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THE FUNNY MAN. TOO LITERARY. FALL PLOWING. RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL. SOUTH AFRICAN POISONS.

H. C. DRYDEN, 2L PMSICIM SURCE05. Oo Way of Securing- a Ieep, Eich and Fruitful Soil. As soon as the grain is harvested the plow should be set to work.

It is important that the plowing should be done as early as possible in order that as much time be given before-winter for the action of the elements on the soil as possible. The plowing should be deep following conversation enstunl: and well that' is. the furrows -Mormug. sir. Are you the should be narrow that the soil mar be the uo and the surface sod wed i i broken up I have There are 63,010 Protestant ministers in this country and y.SilJOl church members.

The little Chinese Presbyterian Church of San Francisco last year gave ri'Jl to home missions and -i58 to foreign missions. Hardin County, has a public school fund of S'olXOW, one hundred public schools, four colleges and academies, and three female seminaries. Every morning the aged president of William and Mary College rings the college bell, and, though no one responds, the college is open and still retains its charter. Swift said the reason a certain university was a learned place, was that most persons took some learning there. and few brought any away witn them, and so it accumulated.

In the University of Berlin there are 16 lecturers on theology, 2i on law, 10o on medicine. I on metaphysics, 10 on mathematics, on the natural sciences, 7 on the political sciences, "io on history, 11 on art. and oti on philology. In all there are 2.) professors, and teachers in the University. Ten lecturers are common to two faculties.

In the twelve Southern States the number of children attending school in 1S80 was and in tnis year is 1.S3S.811'. During the same period the yearly appropriations for the support of "schools has increased from to The increase in attendance is 2o per cent, and in appropriation G2 per a very good showing for six rears. The New York Sun says Ker. Dr. Gottheil.

rabbi of Temple Emanuel, is the brains of the so-called modern or reformed Jewish faith, which insists that old religious forms are but old husks. He is about sixty years old, short in stature, and has soft, dark eyes and an incisive manner of speech. He believes in newspapers. Taking a reporter's note-book in his hand yesterday, he said: "It is the modern book of fate." A Western country parson who has been spending his vacation in Boston, says: "Although I have been treated like, a prince, and found warm hearts under cold exteriors. I can not but realize that wealth and culture are making ice-boxes of churches which ought to be warm with Christian love.

That would make the stranger feel as if he were in his father's house r.d all around him were brethren." Christian Union. Tle Lutheran Observer gives the following facts as a result of the work of the General Synod in church building and repairing during the year There were in all thirty new chureh buildings erected at a total cost of S-iVX0, of which amount 30.000 was raised on dedication day. Of the total number seventeen were consecrated free of debt. There were also thirty churches substantially rebuilt at a cost of of which amount $14,000 was raised on the day of rededication: eighteen were reconstructed free of debt. WIT AND WISDOM.

There are two ways of being agreeable by assimilation and by dissimilation. St. Louis Chronicle. "I have written many verses, but my best poems are the trees I have planted. 0.

W. Holmes. It is easy enough to get notoriety, but to get hold of the kind that will not cause their ancestors to blush for there is what bothers many. Pudge'. "Yes," observed Mrs.

(Jrap, "we kinder got tired ot gas and now we're goin' to have the house lit with clandestine electric lights." New Ilivcn A'evs. "Is gum chewing recognized as a regular course of study in our asks a New Orleans paper. Certainly it is. A course of jawography. Life.

Do not think of knocking out another man's brains because he differs from you: it would be as rational to knock yourself on the head because you differ from yourself ten years ago. Horace Mann. Tall players arj a discontented lot." "I don't think so. They seem to be very contented." no! They are continually going out on strikes." "True; but that is offset by their great domestic affection. They are always running for home." N.

Y. Sun. Miss Passav Mr. Smvthe, do trv some of those peaches. With my own hand I planted tiie tree that bore them." Mr.

Smvthe (just from abroad) "Is it that large tree on the lawn? Ah, me! How many happy childhood hours I passed reclining in its shade." ((irea uproar. Miss Passav faints.) Pa, abler To be Taken in Small Doses: Some tasteful individual very correctly remarks that the bet lip salve in creation is a kiss. The remedy should be used with great care, however, as it is apt to bring on affection of the heart. Ontario Free Press. She and he had been listening to the music of the insect world.

"Arthur," she exclaimed, breaking the noisy silence, "how delightful, and yet how sad, is the monotonous chorus of those toadstools!" "Toadstools, my dear?" replied Arthur; "I think you mean crickets." Yes, crickets, that's what I mean. I knew it was something to sit on. Boston Transcript. Mr. Minks There, my dear, one of your own sex, Ouida, the novel-writer, says women are not capable of actual citizenship.

Mrs. Minks I can't see how she reaches that conclusion. "Simple enough. She says they have not sufficient intellectual capacity for the sufirage." "Well, I suppose it is a good deal of a brain strain. 1 know you always have an awful headache after election." Omaha World.

Dumley is not a person in whom one would naturally expect to lind a responsive throb of sympathy, but Mrs. Hendricks, his landlady, didn't know this. Last Sunday evening they were sitting in the parlor together, when Mrs. Hendricks sighed and said: "Ah, Mr. Dumley, this is a cold, cold world.

I wouldn't" say it to any of the other boarders, but you have been with me so long. I am a deceived woman, Mr. Dumley a deceived woman." asked Dumley. "Ah, yes; I've been deceived in my lifetime terribly deceived." "If you refer to that last lot of butter, Mrs. Hendricks," said Mr.

Dumlev. gently, "I don't wonder yoo feel so'b-id. about it." Zfrrpr! Bazar. A Garrulous Woman' Opinion of Her Keally t.ooil Husband. It is amusing and sometimes disgusting to hear some women talk of relatives or friends as net A wife who makes such a declaration about her husband shows not only poor taste; but a lack of discretion and good sense, that is ominous for the future.

The degree of congeniality is never increased by such un wifely indiscretions. "My husband a real g'Xd man, a provider, stiddy as a clock, and all that, ul in some things we ain't a bit con saia a garrulous woman to a iriend. "Upon what do vou disagree?" was asked. "Well, mostly about our reading." "Why, how so?" "Weil, the fact is, I'm too literary for John." "Indeed!" "Yes, John ain't a bit literary. Now 1 always did run to literaryness.

I jut believe I could write." "Did you ever try?" "Yes. I've wrote two or three poems. They rhyme right straght through. But John he just laughs at me. He says a woman with four children, and only a poor carpenter for a husband, aim got time to write poetry or be literary.

There isn't the iirst literary streak in that man. Now I'm the greatest reader." "Does your husband dislike books?" "Oh! he likes to read the papers, and says he thinks it's his duty as a voter to keep informed in polities; and he reads about the labor question, and lie's got some old histories and a book called 'Maeatilay's Essays' that he's forever reading. But when it comes to being literary, John a'nt there." "What do you read?" "Oh! I read every scrap of poetry in the newspapers I can pick up, and I often hare four novels on hand at, a time. I'm reading one now called Millicent the Mad. Mad Maid of the Mist," and I take four splendid story-papers and borrow two more.

I s'pose mebbe I'd be happ'er if I wasn't so literary, but I can't help it. "And of course John can't appreciate my tastes and my kind of reading. He aint literary enough for it. And so we aint a bit eongcmal. And I sometimes think it would of been better for John if he'd married a woman less literary than me.

It's dreadful to be so literary when your husband aint a bit that way." Dreadful for the husband. lew th's Co mptt io n. COMPELLED TO LIE. Why a Good 3Ian Consttlereil It His Duty to Imitate Ananias. lie climbed three pairs of stairs to get to an insurance office on Criswolu street, and as he came face to face with the occupant, he said.

"I believe vou are Mr. Blank?" "Yes, sir." "You cams down on a Michigan avenue car about half-past eight o'clock the other morning?" "I did, sir." "So did I. We were all talking about the earthquake. I stated to the occupants of the car, and you were one, that the shock jarred all the glass chandeliers in my residence, and threw down a bust of Patrick Henry which stood on a bracket." "I remember rour statement verv clearly." "And I added that my ormolu clock stopped dead still, and that a one hundred dollar mirror in my parlor was cracked across." "Yes, you did." "Well, sir, 1 have come up to tell you that I live in a rented house and have none of the article mentioned. I burn kerosene in two old lamps in place of glass chandeliers.

If Patrick Henry Busts were sellng for a dime apiece I couldn't bur one, and the only ormolu clock I have came from the dollar store. The one hundred dollar mirror was all in my eye." "What on earth possessed you to tell such a story?" "Well, you were all bragg'ng about the earthquake and how your pianos daneetl around and your silverware rattled and your live hundred dollar vases fell down, and 1 felt that I must lie or be degraded in your estimation. I deeply regret my weakness, and have come to beg your forgiveness." "I'll forgive you." "Thanks! After this, if a'cyclone occurs, or if we have a food or earthquake, be careful about the statement you make in a crowd. You don't know to what vou may drive innocent men." He went with his hat in his hand, and the other fell into a deep reverie and failed to hear the knock of the man who wanted a quarter to help him reach Sandusky snd his dvinir wife Detroit 1'iee Press. His Only Objection; Giddy vounir jrlrl I do so love Atlan-tie City, don't you? youne; man Yaas.

'So much life, excitement and fun. It's perfect, isn't it?" 'Yaas, all but one thin." "One thinpr? Oh, my! What is it you don't "The ocean. If that was away I'd like theseahore much Philadelphia Cull. Alvsn Adams, when the express business wa in i's infancy, had an office and two horses in New York. One of these horses was a line, fast animal and the other an old broken-down na- Packages that were to be delivered "immediately he sent out behind the fast horse.

Of goods that didn't have to be rushed he would say: "Leave them for the old hos." In every express to this day there is an "old ho.ss" room, where undelivered and unclaimed packages are kept. Sun. A large town is growing up around the shore of Lake Elsinore. sheet of water which is seven miles long and three miles wide. A peculiarity of the town is that the people go from street to "street almost entirely by toat In fact die principal street of the to-s-n Li circular and can be touched by boat at ant oolnt.

San Francjsco Chronicle. fife Entirely Original Effort at Throwing Headers Into Humorous Convulsion. This Journal is frequently visited by fanny contributors, who wish to make a contract to throw its readers into weekly convulsions with their etl'u- 'The other day our sanc'um was invaded bv a fr.nnv contributor, when the editor of "Cause if vou are got a few comic sketches that I know you will want for your paper." "Take a seat." "Thank you. Xow here's one about Last Thir.tr-. you see.

"The 3a-t man: the last word, that a woman aiwavs has vou understand: the 1 ist kiss ot a de parting lover: last ti ght last but the climax is what will get 'cm." "I see what it will be," "No." "Yes, indeed: it's th- last on which they build a Chicago woman shoe." "Pshaw! How did you know it was going to wind up that way?" "That's an easy one. Come again." "Well, here's one that will paralyze everybody that reads it. It's short (reads): -It was a frosty morning. Pateri'amil'as was out of humor, anyhow, when his wife said "Hold on. there," interrupted the editor, "isn't it a little early in the season to put up stoves?" "Have I hinted any thing about putting up stoves?" "No, but that is what you are driving at, ain't it? You are going to lug i stove-pipe in at the end, and I'll bet on it." "Oh.

you're too allkillin' smart. Never mind that que. then, but here's a sketch that you won't tumble to until the climax is reached." "Have you brought the climax with yoit?" "You bet I have. The story is a little long, but it's good. You'll say that yourself." "(jive me the pith of it.

then." "'Tis true. 'tis pithy, and pithy 'tis 'tis true. Shake." (grinning and extending his hand, which the editor feigns not to see). "Hut here it is in a nut shell. It is entitled 'Many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.

The editor groans. "Couldn't von have him slip on something else besides a banana Slip on a banana peel! Thnnderation! Who's said anv thing about a banana peel3" "That is the regulation article to slip on. you know." A pause, during Ahieh the stranger is in deep thought. Finally a bright thought strikes him. How would it do to scratch out banana peel and insert orange skin? I don't like to do it, either, because banana peel gives a man the hardest fall, and there ain't any fun in a numerous sketch unless you hurt some body pretty bad." "Never mind that.

What else have you got?" "Somehow it ain't encouraging to read things to you. You ketch on too quick. How will this do, though I haven't finished it ret I began "They a leaning towards each other, but they leaned too hard and "The front gate!" veiled the editor jumping to his feet: "you are going tv ring in that old front gate and I know it." and he fell upon the stranger with his whole weight. The struggle was. short but terriiie, and soon the editor was the only living occupant of the room.

"Kmgthe chestnut) bell softly, there's crape on the door." Texas Silings. OF ROYAL LINEAGE. Why a Vit tsburgh llffomt Intolerably l'roinl. "That gentleman, sir, is Hoco Po, an African Pr nee, sir, of royal blood, deep dyed," wildly exclaimed a little dried-uj: old man. with blue goggles and a cracked voice, as he pointed a long, claw-like linger toward a negro who was leaning lazily against a post at the Union depot last night.

"Yes, sir," he continued, "he's a Prince. He can't talk a word of English, but if you want an interview I wtil act as interpreter." Without waiting for a reply he began talkin in a language that hr.il a suspicious Hibernian ring to it, although it might h.ive been Greek or Sanscrit equally as well. The negro who was fully feet and a half tail and heavy in proportion, came forward and was about to answer, when a rather pretty little mulatto girl came forward, and, grasping him by the hand, exclaimed- "Oh, Oawge, Fse run all the way, and I was 'fraid I'd be too late to say good-bye to you. but I se here. "(r'way, can't ye." exclaimed the Prince, as he shook her off and strode toward his place the Panhandle train.

The interpreter gathered up his two valises and a box containing a monkey and a tame snake, and followed him rapidly without saying a word. "Dar's da; Gawge Washington, now, since he's jined dat show and b'cuni a Prince, he doan care nutin fer his freiis no mo," sadly exclaimed the pretty mulatto, as she wandered back toward her Webster avenue home. Dispatch. Astronomical Intelligence. Joseph Pruuhomroe is looking over a work on astronomy, and comes across an engraving, showing the principal mountains in the moon, with their names.

Very much surprised, he remarks to his offspring: "Oneslmus, my son; behold what science can do! Not only have they discovered the mountains in the moon, but they've fount! out their names as well!" Paris Gautois. "Why do they call this place Shark Mountain?" asked Laura, after they had been in the new summer-resort about two weeks: "there are no sharks in the mountains." "No," said Tom, "but there are hotels there." And Laura sighed. They had only been married six weeks, and here was Torn an- wering her questions at random and aav thing she said. -iJae. Some Fatal Fluid Emjdoycd Anion; tlic luh People.

arc several poisons in use the aboriginal tribes of Southern Africa, but that extracted from a caterpillar, and designated by the natives inanjruo," is the most fatal. The pain which the victims sutler who have; been inoculated with it must be in-deed: but it is not long endured, for two or three hours generally puts an 'iid to the animal's existence. Of course, Ih's time is more or less protracted by the size of the w. uad. the loealitv in which it is and tho quantity of the v.non; used; for instance, one of the tributaries of the Zam bezi, a lionc-s that Ind been wounded sundown, did net expire till the following davhreak, during all which time the cries of anguish which s'ie repeating terribly fold how fearfully the poor" creature was suffering.

On examination, this victim of the poisoned arrow only had a slight puncture beneath the skin close to the flank, but the lirnir.c.vs of th" hide had prevented the missile from falling from the wound. As the habits of semi-barbarous people always great interest i trust they do so for my readers, and I will therefore tlescr.be (he two other poisons in use among the Bush people and the manner in which they are employed to serve their purpose. First, I -wjii advert to the juice of the euphorbia. This is a family of plants all alike foreign to the European eye in appearance, although not bv anv moans strict-y tropical. spece possess much more poisonoos matter than others, tho most deadly Teing in ajicarance l.ke a crooked pole with a bunch of long, hard "eaves decorating its summit.

When employed by the natives for the purpose above spoken of, it i collected in quantities on the margin of a small vley or pnd of water, when it is beaten between the stones till the necessary quantity of the iuice impregnates the water. At night unconeiou. game, probably thirsting from the hours they have jc.ssetl in the sun-dried desert come to the vailev to sat'-dv their cravin for irmx, inn searei jy nave tney uone so wien they become intoxicated, and i-oon after lie down to sleep the sleep that no waking. In 'his deatri do not think the victims Miller much pain, for all that I have seen that have been Killed in this manner were in the positions they would assume if they had aid dovn their ustul sleep. It i strange that this poisou is much snore injurious to horses, zebras and uaggas it is to the cloven-hoofed or horned animals.

YVhv 1 state is that while the former will not proceed over a half a mile after they have imbibed the subtle liuid before being incapacitated from going further, the huter will travel manv nrles ere thev drop, they do, fori am convinced that many escape death from this poison, although possibly brought, very close to it. Parlr Ui'morc, in Popular Science HINTS TO INVENTORS. What a Man of Kxprrieiirc Has to Say Altout Inventions in General. This i-i the counsel that an old and somewhat successful inventor gave ma to-day: "My advice to ho said, "is to have nothing to do with inventing. It is more absorbing, dissipating and disappointing than gambling.

Not one in one thousand inventions are, new and useful, and not one in one thousand that are new and useful are ercr introduced. The Patent Oilice contains a million splendid devices that Lave neer been just on the market. If, however, you are bent on inventing something, then I have some add.tional advice. Don't waste our time and thoughts on devices that are merely ornamental or luxurious. The only invention that is profitable is a money-having device, and if you lind that your mind is running on any thing else.

tlrop it. Don't be afraid too soon that somebody will your invention, for as a general thing your invention is of no earthly account, ami people would no move steal it than thev would steal the small-pox. Don't work too long on an idea until you have learned the state of the art. The is that your machine was patcnt- sbtv year-; ago, and was found to be worthless. If you really hit upon some-ibing good do not tile a caveat.

Washington is full of sharks who watch the caveat record for good inventions, and who. as soon as they lind one, immediately set to work to prove a prior invention. Finally, never have a partner in your invention. A partner can make ruinous contracts, or assign yo patent without your knowledge or consent, and you can't help yourself except by endless and costly litigation, Chicago A New Lincoln Story. Among other stories told about Mr.

Lincoln is one by Mr. Rosewater, who was a telegrapher in the War Department during the war. "Lincoln was a -queer said Mr. Rosewater. When I boar Jed at the navy yard it was in the family of a fat woman who was a strong Southern sympathizer.

She was short, and she weighed in the viciiity of two hundred and lift pounds. One day she called at the White House to get a pass through the lines to the South. President Lincoln suspected her and did not want to give it to her. He put her oil'. She persisted, and he tinally said: -Won't you walk down town with They "then passed out of the White House together and started down towards the Treasury.

Lincoln took very lonr strides, and he Kept the woman on the tret keeping up with him. At last she could go no further grasped his arm and" said: "Mr. President. I want a pass to Norfolk, and I want you to give it to me rLt President Lincoln Jie looked down at her: "Madame, I think your face ought to be enough to pass you He then walked away, and the woman came home denouncing Lincoln and calling him a -darned Ben. Perley I'oore, in Bostvn Budget.

An old lady who claims to be a relative of Washington Irving, has settled the claims of the United State against that gentleman as Minister to Spain, which amounted to three cents. Thrsician and Snrg-POil of the 1 I. A- S. K. Kaiiroaii Comnanv.

Office cno door esbt ol bliay Co's store. COOLIDGI KANSAS J. S. PAINTER, tiorney at I torn CO0LIDGE, KANSAS. Win prnctiee fn the St.tp ant fxrrrflt given to colU-otioa anil land practice.

DENNIS FOLEY, NOTARY PUBLIC- All liigal documents du'er acknowledged. OUiee in Fost-oiliee, C00IIDGE, KANSAS. CHAS. A. HOSE, NOTARY PUBLIC, BENT COUNTY, COLORADO.

Office at Trail Clt, 31. 31. JAMES NOTARY PUBLIC. Lrpal papers made out and duly ackncwl-edg-eu. East Coolidgre Kan.

BE. P. S. FOHEESOJiCO, BSUGO-IBTS All kinds of Patf nt Medicines. and a full stock of constantly on hand.

Full line Tobacco and Cfe'flrs. rOOLIDUE, KANSAS. Dli. (J. E.

UK OWN, Hcmceopathio Physician Surgeon, fS Chronic nisfases a Specialty. Correspondence Invited. WEST LAS AM3IAS, COLORADO. II. I).

NILES, Physician Surgeon, GARDEN CITY, KANSAS. OfEc-e hours from 11 to 1 Offieo tUrce doors above tiiuk.on Main street. 3ULT0N BK0WN, 'ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office ia I'Dited States OfTce Building, northwest rooms, SARDEIi CITY, KANSAS. TP.

SMITH. A. BVNNETT. BENNETT SMITH, LAND ATTORNEYS -AND- EEAL ESTATE AGENTS. Wp pracift-e before the Tnited States Lau4 Offices and tlenl lafelj- in Hei Estate.

GARDEN CITY, KANSAS. FRANK CAIiTWIUGHT, miam i A IK OEloe in Cartwrlgiit's Block, I'ulloa HARDEN CITY, KANSAS. 37" Ail work warranted. mt 1 4. 4.

IIOISISGTON-, p. P. President. Vice-PresiUtfut. a.

h. adkisox. Cashier. Finney County Bait GARDEN CITY, KANSAS. Authorized Capital, $50,000 General bankinc business transacted.

Collections to. Mun-y to on short Sime on approved security. bo aiu or Finnup, Geo. II. A.

Hon net A. J. Hois.npton, H. P. If.

31. Cordova. MRS. W. II.

NORDBRUCK, EMBROIDERY. All kinds of needlework and FASMGY Stamping done to order. COOLIDGia Iv.vrsSAS. GEORGE 0PP, Tonsorial Artist, COOLIDGE, KANSAS. hair cutting- and' shampooing ia i hig-iest style of the art.

1L A. IIOLLOMAN, Garpemer anfl Builfler, COOLIDGE, KANSAS. given on all kind3 of buii- JOHN HERMAN, Blacksmith. Vffgxm work of all kinds daae to order at short notice. HSRSE-SH0EIH6 A SPEGIMJl COOLIDUF.

L.ANSAS. i mixed with that portion that has been turned up from a distance beneath the surface. If the furrows are cut wide the soil will merely be turned over and will soon become as compact as before plowed. As soon as the ground is plowed oats should be sown as thickly as is done in the spring for a crop. If the plowing and sowing are done early in the sea-on there will be sufficient time for the oats to make a heavy growth which will supply a very large amount of fertilizing material to the sod.

It is scarcely possible to overestimate the amount of manure that may be produced in this war, and that, loo, of the verv best quality, being cut rely free from the objections to barnyard manure. Another important advantage in growing oats and fail plowing is that it protects the soil from the severe winds which carry away an amount of free "oil of the best quality from the surface, that will in a few years tend to impoverish the soil to a greal extent. The oats will partially decay through the winter and will readily be turned under in making the ground ready for the crop, and will very soon be converted into plant food after being turred under in the spring. The spring plowing need not be more than about six-inches keep. The fall plowing should be about one foot deep, some soils a little le-s, while other sods may be a little more, but generally one foot is about the right depth.

The action of the elements on the upturned soil, during tne fall and winter, will make it fruitful and prepare it for yielding a bountiful harvest to the faitlmd and patient tiller of the soil. A deep, rich soil is at all times and in all places highly appreciated, and when it can be had by deep plowing, as it can be done, we should most certainly avail ourselves of this readv means of securing it. E. S. 'Taojankn, in Wcs- 'cm Viijiiniuni.

CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA. Probable Discovery of a Itclia'ole and I'rac-tiral Preventive. For tlie past six or seven years Dr. Salmon, Veterinary Surgeon of the Agricultural Department, and his corps of assistants have been diligently studying hog cholera. They found that the disease assumed somewhat different aspects in different parts of the country, but that it had the same general characteristics, and they were convinced that it was caused by germs.

They experienced considerable difficulty in obtaining cases in the first stage of the tl.sea-e. The disease takes the form of large ulcers on the intestines, and as it proceeds the germs change materially. But recently the disease broke out near this city and the doctor had an opportunity to observe it in all its stages. Uy this observation he found that an important germ in the ineipiency of the disease had been formerly overlooked. The cases near this city were studied with great minuteness and a species of inoculation devised that was a protection against the disease.

It will be necessary to demonstrate that the cholera that rages in other portions of the country is the same as this, an J. if so, it is thought that success is close at hand. The inoculation that was performed was by means cf hypodermic syringe. There is a tlif-liculty in keeping the virus of full vitality and strength, as the germs are apt to die when kept, and the experiments are now being conducted with the end in view of discovering a chemical that will answer the purpose of the virus. It may be possible that tinally some chemical can be used as a medicine to be mixed with the food, but the safest way-is by the hypodermic syringe, as in that way the proper amount is certain to be given to each animal.

The theory of the inoculation is that when a cert an poison is once in the system the system becomes impervious to a particular disease, as the poison removes the element on which the germ must work. Pasteur discovered a method of inoculation against a hog disease that rages in Prance, but Dr. Salmon discovered that the French disease is radically different from ours. The loss from hog cholera last year in this country was more than 2.3,iXK,OX. according to statistics gathered by the Agricultural Department, and for several rears past it has run from 10.WO,(hX to JlUWO.OOO, annually.

The discovery of a preventive is thus seen to be an important matter. Wash in ton Dispatch' History of a Letter. A letter with a history arrived at the Old Orchard (Me.) post-office last week. When first received, fifteen years ago last March, in the press of care, it was thrown unopened into a bureau drawer and given no further thought. After some rears.

during some family changes, the bureau, with other furniture, was sold, and the letter still lay quietly in the drawer. It was ftver-look-ed until a few days ago, when it was opened and found to 'contain money, aii'l so wis immediately forwarded to its rightful owner, at present staying at Old Orchard. She at once proceeded to the residence of the lady for whom the money was intended, which, strangely enough, is also at Old Orchard. X. Y.

Fot. On one of the islands in Casco bay there is a numerous, thrifty and most excellent family in which John is the popular tront name among the niVs. To prevent confusion of identity thev are respectively known as "John "John "Hefer John," "Thu-nder-ing John," "Sharking John." "Dims John," "Flatfoot John," "Captain John," "John Eliza John." and ouu. meiauer Doing tne jona ot the prolific tnbe..