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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03
About the Wintering of Onions.

We are asked how to winter onions.
Do not try to winter them. They are
too perishable too fool with. They
will rot and shrink, if kept, and should
be sold as early in the fall as possible.
Still they can be wintered. w. Atlee
Burpee gives several ways of doing it
and they are practical. They can DO
pitted like apples, covering somewhat
more lightly and leaving chance for
ventilation at the top. Or they can be
spread in a dry loft, piled up foot or
more high, and at the approach of Sc
we're weather covered with straw, hay
or mating. Light freezing does not
hurt them, if they are allowed to thaw
gradually and not handled while
frozen; but if exposed to a tempera-
ture lower than fifteen degrees above
zero, they are liable to rot. They can
be wintered in slitted barrels and in
crates and baskets in the cellar quite
Observation-Disclosures Voice.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03

and soothing sound. Like Sancho
Panza, bless the man who invented
sleep, and thrice bless the woman, per-
haps, who invented the sweeter snore,
though ] never do it myself, not having
time at night like other folks.
Breathing these blessings, entered
the main room, where the old general
of the fort lay snoring for all he was
worth.
First tackled his trousers and got
his well-stuffed wallet then picked up
a young jewelry store from the bureau,
then fished for his watch under his
pillow But the old snorer lay on it
hard SO it wouldn't come. Showing
him gently by the shoulder I whis-
pered, turn over"
Half opening his eyes enough to see
my white robe he gave the usual grunt
and obeyed. In moment his inter-
rupted snore began louder than be.
fore, and the ticker was nine.
70 the next room went and as
easily helped mysslG
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03

to be caught. Neatly lodging her ter
rible talons, he pushed her in room,
and before the terrified household
dared show themselves we had escaped
til rough the scuttle and were on the
roof.
A slide down the rope and our safety
was assured, but we had not a second
to lose.
Hastily we tried to find our only
means of flight. Like great lizards we
crawled about in the darkness, but
our efforts were in vain. The rope
was gone.
whats up now, Bill?" 1 whis-
pered.
1--WE are, Tom" he answered, grim
ly; "we've been Swallowed from out
side and they've cut the rope. Nice
trap for two old rats like We"
In spite of myself l shivered. "Well,
what's to be done, Bill? No use pray
ing for balloon, is there?"
Not much, pard," said William, as
cheerfully as he could, land no use
trying the front door There amt a
lightning rod, either, to slide down
Oui anu We cdH u TcdCu tue Ndttr
leader. | wish l was bird"
"Well, we'll both be birds-jail
birds-Bill, If we don't do something.
Think quick"
Now guns were beginning to shoot
from the windows and we heard an
swering shouts from without. Evil
IDENTIFY the house was being sur
rounded
Tom" whispered Bill, 1--WE
thought. We must jump"
up or down?" says l, not relishing
the job,
Down, of course" grinned brave
William, Into the big evergreen tree
by that chimney. Now, Tosa-come
on"
Bill skinned to the roofs e6ise like
monkey, / after him. When over he
| leaped into the blackness AMI heard
the branches break, but no sickening
thud on the ground, as feared. Civ
ing him time to get out of shy way,
followed, and also held on the bend
| ing boughs In q trice 10th of us
reached the grass, and before we could
start to run a dozen excited men with
| pltchforks and guns were around us,
the light from the windows showing
us to advantage.
But luckily we had forgotten to re-
move our nightgowns. "Quicl nowl"
cried Bill with wonderful presence of
mind. Save our folks in the house.
| The robbers are numbering them,
They chased us out the windows.
Smash in the front door and save
their lives. Don't you hear them
scream"
Off rushed our captors and with
axes they broke the door and entered
to the rescue.
Bill and l, dropping our robes de
mutt, took the opposite direction,
gained the road, and laughed all the
way home. Detroit Free Press.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03

door. The time needed to fit this up
is scarcely worth tho mentioning
when one reflects upon the rich, red
fruit thus saved from spelling The
closet may be large or small, with
more or less shelves, according to the
amount of the fruit raised. When
filled it should be set in a warm, moist
place ind inspected from time to time
in order to remove any of the fruit
that may have ripened, before there is
possibility of decay and consequent
harm to the rest. The convenience OF
the sliding shelves is apparent here,
as whole shelf full may be inspected
at glance by slipping out the shelf.
Darkness is the important thing, and
the lyfitting door at once secures
that, leaving only the necessary
moisture and warmth to be attended
to- -American Gardening.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
GOOD ROAD PROBLEM.
Report OF the Officers of Uncio sam's
Agricultural Department.

Report OF the Officers of Uncio san's
Agricultural Department..
The agricultural department is about
to issue elaborate information on the
subject of good roads," which con-
gress has directed the department to
investigate. The publication will cm-
brace the entire proceedings of the
national road conference, held at AS
bury Park, n. j., July and 6, at
which every shade of opinion on i'm
proving roads was presented. Roy
Stone, the special agent and road en-
gineer of the department, will also in
clude number of addresses on the
road question. lie makes no report,
so that these addresses practically
constitute report MIR Stone says
among other things:
The main question is how can a peo-
pie having no surplus capital build
good roads? For an answer we must
go where they have done it success
fully and study the methods First,
we must study all the economies pos
sible in construction. Second, we
must find out all the parties to be
benefited and see that each bears his
proper share of the cost whether or
not he belongs to the immediate To-
cality or even to the present genera
ton of men. Third, we must look
into local questions of road materials
and transportation, and into all latest
improvements in road implements and
machinery.
But who is to do all this? And that
brings us to the first practical step in
general road improvement, namely,
that every state should have perma-
nent commission composed of citizens
of the highest character to undertake
this investigation and recommend the
necessary measures to the legislature,
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03
SUNLIGHT AND TREES.
a Subject That IL Soon to BE IDvestt
gated by the Government.

a Subject That IL Soon to BE IDvestt'
gated by the Government.
Trees, as a rule, develop best in the
full enjoyment of light, air and heat,
but their capacity for growth under
opposite circumstances varies greatly
with the species The yew, for in
stance, will thrive and make wood"
rapidly in the dcnsest shade; or, in
other words, in Situations where the
oak would barely live and the larch,
elder and birch would fall into rapid
decay and early death. Inopen places
naples, sycamores, elms and several
other species grow into healthy,
rugged trees in a short time, while in
shade they shoot up slim and spin
ding, with scraggy limbs and thin,
poorly-colored foliage. Conifers such
as the spruces and frs have the
greatest capacity for growing in the
shade and preserving their foliage in
rich, healthy colors despite the re
moval or partial shutting out of the
light. In this country sufficient data
to enable one to catalogue forest trees
according to their capacity to grow in
partial darkness has not as yet been
collected, but rules based on European
experience have been carefully formu-
lated and laid down down as guides
for those engaging in arboriculture.
The leading botanical writer's of the
country are now agitating the subject
of Sunlight vs. Trees" and it is not
at all improbable that tire whole mat
ter will, within the near future, be re-.
ferred to the United States division of
forestry. SO that a series of expert
ments and observations may be carried
out by government experts. Louis
Republic.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03
Leaves Changing to Branches.

Meehans' Monthly says that only in
tNc present century has it been clearly
understood that every part of a plant
is but modification of one simple
form-as usually expressed, every part
of a plaet is only a modified leaf blade.
But even the leaf blade is II modifca.
ton, and leaf and branch have such a
close and common origin that one may
be transformed to the other. The gar
dener knows that many leaves, such
as those of begonia, will produce buds
which ultimately become woody
plants. Even cabbage leaf will often
show tendency to produce woody
stem, and an illustration is given OF
one, sent by well-kuown grower, in
which the upper portion of the midrib
has started off on its own account and
formed stalk with small cabbage
leaves projecting from it.
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to watch the workings of these meas
ures when adopted and to secure any
possible improvement in them. The
next step is to make the best possible
use of convict labor in road building.
My own impression is that state prison
convicts will be best employed in the
preparation of road ma terials in quar-
ry camps or gravel pits, where they
can be guarded and secluded as easily
as in prisons, and that county prison
ers and tramps should do the grading
and all other preparatory work on the
roads.
In regions where rock is plenty, by
using the best machinery for crushing
stone and employing the convicts only
in quarrying and handling it an
amount of material could be produced
sufficient to macadamize all the roads
in the state as fast as they could be
prepared, and in addition to furnish
ballast for the railroads as considera-
ton for their giving reduced rates on
road materials.
OF their own motion the railroads
are ready to contribute largely in this
way toward road improvement. In
their correspondence with the depart
ment of agriculture on the subject,
many have proposed to make half
rates or haul at bare cost whenever
general advance toward road i'm
provement shall begin, and the state
commission would be in a position to
make better terms with them than any
private individual or local authority,
and better than we could do on behalf
of the general government without
the power to offer any definite assist
ance on it's part in return.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03
Fruits for the Market

The varieties of fruits and vegeta.
bles in the city markets are not al
ways the best in quality, unless from
nearby localities. Those from dis.
lance are grown with more regard to
their keeping and sweetness. The
watcrmelons shipped from Georgia are
of the Kolb's Gem variety, which bears
transportation we'll. Fer hons use
the Georgians use variety known as
the Rattlesnake, which is OF excellent
quality and flavor, but caDn7S b. sent
long journey to market,
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03
RlPENlNG TOMATOES.


Is does not seem to be generally
known that tomatoes do not require
sun, but ripen best in. warm, dark
places. One can hardly pass along by
country homes without seeing in the
kitchen windows rows and rows OF
this delicious fruit in ali stages OF
ripening-and dccaying, too, perhaps
For sunstrokes are common among
the Glove apples" and exposure to too
much light and sun heat ruins them
altogether oftentimes. The accom-
panying illustration suggests simple
and suitable box or closet for storing
tomatoes while they are in process OF
ripcning. 1t is only a dry goods box
fitted with sliding shelves and a snug
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03
Roadmakipg as a Science.

1 believe in roadmaking as science.
If we had the means, we should teach
it here. AS it is, we do all we can by
encouraging bicycle riding as know
of no other single agency through
which SO much has been accomplished.
up to date, as through intelligentroad
sport.-B. i. Whitman, President Colby
University, Waterville, Me.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03
,,ouble the Quantity. same Price.

Such is the highly important change
made by the proprietors Of that standard
remedy, Perry Davis Pain-klller; Tor IN
acceptable to the public, and will doubtless
result in largely increased demand for
this Justly popular preparation.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03

The wild goose and some other
aquatic birds are able to admit air be-
tween the skin and the body, and are
thus protected against cold by an al
most impervious air cushion,
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03
The OUTCOME OF a Rash Vow.

"Why dr. she refuse hirn?"
''He thought too much of himself"
"That is better than thinking too
little of himself shouldn't think
she would have refused him for that
well, you see, he thinks himself
the best man in the world, and she
had said she wouldn't marry the best
man In the world. IN. Y. Press.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1895-01-03

DIPLOMATIC TUToR-"We now come to
the lSmperor Caligula What do you know
about him, Prince!' Pause, occasioned by
mass is right, perfectly right The less said
about this emperor the better."-La Revue
de Poche.
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oonvict Labor Not yyanted.

Don't use convict labor in building
roads. Convicts are justly crushed
and must not directly or indirectly
compete with honest labor. food
Roads,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-24
WILLIAMsPORT RACES.
Slow Time Made In the Eleven bicycle
Events.

Slow Time Made In the Eleven Bicycle
Events.
Williamsport, Pa. July 23.-The third
annual national circuit race meet was
held at Athletic Park. this city. today.
The weather was fine and the track In
good condition. Summary:
Ono mile, novice. class Al. NJ Laux
won. ]. J. Wolf second. Lyman Pray third !;
time. 2.3S 2-5.
One-haif mile. open. class B-Arthur
Gardiner first, C. NJ. Murphy second.
Frank ]. Jenny third; time. LOS ~.
Two-mile. handicap. class LYNNE De-
cardy. Is yards. first; c. NJ. Murphy. %
yards, second: Monte Scott. 80 yards,
third; time. 4.46 3-5.
One mile. open. class A. final heat
Gstalder first. Grouse second. Moore third; ;
time, 2.H 2-5.
Two starters-H. Il. Speaker hrst, Eman-
| uel Andrews second; time. 252 3-5.
One mile. open, class B-Arthur Gardi-
ner first. Otto Ziegler second, c. Il. Coulter
| third; time. 2.2i 40.
Two-mile handicap, class A-Gstalder,
| 100 yards, first Speaker. 1870 yards. second; ;
A. Lester Shelter. Bellefonte, IS yards,
| third: Audet. l3O yards. fourth: time. 6,S.
| One-third mile. dash. class B-Gardiner
first, Willie Decardy second; c. II. Coul-
| ter third time. Is seconds.
Two-mile open. class B-C. NJ. Murphy
| first. Arthur Gardiner second, c. Il. Coul-
ter third; time. $50 l-5.
Exhibition race by Albert Schock. one
minleG. unpaced flying start. time. 2:4i s-5,
Five-mile, DemOrest cup. class A-Therc
| We're four starters. A. Audet won In l., "a
| 2-5. As Audet has won the cup twice. the
| first time on Oct q, 1893, he now becomes
| the owner The cup Is valued at $50.
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Nav Il. lHpS

way -, AovJ.
and New York via d. & H. r. Il. at 7.x
O m, l2.06. 1.2o, 2.3s and II 3s p. m. via D.,
l. & w. r. r.. Goo, sos. ll.2o & M. and l.0
Leave Scranton for Pittston and Wilkes.
Barre, via D., L. & w. r. r., 600, sos. u.D
O. m, $50. 6.O7, 852 p. m.
Leave Scranton for White Haven, Ha-
xleton, Pottsville and all points on the
Beaver Meadow and Pottsviile branches s.
via 2. W. V. r. X, s49 an, g. % wa ID d. q II.
via D.. L. & W. R r. 600. sos. n.0 a m.
Leave Scranton for Bethlehem. Easton.
Reading, Harrisburg and all intermediate
points via .. & H. r. R., rs am, 128.
i.20. 2ss, 400. ll.ss p. m, via D., l. & W. r.
r.. 600 sos. 1l.20 a m. l.S0 ?. m.
Leave Scranton for Tunkhannock. TO;
intermediate points via D. & H. r; r.. SS
am, 12.05 and ll.S5 pm. via D.. L. & w.
r. R., SOS, s.55 a. m, l30 pm.
Leave Scranton for Rochester. BuhaIoa
Niagara Falls. Detroit, Chicago and All
points west via y & II. r. r.. So a. ~
laos. s;is. lis p m, via Pa L e W
40 .. M, via &. & W. V. r. r., an pm.
For Elmira and the west via Salamanca,
via D. & II. r. R., s.45 am, l.. 05. Cos Pm.
via D.. L. & W. r. r.. sos. s.5s am, LEO.
Pullman, .rlcr and sleeping or L. Y,
chair cars on all trains between L. -
Junction OF Wilkes-Barre and New York
| Philadelphia, Buffalo. and suspensioH
0f''s RoLLIN II. WILBUR. Gen. supt.
CHAS s. LEE. Gen. Pass. Agt, Phila., Pa
4. W. NONNEMACHER, Asst. Gen
Pass. A1t.. South Bethlehem. Pa
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Del, Lack. and Western.

Effect Monday. June "a, 1895.
Trains leave scranton as follows: Exc
press for New York and all points East.
Lao. $50. 6.l5. 500 and s.5s am. l255 and 33l
Express for Easton. Trenton, PhiIadel.
phia and the south. 5.l5. 500 and s.55 am.
i155 and aA pm.
washington and way stations, a65 pm.
Tobyhanna accommodation. 6l0 pm.
Express for Bi9ghamton. osweso, El.
mira. Corning: Bath. Dansville. Mount
p.m., making close connections at Buf.
| falo to ell points In the West North west
ana Southwest.
Bath accommodation an.
Binshamton and way stations, 1881 pm.
Nicholson accommodation. at p. m. and
| SO p. m.
Pm.
Utica and Richfeld Springs. 235 am. and
ithaca. 2ss and Bath IN. and IN pm.
Fer Northumberland. Pittston. Wilkes
| Barre. Plymouth. Bloomsburg and Dam
| vile. making close connections at North.
| Baltimore, washington and the South.
Northumberland and intermediate sta
| tions, COO. 8.55 q. IN. and 1.So and 6.o7 pm.
Eanticoke and intermediate stations,
sos and ll.2o am. Plymouth and inter.
| mediate stations, $40 and SEE pm.
| Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches %
| all express trains
For detailed Information, pocket tim<
| tables, etc, apply to II. l.. Smith. city
ticket ONCE. 32s Lackawanna avenue. Of
depot ticket once.
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ODDS AND ENDS OF SPORT.

Amos Holmes, of Unadilla, N. Y, "a
years OF age, claims to be the Oldest hi
cycle rider In the world In point of years.
He Is said to be full OF energy and will
ing to race any man of his age In the state
for any number Of miles.
Milwaukee society has organized a Ia
dies bicycle club whose membership is
strictly limited to the local -four hum
dred." 1t has a name that Is decidedly
unique. namely. 1.-THE Rise and Fall or
Perpetual Motion Club" II that name
doesn't make It go nothing will.
A movement is on foot, headed by An
drew d. White and other prominent Cor
nell men. to get Trinity hall, Cambridge.
to enter crew to compete In the race ar
ranger between Cornell and Harvard for
1896. The prospects are that the efforts OF
the Cornellers will be successful.
Booksellers say that the present craze
for cycling has demoralized the summer
book trade in light literature. The cyclist
does not carry books with him on his
tours, and when ne does read II Is usually
newspaper. and the gentler sex are fol-
lowing the footsteps Of the men In this re-
gard.-The American Cyclist.
BLEW" the trotter owned by John H.
Ladwlg, Of this city, made poor show.
ing In a field Of ten in the 227 race at the
grand circuit meeting In Detroit on Mon.
day. The horse was sixth In the first heat
tenth In the second, ninth In the third and
distanced in the fourth. after which he
was withdrawn. Nate Thompson, who Il
with the horse, did not drive him. He was
driven by Hannes.
A gentleman In Galveston, Tex, Is In re.
ce.pt OF a letter from William A. Brady
Corbetts manager. instructing him to rent
six-room cottage, near the beach, to be
used as training quarters. Brady states
that Corhett will arrive I'm Galveston
about Oct. and put In about three and q
half weeks training In that city. 1t is nj.
most q certainty that Fitzsimmons will
also 60 there for the finishing touches In
his training.
A company has been formed In Milwau.
kee for tho purpose Of constructing an ele.
waited bicycle road between that city and
Chicago. a distance Of eighty miles. The
plan is to construct wooden elevated
road sixteen feet wide on nearly a straigh,
line. A toll between the two cities Of II
cents for its use will be charged, and the
promoters estimate that It would be pat
ronized by at least 1000 wheelmen. Plan,
for the road have been prepared and the
work will begin as soon as the right oi
way into the two cities has been obtained
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FOR THE BIG FIGHT.
Its Managers Not Worried by tho Legnl
situation.

Its Managers Not Worried by tho Legnl
situation.
New York, July 23.-There is nothing
about the movements OF the men who
are getting up the big championship
glove contest to tndioate that they are
worried in the slightest degree over the
manifesto of the attorney general OF
Texas or the alleged uprising of the
moral element of the Lone Star state
against the project. On the contrary,
Dan A. Stewart, who Is the prime mov-
er In the scheme arh who is to take one
half of the entire profits or pay an
equal proportion Of the losses. Is pro-
ceeding quietly with the details. ap-
parently unmindful of the efforts OF
the states legal adviser to throw cold
water in his direction.
For six months Stewart has been
working ON this fight Before he visit
ed New York the contracts for the
erection of a monster amphitheater
were completed, and he returned to
Dallas with several railroad contracts
in his pocket. Now the big building is
started and the tickets are out. With
| in a week offices win be opened In the
big cities and bookings for seats may
| be made.
Only faint idea can be had Of the
tremendous seating capacity ofthe arena
structure. Madison Square garden is a
pretty big place, but the Dan Stewart
building If the architects plans are
| faithfully carried out, will seat ten
times as many persons as can be ac-
commodated in the boxes. arena and
balconies ofthe New York amphitheater.
Dan Stewart does not expect to crowd
the house. 1t would take 52,51S custom.
ers to bring this about. He believes
however in being fully prepared for a
| rush.
Ten dollars has been fixed upon as
the price OF the cheapest seats The
next comes at $50 and THE boxes are $40
u-less there Is mark-down sale. II
the seats should all be sold the gross
receipts should amount to the sum oi
$l,225, ,244.94. This is, of course, a trifie
more than Mime. Patti ever realized
from a single concert. Dam Stewart
however, win be satisfied If 5000 sports
buy tickets
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-24
EXCITING BICYCLE RACES.
VIII 10 Conducted by Green Ridge
Wheelmon on Saturday.

Wheelmon on Saturday.
The bicycle races at the Driving park
Saturday afternoon will be the greatest
athletic event Of the season. The new
grand stand is completed and the track
will be put In the finest condition pos
ssble. No trouble or expense is being
SHARED TO make the meet q grand sue
cess.
Entries from many famous riders have
been received, and some OF the class
"A" records may be smashed.
The races will be paced by Ralph
Gregory and Robert White. two of our
crack local flyers. on the Peerless tan
dem, drought here for the purpose
through, the efforts Of the local agents.
Willis Kemmerer and Edward Bitten
bender.
The one-mile county championship
race is exciting much interest between
local wheelmen. Gregory. who holds
the championship at present. will not
try to retain 1t, az he u not In training.
but the race will be an exciting one.
Coarser, Keller. Coleman. Gnrdner or
Dunn will probably capture It, but then
some dark horse may slide in and fool
the "wise ones" some fifteen riders
having entered FOR fhis race. Fifty
one 'rsders have entered, forty Of whom
are from other cities.
The usual price Of admission to meets
Of this character ID 80 cents, but the
Green Ridge wheelmen, who are man
aging kha afEaxr, Rave decided to charge