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GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1903.
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178 Warren' Ayenue
!r.t... Oft. 22. 1902.
Fnr nearly (our yeri I fullered
from ovBrian troublei. The doc
. seated on an oiMntion U tha
wv in tret weft. 1. howerer.
itrttiffly objected to an operation."
Mr huiband felt disheartened
'.. i i - k -
nmao i a dieconsolate place" at
bert. A friendly drnggiatadTiied
him to get bottle ot Wme of
CrAni for me to trr. and he did to.
I began to improre in afew davi and
my recovery wa very rapid. With
in eighteen weeks 1 wat anotber
being. 1
la wr ws.
IS-
Hn. Stowe letter ihi
owg everr
woman how a home it saddened by
female weaknes and how completely
Wine of Cardni cures, that sick
new and brings health and happi
nt again. Do not go on suffer
ing. Go to tout druggist today
aaa lecure a . thOO botfle et Wine
oTCarduL " '-' ' ;.
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Copyright, 1903, by the
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. The Dawsons were double couslnu
flrst in dnys of calm, but second when
atormg swept over the land-lrla, rour
teen years old apiece, bright, fiercely
energetic and up to date.
They owned two adjoining ancestral
places well furnished with fathers and
mothers, and from cellnm tn nttio.
particularly the attics, with chairs and
things, and with servants to dust tha
chairs and things. They owned also
one grandmother In common besldea
two op three others in severalty.
Said their mothers, whom grand
mother - In - common's illness called
away, "How fortunate that school is
In -session; otherwise the girls might
be lonely," a maternal euphemism re
sulting from long years of practice.
The term closed, however, without
the mothers' presence to soften the
blow. Grandihother-ln-common'B Mines
necessitated a longer leave of absence,
which was granted in a characteristic
message: "We're all right, little moth
rs. Stay as long as you please. Lot
to gram." ,
This was indorsed by the Fathers
Dawson.
That was what the Fathers Dawson
were for to indorse. Although much
absorbed in trying to double the output
of the foundry without increasing tht
expenses, they still reserved the veto
power at home. But the possibility of
the overruling two-thirds yote led them
to preserve the show of authority by
Indorsing, always and speedily.
The mothers were becoming uneasy.
The daughters were becoming uneasy
too. Usually when these restless fits
came on the girls were tactfully guided
Into the paths of philanthropy. "Great
: executive ability" their mothers said
they had, and indeed they could dress
doljs or make scrapbooks for children's
hospitals If necessary, but they Just
doted on sales.
When a sale was announced, their
subordinates drew a long breath. The
mothers fell to work with a will, echo
ing the remark of Rosa, the cook: "Now
we knows where wese at I can stan'
on my feets all day makin' canny, an'
I doesn' complains, but it's dese yere
surprising dat gibs me de misery in
my hald."
The restlessness now worked Itself
Into a fever, and as it reached its
height simultaneously In both girls
they started on a run from their re
spective homes and met under the
linden tree on the boundary of their
ancestral lawns.
In breathless duet they exclaimed,
"Oh, Susannah, I have an idea!" "Oh,
Hepslbab, I have an idea!"
Their names were neither Susannah
(always spelled with an "h") nor Hep
Slbah. Their mothers In youthful Ig
norance of what good form would de
mand in a name later bad called tnem
Nellie and Oracle. The girls early
came to despise these weakly cogno
mens, and when some Harvard autnor-
ity in a proud spasm of reform chang
ed their Uncle Harry's name to Henry
without so much as saying by your
leave they promptly said, "Well
-hature ours." Snsaohah and Hep-
aibah they became to each other from
ht moment. The fathers and moth
ers at first stoutly resisted, but might
unaiiwl The seneral PUDuc now
huv tin nthera.
w'ii have a sale a 'fresh air
Then the embryo "lady board" put
their heads together and gave their ex
mmtin ability full play.
At nlcht the Fathers Dawsons in
dorsement was called I or.
.oi? Certainly." wnai r-
When- the girls' signal lights greet
ed each other from tneir winoowa,
each Father Dawson started for the
telephone.
f dear." said BOMinnana
Vest easy. A sale is on. xaej
quite capable of managing the rvar
American, rod know, and they; can
hia. The servants, now
maid, must by this time De leuer per
fect"
When his torn came, Hepslbah's fa
ther said mncb the same thing.
The mothers emDracea :
fervently. ""The little oears,- ukj
aid and slept the sleep of the unwor
ried. This was Friday. The sale was set
fir5 the" next Wednesday. Orandmotii-
er-ln-common was now recormuB tr
Tuesday nignt we wvwm
.h ohr "We're homesick."
Wowldn't a surprise be tvaV
tn -- tinm. I SnOOHI OW7
Sale when we harenX worked t a
ready for it" .. .
-W wont even telephone . for the
carriage. The !rU wffl need all the
help tbey ean nav ths
m.t. A sale witnoot toe
two faithful T benchwomen called f
nulVtabor a. well a. execotly. abO-
"xbos It was that the waning Weds-.
dayafternoon fo-t
t.rms oo foot op the street from tae
.aww . ; , AMmm
..Msm r r "
-Look af an tne peopw n-- -----
- narked Susannah s
.k. treat.'' , remaracu
Bother. "There must be a
drew
UownJ
Tmm Bra
so
. .1 I
u, . , - ,
They are mostly women
in.. k Plains neopte.
. rwi aba. Galaes.'
t- aw OaJors was an Inttaeaie
trkod, and wke
topped to greet her.
2neot. she eoly gave a ri0J""!
worths haagtoS "
mlkei by wit aserted .
oTfar behind
alntance from whom tbey reeatTes
only a cold eod. rw. they Into
-What to the world! Do W7"""
look at U-t woman! I dob-
.he has tJraa-
I know there lst en-
oTher in town." 1 .
"And that one, with the silk waist
hanging out of a water pitcher! There
muBt have been a rummage sale?
The horrible truth flashed unon both
ai me same Instant.
"My old rose waist!" gasped Susan
nah's mother.
My urnndmother Pelham water
pitcner!" moaned Hepslbah's mother.
J.nere was no question now. Every
one past wnom their hurrying steps
led them bore some half forgotten treas
ure seen only at bousecleanlne time.
They were women of line sentiment.
never willing to destroy anything about
wnicn rond memories could twine, and
their large ancestral attics were filled
to overflowing with what Rosa signif
icantly called "henps of plunder," the
accumulations of several generations
or Dawsons, relhains and Oaynors and
the reaplngg of many Christmas har
vests.
They rushed on, growing more and
more sick at heart as they met here
and there among the throng friends
who dwelt within the circle of Christ
mas giving. When they reached the
lawn, out of the tumult of their sonls
rose a bubble of pride that, awful atf It
was, the girls had displayed their usu
al executive ability.
Under the linden tree sat HepaibalfH
tne cashier, with a goodly pile of mon
ey before her. Patrolling the' grounds
nnd keeping an eye on each grinning
negro in charge of the heaps of goods,
which had been carefully assorted,
classified nnd grouped around the trees,
walked Susannah, the general mana
ger. The mothers bad been too long un
der the yoke to make a scene, but as
they walked from one ancestral tree to
another and read the gorgeous placards
tacked to the trunks their emotions
were many and deep:
"Shoemakers' tools used by Great
grandfather Dawson."
"Infant wardrobe of the Gaynot
branch," mostly rags.
"Great-grandmother Pelham's wed
ding dishes," a most disreputable col
lection of pans and crockery ware.
"Great bargains In Christmas pres
ents. Good m new; some never used."
At this finishing stroke the Mothers
Dawson fled each to her. own bouse
and wept behind closed blinds. "They
will never forgive us!" they sobbed.
"No wonder Mrs. Gaines didn't speak t"
A sudden shower put an end to the
sale. A little uneasy in their souls, the
girls went in to report results. When
the interviews were over, it was not
the Mothers Dawson who came out
with drooping heads. On the contrary,
these emancipated ladles sped down
the lawns and shook bands In solemn
compact under the linden tree.
Said Susannah's mother, "Hereafter
I am to be boss of my own ranch."
"Same here," said Hepslbah's moth-
er.
Then a blush of shame spread over
their faces that even In this their hour
of Independence their speech should
betray their daughters' Influence.
"I mean that from this time forth
shall control the affairs of my own
household."
"And I mean that the same conclu
sion has been reached by me."
They have a hard Job before them.
Hew Be Kept Iif.naH em Cleeka.
A fad more or less general is the col
lectlng of old clocks, from the tall
grandfather variety to the curious
timekeepers of foreign make. The gar
rets of old farmhouses from Maine to
the Carolines have been ransacked for
the former, and there is many a man
and woman In New York who keeps an
eye on the pawnshops of the foreign
districts for curious and ancient things
from abroad.
"It la almost Impossible to keep them
all running," complained a woman who
baa two dozen aged and valuable clocks
scattered through her Madison avenue
home. "Tbey seem to be in good order
and run along for awhile, then all of a
sodden tbey stop for no reason at all.
"I have found an old German who
knows more about the ways of old
clocks than any one In the city. I sent
him mr German prise a few weeks ago,
and when it did not come hack after
the usual period of waiting I went to
bis shop. What do yon think I round
him readlngr
The frier not bave the slightest
Idea.
"It was a little German volume with
a title something Uke this: "Thirteen
Hundred Reasons Why a Clock In Per
fect Order Won't Bun."-Wew : Tori
Tribune. V :
The ttartUr SialeiMw
Mr. Edwards and Mr. Wells, ward
ens of a prominent city church, were
not In accord concerning tne new re-
tar'a introduction of extreme nraai
tula the service.
Mr. Edwards was aggressively on ue
Meter's side. Mr. weus qune im re
verse, sod on one occasion their Alffer
tnce of opinion cropped out la a lively
tiough brief dialogue wnicn inetaenou
tt suggests toe possibilities for espaa-
inn ot the servant prowem. ,
air. Edwards, having cxnansna bis
arguments en bis unresponsive brother
warden, said: -
"At least yon win own that art Is the
handmaiden Of rsUSTOO."
"Tea," returned Mr. Wdls savagery,
"and I wish religion would sire her a
ta's Botfcer '
YOUNG CHICKS.
iwt haiaa harry se ieea ue
if hatched chicks, ao matter If they
natch father nnevenly. The esses
at will be an right for a coop
am at leaatThetr, systems) are fnH
mt yolk for some time, and toe miff
fMding ooeejurss rather than food.
Have a Bttle Sao grtt where she esa
tod It as sooei ae tbey Hke.
read ems.be seeke l-ssfl. are
goe fer a stnft b K la Sea ft give
theni a scrstehtog rood after 4u
imA la mvel I a
TWT can a ZZ
ue, ory'a
Bet most growers ptefrr give
M teed for variety., Unless
there is ple-ty of grtt ft will be T-
nse eon rooo w w "
that coarse grain caaaot be property
tlgeoted without plenty ex annuoa
BMterUL - ' ' ' "
Yoaag efclcfc in eoope.ea- wmmw
tata eoonned de not nenstly get
aaattga anises! feed. It I their netnral
(Stance, ven Jor-tl
"noihing'else will make Them "grow so
fast Milk not too old Is the best form,
but If enough cannot be bad fine meat
scraps will be good and are convenient
to use. Feed witb every meal. Hard
ly one fate flock in ten gets enough
animal food to keep it growing at full
speed.
The chickens should have time to get
hungry. Don't have, food where, they
can stuff themselves whenever they
like and mope the rest of the time.
Feed nearly but not quite all they can
eat at a time and at regular hpurs.
Poultry specialists feed often, but on
a farm in summer It is difficult to feed
more than three times a day, and
chickens will do very well on . three
meals. If at regular times, each day.
If the coops are on grass sward and
moved dally a shallow box of sand
should be kept Inside, a little trough
for each coop Is a great saver of the
soft food, and a chick fountain Is a
convenience. If saucer and tins are
used a shingle float witb a bole in the
center will keep the chickens out of the-
liquid. G. B. Flake In American Culti
vator.'
kdulii With Flsxeema.
In answer to the question, "How
should I begin squab raising!" thu
pigeon editor of the Feather says:
My advice is first build a neat house,
say 10 by 12 feet, setting It up on brick
piers about a foot from the ground, so
'as to avoid all danger from rats. Make
the fly of wire netting 8 feet high, 10
by 14 feet This will accommodate
twenty-five pairs of birds. Make nests
inside the bouse a foot square and
nine Inches high, having the bottoms
removable for cleaning out. Keep sand
on the floor about a quarter of an inch
thick, and use a cheese box Hd to feed
out of and get a two gallon stone foun
tain for drinking water, a small box
for salt, one for oyster shells end one
for charcoal. Level the ground within
the fly. and cover about four Inches
deep with clean, gritty sand not grav
el full of stones, but good sand, l'on
are now ready to get birds. Get some
one who knows bow to purchase yonr
stock first class Homers, if possible-'
from some reliable breeder. Start with,
say, five pairs of birds that are surely
known to be mated, and study these
i birds nntll yon become acquainted with
, them and bave successfully raised sev
' eral pairs of squabs, then add five or
: ten more pairs of birds ss you prefer.
I but do no(. put sny new birds in the
bouse or ny until tney are surety
mated.
The Mt4 Melatnre Qaeettea.
The question has often been asked
.me, "Would you recommend putting
eggs into warm water to make "It eas
ier for chicks to break tbe shell r and,
"Would you advise one to nee moisture
In an incubator r To the first question
I would say never put wateenn eggs'
under s hen, writes a correspondent ot
Rural New Yorker. Btudy tnenamt
of birds and bens, and yon will see
why. The ben always lesres the nest
some time In the dsy. usually In the
early morning, when the air Is eeol end
moist The eggs are heated np to 108 to
101 degrees, and when the cool, moist
morning air strikes the warm eggs it
deposits moisture on fbeni. This mois
tens the shells sufficiently without any
additional moisture. In sn Incubator,
however, -the egga do a not receive
enough moisture from the atmosphere,
and so more moisture should be given
to secure the best results. At least I
have always found It so. "
Mites Llkea the Tebaeeo.
Our experience does not confirm the
opinion of the many poultry writers
who recommend tobacco powder or to
bacco stems In nests to keep Insect par
asites sway, especially chicken mites.
Some years ago. having sn unsalable
crop of tobacco on band, we wade all
their nests of tobacco leaves, ssttsfled
that we would . thereby exterminate
mites. Tbe result was the worst at
tack from these pests we ever suffered.
Tbey swsrmed among the tobacco
leaves by thousands. . This tobacco
was very strong Connecticut seed leaf
d was cured a deep,' dark brown;
baVt seemed, that be stronger It waeJ
W. H. R odd. the Boston commission
man. Csays -penned having eoasMng
tack -dnrine IbeJnre. wister end early
spring months should bear In mind that
btxSiar: rfotm hatched gam
the sametcr are -considered soft roast.
iMeteefc, Has, "baddy" bards e
celled) hs ia Ugbt demand and on oar
marker grade-hot Bttle better thai old
eoejta; limmi JWttsT heoa. to fact, fee.
fnj.moc snperlor tojbeea lor roasters.
. r la Ii
Tb man wbo feeds green clover.
psm bone, sound grain., Itrsh Tea
etsbles.snd pore wetcr And provide
elees weeklng sad flviag room for the
hens .will have ee trooWe aboat the
qoalttf ef bis eggs, be the shells white,
ptjsk or dark browo, says Main ram.
er. Tsloe la Inside the shell, not in the
coloring matter which enters late He
ceoiposltioe. '
r'fX atflsrVRanita Co. .
A writer la Cooefry Gentlemen to
refefeaee to green pea says: "We pre
fer the rib of beef, eboppeo in two
loch pieces and parked to the feeder
nkoty. It takes bo a few minutes of
hand labor to red or thee to the
proper else and coadftkM for feeding;
so rfrrfty ere the eettlag k elves ad
- V "'' " maLaaaaam f '
. ) Baetr tiailnii ' : - i '
For an early von ef tofnatee train
to s beiila, pincai TesT ail side shoots and
I
allow aJl the strsngtb to a to Oj
nsmta stalk. Tbey assy be trained to
If grewn to this way.
Spray with the kwrdesa saixtere fer
the insbt tsae tae.xoOaae Oiluasd
ad the Tinea ocl the ground. "
WArTTED Faithful f pwswraT'io
travel km well established honoe Ja
enw aanatias. railing oo r - r-
enBtf sad sgerrts. - Local Wr 7.
6alarrtl024 a'jear and e?
paysWe 119.70 a week la c 1 i d
expenses aulvanoetL . Pps inn j
marten t. ' Bdwnees sua ' 1 and
rukbing. .EtaodafdIIouM, ... i I &r
bora St, Chicsgo. Pi 1 t
RURAL DELIVERY.
SAD ROADS PROVING AN OBSTACLE
TO ITS EXTEN8ION.
Otewth ef the Service a.a.4 Hew It
atoaaata the Berai Poealetlee.
rOe Htarhwaya a Prereqalalt of
Ita HataMlshBMat.
One of the greatest arguments for
good roada la the rural free delivery.
The last report of the poetofflce depart
ment says:
"Rural free delivery service has be
come an established fact It Is no lon
ger In the experimental stage, and un
doubtedly congress will continue to In
crease the appropriation for this serv
ice until all the people of the country
are reached where It Is thickly enough
settled to warrant it The estimates of
the department are to the effect that
the available territory for this service
embraces about a million square miles,
or one-third of the country's area ex
clusive of Alaska. The 11,600 routes
now in operation cover about one-third
of the available territory. The rapid
extension of the service will of course
Increase the deficits during the next
three years. After It Is completed the
revenues will quickly feel the effect of
Its establishment, and whatever deficit
may be occasioned will gradually dis
appear. If will also be interesting to
note that rural free delivery carriers
received applications during the last
year for 625,944 money orders."
Recent experiments have demonstrat
ed that this service can be extended In
many localities to the rural population,
says the president of the Missouri Good
Roads association. There Is one obsta
cle, however, that has confronted most
of the efforts to extend this system,
and this Is the absence of roads over
which carriers can cover sufficient ter
ritory in s given time and with regu
larity at all seasons of the year. -
What greater benefit could accrue to
a farmer living a number of miles from
a town or postofflce than to have bis
mall delivered dally at bis door? How
much of the monotony of bis Isolation
would be removed If he could receive
his dally paper, read the news of the
outside world, watch the markets for
his products and be able to take advan
tage of prices that are often lost to blm
and see his children bsppy and content
tb ootnmrr sun cabbixb.
Instead of restless and dissatisfied or
else growing np In stolid Indifference
that is the outgrowth of mental lethar
gy and Ignorance.
It Is difficult to determine the finan
cial benefits the farmers receive from
the establishment of the system of ru
ral free delivery, but ex-Assistant Post
master Oeneral Heath, treating of tbo
question In one of bis reports, summed
op the benefits to farmer as follows:
'Enhancement of the value of the
farm lands reached by rural free deliv
ery. This Increase of the value has
been estimated ss bfgli ss $5 per sere
In some states. A iboderate estimate Is
from S3 to $3 per sere. A general Im
provement of the conditions of the
roads traversed by the rural carrier.
In the western states especially the
construction of good roods bss been 4
prerequisite of the establishment of
rural free delivery. In one county In
Indiana a special agent reports that
the farmers incurred sn expense of
over 9000 to grade and gravel a road
in order to obtain rural free delivery
Better price obtained for farm prod
nets, the producer being brought Into
dally touch with the state of the mar
kets and thus being enabled to take ad
vantage of Information heretofore un
attainable." And then bo very forcefully adds:
"To these material advantages may
be added -the edocational advantages
conferred by relieving the monotony
of farm life through ready access to
wholesome literature and the keeping
ef all rural residents, the young peo
ple as well as their elders, folly In-,
formed ss to the stirring events of
the dsy. The moral value of these civ
ilising Influence cannot be too highly
rated."
Bat let the rml population not fall
to observe that the statement Is mad
that "the conetroctloe of good roads
has been a prerequisite of the estsb
ttshment of rural free delivery serv
ice." and It will be eon tinned a pre
reqaUtt In the furore. It la an ojd
adage that -the Lord helps those who
heto themeeivea," and the government
seems to think it a role worthy of ens
wlstton. This great boon of rural free
mail delivery with all of It conven
tonces sod edncatlonal and moral In-
d aencas eral be denied tboee communi
ties that lack the energy and spirit of
ptugiiss to pave the way for It by pav
ing the ways ever which the mall most
be carried to their homes.
Where the BoeSs Are fleeS.
Whete there are floe roads there are
Sae fa no a ad the people are more ruk
tlvaled and. Indeed. dvUlsetloa Is ad-
Tanced. President . XaUoaal Good
AsswHalton.
To aO thee who eomessplate raising
poultry and egga for market let as aay
that a good market I ef first Impor
ts ace. Yea should knew what market
yea are to eoppry and what that Bas
ket Ssmaadf before yen spend a doner
er take the first etre toward going Into
the boalaeea. What yew will want to
de to to get tote s poattkw to furnish
exactly what year market demands,
what H prtsre Boot highly sad will pay
premium ea. Desirable good always
eft .theaeteet, aad yon will -want to
fete with year marketmen fu ratertag
to-rtoeaatoato rsis. fhscoas WHS
PROTECT THEIR ROADS.
Earopeaa CoeVtrles Know tha Valaa
ot (Vide Tire..
European countries hare long dis
carded narrow tires in order to pre
serve and -build their highways, nnd
also becauke It Is an economy In the
use of the vehicle and the weight that
a horse is able to draw, says ilic Good
Roads Magazine. Wide Urea are not
only lighter In tholr draft than narrow
er ones under nearly nil conditions, but
they roll tho roads smooth Instead of
cutting them to pieces. A four inch
tire on a wagon carrying nieavy load
Is a road builder.
In Franco every freight and market
wagon Is-a rondthsker. Tho tires are l
from three to ten inches In width, usu-
A NAUHOW TIKIS IIOAD.
ally from four to six Inches. Most
loads are curried on two wheeled carts
with a sfiiKle horse, the loads weighing
over two tons. - With the now four
wheeled vehicles used In France the
tires are rarely less than six inches In
width and the rear axle about fourteen
Inches longer than, the fore axle, so
that the rear or hind whorl run about
one Inch outside of tho level rolled by
the front wheel.
In Germany the law prescribes that
all the wagons drawing heavy loads,
such as coal, brick, enrtli, stone, etc.,
must have tires at least four Inches
wide. It is worse than useless to cre
ate expensive and valuable highway
to have them only cut to pieces by the
use of narrow tires as now used- for
the hauling of heavy londs In this coun
try. When nn 'expensive highway has
been created it must be taken care of.
and methods heretofore permitted
must be changed in order to help main
tain it.. Wide tires are of the greatest
value In preserving ordinary dirt roads.
FOR GOOD ROADS.
The
Advantages ot Stale AI4
la
Ularhn-ar Impreveataal.
When Mr. lirownlnw of Tennessee
Introduced 11 bill In cniiKr-Ns appropri
ating $20,(KKMKK) as h fund Cor national
aid to rond. improvement in the I'nlted
State a good muny n-oilc ivure star
tled at the Hl7.c of '.lie lluiire. The
amount, however, m-ein very small
compared with Hit- sum Hint a single
state now iimpowx to rulse and spend.
The New York legislature has adopted
a conatltutlonnl amendment proposing
to raise and spend $5.(100.000 annually
for ten years, or S50.ooo.ooo in' all.
This amendment must pass the legisla
ture again In 1!M).1, and then It will go
before the people for ratification or re
jection. It can reasonably be expected
that the uicuxure will meet with popu
lar favor. The people of Now York
have given the principle of state aid a
thorough trial, and tho result have
been highly satisfactory.
One of the objections most loudly
urged against both state and national
aid Is that It will encourage local com
munities to neglect tho improvement
of their roads nnd depend on the state
and tho federal government to do the
work for them. 11 ut this objection ha
proved to be purely Imaginary. In no
place where state aid bos been tried
bos any snch result appeared. On the
contrary, aid from the state treasury
only stimulate local self help. It
arouse warm competition among the
counties and township to secure n
share of the state old funds. Instead
of sitting down and folding their bsnds,
as predicted, the lo-al communities are
raising a great deal more money under
the stimulus of state aid than they did
before.
CiaeS BaaSa la Mala.
It Is stated that Maine for the first
time leads the United States ss a
granite producing state. The greatest
Increase for the year 1001 over that of
1900 was In limestone. One o( the
chief factors of the Industry during
the year was the Increased value of
crushed ' stone, which covers granite,
limestone snd sandstone. This Is st
trlbnted largely to the Increase In
building better road a
Rural Delivery Notes
Applicants for the position of rural
carriers sre subjected to sn examina
tion in respect to their qualifications
for the service snd the esteem In which
they sre held by the Inhabitant along ;
the routes. Seventeen to fifty -five is
the sge limit except In the ease of war
Vetera ne who are physically competent
to do the work. m
: A member of congreea, speaking of
the rnrsl free delivery not long ago,
said that were the service a dead toss
financially to the poet office depart
ment he would be In favor of meeting
the toss out of the public treasury be
came of the educational benefits at
ready shown. . .
Burst free delivery I becoming s po
test factor In the romwrnctlon of good
reads aad their proper maintenance.
A good rural service mean good roads,
and aa the people Insist upon the for
mer they must eventually obtain tbo
latter.
o itr-vu r: v V
writes : "I had been troubled with
my kidoeya for twenty-five years and
bad tried several physicians but ro
od red no relie until I bought a bot
tle of Foley's Kidney Cure. After
using two bottles I was absolutely
cured. .1 earnestly recommend
Foley's Kidney Cure." Take only
Foley's, Tbd J. C. Simmons Drug
Co. - " - '
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" A CALIFORNIA BARN.
tt Haa Saaaaleat WlaaUII rawer Se
Orla Far Small maaeh.
James I Howell of Tulare county.
Cal., writes to Rural New Yorker: "I
am moved to send you a photograph of
a very good barn for a small ranch.
Windmill Is twelve feet on a thirty
foot steel tower. Tower Is bolted to
timbers framed into the building just
above second floor, so It stands forty
feet to center of wheel. Shaft ex
tends to grinder on the first floor.
Grinder is fitted with foot gear and
pulley, so the mill operates pump or
any other machinery- not over two
DAB WITH wnto rOWKB.
horsepower. Barn Is SO by 40 feet
Stalls for four horses In rear end, re
mainder of first floor used as grinding
room, workshop, carriage and tool
house. Second story fifteen feet from
floor to highest part of roof, supplied
with horse fork, used as haymow.
Will hold twenty-five tons. Batters
made of X by 2 Inch stuff, bent and
nailed together four ply, easier to build
than ordinary style of roof, stronger,
Incloses more space for less cost . No
tie braces or .other obstructions on the
inside, and none Is needed."
laaperlaaee ef Cerreet FeeeUa,
In searching for the cause of ad
mitted faults In market and particular
ly n. breeding stock the investigator
must go to the feed coffers ss well as
the berdbook or flock register, say
Breeder's Gssette. Much of the Infer!
ority in either class s scribed to the use
of mediocre sires Is attributable -to the
feeder's unwise omission ot Juicy food
ana too extravagant use or the mate
rials st hand. The effort for better
breeding stock should not be aban
doned, but It should Include an emphat-
le plea tor more Intelligent feeding, and
the principles of tha latter should be
Inculcated by educational agencies
with Impartial seal. The relation of
the two processes should be co-opera-1
tire. If rational feeding were given
the attention which fashionable breed
ing receives, the constitution, fecundity
snd general welfare' of herds - and
flocks would be materially Improved.
- t'l'l.l a.
Timothy la considered by most horse
men as the best of all hays for horses.
It is the standard bay. - The recent
comparison made at the Utah experi
ment station between timothy snd lav
cerne or alfalfa for - ordinary
horses Is of Interest to all
Six different trials were mads. The)
horses were fed, the same grain ra
tions, but one horse ot each team re
ceived alfalfa bay while the other was
fed timothy. The results of the tests
show that It Is not aa difficult to main
tain the weights of horses on alfalfa
on timothy. Besides this,- it cost
toss to feed them 00 alfalfa than ea
timothy, snd the appearance of tha
horses wss much better In every com
parison on the alfalfa. Tbey
sleeker and plumper, though the. flash
did not sppear quite so firm ss on tim
othy. The teamsters did not note aay
difference In the willlngaess of the
horses to work on the different ra
tions, hot the horses ate the alfalfa
with greater avidity, and they much
preferred- to feed the alfslfA-C. B
Smith In Breeder's Gaxette.
- The Beeae Shortens.
Notwithstanding the Incursions of
the bicycle, the sntomobtl and the
trolley ears there Is a shortage of work
horses. There . Is s big demand for
heavy draft horses both In this
try and Europe. 'Across the ocean the
demand Is far ahead of the supply
because of a lack of feed on tha tanas.
Fsrms are heavily taxed in producing
food for human beings,, nnd the best
that can be dooe is to raise 00 the farm
a eolt from the plow nnd cart mare.
For this reason the duty devolves upon
this country to supply the horse sbort
sge both st home snd abroad. On ae-
count of our Inexhaustible
for the production of forage and grain
American farmers are equal to the
task. The cities and towns of
else are heavy coooumer of draft
horses snd srways will be, despite
steam, gas snd electricity.
Keqalrsmeet Fee otaae
The bono designed for the
trade most be compact, with short
snd plenty of bone. He.sbould weigh
from 1.200 to 1.400 ponnds snd be a Bt
tle over fifteen ha ode Sign. As these
horses trot most of. the time they
should abow plenty T of ' activity snd
have a qnlcfc. eieetie movement
Is seme demand for this etoas of
In America, but the greatest call
frota the oid country dtiee where
buses are still too chief saeai
transportation. - r
Whet So ron think of a atato
bene told to 1902 so many eg that It
old 5L217.7M dcawea for $S3TT31iSSt
This Is the record of MtoeeorL Oreeoe
raa.fr laid aaore exx eel the weriar
table than any other ceoaty. Ita
nin. wnAar 4 000.090 duaf a. Ma-
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mmiA nitmS doaea. Chart tea
IXn&OO doere. - rranklla sold IXX-
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Profitable fruit
growing insured tnly
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Potash
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giod ; quality possible
without Potash. ;:,:
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