CLIMBING
tittle on ellmblne the hallway stair,
Be earefnl the way If steep
Aad the little banda and fast are weak
For the task ol the upward orenp.
'TU many a fall you're had, alaal
And many a bump and brulii
But hope brims tull In your little heart,
And quickly the task renews.
Little one ellmblnc the hallway stain,
Look op and climb, nor fenri
Tor eloM In the shadows a watcher standi
And fatherly arms are near.
THE WHITE DEER.
5 Bar Ceorgfe Ethelbert Walsh.
The lonclon sky contained snow anil
flakes were railing spasmodically. All
around In the douse woods drifts were
heaped hlGh. Donald Stalworth, with
anowshoes sinking derp In the flaky
crust, stood pnntlng with his exertions.
The mighty stillness of the words op
pressed him. Overhead the dull clouds
were murky and threatening.
"I must be five miles from home,"
Donald muttered. "It will be a hard
pull, and there's more snow coming."
He rested some moments against a
heavily laden blrvh tree, whose white
bark he mechanically stripped off.
While engaged in this occupation he
heard a noise which aroused the natur
al instincts of the hunter. It was a
Faint bleat of a deer, but with a strange
ly pitiful plaint in It that made Don
ald exclaim:
'What's up? Something Is wrong!
It must be a wolf or dog!"
The possibility of a stray dog In the
great lonely woods was not great, and
he soon dismissed that view from mind.
"It must be wolves or some other
wild beast I wonder how far It Is!" 1
He listened Intently, applying his
ear to the surface of the snow. The
dismal cry of the titer was repeated
at Intervals, growing fainter at every
call. Suddenly Donald looked up at
the sky anxiously, and then down the
trail which led to his home. But with
a new resolve be tightened the strap
f one of his snowshots, picked up
lis rifle, and started off in another dl
ection. "I must find out the trouble," he
bid between his clenched teeth.
' Tired though he was he slid along
on his snowshoes with agility, and
quickly passed beyond the opening In
the forest to the thickest part of It.
From this direction came the strange
bleat of the deer. Five minutes later he
tood In an open glade with one of
those rare sights of animal struggles
pictured before him that Is allowed to
the fortunate few. Two large bucks
stood facing each other, with lowered
heads, and horns Interlocked In a dead
ly embrace. In their fierce struggle for
he mastery their horns had become
Hwined so that neither could escaps.
Back and forth In the small opening
)ey had been plunging, pushing, shov
,g, and pulling, hoping to break the
deadly embrace, but all they had ac
complished was to pack the snow hard
Under their feet and tighten the fearful
trip of the horns.
Donald stood a moment In surprise
And amazement watching the strug
gling, doomed animals. No power of
their own could ever release them. One
might prove the stronger and gradual
ly tire out his opponent, but death to
either one meant lingering starvation
to the other. To be interlocked with
the horns of a dead deer was no vic
tory to anticipate.
Both animals appeared to realize their
danger. Instead of bucking and fight
ing with the fire of anger flashing in
their eyes, they stood quiet and tremb
ling, bleating pitifully for the help
which might never come. Nothing
could break the lock of the terrible
"horns.
"Well, this Is a conundrum," re
marked Donald with a whistle. "If I
hoot them both it will relieve them
ot a lingering death; but I can't take
home their bodies, and If I leave them
bore the wolves will soon make way
with them."
He stood idly by, gazing at the ani
mals, while the two bucks stood quiet
aa If waiting for his verdict. A far
away cry of a wolf suddenly made
them shiver with fear, and one utter
ad a half-broken plea for help. This
roused Donald to say:
"I'll get them out of the trouble it I
tan. It's a shame to leave them here to
Je killed by wolves. But It will take
time!"
He glanced up at the gathering
signs of a new storm, and at the dark
ening landscape around; but aa If for
getful ot his own danger be stepped
up to the two struggling animals. They
winced and renewed the struggle as
be placed a band on their heads. But
they were helpless and unable to make
Resistance.
"Now keep quiet," he said soothing'
J, stroking them with his hand. But
required some effort on bia part to
vduca them to be quiet while be stud'
d the problem before blm. The horns
ere locked In one of the simplest
' .Vaya imaginable, but nothing would
)ver break the embrace unless they
43uld be pried sideways at Just the
right angle.
Donald placed bis rifle between
be horns and started to pry them
apart; but this caused renewed kicking
and bucking on the part of the two
terrified animals. Back and forth he
followed them, holding his rifle In posl
tlon and prying hard at every favora
ble opportunity.
"You foolish things, why don't you
stand ati;i?" be muttered, as be tugged
way. "Ran t you see I'm helping youT'
Finally, worn out with their' contln
ued exortlona the bucks stopped In
tbo middle of the glade and panted
Md bleated mournfully. Another cry
THE STAIRS.
Now over the topmost step you rise,
And your eye Is flashed on met
Mr triad heart .warms and Joins you la
lour cry ot victory.
Little one ellmblnR the hallway stairs,
I sneak to myself In youi
For I am a child with an upward task,
And I am a ollmber, too.
'TIs many a fall and a soar t Ret
In climbing the upward wny.
For weak are these hands and feet to keep
On the asoent day by day.
Toledo Blade,
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of a dlstnnt wolf made them quiet and
fearful. During this lull In their strug
gles Ionald put all of his strength
and energy Into a few desperate ef
forts to pry the horns apart. How hard
and tough they appeared, yielding slow
ly to his tug and pull. Twice he had
the obstinate horns at the point ot
slipping opart, but they fell back In
their former position with a sharp
click. Each time the bucks Jumped
sideways and tried to renew their
struggles.
But the third time Donald was more
successful. With a final effort he swung
the largest horn around the bend in
the other, and then released It There
was a louder click than before, and the
two bucks leaped a foot In the air.
But much to their own surprise they
raised their heads In the air and shook
them free. They stared at each other,
twisted their necks to see If they were
broken, and bent their heads down and
then up again. They danced around
the open space and appeared so dazed
by their sudden release that they acted
like children Just out of school.
Donald laughed aloud and said:
"Don't know what to make of It, do
youT Well, don't do any more fighting,
or you'll get in trouble again."
The bucks appeared not to notice
him. Then, at the sound of his voice
they stopped and stared at him. Now
don't try any of your tricks on me,"
Donald said, knowing the bellicose na
ture of the animals. "I ran drop both
of you in your tracks."
He held his rifle ready for an emer
gency, but the bucks after staring bard
at him for several moments turned
quietly and trotted away together In
the forest. They were like two friends
who had made t p their differences, and
were determined not to fight or quar
rel any more. Donald raised his rifle to
his shoulder and muttered:
'How easily I could drop them! I
wonder why I don't? I've hunted weeks
before and never got such a line shot as
this. Why don't I shoot?"
He lowered and raised his rifle, but
each time he shook his head and added:
"It would he a shame to shoot them
after helping them out of such a fumlly .
trouble. It wouldn't be rlehtl"
Then they got beyond his range, and
he lowered his rifle for good. "Well,
now they are safe, but I can't say that
I am. It's pretty late and over Ave miles
to travel. It's snowing hard, too!"
The snow was falling heavily, and In
blinding clouds. Donald had oeen so
Interested in the two deer that he had
given little attention to the approach
ing storm; but now he whistled sharply
and turned to move down the trail. The
clouds of snow were obliterating It
except for a few feet ahead. With bent
head he stared hard at It, studying the
trees as be hurried along. It would be
fatal to get off the trail.
The storm was the second half of a
blizzard cold, windy, and blinding.
The flakes of snow struck bis face with
tingling pain. He tried to ward them
off, but he had to study his path care
fully in order to keep on the trail, and
thus bis face had to receive the brunt
of the storm.
He covered a mile and then stopped
and panted. Regaining his breath, he
tried to renew the Journey. The second
mile seemed harder, for the snow sur
face yielded to his weight, and made
snow-shoeing slow and difficult How
be covered the three miles be could not
say; but when on the point of congrat
ulating himself at bis progress he sud
denly started with alarm. He was not
on the trail! In some way he had
missed It and had followed a false one
for a long time.
Donald's heart dropped and his bands
trembled. It was almost useless to at
tempt to find it in that blinding storm.
Yet he could not give up in despair.
He stopped and tried to think, going
over mentally every back step he bod
takon and studying In his mind each
familiar landmark he had noted.
It was with a dreary and almost
hopeless spirit that he finally turned
around and tried to retrace his foot
steps. But' these too, were filled up
with the drifting snow a dozen yards'
back, and be was more hopelessly
mixed than ever. In his extreme peril
Donald for the first time wished be bad
not turned out of his path to save the
deer.
"I might bave left them alone to
fight it out or shot them and moved
on," be said bitterly. "I saved their
Uvea, but I've lost, mine."
These reflections' irritated blm, and
be stopped several time to inveigh
against his luck and the deer. "They
were thankless things, anyway," be
finally muttered. 'They trotted off and
didn't even thank me."
Donald shook himself. This sort of
thing would not do. He was Blowly
yielding to the cold, and half-dreamlly
accusing the deer or his whole trouble,
Once or twice visions of them bad act
ually appeared before bis mind. They
looked like "whits deer" flashing out
of the clouds of snow.
"If I only knew where I was I would
not care," doggedly said the fellow.
"But this being lost in st Js ter
rlfylng. If 1 only had something to)
guide me or keep me company. There's
that 'white'"
He slopped and hit his head. The vi
sion of the "white deer" had appeared
before his mind again. But this time it
did not disappear when he opened his
eyes. There Is stood before him. Donald
gapped and then rushed forward to
tmn h the animal. "
His hands came In contact with the
warm, wet body of an animal, and then
the "white deer" sprang forward and
disappeared In the rloud of snow. "It
was no vlBlon," Donald said exultantly.
"Well, I'll follow his tracks. Deer al
ways know how to get out of a storm."
Peering down In the snow he picked
up the small holes made by the deer's
feet, and In a few moments he was fol
lowing the tracks as a hound after
game. They led In the opposite direc
tion from the one Donald had been tak
ing, and in a short time they brought
him to a denser part of the woods.
Then the snow obliterated them, and
he was left to his own resources.
Through the deadly stillness of the
storm there rame a gentle breathing,
pulsating noise that alarmed Donald.
Was he yielding to the cold again? He
stamped his feet and flung his hands
outward to rouse himself. But the
noise continued. Donald picked himself
up and followed Its direction. A dozen
feet forward he stumbled against some
thing hard which reared directly in his
pathway. He touched It and In the
darkness tried to study It with bis eyes.
Then he gave a shout of exultation. It
was one of the small log shelter cabins
he had helped to build for summer
uses when ramping In the woods. He
knew that under Its sheltering roof and
sides there would be warmth and pro
tection from the terrible storm.
But Inside the shed-like cabin there
was a noise of alarm. As Donald floun
dered through the snow a deer rushed
out of the shelter and disappeared In
the storm. It was his "white deer" one
of the bucks he had rescued. Donald
stood silent and amazed. It seemed so
like a vision that he was unable to
speak for some time. In the deslro to
And shelter from the blizzard the buck
had unconsciously directed him to the
old cabin, where he was safe from the
cold for the night
"I don't think I'll say anything more
about ungratefulness," Donald re
flected. "That deer was the only thing
that saved me from a terrible death.
Sometimes Providence works in a
strange way." New York Times.
Cl'AINT AND CURIOUS.
MoBt fishermen along the coast of
France still avoid going to sea In the
first two days of November, owing to
the superstitious fear of the "death
wind" and the belief that at that time
the ghosts of drowned fishermen rise
and capsize boats.
Millions of butterflies are eaten every
year by the Australian aborigines. The
insects congregate in vast quantities on
the rocks of the Bugong mountains, and
the natives secure them by kindling
fires ot damp wood and thus suffocat
ing them. Then tbey are gathered in
boskets, baked, sifted to remove the
wings, and Anally pressed Into cakes.
According to a telegram lately re
ceived from Irkutsk, a huge rent of re
cent formation has been discovered on
the side of Mount Verkholensky. t
first It was thought that the fissure was
the result of volcanic action, but It has
been found on close examination by
geologists that the steam and white-
hot exudations thrown out from the
rent are due to the spontaneous com
bustion of coal schists under the sur
face of the mountain.
Madame de Qenlls, in a work on
"Time," tells us that the famous Chan
cellor D'Aguesseau, observing that his
wife always delayed 10 or 12 minutes
before she came down to dinner, and,
reluctant to lose so much time dally,
began the composition of a work which
he prosecuted only while thus kept
waiting. At the end of fifteen years
a book in three quarto volumes was
completed, which ran through three
editions and was held in high repute.
The number of artificial coloring
matters prepared since Pokln's discov
ery nearly fifty years ago of the pre
paration of aniline dyes from coal
tar has been enormous. It Is estimated
that at the present day over 3,000,000
different Individual dye stuffs are easi
ly accessible to our Industries, while at
least 25,000 form the subject ot patent
specifications. The number ot coloring
matters furnished by natural agancles
is comparatively small, and those that
do exist threaten soon to be Ignored
In favor of coal tar derivatives.
Mr. Moeran writes to describe a re
markable Incident that occurred while
shooting at a herd of ten deer at Port
umna, states the London Feld. "I
picked," be says, "an eight-year-old
buck that stood head and shoulders
clear of the others, a little nearer to
me and broadside on. The bullet
struck blm fair on the Beck, about
three Inches below the butt of his ear,
turned almost at right angles, and
came out at the back of bis neck. It
then struck a doe In the centre of the
forehead, coming out at the back of
her head, and finally passed through
the neck of a yearling doe Just behind
the ear, lodging under the skin on the
far side. All three deer were killed on
the spot. The distance was ninety-seven
yards, and the rifle used was a Win
chester carbine 440, with a flat-nosed
bullet. '
A Dtdtlnollon.
"Our son la always needing money,"
said the young man's mother.
"No," said the precise man, "be
doesn't need It He merely wants it"
Washington Star.
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Tare of Small Pigs.
Let the small, weak pigs of the lit
ter stay with their mothers for two
weeks after the large ones are weaned.
The Increased supply of milk will make
them grow very rapidly, so that In a
few weeks they will often surpass the
largest and best of the litter. In this
way small weak pigs that, would other
wise not pay for their keeping can be
made to become large and thrifty hogs.
ffatanreit nation for Hens.
A balanced 'ration for hens Is, all
right and proper, but what Is a bal
arced ration for one flock Is not for
another. Breeds vary greatly In the
respect. You can feed Leghorns and
such active fowls a much larger
amount of corn than you can Brahmas
or even Plymouth Rocks. The best
way In feeding Is to carefully study
your fowls and vary the feed until you
get a mixture that suits them. The
yearly egg record tells the story.
One Importane factor when raising
late potatoes Is to store the seed where
they will not sprout and exhaust their
strength. Early In the winter the pota
toes wanted for late planting the fol
lowing season should be packed In new
flour barrels and beaded. Then remov
ed to cold storage and kept there until
planting time. The seed potatoes will
come out of the cold storage Just as
fresh and nice In appearance as when
they were taken from the soil. The
tubers do not send out sprouts as cellar-kept
tubers do. The strength of the
potato Is retained.
We had a good opportunity of mak
ing a very thorough test of this method
for raising late potatoes. We had
planted out two fields alongside each
other, using for one Held cellar-kept
seed, and for the other seed taken from
cold storage. The field of cellar-kept
seed was a total failure, while the
other field was satisfactory in every
way. We strongly recommend potato
growers to keep seed potatoes for late
planting In the cold storage. The great
Increase In the crop will repay any
one for the slight expense of storage.
American Agriculturist.
Secret of Securing Winter Kgga.
To produce eggs In winter hens must
have warm, comfortable quarters, good
food and plenty of It. In feeding for
winter eggs bens should have a warm
mash In the morning, for this nothing
gives mo better returns, for the money
Invested, than poor beans boiled two
or three hours and mixed with bran.
They should not have all the mash
they can eat, but should be hungry
enough nfter eating to scratch for
grain thrown in litter.
The secret of feeding is to give
enough (if each kind of feed to keep
them hungry for It. I have found oats,
buckwheat, wheat and corn good grain
foods, but the grains must be sound
or losses will follow. Animal and vege
table food, oyster shells and grit are
very important. One of the chief re
quisites Is a good warm house, suffic
iently ventilated to be dry and yet be
free from drafts. The house should
be heated If not warm enough without.
Contrary to the statement of people
who say that artificial heat makes fowls
tender and liable to take cold, I have
no such trouble.
Breeding Is another point of Import
ance In obtaining winter eggs. Hens
which have been bred with some ob
ject In view are superior as a rule to
those which have not, and for this
reuBon pure-bred fowls are better than
mongrels. Some believe that a flrtst
cross makes better fowls than either of
the parent stock. This may be true to
some extent but a breeder makes no
progress breeding this way. The stock
after years ot breeding is no better
than it was at the start Bert W. Haw-
ley, in New England Homestead.
Propagating Grapevine.
The prunings from the Concord,
Worden and other hardy grapes are In
valuable for propagating new vines,
and one who is not the possessor of
a vineyard will do well to visit bis
neighbor's about pruning time and ou
tain the cast-off cuttings. The vines
are usually pruned back, leaving only
three buds of the previous season's
growth on each shoot. These Inr.t year'i
Bprouts or vlnea are the ones to be
used in setting out. Each piece of vine
should have three, buds, two of which
are covered with earth when set, leav.
Ing one to form the vine. These three,
bud lengths if obtained before trans.
planting time, may be buried in plowed
ground until the season opens up and
the ground is prepared for thtir re.
ception. After plowing and ridding the
Boil of troublesome clods, a furrow
should be opened where orie desires to
bave the propagating row and the cut
tings placed In this as near perpendicu
lar as possible, which may be done by
placing along the land side of the fur
row. As this row Is not permanent, the
cuttings need not be more than a foot
apart When this has been done take a
hoe and throw a little ot the loose soil
over the lower port of the cuttings and
pour a cupful of water to each over the
earth around the slip. By the time all
have been thus treated the water will
have disappeared so that the furrow
may be filled and the ground slightly
packed around each cutting with the
flat side of the hoe. Always adjust the
cuttings so as to leave one bud out of
the ground. Vines grown from cuttings
make excellent sprouts for setting in a
permanent .vineyard the following year
if they have received the proper
amount ot attention and cultivation
the first season. C. B. Barrett, in The
Epttomlst
An a.gperlniont with Pennnts.
The first of last May found me wlta
one spare row In my garden; so pro
curing some peanuts suitable for plant
ing I opened the row, which had been
supplied with some very coarse ma
nure, and plnnted the nuts three or
more per hill, with hills four feet apart
When plants were beginning to appear
I dressed the hills heavily with plaster
and worked well until the plants were
able to take care of themselves, which
was not very long. The plants made
very vigorous growth, measuring fully
four feet in diameter when full grown.
Indeed they were the largest vines I
have ever seen. The weather was suit
able for a continuous growth, and this
the pess made use of until the first
heavy frost. The peanut Is a member
of the leguminous family, and gathers
great quantities of bacteria upon its
roots, and In this way brings nitrogen
from the air. It Is like the cow pea in
not being able to stand much frost.
I began digging a few days ago, and
found t ho vines were literally filled
with nuts-. I also found that where, the
coarse manure had Bponged the soil,
enabling mice to dig with ease, the
little animals had almost cleaned many
plants. I determined to find where
the mice had stored the nuts, which I
soon did, and these places yielded over
a half a bushel of the peanuts, which
goes to show how destructive mice can
become; they had hidden and eaten
fully three pecks. Some of the vines
contained over a half-gallon of nuts
each. The lessons drawn are as follows:
Peanuts will grow to perfection on
eoarse manure during wet Beasons
when supplied with lime. The nuts
should be dug as soon as ripe to es
cape the work of the mice as much as
possible. When the ground Is spongy
from partly decayed vegetable matter
great damage will sometimes occur.
The ground about peanuts should be
kept clear of weeds, which furnish cov
er for mice. Albert D. Warner, of Vir
ginia, In New York Tribune Farmer.
Waste of Plant t'nnd In Soils.
All tilled soils are subject to a con
slant waste of the plant food element
that is, nitrogen, potash and phos
phoric acid. Soils contain as a natural
condition all three ot these necessary
substances, the potash and phosphorle
acid as a constituent of the rocks which
by disintegration from the great bulk
of our soils, and the nitrogen in the
form of vegetable matter, the residue
of plant growth. A pure soil of course
contains no vegetable matter, but fur
nishes a medium for the growth of
plants of the clover family, which have
the power, when supplied with potash
and phosphoric acid, of assimilating
the inert nitrogen of the atmosphere.
The decoy of the roots, etc., of this
class of plants supplies nitrogen for the
growth of plants which cannot make
their own nitrogen, so to speak, and
thus, step by step, we have the agri
cultural soil of today.
Plant food must be soluble In Boil
waters before plants can make use of
It to accelerate growth, and it is in this
point the greatest losses occur. For
example, If more plant food is made
soluble than the plants In that Imme
diate spot can assimilate, the quantity
not taken up passes on with the drain
age water, to be taken up more or less
by the feeding roots of plants It meets
In passing on to the streams and water
courses. More or less fails to be utilized
In this process, and ultimately finds Its
way to the ocean where it serves to
grow marine plants. Nitrogen Is sub'
Ject to losses In addition to this. By
the action ot certain bacteria, the nit
rogen In decaying vegetable matter Is
converted into ammonia, which may
escape in the air as a gas, or this
ammonia by the action of other micro
organisms may be changed back Into
the inert form of nitrogen as found In
atmosphere, and which is useless as
plant food.
A great deal may be done to lessen
these losses, though they can never
ho wholly prevented. The heaviest
losses occur In the fall, winter and ear
ly spring, when the surface evaporation
of water It light, and the drainage into
water courses consequently heavy. Un
der these conditions, the soluble plant
food made so by the season's tillage, is
freely washed into the drainage than
nels. By keeping the soil covered with
catch crops much of this loss may be
prevented, but it Is not always possible
to use a cover crop. For this purpose,
rye, scarlet clover, cow peas and field
peas are used, and should be used
wherever possible. Fall plownlg Is ex
cellent In improving the physical con
dltlon of a soil, but the plant food
thus liberated Is woefully wasted by
tho spring rains.
This wastage is a condition which
we have to consider as a practical fact,
One of the Important matters in con
nection with same to take Into con
eideratlon is the probable disturbance
of the "plant food balance by such
losses. Nitrogen we may disregard, as
we can win that back by the growth ot
legumes clover, cow peas, etc. Potash
and phosphoric acid present a different
problem. Potash Is subject to severe
losses, as when it Is soluble In water
there are few combinations which ren
der it again Insoluble. Phosphoric acid
on the other hand, is very apt to take
insoluble forms, and the loss ot this
plant food element Is rather Blight.
Every particle of lime encountered by
the solution ot phosphoric acid at
once fixes it against loss. All these
points must be considered in figuring
on any scheme to maintain the fertll
ity of the soil by applying manures or
fertilizers. V. J. Lance, In American
Cultivator.
A Keeord Leap.
The last day ot the recent military
sports at Tieviso was marked by a
now record.. Lieutenant Trlsslno. on
his horse, Blaque, performed what Is
described as the longest Jump ever
made on horseback. The distance was
25 feet 7 Inches. Popolo Romano.
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ts aim is not to sell 5011 cheap goods but
when quRlity is considered the price will al
ways be found right.
Its departments are all well filled, and
among the specialties handled may be men
tioned L. Adler Bros., Rochester, N. Y.,
Clothing, than which there is cone better
made; W. L. Douglass Shoe Co., Brockton,
Mass., Shoes; Curtice Bros. Co., Rochester,
N. Y., Canned Goods; and Fillsbury's Flour.
This is a fair representation of the class
of goods it is selling to its customers.
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SPORTING BREVITIES.
Rochester, N. Y.. Is to bave a three-quarter-mile
speedway.
Holler polo Is the lending winter
sport in Massachusetts.
Motor bicycle racing has become a
feature on Europenu cycle trucks.
Fair progress Is being mnde In the
construction of the new cup yacht.
- Bend Or, the famous race horse nnd
Derby winner, has (lied In Ijngliuiri.
The Chicago racing season of 1903
will begin nt Lakeside on April 20 next.
t'resceus has trotted the Montgomery
(Aln.) track in 2.07, breaking the track
record.
Morris Wood, of Montclnlr, N. J.,
lins won the principal honors In the
skating races on Verona Lake, N. I.
The New York Notional League
Baseball Club will open Its prelimin
ary season at the l'olo Ground on
April 8.
Although It was believed that Jim
Murphy, the noted Southern trainer,
died poor. It has been found since that
be was worth about $00,000.
The golf club of tho Michigan Uni
versity is to have Its own links. Forty
acres of ground adjoining I'crry Field,
at Ann Arbor, are to be purchased.
Henri Fournler, a noted chauffeur,
1ms arrived in the United States from
Europe, and has issued a challenge for
nn automobile race to Alexander Win
ton. Burt Downing, a brother of Hardy
Downing, and the youngest of the trio
of brothers. Is now the amateur cy
cling king of the Pacific' const, having
been undefeated this season. Young
Downing Is nineteen, weighs ITU
pounds and stands five feet ten inches.
There will be an Invasion of Austra
lia next full by a number of the lead
ing cycle cracks of America, including
Iver Lnwson, Floyd MrFnrlnnd and
Hardy Downing, sprinters, nnd several
pace followers, with modern motors.
Australia Is to have several coliseum
cycle tracks
LABOR WORLD.
Uncle Pnni employs nearly T.'OO wom
en in the various departments at
Washington.
A musician' union Is the lnltst ad
dition to the ranks of organized labor
in (Julncy, III.
Hotel and restaurant employes' un
ions have doubled their membership
since January 1, HJOJ.
At Bridgeport, Conn.. 200 buffers,
polishers and plnleis, who Hi ruck six
weeks ngo, have voted to return to
work.
Broom makers recenlly won n strike
for an Iin-rcnse In wages nt Des
Moines, Iowa, ruining uu increase of
twelve per cent.
Since the craft became organized
steel nnd coiptr plate printers at St.
Louis, Mo., have secured Increases In
wages amounting to forty per cent.
Tacomn (Wash.) carpenters will nsk
for nn advance in their wages nt seven
nud a half cents nn hour, or sixty cents
a day of elclit hours, 'i'licy have been
receiving SU.
At K trellis, Austria, the Government
has ordered Die different cities, towns
nnd communities to provide pensions
for their old schoolteachers, nnd that
no pension below $J5 u year should be
offered. 1
All the women teachers In the Tort
age Ln Prairie, Multiloba, schools, ex
cept one, have gone oil strike to en
force n demand for better wages. Tho
teachers oro Kiinported by prncllcully
every lending man In tuwii.
The ItiiKulan workers seem to linro
scored o victory nt Itoston. Jfliey have
received arrears of pay, have obtained
the illHiulxsul of the foreman who
caused the trouble, and huve obtuiued
a penult to celebrate holidays.
(iirls for cheroot rolling are in great
demand In ltU hmoml, Va. While learn
ing they lire allowed 2..0 a week. Af
ter six weeks' practice usually they ar
aide to earn $4 to I") a week, ami when
they become expert they earu from St)
to $7 u week.
BIG DEMAND FOR NEW PENNIES.
A Requisition for Fifteen Million on
the Sub-Treasury.
A requisition was made for 15,000,
000 brand new pennies by the author
ities in control at the Sub-Treasury in
New York City for the use in the holi
day season, a ratio of more than five
new penulesi for each man, woman and
child In the Greater City. This de
mand, greater by DO per cent, than
In any preceding year, has beeu cre
ated largely by department stores,
which, when articles run in the "dol
lar ninety-eights-," Invariably hand back
as part ot tho change two sblnlug cop
per cents.
BU8IN ana CARDS.
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MITCHELL,
ATTOItNEY-AT-LAW.
Office on West Mala street, opposite the
Qummarclal Hotel, Reynoldsvllle, Pa.
M. MCDONALD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary Public, real aetata agent, Patents
secured, collections made promptly. OfiloO
In Nolan block. ReynoldsTlIIo, Pa. -
gMITH M. MoCREIQHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Notary Public and Real Estate Agent. Oe
lections will receive prompt attention. Offloe
In Proehllch Henry block, near pot to Otoe.
BeynoldavlUa Pa. ""
J)R. B. E. HOOVER,
REYNOLDSVILLE, PA.
Resident dentlat. In the Hoover bntldtna
aeit door to poaiofllce, Main street.. Gentle,
seas In operating.
jjr L. L. MEANS, '
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of First National beak
building, Main street.
J)R. R. DkVERE KINO, '
DENTIST,
Efflce on second Boor KeynoldtTltla Real
tateBldg. Main street ReynoldsTllle, re.
J)R. W. A. HENRY,
DENTIST,
Office on second floor of Henry Brae, brisk
building, Main street.
J NEFF.
JUSTICE OP THE PEACE
And Real Estate Agent, ReynoldarUle, Pa.
bTBBECSEXC!
YOUNG'S
PLANING
MILL
You will find Sash, Doors,
Frames and Finish of all
kinds, Rouh and Dressed
Lumber, High Grade Var
nishes, Lead and Oil Colors
in all shades. And also an
overstock of Nails which
I will sell cheap.
J. V, VOUNO, Prop.
EVERY WOMAN
m needs a reliable
regulating Medicine,
DR. PEAL'S
PENNYROYAL PILLS,
are prompt, safe and oertatn la result tfceieau.
ne (Dr. 1-eaTa) never disappoint. 1.00 per bea.
Tee tale by B. Alas. State.
WHEN IN DOUIIT. TRY
Tkn I
stood tbe tMlef men.
and hive cured thouae ei
eewe ef Nervous Disseise, tuck
as Debility, Disslnoss, SUsplcs.
acts and vnrioocsle, Atrophy.ate
Tbsy daer the brain.streagraea
lbs eircuistioa, mske dlgssllea
psrfscl, end imparl a assllk
vigw ts the whole bslaf. Ail
eialss end lessee ace ckscks4
mnirlrrsln snusara. Unlsse astlsets
lOflg AZalR. Za .rODSrlT cured. IksiTesedl.
noe enva verriss mess into lassnity, isn
Use or Death. Mslled ssslsd. Prise i per
a So ms, wlia iroeise isgsi guersatse 10
tsruadlkeaMaov.ea.ee. Seed Owe k
P or sale by Br. Ales Stoke.
Utilizing Wast Gas.
In the electrolytic reduction of load
sulphide, aa now carried out at Ni
agara Falls, the ores are used aa cat
hodes In an acid electrolyte, hydrogen
sulphide being formed and passing oft
as a gas, while the spongy metallic
lead remains. The apparatus resem
bles a pile of lead dinner plates, each
plato representing a coll, and with 48
cells in ferles, using 130 vplts, the
product Is about twp pounds of lead
per horsepower hour. The process,
whose chief difficulty has been Incom
plete reduction through passage of the
current through the lead produced,
has- been so Improved that about 92 to
85 per cent, of tbe ore Is now reduced
to metal. The gnses developed are by-'
orogen suipnide and oxygen In their
combining proportions, and It la pro.
posed to utilize these for driving gus
flnrlnau
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