At the recent cycle show in Paris, os
trfcjl as at Stanley show, in London, a
new kind of roller skates for street and
road use were exhibited. Which is get
ting very" popular in both countries.
1 hey have the shape of ordinary skateB,
but in the place of steel runners there
are two runners provided, which are
covered with rubber tirea For practi
cal use on ordinary roads they are ex
cellent, and their weight is about three
pounds apiece. A good roller skater
can move surprisingly fast upon these
skates, and, by placing one foot across
the rear of the other he can stop almost
instantaneously. The London and
Paris streets are already alive with
skaters using the new roller skates,
' which are becoming more popular every
day.
Sir Edward Thornton was British
ambassador to Russia at the time of
the coronation of Alexander III., hav
ing formally represented his govern
ment at Washington for years. His
daughter, Miss Mary Grace Thornton,
contributes to The Century for May her
journal describing “The Crowning of a
Czar. ” The illustrations of the article
are from the official record which was
issued by the Russian government. Miss
Thornton says that the most imposing
moment of the entire coronation was
"when the Czar alone stood in the vast
cathedral at Moscow, and all the rest
within the edifice and all without as
far as the eye could see, knelt and of
fered up prayers for him.1 The ceremo
nies attending the coronation of Nicho
las II. next month will be . almost
identical with those described. I1'-'-?*“■'
Koveltlci In Sliver.
Spoons showing -openwork- silver*
bowls are preferred to dishes for serv
ing bon bons. They have ample capac
ity and are made with long,, heavy han'-1
dies, elaborately carved.
Bread forks make!the.list addition to
the table equipment ’ They are of an
tique shape with pierced tines and
heavy ohased handles;', . i;.’ ';>•< ; !
Wreaths of tiny silver flowers from
the handles of embroidery scissor^ es
pecially designed fohgifts. The sheaths
showing similar decoration, contribute
to the effect as well as tq the safety.
Openwork shadis over silk' linings
are seen in conjunction with candle
sticks of heavy carved silver. . . (
_ We will forfeit $1,000 if any §f our pub
lished testimonia's are proven to be not
genuine. The Piso- Co.; 'Warren, !Pa. :
Side Combs anil False Hair.
J have just madd 'a 'discovery which
is calculated to fl-11 with joy the heart
of every woman , who wishes (to enjoy
the advantages—and undoubtedly they
are many—ot hair which is softly waved
at the. sides without the attendant
trouble of inducing nature to have its
straightness transformed into the de
sired undulations.' This good . thing
takes the form of a tortoisshell comb
to which is attached a strand of softly
waved hair, long 'enough to he drawn
round the side of the head, and to give
all the loose fullness which is so rauch
to be desired. w ’, *'c*
Nothing speaks with a louder voice than
■ godlylife._t’i >t
Some people spend enough time crying
over spilt milk to buy a whole cow.
Iowa farms for sale on crop payments, 10
per cent cash, balance crop vearly, until
paid for. J. MULHALL, Waukegan, 111.
The reason it is called a stag party is
because the men in it generally stagger
home.
IX the Baby li Catting Teetn.
Be sure end nee that old and well-tried remedy, ie—
SVjKKLOvr’e Soothixo Strut for Children Teething
If you would be a happy man, learn tO.be
a contented one. 4 J' t ''0
-FITS—All Fit* stopped freeby Pr.Kliae’eGreet
nerve Keetorer. AuFitseiier lueiimrteve urn- -
Marvelouseurea. Trent lee anti SStrr&l lioltfwmt t *,
Fit eaten, bend to lir- Kline.9Sl Aren bt.,Fhlla* Fee
The wound made by a knife may heal,
but that made by an unkind word may not.
No woman Bhould lean back when she
laughs.
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April 21st and May 6th. Excursions to
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JUNE 16th,
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JULV Sd,
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Buffalo. . “' • ' '
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An evil intention perverts the best
actions and makes them Rins.
s *hlS Oldest British Trees.
Tlie oldest tree in this country is the
yew tree at Bradburn, in Kent, which
is said to be 3,000 years old; while at
Fortingal, in Perthshire, is one nearly
as old. At Ankerwyke House, near
Staines, is a yew tree, which was fam
ous at the date of the signing of Magna
Charts, 1215, and later was the trysting
place of Henry VIII and Annie Boleyn.
The three yews at Fountains Abbey
are at least 1,200 yearsold, and beneath
them the founders of Ahe abbey sat in
1132. There are no famous oaks that
rival any yew in age, 2,000 years being
the greatest age attained. Damorey’s
oak, in Devonshire, which was blown
down in 1703, had this distinction.
CoWlhrope Oak, near Wetherby, York
shire,v is said to be 1,600 years old.—
London Star. (» , .,,
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Is bodily comfort. This unspeakable boon
Is denied to many^unfortun|fttbs for whose
ailments Mostettefs Stomach Bitters Is a
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the rheumatic, the nervous persons troubled
with biliousness or chills and fever, should
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comprehensive and genial medicine. It pro
motes appetite and nightly slumber.
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It will ho't be very long until the X
rays will be in Common 1 use b? physi
cians and surgeons in locating frac
tures, dislocations, etc. Where there
is much swelling it is almost impossi
ble to tell the extent of the fracture
and especially if it be a slight one.
When Nature
■Needs assistance It may bd best to ren
der It promptly, but one should remem
ber toiuse. even the most perfect reme
dies only when needed. The best and
most simple and gentle remedy Is the
Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Company.
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Practical Test.
Mr. Hobbs—Dear, this paper says
setting: is to a woman what whistling
is to a man.
“Is that so? Well, here, take little
Dick’s trousero and whistle a couple of
patches on them while I go to the mat
inee.”—Chicago Record.
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An Appreciative Spirit. £
A senator’s wife, who is unaccom
plished musician, gave a dinner party
recently. Among the guests was a
certain member of the Kentucky dele
gation in congress. When awaiting an
nouncement of dinner, at the urgent
request of some of the guests, the
hostess played and sang. She had just
finished a polonaise by Chopin, which
was greeted by a burst of applause, and
as she arose from the piano, in the si
lence which followed the sweet strains,
her husband turned to the gentleman
from the Bluegrass state with:
“Would you like a sonata before din
ner, colonel?”
“Well, I don’t mind,” promptly replied
the Kentucky statesman, bracing up
quickly. “I had two on my way here,
but I reckon I can stand another.”—
New York Tribune.
A Good Beaton.
I don’t see why you sent me to bed
for being just imprudent,” sobbed Wil
bur.
“It is very easily explained,” said his
father. “You are imprudent because
you got out of bed on the wrong side
this morning. I want you to go to bed
for an hour, and then see if you can’t
get out on the right side.”—Harper’s
Round Table.
Three striking contribution to the
May Atlantic are the opening number
of a series of letters from Dante Gab
riel Rossetti to William AUinghain,
ably edited by George Birkbeck Hill,
with a delightful autobiographical
shetch of AUingham; Kendric Charles
Babcock's discussion of The Scandin
avian Contingent, being the third pa
per in the series on race characteristics
in American life; and an anonymous
paper on Mr. Olney’s fitness for the
Presidency.
Half Fare to Virginia and Carolina.
On May, 5 homeseekers' excursion
tickets will be sbld from all points in
the West and Northwest over the “Big
Four Route” and Chesapeake & Ohio
Ry. to Virginia andNorth Carolina at
one fare for the round-trip. Settlers
looking for a home in the South can do
no better than in Virginia. There
they have cheap farm lands, no bliz
zards, no cyclones, mild winters, never
failing crops, cheap transportation and
the best markets Send for free de
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time folders. U. L. Truitt, N. W- P.
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Billiard table, second-hand, for sale
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Loss of opportunity is life’s greatest loss.
5
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NEURALCIA
Think of suffering with
IO 15
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When the Opportunity lies in a bottle of ST. JACOBS OIL. It cures.
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DAIRY AND POULTRY
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How twamfli Farmer! Operate Tht*
Department of the Farm—A Few
Hint* aa to the Caro of Lira Stock
and Poultry. j
IAM AFRAID
that the above term
has become rather
a hackneyed ex
pression of late
years, for the
changes have been
many upon this
word at all our In
stitute meetings,
and by the public
. press. Still, it our
farmers bad been better acquainted
with this subject it would have been
worth hundreds, aye, thousands of dol
lars to them this unusually dry season.
I will not attempt in this short arti
cle to glo Into any long description, but
will merely confine myself to generali
ties.
What is a slloT It is a box, a bln or
receptacle In which is put corn, clover,
oats, peas, or any fodder in a green
state to be preserved for future use.
This box should be air-tight or practi
cally so. It should be of as great a
height as convenient, on account of less
cost of building, and also because the
ensilage will be better preserved. It
should be of such an area that at least
one inch, or better two, of surface is
removed each day, in feeding the stock.
In shape it is better to be round. If
Its success in feeding. It 4s useless to
attempt the Improvement of our do
mestic animals by greater care in
breeding unless at the same time we
improve in every particular. It is fol
ly to spend money for an animal of
choice breeding, possessing in an emi
nent degree the qualities desired, un
less we afford its offspring an oppor
tunity to develop those qualities fully.
If we aim to winter our cattle at a
straw stack and allow them to pick a
living in summer along the roadside,
it is not. likely we can improve much
on our native cows, They are Just
what generations of such treatment
has made them.—J. Smith.
Got the Mink,
I have been raising poultry for 15
years. During that time I have bred
thd Buff Cochins, Barred Plymouth
Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks, Black
Breasted Red Game Bantams, G. S.
Bantams, White Guineas and W. H.
turkeys. The breeds that suit me
best are W. H. turkeys, White
Plymouth Rocks, White Guineas and
G. S. Bantams. My house is built
of dressed siding, roofed with
flooring boards, has a brick foundation
and is in size 12x16. It has three win
dows on the south side. The total cost
was $35. It has a gravel floor and the
percheB are two feet from the floor.
I feed corn, oats, rye, wheat, pota
toes, cabbage, scraps from the house
and some meat In winter. In summer
they have the range of the farm. The
market for dressed fowls Is not good,
having been about 5% cents per pound
for some time. I always get eggs in
winter and at all other times of year.
I have not had any disease for a long
time, except gapes and not much of
A FRENCH BULL OF THE MORE COMMON TYPE. •
this is not practical, then eight-sided
or square, with the corners cut oil. It
may be made of either wood, stone or
cement. Wood has heretofore given
the best satisfaction, owing to the en
silage spoiling around the walls of
stone silos. Still, the cement silos that
are being built now appear to be giving
good satisfaction, and have the advant
age of being built for all time to come,
as they will never rot. A wood silo
may be built for $1 per ton capacity,
while a stone or cement silo will cost a
little more.
What Crop to Put in Silo.—Any green
crop can be put in silo with good re
sults, but the chief ones are corn
and clover. There is no crop as sure
as corn. No crop will give as large
amount of feed and withal as cheaply
raised as the corn crop. It is estimated
by experimentalists that from 25 to 60
per cent of value of the corn plant is
saved in silo over the ordinary way of
curing in the field.
Clover, while not quite so sure a crop
in some sections, will give a large yield
of choice fodder which can be cured in
the silo without reference to the state
of the weather. The loss to the country
through clover being ruined by unfa
vorable weather is enormous. The sec
ond crop can also be easily taken care
of in this way at a time of year when
It is almost impossible to cure it in the
field. In addition to this, clover helps
to form a balanced ration, furnishing a
large amount of the expensive albu
minoids without having to purchase so
much of the costly foods as oil meal,
cottonseed meal, bran, peas, etc.
We are also all aware of the great
service clover is in acting as a sub
soiler and as a soil enricher, by its ab
sorption through the roots of nitrogen
from the air.
Value as a Pood.—Some farmers still
feel suspicious of that “rotten stuff,” as
they/term ensilage, but if they would
go into the barns where this stuff is fed
and note the appearance of the stock,
they would make up their minds that
the more of this "rotten stuff” we had
.the better It would be for the country.
The University of Wisconsin issued
a bulletin conta<nmg a hundred ra
tions fed by practical farmers all over
the state, and a significant fact is that
over 75 per cent feed ensilage, and near
ly all of them largely. I feel safe in
saying from my own experience and
also from observation that no man can
keep a herd of dairy cows profitably
without furnishing ensilage as a large
part of daily ration.
Now. my brother farmers. Jet me urge
if this want has not already become
filled that you stir yourselves. Visit
the silos in your own neighborhood, and
select the one as a pattern which seems
to suit your conditions and circum
stances best, and lose no time in com
mencing to build, and I can assure you
that it will never remain emptyL—O. Y.
U. In Farmers’ Review.
Successful Breeding.
No matter how thoroughly a breed
tends In the direction desired, to make
any great results possible this ten*
dency must be backed by a proper
physical organisation. The point I
wish to enforce at present, however,
is that success In breeding owes half
that. Two years ago a mink killed
l2o chicks and 40 turkeys In three
nights. Then I got the mink. In
raising broods I have bad very good
success. I have raised as high as 30
chicks with one hen, and have raised
15 turkeys with one turkey hen. I be
lieve that the White Plymouth Rocks
will mature as early as any chicken
and they are alBo good egg producers.
I had a White Plymouth Rock pullet
last summer that commenced laying
when five months old, and the day she
from her eggs.—A. Z. Copeland in
Farmers’ Review.
* Hor»a Meat for Export.
A good deal of attention la being
called to the possibility of exporting
borse meat to those countries that use
It as a staple article of diet. Ameri
cans generally think with horror of
eating thiB kind of food, but we must
remember that other nations have cus
toms differing from ourselves, and that
if they like horse meat and are able
and willing to pay for it, there Is no
reason why It Bhould not be furnished.
The first attempt to send this kind
of product to the countries across the
sea has not resulted favorably. It has
been sent out canned, and this gave the
Europeans a chance to cry “fraud” and
“unhealtbful.” Besides, it has made
it possible for dishonest tradesmen to
palm it off on some of their customers
as canned beef. Therefore the tide of
opinion has U this time been against
It.
To meet these objections it is now
proposed to ship the meat smoked, as
the Europeans like it that way, or else
alive. Since this class of meat sells in
Germany for 7 cents per pound, it is
believed that the animals can be
shipped alive, and at a profit, even if
they have to be slaughtered at the
ports of entry.
Poultry Note*.
Selling eggs direct to consumers is
one of the best ways of disposing of
them. The consumers are then satis
fied with fresh eggs ana tae pruuucers
get better prices tor them, ttui it
takes a little wo* _
and consumers together.
if you cun, seiuct uiu birds to breed
from, 'me eggs ot the old jens will, it
is believed, give more vigorous chicks
than the younger liens. There is dan
ger that the .hve <a.u breeding lrom
one-year-old birds will cause a deteri
oration of the vitality of the flock.
is there not some o.v. .ying
around unused? it so, ,.oui*.i u up and
give it to the hens. They will need it
lor shell making. Now that the hatch
ing time is near, the eggs should have
sheila strong enough to prevent them
breaking under the weight of the
heavy hens.
We are told that at this time of year
hens will sometimes ea*. straw and hay
in such quantities aa to form a great
wad in the crop; but we have found that
it sometimes happens that .Ills eating
straw is occasioned by the hen eating
eggs and then devouring all the straw
covered with any or the oroken egg.
The new tweeds «re rather bright la
coloring.
HU View About Oran (
The late Prebendary Roger's humor
was very unconventional. At a dinner
where he happened to be sitting next
to the bishop ol London, responding to
the toast of his health, Mr. Rogers said
that some of his friends still regretted
that he had not attained higher prefer
ment in the church. They wanted him
to be mads a bishop, "Rut,” he added,
“I feel that I have got quite enough
happiness out of my life without hav
ing this flummery about my lega” And
he lifted up Dr. Temple's apron.—San
Francisco Argonaut.
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