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BOLT HOLES IN SHIPS' ARMOR Metals So Hard That Drills Will Not Penetrate It. The invention of the Ilarvey, Krupp and other modern processes for hard ening the surface of armor plate has been so successful as to give rise to new difficulties for naval constructors. By rendering a p.late impervious to an enemy's projectiles the manufacturer has also made it impossible to bore the necessary holes for bolting the armor to a ship's sides. At first it was pro posed to avoid this embarrassment by drilling the hole before hardening the plate. And it lias also been thought that the hardening process might be so controlled as to spare certain desig nated areas. Rut when attempts were made to carry out these ideas they were found to be impracticable. It was then suggested that the plate be hardened as before and that a spot on it be annealed afterward so as to enable a drill to penetrate. The oxy hydrogen flame was tried for this pur pose, but failed to give satisfaction. The electric arc was next employed. This, too, proved a disappointment for some reason. However, by using elec tricity in a somewhat different manner success was finally realized. At a meeting of the Engineers' club In Phil adelphia C. J. Dougherty described the method. It will be more readily under itood if one will remember that the roltnge or potential of a current is en tirely distinct from the volume. The former is the pressure at which the current may be sent, whether the quantity transmitted be large or small. In fact, it is possible by suitable means to trunsform a current of small volume and high voltage Into one of large vol ume and low voltage. It Is in this lat ter form that electrical energy is used to produce intense heat for welding or annealing. The voltage of an ordinary trolley car current is about 500 and that of an incandescent lamp current 110. The full output of a 40 horse power dynamo is used in this armor plate annealing operation, but It is ap plied at a pressure of only 2% volts. The volume of the current, though, is 12,000 amperes. The device which transforms the cur rent for this peculiar duty is provided with two movable terminals, eaoh con sisting of an immense copper blook. The blocks are hollow, so that water may be circulated inside of them, and they taper down to patches half an Inch square where they come in con tact with the armor plate. The flat points are brought down against the steel, one on each side of the particular spot with which it Is proposed to deal. The current flows into the plate from one copper terminal and out again through the other. The region between them is brought to a red heat in four or five minutes. If the terminals were removed or the current shut off In stantly when the desired heat is ob tained, the plate would cool too quick ly. The terminals are therefore so ma nipulated as to move along the surface at the rate of an inch in four minutes. In this way a narrow strip of consid erable length can be annealed and one end of the plate eventually out off, if such a thing should be desirable.—New York Tribune. Sonsa's Foreign Trip. John Philip Sousa has returned to America from his trip abroad after having achieved his great ambition of taking his band to the musical centers of Europe. He is more than gratified with the success of his tour, although It is said that it actually cost him $lO,- 000. Sousa does not grudge the sum, however, for it has established his rep utation in Europe. His liberality and sense of justice are shown by his action at Mannheim, where, after a long day's ride from Paris and a large part of the band having been lost on the way, Sousa found that the instruments were ■tailed somewhere on the railroad. To appease the wrath of the manager of the opera house he wrote out a check for sl.-00. Nearly every continental city which he visited presented him with a civic flag, and Frankfort sent a delegation to London to present him personally with a magnificent banner from that municipality just before he sailed for America.—Argonaut. A STAR of Proceeding*. "Harry, what made you foiget to »ail my letter?" "Oh, Marie, do wait till I've hud my dinner and get cooled off. By tha* * : uie I promise you, I'll be aide to think «;• nom perfectly satisfactory reason."— Luiiar.- apolis Journal. M IK understood. Doctor—You must have some chaste first, and then we'll see what we sai do for you. Patient—Oh, yoti nfeln't t* 1 afraid. I've got enough change to pay your fee.— Philadelphia Press. Millions Given Away. It is eertainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern which is not afraid to be generous. The proprietors of Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption. Coughs and Colds. have given ' away over ten million trial l>ottles nnru r is - .•■•id t.l free trial l>ottle. Reio'lar l I THE PRISONEK WAS FINED. llot (he LaagJi AVcm Decidedly on thf Policeman. She was a New York Irish girl in court as tl«e prosecuting witness against a pris ! oner arrested for disorderly conduct, and ! the court was getting at the true state of the case by asking the usual number of entirely relevant questions. "What did the prisoner do?" he in quired, after the preliminaries had been settled. "He coom alahng by the area where I was sthandin an begin to address re uiairrks to ine," replied the witness. "What did he say?" "He said 'Good ave'nin.' " "There was nothing very bad in that, was there?" "But, sor, there was no introduction pravlous." "Oh, yes, I forgot that." "So did he, sor." "Did you speak to him when he spokr 1 to you?" "Yls, sor, I towld him to gwahn about , his business." "Did he do so?" "No, sor. He sthood there tockin to j me." "Did you talk to him?" "No, sor, not wid politeness, sor." "What did he do then?" "He sthood over closer, sor, an takin ! my ehin in his hand wid his t'unib in : wahn cheek an his fingers in th' other, 1 he held my face up, sor, an thried to kiss ! me." "Oh, he did." "Yls, sor, he did." "And what did you do then?" "Oi jerked me hid away, sor, an towld him Oi wud have him arrested fer per sonathin a policeman, sor." "Ten dollars and costs," interrupted the judge, while everybody laughed, ex cept the witness and the policeman.— Washington Star. A Straight Tip. Visitor —What's become of old Sam Bungs? Longshoreman Billy—Dead, sir: died , of heart disease. A visitor give him a j shillin very sudden. My 'art's werry j strong, sir."—English Pan. A F«w Things Lacking. "I got a box er matches," said the old colored brother, "en ef Ides had a load er wood I could make a fire, en ef Ides had a side er meat en a sack er flour I could cook it on dat fire, en atter I cook ed it de.v ain't no question but what I could eat it. kaxe all I got at de present time is a empty house en a nil perwadin appetite."—Atlanta Constitution. Klaboratc Revenue. Wattelle—Old Bulliou fired you frr.m | your job in his banking house, did he? 1 What are you going to do to get even i with him? Foyle d'Agayne—l am going to write j to him on a postal card and tell him I j must not be considered any longer an as- j pirant for the hand of his daughter.— Chicago Tribune. Deceived. "I hear that you bought a gold brick down to the city, Uncle l'euben," said a resident of Clover township to a return ed traveler. "That's what the feller said it was." replied Uncle Reuben, ruefully, "but it turned out to be brass." —Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. A Modern Wonder. "Just think of it! The present impe rial fnrtn of government in China has covered 37 centuries!" "Dat's nothing. Little Tommie Buck board has covered 43 of 'em, and all but seven win on de same wheel!" —Cleve- land Plain Dealer. An Easy Change. In the gardens of a certain nobleman's country house there happened to be fixed up at different spots painted boards, with this request. "Please not to pick the flow ers without leave." Some wag got a paint brush and added an "s" to the last word. —Tit-Bits. Willy Worries the Teacher. "Say, teacher, here's a snake called the annycondi. an it takes it a week to di gest its food." "Yes, Willie. What of it?" "Well, would it be right to say it had a weak digestion?"— Cleveland Plain Dealer. IlaraMslng Incident. "Oh, men are so provoking." "What's the matter now, daughter?" "Well, ma, coming home 1 thought Jack was left, and I telegraphed hiru SI.OO worth before I found out lie was on the train."—lndianapolis Journal. Known by If 1M Lnbors. "That man nest door must be a night watchman." "How do you know?" "He doesn't work in daytime, and he's home in bed every night before 10 o'clock."—Chicago Record. A Negative Potency. "Money," said the philosophic person, "does not always bring happiness." "No," answered the matter of fact friend, "but the lack of it invariably brings discomfort."—Washington Star. A Dutiful Daughter. Mrs. Lakeside—l don't see why yoil can't marry Mr. Flatpurse. Daughter- Let me please myself this time, ma, and I'll try to please you the next time —New York Weekly. Choice of Tailors. Chollle—Yauah tailah doesn't seem to give you a very good fit. Fweddie—No, deah boy, but he gives me cwedit, and that is bettah.—Philadel phia Record. The Tongue of Knvy. Clarissa—He is such a flatterer. I was holding a rose in my hand. "Is It an American Beauty, George?" I asked. He never looked at the rose at all. Instead, he gazed fondly into my eyes. "It cer tainly is," he whispered. Madeline—lndeed! Perhaps he's cross eyed.—lndianapolis Sun. And, Worse Than All, la Rassla. "I see that Russia talks of dividing the year into 13 months of 28 days each and every month to begin on Monday." "Whew, think of the hard luck It would be to b« born on the l!th day of the 13th month of the 13th year of the new style at 13 minutes after 13 o'clock!"— Clev eland Plain Dealer Spread Like Wilkfire. When things are "the best" they be come '"the best selling.'' Abraham Hare, a leading druggist, of Belleville, 0., writes; "Electric Bitters are the best selling bitters I have handled in 20 years. You know why? Most, diseases 1 l**gin in disorders of stomach, liver, kid neys. bowels, blood and nerves. Elec tric Bitters tones tip the stomach, regu lates liver, kidneys and bowels purifies the blood, strengthens the nerves, hence cures multitudes of maladies. It builds up the entire system. Puts new life and vigor into any weak, sickly, run down man or woman. Price 50 ceuts. Sold by Panles & Co., druggist. SIX WEEKS IN A GRAVE. The Story That Is Told of au Indian Fakir's Feat. The Scottish Medical and Surgical Journal quotes a remarkable case of In dian magic recorded by James Braid, surgeon, whose observations on mesmer ism arc well known. At the palace of Runjeet Singh—a square building which had in the center a closed room —a fakir who had voluntarily put himself into a ; comatose condition was afterward sewed up in a suck and walled in, the single ! door of the room having been sealed with ; the private seal of the runjeet. To ex ] elude all fraud Runjeet, who was not 1 himself a believer in the wonderful pow i ers of the fakir, had established a cor j don of his own bodyguard round the I building, and in front of the latter four I sentinels were stationed who were re j lieved every two hours and were eontiuu | ally watched. j Under these conditions the fakir re j mained in his grave six weeks, when the ! building was opened in the presence of j the Runjeet Singh, and the seal and all I the walls were found uninjured. In the I dark room, which was examined with a I light, the sack containing the fakir lay in j a locked box which was provided with a j seal, also uninjured. The sack, which ! presented a mildewed appearance, was I opened and the crouching form of the ! fakir taken out. The body was perfectly i stiff. A physician who was present found i that nowhere on the body was a trace of j pulse beat evident. In the meantime the servant of the fakir poured some warm water over the head and laid a hot cake on the top of his head, removed the wax with which the ears and nostrils had been stopped, forcibly opened the teeth with a knife, drew forward the tongue, which was bent backward and repeatedly Strang back again into its position, and rt bbed the closed eyes with butter. Soon the fakir began to open his eyes, the body began to twitch convulsively, the nostrils were dilated, the skin, heretofore stiff and wrinkled, assumed gradually Its normal fullness, and in a few minutes the fakir opened his lips and in a feeble voice asked Runjeet Singh, "Do you now believe me?" While tales of Indian fakirs are calcu ! lated to excite distrust, and impostors j trade on the credulous for purposes of gain, t'u» fact remains attested by well I authenticated cases that certain men can j voluntarily put themselves into a state in | which no vital phenomena are demon strable by more or less careful examina tions. and can awake later to normal life, i In this connection the hibernation of an imals must be mentioned, also the obser -1 vatlon of Leeuwenhoek that in the dust 1 of houses and towns animalcules exist which are capable of drying up complete ly without losing the power of awaken* ing to active life upon being moistened with rain water; also the vital alterna tions attributed to toads and especially ■ | the cases of prolonged trance, both con scious and unconscious, with suspended i animation, and the instances of burial i alive. —Modern Medicine. The Prince (iot Even. j Several years ago, while a midshipman in the British navy, the late Prince Al < fred, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, made a brief stop at Vancouver's island and was entertained at a ball given by the governor, lie was very much struck by the appearance of a girl who seemed to be the belle of the assemblage when he entered the room and learned by inquiry that she was the daughter of the govern or. whose wife was a full blooded Indian. I The prince asked tiie honor of a dance, | but the girl, having been educated at a | finishing school in Portland, Or., held her head very high and, not knowing the I prince's social station, responded that the ! gove;uor's daughter was entitled to dance | with officers of higher rank than inidship- I men. The prince took the rebuff good natured | ly. His time for revenge came when one j of the governor's suit, not knowing of what had happened, begged his royal highness' permission to present the gov ernor's daughter us a partner for the next waltz. The prince politely declined, re marking that "his mother would be deep ly mortified to hear that he had danced with a squaw."—Argonaut. Effort to Suppress I.ondon. New York's laudable desire to be the biggest city in the world is in striking contrast, as a writer in that city sug gests, with the ambition of London in the last years of the sixteenth century, when the decree of Nonesuch forbade the erec tion of buildings where none had existed in the memory of man. The extension of the metropolis was deemed to encourage the plague, create trouble iri governing multitudes, a dearth of victuals, multi plying of beggars and inability to relieve them; an increase of artisans more than could live together: impoverishing other cities for lack of inhabitants. The decree asserted that lack of air, lack of room to walk and shoot, etc., arose out of too crowded a city. A proclamation to the same effect was also issued by James I. Sincere For Once. "Don't you think you were unnecessari ly bursh toward that vender who ran* the door bell?" "Yes," answered Mrs. Bizzideigh; "but I couldn't help it. It was such a relief to have a caller before whom you can doff the mask of hypocrisy and say flatly that you prefer to be left alone."—Washing- . ton Star. Our Vocabulary. The English language heads the list with the enormous vocabulary of 2(50,000 words, while the Spanish has only 20,- 000, the German 80,000, the Italian 75,- 000, the French 30,000 and the Turkish 22,500. Shakespeare's vocabulary is put at 13,000, Milton's at 8.000 and the Bi ble at rather less. Many Meteor Hadlants. Meteors may be observed practically the whole year round, except when cloud or moonlight interferes. Yet one month ranks pre-eminently as the me teor month—the month of August. It , Is only in recent years that our kuowl- j edge of these natural fireworks has made any real advance. By the labors of a very few observers, one of whom, Mr. Denning, may be said to have out weighed all others put together in the value and number of his results, we | know of many hundreds of radiant ' points, and they have 1> \vn to be not mere distent! < - air, but bodies of a truly • ,y nat 1 traveling around 112! : :i orbit; as defined as that i: :!.o eu :'i itself.— Knowledge. Coatl> riooks. Among the many objects of priceless hiatorlc and intrinsic value treasured at Grosvenor House, the Duke of Westmin ster's splendid Loudon mansion, is a clock the pendulum alone of which is worth no less than $240,000, for It Is set with 48 flawless diamonds, each valued at |5,000, and there is a wonderful fasci nation iu watching the flash and scintilla tion of these gems as the pendulum swings slowly from side to side. Another timepiece of almost equal val ue and perhaps even more historic inter est is the famous Louis XIV clock which was included in the lute Barou Roths child's unique collection of artistic treas ures. It was known as the "Fitzwilliani clock," having been for generations counted as one of the most precious heir looms of the Fitswilliam family at Mil ton Hall, near Peterborough. Report has it that the squire of Milton, Mr. G. C. W. Fitzwilliam, sold this clock to Ba ron Rothschild for the sum of 1200,000, but that afterward an exact facslmilu was made at a cost of 55.000, and this now stands in Milton Hull in the position where the original clock ulwujrs That Throbbing Headache Would quickly leave you, if you used Dr. King's New Life Pills, Thousands jf sufferers have proved their matchless merit for Kick and Nervous Headaches They make pure blood and build up health. Only 25 cents. Money back if not cured. Sqhl by Panics &Co , Drug I gists. 1 PROBLEM OF THE AGE. SclfiiliHlN Concerned About Direct TraniftiiaiNitioii Energy. "What do 1 think of Edison's report- < t>d discovery of a process for obtaining electric energy from coal?" said a New j Orleans electrician who was formerly j on the "Wizard's laboratory staff, in • the New Orleans Times-Democrat, j "Well, if true it would be the greatest tiling in the world, because human progress is contingent almost aitogeth- j er on the availability of cheap power. It seems very strange to one who has given the subject no particular, thought," continued the electrician, I "but this great question of securing a given amount of work from a given amount of fuel is at the bottom of practically all the movements of civili zation. Every human industry is af fected by it, and we have reached a stage where small economies in pro duction involve enormous conse quences. We are all aware, of course, that the existing methods of obtaining power for commercial purposes are very wasteful. The situation might be stated simply in about this fashion: We have, to begin with, a pound of , coal, in which we know a certain amount of energy is stored. The ques tion is, How are we going to get that energy out and use it to the greatest advantage? The best we can do at present is to burn the coal under a boiler and make steam with which to run an engine. The engine operates a dynamo, and the dynamo delivers the power in the shape of an electric cur rent, which must be again fed into a motor before it can be used to set ma chinery in motion. The different steps in the process are furnace, boiler, en gine, dynamo and motor, and between the tirst and the last we lose fully five sixths of the power originally stored in the coal. If some method could be de vised for cutting out these interme diate stages and drawing the power directly from the fuel without giving it a chance to leak and escape in transit, it would mean that machinery could be run for one-fifth or one-sixth its present cost. Hy this simple illustra tion you cau readily see the enormous importance of Mr. Edison's alleged dis covery. "Scientists have been dreaming of such a short cut for years," the cleetri- ! j cian went on,"and they have actually 112 succeeded in obtaining a slight current by decomposing coal without burning. But unfortunately it is only a labors ® tory experiment which has never gone I any further, and if the solution is ever reached It must evidently be along en tirely new lines. It is now claimed, however, that fuel gas can be made as low as (5 cents a thousand, and if such proves to be the case the stimulating effect upon many industries will be al most incalculable. But all this In volves no change in the old roundabout method of harnessing the power of the coalfields, and I can't bring myself to believe that Mr. Edison has discovered the great secret. What is more, I don't believe it will be discovered suddenly— In other words, bluudered over—by anybody. It Is much more likely to be dug out. a bit at a time, by an army of patient investigators, all working with their faces in one direction." A I'jltnij- U'ntrh. In Berlin there is a timepiece which Is considered to be the most marvel ous piece of mechanism that human skill ever put together. It measures lest, than one-quarter of an inch in di ameter. or one with a face about the size of the head of a large sized tack or nail. The case is made of the very fin est of gold, and the whole watch weighs less than two grains troy. It ran only be realized how exceedingly light this is when we consider that In troy weight it takes 480 grains to make an ounce and that 12 ounces con stitute a pound, or that 5,700 grains are contained in a pound. The numerals on the face of the watch are in Arabic, i and if the hands were put end to end they would not measure five-twenty- , fourths of an Inch in length, the large one being less than one-eighth and the small one less than one-twelfth of an inch long. It has, besides. Just as an ordinary watch or clock, a second dial, which is less than one-sixteenth of an inch in length. The works and hands are made of the finest tempered steel and are set throughout india- j mond chips. It Is constructed on the ! most modern plan, being wound by the ■ stem and sot by pulling the stem out a short distance. It is said to be an ex- j cellent timekeeper.—Science Sittings. | , | Thcjr Are. on Halloween. There is as much rivalry among the j boys to get the horse chestnuts that j fall with the first frost as if they were ! really good for something.—Soinerville | Journal. The IlnnhiuK I'.xplorer. I'olar Explorer—What shall I call my j Hew book? "A Dash For the Pole?" Publisher—No. Call it "A Dash For ' the Lecture Platform."—Baltimore Ainer- | lean. COHSUHPTION CAB BE CURED. T. A. Slocum, M. ('., the (ireat C'hem- 'eiitist, Will Semi Free, to ;!.<• ; !, Three Bottles of his New \ : i ileme «!ies i.. tVre < oiisunijitiou mi! ! 't.it; Troubles. i 3 Nothing coiti.. be fairer, more philan thropic or carry nioie joy to the alllict ed, than tlie offer of T. A. Slocum, M. (J., of New York City. Confident that he has discovered a reliable cure for consumption and all bronchial, throat and lung diseases, general decline and weakness, loss of flesh and all conditions wasting, and to make its great merits known, he will send, free, three bottles to any reader of the Amekk an who may be suffering. Already this "new scientific course of medicine" lias permanently cured thou sands of apparently hopeless cases. The Doctor considers it his religious duty—aduty which he owes to human ity—to donate his infallible cure. He has proved the dreaded consump tion to be a curable disease beyond any doubt, and has on file in iiis American and European laboratories testimonials of experience from those benefitted and cured, in all parts of the world. Don't de'ny until it is too late. Con sumption, uninterrnped, means speedy and certain death. Address T. A Slocum M. C., i'S l'ine street, New . i York, and when writing the Doctor, give ' express and postoffice address, and | please mention reading this article in the Amkkkan - March 4 9 1 HIS DWELLING MOVES. Cbleaico Alderman Invenla One That <.'nn H«* Transported. ! Alderman Charles 11. Itector has se -1 cured patents for a portable house J which he claims will be suitable for a ; multiplicity of uses. The alderman . has been working on his invention for 1 soioe years, and he thinks he has at last perfected a house which will be serviceable in many ways and which I will prove especially valuable In the army, where it may be used for offi cers' quarters or field hospitals in any , climate. The house is made in sec j tions, so that any sized structure, from a small one room affair to an immense kit 'iiAiS PORTABLE HOUSE. building with many partitions, may be quickly and easily put up. Fiber boards and angle iron are used in the construction, and it is claimed that the i completed house is only one-third the weight of a portable wooden structure of the same size. Cots In any desired number may be put In the house and may be so arranged that they can be folded against the wall when not in use. The accompanying cut shows one of the houses which was erected on the lake front and used by several visitors to the city during the recent G. A. It. encampment, according to the Chicago Times-Herald. This house is It! by 20 feet, and the ridge of the roof is 12 feet high. The side walls are seven feet in height. This is the usual or ordinary size and Is the house which Alderman Rector believes most serviceable for army purposes. Eight cots can be placed with comfort in a house of this size. There is an air chamber between the inner and outer walls to maintain a uniform temperature. Hence the in ventor says the house can be used in the Klondike as well as in places of tropical climate. The windows are of glass and swing open like a door. Not 1 a nail or bolt is used in the construc tion of the house, and two people can 1 put it up in.') 0 minutes. The entire 1 | structure weighs 1,500 pounds, and two can be loaded on an ordinary wagon. Scent of the Onion. It is interesting to make inquiry into ' the cause of this unfortunate quality ' of the onion. It is simply due to the presence in some quantity of another mineral matter In the bulb— sulphur. It Is this sulphur that gives the onion its germ killing property and makes the bulb so very useful a medicinal agent at all times, but especially in the spring, which used to lie—and still is in many places-the season for taking brimstone and treacle in old fashioned houses before sulphur tablets came in to vogue, says Chambers' Journal. Now, sulphur when united to hydro gen, one of the gases of water, forms sulpliureted hydrogen and then be i comes a foul smelling, well nigh fetid compound. The onion, being so juicy, has a very large percentage of water in its tissues, and this, combining with the sulphur, forms the strongly scent ed and offensive substance called sul phuret of allyle, which Is found in all the alliums. This sulphuret of allyle mingles more especially with the vola tile or aromatic oil of the onion. It is identical with the malodorant principle found in asafetida, which is almost the symbol of all smells that are nasty. The horse radish, so much liked with roast beef fo~ its keen and biting prop erty, and the ordinary mustard of our tables both owe their strongly stimula tive properties to this same sulphuret of allyle, which gives them heat and j acridity, but not an offensive smell, 1 owing to the different arrangements of the atoms in their volatile oils. ! This brings us to a most curious fact In nature, that most strangely, yet most certainly, constructs all vegetable volat'le oils in exactly the same way— -1 composes them all. whether they are the aromatic essences of cloves, or anges. lemons, cinnamon, thyme, rose, verbena, turpentine or onion, of exact- , I ly the same proportions, which are 81% | of carbon to ll?i of hydrogen, and ob tains all the vast seeming diversities I that our nostrils detect In their scent | simply by a different arrangement of j sulphur others. A Choice Mor. ° ° J For the Farmer. 1 o o 0 C?. G O Plowing, which is usually the first operation upon the Boil, should be thoroughly and properly done, for alter cultivation can never make up for defects iu this fundamental oper ation, says J. A. Tillinghast in The American Agriculturist. The soil should be moist enough so that as the furrow slice bends It will break and crumble, leaving it iu a pulverized con dition, rather than in clods or lumps. The amount of moisture In the soil is a very important factor In plowing, and also in harrowing and after culti vation. The moisture In the layer of agri cultural soil can be quite largely con trolled by proper methods of tillage. If we wish to dry sod land which has been wet by heavy rains after plowing, we can by rolling re-establish to a large extent capillary attraction and bring the water to the surface for evapora tion. The process of drying can be checked at the proper stage by thor oughly pulverizing the upper portion of the soil, which will break the con- ! nectlon of the soil particles and act aa a mulch. This matter of being able to 1 control the moisture content of the soli | to a considerable degree is worthy of j careful consideration, as it has much I influence upon the temperature and mechanical condition of the soil. Es- ! pecially in seasons of drought it may j mean the success or failure of the crop. | The difference between cultivating I land one inch in depth and three Inches j in depth, In Its different effects upon j the moisture of the soil, is very consid- j erable, as Is also the effect of the j styles of tools used In the work. The tool making wide, deep grooves and I ridges increases the rate of evapora- : tion, while one which pulverizes and makes the soil very fine will decrease the rate of evaporation. The first gives more surface to the air, and conse quently the moisture evaporates more rapidly. The other not only more com pletely breaks the capillary attraction by which the water rises to the sur face, but exposes less of the soil to th» nlr. The Wheat Problem. Statisticians tell us that the entire wheat crop of Great Britain could bread her people but 14 weeks and that ! people who are now living will see tills country as densely populated as England and that practically the same food problem will confront Americans —tl.at is, that this country will be a large food importing country. Then the next generation after that will | probably realize the folly of these ' days, when every state, county and town Is clamoriug for immigration, for more people. And yet, says Texas Farm and Ranch, let us hope the intel lect of man will be able to develop a means whereby the rapidly multiply ing millions may be fed. The scarce element of nutrition is nitrogen, of which food products contain but 1 to 2 per cent. It is abundant In the atmos phere, but nowhere else. A method of making atmospheric nitrogen available for food purposes would solve the food problem for centuries, after which time Ave will have to look out every man for himself. Drilling Grain. The Minnesota experiment station tried for several years drilled wheat by the side of wheat sown broadcast. These were field tests on considerable areas, and they found as an average that the drilled wheat yielded 50 per cent more than that which was broad casted. The results were most marked in seasons when the soil was dry, as the seeds were well covered at a uni form depth by the drill, aud thus ger minated more freely and evenly. In seasons when the sowing was followed by moist, cool weather there was less difference, as under such conditions the seed germinated well whether cov ered deep or shallow. T. B. Terry tells In The Practical Farmer of one horse drills, costing at retail $lO to sl4, which are intended for sowiug wheat or other grain between the rows of standing corn. With the wings that go with them tLcy can be run very close to the corn rows so as to leave the drills about seven inches apart with scarcely a perceptible break where the corn stood. time and Acl«l I'hosphate. I Much having been said lately about the tests made at the Rhode Island ex periment station in the use of lime upon certain soils aud for various crops, we desire to call attention to the possible danger of usiug lime with an acid phosphate. The object in treating bone and phosphatic rock with sul phuric acitl Is to render the phosphoric acid soluble in water so that It may J become more readily available for plant food. It does this by removing from it a part of the lime, changing It to a sulphate of lime. If now more carbonate of lime is added, It will bo taken tip by the dissolved phosphate, and it reverts again to the insoluble form. Lime may be used with bone meal, because that already has Its phosphoric acid, audit really becomes available as it is acted upon by the acid in the soil. But where one uses enough of bone meal there is little need to use lime iu any other form- American Cultivator. Merlin of Alfalfa. The merits of alfalfa are not general ly known except in the semiarid west Even there thousands of farmers do not utilize this wonderful plant as is done by their more progressive and in telligent brethren. We invite short statements of their practical experi ence from all who have had marked success with alfalfa. Photographs of the crop or of scenes in its culture, origin, harvesting, stacking, feeding, etc., are also desired. For available material of this kind we shall pay lib erally.—American Agriculturist. "There are but four classes at home," said an Englishman after a five years' residence iu the United States, "the peerage, the gentry, tradespeople and working folk. There are 500 classes in America. In yonder big shop where I am the owner is looked up to as a sov ereign by his clerks; the saleswomen speak to a floorwalker with bated breath; the drivers, the messengers, the cash boys, the porters, each form a different social rank. Nobody thinks of equality. In every alley in New York there is an exclusive aristocratic set to which other sets are working up, struggling to enter. My head swims. 1 have made up my uiiml togo home, where the footing of every man is secure."—Ladies' Horn# Journal. A New Heart. The minister had been talking about the necessity of a new heart, and little Bessie's father, taking her on his knee, Hsked her if she knew what a new heart was. "Oh, yes," replied the little miss; "you ran buy oue at the canilv store for a peu uy'"—Cincinnati Enquirer. For Shattered Nerves. A remedy that will soothe, build up the wasted tissues and enrich the blood is indispensable. Lichtv's Celery Nerve Compound has been wonderfully suc cessful in cases of nervousness, as thous ands of grateful people will testify. Sold by Rossman & Son's Pharmacy. AUTUMN FASHIONS. CHIC GOWNS FOR THE MOUNTAINS, YACHTING AND GENERAL USE. Hlne the Foremiml Kail Coloring. I K'fal Serge* —Cloth of Oold, Gold Timut, Braid and Buttons the Grand Ton—White Cloth Bolrroa. The tide of fashion turning now to ward the mountains brings into view some early autumn costumes in which our familiar and ever useful friend.* cloths and serges are most handsomely exploited. Among them is the slate blue cloth gown of the first cut, simple, yet decidedly chic, the jacket being or namental, with rows of stitching, and the collar composed of crossbarred vel vet, Ivory nnd blue, matching the styl isli pouched underbodice. Yachting modes which the coutu rieres bring out lavishly for the early CHIC GOWN' FOR TDK MOUNTAINS, autumn season furnish also the inspi ration for many costumes that never smell of salt water, but serve equally well the purposes of the inlanders. The second cut shows two instances of these practical affairs in blue and pas tel yellow serge respectively. And here.it should be mentioned that i j "blue" is one of the watchwords of the | autumn. In every variety it has bios- j soined forth—royal, navy, azure, RUB- j sian, periwinkle, with navy to the fore and Russian an excellent second. There are, of course, others, but a na- j vy blue gown of serge or cloth, with { gold braid and buttons, is far and away j the popular favorite as the autumn ! race of fashion begins. Extraordinary indeed is the vogue of j gold. There are girdles of gold tissue folded narrowly around the waist, gold braid on bodice and on skirt and wrought gold buttons, both large and email, In profusion. There are also col- j lars and boleros of cloth of gold, and at least a touch of gold gives the neces sary chic to the latest costumes. An tique silver buttons also, where thc-ir coloring is more appropriate, as on j some of the pastel cloths, add charm to the new gowns of the season. White | cloth replaces taffeta for the little stitched boleros and other jackets such as flourished in the summer, and the vogue for white and very light colors j threatens to extend onward indefinite- j ly. Little velvet coatees also, than j l which nothing is more generally be- | coming, are being turned out in large j I numbers. I One white serge costume just made i had a series of light blue straps vir tually graduating from the ceinture ; toward the knee, where each strap KAKLY STYLES IN SEKGE. opened out over a fanlike plaiting of white serge. The white corsage had a bolero jacket of the blue laced across the frout with black silk cords and tiny gold buttons. Foremost French gown builders have, it is said, resolved to bring in again the pointed evening bodice, the front to be very long and sharp and the bodice cut off quite to the waist line over the hips and at the back. To Remove Tun. While a coat of summer tan is quit® the proper thing to bring home from one's vacation, its continuance is some times more lasting than is desirable. But there is a remedy. In fact, there are two or more. Rub the hands with equal parts of pure lime juice, lemou juice and laven der water, adding 15 grains of borax. Wipe the hands with a fine towel and afterward with a flannel and silk hand kerchief. Or put a pinch or two of powdered alum and a teaspoonful of powdered sal ammoniac in about a pint and a half of warm salt water nnd dissolve, then a little toilet vinegar. If the hands are soaked In water to which a little of the above lotion has been added night and morning, i will help to keep them white aud free from roughness. RAIN. " 1 Here i* nothing thit sound* better, When 1 lie in bed at night, Than to hear the rain a-pelting When I know the farm is rinht, Than to hear the lukewarm splashea That would fairly sprout a stout, And 1 get up in the morning Just to see how things have grown. I don't go much for thunderstorm*; They're apt to lodge the grain. My taste is for the steady, Pouring, downright, all day rain That spoils the small potatoes Because it makes them grow Till they nudge and say, "801 l over!" ] And bulge out of the row. i I own I like to idle When I do it for a shower j That earns more in a second Than 1 can in an hour, I For it's good to ait and listen I To the seeds a-pushing through. And, besides, there's always choring For the hired man to do. —New York Sua. Easy to Cure a Cold. if you go about it right. Take two or three Krause's Cold Cure Capsules dur ing the day and two before retiring at 1 night. This will insure a good night's rest and a free movement of the bowles next morning. 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