INNUENDO. When woman of woman, then we see her at her worst Not tlic second, "ho 'J talked of, but the most loquacious brst. When woman taiis cf woman, there is trouble in the air. -Uncertain in its details, but you uiay be sure it's there. When man wiulj talk of woman, or, indeed, of other men, Why, something that is tangible will find expression then. He may not liUe the person, but he lacks the art to say A harmless thing that has a snug when said a certain way. "Of course you've tried her cooking," with a quiet little sniff, As if of something dreadful one had just obtained a whin". "You saw her with young Marker at the dance the other nijjhl?" The tone alone would indicate it was a shameful sight. "She's ainays changing servants, and I wonder why they leave!" A meaning shrug of snoulders that must make the angels grieve. "The manners of her children have you noticed what they are?" The thought expressed unspoken would do credit to a star.. However, this is nothing to the exclamation heard Vh"n of the neighbor's husband one may chance to sav a worn. It gives the eh im e she's seeking and accords well with her plan- The esjonce of unkindlincss is the way she says, "I'oor man! Chicago Foit. THE "PATIENT HEROINE" OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. V. v. r 41 nil the brave and heroic deeds brought to light by tli" .Tohiis.own disaster, the terrible, death-dealing, de vastating flood of May 31, could be woro inspiring thnu that of Mrs. Hetty Ogle the "pa:knt her .j.iiu" of that awful occur red', the quietly faithful woman tele- perutor, who, lining her duty villi heroic fortitude nnd calmness, trj'eil at h -r post la the face of cer tain death, sen ilng the messages that were to save the liven of others. It In toiil,l fill, Indeed, It lii-:tory records a brine:1 action. Tlu' Johnstown flood was the great est, most awful water calamity over kr.'iwu t.) humanity. It came after n:a:.y and crave warnings. Because th:- dam of the South Fork Lake had never yielded, the people of Johnstown believed that It never would yield. And yet when a thriving, prosperous city of thirty thousand Inhabitants had been reduced t n horrible, tumbled heap of evil, lll-smclling refuse, with over three thotfu". '. helpless human creatures hurried Into eternity In the short space of five minutes, there was (scarcely a sv.rvivor who could not re nieniber serious and fr:nu"!it Indica tions of danu r tlmt duly heeded might have nv.-rt 1 this catastrophe. Tor several day-i previous to the breaking of the diiui the low-lying portions of the city had been submerged beneath a water-level fully four feet higher than had ever before been known, ho largely had the study pouring rain of on er.tir- week augment?d the not unusual floods. The city of Johnstown (to refresh memories burdened with the varied accumulations of fifteen years) was situated In the narrow, pointed valley at the fcot of the Alleghany Moun tains, framed in by Stony Creek on the one hand and the Connemnugii River on the other. A steep hill nnd gentle sk.pe respectively edited the framing streams. Scmth Fork Lake, originally a reservoir constructed by the State of Pennsylvania as a feeder for the old Pennsylvania Canal, but Inter purchased nnd enlarged by the South Fork Hunting and Fishing Club, was between three hundred nnd four hundred feet above the highest part of Johnstown, and several miles back of tho city. This Inke was three miles long, from three thousand to four thousand feet wide, and seventy feet deep near the dam, that alone held It back from the underlying val ley. This (lain, three hundred feet wide at the bottom, twenty feet wide at the top and eight- live feet In height, had been most solidly con structed and pronounced absolutely impregnable by competent engineers. Generous and seemingly adequate weirs and sluices hafl always con trolled and ndieved the flow and over flow of water previous to the linwout .' ed nnd lrreststlblo ruin torrents of that awful wceS. Late In tfce afternoon of Friday, May 81, however, Mr. John (J. Parke, a young civil engineer of Pittsburg, who happened to be visiting friends at Rout! Fork Lake, bestowed upon the duoi a casual Inspection, nnd saw with horror that it could not long withstand th force of the great waves already tlnhing over It fit Intervals, nnd mo ttiejitarlly increased in number and Vuhime by the down-rushing, swollen, tempestuous mountain streams that fed and Piled the basin. When the arduous efforts of a large body of hastily summoned workers proved in adequate to relieve tho overtaxed Sluices. Mr. Parke leaped to the saddle and dtished awuy to the South Fork Itailwuy Station, there to telegraph tbo terrible news to Johnstown help less, unsuspecting. Inevitably doomed. Only by Instant flight could its un happy residents hope to escapo with their lives. To Mrs. Ogle, (is manager of tho Western Union Telegruph Olflce nt Johnstown, came the dread message. She must choose and on the Instant between heroism and desertion, be tween cowardice and douth. To leave tier station nt once, to flee to the hills for safety this would mean her own personal salvation, the salvation of the beloved daughter, who, always frail and delicate, would never be able to attain safety unat tended, even did she consent to at tempt flight without her mother. It would mean the warning of the equal ly beloved sons unsuspectingly at work I'l the city quite near. But It would mean, no less, the desertion of her nnat at fha tlma of rnout imrsmnnnr need and duty; the death of launy others, who unwarned could have not Slightest chance of escape or prolonged xlstenco, and who might through her own efforts be saved. That the struggle was as severe as It was brief can scarcely bo doubted. Life Is sweet to all, and It must have earned especially sweet Just then to Mr. Ogle. Ity no easy path had she wen ber wsjr to the serene tableland of comfortable, well-provided middle age that she then confronted. Keen poverty, early widowhood, the grow In cares and responsibilities of the young family that mast be supported, delicate health but receutly conquered eJi these steps bad been necessary 0 m In order to reach her present peace of mind and financial comfort. And now to leave It all, and In manner so dread ful what wonder she shivered and shrank! r.ut the Insidious temptation to pur chase this life at the cost of others was speedily vanquished. Almost before" she turned from the key ticking out the awful tidings Mrs. Ogle was ou her way to deliver the message Into the keeping of the no less heroic assistant. Daniel Peyton, the Paul Ilevere of the Johnstown disaster, tho man who, riding madly through street after street to call frantic, despernte, tin heeded warnings to others, lost In the end his own life. .Mrs. Ogle without the loss of a moment hastened back to her office and instrument. Message after message, each one like the sharp stroke of n sword for terse, tense brevity and clearness, did she send out with ceaseless, untiring ef forts. Tho various telegraphic cen ters of Johnstown were first notified of the terrible, oncoming danger, then the work began anew with regard to the towns, villages and factories lying lu the Inevitable course of the torrent. Always the "patient heroine" worked with th" nervous yet sternly controlled energy that well earned for her honor and glory this title, later lovingly bestowed. Always she ticked and tapped with the speed nnd surety, the unerring rapidity und pre cision born of long practice. Always she stated the case clearly, and pointed out the danger plainly, yet with never an unnecessary word. The ralu poured down In torrents, hissing, merciless, stinging. The floors grew damp, the thick, murky, oppressive atmosphere yet more heav ily humid, and at last the rising wa ters crept in upon and over the rooms of the first story, flooding the tele graph office several feet deep, and ever mounting higher. Then, with scarce n momentary cessation of her eager efforts, Mrs. Ogle, who had always maintained a telegraphic instrument In her sleeping-room, removed to the second Moor of the building. From the Instrument there hastily arranged she continued to send out tho warning messages that were to save from her own tragic end the lives of many oth ers until it was too late to send more. Only a gJunee from her elevated sta tion was needed to evidence the truth of Mr. Parke's horrified prediction. It was plainly evident that the dam must burst shortly. Hut still, with the shadow of death upon her, no hint of terror, distress or personal sugges tion of any kind marked the quiet words of repeated warning. The lirst message wus no more self-contained, Impersonal and unassuming than the lust. "Johnstown, Pn., May 31st, .1 p. m. "To Cambria Iron Company, Philadel phia: "Wo cannot reach your office. Wa ter immense. Washing out Lincoln Ilrldge. The house full. We nre on the second floor. Water still coming up and threatening ruin. This is my last message. "MRS. II. M. oril.n, Manager." This was the simple reply, called forth by an Imperative question, but quit" bare of dramatic eloquence, ns of any unnecessary description or de tail, that marked the conclusion of Mrs. Hetty Ogle's earthly endeavors. A moment more the wire sounded, al though with a strange, throbbing vi bration never before heard. A mo ment later, nnd then with n low, strange murmur, speedily deepening to a mighty ronr, the tossing water foaming about the edge of tho dam high above the doomed city seemed to climb suddenly skyward; a towering wall forty feet high, stupendous, aw ful, led by a thick volume of curtuln llke mist, instantaneously Interposed Itself between the dam and the breath less spectator, and then to all mero hiininn Intelligence nnd knowledge tho life of the "patient heroine" went out. The maddened water, ns later In vestigation decided, first loosened and tore away the heavy stones "rip rapping" the top of the dam, then forced a clear opening thirty-live feet lu width through the supporting and supposedly Impregnable earthworks. The whole occurrence took r laeo with incredible rapidity nnd suddenness, and the fertile valley Intervening be tween the dam and the city of Johns town was swept bare of every vestige of civilization within live minutes. Then, heavy with tons of wreckage, laden with houses, dead bodies, all manner of horrible debris and plunder. the seething, murderous, unrestrained torreut of water rushed upon Johns town proper. The valley narrowly sharpened at this point, so tliut the wall of water, scarcely to be seen. according to the few eyewitnesses who survived Its merciless onslaught, for Its varied burden of horror, rose higher than ever. It literally fell upon the helpless city, burying thousands be heath its overwhelming weight lu an instant, swelling, advancing, receding, foaming, twisting and turning, until the whole of Johnstown was but one tremendous whlrliool, with awful, quivering objects, big end little, borne aimlessly, unresistingly about. Not tutu the stone viaduct utlow. the city successfully opposed its com- for ft brief Insta at did the mighty and cruel devastator know let or hindrance, And even this brief opposition but ro suited In a calamity yet more terrlblo than all that hnd gone before. The presumptuous viaduct was rent nnd torn but nn Instant later, the r.n gry torrent with much of Its uwful burden rushing over and through It, passing Anally to the distant sea. scat tering nnd strewing death, wreckage, ruin nnd disaster for miles ns it raced and hurried, depositing thousands of the unknown dead nt New Florence nnd Nlnevah, towns between Johns town nnd the conjunction of the Cone maugh und Klsklminctns Hivers. Hut the low, diagonal arches of tho bridge had In that Infinitesimal period of re sistance acted as huge nnd mischievous strainers, nnd n dread mountain of mingled earth, rocks, houses, rubbish, furniture, dead and dying animals, nnd human unfortunates, dead and dying also, was piled high above them, This was the huge heap tliut later took lire from the numerous lighted cook-stoves which were being used In preparing the evening meal when the unexpected disaster came. And somewhere In the stupendous funeral pyre thus Ignited were hidden the dead bodies of Mrs. Ogle, her daughter, nnd the several other persons known to have been In the telegraph-station building, which served ns a dwelling-house for Mrs. Ogle nnd her family, as well for office uses. No trace of these bodies has ever been found. That the death of Mrs. Ogle w.-vs mercifully sudden seems certain. The frail building could not long have with stood the crushing force of that pitiless mountain of water, and the telegraph official who received her final message bore witness later to the speedy man ner In which the wire was disabled. "One moment." so ran his published statement, "the woman operator nt Johnstown was cheerfully ticking away that she had to abandon the office on the Urst floor because the wa ter was three feet deep there. She said she was wiring from the second story, and the water was rapidly ris ing. This was evidently before the dam broke, for our man here said som'thing encouraging to her, nnd she was talking back as only a cheer ful woman operator can, nnd had Just said 'This is my last message' the last word being scurcely completed when the receiver's skilled ears caught ii sound from the wire made by no hu man hands. Tl: wire had grounded or the house hnd been swept away by the flood, no one knew which nt that time. One moment she was there and talking, the next we might as well have asked the grave to answer ns addressed remark or question to the cheery worker of nn Instant before." And so the end came to the wotr.nn hero, who chose death rather tluin fall to heed the higher voice that also called in no uncertain nfonts. It Is safe to say that to Mrs. Hetty Ogie, the "patient heroine" whese ben-.-.tiful, ! love-hallowed life had constituted u fitting preparation for the noble death that closed It, was given In that su preme moment the faith that makes faithful, tho love that whole-heartedly serving must unbrokenly endure. And although the much-discussed mon ument to her brave life and memory may never be erected, the only fame worth having will yet flourish unend ingly for her honor nnd glory.. Worn- au's Home Companion. Woman Carries Animal Names. A story is told by the Kansas City Journal of a Cherokee woman who has married six times, nnd has never got ten out of tho animal line. When bhe was n girl she was known ns Miss Mollle Panther. She married nn Indi an named Coon, nnd when that gen tleman was transferred to the happy hunting grounds she soon became Mrs, Fox. The Fox did not last always, and when he entered the last chase the widow married n mild, placid man named Mule, who never had any kick coming till he harnessed up to draw his load across tho Croat Divide. Af ter a period of mourning the widow again entered the realms of matrimon ial bliss and became Mrs. Wolf, nud when his scalp went to the Orent Father, along with his corporeal re mains, she became the wife of a man named Tiger, and when Mr. Tiger changed his stripes for pretty white robes In the Omit Ilcynnd she select ed' another husband by the name it Uabbit. Willing Keir-fonsrluiisneit. First we must be willing to accept the effects of self -consciousness. Tho more we resist these effects the mure tuey force themselves upon us, and the more we suffer from them. We must be willing to blush, be willing to realize that we huve talked too much, and perhaps made ourselves ridiculous. Wo must, be willing to feel the discomforts of self-consciousness In whatever form they may appear. Central point of all we must know und understand, and not dodge In tho very least the truth that the root of self-coiiselousness is selfishly caring what other people think of us nnd wanting to appear well beforo them. We should be willing that any one should think anything of us, so long as we have tho streugth of a good conscience. We should bo wllltir,' to appear lu any light If that nppenranco will enhance our use, or is a necessity of growth. Ancio Payson Call, in Les lie's Monthly. Why Fro It Trees Fall. Country Life In America points out that the dropping off of young fruit is not duo to Insect pests, as It Is pcpularly supposed, but more often It on account of the newly discovered principle that many varieties of fruits are not self-sterile. The blossoms re qulro the contact of other varieties beforo they will mature fruit. This Is the reason so many fruit trees do not bear weil, nnd new methods of graft ing and planting will make ti-efs hi4t largo fruit aud plenty of It. Varblaga. "One hears much of legal verbiage," said the politician, "but there Is a coun climaiilu verbiage as well. Here's a sample the bill was, passed by Com mon Council last Thursday: "'An ordinance to amend an ordi nance entitled an ordlnauce supplemen tary to an ordinance entitled nn ordi nance relating to uuUuuco,' " i'hila delpbia Press, Agricultural. The Hens Tlimt (lira Winter Kgs. Toultry houses should now be put In lhape for winter. Mend the windows ind clean the glass. Coat felt roofs vlth hot coal tar nnd sprinkle with Inc. sharp sand. Bank the walls out tide with earth and hmves covered vlth boards. Store a few loads of travel and dig earth. Arrange to make the roosting place extra warm by dnlng the walls and use of curtains. Jlens which roost warm by night and teep dry and busy by day will lay win or eggs. If the new houses are need id, now Is the last chnnce for tho sea ion. American Cultivator. About Weeds. Whether fertile or poor, the soil loems capable of producing weeds. I'hls Is due to the fact that as there ire so many different kinds of weeds n a soil there will be found some tlnds that nre adartrd to the condl Ions. Weeds are nature's restorers of .'ertillty. The poorest soil will in time lecome the location of some weeds that llone will grow nnon it. nnd as those weeds cover the ground they assist In !he storage In the soil of the nitrogen Drought down by the rains, while mill ?rnl matter Is brought from the sub loll to the surface. As the soil becomes bdicr in plant food It gradually ap proaches a condition in which it can ilso support other weeds, nnd they oromptly appear to do their part. When weeds' are not destroyed, they should be kept down, .for they are usually indigenous to the soil, and will sometimes defy drouth, cold, heat ind close cultivation, but they nre nev rtheless man's friend nt times us well as bis enemies. What Is desirable with all weeds Is to keep them under con trol, for should they assume the mas tery their eradication Is slow and ex pensive work. firnwlngt ltape I'rnfltnljly. Most of the failures lu growing rape nre due to the impression that the crop may be grown on any soil one happens to have vacant. As n matter of fact, rape requires a rich soil; hence one should be well posted on the Uses of tin? crop before giving up valuable soil to It. While riipe makes Its best growth v,ii":i the see I Is sown early in the season, after the soil has become warm, there Is yet time to sow it and get good returns in any section where eight to ten weeks of good growing weather may be depended upon. Clay loam rich In vegetable matter Is the Ideal soil for rape, and if the field Is divided by a fence so that a portion of It may be pastured at a time, Its feeding value will be greater. The best way to pasture rape for swine or sheep Is to turn the nuinmls on to It for but n small portion of the day, letting them have the grass pasture the rest of the time. While fowls may use the rape field ns a run. we have had the best success cutting the rape and feeding it to them on the grass range or In the poultry yards. Itnpe Is one of the crops it will pay to ex periment with, at least to the extent of a small area. Indianapolis News, I'la nntl I'ouhrjr Cares, . Wot long ugo we lost a number of Que hogs from cholera. An old friend anno to r.s Just after the plague had run Its course, nnd when he heard of our loss, he told us how he had man aged for years to keep his swine In perfect health, even when cholera was u u epidemic in his neighborhood. All through the year he once or twice a week would feed to each hog nn enr of corn which hud been smeared with freshly run pine tar. At first they would not cat It readily, but soon ac quired u liking for the taste. It Is such a simple ounce of prevention that surely It will be worth while to try It. In the same connectlou, I will tell what I use for sorehead among my fowls, with tho result that I have never lost a slnglj one. nor had It to spread nmong my flocks. It Is simply to grease the nttllcted ones with an ointment made by stirring vaseline thick with sulphur. Lately I happened not to have any sulphur in the house, when a pullet was brought in with her head lu such n condition that her eyes wero almost closed. I had her well rubbed over the sores with uiercmiul ointment, and then confined her. The application was repeated once a day or two later, and in less than a week she was turned out perfectly well. Mrs. Henry Wight, lu The Kpitomist. The Dnlryimtn and the Cow, f he world to-day needs thinkers as well as workers. Some are content to work, nud others to do the think lng for them. Some think and compel others to do the work. The dairy in dustry, especially, needs such persons. Ho or she who deals with anlmul life or animal products needs a more Hberul education and moro skill thau tho per son who deaU with vegetable life and products. Tho lower form of life Is utilized to sustain tho higher. The dairy cow is a highly organized form of animal life. She is also a form of artificial animal life, made so by man, and in consequence, needs a superior person te attend her nnd supply her wants, rtaturai conditions are no longer consistent with her acquired habits. The herdsman who exposes his charge to snow, sleet and cold rain, hot sun, tiles, scanty food, or gives her cruel treatment, fails lu the essentials of successful treatment of tho dairy cow. In the handling of cow products great strides have been made In recent years. Tho setting of milk lu .crocks has been superseded by the modern creamer, and this again by tho cream separator. Kach step In advance re' quires more skill and forethought, but If they are lacking, the modern meth ods become a hlndrauce rather than a help to the dairy. The markets of the world are more exacting each year. None but gooda of the finest quality will pay for ex porting, and the home markets are each year more crlticul. More lutein gent and more skfllful makers of dairy goods are asked for now than formerly In addition to, being able to make good butter aud cheese, nieu who manage factories ire ivvposed to be able to make out Invoices of goods shipped, to keep accounts, to figure fat due patron from weight of milk nnd test, to tesl milk, cream, etc., with the various testers,, nnd, above all, to keep things In nnd around the factory In n most cleanly and orderly manner. Profes sor Dean, In Farm and Live Stock Journal. The Cars of Trees, It Is not reasonable to expect that every tree planter will bo.ve observed proper precautions In planting and curing for his ornamental and fruit trees. It therefore frequently happens that the removal of large branches becomes a necessity. The question arises, how shall this be accomplished with as little Injury to the plant as possible; In other words, how shall the cut be made? , Those familiar with the propagation of plants from cuttings, as well as those who have observed the result of pruning trees, will have noticed that when branches are cut at a certain dis tance from their origin, the stub which Is left Invarlnbly dies, decay follows, finally the rotten stub breaks off close to its origin, nnd a cup, which catches the rain, is left. This Is also nn at tractive spot to ninny birds nnd rodents which are fond of nesting In such i; vw.- e l m'fr i i i mwm VIM ill !:, .'WsWUlu Fig. 1 Prozress of decay due to im proper pruning, a, dead stub; b, decay of heart. places. They assist the natural work by excavating, and thus accelerate tho work which the elements have begun. The result ls that the branch which was removed for the purpose of length ening tho life of the tree and to im prove its uppeuraiice has in reality been the direct cuuso of its early de struction. The decay In the stub which breaks off near its origin does not stop at that point, but the factors which have been the cause of Its decay nnd dentil con tinue their work upon the heartwood of the plant until the hollow trunk of the tree only remains. Ou the othct hand, if the branch Is removed at an other point, the wound Is rapidly cov ered by new growth, und In the course of two or three seasons it is practically impossible to determine where the brunch formerly appeared. These re sults, which are so important to the life of the tree nnd to the success of the plantation, whether ornamental oi economic, are well understood by nl! dnnt physiologists. The stub which is left when the branch is removed, il cut off at some distance above its orl gin, invariably decays and leaves a hollow brunch, while the branch whlct Is cut off close to Its origin almost in variably heals quickly, the new growth covering tho wound. The accompany ing illustrations are taken from uctuu) specimens. In order to facilitate the healing pro cess In the plant, all wounds which art made should be left smooth; that is If it Is necessary to use a saw in re moving a large branch, the cut surfnci should be left smooth and clean, partlo Fig. 2 Results oi correct nnd incorrect Pruning. A, correct method; after tw years; U, incorrect method. ulaiiy around the edges. Tho saw should be sharp and should leave il clean cut, und this in turn should Ix made smoother by the use of the prun lug knife or sharp chisel, as tho hcnlini process starts quicker und progrosse; more rapidly when tills precaution 1. observed than when a rough anf Jugged surface is left. It frequentlj happens that, In order to obtain tin best results In removing largi branches, two cuts should be ninde that is, the branch should be sewed of eighteen Inches or two feet from iti origin, in order to prevent spllttlni down and teurlng off a conslderabb portion of the bark. After the weigh; of tho branch has been lessened b; cutting away the main part, a secom cut can be made and stub held in po sltlon until the cut is completed, tint preventing tho splitting down ant tearing of the bark which is likely t result from the careless removul o large branches. Farm Notes, The growing stock are carrying you pockotbook. Watch them. Lnst year you said you would hav good pasture for all your stock. Hav you? If you aro raising calves (and yc ought to be) tho dry lot Is not the plac for them. Are the pigs In the clover? The ought to be some place where they ca.' be happy. Is that pig In the pen near th kitchen? Somebody Is losing somi thing If It isn't. In all your plans for your youn stock, don't be persuaded to favor au) thing but a thoroughbred male. Now Is the time when It's profit c loss on' the lambs. Don't forget t see that they are doing their best How is the rape doing as a pnstm for hogs and sheep? Didn't you tr It? Well, you missed another chnnce. Stock water Is just about as itupon ant as stock feed. This has been quit a wet season over a very large arei and stock water Is not much of a que, tion yet, but be ready for August an perhaps September. The Adirondack Mountains embrac an area of over 2,800,000 acres, and I this great area fully 300 mount.il peaks rise to altitudes rouging froi 1200 to SUOO feet, 11 i Oovernor Bachelder Talks. EW HAMPSHIRE Is one of tho Stntes which Is making rnpld strides In the improvement of her roads. Governor Bachel- jer ot tnut State and he is also an officer of the National Orange is a very enthusiastic advocate of road im provement. In a recent address he aid: "The development and prosperity of any State or nation depend in some degree npon the transportation facilities provided; and such facilities Include not only our rivers nnd har bors and our great railway and steam boat companies, but nlso the highways over which all our products aud all aur people arc transported. "The lmportnnt matter now before the friends of good roads Is to arouse the people to a realization of their r sponslblllty In securing favorable State and National legislation on the sub ect. The small pittance appropriated for tho use of the Good Roads Bureau Df the Department of Agriculture is entirely out of proportion to the money appropriated for other objects of a public nature when their relative im portance is considered. "Another Important matter Is tbo construction of ronds adapted to tho needs of travel over them. Sluch harm has come to the good roads move ment in some sections of the country through the advocacy of more expen sive' roads than tho resources of tho people would warrant and demand. Costly stone roads nre economical up on portions ot our highways, but we must not overlook the fact that there U a vast mileage of ronds that could be permanently improved by the Judi cious expenditure of a comparatively small sum of money per mile. We should give due prominence to this fact in considering the matter from a State or National standpoint. "As an official of the Natlonnl Grange, I desire to say a word for the farmers of the country In regard to National old for road building. Tho farmers have been loyal to the inter ests of the nation in every emergency in the past. They have contributed their full share In proportion to their wealth to the revenues for the support of the Government. The ablest states-' men nnd most successful business men, contributing to tho development nnd prosperity of the country, point to the farms ns their birthplace. When our country has been in danger, the farmer boys have responded nobly to her defense. Wo have uncomplain ingly contributed our share to tho enormous expenditures of the National Government for river nud harbor Im provements, the construction of can als and the erection of costly build ings in our great cities, and we do not regret it We now nsk in the name of Justice that National aid be granted for the improvement of highways. This involves the establishment of no now policy, but the extension sjf tho former one. We nsk the loyal support of those who have been benefited by our contribution to other public mat ters to which I have referred. I be lieve tho farmers of the nation, repre senting more than a third of our pop ulation, are practically unanimous in" favor of such a movement nnd will give it their unqualified support." Experiment For Dustless Itoads. English road builders are working on the dustless road problem. Au ex periment Is being conducted In West Sussex County, the results of which will be watched by all who are inter ested lu the improvement of our high ways. The object of thoso In cburga of the experiment is tq make a road, having a smooth surfuce, which shall be dustless and ut the same time resist the percolation of water. Tho stones used, Cherbourg quartz lte, nre placed on Iron plates over a flue, when they remain until all moist ure is expelled; they are then spread out for tho purpose of cooling. The next step Is to make a deposit of them about half a foot thick on n wooden platform which has been covered v.illi tar mid n little pitch, five gallons to a ton of stone, when they ure turned over and over until well covered with the tar. After maturing they r.ro spread on the roadbed, which has been prepared to a depth of nearly tlx Inches, sprinkled with sand und con solidated by a tun-ton roller. Uoud Itoads Magazine. A Mew Bnnshine Kecordor. 4'he new Dawson-Lauder sunshine recorder consists of a drum on which sliver chloride paper is fastened under a film of celluloid, says the London Globe. An outer cover Is rotated by clockwork in twenty-four hours, and a narrow silt Is thus directed to the sun. A hood protects the slit from diffused light, and allows an error of about half an hour in tbo clock beforo sun light Is cut off from the slit. The drum with tho sensitive paper travels along tho axis of the cylinder, so that the record of a number ot days Is ob tained, one below the other. The chlo ride of silver paper, makes possible a standard of Intensity of sunshlno which can be reproduced. The Biune size ot paper la employe! at all sea sons, and the Instrument can be used In polar as well as temperate latitudes. Chinaman's Nerveless Teeth, The Impassivity of John Chinaman's countenance Is now at least partially explained, says the New York Globe. He has no nerves In his teeth. This Interesting bit of Information comes 'way from Oregon, where the dentists have been having a State meeting. One of the dentists, who make no claims to "painless dentistry," said he bad tinkered with the teeth of many Chinamen, and never once bad known one of them to whimper. The only thing In regard to which they how the least auzlety ts to "secure any teeth they have pulled, wblc.h they want to take back or send back to China In order that tbfey.may have a full set when they are reincarnated." A Chinaman would be a goofl subject for a "painless dentist" fa use in public demonstration. - " A f BUYING flUBIES IN BURMA. . t Peculiar Method or llaritalnlng Foe I the Precious atones. The peculiar business methods of Oriental merchants are Illustrated by :he manner of buying rubles in Burma, (n the examination of rubles artificial light is not used, the merchants hold ing that full sunlight alone can bring ut the color and brilliancy of the reins. Sales must, therefore, take place between 9 a. m. and 3 p. m., and .he sky must be clear. The purchaser, placed near a win low, has before htm a large cop pel plate. The sellers come to him one by ine, and each empties upon this plate his little bag of rubies. Tho purchaser proceeds to arrange them for valua tion in a number of small lumps. The first division is Into three grades, ac cording to size; each of these group Is again divided Into three piles, ac cording to color, and each of these piles, in turn, is again divided into three groups, according to shape. Tho bright copper plate has a curious use. The sunlight reflected from it through the stones brings out, with true rubles, a color effect different from that with red spinels nnd tourmalines, which are thus easily separated. The buyer and seller then go through a very peculiar method of bargaining by signs, or rather grips. In perfect silence. After ngreelng upon the. fair ness of the classification, they Join their right hands, covered with a hand, kerchief or the flap of a garment; and by grips and pressures mutually un derstood nmong all these dealers they make, modify and accept proposals of purchase aud sale. The hands are then uncovered and the prices aro recorded. Jewelers' Circular Weekly. WORDS OF WISDOM; denunciation Is so eloquent ns the final influence of a r.ood example. A man's character is like a fence It cannot be strengthened by whitewash A noble part of every true life Is to learn to undo what has been wrongly done. Cheerfulness nnd hopefulness are habits that can be formed and grafted upon our lives so that It Is impossible to break them. Wo are creatures of habit, and It is Just as easy to culti vate cheerful habits as it is to drift into disagreeable ones. "Charitable opinion is the truest wis. dom. Forgiveness moro conduces to our happiness than the gratification of revenge, nnd It is better to love than to hate. Death teaches us no lesson more impressive than these, nnd we must learn them either here or hereafter." With chivalry the brightest flowei of feudalism, which grew upon the ashes of the dark ages, voman began to take tho station intended for her by tho Creator of tho Universe, and with the continued growth of education and religion, she has advanced to tho proud eminence wo see to-day. Not by accident of birth Is the right to service won, but by our own effort nnd our own labor as the sovereign gift of God. It was observed by a great political writer, "He who will rule over a people must serve thsni." So also remarks the Talmud: "God said to the priests, I give you no do minion, but servitude." :iiused Up a Tree. When the farmer espied a little boy Industriously collecting apples from the topmost branches of his best tree, ha stole back to the farmhouse and took down u stuffed image of Pongo, his greatly mourned sheep dog, from the cupboard, nnd In a few minutes the stuffed dog had boon placed at the foot of the tree. The farmer then proceeded with tho' business of the farm, and the men wondered why every now and then be chuckled to himsal. An hour went by, nnd the farmer was once moro nt the foot of the tree. 'Hullo, here!" he cried. "What aro yc doing up my tree, eh?" The boy was pale and quivering with fright, but he had not altogether lost his presence of mind. "X'-leuse, sir," he shivered, "that great big dog down there," pointing to tho well preserved Pongo, "he chased me, he did, alt over your meadow, an' I had to climb this tree to get out of hli way!" ISees nud Fruit Growing. The bee keepers of a certain fruit growing section of California once got into an altercation about pasturage for their bees, und, us a result, bee keep ing was abolished in thut part of tho State. During the next few years the fruit crops fell off fully one-half. The ques. tion wus Investigated by the alarmed growers, nnd It wus found that the da crease In fruit had been co-lncldent with tho giving up ot bee kerning, the pollenlzatlon, for the most part, hav ing been affected by the bees. To remedy this, bees were brought In in large numbers, and In a year oe two the fruit output went back to lta normal capacity a big argument why every fruit grower should keep to at least a few colonies of bees to Insure tho proper fertilization ot his fruit blossoms. Country Life In America A Circulation Maker. According to the Bangkok Times the proprietors of a Siamese newspaper have distributed handbills containing the following notice:. "Tho news of English, oh crumbs, we tell the latest. Writ In perfectly style and most earll. est. Do a murder git commit, we hear of and tell It Do a mighty chief die, oh crumbs, we publish It, and In bor ders of sombre. Staff has each one been colleged and write, oh crumbs, like the Klppllng and the Dickens. We circle every town, and extortionate not for advertisement. Buy It, oh crumb, buy It Tell each of you Ita.greatnes for good. Oh crumbs. Beady on t day. Number flrst." Bricks of Sand and X-lme. Bricks are now belug made of clean and and ground quicklime that are aid to be as substantial as granite. They cost 12.50 per 1000. The mixed Ingredient are farced into a strong' steel cylinder mold by meant of a crew. After th air has been sucked from the cylinder, hot water 1 admit ted, the rock being formed by the re sulting pressure and beat Country ' Life la America,
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