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.... NOT GOING TO MAINE. _ * ■ ^^ - * BRYAN CHANCES HIS CAMPAIGN - »; !.."* ■ PROGRAM. , *K. ___ if ‘ " • H* Will Enter Actively Into the Can* pelffn About September let—In the Meantime Needed Best Will be Taken— The Proposed Trip to Maine Aban doned — Disposing of Accumulated Mall. Mr. Bryan’s Movements. r Nkw York, Aug. 1.Y—After a confer “Slice with members of the Democratic -national committee it was decided that Mr. Dry an should tour the coun try next month, addressing people at nil towns visited from the rear of a railroad car, and the following an nouncement was prepared by the -chairman of the national committee. Senator Jones: “It has been decided that Mr. Bryan will enter actively into the campaign about September 1 and continue on the stump until the election. In order to obtain a much needed rest and to prepare the letter of acceptance before the speech mak ing begins, he will spend the next two weeks at some quiet place not yet de cided upon. The visit to Bath, Me., will, therefore, be postponed until the latter part of September, when Mr. #» Bryan will make a. number of speeches t- in Mew England.” The members of the national com mittee felt that it would not be well for Mr. Bryan to visit Maine prior to the State election next month, when the Republicans are almost certain to 4‘ ,T win., Chairman Jones and his chief advisers are afraid of the effect of a disastrous defeat of the silver men in ■... that State following a series of ■t* apeeehes by Mr. Bryan there, as be' had set his heart upon doing. They ■ are also said to be afraid that he will make some mistakes in the course of his speeches and thereby injure his cause and, though Mr. Jones an nounced a general tour of the coun try, there is an undercurrent in the national committee that the best tiling for the Democratic cause would be for Mr. Bryan not to make any more speeches from cars. Mr. Bryan was urged to consent to a re-arrangement of his plans. He has had the policy to offer no resist ance to the wishes of Mr. Jones uud Mr. Gorman and will avoid Maine un til after that state’s election. Mr. Bryan explained as follows his reasons for reading his speech in re ply to the notification of his nomina tion at Madison Square garden: “Knowing that it would he printed in full, I thought it more important that It should reach in correct form the millions who will read it than that the delivery should please the few > ;>- thousands who were present. It is always unfortunate when a speaker is compelled to read a political speech, but in this instance I thought it best , i not to risk the errors which always creep into the report of an extempo raneous speech. ” Mr. Bryan applied himself this morning to disposing, with Mrs. Bryan’s aid, of a three days’ accumu lation of correspondence.' Both will ‘ leave. lo-morrow for Irving-on-.the-. Hudson, where they will remain until Monday as the guests of John Bris bane Walker, editor of the Cosmo politiau. Prom Irving they will go to the Upper Bedrock where they will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Perrin for about a week. Mrs. l’er rin was formerly Mrs. Br.van’s soliool teacher. It is expected that Mr. Bryan will speak at Buffalo on Aug ust 27 and at Erie, Pa., two days later. MELVILLE’S OPINION. Th0 Engineer of tho Jeanette Party Talks About llr. Nansen's Eqpeclition. Washington, Aug. 15.—Commodore Melville, engineer in chief of the Davy, who was a member of the Jeanette party, which served as a pattern for Nansen's attempt upon the North pole, holds that the result of the explorer’s voyage clearly proves Nansen’s theory of polar drift to be groundless. In his opinion Nansen only closely paralleled the voyage of Wyprecht and Payer in the Tegethoff, who rounded the north point of Nova Zembla with the intention of travers ing the north coast'of Liberia. During the winter their Ship was crushed and in the following summer the escaped in their boats and were picked up off Cape Nassau, one of the* head lands of Nova Zembla. Nansen, Com modore Melville points out., did not enter the ice on the side of the polar basin from where he was picked up, , ao his trip fails utterly to prove that a current exists that may be relied upon to carry,a ship across the polar waters and bring it down on the east side of Greenland. As a matter of 'fact, he was heard from east of p Nova Zembla and he just drifted northward and back again. This is precisely in acoord with the judgment passed upon Nansen’s theory before he .—.. undertook his voyage by the commo dore, who had carefully calculated - the proba’’e drift in the Arctic regions, no h of the New Siberian islands, fro. . the experience he had With the Jeanette. I ' • Officers Defeated by Robbers. Bf.nson, Ariz., Aug. io.—The ban flits who last week raided the Inter national bank at Nogales, ambushed (Sheriff Loathcrwood and posse near the New Mexican line. Frank Rob son, United States line rider, who was one of the posse, was killed. The bandits having gained accessions to their ranks, now outnumber tho officers, who are now returning, bring ing the body of Robson with them. CoantarfeltlDg on a Large Scale. Washlnnton, Aug. 15. —The secret service bureau of the Treasury depart ment bas been requested to look into a report of extensive counterfeiting of United States silver dollars in one of the Central American states. The information comes from a Mexico pa per and was seat to the State depart ment by Minister Ransom. It states that in one of the Central American states a company has been organized by Americans, who have purchased the silver dollars of the state, worth 47 cents, and coined them into Amer ican dollars I .''-a » / DR. NANSEN'S RETURN. Four Degree* Nearer the North Pol* Than Any Other Explorer. Mai.mo, Sweden, An;. 15. — The newspaper Dagensnyheler has re ceived communications from Dr. Nan sen and Lieutenant Schottansen from the island of Vardo, Norway. These communications state that they aban doned the Fram in the autumn'of 1895 and resorted to the ice. The steamer Windward, carrying supplies to the Jackson-Farnsworth expedition, picked them up near Franz Josef land. They expected that the Fram would eventually drift to the east coast of Greenland. Did Not Reach the Polo Dr. Nansen left the Fram on March 14, 1395, in 84 degrees north latitude. He traversed the polar sea to a point 88 degrees, 14 minutes north latitude, situated north of the new Siberia islands. No land was sighted north of S’J degrees of latitude, or thence to Franz Josef land, where he passed the winter, subsisting on bear’s flesh and whale blubber. Dr. Nansen and his companions are in the best of health. The Fram is expected at Vardo or Bergen shortly. ■She stood the ice well. There were no sick persons on board when Nan sen left her. The steamer Windv/ard took letters for Nansen when it started to the re lief of the Jackson-Farmsworth expe dition, as Mr. Jackson expected to find Nansen and was convinced that his idea of drifting across the pole in the ice was impracticable. He was also convinced that Nansen would re turn in the direction of Franz Josef land. Dr. Nansen failed to reach the North pole, but he touched, a point four degrees nearer than* any other explorer has done. Has Been Gone Three Tear*. Dr. Fridjof Nansen started on his expedition in the little ship Fram, to try to reach the North pole, in June, 1S93. His plan was different from any that had hitherto been attempted. It was based on the theory of an open polar sea and the existence of currents netting northward into it from the New Siberian islands. Dr. Nansen proposed to sail northward from Nor way and eastward along the Kara sea, skirting the Siberian coast to the New Siberian islands; then leaving the land to continue northerly until the pack ice was reached. He intended to ram his ship into the ice, trusting to the currents (the existence of which had been indicated by the drift of certain relics of the ill fated Jean nette), to carry him with the ice pack into the polar sea, and out again be tween the eastern coast of Greenland and the island of Spitzbergeu. In accordance with this plan. Dr. Nansen had his vessel, the Fram—in English, the Forward—built upon a special design, intended to resist the pressure of ice. The hull was U sliaped in section, built with the greatest strength and braced inside, so that its power of resistance would be such that the pack ice, instead of crushing it, would lift the vessel on The Good Ship Fnm. She was 101 feet long end with a beam of one-third her length. She was fitted with an engine of ICO horse power, capable of developing a speed of six knots an hour, consuming about two and three-quarter tons of coala day. The crew consisted of twelve men. The ship was provisioned for five years and carried 300 tons of coal. She also had an electric light plant and alcohol for use in cooking. She was provided farther with six strong boats for use in Arctio waters, with dogs and sledges and a complete outfit of Arctic supplies Captain Otto Sverdrup, an experienced Arctic navigator, who had accompanied Dr. Nansen on previous exploring trips in Northern regions, had command of the ship. The Frara left Vardo July 31. The first part of her voyage was made suc cessfully. her ice-resisting qualities especially meeting the expectations of her commander as far as they had an opportunity of being tested. The last seen of the ship was when she sailed from Chaborewa, on the strait of Jugor, Siberia, on August 3, 1893. There M. O. Christofersen, the secre tary of the expedition, bade farewell to Nansen and his companions, who started on in excellent spirits. There have been various rumors that Nansen had been heard from, and that he had found the North pole, but they have all proved totally unfounded. WHY NANSEN FAILED^ Wu Mot Provided With a Sufficient Num ber of Doge end Canoe*. Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 15.—Dr. Nan sen says that the Fram drifted with the ice in a westerly direction to tl jjegrees, and he expects that the ves sel will eventually arrive at Spits bergen. Wherever they penetrated they found the ice broken. Large patches of water were also found, 3,300 meters deep. Below the depth of 190 meters tho water was appre ciably warmer, probably owing to the gulf stream. Rocky scars, of which the explorers hud no -previous knowl edge, prevented entrance into the Olbnek river for days. In consequence of the scarcity ol dot's with the expe dition, he was compelled to turn back at 30:15. It he had been provided with a sufficient number of dogs and canoes the pole would have been reached. The land voyage was most arduous, but valuable scicntiilc re sults were obtained. In 189s he reached the north coast of Franz J.sef land, and built a stone house, in wtiich he lived the whole winter. Dr. Nansen and his companions are in the best of health. Harrison Will Take the Stamp. Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 15.—Gen eral Benjamin Harrison will be at the disposal of the Republican state com mittee during this campaign, and the latter will attend to arranging bb dates for speeches. Bryan to Hake a Tour. Nkw York, Aug. 15.—W. J. Bryan will travel the country over, address ing the crowds from the rear of a railroad car. An announcement te this effect was prepared by tfte chair man of the national committee, Sen ator Jones. BRYAN’S LARYNX SORB. The MtaiBN In the Band* of » Kir York Specialist. New ITobk, Aug. 13.—When William J. Bryan, Democratic nominee for the presidency, arose this morning he could speak only in a husky tone, and his condition was such that Mrs. Bryan and Mr. W. P. St. John, whose guests Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are,sent at once for a specialist, Dr. F. E. Miller. The physician diagnosed Mr. Bryan’s difficulty as acute laryngitis, put ex pressed the hope that his patient would be able to meet his engagement with the Democratic notification com mittee at Madison Square garden thia evening. . Under the physician’s advice Mr. Bryan will not leave the house until it is time to go to thr hall in whioh he is expected to address 15,000 people. At noon he was enjoying a nan. ENGLAND AT IT AGAIN. She Seises an Island aad Boas Against the Mob roe Doctrine, City oy Mexico, Aug. 13.— It is re ported that a British man-of-war has seized the Mexican island -of Clarion, which belongs to the State of Colima, and that there will be a coaling sta tion established there. The report is given circumstantially in the news papers, bnt is not vet confirmed. It is also asserted the English have planned to seize the island of Bevillgigo on the Pacific coast. In view of the present amicable relations between Mexico and England, and the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine by the United States, the reports ap pear incredible, although affirmed in the press. , . Queen Victoria's Thanks. London, Aug. 13.—Queen Victoria has issued a message to the people of the empire thanking them for their expressions of loyalty and affection as the period approaches when the length of her reign yUl have exceeded that of any other English monarch, but asking that no national celebra tion shall be observed until she' shall have completed sixty years of her reign, June i8, 1898. Iowa Patent .Office Report. ■' R. P. Dart, of Des Moines, has been granted a copyright for a political cam paign publication entitled, “Is It Not True.” :f; ■ ft S: <g. W. IX Olney, of Des. Moines, has been granted a copyright for p politi cal illustrated publication entitled, “The Eagle or the Iddh.’N' Patents have been allowed but not yet issued as follows: To H. E. Patterson, of Hudson, Iowa, for a check rein holder for har ness saddles that is adapted to hold a bridle-rein and also an overhead check rein as required to drive a horse ad vantageously. To J. J. VanOel, of Des Moines, for a detachable vehicle wheel that may be taken off and put on and the axle greased without using a wrench, the nut on the axle is removed by turning the wheel and remains fast in the hub to be handled with the wheel as the wheel is taken off and put on. To 11. J. Bently, of Belle Plaine, for an apparatus for starting fires in locomotives advantageously by means of greasy waste matter for kindling and compressed air in a reservoir con nected with air brakes or stored in a stationary reservoir in a round house. Valuable information about obtain ing, valuing and selling patents sent free to any address. Printed copies of the drawings and specifications of any U. 8. patent sent upon receipt of 25 cents. Our practice is not confined to Iowa. Inventors in other states can have cur services upon the same terms as Hawk' eyea Thomas G. & J. Ralph Obwio, -Solicitors of Patents. Des Moines, Iowa. LITE STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS Quotations From New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAHA. Batter—Creamery separator.. 14 O 18 Butter—Fair to good country, 12 ft 14 Kgg9—Fresh. 8 ft 814 I’oultry—Live hens.per lb. 6 ft 6yt Spring Chickens. 10 im 11 Lemons—Choice Messlnas. 5 00 ft 5 AO Honey—Fancy White. 10 m 12 Potatoes—New. 20 ft 25 Oranges—Per bo* . 4 50 ft 4 85 Huy—Upland, per ton. 4 50 ft B 01 Potatoes—New... 25 9 ao Apples -Per bbl..‘..1 50 ft 2 50 SOUTH OMAHA STOCK MARKET. Hogs—Light Miked.. 2 80 ft 2 85 Hogs—Heavy Weight*............ 2 TO ft 3 75 Beet—Steers. 3 00 ft 4 05 Bulls.... 1 go ft 2 50 Milkers and springers.. '.. 2 75 ft 3 33 btaga. 2 00 ft 3 15 Calves.. 2 75 ft 5 25 .. 1 40 ft 2 85 Stockers aad Feeders. 2 00 ft 3 55 Westerns. 2 45 ft 3 45 Sheep—Native Welters. 2 00 ft 2 :'5 Sheep—Mixed Native. 2 75 ft 3 25 CHICAGO, f Wheat—No. 2, Spring. 58 ft S5Y Corn—Per bu. 23 ft 2814 Oats-Perbu. 16 ft leu fork. 7 00 ft 7 20 Cattle—Native Steers. 3 50 ft 8 80 Choice calves......... 3 25 ft 5 40 Hogs—Medium mixed.3 00 ft 3 !0 Sheep—Lambs. 3 00 ft 5 85 Sheep—Western range. 2 60 ft 3 00 NEW YORK. Wheat—No. 2, red winter. 65 ft ssv Corn No. 2. 29 ft 29K o*tg-No-2.::::::::: IS f fork-. g SO g 9 25 Lard—. 4 10 ft 4 60 ST. LOUIS, Wheat—No. 2 red, cash. 6834ft 69 Corn-Perbu."i. awft 21V Hogs—Mixed packing. 2 90 ft 3 20 Cattle—Native Ship'ng Steers. 3 60 ft 4 40 KANSA8 CITY. Wheat—No. 2 hard. 61V® 51M Corn—No. 2. . 21*4® 21V Oats—Na 2.21V® 22V CatUe—Stockers and feeders.. 2 25 ft 3 60* Hogs—Mixed... 2 95 ft 3 03 Sheep—Lambs. 3 26 ft 4 25 Sheep—Muttons. 2 00 ft 3 00 Candidate Rentley Takes the Stamp. Lincoln, Neb., A a?. 13. — C E. Bentley, candidate for president of the National party, left yesterday for an extensive tour on the stump He will spend two weeks in Indiana and Illinois, thence going to New England (or a number of engagements Dockery Renominated. Cameron. Mo., Aug. 13. —Hon. A.M. Dockery was nominated by the Dem ocratic congressional convention o;! the Third district, held in this city yesterday, this making eight consec utive times he has been thus nomi nated. DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING I CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. i I Bow Soccaaifal Farmer* Operate Tbl* Department of the Farm—A Few Hint* ae to the Care of Lite Stock and Poultry. HE chicken fever Is one of the most contagious of dis eases. One thor ough case Is enough to set a whole community on Are. Let a thor ough-going fancier move into a com munity which has never before as pired to anything higher in poul try culture than raising the com mon barn-yard fowl, and It will not be many months until a man here, a boy there, and a woman over yonder will be asking the price of eggs and , fowls, and inquiring for the address of a good poultry paper, and seeking in formation In general. From these, others 'will catch the inspiration until tho Interest will have become general, and if they can be Induced to subecribe to a good paper, the result will be that many will become thorough fanciers. The chicken fever is also a peculiar thing Inasmuch that if It once gets a hold on a man, It will be impossible for him to leave It altogether. He may en ter the pulpit, law, politics or any other vocation In life, yet the love for the fancy will cling to him yet, and on the back-yard or on the ex pensively fitted up farm yard you will find a pen of prize fowl—his pets. This love clings to him because It Is a most fascinating persult Breeding fowls present so many difficult problems for solution, so many possibilities, yet so many disappointments also, that a man of a strong and determined mind will stick to it because he will not give up the pursuit until he has attained per fection. But the nearer we attain un to perfection, the further It moves from us. That which a few years back was a slmple^fault Is now an eye-sore fault. If it were possible to breed a perfect fowl the ranks of the fancy would thin ’ out in a hurry. With no possibility of progress in the future, all Interest in the present wpuld soon die out. We need not go far to prove this statement. The varieties which are the hardest to breed to standard, have the greatest number of enthusiastic admirers and most valiant champions. The chicken fever sometimes causes very strange hallucinations of the mind and the vic tim often Imagines that the poultry business Is the bonanza which many have sought and tew found, that it le a ctyld’s work with a railroad king’s pay. With a piece of paper and pencil be can quickly prove with the accuracy which attends all mathematized deduc tions, that there Is millions in It. Alas, he may some day find that hopes found ed,‘on figures alone are blasted. After one has recovered from the rigors of the first attack, he can then settle down to the enjoyment of the pursuit. What can bring more pleasure to the mind of the fancier than a yard of well-bred fowl of his particular choice? Breeding Is a. game which hae more chances than a game of chess, and it requires as broad a mind to master the one as the other. T ,Ponltrj Experience. I have been engaged In raising poul try for about 15 years, and have raised nothing but pure-blooded Plymouth Rocks. The Plymouth Rock suits me best because it is a general ‘purpose fowl, being large in size'and a good layer. It matures early. Our poultry house is warm and is always kept free from filth and vermin. In winter we feed mostly on corn, oats and wheat. In summer we feed a mix ture of shorts and bran, mixed and wet, but made very stiff. We have no particular method. Sometimes we get good prices for what we have to sell, but usually, as we sell in the local markets, we do not get high prices, un less we sell for breeding purposes. We get eggs nearly every day in the year. I have had the cholera in my flock. I do not know whether it was caused by lice or not. One or two years ago I lost nearly my whole flock. I have lost a good many by minks and weasels. I have good success in raising broods and usually raise all I get hatched. I feed at first on hard-boiled eggs and bread crumbs, giving them pure water to drink at first, and after that I give I them sour milk. I have good dry coups | for* them and keep in the shade as much as possible. I have doctored for roup, cholera and gapes, and am satis fied that cholera can be cured in its first stages. For roup I grease their necks and throats with coal oil and lard mixed. For gapes I use a horse hair Inserted in the windpipe, and with this I draw out the little red worms.* Some of my Plymouth Rocks are re I have been raising chickens for the past ten years, and in that time have bred the common nondescript, the S. C. B. Leghorns, the R. C. W. Leghorns and the Plymouth Rocks. The S. C. B. Leghorns suit me best. My method of feeding has been warm mash for breakfast, wheat, buckwheat, millet and Kaffir corn thrown in straw and litter, to allow them to scratch during the balance of the day. I feed green ground bone twice a week in fall and winter, and blood meal mixed with the ground feed in the summer. As to raising chicks, I think the best way is to depend on the brooder. For doctor ing the roup I use the hatchet. I have | this summer bought and shipped 180 dozen of eggs per week, besides what I have produced myself, and I am sur prised that people will buy eggs in the summer time in the condition in which 1 they are taken to market. Some of the 1 eggs are stale, and others are daubed all over in such a way as to make a. | peraon'B stomach turn to look at them. The general farmers pay no attention ' to the breeding or care of poultry. Osco Poultry Farm. Henry County, Illinois. 8am mar Feed, Professor Lindsay, in a bulletin sent out from the experiment station at Amherst on economic feeding of milch cows, gives valuable Information on green fodders that will help out the short past’urage, says Our Orange Home. His conclusions are that pas ture grass is a perfect feed for the dairy cow, and when the animal can secure sufficient of It without too great efforts, maximum milk yields may be expected. This, however, is rarely the case, and it very frequently becomes necessary to practice at least a partial system of soiling. Rye sown the prev ious autumn is the earliest green feed to bo had In the spring. It cannot be fed over ten days, as it grows rapidly woody. Wheat can follow rye, and can be fed for fourteen days. After cutting the rye and wheat the land can be planted to corn. Wheat can be fol lowed by clover and grass, or by clov er alone, sown the year previous. The flrst annual crops froth which green teed can be secured are Canada peas and oats, or vetch and oats. These should be sown as early as possible in the spring. The peas or vetch should lie harrowed or lightly plowed to a depth of three or four inches and the oats lightly harrowed in. Either com bination makes a most excellent green feed, and by planting several lots about two weeks apart, green feed can ho secured during the entire month of July. The vetch seed is rather more coBtly than the peas. The only objec tion to Canada peas is their tendency to lodge. Some prefer the champion of England or black-eyed marrowfat on this account. For green feed dur ing the month of August the barnyard millet (Panlcumcrus galli) is to be rec ommended, This millet was imported from northern Japan. The wild spe cies growing in this country is the common barnyard grass. The culti vated species grows upright from five to seven feet tall, and yields from twelve to twenty tons of green mater ial per acre. Animals eat it with avld {ty. It makep also very good hay, lint, telng coarser than the common millet, there is difficulty in curing it. It needs plenty of moisture to produce maxi mum yields, and will not stand a drought as well as corn. Medium green soja beans sown in drills two and one half feet apart about May 30 will grow four feet tall and furnish a green fod der rich in protein from August 20 to September 15. Corn planted May 20 will furnish green fodder from August 25 to September 20. It can,be fed in connection-with soja beans, one half of each, to excellent advantage, and furnishes a properly balanced ration. Land from which peas and oats have been removed by July 15 can be seeded at once with Hungarian grass, and will yield green food from September 20 to October 5, the balance, if any, to be made into hay. One can expect from one to one and one-half tons of hay per acre. Barley and peas sown Aug ust 1 to 5 will furnish plenty of green feed during October. These last fod ders will stand very severe frosts. Shrinkage of Driven Cattle. A Nevada stockman, who has been experimenting says beef cattle driven 25 miles without water will shrink 50 pounds to each animal, allowing feed and drink at the end of the Journey before weighing. An animal driven 50 miles and allowed to drink frequently during the drive will shrink 20 pounds. An animal driven 25 miles and allowed to drink frequently during the drive will not show shrinkage if allowed to eat and drink for three hours at the end of a drive. A bunch of 600 pound animals driven 50 miles with care and alllowed to drink frequently on the drive and at the end allowed to eat and drink for six hours showed 15 pounds shrinkage to the animal.—Den* ver Farm and Field, Uniform Choose Molting. Canadian cheese manufacturers pro pose to Increase the reputation of their product by a project wnich bids fair to be more or less successful. The Western Dairymen’s Association in tend to adopt a system of syndicate in struction, and for this purpose the as sociation has agreed upon these provi sions among others: To secure a uni form quality of cheese there must be uniform methods of making, and to se cure uniformity in making, there must be a uniform system of instruction. There are about 350 cheese factories in western Ontario. It is proposed to organize them into syndicates of from fifteen to twenty-five each. A thor oughly competent instructor and in spector will be placed over each syndi cate, who will visit - each factory at least once a month. The salary and expenses of syndicate inspectors are estimated to cost from $500 to $700 per annum. This would require an aver age of from $20 to $27.50 from each fac tory in syndicates of twenty-five, and from $33.33 to $46.30 from each fac tory in syndicates of fifteen factories; and proportionate amounts according to the number of factories in a syndi cate.—Rochester (N. Y.) Post Express. Hens in the Garden.—Do not be afraid to allow the hens in the garden after the plants are well under growth, as they do but little damage except when seeds are just germinating, the scratching of course throwing the seeds out. After the ground is packed and the vegetables well under way the hens will be more Intent on seeking insects than anything else, and if they happen to Ho slight injury they will destroy hundreds of insects during the day. One of the first ways of Increasing the profit in dairying is to reduce the cost of producing milk. . ..... _ _ ■' i 5===555™HH j To CIMUN the System effectually yet gently, when costive or bilious, or when the blood le Impure or sluggish, to permanently overcome ha bltual constipation, to awaken the kid neys and liver to a healthy activity, without irritating or weakening them, to dlBpel headaches, colds, or fevers, use • Syrup of Figs. , ———————— ft - The Mystery of the Pearl. The usual sorce of pearla found with-' fn the oyster appears to be the intru sion of some small foreign body which aeta np an irritation of cuticle. The; only means of defense open to the' moliusk is to deposit a layer of nacre1 around the irritating particle, andi thus cut it off from the soft, tender; skin. A grain of sand or a small trust-; acean may slip in between the lips,; and setting up irritation, provoke the-' cuticle to deposit around it a series of' thin films of nacre. These are added; to from time to time, the little nucleus, is completely encysted, and a pearl la* the result. How to Grow 40c Wheat. Salzer’a Fall Seed Catalogue telle you.* It’s worth thousands to the wideawake farmer. Send 4-cent stamp' for catalogue and tree samples of grains and grasses for fall sowing. John A. Salzer Seed Co., LaCrosae,' Tolling a Horae's Age, "The popular idea that the age of a, horse can always be told by looking at his teeth," said a veterinary surgeon?; "is not entirely correct. After the* eighth year the horse, has no more new: teeth so that the tooth method is nee less for telling the age of a horse which is more than eight years old. Aa, soon at the set of teeth is complete,; ’ however, a wrinkle begins to appear on the upper edge of the lower eyelid,, and a new wrinkle is added each year, so that to get at the age of a horse more than eight years old you must figure the teeth plus the wrinkles." Coe’s Cough Balsam IsthooldMtosdbMU It will brsnk ups Cold oolds. or than spy thing else. It Is always rsUsbls. TryEi A ratal Shook When the Tiro Herat. A little girl named Helen Latham, > years old, died from fright in Mystic,, Conn. She was playing with her mates about the streets when shaj stopped to watch some boys at work on a bicycle. All gt once a loud report was heard. The pneumatic tire had exploded from pressure of air. This frightened the girl so she fainted. As she did not revive. Drs. Purdy and Barber were called and endeavored to revive her. 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