MONTOUR AMERICAN
FRANK C. ANGLE, Proprietor.
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Danville. Pa., Feb. 27, 1902
COM .111 \1( A TIO.XS.
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REGISTER OF SALES.
For Which Sale Bills Have Been
Printed at this Office.
March I—R. <i. Ikeler, sale of a livery '
outfit, at his stable Nassau street. ,
Danville, Pa.
March G—D. M. Boyd, Jr.. at his resi
dence, Boyd's station. Rush Township, j
North'd County. Farm Stock and
implements.
March 12— W. E. Rishel, at his resident*,
on Bloom road. Cooper Township, 4
miles east of Danville. Farm Stock,
farm implements and household
goods.
\em and
The receipts of flaxseed at the prin
clpal primary markets up to Jan. 1,
1902, are estimated by the Duluth Rec
ord at 21,459,000 bushels.
The cotton crop of central Asia is re
ported to have turned out unfavorably.
The United States is one of the lead
ing vegetable oil producers of the
world. These in the order of their
quantitative importance are cotton-
Beed, linseed and corn oils.
According to a trade journal, the to
tal consumption of sugar of all kinds
In the United States in the calendar
year l'Jul was 2,;572,.'51(i long tons
■gainst 2,219,847 long tons in 11HJO.
The production of potatoes in the
United States is on an average not
quite equal to the consumptive de
mand.
The headquarters for the Khiva win
ter melons in this country are in Utah,
in the great desert.
Cured beet leaves is a new departure
In stock feed reported from Germany.
fClffel Tower.
The Eiffel tower is eight inches short
er in winter than in summer.
Gooil In Fevers.
Glycerin and lemon juice, half and
half, on a bit of absorbent cotton is the
best thing in the world wherewith to
moisten the lips and tongue of a fever
parched patient.
SIOO REWARD, SIOO
Tne readers of this paper will be please^ 1 to
learn that there is at least one dread' dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all j
ts stages and that is Catarrh. Hall's Ca
tarrh Cure is the only positive cure now
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure Is taken internally, acting directly up
on the blood and mucous surface of the sys
tem, thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing the work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. £end for list of
Testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO , Props., Toledo, O.
(Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
LAST FLORIDA TOUR.
via Pennsylvania Bailroad.
The last Pennsylvania Railroad tour
of the season to Jacksonville, allowing
almost three months in Florida, will
leave New York. Philadelphia, and
Washington March 4. '
Excursion tickets, including railway
transportation, Pullman accommoda
tions (one berth,) and meals en route
while going on the special train, will be
sold at the following rates: New York,
$50.00; Buffalo, $54.25 Rochester,ss4.<H);
Elmira, $51.45; Erie, $54.85: William
sport, $50.00; Wilkesbarre,sso.Hs; and
at proportirnate rates from other points.
Returning, passengers will use regular
trains until May 81, 1902. Tickets ad
mit of a stop-off at Charleston Exposi
tion on return trip.
For tickets, itineraries, and full in
formation apply to ticket agents, or ad
dress Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
Pant WnlklnK llorira.
Horse breeders and trainers almost
entirely overlook or neglect one of the
most valuable features in a horse, and
that is fast walking in draft and road
horses, writes Dr. Galen Wilson in
Practical Farmer. This seems never
to be bred for, and as to training for
It, I, for one, have never seen it done
but once. If the breeder will select a
fast walking mare and stallion, the
colt will most likely be a fast walker,
but no attention is now paid to this
point. Other things being equal, if a
team will walk 50 per cent faster than
another It will be worth 50 per cent
more. Once let the public become In
terested In fast walkers and the breed
ing of farm and draft horses would be
conducted with that end in view, to
the great benefit of all concerned in
such stock.
Fuetory Accident*.
Accidents in factories are said to be
much more frequent in bad weather
than in good.
Cape Town Lepers.
When the Dutch founded t'ape Town,
there was no leprosy among the inland
natives. A century later two Dutch
farmers near to < 'ape Town were found
to be lepers, and since then the dis
ease has been steadily increasing and
spreading northward among both na
tive and European races.
The Strawberry Supply.
Texas, Florida, Mississippi and other
states south begin in the winter to ship
berries north, and as the season ad
vances the growers farther north begin
to supply the demand, and as the sun
advances toward the north the berries
ripen until in the summer time the
northland comes up with its crop of
this delicious fruit. Strawberries grow
even as far away to the north as Alas
ka. With the many good varieties any
given locality can be supplied with this
splendid fruit.
For Stomach Troubles.
"I have taken a great many different
medicines for stomach trouble and con
stipation, " says Mrs S Geiger of Dunk
erton, lowa, "but never had as good re
suits from any as from Chamberlain's
Stomach & Liver Tablets." For sale
by Paules <X* Go's, drug store
is that in many cases money is spent for
a graduating suit ami a graduating dress
which can be ill afforded and which
AMUSEMENTS.
An enthusiastic audience that packed
the Opera House from stage to foyer
j greeted the opening engagement of the
Dot Karroll company in this city last
1 night. "A Night in Chinatown was
i presented in a truly realistic manner
> with all the oriental splendor of a
Chinese opium den. the horrible snake
| pit, and scenes and incidents that are of
; daily occurence in a large city like New
York. Miss Karroll, as "Mamie, the
j Bowery news girl caught the crowd
from the first. She was not the coarse.
[ "tough" girl of modern fiction, but a
! whole-souled, good natured waif of the
street who bobbed up at the l ight time
l in all trying situations. Alice Donald
son in the role of "Mildred, the flower
| girl," lived the part and held the audi
| ence interested by the power of her act
ing. The "Jack Rivers" of Earl Mc-
Lellan. the sailor lover and Walter Hill,
I the deep-dyed villain were also fine
! pieces of work. Meritorious specialties
: were introduced during and between
j the acts, the best of which was the sing
| ing and whistling "turns of Harry An
i trim." —Lock Haven Times.
The Dot Karroll Company will appear
in this city on Saturday night.
t'J 's i-'J
Mr. Arthur Dunn, the well known and
clever comedian, is at the head of some
fifty artists that will soon present the
musical comedy "A Runaway Girl at
the Opera House. The success attend
ing this production for the past two sea
sons is entirely due to its own intrinsic
merit in the first place and to the lavish
style in which it was produced in the
second place. The late Augustus Daly
was extremely liberal as well as artistic
in all his theatrical productions. "A
Runaway Girl" received the benefit of
his personal direction and nothing was
left undone that would in any way en
hance its value or tend towards its
success. The result is evidenced by the
continued prosperity and popularity of
the play wherever presented. The com
edy remained at Daly's Theatre for three
hundred nights without intermission,
and every city in the East has accorded
the production unqualified approval and
endorsement. The songs and music in
cidental to the play are said to be catchy
and inspiring, its lyrics bright and witty
and its comedy humorous and infections.
The play is also said to be handsomely
staged and costumed, and, as the loca
tion of the plot is supposed to be in Yen
ice and Corsica, an opportunity is afford
ed to display some very rich and pictur
esque costumes and scenery,
VERY MUCH WANTED.
The Last Few Years Has Shown a Remark
able Increase of Sleeplessness How
to Overcome It.
I Sleeplessness is one of the most proli
fic sources producing a weak—nervous
and restless condition —There is no sense
in using opiates, they only undermine
the constitution—Nothing has ever been
known to perfectly control this condi
tion until the advent of Dr. A. W. Chase's
Nerve Pills—Their action is so gentle
and soothing a sweet refreshing sleeps
follows then nature has a chance to
build up.
Mr. J. M. Kline, of Paxinos, Pa.,says:
"Last fall I got a box of Dr. A. W
Chase's Nerve Pills at Gosh's Drug
Store. Danville, Pa., and had my wife
use them. She had suffered a great deal
from nervousness and sleeplessness and
nothing seemed to do her much good.
The Pills acted like a charm—soothing
and quieting the nerves. She speaks
most highly of them and I haye no hesi
tation in recommending them. "
Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills are
sold at 50c a box at dealers or Dr. A.
W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo. N. V
See that portrait and signature of A. W.
Chase, M D. are on every package.
Immune.
Affliction sore long time he bore.
But now. with Joyous look.
He swings his arm. secure from harm;
His vaccination "took."
—Somervllk- Journal
Dontitf ul.
"Was her hair always blond 7"
"M'm— well, I have a dark suspicion
that it wasn't."- Philadelphia liuiletin.
An Ka N v Murk.
'Tis a saying trite and true
That pride goes before a fall;
'T!s easy Quite to tr 1j • a man
"Who thinks he know- it all
~ —Chicago News.
Mr. Wheeler Got Rid of His Rheumati?m.
"During the winter of l*!tM I was so
lame in my joints, in fact all over
my body, that I could hardly hobble
around, when I bought a bottle of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. From the first ap
plications I began to get well, and was
cured and have worked steadily all the
year.—R- W HEELER, North wood, N. Y.
For sale by Paules & Co.
Nlee Man.
Cadleigli—Won't you give me an
other dance?
Miss Wiggins—Really, Mr. Cadleigh,
you've had nearly all so far and—
Cadleigh—Yes; you know, it's just to
spite Miss Pec his. We've had a quar
rel.
The Height of Delicacy.
Clara—Mabel is so thoughtful about
her Christmas presents.
Belle —In what way, dear?
Clara—Always leaves the price tag
on so as to save me a trip down town
to find out.—Brooklyn Life.
When you lack energy, do not relish
your food, feel dull and stupid, after
eating, all you need is a dose of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They will make you feel like anew man
and give you an appetite like a bear.
For sale by Paules & Co.
State Aid Mont Tome.
State aid in building roads must
come in time in every state. It Is now
in operation in New York, Massachu
setts and other states and is giving sat
isfaction. It makes It possible to ac
complish road improvements that the
county would not attempt. The plan
In the east Is for the state to pay half
the cost of the road, the county a quar
ter and the township a quarter. The
work, however. Is uniform and is done
under the supervision of a road com
mission, which employs a state engi
neer of roads, who supervises and gives
instructions on the best method of road
building under the different eomlitlons.
To accommodate those who are partial
to the use id' atomizers in applying liq
uids into the nasal passages for catarrh
al troublex, the proprietors prepare Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including
the spraying tube is 75 cents Drug
gists or by mail. The liquid embodies
the medicinal properties of the solid
preparation. Cream Balm is quickly
absorbed by the membrane and does not
dry up the secretions but changes them
to a natural and healthy character. Ely
Brothers, s<i Warren St, N. Y.
Women as Wei! as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.
Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessens ambition, beauty, vigor
, -^|l — | and cheerfulness soon
'■ JV} Tr disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
■ Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
V 'hat it is not uncommon
* or a ,0 born
/ V V>V\ afflicted with weak kid-
Kj JP )]p-i. neys. If the child urin
ates too often, if the
urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it.the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis
erable with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect ol
Swamp=Root is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists, in fifty-
cent and one dollar rffiiSSgpßß;
sizes. You may have a B" " 'L—tl."''
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell- Home of swarajvßoot.
ing all about it. including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure and
mention this paper.
Value of Cornstulki.
The corn shredder is teaching the
farmers to save all the corn fodder tney
have. One farmer refused to buy a
corn reaper because it did not cut close
enough to the ground. The Maine
Farmer says that in well grown corn
the lower six inches of the stalk repre
sent a ton of fodder to the acre, which
may be one-tenth of the crop. Chem
ists have told tis that the stalk below
the ear is much more valuable in food
elements per ton than that above the
ear, and when reduced by shredding it
will be all eaten.
PlnelnK a Henhonne.
In placing a house let it face the
south or as nearly so as possible, says
New England Homestead. It is cooler
In summer aud warmer in winter than
one facing either east or west. The
j suu in summer during the hottest part
j of the day is nearly directly overhead
! and does not shine in so strongly in a
j south window. In winter, when low
j in the heavens, the south window
catches more of the sun's rays.
liorr to nemort- « uiur to woud.
A simple way to restore color tow ood
j is to mix the color with oil and turpeu
| tine, applying with a soft cl Ii and
j rubbing in well. Either the p.>,v<: red
I pigment or colors ground in oil 1. : \ be
, used. For light oak use raw i 1
dark oak, burnt umber: 'f it v
' dark, add a mere shade of I. .
For mahogany use I
| chrome yellow and bN: v.
' aud for cherry use 1 • ■ ; • .. ;;
Something That Will Do You Good.
I We know of no way in which we can
be of more service to onr readers than to
tell them of something tlint will be of
real good to them. For this reason we
want to acquaint theui with what we
J consider one of the very best remedies
on the market for coughs, colds, and
that alarming complaint, croup. We re
fer to Chamberlain 's Cough Remdy. We
have used it with such good results in
our family so long that it has become a
household necessity. By its prompt use
we haven't any doubt but that it has
time and again prevented croup. The
testimony is given upon our own exper
ience. and we suggest that our readers
especially those who have small child
ren, always keep it in their homes as a
safeguard against croup. Cmmlm (>'.
V.) Ut fiseiigcr. For sale by Paules <V Co.,
352 Mill street.
Winter Core of I.lve Stock.
Now is the time of year when the
farmer and stockman, in order to avoid
serious losses among his stock, should
see that his stables are warm and
comfortable against the cold blizzards
of the approaching winter, says an In
diana correspondent of I'rairie 1 armor.
Everj year the knell of warning is
sounded through the agricultural jour
nals. Yet in spite of this there are still
many farmers who are careless and
negligent in this respect. In traveling
over the country one will see stables
with the doors off of the hinges, boards
knocked off the siding behind the 1
horses, allowing the rain and snow to
blow In on them. Ho.us are often seen
lying on the frozen ground for want of
protecting shelter squealing day and
night from cold. The feed Is another
example of the farmer's negligence.
The fodder Is left scattered all over the
Held and in a bleached and washed out
condition is thrown about the barnyard
for the stock to pick up. Long before
spring these farmers, who were sure of ,
an abundance of feed, are asking them
,»dves what has become of it, and in
QPTC of all their feeding their stock 1B
B& JI- and rough.
"I have used Chamberlain's Cough i
Remedy for a number of years and have
no hesitancy in saying that it is the bent
remedy for coughs, colds and croup I
have ever used in my family. I have
not words to express my confidence in
this Remedy. — MKS. J. A. M«X>HK,
North Star. Mich. For sale by Paules
& Co.
George Gould says he is an optimist.
There are a whole lot of people who
now take a rather gloomy view of
things who would feel quite optimistic
if they had Mr. Gould's money.
Sir Itobert Ball says the moot: is
surely edging away from us. Consid
ering some of the things she is com
pelled to witness on the earth, no one
can blame her much.
\Vn»li«»<l Woo!.
One pound of washed wool produces
on an average a yard of cloth thirty
six inches wide.
Olil \|ie Dentil*.
It is Interesting to note that fifty
four in every hundred thousand deaths
In the entire country are not caused by
any disease at all. but simply by "old
age" the natural running down of the
human clock.
Between the ages of fifteen and forty
five, the time when womanhood begins
and motherhood ends, it is estimated
that the aggregate term of woman's
suffering is ten years. Ten years out
of thirty! <)ne shird of the best part <Tf
a woman's life is satrficed' Think of the
enormous loss of time' But time is not
j all that is lost. Those years of suffering
steal the bloom from th« cheeks, the
brightness from the eyes, the fairness
from the form. They write their record
in many a crease and wrinkle. What a
boon then to woman, is Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription. It promotes perfect
regularity, dries up debilitating drains,
heals nnceration. cures femal weakness, i
and establishes the delicate womanly I
organs in vigorous and perment health. !
No other medicine can do for woman j
what is done by Dr. Pierce'". Favorite
Prescription.
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FACTS IN FEW LINES
Australia has an artesian well S(H)
feet deep.
One third of the street cars of Paris I
are moved by horses.
The Hamburg-American line now has
i ninety-eight ocean steamers.
The prairie dog in some parts of the
west is as great a nuisance as the rab
bit in Australia.
The population of the Australian com j
monwealth, according to the latest re
turns. is 3,775,366.
In Europe the greatest average con
sumption of coffee is in Denmark and j
the least in Kussia.
Americans have increased their sales |
In Sydney. Australia, 100 per cent each !
year for seven years.
Nome's population this winter is esti
mated at about 3,000. which is 1,500 |
less than last winter.
It is possible in some cases to assist j
the process of seasoning by dissolving j
the sap of wood by immersion iu water, j
Statistics recently published show j
that I'aris affords excellent climatic j
conditio!. ■■ for the treatment of tuber- I
culosis.
In the early machines electricity was
generated by turning a large glass
wheel which rubbed against a silken j
band or doili.
The checks which pass through the 1
London clearing house in six weeks are i
more than equal in amount to all the
coin of the world.
Montreal is to forbid child Insurance
on the ground that parents neglect
their suffering children upon whose
lives they hold i>olicies.
Chinatown in San Francisco, accord- j
ing to the president of the board of
health, should be burned. As it is at
present it cannot be rendered sanitary
except by total obliteration.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are
to have a residence on Deeside and '
have selected Craigowan, near Baimo- j
ral, which has hitherto been the resi- j
deuce of the king's commissioner.
The telephone has been a government
monopoly in France since ISH!>. The
development outside of Paris lias been
slight. There are more telephones in
New York than in the whole of France.
Paris now has automobile fire eu
giues which measure 6 to 10 feet,
weigh 2 1 /-: tous or when fully equipped
G,3SO pounds. The}' start to work in
stantly. The pump delivers twenty gal
lons a minute.
In 1890 the area of the national do
main occupied by the Indians aggregat
ed 110.0<>0,000 acres. Today it aggre- ;
gates N5.000.1MK) acres, which is about
as much land as we have in the states
of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
There seems to be no longer any
doubt that Italy will within a few
years turn from a sugar importing to a
sugar exporting country. The past two
seasons have witnessed a remarkable
development of the beet sugar indus
try.
When the first Bible society in this
country was organized, the English
language was spoken by only 20,000,-
000 people. Now 120,000,000 people
speak it. Then the Bible was printed in
50 languages; now it is printed in 420
languages.
Dar-es-Salaam, tlie capital of German
East Africa, which seven years ago
was a village inhabited by a hundred
natives, Is now a town with 300 Euro
pean and 21.000 native inhabitants, it
has three hotels, several hundred
stores and a newspaper.
It is estimated that the value of land
rural delivery routes has increas- j
ed from to? San acre. Then, too,
there is an educational value in the ru- j
ral free delivery in that thousands more ;
magazines and periodicals are finding j
their way to people's homes.
Large quantities of dried inkbags of
the cuttlefish and squid are received by
artists' eolormen for manufacture Into
sepia. It has been suggested that the
Newfoundland fishermen, who annual- j
ly destroy a large number of these mol- j
luscs, might make a considerable reve- i
nue by saving and selling their inkbags. i
Soonerville is the name of the new
est town on record. It is located six
teen miles north of Hlce Lake, Wis.,
and the town site company owns 40,000
acres of land. No one was allowed
to locate until Oct. 15, but the president
of the town was elected beforehand
and police appointed, who now rule the
place with an iron hand.
Another bird believed to have be
; come extinct is the California condor,
! twice as large as the condor of the An
des. Its length was 5 feet, weight 25
pounds and spread of wings 12 feet.
An egg of this bird is worth $2,000 to
collectors, but none has been found for
seventeen years. Eggs of the golden
eagle sell in San Francisco for $32
; each.
During the last century the popula
tion of the territory which now con
stitutes the German empire lias very,
nearly trebled, notwithstanding the
j enormous emigration. It lias increased
from 20,000,000 to nearly 60,000,000
souls, and at the present rate of in
crease Germany will have a popula
j tion of 100,000,000 before the close of
! this century.
Hoboken, for its area, is the most
densely populated city in the United
j States today. About 60,000 people are
distributed within the limits of the
I city, which is about one mile square.
; The city surveyor will tell you that of
1 the 7-0 acres within the limits 450 are
marshland and 270 upland. There is
only 196 square feet of ground for ev
ery resident.
New York city's average daily sup
ply of water for the three boroughs of
Manhattan, Brooklyn and tlie Bronx
is 340,000,000 gallons, and the consump
tion of Queens and Richmond brings
up the total to 350,000,000 gallons, a
larger quantity than Is used by any
I other city in tlie world and nearly as
much as i« used by any other two
American cities
ONE CERTAINTY.
Some Danviile People Fully Realize it Now
When the back aches from kidney ills
When urinary troubles annoy you,
There's a certain way to find relief,
A sure way to be cured.
Doan's Kidney Pills will do it.
Danville people endorse this claim.
Mr. .Josiah Williams of 30 Ash street,
barber, says:"l did not have to use a
whole box of Doan's Kidney Pills before
they cured my back of depressing ach
ing and removed the lameness which
had made every move painful The
lameness centered right over my kid
neys and stooping or lifting sent a sharp
twinge through me. When on my feet
a <lull gnawing pain took all the vim
out of me. 1 gave some to Mr. C. H.
Stoes of 217 East Mahoning street, as I
had no further use for them, and he was
as well pleased as I with the results ob
tained.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
! Foster-Milbarn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole
! agents for the U. S.
Remember the name-Doan's- and take
| on substitute
"A— s* v
; J j Any one who is troubled !{,
* j with Defective Eyesight jjj
cannot do better than to consult me as to the cause. #fl
kAji I will apply the remedy in the shape of suitable and I
perfect fitting glasses at moderate cost. EYES Ifo
TESTED FREE. 'f*
*
to BSNRV REJAPS, W
Jeweler and Scientific Optician. :
5-St-^2 l -~2SiST-
BELGIAN HARES.
ijlho Development of a Handsome
Pure Illaek Variety.
The development during the past
four years of a pure black variety of ;
Belgian hare has illustrated the value '
i of variation in breeding domestic ani- :
inals and has demonstrated again the I
possibility of perpetuating a desirable 1
variation. In IS9B a number of pure i
bred Belgian nares were purchased by
the then director of the Rhode Island
experiment station. These were of
standard type, showing the rufous red
tew ' 1ib....'. . 1— 11 ' 111
ItLACK BELGIAN HAKES.
colors and characteristic points of the
breed. They bred freely, and several
litters included one or two, sometimes
three, dark or black colored young
ones. The darkest and sleekest of
these were saved and on reaching ma
turity were bred together. The process
of selection of the nicest specimens
and the rejection of the others has
been continued until now the rabbitry
of the station Includes a large number
of jet black, glossy hares which breed
true to color and are fully as large anil
early maturing as the? genuine rufous
red breed from which they originated.
FORESTRY PRACTICE.
I'ure nml Mixed \Vood»—Some Trees
Demand l.ijilit—Other* Bear Shade.
A forest may consist of a single spe
| cies, when it is known as a pure wood,
or of different species, when it is
■ known as a mixed wood. Pure woods
are seldom found. While they are
i more easily managed than mixed
j woods, the dangers are greater, and
the practice is seldom advisable. How
| ever, mixed woods of few species are
; generally more desirable than those of
J many species.
When different species are grown to
i getlier. the light conditions demanded
• bv each become of paramount impor
tance. Certain trees demand full ex
posure to the sunlight and will not
• grow in the shade of other trees. They
! are known as light demanding trees al
-1 together. Generally trees with light
I and scanty foliage belong to this class,
although there are some exceptions.
The birches, pines, honey locust, black
locust, black cherry, asli and chestnut
belong here. Other species thrive in
partial shade and are known as shade
bearing trees. Among these are the
beech, maple, hemlock and oaks. If.
then, light demanding and shade bear
ing trees are planted together, care
must be taken that the former are more
rapid growers or else that they are giv
en sufficient start to enable them to
keep in the lead.
Thinning becomes one of the most
important operations in forestry. Here,
again, the light conditions are all im
portant and must be studied carefully.
It is well known that a tree which
grows iu the open field becomes broad,
sturdy and vigorous, beautiful to look
upon, but useless to the lumberman.
In forest management just the reverse
of tills type is demanded. The boles
must be tail and straight and taper as
little as possible. To secure this the
forest should be thinned but lightly in
its earlier years until the trees have at
tained their principal height. Thinning
may then lie increased, and these tall,
slim boles will increase in size, making
the type of tree most desired. By this
method the annual layers of growth
will be more uniform and tlie quality
of timber better because the tree grows
less rapidly in its earlier years than it
would do under normal conditions.
Nature must be made to do her own
pruning In forest management, and,
like all other primers, her work will be
more effective if done when the branch
es are small. When trees stand thick
in their earlier years, the branches are
killed out from want of light while yet
small; hence no large knots remain to
injure the quality of the timber.
Statistics taken from the Black forest
as to the number of trees per acr«
growing In forests of different a.'
show the averages to be about a- f.il
lows: At 20 years. 4,000 trees per acre:
nt 40 years. 1,000; at 60 years. 450: at
80 years, 350; at 100 years, 250. The
number of trees per acre will need to
vary with conditions of soil, climate
tind altitude, but these figures may give
a general idea of the great difference in
number between young forests and old
forests properly managed.
RHEUMATIC WARPED LIMBS.
To Buffer the most excruciating pains, to lose i neyLiver rills. ThAy cure rheumatism perma
the use "112 limbs, and to have the joints swollen nently by making the kidneys active in their
and disfigured is the lot of the victim of rheuma work of removing the uric acid from the blood
tlsni | Mr. William J Coad, No. C 5 Brunson Street,
Uric acid in the blood it the cause of rheuma 1 Oswego, N. Y , writes "1 am very glad to praise
tism If the kiCneys are active, they remove the Dr. AW. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills, and tell what
uric acid. That Is their special work If. on the they have done for me. I suffered for many years
other hand, the kidneys are deranged, there is with severe constipation. Rheumatism and kid
sure to be uric acid in the blood and rheumatic i ncy trouble, and could get no relief until I triad
pain through the body. Dr. A. W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills. In them I
No amount of liniment will ever cure rheuma found immediate relief, and can honestly recom
tism It sometimes relieves, but cure can only be mend them to other sufferers "
brought about by setting the XDH. One pill a dose. 25c a bo*
kidneys right. The most effec- B 1I £1 T at a " or " r *
five kidney remedy known to 11 fIRS 5 s*l rl S" Chase Medicine Company, But
man is Dr \V Chase's Kid II IISIUN Pi h ttr falo. NY.
KJDNEY-LIVER PILLS.
PERMANENT PASTURES.
flow to Make Them More PritdnptlT*
at a Small Expense.
There are many sections where such
a thing as a permanent pasture is not
: known. The land all being alike suita-
I ble for tillage, a rotation of crops is
the usual practice perhaps of three or
five years, of which one year or two it
j may be used for pasturage.
But here in New England, says
American Cultivator, we have much
land that Is unsuited for any other
i purpose than pasturing and often
; scarcely fit for that. It may be that
j the soil has washed from hillsides to
i the lowlands until there is scarce
{ enough to furnish root hold to a scanty
i growth of grass and bushes, or it may
I be so filled with stone below the sur
face as to resemble only a poorly
: cleaned street with an inch or two of
soil on the surface and a sort of bro
| ken pavement under it.
' The problem that often confronts the
farmer is how to make such land fur
; nisii summer feed for his stock with
out a greater expenditure for labor and
| fertilizer than the food will be worth.
Many of these old pastures have for
j years had their crops grazed off and
; nothing returned but such grass and
j roots as have decayed on the surface
| or below it or the droppings of the an
' imals as they roamed over the field in
; summer. They are not lacking so
; much in vegetable matter as in the
1 mineral elements of fertility. They
; may have a greater amount of root
: growth than the crop upon them
j would lead one to suspect—that is, they
1 are what is often called rootbound, and
this must be remedied in the first place
i by breaking up these roots.
A good harrow run over these fields
j will do this, the cutaway or disk har
i row being the best, but a sharp tooth
| ed and heavy spike harrow will do
i very good work if it is run over it sev
j eral times Barely scratching the sur
( face is not enough, but it needs to be
! scarified av deep a* it will allow, and
if it is gone over five or six times the
last harrowing will be of more benefit
j than all that have been given before.
For the Now England climate and
I soil we think the best time to do this
• work is in the spring, while the ground
is yet soft from the spring thaw. Far
ther south or t>n the clay soils of the
west it may be done in the fall, but
in either case we would sow upon it
j clover seed in the spring, using ten to
j fifteen pounds of the small red clover
and about one-lialf that amount of the
j white clover. The coming in of other
| grass we should trust to the seed al
ready in the soil of the grasses that
are already there, though certainly it
would do no harm to add blue grass
and red top seed if one feels warrant
, ed to pay the expense.
We started to toll how a permanent
pasture may be made more productive
nt small expense, yet we think that the
j improvement would warrant an ex
j penditure for fertilizer to the extent
! of 200 pounds of aeid phosphate or of
fine ground bonemeal and 100 pounds
of muriate of potash to the acre when
the seed was sown, and if the soil Is
very light this amount might be con
siderably increased, or doubled at least,
I to the advantage of the owner.
A Good Type of Smokehonne.
There are smokehouses of several
I types for curing meats, but none so
! safe and satisfactory, according to
i The Farm Journal, as the one in which
no fire is ever put. It has a six inch
tile running from a fire pit in the
;
HOUSE I
11, AN' OF SMOKEHOUSE.
earth three to eight feet from the
house and a trifle lower. The smoke
comes in at or near the bottom of the
house and reaches the hams and bacon
perfectly cool. Another advantage,
j the meat may be smoked without un
locking the smokehouse.
She Ajtreed With Hint.
' j Husband—But you must admit that
mv taste is better than yours.
Wife—Yes, of course It is.
Husband—l'm surprised to hear you
say so.
Wife —Oh, there's nothing remarkable
about it! The mere fact that you mar
ried me and I married you proves it-
Answers.
lion fo Nwlan Sri 11 il \\ i«*li«•*.
Mix eqiuii parts of grated Swiss
cheese and chopped English walnut
meats. Season slightly with salt and
pepper and spread upon thinly sliced
buttered bread. Cut into any shape
desired.
How to Fry DonKhnnln.
When black spots appear on dough
nuts, drop a slice of raw potato Into
the fat and leave it while the next re
lay is frying and repeat.
THE FASHION WORLD.
A IS ovel WnlliinK < oaf a Die— I The I'ni
v< k rK(il I we of Far.
A handsome gown that is at on«' mtl
the same time a suit for ordinary walk
ing and for the voidest days lias been
invented, and as a conscientious sort;
of fashion writer 1 make haste to ex-j
plain just how sueli a thing may be. \
This suit is made in tin? form of an or-,
dinary walking style, with satin hands
stitched on the skirt so as to simulate
a flounce and straps up the skirt quite
to the waist. These are about two
inches wide on the lower part of the
skirt and one on tin; rest. The waist
is made as an Eton, with straps from j
the neck down. From the underarm
portion, across the back and down to'
the luist line in front the straps are not
sewed to the waist. Thus a regular
yoke of black broadtail is slipped in
and protects the chest ami back against
the rigorous weather. This is adjusta
ble and is a rich and handsome addi
tion. It is mostly intended for a skat
ing suit, th.nigh there has as yet been
framed no 'aw against its being worn
for anything else.
The suit iu question is of rather
heavy cheviot, and the lower part of
the waist is lined with chamois, and
sleeves of t?ie same can be worn. The
belt is of black satin like the straps
and fastens in front with a very large
buckle. There is much to be said in
favor of such a design, as it leaves the
; body free for exercise and is yet quite
i warm enough for any weather we are
I likely to have.
In the way of luxury there was
; shown today a complete dress made of
: that rather frail but beautiful broad
tail fur. The skirt was cut so that it did
not show a single fold around the waist
or hips. The bodice was in the form
of a short jacket, and this was bound
with a narrow band of black fur of
some kind. The jacket closed across
from left to right and had three enor
mous buttons. A fancy tab was placed
below the waist line in front under the
belt. Around the bottom was a band
of the narrow fur. The sleeves were
| coat shape.
If a woman wants to be right in the
! swim, she must have fur everywhere
and on everything where it can be put
i Sometimes one thinks the use of fur is
carried a little too far—for instance,
! when we find a row of it around a
| petticoat. No animal is now sure that
he will not be skinned to furnish beau
tiful woman with something intended
to make her more comfortable or at
tractive. Even pigs are afraid, for
they, too, contribute. And the wild al
; ligators, the sharks and the porpoises,
—
I Colds
■ J "I iiaci r» terr; : !e toid :.nd cculd 1
i | hardly br«a. .E.i t.'ten t'ied Aver's
i I Cherry Fccr-.fs. , and it gave me im- I
j I I.syton, Sidell, 111. I
How v/lU your cough 8
be tonight? Worse, prob- i
ably. For it's first a cold, |
then a cough, then bron- 1
chitis or pneumonia, and
at last consumption.
Coughs always tend
downward. Stop this
downward tendency by
taking A yer's Cherry Pec
toral.
Three tizes: 25c., 56c., sl. A!! drnre'.a.
3 Consult TOUT doctor. !f ho BUYS take it,
B then DO AS I IMVS. If HO ITLIS you not
8 to take it. then U .n't ;»kc- it. He knows.
H Le-.vr with tier. We tr.- willing
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wn tuple ropy nlll bp mulled to you.
maybe whales, tco, give of their skins
for the adornment of the dainty and
delicate women. .lust now women are
wearing sables, when they can get
them, martens, ermines, Persian seal,
broadtail, skunk, and 1 cannot remem
ber all the rest. Only I know that chin-
J chilla and its imitations are in the list.
, White astrakhan is one of the novel
tics, ani.l it is exceedingly pretty, as it
j is in a rich cream shade and not dead
white, which is such an unbecoming
thing.
From fur to lace in these days is but
a step, and so let us see what there i 9
iu the way of lace dresses for evening
wear. Most of the lace dresses are of
some kind of net, usually brusselß,
WAKM WAI.KING COSTUME.
•
and this is most magnificently wrought
t with all sorts <>f trimming in the shape
! of gilt, silver and flitter, also in lace
| und velvet applique, frequently done so
j as to bring dainty cretonne flowers in
| with the design. Sometimes the round
pieces of velvet are set on iu a formal
j design and this surrounded with a
j straggling pattern of gold or silver
j thread or even regular spangles. Jew
-1 els are also added to some of them and
give a brilliant luster never seen be
fore. Some of the lace dress patterns
| are finished off at the foot with scal
lops and edg- (1 with no end of bright
ami scintillating bits of metal, and be
low this is a double and sometimes a
j triple ruffle of chiffon, and this in turn
is made with a ruche of itself, dotted
with spangles. Others of these lace ball
gowns are completely incrusted with
silver flitter, which makes them re
semble the frost on a snowdrift in the
early morning light.
IIEXRIETTE ROUSSEAU.
Even With the Professor.
Professor Syle, a member of the fac
ulty of a western university, cannot
tolerate snobbishness tin the part of
his scholars, and any such offense la
sure to call forth some keen, sarcastic
comment. One day while calling the
roll of one of his classes he came upon
the card of a Miss Greene. He paused
and expressed disapproval of the final
; e In her name by saying: "G-r-e-e-n-e,
does that spell Green or Greenie?" Miss
Greene promptly replied, "S-y-l-e, does
that spell Syle or SillieV"
Good Word* Scarce.
"If we can't speak weli of people,"
said the gentle young woman, "it is
better not to talk of them at all."
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne, "that
is why the weather is such a prevalent
topic of conversation." Washington
Star.
Slip ply I'nllnilted.
"Give me a kiss, my charming Pearl,"
A young nuin said to a blue eyed girl.
Said she, "You great, big. lazy elf,
Pucker your mouth and help yourself."
—Chicago News.
Tlie Worst liver.
"That," said the cheap barber, re
leasing his victim, "is what we call the
Shakespearean style of hair cut."
"Ah," remarked the other, viewing
himself In the glass. "The most uu
kindestcutof all!" Philadelphia Press.
Lisle Thread.
Lisle thread is made of superior cot
ton treated in a peculiar manner. The
waxy surface of the cotton fiber is im
paired by carding, but preserved by
combing. The spinning of lisle thread
is done under moisture, forming a com
pact and solid yarn.
Smallpox Se»r«.
No method lias yet been devised by
(which smallpox scars may be removed.
tluiter la China.
European butter is used in Shanghai.
It comes in one-half, one and two
pound cans. California butter sells in
Japan.
StyM Spii Jacket
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