KAILKOAD TIME TABLES. PSSK'A K. K. KASr. WEST 7.11 A. M. #.14 A. M. 10.17 " I- P- M. £2l P. M. !?1 " 5.50 " 7.51 " SUNDAYS. 10.17 A. M. 4.51 **• M. D. L,. JS W. K. . EAST. W KMT. 6.57 A. M. A. JJ. 10.1» " 12.4* P. M. 2.11 P.M. * HS " 5.51 » "-4U " SUNDAYS 6.57 A.M. 12.47 P.M. 5:51 P M S4U " Plill,A A BEADING K. H. NORTH. SOUTH. 7.52 A. M. 11.24 A.M. 1.00 P. M. 6.05 P. M. BLOOM VrRKET. 7..14 A. M. 11.22 A. M. 4 02 P. M. ti.ol P. M. J. J. BROWN. THE EVE A SPECIALTY Eyes tested, treated, fitted with -lash es *nd artificial eyes supplied. Market Street, Blounisburg, Fa. Hours —10 a in.to 5 p. in. Telephone 143 H. BIiNJAMIN IILLER'S ~ HARD LOCK. Beujauiiu Miller,the Hemlock street junk dealer, has reason to believe that he is pursued by a secret enemy who is intent oil his ruination. During the present week lie lost his team of black horses, the animals, evidently poisoned, dying on successive days. Six weeks ago a valuable shepherd dog belonging to Mr. Miller, which was a great pet in his family, died under mysterious circumstances and it was generally believed that he was poisoned. On Tuesday of this week one of the horses died. The animal showed no symptoms of sickness until 11 o'clock in the forenoon. He grew rapidly worse aud died before night. The symptoms were peculiar aud the owu er was inclined to suspect that death was due to poison. On Wednesday afternoon following Mr. Miller hitched the remaining one of his horses single and iu the pursuit of his calling drove dowu the river road as far as Cameron. He had bare ly started on the homeward drive when his horse began to stagger. The ani mal was soon uuable to travel and Mr. Miller stopped at ,T. H. Cole's farm teuanted by John Hartline. The horse was unhitched, but was scarcely tak en out of the shafts when he threw himself upou the ground dying almost instantly. In view of all the circumstances Mr. Miller believes that he is the victim of some person's spite or jealousy. As may be imagined he feels very uncomfortable, as he has no assurance that the treacherous and death-dealing work will end here. He is putting forth every effort to discover his secret enemy that he may bring him to just ice. Some New Books at the Library. Principles of western civilization, Kidd. Stage coach and tavern days, Earle. With the Tibetans iu tent and temple, Rijnhart. V. R. I. Victoria, her life and empire. Marquis of Lome. Democracy and empire, Giddiugs. Ways of the service. Palmer. The pup pet crown, Harold. Ulysses, a drama, Phillips. Life of the bee, Maeterlinck, Glimpses of three nations, Stevens. Through Persia on a side saddle, Sykes. Life everlasting, Fiske. Letters of John Richard Green, Stephen. A princess of the hills, Harrison. Man from Glengarry, Connor. What is Christianity. Prof. Harnack. Robespi erre, a study, Belloc. American en gineer iu China, Parsons. House of De Mailly, Potter. The Pines of Lory. J. A. Mitchell. Stage reminiscences of Mrs. Gilber, Martin, ed. Evolution of Christianity,McConnell. East Lon don, Besant, When the gates lift up their heads. Erskine. Cardigan: a novel, Chambers. Gala day lunch eons: a little book of suggestions,Bur rell. Caleb Wright, a story of the west, Habbertou. Heroines of fiction, Howells. William Herschel and his work, Sime. Through science to faith, Smyth Mushrooms, edible,'poisonous, etc, Illus., Atkinson. Elbert Hubbard and his work. Lane. Historic pilgrim ages in New England, Illus., Bacon. The Mohawk Valley, its legends and its history, Illus., Rcid. Memorial Day. On the :soth of May, Memorial Day which is rapidly drawing near, the sorrowful storv of a dreadful war in which many trials aud much suffer ings were endured by great and noble heroes for the preservation of the un ion, will again be brought to mind. Ever since Major General John A. Logan, then Commander-in-chief of the organization, issued his general order in May 1870, for a day set aside for the honoring of our nation's dead, the Graud Army of the Republic have honored their fallen comrades by the scattering of flowers and the placing of flags on their graves. The Graud Army is a dying organization and as each Memorial Day comes and goes its members are found to be considerably smaller. Many years will not have passed before this great and noble ord er will be known only in history. In the cemeteries in and around Danville are the graves of hundreds of sleeping soldiers who have been call ed to their reward. Each of these graves will be decorated with a bouquet of flowers and a flag Goodrich Post No. 22, G. A. R , will soon begin the preparations to fittingly commemorate Memorial Day iu this city. A Doctor s Bad Plight. "Two years ago, as a result of a se rious cold. I lost my voice."' writes Dr. M L Scarbrongh, of Hebron, Ohio, "then began an obstinate cough. Every remedy known to me as a practicing phvsician for 35 years,failed,and I daily grew worse. Being urged to try Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, I found quick relief, and for the last ten days have felt bette than for two years.' Positively guar anteed for Throat and Lung troubles by Paules & Co. 50c and SI.OO. Trial bot tles free. Cupid is now busy gathering his spring harvest. RURAL FREE DELIVERY Special Agent Frank J. Taylor, who has been in this county during the past week investigating the Rural Free Delivery Routes recently petitioned for. stated yesterday that he i- ahle to report favorably jni each ot tin- tour routes asked for. The matter now passes out of his hands and whether one. two or all of tin* routes will he granted the future alone will reveal. The fact, however, that applications have lifi'ii made, and the routes recom mended by the special agent as coming up to the requirements of the law ad vances the project toapoint that should leave but little doubt of ultimate success. There is no dearth of applicants tor the positions of carriers on the propos ed routes. An examination was held at the local post office on 1 hursday night, six aspirants being in the class. The names along with the averages attained were forwarded to the post office department, where should the routes he allowed appointments will be made based upon the results of the examination. Rural Free Delivery Routes pay a salary of &>OO per annum. The car rier must find a horse and wagon. In distance each of the routes reported on here will average -1 miles. Ihey must be covered daily in all kinds ot weather. Route No. 1 leads in a northwest direction from Danville to Mausdale, thence to Burger's corner on the Moorosburg road,thence to Oak Grove and onto Billmeyer's mill, to John Robinson's (school house),to \\ . Davis corner, to J. Flick's near Oak Grove, thence to Abram Bogart's, to Burton's corner, to David Davis and north ward emerging upon the Washiugton ville road just west of Mausdale. Route No. 2 follows the Washing tonville road to A. ,T. Carr's corner, thence to G. Dietrich's, to Peter By er's, north to H. Cooper's, to Auten's school house, returning by W Lobach's, Hendrickson's church and school house, thence west to Roger's corner and south east to Danville. Route No. 'i leaves the Washingtou ville Road at "The Forks," taking in Kaseville, thence proceeding to ('. F. Styer's, to G. Erwin's and onto Moore's corner at Sweuoda, thence to Crossley's corner, to Sheep's school house, to A. Shultz' blacksmith shop, to 15. Sliultz' and south to Vincent Shultz" and John Benfield's west to Eli Appelman's, to Blue's school house j and back to Danville. Route No. 4 takes in Bloom road, east to Hagenbuch's corner, north over the hill, to D. Pursell's, to M. A. Girton's, south west over the hill to E. White's, north to Kaseville, east to Moore's school house, north to Evert "s corner, northwest to Hiram Saiulel's. to George B. Kase's, west to Elmer Sidler's and southwest to the Forks and Danville. Church Club of Central Penn'a. A distinguished party of gentlemen met on Thursday evening in the Har ris burg Club, Harrisburg.aud organiz ed the Episcopal Church Club of Cen tral Pennsylvania. The arrangements for this preliminary meeting were made by James M. Lambert on, Esq., of Harrisburg, and to his work and t'OTethought the successful launching of this active agency for church work is due. The meeting was characteriz ed bv harmony and enthusiasm. A temporary organization was effected by electing James M. Lamberton,Esq., Harrisburg, President, and Frank C. Angle, of Danville. Secretary. A constitution was adopted in which it was named that the officers should consist of a President, four Vice-Pre sidents (one for each Archdeaconry), and a Secretary and Treasurer. These officers shall be elected for one year and shall constitute the Council of the Club. This Council shall have entire control, and transact all business be tween meetings of the Club, and ar range for the stated semi-annual meet ings. The following gentlemen were elect ed: President, James M. Lambertou, Harrisburg; Vice Presidents, Guy Farquhar, Pottsville ; George; N. Rev nolds,Lancaster ;Col. Charles M. Clem ent, Suubury; H. B. Russell, Hones dale; Secretary and Treasurer, Frank C. Angle, Danville. Ninety three members, representing all parts of the diocese, qualified and were enrolled. After the business meeting the members of tlie Club and a number of the clergy present as in vited guests (the Bishop having been elected an honorary and the only cler ical member), repaired to the banquet room (if the Harrisburg Club, which was profusely decorated and partook of a tine repast. "The Convict's Daughter' that will be presented at the Opera House next Saturday evening does not belong to the out of date, common place melodramas. .1 A. Fraser, Jr., the author has writ ten an entirely original up to date play that contains all the elements of success ful productions. The scenes are laid in i the South and are life-like in every de tail. The characters are all distinctly mm \& | jj|j William Andress Will Return. William Andress, former mill mana ger at the Reading Iron Works,will be employed at the Danville Rolling mill as soon as that plant is lighted up Mr. Andress left Danville about a year ago and since that time has been employed as assistant superintendent at the Krupp Iron Works iu Wilmington. Delaware. THE TELEPHONE AND ITS PEOPLE' Next to the housewife who has com menced her annual spring house clean ing the most busy class of people throughout this section at the present time and for several months past are the United Telephone and Telegraph company's linemen, and at any time during the day these nimble and dar ing workmen can be seen perched on the tops of the telephone poles per forming their dangerous duties in an unconcerned manner, now whistling, now singing a few strains from some popular rag-time selection and always happy while climbing through wires and over cross-arms. After encounter ing many difficulties and brushing aside numerous threatening obstacles the United Telephone and Telegraph company compares today with the best in the land and with all tiie modern improvements that the company are continually installing means that noth ing will be spared to make the com pany the leading telephone system of the country. Although not generally realized the United Telephone and Telegraph company have been a great benefit to Sunbury in more ways than one. Men have been given employ ment and a considerable sum of money disbursed regularly every mouth. Just while we're on thi> subject we want to say a few tilings that in all fairness are due a much abused corp oration and its employes. For the latter we would say that there is no set of store clerks or any party of girls serving the public that are forced to take so much abuse from the public and must stand for it without any known recourse, or if there was any they would be too lady-like to take it. The wonder is that through it all their patience remains anything like its normal self and that they don't . forget themsevles once in a while, j Looking at it calmly, no one would I have a daughter or sister subjected to | the indignities heaped on these hard j working, clever, conscientious, oblig- I ing telephone girls. Remember that j when you call up and don't get an im mediate response, that at the Sunbury exchange alone the one operator has | about I.V.i more subscribers who might be wanting her attention at the same i time and who got in ahead of you. As to the U. T. &. T. compauv we can say that from the very installation | of the company's system we doubt if any corporation has been more .inposed upon by the public. Subscribers have given the use of their 'plumes to non subscribers and the biggest kick* fs have been these "spongers. " The or iginal company's service was not good but there lias been a maikcd improve ment in the 'phone itself and in the transmitting and receiving, a- coj per i wire replaced steel The system is now in really splendid shape and im proving steadily. The range of service, that is the distance allowed the sub scriber simply for his ?=•-'.< Mi monthly payment, is to be marveled at—and that's saying all there i- to be said about it. The Bell company, nor any i Other, would not stand what the U. T. & T. Co. has stood and it i- only fair that the public be reminded of their relations and a ••heck be placed 1 on imposition. Let us treat the telephone girl- with a little more considerarion and we'll Ibe treated in like spirit.—Sunbury Item. Retired to His Farm. Henry Vincent who for seven years past has been the efficient superintend eiit of the coal operations and also general manager of the Natalie and Mount Carmel Railroad at Natalie, Northumberland county, resigned his position on Thursday, resignation to take effect at once. Mr. Vincent will retire to his farm in Valley township, this county, where he will enjoy a much needed rest. His business career has been an activf one distinguished by enterprise and hard work. Prior to associating himself with the Natalie or— it is at present known—the Shamokin Coal Company, he was president of the Danville Stove & Manufacturing Company of this city, it being largely due to his busi ness discernment and persevereiice that the company was organized and tin works here established on a sound business basis. Mr. Vincent s farm oil the Mooresburg road comprises over three hundred acres and is a charming I country place. The land is most fertile jin quality, the buildings commodious | and modern, the barn especially being 1 one of the finest in this section of the i ! state. Mr. Vincent is a lover of coun try life and a good judge and a fanci- ' 'er of blooded stock. <in the farm are , head of milch cows and his dairy ( is famous over a wide section. I drawn and represent various types' found in the sunny clime. "Weary j Willie, who is conspicuous in the plav. I !is a unique character. He is an holiest , ' noble-minded tramp, the tool of the villain. He finally becomes a rich man. j The scenic features represent the high ! est form of stage realism. Keystone Endeavorers. Tin- 11 state convention of the Pennsylvania Christian Kmlt avor un ion will In- held in Fittshnrg .Inly H, .» and 10. A large tent, with :i -eating capacity fur 10,(KM) persons, will lie built near Schenley park. Overflow meetings, rallies ami conferences will he held in Carnegie music hall and various large churches. I BOOK ABOUT ACTORS. MUit ll:imrti'» \ oliiiiic Ahoat 'l'lielr Home** 21 ii<l lloiiic l.ilc. The dcs'fc of the public to know something of (lie 111:111 behind t!»«» actor ami Hit- woiuan behind the actress is pleasantly gratified by a volume enti tled "Eminent Actors In Their Homes," written I> y Miss Margherita Arlina 11.'ini 111, the traveler and author. Tin' hook expresses llie author's ac quaintanceship with twenty-eight lead ing players of the I'nited States, giv ing a well executed picture of tlieir homes, furniture, books and works of art, describing their conversation, di versions and peculiarities. "This subject is a pleasant one to me," said the author, "as it involves many friends and happy hours passed M Alton F. KIT A ARLINA HAUM. in their society. To those who know him Joseph Jefferson is an artist of more than ordinary merit, liichard Mansfield is a composer of music, E. 11. Sothern is an adept with the brush and crayon, and Julia Marlowe is a bib j liophile whose labors are directed to- I ward the productions of the middle j ages. Nearly every one I know has I some specialty hobby or fad which pos i sesses educational value as well as in- I trinsic interest. I"The influence of the stage is mani fest in the decorations and furnishings . of their homes. Their success is due | to the many opportunities they have. ! They move from city to city, and near ly all make flying trips to England and the continent. Modern stage furnish j ing gives them an accurate practical knowledge of household decoration, the styles and fashions of different lands and periods and the places where spe cific goods can be obtained. I ques tion if any house is a better type of fine art than Richard Mansfield's or if any is so saturated with the flavor of Japan and China as Annie Russell's. Francis Wilson's villa. The Orchard, at New Rochelle, in its wealth of oil paint ings will compare witli that of any art collector, while I'avid Warflcld's con ! tains a striking collection of marbles and replica of Saracen, Egyptian, clas sic and Assyrian art. Joseph Jeffer son's two homes might be utilized as an art exhibition, while Elsie de Wolfe's would pass muster as the palace of a duchess of the aucicn regime." AMUSED PARISIANS. I|uurr<*l Hrlu »*«*n Her 11 lut r«l t and Cn tulli* o\<*r it I'lxiy. Parisians have been afforded much entertainment of late by a quarrel be tween Sarah Bernhardt and Catulle Mendes, the dramatist. The trouble began when Mendes withdrew one of his plays after the celebrated actress had secured it and was rehearsing it. The play, "Sainte Therese," was tak en back by Mendes on the ground that Mine. Bernhardt')) engagements would not permit her to give the piece a long enough run. The letters which sub sequently passed between the two were published by Mendes and caused much amusement. After securing the manuscript of his play Mendes repented and sought to patch up the quarrel, but Mine. Beru *s | CATt'i. L.li MENDES. 1 Lardt declared she would never seG : Catulle Mendes again. In his last ! communication the dramatist says he "will place the manuscript in a drawer ! itrewn with red roses, symbols of.his admiration for Sarah Bernhardt, and with violets, emblems of her fickle* aess." ABSOLUTE FAITH. You (Jan Depend upon the Word of This Danville Citizen. Mrs. Nelson Hollister of till Mill street, says my son John was always troubled with his kidneys, and 1 was | told by one doctor when we lived in Lewisbtirg that he would always have bother with them. He had pains i:i his back, could not sleep and the kidney secretions were annoying and enibarras Fhere were pains in hishead and he was depressed and dead tired all the time. Doan's Kidney Pills relieved of him the whole trouble My husband also used some for lameness in his back and they gave him immediate relief. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. V.. sole agents for the I' S. Remember the name-Doan's- and take tin substitute I LITTLE FOLKS' DRESS. Gonns I'«»r < loukn For tlif Iluby— tin I ill l.itlle Honiifls. Picturesque modes reign supreme in | frocks for little people, especially for girls, the small hoy being rushed into , trousers so very early in life that short time is allowed for anything of the 1 kind. However, nothing can well be more attractive than tome of the smalt little suits for boys arrived at the dig nifled age of four or thereabout, when Bkirts and all such feminine apparel i Are abandoned. Many of the frocks for little girls are made with a rather long, plain, gath ered waist, low cut and bordered by a ! I.IT'II.K Ollil.s' DRESSES. bertha of embroidery. With these a guinipe is worn and a full or plaited short skirt. There is nothing new about this model, which has been worn for > years. Sleeves are wider and larger, and in some of the later models they gather into an embroidered band at the bend of the arm in the same manner as ! many of tiie sheer blouses for older J folk. Chic and very useful is the white I linen gown seen in the sketch for it girl of from eight to ten, with collar and cuffs of guipure or Irish crochet and j blue liberty silk sash. In the same j sketch is a gown of light blue pique, i with lace edged collar and cuffs and ■ black velvet belt and knot. Soft white peau de soie or silk poplin j j with a collar of Irish crochet would ; make an ideal coat for little Miss Ba- ■ by's promenade, fittingly crowned by a hat of softest white ecru, trimmed with j snowy plumes and perhaps a soft knot | or two of satin ribbon. Frocks for the little baby just put into short dresses are simply irresisti ble, for a wealth of labor has been lav ished upon the more costly little robes, and even those far more simple are tine and dainty enough to excite admira tion. In robes for little people as well as for adults fine hand work is t lie latest word of refinement in dress, and it seems well suited for the adornment of these precious mites, the choice of whose wardrobe is such a source of in terest and pleasure to the proud moth er. For the very small girl two or three years old the most delightfully quaint and old fashioned poke bonnets are made all of straw and not :t made shape. but just a large plateau twisted into the most unexpected and winsome curves. At the sides next the cheeks in some of these are soft rosettes of liberty satin ribbon. Others are rather on the shape of a Breton peasant's cap, square ends in the back, rolling up, and the little bonnet filled in next the hair with small blossoms and soft rib bon. Airy and very dainty are hats of col ored or white point d'esprit, shirred on wire frames and simply trimmed with splashing bows of some soft silk. These cost a good deal to buy and can easily be made at home for very little. The bow may be bought already tied for merely the price of the ribbon at shops where a specialty of that kind of tiling is made.—'Vogue. A Serviceable Short Skirt. For walking, golf playing and the like, some short, serviceable skirt is so much in demand that the model shown has been designed to meet the present need. The skirt is cut in three pieces only, and the seams are strapped. The back tits to the waist without anv fullness, developing some few I A SHORT WALKING SKIIIT. | inches below into flutes, a style partic ularly to be commended where the I thick, heavy tweeds, most suitable for these skirts, are utilized. The placket j hole is arranged in the front, concealed I beneath a mitered strap, a noticeable ' feature of the smartest models, as are also the flat patch pockets. The sketch shows the hem finished with a bias band stitched oil, beneath which the ends of the straps disappear, as this is ' by far the best method where a liuiug I is dispensed with, as is usually the i case. For Knowledge. I"I say, pa," began little Clarence Callipers, with the rising Inflection of j one who earnestly desires to acquire . important information, "what"— "Oh, I don't know!" replied his long suffering sire wearily. "Yes. But the question I wanted to | ask isn't foolish, pa." "Il'm! If it isn't foolish, you may i ask it. But, remember, just one ques- I tioii. and no more." "Well, pa, there are two of 'em that I. want to ask, One is, Which is the ! smartest, the mitu who knows enough i to know that he don't know much or the man who knows enough to look as if he knew everything? The other is, It the end of the world was to come J and the earth be destroyed while a j man was up inn balloon, where would ! he laud when he came down? And, pa, j 1 don't know which one of 'em to ask."i The t mini Way. "Do you expect to realize a fortune from your latest invention?" asked the capitalist. "No," said the inventor, "I don't real- i ly expect to. I had some hopes, but 1 j suppose it will be the usual programme. [ I'll imagine the fortune and some one I else will realize it."- Washington Star. | ftWWDEIS A LEVELING TRIANGLE. For IrriKatum In ft Small \Vny-l)e --tail.M of < on*l ruction. The use of a leveling triangle was suggested to small irrigators in « uli fornia many years ago by a prominent irrigation engineer it is constructed in this way . The three pieces A B, B C and C A are made fast to each other at A. Band C. The board I? I* is fastened to the triangle at right angles to A C An or dinary carpenter's used in the A—l)-' t E TRIANGLE WITH I'LUMU BOH const i net ion of the apparatus will in sure sufficient accuracy iu the position of B I* Near 1!. on the hoard B I>. a plumb line is made fast The plumb bob, like a mason's pliiuih bob, hangs in a hole, so that when B 1> is vertical the string hangs very near the surface of the board 15 1». When B I• is exact ly vertical, A C is exactly horizontal if the angles at I> are true right angles. The dimensions of the triangle may be about as follows: A (', l'J feet long; A B, about 7 feet '•'> inches; C IS, about 10 feet: B I), about «> feet long. Other dimensions will do as well, the essen tial features being the straight board A C and the board B l> at right angles to it and near enough to one end of A C for the man carrying that end of the triangle to see accurately the position of the plumb line. The board B D should not Ite less than four feet long or the plumb line will be too short to give satisfactory results. It will fre quently be found convenient to have a scale of feet marked off on A C. In marking on the board B 1> the , line iu which the plumb line will hang when A C is exactly horizontal consid erable care is required. Two pegs are driven into the ground its far apart as A and C for these points to rest on. The highest one is driven into the ground until the plumb line follows about the center line of the board 1! 1 >. Having marked this position of the plumb line, the triangle is reversed so that the end It rests on the peg where , before we had the end and vice j versa. Should the plumb line make an • angle with the first line marked on the i hoard, then the correct position will be ! exactly in the middle between these \ two lines. This point should be per manently marked on the board B I►. In using the triangle when the plumli line passes through this point the base of the triangle will be level. Moiie? In I'otatuen. Small crops often prove a blessing to the few expert growers, although a | bad thing for the general run of farm | ers, remarks an American Cultivator writer. A full crop of potatoes when prices are high, as they have been this year, will net higher profits per acre than any other crop that we can grow, and even a three-quarters crop should yield a profit sufficient to pay big wages. Therefore we find plenty of j growers not at all discouraged over the past season's results, on the contrary, tli -y are more convinced than ever that there is money in potatoes, but more especially iu intensive, modern culture. One such season in the past is enough to convince many of this. A high yield of excellent market potatoes can be ac complished only through intensive cul ture in good seasons, but when the weather, seed and insects are all against the crop one is then particular ly thankful that nothing has been left undone to get the best from the soil. The Tolmeoo Seed lied. Make the seed bed fine and friable three or four inches deep, advises American Agriculturist. Make the bed six feet wide and as long as required, i Sow one tablespoonful of seed to the ! squaie rod. More seed makes spindling plants. To insure even seeding mix the i seed with corn or cottonseed meal, and as it is sown over tlie bed a more per fect sowing may be obtained on ac count of its color. After sowing run a heavy hand roller over the bed or plank I it. Firming the soil is essential to suc ! cess, as a compact surface retains mois ture. Apply the following once a week until plants thoroughly cover the soil: Three bushels of poultry droppings placed in a large barrel and filled with soft water. After a week's fermenta : tion the liquid is ready to dilute with | warm water in a proportion of one of | liquid to ten of water. This will stimu i late the plants without delaying a good healthy development. SoedliiK W itli Clover. When clover is sown early in the J spring on the crop of wheat or other I winter grain, it may ci st nothing but j the price of the seed, which is not j much, whether ten or fifteen pounds is I used to the acre, and the labor of sow ing. yet we would prefer to increase Its | cost by going over the wheat with a light or son othing harrow before sow | ing the clover seed, says American Cul ] tivator. This will benefit wheat or rye if done at the right time, when the 1 ground is not wet enough to cause the I harrow to sink too deep and uproot the I plants. This makes a good seed bed for i the clover, and in a day or two after the first rain the little plan's will be sending ihc r iuois down into the soil. A Cun!:!!' "'tre \lnrm. Philadelphia boasts of a si ;ter called j Bill, who recently aroused a -'oping j family in a burning house when delay would have meant death and then him self carried a little child to safety. Bill was asleep at the foot of the s'.airs on the first floor shortly after midnight ' when the house caught tire. When the I smoke aroused him, the family was still asleep and unconscious of danger. He instantly bounded up the stairs, bark ing furiously at every step, until he reached the rooms of his owners, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shannon, and tugged at the bedclothes with his teeth. Mr. Shannon awoke and. alarmed by the smoke, leaped out of l.i'd, but before he could get into nis clothes the dog had caught the nightdress of Klvina, a six year old daughter of the family, be tween his t»eth, dragged her to the floor and bore her out into the hall way, where her parents took the child from him and carried her to the street. 4 >l..»r Won t- Most of the women are now quut y working on Christmas prese J saving they don't know whether they will get them done iu time or not. Atchison IJ lobe. THOMAS SLAG. A \>rj Valaalilr I'lioMpliu tie Ker<l« lixcr and l< ■ «*li In l.ime. Thomas slag. also known as plios phatic slay, basic slay, odorless phos phate anil Tlioinas phosphate powder, is a byproduct in the manufacture of steel from pliosphatic ore- by the basic or Thomas process, in which phospho rus is eliminated from the pig iron by means of a basic irich in linici lining to the bessemer converters and by adding lime to the molten pig iron. The slan is therefore rich in lime about 15 per cent in the free state and 4o per cent combined with other substances. The phosphoric acid contents of the product as found in the market are very variable, ranging from Irt to jier ci lit of phosphoric acid. In good shtg so per cent of this phosphoric acid should be available, as shown by the chemical methods of determining availability. Basic slag is not suited to the manu facture of superphosphates and is therefore generally used without any treatment except tine grinding. Pur chasers of slay should insist on its be j ing very finely ground, as the value of the material depends largely on its fine ness. Many of the stations have examined ; the product, and a number of them | have experimented with it as a ferti- I li/.er. These experiments have shown it ! to be a very valuable pliosphatic fer ! tili/.er and on account of its high per l centage of lime especially suited to use lonI on acid soils and those rich in organic matter. It would not be wise to use it J freely on poor sandy soils deficient in j organic matter. i Siag appears to be especially suited i to leguminous crops. Six hundred to a 1 thousand pounds per acre is considered i a liberal dressing. It should not be mixed with ammonium sulphate before use, since its high percentage of free I lime is likely to cause a loss of ammo ; nia by volatilization. Mixtures of the slag with other salts, such as muriate of potasii and nitrate of soda, cake | badly and are difficult to handle and distribute uniformly. Alfalfa In IVew Jersey. According to Professor Voorlies of New Jersey, the successful establish | nient of alfalfa requires— First, that the surface soil shall be well supplied with the mineral ele ments, lime phosphoric acid and pot i ash; second, that during the early j growth of the crop the weeds should 1 be frequently cut; third, that the crops should be harvested preferably just be ; fore the plants are in blossom, j The crop is well adapted for soiling 1 and for hay. The average yield of green forage per acre for three years, including the first year, was IX.-JT tons, i equivalent to 4.57 tons of hay. The ' yield the third year from five cuttings ! was tons of green forage, equiva ; lent to G.(!u tons of hay, costing $:!.»>!) per ton. j A feeding experiment showed that [ the protein in alfalfa hay could be sue -1 cessfully and profitably substituted in j a ration for dairy cows for that con i tained in wheat bran and dried brew | ers' grains and for this purpose is j worth sll.lO per ton when compared ! with the wheat bran aird dried brewers' grain at sl7 per ton. The use of alfalfa hay reduces the ne cessity for the purchase of protein feeds. Device For Tißlitenintt Fence. j A correspondent sends to the Ohio I Farmer an illustration of a fence stretcher which he says is "a powerful one too." A is a round rod six or seven feet long and from one and a half to two inches in diameter, with a ring or clevis at P. to which are fastened two log chains. 1 >, I ►. which are attached to stakes, E. E. driven in the ground. It is a piece of gaspipe large enough to A FENCE BTKETCHEIS. turn freely on rod A, with lower end resting on a large washer, C. to keep it from settling into the ground. F is a chain attached by grip or otherwise to the fence wire to be stretched. II is a crowbar put through the ring on chain F and propelled around the rod A. which causes the chain to wind around the gaspipe, which turns with the le ver, winding the chain around, capstan fashion. The amount of strain is limit ed only by the strength of materials aml of operator. Potatoes Planted Early mid Sprayed. Many farmers plant potatoes late in the season in order to avoid in part the ravages of the potato bug, and there is no question about there being some advantage in this respect, lint if am- I tinned experiments demonstrate that early planting and thorough spraying j will increase the crop from fifty to a ; hundred bushels per acre over late planting and little or no spraying it j would seem a wise policy to plant ear j ly and protect the plants by spraying. says Professor 1.. A. Clinton of New I York. For Early Peas. For early peas we like to put a good | quantity of manure on the soil and ! plow it in not very deep. Then furrow ' out about as deep as plowed, work a little good fertilizer into the drill and sow seed rather thickly, not tilling the ! furrow quite level full over the seed. I but raking a little more earth around the plants when up, says American Cultivator. Citation. "Success is achieved by close appli ' cation," remarked the inoralizer. 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