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MRS. GARVAN'S BABY.
Young Chester, coming Into the Kl
mlra etntion, with nn rxctttd look on
Ills face find a sprinkling of dust on
ma jioii.slH'il fr.oes niiii neat clothes,
walked ov;r to the dent where he had
left his valise. He had not the air i f
complacency proper . to a Ptmlent
whoso vacation hnd Just hemin after
ten iiicctssful months In collexe.
Cheater had seated hlmnrlf. drawn
his handkerchief twice across his
forehead, and looked at the clock be
fore tie utisen.i me back of a onns
man sonted reading a paper under one
of the lights. This young man seemed
deeply intei'-Eted in his paper; but
Chester addressed him without cere
mony. "Hullo, there, Wntnwrlght!" Mid he.
"Thought you were home long ago.
What are you dolus li re?"
WnlnwrlRht raised liis eyes, turned
his head, dropped his paper, and came
across the floor to his frier1..
"Well, I'll be ehot!" he t-xclalmetl.
"I didn't think I should meot any of
you follows here. 1 did leave early this
morning, but a wreck delayed us four
hours. So I'm about as well oft as If I
had waited for you. Did you Just get
In?"
"Oh, no," said Chester, glancing at
the clock. "I got here at eli?ht-ten, and
It's almost nine now. Didn't see you
around here then."
"No, I took a walk up the street."
."So did I. And thereby hangs a
tale. Haven't you noticed my wild ap
pearance?" "Now that you mention it," said
Walnwrlght, "you do look as If some
thing was wrong."
"I went out to take a stroll," said
Chester, taking off his straw hat and
running his hand through his hair.
"And as I was going up one of those
abounding side streets, I was attacked
by footpads "
"What? Footpads in Elmlra? How
many?"
"Three. Two were perhaps 18 years
old. and the other 13 or 14."
"Pshaw, boys! What did they
want?"
"Very determined boys,, I can toll
you," said Chester. "They wanted
money. If I didn't happen to have any
they wanted my 'ticktr.' I happened
to have use for both articles, and so
I had to fight for them. The blgser
fellows were easily knocked out. but
the youngest clung to me, tearing and
cursing and kicking. I wanted to
bring the business to an end. I threw
him back very forcibly. It wasn't un
til he fell that I saw how really small
and young he was."
"Bo you came out ahead?" said
Walnwrlght. "But where were the
police? Of course, thouuh, you didn't
want to be detained here a day or
two as a witness. Could you identify
them?"
"I know they were 'toughs,' but
that's nil. I heard one of them call
another Carvnn."
"Garvan!" explalmed Walnwrlpht.
"Hold on a minute. Did the smallest
one have short trousers and curly
hair and blue eyes?"
"Ho certainly had short trousers,"
said Chester, "and I think his eyes
were blue, nnd his hair might have
curled, for all I know. But it was nil
Jammed under a soft cap pulled over
his eyes."
"I think," said Walnwrlght; "that I
know who he was he was Mrs. Gar
van'B Baby."
"Mrs. Garvan's baby!" ejaculated
Chester. "Well, I must say he's a
charming infant! But what do you
call him Baby for? He's no baby, I
can assure you."
"He is to her," Walnwrlght said.
"And I happen to know his whole his
tory. Yes, he has a history, and I
will Just have time to give it to you.
My train leaves at 9."
"You have 10 minutes," said Ches
ter. "Fire ahead. Is he one of your
Corning friends?"
"He belongs In Corning, though I've
never spoken to him. I think. Some
years ago I used to see In Corning a
small, curly headed boy, very bright,
and well liked by all who knew him.
It was Ms. Garvan's Baby. She al
ways called him Baby because he was
her youngost. His father worked on
the railroad, and they were so poor
that when the boy had gone to school
a few years they let hlra work one
summer in the factory. He wanted to
go, and they thought it would keep
him oft the streets.
"But soon the Baby began to grow
'tough,' and in a year he was a thor
oughly bad boy. In the daytime he
worked, and at night be was on the
streets. He learned all the bad things
that the streets of a town at night
eould teach him.
"He smoked, chewed and even
drank sometimes. He began to stay
away from home for weeks at a time.
But be always came back Until the
day, about a year ago, when his fa
ther found him drunk on the streets,
and borsowhlpp:-! him severely. The
Baby has never been home since."
Chester whistled softly,
"That isn't the worst part of It,'
Walnwrlght went on. "The same
week that the boy ran away the fa
ther was killed on the railroad. The
two shocks crazed Mrs. Garvan a llt-
tie, and she has never been the same
since. The people around where she
lives take cars of her. But at night
she roams the streets and goes into
All the stores and saloons and asks
the people It they have seen her
Baby.".
"Poor woman!" said Chester.
"Y. and when they tell her they
don't know, she only says, 'It you sea
him will you tell bim, pleaae, that
his mother wants him?' That's all.
And ber precious Baby, meanwhile, Is
trying to rob young men In the streets
1
of icimira I don't think his father
whipped him half enough, do you?
Thon's my train. I think. Well, good
by, old mnn! See you later, I hope.
lie good to yourself."
Young Chester went outside to see
his friend off, and then returned to
the waiting room and sat down
thoughtfully. Ho sat In one of the
Ciouiuy coiners, with the Woman and
the boy opposite to him. The place
was draughty, and the June night air
chilly. Chester wondered why the
lady those this room In which to wait.
He decided that It must be because
she could see her train coming.
The lady was middle aged and of re
fined appearance. As she sat with one
arm thrown over the shoulder of her
boy, hor attitude be?poke motherly
tenderness nnd concern. It struck
Chester how much like the Baby the
boy was in sl;:c and general appear
nni . The young man wondered vague
ly if she knew how much she had to
bo thankful for In this Innocent little
ccn. even though he was delicate.
He reflected that a delicate little
boy, who was dutiful nnd good, was
preferable to a hardy little boy who
was undutlful nnd "tough." He felt
sure that this mother would think so
nnd he wondered how it would seem
to thnt other mother in Corning.
A ccld wave of air cut short his re
flections, nnd he shrugged his shoul-
cVrs slightly and was thinking to
walk about, whn the woman said
something to the boy, and then rose
and left the room.
For a few moments the sllenceof th
station was broken only by the roar
of a train that came and went in the
darknens, leaving the st Unless more
perfect than before. Chester glanced
at the clock; it Indicated 10 minutes
after 10.
He hnd still some minutes to wait.
and he wns beginning to wonder how
hs could occupy It when his attention
wns drawn to a hoy doing a step dnnce
on the platform outside. Chester,
looking through the window, recog
nized the youngest of the boys who
had assaulted him.
The boy danced as though he had
nothing else in the world to think of.
Cluster, looking closely, could JtiRt
distinguish the forms of his two old
er companions', in another Instant
theo two disappeared. The Baby
shouted, and ran utter them,
Their movements suggested to Ches
ter that th:y were trying to get rid
of the Baby's company. He felt more
sure of this a few minutes later when
the door was pushed open wide, and
the smaller boy came, In a surly
fashion. Into the room, dragging his
hirge thoss across the floor with a
great deal of noise.
Chester, feeling safe from recogni
tion In hi dark corner, watched him
closely. The boy's hand wns evidently
wrenched or twisted, for he shook It
repeatedly with a very fierce frown.
Chu te;. saw that the boy answered
perfectly Walnwrlght's description cf
Mrs. Garvan's Baby.
The new-conver made straight for
the cozy corner in which the delicate
l!ttl. boy wns sitting, and looked at
him Impatiently.
"Git e.tit o' the way!" he said.
crowding; the llttlo boy from his seat
without ceremony. The dclieat? boy,
much frightened and wide awake, went
across the room and took another seat.
Tho Eaby eat down and drew himself
together as if he wers cold, and then
leaned back nnd blinked revengefully
at tho light with his cap pulled over
his eyes.
The door now opened, and the lady
came back into the waiting-room. She
did not pause nor look about the room
but went over to where tho Baby was
sitting with his head down and his feet
drawn closely under him. The lady
rank Into the seat beside him, gently
threw one arm over his small shoulder
and bent her head above his.
Chester felt sure that the Baby's
eyes were watching her from under
his cap, and he waited for the Baby to
do something. But the Baby did noth
ing. Whether it was that tho Indy's ac
tion had taken him completely by
surprise or that he had become too
much embarrassed to move, it is im
possible to say. Chester's eyes went
to the delicate little boy wonderingly,
but the llttlo boy was sitting with his
faos turned away from the door and
hnd not noticed his mother's entrance.
When Chester looked at the lady again
her hand gently strayed to the Baby's
tangled hair, which she was softly ca
i ebbing with her Angers.
It seemed to Chester that her lips
were touching the young outcast's
head, and that she was talntly mur
muring; some lullaby. The Baby's
head had dropped lower; but he still
cat so motionless that Chester began
to think thnt perhaps he had gone to
sleep.
Five minutes passed, and Chester be
gan to wonder how the incident would
close. He had quite made up bis mind
that the Baby had fallen asleep when
the lady turned her bead nnd her eyes
fell on the other little figure In the dis
tant corner of the room. She knew
her boy immediately. A startled look
came Into ber eyes. She drew back and
looked amazingly at the boy beside
her, and murmured hastily
"Dear me! I had no idea I beg
your pardon, but I did not notice yqu,
and I thought you were my boy."
Then Chester saw that the Baby bad
not been asleep,, for be threw aside
his bead, after one quick glance Into
the lady's face, and murmured, In
what was almost a tone of reverence
"Yes, ma'am."
few minutes later tie woman and
tba little boy went out to meet tho
southern bound train.
Young Chester swung one fool J
across the other uneasily, and looked
dreamily at a polished model of a lo
comotive under a glass case. Then he
stood up, walked over to where Mrs.
Garvnn's Baby wns sitting, and took
the scat beside him.
"Do yon know," Chester b gan slow
ly and uncertainly, "a young fellow
ntound here named Garvan? I was
told I might And him somewhere
nbont; and I thought perhaps you
might have seen him."
The Baby gave a quick, keen glance
and then said, with scronful impa
tience "Nnw! How'd 1 know'n? What
d'ye want of him?"
"Well, you see," Chester said, "his
mother lives In Corning, nnd she has
a pretty hard time of it, and I wanted
to see him about It. He ran away
from home, you know, long ago. His
friends I mean his mother and all the
people who knew him and used to like
him when he wns a smaller fellow
they can't tell whether he's dead, or
sick, and that's pretty hnd for them.
When, you care very much for a per
son, and the person goes awny and you
never see him nor hear of him even,
It hurts a good deal. And his mother
cared very much for him, for he was
dearer to her than anything in tho
world."
Chrster paused. The silence in the
waiting room wns complete. The boy
eat still and did not seem astonished
by this strange story,
"Perhaps you know," Chester went
on, "thnt his mother lies all alone
now, and has no one belonging to her.
The people around where she lives
take care of her In a sort of way. She
needs to bs taken care of now, you
know. She's not so very old, but she's
feeble, and she always has a sort of
tired appearance, and she's always ex
pecting nnd watching for this boy of
hers."
"Nearly nil the saloon keepers and
store keepers know Mrs. Garvan. Her
boy used to go around those plnrea a
good deal, you see, and she keeps
thinking she'll And him in some of
them. She goes often at night and
ask9 those people if they've seen her
Baby. She. always tells them If ever
they see him to tell him. that his
mother wants bim. And she does
wnnt him very badly. Why, she's
nearly all the time crying alone by
herself."
The boy shifted uneasily.
Everybody wants to do something
for her, but nobody can bring back
her boy, and that's whnt would do her
the most good. Oftentimes they find
her Bitting nlone with something that
used to belong to her boy something
that reminds ber of him they find
her like that crying silently. Queer,
don't you think It Is, how mothers
will go on that way?"
The Baby's head was In his hands,
and he seemed to be critically observ
ing the floor. But he answered at
once, and in the same tone In which
he had spoken to the lady
"Yea, sir," be said, without looking
up.
"It seemed to me," Chester went on,
quietly, "that if this young Garvan
only knew how she feels about It, he
would go back to Corning and try to
make her ns cheerful as she used to
be. He doesn't know about her, I
guess, and ho wouldn't stay away, per
haps, If he knew how much she cared."
Chester paused a moment and then
continued
"And so I wanted to tell hira to go
right on to Coming as soon as he
could. And perhaps If I gave you a
ticket to Corning you might be able to
see him and give it to him. Do you
think you could?"
The Baby did not raise his head,
and Chestsr bent to catch what hs
said.
"Yes, sir," tho boy whispered.
"That's good," said Chester, cheer
fully, rising from his seat
He stepped across the floor, bought
a ticket for Corning and came back.
The Baby was still sitting with his
head down, but Chester put the ticket
into his hand and told him that there
was a train leaving 10 minutes later.
Then Chester went outside and walked
up and down the platform.
"It's a risk, of course," he mused,
"spending my money on tickets that
perhaps will not do any good. But
other fellows risk money In worse
ways, and why shouldn't I put mine
Into this bit of humanity?"
That night. In one of the seats ot
the late train Into Corning, a little
boy sat alone with bis face pressed
close to the window pane. He did not
notice the lights that flashed by In
the darkness, nor the different sta
tions, for he was crying quietly, not
at all like a hardened and bad boy.
Some months afterward Walnwrlght
wrote the following paragraph in a
letter to Chester
"You may remember our friend,
'Mrs. Garvan's Baby,' whose acquain
tance you made in the streets of El
mlra. Terhaps you will be surprised
to learn that he is now one of our
most respectable citizens. He Is work
ing In one ot the stores down town.
When I saw him the other day he
was dressed very neatly, with bis shoes
polished nnd his bands clean, and his
clothes eminently respectable. He
was always bright, nnd now be bids
fair to become a leading man. Mrs.
Garvan doesn't go around the streets
any more at night, and she thinks she
has the best son In the country. I am
at a loss to account for the sudden
reformation ot the Baby."
"Now," said young Chester, leaning
back easily in bis chair. "I don't
care how soon everybody knows about
the whole business. Some might say
I could have put the price ot that rail
road ticket where It would yield big
ger returns, but I call It a very food
Investment" Waverley Magazine.
Forty-six of every 100 postal cards
sold In Oermaay last year were tour
ists' pictorial cards.
fit rfl
"sI-C P rr kj ir Fit-t J I
lists Th:it Parisian Women Are Wenrlns.
Pnrls women of fashion are order
ing for summer wenr hats thnt are
Amazon In shape, and worn low over
the forehead. They have a bunch of
feathers or flowers In front, sticking
up rtraight; and they come down over
the "chignon" in the back. Often
there nre little streamers or lace ends
In the bnck. Ln dies' Home Journal.
Fashion for Alrls.
Point Ince; which In especially asso
ciated with bridal ocmslons, Is the fa
vorite trimming for the wedding gown,
but all varieties of lace are faslilonn
ble. Some of the finer deep nets with
lace border are used for flounced
skirts. With theso the wnlRt usually
Is trimmed with a bolero of the fig
ured luce and a front of tho plnln net
The long points of the Jueket hnng
down over tho skirt, but at the back
the waist Is all In one piece. A Cluny
lace gown Just completed is made with
the body of tho gown of loulslne, and
a wide flounce of the Cluny. The waist
Is of the lnce, made with a square
yoke effect. Harper's Bazar.
How Kiln Wheeler Wllcos Look.
Tho first thing a stranger notices
about Ella Wheeler Wilcox Is her
eyes. They have the coloring of a
yellow brown topaz, and the tone Is
repented again in her hnlr. She has
a very expressive face nnd expressive
hends. While you watch her talk It
Impresses you thnt If she hnd not bo
come a successful poet she might have
been an equally successful actress.
She hns a melodious voice, and a
youthful, graceful figure.
The gowns she wears are of a dif
ferent style from anything you find
In a fashion magazine. Ten yenrs ago
she adopted certain styles which were
becoming and comfortnble, nnd ever
since her gowns hnve been something
like an idealized Empire dres3. Good
Housekeeping.
Farm Life for Women,
It has been said that young farm
ers would not be so anxious to come
to the city if It were-not for the exces
sive distaste of young women In the
country to settle down to the drudgery
of woman's work on he farm. Ef
forts are being made in several states
to counteract this objection by mak
ing farm life more agreeable.
Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, precep
tress of the school of agriculture of
Minnesota university, herself a prac
tical woman farmer, says;
"The farm home Is the Ideal home,
and the thought of our school Is al
ways to educate the girl for the life
she will have to live. We give our
girls special work r.dapted to women
In the home. Butter making Is not
drudgery to the girl who understands
the why of it, and sewing Is rapidly
ceasing to be a lost art now that the
girls see thnt patterns are comprehen
sible things and not Chinese. puzzles."
New York Tribune.
Strang rnreera for Women.
Women bread winners have chosen
strange careers for themselves in va
rious parts of the earth. Their exam
pie may Inspire others, if not to adopt
like professions, to act upon the prin
ciple which guided them to choose tho
one thing they could do that was
near at hand. For example, In Geor
gia a woman not only personally de
livers mail over a 40-mile route, riding
over the scantily settled region of
Montgomery county thrice weekly
during the year, but manages a large
farm as well, doing much ot the man
ual labor, such as plowing, harrowing,
sowing and harvesting, and supporting
by her energy and courage a family ot
four. Not 20 miles from Savannah
there resides a widow, who hns for the
last 10 years made more than a com
fortable Income as a government con
tractor, bidding for the removal of
wrecks, anchoring of buoys, building
of Jetties, and dredging. Few people
riding over the New Loncon Northern
railway are awnre that the company
employs the only woman train dis
patehcr in the world. Her responsibil
ity Is great her hours from 7 in the
morning to 9 In the evening, her du
ties a continual nervous and mental
strain. Quite recently the directors of
the road complimented ber upon her
efficient service, and It Is a pleasure
to add she receives the same com pen
sat Ion paid the men occupying similar
positions. A Virginia girl has made
a widespread reputation as well as a
good bank account, as a trainer of sad
die horses.
ruruoli for tlio Summer.
Pamsols for the summer of 1901 are
to a degree attractive. Some exqui
sitely dainty examples are chiffon In
serted with lace and frilled wltb
tucked ruflles, which are again edged
with narrow lnce. Black and white
effects in parasols are the vogue, and
they are Inserted with black velvet
and panne appliques, which are edged
with tiny gold or silver cord. The
most alluring novelty of the -eason is
a parasol of thin .cloth of gold built
over a white silk foundation. It is
Incrusted with velvet designs. There
is a tendency to keep the edges of par
asols plain, although of course In toe
more elaborate examples lace Is used.
In fact, parasol covers with real lace
are deemed the most elegant of the
season. Both the medium size and the
imall xld fashioned carriage parasol
Is In vogue, nnd women of fashion ore
searching in their treasure boxes for
the, dnlnty little sun shades that were
a part of every woman's dress 25 years
ago.
Thread lnce then was the most desir
able, and both black nnd white covers
ero mounted over white silk. The
handles of tlur.e dainty articles nre of
carved Ivory, tortoise shsll and coral.
The popular cover of the medium
sized parasol Is Duchess lace. Plain
taffeta pariiHols, which are, In fact, a
little less small than the average wom
an's umbrella, nre the latest fancy ot
the moment. They have club handles,
which are studded with brass or silver
Rail heads, the snme nail head appear
ing In the stubby little ends. Again,
dog's heads carved from ebony are
surmounting the sticks of light sun
shades. These parasols are to be
found In nil of the light shades, pink,
lavender, green, bins and yellow, hut
the white parasol is considered the
smartest to wenr with the nverngo
summer costume, but If madam's purse
strings are long enough she will have
a pnrnsol to accompany each costume.
There arc also to be found among th
new nnrnpols those of the dllcnte
flowered silks. A white parasol, for
example. Is besprinkled with hnzy lav
ender flowers, and it has a handle of
carved gold, set with amethyst. In
fact, most of the colored parasols have
n colored stone In the handle to match
the tone of the silk. Jet spangle
nppear on many of he lac? designs,
and sliver spangles are employed with
embroidery and insertion. A charm
ing example of white silk has a large
ostrich plume design in black lace,
plume being Illuminated by silver
spangles. Chicago Record-Herald.
Hungers of Over-eserclse.
The busy woman needs to conserte
her nervous force, and to Increase It
by every possible means. If her
health is excellent she will be greatly
profited by moderate exercise, but she
will find It greatly to ber advantage
to take this at first In small and di
vided doses, only Increasing the
amount' after days of moderntlon and
rest. If, on the contrary, her win
ter's work lenvea her not 111, but ex
hausted, tired oft, complete rest for
one or two weeks, taken out of doors,
Is frequently the best prescription that
can bo given.
The amount and duration of this rest
cannot be absolutely specified here, as
it must depend upon individual needs
In general, at least a week of lying
mound will be found very profitable,
In which short drives may be taken,
nnd a 10-mlnute easy walk In the cool
of tho day. Many will Improve best
by adding a second week of out door
rest to the first, and interspersing the
hours in the hammock with a short
ride on a wheel, not exceeding 20
minutes nt first, or a couple of holes
on the golf course, or some equally
teniperat? method of easy exercise.
Whether this second week needs to be
one of complete rest or not, must be
tor each woman a personal question;
If she will decide It upon personal
grounds taking her own measure ra
tionally, and not that of some athlete
or other wholly vigorous person as her
standard, nnd abide by this, she will
gain more actual refreshment and en
ergy from h"-r often nil-too-short va
cation than her former conscientious
routine of so ninny miles a day hns
ever brought to her. One needs to be
acclimatized, as It were, to a vacation,
to change of diet as well as to the
chEiige of air, to the lack of absorbing
occupation and the general disturb
ance of dally habit, before making pro
longed physical exertion. Some of the
signs that exercUe Is beneficial are
an Improved appetite and digestion,
restful sleep, and a gradually increas
ing sense of vigor and well being.
The fatlguo that lasts over night (ex
cept in the case of a new form of ex
ercise) is a sign ot over exertion.
Harper's Bazar.
Hnts ot point d'esprlt are among
the prettiest light hats for children.
Dainty little corset covers are of dim
ity, with small figures in delicats blue
and pink upon them.
The buckles on ties are losing their
plainness, and Instead of the round
metal hnrness buckle, show a cutting
In squares, which Is a very considera
ble Improvement
BnndB of point d'esprlt set Into fine
muslin gowns make one of the pretti
est of trimmings. There is an edge of
It usually on the flounce with which
tho skirt Is finished.
Golf belts are of leather, with leath
er buckles and sometimes studded
with nails. Ooze leather belts are
very etyllsh nnd are shaped somewhat
wider at the bnck than In front
One can use one's belt clasps now for
hats if one has a taste that way. These
buckles, or rather clasps, are to be
reen on some of the hats in the sailor
styles holding the band of ribbon or
velvet at the side.
The new sweater for golfing is cut
low in the neck like the golf vest and
U lapclless. The pattern Is a striped
one tn brilliant red or green and the
buttons down the front are ot gold, or
namented with crossed golf sticks of
green enamel.
There Is no end to the variety to be
seen in sashes. They come in watered
silk wltb painted flowers; In satin with
raised velvet flowers; In white silk
with a fancy weave; wltb no other or
nament than the fringe, with which
most of the ahashes are finished, and
there are colored ribbons In fancy
weaves, the material In stripes, some
U'Ugtbwis and some across.
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Healing- With the Weed rest.
Pome weeds prefer cool weather nnd
ptnrt to grow early. Others do not be
gin growth until thn ground Is warm.
There nre nlso weeds which delight In
dump weather, nnd others thnt ran
flourish during severe drought. V.M
no weeds can stand lonenlng of the
top soli when they nre Just comirr; ov.t
of tho ground, for, If they nre not cut
down, their roots nre loosened nnd
f icy perish, because they cuuuut se
cure food.
A Smoothing Harrow.
Tnko a log tho length of a linrrw,
spit In two and attach ench end of it
1 HOMEMADE IMPLEMENT FOR THE LEV
ELING OP LAND.
to a hnrrow, ns portrayed, by moitm
of n stout wire about six feet long,
placing the oval side of log down.
Such nu Implement works -well l i
smoothing the surface nfter the hnr
row. E. Dickenson, la Form und
Home.
Vnteh the Chirks Closely.
Watch the little chicks closely, nnd
note the llrst symptoms of any disor
ders. A continual chirping denotes trouble
of some kind, while that contented lit
tle peep, which we have nil lcniued so
well, denotes a healthy state, that
foretells rnpld growth.
rerhnps It Is lice, and If so, there Is
no surer road to failure unless they
are nt once cleaned out.
Cntch the ben nnd dust her with In
sect powder, nnd If possible, treat each
chick similarly, but If this Is not pos
sible, then grense tho hen slightly un
der wings, tnil nnd on top of head.
This will kill every louse nnd egg.
If tho fault lies In the feeding,
chnngo the diet at once, nnd note each
change ns made.
We can never hope for success with
chicks that were started wrong, nnd a
little cxtrn cost nt first will be offset
by greater gains in the future. Home
and Farm.
Preparing- For Dronth
I will give you an Instance of two
dairymen in my neighborhood. One Is
about the best and the other Is not the
worst, but among the poorest. They
hnve ench 100 neres. Last reason wns
very dry, the dryest I have ever come
through. We had not a good soaklna:
rain from tho time the snow went
off till October. This good dairyman
had fourteen cows, to which ho at
tended thoroughly. lie hnd about an
acre of onts nnd pens, nnd put In two
nud one-hnlf acres of corn early, and
he fed his cows right through the sen
son. Both these farmers sent to the
factory for seven months, nnd the
good dnlrymnn received In the seven
months nn nverngo of C007 pounds
from ench of the fourteen cows In tho
herd. Tho other dnlrymnn, who uld
not provide anything, received nn av
erage of 2032 pounds each. Then when
It cnnio to money the mnu with the
C007 pounds got $19 per cow,' the other
man got flS per cow. The poor dairy
mnn'a cows avernged $2.50 a month,
nnd the other man's $7 a month. Now
the fault was at home. Ons mnn pre
pared ngnlnst drouth In case It needed
It, and the other mnn prepared noth
ing, lie hnd hoped It would be a wet
year, nnd there would bo plenty of
grass, but If It wns a dry year he ex
pected to have no money. lie received
about $102 for these nlnj cows, nnd
the other mnn received fill, ranking a
difference of (230 to the man for his
farsightedness. W. C. Bright, before
tho Ontario Dnlry Convention.
furled Italians.
Tho stock raiser and feeder must
not only know the kind of beef the
market demands, but must know bow
to feed to get desired results; he must
also know tho combination of foods
thnt will produce these results and at
minimum cost.
Tho basic fact Is thnt the feeding
must bo varied, not so much to de
velop nnd pet the appetite, as to meet
the needs of the animal system. If
corn is fed to excess, stock -will cease
to eat with relish, because only part
of the system Is being normally uour
Inhed, but It with this carbonaceous
food a nitrogeneous one Is fed, and
nlso foods are furnished thnt will sup
ply tho mineral substances needed by
tho animal, the varied food Is fur
nished that will give good results nud
keep the animal in health nnd appetite.
This ration question Is one that
Should bo Intelligently considered by
the Intelligent calf raiser. It was hut
a few years ngo deemed that such
knowledge was only needed by the
feeder finishing cattle for market, but
tho well informed cattleman knows to
day that bone and muscle to give the
largo framo ore developed In the calf
while maturing, and ho feeds foods
l-at will uuUo bone and muscle.
Theso facts being true, the farmer
l.'aat Ignores them must bo the loser.
'1'li.n varied ration problem should be
given critical attention, and not be
treated as a fad. liaise a calf or two
on what are regarded as established
feeding laws, and see If the calf
doesn't show the Intelligence of Its
ovrccr. Tho proof of tho pudding Is In
the eating, so give "boesle" a balanced
ration pudding and be will tell the
story. r.ural World.
The use of American agricultural
machinery Is being pronotad to
AT
PUflNING
YOUNG'S
MILL
' You will find
snsii, DOORS,
-FRAMES AND FINISH
of all kinds,
ROUGH - HND - DRESSED
LUMBER,
HICH CR71DE VARNISHES,
LEAD AND OIL COLORS
In all shades,
And also an over-stock of Naili
which I will 6cll cheap.
J. V. YOUNG. Prop.
Want Your
Clothing to Fit ?
Then you ought to go to t
J. O. Froehlich,
MERCHANT TAILOR.
My line of samples are well
worth anyone's time to call and
inspect. Remember
All Work is Guaranteed.
Cleaning, Repairing and Alter-'
ing a Specialty.
J. C. FROEHLICII.
Near Centennial ball.
OF RErXOLDS V1LLE.
Capital, 50,000.
Surplus, - - $15,000.
C. Mitchell, President!
Scott Ulctielland, Vice Pre.(
John H. Kaorher, raahlr4
Directors
0. Mitchell, Scott McClelland. 3. 0. Ring
John II. Corhett, U. R. Brown,
O. W. Fuller, J. B. Kaucber.
Does a encralbinklnbii!ncand nollclts
the acrountn nt nicrchHiita, professional men.
farmer, mechanics, miner, Uiinbermen and
other. prnmlHlnit the mint careful attention
to the btiKlneH of all peron.
Bare Deposit rioxes lor rent.
First National Dank bulldlnff, Nolan block
Fire Proof Vault.
Fire insurance t
SIXCE 1878.
Norwood G. Pixney, Ag't.,
Brookville, Pa.
John Trudgen, Solicitor,
Reynoldsville, Pa.
SOLID ISDEMXITi:
Twelve first-clas9 compan
ies represented.
The oldest established Fire
Insurance Agent in Jef
ferson county.
All business will receive
prompt attention.
BUSINESS CARDS.
MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Office on West Main street, opposite the
Commercial liotel, Ueynoldavll
t,r a.
G,
m. Mcdonald,
ATTOKNEY-AT-L.VW,
Notary Public, real estate tuent, Patent
lecured, collections made promptly. Office
In Nolan block, KeynoUUvllle, I'a.
gMITH M. McCUElGHT,
ATTOItNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public and Real Estate A cent. Col .
lection will receive prompt attention. Oftiori
In Kroohllcb ft Henry bloc, neur pcsnoSlca,
Ueynoldsvllle I'a.
D
It. B. E. HOOVER,
REYNOLDSVILLE. PA.
Resident dentist. In the Kroehllrh at trea
ty block, near the postontce, Main street,
Oentlenou In operating.
,. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of First National bank
funding. Malu street,
D
R. R. DeVERE KING,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor Reynoldsville Real
Estate Bid. Main street Keyuoldsvllle, Pa.
E.
NEFF.
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
And Real Estate Agent, Reynoldsville, Pa.
H. HUGHES,
UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING.
A full line of supplies constantly on band.
Pli-ture t runilnit a spm'lulty. Olll.'i- and wara
Toom In the Moore bulldiuii on Main street.
JJOTEL BELNAP,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
FRANK DIETZ, Proprietor.
Flmt class In every particular. Located Id
tha very centre of tne busluess pars of town.
Free 'bus to and from trains and commodious
sample rooms for commercial travelers.
JJOTEL McCONNELL,
REYNOLDSVILLE. PA.
FRANK J. BLACK. lroprUtor.
The leading hotel of the town, lleadquato
tern fop comnien'ls.1 men. A.m l,ut ,L
'bus, hath rooms anil closets on every flour,
sample rooms, billiard room, talepUona con
SWCtlona 4c.
The first TTnlfx1 fitatoa viin
tton on foreign soil nas been completed
. . I.I ..V. . 1 1 I L . .
First Natal Bank
etl
or
i Mexico.
m s iiunuuuui. an ids vhu riis.t
tverjr part ot Denmark.