Goat'a M1JU : I * Healthful.
The milk of the goat has of late been ,
the subject of much investigation andj
the highest medical authorities are }
unanimous in declaring it to be tliej
most wholesome and desirable milk ob- .
taincd from animals for human con- '
sumption. To begin with , the goat i
extremely unsusceptible toand , indeed1
practically immune from tuberculosis.
It contracts this dread disease only in !
conditions which can' hardly come ?
about In the ordinary course of things.
Next , goat's milk is more nearly allied ]
than any other to human milk not only !
In its composition but also in its pe
culiar fermentative properties an important - {
portant point. It has been established,1
beyond refutation that infants dc-j
prived of their mother's milk thrivcj
upon goat's milk much better than onf
that of any other animal. The Circle. '
TIRED BACKS.
i" " _
* The kidneys have a great work to
flo in keeping the blood pure. When
0 vthey get out of order
it causes backache ,
headaches , dizz5ness ,
(
languor and distress
ing urinary troubles. )
> Keep the kidneys welli
and all these sufferings - ]
ings will be saved ,
you. Mrs. S. A
Moore , proprietor of
'
a restaurant at Wa-
terville , Mo. , says :
"Before using Doan's Kidney Pills I
Buffered everything from kidney trou
bles for a year and a half. I had pain
'in ' the back and head1 and almost con
tinuous in the loins and felt weary all
'the ' time. A few doses of Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought great relief , and I ,
kept On taking them until in a short
tune I was cured. I think Doan's Kidney - !
ney Pills are wonderful. "
For sale by all dealers. 50 cents a
'box. Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y.
' Tiiose Days ami OnrN.
"I really do not see , " said an old
. -lady who in spite of her seventy years
I takes an active and lively interest in
present-day foibles , "but that the ways
of our days and the ways of your days
I
balance pretty'evenly , " says the New
Yorfc Sun. "You tear up your letters
e moment you get them , and are in ,
consequence always losing addresses ,
while we kept carefully everything the
, mail brought us and so had such full
desks that we could never find ad
dresses , and were stupidly swamped
iiwith useless letters. We may have
, been downtrodden women , but we
'didn't ' know it , while you apparently
are "going " to be emancipated -whether
you like it or not. I guess we did gossip
'about ' our friends' private affairs , but
you buy volumes containing 400 pages
of really unpleasant gossip and call it
modem literature. No , I think on the
whole the balance is even , for though
fwe had simple tastes ( even 'in husbands -
bands ) , not to mention good manners
and kindliness , all of which have sluce i ,
gone out of style , you have humor and
iautomobiles. And I must admit that
( I'm enjoying the two last"
FB "ff * Et. Tltni * Dance and all Jitrrnt Dltcain
| H il B C ? .Permanently Cured by Dr. Kiln * ' ] Ores ;
IKorre Re-torrr Betid for Free # 2 trial bottl * sad treatuo.
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Old School Journalism.
'Mark Twain , at a dinner in New
York , related some reminiscences of his
(
early days of journalism in Nevada
City.
"We paid for outside contributions ,
, he said , "but not always in cash. As
j a.rule our letters of acceptance would
run like this :
'
" 'Dear Jones We send you per bearer -
, er one- pound of bacon for your fine
j poem on the county fair. Please re-
jceipt for same. '
I " 'Dear Col. CrabbSe For your val-
tued article on The Country's Needs ,
we beg to send you herewith two gal-
jlons of corn whisky. It is the same
'brand ' you have been Tising ever since
ithe war. Kindly acknowledge receipt
! " 'Dear Tompkins We enclose a cor
set in payment for your fashion article. '
" 'Dear Senator Understanding that
you are about to enter the State cam
paign , we send you a shotgun and nine
rounds of ammunition for your admir
able article on the political situation. ' "
Iklrs. Winston's SootblOB Syrup for CWldren
teething ; bOitens the.gums , reduces InfLnmma-
ttoo. allays piin. oura > wine cells , sue & bottla ,
j A Skatlnp ; One.
' Yvette Guilbert , the famous French
actress , is an excellent skater. In the
Bois de Boulogne , in Paris , there is an
'Ice rink where Mme. Guilbcrt's skating
.is one of the principal attractions.
{ Talking about skating in New York
jOne day , Mme. Guilbert said :
! "It is only through perseverance that
one learns to skate well. I am sure no
one ever suffered more tlian I in learn
ing to skate.
"I remember one day in my girlhood ,
the second or third time I had ever
been on the ice. I was returning home
in a crowded omnibus , and a kind old'
man got up and offered me his seat
"I shook my head , and the old man
laughed a good deal when I said :
" 'No. thapk you. I've been skating ,
nnd I'm tired of sitting down. ' "
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In whatever house you find a woman who cheer
fully gives up her oven , special desires and vanities -
} ties for the good of others , there you are sure to
find happiness. For it seems that in this strangely
ordered world happiness comes only through sacri
fice.
fice.In
In the home life somebody has got to do the giving -
ing up , and it seems that the chosen one for self-
denial is always mother. Her giving up is written
in little lines all over her face , where , too , are in
scriptions commemorating valiant struggles with
everyday monsters whom others do not see.
now happy a girl should he in youth , and how
bright a spot should be reserved for her in the
great hereafter to atone for the trials of that pe
riod1 in life during which she learns to be woman ,
wife , mother. Many a time she asks herself , docs it
pay ? Is It worth while ? Of what use is it all ?
Why ain I putting my heart and life into this dull
JUIJET v. STRAUSS. drudgery ?
For a quarter of a century past a continuous flood of nonsense regarding
work has been poured into the cars of American women. They have
> een urged to break away from the kitchen and go forth into the big world
ind be somebody. This has its influence upon the despondent mother , she
icars the echo of the feet of those who have "gone out into the world , " she
: eels that her life is narrow and squalid.
She sees the faded face in the looking glass , feels the slower pulsations
> f the blood , knows herself or a woman who has grown old doing just the
> rdinary drudgery of life. And she asks herself bitterly , has it paid ? In the
; nd the answer is sure to be , "yes , " for she will live to see how vastly prefer-
ible her quiet home life has been to that of the woman who went out into the
vortd.
vortd.The
The truth is , women do not step out of quiet homes into positions of afilu-
mce and honor. They go from shady , country-like homes to crowded streets ,
jloomy offices , stifling storerooms , and where one goes up from tfie ranks of
: hose who are not even remotely known to the world , thousands go down or re-
nain statinary in a hand-to-hand struggle for existence.
One thing is certain , youth cannot stay ; something must take its place ,
md might It not as well be that devotion and self-sacrifice that makes a beau-
Jful memory to leave behind us ?
Yes , mother , it does pay. It pays to be held a divinity in the eyes of
mppy children. It pays to hold the deepest , tenderest memory In the hearts
) f men and women. For * no matter how long mother has been gone to the
'echoless shore , " Aher name holds its holy place In her children's hearts , and
iiis is fame enough for all the sacrifices she has made. Chicago Journal.
den flowers , or even wild striped grasser
or ferns , in the center of the middle
liuenxpiece , and two smaller vases ( if
you possess them ) .on the smaller cor
ner pieces. At the edge of the opposite
corners place at one a small bowl
' "od with any fruit you have in the
ise. Apples , bananas , oranges and
grapes make a pretty showing. A
pineapple may be placed in the center
of the glass bowl and the mixed fruits
nicely arranged around it The fruit
and the flowers give a festive appear
ance to even the most simply laid
table. Our eyes should be gratified as
much as our palates. At the edge of
the other corner place a china tile ,
upon which set your glass water pitch
er filled with ice water.
f
INothing warms some men up like an
application of cold cash ;
OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
THE PBOBLEM OF THE HATLBOADS
tf
N the present high state of prosperity
throughout the country , and indeed pri
marily because of it'the , railroads find them
selves facing the most serious problem which
has ever confronted them.
Certain sections of the country are mark
edly agricultural ; certain uthers produce the
raw materials of manufacture ; and still others turn out
the finished product of mills and foundries. All these
regions have shared alike in the era of good times , and
all depend upon an exchange of their products for a
continuation of the good times.
To make that exchange is the business of the railroads.
Traffic has grown so much faster than railway equipment
that the roads now find themselves Inadequate to the
handling 'of it , and a congestion has appeared which
affects not only interstate but international traffic. The
situation is further complicated by the fact that the
enterprises which furnish business to the railroads are
themselves so prosperous , and require so much money ,
that there is a great scarcity of loanable funds , and the
railroad companies cannot borrow the money necessary
for new equipment without paying excessive rates of
interest
In the very nature of the case no remedy can be imme
diately efficacious , and even the railway experts differ
as to what the remedy shall be. One president has sug
gested the changing of the standard gage from four feet
eight and one-half inches to six feet Another says that
the necessary increase in trackage , terminals , locomotives
and cars would cost a billion dollars a year for five years ,
and would then be adequate to the handling only of the
business which will be ready for it.
Electrification , as providing both increased speed and
cheaper motive power , has been advocated , as has also
the double-tracking of present single-track roads. This
last suggestion would undoubtedly increase enormously
the capacity of the roads , since only ihout fifteen thou
sand miles of the quarter of a million miles of railroad
in the United States is now double-tracked.
Whatever course is adopted , patience on the part of
the public will be necessary , and in the majority of cases
just Youth's Companion.
THE "DEFENSELESS WOMAW. "
T is a sensible woman's first duty not to be
defenseless. The day has long gone by when
it was considered the trademark of a lady to
scream and faint or go into hysterics at the
very first mention of danger. Nowadays we
designate such actions by the very plain old-
fashioned word cowardice.
At Coney Island the other day a man was discovered
creeping around under the women's bathhouse. Did the
fair ladies , with loud shouts , rush forth , leaving hiiri
victor of the field ? Not they. They quietly secured a
large kettle of scalding water and neatly poured the
same upon him. He ran for the surf , screaming with
pain. It is safe to presume he will crawl under no more
bathhouses.
Up in Port Jervis , N. Y. , a man took a maid out boat
ing. Reaching deep water and being one of those chumps
who thinks that to annoy or scare any one else is ex
cruciatingly funny , he rocked the , boat ; she begged him
not to , but he then rocked it worse than ever. She said
no more , but carefully crawling to where he was perpe
trating his humor , she administered so souud a box on
his ear fhat he fell overboard in his astouishrnent.
When he came up she ordered him to take hold , while
she towed him in ; he did so , and.she rowed him in to
shallow water , whence he could wade ashore ; there she
left him , well soused , taking the boat herself back to
the boat landing. It is safe to presume he will not rock
the boat again when he takes her out.
The summer time is when much crime breaks out , as
well as folly. In New York city just now it would seem
that the power of evil reigns ; and it is high time every
woman learned to some extent how to take care of her
self. There is neither sense nor righteousness in a
woman's being defenseless these days. Philadelphia
Telegraph.
AN OCEAN GBAVEYABD.
wreck of tue steamer Columbia adds another -
other to the list , already too long , of dreadful -
Jj ful disasters which prove that the western
ocean , although the Creator gave it a
smoother surface and fewer natural dangers
than the Atlantic , is not as safe for navi
gation , nor are the men who man its ships
possessed of as sterling qualities as we find in the east
The wreck of the Columbia does not furnish the first
Instance coming from the Pacific of cowardly desertion
of women and children who were passengers. The men
who compose the crews sailing along the coast or into
the Asiatic ports have less of the heroic fiber which
manifests Itself invariably when trouble comes on the
more frequented water highway between Europe and
America. There was little time between the striking of
the Columbia by the San Pedro and the sinking of the
former , yet had the sailors stood by Captain Doran in
stead of swimming for the colliding vessel the loss of
life would have been less appalling.
Nor is the captain of the San Pedro blameless. The
fact that he was in a region of tragedy should have led
him to proceed more cautiously in the fog. lie must
have known , as does every navigator on that coast , that
he was traversing an ocean graveyard. Along the Men-
docino coast , where the Columbia and San Pedro col
lided , other large steamers have gone to the bottom. Far
under the surface lies the old steamer Humboldt and
not many rods distant from her sunken hull and boilers
is the modern St. Paul , which went ashore a year and a
half ago. The big Norwegian collier , Tricolor , Is an
other occupant of this ocean graveyard and the hulls
of several sailing vessels lie bleached along the coast.
Utica Globe.
> CONSOLATION FOR THE FATIGUED ,
I SACRIFICING MOTHER.
HOYF to Set a Table Tastefnlly.
See that the center of the table
.ands directly under the center of the
landelier or hanging lamp , whichever
ght you use for the center of your
inlng room , says Men and Women ,
lace your canton flannel , or felt , as it
called , even on-the table , smoothing
down well , so that there are no
eases to npset the water glass or
igetable saucer during the course of
ic meal. Next lay your white dam-
5k cloth evenly and smoothly , so as
have as few creases as possible , and
je that it hangs well over the sides
: the table without touching the floor ,
hen place your lineii centerpiece * in
ic center of the tablecloth , and if
) u have two smaller linen pieces put
i em at opposite corners , right at the
Ige of the table. Now place your
ise filled with fresh water and gar-
CAWADA'S BUFFALO HERD.
Taken from Flatheacl Reservation In
Montana , Where Tliey Ranged.
In correspondence from Helena ,
Mont , the Spokane Spokesman-Review
tells of the shipment of a herd of
buffalo from Flathead reservation tea
a Canadian government reservation
near Edmonton. It is notvknown ex
actly how many there are in the herd ,
but It is estimated that there are about
400. It is thought that there may pos
sibly be 500 , with the calves.
The Canadian government paid $150-
000 for the herd and will place them
in the government park near Lament ,
which is about forty miles east of Ed
monton. This park contains 10,000
acres and the buffalo , will be allowed
to run free in it. The government has
eighty buffalo in the park already.
The purpose of the Canadian govern
ment in buying the animals was to put
them in this park and protect them , seas
as to keep them from extermination.
The animals are all thoroughbreds.
The animals have been ranging in
the Mission valley , and the Canadian
officials have been busy for months col
lecting them.
The history of the herd is interest
ing. To Charles Allard belonged the
credit of starting it He began with
a small number during the ' 80s and
kept breeding and purchasing until he
had 100 head in 1S93. Then he bought
the Buffalo Jones herd in Kansas and
added them to the herd.
Soon after Mr. Allard died and his
partner , Michel Pablo , began to aell
the herd. When Mr. Pablo heard of
the proposed opening of the Flathead
reservation and the consequent loss of
the range , he asked Howard Eaton tov
sell them for him. Mr. Eaton tried to
dispose of them to'both the United
States government and the American
Bison Association , but he was unsuc
cessful.
Then an offer was made by the
Canadian government , which -was ac
cepted. Besides the contract price of
? 15,000 , Mr. Pa'blo gets paid for load
ing the animals. '
The Canadian government is repre
sented at the- loading by 'Superintend
ent Douglas of the Canadian national
park at Banff ; M. Ayotte , who nego
tiated the purchase for the Canadian
government ; Dr. David Warnock , do
minion veterinary , and General Freight
Agent McMullen of the Canadian Pa
cific Railroad. Mr. Pablo is keeping a
few animals , two bulls and twelve cows ,
but the rest of the big herd is going ,
from the United States to become the
possession of the Canadian government
Regret is universal throughout Mon
tana that the efforts of President ,
Roosevelt to secure the herd for this
government proved unavailing.
If a man's wife approves of what
he doas ; what use does he have for a i
i
conscience ? '
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Growing1 Alfalfa.
E. C. Dameron , of Pike County , Mo. ,
Is credited by an exchange with the
following suggestions on growing al
falfa :
"After several years' experimenta
tion , with both success and failure , I
unhesitatingly advise fall seeding.
While I know of no plant that excels
alfalfa in vigor of growth after it is
once established , it is extremely timid
about its association with other plants
in its early life. Weeds and foxtail
are its worst foes , and how to avoid
them or to reduce them to the mini
mum is the problem before the alfalfa
grower. It is with this in view that I
advise the fall seeding. To my mind
the piece selected for seeding down
next fall should be upland naturally
well drained and fertile. If the piece
selected is land in wheat I should top
dress it during wiriter with all the
stable manure I could possibly get on
it not in great liunks , but well distrib
uted. After the wheat comes off in
June I should disk It twice , once each
way. After the first shower the weeds
will begin to appear , then disk again.
Keep this up until Sept 1. Don't plow
under any circumstances , but kill all
the weed growth b'y ' surface cultiva
tion. All this sounds like work , and
it is work , but the best remunerated
work a farmer ever did. About Sept 1 ,
If there be moisture enough for ger
mination , sow twenty pounds of seed
per acre. Use a wheelbarrow seeder
and sow ten pounds each way. This
covers 'skips' and gives a better dis
tribution of the seeds. Then slant
your harrow teeth- and cover by going
over the field at least twice. "
Corn , and Soy Beans.
I have raised corn and soy beans
together with good results , but my ex
perience on the whole Is to advise
farmers not to grow them together. It
made the corn exceedingly hard to cut ,
as the mass of vegetation was so heavy
that the corn and beans tumbled in
every direction from the heavy winds.
I believe it is better , on rich land , to
grow each of the crops separately , says
an Ohio farmer. When the land Is not
so rich and it is not desired to cut and
shock the corn , soy beans can be grown
to advantage to turn hogs or cattle on
after the corn is gathered. The most
satisfactory soy bean that I have tried
Is the early yellow variety known as
Hollybrook ; they are some three weeks
earlier than the mammoth yellow , grow
a fine quality of vine and an excellent
yield of seed. It grows off more
promptly than the mammoth and gets
out of the way of weeds and grass
sooner , and for the same reason it is
not so much in the way in cultivating
a corn crop , if it is desired to plant
them in a cornfield. And one decided
advantage they have over the mam
moth , they do not shell so badly after
getting ripe.
For Xioatlliip : Farm Ttrnjons.
Use a handy short stepladdcr with
bent irons securely screwed to the end
of the ladder , and that fit to the wagon
1O LOAD WAGOXS.
end board. Bj- using a ladder of this
; kind the loading is made much easier ,
and very often farm produce can be
handled with far less danger of bruis
ing. Very handy for many other kinds
c work.
Hitching : Strap.
The most desirable hitching strap is
one which gives the horse plenty of
freedom and at the same time takes
up the slack , preventing the animal
from becoming entangled in it A very
simple apparatus for this purpose Is
being placed on the market In the
shape of a piece of pipe of suitable
length with the means at the ends of
securing it to the stall. Tie upper end
lias a roller , over which the hitching
strap or rope passes , and Is secured tea
a weight moving in the interior of the
pipe.
Place tor Lantern * .
A place should be provided In every
farm building where lanterns are used
or likely to be used. Stretch a wire
along behind the cows and horses with
sliding wire hooks on to which the
lantern can be hooked and moved as
wanted. A hook of cheap , smooth
'fence wire can be fixed up without ex
pense almost anywhere , and it is much
safer tlian a nail , as It will generally
allow the lantern to hang straiguu
Be careful that no nay , straw or other
inflammable material is near lantern
hooks or other holders' . Don't set a
lantern down.
Care of
different 'ani
As man has adapted
mals to different uses it does not infer
that they are not subject to natural
laws. On the contrary , the subjection
is more complete than before , and , as
man has been the foster agent In
changing the charateristics of most do
mestic animals , so must the hand of
man be ever ready to render that as
sistance so essential to their well-
being. The pasture , shelter and care
must be suitable for the accomplish
ment of the purpose desired , and no
neglect can be allowed. Not only must
the utmost care > be taken in selecting
the animals that suit the farm best ,
but the farm itself must also conform
to the animals. One should not attempt
to improve unless prepared for it , as
failure will be the result , but the prep
aration is easily made. Better stocky
means better farming , larger crops and.
greener pastures. With each year the
crops become better , because the system
forces them to be so. But those farm
ers who do not possess facilities for
certain breeds of animals need not be
discouraged , asall | can have a privilege - ,
ege with some kinds that do not come'
up to the requirements needed. Improvement - .
provement should be the object with
every farmer , for even should the farm
er lag behind , the time will arrive
!
when he will 'be ' compelled to camp on i
the same ground that others long before - |
fore occupied , but who have left it for'
something better. Keep pace with the' '
time , and keep the flock to the best ,
by breeding with thoroughbreds and
always culling from the bottom. .
One of the XCTV Breeds of Ferris.
Thinking to improve the Barred
Rocks , we crossed them with Buff
Cochins. then used what we supposed
were pure Black-
Breaste.d Red
Games with them.
As part of these
games had yellow i
legs and pea |
combs * we now feel ,
sure that they had' '
been mixed withj
the Cornish Indian !
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BUCKEYE BCD.
got them , and here j
is where we got the pea comb. This !
mixup produced a bird or two red as' '
foxes , with yellow legs , and I conceived 1
ceived the idea of raising a whole
flock like them. :
As layers the Buckeye Reds are sim
ply peerless. Heat or cold lias no ter
rors for them , as their small combs
do not suffer from frost They have
a long body from the wishbone back :
upon which to carry plenty of meat
They are not coarse or bony , yet males
weigh from nine to ten pounds and
females from five to seven.
They have the rich yellow skin and
legs so dear to the American epicure ,
and the skin is not thick and tough as
in some yellow-skinned fowls. They i
are vigorous from the shell , alert and
gamy , though not inclined to fight
among themselves , says Mrs. F. Slet-
calf of Ohio in American Agriculturist , !
in which a Buckeye Red of ideal shape' '
is Illustrated. The surface color of
the male is a dark rich velvety red ,
*
approaching cardinal or garnet , never I
buff or bricky , head , neck , hackle , back , .
saddle and wingbows richly glossed ,
with metallic luster , under color a.
lighter shade.
Poultry Xotca.
For rapid growth feed the clilckens
often.
Lice brood , breed and hide under
the roosts.
Swelled eyes with running at the ;
nostrils Indicate roup.
Gravel should always be supplied to ,
fowls that are fattened In confinement ,
Of two things , the breed and feed
ing , the latter is the more Important.
Dry salt is as good as any material
that can be used for preserving
eggs.
Ducks may be picked when four
months old and every six weeks after
wards.
Select the stock of pullets
you In
tend to keep as soon as they are wen
developed. ?
Coal ashes should always be sifted !
before putting them in the dust boxr
Cor the use of poultry.
Much of the disease with which fowls-
are afflicted may be traced to a neglect
in ventilating the fowl house. '
Ducks should be allowed as mucb/
liberty as possible , as they do not ? "
ihrive well In
as
confinement
as chick- ,
jns.
As a general rule there Is more'profife
n marketing fowls early ; prices are
lot any better , but there is a great ,
saving in feed %
It does not cost
any more to keen-
lioroughbred stock than it does to keeo
crub stock , but it pays better
when Ifc
omes to selling. .
Young chickens or turkeys should'
lever be allowed to
go on the roost
mtil ten or twelve weeks old if ?
owed too young their hearts-often
Tooled and their growth and
ioe spoiled.
