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Mysterious it may well be called, since, though its passage from zone to zone be so swift, it is like all other waves, but an un- dulatory movement of that portion of the sea momentarily influenced by the suasion of the planetM-not, as is vulgar­ ly supposed, the same mass of water ve­ hemently carried onward for thousands of miles. To meet a tidal wave atsea is in some parts of the world a grim and unforget­ table experience. Floating upon the shining blue plain, with an indolent swelling of the surface just giving a cozy roll to your ship now and then, you suddenly see in the distance a ridge, a knoll of water that advances vast, silent, menacing. Nearer and nearer it comes, rearing its apparently endless curve higher and higher. There is no place to flee from before its face. Neither is I he re much suspense. For its pace is s vift, although it appears so deliberate from the illimitable grandeur of its ex­ tent. It is upon the ship. 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The suggestion is that disturbance, to sub­ marine earthquakes upheaving the ocean bed and causing so vast a dis­ placement of the ocean that its undu lations extend for several thousands of miles. ' It is very hard to stand idly by and see our dear ones suffer while awaiting the arrival of the doctor. An Albany (N. Y.) dairyman called at a drug store there for a doctor to come and see his child, then very sick with croup. Not finding the doctor in, he left word for him to come at once on his return. He also bought a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, which he hoped would give some relief until the doctor should arrive. In a few hours he returned saying the doctor need not come, as the child was much better. The druggist, Mr. Otto Scholz, says the family has since recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to their • neighbors and friends until he has a constant demand for it from that part of the country. For sale by Julia A. Story. The American Soldier in thePhillipineF --a notable article--at once an apprecia­ tion and a vivid, stirring picture of our boys in the field--has been written ex­ clusively for The Saturday Evening Post (of Philadelphia) by Senator Albert J. Beveridge. Senator, Beveridge writes as forcefully and as brilliantly as he •speaks. A keen observer, with thefac- ulty of gr isping the thing of vital and human interest, what he has to say will interest every American, This great article, the first and 6nly one that Sen­ ator Beveridge has written for any mag­ azine or periodical sihee his return from the Phillipines, appears exclusively in the March 17th number of The Satur­ day Evening Post. We have saved many doctor bills since we began using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in our home. We keep a bot­ tle open all the time and whenever any of my family or myself begin to catch cold we begin to use the C >ugh Remedy, and as a result we never have to send away for a doctor and incur a large doctor bil\, for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy never fails to cure. It is cer­ tainly a medicine of great merit and worth.--D. S. MEARKLE, General Mer­ chant and Farmer, Mattie, Bedford county, Pa. For sale by Julia A. Story. ©IgH BJMLttli FOR WOMEM Agent* Wanted. To sell the MARSH READING* STAND AND REVOLVING BOOK CASE Best Office or Library article ever patented, and sells everywhere on sight, at a good profit. Why stand idle with such a chance to make money? Ask the pub­ lisher of this paper to show you sample of this stand or write us for full partic­ ulars .at <>nce. MARSH MPG , Co., •„ No. ">42 West Lake St Chicago/ STOXIIA. > The Kind You Have Alwag Bought ^JWMwri MA KMBfeettwa, Signature iij*' -v'-'r'l-f ̂ APPLES AND BACON. Cut the bacon in thin slices and fry 'till crisp. Have ready some tart apples pared, cored and sliced, and fry in the fat left in the pan after removing the bacon. For those who like cheeee, thisis high­ ly recommended by Carrie U. CHEESE RELISH. Cut in thin slices, one-half pound of cheese and place in a frying pan, pour over it a large cupful of sweet milk, sprinkle on it a pinch of salt, and a dash of pepper, and a tablespoonful of butter cut in small bits. Stir the mixture 'till the cheese is melted and then add one- half cupful of very fine cracker crumbs. Turn into a warmed dish and serve as hot as possible on slices of toast. OYSTER PIE. Drain l q^t. of oysters, carefully free­ ing them from bits of shell. Heat the liquor and skim all the scum that arises, then to two-thirds of a cupful of the liquor, add 1 cupful of cream, or rich milk, thicken with 1 tablespoonful' of flour and 1 tablespoonful of buttei rubbed to smooth paste, season witfc salt and pepper and cook three minutes. Wh^n this is cool, add the oysters anc. pour into a deep pie tin lined with a rich paste and cover with the same, leaving openings in the cover for the escape 01 the steam, and bake in a quick oven. The Stigur Heet Industry in Illinois. Extensive experiments with tht growth of sugar beets in Illinois hav« been conducted during the past thret years by the Experiment Station of tht University :of Illinois. The results ol the experiments for 1898 and 1899 hav< not been published but go to show in every way the correctness of the con­ clusions given ih Bulletin No. 49, re porting results of experiments in 1897, which are as follows: 1st. "That Illinois can produce sugai beets of excellent quality for manufact­ uring purposes." 2d. "That this production is not lim­ ited to particular soils or sections of the state." 3d. "That Illinois possesses many ad­ vantages for the development of th< industry, such as good soil, plenty o1 fuel, lime rock and pure water, beside* <?ood markets and the best of transporta­ tion." 4th. "That under present conditions beets can be produced at a cost that will insure comparatively large profits for both grower and manufacturer." 5th. "That accurate knowledge of the details of the work and co-operation be­ tween' grower and manufacturer are essential for the best results." The sugar beet industry in the United States has made a phenomenal growth without the past few years, and has now become one of the established industries- A vast sum of money, amounting ap­ proximately to $100,000,000, is annually paid to foreign countries for an agri­ cultural product which can be produced at home. While the number of factories in the United States has been more than doubled in the past year, yet they supply less than one-eighth of the sugar con­ sumed by our people. These factories are distributed in nearly every section of the United States, from New Mexico to Oregon and froni California to New York. Illinois has*one of the largest in the United States, but it would require twenty-five or thirty such factories to supply the sugar for Illinois alone. The importance of the industry will be better appreciated when we remem­ ber that it would require nearly the entire oat crop or about one-fourth of the entire corn crop of Illinois annually, to pay for the sugar consumed in the state.' Some of the advantages of the industry are as follows: 1. It diversifies agriculture and fur­ nishes employment to a large number of men, creating a greater demand for other crops. Instead of reducing the production of other crops it gives rise to an increased demand. 2. It tends to bring capital into the state and will, when established, retain at home a vast amount of money which would not only be sent out of the state but for the most part out of the country. 3. It produces a more intensive system of agriculture, better and more thorough methods of farming, thus raising the value and rent of landv This fact is borne out by the experience of every community where a factory has been located. 4. The beet feeds dfeep and is less af­ fected by drouth than most other crops, nor is it injured by frost which would kill corn or potatoes aild rarely suffers from insect or fungous diseases. It is a cash crop, the price is fixed by contract and the market certain. 5. It is one of the most profitable crops raised on the farm. 6. Sugar contains none of the elements of fertility and therefore is not so ex­ haustive to the soil as where corn and oats are sold from the farm. In the average beet field there are from three to six tons of tops that have a high feed­ ing value and are relished by all kinds of stock. Where sugar beets are grown large stock interests are developed which utilize the tops, pulp and molasses. To produce our own sugar does not mean that Illinois must become one great beet field. T wp hundred thousand acres of land equal to nine townships or one-half of an average county devoted * V.'W: (exclusively to beet culture will produce ithe $15,000^000 worth of sugar for Illi- hois. The position of the University of Illi­ nois regarding this industry must not be misunderstood. It does not appear as a special advocate of this business in preference to other branches of agri­ culture, nor does it maintain that its profits are necessarily phenomenal. But its position is that sugar has become a standard article of consumption in large quantities and that this is a sufficient reason why sugar production will take its place in American agriculture and become an established industry wher­ ever land and other natural conditions are suited to its production and where proper business methods are maintained. Illinois is adapted to sugar production. Whether it shall engage in the produc­ tion depends upon the people. Whether an individual shall. produce sugar is a question for his own decision, similar to the question as to whether he shall produce beef, wool or milk, but with this difference that it requires. 1st. That many others must engage with him in the same business. 2d. The investment of large capital in themanufacturingplant. 3rd. The most cordial relations be- . ween the grower Mid the owner of the plant. W hat is most needed in Illinois is a practical knowledge of the details of the Dusiness, but this can be secured here <is well as in California, Nebraska, Mich­ igan, or New York. While the industry a profitable one yet persons not ac­ quainted with the business should be­ gin on a small scale and not plant more than five or ten acres at the Btart Special tools are required, such as seed­ er, cultivator, subsoil plow and lifter, which will 'tfot cost more than $100. Many factories have adopted the plan of furnishing these tools at a very small rental to farmers who wish to experi­ ment, thus making it possible to make a thorough test of the business at slight expense. The Experiment Station has received a liberal supply of b««t seed from the United States Department of Agricul­ ture at Washington, D. C., and in order to encourage a more thorough study of the industry by the farmers, the seed wiU be furnished free of all charges, ex­ cept transportation, to parties or com­ munities who will grow not less than three acres of beets and will furnish da ba as requested to the Experiment Station' together with beets for analysis, shipped by express or freight prepaid. Where parties are conveniently located within one hundred miles of Pekin the beets can be disposed of to the factory, or they can be used for feed. Free Complexiou Beautifler. 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Not only did foreign countries watch the movements of our troops and ships with amusement, but our own people, right here at home, were sur­ prised to find that the United States possessed an army and navy of such strength and proportions. In one of the latest books to appear, entitled "The United States Army and Navy, 1776-1899," a grapic description of the operations of both branches of the service, from their inception to the close of the late war, is to be found. It is a beautiful art edition, and no book so complete, both from a literary and ar­ tistic point of view, has ever been pub­ lished. The text is by eminent authorities in both branches, and was compiled after a careful research of all government re­ cords. The illustrations and there are 43 of them, full-page size, are the finest specimens of art ever placed in a book The volume is published by the Wer­ ner Company, of Akron, Ohio, who are making a special offer to introduce it to the reading public. 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