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TO TELL TREE'S ACE. Interesting Calculation Has Been Reduced to a Science by Experts. If you want to know how old the venerable oak on your lawn is you can easily find out, but you will first . have to cut it down and get a cross section as near the base aa possible. Perhaps your curiosity would not 1us tify stich a sacrilegious use ? ,ue woodman's axe, yet it may he none the less interesting to learn that accord ing to Mr. B. E. Fernow, chief of the Forestry Division of the Agricultural Department at Washington, the cal culation of timber tree ages in the temperate part of the United StateB has been reduced to a science, and its accuracy has been tested by thousands of experiments. m the trees referred to the wood of the stem is laid on in sheets or lay ers, which on a cross section appear as so many concentric rings, one being formed each growing season. The rings appear as alternate narrow bands of lighter or darker color, the dark line, or "summer wood," occupy ing the outer portion of one ring and being sharply contrasted against the highest portion of the inner, higher or "spring wocd" part of the next ring. These annual rings differ in width, commonly averaging from one-eighth of an inch to three-eighths in hard woods and from one-twentieth to one enghth in conifers, and cases are not rare where a whole century's growth of a spruce or balsam amounts to but to or three inches on the radius of the stem. In all young, sound and thrifty trees, Mr. Fernow says, the rings are laid on with the utmost reg ularity and a cross section of a stem furnishes not only information as to the age of the grown section, but is a fair indication of the life history of tho tr?e, periods of suppression and v thrift oeing indicated respectively by zones of correspondingly narrow or broad rings. In such timber the countings along diff?rent radii always give the same result. In very old, slow grown trees a dif ference may appear of from one to five rings, which '-i not due to the inability of the eye to oatect an extremely nar row ring, is based on the actual ab sence of the ring, or rings, along a given radius, unfavorable circum stances having led to a failure of their regular, continuous development. A similar irregularity has been observed In densely shaded or otherwise stunted timber, and also in timber injured by coal smoke; so that a given ring, or year's growth, was found developed twenty' feet from the -ground, but en tirely absent near the stump of the same stem. To determine the age of a tree it is desirable to make a clean, smooth cut. Frequently a magnifying glass will be found indespensable. Count along the greatest radius, avoiding covered wounds and other obstacles. Since a seedling of white pine, for instance, is only one foot high when five years old, says Mr. Fernow, and since the parts of this five-year-old seedling are never raised upward by growth, all growth being by the addition of new parts, a cross section two and a haif feet from the ground does not include this five-year-old tree at all. So, If the number of rings on the stump section is 100, the real age cf the tree is not 100 years, but 100 plus about six. For most purposes it is sufficiently near the truth to make this allowance, but when greater accuracy is desired, the cut must be made level with the ground, so as to include the seedling stem as well. 0n.ee Was Enough. First Boarder-"Were you here last summer?" Second Boarder (rossly)-"Xo;tlimk I'd be here now if I had been hero last Summer?"-Puck. Would Hasten the Milleninin. If every mother's children were as good as she thinks her neighbor's ought to be, the millenium would dawn as soon as the rest of us die off. -Womaukind. WE LABOR for that which we con sider of the most value. If it be gold, then we bend our energies to its acqui tion, and wc are in the end worth jnst what vre have heaped together, and we may be bought or sold, ?nd for just so much as we are worth, secured by our own standard. We have received our reward.-Womankind. The Pursuit of Happiness. When tho Declaration of Independence as serted man's right to this, it enunciated an immortal truth. The bilious sufferer is on thc road to happiness when ho begins to ?ike Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, tho most effi cacious regulator of tho liver in existence. Equally reliable is ic ia chills and fever, con stipation, dyspepsia, rheumatism, kidney trouble and nervousness. Use it regularly, and not?t odd intervals. The Archbishop of Canterbury talks of resigning. In view of the fact that he trots a salary of about STiO.fKX) a year, many patriotic Americans will find it difficult to understand bow the idea of quitting entered his head. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxativo Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund money if lt falls to euro. 25o Tho controversy ns to whether Adam or George Washington was thc first rt.an may be decided in favor of Washington if it turns out that Adam wai a Chinaman. Chew Star Tobacco-The Best Smoke Sledge Cigarettes. Tho sun shines for all, but e sleeping car porter does it for a quarter. There is more Catarrh in'this section of the country than all other diseases put together, an'? until the last few years was supposed to bc incurable. For a great many years doctors ?ironounced it a local disease and prescribed ocal remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it In curable. Science has proved catarrh to bc a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutional treatment.Hall's Catarrh ('uro, manufactured hy F. J. Cheney ?fe Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is tho only constitutional cure on thr. market, lt is taken internally in dosos from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly o.i the blood and mucous surfaces of the system They offer one hundred dollars for nny caso it failsto cure. Send for circulara and testi monials. Address F. J. CHENKY ?SC CO., Toledo. O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills aro the best. Dyspepsia, Indigestion, cured by Taber's Pep sin Compound. Write for free book on stomach trouble to Dr. Taber Mfg. Co., fnvannah, Ga. We think Piso's Curo for Consumption is tho only medicino for Coughs.-JENNIE PINCKARD, Springfield. His.. Oct. 1, 18M. Was Nervous Troubled with Hor Stomach Could Wot Sloop-Hood's Cured. " About a year ago I was troublod with my stomach and oould not eat. I was nervous and oould not sleep at night. I grew vory thin. I bogan taking Hood's Sarsaparilla and am now well and strong, nnd owo it all to Hood'f Sarsaparilla." M.vr.Y PETERS. 90 South Union Street, ? Eochesier, N. Y. Itemombor HoocFs Sarsaparilla Is tho bost.-Tho Ono Truo Blood Purlflor. Mood's P?!lo ara tho favorata cathartic. GRAVELY & MILLER. ? GOO DANViLt-E, VA. ? -MANCFACTCKKRS OF Ki?SpLuc ahd KIDS pLu? CUT TOS AC CO Pnve Taps and Wrappers and get valuable ?iremiums. Ask your dealer, or v,rlto to us or premium Hsr. mm fulHio'B GAZETTE C?rtsi ANGLO-ALASKA* CO., M ??berty fit.,K. Y, ,-HOLD FAST TO THE DREAM Strive, 0, yo foarloss onosl Work for life's goal, The thing you prlzo may not lio closo at hand; Dark clouds may round you roll, And Hopo scorned vollod: Still lot tho dream of youth Bide with your soul. 1 -Addl< THE LAS' T had been a per fect harvest day, thc air shari) an& braci ng, and the sky overhead clear and blue as a sapphire. Sinco early morn ing tho sun had shone with steady brilliance, and ibo west was still rud dy with its dying glow, when the moon rode out in queenly splendor. But instead of yellow corn or cluster ing sheaves, it shone to-night on long stretches of bare stubble. A spell of dry weather had enabled the farmers to secure thoir grain with unusual rapidity, and oven on the cold uplands of Fife there was not a single sheaf of standing corn. In "ie stackyard at Muirodge, John CaL as stood regard ing his handiwork with supremo satis faction. From his youth ho hr"d maintained his reputation of being the best stacker in the East Neuk, and though ho was now in his sixty-fifth year, the row of neat stacks before him was sufficient proof that his hand had lost none of its cunning. How John Cairns and his wife man aged to scrape a living off Muiredge was a problem often discussed among tho farmers in the East Neuk, for be sides being a bleak, cold-lying place, it consisted of little more than fifty acres. Yet they had struggled on for well-nigh forty years, nince they had begun life together as man and wife. Three children had been born to them, the eldest a daughter, who had died in her girlhood, and two sons. Tho elder of thc two had mad o an early and imprudent marriage with an out worker in the neighborhood, and thus handicapped in the race of life, had been forced to hire as a plowman, from iv h ich level ho never afterward succeeded in rising. The yoangor son remained with his parents till his twenty-third year, when, filled with a burning ambition to seek his fortune abroad, ho left his native country and emigrated to Australia. For a few years they heard from him at brief in tervals, but iu the eud all communica tion ceased, and they had not tho re motest idea whether he still lived. Thus in their old age John and Kir sten Cairns Were forced to fight the battle of life unaided, and how hard tho struggle was at times even the shrewdest guesser could not have gauged exactly. With the assistance of one hired woman, John had brought iu and slacked thc whole of his grain. To night they had been working late, and the old man, though worn out with his long day's lal ?or, was conscious of a strangely uplifted feeling for which he could not account. Ho wandered around tho yard, counting the stacks . over and over agaiu, and wondering if it could bc be cause they numbered two moro than ttsual that ho felt so much elated. Thou remembering suddenly that Kirsten would bo waiting supper, he sot oil toward the steading with thc last sheaf under nuder his arm, which, according to a time-worn custom, he always carried homo with him. Its presence in thc house indicated a mild form of harvest festival. Kirsten was staudiug outside thc kitchen door watching for him, an un couth yet athletic-looking figuro in the short gown and petticoat of tho Scot tish peasant woman. Her face was eager and careworn. lier shoulders beat with much toil, and her hands full of the restless movements of one who never knows what it is to bs unoc cupied. "Is that yon, John?" sho cried across the yard. "Aye, mistress, it's inc,-' he ans wered book. "I've been langer o' gettin' through than expeckit, but thc horses, pu ir beasts, begun to fail a wee, on'wo had to ca' awa' canny." "Elspot brocht them in mair tuan half an boor syne," she added. "I gaed ower to the stable to see that they got a bit extra fodder cfter workiu' late; but what hae ye been aboot sin' syne?" "Oh, I was jistleokin'roun' the yaird to ma' sure a'thiug was rieht," he re turned. "You should seo what bonnie raw o' stacks wo hao, Kirsten; here's the last sheaf, an' a thumpin' big ano it is. I dinna min' o' ever briugin' hame ano like it, unless ic was that 'ear oor Dave was born. Hae yo min' o't, wumraan? "We had a grauud hairst that 'ear! ' "Ay, I hae min' o't," she answered, turning away abruptly. "Como awa' in to yer supper then; it's been waitiu' this boor au' mair." A sparkling log fire filled the kitchen with a ruddy glow, und when the light fell on Kirsten's face, it was seen to wear a strangely troubled expression. Tho table was spread with the evening meal, a plate of home-baked bannocks, a bit of cheese, and a bottle of ale. "While John hung tho shea* on a nail above thc fireplace, Kirsten filled out a cup of milk for herself from a jug which stood on the dresser. Then they sat down together, and ate their supper by the light of tho log fire. 'Tm thinkin' we'll hao something ower for oorsels this 'ear cfter wo pay tho laird," began John, when he had quaffed off a glass of ale. "Ye've thocht that mony a timo afore, guid man, yet we'ro aye in the auld bit," Kirsten made answer, soberly. "Ye're no losiu' bert, aro yo, Kirs ten? Ye're wcel onouch, I hopo? Ye'vo been workin' ower hard this whilie back, I doot," ho returned in ono breath, and in the uncertain light of tho fire scanned her face, eagerly. "Dinna pit yersel' aboot, John, there's naething wrang wi' me, only a body canna help their thochts, an'it's gion me a sair bert this day to seo yo tearin' on as ye've been doin' wi'hard ly a meeuit to draw breath. I wadna min' sae mucklo gin it was to bring ony guid to yersel', but a' the sillor we've slaved for this last forty years has gone to the laird, only to help him to cairry oot his ill ends. It's no ea*y believin' whiles that the Lord is mind fu' o' His ain, for the mnist o' His mercies seem to gang whaur they're neither worked for nor deserved." "Hoots! wnmman, ye manna speak like that," said John, still regarding bis wife anxiously. She was a silont, reserved woman, who did not often give expression to her own though, s, and this sudden outburst troubled him not a little. "We've been bare eneuch whilea, I'll grant, we're never wantit _0F THY YOUTH "-SCHILLER. . Timo brings roliof from pain, . Dawn follows night, Piro Disappointment's chain drops link by link Might yields boforo tho right, Truth will provnll; Hold to tho droam of youth Day-star most bright! J D. Billington, in Chicago Timos-He?id. for meat an' claes, an' a roof aboon oor heids." "Ye'ro aye wearin' tho blacks yet that ye gc* when we were first marritt, John, an' the last new goon j had was when Leeby dee'd, twenty:five 'ear yne. "Wo binna even had the comfort in oor bairns that ithor folk bao. Had Leoby been spared, things micht hao been different-a dochter's aye a dochter to the end o' her days. Jock was a saft obap frae the first, au' I nover expeckit muckle o' him ; he had his ain adae wi' that wife o' his an' their seeven bairns, but oh, John! I can never get ower oor Davo. My halo hope was centred in him, an' I made sure he wad bring honor an' credit to oor name. I'd raither believe him doid than think he'd forgotten his foi thor an' mither! It's tho terrible uncertainty o't a' that malt's it mair than I can thole, an' though it's mair than five 'ear noo sin' wo heard ony thing o' him, my first thocht every mornin' when I rise is, will there ony word o' oor Dave tho day?" "I often hae thochts myseP, Kir sten," said John, drawing his chair closer to bert, "an' I'vo aye the notion that we'll heur something o' the lad die ' afore we've dune wi' this life. They were happy days when the bairns wero a' aboot us, gnid wife! Whiles when I'm workin' oot on the fields my lane, I fin' myseP awn' back i' tho past again, an' a' the troubles an' changes we've haen slip clean oot o' sieht. Dae ye min' tho day, Kirsten, that we were mairrit doon i* tho Elie, an' I brocht yo hame to Mnircdgo in a cairriage? Ye were as braw that day as ony leddy i' tho land." "Aye, John, I min' it weel," she an swered, and her eyes met his in a wistful gaze. "It was tho only drivo I ever had wi' yo, but wo'vo walkit inony a milo thegither sin* syno." "An' yo'vo never rued tho day yo cam' to Muiredgo, hae ye', Kirsten?" "No, John, I can honestly say I've never mod. Yo'vo been a gnid man to me, au' though I've a grudge again thc place for gioiu' us sao little back for a' oor toil, it wad bo Uko ruggin' the moss frae a stone to tak' mo awa' frao't noo. Wheesht! what na noise is that ootside? It was umist awfu' like a mookine drivin' up to tho hooso. There it ?3 again, an' it's turnin' to gaug awa' noo. I've heard toll o' sic sonn's comiu' to fouk as warnin's." ".Dinna speak o't, woman," inter posed John, hurriedly; then they sat in silence for a moment, regarding each other with anxious, troubled looks. Suddenly tho handle of tho outer door was turned with a sharp click, and before they had timo to think, a tall follow strode iuto tho kit chen. "Mother! Eather! Thank God, you're ayo boro yet," ho exclaimed, and his voice raug joyfully through tho still house. "John! John! it's Davo, oor Dave!" cried Kirsten, and springing to her feet, she stretched out her arms to her long lost "son. John had risen also, even before she spoke, and grasping the hand of his son, wrung it silently, his heart too full of gratitude to find speech. Kirsten's face was radiant, yet the tears wero coursing down her withered cheeks. "Oh, laddie, whanr hae yo been? Our berts hae been sair for a sieht o' ye," sho asked, scanning him from head to foot. "Ye're weel put ou, sao yo canna hae been ill aff--tho laird himseP couldna look ony mab'the :'ui tleman." "I've made my fortuno at last, mother, though ifc has been at terri ble cost," he answered. "Again aud again I have been at death's door with hunger aud sickness combined, but thank God, for your sakes, have won thc victory over all. It has been ns I supposed, tho different letters I wrote have never reached you. Being far away iu an uncivilized place, I had to trust them to the care of others, who cither forgot to post them or lost them altogether. Whenever I struck gold my first thought was to sell out and come home to the old country. So I have come-a rich man-you will not need to grind on any longer in this poor place, for I shall keep you in every comfort to the end of your days." "Davie, lad, this is a great day, a givat day!" cried thc old man, wring ing his hand again. "I was eure something was gauu to happen, I'd sic a queer uplifted fcelin'; au' ye mithor too seemed wrocht up an' oot o' her ordin?r'. The corn's a' safe i' the yaird, lad, an' ye've como back jisi in time to keep the Maiden (tho feast celebrating the ingathering, of the corn) wi' us. See, yon der's the last sheaf, au' as I was tellin' ycr mither, we binna haen tho like o't sin* the 'ear ye wer born. Yo brocht luck wi' ye when ye come first, an'it's como back wi' ye rgain, though it dinna seem a weo whilie syno that at Muiv edge, o' a' places, there wad bo mair rejoicin' the nicht thau ony ithcr gate i' the East Neuk." "Aye, laddie, yo'vo mado a now wumman o' ycr mither," broke in Kirsten, who still hung about him, un able to withdraw her eyes from his face for a singlo moment. "I've been at mony a Maiden i' my young days, but I never felt mair like danciu' than I dae this nicht." ' You make too much of mo, mother, " replied her son, laying his hand fond ly on her bowed shoulders. "Yet you arc not any more glad to see mo back than I am to be home. It will uot be my doings if ever I leave you again. Come, -et us draw in close to tho fire, and we'll talk over all that has past, and see what plans we can inako for the future." "Aye, there's mucklo to talk ower, laddie, but somehoo it seems as if the sieht o' yo was eneuch for me the nicht," answered Kirsten, taking ber old chair by tho ingle neuk. "I hi' "t felt sac proud sin' tho day vcr faither asked mo to bo his wife." "We've had a wearyyokin', Kirsten, or wc got by wi' the sawin' an' tho hairst," added John, "but tho last sheaf's brocht us tho luck we've wearied for sae lang." "Diuna say luck, John, put in Kirs ten, with a quiet smile. "It's the Lord's daein', blessed bo His name." -British Woekly. Might i'.o Spent on a Patent. To have au invention protoctod all over tho world it is necessary to take out sixty-four patents in as many dif ferent countries, the estimated cost of which is about ?31,500, SHOOTING TURKEYS FROM TRAINS, Ono of tho Diversions of Jtallrondlng Through tho Arkansas "Woods. They do some queer things railroad ing in Arkansas. On some of tho new roads there tho tracks ron through a wild country where the wide owoth cut in tho timber for tho right of way was the first blow to the primeval forest. The Hosie, Pocahontas and Northern road, which was opened only last November, is a line of this sort. Is is not a great trunk lino, and it boasts of only sixteen miles of main track be tween Hosie on tho main line of the Kansas City, Springfield and Memphis Eailway, aud Pocahontas on the Cur rent River. A mixed train of one combination baggage car and passeng er coach aud usually a box car makes two trips daily over the lino between its two terminals. Tho deep bottom land forests stretch away on each sido of tho track, broken only by ono or two nov/ lumber camps. The wild turkeys have not yet learned that civilization has laid claim to this land, and his fall 'they often porch oalmly on the branches of trees along tho railway track. The traiu crews noticed this and engineer and firemen have a daily hunt for tho game. They sit on their ongino boxes with their shotguns in their hands while the train ambles along at the easy rate of twelve miles an hour. When they run into tho turkey regions they fivo at them, and if they Kill any thoy stop the train, back up to the spot, and re trieve the game. Tho passengers en joy tho sport, and occasionally some who aro going to or from a hunt join in it. Somo of tho older sportsmen who wore in this country when tho Kansas Pacific Railway was built remember when passengers and train crews shot gamo from -tho car windows on tho Kansas plains, and this Arkansas diversion recalls it to thoir mind. The sporf. will not last long, however, as there is no wild gamo moro wary than tho wild turkeys. They will soon be come acquainted with tho dangers along tho railroad, and then railroad ing in Arkansas will once moro drop back to tho steady paco it holds else where.-Kansas City Star. Hydrophobia Without a Blto. Tho death of Milo. Santasiero from rabies should bo a losson to ladies who kiss lap dogs and let them lick thoir faces. Mlle. Santasiero is the daugh ter of tho former chef of Queen Isa bella, who keeps a well-known res taurant where one can have Spanish and Neapolitan dishes. The only daughter, aged twenty, had a bull ter rier named Bob, of whom she was very fond. Bob two months ago fell ill. His mistross nursed him and lavished carosses on him. Ho showed his gratitude in licking her face and hands. Ho then ran away from her and howled if sho went near him. Tho poor bruto may have felt an irresisti ble dosiro to bito, and so wanted not to have that easy opportunity. How ever, ho grow worso. Ho bit, some days ago, two customers aud a man who was furnishing ice. They wen!; to tho Pasteur Institute, and seem to bo doing well, but Mlle. Santasioi-o, whoso foot ho attempted to bite, fell ill last week. Sho thought she had a cold, and kopt on saying: "Bob did not bite mo." Certainly his teeth had not pierced tho nhoo loather. Fever supervened, and then convulsions. Tho doctor 3aid she was Buffering, from rabies. "When her mother went to kiss her sho oried, "You must not, I only kissed Bob, and seo, I have this distemper." For two days her convulsivo state was dreadful. Tho third day was quiet till just toward the end, when conges tion supervened suddenly and sho died. No traco of a bite could bo found on her fo. .t or any other part of hor body. Tho dog's saliva, it is thought, must have been absorbed as ho licked her faco.-Paris Telegram to tho London Nows. City Soon to Ho Famous. Opon your atlas at thc map of Asia and look for tho city wita tho long name of Vladisvostock, on tho eastern coast, north of Japan. A few years ago this was ouly a little, barron strag gling town of a fow thousand inhabi tants, most of whom wero Chinese fishermen, who lived in the deepest poverty. Now it is a rapidly growing city of moro than 20,000 inhabitants, aud it will soon bocomo ono of tho great ports and naval stations of the world. Last weok tho corner stone of the new Russian public works was laid with great ceremony. Tho importance of Vladisvostock lies in tho fact that it is tho terminus of tho trau.-;-Siberian railroad, which will run from Russia, a distanco of over 5000 miles, across the barren stretches of Siberia. When complet ed it will havo cost over 3175,000,000, making it one of thc greatest business onterprisos of modern times. This railroad will givo Russia a great port on tho Pacific Ocean and enable hor to develop tho rich coal and iron mines of her vast territory, all of which will . add to tbs importance of the now city. Vladisvostock is also well located for a fortress, and it is expected that Rus sia will arm it and mako it a baso of supplies for hor ships. Two months every year its harbor is frozon over, hut thc Russian Government keops a shanuel plowed through tho ice with a ?rea? ice crusher of American inven? ?on.-Chicago Record. Ho Photographed Himself. A Chicago man has discovered away by which he can take a photograph of himself. He is an ardent devotee of tho camera, and had often been filled with regret that, while he could take photographs of all his friends, he had not bcon able to do tho same for him self. Ho tried tho plan of tying a string to his kodak and then, standing in front of it, pulling the shutter. But it didn't work. Thou ho called the mirror to his aid and succeeded beau tifully.. Ko pulled a table up near the mirror, sat on tho table, and then pointed tho camera at the reflection of his face. With nervous oxiiectatiou he developed thc plato. It succeeded. Tho photograph of tho reflection was good, although a littlo blared. And ho had apicturo of himself. Tho young man thought of patenting the device. But as there isn't anything to patent ho was generous enough to give his idea to tho world freo of chargo. Chicago Times-Herald. IMoro Vegetables Needed. Only brief reports of tho interna tional vegetarian congress recently held in London havo reached this country, but sufficient is known to warrant tho assertion that tho great work of reforming mankind by diot, as Galen recommended, is still making progress. Ono Madame. Valgcle re lated that sho had boen cured of a painful illness by restricting herself to a vegetable diet, and another, a Miss Maud Whitfield, affirmed that a flesh diet causes peevishness and ill temper and when carried to excess re sults in cruelty aud harduesB of heart. -Chicago News. ' COOD ROADS NOTES. Good Honda and Popnlntlon. The drift of population is from tho jountry to town and from town to city, Great cities are a clanger to civiliza tion. Nothing will oqualizo tho con ditions of town and country so well as easy communication b?tween them This is possible only through roads that are good all the year round. Bond Instruction in Schools. Competent instruction in road-build ing and the economics of transporta tion has been urged upon our colleges and higher institutions of learning, and is provided by some of them; but why not begin farthor back and teach something of the economic valuo of good highways in tho public schools? Every pupil can understand something of the fundamental principles involved, because of his practical acquaintance with the subject. In a few yearn the influence of n vast number would be thrown naturally on tho sido of per manent highways, and the Good Roads problem would be solved. Theu, too, this instruction would mako easier other instruction now so sadly needed on economic subjects.-L. A. W. Bal letin. .Efficiency of Wido Tires. The importance of wide tires for ve hicles is not sufficiently realized. They save expensive stone roads from being worn into ruts, cut up and ruined, and they improve dirt roads by wearing thom down to a smooth surface. Experiments show that a loaded wagon with two-inch tires will soon i'pim bad and deep rut3 in 'a dirt road, while the same load on a wagon with four or five-inch tires will roll n compact surface. Thc power required to haul tho load in the latter case is reduced by one-half. In Michigan one-quarter of tho as sessed highway taxes aro remitted to those who uso wagons with tires of three aud one-half inches or over for loads of SOO pounds aud upwards. In Providence, E. I., tho following widths of tires are required by ordin ance: FOR FOUI1-WHEELED VEHICLES. Width of Wt>i?!it lnelnd- Tires In;,'Wagon, must bc IV to 2 tons-. .2 inches 2 " 3 " .3 " 3 " 5 .4 " 5 " G " .GJ? " Gor moro " .8 " Ton TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES. 1 to two tons.8 inches 2 or moro tons.i " Effects of Good Itoail* In Vow Jcrsoy. Pennsylvania pays a tributo to a sister State through tho columns of tho Philadelphia Press, when it says that Now Jersey "in some respects surpassos all it3 sisters in essential civilization. It was the " first and is still tho foremost in the Good Koads movemeut. It hn3 the best State road law, and is going ahead convert ing section after section of its former sand and mud roads into smooth, hard telford that doubles and quad ruples a farmer's horse-power with out increasing his stock, and makes the State attractive and inviting as a place of residence." It will also soon have universal free roads, as tho toll roads that still exist in tho southern and western portions of tho State arc to be dono away with. Tho last Legislature passed a law providing for tho appraisement and condemnation of toll turnpikes and their conversion into freo roads. Since the good roads of- Now Jersey have como to form such a network it has been interesting to note how many dormant country hotels have come to lifo, now road houses built, and way side booths erected, while farmers and others' have opened their houses to dispense refreshments to wheelmen and other tourists. Travel has im mensely increasod in districts that were formerly well-nigh deserted, and considerable money has been spent by travelers iii localities where it was a boon-to tho inhabitants. Smooth Surfuco and Trnfflo. The increase of efficiency in vehicles having a smooth surface on which to travel is very great. Perfect rails aro a necessity for the steam engine, and a smooth road-bed is essential if a high speedis to bo obtained. The motor car riage, which has already become an es tablished fact abroad, depends for its efficiency on good road surface. The bicycle gains enormously in ease of propulsion, in speod, and in adapta bility to new fields of usefulness by haviug good roads. About these three there is no dispute, but it seems neces sary to prove by argument, illustration and statistics that carriages, wagons, trucks, carts and all other vehicles, aro equally benefited by a smooth travelling surface. Tho steel ball in a bicycle is worth less unless it has a perfect surface on which to run. A well lubricated axle is an essential,but will' not ensure easy propulsion if road-bed is rough and stony. The efficiency of every horso drawii vchiclo ia more than doubled on good roads as compared with our .average highways; the strength and vi tality vof the horso aro conserved, wear and tear on vehicles reduced, and time saved when ofton it is ready money. The load that can bo drawn must be regulated by tho worst or steepest portion of tho road. When grain was to bo shipped to the starving in India, delay was caused by tho condition of tho roads being so bad that tho farm ers could not roach tho railroads promptly. All classes feel the bonefits, which arc mutual between rural and urbau residents. Tho saving in time and money to the farmer is not surpassed by the improvement he secures in social and educational advantages, due to uniformly easy means of inter communication for himself and family with neighbors, school and church. Tho merchants in towns and cities which aro good road contros got in creased trade, and tho people have now avenues for recreation opened to them. The pleasures and possibilities of tho tourist are indefinitely in creased. Lot ill classes pull together and mako our highways tho basis of renewed prosperity, better understand ing, and closer relationship between all classes.-L. A. W, Bulletin. Cat Fornpcs For Itself. 'Squire Meltons, of Sunbury, Penn., whoso cat caught twenty-eight chip munks, one snake aud a rabbit during the last season, was regarded as the winner iu its class until tho record of the cat belonging to M. E. Bitenhouso, of Briar Creek, was recorded. This sprightly cat ono day recently caught a quail for breakfast, a red squirrel for dinner and a frog for sup per, and during the year killed numer ous minks and skunks, and ia ono of thc best rat-catchers in tho county. Now York Press. A Four-Mllllon-Dollnr draft. The French cruiser Jeaune d'Arc ls estimated to haye cost about $4,000, 000, of which perhaps $2,000,000 was for auxiliary fittings, such ns armor, gun mountings and mechauism, tor podo gear and special fitting. WORDS OF WISDOM. Cares are comforts; such by heaven designed, he that has none must make them-or be wretched.-Young. A beautiful woman pleases the eye, a good woman pleases the heart; ono is a jewel, the other a'treasuro.-Na poleon I. Brooding over trouble is like sur rounding one's self with a fog; it magnifies all the objects seen through it. Occupation of the mind prevents this. The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weather is that which is woven of conviction and sot with tho sharp mordant of experience. -J. B. Lowell. The heaviest words in our language are tho two briefest one3, yes and no. Ono stands for tho surrender of will, tho other for denial; one for gratification, tho other for character. -Theodore T. Munger. "Silence is, in truth, the attribute of God, and those who seek Him from that side invariably learn that medita tion is not tho dream, but tho reality of lifo; not its illusion, but its truth; not its weakness, but its strength. James Martin eau. Tho new dignity that comos to hu man life by regarding it in its true ro tation to the divine is a significant factor in its transformation. It 'lifts it from selfishness to service, from the passivity of desiring to be helped to the noble activity of desiring to help.-Lilian Whiting. These glimpses into the innor re gions of a great soul clo one good. Contact of this kind strengthens, ro stores, refreshes. Courage returns as we gaze. When wo seo what has been, we doubt no moro that it can bo again. At the sight of a man wo, too, say to ourselves, let us also bo men. -Amiel's Journal. If yon wish to be miserable ycu must think about yourself, about what you want, what you like, what respect peoplo ought to pay you, and then to yon nothing will be pure. You will spoil everything you touch, you will make sin and misery for yourself out of everything which God sends you; will be as wretched as you ohoose. Chark? Kingsley. Tako up your duty, whatever you can do to make the world more bright and good. Do whatever you can to help overy struggling soul, to add strength to any s;aggering cause-tho poor, sick man who is by you; tho poor, wronged man whom you with your influence can vindicate; the poor boy in your ?hop that you may set with new hope upon the road of life that is already beginning to look dark to him. You know your duty. No man over looked for it and did not find it.-Phillips Brooks. Tho First Cotton Mill. Several different towns in the United States claim tho unique distinction of having erected thc first American cot ton mill, but from tho bost information that can bo obtained it seems that the credit properly belongs to tho town of Beverly, Mass. Tho circumstances leading np to this discovery may be of interest to our readers. Some two or three years ago Mayor Bantoul of Salem, Mas3., was invited to Pawtucket, B. I., to at tend the centennial exercises hold at that place in commemoration of the opening of tho famous Slater mill. In sending out invitations to this centen nial event the owners of the mill claimed it to bo the firBt establishment of its kind over erected in tho United States. For some reason Mayor Ban toul was unable to bo present at the exercises, but being deeply interested in historical researches, he decided at his leisure to investigate tho claims of tho Pawtucket mill owners. This in vestigation led to the discovery that the old cotton mill at Beverly, Mass., which was burned down in 1838, had been in operation for several years prior to, the establishment of tho mill at Pawtucket, and that no less a wit ness than General Washington himself could be citod in confirmation of the fact. It seems that General Wash ington, while on a tour of the New England states in 1789, made a visit to thc old Beverly cotton mill, and was so impressed with the novelty of tho spoctaclo that he devoted several pages of his diary to its description. This old diary is still to be found among General Washington's papers. As tho researches of Mayor Bantoul socmed to settle tho matter beyond all controversy, the residents of Beverly, Mass., havo recently caused a hand some tablet to bo erected on tho site of the old mill, commemorating tho es tablishment of the first entorpriso of its kind ever inaugurated in the United States.-Atlanta Constitution. A Leper lloro of Molokai. Wo all know Father Damien, the French priest who voluntarily forsook tho world and wont to tho loper island of Molokai to labor among its popula tion of sorrowful exiles, who wait there, in slow-consiiming misery, for death to como and release them from their troubles; and we know that tho thing which ho knew beforehand would happen,. did happen-that ho becamo a lepor himself, and died of that horrible disease. Thero was still another case of self-sacrifice, it ap pears. I asko l after "Billy"- Bags dalo, interpretor to the parliament in my time, a half white. Ho was a brilliant young fellow and very popu lar. As au interpreter ho would havo been hard to match anywhere. Ho used to stand up in tho parliament and turn the English speeches into Hawaiiau and the Hawaiian speeches into English with a readiness and a volubility that was astonishing. I asked after him, and was told that his prosperous career was cut short in a sudden and unexpected way, just as ho was about to marry a beautiful half-cast girl. Ho discovered by some nearly invisible 6ign about his skin that the poison of leprosy was in him. Tho secret was his own, and might be kept concealed for years, but ho would not bo treacherous to the girl that loved him: he would not marry her to a doom like his. And so he put his affairs in order and went around to all his friends and bade them good-bye, and sailed in tho loper ship to Molokai. Thero he died the loathsome and lingoring death that all lepers die. And ono great pity of it all is that theso poor sufferers aro inuocent. The leprosy does not como of sins which thoy committed, but of sins committed by their ancestors, who escaped thc curse of leprosy!-From Mark Twain't "Following the Equator." Bicycle KOIMIH?UO Maniacos. Mr. Stephens. Pagenhardt and Miss Mary Lamont McKinnon left Lonacon ing on their wheels, presumably foi Westernport, Allegany county. Abou the same time Bov. C. Forrest Moore, Messrs. Loo Pngonhardt and Jame; Woodward left Westernport on thch bioyolos. The two partio3 met am dismounted, and Mr. Stephen Pagen liardt and Miss McKinnon were mar ried by the roadside.-Baltimore Sun For asthma, bronchitis, croup, no remedy so sure and so safe a This standard remedy for cc of the throat and lungs, ia now half price, 50c. VICTIMS OF COITER. ft Is Brought On in Portions of Europe by Drinking Snow Wateri This valley of the ~":hone has been quite noted for its iter victims, al though I am ha' jy to say that, through the increas d watchfulness of the authorities, there now ls an abate ment of the disease. Many different causes are assigned to the terrible af fliction-this enlargement of the glands of the throat, goiter, or "big neck," as it is sometimes called-and even the best informed are far from being unanimous as to its origin or prevention. The peasants themselves say it is brought on by the habitu?l use of snow and glacial water. The water is so cold it acts aa a counter irritant, and so Inflames the throat; but this explanation hardly holds, as tho inhabitants of the upper regions arts not so often afflicted as are the people in the lower valleys. The use of chemically impure water, especially hard water, is given as a cause. The experiment has been made where the water of certain wells was used to the exclusion of all other wa ter. Within a short time goiter symp toms l)egan to manifest themselves where none had been before. Some times this disease is epidemic. An in stance was noted wbere in a garrison one out of every twenty men became afflicted. Infants are seldom born with goiter, but after it once takes hold the progress of the disease is very rapid. I believe that it is rarely fatal, but because of this enlargement of the glands, and tho consequent disfigure ment of the throat, it ia most repul sive; and yet the natives are so accus tomed to seeing it that they do not seem to care. It probably ls simply a source of discomfort rather than mortification. In fact, In some por tions of France, Italy and Switzerland a goiter is a thing to be prized and to be exhibited, for Its possession ex empts a man from military service. Young men have been known to resort to certain wells supposed to convey this poison to the blood that they might evade conscription. When Savoy was annexed to France vigor ous measures were adopted to stamp out if possible this hateful disease. There was a heavy penalty fdr drink ing the water of forbidden" wells, and then the little children were treated In thc hope of curing them. Lozenges of iodine were administered, and out of 5,000 children 2,000 were c?red, and more would have been helped had not the parents ignorantly opposed the giving of the remedies. The vil lages also were cleaned and sanitary measures insisted upon. For, aside from all other causes, it is quite agreed that goiter may be transmit ted or be sporadic. Like diphtheria, it is a filth disease, and often has its origin in the negligent habits of the villagers. These peasants refuse to live elsewhere than in the old "dor fer" (villages), each morning going far away to the fields, but returning at night to their overcrowded homes, where men, women and children, cows, goats and donkeys dwell together fraternally.-Chicago Inter-Ocean. Names of Pearls. Pearls are named according to their size. The very large are called para gon pear's;when thc size of a cherry, cherry pearls; medium are called piece pearls; smallest, dust pearls. The oval and long are termed pear pearls, while badly formed specimens are known as baroques. The value of pearls varies, of course, with the quality and general colors, but the piece, seed and dust pearls always have a market price. The cherry and paragon are se'd on an entirely different basis. If many fine ones are on the market at a time, they may be had at reasonable rates. Some years they bring almost any price. The last two years, especially, the dealers say, there has been a great scarcity of fine pearls, although there is no falling off in the supply of the small stuff. When'a pearl exceeds one karet in weight it is sold separately. Under that weight they are sold in parcels, and become less valuable as they be come smaller. Thc smallest dust pearls collected average about 5,000 to the troy ounce, and are at present rated at about ?9 per ounce. If, on the contrary, one paragon weighing an ounce (or 150 karets) was on sale, it would bring any amount from $30, 000 to $200,000, according to quality. Philadelphia Times. How to Wash With Care. Hard water, strong lye, or inferior laundry soap aro responsible for the yellow clothes peen in many households. To wash properly, fill n tub nearly full of hot filter, put tho white e'othes In first, rub with Ivory Soap, scald, rinso and starch. When dry, sprinkle and fold down over night and iron carefully. ELIZA B. PARKT,!!. Whitelaw's Prize Poem. The folio wing from tho pen of White law Heid is said tobe his masterpiece; If I were Lemuel Ely Quigg, (Lcm Ely Quigg! Lcm Ely Quigg!) If I were Lemuel Ely Quigg, I'll tell you wbat I'd do: I'd crawl into a woodchuck hole; (An auger bolo, a gimlet bolo!) And pull tho bolo in, too! -Washington Post. Curo Corns With Physic. Mhrht ns well try that .is to attempt th? cure of Tetter, Eczema, Ringworm and othe; cutaneous affections with blood medicine Tctterino is the only absolutely safo and cer tail) remedy. With it cure is sure. It's ai ointment. SO cents at druggists or by mai for 60c. in stamps from J. T. Shuptrine, Sa vannab. Ga. When a man marries a penniless girl hi takes her at her taco value. Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's G rea Nerve Restorer. ?2 trial bottloandtrcatisof ree Du. R. H. 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Larger crops, fuller ears and larger grain are sure to result from a liberal use of fertilizer? containing at least 7% actual Our books are.free to farmers. GERMAN KALI WORKS, $3 Nassau St., New York. TEXAS HEROES SPEAK FLAl?LY. Ban Antonio, TeX? writes: In 1S?2 I had Chronic Dysentery and Periodical Con stipation. Dr. M. A? Simmons Liver Medi cine curad mo then,and 1 have raised my Daugh ter, Miss Julia Ben, whi? e picture I send, on lt. Some Dealers try. to force "Zeilin'3 Regu lator" on mo, but I al? way? rctmn.it. Profuse Menstruation* Flooding is always an annoying and eorno* times a very dangerous disorder. When tho mecstru?l discharge is natural, it is so grad' nal that by mixing with the vaginal secre tions it is prevented from coagulating, while in this disease, clots are often formed. Where there is a tendency to costiveness, laxative doses of Dr. M. A. 81nnnon?. Liver Medicino should be taten, and to give tono and strength to thc pelvis ?rgano Dr. Sim? mons Squaw Vino v.'ir.o should be nsed continuously for weeks, to effect anemia* Lent cure. _ Dublin, Tex., writes: Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicino has saved many lives in .?.this malarial coun -3^' try. It prevents Bil* ?'ious Malarial In termittent Fovcr and Congestion. It thoroughly cleanse my system without any pain, while tho "Zcllln's Regulator" and "Black Draught" I used caused great uneasiness in bo\vci3 and griped. I think it as far ahead of them ca noonday ls ahead of midnight Painel ^ei?Gjniaiicn Es caused by disordered ncrvoc" ersten? Vitiated blood, uterine derangements, dis placement of womb, execsaivo menstrua tion, nnd often completely Incapacitates; suilering women for anything except sneer ing untold agony. Forrclicr cf paiaapply cloths wet with hotwater to back and hips. 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