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BAT-CArCHEKfl. FARM AND GARDEN. LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION. ing little beasts would draw their tails carefully out and sit on their haunches An Interesting Recital of Events In the ed orderlies were placed at every, street corner to convey information' speedily to Gen. Scott, who remained all day at headquarters.

Riflemen were placed on the roofs ol tho houses along and adjacent to tho avenue to watch for dangerous per Threatening Day of March, 1861 Pope. Tho three latter, army officers, joined Mr. Lincoln after he left Spring-lield. The programme was a surprise to thorn all. Col.

Sumner, who was the lirst to express himself, said it would be a piece of cowardice, and that ho would "got a squad of cav licking oil the oil with every indication of the most intense satisfaction. They gnaw holes in floors through sheer mischief. Long after they have tunneled every floor in a house they keep up their destructiveness and actually As a majority of the voters at the last election were nnborn or too young to A Buslneai That Returns Large Profits A Professional Tells How It Is Conducted. He was a man who seemed to have lived all of his life in dark rooms. His cheeks were pale, his lips blood-loss, and his eyes had that peculiar glare which characterizes the eyes of Know from recollection the eircum stances of Mr.

Lincoln's inauguraton, alry and cut our way through to Wash sons. Tho procession movea siowiy through the avenue, with little of honeycomb tho lloor. Ihey live some a reproduction of the principal inci- ington." To which response was made the manifestations on previous oc dents will prove interesting, writes a casions of tho kind. Everything was a Washington correspondent of The done as if in the presence of danger, Philadelvhia Times. that "by that time inauguration uay would have passed, and that it was important that Mr.

Lincoln should be in Washington on that day." Mr. Lincoln, after full discussion, decided to submit to the judgment of his and as though calamity was impend- On the morning of Feb. 11, 1861, the times to bo ten years old and get more cunning as they grow older. They lose all of their faculties at last, and are apparently led around by the young ones. To show how soon a house may become infested with rats it is simply necessary to say that they breed every six the mother bearing from sixteen to twenty young citizens of Springneld, began to as Masses of people poured toward the serable at tho depot, and by 8 o'clock a large number had assembled, ine aay capitol.

Thousands had already waited there from three to five hours friends and carry out the programme The next Question was who should ae was gloomy, tho sky dark, and rain was falling. At precisely live min- comoanv Mr. Lincoln on the perilous for tho doors to open. The majority wero northern men. There were rats in a litter, lhe use of dogs is -u tes -bef oro-S -el k-M ft- J.iccoln...aiid-L.

confined principally to rat-baiting, and a i- i i i i few southerners present. The people a single attendant emerged from a pri to seo Mr. Lincoln safe in a guuu lerutu, wuiuu una uuuu uamcu for baiting, is often worth a couple of of the District generally stood aloof. At five minutes to 12 Hannibal Ham vate room and walked slowly to the car, the people falling back, and as hundred dollars. Weasels in caching lin, vice president-elect, entered the Having hastily dined, Mr.

Lincoln was hurried to" his room, whete he changed his coat and hat, and passed many as couiu snaKing his nana. From the platform of the car, after re senate chamber. The judges of the rats are sure every time, but the trouble with them is that they eimply kill the supreme court, headed by the vener moving his hat and drawing himself rapidly through tho hall and out ol the rats in their holes, and then there is no able Chief Justice Taney, entered soon door. Here was Col. Sumner.

As Mr earthly way of getting them out with after. The diplomatic corps were all out tearing the building down. A dead in their places, lhe senators were an bats and owls. here was a nervousness about his movements which indicated that on occasion he could be quick as lightning, but which restrained him from ever being absolutely at rest. In his hands he held a singularly-shaped pair of tongs, the ends of which were forked like tridents.

A small dark lantern stood near. Tho man was a professional rat-catcher, and trrdiscoursed- with a reporter of The Commercial Advertiser about his livelihood. "Are there many of us?" he began: "Well, 1 just guess so. Not that there are quite as many as there were ten years ago, because since that time people have begun to choose poisons for getting rid of the vermin, but there are sufficient in the business to turn us in a nice little amount to our benefit association every year. "Business is good because there aro always rats, and sensible people prefer us to rid their houses of rats than to kill them themselves and run the risk of dying in a couple of months with typhoid fever.

We are employed principally by hotels and slaughterhouses. Sometimes a ship captain, who is going to sail with a cargo of grain, asks us for aid, but it's no use tackling a ship. 1 have killed 1,000 rats in half a day on board of a merchantman and then had to give the job up through sheer weariness. The big hotels employ us twice a year, once in spring and again in the autumn. The Lincoln and Lamon stepped into the closo carriage and Sumner was about to follow, Norman B.

Judd, of the party, clapping his hand on Sumner's present. The galleries were crowded the president and tho president-elect rat is synonymous with all that is unpleasant." New York Commercial Advertiser, A Japanese Girl's Toilet. When a Japanese girl gets up in the were soon after ushered into the capi tol. Mr. Lincoln looked pale and sol shoulder, said aloud: "One moment, colonel." Sumner turned, and on the instant tho carriage drove away with emn.

The procession from the senate had taken their places. Mr. Lincoln morning, she washes her face, but does not have to dress her hair. That stood forward in sight of the niulti out him. The colonel was very angry.

Lincoln and Lamon boarded the car, and they left Harrisburg according to the arrangement. In tho accounts All soils of a sour, heavy nature, full' of thready undecomposed vegetable' fibre, are greatly benefited by a dress- ing of air-slacked lime. There aro about six thousand spe- -cies of grass, or one-sixth of all tho flowering plants grown. Yot of this large number only about half a dozen are known to and grown by the average -farmer. A New England farmer, who probably speaks from experience, says the white daisy and wild carrot can be eradicated from the pastures by keeping sheep on them for a few consecutive years.

The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station calls attention to the fact that in its experiments potatoes raised from large, whole seed ripened nine days earlier than those from seed cut to single eyes. If tarred paper is used about young-trees as protection from mice, it should; be removed as soon as the warm weather of spring warrants, as the fiesh tar on the tender bark some-! times causes fatal injury to the trees under hot sunshine. On opening a big cabbage grown at! Sodus, N. it was found that an outside covering of large, thick! leaves were tightly imbedded thirty-; two small and almost perfectly round; cabbages. Another ono contained twenty-seven small cabbages.

An onion patch of live acres, once an; unsightly, useless swamp, near Fair-. port, N. in 1883, yielded bushels, 600 bushels to the acre. Ow-j ing to the low price, the owner claims! he" made no profit on the crop. Houses stable manure, phosphates, guanol and ground bone.

The Commissioner of Agriculture; says that, while in some of the states' the pure-bred and high-grade cattle! are but 8 per cent of the whole, in Ohio and Kentucky it. is 40 per in Indiana 22 per "cent, in Illinois 35 per cent, and Massachusetts 32 pel" cent of the whole number. Connecticut strawberry growers ex-, press a preference for sowed grown pretty large, as a mulch forj strawberries for winter It is cheap, and there are no weed' seeds to sprout. Pine needles, where they can be obtained, aro also lent for this purpose In Scotland they do not award premiums to stallions for beauty of; form and symmetry, but for their! usefulness. A stallion, when competing in the show room, must bo acw companicd by a largo number of colts tudo and was cheered.

Laying dow his manuscript and adjusting his spec is attended to but once a week. The hair-dresser comes to the house and arranges her jet-black locks in the fashion for little girls of her age. So tacles, in a voice that caused mm to Mr. Lincoln has figured as wearing a Scotch cap and cloak, ihis is inaccu be heard to the fatherest bounds of tho multitude, he read his inaugural she has no trouble about her hair, and address. When ho had concluded lie after her bath the servant assist her to rate.

He wore a soft, light felt hat, drawn down over his features, according to circumstances, and a shawl thrown over his shoulders, so that his features could be disguised if turned to Chief Justice Taney and took the oath of oflice, and as soon as Dracticable after went to the white powder her neck with a small whito brush. She puts a little red paint on her lower lip and a little gilding in the middle. When she removes her sleeping-dress, she has on only a short skirt, which is simply a square piece of house. Throuffhout the dav and that night up to his full height, ho stood in pro-found silence for several soconds, surveying the faces of his friends and neighbors. An account says there was an unusual quiver on his lip, and a still more unusual tear on his shriveled cheek.

His solemn manner and his long silence were as full of melancholy eloquenco as any words he could have uttered. The crowd stood uncovered, with unmistakablo sympathy. Beginning slowly, and in a husky voice ho spoke as follows: "Friends, no ono who has never been placed in a like position can understand my feelings at this hour, nor the oppressive sadness J. feel at this parting. For more than a quarter of a century I have lived among you, and during all that time I have received nothing but kindness at your hands.

Here 1 have lived from my youth, until now I am an old man. Here the most sacred ties of earth were born, and here ono of them lies buried. To you, dear friends, I owe all that 1 have, all that I am. All the strange, checkered past seems to crowd now upon my mind. To-day I leave you.

I go to" assume a task more difficult than that which devolved upon Washington. Unless the great God who assisted him shall be with me and aid me, I must fail, but if the samo omniscient mind and almighty arm that directed and protected him guides and supports me, I shall not fail 1 shall succeed. Let us all pray that tho God of our fathers may not forsake us now. To Him I commend you all. Permit me to ask that with equal sincerity and The programme worked without any the military patrolled the streets.

Active watch was kept up at all points, pay is good, as we charge three cents a head for every rat we cafch. Slaughter A number of persons for uttering houses keep us at work nearly all the obstruction. There was a female spy in the case to help work it, and a number of detectives to cover the tracks and preserve the mystery. Mr. Lincoln had a berth, which, of course, was too short, and gave occasion for jokes.

secession sentiments were taken away, The same night a number of army of time, as their store-rooms aro always ficers passed over the Long bridge to take part in the rebellion, which was lntested with the vermin, ana some times great loss is occasioned by allowing them a single day's truce, near at band. Why, one day last week, rats got Littlo was said about danger, and no evidence of the conspiracy detected except certain apocryphal reports by detectives from Baltimore. That" city was reached at thirty minutes after 3 among a lot of beef-hearts in a slaugh Logau as a Sparrer. Roscoe Conkling has something of a ter-house on Fifth avenue, near Fortieth street, and destroyed nearly $300 worth of them before the watchmen knew it. Will rats eat meat? Well, I o'clock in the morning, and except an reputation of a sport, but it has not be come historical that John A.

Logan is very "handy with his dukes." The unusual amount of whispering and re-connoitering and tho final "all right," nothing unusual occurred. There were guess rats '11 eat anything they can set their set in. Tho big stables have following, from the Washington Hatchet "Sketch-Book," however, in a hard time of it with rats, for not dicates that, "Black Jack spars as alone will they eat the horses food, well as he talks: some ludicrous incidents wnicn lor Mr. Lincoln were agreeable variations, and ho enjoyed them immensely. In due time tho cars were hauled through the city and on their way to Washington, which was reached on time.

Mr. "I have heard a story of the knocker knocked out, which is worth telling in faith vou invoke His wisdom and guid these columns. It is apropos of Pro anco for me. With theso few words I fessor Collin's boxing bout in George but they will endeavor to eat the horses themselves; that is, they gnaw the horses' hoofs, and in many cases cripple them so badly that they become useless. They even attack babies and nip them.

Perhaps a rat's bite isn't poisonous, but 1 know that I had one of my arms swell up almost as big as my body ono time from a must leave you, for how long I know not. Friends, ono and all, I now bid town to-morrow night. The professor is an expugilist of renown, lie is a sired by him, and tho young stock ist vou an affectionate farewell." Lincoln and Col. Lamon passed out of the car and through the depot unobserved, except by one man, who watched Mr. Lincoln closely, and, seizing hold of the hand of tho president-elect, cried out: "You can't play that on me." Tho stranger was hard hitter and can stand much hard hitting.

Indeed, his ability in this Mr. Lincoln had never appeared so judged as closely as the stallion. Michigan farmers who have blacfc walnut on their farms ought to know latter respect has given him the sobn rat-bite. Whether they are poisonous or not depends altogether on what anucieu ueiuru. nuu ins suupie viu-quence moved his listeners deeply.

The train moved out, and his neigh auet of the "cast-iron man." llo has they have been eating. that a single tree, if well grown, is quite a valuable possession, and not often faced "good uns" in the "squared circle" both in this country bors, with few exceptions, never saw cloth, crape, or silk, tied around the waist. No other under-clothing is worn. In making her toilet for the day, she lirst puts on a garment made usually of some coarse material, Dot very long, and reaching only to the waist, but with long sleeves. On the neck of this garment is sowed a deep fold of scarlet or some bright-colored crape or silk.

A long, straight skirt of blue or red crape, silk, or wool is tied around the waist and over all three of these garments is worn the kimono, or dress. This is of some dark color, and made of coarse spun silk or thick crape. For festivals and holidays the dresses are of very fine material and very handsome. The outer dress is simply a wrapper reaching to the feet, with very long and wide sleeves hanging nearly to the ground, and used as pockets. On each shoulder, a deep tuck is made which extends to tho waist, thus making a little fullness for the skirt.

But tho dress has no gathers, and is straight all the way down. The neck is adorned with a wide piece of black velvet or satin, whicli reaches nearly to the waist, and the dress is crossed over the bosom and confined by a girdle. Over this is worn a very wide sash, a piece of brocaded silk or satin, stiff with embroidery in gold or silver, lined with soft silk, and fastened behind in a very large bow. When these are all on, but barfooted, or if in cool weather, in white mitten-socks, made to reach only to the ankle, and with a place in which to put the great toe (just as mittens have a place for the thumb), she goes out to say "Ohaio," or good-morning, to her father and mother. M.

C. Oriffis, in St. Nicholas for March. An Old Farmer's Experience with Cattle. The farmer wants to know, not so much what is absolutely the best feed, but what is most economical something good and substantial, and not too expensive, which he can raise on tho farm.

Corn fodder, when properly cured and stored, makes good feed, but if it is left in the field, or long ex "Iho way to catch rats is to be him after. When a little more than part with it, tor next to and England. As a teacher of the art four years bad passed his remains of self-defense ho stands in the first rank. quicker than they are. Cats don't know their business.

They may catch a rat now and then, but I'll back a rat against a cat any time. We first go through a house and sound the walls From $600 to $1,200 and oven $2,000 has been realized from a singlo treo whon manufactured. Such timber ought not to bo sold for a song. One day last summer tho Professor A correspondent of tho Country Oen-i tlcman thinks we have reached thati and floors. In this way we tell pretty conclusively where the rats are the thickest.

Then we darken tho room, set our bait, and wait for the rats. They stage in the history of breeding Jer-' sevs in this country when the animals' of small milk and butter capacity arov beginning to disappear from the lieiai-'-. about to be struck, when Mr. Lincoln interposed with: "Don't strike him, don't strike him. It's Washburn." Mr.

Seward had given Washburn a hint of what was going on. They all drove to Willard's, where Mr. Lincoln was soon after found by Mr. Seward. Monday, March 4, broke bright, with every indication of fair weather.

Rumors of conspiracy and violence filled the air. Secession was openly talked. Fears were entertained for Mr. Lincoln's personal safety. Gen.

Scott had for days been making precautionary arrangements. The American flag floated from tho city hall and the departments. Few citizens raised the Hag over their dwellings or places of business. There was an ominous sul-lenness. How much was meant no one could accurately say.

At 8 in the morning citizens began to assemble in the neighborhood of Willard's hotel, where Mr. Lincoln was staying, and it was not long before Pennsylvania avenue and the adjacent of speculation. The more rapidly this class of animals are retired the mora' will the butter interests of the country always come out at night to get food and water. During the day they amuse themselves by gnawing "holes in the floors. As soon as they scent the bait they come out of their holes in single file and march, with a big gray rat at their head, toward the bait.

I let them advance. Mr. P. M. Augur, of Connecticut says that orchards which have borM? four crops of fruit and retain was delighted to receive a note irom Senator Logan asking him to call.

He hastened to obey, and was soon in the presence of tho great warrior-statesman. said Senator Logan, 'I am a little out of training and want you to give me a few lessons in boxing. 'Do you want to try 'em on asked Professor Collins, at the same time pointing to a bundle which was done up in a red bandana hankerchief; 'there's tho slep skins in there the gloves, don't Jou The senator thought he would take some exercise, and led the way to a spare room up-stairs, Collins following, chuckling with delight at the idea of standing up before a United States senator and vice-president expectant. Senator Logan threw off all his clothes except his trousers and undershirt and looked a veritable Spartan. Collins did likewise.

They shook hands and each began to strike out in a light way, giving and receiving only friendly taps. Three two-minute were brought back to tho same place for burial. At nearly every place on tho route to Washington the pooplo came out to greet Mr. Lincoln, and at tho principal cities ho addressed them. In every instance he referred to the great question with which he was to grapple.

He did not believe there was to be serious trouble. He said that tho clouds would soon clear away, and that the suu was shining behind them. In Indianapolis he said that tho federal laws must bo upheld, but recoiled from "coercion" and "invasion." At Columbus he said he consoled himself that there was nothing worse than anxiety, that there was nothing yet seriously going wrong. "Wo entertain different views upon political questions; but nobody is suffering anything. This is a most consoling circumstance, and from it I judge that all we want is time and patience and reliance on that God who has never forsaken this people." Theso observations ho lepeated at Pittsburgh and many other places with greater fullness and increased emphasis.

At Harrisburg ho said: "It is not with any Eleasurc that I contemplate the possi-ility that a necessity may arise in this country for the use of tho military arm." Referring to the presence in the strcest of a military force as a part of the great throng who had como out to welcome him, he said: "I desire to repeat, in order to precludo any possible misconstruction, that I do most and vigor are comparatively few, outside the Delaware orchards- lie thinks peach trees of inherited" wea.4 constitution can not stand the exhaustion of successive crops, hence too much care can not be exercised in se fet settled down to their dinner when draw the slide of my dark lantern and flash the light full in their eyes. The glare seems to paralyze them. Then I go to work and scoop them up and throw them into my bag. If I corner any of them, especially any of the big fellws, I use my tongs, either picking them up or spearing them, a 1 find it necessary. I have to move quick.

No, I'm not afraid of getting bitten. Many lecting trees or seed from healthv streets wero packed, lhe buildings for blocks cither way, wherever a stand or foothold could bo gained, sources. C. W. Hoffman, of tho Elmira Farm were crammed witli human beings.

ers' uiub, thinks barley straw as feed At an early hour tho military had be- nights I have been surrounded by rats; had them run all over me, up my coat sleeves, over my back, on my head in to move. The drum and life were icard in many directions. Troops were marching and countermarching fact, been covered with them. Maybe you'd like to know what I do with the live rats? posed to tho weather, it is scarcely worth the labor of cutting and shocking, particularly if tho weather has been wet. Wheat straw is not very nutrilcus food for cattle, but as most farmers raise wheat, it is a good plan to have plenty of straw well stacked, to which cattle, during winter, may have free access, and let them eat what they will.

About the best and and predictions of bloodshed were freely indulged in. At tho capitol people of all conditions and classes Well, after I have counted them rounds were fought in this way. They toed the scratch for the fourth Harder blows were struck bv each in this round, and Collins received a tap over the right eye, whicli made him see many stars. He then realized for Iho first time that ho did not have a and get my three cents apiece for them, began to gather, and before tho day had collect the rats that show the most far advanced a vast crowd wero al fight and drown tho rest. The lively follows I sell for rat-baits.

Oh. ves. I ready in waiting. Mr. Lincoln had risen early and "soft snap" to deal with.

After thi cheapest feed for cattle is good Timothy hay, with occasional feeds of know that it is thought thatMr. Bergh made it too hot for rat-baiters in this members of his cabinet and others he was more on his guard and hit for cattlo, is more palatable and nutritious than any other straw. It is not desirable for sheep, becauso of the beards which get into the wool. Cattle will eat out tho barley straw from a straw stack bofore they will attack other kinds. Another member of the club thinks barley straw nearly aa good for young cattlo as hay of ordinary quality.

A largo crop of potatoes can not bo produced unless the soil has a full supply of nitrogen, phosphates and potash, in an available condition. Availablo nitrogen, however, is a costly article, and its a good policy to uso up all that the soil annually affords. This we can do by seeing that the growth of the plants is never checked for want of a supply of phosphates and potash. We are now getting in this country superphosphates at reasonable prices, and corn. Ulovcr hay may uo led to cat were with him.

At tho capitol, in the harder whenever ho couli get a blow city, but ho didn't. There are several sinccrelv hope that we shall have no tle with good advantage. Turnips and senate, Crittenden, Wade, Douglas, in. The fifth, sixth and seventh rounds here now, but they havi work mighty use for them; that it will never become Wigfall, and Trumbull were keeping sly. A good lighting rat is worth ten their duty to shed blood, and most cs were fought without much damage to cither men.

Both, however, seemed up a rattling debate, lhe session had cents a rat-bait, lhe baiters depend pec i ill I never to shed fraternal extended over twelve hours, blood." Mr. Lincoln arrived in Philadelphia About 9 o'clock tho procession began on us lor their rats, and 1 know one bouse over in Hoboken that will take all the rats I can catch for ten cents a pumpkins, where they can be success-luliy raised, make gooil feed for fall and early winter. Potatoes, either raw or cooked, make good food, and the small ones cannot be used to better advantage than by feeding them to cattle. Potato and apple peelings mixed with bran or meal, make good feed, particularly for milch cows. to form.

15. II. 1 rench was the grand from ftew York on tho 21st, and was marshal, assisted by many aids. At 11 the procession began to move, pass head. I don't think that rats are good for much else.

They did try to make gloves from their skins, and I believe ing through lyouisiana to Pennsylvania avenue. The military formed on all that the scheme did succeed for a while, Cattle, as well as other farm animals, appreciate good treatment, milch cows sides at Willard's. but I don't think much of it is done to bo "winked," and a rest of ten minutes was taken. 'We will try one more two minute said the Senator, 'and then wo will That was satisfactory to Collins, and hands were again clasped as at the beginning of the contest. Collins began to do some fancy sparring, when up went his heels in tho air, and he fell like a log to the floor.

The Senator had given him oue under the chin. He fell so hard that he jarred the whole building. Mrs. Logan was down stairs, and hearing the noise, ran up and was horrified to see her husband leaning over now. Sometimes fur-trimming for in particular do so, and should always Mr.

Buchanan, who had been kept busy signing bills at the whito house, bo treated kindly, and even petted ladies' dresses is made from the rat-fur cut from the haunches and dried. What appeareu at, me noiei ai nan-past it. They will very soon learn to recognize At half-past 12 Mr. Lincoln and Mr. an awful look the prettv darlings would Buchanan came out of the hotel and those who are kind to them, will take from the hand almost everything in put on if they only knew that thev took in seats in a carriage, the public the way of food, and seem to relish cheering- and band nlavinrr "Hail Col were handling, rat-skins.

If I could only get into the sewers of this city I could make my fortune. They are filled whatever is offered, simply because it unibia. Senators Baker and Pearcc is given by a known friend, lhe farmers can use them with profit on such crops as usually command good prices. What tho market gardener needs is rich manure. The ordinary manure obtained from city stables and elsewhere is poor in nitrogen especially in soluble nitrogen.

Five hundred pounds of the nitrate of soda, used in conjunction with twenty tons of manure per acre, would often produce a better crop than forty tons of manure, as a good commercial articlo of nitrate soda contains fourteen and one-half per cent of nitrogen. It is very solu ble, however, and should be applied.7; in small doses to the growing crop, as much will be washed out of the soil by -heavy rains. also took scats in the carriage with Mr. with rats. I could kill three thousand writer has often seen pet cows cat tho prostrate form of the cast-iron man bathing his head with a wet towel.

Lincoln and Mr. Buchanan. The lat a night. Three thousand rats at three bread, pies, lettuce, tomatoes, and received with unbounded enthusiasm. News was hero brought that there was hatching in Baltimore a conspiracy to assassinate him as he passed through that city.

Conferences were held with railroad officials, tho civil magistrates, and citizens. Many doubted, the existence of any such conspiracy, though many al'cged facts were related to sustain the report; nevertheless, it was thought best to act with prudence. Mr. Steward sent word from Washington of the conspiracy, setting it forth as much greater in scopo lhao the first reports made it out to be. Having, according to appointment, early on the morning of the 22d, raised the American flag over Independence hall, Mr.

Lincoln, with a few friends, departed for Harrisburg, where there was to be a reception with speeches. The night previous, in Philadelphia, at a conference held by a select few, of which the late CoL Thomas A. Scott was one, a programme of future movements was arranged. It was that the next evening at 6 o'clock Mr. Lincoln with one friend, should quietly leavo Harrisburg in a special car.

The roads wereTlo be cleared of all other ter looked grave and hardly spoke cents each would make $90. If I could other things from the table, and even Senator and Mrs. Logan labored with Collins for about twentv minutes. Mr. Lincoln was ctliu and self-pos keen that un anv length of time I could drink sour milk, when offered by a sessed, tew citizens ot Washington retire from business.

hen he was brought to his senses. recognized friend. Cows should al-wavs be milked by some one who is were in the procession. The dele "There is one peculiarity about a rat His only remark was: 'He's the toughest man, sure, 1 ve ever naturally kind and gentle, and, so far as may be, by the same person never by any one who is excitable, peevish or impatient Old Farmer, tn Amcr-ienn Agriculturist for March. Wilkins' Proverbs, takes many swallows to make a It gates from abroad, although large numbers were in the city, nu mix-red not over 700 or 800.

New England sent 150, New York 300. The entire south was represented by not more than seventy-live persons. From the northwest the numbers were few. Pennsylvania avenue was almost ankle deep with dust, rendering marching very dillicult and uncomfortable. The military arrangements tdiowod lark.

How to Make Tea. The fashion of tea drinking has now An individual always ready to help vou the devil. Wisdom is the best locomotive for a that It isn generally credited witn. Everybody thinks them the most filthy of all rodents. But they ain't.

A rat is always cban. If a speck of dirt gets on him in any way, he stops whatever he is doing to clean himself. He can't bear any stain on his fur. Another funny thingabout them is their ability to tell olive oil. They have a fondness for sweet oil that is not equaled by any other kind of food.

But they know the food article and will take none other, have tested them in this setting two bottles, one containing sweet oil made from cotton seed and the other with olive oil in it. A rat would come along and try every means to get at the oil through the long neck of the bottle containing the olive oil, but would become so common that it is quite natural that the proper method of making it and the proncr ware to make it in should come in for a share of dis I tram of thought. Clerks at the White House. The clerical staff of the white house -includes, besides the private secretary, an assistant private secretary, who at present is Mr. Prudcn, a gentleman of sagacious and courteous character, who was lirst appointed by (icn.

Grant. There is also a stenographer officially employed, and four other persons as -clerks. Each department also details -regularly or temporarily a clerk fatnil- -liar with its work to asiist. The ollicc Life, like a pan of milk, contains cussion. According to reliable author more skim milk than cream.

The ways of Providence are no more the apprehensions of a murderous plot against Mr- Lincoln. His carriage was so closely surrounded on all sides as to hide it from view. A shot could not possibly have been aimed at him, so closely was he environed by the military. The guards mysterious than the weighs of a ton of ity the only teapot in which tea can bo perfectly made is of pewter or brown earthenware of the sort usually found among the kitchen utensil, ft is also necessary that sutlicicnt coal. Load your gun with the powder of wisdom, aim high and the game will ofiand clerk is abolished.

His tvirvr trains and skilled telegraph men were to see that the wires leading out of Harrisburg were cut and kept cut till it was known that Mr. Lincoln had reached Washington. At West Philadelphia a detective would meet him and conduct him by a circuitous route to the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore d'KL This programme was communicated to Mr. Lincoln and party on the way to Harrisburg from Philadelphia on the morning of the TJtL The party consisted of Judge P.tvi. Col.

Lamon, Cl. Sumner, Maj. Hunter, and Capt. be yours. of honor were selected from the efficient companies of the regulars and marines.

Platoons of soldiers that of signing land patents for the president, is now prrfomied by tho time be given for the tea-leaf to quite unroll itself in order to develop the the full flavor. If these rules are followed it will work quite a transform i Nature's hod brings up the bricks of clerk for private land claims, who i wisdom for genius lo build the temple were stationed every hundred yards along Pennsylvania avenue. Several of success. Hon in the npocarance of the 5 o'clock shun the cotton seed oil a they would fire. I have even seen the animals get so crazy over the oil tint, after trying every other mean in their power, the would climb up on the hoitle and tliet, lower I heir ta i 1 -1 rot i he 1" the surface of the oil.

Then the know- appointed by the president. The administrative staff of the white hous Ii is sad to think what a small grain tea tfible now so beautified and adorn companies were held in reserve the leaven of truth-will rais a loaf ed with rare china and silver in the he armories 10 be dispatched lo proper numbers twelve persons outside, of the steward and of fWtdioncatv. WhiUJutU Times. Mount- way of teapots. I'fiitdclnk'a Rccor l.

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