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VOL. XXV.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1899.
NO. 38.
HE
Still leads the procession in
the following points:
Wider range of prices. Largest variety
of best bought goods. Lower prices for
equal values. Easier terms for the buy
er. The only exclusive furniture store
in the county. We have no side lines.
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talent to the interest of those wishing to
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during Fair Week, and all the time.
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Sum mu radi w. ...
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yon need, at any season of the year.
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and our Clothing Catalogue tctth eamplee
allocked, are aim free. Exprenage paid
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
WSarVSslrns'ts1
JACOB A. LONG,
Attorney-at-Law,
GRAHAM, . - - - - - N. c
I'runtlna In tho Statn and Federal courts.
OiHco over White, Moore & Co.'s store, Main
otrenu i-none no. a. - -
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BYNUM & BYNTJM,
Attorneys and Counselors at law
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Practice respilarly Id the courts of Ala
mance counly. Aug. 2, W ly
DR. J. 1. STOCKAI?D
Dentist,
GRAHAM, N. C.
oince in the vestal iiutiaing,
over Albright's drug store.
First-class work at moderate
prices. Call on me.
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Attorney-at-Law,
GREENSBOBO, N. d
Houso Wriht BuUlng ot Cowrt
amance01108 reg'uIar'y '1 the courts 01 AI"
H.1I.'UI.I. Ul.lilllM
Mothers!
Tnadiacotn
forts and
dangera of
uiiiU'Dirtacan
oe almost en-1
tirely avoided.,
WineofCardtil''
relieves ex
pectant math
It gives
tonetothegen
iUlorgana,and puts them in
condition to do their
Perfectly. That makes preg
nancy leg, pamfni, shortens
labor and hastens recovery after
child-birth. It helps a woman
bear strong healthy children.
f slso bronght happiness to
tkonsands of homes barrea for
Era. A few doses often brings
to loving hearts that long
darling baby. No woman
nld neglect to try it for this
"able. It cures nine eases out
mien. All droggiats sell Wina
varan. ux per bottle.
w. n. Mmeorf ueaauuuaaa,
CaeosaltodiclasCab. OsMS
mUrxuBai
f
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mv Sot klM ... .kiL.. tmm
sa ay ekuatraa. !
-Hi "''M'lri
v - wjumtj no nsK wnen j
Wr,t1rrhoe edj- -T- A- Al
nt 4 Co. will refund yoor roon-
V 'I Ton a fc l . n .
loVu I ererywhe admitted
? for bowel complainU and the
2 one that never tails. It is
work
"m, tare and reliable. .4m,
fcWltra Uttle Earry Rlaers,
laaaaaw UlU? sUa.
Burlington, N. C.r(
TOO MUCH EXERCISE.
The Effect It May Have on the Heart
and Health.
If we accept the broad fact that ex
ercise is good nnd that its effect is to
increase innscalar strength and bodily
development, we have to ask, "Why
does still further exercise 'cease to be
good, and what do wo mean by overex
ercise?" First, we mnst draw a broad
distinction between the effect ol con
stantly maintained exertion wliicb
required in certain trades and the al
ternating contraction nnd relaxation of
all the mnscles of the body, which is the
characteristic of games arid atbleties of
all kinds. That constantly maintained
effort or monotonous repetition of tho
same movement tends to exhaustion
rather than nutrition goes without say
ing. Bat, taking ordinary so called
-healthy ercise,ywhat s -its -limit
sett The limit appears to be set by
three factors: (1) The capacity of the
digestive organs to keep up the quality
of the blood ; (2) the capacity of the
excretory organs to get rid of the waste
products which result from mnecular
action, and (8) the power of the heart
to drive a constant stream of blood
through every corner of the organism.
Interference with digestion is a by no
means uncommon effect of excessive ex
ercise, and so far ae training is con
cerned it is one of the most destructive.
The blood cannot flow in full stream to
every part at once. As Dr. Lauder
Brunton says, "Every one knows that
while moderate exercise tends to produce
appetite, a long and exhausting exer
tion tends to destroy the appetite nnd
even to produce actual sickness, as one
finds in mountain climbing."
People differ greatly in this respect,
bat in some great, ponderous men as
thev may seem the digestion is so
easily npset by muscular exercise that,
although thpy may be giants for a mo
mentary exertion, anything like sus
tained effort disturbs digestion and cuts
at the very root of their nutrition. In
many cases, however, the limit to exer
cise lies in diminished excretion. Un
less the excretory organs are thoroughly
efficient the tissues become crowded
with products which cannot be got rid
of, the senses become dimmed, and ef
fort becomes a mere automatism, in
consequence of a self poisoning by the
products of mnecular waste.
Bo far we have dealt with what may
be fitly termed the automatic checks to
overexercisa. , Interference with diges
tion so lowers nutrition, while ocenmn
lation of waste products bo poisons the
system, that in either case further exer
tion becomes impossible the very will
rn make it Basses away. But it is differ
ent in regard to the heart The heart,
although strained, may yet be driven
on to Its own destruction. Every mus
cular effort not only demands from the
heart an increased flow of blood, bnt
also drives an increased quantity to
ward it So long as the heart can pass
this forward all is well, bnt when it
fails not merely is the circulation of tbe
blood rendered Imperfect, bnt serions
damage is done to the heart itself. If,
when tbe heart was overdriven, it mere
ly struck, the enfeebled circulation
would soon put a stop to further effort.
Tbe willing heart, however, taking at
each beat a wider sweep and driving
into tbe vessels a larger quantity of
blood, so meets the call that tbe athlete
can straggle on, perhaps to win bis
race. Bat tbe strained heart Buffers,
the stretched muscle does not quite
come back, tbe dilated cavity does not
quite close at each coniracHon, aim
permanent mischief is set up. Thus it
is that exercise driven to tbe limit im
posed by tbe heart isoverexercise in the
most serions sense of the word. If it is
tbe heart that stops it. the cbancesare
that it has already gone too iar. uu
pital
Dear Little Cook.
wife, lost married.
si i -Ain mhnn. And. aitboagn
nn WHB SB Wan " sr
educated regardless of expense, rhdo t
know beans from anyoiner
hence this dialogue with tbe cook:
Now, what are we to nave .
nr'
There's two " cmcaew
m?.7Tii r. them tbe first thing.
Where are their clothes T"
Why. mom. they're in tbeir featb-
"m then, serve tbem thst w.y.
The ancient Bomans always cooked
Sr peacock, with their feather, on.
It will be s surprise to hebby
-Xt will thst mom. Bbnre. J
wJt to WyoneooUbspsri-tb.
bow sweet. 1 tbem wo
and two i. ,JnLLb.-d "
Id, cooking was so pict M& ,
-I think, mom. ""--"
. . i. wemt line.
bsthrcsnd rT. r.ri.
auap that will tik off fT1 , .
Thank yoa, mom. Weald yoa mind
. rutTmm M Dams of tbe ssyhrm
yoTw-Seated
Jt-ks zESF"
U ws be going to work together r
-t A. sTOn.TA.
GOQD GRAVEL ROADS,
FAR
SUPERIOR TO THE COMMON
EARTH HIGHWAY.
iniormation aa to the Selection ot
Material Pi.-pnrtna the Founda
tion Grading; and Rollins Very
Important.
In connection with the building and
maintenance of gravel roads the most
important matter to consider is that of
selecting the proper material. A email
proportion of argillaceous sand, clayey,
i , , . .
ur eiu-iuiy maner contained in some
gravel enables it to pack readily and
consolidate under traffic or the road
roller. Seaside and river gravel, which
is composed usually of rounded, water
worn pebbles, is unfit for surfacing
roads. Tho small stones of which they
are composed, havini: no ancrnlnr pro
jections or sharp edges, easily move or
suae ngainst each other and will not
bind together, and even when mixed
with clay may turn freely, causing the
whole surface to be loose, liko materials
in a shaken sieve
Inferior qualities of gravel can some
times be used for foundations, but
where it becomes necessary to employ
such material even for that purpose it
is well to mix just enough sandy or
clayey loam to bind it firmly together.
For tbo wearing surface or tho top layer
the pebbles should, if possible, be com
paratively clean, hard, angular and
tongh. so that they will readily consol
idate und will not be easily pulverized
by tho impact of truffle into dust and
inud. They should be coarse, varying in
size from .half an . inch to an inch and
one-half. '
Where blue gravel or hnrdpan and
clean bank gravel arff "procurable a good
road limy bo made by mixing the two
together. Pit gravel or gravel dug from
the earth, aa a rale, contains too much
earthy matter. This may. however, be
removed by sifting. For this pnrposo
two sieves are necessary, through which
the gravel should bo thrown. The
meshes of one sievo should bo otio and
one-half or two inchc3 in diameter
whiohd"me'sTie3 of tho other should be
three-fourths of an inch. All pebbles
which will not go through the one and
one-half inch ineshe3 thould be rejected
or broken ro that they will go through.
All material which sift3 through tho
three-fourths inch meshes should bo re
jected for the ro;xl. bnt may bo nscd in
making side patiis. The excellent road
which can le built from materials pre
pared in this way i3 so far superior to
the one nmdo of tho natural clayey ma
terial that tho expense und trouble of
sifting are many times repaid.
Some earth roads may bo greatly im
proved by covering tho surface with a
layer of three or four inches of gravel,
and sometimes even a thinner layer
may prove of very great benefit if kept
in proper repair. The subsoil of such
roadway ought, however, to lie well
drained or of a l:ght and porous nature
Roads constructed over clay soils re-
nuire a layer or at least six incnes oi
travel. Tbe gravel must bo doep enongb
to prevent the weight of traffic forcing
the snrfaco material into weak places
in the clay beneath, and also to prevent
'the surface water from percolating
through and softening tho clay and
causing the roadway to be torn np.
Owing to o lack of knowledge regard
ing construction, indifference or care
lessness in building or improving, roads
made of gravel are often very much
worse than they ought to be Some of
them are mode by simply dumping the
material into ruts, mudholes or bntter-
liko depressions or on unimproved foun
dation nnd are left thus for traffic to
consolidate, while others are mnde by
covering the surface with inferior ma
terial without any attention being paid
to the fundamental principles of drain-
ago. As a resnn or such icuubuuot
and haphazard methods the road usual
ly becomes rougher ond more complete
ly covered witn noies tnan Dciore.
In constructing a gravel roea ine
roadbed should first be brought to the
proper grade. Ordinarily an excavation
is thon mado to tho depth of 8 or 10
inches, varying in width with ibe re
quirements of traffic. For a farm or
fanning community the width need not
be greater than 10 or 12 feet A road
way which is too wide is not only use
less, bnt the extra width is a positive
damage. Any width beyond that need
ed for the traffic is not only a waste of
money in constructing the road, but is
tbe cause of a never ending expense In
maintaining it Tbe surface of tbe
roadbed should preferably have a fall
from the center to the sides tbe same as
that to be given the finished road, and
should, if possible, be thoroughly roneo
nrl consolidated until smooth and firm.
A layer, not thicker than four inches.
of good gravel, such as thst recom
mended above, should then be spread
venlv over the prepared roadbed.
If a roller cannot be had, the road Is
thrown open to traffic until it becomes
well consolidated, but it is Impossible
to properly consolidate materials by the
movement of vehicles over the road,
and if this mean is pursued constant
ti.hfnlness U necessary to prevent
unequal wear and to fceop tbe surface
smooth and free from rota The work
msy be hastened and facilitated by the
nse of a horse rouer or iigna sceuu iuu
er. and. of course, far better results can
auTOmrjliabed by this means If tbe
gravel be too dry to consolidate easily,
it should be kept moist by sprinkling-
It should -not however, be mads too
.n aauthy or clayey matter in
eh narsl is liable to be dissolved.
As soon ss the first layer has bees
properly consolidated a second, third
Jmi if necessary, fourth layer, each
- fanr inches in thiclmesB. Is
tpresd oo sod treated In the same man
J ...hi tK mud la bollt op to the re
quired thickness sod cross section.- The
Is mnai eases need not be
greater than 10 or 11 inches, and the
faD from the center to the sides ought
ot to be greater than 1 foot is t0 feet
ss less than I In tii
WM Deks Haw Rave.
J. T. Littleton Id roultrr Monthly
says one of tbe causes ot tbe unpopu
larity of ducks Is that to be moat prof
itable ther must either have access) to
a sbaDow pood or stream or they mast
be fed more carefully than bens. The
latter will do well oa tbe farm If fed
only grata. But the doc that has
bo accrm to water, except yfhat Is m
the drinking trough, must have soft
. ,1 Ttiia mlllna? of tbe
mot-aiuf
and evening mash Is troublesome, and!
tbe average man win act do It. . ' 1
GOOD RC.'C? X.
State Aid System l Cio Most
table aiid Pi-nslblc.
Eqnl.
"It Is absolutely Impossible for the
farmers nlone to provide a system of
good roads. The cost Is altogether too
great, and unless substantial help Is
furnished them, uiou some reasonable
basis, orogress In road building will
continue to be slow nud unsatisfac
tory," snj-s Otto Dorner, chairman of
f.ie L. A. W. highway Improvement
committee.
"The help which tii" ''
In .building roods nli,...
the cities. The cities :m
re;ulro
: from
;.ciit eon-
tcrs of wenlth; they arc ibf great mar
kets lu which bustnosu U (lone, the
great distributing points for iimuu-
MAER TRAVEL A BDI1IIBN.
fncturers and for agricultural products.
Agricultural America has built them
up and maintains them. The union
between the cities and farming dis
tricts Is close, upon a hundred different
channels of trade. Each depends uitou
tho other. What Is more proper, there
fore, thau that the city should unite
with the country In constructing and
maintaining suitable and efficient
tlieaiis of comnruiflcatlng and trans-'
porta Hod?
But how can a tax bo levied upon
city proKrty for expenditure In coun
try districts for road building purposes?
A city tax is out of the question, as
much so as It would be to levy a town
tax upon farm property for building
sewers In a distant city. True, a coun
ty tux mlglitl)eJev!L a large share of
which would be paid by the cities situ
ated In the county, and which might
be usee! for the building of roads lu
any locality wlthiu the county. I'.ut
this Is not sufficient, especially In the
case of large cities like Chicago, New
York, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Mluno-
aitolls and Baltimore. Their Interests
extend far beyond the counties In
which they nro situated. Indeed, the
cities themselves constitute the greater
part, or nearly nllr of the tnxpaylng
property Included In these counties.
They may properly contribute to the
cost of building roods In all the terri
tory from which they draw their
trade."
The best method yet devised for
levying taxes upon city property for
tho purpose of building country loads
is by tho medium of a state tax. This
is levied upon city and country prop
erty alike, upon all classes of people,
so that every locality, every taxpayer.
contributes proportionately, according
to tho amount of property owned, tho
wealthy property owners contributing
the largest amounts."
ROAD REFORM.
The Automobile aa a Factor la fllah
vay Improvement.
The department of agriculture Is do
ing an admirablo work in socking to
educate the farmers to tbo point of ap
preciating the commercial valuo of fine
highways Tho various experiment sta
tions are constructing sample roads and
demonstrating that the difference be
tween a mud rut and a smooth, com
pact banling snrfaco means a difference
between loes and profit in tho transpor
tation of farm produce to market, but
tho coarsoof this propaganda is slow In
comparison with the necessities of tho
cose There is a vast deal of ground to
be covered and many stubborn preju
dices and much denso ignorance to be
overcome.
Tbe wheelmen are responsible for a
marked improvement in several lines, of
travel. Tho entrance of tbe automobile
as a factor for good roads Is to be heart
ily welcomed. This new vehicle appeals
for the present chiefly to men of means.
It will doubtless arouse interest among
citizens who have bad no part In tbe
bicycle development of the past years
and who are not in a position otherwise
to realise the agricultural necessities in
regard to good roada-
The general use of automobiles by
this class of citisens will thus supple
ment tbe other factors for highway im
provement which have been steadfastly
laboring of late and may result in snch
legislation as will materially advance
tbe prospect of tbe good time to come
when it will be possible to criascross tbe
maps of all tbe states with tbe lines of
such thoroughfares ss are today to be
found in abundance in Europe
The Re4 Grader.
The peculiar feature of a road grader
Is that It cots away tbe dirt at tho
side of tbe road and draws It np Into
tbe middle, thus producing a ditch at
each side and a slope In each dlrecttoa
from tbe center. At tbo same time It
will cut away tbe dirt to Just tbe prop
er depth and no deeper. In this par
ticular Its work differs from that ac
complished by tbe nse of plows, shov
els or band scrapers. Tbe road grader
leaves a smooth, regular surfaee, glv
Ing tbe road the proper contour. A
dirt or gravel road can be pot Into as
ccUeot shape by running tbe grader
repeatedly over H. Care should be
taken first to remove brush and rub
bish from tbe aide of the road, that
the grader may not carry H Into tha
traveled roadway.
A Safe rrwrlata.
a act
Vafl asad aM
fatays at trnssL
. a i
Tbere Is only one branch of tbe Coif
ed States service where tbe cberioos
of sergeants and corporals are wore aa
they were a century aao and as they
are at in worn In a very lanre porUoa af
the English service. This U Is lbs
States marina eorpa. and here
inverted, the point of tbe
being toward the aboolder
toward the wrist, aa to all
of tbe ecrvlee. The other cu
rious'' feature of the arrrlce Is that tbe
rotors of the corps an red and yellow.
those of cavalry d artillery,
walto
tha service to artaaDr tofastry.
rimed
theysr
rterrod.
Instead Jof
bronchos
A HANDY WAGON.
Made From Old Materiel In tbe Farm
Workshop.
The cheap and convenient homemade
wagon Illustrated is made from the
castoff drlvu wheels of two combined
reapers und mowers. The man who
built it has described it as follows in
the Ohio Former:
In hauling manure to tbe fields, stone
tft of work land and for various other
purposes where a low down wagon Is
needed, It is worth many times Us
cost and has many advantages over a
common farm wagon. Heing low It Is
easily loaded and unloaded, while the
broad faced wheels will permit haul
ing over meadows or soft ground with
out damage, when narrow tired wheels
could not be used at all.
The cash outlay for It was a mere
trifle. We got one pair of wheels and
spindles from an old machine that we
had worn out on the farm, the others
were bought for 50 cents at a nearby
sale. We bought also less than 60
cents worth el oIts, all told, at our
village hardware store. Tho rest of the
material was furnished from our lum
ber pile and shop. The work was done
by the writer at our farm workshop
where we have a forge. Three or four
days' work at odd times were required
for the purposo. The woodwork is all
In the rough, no plane or paint being
used, as utility, not beauty, was our
nlm In constructing It. Ity mnking tho
bolster In front three Inches higher
than the wheels and Iron braces nnd
supports (In one) of old wagon tiro the
same height on rear axle, wo were able
to make tho plntforui or bottom of
bed project out over the wheeln. This
feature of tho wagon wo find of great
advantage In many kinds of work.
By removing the sldo boards one of
which is removed nnd lies diagonally
hniio cut and erecting a- suitable'
standard In front and extending the
platform a few feet In the rear with
IIOMKMAUB HANIir WAOON.
light scantlings supported by Iron stir
rups attached to the platform, we can
have a first class hay rack that would
often come In good service In hauling
hay, sheaf grain or corn fodder from
the field.
The mower wheels are especially
adapted to tho construction of such
wagons, as the hubs are S'j inches
long, face 4 Inches wide, while they
arc 30 inches high. There may bo
other wheels Just as good, however.
The long buo Is quite an Item, though,
In the wheel, as it gives strength and
durability to the wheel.
We used the original spindles. Ity
cutting the shaft In two In the middle
nud punching boles near the ends for
bolts, we fastened them to wooden
axles of the desired length. We mnde
the reach seven feet from axle to axle,
which Is none too long If Intended for
hay nud fodder hauling. The platform
Is ten feet long by six feet wide, the
front wheels passing under the same
In turniug. A stationary board eight
inches blgb is bolted to upright Irons
at front end of platform. Cleats are
nailed to tills to receive front end of
side boards. These are only six inches
wide, but can be made wider If desir
ed. Home persons might object to the
projecting spurs on these wheels. In
practice these do no harm, as their
worn condition from long use und the
pucklng of the earth betwecu them
leaves so little of them protruding that
they do 110 damage even on young
meadows.
The Clover Crop.
There are few states In which the
production of clover does not present
a more or less marked contrast to the
almost uniformly large production of
last year. In the New England states
there Is a falling off of one-third to
one-half; New York reports 71 per
cent of a full crop, as compared with
100 p'r cent last year; Pennsylvania
reports TO per cent, as compared with
9a; Kentucky, Michigan and Indiana
show a reduction from last year of 7, .
and 8 points respectively, whllo Illinois
bas but 0-1, Wisconsin 81 and Iowa 17
per cent of a full crop. Excluding the
states In which the cultivation of clo
ver Is merely sporadic, Ohio alone, bss
as large a crop as It had Inst year, and
this Is doubtless accounted for lu part
by the fact that last year's crop In
that state wss considerably below the
average for the country as a whole.
Bach is the report of the August crop
circular.
Rotea Vrmm tbe Crest Clrealar.
Tbe average condition of corn on
Aug. 1 was MU.U. This was 2.0 points
higher than at tbo corresponding date
last year, C.7 points higher thsn oo
Aug. 1. 1H07, and 8.2 points attove the
mean of the August averages for the
last ten years.
Preliminary returns hulk-ate a re
duction of 8.4 Iter cent lb tho bay
acreage. Of 14 states mowing 1,00,-
000 acres or upward last year, only
Missouri, Kansas. Houth Dakota and
California show Increased acreage.
From all but a few states reports as
to tbe condition of the apple crop Aug.
1 are even more unfavorable tlian they
were tbe preceding mouth. ..The ex
ceptions are an Improvement of two
points In Ohio and three points in
Mkblgsa Sad Virginia.
Tbe average condition of potatoes
an Aug. 1 was U3. Tbls was OJi point
lower than one month ago. but 0.1
points higher than on Aug. L iHOH,
13.1 potats higher than at tbe corre
sponding date In 1X97 and 0.1 points
above tbe mean of August averages
for tbe last ten years. Tbe whole of
tbe 13 states, having ino.uo acres or
upward la spring wheat, show a de
cline In eoodJlloo aa compared with
July L
last Have Sms Wsris.
llr. Oibt went to an entertainment
sad by mistake sat on bis neighbor's
silk hat. reducing it to a shapeless
mass. Tbe owner of tbe bat was ustor
aUy indignant and breathed threats of
vengeance, 'Sir. said Mr. Oibbs
calmly. "I in very sorry and must ad
mit that I was swkwsrd. But" ha
added complacently, "it might bare
been Worse. "
"I don't see bow it could have been.'
roared the victim. I
Ob. yes. It could." said Olbba "l
might bsvasat down oa my cwa bal"
HOMEMADE MICROSCOPE.
Bow to Manufacture a Magnifying Glass
For S Cents.
To make a microscope for a nickel
or less is a comparatively easy task
and an interestiite: one. Tho first
step is to buy some little hollow
glass bolls with sterns to thorn j they
are used in the manufacture of arti
ficial flowers. Ah thoy are sold for
a song, buy several, in order to have
a choice no thut Is free from
scratches or bubbles. Make n tem
porary handlo for the little globule
by cutting a nlit through the middle
of a flat stick, about as thir as a
match and four times as broad, in.
sorting the stem of the little globe
in tho slit. X
A candle and a cup of perfectly
clean, boiled water are next needed.
Hold the globe stem upward, about
three inches above the candle, until
it is very warm, thon plunge it down
ward into tho cup of water and hold
it there for a few seconds, or until it
Is filled with water. Wipe tbe outside
perfectly dry nnd hold the globe
again over tho cnndlo until tho water
boils.
You mutt now plungo it once more
Into tho cold water, whon, if the
water is boiling, the little apparatus
becomes completely filled as it could
If any air remain in the elobo. ro-
pent tuo uoning nna plunging into
wiiter. Then at oueo fill up the end
with tcewwax and touch with seal -
mg wnx, to inniioit water tight.
' The next operation is to fit ahold
tr to tho lens, for such it is now thai
it in-filled with wnter.
Tk0 n round. HinOOth COrlt On
from, a wide bottle. Cut off from tb
bent end a piece u triflo lurger tbnh
tho diumeter of tho littlo lena. The
two flat faces of tho cork should be
quito parallel, otherwiso tho imago
formed by tbo lens will bo indistinct.
Next bore a bolo through tbo center
of tbo cork cylinder, to miiko it into
a tubo. Tbo best way to do this is
to commence the hole with a redbol
wiro nnd then cnlaigo it with n tiny
penknife.
Having nmdo tbo cork cylindoi
to your liking, enlarge tho hole nt
ono end and cut n slit in tbo Hot por
tion to admit tbo stein of tho lens,
so that tbo Hurfuco of the globe ia
almost, but not quite, level with the
other flat Htirfnco of tho cork.
Tho lens must fii Bt be blackened
o as to destroy tho "falso light,"
which would liuve tho effect of blur.
ring tbo iinugo. This is dono by
painting tho lenH and itH stem, with
tho exception of two circles, which
must be exactly otrponito each other,
with u mixture of indin ink, water,
gum arnbio and sugur. Whim dry,
insert the lens in its place nnd fix it
in its poriition by u tlight touch of
gum hero and Micro.
A neat Blip of cork should bo gum
med into tho nlit foimed fur the in
sertion of tho Btem. Now tho lens
holder mui-t bo fitted with dia
phragms. Cut from a thin curd
board two circles tbe size of tliocndH
of tho lens bolder und cut from their
centers holes about tho size of n peu.
Puint tbem bluek und glee them on
ouch end of tbo lens bolder.
A paper tube und ghess slides, for
uko in examining tbt .A,y tH to bo
iniigiiiliiMl, mo made by twisting pa
per into u tubo, which is glued to
tbo lens bohhv. About uu eighth of
an inch from one end of tho tube
cut two slits, exuetly opixmito to
fueh other, n quarter or un inch in
length und in breadth equal to tho
thickness of two of tliOHlqitsof glass,
which imiKt bo of tho thinnest qual
ity, a quurtcr of nn ,ineh wido ond
an inch and a half long.
After MicFC labors nro completed,
behold,-a littlo MitTOBCoi) whicfc
magnifies objects about 25 times I To
exnuiiuo a fly wing, for instance
and of conrso only very smull ob
jects ore adapted to this microscope
put it on one of t hogluss slides, cov
en rig it with the otber, fustcning
the edges all around with sealing
wax. l'lnco tbo flido in tbe object
holder k that tbo object is exactly
opposite the hole in tbe diaphragm
and bold tbo wholo apparatus np to
tho light, sliding tbo object holder
back and forth until distinct vision
is obtained. Eleunor Lexington in
Chicago Inter Ocean
Tbe Trials of Handshakers.
One mi:;! it suppose from tbe calm
and placid exterior of most great per
sons thst pnblic lifo in a private sonp.
But it Isn't. Tnke, fur instance, offi
cials who are colled upon to bold public
receptions. It looks easy, of tonrse, to
pnmp handle a few thousand persons
at the rate of 12 a tninnte, bnt junt try
It once. When you have, yoa will feel
inclined to wood siwiu:t as a light di
version sod s a relaxation take to car
rying coal from Ihc celliir up.
Bednerd to lis iuipl-st expression,
baodxhukiiig is the liardot manual la
bor on record.
Tbo wife of a prominent American
was speaking of this featnre of pnblic
life a abort time ago and in illnstrstlon
held out bcr bands.
"You see my left band." said she.
"Well, it is no different from sny other
band It is not too large, nor too broad,
and. If I may say it myself, not ill
formed. Now look at my right band.
Yon notice tbe difference. Do you see
bow mocb larger it is bow it is broad
and podgy t Well, all that came from
handshaking. Nowadays I have to have
my gkrves made to order, tbe right
bsnd two sizes larger thau the left"
The same woman snid, toe, that her
right arm frequently became numb and
powerless after receptions where she
was called to shake bands with a thou
sand or more persona Washington
Itt
mrnssra atearleas laatry.
Farmers oegbt to supply many mora
am to the market than they oo now.
thev have better facilities than
any otber class to produce them, but II
La afa to eav that mora than half tha
tggs produced ia this country
trans the Broalltv towns.
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ROCKS AND LEGHORNS.
Wliy They Are Among the Best of All
Breeds of Poultry.
Mr. 15. O. Roensle, tho well known
poultry brooder, says in an exchange
that tho breed par excellence known
from onoend of tho country to the other
is the Barred Plymouth Book. There is
not a farmer, amateur or fancier who
' does not at onco recognize tho sterling
qualities of this most popular of all
breeds. It is almost useless to onumor
ato their qualities, they nro so well
kuownT'Ydt they live hp to these a nail -
. ties nnrl mnlnfjiln vtair nfrnr vinr thn
j excellence which is tho foundation of
their popularity. For egg producers,
when eggs are highest in price, thoy
nro reliable For good, largo bodied
specimens, when meat is demanded,
they seldom fail, and for hardiness and
general health thoy have no superiors,
They nro hot beautiful, except in the
eyes of thoir. admirers, yet thcro is a
certain steady, businesslike air about
these plnin specimens which appeals to
all classes and stamps them tho great
money makers of poultrydom.
It is safe to say that tho demand for
Plymouth Rocks is far in excess of that
for any other breed. This drx-s not re
flect unfavorably ou tho other broods.
It simply shows that they aro tho pub
lic's fuvorites.
Tho very best quality any breed can
bnvo is hardiness. A vigorous constitu
tion in fowls is tho first thing to con
sider. With it wo may expect a ' good
growth, an early mntnrity, n good egg
yield and n flno carcass; without it wo
cannot depend upon any of these results
with certainty. Health and prime con
dition go hand in hand, and both mean
tho best results obtainable in poultry.
Tho healthy hen is tho egg typo nud the
showroom specimen. Condition should
bo tho first consideration. Whero can
bo found a healthier, stronger and more
roliuhlo breed than tho Burred Plymouth
Hocks? Climntia conditions do not affect
them. They nro bixd in nil sections of
our country. They aro aliko indifferent
to cold or heat Xo matter how low the
temperature, this popular American
breed attends strictly to business, and
if they are comfortably housed at night
and kept bnsy during the day wo may
look for a full nest box at gathering
tfhia Htill, they lay a brown egg, and
if tho demand should bo for white eggs,
or both white and brown, wo mnst took
for another breed to run sido by side
with them, in order that tho demand"!
for both may bo supplied.
Azuoug the business breeds which lay
whl to eggs our choice is limited we
have tbo Leghorns, Minorcns and An-
dulusinna Tho Minorcns lay a large,
flno egg, and, if properly handled, plen
ty of them but aro they business egg
machines? The Andalusinns also are
prolific layers, but if wo breed them to
perfection is tho demand sufficient to
justify their being kept fur profit? We
aro forced to fall back on the Leghorns.
Hero we have truly egg machines. Can
they be beaten in this quality? The
choico of tho entire family is probably
the White, Brown or Bnff. It matters
littlo which we select it is a fancy;
sdmircrsof each claim superiority. Are
they popular? Yes almost as much so
ss tho Plymouth Bock They are well
distributed throughout tho country. The
public has adopted them, and tho de
mand for them has been. Is and always
will bo strong. Any person who cannot
moko money out of eggs and keeps
White, Brown or Buff Leghorns docs
not deserve to be called an egg farmer.
They aro active, healthy, beautiful and
profitable. Docs any other brood com
bine more good qualities?
Their enemies, and they have some.
call them spring aud summer layers.
winter as any other breed if properly I
1 I 1 .1 I
ricty, they need warm quarters. Keep
them shut up all winter in a bouse
where tho wat never freezes in tbe
pans, feed thetu liberally and keep them
busy and they will lay continuously,
and when spring comes and tbe warm
er air permits tbem to run out they
will, like all other breeds, increase
their egg yield, but In greater propor
tion. They are the fit mates for tha
Plymouth Bocks for egg production.'
Being a nonsittlng variety, they con
tinue tha laying when tha Ryinoath
Bocks become broody.
The great objection to tha Leghorn la
said to be its small carcass tor market
purpose This is hardly an objection
except to those who demand aiaea&d
weight alone. Aa the chicks grow very
rapidly and are very active, they
be made to dress as fine a broiler for
weet, fine grained meat aa any breed
Known and at tbe earliest broiler
son. Aa roasters there is. nothing better
than a well fatted, three pound Leghorn
cockerel.
To conclude, therefore, we may con
sider that the great business team of all
tha breeds ia the Plymouth Stock and
His Lechoru.
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