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Oil Little Used In RUlli. .
, Notwlthstamlng ] the largo prot1uoo
'tlon ' at petroleum In HUBsl1\ the use 01
lIumlnating oil In the country IA
IImall. It has been IImtOlI by Itnx on
refined all. Hecentl ) . the Balm re-
nnors have petltlonell the [ ovornmont
to abolish this tax on rofinOlI 011 ( or
homo consumlltlon nn to subslftuto
tor Il a tax on all cru e all produced ,
About Ithe Wedding Dress.
A host of superstitions center about
the wedding dl'ess. Some sUtchcs
should ho set In It b ) ' the bride hor.
IOIr on ller wedding day-sho ahou1cl
"sow her own joy In 1l. " But the
rroom ; Plholllli ne\'cr bo allowed to soothe
the brldo In her weddIng dross until
ho meets her at the altdr.
; Trap Gun KJIIB Man.
A. E. Chambers was ltillod at Santa
Nora. Cal. , b ) ' I\ load of salt ured trom
. . RIJrlng gun the owner of a cabin nad
( lll\ced nt hIs door tor Ute purpose ot
Alscouraglng the vIsits oC burglars.
Money Versus Experience.
What do you cn.ro It rou haven't o.n , .
1l01Ie ) ' ? You are rich in exporlel1co.
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Dradford , ' 'I'enn" Nov. 21.-Spo. (
tlal.-SclonHllc ) research sh lws Kid.
o y \ 'l'I'o lb10 to bo UIO father of so
{ llnn diseases that nCW:1 : ot : : . dl:1'
tovery of a sure cure ( or It cannot
lalli.to bo welcomed all over the coun.
irf : Arlll according to Mr. J. A. DavIs
of. this Illace just such a cure Is found
In 'Dodd's ' , KIdney Pills. Mr. David
says : .
" "Dodd's Kldnl'Y Pilla arc all Ullit Is
claimed for the1l1. 'fhey have done
mO more good limn anythIng I have
ever talton. 1 had Kldnoy Trouble
very barl , al1l1 allor tnlclng a few boxes
of Dodd's Kidney Pills I.am . com.
1110toly cured. I cannot pralso them
too much. "
lfdnoy Complaint dovelopf1 Into
Drlghl'R Dlaoase , Drollsy , Dlabotes ,
HhQumntlfnn , and other ImlnCul and
falnl diseuses. The saeguard Is to
cure your lcldneys with Dodd's Kid.
ney' ' Pills when they show the first
lIyrnlltom ot disease.
Men With remlnlne Tastes.
, Whenever a man Is found to have I
tastes commonly consIdered femInine ,
ho Is almost sure to bo a distinguished
Clersonago. For Instance , Sir Walter
cott , Mohammed , Dr. Wolsoy , Rlcho.
. ( lOlMontalgne , } Jlerro I ltI and the
, el Gray v , r , ) QU excessIvely Coud of
cnls.
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IJv"ry : nouseltcOper snould know
thnt It they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
" "Ill sayo not only time , bocausc It
never stlclts to the Iron , but bccauso
each paclmgo contains 16 oz.-ono full
pound-while all ether Cold Water
Starches are put Ull In % .pound paclt.
ages , nnd the prlco Is the same , 10
cents. Then again because Definnce
Starch Is free from nil InjurIous chorn.
tcals. It your gl'ocer tries to sell you
, 11. 12-01. . paclmge It Is because he has
'II. ' Htocle on hand which he , vlshos tD
dispose of before ho puts 111 Defianco.
Ho Imows that Deflanco Starch has
.prJuted on every paclmge In largo let.
ters and figures " 16 ozs. " Demand
'Doflanco and save much time and
money nnd the annoyance of the iron
.Ucldnl : . Definnce never sllclts.
Irlsb eggs nre rIchest of all , better
tlu\n \ Englllilh or DanIsh , and Dl'IlIsh
pl\strycooes } nlWnYs try to buy them ,
ns Uloy gq r.urthor.
. Insl t on Getting It.
, 'Some A'rocera MY they don't IeeeI'
Den nce Starch. This Is because they
have n. stacie on hand of other brands
con : atntng only 12 oz. In 11 package ,
whtch they won't be able to sell first ,
t > ecause Defiance contains 16 oz. tor
the Rllme mone ' .
Do you want 16 oz. Instl'ad ot 12 oz.
tor Bame money ? Then buy Def\anc.
Starch. neQulres no coolt1ng.
I.ondonors are slnglarly well cared
. fOl' In the matter of rooroatlon. Thev
have fifty.threo theaters and fort ) : .
three mUBle balls.
You ne\'er hear Rny one complain
. abo\lt \ "De anc ( > Stllrch. " There Is none
, . , l v.J1J , It In'Q\p\IIt ) ' Ilnd quantity , 1 $
ounce" , 10 cents. Try It now nnd sn\'e
) 'our money.
Small mon do not gaIn great truths
and great Dlen 110 not retaIn them ,
JIr. . Wln.low"1I SoothlnA' Plrrul"
FOf children teethln . .otten. Iho jUIU. , reduee 10-
bmmaUoQaUay.p"lnlure.wln < 1ooU..11010"1.10. : / " .
More onemles have been slaIn by
mercy than by malice.
\1IIT8 \ f''nn"nontl , . cuI'No nt Of nCM'CnmHU.fttIP
. Orat day's u. . . \r.IUlno'l O"t Noreo lw.to , , " ,
f. fl nd tor 1 IIIC 8 .0 ( ) trtal hollio nn,1 t..Ut ,
Ua. U. U. KLlIfIl , LW , . 31 Az1b 11leut , l'bILa.1olpWAl'z1.
A man's tltlo to glory does not de-
vend on the glor ) ' of his tltlo here.
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Wrllo MUnU\R In'R nF : mllCo , . Chlralro. It
fOUf OYf are ( lre , 'r ' InnRIIII' < 1. Rnd ! tot oculI.I' .
Wvlee and tr e 1811I1'10 AI U unn : . II curel "II 010'1I\a. \
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1\Ion who al'o always on the malw
never mal < o much of anrlhlng.
Defiance Starch Is guaranteel ! bly.
geat and best or money refun ed. 16
ounces , , 1Q cents. ' .rry It now.
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lIe bas made no great gains who
has never lost anything.
"Dr , Ja..hItennfdJ" . 1"Inorlto Remfldy
Itundout.N. y..currll.n ) ' ooriouI1.1dnor 'rouhlo.l sa In : . !
_ t.a & > OIWA1L" II. Wardolliun"Tllle , I'i , J. lJOUo. .1.OG.
Chance is ono of the most proCane
words In our langungo.
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InifJortant to Mothers.
< : Earnlno ca"'tully crery bottle ot C.\STonJ.\ ,
& uro aud "uro rcmcdylor IntlUlt. a.n.t children ,
an.t .eo tbat it
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In Uao 1"or Onr 311 Ye.n.
The Kind You 'Te Al"al' Bou hL
An. open donlal ot Oed DlJQ" be bet.
tar thai ! . an empty d611nIUoa at HIm.
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Furs of Two Colors.
An entirely novel Idea In ( ur trim.
mlng Is to appllquo ( Ilf medallions or
! towers In one colol n scarCs and
muffs of another colol' . G.vC' eaulUul
set ot thIs doscrlptlon Is of ermIne ,
the very whlto fur bolng ornamented
wllh scrolls of molelltln on each
shoulder , on the slolo ends , and on the
pnnels of the largo muIT. _
'I'lger and leoll rd ( urs are made
uplsually In small Canc ) ' neclttles and
very plain crescent Inuffs , never
trimmed In any way and lined most
Inconsllcuousl , ) ' .
Dlack and the reddish 11O.hy caIr
( allow the sattlo model , and are In.
varIably slttlilio. 'fho red IInd white
catr Is sometimes lined and combined
wIth whIte l < ld , hut the blacle Is nil
smooth , glossy blllcle , with not even a
jewel In the clasp ,
Snal\O sl < ln , too , shouM he recorded
as obson'lng these extremely tailor-
made deElgns. All these eccenlrlc Curs
afe almost wholly worn wIth tailor.
made dresses IIl1d with S11 all , \lnob.
ll'llslve loques , the fur fU\'l1lsl1lng \ all
the audaclt ) . lUll I showln03s lIecossary
In nn ) ' one costumo.
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MultlCorm uses for lace lhls Sl'ason
molto the 1'IInsac1clng of bureau draw.
ers , worle bags , trunlts IItHI all Itlnds
of slorage corners a 1)l'Ontablo ) busl.
ness. Any sort of lace clln he utilized ,
hea\'y or fine , ancIent or modern ,
bll1ck , whlto or yellow. If 'ou have
only a Bcrap ) 'OU can \lse II In con.
necllon with rlhbon for sorno sOlt of
a neck piece. If a 1I1l1e more , It may
do Cor a hat ; one I < lml will EOI'VO for
the crown and another for tlte brIm.
Allover lace hals fOI' dreHsr occasIons
arc as bocomlng as they are of the
mode.
'I'ho felt or velvet Itat may bo , given
an up.to-dato touch by the addItion of
n ruching of lace.
Lace joined by handworle maltes the
prettiest sort of an ovenlng bodice.
'I'ho girl who Is clever at that sort of
thing can get \lp a fancy waIst ror six
or eIght dollars that would cost her
fift ) ' in the shop.
Attractive Ruffled Sklrto.
There are many nttractlvo rumed
sldrts for Blonder womcn , but lhoy
should bo passed by by stout maIds.
For example , a recenlIy Imported mod.
el has a sldrt of pale yellow net , rafh.
er full and long , trImmed with five rue.
fieB of yellow plneallplo sllle , whIch
grow narrower town.rd . the groulld.
Each rumo Is edged with a narrow
corded l1uff oC a deeper shade of yel.
loW. The bodlco of net Is half hidden
ty fichu tabs that end below the waist
IIno and are held In place by a girdle
or blacle taffeta. 'fho sleeves nre
puffed nnd end at the elbow.
Curious Combination.
A curIous ( ashlon whIch has mado.
Its appearance of late Is that of
. . . .earlng a celnturo of blac1e taereta
Ivlth a colored costume. ' 1'0 accom.
pany It there Is generally a rosette
ot blacle taffeta worn 011 ono sldo of
the corsage , and sometimes the same
Is repeated on the sleoves. The effect
Is not alwa's o.f UIO hallplest , eSIeclal. )
Iy when the gown Is trImmed with a
( BrIerent colored materIal 10 that or
which It Is matle , and II may be doubt.
! d whether the vogue will be or long
juration.
Stylish Little Coat.
Eton jacltets malte 1Iio smartest of
aTI the season's wraps and arc par tic.
llarly charmIng worn b ) ' young gIrls.
rhls ono Is made ot tan colored cloth
with vest of brown vol vet and trIm.
mln" ot braid and maltes part ot a
; : olltumo , but the desIgn suits the sep.
nrato Wral ) equally well and all soa.
sonablo materIals. Dlacle taITota Is
muoh In , "oguo for general wear and
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lt.n"as , 'cIUngs mal.c up most charm.
Insly ( or UIO cOllt : > of lighter weIght ,
The quantllr of mntorlal requIred ( or
- . girl o ( 1-1 ) 'cars of aso Is 3 % ) 'ards
:11 : , 3 'al'ds 27 01' l ! : ) 'anlsIt incites
'Ide with , 'artls o ( , "eh'ot nnd [ j
r 1'ds oC braid to trIm as Illustrated.
Gowns of Dyed Laces.
l ntlre gowns or d'ed laces made up
. .Ith slllt or'eh'et allpllqueli are
, mon , ; the no\'eltles ot thu Reason.
I3ro\\11 ValencIennes lace Is perhaps
.ho ne\\'est mawrlal , and It Is mounted
wer brown In a deollCr shado. A
nodel In thIs Inco Is built wIth a full
' ! panlah ounce edCod with . . . double
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and 11 nn'ro
runto to head H. 'fhls model show ,
0110 oC the season's fanclos , that 01
comhlnlng dIfferent varIeties of lace
fine alld heavy , sllle and wool , anll Ir
dIfferent colors or shades. Tlto blouSf I
Is of hrown .
valencIennes
and H has &
) 'olte of rIch hrown corded guIpure lint'
a puer oC corded silk forms the outline
of lhe 'olta. '
) 'rhe sleeves are In r
douhlo IlUer 10 the elhow , endIng wIll :
full chlffoll l'Umes. ' 1'he stacIe Is 0'
whllo Inca alld hroWII crepe tlo chIno
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Girl's Sacquc Nlght.Gown.
In Rplte of the fashion for dalnt
and elaborate ullderwear whIch hDI
talten such a hold on tlto fancy 0'
'OIl11g gIrls , liS well as of lhelr elders
lhe Raquo nlght.g'Own always finds III
11lace. ' 1'hls 0110 Is absolutely slJ1lple
but Is malle attractive by fine materia ,
and frills o ( Ilretty needlework at nect.
nnd wrists. Nalnsool" linen batiste ,
camhrlc , long clolh and muslin nll nre
appropriate , alld Crf11s can be eUno. '
] ace or ombroldery , but the model IE
made ot English naInsook and t
closed by means of small pearl but
tons and buttonholes.
The nlght.gown Is
made wHh front' '
and back and can bo left plain OJ
strengthened by the applied ) ' 01(0 a' '
'preferred. Also there Is cholco nl
lowed between a turn.over : and I
standIng collar. The sleeves are slm
plo full ones gathered Into bands.
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( or the medIum sl'le (12 ( :
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) .ards 27 , or 3 % ynrds 36 Inches wide
A Hint for Artists.
Now that hand.palnted
panels 0 :
trImmIngs are so much in vogue fo'
evening gowns there
should bo a gOOt
chance for a skillful artist to malt !
her own gowns beautiful or dlspOf
at such work where it Is wanted.
In doing thIs Illllntfng a certaIn design
sign Is cho : > en , perhaps a spray 0'
fiowers or the colors desIred , and thh
desIgn can then bo repeated In th ,
varIous parts or the gown , tao slzo 0
the desIgn depondlng on where It Is te
bo usod. Such a gown could have the
sash ends , fiat ) 'olw or colll1r , sldr ,
panels or other sldrt decorations al
Imlnted wHh the desIred pattern. Rib
bon valnted with a smaller pattern O'
the same design ma ) ' also bo used.
mouses Illlinted'wIlh .floral or but
terily desIgns are very 110pl11ar abroac
and are sure to bo worn here.
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Dashlna F.rench ; Modes.
WIlh the rev \"al of nIl the plctur
esquo modes , 'eveh the tallor-made (
nro taldng on a dressy touch that ha !
hItherto been foreIgn to theIr ipartll"l1
lar stylo. 'fho dushlng modes of tIu
LouIs periods are to bo seen In thf
soft chIlTon cloths , and oven the ne"
double.wldth crellO do chIne Is now 110
Ing made up In the draped mOdels tc
which the tailors are givIng theIr bes !
attentfon.
And In contradIstinction to the o
modes the new ones demand that th {
dress ) ' costumes bo of silk or velolel
nnd that the trImming bo of cloth
The novel chiffon faille Francalse , 01\1 \
old friend como bacle under the culf
ton guIse , Is seen In the LouIs SelZf
mode with the seams strapped will :
cloth , graduatcd cloth bands upon thl :
sltlrt , the characteristic revers Caced
with , 'elvet and the clwth allplllluN
pllled with lho same ,
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Dangerous Flowers.
The fiorlst hold a tullil In hIs hand
"Somo Ileollle claim that a tUlip hu :
no smell , " ho said. "As n matter 01
Cact , It has a dangerous smell. 'l'nle :
a tulip of 1\ deep cl'lmson color and In.
halo It with profound Inspiration : > an.j
It will bo allt to mlllO ) 'ou IIghtheadell
You will tla ) ' and do queer thlngs-
dance , sing , fight , swear IUld so on
Per two hour : > ) 'ou will cut up In UII ! !
wa ) ' . Afterward ) 'OUill bo do.
pressed ,
" ' 1'ho lIOPll ) ' Is another dangerom
fiower. A ) 'oung woman of nervou ,
tempemment , If she lingel's among "
bed "C POll111e8 , will become drowsy
the . .no liS If she had smoleed a pIp'
or two ot Ollll\1u. \ In Asia MInor
where Ule opium manufacturers culU
vate vast fielltI of 11011Plos , tourIsts ill
sllectlnr ; the heautlCul 1I0wers often bt'
como nltogethor Incal1l\cltated. 'I'ho )
get so sleep ) ' the ) ' can hardly talli
'I'he ! ) " reel In theIr ralt. In some casl'
the ) ' have to bo put to bed.-Dost l1
Advertiser.
A married man alwlI's wondera
what his wlfo will say ar\er the com
.pany has departed.
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Geese.
In common geese the males and
tomales dlerer In plumage , but this Is
not UIO case wIth the puro.bred geose.
In theIr case the males mid females
are alllee. The largest geese nro the
' 1'oulouse , and these are popular wIth
men that have a fancy for largo fowls.
If 1\ man wnnts In'orR , however , he
will choose the ChIna. ' 1'hoso that
ralso the geese largely for ( enthers
will choose the Emhden , because theIr
( cathers are lJUro white , and hence
the marltat value of thom Is greater
than wIth those geese whoso feathers
are multI-colored. If a man merely :
wants 10 produce blrls ( that can be
mllrltcled to good advantage he will
IInd a cross of the 'foulouso with the
Embrlen gl\'o good results.
Where geese have access to a ponll
or a river they wJ1J derlvo much of
t:1elr : suhslslenco from ' '
the water. 'I'ho
writer Imow of a man that lived on the
\Junlts \ oC a rIver and had a large flocle
of goeHe. Across the shallow rh'er
was a starch factor ) ' , and from this
a Itrge : amount of IJoaled com dallv
ran from the sluices Into the rIver.
1'ho geese made their livIng ocr thIs !
corn , which they fished up out of the
water. It made a IlorCeet food 80
far as softness and digestibility wel'
concerned. 'fhey balanced their ra
tlon with the seml.aquatlc plants grow.
Ing In the rl\"er and along Its mar ln.
There are manr ; 110 \ situations where
a flock of geese would save wbat
would otherwIse go to WIISto ,
Shallow ponds In slimmer teem with
fish , water beetles , worm : > and other
forms of life. A fiocl , of gCl'SO shows
great enjoyment In hunting their own ,
food In sllch places. Geese are also
consumers of some of tile bllgs that
disturb lhe peace of the farmer. One
man told the writer how he used to
use them for .
the destruction of po.
tate bugs. 'I'he geese would travel
down the rows , darting their heads
now to tills : llde and now to that.
They consumed In the course of n
day a very largo number of bugs.
The fault to be found with them was
that they dId not do their worle per.
fectly , but left colonIes of bugs here
and there , whIch later had to be des.
troyed by other agencIes.
'fho geese lays from twenty.fivo to
fifty eggs and Ir she could be bred'
up to lay more would become more
popular on the farm. Perhaps It Is . ,
posslblo to ultimately develop geese
to lay as mnny eggs as hens. but that
result Is a long way In the Cuture
at the present time.
Fr shness of Eggs.
There are many old ' \'a 's of test.
Ing the Creshness of eggs. Some of
them may bo of Ultle yalue. Here
Is one that Is going the rounds , but
for whIch wo cannot vouch. It may
be al1 rIght : Eggs arc placed In a pan
at water , givIng each room enough
so that Its motions will not be Inter.
fored with by the others. The aIr in
the egg wJ1J be governed nccordlng to
the age or the egg , If the egg haE !
been kept In a moderately warm stato.
U the eggs ure just laId they will be
motionless. U they re moro thun a
week old they wJ1J partly stand on
the Ultle end. 'I'hls Is becuuse the
aIr chamber Is In the other end of
the egg. This aIr chamber grows
larger as the egg becomes older anll
the molsturo In It evaporates. When
the eggs get stili older they will stand
up straight In the water and when
very old will fioat ,
'I'hls test of course would be of no
value in the case of plcltled eggs or
or eggs l\Opt In cold storage where
the temperature was so low that the
evaporation of molsturo from the eggs
would be very small.
Fowls for Market.
The farmer should not walt till ho
Is ready to marlcot hIs hens and roost.
ors beCoro separating them from the
rest of the fiock. ' 1'hose that are to
bo so dIsposed of should be separated
from the rellt : at thIs tlmo. If they
are to bo sold for the ThanksgIvIng
marlcct they shouM ho placed on fat.
tenlng food at thIs time. Chlcleens
for market should bo made as fat as
posslblo , as the bu'ers want them that
way. 'I'ho fat Is not Indeed eaten , but
It in some way maIms the lIesh of
the fowls tenderer and the buyers
reallzo that. Moreo\'er , they are will.
Ing to llIlY for the tenderness that
comes Crom the fattenIng process. The
birds will also bo tender because they
have been Ileprlved of exercise. Fowls
that exerclso are naturnllr ; tougher
than these that do not. Four weeks
feedIng will somethnefi add two
\Iounds each to fowls anti thIs maltes
qulto a dIfference with thcm when
they uro marlccted.
Don't Market Unfattencd Stock.
Wo hnvo seen the traveling bu'er
t > f chlcltens drl\'e u ) ) to the farm
house and asle Cor poultry. Wo hl\.vo
seen the fanner get out a pan of
corn and toll the hens and roosters
about hIm , then draw them Into tbe
honynrd and the worle of selecting
besln. The coclcerels were sold with.
out an hour of filtlng. 'I'hoy were
gaunt and lean shan1ced. They
weighed light when Il\1t on the scales
or hung on the steelyards. The farm.
er got out of them very lIttle for the
care ho had bestowed on them. 'I'hesJ
birds should not have been sold wltll.
out bolng fitted. Shut them up anr1
Slvo them at leust three weeks of goot
feedIng.
As n general Ulln. . : the grape vIne.
) 'l1rd should bo given clean cultivation
every year.
The Prairie Dog Nuisance.
Pralrlo dogs have been declared to
bo a nulsanco b ) ' the laws or Nobrasl (
nnd other slates. 'rite Nebrasl ( law
goes so Car as 10 declare thnt any
one havIng land Infested by praIrie
dogs and not getting rId ot them Is
malnlalnlng a nuIsance. The harbor.
er of these anlmala Is made lIable
Cor damages commItted on otlter land ,
HIghway commIssioners are Instruct.
cd to Bee that the law Is enCorced.
In the discharge of hIs duty connected
with the extermination of pralrlo dogs
the commIssIoner Is allowed $3.00 per
day and expenses and Instructed to
add the amount to the taxes oC the
land where the work ot exterminating
pralrio dogs Is done.
'I'hls malws it necessary for the
owncr of land to be vigilant In the
exi.ermlnnllon of the nuIsance. Tha
qulcl < CHt and eheapost way to get rId
of the dogs Is to polson tholl1 , and
thIs Is gonernllr ; resorted to. In mak
Ing up the polson three ounces 01
str'chnlno and hulf a IJound of potas
i
slull1 c'unlde are IJut Into one quart
of boiling wUter. ' 1'0 thIs two quart ! >
of molasses and a teaspoonful of 011
of anIse are added. Then a bushel 01
wheat la placed In a tight recelltaclr.
and the mixture Is poured over It.
It Is then stll'l'ed , while fuur pounds
of finely ground corn meal .Is poured
Into It , The molaAscs mal\Cs the liquid
adhesIve , so It wfll stick to the graIns
of wheat. The object ofIsIng the
corn meal Is to ahsorb the SUllerlluous
liquid or syrup and thus enable till ; !
grains of wheat to cal'l'y a largE : _ '
amount of the polson. ThIs poisoned
graIn Is sown about the pluces In.
nablted by the dogs. The ) ' cat it and
rhe In large numbers.
There Is , ho\\'evel' , a decIded senll.
ment against the use of the polson.
Ranchmeu and farmers hate to handlE :
it and birds arc frequently poisoned as
well as the dogs. There Is also some
danger to live stock and children ,
Carbon blsulphlde has been usel1 for
many ) 'ears In the extermInation (11
burrowIng anlmalr. It Is costl ) . , but It
Is effectlvo and Is stili bolng qUitE
generally employed. It has the ad
vantage of reaching all of th ani ,
mals ; for there are always some pral
rle dogs that will not cat tile poIsoned
graIn. 'fhe chemical mentioned Is put
lute the blll'l'o\\'s und changes to a
gas thut 1\llIs the anlma.s.
The Soy Bean In the North.
The soy ean Is beIng moro exten.
sl\'ely grown In the North now than
eyer before. It Is found that It will
do well f\\l.ther north than the cow
pea , aud , In fact
, thnt It can be gt'Owu
as far > north as dent corn thrIves
The farmers of MaIne who grow largely -
ly only fIIut varIeties of corn alsc
raIse the soy bean In a small way. II
Is bellm"ed that thIs
can be made one
of the principal crops o ( the North
Us value for the feeding of cattle I
unquestioned , UII : It Is \"ery rich In
nItrogen.
In the growIng of this crop succes
Is possIble only when the soli contains
the bacteria that form the nodules
on the roots. In that case the land
will only need to have potush and
phosphorus added to It , If it needs
any fertilizers at all. The Medium
Early Is found to be one of the hest
varletlos for forago. The land should
be thoroughly IJropared before thE
crop Is sown and the soli should bl :
ltcpt cultiVated. Drilling Is of course
necessllr ; If the crop Is to be cultl
vated. Under such methods a crop IE
regarded as about eIght tons.
The forage may he fed green , made
Inlo hay or used In the form of silage ,
The silage Is preCerred by sheep ovel
corn silage. It Is not probable , how.
e\'er , that It wfll ever talto the place
of corn In the makIng or slll1ge , U8 II
can be advantageously used as a hay
In some places where both cow pear ,
and soy beans are beIng raIsed the
SO ) ' beans are preferred for the reason
that they are much easIer to be made
Into ba ) ' .
In the West , as In the East , the
great need of the farm Is to have a
cheap source of proteIn. Where a
man has hogs that need a proteIn
feed In wInter It Is
easy to belle\'e
that the Rllage made from soy beans
would be bettm' than the sllngo made
from corn , as It would contaIn moro
of the protein so necessary to build
1111 the mnscular system of the swine.
'I'he SO ) ' llean has been less adver.
tlsed than the cow pea and is therefore -
fore beIng grown less extenslvoly. It
seems , however , that It has a wh1er
ran go of growth , at least towards the
north , than bas tllO cow pea. It will
be wIse for our farmers to Lt.y a
small plot of soy beans next spring.
Fnrm buildings S110Uld
bo gIven a
"goIng over" before the cold of the
whIter comes. 1'00 many cracles In
the barn may glvo aLnmdant ventlla.
tlon , but they glvo more-too many
drafts. Ventilation Is health , but
drafts are the opposlto. It does not
cost much to stop up cracls , and if
one Idnd o ( materIal cannot 1.10 se
cured for this worl. another can.
Thcro nro now Innumerable varIeties -
ties of pOI , lees anti they nro increas.
Ing In number every ) 'ear. WIthal ,
tllero Is an hnprovoment , but It Is dif.
ficult to say how long this Improvement -
ment will go on.
I ( potatoes are planted on land can.
talnlng much ! tumus there will bo lit.
tlo occasIon for
tbo application of
nltrogeh. ThIs Is why new land Is
frnQ\lImtly very good for potatoes.
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Traltc a' Future Typical Amerloan.
PatrIotic , religIous , devoted , voets.
cal , IndustrIous , artistic , lItorar ) ' , hOD !
est. . enduring. From the IrIsh , pa-
trlotlsm : from the Scotch , rollglous
fervor : from the Jew , family devotion -
tion : ( rom the ScandInavIan , Indus.
try ; from the Italian , art : from tbll
terman , honesty : from the French.
fllckness : from the Indian. cndUl'o '
-Chlcago Journnl.
"Meanest Man" Again.
A man of 'Vexham , England , wa.
$6 whorewlth to buy a wreath
Iven
r the fun oral of a frIend ot the vcr- I
pn who had given Ule $6. Instead ) 1 \
If buyIng a wreath , the tell ow went
'Ilt to 0. cemetery , stele a wreath \
there , left It with the mourners nnd
pocketed the $5. Dut his aot Wll.l
lilacovored Inter.
Decides Bridal Question.
The Important question , When docs
4 brIde cease to bo a bride ? Is decldod
by the London Queen , whIch says I'Ih8' ' '
becomes a "wife" at the expIration of
six weeks nlter the weddIng.
IndIan Never Forgives.
The IndIan never maltes up after
failing out wflh any ono. He may
Ipeak to an enemy as ho passes , but
lies wIth the hatred in hIs heart.
Of the 467 savIngs banles In Javan
mly one Is foreign. Of the 1,799 0. . . .
Unary banlts only four are Corelgn.
One hundred millIon bushels of
rraln are sent every yenr to the mllI
) t Duluth and MInneapolis.
"WHACKS"
- I.
And What They Mean.
When Old Mother Nature gIves you
" " " ' . '
& "whack" remember "thero's n rea.
lon , " so try and say "thanlt you , "
lhen sct about finding what you hava
ono to demand the rebul\O , and try
Lnd get back Into hne , for that's the
happy place alter all.
Curlolls how many hIghly organlzod
( leople fall to appreclato and heed the.
first little , gentle "whacks" of the
! teed old Dame , but go rIght along
with the habit whatever it may be ,
that cnuses her dIsapproval. Whls1eey ,
Tobacco , Coffee , Tea or other unnat.
ural treatment of the bodY , unUl sert.
OU8 Illness sets In or some chronlo
dIsease.
Borne people seem to get on very
well with those thIngs for a while ,
and Mother Nature apvarenUy care.
but lIttle what they do.
Perhaps she has no particular plana
for them and thInks It little use to
waste time In theIr traIning.
There are peopo , however , who
seem to bo selected by Nature to "do
\hlngs. " The old Mother expects them
.
'P ' carr , out some department of her
Jl'eat worle. A portion of these select-
.d ones oCt and agaIn seek to stlmu.
late and then deaden the tool ( the
body ) by ! lame one or more ot the
drugs-Whlsley , ' .1'obacco , Cocreo.
Tea , : MorphIne , etc.
You know all ot thcso throw down
the same class or alkaloids In Cheml.
cnl analysIs. T ey stlmulato and then .
.j.
depress. They take from man or worn.
an the power to do his or her best
.
. .ark ,
.After these veople have drugged
lor a time , they get a hInt , or mild
whack" to romlnd them that they
ho.ve work to do , a mIssIon to perform ,
and should bo about the busIness , but
tore loafing along the waysIde and become -
come unfitted for the fame and fortune -
tune that walts for them It they but
stick to the course and keep the body
clear of obstructions so It can carry
out the behests of the mInd.
Slcleness Is a call to "como up high-
er. " These ! tInts come In varIous
forms. It may be slomach trouble or
bowels , beart , eyes , kIdneys or general
nervous vrostratlon. You may depend
upon It when a "whack" comes It's &
warning to QuIt some abuse and dti
the rIght and faIr thing wIth the bOdy.
Perhaps It Is coffee drlnltlng' that
offends. That Is one of the greatest
causes or human dIsorder amonB
Americans ,
Now , then , It Mother Nature Is gen-
Ua with you and only gIves light , lIttls
"who.cks" at first to attract attention.
don't abuse her cODlrlderatlr-Q. or she
will Boon hIt ) ' 0\1 harder , SU"6.
And ) 'ou may be sure iiiiO will hIt
7'ou3ry , very hard It you InsIst OD.
foll".lng the way YOq have been goIng -
Ing ,
It seems hard work to give up .
habIt , and we try all sorts ot plans to
charge our III feollngs to aomo other
cause than the real one.
Coffee drInkers when ill will attrl.
,
buto Ule trouble to bad ( oed , malaria ,
overwork and what not , but they keep
on being slok and gradually gottlng
worse until they are finally forced to
Quit entirely , oven the "only ono cup
a day , " Then they begIn to get bet-
ter. and unless they have gene long
enough to sct up some fixed organla
disease , they generally get entlrol1
well ,
It Is easy to quit correo at once and
for nIl , by havIng well made Poslum.
wIth Its rIch , deep seul brown color
whIch comes to the beautiful golden .
brown when good cream Is added , and
the crIsp snap of good , mild Java I ,
there It tbo Postllm has been boiled
\ong \ enough to Lrlng It out.
It pays to bo well and happy for
oed old Mother Nature then sends
us her blessings of many and , "arlou , .J '
I'
kInds and helps us to gnl:1 fame and 'q
fortune.
StrIp off the handIcap : ! , leave out
the deadenIng babltl , heel } Mother
Naturo's hInt ! ! , quIt being a loser and
become a winner. She will help ) 'ou'
lure If you cut out the things that
keep you back.
"There's a reallon" and a vrofound .
pne.
pne.Look
Look tD tach packa for a COP'T 01
the famoUi UW. 1K > ek. . "Tb.e Road t.
WolITllI. .