“DAIRY AND POULTRY. t 1 ^■.INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR \ OUR RURAL READERS. now Sncpemfol Fnrmen Operate Thlt Department of the Farm—A Few Uinta os to the Care of Lire Stock end Poultry. _ H E filled-cheesc bill, which passed the house last Sat urday. imposes an annual tax of $400 on every manufac turer of filled cheese, $250 per an num on wholesale dealers, and $12 per year on retail deal ers,due and payable on the 1st day of July each year. Manu facturers failing to pay this tax are subject to a fine of from $400 to $3,000; wholesale dealers falling to pay It are subject to a fine of from $250 to $1,000; and retailers omitting to pay It are subject to a fine of from $40 to $500. Manufacturers must file with the com missioner of internal revenue a state ment of the location of the factory, and must conduct it under such sur veillance of revenue officers as the commissioner may require and file * bond of not less than $5,000 to com ply with the regulations of the depart ment and the provisions of this act, and failing to do so shall ue liable to a fine of from $500 to $1,000. Filled cheese must be packed by the manufacturers In wooden- packages only, branded with the words "filled cheese” In black-faced letters not less than two Inches ih length, oh the top, bottom, and sides of the package, the brand to appear In four places on the side at equi-distant points from each other. These marks or brands must be placed both upon the cheese Itself and upon the wooden package In which it Is packed ^nd sold, and all sales by the manufacturers must be in the orig inal stamped package. Retailers must sell only from the original stamped: packages and shall^ pack the cheese tchen *soid in packag?f marked or branded under regulations to be pre scribed by the commissioner of inter nal revenue. Every person knowingly selling or offering filled cheese in any other form than in new wooden or paper packages, properly marked and branded, or who packs filled cheese in any manner con trary to law, or affixes a stamp denot ing a less amount of tax than that re quired by law, is liable to a fine of from $50 to $500 and imprisonment of from thirty days to one year. All wholesale and retail dealers must display in a conspicuous place in their salesroom a sign bearing the words "Filled cheese sold here" in black-faced letters not less than six inches in length, and failing to do so may bet fined $50 to $200. Every manufacturer of filled cheese is required to affix by pasting on each package a label on which shall be printed, besides the number of the manufactory and the district and state in which it is situ ated, these words: "Notice—The manufacturer of the filled cheese herein contained has com plied with all the requirements of the law. Every person is cautioned not to use either this package again or the stamp thereon again, nor to remove the contents of this package without * destroying said stamp, under the pen 'alty provided by law in such cases.” Every manufacturer of filled cheese who neglects to affix such label to any package containing filled cheese made by him or sold or offered for sale by him, and every person who removes any such label so -affixed from any such package, shall ' be fined $60 J for each package in respect to which such offense is committed. i The bill also provides that in addi tion to the annual taxes already named there shall be assessed and collected a tax of one cent per pound on all filled cheese manufactured, to be paid by the manufacturer thereof and any frac tional part of a pound in a package . shall be taxed as a pound. The tax levied by this section shall be repre sented by coupon stamps and the pro visions of existing laws governing the engraving, issue, sale, accountability, effacement and destruction of stamps relating to tobacco and snuff, as far as practicable are made to apply to stamps provided- for this purpose. Whenever any manufacturer of filled nhenon oollo romntroo for coin a* consumption any filled cheese upon which the tax is required to be paid by stamps without paying such tax, it becomes the duty of the commissioner of internal revenue, upon satisfactory proof, to estimate the amount of tax which has been omitted to be paid and to make an assessment therefor, and certify the same to the collector. The tax so assessed shall be in addition to the penalties imposed by law for such sale or removal. All filled cheese Imported from for eign countries must, In addition to any import duty imposed upon the same, pay an internal revenue tax of eight cents per pound, such tax to be rep resented by coupon stamps and' such imported filled cheese and the pack ages containing the same shall be stamped, marked, and branded, as In the case of filled cheese manufactured In the United States. Any person who knowingly purchas es or receives for sale any filled cheese which has not been branded or stamped according to law, or which is contained in packages not branded or marked according to law, shall be liable to a penalty of $50 tqr, each such offense. Every person who knowingly pur chases or receives for sale any filled cbeeso'from any manufacturer or im ^ porter who has not paid the special tax herein provided for shall be liable, for each such offense, to a penalty of |100, an to n torfeiture.ot.all,articles so purchased or received, or of the ful’ ‘value thereof, *!*.•#*• Hints on Poultry Raising. Don’t rtart depending entirely on an incubator unless you have had ex* perience and also have on hand capi tal enough to biakei good the almost certain loss it would give in the hands of a beginner. But get a few good hens warranted early layers and sure set ters. Trocure eggs for hatching from some reliable dealer who will warrant them fertile. As to the bread, I dpn’t know of any all-round, good jj general purpose hen better than the Wyandotte. One' can never sing its praises loud enough. They are good layers and the chicks grow rapidly and are soon rfeady tor broilers, which is an important part of the poultry, .business. Have your chicks on th#mark«t when othef peo ple’s are Just- hatching. It Is a clear case of the “early bird” every time In poultry raising to get the largest proSt. Give the fowls a snug, well lighted house where neither eggs nor water wiirtrtfzfe, wJJ* a covered’run if possi ble, and feerf in the morning a mash of equal parts, wheat, bran, middlings and barley chop, cooked the night be fore. At noon give steamed wheat sea soned with salt and scraps from the table and occasionally a little finely chopped meat or liver with the noon or evening feed, a pound to every twen ty-five hens is about the correct quan tity. Then at night give corn and wheat scattered among the chaff or litter of leaves on the floor or on the ground outside. A wide range and JJicrui V ui CACIUlSe Will UU UYtaj - complaint so many people make of the large breeds eating more food In pro portion than the smaller ones, and not giving as good results in eggs and so they will if not properly attended to. Corn, especially, is a warmth giving food and for that reason as a winter night food has no equal. In large flocks of poultry the utmost diligence must be exercised in order , to keep them £-ee from vermin and dis-1 ease, either of wEicli will thin out a flock in a very short time. A good plan is to commence with clean premises and clean them daily. Utmost cleanli ness should "be the watchword of the poultry man. or woman. Select after careful consideration, the breed you like best and can care for best and work on that line until you «an improve on it. Poultry farming should, to he suc cessful, be commenced in a small way; one can then learn by experience with out so much loss. The best results are obtained by keeping no cocks except for breeding purposes. Keep one cock, the very best you can get, to eight or ten hens whose only business for the time being is to lay eggs for hatching. If they must be confined in a yard have it a good gen erous one and keep them supplied with fresh grass sod and green cabbage or other vegetables, and by all means have their drinking vessels cleaned and filled with fresh water daily. Margery Brown. , -•*•§ ,,f ffjoT Artichokes for Hogs. Many years ago I was advised to raise' artichokes for my stock. My first crop was planted in 1890. The yield picked up was 1,200 bushels per acre or at that rate. There were enough to tubers left in the ground to re-seed it. The plat has not been planted since and the ground seems to be full of them. I keep the field highly manured and plow and cultivate every year. Last year I raised nearly 1,200 bushels. It Is claimed by some that after the first year the hogs get more exercise than artichokes, and that they soon become a mean weed, but I do not find it so when prop erly cultivated and thinned/ Some also say they are difficult to eradicate. This I find no hard task. I know of many that lost all the first year. Two men that bought seed of the writer and start ed patches have not one now on ac count of the sheep breaking into the patch. Sheep eat off the tops, and no tops no tubers. I feed them to my brood sows instead of mill feed. They do fine with little grain added. All stock eat them, gs do also the poultry. .They mature in the fall when all'other vege tation is at an end, and are ready In the spring as soon as the frost is out of the ground. Thawing and freezing does not injure them while in the ground. I do not know of any other crop that will give so much good food as will artichokes. Simon Cox. Sliver Wyandotte*. My experience with fowls covers six years. I now keep the Silver Wyan dottes exclusively, and think there is nothing like them. I have owned the following varieties: Light Braiuna, Dark Brahma, Buff Cochin, American Dominique, Indian Games, Silver Pen ciled Hamburgs, Houdans, Black Lang shans, all varieties of Leghorns, Ply mouth Rocks, and varieties of these. My poultry house is 12x22 feet, and is lathed and plastered. I feed in the morning corn and oats ground, cooked and fed warm. At noon they get only water, and at night whole corn. Our markets here are very poor, and prices are very low. I have got eggs every day this winter. I have been very for tunate in regard to the health of my fowls. I believe that if one has the right kind of a house and feeds proper food, his fowls will keep well. I have doctored some, and have cured fowls of roup and of canker mouth.—C. H. Messenger, in Farmers’ Be view. Dog Skins for Fur Coats.—St. Paul works up 225,000 dog skins into fur coats every year. The dog used is im ported from China, where it is known by the name of “monk.” The city also makes up about <50,000 coon skins into coats Needs assistance It may be best to ren aer it promptly, out one siioutd remem ber to use even the most perfect reme dies only when needed. The best and most simple and gentle remedy Is the Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the .California Fig Syrup Company. * » * ' *-.... *" The Blue and Fall of "Old Hatch.1* There is now living in Chicago a man who frequently contested the wheat inariiet with Ed. Pardridpe and usu ally defeated him. This man is called "Oid Hutch.” When he forced Sep tember wheat up to S3 a bushel and held it there while the boys stepped to ilia office and settled, he was regarded hsthe giant speculator of Theatre; but the last we heard of "Old Hutch” he was selling wedges of pie for five cents and shoestrings two for five.'—Buffalo Post-Express. * ~ -• , . ! Coe’s Cough Balsam 1b the oldest and best. It win break up a Colo ciulefc » sr ujn auythtyuc else. It la always reliable. Try It, •*...! i Tore of Hiccough, i A female patient presented herself at a French hospital, for a rebellious hiccough, which had .resisted all treat ment for four days. Khe was asked to show her tongue, afsd it was noticed that with the putting out of the tongue the hiccough ceased. The same thing has been since tried, and with success -in' other cases. All that is necessary apparently is to strongly push the longue out of the mouth und hold it so for a minute or hva f j Two bottles of Firo's lure lor Consump tion cured me of a tad lung troutte.—Mrs. J. Nichols, Flinteton. Jfcd., March afl, 18'J.j. Boudoirs on. Wheels. The woman who. rushes from one function to another, almost turns her carriage into a dressing room, in cases of emergency. Ladies’ carriages are provided with a fair sized mirror, cun ningly arranged pockets in which are hidden away the comb and brush, pow der puff, several fresh handkerchiefs, j and a bottle of perfume, to mention J nothing else. Fashionable women can renew their complexions us they pro- | feed on their way, and return trom a round of visits looking as fresh and dainty as if they had just stepped from the fcotuloir. Is taken internally. Frice, 73c. Hunting Wild Horsts It is said that the wild horses and i buffaloes have become so numerous in Queensland, Australia, that measures have been taken to keep them down by shooting. It would be interesting sport for a rifleman to hunt them, especially the horses, for, if the wild stallion is like other animals, he would put tin a fight for life if slightly wounded which would give a zest to the sport such as is to be hud hunting the eleplnnt, the j tiger, the bull moose or the grizzly. It might be nearly equal to the man hunt tiic Indian Territory police find so in teresting. . A gallon wns oris in a! y a pitcher or jar regard ess of the size. A Summer Resort Book Free. Write to C. S. Crane, general passen ger and ticket agent Wabash Ilailroad, St. Louis, Mo., for a summer resort book, telling all about the beautiful lake region reached by the Wabash Kailroud. An illustrated article on the George “Junior llepublie," a little common wealth of city boys and girls who arc foaming ,to govern themselves on a farm near FreeviUe, N. Y., will be giv en in Harper’s Weekly for May 23d. The same number will contain an illus trated article by Arthur Warren on Barney Barnato, the Kafir king; and an important art feature will be the paper on Puvis de C'havanne's new dec orative panels for the Boston Public Library. ki ‘ Harper's Bazar, to be issued on May 23d, will . contain among the literary features “Lizzie Lee’s Separation,” a brilliant short story by Lilian BelL AH About Western Farm Land*. The “Corn Belt” is the name of an illustrated monthly newspaper pub lished by the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy It. It. It aims to give informa tion in un interesting way about the farm lands of the west. Send' 25 cents in postage stamps to the Corn Belt. 200 Adams St.. Chicago, and the paper will be sent to your address for one yeur. The Kmj ress Eugenie < elet rated her Tl'th birthday on the fith ot Msy. | St. I.ouis .Tune IHth to 15th. HALS J St. LottiR Ju.y 2 d. FARE ) t\ ashin.ton Ju y I d to t’th. ( Bud a o Ju y 5th and (th. Nowonsae. Summer Tourist Ti’-ket* to ah summer resorts rood returning unti (ht. 51st. Thos. Coo.t it Sons sje.-ial tours of Europe. For rates, itiueries, sai iarof Steamers and )ul in ormatlcu re garding summer vu-ation tours via. rai or «ater tall at the Wa ash Ti-i et Office, JCo. 1415 Karnatn St.. (Paxton Hotel Block;, or "rite C. N. Clayton, K. VV. P. A., Omaha, Xetr. The first of the aeries of papers on South Africa -which Professor James llryee. M. P., is to contribute to The < entury appears in tiie May number. He corrects the general impression that the country has little natural beauty. Portions of the highlands he compares to Switzerland and the White Mountains, sind he says that one can never tir^ of the charm and variety of color, in the landscape. Professor llrvce says that the Boers have retain ed to this day a passion for solitude that makes them desire to live many miles from any neighbor. What is lite hut shat a man is thinking of all day. . . Ant's Head* In Surgery. One of the most curious uses to which insects are put was related at a recent meeting in the Linnneun Society of London. It was stated that the Greek barber-surgeons of the Levant employ ed a large species of ant for the pur pose of holding together the edges of an incised wound. The ant held with a pair of forceps, opens its mandibles wide, and is bronght near to the cut being treated, so that it can sie/.e the two edges, which ate held together for the purpose. As soon us the unfortun ate ant has obtained a firm grip of the cut, its head is severed from its body. Mr. Issigois of Smyrna, who described the operation to the Linnacan Society, said that he had seen natives with six or seven ants’ heads hold together wounds in the course of healing. A similar observation was made some years ago in Brazil, which fact is in teresting from an ethnological point of view, as showing the independent ex istence of the same custom in coun tries so far apart as Brazil and Asia Minor. — London Public Opinion. The New Kniiand Conservatory of Music, Fran tlin Square, Boston, Mas*., is un doubtedly the . t est equipped School of Music in the world. ' its pu| i!s are a.wavs .in demand as teat hers on a-count of their suf erior musical knowledge and their prac tical readiness in applying it. in addition, the Conservatory oilers the lest instruc tion in Oratory aud Modern Languages. '! he charge is oxtreme'y small when its ad vantages as comi aredWith those offered by similar schoo’s are considered. Pros pectus sent free upon application. Fooled IIIn Wife. A certain married lady on Bernon side sat up till 13 o'clock the other night waiting1 for her husband to come homo. At last, weary and worn out with waiting, she went to her bed room to retire and found the missing' husband there fast asleep. Instead of going dewn he had pone to his room. She was so mad that she wouldn't speak to him for a week.—Woonsocket (li. I.) Reporter. The (J. 8. Patent Ofllce. Some curious facts were made public last week upon the presentation of Commissioner of Patents Seymour's re port to Congress. The report shows that the Patent Ofllce has to its eredit in the U. S. Treasury, $4.539.888.33, a pain of $173,357.08 since last report. Puring the year 1895, 33,057 patents were issued, of which 393 came to Iowa inventors; being one patent to every 4,877 population; 151 being issued to Nebraska inventors, being one to every 7,013; while Colorado received 315, be ing ct.e to every 1,917. There are twenty-five American in ventors each of whom have received more than 100 United States Patents:— Thomas A. Edison having issued to him 711 U. S. Patents; Elihu Thomp son, the electrician, receiving 394 pat ents; Francis 11. Richards, a famous mechanical expert, residing at Hart ford. Conn., who has received 345; Ed ward Weston, an electrical engineer, received 274; while Maxim, the gun ex pert,- has been granted 131 patents for mprovements in fire' arms alone. The Commissioner’s report further shows that there are pending at the present time in the patent office 130 patent applications which have been in the office more than ten years and five applications which have been pend ing for fifteen years The new rules adopted, however, will compel all of these patents to issue within the com ing year. Amongst the most valuable patents which were issued last week were two granted to the famous Harvey, of Harvevized armor plate fame, the in ventions relating to improvements in car wheels, the treads of the Harvey wheel being glass hardened and so last longer than the ordinary tempered car wheels Albert Bier&tadd received three patents for an improvement in cars which outwardly appear like an ordinary freight car, but which when uutviucu ivm u v.ui wtiiauc uaviug three rooms below the full length of the car together with an attic formed by the slanting root These cars are arranged so that two of them can be used connected side by side and when fully spread out and open form a good sized hall, the structure being especial* ly intended for the use of small travel* ing shows who can thus curry their theater with them. A St. Louis inven* tor receives a patent for a soft tread horse shoe which has a groove or chan nel ndapted to receive a packing or elastic material which can be readily removed and replaced. E. A. Trussell. of Omaha, received a patent for a toy match pistel, which is now being plac ed on the market. Parties desiring valuable information free relative to patents, should address Sues A. Co.. I'nited States Patent Solicitors, Pee Building, Omaha. A copy of any I'nited States patent in cluding all the drawings and descrip tions will be mailed for 10 cents. The letters in the various alphabets of the word vary from twelve to '.i'.U In num Ler. __ Faith ul to the ast—the good shoe mater. A A A A A 1 Herts of people go to work la the wrong way to cart a Sprain, Soreness," Stiffness, ~ ST. JACOBS OIL i weeld con la the right way, right off. “Contains More Flesh Form ing Matter Than Beef.” That is what an eminent physician says of good cocoa. The Cocoa made by Walter Baker & Co.,Ltd., Dorchester, Mass., is the best. " See that Imitations are not palmed off on you. Not Always Veal. An English clergyman was preaching in a country church in Scotland. He had as his subject "The Prodigal Son.” "And the prodigal son went away from his poor old father for years and years. But after years and* years he came back again, and his poor old father said unto the servants, "Bring forth the fatted calf which lias been kept for my son these years and years.’" An old farmer in the audi ence could contain himself no longer. "Yer a le'er; it wud hae been a coo!” he exclaimed.—Judy. • The Commlnsr; Department Of the human system Is the stomach. In consequence of its activity, the body lssup plled with the elements of bone, brnin ner vous and muscular tissue. When Indigestion Impedes Its functions, the best agent for Im parting a healthy Impetus to Its operations Is Hosiottor's stomach Hitters, also a cura tive for malaria, bilious and kidney com plaints, nervousness und constipation. An oath ou the lip shows that the devil is in the heart. If the llaby is Catting Teetn. Be stirs and use that old and well-tried remedy, Kao, IVineLow'a Southing Sritur for Children Teothlng VVhen a woman wants a wheel she can always find a doctor to recommend it. glTC -111 ritsstoriK-l free K |'r. K line's (Irons 1 Nerve liesturrr. Nn Htaam-r t.i,« lit».ni.v'M use. Xlarv-ICHINrun--. Treat I... I eiitr.r.l lstttl..fre* t, Bu uius fctuti toi