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esr SMIMMIIIIIIM A REAL HERO. BY A. V. WHTTEFORD, VLTELX+ Mike, we will have to o> fY vide the gang for ewhUe thii morning, because there la two jobe that have to be done right away. They broke the frog at the north switch last night, and we will have to put tn a nev^, one; and then there la a bad rail re? ported just at the end of the trestle, down in the hollow. We will load up while we are all here together, and I will take two of the men to put in the ?frog, and that leaves three for you. X guess I'll send Teddy along with you, too. He can't do very much when it comes to a lift, but you can put him on the ratchet, drilling the holes, or something. You'll need all the help that you can get, for that's a job that must be done in a hurry." J The speaker was William Hogan, fa? inillarly known as "Old BilL" foreman of the section gang that kept in repair five miles of the track of the Burling' ton on each side of Rock Bridge, HI and he was giving his orders for the day's work. The Mike spoken to was Mike Lynch, the workman who had been longest in the employ of the company, as a mem* ber of the gang, and whose right it waa to take charge of the second division whenever the work was such that the gang had to be divided. They were standing with the rest of the gang in front of the little red shanty or section house in which were kept their hand car, "dumpies," roils, splices, fpikes, and, in fact, everything that goes together to make up a section ?aug outfit. But we must not forget Teddy, with whom our story has the most to do. He ?\vns the son of Hogan, the foreman, a well-built, active, freckle-faced lad, about 15 years of age, and he was cm ployed in the capacity of a water boy during the summer months when he did not have to go to school. He had'to carry water for the men to drink from the neighboring farm houses when they were working along the track in the country; and, when not cither going or coming with a bucket, he was kept busy carrying tools from oue to the other, running after spikes and doing a countless number of little Hongs that were constantly turning up .and were always left for "the kid" to look after. Besides all this his keen ear was al? ways the first to detect the rumble of an approaching train, until the men had come to depend upon him to give ?hein warning when they were out be? tween stations on their hand car. He was a general favorite, too, with them all, because he was always good natured und willing to work, and on this particular morning after his fa? ther had finished giving his orders Mike turned to him with the remark: "All right, Teddy; you come along with us. You see, your father knows how to pick good company for you. We'll make a roadmaster out of you yet, if you just stay with us, and then we'll all expect a job as boss some place." "You can take the hand ear, Mike, and we'll take the 'dumpy,'" said Ho? gan, when they had gathered together all the things needed and were about ready to start. "And if we get done first we'll come down and help you finish up. If we don't, you can come up to where we are." And with this the two parties sep? arated, Hogan and his men starting in one direction with the "dumpy," while Mike and the balance clambered up on to the hand ear and began "pumping" and were soon moving In the opposite direction. v The trestle spoken of, which was really an uncovered bridge, spanned a gully known as "McCoupm Hollow." It takes its name from the creek that flows through it, and with possibly one or two exceptions Is the highest rail? road trestle in the state of Illinois, it being fully 90 feet from the roils to low water mark. It is 450 feet long, and the lay of the land is such that the track is compelled to curve so at each end that it is al? most impossible to see the trestle until you are almoBt upon it. Lying, as It does, between two steep bills, it is a hard pull both ways for heavy trains, and in order to get out of the gully without stalling and hav? ing to double the engineers generally "let 'em roll" down into the hollow, some of the more reckless ones often rushing across the trestle at the rate of 60 or GO miles an hour. It can then readily be seen that a bad rail at the! end of the trestle*might mean a very serious mishap. It was only about a mile and a half from the town, sodt was not long until Mike and his men reached the place, j and after throwing off th? new rail they had brougbt, unloading; their tools and lifting the. hand car tofone sldo of the track, they proceededtto examine the rail. One glance1 at it showed/that ? was in imminent danger of breaking every time a train ran over it, one spot in particular being worn almost in two, lo they immediately began to-fit the new one to take its place. Had it been a straight piece'of ?track this would hove been a very easy mat? ter, because all rails are made a stand? ard length, and they would simply have to take out the bolts at the end, a?ull out: the spikes from the ties, thjowHhe old rail out, slip in the.new on* and finish the job by driving-tin new spikies and pulling up the bolts)in the ends. But it was on a,/ curve, and th\? rail had to be bent fo fit the circle; ao^pfter placing the new rail alongside thye old one and measuring to find afut^how^ much ot a curve they would hare\to give It, they proceeded" to bend^rt^to' the desired radius. ' ' \ : JThja ja done with a, bending ma* chine, as it is called, which consists of an iron frame that looks something like an immense jaw, In which the rail la placed and held securely, and then by, menns of a lever a large screw ia forced against the rail until it i?)bsought to the required shape. After much tugging, puDing and twisting, all hands working until ths perspiration was running freely from their faces, they succeeded in getting1 it bent, and in a few moments they were ready to take up the old rail. . Before starting, howeven^Mike pulled Constipation is the most common form of Dyspepsia. Dr. Deane's Dyspepsia KHs (white ?~<*^ wrapper), one after Dr. each meal, cure the / IVa * t most obstinate / ijeane s \ cases> They con. \ Dyspepsia j ^n no mercury, do \ tMII J notPurSenorSriP?. \k PlllS. J and impart a nat i ural healthful tone to the stomach and bowels. ? J5c, and soc. at drogg?tt*. Send far free sampte 1 DR. J. A. PEAN5 COv KHjptoa, N. Y. out ms waten ana a' copy ox tee momn ly time card, which is a necessary part of every section foreman's outfit, and after looking it over carefully and then comparing it with his watch he turned to one of the men, remarking as he did so: "Well, Jim, I guess you can go back and do the flagging. Forty-nine is the first train due, and she won't be along for an hour. We will be all done before then, but you know the rules. When she does come along you can stop her and get on, and have them run down through here on the lookout for us, and theu come on into town, for you know the boss said when we were through here we should come up to help him out." The "Jim" spoken to was a rather sleepy-looking sort of a fellow?a good enough worker if he had some one along with him all the time to tell him just what to do, but who, as events soon proved, lacked the first requisite of a good railroader?quick judgment. He was not naturally careless, nor was he lazy; he simply always did the Tery best he knew how, and as he had worked in the gang for a number of years and had "flagged" before Mike thought he was the best man present for the work. As Mike finished speaking Jim mere? ly said "All right," and. picking up a red and green flag and a handful of torpedoes from the hand car, he started across the trestle and was soon lost to view around the curve. Before he had disappeared Mike and the other two men began to remove the old rail, while Teddy proceeded to gath? er together the necessary bars, chisels and spikes that he knew would be needed before they finished the job. When the men had succeeded in re? moving the bolts from the ends of the rail, they began to pull the spikes from the ties, being governed as they did so by a rule which section men every? where must observe at all times?I. e., when removing a rail from the main track, to be replaced immediately, the outside spikes must be left in the ties. They soon had all the inside spikes removed, and, after working the rail loose from the outside ones with pinch bars, they rolled it over* and dumped it off at one side of the track, and turned to pick up the new one to place it in position. Just at this moment Teddy, who had not been doing much for the past few minutes, except looking on, Imag? ined he heard a familiar far-off noise that sounded like the whistle of an en? gine, but as none of the men noticed anything, and he did not hear it again, he concluded he had been mistaken, and thought no more about it. When they tried the new rail in posi? tion, they found that a large "bur," as it is called, which is really a ragged end on the rail, would have to be cut off be? fore it would fit properly. t\ few blows with a sledge-hammer by one of the men on a chisel held by another soon removed the difficulty, and they pro? ceeded to try it again. Just as they picked It up, and began to move with that slow, careful step that section men invariably use when carrying a heavy rail, a sound suddenly burst upon their ears that first startled and surprised, then frightened and al? most paralyzed them. It was unmistakably the rumble of an approaching train, and their well trained ears, so long accustomed to the sound, told them all too plainly that it was very near, and that It was running at a high rate of speed. But before they had time to even pass an opinion or express any doubt, they heard it whistle for the trestle, and In another instant it appeared in sight, coming around the curve on the other side of the gully. As was afterward brought out at the investigation, it was an extra freight or ?**turn around," as they are often called, that runs only on orders from the dispatchers at headquarters, and pays no attention to the regular time card, except for the meeting-points with regular trains. Jim had not flagged it, because, as he reasoned out by some method known only to himself, it was not 40? which was the regular daily passenger ?and as there was still half an hour be? fore it was due, it was not yet time to do any flagging; so he let it go by, the fire? man afterward telling how he saw him standing there by the side of the track, with his flags rolled up under his arm. As they were only a few minutes ahead of their limit?for every freight train must keep ten minutes ahead of a passenger train following it?the en? gineer wanted to keep ahead as far as possible, and thus finish his run with? out having to pull in on a side track, and tet 40 go by him, and he was coming down the hill at least 50 miles an hour. Imagine then, if you can fully, the seriousness of the situation. Here was a very heavy freight train 1 running with the speed of the wind, all unconscious of the fact' that there was a SO-foot rail out on the outside of a curve net half a mile distant, and which they would reach In a few seconds at the farthest. To stop was impossible, for the most powerful air brake ever constructed could not have brought them to a stand still in time to save them; and without warning, engine, cars, men and all would go plunging to the bottom, a crushed, unrecognizable maBB, from which, if it did not take Are and burn up. would be token the mangled bodies of the trainmen. As these thoughts rushed with light? ning-like rapidity through the section men's minds, and they realized that if they remained where they were, they, too, would be crushed beneath the mass, it is little wonder that Mike shouted: "Drop it, boys, and run for your tlvesl" But not so with Teddy; for, swift as the train was coming, his mind was Swifter, and when be saw the men were going to drop the rail, he cried out, in as firm a tone as he could command: "Throw it on the ties, men?throw it on the ties I" 1 And almost unconsciously they obeyed him, dropping the rail within a few inches of where it belonged when fin position. The construction of a rail is such that ?t is heaviest on the bottom; and as It flell right side up, it did not turn over, but lay there ready to be placed in position. As the men ran down the embank? ment, on the inside of the curve. Teddy picked up a pinch bar and pried one end of the rail into place, then ran quickly to the other end and pried it over. Running now to the middle of the rail, he drove one end of the bar down in between the ties, and then, grasping the other end in both hands, he threw all his weight against the rail, thus holding it in position. And now his object was made clear. He was taking the one chance in s thousand?the only one that could be taken, in fact, and he was risking his life to do it. As was noticed when the men took up the old rail, they did not pull the out? side spikes, and as a train always crowds over against the outside rail on a curve, he figured that if he could only hold the rail in place until the iweiirht of the train, was unoa it. the in Bide flange on the wheels would then keep the rail in position until the train passed over it. The rail was 30 feet long, and he knew that if the train once got on it there would be little possibility of it slipping, because it is only about 14 feet between the trucks on a car. and before one truck would be off at one end, another would be on at the other, thus keeping a continuous pres? sure on the rail until the train passed over it. As he stood there holding the bar, j with the train thundering along with? in a few feet of him, a thousand differ? ent thoughts seemed to pass, through his mind, but never once did he seem to think of the danger he was in. He thought of the consequences of a wreck, of Jim, who had gone back to flag; but chief among his thoughts was the one that his father was responsible for this piece of track, and he would be held to account for anything that occurred. He must do as he knew his father would have done had he been in his place. The train by this time had almost reached him. He could see the look of terror on the face of the engineer as he leaned from the cab; for he, too, had seen and realized what was about to happen, and was taking the only chance open to him. Instead of attemtping to stop or to slow down at all, he had simply "booked her up" a notch and pulled the throttle open to its farthest limit, and was in? creasing his speed at every revolution of the wheels. In another instant they were upon him. A rush, a roar, a mighty hissing of escaping steam. He felt the ground rock and tremble beneath his feet, a sudden shock as the bar was torn vio? lently from his grasp and he was hurled with terrific force to the ground. When he regained consciousness, he was lying on the grass, pillowed by the coats of the men he had last seen run? ning away from him, with Mike bend? ing over him, bathing his face with water from the pail, and there was a faint suspicion of a sob in his voice aa he exclaimed, fervently; "Thank God, my lad, you are not deadI" But Teddy was far from being dead, and, although bruised and scratched up to quite an extent, ha was soon able to sit up and watch the men, as they finished spiking down the rail that had been the cause of cM the trouble, and by the time they were through he was on his feet, insisting that he be al? lowed to help load the tools on the hand car. But he was not permitted to do any? thing of the kind, and, after the men had hurriedly loaded the hand car (for 40 was almost due and they wanted to get to town ahead of It), they com? pelled him to take a seat, not allowing him even to stand and hold on to the handles. ?When they were about half-way to town, they met Hogan coming down the track on the run, for the crew on the freight had reported the incident the moment they reached town, and he was anxious to find out what had really happened. The expression on his face when he snw his son safe and sound can be bet? ter imagined than described, and his j words of thankfulness as he clasped him in his arms we will leave unsaid. The occurrence was reported official? ly to the road master and superintend? ent of the division, and the result was that Jim was immediately discharged, and special rules and notices were sent to every section foreman on the division to pay more attention in the future to what kind of men they employed, es? pecially when they sent them out to do any flagging. After a long consultation between Hogan, the road master and the super? intendent, it was decided to send Ted? dy to school at the company's expense, and there is where he is to-day, fitting himself to be a civil engineer. If he continues the same energetic, faithful boy, and there is not the least doubt that he will, hia skill as a sur? veyor and civil engineer, and bis prac? tical knowledge of track work, wHl form e combination some day that, per? haps to use the words of old Mike, "will make him a noad master yet."?Golden Days. TO SLEEP WELL. How to Properly Court th? Isdal gence of Notare'? Sweet Restorer. A light supper just before retiring is usually of advantage. Babies and brute animals are usually somnolent when their stomachs arc well supplied with food, the activity of the stomach with? drawing the excess of blood from the brain, where it is not needed during sleep. On the other hand, people who are very hungry usually find it diffi? cult to sleep. And, then, a habtt of sleep at a regular time end during prop? er hours should be cultivated in case this habit has been lost In accomplish? ing this the attainment of a favorable state of mind is of great importance. Sleep cannot be enforced by a direct ex? ercise of the will. The very effort of the will to con> mand sleep is enough to render its at? tainment nugatory. The mental state to be encouraged is one of quiescence, one of indifference, a feeling that the recumbent posture is a proper one for rest, and that If the thoughts are dis? posed to continue active they may be safely allowed to take their course without any effort toward control. This state of mind and thought is next akin to dreams, and dreaming is next akin to sound sleep Many mental methods have been ad? vised and put In practice for the pur? pose of securing sleep, the design being to turn the thoughts from objects of Interest to a condition of monotony, as by mentally repeating well-remem? bered phrases or sentences or by count? ing. But the ?tate of indifference, if this can be obtained, is likely to be the most efficient, as being the least ac? tive. The mere mention of these simple methods will be sufficient to suggest others equally effective.?Medical Rec? ord. ...... . i Cocoannt lee. Put one pound of the best loaf sugar, broken into lumps, into a saucepan and pour over it one-half pint of water; let this stand for half an hour, and then place it on the fire and allow it' to cool for five or six minutes; remove the scum and boll the sugar until it. I? thick and white, then stir into It one-quarter of a pound of the white of ; i fresh coconnut, finely grated; stir; unceasingly until it rises in a mass in the pan, then spread it as quickly as' possible over sheets of paper which: have been dried before the fire; remove! the paper before the ice is quite cold,1 and let it dry.?Boston Globe. j Auntie's Moloaaes Candy. j One cupful of molasses, two cupfulsj of sugar, one cupful of water and one; tableapoonful of vinegar. Just before! It is done add a small piece of butter.; Let all but the butter bo? briskly With-) out stirring until crisp threads will fair' from a spoon (about half an hour), then . pour into buttered platters or pans. Commence to pull as soon as it is cool enough to handle. Another way to test. Is to drop some of the boiling mixture* I Into cold water, and if crisp it la ready i , to cool.?Boston Budget AN IDEAL COLONY. r0 Bo Established In tho Channel Islands. :?e Dae of Money Will Be Almoat Eliminated ? Everything- Will Be Conducted on the Bu? ilt of TruBt. An English Tolstoi colony is about to be founded in the Channel islands. Its promoter Is J. Herbert Wilkinson, pres? ident of tbe Institute of Architects and Surveyors of London. In an interview In the London Dully Mail he said re? cently: "We have now under offer from tho government 200 acres along the north shore of the island of Alderney at a very low rental for a period of 50 years. At any time within 12 months we will be permitted to increase this allotment to 1,000 acres. At present we want to Btart the community with 50 people, each contributing ?100, and wc have already received 115 applications, many from ministers and people in good po? sitions. "A candidate will pay In ? 50 a9 a pre? liminary deposit when the habitations ore ready for their occupants. On the payment of the ? 100 being completed it cannot be withdrawn from the gen? eral fuud. A member may leave the community, say after three years' resi? dence, and may sell his ? 100 interest to a substitute, who must, however,heap proved by the committee. Should he be thus successful in selling out he will have lived three years for nothing but the willing labor of his brain and hands. For it may be left to tho con? science of such individuals to work when and how they will, but all results of such work must be handed over to the general fund of the community, and our motto will be: 'Eaeh for all and all for each.' "A committee composed of two thirds mules and one-third females, elected by the whole body, will control the administration, and a majority vote of two-thirds of the community will be sufficient to expel anyone who is con? sidered to be unworthy of the trust and confidence reposed in him by his fellow colonists. No single lady under 25 years of age will be allowed to join un? less accompanied by a parent or par? ents. "We propose to leave ale and spirits always out on the table In one room, so that members may help themselves at any time to nn extent limited only by theirownconscience. Wewill trust each other implicitly. Our meals will con? sist of breakfast, lunch, light tea about three p. m. and dinner at six. Each re? past will be on the table for two hours, and each may help himself. "On Sundays there will be religious service in the house, but no interfer? ence with individual creeds will be at? tempted. There are Church of Eng? land, Wesleyan, Roman Catholic and Presbyterian churches within the town In handy proximity, to which those who wish may go unhampered. "We are providing a smoking room, ns it is decided no smoking will be al? lowed anywhere else In the house. Glass houses, apiaries and dairies are to be erected, and we hope to export grapes, honey and produce to one of the large London stores, which will give us groceries, etc., In exchange. The idea Is to eliminate the use of money as much as possible. "There is no money to be made out of the colony for anyone. I am out .of pocket up to the present, though I ex? pect to be refunded the two or three pounds expended in advertisements. I feel confident the colony will be a suc? cess, and we know there are large num? bers of middle-class people of simple, refined tastes and pure principles who would gladly combine to form the com? munity we desire."?Chicago News. Spunky Spermie. People of Speonk insist on having their name. It is theirs and they have the right to It. It may not be pretty, but it is Indian, it is historic, it is quaint, it is uncommon, it is not likely to be confused with other places, It has a character of Its own. Yet a small com? pany of misguided persons wish to call It by the absurd name of Remsenburg. This change Is intended In honor of a man who gave a church to the village. He was one of several New Yorkers who took up summer residences in that place and who, the natives say, have been corrupting the morals and de? stroying the sweet simplicity of the district with their dress and their airs and their turnouts. They rightly ask If the village is not more than one church thereof, the public more than the summer boarders? It is even so? und If the sturdy farmers keep up the fight they will keep their good old name. Speonk let it be, ns a lesson to dudes, ns a warning to egotists and peo? ple who rrionkey with geography. The land Is full of burgs and villes and towns?Smlthburgs,Rumvilles and Jay towns?and It is truly a solace to find a village that does not belong in this category of tiresome vapidities. Speonk It must be, to the end of the chapter.? Brooklyn Eagle. An Enjrllsh Bull. The late Archbishop Magee 6ald that some of the best "bulls" were perpe? trated by Englishmen. The truth of this statement is Illustrated in the high? ly credible specimen recently con? tributed by James Lowtherin the house of commons. "The right honorable gentleman," he said, "has already burned his fingers by listening to the honorable members opposite." Oar Weather Bureau. Crimsonbeak?Speaking of tCeorge Washington, the first president of these United States Yeast?Yes. "There is one thing certain; If the policy adopted by him for truthfulness had been curried out wc never would have had a weather bureau." Merit " Merit talks" the CHHB fig intrinsic value of I *3j I MAC Hood'sSarsaparilla. ? C*l Merit in medicine means the power to cure. Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses actual and unequalled curative power and there? fore it has true merit. When you buy Hood's Sarsaparilla, and take it according to directions, to purity your blood, or cure any of the many blood diseases, you are morally certain to receive benefit. The power to cure is there. You are not trying an experiment. It will make your blood pore, rich and nourishing, and thus drive out the germs of disease, strengthen the nerves and build up the whole system. Sarsaparilla Is the best, In fact?the One True Blood Purifier. Prepared only by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass. Hood's Pills SV^^iP^Stsfzsc! SCHOOL AND CHURCH. ?In a colored Baptist church of 18 members at Catonvillc, Md., nearly half uf the members arc trustees. ?Rev. Eugenie St. John, of Kansas, a well-known woman clergyman und ud vocate of woman suffrage, will go to Europe <to study the problem of mu? nicipal government. ?Dr. Abbott remarks in the Outlook that "Christ repudiates the idea that IJod finished His creative work in six days and then rested." He presumably bases this extraordinary statement on the Muster's declaration in John: "My Father worketh even until now, and I work." ?Mr. William T. Ellis, who more than two 3'ears ago went from Philadelphia to Boston to become one of the editors of Golden Pule, has recently returned (o the city of Brotherly Love and be? comes assistant editor of the periodicals of the Presbyterian Board of Publica? tion, whose editor is Rev. J. R. Miller, D. D. Forward, the young people's paper, is to be Mr. Ellis' especial field. ?Extemporaneous speaking of the right kind, according to Dr. Buckley, the brilliant editor of the Christian Ad? vocate, Is "the delivery of thoughts pre? viously conceived and adapted with more or less fullness and precision, to? gether with such thoughts as may oc? cur and such feelings as may arise, in an arrangement of words, sentences and paragraphs wholly the birth of the oc? casion." ?Since Leo XIII. has filled the chair of St. Peter he has repressed the humor? ous side of his nature, which made him greatly in demand as a dinerout while filling the office of nuncio ait Brussels. Always severe in matters of propriety, says the Indianapolis Journal, he was deeply offended on one of these occa? sions by a barcn who passed him a box of snuff on the lid of which was enam? eled a feminine figure en deshabillo. Admirably controlling his nnnoyance, his future holiness replied: "Very pret? ty. Is it your wife?" THE NUMBER THREE. Some Curious Superstitions Regard? ing; It In the Popular Mind. There is n superstitious regard for the number three in the popular mind, and the third repetition of anything is gen? erally looked upon as a crisis. Thus an article may twice be lost and recovered, but the third time that it is lost it is gone for good. Twice a man may pass through some great danger in safety, but the third time he loses his life. If, however, the mystic third am be suc? cessfully passed all is well. Three was called by Pythagoras the perfect num? ber and we frequently find its use sym? bolical of deity. Thus we might men? tion the trident of Neptune, the tree forked lightning of Jove and the three headed dog of Pluto. The idea of trinity is not confined to Christianity, but oc? curs In several religions. In mythology also we find three fates, three furies and three graces, and, com? ing nearer to our own times, Shakes? peare introduces his three witches. In public house signs three seems to play an important part, for we frequently meet with "Three Cups," "Three Jolly Sailors," "Three Bells,'" "Three Tuns," "Three Feathers"?in fact, the number of almost any thing of which a fertile im? agination can conceive a trio. In nursery rhymes and tales this number is not unknown, and if we look back to the days of our childhood most of us will call to mind the three wise men of Gotham who took a sea voyage in a bowl, not to mention the three blind mice that had their tails cutoff by the farmer's wife. Perhaps there is some occult power in the number which gov? erns the division of novels into three volumes and induces doctors to order their medicine to be taken thrice dai^y. It is said that some tribes of savages cannot count beyond three. But, al? though they may have no words to ex? press higher numbers, perhaps we should be scarcely justified in assum? ing that they are incapable of appreciat? ing the value of the latter.?N. Y. Ad? vertiser. Made Another Mistake. At the phrenologist's general invita? tion a big man with a smoothly-shaven face, pug nose and prominent chin stepped upon thestage and took his senU The phrenologist felt his head care? fully for awhile, and then said: "This subject shows a gentle and mild disposi? tion, and has unusually well developed organs of benevolence and love for his fellow men. He Is tender-hearted, and loves to relieve the sufferings of others. Now, sir, what is your profession?" The big man smiled, and said: "lama nurse in a charity hospital, sir;" andl the audience, which-had opened its mouth to yell when the man ncknowl erged to being a prize fighter, coughed instead, and counted the lights in the chandelier in as absentrminded a way as possible.?Detroit Free Press, bummer blowers, i Next to the brilliant red flowers and the soft, dainty violets, the very fash? ionable blossom of the season is the poetic narcissus, called most frequent? ly the daffodil. It will, on account of the continued popularity of the deep and delicate yellow dyes, retain Its rogue all summer?first as a genuine blossom, afterwards as an imitation, or, in deference to the manvelous skill of the Parisian, flevwermakers, as a re-l production. The lock of vitality, like that of many of the artificial roses, can-! not be discovered in the beautiful copy' until one has touched the flower. It deceives the eye entirely, having all. tho fresh, fragile appearance and nat-: ural delicate glow of the true blossom. ?St. Louis Republic, .. . _ ? Why He Couldn't. "Why is it," they asked him, "that j you have put your wedding day so far in the future?" "That's easily explained," he an? swered. "When I started in to win her I had enough to get married on, but by the time I had won her I didn't. You see, it cost me bo much to get her thnt I haven't enough left to care for her now that I've got her, and I've got to give myself time to accumulate a little some- j thing again."?Chicago Post. rhotosrraplsJng- the Arterlea. After much study and painstaking an artery in the arm of an adult hus been photographed. The patient had been suffering from some trouble in the arm which the physicians were unable to correctly diagnose. By means of the X-rays deposits of lime salts in the blood were clearly shown, and the case was treated in accordance with the facts elicited by the photographing as de? scribed.?N. Y. Ledger. professional lutlqaetie. "Did you 6ee that Mis. Goliath, the wife of the strong man, when walking with her husband last night, was knocked down and robbed of her purse?" "Why didnUihe help her?" "Oh, his terms are ?100 a night."? Trifles, Vain Imatrinlnff. Mistress ? This steak is done too much, Mary. Maid?Not too much for me, mum. "But I hire you to cook for xne, not for yourself." ? ^Xe think ye, do, mum.**! " NEAT CONTRIVANCE. Hovr to Drive Posturing- Cattle Across a Highway. Many farms are so situated that the cattle must be driven across a highway to pasture. This almost always affords trouble. The cattle will break away up and down the highway to feed by the roadside, instead of crossing the road directly from the pasture gate to the lane leading to the barn. A device is shown herewith that may prove of as? sistance in such cases. A narrow lane la built on each side of the road, ex? tending well up to the carriage track but not close enough, of course, to prove any inconvenience to travelers. Two long bars or thin boards are then fitted to slide across the highway when the cattle are to bo driven across, and then back again, out of the way of travel. A bent rod of iron connects the two ends of the bars, so that both can be slipped across the road at once, the bend In the rod permitting It to rest upon the ground so that the cattle can pass over it. To operate this takes but a moment's time.?Orange Judd Farmer. COMMON SENSE VIEW. Turning/ Corn Stalk* Into Batter I* ? Paying Occupation. 8omc eminent professor has been tell? ing of the increased value the corn stalk will have after certain of its properties become more widely known. The pith, it is said, makes the best lining for a battle ship that so far has been found. It is greatly compressed, and then placed next to the armor of the ship, and when an unfriendly cannon ball goes through the armor the pith in? stantly expands to its original size, and thereby nils up the hole, preventing any water from entering the ship. Then smokeless powder may be made from the stalk at a cost far below what it now takes to produce the stuff. When these and other properties of the corn stalk become more widely known, it is stated, the farmer will get as much for the corn stalk as he docs for the corn (which is not saying much just about now). But in spite of this new and prosperous fu? ture thrust upon the corn stalk we are of the opinion that its most profitable use is to put it intoasilo, and with bran or linseed meal turn it into butter. And we arc reasonably sure that if good but? ter is made from it it will pay better than to turn it into a contrivance for aiding in the killing of human beings. ?National Stockman. AUSTRALIAN BUTTER. How It la Shipped from Melbourne to the English Market. There seems to be no limit to the in? genuity bestowed upon the devising of means for accomplishing the transport of the perishable produce of distant climes to the English market. A new melhod, described in the Australasian, is that of packing butter in a box made of six sheets of ordinary glass, all the edges being covered over with gummed paper. The glass box is enveloped in a layer of plaster of paris, a quarter of an inch thick, and this is covered with specially prepared paper. The plaster being a bad conductor of heat, the tem? perature inside the hermetically sealed receptacle remains constant, being un? affected by external changes. The cost of packing is about Id. per pound. But? ter packed in the way described at Mel? bourne has been sent across the sea to South Africa, and when the case was opened at Kimberley, 700 miles from fnnp Town, the butter was found to be Will I Cure a Stubborn Cough when ordinary specifics fail. It restores strength to the weakened organs and gives the system the force needed to throw off the disease, 50 cents and $1.00 at all druggists. Scott * Bowoe. Chemists, New York. ? ?M>MMMMM?H>qt?MMM*MM>>?? WOMEN DO NOT TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH. Modest Women Evade Certain Questions When Asked by a Male Physician, but Write Freely to Mrs. Pinkham. An eminent physician says that "Women are not truthful, they will lie to their physicians." This statement should be qualified; women do tell the truth, but not the whole truth, to a male physi? cian, but this is only in regard to those painful and troublesome disorders peculiar to their sex. There can be more terrible ordeal to a deli? cate, sensitive, refined woman than to be obliged to answer certain questions when those questions are asked, even by her family physician. This is especially the case with unmarried women. i This is the reason why thousands and thou-' sands of women are now corresponding with Mrs. Pinkham. To this good woman they can and do give every symptom, so that she really knows more about the true condition of her patients through her correspondence than the physician who personally questions them. Perfect confidence and candor are at once estab? lished between Mrs. Pinkham and her patients. Yearsago women had no such recourse.' Nowadays a modest woman asks help of a woman who understands women. If you suffer from any form of trouble pe? culiar to women, write at once to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass., and she will ad-, vise you free ef charge. And the fact that this great boonwhich is extended frocly to women by Mrs. Pinkham, is appreciated, the thousands of letters which are received by her prove. Many such grateful letters as the following are constantly pouring in: "I was a sufferer from female weakness for about a year and a half. I have tried doctors and patent medicines, but nothing helped me. I underwent the horrors of local treatment, but received no benefit. My ailment was pronounced ulceration of the womb. I suffered from in? tense pains in the womb and ovaries, and the backache was dreadful. I had leucorrhcea in its worst form. Finally I grew so weak I had to keep my bed. The pains were so hard as to almost cause spasms. When I could endure the pain no longer I was given morphine. My memory grew short, and I gave up all hope of ever getting well. Thus I dragged along. At last I wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. Her answer came promptly. I read carefully her letter, and concluded to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After taking two bottles I felt much better; but after using six bottles I was cured. My friends think my cure almost miraculous. Her noble work is surely a blessing to broken-down women."?Grace B. Stansbury, Pratt, Kansas. DIRECT FROM MILL Which Saves you 4 ) The Commission House, The Wholesaler, TO WEARER, Biff Profits. The Jobber and Store Keeper l ROSENB?RGER & CO. 202-201 e. imm, NEW YORK CITF. $5.00 Our Great Bargains I SUITS FOR I $2.98 Boy's Adonis Suits, Sizes 3 to 15, * with extra pair of pants, $2.98 * These Suits are GUARANTEEDtobe made from imported Wool Cheviot, in Black. 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OK to iS, In l.ong Pants, Coat and Vest, How to measure for Men's and Youths Suits Measure around the Breast and Waist over the Vest, and from Crotch to HmI for Pants. Remember11 You buy direct from one of the irgest Clo? thing Manu? facturers In America. ns sounu aa wnen n leit me factory in Victoria. FEEDINU MILK COWS. Liberal Rations Are Necessary to Se? cure Satisfactory Results. The character of the feed determines to a very considerable extent the quan? tity and quality of the milk and but? ter from a good cow. An extra yield of butter will naturally follow tha use of a richer ration, out tbls is not al? ways the case with a common cow. So there is something in the breed as well as in the feed. The dairyman who is seeking the best results at the lowest cost should satis? fy himself as to what are the best kinds of feed, considering the cost, that will produce the most and the best milks. Generally a combination of feeding materials will give the besyresults, aa certain elements wanting in some food will be supplied by others. Succulent food increases the flow of milk, but does not materially increase the proportion of water in it. Still, feed often docs make a change in the dry substance of the milk. A ration rich in albuminoids will make a richer milk, and the relative proportions of fat and casein are changed to a very considerable extent by a change in the ration. Another point that Is well settled is that cer? tain kinds of food will produce-changes in the composition of milk not indi? cated by chemical analysis. Succulent food Is productive of the largest quan? tity of fat in the milk, and also has the effect of causing the cream to sep? arate more readily from the milk and the butter globules from the cream, leaving less fat in the buttermilk. For a dry feed a combination)of four parts of wheat bran, two of cornmeal and one of linseed oil makes one of the best, especially during the winter. If any change is made in summer it would be from corn to ground oats. This, with good pasture, makes a com? plete ration for a milch cow during the summer. When the pasturage cannot be supplied, some good soiling crop that can be cut off and fed green may take its place. \ Liberal feeding is always necessary with the dairy cow, as it is- only the surplus over and above what is neces? sary to sustain .life ?nd thrift that is used for milk. If the cow is kept up to her full capacity she must have oil the appetizing, milk-producing' food she will consume. It is only this kind of feeding that makes a good profit in dairying-.?J<o^fJ?epublic.lta;^.;^ Keep the 32111c Cans Clean. If your washed milk cans smell when, closed a few hours they are not clean, enough for milk. New cans, pails and strainers should be carefully examined for irregular creases in the soldering; a little more solder will fill these places and make the can perfectly sweet inside. In cleaning cans where no boiler exists for steaming them, wash first in cold water then in hot water and sal soda. Finally half fill them with clean, scald? ing water, put on the cover tightly for a few minutes, and they will steam themselves completely. By using the hot water that steams our can for the sal soda water for the next one, a lim? ited amount of hot water will thor? oughly purify a goodly number of cans.?Dakota Field and Farm. Varying Quality of Milk. Why the milk of the same cow on Iho same feed varies in quality from one day to another I do not know. I huve Investigated the matter to the extent of about 20,000 tests with our cows. I find that in the same stable, with the same feed, with the same conditions in every wny as nearly as I can judge, ihe milk of one cow will vary as much as 1% per cent, of fat. I doubt that we shall ever learn the reason or reasous. It seems to be something relating to the principle of life, and too subtle for us to discern or comprehend. It is with a man ns with a cow?some days he can do more work than others, but he can? not explain the reason.?Prof. J. VV. Robertson. Snffffcationa on Creaming;. Gravity creaming in the private dairy loses more fat than most farmers dream of. If Ice is used at once after milking to reduce the water round the cans to about 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the fat will rise, leaving not ntore than one-fifth of one per cent.; and if the water is at CO degrees or above, one per cent, or more will be left in the skim milk. This one or more per cent, is a third or a half of all the fat in the milk. This suggests the putting up of ice by the private dairyman. The cli? mate of Kansas provides for this, and it is a greater boon than many imagine. ?IYof. James Wilson. Cot ice? Got ensilage? Why not? Tee is good all summer and ensilage sup? plements early spring pasture. Who con think of some ilmpt* tning to patent? Wanted?An Idea. Protect your Ideas: they may bring you wealth WritaJBOHr? WEDDERBDRN * CO.. Patent Attor neys, Washington. D. C. for their ?i.8UU priseJ?? aasl new list of one thousand tnvenUous wanwa. _