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GETTING BIG SQUASH
Successful Method for Raising
Vegetable for Family Use.
'Excellent and Old-Fashioned Way of
Raising Cucumbers and Melons In
Kitchen Garden Moisture Sup
plied In Dry Season.
For a number of years I success
fully followed this method In raising
squash for family use: Make a com
post cheap in a corner of tho garden
with a mixture of rich loam, well
rotted munuro from stable nnd hog
pen, and a generous percentage of
hen manure. Thcro should bo sev
eral largo wagon loads of tho compost,
and It should bo raked over nnd over
until all pnrts nro thoroughly pulver
ized and blended.
Level tho heap to a circular mound,
say two feet deep and ten or twelve
fet In diameter, tho top flat. Cover
with two Inches of loam, and plant the
seed rather more quickly than In the
ordinary hill or drill. Thero Bhould
bo plonty of space around tho bed for
tho vines to spread freely.
I never failed to secure a healthy
growth of plants, which, when well
started were thinned so as to lcuve
Boston Marrow Squash.
inly tho most vigorous, and these al
ways produced a good crop, writes
Clinton Vaunuli In tho Orange Judd
Farmer.
An excellent old-fashioned way to
ralBo cucumbers and melons In tho
kitchen garden Is to dig a circular
hole In the ground from six to ten
Inches deep and threo feet across. In
tho center of tho excavation place on
end a nail cask with, both ends
knocked out. Then fill tho space
around the outsldo of the cask with
a compost of good loam and rotted
stable manure, or droppings from tho
hennery well pulverized and thorough
ly mixed with tho earth. Cover tho
compost with two or threo Inches of
loam, and plant the Bced near tho
cask.
, Fill tho cask with muck, or light
manure from tho horse stable, that
will hold moisture like a sponge. In
case of drouth, water may bo poured
Into the cask freely, It will not evap
orate readily, and gives a gradual
supply to the plunts as they require.
Small holes should bo bored through
tho staves of tho cask to allow out
ward seepage of water.
If the ground Is naturally inclined
to dampness no excavation below the
level should bo made. Flaco tho cask
on the surface and build a mound of
compost around it. To glvo the vines
fredom of growth the caBks should
to set eight or nine feet apart eacn
way.
HILLY PASTURES FOR SHEEP
Low Wet Ground la Conductive to
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a Foot Rot Feet Should Be Ex-
amlned and Hoof Trimmed.
The sheep Is a highland animal by
feature. Low wet ground 1b Injurious
to its feet The aheeps' toes are very
flexible. Between the toes of each
foot is an oil duct, which pours oil
between the toes so as to reduce fric
tion. In low, soft ground the mud
squeezes between tho toes and clogs
this duct. Tho toes will spread quite
far apart and so easily that tho plate
of mud accumulates and hardens and
Irritation is set up which results in
pus formation that finally sloughs off
the hoofs if not cured. Of courso this
does not happen every time a sheep
gets muddy feet. Dut if compelled to
live in mud, thero cornea a tlmo when
the mud lodges with injurious results.
We aro not sura that foot rot is a
bacterial disease. It may bo so. Sure
ly a bacterial infection could readily
enter after tho inflammation becomes
chronic. Sheep have little resisting
power over their enemies so a little
ailment does great damage.
When your sheep get to limping or
walking stiff, examine the feet. It
may be they only need their hoofs
trimmed. It dry mud is between the
toea, clean it out and rub a little
grease between the toes. Then see
that they have a clean dry' place
where no mud exists. Give your
sheep the hilly pastures and not the
low land.
May Pullets Best
Pullets, batched in May will, if given
the proper care, feed, and attention,
lay the following November, when
eggs are demanding good prices, and
when the old hens have not as yet
full recovered from the molt. The
experienced breeders of Leghorns or
other Mediterranean varieties as a
rule select the May hatched chicks
tor their own breeding and laying
pens.
Hastens Germination.
Fine vegetable or flower seed, as
letture or popples, which must bo
sown on tho surface, germinate much
moro rapidly If a damp gunny sack la
faid over them. ,'
WHY IS POULTRY VALUABLE7
Professor Gilbert of Canada Gives
Eight Good Reasons In Answer
to Pertinent Question.
Why Is wiuKry vnluablo to ths
farmer? Is n (mention nskod by hun
dreds of tillers of tho coll who usu
ally keep but n few chickens, nnd
these n mixture of all breeds, l'rofes
Bor Gllbort of Ottawa, Canada, glvos
the following reasons in answer to
this pertinent question:
1. Uecauso he ought, by their means
to convert a great deal of tho waste of
his farm Into money In the shape of
eggs nnd chickens for market.
2. Because, with intelligent manage
ment, they ought to bo all-year rovo
nuo producers, with tho exception ol
possibly two months during tho moult
ing season.
3. Uecauso the poultry will yield him
a quicker return for tho capital In
vested than any of tho other depart
ments of agriculture.
4. liecAueo tho manuro from the
poultry houso will mako a valuable
composite for uso In cither vogetahlo
garden or orchard. Tho birds them
selves, If allowed, will destroy all In
jurious insect life.
5. Uecauso, whllo cercnls nnd fruits
enn only bo successfully grown in cor
tnln sections, poultry can bo raised
for table use or layers of eggn In nny
nnd every part of tho country, and
at nil seasons.
C. Uecauso poultry rnlslng Is nn em
ployment In which tho farmer's wlfo
can engngn nnd leave him free to at
tend to other departments of farm
work.
7. Bccnueo It will bring tho best ro
suits In the shnpo of new-laid eggfl
during1 the winter season, wlen tho
farmer has tho most tlmo on hla
hands.
8. Because to start poultry on th
farm requires very littlo capital.
MILK COOLER OF CONCRETE
As Water Is Constantly Changing
Milk Can Be Cooled In the
Shortest Possible Time.
Tho illustration shows a milk coolor
that is very enslly constructed by
anyone and will ropay its cost mnny
times over In a seaBon'H use. A box
form is constructed of the slzo you
wish the outside of the cooler to bo;
tho inshlo Is made in the samp man
ner only about eight inches smaller so
as to allow for n four-Inch wall to tho
tank or cooler on all sides. Tho con
crete is mixed, one part cement to flvo
parts of sand and gravel, nnd tho bot
tom of cooler laid first; this may go
threo and one-half or four Inches
thick, as you deslro; tho box form for
the inside Is then set upon this floor
or bottom at nn equal dlstanco from
the outsldo form on all four sides, and
the concrete for the walls placed and
tamped down. At ono end the wall 1b
slightly lower in center to provide for
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an overflow, as shown. The tank
should bo high enough so that when
tilled with water it will be within
two or three inches of tho top of
milk can, and as the water is con
stantly changing, the milk can bo
cooled in tho shortest possible time;
it may also be built slightly larger to
allow for ice to be packed around the
milk cans, when it Is desired to
hasten tho cooling process.
Growing pigs always pay their
board bill. '
A littlo tankago and oil menl makes
excellent feed for young pigs.
A few cholco lambs mako suitable
farm companions for tho children.
In tho manger is tho placo to feed
everything, and not out on the
ground.
Even the law that Uko produces like
turns "flip-flops" when cross breeding
Is practiced.
One of tho causes for weak Iambs is
the result of compelling tho ewes to
live on coarso foods.
It will bo a long time before there
will bo an oversupply of beof, pork
and mutton in 'this country.
Packers aro still talking lower
prices for hogs, but in spite of this
talk the market continues healthy.
Proper rearing and judicious man
agement will result in few bulls be
coming vicious after they have grown
old.
If ono is obliged to feed timothy hay
a good ration of bran and oats will
help to maintain tho ewes in good
condition.
Much lameness in horses Is due to
improper shoeing. Horses should bo
shod by competent blacksmiths. Is
yours ono?
Fix a lamb creep to exclude tho
ewes, sprinkle a littlo bran In tho
troughs and you will very soon havo
tho lambs eating.
A flock of sheep will get more sub
stance on poor land and at tho same
tlmo do it moro good than any other
stock on the fann.
'There aro too few good colts raised
on the farms. This should not be.
Don't leave this important Industry to
the horse breeders alone.
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CLOTHES FOR RAINY DAYS
Fashions and Customs Have Under
gone Remarkable Change In the
Past Ten Years.
Fashions nnd customs have changed
overwhelmingly in tho pnBt ten years,
but in no other respect more than in
'the rainy day garb. Evcryono remem
bers with many a hearty laugh tho
way people used to look out of the
window and say, In a resigned way:
"Well, it's raining." That meant'very
positively that good looking clothes
wero not in decent tasto in such
weather, and ono must wear a mack
intosh was thcro ever a more hide
ous garment mado? hcelless rubbors,
dark clothes, shabby Bhoee and one's
oldest hat. And who ever did enjoy
anything in her oldest hat I Nowadays
tho girl who looks on tho cheerful side
of things and rather onjoys the rainy
day for a change has a bright red or
purplo hat that, of course, has no
feathers, but Is plain and serviceable,
but which she knows ie most becom
ing. Sho wears her tailored suit, but
It has a short skirt and is protected by
a. good looking raincoat. Her shoes
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trimmed with lace and pink inallne,
tho latter forming tho short corsage.
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nro high and thick, but they are Just
as good looking as those sho keeps for
sunny days, and often, to ndd another
bit of color, eho carries a red or pur
plo silk umbrella. It keeps tho rnln
off Just as well as a black ono and it
Just makes you feel better. It is won
derful what -a becoming hat nnd gay
umbrella can do toward chasing away
the blues on a stormy day.
SOAP TABLETS FOR TOURISTS
New Preparation That Is Likely to,
Appeal to Traveler of Fastidious
Tastes.
Somehow soap powder has never
taken tho fancy of fastldous folk.
It is not especially pleasant to use
and It never smells Uko anything but
tho washroom of a railway station or
department storo. It, moreover, has a
way of sprinkling itself around every
where except on tho hands in a messy
and disagreeable way, and dainty wo
men who travel will have none of
it, preferring to carry the wet cake
of personally preferred toilet soap
in a rubber lined receptaclo in the
traveling bag. A new soap tablet,
however, will bo likely to appeal to
the fastidious traveler, because of Us
convenience and tho attractive way It
is put up. Fifty of theso tablets aro
packed like bonbons in a pretty littlo
box Icsb than threo inches square. A
pair of nickel tweezera aro tucked in
tho box for extracting tho tablets
again like bonbons and tho tablets
themselves, though firm in composi
tion, dissolve easily in tho water. And
tho entiro package costs no more than
tho ordinary cake of good toilet
soap.
HAIR A LA POMPADOUR AGAIN
French Expert Says Style of Hair-
dressing for This Season Will
Be Simple.
An indication of tho fashions in
hnlrdresslng for tho forthcoming sea
son was given at a meeting of mora
than 400 hairdressers from Loudon,
Brussels and Berlin in London re
cently. "Tho tendency is," said a famous
Paris hairdresser, "for tho hair to be
dressed upwards, and, In fact, to show
a return to the pompadour stylo. The
keynoto of the now fashion is sim
plicity. There will bo prictlcally no
chignon, and tho hair will not, as for
merly, be brushed flat over the ears.
Tho new stylo should bo especially
suitable for the Englishwoman."
Blue and White China.
Bluo and wbto German china, dec
oratod with Delft designs, Is good
china for tho bluo breakfast table.
It Is mado on good lines, Is thin
enough to bo dainty and thick enough
to bo durable. A coffee cup and sau
cer In this china Is priced CO cents.
An interesting pleco of blue and
wblto fluted Copenhagen tablewaro Ib
a squaro egg dish with scalloped top
with a dainty egg cup held by tho
stem in each of tho eight scallops.
New Tailored Waist.
A now washable shirtwaist is madti
up on tho lines of a man's shirt, with
plaited bosom front, dickey collar and,
black cravat. It may also bo had la
white crepe de chino.
teBNATIONAL
SDNMTSfflOOL
Lesson
rty K. O. Bi:i.l,i:tt8. Director of Kvonlnr
Uoimrttnoiit, Tho Mooily lllblo Institute.
ChlcitKo.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 29
THE VICTORIES OF FAITH.
ItrjADINO I.KHSON Acts 7:9-10;
Hcli. 11:20-22.
(lOMJUN TP.XT "This In tho victory
Hint linth nwrcomo tho worlil, ivon our
fnlth." t John 6:4.
Tho rending lessons for today nro a
Now Testnmunt commentary upon tho
past quarter's work. Tho first lesson
1b taken from that marvelous defenno
ot Stephen tho first mnrtyr. Ab ho
trnceB tho history of tho pcoplo of
Israel, ho shows God's continued ac
tlvltlcH and purposes from the hour ho
called Abraham until tho holy ono of
i Israel ciunu to (111 to their fulnenB all
of theso Hiuuo activities ami purpose,
Stephen nlso shows us that nlougsldu
(Jod's nctivltlcH wn tho equally per
sistent disobedience of tho pcoplo
which culminated In tho betrayal nnd
mm tier of that holy one. In tho por
tion selected ho Hots before us how
Joseph is sold into Hgypt, yet God was
with hltn and delivered hint; how tho
famine enmo nnd Jacob In thereby
brought Into Kgypt only later to bo
carried back Into tho land of promlso.
Tench Faith.
Tho second lesson Is taken from
that great catalogue of heroes nu re
corded in tho EplHtlu to tho Hebrews.
Hero wo havo set beforo us tho fact
that God's eternal purpose with man
Is ever that of faith. Isaac, .ftcob
and Joseph nro hero mentioned nnd
tho faith of each net beforo us.
Leaving out tho Kustur lesson wo
havo covered n period of about CO
years, eight lessons dealing with Jo
seph, and four with Jacob.
Attention has beon called to Jo
Boph as ono of tho most remarkable
types of Christ to be found In tho Old
Testament (seo comments on lesson
of April 27). Ab wo huvo nlso sug
gested Jacob Is not so grand a chap
actcr as Abraham yet Is much more
Uko tho avcrngo man.
It Is interesting to go over theso
lessons nnd follow God's purposes and
i observe how llko Christ Joseph was.
Im LESSON I. wo behold Jacob ntthe
Instigation of Ills mother deceiving hla
lor old father and being compelled
to fly that ho might savo his life. Ro
bekah thought sho could cxicuto God's
purposes; but it Is never right to do
evil that good may result.
In LESSON II. Jehovah appeared be
foro this conscience smitten refugoa
nnd again promised tha '.ho blesBlng,
yeB, his own dlvino'purposo, would
bo worked dut in Jacob's life. This la
a IcsBon on tho grace of God.
LESSON III. sets Jacob before us
after twenty-ono years' servlco and
Boparation from his brother Esau.
This Is a great lesson on God's desire
and transforming power. Ho trans
forms Jacob to Israel a "prlnco" and
softened the heart of Esau. Faith
ovorcamo and 1b strengthened and
confirmed.
In LESSON IV. wo first behold Jo
seph particularly loved and favored
and as bitterly hated; he was thrown
Into a pit to dlo but Is taken up1
(typical of tho resurrection) 'and sold
Into slavery. Tho development of en
vy and tho persistont, delivering pur
poBo of God aro here presented in
strong contrast
LESSON V. shows Joseph's enter
Ing that dark mazo beyond which God
was to highly exalt him. By faith he
overcame that flerco temptation and
his treatment of his fellow prisoner
was God's useful agency though it
seemed accidental and Insignificant
God's Continued Purpose.
LESSON VI. is the completion ol
Lesson V. and in It we seo Joseph
seated in tho placo of power, able t
savo tho country and nlso his broth
ron.
LESSON VII. shows ub God's con
tinued purpose, and tho beginning ol
tho fulfillment of his word that the
descendants of Abraham were to
dwell in captivity (Gen. 15:13).
LESSON VIII. is a continuation ol
Joseph's dealings with his brothors in
which their guilty consciences are
still further prlckod and God roveala
to us his immutable purpoBo.
LESSON IX. is a tender ono of the
meeting of Joseph and Benjamin whllo
at the same tlmo it suggests to ub tho
certainty of tho fact that we may "be
sure your sin will find you out." Un
less covered by his forgiving blood our
Bin is mercilessly upon our track.
In LESSON X. wo behold Joseph
mado known to his brethren and those
In fear aro urged to draw near. Jo
seph's faith in God saved him from ar
rogance and retaliation and inclined
his heart to tenderness and lovo in his
dealings with his brothers. Even as
Joseph revealed himself to his broth
ers so will Christ rovcal himself,
Joseph's provision for his fathers
and his brethren, LESSON XI., la a
rich suggestion of our father's bounty
nnd enro for all who aro "In Christ
Jesus." By faith Joseph who had bo
como great In a strange land, ldontl
fled with all of Us power and splendor
makes provision that when God's pur
poso shall bo executed' and tho sons
of Tsraol shall bo delivered from
Egypt, his bones shall bo carried into
tho land of tho peoplo to whom ho
belonged and from whom ho has so
long boon separated. FalthlB the se
cret of victory. Joseph as a type
Uachea us (ho lesson, o faith.
AILING WOMEN
OF MIDDLE AGE
Mrs. HUbert Tells of Her Dis
tressing Symptoms During
Change of Life and How
She Found Relief.
Fleetwood. Ps. "During tho Chance
of Life I was hardly able to bo around
stall. I always had
a headscho and I
was so dizzy and ner
vous that I had no
rest at night The
flashes of heat were
so bad sometimes
that I did not know
what to do.
"One days friend!
advised mo to take
Lydia E. PJnkham'a
Vegetable Com
pound and it made mo a strong well wo
man. I am very thankful that I fol
lowed my friend's advice and I shall
recommend it as long as I live. Befbra
1 took tho Compound I was always
sickly and now I havo not had mcdlcins
from a doctor for years. You may pub
lish my letter." Mrs. Edward 11. lliu
DEM1, Fleetwood, Ta.
Such wnrnlnp symptoms as sense of
suffoctition,hot flashes, hcndnchcs.back
nehes, dread of impending evil, timidity.
Bounds in Uio ears, palpitation of the
heart, sparks before tho eyes, irregu
larities, constipntion, vnrinblo nppotite,
weakness and inquietude, nnd dizziness,
nro promptly heeded by intelligent wo
men who nro approaching tho period la
life when woman's great chango may
be expected.
Ly 'If K. Plnkham's Vegetable Com
pound mvigoratcs and strengthens the
femalo organism and builds up tho weak
ened nervous system. It has carried
many women safely through tills crisis.
Got Leg First.
Profiting by past experiences, Mrs.
Annio Holoskl of Chester, Fa., saved
herself a sovero beating at tho hands
of hor husband, sho says, resorting to
tactics that had been used by Boloskl
on provlons occasions.
When Mrs. Boloskl was arraigned
boforo Alderman Carter on tho charge
of assault and battery proforrcd by her
husband, John Boloskl, Bho admitted
that Bho was guilty of tho chargo, but
sho acted in sclf-dofonBe.
"Ifvsho hadn't yanked off my wood
en leg and beat mo over the head with
It I wouldn't havo had hor arrested,"
BoloBkl declared.
Mrs. Boloskl stated that her hus
band had boon in tho habit of chastis
ing her with his wooden leg, and that
on this occasion sho simply "beat him
to it."
Estimating It
"I hopo I haven't kept you waiting
too long," gushed tho girl. "Only
nbout threo dollars' worth," estimated
tho young man with the taxlcab out
sldo. lira. Wtnstow's Soothing Syrup for Ohildraa
teething, floftena th gums, reduces inflamau
UonUaya palnurea wind eolto J6a a bottlait
A Modified 8ort.
"Do you bellovo that thinking men
tako any mental attitude toward friv
olous girls?" "Yes, a semi-mental
one."
A HIDDEN DANDER
It is a duty of
the kidneys to rid
the blood of urle
acid, an Irritating
poison that is con
stantly forming In
side. '
When the kid
noys fall, urlo acid
causes rheumatlo
attacks, headaches,
dizziness, gravel,
urinary troubles,
woak eyes, dropsy
or heart disease.
Doan's Kidney
Pills help tho kid
neys fight off urlo
acid bringing new
strength to weak kidneys and re
lief from backacho and urinary Ills.
An Indian. Caso
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y: "Mr Hubs awftllt-dtwlcn normal ilin, and
tnr bodr wm u bloated I could hard I breathe.
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achra. I apt-nt wpeka In a hnipltal. bat came
out wnrM than erer. I had (Wen up hope when
I began tiling Dunn's Kleiner Pills. Thar oared
me completely, mid I hare bad nu troublealnoe.'
Gel Doaa'a at Aay Store. SO a Bos
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