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life on the roofs. •-- 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 _ • --I, 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-