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- - - - - - dY - i ! wQ r f I.d - - ; MUNYON'S 1 I { Eminent Doctors at N . Your Service Free . t t , . , _ . , Not & Penny to Pay for the Fullest , Medical Examination. " ' If you are in doubt as to the cause . / of your disease , mail us a postal re- ' : ' ; questing a medical examination blank. 'f' Our doctors will carefully diagnose - your case , and if you can be cured " you will be told so ; if you annot "Be J" cured you will be told so. You are ! : ' not obligated to us in any way , for : ; this advice is absolutely free. You are . at liberty to take our advice or not , _ as you see fit. , Munyon's , 53d and Jefferson streets , Philadelphia. Pa. I , " I 'I ' < / f ( f Clllidtln Like ' 11 , . ' , I : ' ) O ' 'iI ' . . . . y t ' . . , . 0 p CURE , L m \ atsi ttw\crai tOR @ .UGnS iD@.US It is so pleasant to take - stops the cough so quickly. Absolutely safe too and contains no opiates. AH Druggists , 25 cents. . , The output of cast iron sash weights - In the United States has reached 85- 000 tons a year in recent years. STATE : op OHIO , CITY OF TOLEDO , } _ , , LUCAS COUNTY. } } sa Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is tciilor partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co. , doing business In the City of Toledo , - I - County and State aforesaid , and that said flrm will pay the- sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS . for each and every case of Ca- . tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence , this 6th day of December , A. D. 1880. 1880.SEAL 10 ( SEAL.A. ) . W. GLEASON , NOTARY PUBLIC. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken Internally , I tad acts directly on tlie bipod and mucous mrfaces of the system. Send for testimo nials free. . free.P. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , O. Sold by nil Druggists , 75c. Take ! : Hall'ri Family Pills for constipation. . ' THE REAL SLAVE. . En slink Actor Says Men , Not Women , Need Moro : \ Liberty. . * , . . "It's : all right to talk about woman , suffrage , " said William Hawtrey , a noted English actor , "but what I think we all need is more liberty for men. "Women have a lot more real liberty than men. Take the question of hVSi 1 , for Instance. Get a crowd of men to- gether and shout 'Hats off , ' and every one of us gets bareheaded in the short ; est possible time. Could you do it i with women ? Not in a million years. Why , they had to pass laws before they could get women to take off their aats In the theaters. . " "Suppose a man came home at night - ' and told his wife that he'd bought a new blue hat that was a perfect dream. Would she be interested in the hat ? Not at all. A new hat. The Idea ; II l , , . why , he had a perfectly good derby :1 : , that he wore last fall. What possible : . use could he have for two hats ? His I mind must be affected. . "Just suppose ; I say suppose , for of course no man would have the courage to do it , but just for the sake of argu ment let us suppose that a fellow did tell his wife that he thought her last 1 season's hat was good enough for this season. Can you imagine what his life I would be for the rest of the summer ? : "No , sir ; what is really needed la , 4 toore freedom for men. " To cut warm bread or cake always : heat the knife blade. FOOD QUESTION Settled with Perfect Satisfaction by a Dyspeptic. It's not an easy matter to satisfy all the members of the _ family at meaJ time as every housewife knows. And when the husband has dyspepi ii i sia and can't eat the simplest ordinary iin iit food without causing trouble , the food t question becomes doubly annoying. b . An Illinois woman writes : b "My husband's health was poor , he o - had no appetite for anything I could get for him , it seemed. Tlb "He was hardly able to work , was Tlt taking medicine continually , and as soon as he would feel better would go oii to work again only to give up in a ii few weeks. He suffered severely with iitl stomach trouble. tl . "Tired of everything : I had been tld able to get for him to eat , one day ' d seeing an advertisement about Qrapa- a Nuts , I got some and he tried it for breakfast the next morning. ciu "We all thought it was pretty good , ei although we had no idea of using it eik , ' regularly. But when my husband came k home - at night he asked for Graper ri Nuts. tl ! I "It was the same next day and I tlfi had .to get it right along , because when fi f 11 y , . we would get to the table the quesy ' tion , 'Have you ; any Grape-Nuts ? ' was . a ' a regular thing. So I began to buy tc It by the dozen pkgs. tcfi "i \ ry y husband's health began to imfi ; R prove right along. I sometimes felt a : offended when I'd make something I si ] thought he would like for a change , ai sc k and still ! hear the same old question , si , ; : 'Have you any Grape-Nuts ? ' sin x n < "He got so well that for the last two is tl isof f years he has hardly lost a day from o f his work , and we are still using Grape Nuts. " Read the book , "The hi Road to Wellville , " in pkgs. "There's se ' " dc R Reason. dcV Ever read the above letter ? A V ] ; t jiew ' > ' one appears from time to time. th ; ffhey'"are genuine , true , and full of th . IT human interest. - cb H ! - I , . , . ' - . - - " " ' . : - ; : - ' " - , ' - , - . . . - .J . I \ . , _ -J , . lV , - = , - - -S ; : . ; : - - - : - r-- : - - = - = - - - r " " . . . , . . . . ' " - - = - , - - = = : : : . ' = : : : . : : : - : - - - . / I . II I I The .fledemptiotJ . . : : < . ' : 9I t ) . vid i eoton By , CHARLES FREDERIC GOSS . . . , , Copyright 1900 by The Bowen-Merrill Company. All Richts Reserred CHAPTER VI.-Continued. ( ) He did not dare communicate this itory even to his sister ; for if she knew nothing he feared to poison her existence by telling her , and if she knew all he had not the courage to listen to the sequel. Perhaps no other experience in life produces a more pro- found shock than a discovery like that upon which David had so suddenly stumbled. It leads to despair or to melancholy , and many a life of high- est promise has been suddenly wreck- ed by it. While he brooded over this mystery the days slipped past the Sroung mystic almost unnoted ; he wan- dered about the farm , passing from one fit of abstraction into another , do- Ing nothing , saying : nothing , thinking everything. . He tried to look forward to the ' fu- ture with hope. But how can a man hope for harvests , when all his seed orn has been destroyed ? If his fath- er was bad , what hope was there that QO could be better ? He made innumerable resolves to take up the duties of life where he had \ laid them down , but they were all like birda which die in the nest where they are born. Pepeeta was drawing him irresisti- bly to herself ; he was like a man in tho outer circle of a vortex , of which she was tho center. The touch of her soft hand which he could still feel , the I farewell glance of eyes which still glowed before his imagination , at- tracted him like a powerful magnet. It wea true that he did not know where she was ; but he felt that ho could find her in the uttermost parts of the earth by yielding himself to tho impulse which had awakened in his heart. "A dark veil of mystery hangs over my past. My present is full of misery and unrest. I will see if the- future has any joys in store for me , " he said to himself at the close of one of his restless days. Without so much as a word of fare- well , he crept out of the house in the gathering dusk , and started in pursuit of the bright object that floated like a will-o'-the-wisp before his inner eye. A feeling of exultation and relief seized him as he left the place made dark and dreadful by the memory of that tragic scene through which he had so recently passed ; the quiet of the evening soothed his perturbed spir- its , and the tranquil stars looked down upon him with eyes that twinkled as If in sympathy. CHAPTER VII. Although David did not know the exact route the quack had laid out for his journey , he was certain that ! t would be easy enough to trace him in that sparsely-settled region , and so he turned his face in the direction in which the equipage vanished when he watched it from the barn. It was not until the light of morn- Ing struggled through this universal jtfloom that the weary and bedraggled traveler entered the outskirts of the ihen straggling but growing and busy Tillage of Hamilton. Tired in body and benumbed in mind , he made his way to the hotel , conscious only of his desire and determination to look once more upon the face of the woman whose image was so indelibly impress- ed upon his mind. Approaching the desk he nervously asked if the doctor was among the guests , flushed at the answer , demand- ed a room , ascended the steep saair- case : : : , and was soon in bed and asleep. Fatigued by his long tramp , he did not awaken until after noon , and then , having [ bathed , dressed and broken his : ong fast , he knocked at the door of the : room occupied by the doctor and his wife. There was a quick but gentle step in answer to his summons , and at the music of that footfall his heart beat tumultuously. , The door opened , and before him stood the woman who had brought about this mysterious train of events in his life. She started back as she saw him , with : an involuntary and timid motion , but sq great was her surprise and Joy that ! sne could not control her speech or action sufficiently to greet him. "Who is is there ? " cried the doctor , ; in his loud , imperative voice. I I "Mr. Corson , " she answered , in tones hat were scarcely audible. "Corson ? Who is Corson , and what ' does l he want ? " he asked , rising and ] approaching the door. 1 The instant his eyes fell on the ( ountenance of the Quaker , he threw up both hands and uttered a prolong- 1 ed whistle of astonishment. "The preacher ! " ho exclaimed. "The i lost is found. The p-p-prodlgal has eturned. < Come in , and let us k-k-kill the fatted calf ! " Coarse as the welcome was , it was full of sincerity , and its heartiness was like balm to the wounded spirit of the outh. < He grasped the extended hand and permitted himself to be drawn in- ) the room. . Pepeeta , who had recovered from tho first : shock of surprise and delight , same forward and greeted him with a a shy reserve. She gave him her hand , S md its gentle touch reanimated his h soul. ] She smiled -at him-a gracious n smile , and its light illumined the darkI iifi icss of his heart. His sadness vanf hed. Ho once more felt an emotion fitl fik : Joy. tl The excitement of their meeting tlli laving subsided they seated themIi lifl selves , David in an eacy chair , the ' fl \ fltl lector on the broad couch , and PetJ eeta on a little ottoman at his feet.a 7ivld green curtains partially obscured h he , bright sunshine which beat upon he windows. The wall-paper was g ibeap , vulgar fadedQn th . floor a : . was an old ingrain carpet full of patches and spattered with ink stains. A blue-bottle fly whizzed and butted his head against the walls , and through the open casement hummed the traffic of the busy little town. Nothing could have been more ex- pressive of triumph and delight than the face of the quack. Whenever his ! : feelings were particularly bland and expansive , he had a way of taking the ends of his enormous moustache ' and twirling them between his spatulate thumbs and fingers. He did this now , and twisted them until the coarse hairs could be heard grating against each other. "Well , well ! " he said , "so you could not resist the temptation ? Ha ! ha ! ha ! No wonder ! It's not every young fellow behind the p-p-plow-tail that has a fortune thrust under his nose. " Shows your good sense. I was right. I always am. I knew you were too bright a man to hide your light under a half b-b-bushel of a village like that. In those seven-by-nine towns , all the sap dries out of men , and before they are 40 they begin to rattle around like peas in a p-p-uod. In such places young men are never anything but milk sops , and lold men anything but b-b-bald-headed infants ! You needed to see the world , young man. You re- quired a teacher. You have put your- self into good hands , and If you stay with me you shall wear d-d-dIa- monds. " "Whatever the results may be , I have determined to make the experi- ment , " said David , shrugging his shoulders. "Right you are. But what b-b- brought you round ? You were as stiff as a ramrod when I left you. " "Circumstances over which I had no control , and which I want to forget as soon as possible. My old life has end- ed and I have come to seek a new one. " "A new life ? That's good. Well - we will show it to you , P-P-Pepeeta and I ! We will show you. " "The sooner the better. What am I to do ? " "Not so fast ! There are times when It Is better to g-g-go slow , as the snail said to the lightning. We must make a b-b-bargain. " "Do as you please. All I ask is a chance to put my foot upon the first round of the ladder and if I do not get to the top , I shall not hold you respon- sible , " David replied , dropping the "thees" of his Quaker life , in his de termination to divest himself of all its customs as rapidly as he could. "Hi ! hi ! There's fire in the flint ! Good thing. You take me on the right side , D-D-Davy. I'll do the square thing by you-see if I d-d-don't. Let's have a drink. Bring the bottle , Pe- peeta ! " She went to the mantel and return ed with a flask and two glasses. The quack filled them both and passed one to David. It was the first time in his life that he had ever even smelt an intoxicant. He recoiled a little ; but having committed himself to his new life , ho determined to accer all that it InVolved. He lifted the fiery potion to his lips , and drank. "Hot , Is It , my son ? " cried the doc- tor , laughing uproariously at his wry face. "You Quakers drink too much water ! Freezes inside of you and t-t- turns you Into what you might call two-p-p-pronged icicles. Give me men with red blood In their veins ! And there's nothing , makes b-b-blood red like strong liquors ! " The whisky revived the courage and loosened the tongue of the youth. The repugnance which he had instinctive- ly felt for the vulgar quack began to mellow into admiration. He asked and answered many questions. "What part am I to take in thisv business ? " he asked. , "What part are you to take in tho business ? That's good , 'Never put off till .to-morrow what you can d-d-do to-day. ' 'Business first and then pleas- ure. ' 'The soul of business is dispatch. ' These are good mottoes , my lad. I learned them from the wise men ; but if I had not learned them , I should I have invented them. What's your p-p- part of the business , says you ; listen ! You are to be its ! ! m-m-mouthpiece. That tongue of yours must wag like : S the tail of a d-d-dog ; turn like a J weather-vane ; hiss like a serpent , drIp y with honey and poison , be tipped with P-P-persuasion ; tell ten thousand j tales , and every tale must sell a bottle c of p-p-panacea ! " He paused , and looked rapturously upon the face of his pupil. "This panacea-has it merits ? Will it really cure ? " asked David. The doctor laughed long and loud. "Has it merits ? Will it really cure ? Ho : ! ho ! 'Is thy bite good for the b-b- bachache ? ' said the sick mouse to the at. What difference does it make whether it will cure or not ? Success in b-b-business is not based upon the quality of the m-m-merchandise ' , my " " son. "Upon what , then ? " said David. "Upon the follies , the weaknesses and the p-p-passions of mankind ! Since ; time Wean , a 'universal panacea' I' 1 . has been a sure source of wealth. It makes no difference what the panacea 9 , If you only have the b-b-brains to fool the people. There are only two c kinds : of people in the world , my son- the fools and f-f-foolers ! " s Even whisky could not make David listen to this cold-blooded avowal without a shudder. The keen eye : of the quack detected It ; but instead of 1\ adulterating his philosophy , he doubled a his dose. ( 'Shocks you , does it ? You will g-g- get over that. We are not angels ! We r are only men. Remember what old.h ' 5- 5 . ' - - . . ' " - . - - - - - - - - - - - . " " . ' - - - - , . - - jack Fe.ltstna said ? it Adam ten In a state of Innocency , what shall I d-d- do in state ' " a of villainy ? The boldness of the man and tho radicalness of his philosophy dazzled and fascinated the inexperienced youth. This was what the astute and unscrupulous Instructor expected , and , he determined to pursue his adYanta.ro and effect , If possible , the complete corruption of his pupil in a single les- son ; and so he continued : "Got to live , my son ! Self-p-p- preservation is the first law , and so we must imitate the rest of the b-b- brute creation , and live off of each other ! The big ones must feed upon the little and the strong upon the weak. 'Every man for himself ! ' That's my religion. " . "You may be right , " said David , "but I cannot say that I take to It kindly. I do not see How a man can practice this cruelty and injustice without suf- fering. " "Suffering ! Idea of suffering Is greatly exaggerated. Ever watch a I t-t-toad that was being swallowed by a snake ? looks as if he positively I enjoyed it. It's his mission. Born to be eaten ! , If there was as much pain I i t in the world as p-p-people say , do you think anybody could endure itl ! Itm't' the d-d-door always open ? Can't a man quit when he wants to ? Suffer- | ing ! Pshaw ! Do I look as If I suf ' fered ? Does Pepeeta look as if she suffered ? And yet she b-b-bamboobles them worse than I do. Back In your , own little t-t-town she caught some of your long-faced old Quakers , b-b- ' big fellows with broad-brimmed hata , drab coats and ox eyes , regular meet- in'-goers ! And there was that llttl d-d-dove-eyed girl. What was it she wanted to know , P-P-Pepeeta ? Tell him. Ha ! ha ! Tell him and we will see him b-b-blush. " | "She asked me if her father was goc ' ing to send her to Phialadelphia this _ winter , " she answered , without lifting her eyes. I " \Vh / don't you tell me what sho . asked you 'bout D-D-Davy ? " . ' "It is time for us to go to supper or we shall be late , " she replied , laying aside her work and rising. "Sure enough ! " cried the doctor , springing to his feet. "The Q-Q-Qua- ker ] has knocked everything out of my head. Come on ! " ! t lie rose and began bustling about the room. When Pepeeta glanced up from her work she saw in David's eye a grateful appreciation of her courtesy and tact , and his look filled her with a new happiness. I The disgust awakened in the Qua- I ker's mind . by the coarseness of the j I quack was more than offset by the . beauty and grace of the gypsy. When I' ' he looked at her , when he was even conscious of her presence , he felt 0./ j happiness which compensated for all that he had suffered or lost. He did not stop to ask what its nature was. He had cast discretion to the winds. He had in these few hours since his departure broken so utterly with the . past that he was like a man who had been suddenly awakened from a long _ lapse of memory. His old life was as ] if It had never been. He felt himselit t . to be in a vacuum , where all his ideaa ' must be newly created. This epoch of his experience was superimposed : upon the other like a different geologI- ; cal formation. Like the old monks In j j their cells , he was deliberately trying to erase from the parchment of hla , soul all that had been previously writ- 1 ten , in order that he might begin Q new life history. ; 1 ( To be continued. ) , I j ' c o - - I ' { 'he ' DiHinT.vaii'tiisrcs of Chinese. : [ T A Chinaman was called as a witness o in the police court of Los Angeles In a the case of a driver who had run over d a dog. The judge asked him what time it was when he saw the man run t ; over the dog. The conversation Is re-1 i ei ! : ported J by a writer in Lippincott's : Magazine. j I "Me no sabe , " replied the witness. I I "I say , " repeated the judge , "what i . time was it when you saw this man a run over the dog ? " ! c "Me no sabe , " repeated John , smil- ' ' fi Ing blankly. i ! i n "We shall have to have an Inter- Q preter , " commented his honor , as he a realized that the witness did not un- tj : derstand English ; and accordingly c another Chinaman was haled into ja : court to act as interpreter. "Ask the Oj witness , " commanded the judge"when m he saw this man run over the dog. " I w The interpreter turned to his fellow d countryman and said , "We chung lo , 0 ho me choo lung -wow , e-ho me no tl chow chee , loo know so-loo bing gong aj : tong yit ben. " I ec To which the witness replied , ; ' re "Wong Hn kee. wo hoo , wing chong v : lung yue lee , kin sing , choy yoke coey bi ring lung ding wah , sling suey way ' pi . t _ an yick ling toy blng coey bow tsue " : , ui : po tong po gou hung mow kim quong ( . th ( yuen lee chow yo ben tong. " The Interpreter then turned to the udge and said , "Him say Two ' : " hc . o'clock. hic ca At the Beach. fit "Could you love me , and me alone ct "Why , what a foolish question , . in Jack. " hi "Pardon my doubts. " " th : "Could I love you alone ! Aren't tl you the only man here-Washington ' fit Herald. al , I ea The Toll. . t pa "Where are going to spend you your SU vacation ? " In "I'm not going to. " gr "Huh ? " I in i "I just earn my vacation-my famJ 'f spends : it.-Cleveland Leader. His Line. ' U' Bink -I don't like the looks of that ' a n hap. He has shifting eyes. ( Wink-He can't help that. He Is a IZ : I cenery shifter down at the show. , . If I Poor Fellow. ca "Yes , I engaged her on her looloj ' re My husband can't bear plain peoplf fe bout him. " , f de You may reform a hardened old de I eprobate , but a fool or a saint la < < < . to hopeless ! proposition. ' a " . - - - - - = _ - - - - - - - - , , - - - - . . , h. . r I Ci 11 1 p v li , U Benefits of Ilumuw. The substance left in the ground after the fertilizer has decayed is known as "humus. " In order to se- cure the greatest results from the fer- I i tilizer and to get the largest possible quantity of humus , it is necessary that the soil be moist when , , the fertilizer . . is plowed under. Only small amount of humus is obtained from the turned- under fertilizer should the ground be dry. dry.When When the fertilizer Is allowed to lie upon i the surface for a period , exposed to the sun , much good is lost from . the j fact that it. forms but a small ; amount of humus when plowed under. ) Therefore it is important that the soil should always be moist when fertilizer of any kind is plowed under. In many ways humus benefits the soil. In the first place , it makes the soil lighter as well as looser. This condition allows good ventilation and gives a chance for poisonous gases to escape. The soil does not become over- heated ' , and , in clay territory , the ground i is lightened , making it more easy to work. It is equally beneficial in ] a sandy soil , inasmuch as it as- sists in binding it together , allowing more , substance. A Virele.ss Brooder. If a hen can hatch a duckling , why can't a bunch of any sort of feathers hatch a chick ? As a matter of fact , they -can , as has been demonstrated by the fireless brooder invented by a Cali- fornia f man. In general appearance the brooder resembles other machines of the kind , but there is no space in it for the lamp , or other heating ap- paratus used in the older types. In- stead , a number of bunches of feathers are fastened to the under side of the - - - - - - 0 o CHICKS EASY TO KEACH. _ lid. ] These feathers are just long enough to reach the floor of the box , vith ; a little left over. The eggs are 1 aid on the bottom , just beneath the leather : * tufts , and when the lid is closed each egg is inclosed in a cluster of down that makes a very. good imi- ation ; : hen' . As each egg is hatched nit the lid can be lifted for a second md the chick removed without the lifficulty that would attend his remov- a from the old-style brooder , the in- erior of which is reached from one nd. ; Fat in Millc. It can not be that the butter fat in nilk is.obtained from the fat stored n the tissues of the cow , otherwise the , inimal would soon become emaciated. lows : obtain the butter fat in milk . , rom the food they eat and digest , and tot : ( from the reserve or accumulation i if ] fat in their bodies. Reason as well s observation teaches that cows ex- ract butter fat from the food they onsume and digest , and to produce a arge percentage of cream the rations if the cow should be rich in the ele- f uents of nitrogen and carbohydrates , rhich are found in linseed meal , mid- J lings ] , bran , corn meal and ground ats. At f the Cornell University cows t hat yielded 200 pounds of butter fat nnually under ordinary feeding yield- d 310 pounds when given liberal ations of feed rich in nitrogen and arbohydrates. Cream will not make si utter unless It contains fat , and rofitable fats will not be produced P nless cows are fed on rations rich in a he elements that produce " cream. w Feeding Stalks to Hogs. b When the green stalks are given to ogs care should be taken to prevent fe attle from having access to the woody feoi ber which the swine will leave after hewing the stalks. Pigs relish chew- k ig the stalk for the sweetness in It , ai : ut : leave : enough saccharine matter in tie fiber to make it attractive to catfc le < , especially the younger stock. This ai her is indigestible , and the cattle , if aitt lowed to pick it up , will frequently at a sufficient quantity to cause im- ttgi action and harmful If not fatal re- alts. It Is not safe to let the cattle gi to , yards where swine are given C ] reen corn stalks.-COburn's "Swine fa . America. " tl 21 Changing : Bee * . ' li The common busy bees may be grad- ally replaced by the Italian or Cyprl- ai fI 1 varieties , by removing "the old ueen and substituting ' a new fertil- ed queen of either kind preferred ! she is carefully guarded In a small A : cage for a few days the bees , soon m : cognize her , anf in the course of a bj sw months the old bees will 'all beV ead and the new ones will be of the - as esired kind. The queen is compelled di lay numbers of eggs daily in order diki supply the great loss constantly t the - - - _ - R - - . - - - , . . - - - . . --oq recurring by the destruction from birds , storms and other difficulties. There should be left plenty of honey for a winter supply , and the hives should be well protected from storms. What the beekeeper should aim to do is to sow such crops as will enable the bees to lay Tn a large supply of honey and he can well afford to do so if he has a number of hives. Killing' Quack Grnxs. A Michigan farmer gives these in structions for killing quack grass : Plow five or six inches deep in the growing season , say April , May and June. Give it a good digging , then cultivate with a cultivator that has teeth close enough so they will cut the roots two or two and one-half inches under the ground. The secret is to keep it from getting to the sur- face. It wants holding down six weeks. It does not take : expensive old-fashioned culti- tools. I use an - vator that was bought fifty years ago. It has seven teeth , three in front , four in rear ; each tooth cuts six inches wide. It is good to drag it over after three or four days. I cultivate once - a week for six weeks ; it has never failed me yet. The roots will be dead as hay. It is good for Canada thistles. If one is doubtful , take a rod or more ' square and keep it down for six weeks and see how it works. This was done with a hoe on two acres , and 100 bushels of smutnose corn were raised I I to the acre , planted in drills one foot ! apart and hoedto kill. - ! DigginS' Potatoes. The time is near when farmers wili be digging their potatoes , and then is the time to select the seed for another . year ; when a hill of nice , smooth po- tatoes is found , free from scab or rot , and a goodly number are just the shape and size wanted for table use , put them one side. At night gather them up and put them away fa * * seed next spring. You will be surprised to see how you can change the type and improve them in a few years , says a Vermont contributor to the American Cultivator. We do this every year , and , while our townspeople are com- plaining of their potatoes running out and buying of us to renew their seed , we are planting potatoes ( Green Mountains ) that started from the s < yid that was bought for $5 a bushel when they first came around. If farmers would take as much pains in selecting their seed potatoes as they do their N seed corn , we would not hear so much complaint about potatoes running out. Rye as Horse1 Feed. 1 Rye is a good grain to feed horses. It is equal to oats and wheat , but it must be ground middling fine and mixed with cut straw or cut hay. The straw or hay should be cut into half-inch lengths , moistened with wa- ter and the rye meal well mixed with it. It is very sticky and horses can- not get the meal without eating the straw or hay with it. In feeding corn to horses we always grind half rye with the corn to make the corn meal stick to the cut straw. Corn and rye ground together in equal proportions. " " and mixed with bright cut straw moistened with water make a well-bal-/ - . . anced ration , equally as good , as eager- ly sought after by horses and a cheap * er horse feed than oats and hay. - - - Hogtl and Straw Kicks. Some farmers think that a stra\\ rick is a good place for the sow and her brood to sleep. This is a mistake. It [ is best to keep them away from the . straw pile winter and summer. In the winter the pigs will burrow beneath the : straw , get too warm and take cold when ; they come out into the freezing atmosphere. Coughing and wheezing is the result , and the pigs do no good or die. Besides , if burrowed beneath the , straw they are liable to be stepped on and seriously injured or killed by the stock running to the rick. During the summer months especial- ly should the sow and her young be enced from the straw pile. If they burrow down into the half rotted j straw they will be very apt to con ract some disease. / fI' f I' ' Poultry Notes. Others have built up an egg laying , v- train. Why not do so yourself Lazy hens cause much of the high prices . for eggs. Make 'em get busy and : hustle. / The warmer : the weather the more water required , as more is thrown off by : the body. I ' Many : a hen that is otherwise well fed may fail to lay on account of lack ' f water. Successful poultrymen , in order to keep their poultry on a paying basis , are continually culling their flocks. One of the great values of green f food , it is said , lies In Its ability to lid in the digestion of other . things. Farm and Ranch. Grades of Cream. The Kansas Agricultural College grades cream as follows : First grade cream : , 30 or more per cent of butter fat ; second grade , 25 per cent and lesa than 30 ; third grade , having less than 5 : > per cent butter fat. Creameries like ] to get high-testing cream , say 30 and above. ve. They make more butter Erom this as the overrun is greater. Movable Schools. \ , . The United States Department ol Agriculture recommends the establish- nent of movable schools of agriculture ure y the state experiment stations- ' Where fifteen farmers can be d secured j students the school be e. . . may con iucted for a year or longer. The dnd of instruction ' will depend upoo le needs of the section. / - - , . i . - . . . t - . :
