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Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
Horses Are Fond Of Carrots.

Carrots are the best and most eco
nomical food to give to horses as an
appetizer and digestant, and to pro-
mote the development on the part of
the equineEof that most desira BILE trait,
trustfulness and friendly feeling for
his master. They are very generally
used by liverymen of the northwest,
who feed them not only to their own
stock as part of the ration, but also,
as a matter of business advertising.
they treat" the horses of patrons to
carrots when brought in to be cared
for. The use of this particular vegeta-
BILE in this way Is calculated to gain
the good will of the animal, making
him eager to turn in at the livery
where his palate is uniformly so
tickled, and so conveying to his master
the impression that his horse is in
deed well cared for there.-Ohio Farm
er.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27

convinced me that it would rid me Of
this trouble, so l continued taking it
for several weeks and was in excellent
health, having gained ten pounds."-
Miss Camilla Charter.
Summer Catarrh.
Mrs. Kate Bohn, 1119 Willoughby
Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y, writes:
When wrote you I was troubled
with frequent headaches, dizzy, strange
feeling in the head, sleeplessness, sink
ing feelings, faintness and numbness.
Sometimes had heartburn. Ny food
would rise to my throat after every
meal, and my bowels were very
irregular.
81 wrote you for advice, and now
take pleasure in informing you thatmy
improvement is very great indeed. /
did not expect to improve SO quickly
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
REGISTER OF The U. S. TREASURY
USES PE-RU-NA FOR SUMMER CATARRH.
Summer Catarrh
AffliCtS Men and
Women.
LION. JUDSON w. LYONS, |
! ! Register of the United

LION. JUDSON w. LYONS, |
! ! Register of the United
States treasury, in a letter
from Washington, d. c., says:
~ find Peruna to Be an
excellent remedy for the ca
farrhal affections Of spring
and summer, and those who
suffer from depression from
the heat of the summer will |
find no remedy the equal of
Peruna. "---Juds0n w. Lyons.
No man is better known in
the financial world than Jud-
son w. Lyons, formerly of
Augusta, Ga. His name on
every piece of money Of recent
date makes his signature one
of the most familiar ones in
the United States.
Two Interesting Letters From
Thankful Women.
Miss Camilla Charter, 81
West Lexington St. Baltimore,
Md, writes !:
81 Late suppers gradually
affected my digestion and
made me a acknowledgements,
suffering intensely at times.
/ took several kinds of medi-
cine which were prescribed by
different physicians but still
continued to suffer. But the
trial of one bottle of Peruna
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
PREPARATION OF WOOL.
Carelessness in This Work Entails
a Loss of Several Million Dol
lars In Each Season.

The wool man may know how to sell
wool. He may even know the true
grades of wool and how to grow it.
Whether the wool man is composite
character, possessing the above knowl-
edge or separate man in each of the
classes named, he should be reminded
of the fact that the wooden cloth max
er knows what is most desirable in
fiber; that is, whether it is of even
grade, whether it has good tension
capacity, will felt evenly, or is not in
the bad company of mere handful or
even few straws of coarser fleece.
Even trace or mohair in wool, for
instance, or wool in mohair, for that
matter, is disastrous, for it can only
be got out at the factory by extra cost
in sorting. This intrusion may be had
by packing one grade of wool in the
bags which formerly held another
grade. Cloth is frequently met with
which has black hair or a lumpy
streak and the like. The wool which
produced this off-grade cloth or sec
onds loses to the seller as it doesto the
manufacturer. The wool sharer or
puiler should be most careful with his
ieeces, that they may be marketed at
the highest prices, and, hence, to the
best advantage. The production of
wool in this country is about 400, 0,OOO,-
600 pounds. A loss of one cent per
pound on it would mean $4,000, 900.
Carelessness entails greater loss
than one cent per pound. While the
wool seller is looking at the market in
the abstract, the wool buyer is looking
very closely at the fleece. The pro-
ducer could profit also by as close a
scrutiny of his National
Provisioner.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
NEW IDEA IN FEEDING TRoUGHs.

foot from the floor. A bracket is fast
ened to the wall for the trough to rest
on when in use. A two-inch strip is
nailed at the front edge of the board
to keep the food from rolling off. Aft
er the fowls eat, the trough can be
hooked up out of the way, and in this
way kept perfectly clean, and cleanli-
ness is great feature in successful
poultry raising.-John Rowe, in Farm
and Home.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27

E. P. & S. F. FUGUA.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
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PLANS FOR HOGHOUsE.
The Advice Here Given Is Good In
Spite of the Fact That 1t Is
offered Gratis.

l shall build house 22x60 feet, six
foot caves, with one-third pitch roof,
with an alley six feet wide through the
center of building lengthwise. This
will leave pens on either side eight feet,
or less as seems best. | shall make
mine Sx10; this will leave me IL pens.
AS regards the use of cement floors,
have not seen any bad results from
theTp where the hogs had the privilege
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27
HANDY FEEDING TROUGH.
It Promotes Cleanliness Which Is the
Greatest Feature in Successful
Poultry Raising.

A handy arrangement for feeding
soft food or mashes is shown herewith.
Two boards are nailed together, and
one is hinged to the wall about one
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27

Fields are ike fowls-they must be
well fed and well tended in order to
be profitable.
Water Valley progress., 1903-06-27

A large manure pile before the barn
door indicates lack of its apprecia-
tion.
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
! sultan on 4 VOLCANO.
strange sport whsre n Fsfoeiou~
Hall l. isIsIsd Aealazi n TlKsf,
she latter WIanfnE.


Under tbs frownins brow Il the
mosi aetiee + volcanoes % eastern
Java. on a FERTILE bur Inaccessible plat
eau. there henrIshcs t. ahis das he in
dependent snllanate OF suleh. Al
though she Dutch have been in posses
sion af this large and fruitful island
of the Moluceas for over goo sears,
unsuccessful attempts a. conquest
have taught Them 10 deai ieniently
and generously with some 81 The tpr-
hulent and warlikc mountain people,
leaving them their awn rulers. laws
and customs. and merely insisting that
the peacr be kept. II IS onis natural,
says Golden Penny, with their PECULIAR.
fearless and hleodthifsft chafaeteris-
tics. that they should pick cut the
hcFeest depfedator and Wild beast Of
their country for their sport Fer this
contingency. therefore. the animal is
caught as a cub or trapped when
grown. and kept in captivity til the
"hari besaarn or festival az "ramhnk-
kan mat jan or tiger=haitiug. arri4es.
From far aud wife the people flock
TO the capital an ghi. occasion. Armed
with eusiness.like spears, the young
men form n vast ring on clearing.
where a stand Tor the great ones has
been erected. aud the tigers aud leop-
ards. confined in collapsible cages, are
hauled into the middle Of the armed
array. One by one the cages are flung
open aud the Wild beast maddened by
hunger, generally charges at once. and
after n risky senfc Of more or less
herceness Is caught upon aud trans
fixed by many sharp lanccs. II the
brute balks there are arrows and siing
shots and other excitants 20 fury. and
It sometimes happens that an animal,
black panther being the. most agile.
clears the ring and lands with claws
and fangs among the spectators. In
that ease the casualties are sometimes
numerous aud guns have To be requisi-
toned tocnd the carnage: but then life
is cheap out there.
Should n particularly feroeious bull
be within ken and obtainable any
where, the sport Il diversified by pitt
ting bull against tiger. Strange TO
tay, the bull nearly always wins. and
Wild and vociferous Is the enthusiasm
should he emerge from the fearful con-
test the victor. But the spectacle il
| CHASTITY. The roar of the powerful
bull. the demoniac snarl of the tiger.
| the rending Of flesh. swapping Of bones.
and gushes OF blood, like water spilled.
make mp a sight that goes 20 turn civ
ilzed man shuddering aside. This sort
Of thing continues for two or three
days, in fact til no more material in
the shape of wild beasts Is left After
that the populnce give themselves up
TO feasting and dancing for some days
more
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
THE DANGER OF "sTUFFING. !"
so.ae Bsdi.rssa Mistakes That Were
Made by s~afnring Men Of
Hamor.

A story used to be told Of how
stout. henrty-looking man made his
way from the wharf at Plymouth,
England, to ship just arrived from
n foreign commission, and asked to
be allowed TO see over the ship. rays
Golden Penny. The ma jority OF the
officers being on shore. this duty de-
yolsed upon the midshipman Of the
watch. For the fun of the thing and
10 get "a rise" out Of the old mnB. he
informed him how the onpsfan was
used "a grind the shin,s eatfee the
guns for cooling the officers cham
payne, the mnin yard for drying the
ndmirnl's Sunday shirts aud many
other things known 10 sailors. Wien
the old man had seen everything there
WIS 10 see he thanked the young nal-
Ger, and. handing him his card, said:
young man, you are a smart youth
and full Of very curious Information,
and | trust that you will see there is
no mistake in my card finding its way
10 your captain" The MILDLY glanced
at the card and read, TO bis dismay.
admiral DASH" but before he could
thoroughly realize whether he stood
on bis head or his heels the port adj
miral. with a nod and smile, had dis
appeared over the side.
We do not know whether this story
be true or not, but an almost analogous
incident, for the truth of which the
writer can youch. happened on board
well-known training ship down the
river Two men in plain clothes asked
permission TO see over the ship, re-
quest which was, Of course, granted
them. One Of the instructors. a naval
pengioner, was told 20 show them
round. The former. with similar ideas
Of fun, told them many curious things
about different parts of the ship--how
the ornamental and obsolete cannon
balls round the mainmast were Away
polished so that they didn't hurt 90
much and other similar yarns. When
the visitors had seen over the ship
and stepped on to the upper deck one
| OF them was Immediately saluied by
another instructor. much 20 the dis
may Of the would-be humorist, who
hastily disappeared below. The man
who was saiuted was. Of course. ua-
val officer, now an admiral. one Of
the greatest authorities on training
ships, aud the instructor who saiuted
him had once been his eoxswain.
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
A HOT DAY IN TUCSON.
Melted the Bullets Out OF the Car
tridges of flhe Town Marshal
and "A Bad Man.

.tYes-sir-ee," remarked one sizzling
afternoon last summer the big man
with the black sombrero and the
black broadcloth frock coat, relates
the Washington Post; IF you call
this hot, then you'd just turn up
your cute little pink toes and
croak down where / came from, in
Arizona. / never will forget the
summer of 1884 in Tucson The heat
of that year sure did cause some
queer complications among the pop
ulation. / remember particularly
that running street fight between
George Conway, the marshal, and
Cal Angus, an Arizona dust hunter.
''Cal had been on drunk in Tue
son for three weeks or so, and by
the end of a couple of weeks the
booze and the heat had got him pref
ty near locoed. He shot up three
greasers one afternoon because they
ducked when he demanded that they
play tag and puss-in-the-eorner for
him in the hot sun, and the mex
night he put ball in the barkeep
of the Gee Whizz saloon because the
barkeep handed up glass Of water
as chaser for Calls liquor. On the
night after that Cal made tender
foot from Chicago sing Silver
Threads Among the Cold until the
tenderfoot had lump in his throat
as big as a Swiss goiter. At this
stage OF IL George Conway, the mar
shaI. got in. George was always will
ing to let the boys enjoy 'emselyes,
but he didn't believe in this thing of
having tenderfeet put to the ques-
ton. said that sort Of thing was
liable TO give Tucson a kind of an
unconventional reputation. So lie
looked up Cal, and, said he:
".CaI. / don't want you to think
that I'm trying TO choke you OF
none when you're right in the middle
of your stride-but let the jumpers
alone. These tenderfeet all write
letters to the folks at home, and that
cuss that put in half the night war
bling for you has got a throat on
him now like GiIa and is out Of his
head and yelling for his ma. Just
toy along with the natives, son, and
let the new ones in our midst sweat
in comfort
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
HIs TRIuMPH.


-. ..ssxs1 in % study iaE.
- 81 4 .par1 q Blackstone read
-, growing weary. gave i up;
.1ra.ls zs0 exaeizng. 50 he saie.
ne thought he'd be a doctor next.
49, gathered books with eager vim.
-. v.rx soon decided thai
A daeterss ; life Was not for him.
..ru be a preacher he declared
4Ara guide men INTO righteous ways"
.z.s rreaehlng seemed TO lose its charm
Before he'd studied many days.
~1,u write" he proGsly told his friends;
..IIi be a Dickens or Scott.
re tried. but soon decided that
All books were merely temmy-rot.
he turned from writing 70 the brush.
Deciding 70 ennoble art.
mt gave Up that sublime pursuit
before he'd fairy got start
From farming he. disguised. turned
To be a civil engineer;
us studied architecture and
once thought he be financier
He had good chances by the score.
Put failed at everything he tried.
Recause he didn't parsev4re.
Because his passions quickly cied-
Ye, there was one thing that he did
To show that patient efforts win;
In coIoring a meerschaum pipe
He held his course through thick and
S E. KIser. in Chicago Record-Herald
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
HINTS TO HoUsEKEEpERs.
some small Items Of Household Lore
That May ne worth Filing
Away.

A mattress cover is made of two
layers of lightweight unbieached
muslin. with wadding between. Quilt
on the machine and bind the edges
with tape. IL can go through the
wash like a sheet.
Bread-sticks, crackers. waters, ETC.,
are improved by being put into the
oven for a few minutes before send
ing TO the table. says the Detroit
Free Press.
Do you know that a streak Of
fresh paint on a wooden garment may
be quickly and effcctually removed
by rubbing with another wooden
cloth, or even by pulling another sur
face of the garment over IT and rub
bing till all trace Of paint has dia-
appeared?
freshness IS the prime quality oil
fish. The sooner a fish Is cleaned and
drawn the better. After this Is done
81 should be washed quickly in cold
water and wiped with a dry napkin.
Never let fish stand in water after
they are cleaned.
IL IN boiling nam u ~ 1oVho
necessary to add more water. see that
the water used is boiling. TO MI
the kcttIe with cold water makes the
meat tough.
Don't be afraid 70 try new recipe
now and then. Provide sparingly of
IL until u has been tested and ap-
proved by the family: shen add il r.
the list Of chosen recipes. Where
most cooks fall short Is in the mo
notony Of their bill Of fare. Try
aometbing new occasionally.
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
PITH AND POINT.

1ll-feeling. irritation, Injuries a man
worse than hard work.-Atchison
Globe.
As II Sometimes Happens.-"Speak
the truth and shame the devil"
That's all right in theory, but If
I spoke the truth on some occasions
1 would shame myself. Chicago
Post.
Bridget, did you hear the bell?'
"Yessum." "Why don't you go to
the door, then?" '.Sure. mum, I'm
not expectin' anyone. 1t must be
somebody to see you.'-Baltimore
Herald.
Asking for Information.-"All |
want is little pin money" said
young Mrs. Dashington. Il know it,
my dear" answered her husband;
but don't you use anything but dia-
mond pins ?"-Washington Star
Teacher-"Johnny, you have been
a very naughty boy, and | shall have
to tell your mother" johnny
"Guess we'd better keep the secret
to ourselves. Ma is sure to tell pa
first thing he comes home."-Boston
Transcript.
She-"Have you heard the news?
McSolomon is to marry again, the
fourth time, | believe" He-"Yes,
I've heard about it. Beats all how
the rage for collecting will take hold
of a man. Sometimes it's old books
or playbills and sometimes it's post
age stamps. In McSolomon's case it
appears to be wives" s."--Boston Tran
script.
Large and Small Matters.-Mr.
Nocash-"My neighbor, Mr.. Slim
purse, has built his fence six inches
over the line" Lawyer-"A small
matter, which can be amicably ar
ranged. Agree with him to let the
fence stand where it is until neces-
sary to rebuild. and then have it
put where it belongs. Five dollars,
please. Thanks. Good day, SIR"
Mr. old-Bullion-"Good morningl
Ny neighbor, Mr.. Fatpurse, has built
his fence four inches over the line"
Lawyer-"He has, Ell? Well fix him.
Yes, sir, I'll win that case for you,
IL / have to carry it TO the supreme
court; yes, sir."-N. Y. Weekly.
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
HOUSEHOLD coNvENIENcEs.
Practical Suggestions and Good Ad-
vice from an Experienced
Housewife.

Household conyeniences are NOT
necessarily so much matter OF the
outlay of money as "gumption."
Architects are building houses where
the maximum OF convenience is
crowded into the minimum of space,
but even then brain must be used To
make work easy. The home of the
farmer in moderate circumstances
can and does have eonveniences that
the wealthy did not dream of 80
years ago. The range with the
with hot and cold water on tap, are
within the reach of all They Will
not cost as much as the bail money
you may have to pay for some fellow
who wanted "a slight accommodate
tion,v and will be much more satis-
factory. writes Mrs. J. G.. Erwin, in
the Home Magazine.
Then front porch. large enough
for you and your neighbors. will de-
velop a social spirit and help nourist
the tender sympathies Of life. II
your house is not yet built, think
what saving of time and strength
cellar on a level with the kitchen
would be.
A small cupboard over your kitch-
en- table might be trihing in cost and
mighty in labor saving, II all the
things used in baking were within
reach without taking a step. If you
cannot buy such contrivance. make
1t out OF box. A curtain In from:
looks as well as door, and there IL
certain degree of satisfaction in
making our own conyeniences. II -
pleasure to make q labor-savinp
device and a continual comfort TO
use IL.
Time yourself at your work and
never dwaddle. II is real pleasure
TO wash dishes rapidly. seald nicely.
wipe defily and then see how bright
they look. But when we find greaae
settled around the dishpan, cold
dishes and soggy towels, that's
drudgery. To feel we are master OF
our work Is what rests us; and we
can be masters IL we use all the pow
ers we have--frst, to see what not to
do; secondly, how 10 do what u
worth while doing with dispatch. Tho
art Of pushing work without fuss or
friction accompiishes wonders.
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
HISTORY ON MANS SKIN.
A Piece Of Artistic TastooinE Re-
veaIed by an Arrest of the
Paris Police

A remarkable life story is reported
from Lyons. In consequence of COM
plant lodged by a local butcher, a
young man, of weak and miserable ap-
pearanee. was arrested for theft. He
protested that he was innocent Of the
charge, and that he had never before
been in the hands of the police, says a
Paris report to the Chicago Inter
Ocean. ITO prove the truth of my
statement" he continued, barring his
breast, look at this. and see whether
1t would not be easy to establish my
identity"
The young fellow having stripped TO
me waist, it was found that his body
was entirely tattooed with historical
scenes, which included the murder OF
tne Due de Cuisc and the death of Pres
ident Carnot.
The mans life atory was as remark
aoic as the rest. Son of the wife Of a
superior oficer in the French army,
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21

reached Jafsaes Grayson in Ioaaon
letter with the address, printed IN a
childish hand. He wss puzzled ana
opened it. IN printed letters inside
the first words which caught his eve
were ~Dear Uncie Jim.~ A look that
had been a stranger to James Cray
sons face for years was there for \
second Then there came sternness
again. and III. little letter was
erumpied and thrown into the fire.
One day James Grayson read an
American newspaper. He looked at
the financial column. IL contained
news Of the loss in mining venture
of every penny of the fortune Of
Robert Grayson. millionaire. Chicago.
Coupled with it was the statement
that Robert Grayson was III.
What James GraYson's thoughts
were after reading that announce
ment he alone knows. He paced his
room in the London hotel for hours,
and at the end of what must have
been struggle with himself, be was
the same unforgiving man as be-
fore.
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
The ART OF DRESSING.
reW er he riae Features rhas
Are Noticeable n the Lat
e<t Cosfume~.

Ne have learned the art Of dress
ing richly without looking clumsy
and ponderoas. We brought al that
was beautiful in our last summers
dresses into our winter styles. aud
~e nov mean 10 carry all that IS Sc
dueiise in our winter apparel into
cur spring aud summer garments.
skirts present an endless variety.
They are tucked. yoked. box=nlaitcd.
killed and very much houneed. They
have fans Of contrasting material let
in Al the hem and one or two double
box-plaits a the back. In short all
manner Of skirts are worn. provided
always they are full and aaring
about the feet. for il is in this diree-
tien they are developing. says Amerl-
can Queen.
Tailored skirts are often seen bnt-
toned down the front. at the sides or
at the back. Skirts for outdoor wear
are ankle length and usually have
the seams ernamented with stitched
bands of silk or velvet. while those
for visiting and evening wear are
made with trains and have the lower
portion trimmed with crosswise
folds of materials quite narrow or
very wide, just as the wearer may
prefer Tassels, medallions Of lace.
perforated cloth trimmings. fur and
embroidery. in which chenille. silk,
and even leather are euriousiy
mingled, compose some of the dress
adornments on the newest models.
Buttons also play an important
part in our dresses. Tiny gold butt
tons or fiat passemeterie ones deco
rate our sleeves from shoulder 10
wrist. Tiny buttons. in sets Of three.
fasten the straps ON our bodiees aud
skirts.
The bell-shaped sleeve Is the favor
lie shape for general use.
Elaborate twists of braid form \
pretty finish TO folded stocks Of silk
on cloth or tweed gowns and n pleas
ing note of contrasting color can al
ways be struck in this way. She is "A
wise woman who pays great atteu-
ton to her neekgear and considers il
of equal Importance with her hats.
Here, again, fashion hns made sever
nj alterations. She now DEGREES that
our dressy hats should be worn Off
| The face.
Hats generally are very sparingly
trimmed; in fact. the less decoration
hat boasts at the present moment
the more stylish is the effect; but do
not imagine that this Is easily arrived
at. A bold outline in headgear can
only be achieved by the master
hand, and this must be put on with
the greatest care.
Bodices are short and tight at tho
back, but still show n pouch in front
over tight swathed bands, some of
which are wider than ever.
Green still continues popular
shade for day wear--a pretty aud
very dark myrtle green. II is not
universally becoming. except to fair
people.
There is no doubt that smart
dresses for the spring viii show =
tremendous number of hounces. II
these hounces are properly grnduat'
ed they add a great deal TO ones inn
portance. IL is in the graduation
however. That success or failure of !
nounced skirt lies. An inch too short
or too long in the front will ruin thu
whole effect and cut the figure in the
most disastrous fashion, whereas ths
skillful adjustment of tie same viii
! add length and grace 10 the wearer
The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
A Good TaIker.

"Cinquefoil is considered pretty
good talker, isn't hep
$50 people say. ! have only heard
him speak once myself"
"And how did he impress your
.Why, when he first got up, he re-
marked that be had nothing 10 say.
and he said Il for just 45 ninutes.'-
\ Y Herald.