic h nearly all aie under the contro l of the Governmen t That the peopl e aio prosperous ns well as fairly intelligent is show n b y tho fact that the y hav e deposited i n th e postal savings banks whic h tho Governmen t has established nearly a million dollars. Tho Governmen t is a complet e on o iu nil its characteristics, having its Custo m House, Postoffice Department, Inteiio r Depart ment, Financ e Department, Judiciary Department , Postal Savings Ban k system, etc. The largest industry is tho pro ductio n of sugar, there bein g betwee n seventy nnd eighty-live sugar plantations valued at thirty-four million dollars, o f whic h American s ow n about t\vo-third.». The export s o f sugar have steadily in creased until they aggregated, iu 1891, 275,000,00 0 pounds. In additio n to this, there was exported abou t five Th e Minera l Palac e Casket . Tho mineral palace casket is an exhib i t for the Fair of whic h the Colorad o wome n are very proud. It is said to be tho mos t richly decorated and elaborately finished piece of work ever furnished by a manufacturing jeweler. It is a huge casket, nn exact fac-similo o f the Color ado mineral palace, made fro m the pi e- ciou s metals of the State. Pur e gold , -diver finished liko satin and alabaster for m the Bwells nnd pillars o f the casket, whic h aro ornamonted with garnets, tur quoise, moonstone;, topaz, carneliua and moss agate. Mrs. W . D. Thutchor has had tho supervision o f this ornament, whic h is also to serve tho practical u.ie of a receptacle for the hammer nnd golde n nail to be tho last used in tho completio n of the Women' s Building . million pound s of rice, all o f which wit other exports , such as coffee aud fruits, made u p a total value of domesti c ex ports of ove r ten million dollars. S.iu i'runcisco is tho nearest por t t o be reached from Hawaii, the distance beiuj 2100 miles. Yokohama , Japan, is 37UU miles away ; Auckland , New Zealand, 4000 ; Sidney , Australia, 410 0 an d Houg Kong, China, 1800 miles. I t is natural, bot h in vie w of tb o fact that ours is tho nearest port and that our peopl e hav e tho largest'investments iu the industries o f Hawaii, that he r com merc o shoul d b e mostly with the Unite d States. He r exports during th o year 1888-9 1 inclusive, amounted t o abou t fifty millio n dollars, o f which abou t forty-eigh t millions came to th o Unite d States, whil e o f imports into Hawaii , whic h average about seven millio n dol lars a year, about fivo-sevenths com e fro m th e United States. O f the 311 vessels clearin g from Hawaiia n poru durin g the yeav 1S91 , 23 3 wer o Amen caus. A Curiosit y or Sauitfttloit. It is on e o f the curiosities of sanita tion that it remained for the rcgimont s of Enlis h soldie n in India t o demon strate that it is healthful surroundings whic h mak e healthy people. When di y campin g ground ? wero mado imperative and \hp use o f proper hygiemi c foo d commande d and protective clothin g in sisted upou , soldiers bein g daily inspect ed to preven t evasion o f rules, an d per fect cleanliness o f person, clothing , bed din g and cam p was enforced and mad e to take th o place of tho fatalistic notio n that \of cours e the India servic e is ter ribly destructive\ but what can Tommy Atkin s do,\ i t was found that the death rate coul d bo brocgh t dow n lowe r than in rursl England , and gav o a new im pulse to sanitary eCCortin tb.o hom o coun try.—Ne w York Independent, s \ c * A Swimmin g Tarty in Honolnl n Saturday evening, writes a correspond ent of the Chicago Inter-Ocean from tho Sandwich Islands, I had the pleasure of attending oue o f the uuique enter tainments—a swimmin g party—that aro a feature of Honolulu, and are probably know n nowhere else in tho world. It was given b y Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Nilson, formerly residents o f Kenwood , now of San Francisco. It was given at AVaikiki, a seaside annex of tho Roya l Hawaiian Hotel. Th e apartment know n as the lanai looks directly upon the sea, the waves breaking beneath the window s and against the steps o f the piazzas. I n the rear o f the lanai is u large apartment for dnncing, and openin g from this an immonso dining room . Th o masculine guests were, with a fe w exceptions, olliceM from our ow n men-of-war and from tho English corrett o Garnet, now in the harbor—handsome youn g fellows, who cleared their throats a great deal, curtailed their r's pitcously, aud dance d with much muscular vigor . They di d not posses* the easo of manner peculiar to their American fellow officers. There was first a walt z or two , then\\ tbo party separated, disappeared, and re appeared clad iu bathing suits. Th e guests theu move d in procession across tho lon g pier, and th o youn g girls, clasping their hands abov e their heads, leaped into tho surf, accompanied b y their escorts. The y swa m and dived in tho clear water liko mermen and mer maids. T'le southern cross rose abov e the horizon; palms wero outlinod in the moonlight against the clear sky ; the surf dashed its white foam against tho reefs beyond the lagoou ; tho nir was filled with the fragrance o f a thousand flowers; tho singing boys sat upo n tho pier, aud their wil d music made a fitting accom paniment to one of the strangest scene I ever beheld. After a timo tho swimmer s repaired t o their rooms, redonned tneir evening dress, and the ball wen t o n as if it had never been interrupted. It was difficult to realize that tho youn g wome n i n their white gowns , sashes, and French-heeled shoes wero tho samo whos o white arms nnd bare feet had been battling with the breakers half an hour before. Tho dancing was followed b y supper, theu tho waltzing and singing were resumed, aad the morning was well o n its way be foro the guests mado their adieus and took their departure. WOKDS OP WISDOM. Youn g Wasp s Fried . Young wasp grubs fried in butter do not at first sight appear to bo tho most alluriug dish iu the world , yet they have been pronouueed delicious by those hardy experimeuters who havo tried them. Fed , as they are, upon tho sweetest juices drawn fro m fruits and llo%vcrs, they naturally possess a delicate flavor. Perhaps tho best way to pre pare them is to bake them in the comb. Incidental to experiments conducte d by Government experts respecting the edible qualities of insects, a number o f trials were mado of a beverage particu larly novel, which migh t be termed ant-ade.\ A few hundred ants wore crushed at a timo in a mortur with a pestle, and the liquid from them, after bein g strained, was mixed , just liko lemo n iuiee, with water and sugar. Th e resulting beverage resembles lemonade so closely as to be scarcely distinguishable from it. The reason wh y is very easy to ox - plain. Formi c acid is tho nearest ap proach to citric acid know n to the chemist. In fact there is little differ ence between tbem. Awhil e ago a St. Loui s caterer mad e from grasshoppers a sou p which was pronounced delicious b y many paoplo who were afforded an opportunity o f tasting it. It closely resembles bisque. A learned professor treated some friends of his on one occasion to curry of grasshoppers and grasshopper croquettes, without informin g them as to the nature of tho banquet, but an un lucky hind leg discovered i n one of tu c roqucttes revealed the secret. Amon g tho people o f Java cock chafers are a favorite food . Thoso admirable economists, the Chinese, cat tho chrysolids of silk worms after the silk has been woun d off them, frying them in butter or lard, adding tho yolk of nn egg or two and seasoning with pepper, sale and vinegar. —Londo n Table Lov e is tho unknowable . If yo u can b e silent kee p silent. Covelousness is tho chrysalis of thoft. The downrigh t fool doesn' t kno w ir. Donlt giv e headaches instead of heart aches. Charity and money cove r a multitude of sins. Wor k taken in proper doses is a goo d medicine. Dividends are tho legs investments walk upon . There is always somethin g provoking in amiability. T o be a shining light wo must havo a heart burning. In order to carve ou t a fortune, one must be sharp. If w o leave the wolves alone we cease to be shepherds. Welcom e is tho honoy tho visiting beo finds in the flowers. Happiness is a result of what w o aro, not of what w e have. Love is like religion; it must be ac cepted largely on faith. To be youn g is surely the best, if t'i£ most precarious, gift o f life. The highwa y of virtue is so little fre quented that collisions arc rare. Lizincss grow s cn .icopie. It bcgin3 in cobweb s and ends in iron chains. 'Tis a grand thing whe n a man ha the faculty for precipitating decision. The I ruths which hav e broken tap preacher's neart wi d break the hearls ot his hearers. Avowe d work , even whe n unconge nial, is nir IOJ-S tryiug to patience than feigned p'.cacure. The bore :s usually considered a harm less criaturo, <>\ of that cla.->s o f irrational bipeds wh o hurt only themselves. M.iu only was created under the law of rer.so:;, m~.u ouly maintains a constant oppo;.tiou to ihij hwand reason of crea tion. iuitli s in tio .tfiridle Aijca. a ?aidd!cc Ages,, whe nn life and ho Snnlce Nut or tha Wes t Indies . A nut which should bo classed with such wonderful vegetable productions as tho \Vegetabl e Worm\ ' o f China, the 'Vegetable Fly \ o f Australia, and other plant oddities of that ilk, is the snake ut of Demerara. Thi s paradoxical vegetable is said to also grow in some parts of Cuba and British Guiaua, tho lirst specimen iu the British Museum having been sent from the latter coun try. Theso remarkable nuts vary in sizo, some being as large as a goose egg , thcrs not larger than a walnut. Th e kernel of each and overy on o does not simply \bea r a close resemblance,\ but a perfect counterpart of a boa con^ stridor, lying coiled u p ns if asleep— tho head, general taper o f the body, spots aud everything bein g true to life Whe n the kernel is yet uuripo it may be unwound or uncoiled and straightened out. In this state, although it is then without tho spots, tho rcsemjjlanoo to tho body , fangs, scales and tail of a rep- tilo is simply extraordinary. Thoso wh o can overeom o tho natural aversion to tasting such n thing declare that tho nut is one o f fine flavor, being qual in every particular t o tho cream nut or the English walnut.—St. Louis Republic. Hi s Hoily Ha d Turne d Int o Stone. The residents o f Carlyle, 111., and vi- nity aro vory much interested in a stone man exhumed a few days ago . As the remains of John Russell, who was in terred six years, wei e bein g removed to a new grave the undertaker, Theodore Holluaer, was greatly surprised at tho unusual weight o f the coffin, as it took the combine d strength o f four men to move it. Upo n examination it wa3 found that tho corpse had preserved the exact shape at the time of burial, but the flesh had meanwhile undergono a strange and complete change, being transformed into stone whic h was so hard the instruments used in handling tho corpse d.id not mako any impression upon it. Tho body of Russell's father, buried in tho same place, whic h was also exhumed , showed no traco o f petrification. Tb o place who m Russell was buried is a low , we t part of tho cemetery, and the grave was full of water, a condition favorable to tho preservation of bodies i n tho manner indicated.—Chicago Herald. - • 1J >C.i In t sa .'uiiiil. Ages whe properly were exceedingly insecure, the trade ol tne locksmith was one of great importance and of a certain dignity. Window wort: defended with strong iron gratiugf, aastlc eutranccs b y draw bridges a i d poniculIiFu' an d doors were of oa';, very solid, strongly boun d witu iron and furnished with bolts and loc!:s forniitlab'.c for their size aud strength rather than for tin; ingenuity o f construc tion Thcr o was usua'ly a single bolt contained in a box sliding into a solid socket, but loc k and bolt were so in close 1 aad fortified that they rendered the do >r I niirc^ni'o'e. Tho keys were rau>-:ivc auJ t icir manipulation required a inu-cui.tr force sue.i as is rarely found m ine in i k-rn jailor Tuoa o for the iu- ner ilo.ii-i o f •! vclhngi wer o naturally les^ ponderous, aud they were rendered more S '.cur<- by n multiplication of bolts, each mampjiitc d by its own key. His tory iiifor.ii-) us that Q-ieen Isabella, of Buvitrm, wife of Charles Vf. of France, ordered her locksmith l-19o t o put a lock with live keys o a tho doo r of the apart- iruut (.ccupicd by her ladic3 of houor, t;ie li 'j '.ilucss of whose couduc t had caused some cjm.nont. On e o f theso old locks having a multiplicity o f keys may still be secu oi the floor o f a closet in the rummis belfry of Bruges. In the time of Louis XVI. aud XV. locks became a real work of art an 1 were often one ol the priucipal ornaments of the door3 to which they were attac.ied In this sense they took a irreat variety of forms, classical or otherwise. Th e keyhole becam e a thing of oeauty, aud the key was given an iu- tiuite variety o f shapes aud received workmanship '-\> delieite an d minute as if it were a piece of jewelry . Keys of i.iis size aud of a fabrication so elaborate would not no w be tolerated, except for doors of puoli c edifices or for the main entrance of a millionaire's palace. The key la Americ a is a small, practicil, delicate affair to be carried o u a ring antl put into the pocke t with a m.nt : tud c of other objects such as au Aiuenca n al ways carries about hie person.—Sun Fnvnaisco Curouicle. FISU CCLTCnE ON PAltMS. The mos t easily kept fish in pond s is tho German carp. It is a vegetable feed er, and if the pon d is stocKed with aquatic plants, as wild rice, water lilies, duckweed, water buttercup and water cress, the fish will gro w very fast. Th e flesh is not first quality, but it is belter than some o f the wild varieties. Trout may be reared if the pond is supplied b y a spring, bu t salmon are salt water fish and will no t live in ponds.—Ne w Yor k Times. DECAY OP AMERICAN ORCnAUDS. An expert in pomology gives a new reason for the decline in tho English de mand for America n apples. Th e apple can not stand short seasons and excessive heats. Th e trees are enervated in a few years in the hot, dry soils, and the fruit decreases i n quality aud quantity at the same time, and to such a serious extent that the markets are flooded with fruit that hardly pays cost of transit. Fro m this cause it is looke d upon as impossible for American, Canadian, Tasmanian or Australian fruit growers t o keep up their supplies of hig h trade apples or pears. During the present season American ship pers have lost largely on their shipments of fruit, not, as some assert, because their cargoes consisted of soft early ap ples, but because a steady decrease has for some time been goin g on in the qual ity of tho America n apple. Th o climate is too vigorous, and the trees are ex hausted- beforo their time.—Louisville Courier-Journal. DIVIDING FLOCKS OF SflEEP. It is best t o divid e afloek under any cir cumstances. There aro ulways the strong and tho weak, and the latter suffer b y the crowdin g aud bustling o f the stronger. They do uot ge t a full share of tbo feed, aud when a sheep is on tho balanco a very small thing will chango ic either way. Then if it goes down, it is difli cult to bring it u p again. If thcro aro but teu sheep it will be better to keep them in tw o yards, and give each lot separate attention. A run in a stubble field iu fine weather is healthful and ngiveable, aud doe s sheep much good, in fact any chang e seems to instil new spirit into them aud freshen them up. Ewes that will bring early lambs should be kept by themselves in some place where they will not be crowde d or hustled about , n o one but the watchful shepherd know s how much harm may be done to the ewe s b y the punching they get by the ram, or some dry ewes, wheu when they are caught in a corner. Soino preparations lo r the earlj lambs, a fow pens where the ewes may b o kept b y themselves a fe w days beforo the lainb3 come, may very easily savo both owe and lamb. These pens should be in a warm, I quiet place.—American Agriculturist. will be fit for use. Air on bright , sunny days, and cover tho frame wit h clot h or other material on col d nights. Whe n the cabbage, cauliflower aud lettuce are large enough, transplant to a cold frame. This space cun then b o utilized for flower seed, starting cuttings of plants or n few hills o f melons in sods, all o f which in timo will ampl y repay for the trouble. —Ne w Englan d Horns- stead. A HHJC .llmiulni i ol' Fat. The editor o f \Note s f>r the Curious\' is the proud owner of a dingy , age- stained handbill bearing tho following ad vertisemen' \Exiimniox.—Mr. Daniel Lambert, of Leicester (Eaglaad) , the heaviest man that ever lived, who at the age of 3ii v.bi^us upwaid s of 50 stone (1-1 pounds to the stoue), or 87 stone 4 pounds, London wei-jht, which is eveu 91 pounds r.iori! thnu the great Mr. Brigh t ever •neighed Mr. Lambert will see com pany at his house, No . 53 Piccadilly, next to AUiouy, nearly opposite St. James's Chu.ch , Irom 11 to 5 o'clock. Tickets of admission, oue shilling each. \!OTIC - Tuesdavs, Thursdays and Satur day.\ T!ie bill was printed in 180G, and is the only printed matter iu m y library of so late ii date iu wuich tac ol d fashioned long \a \ is used. By turning to the \Cyclopcl.of Wutid«rs aud Curiosties,\ I fiud tuat U.iaiei Ltnibei t was born at Leicester, Ea^lcnti, March l.'»,r 1770, nnd that he d c d sudileaiy at Stamford on June 21 , 1509. Tu t day previous to his 'death ho tea-, a ine~sa:'c to a printer stating that \as the mountain cannot go to Mohame' . Mo..amet must com e to the mountain, \ in otucr words , he wanted the pr'iuterto call for some instructions abou t printing handbills.—St. Louis Republic . A Smal l Swar m or Bs . Be earnest, llalf-heartedness wili not accomplish one-hal f as muc h as wholc- htartcilaess wil l rightly handled . B e earn-.':-t. Ue honest. \Honest y is the best pol icy,\ and the best policy will oftcu be found along tho way that honest men travel. Be houest. Be straight. No t only \straigh t as a string,\ but rather \straight as nn ar row,\ if yo u woul d bo sure to \hi t the mark.\ B e straight. Be watchful. \Watch out, \ and watch in, a3 well. Als o \watc h an d watt,\ if you would no t lot opportunity slip by unnoticed. B e watchful. Be considerate. \Conside r you r ways nnd be wise, \ aud having foun d the ways of wisdom , walk therein \al l tho days of your life. \ Bo considerate. Bo amiable. A \cross-patch \ may pas3 b y on the other side, withou t being uaked \t o como bac k our way,\ whil e nil tho world likes to g o han d - i n hand with amiability. B e amiable.—Goo d .gatekeeping. - THE USE OF BOA S IN' HI E DAIRV. As a plauc makes all its substance from food, nnd it is necessary for the production of a cro p to supply it with every element o f its substance in due proportion, so wit h animals, every ele ment of the b o l y and the expected pro duct, is to l\i supplied in excess of those needed to sustain life. Brau is n valua ble food for certain purposes. It sup plies the material lor making bone, nnd this is needed b y old animals as well a? youug, for i t is know n that the bones of nn old animal are replaced to some ex tent during the whole of ils existence. It is also on excellent flesh-producing food, and it provides tho elements of milk except the fat. Bran has all the needed elements o f nutrition for the sus tenance of life in tho proportion re quired, but it is deficient iu tho fnt needed for butter. Thus, alone, it is not n suitable food for the dairyman. To I furnish tho quantity ol fat for a pound of butter, a cow must eat forty pouuds of bran, ullowingforth e unavoidable waste. But twenty pounds of comraeal would supply tho needed fat, if no other food were used. Iu practice it has been found that six pouuds of bran antl the same of corn meal is a goo d ration for a cow that may be expected to giv e one pound of butter a day in addition t o goo d clover hay. But as bran is an ex cellent food for making boue and flesh, it is the best for growin g animals or for sheep rearing a lamb, and making a fleece. An excellent food for calves consists of cu t hny, wetted and mixe d with—for ten pounds of it—one pound of corn meal, and three pounds of bran. This, with as ranch goo d clover hay as will he eaten clean, is enough for two calves per day.—America n Agriculturist. IltiKIXQ COLTS. A colt should b o weane d at five t o foven mouths old, first bein g taugut to eat and drink. Its education should commenc e beforo weaning, -It should bo fed from the owner's hand, and often petted and ca ressed. Teac h it to lead b y the halter and foretop aud to be tied up, and t c havo its feet handled. Use no harsh language; rule b y kind ness, not violence. Never let a horse obtain tho slightest advantage. Let no man attempt to break a celt until he has broken himself aud learned to control his own passion. The age for workin g a col t varies with size, strength and maturity. Teach a colt to stop at the wor d o!\ command . In training to harness put o n an easy collar, having a pair o f traces attached; let a strons' man wal k behind holdin g them. After a fe w minutes the leader may order the man t o pull the traces gently, increasing the pressure or slack ing it as the colt leans into the collar or flinches. Then take him to the wagou ; allow him to smell aud examine it, uiis- in g aud lowering the tongu e until ho takes no notice of the noise. Nex t day let the whole harness be put on , repe.it- iii'j the lesson ns above , then he may be hitchc J to the wago n or sled beside nn old and well broken horse aad have ex- eicise in going up aud dow n hill, turn ing, etc. Whe n the colt learns the vehicle he draws is uot meant to hurt him he will never try to kick it away or run off from it. Neve r try to beat a colt into doin g anything , patience and gentleness will mduc e him to d o anythin g that will uot hurt him. When he shies at an objec t lead him up to it; allow him to stand and look as h e come s closer. Before putting on a saddle or auy article of harness let tho colt smell it; then rub it against his head and boJy . Alway s start a horse wit h the voice ; never with the whip.—Farm , Fiel d anr 1 Fireside. of TIJE UTILITY OF A noinEO . To have fresh vegetables early in the season we must thiuk about when , ho w and what w e are to plant. Our first care is to see to our supply o f seeds. Every farmer can command a sufficient supply of horse manure to mako a hot bed, which will bo half the battle fought. Mark off a square spaco 7 by 7 feet in some sheltered place, preferably on the south sido o f a building. If a pit can bo dug 2 or 3 feet deep it will savo the heat of the be d for a longer period. Fresh horse manure, shaken loosely over the soil in layers, should bo tramped hard with the feet until tho manure is 3 feet deep in front and enough higher at the back to giv o the required slopo to tho glass. A framo can b o mad e or rough boards, C feet 2 inches b y G feet, which will lit two 3 by 6 sashes, with a guid e be tween the sashes o f 2 inches. This will be ample space to start a goo d supply o f vegetables for a largo family. Placo the frame on the be d and bank round with rnanuro to tho to p ot tho boards. Fill in rich soil over the manure to tho depth of 4 inches. Allo w tho be d to beeomo warm be fore sowing the seed, which, in the ab sence of a thermometer, can bo ascer tained b y pushing tho fingors into the soil ot tho bed . One sash ough t to b o ample spaco fo r tomatoes, cabbage , cauliflower, egg plant, poppers and lettuce. Th e other \sash may b o sow n to radishes and cress. B y the timo tho tomatoes are fit t o transplant the radish FARM AXD GARDEN XOTES. The bush lima beaus aro worth y trial. Remembe r beans will not stand tho frost peas can. Th e Kelsey is one o f tho largest o f tho Japanese plums. Try some of the tall o r climbin g vari eties of nasturtiums. Th e Parker Earle strawberry is a goo d variety for general culture. Iu planting the garde n the very best seed obtainable should be used. Weeds , to pay tho best, shoul d bo harvested while youu g aud tender. Verbenas will thrive in almost any soil. Th e seeding plants are cheapest and best. Little chicks with tho mother hen in a coop are not bad to havo in a garden, but with a loose hen—never . To secure the best growt h wit h youn g fowls nu even temperature is fully as im portant as the food nnd drink . Geese may usually bo picke d regularly every six weeks if they are fed so as to kee p in u goo d thrifty condition . It has b«en found at th o Cornell Sta tion, Ithaca, N . Y., that very early planting of tomatoes in the field is ad visable. A garden not plowe d last fall, nicely plowe d now , will giv e goo d return for a top dressing of well rotted manure har rowe d in. Fee d tho chickens well, n little at a time and often, d o not let them stop growing , especially thoso intended for early inarhet. Peas, radish and lettuce may b o sow n as soon as the ground can be worked . Better wait a little befoto gettin g the benns phnted . If yo u plowed under- a heavy coa t o f manure in your garden last tail it will bo in nic e shape to harrow in when yo u plo w it up now . Duck s never have cholera, rou p or gaps , haws d o not bother thom, whil o they lay moro eggs and tho egg s will hatch better than hen eggs . Th e Farm Journal says that the Egyp » tian beet is the earliest; tho Bassano is first rate, but light coloied , and the Ol d Eclips e as goo d as any for the main, crop . Infertile eggs cause considerable loss. Eggs from fat hens do no t hatch well, whil o often having tho roosters too fat is the cause, while again to o muc h inbreed in g is the cause. As soo n as the first youn g poultry is hatche d havo a coo p arranged wit h i broad , smooth board inside o n whic h tbe foo d can bo placed nnd whero they cr ^ eat t o themselves. Professor Budd , o f Iowa , is quote d as saying that HnSccd oil is injurious t o vegetation on account o f chemicals con tained in it, and therefore shoul d no t b o used i n grafting wax . It is generally tho case that tho bes t layers are tho poorest sittors. For this reason tho sitting hens shoul d hav o a scparato apartment from tho laying hens, so that they are reasonably suro t o be- free fro m annoyance. Mr . Hale, tho peac h specialist, says that h o woul d prosecute any on o who woul d spread stable manuro amon g his trees free. They'don' t wan t nitrogen . I t force s a late growt h ot wood'tha t can not resiat sovere •winten.' y>^=-^— -- y
