JL SORE HEAD IN POULTRY. Most Common Anionic Young thick, ena Effective Treatment. By C. A. CART, veterinarian, Alabama experiment station. Chicken pox sore bend, or contneious epithelioma, In poultry is n ar.uuou disease. It is more prevalent among young chickens, from broilers to ma turity, yet younger and older chickens BEAD OF A HEN AFTKH RECOVERY. This was a bad case of sore head. The bare places on the skin around the eye give some Idea of the extent of the crusts. This cose was treated with creolln and vaseline. may have this disease. There are no positive differences between the vari ous forms of diphtheria, roup and chicken pox, or "sore head," other than the location In which the lesions occur. I have found nothing better or more effective than Iodoform by Itself, or Iodoform one part and tannic acid one part, or Iodoform one part, boric acid one part and tannic acid one part. It is best to wash the head, wipe out the mouth and throat with a weak solution of creolln (one or two to 100), using a boiled cotton or medicated absorbent cotton swab. Next remove the crust on the skin, comb, wattles ami eye lids and the exudate from the eyes, the month and throat. Then, with sterilized or boiled or absorbent cotton, wipe away the blood on the raw sur faces until they cense to bleed, then with cotton swab cover the raw plnee.i with Iodoform or either of the Iodoform powders above mentioned. Do not be afraid to put Iodoform Into the eye or the conjunctival sack. The next day or the same day a few hours later apply freely vaseline or fresh lard all over these places. In some cases It may bo necessary to apply the iodoform or Iodo form powders once a day for two or three days, and thereafter apply freely : only lard or vaseline every day. In other ' cases one application of the Iodoform CASK OF SOKE HKAD. (Showing crusts on comb, eyelids and skin. and daily applications of lurd ami vaseline are all that is required. In bad cases, especially where they do not Improve us rupidly as they should, give internally as much as a teuspoouful of vaseline containing a few drops of creosote or ten to thirty grains of ep som salts In a tablespoonful of water. This may be given once per day or once every other day. It nsuaNy pre vents Intestinal infection or complica tions. Iu cases where roup predominates or where the suborbital sinus becomes llllag with pus and the eye is greatly distended there are several lines of trentment that may be followed. In the eary stages apply sweet oil or olive oil to the nostrils find If possible Inject some of this oil Into the nasal passages by using a small nozzle and syringe. After Injecting or applying the oil apply pressure over the distend ed parts, and thus expel as much of the pus as possible. This may be re peated twice per day. Hard Movtaed HortM. Here Is something of practical value to any one driving a horse that pulls on the bit: Fasten a small ring to each' side of toe bridle and as near the brow band as possible. Pass the lines through the bit rings and' snap them Into the rings at the brow band. This, with a. eomnses Jointed bit, will enable child to hold a puller or hard month-. ed horse with ease nnder almost all circa matancea. It can be used on a fast bone in doable team or on both, as desired. It Is cheap and easily ap plied) and It won't make the month ore. , It Is better than any patent bit. Farm Press. Wlrcworma. A reader Inquires about the best means of getting rid of the wlreworms which have almost ruined his pota toes. There Is only one way that I know of which promises permanently satisfactory results In checking the de structive work of wlreworms. This Is by plowing and otherwise working the soil late in the fall In fact, just be fore settled cold weather so as to j break up the safe retreats of tills en emy and leave the pnpae an easy prey o birds or the winter's cold. Farm and Fireside. 1 - -k ;; BROWN TAIL MOTH. , A Spreading; Peat In New England. Method of Control. The brown tall moth Is a European nioth accidentally Introduced Into New England about fifteen years ago, and It has rapidly spread until at the present time It covers a large extent of territory and threatens still further rapid spread. It is an Injurious ene my of orchard, forest and shade trees and of ornamental shrubbery. The term "brown tail rush" Is well understood in eastern New "England at the present time. The hairs of the brown tall caterpillar are finely barbed and brittle, und where the caterpillar comes In contact with the human skin these hairs enter the skin pores, break off and cause a severe Irritation. In deed, It Is not necessary for the cater pillar itself to come In contact with the skin. At several times of the year it seems as though, the hairs were ac tually floating about in the air. Combatlnar It In Winter. In describing this pest and bow to control it Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of the bureau of entomology, advises that the most obvious means of controlling the brown tall moth, and the easiest one, Is the collection and destruction of the winter nests after the leaves have fallen. These webs are conspicuous from Oc tober to April. Many of them are with in reach, and as each contains 200 cat erpillars or more, each one capable of destroying a number of buds In the spring, the value of this work Is at once evident. The webs should be re moved before the first part of April. In Massachusetts on the larger trees are used long ladders and climbing Irons, and some men make a business of detroylng these nests upon private estates. The twigs Carrying the nests are clipped off with one of the ordinary tree pruners (Fig. 10), and the collected nests are burned. Spring Spraying. After the leaves come out In the spring the nest remaining on the trees will t)e empty, and it Is no longer worth while to make an effort to collect them. Practically the only, remedy after this date Is spraying with an arsenical mix ture. When they are young the larvae may be effectively destroyed by spray ing with arsenate of lead. They may also be destroyed by a parls green spray In a proportion of one pound to 100 or even 150 gallons of water. A stronger mixture will burn the foliage. Arsenate of lead, however, may be ap plied much stronger, and this substance should be used when the caterpillars are larger. Mr. Sanderson, as the re sult of an experiment In New Hamp shire, recommends five pounds of ar senate of lend to a bnrrel of water when the caterpillars are large. Or ganized efforts have been made In many villages and towns under the auspices of local associations to secure the collection and destruction of the nests In the winter. A FEEDING RACK. i Convenient For Rounhnse and Ground Food. j The accompanying illustration, cred- ; ited to the Farmer, represents a type of ! feeding rack, with troughs that will be j found economical for feeding both j rougunge and ground food. These rucks can be cheaply constructed and will last for a number of years. One half of the roof Is put on hinges so that they can be filled directly from a wag on. If cut silage is fed. It should be put In first, as It will fall through the rack Into the troughs. After the silage Is thus properly distributed the racks can be filled with hay. Twelve or fourteen feet Is a good length to build such racks. The frame can be made of 2 by 4 Inch lumber. A 2 by 4 inch scantling runs lengthwise In the center of the rack and Is framed to the bot- j HACK WITH TROUGHS. : torn crosspieccs. To this is nailed on ' each side at the bottom a 1 by 3 Inch : strip for the troughs to rest on. The ! slats can be made out of 2Mi by 7-8 Inch stuff placed two and one-half Inches apart For outdoor use In a wet climate the racks should be roofed, though It Is not necessary where the rainfall Is light A one-half Inch strip should be nailed to the eaves so as to prevent the water from dripping In the feed or on the sheep while eating. Seleetlms; the Winter Clock. Now Is the time to assort hens for winter keeping. Whatever breed you prefer, be sure to keep only, the choic est Hens are now a good price, so cull oat all scrub stock and all hens over two years old, and It is better to keep only, last year's pullets, as they will be much the better layers. Dispose of the young cockerels as soon as they get large enough and never make the mis take of letting a number remain through the winter. ' Pick out the ones that come the nearest In color, size and shape and egg laying qualities to the Ideal of the stock you have selected. If you have a good stock, let good enough alone, and if you must change ' look around and find some one that has , put to practical uses the stock you ! want. Above all, be practical, use ! good common Judgment and profit by .the experience of others. American ' Agriculturist. i l Where to Store Smoked Meats. A dry, cool cellar or an attic with free , circulation will be a satisfactory place . for smoked meats at all seasons If It , Is kept dark and files are excluded. THE GRANGE Conducted by J. W. D ARROW, Outturn, N. V, Proa Cbrrnipondrnt New York State Grange STATE GRANGE OFFICERS. Opinion on Their Election by Worthy Master Morton of Mlohlnnn. The editor of this department re cently submitted a question as to cer tnln suggested changes In the methods fef electing state grange oillcluls to Worthy Master Hortoii, and his reply follows. The questions referred to the proposed choice of stnte grange offi cials by Pomona granges, which" were to submit a list of candidates to the state grange for the consideration and action of the state grnngo delegates. The other question referred to the making of nominations on the floor of the grange the same as at political conventions. Mr. Horton states very clearly his reasons for the present sys tem of voting. He says: The constitution of our Order defines who are eligible to vote In the state grange, and the provisions covering this Important matter are In harmony with the basic plan of the grange structure. The election of officers being one of the chief functions of the state grange, con stitutional provisions for voting would very naturally Include and govern the matter of such elections. To change the unit of authority In the matter of cledt lrur officers In state granges from the state grange Itself to the members at large or to the medium representation In Pomona granges would require a revi sion of the constitution and quite a rad ical change In the whole organic plan as conceived and promulgated by the found er. While on general principles I favor the democratic plnn of people's rule. It does not seem plain that In this fraternal body of ours fraternal brotherhood and good will would be better served than now, while on the other hand much con tention and strife might be engendered. Such strife and contention would bo all right In a political organization nnd con ventions, but It was foremost in the minds of the founders of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry to bind the tillers of the soil together in fraternltv, nnd nil members agree that this silken cord should not be broken. It has always been the governing thought to eliminate nil political tactics nnd methods of advan tage getting from grnnre elections. The question is very Important In that so much of the original grnngo plan of structure Is Involved. Regarding nominations and supporting speeches, I fenr that If It were permitted Rtato grange sessions would have to be greatly extended. As nbnvo stated, it has been the rule to eliminate nil semblance of political caucus nnd convention meth ods from grange meetings nnd procedure. As.it is now done every member has a right and a fair rhtme to have his or her name presented. ' nnd all members have the right to a secret ballot thereon. ITnder present methods granges may hold nn election, nnd no nv-mber will have his rights and privileges abridged or slighted. So far as nomination nre concerned, 1 nm In favor of the present method. GROTtGE B. HORTON. GRANGE HALLS. Their Advnnfnnvx to lie DlNpnssed at December Moellnvs. What are the adv;inta :c.i derived by a grange from the ownership of a grange hall? The advantages derived are very similar to the advnutnge-i derived by a person who owns rather than rents his home. Doubtless there are Instances where a leased hall for use of the grange would be loss expensive than owning a hull, when Interest on the money Invested, repairs. Insurance and care are reckoned, but even this does not often occur. When It does, it Is no argument that should have weight against a grange owning a hall. A religious Boclety would not expect to he permanently successful that held Its services In leased halls. A town or school district does not hire a hall In which to hold school. The government Is erecting elegant buildings In all the large cities for the transaction of its business, although at many times the annual expense that a leased hull would cot. The fundamental Ideu In all these matters Is one of permanency nnd that ;m association or society of nny kind is more likely to bo permanent If It is able to meet within Its own walls. In addition to this, there Is n sentimental h'ca In regard to a grange owning Its liall that docs not appear In all the other Instances cited. When owned It seems more like a 1: ;mo to the organi sation. More Intere t will lie taken in beautifying and adorning It, and this will Increase the Interest In the grange Itself. It will have t'.at semblance of comfort and will iusti'.l a feeling of co operation and contentment among the members of the grange that can hardly be secured In any other way. Conten tion and strife are less likely to occur, nnd the grange room will begin to have nn attraction for members second only to that of their own homes. They will find themselves looking forward to the time of the next meeting not so much on account of the exercises that are to be held as on account of the feeling that the .meeting will be in soit sense a home gathering of members of the grange household, and no such Intense feeling could be developed If meetings were held In a leased or public ball. In short the owning of a hall by a grange adds permanency to the organisation and promotes fraternity In an eminent degree. National Grange Bulletin. Ohio Reading- Coarse. The Ohio stnte grange reading course, which has been tried for a year In that state, has met with the most excellent success. Fifty-eight classes were or ganized In twenty-two counties. Four hundred and seventy-three books were purchased at a cost of about $430. These reading classes are held In the granges.in some Instances, and In oth ers cl:i:..ies meet for recitation several times durlug each week and report re sults at each grange meeting. Mrs. Mary E. Lee, who has the work In charge, says that It has passed the ex perimental stage and become a fixed reality. A Fatuon Hell. The emperor's g-.-eat l.cll In the Ca thedral of Cologne was couwrntcd with great pomp. Twenty-two cannon taken from the French were assigned by the Emperor William for Its manu facture. It was cast by Andreas Ilnnim of Frnnkenthul, nnd more than , $20,000 was paid for the casting. It bears an Inscription recording that "William, the most august em peror of the Germans and khitf of the I Prussians, mindful of the heavenly j help granted to him whereby be con ducted the late French war to n pros perous Issue nnd restored the German empire, caused cannon taken from tho French to be devoted to founding a bell to be hung in the wonderful ca thedral then appi'onchlntr completion." A likeness of St. rotor, the name patron of the church, Is on the side, beneath which Is n quatrain In the stylo of tho mediaeval conceits, pray ing that as devout hearts rise heaven ward at hearing the sound of the bell so may the doorkeeper of heaven open wide the gates of the celestial mansion. On the opposite side Is Inscribed a sex tet In German. r, A Foxy Tenant. At one time there lived In Worcester, Mass., an old negro who had n tre mendous Influence, religious and politi cal. In the settlement where he lived. He occupied a little bouse owned by a prominent banker, but had successful ly evaded the payment of rent for many years. No trouble came, how ever, until the banker was nominated to run for a political office. .The next day the old negro came hobbling into his office. "Well, Sam," said the banker, "I sup. pose you've come in to pay me some rent." "Oh, no, boss," replied the old man. "I's Just come In to say I's glad yo' Is nominated nnd will tell de res' of dese no 'count niggers to vote fo' yo' and to mention to yo at de snme time dat de roof of my house Is a-leakln', an If 'taln't fixed I'll hnve to move out di rectly." Llpplncott's. Where New Eiin-lnnd la Pre-eminent. From tho standpoint of mental eth nology New England Is ns different from the rest of the United States as Brittany or rrovence from the rest of France, Piedmont from the rest of It aly, Bavaria from the rest of Ger many. Those features the existence of which can be scientifically proved nnd the extent of which can be readily measured are a high birth rate of gen ius, a passion for reading, a high di vorce rate, a low natality, a high death rate from diseases of the nervous sys tem. The correlation between some of these traits Is obvious. Between others It Is obscure. But we must re member that mental ethnology Is n science born yesterday. Today It gath ers facts. Tomorrow It will compare these and from them derive laws. Gustave Mlchaud In Putnam's Month ly. "Bins; a Sonar of Slapenee." The old nursery rhyme of "Sing a Bong of Sixpence" is an ancient alle gory and a very pretty one. The earth Is represented by the bottom of the pie. while the sky Is the upper crust. The clouds are the clothes which the maid who is daybreak is bunging on the line before the king or sun Is up. The money which the "king counts in his counting bouse" are the sunbeams which slip through the sun's fingers. The blackbird, which nips off the maid's nose so unceremoniously and thus ends the song, Is the sunset or end of day. The moon and moonbeams are represented by tho queeu and her honey, and thus we have the whole day amply accounted for. The Fee Simple. Patrick Murphy, while passing down Tremont street, was hit on the hend by a brick which fell from a building In process of construction. One of the first things he did after being taken home and put to bed was to send for a lawyer. A few days later he received word to call, as bis lawyer bad settled the case. He called and received five crisp new $100 bills. "How much did you get?" he asked. "Two thousand dollars," answered the lawyer. "Two thousand, and you give me $300? Say, who got hit by that brick, you or me?" Boston Herald. Only Resting. Allessandro Is an adorable Infant to his parents. One day his mother, to punish him, deprived him of his fruit at dinner. He yelled at the top of bis voice for two hours and then stopped. "Well," said his mother, "are you go ing to be good? Have you finished cry Ingr "No," replied the boy "I have not finished. I'm only resting." II Motto per Elder. He Stolen Jewels. "Tea, Mrs. Swellman baa been rob bed of her Jewels, and Mrs. Sneeker Is the guilty party." . . "What? Ton don't mean to say she stole"- "What else can you call It? She of fered the cook $8 and the maid $3 a week, and now she's got them." Ex change. - For Herself. "Are you sure you love me for my lelf alone?" asked the romantic yonng woman. "Well," replied the practical young man, "I -don't think I love you for my one else." A Luxor. "My daughter," said the father, "has seen accustomed to all the luxuries of wealth." "Yees," said the count, bristling up; "znt ees what I am." Christian Register. TJIK .FOLLY OF DRINK ALCiMOL DESTROYS 30TH THE MIND AND THE BODY. It la Impossible For a Man to Be Drunkard und Maintnln Ilia Moral Balance The Inebriate la Indiffer ent to All Duty. At the door of a drinking saloon on a busy street the usual morbid crowd gathered watching nn unfortunate upon the ground. It was not a woaiun fortunately that the crowd was watching, liut u man. He was gray haired, past til ty. Iu fall ing be. had dropped his wooden crutches. Two men of kindly Impulse lifted him to his feet and tried to balance his unsteady body and brain upon the crutches once more. In the crowd a cynical voice said: "Wouldn't you think a man on crutches would have sense enough not to drink?" We are all on crutches, nnd the best of us Is balanced none too well. We have rlseu from barbarism and brutality. Of all human beings on earth now a great majority are still savages In every way. And those that call themselves "civilized" are far more than half animal In their nature. Lynching crowds, prize fights, mockery for the unhappy drunkard and a thou sand other daily sights prove that we are only animals still. We are trying to walk as decent men. Our crutches are kindness on one hand and Justice on the other. These crutches have been recently manufactured by our brain. Whatever Interferes with the brain knocks the crutches from under It. Folly made that poor, gray haired man drink when he knew that ho need ed all of his mind to control those wooden crutches. Nobody knew what drove him to drink at the risk of phys ical disaster How much more foolish are other men who know they need all of their mind to bal-nce their moral crutches. Drink destroyed the balance of the man wllh wooden crutches and threw him to the ground. More surely will drink destroy the moral balance and throw down the meutal crutches that uphold us all. Think this out for yourself In detail. Think of the man who is remarkable for his devotion to his family and to the public welfare. Don't you know that drink makes such a man Indifferent to ull duty? It Is possible for a man on wooden crutches to. drink and still keep the crutches under him.,,, You may see oc casionally a drunken man keep bis balance on crutches or a wooden leg. But It Is not possible for a man to be a drunkard and keep the balance that his moral crutches give him. That remark, "Wouldn't you think a man on crutches would have sense enough not to drink?" applies to every man and most of all to the most moral men. We have crutches for the mind crutches as we have wooden crutches for the body. Remember that the desperate thing about drunkenness Is that It knocks the moral crutches from under us, throw ing us back to the prostrate brutal ani mal condition of the past. Remember that a man with Intelli gence who deliberately allows drunken ness to deprive him of moral force Is Infinitely more to blame because he Is more intelligent than the poor old man who allowed drink to get the better of his wooden supports. Boston American. WOMEN DRINK AT BARS. Intemperance of English Causes De terioration of Race. We have grown so accustomed to the spectacle of crowds of women In the burs of Loudon public houses that It has ceased to strike us as anomalous or degrading, but It always gives a se vere shock to visitors from Australia and America, where no respectable wo man would be seen entering a public bar. An Australian M. P. who has been recounting his experiences during a recent English tour says the most ap palling sight be ever witnessed was the multitude of women In the public house bars of Loudon and the provin cial cities. In bis opinion this wide spread evil is largely responsible for the physical deterioration of the Brit ish race. London Chronicle. A Poison That Kills. Strong drink Is a poison and only needs to be taken In sufficient quanti ties to kill as certainly as any other rank poison. Every man who Is drunk Is a poisoned man, and he Is poisoned Just In proportion to his drunkenness. His brain has felt the deadly influence, his blood has felt It, his. nerves and muscles have felt It, and be falls In drunken stupor by the roadside. There he lies a bulk of Inanimate humanity, poisoned In all bis faculties. ' All he needs Is a little more of the same kind of poison to kill him. United Presby terian. Left Fortune to Fight Drink, i. The will of John Crowle, a well known merchant of London, gives $1,-' 260,000 for the promotion of temper, ance In England, under the direction of the Wesleyan Methodist conference, conditioned - on the church raising a like sum within five years. A Royal Abstainer. Queen Alexandra is said to be a total abstainer. She never takes alco hol and, at banquets contents herself with aerated waters or lemonade. The Duke of Fife has, on the grounds of health, abstained from intoxicants for the past five years. Headache Can be cured only by a romotly that will lemove tlie cause. Tho oftoner you stop it with headache powders or 1 11- s tlie quicker w".l i: return. O c'Jitrr." 7 , h cr.Cac! j b cnn'ci Jri;u it lurbcd fl.o::iiu.h cr lrro-.dar bowi-h, and uhubst invarli'.Uy Lane's Faintly Medicine (a tonlo laxative) will cure head ache in short order by rofjulaUiijj the bowels and reinvigoratuig the stomach. It Is a great blood medicine and the favorite laxative of old and young. At druggists', 25c and 50c I GREEN BONE An excellent feed For Your Chickens during winter. It saves grain, produces results where grain falls, helps the hens to moult and makes them winter lay ers. Try It. We grind green bone and keep It constantly on hand at Hunter & nillireiVs MEAT MARKET REVNOLDSVILLB, PA. BUSINESS CURDS. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, Pension Attorney and Real'Estate Agent. RAYMOND E. BROWN, attorney at law, Brookville, Pa. G, m. Mcdonald, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, . ' Notary public, real estate oagent, patents secured, collections made promptly. Offlds In Syndicate building, Keynoldsvllle, Pa. W. O. SMITH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Justice of the peace, real estate agent, col lections made promptly. Office in Syndicate building, Keynoldsvllle, Pa. gMITH M. McCREIGHT. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary public and real estate agent.1" Col lections will receive prjmpt attention. Office In the Keynoldsvllle Hardware Co. building. Main street Keynoldsvllle, Pa. DR. B. E. HOOVER. ' DENTIST, Resident dentist. In the Hoover building Main street. Oentleness In operating. DR. L. L. MEANS, DENTIST, Office on second flooroftheFrs bank building, Main street. DR- R. DeVERE king, DENTIST, office on second floor of the Syndicate build log, Main street, Keynoldsvllle, Pa. pRI ESTER BROS., UNDERTAKERS. Black and white funeral cars. Main street. Keynoldsvllle, Pa. J. H. HUGHES. 7 ' UNDERTAKING AND PICTURE FRAMING. The O. 8. Burial League baa been .tested and found all right. Cheapest form 'of In surance. Hecure a contract. Near Public fountain, Keynoldsvllle Pa. D. H. YOUNG, ARCHITECT Corner Grant and Flftn its.. Keynolds vllle, Pa. JOHN C. HIRST, . .. CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEER, Surveyor and Draughtsman. Offica in Bra . dlsutebulldlng. Main street. s7INDSOR HOTEL, . ,' Philadelphia, Pa!" Between 12th and 13th Bts on Filbert St. Three minutes walk from the Reading Ter mlnal. Five minutes walk from the Fean'a K. R. Depot. European plan $1.00 per day aad upward. American plan S2.00 per day, Prank M. Bchelbley. Manager. ubscrlbe f or Y'. The -X- Star If you want the News 's