AIR INES. 0 nw ye not fur 1w She' gone into tlie Wnt, To dazzle uhen tl' sun is down, And rob th world of rest; Bhe took our daylight with her, The smiles thiit we love beHt, With morning- blushes on her cheek, And pearls upon her breast. O turn piin, fair Ints, Before the- full of night, For fear the moon should shine alone, And itarn unrivaled bright; And blessed wiil the lover be That naik beneath tneir iitiht, And breathes the love agjiiut thy cheek I dare not even write! I Would I had been, fair Inea, That gallant eavalier, Who rode so snvly by thy aide, And whispered thee no near! Were theie no bonny dame at home, Or no true lovers here, That he should cross the sea to win The dearest of the dear? ST THE GARDEN By LETTER-BOX. c-s RE, Vsh AOM. HE blpr, square, weatber j( worn house looked lu Its O I O silence and Isolation like SJ X the relic of a long (lend Otr past. Not the abandoned relic, however, for the hand of a pains taking florist nnd gardener was In evi dence In the litfle yard on which the bouse fronted. In spite of tl.e flowers, however, there was such on atmosphere of sa cred quiet about the house that except for the precnee of a tabby cat on the step, It would have seemed to be unin habited. But any urchin along the treet could have told you who llTed there; it was "Miss rhoebe," while the question, "How Ions has she lived there?" would Invariably have brought the answer, "She's always lived there."' Just acros the road from Miss I'hoe te's residence stood a plain. Brim, old two-story building, whose front door step abutted on the pavement. As of the other bouse across the way, any -one in the neighborhood could have told you who the occupant was, and of him, too, would have said that he bad always lived there. Certainly every morning for more than twenty-live years Mr. Lorton had been seen to issue from his front door punctually at 7 o'chx-k. In order to ride to the station In the old 'bus which passed at that hour. And from ber window Mlr.s I'hoebe had watched tils departure each morning, nnd not d his return at evening, by the faint Clow of a light through the chinks of the ever-Closed blinds. Thus had passed twenty-five years, When one morning thero occurred nn unprecedented break In the chain forced by long habit; the old 'bus passed down on Its 7 o'clock trip, and Mr. Lorton failed to make his appear ance. Naturally, Miss Phoebe was moved from her wonted placidity, as one planet In n syste:n Is disturbed by the least erratic movement of nnother In Its orbit. All through the Ions hours of the morning she watched the door of the bouse across the stre t for the appear ance of Its owner, but nt last she was forced to conclude that some Import ant engagement must have called him forth before the fixed hour of his rls lag. Late In the afternoon she went about the garden attending the (lowers with ber usi'al car . There was a small square hole In the side of one of the gateposts, where a pair of the prettiest f thf- bht"-coat"d soi)2st"M had nest ed every year, feeling secure from mo lestation under Miss l'hoebe'a kind ly protection. From time to time Miss Phoebe ftlanced at the closed house over the way. It was silent nnd still. It was not yet time for tli? return of Mr. liorlng, if he had gone away that doming. While MNs Phoebe was l'-atdng gainst the little gate, her spirit drift ing with the gentle current of happy memories, she was suddcnl- startled from her dreamland voyage by a strange uole In the post at her side. Quickly she glarced around. Just In time to fee a rat Hip from the little qunre hoi In the post, drugging with It to the ground the debris of a blue bird's nest of the season past. The agile rodent scampered away among the ground f .losing vines, and Miss I'hoebe stooped down to pick up the rest. It seemed the tirst time that the little square bole bad ever ben emp ty; and ns she rose she stopped to peer Into the long inhabited shelter of the nesting birds, now cleared of Its little specimen of bird architecture. As she glanced Into th. cavity, her eye rauglit sight of sum" white object far back in its depths. After trying In vain to make out what It was, she picked up a little stick, and thrusting it Into Jhe hole, encountered what? It earned only a piece of waste paper, yet at the sli;ht of It Miss I'hoebe tr.i''.'hteiied up and leaned forward V.;:li o:)" elbow placed on top of the old fcuee post, v.Hie her breath cume end went In If'le r ulck gasps. With an effort he roused herself, and ibis tiii'i i!ri3,'d the little pup-r fioiu the hol. Perhaps the bluebirds bad rnvr!" I It In. and, finding It un available for their use. bad pushed It to the rear out of their way. At any Tate, It had evidently lulu there for ninny years, as th? curves of the wn tr irarka were tronu with age. Half agcrly. half fearfally. she unfolded the little sheet, and, olthough the twi light was deepe-drg, and Miss Phoe- tie's eye wcri not as strong as thy ipco were, sue reua on till the last faded letter was deciphered. Then. without a so'nd. b sank down and Imrled her face In her hands. j tt vas almost dark when Miss Pboe- 1e finally dragged herself from the Vbimp gross and entered tba btue. aineo Inside the stately old drawing room, she drew th9 folded paper from lier bosom, and again read tt over, while tears coursed slowly down her Cheeks. . KUe approached an old brown cobi net which stood In a corner of the room, nnd. taking tberpfroni a little ,owwood ciiskot. laid th scrau of pa je wlUda It. I saw tlire, Lively Tno, Ib-si-end n'ong 'the shore, With baud ot tinble KTitlemcn, And banner waved before; And gentle youth and maiden gny, And snowy plume they wore; It would have been a beauteous dream It it bad been no more! - Ala, sins, fair Ine. She went awav with ms. With muni- waiting on her steps, Ami sh,titim: ot tue tnrong; But oine were sad and felt no mirth, nut only mime wrung, In sound that sang farewell, farewell, Xo her you've loved so long. Farewell, farewell, fair Ines, That vessel never bore So fair a lady on it deck. Nor daneed so lii(ht before; Ala for pleamire on the sea, And sorrow on the shore! The smile that blesHed one lover's heart Has broken many more! Thomas Hood (17J ISsj). Then she turned ot'.t the light and crept to the window, where sue sat looking out across the way. Evidently she was still uneasy about her neigh bor, for there was no light from his window, nor did one appear while Miss Phoebe watched, although It was late when she retired. The following morning she again took her place by the window. But the 'bus passed and Mr. Lorton had not appeared. 1 Hiring the day Miss Phoebe cnlled Dinah to her room. "I'lnah," she said, "I believe some thing has happened to Mr. Lorton, or he is ill over there In that house nil alone." "I spec' you said It 'loiit right. Miss Phoebe, 'cause I aln' seen 'ltu to-day, nor ylstiddy, neither." "Oh, Dinah, It would be nwful If he should die there nil alone," nnd Miss Phoebe turned away her head. The afternoon wore away. At length the shadows began to grow long and the anxiety of Miss Phoebe's charit able heart overcame her patience. "Dinah." she said, as she passed through the hall. "I ani going to Mr. Lorton's. I feel that it Is my duty, for I am sure he must he 111; and think, Dinah, if he should die there with no one" surely the sweet voice trem bled "with no one to hear his last words." Out In the yard she sought among the late flowers until she found a sin gle white roso ready to scatter Its pet als. This sb plucked; then, passing through the gateway, crossed the street. The Lorton house was an old-fash-lotted one, with a street door at the end of on open entrance. Through this doorway Miss Phoebe entered nnd ad-vimc-d along the passage, made dark and gloomy by the d 'ltse, untrlmmed growth of shrubbery In the little side yard. Approaching the door of what was probably Mr. Lorton's sleeping room, she tapped gently upon the panel. After a moment a weak voice from within said, "Come In." Miss Phoebe hesitated .". moment, while she felt the blood rush to her temples; then she firmly turned the knob and enlerpd. At the si und of her step the figure turned, revealing the dazed, feever brlghtened eyes of Mr. Lorton; then a hand wandered toward a table that stood at the head of the bed. and on which rested a pitcher of water, a goblet and, yes, Miss Phoebe drew n long breath as she saw that the hand was reaching for a llttlii box In which lay the long-seered petals of a once red roi. With a swift Impulse Miss Phoebe placed the white rose over the with ered petals of the red one. Then lay ing her cool hand on the hot fingers of the sick man, she said gently: "You are III. Why didn't you send for some one for for me?" The eyes of the sick man met hers with a half-dazed expression. Then he turned to the wall. ' I know you," he muttered. "Yon sem real, but you're not you with your white rose " "Listen," she said. "I'm going to s 'ltd for a doctor now at once ami then I will come back and take care of you." Again the fevered eyes turned to hers, and again they sought the wall "So use," murmured the hoarse voice, "no use to live; no future no one who cures only red roses red roses" But his visitor, her soft gray eyes misted with tears, was already hurry ing across the mud; and, utthough It was dark, Dinah was dispatched at once for a doctor, while Miss Phoebe, hastily gathering from her stores such remedies as she thought might relieve the sick man, hastened back to his bedside. For r.irre than a f irtrlgbt Mr. T.o: log lay In the grip of the fever, attend ed daily by the physician, and' hourly by a gray-haired little wonnu, who always wore In the folds of her dark gown a single white rose. Three weeks from tue night that his ii'-Uhhor made lit. that call he had Improved so rapidly that Miss Phoebe fused from her isltg, though each ilny she sent Di'inh with little delieo el nnd cordial li-,rj-:lrlei. Filially. ii. golden an'.'mii eve-i'sg. Mr. Lur ing took his first walk d iwii the nod; an occasion long reuienhcrd by the j neighbors, who remarked with delight the old kindly siiiil and bis wo ited pleasant though short bow of greet lng. Miss Phoebe bad no thought of hu return until she looked up and saw him pausing before the gate. As his eyes ii et hers she flushed ever so slightly, stammered some little phrase of pl-ns-ure for bis recovery aud than turned toward the house. . "Phoebe," said Mr. Lorton, "Well. John'r" He :t out bis band. In which she allowed ber own to rest for a mo.neut "Phoebe, It's tweaty-fivt years since since we used to staud aud talk hers together at auusat; but-U the Utile postoftlee still open In the old gate post?" "It Is open now; but, oh, John!" ex claimed Miss I'hoebe, burying her face lu her hands, "I did not get your Inst letter until the day before I found you 111." "Phoebe! rhoebe!" cried Mr. Lorton, gently drawing her hands away from her face. The tears slood In ber eyes, and John thought them a gentle show er that freshened the springtime beau ty of her life. "Have you got the letter now? Let me see It'" He drew open the gate and went In side, while Miss I'hoebe took the lit tle scrap of paper from her bosom and gave It to him. The letter was undated and read: "My Dear Phoebe You tell me you are going away In the morning to be gone a whole month, a length of time that to me will seem a whole year. I feel that I cannot let you go a way with out some taken. I have tried to ex press, not only In words, but In a thou sand other ways, my consuming love for you. Now, O rhoelte, blest angel of my dreams! send me a simple token before you go. Will you be my wife? May I hope? If I may, then send me a pure white rose; If I must no longer hope, then send me the blood-red roe, that I may see In It my own poor bleed ing heart. Your ever devoted "JOHN." Mr. Lorton's hand which held the let ter dropped to his knee. 'And, Phoebe, you sent me a red rose that evening." 'Oh. John, how could I know? It was by chance that I sent It as a tok en of remembrance. Then for some reason we went away that night in stead of the next day, so that I never thought to look In the letter box. When I came back a month later the bine birds had settled there, and It was only by accident that I ever received your letter, twenty-five years after It was written:" Then, In a few broken phrases, she told of how the long concealed bit of paper hnd been discovered, nnd of how, on the afternoon she found blm 111. she had covered the withered petals of the red rose on his table with a fresh white one. But before she could finish Mr. Lor ton was close at her side, his band out stretched. "Phoebe." he said hoarsely. "If-lf It was for mere common charity you brought me that rose, then give me give me now the answer I've missed all these years." Without a word Miss Phoebe reached nut a trembling hand to a nearby rose- tush. Plucking the flower slowly. carefully, she held It out still without word. Quite as silently the man cdo-ed his fingers about that symbolllc blossom and about the hand that gave it. And straightway In the face' of both there dawned the look of those for whom the world had suddenly turned back through twenty-five years, and for whom the bluebirds sang with all the ecstasy of long past springs. New York News. AdvrrtlHlng Not AtlTertlfllns'. There is advertising and mdvertls Ing. That Is to say, .here Is so-called exploitation and exploitation that Is genuine. Business firms get out pam phlets, booklets, circulars, etc., aud Uese may or may not bring good re turns. Then there nre church, charity, club nnd other programs, year books, etc.. which are tilled with advertisements In name, but not In fact. The houses which advertise In these do not ex pect any returns; they give their ads because they fear to lose custom If they withhold them. It Is a process of sandbagging which Individuals sub mit to from lack of courage to resist It. But business men In the several com munities of the country nre getting very tired of the Imposition. In some places they nre combining to resist It, and declare they will advertise only in I 'gltimato newspapers, whose business It Is to advertise, which seek advertise, ineiits, which protect the advertiser and which see that the would-be buyer gets the advertisement. Newspapers make a study of the art of advertising. It constitutes tiie ma jor portion of their receipts. It Is to their Interest to study It; it Is their In terest to see that the advertisement does the advertiser good. Newpaper advertising is the one sure aud certain way of getting results from advertis ing. Tolmcro IlAnrt. It Is estimated that about twenty per, cent, of the young men who recent 'y applied to enter the Naval Academy have failed In the physical test, and the failure was largely due to the use of tobacco, resulting In the Irregular beat, lng of the heart. Nowadays physi cians speak of the "tobacco heart," a trouble caused by the excessive use of the weed. When the smoker de velops Into a "cigarette tlend" the ser vices of a physician are necessary, but before this point Is reached the heart may be permanently Injured. The trouble Is often of gradual growth, and it Is only when the young man Is subjected to n physical examination that the extent of the disorder becomes known. An obsrvfnt Englishman, recently on a visit to tl.e l nlted ritnte. said in no country In the world had he sen smoking carried to such excess a in America. Baltimore Herald. A Rellglou Knlhnl, Tlmtliep l. fi 11 nt inn Mfttio'l'jitln -... w. eriiiT, lej nil ' If-eeii i ij UUI .-u II I Prague, wus of noble blcod and !md n remarkable career. As Prince Edward Schoenberg, be was handsome, (lush ing, nnd of rare promise. F-ut at t!i r-ty-tlv a change came over his spirit. ir-d one day ho rode straight to the abbey from the parade ground, ami In full uniform, asked the prior for admission. The head of the order at first refused, but the prince broke b s sword, threw away bis epaulets and decorations and begged for a monk's habit. He afterward went to Home, studlod theology, and was ordained. The Jap Sailor. Rennet rurlelgh. writing In the Lon don Telegraph, says: "A day or two ago I saw a parade of a bU battalion of Japanese bluejackets. A higher nvtwaged, better set up, handier, mora trccutent looking body of sea bulldogs I rul, w" ,0 'n ,0 ,l-,t wn" I bara never seen." i vw " caiua to the barn, and Money In flrowlns lleef. Many of the agricultural papers are urging farmers to raise beef for mar ket, claiming that the demand exceeds the supply. This may be so to a cer tain extent, but there are several oth er conditions to be met before this In dustry can be made profitable to farm ers generally. As a matter of fact, the farm aud Its adaptability has every thing to do with success. There are many farms, even In dairying sections not at all suited to dairying, but emi nently fitted to raising cattle for beef, and with such a farm and a proper knowledge of the work the results would probably be successful. The question is but one of many which should be decided entirely on local con ditions and by each man for himself. It is folly to generalize on some things, and this Is one of them. I.onk Out for Thl. In several sections of the country agents are offering what they claim to be trees budded on four-year-old seedlings. If they deliver what they claim, the trees nre likely to be nearly worthless, declares the Indianapolis News, for a seedling four years old Is too old to bud and make a good tree. It could be grafted, of course, but even then would not he superior in any way to the regulation root-grafted trees generally sold by nurserymen. There nre so many reliable nurserymen In the country that It seems Incredible any one should be victimized by any such absurd claims, much less a farm er who Is more or less familiar with fruit growing. Be on the safe side, and If an agent comes to you with an offer of trees grown in some manner out of the ordinary, refer the offer to your State experiment station before closing It. Nine times out of ten you will find you have saved money by do lug this. A t,rcliiir '--. Mrlln." T rf i ir it the ui;ove illustration, taken from the Feather, shows a proud and pre coeio is puliet of the true egg produc lug type of conformation. Poultry Noted. An elevated site Is desirable for a poultry house. See that the poultry house is well ventilated. ! Leg weakness comes from high feed ! lng ami forced growth, i Sprinkle the places most frequented by the fowls with slaked lime, A sole diet of corn produces too much fat, when given to laying hens. . Mix a little powdered churcoal with the soft feed and it will assist diges tion. With poultry, as with other products, It Is a safe rule to market us soon as ready. The turkey Is one of the best pay ing fowls the farmer can keep, when the surroundings are favorable. The egg shell Is porous and uny tilth on It soon affects the meat. Eggs should be cleaned as soon as gathered. The breed of fowls to select from Is the one you like the best. This has a great deal to do with which is the best fowl. Fresh eggs are more transparent at the centre, old ones at the top. Very old ones ure not transparent lu either place. The Bee Colony, It should be as far away from public highways as possible, and, if conven ient, ill a quiet place, sheltered from high winds, where the bees are not likely to be interfered with by men or animals. The hives must be secure ly fenced ofT, If situated on land where ' cattle ure nccuxtomcd to feed. They ' should also be not so fur away as to prevent those engaged about the dwelling bouse from seeing when i (warms are in the air. If the hives can be so placed as to afford a free bee flight toward the open coun try, while the beekeeper bus room to i work at the side or In rear of them i without Interfering with the flight of the bees, It Is mutually advantageous to them and to the beekeeper. One of the uiost reliable arguments In favor of combining agriculture with small farming lies in the fact that the beekeeper can time bis work so as not to Interfere unduly with the attention needed for harvesting his ordinary ug- I rlcultural produce. Moreover, much ! valuable help can be rendered by a I fanner's wife .who Is so disposed, and - many Instances are recorded In which ' women make most successful bee keepers. Massachusetts Ploughman. On Farmer' Mathml. One of the best farmers we ever knew kept a slate hanging up In the barn and on this slate made entries ..... i.niMthlnii' ilka thpttu- Weak place In the west Held fence; Joe repair It at once Take cultivator shovels to shop next time buggy goes. Kepulr Jack'a'unrness and Bob's brl die flrst wet day. Frank, see Smith and toll blm to bring log chain borne. Two sows due to furrow May 10; keep sharp lookout. Bunch of red sorrel In aoutb fluid near shade; for self. Wood pile must be watched; baul some first chance. ' When any job like the one. noted was done, the rule was to erase the memorandum about It. and the man who kept the slate told us that there wits alwaya a friendly rivalry between himself, bis son aud the hired man In tho wuy of keeping the slate clean. If he was ralterr away and there wns some work of his own to be done, In stead of telling his wife "to tell the boy," a simple entry was made cover ing the work to be done and .ill went well. Forcing Fowl to Moul . Many poultry-men have tried the so called Van Dresser plan of forcing fowls to moult early and have met with varying degrees of success. The plan consists of placing the fowls lu a run of rather limited dimensions and giving them as little food as possible, und yet sustaining life for two weeks. The writer tried the plan for the sec ond season last year and with satis factory results In the case of Leghorns, but only fair results with Plymouth Bocks. The plan of feeding was to scatter In the runs some small grain like wheat, mixing it with a small quantity of oil meal. The quantity was sufficient to give each fowl about the equivalent of a teaspoon ful of grain, provided she got her share. At the end of two weeks the hens were again fed liberally and on the usual variety of rations. The experi ment wus made) In August nnd In four weeks most of the Leghorns bad their new stock of feathers and were be ginning to lay. The Plymouth Bocks dragged along for from six to ten weeks before all of them were laying again. There is enough In the plan to warrant trying It. nnd If the results obtained with the Leghorns could be generally brought about It would give poultrymcti eggs much earlier lu the fall than now. Good MUkln. .Tests at the Storr's Experiment Sta tion show conclusively that the amount of milk given by the cows end the purity of the product both depend greutly upon the method adopted by the milker. One young man, who said he could milk, wus given charge of the milking of six cows. At the end of a week the quantity given showed a shrinkage of twelve per cent. In an other experiment. In which five boys, previously taught as to proper meth ods, were tested as milkers, four in-ck-easd the flow seven, ten and five per cent., respectively. The following instructions lu regard to milking are in use at the station. The milker should milk regularly, thoroughly and quietly. He should wear clean clothes, wash his hands before beginning to milk, and never wet them while milking. The cow should be brushed before being milked, aud her flank and udder wiped with a damp doth lu order to minimize, as far as possible, the number of bacteria floating about In the vicinity of the pail, and likely to get Into the milk. To the same end the foremilk should be rejected, nnd the milking done into covered palls, with strainers arranged for the milk to pass through. Reject ing the first few spurts of milk from the teat removes the milk containing objectionable germs. The cleaner the milking Is done, the fewer the germs. American Cultivator. Care of the Horse. Our farm horses should have the very best of cure that the farmer can give them. They are faithful animals and deserve to be kept right. They should have plenty of good hay. corn, oats, bran, etc.. the year urouud. We should strive to give them a variety of food, as they like It better and will thrive better upon It. In beginning the spring work do not work the team too much at the start. Their muscles are soft and will blister easily, for they have been idle much of the time during the winter. Go a trifle slow at the start, and then, after getting used to It gradually, the farmer will have team with tough, hard shoulders, capable of standing the heavy work of he entire season. The team should be thoroughly brushed and cleaned every day. This will help in keeping them In the proper condition. Give them a good dry stable in the winter and do not be afraid of turning them out at night during the summer when the pasture Is good. Our Crlvlu.' horses should be treated with the same consideration as the work team. Give blm good care and do not overwork blm by driving hlut too fast. Be kind to all the animals, and quiet when working witli them. Make their duties as light as possible, never requiring them to do more than their strength will admit. Horses well cured for und treated In a humane manner will prove themselves the best servants a man can have about Uu farm. Cor. Formers' Guide. Carrj Life to the Roll. A recent observation of Importance to the agriculturist would aeeui to In dicate that the enrichment of soli which Is observed In forest-covered lands Is not altogether due to a con servation of the moisture and the ad dition to the soil of needed elements by the decomposition of the fallen leaves. Of probable greater -Importance Is the fixation of atmospheric ni trogen by dead forest leaves when these rest ou a moist substratum of soil. In effect this phenomenon is sim ilar to that which Is produced by the tubercle growths on the roots ot the legumes and allied plant families. A similar observation has been made In regard to the mountain pine, which. If verified, will account for the hardi ness ot this tree and the, case with which It maintains Itself In soils that" contain comparatively few nutrients. It has been found by the Danish Heather Improvement Society, which la Interested In planting treea on bar ren sandy atretcbea on the western coast of Jutland, that apruca and mountain pine, when planted togeth er In palra, mutually help each other to thrive, the valuable nltrogen-flxlug functlona of the pine serving to pro Tide nourishment for both treea. It baa been repeatedly observed that where aucb treea are planted la prox imity on barren laoda, If the pin la cut down while the apruca Is atlll young, the latter will die, or else make a alckly growth. On the contrary, cu riously enough. It the plna la cot cut down until after the apruca gets a good atart. the latter will make better progress than If the plus bad been al t towad to Uv. Indianapolis Newt, j An Era of Koad Bnlldlng. That the first quarter of the twen tieth century will be a great era of road building In this country now seems probable. AH persons who have given serious thought to the question ft re agreed on the following proposi tions: That road building In the United States baa been greatly neglected; that we are far beblnd other civilized nations in thla respect; that the gen eral Improvement of the highways throughout the country would do more to promote the welfare and happiness of the people than any other work which could be undertaken, and that the present la Tin auspicious time tor Inaugurating a national good roads campaign. The last of these proposl'lcns Is In some respects the most Important be cause on It rests the hope that some thing Is actually going to be done. The last quarter of the nineteenth century was the great era of railroad building, but that has now passed Into history. Of course, we are still buibilug rail roads, and will continue to build them for ages, but uever again on the enor mous scale of the past thirty years. The necessity and the opportunity no longer exist. The energy, the enthu siasm, nnd the capital heretofore di rected to the building of railroads Is now seeking other channels, one of which is the building of improved highways. Another reason for believing that the time Is ripe for a great popular uprising for good roads arises from the extension of the rural free mall deliv ery. This Is rightly looked upon as one of the most beneficent develop ments of modern clvlllzntlon. In fact, the people have scarcely begun to re alize the extent of Its benefits. Proper Conalrurtlon of Rnaila. Broken stone roads may !. e conven iently divided Into two classes mac adam and telford. The principal dif ference between these two construc tions Is as to the propriety or necessi ty of a paved foundation beneath the coating of broken stone. Macadam denied the advantage of this, while Telford supported nnd : ractlced It. This pt'.nt will not be argued here, but it Is suggested that good judgment should be used In the selection of oni or the other of these systems. The macadam system Is the best under some conditions, while the telford It more advantageous under others. The latter system seems to have the advan tage In swampy, wet places, or where the soil Is In strata varying In hard ness, or where the 'foundation is lla ble to get soft In spots. Under most otlier circumstances experienced road bulldera prefer the macadam construe- j tlon. - i The earth four J e on for either sys- tem is identical. ' should have th j snme slopes from centre to sides ni the finished road, with sufficient shoul derlng to hold the stone in place at the aides. The Wars ami Means. fTl. U...I ,.!.... r,nAn1A mm. 1IIUU1IUIIUI, uki cafi c nil earnestly discussing the ways nnI means by which the highways of" the country may be Improved. The great est obstacle to progress along this lint appears to be that, under existing law and conditions, no general movemen Is possible. Everything depends oi local effort and local Initiative. Wba Is needed Is Nationnl legislation whlct will stimulate action in all sections and co-ordinate local effort. At pres ent those who have given the mattei most thought are In favor of a National aid law similar to the State aid lawt now In force In several States. Jus' what will be the solution of the prob lem cannot now be foreseen, but thii much appears certain that the era ol .1 K .. M ,1 ! nn a .nnln la ilnn'n I lunu milium), Ull a llll . mule la n , u lng, and something ot Importance Ii going to be done In the immediate fu ture. The Weakest Link. As a chain la no stronger than Iti weakest link, Just so the greatest load which can be hauled over a road Is th loud which cun be hauled up th steepest hill ou that road. The cost ol haulage Is, therefore, necessarily in creased in proportion to the grade, at it costs one and one-half times at much to baul over a road having a five per cent, grade, and three timet as much over one having a ten pel cent, grade as on a level road. As a perfectly level road can seldom be bad. It la well to know the steepest allow able grade. If the bill be one of great length. It Is best to have the lowest part steepest, upon which the borse It cnpnble of exerting bis full strength, and to make the slope more geutW toward the summit to correspond with the continually t'.ocroaslug strength of the fatigued animal. Grades. Good roads should wind around blllt Instead of running over them; and is many cases this would not increast their length, aa It la no further around some hills than over them. Moreover us a general rule, the bo.Uontal leugts of a road may be advantageously lu creased, to avoid an uscent, by at leas) twenty times the perpeudlculur height thus saved; for Instance, to escape a hill 100 feet high it wouid be better fol the road to make such a circuit at would Increase Its length 2000 feet The reasons for this are manifold, thf principal one being (hat a borse car pull only four-fifths aa much ou a . grade of two feet In 100, and gradual- j ly lesa aa tbe grade Increases until ; wltb a grade of ten feet In 100 be cat J draw but one-fourth aa much aa fit can 00 a level road. f ' , ".. . TakstMO Aab, It baa been calculated that 8000 toni of tobacco asb la auuually waated In England. It would make an tnraluablt fertlltxer for poor soil, considering that levauty-flve per cent, consists ot al ?lum and potassium salta, and fifteen per cent ot magnesium and sodium talts, lucludlng nearly five per cant it tbe essential constituent to all plants phosphoric avid. . COSIER T. O. Dun & Coa v ' trade says: ' Confidence in continu ment of trade has been soi. settled by sensational even' , wheat market and the lack of i. between labor and capital. It COminff evident that etimut 1. wheat crop must be reduced. alth'oJ other agricultural news is much bettet than usual. In so far at the purchas ing power of the farmer is concerned, prices have risen so sharply that-any loss in quantity promises to be mad up, but this obvious fact is not appre ciated by those dealers who are mak ing less preparation for future trade, Some disappointment is alio felt by those who counted upon an early re sumption of activity in building oper ations and other industries hampered by labor controversies. Otherwise, news of the week has contained much of an encouraging nature. In several manufacturing lines there is less idle machinery, and visiting re tail buyers have stimulated jobbing trade especially in dry goods and kin dred lines. Railway earnings thus far reported for the first week of August show a small gain of 1.4 per cent., as compared with last year's figures, whereas recent preceding weeks show ed more or less loss in comparison with 1003. Bradstreet's reports as follows: Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending August 18 aggregate t, 703,047 bushels, against 1,3X1,399 last week, 3,373,780 this week last year, 5.954,759 in 1002, and 6,606,080, in 1901. From July 1 to date the exports ag gregate 9,549,818 bushels, against 21, 833,3.13 last year, 3L340767 in looa, and 48,153,895 in 1901. Corn exports for the week aggregate 520,362 bush els, 522,009 last week, 51,649 in 1902, and 523,883 in 1001. From July 1 to date the exports of corn aggregate 3. 799.473 bushels, against 7.458,975 in 1903, 639,409 bushels in 1902, and 8, 257,'03 in 1901. WHOLESALE MARKETS, New York FLOUR Receipts, 12, 825 barreli; exports, 14,526 barrels. Dull in view of high prices; winter patents, 5.20(5.50; winter straights, 4 905-25! Minnesota patents, 6.003 6.35- RYE FLOUR Strong; fair to good 4.254-50. BEEF Steady; beefhams, 24.00 S5. COTTONSEED OIL Barely steady; prime yellow, 28;23;S. POTATOES Easy; Long Island, 1.50(3:1.62; Jersey and Southern, 1.37(3) I.50; Southern sweets, 2002.75. PEANUTS Steady; fancy hand picked, 6J4; other domestic, 36j4. CABBAGES Quiet; Long Island and New Jersey, per too, t.8o2.so; per barrel, 2550. Baltimore FLOUR Firm and un changed; receipts, 5,746 bushels; ex ports, 7,308 bushels. WHEAT Strong; spot contract, I.07J4I.07; spot No. 2 red West ern, !.OQ)4i.09r4i August, 107(3 1.074; September, i.o7fci.o8; Octo ber, 1.09(1.09; December, I.IlJj steamer No. 2 red, l.ootoo; re ceipts, 25,683 bushels; exports, 16,040 bushels; Southern, by sample, 70t.oo; Southern, on grade, 94(0)1.05. CORN Dull: spot, 5757; Au- gust 574a!57?i;September, 58; year, 5353; steamer mixed, 5454544; receipts, 643 bushels; Southern white corn, 63S66; Southern yellow corn, 63 66. OATS Steady; new No. 3 white, 38'S;38; ntw No. 2 mixed, 36; re ceipts, 19,826 bushels. RYE Firmer (uptown); No. a Western, 78; receipts, 2492. BUTTER Strong and unchanged;, fancy imitation, I7t8; fancy cream-' ery, !92o; fancy ladle, I4i5; store packed, 10(5)12. . , EGGS Steady and unchanged; so CHEESE Strong and unchanged; large, 99'A; medium, 949H. small, fclvt Stock. New York BEEVES Good and medium steers ' slow to 15c. lower: common steers 25c. lower; bulls and cows easy; common to choice steers, 4 05(3:5.90; oxen, 4 55(24 75: bulls, 2.70 4.25; cows, I.6o3 40. Cables steady. Live cattle ioVjI2 per pound, dress ed weight; refrigerated beef, loJ4n per pound. CALVES Steady; veals, 5.00(57.25; tops, 8.0b; culls, 4.50; buttermilks, 3.75; no Westerns. Dressed calves strong; city dressed veals, 8ta per pound; country dressed, 7!4(3?lo4; dressed grassers and buttermilks, 5(57. SHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts, 3,209 head. Sheep steady; prime lambs, io(a 15c. higher; others steady; sheep, 2.50(4.00; lambs, Sa57i culls, 4.00(0.4 50. HOGS Firm; heavy State hogs, S.Ro. Chicago CATTLE Good to prime steers, 5.23(0610; poor to medium, 4.35(05.15; stockers and feeders, 3.00 Jt4 0o; cows, l.504 35; heifers, 2.00 &5.00; canners, 1.502.60; bulls, 2.00 g 4.00: calves, 3.oo4.25. HOGS Market 10c. higher. Mix ed and butchers, sasfifi.w: good to choice heavy, 5.205.45; rough heavy. oos.3o; light, 5405.6o; bulk of tales, 5 355 40. SHEEP Good to choice wethers, !754-io; fair to choice mixed, 3.00 B400. WORLD OP LABOR, Tha only cotton mill in the South that employed negro labor hat failed. The average pay a month for men leathers last year in Kansas was $43 and for women $35. France has waterfalls which would five between them 5,000,000 horsepow er and save the country 30,000,000 tons of coal. United States Labor Commissioner Wright is quoted as saying he does not expect a coal miners' strike. Charles M. Schwab it out with the opinion that steelmakers in the United States are the best in the world, An amicable arrangement, it is said, will be affected between the locomo tive works management in Kingston. Can., and the striking machinists, and tha latter will bt taken back. - An active campaign for tha raorgan iaation of job presaaaan and feeders ta to be inauguattd 111 Detroit, Mich. Union laborers as Birmingham, Ala., secure $2 50 a day, while the non-union men get $1.50 a day- ' Mill Employers' Union, No. 68, of fackson, Mo., secured a raise of 15 rents a daV fot Its members. The nn. ton demanded 35 cents, but compro mised on the above rate. There are S3 unions in New England affiliated with the Hotel and Restaur ant Bartenders' International Union, and the total New Englind member ship i 10,000.
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