Ope of the wvekty papers reevatry printed an article oa "The Ambition of Kings," and it showed, t a o u g h not apparently The Vlrtne of Ambition. ooxmcious that it had done so, thut practically the same motive Inspire kings as inspire other people. Among them are desire for completeness and a desire for larger resources. Am bition is not simply the infirmity of noble minds, bat it is the infirmity if it be an infirmity of all minus. Tbe question, tuus, is not whether a man is ambitious, but whether his ambition is a noble one, and whether be chooses honorable means to achieve it. One that strives merely to be the richest man in his com munity must be condemned, not be cause he is ambitions, but because fcto aim is low and sordid. So it is with most of the craving for power, end practically all the atrife for rec- ognltion by fashionable aocietv. But h- desire to accomnliah thinirs ia to , a be commended. The man who longs to be honestly useful to his fellows ! to a good citiien. Even the desire to excel others in accomplishments, in professional skill and in general effi ciency Is the prerequisite to social progress. And back of it all is that desire for completeness which is said to be so powerful with kings. The man who finishes his work complete ly, who writes a book as though it were to be his last and the one by which he might be judged centuries hence, who does what he is told to do and a great deal more, is an am bitious man. The question is one of ideals and tendencies. One can hard ly pursue a good ideal with too great fervor or intensity. To those who may say that it is hardly necessary to preach such a gospel as this to the men of this generation, it may be an swered that it is always well to in sist on the necessity for honest, com plete and whole-hearted work. The corrective to the false ambitions that we see all about us is not to decry ambition altogether, but to divert it into right channels, and to make the most out of the energy that flows from the desire to conquer or excel. Power is perhaps the one thing wnlch most successfully eludes pursuit and which is most deadly when gained by a too strenuous effort This is be cause In most such cases it is desired for its own sake or for selfish pur poses. The men who want to use t for the general good do not often struggle greatly for it. The ambition of kings Is simply the ambition of humanity on a larger and wider scale. Ia these three words there la a timely sermon for this frightfully KM, M Teas- stressing term. Fagged out and irritable, ev erybody la prone to give and take of fense on slight provocation, and there is need of mutusl forbearanoe, ssys the New York Herald. Don't mind If the waiter who has been on his feet ten hours is less respectful than nsusL Pass over the brusqueness of the street ear conductor who hae been all day climbing to and fro along the footboard like a monkey between the broiling sunshine above and the heat-radiating pavement be low. Keep your temper with these and all other tollers, as well as with your fsmily, friends and business as sociates. Thus you will avoid adding tnonfl miseries to the physical suf ferings of those about you and you wRl be the better, the cooler and the happier for it yourself. A Kansas weather prophet named Kropff made the prediction early in the spring that the wheat crop would be practically ruined by drought. Now that the crope are in such fine haps and rain has been abundant, Mr. Kropff doea not seek to excuse himself. On the contrary, he ssys: "If there is a good crop I shall take It as a dispsnsatlon from the Lord oot to talk so much." Kropff has learned his lesson well. It is a shams that otnera cannot do the eno. It is reported that the offer of the American who promised to give $25,000 to say person who would Introduce his daughters into London society has ben taken up. It may be expected, therefore, that within a reasonable time the engagement of two more American heiresses to titled English ntn will be announced. A man who is bl to pay $25,000 for a mere introduc tion must bs able also to secure a couple of husbands with titles for his "Waters. The driver of an express wagon in DnvT began the practice about two ago of placing mats under the 'eetof his horses when they stood. He actuated by a feeling of kindness I t the animals, but It has brought him sidtreble business, and there is PWj of the local Expressmen's union 'king all members to adopt the prac- tO. 0 8 SWeltf rinrr RaVaKath In llf.l., uroh in the backwoods, the perspir- lDs minister. Insfo.,, i,: ns sermon, called the attention of ' ngregation to tho flirures on the -ureter, "dust study those fur- " he said. "It adn't half as hot - jrwn u nna it hereafter if vou nntnd your way." rick died recently la county. Fennsylvania. provided in Deseltt or Rural Free Delivery. his will for the found a lion and maintenance of a library at a crossroad, remote from any village. The buiMing which will shelter it is deignd to serve man)' other intellectual and social uses. It willcontain a kitchen, reception-rooms and a hall that uiay be utilised for lec tures, entertainments and raligious gatherings. This action la hailed by ,he Xfw York Independent as indicat- ing the growth of a belief that wealth which has been accumulated in the country should he used for the benefit of the country. Our grandfathers felt this more strongly, perhaps, than our fathers did, or than we have. Hich i -"ncrsana poor rarmers. too oore ! "nful parts in establishing the older I Ug' When they oould not give thf-v lbor- r.alizing. htieBs. th first students at theB OtteT would be the led from the farms. The farmer of that earlier day never dreamed that, because he was "12 miles from a lemon," hs must forego intellectual stimulus and social recreation. Itut the movement toward the cities and toward the west affeoted seriously many little neighborhoods which hail been centers of Wholesome and rigorous life. Pending the read justment to changed conditions in the east, and the sUCCCSS of tho first pitched battle with nature In thswest, it seemed that the farmer must needs be a man of one idea- to "hold on." The general demand for rural free de livery showed that tho evil days are nvcr 1 1 r Iw.tlt BAt!nnt: TVi, fnrm r I kimws where he stands. He has leisure to renew relations with the world, and he means to do so. The will of the I'ennsylvsniau suggests the spirit in which to meet the reasonable demands of the people in the "outlying regions." If the farmer oannot go to the library, take the library to him. The great results come when pa tients are merely subjected to a eim- . . pie and rational Cllanale and Cob- regime whose amotion. oW(rf ,enMnU pure air, sunlight and abundant nu trition under conditions that allow these factors to exert their influence to the greatest possible estent. VTKh the new methods it is no longer aeoee iary for the patient to seek a climate of the kind that has been supposed to possess some specific property against the disease, says the Review of Re views. The benefits from mild ell mates are sew a sea to be da chiefly to the effect of the outdoor life that the climate encourages. But whatever the advantages of such a climate they are liable to be offset by the depress ing influences that follow separation from home and friends, with oon se quent melancholy. Tho expanse for the great majority of pwUeut a loo bars the way of tho change. There fore the moot desirable treatment oa the whole is that which keeps tho pa tients near home. This is the conclu sion reached by the author of on of the most important works on pul monary tuberculosis, Dr. 8. A. Knopf, of New York, who expresses his thor ough disbelief la the specific curative quality of any climate, and therefore would place a sanitarium where H would do the greatest good to toe greateitnumber. He holds tthat His es sential to the majority of tuberouloas patient to be treated and cured In the ame, or nearly tho same, climate where they wlU have to live and work after their restoration to health. The first steps toward the forma tion of the Olympian Games associa tion, which is to conduct the big ath letic world's fair in Chicago In 1904, have been taken. Part of the work of the association, it is expected, will be to hold public games on the lake front and In other ways arouse in Chicago ths interest in athletics which existed in ancient Athens. Even the people of the Indolent hot coun tries are taking an interest in the games, Mexioo expects to send a team of athletes. Of course, rich men have right to do as they please with their money, and can select their own beneficiaries. Those who contribute to the oauso of education do wisely and well. But would it not be wiser and better, sug gests the Buffalo Times, if some of this vast amount of money were ex pended in establishing kindergartene and playgrounds for tho children of the poor, instead of lavishing it all upon the "higher education' of ths sons of the rich? One of the oMcials of the Philadel phia mint says: "There ia always a scarcity of pennies in the west and a superabundance of them in the east. Every little while the banks out there set up a hoot and cry for pennies, but our banks here are ever glad to rid themselves of their surplusage in these coins. IX Is diflloult to see why such a Btato of things should be." Judgo Jenks, of the Xew YoYk su preme court, told tho low ifohuoi of New York university tho other day that "the man with furrows In his brow wins against the man with creases In his trousers every time." A now word incorporated In the Eng lish language, especially In exposition literature, is "pergola," which is dc fljiedasj'jip arbored, colonnade." SOLID EARTH ROADS. toiler Favorable Conditions They Are the Most I'lrukiml for lrlv Iuk mid eat fur Horses. Prof. Charles H. I'ettee, of the New Hampshire agricultural college, says: An earth road is one SUrfaosd with a large par cent, of earth, which may be sand, elay, hardpan, loam, or a mixture of some ol these, A very common idea of tin earth road is one surfaced with the nutural material where tho road is built. This de scription, though generally charac teristic1, does not give the true dis tinction between these and gravel ones and may convey an entirely wrong impression. The true distinc tion lies in thu predominance of earth over rock or the reveres in ths surfacing material. Again, it will be seen thut the gravel road is inter mediate between the earth snd the macadam and that there Is no abso lute Una separating the earth from the gruvel or the gravel from the macadam. The latter statement will appear evident if we consider that It makes no difference whether the stoun for a macadam rond bus been prepared by a stone erushef or broken by tho processes of uature and deposited in gravel banks during the glaaiul epoch. The earth road, under favorable conditions of moisture and repair, is tho smoothest, most elastic, and most pleasant for pleasure driving of any In existence, it is safest for horses' feet nnd, where the. natural soil is favorable, is by far the cheap est, both ns regards construction and repair. On tho other hand, if It Is an ideal Rummer road, it is reason ably sure to be muddy ami rough for perhaps two months in ths spring as well ns during tho following heavy rains at other seasons. In short, its perfection for all seasons is appar ently impossible and it depends upon coustant, though Inexpensive, atten tion to minute repairs for Its favor able condition during a limited sea son. It thus nppenrs that. If vre aim at durabMty, nothing less than a body of roek will keep us up out of the mud In the spring; that this will render the surface too dry for com fort sad dnrnbillty during ths sum mer, ami that the mora expensive and more perfect the surface con structed upon this foundation, the more expensive and mors difficult the matter of repair. In the city sprinkling has given greater durabil ity ami comfort to the macadam sur face, and the heavy expense for con struction and maintenance can often be easily borne. In the country theae favorable conditions are usually ab sent. Some have attempted to And ra the gswvet road the safe middle course between the earth aad the macadam. Tey do not, however, ap pear to have wholly succeeded Bmoothness, elasticity, freedom froas dost, lew cost and cheapness of main tenance seem to be thus far more or less mcompntlble with durability and constancy throughout the year. SYPHON FROM WELL. Saves l.otn of Work la tko For House Where There Is Terr Little Ntrenath to Spare. Moat farm houses could have a pipe from the well to the kitchen sink, saving an enormous amount of work. If the well is on higher ground than the house, the water SYPHON FROM WELL TO KITCHBN. will syphon into the cellar, requir ing almost no effort to pump it up the few remaining feet. It Is a shame to carry water year after year from the well to the house when the water will run Hself. It is more important to save labor In housework than elsewhere on the farm, for there is less of strength indoors. N. Y. Tribune. WHEN THE BEES STING. Simple llonsehold Remedies That Ave Helpful to Iteduce Swellloar and Relieve Fain. As the sting of a bee is considered to be acid, an alkali should be em ployed to relieve it. Ammonia or soft soap would therefore be a good applioation. In au emergency any of the fol lowing might be helpful to reduce swelling or to relieve pain: Vinegar, livo oil, raw onion, paste made of clay and water, or flour and water, r saU and water, tobacco juice, tiuo ture of arnica, honey or 'laudanum. If a person be not exceedingly nervous, ami excitable, cold water tpplled constantly to the wound will be a good remedy. Bee stings are exceedingly danger ous to some people. A well known gentleman wus stung by a bee near the base of the brnin, and the poison killed him in a few minutes in spite of heroic remedies. A bec sting ubout the face is liable lo produce large swellings, and they have been known to fester and threaten blood poisoning in a few hours. Little children are apt to wunder about in the weeds where bee gums uru located, it is' well to keep in j 'nd these nnd o her household rem edies in such Instances of bec sting sg. N. Y. Farmer. A recent fleelsrlon by the supreme Jourt of the I'nited Suites concerning Qoeer Bank- P r f e r e nces in bankruptcy id oraalag something ranter Decision. like consternation among mcrcThauts. The bankruptcy act forbids prefer ences to creditors, requiring any cred itor who has been preferred to sur render what he has received if he pro poses ba prove any claimi or receive any dividends. By the recent decision It is established that the receipt of money by a creditor within four months of the time when a petition in bankruptcy is filed by or against the person making the payment, consti tutes a preference. Thus, if A sells U 11 a bill of (foods amounting to $-,oou, and is paid in cash, and thereupon sells him another bill of goods for $4,UUU on 0 days' credit, within which time 1! goes into bankruptcy, A becomes a preferred creditor. If he proposes to claim his $4,000, he must give up his $2,000. If he wants to keep his $2,000, he must give up his $4,000. The fact that he had DO intention of obtaining a preference, or that his debtor hi . I . . B a . . . no intention or giving mm one, is tin material; the law presumes the Inten lion from the mere fact of payment It is Suggested that business m IS 1.1 1 a, a uomu ossiir inemseivcs to have con gress amend the law so as to lessen, i ui'i. completely no sway with, me se verity of this provision. Working girls In cities, who have t weiier inroiigu the summer in on A tm , , . stony room, would ! fortunate in deed if rich women generally adopted a plan which a Bolton woman is pre parljig to put into practice for tho second time. She has u beautiful home ana when she weut to her country house Inst year she offered live girls the use of the city place, together will board and the services of hercooks, for four dollars a week each. Imagine the deMght, says Youth's Companion, with which they exchanged hall bedrooms and cheap restaurants for a large, airy house and a perfectly appointed ts We! I think, said one of the girls at the end of three months, "that this is the very firs summer in my whole life that I have fully enjoyed my self." These were girls who would have resented any kind of help that savored of "charity," but the gracious deed that se carefully guarded their Independence and their self-respect will bs a happy, helpful memory all their lives long. Country folk weuki say that such an action was "neig-h- borly." Perhaps st a higher stage of emuxsUoa people will see the truth mors clearly, and call It simply Chris Mitt. What do you think of the nerves of a young woman who for three das eouid drlTs a team through a solitude of the mountains, carrying the dead body of her hesband and camping out with H alone every night? ssks the Kansas Oty Journal. That wo th terrible ordeal which Mrs. Clara Devii k bride of a year, and late of lola, had o undergo in Uregon recently. .She and her husband were on a pleasure trip through the coast range. In tak Ing a rifle from the wagon Mr. Davii was accidentally shot and killed. It was three days' travel to the aearesi nauiiauon, and Mr: Davis put her husband's body in ths wugon and took it there. Mrs. Davis is returning to her former home in Kansas. TV. 11 1 j i .uioii iaiji imafrroanon seems to have been excited by the reports of the magnificence of the I'an-American exposition. Youngsters are running away ail over the country, and the police in many cities have been kept busy looking for Juvenile tourists who are needed at home. It would prob ably be a good thing for most of these boys to carry out their plans. They would receive a great many hard knocks and endure some privations, and the experience would in many cases operate as a permanent cure for the runaway fever. Hut it would be difficult to convince the parents of this. That was a smart Michigan woman who, when her husband filed suit for di vorce agslnst her, went to her ma's snd hsd a notice of her own death in serted in the newspapers. The hus band's affections revived, nnd, instead of attending the funeral of his wife, he found her and his mother-in-law in the flesh, awaiting him with open arms. The telegrams add that the deighted husband hugged his wife fondly, omit ting all reference to hit mother-in-law, who was, beyond doubt, the suggester of the little gams. One of the American consuls In Italy has discovered that the finest kind of macaroni produced in thut country is mads from American wheat, which ex cel for this particular purpose the wheat of every other country. The im portance of the macaroni industry is hardly appreciated in the United States, but it really amounts to a greu t deal and means a new and big market for our wheat. Once there was much made of the idea that a subtreasury should be es tablished at every crossroads. It came to nothing, but a Wisconsin con gressman proposes to start steam laundries at points convenient to farmers' wives. Power, it is ssid, oould easily be supplied In connection with the numerous creameries and cheese factories. t Dellraie Hint. "My dear, 1 was just reading a very interesting article on 'How to Enjoy au Outing Without Impedimenta. 1 " "Well?" "Well, I was wondering, my love, if it wouldn't le a good idea for me to take my outing alone this time?" Cleveland Haiti Deuler. Jin t.i be n sfrnwDorrv. Mr. Crimsonbeak- I'lease remember, dear, that a woman is a good deal like u strawberry. Mrs. Crimsonbeak How so, ,loha? "Why, she is sll the sweeter from having plenty of sunshine in her life." Yonkers Statesman. On on the Some. "I don't like your heart action," the doctor said, applying the stethoscope again. "You have had some trouble with angina pectori." "You're partly right, doctor." sheep ishly answered the young man, "only that ain't her name."- -Tit-BltS. LCsnerarener Abllltr. "Women have no originality no in ventive genius." "Nonsense; I've seen my stenog rapher make a memorandum with a Latpin on a cuke of soap when she had no paper handy." Chicago Rec ord-Herald, F.nroarsglng Him. "If I thought that any girl would accept me," casually remarked the bashful Mr. Dolyers, "I'd propose to morrow." "Why not this evening?" asked Misi Fosdlok, coyly. Tho affair will take place in altout a month. Detroit Free Press, Knshlou's Decree. Mrs. Throop- The Idea of your wanting to go to cooking school! Why, you know how to cook! Miss Throop--Yes, I know; but it is not so fushionablc to know how to cook already as It is to go to cook ing school and learn how to cook. Brooklyn Kagle. Omo lO Admire. "Somehow," she said, "I never can ase you without thinking of truth." "Is that sof" he ssked, being a fel low who was always doing something original. "Yes. Truth crushed to earth will rise egeis, you know." "But whst has that to do with me?" i. W-.lt ........ , ... nearly ev.ry girl In this town, but I See that vou rntlrni. n .m. tin crr.il. I ing." Chiosgo Keooid -Herald. Bonnd to Make a SnU. Book Agsat Here, sir, is a brand new edition of a dictionary which is being VioUm I don't want any dictionary. Book Agent But your children, sir, they sursly should have one. Victim Have no children only a Book Agent Well, yon may need it to throw at the oat. It's very effective mat way. . x . limes. Tn and Raw. "This ts lasses a lonely worM." Said ths wleew. with aetata; Dut now sh has causat sn again. And ehe wtnke her other eye. Chlcst s Dally News. viiuAx. drvotio. Towurd!" 'Cownrd nuflin! Yer don't t'ink I'd lift me hand agin iu mudder, do yer?" Chicago American. Horse Sens. Thnre'e a email (Tain nf wkodom Which runneth this way: Mrn who have herie-eenee Know how to esy "neigh." -Philadelphia Record. leven of the Truth. Little TUlie Kay, pa, what's the difference betweeu a genius and a lunatic? Pa If thsre is any difference at all, my son, the odds are in favor of the lunatic. He, at least, is sure of his board and clothes. Chicago Daily ' .News. Ofclp of the Old Dloek. I What a fine head your boy has," i said an admiring friend. , "Yes," replied the fosd father, . 'he's a chip of the old block ain't vou, my boy?" "Yes, father; teacher said vester- lay that I was a young blockhead." Tit-Hits. Town Improvement. "Wo have had three cases of ap pendicitis in the lust three davs," says a rural exchange. "That shows how tho town is improving. All we ould boast a few years ago was or- linary measles." Atlanta Constitu- ion. Merely an Incident, "I clutched that child nntl saved her from fnlling off the street car going at frightful speed." "That was fortunate." ?.ot for me; the child s mother berated me for tearing its frock." . Chicago Kccord-Herald. TRAVELING MAIL BOX. hlmpr Device by Wkleh nu Ohla farmer Mai III Letters urried Across a llltrr. We recently received from the rural delivery bureau at Washington B photograph of ;i traveling mail box designed and used by Mr. .lames Tug gart. Delaware county, ()., to convey his mail from his box on the rural carrier's route to his house across a river. Without this device he would i be obliged to go some distance to the bridge to cross the river for ltia mail. As something like this would be very convenient for others sinii- MOTOR QEAR OF TRAVELINO MAIL liux. larly situated or at a distance from the road, we wrote to Mr. Tnggart for particulars and he has replied af follows: "This mail carrier Is designed to transport the mail across the. Oleir tangy river, which at this point is -2S feet wide. It is supported by u No. b galvanized wire (A) which is maintained at the proper tension by means of a fence ratchet shown at B. The box is supported on the wires hy two grooved sash pullias, (1) D). The strap iron connecting with the box and pullies, (I) D), extends on both sides of the wire, making it luipoo sible to get off in transit. The poet (K) on opposite side of river has on I iuu at inr tun CUU Hill into ine l0m at This iron in ' x3 r Fig 2 .. DIAORAM OF TRAVELING MAIL HOJS. ' inches and extends down the center . of the post and is held in place by bolls (11 II). A sash pulley (1) w fastened to the post, around whluh the cord (K) pusses. This belt of cord, known in the market OS No, to medium laid seine twine, is made fust la the mail box at the point L. It then passes around the pulley (I) thence around the groove.; drive wheel (m) and fastens again nt the point I.. "Hy revolving the wheel (in) the box is pulled along tho wire; then by reversing the wheel tho box is moved in tho oppo site direction. In order to in crease the speed the cogged guur wheel (n) is added, to ths shaft of which the crank (0) is attached. One turn of the crank mo-en the box ton feet. The iron (F) is used to enable the mail carrier to drive hU vehicle wheel under the box for conveniens in delivering mail. The cord () varies in length considerably in wet and dry weather, but not so much a to Interfere w.th its working. "The matter of cost is a little hard to get at accurately, becatrse much of the material, including all the wheels in the driving uieuhr nnism, were drawn from the farm junk heap at no cost whatever, yet would have u considerable value were they required to be espe cially made. The cash outlay for this outfit was not over $L', but it must be noted that all the work, both wood and iron, was done on the farm and would perhaps amount times the above figure." Tuggurt, In Ohio Farmer. to throe James K. ii 7 llaeon urlnit In I '.tin Intnl. Take the whole side, after, l'he louu and shoulder have been reuioyed, and run u wiin uic (allowing iiumupv: For each ion pounds of mca(, seven j pounds of suit, one pound of brown sugar and four ounces o Saltpeter, finely powdered and mixed lur.ethr. spread this compound on 'the Hesh u'nv til the ti.t-.il nnlv rant! riib it. In wt'11- Lnv another piece Dtfflie lirst tr,at il 1,1 tm sn""' 5ftSf?er" BBd so proceed until nil tlie meat is salt- ' " 11 r''1"1"' ,n,; rortipouno for t"r'',' w"kK; w' then be ready to hang up to tlry or to smoke, when it should be wiped off. Unite Knt flood for Ttnrsr,. Rape is essentially sheep food. Prof. Shaw, of Minnesota, who intro duced rape into this eountry, says that it is an ideal succulent erop for sheep, but does not recommend it for horses and milch cows. If horses will eat it they should not be iier- niitted to pasture on it only for a short time each dnv. We doubt if they will cat it if they can get. grass or hay. If you have some sheep they will make good gains on tape and will cat it with avidly, Farmers' Voice. The bat is a harmless animal, and should be protected because It kills flics and bugs. , 'Liar ltfLk K. f -ft "MM a I 1 Sir 1