Mnklnj > the Oat Useful. Making the cat act as a plumbing Inspector was the ingenious feat of a Phidladelphia woman , eaj's the Record , of that city. This woman had noticed that one of the pipes connected with the washstaud in her bnthroom leaked , lid she wished to locate the leak pre cisely without tearing out any more of the wall than was needful. She shut her cat up in the room di rectly below the bath-room , and in the basin of the defective wash-stmd : she poured a vial of the oil of valerian. Cats are excessively fond of the odor of valerian. After the cat had been in the room a few minutes it began tc purr. Puiring , it crossed the room , set tied itself on the floor with its face to one spot on the wall , and here its misiiess found it when she came inl * the room , its nose glued to the spot Knitting and purring ecstatically. TIif wail was opened at that point and there , sure enough , the leak was for : d. The valerian had trickled h at that point , to the delight of t.i ! cat. I LASTING KhLlhF. J. W. Walls : Su- p e r i n t e ndent of Streets of Lebanon , K.v. . says : "Mv Irish tlv rest was broken , owing to irregular action of the kidneys. I was suffering in tensely from severe pains in the small of my back and through the kidneys and annoyed by painful passages of abnormal secretions. No amount of doctoring relieved this condition. I took Doan's Kidney Pills and experi enced quick and lasting relief. Doan's Kidney Pills will prove a blessing to all sufferers from kidney disorders f who will give them a fair trial. " Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo. N. Y. . proprietors. For sale by all druggists. Price 50 cents per box. Money Talks. "So your daughter is engaged to an 'English nobleman , eh ? " queried the re porter as he encountered the millionaire brewer. "IIo\v did she manage to cap ture his lordship ? " "By advertising , " replied the m. b. "What ! " exclaimed the pencil pusher , "you don't mean to say she advertised for a husband ? " "Well , not directly. " explained the oth er , "but I advertised my business. See ? " ALL CROPS GOOD IN WESTERN CANADA. "Potatoes the Finest I Ever Saw. " Owing to the great amount of inter est that is being taken in Western Canada , it is n-ell to be informed of some of the facts that are bringing about the great emigration from por tions of the United States. The Canadian government have au thorized agents at different points , and the facts related in the following may be corrolK > rated on application. At the same time they will be able to quote you rates and give you certificates en titling you to low rates on the differ ent lines of railway. The following letter , copied from the North Bend ( Xeb. ) Eagle , is an unsolicited testimo nial , and the experience of Mr. Austen is that of hundreds of other Americans who have made Canada their home si during the past seven or eight years. ' ' in 'I presume some may be interested to know how we have progressed this is year in the Canadian Northwest. We sc 'have no complaint to offer. We have Lad a good year ; crops were good and sn ; we have had a delightful season. I COA : threshed from my place 8,030 bushels A of grain. oats ha My made Go bushels per acre and weighed 42 pounds per eu bushel. My wheat in made 31 % bushels per acre and is No. 1 quality. My bar- ne Jey made about 30 bushels of good on quality. My crop is a fair average of fo the crops in the Edmonton district. "All crops were good here this sea son. Potatoes the finest I ever saw , and all vegetables adapted to the cli mate. We have had a very fine fall , but no exception to the rule , as the fall season is , I think , the most pleas ant of the year. We have had no snow yet ( Xov. 9) ) , and have been plowing and working the land preparing for an early seeding next spring. Last night the mercury dropped lower than any previous night this fall , and this morn ing there is a crust of frost on the fields sufficient to prevent field work. of No doubt many would imagine that Al Ita berta had put on her winter overcoat gr before this , and that the people were ruto wrapped in furs , but it is only a ques to tion of time when this country will not In be looked upon as an iceberg , but a thi country fit for the best of mankind to fei live in. en Wo are now assured of a transconti- toenlal railway , which is to be built to the Pacific during the next five years. The Canadian Northern Road is graded ad to within seventy-five miles of Edmon ex : ton. It comes from Winnipeg , and a will reach us next summer , so with One railroad already at hand , the sec the ond to reach us in less than a year. the * nd the third to penetrate our city de ind open up this country to the west hai across the Rockies to the const within offl five years , we surely have reason to mi "believe that the country is progress tht ing. Very respectfully , dui L. J. AUSTEX. ezl by An Egyptian shopkeeper had a drily ter to whom lie offered sacrifice every morn- zln in ? ; . : ; : nj v. iio.se iiuly it was in return oul for Sins reverence to stand in front of the shop during the < liy ; , a sort of cell's an 7ial "b.uKer. " aii'l "rect the attention ha1 > C the people passing by to the shop amj COT its contents. pin Trntfi Will Out. she : "IIoiv do you like my gown ? ' J Said ho : "It's out of sight ; " tioi 'And as she Mrcssed for the opera . He wasn't far fiom right. plihe < Kxercise f > r Sheep. Sheep will stand considerable steady cold , but shiver under wind and are particularly susceptible to dampness. The plan of cooping sheep up in cl "s warm quarters with little or no ven tilation is not a good one. See that their quarters are comfortabe by all means , have them drj' and fairly warm , but have them well ventilated without drafts. Then provide a shed , have it attached to the pens if pos sible , open on one end except for what fencing is necessary to keep them in , and let them run under this cover daily. If they are not inclined to take the exercise make them do it , and see that they are provided with some clean roughage to munch while in the shed. Be careful and not give them so much that they will spend their time eating instead of moving about. Water should be supplied abundantly. Try and locate the shed so that the PROTECTED RUX FOR SHEEP. sheep } will be protected from the wind and at the same time get all the sun shine there is. The plan of winter care will make sheep healthy and strong. The illustration shows an ideal sheep shed and one which can idb be < readily attached to the barn where tlB sheep hare their regular quarters. Built in the manner indicated , the sloping front greatly protects the Jheep from the wind and the low por tion of the shed makes an excellent Pi lace for the feeding racks. Lndlanap- ol News. Leveler for Fields. Some improvement in agricultural uachinery is patented every week , ind yet no two Inventions are de signed ; for similar purposes. An Ohio nan has invented a new idea in level- ng machines , an illustration of which s shown here. A supporting frame is suspended upon two runners , these unners being similar to runners in a now sled , the whole apparatus being onstructed of either wood or Iron. i. leveler , in the shape of a triangle , las the apex in a line with the rear ud of the runners , the open ends be- ng fastened to the front of the run- lers. A lever , in reach of the driver m the seat , controls an attachment or raising or lowering the rear end LEVELS THE GROUND. gl the leveler to adjust the latter In B relation to the surface of the round. < A cross bar connects the two mners in front. In use the dirt is al veled to the center of the machine , isurlng an equal distribution over le field being leveled. Jo cob W. Laf- irty , near Medianicsburg , is the pat- to itee. Milk Adulteration. la While the ordinary methods of milk Alterations are easily detected by pert ] examiners , it is reported that French chemist , Dr. Quesnevllle , has Is ade some experiments that point to IsUl e probability that for some time ere has been practiced a form of Bl sceptlon < in milk adulteration which Si is escaped the attention of health Beers. In a paragraph in the Bir- ingham Daily Mail it is explained scy at the deficiency of fats , whether y le to the poverty of the milk or the itraction of fats , has been covered Cl the addition of foreign greasy inat- cc r. Dr. Quesneville found that "ben- ie would dissolve foreign fats with- IS it affecting the natural fats in milk , " ISas id thus by examining samples which .ve passed the ordinary test he dis- pl vered such substances as pork driptlj ng and cocoauut butter. "When to Market Hogs. gc A well established fact in counec- ar in with feeding hogs and that ap- les with equal force to cattle and th eep Is that a young animal makes the -etter use of its food than does a mature one. In other words , the soon er a hog is made ready for market up to six or eight months of age the cheaper the pork can b ? produced. Tula has been demonstrated time and again , and still many people will persist in continuing to feed long after the most profitable feeding period has passed. Oregon Experiment Station. Raising Pigs for Marlcet. Those who have experimented have found that there is much more profit in raising pigs from the surplus milk from the dairy than in selling that milk to factories where different arti cles are manufactured from by-prod ucts. For a number of years past there has been an ever-increasing de mand for pigs of light weight , those weighing from 100 to 125 pounds being preferred , and such pigs can be raised on the surplus milk product with a lit tle added grain at very small cost. If one will figure this cost , deduct it from the price received for the pig and put this computation against the re ceipts from the by-product of milk sold to factories they will readily see the profit in the pig. If one is located near large markets there Is much more profit in raising light weight pigs than heavy hogs ; the cost of feeding is not so great , while the price per pound received is much more. This question is well worth looking into particularly if one has a dairy. New Type of Horse. It is gratifying to know that at lat some experiment stations are begin ning to be conscious of the fact that they ought to do something toward de veloping strictly American types of horst-s other than racers. The Colorado station has inaugurated the work of dcve'oping a carriage horse that will come nearer filling the requirements of that class of horses in this country than any now known. The trotter is to be the starting point , and by caren ful and intelligent selection , and mat- ing c somewhat heavier and more gymv metrical horse is expected to evolve and at the same time retain the stay- ing qualities of the trotter and ss much of his speed as is desirable In a good , utility carriage horse. This Is a work of years , of course , but is ccr- tain of final success if the work Is well done. Past success in creating new types of cattle , hogs and sheep shows what may be done with horses. Ice-House and Dairy Combined * My ice house Is built above ground with a good cement floor , which slopes to the center with a fall of 6 inches. The waste water is conducted by a lead pipe , c , to the dairy room , where in tank , a , are placed the cans of milk. I use deep cans , holding about 4 gallons each , ICE HOUSE. is SxlG feet , and the trough , a , 2 feet wide , lj ( feet long and 16 inches deep , This as well as the floor Is made of concrete. The waste water Is led out- side through pipe , b. The ice house Is 16x20 feet in size , with 14 foot studs. It will hold about 100 tons of ice , which gives about 80 tons for family use and the balance to supply the dairy through the season. There Is always cool , waste water to keep r the temperature in the tank from 45 to 50 degrees and It is never necessi sary to put in ice. Franklin Rogers , d in Farm and Home. Wide or Narrow Tires. o On good roads the Michigan station found the draft of wide and narrow tires about equal. On plowed land narrow-tired wagons pulled forty-five per cent harder than those with wide tires ; in sand two Inches deep twenty- five per cent harder , and on sod six teen per cent harder. A wagon not greased pulled eighteen per cent hard than one well greased. Poultry Pickings. In keeping hens for layers discard over two years old. Excessive fatness leads to a sus pension of egg production. Breeding stock should be fed so as keep in robust health. The smaller the air bubble in the large end the fresher the egg. A fat hen Is a poor layer , and her eggs will usually prove infertile. T Excessive fat in the male or fer.iaie antagonistic to procreation and fee- n undity. w A fresh egg has a somewhat rough j- shell , while a stale egg is smooth of shell. ' fi. P.one is nn absolute necessity in re some form to fowls confined in small reg yards. to Bones are valuable for poultry , tl tlm chiefly for the phosphate of lime they m contain. In feeding grain to young fowls it In important to give as good a variety ver possible. ia The shells of eggs are porous , and th pungent Olth may penetrate and spoil nr flavor. he ? fr When fowls have the advantage of good range there is little necessity for artificial preparations. the If eggs are rotten it is absolute proof that thej were fertilized , and that son germ of life started and then dtew. ye LITTLE YET KNOWN OF CON DITIONS IN PoRF ARTHUR. Japs Transposing Stoessel's Foldicrs to Japan ii jlilitury PrisonersRe port thai the iialtic Fleet Will re turn Xa .Indications of Peace. Two weeks have passed since the fall of Port Arthur. The Japanese have i been marching the Russian sol diers out "preparatory to embarking them as military prisoners for Japan , and they have been policing the city. As yet , however , we have been permit ted to hear little of the conditions that existed in the fortress during its last . daj-s of Russian power. Nevertheless , among the facts that have come to us through General Nogi's official dispatches to his govern ment there is at least one which has been a surprise to observers of the war In every part of the world , and which necessitates a decided change in our ideas of the conditions of the siege. It is contained in the brief phrase : "Of the rank and file of the army , 22,434. " The 22,434 were the Russian private soldiers still able to bear arms at the time of the surrender. The naval forces are not included , nor are the sick and wounded in hospitals. This is double or even triple the number of soldiers that it was supposed remained to Stoessel for the defense. Moreover , it indicates that he had a much larger garrison at the start than was suspectj ed. The usual estimate of the forces under arms in Port Arthur at the be ginning of the siege was 30,000 sol-1 diers and 10,000 sailors. But now , in cluding wounded , there must be at least 30,000 soldiers left , to say noth-1 ing of sailors. Stoessel himself , in the last dispatch he sent to the Czar before the surrender , said piteously : "Only one-quarter of the garrison is alive. " If he was speaking accurately , that means that he originally had 320- 000 men under him , or more than General Nogi has ever used in the in vestment , but the figure is too great to be credible. However , the bare fact as to the number of surrendered soldiers makes it j | necessary to estimate at higher value than ever General Nogi's great achievement. Whether it lessens the honor } that has been attributed to Gen eral Stoessel for his splendid defense . cannot , however , be told till we know what supplies of ammunition and food remains available at the end. Return of the IJaltic Fleet. ' The fall of Port Arthur is followed ' , by a statement which is unofficial , but is said to be trustworthy , that the Baltic fleet now at Madagascar is to return to European waters. If that be so the question arises as to the rea- son for sending it to the east If it was sent in the hope that it might reach Port Arthur before its surren der , the Russians must have been ill- informed as to the resisting capacity of the fortress. | It may be that the original intention was that the Baltic fleet should go to the Pacific regardless of what happen- ed to Port Arthur , but that it has now been decided that the tleet is not strong enough to be depended on with certainty to get the better of the Jap- anese , and that it is expected to send to the Pacific the entire available Rus- sian navy. A fleet can be sent a few months hence which will be much stronger than the one commanded by Admiral Rojestvensky. In the meantime the Japanese can refit < their vessels at leisure and pre pare in every way possible for the struggle which awaits them at a later day. It hardly can be assumed that the Russians will make no effort to wrest from the Japanese the control of the seas. So long as they retain it it will be impossible for the Russians , i 1 10 matter how large the army they put in the field , io force their ad- versaries out of Manchuria. The situation on the Shakhe River remains practically unchanged. The reports of a flanking movement by the Japanese on their right flank have not ! been confirmed. Now that Port Arthur. has been disposed of most of General Nogi's veterans will be available for service in northern Manchuria. It willt not take much time to transport them there. But even with these re-enforce ments it is doubtful if General Oyama will attempt an active winter cam paign against a strongly intrenched I enemy , who must have about 225,000 , men , and who should be receiving steadily re-enforcements sufficient to make good his daily losses. There are no indications of peace. The Russian government has an nounced < that it will prosecute the war with increased vigor , and that 200,000 fresh troops will be sent to General Kouropatkin before the end of Febl ruary. This Is a promise of desperate fighting when spring begins and the roads become passable. The Russian government will expect Kouropatkin take the offensive and force back the Japanese by outfighting or ouf- mnneuvcring them. F. A. Bridgman , the American artist Paris , has refused to accept the sil modal awarded him by the Louis iana Purchflse Exposition on the ground that , having received first class inedala nnd diplomas at continental .expositions , feels he deserves greater recognition s from his own country. 4 One of the women of the Vanderbilt family pays a tnaid $5,000 a ear to dust bric-a-brac , and another equally well- known New York woman gives the per who attends her toj dogs $3,000 a year. * TtEWECKLY One Hundred Years Ago. Letters of marque and reprisal were issued by Great Britain against Spain. - Mr. Livingston , American minister to France , left Paris for Rome on busi ness of state. The tailors of New York City form ed the first organization in that city having the character of a tradeu nion. The dock yards at Cronstadt and Rivel were doing rush work and a formidaoie fleet was nearly ready. A desperate struggle took place at Antwerp between Spanish and Ameri can sailors , the former mistaking the Americans for English. Austria , Prussia and Russia were ne gotiating for the peace of continental Europe. j Seventy-five Years Ago. j The State of New York purchased 3,47u acres of land in the State from the Oneida Indians , who were to move farther west. j j I The Baltimore and Ohio railroad 1 was completed almost to Ellicot City , Md. , and pleasure parties made the trip every day. The customs were consolidated in Ireland. The President's message reached' New Orleans in four days and a half , the quickest trip then ever made be tween Washington , D. C. , and the Louisiana metropolis. Queen Christine of Portugal died , aged 54. The American minister to Colombia obtained indemnity for American trad ing vessels captured by the Colom bians. Riotous demonstrations against labor saving machinery occurred in the south of England. Fifty Years Ago. The Victoria bridge across the St. Lawrence river was carried away by the pressure of ice. All liquor shops in New York were closed ' by order of the Mayor. Soldiers and Indians of the war of 1812 assembled in Washington , D. C. , to get Congress to give to each a grant of ' land of 150 acres. A commercial convention from the southern ' and southwestern States as sembled at New Orleans. Railroad riots in Erie , Pa. , were re newed ] , the tracks in the city torn up , and ! the bridges demolished. Great numbers of unemployed work- men ' in New York were meeting every day ( , marching through the streets carrying ' banners , on which were such mottoes ] as ' 'We want work ; we must have it ! " The Governor General of Canada is sued an order restoring the officers who took part against the government in the patriot war to their former places. Forty I Years Ago. The Missouri convention passed an immediate i emancipation ordinance. Mass meetings were held in the large ] cities of the North to send sup- plies j to Savannah. The railroad bridge over the Missis sippi river at Clinton. loAva , was com pleted , connecting central and western Iowa ] with Chicago and the East. The Chicago stock exchange was or ganized with J. C. Hilton as president. The report on incomes in the First' District of Illinois showed that Potter Palmer , John V. Farwell and Peter Schuettler were the only persons in Chicago whose annual income exceeded $100,000. Thirty Years Ago. The trial of the action brought by Theodore Tilton against Henry Ward Beecher opened before Judge Xeilson in New York. Emile Percin ? , the famous Paris banker , died. The manner in which 275,000 of the ir Pacific Mail subsidy had been distrib- [ uted , it was alleged by Richard B. Ir- win , was disclosed to the congressional investigating committee. Twenty Years Ago. Grover Cleveland , President-elect , re signed as Governor of New York. The press of London declared that a formal declaration of war by France against China was imminent. e The leading newspapers of England t were demanding a change in the Glad- ° stone ministry because of foreign poli " cies. Reports from Madrid placed tne cas A ualties of the recent earthquakes in Spain at 1.400 killed , 900 wounded and \ 43,000 homeless. The Gladstone family was giveii prominence in the English press by the A " announcement of the premier's conva lescence , Mrs. Gladstone's illness , and A. Ihe son's approaching marriage. When Regular Medical Treatment Failed , Dr. Williams' Pink Pills Cured Her Rheumatism. Hundreds of people afflicted with rheu matism have spent years uuder tlio ca.ro of excellent physicians in vuin. Then thoy have settled down to the conviction , that it is fastened on them for life. Mrs. Dinsinore was not willing to join tho ranks of the hopeless merely because her doctor did not know how to help her. Here in her story : "Four years ago I suffered greatly with rheumatism in my hands nnd knees. After I had been sitting a while my limbs seemed so heavy I could hardly walk on the first attempt. So long as I kept moving I was all right , but just as soon as I stopped , something seemed to settle in my knees nnd iiiiike them ache. My hands were so bud I couldn't touch the palms of them on a flat surface ; they were swollen nnd pained so. " "Did you call in a physician ? " "I doctored steadily for over n year ; then one doctor said : ' You have taken medicine strong enough to kill almost anything. ' Still , it did not kill nie iior the rheumatism. " " How , then , did yon get rid of it ? " "At different times I htd read in vari ous publications about Dr. Willianjs' | wonderful Pink Pills for Palo People , nnd I finally decided to try them. I took them steadily for four mouths in. ac cordance with the directions. By that time I was completely cured. " "Have you bcjn free from it ever since ? " " Since then I have had but one slight return of my trouble , and a box or two oi the same pills made me all right again. " Mrs. F. A. Dinsniore lives in hearty enjoyment of her recovered health at "Woburu , Mass. , entirely freed from tha grave anxieties that rheumatism always | brings. When it appears in but a singla joint it shows that the blood is in a faulty state in the whole body. It may at any moment break out elsewhere , and one of the dangers is that it may break out in [ the heart and then the result must be fatal. The only security is to keep the i blood all the time in a perfectly sound condition. I Dr. Williams' Pink Pills make healthy blood. All other relief is superficial. This is thorough. These pills are sold by all druggists. Arrangements of Books. Have you ever tried puttingtogether the books that suit special moodj ? The amusing books , the stories of adven ture , the home stories being grouped so that when you feel like reading some particular sort you may at a glance see all your treasures that appeal to that momentary interest ? It is not a bad. plan. But the possibilities of arrange ment are endless , and we all have our favorite plans. I wonder if there is any book lover who can refrain from put ting in one row his most attractive bindings ? the gay , glided leather co\-- ers that make a little court of nobili ties ? If there is any reader who can refrain } from this harmless pageantry , he ] must be the owner of an unusually logical mind , or else lacks the soul of order. St. Nicholas. BEAUTIFUL SKIN , Soft White HanclH nnd Lnxtirinnt Hair Produced by Cuticura Soap. Millions of Women Use Cuticura Soap , ap isted by Cuticura Ointment , the great skin cure , for preserving , purifying j and beautifying the skin , for cleansing the scalp of crusts , scales and dandruff , and the stopping of fall- Ing hair , for softening , whitening and soothing red. rough and sore hands , for babj rashes , itchings and chaf- ings. for annoying irritations and ul- cerative weaknesses , and many anti septic purposes which readily suggest themselves , as well as for all the pur poses of the toilet , buth and nursery. A Lesson Out of School. Plain-mannered , common-sense rela tives serve no more useful purpose than in keeping down vain pretensions and silly tendencies in other members of the family. The New York Press says that it had become fashionable In a certain school to diversify names. Mabel had become Maybelle , May Mayme , and soon Jessie caught the in fection. She write a letter to her elder broth er , Sam , and signed it "Jessica. " Sam detected the signs of the times , and this was his reply : "Dear Sister Jessica : Your letter re ceived. Aunt Marica and Uncle Geor- glca started for Dostonica yesterday. Mamica and paplca are well. "I bought a new horse yesterday. She is a beauty : her name is Maudlca. Your affectionate brother. Samica. " Dafn i Cannot Be Cared by local applications , as they cannot reach thn diseased portion of th rar. There Is only one way to cure Deafness , and that Is by constitu tional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an In flamed condition of the mucous lining of the EusUchlan Tube. When this tube gets Inflamed jou have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hear ing , and when It Is entirely closed Deafness is the | result , and unless the Inflammation can ba taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condition , hearing will be destroyed forever ; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh , which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surface * . We Tirill clve One Hundred Dollars for anv rase of Deafness ( caused by catarrh ) that canno" ' be cured by Hall's CaUrrh Cure. Send for cir. eulars , free. _ , . . F. T. CHENEY & CO. . Toledo. O. Sold by DruestMT75c. . Hall's Family PlllB are the best. Information "Wanted. "My dear. " said Rounder the other evening , us he was about to start down town ( , "my club now has all the comforts of a home. " "Indeed ! " exclaimed Mrs. Rounder , "and when is our home to have all tho comforts of a club ? " GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itching , Blind , Bleeding or Protruding Piles. ourdruRjribt vrill refund moneyit PAZO OINT- MEN r fails to cure you in 6 to 14 days. GOc. The Masculine AVay. pretty girl ; a crowded car : "Please take my seat , " and there you are. . crowded car , a woman plain ; JShe stands and there you are again.