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Home Course In Poultry Keeping IL-What Breed of Chickens to Keep. By MILO M. HASTINGS, Formedy Pou*tryman at Kansas Ev meat Sta Coneral POtryEx -at of the United States Depart m of Aoiutne. Authoe of "The Dolar lie." Ccopyrlhr. 1M. by Amican Press Asso etation.] HE selection of the breed of poultry is always a momen tons problem to the beginner. There are some poultry breed ers and far too many farmers who make this problem of breed selection a continual one and are always chang ing or sending away for a sitting of eggs of some newly advertised breed of poultry or swapping roosters with the ne!ghbors. Such dckleness, of course, prevents all progress. For those who are breeding standard bred poultry and whase main object in keeping fowls V. to win the prizes at the shows and thereby sell stock to farmers and other breeders the selee tion of breed is a most Important ques tion. Could one always select the breed which is to be popular five or ten years hence makin money in poul try breeding would be an easy prob lem. Indeed, we could all get rich If we knew the-future, but as it Is the majority of the who tie to novel and untried propositions, whether It be In fancy poultry or mining stock, get the worst of the deal. The following general statement may be laid down as a safe guide: Poultry shows and the poultry fanciers are usnafy several years ahead of the sarmer in their breed fancies; hence the == who selects the vadlety of Sowls which are steady gaining o among the breeders will have good chances of findIng a maket for his stock among the farmers a faw yeas hence, but of coure his.chances of selling stock to other fancersa wil ntbe as good as the man who takes up with new breeds stDi earlier in the game. The reader must not interpret me to men that poultry breeds come and go as do fashions in ladies' hats. Rey arerathermore like men's clothes, tawhich therearealways some chnges Sof fashion, but also a few feadtng types wideh bold their own pretty well from year to year Popularity of Breeds. Poultry breeds are supposed to difrer in form and habits, while the varieties of each breed differ In the coloring of the plnaae The following list will give an idea -bf the leaing breeds of chickens as judged by the numbers ex hibted at shows and advertised in leading poultry papers (In this listing .the games and hantams have been omitted, as the breeds of this class have little interest to the practical -poultryman): Plymouth Rocks, Wynn dotes, Leghorns, Orplngtons, Lang shns 3norcs -ehn Cochis Eamburgs, Polish, Hoodans and In dian Games. Plymouth Rocks rank. Barred, White anBuff. In the popularity of varieties. These three types are shown in more nearly even nmber than in the case of Wyandottes, where the Whites are exhibited more numerously than the other ave or six varieties put together. Among the Leghorns, the Single Comb White is now easily the leading va tiety, though a few years ago Brown Leghorns were the more popular. Tht the representation of breeds on frs Is quite different from that of the show room wDi be readily seen from the fo~lowing percentage of breeds on farms, which the writer tab ulated while poultryman at the Kan sa experimental station: Barred Plymouth Rocks, 45 per eent; Brown Legorns, 12 per cent: Black TLangahanse 10 per cent; White Leghorn:, 8 per cent; Light -Bahmae, 4 per cent; White Plymouth Rocks, 2 per cent: Buff Plymouth Rocks, 2 per cent; White Wyandottes, 2 per cent; other 'varieties and mnongrels, 14 per cent For those who are to consider the keeping of poultry for market the following ranking of breeds by poultry piners wi not be without interest:~ Plymouth Roks Wyandottes, Indian *Gams ranreh-. Leghorns, Brah mae, mongrels. The ranking of the breeds of poul try for egg production Is quite differ ent from the popularity in the show room or among the market men who consider the carcass of the fowL. As Is generally known, Leghorus are the best layers, and the Single Comb White Leghorn. chiefly, because they are more readly bred true to type, Is the most popular variety. The main bone of Their ideals. "Whsy did you never marry, Tom?' inquired the young benedict of the old bachelor. -Well, you see;' replied the single one, "when I was quite young I re solved that I wouldn't marry until I found an Ideal woman. I was difmcult to please, but after many years I found her." "Lucky beggar! And then" "She was looking for an Ideal man," replied the bachelor sadly. Good Enough For Him. Ascum-I see there's some talk upon the question of abolishing capital pun ishment. Would you vote to abolish it? Logie-No, sir; capital punishment was good enough for my ancestors, and it'e good enough for me.".-Presbyte rian Standard. Envy. "Don't you think envy is a terrible thing?" said the earnest girl. "No," answered Miss Cayenne; "not If It's the envy of some one else for something you possess."-Washintonl Contention in the choice of a breed for commercial poultry keeping seems to be between White Leghorns kept for egg production and Plymouth Rocks. White Wyandottes. Rhode Island Reds or other general purpose fowls. At the present time the latter type of fowls is more popular upon the general farm. The Leghorns are gaining in popularity. however, and will probably continue to do so as the use of incu bators and public hatcheries increase. The Leghorn has a much smaller carcass, and hence there Is not so much income from the sale of young cock ereis and old hens. As a matter of fact, the smaller size of the Leghorn fowl is not as much of an argument against the breed as is commonly sup posed, for Leghorns eat less food. oc cupy less house room and when not confned are better hutlers and secure a larger portion of their living off the range than do the larger breeds of chickens- A more important objection to Leghorns Is that artificial incubators and brooders are necessary to keep up the Bock. Again. Leghorns are wild. nervous and thinly feathered, and if i treated and phorty housed the egg yield, especially In winter, will be less than that of the general purpose fowl. Leghorns when kept in large numbers by those who give careful attention to poultry keeping can be made very proftable, but for the reasons just gir en the farmer or the beginner at poul try keeping should be slow in taking up this breed. Strain or Family Important. In the mind of those who are not experienced in animal breeding toS much stress is laid upon the breed and not sufficient consideration given to individuality of particular families or strains of the breed. The reason for this will become clear when it is ex I plaIned that the majority of our com mon breeds of poultry have originated in the last forty years and have been selected chlefly for feathers rather than for meat, egg yield or general rigor. This does not mean that pure bred chickens will be any less prac tical as meat and egg producers than mixed or scrub chickens. On the oth er hand, standard bred poultry are bet I ter from any viewpoint than scrub chickens but one strain of a breed ay be vigorous' growers and excel I lent layers. whie another dock 'r the same breed whose ancestors have been I carelesslv selected with regard to prac tical points may be poor in these qual itIes. Egg laying tests of a few lots from different breeds of fowls are of little value in determining the worth of breeds, for it is quite possible that a good strain of the poor breed may ex eel a poor lot of the best breed and the results of such tests be exictly op posite to the real truth. For this rea son I consider the majority of the I tests as published by poultry papers and government experiment stations as of little value. In Australia, however, the govern I ment has conducted egg laying tests on such a large scale and with pens entered from hundreds of different breeders that the average of their re suts is worthy of more consideration. The ranking of the three leading breeds In the Australian tests is Single Comb White Leghorns. Black Orping tos ivrWadte.I should be staedhoeve, tatBaredPlymouth Rocks. White Wyandottes and Rhode Iand Reds, the favorite general pur pose American breeds, are practically unknown In Australia Principles of Breeding Simple. The art of breeing fancy poultry Is less complicated than many old breed ers would have us to believe. Va rious ao called systems of breeding have been advertised and much talk ed about, but any breeder having a Ithorough knowledge of the desirable points In the breed and who breeds from the best birds has about all the system necessry. "Inbreeding'' means the mating of individuals that are related, but be cause of the analogy taken from hu man relationship a deep seated popu lar prejudice exists against this cus tom. Inbreeding Is the shortest and quickest way of inatefing any characteristic. The reason for this is because outside qualities are not brought In to Interfere with family traits; hence the inbreeding of fowls or other nimals that have a tendency BAnDF ZoTEBc toward some particular weakness or disease results In the production of still weaker offspring, so that the strain will soon die out. On the other Ihand, the breeding of related stock that Is particularly vigorous will re suit In the Increase of health and vi tality and the intensification of what ever good points it may possess. In practice It is well to breed related fowls for three or four generations and then bring in some fresh blood. but the miscellaneous introduction of new blood as practiced by farmers who get new roosters every year prac tically prevents all Improvement of the flock. The Confederate Keusment. The movement so long neglected has at last begun to erect a monument to the memory of the heroes who wore the gray,-soldiers whose record was the marvel of the civilized wvorld. Clarendon now proposes to place upon the court ouse square a suitable mark of its pa triotism bv having erected a stoft in honor of those who respou-dedl and laid down their lives upon their countryv's ltar. All contributions sent to THE MANIG TI.MES will be acicnowl' "ed through its columos. J.H. Lesesne........ ... ...-100 Louis Levi.-........--........' (0 0 Fred Lesesne.......------.. 10 00 \ Mrs. E. Appelt.-.-----..-..-..--.--.-- 10 00 David B3..lones......... ....... 10 00 D .L.Green.......... ....... 500 C. . Mason........... ...... 00 R . -' Ridgeway...... ..... .-.. 0 . I. Harvin. Tadmuor. Tex.... . 10) 00 The Cafl of The Blood ffr purfication, finds voice in pimples, boils sallow complexion, a jaundiced look, moth patches and biotches on the skin. -all signs of liver trouble. But Dr. King's New Life Pills make rich red blood give clear skin. resy cheeks, fine ooplexion, health. Trrv them. !~>c at .1l drngist An Artist's Criticini Falguiere, the sculptor, tel!3 a capi tal story of Hennet. the great artist. who, although he lived in Paris all his life, never lost his Alsatian peasant ac cent or his country manners. But Henner was a very keen critic and had a clever way of showing his dis like of wordy enthusiasm. Falguiere. whose talent as a sculptor is known all the world over. was very fond of painting. but he did not paint particu larly well. Ono day Benner was In his studio. and Falguiere showed him some of his pictures. "What do you think of this one?" asked Falguiere. '"Superb"' said Henner. with his Al sation accent. "Marfelous!" "And this one?" "Broditchous!" "And this one?" "Suplime!" Then the old man picked up a little bust which his friend bad just fin Ished: "Ah!" he said. "Now. dat's good!" "I never painted after that." said Falgulere.-New York Mail. Their Old Stories. A man wh' never could tell a story joined a story tellers' club that thought it had a corner on the humor of the universe. The man got along very well so long as he didn't have to say anything, but there came a time when he was put on the program for a I humorous story, and then his wife coached him for a week beforehand on one of her own funniest stories. When he came home from the story telling contest she asked him how things went. He said: "Pretty well. A* the other fellows told some mighty good ones." Then he gave a synopsis of the good ones the other feilows had told. 'Darned clever. those chaps are," he said. "I don't know what they would think of me If I they knew I had learned my story from a woman. They don't think much of a woman's sense of humor." 1 "You needn't let that worry you. dear." she said sweetly. "I have heard the other fellows' wives tell I their old steries at card parties for the last fire years."-New York Press. Where Knowledge Was Bliss. A certain professor of histology who delivers lectures in one of the eastern I colleges is not averse to a quiet bit of 1diversion on the side, as instance his wife's discovery. "See here, Robert." said she to the doctor as she fumbled In his pockets after his late arrival home, -what are all these red, white and blue disks I fnd here in your pocket' "Eb? Yes-why-those-are-that is -I use-eb-I mean disks-to illustrate my lectures on the blood. You see. the white ones represent the white cor puscles and the red ones the red cor puscles of the blood." "And, pray, what do the blue ones represent?" "Eb? The blue ones? Ob-yes-h'm! Why-er-certninly-they represent the corpuscles of the venous blood." Well, maybe she believed him and maybe-well, he quit playing poker, at any rate.-Harper's Weekly. Keeping the Pledge. "Your honor." pleaded a woman In a police court "I am the mother of six chidren. Last week this man came home, and be did not give me a cent of his week's pay. Ever since that time he has been doing nothing but drink, and he won't work, so I want you to give him a good long sentence." "Your honor," said the man. "If you'll let me go this time 1'll sign the peldge for five years and" "Don't you let him do It, judge." hot ly broke In the woman. "I was easy with him last time, and he took the pledge, but didn't keep It." "Sure, your honor. I did keep it." said the man. "Yes, your honor, he kept It all right." broke In the woman again. "He swore that he wouldn't drink any more whisky. but the next night he came home drunk on beer.--Philadel phia Telegraph. Music of the Blood. Have you ever heard your blood. Have you ever put one of those large seashells to your ear and beard what the children say is the sound of the sea, the "music of the waves"' Well. that Is really the sound of your, blood -as it circulates-echoed in the empty shell. You can bear It sometimes when your head is on a pillow, but i: does Dot sound musical then. Try the shell at any time and you will find that your blood Is always flowing. Stick your thumb in your ear and lis ten. That Is nature's way of constant ly carrying the nourishment from well digested food to every part of your body. _ _ A Budding Financier. "I've got a boy In my employ who will be a king of finance some day." said a man who has a factory in New York. ''A few weeks ago he sold a pair of homing pigeons to a man In Brooklyn. Two days afterward the pigeons appeared at his window. An other Brooklyulte bought them. and again the birds came back. The boy has just made a third sale. I am won dering If I had not better get rid of him before he tries to sell me my own factory." ________ Foxy. Rita (looking at photol-Oh. yes. be'si handsome enough, but he's an awful bounder. Stella-What did he do? Rita-Didn't I tell you? He made an Iawful fuss wIth me one season and then asked me If I thought that dad Iwould object to him as a son-ln-law. I isaid no. I thought not, and he went away and proposed to my slster.-llus trated Bits. The Lacking Stroke. "Do you think It would Improve my style" inquired the varsity man who had got into the crew through favor itism. "If I were to acquire a faster Istroke?" "It would Improve the crew," replied the candid trainer. "If you got a para lytic stroke."-London Tit-Bits. The Point of View. "Why so sad, old mans" -The doctor wants my wife to travel two months." "I understand. Sorry for you." "Understand? No, you don't. She will not go!"-Filegende Blatter. The Juvenile Idea. "WIlie, do you know what hap pens to' the bad little boys?" "Sure." "What?' "They have more fun than the good little boys."-Chicago Post. You find people ready enough to do the Samaritan-without the oil and The Demon of The Air s the germ of LaGrippe, that, breathed in, brings suffering to thousands. Its after effects are weakness. nervousness. lack of appetite. energy and ambition., with disordered liver and kidneys. The greatest need then is Electric Bitters, the splendid tonic. blood puritier and re gulator of Stomach, Liver and Kidneys. Thousands have proved that they won derfully strengthen the nerves, build up the system and restore health and good spirits after an attack of Grip. If suffer ine. try them. Only 50c. Perfect satis faction guaranteed by all druggists. The Other Kind of Deer. When Israel Lane'returned from the wedding of David Fletcher. who is known in the Balmy creek country as a mighty hunter. he immediately sought the village store, where the bridegroom's cronies were gathered. waiting for news of the ceremony. -Well." said one of the number. "how'd it go off?* "Pret' fair. thanks to me." replied Israel. "What'd you do?" demanded anoth er. "I saved parson considerable of a shock and Mame some blushes." said Israel, with calm satisfaction. "Just before they was ready to stand up In the parlor I says to Dare-I don't know what made me: guess it war meant to be-I says, 'Les see your license.' "Well, Dare handed it over, and I discovered It was a hunting license. 'What's this? I says. banding it back. -You ain't got to bunt any longer: you've got her.' "It seems." concluded Israel, "that Dare just said he 'wanted a license.' and of course the clerk thought he wanted the usual kind."-Youth's Com panion. Old Time English Campaign Arts. Purely from the picturesque point of view one may regret the bands and banners which used to help to en liven old time elections. Take the first contests of two great men. Dis raell. we read. apprcached Wycombe In a four horse carriage and was met a mile outside the town by bands. banners and a crowd. with whom be made a triumphal entry. "The can didate kissed his hand or blew kisses to 1 the females who were at the windows" And this Is a description of Glad stone's drst campaign at Newark by one who took part in It: "We started on the canvass at 8 In the morning and worked at it for about nine hours with a great crowd. band and dags and innumerable glasses of beer and wine al jumbled together; then a din ner of thirty or forty with speeches and songs until, say. 10 o'clock; then we always played a rubber of whist, and about 12 or I I got to bed and not to sleep."-London Times. The Scorpion's Wonderful Ear. I hare studied the habits of the scorpion for many years and have often noticed how very sensitive scor pions are to the most delicate sound. musical or otherwise. Cuder the tho rax the scorpion has two comblike appendages. which are the antennae (pectinatae). It Is pretty well settled by physiologists and entomologists that in insects the antennae represent the organs of hearing. These delicate structres are easily affected by the ebra dons of sound. and there can be no doubt whatever that they are also affected by sounds quite inaudible to the human ear. The slightest vibra tion of the atmosphere from any cause whatever at once puts in motion the delicate structures which compose the antennae, to which organs Insects owe the power of protecting themselves against danger as well as the means of recognizing the approach of one another-London Spectator. First Justice to Wear Gown. "Few people, 1 venture to say, even In high official positions, know what justice first wore the gown in the su preme court of the United States." said an authority on the subject recently. "When Justice John Jay tool the of e he thought the members of the su prene bench should wear gowns of some sort. Accordingly he appeared In his own academic gown. whIch he wore by virtue of having received a degree from the University of Dublin. or as It was then known. Trinity col lege. It was a tricolored gown too. Such a garment :vould look peculiar now, since the .- ick gown has been adopted." _____ Tilden's Dog. At one of the early dog shows Sam nel 3. Tilden bought an Immense Great Dane dog. -'What's his name" asked a visitor. "Askim." said Mr. Tilden. "What good would that do?" "It's his name." was the red.y. So it was-Asklm. The dog k-newv a number of tricks. but would only perform when fed. "He'd make a good politician." said his owner as he gave him a hone. Human Nature. "Queer thing about men. isn't It?" remarked the thoughtful thinker. "What's queer about 'egn?" asked the innocent bystander. "Why." rejoined the t. L. "a man will sit on a log half a day waiting for a fish to bite. but he won't wait three minutes for his wife to get ready for church."-Denver News. How He Lost it. "How did that man lose hIs su premacy at home" "HIS wife probably tried to phone him at the office one day and the of Se couldn't understand the name." Buffalo Express. The General Opinion. Belle-Bow silly men act when they propose! Why. Jack acted like a per fect fool: Nell-That's what everybody thought when your engagement was announc Modern Criticism. "How do you like my portrait of her highness?" "Fine' Nothing to criticise but a slight resemblance."-Fllegende Blat Do not grudge to plck out treasures from an earthen pot.-Ilerbert. Saved From The Grave. "I bad about given ur hope, after nearly four years of sufTering from a severe lung trouble." writes Mrs. M. L. ix of Clatrksville, Tenn. "Often the ainn in iy chest would be almost un bearable and I could not do any work. but. Dr. King"a New Discovery has made me feel like a new person. It's the best medicine made for the throat and lungs." Obstinate coughs, stubborn colds. hay fever. la grippe. asthma. croup, bron chitis and hemorrhages. hoarseness and whooping cough. yield quickly to this wonderful medicine. Try it. 50c and $1.00. Trial bottles free. Guaranteed D A BE TEMERATE IN ALL THINGS. Proverbs 23:29-35.--May 8. "At the last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder."-V. 3V. HILE It cannot be said that the Bible commands total abstinence from Intoxicating liquors. it can 'Ae said that everywhere from Genesis to Revelation It reprobates drunkenness and points us to its debauching effects as injurious both ph1yslcal'y and spiritually. We think probably that the climatic conditions of the centers of civilization and the nerve tension of our day make the evils of intemperance specially grievous at this time. These facts would fully Justify us as followers of Jesus and the Apostles should we go beyond them in urging absolute total abstinence as respects all alcoholic liquors. Special emergencies and condi tions require to be specially met. As, for instance. while Adam's 'hildren being nearly perfect could and did intermarry. nothing of the kind would be wise or in any sense justifiable now because the great depravity of our race throuch heredity has so pre faced our natures along certain lines of our weaknesses that even for two cousins to marry is dangerous as respects the sanity of their posterity. In other' words, circumstances alter cases. In the interim of nearly nineteen centuries undoubtedly great changes have taken place along certain lines and the wisest and noblest of humanity are practically agreed that in our day, at least. alcoholic beverages are extremel: unwise. extremely injurious. They are dangerous for the strong of character, and awful. irresistible temp tations to the weak, who should have the encouragement of the strong In the bearing of their burdens of hereditary weakness. The amount of crime and sin which directly and Indirectly are traceable to the influence of alcohol should make all good people stand in awe of it and use their Influence in op position to It. In this we are not condemning all those who more or less par ticipate in the stream of crime and sin produced by alcohol. Doubtless amongst those who manufacture and dispense these beverages there are. as well as amongst those who own stock In distilleries and breweries. persons of noble minds, who would rather do good than do evil. By some process of reasoning which we do not fully comprehend they throw the responsibility off their own shoulders upon the shoulders of their weaker brethren and sis ters of the human family. Unquestionably money Is at the bottom of the traffic. As the Apostle declares. *The love of money is the root of all evil." In today's Study Solomon the Wise gives us the picture of the drunkard redness of eyes; woe: sorrow: contentious: complaining. He advises. "Look not thou upon the wine when it is red and giveth color to the cup and goeth down smoothly. At last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder." It would appear that there is a charm or enticement connected with alcoholic stimulants which gradually wastes the strong and quickly enthralls the weak of will. The wise man associates the demoniacal power of liquor with Its twin-sister, fleshly desire and general immorality, saying, "Thine eyes shall behold strange women and thy heart shall utter perverse things." He adds. "Thou shalt be as he that lieth down In the midst of the sea (like floating wreckage) and as he that lieth on top of the mast'-in Imminent danger of destruction. He describes the condition of those who become beastly drunk. They are unconscious of injury and seem to have their chiefest pleasure in unconsciousness, so that, upon recovering from one debauch, their desire Is to seek the stimulation again. Thus are the chains of slavery to a most degrad Ing habit gradually forged and manhood gradually enslaved and earthly pros pects, not to mention heavenly hopes, go glimmering. It Is written In the Scriptures. "No drunkard shall inherit the Kingdom of heaven"-no drunkard, therefore, can hope to be a member of the Body of Christ, the elect Church. Thank God. this no longer means to us his utter perdition, but it does signity great loss. We are never to forget, however. that, having once been a drunkard and having turned from that deplorable condition, the individual would be a drunkard no longer. Let us remember that only "overcomers" are promised a share in his Millennial Throne and Kingdom. He who loses the mastery of his flesh to the extent of being a drunkard Is certninly not an overcomer and not at that time in line for joint eirship with Christ The President of the United States expressed the fol lowing sentiment: "To a man who is actively engaged in reasonable work, who must have at his command the best that is In him, at Its best-to him I would, with all the emphasis that I possess, advise and urge, 'Leave drink alone-absolutely.' He who drinks is deliberately disqualifying himself for advancement. Personally I refuse to take such a risk. I do not drink." When Mr. Taft expressed this he was Secretary of War and evidently did not disqualify himself for advancement b7, his total abstinence. General Frederick D. Grant, an outspoken total abstaner, said: "Drink is the greatest curse of Christendom, because practically all crime and all disaster are the result of It. Ninety-five per cent-I will make it no less-of desertioin and acts of lawlessness in the Army is due to drink. Vice is simply drink in an other form. Whoe'er heard of a saloon completely divorced from the 'White Slave Traffic,' or a house of Infamy without a bar? You may tell the young men that General Grant does not drink a drop of liquor--has not for eighteen yer-because he Ls afraid to drink U." [ncreases e rc f an ecessitiesCTRHCUE AT OM without improving the quality. Foley's T raeto r ~sesCts oney and Tar maintains its high stan ard of excellence and its great curative RICYFe oSfees ualities without any increase in cost. ItiJfyuhv aar ftena.tra.0 is the best remedy for coughs, coldslasl o r osatyptic lwn :roup, whooping cough and all ailments j~ hv tpe ptelr ednie f the throat, chest and lungs. Theyocncueyrefathebyaemd genuine is in a yellow package. Refuse lmethtvnacidcauei. mbstitut.es. W. E~. Brown li&a Ceoral.car fD. lse PMave You Diplopsar h ultetetI o xesv.Apc Diplopia, as Its name signifies, is theae otlicnuhtoatoeuhcmnt defect which causes the eye to see two . ptacrdwtyoraeanades images of the same object. Of course Jnnc .C.wlbrayobyetnma the drunkard's temporary diplopla is t' retiltetetada itr~tn well knewn, but it Is possible for a ota o a toc e~ ocr quite sober person to perceive two key- - holes instead of one, as the comic jour- No nals have It, and yet be a total ab-ieofDshre stainer. Diplopia is usually the result Iwl pl oteJdeo r of squint or general eye weakness and bt o lrno ony nt is necessarily a distressing malady. As1t a fMy 11,frlteso a rule, the defect manifests itself I iscagsAmnsrtro h regard to small objects at some di- LCICAT , tace-eight feet or so. For instance, Amnsrtr one lamp will be seen slightly abov-e PnwoS . pi 90 another or to right or left. As a rule, the false Image is fainter than the I S IH B OS genuine one, but when I loe hog the prism. which made me for the time O - being diploptie. I saw the second imageA quite as clearly as the first, but with wl ileggmnsayhr a te:ndency to wander. The farther away the false Image appears fro t aoalerts true the less distinct Is Its outline.-~ Strand Magazine. Nature as a Heater. Wl lyfrPcis acs A great, broad, coasoiing and funda-, t. Ades mental fact remains that in a large i~~YA .S IH majority of diseases which attack hu mnity under 00 per cent of the un- Bx4,Mnig .C favorable influences which affect us nature wIll effect a cure If not too much Interfered with. As the old proverb has it. "A man at forty is ei ther a fool or a physician." and Na ture is a good deal over forty and hasY o never been accused of lacking intelli gen.-Woods Hutchinson. M. D., in Delineator. "dlieHis Qualification. iL o "'lke:-> get a job on a newspa per." any experience as a journal- ~JJ J Th toblt?,yur"ve' "Then what could yt ,: do on a news paperms to me that I could dish outneo tspodcs excellent advice of some kind."-Louis- yorbod ville Courier-Journal. Yucntdgs orfo, FataI Defect. sfe raflyfo ed "I have a chance to marry an old ahestmc ahdi man who has lots of money."ns., alracotptin "Why don't you?"'ec htyu edi o "He hasn't any bad habits and comes ds fsls ahri ae of a long lived family."-Chicago ReQc- o il-u ie oi orderald. A Great Error. "My hero dies In the middle of my latest novel," said the young author. "That's a grave mistake." replied the editor. "He should not die before the reader does."-A tlant Constitution. B a k r u h Flattery is often a trafic of mutual meanness, where, although both par- hsgetmdcieat etyo ties intend deception. neither is de- te ailir.Ipuiestelod celved.-Coitenl.reestepttefedthnre, Watch For The Comet I satu eiiefrsc ie The Rted Dragon of the sky. Watch x4kJes n euae l h the child ren for spring coughs and colds. C~3Cfntos r t Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey and A l elr nmdcnsI Tar in the house. It is the best and safest prevention and cure for croup_________________ where the need is urgent and imrmed -________________ iate relief a vital necessity. its prompt use has saved many little lives. Contains' u ~ nSA nc av 20 oopatesor hrmful drugs. R~efuse sub-I ' e Sl InT Wrd thtts .l. rw o elnle avesopdu eln.ha oss The Eind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has beenmade under his per sonal supervision since Uts Infancy. Alownoone to deceive youinthis. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experzients that tride with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against E-xperiment What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor O1, Pare gorie, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotle substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhea and Wln4 Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatalency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natual sleep. The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend. CENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Sgaueo The KilldYOU HaYe Mways Bout In Use For Over 30 Years. "Kn"" *?ReOSUW T g v u. UlwCtw.ees FETILIER HSE We are now manufacturing at Manning all grades of Commercial Fertilizers and so licit your patronage. We use only high grade matenal, and "NO FILTER-" MEAL MIXTURES A SPECIALTY. We make the price right and guarantee satisfaction. See us before you buy. Manning Oil Mill' ] C. R. SPROTT. President and Treasurer. !I Youl Pass our door without a purchase, you miss an opportunity that comes very seldom' to any one wishing anything in the Hardware Line. Another lot of those SEureka Ranges at $30, which give as much satisfaction as others at $60. Oil Stove4 of the best C make, that bring rest and comfort to the tired housekeeper. As usual, a full Line of Hardware,'Crockery, Glass ware, SSCREEN DOORS AlND WINDOWS, i Paints, Oil. Varnishes. Brushes, C Wire Fencing, Poultry Netting, Plows, Harrows, Cultivators, Weed ers, Tobacco Flues. All at lowest prices. So don't miss us. Yours for business, Ithe Levi "Bosy" Block. .or Headquarters frHay. Grain. Rice Flour. Ship Stuff. Mixed Cow Feed. and Chicken Feed. We Sell Lime. Cement.Acme Wall Plaster, Shingles. Laths. Fire Brick. Drain Pipe. &c. Our usual assortment of Horsets and Mules. and a full stock of Buggies. Wagons and Harness to select from. BOOTIHARBY LIVE STOCK CO, SUMTER. S. C. BRING YOUR K JQB WORKE TO THE TIMES OFFICE.