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gan to see the practicability Of such an
Invention the combination reaper and
mower was thought TO be very fine and
the farmer who could own one was
envied by farmers who could not afford
to pay the price these machines
brought. The price of a reaper in those
days was more than three times the
cost of a reaper to-day.
In 1860 it took two men to reap field
-one to drive. the other to sit astride
the machine facing the cutter and rake
in with his arms and throw down the
bundles as fast as reaped. The illustra-
ton gives fair idea Of the crude affair
the farmer was compelled to use in the
eos. Recently a farmer was examin-
ing this old reaper. He had owned one
like it during the civil war. He said
it took him in those days more than
twice as long to reap his wheat as it
does now.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
FEELER OF A MAY FLY.

err on the ends of their legs, which are
used to grasp inequalities invisible to
human eyes.
Under the microscope the polished
surface of plate glass is shown to he
really mass of inequalities. The
naked eye. the touch, will not reveal
them to man. Under this same instru-
ment the feet Of the common house fly
is shown 10 be REINFORCED by hooks
small enough to find Judgment in the
inequalities of the glass surface. The
foot of the mosquito has a wonderful
double hook which gives it the power
of holding TO almost any smooth sur
face In fact. the foot is frequently
entangled in some meshes which to the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

and bedroom. Priceless tapestries, rare
old furniture, toilet trappings In solid
gold and silver, fine linens, dainty per-
fumes-all these and thousand other
elegancies are as much part OF Ober-
lin Nj. Carriers life as the air he
beathes.
At tie Fort Leavenworth peniten-
tjary he must manage to survive Tor
five long years without his wine sup
pers, his rapid friends, and his per-
fumed baths. Five changes Of toilet a
day are not recognized as essential at
the Fort Leavenworth prison. One suit
is quite sufficient, according to the
prison code-a stout suit of coarse gray,
with big straw hat in summer and a
small blue denim cap in winter.
The man who has played the high
roller for years, who has been courted
by pleasureloving fashionables, adj
mired by women, and envied by men,
will for the next five years be kept
under lock and key as mere thing,
duly ticketed and numbered. His num-
Der will be marked in glaring red, stem
cled on his prison garments in four
places-right across the broad of his
back, over the right thigh, and on the
calf of each leg. A more degrading
thing this branding of the criminal
more prominently than the government
mule is marked--could not be devised.
Fort Leavenworth is not place
where the tastes of prisoners are con-
suited. Discipline of the handcuff-
shotgun variety is promptly applied as
the occasion demands. The prison is
a collection of old buildings. entered
through sallyport. guarded night and
day by heavily armed men. Inside the
sallyport a gloomy archway leads un-
der the Offices Of the warden and his
subordinates. the printing shop. and
photograph gallery, to the prison build
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
SEEN UNDER A GLASS
A MIcRoScoPE REVEALS BEAU
TIES OF ANIMAL LIFE
Marvellous Arrangement Of Spiders
kyes-Daddy Longiegs Can See In Any
Observation-Disclosures About Mos
quitoes, FLEA and Other Things.

DIR. b. L. Riese Is Chicago scientist
who devotes his leisure time to bug
hunting. His forte Is microscopy and
the use of this delicate instrument In
connection with insect anatomy has
resulted In some extremely interest
ing discoveries Of late. He disposes
of one or two theories which have heen
held for years, notably the one which
provides insects with cup-shaped feet.
the suction of which enables them to
walk on polished surfaces In seeming
defiance Of all the laws of gravity. His
microscope shows that the insects al
ways have hooks Of great relative pow
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
CARTER IN JAIL LIFE
CONVICTED ARMY OFFICERS
FUTURE IN PRISON.
Five Years of Hard work-Rigid Dis
cipiine and Frugal Fare will BE HE
Portion-A Number IL Branded on
HE Clothes The Daily Routine.

Capt. Oberlin M. Carter the United
States army officer recently convicted
Of immense frauds In connection with
the improvement of Savannah harbor.
Georgia. work of which he had
charge as the Government engineer,
was sentenced to the Fort Leaven-
worth CKansas) penitentiary for five
years Imprisonment at hard labor,
deprivation of his rank In the army.
and dismissal. and $1,000 fine.
The contrast between Carriers life
for the next five years and his life for
the preceding ones could not be more
dissimilar. Carriers rooms were al
ways models of luxury. No society
girl. nurtured In the lap Of wealth. ever
excelled this luxury-loving officer In
the costly. artistic elegance of boudoir
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

mag subscribe for any reputable news
paper or magazine, and may have
books from the prison library. \
Every Saturday afternoon Carter
will be compelled not only to give him
self a cold-water bath with common
brown soap, accompaniment. but he
will be forced to wash and scrub his
cell. depressing work for the man who
for. years has been living In perfumed
baths. and relying Upon the services of
a skilled valet for the simplest tasks
OF the toilet.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
Attends the quaker wedding.


A recent Chicago visitor to the East
writes thus descriptlvely of Quaker
nuptial ceremony he had the privilege
OF attending;
''At Quaker wedding last week,
where there were no display. decora-
tons. maids or groomsmen. the air
seemed charged with joy. After ST.
lence Of several minutes the guests
arose and the bridegroom taking the
hand of the bride said: In the divine
presence and before this assembly l
take Patience B. TO be my wife,
promising to be to her faithful and
affectionate husband until death shall
separate u.s. The bride responded: i
take thee. John j. to be my hus-
band, promising to be a faithful and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

Long Island, n. Y,
has invented a life
saving buoy, which
h e c In m S w i'll
make 1t possible
for shipwrecked
mariners to float on
the surface Of the
W a t er for more
than two w e e k s
without danger to
life. 1t consists Of
an aluminium case.
shaped like a bar
rel, seven feet In
length and weigh
ing b ut t W e | v Q
pou N DIS. 1t | s
weighted at t h e
bottom to keep it In
an upright position,
and is built in two
halves, which open
on rubber hinges
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
The Larnest ReII.

The largest bell in the world is In a
Buddhist monastery, near Canton,
China. 1t is Is feet high and 45 feet in
circumference, and is of solid bronze.
1t is one of eight great bells which were
cast by command of the Emperor
Yunglo about A. ID. 400, and Is said
who were killed during the process of
casting
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
A Diappcarinr River.

One of the strangest streams In the
world Is in East Africa. 1t flows in the
direction of the sea, but never reaches
It, Just north OF the equator. and when
only a few miles from the Indian
Ocean. II flows into a desert, when IL
suddenly and completely disappears
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
Electric ThiecCatohinp.

A thief had for weeks been stealing
incandescent lamps in one of the Pa
rlsian theaters. An electrician caught
him by arranging the wires so that
when lamp was removed an electric
signal Informed n man on the watch.
When caught the rogue had two burn
ers In his pockets.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
Tall Men scarce IN EoeIand.

The directors of the Great Northern
railway of England have issued n cir
cular letter to the station agents stat
ing that in future the standard height
for porters In the passenger depart
ment shall be feet O inches and In
the goods department feet 4 inches.
This Is considerable. reduction,
forced by scarcity of taller men.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
Newfoundland Tobacco.

The jacotars, or French-C Canadian
OF Newfoundland, smoke
the inner bark of the red willow when
they cannot procure tobacco. White
settlers often use this for seeming to-
bacco. 1t is called Killikinick in the
Indian language.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
sensibIe I,eoisIation.

Western Australia has an act in force
prohibiting the landing of any one who
cannot write out given passage in
English
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

Anesthetics were known In the days
of Homer, and the Chinese 1000 years
ago had preparation Of hemp known
as una yo," to deaden pain--something
simiIar to our modern cocaine.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
THIS MAY SAVE MANY LIVES.

An Invention of Great Use in Case of
Wrecks.
Moved by the many recent accidents
at sea. with the resulting loss of life,
Charles Elias, who lives at Great Neck,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

cOmb1natton HeapeF 0nd MoWer or
the Vintage Of 1880.
There Ii an old combination reaper
and mower In the possession of the Nc
Cormick Harvesting Machine Com
pany. The machine was built In 1860
under the personal supervision OF
Cyrus Mccormick, inventor of the first
machine successfully operated In 1881.
but which was for years an object Of
ridicule. both In this country and Eng
land.
Forty years ago when the people be-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

on one side and fas- LIFE"sAv1NG BUOY.
ten together on the other. The case is
fitted with pockets on the inside, which
hold supplies of food and water for
twenty days. At the top a flag floats
as a signal to passing vessels.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
ElectrIc street swecp rrs.

Electric automobile street-sweeping
machines are being prepared to clean
the streets Of Paris. The old clumsy
dirt machines now In use are to be done
away with. hC
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

When you think man is talking
nonsense, possibly he Is talking sense.
and you are unable to comprehend him.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

Clara-And are you still searching for
your ideal man? Maude-No; have
quit reading novels.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16

After man has been sick six weeks
people quit worrying about him, aud
begin to wonder why he hangs on so
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-11-16
AnaesthetIcs.

Next Lesson-"Woes of Intemper
ance. Prov. %: 29-35.
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GOOD RINGING PEN.

Is desired he is rushed to the stem Of
the pen, and he will run his head
through the crack in sight, but he will
get no farther through than up to his
front feet. just his head will be out,
whereupon the lever (C) is pushed down
firmly, securing the head, and pin (A)
is put into hole in the post above the
lever, which holds it in place. Then the
ringing man simply puts the ring in the
nose, the hog exerting every effort to
release himself.
D shows line of holes in the post for
the wood or iron pin (A), thus enabling
one to adjust the crack to suit any size
of hog. When the ring is put in the
victim may be turned out by lifting up
the lever. Now for the next one!
/ invented this device year or two
ago, and now you can see one on nearly
every farm where hogs are raised.-De
Witt C. King, in Country Gentleman.
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sMITHERS' RET0RT.
He Makes q Tart Reply to the Land.
lady At the Private Family
Boarding House.

Mr.. Smithers Is . somewhat fastidioua
{oung man who is looking for new board
eng place. Smithers can't abide the regula.
sicn boarding house, and always tries to live
WITH private family. He is now convinced
that an "ad." which solicits boarders for Z
nice private family" is often snare for :
stufiy double fiat, inhabited by one small
family and "a boarders.
.6mithers called one day last week at a
place with glowing description Just on the
uank OF Michigan avenues aristocracy.
=, Hum, suspiciously like a boarding house"
Wrought Smithers, as be took in the dimen-
eions. A collarless negro servant who
opened the door confirmed his suspicious.
put he had gone too far then to back out.
a sharp-ncsed, snippy landlady came in
With top-lofty air.
Er-ah, / believe am mistaken" he be-
gam. supposed should find a private
family. BY. the advertisement-hu-m-"
The laughter and the familiar boarding
house. hum of IA clerks and ten lady stem
cgraphers came up from the dining-room
n the basement. TIE mistress Of the con.
glomerats private family" drew herself up
proudly. You are entirely mistaken, sir,
enc asserted, in a rasping, seven-dollar-a-
week voice, this is not a boarding house,
although we have a few friends living with
~"
Smithers shifted the air. There was a dis
sinct odor of prunes and corned beef.
well, must say" he remarked, as he
turned up his coat collar and fed down the
steps, that it smells like boarding house,
madam. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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UNITING COLONIES.


AS 1t may be necessary to double NJ
some colonies this spring we give the
method followed by Doolittle, the New
York apiarist, in Gleanings:
"For two or three colonies make
a box that viii hold IL quarts; for
larger colonies one that will hold al
least 20 quarts. One side must be OF
wire cloth, nailed on. The other side
should consist of wire cloth nailed to a
light frame so it can be easily removed.
A funnel is put into a hole in the top
of the box. Blow little smoke into
the first hive and pound on the top with
the fist, then treat in like manner the
others in succession. In five minutes
from pounding the first hive, the bees
VIII be filed with honey. Shake the
bees into the funnel. caging the queen
when found. A cloth in the funnel
when not in use keeps the bees in.
Bump the box down so as to shake the
bees on the bottom. remove the funnel
and cover the hole. Mix the bees thor
oughly by shaking and tumbling the
box. Bump it down again and drop
into the hole Gagged queen, having the
cage suspended by wire hooked over
the top of the outside of the box. Have
candy enough in the case. Strong col.
onies will begin breeding this month
in all ATTITUDES ranging from 40 to l6
degrees"
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"His name is Percy Algernon," said the
girl in the Seventh street car to her chum.
Pretty, amt it? But, then, it's kind O.
Soft-like, too, don't you think!"
Kind o." said the other girl. '1 like
Bill, or Jim, or something like that, my
self. Never knew Bill OF Jim yet that
want reliable. / hope Percy Algernon1l
prove to be nice, but think his names
swfly against him, honest / do, Min."
Then the other girl looked thoughtful for
. couple of blocks.
"Oh, but he told me-" she said, sudden
", then, that the men down at the store
Dall him 'Spud'"
Then you needn't worry" was the con.
Qolatory reply. "He's all right" and thus
Il was settled that Percy Algernon would
do.-Washington Post.
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SHEEP AND THEIR CARE.

Fifty sheep make good flock to keep
together.
Sheep kept on wooden floors win have
ill-shaped hoofs.
Salt the sheep regularly, and not in
too large doses.
Breeding ewes ought to be kept by
themselves, SO that they may not be
under any unnecessary excitement.
If eve has weak lamb, be sure to
put her and her lamb where the lamb
cannot be harmed by stronger ones.
Would you cross the Shropshire on
thoroughbred Merinos? asks CORE
spondent. No. We would breed one
or the other straight.-Western Plow.
man.
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Unless great care is observed much
dirt win get into the milk at milking
time. One of the easiest ways to keep
the cows clean have found il to cut
the hair of the udder and around II
with. q small pair Of BARRIERS clippers.
It is much pleasanter to milk to have
this hair out Of the way, and 1t also
removes the greatest harbor for dirt
and filth. Then If any dirt becomes
attached to the udder or teats it is a
very easy matter to wash it OF and
dry it without having . lot of dirty
water remain to drip into the pail,
which is the case when the hair is thick
and long.-National Stockman.
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I,arsnips for Dairy cow.

There 10 no better root for cows than
the parsnip. 1t has the advantage that
part of the crop may. if need be, be
wintered in the ground where it has
grown. The parsnip, unlike the beet,
makes q rich milk. It is equal to the
carrot in this respect. and undoubtedly,
like that root, helps to color winter
mads butter. Parsnips are favorite
winter feed of Jersey and Guernsey
farmers, who by its use have been able
to breed cows whose high butter color
has become hereditary in these breeds
No doubt the parsnip feeding is in part
responsible for the color of yesvey but
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4 SENSIBLE LETTER.
4 Western Canadian settler Writes
to an Illinois Friend.

In writing to MIR. Il. Hawkyard, OF
Rockford. ILL.,, MIR. G. Simpkins, of Lee
due, Alberta, Western Canada, land to
which pointsespecially low rates are be-
ing quoted over all lines of railway,
says:
Dear Sir-Rec'd your letter the I4th
inst. We have had no snow till afver
Christmas, and the cattle have been
able to live out, and are all in good con-
dition. 1t is showing now. That is
what we want-have about inches
now. The old settlers say when we
have lots of snow it means good crol
the coming season. 1t never drifts here
The weather is calm and bright. We
do not have to dress any heavier than in
Illinois, and the horses never shiver
with the cold when we take them from
the warm stable, as they do in Illinois.
1t has not frozen in the stable this
winter.
The most of the stock runs out, but
there is no need of it, for timber is plen-
tiful and there is no expense to build
good stables and houses. We have good
log houses and they are very warm.
Two men can put UP house 16x24 in
two days. There are good rails for
fences. We live ten miles from the coal
district, the price being so cents up to
$500. The land is very rich, loamy soil,
from 6 inches to several feet in depth;
the hills have the deepest. 1t is roll
ing country, ndexcellent for stock of
all kinds. Sheep do well, and there
are plenty of small lakes where the
cattle can get good water. The cattle
got out of grass last year, about the
middle of April. and run at large; I'M
less in charge of a herdsman, we have
to fence against them. Wheat goes
from IS to 60 bushels per acre, oats so
and 80, very often hundred. AS to pota-
toes, neighbor planted bushels and
dug 226 bushels, and no bugs. Roots of
all kinds do well. There are lots of
strawberries and lots of red raspberries,
black and red currants, and .gooseber-
ries, where the fire has not burnt them.
Cattle are scarce. ] have been trying
to buy some for months and have got
only three two-year-old, and paid $50
each.
Hogs are scarce, but can be got. They
sell for cents dressed. and cost more
for stockers. Wheat, 50 cents per bushel;
oats. 25 cents; eggs, 80 cents dozen;
butter, Is and 20 cents; poultry was 10
and II cents dressed. Sheep are scarce.
If you come, bring your farm tools,
but bring no seeders; we use drills.
Bring cows, but do not bring horses
unless you are an experienced hand
in shipping them, for SO many Of
them are hurt in shipping. There
will be plenty of work for binder.
Two good horses will break, but three
Lighter are better. The horses you
get here can work without grain, but
are better with it. 1t will be hard to
tell what prices horses will be, for the
will be very large the
coming spring. They could not be
had last spring at one time. They claim
the best time to break is June, but my
experience is to break in the spring
and work it. You can break till the
middle of July.
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'f they'd all do business that way"
said the man in charge of the long-distance
telephone as young man laid down the
fee and went out, "this wouldn't be bad
job to hang on to, but he is an exception"
''In what respect?"
"Why, he called up Chicago, asked girl
went out without kick. Some fellows
would have laid around here for an hour
after to shake themselves together, and then
make a big row at having to pay regular
rates. Press.
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HoG-RINGING DEVICE.
Get the Rings In with But
Little Trouble.

Although putting rings in the noses
of hogs to prevent them from roofing
is regarded by some as contrary to nat
ural Laws. it is practiced nevertheless.
and the "ringing-pen" here shown VIII
enable anyone to get the rings in with
but little trouble.
The fence is made of oak or pine
planks, which are nailed ON close
enough together to prevent the escape
of the smaller hogs. Hogs for ringing
are driven into the pen, and when one
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He Had Reason to Run.

The man came out of an Office building on
The run and started down the street.
Here! Here" cried the policeman on
the corner. whats your hurry?'
There's man back there trying to sell
eachl" cried the victim.
The policeman instantly released his hold
Rum" he cried. Ran like a white
head! Maybe you can get away from him
yet. Journal.
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Lusinda B. Chandler. Of Chicago. III.
Promotion of Health; founder of the
Aargareth Fuller Society for the study
of Economics and Governments, and
also President of the Chicago Moral Ed
ucational Society. Mrs. Chandler is an
ardent friend of Pe-ru-na, and in writ
Ing to DR.. Hartman on the subject she
stated as follows:
Chicago, Jan. 6, 1899.
Dear Doctor-I suppose everyone that
Is confined to their desk and not getting
the required amount of exercise, win
so6ner or later, suffer with catarrh Of
the stomach and indigestion. ! know
by experience that Pe-lu-na is a most
excellent remedy for these complaints.
It has relieved me, and several of my
friends have used it with the same salts
factory results. Yours very respects
fully, Lucinda ,, chaudlWs
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Music Hall Horror.

p. Arno-That baritone sings as if his
windpipe needed job of plumbing. L. il
bronchitisy
Pye Porgan-I think he's using his medi
cine-ebest tones.-Chicago Tribune.
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Seeing how much better it looks, "
~order why every merchant doesn't keeI
his store neat.-Washington Qa.) Demo
crat.
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'sLoOe and a Cough
Cannot Be Hid.

It Is this fact that makes
the Lover and his Sweetheart
happy. and sends the sat.
ferer from, a cough to his
doctor. Bat there are hid
den Ills lurking in impure
Blood. 1.-The lfperis evrong, /"
t IS thoaght, ''or the Kid
neys. = did It eOep occur
to you that the trouble Is In
your blood?
Purify this river of life with Hooda
6arsaparilla-. Then illness will be BAN
Sshed, and strong, vigorous health will
result. Hoods Sarsaparilla Is the best
known, best endorsed and most natural
Ut all blood purifiers.
0atarrh-"I suffered from childhood
X1tn catarrh. Was entirely deaf In one ear.
HOODS Sarsaparilla cured ME and restored
ny hearing. Mrs. w. Stokes, Midland Tex.
Sore eYeo-" Humor in the blood
made my daughters eyes sore, SO that we
feared blindness, until Hoods Sarsaparilla
made her entirely welLn E. B. GIBsoN.
Henniker, N. 81.