m M
PI 1.RM
The poor farm
nothing elHe.
will grow taxoH If
(Jood grmlo draft horHcs art .still In
demand. Italue a few.
With your other planning, IlKiirc on
mining a eolt or two this year.
Kami ftilkH .need the Binllo Just a
mtieh as the eropH need the nun
Blilno. The Htook market Is the hint place
In the world where the Tanner wants
(o venture.
Comfortable (piarU'r.s for the hogs
are essential to proper economy ol
t lie; food ration.
Look through the vegetable bins
mid let the Htoek clean up all the
small potatoes and the half-rotted ap
ples. The prosperity of the farmer was
honestly earned, which Is more than
can be said for the hucccss of some
business enterprises.
The farmer must plan the work
carefully and keep the farm help thor
(Highly busy If lie is to realize a prollt
on the high wages he is obliged to pay
Too small a held for the pigs will
result in their soiling the clover, result
lug in their not eating It so last. It pays
for the sake of the hogs to have a
large field.
Why not raise a few mules? They
mature younger, and can be set to hard
work any lime between two and three
years of age, a thing you can't do with
the young horse.
A good time to begin with sheep.
(iet a small (lock and start it on pas
ture and you will bo ready to. give
them good care next fall. Meanwhile
plan your winter quarters.
The seed corn which was selected
last fall and thoroughly dried will
prove the wisdom of the farmer In the
eyes of his less careful and provident
neighbor when the two stands of corn
of tho coming season are compared
This sounds well and we believe It
Is true: "Farming Is a profession re
quiring more shrewdness than law,
more, technical training than medicine,
more uprightness than theology, more
brains and resourcefulness than peda
gogy. It Is Its own reward."
Yes, tnc cow did kick, but that was
no excuse for you losing your temper
and lamming her unmercifully with
tho milking stool. I overheard a farm
or say the other day that It. had cost
him tho profits on a cow for threo
days for the beating ho had given tin
cow.
The first, thing to do with the newly
horn lamb Is to got It full of tho ewe's
first, milk. Many a lamb's life can be
saved by a little attention at this
time. It often occurs that the teat
becomes clogged and will not yield
to the efforts of the lambkin,
helping hand.
Lend a
Tho fall-dropped colt, is more con
venient on the avorage farm than
those born in tho spring. Some of tho
horses on nearly every farm are Idle
nil winter anyway and tho mares
might bettor bo nursing colts and giv
ing them a good Btnrt than to be eat-
ing their heads off and giving nothing
in roturn.
To gain a week on string beans
plant, as early as you think safe. As
soon as tho plant, appears pmce diocks
or bricks tour ineues unci ni liuur-
vals along tho rows and lay down VI-
inch boards alongside. Then when
tho dangor point threatens cover tho
nhints with the hoards and you will
save thorn.
l,ot the boys on tho farm have some
animal or plot of ground which Is
really their own, and then let them
realize the profits to he made from
them. In this way they will feel a
personal Interest In farm matters and
will learn by practical experience Mio
Inn and outs of stack raising and farming.-
r This will tie them to tho farm
as .nothing ejse will.
K. a HBv
3 "
hoarders from
A go-jd habit to get cleaning out
the hen house twice a week.
Don't, be unreasonable. The neg
lected Hook will not remember you.
Don't make the mistake of setting
the hen until she Is thoroughly
broody.
It Is easier to raise a good horse
than to pick one up when wanted
Itememher that.
Whey Ted to excess may cause stiff
Joints In the pigs. Its feeding value Is
about half that of milk.
The best breed of sheep for the
farmer Is the one which combines a
long lleece with a large carcass.
If you are keeping sheep plan on a
good generous turnip crop this year.
It Is almost a necessity In successful
sheep raising.
An Iowa man at. last accounts had
the corn husking record of the year,
having husked 7f bushels in four
hours and eight minutes.
A course at your state agricultural
college will do more to interest your
boy in agriculture and tie him to the
farm than any other One thing.
Alsike clover is valuable on heavy
soil. It Is a lighter growing, liner
crop than the medium rod, and Is
shorter lived, hut It will pay you to
try it.
Begin some kind ol crop rotation
this year. Don't raise the same crop
year after year on the same piece of
ground. (Jive the ground a variety of
work to do.
Don't let tine weather over head
tempt you out Into the Held which i."
still too wet to work. It is bad for the
soil, bard on the horses and dlsap
pointing to you.
Damp crib corn will prove a curs?
to many a farmer this year who deal
to the advice 10 select and care for
his seed corn just let matters drift
along In the same old way.
11 has been proved from experi
ments that unless linseed ollmeal can
be purchased at. approximately as low
a price as corn per pound no profit
from Its use with corn and clover hay
for fattening lambs is to.be expected.
The spoiled horse is generally the
one that has been Improperly trained.
Careful, thorough breaking should so es
tablish the good I raits of a horse as to
make the acquiring of bad habits al
most impossible save where the gross
est kind of mismanagement was prac
ticed.
.It. Is a good practice in planting an
orchard to alternate the varieties, set
ting not over two or three rows of
ono sort and then something else.
This will insure heavier bearing
through cross-polllnatlon of tho bios-
soms, some sorts not being
fertilize themselves.
able to
Mowing the Held of young alfalfa
may check the weeds but. It will also
check the alfalfa. The ground in
tended for alfalfa should bo so thor
oughly prepared that weeds have no
chance to start until after tho alfalfa
Is well along and firmly rooted. Al
falfa that gets the right start, will
prove very Inhospitable ground for
tho weeds.
Horticultural societies of other
states might well emulate the example
of the Indiana Horticultural society
which is making a practical effort to
encourage the commercial fruit Indus
try of the state. It cooperates with
the farmers' short course at Purdue
university, offering cash premiums at
a fruit show which is held during tho
course. The fruit business of Indiana
is still to be developed.
It takes no more work or food to
feed a 700-pounds-butter-ln-a-year cow
than It does to feed the one which
produces but 200 pounds. Why not
weed out the poorer cows and got In
those which pay a good profit? A cow
ought to produce at least ,'!00 pounds
of butter fat a year to make it worth
while keeping her, but many a farmer
la keeping cows which will not pro
duce half that
uoi a goon nun puro-mvu it you
can afford It and breed up your herd,
Cornell university. New York, hns
just shown what can be done in this
direction. A cow ol ordinary grado
was kept and the progeny for four
generations was tested. The cow was
producing 'J2R pounds of butter In a
year. By the use of a pure-bred sire
the next generation produced 27f
pound cows and In the fourth genera
tion two cows, descendants of tho
original one and Improved sires, made
an average of ICO pounds of butter In
a year. This ought to settle tho quos
tlou as to whether pure-bred or grade
animals are preferable for the dairy.
Weed out the nlar
your cow herd.
WHEN SERVING ICES
ORANGE BASKETS MAKE A PRET
TY RECEPTACLE.
Either That or Halved Oranges How
to Prepare Them Peaches and
Oranges Make an Excellent
Dessert Dish.
I...- ... M Uu !. trittlA
rsoiumg ia preiwtl lul lw"
Minn Jelly or Ices served In orange
baskets or halved oranges with the
two sides tied together with ribbon.
One way to prepare these baskets Is
to draw a circle around the orange,
cutting through save for an Inch right
In the middle of each side for a han
dle Cut away the skin along each
side of this handle and carefully re
move tho pul) of t lie orange from the
spaces left. Throw the rinds Into Ice
water so they will not. dry out before
using. Wipe carefully and 1111 with
any mixture desired.
If one has a very sharp knife the
lop or the orange and each side of the
handlo can bo cut into scallops with
a good-sized circle, cut in the center
of each. Or the handles can be loft
plain and twined with smllax or tied
with a bow of paler yellow, violet or
green ribbon.
Hy Way of Variety. When the fam
ily rebels at having canned pouches
served to them as dessert, try the ex
periment of combining the peaches
with oranges. Drain on the juice
from the peaches and sweeten It
slightly unless It Is already very
sweet. Cul up a dozen oranges to
every quart of peaches and arrange
them in a glass dish in alternate rows.
Sprinkle each with powdered sugar
and pour over all the sweetened sirup
r the peaches. Serve very cold.
To Clarify Sugar. Put two pounds
of white sugar Into a saucepan and
pour over one pint of cold water.
When this has dissolved put the sauce
pan over n moderate lire. Heat tho
white of one egg and before the sirup
becomes hot stir the egg thoroughly
through. Watch it carefully and when
commencing to boil remove tho scum
as it rises. Boil until tho Benin ceases
to rise, then remove from the fire and
either bottle it for future use, or use
it at once. This will keep for a month
or more it made airtight. The above
Is the old-fashioned method, but It Is
the best.
A Pleasant. Variety. Instead or pass
ing plain crackers and cheese with
salad, a pleasant change Is given by
having cheese straws or cheese crusts
instead. The latter are small square
of bread covered with grated cheese,
either cream or Parmesan, seasoned
highly with salt and pepper and
browned in a hot oven. Round watei
crackers can be substituted for the
bread. These should be buttered first
before the cheese Is sprinkled on
them.
Sauce for Boiled Celery. Celery Is
a good nerve food. It should bo boiled
in salt water until it is tender, but not
to tho breaking stage. Drain It and
servo it neatly with a cream dress
ing.
A hot lemon sauce is delicious with
it, as it takes away the fiat taste. Melt
two tablospoonfuls of butter gradual
ly, beat up the yolk of an egg and
add the melted butter to It, cooking
until It begins to thicken, when it
must bo removed from tho stove at
once. Stir in the lemon juice, a half
saltspoonful of salt and a pinch of
ciyenno pepper, and serve Immediate
ly. Pass it in a sauce boat, if pre
forred, rather than pour It over the
celery.
In Lattice Work.
An attractive waist Is made entirely
of strips or material either woven Into
a lattice work and fastened at tho in
tersections with medallions of lnco or
else laid diagonally across the front,
alternating with bands of lace or em
broidery. The pattern of tho waist Is
first cut In brown paper and on this
the material and lnce are basted.
A Good Supper Dtoh.
Order a can of mustard sardines.
These are inexpensive and very good.
Make a cup and a half of white sauce
by melting two level tablespoons of
butter and adding the same quantity
ot (lour. Mix well nnd add a cup or
hot milk. Stir until thickened and
well cooked, then add an egg well
beaten and salt and popper to taste.
Add the sardines, which should be
opened and the long bones removed.
Heat thoroughly and serve.
To Clean Chased Silver.
To eight quarts or soft boiling wa
ter add one-half pound or salsoda, si lr
until dissolved. Into this mixture dip
the pieces of silver ono by one, rinse
in clear warm water, .ud dry with
soft cloths. Polish with chamois. The
tarnish will disappear as like magic
and tho silver look like new.
Scrub Gas Stove.
Nothing Is so difficult (o cleanse as
a gas range. I have tried using n
small, stiff scrubbing- brush with on
Ur sutlsfAcrtlou.
The Evolution of
Household Remedies.
The modern patont medicine buni
ness is the natural outgrowth of the
old-time household remedies.
In the early history of this country,
EVERY FAMILY HAD ITS HOME
HADE MEDICINES. Herb teas,
bitters, laxatives jand tonics, were to be
found in almost every house, compound
ed by the housewife, sometimes assisted
by the apothecary or tho family doctor.
Ouch remedies as picra, which was
aloes and quassia, dissolved in apple
brandy. Sometimes a hop tonic, made
of whiskey, hops and bitter barks. A
score or more of popular, home-made
remedies were thus compounded, the
tormulae for which were passed along
from house to house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated,
The patent medicine business is a
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old-time custom. In the begin
ning, some enterprising doctor, im
pressed by the usefulness of one of
these home-made remedies, would take
it up, improve it in many ways, manu
facture it on a large scalo, advertise it
mainly through almanacs for the home,
and thus it would become used over a
large area. LATTERLY THE HOUSE
HOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM. .-ttw
Peruna was originally one of these
old-time remedies. It was used by the
Mennonites, of Pennsylvania, before it
was offered to the public for sale. Dr.
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COM
POUNDER OF PERUNA, is of Men-
nonite origin. Fir3t, he prescribed it
for his neighbors and his patients.
The sale of it increased, and at last he
established a manufactory and fur
nished it to the general drug trade.
Peruna is useful in a great many
climatic ailments, such as coughs, colds,
sore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERUNA and its value in the
treatment of these ailments. They
have learned to trust and believe in
Dr. Hartman's judgment, and to rely
o.u his remedy, Peruna.
Doing True Work.
It Is not by regretting what Is Ir
reparable that true work is to be done,
but by making the best of what we
are. It is not by complaining that we
have not the right tools, but by using
well the tools we have. Ruskln.
NEURALGIA
The real meaning of the word Neu
ralgia is nerve-pain, and any one who
has suffered with the malady will not
be so anxious to know of Us nature
as to hear of Us antidote. Though
scarcely recognized by the profession
and people half a century ago, It Is
now one of the most common and pain
ful ailments which a fillet humanity.
As now generally understood the word
signifies an affection of the nervous
system, with pain in the course of the
principal nerves.
The two groat causes of Neuralgia
are, Impoverishment of the Blood
and Deficiency ,of Nerve Force; and
the treatment of it Is not so obscuro
as many would be led to suppose. The
first thing Is to relieve the pain,
which is done more quickly and satis
factorily by ST. JACOBS OIL than by
any other remedy known; the second
object Is to remove tho cause, which
Is accomplished by the abundant use
of . nourishing food, of a nature to
strengthen and give tone to both tho
muscular and nervous systems.
-e-
The shortest and tho surest way
to prove a work possible Is strenuous
ly to set about it; and no wonder If
that proves it possible, that for tho
most part makes it so. South.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as ttioy cannot rcaoli tho ill
ensucl portion of tho ear. Tlioro I only ono way to
euro deaf HC8H, nml that H by constitutional remedies.
Oeafnusa Is caused by an Hummed conuuum 01 mo
iiuii-oui IImIub of tlio litntachlnu Tube. wtientuU
tube Is Inflamed youliavou rumbling touml or Im
perfect nearlliK, ana wueu 11 11 uuwruiy uum.-u. uur
ness Is the result, and unions tho lutlammatlon can be
taken out and this tube restored to Its normal condi
tion, hearing will bo destroyed forever; nlue cases
out of ten arc caused by Catarrh, which Is uothloK
but an tuuamed condition of tho mucous surfaces.
Wo will glvo Ono Hundred Dollars for any case of
Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot bo cured
by Hall's Oatarrh Cure. Sand for circulars, free.
F. J. CHKNHY & CO., Tolodo, O
Sold by I)rutfslsts,"So.
Tako Hall's Family t'llla foruouotlpatlon.
This Is undoubtedly a dirty-looking
old world to the man who is too lazy
to clean his spectacles.
Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully evory bottle of
CASTOR1A a safe and sure romedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Signature of2kU7g22k
In Use For Over .'JO Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
Tho hardest work some men do Is
inventing excuses to keep from going
to work.
Lewis' Single Hinder straight 5e cigar
made of rich, mellow tobacco. Your deal
er or Lewis' Factory, IVoi'ia, 111.
It isn't easy to fool the man who
knows himself.
Imported Stallions
At Lincoln
Fifty Head of Percherons, Belgians
and 9hlrea In the Barns of Watson,
Woodt Bros., & Kelly Co.
Nebraska atocktnon should certainly
appreciate this old reliable Arm of tm
portorH. Our correspondent found the
best lot of draft HtallloiiH It bas over been
his good fortune to eeo. Anions the tot
were ntimorous prize winners In France,
KnRlnnd and Belgium. Wo wero sur
prised at tho low prlcos asked for such
stock. This, however, Is largely ex
plained from the fnct that Mr. Watson
was across the water during the lato
panic scare. Ho was the only Importer
thut kept on buying, and of course got
some bargains that they are, now giving
tholr customers tho benefit of.
Unincumbered.
Ia the course of an examination of a
negro witness in tho Jackson, Miss.,
chancery court a few weeks sinco, tho
attorney asked: "Are there any In
cumbrances on your land?" "Naw,
suh," responded tho witness, "nothln
but pines." Law Notes.
The season for destructive storms
Is at hand. WIND and LIGHTNING
will destroy and damage buildings and
kill and maim stock in barns and
pastures. Protect yourself by Insur
ing them In the Nebraska Mutual Ins.
Co., home office, 14 L South Twelfth
street, Lincoln, Neb. Write us for
particulars.
Lincoln Directory
HARDY'S
'"pHE most attractive and up-to-
date Furniture and Carpot Store
in tho State. Ono of tho show places
of Lincoln.
Make our store your headquarters
when visiting tho Capitol City.
Furniture, Carpets, Rugs, Curtains,
Stoves and Hardware.
NEW LOCATION: 1314-1320 0 STREET
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
Be Bright
SWIFT'S
PRIDE
WASHING
POWDER
It makes every
thing and
everybody
bright and
clean without
much labor.
Ask your
dealer for it
and insist
on getting it.
Use Tar Paint
To paint your poultry shed. It will
prevent lice.
Preserve your fence posts by painting
them with tar paint before sotting.
Dip your shingles in tar paint 15
preserves them.
Sold in 50-gallon barrels for
$5.00 PER BARREL.
Sold in n-gallon cans for $1.50 per
can. Tar is cheaper than paint is
moro effective and lasts longer.
Best in tho world for corrugated iron.
Lincoln Gas and Electric Light Co.
Roofing, Building Paper,
Roof Paints
Our prices are low and our
materials the best.
NICHOLS ROOFING CO.
Both Fhones
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
HERBERT E. GOOCH
UROKUR AND DRaLHR
tlraln, Provisions, Stocks, and Cotton.
Main Office, 305 Fraternity Bldg.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
Hell Phono 612 Auto Phono 2tV9
Largest House uiaiaio
GOOD AUTOS, CHEAP
On account of tuklnir In sovernl machines
che m wo run HULL TIIF.M AT UAKUAIKS
Writ.) for llt tills week. LINCOLN AUTO
MOHILG CO., Lincoln, Neb,
a. g, davis & co. w a S I Paper
Wholesale and Retail M" 1 Mt .
Our WH Sample Hooka ore now roady for
Hhliimeut to any dealer or paper hanger.
l:'ll O St., MXt'OI.N, XKII.
EDUCATIONAL
THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC
AMltuted with the I'uiyet sity of ' Nobrnska at
Mni'oln. (irea test CoUVru of Music In tho
Wost Hetiil for beautiful eiitiuoff to
WILLARO MMHALL, Director, Lincoln, Neb.
will