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The progress., 1904-09-03

The poultryman who endeavors to
inform himself regarding the breeds
and their characteristics, as we'll as OF
the art Of feeding and caring for the
fowls, will make fewer mistakes, and
in the end be more successful, than
those who depend upon themselves en-
tirely There is always something
to learn" What may be the truth to-
day may be an error tomorrow. Tho
intelligent poultryman keeps himself
we'll informed on all the matters that
relate to poultry, and II he is not sue
cessful at first he soon learns to guard
against mistakes. Each fowl differs
from the others in the flock, and there
is often far more difference between
individual fowls Of any breed than
there is between distinct breeds. In
dividuality and the influence OF en-
vironment have to be considered. The
breeder can not afford to neglect the
study Of his fowls and of the condi-
tions which relate to their practical
management. There is room for great
improvement among the fowls Of each
established breed, and 1t is by the study
Of individual birds that the greatest
progress will be made in the proper Sc
lection Of breeders, as the selection
of individuals is the direction In which
improvement is more generally suc-
cessful.-Farm and Fireside.
The progress., 1904-09-03
WORKINGS OF HUMAN MIND.
Experiments with the New N-Raya
Result in Some Amazing Scien-
tiic Demonstrations.

All scientific Paris is discussing the
recent remarkable researches made by
Prof. Blondlot, and especially the ex-
traordinary results of his experiments
with the newly discovered N-rays.
With the aid of these the professor
has demonstrated that it is actually pos
sible to look into and through the skull
Of human being and witness the work.
ings of the mind.
1t is matter perfectly simply, the in
strument employed being nothing more
complicated than a small rectangular
piece of pasteboard, the size of playing
card, one end of which is spread with a
paste of phosphorescent sulphate of call
cium. This substance, it appears, Is
made luminous by the presence Of rays
of the "N' description.
When such card in darkened room
is applied to mans head it does some
very remarkable things. The person
under experiment is told to talk, and
keeps ON talking while the bit Of paste
board is brought into contact with va
rious parts of his Uranium. 1t shows no
change until certain area on the side
of the head is reached, when, suddenly,
the luminosity of the paste becomes
greatly increased, and why? Simply be-
cause this is the area of brain service
which controls vocal speech. In work
ing it gives off flood of N-rays which
cause the sulphate of calcium to shine.
But this is not all. Prof. Blondlot
has found that by passing the card slow
ly over the head and watching the varia-
tion of the luminosity he can outline
with perfect accuracy the speech area OF
the brain surface.
When about century ago Beichen-
bach, a scientist of high reputation,
claimed that he could sometimes see a
sort of aureole or halo about the heads
of people in the dark, it was suggested
that he was the victim of an hallucina-
ton. but it is possible that the phenom-
enon was due to an emanation of X-rays.
which may, under certain circum-
stances, become visible to the eye.
The progress., 1904-09-03
Proved Beyond : Doubt,

Middlesex, N. ", July 25.-(Speci, ~
That Rheumatism can be cured has been
proved beyond 3 doubt by Mrs. Betsey
A. Clawson, well known here. That Mrs
Clawson had Rheumatism and had it bad
al her acquaintances know. They also
know she is now cured. Dodd's Kidney
Pills did it. Mrs. Clawson tells the story
Of her cure as follows:
Il was an invalid for most five years
caused by Infammatory Rheumatism,
helpless two-thirds of the time. The first
year could not do as much as baby
could do; then / rallied little bit and
then relapse. Then year ago the gout
set in my hands and feet l suffered un-
told agony and in August, 1903, when nv
husband died could not ride to the
grave.
II only took two boxes of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and in two weeks could wait
on myself and saw my own wood. dug
my own potatoes and gathered my own
garden last fall. Dodd's Kidney Pills
cured me-"
Rheumatism is caused by uric acid in
the. blood. Dodd's Kidney Pills put the
Kidneys. in shape to take all the uric acid
out of the blood.
The progress., 1904-09-03

e b frsquedtly met with ana somo
specimens found there ere quite iargo
Some Of the boars. even whom Ia ser.
vlce. have : weight ranging from ~
70 1000 pounds. One prize winner Of
this breed In Canada weighed 1,l0o
pounds. and did not seem to ind the
weight An unusual load to carry, judg-
ing BY the way he got about. The
demand Of the market il for I hog
OF about 200 pounds, and the Tam
worth breeders declare that this Is
moro easily obtained ON large frame
than q small one. Some swine raisers
engaged In the production Of pork
only have crossed the Tamworths with
the lard breeds and have got good re-
suits thereby. This could not be rec
commended for the production OF breed
ers, but>in the mere making Of pork
is matter that is worthy Of trial.
Midland Farmer
The progress., 1904-09-03
THE TAMwORTH HOG.
The Tamwortb, which IL OF Engllsh
Origin, fs Noted For ITS Ba-
con Producing Qualities.

In different parts of the country the
Tamworth is being met with more
commonly than formerly. This breed
had It's origin In Tamworth, England,
and that region has been noted for
its fine bacon for many years, some
say for a century. The hogs are much
more active than some of the other
breeds that have been bred more for
lard, and because OF this are able to
produce more lean meat in proportion
to the fat than some other breeds. The
color also is pleasing to the eyes of
some people, who have always thought
of a hog as either black or white. The
red Is that Of the cherry and is of two
shades. light and dark. AS a rustler,
the Tamworth stands at or near the
head. Its long legs and pointed snout
would indicate that it has always had
to do much hunting and digging for a
living. II Is hog that is perhaps
more suited 10 the care ii is likely to
get On some farms than are tie breeds
that have been developed to q point
where they have about all Of their
food supplied. One great factor In
favor of the Tamworth is that it ma
tures early. In Canada this breed Is
The progress., 1904-09-03
FARMER RANDPLA NTER.
BACON AND HAN.


Old-fashioned ham, like 20 many 9th
o. good things, threatens, under pre-
vailing conditions, to be added to the
lost arts. Farmers, by the thousands,
Instead Of curing their bacon, rs in the
Past, have actually got to depending
exclusively for their meat supplies up
on the packing houses They buy the
saltpeter-burned, creosote-doped bacon
and hams that are put through by the
patent process In few hours, and are
no more like the old, slowly-cured,
carefully-smoked meat Of the country
smokehouse than fresh-pickled fruit IL
like the hand-painted variety. Who
calls for ham nowadays in dining
car or cafe or at hotel table? Only
the man that has never tasted the kind
we used to have at home, where We
took time to cure and smoke them
right-the kind that makes you hun
cry to smell it cooking This is a Sc
rious question. and not merely one Of
sentiment, for the poor curing in the
packing houses has disastrous effect
upon the demand. and consequently
the prices of hog products. 1t is not,
therefore, from mere sentimental rea-
sons, but for commercial and economic
purposes that we protest against the
get-rick-quick methods prevailing at
the packing houses. All farmers should
resume curing their own meats, at least
enough for home consumption, and 1t
will also pay to put properly-cured
meats on the market in competition
with che packing house abominations.
We verify believe that if carload of
frst-class Virginia hams should be
shipped to Chicago or Indianapolis
and served on the hotel tables they
would prove a veritable sensation. The
poor, benighted guests would think
that something entirely new under the
sun was before them. After they once
stuck their tooth in this morsel of the
gods they would never again be con-
tent with the coarse, over-salted, creo-
soted and saltpetered packing house
product. The Virginian ham has long
been world-famous. and that state un-
doubtedly produces the best bacon on
earth, but none of it is ever seen in
western markets. The best is all con-
sumed in the state, and but little is
ever seen off the plantation where 1t is
made. Thus is comes to pass that
people who live in the heart of the hog
belt in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
know not bacon at it's best. Go to an
Virginia family, wait un-
til you are asked whether you want
old or new ham, take bite OF the
"streaked middling" served at dinner
with greens, or a pinch Of hog jowl,
and you will at once realize that you
never before understood what could be
made out of hog. The best results
can't be obtained from great big, fat,
hogs, with thick ears, coarse
bones, rough hair, weighing four or
Ave hundred pounds. 1t is the Virginia
method of growing the hog, as we'll
as their curing methods, which gives
the quality to the meat. The first con-
is giving him time to grow.
The true bacon hog" is kept thrifty |
until somewhat matured without be-
coming too heavy to properly cure for
the table. A good bacon hog is neces-
sarily a slow-growing hog.-American
Farmer
The progress., 1904-09-03

The secret of farm success is getting
money out of your surplus. One man
will rush into the market with his
corn and oats and sell it for 10, Is or
20 cents a bushel another will hold
his for better prices and a little later
will get 25 to so cents for it. One man
will sell his hog to the town butcher
for 2A cents another will peddle his
among the people at 6 cents; OF bacon
it and sell for 8 to 10 cents This Is
the mercantile part CT farming, and Is
the one in which our farmers are most
deficient. Our farmers stand greatly
in need of education along these lines.
To grow a crop is but half the battle.
To save and use the crop as food for
man and beast and convert the surplus
into money is the better half OF the
yesr's work.-Southern Farm Gazette.
The progress., 1904-09-03
HUMAN AND ANIMAL opoRs
Europeans and Americans Have One
Unenviable Trait Not Pos
sssssd BY orieutals. ~

II 10 we'll known that various animals
notably he horse, dog and cat-have
zach characteristic odor by which
they can be recognized. Hunting dogs
follow rabbits, hares. deer and Other
game by the sense Of smell. which would
,e impossible but for this fact. The
log doubtless has keener perception
3f odors than most other animals, be-
cause 1t will follow the trail of particu-
lar person, thou6h that OF a dozen or q
hundred other people cross it. There
is reason to think that dog identifies
his owner or friend more quickly with
his nose than with his eyes.
A japanese physician, DR.. Burtaro
Adacki, declares that some human be-
lngs also have so keen a sense OF smell
that they can occasionally tell the ma
tionality Of stranger thereby. He
goes SO far as to assert that Europeans as
. class emit faint but perceptible cdor-
an odor which he says is not altogether
agreeable-and that his fellow country
men quickly recognize it. The Chi
nese, too, are credited with possessing
this perception. When a Chinaman or
. japanese first comes to live in Eu-
rope land perhaps in America) he finds
the odor almost intolerable, but in time
he becomes accustomed to it. The yel-
low races do not appear to have any
such unenviable physical trait them
selves.
The opinion prevails that the odor by
means Of which dogs identify their mas
ters proceeds from the mans perspira-
ton, and that people of'Hthe most fas-
tidious cleanliness can thus be recog-
nized. 1t is likely that the smell to
which DR.. Adacki refers has the same
source and is affected by diet. 1t has
been asserted that even among the
white races observers who possess an
acute sense of smell distinguish solely
by this means those persons who follow
q vegetarian regimen and those who
sat meat, at times the difference be-
tween these two classes Of persons being
very marked. The individuals who
nourish themselves on meat exhale, un
der the influence Of the fermentation of
cutaneous secretions, a much stronger
odor than vegetarians. Experimenters
in ethnography know that there exist
provincial odors, the odor of Brunswick
being different from that of Bavaria,
that of Savoy different from that ofNor-
mandy.
The Japanese are chiefly vegetarians,
and for this reason their skin exhales
doors which are scarcely perceptible:
but here clothing plays its role, for if we
many layers of tissue close
ly around the body, perspiration is pro-
iuced The race and individual color
nay also have a certain influence, since
brunettes, blondes and red-haired peo-
Pile are said to exhale very different
odors of the body.
The progress., 1904-09-03
4 FIRE CURTAIN sajpTTER.


II Is the law in nearly every large
city that AZ buildings over two stories
in height must be provided with some
approved form Of IRE escape. II II
were necessary for occupants Of burn-
ing building to await the arrival Of the
ladders carried by the flremen many Of
them would perish before they could
be reached, or In their torture would b.
forced to jump to the ground below.
Hence, the wisdom Of compelling own
ers Of tall buildings to supply perma-
nent ladders as q means of escape from
the flames, In many instances, how
ever, the fatal mistake has been made
Of placing these structures across win
The progress., 1904-09-03
Trouble for Him.

Tnwne-I helped Goodart the other
day to select beautiful etching
Rrcwne-Don't mention Goodart to
me; he's a contemplate character.
Towne-What! Why, he told me he
was going to send the etching to you
for your birthday.
5rowne-So he di1, and my wife made
me rearrange all the other pictures in
the parlor to make room for it and rr
not done yet.-Philadelphia Press.
The progress., 1904-09-03
PROTECTS PEOPLE FROM FLAMES

dows, and thus compelling those per-
sons attempting to escape from a fire
to pass directly through a sheet of flame
pouring out of the opening made by
the breaking OF the glass. To avoid
such an emergency as this Chicago
man has designed steel curtain for
use in conjunction with all fire escapes
which must of necessity pass in front
of windows. The idea is to so place the
curtain that it will not obstruct the
light which enters the window and will
at the same time be ready to close the
outlet the instant fire breaks out and
the necessity arises for using the fire
escape This curtain is hung in fold
ed position directly over the window
and is suspended so that slight touch
by any person descending the fire es-
cape will cause 1t to fall and shield the
people from the flames.-Chicago Amer
ican.
The progress., 1904-09-03
The Coming Heroine.

Mr. Jinks-I wish you wouldn't al
low our daughter to read those senti-
mental novels.
Mrs. Jinks-She isn't reading SEN
timental novel. The heroine doesn't
marry for love.
well, the modern society novel, in
which the heroine marries for money,
Is just as bad"
"She isn't reading a society novel. u
Then what is it,"
ats an advanced novel,"
whats that?"
THE heroine marries for political
pull. IN. Y. Weekly.
The progress., 1904-09-03
Why he Was Sad.

Are You well acquainted with Mr..
Rigsby?"
Quite well. He Is employed in the
same Office as myself"
Il think he is such an interesting
young man. He is always SO melan-
choly. He surely must have suffered
s'me great disappointment"
"Yes, he has,"
"Oh, how romantic! What was it?"
why. he expected a rise in his
salary on the first, and he didn't get
it.>-Tit-Bits,
The progress., 1904-09-03
How He Won Her Regard.

Mrs. De Neat-It seems to me that
for a man who claims to deserve chari-
ty. you have very red nose.
Moldy Mike-Yes, mum; the cheaI
soaps that us poor people use is very
hard on the complexion. mum.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The progress., 1904-09-03
An Aid to Longevity.

Il noticed the other day, Miss Clin-
key, that some papers say that mar
ried men live longer than single ones. ("
"And haven't you, any desire to live
long, Mr.. Puttyblow?"
why, yes, of course l have, Miss
Clinkey."
"Oh, Mr.. Puttyblow, this is so sud-
den!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The progress., 1904-09-03

Chippy-What did your wife say to
you when you got home late the other
night?
Chappy-Have you got three hours to
spare?
Chippy-Lor, no!
Chappy-Then shouldn't have time
to tell you.-Ally Sloper
The progress., 1904-09-03
The Elements of Happiness,

She-I've just seen Mrs. Lovebird-
she who was married last month. you
know?
He-Is she happy?
She-Happy? should say she was.
ana so she ought to be. She's got the
loveliest diamond ring, new set of
furs and a silver-mounted bike.-Ally
Sloper.
The progress., 1904-09-03
1.Lina in abe First Principles.

Hicks-I don't care what you say
tell you that pitcher can't be any good
Wicks-Why nptg
Hicks-why. Just look at him! He
pitches the ball suaight on at the bats
man without going through any pre-
Iim,nary movements - Some trvillt
Journal
The progress., 1904-09-03
The Very Best,

Mr.. Nuwed-Gracious, dear! Whert
did YOU get these peaches?
Mrs. Nuwed-Why? What's the
matter?
Mr. Nuwed-They don't taste like
the besl in the world.
Mrs. Nuwed-They must be. !
picked them out myself The picture
ON the can was sprettier than any Of
the others.-Philadelp Press.
The progress., 1904-09-03
tulane UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA
N Dw ORLEANS.

Full courses In Languages, Sciences. Engineer
Ing, Law, Medicine. Splendid department fol
women In Newcomb College. Tulane make.
lenders in all vocatlons. It's facilities for in
struction in Engineering are unsurpassed. I'm
excelled opportunities Tor the study Of Sugar
Chemistry. Expenses low. Board and accom-
mediation in fne dormitories at low rates. Op
portunities afforded academic students for self
helm. NEXT SESSION BKorNs OcToBEa tsr. SENr
ydxCATALoouE AND ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.
Address THE PRESIDENT
The progress., 1904-09-03
FRUIT PAIRING MADE EASY.
Little Machine, Invented by New
York Man, Peels All Sorts Of
Things at the Table.

New York man has just secured pat
elt rights on machine for pairing and
peeling fruits and vegetables, which
should find its way to the hearts Of those
who ever have this task to perform. A
pair of revolving arms, whose ends are
The progress., 1904-09-03

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PAREH,
ftted with sharp knives, are operated
by means of crank. The article to be
pared is held firmly by pointed shank,
and as the knives pass over its surface
a clean, even peel IS removed. 1t will
thus be seen that, besides doing its work
in the most expert manner, and the
shortest possible time, there is a great
saving in having the peel of regular
thickness and without unnecessary
waste
The progress., 1904-09-03
Strangers Now.

Maud-See this ring? Archie gave Il
to me the other evening
Irene-I thought 1 recognized II
you,u find it has a rough place just un-
der the setting that will make your nm
cor sore-Chicago Tribune.
The progress., 1904-09-03

It is not 80 much what you pay for, but
what you get that needs close attention
when buying Funeral Supplies, and SO
strongly impressed with this fact are
they insist on laying their friends away
in National Caskets.
The progress., 1904-09-03
One Way to Get It.

Greening-I say. old man. what are you
going to do with all those toy banks?
Browning-Going to present them to
my children. The doctor says neeo IL
Greening-Need what!
Browning-Change.-Cincinnai En-
nuiIer.
The progress., 1904-09-03
The Irrepressible.

In summer time you're growiin'
With sunshine in your SOUL
In winter-"Shut that crazy door
An bring in tons Of coaln
So hard to satisfy you!-
In Heavenly pasture sunny
You'd' say: THE harps amt playin'
right
Less comb, please. an more honey!'
-Atlanta Constitution
The progress., 1904-09-03
Our Old Friend.

Now comes the eager fisherman
Who down the stream will plod.
He'll reel his fish in by the inch,
His lies off by the rod.
indianapolis Sun.
The progress., 1904-09-03
Enthusiasts,

Every evening now my sko0d wife
FonGly greets me et-tha door;
And the first thing that she asks.
Is: SAY, John. what's the scorer"
Cincinnati Enquirer
The progress., 1904-09-03
Not Patented.

Your mother-in-law never pays you
a long visit"
mo. she never did but once, and
that was right after | was married"
Put me on to how you worked 1t.
the first man requested, earnestly.
81 had my mother come on a visit al
The progress., 1904-09-03
How II Happened.

Poor chap! how did he come to be re-
fused by two girls?"
why. be didn't let either know he in
tended to propose to the other."-Judge
The progress., 1904-09-03
cordiaI Coneratulat tione.

May-Congraf1lats me-. dear
George and sic erEsged
Mabel-How s.cei had slinos
forgotten this Nss lea yssf.-ilius-
trated Bits
The progress., 1904-09-03

A japanese postcard has been published
showing a Russian admiral standing ON the
beach in divers costume, with the inscrip-
tion: "Going down to review the feet. -
Columbus Evening Dispatch.
The progress., 1904-09-03

The college graduates who have learned to
hustle and to stand on their own feet will
find room and welcome where the men
with the scholarships are not admitted
PHILADELPHIA Press.
The progress., 1904-09-03
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. Itcurcs painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
Don Il accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address A. 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy N. Y.
The progress., 1904-09-03

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch st., Phila., Pa.
The progress., 1904-09-03
Certainly Certain.

He-I suppose Miss Elderieigh Is
what you would call girl of uncer-
tain years. is she nof7
She-No. indeed. She has been the
same age for at least ten years.-Chi-
Cago Daily News.
The progress., 1904-09-03

A mans idea of economy is making HIS
wife wear her last years bonnet, while he
doesn't cut down on his cigar pply.-Balti-
more American.
The progress., 1904-09-03

SOCRATES was wonderfully patient, for.
bearing, forgivine. though greatly imposed
upon, man, aid Mrs. Heekton.
"Yss," answered Leonidas, "and I under
stand be owed Il all to his wife Washing
fop Star
The progress., 1904-09-03
One Of Many.

Nibbles-By The way. what became
OF your friend Smiley?
Stringer-Hanging terminated his
earthly career.
Nibbles-Hanging! Is 1t possibley
Stringer-Yes; hanging around sa-
ioons.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The progress., 1904-09-03

miss Nellie Holmes, treasured
Of the Young W0man's Temper.
ance Association Of Buffalo, NY,
strongly advises all suffering
women to rely, as she did, up.
on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAx:-Y Your med.
icine is indeed an ideal woman's modi.
cine, and by far the best l know "a
restore lost health and strength. ]
suffered misery for several years, being
troubled with menorrhagia. Ny back
ached, 1 had bearing-down pains and
wake from restful sleep, and in such
pain that suffered for hours before !
could 60 to sleep again. dreaded the
long nights MS much as the weary days.
/ consulted two different physicians,
hoping to get relief but finding that
their medicine did not seem to cure me.
l tried your Vegetable Compound
on the recommendation of friend
from the East who was visiting me. =
Il am glad that followed her ad.
vice, for every ache and pain is gone,
and not only this. but my general
health is much improved. l have q
fine appetite and have gained in flesh.
My earnest advice to suffering women
is to put aside all other medicines and
to take Lydia IL. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound. - MISS NELLIE
HOLMES, $40 No. Division St., Buffalo.
NE.-f5oo0 forfeit If original of ADOBE letter pnop
ing genufneneSS cannot be produced
The progress., 1904-09-03

If man could slide easily through the
world because he happened to have curly
hair and dimple, he wouldn't develop as
same c;rcumstances~N Y Times.
The progress., 1904-09-03

'Is he a man who is easily discodit
aged?"
Hardly; he is going to be married for
the fourth time next week."-ChicagV
Journal.
The progress., 1904-09-03

Fiso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
BILE medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W..
The progress., 1904-09-03

When man says he can't make Q
speech he don't grow angry if some one
contradicts him.-Philadelpha Bulletin.