A orllx Krent. The most notable event of 'the week will be the wedding of Miss Alice Amy Goldmine and Mr. Heritage Doolittlc. The bride's gown, which is plain but handsome, 'is of unregistered govern ment bonds, with a deep flounce of cou pons. The corsage is of Standard Oil certificates, and the veil of real dividends is caught tip with a large certified check. She will carry a gold-mounted bank book and a bouquet of thousand dollar bills. A special safe deposit vault lias been built for the presents, which, besides the usual dog-collars, necklaces and tia ras, include a gold coal-scuttle from Mrs. Ami limit, a silver hatrack with turquoise pegs from Mr. and Mrs. Splur geon (ietton, and a gold bathtub with diamond toilet appnrtanccs from Mrs. I. M. Itt, a sister of the groom. From' Life. Trustful Wive. The Census Bureau missed a fine chance when it failed to include in its list of impertinent questions to mankind : "When you give money to the partner of your joys, docs she ever look you in the eye and ask you if you made it hon estly?" Where is the woman who cares anything about the source of money when her lord and master is in a liberal giving vein? CURES RHEUMATISM AND CATARRH. To Prove It Medietas Pre I Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) kills tha poison In the blood which causes rheuma tism (bone paint, swollen joints, sore mus cles, aobes and pains) and catarrh (bad breath, deafness, hawking, spitting, ringing In the ears), thus making a permanent oure after all else falls. Thousands cured. Many suffered from 30 to 40 yean, yet B. B. B. cured them. Druggists tl per large bot tle. To prove It cures, sample of B. B. B. sent free by writing Blood Balm Co., 12 Mitchell St., Atlanta, Oa. Describe trouble and free medical advice given. B. B. B sent at once prepaid. The ' Mackenzie River is 2500 miles in length, and drains an area equal to one half of the United States. Stats of Onto, Oitt or Toledo, I Lucas County. f Fium J. CHExrr.niake oath that he lithe senior partner of the firm of F. J. Ghknei ft Co., doing business In the City of Toledo, County and Htate aforosald, and that said firm will pay the sura of ok a hukdbkd dol un for eaoa and every cose of catahrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catabbb Cobb. Fkanx J. Cheney. Bworn to before mo and subscribed in my I ... , presence, this Cth day of December, beau A. D., 1836. , A. W. Gleason, '' Notary Public. Ball's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, and aots directly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Bend for testimonials, free. F. J. Cbenet & Co., Toledo, O. Bold by Drugglst.75o. Hall's Family I'UU are the best. A man may be too poor to hire a lawyer and at the same time can afford to keep his own counsel. I'atlenee and Perseverance. Three million packages of Putnam Fade less Dyes are put up every year. To do this necessitates the handling of one hundred thousand pounds of dye stuff. '" The paoknges are filled by dipping the dye ' stuff up with a largo wooden spoon and plac ing in on envelope. Five car loads of dye stuff handled with a wooden snoon! This Is accomplished every year by the dozens of young ladles employed by the Putnam Fade less Dyo Co., Unionvlllo, Mo. The population of the Philippines is stated at 10,000,000. Many Ncaeot Chlldree Are Nlrklv. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, nsed by Mother Gray, a nurse in Children's Home, New York, break up Colds In 24 hours, oure Feverishness, Headaoho, Btomaah Troubles. Teething Disorders and Destroy 'Worms. At all druggists', 25o. Bample mailed Free. Address Allen B. Olmsted, Le Boy, N.Y. It's a mistake to suppose the art of con versation consists of asking questions.. Berlleet Huselan Millet. Will you be short of hay? It so, plant a Slenty of thla prodigally prolific millet. 6 to tons of rich hay per acre. Priae, SO lbs., 1.90 ; 100 lbs., 43.0(5; low freights. John A. Bauser Heed Co., La Crosse, Wis. A It's funny how many men there are try ing to get rid of a "good thing." Hut For the Bowels. Nomatter what ails you, headache to can cer, you will never get well until your bowels are put right. Cascabets help nature, eure you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natusal movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. Cascabets Candy Cathartlo, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet bus C, C C. stamped oa It. Beware of Imitations. The biikcr who mixes his dough properly baa a soft thing of it. FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer.:! trial bottle and treatise! res Dr. B. 11. Kline. Ltd., U!)l Arohbt., l'hilu., Pa. One million miles is the "length" of an American locomotive's life. Pdtkam Fadeless Dyes are fast to sun light, washing and rubbing. Bold by ull drugglntg. A London physician advises a quiet sea voyage for insomnia, Pluo's Cure Is the best medicine we ever used for all nffaotlons of throat and lungs. Wu. O. Emdsl'ev, Yauburen, lnd., Feb. 10, 1000. South African di&nfond mines yield over $40,000,000 annually. New jersey Skin Troubles Can't resist Totterlne. "I have been troubled with Eczema four years. Tetterine has done mo so inu''h good that I gladly recommend it. Bend anothur box." V. C, Fullor, Semi nole Cottage, Hea Cliff, N. J. 50c. a box by mail from J. T. Mhuptrlne, Bavanuah, Oa., if your druggist don't keep It. Boston, one of the richest cities in the country, has a municipal debt of $30,000, 000. Tired Out " I was very poorly and could hardly get about the bouse. I was tired out all the time. Then I tried Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and It only took two bottles to make me feel perfectly well." Mrs. N. S. Swln ney, Princeton, Mo. Tired when you go to bed, tired when you get up, tired all the time. Why? Your blood is im pure, that's the reason. Vou are living on the border line of nerve ex haustion. Take Ayer's SarsaparlHa ana be quickly cured. itftlSS: Ask your doctor whet lie thlnlri of Ayef Sitranparlll-i. He know All About tin- irana olil family nierilrlne. Jfulluw lite 4vloe end we will ue eiLttd. J. C. Area Co., Lowell, Mats. rn , ' ProtnvtlfMI Ajralnst Colli. ' i Douhle-ghizt (1 windows fife iioorly equal to brick wnlls ns ' protection asulnut cold, but the glazing should be donn ou a dry day nnd in a dry plnce, so an, not to inclose moist air, which might cnttHe iuIbUucss uqtwecu tho panes of glnss. ,'t,,'i - 1 -.i'i, Trie Teet of Cow. A high record for upren days; Is not ilways a good one, so fnr us showing the actual value of the cow Is con :crn'd. The true tent of a cow Is tho ouruhfr of pounds of butter nhe pro Jueos in n year and lt cost. The re sults for a single wcuk may be from excpHHlve feeding, with extra cost for labor; but such cows, however, are uauully capable of giving good results for a mouth or year also. " x r """ """" itaeW Potash In Plant Growth. It said tbut tobacco contains a larg er amount of potash than any other of our common crops, or about forty parts In a thousand, forage beets or mangels thlriy-flve parts, potatoes twenty parts, sugar beets eighteen parts, clover hay nineteen parls, beans thirteen partsaud the cereals five parts. To this tVe will add that the cereal grains of a well-grown crop usually show about four times as much of potash In the straw as In the grain, thus us the straw Is the heavier, re quiring iweuty-llve to thirty parts of potatd) for each one thousand parts of grain, beans and peas require much more in the stalk than In the seed, and the potash In the stalk of the potato is a greater proportion than In the tuber, but the weight being less, the whole does not vary much from the above .estimate. The tobacco gives a better leaf for cigar making when sulphate of potash Is used than when muriate; or some of the cheaper grades are lined. On certain soli the sulphate ulso produces a better potato for table use, while ou others mere does not seem to bo much difference in results. Some of our sandy soils are well sup plied with the silicate of potash, but there Is apparently a greater difference In the ability of different plants to separate the poti.sli from tne silica or to use them together. We need more Investigation In regard to the use of potash, but we can re3t assured that If used freely It does not evaporate, leacli away or cnange to an unavail able form. Tho Cultivator. A Proteetott Watering Plnce. As a watering plnce for calves and sheep such on arrangement as that shown In the cut could hnrdly be Ira proved upon. It shades the water, the Opening is on the north side, thus keeping It cool, and Is so constructed that the animals cannot get Into the tub. flocks piled up about the base of the barrel keep it lrom being over turned, on Important leaturi. Orauge Judd Farmer. Mixed Grain und Cnt Hone. My experience with cut bone for six years Is that the oest results will. not bo obtained from any HocU, cither In the show room or in filling tho rgg basket, without it. It can be fed with benefit three times a week. 1 usually allow what I call a small handful to a half dozen birds ut one time, it Is easy to tell after a little experience how much the fowls need. Most of our bone cutters now shuve tho bone, and care should be taken In placing bone In the uiuchlue so that the knives cut across Instead of lengthwise. If cut lengthwise, splinters, and some times lung, sharp pieces, will be found nnd gobbled by the fowls. And thlc. If continued, even If good gilt is fed, will surely produce crop bound fowls. If freth bono is not to be had, n sub stitute of beef scrap or beef meal mixed with coin, oais, middlings and bran for one feed each day, give good results. Usually the scraps ure not used rniiro thau three times a week. Fowls must get two feeds of sound grain each day' besides the ground feed, but It need not be all corn. Mixed grain gives best results. With regard to utility and fancy, I always found the finest show birds In my yards to be the best utility birds. This talk about cross-breeds Is all bosh. Of course, there may be some who may get the (nil end of a pure breed nearly exhausted for want of care. From such they would not get the results expected, hence, would say pure breeds were no good. On the other hand, where such arc Intelligent ly bred and properly cared for, they usually make the Ideal fowl both for show room and market. Thomas Clog gin, in Poultry Farmer. Pointers That Mean Proe-reu. A good farm paper In tlu Louse Is like bank stock that pays n, dividend, or rather, perhaps, like tested seed tbot yields sixty or a hundred fold. It Is the experience of the best farmers, condensed and In convenient form, for our special guidance. When you put In your wheat crop do not sennt seed. Impress this upon your memory In big letters. I remember a large field of wheat that yielded about half what it should, because tho planting was In trusted to a boy, and ho carelessly set the seeder too low, and of course the stand of wheat was poor. The cost of plowing, seeding and reaping was aa much as for a good stand, and the threshing little less. Bo for a lack of a few more bushels of eed wheat, there wai a direct loss to the farmer of perhaps two hundred bushels. And right here la a good time to rlng up the worn out ' subject of fresh seed. I have a neighbor who planted an acre of unions. A eertolu storekeeper had a largo quantity of CLEAN, COOL WATEK. onion seed, which he offered far below the regular price. My neighbor pur chased from him, nnd after waltlnrt n proper time concluded that he had planted too early, nnd bought from the same lot of seed and planted again. For the third planting he purchased jecd fV" & .reliable dealer at the customary-price. But Instead of hav ing an enrly crop, as he had planned. this third planting put him several weeks bcli!'." tha lrt"St of bis cel"'i- nors. i once punned n lot oi expen sive greenhouse seed In the some man ner, nnd after waiting about four weeks for them to germinate, discov ered thnt my bargain was not a bar gain at all, fnr besides losing what 1 had paid It was too late to replant. From these nnd many other experi ences, both of myself nnd neighbors, I have concluded thnt In seeds at least, bargain hunting Is an expensive lux-ury.-F, II. Sweet, In The Epltomlst. A Device For Catching Vermin, Get a common box, remove the top and one side nnd put them together as at e nnd fasten with a binge ns nt a. Fasten a spool, c, In the end of a board, b, and nail It to the back of the box. Then bore a one-Inch hole about bIx Inches from the bottom of the box, oud nt h cut a notch in the outside of the end board. Sharpen stick, g, nt each end. The stock, 1 1, should be twelve Inches long, notched nt k, so as to balance In the hole. The end, 1, should be pointed, and the cud 1, notched and pointed. Fasten a string nt in, bring over the spool at c, nnd down to g. Have the string short enough so that when set the door will be wide opcu, about eight Inches. Tlnee bait of any kind on 1. When a rabbit or other pest sulfites it he will dislodge stick, g, by moving It at 1, and the cover will drop. Sometimes a weight can be used on the cover to advantage. Farm and Home. Ttte Rotation of Crops. Tho loud gives the greatest crops when the farmer provides plant foods liberally and rotates the crops grown. When the form Is forced to yield to its fullest capacity there Is taken from the soil those elements thnt principal ly constitute its riches or fertility, nnd unless the soil Is provided with ma terials containing those elements of fertility It will, In the course of time, fail to repay for the labor and capi tal required In its cultivation. Many farmers are aware of that fact, and use barnyard manure nnd commercial fertilizers In order to supply the de ficiency. The farmers have within their power, however, the meaus by which the soil can be recuperated nnd restored to fertility, and every enter prising fanner takes advantage of such opportunities In order to bring bis farm to the highest degree of productive ness. The practice of some system of rotation of crops Is now considered es sential to good farming, and experi ence teaches that nothing will equal a rotation of crops in maintaining fertil ity, in proportion to cost, although quicker methods may be resorted to If the expense is not a matter of con sideration in the work. It Is not dlttlcult to understand how rotation of crops benefits the land, for plants, like animals, differ In their modes of existence nnd capacity for feeding. When a Held Is occupied by clover the growing or matured crop, wlien plowed under or fed to stock on the farm, and then returned to tho farm in the form of manure, udds addi tional plant food to the soil. When fed to animals only n portion of tlie crop Is returned, but when the whole crop is plowed under then the quanti ty Is large. If a crop of clover is too valuable for plowing under there is the advuutugo of the sod ami roots adding more fertility to the soil. Clover Is a crop that demands both lime and pot ash, and requires but little applied nitrogen to make growth, but by shad ing the soil nnd utilizing the free nitrogen of the ulr, assisted by bacteria In the soil, It returns to the soil more nitrogen than do those crops to which nitrogen must be applied. As clover takes from the soil considerable lime and potash, when the crop Is plowed uiider then these mineral elements are in better condition for uhb by the next crop, while a larger proportion of nitrogen Is also left In the sell than existed before the clover Is growu. Experience bus taught farmers: that wheat and com are capable of filling places in the rotation, and hence ou some farms there Is a system of rota tion by which grain, clover and pota toes ore used, wheat and corn being nearly always grown wheu clover is the mainstay of the source of fertility lu the rotation. Uotntiou Is also Intended to destroy weeds ou furnis. In some sections tho practice is to have a 'hoe crop; that is in addition to tho use of tho cultiva tor the boo is used ut least onee over the cornfield in order to more thor oughly eradicate weeds, but farmers object to the labor of hoeing corn, and resort to the growing of potatoes, cnbbuges, turulps or carrots if the boo is necessary. Those who use the hoe tu the cornfield claim that, while tho cost of labor Is greater, yet the weeds are more completely removed. But no system of rotutlou can bo said to be complete, however, that does not In clude some kind of crop that requires the hoe, such as carrots or potatoes, while In some countries, such as Eng land, the rotation also Includes the hurdling of sheep on the ground, tur nips and rape being growu for tbe ani mals to feed off the land. Farmers should not, therefore, use a narrow system of oration, but aim to employ as many crops as possible, as tbe lund will then auffer less from loss of plant food and the fertility of the soil will be more easily inulntalued. Philadel phia. Ilecord, A BOX TIIAP FOR VE11MIN. V 4r aH am ite'.e Engineer Bontl'e Talk , TUB Illustrated lecture on good roads building under State aid laws, given by State En gineer Bond, was evidently most Interesting to the good sized nil dlence, who showed It by asking many questions, which were promptly and satisfactorily answered. State Enzl- neer Bond sowed good seed, which Is ! bound lo grow nnd develop Into a unan- moos demand ror oetter mgnwnys. He showed the necessity for them, the economy and profit of I hem, the com fort and luxury of having them. He showed whnt the State was doing to encourage good road work, nnd what Is of more Importance lu this section, how the failure of a county to take advan tage of the State gift entails on It the burden of doing for other counties without benefiting itself. The valu able facts nnd figures given by Mr. Bond relating to what It would cost to have good roads In any town la Jeffer son County, only about twenty-three cents on ench $1000 of valuation, dis poses of the argument against Improve ment. The average funnor thinks when he Is told that a good macadam road costs from $0000 to $S00O per mile, that he has to pay the whole bill, and the thought naturally staggers him, nnd he Is opposed to such a proposition. He thinks It will confiscate bis farm to have such an expenditure. As a mat ter of fact, the present system costs more than that In the same series of years n good road would last, und bo never has n go'od road. A further fact Is tbut under the State aid law, the State paying one-half, the county thirty-five per cent, and the townships only fifteen per cent., his proportion would be small. The cities und vil lages, which get no nid for their own streets, would pay all but fifteen per cent, of the cost. That Is, ou each $100 expended In a rural town the cities and villages of the State would pay $8." of the expense and the rural towns only $li. Further than this, the expense of building such roads Is all In labor, and tho farmers would do the labor nt re munerative prices. They would fur nish the men and teams and material at good wages nnd prices, und the rurul town would not only have nearly the entire f 100 left with It, of which It con tributed but $15, but would have the road, stopping the large annual ex pense under the present system, enab ling the drawing of larger loads to mar ket, encouraging rural delivery of the malls, advancing the price of farm lands on such roads and gaining com fort and convenience. It would seem as If the proposition was very favora ble to the farmers, and that they were the ones who made money out of it. When this is well understood, us Mr. Bond explains It, we Judge thnt the sentiment for good ronds will grow rap Idly, and there will lie such n demand that the State will be forced to meet It with Increased appropriations. State Engineer Bond reports that the demand is now greater than tho ap propriations, and ninny counties are waiting for the State to mako provis ion for paying Its share. State Engi neer Bond's Idea Is that the State should Issue three per cent, bonds for $10,000,000, bo that the work can be done at onco nnd the roads enjoyed lu stead of compelling counties to wait a number of years. The annual Interest would not ue ns much ns the expense of tho present poor maintenance of highways nnd properly would be pay ing Its proportion of the benefits which It would also enjoy. Stute Engineer Bond's meeting was a good one, and excited great interest lu tbis subject. Hearing his talk sug gested another Idea. Why should not public officers do more of this kind of educational work for the people. Their dry reports have little value beside such face to face Information. The subject of forestry, of game protection, of tlsh culture, of taxation, of various governmental functions elucidated by men engaged lu the work would bring the people In closer touch with State affairs and give them greatei knowl edge and Interest In the machinery of government. Watertowu tX. .j Dally Times. Expensive Tntneportntion . It has been a process longer thau many roads to teach the farmer that It costs Ii f hi more to carry his pro duce to the nearest railway station thau to send It to the distant market. From farm to point of shipment Is the most expensive part of trw.jipor tat ion. But this lesson bus been quite thoroughly disseminated, especially in the States east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio. It has been fol lowed by more detailed Instruction us to materials, grades and draining in roud-coustruetlon, and the marked economy to be effected by the use of wide tires. The old national highway, whoso construction first raised the question of the relation of the federal govern ment to Interstate communication, is an enduring example of what national assistance can accomplish. But the general policy bus been adopted of leaving road-building to local needs and energy. ,; Eloquent of Jtoiuan Glory A lesson lu tha wisest political econ omy may be learned by a survey of the Human roads. They were so pluuned and constructed that even to-day their remains are eloquent of Itoman glory. Of those who first trod upon them even the dust has crumbled Into nothing ness, but the modern sightseer must pay tribute to tbe enduring strength and artistic beauty of the Itomuo The Ileal Objiwt. The object of Improving tbe roads is not to enable a few to rldo on them t a high rate of speed, but to euuble all to(use them with more comfort and ease, at such a rate of speed aa la con sistent with tbe safety of all. Tbe up-to-dute aeronaut twists tbe old saw about as follows: "If you Aou't succeed, Hy, fly ftgulu." COMMERCIAL REVIEW. General Trade Conditions. R. G. Dun & Go.'i "Weekly Review of Trade" says: Evidences of further im provement are numerous. Labcr con troversies are lets threatening, many set tlements having been effected, whiie oth ers are momentarily anticipated : wages have been advanced, not only through strikes, but in some cases voluntarily ; traffic congestion has subsided until it is possible to deliver goods according to specifications. Pressure for iron and steel has net di minished perceptibly, yet the impression is growing that after July I the situation will become approximately normal and it will be possible to secure deliveries with some degree of promptnets. Grain markets have begun to feel the tffects of weather reports, and for the r.ext few months it will be a sin-pie mat ter for speculators to secure erratic fluc tcatkns. Aithfc'.iuh doo.ooo bales more cotton have come into sight than a year ago, reports from the South arc almost unani mons regarding the exhaustion of stocks. Failures for the week numbered 200 in the United States against 224 last year, and 3! in Canada against 35 last year. LATEST QUOTATIONS.' Flour Best Patent, $4 80: High Grade Extra, $4 30; Minnesota Bakers, $375a 385- W heat New York No. 2. 86c; Phil adelphia No. 2, 84,'a8sc. ; Baltimore No, 2, 83c. Corn New York No. 2. 6;J ; Phila delphia No. 2, 64a(5c. ; Baltimore No. 2. 65!4c. Oats New York No. 2. 48a49c.; Philadelphia No. 2, 51c; Baltimore Not 2, 50c. Hay No. 1, timoth" large bales $15.00 ai.15o; No. 2 timothy, $14.00314.50; No. 3 do, $i2.ooa 13.00. Green Fruits and Vegetables. Apples New York, assorted, per brl, $375.1 4 50; do, Fancy Greenings, per brl. $4.50 a5.ee Asparagus Charleston, pcF bunch, prime, 50375c. Beets Florida, new, pet bunch, 435c. Broccoli Norfolk, per brl, 65.180c. Cabbage New York State, large Danish, per ton, $ 12.00a 14 00; do, new Florida, per crate, $1.0031.50. Car ots Native, per bu. box, 45.150c. Celery Native, per bunch, 2'3'Ac; do, Flor ida, per box, $2.5033.10. Eggplsnts Florida, per crate, $3.5034.00. Green peas Florid.1, per basket, $2.5033.00. Horsc rsdish Native, per box, 75c.a$l.oo. Let tuce North Carolina, per half-barrel basket, 75c.a$i.25; do, Florida, per half barrel basket. $1.003175. Onions Msryland and Pennsjiv3ni3, yellow, per bu, $1.2531.40; do, Western, yellow, per bu, $i.25a$l.40. Oranges Florida, per box, as to size, $2.2533.25. Oysterplants Native, per bunch, i!4a2c. Radishes Florida, per bunch, long, ViH2c. Spin ach Native, per bu box, 35345c. Spring Onions, per 100 bunches, 75.180c. Straw berries Florida, per quart, refrigerator, 20a25c; do, open crate, 12315c. ?tring Beans Florida, per basket, " $2.2533.00. Tomatoes Florida, per six-basket C3r rier, fancy, $3.253375. Potatoes. White Maryland and Penn sylvania, per bu, No. 1. 75380c; do, sec onds, 65370c ; do, New York, per bu, best stock, 80.185c; do, Western, per bu, prime, SoaS.sc. Sweets Eastern Shore, Virginia, per truck brl, $2.5032.75: do, Maryland, per brl. fancy, $2.7533.00. Yams North Carolina, per brl, No. 1, $i.Soai.75. Provisions and Hog Products. Bulk clear rib sides, qViq; bulk clear sides, 9!4c; sugar-cured breasts, small, io!4c; sugar-cured breasts, 12 lbs and over, lo4c; sugar-cured shoulders, extra broad, loJ$c; sugar-cured California hams, 8Vjc; hams, canvased or uncan vased, 12 lbs and over, 12c; refined lard, tierces, barrels and 50-lb cans gross, ioc. Butter Separator, 28329c; gathered cream, 24325c; imitation, 20,121c; prints, I -lb.. 28320c; rolls. 2-lb., 28a2gc; dairy prints, Md, Pa. and Va., 26a27c. Eggs, Western Maryland and Pennsyl vania, per dozen, al6c; Eastern Shore (Maryland and Virginia), per dozen, ai6c; Virginia, do, ai6c; West Vir ginia, !5'iai6: Western, ai6c; South ern, per dozen, isaioc: guine3, per doz, a . Duck Eastern Shore, fancy, do, 31332c; do, Western and Southern, do, 30331c; do, small and dirty, do, aaoc. Goose, per dozen. 45350c. Cheese New Cheese, targe. 60 lbs, 12 to I2!c; do. fists. 37 lbs, 2c to 13c; picnics, 23 l!i. I2j4al3j4c Live and 'Vcsscd Poultry Wc quote: Turkeys "..ens, choice, 316c; do, young toms, choice, 314c. Chickens Hens, I23l2',k; old roosters, e.ich, 25a 30c; ducks, fancy, large, 13814c; do, mus covy and mongrels, 11313c. Geese Western, each. 50.170c. Guinea fowls, each, I5a20c. Dressed Poultry Turkeys, hens, good to choice, 17a c ; do, hens and young toms. mixed, good to choice. 16a. Ducks Good to choice, 14315c. Chickens Young, good to choice. 13.114 do, mixed, old and young, I2ai2"t. Geese Good to choice. 10313c. Capons Fancy, large, 17318c; do, good to choice, 15316c. Live Stock. Chicago. Cattle Good to prime steers, $0.7537.10; poor to medium, $4.25 36.50; stockers and feeders, $2.5035.00; cows, $1.2535.50; heifers, $2.50.16.00 Scan ners, $1.2532.40: calves. $3.00,16.85; Tex-as-fed steers, $5.ooa6.oo. Hogs Mixed and butchers, $6.10.16.50: good to choice heavy, $6.40.16.55; rough heavy, $6.ioa 635: light. 5-ooa6.3o: bulk of sales. $5.15 .16.35. Sheep Steady to 10c higher'; lambs, steady to 10c higher; good to choice wethers, $5.2035.60; Western slu-cp, $4753$').oo ; r.aPvc lambs, $4,003 6.00. East Liberty Cattle, choice. $6.6oa 675; prime. $6.2036.40; good, $5.5035.00. Hogs active; prime heavies, $07036.75; best mediums. $6.7036.75 : heavv Yorkers, $6.5036.60; light do. $6.3536.45; pigs, $6.00.16.20; roughs, $5.00.16.20. Sheen steady; best wethers, $5.6535.80; culls and. common, $2.5033.50. Veal calves. $7.5oa$8.oo. LABOR AND INDUSTRY Three millions of artificial teeth are used each year. Canning of fruits and vegetables is Marylsnd's biggest industry. Pittsburg's 1,400 painters accepted a 40-cents-an-hour compromise. Five unions are to be chartered in Porto Rico next month, with 500 mem bers. Pennsylvania silk mills have been or ganized, with a capital of nearly $2,000, 6r 0. 1 A dispute between teamsters' unions threatens to divide Chicago labor ranks. A department for instruction in tele phonic engineering is to be established at Purdue University. Officials of the Burlington Railroad in Chicaaip have started a campaign against intoxicants in every department of the road. It has been decided by a referendum vote pi the Pattern-makers' Association that their annual convention will be held in Chicago, on Monday, June a. The largest single importation of for eign sheet bars and steel billets ever made by the American Steel Company arrived in New York last week. The aggregate tonnage of the shipment was Mrs. Francis Podmore, President W. C. T. U., Saranac Lake, New York, Owes Her Health to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound. Read Her 'Letter. "Dear Mrs. Pinkham : For several years after my last child was born I felt a peculiar weakness, such as I never had experienced before, with severe pains in the ovaries and frequent headaches. " I tried the doctor's medicines and found it money worse than wasted. 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