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THE GREAT SORROW OF MARK TWAIN -Loss of Hts Wife a Crushing Blow to the Great American Humorist. '6HE WAS OLIVIA LANGDON Author Met Her on the Steamshij When Returning From a Trip Dur ing Which He Gathered "Innocents Abroad" Material. vFlorence, an hour befon he death of Mrs. Samuel Clemmens of "Mark Twain," the and lecturer, which occurred here, she had conversed cheerfully witl husband. "The best of consorts, the truest ol friends, the kindest of critics." That was the beautiful tribute to his wife publicly paid by Mark Twain at a birthday dinner given in his honor at the Metropolitan club in New York.

With unmistakable depth of feeling the great humorist added: Her heart, my heart, our single heart, you will And full of love and memory for you all. My birthday will be tomorrow, and hers, God bless lier, was In proportion to the fame of her husband, Mrs. Samuel Clemens was perhaps heard less of than tile wife of any prominent American of today. Yet not only had she individuality and a very £reat personal charm, but she was intimately identified with every later phase of the humorist's development and life. He himself has said that she was his constant inspiration.

Mrs. Clemens was very near death last summer. She was stricken with nervous prostration while at York Harbor, Me. There had been little or no improvement in har condition, and the doctors were fearful that she might not pull through. With infinite tenderness the humorist watched over her, inspiring hope and cheer.

He neglected all engagements and set aside most his work for her sake. She Was Olivia Langdon. Mrs. Clemens was Miss Olivia Xangdon, daughter of Jervis Langdon, of Klin Ira, N. Y.

When Mark Twain, was returning on the Quaker City fron: the tour of Europe, which supplied the material for "The Innocents Abroad," Jie met Miss Langaon's brother. Later Mr. Clemens got a newspaper which brought him to tha Langdon household in Elmira, and from that time elated the romance which did not end with the singularly happy marriage in 1870. For some years Miss Langdon had been confined to her bed with what -was apparently an incurable disease. in direct answer to het fervent prayers, she was restored to health.

The cure was the sensation ol Elmira, and young Clemens was sent there to interview Miss Langdon on her recovery. He obtained the interview and an interest was aroused between the two that quickly developed into love. Miss Langdon's parents were at first strongly opposed to Clemens as a husband for her, and the newspaper man's I prreat timidity for some time stood In ihe way of further progress to his suit. He finally screwed up courage to speak to Mr. Langdon, and one morning timidly entered hts future private office.

In his embarrassment, Mark stammered: "Mr. "No," shouted the objecting parent, wheeling sharply so as to get a full View of his visitor. "Well," said the young man, as ha turned to the door, ready for instant flight, "if t'lemtns so far overcame the objections of Miss Langdon's parents to his innr.riage that when the event took place Ills father-in-law presented him to si house in Buffalo and a third interest in the Buffalo Express. The city never attracted him, however, and before 'long he had sold out his interest there and moved away. The domestic life of the Clemensea almost unclouded, except for the loss of their daughter, Olivia Langdon Clemens, at a time was wlnjitng fame and fortune ty her music.

Mrs. Clemens was an ideal mother as wt-ll as wile. Like her husband, but even more than he, she was a home lover. "She never cared for society Helped Husband in Difficulties. In the publishing enterprise which -Mark Twain entered nearly twenty years ago and which ended so disastrously Mrs.

Clemens had Invested a large sum in cash, almost as much in fart, as all the rest of the liabilities The author gave her control of the copyrights on his books. With her aid he paid 50 per cent, of the liabilities remaining, and then the two started out together on that wonderful lecture tour around the world Jn order that every cent of indebtedness might be wiped out. Through that long and arduous journey Mrs. Clemens supported her husband with the symp-' atretic help which he, then over 60 years of age, so much needed. The' result was the complete llqudlation of debt3 ajtainst the defunct firm of Charles L.

Webster though Mark was liable for only two-thirds of that amount. His achievement is without parallel among literary men since the time of Sir Walter Scott. Mark Twain's sister-in-law, the widow of Orion Clemens, once related nr. incident which pictures the humorist's unselfish love for his wife. "iiy best thoughts always come to liiE' when-I am in bed," he said.

"Why don't you write them down?" "What, disturb Llvle? No, indeed, iihe is worth all more Last fall Mr. Clemens was advised by physicians to talce Mrs. Clemens to ltalv for the winter, and, shortly after the winter opened, they sailed for that tountry. For a while she improved, but recently her health has been de- TvWC Well! "Kissing is Well, if I kissed you what would you "1 always meet a danger face to Business Bad. The told me wi re going to raise my salary wi.ek, sir.

you last' The know and I did raise it. Hut I expect to have a very hard time raise it this week. Couldn't Tell. Head the name of bride and groom over there? Walter No. tell.

He calls her "darling" and she calls him "dearout." y.5 LITTLE CLASSICS. -fe Olympian hards who sung Divine ideas below, Which always find us young, And always keep us so. to Beauty. God sent his singers upon earth With scnga of sadness and of mirth. That they might touch the hearts of men, 4nd bring them back to noaven again.

Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. Although the spirit be not master of that which it creates through music, yet is blessed in this creation, which, lilce every creation of art, Is mightier than the Under the influence of music we are all deluded In some way. We imagine that performers muse dwell in the regions jto wnlch they lift hearers. We are reluctant to admit that a man may blow tne most soul-animating strains from his trumpet and yet be a coward: or melt an aud'ence to tears with his violin, and yet be a heartless When a boy fills a house with bugs he is all right, provided he don't run after humbugs. He has the making in him of a very great naturalist.

A good farmer is better than a poor doctor, and a good horeshocr is better t.han a poor bishop. Hast thou attempted greatn Then go on Back-turning slackens resolution. Tell your master that if there were as many devils at Worms as tiles on its roofs I would Luther. April 16, 1521. High minds of native pride and force.

Most deeply feel thy pangs, remorse! Fear, for their scourge, mean villains have, rhou are the torturer of the brave! "Marmoan." Behind a frowning providence He hides a smiling face. For one swallow does not make spring ftor yet one fine If there comes a little thaw. Still the air is chill and raw, Hera and there a patch of snow, Dirtier than the groflnd below, Dribbles down a marshy flood Ankle-deep you stick in mud In the meadows while you sing "This is spring." P. Cranch. For science is, like virtue, its own ei.eeding great Kingsley.

And there's a lust in man no charm can tame, Of loudly publishing our neighbor's shame On eagle's wings immortal scandals fly, While vlrtuoui actions are but born to die. Satires. Here's a sigh to those who love me, And a smile to those who hate And whatever sky's above me, Here's a heart for every fate. to Thomas Moore. In the spring a livelier iris changes on the burnished dove In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.

"Locksley Hall." When daisies pled, and violets blue, And lady-Bmocks all silver-white And cuokoo-buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadow with delight. Labor Lost." It is the season now to go About the country high and low. Among the lilacs hand in hand And two by two in fairyland. 'i Louis Stevenson. Tho holy spirit of the spring Is working silently.

MacDonald. The boyhood of the Oh, the lovely fickleness of an April H. Gibson. Every tear is answered by a blossom Every sigh with songs ana laughter blent, Apple-blooms upon the breezes toss them, April knows her own and Is content. Coolidge.

Now the noisy winds are still April's coming up the hill! All the spring is In her train, Led by shining ranks of rain Pit pat, patter, patter, Sudden sun and clatter patter' All things ready with a will April's coming up the hill I Mapes Dodge The children with the streamlets sing When April stops at last her weeping And every happy growing thing Laugha like a babe Just roused from sleeping. Larcom. "Christ the Lord is risen today," Sons of men and angels sav. Raise your Joys and triumphs highSing, ye heavens, and earth reply. Wesiey.

iprlngs bursts today, for Christ Is risen and all the earth's at play. G. Rossettt. I think of the garden after the rain And hope to my heart comes singing, "At morn the cherry-blossoms will white. And the Easter bells be ringing!" Dean Proctor.

risen Christ! Easter flower' How dear thy graco has grown' From East to West, with loving power, Make a.11 the world thine own. Brooks. 'Twas Easter Sunday. The full-blossomed trees Filled all the air with fragrance and with Joy. Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no Then cease, bright nymph! to mourn thy raviBh'd hair Which adds new glory to the shining sphere Not all the tresses that fair head can boast Shall draw such envy as the lock you lost, For after all the murders of your eyt VYVhen, after millions slain, yourself shall die those fair suns shall set.

as set they must, all thOBe tresses shall be laid In dust This Lock the Muse shall consecrate to fame, And 'midst the stars Inscribe Belinda's name. "Rape of the Lock." Then horn for fiorn they stretch and strive Dell tak the hindmost, on they drive. Love lent me wings my path was like a Btair A lamp unto my feet, that sun was given And death was safety and great Joy to find But dying now. I not climb to heaveh. Angelo.

Heav'n but the vision of ftilfill'd desire. And hell the shadow from a soul 011 lire. Khayyam. Nor love, nor honor, wealth nor pow'r, Can give the heart a cheerful hour When health is lost. Be timely wise With health all taste of pleasure flies.

Why doth one man's yawning make another No eye to watch and no tongue to wound us. All earth forget, and all heaven around us. SSP 1 .1 Not a Statesman. statesman was the first to use the expression. "Now Is the time for all good men to come to the suport of their party?" ma'am It wasn't a statesman at all.

It u.3 a teacher of typewriting. THE WOMEN HAVE CAPTURED BERLIN Lively Times at the Sessions of the International Suffrage Congress. NOT A MILITARY AGE Russia and Germany Alike Have Trouble Keeping Up Armies and Forcing the Men to the Fear Jap Magic. (Copyright, 19W, by W. R.

Hearst.) Berlin Bpecial: Thl3 city is now in the grasp of the International Congress of Women, which is now in session and which all through has been an exceedingly lively affair, giving the press opportunity for many satirical articles. A 'socialistic debate in the Reichstag would seem tame in comparison with the stormy discussions at these meetings of the fair sex. To be just one rmfet admit that the foreign delegates have behaved with much dignity and and this isparticularly true'of the American women, but between'Our own German wynen great, battles'have been fought and many bitter expressions have been used In the -heat of argument. preliminary skirmishes started several weeks before'thev congress met, when or Wjmen Suffragists, Hiss Augsburg, were excluded from 'the management' conservatives, headed by Miss Lange. The radicals retaliated by trying to break up the conference and succeeded in as they formed a new "YVoman's International Suffrage association to oppose the old association, and from that moment thle fierce though bloodless war of words started.

was used by both the conservatives calling the radicals "hor.rld political adventurers," agitators," "meddlesome political amazons," while the radicals were iabusing the conservatives as "timid old grandmothers," "miserable creatures whose spirits are crushed by male tyranny," and "slaves of the male eei." Americans Restored Order. It is largely due, however, to the two American delegates, Miss Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, that.order during the'preliminary meetings- which preceded the regiildif conferences of the congress. As the oldest arid most famous champion of.

rights. Miss Anthony was made' president of honor, but the debate was-led and'regulated by Mrs. Catt of New whom the women of her home state had presented with an exceedingly which she has been using with great.effebt and which has been heard through all the din of the hall. The meetings will he continued during the coining and it is now thought that everything will be run perfectly smooth and a final agreement reached. Russian Soldiers Rebellious.

A letter from Russia states that it is with considerable difficulty and only after many preparations' that the Russian government has 'succeeded sending reinforcements to General Kuropatkin in the far east. "The other day," the letter says, "a large part of the garrison at Kieff was called out and paraded. "Tho men were ordered to stand at attention and all the Jews in the ranks were told to fall out. "Tho same order was then given to the one-year service men, and again to every soldier who was able to read and write. "All these men were then sent back to the barracks, while the rest were sent to the large cities in all parts of the empire where soldiers of the reserve hud refused to go to tho front.

"At Kharkoff alone more than 1,800 soldiers refused to go to war and were sent to military prisons." The famous composer, Leoncavallo, who has been in this city for some time for the purpose of delivering into tho hands of the kaiser the opera which his majesty ordered from him some time ago, has been lionized by the people of Berlin, who have given him great ovations wherever he has shown himself. Tho other night when the fashionable guests dining at the Adelong hotel, became aware of his presence they asked the military band performing there to play one of his pieces. The bandmaster, however, had to explain that this was not possible, as military bands in Prussia were forbidden to play copyright music without permission. On hearing thp composer wrote on tho hack of a bill of declaration that he renounced hid rights on the present occasion with regard to the prologue of his opera "Pagllaccl." Thereupon tho band played the pieoo by way of homage to the Italian master, and the performance was received with a storm of applause. Never before have the superstltlticns of the masses of the Russian people-hcen so plainly in evidence as during the pi'esent war.

Jap Objects of Superstition. Among General ICuropatUin's soldiers tho belief is prevalent that tho Japanese are all magicians and consequently not to be overcome. But among tho agricultural population, who for tho most part have never heard of Japan nor seen a map, and therefore I have 110 idea why the war has broken out, there are still strange beliefs. The correspondent of a Russian paper I Poor Man. hates a crowd he's in hard luok.

wife presented him with triplets thii morning. who has been recently interviewing th peasants to ascertain their views on thj present- situation relates how in one viU the peasants had said to him that was so hard to light with a Japanese "because one cannot see him "But why not?" asked tho correspondent. "Well, it Is simple enough It Is because lie a "kind of la small, and only wakes up in tho night. Tie hides himself with his sting in the grass and one has to find him there. A regulaj nuisance for our soldiers.

He creeps inside their boots and sucks their blood, When he has drunk his fill, then 'he out. But the poor soldier breathes out his soul. And one has to struggle with thesi fiends!" Here the honest peasant sighed deeply. "I couldn't believe my cans," adds correspondent. "At first I thought he wai making a fool of me but later It was clear enough that the poor fellow wai speaking from his heart." Age Is Anti-Military The spirit of the age is decidedly against militarism.

From all parts of Germany annual tlstics show that thousands of young men emigrate to escape compulsory military service in tho army, but while the bound laws of this country and the discipllno to which our young men are subject in school and home prevent there from revolting, openly our southern neigh, bors are more determined in their tempts to escape the wearing of the brasi buttoned coat. Reports from Neusahl, in Hungary, tell of a bloody battle which took place between loyal soldiers in a regiment and 300 recruits who refused to return to their barracks. The battle took place while the regiment was waiting for a train to return to the city after maneuvers in the open. For awhile it was only a war of words, but soon force was resorted to and a fierce battle followed. belllgerenti took possession of the railroad' yards aa a-battlefield, and for three-quarters of ai hour all traffic was at a standstill the recruits fcrtjght with the utmost fury, regardless of everything about them.

In the meantime the authorities had sent for assistance, and a large force oi eendarmerie was hastily dispatched to scene of the encounter. They quickly grappled with the combatants, and-eventually succeeded In separating the opposing parties. The fury of the fight may be gauged by the fact that two of the- recruits killed and twenty-eight received serioui injuries. The Socialists Win. The German socialists are jubilant because the government ha-s been, obliged tc drop tho suit against the Malnzer Volksveitung, a prominent socialist paper, which some Lime ago published a series of personal letters from ICretschmann in which he stated that Hessian soldiers sacked and plundered French towns and villages during the Franco-Prussian war.

Insisting that German soldiers would never do this, the kaiser, through minister of war, ordered the paper confiscated and a suit for libel started against the editor. Before the case came up for trial Investigations by government officials showed that the soldiers had done much worse things than stated in tho paper, and the suit was dropped. Tho editor, however, was politely asked not to make any more unpleasant disclosures, even if they happened to be true, a request which ho complied with aitex printing it verbatim In his paper. He Wasn't an "Urchin." A curious story Is published in the Crimean Messenger, tho Russian official daily paper at Sebastapol. One day as the editor was sitting In hli sanctum ho received a visit from' a diminutive Cossack dressed in the full national costume of his tribesmen.

The visitor seemed to bo about 9 years old. "Sir." he said with the utmost politeness as soon as ho had entered the room, "I wish that you would make a little correction In an article which appeared in your paper yesterday. "You say in this that little urchin of unknown parentage met Admiral Skyrdloff on the steps leading to tin Church of St. George and presented hira with an ikon. "Now, permit me to say that I am not a little urchin of unknown parentage, but the Cossack Popoff of the famous Coubane regiment, of which my father, who is now dead, was colonel for many years, "I came tu this city for the purpose oi offering to Admiral Skrydloff an ikon of the- Holy Virgin of Kharan, the patron of our The admiral took the ikon, kissed me.

and Introduced mo to his children. Would you kindly put thii in your joxirnal?" "Why. with the greatest pleasure," said theoedifor. "We shall be delighted to do this for you." The next day the Crimean published in fat type that' if -was exceedingly sorry that it by mistake had called the-honorable Cossack Popoft somfe little urchin of unknown parentage. MM A "Check on the Bank." a The White Plymouth Rocks.

Many poultrymen who have bred and raised both barred and white Plymouth Rocks claim that tho latter are superior as egg producers. While there la some question about this, It is certain that there is a market demand for a fowl with white feathers which the white Plymouth Rock will fill better than any other breed for the reason that has the size coupled with the clean legs. While this is also Ifi' true of some other breeds with white feathers there is a plumpness about tho Plymouth Rock peculiar to the breed which Is greatly desired by certain markets. In the experience of the writer the white Plymouth Rock is no better as an fffg producer than the barred, some poultrymen claim it is not so good, but as a general purpose fowl it certainly ranks high among tho large breeds and will give one entire satisfaction. The lllUHtratlon shows a typical bird and from its form It Is easy to see why the breed is popular in many markets.

The Decadence of Wheat Growing. There seems to be a general opinion that wheat production has greatly fallen off In sections located outside the gre it wheat belts and while this is so in some states and particularly so with some individuals, statistics show that the falling off is not so groat as is supposed. On tho other hand there arc individual farmers who are good wheat raisers who have given up their farms almost entirely to other crops simply because they do not feel able to compete with the great wheat sections of the west. It is doubtful if this is good policy, for while the farm may frequently be used to better advantage there is always a market in any section for a crop of good wheat and always use for a small crop on the farm. Then, too, wheat Is one of the best of crops to use in a rotation, having a value to tho soil in this respect so great that it would pay to grow it even if the sale was comparatlvelj limited if it could not be sold at a fair price it has considerable feeding value, particularly where poultry Is kept.

Do not cut out tho wheat entirely until you havo Investigated its value on your farm. Soda-Copper Sulphate for Potato Blight. While the recognized formula for Bordeaux mixture will remain a favorite for potatoe blight applications, there aro some objections to Us use, one of the most formidable ones being tho clogging of the nozzlo of the sprayer by the lime used in the making of the mixture. 3i2xtferiments have been made, on a small scale, with the soda-copper mixture, which are exceedingly promising. The ordinary washing BOda.

is pounds of sulphate of copper, five pounds of washing soda and fifty gallons of water as a basis and increasing the quantity of sulphate and soda slightly if it was necessary. Dissolve the soda in a barrel and then pour it Into the copper sulphate, mixing thoroughly and using the spray pump in precisely the same manner in which Bordeaux mixture ia used, and at tho same intervals. While It is not advised that this new mixture be substituted for the Bordeaux mixture, it is well worth experimenting with on a small scale. Growing Rape Profitably Most of tho failures in growing rape are due to the impression that the crop may be grown on any soil one hapixsns to have vacant. As a matter of fact rape requires a rich soli, hence one should be well posted on the uses of tho crop before giving up valuable soil to It.

While rape makes its best growth when the seed is sown early in tho season, after tho soil has become warm there is yet time to BOW it and get good returns in any section where eight to ten weeks of good growing weather may be depended upon. 'Clay loam rich in vegetable is tho Ideal soil for rape and if tho field is di vlded by a fence so that a portion of it may be pastured at a time Its feeding valuo will bo greater. The best way to pffsture rape for swine or sheep is to turn tho animals onto It for but a small portion "of the day, letting them have the grass pasture tho rest, of the time. While fowls may use the rapo field as a run, we havo had tho best success cutting tho rape and feeding It to them on the grass range or In the poultry yards. Rape is one of the crops it will pay to experiment with, at least to the extent of a small area.

The Strawberry Season. Owing to peculiar weather conditions in many sections the strawberry crop promises to be one with tin abundance of small hence the enly way to make It profitable Is to assort the fruit carefully and thus obtain the highest price for the choice fruit, not attempting any but the JNo. 1 grade. Under better weather conditions the crop of late varieties will be a profitable one, yet even with it the assorting will be found profitable. Try putting up some of tho fruit in a fancy manner if located where the benefits of a city market may be had, selling such fruit directly to the consumer or to dealers who have a select Oftentimes selected specimens of the very early sorts put in the pint baskets generally used for raspberries rtftcr lining the baskets with tissue paper will bring better prlccs than a quart of tho average fruit put up in the ordinary way.

This is not theory, as many can testify who have tested the suggestions of packing fruit for a select trade. Care of Newly Set Trees. All who set trees recognize the importance of having them make a strong, healthy growth during the first summer that they may safely pass through the first winter particularly is this necessary' In sections the winters are severe. Of vital Importance Is the conservation of tho moisture in the soil. It is of little use to pour water on the surface of tho soil about the trees, for.

If the soil Is at all i-a a .4. a OT Rli of a clay texture the sun will so bake It that little of tho moisture will get to tho roots of the trees. One of the best plans Is to keep the surface soil loosened until after a drenching rain and then, before the sun has a chanco to bake tho surface soil place a mulch of hay or straw about the tree, putting it on several inches deep and extending for two or three feet above tho tree. This will conserve the moisturo in tho soil. Of course tho best plan of all Is to carry on the summec cultivation of tho surface soil between the rows, thus obtaining the dust mulch even then the mulch of hay or straw can be used advantage close to tho trees.

Indigestion in Cows. Tt would be folly to attempt to what combination of foods caused indigestion anions milk cows, for, as a matter of fact, lack of variety frequently at the bottom of the trouble, even cows that are supposed to be fed on ideal rations. The animal Is no more able to keep In perfect condition on one combination of food than is the human. No matter what the cause of indigestion the first thing to do is to relieve the bowels and an excellent dose for this purpose la a mixture consisting of one pound of epsom salts, one ounce of ground ginger root and one cupful of molasses in two quarts of warm water. As a tonic to follow thisathartic glvo two ounces of hyposulphite of soda three times daily In water.

Powdered wood charcoal and salt should also be placed where the cow can eat it freely. A complete change od should be given for a week cr tw former food may hof the week. Covere-. One of danger? Is nd this la June as ear.ler In the sr simply cannot stand cetting wet. so to save this 'tble and yet them plenty of oppor.unity for exercise we have a covered run built on this plan: leading out from the yard where the chicks aro kept In covered coops we set a row of stakes and across them fastened harrow strips to form a frame work.

Then wo bought a lot of unbleached sheeting and had it sewed so that it could be spread over this frame work. At intervals of six inches at the bottom a pleco of cloth wo inches square was fastened and in the middle of each of these squares a buttonhole was worked. We spread this sheeting over frame work, then' with a clothespin tho lower edges to the ground ig one stick of the pin through tho buttonhole. Karly in the morning the ground is damp tho chicks are into cloth covered run for an hou or tv ere they are free from a. y.

As the sun dries th they are then turned out on the This takes some time, but since adi ng tho plan we have not lost any 'om dampness. Does Thinning Fruit Pay? Undoubtedly It does pay to thin peaches. Because of tho inclination of many varieties to grow in clusters it is almost Impossible for all of the fruit to attain a marketable size so that thinning usually pays. Whether it will pay to thin other fruit is a matter which must be determined by every grower for himself. In the experience of the writer It has been found that when tho fruit goes to a market paying a good price it will pay to thin the fruit at least to the extent of shaking the tree to dislodge tho fruit that will drop any way, and then sending a lot of small boys through tho tree to thin whereever it seems as it It could bo done to advantage.

Of course the lads will have to work under the direction of some one who knows and the work should not be too finely carried on that Is, the thinning should be dono only in cases where two or more fruits are so close together that none of them will likely mature. This sort of thinning generally pay, but It is a matter of muih doubt it anything more will bo found profitable, except, aa stated with poaches and possibly with plums. Increasing the Protein. Beyond doubt there can be much digestible protein for the use of the stock during the winter If more care Is used in harvesting the various grains and the hay crop as well. If one stops to think it Is evident that there Is more of the protein saved in the hay if It Is cut before it is fully ripe.

This same state exists In oats and other grains fed to stock and also In corn grown for the sllo. True, in tho case of the hay it is a little more difficult to cure, perhaps, but the added value ipore than compensates one for this trouble. Try the plan this season and if carefully done it will work out as Indicated. A Prince of Raspberries. There is an increasing demand for early black raspberries, nd where the market Is good for fruit of any kind it will pay to grow raspberries.

The Kansas is a new variety In the sense that It has not been generally tested, but It has been crown sufficiently long In dlfCerent parts of tho country to have proved Its great value. It Is a strong and vigorous grower and apparently entirely hardy. It ripens early and the fruit is very large, Jet black and of the tinest quality. The fact that It Js one of the firmest berries known makes it peculiarly valuable ttt ytow for the market. The writer has k'n and fruited It for two reasons on rather light sandy soil, and It Is better than any of tho half dozen raspberries grow, a ready market at tho We' have twice extended our plantatfons and feel that It has bfcen prod table to do BO.

Plants may bo had of nearly all nurgferymen and at falrl prices, although they will be a Uttlal cheaper another year. It I 5'.