mmm.
FOR HANDLING STONE.
flow an l-.rr llrnt narrow ( lie
lul- at Home at a Merely
Nominal tlipriiir.
The illustration (Fitf. 1) shows a
rout ri ii lire which will lie found use
ful for liitmlliii i-toiu- or for moving
other heavy or bulky uiateritil to
which the ordinary wheelbarrow i
not adapted. A ready-made Mone
bnrrow co.-ts three dollars, lut the
no illust ratcil can be made by the
farmer liimself, and besides the ma
terial will eobt nothing but the work
and a few cents for the blacksinit h'b
services, if they are required. IV
two jiieecs of Cxii-inch hurdwooil
tuff 3i to 4 feet lontf for tin?
main parts of the framework. At onj
TT 1
IIU.MK.MAL'l-: STONE HAUROW.
end hanjr a solid old'biirrow wheel,
with bearings of strap iron so as t'.i
kae two or three inch tit of the wheel
below the frame pieces. At the other
'iid, bolt handles such in may be ob
tained from nu idd cultivator or
hovel plow. The handles are ben
out to the required position and held
in plare by a simple iron braee to
strengthen both the frame and the
handles. The handles should not be
elevated foo much at the ends, but.
be low and long enough to cive suffi
cient leverage when lifting the bar
row, l'ut on n floor of bard wood
boards about 1', inches thick, making
it, say, two feet wide and -j to
inches long, ami nt the front arrange
a sloping board behind the wheel.
This board is held by screws or naiW
to a block attached outside of each
STIlONGKIt, 1.1 CT HARDER TO MAKE.
Ix3-inch frame piece; in the cut it is
partially represented by a dotted
line, anil but one of the blocks that
hold it is shown. The 2x3's may be
placed as far apart as the length of
the hub and axle of the wheel will
allow. Screw or nnils may be used
to hold the flooring, and the dura
bility of the bed will be increased i!
two or three flat iron strips, drilled
t with holes for the screws or nails, are
used as washers, running; the full
length of bed and up on the front
board. In Fig. 2 another kind of
frame is shown, which is stronger
bnt more difficult to make. Four
inch pieces are used, and they are
braced together with a -x3 and .Txl'i
crosspiece. The two middle fram"
pieces are mortised with Cxl-inch
tenons into the rear crosspiece, and
the crosspiece is mortised into the
side frame pieces in like manner. The
front crosspiece has a two-inch slot
cut where it crosses each center piece
and the center pieces each have a one
inch slot to receive the crosspiece.
As is illustrated in this cut, wooden
handles may be used if iron ones are
not at hand. ,T. G. Allshouse, in Ohio
Farmer.
t.rttlnu a Snpply nt Ilnmu.
On most farms the rush of getting
out the manure for the spring planting
is over, and it's time to begin to save
manure to draw out after harvest . H
there is no manure shed on the place
scrape all the scatterings of the barn
yard and feed lots into a pile, pet the
old stack bottoms that are too wet or
rotted for bedding over them and then
pile the manure as made from day to
day on the whole mass. If a few hops
1 ould be let Iodise on the pile each da
a small amount of shelled corn scat
tered over the muss would lend the
swine to work over the whole, and be
fore the summer was past there would
lie a nice lot of humus in good shape for
plowing under when drawn out. lie
fides the stack vurd, feed lot, and all
the farmyard surroundinps would be
tenter fur the general cleaning up.
Earmarks of a Good Farm.
Put wherever he lives, north or south
or in the center of the state, there are
characterist it s, earmarks, so to speak,
by which the farm of the up to dale
farmer is quickly recognized. Jt has a
tidy appearance, the fences are in or
der. The pates are on their hinges ami
swing free. There are no weeds by the
roadside. His house and barns ore
painted. The doors of bis barns are
hooked shut oropen.they are never left
swinging. His animals are never call
ing for water, nor his windmill for oil.
Such a farrr, ;s a benefaction to the
neighborhood and benediction to its
occupant . Joseph Carter, in Farmert'
Keview.
t tilt i nt Ion uf ucoa.
A 1 1 imc I ei- in Sou t I. Africa, w here the
00011 1 ret is largely cultivated, speaks
f the great care with which the young
plants have to be protected from the
sun, which if very strong is fatal tc
them. To secure this protection the
pin tilers .l.idd them by bamma trees
and jilai ticin 1rees, the broad leaves
of which ive them the needed shade.
And even when they are fully grown
they need protection, which is given by
trees know n us "immortels," or, as the
pluuters call them, "the mother of the
coooa." Thus the whole cocoa planta
tion lias 41 sort of canopy.
Mm
CAUSE OF GOOD ROADS.
I All Part, of ew York II la lro.
prrlnar aa It II aa Pros
pered Hrfore.
The action of the board of mpervl
ors of t h iav county in recommending
the building of 35 miles of frond road
nndvr the state aid plan, and the ap
propriation of the county's share if
money for the improvement of four
miles of road on which estimates had
already been made, bring the matter
of pood nxids to a practical test where
it ha heretofore been a theoretical
proposition.
It shown th growth of pood rr.ad
sentiment which is shared all ovff the
ftatc. Tlie I'tica l'ress printed in a
ear.al town, concedes that the good
roads sentiment has a majority over
the canal sentiment, and it suggests
that: "In ease the legislature fails to
sanction the submission to the people
of a con-tit nit until a mind men t author
izing the appropriation of
300,1 inn for the further improve
ment of the canals, there may
be n, chance for the proposition in
reference to good roads. There
is undoubtedly more sentiment favor
able to road improvement than to canal
improvement. As road improvement
would be shared by all the counties in
the state, it Is practically certain that
there would be popular approval of an
amendment to the constitution permit
ting the. state to issue lxinils to the
amount, of $'.'0,noo.(irm to carry on this
movement."
Certainly here is more argument for
a tax on llie .New turk inrmer to get.
his products to market than there is
to tax him for getting the products of
his western competitor to market. The
legislature has probably refused to
sanction the submission of the cannl
proposition, and if it remains In its
present determination the way is
clear for the submission of the $2(1.1)011.
(Nin proposition for good roads, as both
subjects could not 1m- submitted in one
J ear. It is believed that the people
would accept the good roads proposi
tion, in which all would receive equal
In' tie fit.
The legislature is pretty sure nt least
to grant Silfin.oiio this year to the state's
fund for aid in building good roads. It
is nn epoch of pood road building. The
legislature has passed several nets
favorable to securing better roads.
There is the O'ltrien bill, which pro
vides a county option plan, whereby
any county may adopt the most mod-j
cm system of caring Iorlt roads and
bridges. It codifies the present laws.
provides for the cash system, a county j
engineer anil t ne proper en re oi nriupes
and the contracting therefor. The
Green compulsory adoption of cash
road tax Fystem has reached third
reading in the senate, and the hill ti
compel the use of wide tires after 190S
is on general orders in the senate.
Assemblyman O'Brien, of Clinton,
has also passed his bill to allow village
to bond themselves and thus raise
money for the purchase of a steam rol
ler, stone crusher and engine, and
other rondmakinp machinery. This
bill has met with no opposition.
One of the best of pood roads meas
ures is that introduced by Assembly
man I'lank, of St. Lawrence county,
which has been signed by the governor,
and is a law. It providesa measure for
localities that object to the more ex
pensive requirements of the Iliphie
law. It is an amendment of the Fuller
law r.f Is'js, and gives towns adopt ing
the money system of highway improve
ment JO per cent, bonus from the state
treasury, instead of 2S per cent. This
law takes effect immediately. Towns
which have or do adopt the money sys-!
tern will L'et an immediate benefit on
future work. W. Tierrepont White, of
Oneida, who is n leader of the pood !
roads movement, says that this law
wi il go jar tow am intelligent improve
inf nt and work on nil count ry roads.
This seems to be an era of pood
roads. Those that have been made
cre. te demand for more. The money
(st is great, but the cities and v il-
laL'.
s pay it and it is converted intojwho recently left the University of
r in tne rural districts, and the
food road remains n- ;1
Wtitertiwn ( Y.) Times
result.
A POTATO COVER ER.
Am n Tool for the 1'iirpone Maile Kvl-J
dent Ii)- Its ame It termini)
llaa o huperlor.
1 have lor years used n potato eov
erer that is made entirely of worn!
ami at little expense. The board
that do the covering are 1x10x22, nine
inches apart at the rear end, and 24
in front. I use two horses, going
FOR COVERING POTATOES.
stride the row. The tongue is in one
piece, and is bolted in so as to make
the implement run smooth without
too much work for the driver. The
weight on llie handles regulutes tin
depth of the covering. Jt scrapes iu
the surfe dirt, leaves a ridge to
burrow down, and kills the weefls just
before the potatoes come through. 1
have tried different cultivators with
covering attachments, but they do
not give such perfect work. As a tool
just to cover potatoes, the above has
no equal. Kpitomist.
Sprouts of red raspberries outside
the hills r rows, which ever way you
t rain yours, should be treated weeds
and hoed or plowed up when Tery
JOUSf.
GIVER OF MILLIONS.
So Modest That His Fame Has
Never Gone AbroaS.
William rrrlaa;'a llrarllceaca Has
llren Uitronlvr mud Sim lie May
tiUr Anulhrr Millioa t NurU
nolrrs I alvrrlr.
Keports that William Deering, the
cll-kiiown harvester manufacturer
of Chicago, has in contemplation u gift
of $1,000,000 to Northwestern uui
versitv, bring to light the fact that
while this philanthropist has continu
ously for 'M years given thousands of
dollars to educational institutions,
rhurehes and charities his beneficence
radically has been kept a secret.
While lie can hardly be placed be
tide l:ckefcllcr in the total sums he
has given, it is know n that he has given
away fortunes. Small, struggling col
leges or churches, particularly of the
Methodist denomination, for Mr. Deer
ing always has been a warm supporter
of the Methodist church and its institu
tions, huve been helped by him when
confronted with debts or mortgages
w ithout the fact being Hashed over the
wire and becoming public through the
newspapers.
Some time ago Mr. Peering heard
that his native town in Maine would
like to have a library. He immediately
wrote, out a check sufficient to pur
chase one and maintain it without put
ting any obligations on the city.
Garrett ltiblical institute, affiliated
with Northwestern university, has
been the recipient at various times of
Mr. Dcering's generosity. He has been
president of the board of trustees of
the institute and also held the same
position on the university board. At
one time he pave $j.0o0 to a seminary
at Omarga, 111. He endowed and built
Fisk hall, which is occupied by the pre
paratory school at the university and
built Willard hall, the girls' dormitory
I at Kvanston, where the. university Is
located.
I He has regularly given from $2,000
I to $S,000 to the city missionary and
WILLIAM DEERING.
(Chicago rhiliinthroplst Who Doep Much
(Joi by sjiKilih.)
church extension societies in Chicago
to support evangelistic work. He has
given $150,000 Vo Wesley hospital, in
Chicago, to erect a new building and
make it a tirst-cTass medical institu
tion. The hospital also is a Methodist
institution. Northwestern university
has received ninny times valuable land
from Mr. Deering, which netted hand
some return. The sums of money to
Northwestern university range from
$QO,000 to $100,000, all given since the
institution was founded. There are
many other gift that would make a
long list.
Mr. Deering is the oldest and wealth-
ntinounceme nt that there will be a do
nation of $1,000,000 for endowment
doe not canse much surprise. Ac-
' cording to information the gift is to be
presented as soon ns President JameF.
, ( hienpo to assume management at
Kvanston, is found to meet Mr. Peer
ing's approval, after reasonable time,
from the viewpoint of the institution's
welfare. The period of probation will
Inot lie lonsr. as the manner in which
TnKidrnt .lames erasned the sit nation
as he found it has pone far tn convince
friends of the university that its future
is safe with him.
Negotiations under way for the af
filiation of Heddinp college at Abing
ton. 111., with the Northwestern, are
taken as an indication of the policy of
expansion the institution is to pursue
under the presidency of Dr. James.
For some time Mr. Deerinp has been
in poor health. Recently he trans
ferred to hi sons- his interest in the
immense harversting machine plant,
snd the real estate on w hich it stands,
with the expressed intention of with
drawing from active business cares.
Marrlaare la llladoataa.
In Hindostan the arrangements for
a wedding are made by the parents of
the bride and bridegroom, who, when
the alliance is agreed upon very like
ly behold one another for the first
time. Then there is no appearance of
reluctance about the bride, who play
fully skips toward her future husband
and seats herself beside him. The
priest's part is to tie a corner of the
bride's veil to the bridegroom's shawl,
and this simple proceeding makes them
legally husband and wife.
F.aittne Kluprd with lllm.
During the inspection of a new ex
. press emgine at Louburg, on the
Kiev-l'oltava line, in Ilussia, an elder
ly priest mounted the foot-plate and
J inadvertently net the engine in mo
tion. Message were telegraphed
along the line to keep it clear and
eventually the engine came to a stop
for want of water. The priest went
mad with fright.
Iff; i
MARKED PLAYING CARDS.
rack Which la Coaalderetl a Marvel
( Ita Kind Captared la .evw
York t it).
The paraphernalia captured in the
room iu the New York-Hat where ltat
Mastersoti and othergamblers were ar
rested included a deck of marked cards,
which are a marvel of their kiud. The
faro box. us lur as the detectives at
heaihpiarters could discover, was
"straight," though the springs seemed
to be a trifle weak. The marked cards
pave the dealer, providing he was a
clever manipulator, an absolute advan
tage over the player..
On the margin of each card was a
tiny speck, or two specks, or three
specks. No ordinary inspect ion would
reveal the presetice of these specks on
M
MARKING PLAY I NO CARDS.
(Out Illustrates Mellmi I'sid by New York
Uamblefji.)
the cards. The dealer must have eyes
like a hawk to read llicin. All the ten
spots have two specks on the vertical
111a rgin close U t he .corner.
The nines have two specks an eighth
of au inch from the corner, the eight
spots two specks a quarter of an inch
from the corner; the seven spots have
three specks; the six spots have one
speck a quarter of an inch from the
corner; the fives one speck an eighth
of an inch from the corner; the fours
one speck in the corner.
The kings have two specks in t he cen
ter of the vertical margin, (he queens
two specks an eighth of an inch from
the center. The aces have one speck
in the center, the deuces one speck an
eighth of an inch from the center, and
the truys one speck 11 quarter of nn inch
from the center.
in dealing the cards the crooked
operator could work out the tiniest
edge of the cards under the top one and
read them by the specks on the margin-
ORIGIN OF HIS TITLE.
llorr First AUtan l'otmnter Gen
eral Wynne Iteeome a Fnll
Flciliieil C'ttlnurt.
The first assistant postmaster gen
eral is commonly addressed as "Col."
Robert Wynne. He is not a military
man, but, as he claims n judicially
indorsed right to the title, the use
made of the same by himself and br
others is possibly legitimate. On
one occasion he was culled us a wit
ness in n damage suit. The siibpena
referred to him us "Col. Hubert J.
Wynne." The lawyer to whoso cause
Mr. Wynne's testimony was adverse
was disposed to be sarcastic at the
expense of the witness.
"You have been summoned us
'Col.' Hubert J. Wynne," said the law-
COL. ROBERT J. WYNNE.
(First Alstant I'oMmnster General of the
l."r.itid Statef.)
yer. "Whut military service huve
you ever ilnne?"
"None vhntever, but you rnnntit
hold me responsible for the way your
subpenuH are uiade out.
"Where did you get that title of
colonel?' "
"I submit, your honor," snid
Wynne, turning to the court, "that
a residence of as years in Washing
ton is enough to entitle me to that
rank."
"It certainly is," returned the
court, and from that moment Mr.
Wynne's right to adnrn bin inline
with nn inspiring prelix bus never
been tpieKtioued.
TlieHMiue 4M1 Nlory.
J. A. Kelly relates an cxperinece
similar to that which has happened
in almost every neighborhood in the
United States and has been told and
re-to!d by thousands of others. Ho
says: "Last summer I bad an attack
of dysentery and purchased n bottle
of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea liemedy. wmcb I used ac
cording to directions ana with en
tirely eatisfactory results. The
trouble was controlled much quicker
than former attacks when J. used
other remedies." Mr. Kelly isa well
known citizen of Henderson, N. C.
For sale by the Middleburg Drug
Ln ma
Store.
FAMOUS OLD HIGHWAY.
Casnberland Road, Constructed Xrar
j One Handred Yrara Ago,
Still In Fair loadUioa.
The most remarkable highway built
in the United States early in the cen
tury was the so-called -Cumberland
road, which was to extend from Cum
berland, Md., through southwestern
Pennsylvania, over the Alleghany
mountains to the Ohio at Wheeling,
W. Va., and then on to St. Louis. It
was so well constructed that it is a
good road to-day. Henry Clay was its
projector and chief supporter, and his
services in its behalf are commemorat
ed by a monument near Wheeling. We
are told by letters written nt that
period that "there were sometimes 20
gayly-pninted four-horse coaches each
way daily. The cattle and sheep were
never out of sight, and canvas-covered
wagons were drawn by six or twelve
horses." .
On this great road, which eventually
passed into the hands of the states
through which it runs, the government
expended no less a sum than $7,000,000.
Within a mile oi it on either side the
country was a wilderness, but on the
highway itself the traffic was as dense
as in the main street of a large town.
Ten miles an hour was the usual speed
forcouches. From Haltimore to Wheel
ing ran lines of freight wagons which
carried ten tons, drawn by 12 horses,
and with wheels ten feet in diameter.
When Charles Dickens visited Amer
ica in 1S42, he traveled by stagecoach
from Cleveland to Sandusky, 0. De
scribing his experience, he wrote:
."At one time we were nil thrown to
gether in a heap at the bottom of the
;'oach, and at onother we were crush
ing our heads against the roof. Now
the coach was lying on the tails of the
two wheelers, and now it was rearing
up in the air. The driver, who cer
tainly got over the ground in a man
ner quite miraculous, so twisted and
turned the team, in forcing u passage
corkscrew fashion through the bogs
nnd swamps, that it was a common
circumstance, on looking out of the
window, ta see the conch mun with the
ends of a pair of reins in his hands,
apparently driving nothing, and the
lenders staring unexpected nt one
from the bnck of the coach, as if they
had some idea of getting up behind. A
great portion of the way was over
what is culled 'n corduroy road, which
Is made by throwing trunks of trees
into a mursh and leaving them to set
tle there. The very slightest of the
jolts with which the ponderous car
riage fell from log to log was enough,
it seemed, to have dislocated all the
bones in the human body. It would
be impossible to experience a similar
set of sensat ions in any other circum
stances, unless perhaps in attempting
to go up to the top of St. Taul's in an
omnibus."
This description serves to illustrate
the ,cindition of our country roads,
generally speaking, as they were 25
years ago, except in a few wealthy
?ommunities. There has been a won
lerful change since then. Pearson's
Matra.ine.
"I am uBiDR a box of Chamber
lain's Stomach & Liver Tablets and
find them the beet thiEg for my
stomach I ever used," nays T. V.
RobitiBOn, Justice of the Peace,
Lootnip, Micb. These Tablets not
only correct disorder s of the utom
ach but regulate the liver and
bowels. They are easy to take and
ple..Raot in effect. Price 25 cents
per box, For sale by the Middle
burg DruR Store.
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