vv efm. w. i 1-'jf )i -. ??t-f l v' -r.vri""' -' -T'-s fwj-.i Vv' C V rT. '"pY''!itT rvrt9&i 11 ' (- 'I f'l THE SCKAjNTOjX TK11JUJNE-SATURDAY, JUNE 15, a.901!. 13 v5fvvM71Vii"1i("o"' ' n-f" t4?i MILLIONS IN PINE TREES TURPENTINE, TAR, RESIN AND LUMBER PRODUCTS. DcBcrlptton of the Process Whereby the Sap of the Pine Is Converted Into Articles of Household Use. Fifty Gallons of Sap Mnko Eleven Gallons of Turpentine and Nearly Twice ns Much Resin The Attrac tions of Summcrvlllc. Special Correspond! hep t( The Tillninc. Cliui'lcHton, S. C, March 17. RKSUMINCJ OUIt Jouincy Koutll witrtl from Columbia, we have the choice of lliiee linen; tlio .Seaboard, the Southern, ami the Atlantic Count Hugh. (.'lionMliitr the; Seaboard Air hlne, we leave t lie city on a trestle two tulles lontr, built of the celebrated Carolina Ions-loaf iilno, no clear and handsome as to ciiuho comment that It could not have been put to better uso than for a railroad trcHtle' .turn outHlde of the city lim its are law quartos of granite an important Industry here, the Sea board shipping a huudtcd cais daily to Fernadlim for the government Jet ties nlnnn. Wo pass over a sandy and fomewhat undulatluK country for twent-tive miles, when commences a level stretch of over a hundred miles to the sea. Charleston Is IX! miles and Savannah 112 miles from Colum bia by rail, O either side are pine forests, miles wide, the timber grow ing larger and taller and more valu able, and dotted with frequent lumber plants and turpentine stills. The lat ter Industry Is a source of great rev enue to land owners, the pine tree serving a double purpose turpentine, resin and lumber. PINK SAP PRODUCTS The manufacture of turpentine, tar ftnd iosln is a feature of Interest to us, which I wit briefly describe. Large yields of turpentine and rosin may run through a period of eight or ten years befroe the plno tiees are felled for lumber. The extracting of the sap does not Impair the lumber for build ing purposes. Only one-tenth of the trees after being cupped are at all injured. The cupping consists In cut ting near the ground on each treca deep pot or box, V-shaped, six inches wide by four, live or six Inches deep, Into which runs the sap and is ladled out weekly. This Is done mainly by negroes, who are preferable to the whites, particularly the "white trash," for the negro Is better adapted, and when well managed will do more work in both lumber woods and stills; also yield better results, ami can com mand $l.-." or more per day. A "vir gin crop" yield of ten barrels of crude ap will make thiee ban els of resin. A crude barrel of sap containing IS or BO gallons will yield eleven gallons of spirits of turpentine. Kach year the sap becomes weaker and the resin in ferior. In distilling, enough water is used to boil and float the spirits or sap, which on coming to a boiling point will rise to the top of the so called copper warm, the water es i aping through a tube at the bottom, while the residue becomes resin. The proportion is one-quarter spirits to three-fourths water. Turpentine is worth here thirty-four cents a gallon and resin from one dollar to one lifty per barrel. The lino railroad ties sent to the northern markets cost here from twenty to thirty cents each. Vir Special Announcement Of a Great Sale of..., WHITE WHITE SHIRT WAISTS Large new as sortments of low medium and fine waists just received. &1.50 P.D. Corsets for $1.00 1.75 P.D. Corsets for 1.25 2.00 P.D. Corsets for 1.50 3.50 P.D. Corsets for 2.50 1. 00 Flexibone Corsets .75 Fine Featherweight Batiste Corsets for 50 Ladies' White Muslin Underwear Gowns, good grade muslin, embroidery trimmed 59c Gowns, fine cambric, nicely trimmed, lace and em- broiderery 95c Skirts, fine cambric or muslin, $1.25- garments 95c Skirts, fine lawn and longcloth, slightly soiled 95c Corset Covers, good muslin, well made 7c Corset Covers, cambric, hemstitched 25c Corset Covers, for stout forms, best cambric 25c Corset Covers, soft light long cloth, Val. lace trimming 39c Infants' Slips, Robes and Swiss and Lawn Caps at special prices. rVhite Hendkerchiefs, all fine 2?c goods 18c ndia Linen, 40 inches wrde, 19c grade 15c White Grenadine Lawns, 25c kind 15c White Cord Dimities, short lengths 8c White Laces The most beautiful lines of Serpent ne, Galloons, Plat Vals and Fine French Val. Laces, White All Over Laces, Tuckings and All Over Open Embroideries. White Silk Mousseline De Soie, Plain and Figured White French Lawns, 50 inches wide 35c to $1,25 Mulls.Organdies.Spot Swisses, Persian Lawns, etc, $1.25 White Counterpanes. Special $1.00 White Bath Towels,.,, 10c, 12Jc, 15c, 18c and 23c Imitation White Russian Cotton Crash 4c MEARS&HAQEN 415417 Lackawanna Avenue. gin timber lnnT, heavy set with p!n trees, 13 worth eight dollars nn aero as nn Investment. All through this turpentine country the nlr Is absolutely pure with plenty of ozone No malarial germs can live in these dry plno for ests, which nro thirty or forty mlos wide on either aide of the train, FUrtTHHlt ON. Clolng further south, wo pass cotton plantations, rice Holds, corn Holds, oven ploughing and planting, all done by negro help. At Denmark, fifty-one n lies fiom C'olumh'u, we leave tho main lino of the Hen board for Chart u tnn, S. C eighty-two miles. At Poll Pon Is a large- fertilizer factory, re mindful or the largest Seranton coal breaker, this Industry becoming more thriving iih wo near the Immense phos phate boils. The country now on to the coast grows swampy and desolate, with both Interesting and disgusting exhibitions of the negro clement which In population Is four to one. As to habitations, there were a few frame uupalnted negro shncks, and peering from every door and window were a dozen or more pickaninny eyes of nil ages from Infancy to adolescence. We cross several swollen streams and two largo rivers the Asheboro and Kdlsto. The latter is sixty-seven miles from Charleston and is soon to be utilized as the source of Charles ton's water supply. Those rivers abound with gamcy fish. We see sev eral strings of pug-nose and rainbow trout, each fish weighing three and four pounds, and fresh shad said to weigh from five to eight pounds. This Is a fish story, but true, nevertheless. SUMMKRVILLIJ. Xeailng Charleston the saline qual ity of the air and the scent of the sea wore detected, announcing that we were reaching the coast. Twenty-two miles from the coast Is the famous southern winter resort of Summervtllo, X. C. It Is situated on a sandy ridge between the Cooper and Ashley rivers that form a Juncture at Charleston on their way to tho ocean. It is situated light in the midst of pines, which are miles In extent, with whose fragrance the air is ever laden, so agreeable to tourists and health seekers. As a health ic.sort Its fame extends throughout the southlands, even across the broad Atlantic, especially for throat and lung troubles. Nervous ness and Insomnia yielded quickly to tho beneficial Influence of the pine la don atmosphere. The congress of phy sicians at Paris declared to the world that Summon lllo, S. C was one of the few places on tho face of the earth where thobo suffering from pul monary disease will find relief in breathing the pure dry air, fresh from the health giving pines." The population is ,1,000, with good schools, churches and hotels, and with cultivated people ever hospitable to tho stranger in their midst. Us prox imity to Charleston adds greatly to Its attiactivpness, besides it Is the coun try resilience of many Charlestonians, who find it a great, relief, after the fatigues of city day life, to retreat to the quiet and repose of this sanitari um." Though only twenty-two miles from tho ocean, tho air Is three de grees cooler, dry and absolutely pure. OBJECTS OF IXTI3RKST. On every side are objects of historic interest. Here are flower gardens, ten plantations, colonial residences, muse ums, ancient churches and numerous reminders of Revolutionary days. Here Is tho tomb of Arthur Middleton, one of tho signets of the Declaration of In dependence. Another object of inter est Is the famous 'Onose Creek" church, built in 1711, and now In excellent re pair. Then, too, we see the old oak tree (remindful of the Old Charter Oak, of Hartford, Conn.), under whoso SATURDAY AND MONDAY $1.7; C.P. Corsets for $. 79 2.50 C. P. Corsets for 1.75 1. 00 P.N. Corsets for .75 i.jo P.N. Corsets for 1.00 3.00 Flexibone Corset 1.75 historic shade General Marlon invited tho lirltlsh officer to share his meal of sweet potatoes. The chief ntlrac tlon, however, was tho famous Pine hurst tea farm and floral pardons of Dr. Charles M. Shopard, and boule vard of ornamental shrubs nnd ever green trees. Tho drive tliroiiKh tho cemented gravel roads and tea farm Is an education nnd delight, which may constitute niiolhcr paragraph, t should mention tho two magnificent hotels, tho "Plno Forest Inn" nnd "Dorchester Inn," standing upon a plateau of sixty acres of tall pines Interspersed with live oaks, with perfect drainage and water supply from nn artesian well 060 feet deep which produces many gallons per minute of tho purest min eral water. Sixty-live acres are de voted to golf, the course being two and a half mile long. In a word, here are tho latest Improvements amuse ments, conveniences nnd comforts. J. 10, Richmond. Leading Movements 0! Domestic Trad? FpeHal Corrrponilonre cf Tlio Tribune, Wosliinston, .liinc 11. LEAMNfl MOVI:.U:n1S In the ilomi!tlB com merce ct the United States nro now belli,; made the Miljcet ol monthly reports by the ticasury bureau of Bt.itlitle. An hlci of the nrowlh of this leiiturr- ol the bureau's work may ho jMthciecl from the fact th.U the April Sumiii.uy of Commerce nnd Tin nice ronlahn over u liunilriil Utile houim( tommcrilil mow mint .it Interior centers, traffic on the fire.it Uiket, receipts, at tho Atlantic ne.itio.inl, trade mmrmcntH In Southern tcrrltniy nnd on the I'aciflc coast, and RlilpmcnU ol coil, coke, pe troleum and other mineral product In nrlotn parts of the country. In m.my cac compari sons are made between the tour months cndliiK April, 1901, nnd tho corresponding period of list year. Attention is nIo called to the inoacicit Infr basis of Internal commerce consequent upon the comcrslon of vaennt land Into farms In the N'nrtlmest nnd lecent mineral developments In the Southwest, vhlili leutluns arc cfijnjing a large influx of population, --o In uextcrn territory llvo stock nnd ceroiH .ire leiiillnir f.utoM of domestic trade inowmenK Tlii llp i-lnrk receipts .it tiie the principal mar kets of Cliici'.'O, Kansas City, Omaha, St. l,ouh nnd St. Joseph (luriiiir 1' 01 show icmaik.ible Riius rver InM car, both a-, resard-i April and 111" four month ending villi April, tho official re ceipt of cattle, bopri nnd shofp In the four month jut inded showing an im lease of ."j'1,117 head a. tompired witti ttie ennri-pondtni; four mouth-, of I'll). The rie in the price of com i pointed out a bi'lnir largely nsponiible for Ibis increa-ed mou'inent of live slock to iniikit, it Inline- become more profitable lo fell corn at -." per cent, above Ja-.t )eu'- price linn to keep the slock on iuh hidi-piiccd focal. The lo ctipU of sprint: mid winter wliiat at tho eitiht market of Mlniieipoll-, Milwaukee, Ilubitb, (hi- c.i(.'o, Kansas lit, M. Luiil. Jlclrmt anil lo ltdo fo- (he harvest .lear lo Apill ."0th weie lo SI0.72J bushels inoio than a je.ir iiro, a iraiu or .ippiiivim.itfly fi pi i cent, o -'I he commeicial iiioicmh nt- nt ibe Atlantic sealioard include praiu and flour nduccd lo In shclr.. Dunns Apiii. l'lill, Mo-iou icicr.nl t,on-J,S',l-J bushels. Xew York, li.iriVHI bushels; Philadelphia, l,'.',ilVI7 bushel.-,, .im II illiiuoie, n,.ll.l,Si4 bashcls, iiiiMi tr a total of SI.'JUM.i'-K! bushels for those fotu puncipil potts. In Southern tcrrltniy the cotton movement is the most impoit.int, i,.tsi,y" bale-. hiinn' conic into siht Iij May 1, I'ull. Of this amount Tc..is alone contributed :.W, 'io lulu, 'J'lie .-urn Hi of Xew Oilein .is a i:r.ihi port is seiti ill the flit that llieio were exjoi(nl from tint city duriiie the four month-, inditis l ly Nt l,oJ-,;n;i bushels of crr.iin a compircd with ll.l.vjjr hu.-hcks in tlio four months of PJiH). o An event of siillicient import ince to lie noted in its benrinc upon this phase of tin- internal commerce of the eomiti.v during April is the shipment nf .1 cirloul of V.ileiicii or.iuses fioni Southern Californii to I'pilluiil, Oie., destined lor Vladivi-tock, Silierii. This i the Hist fiuit shipment of the kind, and illustrates the tend ency in this branch nf production to rilieie it-elf from the necessity of ilepcndim; solely on the dome-tic and Kuropean mirkit-. The tnilure of California orange crowers to find ,i sufficient supply of cars lo emble them lo put their fruit on the I.' lutein in irket mill tlio liteh into of ocean fieislit fiom the Allintic seibond lo Kurnpo li.ne lon-pind to force the (.-rowers eilliir lo work up the pioduct al home oi to find new mirkets m the Kar Ki-t. Aiiothei cxpiri me nt .1 1 feittire m the distribution of the i ltrus flint cicp of California is the shipment cast waul by ,y of coa.-lwiso stcimus from He. clondo to Seattle, then over tlio fircat Xoithern inilroul In point ns far Kist lis C'lncno. Sev eral tijin loads hue been marketed over tliii loute. PLAYS AND PLAYERS. Kl.iw & Krlamrcr li.nr encased ll.iny II. Smith to write the ljries for John .1, MeXalli's new v.iudeiillo farce, '! lie lingers Druthers in Wash. illKtnll " I'l.ink McKce lias cturaKcd Kiank bane, once a prominent member of tlio lloyt forces, to play a leading part in support oi Peter P. Daily In Augustus Thomas' new coiiudy. Mr, banc his bun off tin- stace for three ye.iis-and ha been leally niLv-ed, a very complimeiilay ciicimistaiKc. William Hani-, of Ilicli k Ilanis, iiianiircis of laiiiis Maim and Clara l.ipuiau, have tcccivcd fiom Paul Potter, who is in Uiiidun, the liiiliu seilpt of tho iiivv ply in which tlu-o .ntists will star lieu season, The title lias not .vet hull cltlinitii) selected. Mr. .Mann and .Mi- I.ipni.iu will sail for London .lune -JO to consult with Mr, Potter in lefirenee tu ncnry, costumes and tlio del-ills of stafrinpr the new piece, which is a eoiii, cdy with a veiy inteiestlm; story. Mi, Mann and Miss l,ipman will remain abroad but four weeks nnd will IicrIii relieaial immediately on their return. Then- vacation this jear will bo passed mi shipboard. Anduvv Mack will nuke Ills initial appear ance in "Tom Moore," his new play, at the Her ald Scpnre theatic, And. 31. He .will spend the licit four weeks ut his summer home at Muz raid's Hay, Massichusclls, In his comity; im personation of tlio IrMi poet, Mr. .Mack will, It is believed, fulfill the promise of more, csaltod woik than ho clispla.ved four years uro when lie pl.ijcd -sir Lucius O'Trluurr In 4 spcilal produc. linn of "Ihe Itlials" nude (or the benellt of a tliirlly, llieli k Harri will clve this play an extr.ioidluirly elibor.ito pioductiou and will siiriound Mr, Mack with a strong ronipany of well known pl.ijiis. Prank McKeo has seemed the dramitlc liKhts tn (ie'cirire II ir McCutchcon's loiiiiiitio novel, "Otaii. sUik," vvhiih will lie ndiptcd to the utairo by Mbs Jcinnotte L. fillder. Mr. JleKeo will pu-. sent Mar.v Mjiineiini; In the play loiistiuelcd f I inn this bonk story. The date of production has not been determined and it is not antici pated that she will lefptlre it in the near future. The lueale of the story it (he United State and an imiKliury principality in P.iirope, The clur setrr of the princes., one of the cfntral Intel ests of the tale, suggest i ery stroiiu part for Miss Mannrrlng-, lioosic. Mlsa Alice llonry loft Tliurfday for Now Vork, whom slio will visit her sisters. A uicotltih" nf tho joint coiiinilttco on oxouisloii from Avoca, Vatosvlllf, Tay lor, Itoiulhiun and .Mooslo M, K. .Sun day hiihools mik held last ovcnlng to make lln.il arranBiim.'ntK for tho ex cursion to he run over tho if. II, n. of N. J, to Mountitlii Park, Friday, Juno 21st. Miss Carrie Hatchings attended thu ball given In the new armory last even ing. Children's day exercls.es will he hold in the churches of this place Sunday morning. Great efforts have been made to drill tho children. The Sons of Temperance lodge will hold an Ice cream social this evening In Uutchlngs' park. Everybody is cor dially Invited. Mahon's Shoe Store Is open late Saturday nights, 'Hi Lack awanna avenue. b 4 4 4 4 4 SCIENTIFIC SALAD "Iniceiirfllp knowledge I n ilnnjirrmM thing, fx in nil things let m be accurate.'' Headers of the Rtlail would prently old mo In my fnk by Jsklnu nuestlnn (not neces sarily for puhlloitlon), which If possible will l.e answered In full in an eirly Inn: of the Weekly Salad and their receipt atknowledRed Immediately by mill. All such communica tion mu.t, however, ai a matter nf course, bear the writer's correct name and ndilres a otherwise they cannot be taken Into con sideration. Squab liaising. , TIIH SQt'All, a jcuns pIrcoii, jrars nt,-o was looked upon ns n very dainty dish when cooked, nnd used only for tlio sick or coiiMilcs. clmr. Hut times have cliiliffcd considerably since then, nnd lnlead of the sick bcliiR the only consumer nil fancy reel.iiir.iut now have- them on their bills of (are. There I hardly any illh more toothsome than a nicely prepared squab, and when quail I scarce they take their place, nnd only an epicure can detect Ihe illu"erime. The dennnd for squab ha Kiown so much that now one tan see many squab farms, as they ni-o called, in one d.ij's travel, In tlio cast theio are n laigp number nnd even In the west lliero mu some who devote their entire attention to this luisliiesD, which Is taklnir Into consideration Hie small amount of iaplt.il united to start, n viry pnjltier one, in t.H t nmru so than many other. When It i told tliat KM or jod piirs of blrcU vlll lirltiif In a nice llviiis for nn ordlnaiy family the pinllt can be lin.mined, Plvc hundied pair of (ruoil liieeiliiip pleeoiu will npr.igs !')ii0 Jeaily, and one prison can attend to them all and tlirn hive only a few hours' work a cIj , and that not very haul. To he slice I'sslul In rat-aiur squib one inut have the old bird cotillned In bulldine. as pillions Hi Int; at larue trallicr up food uiuult able for f.itlcnins Hieir jonnir, nnd alo they la In hi-Hilinir, owiiu; to too iniicli exercise. Any bnildlni; or an nniHrd iiirflon of of the Kim can bo used a a plu'fon house, piovided It fue tlio south. Thl is nbsolutely neccssnj, fen in winter they require the nie.itet amount of sun light o-tililo for M.irmtli. If a convenient place for liou-lni,- is not nt li.ind, I adtisc uslni; a continiiou biilldliu, one tint can be extended at will. Hemlock hoards nie crood enough, nod are tar iluepcr than iiuc. I mike buildini; seven tect liitili, rear, nine feet high, flout, tin feet wide, Kneh buihliii- I divide into com plements eight feet wide, li-dm; eellinir 1,1th in makini; the pirlltinn, eich lilli nn Inch npait. In each pen hive a window or two mule to slltlo back so ns to be ea-ily opened ill Riimiuer. Tacit pair i-eoiii.lnt; two nests-, for when olio jiair of squabs arc about two weeks old the old Idnl build a new not on the other side, nnd laving ergs tin rein, keep squibs and cgR going tontinuill.v. Make luts two feet lonj, a foot wide nnd u ti ol in hcigld, and by adding a putition six inches long in Hie center, two nests are niiile. Cue piir will always oieupy tlie-so and ht in otheis hi. Ovi r the- windows hive lows cif nets also, 'llieio 'hotild bo a good tlour in i.ll these building and a good sub stantial iiiof nf bo.il ds. over whiili taek three-ply felt tooling. On the . ulhein side of tlio build, ing liave tlio cages, iing v.foot poullr.v netting lis it Is best. These e.i'iis should ho tifteni feet wide, long as ihe building, and to eone-.potnl with the limit pens, uiti-t be dividid eiciht feet apart. A number of pilches aic neeiled in llieo cagces for the birelrt to roost or lest themselves on. At the roof of the buildings hive a venti lator, lo lie u-id in summer to let out tho heat. All windows ,ue lilt open at tint season when the weather is intin-ely warm, and aic not to be clo-ed at night excepting when sudden change occur in the fall. Pigeons nre not pnl-.gitnou, like chicken3, but each hen leipiiies a mate. The above d--se ritied buildings will accommodate Unity piii of breedeis in eai li pen. 'lhe llomir or Autweip l the pigeon ginerill u-cd ,u- ,i squib nier. Their imng arc nice and plump, have n lino white color, and arc fit when diewtlfi Theic aii- oilier varieties lwd abo, nini"l- l)uehi1s--ts, Hunts, Hiint-tloiner -imvis, and coninion pigeon. 'I lie litter nie piohi(ei of the millet squ ilis, nnd owing to their turning d.uk when ell e -e,l aic not so much used as squib binl-.. It they ire Usui, select emly white oi light i-oloiril ones. Willi led feit. nnd no leir of dark squall need be entertained. Por building in -l-., use tobncio steins. They prevent Ihe. Thiovv a bunch in one corner ol a pen and they will biiihl their nests themselves. To picvenl rats, have build ding set six inches off Ihe giouud, nnd cals will prevent rots frmn rnteiing the building. In each pen have .1 lm of s.ilt, this being n necessity. Hive n good supply for them to pu It at when they wish. In the outer i.iges hive a receptacle for their drinking water. It should bo lirge enough so n.s to allow Hum .i good bath, of vvhiih they .lie exceedingly lond. They rcquiio lots of good pure, fio-h w iter, A gei"d water tub is made fiom a bine! bv sawing the top and bottom off above the set out lioop. This nukes a tub live iuiiiis dei p and luge inougli for bithiug piuposes. Al-o in these pens have .1 quantity of tio-h giavil, nnd tstci shells, giciind fine. This is nenssiiy. Tlio food for pigeons should be gi.nn only. esicpting salad in Minimi i, a little is nppic elated. They also like stale lire id. Outside of these they need nothing else. They should bo fed twice a d ly, eaily nioinliig and about t o'cloik in Hie alleinonn. Peed indoors in wet weather. A variity of food i whit they need velieat, corn, buchwheit, Caind.i peas, millet, hulled oils, etc-. Miny feul nothing but corn .ve.ir ill and ve.ir out, tint this is bad policy. I'.uh piir of pigeons, will altendid, will aver. age eight to tin pills of squaki a .ve.ir. 'Ihe cost of feeding a piir ol old one1 ami .voiiug U but 1' j lent pu- weik, and when one iinisldei tin pi lie of squibs, whiih Is ?.! per lintn in sum mu to l,5 ami M in winter, the piollt i.in easily In- sein. At four vveiks of age .1 pur of squ ihs are tit for lii.K Uc t. Never kill iimlei lint time, nnd if not fat enough n wirk on-,i r ad I. Kieatly to them. All one his to do is to feul the old ones, they in turn lied Hie .voung, This is Just the business for a fanner's boy or -girl, and with a U hours' woik a dy any one can save lots of money. Agriiultural PpitotnUt. A New Weather Cannon. liver Hlnco "neither shooting," as it is tailed In (leriuany and hwitreilind, met with such pio nounicd success in Stjiii, upper Italy, lliingaiy, and Pranie-, iiieteorologlsts liave bun engaged In r very windy battle .is to Hie limit of tlio' scheme. That fouii tiling lias hem nicomplislied cannot bo deni 'i. ludi'ed, fn siicie.-lul liave been the ettott in preventing liiilsiiuuis in up per Italy that since the experiment of ivw, some twenty thou., mil stations have been esab-li-leil. At Hie agtieiillui.'il congress, held ill Padui last Noveiiilpir, by fir tho greater number of Hie members wen- in tivor of tho building of "wcatlier-shooliiig" stations, 'ihe congres was very eh-eiledly liupiesseil by an account of one of list simuiii'r's hillstoiun in Hie vielully of ViceiiAi, N) violent was this pai titular ttonu, the stoi.v inns, that fot mile the laml was complete!1, ilev.iat.lteil. Hut in this riraged kcctinu, one spot was spared, because, theie, it i aviettril, .i iiumher of stations hid been lu rated, which had warded olf the dinger. The shooting apparatus hitherto u-ail hi lain very primitive in const rue Hon, Por a cannon, a mortar with a funnel-Ill o barrel was often used, lu some plairs Hie funnel is fixed vertical ly in masonry. 'I his method of mounting ihe cannon i not only irude, but slx cliiigiioiis, fur often enough siilous auident hive occiirrcil. Ill order to avoid Ihcoo dlligeis a well as to improve Iho appiritu in gunT.il, a Hungarian editor named Kanils has devised n simple form eif cannon, which is csseuliall a breeeh-loiillug uie.rlar some- thirt.v fiet in Unglli. 'Ihe mortar is Jnuiulliil in -I rolalahlc cirrllge, so Hilt il cull be raised and lowered nnd swung (win biilo to slile-. The chaise U a metallic cartridge of blasting pnvvdir. After tho dbeliarge n loud, shrill whistling U licatil, li.llug lor about fourteen oi lilteeti seconds. Prriicli and Italian winc-growcra inil lh.it by nieam of tho gun eloiiiU .lie torn usiimhi, so Hut rain instead of hail fall. Tin- grape growus of live depirlnients of tho French Alps have formed an all! nice for bii.vuu isiiuoii ami powder for nexi summer. Ihe Hal fan government lus muIi flit li in vveilher-slmot-Lug that It supplies wi tie-grow crs with powder at the rate of three ccntj a pound. It is inleiesling to note Hi.it Hon. Willis ! Mooie, thief of Hie I'uitul Mates weather bureau, takes little stock in the efficacy of weather shoot ing and hi issued notice to American farmer not lo place much liu-t in It, All African Kemedy for Dysentery. The IwtUu and Zulus make use cif the root of the k-cranlum, ct which there ii fsilcl to be number of Urlrlles, til, liowcver, of equl thctspcutle eflluey, In Soulh Africa, in the treatment of dyncnlry. They simply chew- the root, but tho llrttlsli army turgcons give It In Hit- form of .a elccocllon In milk. The remedy Is leporleil by (hose who have tmploveil It to be n real specific, no failure lo euro within thirty six or forty-tight hours being recorded. Ki. Catching Cold.' Prom fhe t,.incii!tcr Kximlner. Thl Is Hie seaon of the )car wlfh alternating wnim nnd cold (Ills, vxheii mankind is most likely lo catch rnU. There I a certain amount of i)lery about contracting a cold. At one time v.ltli the grealtit amount nf exposure, no ccld results, and n1 unolhir, with Ml mro. the snec?es and grip duly nirlve. It Is the popular notion that If one be amply, provided with waun clothing, wrap, a mackintosh, lubber and an umbrella Utile risk I run of taking cold rt II I a matter of frequent experience tint In spile of alt ren'onible precaution a cntartlnl afleetlnn nny bo developed, or pneiimonli. The fact that wcnrincfss depression of spirits, fright, anx iety or something which ha nffected Iho nervous system unfavorably ha piocccded Hie attack I frequently overlooked. When flee from every form nf nervous debility n person may expose himself to draughts, dampness and other usual f.iii-cs of told nnd escape rutin ly, while at nurll.rr time, when weary or depiessed fiom nn.t cniso, he m.n limine the U tint ol a fitnl it-taek- of pnciini mi.i from a niueli slighter ex posure. Tho nervoit origin of cohls seems lo be recog nized by all physician who have made a spe c 111 study of neute ellseases nf the lung and thio.it, It U explained that the tempeiuluro ol the body Is maintained by Iho nervou svstfin nud that the lent failure of relaxation of nerv ou energy taitsis a change- of the bodily heat and impairs the power of the boely to re sist the approach of disease. It I a wonderful fact tliat under any change nf outside tempera ture, even if one go from the Arctic region to tlio equator, the heat of Hie body remain at about M degrees. But for lis regulation by the nervou s.vstem the heat of the body would not remain constant, as every muscular exertion would raise the temperature. Weariness, anxiety, depression and the like lower the amount of nervou energy and render the boely susceptible to cold from Iho least exposure by disturbing the process of regulating the temperature, While warm clothing nnd all the common means of protecting Hie boely are Important, it Is even more important to avoid needles exposure if tho nervous system he not. In Us best condition. The Value of Water as an Aid to Health. W. T. MofTetl (111. Med. Journal). ajs: "The diily ingestion of water should be from four to five pounel. The function nf the boely arc cairied on only in Hie presence of and by tho aid of water: digestion, as.slmll.iHnu, tissue metamorphosis and elimination arc dependent on a sufficient supply of water and any amount lcs Hi in nnriuil impairs these functions. Without free Imbibition of water there can be no free elimination. With the free use of water elim ination will often take care of itse-lf. Drinking cold water increases arterial tension, reduces bodily tempi ralure, incre.isi peristalsis, bilary soi lotion and aids digestion" There is n largo class of ehinnic troubles such ns migraine, neuralgia, muscular rhcunia ltini,. cpile.y, Infinity, Icjste-rii, clilorois, asthma and geneeologie- diseases which 1 associat ed with constipation, renal insiitficicniy and in active skin. On Inquiry 3011 will find tliat a large pciconlngo of these cases drink water sparingly. They drink twenty In twenty-five ounce of liquid a eiiy where they should drink sixty to eighty. Kvery organ and tissue in the body struggle for water and retains water loaded witli poisons thjt. should bo eliminated. 'I ho n01m.1l amount of body evretious such a urine, sweat, expired air and others contains poisons stiff it lent to kill the individual If they had not been ellmtmtod. I vv-ish to emphasize the importance of the phvslciin inquiring into tho patient's hibits ns to drinking water and to insist that not less than the- ph.vsienlogie- amount be imbibed daily; while in cvrs of into intoxication (self-poisoning by poisons produced within the body itself) when extra and rapid elimination is desired, nn excess of water may be advantageously used In aid in elimiuiting Hie toxin more rapidly. Water may be imbibed until the kidney act fieely, the- stooln are soft and Hie skin moist. Hut not too much nt one time. It is best to drink xvatir especially during waim weather it fiequent interval nnd it hiii1d be remembered that the nrdniarj beveragis such ns coffee, tea, etc-., a well ns Juicy fruits all contain M) per cent, of water. The Standardization of X-ray Meth ods. S. II, Mnnell, 51. II., ihaiimin on the com nultee on siaudaicl of the Hoentgen Society, in older tn staiid.inlic the methods of x-ray work, has invited expeits to send to linn their sug gestions on soiiietuiug over n score of points. Including among these are: Standard x-rny ex amination table, adjustable for all parts of the body; staudaid method of posturing each part of the body tor a standard picture; standard nier.ii , of fixing parts immovably during a standiid exposure; standard complete definition of vvli.it a "stand ird expo-iirc" should be (of tuedicoleg.il value); standard landmark to be pie lined in the negative as inlieiiut proof that a stindud exposure was made (.1 medicolegal neeessity); staiiduil technique for pictiitiug eor- led re 1 11 ion nf boms and joints; stand. nil tech nique for picturing contrast for diagnosis of soft part; standard technique for picturing tlio dif ferent calculi, vesical, n ml, and gall-stones; stand ml technique for x-ray c-ye work; standaid tiihtilquo 101- x ray lic.ut and lung diagnosis; a standard leaflet of brief direction which Hie pli.vsician who docs not do his own developing 1. 111 semi with his plates tn any fair photograph er a a ready guide- to proper treatment of .111 i,iy negative tn secuie Hie picture; and, stand ard technique fur therapeutic adtiiinistiatlon of i.ivs with pre p.-r piciitiitiou. Belgian Hares. Por some time past agiicitltuial papers hive recouuui tided the riislng of llclgian hates .is a p.i.ving one and I give give an extract fiom the "Ppltomlst" on Ihe subject. To all Inquirers we- will give a few figiuei. as lo the consumption of hire meat in some of the older countries, liefer to Pari for example. The weekly con sumption of line meat is l'.),fl00 pounds. I that a fad? lu Prance, llelgiuin, Herman, Holland and (Steal Iliitain, great canneries arc in operation canning this mr.it. Ono canncty in PiiKland started witli a capital of $in,0eni. In one o.ir they had increased tlieii slock to ?M,U(X) and although they controlled tho pmdiiit from gic.it breeding farms they weie compelled to buy it&l, fiml pounds weekly fiom (Mend besides tho slock they raised, (iieMt llritniu and Ireland lonmnie Tii.tssi.ono annually, 'I lien can the rp bo any ques tion as tn tlio stability nf Hie Belgian hire in lids eounlrer 'I line aic nut enough llclgian bans hero now to supply the breeders. When Hat Is done more atliiillnii will lie pihl to meit fui the iii.uket. Twelve joars is hudly long enough to supply Hie demand foi breeding alone fay nothing cif enough to supply the demiiul for meat. Only a short time ago the manager of one of tho leading hotels in Indianapolis went to a prominent In 1 oiler of Belgian bares ami asked imw much meat lie could furnish him per week, 'Ihe reply was; "All I 1.111 lalse are sold for bieedeis and I cannot furnish uiy meat at the pioscnt lline." Time Isn't veij much pmspect nf this industry becoming .a fad with that breeder with a niitkct open for all In eau raise cither fur breeding or for meat. These fait with plility of other. which might bo mentioned have urtalnly utilillshcd tho Belgian hare us a meat pioiluclng animal. Tlulr genlle wajs, cleanly lublt.s ami tine quillly of meat inmmeuil them as a food product nf table ikliiai.v, all of which h.ia created a demand far greater Hun we am able to supply. Would this indicate any tin iirtainty us tn Hie permanency of tho llelglanf Miat more -ould be aked of any .my one annul) ; Aside tnuil Hieir meal pioduciiig qualities soon fiom till suite hare will be nude our litiest furs, 'Hits i being done now in the old lountn, ami li to Mime 'extent line in the I'lilted Mali" t'airlago rube, foot rugs, elillihcns fins, fur trimmings ,or ladles' diisses nude fiom 1 lie fur of the llelgi.111 will 30011 bo an cstahlbhrd fact, All tills sounds veiy Iriiipting and such pat lially true slaMiieuls have In fait induced farm tis In different pans of Hie t'nlted Slates to engage in lure raising as a business. But a word of warning is sorely needed tn show- Ihe fallacy e.f suili statements and out elargcr tn the fanner aid the country at large of Hie Introduc tion of this rapidly incioaslng and equally quick elilcrioratory animal the Puiopcau hare, 'llus animal p( the rabbit family when bred outside of Kurope degenerates into tho so-called Jack ItalLiU and looees all the gamy flavor of Its JONAS LONCPS SONS. I Stora Shoe News Por Saturday Oxford Tics, $1.47 Ladies', Misses', Children's, made ol dongola kid, with pat ent or kid tip. They are made with flexible soles and guaran teed for fit and wear worth easily a quarter more. 1 Shoes and Oxford Ties for Children. They are made with solid leather soles and counters, two colors, tan or black. Sat urday price, 92c Shoes for misses and little boys, in black nnd tan, made with solid leather soles and counters. Saturday price, 96c Men's Furnishings Print Madras, mostly 5yC black and white, cuffs to match. Seventy-five cents' worth at least. Madras Suspenders, 25C good quality, well made. All have cord ends. -.-. For three pairs Cotton 5UC Half Hose, with silk toe and heel, three colors in a box black, blue and red. Soda Fountain Left of main stairway, A cooling drink, Any flavor 5C donas Long's Sods Hundreds of people dur ing the past week took advantage of our great cut in prices and bought their Summer Suits at our "Green Tag" Reduction Sale. Men's Blue Serge Suits, $9.90. Were $15.00 and $12.00. Serge is the ideal suit for Summer wear. Ours are of the Roberts-Wicks Co.'s make, and have hand-padded collar and lapel. 'Jill 40$ Incknwnnna Avenue. im it in tlio mom) nidation sn tliat it hecoim's unlit lor (ceil to any extent as i.uinciuiu ct I'rritncnta hate.- tliov.il. Hut eliat is Mono It tiieeile mi rapiilly ami ii do wiracioiu (hat fn a bliort lime it I'l'i'oincs a et like t lie l.'nglltli Buire)w- ami may ilealatc large areas e( valuable lam! as tlie cipcrifiui! of .Smtralu, wlicie mil llon.i 1. 1 elollai-i are.' .pent tn keep tbc rabbit plapic within bounds, lias proun. Definitions, Life- is not hi .-luiil but lliat there U aluajs time ei'diifli lor courtesy.- "Soilal Ahm," Km um!i, Wo lo net I'ounl a nuii'a .U'Jis until he lu linllihi!; else to touiit. -"Olel Aft," llniciwn, It U much eafler to be irillial '.lull to be 'inrrect. Disraeli. Youth ii a blumlei, nunliooil a s'rute, tie! jgo a ii'iriet. Ciiiini;liy-!ilirai1l. . IrUii4 may well bo rccwurcil "he! nusterpli'-'o of nature. Kiuerton. lln i ureal ho ii i.'l'.it he is lrm nature ami .iho ncier rcni:i'ls i. ol others. Hepre Jeitallie Men.'1 tinman. News for Saturday, June ijjijooj. Millinery News. For Saturday" A Shirt Waist Hats I IS The Shirt Waist ,Hat ,1s "for summer comfort; they are -.neatly trimmed in a variety of styles some are trimmed with white silk, others with black velvet, still others with polka silk. Prices from 1.98 to 4.98 with every price between, Ladies' White Sailoj Hats, trimmed with black band, inex pensive, yet pretty, 19c to U9 Pretty assortment of Leghorn Hats for Children, trimmed with flower and velvet ribbon. Books,Copyrights,$1.10 The Puppet Crown Harold MacGrath. In Search of Mademoiselle George Gibbs. The Riddle of the Universe Ernst Haleckel. "The Crisis' the book of the month Winston Churchill. Mr. Dooley's Philosophy. Her Mountain Lovers Ham Ian Garland. Helmet of Navarre Bertha Runkle. In connection with the Willoughby Claim. Popu lar Edition, 39c. 1 01 Pocono Heights flodse Accommodate Mj modern implements; trout streams on premised; tonus moderate; lnvst rcl crcnees. Send (or circular, Samuel dinger, Mt. Pocono. Pa. Binghamton Private Training School lor nerou, ll.iikiaiil and l)ea( Mute Cldb elrcn. Manual Trainlni;, I'lijeieal Culture, .VeeelleuorL, -Mulo, Kliideiearten, Aide illa tion, Open jear romul. t'iriular. ('fices moilerate. S. A. DOOMTTI.K, J eSi I'airview Avenue. It is not fit the public trusts .halt be lodi,Ti i'l the hand of mi,- t i . I ihey aic frit pii'Wit ail (tund flt (or tho huiW'fs they are to be in tiillca with. Matllyw Henry. Carl Seller, M. D. ! r r r -