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0 * /< / THE CLEVELAND PROGRESS. By JOB IB REE HE. DEVOTED TO THE .J//.Y/AV, AORICVl.TURAl. ,1X0 EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OB OJ.EVE LAND, WHITE COIN BY AXV NORTH EAST OEORO/A. VOL. V. CLEVELAND, WHITE CO., GA„ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1890. TERMS: $1.00 Per Yemr. NO. 45 THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Kewi Notes from tho Empire Sta*e of the South. Improvement!. Bevelopmenti fr»t r.M, Item! Abeat Ik Lor* Tmuplrlni In Oar Own area, Itete, ¥t.« ■lohinin hud tthcr ScaroM. Albany in to have bicycle races open to the state at an early Rate. John E. Stewart, of Atlanta, was thrown by a horse at Atlanta Wcdnea* day, and waa dangerously injured. Mra. N. G. Long, president of the El* barton Garden Club, bus distributed a prospectus oi tho coming fair, to be held on October 14 and 15. The Methodists of Albany are making airangoments to errect a new brick church edifice. The Episcopalians and Israelites have just completed new edi* TRAMP OPERATOR. There were nearly 700 passengers on No. 1. That was her fair average, and Conductor Hubbard afterward said he thought on the night, of Sept. 4 she had carried her full quota. If he had realized what was back of the innocent query of the trampish-look- ing substitute operator at Hogarth lie would have been a pretty badly frightened man, even though the event was three days in the past. Only Kenneth and the second trick train dispatcher knew how close 700 persons had come to death on the night of Sept. 4. True, a certain boy may have had a remote idea of it, but, that is only a hazard, for he was a very stupid boy. Kenneth was on a hog train. II was habitual with him. His shoes were bunches of frayed leather; his trousers were greasy and torn; his coat was seedy, and although he had fines. Klhertou has received several thousand I washed his shirt, regularly thrice a more halos of cotton so far, more than j week in the waters of whatever pond she lias ever received before. Many ; or crook he chanced to discover in his farmers ure holding hack for better prices. The ostiiuated expense for running the city government of Albany during the next fiscal year is $22,200, and the tax rate will be threi-quarters of one per cent. Two damage suite, aggregating $35,- 000, based on a charge of slander, have been filed at Atlanta by IL I, Hendricks, against Mrs. .1. W. Ilalluril They are an outgrowth of the disagreement bt tween the principals as to the lease of the Ballard hotel in Atlanta. Woods Barnett, a flagman on the Mid dle Georgia and Atlantic railroad, was killed at Eaton ton Wednesday, while coupling cars. His body whs carried to (’ovington, his home. Barnett was ah m ‘20 years old Mrs. Eliza Jones, of Harlem, loaned $25 to a plausiola young man who claimed to he her long lost brother. Tho young man bus disappeared ami Mrs. Jones is wondering whether lie is just what ho pretended to he. Within the past year a larger acreage lino of transit, still, it was an evil looking shirt which did not beget confidence. He was unshared and in general appearance w as similar to the accepted idea of a hobo. The time bad passed many years back when he felt that, it was worth while to appeal to station agents or operators along 1he line of his travel for assistance. IIis garb ami guise were not such ns to prompt self-respecting telegraph ers to talk in his behalf to the con ductors of freight trains, and so what, progress westward he made was a tribute to his own vigilance and agil ity vigilance in detecting just, when the brnkenmn's back was turned and agility in swinging under the ears and upon tin* trucks. And he was perfectly and trainpily satisfied. Kenneth sauntered up the platform at Hogarth and took a seat on a box just outside the station window. He would have, been ordered away had the agent been in tin* office, but tin* agent, was not there. The agent, hav ing been overcome by heat at 3 o’clock September beat, is tin* most lias been planted in fruit trees and via« h l )olon *' 1,1 ; * ,: " 1 ! been carried up to his house to rage lclirium, and die, perhaps, for all medical attendance a Wyoming in Wilcox county than in any similar period in the county’s history, and the acreage devoted to orchurds and vim yards is steadily being increased. Dr. James M. Moore, of Cobb county, lias be mi very successful this year in rain ing hay or: his farm. Ho has made a specialty of it- He lias already h dd in Marietta twenty-two toua and 1,100 pounds, which linn brought him about $7 per ton. He has stored away in his barn ten tons. There are now Bixty-four saloons it.I Macou. Two of them have paid tlie $1500 license in full. S xty-four had to p.i> the remaining $100 each yesterday. Tho amount due was $0,200. Tim total amount of the barroom license for the i et I lenient could afford. It was his student who sat in flushed import ance nt the telegraph table, when Kenneth roved up to the window and amdiorcd on the box; Kenneili hml loured the road until he had a first- rate knowledge of the time card, and he knew' that if 002 was on time sin* would draw her serpentine length of freight ears up to tin* Hogarth sta tion about ;m hour after No. 1 had gone whizzing eastward, with her I a -1 mail and her sleepers. It was hi purpose, to annex himself to 002 and proceed eastward. ... , . ., lft rtAA , I Idly, through the open window, he year will ba about $.12,000, or aboir ,, 1 , , tinned the bov. lie was a very stu- $22 ,000 more thau last year. . • , . . ‘ There is in the city schools of Marietta! ’""'“"f? l, "- v - 11,1,1 II1 <ll,s " r u hoy all3 entered the public schools 1,1 ilianbility u very itnpor- the day they were opened, and for four years he has not been absent or tardy, lias never failed to leceive a certificate of excellence in lessons and perfect in depotrmsnt. He is now in tho fourth class of the high school and is to gradu ate next June. After having led his grade for four const cut ive years, he may graduate with first honor. The young man’s name is Fred Magnet. A newdutu for the execution of Dr. vV. L. Ryder, the Tnlbotton murderer, will la* fixed and he vtiil be resentenced ho that his execution will take place within sixty days after lie is found guilty, as tin* law i*tq tires. By an oversight Judge W. B. Bait, who sentenced Ryder fixed J .tu. 15 an the date of execution. The 1 iw n quires that the execution of a criminal shall take place not less than twenty nor more than sixty days after lie in found guiltv. Sbeiiff E »y, of Hancock, arrived at Macon Wednenl y night, having in cub tody Inane Butts and his hod, July Butts, wnoDi he placrd in the Macou jail for safe keeping. Isaac Butts is the father of Roy Butts, who assassinated Dave Silver in Sparta Satu-day night. Isaac BuMh whs arrested five weeks ago for the HtUrnpted assassination of Silver, and has been in the Hancock county jail everi-iuce. There hns been talk of lynch ing the men and it was thought beet to bring them to Macon. Roy Bu tts is stil at large. The Gar Trust Investment Company of New Vo k has leased to the Atlanta Stone.Coal and Lumber liue 200 cars, 50 of them coal and lumber cars, 50 flit cars and ]00c ml c ars. In consideration for ihe cdrs thus furnished tho Atlanta com- P«ny agree: >o pay in cash the stun of $5,020 and to give for the balance of tin* balance of the money, 78 monthly notes, each for the sum of $225.41. This makes i he t» til -uni fortheuseof the cars for he specific ! time, $21,281 0s Toe trim ion for a new trial for Taylor D lk and Tula Delk, both of whom are now under renteoce of death for murder, will he hea d in the state supreme court next Monday. These two men, father and son, after terrorizing Pike county for months and ending up with killing the sheriff of the county, wore arrested and lodged in jiil in Atlanta, from whence they were taken to Pike county, where they were tried, convicted and sentenced to death. tnul boy. Kenneth estimated his ng< nt. 1 I or 15, and tried to think how stupendous nu opinion he himself had had of himself when he was a boy of 15 and was left for the first, time in charge of an office. He listen ed in a passively interested sort of way as the boy fought on the second wire for fifteen minutes in his vigor ous purpose to ask tin* time of a far away telegrapher, even though the heavens might fall. It was like old times. All plug operators, he remem bered,do that sort of thing fighting, fighting, fighting in their determina tion to take the wire from any one else who may desire to use it the train dispatcher alone excepted from the list to he held in contempt. The tramp operator wearied at last, of the hoy’s “smartness” on the line, and leaned back against the side of. the station listening to the clamor of the dispatcher circuit, listening to orders, reports and other minutac of running trains by telegraph. Ju the course of time lie learned a tiling which caused him to curse l»is luck and look upon himself as one out raged, for by attending the racket, of the dispatcher’s line he found that No. 1, the passenger train, was Jatc r and instead of meeting her at Rosa lie, the station east of Hogarth,where* the tramp operator was waiting, G02 r the fast freight, had been given per mission to go as far as Williamson, the station next west of Hogarth, for the meeting. No. 1 had been wnrnee in due time of the change. The fast freight had been out of Rosalie ten minutes and was fast ap proaching Hogarth when Kenneth heard themau at.Humboldt tellingthe dispatcher that No. I, having made up fifteen minutes of her time, and being but now'forty-five minutes late, desired to proceed on eastward to Ho garth for tin* meeting, rather than risk having to wait at Williainston.. The order was promptly given, for ex press trains are things which must, he humored by train dispatchers.. This, of course, made it premptory* to stop 002 at Hogarth and give her a. revised order in conformity with that, now held by the conductor of No. 1- It was easy enough. All that was. needed was to call up the operator at Hogarth and tell him to display his: red signal and stop the approaching* freight train. Kenneth- understood what was to follow. Von cannot tramp over a transcontinental line for a month w ithout acquiring a thor ough knowledge of its telegraphic se crets, if you be an operator. Ken neth was acquainted with the signif icance of the various numeral signals which tin* dispatchers used so as to economize on time -“28” was the warning to make ready to receive a train order, “11” meant for the, oper ator to repeat what he had received, and so oil. And so when tho anxious dispatcher called upon the boy at Ho garth and said, “30 No. 002,” the shabby man of tho Morse was aware that what was wanted was the dis play of the red signal and the conse quent holding of No. 002 for revised orders. But, to his surprise, the boy did not make the customary response, “27 No. 002,” which would be the short way of saying, “I have hung out my red signal and will hold No. 002 for orders.” Instead, he scratch ed his head in a puzzled way, and af ter a moment telegraphed hack to the man who was directing him,” “How’s that? M’hat do you mean?” It is very likely that the dispatcher had an attack of vertigo at that mo ment when lie realized that a fast freight and a heavy passenger train were approaching one another on a curving, twisting track, each going at; highest speed and each seeking to make a different station for passing, and when he realized at the same time that a lout of a student, did not understand what was wanted of him. Dainstakingly and slowly the dis patcher ticked back, “1 m-c-a-n t-o p-u-t o-u-t y-o u r r-e-d 1-a-n-t-e r-n • No. 0-0-2.” Slowly it came, in deed, but if the ticking was slow the beating of the heart of the. dispatcher must have been rapid enough. 'Phi* boy’s fare lighted up. In a tan gle of enthusiasm he rattle off this answer, jumbling his words together in a way unintelligible, to any but a waiting ear: “A Bright, I \vi II put it out.” With a smile at the change of events which had arranged it- so that No. 002 would stop after all and give him a chance to mount an end sill or climb under a ear, Kenneth rose and walked up the platform. It was not a long platform, for the town was small, but by the time lie had reach ed the, end he saw the light of No 002 swinging into the only live miles of straight, track on the road, and he realized that, in a few minutes,•obey ing thy command of tlie* rod lantern on Hu* target, she would stop and give him a chance to get on board lie turned to look back at the, signal light, and his face took on a stony mask of dismay, lie was to bo dis appointed again. Tho light; was not shining. Doubtless the order had again been changed. The language In* used was inelegant and outspoken 'The train drew nearer. He could heal the locomotive’s exhaust and then was no hope of her slopping. Suddenly a fearful thought came to him. Ib* remembered that lie had not seen the boy put out the. lamp at all. What; if He rushed back to the window 1 iI a fury. “Where’s your red signal for this train?” lie shrieked. “Stop this train! Stop her! The. dispatcher has orders for her.” Very likely the. boy would have told tin* ragged and dirty tramp to mind his own business but for the allusion to tin* dispatcher. Heaven permitted the fool to have a thought at the right time, and in mi expostulating, mum bling wav In* raid: “No, lie ain’t, lb told me 1 o put the light out and Fvt been five'minutes tryin’ to put it out Had to take it apart before I could blow it out, nml now it. smokes IB nil the ” There was no time-for him to eon plete his simile, for Kenneth wi through the window now and had tin red Hag in his hand, lie siczcd tin hall lamp from tin*, telegraph tabli and with the flag folded about tli chimney to give tin* crimson hue <> danger lie rushed to tin*, platforn the impoverished red signal sending its dim message of warning weakly down tin*, track toward the thunder ing engine of No. 002, now scarcely fifty yards away. Weakly, but it answered its pur pose, for although the train’s mo mentum carried it, far past, tin* office, sin- came back in response to that well-known signal. “The kid’s red light blew out and I had to liedp him i * fake one up,” said Kenneth to the conductor, and then he sat down to take the order, pushing the hoy aside ms though In* were not to be consid ered. Chicago Record. Important Happenings in All Parts of tho World, Short StortvH Tolil hy tho ToleRrupli About Everything From Evei yivliore, Storms, Trutu ltobbora, Ma|qu<n!ii£H to Notable lVrHonuKON, Etc., Etc. (Jono *il SangulHy la F.ee, The Supremo Court at Madrid has abrogated tbo sentence of life imprison- ant passed on General Jnlio Sanguilly on December 2 Inet, niter a trill! on a charge of mtling nml nhollie„> » treason able conspiracy against the Government ol Spain. Norwegian Ve.nul Fired Upon. Tho steamship Gyltar, a Norwegian vessel, under tbo eharler ol the Texas Star Flour Mills, of Galveston, pul into n Uubun port, nfter Milling out of Cion fuogos on August 211, at S p. in., and was lin-d upon by a strange ship. Tho allot whistled hy just above the Bmokesfnck. The (iyllar hove to, and waa immediately hoarded by a party of armed men, who pul off from tlie strange ship in a lift- limit, and demanded tin inspection of ti e Norweigivn vessel’s papers. Captain It iRnmasen is sure (lint the stranger was Spanish ship. The (iyllar »ns on the high sens, ten miles from Ihe roast AROUND IDE WORLD Itlddled lllin mill llnck.tiot. A little over a year ago J. M. McCul lough, a rich planter in the forks of t lii- Triiiity river six miles below Dalliis, Texas, clime near being killed ii.v an tiHsassiii discharging a load of burk-diol ut him, lie was badly wounded but n covered. Just after sundown recently Mr. McCullough jointed for Ids potato patch. An unknown assassin, hid in the timber close by, fired both loads of 11 shotgun nt him. When found lie wus dead and twenty-four buckshot were taken from his body. Officers were iit once notified and n sheriffs posse was sent to tho scene. Two men are suspected of tho crime. The whole country is aroused and there is hardly a donbti„4tiut the murder or murderers will ho ppprehemled. Amrr irau t^jralii In Want**!. A dispatch to the London Tim oh from Simla, India, with Ycferenec to the pro posed shipment of .‘California wheat, to India says: Tho best news that we could receive would be that twenty or thirty cargoes of ft wheat worq being shipped Win NoiwTtnd South America. It would steady the market; and check the further rise, while the actual arrival of cargoes would cause the native graiu- deulors to lower t heir pi ices having already caused discontent and grain riots in various towns. II lilil I nil Willi lluckNhof. A special to the St. Louis Republic from Dallas, Texas, Bays: John A. Me Cullough, aged 75 years, oro of the most prominent cotton planters of Dallas ounty, living in the forks of the Trinity river, about nine miles from Dallas, was assassinated m his yard. Twenty buck shot had taken effect in his breast, and de. The assassin escaped unidentified. Mon«jr Held lijr Dunlin. G nnpt roller of the Currency Eckels issued a statement of an investigation made by him of the amount of money held hy the national banks of the country. The number of hanking houses and trust companies inquired of, was 12.002 and 77 clearing hojsos, covering all the country, ltipliis were recieved from but 5.722 banks and trust,companies anil GO clearing-house associations. Tim mf- r- ination, however, is of such a cbarite'n as to enuble a fair and correct in sell from all to be approximated. Of the 5.723 reports received, 2,458 were of national hanks, 1,494 state hanks, 157 BROUGHT TO TIME. Potentates nml kings like to have their own way. In this, nt least, they resemble people in general. Vet even a South American dictator may once in a while find himself overruled by n private citizen, who lms a mind of his owiuuul <i spirit of determination. The Fhiengo Record prints a story about a gentleman who went to Ven ezuela, some years ago, to obtain a government contract. He. had to deal with (Uizmnn Hlnnco, who was then the autocrat; of that country. For three or four months the applicant, was kept dangling about the l’resi- ilent’s offices, till finally,growing des perate, informed Guzman that he wanted, and must have, a final an swer. With some impatience, Guz man said; “Gome, to my country house at 0 o’clock tomorrow morning, and we will close this matter tip.” “I will.be on hand, Your Excellen cy,” was the reply. Tim next morning lie was called at I, galloped out, to Antimino, and was at the dictator’s residence before the clock in the parish church struck 0. To his surprise, he found twenty or thirty people waiting to he received, some of them men of importance, while the president, sat upon the porch sipping his coffee and reading the morning paper. It was considered a dreadful breach of etiquette to interrupt the great mail when he was reading, and there was not- a person in the entire com pany who dared to do it. They sim ply stood around, or sat by where lie could see them, and awaited his sum mons. But the Yankee marched bold ly' up to the porch, and said, “Good morning, General!” Guzman Blanco looked up in sur prise from his paper, hut the Yankee knowing his temper and peculiarities, did not wait for him to speak. “In m.y country, General,” he said, “it isnol the custom for people to gel up so early, but it is also a point of honor to meet, an engagement promptly, anil you see I am here on time.” “Have you had your coffee?” asked Guzman. “Yes, sir: at the hotel, a lew min utes ago.” “II must have been miserable stuff. You ought to taste mine. I use none but what l grow on my own planta tion, and always carry it with me,” and, ringing tin* bell, he ordered a cup of coffee and a roll for his caller. Hut the latter did not propose to waste time, and immediately said: “You did me the, honor to say yester day that. you would close up that mat ter at our interview this morning, and I have come prepared to do so.” “I wish my people were as prompt as you. Our great fault as a nation is procrastlnation. If we were as en ergetic as your countrymen, Venez uela would be a richer and more pro ductive nation.” And with that they went, into business. For an hour the details of the con cession were discussed, and, when they were finally agreed upon, tlic president dictated to his stenog rapher the terms of the contract. Then, turning to his guest, lie said ‘LMy secretary will write this out, and tomorrow we will sign it. “I should prefer to have, the docu ment signed now,” was the VankceV reply. “You have just, said that, tin fault of your people was procrastina tion, and I propose that, we avoid it, I his morning.” The secretary looked lip in amaze ment. lie had seen men sent to the calaboose for less, and evidently ex pected that the dictator would call a policeman to take the Yankee ill IHE HOUSEHOLD. For Our Housekeepers and Lady Readers. iNllfr* r«rt«lnlnK to Horn*—n«lp* lllali for HuumvItmi And Others Brruut Kitchen tu Fnrlur. Willi.K much in being said of LI Hung Cluing a little Beni about his wile may not hi* shush. The wile is both beautiful unit learned. 8ho lives on the bunks of the Btd 11 ) in great splendor, waited on hy 1 IKK) at ter,duals, and in her wardrobe are guarded 2 (KKl robes ol finest skins, and 1,200 pairs of trouserettes. Her compressed feet keep lie from walking much, but twice h day, after bathing in oil of orange uno uoacia blooms, she takes sn airing in (lie coolie sedan, ller Imii she dresses in 50 miiaoiilous ways. ♦ * * Much comment is made on the ui uierM business woman spending her money luv- ishly on dress amt amusements ami gen erously remembering others. Well, wlmt is the woman to do that will suit everyone ? Sue certainly cannot do a nobler work Ilian bestow it on needy friends unit it is evident to some that men who g > in for t> emselvea usually make blit a good living (or them selves anil seldom it ever lend a helping hand Which is the i o her l.le ? * * * In selling the tuhlc a;ways have sniuelhing green for the center piece. A growing plant is better than cut ti >weis f s-iys me lah hi uuthorily. We do not wt a (ml cm tie preitiei' titan a little holder ol beauty rose buns, do you ? (• IIZII1IIi Ravings hanks, 239 of private banks and first, but, Hocinp vns a little angry at that Ids guest was Gnrrott: “Say, old man, you are jj krtdring a hundred per cent better ; linn you were u year ago.” liarriTt: "’t.-s; I was worrying my debts ;i t'lie.n.” “All paid up, now, eh?” “No; U They have grown so Hint 1 know there is no list* in trying to pay. It, is u great load off ray mind.” Cincinnati ifiiiquirer. A mother, trying to get her little daughter of It years old to sleep one night, said: “Dora, why don't you try to go to sleep?” “I am trying,” ahe replied. “Hat. you haven't Hliut your eyes.” “Well, can’t help it; dey Climes unbuttoned.”'—Answers. (11 oi loan mid trust companies. Tim i,,t,,I amount of cobIi in tho iasl.il ill i .an reporting, was $4 I li, 124.H4D. It, is divided uh follows: Gold coin, $li!4,- 077, 001!; goid eerlillcates, $55 181 ..’ifl!); silver dollare, $8,251,012; fractional eil ver, $7,309,073 ; silver certificates, $80, 003,500 ; treasury aider, I HOI), $13,120. 0IN; United Slates antes, $1 10 400 375 ; currency certificates, $50 858,000; na tional bank notes, $23,705,834. Of this total cash, the 3,458 national banka re porting, hold $335,174,010, sad tin 2,205 state, etc., $77,450,233. The amount of goltl coin and gold cer tilicaifiB held by these national I,auks was $155,07!!,004, und of these state, etc., $34,384,737. tu this connection it may l,e stated that the total number ol national banks, viz; 3.080 held on July 14, tiiedate of Ihe last official cnll,$3iil, 058,485, of which amount there was In gold coin and gold certificates, $101,- 853,5li0. Deadlock >„ Kentucky. The Democratic convention of the Seventh Congressional Distiict, of Ken tucky, after being in session tluve days, I adjourned sine die. There was a dead- | lock in balloting between Bronson, Bottle und Carroll. Resolutions were adopted providing for new primaries. not abashed, lie smiled ami said: “That is a neat way <d applying my philosophy to your own interest. Wo will wait, until tin* document is writ ten, nml sign it hero.” Handing a eigur to lire Yankee, lie lit, one himself, and sat down for a chat, while the secretary was writing. General of I’olicc tapped at, the door, and said that, he winded to see tins president, concerning it matter that rnpiired Iris instant attention. “You will have to wait, until I am through with this Yankee,” was the dictator's reply, “lit! is teaching mo the way they do business in the fulled Stales." Youth’s Companion. Tyimn llelNHwail. A news agent in Rendon states that [*st. J. Tynan, the alleged dynamiter, who was arrested in iioulogne, tiHH been released by the French government, and that he has started on hie return to tho United States. Some of the New York dry goods houses protect clothing and woolen fabrics from moths by placing the goods io rooms chilled witli cold air. To Get Sett Hurnh. I'liluvsitnll Imam tool lull of line wtrite sand and sonpsuda, as trot, hh can he borne Wash the hands in Hits live minutes at t time, i>ruabing and rubbing them in the sand. The best is Hut sand, or tire wiiite powdered ijuar /. sold for filters. It may ire used repeatedly hy pouring Ihe water away after each washing and by adding fresli water to k ep it from blowing about. Rinse In warm luther of fine soap, and, after drying, rub them with dry bran or cornmeal. Dust them, and finish with rob bing cold cream well lulu the skill. 'Ibis removeaihe roughness mused by house work, and should he used every day, first removing ink ur vegetable siauie witli some vegetable acid. Always rub thapotwi Ihe cold cream or til after using aciii on the li itccre. TrenBuius of the Woods. The city girl or hoy may have sumo ad vantages over country enusius when pre paring Christmas gifts, in their nearness to tdores, hut there are no urnaaieuts made by hands so beautiful as Dame Nature’s handi work. October iB the time to gather these gorgeous treasures of the woods, before they are touched bv severe frost. Tlie many variegated autumn leaves—especially (hose of tire maple, oak and beech — may lie arr raged in various devices. To prepare ilitm, father the rarest and most perfect, press between blotting paner under heavy wights until thoroughly dry, ami varnish with a clear transparent varnish—what is known as "crystal" varnish !h tlie best. This Is prepared as follows: Bale Canada balsam Hml rectified oil of turpentine,equal parts; mix, then place toe bottle in a warm place, immersed in hot water; shake oc ciisiunally until dissolved sod then sllow it to s,and in a moderately warm place for a week, and pour oil' the clear field. If loo Hi - k for use, thin witli a little turpentine. Tohub tlie leaves a tr ite here and there with powdered mica, if desired. When Ihe leaves are thoroughly dry they can he at tached to a long piece of flexible wire hy the trial ol thread wire. Arranger! in this man tier, they make pretty wreaths to encircle windows, etc. A leaf lambriipiln is picturesque. Cut lire lambrequin any shupc or size required , from theghz-d hook muslin. I.syitout monthly oil the table and give a coal ol strong s z! (made try dissolving and boiling glue n,ol water) amt arrange tlie handsomest variegated leaves upon it. The muslin must ke entirely covered witli tire unvarnished leaves arm tlrey should overlap at ttic edges. When dry, give a coat ol varnish over all. Tlie edge ot the Innhriquin may he cut into points and an acorn (glued into its Clip) fastened to each point. A large screen may be made try painting u frame pure white, then covering the panel witli book muslin und arranging lire leaves on it, on Doth sides. Varnish the whole anil paint a few ImiulH or Htripes of silver on the white wood work. Another wav of preserving these in dividual leaves is to wipe them fiee from dust and dip quickly in equal parrs of hot beeswax and parrfll i, covering evenly. Thia coating dries almost immediately, lervely and novel glove, handkerchief or collar boxes may he fashioned hy covering boxes of suitable s.zes with those leaves and varnishing the whole. Blue tlie inside with silk, satin or velvet Dainty souvenir Iran c h und pretty wall brackets may he made in the same manner. 1 >limy brackets, picture Iramts, glove boxes amt photograph cases can be made hy gumixiiig green and gray lichens on heavy cardboard and fashioning as taste or fancy diclules. Thermometer frames anil euaels can he made of queer knotty twigs or branch)a covered with lichen or moss Picture:que baskets muy ul'.o he construeed from these moss covered twigH. kiy them log cabin style amt fasten witli wire. II lies arilie easily drilled with a phee of wire made hot. These filled with the many va rielies of ornamental dried grasses or ever lasting* would lie highly appreciated hy the recipient. Or till tlie baskets with the milk weed pompom ■ The pods must be gathered just belore Urey hurst open. Open them arefully along Ihe oroHse oil one Hide and shake ill the brown seeds, (lather the silken filaments wi h dampened fingers and lay them on a piece of while thread Take only a few of (he silks at a lime. Ojii tlime until two ol the pods have been used ; then lay on a piece of wire lor the stem arm yard or mure of coarse knitting silk, and tic firmly with the white thread. Now bend the wire hack, and holding it and the cot ton thread in one hand, wind firmly snd (dot.civ with lire white silk. The seed end ot the silks forms lire outside of pompon Use only the larger pods, and the silkn should overlap the thread about one Llrird of an inch. Tie with a cream tinted ribbon and arrange artistically on walls. Etchings < u lungl are pretty novelties and may combine artistic merit and oddity The fungi grow on Ihe bark of trees In our great northern forests. There are many vaiieties each having a color of its own Some I saw presented a surface of delicate cream like tint, underlying which was a rich bronze. By deftly and artistically re moving this surface with a sharp pointed instrument, the bronze was exposed and group of deer skillfully etched thereon, or a castle in the distance with a terrace ap proach. An easel lor these etching, may he mad e of odd, lichen coveted twigs.—Kx How to Fatten Duoks. “In order to obtain good prloes for dressed ducks they must be fat and ap pear plum)) and round. The skin must be one oolor throughout,” so says writer In American Poultry Journal. “For Il lustration dress a duck which has had free range of all green stuff while fat tening; also dress one which has only a largo yard for a range with a limited supply of greens, compare the two after drosslng, each reoelvmg tho Hume amount of oare and note the difference. The one whloh had unlimited range will have a green spot surrounding the vent lire size of a man's hand, while the other will appear one color throughout. We will go a little farther. Place both of them on sale side hy side and there will he at least two cents per pound differ ence in price. Somo would not pur chase the green dock at any prion. We mnot cater to the wants and opinions ot the people. If the appearance is all right tho slock will sell; whllo on thn other hand, even If slook may he as lino and fill as Is possible to gel them, they wilt not soil unless properly 4rested and packed. Never think for one moment that your stock will look loo nice, and ip ver let It enter your head that you will not got paid for the extra trouble it takes to put your poultry in proper shape. It is true the dealer will make more on your stuff when you pul It In proper shape than he will on mixed-up, hap-htzird a off, and although he may not pay you us muon , s h“ might the ad ditional price you realize will pay you for your trouble. Stick to the motto: ■vriel observance to the requirement in whatever city tl he. We tmiNl give the people what they want if we expect compensation. Competition la too sharp and with the fast express trains produce oan be brought 1,000 miles and carried to your very door us cheaply us you oan sell It. 'In regard to (altcnlug duoks: As I staled In my last article if the trade call fur yellow Hkin use yellow corn; If a while skin is more salable use white corn. A very good feed Is composed of one-third corn meal.onc-thlrd middlings one-third bran. A feed composed of tho above will make mure muscle and re quire more time to fatleu Ilian when more corn meal Is used. If the demand is for fat, whloh Is the case In New York market, then use one-third corn meal, one-fourth middlings and one- fourth bran and ahuut one-eight beef scraps. Do not use much green stuff while fattening; nut more than ouc- (ilghlli part, as the skin will be alfloted hy the color of the feed. When duoks are put up for fattening feed light for the first five days, then commence to increase their feed a little each lime. You will find that they will cat until they will be unable to swallow the last mouthful, yet they will run to tho water with that mouthful and mix It with the water and try to drink It. Tills Is tho cause of filthy water troughs. It will be necessary to scrub them every day. If tins Is neglected and the duckB drink from tholr filthy IroughB it will taint their tlesh. “Perfect cleanliness must bo kept up, If not their filthiness will almost exceed that of tho hog. If tholr pen cannot be kept clean any other way uso straw. Do not let them paddls in mud unless you want to flavor them with it. Ducks will lay on fat very rapidly aud often get so fat that thoy will drop dead from a sud den fright. Do not he afraid to glvo Lhem a largo yard as the exercise they take will increase tholr fat. It is a mis taken Idea to pen any kind ot fowls iu small yards to keep them from running the fat off. Such an Idea is contrary to natural solence. In physiology we are taught to exercise in order to assimilate our food and the greater the assimilating power the greater the amount uf llesh laid on. Give them a large yard and never allow anybody or anything to frighten them. It Is the undue exercise that exhausts the llesh and not the exer cise they take for their own pleasure As I have slated, keep them quite hun gry for five days, then Increase their feed, being very careful not to overfeed them, and you will he surprised at the amount ut fat they will lay on. The time required to fatten a duck should not exceed fourteen days. As soon as they get fat they will commence shed ding their feathers. Then pick out the fattest and dress them, as they will get full of pin-feathers in three days. If dressed at tho right time the feathers will pull out very easily. If picked too soon they will he very tight and likely fetch the skin along; while if too late the pin-feathers will be very numerous. They must be shaved. A shoemaker’s knife with a quite narrow blade is the best. Grind It very thin half-way to the back, then use a razor Btrop and keep it sharp enough to shave with. If the pin-feathers are cut close to the skin they will not Injure tho sale in tho least. I have relerence to dry picking. Of course tho pin-feathers can be pulled out when they are scalded, though It will pay to always dry pick as you can not hold scalded stock, while dry picked slock will keep Indefinitely, which means a great .deal when the market i9 overstocked, and will-sell for enough more at any time to pay for the extra trouble. The farmer’s future jilnce in this Republic will ho fixed by himself. If In; let other people do his thinking for him lie will become a clod, us in Kurope. This is a solemn truth.