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life on the roofs.
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SCENES ON THE TQPS OF THE
METROPOLITAN MOUSES.
■''t ired a s Trysting Places, Ballrooms
and Dormitories.
We have all heard of the roofs of
Jerusalem —much the finest features
of the town, no doubt—yet the whole
f Jerusalem i« a trifle compared to
< Xew York.
pie life OH the roofs of
place where land is valued as it is
la a there is great city
on .tiife island, a
under ground and a great fraction of
the life of Hie place is spent ou the
roofs. tenement roofs
In the summer the
are the pleasure resorts of the poor,
beginning at Baxter street and con-
tinning north to Harlem, on the East
side- the demand for sleeping places
en the cool and breezy roofs is so great
I t ),. it 01 ,ly first comers find places—the
I tardy ones find no sleeping room left.
Then. too. the tenement roofs are
I ut jv in use as ballrooms on early
I summer evenings. There the bo/s
I , n< ] jrji-ls dance to the music of moutli-
aud accordeons. They are
■ great places for lovers to woo in.
■ The parks and the roof are the couri-
■ ingground' of the i*oor, for there is
no privacy in the tiny crowded homes.
■ The roots of hundreds of the cheaper
■ apartment houses are the clothes-dry-
■ ing grounds, and the tenents are
■obliged to agree to take their turns at
use of the space, the first floor
[tenants having the roof on Mondays,
|;he laral second floor tenants on Tuesdays,
so on.
Leaving these crowded hives we
turn to what the English call the“se!f-
(ontained,” or separate dwellings, and
here again the roofs are utilized,
Some are quite elaborately fitted up in
suminer with potted flowers and awn-
ings and swinging hammocks—even
witli cots at night. We know of one
which supports a glass enclosed apart-
inert, with a bath tank for use nil the
year around. New York has a con-
cert hall on the roof as every one
[knows, and the roof of Die palatial
Equitable Building is one of the show
[places of the city, the best place from
which to view all the other roofs that
dicker 3,750,000 perrons in and afound
[town.
[ From there and from the Brooklyn
bridge you can sec that businesses are
i.l'O carried on above the garrets, the
I laud businesses of solar printing, of pelt
fur dry ng, of preparing rushes,
I wicker stuff for chairs and many
I other callings—more than any of us
live aware of. Only lust summer Mr.
lb . T. Smedlcy, the well-known artist,
■onk his easel and palette upon the
loot of flic Chelsea, that towering
Apartment house in West Twen‘y-
jiiilVl tlicrc street, and work spent under the whole sum- sky
ner at the open
t> P'd
in the blended breezes of the bay
bid the Hudson.—[Chatter.
M l ine Toy Houses.
this business of building doll or toy
precisely like real dwellings is
jfite new to me. The first one 1 ever
aw is cn a gentleman's grounds in
JUburv Park, and is large enough for
j j":)plc i c Eild of six years old to entertain a
of playmates in. The finest
I no on the Jersey coast is that built
I.' Mr. Norman L. Munro for his
I *ddren, behind his own house in his
■mv resort, back of John Hoey’s gar-
idi settlement. Mr. Munro’s country
i pouse is a stately and beautiful one,
- M the little toy house is an exact im-
">on of it, tower, bay windows,
[■oiches, and all, though it covers onlv
ground space of a tolerable dining-
[■""iii—about twelve by fourteen feet.
f«et high, and lias two stories
five feet from floor to ceiling. It
p carpeted, nicely furnished and com-
F*< *.oIy appointed in every respect.
f Pger hoI| on. and John Wanamaker lias a still
h little more elegant toy house for
girls at his count| . y 6eat _
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lornado Poisoning.
' physician of Lagrange, Kv.
, as-
,: ts ,hat certain of his patients
are
1 I'uicted with “tornado poisoning. “By
his be means that their illness is due
germs carried from some remote
ll'-tlity «gnosis by in storm the winds. West This makes
an easy task,
j‘"<nado useful poisoning” is apt to become
iheart • l phrase to physicians as
fail urc” and “malaria.”—[New
World.
In Ihe Name Boat.
The aitxiety of newly married
couples to appear ‘•‘like old married
folks'* is proverbial. When ex-Secre-
<ary of the Navy Whitney, then a
promising young attorney, was united
in marriage to Miss Flora Payne they
started from Cleveland on their wed¬
ding trip firmly resolved to appear as
if tliey had been . married for years.
■“Now,'if I appear a little cold,” said
Mr. W hitney to his bride, “remember
1 am only acting my part.” When the
train reached Ashtabula a verdant
couple, showing beyond ail doubt that
they had just come from the altar,
came into the ear where Mr. and Mrs.
Whitney were seated.
“Why, anybody could tell that
couple had just been married,” said
Mr. Whitney. “Just look at the
man's bumps, the woman’s flowers and
all that,. Nobody would doubt that
they are bride and groom. Their dress
shows that to anybody, but I don’t be¬
lieve we look quite so green.” After
a few hours the train stopped at a
station and Mr. Whitney left the car
for a few moments to smoke a cigar.
As he paced up and down the platform
enjoying his Ilavanna, the Ashtabula
groom stepped up and asked Mr.
Whitney for a light.
The Ashtabula stogie was hardly
lighted when the man who was puffing
it, showing a disposition to be
friendly, remarked to Mr. Whit¬
ney: “Well, partner, I guess
we’re in the same boat.” Mr.
Whitney was disgusted, lie returned
to the car and explained to Mrs. Whit¬
ney: “Flora, it’s no use. Even that
greenhorn from Ashtabula has spotted
us."—[Chicago Herald.
Big Money in Little Inventions,
The government commissioners of
patents estimate “that from six to
seventh-eighths of the entire manu-
factoring capital of the United States,
or $<>,000,000,000, is directly or in-
directly based upon patents.” In
England the figures arc nearly the
same. Lord Brougham often said
that he would gladly have exchanged
his honors and emoluments for the prof-
its and renown of the inventor of the
perambulator or sewing machine,
Howe, the originator of the sewing
machine, derived the modest income
of $500,000 a vsar from it, while
Wheeler & Wilson are reputed to have
divided, for many years, an income of
$1,000,000; and the inventor of the
Singer sewing machine left at his death
some $l5,00o.000.
But princely fortunes have not been
derived from complex inventions only.
Among the number of p tents for
small things may be mentioned that
ingenious toy called the s i return ball,”
a wooden ball with an elastic attached,
It yielded the patentee an income of
$50,000a year. The American who first
thought of putting copper tips to cliild-
ren’s shoes is aniillionairc; and the pen
for shading in different colors produces
$ 200,000 a year. Altogether, most
of the inventions which have proved
lucrative have borne a striking analogy
to Columbus’ egg, inasmuch as their
simplicity and obviousness so to speak,
are such as to cause surprise at their
not having been thought of long
before.—[New York Provincial Ad¬
vertiser.
An Interesting Surgcal Operation.
An interesting surgical operation
has been performed in thri city, it
has saved a young woman’s life, and
has also made her a great curiosity.
The patient is under 20 years of age,
a,,d for 6omc time has Anally been
lo6i,1 « P ower to swa,,ow her food '
Fina,l >’’ she cou!d Ilot even swal,ow
her saliva. It was seen that somc-
thing must be done or she would die
of starvation. A hole was cut into
hcr * tomach and a tul,e inserted, For
months this was the only means by
which nourishment could be given to
1,er * Food ' voulJ bc cho PP ed up aud
P Iaccd iw 11,0 tube a,,d then washed
down with water. In the meantime
another operation was performed,
which reopened the natural passage
from the mouth to the stomach. 1 his
passage, through some strange freak
of nature, had grown together. Care¬
ful nursing has since made it possible
for the patient to take food through
h*r mouth once more. The tube in
her stomach still remain*, and it is un-
derstood that some museum manager
has been trying to secure the woman
to place her on exhibition.—[Buffalo
Express.
rOR FARM AND (HARDEN.
NKW BREEDS.
It is time cno >gh to try new breeds
after you bare tried some of the old
and reliable varieties. Many new
breeds are only novelties, and last but
a short time. The breeds that have
been in use for one or two decades are
well recommended by their length of
service. The older the breed the great¬
er 1 He guarantee that it is one that is
meritorious.— [Farm and Fireside.
cr TTiNG ASPAR AGUS FOR MARK FT.
In cutting asparagus for market, the
cut is made about two inches under
ground and care observed to have the
stalks about eight inches long. All
broken and small sprouts should be
left out. Piace the heads evenly aud
cut the hutt9 ofl’ squarely. Make
bundles that measure about four and
a half inches across the butts; from
twelve to twenty stalks are required
for each bunch, according to the size
of the stalks. A buncher is required
in preparing asparagus for market to
insure uniformity in length and size.
The season for cutting usually con¬
tinues about live weeks.— [New York
World.
DOURLK-WA U.FD BKE-IIIVFS.
A correspondent in American Bee
Journal lias the following to say on
the subject of bee-hives: “i have read
with interest the discussion for and
against double-walled hives, and can¬
not help giving my experience, for I
have used nothing eisc for the last live
years, and have not lost a colony. 1
make mine out of half-inch lumber,
planed on both sides, Avitli seven-
cighths-inch dead air space, and loose
bottom boards seven-eighths of an
inch thick. In winter I simply fill the
cover with chaff, first putting canvas
on top of the brood frames. These
bives are no heavier than hives made
of seven-eights-ineh lumber, and are
much cooler in summer. They arc
the easiest for tiering up for comb
honey, for the tiers can be-run to any
height, or can be used for extracting,
as 1 do, by putting on extra brood-
chambers on lop in place cf the sec¬
tions.”
A KK KING COW.
An Oregon farmer gives a remedy
for kicking cows, which he claims to
have used with great success for the
past twelve years: Take a small rope
or cord about the size of a clothes-
line; make a loop in one end, hold
the loop end in one hand, drop the
other end over the cow's back, pick i*
up and pass it through the loop, then
slip it back just behind the hips,
bringing it underneath just forward of
and close to the udder, adjusting it so
that the loop is near tiie backbone.
Now draw the rope through the loop
tightly and fasten it, the more tightly
the better if the animal is very vicious.
On the first application she will jump
and try to kick and perhaps bellow;
but let her kick, >he will soon get
tired of doing so. Now you can sit
dowu and milk without the least
danger. You can hardly provoke her
to kick. If she should try to kick,
tighten the rope and continue to do
this until she gives up. Three ap¬
plications in succession will cure
the worst case. Treat her kindly
and.gently all the time, without the
least excitement.
CARE or A SITES.
Statistics of insurance companies
show that the cause of an astonishing
number of fires in country places is
carelessness with ashes. In localities
where wood is still lhe fuel, everyone
knows that covering a few live coals
with fine ashes will preserve lire for a
very long time. Live coals, covered
in ashes in a wooden ash-barrel or bin,
will keep fUe as long as in the fire¬
place, and their presence not rarely
manifested by the burning of the
barrel and the shed that contained it,
if no greater loss resuit. Wood ashes
arc in themselves of sufficient value to
warrant care in keeping from becom¬
ing injured by exposure to the
weather, and at a distance sufficient
from buildings to prevent any possible
danger. Ashes should always be taken
up in iron vessels.
The best ash-house we have seen
was built of brick. Ail opei ing was
left in one cud for the introduction of
ashes, and another at the ground level,
closed by an iron door, for the remov¬
al of the contents. Better let the ash-
es go to waste than to try to preserve
them in any slicd or out-building con- j
uec'.ed with the dwelling. Coal ashes I
arc worth very little as a fertilizer,
but they are worth saving. They
should be sifted daily, and the cinders
and the line ashes saved separately,
The cinders as a foundation, to be
covered by the ashes and rolled, make
a most excellent path, or road. Tueir
mechanical action upon stiff, heavy
soils is beneficial.—[American Agri¬
culturist.
RAISING SWEET fOTATOFS.
The usual way to raise sweet po!a
toes is to mark out furrows four feet
apart, in warm soil and exposure, to
put good, barn-yard compost thickly
in the furrows, then ridge upon the
soil over the manure by means of plow-
or hoe, and set the plants about two
feet apart along the top of the ridge.
The operation of planting can be done
most safely as follows: Select good,
stout, well-rooted plants. Dip their
roots in water, then distrilm'e along
the row, and immediately plant by in¬
setting the plant into a hole made
into the centre of the ridge with Jlie
index finger, and pressing the soil
firmly about the roots so th .t a cup¬
like depression is left, with the plant
standing firmly in the centrfe. A little
water may be pourd into this cup,
afterwards.
I have frequently used “fertilizer”
(some good special potato manure)
with very excellent success. Com-
inon, good cultivation is given, j n
hoeing, the soil is drawn up to the
plants; and when the vines have be-
gun to run they should be occasionally
lifted up from the ground to prevent
them from taking root between the
rows or bills, as they are otherwise apt
to do. On the approach of the first
fall frost the vines arc cut off a few
inches above the surface and the tub¬
ers lifted out with spading fork or
other convenient tool. Care should be
exercised to prevent bruising the tub¬
ers, as every bruise or cut invites
speedy decay. — [Prairie Farmer.
DIVIDED MILKINGS.
It is no secret to the dairymen of
house-keepers who handle milk as it
is drawn from the cows that the first
half of the milking is the richest , but
by what percentage it is the richest
in butter is not generally known. To
determine this question with more ex-
netness an experiment was made at
the Indian Experiment Station, where
six cows were milked daily at 0 o’clock
in the morning and evening. During
each milking the milk was divided by
gucfs into two lots as evenly as possi¬
ble. The “first half” and “last half”
of the milk of all the cows were put in
separate vessels. Portions were ana¬
lyzed, which showed an average of
2.41 per cent, of fat in first half and
4.28 in the last.
In other words the percentage of fat
in the milk last drawn was nearly 50
(43.G) l»er cent, greater than in the
first half. The butter value of the sec-
ond half of the milking, therefore, ap-
pears to be 43.0 per cent, greater than
t c value of the first half of the same
milking.
TuC cliarac-'cr of the fat globules, as
well as the proportion of fat, affects
the value of the milk for butter-mak¬
ing. The globules of the second half
of the milking were in general larger
aj’d more homogeneous than those of
the first half. For families economical-
Iv disposed there would, therefore, be
much economy in taking the first part
for ordinary family use and selling
the latter for butter.
It would also bc sufficient to feed
calves from the milk first drawn a; d
keep up the nutritive ratio by using
the meals of seeds or grains rich in
oil. In milk, with a more homoge¬
neous size of fat globules,the latter will
all rise in the same time, the ripening
of the cream before churning will be
more even and more easily controlled,
and the results seem to render the
dairyman independent of tome of the
difficulties in making butter. It is
admitted that this experiment indi-
cates rather than proves results, never-
thclcss the station advises farmers to
divide the milk as above at the milk¬
ing, since the only additional trouble
required is the use of two seta of milk
pails.— [New York World.
Thistles, daisies, dock weeds and the
pretty morning glories are pests that
should be kept’down from the start.
It requires unceasing vigilance to get
rid of thistles.
The Golden Wedding.
The links of fifty rolling y ears.
Have formed the golden chain.
Which now from joyous, thankfsii hearts
Calls forth our glad refrain—
O. chain of love, so strong and hNfght,
Which hath all change defied,
And still in blessed union ho ds
The bridegroom and the bride!
The locks once dark are tinged with white,
The sight hath feebler grown,
But still through sunshine, or in shade,
Each heart has held its own—
O. chain of love, tbv golden links.
The years could not divide.
Through all life's changes still they've held
T he bridegroom and tlie bride!
The golden brida ! Ab! bow sweet
The music of its bell,
To those whose hearts the vows repeat.
Their lives have kept so well—
O, chain of love, the bond th3t's kept
A union true and tried.
Ami binds with tenderness untold
The bridegroom and the bride.
Ad joy be yours for years to come,
The best that love can give;
And when time's passing journey en is.
Then be it yours to live
Where blessings more than earth bestows.
And love beatified.
Shall welcome to the letter home.
The bridegroom and the bride'
—[Detroit Free Press,
HUMOROUS.
A bonk that is likely to “max') some
stir'—The cook-book.
If the lieutenant is particular now,
he may be general after a while.
A man generally feels eonriderabty
upset when he stc s upon a banana
skin.
The dutv on corks should be a light
one.
Up to his eyes in debt—The man
who owes for his eve-g asses,
she—l wonder what makes P rain?
][ e —j suppose the pours of the sky
are opened.
A letter is wiser than some people.
It never attempts to give information
till after it lias been posted.
Every bookkeeper otig'.t fo be a
splendid athlete. F.!c doe* nothing but
run up columns all day long.
The man who goes to lied so late
that he meets himself getting up in the
morning is not an early riser,
Dumb-bells are only live cents a
pound in New York. llcre' j a Ifimco
for men who want quiet wives,
Teacher of Political Economy—You
mav mention an infant industry.
Lively Young Student—Sitting still
and sucking one's thumbs.
Bessie---Are you glad that Hattie
Is married?” Jessie—‘Yes, indeed.
I've always thought that Charlie had
his eye on J.er in case lie didn't get me.
’Weeping Relative (of very sick
statesman) — “Doctor, is there no
hope?” Experienced Ph ys i ci a n—
“Only one. We must induce the
newspapers t“ put his obituary in
type.”
The man who asks “Is life worth
living?” shows by asking the question
that he thinks he doesn t think it is,
but he will dodge a runaway horse just
as glibly as the man who wouid rather
do a niost anything . than die.
Mr. Fresh (a promising cornetist)—
I am almost able to play the cornet
with one hand. Mr. Brine (who lives
across the street) — Well, you ought to
be, so you can have the it a a of tho
other hand for a gun to defend your-
self with,
i i Would you like to leave?” said the
wood-chopper to the young tree, “I
don’t know but 1 would,” answered
the young tree, “( an you take me
down with a hack?” ”1 gues« so,*’ said
the chopper; “seeing you've only got
one small trunk.” i
I>air Enthusiast—-What a deer little
picture; its just too sweet for any¬
thing! Can you ‘nake out. the name
of the artist, Mr. Cadmium? It
looks like “Ochre.” Cadmium (recog¬
nizing picture by a rival)—Humph!
Medi-ocrr, 1 guess.”
.Not His Jhit.
While the Hon. Thaddens Stevens
was practicing law at Lancaster,Penn.,
a boy sidled up to his desk, “Take
off your ha Mr. Stevens said, “I
ain't got my hat on,” replied the boy.
“What do you mean by contradicting
me?” demanded Mr. Stevens. “I
ain’t got mv hat on,” persisted the
boy; “it's my brother Joe's hat.”
“Ob,” Mr. Stevens said, as he re¬
pressed his smile; “well, the next
time you have an errand lier^ bring
Joe with you, so that he can take oil
his hat.”—[Harper's Young People-