PAYING INVESTMENT. Keel Roadway In Spain Paid lot Itself la Two Years by Savlna; In Road Repairs. The American consul at Valencia, Bpain, reports these facts to the state department at Washington: The road between Valencia and Urao is two miles in length, and an nverajje of 3.2U0 ve hicles pa$s over it daily. Until ISM it was constructed of flint stone. The annual cost of keeping it in repair Was about 35,000 pesetas. At the rate of ex change at that date this amounted to $5,470. The construction of u steel roadway was determined on, and the annual cost of keeping in repair the central zone of road thus relieved from heavy traffic which proceeds over the steel rails is now only 2.500 pesetas, or about $390 at the present rate of ex change. The total cost of the road laid was 00,950 pesetas ($0,500). The expense in detail was: Steel construction, 44,100 pesetas ($r,,S00); transportation and laying steel construction, 3. 50 pesetas ($507); binding stone construction be tween rails and lateral zones, 13,600 pesetas ($2,100); total, 00,050 pesetas ($0,500). The rails, during the seven years they Rave been to position, exhibit a wear of 1 -850th of an Inch yearly, and have not required repairing. Ample room is allowed between the rails for two horses to walk abreast. Horses do not appear to slip on rails of this construction, At each siile of the tail are layers of binding1 stones, the paved road being higher than the face of the rails. The municipality of Valencia IS of opinion that the saving in cost of repairs through a road of this description pays for its construction in u short time, and other and similar roadways are in contemplation. From various parts of Spain in quirles have been made concerning this road. 1 learn that a similar construc tion was decided on at Alicante in 1898, but was temporarily abandoned when events caused exchange to increase. A toll of (about) tight-tenths of a cent is charged each vehicle passing over this roadway. HOW TO BUILD ROADS. They Sholil lie Ununited I p III the Center so as to Shell Water In the Mile llralua. The first principle applicable to all roads is good drainage. "Take the wa ter out and keep the water out" is a rule which must be followed in the milk ing of every road. It is not enough to dig trenches at the side of the road and call them drains. These trenches must be real drain.-; that is, they must have a good fall to a clear outlet, and be in every respect capable of carrying the water away. The road must be round ed up in the center so as to shed the wa ter quickly to the side drains. There must be a track in the center of the road along which travel can puss. This track must be hard and smooth so as to afford the least friction to travel, pre vent ruts and nt the same time permit water to run off the sides quickly, Jtuts and holes must not be permitted to form, bul be filled up as soon as they appear. The drainage must not be abandoned with the taking care of the surface water, but in many instances must extend below the surface in the form of tile undcrdrains, so as to form a firm foundation and lessen the de structive aclion of the frost injurious only to wet and water soaked roads. In addition to the simple work on roads, better methods with regard to culvert and bridge construed; n are greatly needed. The principles above enum erated w ith respect to roads require an Infinity o'' special metheds and treat ments in arriving at the best results ac- cording as the land is high lying or low ; is clay, sand, vegetable-mold, etc.; is difficult of drainage; according to the extent of travel, the quality of road metal obtainable these and many other varying conditions. That road making and highway work of all kinds is considered a matter in which every man is proficient is probably one of the evils underlying the bad conditions of our roads to-day Rural World. SLAB FENCE POSTS. When Made A ceo rill lis li Dlreellims Here Tliey Are DBMbl nnd ialte s,fa, lorj . A cheap fence post, where the or dinary posts are scarce, can be made according to the plan shown in the eut. The boards are run between two slabs ;that have been sharpened and driven ;into the ground facing each other. When the boards are in place, the slabs are nailed together through the boards, making a very firm fence. A bit of wire i can be wrapped about the fop and bot tom to make it still stronger, if desired. At all sawmills such slabs from pins 'logs can be obtained, and a very serv iceable fence made with them. If cedar i slabs ,ean be bad the fence will be al most Indestructible. N. Y. Tribune. Winter is the beat time to destroy ;the eggs of the teat caterpillar on the .branches of the trees. CHEAP FENCE POST. TRlVEL AND TRAFFIC Express trains pass each other at a velocity of 90 yards a second. Yorkshire is the county in England which has the greatest railway mile age. KJie next is Lancashire. Four hundred and seventy-two miles of new lines were opened In Japan during the year ended March 31. There ore now 2,W3 miles of railroad in op eration. Henceforth a hundred working hours in ten days is to be the maxi mum exacted of any railway employe ir France, and no consecutive stretch of more than 12 hours is to be tol erated. Fingers are valued at a high price ir. Australia. A Melbourne boy of eight had his fingers crushed in a gate kt a level crossing, and one had to be amputated. An action on his behalf was brought against the state railway department. The jury awarded the full amount claimed, $5,000. In Japan a railway train was blown from a bridge on October 6. The train (insisted of two locomotives, three freight cars and four passenger cars carrying SO passengers. While cross ing an iron bridge the whole tram, with the exception of the locomotives, was blown from the bridge Into the stream below. The French military authorities are planning the creation of six railway regiments. The war in tin' Transvaal Las shown what an important part railway operations will play in all fu ture conflicts, According to tbe Kail way Review, the regiments will be re cruited among railway employes, and they will be drilled in running train, repairing and destroying tracks, tele graphing, etc. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The world's production of lead amounted in lb'JS to 777,000 tons. The phosphate output of the state of Florida last year amounted to 485,000 tons, nnd of that total 300,000 tons was purchased by Germany. There are ordinarily from 30 to 40 varieties of fisll on sale in the Honolulu markets. A large percentage of 1he na tives make their living by fishing. It is said that the government pur chases about lo.iHio typewriters per an num, and ihc administration is about to make a systematic attempt to se cure a considerable reduction in the price of the machines by clubbing the orders together. In the office of the secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at Boston, bangs the charter of the gov ernor and company of the Massachu setts Bay in New England, brought over by Wlnthrop in 1030. The great seal of England! a most ponderous and convincing symbol of authority, is ap pended to it. According to the Philadelphia Led ger, the police of a small Pennsylvania city were much mystified by finding boys fast asleep and in a semi-conscious condition stowed in vacant houses, sheds nnd brickyards. It was finally discovered that the boys had gotten into this condition by Inhalfog the fumes of gasoline, and some of them have really become gasoline drunk ards. BITS FROM ABROAD. Half a million clerks are employed in London. Germany has 21! boats of over 17,000 tons capacity. The average rent of houses In ling laud la 21 per annum. Hundreds of Americans are at pres ent employed at Russian factories, The healthiest troops in the world are those of the German army. It is estimated that the population of Europe doubles Itself every 600 j cars. The annual consumption of meat in England is "0 pounds per head, 16 per cent, of which is imported. The "burning mountain" of Montet, in Aveyron, France, is a co.tl mine which has been burning for several years. Ilerlin is to have a network of un derground railways. It is expected that two years will suffice for complet ing it. Wheu an unmarried woman is borne to the grave in Brazil her coffin, the hearse and the livery of the coachman are all scarlet. A new dredge for use in the Volga river, Russia, has been constructed in two parts so as to pass through the canal system leading to Ihc Baltic, Greece has followed Italy's example in forbidding the exportation of an tiquities. Notice has been served on foreign governments and learned so cieties. AUTOMOBILE NEWS. A large soda water manufactu.'int; firm in New York city has just put into service a very heavy automobile wagon weighing s.cuu pounds. It i? driven by electricity. An automobile club has been formed at liologna, Italy. There is also one ;.t Nice. According to the Motor Cur Journal, there are now 2,173 members belonging to the Automobile club in 1'runce. In one week 9'J new names were enrolled. Tbe park commissioner of New York citv is issuing permits to automobile owners to the number of two or thrre a week. Up to the present time only electric carriages have been permitted to enter the park, as it is thought the gasoline carriages are noisy. Park Commissioner Clausen, of New York eity, has granted a permit to n woman to run an automobile vehicle through Central park. At first be was in doubt ss to her ability to manage an automobile, but she invited blm to tske a ride, and he sent bis secretary instead. The latter was speedily con vinced of her ability, and the permit wss issued forthwith. Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor and cheerfulness soon disappear when the kid neys are out of order cr diseased. Kidney trouble has become so prevalent that It Is not uncommon for a child to be born - afflir-tr.t ulth oaalr Irlrt- neys. If the child urin ates too often, If the urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it Is yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first step should be towards the treatment of these Important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made mis erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It Is sold by druggists, in fifty cent and one dollar si;es. You may have a sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell- nomn of Swamp-Root ing all about it, including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Binglumton. N. Y., be sure and mention this paper. NO PLACE OF REFUGE. Xo Spul on I :i i-1 Where ll l-'liKllltc In Bafa from n Mini with ll nrriint. "A very interesting fact of modern life that seems to have escaped atten tion," remarked a New Orleans lawyer the other day, "is that the world has wiped its last city of refuge off the map. There is no longer any spot on the globe where our fugitives from jus lice are safe from extradition. "When I lirst began to practice law an American criminal of retiring ilis sition bad a wide range id' choice in Ihc matter of foreign residence. Spain, Turkey, Algiers, Japan, Holland, Chill, Ecuador, Ihe Philippines, Culm and all of Central America except British Honduras guaranteed security lo as sorted brands of fugitives, from mur derers down, and the list of resorts open lo simple embezzlers wna very much larger. For years you remember every runaway 1)1 Ilk cashier made n bee line for Canada, and Ihe thing got to be a standing joke, like the mother-in-law gag and the merry quips about plumbers. Nevertheless, the circle kept steadily contracting, and one by one the different countries entered into mutual treaties and put up Ihe bars, so the American crook who wanted r. change of air began to find himself in the position of Dick Swiwller, when he checked off the London streets he couldn't traverse without meeting cred itors. It W8I mighty hard work to figure out a safe itinerary. Canada clung tenaciously to the tOUtist trade, but at last she passed a law Bgnlnst bringing stolen property into ihe Do minion that practically excluded the Bitting banker, Japan was one of the Inst of ihe distant powers to adopt a treaty covering what arc called 'crimes against property.' and the new pro viso was a seven- blow to felonious gentlemen in delicate health. II robbed them of the balmy climate of Yoko hama. Eventually things simmered down lo Central America, anil then by process of elimination to Spanish Hon duras. Thai was the final stronghold of the fugitive, but in 1898 the congress of the nation approved a new treaty clause, containing ihe usual exl radition provisions. "So. as 1 said before, there is now nr elty of refuge on the face of tbe earth. The man with a warrant goes where soever he lists." X. 0. Times Ilemo crnt. A Tribute to Ihe Sex. The Professor There is evidence to show that one of the most famous edifices of antiquity was constructed princii ally by women. His Wife Which one? The I'l-ofi :-Mir The Tower of Mabel. - Harlem Life. in. rants t as Great. Miss Leyfers 1 hear young Bos worth has a lovely collection of the choicest china cup'. Miss Uathurat Well, he Is in hiscups most of the time, so he has a rifrht to be particular about them. N. Y. World. Kit n nil it. Lady These references look nil right. Applicant Yes, mum. It doesn't look well In me fer to say it, but me little bye Terence is the best writer in his class. Dcmorest's Magazine. The llenilhrinl Until!. This life Is all a Setting show. And many a man, alas! Wastes all his lime In scheming to Get let In on a pass. Chicago Times-Herald. Tonched. Mrs. Goodheart And you enn't find any work? That seems terrible! What is your trade? Saymold Storey (attacking the pie) I'm a strawberry picker, ma'am. Chl cago Tribune. A llernle Itemed?. Dr. Squills How did you cure that man of fits? Dr, Tills I had nothing to do with the cure. He moved into a flat, and now he hasn't room to have a fit. N. Y. Journal. The Only Method. Concerning llflft prosperity Don't Idle and regret It I'll say with all sincerity. Those folk who chase It aet It. Chicago Record. A GRAVEYARD PROMOTER. An Enterprising; Mliiourlaa Who Uas Become a Plutocrat In Ihc Dnalneo. "You eastern people are not the only enterprising inhabitants of the globe." said an enthusiastic man in a New York business house, according to the Sun of that city. "I have a neighbor in Pemiscot county, my state, Missouri, w ho is a sort of plutocrat in graveyards. Some years ago he opened a tombstone factory in his part of the state, and as he marked down the price, he had quite a boom in his business. In a short time there was a monument or headstone nt every grave in the cemetery, and ns live people do not buy tombstones, this man's business was hit by what your Wall street folks call a flurry. Vvhat does he do but go to another town not far away and buy a graveyard of his own. and put down llie price of lots. This caused quite a cemetery boom un til all the lots wire disposed of. As soon as some of I he people began to die the enterprising tombstone dealer was again in the whirl, or, as my old friend Wilbur I'. Storey ivns won I to say of his paper, on the top crest of the advanc ing wave. In a year or SO he hlld every grave in the cemetery marked with his goods, nnd another thud hit his busi ness. Bui be rallied, went to another town. Invested In another graveyard site, and manipulated this scheme as he had the others, and "iili like results, "That makes three cemeteries he has started, filled and marked, and the last time I saw him I c (old me he was look ing for another, Me Is now known as a graveyard promoter." The Cheerful lillot, "Every woman is an aristocrat at heart," said the youngest boarder. "Yes," said I be cheerful idiot, "ihe hall's to think herself as classed with the plain people." Indianapolis Jour nal. l nprejadleed. Critic That l ist sonnet of yours is a beauty. Poet I am nwuro of that. I can appreciate a good thing, even when it happens to bej my own. -Town Top ics. After t b r Ceremony, Mar I am afraid it is going to be an unhappy marriage. They are both o ill-tempered. Etliel Oh, well, then neither of thriu deserves to be happy. N, V. .Journal. ItepnMee. "My daughter lias a great ear for uitislu." "Well, that wouldn't be so bad, if she didn't think she had a voice for It, loo." Chicago Times-Herald. seance. "I feel weak," said Ihc medium. "Well," said his brother spiritualist, "I always keep a supply of spirits In tut, cabinet here. vTbat'll you luve?" : Philadelphia Xorlh American. Tn He I'.tprelrd. When hU dear Anna said she'd b. His bride, he felt elated; He couldn't help It, for, you nt He then was Anna-mated. Elliott's Magazine. a. Ti. PottiegeiS Veterinary sUrgeoN. SKIN SGROVE. PA. am profettaloiinl bUhinuBH entrusted to my ean will receive prompt: nnd careful attention. U7AKTKD-HKVKI.A1. PKHSON.S KOK Pis. 1 1 m i i tfilcc MftOftKeri In thlsntt to pr put mm' in their own nnd iirr nnd I tig count!. VVlllinfi i i my yearly fflofl, paynlile wee it ly . hi vl cable employment with ununual opporiun i i cm. KuferenceK riclinnftedi Biu'lote nelfnd d reined tamped invelope. . A. PAKK 630 fax ton Uutldlngi ChfcaKO 1 DftTENTS. OBTAINED. fniUll TEEMS EASY. COOSUltOr eoiiifjiillile;tle Mltll liie RdltG of l bis paper, who will give uu needed Infoi 7 as c; UROUSE, STTOIWKJ AT LAW, MlDDIiBBURCt, V. All business entrusted to his cure will reoelve oroiupl attention, -:--:-h--:--:-:-:-hk-w--:-w--:--w--k-:--i- I MIFFLIN BURG f MASm WORKS. I T -:o :: R. H. LANCE Denier In Yfiirlile iiimI Scotch l.iaiiii,' . . . MONUMENTS, HEAD STONES & CEMETERY LOT ENCLOSURES. Old Stones Cleaned and Repaired. Prices as Low as the Lowest. Satisfaction Guaranteed. J. A. JENKINS, Agt., Crcsscrove, ?a. B t n n n i rr $I-Qft BUYS A S3.50 SUIT uiiuim i amiiii'MC.i imnKori " uiii Lil SKAT AMI .Mil. II. l.l UK 1.H SOUS' 1l. Ml.lt: 'MS SHIS IT SI.S8. i i .- si it mt ir.s kt it tkise suits H IWfl OlVj SMI'.tACNiBt WCA. Fk.nL) fi'J nlUrlET. !. Utnil 14 ll.. Mm. f And y .liftlifr iaffsnorHui IA rag. snd wa will woe you tlieuit hytAim, CO. U. rabjarlts ex ninii.utiuii. ii ..tit. Manila's llatyosT iiainM iiBlimnn ll found MrfseUr sstuv f.rt.trv MMItil WUK SJl. I. 7"Ur U'.n far t. SS, rayyuurePKM asta our Spatial atolMi,. r i.i.H. -ir.: ii'iv cliart'i-,. ' Tl.fSt r5 PuKT Still for bis. 1 to ' 1,1 rnail-! rf rji,rrr .1 jib tt.iO. y.tlW i l'i UK V il.lt u4 lSHr.ll, Iml'.l IPM MH n mwm twwm . pOTliil lf. .-lfc-i I. ur rr i'lfft.. K,nl ia. ..!.!. nr.v. 11 mi-"in ! O' i ll. nne Italian llarw. iiiam , naiaana, rasfaa, ll.)h.T Ml I r.l. .-.- '. .1 1. IH'I 1.. ivninf, l.rn.l or MN jrjlliniil.il ."( ..... , ... ,.. ...... nii rait". Cfrani i n . - . i i..mm far ij.m ISTCfcR' allwfw Sam n f I bJN loni-jisr fasalos iiIkN- Up. Illfiruiv . i.l I'll I .'I l.tiflion. liuw to urder. Mr.'. Cul.. u.iV : . rr finm S.llO mp. Sam ple, Miit frr- ' awl '"'' AiWiW". SEARS, ItlEU- " i CO. (Inc.), Chicago. Ill (Sinv Vacuum A tl, trt lUnotUj- nluktaSallM.) i l tur j ; RUNNING SORE ON HIS ANKLE. After Six Years of Intense Suffering, Promptly Cured Du 0 ( ( entiro circulation is in a dopraved condition. They UJ Ot Oi 0. uro H sovpro Jruin upon the system, and are con stantly sapping away the vitality. In every case the poison must bo eliminated from the blood, and no amount of external treatment can havo any effect. There is no uncertainty about the merits of S. S. S. ; every claim made lor it is DaoKea up Btrongiy by convincing testimony of those who have been cured by it and know of its virtues by experience. Mr. L. J. Clark, of Orange Court house, Va., writes: " For six yearn I IkuI an olntinntp, ninninir ulcer on mv . ankle, which nt tinii'S ciiuhpiI me. intense hi disabled lor a long while that I was wholly unfit for business. Oncol' theoest doctors treated mi' constantly Imi did me no good. 1 then tried various blood remedies, without the least benefit. 8. S s. was so highly recom mended that 1 conoluded to try it. ami the effect waa wonderful. It seemed to get right at tho seat of the disease and force the jxiison out, and I was soon oom- plotely cured." Swift's Speoifio S. S. S. FOR THE BLOOD drives out every trace of impurity in the blood, and in this way cures permanently the most obstinate, deep-seated sore or ulcer. It is tin- only blood remedy guaranteed purely vegetable, and con tains not a particle of potash, mercury, or other mineral. S. S S. cures Contagious Blood Poison, Scrofula, Cancer, Catarrh, Eczema, Rheumatism, Soros. Ulcers. Boils, or any other blood trouble. Insist upon S. S S ; n it Iiiult can take its place. Valuable books mailed five by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, Ga. flBIirUEiiANDriCCIMMi) i I N ST J RANCH, fe. Snyder's old, and reliable aen'i nsuran ce a ge 1 1 cy , SELIH3GR0VE, SNYDER COUNTY, PA- Elmor vV.&nydor, Ascnt, Successor lo the late William 11. Snyder. The I'm Evi'llct of Reliable Itisuiriincn is represented in tbe follow nn list of Standard ("ouipaiiies, from which to raitke a selection. None bi tter the World cr. NABIK, LOCATION, sHRBTH, FIRE Kn.viil, i iverpool, Eik. (iucluding foroifru iisHets) $4,000,000.00 Hartford, of Hartford, Conn., (oldest Auieiicau Co.) 8,645,785.83 PbtBnix, Hartford, Conu. 6,588,058.07 Continental, New York, 3,754.908 72 Qerman Aniencarj, New York, 0,240,098.88 LIFE Mutual Life Ins. Co, New York, ifo-'" ACCJDKNT KinnioyeiH' Liability AsBuf tAeeorpbration, Accident Ins. Oo. Bubsoribed Capital of .3,7ro,eoo.oo Fire, Life' mid Accident risks accepted nt the lowest possible rate, jus tified by it strict regard to mutual safety. All just claims promptly and satisfactorily adjusted. Information in relation to all classes of Insur ance promptly furnished ELMER W. SNYDER, Aprt., Telephone No. 182. Office on Corner Water , Pine Sts. SebnsKrove. Pa CXXXXXXXJOCXXJOOOCXXJOOC'O Read This ! Read This ! MY PRESENT STOCK OF CARPETS larger than ever before: my PRICES LOWER than OTH ERS for i e SAME GOODS. My prices on 45 rolls of carpet I wisli to close out will suit tho pocket hook of many and save others money. Do not think of buying your fall carpets until you give my stock of carpets your attention and get tuo prices of some of. my I Bagsins 1 am offering. Prices just right One Word About Pictures. I am offering my present slock of pictures at. cost, LESS THAN COST and some tor the price of the Kke-s in I he frames. O Don't miss this sale. Q I have some pretty things to offer in Furniture, all new. g Later will surprise you in Styli h and Prices. UNDERTAKING ! UK DERTAKING ! n this branch of my business I am' prepared to jfive the public the best serbiop that can be secured by ra iy, tune nnd personal attention. My equippage in thin brancti of business is oneof the fluent in the state. HEARSES, CARRIAGES uud UNDERTAKING PARLORS are up to date. one word iitmiit i report tbal mv silent Ion bss i' called " lnt ! In regard t my prices I ul'AItANTKK tonirnli.li the same aooilsal I.Kss MONKV ttian nr,,-Iioiim- In ihiM iiiiiii.v. 1 .l'AHANTi:K id sm-.mjii ci.Mcr I'AYMEN 1' IbSIl nil cilicrs. 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