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IN GREEN CATHEDRAL AISLES. „Wtthin tho green cathedral aisles The winds are whispering 'mong tlx leaves, And nature’s face in wreathed in smiles. The sunlight in mosaic weaves A gorgeous pattern 'neath our feet. And summer days are fair and sweet. No pride or pomp in Mammon's piles Can match these old cathedral aisles. The birds are chanting songs of praise, And music murmurs in the trees, For in these quiet woodland ways The choristers are blrda and beoa; The flowers with incense fill the air, And nature's priests her vestments wear. In forest, free from human guiles, Are rear'd these grand cathedral aisles. The city teems with restless life, And tapering steeples bear the cross— A symbol of the Christian’s strife Through all the years of gain and loss. So ever upward point the trees And wave their plumes in every breeze, To lure the wanderer miles and miles Within the green cathedral aisles. —-C. 8. Kingeland in New York Home Journal ILLEGAL PRIZES. One morning in May, 1804, a small brig named the Harrington, command ed by Mr. William Campbell, sailed ont between Sydney heads before a stiff westerly breeze botmd to the island of Masafnera, in the Sonth Pacific, to proenre sealskins. Although so small, the vessel carried a crew of abont five and twenty men and, being a letter of marque, was armed in the usual man ner of the Australian whalers and south s.;a traders of those days—half a dozen 9 pounders and plenty of mnskets and cutlasses. The Harrington had for some time been employed by her owners— Chaco & Cos. of Madras—in trading be tween Madras, the South American ports and Sydney. On the last occasion of his leaving Madras Campbell had taken care to provide himself with a letter of marque from the presidency of Fort St. George against France and Holland. The result of the sealing expedition was fairly successful, but Campbell himself was not satisfied. At least he found he was not satisfied when he one day fell in with an American whale ship, the captain of which told him that war had been declared between Eng land and Spain. How the American captain had learned the news Campbell did not inquire. He quickly returned on board the Harrington, held a brief consultation with his mate, and altered tho ship’s course from west by north for Sydney to due east for the South American coast. “1 don't want to waste much time,” he said, “but there is no barm in onr running along the coast for a week or two. We are pretty sure to pick up something. ” The mate concurred, so did the crow, and a week later Campbell did pick up something—to wit, two Spanish prizes, a merchantman and a man-of-war. From the Sydney Gazette we learn that the merchantman was “named St. Francisco and St. Paulo. She was being convoyed by the cruiser, which was named the Estremina, commanded by Don Antonio Jose del Campo, ensign in the Spanish navy, out of the ports of Coquimbo and Caldera on the coast of Peru.” In spite of his long name and title and the traditional bravery of his race the don does not shine to advantage in this affair, for as soon ns the plucky lit tle Harrington bore down upon him and his convoy he put his helm down and steered for the shore, then but a few miles distant. Campbell, burning to bring him to, crowded, on all sail in pursuit, but was unable to prevent both the Estremina—a brig of four guns—and the convoy from running ashore. Then, setting fire to both ves sels, Don Antonio and his gallant men ran away inland with great unanimity. But the Harrington was so close that Campbell, lowering his boats, soon boarded both ships, and his men extin guished the flames before any material damage was done, and in a few hours he hud succeeded in floating both ves sels again. After putting prize crews on board, the industrious Campbell went on shore to see if there was anything else “worth picking up,” and discov ered a quantity of copper bars —a very valuable commodity. These he secured without firing a shot, and then he and his merry men said goodby to the Span iards. and with the two prizes in com pany set sail for Sydney, highly pleased at the result of their adventure. In dne course tbs Harrington sailed into Port Jnckson, bnt the level headed Scotch captain came in alone —the prizes •were not visible. The following daj’ he was requested by Governor King to produce his log, and appeared greatly shocked when the irate governor him that he had committed a breach of neutrality. War with Spain was not declared until Dec. 12, 1804, and it was not till January, 1803, that the British government granted a letter of marque to any ship, and yet here was this dar ing merchant skipper committing an act of war on his owm account in Oc tober! Now, singular to relate, Campbell had only been doing on a very minor scale the same thing as had been done by the orders of the British cabinet on a very large scale in the same fashion in another part of the w T orld, though, of course, neither he nor the angry gov ernor knew it. The incident is a nota ble one in naval story: Admiral Corn wallis (the government having at last awakened to the veiled hostility of Spain, and the energetic Pitt having succeeded the peaceful Addington) was directed to dispatch some frigates to intercept and detain until further or ders the Spanish treasure squadron on its way from Montevideo to Cadiz. The Indefatigable, 44, the Lively, 38, Medusa, 40, and Amphion, 40 guns, were sent away as quickly as possible, and, cruising near Cape St. Vincent, fell in with the Spanish fleet on Oct. 5 and ordered them to bring to. Of course the Spanish admiral (Busta mente) would not submit to be de tained and cleared for action. The bat tle lasted barely 20 minutes and result ed in the blowing up of one Spanish ship and the capture of the rest. The English fleet lost two men killed and half a dozen wounded. The Spaniards lost nearly the whole of one ship’s company, besides about 100 killed and wounded on the other vessels. Then Spain declar* and war. But King, knowing nothing of this and feeling very wroth with Mr. Camp bell. called upon him to furnish satis factory replies to the following queries: First. Whether he had any knowl edge of war with Spain at the time of capture ? Second.—Where were the two prizes he had taken ? Third.—What letters of marque did he possess? To the questions Campbell replied that he had been informed by an Amer ican whaler that England and Spain were at war; that he had sent his prizes off on their way to India after refreshing at Norfolk island, and that his authority to privateer was his com mission in the East India company as a captain of marines. Governor King said he did not con sider this satisfactory, and after taking counsel with other officers,of the settle ment decided to detain the Harrington nntil the home government could be communicated with. So Campbell was ordered to unbend his sails, strike his topmasts and lower yards and unship his rudder. Campbell protested, saying that his case had been considered without call ing upon him to be present. This, as a matter of fact, was correct, for while some of his sailors gave evidence at the inquiry he was not allowed to meet them in open court. His proto'st is very properly worded, and he undoubtedly has the best of the argument: “I was not apprised of the intention of the governor to hold an inquiry. Such method is irregular and calculated to prejudice my case. No adverse evi dence should bo taken without giving me an opportunity to refute it. Fur ther, the detention of my ship is a seri ous loss to my owners, who will have no redress if even later on my innocence is proved, and my commission in the East India company’s service makes ine an swerable to them for any improper con duct. Anyhow, according to British jurisprudence, you ought to hold me innocent until you can prove the con trary. Yet you seize my ship.” King curtly answered that an East India company's commission did not authorize people to seize the vessels of friendly powers; that there was no evi dence of war existing between England and Spain, and even if war did exist, since the Harrington had no proper let ter of marque, the prizes must become u droit of admiralty. Poor Campbell had to submit, though he manfully resented King’s action, but the latter was acting conscientiously. So when Campbell offered substantial security and some leading Sydney mer chants backed him with money Gover nor King consented to the Harrington’s cargo being discharged and to her cap tain proceeding on his voyage to Mad ras. But, alas for Campbell, just as the affair was on the point of being settled in this way the San Francisco y San Paulo and Estremina were discovered hovering about the coast of New South Wales, apparently waiting for Camp bell. The two ships were at once cap tured by the government brig and brought into Port Jackson. Naturally King lost his temper, and again placed Campbell under detention. Meanwhile disjattches had gone home, and all parties resigned themselves for the long, weary wait that was to follow before an answering dispatch came from the home government. At last, however, it came, in the early months of 1808, when Viscount Castlereagh wrote, telling King to in stantly release Campbell, the ship and crew and the prize crews of the two Spanish vessels, which could be sold as lawful prizes. This snub for the good hearted and conscientious governor was softened by the profoundly wise ob servation that “the spirit and principle (sic) on which you acted is approved” —the which, considering the affair of the Spanish treasure ships off Cape St. Vincent, is very pretty.—Pall Mall Magazine. Too RniHd For (hr Sultan. Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the Maxim gun, tells an amusing story of an experience with the sultan of Tur key. The sultan had witnessed a test of the wonderful shooting of the rapid fire arm and was duly impressed with see ing the small weapon deliver itself of 600 shots a minute without being touched by human hand save the first pull of the trigger. “Wonderful, wonderful! ” he exclaim ed in amazement. “I most have some of those anns.” Some time later Mr. Maxim received an order for an expensive pattern of small field arm. He made two, beauti fully chased in gold and of marvelous workmanship. What the sultan could want of such expensive outside trap pings he did not know, but they were duly sent to Turkey, where they now rest in the royal museum. “Ah! They shoot too well,” the sul tan is reported to have said when asked why they were not used in the field. “They are better where they are,” It was afterward said that the sultan, having a superstitious regard for their shooting power, thought they were bet ter off where they could be seen instead of being handled by his troops in times of per se. Women Barber*. In Gay's “Journey to Exeter,” pub lished in 1715, it is told how after pass ing “Morcombe’B lake” the travelers reach Axminster, where they sleep. The next morning We rise, our beards demand the barber’s art; A female enters and performs the part. The weighty golden chain adorns her neck. And three gold rings her skillful hands be deck ; Smooth o’er our chin her easy fingers move, Soft as when Venus stroked the beard of Jove. —Notes and Queries. A With One Voice They Spoke Up. At a little uptown gathering not long ago the guests played some simple games and told ghost stories and managed to have a good time in the old fashioned way. Pretty soon one of the gentlemen said; “I don’t believe we appreciate what a steady old slow coach the human brain is. Notwithstanding all our talk about quick wits and flashes of intelli gence the brain is not so easily thrown from its accustomed ruts. If, for in stance, I ask a question which is entire ly new to you, but which your honest old brain mistakes for a query quite similar in construction, it will go right ahead and telegraph the reply in its own hidebound way.” “That sounds interesting,” said one of the guests, “but show us an exam ple.” “I will, ” said the first speaker, “with the proviso that you answer it prompt ly. ” He smiled, and then, without any haste, quietly asked, “Who saved the life of Pocahontas?’’ “John Smith!” roared 20 voices. “You see,” said the questioner.— Cleveland Plain Dealer. When u Soldier In Degraded. This is how most armies degrade an officer who has been proved a traitor to his country. The day before the traitor is to be publicly degraded, the military tailor removes all the buttons and Btripes from the officer’s uniform, re placing them with a single stitch, so that they can be readily torn away. The condemned man’s sword is also filed almost in two, in order that it may be easily snapped. At the time appointed the traitor, who has, of course, been tried by court martial, is marched out with his regi ment, wearing his uniform for the last time. A halt is called, a superior officer repeats the verdict of the court martial, advances toward the traitor and says: “You have disgraced the uniform you wear; you are unworthy to carry arms. In the name of our country we degrade you. ’' The decorations are torn from the uniform, the sword broken in twain, and amid the muffled rumbling of drums the ceremony ends, although a long term of imprisonment invariably follows. —Pearson’s Weekly. I*oor Chnnoe For I*oet. A poet is cross with me because I de cline firmly to read his manuscripts and advise him as to the desirableness of taking to verse with all his young ener gy. Other poets may take a statistical view of their case. Let them consider the estimated population of the globe How many of them have justified their conduct in being poets ? At this hour is there one such being anywhere ? Sup pose, for the sake of argument, that there are six. How many millions to one is it against the success of the neo phyte? But, if versify he must, let him send his work to all the editors. If they think his poems worth printing (and paying for), then let him make friends with certain young critics, who will blow his trumpet before him. But do not let him bother busy old men, who. by reason of their age, are no longer good judges.—Andrew Lang in Long man's Magazine. Tit For Tat. Brothers and sisters ought to be glad to give and receive mutual assistance. “You show such had taste in the se lection of your neckties. Horace, “said the elder sister of a youth in his teens. “They always look so wrinkled and shapeless too. You ought to let me buy them and tie them for you.” “I’m willing, sis,” he answered, looking at her pinched waist, “if yen’ll let me buy ycur belts and fasten them around you.”—Youth’s Companion. In a Boom Market. The Lamb—The thing has gone down until it isn't worth a cent on the dollar. And yet you told me it was a good in vestment. The Wolf—And so I still think. The tronble is that we look at it from dif ferent points of view, that's all.—Bos- “Pitts' —- Carminative SmwrnS My Bmky’m Lttm.” ¥¥ LAAAR A RANKIN DRUG CO.* I can not recoin mead Pitts* Car minative too stronfly. I most say, I owe nay baby’s ltfa to it. * I earnestly ask all motksra who have sickly or delicate children jest to try eae bottle and see what the result will be. Respectfully, -Jss, LIZZIE MURRAY, Johnson's Station, Ga. ¥¥ Pitta' Oarmlnattvm la amid by all DreigMs. PRICE, ft S OEMTS. QUERIES AND REPLIES INFORMATION KOIt FARMERS A8 FURNISHf' I> BY COMMIT SION Klt STEVENS. LIOHT ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS How "Worn Out” Laud Cau Be Be* * stored, the Eradication of Ref* mudaand Other Grasses. Question. —I am anew comer to Georgia and have just bought a farm in Cobb county. One field of about 3t! acres, fairly level, is covered with a growth of young pines, and the land is said to be worn out Can this land be re stored, and if so how? It has a olay subsoil. Answer. —No land in Georgia is "worn out,” if it has a clay subsoil, and the top soil is not all washed away. By continuous planting of a single orop the Elant food preferred bv that crop may e so reduced in the soil that good re sults can no longer be attained. Or a long succession of oleau culture crops—such as cotton —might so exhaust the humus in the soil as to render it for the time being almost barren. Such conditions, however, do not mean that the land is worn out by any means, for judicious cropping for a lew years will make it fertile. My ad vice is to cut down the pines at ones and burn them on the land. Then break the ground close and deep, and afterwards harrow in a bushel of “Burt” oats to the acre, harrowing in with the oats 200 pounds of a good, complete fer tilizer. As soon as the oats are har vested broadcast and plow in 4 to S pocks of field peas to the acre, turning under with the peas 200 pounds of aidd phosphate and 100 pounds of kainit. This will insure y<ui a fine crop of pea3 and a good growtu ot vines. Gathet the peas when ripe, but let the vines remain upon the laud. About Nov. 1 turn under the dead pea vines and sow 5 pecks of Georgia riflsed rye to the acre, to be turned under in the spring before it runs up to head. The turning under of the pea vines and rye will furnish sufficient humus to the soil to warrant the planting of a corn or cotton crop afterwards. Humus is the great need of most of our lands that have been cropped so long in oot ton, and without its presence the appli cation of commercial 'nrtilizers is money thrown away. A judicious rotation of crops, in which the sowing of field peas should always hold a prominent plaoe, will prevent exhaustion of humus in the soil, and would diminish the amount of socalled worn out land in Georgia.— State Agricultural Department. Bay From 31 1 k mid Butter. Question. — I can sell the milk from several cows at 20 emirs a gallon, or 1 can sell the butter made from the milk at 30 cents a pound; which will pay the best? Answer. —The sale of the milk will be much more profitable than the sale of the butter at the prices mentioned. The milk from an average dairy covr will contain from 3 too per cent, of but ter fat. One pound of butter fat will make a little more than 1 pound of but ter. Therefore .it would, take 33 V* YOU don’t need the doctor for every little trouble, but you do need in the house a trusty remedy for times of danger. Thousands are saved by having at hand ftHflcteans LiverdKidneyßolm a certain cure for disorders of the Liver, Kidneys and Bladder. Use it at once for sore back, furred tongue, lost appetite and changes in urine or bowels. It is wise to be always ready for them. Sold by druggists, si.oo a bottle. THE DR.J.H.MCLEAN MEDICINE CO. ■T. LOUIS MO. j 3 For sale by H. C. Poole. The World *£ Almanac and £ Encyclopedia * for 1899 Illustrated History of the Spanish- American War READY FOR SALE EVERYWHERE JANUARY fit, 1899. Together with The Battle Calendar of the Republic. Compiled by EDGAR STANTON MACLAY Historian of the U. S. Navy. JM.* THE STANDARD AMERICAN ANNUAL. PRICE 25 CENTS. Postpaid to any addcca. THE WORLD, Pulitzer Building, NEW YORK. pounds, or 4 gallons of milk testing’3 per cent of butter fat to make 1 pound of butter. It would take 25 pounds of milk, or 8 gallons, testing 4 per cent of butter fat, and it would require 20 pounds, or 2 % gallons of milk testing 5 per cent, of butter fat. to make 1 pound of butter. You would thus get in the first place 80 cents, in the second 60 cents, and in the third 50 cents for the milk, which if converted into butter in each case would only bring you 80 cents. Of course, in making the butter, you would have the buttermilk left, but adding its value to the butter would not make any material difference. The following table will give the exact num ber of pounds of milk required to maks 1 pound of butter, according to the pet cent of butter fat contained in the milk: Per Cent. Lbs. Milk fot Fat in Milk. 1 lb Butter. 2.8 31.1 3.0 29.0 3.2 27.2 3.4 25.5 3.6 24.2 3.8 22.8 4.0 21. T 4.4 19.8 4 8 18.1 5.0 17.4 5.4 16.1 5.8 15.0 6.0 14.5 6.6 13.2 7.0 12.4 A quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds.— State Agricultural Department. Kradicatlng Bermuda Grass. Question. —Bermuda grass is about to take one of my best fields in spite of all my efforts to get rid of it. Can yon give me directions by which I can exter minate it? Answer. —lf the grass is confined to one field I would not try to eradicate it, but would rather encourage its growth. It will furnish you for seven months in the year the very best pasturage that you could possibly have for all kinds of stock and would in that way pay vou better than any land on your farm. On* farms in this state have too little land devoted to pastures, and therefore i,t il feed, feed, feed, for 12 months in the year, to the detriment of our pockets and the injury of our stock, that are never so healthy as when on a good pasture. If you are determined to get rid of the Bermuda grass the following plan will answer the purposes, living as you do in North Georgia: Asa freeze will kill the Bermuda grass roots, you should at once bring them to the surface by running under them with a turning plow, just deep enough to get under the roots. After a freeze, harrow the ground thoroughly and sow in oats, the “Burt” variety being preferable at this late date in the season. As soon as you harvest the oats, sow down in cow peas at the rate of five to six pecks to the acre. The grass roots that escaped the freeze will be so shaded through the spring and summer by the oats and pea vines that most of them will die out end the remainder will he very much enfeebled. Bright sunshine is essential for a vigorous growth of this grass, and oontinuous shade results ia its certain death. If neoessary, repeat the treatment a second year, only turning the ira& roots to the surface after each nerc freeze and then sowing in spring oats, from the middle to the last of Febinary This plan will completely eradicate the Bermuda grass. State Agricultural Department. The fanner’s boy looks with scorn at the city boy, who doesn’t know which the off horse and which the nigh horse ia. —Somerville Journal.