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Art Pays.

A letter from Maj T. T. Wright heart lily commends the forthcoming edition of the State Herald, which will be Illustrated by the members of the Birmingham Art league. He says: The work is a grand
Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-17
Syphilis.

Many physicians claim that this disease cannot be cured-that is, entirely eradi- cated from the system. I am willing to contract with any responsible person on the basis of no cure no pay.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-04-17

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AWAY FROM THE OLD HOME.
[COPYR1GHT, 1896. ]

Such dear old home it was. Nesting
down in an old-fashioned garden, with
an orchard full of old, rough, weather
beaten apple trees behind it, while an
outer circle of ancient elms leaned
reverently over it like faithful guardi-
ans. The low, red house, with it's broad
wings, made you think of a mother
bird brooding over her well filled nest.
But the nestlings were all gone now
had wandered far from the old home
which seemed to them shabbier and
more cramped every time they came
back for a short time.
Only mother chung to it closer and
closer as the years went by. When the
busy sons and fashionable daughters
called it lonely, and the grandchildren
wandered all over it's queer little hooks
and corners, and remarked with open
contempt upon the stiff old furniture
and the tiny paned windows, the good
old lady listened and said nothing, but
her heart throbbed with pain, as
though she heard the maligning of some
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CHEAP WINDMILL.

Can Be Made 1t Small Expense by Any
Ingenious Farmer.
a windmill such as is portrayed below
can be made by any ingenious farmer at
triffling expense. For an upright to
place the windmill on, I use six by six
inch elm scantling. Cut q. two-inch
strip four feet long from the center and
run it down on the cribbing of the well.
Two polls, Ia, az were riveted through
upright to cribbing. Two braces (b)
of two by four-inch scantling make the
upright secure. To upper end of the
upright is bolted a piece Of old pump
piping about two feet long for the
sucker rod &c q to work through as
well as for the windmill to turn and face
the wind. The crosspiece upon which
the windmill works (D contains o
hole just large enough to allow it to turn
easily on this pipe. The shaft from the
windmill to pitman passes close at one
side of the pipe. The tail or vane is put
on the opposite side of the crosspiece
to the fan and balances it. To prevent
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misunderstood.

There's a bugaboo that uniformed minds
See peeping at them as their life path winds
Among the foothills, ere they gain the
=. height
Above , the clouds where all is pure and
Each soul who climbs has felt the tortur-
ing fear
Caused by the presence. either far or
near,
OF this uncanny creature. Such is life
For all who gain the heights beyond the
strife.
But. soul. be strong Of purpose and Of
Keep to your upward path. and do your
part
OF the worlds work. unmindful of the
Which oft does bring to men life's greatest
For conquered fear doth have a strength
behind
That you may search for elsewhere and
not find.
And this which makes you tremble, and
grow faint.
This thing so grewsome that no words
can paint
Its evil aspect in the stronger light
You'll find q thing to smile at, not to fight.
IT'S nothing In itself. but by our fear
We give that power 1t has to cut or scar
These foolish hearts of ours: so speed the
When we will Danish fear from out our
way:
And tread with steadfast hearts by faith.
or sight,
That upward path that leads to truth and
right;
And scared no more. though passing
through the wood,
BY that strange creature called misunder-
stood.
Adele E. Burch, in Minneapolis Prog
reSS.
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USING THE SEPARATOR.
How to Get q Good Grain and tho Mos
Satisfactory Results.

How to Get Good Grain and tho Most
Satisfactory Results.
In running a separator do not have
the milk needlessly warm. Mr.. Wage
ner, instructor in butt ter making ut
Cornell university, teaches that so de-
grees is better than higher tempera-
ture. He believes that probably the
most important point in running sep
arator is the thickness of the cream,
and says: adjust your separator so
that your cream will be as thick as
you can churn. BY this mean as thick
as can be and yet fall from end to end
of a revolving churn and not stick to
the sides when churning. Such cream
will generally contain IS to As per cent.
of fat. consider this very important
point. Cream containing 40 per cent. of
fat will churn more quickly and leave
less fat in the buttermilk at IS degrees
than will cream containing IS to 20 per
cent. at 60 degrees. The secret of quick
churning at the very low temperature
So to IS degrees, which we know to
be the best-is to have your cream very
rich. This is an advantage you cam
not secure from cold settings, it being
difficult to obtain cream of this class
with much over 10 to 20 per cent. of fat.
The second point of great Importance
is to cool the cream at once to a low
temperature-at least IS degrees-and
hold it there for few hours before
warming it up to ripen. Whenever in
summer time we are troubled with
cream that coagulates before it gets
much acid, or with different Cummings,
which some of us have, feel sure that
chilling the cream directly from the sep
arator will help greatly. We shall get
better grain, better flavor and more sat
isfactory results in every way. l be-
licve that this matter Of careless hand
ling of cream after it is separated is the
rock upon which many butter-makers
sn1it
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remain in that gloomy old house alone.
So, one sad day, overpowered by the
sons and daughters who meant to be
kind, mother went softly to and fro
over the old house, taking leave of it all,
and the last farewell was the visit to
the mounds under the dropping elms
where John slept and the first born lit
tie son lay. Then, with feeling that
the world can never quite understand,
she was driven away to the fine city res
idence-they don't call them homes
now-where Alfred and his wife, who,
for all her kindness, rather overpow-
cred mother with her fine ways, had
given her a stately room, and, what
was the most dreadful, she was sup
posed to keep it there alone by herself.
Yes, they meant to be kind to her, but
the city ways and style gave the old
lady the feeling that she was in an asy-
lum, and, in spite of all the grandeur,
mothers wrinkled cheeks lost their
soft pink like that of a half wilted rose,
and she began to grow feeble and worn,
though everyone was SO busy that it
was passed unnoticed. She was pining
for the old home, though she felt that it
would seem ungrateful to say SO, and
then, somehow, to pray in the mag
nificent church, where she sat in a vel
vet-cushioned pew, did not seem to give
her the help she prayed for, for God, as
it seemed to her, was not as close as
when she used to pray at home kneeling
by that old table. If she could only go
back and tell her friend all about it;
just once kneeling where John used to
come and Join her. This feeling grew
and grew, though, as there was no one
to tell it to, she shut it up in her own
lonely old heart.
One summer morning she was MISS
ing, and she could not be found, though
they searched everywhere they could
think she would be likely to wander,
but in vain, she was gone. Then Al
fred recollected all at once that he had
rather neglected his mother of late.
His wife forgot her cultured calmness
and Joined in the search, weeping Bit
terly. Henry left his desk for once
and set the telegraph wires to work,
and confusion and grief reigned su-
preme, while the sons and daughters
found their thoughts running back
again to childhood and mother as they
had not done for years. Hours passed,
and no news came from the missing,
then their fears and grief grew greater
and stronger. Mother was gone.
Perhaps she had gone home. The
thought was sudden, and, too impatient
to wait for trains not due for hours yet,
they set off across the country in their
carriages. AS they drew near the old
home they found news of the lost one.
She had passed only about an hour be-
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am satisfied that at least one-quarter of
all the roads are not worked every year.
This believe to be low estimate. This
estimate leaves 10000 miles of road &C.
tually worked during the year, or an
average expenditure of $50 per mile.
Now, if the provisions of the Flynn
bill, passed by the last Legislature, to-
gether with some contemplated amend
ments, were enforced, we would have
a network of good roads extending all
over the state at small additional ex-
pense, which would be a great boon
to the travelling public and in time add
thousands of dollars to the corporate
wealth for every hundred expended.
The plan contemplated is to have the
roads Of the state divided into three
divisions, namely: State, county and
township roads. All roads leading to
and from one county into another, con-
Meeting county with county, would
classify as state roads. to be maintained
by state appropriations. The second
class should consist of the principal
thoroughfares of the county leading to
SdlU SCIt0 TOuuS VI dI u &c.
These roads to be maintained by spe-
cial county tax under the direction OF
the county commissioners, according
to the Flynn bill. would also have
the state appropriation above men
toned placed at the disposal Of the
county commissioners, to be expended
according to the conditions of the above
bill. Said appropriation to be allotted
to the county in proportion to the
amount the county itself raised for good
road improvement.
The third class would consist of the
smaller roads or feeders to the county
roads, which would be maintained by
the regular township tax, under the d.
rection of the supervisors, but upon
more scientific basis than is conducted
in some parts at present.-A. B. Dun
ming, in Good Roads.
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Observation-Disclosures
LOTS OF MONEY WASTED.

Which, If Properly Expended. Would
Build Fine Country Roads.
The problem we have to solve in Penn
sylvania is to endeavor to utilize the
money and natural material at hand to
the best advantage on our country
roads. There is money enough expend-
ed in this state year by year which, if
judiciously and practically used, in the
course Of very few years would "pike,"'
all the principal thoroughfares in the
state outside of the cities and boroughs.
From the best obtainable statistics we
find that for the year ended May 81, 1895,
the road tax levied in the several coun-
ties of Pennsylvania, outside the cities
and boroughs, was $3,e22, 70s.7e. This,
of course, does not include Philadel-
phia county. The total mileage of pub
lie roads in the same territory is $4,000
miles. From the best obtainable infor-
nation, confirmed by personal observa'
ton over a large section Of the state, ]
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TURNING MONEY OVER.
A Few Of the Mistakes Made By Many
Dairy Farmers.

A Few Of the Mistakes Made BY Many
Dairy Farmers.
A farmer who has quite cream trade
was heard to say that it was only turn
ing money over" And while his re!
ceipts from the sale of cream were COM
siderable, yet there was great deal OF
truth in his remark. It should not have
been so, for the price paid him was q
good one, and there was no railroad
freight or commission bill to pay out
of the sales. 1t ia not pleasant task to
criticise anyone, least of all q farmer;
but sometimes good comes Of it, and We
venture to point out his mistakes, hop
ing that we may thereby help some one.
In the first place, his trade is only for
certain times in the year, and instead
of having his cows fresh at that time he
turns bull Loose among his cows and
they come in without regard to times
or seasons.
Then instead Of getting thorough
bred bull he raises one from one of his
COWS, sired by any bull that happened
to be the nearest to his farm.
In times when prices were high some
profit might be made in following such
plans, or rather lack of plans, but now
when prices are so very low these two
causes alone are sufficient to change
from profit to loss the whole business
of dairying. I do not think that the
present situation is at all just to the
farmer, nor do believe that affairs will
always remain as they are now. I most
ardently hope that after the election
we will see better times, and every par
ticle of influence possess will be used
to further such means as believe will
bring about the desired end. But no
man may tell when the better times
are coming, and in the meanwhile We
must make our calculations onsthe pres
ent basis of prices.
The only way to do this is to cheaper
the cost of our salable product. Just
how we are to do this is the most i'm
portant question that confronts our
farmers, and it is one that must be an
swered or we will keep on going from
bad to worse. It may be thorough
bred bull will answer the question,
or better feeding, or silo, but just
what it may be each one must decide
for himself. It seems that sometimes
we get into a certain way Of dong
things and keep on year after year
whether we are being paid or not. This
way of doing will not avail these times,
however unjust it may be that things
are as they are.-National Stockman.
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the main vane from holding the fan too
straight to the wind in storm, placed
a smaller vane (e) at the side. Strong
winds press against the smaller vanc,
turning the fan out enough to prevent
breaking. The crosspiece is six by SIX
inches. At about one-third of the dis
lance from the pipe to pitman is placed
a standard (g) for lever (f) to work on.
These parts were made by a blacksmith.
My windmill has been in operation over
a year and since placing the smaller
vane (e) on the side, have had no
trouble with it; before then, storm
would break the leaves.-Farm and
Home.
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Butter Firm without Ice.

A correspondent of Hoard's Dairy
man gives the following method OF
keeping butter firm without the use of
ice: ''Take tight box 30 or IL inches
high, IL to IA inches wide and 10 to "a
inches long, that can be got at any
grocery store, put loose shelf about
five inches from the bottom on which to
place the butter. Set dish containing
water in the bottom of the box and
place the butter on the shelf. Take a
piece of cloth large enough to we'll cover
the butter and drop over the edge of
the shelf into the dish of wa ter. Moisten
the cloth, spread it over the butter and
let the end drop into the dish of water.
and it will take up the water so as to
keep the butter cool and hard and free
from salt crystals and in fine shape for
table use. Toweling crash is the best
cloth to use fer the purpose. The box
should have cover"
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dear friend. "They don't know, OF
course" she thought, excusing them in
her own gentle way. "Though 70 other
eyes it may seem poor and old-fash-
toned, to me it can never be so, for it is
the first and the only home that I ever
had" And, after the sad, tender man
ner of the old, who only have past and
an empty present without Turing fu-
ture here, she fell a-dreaming Of by
gone days, when her faithful John
brought her, a bride, to this dea: old
home, which seemed SO grand and beau
tiful then. How could it ever seem lone
ly and humble to her, when it was so
rich in thousand happy, blessed recol-
lections? Had not that been Johns
favorite rose bush? Had not she and
John planted that very mountain ash
together? And could the rooms ever
seem empty and cramped to her when
every nook and corner spoke to her
sometimes of the living or of the dead
as eloquently as tongues could do?
Here is where she used to sit and
watch the fire on winter evenings, rock
ing the cradle as she knit. This dark
snot on the worn floor is where baby
Mary had spilled the ink while she sat
there writing to the soldier father far
away where the battle ragged or on the
long, dreary march. And here, beside
the old-fashioned table, On which still
Law the well-thumbed family Bible, she
had knelt and prayed for 20 years with
John-prayed for her little ones in tear
full grief when he was gone-prayed for
them when they, one by one, slipped
from her arms out into the cold world,
and where she still nightly bent her
stiff old knees to pray for them and
theirs.
Mother only loved the old house bet
ter as the years rolled on, but when
grim old age had slowly crept upon her,
it was decided in family council that
she must make up her mind to come
and live with one of them, for it was al
together out Of the question for her to
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How's The ?

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Roman Road Construction.

The Roman roads were built on the
Telford plan, with substratum OF
heavy blocks of the stone most album
dant in the ncighborhood, covered with
layer of smaller stones or gravel. They
were highest in the middle, with a
trench on each side to carry off the
water, and no trees or shrubs were al
lowed to grow within 10 PAGES on either
hand. The population of the districts
through which these highways passed
were required to keep them in order
and to cut down weeds and shrubbery
within the prescribed distance.
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fore, plodding YEARLY along the ia
miliar road, and with lightened hearts
they hurried on. When they came to
the leaning old gate, through the wet
grass they could see solitary pathway
trodden by one who had first visited the
low mound with the tiny one beside it,
and from there on to the house. &c.
with fearful eyes, and not ashamed Of
their tears, either, the party tip-toed
like children up the low rickety steps,
through the hall aud paused reverently
at the door, with remorseful hearts tina
longed to tell the gentle old mother, as
they were wont to Go over some child
ish disobedience, that they "were
sorry, mother"
The stiffness of che house grew op-
pressive while they stood uncertain,
and, though they listened, there were no
faint footballs as of one going about
after the fashion of one just getting
home.
They softly pushed open the door of
the old family sitting-room, and there,
with her old gray head bowed on the
family Bible, and smile of joy and
peace on her dear dead face, knelt
mother, who had gone home to find rest
and content with John, already there.
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THERE came . burst Of thunder sound
The boyl Oh, where was he?
He grabbed his Water-cycle-and
Went scorching DER the sea.
Chicago Record.
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TIE man who works the hardest Cor the
least pay is the one who has the biggest
fortune.-Ram's Horn.
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"WHY is it called the honeymoon" "Be.
cause it accompanies the tied."-Upto.Date.
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SAYS an exchanges: 'There are poems
unwritten and songs unsung." That is
what recopciles us to life.-Texas Siftings.
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A the Curtain Rose.

She-Don't you think something
ought to be done toward uplifting the
stage?
He-Yes; or perhaps something E1ke
the lowering of the bonnets would
serve the same purpose.-Up-to-Dat
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Politically Put.

$50 you and my daughter have con-
cluded to get engaged, have you?" said
the happy parent, as he shook his pros
pective son-in-law by the hand.
eyes," said the airy young politician,
''me and Mary have concluded to fuse.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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HAVE found Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton an unfailing medicine.-F. r. Lorz,
1905 Scott st., Covtngton, KY, Oct l, 1894.
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ssEyERYrH1xa comes to him who waits, u
says the philosopher. The umbrella Dor
rowed by friend should be excepted
Boston Courier.
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Jrsr try lOc box of Cascarets, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made
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The amaryllis is named in honor of
the nymph whose story is told by Vir-
gil in one of his shorter poems. Fl
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CAscARErs stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or grippe
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KrrsoN-"A foolish New York artist ha.
Just married an Indian who posed for sew
eral Of her pictures." Thatcher-"Well,
suppose she was loo klug for q model hus
band. Philadelphia North American
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Bad milk will make bad butter, no
matter how it is handled. !.
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Better have few trees and give them
good care than many and neglect them.
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Mind Reading.

You can read happy mind in a happy
without much penetration.
This is the sort of countenance that the
auondam bilious sufferer or dyspeptc re-
lieved by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
wears. You will meetmany such. The great
stomachic and Alternative also provides hap
piness for the malarious, the rheumatic, the
weak, and those troubled with inaction Of
the \. dneys and bladder.