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other shippers of produce from the farms and gar¬ 
dens. We consider it a valuable paper for any 
farmer to take, even if he don’t live in New England. 
Published weekly at $2.00 a year. 
Godey’s Lady’s Book claims to have reached a 
greater age than any other American monthly, hav¬ 
ing commenced its existence fifty-live years ago, and 
yet with all its varied changes, it has ever remained 
the pride and joy of appreciative American ladies. 
The November issue is one of the best ever issued, 
and needs only to be seen to be appreciated. All 
new subscribers for 1886 will get not only their mon¬ 
ey’s worth in the magazine, but also a premium 
steel plate made expressly for them. ^Published by 
jTh? Haufenbeek, Philadelphia, at $2.00 per year. 
A Railroad Bridge Worth Seeing. 
Perhaps some of the readers of Farm and 
Home will be interested in hearing about 
the Kinzua railroad bridge, which I visited 
two years ago, in Pennsylvania. Mother 
and I were visiting friends in Smitliport, 
and as the new bridge was all the excite¬ 
ment then, they offered to take us there. 
The bridge was built in 1882, by the New 
York, Lake Erie and Western railroad. It 
is nearly half a mile long and 821 feet high. 
It is supported by 24 piers resting on stone 
abutments. The railroad track is in the 
center and a plank sidewalk about three 
feet wide on each side. The railing is four 
feet high. We walked over the bridge, 
stopping often to look down and off. Di¬ 
rectly under the center of the bridge is 
Kinzua creek. It looked very small from 
the bridge as did the people below. From 
the center of the bridge I looked around, 
and, except a small space which had been 
cleared off around the bridge, nothing was 
to be seen but woods. They said that Kin¬ 
zua creek flowed into the Alleghany river, 
but no opening was visible, and the hori¬ 
zon appeared an unbroken circle as high as 
the bridge. At the end of the bridge was 
an eating house. 
After resting awhile we divided our com¬ 
pany, part of us going below, the rest 
above. We scrambled down the sides as 
best we could,, and soon reached the bot¬ 
tom. The creek was not more than 10 or 
15 feet wide at that time, but in spring it 
floods the valley. The bridge was a grand 
sight from below, and we saw the bridge- 
climbers, who went all over the bridge to 
tighten up the burrs and see that all was 
right. 
We climbed the opposite side, part of the 
way on hands and knees. When we reach¬ 
ed the top we sat down and waited for the 
train which soon came along. It stopped 
at the end of the bridge to take on passen¬ 
gers who wished to ride across. Standing 
on the bridge we could feel a slight jar, but 
not much more than one feels when stand¬ 
ing on the ground near a passing train. 
We began to think of the long walk 
before us and turned our footsteps home¬ 
ward . By the time we reached the wagon 
we were foot-sore and weary enough, but 
the ride the rest of the way rested us some, 
and we felt well repaid for our visit to the 
Kinzua railroad bridge .—Farm and Home. 
We want strength sufficient to act up to 
our reason. 
One-fifth of the boys examined for the 
navy are rejected because subject to heart- 
disease, superinduced by smoking cigar¬ 
ettes. They follow a filthy example set 
them by men. 
The Ohio State Reports show that the 
counties which have drained most are pro- 
ducing more and better crops than those 
counties which have done but very little 
draining. The drained counties also use 
less fertilizers, although producing larger 
crops. 
Mason & Hamlin Pianos. 
Mason & Hamlin bid fair to become as famous for 
their upright pianos as they have long been for their 
world-renowned cabinet organs. The distinguishing 
feature about the “Mason & Hamlin Upright’’ is an 
important improvement in the method of holding the 
strings of the piano, which originated in their own 
factory. The strings are secured by metalic fasten¬ 
ings, instead of by the friction of pins set in wood, as 
has been the case, and the advantages resulting are 
numerous and highly important. Among them are 
the following: Wonderful beauty and musical quab 
ityof tone; far less liability of getting out of tune; 
greater reliability in trying climates; and greater 
solidity of construction and durability. Mason A 
Hamlin have made 150,000 organs. They can hardly 
expect to make as many pianos, but they will doubt¬ 
less be called upon for a very large number. Indeed, 
their piano department is now running to its utmost 
capacity, and the Company is behind orders. So 
at is the demand that the Company is now arrang- 
for a large additional factory building. 
Use the boss Zinc and Leather Interfering Boots 
and Collar Pads. They are the best. 
T arge set samples prettiest chromo school reward, 
JLJdiplotna, merit, credit, birthday, Easter, visiting, 
Christmas, New Year, 8cripture, gift cards, Ac., 90c. 
Address Art Publish iso Co., Warren, Pa. 
