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QUICK WALKING HORSES.
The amount or work that shall bo
done In a IIny by fnrm horses Is a
maller of R guod deal of consequence
to the farmor. Altogether too muo
o.ttentlon Is gIven to the gult at which
horseR will wnllc when doIng tholr
worlc. The gall oC largo horses Is lIat.
urally slow , hut In the hnnlls oC some
slower thun It would bo I'n the hands
of others. 'fhls Is a matter of so much
concern to' the farmer that It Is a
Question of conslderablo Importnnco
! to 111m ns to whether hla horses shull
walk Cast or slo\v whUo doing their
worle.
, Talw the case of a farm hand In
charge of n team. Ho works on the
hour .system : that Is , he begins at 7
In the mornIng nnd quits at G nt
night. Now , suppose ho is worldng
Bomo dlslnnco from the barn ; he
a1low8 hIs horses to wall out III n
flnall's IIRCO. Suppose he nllows them
la Iwell up that pace. What Is the
outcome ? Wh ) " , ho nccomplishes just
about three.fourths of what would bo
ItccompIlshed H the horses were Itcpt
'walldng nt It reasonabl ) " smart gait.
, . Of course the character of the IJnce
shouhl depend somewhnt on the na.
ture oC UIO worle. In drawIng the
plow , for Instance , through hard land ,
borses should not be expected to-
vrnll. at ns quick n pace ns IC drawing
the name In soil that is easily worlcetl.
On the other hand , suppose the team
, Ia drawing nn empty wagon to the
fleld to get a load or graIn or ha ' . if
'thoy nre allowed to wall. all the way
.at snail's lInce , consIderable valu.
'alile tlmo Is lost at a season or the
year when It Is very precIous. There
! ia no necessIty for allowIng any Idnd
at 11 tenm to go at such 11 pnce with
nn omllty wngon.
Work hlluds engaged In handling
horses on the furm should leeop thIs
Ulutter In mInd. If they nre goIng to
. do the best they cnn for theIr omploy.
ers , und every farm hnnd should aim
at nothIng less , they will see to It
that theIr horses walle along at n. reasonably -
sonably smart llUce. OC course there
Is Bomothlng In the natUl'nl traInIng
of horses when they are being brolwn
and dm'lnl ; the first months that they
are required to worle. If at thIs time
they are made \0 wnlle UI ) smnrlly nt
all times , UlC lesson will not be easily
, fol'gotlen. It will como to bo In
Bonso tholr natural galt , and because
It Is so they will be worth much moro
to the man who owns them than
tel1m creepIng alonl ; I1t II. wrelchedly
slow [ laco.
To be sllcce5sful one must love the
worlr , do the rIght thIng nt the rIght
tlmo , look aCter nil the lIlUe details
and neglect nothIng. Careless or
hlCtlcss people w111 not succeed in
"Ui'o"li ltry busIness.
SELECTING SEED CORN.
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Ant Belectlon of corn for seed
ahould tnlco Into account not merel
the cars. but the stalle upon whIch It
grew. Arter nil , the stalle Is the fac
tory that malce ! ! the ear , nnd the ca
lJlI.clty of the stallc must determIne the
size 11011 qllallly of the cur. The ob
' Is to get the larg
l.ttJet . of gl'owlng corn
1st amount oC shelled corn per ncre
( ) f the particular t 'IJe or form whlcl
the farmer requIres.
.There la n. gl'eat dIvergence of opln
fan 118 to the sIze of the car , nllhougl
corn oxvert8 are pretty well agreeC :
on the shape. The long , slim car II
wlsoly discrImInated , because it usu
nlly has n larger per cent of cob II
, llrGPortlon to the corn , but It the lon
oar is otherwlso well proportioned nUl
8ho'1S as large a 1J01' cent of corn t <
.cob , as Iloes the medIum or smallOJ
ear , there Is no reason to throw It out
Du ylng seed corn In the enr is OUCI
disappointing , because the ears do no
come up to the hIghest standard com
nsonly set. ThIs is beQlluBo there arc
GO [ ew lcrfoct enrs. The producllm
of fancy seed corn Is lIke the produc
tlon' of show cattle. There are I
great many blanks. Even in Improvel
straIns of corn , not over one.fourth 0
the crop should be and can be bonest
Iy sold ( or seell purposes.
Some oXlcrt grape growers can
tend tl1nt ( or the first' two ; ) 'ears thl
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grape' vtncs should be closely prunel
dOwD In ardor to secure a SQd roe
growth.
HOW THE POUt. TRY INDUSTR
RANKS.
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The tolal value of the pouHr ' nnl
eggs thIs country produced In the las
'oonsus year was $281,178,247. The It
dustry was worth more than all th
catlle nnd hogs we slaughtered. 1
WnB worth more than the whent crop c
: ! 8 stntcs and terrltorlcs ; and th
value of our eggs alone was hlghe
that that of the combIned gold an
sllvcr prolluct of the Unltell States i
any year sInce 18liO e cept in IS0 (
when the precIous Inetals exceede
tlto eggs by $9,418,125.
PROVIDE SHELTER.
There Is 110 storle on the Cnrm that
will SUff01' moro when exposed to the
elements than the pIgs. Pigs will
mnlw themselves comfortable tlurlng
the dny movIng nbout even In cold
wet weather , but they Ilro not comfortable -
able sleoplng out of doors In the l11ud
and slush. Bvery night they nro corn.
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IIClled to do thIs their systems ar.
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wealwncd , and the ' arc thereby made I
11 poorer mnchlne for turnIng corn I
nud'Uste products of the farm Into I
cllsh , and are milch moro liable to
talw hog cholera or ony swIne dIsease
than pIgs thnt have good treatment.
AgaIn as. cold weather Is approachIng -
Ing lot l11e urse the farmers of the
great west to provllle-us gool1 shelter
for the pIgs on the farm as they defer
for theIr horses. ThIs Is a time worn
topIc , but Its continual repetition ap.
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pears to be an Increasing necesslt .
It Is poor economy to nllow stocle of
any 1.lnd to run down nt this season.
It is much casler to retaIn fat aI1l1
fiesh than to regaIn either ncter a :
perlo of starvation. DurIng the run ,
nlng down process , there Is a weale.
onlng of vitality , especially oC the dl-
gosth'o organs. AnImals pasl their
prIme und whoso vltallt . Is naturally
small suffer most. A lIttle care In
Ceedlng at thIs time will leeep nnl.
muls In a good condItion and prove
economIcal in the end.
A oed wa ' to get profit from ovcr '
squnro foot of a farm , regardless of
Its sIze , Is to have nIl lho stoel. one
cnn pro uce stuff to feed.
Don't leep an.thln ! ; but good stacIe ,
and save every 110111111 ot the manure.
Don't throwaway time tillIng land
that Is too poor to Ilroduco well.
Sow It In some suItable grass or
legume and use It for ll sture unUl it
can bo made rIch with manure.
It cosls just as much to till an acre
that produce ! ! twenty bushels of corn
as It does to till ono that produces
sixty bushels.
It Is octen saId that owners of small
farms are malting moro clear money
than owner5 oC large ones. In many
cases It Is true , but there is no good
reason why It should be. It ahould
bo wIth the farmer as it Is wIth the
manufacturer-tho greuter the output
the cheaper 110 can Iroduco It and the
more the net. profit.
PROPAGATING BY CUTTINGS.
One of the easIest nnd best wa 's
of propagntlng the gralJe , quince , cur ,
rant , gooseberry and rose , as well aE
a number of other trees nnd IJlants ,
is by cuttlnss. 'I'ho best time to malce
them Is in the fall as soon as pOSS1' '
ble aCter the leaves fall. Cuttings an
made of yearling wood , the growth 0
the llrevlouB season. They should bl
from el ht to twelve Inches long , atH
should contain nt least two buds-
If three or four all the bettor. Thl
upper cut Is made two or three Inche :
above tbo upper bud , and the lowe
cut cl08e below the lower bud. It 1
consIdered an advantage , also , If UI
Inch 01' 80 of the previous 'ear' ;
growth ( wood of two seasons' growth
can be lert on the lower end of till
; cutting. . 'I'he cuttings fiS made shaull
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be tied In bundles of three or fou
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Inches In dIameter , al1l1 he properl :
I Inbeled , to avoid mlstal < cs , before stet
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Ing nwn ' . The best plnce Is to bur :
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In a damp lJlace , hut where water wi ]
I not stand , sUI lclcntly deep to lll'otec
l from freezing.
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Of two hens , one rIch In standar
L poInts , but a Imor In 'er , nnd the otlle
I err In statHlard points , but a Ylgorou
I hustler nud n. good la 'er , alwa '
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cnoose the Intter for a breeder. Th
I excelltlon to thIs Is when 'ou bree
Cor show Imrposes , In whIch case It ma
ters not whether the hen la 's well 0
I not , for the standanl has no claus
for utilltr.
The farmcr turnctJ In hIli tIItcll chnlr :
"I Im1 ! 111) ' tI\x ! ' " to-I1I\ ) ' . " ah1 ho.
. "An' mebbo rClII think It' " rhht an' tnll
Dllt durned It It Illolu ! that way to mc ,
Sl'nco I I1xel1 UII the lliaco
.AIn't the ) ' hall the taco
. To tnx mo ns much agln. by gccl"
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I Thrlrt ' 'otmg trees are more aT
r to live than the largm' ones. Thel
. roots are smnller , and more apt to b
all taeen ] ull In transplanting.
DON'T INDORSE.
Not n weele paReB without new
from some ono who Is In serlou
trouble throu h endorsIng a note fc
n rcatlvo : or frIend. Through 11IIsfo
tune , slclmesB , lazlnes ! ! or ruscaUl
the multer of the note bas failed t
meet It , ant ! the burden falls upo
the endorser. There Is a fine qunUl
of braverr In the war some ot thes
mon face the situation nnd worlt ot
the last dollnr In onler to save the ]
honor , but the wIfe and children ma
surfer lon beCore the debt Is sntlsfiel
1l 18 hard for some men to refuse till
endorsement for a frIend. 'et It Is n .
wa 's a rlsler thIng to do. We wls .
that a sudden aUnclc of pen pals
might strlltc most of ollr trler.ds whn
they are called to endorRo notes (
slsn contracts with Blrnug u.
THE GIANT WATER DUG.
ThIs Insect Is so orten InquIred
about as to what Is Its nnme , thnt n
little description Is gIven hore. It Is
oCten found about elerlrlc lights , so
much so thnt It has oC late 'ears re'
celved the name of "ElectrIc LIght
Bug , " under the superstition whIch
many beJlove , that the SIJeces ! dId not
exIst until aCtor the electrIc lights
were Introduced. This , of course , Is
erroneous , as the Insect , In Its larval
state , lIves In ponds , nnd can often
bo captured by means of a dlp.net.
The adult seems pecullnrly attracted
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to the electrIc lights , and they are
specIally common nround such lights
near n river or pools. The insect Is I
a belloficl\1 one , as Its larva feeds
upon small specIes whIch InhabIt the
water.
It Is a conceded fact that the coun.
try thnt contnlns the largest number
of farms Is the most prosperou& .
While It Is true that the nverago far.
mer tal < cs as many chances of suc.
cess or failure ns the stocle nnd graIn
gambler in the cIties. 'et he constant.
h' nurtures hope. nnd wIth all hIs toll
and care Is , aCter all , the most Inde.
pendent man on earth. If the fnrmer
Is In 10\0 wllh hIs lrOresslon , as he
should be , he can do much to elevate
It and enhance Its prestige. Let dIg.
nlty be ndded to labor and the most
honorable as well as the most useful
of all OCCl1)Jntlons ) will be accorded Its
full share of respectful consIderation.
Orten meadows a 'enr or two old
fall to show good seedIng , owIng to
Jlght growth after first laying down.
8pe11l11l1 ] returns will como from sowIng - ,
Ing II. little seed each fall on such
pieces. I have trIed It and had the
satlsfnctlon of seeIng meallows thus
treated grow bettor and better for a
number of ; ) 'ears.
STERILITY OF FRUIT BLOSSOMS.
A render from LuVerne , Iowa ,
wrItes that hIs plum trees nre Inrge ,
strong trees , but bear no fruit. Alco ,
a render from Algona. wrItes that his
crab trees blossom , 'ery full each
sprIng but benr no fruit. They both
nslt the cause of thIs , and the remedy.
The cultivation and Improvement
of man ) " of our orchard fruits has
cau5ed them to become sterile. EUhpr
the pollen they prolluco hns become
so wealwned In vItality that it will
not fertlllzo theIr own blossoms , or
else It Is a provIsIon of nature , to pre-
I vent. In breedln . Our natlvo plums
. nro especIally subject to thIs sterility.
I It Is not common In npples , but It is
, so frequent thnt it Is a Bafo rule never
I to plant II. large number of a sIngle
, varIety together but to IntermIx va.
I rletles In planting. It i8 probable I
r that in both of these cases the unfrult.
fulness of the trees Is duo to theIr
sterility and that If other vnrletles
- were planted near them so they could
bo pollenlzed by thebo they 'Would
produce fruIt. Ono or the quIckest
ways to romed ) ' It Is to top work one ,
or two trees with ether varieties that
blossom at the same time as they
will como Into bearIng sooner than
'oung trees would. I would adylslJ
In both cases that you top work one I
or mora of the trees the comIng
sprIng with ether varieties of fruIt.
Probnbly It would be safer If two or
three varIeties were top grnfted Inte
them.
Switches nro calculated to turn
t11lngs off the maIn traclt. They have
turned many n. boy so fur nslde that
ho has never come bacle. It Is
shame , too. There Is a better way.
SELECTING SEED CORN.
" 'Ye urged our readers only a wce
or two ago to lceep close watch on the
Ir fields from whIch the ' expect to select
o theIr seClI corn next 'ear and mar
for use ns seed the best ears that
rIpen earliest. Our reason for calling
attention to It agaIn nt thIs tlmo IE
that man ' of our readers have at least
r - , small pInts of corn of seed brought
from a dlst.nnce , generally south ,
which the ' are tryIng to accllmat (
and thus secure the qunllty or goo
breedIng , or corn of gcod type , with aE
It great n quantity of corn ns cnn bE
ir grown In the lat\tmlo \ In whIch tIle }
e live. It Is quite IJrobable that Dmcl1
or thIs corn will be Idlled by nn earl
frost , but 80me of It will rIpen , nnd It
Is these rIpe ears that rhould be
chosen for seed the next yenr. h1
'S about three 'enrs these purer type !
,8 , of corn clln be ncclIm&tcd lu GItter
ont. pflf'ltl ot the eouatlY nnd IN. ! lr. > tt
J1vl' teen busl1el ! ! ol corn IJur ncrE
to tne oralllary Ylel .
C..rlmnly thIs Is worl h lookIng nfter. .
anli ' 1t 1(1 quit 0 tHIrd tt will 'lliork
y but " 119 'o1rloer m\1 t l eetJ an ore at
10 thel. . . . * ' ' ' 11 > ' maturIng cars and mat
It theu' 110 t nal ; ho cl\n s'cure carllnes !
II' with qUUJlty amI quantity. The carl
, ' that ( rt Inhls YIJ:1r : ollt of the waJ
II. or 11\"III'04 ) ! f'ost wIll bo worth n gren1
Is denl , nlcn-t < : ) ( change.
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.11 ' 1'ho scl , Jol of ol.llerlence Is In Res
I ' sIanver ' (111) ' . He Is n 11u ] ) farmel
in who Is not le:1rnln : lesons ! from whal
)1' he 18 doln thnt will help hIm to de
It better next lime.
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New all Engine.
A new 011 engIne Is lhe recent amI
rrultful devolol ) ; lent of the Iternal
combustion molar nnd Its adnptatlon
to the use of crude oils or oils of a
specIfic gravity Ihat prechule8 theIr
use In motors of the ordlnnry h'pe.
1.11,0 nil engines sultablo for crude 011
the latest Innovation has provisIon
ror the Injection of water Into the cyl.
Inder before compressIon. ThIs has
the effect of nllowlng a much hIgher
COl11lJresslon without preIgnItion than
Is ordinarily possIble , nnd It has other
Important effects. 'rho builders say
thnt the wnter vapor prevents the de-
COmlosltlon of the petroleum to nn
extent , enabling the englno to rU:1
long periods with crude alia wIthout
leavIng an excess of delJOslt on the
vaporIzer's was. ] ) It Is not easy to
unllerstand why water should prevent
decomposItion of the petroloum. The
englno worlcs on the four strolco cycle
nnd uses the heavy blnck petroleum
ells and the seml.refined or Intor-
melliates , ns well ns the ordInary re.
fined lamp all. There Is n c 'lInder
fourteen Inches In dIameter , givIng
fort .seven brnke llOrse power with
horse power with crude oils. On the
suction stroke of the piston aIr Is
drnwn Into the cylinder through the
maIn nlr valve , and all Is pumped
through the 011 sprayer Into the va.
porlzer , whIch receIves a further sup.
ply of nIl' through a shifting v lve. At
the snmo time wnter Is pumped
through the wnter sprayer nnd enters
the vnporlzer. ThIs charge Is then
comprolsed ! , nnd , as the cranle of the
engIne pnsses the Inner dead center ,
Is Ignited by the hot Ignltln tube ,
giving the workIng strolce. 'I'ho ex.
haust vnlve then opens to allow the
bmnt charge to escape , completing
the cycle of operations. The ignItions
are continuous on all loads , and the
IgnItion tube Is thereforo'retnlned r.t
the requIred temperature wIthout the
aId of a lamp except when starting
the englno. 'fho speed of the machine
Is governed by varying the amount cf
water and all Injected , so that on
heavy loads full charges of all nnd
wnter are delivered , whllo on light
loads small charges nro gIven.
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Automatic Railway Signal.
MIsreadIng at slgnnls and falluro to
execute them nre the most potent
causes of accIdents on railways and
It has been the worl. of many in.
ventors to lessen these dangers by
IntroducIng automatic sIgnals , whIch
shull rellevo the human mInd of the
refponslblllty n5' far as possIble. 'I'hus
the blocl. systems now show sIgnals
' " hlch are supposed to prevent the
traIn next followIng from runnIng
Into the ono whIch has set the sig-
nal. But these sIgnals depend on the
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Stops Engine Without Ald.
vlgllnnce and action or the engineer , I
and so it may be wIse to go a step
further anll maleo the block system
not only set n sIgnal agaInst n traIn
followIng on the same traele , but also
operate a mechnnlsm to brIng the sec.
and traIn to a standstill should the
sIgnal be unheeded.
How thIs may be done Is sho\\'n In
the illustration. There Is a lever
dependIng from the englno on the
small forward trnck , wIth a cord con.
nectlng wIth the throllle and also
with t.he bell and whIstle. B\slde the
track Is a long , light rail , which is
I elavated or depressed after the man.
ner of the sIgnal arms. A reverse
: lever Is provIded for use when the en.
glne Is baclelng and , seemIngly , there
Is 1Itt10 chance now for a traIn to run
I pa5t the bloclt set agaInst It.
The Inv'ntor of this s 'stem is Orr
C. Fishel' or Dolphos , Iowa.
I Electric LauncHes In Venice.
The Italian mInIstry of posts anl
, telegraphs has received authority in
parliament to establish telepnono con.
nectlons between Drescla and Ber.
( ; an1O , Lecco and Eer amo , Cremon\ :
nnd Plaenza , Genoa , Plsa and Leg.
: horn. Nnples , Foggla , and Bnrletta ,
, Naples , Reggie , Cainbrla , and l\Ieslna.
The nuthorltles of the provlnco ot
: Rome propose to build an electric
; rallwl1Y between the city of Rome anll
: Clvlte Castellana. The city council
I of VenIce has decl.led . to purchase a
; number of electrIc launches for usp.
; on the cnnals of that cIty. The gen.
, eral Inspector of the AdrIatic railroad ,
, whoso office Is In Home. hns received
I permissIon to purchn.so lriO electrIc
I nccumulators. The Adriatic Railroad
, cOllTpany Is planJ'1lng to build an elec.
, tric road from Chlsso to Como and
L Chla\'enna.
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A Pocket Umbrella.
, An umbrella small enough to go in.
L sldo n. poclet 15 a recent Invention. it
I Is deslgr.ed on the prInciple of the tele ,
scope , nnd consIst of n serIes of tele.
L SCOlllc slides , a cnr1' 'lng case nnd n
I piece of sll1t coverIng , On openIng the
roaso In whIch It Is contaIned the can.
. tents re'emblo ! a. hltnlllo of steel rods
, In a WrnPIJlnq "r "Ilk , These are , wltn
a little mnnlp1\I'1tlon \ , cot'verted Into
an umhr'l1" "f t o orthodox shaIe ,
the shorl " " " .110 nf whlrh .1raws out
Into n. . "tI.l. oC the ren1\I'Il1e \ len th.
Tllo ( ' 0" ( " , . . ,11''rlh11 a'l hl'lng 1)1I1t0
:1 : < ; sln"l tllht n.,1 rnln.rI'RIRtln nS a
' 1rst.'lnRQ Ilmhr..lIn nr the old st 'lo.
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Wollo ) ' " 'aR g\'ln ( \ : "Farewell , 1\
Ion , . . ; Iftrflwl'l1 10 all IU ) ' grentnf.iS. "
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Well.Dullt Concrete House That Will
Defy the Cold ,
F. V. n-I would IIIto to learn how
to proced to build concrete bouso
for little chlccons ] h wInter. I usual.
b' lceep nbout 200 chIcles on hnnd , sell.
Ing them nl about three mouths old.
I have no plnce to ] , eep them In wIn.
ter. Plellso show how to build n suIt.
nble house of concrete and gIve nn
eatlmnto of the probable cost.
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The cilicleen house representell In
the nccompanylng cut Is 12x24 feet ;
It Is ri feet hIgh on the south sillo and
8 feet hIgh on the north side. It Is
hum of concrete , the wnlls beIng
Rlx inche3 thlcle , with 2.lnch strappIng
and Is lathed and plastered. Port
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Front Vlow of Concrete Poultry
House.
land cement beIng used instead of
lime in the plaster. Dy usIng Port.
land cement In the plnster the chIck.
ens will not plcle the plaster ott. The
floor Is of concrete nnd n wooden
floor Is laId on top of It. ThIs will
keep the rats from getting under the
fioor or troubling the chlckeIUI in any
way.
way.The
The cost of the concrete WOrK would
be 10 barrels of Portland cement ,
maling the concrete one of cement to
nIne of gra\'ol , 9 lIays' labor for one
man and 12 yards gravel. The Oth01
materIal nnd labor would nmount to
nbout $14 for lath nnd plasterIng and
$27 for windows , door , roof and labor
The insIde can be sheathed up wltb
matched stuff If desIred instead oj
beIng lathed and plasterN , but the
walls can be more easily lcept free
from vermIn If plasterell. In order tc
get the sunllgbt Into the chlclten
house , the wIndows should not be
more than ono foot from the fioor , IJ
higher thnn thnt the rays of the sun
w\l1 \ not strllco the floor as lt should
The walls are built betwp.en planks
ThIs Is done by standing 2x4 inct
uprIghts every three or four feet , boll
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Section of Ground Plan Showing Con.
structlon of Wall.
A,2 hy 2 In. strappln ! ; ' : D. lath nnd
plaster : C. 2 In. hollow space : D. wood ,
brick : E , concrete wall ,
oa the out and InsIde of wall , and op-
poslto each other , leavIng twelve
Inches between the outsldo and Inside -
side uprIghts. A 2x12 Inch plank Is
now placed on edge both on InsIde
and outsIde of wall with an inch
wedge between the planlts nnd up.
rIghts. By usIng a small spread stick
sIx Inches long between the planks
It w\l1 \ keep them In theIr place. In
raIsIng the planles loosen the wedges
nnd raIse the planles allowIng them to
lap down on the concrete 1 j.2 or 2
Inches , drive In the wedges and proceed -
ceed as before.
I Poplar Shoots.
S. W. 1\l.-How \ may the roots at
poplar trees In a neIghborIng garden
be prevented from throwing up shoots
In my garden ?
The poplar S1100tS whIch como up In
the 'ard may be prevented by slnltlng
a strIp of galynnlzed Iron nlong the
edge of the garden. The roots from
whIch the shoots sprIng are usually
wIthIn n few Inches of the surface nnd
a strip ot galvanized Iron ono foot wIde
should suffice. if thIs Is not found
practicable , the roots should be pre.
vented from enterIng the garden bv
means of a ditch , or In some other
way. Once the roots are prevented
from enterIng the garden the shoots
may be gradually eradIcated by dIg.
glng t : ' m Qut.
Jaundice.
S. D.-What Is the cause of a heD
turnIng 'ello\V In the head ? We lost
one from thIs cuuso thIs summer and
another is going the sarno way.
ThIs Is undoubtedly a case of jaun.
dIce , whIch Is a form of liver dernnge-
ment brought on by improper feedIng
of unsuitable food In too great quanti.
t ' . It would much sImplify matters
If ' 01t had stated the ngo of and kInd
of fowls 'ou hayo , on what was fed
and in what quantities. Very otten
such comlJlalnts are the result of the
feedIng of too much soft food In the
shape of mash. As a result the , . ' ! z.
zard Is not exercIsed enough , and dls.
ease ( ollows. The mash should be
\'arled from time to tlmo and not fed
too frequently or In too great quanti.
ty. It healthy gIzzard memns a healthy
hi rd. and no bIrd can be In proper
health wIthout Its gIzzard Ct1ng work
to do. How , D ' feedIng II. well-bal ,
rnced ration.
nust on Iron of Machinery.
X. Y. Z.-What Is a good prepara.
tlon to put on Iron work o [ machInery
to 1\011 It trom rusting ?
AR Good n preparation na I\n , .
wblch cnn be ulled Is ordlnl\ry cart
IrrollQ , 'rnlq Is Amcared thInly over
thp I''CPo'fod pnrts.
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QUICI < RESULTS.
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W. J. II\l1 \ , of Concord -
cord , N. C. , Justice or.
the Pc ace , says : '
"Doan's Kidney
P\l1s \ proved IL
ve r y efficIent
remedy In my
case. Ius 0 d
them for "Isor- , .
de red lehlneys
and baclcnche ,
, from which I "
'Jt had experIenced I ' _ . .
tf.'Jt denl of
tf. ; a great '
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paIn. The kIdney - .
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ney secretloLls were very irregular , , J
dark colored and full of sedIment. . ,
The pills cleared It all up and I have
not had an ache In my bnck slnco
talelng tbe last dose. My health gen.
erally Is improved a grent deal. "
FOSTERMILBURN CO. , Dutralo ,
N. Y. For sale by all dealers , pr1ce 50
cents per box.
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She was telling the experiences of
Husband Had Presence of Mind.
herself and her husband in a railway
nccldent. "We were suddenly pItched
clear out of the car. John Bald t
me , 'Are 'ou hurt ? ' 'Not a bIt , ' saId
I. Then ho up with hIs fist and gave
me a black eye nnd we claImed $500
damages. Now I call that real vres-
once of mInd. "
PennIes Bother Car CompanIes.
What to do with the copper pennIes
taken in by street ralway companIes
is getting to bo more nnd , more of IL }
probem In Englsh cIties. In London .
many of these coIns nre disposed of t
in five.shllllng pnclmges to hotels and
other places where chnnge Is needed ,
but much remaIns to be dIsposed of
otherwise.
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Monkey of Brilliant Hues.
Ono of the most brillIant colored of
all monltc .s Is to be found In Tibet.
It Is known as the orange snub.nosed
monkey. It lIyes In troops among the
taller trees , After Its color the next
conspIcuous feature nbout thIs anImal
is Its tip. tilted nose.
Best In the World.
Cream , Arle" NaY. 7.-Speclal.- ( )
After eIghteen months' sufferIng from
Epilepsy , Daclmche and KIdney Com.
plaInt , Mr. W. II. Smith of thIs place
Is a well man agaIn and these who
have watched hIs return to health
unhesitatingly glye all the credIt to
Dodd's Kidney P\l1s. \ In an IntervIew
regardIng hIs cure , Mr. Smith says :
" 1 had been low for eighteen months
'wIth my back and kIdneys and also
Epilepsy. I had talccn everythIng I
knew of , and nothIng seemed to dome
mo any good till a frIend of mIne got
me to send for Dodd's KIdney P\l1s. \
I find that they nro the greatest medIcIne -
IcIne In the world , for now I am able
to work and am In fact as slout and
strong ns before I took sIck. "
Dodd's Klduey Pills cure the KId-
neys. Cured Kldne 's cleanse the
blood of 0.11 . Impurities. Pure blood
means good health.
Trick of Photography.
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If 'ou are an amateur photographer . {
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and have n. negatlvo of some frIend ,
whom you would , 111(0 to see loclced
up for a long term , put your printing
( rame just InsIde a wire mosqullo netting -
ting when 'ou prInt the next pIcture
from the negative. The result will be
a prInt showIng your friend bl'hlnd
the bars. The etrect will be almost
startling.
E\'cry house\ceeper \ snould lrnow
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time , because It
never stlclcs to the Iron , but because
each IJUclmge contalns 16 oZ.-one full
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pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are Imt up Inpound puck.
ages , and the prIce Is the same , 10
cents , 'I'hen agaIn because Defiance
Stnrch Is free from all InjurIous chem-
Icals. If 'our grocer trIes to sell you
Q. 12.oz. paclmge 1l Is because he has
a stacIe on hand whIch he wIshes to
dIspose of before he puts 1n Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every paelcage In Inrge let.
ters and figures "lG ozs. " Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the Iron
stickIng. Defiance never stlclts.
Perhaps He Couldn't.
"While lunchIng a few days ago
with a frIend , " saId Paul A. Donwll ,
"I mentioned that I understood a mutual -
tual frIend was not drlnlclng nny
more , to whIch he replied : 'No : maybe -
be Jack Isn't drlnlclng nny more ; but
I guess he Is drlnlc1ng nbout as much
us he over dld.-Now Yorl. Times.
Too Much for Duck's Digestion.
Itecenlly ono of the St. James' park
( London , Eng. ) lalco lccepers found n
duck lyIng on the bank dead. It was
discovered that the bIrd bad swallowed -
lowed It penny toy clock and a small
rubber ball , evIdently thrown Into the
water by children.
Sensible Housekeepers
will have Defiance Starch , not 1'.1011e
hecause they get one.thlrd moro tor
the Bome money , but also because at
6uP1Jrlor Quality.
Manchurian Pagodas.
or the ancIent pagodas of Man.
churla those of the first class bavo
seven , nIne or thIrteen stories , while
second.class ones have from three to
fivc. They nro still erected occasIon-
'illy.
Tribute to Tobacco.
'What fl. quIet world thIs would be If
\J\ry one would s11101\O ! I suspect the
renson wh ' the fnlrer sex decr ' thee
Is that thou nrt the cause of sllcDC4.-
Capt.nln Mu.rr 'at.
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