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""-: y: CkalaWc a Beaaty" "''- .-.Tiaks Every bodj-.. predicted that '".3tardb.ed would have troubleaf ter he "- -married that vai'a. beauty, bmt 'she . - ."-3 never leaves .her.- home unless he- is " - ' with. .her. . Ifow.ddes he manage? . ."-' .s;.Wuiks-He: filled the. house with .'Si.? mHTora.Kew York .Weekly.' .. V- -. .- J.have foand -Piso8 Cure for Coasamp: tioB-as-anfaiiinir. medicine. F.'R. Lotz, - -.-':. 130a8cott.St.,.CovingtonKyM.Oct. l,Jrf. I ' -. ""Every reform that comes -to stay, has to ; begin in the heart.. -" .' . ' Warraattd to. cmre -or money refunded. Ak.ya4r .4rmifl4tur.lt.- price 1 cent. - . - .. . t . -There are people q -want to do good, . but-lSey- arenlow to.cotamgBce. ' ' ..Is caused by thitf, weak.Jmpirre. --Wqba.-' Th.ive pure' blood .which ' , will -p'roperiy; sustain jour health "irid give nerve -strength, take rsaparilla : -toM. see than everywhere. foltunbia 9icj)clcs a 5R GOU75UUS are the product of tlie oldest ".and best -equipped, bi- S . cycle factory in "America, and are. the re- 4k Sult:'of 'igliieeh.- years, of -successful ?? ; driving tomjke the best bicycles in the X -world.- 1895 Columbus are lighter, &j !'-stronjer, - handsomer; more jjraceful gr .than ever ideal machines for the use of S' those. .wlioilesire the best that's made. s - rfRTFQ?DlJlCYCUS COSt less-r$80, W -fdp. -.- TJieyarc the equal of many other S tagher-prjeed makes, though. -- s ' . . fOPc MFO. CO. - - jj;. Weakness Hood M'tek t-MHES " T. : rm': JT5J- .- . --s.aeaTOM. mkwvomk.- Chicago, -. 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Ject of.nni-tBc-atteatioa. .Extentta S"adi af- . ford the put-lli ejr.e'tr factlKy lor useful bodily exer. . else; abjetr health is an object ct constant eoUeMada, al in sickness they-are attested with maternal oara. 'Tail tetsa opesa 'Tuesday, SepttSi. For farther par- aeniars. possess -TBE ssairBEBUVBt. .ii tears, m. wrnnMun tr ntk urn. TOST FJBJY-SECOND YEAR WILL I - - .TUfBoav. scsrr. aw, less. FnH wym in Claaale. tttrs.Sle)lrarAI.ar. ' ClTf 1 and MerhsUklrsU BsaMrrtay.ThororaA Preparatory act Commercial Conrses. St-Edvaid's Ball for boys nader M ts naiqae-in.tbeoaipletenessof ttceqalpjienC" Catalogues jeetfreeoa application to . Bar. axnkra- aossjssrr, C & C, Xotre Damn. lad. "'ffjj- The test serve' regsJator known. It Icares-.Bervoas prostratioa, restores 'errovital and sexual -poirers. 1111 Vtsat aataie (Mercer's.) SoWbvRich atdsoa. Drag Co and E. K' Brace-& i-v., yiBBBa, eu., aaa ail oraggisia. The' beW&Bowa combination tobaild an- weak 'people. . mi -AaMraalc 11 BUW (Mercer's. Sold trr Richard. Seoa -Drag Co. and E, -E. Brace & Co., I '-, uusuuisjgBH. ' .DR. McGREW IS THE OBXT SPECIALIST WBO TBST8 MIS. PIWITE MSASES Woaka: aa Seem EisBraersef MEN ONLY Every ears gaarsaBB'S. aa yean' exnetseaee. 18 j ears it uraia-i. sonkPree at r M saaaaam LIMIaTaal 1 . - ; .nfJjhfaaAn . ' BaBBBBa- bbbbbbbbbb a BBBBBBBBBW aBBBBBBBBW .BJ '-BBBBsF- 4S BBBBTrlt. t - vJmss ma aW "isfr SbtbW V aBBBBBBBBW r &"- ' aaaBBBBBBBBBraBBW BriaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl -- " SjSBBaaBaBaBBBal i."V- . - - iBBBBBBBBBBBjf ?v isi-i- ,j 1T r-'i- aaaoaSBBBBa. Oco-K. viler. DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS ' FOlt OUR RURAL READERS. Onwti T the A Harts m ( uw Uva- - OW TO HANDLE patro&B Just right is sometiases a serious . questles, writes A.. Schoea aaan is .the 'Ameri' .caa Cheeseiaaker. It is well known that a. cheesemak er, to be success ful, must have abil ity to handle pat . rons with Vgloves t&," as It were. The Cheese maker who simply examines the. milk and' accepts or rejects without cere mony has much to learn. When I was teaching school and attending teachers' institutes, conducted by our best state institute conductor, his ad vise, first, last and all the time, was: "Study your pupils. Each pupil is a law unto himself and must be studied, if you would get the best results." . Just' so. I. claim, is if with cheese factory patrons. The cheesemaker must study each patron and' handle him accordingly. The cheesemaker who can make first-class cheese in every respect, but who frequently gets into a Jangie'with his patrons, cannot command the highest wages. Hand ling the patrons Just right- is a most important part "of the cheesemaker's business. I will tell you how I handled a I cranky patron, this spring, where many a quick-tempered cheesemaker woum have failed.' . Early In April I received a vat cf milk with a strong taint of rotten po tatoesIn fact, I hardly'knew whether the product would, be .potatoes or cheese.' The'nex't'day I took pains to discover the rotten potato. man, which was' easily done, but I was at sea Just what to do. as he was a valuable but cranky patron; and I knew I stood in 'danger of losing his custom if I should say: "This milk you must take back; It is way off." I said to my helper. "Rub this milk into a can by Itself and. if we can't make cheese of it. we will make potato dumplings. We must visit our patron this evening, ana we'll have to handle him with 'gloves on.' "- Promptly at 6 p. m.. we visited his home. We found him at the barn and casually and -pleasantly asked him to show us his cows.' We talked cows and milk.and tests for some time. He seemed pleased to have us take 'an in terest in' him and was. accordingly, in good-humor. I said to him; "Did you ever hear of potatoes tainting -milk?" '.'No." said he.' .1 said. "Rotten pota toes give. milk a worse taint than any thing on God's green earth!" "Is that so? Say!- I have my morning's' milk in the .cellar now, and there are po tatoes down there and some of them are rotten." "Well." said I. "if that is so, won't you please put your cellar milk in a separate can from the rest?" "Yes," said he, "I will." The milk was .brought as promised and was "'way off" bad enough to sicken anyone. I gave him a sip and he made a wry-face. "Of course," said I. "that milk I can't take." And he willingly took it home, a humbler aud a wiser man. Milking;. Under the head of milking may be comprised' the cleanliness of the ani mals and -the manner and time of milk ing. .The introduction of .separators practically revealed the necessity for cleanliness in a cow stable. At the ter mination of the process of separating, a peculiar slime is to be found adher ing to. the sides of the separator. .-Its color-varies from gray to green, brown and even black. When examined .-under the microscope, germs, portions of plants; hair, soot, linen, have been dis covered,, and 'when exposed to the air for a short time it putriGes rapidly. It consists in reality of dirt, and as such must injure the quality of milk and butter. In order to keep the milk as. free from the dirt as possible, the cows ought to be rubbed down with'a straw whisk on their right hindquarters and udders' before they are -milked' in the morning. During the day it Is neces sary to currycomb and brush each ani mal. The best kind of brush to be used Is the .one rather more open than an ordinary horse brush, but of the best hog bristle. The animals, are first scraped over with' the currycomb and then brushed. In addition the udders of all cows ought to be washed and dried before milking, and the milkers ought to dip .their hands in cold water before milking each animal. Care must be taken to completely empty the udder when -the. cow is milked. In large estab lishments where several milkers are employed it is advisable to select one or two of the more, careful persons to strip the cows after they have been 1 tniiirwi Rvthi(.n.Mi.th.n.iM.. 1 milked. By this means the-carelessness of some of the milkers may be correct ed: Each milker should have his own stool and pail marked and numbered, and should be held responsible for the cleanliness of the same. The milk 'ought to be poured from the pail into the milk i can tnrougn a aouoie nair strainer, and the milk cans ought, if possible, to be placed outside the cowhouse. R. H. Beamish In Connecticut Farmer. lVkla Duck. There is probably no branch ot tho poultry .business more profitable than duck -raising, yet but comparatively few farmers will admit these big white beauties to their premises. The wives would like to keep them, for their feathers are light and elastic, and every way as desirable as goose feath- J ere,- and while the goose lays but few eggs the duck lays a great many. The great objection raised against ducks is that 'they, foul the horse trotiehs. and .the majority of the eggs are lost, for it is or no. use to give a Pekin duck nest or nest eggs. She lays wherever it happens. To keep' ducks successfully and with out annoyance about watering troughs a small pen is necessary. Their .house need not be a fine affair nor the yard expensive. A fence two feet high will hold them, and twelve feet square is ample for a dozen or fifteen ducks. In side the yard may be placed a trough. An inexpensive trough may be made by taking two pieces of 2x10 .scantling fom"eet ,onS- Round them up at each end like sled runners. Take a piece of galvanized iron two feet wide and nail it to the roundiBg sides of the scant JnL. make il Wronger nail pieces. or 2x4s across each -end. This makes a very convenient trough to clean, for it can be rocked back and forth to clean it A pipe from the windmill supplies ours with water. Our trough has been in constant use for six years and looks good for several years more. Ducks soon 'become accustomed to their home, and after their gate is opened in the morning it ought not be opened before rlO o'clock during the haying season toey a in go forth in search of bugs. etc, but frequent return visits will be made to that trough. The eggs should be gathered before they are given their liberty, and they should always be giv en breakfast in their pen. The best food for laying ducks is scalded bran aad the table scraps. En silage, will be eaten greedily by the ducks. Raw carrots are eood. food. Very little grain will be consumed if green food and table scraps are fur nished. Ducklings are very easy to manage, but a mistake sometlmea mat 1 the toss of a large feck. They are best jarseu ia oroeaers even if hatched ssder k.eas- For years we have ao.ar- am w M-- II i(BBBaffir lal tUdal heat for dacks, rt we waaM a a if we raised them la targe namhera. They cam stand more eM tkaa.a chick em, bit we carer aars when the weather la bad. Mb letting them oat of their hex to eat We feed them every two hears aatil they are several weeks eld. Opea water dishes are dfaaetrew to dacUIaga. They get wet; roll aver ea their 'backs and die. We have never beea very aarticalar what we fed the ducklings bread cramps, 'cold pota toes, scalded earn chop sad table scraps; only feed-oftea aad keep them clean. Lice is sure' death to idocklings. If hatched ander hens oil their heads as sooa as hatched. Iabreediag Is a great cause of failure in dock raising. Tou may iabreed chickens -and have fair success, but ducks never. They take fits aad die. It Is poor economy to try to get on with the stock on hand to save expense. Betsy Trotwood in Western Stock Journal. Ceat t Start, la sharp contrast to the columns of rot which are published in the agricul 'tural -press regarding the large profits to be realized from .a fe"w dollars in vested ia the poultry 'business, is the. following from Farm Poultry, In an swer to a question from a correspond ent. In which the editor clearly points out what margin of profit may reason ably be looked for: "Can- the poultry business be started with 350?" "Yes. it can be started, but we imag ine we can read between the lines that in that start and for that amount of -investment our -friend expects to be sup ported, and of course, wants all the other expenses met. It cannot be done. Three hundred and fifty dollars is no money at all to invest in any business unless the operator ex pects to 'find himself.', Three hundred and fifty dollars at 6 per cent interest would earn $21 a year. "Is it not a good business that would give 12 per cent interest? " Yet that would only be f 42 a year. How many businesses are. paying 12 per cent? Poultry will, but $42 not being enough for a living, the capital must be in creased. "How much of a henhouse can be built tor $100? At $2 a-running foot, it is easy to figure out a 50-foot hennry. Divide this into five-pens, and put ten fowls In each pen, and there will be quarters for Just forty-five hens and five cockerels.- ; " ' "One hundred hens at $2 profit each would give but $200 a year clear money on the entire collection. Could one live on-that amount?- "But there are more who 'only make $1 a head profit than that double the amount It requires experience to bring dut'big results, just like any other business. "Now. if our inquirer has some other occupation .for a living and will start I as we suggest he can gradually build up a paying business. "Moral Begin small; go slow; don't expect too much with little. Rather reverse it." C'attle Roundnp. The leading events of the year among cattlemen oh the range are-the spring roundup for branding, and the beef roundup in' the fall.- The spring roundup started from Fort Pierre yesterday to scour the range between the Cheyenne river on the north and' the White river on the south; the Mis souri river on the east and the Black Hills on the west. Each cattle owner is required to con tribute to the expense and to furnish a pro rata, number of men .and horses based on the number of cattle he owns. A number of "chuck" wagons are sent out each in charge of a cook and horse wragler, who. change their location for almost every meal to be at a convenient point for the hungry cowboys when the important meal hour arrives. Each cowboy Is supplied with a num ber of horses and gives them all plenty of work In relays. Starting out- from the camp they scatter over the prairie, searching every "draw"- or "coulee." driving, the cattle "to" a common center arranged for; where the calves ' arc given the brand borne by the 'cow they are following. -The cattle are then turned loose and new territory gone over the next day. until the. whole range, about 100 miles square, has been gone over. At times as many as 5.000 head, of rattle are branded at one place. Dakota Ex. Dairy Form. One point must alwayf. be kept prominently in mind. We may not know exactly how milk is produced, but we do know that it comes, some how, from the food. The great dairy cow must be able and willing to eat, digest and assimilate large quantities of food. A large, abdomen is important, as it is an indication of hea':h, vigor, vitality.. This suggests th danger cf going to extremes in insistence, oir "dairy form.'V The cow mus't be a good animal first, that is she must have abil- I ity to well perform all the functions necessary to preservation or life and health. Fineness of bone or general delicacy of structure may be carried too far. Another common, complies- a1 J ! nttA rftA"i &. Zm L. " .'VJ T Vriv anTi lu difficulty in properly apportioning the relative. Importance of breed character istics and general dairy .characteristics. There is no reason to believe that color, or the sire, shape or absence of horns materially affect the ability to give milk, but such- things are taken into account by the breeder. There must be a considerable modification of definition of terms in judging-different breeds; That which would be called small or' fine in one might be called large or coarse -in another breed. Ex. Cross-Bred Fowls. In England quite a demand is annually created for cross breds by the poultrymen there adver tising such, showing that-they are of a more .hardy nature, and that as meat and egg producers they excel the bird in its purity. Until a few years ago, on account of fanciers sacrificing the utility points of the breeds to gain hieh .scoring fowls, it looked as if a similar step had to .be taken in this country. But the fanciers are more careful now, and we believe that better and hardier stock is being grown. We prefer pure bred poultry, but want them profitable. We- do not care for high scores when we ate aiming at supplying a market for table poultry and eggs, and for that reason the cross-bred question was raised.' But let the fanciers continue to aim at utility and hardiness, and the bottom will drop out of the idea .of crossing for profit Iowa Homestead. Sioux City Stock Yards to Be Sold Orders have been made in the federal court for the sale of the union Stock yards at Sioux City, Iowa, to satisfy mortgages to the amount of over $1,000,000 in favor of the Missouri, Kansas &-Texas Trust company and the Boston Safe Deposit and .Trust company, trustees, and A. L. Stetson individually. The- priority of the claims is established in the order given and the Stock Yards company is al lowed only .ten days to settle them all before the sale is made. The yards will be bid in by the Sioux City Stock Yards company, an organization formed by the unsecured creditors to protect their equities. The government reservation Mack inaw Island, which 'was presented to Michigan by the last congress, has been formally accepted by the state and Gov. Rich has appointed commis sioners to have charge of it More hogs have been packed this yeai than last' for corresponding periods. f Thus for a week during the latter part Of May. 315,000 were packed, against 260,080 for the same week of last year. "Have you no authority in your fam ily r ' "No: she left last week wlthou; giving notice." I FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OP INTEREST AGRICULTURISTS. TO Va-te-nata BUacs Ahoa CaHHa- thm the 8eU aw Hmrtleattara. VHleattara narl- fs Ezaeriaaeat Fai OR SEVERAL years the provinces and tie federal gov ernment have been taking active inter est in the improve ment of agriculr tural methods throughout the provinces, and at present the equip ments of their so- called "experimen tal farms" are very complete and efficient - The central experimental farm, situated near Ottawa, comprises some 500 acres of land and a. complete outfit of buildings and the nece&jary machinery. The buildings are es pecially fitted up for cattle, .horses, pigs and poultry, and all of these arc well stocked. There is a dairy equipped with the modern appliances, for carry ing on experimental work. The farm r-i Fh- rnraaf sbbbbbbT sbbbbbbss9 BBBSSaL DBBBBWBWBBBmlA VbBBBBBT VaaBB. bbbbbV"X SaBBBaaanB1 rmJl l K. far lamBBBBBBa. includes a seed testing and propagat ing, house and a conservatory. Be sides this central station, there are eleven experimental farms in other parts of Canada, and these carry on ex periments in agriculture, horticulture and arboriculture with much profit The several farms are situated so as to render them as helpful as possible to the most thickly populated districts and in their equipments and general methods they resemble closely the cen tral station. The staff of workers at the central experimental farm includes a director, an agriculturist, a botanist, an entomologist and a chemist There are also a poultry manager, a "fore man of forestry" and several assist ants to assist the members of the staff. The work is varied in nature and has to do with practically everything which relates to farming in Canada. The adaptability and merits of various varieties of wheat are, for example, the subject of careful inquiry. Experiments are carried on to deter mine the vitality and purity of various agricultural seeds! and to investigate the nature of the diseases of plants and trees, and the cure for the ravages of insects. Various varieties of fertiliz ers are tested to determine their com parative value with different soils and crops. The study of the care of ani mals is a very important interest, and the value of different breeds of stock and their adaptability -to various cli mates and other conditions are care fully investigated. These stations ex amine the scientific and economic sides of butter and cheese making. Ex periments are carried on to determine the best methods of planting .and prun ing trees for fruit raising or for shel ter or timber. The information gained in all -this work is carefully recorded and published for 'general distribution. Scientific American! Currant Worm. The European cur rant worm is on hand and, if he is let alone, will destroy the currant crop and eventually kill the bushes. This worm is of a greenish gray and about an inch long, and is usually found on the under side of the leaf close to the edge, often several on one leaf, and he eats the whole of. that leaf and then goes to the next, until nothing is left. Look carefully at the lower part of the bushes, for the worms generally start there and w.ork upward; turn the bush so that you can see the under side of the foliage. Use White Hellebore, which is most easily applied with the ordinary insect powder bellows. There need be no fear of poison, as the rains will soon wash the powder off, and be sides it loses all its quality soon by ex-f posure to the air. Some say that salt about two tablespponfuls to a pail of water will kill them. Ex. Deep Plowing. The Sioux City Jour nal says: "A' good many farmers in Woodbury county who have been ex perimenting in the line of, deep plow ing and subsoiling during the last two or three seasons are no less gratified than astonished at the results.-. Farms that were all run down and considered worn out have been made in spite of droughts to yield from 25 to 50 bush- eia per acre ot wneai, oaia ana corn, which Is double that raised previously, with favorable seasons and the old methods of shallow plowing. Lands plowed eight and ten Inches deep last season and subsoiled have suffered but very little this spring from the dry, hot winds sad weather, the quantity of moisture retained being amply suffic ient to keep all crops ia a vigorous, growiag condition. Ths Cranberry 1s sappesed to have heea as aamed from the appearaacs sf Its had. Jast before expanding lata the perfect fewer, the stem, calyx aad petals resemble the head, aeck aad hill sf a craae hence the aame, "craae berry or "craaberry." The craaherry belongs to the Order Ericaceale, or heath family, aad to the genus vacci aiam. Bilberries aad whortleberries also belong to the same genus. There are two species of cranberries growing within our territory the small craa berry, yacclaium oxycoccus, and ths large, or American, cranberry, vaccia ium macrocarpon. The runners of the V. oxycoccus are very slender, being from four to nine Inches long. The small cranberry is found In the peat bogs of New Eng land and Pennsylvania, and westward to Wisconsin and northward. It is also found in South America and on the steppes of Russia, and in the waste places in Siberia. This variety flow ers in June, the berries are small and often speckled with white when young. The V. macrocarpon sends out run--ners varying In length from one foot to six feet They trail upon the ground and send down numerous little roots to draw up moisture and nourish ment for the flowering branches, which ascend from the runners at frequent intervals, to the height of from three to BJk9 Cataacmat rtuaacjeat twelve inches. This variety also flow ers in June, bearing berries from one fo.urth to one inch in diameter; these berries are of a light green color when growing, but when fully ripe, arc of a bright crimson, or carmine color. It is a native of 'North America and- is found growing naturally in the .peat bogs of Virginia and westward to Min nesota. It grows also in the British possessions to the north of that state. Its favorite resorts are swamps- and morasses containing rich bottoms of decomposed vegetable matter, muck or peat Such swamps only as become fairly dry in summer will grow these vines, as the development of the vines and berries requires a certain amount of dryness. On this point an authority says: "This is not apparent at first sight, as the vines appear to be grow ing in the water; but upon closely ex amining plants growing in a wet swamp, the roots will be found not penetrating. the muck, as was at first supposed, but entwining themselves among the sphagnum moss above it. The water settling away at certain sea sons of the year, leaves the moss com paratively dry, although it possesses the property of retaining sufficient moisture to support the'plants, even in the dryest times." In fact, the cran berry seems to grow largely upon air and water, and for this reason will grow upon land where nothing else will. Some writers divide the American cranberry into three groups: The bell cranberry (fig. 1), resembling a bell; the bugle cranberry (fig. 2), resembling a bugle; and the cherry cranberry (fig. 3), resembling -a cherry." These va rieties can be distinguished only by the .fruit, the vines showing no differences. There are numerous varieties of cran berries' partaking of some of the ap pearances of these three and evidently merging from one variety into an- omer. -ine largest cran Domes arc said to be of the bell variety and attain sometimes a diameter of one inch. Varieties tha't are crimson when ripe are preferable, as they bring the best nrices on the market, the Heht rnlnrri berries being suspected of being un-.J ripe. There are, however, berries that l are .of light cream color when '"My j ripe. Some of the red varieties ripen very unevenly and the half ripe ber ries hurt -the sale of all. It is, there fore, necessary in selecting vines, to get those that ripen their fruit all the same time. In selecting vines to be transplanted, those bearing large berries are- pre ferred, as such are at a premium on the market This is an important point and has much to -do with selling the berries on city markets, where the best looking vegetables and berries are al ways selected. The buyers judge by looks and are often deceived, for most varieties of fruit that are fine in flavor are' of medium size. There are said to be' two kinds of cranberry vines, one kind productive and the other not The productive vines present the appearance of greenish brown on the leaf, the spears and run ners are fine and thin, and remarkable for their wiry nature and aspect They seem of stunted growth, but form beau tiful and 'tufted groups of spears in their process of matting. The non- proactive vines appear brighter aea stranger, aad for these rsassas are sat to deceive ths hayer. Sach vines are .either diseased sr are grswa ea ssil too rich far them aad are raaaiag to tops. Demand for ths Craaberry. The cultivation of the craaberry Is limited to this century. Even 79 years age the. men that started 'out to culti vate It were regarded as dreamers. The demand for the berries in that day was small, the price' sometimes goiag as low as SO cents per bushel. But in spite of this a few of the first cultivators suc ceeded aad the "breeding up" of better varieties began. Though the supply was constantly increased the demand has more than kept pace with it, till to-day the price is almost uniformly good, frequently being several dollars per bushel. Within recent years $10 per bushel has been paid a Soil for Cranberries. In this ques tion every owner of a swamp is inter ested. ' A suitable soil is absolutely necessary. The plant is said to be peculiar in its taste, on some apparently good soils refusing to thrive, and on others being easily made a success. But skill and care are always advisable. A man that intends to .go into the busi ness should visit a locality where cran berry growing is a success, where he will be able to form a correct idea of the soil required. What is known as the alluvial formation is the only one in which the cranberry succeeds well. - Sand or quartz rock, pulverized or granulated, is alluvium, separated from the drift by the waves of the ocean and elevated by the action of the moving waters. The rich lowlands near the outlets of rivers are of this formation, as is also the mud found in the narrow bogs and creeks along the seashore, and the muck or peat underlying swamps. All alluvial formations are by the de posits from the waters. There are sev eral kinds of muck, but all have a fer tilizing effect on the 'cranberry vine Cranberries, cannot be successfully cul tivated in the "drift" formation; that is, on land formed by the action of the great ice glaciers. Clay, and loam are 'to be avoided, as they will not give a good foundation for a cranberry bed. In subsequent articles we will have more to say oh the subject Meat Kapply of France. A report upon food preparation and' distribution in France has been sent to the State Department by Consul Chancellor of Havre. - In- this report he says that the recent alleged scarcity of meat in the United States, together with a very general suspicion of Amer ican food supplies, have co-operated to bring before the minds of the people of France tha necessity of looking to home production for supplies, and much has already been done to consolidate and increase this disposition by inter dicting, the importations of :Americnn cattle, and by attempting to supply an other deficiency by substituting horse flesh, or by such means as political economists have endeavored to dem onstrate as practical under tho follow ing .propositions: 1. That an abun dant supply of 'home-grown' meat and foods can be obtained at low prices. 2. That they are capable of being pre pared for consumption so as to -yield much better results than have been hitherto obtained. 3. That they can be effectively .cooked in a much more economical manner than heretofore. 4. That they may be distributed so as to be -promptly delivered in any and every direction to satisfy the wide and varied requirements of every class of consumers. It is said that the statis tics show that all the food required by the. people of France can' be produced in that country, and thus put into the. pockets of the French peasants many millions ot francs hitherto sent abroad, while the price of meat at the same time can be so reduced as to bring it within the reach, of the poorer classes in increased quantities. The consul says that this doubtless involves the use of horseflesh and- certain refuse matter of the slaughter houses, such as bones and offal, which have before been thrown away. t'pa aaM Downs." A Dakota paper says: "When is the best, time to go- out of sheep and noultrv?" Never. If vou live where ' poultry? Never, if you the grass is going to waste around you, where the sun shines and the hills are dry, and the weeds are growing (fid corn and milletgrow, and you have any liking for the business, never. "But," you say, "there are so many ups and downs in the business, I have not any liking for it" ' Well, then, if that is the way you feel abouuit, let the wife and children take charge of the sheep they doubt less do so now mostly and of the; Iambs, and of the" chickens, and carry the' great basket of eggs to market, and 'sack and ship the1 wool when the. time comes, aad sell the wethers in the fall, and get new paper for the sitting room, ana nx up tne- lurniiure. ami 4 four first-class papers and magazines, ' and enjoy the .comforts of life and plen- ; ty, while you go off and hunt for some business that hasn't any ups and downs In it and when-you get back but then. 'if you hunt till you find that kind of a business, you will never get back. Close Planting of Varieties: The idea of mixed- and close planting of varieties may be carried too far and. in the wrong direction, unless a study is made of the secondary effects. My. at tention was first attracted to the possi bility of influencing the size and quali ty of plutns by the use of the right pollen by the following fact, which alone is accountable for in no other way than except by the direct influence of foreign pollen: A chance seedling was planted on my grounds, almost under the leaning top of a tall Weaver plum tree; for several years the fruit was a large flatfish, oblong freest sue of good quality and very productive. The plum being so much better in qual ity than the Weaver, the Weaver tree". was cut down the next season and ever . since me iruir. nas neen smauer, nearly round and a perfect clingstone. Last spring I applied pollen from the Wea ver to a few blossoms, and the fruits clearly showed the effects of the AVea ver pollen. C. W. Hcidman. Leans' of a Mountain SheeD. Tho mountain sheep does not leap from great heigths, and land either upon his horns or his feet He knows the strength of his materials too well to try it His horns and skull might suc cessfully withstand the shock, but the weight of bis body would break his spinal column in two or three place?, to say the least of it It is true that when hard pressed a herd will some times plunge down -a terribly steep in-, dine, sliding and bounding from point to point, until they plow into the "slide-rock" below; but as to leaping, over a sheer precipice, I never sr.w any one who even claimed to have ever witnessed such a thing. The old rams often, fight by butting' each other. terrifically, and often splinter or some times break. off-ends of their horns in that way. W. T. Hornaday, in" St. Nicholas. Barber How do you want your hair cut? Custom"- Oh. In the bld-fash-Joned way. With a pal" of .shears. der away without biasing, even down to every part of the roots. leaving noth ing but ashes. Ex. HigBBBt of Laaiiaasax Tiimu AmAouumx pvwtE. . --. Saw Had Hlttaa Haraalf. About a qaarter of a ceatury ago Be- raager's "tirisette" was nerfonaed at one of the theaters. The part of Lis "ette was allotted to Virginia Dejazefc This popular actress, then anvanced in years, had lost, all her teeth, and. to do 1 justice o her new role, she had ordered a fresh set. As the teeth felt uncom fortable, she took them oat when the play was over aad put them ia her pocket. When in ths greearooaB, she incautiously sat down, and immediately jumped up, with a scream. '-What is the matter?" inquired our joUy old friend, Adolphe-Deanery-.- 'Nothing-," said Mile. Dejazet "I have only bitten myself." Bsvae Tiieatrale. ALBERT BURCH. West Toledo. 0.. says: "Hails Catarrh Cure saved my lite." .Write him for particulars. Sold by Dranrtsts. tSc. Lenox and Stock bridge are. thought of now chiefly for their social prestige and fashionable gatties. Bat the prom inent part these villages have taken in the literary history of the country ia shown by Henry Dwight Sedgwick, of Stockbridgc, who contributes to the Midsummer Holiday (Aagast) Century a chapler of "Reminiscences of Literary Iterkshire." Mr! Sedgwick is a nephew of Catherine Maria Sedgwick, and has enjoyed the' acquaintance of nearly every one of 'the many notable literary men and women who have visited Berk-. shire within the past half-ceatory or more. The UaWerslty of Osaaaa. Whraaltn-fios manv miliishla Inatl. ,Mtraska has many .creditable instt - tutions of learning colleges that have'- wrought a grand work and given 'the state name.and fame extending far be yond its own coafines-and conspicuous among them will be found that embod ied in the heading of this article.' It comprises three departments, namely': Isellevue. ".ollejre, Omaha Medical tol-leg-e and Omaha Cental College, the latter just organized. Kach depart ment is conducted on the.plan of-doing the best possible work, ''.'ellevue College,. as is well known, was the pioneer in 'Nebraska for high grade work, being- in.some particulars in advance of even the statu university. All of the high' schools of Nebraska which prepare fully for the stateuniversity, have the additional stndu-s necessary for en-' trance to Hellcvue College. The insti tution maintains an academy or prepar atory -department, and for those'who' desire to teach or become proficient in music it oilers superior advantages, .the talent -employed being the best to be obtained.. The "college is "ten miles from "Omalia, the metropolis of the. state, and is a delightful and attract tivc location. It is far enough away to be .out of sight and sound of the bustling- city, and yet near enough to Ik: in touch with advantages that the metropolis brings.' Many desirable features in connection, with the college might lie dwelt upon, but from what has been said the reader can draw his or her conclusions, corresponding with the faculty for details not here set forth.' The' August Atlantic Monthly con- t"niriw SIAV.kft-a I l)an irh ! a-a-a aa1aa , '. , .', ...'" ,atetl to :re''te widespread interest. One of the most striking contributions is b-Jacob' D. Cox on How Judge Hoar Ceased to be Attorney t'eneral. Mr.. Cox was a' member of ('rant's cabinet with Judire Hoar, and this paper is an irupof.ant chapter in our recent politi- ' cal history, l'ercival Lowell, in his fourth paper on -Mars, tries, to answer the question, is Mars inhabited, and. if so, by what-kind of people? The sec ond ' of. Mr. Peabody's. papers is on. French and English churches. Captain Charles King has written for Harper's Hound Table a serial story of I tlie National wuard. ami the riots, .en titled "Corporal Fred." Its publica- i tion will begin- in the number of the j,ound Tatle datcd July -'3d. The same number will contain a story of Indian warfare, entitled "John Kit- bournes rort, bv James Otis: an illustrated articl Travels and tlie Rev. Dr. Ilrothers, publishers, New York,- J ul v , Hi, l8'.i.. . i llegsaaa-sraaaplMrIeowlthGlyerlae,l TlicoriKinalaniluiilycenuine. Cures chanomlllan.ia audFace.CuU13orrfc.ac. CO. Clark CkVHaen.C- I Human nature on the throne is no better than human nature" in the slums. FlTa-AllFltsstoppedlreebyPr.KIIae'aOrea JSere ICestorer.' ftor'itsartertlietirsiilay'aina. JtarvHouscur.-. Treati!anilSStnalljotilfrers tUtakca.. boatoI-r.lkliueEaArcbbC.luUa.,t'as- A lie is always an enemy, no matter .how well meaning it may look. It the'ltaby is Cattlaa; Teetau rteimra ami ne that oli and well tried remeiiy, Wixslow's SooTin.xo Strtr for C'hiMren Teethlnc;- Netra.ka lias fourteen women superin- tendents of piib! mietiis oi putcic inatruction. HilHanl tab'e, . second-Hani, for sale . cheap. Apply to of address, H. C. Akiv, j ".Ml '. 12th St.. Oniaha, b. The "man who never praises his wife'"! sometimes talks very. nice fn chnrch LEAVES ITS HARK " every one of the painful irregularities -A m.i..ce that rtrcv nnnn'amnrn. They fade the face, waste the figure, rain the temper, wither you up, atake.yoa old before" vour time. Get well: That's the way to look well. Cure the disorders and ailments that beset you, with Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion. . ' It regulates and promotes all the womaaly functions, imnroves digestion, enriches the blood, .dispels aches and pains, melancholy' j ana nervousness, unnps rcircsruns- si-xhj and restores health and strength. WHi MACHINERY tnasjtratad eaMocoo ahnwiar WEtXi ACBSBS. HOCaPKIIXS.HTDKAtI , AHD JETTBSl MACWSKKY. etc. Biarriaza. Bava heea tcrted as-1 all anianfra'. Slonx City Engine a Iron Works, b'uectssors toPoth M.'-'.to , alnK i Ity. It. ta-a. , TBKkowCLt.ACi:AaMACui.r.nT(-o.. 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I'll get oat r,u;ht away anif trv"' another .'beach, and it isn't; likely -I'K , ran against s'uVh li:mf -luck again.:' U'daJr. Roxbury Oactte. '. .. . Make .Tear Owa BHttr: 7 Oanroipt.'ef a itsiarU. 8.starBps.t.;:. wiH saad to .aav addmsa ana t actas StV " s Dry Bitters. One narkase.raakea..'. 'gaBoa beat- tonic kaowa." Cares store -sidaev aisaahe. --and tawrreat'at'i'e- - titer aad bfood'iririer.' -'Jast thana.edkjB - Beaded for spring aad samruw. -.'-'h.- at.- . yoar drag store. '- Address 'U'so.' O.. 8te . UTBjBd Kapirts Jtk-hu , -? .. - la" After Yeaifa. Darling" He gazed at" her with' a tender: pealing glance.' .... ".".' P' is'.' - ..-' .' - . ... -,- . . They were preparing to start out for ;-. the evening, and he was anxious, ..foe; her sake.'. to look his best. -" " .'-." 'my baton straight'.-'.""-. ''". -";' Being assured that -it wai the bus-' band of the coming- woman, after giv-:- tag explicit directions to ths nurse re;-.'." gardiag the baby, trustingly took" the- V arm of her -who ha'd swern.tochcrish" -and protect him and ,so -they went-'-', their way. New' York 'World. .-.. -. ' -.." .' - 'Tobacco Tattered and Torsi " 'very aay "" meet- me ruib -w.itji .snar;r. . Ctoihes.aaiW-ki-aa,. imaifiiiiiif.foAt!.rer i narj .. ..... L' .v- holdiBKout'a'tobacro:pBl.Ielhs'rid'forUievUt-. ."--. ity quarter. Tormcio detfo.vs rBaobHxL apil to cure jit savh tae. antt'tt's. CBarlty ttf saake them try. '.Srilrt urider't;i-aranV-.'-. . tee to cure-.by Dnwiits everywhere." "Beiik.. -free. " Addre Sterling. Jtr'niedy Co.. New-."..-York City or Chicago. ."-' "..-" ".--. .;- ,-" ; Hla.hoiev.: -"r -"".". .:'. - ' Bobby was trying to' make i f pi e"aA ..""" ant for his father's guesV till .that imiU ""-. -" vidual arrived. '. .He pointed- ;to"t"v. ;.--';.. boxes of cigars on'the piano'. - - -" '-. ' '.'Theone.at ther" right .--them.vw"ot. '.-.. paw gives t his frien's, :J)e -uddera':li'-; : : smokes .himself."" --" ..'. .'"". "'".-:';'"..- "All right." my boy.'" .wid-t'hr"risitoK ".--..-. helping himself 'to. tpc "-private" '.bo,-: . ;-..; "rirtake'one of these; for at "present ".---I'm not one-of your-fathe'fVfrjeadsV''-''. .".'. Syracuse Post.' --"'- .""-."'-'""' - THK rABMEBt WrlAPrlr "-;: "... - - ".The farmer reporting .ft) bushels WJn-- - "-",v ter Rye'per acr.n .6-ton of 'hay.inti;.52 "-..". - "bushels of Winter Wheat has j'ea!or".t"o -.;" -. ' be happy "and'pralse Salxer."ss"ed3.!;N'v...-:' you try. it for 189-S'and flow "now. of, J : grasses.-whcat.and.ryer-.-CataloKUv'" aritfv ".-; samples free. If -.you write to -the-'j'plin X:. -". . " -Salzer See.d Co.. Ea Crosse; j.Wts..-'-ah.-.-" "-" o send this slip along. - -" . -.- -?'u.-!--:.- -. Nothing is so cheap ."and o"Te.r-y valuable-.-.. -"-" as.rolitenet and.courtesy. .- - ',"- ":."-" ' : : . -- - -. v-" ' Farkera3taa'Tarle.'l-fMip)siln'.- . .for it-taocd work ' tiffrriris:, ilrnl. rrel.e a. oerr-'-. '. -oan wouen-lndm lbtoKMdt.ilnK'and i-tit-rlmi. '. --. "'. - 1he heart is larger than rhe-.wor'jt. fe ".-"- cause tne Ano.ewpriii cannot tin it. :-. : . Wbati'a aeraar reittrf U a t-'krw.-: ."" ". -that y.u have n m n-i- iH.:Ilin-f'no-nin'ni'eea . them, and T-ty cumfortinc it is--.licat druilta-- -." . 'rhis:cbiintry." with, its fri'vtitiitiorH. longs' to the .eole:wh inli.il it it. . . ' "It "-.-.: .llomef'eekera. --. . We desire.to direct vour-attntion'to th. . Gulf-Coast of. .lal-apin.' ' OujjBTirrrttt:..''If-". ; you antici'i a'te a . hn.j0irZix at'ion'or for. -investment,-why.tiot -aer.tlie resli V."e havja-. it,-" and iri'onler to- verLy our ststeruent :" we are niaknt.extrMney low ratev-to. -- hohneseekers-and- -invijstors iliat-they hia'y-.:... make a perMonal inviti-.'ntro'n-' Kor! iir-, .. tfcularsanil low .rat ftttitt rates addre 'I he ""; Union Land 'Co., Mo! i'e.".A.n.."or:MB'6r...T.".-;-. S'. Carktjon, "Sprthwestertt Agfnt t)rjraha, ' Nelr.- -' " " - ----... : KK0fLED6B Brings comfort and improvement anrl: '"' tends., to nierspnal enjivmejiV.:'.w"fcr"' -rightly used. 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