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. Half Fare Excursions via the Wabash, The short line to St. Louis, and quick route East or South, April 21st and May 6th. Excursions to all points South at one fare - for the round trip with *2.00 added] fj i * ,1 JUNE 16th, National Republican Convention at St. Louis. i ' ' JULV Sd, National Educational Association at. Buffalo. . “' • ' ' JULY 9th, Christian Endeavor Convention at Washington. JULY 22nd, National People and Silver Convention at' St. Louis. ' For rates, time tables and further infor mation. call at the Wabash ticket office, 1415 Farnam St., Paxton Hotel block, or write -Geo. N. Clatto*. N. W. Pass. Agt., Omaha, Neb. 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. (» , .,, Better than Beflned Gold Is bodily comfort. This unspeakable boon Is denied to many^unfortun|fttbs for whose ailments Mostettefs Stomach Bitters Is a promptly helpful remedy. The dyspeptic, the rheumatic, the nervous persons troubled with biliousness or chills and fever, should lose no time In availing themselves of this comprehensive and genial medicine. It pro motes appetite and nightly slumber. A New Use for X Bays. 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. fi'l 'fi ,*'(/ 7 : ' 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. Coe’s Cough Balsam la the oldest and best. It will break up a Cold qulefc* er tfcAp anything cite. It Is always reliable. Try tt» 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 cretive pamphlet, excursion rates and time folders. U. L. Truitt, N. W- P. A., 2?4 Clark St., Chicago, 111. Billiard table, second-hand, for sale cheap. Apply to or address, H. C. Axnr, Gil 8. 11th St., Omaha, Neb, ff 1 Loss of opportunity is life’s greatest loss. 5 Years NEURALCIA Think of suffering with IO 15 Years Years When the Opportunity lies in a bottle of ST. JACOBS OIL. It cures. ALABASTINEJ IT WON’T RUB OFF. i HI iniOTIIIC l» a pure, permanent and artistic A ALABAoTINt sxtaa.11*^! A fg"Poctob—MOne layer «f * »y Palat Oealere Everywhere. T paperIn bad enough, you bare CDCC A Tint t3*rd showing 12 desirable tints, alto Alabaatfoe ^threa hare. Baby *»ay reoovcr ■ 11L V oourenlr Rock sen T frits to any one mentioning f but cannot thrive.” .....one mentioning thlsnaper. A ALABAKTVIF. CO.. Oread Rapid*, Xleh. f Breakfast Coco* Made by Walter Baker & Co,, Ltd., Dorchester,' Mass., is' “ £ ■ perfect type of the highest order of excel lence iifmanufacture.”It costs less than one cent a cup. 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