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A GREAT STKUCTDEE. tt Spans the Harlem River at New York City. Completion of the Kev York C-n-tral'a Fonr-Trrk DrawOrtdfe ad u laiDwiu Steel Viaduct. One of the mot remarkable feats of engineering on record is just com pleted, aDd tlic passenger entering i'ew York from the north now rides over one of the grandest examples of Bteel railway constructiot. jet accom plished in this age of marvelous results in that direction. Going south, at One Hundred and Forty-ninth street, the tracks of the JCew York Central begin to rise gradu ally, and at One Hundred and Thirty Fifth street they cross the Harlem river n the new four-track steel draw bridge, at an elevation of 24 feet above Sigh tide. This massive structure is remarkable in beicg the Cist four-track draw bridge ever constructed, and is the largest bridge of the kind in the world. It is 400 feet long and v.eighs II.jiMJ tons. The draw-bridge is 5S feet C inches wide, from center to centeruf outride trusses, and is carried on three very heavy trusses. Between the centra! and each of the two side trusses is a clear space of 20 feet, which permits the p:i,-age of eminent Teasels, the hours named cov ering the great businesa traffic ia and out of the city, the important through trains as well as the principal suburban trains arriving and departing during those hours. This will avoid delays, which have been, at times, very annoy ing, and permit of much faster service than could have been maintained under the old arrangements; and. as speed is one of the principal factors in travel in this age, this feature will prove an im portant one. Quite a cumber of the great improve ments which have recently been made in the northern part of the city can be seen from the trains as they pass over the new viaduct. Among them are Grant's tomb. St. Luke's hospital and the buildings of Barnard college and Columbia college, on Morningside Heights, and very soon the grand struc ture of the Cathedral of St. John the Di vine will be observed. Further north, and on the west side of the Harlem river, the now famous speedway is un der construction and approaching completfon; the magnificent High bridge, Washington bridge. McComb's dam bridge and the viaduct leading to it from the north are works of art, as well as of great utility, under which the trains pass, and on the right may be seen the buildings of the I'niversity of the City cf New York. Webb's Sailors home, and hundreds of other new build ings cf less importance. North of the Harlem river, on the Harlem division, is Bronx park, which is to contain the FARM AND GARDEN. STATE OF GOOD ROADS A, 1 -rkTfT, .... 25Si .-. VV' --r-A E.ND VIEW OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL S NEW FOUR-TRACK STEEL rRAW-BRIIX;E OVER the haklem river at one hundred AND THIRTY-FIFTH STREE1, GREATER NEW YORK. THE LARGEST STRUCTURE OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD. two sets of double tracks. The floor is corrugated, and the rails are bolted to it on steel tie plates. The trusses of the draw-bridge span are 64 feet high in the center and 25 feet high at each md. At the highest part of these trusses is situated the engine house, which con tains two oscillating double-cylinder ngines, which turn the draw and can be worked together or separately, so that if one should break down at any time, the other can do the work. From One Hundred and Thirty eighth street south the four new tracks run over the steel viaduct to One Hun dred and Tenth street, and thence by the stone viaduct to One Hundred and Sixth street, where they strike the level o the present four-track line. The work of building this massive structure, which is here illustrated, began September 1, 1S93, and hss con tinued without cessation until now, and will cost when completed considerably great botanical gardens and zoological gardens of Greater New Y'ork, and w ith in a few years this portion of the city will offer attractions which will be un surpassed iu thfir character by any city in the world. Greater New York, which is 19 mile wide by 33 miles long, certainly offers tc tie tourist and seeker after knowledge or pleasure more inducements than ant other American city, and few cities ir Europe can equal it. ADIRONDACK. Marked Improvement of New Jersey's Public Highways. In his annual report just issued, Henry I. Budd, state commissioner of public roads in .New Jersey, says: "The state aid law has stimulated the property holders of many counties to spend hun dreds of thousands cf dollars upon their roads, to meet the state appro priation." Under this law the state has paid since 1S1I2 S4CG.595 for the improve ment of the highways, which, added to the amounts spent by counties and in dividuals, makes an aggregate expendi ture within six years of 51,400,000 for permanent roads in New Jersey. There are 20,000 miles of roads in the state, end about 300 miles of the most fre quented highways have been improved peimanently, on modern lines. Tempo rary improvements are being made in every county. Many good roads leagues and associations have been formed. Through the agitation which they induce they have brought forth money and labor from tbeir respective communities. Smooth, hard roads, beautified by trees and shrubbery, have developed under the stimulus of these local roads leagues. Foot paths and cycle paths have been created, and tie sp pearance of various communities have been so changed that th'-y have be come attractive centeis of settlement. "Too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of the.e associations," j cays Commissioner Budd. "There is no jiower so useful as that which per- sundes each and every person or com j muuity to do their best to help theiu i selves bv their c.vn labor and contribu ! lions." " A novel feature of the good roails i movement in New Jersey is the preposi ' tion to introduce instruction on road building into the common schools. The j need of elementary instruction in that I direction is seen every day. The ttate I report says: "The ignorance that prc- vails among the average rural residents regarding the proper manner of repair ! ing even the common roads shows a striking necessity for some kind of j technical instruction, guided by which our ordinary township authorities wili be able to make the best use of the ever-present materials for keeping the roads in projer repair. In traveling over the country we often see men re pairing a miry roadway by throwing mud from the ditches into the middle of the roadbed. In all our communities it is a common practice to scrap the wornout material, that has been re peatedly washed from the center of the road, back into the middle of the road, only to be again washed out by the rain I or to be waded through as deep sand. I Upon our macadam highways there is a prevailing spirit of neglect; instead of immediately repairing the little breaks, i our countv officials leave them until BRACING FRUIT TREES. 4a Explanation of the Tripod Method aad Its Advantage. In the accompanying sketch, which represents a nevviy planted tree, ten feet in height, there is shown one of the most effective braces that can be provided for a subject of this size. It consists of three light oak or other stakes, about five feet in length, driven into the soil, tripod-like, each two feet away from the tree, and with the right slant to just meet the trunk with the end. as at a in the engraving. Here a piece of matting i? wound around the V 7 The Spartaa Vlrtae, Fortltnde, I severely taxed by dyspepsia. "But "rood digestion will wait on appetite, and health on both," when Hostetters Stomach Bitten ia resorted to by the victim of indigestion. Heartburn, flatulence, biliousness will cease tormentingthe gastric region and lirer if this genial family corrective meets with the fair trial that a sterling remedy deserves. Use it regularly, not spasmodically now and then. It conquers malarial, kidney, nervous and rheumatic ailments. Appropriate. "What gum do you think I ought to pnt up in front of my place of busi ness?" asked a man who had opened a morgue. " 'Remains to be seen,' " sug gested the friend who had dropped in. Chicago Tribune. Miss Dimples "Well. I'm glad to begin the new rear right." Miss Passav "And I hate to begin it left." Cleveland Plain I s Dealer. Just try a 10e box of Cascarets candy ea tharticnest liver and bowel regulator made. Many a boy's first step towards the peni tentiary was being irregular at school. Washington Democrat. The pain of sciatica is cruel. The cure by St. Jacobs Oil is sure. It penetrates. Let a lot of men get together, and it is remarkabie how socn they will go to talk ing about good things to eat. When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret, candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c, 25c. Some women buy books because they look pretty in the book case. 5 The papcri are faS E3 of drains from Bad feet from frost-bites are made sound by St. Jacobs Oil. It cures. First Burglar "Hist! Here comes the janitor!" Second Burglar "Well, we wiped our feet, didn't we?" Detroit Journal. I can recommend Piso's Cure for Con sumption to sufferers from Asthma. E. D. Townsend, Ft. Howard, Wis., May 4, 'W. It comes as natural to a woman to know dry goods as it does to a man to tvrear. W ashington Democrat. hi v ia I ; a llvtliykl Heart g-nr-j-iMi'1. .'".'Mia Of count Failure DAUGHTERS OF PRESIDENTS. Oldest Fresident at the White lionet Over Half a Ontnry Ago. There are eight surviving daughters of presidents of the United States, in addition to the three of President and Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. Letitia TyJer Sem ple is the eldest of the group and Mrs. Philip Pendleton Dandridge is the next. The former is the daughter of Pres- IV r- ix Vu AVIS- W rv' r Nv.Pitfi?33sw 1 . TV SIDE VIEW OF THE NEW FOUR-TRACK STEEL DRAW-BRIDGE OVER THE HARLEM RIVER. more than $3,000,000. The completion I ident Tyler, and is living in the Louise of the new work will permit the ojen- home. Washington,- D. C. Mrs. Dan- ing of all cross streets unaer me ran- j unuge is iae oaugier oi iTe:aent iay- ior, anu presiaea at most ot ttie wnite house functions during her father's brief occupancy a little over a year; she lives iu Winchester, Ya. The only surviving daugter of President JoLn ton, Mrs. Martha Johnsou Patterson, lives in the old Johnson homestead at Greenville. Teun. Mrs. Ellen V. Grant Sartoris. the only daughter of President Grant, is now living in this country tiiK-e the death of her husband in Washington, D. C. The only daughter of President Hayes. Miss Fanny Hayes, passes much of the winter in travel, and spends her summer at the Hayes homestead in Fremont. O. Mrs. Mary (iarritld Stanley-Brown, the "little . Moi iie"of the Garfield family. lives in Wash ington during the winter and at the old family homestead in Ohio in the summer. The only daughter of Presi dent Arthur, Miss Helen Ilerndo.t Ar thur, lives in Albany, N. Y., with aii aunt, aDd spends much time in traveL Mrs. Mary Hnrrison McKee. the only daughter of President Harrison, livesat Saratoga, N. Y and the Cleveland chil dren, cf course, ire at their borne in the white house. Ladies' Come Journal. wav and so permit a perfectly free passage for street traffic. One Hundred and Thirty-eighth etreet, which has become a great thor oughfare, will be entirely free, as the trains which heretofore crossed it at grade will pass over it at an elevation that will allow street cars and all traf fic perfect freedom. At One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street the tracks will cross the street 14 feet above the level of the street, and at this point a mag nificent passenger station is to be built, extending from One Hundred and Twenty-fifth to One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, under thi four track viaduct. This improvement will be of immense value to the entire state in fact, to the whole country as the bridge, being so high above the water, will never have to be opened except when large steamers or vessels tvith masts are to pass through: all tugs, cacal boats, barges. : etc will have ample room to go under the bridge while it is closed. The Harlem river, having been de clared by congress a ship canal, the sec retary of war bas issued orders that all tugs and barges shall joint their smoke stacks and flag-poles, to enable them to pass under the bridge while it is closed. He has also ordered that the bridge ahall not be opened between the houra of seven and ten o'clock in the morning, and four and seven in the afternoon, except for police, fire or fov-( Manly Barcmara. "Papa, what is a bicycle built for two?" "Your ntt-thtr, my child. She ride it, and 1 have lo take tare of it." A. X. Journal. IMPROVED NEW JERSET ROAD, rods of the stone become unraveled, necessitating, at times, the expenditure of several hundred dollars per mile for repairs, where a few dollars would have been sufficient." Education is to conducted along the lines of draining, and the prevention of earth and water frcm mixing on the roadbed; also to give knowledge of the proper admixture of suitable earth materials, clay, sand and gravel, in the proportions that will make an im pervious roofing and form a perfect roadway for light traffic. People are to be taught how to utilize the seashore shells, and the shales and slates that abound iu many sections. Satisfied by the experience of the past that no system of permanent road build ing can be uniformly successful unless fostered by the state. Commissioner Budd pleads for an annual state appro priation of $r00,C00. He says: "Such an appropriation would give to each county each year a healthy mileage, the taxation to meet which would not be burdensome, probably no more on the average than one-eighth per cent, on the ratables, and would result in an an nual expenditure of more than $1,000, D00 for improved roads, a rate that would soon place us in a position to attract millions of capital for investment and thousands of progressive citizens for permanent residents. Im proved highways give new life to the country through which they pass, as they are often thronged with bicycles and other pleasure vehicles." Interesting phases are developed in the construction of new roads. For in stance, Monmouth county is building a road of bog ore four miles long, and Salem county is constructing a high way of oyster shells three miles long. Atlantic county in 1S9C-97 opens a new- era in road building, inasmuch as that county presents the first road in the state constructed under the state aid law out of any other material than stone. Twenty-two miles of gravel road are being laid from Absecom to Uammonton, and Camden county will also build 12 miles of gravel to connect with the Hammonton road. Burlington county has begun the construction of a road of stone two and a half miles long, with slag foundation. Here is the motto of the New Jersey public highways improvement advo cates: "Good roads decrease taxation, de crease living expenses, increase prop erty values, increase farmers' incomes, increase railroad business, promote prosperity, promote civilization." HOW TO STAKE A TREE. trunk to protect it frord the ends of the several stakes, which are then se- cured to the trunk, and to one another by means of tarred cord or by wire. Such a tree is held perfectly secure. Surely it is giving the subject the ra tional care which is its due in the crisis i of transplanting. ! To make this lesson of the tree's i security the more impressive, I show a I side sketch at b which indicates the j bad predicament into which newly ! planted trees not rarely get. When I j say that I have seen unstaked fall ; planted trees literally blown from the j ground before spring, this present i sketch need not be looked upon as j fanciful. It represents, in fact, quite j a common 6tate. Not only does the j injury come from a general loosening i up of the roots and their displacement, but an opening is made around the trunk which will fill with water, which I may cause damage in one of two ways; I fiist. water that follows readily down j the root hastens the softening process of the soil, and further aids the loosen ing of the roots; second, to have water stand i:et to the bark, which in case of sudden freeze up is turned to ice, ma v. ork serious harm to the bark throughout. The advantages of this tripod method of staking trees over the single stake plan are several; first, the tree is held more firmly in place than is possible to be done with the use of but one stake; secondly, these stakes are not driven into fresh earth, but into that just outside of the hole that was ex cavated and filled in during the plant ing process. This method of staking is suited to trees in almost any situation. In the street, for instance, by having two of the stakes enter the soil at tne curb, and these spread a little farther apart than the distance to the other stake, the tree may be brought within a foot and a half of the curb (and it should never be closer). It is at once apparent how easily the tripod may be made to serve as a tree-guard against horses and dogs by running wire, held in place by staples, horizontally from stake to stake around the tree. The first wire may be a foot above the ground to ad mit of the lawn mower passing under neath; above this they might be three cr four inches apart. The plan here illustrated is best suit ed to trees ranging from six to twelve feet in height. In the case of trans planting larger trees (except in the street) the same plan may be modified by substituting the use of wire for the stakes. In that event the stays may be attached higher up in he tree than when stakes are used; even among the branches, say at two-thirds the height of the tree, provision being of ?oure made for attaching the wires both in the tree and at the ground. In the tree two iron half-bands fitted with L ends and short bolts should be made to tightly encircle the trunk at the proper height. To this completed band the wire stays are attached, extending to the ground. Here they are made fast to three stout stakes driven into the ground at equal distance apart and some feet away from the tree. Ordi nary fence wire will answer very well for the purpose. If the trees are quite large the wire may be doubled. Some one may say that the stakes, wires and the work involve expense. This is true, but the outlay is a mere trifle as compared to the cost and value of the tree. Ellas A. Long, in American Gardening. Years of rheumatism have ended with cere by St. Jacobs Oil. Cures promptly. "Do you like cabbage?" "Well, I never eat it, but I smoke it sometimes." Chicago Record. Slipped and fell: bad sprain. Xevcr mind. St. Jacobs Oil will cure it. Generally, those who know the least arc the ones who are always giving you advice just for your own good. Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe. 10c. We have never yet seen a man too poor to own a gun and a'dog. Made worse by cold. Xeuralgia needs St. Jacobs Oil to cure. It cures. Every man thinks he never was as foolish as tua boys he sees around hint. THc. MARKETS. Xew YoiiK. February r. I -37 CATTLE Native Steers S 4 00 Tt 4 fS 3 .... t .... u .... 8 15 u 3 15 3 V) 4 .V u .... 4 .... 32 t too u 4 W it, 12 i 7 00 12. u 16 .... It 13 it 9 10 .... ki 4fc .... U 3l COTTi X M : . I . I i iu'. . . . K!JUK-W;iiter SVLeiL VVHKAT Xc HUrJ CKX-Xo.2 OATS-X..J PUUK New Me-.- ST. LOUIS. ryTT:N-M;iiJling UKEVEs-Mcers - Cow and Heifers. CALVES Uikis-KaT to Select SMiIKl'-l-a'.rtoi'tio.ce KLOL'K-I'i.te:ils Kar;ey l' KslraUo.. 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H. kUin Mils, ulaia, tit DIRECTIO TCRU 7 r C7 Stick to the Directions, if you want to get the most good out of Pearline. Otherwise, you'll be putting in too much, and wasting the Pearline, and calling it expensive. Or you ivon't put in enough, and so you won't get as much help from it as you expected, and you'll have to do more work. Directions on every package for hot and cold water washing, with and without boilinp;. These simple, easy directions have revolutionized the work of washing. ORCHARD AND GAROE.N. Give young trees good protection and food cultivation. When not mulched, the winter is a pood time to manure all kinds of small fruits. In the winter when the ground is frozen hard is the best time to trans plant large trees. .Feed the trees and fruit plants wit o an application of manure or wood ashes scattered evenly. The demand now is for quality rather than quantity in all kinds of farsj products, especially fruits. Use wood ashes in the orchard or coal ashes on heavy clay land. Both are too valuable to be allowed to go ta waste. There are few if any kinds of frnit more easily raised or more highly pVized than the different varieties of rasp berries. By planting in rows sufficient ly far apart to cultivate they can be grown with Tery little trouble. St. Loois Bepublie. REASONS FOR USING f Walter Baker & Go.'s Breakfast Cocoa. Because it is absolutely pure. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in which chemicals are used. Because beans f the finest quality are used. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent a cup. Be sore that jom get the " articte wh by WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd., Dorchester. .Haa. Established 1780. 25? SO ANDY CATHARTIC CURECONSTIPATIOH ALL DRUGGISTS ABSOLUTELY GUARLTTEED CZii ItHUE all ELSE itMS. t. TMMUOOO. usa t Coach arras. USE NO OTHER THAN YUCATAN. A. H. K. B 1844 wrat WlmjB T UTUTDUI FUASS mtam thas jwm mw tiM Him Hi s am Umm