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In the summer of ITSI the forces of Washington lay for nix ka at Dohbs Ferry, ou the l!uilw, Every day Sir Ilciiry Clinton, who was Id command of the British iu New York had been expecting a u attack, and we uow know , esuicgtoa had been preparniR to rno'.e against the city, but the failure of Count de Cra.'e, who waa holding the French fleet at the West Indies, to ccierate w iih the troops on land had compel 'cd him to aUmdou the project, and he had decided to move rapidly to the sou ih Mid attack ComwaUiii, who wai ihen in Virginia. Hut he was very desirous that Clin ton t.hould not suspect his plan, for he ttiittht prevent the ruarch orsrf-u'dre- eaforceir.euts to Cornwalli!, aud either "tiou would hinder if it did cot defei ins pnjecu ro me Aiutrican com- uiunder bent ail his energies to deceive the lirili.xli and make theiu tnhik that New York was ttill the place to be at tacked. Indeed wc know that even after the march wan begun, the French trocM, who went by the way of Perth Atii'ooy, tiiere stopped to build ovens and boats and gave out that they were about to attack the oosts ou Statcu Island and then move against the city. There were other means that Wash ington used, however, to produce the same impression even before his army left I )obbs Ferry, and it is with one cf these that, this story has to do. "I want to ifee D.imiuie Montagnie!'' said an orderly to a company of men who were seated near a tent iu the camp at Dobbs Ferry. "There he is over there," replied one of the soldiers, pointing to a young man not Tar away. "That Dominie Montagnier' said the orderly. "Why, he's only a boy." "lioy or not, he's one of thestanchest Whigs in all this region. There isu't a better man in all the Continental army," i -plied the soldier. The orderly left, and as he approach ed the young man shrewd' v fcanned his face. K rideutly he was Satii-d with wliat Li caw, for he at once ad dressed him: "Is this Dominie Montagnie?" "Yes,"' replied the young preacher, returning the look to the ollicer. "Well, General Washington wants to 9ee yoa at once." "Wants to see me? What for?" "I don't know. Come with me and you w iil soon know." Young Montaguie aked no further questions,. but arose and accompanied his guide to the tjuarters of the com mander. He had never epokeu to him before, but he shared fully in the feel ing of resjiect w hich all the army had for their leader, and he was somewhat abashed when the general rose to re ceive him and could scarcely reply to the kind words he spjke when he was presented. "Yes, I have known of you," said Washington, '-and from all I can hear I am certain I can rely upon you. Is this true?" "I try to do my best, general," said Montagnie modestly. ' That's right. Now, I have a very important commission for you." And the general paused a moment to note the effect of his words, but tUe young man only bowed, and he continued: "I want to send ine dispatches by you to Morr'stown. You will cross the river at King's Ferry, go up by Haver straw and through llamapo pass." Montagnie looked up (juickly at the words "Itamapo pass." Yes, he knew the place aud too will. It was a nar row defile among the hills of New Jersey aud already had been the sceue of some of the uut exciting events iu the Ilevolu'.iou. Aud now the cow boys and skinners held it, aud if he should once fall into their hands he knew what would occur. "liut, general," he ventured to stam mer, "llamapo pass is one of the head juarter9 of the Tories, and I shall sure ly be taken if I try to go that way. Why may I not go t-y the upper road? lam familiar with every foot of the couutry." "Young man," said Washington, stamping his foot in real or pretended anger, "your duty is not to talk but to obey." The young preacher saw that all remonstrance would be in vain, and, although he could not understand why he should not be left to select his own route, especially since he was to go through a country he knew thorough ly, he only bowed Lis head and prom ised to do his best. "When am I to go?" he inquired. "Now just as soon as you cau get reatly." Just at dusk, dressed in citizen's clothing and with the dispatches sew ed iusidethe lining of his sleeve, young Montagnie was carried across the river and started on his journey. Even a horse was denied him, but the hardy young Continental cared little for that, aud all uight long he kept steadily on his way. It ws about a half hour before sun rise when he came near to llamapo pass. "My time has come," he said to himself. "If I cau oucs get safely through this plat, I have no fear of the rest of the way." Dut he was more excited than he knew, aud he was breathing rapidly as he eutered the jiass. He grasped his heavy walking slick more tightly and glanced aliout him. The passage between the hills was becoming very narrow. Iieide the roadway there were only a narrow little strip of laud and the swift flaw ing stream that ran noisily on its way. The steep hillsides rose abrupt and rocky. The damp, c-wl air of the early morning, the noise of the stream, the threatening cliffs and bowlders, which might conceal some of his ene uiii, all increased the nervous dread of the meisenger, and hequickened his teps. Once through, the greatest dan ger would be passed. "This will never do," thought Mon tagnie. "If any one is watching me, I hall arouse his suspicions if I run." And he began to walk leisurely, al though his fear increased each moment Uc to this time he had seen no one and liad met no interruption on his jour ney. Perhaps his fear was unreasonv ble. but he had thought so much and SOMERSET, PA., liar with the stories of the deed of the murdering cowboys there that every sense was alerL Several times be thought lie saw faces peering out from behind the bowlders, but he had uot stopped and now he was almost through the pass. Yes, he could see where the valley became wide before him, and soon he would be out fro.n under these terrible cliffs, with their long shadows and dark hiding places. He began to breathe riore freely now and agsJn quickened his pace. Hark! What was that? He stooped and lutened, and in a moment he knew he had not been deceived. He could hear th-i sound of approaching horse men, and they were coming rapidly down the road before him. He glanced behind for a hiding place and already had started to climb the cliffs w-aen he cau 'ht siirht of the ap proaching men and realised that he could not gain a place of concealment befor they would be neat enough to see him. Perhaps they had already discovered him. Tiiere was nothing left but to resume his place in the road,, walk ou as though lie neither feared nor suspected anything and keep on as bold aTaee as possible. Bu: if his face was bold, it was the only bold thing about him, for his heart sank when he saw the six men enter the pass aud bring their horses to a walk when they noticed the stranger. He could see their faces now, and his alarm increased when he recogniz ed the leader as Itichard Smith. He had been at Goshen when his father, Claudius Smith, along with Gordon and De la Mar, had been hanged. Montaguie kuew what a desperado Claudius Smith had been, and what a terror his gang of cowboys had beeu iu Orange county aud aloug the bord ers of New Jersey. Mauy rewards had been offered for his arrest, and about a year and a half before this time he had been captured at Oyster Hay and taken t'j Goshen, where he was chained to the floor of the jail aud a strong guard placed over him. All his efforts to escape had beeu in vain, and with his two companions he had been hanged, as Montaguie him self knew, for he had been iu Goshen on that very day. Dut Smith's son, Richard, had bee a aveugiug the death of his father, and the poor Whigs iu that region had been suffering more at his hands thuu they had from his fath er, these were the thoughts that were passing rapidly through the mind of the messenger, and there was this des perado, Hit-hard Smith, approaching aud with him live men as desperate ai he at his back. What villainous look ing men they were! He grasped his walking stick more firmly and tried to appear calm. 'Good rujrrow, gentlemen," said Montagnie. A gruff word was the only reply, but, each man was glancing sharply at him. Evidently they were suspici us, but, as they passed on, Montagnie breathed more easily. The danger was almost passed and in a moment he would be beyond their sight. Dut he was not to escape so easily. Without turning his head he was aware that they had stopped and were watch ing him. The moment was a critical one. wouia ii never come k an euu. "Hold, stranger."' called one of the men. x ou travel early.' The messenger stopped for there was nothing else to be done and wait ed their approach. They soon gather ed about him, and he knew his only hope lay in his being calm. Yes," he replied, "and neither are you late in jour start." Whither might you be bound?" paid Smith, ignoring his words. "Ob, up the road here, among the hills." Smith laughed derisively as he re plied: "That won't do. Up the road may lead to Morristown or it may be New York. You'll have to give an ac count of yourself." The young preacher glanced quickly about him. Should he try to fight? Six men, arrued and mounted were be fore him, and they would think no more of shooting him than they would a squirrel oy tue roausiue. asui ine leader had not failed to note his hesita tion, and he "turned to his men and said : "Search him, ' bjys. If he's straight, it'll do no harm, and if he isn't it's the thing to be doue." Iu a moment Montagnie had for gotten his caution. If the papers were foand, they would perhaps kill him, and if he must die he would sell his life as dearly as possible. He had beeu so quiet that the two who approached were taken off their guard when he suddenly whirled his heavy stick and struck one a heavy blow aud then turn 11 to the other. With a bound he leapexl over the fallen men and started for the cliffs. It was a desperate vent ure, and every moment he expected to hear the sound of their guns. He struggled, on, however, unmindful of everything but his own desire to escape. 'Don't shoot! Don" t shoot V he heard Smith call. "Hs may be worth more alive than dead. Ha, ha! Who would have thought such a peaceable looking youngster would have given such a rap?" And h laughed again when he saw how angry his compan ions were. "Take after him ; be quick or he'll get away." Montaguie was struggling desper ately to make bis way up the hill-side. For a moment he thought they had abandoned the pursuit, although he wondered why they did not shoot, but he soon understood it all when he saw two of the men coming toward him. They bad fr.nown of a path, and, by taking it, had been able to gain the the heights above. To attempt further flight was useless now. and without a word he followed his captors to the road beneath. "Take him up to the hut, boys," said Smith, and the messenger soon found himself in a rude log bouse about two hundred yards from the road, and con cealed among the defiles of the hills. "Now search him," said the leader, and the men immediately began to do his bidding. His three-cornered bat wr rut into nieces, but nothing was found in it. Next his coat was taken off, and in a moment one of them ex claimed: "Here's something. It In side the lining." And he cut open the j oiuv uv . o m I sleeve and took out the dispatches, I erset ESTABLISHED 1827. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2i. 1897. which he tossed to Smith. The leader quickly opened them, and, as he read, the others watched him keenly. "It's a good find, boys, and all right That's what comes of making a general out of a farmer. Who was the fool that tried to hide this in the lining of a sleeve?" he inquired, turning to Montagnie. "Why, it's the very first place we'd look into. And you must have been drunk to think you could get through Rainapo pass with them. Yoii don't look like a lack-wit but you must have been not to have taken the upper road. But Clinton will be glad to get this ! Now, boys, what shall we do with this fellow, hang him or send him away?" "Sioot him !" said the one whom the messenger had struck. "It's none too good for him."' "We'll see about that a little later," replied Smith. "We've got to get this letter to Clinton the firs; thing we do." Two were left with the prisoner as a guard, and the others soon rode away. For three days and nights Montagnie lay in the hut, bound hand and foot Not for a moment were the cords loos ened, and each day his guard told hin they were about to take him out aud hang him, and leave his body on a tree by the roadside as a warning to all Whigs. The preacher had fully resign ed himself and expected daily that the threat would be put into execution. On the fourth day Smith returned, aud, after a hurried consultation with the guards, rode away. The prisoner's hands were loosened, and his aching limbs were rubbed by the guard, but he had no other thought than that he was Mag prepared for his execution. Ac cordingly, when in a few hours he was bidden to follow them out of the hut, he glanced ou every side for the rope he thought to see dangling from some tree. As he walked on, his thoughts were somewhat bitter against Wash ington. Why had he insisted upon his 'oming through llamapo pass? If he had been left to his own devices, he would have taken the upper road, and never would have fallen into the power of these desperadoes. "Cau you ride?" said one of the men abruptly. "Yes," replied the preacher. Were they about to mount him on a horse and then start the horse off after the noose had been adjusted? He had heard of that plan having been used. But he had no time for meditation, for they came to a place where three horses were waiting. Almost before he knew what had occurred, the prisoner f iund himself mounted and riding rap j''.Iy aloug the road, with one guard on e ither side. What could it mean? He saw no roe, and not a w ml was spoken. On and on they went, aud gradually it dawned upon the young man's mind what the destination was to be. Nor was he mistaken, for he soon was car ried across the river and placed in the ld sugar-house prison in New York, ue of the famous provost prisons of that day. "You're a great one," said the guard to Montagnie the next day. "Those letters you had were all about Wash ington's plan to attack New York. But ' Clinton cau take a hint, and everybody iu the city is getting ready to receive the rebels." Then he took from his jKX-ket a copy of Bivington's Gazette, which contained a long account of his captnre, the nature of the dispatches he had carried, and the use Sir Henry was; making of the information he had gained. Suddenly, as the gjard finished hi reading, Montaignis laughed aloud. "What are you laughing at?" asked the angry guard as he left "I dont see any thing funny in that" But the prisoner did, and all his bit terness toward Washington had van ished in a moment Now he under stood it all. WtshingJou had intended all the time to have hiu taken prisoner with those dispatches on his person and thus to hold the British In New York -while he started for Yirpmia. How well he held taei'i we know from the fact that when Sir .Henry next heard of hhu he was already oeyoud tho Delaware, too far away to b pursued, and it was too late to send word or aid to Cornwallis. As for Parson Montagnie, he was not long kept a prisoner, for the war was) soon ended, but for years it was his de light to tell the story of his capture. "I had read about the Greeks holding the pass of Thermopy lie," he would say, "and keeping out the enemy, but I kept the enemy iu by failing to hold the pass at Itamapo." Atlanta Consti tution. As It is Now. The advocate of women's rights hal labored long and well with a gentle man friend wh3 listened patiently to the various arguments she advanced in order to convincd him that on all occasions women should receive the name treatment as men. Finally, wheii he thought that he;- work had beeu well done, she inquired: "What is your honest optuion of wo men's rights, and of the progress it has m vie up to the present time?" "Well," he replied, after due refla tion, "I have no doubt it would great ly ameliorate the condition of the world if all that you advocate could be reali zed. As to the present state of tha movement, as nearly as I can deter mine, it amounts to this: When a woman is traveling she insists that she has just as much right as amintog into the smoking car, and she then in sists that no gentleman will smoke iu the presence of a lady." Pack. W ain't Counted Oat Ethel Did you go to see papa today, Tom, about our engagement? Tom Yes, dear. Ethel Were you down at hi offlee long? Tom -Oh, no. I got up again right away. New York Journal. One is the Limit "How fortunate that Rose bw only on brother-in-law to manage her money affairs." "Why?" "Ifshehadtwo she would probably land in tbe poorhousc." Chicago R jc- ortL 1 The Maiden's Tow- "Adelaide," cried Archibald Pierson, as he knelt before the beautiful girl aud tenderly grasped her slim, white fin gers, "I have a seciet to impart to you." Miss Bl ash ford looked inquiringly into his frank blue eyes and said: . "Oh, Mr. Pierson, how you frighten iyiaI tTaa Ant'tliitir larrilila Vnininnl'B' "Ah, can't you guess?"' he pleaded. "No," she exclaimed. "I am a poor guesser. Last winter when the pro prietor of one of the stores oflered a prize to the jerson who coulJ guess closest to the number of seeds in a pumpkin that was displayed in the front window, I made a guesj. Ah, Archibald, do you know what hap pened?" "No," he passionately answered, "what was it?" "I didn't get the prize," she said, "I was more than seven hundred seeds short!" "Oh, terrible, terrible!" he groaned. "And I then made a vow," she went on, "a vow thai. I have faithfully kept, and which I hope to bj ab'.e to keep as long as I live." "What was it?" he asked, in low, frightened tones. "I vowed," the sweet girl replied, "that I would never, never try to win out by guessing again." For a long time he knelt there in silence, looking dumbly up into her big, fawn-like eyes. Bat at last he said : "Still, the pumpkin seeds seeds were different." "Yes," she answered, "but do not, oh, do not compel me to try it Can't you see that I am listening, Archi bald?" "Then I will tell you," he resolutely declared. "Adelaide, I " But just then the front door banged and they knew that her father bad come home. With One swift bound Archibald Pierson reached the chandelier aud turned up the gas. Half an hour later the young man said good-uight while William Blash- ford stood in the hall and waved him adieu. When she was all alone again the beautiful maiden sat down and sobbed to herself: "If that idiot ever springs another pumpkin-seed problem on me I'll guess his meaning so quick that it'll make his watch stop." Cleveland Leader. A Panic-stricken Court The Nashviiie Bauner says: "The honorable Supreme Court of the State of Alabama cut a rather ridiculous fig ure in Montgomery last Saturday. That was the day for the Court to ojen its regular term, and a failure to meet on that day in the capital city of the state would have resulted in the omis fcion of a whole term and the enforced idleness of the Court for nearly a year. It was, therefore, imperative that tbe honorable Court should go to Mont gomery and formally begin the term. To discharge this duty the Court made its arrangement with paramount pre cautions against the iossible danger of infection. The Supreme Justices arriv ed at the Mcuntgomery depot on a special train at 11 33 A. M., and were driven at a rapid pace to the Capitol, where they hurriedly went through the form of opening the Court, and ai hurriedly had their precious persons hauled back to tht special trein, which iu a jiffy blew its whistle aud whirled away from the city. "This was, we insist, a very ridic ulous performance. That grave and reverend body had a duty to rforni which should have been deliberately doue and with a proier rega'd for the dignity and solemn obligations of the Court. Instead, they skurried in and skurricd out like a lot of frightened rabbits, in a way which must have made any infin'tesimal yellow fever germ that happened to be in a hundred yards of them roll over iu a paroxysm of inextinguishable laughter.' " Anyone who suffL-rs from that terr' ble plague, Itching Files, w ill appre ciate the immediate relief and perma nent cure that comes through the use of Doau'a Oio tnicut It never fails. Tale of a Tall Hat At Scotch weddings some years ago, says the London Weekly Telegraph, it used to be the custom to batter the hat of the bridegroom as he was leaving tne house in which the ceremony took place. On one of. those occasions a newly-married couple (relatives of the bridegroom) determined to carry out the observance of this custom to the let ter. The bridegroom heard them dis cussing their plans and dispatched a messenger to the carriage, hich was waiting, with his hat some time prev ious to his departure. Then, donning the hat of a male relative who had plot ted against him, he prepared to go out to the carriage. No sooner had he got to the door than his hat was furiously assaulted and almost dt ryed. He walked out of the house amid the laughter of the bystanders and entered the vehicle; then, taking the battered hat from his head, he threw it into the hands of its proper owner, exclaiming: "Hey, Mr. Dougall, there's your hat," and donned his own, amid the cheers of all present Mr. Dougall was the unhappiest-Iook-ing man in Scotland for soma time af ter that How's This ! We offer One Hundred Dollars re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be en red by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, theuudersigned, have known F. J. Cheney f r the bast 15 yea.-s, and be lieve hiin perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West A Tri-ax, Druggists, Toledo, O., W A L I) I N O, K I X N A N" & MARVI X, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon tbe blood and mucou surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 4 jc. per Lottie. Sold by all Diugglsta. 1 1 O Tf O 1 H M ii The Potato's Nutriment The Irish yur.-, who has for hund reds of yea-a popped his potatoes into uoiuiig Tau'r wuu meir jacaeis ou, is an unconscious scientist, aud is prepar ing his homely meal upon the most ap proved hygienic and dietetic principles, and obtaining the highest possible de gree of nutriment Experiments made by the Agricultu ral Department show that potatoes eel ed and soaked before boiliug lose from Ai't to 53 per cent of nitrogenous matter, Z'y per cent of albuminoids and -S per cent of mineral matter, when peeled; placed at once iu cold water ami raised to a boil the loss of nitrogenous matter was 1(5 per cent, of w hich albuminoids form nearly half, and 19 per cent of mineral matter; when peeled and thrown into boiling water the Litter losses are reduced one-half, and when unpeeled aud placed in boiling water the loss was but 1 percent of nitrogen ous and 3 per cent, of mineral matter, the difference in nutritive values be tween a bushel, of potatoes peeled aud soaked and a bushel boiled iu the Irish fashion being equal to a pound of air loin steak. The character cf the water used made no diflvrenct in the nutri tive qualities. A series of experiments with carrots embraced the same varieties of waters in which, both cold and boiling, the vegetables were placed, after being cut into fine, medium siied and large pieces. The quality of water made no diff.-rence in the results, but the loss of nutritive matter was smallest in the large pieces, the small pieivs showing a loss of 4') per cent of nitrogen and i"! of sugar, equal to a pound of sugar per bushel; the loss in the large pieces being: Ni trogen, 2), and sugar, 15 per ceut.; the total nutritive loss being in the small pieces, 30, aud on the large, 20 per cent. Other experiments with cabbages showed that a large part of the nutritive elements of this vegetable Is extracted by boiling, which may account rnr the fondness of the European peasaatry at.d the Southern negro for cabbage soup, or "pot liquor." Of the" pounds of dry matter contained in I'M pounds of raw cabbage, from '2 to 3 pounds are lost in cooking, a loss which seems unavoid able "unless tbe water in which it is boiled is also used." The digestibility of eggs was also in quired into. They were boiled for 3, ", 10 and 20 minutes at temperatures rang ing from ISO to 12 degrees, the experi ments showing that, "while it seems probable that the iuetboi of cooking has some effect upon the ratjof digesti bility, it does not materially atlect the total digestibility." It is Said of Celery. That if celery were eaten more freely sufferers from rheumatism would be comparatively few. That when celery is eaten largely an alkaline blood is the result, and that where this exist's there can be neither rheumatism nor gout That it should not only be eaten raw but cooked. That it should be cut in smU pieevs and boiled till tender, in a3 little water as possible, aud after adding to this a little rich milk, thicken slightly with Hour and season with butter, pepper and salt. That the tender loaves aud small ends of the stalk, wki-jh are usually thrown away, should be used for soups, and even the greener leaves are u.-eful, for they may be dried and powdered and used for flivoring supj and the dressings of roasts. The Coming- Woman Wbo goes to the club while her hus band tends the baby, as well as the good old-fashioned woman who looks after her home, will both at times get run down in health. They will be troub led with loss of appetite, headaches, sleeplessness, fainting or dizzy spells. The most wonderful remedy for these womeu is Electric Bitters. Thousands of sufferers from Lame Back and Weak Kidneys rise up and call it bless ed.lt is the medicine for women. Female complaiuts and Nervous troub les of all kinds are soon relieved by the use of Electric Bitters. Delicate wo men should keep this remedy on hand to build up tbe system. Only 50c. per bottle. For sale at J. N. Snyder's Drugstore, Somerset, Pa., and G. W. Brallitr's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. Christopher Calambas' Sabry. A curious discovery has been made ia the archives of the Spanish navy, siys he Echo de Paris. It is that of the pay sheets of the crews manning the fleet of caravels which sailed under Cori.-toph-r Columbus from the port of Palos to shores of America. Considering the enormous wealth ob tained from tbe New World, it is a matter for surprise to find that the dis coverer of America and his companions were paid a miserable pittance. Thu-, the seamen received from lof. to 12f. 50c. per month and their fojd. The captains of the three caravels only had a month ly salary of 8i)f., and as for Christopher Columbus himself, who bore the rank of admiral, his salary was fixed at lrff. per annum. Preserves the Plants. A German chemist has prepared a fluid that has Ihe power, when injected into the tissues of a plant near its roots, of amesthizing the plant The plant does not die, but stops growing, main taining its fresh green appearance, though its vitality is apparently sus pended. It is also independent of the changes iu temperature, the most deli cate hot bouse plants continuing to bloom in the open. Tbe composition of the fluid is shrouded in the greatest mystery, but it is said to have a pun gent odor and to be colorless. A Land Without Fences. Country roads in China are never bounded by fences, but entirely unde fined. While tbe farmer has the right to plow up any road running through his land, dri-ers of vehicles have an equal right, and they exercise it, to traverse any part of the country at large. WHOLE NO. 211 7. All Around the Farm. Sandy soils are Usually spoken of as light soils, l-ause they are the easiest to work, but iu actual weight they are the heaviest soils known. A clay soil, usually called heavy, is 'really lighter. To keep Hubbard squash perfectly, a dry room should be secured, where the temperature ean be kept always above freezing. Dryness is even more import ant than warmth. Squash quickly mil dew arid rot when exjwsed to moist air, either cold or warm. Muck should not be applied to the soil as soon as taken from the bed. If thrown out and exposed to a winter's frecziug it will be pulverized and ren dered soluble. The best way to obtain all the fertilizing valuo there is in kmuck is to use it first in stables and wherever an absorbent is required. Professor Maynard proved by repeat ed tests that the germinating power of seeds of dock, daisy, shepherd's purse, and similar meadow weeds is not injur ed by passing them through a horse, unless they chance to be crushed duriug the process. A ease is reported of a quince bush grafted upon c mmoii thorn, and un cultivated, which has borne regular crops of fruit for ovrr forty years. If this be a fact, it is suggestive one, as the quince on its owu r.xits is usually short-lived. Horticulturists should be tempted to try so simple and easy an experiment - When you get a separator knock to pieces every swill barrel on the farm. Feed the c Ives and pigs as soon as the milk is separated. The milking and feeding is soon doue, aud there is no after-handling of the milk. The stock gets the miik sweet, warm and regu larly, which is all in the line of advan tage. It was long ago the discovery of Eng lish farni'Ts that bone manure, as they called lime phosphate, was good for the turuip crop. This was often feu on the land where grown, and the field thus fertilized with the sheep droppings was afterward sown with wheat or other grain. Usually sheep given a turnip patch to feed down were well fed with grain or linseed meal, which made much richer manure than turn ips would do. Growers are not we'.I agreed iu regard to pruning grape vines. Three years ago a gardener trimmed a very thrifty Concord vine tolerably short, and the grapes Dearly all rotted. Last summer it was trimmed not quite so short, and again the fruit noarly all rotted. This season the vino was not trimmed at all but allowed to run at will, and it was full of grap.s, with scarcely any rot amon- them. It is a matter of wonderment to many why so large a proportion of farmers build their homes close to the road, when they have the whole farm beLind them. Instead of a fresh, green lawn iu front of the house, there is only the dusty road, with its curious passers-by and clouds of dust from every passing team. A house gains- in dignity of ap pearar.ee when set back from the street, tsjeciul!y if a tree or two is planted so as to shade the d or. Study to make the farm attractive as well as product ive. Michigau Fruit Grower. If the garden Ls thoroughly under drained, as it always ought to be, it should le fall plowed iu ridges, and the surface left rough, so as to expose the soil as muc'a as possible to the action of the frost This is the more necessary because the garJen Ls always a shelter ed spot, where the snow lies much of the winter, so that there are few limes when the soil freezes very deeply. The garden is always the richest spot on the farm. It is often what the Scotch farm ers call "much mid len" or heavy with manure. It needs the winter's freez- iten the fertility available. Free of Charge to Sufferers. Cut this. out aud take it to your drug- 1 gist and get a sample bottle free of Dr. ! King's New Discovery, for Consump tion, Coughs and Colds. They do cot ; a.-k you to buy before trying. This will sho w you the great merits of this ! truly wonderful remedy, and show you ! what can be accomplished by the regu lar si .e bottle. This is no experiment aud would be disastrous to the proprie tors, did they not know it would inva riably cure. Many of the bst physi- ciaus are now using it in their practice with great results, and re relying ou it iu most severe cases. It is guaranteed. Trial bottles free at J. N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset, Pa., and G. W Bralikr's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. Uiefot Items. To cut new bread sm-xithly the knife should be slightly beatevi first The color of pickled cabbage is great ly improved by putting slices of un cooked beet into it. Lime spots on woolen cloths may be completely removed by strong vinegar. Cabbage leaves, chopped small and thrown on carpets before sweeping answer the same purpose as tea leaves for laying the dust To PreTnt Call Feet Iu Russia it is the custom, in order to prevent excessively cold feet, to sprinkle the bottom of the boo', or shoe with ground allspice. This is easily done, and is productive ouly of com fort Preventive Agent Against Koth. Take cloves, caraway seeds, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon an 1 tnquin beans, of each one ounce; add as much Floren tine orris root as w ill equal the oMier ingredient-s put together. Grind the whole well to powder, and then pt.t in to little bag3 among your clothes, etc It is a pleasant perfume, and will keep away moths. la TJnion There is Strength. "Why is It," asked the philosopher, "that misfortunes never come siugly?" "Can't say," replied the other man, "unless it is thai, on aceocut of the re ception tLey get, they're afraid to trav el alone." New York Journal. THX CXnrSY XAGA2IHE F02 THE C0XX5Q TEA. Tht intvin Mngnzine, with its No vember raniber. enter upon ils twenty seventh year. Purine its long existence, by re'srnef it many notable. uces.e", it ha won an amured and com rim no ng position. Iuring tb coming year The itHtury will maintain its exerprional po sj'.iou at a nMfnzMre of entertainment and as a lea ier in at t and lin'ti-ht. Iu pit-toi titl fewlrres will l.e m tt ie, and it will ifimttaud :-t ! f lb foit'tiit.! -mist. i!lisr:it)ix nd iig rav ers of this nmtry and ( Kur-H', Nothing like, a coinph'teaiimxinieiuent of its literary features can 1 attempted now. Dr. Weir Mitchell, whose novel of the American Kevolution, II jh Wynne, Is the great success of &e year, ha written a new story for the prexett volun-e. It bears the piquant title; The Adven'ures of Kraneuts: tVtmdlie, Adventurer, Juggler and Fencing-Master during the French Revclutlon." Th tale is full of romance and adventure. Mm. Ruru mi Harrison contributes a new novel of New York life, called "tiooj Americana," in which eontemjToraoeoua social types and tendencies are biightly mirrored and described. J i There will be a group of clever storiea about bomea and pe pie who like horses, under ihe general tilleof H.allops." "A woman's Kemin'moetices of the French Intervention in Mexico" will be given iu a scries of graphic and highly pictures que papers by Mrs. Coruelms Stevenson. Further contributions to the iDiereting series of "Heroes of Peace" will be made by Jacob A. itiis, Gustav Kot.be, liza leth Stuart Phelps Ward, and others. For the beneiit of readers cf Tht Oa (v.ry an unusual combination otfer is made for this year. There ha.s been is sued "The Century iallery of One Hun dred Portraits," made np of the tinest en gravings that have appeared in the mag azine, and representing a total expendi ture of nearly $!,'. These are printed on heavy plate paper, with wide margins likeprooU. The retail price of t lie gal lery is fT.0t, but this year it w ill be sold only in connection with a subscription to Thtr Century, the price of the tw o togeth er beinjr$;oO. THS SXW VOLUME 07 ST. 5ICH0LAS v. AVcW'M, conducted by Mrs. Mary Mapes Dode, enter upon the twenty fifth year of its successful carreer as the leading magazine for boy and girls with its November issue. . A remarkably var ied and attractive list of features has been secured for the coining year, it-cluding contributions by several of tho foremost writers of the day. Hudyard Kipling's first "Jungle Sto ries" were written for .V. Siehufn, and this year he will contribute a uew series of stories to the magazine, called "The Just So Stories," written in a new vein fantastic stories. Soino stories, M r. Kip ling says, are itteant to be read quietly. aud some are meant to be told aloud. Some are for rainy mornings, and some for long, hot afternoons, aud some are for bedtime. These stories of Mr. Kipling's are meant U be told "just so." aud oi e must not alter one hingle little word. They are stoiies alsmt animal, queer, very queer animals. Mr. Frank It Stockton will contribute "The Buccaneers of Our Coast." This is a series of narrative sketches iu which will be treated the origin, characteristics. adventures and exploits of that wild body of sea-rovers, calling themselves The Brethren of the Coast," who during the greater part of the seventeenth cent ury ravaged aud almost ruled the water and shores of tbe West IudU'Sj. Mr. J. T. Trowbridge has written a se rial, "Two Diddieut Soys, aud Theii Ad ventures With a Wi.')deriul Trick Iog." This is marked by Lis best qualities and U full of effective interest. A lively story of track and field is "The Lakeriiu Ath- letie Club," by Rupert Hughes, which will tell of a year of sports carried out by a party of "real boys." Mr. W. O. Stod dard writes a stirring romance of chival ry, "With the Black Prince," telling of the fortunes and adventures of an Kn- glish lad who fights at the battle of ("recy. A fairy-tale of science "Through the Eirth," by Clement Fezandie, is a serial of the Jules Verne order. It tells of the daring conception of a scientist of the next century, who by tbe enormously increased power of electricity succeeds in boring a hole through the earth and sending a boy in a cigar-shaped car through the tunnel. There will be the usual number of ar ticles of instruction and entertainment, short stories, poeii.s and jingles, as well as hundreds of pictures by leading art ists. Tbe price of .Sf. Xichtitux is 25 cents a copy, or l.m a year. The Sidsw uks. The recent decision of Judge Clayton of Delaware county, will leof interest to all property-holders, as well as to other people who think they have a riijht to oc cupy a pers-m sulew tik, doorstep or fdiice as long as they lik. I charging jury, in which the rights of the side- wallc were the bone of contention. Judge Clayton laid down the law in reference to pavements in such a manner as to clear up some points concerning which there has been much misapprehension. He said: The owner of real ei.tate also owns the sidewalk in front of his propert subject U the right of pedestrians to uo it for traveling back and forward, but outside of this be owns this as much as any other part of his property. It cannot be usd for roller skating or a play ground for children, or other purpose without his consent If it is, he could tirst order them to leave, and if they refiisc, he may use as much f irce as necessary to remove them, but uo more." They Disappeared. "I was afflicttd with scrofula for a number of years and tried several dif ferent kinds of medicine without relief. Finally I began taking Hood's Sarsa parilla to cleanse my blood aud in a shor. time after I began taking it the scrofula sores disappeared and I am now entirely well. Jonx. M. Boyd, Box 22, West Greene, Pa. Hood's Pills are the best family catnartie aud liver tonic. Gentle, re liable, sure. A Carious Emulation. Lodging-house keepers in Germany have to give notice to the police imme diately on the arrival and departure of any of their guests. Even in the most severe eases of sprain or bruise, cut or buru, Thomas' Electric Oil gives almost instaut relief. It is the .Meal family liniment. What Sight Have Been Expected. Onee a friend of mine and I agreed that it would be helpful for each of us to tell the other his faults." "How did it work?" "We haven't spoken for nine years." Chiisigo Re-ord. Sucklen's Arnica Salve- The Best salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Raeum, Fe ver Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skitt Erup tions, and positively cures Tiles, or no pay requited. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. Tor sale at J. N. Suyder'a Drug Shore, Somerset Pa , or Brallier's Drug Store, Berlin, Pa. . Rabbits are increasing so rapidly in some parts of Connecticut that they an a nuisance, bectuse of their depre rations. so long of this place and was so fami ITF XT
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