KAILKOAD TIME TABLES. Pknn'A H. K. EAST. WKBT 7.11 A. M. tf.M A. M. 10.17 " 12 15 P. M. 2.21 P. M. <Bl " 5.50 " 7.51 " SUNDAYS. 10.17 A. M. 4.81 P. M. D. L* <fc W. K. K. EAST. W EST. J 6.57 A. M. # 09 A. M. la 19 " .2.47 IP. M. 2.11 P. M. 4.85 " 6.10 " 8.40 " SUNDAYS 6.57 A.M. 1147 P.M. 6.16 P M. 840 " PHI LA <* READING H. K. NORTH. SOUTH. 7.82 A. M. 11.24 A. M. 1.00 P. M. 6.05 P. M. BLOOM kTRKKT. 7.84 A. M. 11.22 A. M. 1.02 P. \1 fi.o4 P. M. J. J. BROWN. THE EYE A SPECIALTY. Eyes tested, treated, fitted with glass es *ad artificial eyes supplied. Market Street, Bloomsburg, Pa. Hours —10 a. m.to 5 p. m. Telephone 1486. Growth of Telephone Service. Some highly interesting figures touch ing the growth and development of telephone service In the United State# In recent years are given In the report of the American Telephone and Tele graph company. Up to the close of 1891 the number of Instruments installed was 512, 40 T. Since that time the annual Increase has been as follows: 1892, 40,313; 1893, 13.771; 1894, 10,015; 1895, 92,470; 1896, 97,651; 1897, 146,494; 1898, 205,723; 1899, 455,225; 19u0. 372,311, bringing the total Installations of that company up to 1,952,412 at the beginning of the present calendar year. The figures showing the growth of the system in 1901 are not yet available In the com pany's official report, but are from oth er sources. Of the magnitude of the telephone business at the end of 1901 we have the following figures on the good au thority of The Electrical Review: Capital Telephone* Invested, connected. Bell 1320,000,000 1.080.000 Independent 150.000,000 708.717 Farmers' lines. Inter communicating sys tems, etc. (tnd.) 490,000 Totals $470,000,000 2,878,717 The best data obtainable as to the growth of Independent companies not controlled by the American show that they now have exchanges In 2,111 cities and towns and serve, as shown above, 708,717 subscribers. This independent development rep resents an Investment of probably not far from $150,000,000. Besides inde pendent companies operating exchang es, there are nearly half a million tel ephones in use by persons who do not need connection with a central sta tion, as the service is private, as be tween mills and offices. The growth of the Independent companies is rapid enough to menace the continuance of anything like a monopoly. In some states the number of their exchanges materially exceeds that of the Bell sys tem. This is true of Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wis consin. lowa, Missouri and Kansas and perhaps of other states. When we realize that the Invention of the telephone was given to the world less than twenty-five years ago and note its marvelous development, we are almost prepared to believe In the accomplishment of telephonic pho tography, which is now recognized aa among the possibilities. The report that Lord Roberts is to be superseded by the Duke of Con naught, brother of King Edward, as commander in chief Indicates another "shakeup" in the British army. The Duke of Cambridge, the late queen's cousin, was commander In chief fwr a long while. He gave way to Lord Wolseley. Queen Victoria always In sisted that a member of the royal fam ily should be commander In chief be cause his rank made Intrigues or rival ries against him impossible and him self superior to them. Wolseley found and Roberts has found that opposition and detraction have way or sway when a royal personage is not at the head of the forces. The rule in all monarchies In Europe Is that royalty must head the forces, not because It Is capable or Incapable, but because it Is royalty. It Just happens that the Duke of Connaught is admittedly a brave, able and accomplished man. The weight of his royal Initiative can quite as likely accomplish needed army reforms as retard them. Wolseley was and Rob erts has been unable or unwilling to accomplish them. Perhaps the duke will do better. Dr. Rush Huldekoper of Philadel phia, surgeon of the United States ar my, who died recently, was an ardent advocate of horseflesh as a diet and once gave a dinner to some prominent men. When the coffee and cigars were reached, he asked them how they had enjoyed the meat. All pronounced It excellent. "Well," said he, "you dined on a choice portion of my old friend Pandora." This was the doctor's fa vorite old gray mare, that had broken a leg and had to be shot. The Vocal Physiologist says that "more money is thrown away on the education of the human voice than on the support of government. Of every 10,000 voices one may be listened to without pain; of every 100,000 voices one may be listened to with patience; of every 1,000,000 voices one may be listened to with satisfaction; of every 10,000,000 voices one may be listened to with sensations of Joy." WhT Eyes Are Light and IJark An Interesting point Is the cause of the different shades of color we see In the eyes. On a certain membrane In the interior are numerous cells called "pigment" cells. When these are pres ent in very great numbers, they pro duce that deep black color of some eyes and in proportion to their num bers decrease also the depth of color till finally a light blue Is reached. In certain eyes these pigment cells do not exist at all, being wanting, indeed, all through the system, hair and skin. A person of this description is called an albino, and among animals we find a parallel In the oase of the white rab bit—Chambers' Journal. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THE PASSING T OF MR. aod MRS. 3 JOSEPH BRUDER « ► 2 By Henry Irving Dodge. t * ► * ► J Copyright, 11)01, J 4 By Henry Irving Dodge. » TTVrYTVTYYTTVTTTrTTVTTVr "Big Four" pulled Into Beaver Mead ows on the Bome-Watertown division, and Joseph Bruder and his wife got down from the passenger coach that was trailing behind six "flats" of rails. Bruder was six feet four and broad, and his wife was five feet and narrow. Bruder carried a huge valise that cost a dollar and had done service, also an ax. Mrs. Bruder wore mitts and a plaintive, piquant smile. In her eyes there was a standing apology for the disparity in their sizes. This seemed to be a sore point with the little wo man, for she was ever on the alert for the quizzing glances of strangers, and If one should stand apart aud glance at the odd couple he was sure to have his gaze arrested by a plaintive glance from the woman which said as plainly as speech, "Please don't make fun of us." But the man never bothered his head about what other folks thought. Ho was a woodchopper, and that's all ho knew or cared. Next to his wife he loved his ax, and it used to be his pride that he could put a keen enough edge on it to shave with. He used to lay his cheek fondly against the purple blade and pat it and call it his darling. And the ax seemed to understand him, for It would bark with quick delight when his giant arms swung it aloft and bite the maple and bury its nose to the point where the tempered steel joined the softer stuff. When Bruder got off the train, he 1 looked around in a sort of inquisitive, defiant way aud put liis hand clumsily around his wife and drew her shoulder over against his thigh. There was no ene at the depot but the agent, a vet eran in the busiuess, the tenure of whose position was due to five toes that he had years before contributed to the annual list of accidents on the road. Smith had heard that Bruder was coming to take the place of one of the striking woodchoppers, and it filled him with grave concern. Almost all of liis relatives belonged to the strikers, and his sympathies were deeply with them. On the other hand, it fell to his lot to show ostentatious loyalty to the conSpany. Beaver Meadows was tho chief "woodln' up" point of the road. For miles the contiguous country yield ed nothing from its stubborn soil save stunted beech and knotted maple. The president of the company that supplied the railroad with wood was Smith's backer. A nod from him would have dislodged that worthy from the comfortable niche that afforded him a comfortable living. So Smith was be tween the devil and the deep sea. His heart was with the strikers, his inter est with the company. That's why his usually placid mind was filled with perturbation when he beheld the lum bering form of Joseph Bruder and the diminutive wife alight from tho ca boose of Big Four. Bruder had an arm as long as his wife's tongue and could fell at a blow either kind of jackass, human or brute. Mrs. Bruder was the brains of the outfit. She took charge of the money, when there was any, allowing Joseph only enough for tobacco. Oth erwise he was a teetotaler. On the whole, this strange couple was deemed a combination to be avoided. No one ever knew where they came from. On that score Bruder himself was silent, with a persistency that defied all the subtle influences of bucolic diplomacy. Surmise 6aid he was an ex-convict, and as chapter aud verse of his past were not forthcoming this comfortable theory crystallized into a very good counterfeit of fact. When the woodchoppers learned that Joe Bruder was coming to take Cy Sei dell's job, they knew there would be trouble, for they were a determined lot. There was an understanding, how ever, a sort of feeling, although no words had been spoken, that somehow Smith would settle matters, and so It was determined that no one from among the strikers should meet Bruder at the depot and attempt by moral or muscular force to turn him back. Smith knew what was expected of him by his friends and relatives; he blbo knew that the suspicious eyes of the president were upon him, and hence the delicacy of his position. He hated being "double faced," but he had a very comfortable niche indeed, and times were exceedingly hard iu those parts. He reflected with considerable disgust that it was quite unjust that he, who had no personal Interest in the matter, should be the one upon whose shoulders the task of adjusting the af fair should be thrust. That explains why Smith was per turbed upon the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bruder. It also explains why he alone was at the depot to meet the distinguished pair. It is an axiom that g«od luek always conies to the lazy. Smith w&s a lazy man, which accounts for the piece of good luck which came to hin 1 on the morning of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Bruder. Bab Armstrong's two-year old baby boy had died of cholera morbus a few days before, and the sorrowing par ents, who were farmers, had put the little creature In a simple pine box and were sending him down the road to be buried in tlie Armstrong family bury ing ground at West Camden. The tiny morsel of humanity was at that mo ment resting in the freightroom of the Beaver Meadows depot. As Smith limped down the platform toward Mr. and Mrs Joseph Bruder he | looked through the open door of the j freightroom and got his Inspiration, j Then he accosted Bruder. "Waitln' for Harris' team, ain't yer?" ! Bruder looked at his wife, and she said, "Yes." "Goin' ter work on the Job, ain't yer ?" Again Bruder looked at his wife, and Igaln she said, "Yes." "Well, I'm right glnd ter see yer," j said the unconscionable diplomat ef- j fuslvely. "I tell yer, we've been liavln' great goln's on aroun' here." Again Bruder looked at his wife, and again she said "Y'es" softly and jiress- j ed a little closer under the shelter of his mighty thigh. "Between you and me," continued the wily Smith, "these woodchoppers I mean the Beaver Meadow fellers," he hastened to explain as a slight con traction of Bruder's forehead warned him that any slur upon the cruft would not be welcome—"don't know when they're well off." He paused, and Bruder looked at hi* wife, but she remained silent. "Of course I ain't got nothin' agaiust these men here, and It may not sound well com In' from me, me beln' in the employ of this corporation, as pin't sup- | loosed tvr show no partiality, but j I tor me these men 1s n little unreason able. Yer see," he went <lll us neither Bruder nor his wife spoke, "times have 1 been pretty hard around here, with 1 crops failin' and a good deal of slck j ness in the neighborhood, and I think these men ought to been glad to get steady employment. Of course they're really iu the power of tho company, cos they ain't got no money, and the j officers knows It, and so they cuts down their wages. Now, some of 'em finds out that the big fellers Is makln' ' dead loads of money, and so they ! makes a big kick and goes 011 strike. ! So the company jest shuts down, and I I heard the superintendent say as that ; they was goin' to start a process of j starvation. i)f course I don't want I that togo no further." "Did the company treat the men ( fair?" asked .Mrs. Bruder. j "Of course it did," said Smith quick i ly. "Ain't they got a right to pay their ! money out any way they like? Couldn't these men pick up and leave If they didn't like it?" "Most of these men has their own homes, hasn't they?" asked Mrs. Bru der. "Yes, they has," said Smith, "but if they keeps 011 this way they won't have n«>one left in their homes." Then he added as he walked toward the of fice: "Ye'd better come in and sit down. Harris' team may not be here for an hour yet. They generally comes ter meet the down train. 'Big Four' Is waltin' here fer it ter pass." lie adroitly halted the couple in front of the open door of the freight room, and instantly the maternal eye of Mrs. Bruder caught the little coffin. "Whose is that?" she asked. "That's Cy Seidell's baby," said Smith, lying heroically. Mrs. Bruder looked at her husband, then back to Smith. "What ailed it?" she asked. "Cholera morbus?" Smith drew closer and lowered his voice a bit. "That's what they give out," he said, "but between you and me It didn't have enough ter eat." Just then Smith found sudden busi ness in the ticket office, where he re mained until he heard the booming of the down train, when he went out on to the platform to pass up the mails, lie lingered for a moment and watch ed "Big Four" pull out from the sid ing; then he looked all around. There was no one in sight. "How'd yer do it, Bill?" asked Jack Lnndy that night, while a half dozen strikers smoked and listened. "I didn't do nothin', and I don't know nothin'," snapped Smith. "They come, and they've gone, ain't they?" And then to modify the rebuke the good soul continued in a tone that smacked suspiciously of tenderness as he puffed his pipe reflectively in the darkness: "Strange; I used to know those folks years ago—didn't know it till terday— they was a good deal younger then - just married, I guess—they were pret ty poor—had a little baby that died—l don't know, but folks aroun' there said the little thing died—cos it didn't— get—enough—ter eat." It XVn* a Dream. When a certain divine was a younger man and chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania, like other ministers who filled that position he was much troubled over the apparent lack of At tention from the students during th« morning exercises in the chapel. The exercises hardly ever continued for more than fifteen minutes. Some of the students were in the habit of taking th<Jr books Into the chapel and studying there during the services to make up for their tardiness of the night before in not preparing their les sons. The young chaplain was desirous of breaking up the habit, so one morning preceding his customary five minutes' address lie spoke as follows: "Young gentlemen, last night I dreamed I was here in the chapel ad dressing you. And as I spoke I saw every eye tixed upon me, every man attentive, while in all the chapel thera was not a book opened, and theu I knew it was a dream." German Scotch. "A good story comes from Sydney," says the London Globe, "where letters have been received from two American business firms asking whether com munications to Australian merchant* should be written In English or 'in the language of the country.' "It recalls an astonishing trade cir cular received a short time ago by a business firm in Glasgow from a Ger man manufacturer, also written in what his versatile clerk had apparent ly taken for the language of the coun try. It was in the best 'kailyard' style and spoke of a 'muekle consignment 0' chemicals,'" FOR THE CHILDREN The Kind of a Boy the World Wants. Boys are always in demand because they are the material out of which men are made, and as first class material Is always at a premium in every line ef trade so the boys who give promise of making first class men are most ea gerly sought after. The boy the world wants today is the one who can be trusted to handle mon ey without any of it sticking to his fingers or finding its way into his pock ets. He will take as much Interest iu the.affairs of his employer as if they were his own and will stay fifteen min utes without being asked to finish a piece of work after the whistle blows and the rest of the men have quit work. He will be able to write a busi ness letter and spell the words cor rectly and to add up a column of fig ures promptly and accurately. He will lift his cap as readily to his sister when he meets her on the street as ho would were she the sister of some oth er boy, and he will not be ashamed to walk to church with his mother, show her into her own pew and sit beside her during the service. He will be careful in making n promise and just as careful about keeping it. He will have sufficient moral backbone to say "No" to those who would lead him astray, and he will have enough cour age to own that he is striving to make a man of himself. This Is the kind of boy so many are on the lookout for.—Selected. The Originals. It is said by philologists that there Are thirteen original European lan guages, the Greek. Latin. German, Sla vonic, Welsh, P.iseayan, Irish, Alba nian, Tartarian. Illyriau, .lazygian, Chauein and I'innic. Stained Hand*. T<> remove stains from the hands rub them with a r t\v p >tuto anil then w."sh th. in w itli soap and water. SKin I'lirea. A grain of flue sand would cover a hundred of the minute scales of the human skin, and yet each of these ' scales in tin 11 covers from 300 to G'K) pores. Hkk find Wine, A raw egg with yolk unbroken taken In wine is beneficial for convalescents. THE BEAN CROP. A Decline of Production Ilnm Canard In>port» to l.uritely Increaae. From nu interesting and suggestive review bv the government division of statistics of the United States bean crop It is learned that with reference to weight the commercial bean crop of the United States is more nearly compara ble to that of rice than to any other domestic food crop. It is possible that the rice crop just harvested will prove ! to be the record crop of this country, and commercial authorities estimate It as high as 300,000,000 pounds. The 1 bean crop is somewhat more important; j for, excluding the important producing j state of New York, for which uo recent statistics are available, the production of beans in the principal producing ! states in 1895-96, the record year for that crop, was also about 300,000,000 pounds. Moreover, the average annual production of beans, exclusive of New York, for the five calendar years 1895 to 1599 inclusive, lias been about 235,- 000,000 pounds, exceeding the annual I average production of rice for the same period by about 85,000,000 pounds. As In the case of rice, also the production of beans is insufficient for the country's needs. Exo. pting for a short period In the past de« ade imports of beans and peas have exceeded the exports by quantities ranging from 8,000,000 to 80,- 000, 000 pounds annually. Beans in great variety are produced In a small way iu gardens and truck patches and for consumption in both the green and dried state In nearly if not all the states of the Union, but the common dried beans of commerce, to which the above statistics refer exclu sively, are the product, as is the rice crop, of a comparatively small number of states. As Is well known, the impor tance of dried beans as an article of food in this country dates from the civ il war. The adoption of this vegetable by the United States government as a part of the army ration created for it an ex tensive demand, and upon the disband nient of the forces the use of this ac customed article of diet naturally be came popularized throughout the coun try. Production on a large scale, how ever, became localized In a few states, and at present Michigan, New York, California and Wisconsin may be re garded, from a commercial point of view at least, as the only important producing states. Recent statistics of production, however, are also available for the comparatively unimportant pro ducers, Minnesota and Illinois. The production of beans reached Its maximum in each of the four states given during the period from 1595 to 1897, and since 1897 production In each state has steadily declined. The in crease in production during this peri od resulted in an excess in 1897, for the first time in the history of this trade, of exports over imports, but the subse quent decrease in production has again turned the tide, and imports for the past two years have been in excess. SCALDING HOGS. Appnrntun That Mnken the Procem La*y and Ilow to I ne It. American Agriculturist describes a scalding pan or vat made with IVi inch boards aud galvanized Iron, using for the sides two pieces of boards about 5 feet long and 14 or 10 Inches wide, i Have the lower corners slightly round- I ed. Secure a piece of galvanized iron 28 to 30 Inches wide and 7% or 8 feet long. Nail the iron to the bottom of the boards, allowing It to extend around each end to the top. To use this dig a trench In the J ground a little narrower than the pan, 2 or 3 feet longer and 18 or 20 inches ; deep. Set the pan over this trench, bank up on the sides with soil aud put In about six inches of water, build a fire under one end and allow the water J to heat. At one side of the vat build i a platform for scraping the hogs. Have | a couple of pins near the top of the | pan, over which put the ring of two trace chains. Put the hog on the plat form. Have one man take hold of both chains ou the opposite side of the vat. 801 l the hog into the chain hold er, letting it down into the water grad ually. Standing astride the pan, each taking hold of the ends of one chain, two men will easily turn and scald a heavy hog In about half the time It can be done in the barrel. The water can be kept at the proper temperature by adding more fuel or by adding cold water when It Is too hot. The trace chains should be close enough together to pass In front of the hind legs and Just back of the front legs. When the hog is scalded, he can be returned to the platform by replacing the rings of the chain on the pins and lifting on the free end. The Evolution of the Windmill. The evolution of tlu 112 windmill, from the huge, clumsy machine of the four teenth century or from even the wind mill of fifty years ago to the present improved, light, rapid running but power; ul form of today, has been as remarkable as any feature of irrigation development, and the American wind mill of the present is uo unimportant accessory to the great irrigation sys lems which are being year by year projected and completed throughout the west.—Farm, Field and Fireside. New* and Notes. The government statistician reports 9,674,000 bales as the probable cotton production of the United States in 1901-02. Commercial estimates of the area sown to rice in 1901 In Texas range from 75,000 to 115,000 acres. It is stated that the manufacture of cottonseed oil Is not likely to be taken up in India because the seed of that country Is not sufficiently rich in oil. Of goatskins our principal source of foreign supply Is the British East In dles. __ It Takes a Fcmedy of Un common Merit to Draw the Unqualified Praise of a Successful Practicing Physician Dr. J. W. Hates of Corfu, N. Y., state* "A most remarkable case has come under my hands of late and has fully convinced Oie of the wonderful power of Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills over diseases of the nerves. "A young lady who was treated Kn «ver two years for epilepsy by two doctors was given up to die. I found that her sickness was not epilepsy, but nervous troubles, due to menstrual derangemente, and prescribed four of T>r. Chase's Nerve Pills a day, after meals and at bed time Since that time she has not had a single bad spell. Her health has rapidly improved, she has gained about fifteen pounds in weight, and I do not hefi tatc to state that Dr. A. W. Chaee's Nerve Fills have saved her life and restored her to health." See that the portrait aod signature of Dr. A. W. Chase are on every box. Price 50 cent* a box.—Six boxes for $2.50. Manufactured by the Dr. \ \V. Cbatc MWlcine C», buffalo NY SOFT PORK. Indian Corn as a Cauae—Skimmilk the Great Corrector. Many theories have been advanced to account for softness In pork. Some have ascribed It to the character of the food, others to undue forcing of the pig In the earlier stages of growth, to killing while still immature, to the breed of the pig, to the locality in which it is grown, and even the phase of the moon when the pig is slaughter ed has been assigned as a cause. F. T. Shutt of the central experimental farm of Canada has made a study of the character and causes of soft pork. Mr. Shutt finds that softness (slight re sistance to pressure) is nearly always accompanied by olliness, and he draws the following conclusions from a series of experiments In feeding: That the one great controlling factor In the quality of the pork of finished pigs lies In the character of the food employed. That Indian corn and beans tend to Boftness—l. e„ to Increase the percent- FED ON CORN. PEC ON BEANS. age of olein in the fat If these grains are used, they must be fed judiciously if first class pork Is to be produced. If fed in conjunction with skimmilk, it has been shown that a considerable proportion of Indian corn may be used In the grain ration without injuring the quality of the pork. That a grain ration consisting of a mixture of oats, peas and barley in equal parts gives a firm pork of excel lent quality. That skimmilk not only tends to thriftiness and rapid growth, but coun ter.icts in a very marked manner any ] tendency to softness. That rape, pumpkins, artichokes, sugar beets, turnips and mangels can ; be fed in conjunction with a good raj tlon without Injuring the quality of the pork. That the fat of very young pigs and animals of unthrifty growth Is softer than that of finished pigs that have In i creased steadily to the finishing weight. How to Chooae Food. Phosphorus is found in eggs, fish, oysters, lobsters, game, cheese and po tatoes, and these should be freely eaten by the brain worker. Another element that enters Into body building is sul phur, which Is required for growth of hair, nails, bones and cartilage. Of this there is so much found in eggs that sil- : ver Is darkened by contact with them, j Curd of milk and cheese are also rich - with sulphur. Iron is also present in the blood and is found In most articles of food, being most abundant In the juice of beef, In eggs and in milk. Lime and salt are also needed for the body, the lime making bone, while salt aids digestion. Lime Is found iu all grain#, j in wheat and in milk. Nothing is more healthful for growing children than bread and milk. The Home Paper of Danville. Of course you read , i m m., J THE HEOPLE'S 1 POPULAR 1 APER. Everybody Reads It. I Published Every Morning Except Sunday at i No. ii E. Malic Jig St. ! Subscription 6 on I\r Week. ' --—J BREEDING UP ALFALFA. Uelter Varieties to Be Ohtalnril by Selection anil Other Mean*. Most farmers and even alfalfa grow ers, If asked whether there Is more than one kind of alfalfa, would Bay, • '"No; it seems to be all alike." A Cali fornia grower, however, takes a differ- I ent view, believing that it is possible to breed up a better variety. Ills theory, | expressed in Orange Judd Farmer, is: Where there Is a thick stand the ; stalks are all forced upright and min . i gle together, so that the characterls ,: tics of each cannot be seen, but if you , 1 will carefully examine a field where the i plants are very thinly set and therefore have an opportunity to show the dif | ferences In their nature by their style | of growth you will see that they are very far from being all alike. Some will be lying so flat on the ground that It would be Impossible to cut them with a mower, while others grow so upright ' j that they look as if they had been tied to a stake. Then, again, the leaves on some plants are small and narrow, I while those In others are large aud 1! round, and since the leaves are the best i part of the plant this is of very great Importance. If you will look at such a 1 field a week or two after cutting, you j will see that some plants are only just ! beginning to grow, while others have ' already attained a height of six or eight I I Inches. In the blossoms similar variations oc cur. On some plants they are almost white, while on others they are of a deep purple. Now, I contend that where nature has already made so many vari ations man, by careful selection and other means, may make even greater and more important ones. This Is a work which cannot be done by the farmer, as he has neither the time, skill | nor the appliances to accomplish it, but | the experiment stations have all the fa- I cilities, and I hope it will not be long | before some station will take hold of the matter and succeed in giving us a 1 better variety of alfalfa than we are at | present cultivating. If only 100 or 200 pounds of hay per acre nt each cutting could be added to the crop by such im provement, it would add millions of dol lars annually to the income of alfalfa growers. The success of the introduction of Sumatra leaf into the Connecticut val ley and the control of black rot In the Pennsylvania crop have been vary In vigorating to the tobacco Industry In New York, Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas and Florida. How to Devil Tom at •en. Cream two tablespoonfuls ®f batter and one of powdered sugar, add one saltspoonful each of salt and dry mus tard, with a dash of red pepper, on* beaten egg and the yolks of two Uard boiled eggs mashed fi:iw. Add slowly three teaspoonfuls of hot vinegar and cook until it thicken*, stirring con atantly. Peel tojnatoes, cut In half Inch slices, season with isalt and pep per. sprinkle with "fienr and fry In hot butter. Take up on a heated dish, pour the sauce over them and serve at once. ——^ — Ilow to Improre the Complexion. For a hot and shining faee an excel lent remedy Is the juice of half a lem on squeezed Into half a tumbler of milk. Bathe the face with the creamy curd thus produced and dry off with out using water. Used at night, the lemon curd will hare a magical effect on tho skin. The use of distilled water Is recommended for the Complexion, but if ordinary water !b u»ed K should be softened with some of the prepara tions sold for the purpose. According to the legal records, Mr. John Armstrong Chanler Is sane in Virginia and insane in New York. It Is a rather embarrassing positien for ; a man to occupy. ■ ' The bloodcurdling narrative entitled "The Bold Brigands of Bulgaria and the Captive Missionary" continues In serial form iu the newspapers. Honey. Pure extracted honey Is the pure honey which the bee draws from the blossoms and deposits In waxen cells i or gives to young bees to feed the hrarui DRESS ACCESSORIES. Which Ever y Well Urfined Woman Should I'omess. Many are the dainty trifles which in » j crease the beauty of a costume. Col j l»rs of pearls are still as stylish as ever, and a single string of tLf?m is worn looped over the top of the collar. , Dog collars made of strands of the nar rowest velvet ribbon are smart addi- FRONT FOB VET.VCT OOFITTME. tlons to a decollete gown. The ribbons are held together by Jeweled slides to match the ribbon. Huge Jeweled flowers are taking the place of the omnipresent rosette. Wreaths of baby roses are worn by these who are still young, and they, give a quaint look to a pretty fact. Bunches of marabou feathers are smart for matrons. Draperies of Jew eled tulle are held together by Jeweled button# and form smart evening sleeves on dinner and dancing frocks. Smart sashes of Persian chiffon or panne have the ends embroidered with black lace butterflies, and the girdle proper la run through slides of Jet Many fancy fronts are being worn wfth dressy tailor mades. One of the prettiest of th«se Is shown in the illus tration. It Is made of pale blue chif fon over liberty satin. The square yoke is eollarless, and from this three bands of guipure run the length of the waist There is a yoke of tucks, and the full ness la hald into a folded b*lt of pale blue velvet Jueic CHOIXET. EVENING GOWNS. tetl And Flower Design* Ornament the Richest of Them, Haadsome gowns are made of white and black mousseline de sole. A fa vorite way of trimming the white fawns consist# of stamping them with OF WHITE ..0 SILVER, floral designs. These designs are out lined with silver spangles, and the in ner shading is done with washes of gray water color. This gives a very shimmering and dainty effect. A gown recently made by Worth for Minnie Maddern Fiske carried out this Idea. It was relieved by touches of turquoise blue liberty satin. The beautiful evening gown In the Hlustratton Is mude of sheer white all over lace. It has two linings, the up per one of mousseline and the under one of taffeta. The skirt aud waist are leaf applications of black mousseline outlined by silver spangles. The stems Joining these leaves are alsa ft silver spangles. Hore and there Is placed a fluffy pale yellow rose made out of ehlffon, with a flower center. The b»H Is of folded panne. The slatves reach to the elbow and consist of two small Bhoulder capes, into which are gathered poft transparent puffs of mousseline. JCDIC CHOLLET. JINGLES AND JESTS. l"i>dl«mn> «><!. She Mrs she hates me. If the do»% Then am I measurably content. Thus I'm assured I'm not of thow To whom she is Indifferent. Sb« often thinks of me, it shows; In that I find encouragement. J j Frem hate to love, as love to hate, Though long the way, that end may com*. ! to still I'll hope the happy fate And not yield to despair, as some; But, undismayed, with faith I'll wait The swing back of the pendulum. Anloiala For IheTf^arm. The Ideal farm cow, sheep or pig should be n medium between the high bred animal and the old scrub, says a j Kansas farmer In American Cultiva- i tor. That Is, each one should possess ' eorne of the hardiness of the latter and be able to hustle a little for a living j without suffering therefrom and yet ! be able to do good work, make beef or 1 nrflk In good quantities or produce j pork or wool that will pay. These ani- I mals show a degree of success ou the average farm which makes them of ! great value. They are suited to a little rougt), practical life, and yet wbeu kindly treated they respond quickly to j tUo Unproved enviroumeuts. llljfEL. le fit id do all Ms of Printing I i woi II'! H. II ill Pin. lis MM. "I ""r A well printed, tasty, Bill or Let \f / ter Head, Poster h)L Ticket, Circular, y»x Program, State T>J inent or Card ' • (y > an advertisement for your business, a satisfaction to you. li Type, New Presses, ~ Best Paper, an fort A Promptness- Ml you can ask. A trial will make you our customer. We respectfully ask that trial. I 111 II No. II H. Mahoning St. IP. OUR STOCK OF j TRIMMED HATS was never more complete. We have just received from New York an in voice of the latest effect in outing and ready-to wear HAT >. ■ifiii 122 Mill Street.
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