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new service was inaugurated by the
American Express Company, which
had not been attempted in other years.
Heretofore regular trains for berries
had not been put on until the crop was
we'll along in the season, the output
being handled by regular freight trains,
which, however, made fast time.
Recently George F. Nosler, formerly
connected with the American company
at New Orleans, was made general
agent of the company at Chicago. He
interested his people in the berry bust
ness of his former neighbors, with the
result that special line of refrigerator
cars was put into the Southern berry
trade. The cars are of the most mod
ern type and fruit is packed in them
and delivered from them in Chicago at
the same temperature. Cars are left
Mt such towns as Hammond, Arnite
City, Tick Faw, Ponehatonla and Inde-
pendence. A freight train gathers
them up and runs them to McComt
City, where the cars are refilled with
ice and then hooked on the Govern
ment fast mail. Berries picked on
Saturday morning may be on Chicago
breakfast tables on Monday morning
Six twenty-four pint boxes of berries
weigh 100 pounds and it costs 81 t.
transport the six cases by express u
the Chicago market. By freight th'
tariff is less. The time by express Ii
twenty-four hours faster. Quite re
Gently the express company has foun'
it necessary to charter special engin
aud crew by which train of strawber
ries exclusively is rushed to Chicago a
high speed.
There are $50 people living in o
near Hammond who ship from one t
fifty cases of berries daily: Patche
run from one to five acres, though ten
acre fields are not unknown. Ben an
"Raz" Rogers were the pioneer straw
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.. ..avu1.. luere suvuld be
PIonGceIIor

no dark, inaccessible corners, for
these will surely breed disease. Ii
gas is used in the house there should
be at least one burner in the cellar, or
two if it be large one. The fixtures
should be riding bracket, short and
of strong pattern. When the heating
apparatus is in the cellar, special ar
rangements become necessary; if pos
sible the furnace should be shut off by
itself in order to prevent the spreading
of dust aud ashes. 1t is little less
than suicidal to follow the practice
sometimes adopted of taking the cold
air supply for the furnace directly from
the cellar itself. The cold air box,
where it passes through the room,
should be as nearly air tight as it is
possible to make it.
The accompanying design has eel
lar built and laid in accordance witt
the ideas expressed in this article.
The ceiling is eight feet in height
the walls are of brick, twelve inches
thick, with two windows on each side
It is divided into four compartment
by an eight-inch brick wall, with hal
in the centre opening into steps lead
ing to yard. The furnace room col
thus be shut off, keeping all dust ant
ashes from the rest of the cellar; tn
outside walls are plastered with cement
and the cellar floor is laid in concrete
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Why ianc Uvt,ii-.1sv4s
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
OfFever i'm ONEDAY.
A Contrary FLAG"

II ever there was anything in the
world that went by contraries, it is the
Chinese flag. 1t will be recalled that
it is one of the gayest Of national ban
ners. The body of the banner is ora
pale yellow. In the upper left hand
corner is a small red sun, and looking
at it is a fierce Chinese dragon. About
one thousand years ago, so the story
runs, the Chinese made war upon the
Japanese. They prepared for a great
invasion. AS prophecy Of victory
they adopted standard which is that
of the present time. They took the
Sun of Japan and made it very small.
This they put in front of the dragons
mouth to express the idea that the
Chinese dragon would deyour the jap
anese. 1t happened, however, that the
Chinese fleet, conveying an army OF
100000 men, was wrecked on its way
to Japan by great storm, and all but
three of the 100000 perished. The re-
suit of the recent war has not been any
more convincing than the first affair."
that the Chinese flag has been cor
rectly conceived.-Pittsburg Dispatch
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Quinine and other fe-
yer medicines take from S
to 10 days to cure fever.
Johnson's Chill andFeVer
Tonic cures in ONE DAY.
The Teeth.

Upon the condition Of the teeth de-
pends largely the bodily health. The
care of the child's first teeth is very
important. The future of the second
set depends upon the care OF the frst.
Nature uses the first set as base to
supply nutriment to the second. No
child under eight should lose tooth.
Decayed teeth in the mouth OF child
produce digestive troubles, and pro-
duce an acid which destroys the second
teeth.
LIQUID food should not be given
child after the teeth are large enough
for use. Too often soaked biscuits,
crackers and the like are used instead
of food which requires chewing. In
order to preserve the teeth we must
use them. The use Of more coarse
breads would be beneficial. Beware
of charcoal and pumice stone. The
following formula, used by most den-
fists, is harmless: One ounce orris
riot three ounces precipitate Of chalk.
one teaspoonful powdered CASTLE soap
and one tablespoonful bicarbonate OF
soda.
A pleasant mouth wash is one-half
teaspoonful listerine In one-haf
glass Of water.
A little bicarbonate Of soda placed
upon a tender tooth will often bring
comfort, or for persistently tender
teeth a mouth wash of milk Of magne-
sia and water in equal quantities
New Orleans Picsyune.
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SANITARY CELLARS.
They Should BE Light and Airy, and Well
rentilated-The Proper Furnishings.
With the increased knowledge of
sanitary laws brought about by the

close and systematic study given to the
subject in recent years, it has come to
be generally recognized that one of the
leading sources of danger to health in
the home is the cellar. The cellar is
the very last part of the house to be
seen, and it seems easy to cut out Of
the plan window or two in this place,
or take off foot from the height of
the ceiling. But this is not the part
of true wisdom. It is better to exer-
else economy in ftments and furnish
ings above, or leaving some Of the up
per rooms that are not imperatively
needed entirely unfinished. These
can readily be completed in after years
without impairing the plan of the
house.
In general way, however, the Gel
lar must remain as originally con-
structed, and for this reason its main
features should be above reproach. 1t
must be light and airy, thoroughly
ventilated and of sufficient height.
The ceiling should never be less than
seven feet, and nine feet is far better.
A damp cellar is nuisance, as well as
O great source of disease, and every
precaution should be taken to guard
against this fault.
Brick is porous in its nature, but if
it must be used the walls should be
coated with tar on the outside; with
stone walls cement should be mixed
with the mortar, in order that moisture
may not seep through the interstices
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To Clean Books.

Grease may be taken out by laying
the page between two sheets OF blot
ting paper, and passing hot iron
gently over it. To remove grease
from the covers, scrape pipe.clay or
French chalk over the spot and iron
with a warm iron (nct a hot one);
VeIlum covers may often be cleaned
by means of soap and water, but II
much soiled should be washed with q
weak solution of salts of lemon. 10
take out ink stains, place the leaves
for two minutes in solution OF oxallo
acid, then in clean cold water for a
few hours. To restore the consistency
of the paper afterwards, use bath OF
"size" and water.-The Housewife.
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with view to his personal protection
ADueI Avoided.

The elder Dumas, the eminent
French novelist, was not spared the
severe criticisms which attack famous
name, but, like all wise men, he was
content to treat these attacks with dig
nifed silence. Not so his son. Exas-
perated by the particularly severe
criticisms of noted journalist, the
Young man-then in his college days
took upon himself to right the wrongs
to his father, and sent two chums to
arrange for duel with the offender.
Calmly the journalist listened to
what they had to say. When they had
concluded he called servant, direct
ing him to tell his son to come to the
study.
pears to be an affair of sons, and not OF
fathers, etiquette would seem to de-
mand that you should arrange your
matter with my son. Hewill be here
directly, and no doubt will give you
the satisfaction you wish"
So saying, he left the room, and a
moment later the journalists son en-
tered-a child of three years, in the
arms OF his nurse.-Harper's Round
Table
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Johnson's Chill and Fe-
yer Tonic is a ONE-DAY
Cure. 1t cures the most
stubborn case of Fever i'm
n Hours.
The Turnkey's Experience.

Jacob Schaffer, the turnkey at the
County Jail, had queer experience
the other day, according to stories
tod by his friends. He went to Joliet
to assist Jailer whitman in handling
a large number of convicted prisoners.
Jake was a stranger within the gates,
and in the hustle Of business and be-
wildering succession of new events ne
in some way became separated from
Jailer Whitman.
One of the guards promptly took him
in charge, under the impression that
he was prisoner. Jacob protested,
but it did no good, and he was forced
to wait a considerable length OF time
for the return of Mr.. Whitman.
All this is vigorously denied by the
turnkey. of course, but Jail employees
say the fact that his hair has been re-
Gently clipped lends color to the tale
Jailer Whitman is kind and refuses to
be Observation-Disclosures Journal.
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Birds as ventriloquists,

When yo,1 are out for country
walk, and hear the cuckoo's cry, just
endeavor, if he is not already in sight,
to place him by the sound. You simply
can't do it! It's been tried dozens OF
times, and always unsuccessfully. And
if the cuckoo is calling quite near you
in thick wook, you will probably be
unable to tell even which side of you
he is. Nor is the cuckoo the only bird
which possesses this queer power Of
ventriloquisn. The robin, and some
times the thrush will alter their notes
in such way as to completely puzzle
you whether they are twenty yards
away or nearer fifty. Above all the
'cat-bird," little gray native OF
America, will make you fancy young
kitten is weakly miaouing in the road
under your feet, while all the time the
little chap is laughing at you from the
sumach- bush 100 feet away.-Answers.
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tered her blythe many who sought her,
made her heart thrill as did Mrs.
Grantley's gradual admissions OF her
power to win love.
Leonard Gresham, man OF whose
love any woman might be proud,
sought her for his wife, and when she
gently refused his suit she was far
prouder of the adopted mothers pleas
ure than of the offer of one of society's
most eligible parts.
"My darling, cannot spare you
yet |" we're words that echoed gladly
in her heart long after they we're
spoken, with an emphasis that proved
they came from the heart.
There were times when Amy won
dsred if the pain the rejection OF
Leonard Gresham left in her heart
was not caused by deeper love than
she had realized she felt when she gave
it, but the girls whole mind was bent
upon proving her gratitude to her
adopted mother.
It was q revelation to Mrs. GranSley
to find in so ma1y ways her comfort
and happiness increased after she once
allowed Amy to manifest her love. 1t
was long time before this was accom-
plished, for the girls sensitive nature
shrank from forcing her affection
where it was not needed. But, little
by little, the humble offers of service
dictated By intense gratitude became
daily duties, and the loving heart soon
found new avenues of devotion. Well
trained servants took every menia
care, but no servant could make Mrs
Grantley's life overflow with new hap
piness as Amy's devotion soon did
| It seemed as if her heart would breah
with Joy tho first time Mrs. GrantleJ
drew her to her heart, kissed her hpl
and said, fervently:
:'My darllngl"
No lover ever gave his beloved
moment of purer, more rapturous de
light than Amy experienced in tha
hour. For two years after life flowed
on in pleasant stream. Society be
came secondary to home. "Dea
mamma" became familiar title npol
AmY's lips, and no mother was eve
more fondly loved than Mrs. Granite.
by her darling"
Tlen sorrow came in ghastly shape
Mrs. Grantiey was attacked by can
cerous affection that, despite skill an
care, became an incurable disease
loathsome to the sufferer and to tn
nurfe. No hired care could ever hav
} been as tender as that given by Amy
!, love; no paid nurse could have 8
!, fought fatigue or disgust, All day, o
night, the most watchful care enfolde
| the patient. Every amusement he
state could bear-music, reading
! chatting, were given with such love
proved them an offering from th
, heart, and when the suffering was to
: great to bear any recreation, Amy We
|, devoted in nursing and soothing tt
sufferer. Her touch, firm and "
{. gentle, never added to the pain, an
while she was slender, she had I'll
I, strength OF per ect health. Mr.
!, Grantley insisted upon having
= trained nurse to assist Amy. but 1t VI
. to her adopted daughter she looked f'
:. the many attentions that alleviate su
!. fering.
/, 1t was Amy who read precious wor
OF comfort from the Holy Writ, II
i long neglected in . life of friyolity NJ
d fashion. 1t was Any who lifted h
). voice in simple childlike words
e pray er daily and nightly.
d Not many hours before the IL
{. struggle life makes. Mrs. Grant,
was with Mrs. Dinsmore, and, littl
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with the most luscious fruit of the
South. Since last Chr ristmas 1t has
been shipping strawberries to Chicago
and is now supplying the Northern,
market with the pickings Of the second
crop.
The great desideratum at the start.
was to get the fruit to market quickly
In this matter the corporation which
began fostering the town ct the start
came to the relief of the berry growers
by inaugurating and finally perfecting
refrigerator service that went far
toward filling the requirements,
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canoe by his side. This adventurous
pair of cyclists are enjoying some re-
markable experiences on their tour.
A Secret Guard for Grant.

In the Century General Horace
Porter tells of the siege of Petersburg
in his Campaigning With Grant"
After describing the disastrous ex-
plosion on the boat loaded with ord
nance stores, General Porter says:
This occurrence set the staff to think
ing of the various forms of danger to
which the general-in-chief was ex-
posed, and how easily he might be as
sassinated; and we resolved that in
addition to the ordinary guard mounted
at the headquarters camp, we would
quietly arrange detail of watchers"
from the members of the staff, SO that
one officer would so on duty every
night and keep personal lookout in
the vicinity of the generals tent. This
was faithfully carried out. 1t had to
be done secretly, for if he had known
of it he would without doubt have
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her hand feebly to meet Amy's, she
whispered.

her hand feebly to meet Amy's, she
whispered:
Elbow little I knew the treasure !
was taking to my home and heart
when I tried to find pretty child to
introduce TO society! God has been
very good to me in giving me such
love and care in my hours of pain"
Ard Amy knew thon hat she was no
longer in Mrs. Grant Iey's eyes what
she had often heard h5rself called
"Mrs. Grantley's grea disappoint.
ment."
It was not until two years after tie
death of her benefactress that once
more Leonard Gresham asked her to
be his wife, and she gladly consented.
81 loved You," she told him, frank.
~, "when I sent you from me, but !
had given my life to my adopted
mother, and it was my one aim and
duty to repay her for what she had
given me, even although 1 knew that
my loss of beauty was one of the bit
terest disappointment of her heart. :"
"It is not always beauty that wins
love" Leonard said, tenderly.
"No, for without it have won her
heart and yours. New York Ledger.
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Dog That Car Test Metals.

No hank teller, crook or expert in
Iowa has truer instinct for real,
genuine cart.wheel silver dollars
than has o Rock Rapids dog called
Silver Tip. Silver Tip is tan colored
and weighs about ten pounds. Ali OF
his two years Of life he has been the
property of Landlord Barber, of the
Lyon Hotel, at Rock Rapids, but it 10
only within the last year that his
power of immediate. insight into the
nature of metals has become known to
his owner, says the Chicago Times
Herald.
The way Tip manifests bis power. as
his owner puts its, is as follows: Ii
one takes pile OF coins the size OF an
American dollar-say, trade dollar,
Mexican dollar, O fve-franc piece
and some counterfeit dollars-and put
one genuine dollar piece in the centre
of the pile. Tip will rummage around
among them for an instant and then
snatch the good coin and proceed to
take care of it in approved dog fashion
| TO an accompaniment VI SAo
bites. Or if one rolls coin along the
floor Tip can cell every time whether
it is good stuff to be chased.
TIP never makes mistake, and
there isn't bit OF doubt about his
powers. He has been tested by
Chicago business men and by commit
tees Of Iowa scientists. He gets no
human help in his work. The good
coin is not marked in any peculiar
way for his benefit, nor is it scented.
AnY one can use his own coin IN the
experiment. Nor does Tips powers
depend on signs from his master. The
latter leaves the room without de
tracing from the dogs ability in the
least.
Mr.. Barber has refused all offers fol
the purchase Of Tip.
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Use of Adams Apple.

Adams apple, II it was once that
fruit that brought into the world all
orr wee, is now a useful organ. 1t
serves as a sort of storage cistern o.
the blood for the supply Of the brain.
When the heart sends up too much
blood Adams apple intercepts it, or
mart of it; and when the direct supply
from the heart temporarily runs short.
Adams apple gives up its store
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child Amy wasp? Mrs. Grantley said,
ssthe prettiest of all we saw, and We
were-how long, making selection?"
.'Dear me! ] cannot recollect,
said Mrs. Dinsmore. "We visited
every orphan asylum and home We
heard OF, I know. Yes, Amy was a
perfect little beauty"
"Aud was So careful in my direc.
tion at every school where ] have
placed her that she should be watched
and prevented from getting freckled
or spelling her complexion in any
way. She has been most faithfully
cared for, and now, my dear, when l
come home, expecting to ind lovely
girl to introduce to society, l au
, fairly stunned! Amy is positively
uglyp
s;It is too dreadfull" said Mrs.
Dinsmore, with a sympathetic shud-
der.
"of course, must do my duty By
her." continued Mrs. Grantley, plain.
lively, "after giving her the best edu.
cation money could procure and all
the tastes and accomplishments OF q
lady. I cannot turn the child away
for what is really no fault of her own.
OF course she would be beauty il
she could! But it is bitter dlsap,
pointmentp'
And it was. Mrs. Grantley was 9
--Ar-a---->1sr n in tho ra,
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Art for Week Days Only.

The picture galleries at South Kens-
ington Museum present rather curl
ous appearance on Sundays, when q
number of the paintings are concealed
behind green baize curtains. The ex,
planation of this phenomenon is that
the works so hidden from the public
gaze belong to the collection Of Mr.
Ellison, who, in the deed OF gift, ex,
pressly stipulated that they should not
he exhibited on Sundays.
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ber to place under the rails while the
track was being surfaced near Benson
last summer after the washout. Mr..
Semonis e,ccidently stuck splinter in
his right hslnd near the little finger,
which he paid but little attention to
for several days, and finally went to
see doctor in regard to extracting it.
The doctor made several incisions and
failing to find it began to poultice for
the little stick. This was continued
for seventy days, when finally the
splinter came out of its own accord,
leaving the hand in bad condition,
for which he brought suit against the
road for the injury received, and the
jury gave him n verdict for $2500.-
Franklin lKy.) Argus.
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berry growers and shippers at this
point. They began fifteen years ago
and acquired fortune in the business.
The5 had formerly been engaged in
breeding goats. They were led BY
chance to set out some strawberry
plants which produced return COM
pared with which goatfesh dropped
out of.sight.
The venture of the Rogers brothers
was Iloted and followed until even poor
Billys back yard range was turned up
and set out in plants. Where once the
combative William held sway among
discarded tinware and hoopskirts a
million Mitchell early's" bloom and
yield in the greatest abundance. A
Ponchateula woman who ran a large
farm bought the goat herd and she, in
turn, finally disposed Of them in favor
OF strawberry growing at 81 o case.
The acreage here probably exceeds
1900 and it is increasing yearly. A
single days shipment has reached as
high as five carloads and nearly the
entire output goes to Chicago.
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into trains were sent nortnwaiu on
fast passenger train ,hedule. Chi
eago to-day is really receiving its
strawberries by fast mail, for the train
on which the Government transports
its North and South mails carries
berries by the thousand cases.
In the busiest part of the shipping
season the company runs q regular
strawberry train from the South. Cars
are picked up at all points where the
fruit is grown, made up into one train
and sent through to Chicago at the rate
of fifty miles an hour.
During the first months Of the year o
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BERRIES IN THE s0UTE
THE BUSINESS OF RAISING sMAL
FRUITS FOR NORTHERN MARKETS.

a Strawberry Enterprise in louisiana
How the Early Berry Comes to CHI
cago ut Cold-Storage Temperatures-
Gllmpses of Berry Pickers at Work
Less than dozen years ago, says p
Hammond (La.) letter to the ChicagE
Record, d little colony of Chicago and
Illinois people came down here to JON
others from different sections of ths
country in founding a new town
Among the number who were active %
giving the place agood start was j. y
Merry, of the Illinois Central Railroad
who offered every reasonable induce
ment to those who desired to take ul
their abode in a warmer climate thar
that of Chicago. S.
Early in its upward growth Ham,
mond began supplying Chicago tables
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Tho Irony of Fat,.

Edward Wbymper, the noted noun
tain climber, who is well known on
this coast, has carried the alpenstock
for more than thirty years, and has
scaled the Chimborazo and the Mat
terhorn, besides hundreds OF lesser
peaks, and, although he has had num-
berless thrilling adventures, including
q fall of 600 feet, he never fractured o
limb or sustained any serious injury.
lie did, however, tumble down o flight
of stars in England recently and
fractured his collar bone. San Fran.
cisco Chronicle.