KAILKOAD 11.ME TABLES. Pens' a it. K. KASI-. W EST 7.18 A.M. 9.14 A. M. 10.17 " 12 16 I'. M. 2.21 P. M. iSB •• tj.ua " 7.51 " SUN PAYS. 10.17 A. >l. 1.5;! I'. M. 1). 1.. A W. K. K. EAST. WEST. ti.sß A. M. ».l» A. M. 10.1» •' 1*2.47 P. M. 2.11 P. M. 4.1 i " (j IU " S.lll " sr ni> vvs 8.38 A. M. 12.47 P.M. 6.10 P.M. S4O " PHI I.A .t HEADING K. It. NORTH. St ll'T 11. 7.82 A. M. 11.2 a A. M. 4 00 P. M. ti.Oo P. M. BLOOM NT 11K KT. 7.81 A. M. 11.28 V. M. 4.02 P. M. ti.o4 P. M. J. J. BROWN, THE EYE A SPECIALTY Eyes tested, treated, fitted with glass es and artificial eyes supplied. 11 Market Street, Hliximsburg, Pa. Hours—lo a. in.to 5 ]>. in. Telephone 1 4:i(S. ROOM FOR SCHLEP COURT. %u\al OH!.-lIi line tiear lng 50 or more Hies. The otter itself is a floating piece of board leaded along oue edge to keep It upright. The poach er walks along the side of loch or river, letting out the fly decorated line as he goes, the otter board gradually working out toward the center An enormous area of water Is fished at one time and numbers of fish are killed. A It •'fiuo II ul* r<. Conductor. Plk®y—And just because you had lost your nickel the conductor made you get off the car and walk all the way home? Bilkey— Oh, no. He only put me off. I could have sat by iUe roadside all ulgbt if I had wanted to. —Baltimore World THE VOICE OF THE MOUNTAIN. Low at my feet is stretched the lordly vale. At ivaS my realm the high wild stars arr led. My garment is the light, the darkness dread. I wrap me round with rain and snow and hail. Round me and round the eagle 9 nest and Bail. Between my knees the thunders make their bed. I lap the storm winds, and their young am bred. Their young that play and chafe my rocky mail. Who toineth up to me he shall have power, The prophet's power, the old lawgiver's might. Aye, hp shall have the tablet in his hand. He shall not fall, but in the evil hour And good, uplifted, clothed upon with light. His neck unbowed, as 1 stand shall he stand. —John Vance Cheney in Harper's Magazine. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦ ♦ -+-» ♦ ♦ ♦ I A MODERN t I MAUI) MULLER } Rachel had been preserving strawber ries. She pasted the last little slip of white on the last small jar with a vigor ous pat, dropped her hands in her lap and let her gaze wander for a moment out through the wide kiteheu window to the wheatfield that stretched beyond the or chard. There was a pensive look in her gray eyes, and when a gentle voice called her by name the girl started. "What is it, mother?" she answered as the delicate little lady who paused in the doorway leading from the dining room re peated her name a secoud time. "Aren't you almost through fixing up your preserves? Your father said that he would like you to bring out a pitcher of lemonade to the stile. Judge Welldon has just driven over to talk a little busi ness, and there is a lady in the carriage with him." A crimson wave swept over Rachel's face. Hastily she stood up, pulled down her sleeves and buttoned them about her wrists. "Yes, mother, I will, right away," she said as she untied her ging ham apron and hung it on a peg behind the door. Very quickly a clear glass pitcher was filled with an icy drink and ready to serve. What Judge Welldon saw as he sat in his carriage on the highway that ran by the farm was a slim, sweet girl in a light cotton frock, with a fair oval face lighted by a pair of expressive eyes and a small head crowned with soft brown hair com ing down the rose bordered walk holding in one strong young hand a pitcher and in the other a small tray with glasses. lie leaned back in his seat and watched the girl as she approached. The woman be side him leaned forward. She had heard of Rachel Sheldon a good deal of late and so studied carefully the little figure as it came nearer and nearer. Rachel paid no heed to either the judge or his companion until she directed one swift glance at her father, which showed that his face was troubled. Then Rachel bowed to the judge. "Here father," she said as she handed him the pitcher and put the little silver waiter with its burden down on the stile and was about to turn away. "Wait a moment, Miss Rachel," called Judge Welldon; "1 want to introduce you to Miss Seaton." Itachel bowed ia her queenly little way in acknowledgment of the introduction, and a .scornful smile played around the corners of the older woman's mouth, which Rachel would easily have detected had she been looking up. As her father stood quietly by and did not till the glass es, as Rachel expected him to do, she promptly became the hospitable hostess and took his place. She handed a brimming glass to the judge, who leaned forward and took it, passing it into Miss Seaton. That lady held it aloft in her small and shapely hand and waited until the judge was sup plied and then said in a voice that was more tinged with sarcasm than pleas antry, although the quotation was accom panied with a ripple of laughter: "Thanks," said the judge, "a aweeter draft From fairer hand was never quaffed." Rachel smiled a forced little smile and faut iclp him to bear any hard- j ship that might develop. But the judge had not come to talk burinegg. All of this that he touched upon was to say that Mr. j Sheldon need not worry about that little i matter they were both concerned in; that | everything would remain just as it was 1 until his return from Europe in a year ! Working Night and Day. The busiest and inighte~t little thing I that ever was made is I)r. Kintr's New, Life ['ills. These pills change weak i ness into strength, listleasness into oner i try. brain fag into mental power. They- i re wonderful in building up the health, i Only ','"l c per box. Sold by Pan lea & | Co. druggists. from that day. When the little lady mother appeared at the hall door to announce supper, the judge responded that he believed he would when asked to join the family. He praised the flaky white biscuits and the new strawberry preserves that Ra chel had made and directed pleasant re marks to the sweet, slim girl who flitted about the table attending to every body's wants. When he had gone that night, Rachel missed something. There seemed to be no relief for the little tight tugging at her heart strings hut tears, and so she cried until she fell asleep. But before she went to sleep she had reached a determination. Next day after breakfast she told her father and mother what it was. Her mother protested, but her father, knowing of an impending mis fortune, realized that Rachel was wise, antl so told lift' that her head and heart were her best guides. And so it was that Rachel went to the city and learned to be a nurse. • •••••• A whole year had slipped away and Ra chel had worked very hard. It was a lot harder to sit up with a feverish patient in a hospital ward that it was to put up strawberries in the farmhouse kitchen, but Rachel loved her work and tho doc tors in the hospital said of the gentle and soft voiced little nurse that she was "born to her vocation." But Rachel was very tired and had gone home for a short while to rest. She hail been home a week and was sit ting on the porch again at her father's feet, after having made her mother com fortable in the hammock at the far end of the porch. "Have you heard anything from Judge Welldon since his return from abroad?" she r.sked. It was the first time the old worry had in any way been referred to. "No,"' her father answered, "1 have not, except to know that he is at home and is at present very ill."' "111!" Rachel exclaimed. "Seriously so?" "I believe he is," answered her father calmly. "I was thinking of driving over there after supper to usk how he is get ting on.'" Just then the judge's carriage turned into the road and the judge's sister alight ed. Miss Welldon was a spinster known far and wide for hor distant manner and disinclination to "unbend." Rachel hur ried down the rose bordered walk to meet her. There was no reserve about her manner now. She fairly embraced the girl. "Oh, Miss Rachel." she cried, "1 am so glad I found you here. My brother, the judge, is seriously ill. He has typhoid fever, and at present does not know any of us. I>r. Bryson, our physician, said that he heard you were at home for a va cation, and that possibly we might be able to get you to come over and help us care for the Judge. We sent in town for a nurse last night, but have received no answer yet." "Certainly I will go," said Rachel, and it was only with a professional air that she answered. "How soon?" asked Miss Welldon. "At once," Rachel replied, and in less than half an hour she was beside the judge's sister in the carriage. It was a long siege, but finally the judge's excellent constitution won the battle. He had recognized Rachel, and was so glad to know that she bad learned to be a nurse so opportunely. Rachel told him that she realized that there might shortly be a need of her becoming self supporting, so that the little means possessed by the family might all be for the mother and father, who were growing old. And not until the judge was propped up in bed in the midst of a mound of pillows did Rachel dare to ask where Mrs. Welldon was. "Mrs. Welldon?" echoed the judge. "Why, bless you, child, whom do you mean?" "Why, why," Rachel faltered, "Miss Seaton, of course." Then the judge laughed so heartily that the little nurse looked up in surprise and with a professional manner seemed to note in the strength of the laugh a sure sign of returning health. "Rachel, child. I did mnrry Mi»« Seaton ur anybody else. I made my jour ney alone. But I will never make an other alone unless you force me to. Go to my desk over there—you will And it unlocked, and in the left hand pigeon hole you will find a package of papers marked Rachel. Bring them here. See?" said the judge as she handed them to him. "Here are the deeds to your farm, to be held by you if you please or given to your father, just as you wish to have it. When I saw that the Seaton heirs had a good claim on the place, I offered them a price for it which was accepted. This I did before I went away, so that I might give tho papers to you as a wed ding gift when I returned provided"— And here the judge stretched out his eras to Rachel. A few hours later the judge's sister kissed Rachel on both cheeks, something she had never been known to do before. —American Woman. What Oy»ter "Seed" In. By "seed" of oysters is meant the "milk" or spat or spawn, which is de posited during the breeding season (in summer), and adheres to some object or other in the water of the "beds." As soon as the "milk" finds a resting place, helped by the action of the sea watsr, it begins to harden and to take form. Just as the white liquid china clay of the pate sur pate china decorator in its eleva tions and depressions hardens upon the side of a cup or vase, and by the different thicknesses of Its hardened layers forms the lovely figures we see in art collec tions, so the "milk" of the oyster grows into the shupe intended for it by nature. Though the oyster shell is so uncouth and rough irk outline, yet what wondrous alchemy is this! The room used for the patient should be large, bright and well ventilated, then if a second child in the family comes down with the same disease, which is most sure to happen where there are oth er children, the second patient can be placed in the same room with the first without crowding or danger of exhaust ing the supply of fresh air, as would bo the case in a small room. As the eyes are weak and affected by bright light the light in the room should be rather sub dued. After a few days, when the child is allowed to sit up, a cup with a large peak in front is a good device to shade the eyes from the glare. The room and patient must be kept warm and drafts carefully avoided. When I say warm, it does not mean hot, and the patient should not be kept so warm that he perspires, but it is essential that the hands and feet should not be allowed to get cold. In the sickroom, as in the nursery, the open fire is, if possible, desirable as a means both of heating the room and of assisting lu the ventilation. As the rash begins to disappear the fever also subsides, and about the end of four or five days the patient begins to feel as though he were well, and an older child will often rebel at being kept in bed, but as it is at this stage the lung symp toms are likely to develop extra precau tion must be taken. Active children are not likely to lie perfectly quiet in bed or neatly tucked under the bedclothes, anil it Is not absolutely nmxary that they should be ki pt so. They will be much happier and more comfortable, also sleep better at night, if frequent change of po sition is made during the day. For a lit tie child it i ,; well to have a warm bed sack to protect the arms and «-h< st, so that the patient can sit up in bed and have toys about to divert and amuse him. —Mariamia Wheeler in Harper's Ba 7,a r. A Shocking Calamity. "Lately befell » railroad laborer,' writes I>r A. Kellet. ■>! Williford, Ark. "His foot was badly crashed, lmt. Buck len s Arnica Salve quickly en red hi in It's simply wonderful for Burns, Boils, Piles and all skin eruptions. It's the world's champion healer. Cure guarau teed 35c Sold by I'aitles A Co. drug gists THE B'RBEUEHS. A belief exists all over the east that lu the future the west can he depended upon to supply horses at a less cost than eastern fanners can afford to raise them. A month's sojourn in the west looking up the horse industry leads uie to the conclusion that such belief is unfounded, says C. D. Sineati iii The National Stockman. The plain facts are that the low prices of a few years past have more effectually driven the western breeder out of breeding horses than the eastern breeder. True there are horses found in plenty in the sale stables, but the quality of them Is poor, in fact very poor in many cases. Scarcely a first class carriage, coach or draft horse can I find, liy far too many of them are 100 pounds too light for carriage horses, and when I do find one large enough with a kind disposition and Intelligent I find him with poorly formed limbs, too upright pasterns, weak at the knees find stiff in the shoulders. The drafters we find more of size and lunk headedncss than of intelligence, nervous energy and conformation such as will stand the work required of them when put to use. The best horses of all classes have been picked up and the culls left, is about the situation in the west. Many whom I find breeding horses are patronizing stallions of but mighty poor merit. True, there are here and there trotting sires which have size enough and a record made on some race track, and that is about all they have to recommend them. They either have a willful or stubborn dispo sition, blemished limbs or thick wind. Others are nice little fellows, kind enough, sound enough, but have not size adequate to produce a horse large enough to draw a carriage. In the coach class I have found stal lions with goose necks, rat tails, meaty legs and leggy action peddled about as ideal coach horses and patronized by farmers simply because they were im ported. I know of no other reason. True merit they were nearly devoid of. And we find many of the draft sires little or no better. Many have been shown us with hollow backs, high hips, crooked legs, tied in at the knees and sickle hocks. They weighed perhaps 1,700 pounds or more. There are. no doubt, good sires in the country west of the Mississippi, but they are comparatively scarce. There are some very good mares left there yet on the farms, which would if bred to the right kind of sires produce good horses. But with tlie sires at present there no considerable number of first class horses will come to eastern mar» kets for some years. This can be de pended upon. The west has seemingly been made the dumping ground for the cull stallions of the eastern states. Shredded F. drier Fop llor»c«. I think that shredded corn fodder makes as good or better feed than hay for horses through the winter, says A. J. Daft in l'ralrie Farmer. One of my neighbors has wintered about 300 sheep on shredded fodder, and they look better the two last winters than they did when they were fed hay. My experience has been that it makes one of the best feeds that one can have, and the expense Is not so great when two or three neighbors work together. But the fodder must be dry when it is cut, as otherwise it will mold in the bin or mow and so prove worthless. There will be large quantities cut this fall on account of the scarcity of hay, and there will be on n»«r<»ased . For several years the Wisconsin ex j periment station has been working in ! the direction of • stablishing a llock of j mutton »heep in which the laiubs for ! I an early spring market should be of j ! the best, as well as the older sheep . j valuable for mutton. As a result of 1 I their investigations so far they say ! i that one chief consideration Is to secure | | good rams. j This does not mean high priced prize | winners, as they almost invariably j I prove infertile or Incapable of service. \ I When rams are vigorous, without hav- ! YEAItLINO 11AM. lng been pampered or starved, and ; show that they have the qualities de- I sired, they will give good value re eeived even at high prices. The ewes should be selected from those that are the deepest milkers, that suckle their lambs the best and that ! have dense fleeces for their own pro j tection. The best mothers are Invari ■ ably among the leans when the lambs I are weaned, and they should be chosen j by the record they have made as moth ers, and not on points of style eir ! smoothness. They are apt to vary in ! quality of lambs raised from year to year, and it is not always wise to re i ject a ewe because of poor lambs one year if she has good records for pre -1 vlous years, or a ewe the first year if i she is known to be of a good milking family and appears all right. The ewe lambs to be kept for breed ing should be fed liberally from the first with oats and the best pasturage. This course insures good weight of i body and fleece, and after the first year It is hardly possible to check their growth, as they will have the neces sary vigor to provide for themselves. In a grade flock where lambs are to be sold to the butcher uniformity is im portant, and a ram that has proved a good breeder should be bred to the same ewes year alter year as long as possible, but when necessary to change get one that lias not the same faults of fleece or form as the ewes or has good qualities which they lack. If the ewes are uniform, this is easier than when they are a fiock of mixed character. Shelter is only necessary in case of rain, and they will look for it as natu rally as a chicken does. A number of new beginners in the north have lost some of their goats by crowding them into some small room on account of the cold. This is altogether unnecessary, and it is well to let them have their own way about going under shelter, and if they choose to lie out of doors let them do so, regardless of cold. The kid is usually kept in a corrall for a fortnight, and if there are many th«j- ehnnlil v-c lletl lu U ci.rt.ilii IJIUtU until the mother is perfectly familiar with it, when they may be released, and when a month or (> weeks old they can go out with the llock. Feed of Anijorim. Any kind of brush will furnish them nourishment, though they will often se lect such as they prefer and consume it all before starting on other kinds. It Is well to notice their condition every once in awhile, and if they are not thriving a little grain should be given at night and morning until they become perfectly contented with their new sur roundings. They may be run in the same Inclo sure with all kinds of stock excepting In the kidding season, when all hogs should be removed, or they will devour the little kids as fast as they come. Fleece of Anuoriu. The Angora goat has two coats of hair —one a long one. The long coat Is highly prized for the superior quality of cloth manufactured from It, one variety being the well known mohair. The under and shorter coat is of little value. Angoras are considered by many the best of all goats for eating purposes, and in Asia Minor the na tives are said to prefer it to mutton. It is said to be a poor milker in com parison with other varieties of goat. fo Get It id of CalumnH. Walter S. Batliff of Indiana tells in National Stockman how to rid mead ows of the calamus plant. He says: My experience with it has not been very extensive, but sufficiently so to admit of eradication. Use salt freely , on the patches and permit the live stock to have free access thereto. A strong saline solution has been very ef fective, also the brine from the barrels of pickled meat. The calamus cannot I stand the double effect of salt and | tramping by stock, so that in a year or so it will be difficult to find where the patches once grew. Cure of I'oll Evil. Blister the enlargement with cerate of cantliarides and repeat the blister ing in two weeks if necessary. When the enlargement softens and it Is ap parent that pus Is present, it should ■ be opened and washed out, after which 10 per cent solution of protargol should be Injected twice daily after cleansing. t our Windpipe. The human windpipe is composed of 10 or is cartilaginous rings united by exceedingly lit xible ligaments. I'iiino I.enllier. The most costly leather in the world is known as piano leather. Dulled l>> Dentil. Like the bonito, the kingfisher's col ors dull after death. No one who has seen only the stuffed bird can form any Idea of the brilliance of its plumage when alive. A Night of Terror. Awful anxiety was felt for the widow of the brave Ueueral Burnhamof Much ias. Me., when the doctors said s|ie would die from Pneumonia before morning" writes Mrs. S. 11, Lincoln, who attended her that fearful night, but she begged for Dr. King s Ni w Db covery. which had more than saved her life, and cured her of Consumption. After taking, she slept all night. Furtli iruse entirely cured her." This mar vellous medicine is guaranteed to cure all Throat. Chest and l/iing Diseases. < )nly r»li n. I Whv , Quoth he."!>»■»■« I. Eczema for 1 Forty Years, The Unqualified Statement of a We Known Attorney. St Ignace, Mich. Some of the cures made by Dr. A. NY Chase's Ointment of stub. n» a: I tinuod eczema and skin dis< woi i'-rworkerw -i . iff writes is I .lows srs*'.-Ct Med Co. buffalo N. V.—tients I • ■ cannot reltain frorr I e*oros-;.ig triv acknowledgment fur the reiie 1 h;u<- fait from Dr Chase'sOiotmeM. Foi 1 40 yeais 1 was aliiicted v. ith a skin disea&t i which was lo: itt.d in one- spot—on my leg. | I have spent at a rough estimate five hun , died dollars trying to effect a cure, and noi I until I applied this ointment did I get rclef j You are stranger*; to me and this letter i' prompted dirt c tly because 1 want to and I , feel as though I ought to say it Thai . Chase's Ointment has effected a complete cure ol my affliction. Three boxes did tht work on my leg 1 was also suffering Iron | itching piles and applied the ointment which ! gave the bost of satisfaction by affording nit rest at night and rapidly causing the disc;e< |to disappear. I have received such rci el 1 and comfort from the ointment that I can . withhold expressing my gratitude. I was s i long a til ic ted with the torture--of eczema I feel now that I am cured, a word of recom mendation is due from me. Yours truly, JAS. J. BROWN. Dr. Chase's Ointment is sold at 50 cents box at all deslersor Dr. A. W. Chase's Medi cine Co., buffalo. N. Y. Free Tuition AT A Good School We have just received a catalogue of the Literary Institute and State Normal School, located at Biff in- ir.\ Pa. This school maintains several courses of study tor training trailers, a Preparatory 1 'oik g Course, courses in Voice and Piano. It is the only hoarding school we have heard of where students enter the dining room at their leisure, and order their meals to suit their appetite and digestion as at a first class hotel. It has a faculty of College and Uni versity trained specialists, abundant apparatus of the latest and most ap proved kind, and every comfort and convenience for the students. Tuition has recently !>een made free tor those preparing to teach. A letter of inquiry addressed to the Principal, Judson Perry Welsh, A. M., Ph.D., will bring valuable information to those seeking a good school. ' 1 SEVEN DEVES OPED GOLD MINES. 60 ACRES OF GOLD ORE 4* THE ARENA- Gold Mining & Milling Company CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO. ' I [This Property is Estimated tohe now Worth More- than SIO,OOO per Acre and will be Worth over One Hundred Thousand Dollars per Aere,\\ ith Proper Development CAPITAL STOCK, $1,000,000. B*2s^Divided into Shares K:tcli. lull nici .\<>i A s The Arena Company otiers 50,000 Shares at 50 cents e:ich in a l*ro|»ertv that i> W ortii o\ it v <»OO,(HM). Kor I In- purpose of raising money in pin. lia-i iln ini • —:ir\ in: • i in i to make the mines produce dull; fully Three Thousand I Millars In tiold. thus enriching every individual slum-boliler according lo th<• »I■ ir• »In !•■>*- You can buy any number of Shares you Wi.-li, and make more money t ban ca it In made in any oi hei :i > i»i I n\ **■ 1 1> i these seven developed mines. There *re B.OUI fctl nfure in a vein, and tliew veins are true mother veins, held \\ itbin walls i>i gran itc,plaeed lliere I>> nature. lin i *>in|wi)\ law .11. ■a* I developed thin property to demonstrate that it isoneol the largeM • i pro pert i* soil he Cripple (Jroek District which In the greatest gold-producing en nip on earth, a- output hist 1 year anregatlng tai.t)oo,oooor nearly •l< >ll l>U the amount i rodueed In iln v hole State oft all torn in. At ."ill cents per Hliare the Company Is giving; you a discount of 10 cents per slian * with, making 'JO cents on tlie dollar. \s already Milled. Iliis is dun* forlln pnri«.scol nils 1 ing to purchase improved nuielnnery, air-coin | ressor drills, awl • • • ri« plant \v • i have two large hoisting engines on thin property, a commodious shaft house, oilice l>u boarding bouse fnv the men, stables,powder-house, :. I a rue quant it.v ortools, etc iin n ports on these mines, made by one ol tin Ih-m iiiinn i i ;.•i > ;. :i t' * serilie these improvements WMI s u| MINK AZTKC, 210 feet in depth, Willi sl:» it-house. bo- . r ami ei i . • • l.« i i .w t.n.i the way down. . BONDHOLDER, 200 feet deep, hoisting eng i.« and IMI er, ai i ron I M i;\l< t» ami M AMI A'l I.A N. bolli om r M i' li ildi i | • i i • >• t CRYSTAL, JASPER and GREAT KASTKHX. on the same vein as the Iti I ed in tie pi hto over 100 fleet, and developments already made show ovi i i. l >< bet of ore. If you want to make money out of nature, U-coini a producer of L-oltl ...ii -M .t t * vaults. The Arena rollp of inim s\\ii I
  • il lot \< n. ■ We can forateh the best of references bank and mining engineers and cut tltli in the property is perfect, coming, as it does through a patent from the With nion In liri*\ e . London «>*- chan^.. i- to act I list a ft' i ly.le I Hcfi has di-[K«i.l «.f ail l.'s rii;111 ~ in "Sapho" t>> Olga Net tier sol*» for :I'i,ik>o. Anna Ilehl's husband-manager Rtat»*« tl.it t.. .1 mini: st ason \\ .11 » i" I . r last in the 1 iiit«-< :ir. When Franklin Fyl.>* play. 'Kit Cars. ti." ■ tli" i ! • i'\f . ,'i, it will lie known as "In ■ of J« I:" o, > n«Tiit_' in I.iiii'li n. Jeff ]»»• Anccli-i will produce durinjr tii" latter |.art < ! i'<>.\t ■ i a ««>mie opera which was written t>\ his win. Wilton Lnckayt' t*t all pro!, ii.il ty will I." the I'liilens I'oirff in a revivnl of "Arouinl tin- \Vorlays." ".Miss Walker of Wooloot»o< I«»o" i« tin* title «