$M
(
"
i
f-
id
i
I-1-
THE FARMING WORLD.
GARDEN IRRIGATION.
A Sclcncf Tlutt In Not an Well Under
stood ii m It Should lie.
Irrigation is being adopted by tho suc
cessful gardeners nnd small-fruit grow
ers throughout the world. Tho fact
thnt water can be applied to fruits and
vegetables at any time required is
enough argument to convince anyone
of the vnlue of irrigation. Thorough
tests in the rain belt regions have dem
onstrated that irrigation makes bettcr
liavorcd products and more than doubles
the yield. In this sense the application
of moisture by the hand of man has be-
WfttWclh
SCIENTIFIC IRRIGATION.
come a science. AlUiough practiced
for the pant G,000 years, and a
necessity in tho production of crops
'in two-thirds of tho world, irrigation
ds but little understood by many of the
Ibest farmers and gardeners in the
'United States. The science dispels
droughts, and makes crops annual suc
Xfeses. At best, the rnin 'dependence
lis only an uncertain substitute for in
dependent soil moisture by irrigation.
The sources of artificial water supply
are so numerous that there is no ne
cessity for any section of the country
suffering from a lack of rainfall. llun
aiing streams can be tapped by con
structing gravity cannls; springs may
fbe easily developed, and their waters
ivtilized; wells and cisterns can be
Ipumped of their supply by windmills
land other lifting devices. When once
lacquired, a water-right is worth more
(than the land it irrigates, even in the
lections where rainfall moisture is
depended upon for soil food. Gardens
land small-fruit orchards and vineyards
sire especially benefited by irrigation,
even though there is nn abundance of
irain for general field crops. The cien
jtiiic application of water at the exact
. Itirae needed solves the iong-inooted
jproblem of whether or not t!hc garden
pays for any except the professional
'market feeder. Many abandoned farms
tin the east could be reclaimed iuul made
jto pay as well as desert lands are re
deemed in the west and converted into
earthly homes of paradise.
Several systems of irrigation are prac
ticed, but probably the amost general
method is the furrow plan. This con
sists in a main cajial, -which carries the
water to the head, or highest point of
ithe land, where it is divided into smaller
Qaterals and conveyed by them to the
tfurrows. These sinnll furrows lead the
water along near the roots of the trees
or plants, and alter passing through
the entire lot, empties into a waste
ditch, which curries it into a creek or
other stream, to be used again by the
farmers below. The time occupied in
irrigating n given era depends upon the
kind of crop and nature of the soil.
In ordinary garden soil containing
much manure and little clay a small
stream may run from one hour to three
times that long on a row eight to twelve
xods in length. In most sections it is
advisable to make irrigating furrows
not more than 20 rods in length, as the
ends next the ditch, or main canal, get
too much water from Booking while the
stream is finding its way to the lower
end of the furrows- Joel Shomuker,
in Farm and Fireside.
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
Make quality rather than quantity
the principal aim.
.New land is best adapted to the
growth of berries.
Fruit trees or plants will not take
care of themselves.
Grapes thrive best in well-cultivated
and well-drained land.
Having the orchard trimmed up keeps
the trees bearing well.
No fruit repays judicious pruning uud
(trimming better than the pear.
Cherry trees must be grafted early
it good results are expected.
Choose young, thrifty trees, with
good roots and straight, clean tops.
All trees that have roots or tops
bruised or mangled should bo dis
carded. In setting out a tree, fovo some of
the top soil, especially to put around the
roots.
Mulching prevents the early flow of
sap by preventing the ground from
warming up too soon.
.Nectarines and nprieots enn be
grown anywhere that tho peach or
prune will thrive well
Either red clover alone or clover and
orchard grass is best to be used in seed
ing down the orchard.
Do the grafting before the buds swell.
The stock and scion must unite before
the buds need the stored-up nourish
ment. It is better for the trees while they
lire growing to raise hoed crops among
them, so the trees will get the benefit of
fho uultivution,St.. Louis Kepubllc.
frn (Tn
11
L i i i i i
ii i
, i
,
. I l..!JlJLJLW
JfcS "
BOVINES THE PIONEERS.
Oxen, mill Not the Itnllrontln, Settled
tho Western Country.
"It is the horse, and not the railroad,
which should be given most of tho
credit of settling this western country,"
said n state senator, in discussing a
bill to regulate freight rates the other
day. Ho was mistaken. The most po
tent influence in settling all the west
ern empire was the ox. It alone could
stand the burden across the burning
sands, as with little food and less water
it plodded its patient woy toward tho
setting sun. Anyone familiar with tho
earlier days can testify to this. Tho
trail followed by the California '49crs
was literally fenced with skeletons of
horses, but seldom could tho bones
of an ox be found.
Another thing which may not be gen
eralh known, but which is, neverthe
less, a fact, is that in those days an ox
train would cross the continent in less
time than n horse train. It was the
old story of the turtle and the hare.
We onco heard an old M9cr say that
no dog ever made the trip from tho
Missouri river to California unless it
was carried in n wagon. Next to man,
the ox can go further afoot thnn any
thing which lives, with possibly tho
exception of the came). Next to the
ox the mule was no doubt the most en
during animal engaged in the freight
tralllc on the great plains before tho
iron horse mnde its way to the moun
tains. The mules used in the over
land work were mostly bred in Mis
souri from the bestSpnnish and Maltese
stock, nntl for generations great breed
ing establishments were kept up for
the purpose of supplying this trade.
Some day the mule family will have
a monument in this country. Denver
Field and Farm.
STRAINING THE MILK.
No Titxlc In the Dnlry Need to Ra
Done 31 ore Carefully.
No work on the farm should be moro
carefully done than the straining of
milk. A strniner made with a wiro
screen, though often used, is very im
perfect and should be discarded. Tho
writer has found the strainer illustrated
herewith simple, cheap and perfect in
its work. A is simply a large funnel,
the upper purl of which is a hoop six or
AN EXCELLENT STUATNEK.
eight inches deep, with the top of tho
hoop a little larger than the bottom.
Fig. b is a tin hoop'similar in shape but
h trifle smaller than the hoop which
forms the top of the funnel. When I
wish to use the strainer I place a piece
of muslin 16 inches square over the top
of the funnel (a) and the hoop (b) is put
on top of the cloth, which is pushed
down inside the top of the funnel. A
perfect strainer with a cloth bottom is
thus obtained. The bottom of the fun
nel is made to fit the top of my milk
cans. When ready to milk, the strainer
is placed in the top of thecan and taken
to the barn, and as soon as a cow is
milked the milk is poured into the fun
nel, strained at once and all dust per
fectly excluded. As the top of the
strniner holds .several quart, a pail of
milk can be emptied at once and no time
lost, by slow pouring. Samuel S. Heed,
in Orange Judd Farmer.
Trimming Pencil Trfcu.
I find it just as easy to raise good
sized peaches as small ones. We de
pend largely on pruning and try not
to leave too many fruit buds or too
much wood. As peaches only grow
on the new wood it is necessary to
prune heavily, especially on old trees,
to stimulate growth of new wood. My
trees are five years old. They yield
ed about eight tons per acre last year
and six tons the yeur before. Last
winter I cut them heavily. 1 cut out
many limbs from two to three inches
in diameter, besides thinning out tho
laterals nnd cutting back heavily all
that 1 left. As a result I am forcing
out new growths in the body of the
tree, lovr down where I want it. which
will beur fruit next yeur. Farmers
Union.
FlKrlitlni; the Tohneeo Worm.
Tobacco growers are combatting tho
worms by using a spray of one pound of
Faris green to 1G0 gallons of water.
Use a knapsack sprayer, with agitator
attachment. It is not desirable to use
Paris green on the plants, the moth that
lays the eggs may be destroyed by tak
ing the bloom of the jimson weed, place
them along the tobacco rows in an up
right position and inject into each
bloom, with a small, clean can, some of
the following mixture: One pint wuter,
one-fourth pint honey, one ounce co
balt. It is sure death to the miller.
The C'ciKt Wax ISiioriuoiiN.
No system of road building has ever
been devised which for durability and
smoothness approaches that of the Ko
mnns, but the cost was, of course,
enormous, and large armies of men
were employed. Some of the Itomuu
roads are still In good condition, after
ii lapse of 15 centuries, during which
most of them have had few, if any, repairs.
1ij
A SCIENTIST SAVED.
I'rcHldcnt Ilnrnnhy, of Ilartuvllle Col
Ickc, Survive n. ScrloiiM IUufmm
Through the Aid of Dr. AVUllum
I'lnlc I'ltl foir rule l'coplc.
From tho Republican, Columbus, I ml.
The Hartsvillo College, situated nt Harts
vJlle, Indiana, was founded years ago in tho
interest of the United Brethren Church,
when1 the state was mostly a wilderness, and
colleges were scarce. Tho college is well
known throughout tho country, former stu
dents having gone into till parts of the world.
PROF. ALVIN P. BARNABY.
A reporter recently called nt this famous
seat of lenrning and was shown into the room
of the President, Prof. Alvin P. Parnahy.
When last seen by tho reporter Prof. Horn
nby was in delicate health. To-day he was
apparently in the best of health. In re
sponse to an inquiry tho professor said:
"Oh, yes, 1 am much better than forsomo
time. I am now in perfect health;. but my
recovery was brought about in rather a
peculiar way."
"Tell me about it," said the reporter.
"Well, to begin at tho beginning," said
the professor, "I studied too hard when at
school, endeavoring to educate myself for
the professions. Alter completing the com
mon course I came here, nmf graduated from
the theological course. 1 entered the min
istry and accepted the charge of a United
Brethren Church nt a small plaecin Kent
County, Mich. Pcing of nn ambitious na
ture, 1 applied myself diligently to my work
and studies. In time I noticed thnt my
health was failing. My trouble was indiges
tion, and this witli other troubles brought
on nervousness.
"My physician prescribed for me forsomo
time, and advised mo to take n change of
climate. I did us requested nnd wns some
improved. Soon after 1 enmc here ns a pro
fessor in physics nnd chemistry, nnd later
was financial ngent of this college. The
change agreed with me, and for uwhile my
health wns better, but my duties were heavy,
and again I found my trouble returning.
This time it wns more severe nnd in the
wjntcr I beenme completely prostrated. I
tried various medicines and different physi
cians. Finally I wns able to return to my
duties. Last spring I was elected president
of the college. Again I hnd considerable
work, nnd the trouble, which had not been
entirely cured, began to affect me, and
last fall I collapsed. I had different doctors,
but none did me any good Professor How
man, who is professor of nnturnl science, told
me of his experience with Dr. Williams' Pink
Pills for Pale People, nnd urged me to give
them a trinl. because they had benefited
him in n similur case, und 1 concluded to try
them.
"The first box helped me, nnd tho second
gave great relief, such as 1 hnd never experi
enced from the treatment of any physician.
After using six boxes of the medicine I wna
entirely cured. To-day I nm perfectly well.
I feel better and stronger than for years. I
certainly recommend this medicine."
To allay all doubt Prof. Bnrnnby cheer
fully mnde an nflidnvil before
LYMAN J. SCUDDKIt. Notnrv Public.
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for 1'nlc People
nrc sold by all dealers, or will be Rent nost-
paid on receipt of price, 50 cents a box or
six noxes lor isJ.m) (they nrc never sold in
bulk, or by the 100), bv addressing Dr. Wil
liams' Medicine Co., Schenectndy, N. Y.
To have n respect for ourselves guides our
morals, and to have a deference for others
governs our manners. N. Y. Weekly.
Don't refuse or excuse St. Jacobs Oil's
tho cure for bruise.
.
They who clamor for their rights, multi
ply their wrongs. Hum's Horn.
Long and Short years with rheumatism
no time with bt. Jacobs Oil and a cure.
THE GENERAL MARKETS.
Kansas City.
CATTLE Best beeves
Stockcrs
Native cows
nOGS Choice to heavy
SHEEP.
"WHEAT-No. 2 red
No. 2 hard
CORN-No. 2 mixed
OATS No. 2 'mixed
UVE-No.2
FLOUR Patent, per suck
Fancy
HAY Choice timothy
Fancy prnirlo
BRAN (wicked)
HUTTER-Cholco creamery ....
CHBESE Full cream
EGGS-Choico ;
POTATOES
ST. LOUIS.
CATTLE Native nnd shipping
Tcxnns ,
HOGS-IIeuvy
SHEEP-Fulr tochoico
FLOUR-Choico
WHEAT No. 2. red
COHN No. 2 mixed
OATS-No. 2 mixed
RYE No. 2
BUTTEK Creamery
LARD Westcra mess
PORK
CHICAGO.
CATTLE Common to prime...
HOGS Faulting and shipping..
SHEEP-Fulr to choice
FLOUR Winter wheat.
WHEAT No. 2 red.
Mo., Mny
4 00 a 6
13.
10
50
30
70
05
08
62
21X
20
32
50
00
00
00
63
11
12
7
25
3 65
2 40
2 00
3 CO
07
81
(To !
3
2i'i
10
31
2 25 (ft 2
1 WS 2
0 60 10
B 60 & 7
62
lOtf
7
22
85
00
40
75
25
00
6 10
3 00
3 75
4 CO
3 35
01
22
10J
3
11
22K
mi
35
15'4
(& Jib
0 00
3 65
3 40
3 60
4 CO
OIJi
25j
13
31',
10
3 WH
8 45
5 40
3 85
4 05
4 70
01',
26
16?l
3 85
8 50
CORN-No.2...,
OATS-No. 2...,
RYE
IJUTTER-Creamery
LARD
PORK
NEW YORK.
CATTLE Nntl vo steers
HOGS-Good to choice
WH E AT-No. 2 ml.
CORN No. 2
OATS-No. 2
BUTTER-Crcamcry
PO.IIK Mess
4 25 6 10
1 00 4 25
8HJ WH
20J 30tf
22H 23J
11', H
8 75 0 28
ncnfncNM Cannot Ho Cured
by locnl applications, as they cannot reach
tho diseased portion of the car. There is
only one way to cure denfnes, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by nn inflamed condition of the mu
cous lining of tho Kustnchian Tube. When
tins tubo gets inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, nnd when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inllunnnation can bo taken out
and tins tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will bo destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten nro caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any
ease of Deafness (caused by catarrh) thnt
cannot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
, , , F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Ilnll's Family Pills arc the best.
Minnie "I want to introduce yon to a
young lady a very nice young ladv and
she s worth her weight in gold." Uob
"btout girl, I hopc.T Tit-Bits.
A Sure Deliverance.
Not instantaneously, it is true, but in a
short space of time, persons of a bilious
habit arc saved from the tortures which a
disordered liver is canablo of inflicting by
Ilostcttcr's Stomach Hitters, nn anti-bilious
medicine nnd aperient of the first rank. Tho
painH in tho right sidcand through the right
shoulder blade, the sick hendnche, nniiBcn,
constipation and saffron hue of tho skin, nro
entirely removed by .Uub estimable restor
ntivo of tone to tho organs of secretion and
digestion.
"Your daughter Tmogcno is n perfect Ve
nus, Mr. Duggins." "Yes Venus de Alilo;
she never does any work with her arms."
t-uicago Jiceqru.
No-To-lluo for Fifty Ccntn.
Over -lOO.OOOcurcd. "Why notlctNo-To-llnc
regulate or remove your desiro lor tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed, 50c and $1.00, nil druggists.
1 i
Lecturer "The entire history of tho
world has moved in eveles." Sprocket
'What make?" Philadelphia Nortli Amer
ican. Actors, Vocalists, Public Speakers praiBO
Hale's llonev of.llorehound and Tar.
Pike's Toothache Drops Cure in One minute.
Tho great objection wo havo to the man
Who blows his own trumpet is in the tuno
ho Belcets. N. Y. Weekly.
A man huinpt himself witli lumbago. Ho
hustles when cured by St. Jacobs Oil.
It is queer that a hard coal burner al
ways goes out in tho coldest night of tho
winter. Washington Democrat.
Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved mo
many a doctor's bill. S. F. Hardy, Hop
kins Place, Palthnorc, ld., Dec. 2, 181M.
i i
When a baby smiles in its sleep, its mother
says it is talking with tho angels, but it is
really the colic. Atchison Globe.
A slip a sprain lame. St. Jacobs Oil
cures it all the same.
What a dry time some of us would have
if we got nothing but our deserts. N. Y.
Weekly. '
Just try n 10c box of Cascarcts candy ca
thartic,iincst liver and bowel rcgulntornindc.
A man with two faces never needs but ono
pair of feet. Rum's Horn.
Wrinkles come with neuralgia. They go
with St. Jacobs Oil's euro of it.
Gorge the memory nnd starve the under
standing. Ram's Horn.
i..
Cascarcts stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe, 10c.
Whyarcyou afraid in the dark? Atchison
Globe.
Pains and aches break down. Bt. Jacobs
Oil builds up and finishes with u cure.
Many a train of thought ought to be
switched into a siding. N. Y. Weekly.
" When
I was a boy I was
'troubled with dropsy, '
' my legs swelling until 1 1
' could not walk and llnally
' bursting open and hecom-
'Ini; running sores. The doc-1
' tors gavo mo up and said I
could not live. At this time I'
' bogan to uso Ayer'a Sarsapa-'
' HI la and after taking fourteen
bottles I was able to get out and
go to work. My leg Is still tender
and at times somewhat sore hut I
have no hesitancy in saying Aycr's
Sarsaparllla saved my Ilfo."-J. F.
Hazkl, Tallulali, La., Nov. 21, 1805.
WEIGHTY WOROS
FOR
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
i
tANDY
racaefa
CURE CONSTIPATION
ip. cuia i MJLB.JII jiifjjpr- all
25 SO ? "-i31"
ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED !? coro
i a i.i,i. ,. . .. .rpvnrT.' i;irj,v
r,....u,.,.I, an, r " " 1 " " ' " L
n
!
A THOUGHT
THAT KILLED
A MAN!
TIB thought that ho could trifle
11 with disease. Ho was run
down In health, felt tired nnd
worn out, complained of dizzi
ness, biliousness, backaches
and headaches. His liver and
kidneys wcro out of order.
Me thought to get well by
dosing himself with cheap
remedies. And then enmo
tho ending. Ho fell a victim
to Brlght's disease I Tho
money ho ought to havo In
vested in a safe, rcliablo
remedy went for a tombstone.
te
is tho only standard remedy
In tho world for kidney and
liver complaints. It Is tho
onlv remedy which physicians
universally prescribe. It IS
the only remedy that Is back
ed bv tho testimony of thou
sands whom It has reiioved
and cured.
THERE IS NOTHING ELSE
THAT CAN TAKE ITS PLA
Who
opened that
- Dome or
HIRES
Rootbeer?
Tho popping of a
cork from a bottle of !
Hires is a signal of
good heal Ui and pica-
Bure. A sound tho
old folks like to hear
the children can't
resist it.
HIRES
Rootbeer R
J
fa composed of tho
vory ingredients tho
system requires. Aiding
tuodlgoBtfou, soothing
tho nerves, purifying
tho blood. A temper
biico drink for temper
ance peopio.
Mid onlr by
The ChulM E. UlfM C.,rbll.
Aptektf mikta t ullani.
Doll Triwhr.
ZYS
S 50
Wcotcm "Wheel vtarK8
vO- M A K E R S -Oo
CHICAGO . tltlNOlS
CATAL9GVK FRE K
$b
WWWVWWVVVWVWt.
JS
ii.i .fV
o
GOD SECOND HAND BICYCLES $5 TO $15
Allmnke: MOUDASKISW. ilii.t bn loeS
nut. I.Uti f ico I,.A.Muri1 Oyclo Co., Chlcnuov.
Yucatan, it is perfection..
A. N. IC D
16&7
W1IK2V WUITINO TO AlWKKTIHKItSJ
plcuiu atnto thnt you auw the Atlvertlio
merit In thla itttper.
Y
CATHARTIC
Hi
I I.
i I.
l.
Ihr
II
'
il
K
l.
' k.
.k
h
"'HM1H nmis::icTC
or conitlMtlon. CacrftB r the Meal fin
.rA'vzt.v'yj'S.1? "' ,mval ru '
"' -vf ' ' ' ra gu' "i tnn,, ornerr lorW.
CM
iM
A'XU liriir&i.