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UL-J-'J, v . ? Touring New York By Automobile. A Untqu: Method of Viewing1 S the SlgVs and Scenes of ihe Great Metropolis. ..jm W ' ^t.;l 1*3W YORK CITY.?It was a light-hearted and happyJ\J go-lucky party, for the j \ + , v?/ time being at least, that ^ swung out on to Fifth avenue one radiant summer morning a short time ago for an exhilarating spin in one of tho sumptuous and beautiful touring ears, which an enterprising eompany has put in service for public liiro, aloug the finest and wealthiest ^^r^jJdential avenues and streets iu the viTi'/ed world. And ill this conneeH^^Mion one can scarcely resist the ti'iupta^ lion to enlarge upon the thought that, while the pages of poetry and fiction are tilled with the beauties of figurative speech on the harms of pastoral life, it remains for the hard of the future to evolve an epic portraying the throbbing, pulsating, vitally interesting, intensely human, and ever varying life of the great modern city. But all this is another story. In the party of tourists on this particular summer morning were men and women whose good fortune it had been to circle the world as globe trotters, and who had seen everything worth seeing, from the Pyramids to Paris, and from the Alps to Alaska, but after all was done and over it was conceded that never betore had they, individually or collectively, enjoyed a more entertaining, instructive and delightful trip than that experienced this same tiii.y iu uomg ihp wonders ana beauties of Greater New York. As the scenes of this Metropolis of the world are unfolded new beauties and objects of interest are presented even to pioneer residents of the city. ' To the visitor, the tourist from another * i13", State or county, the swiftly moving panoramic scene of living pictures is a source of constant deliglit and a genuine revelation. In leaving the company's oflices on Fifth avenue the tourist or sightseer lias the choice, us fancy may dictate of first making a tour of either upper or lower New York. It may be said, en passant, that the kcompany lias just placed in commission eight handsome electric touring cars, with a seating capacity of fifteen each, and five large, magnificent electric pouches, sumptuously upholstered, Mmipped with eery convenience, and Biting forty passengers each, except I. the '. haffeur, anil the ^^vor lecturer; and the latter deBjki a word of special praise, for a Hfrapnlde or eloquent exponent of it has never been the writer's ^Vfortune to encounter. In the se u of tills gifted young gentleman, jHlms otlleinted in like capacity in Blon, I'aris, Berlin and other Ku^Pnn. cities where sights are to he seen, the company has secured a jewel. In addition to being an animated encyclopedia of men. affairs, and things nmdivrn nlnecli* ...I |? sc.ii ' - - ' V..uc-oi-1 (IIIU JIIOHM H iJI, III* |JU2Ssessi s a prodigious memory, which would have done credit to a Criehton Vor Macnulay. Dn tlio tour of upper New York, sorting from the company's headquarters on Fifth avenue, for instance, the guide will call your attention, in a clear, resonant and pleasing voice, "without the aid of a megaphone or any other shrill accompaniment, to every object of interest on "Millionaire's How," from the Holland House, or the Waldorf-Astoria, all the way out to the furthermost limits of Central I'ark. As the touring car speeds along Fifth avenue past miles and miles of palatial mansions occupied by the most favored sons and daughters of Fortune. each obteet of interpst is imintiwi I out and the nainos of the world-famed occupants art.- designated, while here and there some hit of history or tradition is proffered. throwing a Hash of light on the subject, whether it he the mansion of some living or departed Avorthy, a palatial clubhouse, theatre or hotel, venerable church or cathedral, literary, art museum, temple of science, or other object of. modern or historical interest. The vahie of sight-seeing depends on - the mnnnur In which objects of passing hi' historical interest impress them ?*-i > 1111* umii im or \ isj ior; Mild whether of artistic <>; cotimcreial imf>ortnnce, the particular object before the eye must he properly exploited i i order to conve\ a pleasing or lasting impression. O i this tour of tJroatc.' New Yoik all the principal objects of interest and landmark* are not oi?1 > brought out In pleasing procession. I? i names of the worthies of both pa>l and present generations wiu? have occupied Much and sileh a in:in>ioil. and dates of hotable occurrences. arc given wi li w0nderf.1l accuracy. Here, for instance, a re poii::cd out the pnia. ;il homes of the Vai'derbi'is. (toulds, ^ |{'i kcfc Ih ) . .I " it Mo ran. the ' b t ddeiKC of (lie late l>o A Stow i I ' HI ny of Prussia was royally enter t::i ,ied. the magnificent palaces of \i: mvw ?:;irnei?ie anu wenator rinrk, the biining magnate, each of which i^ h'Of 111 kind's ransom; while there 111 Kuuist reverently bows at !In tomh of General Orant, or xaxes with awe from Ulvernldo Drive across the historical Hudson (o the beautiful Palisades of 111o "Rhino of America." where was fought the fatal duel between Alexander Hamilton ami Aaron Hurt*. These and a thousand and one other objects enthrall the attention. Columns of space might be devoted alone to the magninceut drive through Central Park, New York's wonderful playground, with its beautiful and inSpiring Kcenery and numerous marble ^^gtatues of the worhl'a most di&tin KS'i'fink', or f other ol?lo tour of i two hour* f (top being i at Gram'*? : Tomb?but It Is safe to say that never J ou any outing have both mind ami j eye been pleased, enriched and in- I wltll eilrtl. a <1nli.,l.? >..! of sight-seeing as 13 crowded into this brief space of time. . j The tour of lower New York occupies about the same time, and is equally delightful and instructive, only in another and more commercial way. Passing down Fifth avenue to historic Washington ,Square, through thu | maguiilceut arch of the Father of His Country, by the brownslone mansions of old Knickerbocker families of pioneer New York, the swift-moving touring car glides across Waverly place to liroadwii.i tlu giant artery of the greatest city in the world, and lo! the visitor is iudiu ted into a deep canyon, so to speak, on either side of which tower the sky-scraping buildings which, Ailadin-iike, have sprung from the wonderful architectural genius of the new century. On, down Broadway, tlie visitors pass historical and moss covered Old ! Trinity Church and St. Paul's, of precious memory, which still contains the pew where worshiped George Washington and his fatu'ly. Kre this. Pule Row and the great newspaper ollic <. the PostolHce and court houses, the City llall. and the solemn, gloomy Toinlis. with its tragic, sombre front, and the "Bridge of Sighs." will have been passed; and, after viewing the j United States Sub-Treasury, with its maguiliccnt statue of Washington, and jjazing up at the tall buildings until the eyes a<l'.e, the car turns into Wall street - the great money mart of the world?ami a stop is made at the Stock l.'x-..v.. ...i....... . . obtain for the entertainment of tourists. From Wall street a visit is made to the Battery ami Howling iJreen, whence the enr is tinned in the direction of the famous old Bowery, in reaching which the great Brook'yn Bridge is passed. To the student of human nature, and the lover of the old and picturesque, a visit to the Bowery offers features of unrivalled interest. After doing this unique section of old New York a peep is taken into the slums, whore live, or, rather, exist, the denezins of the great mysterious, unwashed underworld. All at once the ears are assailed by a perfect babel of tongues, and as the confused sounds float lip from the teeming streets of the Ghetto; or Chinatown, the visitor can easily imagine that he lias been transported to Italy, llussia, or the crowded cities of the fur-off Orient. ; Days may tic spent in the study of this queer, grotesque and interesting section of the city, with its conglomeration of tongues and humanity, and it is with reluctance that tlie tourist is compelled to leave. About Carbon. Carbon is the classic material for the 1 hairpin like lilameut which gives the light in an incandescent electric lamp, i Recently attempts have been made to lind another material. ltefractory earths, which, when hot, become oon* iluetors of electricity, have been trieil with some ilegree of success. The metal osmium is now being experimented with ami it has given excellent results. Osmium is a metal resembling platinum. The latter was one of the materials used by IMison in h;s earliest researches in the production of electric light. The osmium iilamciit consumes but half the power per candle of illumination absorbed by the ordinary incandescent lamp, and has very great durability. It gives a steadier light with varying voltage, but droops if the voltage is pushed too high. Apparently it Is dillieult to make i it of as high resistance as is desirable. An interesting feature of osmium is 1 that it gives as much light as earboc, although less intensely healed; its hi tnineseenee is higher. Knlfting n Window. TTe weighed about INK) pounds and looked to be a giant in strength. As he sat. down in a seat of a Delaware and Hudson car a delicate looking woman leaned over and asked if he j would he Kind enough to raise the window* at her side. lie answered in the j a (Urinative and then started to tuff. The window never moved and the j important man got rod in the fare, lie said something ahout the ear builders, and then informed the woman that the window couldn't he raised. lie i Silt down and the crowd iau^hed. A few moments later the trainman, who weighed ahout as much as a Jockey, entered the car and the woman appealed to him to raise the window. He reached in with one hand and without apparent exertion sent the stuhhorii window ii]t willi n b.mjr. The ornml thru looked at the fat man :iiu] \ laughed npfjiln.?Albnny .Toiirnnl. An Iitiwrllttd Banknote. Apropos of tin* return of I^>r<l Pun- ' donahl, i.iany people may i !> ?v thai there i.< in the P.anl; of . n'huid a ? I'kjit note w 1 -li reealls sad m p ories of tb i Marl of I>uiulouai< After I> inn ?'iv<- >1 in Ktipiand on f jic( ' nation, be joined be 1 ir '/.ill iii ll:i v\. after ?er\ire with Chile, and wns il* first .ubniral. I11 IM I b" W'.x senteiu'ed to a year's iu!prlsoani"iit ::;id to 1 . y a fine of ? 11 Mm, 'I i. money \.;:s <ol|e.-ted by bis 010 1 iiiieiii - ;'\ W'c ;nins;. v ,n penny subscript;?<:i-. Very n 1 a alnst bis \<*111 1 .i.i.i . r , . miu. 1... ..1, !o)c, i I!: In , of v. . .1, I.wrote: i r iil -.nit ; r.>ii! <> p .?t? . myself from murder. in the hope that ( shall Iive t<? brltiK the deliiupionls ) > justice." I.oprion <! rapine. I*i 'i hiiii's A vliiI rii! Ion lioritls. During tin' year line# the various Hoard# of Concilia lion ami Arbllru-Hon in Great Iliitain arc known to liavo settled 788 eases of labor trouble. Most of the aetnal stoppages were settled by lite parlies themselves or their representatives. The number of stoppages settled by arbitration ami con- | clllation was twenty-six, involving "JI.- j 700 work people. Dickon*' IMrtlinlarr. Tlio Mnyor of Portsmouth. Mug., hna formally inatiguorntod as ;i Dickens Miis(miu) 1 Iio house in <*?>miu*?-ivi;iI rOiul I/iiiulpoi't, in which (JlinrloH Dickens was lion , Tin' house wax recently purchased by (ho Corporation at an miction sale t'or C11M), anit' lias boon ^tockeil wlili a ntnjtfjp.- o/ intci'si in# relics of the JlovolIstV* I'ajil Mnll CJrtsotlo. \ POWER BEHINI nr??????? Ej5*;y. si?:u<;i-: .iumkv Tho assassination of his strongest op] lnestionubly, the leiulor among Unss'ai TO AVERT WRECKS. | A student of railway and railroad ! incidents and their causes comes for| svnrd with an invention which is de; ilgned to avert the so frequently rei ?i 1?;?i?I?;?i?r\ I r lj ? b?<> jr l THR AUTOMATIC WItfiCK AVKKTKR. cm ring norrors wmcu nave siaineu t with blood tin? history of railroading in this ami other countries. When, from any cause or other, it is desired to stop a train of cars due at any point, the custom is now to send a tlagman back to signal to the engineer of the due train. At other times a I. intern is set at the side of the track, and still at other times a torpedo is placed on the rail. Hut llagni mi have gone to sleep, engineers have failed to see the lanterns and have not heard the torpedoes. The new Invention requires the equipment of trains with automatic brake arrangements which are to be ooernteil hv menus of 11 "slmo" f-is tened to tho rail. One of these "shoes" having been put in place near the point at which it Is desired to stop the train the railroad men can proceed with their unties without fear of the oncoming locomotive and its cars passing many feet beyond. As the train [lasses over the "shoe" a lever on each set of trucks is thrown by the "shoe" and the brakes immediately applied, so that when the whole train has passed every wheel has been set firmly and there is no possibility of the train going any farther. Samples of wheat of extraordinary size and weight have been received from the country which will be traversed by the Hagdad railway. I o_A-isr: ??lj? Artist (at \v< rk) ? "Now give mo yr Visitor (who f;incios himself n critic) Artist (dreamily) "',/c-c s btit give ) THE THRONE. i i ITCIl WITT 10. l>onent, Yon l'lobvo, leaves hlui, null statesmen. 1I<? l uiniliMl (1?o l'ropliory. Theodore Stavarehe, living in tho town of Ilermezin, near Hueharest, had liis fortune told sixty-live years ago by a gypsy, who said that ho would die ! I?y tho bayonet. He fought through | tho Itusso-Turkish war, was decorated for conspicuous bravery at Plevna and Smarden, and never received a scratch. ! The other day, however, at the age of seventy-five, lie committed suicide with his grandson's bayonet, thus fultllliug the ancient prophecy. The Turkish Mlltitll'n Title*. The Sultan of Turkey has seventyone titles, and on the parchment containing them are the words "as many 1 more as may be desired can be added, to this number." Among the titles are "Abdul 11 a in id. the Eternally Victorious." "the Eternally Smiling," "the Eternally Invincible." "Distributor of Clowns to the Heroes Seated on tho i moues ami "wuauow or liou 011 Kurtli." Cnrlildo of Cnlcl Ordinarily the formation of calcium carbide requires n degree of lient which can only he secured in the electric furnace. At a recent meeting of the Academy of Sciences, in Paris, M Henri Moissan stated that metallii calcium, at a red heat, will combine with the ilnely divide 1 carbon contained in smoke. The product is pure calcium carbide, erystalized and transparent. ESESfSTr-' 55 ' M^lXHHDn1 ANTON I, t'lUl'.t' or n.i. i..wnulu. iu.. llt'NTKHH, DOS^ ^ I mif^S&ir-<mrr' >ur honest opinion of tills picture." "It's utterly worlhlfKh." it nil th<vsnntp.M-Punch. I \. i. l/ojsisul 1?p|>tilr tlio ' ooln. ITnvo you a workshop in which to repair tools? Whiflletrees, hoe handles ( and the like should he repaired rainy | days and not left until the busy time , when they are needed most. The Wvo<1 Eceil. , Now is the time to raise your crop of weed seed for next year. No great amount of care is needed to secure a large crop but you will have to hustle ( next year in order to keep down their progeny. II1111 ft About tlio Row. Feed the sows that Have summer pigs slops rather than too much grain, and don't encourage the pies to cat ' much corn yet. Give thorn slop. But don't feed sour slop. We've told you that before. Sotting Klrawliorrlr*. Autumn is noi considered as good n time for setting strawberries as the spring, but there is a word to bo sjnid. If the ground is ready and there is time to sot them they will get established before cold weather. Next spring they will be ready to grow and will get a good start before the now beds are set. They will boar a small crop if allowed to do so, but it is 1 11 #?! In iiii*!: <>lf ilii* h!()'s<mits jiml let the strength of the plant go to the J new growth. A great ditliculty is the ' fall drouth. If the ground is moist the ' plants should grow well enough. Xa- ' tional Fruit Grown*. < A Clrcut W??le. ' "One of the most universal wastes on f the farm," said the late Colonel J. II. < Brigliam, Assistant Secretary of Agri- > culture, "anises from the practice of keeping scrub stock, which is likely to occasion lass rather than profit. Coincident with this is the common waste ' resulting from careless feeding and lack of proper shelter for and at ten- ' tion to farm stock. The neglect of 1 probably the majority of farmers to ; keep close account of the various de- ' tails of farm expense anil production results In farmers continuing to raise 1 this scrub stock whereas they would otherwise weed it out without delay." j 1'ruiilnK Currant*. The fruit is borne on l?oth old anil new wood, but the best fruit is produced by one, two and three-year-old canes. After three years of age the old wood should be cut out, leaving from four to eight steins of varying ages not exceeding three years. No wood over three years of age should be kept, as it then becomes hollow and rough barked, and harbors, worms, in- 1 sect eggs ami fungous spores. To do- 1 stroy these tho old wood should ill- : ways ho rut out, gathered and liurnod ' immediately aftor roinoval, and not ' left lying around, as is sometimes done. 1 The old idea of training tho eurrant ' in the form of a tree is not now eon- 1 sidered prolitable, lmt rather tho plant ! is allowed to sucker, a ltd send up many ' stems, the number being limited as 1 above described.?N*. K. Homestead, in ' the Mirror and Farmer. 1 Hoc Cholern. I think calomel a sure cure if given in time for hog cholera. I do not know tho minimum dose that will cure, nor do I know whether it will salivate or : not. I have not salivated any. Last year 1 had throe sows and one J 11 ll'l *11 >111,1 11 I?1K^. 1 I> 11 L a IH Mil OIM'fourth tcaspoonful calomel in wheat 1 bread, three pieces; two sows ate atul 1 got well; one refused and died. I car- i lied the pigs about seventy-live yards ' to ?? i !. coo'i. T!'"r would !ic*i!!,nr 1 kick, blink their eyes, nor squeal. I 1 gave each about as much as two doses I for a grown person. They staggered ( back and all got well. I think a good ' plan to give calomel (say to a dozen ' hogs) shell three or four ears of corn, 1 pour a little sorghum syrup on each 1 grain, sprinkle the calomel on, stir 1 so as to tret the calomel as evenlv through us possible: then food. I have 1 % :tsroil hogs several times in tills way. Hoping your readers will profit by my experience, I am. respectfully, ,j, \v. Jones, in Home and Farm. C'lfHIl Xt'fttn. A lilthy nest is nil eyesore in many a hen house. To obviate this a movable box, one that is easy of access, but cannot be roosted upon, should be used. The cut gives such a one and lias l>e"i! found l?y constant use for 4 ,I 11 _jjl .vonin t<? lu> :ilio:id of :i!! others. Tlioy on 11 I>? uuHic in i ,voM'l-i ions, hut :n iliat (:isc ji piirlllion should l>e in llio ( litre !o provont lions lU'litinir mid lirr.-iKinir i-jrus. W. !!. (Vrniiin, in ! The Kpitomist. A (iooiJ l i>'{ l,rcn,iv?livp, Iii jiiviiiK 111'' reader* ol Iit'> (ir-oii'tmoid (lie heir-lit of llic meihod most used for tin* preservation of il is done willi the hope that the thus preserved will ho used at home, or, if sold. sold strie.ly on their merits. It is 11.0 sv'lliiii,' of preserved okics us "strlptly fresh" tlmt has ruined tin* poultry business of more than one man. If one Iijis strictly fresh eu;;s that he can guarantee in midwinter, sell them as sikIi and demand the highest price. If the ojxk* offered are preserved, say so. 'the host euj^ preservative now known is water glass, or, in other wortty, a solution of sillonto of sodium proeuvnblo at any ili'Uf? store. l'ut the solution in an earthen vessel, *a<M niile times its hulk of ivater, ami put in i^ as many ? r?s an tlm solution will covvr. Then place a cover over llie * I 1 V - * ; f /' rcssol and place It In a cool cellar. I'.ggs preserved now In the manner described will keep in good condition ror seven or eight months. It is necessary that the eggs be perfectly'flipsh when they are put In the preserving fluid, or they- will not keep as long \s stated. Tnru??Ii in Horgp*. In nine cases ont of ten when thrush >ccurs it is due to the horse standing 11 tilth, so that the prevention of the rouble is plain to be seen. Investlgaion will prove that the majority of lie horses afflicted with thrush are leavily fed and given little exercise, ind, as stated, stand in tilth. While here are many honest differences of >pinion as to what material constitutes lie best door for a horse, it is certain hat the floor must he kept reasonably lean or the animal will contract dis ase of sonic kind. The best tj::wt- ; lient for thrush is to cleanse the foot j horoughly, soaking it well in water as j lot as the horse will stand, if neces- ! >ar.v, ami then place calomel in all the revices of the frog, covering it with >akum to liohl it in place; this dressing nur'. be changed daily. Place the horse in a large box stall iml provide a heavy bed of straw so , hat there will lie a sort of cushion for j he feet at all times. Willie the horse { s in the stall and not lit to exercise a 1 jrent deal, cut the rat lops down, being I aroful that the animal has sntlicient | variety to keep the bowels in good 'omlitlon. As spoil as the animal can >e given exercise it should be taken 1 >nt of doors several times a day. The j 11'nuc i ti?r uhnnl.l 1... " .<..lillt.ll,> i.i.ji.n-.l mtil the discharge of matter ceases, i A Grtnd-totio Frame. A correspondent has drawn an out- ! ine of what ho has done with an old i wheel that had passed its usefulness i in the* road, and lie says: "I there- j fore made a grindstone frame of it, | nul it works so well that if I could | not procure another money would, not ] Iniy it. In construction it is very aim- | [)le. Anybody handy with tools can 'Oj "V A 1JICVCI.K (illlNDSTOSE, 111 :i!c<* It. The sent is two-inch chest* nut plank. You will notion that tho j <eat plank has a nook (that is so tho j ogs oan use foot pedals). Tho sprocket , >t' tho hack bioyole wheel C is on the \>;le of the grindstone. A is the sprocket, as it belongs on the wheel ! hain ti> conheet with the grindstone j sprocket; 11 the frame inserted in the ! sent, a one-inch hole being bored in j I lie same; 1) a single leg to prevent it from being front bonvy; K u foot iiodal, connected with the front leg to L'onneetlon F to pedal liar (!, both ; made <?r bard wood one b> two indies. Oat Hay. Fanners who intend making oat ha> dtould keep can ful watch on (lie crop lhat it does not become too mature. For bay, oats should be liar vested ivhoii tbe grain is in the dough stage, i lot when ripe enough to thresh. When ut at this time there will lie no danger of losing any of the grain, as it will not shell, and the quali y of straw ; ivill also lie worth much more as a reed. The steins and leaves of the j dant can all he saved and they will ure into very good feed for almost any | lass of stock. Of course it' the crop I Is intended for seed or grain, it should not be harvested until thoroughly innlured. It should be remembered, how- | [ ver, that a day or two of nice grow- | lug weather will make a great differ- i [Mice in the condition of anv eron. cs pecially when near malurity. For j this reason we flose tab upon | them, and no they are ! to bo harvested fffiifi&y nvor to do the cutting at Just rii"eright period. Weather conditions may sometimes interfere with one's harvest, and that, of course, eannot very well bo helped, hut as far as possible every farmer j should make It a point to have all eon- ! ditions under Ids control and then ! see thai everything Is done exactly on time. 10very year there are many dollars' worth of crops lost by neglect in harvesting them at just the right time. Overripe crops, especially grains, are always handled with great loss, even at the host. He on time, and by so doing save pounds of roughage feed when in prime condition and every bushel of grain when mature, and when it will cost the least to harvest. I (iuide. I'llrlli Hint*. A cross bred animal should never ho chosen as a breeder. There is no single breed that possesses only good qualities. Nothing so surely impoverishes the r 11 i.ii. ..?i. ii ' ? ?.?* ??.-? in?- r??Tiim^ uj IU1CY# Willi imprtivimI stock, to insure suc?^, must come improved treatment. Any kind of live stock will depreciate in viiln when cm short in their rations. Always sift coal ashes before putting lieiH in tin* dust box for the use of poult ry. in hot v.rather especially, horses subject to colic should be handled with great care. All things eonsidered the best plaeo to put manure is on a freshly plowed soil. Haul out as fast as made. A little care in the matter of watering and feeding horses will prevent much sickness and consequent loss. In breeding, other things ln.h>? equal, the more vigorous animal tends to impress itself upon the progeny. Ii is much easier to tell how n thing should be done than it is to demonstrate the advantages of a plan L<y experiment. , Public revenue of Ureat Britain in I he quarter ended June llf) was SI.'!,- i I40,220 below the saiuo Quarter Jast 1 For tlto Middle W?it. I IMN 1 Wfll N many parts of tho/'t 'if 110 Ell West there is njf \AN | need of road imp/ ?. P" as anywhere els/ JT ; yt Ijjpl M world, and it Jk / /" ?; * that the people / A h?I tion iiave gone into the I ^oniV movement wun cntnusiasnt t A| A State good roads coiMvwtlon just. boon hold at Springfield, III., ane although It la the busy season \vj/ the farmers, there ivas an attel ' of about i!00 delegates, buslilcTs j visitors. Senator Latlitiol, of 1 Carolina, was the principal spl and ho delivered an able and eloj addrcH*. Naturally he devoted! sidornble attention to the prlnciiVt National aid as embodied In theft introduced Into Congress by hii and Colonel Brownlow, of Tonne The Senator is strongly of tie opl that the (Sovernment should oftntri some of its surplus revenues ti aUI j Slates in building good ro ;ls, he has many cogent reasons to <1 A in support of that proposition At? dose of Ills address Senator Latltllfci asked all present who agreed Itli IBy to stand lip, and all but thre< or fJ| sprang to tbelr feet. There v s so^ opposition, however, led by 1 ofesA, Ha leer, of the State I'nlversit andlJ' protracted discussion followed whi* the professor came ofT decldcdl second ftf best. i one of the great obstacles o road f improvement in v some parts of tl)<1 f Mississippi Valley is the set ;ity ol j material for building roads. 1 largtl portions of Illinois, Iowa, /kansa^l and several other States, ?ere i/| neither stone nor gravel. AUhe mil H I terlul used in surfacing hard rids Uij U to be shipped in, which adds ctsldi/ ably to the expense. But the Ittou I less mud roads of these secthh iJ Jj such a burden that people are 611 il to tax themselves heavily to so<|o ' lief. If the National aid plan Vol B be adopted, the next, few yeaiW see an enormous Improvement V, roads of the Middle West. ' , Where there is good local nini \H considerable progress has already made. In Missouri there are hun of miles of litte hard roads. The/ may be said of Minnesota. In sor cnlitles excellent roads have beer Hj of mining slag. Gravel em; S where available, and in Spi H| Illinois deposits of novnculil drawn npon and some very Unci |^H| Ji have been constructed from till terial. On the whole, however, l| be said that only a beginning bij ^ the agricultural of this section are greatly lianmfl by the expense and dlttlculty of B ting farm products to market; jH Hotter KoimIu'rikI llnlt?r SrliooI^B The farmers of East TennessetH aroused on the subject w proveinent, and espccilt'^^HthilriTa|^^^^^H^ ' for the plan of co-o}h4^Wii tietw^H^^^Vvf the Stare and Nation. The lirowulj^^^^Su hill is unahlmdusly indorsed. rlV measure Is especially commended a means of improvement in the j try schools. Tills is one of the stroi^^^^^ft est reasons for the systematic proveinent of the country roads. ifl improved roads are, perhapr, tlie urcJ^^B^H est drawback to the success of ru^^S^Sj schools. When the season o? botto^B less roads arrives the attendance iH school becomes small and irregulafi^BBB the classes become discouraged, atiM but little progress can be made. One of 'he principal reforms of ,toH day consists In the consolidation o^B rural schools so as,to do away wltl^B||jm, the greater number of Kiijall uiis;U|J^^HL factory schools and rep|ii'ce""ttTinTKw^^^^^B}ffT" larger centrally located schools. Thi^^^^BJfoij would reduce the expense and grcatlH increase the efficiency of the countrfl^^^H , schools. In many places the peopIM have adopted the plan of sending wagons at public expense to bring Jn H the children on the various roads. ItuV^flj this plan is only feasible where thf-S roads are uniformly good. Hence, till LWM bad roads which prevail in most se<*. I tIons are a great bar to educations^. progress. WiHB Wlilo Tires For 1'itrm Wngonn. iciil^SS The subject of wide tires Is one I ifl great interest and importance, and is being thoroughly discussed by tll'owH ofllce in connection with various roi^ associations and others Interested. I; ., portant investigations of the Uiiivor* ty of Missouri will booh bo given to i " ami show very advantages of wide tlreft^Afl as on road. . Inquiry, being aHjMnB|^^^BH9B|ffi?fe\ upon tM^ proposed that Hie wldro I to square the tin* Iron or steel axle at tH and exactly the same vvlH wooden axle of the same flj one t. Im suggested that after a H all sales of new wagons I the standard be taxed, and tliat^HBnHBH|^BH^HHffi taxation bo allowed altered to this standard. I'i&iH ..... * uruiK no additional tax ors, hut would place thelrelPM lIn- wagon builders. ITii|j$&\lH would promptly !>?&; j standard, and their iigHgtoj* advocates is nlrendy <i flS throughout tho lion. ; m jooo I'lintogrnpli*fx HcomnI.EDRH^R The latest wonder on photogroH n machine which is capable of S pug impressions at ih<y rate of^H thirty or forty ns ilie ordinary <-incftiiato?ni]fl^mflHfik of the chief purposes to whlfl wonderful invention Is put la tfl wings ^ lion, by which 1L is hoped ?fe| problem of lllght may at Inst bfljj A Town I'liAluHntlrp. 1 ' ''0 (own Capo Colony, fonfnv^| < |?i o if-rvl. i>; (li?. r?(|n,H <350.000. fl jk