M. I 1 7 : Mar ikl lb Ow. German i4rifnentrra claim that oa-a calving in Iiecembrr give over 20 par cent wore milk than those freshen iuf in May or June. TUs cow require ra.ion to prow bona and musrle at well aa fat. Io not aspect coru to fupply all that it require in the way of pram. It ia the food rich la nitrogenous tlement which will tup ply that hich ia most wanted, snch oata, bran, peas, linseed cakes with clover hay. Daafncft Canaot ba Carta by loe.il ari'Iiratinna, u thfy cannot reach the dmeaoel portion of tlie far. There i only one way to cure lienlnc-as, and that if by corn imtonal rrm-dira. Dealness i caused by an inflamed condition of the mnroui lining of the Eustachian Tube. .When thi tulie (rets inrlumed yon have a rumbling found or impe feet h-ariiic, and when It is er tirely closed JJeafneas la ttie 'result, and onleiiMhe inflamiiiation can be Uken out an. I ihia tul.e restored to it normal condition, hearinie will be de atroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which ia nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous sur faref . We will give One II otidred Dollars lor any ca-e ol leainws (rained bv r(arrh) that cannot lie cured by JlalTa Catarrh Cure, t-end fo' circular free. K. J. CHENEY CO.. Toledo, O arS"rold by DruKjjiKUi, jc. Vu aint .vr:i.i'i .v e -my mm's repu tashun or estate until he iz in the han-ls or the underlain r. We will forfeit Sl.WjO if anv of our pul) lishH testimorviiN tire proven to be not genuine. Thk 1'iwj Co., Warren. I haint pot but lutle konlldence in mi on judgement, and I liaint pot niutoli more in other people's. Mamma: Johnny, I fear you w.-re Dot at fcho( 1 jes'enlay." Johnny: H'm! I'll btt 'he teacher told you. , woman never cn keep a secret." Joglon Transcript. Sir, tvinslnw's So'vthiso vm'r tor rrut ren (rettilug, solteni the jiinu. re. line i.itimu malum, ailavp paiii,cnr'i w inu coilc. ir iHittl . We wish we had leen liberty and could he more c mfortable. - - 1 l V Is tlisf IV Sra"rt!);,. W rcue i, ....rtt ths veret cae ot i:r ft. u. iaM rlieiiin. ct sii- ia and rl.euniiitMu. i o. tiie : mitlerer try t Injood S : Sarsaparilla ' Jlie bent - lu fai t, t:ie "flu True. Ulnod ("urlrler. Hnnrl'c Dillc eure l.lver ill; eajy to aivvu o t ilia Uke.eanvtooiieratii. ISO. Gladness Comes With a better understandiiifc' of the trantiient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish liefore proper ef forts gentle effort pleasant effort rightly directed. There is comfort In the knowledge, that so many forms of kickneas are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative. Syrup of Fis. prompt ly removes. That is why it in the only remedy with luillionnof families, and is every where esteemed ho highly by all who value (fnl health. Its beticucial effects are due to the fuel, that ..is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanlincsH without debilitating Hie organs on which it acts. It is therefore all Important, in order to girt its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chaw, that you have the genuine arti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup C o. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if In need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Pigs stands highest and is most largely nacd and gives motd general satisfaction. (good The Same Old Sarsaparilla. That's Avar's. The same old sarsaparilla as it was made and sold SO yean ago. In the latmratory it is different. There modern appliances lend speed to skill and experience. But the sarsaparilla is the same, old sarsaparilla that nutde the record 60 yearn of cure. Why don't wo better it? Well, weTre much in the, condition of the Bishop and the raspberry: "l)ou tit les," he said, "Ood might have made a better berry. But doubtless, alio. Ha nerer did." Why don't we better th sarsaparilla ? Wo can't. We are using the tame old plant that cured the Indiana and the Spaniard. It baa not been bettered. And since we make sarsaparilla compound out ef sarsaparilla plant, we see no way of improvaroent. Of course, if we were making some secret chemical compound, we might.... But we're not We're maklDf the same old sarsaparilla to cure the same old diseases. You can tell its the Mm old uartapariUa because it works the aaiM old cure. It's the sovereign blood purifier, and -' Ayer'$. Captain David P. Thomaa, who Ll just died at bii home in ew Haven Conn., wa widely knon by the older i.ewspajwr men of the country through the fact that he was for niany yean, P. T. Barnuui't proas agent. He was once iity alitor of the New Haven Courier. He: "You're worth six ben of any other of the pirla I know." She: Thats tie fame old compliment. You roeaa dear, that I'm worth my weight in gold " Detroit Free Press. Geeae that Made aa Beit pee. "While I waa on a hunting trip la at month at Inman. Kan., I saw a eight which few sportsmen have ever Been," aaid Cook Herman. "One night Just aa It waa growing duak, our party was hunting on a lake where we had been having good suece with duck. Sud denly the sky seemed to be clouded over so that we thought a storm wot coming up, but on looking to aee what was the cause of the sudden darkness we discovered that Immediately over lis waa a flight of wild geese which lit erally covered the sky for as far aa the eye could reach. I do not believe I would be exaggerating If I waa to say the jjeeae in that flixht were numbered by the thousand. For half an hour we rwati-hed thorn tlylug by, forming all sorts of picturesque groups like maps In the sky, shifting rapidly from one combination to another. They were flying jtiHl high enough to be out ol irtlnfchot resell hut I tmi on fi.d to kilt one tired straggler, which ,:id fiiltc-ii ' U-hluii one of the big bujidies atd yen-' tuied where he could lie reached by a I long shot. It was a sight which I slinll j never forget and I am still regiettlii that we could not have got a crnck at them." Kaiisns City Journal. Red and Blue fata. The most remarkable thing at the re cent cat show In Ixindon, where 7l tabbies were on exhibition, wiih the number of superh red tabbies, together with a fine assortment of pure black. smoke-colored cats, and cut a with Unit peculiar tone of glossy coat known ns cat blue. I he efforts of the lingllsli cat-breeders tfiifc past year have been blue and bTsct t'tifs. In the opinion of many expert "n black caj wltuout any markings whatever of white Is the most perffH-t variety tliat Ts knowp, and It is proof of the appit'clation of Jhls th;tt certain dishonest pe)ple lii( L TT7 white hairs'ouT ol a cat one by oue. It has been noticed that the classes that are open to worklngmen In this nation al exhibition art; particularly strong In tine black cats. Blue-eyed, white-coated cats are getting to be highly valued In England now, anil one of these bore off the other day a substantial money prls that was offervd by Iuls Wain, the great cat artist. Another prize winner of the show waa a brown tabby torn, Champion Xenophon, which lis owner values ut JB.iKiO. Mil waukc? Sentinel. A Marvelous Quilt. Mrs. Joshua Mllea, of Southington, Conn., hoa been working on a bedqullt at odd times since lftU2, which la a wonder In Ita way and deservea special notice. The material la twilled cotton, and Is made Id forty-one squares, seven squares each way. but the Inner squars takes up siice of nine of the ordinary ones. On this Is inscribed. In blue stitching, which Is readily deciphered, the names of all the soldiers that went to the civil war from Sonthlngton, to gether with a picture of the soldiers' monument. Ou the other squares are the pictures of places and peraous of In ul note, such as the pastors of the churches, the postmasters of the three villages, the assessors, the contractors and builders, merchants, etc., the names of the various manufacturing firms, with the list of officers, plctuics ! of various historic buildings and names of secret societies represented In the town In lfil)-'. Mrs. Biles has been un tiring In her efforts to finish this rr marknble work, and It Is now stretched upon a frame. Kngland'a Most Wicked Woman. A woman who made her (! J appear ance at Newcastle, Knglanu, police court, was scntcneed recently by the i magistrates to one month's imprison- I ment for drunken conduct. Strength of Horses. The strength of two horses equals that of fifteen men. A Parisian inventor is combining a watch with a toy phonoprapb. On touching a spring in the niht, the watch whispers tbe time in your ear and suggests that if the furnace lire isn't out it is heaven's mercy. THE FARM AND HOME MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM ER AND HOUSEWIFE. Tb Brooaa Corn Crop and How to Cara for It Suggestion for Farm Bchoole How the Tlaaea Are Made Woric -Farm Notes. Caring; for Broom Corn. The broom corn crop U of vaat Im portance and It Is quite proper to give some consideration a to how the crop may I best cared for, nays a writer. Quality and condition control the value of broom corn aa well aa other com modities, and bext condition can be ea-I--iHlly obtained by following certain rules and methods in caring for the crop. Cutting should lie done before the com Is bleached out, as color is es sential, ami when green the brush p-at-smn advantages both In attracllve nesH and for working. When corn should lie. us soon as possible, hauled under cover, ami have the seeds remov ed by running through the scraier. This done, it nhonld lie placed on Khelves so arranged as to admit of a free circula tion of air. In alxittt ten days, if the weather is dry and all conditions are favorable, the corn will be ready to bale. It should be thoroughly exam ined, however, to we thai it is dry and cured. After the broom corn Is thor oughly dry the next step Is to bale nud this operation should receive great care and attention, There are too many ahaky and loiesided bales received an nually and It bothers those who handl'' them to keep them from falling apart. It lieing of great importance to keep the ends of the bales aquarc ami amooth, the brush should be handed to the packer In small lots, the butts of which, having Im-cii evened by striking down tiiMin a table or other siinsith sur face, and the one who places the brush In the Ihix of the pi-ens should lake care to keep the butts up dost! against the end of the box and the brush properly lapped In the Interior. I'se No. 9 fence wire, live to the liale, and It Is not a bn) Idea to have a tighter wire to tie nt each corner, ami press sutncieutly to have a good, compact, tight bale which will endure the long journey and the handling. No matter lion; carefully nud succefully every step in the produc tion of the brush has Ix-en performed, the profit of the crop will depend, other things equal, ujiou proper lulling. (Ireat care and attention tdiould be given to having the seeds removed, there being too much fraud practiced by baling up trash, seeds and crooked corn In the bale with straight brush. Bale the crooked bv Itself.--Prairie Farmer. A Huxucation for r'urm Pchoola. The agricultural college Is undoubted ly the best place for a young man to learn the science of farming, but there are some who will not attend Is'cause they think that the college is not prac tical enough. Would It Ik- practicable for large fanners to establish farm schools in connection with their farms? They could employ young men who do not wish to attend an agricultural col lege, but who wish to learn the ls-st farm method, have them work eight or ten hours a day, the evenings to lie em ployed In reading, atudylng and attend ing lectures, the farmer to question and Instruct them in their studies: also to give occasional lectures, supplement ed by lecture by other capable men. The young men, by having the advant age of such Instruction, could afford to work for less than ordinary wnp's; they could thus get a very good educa tion, while otherwise the cvenhiiwt would be spent ill idleness. The farmer would ls lienellled. too. because he would gel a good das of help and could afford to spend some time In In structing them because he would not have to pay so high wages. Kxchauge. If there are no large farmers to open up such a school there are plenty of farmer lsiys In a neighborh icd who could profit by such n school, which might be established by a number of farmers able to talk on agricultural topics and to Impart practical knowl edge In that Hue. Where this Is im practicable some competent Instructor could be hired at a small expense to those attending. Rural New Yorker. Makes the Times Worse. It la a fact without doubt that too much talk alHiut hard tltnea helps to make them worse. A farmer who Is an occasional caller nt the Rural North west, but never complains of hard time, was asked the other day why It waa that he never had anything to say on the subject. His reply was that It could not tlo any good to complain about the hard times, and If everylsnly would keep a "stiff upper lip" and say nothing about the matter tlnus would not seem half so hard and pretty soon they would not be so hard. The com plainants' talk of hard times has a gmit effect In preventing people from engaging In new enterprises and pre vents many people from spending money who could well afford to do so. Rural Northwest. Hottlcd Grape Juice. Pick Ihe gia pes from the stems and mnsli them. Strain the Juice Into a ket tle, Isill It, remove the scum, strain It Into bottles and seal It aa you would canned fruit. The bottle may be tight ly corked and sealing-wax put on above the cork. If only a small quantity of juice la to be used at one time, email bottlea will bo more convenient than larger ones. Hut It will keep sweet ev cral days after la-lng opened In ordin ary weather. Lay the I settles on their eldea In a cool, dark place. It will do no harm to strain the wlivn when the bottles are opened. Don't use sugar; It Is nniM'oetisary, and there Is some danger of making grape Jelly Instead of wine. Thus made It will keep for year. Another way ia to pick anil wash the grapes; add auffldent water to start them In cooking, boll uutil the pulp is tender, and strain a for Jelly; add a small amount of sugar, sufficient to make it palatable; bring to a boil and can In glass. The Horticulturist. Making; Tile Porous. In city sewers there Is obvious advan tage In having the outride of tile or pipe glazed, and having the pipes closely fit ted, ao that no water from outside can come In at the Joints. But for farm drainage the more porous tile is the bet ter. The burned clay out of reach of frost, and coming In contact only with pure water, is practically Indestructi ble. The more porovm the tile is the more easily will drainage water leach through. Laid with porous tile, the pljst. may be closely fitted, and yet ef fectually drain the laud around them. The porosity of tile Is easily Increased by mixing sawdust with clay licfore the bitter is burned. The heat required to harden the day sutlicieutly for use burns out the particles of sawdust, leav ing a vacant place, ami making the tile much lighter, while being even better for use than that of solid clay. In mak ing brick esM'eially for use In buildings the clay should be as little jsirotis as possible. Krick buildings need imlnt- Ing every year or two to prevent the bricks from cracking, as they will when a sudden freeze oivurs after a storm beating against them has filled their surfaces full of water. ('. r.iiH for Winter I'ae. Ira pes iicmI to lie ripened wholly on th vine. They will not, like pears and apples, ripen in the cellar. The really ripe grapes will endure several de grees of fro.n. If thlri occurs early, so sis to warrant some warm weather after It, some grape growers leave the grapes ou the vines for some time after most of the leaves have been frosted. The grapes will ripen thus, but very slowly. It Is a risky busimws, for a heavy frost tunnel lines comes and sisiibt those grapes left to rliK-ti late. Orlda and Knde. When tin artery is severed compress above the spurting surface. Wood from the arteriea enters the extremities. If a vein Is severed compress below the spurting surface. Wood In velna re turns to the heart. To freshen tan-colored shoes, dissolve a tablespoonful of salt In a little warm water and add to a pint of cold water, in which an ounce of salts of lemon has IsH-n dissolved. Wash the shoes with this, and. when thoroughly dry, polish with soft flannel or a bit of silk. Move your pot plants Into winter quarters. Clean the pots, trim away rank growth, decayed leaves aud keep everything about the plants scrupu lously clean to prevent decay. See that windows near the flowers close tight, as draughts are death to flowers. The drain pipe should Is disinfected nt least once a week In warm weather. Dissolve a nickel's worth of copperas In half a pailful of water, and gradually pour It down the pliie. An iron sink may be kept from rusting by applying with a brush n quarter of a pound of asphaltum In spirits of tuna'ntlne. If the bottom crust of fruit pies is glazed with the white of an egg It will not be soft and soggy. The top of meat and all kinds of raised pies should be glazed. Heat the yolk of an egg for a short time and add one spoonful of milk. When the pie Is two-thirds done remove from the oven, brush over with the glaze, return to the oven am finish baking. Farm Notes Michigan lias new turnip disease. It driesuptheleaf.lt is a fungius, which accompanies wet, muggy weather. The remedy, or preventive, Is to bum all the affected tops. When salt is kept where the cows can help themselves there In no danger of their eating too much. It Is only when It Is kept from them for some time that there is any risk of their doing so. Teach trees can be cut back very low, which makes them stocky, but such trets when two or three years old are not as easily cultivated ns trees that are higher. The low trees stand heavy winds Is'tter. however, nud shade the ground around the trunks from the sun. Where It Is desirable to keep the dirt In place on any situation where the dirt may become listened and fall away, It has ls'cn suggested by one who has test ed them to use the Japanese honey suckle or Virginia creeper, as the vines root as they grow, forming dense thick ets of growth and take the place of sodding. Ticks not only keep sheep poor, but enfeeble them. Experience hna shown that late dipping of sheep In the fall, which destroys ticks, not only Improves the condition of the flock, but the gain In growth of fleece Is very marked. When free of ticks sheep will not only be more contented, but also escape dis ease to a great extent. The roads would be much better If wide tlrtvt were used ou all wagons, aa they do not cut up the roads, but rath er serve to pack the gravel. The Ktnte of Pennsylvania has a law exempting from certain taxes those who use wide tlre, and as metal wheels are largely coming into use It la probable that In the future nearly all wagons will have wide tlrett. Prof. E. H. Voorhees, of the New Jer sey experiment station, la of the opin ion that the higher readers uaed In the. country school, should contain moutly article devoted to farm matters. The cliaractei'lsllcs of breeda, soils, plant foods, cultivation of crop and other subjects would prove not only Interest amp time Instruct them In the very l:ig reading to pupil, but also at the lines which will In tbe future be mor beneficial to tbeux Jmb niiiiuaV PhlloMphr. Silence is allwuss eafe, and iz fre quently tbe smartest thing we kan say. I think we reach more konklushuns H guessing than we do bl reasoning. Boty and brains are aeldom found to gether; this is too much to expect. Most ov tbe lies that are told, are told from habit rather than a maliahus de sighn. . Centre shots are what tells; one bullet in tbe bull's eye iz worth ten that just miss it. The Wlinnaa Remembered. Joseph H. Choate is an expert In han dling two-edged-sword repartee. His skill la such that lie seldom meets one who ia able to hold his own with him. He met bis match not long ago while trying a case before tbe Surrogate. An old woman was being questioned by him about how the testator had looked when he made a remark to her about some relatives. "Now, how can I remember. He's been dead two years," she replied, testily. "Is your memory so poor Unit you can't remember two years back?" con tinued Cnoate. The old woman was silent, and Cboate asked: "Did he look, when he spoke, anything like nieV" "fceerns to me he did have the same sort of a vacant look!" snapped the witness, with fire In her eyes. The court room was convulsed, and Choate had no further questions. Green Hag. A Soldier's Kit. Every British soldier on Joining tha army is given a free kit, composed of such necessaries as a knife, fork and spoon, brushes, towels, shirts, aocka. etc., and also a great coat, cape and head-dress, according to the particular branch of the service he may Join, but the Issue of ttie clothing depends on the special costume worn by the corps to which the man belongs. Tbe Knife. The use of the knife Is very ancient, and the first that we know of were of hard stone. Herodotus tells us that the knives used by the Egyptian sur geons were likewise of stone. Yet the use of the knife among us as a table ntensll does not date back to a very ancient epochs fc 1 jf ' Comfort to California. Yes, and economy, too, if you take the Rurlington route's personally conducted once-a-week excursions which leaves Omaha and Lincoln every Thursday morning. Tourist sleepers clean, bright, com fortable through to an Francieco and Los Angeles. Second class tickets ac cepted. Only $5 for a double berth, wide enough and big enough for two. Write for folder giving full informa tion, or call at the depot and see the local ticket agent. J. Fhancih, Gen'l. Paes'r. Agent, Burlington Route, Omaha, Neb. Bobbie: "Papa, do green apples al-i way- give a boy pain?" Bingo: "I lie 'ieve so. Why? "I was wondering if this was going to be an exception to the rule." Brooklynn Life.. MMUMMMUMMM Mind this It makes no difference. RHEUMATISM T ot the Muscles, JoinU. and ISones iR cured by ?IHMMtMMMMIMMIMIIHi? 1 1 HI MMMeMMMI II Milt MM ! Important Notice ! The only genuine "Baker's Chocolate," ; celebrated for more than a century as a de- ', licious, nutritious, and flesh-forming bever- ! age, is put up in Blue Wrappers and Yel- ; low Labels. Be sure that the Yellow ! Label and our Trade-Mark are on every i package. ; WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd., Dorchester, Mass. TMDE'MAK. , 4ltllHIMMHMIMMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIMHIM SAPOLIO IS LIKE A GOOD TEMPER, "IT SHEDS A BRIGHTNESS EVERYWHERE." Mr Fascett pretided at a womaa's suffrage conference, held in Pirmisaj ham, England. The women adfocatsat that both parties should work only for parliamentary caiidibatea who are ia :avor of extending tbe franchise to worm n. If you vant to give a man a Christ mas present that will phase him give him the right to act aa be plea-es about the holiday. Nine men out of tea are bUckmaiitd into buying Christmas presents, in oue way or another. Hate ana Hearty Is tbe condition in which every liuuiiu ueing a aa undoubtedly intended to be, and whenever this not the case tbere muBt be something wrong. Probably in a majority of cases the tiouble is ia the blood, which has become impov erished or iir pure ly reason of hered itary t-c-ofula taints or from some other cauhe. Incase there is serolula in the blood there will fieqaeiitly be eruptions of the tkiii, though some times the disease a.-suines a different form. In fact, a vety large proportion of diseases are caused by thii- inherited taint. That ttie cause is in the blood is proved by tbe fact tliat tcr fula, Fait rheum, rheumatism, catuith. and other like dii-eases are nioet readily cured by purifying the blood. No ue diiane baa such a record of cures as Host's Sarsa parilla, and yet Hood's Sarsaparilla is always advertised as a blood pu rifier. The way to keep bale and hearty is to keep the blood pure, and it it ia not. in a condition of purity and vi.alitv there is no better remedy that can lieuned than this same great blood purifier and ttrength builder, Hood s Sarsaparilla. ' Formerly when a bore came into your place of business he asked twenty-five cents at least, aud usually fifty cents for a "chance." The price has lately been reduced to ten cents. Teere ie some thing to be grateful lor after all. Now let the man with ball tickets reduce his price; one dollar is too much That was the price during the war. ' The use of Hall's Hair Kenewer pro motes the growth of the hair, and restores its natural color and beautv, frees the sculp of dandruff, tetter, and all impurities. Melton Prior, the famous English war artipt, has been through fourteen campaigns, and has been woumled eight times Three timeB bis his name baa appeared in the lists of the killed in battle. His duties have taken him all over the world, and he has attended al most every important royal wedding of the last twenty-five years. Miss Vivian Sartoris, daughter of Mrs. Nellie Grant SartorBS, is an extremely attractive voting gtrl, who will be one of Washington's most popular young debutantes this wintes. She baa been educated abroad. She: "And now, Charley, I euppote tomorrow you will have to speak to ppa about our engagement " He: "Yes dearest, I suppose I must." (Al ter a pause.) Has your father got a tel ephone?'' Somerville Journal. ', 'Di 1 yon come, out well on your ex amintions?" Didn't I, though! All tbe professors wanted nr.e for a son-in law r glit away 1" Fliegende Bl'tter. Chronic, Acute, or Inflammatory LIGHTEN TtlE ILLS of HUMANITY. Plusl Buy a Tm a Bui Of UsiAeas wow 10 23 - 30 AU DRUGGISTS m stiur ros ww ! .uipu mun nri lTheSeri!nReaedy(i.; PITENTS. TMW-TH. r r i - -i am , c i I a dTlcc as to PataatatuMr of ja. lawfntora' Quid, of lo teOat ; OTabbbu, Waaalatiaa, U ft B I .1 J a lataat. Ptaicm N. X. V. No. 417-80. Tart, Nato WSJ KM WStlTINO TO IDTUtlMM aiMM aar a saw taw aarsrrtasiaal la tab ar. te i -v - -.3 a- f r