KAII.KOAD TIME TABLES. t'BSN'A K. K. KAST. WEST 7.11 A. M. tf.l4 A. M. 10.17 '• 12.15 P. M. •2.21 P.M. 1.81 •' 5.5U " 7.51 " SUNDAYS. 10.17 A. M. 4.81 P. M. 1). L. AW. K. . EAST. WEST. 6.57 A. M. t.Ot. A. M. 10.19 •' 12.41 P. M. 2.11 P. M. 4.Bii " 6.43 " 8.37 " SUNDAYS 6.57 A.M. 12.44 P.M. 5:4 a P M 837 " PbllliA SHEADING U.K. NORTH. SOUTH. S.OK A. M. 11.24 A. M. 4.U0 P. M. 6.05 P. M. BLOOM STREET. 8.05 A. M. 11.22 A. M. 4.02 P. M. (i.04 P. M. J. J. BROWN, THE EYE A SPECIALTY. Eyes tested, treated, fitted with glass es '<nd artificial eyes supplied. Market Street, Bloomsburg, Pa. Hours —10 a. in.to 5 p. m. Taephone 14H6 HOMAGE TO SOLDIER DEAD. The program arranged by Goodrich Post for the observance of Memorial Day Friday was fully carried out without a hitch. Everything seemed to como the veterans' way. The weather conditions were nearly ideal. The sky was clear and the sun, al though rather warm at intervals, was the greater part of the time tempered by cool and refreshing breezes. Not only were flowers contributed in pro fusion by a generous and sympathetic public, but uot a mark of respect was omitted that might show how general was the reverence for the day. Early in the morning the two large flags, one at City Hall and the other at Red Men's lodge room were swung across Mill street; long before noon there was scarcely a business place or residence but was decorated with the stars and stripes. At noon the mer chants closed their stores for the day and during the afternoon the town was in holiday attire. The parade was quite a creditable affair, iu addition to the G. A. R., and the National Guard, there being in line a fair representation of the P. O. S. of A. aud the Red Men. The column was led by the Drum Corps, while the Mechanicsville band proceed ed the P. O. S. of A. and Woman's Relief Corps. An especially interest ing feature of the parade was a long column of children, eighty-six girls and thirty boys, in charge of Veteran Levi Sechler, who marched at the rear ot the veterans. The children each carried a bouquet, the girls with few exceptions being dressed in white. The parade was accompanied to the cemetery by a large uumbej of our citizens,who were well repaid by wit nessing the beautiful burial ceremony of the veterans. The column marched direct to the O. A. H huri»l pint, forming a hollow square along the four sides witli the Post Commander, post colors and chaplain iu the center. The opening prayer was made by Rev. W. R. Whitney of Bloomsburg, the orator of the occasion. The Dec oration Day hymn, "Cover Them Up" was effectively rendered by the High School double quartette, com posed of Misses May Books, Hazel Harinan, Josephine Cousart, Olive Rank, Messrs, Ray Herrington, Carl McHenry, Samuel Miller aud Frank Brown. Post Chaplain Jacob Reaser offered a prayer, after which three volleys were fired over the G. A. R. plot by members of the National Guard. Rev. W. R. Whitney is himself a veteran of the Civil War and although uo longer young • is full of fire and patriotism. His address had the true ring, which woke a ready response in the hearts of the veterans. He dwelt largely upon statistics of the Rebellion showing in round numbers the stup endous array of men under arms, and the appalling list that gave up their lives for their country, falling either on the field of battle or dying of slow starvation in southern prison pens. All of which, he held, should inspire within us a greater reverence for the one day of the year set apart to com memorate the deeds of our fallen heroes. Memorial Day, he said,should be humanity's Sabbath. He pleaded for a better observance of the event and inveighed heavily against worldly sports, so often a feature of Decora tion Day, which only tend to desec rate it. Rev. L. B. Twichell followed on be half of the Woman's Relief Corps. His address was very appropriate and abounded in beautiful sentiment. Dur ing our great Civil war, he said, the North and South, each had two great armies. One was in the front, boldly facing the foe and the other none the less brave aud devoted was at home, wives, mothers and sisters, bearing up under the pain of separation and often carrying upon their shoulders burdens and responsibilities that were hard to bear. A most beautiful feature of the ser vice was the act of the Woman's Re lief Corps in decorating a mound on the G. A. R. lot in memory of the uukuown dead. The Woman's Relief Corps was followed by over a hundred children alluded to before as forming a part of the parade, each OIKS in pass ing dropping upon the mound of ever green a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Virulent Cancer Cure. Startling proof of a wonderful ad vance in medicine is given by druggist G. W. Roberts of Elizabeth, W. Va. An old man there had long suffered with what good docters pronounced incurable cancer. They believed his case hopeless till he used Electric Bitters and applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which treat ment completely enred him. When Electric Bitters are used to expel bilious, kidney and microbe poisons at the same time this salve exerts its matchless heal ing power,blood diseases,skin eruptions, ulcers, and sores vanish. Bitters 50c. Salve 25c at Panles r\c Co. No. 352 Mill street. The lougest day is but two weeks off. PRISCILLA MILNER BURNED TO DEATH, In the little old house, at No. 216 Cooper street, that withstood the Sus quehanna floods for a quarter of a century Priscilla Milner was burned to death Thursday night and the house was completely gutted by the flames. The woman evidently overturned the lamp in an epileptic fit, setting fire to the house and causing her untimely end. The alarm was given at 8:30 o'clock and the Washington company respond ed promptly. By the time the firemen arrived the flames'had gotten consid erable headway. Two streams were put on, but it required hard work to get the fire under control. Entrance was forced into one of the lower rooms, used as a kitchen and bed room, and the body of the woman, lying face downward on the floor, was discover ed by Edward Sainsbury. The cloth ing was almost burned off and the body terribly burned. A dog that was with the woman was also burned to a crisp. Roland Thomas, who boarded at the place, came down street at 8 o'clock leaving the woman alone in the house. She had an epileptic seizure Wednes day and one Thursday afternoon, leav ing no doubt as to the cause of the fire with its fatal result. The house has but two rooms on the first floor and these were the only ones used for living purposes. In the small room on the upper floor wood was stored The house was so badly dam aged that it will probably have to be torn down. It was invaded by the waters of the North Branch at every freshet. In the big ice flood last March the water and ice reached nearly to its roof. After all these years of re sistance to the water it was the fate of this land mark to fall a prey to the insatiable fire fiend. The dead woman was a daughter of the late William Cooper, her age be ing forty-six years. The body, cover ed by a rubber blanket, lay in front of the house and was viewed by the hund reds attracted to the scene of the trag edy. Justice of the Peace W. V. Ogelsby was notified and went to the fire. After hearing the testimony of Roland Thomas aud Edward Sainsbury he de cided that there was no necessity for holding an inquest. The remains of the victim were taken iu charge by Undertaker George W. Roat. Examination of Teachers. County Superintendent Charles W. Derr has fixed upon the time for hold ing the examinations of teachers throughout the county. In algebra the examination will cover every thing as far as fractions. For literary preparation aud orthography Enoch Arden" and "Evangeline" should be studied. In civil government special emphasis will be given to township, and county government. For profes sional study a careful reading of "Thinking and Learning to Think" is recommended. Superintendent Derr recommends that a sharp knife aud good eraser be brought. Suitable paper and pencils will be furnished by the examiner for five cents, and all applicants are re quested to use the same. Stamjx d en-1 velopes, properly addressed, should be left with the examiner to insure ac-1 curacy in mailing certificates. Ap plicants are also requested to urge their directors and patrons to attend. The examinations will begin at 8:45 a. m., aud will be held on the follow ing dates: June 24, Baptist school house, Anthony township; June 215, Oak Grove school house, Liberty town ship; .Tune 28, Mechanicsville school house, Cooper and Mahoning town ships; July 3, Sidler's school house, Valley township; July 5, River school house, Mayherry township; July 8, Strawberry Ridge school house, Derry township; July 10, Sheep's school house, West Hemlock township. Electric Railway. The proposed Danville and Blooms burg Electric railway company has with six exceptions secured the right of way between this city and Grov ania. The six individuals who are holding out against the road are thus far most determined in their opposi tion, although it is not all likely that the project will be abandoned on their account. As might have been gathered from an article printed in these columns before the opposition on Bloom road will probably result in nothing more than in driving the trol ley over to the towpath of the aband oned canal. This would prove very bad for property owners on Bloom road where sentiment in favor of the trolley is so nearly unanimous. The residents there realize that the trol ley would not only prove a great con venience but would materially enhance the value of property and they do not 1 ike the idea of losing it. The "articles printed in these col umns a couple of weeks ago relating to the new trolley created no end of enthusiasm in Danville. Since then many eager inquiries have been made as to how the project was progressing. Our citizens want a trolley; they want it soon and as is natural they do not feel very kindly toward those who are instrumental in holding up the line. Experience convinces. See for your selves how quickly Ely's Cream Balm will cure catarrh or cold in the head, we mail trial size for 10c. Full size 50c. All druggists. ELY BROS., 50 Warren St., New York. Clifton, Arizona. Jan. 20, 1899. ELY BROS. Find enclosed GO cents, for which please send me your Cream Balm. I find your remedy the quickest and most permanent cure for cold in the head, catarrh, etc. Yours truly, DELL M POTTER, Gen. Mgr. Arizona Gold Mining Co. Danville Student Wins Honors. Arthur H. Sloop of this city, who is a member of the Senior class at Dickinson College, Carlisle, took the first honors this year and is the vale dictorian. In the whole course of t'om years he stood second. After the com mencement he will return home to spend the summer. He has accepted a professorship in the Methodist confer ence scools, Delaware,O., and will go there when the term opens in the fall. DANVILLE WON ANOTHER VICTORY- In accordance with their promise to the public .the "Old Timers" Fri day played victorious hall, demonstra ting to the Miltouiaus how the game is played on the North Branch. Those new uniforms make the hoys look like professional leaguers and when they came 011 the field cheers from hundreds of throats greeted the fine appearance of the "Old Timers." And they play ed just as well as they looked, which is saying a whole lot yet not enough sit that. a liig crowd pres ent and the game was full of ginger all the way through. Danville sup ported its battery in gilt edge style, eliciting admiration of the visitors. Milton had a good battery,b"t the rest of tlic team failed to hold up their end of the proposition. In the third inning there was a crit ical time when suspense was great, but which ended in a triumph for the home team. It was one of those ex citing periods when rooters are uuahle o yell, but held their breath in in tense anticipation. The finish set them wild with delight. Gilbert, the home pitcher, allowed the Miltouiaus to fill the bases. Two men were out and Wagner was at bat. He did not strike out, but hit a nice fly to centre field. Of course Shannon was under it and the hope of the vis itors became as the May frost of a few days ago. What made the play more brilliant was the fact that Wagner had two strikes when he hit out the -liner so fraught with possibilities and so barren of results. There was even more joy in the Danville camp when Ammerman knocked a home run, bringing another man in. Gilbert also had a three bag ger to his credit. The analysis of the affair is duly set forth in the following detail: DANVILLE. All. li. 11. O. A. E. Gosh, ss 12 112 1 Ammerman, rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 Yerrick, 2b 5 0 0 3 2 1 Ross, 3b 1112 1 0 Oberdorf, If 3 0 0 () () 1 Hoffman, lb 111 12 0 0 Shannon,cf 1 0 2 1 0 0 Hummer, c 110 5 0 0 Gilbert, p. 11 1 10 1 37 8 8 27 S 4 MILTON. AH. R. 11. O. A. E. Kurtz, 3b 5 0 0 ('» 1 2 Logan, ss 5 0 1 3 2 0 Booth, c 3 118 10 Wagner, 2b -1 2 0 2 2 1 Kase, rf 3 1 0 2 0 0 Spotts, cf 4 110 0 0 Maley, p 3 o 0 0 <> 1 Louth, lb 3 0 1 <i 0 2 Redca.v, If 3 0 0 t) 0 0 33 5 1 27 12 <> Danville 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 o—B Milton . . 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 o—s Three base hit, Gilbert. Home run, Ammerman. Struck out, by Gilbert 3. by Maley 8. First on balls, by Gilbert <>, by Maley 1. Wild pitches, Gilbert 2. Passed balls, Hummer I. Stolen bases, Hoffman 2. Sacrifice hits, Gosh, Logan, Maley. Hit by pitched ball, Booth. Arm Broken at Ball Game. The St. Elmo base ball club of this city, met with defeat at Washington ville Friday afternoon, by the close score of sto 4. The game was so warmly contested that the victors con gratulated the Ht. Elmo nine on their excellent work. While running to catch a foul ball Buck, the St. Elmo catcher, fell over Phineas Zeliff, of Washingtonville, a spectator. The force of the collision broke Zeliff's left arm. This was the score by inn ings : Washingtonville, 3 00 0 0 0 0 2 o—s Danville, 0 0 0 11 11 0 o—4 The St. Elmo team consisted of George Yerrick, first base; F. Riley, shortstop; Bingham, second base; Mc- Cloud, pitcher; Buck, catcher; M..1. Riley, third base; Byerly, lift field; Moyer, centre field ; Treas, right field. These were tiie Washingtonville play ers : Wise, centre field; W. Holl a, catcher; S. Hoffa, pitcher; Zauer, second base; Lawrence, first base; Seidel, left field; McCormick, short stop; Billmeyer, third base; Robinson and Heddens, right field. Peddlers in the Toils. Three peddlers, all from Pottsville, came to grief Saturday last for under taking to do business without paying license. Their specialty was line sta tionery. Charles Kirkeos was arrest ed during the morning. Harry Curtis and Harry Dimouwere nabbed on Mill street during the evening by Chief Mincenioyer. They were taken before Justice Bare where all three made themselves square with the borough by paying fine and costs amounting to 13.50 each. Conference of Epworth League. Miss Ida M. Sechler, of Honeymoon street, has gone to Hughesville to at tend the conference of the Epworth League for the Williamsport district. ALL RUN DOWN. An Evory dayJStory No Appetite- No Ambition- Constant Headaches No Rest No Sleep-Listless Languid —All Played Out—A Danville Citizen Gives The Cure. Mrs. C. 11. Stoes of No. 217 E. Mahon ing St., Danville, Pa., says:— "I had been troubled a great deal with a per sistent nervous stomach| (trouble and [ felt generally run down* and at night diil not rest well. I got'sotne'of Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills atjGosh's Drug Store and have used two boxes of them j and found great benefit. They toned I up ni3 r digestive organs and I rested much better." Dr. A. W. Chase's Nerve Pills are sold at 50c. a boxjat dealersjor Dr. A. j W. Chase Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. I See that portrait and signature of A. 1 W. Chase, M. I) are on every pack- j BACCALAUREATE SHIN. The baccalaureate sermon to the graduating class of the high school was delivered by ltev. N. E. ('leaver at Trinity M. E. church Sunday night. There was a very large congregation present. The front part of the church was artistically decorated with the class colors, Vale blue and white, while a profusion of ferns and potted plants were grouped about the pulpit. The graduating class entered in a bodj' occupying seats in front at the left of the central aisle. They were followed by the school board, also in a body, for whom were reserved the two front seats at the right of the .aisle. The opening prayer was offered by Rabbi Adolph Meyer, who also pro nounced the benediction. The choir rendered sp; i i:il mi ic i t Jin- form if an anthem and a quartette. Rev. Cleaver adds to a line pulpit presence a strong voice and a fluency of expression which together with his well selected topics and sound and practical views expressed holds the close attention of the auditor and makes his preaching very effective. He was never in better form than Sun day and his sprightl} sermon ad dressed to the graduating class won him many compliments. He took as his text, John 1!) Chapter, 11th verse : "Behold Your King!" His sermon was in part as follows: Our experience to-night is unique. You have honored me beyond measure by making me your pastor for this oc casion, and though I preach for you but once, I am the only pastor you as a class will ever have. For me there fore the opportunities and responsibili ties of a life time are crowded into a single hour. It is customary at such a time as this to picture life all roseate and pos sessed of boundless possibilities. But a pastor must be honest. You will not all be Presidents or Governors of States. You may all however become great, for greatness does not depend upon political preferment or recogni tion by our fellow man. My theme therefore is "Uncrowned Kings." The text which most fittingly sets forth this thought is in the langu age of Pilate to the Jews "Behold your King." My effort will be to show that the text was true at the time it was uttered. Christ was King then, though he wore no crown; and if He was king without a crown,then, if the kingly qualities which formed his character shall be found in us we too shall be kings. A kingdom is where king reigns, it may have physical boundaries and be known as a political government, it may have ethical limitations and be called a moral government. It may he as small as the government of Greece or as large as the Kingdom of Great Britain,yet it is apolitical gov ernment. It may be as small as the charity of the man who prayed "Lord bless me and my wife, my son John and his wife,us four.no more, Amen," or as large as the Kingdom of God. Size does not effect the reality of political or moral government. Be tween the political and the moral there are spheres of influence of every imaginable description. And just as truly as the ruler in the political gov ernment is kitiK and the ruler in the moral government is king, so truly is the controlling personality in any sphere the king of that kingdom. And when one man said "I would rather be right than president," he was only saying what the Psalmist uttered long years before "I had rather be a door keeper in the house of the Lord, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." He would rather be a subject in a higher form of government than be king in a lower, for he is more of a king who is a citizen of a high sphere? I of influence than is the one who wears the crown in a lower sphere. Now you will accept another step in the foundation plan for my argument, there is not only variation in politic al governments, but also outside of them, there is a world of industry, a world of art, a world of science, a world of ideas. The world of art is bounded by aesthetic limitations, but the world of art may reach through several political governments. Science is limited but it includes art. So is philosophy, but both science and art developed from the philosophical foundation and hence are included in its sphere.The world of ideas reaches beyond all philosophy and science and art. Now again yon may take your stand by the side of the Psalmist and say "I had rather be a door-keeper (a servant) in the house of the Lord (the world of ideas) than to dwell in the palaces (be a king) of wickedness (in a lower realm). If indeed I may claim citizenship in the world of thought, I prefer that to being an idiot, even though I may have inherited a crown and be called a king. So he who rules in a political kingdom may have a much smaller sphere of influence and be much less a king than he who rules in the world of ideas, or in the world of morals. You will perceive therefore that the larger number of kings in the world's history have never been crowned, and some of the greatest have been crucifi ed. Political kings are sometimes crowned, moral kings are more fre quently crucified. I said political kings are sometimes crowned, meaning that very often tlie real king, the power behind the throne,is not the crowned head at all. I said moral kings are more frequently crucified, I used com mon language for my expression,what the world calls their crucifixion is fre quently their crowning. Abraham Lincoln died on April 15, 18tir» at the hand of an assassin. The world called it assassination. An as sassination differs only in outward cir cumstances from a crucifixion. Abra ham Lincoln was crucified, —no, I am again using common language for my expression. On that day Abraham Lincoln was crowned in the hearts of the American people. It was on April 15th, that the Prince of Peace was crucified, and it was on that day that he became King not only of the Jews alone but of the whole world. The man Christ Jesus was crucified, the King Christ Jesus was crowned. How often in crucifying the lower we crown the higher. If Christ had been willing to be a politician all of the Jews would have adopted him as their champion. If he had been willing to abandon his moral kingship and in the language of Satan to "fall down and worship" him, he would without doubt have"been King of all the na tions of the earth. But he would not sacrifice the higher for the lower, he was king in the moral realm,and every step from that moment on made him less the King of the Jews and more tie' King of humanity. The theme was further illustrated by defeats that proved to be victories as the Battle of Waterloo, the battle of Bull Run ;by"Successful failures," as in the case of Win. Lloyd Garrison, Disraeli, Demosthenes, Savonarola; by "Martyrdom in a lower sphere a part of the price of success in a higher" as the four centuries of Martyrdom in troducing Christianity; by "the king liest lives of all lived by those who fail" as our Saviour's death; by "Christ the King of Uncrowned Kings:" His reason for not coming down from the cross;by "God's work ing principle:" progressive develop ment, the age of greatness not passed: and by—" t lie Attributes of Kingship:" a head to think, a heart to feel, and a life to achieve for righteousness. Accepting these premises, then, though uncrowned, he is king who in the largest measure combines these characteristics. The powers which make history have so moved in the past and are so moving in the present that the great streams of human life and experience meet at the foot of the cross. Every Paul and John, every Savonarola and Luther has had a con suming passion for righteousness. Purity has been the crowning quality of epoch making men. All great deeds ever to be accomplished must be through the instrumentality of men as co-workers with God. Jehovah annoint ed his kings of old for their task, and Christ steps down from the cross into this new era ready to pour the oil of gladness upon our heads. He bids each youth to stand in the line of heroes and seers, with Paul and Socrates and Savonarola; with Hampden, Washing ton, and Lincoln. He bids each maid en strike hands of noble friendship with Augusta Stanley, and Florence Nightingale, and Frances Willard. The time will come when the spirit of some of you will be bowed down by seeming defeat, when the canker worm of disappointed ambition will eat at your heart strings; be not dis couraged, there are defeats that are better than a thousand victories, and the crowning time will come. From the crucifixion, the grave and the earth, rising in all his majesty, the Sun of Righteousness dispels the darkness, the mists roll away, and as i the gohh n beams flash along the earth, joy is born on the wings of the light and the darkness of human souls is lighted with the glory of the resurrec tion. New Branches of Study. The patrons of our public schools will be interested to learn that with another term probably both music and drawing will be added to the course of study. Borough Superintendent Gorily is an enthusiastic advocate of these branches. In this he is not urg ing any departure from what is com mon, as both Sunbury and Shamokin along with nearly every other town the size of Danville in the state teaches music and drawing. The school i>oaril fully appreciates the value of these studies and will adopt them within the next month or so if at all justified by the district's fi nances. Drawing, which is a sort of a sup plement to the objective method of teaching, is invaluable in developing the power of observation. It is utiliz ed not only in objectively taught sub jects, but in intellectual subjects as well. The eye and the hand are train ed together. Music is designed to develop the aesthetic side of our nature. Of the 1300 or more pupils enrolled in our schools it is doubtful if more than 300 receive instruction in music at home. By introducing music in school all will be given a fair knowledge of its principles. According to Superintendent Gor ily's figures the cost of introducing these branches will not be heavy. A special teacher, he says,highly recom mended, a graduate of two different institutions, one of music and the oth er of drawing, can be secured for less than .SSOO per year. After the first cost of introduction the expense of maintaining these branches in the school will be merely nominal, not more than §i()0 per year. If the board cannot see its way clear to introduce both music and drawing Professor Gordy favors the latter to the exclusion of music owing to its greater educational value. He does not think it possible to teach either music or drawing without a special teacher. The teacher ordinarily no matter how willing, lacks that prepara tion essential to full success in these branches. Water Commissioners Meet. The Water Commissioners at their monthly meeting Monday afternoon on motion of Mr. Schatz decided that henceforth rent for all water used through meters must be paid quarter ly, instead of semi-annually as has been the custom in the past. Mr. Schatz reported some improve ments made in the water facilities on Spring street, which bring four addi tional families into the service, lie reported that three families living on the short street, connecting Bloom and Centre streets, at the foot of the old cemetery are without any water and he moved that the Water Superin tendent be instructed to lay pipe con necting the houses with the water main. It was ordered on motion of Mr. Schatz that the Superintendent be instructed to place the water pipes under ground which at present are carried over Mahoning creek on the bridge at Northumberland street. The full board of Water Commis sioners was present at the meeting, j On adjournment they retired to the I water works to inspect, the plant. < In a few days the picnic season will be in full bloom. SIZE IN THE MERINO. It In liuloalilt't) I) Olxiilneil u« lli<- Ksin'imc of (he Fleece. There is not a breeder here today j who will claim that he gets his best fleeces from his largest sheep, said President Gurney before the Ohio Sheep Breeders' association. There is no breeder here who does not know that where he breeds for size he does it at the expense of the fleece. If the feed goes to mutton, it does not goto wool, and if it goes to wool it does not goto mutton. Hut there is a happy medium, which, I believe, we have in the Merino, and right here I would suggest to the breeders of this associa tion not to let this size craze run away with them. A certain amount of it is a good thing, but there are some very noted breeders of pure American Meri 110s, especially breeders of the extreme wrinkly type, who are crossing their high bred flocks of American Merino ewes with the Itambouillet and have already gone so far as to get a register for recording their crossbred lambs. Gentlemen, we will all admit that the cross will make a splendid individ ual, perhaps an improvement over ei ther breed, but what breeder is there here today who would care to risk a stock ram from one of the crossbreeds? It seems to me just as practical to cross the Oxforddown and Southdown. I admit that this is an age of progress. It is also an age of specialties, and I congratulate the members of this as sociation that we have a breed of sheep in the pure American Merino that can not be surpassed in the world for fine ness of fleece, density, covering and constitution, and I care not whether it be the ranchman, the general purpose farmer or delaine breeder who desires to improve the quality of his fleece. He must come to the pure American Merino breeder to do it. No other breed of sheep have been bred so long in one line and are so capable of re producing themselves as the pure Span ish or American Merino. No other country in the world can compete with the United States in the American Merino. The United States can boast of excelling all other nations in only three breeds of live stock—viz, the trotting horse, Poland-China hog and American Merino sheep. A Handsome Pereheron. Casino 27830 is a handsome Perch eron stallion owned by J. W. & J. C. Robinson, Towanda, Kan. The photo graph was made for Breeder's Gazette. Trade Kv pa ml i nil. We are building up an export trade with the southern hemisphere in breed ing sheep, but there is stiil room for wide expansion. As pointed out from time to time in American Agriculturist, Ar gentina ought to use large numbers of breeding animals from the United States, both sheep and cattle. Give the Sow® Room, Don't crowd brood sows in small pens or too many together. Four in one sleeping apartment are enough. If more are put together, they lie on each other, and the best results will not be received at farrowing. ■ t i If the silo ever proved valuable to stock raisers, it lias the present year, and it will demonstrate its value more yet during the coming summer. With grain of all kinds so high that many farmers sold their cattle to get rid of feeding them, the silo lias come in as a substitute o help them successfully through the winter. With a very small grain ration good clean sweet hay and sweet ensi ige cows and steers have been carried through the past winter without losing much if any of their fat and flesh. As a result every pound of hay and ensilage has paid a good prof it. The farmer who has sold all of his grain now realizes his mistake. Early in the season, when corn began to soar upward, a good many, attracted by the high prices, parted with all the corn they had and later had to sacrifice their cattle. This mistake is made nearly every winter when there seems to be a scarcity of corn or grain. Will farmers never learn better?— Professor S. E. Winsted in American Cultivator. The Summer Silo. The silo looms up more important than ever, because we need It In just such seasons as this. Professor Samuel E. Winsted tells the American Culti vator. If there is any left this spring when the uew crop comes, there will be ample need of it later. Summer ensilage is as much in demand as winter. If properly made and kept, it will not spoil. A little later in the season the spring grass will disappear and the summer drought come onto make food scarce. Then it is that the summer silo can be opened and the rich, succulent food be fed at a good profit. Mean while the preparation for enlarging the supply of ensilage for next winter and the following summer might very prof itably be considered. Tli<- llt-Nt She Con 111 Do. "There is only one reason," he said, "why I have never asked you to be my wife." "What is that?" she asked. "I have always been half afraid you might refuse." "Well," she whispered after a long silence, "I should think you'd have curiosity enough to want to find out whether your suspicion was well founded or not."—Chicago Record-Her ald. Stylish Spin Jacket To anj' one who will mention THE MONTOUR AMKKICAN, and send us tJS cents we will forward immediately the pat tern of an ad vance Paris style for a Spring Jacket. Address The riorse-Broughton Co. Publishers of L'Art de la Mode, 3 East loth Street, New York Single copies <>f I.' \rt lit" la Mode. C>r. POTATO PLANTING. Bl>rotitinK Seed—Preparing l.ron»d. Dintanre lit llo«» nixl Hill*. A week or two In-fore planting pota toes they can be brought to a warmer room, where there is not too ranch sun light, and allowed to put ont short sprouts. If there is too much light, the sprouts will be tender and break off as they are handled in preparing for planting. We would not cart' to have the sprouts over a half inch long unless we wanted to set them by hand, so that the sprout was above ground when the seed piece was put In. This last method we have tried for a pri vate garden when wi» wanted to have a few earlier than our neighbors, but doubt if it would pay where they r« grown for market unless a very •. t :> crop should prove profitable, nays the American Cultivator. The proper preparation < 112 thegr>>und is one of the most imjxtrtant coie-aier ations in growing the I ot-ito crop. While it can be grown in wet and < -M ground, and we have seen the seed putin when the earth that w put over it was scarcely thawed, we have seen other fields planted about two weeks iatcr, with the ssoil n. th<.r oughly worked and warmer, produce merchantable potatoes quite as early and a much letter crop. We think unless the see d pieces arc putin so that the sprouts nre out of the ground or nearly ready to come out when planted it would l>e well to go over the field at least once, and per haps twice, with a light harrow to kill the weeds that are likely to start in a liberally manured and well worked field before the planted seed comes out so that it can he seen. The distance at which the rows nnd hills should be placed is a ij,, -le-n which we cannot decide. We have seen an Irishman who had but a vil lage lot grow potatoes much nearer each way than we ever tried to place them, and he obtained a good crop, al though we could not give the results per acre. We have also seen a g<»od crop where the hills were at least three feet apart each way and perhaps more than that. The soil, the s*>ed used and the season might have af fected the result In either case. We have preferred drills three and one half feet apart and hills eighteen inches apart in the drill, but we are not sure but on other soil or with other varie ties there might be distances that would give better results. While we like a clover sod to plow under for potatoes, we know that some who have plowed up grounds which have had a growth of hardwood cut off and then had the limbs and under brush burned on the land have prown larger crops than we ever did. EXPERIENCE WITH PEACHES Varieties Tried nl the Michigan sta tion—Pall or Sprints; Trunin*. Connett, Ford New, Longhurst, Oce ana, Triumph and Waddell are new varieties of peaches which bore well last season nt the Michigan station Connett is an attractive white peach, ripening in late August or in the sea son of Lewis. It is n larger, finer look ing peach than Lewis, and, while not so hardy as the latter, it bears fully as well under ordinary conditions and is ■ much more free from rot. Ford New I and Oceana are large yellow peaches, ripening with Engle Mammoth in early September. Roth are very line p. aches; but. coming as they do with Fnjzle Mammoth, the latter, a well known, re liable variety extensively planted at the present time, is to be preferred. Tri umph bore fruit of a little smaller size than usual, but otherwise the crop was fully equal to that of last season. It is believed this variety may safely be recommended for planting when an early peach Is desired and especially for home use or local market. Wad dell fruited for the lirst time last sea son. The tree is a stocky grower and evidently an early bearer, as the fruit procund was borne on two-} nr-oid trees. The fruit is creamy white, shad ed with red, of Rood quality. Sliced and Greensboro fruited for the second time, and neither j:i\es any more promise of proving valuable than It did the previous year. Both are white peaches. Sneed rip- ns a few days ear lier than Alexander. It is small and quite tender. Greensboro rijKus with Early Itivers and is apparently i. in*.re desirable for market purjioses than the latter variety. With a \ iew of studying the < !T» cts of fall and winter pruning of jn>aeh single trees of about twenty five varie ties were pruned iu late fall and ear!} winter. Trees of the same varieties were left unpruned until sprii:' t< serve as cheeks. No differ !:ce eoti'd be detected during t LI«• M ISOII beivvtt it the fall and winter pruned trees and tli s«- pruned in the spring either in the crop or In the trees then:selvt s. However, much may depend upon the severit} of the winter weather to which tret - art subjected after being pruned, and a test of this kind to be valuable should be carried on for several years. MIIIIK AND THE lira m PRESS (Pi rn per yemi D .0U IN ADVANCE. Subscription to Montoiii American Si.oo per year SUBSCRIBE 1! We waul 10 ilii all kinds of Priming I" nn I 1 L i UUL/ III! ( i Ill'S Kit I : 1111 PKtt. 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