MIDDLEBUEG POST. (PROGRESS OF JAPAN. v Due Primarily to the Influence of the United States. i iTbere U No llnwa M bjr We Shoald Not Control the l.Wn'a (litre of (he Ailnllc Kinpirr'a Kor cIku Trade. PROFITABLE INDUSTRY. Within JO years just pnbxed ia the liislory of Japan, the self-erected barrier! tit centuries gone were broken down by the ullicial itil of Commodore lVrry, uf the I'uited ijtateb Lavy. Thcu following for a period of 20 years, intercourse was grudgingly permit ti J by the Japanese govern ment, until ut last the spirit of com mercialism uiul udvaucciueiit had its liirth in the brains of these clever people and now, ut the present time, ihey are a recognised force und pow er with the so-called civilized nations. AY hen it is considered that within the last 25 years these people have overcomi the customs anil traditions ut centuries their rise is among the .wonders of the preseut day. ' We iearn that the census of ls'JS fives them a population of forty three i.ud throe-ijuartcr millions of people, and that there is not the poverty and buffering existing among them as with cither nations. Simple in tastes, cleanly in their homes und mbks, they are uniformly u happy J-ace, tilled with a dominant pride of country that has helped them to win the pii'oe they now occupy and hold among other peoples. Mr. Otani Kahei, president of the Yokohama Japanese chamber of com merce, who is a very strong friend of the I'aited States, said in one of his recent addresses, among other things: "While there have been many con tributory causes, the most direct and powerful factor in bringing about 1he present prosperous condition of Japan has been the impartiality and good feeling shown by the govern ment and people of the United States, The thoughtful person who about him must be impressed by tfc number of area- eies at work for th.fl.oaWork. he bettering of mankind. There is the church old est of all there are schools, libraries, societies for the promotion of this and j the suppression of that, clubs for local improvement, material and political, charities with a thousand ends-in view, erganied efforts without number, all bent on making human life a happier state of existence. The wonder of it ' is, observes the Youth's Companion, that this incorrigible old world of ours remains for so many men and Ralalaar Sqaaas far Market Is a Pleaa- aal Oeeapatloa aaa Oae That Para Welt. As an industry, squab raising re quires less capital and less work in proportion to the returns than any either business of similar character. says the Washington Tost. In the first place, experience has aught that the common pigeons of the streets and alleys are not only the healthiest and best brooders, but that they also produce the best Fqnnbs. young birds that are eusily fattened and that are strong and hnnlv. The hie-h nrieed and fancy breeds of pigeons, such ns pouters, 'women a place of bitterness and sor tumblers, fantails, duchesses. Ant- r0w YYhose- fault is it? Is it not werps. dragoons, runts, silver dubs, 1 0ften the fault of the comfortable etc., do not compare with the scrub cit2ci i,u(.j. ag he should be with pigeon for the purposes of squab earni a ,ivi for hilllseif onj his production, so that at the outset the to uuvt lhe person conhMnpIattng entenng t he , business is relieved of the necessity ... ... , . ,. rj ,.;., . i:irm. ., of monev for the few hands that have been guiding fancy birds. " them? Does the thoughtful person As for a place in which to breed always understand that some part of pigeons nn extensive structure is tliis good work for mankind belongs not n necessity nor is it even desir- i specifically to him? If he thinks long able, the only requisites being that j nnj j,nnj enoUgh )ie will realize how the structure should be warm n fortllnate t i that the rood work of J A. fj &9girl-:.r s i MM I FURNITURE..... If 3 tut are in need tif Furniture, CarjK'te MattinyS, Hugs, Oilcloth, Linoleum, Lit Curtain", Window Shades, Pictures, nii riot tire Frames, give us h mil. 6iiit you in l-.Hl winter and not too hot in summer, gQ m subdivisions. free from . ampness ""-"" : From the very nature of each man and with a southern exposure; also, mat it sliould be free "from rats and ,hi. surround ings there mt be oe iniee. l'.-r this purpose nothing is f Uvities in which he cannot take a eon better than nn empty garre', well genial and therefore an effective part. provided with light and the floor Yet it must be a strange being in a overed with gravel or cinders, ah strange place who cannot una aircaoy cracks should be made tiglit in or- jn existence, or waiting to be created, der to prevent drafts in winter time. 'some 1(jt,ce (lf work not for himself to This last .condition is much to be de- , .. , . heartilv irive some nor- sircd if squabs are to be rn.se.l In d u . R the winter season, wh.eh is the time , when thev are dearest, and conse- . I rV. quently. bring the best prices. j son who cannot fish to. cut bait. As The most interesting and imporr- ( niui c oi us piiii " nnt part of the business is nt the fact that some small part oi tne time the young are hatched out. i n- world s good work belongs to enen one like chickens and turkeys, the feed- cj USi tie outgrown idea of life ns a inir of the young pigeons is attend- , . . ... b thrust still ed to by the parent birds, thus snv- ! farlJ)er int() thp pasU To stand nIoof ing the per on enga.. ... ' d ..Tllis isno business of raising n great deal of trouble wjden , . , . , ., t i, ii..t,,l,.,1 mine, ' is only to do harm, in chicken raising must be nt tended to. It seems that the pigeon has never reached thnt stnge of thorough The discovery of a new resource domestication where the young birds in the development of n state is well have to be fed artificially, but, YVa I . described in the the wild ly'rds of the forest, the pig- , article on Xebras- nne of the few domestic lowis "" , ,v William It. thnt attend to the feeding of their Llglllolj ju .t.arson's'. Xebrnska young with what squab raisers call KO fo n(.nW. rc.liscoverc.l herself soft food." or "pigeons mux. u.nu : tl,ift fill- " ... .... ROBERT MITCHELL FLOYD. (Nottd liortoc I'ubMcM nr.d Authurltyo; Trade Tpki.) 1... 1 1, 1 i' at all times pi i 1 ' 1 1 :: n-1 a-i: : ;i i t i - ,'ii every en- i i' in aril to rv:i civili.:a Don't forget the old mm with the fish on his back. For nearly thirty years Ik has been traveling around the world, and is still traveling, bringing health and comfort wherever he goes. To the consumptive he brings the strength and flesh he so much needs. To all weak and sickly children he gives rich and strengthening food. To thin and pale persons he gives new firm flesh and rich red blood. Children who first saw the old man with the fish arc now grown up and have children of their own. He stands for Scott's Emul sion of pure cod liver oil a delightful food and a natural tonic for children, for old folks and for all who need flesh and strength. SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists. 409-415 Pearl Street, New York. 60c. and $I.OO; all drueslsts. Style and in Prices Our sUx'k is now and tip-to-luti It U no trouble to show goods and quote jirivs. REPAIRING neatly and promptly dune. Lewislown Furniture Co,, No, 13-1 Valley St. Felix Block SPECIAL NOTICE. IMPORTANT NE; lins, so to Fpenk, Mr T.itrlit.ltl thev are old enough to kiiiii it . - , ... , .. tnenisclves. Thus the troublesome. says: "On those li.Kli plains, despite nf the work of chicken rinsing . ncr iinrsimess .i aspect, towum mc nart is absent in pipeon culture. Tlie young birds bepin to ent grain in about a week nfter they are i,.,i,. nml -then it is that tlio Ennui, rniser should pee to it that I they nre kept stuffed with grain nnd never hungry. The parent birds enn not be depended on to look after the welfare of their progeny after the "soft food" period has passed. They have n curious habit of stuffinfr one and starving the other, fi pitting the starv ed bird off and feeding its share to the favorite. PORTABLE AND CHEAP. , the 'V 1 '!'" twentieth ce! tViT'i" M: ''- a V'-!'::! i f f r" i T I i - between i.Il.' nf ll:e eldest ai.d l:iet xc'.;i:-i' e of nati'TS wit li the v, uti:.' '-t a:el most, cisuiopulitan of count ries. Names of senp'irts :ind rommereial towns in Japan were formerly an un known quantity to us, but Tokio, with i's ivory, silver and inlaid woiks find l.rtnzes; Kioto, with cloisonne and la'fuer wares; Osaka, itli cot ton y iins. ruirs fabrics, glassware; Kobe, with riee, bamboo, screens, mattir ts straw-braids; Nat'asaki. vith lishery products and noteil as l.eir.t? the lirst l.ort otiet.ed for for- tifrn I'TiIe in Jajian; Nago.va, with; jiope'.iin clocks and ,aper; Shid '7Uoi.:,. v. iri, tea. tinh-Lrooni - and . r--istif crtatioTis i.". I.amb o; A-biknyn nt.d Ivri'i. it b their silk fabrics, vhieh have l.een in existence as Tnanuf.Kturir"' centers since a very ancient period are now commonly J:nown to the business world. Of ci.i.rse there are many other lir'.'e cities that nre constantly re ferred to, Fiich as Moji, a port tT.r-' a whieh nil the coal passes fr jin li.'r i.unieroin mines in that vieini;.: ar.d the Mecca, of nil traveler-. Yokohama. For Movliin Alimit Hie I'leliU In Siiin inor 'I II In riiullry Slu-lli-r linn tt I-'.iiinl. This st I j'lst the f i 1 1 T s in it Kftfd f li, u-e I hr.ve found t'.inif f"r iim iny about the Hminier. l'or w inler use. it ,;f the trucks, placed on Mil. 4 y- grain grower, Nature has established conditions quite ideal for the pursuit of another industry which lias been in fashion among men since the be ginning of husband-, and which will never lose its vogue. Only within the last five years have our people realized that by every natural right these lands belong to grazing herds nnd flocks, and that through them nlone were the arid wastes to be made glad. Nothing is wanting to complete the guarantee of success. This realization has rejuvenated the western two-thirds of the state; it has been like the discovery of a fountain of economic youth. In 1S05 stock grazing i" Nebraska was hard ly more than a side issue; but it has since taken a place second only to. the cultivation of the soil. In 1001 , tin: ranges held more llinn 3,r,00,0(i0 i ; cattle and more than l.(i()0,("l(l sheep, j As a part of the same healthy im pulse swine have won a secure place, in public isteem; a full chorus of '..VVKi.OOll head now grunt and sipieal in fat content." Wnlllnw (tir A nine. Clerk These goods, madam, are very cheap now, but the factory has burned down, nnd in a few months they will be very expensive. Shopper I hate cheap things. I'll come in again when they go tip. N. Y. Weekly. Whinnered. "Snv, old man, what's a 'summer girl?'"" "A 'summer girl' is n rnck to stretch Fhirt waists on; inside isn receptacle for lobster rajad and ice cream, Idle outside is nn attachment for diamond rings." Life. Have you heart! of the New Dry iGthds and Notion Store s Sunliury We wish to inform you that we have opened a first class nJ with an entire new line of BARGAINS to beat anything yn ,av. , ever heard of in Sunluiry. We cordially invite you nil i0J to town and look through our large Dry Goods Stirk. will he glad to show you around whether you buy or not. Here are a few of the many bargains we are ottering : 1 000 viIb. muslin. to go at Se yd. . underwear in town lor 23o f, 1 000 yik muslin to go at fie yd. Linens and comfortables at G inghams, special value 5e yd. prices. Calico 5c yd. ; Uress i.oods. It you want to 1 Double lied blankets 49e to SS.00. 1 a good black or colored M Kleiranl line of Men's Children's! See our large stock lietore and Ladies' Hose 10 and 12e. , The be?t and heaviest Ladies' ribbed buy elsewhere, from 10c ij co.ou a vttnl. COATS AND CAFES. If you w ant to save 'Jg money this Fall on Coats, Capes and fj ; our stock. Come in and be convinced. No trouble to slump H.F. CLEMMER, 440 MARKET ST. PHNIU'RYJ t Three doors eaf-t of the Market. Mouse. uiin turn, Patient My wife insists thnt my fdckr.css is purely imaginary. Doctor Hijii't let that worry you. There will be nothing imaginary about my bill. Woman's Home Com panion. it In rialnl. l'rowr. What, was Jones kicking about? YonM think he never got What ?e wanted. Smith It's worse thnn that. He Fays lie never gets even what lie does n't want. Detroit Free Press. A WllJIe Itenminrd. Willie (at his lessens) I sny, pa, what's n fortification? pa A fortification, my son, is a large fort. Willie Then a ratification is n large fort 'I fir; 7V f-'i'lt:' ". this p.. int. er 1.- : t ion if ' !r s. 1. :- th- front n. f'.r h'-V". t'e V 'v,e proilucts ', are confer.' l.TI'Tcifil t rnders of the rated at MuVAIU.H rOL'LTH V IIOCSE. nml tanked up a little, thus securing warmth. The truck wheels and nxles are parts of old machinery bought at junk prices. The structure of the house is ok limple nnd cheap ns pos sible, but it pays to clapboard or sheathe the tides if house is to be lued for winter. The only special feature is the row of nests so arranged that cg''s can be gathered from outside. J. 1). llenrv, in Farm nnd Home. The incorporation iu New Jersey of nn association of manufacturers and distributors of food products who are said to be organizing a pickle and pre- i rat. Cincinnati F.nuuirer. serve trust, gives piiptancy to this in-, ! A Treme ml nun linnop, ,,;, of a VonUers (.V . corre-j .. M.jlr,, V(m k,n fpc hi, -pom. ent: l nave ueeu inieiesico in . motner s pettin' an snoilin him, an' I s'pc lie'il H along dat way till he collecting s.inonymcs of 'pickles. I have heard these names so far: 'I!nd elilTe radishes,' 'llarmrd lobsters,' 'Vassar rabbits,' 'Wcllesley oysters,' 'Smithereens,,' 'Ilryn Mawr muflins,' 'C'o-eI cookies,' 'Wells gingers.' Do any of your correspondents know other names for these dniiitirt?" In Ilridgewnter, Worcester nnd Frani Jngham, M.-isf., jiickles are sometimes culled "teachers' helps." In Knlem thev are know n ns "Normal crackers." gits married! "Yes; nn' den he won't hnrdly know what ttruck him!" Puck. iikiv Man. POULTRY YARD PICKINGS. r.e.;,!es the i. :i t i -. h-al- . no': -, s froia every soc io world have th"'r ropn . a-il '!: tot.cuos th.-it are t!.- tl.f r 'I'lghfan-- are ns as 1-rjvo. n ; ,. . n a !'-:i j.lant. - n growini' sab- f' in tl.o I',arl.'-t-r,rd ' ::'i:"l:i. a- 'I: itnr !.-! t -- I: I'r- b.-f I v l.lrit. i.1 r i.- the r.f the I there Ml'e),. '. t! at t'je tea- ,ir... .- I. t- r. : t.'i !', !.'- f t i.nr ' , I ' i f..: .-'.-J i.-.T Vi'.M i '.t -i.fi.' r.d r:n-f ;, :,'..v.! i.t tl. nri:;'t"!! for wl.l' h v.at. a i'-ry ri al i;tril t for ' t :-; bit Y. i.'. i-rr.i--'. t. ;. i-r t.: mr. i f i-.:.. I' ''.r.. Ar.d .'..- lov if h;A f.-l.lr? ttT.'l l.'ir.'.Ir,? ,a ili !:J.r;t-"I tr'.rn thou I .?.'..', r.'-t f'.r plucire, r 1 -t. Never keep ducks, geese or tur keys with the chickens. Correct feeding menus much to ward successful keeping. Karly hutched pullets are the most profitable, winter layers.. oe the fowls a variety of food, in- I eluding some animal food. High fee, ling is mnp. than half the rule to early maturity. Laying liens need more food thnn others s ee that, they get it. Ci.ll out. all tin: poor layers, and gi-.e the good hens a chance. ' hiekons if dilfcrcnt. ages should n , 1 be allov. e. to run together. 'lhe roo.tin;; home should be well ilai el I, .it free from drafts. fiood s.toik and good euro are the to s.u'i e--f al poultry ruining. Filthy yards find houses iniile di;t c.'i'o, and are sure to cause failure. For fertile eggs tin? hens should bs In perfect health and condition. If fowl nre forced to stand in this f;lth nnd mud, they will not thrive. 'ihe litter should not he tiegleited nnd allowed to d-erene In (juaiility. Milk i ir exeeilonce the. host of f't'A for young eue uud old fowlit. O'tmneruiui 1'oultry, The silly summer girl -there nre just a few! -is busy thinking no some uniipie thing that will make her dis tinguished from the general lot. 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