i IN UNDRESS HY II. II. ilcrgcimt Hob Ir-nnr-it Ills rllln nnnliiHt llin Rliiok niul put ilnwti on nu iii tiirnril pniply rriii Iiox In Hip uluutnw of the triit, with n bIkIi of relief. II" imhui'klpil lila lu ll nml niopppil Iih '' 'I fare Willi n 1'piI pulton Iwuiillii-nlili'f. "Tlnn" hp fiiIiI, "tlml R iI 'Iip for une while-! I nlmll not Iiiivp nny iiimip gunrd tliity fur nt Iriist l wi-uly-fnitr hours, thnnk Riitnl ncf ti. I!ioiip,Ii wp'vi got iioiip too many liir-'i nml rxtrn Kiinrtl itnty Is lirroinlits ttn rnlp." Thounht yon HUril it?" Kilnm-il tlm other HPiiypant. Intikliii: ni from hit ticrupntiun of poking a IIIIIp "liiirp tiipiI MlrU into Hip rpppiipp of lila rllln-bi-ppch In ri-iiitIi of ilnnt. "MkP II!" Soiji'iit llol) pJni-iiliilP'l Ironically, wlili n illnliiliifnl wiivp of a grimy lm.nl nt n'l tho mirrnimillnK i. From tho m-rulihy hills to Hip pukI n ilimly country mail ran n rus.-i thp tinr " row vnllcy, nml .llmiiipoarc;! In llii-lillln to tlm went. The Miles of Hip wprp covpi'piI with uiiiIi'I'IhiihIi nml r-c-oml -growth tltnlicr, wlih Ih-ip nii'l thpre a IIMIp whltpwnhpil Iioiihp --t ilown box-llkc In n clcnrliu:. 'I'll'' viil Iry wits a mnrali. with con run pnisn nml wcpils: horn nml tin-re a pool of ntns nnnt witter or n illtch-lllip xtrcnin; lit t In hllininocks of ilrlcr ground rmc from It. covpipiI with lumnlilis nml wild rosr-a. Through the cpntrp of thin valley r.m the long nlm-k line of a railway phi bnnknipnt, t-roseril midway by n wnmm roml. In one of the ntiglrn fornieil by the cronRlns stooil a country store, a onn-storeil box of grny liounl. In an other nnglo was a great coal-tipple, Hi skeleton frame black agnlmit the sky. From Hi In a little railway Mrnililb'il across the niaraliy gromul on Hip li I till legs of a trttsHle, running: back to .where tho dark month of a coal shaft yawned in tho lilll.ilde. Around the tipple were groat pl1n of Black, waste coal diiBt, Bcrecni' 1 from tho dump. The store wan built on slack; the railway embankment was made of slack; grimy hills of slack, cut through by tho railway and tho wagon roa l filled all the neighborhood "of the tipple. Some of the murky hills were on fir?, smoldering at the base. They had been burning for years, and from them ruse noxious gases. The stream that ran at their base wns polluted by the drainage of the slack, and on the fiii--face of tho water floated an Iridescent, metallic scum. Along the wagon road, on either side, stretched rows of tents; another row was placed on a little strip of level ground at the foot of tho railway 1111; moro tents stood In the shadow of the coal tipple. In iront of the Btore a tent held a telegraph Instrument, placed on a bnrrel; and hero a blue Clad operator listened to the busy tick ing of tno receiver. The brazen sun 'jf. a hot June day shone In n sky of burning blue. The thermometer, hung ' tho telegraph tent, registered 01 degree. Now and then a long coal train niriicil by, raising blncn tluxt in twirls, which settled ny;aln on tenl.i and tipple and store. A wagon, drag ging Its slow course ulon;; the' road, was half hidden In a gray cloud of dUBt. In the shade of the tipple or In the hot nhadow of the tents lounged blue-clud men, with blouses unbut toned or cast aside, each one tryln;; to get a brentn of fresh air In thut val ley furnace. ' Four Iniantry companies and a bat tery of the National Guard were en camped hero; four miles down the railway were two othcrcompanies, and four miles in the other direction were two companies more. Sixteen miles of 'railway were hold and guarded by these two hiittn'ions. Heyond them were troops of other regiments, scattered here and there along liO miles of rond, until the railway reached the waters of the broad Ohio. Night and day sentinels paced the track and squads of guards watched the bridges, the coal tipples and Hid mine buildings. Night and day watch ful pickets along the hills waited with loaded rifles. When the troops' had reached the narrow valley, three days before, bridges and tipples were burning; loaded cars had been overturned and wrecked, and not a train was running on this section of one of the great mil ways of the country. All this was tho work of rioters who found opportuni ties for mischief tn a strike of coal miners. The niujority of the rioters were alleged, by the coal miners, to be ignorant foreigners, deluded and misled by mistaken men. But the great danger of this strike, which has now been a matter of his- tory for some years, were at an end. Now the bridges and buildings were ate; long trains thundered over the rails, and the men who had brought bout order panted In the sweltering beat by day and shivered in the misty, chill air by night. By night, too, tho rioters from the foreign settlement came across the bill and fired Into tlm camp and at the sentries. The first night this wns done thn bugle blew "To arms!" and the whole camp roused Itself to repel the attack now, even the pickets did not notice the firing unless the men camo too sear, or tried to cross the lines. Then it was: "Halt! Who goes there?" "Halt! Halt! Who goes there?" "Halt, or I'll fire!" followed by the ro port of a rifle, and then the crashing of bushes as the Intruder fled. "I w'sh we bad been detailed for the upper -Fast!" growled Sergeant Bob, who bad got rid of bis blouse and bla leggins, and wai now., meditatively re garding nil dusty shoes. UNIFORM. llF.NNRTt. "Why? You don't bear any newt up there; thin In headiinrtrrs," said Hie other sergeant. "IhadipiMiliMs liiileeil! Yon enn rr pnsHr l up there to go Into tlir-town nml ti t a bath. You don t have to lonf ,11'uuml In an atmosphere of coal dun. nil the time. And they have a barn 1 of Ice water In the camp." "What! Ice water! You don't mean It?" "Yes, I iln!" grumbled Hob. "The nin.ir'H orderly told me so when he came down here, lie had n bath yei- I leiilny, a regular swim, with plenty ', of water. We have to tramp a qunr- , tor of n mile to get drinking water, i and lint m m il of that! I tried Imthlmr ' III one of these illlches. Stood In II wash basin to keep from sinking In the mud. It wnsn't n biii cess, and l'vu got i li'iin things In my knapsack, ton. Ily l!"orge, we always get the toughest j detail of the whole lot!" "(Hi. ipilt your growling!" "It s nil v ry well for you. You r.' j not n duty si uiaut, and don't go on gunrd." "No; bill I have to slay here, nml ll'i ' 'Sergeant, do this, that ami the other nil day. Then there are the report :4 nml ri'ipilsltliiiis; nml every time on of you fellows wants tn grumble you come tn me. Yesterday you wanted to know why I did not give you coffee after dinner!" "I didn't! I Just nsked you If you expected us to live on canned beef nil the time. Kay. we got fired on thr?e different times nt tho bridge last night." . . ( "Any one hurt?" "No." "Did you shoot nny one?" "Don't know. We fired back, hut I guecs we didn't hit nnything. Speer of Company II, night before Inst, Bhot n nmn who tried tn run the line; nt lenst, that Is what Hpeer reported In the morning; but I notice that Com pany H's eating fresh mutton, nml the commissary hasn't Issued nny, elthec. Yhy can't one of our fellows Bhoot one of Speer's men? Inzy beggars!" "Hob." snlil the other sergeant, "I'm dead broke, niul my credit Is not good nt the store over there. They don't know me, nnd". "They do know you!" chuckled Sergennt Hob. "Keep still! As I stnrted to Bay, I hnve no money, and I'm tired of tho food myself. I wnnt to buy somo crackers. Now If you hnve any caBh, and will get a box of crackers, I'll tell you where you can get a bath, wash your clothes, and feel llko a man and n brother once more." "Sergeant, the crackers are yours! Where Is t hat corner of paradise?" "Hold on! Don't ho In biicIi n hurry. You go up nu persuade tho commissary Fcigennt to give you a bar of Hint Im ported yellow soap, while I go and use my Inducnco with one of the hos pital corps to get a couple of big tow els." 'Your Inlluenee! You've got nbout as much Inlluenee na n lance-corporal, and that's nothing. Hisldes, I hnve n towel." "So've I; but we want to tin thin thing in Mylo. We'll take our blan kets for togas, and do the Roman sen ator while our duds iiro drying- And my Inlluenee Is all right, because tho Ml; towels nre hanging behind the hos pital f nt. nnd tho follows nre at tho Eiirgeon's tent, hearing a lecture on bones. Skip along after thut soap, now." "Whero is this place you're talking about?" "Robert, you pain me! Can't you take It on trust? There Is a well " "Yes, at home. And I wish I had a barrel of water from it now." "Don't Interrupt my eloquence. There Is a well, a deep well, with dear, cold water, on a hillside near a ruined log hoiiBO. Hy that well Is a quarter section of a hogshead, onco used for wutering cattle, now convert ed by my genius Into a bath-tub. A hlg elm spreads its umbrageous arms over soft grass, where " "That will Jo! I'm going for the soap on a run," and Sergeant Hob struggled Into his blouse and de parted. An hour later two blanket-draped boys lay on the grass under tho elm. The camp was out of sight behind a shoulder of the hill. On a fence near by various garments were drying. Flecks of sunlight struggled through the leaves overhead, and made a goll and green patchwork of the grass. A barren cor'n-flold, with last year's stalks cut close to the ground, stretched away up tho hill to a fringe of bushes, the advance guard of the forest. An old well, with a rotting shed above a rough stone curb, was near the tree. Against the well-shed leaned two rifles, with bayonets, belts and cartridge-boxes hung on the ram ro Is. "Now this Is luxury." said Sergeant Bob; "but if that fat lieutenant of the guard caught us outside of the lines, we'd get Into trouble." "This is worth It, isn't It? As some one said once, you cannot take away the dinners we have eaten, and not even the fat " B-z-z-x-t! Something sang through the air like a bee, and struck the tree trunk near by. B-z-z-z-tl Another singing through the air, and two white streaks arose from the enveloping blankota and sought cover hurriedly. From a patch of buahes on the edge of the corn-field a little puff of blue smoke floated lazi ly upward. "Now, T?ho on earth can that be? Any one mean enough to lira at two peaceful children Are you burtf asked Sergeant Hob, from behind a tree. No, I'm not, but I'm very uncoin fortnblo." "What's the mntter?" "Why, look at me!" paid tho other sergeant. "Here I am, lying In a pud dle of Ice-wnter." "Why don't yon get out of II. then?" "(let out of It? These old well boards won't slop a ball, nml I hnvo to stny tint on the ground li lilnd this curb. I don't wnnt to get shot. This Is where you lipped over Hint bucket of wnter. I wish I hud Hint villain!" A shut from the thicket nnsweicl It I tn nn he shook his list beyond tlm corner of (he well, S"i'gennt Hob leniied ngnlnst the tree nml laughed; then he stopped laughing nnd won dered how long the unseen marksman would keep them there, and If tluif absence from rump would be noticed nt noon moss. ICvery movement. It seemed, brought a shot from the bushes. Onco In ft while the mill In the thicket turned bis ii 1 1 int Ion tit the clothes on the fence nn I shot holes In them, while the owners howled nt him from their cover. "Well, I guess I can slnnd It ns long ns h enn," commented Hob. "Yes; you're not exposed to tho wintry blasts ns I nin!" complained Hie other aergennt. "Wintry blnsts! Why, man. thn pun's burning putehes on me till I look like a tiled Hour!" "Well, yon aren't lying In n small lake of well waler that Is 'way below zero. I 'art of me Is frozen; when I turn over the other part freezes, and a crash towel Is small slothing, and I'm dirtier than when I came up here. Wouldn't I like to get a crack nt that fellow!" "Sny," begun Sergennt Hull nfter another half hour, "can't yon get one of the lilies? The little snap of his gun can't he heard nt camp, but IJ you could fire one of ouis, the bang would bring the gunrd up In a hurry." "I can't reach them from hero, Kvery time I stick my hnn.l out tlui reprobnte shoots nt me. Walt a min ute! Is your rllle loaded?" "No; but the box Is Imaging on It with tho belt, nnd there's 20 rounds In It." Tho other sergennt looked round nnd found a stick. Then he renched over nnd poked tho stick through a crack In tho boards, sawing It bnck and forth until he got it ngnlnst onn of tho rifles. The Run enme rattling to tho ground, nn 1 ho pulled It behind tho curb. This brought out more shuts from tho man In the bushes. "Is that my rifle?" nsked Hob. "Mine, and the best ono in the com rany, too!" "Well, you'll get your ahouldor kicked off. You've got no clothes for padding." "This rlllo don't kick. No rlflo does If you hold It right, and I'll make a pad of this towel. Of courso you fel lows who shut both ryes when you flro and hold tho butt two Inches from your shoulder get kicked, and no wonder." "Shut both eyes? Who got tho Fhnrpshooter's bar, I'd llko tn know? Hut go ahead! Illaze away Into tho hill! Noise is all we wnnt." Hung! went the rllle, nnd n crock from the bushes answered it. Half a dozen times the sergeant shot, as fust ns be could loa I and lire. "That will do, I reckon," ho said, rubbing bin shoulder. "They'll think there Is a battle," nnd the two chuckled ns they waited for re-enforce-meats and relief. "Ill, there, you men! Whnt aro you doing here?" It was tho fat lieuten ant, coming from behind tho old log house. "(let back, lieutenant!" both boys cried. "You'll get shot!" "There'B a villain six feet tall up In the bushes there, with a Winchester! He's kept us here an hour," explained Sergeant Bob. - "Hey!" and the lieutenant dodged behind the log hut. From back of him tho grinning faces of half dozen of tho gunrd looked out. "Weil gut your man for you. Wo reconnoltercd, saw from whero tho shots came, and I sent a squad up over the hill. They'll come down on bis rear. Hut what I want to know Is what you two are doing outside of the lines?" "Taking a bath, sir." "Taking a bath, eh? Well. I might overlook you coming out for such a commendable purpose, especially since you've been penned up already; but you've made me run up this hill in the sun, nnd you ought to be court-martialed. Hello! The other squad has your man." There was a commotion in the bush es; then the corporal and the rest of the squad appeared. The corporal held In his hand a dingy little Flobert rifle. Two of the men ltd a small, shock-headed, dirty-faced boy. The lieutenant shouted with laugh ter. There's your six-footer and his Winchester! Kept you here an hour! Oh, my!" and the rest of the guard snickered audibly. Sergeant Bob and the other sergeant looked at each other and said nothing. "What does he say, corporal?" "Says ho did It for fun, sir, and that be did not shoot to hit." "He did It for fun, eh? Well, just bring along his rifle anj keep It; box bis ears and send him borne. As for you two, get Into your clothes and come to camp at onco. When you get there report at guard headquarters that Is, If you don't forget It," and the lieutenant smiled as ho departed. "Guess we'll forget It, won't we 'Bob?" asked the other sergeant. AnO they did. Youth's Companion. The man with a clear conscience sleeps well, likewise the fellow who bain't any conscience at all. Pi mABCITw IHft liiitii ii-t MimnvPil ht n Hmmtn, Tho Inrgest bninpiet on record In history. It H claimed, was Hint given tn th" innyors of France In th" Har den f the Tiillerles during the I'nrls exposition. This banquet win entire, ly tiinnageil by n woman 2M years old, Mile. Hotel. The number of glleiils wns 2 rt. t (If J nml tin- tolnl number of eniplnycH wns 2I.0SH. Thin Included wiigou drivers, d -leetlves, i aret'ikers of silver, Ice cieain tin n, dishwashers, waiters nml cooks. On the dny of the banquet Mile. I'olel was on the ground III a tuagiilllceiit costume, iirroumled by a i niall in in v of Hiilini'dliiates nml boys on bicycles to carry her orders. Chicago Chronicle. tlrlft for llin YtlititPH nf llltltil. An Knglish woman, who bus gone to India tn practice medicine, HtnK'S In a letter to n. friend that II lias been proven that only through the enlight enment of the high i Iiikii women of In dia can help come to the Indian wom an of b-sser rank, nnd Hie ni'dlml work of English women Is evlil'-iilly to lie the greatest nml most powerful lev er for raising the Iron door that sliuls the eastern women from western free dom nnd i-ul t lire. Further Hint It in nn unfortunate fuel that there nre no more strenuous opponents of any lining" In the position of Indian wom en than most of the women them selves. It Is known to In- no uncom mon thing for the mother of the fam ily to refuse tn cut. nnd miiko herself nnd everybody else wrc Iched If ono of her daughters is merely allowed to go to school, Tlm Mi-em or Ftlinmrr The sleeve should receive special consideration In making sumin-r gowns, nml certainly tho variety Is great enough to nllow every one to bu-cure- a particular typo Bulled to her requirements. The long sleeve Is a Bort of mutton-leg Bhape reversed so that the fulness Is all at tho wrist, where It Is gathered Into a ruff. Is a fnvotito style, and elbow sleeves, va ried Jn finish, will bo a fenturo of thin gowns, while tho modified bishop Kleevo, finished with a turn-back ruff, will be chosen for the late spring tail or gown. An association of fabrics is essential to tho beauty and good stylo of theso dressy bIcovob. Fine sheer ba tlsto In white or a deep cream lint is finely tucked, shirred or run with lnce Insertion to make tho under sleeves that are worn with tho foulard or veiling dress which has sleeves In elbow or three-quarter length; and a vest f'-ont and deep sailor collar of tho sumo fabric, ornamented with rich lace, tiro frequently added to necentu nto Hint Idea. Chiffon, moiissellno do Bolo nnd all-over luco nre also util ized tn this fashion, when a very dressy effect Is desired. Slrlnu-lna ll-ail lor I'ln M.ini-r. It Is considered quite smart tn mnko money nowadays provided, of course, ono can nmkn It In ornamental ways. Tho threading of bends nnd gems on chains nml necklaces is ono way tn keep busy tho lingers and All tho purso of the ornmncutul worker. It is said thnt four fashionable women mnko theso barbaric baubles for pri vate clients and the shops ono with the lnudublc desire of purchasing for herself with thn proceeds a diamond tiara! Tho great clilllruty seems to bo to hit upon something really new. Ono makes a special point of very flno and narrow gold braid, threaded at In tervalB through queer JlipnneBe bends and littlo toys, such as whistles nnd peep-shows, and also of big lumps of turquoise treated in the same way; and another started her career with $50 worth of beads and pearls, both regular and Irregular In size, and re lies upon the changes her ready wit can ring upon rubies, emeralds, gold beads, amber, crystals, orientals, Ve netian and tho rest, to produce pretty designs. Hundreds of dollars can be spent on the gold-mesh bag. studded with real jewels and dependent from a Jewelled frame; but less expensive models aro lovely and not so keen a source of sorrow If lost. New York Commercial Advertiser. AVoinnn nml llin llontuliirk, "This chair reserved for ladles," Is the sign that a west si-Jo bootblack has stuck over ono of his seven chairs. The sign attracts attention but not nearly so much as the member of tho gentler sex who has tho courage to climb to tho elevated porch to have her boots cleaned nnd dressed. Tho matinee girl seems to be tho greatest patron of the reserved chair, and she 1b seemingly unabashed as men and boys half a dozen deep block up the sidewalk and stare. This gnp Ing crowd Is the arch enemy of the boss bootblack, who realizes that his fair customers Invariably fall to come back after being stared at in this way. "The sign is all right, but I'm afraid the chair Is a little ahead of the times," said the bootblack. "The new woman Is a great and glorious. Insti tution that has come to stay seeming ly. She'll fight for her club, her theatre tickets, her political rights, her reserved Bents In the restaurant and even her right to pick her hus band's typewriter, but when It conies to sitting down at a corner shoestand to hnve her books looked after she balks wrose thnn the mare that David Harum sold the deacon. The new woman can't stand being placed upon an elevated chair and stared at as a museum freak. Her courage Is not screwed up to that point. At least not yet." New York Sun. m 1 IJ 'Mi" II :tlwril VII and Ilnrr1 t f n. "Dining the Prince of Wnl 's's stsf In Washington (upon the occasion of his visit to Ani'-ilra in 1H!;(i) hn wns President Mm hmnn's guest, and oc cupied npni I?ier,ti4 of tho evecutlvo tnnnslon lo!i(l.-i;r over l.nfayetto square," write V.'llllnni Perrlr.--, In the l.ndli-M' Ho:-i .loiirnnl. "Ono even ing when nn eliiliorale-dlsplay of fire works was given In bh honor he stood on thi- balcony of the Whllo House, luge! her with Mr. Hiiehnnnn nni Miss 1-nne, nmldid great cheers. When din ing with his hosts he would escort Mhm l.nno tn the tnble, nentlng him self at her right, llin ninmmr wns somewhat hnshful, mid most publln ci remoiiles iippnichtly bored him. Hut while ho wns with Miss l.nne mid tho roterlo of beautiful women of her set It. was noted that for the first tlmo since he had been In this country ho seemed to show the manner of a gal Innt young gentleman desirous of pleasing. One of Hie merriest morn ings she hail with him wns nt a gym iinsl'im In Wnshlngton nltinhoj to a f ninle semlnmy. On Hi" brass rings suspended from the celling he swung himself one by ono neross Hie room, nml the whole party laughed heartily nt Ills pranks on the ropn ladder. Then lie f" n playing t'-iiplnn. Miss I, line mi l Hi" Prince together nucieedi'il In conquering Mrs. Thompson nnd thn Duke of Newcnslle; it was next the turn of the victors tn play ngnlnst each other, nnd Harriet who wns one of the most robust ghin of tho dny, Fpeedlly out howled the prince and put his hiuroIh to Bbntno." A Miiiim or l.lvi-lllioml. There In n gn nt deal tn bo snld for poultry raising, both ns a means of livelihood and as a plensurablo occu pation, especially for a woman who lives out of but adjacent to tho city. If she be not of very robust health this occupation may be tho menns of milking her well and strong, for It lii'ann an open-air existence to her. As a hiiHliiefcs investment, very lit tle en pit ii 1 will bring excellent returns. A woman Is more fitted for this vnrl ety of work than a nmn. for, though she may lack physical strength, there nre the many little essentials enro fulness, tender trentnient, thrift and attention which nro tho backbone of success In poultry raising, which she alone Is cnpublo of hnndllng. As an Investment, besides tho rais ing of poultry for tho market, tlm eggs are to be considered. It Is bet ter for tho beginner to attend to but ono branch of this work, and which branch will prove tin moro remunera tive, depends upon one's market. To raise poultry one must be In close proximity to a city, but that In not bo absolutely necessary If eggs nlono fig ure in one's Investment, for theso may bo shipped. As to tho fowls themselves, pure bred or first-cross fowls are better lay ers than tho average barnyard birds, and very littlo more expense Is en tailed In stocking a place with such. Of the non-setters, leghorns are the best layers. Wynndott.es aro also good layers nml moderately good setters, unit both the Plymouth nnd rocks are eyrellent birds. Cochins nnd brahmns nre very disappointing. It Is not nec essary for the nmnteur poultry farmir to lay In ft largo number of birds. A i few birds of good laying strain, and with eggs from these hatched for the folhivlns season, will bo nil that Is necessary. Olvo tho birds plenty of room nnd liberty nnd keep their nest runs clean nnd they will thrive. American Queen. BENEFIT Panno frieze Is a new material that Is supple but has a rough surface. Hairpins with Jewelled heads are one of tho noveltines for hair decora tion. The latest French coiffure shows the hair colled low on the nape of the neck. French silver buckles are very stylish and compete In popularity with tho largo turquoU-.o buckles. White pique gowns aro strapped with bands of white sueJe cloth by way of novelty rather than for practi cal use. The new veiling displays gold spots, which is a pretty fashion, but not one that Is likely to bo approved of by the oculist. IAlglon stockings are tho latest. Sillt stockings, of course, with yellow eagles In a line running up over the Instep, and on either Bide of them violets. Gay littlo low shoes have red heels, the front part of the shoe, in which the eyelet holes for the lacings are set, being red and the lacings light drab silk. Mourning purses or pocketbooks unfortunate misnomer come In black leather finished with gun metal, the design simple and having only a fine beading at the edge. Handsome flowered silks are made with a satin selvedge about half an Inch wide in a contrasting shade. The stripe is really too pretty to lose and some modistes manage to util ize It in the costume some way. The thin lace la so much more satis factory, say the women who consider a gown a real work. of art. "I like tb.3 delicate texture." says one, "and it has more the effect of real lace." The latest shirtwaist sets show studs with single stones set In gold with the tiniest-of safety pins, also with the same stone to fasten th stork collar In the back and front fPAEM TOPICS ooooooooooocoooocoooooococ Swofl t orn For SIIhkk, An Important advantage In fnvor of prowlug sweet corn for fuihler nml sil age h the possibility of Selling imiliy of the pars for table use. It Is no bel ter for the silo Hutu common Ih ld mm nml unless pretty well ripened In.1.'.; ;l in I her Held slluge-. Itnpi n Calf 1'it-tliirn, Itapp muUcM n very snti jT.-i' InrT calf pasture. I, Ike clover ami cniiie other crops, tll-ie In danger of lilont lug, rouseiiieiilly Hie iiliimals must 1. -put on gradually nnd kept off wher ever ilew Is on. This plant Is not no prcclnted In many sections of tb country. It Is one of Hie very best fei, selling nml for past it re purposes, llnmcil lli-pmnlnff Prnrrff, Covei'iiiiienl buyers nil over the We i mid Noi l Invest report It Im-rcuslng..-. dllllenH t secure horses for iiriny si - vice. Cavalry horses are espechiliy In (leuuiml ami heavier horses for ar tillery ami transport service nro in scarce Hint It is almost Impossible til get pond ones at n fair price. Ituyi m are of the opinion that Western r.-ilicci lire getting short of good horse stock, which makes It nil Hie mure iieeessn-y for fitriiiers lo rulso their own w irk horses ami some to pell if possible. A ftfrvlwiihl HNwItomi. When sawing wood It is a mutter of rnnslilerable work to get nut thn pieces, mortise nnd fit them together to mnko nu ordinary snwhorse. Tho one shown In the cut enn bo built in A QtriCBXY-MADB SAWItOnHK. twenty minutes if one bus some strips of hard wood nt bund of the proper width. The cross pieces aro firmly nailed together and nix strips of the snine board put on to strengthen and bold the rails In place. Such a horse will prove very rigid and serviceable. American Agriculturist. Small fen Hon. Much unnecessary mystery Is thrown nbout the subject of Ice storage, but It Is nil very simple, says American (iarileiiing. The chief points nre i keep the Ice out of water nt the top by tight roof, well chinked In pack ing, surrounded by a foot of sawdust top, bottom and sides, to exclude r.!r nml heat, nnd to have enough Ice to preserve Itself. I'm- mi ordinary family, lticlniling cooling milk for butter, and Hie sup ply of a large family refrigerator, there should be a solid cube of leo about 10x10x10 feet. This gives 100'J cubic feel, and as it weighs nbout fifty pounds per cubic foot Im-lmP-a Joints and chinking, tie n- will be twenty-five tons. If we ullow ten totw fol melting lit top, bottom and sides, liming the entire season. It will lcav 200 pounds per day for l."iO days. For family use alone, without milk cool ing, a rube SxSxH feet will do, Blvin,-; l2 feet or thirteen tons. It lu well to have nn air space out side of the sawdust which surround tho ice though this Is nut absjlut .iy necessary. A Novel Method of Kceplnf Ponllry. A neighbor of mine, nn ruiliiislnstle praetlcnl farmer, with a good city busi ness, says ho can get better results out of chickens than any one else ho tins any knowledge of and be Is will ing to stuud as a champion In this specialty. Ills methods arc certainly remarkable iu some respects. A win ter house, with about twdvo hens to a section, makes It possible to handle the flock easily. The outside runways arc small. Tho summer management is very distinct from tho winter plan. The winter house is given up as soon ns It Is warm enough for hens to rouse ubout anil they are turned cut Into the orchard, a tie-Id of live or six acres. The shelter is known as the annex nnd is not elaborate. Here nre placed l.'O hens to run nt will. They nre feel twice a day, the first feed bolus soft and geuerully a mixture of soft corn meal und bran, with a liberal amount of ground bone. Tho see-ouil feed Is corn, wheat or buckwheat anil some times two ot all three at a time. Tho snmo feea is given in winter except that the soft feud U given hot. No special strains of fowls nrj kept, but the flock is changed every year by buying in April asj egga from varloun neighbors. An Incubator dotii the work, and a second sitting of tho same amount is made later. As the fnli approaches the cockerels and all o? the old ;loek ore disposed of. Not it slnlo fowl Is wintered a second time. While a two-year-old hen will lay fairly well It takes much more feed to get uu old hen through her uioltlug season aud return to hiylns than it docs to fit a young pullet. Ho as soon as the ben-i :top laying preparatory to the molting season they are sold. The claim for this plan is thut It turns a young IiTuo.l lino layers iu the short est possible time und tuerefore at low est co t, and it Is also found that the laying season is such that the most money can be got out of the eg.'s, cost belnj counted. John Chamberlain, In New England Homestead. AT yOUNG'S PLANING MILL You will find Bnsii, DOORS, FRAMES HIND FINIUH of Mil kind, HOUGH KND DREB3ED LUMBER, HIGH CKRDE VARNISHES, LEAD AND OIL, COLORS In nil ahaelra, And nls'i nn over-stock of Nnilf which I will sell cheat. J. V. YOLINU 1'rop. Want Your Clothing to Fit ? Then you ottht to go to J. C. :iVoelilicli, MIvRClIANT TAILOR. My line of samples nre well worth miyone's time to call and inspect. Kenn-nibcr All Work it Guaranteed. Cleiinini;, Repairing nnd Alter iiiJ5 u njiecuiiiy. r J. C. I-'KOCIILICII. Near (Vntcnnlal hull. ) O F Jl K Y SOLUS V1LLE. Capital, $50,000. .Surplus, - - $15,000. C. mitdirll, lrltrntt ftcotCTlX lf-llnnd, Vlrn Pr. John If. Hanrlirr, 'aah!r Director: C. Mltehell, Seott McClellnn'l, 3. C. King John II. ('iirlx-tt, .. K. Ilrown, U. W. Kulliir, J. II. KhOi lmr. flrrf-A s ponf-rnl tivnklnfr hiifllrwHfind oltrlt4 the areoiirilHof rnf-ri-lituiiM, ,rrcmtrrial men. fitrrnem, nierliiinlef, nilneni, li.mlicrmen and oihnr-, rorrilHlhir Inn mint ruti-fiil aitontloa Ut Hie litiftlrieHA of fill p-riwn4. Hafo llppot.lt Hoxen fur rrnl. Pint Natlfinal Hunk bulMlnr. Nolan block Fire Proof Veult. Fire insurance SISCK 1H7S. Norwood G. Pi.nxf.v, Ag't., Brook ville, I 'a. John Tridoen, Seiliytor, Keynoldsville, I'a. SOLID IShEMSlTY. Twelve first-class compan ies represented. The oldest established Fire Insurance Agent in Jef ferson coun'y. All business will receive prompt attention. BUSINESS CAP.DS. n MITCHELL, ATTORXEY-AT-LAW. ,-imre on wmi .-iiain fire,--, opposite tna Comniernlnl Hotel, Knynolilnv i'lo, I'a, G M. McDOXALD, A TTORX E Y-AT-I. A W, Notary Public, real eate agent. Patent ner-urerl, rolloei ionn made promptly. Ofllcfi In Nolan block, lteynnldnvllle. I'a. gMITH M. MoCKEIGHT, ATTORX E Y-AT-I. A W , Notary Piilillr anil Ileal Eitaid An-nt. CoM li-ellonH will receive prompt a Ifntion. OltliM In Knx-lillcb Henry block, near uuStollitia.t UeynoliUvtlle Pa. 1 D u. ii. e. hoover, REYXOLDSVILLE. PA. Resident (Ifintlsl. In the t-'r.x-pllch Itc ry block, iit-ur tho poaioflice,-Maiu atretic OenlluneiM tn operating. jyt. L. L. MEAXsj DEXTIST, Office on necond floor or First National bunk VJllUlnir. Main street. D It R. DkVERE KIXG, DEXTIST, Office on oconl floor RernoliUvllle Real Eftute tildtf. Malnmreet Keyuolrlavllle, Pa. E.N NEFF. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE And Deal Estate Agent, Reynold ivllle. Pa. J H. HUGHES, UND ERT A EI XG and EMBALMING. A full line of uppllei conatantly on band. Picture framing a specialty. OtHciiand war room la the Moore DullUiotf on Mu la street. JJOTEL BELNAP, HRVVflT nSVTT T .W V h. F11A.XK V1ETZ, Proprietor. ' Fliwt class In every particular. Located In the very ceutre of the business part ot town. Free 'bus to and from trains and coninioUtuus sample rooms tor commercial tr&vi-lera. JJOTEL McCONNELLi REYNOLD3VTLLE. PA. FRANK J. BLACK, Proprietor. The leading hotel of the town. Heudquar tors for commercial mnu, eteam huut, fre 'buH, bath rooms and closet on every Uoor, sample rooms, billiard room, bilei.uoue coa asctuiu itc. The Servant Girls' Union ot 61 1 st, I It si Paul lias 53 members, wbile Its auxiliary la Minneapolis cuunt uu 3U0. First National Bank
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