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ANN! LqiE.
I Across the sea a fragment,
Jllown with the spray sml mist,
Bhorewnnl from rosy distances,
Where ibml nml Milne linltl tryst,
1 An old Bona pet In colorings
Of gold ami RtnetbjsU
A ship on the hnrlsnn
Where misty c-iirtnlns cling,
Lightly to clearer levels
Her snlls of toilet swing!
A schooner nenrlng the harbor,
Listen! The snllors sing:
"Maxwelton brae (ire bonnle
Where early fa's the dew,
'Twee there sweet Annie I.nnrl
Gnve me ber promise true."
O, the rainbow light of boyhood
Kindle my skies anew.
"Msxwnlton braes srn bonnle,"
low sweet thnt old retrain,
'i lie promisee of morning
llrenk Into bloom egnln.
And on the lowly roof I bear
The muslo of the rnln.
"Maxwelton brans nre bonnle,"
1 here mother nt the door,
The cuttle down the dusky lone
Are comliiK s of yore,
Ami mounted on the r-nslurn bars,
1 swing nnd sing once morn.
"Mnxwcltnn brncs nm bonulo,"
(1. bonnle mnld of mine,
l iiro' nil the mints of dtstnnoe
Again the dnrk eyes shlnei
The world Is lull ot muslo,
Aud living twins divine!
Across the ten frnRinent,
lllown with the sprny nnd mist,
Hhorewnrd from rosy distances.
Where simple ami shlno hold tryst,
A vision nnd n ineniorv,
la gold nnd amethyst.
-Jennie lioilgu Johusun, In Lewlston
Journal.
THE
Forging f tho I
i Daisy Chain. I
'Mf, Travels, pretending to rinse
plnte in tho liver Thames, looked per
petually toward Miss Daisy Middleton
industriously engaged in packing
dishes. Over the meadow the rest of
tbe picnic ii ty was dotted mainly in
pairs, as is pleasant to look upon nt a
picnic. If the truth were known, Mr.
Tin vers was pleased to see Mies Mid
dleton sternly packing, for of Idle she
had seemed to bestow too uuioli ot the
honor of bo.' smiles upon n certaiu
bee (to give him no noise title! of the
Iinmo of Conurovo; oud Miss Middle
ton wan rejoiced to Keo Mr. Travers
pretending to riuxe.sinro she hml a cer
tniu undefined idr.ertiou to hear his
praiHes sung by others of hor sex as
recently.
People entertaining such npproxl
tunte sentiment have no business to
be separated by a distance of at lonst
20 yards. Bo t any rate Mr. Travers
thought, for he left the meadow sweets
that sucked in the eddying, stream be
hind him, and, hearing tlio cleansed
plntes os a peace offering iu his huud,
approachod the lady.
Miss Middlotou lifted her eyes out
of a hamper, and, proceiviug his
humility, smiled.
"With fingers weary nnd worn," ho
begnn, "and cyolids heavy and red
as you perceive, Miss Middlotou a
man answering to the name of Travers
lias been standing in midstream
more or less mid on an undeniable
rickety stone for half an hour tor
rents foaming about him fatal plunge
imminent aud bus riusod picnio
plates till he could do no more."
"Duriug which time," she asked,
lie broke how many?"
"That is hardly generous," said
Mr. Travers, gravely. "How many
exactly I started with I don't remem
ber. One I admit it 'came to
pieces in my hand,' as the kitchen
maids say. Another I woe compelled,
morally and iutellaotnaJly, to throw
t grasshopper that come up iinper
. tinently to sniff th mayonnaise. A
lancer or two, by notxn-o amphibious,
started down stream, lint what would
joxif I have four bare as clean "
"And I gave you II," said Mis
Middlotou, sternly.
V better than packing dame, like
Canmeve," said ilx. Trovers, slyly.
"Won Id you like to clean some
knives" she asked, willing to change
the subject. "They don't break so
easily, and we shall want some for
tea." '
"It's no relaxation oWaning things
that don't break," said Mr. Travers,
discontentedly.
"You intend simply to be idle till
teaT" she asked, scornfully.
"If you thiuk I deserve a little re
creation for cleansing all those
plates," he said.
"Breaking thorn!"
"Let us split the difference and soy
laving them."
"You crack a joke and a plate in
the same breath," she said.
"Don't yoii think I might take yon
out in that canoe?" he persisted.
"It's rather late," she said, doubt
fully. "We might And some of the float
ing sancers," he urged. "The grass,
hopper got on oue and was pilotiug it
magnificently,"
"But canoes are so unsafe. Perhaps
If Miss Maltby would come with us,
it would be steadier."
This was a distinctly unkind reflec
tion on Miss Maltby, whose attrac
tions, in the opiniou of many, were
not detracted front by her weight, Mr.
Travers, however, saw light in the
nnkiuduess, aud willingly sacrificed a
victim.
"Withont in any way wishing to
deny tbe merits of Miss Maltby," be
aid, "she would add more than a
feather-weight. Besides, in adopting
an invention like canoos, from th
Cboota, one must conform to their
custom. "
"Which is?" asked Miss Middleton.
"Based ou the tribal motto Two's
company.' The t-auoe were eon.
trueied aocoidiugly, aud only bold
wo."
"Than there would not be room fof
Mr. Congreve?" she asked.
"I fancied he was making daisy
chains," said Mr. Travers.
Now, it Miss Middleton bad bees
adverse to the voyage, this foolish re
mark would have loft Mr. Travers soli
tary. But she was not. Hhe suffered
herself to be constrained not too
roadily. Yet since, when once the
canoe wai launched, Mr. Travers
seemed to sink into abstraction, Miss
Middleton took up the ball. Since
this Is tbe very simplost story, devoid
of incidents or criticism, Is sufficient
to SHf of Miss Middloton's conduct,
"such lo life," aud to report hor re
marks. "You'll bo very careful, won't yon"
she said. "I'm liko rat very
frightened of water."
"What cat's averse to fish?" qnoted
Mr. Travers, irrelevantly. "That is
I mean I wouldn't let a drop of
water touch you for what I really
mean is, the canoe's perfectly safe. It
would hold rive with ease."
"I thought thnt the Choctawr '
hinted Miss Mlddletou well ph ased
with herself.
"Oil, yes, thnt'B all nonsense," be
snid, distractedly. "I should sny I
am talking nonsense now. What I
meant was that it five people wore in
it, it couldn't be snfnr."
"It does sound l ather nonsense,"
said Miss Middleton, unmercifully.
It is tint clear why maiden nt those
critical times are so much mure npt to
keep tltolr head tlinu are men. Mr.
Travels thought it a hard dispensa
tion of nature, and sought refuge
from his distraction by jogging the
ennoo.
"Aren't we shaking terribly?" snked
Miss Middleton.
"Not nt all," he answered.
"Canoes seom very frail," she ex
plained. "A girl I knew," snid Mr. Travers,
thoughtfully, "used to toll me that
she was fpiite nervous until she bad
tried a canoe, but in the end she
thought otherwise, hhe ereu wanted
to get engaged in a cnuoe." .
"Did you gratify bnr wish," asked
Miss Middlotou, with a rush of dig
nity. "The girl was my mother, you
know," said Mr. Travers, scenting a
mistake. "It was a reminiscence of
hers. Mm was wondering how I should
soino day "
"Yes, yesdon't you think we
ought to be going bsck?" asked Miss
Middle on.
"I should like to kuow yonr opinion
of a boat as a popping place," bo per
sisted. Miss Middleton supposed thnt a
Hiunro, solid sort of boat iu the style
of Noah's ark guaranteed not to up
setmight not be unsuitable.
"But wonld you nut approve of a
coixie?" he asked.
"It would rock so terribly," she
snid.
"Why should it rock?"
"t-'nppofe," she said, "the man
wanted to go down on his knees just
to emphasize his wishes that would
set it rolling to begin with."
Mr. Travers was willing to euter
tiu that supposition.
"Then suppose the girl said 'No?'"
Mr. Travers proforred not to sup
pose anything unplonnni.
"Still, if she did," said Miss Mid
dleton, "the uimu would start up in a
very bad temper aud begin stamping
about."
Mr. Travers was positive that uo
msu world be guilty of such conduct.
Miss Middleton failed to see how Mr.
Trsvors could answer for men in gen
eL Mr. Travers admitted that he,
was thinking of a particular ease,
which caused MUs Middleton to go on
hastily:
"Then, again, if the girl didn't say
'No,' she would probably expect "
"What?" asked Mr. Travers.
Miss Middleton had unfortunately
forgotten the seuenos of her sen
ton oe.
"nt I must know, Daisy," he
said, earnestly. Ue ceased to paddle
and the canoe began to roiL "Would
he eipeot "
Continuous was the rolling of the
oanoe,
"We shall be over I'm sure," said
Miss Middleton "pleas yes yee
yes "
"At auy rat the man xpecU "
said, Mr. Travers, and th rolliug con
tinued. Whon some time later the canoe
returned to the meadow from which it
had started, the voyagers were grieve 1
t perceive the te wus already almost
finished. The others observed that
puuctuality was particularly importaut
ut a picnic Mr. Congreve especially
insisted ou this.
"Yon shouldn't have been making
daisy-chains, Congreve," said Mr.
Travers, irrelevautly.
"What does he mean?" Mr. Con
greve appealed to Miss Middleton for
a solution.
"Mr. Travers has also been making
daisy-chains," she said. The King.
Microbes of III Sen,
From the stndy of phosphorescent
microbes, wbluu has greatly interested
students ot sea phenomena, Zoologists
have now passed to the study of sea
microues in general, ana are snnounu
ing their results with much euthusi
asm.
Tbe inference is that aiuatio life
produces a more interest ug variety of
microbe than do the circumstances
with which we sro more familiar.
Home of tho lumiuous or uhosDhor-
es out microbes, for instance can lit
comfortably at a temperature of rero.
ceutigrade. Others give out beautiful
colored liquids duriug their period of
development. Many of the ocean
uiicrohos are also capable ot sponta
neous movement. As to form they
are varied and bav bean found in
almost all shapes,
Tbe greatest number of microbes
ar to be found near th shore, th
number decreasing toward th sea,
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FOR- WOMAN'S BENEFIT.
A Novelty of the llonr,
A trifle fnntnstio but still extremely
novel lire the queer new stockings of
silk, ou which a garter shaped piece
of black or white silk is woven just over
the ankle as the article would be worn
outside of a shoe. These new devices
are among the extravagances of dress,
and not likely to become a popular
fnshiou. Htill it mnst be admitted that
thoy ate novelties of the hour.
An Airy Fnlry KfTert.
In an niry fniry arrangement in
white orgnndie for n girl of 14 years,
the nine gorec of the skirt are set to
gether with Vnloucieiines insertion,
and each breadth is laid iu tucks three
quarters of an inch wide, snid tucks
being stitched down two-thirds of the
depth of the skirt, which is edited
with a Vn.nncienues edged orgnutiie
rnlllo. Tho snme sort of mil! is round
the yoke end tho arm holes, the di es
being worn with a giiimpe formed of
alternate rows of Valenciennes inser
tion nnd clustors of oi giuidie tucking.
A snsh of five-Inch ribbon with hem
stitching stripes ii kuottod with long
ends at tho back.
The l-'nslilon In lliilr Ornnmettts.
Combs aud ornnmo'its, curved
co'iilis, comlis with glistening ornn
nit ut.it bondings, lurgo shell pins
wit'i coronets, jeweled gntie butter
llios, jewels) I nigrettes, ostrich tips
mon nl o l on gold pins, diamond wings
from tho centre of which I lues nn os
prey, a silver band Horn the centre of
which a couple of diamonds quiver at
the end of upright w ires, piny a cou
spicuoiis part 1 1 up-to-date ro!ITiire.
I'lun ers nve also fuMiionnUo for the
hair. Not'iing is prettier for young
girls lliun'a single natural rose nest
ling against low coils. 'J'iny wreaths
made of very small Hosfoiiis and
green leaves, such lis trailing arbutus,
wood uuemone, etc., are equnlly be
coming. Many girH pin ilowu their
locks with gol lor silver prongs tupped
with some minute colored davico.
Nothing has filch a place in the young
gill's heart ak the luiirpili decorated
w ith microscopic peacocks in all their
colors, dragon Hies, green enameled
shniurovk and luck clovers, ami a
thousand oilier we llgnres that con
vert u nor hairpin box into n veritable
ciiscct ol iiiiiniteHimai cnriosmes. .iiihi
as many of these prongs us aro neces-
surv uro uio. to st ttle the cuilluie
nicely, nnd in consequence the dc
butauto's bend is n matter of awe aud
interest to masculine or unenlightened
biichclors.
About Women's Ati-tle.
Beauty is not so absolutely neces
sary to it woman in t lie year of grace
l'.MIII as it was in "tbe Mils," and the
small appetite, which was formerly
one of beauty's attributes, is out of
fashion. '
Atblotio exercise for women has
quite killod the idea that a small np-
potito was what our grandmothers
would have described as genteel, aud
women now eat what they wuut with
out atTectatioii.
There is no doubt thst the girl who
cycles for miles in a day, and who
plays golf as energetically as her
brother, needs more food than the
young woman of 50 years ago; but
those who take little active exercise
should cut more sparingly.
If a woman would be bright, at
tractive and healthy she must lie ex
tremely temperate iu the matter of
food. Of coarse, if she does not
mind having a muddy complexion, a
double cbiu aud a dull brain, she can
eat whatever and wbentrver she likes,
but doing so is about aa wasteful of
ber strength and beanty as if she
were to take frequent dose of som
harmful drag. Those who wish to
cbang their diet so as to make it
what it should b must not forget th
ril en tiful use of fruit aod vegetable.
Holed ahould b atn doily, aud ap
ple, figa and orange should b ud
freely. As a rule Ainerioan people
eat too mooli meat aud ar for too
fond of stimulating their appetites by
th Ta) of ooudiaiants. Cbiuugo
News,
Two llrls an Rnneh,
Gussie and Lonise Lamn ran a
sheep ranch covering CO miles of Cali
fornia mountains. They run it both
mentally and physically. Both the
financial aud out-of-door work they
do themselves, aud it is a success,
"How did I come to begin this sort
of life?" Oussie said, as we sat ou the
stops. "Well, it wai five yours no
when wool first went so low. Befoie
thnt father had three men, but niter
ue oouiu ouiy nuoru oue Indian. I was
at homou my Christmns vaention. It
began suowiug and it snowed all day
aud all night uud was still snowing,
anil father and Hum were out trying
to get the sheep iu. They did not
come to dinner till after o'olock, and
when lather cam in lie was SO tired
be could haruly get oil' his horse.
"About 701) of the sheep were in
the suow dnwu iu the gulch back of
Cbiuese mountain. They would just lie
down and die unless they were driven
out 'Father, I'm going to help get those
sheep in,' I said, and just made him
let mo. We worked iu the suow till
very sheep wo out and safe. They
were wet uud chilled, so w had to
keep them moving till tbey got seine
life iuto them. It was nearly day
light when we went borne, and mother
was waitiug, asleep in her tockiug
obair, but w ith lots of hot coffee aud
blaxing fire iu the kilcheu stove.
Huch a sight as I was I Every time I
jumped oil' that horse I caught my
skirt, and it was torn from top to
bottom and off the baud, and I was
wetto iny neik. Whe.i I woke np
next mo 'uing father w getting ready
to tide tbe rang to see bow th other
shsep bad ston t the storm. Von
know K was nn old man past CO, nnd
it wo at least HO tulles hard riding.
I put on his cluthes and went, and I
have been doing it ever since. I don't
think it Is half as hard as mother's
work, and I know there is not one
thing about it which hurts any girl,
and we like it, don't we, LlecheL'"
Courier Journal.
llnw in Melie llnrdenn I'nv
Tbe growing of seeds and bulbs for
the general and locnl markets is a
comparatively new field for women,
and one of pleasure and profit. Few
women have taken up this branch ol
gardening, and an expert horticultur
ist expresses surprise that so fertile a
field should have been so long neg
lected. Heed growing and hybridiz
ing to produce new and liner varieties
of plants than thus at present m cul
tivation is fascinating work and pe
culiarly adrpted to the artistic gifts of
womankind. Heversl women hav
succeeded in this line of work, and all
begnu with little capital and little as
intance or experience. Study, energy,
watchful Attention and specialization
nre the requisites for stiocess in this
work. One woman has a seed farm
from which come special, choic
things notably wonderful pnnsios ol
n glowing red shade found nowhere
elt-n. Oue woman who makes a spe
cialty of petunias now enjoys the dis
tinction of growing tho finest potunia
in the world. Hhe begnn bnr work
six years ngo, nnd iu that period has
evolved from the dull colored llower
of old fashioned gardens blossoms
thnt rival orchids in their delicate
bennty. Others are of such gorgeous
tints that they look like living (lames.
Phe shades aud blotches and tints tbe
flowers in her garden with almost as
much certainty of result as if she
wore using a brush nnd colors. The
cosmos has been developed in nnother
woman s garden from a tiny blossom
. Into a great, sntiuy flower four inches
i across, showing a wide range of col
oi s.
Hybridizing in a source of steady
revenue. There is a constant demand
for better forms and new or finer ool
oi s of standard (lowers, and there is
prectienllT no limit to the possibilities
of their development. The nustnrtinm
is old fashioned aud common, but a
well known Keedsuinu paid 100 for
one plant in a beautiful Coloring, and
many times thnt sum would be paid
for a pure wblto iinstiirtiuui.
A small begiuning in the seed busi
ness need not imply much outlay. It
is betier to have mi eve to the local
j market nt first or to select something
that wi.l meet u certain demand, all
the while keeping in view some ape
entity lor the tutiire. There la ona
grower w ho deals exclusively In cacti,
nut tho ilemauil for tho-e curious
forms of vegetable life is never met,
and at least one ro tits grower in
every city could find a profitable field.
There would be a distinct field in the
growing of tropical frnits for wiudo
aud deem ative plants. Most of them
nre as hardy iu tho window and as
easy of cultivation as geraniums, and
their novelty alone is bound to attract
ntteutiou. The woman who will edit
cute people to the decorative value of
tropic succulent the aloes, agaves,
semper vivums aud ynocas will find
herself reaping a ready harvest Their
artistut possibilities are for beyond
those of palms, made oommon by nse,
and most of the plants named will
grow and thrive under conditions or
Uiusrily favorable to plant life.
Iu every state there should b l
good biirauese iu preserving the bso
tiful wild tdants of th section and
bringing Uiem withlu reach of all gr
d.ns. Certain vines aud shrubs plenti
ful iu some localities ar listed 4 ex
travagant isrices by seedsmen as
choice novelties, and there is a re
munerative field in collecting snub,
things for Urge dealers. It may be
said on tbe best authority that a thor
ough knowledge of bybridioing Is al
ways a reliable manna or gaiuiug
livelihood. Kew York Oommeroial
Advontiaor.
HIM f remlnlntv.
Black and silver is a ootuiag pp
Lr combination..
Buttons net with real gems or tb
correct thing if one onn afford il
Heparnt waist and not "blouse, "
are what fashion dictate for the s
fcou. Bepnrato belts are no longer good
form, as everything now savors of the
princess ellect.
In th transparent yokes of the
newest gowns theru is no apparent
shoulder seam.
Palm leaves bid fair to rival the
ever p pillar polka dot for foulards,
ludin silks nnd challies.
lied tulle, spauglod with red pail
letes, is likely to becomo exceedingly
J l'upular lor oviming frocks,
j "Mitten sleeve" done iu Sue shirred
. oh Hon will Le used to tbe exclusion
j ol : gloies during the season,
a lattice work of jets, beads or
jewels, which, uulined, is used to
1 rover arms nnd shoulders is a late
novelty for waists for semi-formal oc
casions. AKUlnnlitu Onre a Prisoner.
There is a story iu circulation
ninoug some of the army officers who
have just returned to Washington
Irom Manila that the army actually
ruptured Agninaldo in Cavite Pro
vince, put him in jail for 13 days as a
ku ipicious Amlgo and then released
hi in only to hear of bis ideutity alter
he had gotten away, 'lhe ability ot
the I'bilippiu leader to make up as a
Chinaman, or "Cuino," as they are
called in the Philippines, is said to
be remarkable, and only a fellow na
tive is able to penetrate such dis
guise. .
Th Coward It. or Some Men.
Most men ar strai t of their babies,
only they ar mini afraid to admit it
to th;r wItsm. Naw York Press.
KEYSTONE SIM DS GONDENSEI
TENSIONS GRANTED.
Oarlln-jton Brick and Mining Company Organ
Izsd Ni w Industry for Jeanne!! Minor
Utppsnlngi ol Ih Week.
Pensions granted In't week I.evl
Shotts, Vnnilcrgrilt. $i; Andrew Don-
Irtson, Mercer, SX; James I- Uuiin,
filusville, $10; Kdward Weaver, Con-
nenut I.nkc, $6 to $8:
Semtdaie, $6 to $H; join
llenry Dial,
in K. Kirrgslcy,
Cambridge Springs, $0 to $N; William
Jcllisini, Irwin. $( to $S; Benjamin
fccit'lmd. Slnrpsvillr, $14: .Marian
Hawk. Irwin, Alexander II. Waring,
I'bilipsb.trg. $6 to $S; Carson Mahine,
HuigcitMown, SO to S; James M. Umb
ilici:. Waymsbitrg, $0 to $X; Jacob
l-'lctilier, Somerset, $(1 to $8; William P.
const. Niiiicrsct, to S10; IJatucl .
Oyer, Clianibcisbnrg. $(1 to $H; J. C.
l.radlty. I'-benOmrg. $K to $10; Abrnm
W. Shorts. l'ranl;lin. $fi to $S; (irorge
Wynk", Kane, $9; Nancy S. Fulton,
New I'b.riiHi. .8.
The reori'iinizid Darlington Brick
and Mining Company, with a capital ol
Jioo.cco, has purchased the old brick
works J'.t Darlingion, and will proceed
m lit it tip with modern machinery, so
iliat its capacity will be io.ikio.oto bricks
nr season. '1 be new company will go
Mtc nivdy into mining, having secured
mirol n( vabviblc coal lands in the vi-
"lily of 1 he brick works. A charter
vill be applied (or.
The db'aupc.trnnce of Rev.' J. II.
''yo. a rt tired miiii-tcr o Sacgcrtown,
still a mystery. lie left his home on
Mi inlay. April o. faying he would rc-
!! ih f.nr lio;rs. but is still absent.
A in u be left the house his wiie was ly
iT,r at tbe point of death and two days
'aur she t'ied. Her funeral was held
'.".st l rii'ay.
A jraiig of Italians and Ilitns who
ic sit to work to cxlmine the bodies
(nii the old Coniu INville graveyard
niit work as soon as they reached the
first body. A gang of negroes then
went to work, each wearing a rabbit's
foot. I'm their superstition was so
strong tlt.-it they have also quit, pend
ing negotiation for more pay.
Fire completely destroyed the Sharon
fire brick works, owned by Jaine V.
Rose, causing a property los exceed
ing $;e.ooo. The fire started in the
south end of the plant, where the fire
kilns were covered by a shed. The
plant was practically new nnd there
was bvt little insurance on it. Over mo
men arc thrown out of employment.
The William fi. Price I.cad and Pipe
Company, whose plant is in West Jcan
i" ite, has been reorganized and will be
known as the American Foundry and
Pipe Company. The new firm will
manufacture pipe, cast iron, soil pipe
and fittings, and will employ about 15"
skilled workmen.
Some foreigner at work in a coal
bank at I.oyalliamia, near I.atrobe,
found the body of an infant almost a
vear old, buried under some rubbish.
The body apparently had been there
several weeks. The coroner is investi
gating the matter.
I.igonicr is to have'a new industry for
lie manufacturing of all kinds of turn
ed wood. The promoters are George
F. Huff. Grcensburg, president; J. N.
Boucher. Grcensburg. secretary. John
Anderson, of this place, will be the
manager.
Mary Hardy, a servant girl at the
home of Clifford Hull, Irwin, had her
right arm badly gashed by a knife in
the hands of a tramp, in whose face she
attempted to close a door after he had
made a demand for food. The tramp
escaped.
Kimscll Bro,' No. 5 oil well, on their
farm near Plumnier, Crawford county,
is doing 150 barrels a day. The terri
tory was very prolific in the early days.
This latest strike is causing considera
ble activity in the surrounding territory.
After a fight lasting for several weeks
the Grove City council decided to ac
cept the offer of a $.p,ooo public library
from Andrew Carnegie, the town being
required to furnish a site and a guaran
tee of $l,fioo a year for its mainten
ance. David A. Carle, manager of McKee
Bros.' factory at Jcannette, has been ap
pointed manager of the flint glass fac
tories under the control of the National
Glass Company in Pennsylvania, Mary
land, West Virginia and part of Ohio.
William Carl will succeed him.
Clarence Corey. 10 years old, was
killed, and Richard Bryant, another boy,
fatally injured at Waymart. while coast
ing down an abandoned railroad plane.
The car broke and the boys were hurled
to their death.
The People's Water Company at
Beaver Falls ha let the contract to
Alva Funkhouser for the construction
of the new reservoir in the hilltops
west of town. Its capacity will be I,
000,000 gallons.
The miners at the Madison and Cla
ridge gas mines returned to work Mon
day morning, the operators having
agreed to pay the same scale as at
Irwin, abolish the standard weight
and recognize pit committees.
Mrs. Pavarde, a dressmaker at the
Morganza reform school, died at that
institution Monday night from burns.
She was standing near an open grate
in the morning and her clothing be
came ignited.
F. R. Dravo & Co.. of Pittsburg, have
received the contract for the installa
tion of a water system for the National
Steel Company at its works at New
Castle, at a cost of about $50,000.
After operating five months, the Belle
fonte shirt factory closed Monday ev
ening, owing to inability to secure em
ployes. The plant will be removed to
some other place.
The Penn Gas Coal Company is open
ing two new mines near Irwin, which
will furnish employment for 1,000 men.
Fifteen hundred men were thrown
out of work at New Castle by a telegram
received from Chicago ordering the
shutdown of the plant of the wire trust.
The congregation of the First Pres
byterian Church, of Uniontown, has lift
ed a debt of $52,000.
The First Presbyterian Church, of
Scottdale, was dedicated Sunday, the
sermon being preached by Rev. I. C.
Ketler, president of Grove City Col
lege, The edifice 'cost $25,000.
The $5,000 sewer inclosing Coal '!
run at Greensburg, has partially col
lapsed, and it still falling in. The
whole structure il in danger of total
wreck.
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FARM TOPICS:
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Keep files and tfs Them,
Every farmer taay save in work
performed by the men mnoh more than
tho small cost of the Dies by keeping
bis boos, shovels nnd spades well
sharpened all the time, A dull bne
makes a dull band behind it. No
one can perform as mnoh work with
'I'll 1 Implements or with as much ease
to himself as thongh be bad sharp
ones. Therefore, both tbe employer
and employe are the losers by using
them. A good strap or cross cnt saw
file costs but a few cents, and it is
just the thing for sharpening hoe.
Tho farmer ought to carry a file with
him to the field and keep all hoes '
sharp. There is economy in sharp
tools of every desonption.
Peeilln the Celt Corrretty.
flood care, ample food and jndioions
exerci ie are tho essentials in feeding
tho colt. By ample- food is not meant
ovorfoeding. So trio grain should bo
fed during the summer, bnt not so
mnoh that the little fellow, will be
indisposed to cat freely of grass or
other bulky food, for the latter is neo
esnary to tho proper dovelopinent of
his stomach and digestive organs.
Two pounds of no's a day should be
given to the colt after wqauing, and ''
ho should bo allowed to. learn to eat
somo even beforo weoniu
grain feed with barley or
aud if, occasionally, ground
a thick slop is given, the 1
good. lint this feedm
moderate, and not calc
vclop too much fat.
Clinnglnn Plans,
Tiift farmer who is continually cbnnct
Ing his broods of stock or his favorito
erop is very seldom a money maker.
Ho is apt to find ont that he made the
change just a little too late. He sees
some one making money on beef cat
llo, and ho abandons dairy farming to
breed fat eattlo, only to learn that ho
ought to have bred bogs. He trios
hogs, and becomes convinced that
Bheop are more profitable. He gives
np a crop that be knows bow to grow
to take up some, specialty that his
neighbor has found a profitable one,
and a few years' experience- teaohes
him how to grow it, but it also teaches
him that ho could have bonght his ex
perioneo much cheaper. We do not
mean that a man should, not change
his breed of stock, his crops or bis
method of farming, but ho will do well
to uiiiko hi changes gradually, and
Hot part with a good thing every time
l.e thinks any ono else has a better
thing.
ftnrllnx the Turkey Crop.
Turkeys hatched in April and May
are the most profitable. The eggs are
vory frequently placed under some
common domestic- huns and the tnr
l:ey hens nre kept nt laying. While
this is frequently done, it is not tho
host plan, as tho coinmen hen makes
A poor mother for the yourg turkeys,
owing to their disposition being too
nctlvo. Turkeys were expressly de
signed to tuko rare of their offspring,
aud they kuow bow to do this patt of
their work to perfootion.
It require twouty-eight uays or in-
onbation to bring out young turkeys.
But the first twenty-four hours after
they are batched they require no food,
but ebon Id then bo removed from the
nest to a clean, roomy coop and given
their first meal of inillot seed; after
that, feed them for tho first few weeks
with stale bread moistened with milk,
and som milk enrd in connection
with tho millet eoL Cookod nee and
Oatmeal ia also excellent food for
Ihetn while young; their feed ahonul
be BMsoued slightly with salt and
pepper and a little bone meal addot
twio a week will be found benefioial.
VSafht rowwlatlon With Boards.
Wbw small buildings are erected
Itpon tbe farm, there la a temptation,
in the interest of economy, to omit the
tight stone foundation and put the
building on posts. This leaves th
m
'no 1. up-axd-d-'-ws eo.iudixo.
building open boneath and permits)
the cold wiudo to reduce the temper
ature of the building, A plau is shown'
iu the Chi, Fig. 1, which obviates this.
The walls are boarded up and down.
nsmg matohed cedar boards, anl(
allowing these to extend to the ground,
as shown. A little soil is then banked
upagaiust tho lover end' which is.
grassed over quickly, making a light
foundation, that will last many years.
Ja.
Fid. 2 CROSSWISE BOARDIMO.
If the framing is made to us cross
wise boardiug, put ou tbe latter as
.shown iu Fig. 2, usiug a wido cedar
board to extend from th sill down to
the ground, and bank with a few inches
of earth aa beforo mentioned. Th
jbuildiug can theu bo shingled or slap
ixjarded. -New England Homestead.
ig. Vary the
even corn; I
I grain in 2
effect will be I
ig should be 1
ulatod to de- '
tc-i n. 1 .i