Agricultural To Prevent Soft-Shelled Kggs. If Boft-shellod eggs appear lu the poultry honse during the winter the proper thing to do Is to cut down the leed the morning feed, not the one which Is given In the afternoon. Soft shelled eggfi are almost positive proof that the hens are too fat, and the pest way to get rid of the fat Is to nieke the bens work It off In the scratching material. For tho morning feed no more than one handful of wheat to ten hens should lie given as long as soft-shelled- eggs are found In the nests. Farm Implement Makers.' It Is certainly n great compliment to inventive genius and to the manu facturers of farm Implements to be able to gay truthfully that the Improve ment In agricultural Implements as now manufactured has reduced the average time In the production of n bushel of corn from four and a half hours to forty-otie minutes, and this has reduced tho cost of labor from thirty-live and three-fourth cents to ten and one-half cents a bushel. A like reduction In tin; time and expense of producing wheat, oats and the other farm products has been accomplished also by the wonderful Improvements made In farm Implements. This has been done since 1850, in the face of the fact that labor on the farm during that period has advanced at least forty to fifty per cent. For Harvesting 807 Ream. These forage plants should bo cut off Just beneath the surface, raked In to windrows and allowed to cure. If only a small area Is to be harvested, re movo the shovels from an ordinary cultivator, and bolt to the Inside shauk on each side a horizontal knife eigh teen Inches long and sloping back slightly. Tho kulfo Is shown in posi tion In the illustration (one handle re moved) and Is made from one of the knives from an old stalk cutter. This attachment Is used by tho Kansas Ex periment Station quite successfully. Any blacksmith cuu make It. Amer ican Agriculturist. Ensilage or Hoots. ' The cost of growing corn, cutting it and putting it in the silo, has been variously reported at almost all figures from $1 to $3 per ton. We do not doubt but that it has been done for the smaller sum when the land has been made rich and well cultivated, and the most modern Improvements were at hand to do the work, but we think a fair f average ' would be nearer double that with the ordinary farmer, even lu a favorable season. But there are not many who would like to grow roots for feeding to stock at that price. Certainly we know of none who would care to sell them nt that price, and few would care to grow them at $4 a ton if they could grow other crops and find a ready cash market for them. As regards the value of them, an aver age of tho various roots show that the same amount of each fed with equal rations of hay ond grain resulted a little la favor of the roots, but this was more than offset by the two facts that the roots cannot be kept in as good condition for late spring or sum mer feeding as can tho ensilage, and that there Is more apt to be a crop failure from drought or other causes . with the roots than with tho corn. The droughts of the past two year have led many to believe that huvlng ensilage to feed in the summer when pastures are growing poorer is of al most as much Importance, and some say more, than having it lu the winter. American Cultivator. Keeping Kegs For Winter Use. There are several methods of keep ing eggs for winter use. The best one Is to dip each egg in melted parufflu; when . It coagulates on the surface examine carefully and pour a little extra para HI n on the 3pots Imperfectly covered-. When the air Is entirely ex cluded from the egg It will keep a long time If put away In a cool, dry place. Pack in a nice wooden box, two or three layers deep, small cud down. If paraffin is not at hand, good melted beef drippings or lard may be used In stead, and with this you can feel sure of your eggs for two mouths or more, if they ate kept in a cool place, where tho fat will not turn rancid. The grease fills the pores and shuts out the air, and thus keeps tho egg from disintegrating. Another excellent way to pack eggs for winter uee is to press them, small end down, In a bed of common suit. (not rock salt). Wbon one layer Is placed, fill In all around carefully with the salt and place in a second layer of eggs and so continue until the box Is full. Press tho salt lightly 'but firmly lu place, so that all air Is ex cluded, and they will be good for two or three mouths. To choose a fresh egg hold It, up to the light;, the white should be clear and the yolk distinct. An egg that Is not good will have a clouded appear ance. Another thing: The white will perfectly fill the shell If an egg Is rresu; as the egg ages, the albumen shrinks. It will be necessary to in speet each egg, holding it between your eyes and a lump, candle or gas jot, be fore packing it for future use. Chi cago Itecord-IIerald. Bailing Calves by Hand. To one who has had experience la raising calves by hand, the matter seems simple enough, but to the iuox perlenced a little Ii formation may not do out or pluce, as mistakes are 11a ble to be niude that lead to serious re suits. It Is really better for the calf If it is allowed to remain for three days, or even a week with Its mother s it gets a butter start that way, ol- t trouble In teaching It to dijnk. At first, new milk must be given, and fed dirert from the cow. If possible; if not, warm the milk before feeding, an it must never' be given cold. I'e gentle In handling the calf. It can be managed much easier. Hold Its head down to the milk, place hand In milk and in sert tho fingers In calf's mouth until It gets a taste of the milk, and In a doy or two It will learn to drink with out assistance. Feed nil the milk that can be spared, and make the change from new milk to skimmed milk gradually. A spoon ful of oil meal added to the milk Is beneficial, and If any symptoms of scours occur, a spoonful of flour, or an egg mixed in the milk maybe given. In feeding : shimmed milk It Is well to add a pinch of sodn frequently, to prevent Indigestion. Dry meal or bran may be fed. In a few weeks give the calf good, cleuu liny, or even straw, but corn fodder Is better when one has It. Oats and corn, either ground or whole, may be fed night and morn ing. At about four mouths of age water may be substituted for milk. If It refuses to drink water when It Is offered, leave the water In the pen or ynrd, and when It becomes very thirsty the calf will drink. Ella L. Layson, in The Epltowlst. HhlnRtes and Shingle Nails. I wish to say Just a word on the sub ject of shingling. Farmers and stock men, from the nature of their occupa tions, require, large, commodious barns, sheds, pens, coops, etc. All these buildings must be covered with some chenp, effective, water-tight ma terial, and wooden shingles, taking the country as a whole and conditions that generally prevail, are esteemed most practicable for the purpose. Tho best cedar shingles are the most eco nomical in the end, as they can be laid much faster and are far more certain to make a right roof than the cheaper grades containing knots that are most sure to give trouble, sooner or later. Buy the grade marked "Extras," aud do not begrudge the "extra" cost. Now comes a very vital point, name ly, the kind of nnll to be used to fasten the shingles. This matter tins received very suro and practical demonstration lu this section of the country. Never use a wire nail of any description. Be sure to employ a cut nail every time. Furthermore, use au Iron cut nail of proper size; not a steel cut nail. The wire nnll will not stand the moisture conditions which prevail on a roof. It Is slim, rapidly corrodes under damp ness, aud very often will drop shingles that have been laid less than five years. shingles that have not seen one-third their period of usefulness. This makes It very expensive, and I know of mauy losses of this kind that are to be traced to tho use of the wire nail. The steel cut nail, while vastly better for the purpose than the wire, Is very lufcrlor to the Iron nnll. Steel cor rodes much faster than Iron. This has been demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt in the case of steam boiler tubes, as well ns with roof coverings. I myself recently was working on an old roof, removing old shingles that had been laid thirty years, aud replac ing them with new ones. This roof was shingled with the old-fashioned Iron nail, and this nail was tough and strong, necessitating much effort In taking off the old shingles. This matter of shingle nat!: Is no notion of mine, and I cannot empha size it too strongly, as I have seen the wire advocated but a short tlino since In a certain newspaper article, where as I positively know that to use a wire null In shingling will Invariably result In financial loss. SI. Sumner Perkins, lu the Country Gentlemau. Contrivance For Handling Straw. When straw' is stacked outside tho hni'u and some of it is wanted in the stable for feedlug or bedding purposes the usual plan Is to carry In a little at a time on a fork or in a ropa or strap sling. This In the use of a fork Is anything but a speedy operation, next to Impossible 011 a windy day, and with a sling a very unpleasant Job lu cold weather. Procure first some light laths, say three-quarters by two Inches, aud make an almost square frame, using eleven of tho lath pieces as It making a box with one corner left out. On the Inside of this frame, at the desired height nail two heavier and longer pieces for handles. A couple of threo by one Inch boards, proper length and with 0110 end narrowed down to fit the hands, will auswer for the handle pieces. On tho bottom of tho frame null luths or boards, letting the two neon st the centre project about six inches in front. These should be a little heavier than the others, to pre vent springing. Between the project ing cuds pluce a small wooden wheel six or eight luetics lu diameter. This wheel may be a circular piece cut from a one or one and a half Inch board, aud have a light Iron band fitted on to keep it from splitting, or be a wheel from an old barrow or something sim ilar. A light wire spoke wueol from a toy wagon Is excellent for tho pur pose. The axle on which t'ao wheel re volves g attached to the under side of the projecting pieces of tho frame by a staplu driven over it Into each piece. The two rear upright pieces of the frame exteud down level with the lower rim of the wheel to act ui feet. Put braces ucrosa tho front (as Indicated by dotted Hues) to strengthen tho frame and hold lu the straw. Other light strips may be tacked ou the sides of the frame to serve the sauio pur poee. If tho conti-Jvunce is niado of the right material. It will, comblue strength with lightness aud bo. very durable, If made only two and one-half by three by four feet, it will hold a considerable quantity of straw and bo found t time and labor suver. Ohio Fanner. rhnilffh this mnv pnnaa n llttla mora ' STRAW AND HAY BARROW, Better Country Highways. TT -- AVINO had considerable ex perlence In road building as I I Commissioner of Highways, I want to say a word on how roads can be much Improved before tho great tidal wave of permanent Improve ment-reaches up, for, although It Is bovind to come, wo need not stand back, knee deep lu the mud, waiting; and what Is done In the way of drain ingthe first of Importance and grading, and otherwise clearing up the sides, will nil hp so much gained toward tho final finish. I will give a little experience of how I make a good earth turnpike on a level piece. First, I provided ample drainage, then, early lu the spring, before the ground was thoroughly settled, I back furrowed to tho centre, then harrowed lengthwise and rolled, which process I repeated for the third time, the lust time doing n very thorough job of finishing with harrow and roller. Now, those that never tried It will be astonished to sec how high these workings will make a road, and, con trary to the "expectations of some," this road settied down hard and smooth, and made a durable turnpike, and without n single pain or backache, as caused by the old scraper method then In use. Now, the modern wheel rond machine would materially assist. My purpose in writing this Is particu larly to deal with another phase of road Improvement, suggested by arti cles often published, that Is. In relation to convict labor In competition with outside labor. The person thnt Is for tunate enough to keep out of jail bus 110 Just reason to complain. In the first place the jail lobor would be em ployed to a considerable extent, If out side, or not In Jail, which, of course, would come In competition with Indus tries In all branches, and when men have forfeited their liberty there Is no good reason why they should be fed ond clothed at tho expense of the State, for the express purpose of giving tho other part of the community markets for labor as well as produce. There Is nothing fair about It; As tho State Is responsible for their keeping, it should be at liberty to use them to the best possible advantage, to compel them to help, at least, to earn their own living a new experience to many, I tuliik. Then the effect ou the convicts them selves Is worth any sacrifice to outside labor, and It shows a selfish motive to even mention or bring up the question, Again, there is no person outside of jail lu this country who wants a day's work who cannot get It, and at fair compensation. As a matter of fact, many commit petty offi'iices for the express purpose of getting Into Jail, In order to get their winter's board. If they were com pelled to break stone, saw wood or shovel snow in a chain gang I am sure many would prefer to board them selves. A I have said, It Is a weak, selfish argument to bo harping about the employment of convict labor ns In damaging competition with outside em ploymentfor the tax paid to support this idle class will more than offset the difference of being employed lu Jail or out. Criminals, even, have some self-respect, and I think many a youug man, If loaded Into a wagon and carried to some distance and put to work ditch ing, or on other road work, where he would not be shielded from public gaze behind the bars, would resolve "If I live to get out of this, I will work out my own road tax as long as I live." A. B. C., In the New York Tribune. Helping State Uoatl Work. The annual report of Director Dodge, of the office of Public Uoad Inquiries, Agricultural Department, suys that representatives of the office visited nearly all the States during the year and made scientific Investigations re garding local condition, road materials, etc. Several State legislatures asked for and obtained assistance In framing new road luwx, Fanners' organiza tions, farmers' institutes, business or ganizations, schools, colleges, etc., peti tioned for co-operation and advice, and all of them were accommodated as far as the resources of the office permitted. Never before, snys the report, has there been so much interest manifest ed In the subject of road building, and more actual work In that line was done lust year than ever before. The object-lesson methods of teaching practical road bulldlug, carried 011 for several years, became so valuable and were so highly appreciated that there were many culls for their extension. To meet the constantly Increasing de mauds for practical assistance and ad vice the director suggests tho organiza tion of two or three outfits of road bulldlug machinery. Including rock crushers, screens, rollers, road graders, etc., to lie UHed lu Illustrating actual roud construction. The roud materials would be cheerfully furnished by the local authorities, who would ulso con tribute the common labor teams uud fuel. This, plan would make tho ex pense of building experimental and sample roads very easy to be borne, and would enable' the Government, with a small expenditure, to accom plish much practical benefit. Thu di rector asks that the appropriation for the purpose be -Increased to about $1000 for each State and Territory: Another Goad Roads Train. In pursuance of the policy of devel oping territory tributary to Its lines a "good roads train" of teu car Is to soon be sent out by the Southern from Washington, under charge of President V, II. Moore, of tho National Quod Itoads Association, The train Is to stop at various polujs In the South Jo build sample roads Mid stir up Interest among tho resident on the subject. All necessary road bulldlug machinery will be carried ou the train aud oper ated by a corps of, road experts. It will be well remembered that the Illi nois Central ran such a train over its Hues a few mouths. ago. Sewlng-eoltou und pocket-knives lite tlis only British made, goods that now hold their own In Brazil. LIVED TO BE 370. Native of Bengal Who Attained Remark able Longevity. If Maffens, the historian of the In dies, can be believed, one Nlemens da Cujrnii, a native of Bengal, lived to the astonishing age of 370 years. Although the story Is confirmed by Lopes Caste goods, who, at the time of Cugna's death, In 153(1, was historiographer royal of Portugal, and although it Is altogether the best proved Instance of so great longevity, Its correctness has been somewhat doubted. But whether or not Cugna or his friends mistook the time of his birth by a century or two. thero Is no denying him the dis tinction of the greatest ago of which we have anything like reliable data. De Is described' as a man of great sim plicity of habit, and of very easy and quiet manners; though wholly Illiter ate, be was possessed of a memory so remarkable that he could recite the minutest details relating to most of even the dally events of two and a half centuries. He Is said to have had many wives during his long life, ond It Is related that the color of his hair and beard changed several times from Mack to gray ond from gray to block. The next greatest Instance of longev ity known to us Is that of Peter Zoc tron, a French peasant, whoso death Is recorded ou January 23, 1724, at the remarkable age of 1S3 years. Imme diately succeeding Zortron Is tho In-' stance of Louisa Truxo. This person was a negress of Tuscouilu, In South America, who, In October, 1780, had reached the age of 175 years, ond was living In so good a degree of health that she promised many years lu ad dition. However extraordinary those 'facta n family by the name of Bovln, which, resided about 1730 lu Tuntrvax. in Franco, furnished three pariaVuhirs, each of which Is without a known par allel. 1. The combined ages of the parents amounted to 3;!8 years, the father, John Rovln, being 174, and tho mother, Sarah, being lt4. 2. They had been married 147 years, and what Is nearly as extraordinary, "they lived throughout this long period lu much peace and contentmeut." 3. At tho time of their death they had three children llvlug, tho youngest of whom was 1 1G years. England next enters the list and fur nishes three remarkable Instances of long life In Henry Jenkins, Thomas Tarr and Lady Acton. The first, a na tive of Yorkshire, lived to the age of Kill years, and once gave evidence In court of justice on a circumstance which had happened 140 years before. In his time three queens and one king were beheaded, a Spanish and n Scot tish king were seated on the throne of England, and n score of revolutions had spent their fury and wrought their effects. Jenkins died in 1070 at Aller ton. Lady Acton, an Englishwoman of quiet manners and even temper, was the widow of John Francis Acton. She was born In 1730, and her death, as announced by the Loudon Times, was at the very mature ago of 137 years. Why Teachers Are t'oorly Fald. The words of a wealthy man, a large giver to educational work, are thus re ported In a newspaper account of one of his recent speeches: "For the teach er cannot be a slave. She must thluk and net for herself. On her depends the training of the children of a free people. She rocks tho cradle of the Stnte. What profession Is so noble and so sacred? All honor to tho teacher!" On the same evening he entertained at dinner the designer of his yacht, while the teacher of his children dined with them, as always, in the servants' ordinary. Besides being the sole em ployer of one teacher for his own little ones he Is trustee of a great school aud has tho deciding voice ou the salary of the women who do tho chief work lu It. On his pay-roll are teachers at $450 a year, in n city where hall bed robms and board at $7 a week is not considered high, though It is luxurious for a woman who would have n bal ance of $!)5 for a year's expenditure for clothing, books, car fare, amuse ments and everything else. This geiitleuinu lu ou interview on salaries says: "We want the best teachers, but we don't propose to pay $2 where $1 will do." Ho is not a monster of cruelty or selfishness. Ho Is a genial, gracious citizen, generous. lu vnrlous directions. William McAn tlrew, In the World's Work. New Use For an Ice-Brenker. "The nttemut to reach tho North polo with a Uusslan lcebreaklug vessel has been abandoned," remurked Tenter hook. "I didn't know that such an attempt had been made," said Hammersmith. "That's because you dou't keep up. This happened some time ago." "Then thut'g the reason. I kuew of it at the time, doubtless, but dismissed It from my mind. You see, Tenter hook," Hammersmith went ou, "my mind is not like yours, n receptacle for all sorts of unimportant information. It's you who don't keep up, not I. Forget a few things." "Much obliged, I'm sure, for your kind words. But It seems a pity that n vessel of groat crucuing power should full to do the work expected of It." "Oh, that's all right. Tho ship will still be of use." "How?" "In winter It can keep tho les In one of tho Russian harbors pounded up, und In summer it can be used to break off the final Jagged syllable of Ilussiuu proper uames." Pittsburg Gazette. Courtesies Fay Dividends. The small courtesies of business ore worth their weight in gold. A polite acknowledgement of a favor shows appreciation aud cements friendship, A word of commendation for conscien tious work brings more of It. Taking time to bo cordial, even when there Is no lmmednnte profit lu sight. Is au Investment never lost. I remember a manufacturer upon whom I called lu New York. I told hi in there was nothing be could sell to me then, and perhaps there never would be, yet he Invited me to his private office, where we hud a pleasant teu-mluute smoke aud chut. He Impressed me as being a thorough business gcutlcmun, and It luis since been a plvnsure, to me to end my friends to hltn aud to place considerable business with hhu my self. Saturday Evening l'ost. EPW0RTH LEAGUE MEETINQ TOPICS Marcs 2 Tk Joy ef Service Pta, cxxvl, S, ; Malt, xxv, ! Notice tho conception of Ood In the Psalms, lie Is no absentee overseer; no king, enthroned In pomp, at an Im measurable distance; from and beyond his creatures, but the Good Shepherd, the Pitying Father, the Tender Nurse, the Divine Healer. He Is a being of noble completeness; an active force, ruling all things, knowing every link and loop In the chain of life, so that nothing is added unless by his per mission, nothing taken away unless his eye sees It and his Intelligence knows and weighs It. He dries the tears of grief, upholds the banner of the true, pities the erring, and In spires the struggling. The Impartial rewards of the king dom. Be It one talent, or be It ten, if we Bhould truthfully say, "We have worked night and day over this busi ness, we have tolled our best, but It seems to have come to naught," Ood assures us that our heaven will be just as sure; but he does more. He tells us that It Is Impossible for us to do our best In tho Gospel sense of the term without our exertions ending In honorable Issues. The period of toll and trial and weeping may seom long and severe, but the glory will be pro portionately great. Think of the apostle Paul. Through a quarter of a century ho tolled. The Jmlalzers hounded him from city to city. Now they mobbed him; now they beat or stoned lilni. Often he went hungry, scantily clothed, or in great stress of difficulties. His churches of ten seemed to be falling to pieces; his anxiety for them was agonizing. He was Imprisoned; he was Bhlpwrecked. and finally beheaded. Truly he went forth weeping as he bore the precious seed of the GoBpel. But hear his note after note of triumph; see how the Gospel he preached has filled the earth; hear America, Europe. Asia, Af rica, and the Isles of the sea shout his praises; read his burning words, and glorify God for Biich a life. So our reward Is sure. We may not be as great as Paul, but the same God Is behind us, and the same principles dic tate our reward. Do your duty, trust God, and you will surely be rejoiced with the "Well done, enter Into tho Joy of thy Lord." RAM'S HORN BLASTS. HE easy path leads nowhere. A license is an in dorsement. Results are tho best rewards. Calmness Is the .nark of true cour age. E d u c a tlon is greater than in struction. Salva tion Is not a mat ter of Shibboleth. Godliness Is tvue and eternal great ness. A conspiracy of silence is usually one of sin. With God Egypt la preliminary to Canaan. Vice Is never so vicious as when ar rayed p.s virtue. Truth Is not made false because we doubt her. Dark days make a good background for bright lives. Only those whom the cap fits will criticize Its cut. You cannot make a live church out of dead people. The source of lust Is as low as that of love is high. Dally Drdgery may be the door to dl vlno delights. Some people forgive by forgetting, but the true way is to forget by for giving. Y'hen the heart is full of faith the hands will be filled with good works. When the heart of the church is with her Lord her hands will be with His lost. Tho drunkard carries the disregarded danger signal half way between his lustful eyes and his devouring mouth. The life of the saloon depends on the death of souls. God's forgiveness does not depend on His forgetfulness. A world struggling with Its problems needs more than pilgrim Christians. Many take their business Into the house of God who are afraid to take Him Into their house of business. Ilathes In ley Water. Prof. Sugaimnn, who gained noto riety three years ago by taking a dally swim In the Mohawk river during the winter season, and who revived the practice In 1899 and 1900, says the New York Sun, intends to krep up his unique pastime during the present winter. The professor, who is residing at Fort Plain this season, took his first plunge of the winter on Satur day, and repeated the performance on Sunday. Tho colder the day the moro amusement Prof. Sugarman derives from the swim. Yesterday the mer oury hovered around the zero mark, but he didn't mind a little thing like that.. He went to the Mohawk river, half a mile from his home, with a pair of tighU under his arm, chopped the Ice fiom the bank for a consider able distance, and then -disrobing, plunged Into the icy water, doing far out In the river he disappeared be neath tho surface. He reappeared and repeated the act several times before coming from the water, while the several witnesses In their winter cloth ing shivered in the cold. Prof. Sugar man generally tabes his Icy plunge In the late afternoon, and never experi ences any Ill-effects. He enjoys the best of health, and declares that after a person becomes accustomed to a wlm la the Icy waters of the Mohawk he would taboo all other forms of bathing. Curious Kesult of a Translation. In the preface to a new translation In Englloh of Tolstoi's "Sevastopol" an amusing story Is told of the way in Which a German translator bandied the Inscription to "Anna Karenina," "Vengeance la mine; I will repay." That transcription was written by Tol stoi in the ecclesiastical Slavonic Used by the Kussluo church, and the trans lator produced this rendering: "Ha whi?o is sweet; I will ploy the. aco." COMMERCIAL REVIEW. General Trade Conditions. R. G. Dun & Company's "Weekly Re view of Trade" says: Business contin ues to progress satisfactorily, notwith standing heavy losses through the ele ments. The new year has been unusu ally handicapped in this way, floods and snow blockades being closely followed by fires and explosions, destroying much property and retarding traffic. It is only another evidence of the solid basis upon which the nation's industries are estab lished that in each case plans for rebuild ing on a grander scale were made before the shock of the catastrophe had fully passed. The labor situation lias distinctly Im proved during the past week. In the iron and steel industry it is now being demonstrated that there is such a thing as too much prosperity. The re sult is a gradual falling behind with deliveries and a tendency of buyers to send orders abroad whenever needs are urgent. Higher prices were the rule in the markets for the leading agricultural staples. Continued strength is to be noted in all the cereals and tlour. Failures for the week numbered 240 in the United States, against 257 last year, and 33 in Canada, against 40 last year. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Flour Best Patent, $4.90; High Grade Extra, $4.40; Minnesota Bakers, $J.25a 3-45- Wheat New York No. 2, 88; h ; Phil adelphia No. 2, 86a86Jjc; Baltimore No. 2, 85c. Corn New York No. 2. 685-j ; Phila delphia No. 2, 6sja66c; Baltimore No. 2. (s;-jc. Oats New York No. 2. 49c; Philadel phia No. 2. soJ4 ; Baltimore No. 2, 49c. Green Fruits and Vegetables. Apples Western Maryland and Pennsylvania, packed, per brl., $.3.0033.50; do. New York, assorted, per brl., $.).7.sa4.50. Cabbage New Y'ork State, per ton, domestic, $!5.ooal6.oo ; do. Danish, per ton, $18.00.-120.00. Carrots Native, per bushel box, 40345c ; do. per bunch, I via 2C. Celery New York statu, per dozen stalks. 25,140c; do. native, per bunch, 3a 4C Cranberries Cape Cod, per brl.. $6.ooa6.5o; do. Jerseys, per brl., $5. 50a 6.50. Eggplants Florida, per crate, Ij.50a4.00. Kale Native, per bushel box, isaoc. Lettuce North Carolina, per half-barrel basket, 75c.a$i.oo. Onions Maryland and Pennsylvania, yellow, per bu., $i.3oa$i.3o; do. Western, yel low, per bit. Il.25a1.30. Oranges Flori da, per bx., S3 to size, $2.0032.50. Oyster plants Native, per bunch, $4.0034.50. Spinach Native, per bu. box, $1.0031.15. Strawberries Florida, per quart, 30a35c. Tomatoes Florida, per six-basket car rier, fancy, $2.7533.25 ; Turnips Native, per bushel box, 25a30c. Potatoes. White Maryland and Pennsylvania, per bu., No. I, 75a8oc; do. seconds, 65370c; do. New York, per bu best stock, 75380c; do. seconds, 65a 70c; do. Western, per bu., prime, 75a 80c. Sweets Eastern Shore, Virginia, kiln-dried, per brl., $.2.5032.75 ; do. per tlour brl., $2.7533.25 ; do. Maryland, per brl., fancy, $2.5032.75. Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk clear rib sides, oJ4c; bulk clear sides, Oc; bulk shoulders, oc; bulk ham butts, 954c ; bacon, shoulders, g'ic ; sugar-cured breasts, io)ic ; sugar-cured California hams, 8ic; hams, canvased 3r uncanvascd, 12 lbs. and over, 12c; re fined lard, tierces, barrels and 50-lb. cans, gross, lo'Ac, refined lard, second hand tubs, 10J4C. Butter Separator, 28329c ; gathered cream, 25a26c; imitation, 2la22c; prints, I lb., 27,1280: roljs, 2 lb., 26327c; dairy prints, Md., Pa. and Va., 27328c. Eggs. Western Maryland and Penn sylvania, per dozen, 27c ; Eastern Shore, Maryland and Virginia, per dozen, 27c; Virginia, per dozen, 27c: West Vir ginia, per dozen, 26a27c ; Western, 27c ; Southern, 25a2f3c. Live Poultry. Turkeys Hens, choice atsc; young toms, choice, 13314c; old totns, Ilal2c. Chickens Hens, Iiai2c; old roosters, each, 25330; young, I2ai3. Ducks Fancy, large, 13314c; fancy, small, 1 la 12; muscovy aud mongrels, IU13. Geese, Western, each, 60375c. Pigeons, young, per pair, 2oa25c Cheese New Cheese, large, 60 lbs., llc to Iigc; do. flats, 37 lbs., II4a u'ic; picnics, 23 lbs., n;4c to uc. Hides Heavy steers, association and saltcrs, late kill, 60 lbs. and up. close se lection, loaiic; cows and light steers, Saoc. Live Stock. Chicago. Cattle Good to prime steers, $0.5036.75 ; poor to medium, $4.00 a6.25 ; stockers and feeders, $2.5034.75 ; cows, $1.2532.25; heifer, $2.2535.25; canners, $1.2532.25; bulls, $2.2534.60. Hogs mixed and light, weak; close, lower; mixed and butchers, $5.8036.30; good to choice heavy, $6 3oa6.45 ; rough, heavy. $6.ooa6.2.s ; light, $5.7535.90 ; bulk of sales, $5.85:16.25. Sheep good to choice wethers, $4-75a5 25 ; fair to choice mixed, $3.8534.20; Western sheep and yearlings, $4.2535.80; native lambs, $3 75a6.7S; Western lambs, $5.2536.75. East Liberty. Cattle steady; -choice $6.50:16.75 ; prime, $6.2536.40 ; good ; $5.60 ao.oo. Hogs steady, prime heavies, $6.15 36.50; mediums, $6.3036.40; heavy York ers, $6.2036.25; light Yorkers, $6.0036.15, pigs, $5-8oa5-9o; roughs, $5.0036.00. Sheep steady; best wethers $5.1035.35; culls and common, $2.0033.00; yearlings, $4.5035.65. - LABOR AND INDUSTRY Chillicothe, Ohio, has women street car conductors. There are 1,513 miles of sewers in Greater New York. Indianapolis has revived the project to build a labor temple. The French Chamber of Deputies has adopted the eight-hour bill for miners. The Brewers and Bottlers' Union has gained an eight-hour day at Grand Rap ids, Mich, Chicago school teachers are making a bitter light against the proposed 20 per cent, reduction in salaries. The cry of "scab" is a sufficient cause for an officer to make an arrest under the new police order in Boston. About 75,000 machinists are now working under a nine-hour system, and 2000 are striking for a similar conces sion. , The Canadian Pacific Railroad will build immense locomotive and car works in Montreal and-employ 7,000 men. The strike of fishermen, which began at Pensacola, Fla., several weeks ago, and spread to Mobile, has been ended at the latter city by the men returning to work at the old wages. The materials of the Buffalo Exposi tion, which were - recently sold to a wrecking company for $132,000, cost over $8,000,000. The eight-hour bill for government work will not be taken up by the House Committee on Labor before March 1. The Montana Federation of Labor, as well as the State organisation of Wis consin, has decided to investigate eco nomic questions, with a view to entering the political field GOD'S MESSAGE TO MAIf PREGNANT THOUCHTS FROM THE WORLD'S CREATEST PROPHETS. - Poetnl Pllcrlm'i Garments The Ordinary Christian Does Mot Hire SaOelssI Prominence to God's Love Why J mm Was Sent oa Earth Proof of BU Imwm Ah! This life-garment with its rents andf stains, ( 60 soiled era life's long journey w enes plcte, Despite our care, despite our watchful cams. To seep it always clean and whole nf sweet. 1 And vet I love to think that, mother-n-in. God loves the garments that are frayexf and worn, , And looks with pitiful and tender eye Upon the rohei of life we've stained and torn. . Ee knows what stones and thorns tient our way. He will not chide, when we come bome at night. But, mother-like, when babes come in front play. Clothe His tired children then with gaf menta white. Jnmes Buckham, in the Sunday-School Times. Does God Lore Sinners f Thre is one trait or characteristic of God that does not receive due prominencti in the mind or the thought of the ordinary Christian, and that is (iod's love. What ever the ordinary Christian thinks of God's love, he dues nut give it sullicicnt promi nence or importance. And it is much the same as to many n theologian and expert in Bvstemntic theology. The Bible distinc tively declares that "Uod is love;" not merely that Ho shows or exercises or baa love, but thnt He "is love." This being to, it is obvious that whatever God docs ia manifestation or expression of love. Ye there arc definitions, or descriptions, oi love, in statements of truth, that actually omit the very mention of love. In the, same line, or in the same twist and per version, many a child and grown person wonders at some Bible statement of God's love. Little children say at times that God does not love a bad girl or a bad boy; but it is because God does love sinners that any of us expect or hope to be saved. A good Kansas brother, who ia exercised on this subject, writes: "For once I intrude on your valuable time and biblical scholarxhip to ask fo light on what to me is a mystery. Kgypt; of all the nations of the earth, treatea God's elect race with the least humanity and greatest barbarity. After Israel's set tlcment as a nation in their promised in hcritance, Egypt waa as a reed which, il they leaned on it, would give no supports Egypt was as idolatrous as any of the con. temporary nations which Jehovah said He, would utterly destroy. Yet I read is Isaiah that Ood calls Egypt His people He says in Isaiah 10: 25: 'Blessed b Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel Mine inheritance.! Jehovah says there shall be a pillar at the border (of Egypt), and it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto tho Lord ol hosts in the land of Egypt. In verses M and 21 Jehovah promises political redemp tion and spiritual salvation to this same people. Why is this distinction? Had the prophet the present political redemption in Egypt and the freedom from restraint of missionary operations in view?" It was because of God's love for sinners, not because of His love for good people) that He Bent His Son into this world te move among sinners and then to lay down His life for them. That, gives hope and cheer to nil of us. It is because we are sin ners that we have a right to claim the promises to sinners. The Egyptians and Assyrians were idolaters. They were in deed unworthy. They were almost as bad as our fathers were, and as some of uS Christians are. Yet God loved them, and was ready to save them. It is because God loves sinners, in Egypt and outBide of it that Christian missionaries go to them, ana urge them to be saved. God did not love Egyptians or Assyrians because of theic idolatry, but in spite of it. He did not love them because they were sinners, but ia spite of that fact. It is because of the like ness to God in their hearts that Christian missionaries go to Egypt, and to tho Fiji Islands, and elsewhere, and urge men to be saved. What a God we have to love and to serve and to trust! And what love God has shown to Egyptians aud Fijiana and Americans. Sabbath and the Tonne Mao. "The causes which turn young men front the church and the Sabbath are many and complex," says tho New York Christian Intelligencer (Rcf.). "In the cities a chief cause is the strenuousucss of business life. Conditions of living have changed greatly within a generatiou. Homo1 has in many instances becmc a mere sleeping place, l'ressuro to meet trains and exacting en gagements have overthrown many family altars. Athletics, clubs and society absorb time and strength and money. Sunday baa become less sacred. F roni a holy day it baa coine to be regarded by multitudes aa holiday. Fashion sets the example with Sunday entertainments and Sunday golf, and the young man with little other time for recreation goes ou the Sunday excur sion, or lolls over the Sunday newspaper, and tho habit of church-going, if ever ae- OUired. is snecdilv loilt. Similar ronrtitinna J prevail in the country, though less gener- uii) . -iiiu luuivuy 1 as vuriea ana complex as the cause. The statistics quoted show the might of home influences. Wise parent will strengthen these and seek to make) them endure even beyond childhood and youth. The Sunday-school and young peo ple's societies must pay particular atten tion to the critical period when youth passes into manhood. The loss or gain of the young man to tho cliui.h 13 decided before he attains his legal majority. The personality and tact ot the pastor and teacher -count for much at this crucial pe riod. The church may need to reform itsj methods. It must give a more cordial wel come to the youi!' man, must find some thing for him to do, make him feel at home not only, but that his presence and services arc ot value." nave Faith In Taurself. No matter how dark and discouraging the outlook muy bo, have fnith in your selves aud in the good providence of God, and may this year bring you the fruitam of your hopes, the transformation of life, which is as wonderful and yet as possible as the change which cornea to the eurth in May, when the warm rains ami the mount ing sun suddenly work the miracle of the) springtime, when the cold and barren eurth, as in response to the touch of au in visible wand, blooms with verdure. Watchman. " Gbostt. The witld is full of ghosts. They era coming up from the ruins of their blasted hopes, blighted joys, ruined credit and blackened rcimtiuion to tell us of their woe, their ruin, tbe folly and the bitt'eraens tlul come to him whr lives without God and without hope in the world. Kev. We X. Arnold, Christian Church, Pittsburg. Hew God Mueslis te re. Happily life Kives us many opportunities of loxing ourselves in our ideals. Nor shouM wo neglect to cultivate them, lor ia suck opportunities God is speuking U a human aoul, Iter. Edward Cumntuigaj Cougregatieualiat. ilosteu. , Increase of .Britten Ravenna. Thus fur In the fiscal year beginning April 1 Brltluh government revenue hac Increased 5,400,000 over 1600, whilst expenditure hue Increased 10,400,0Ct Annuel Catch ef aalaeaa. The aunuul "take" ot ealmon in t" 1 Columbia rivar Is about l.OOO.C' f ; 60,000,000 young one troui tha I ' j. eriee were recently put l'i. Too many lubor organliiRtloua ar t " the moutV-orisan variety.
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