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: ? Ti 4" - -I rtt i.- --1W -ilfi.v sSv i! - .1 i J. . -v. . r DasaeaeMevj-. eat la ao form Is It mere M e -dreaded than la that of the feratdeMe -' 'maladies .which attack the kidneys and .' diladder. Brest's disease, dlaBetes." and ". jprafal may-alike be prevented. It inactivity '-f4he Jddaeya Is rectiled fa time with llos- " tettero Stomach .Bitten, sovereign also la . rases ef rheumatism,- dyspepsia, eonstlpa- ejea, malaria, bilUoasaess aad nervousness "-". - ' .' 1- wAt Waldo;. Ualne. the sheriff has . 'mae'aU-4ramps who have sought as-r'-aistance pay 'for it by washing their "- m .clothes, :Tb.e result has beea that ; tere isn't a tramp to be found withia : -'"twenty miles of. the' town," says am ex : .tShiage,' This ttory is like the tramp. .It went wash. 'SaeerJagwas-oace thought' to be a alga .Qf goad lack. . Ttocedy -joys which -live and grow are '. -those we share with others. ". Hamas -nature on the .throe is ao better .'-- taaa human Batare ia the slams. - Nebraska has thirty-three dally paper. Makes the ; Weak Strong '; Hood's Ssr&SDarUIa tones aad strengthens : the digestive organs, creates an appetite, "' and gives a .refreshing sleep. Remember Hood's Sarsapariila Is the one True Blood Purifier. '''Hfwwi'a 'fills the after-dinner pill and WU- rlMSfiimUy cathartic. JBa ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR . m-- . IT 15- ftfim ll" - IVI HIV ir-: THE BEST )'V: -: V;V;.C-0V5peptfcDelicate.lrifirm and AGED PERSONS '-- .JOHN-CARLE & SONS, New York. Hartford Bicycles . Eersat la Berirm Jr SaierlcriaWcfliaaMMi Streag aad Zasy Saaaiac ' Hartfords are the sort of bi- . -cycles most makers ask $100 for. ' Colurnblas are fir superior to. so-called "specials," for which $125 or even $l 50 is' asked. y '"it is well to be posted upon the . bicyde' price situation. "The great Columbia plant is work- ing for the rider's cendit,as usual. Colambias,$100 POPE HFG. CO. General Offices aad Factories, HARTFORD. Ceaa BOSTON N(W YORK CHICAGO SINnUNOMOt movioaMoa auFfato r Vfco Colombia Cataieanetaworkef .- lit;hrrtnrt,tffllinsof and picturing dearly -all 'the uev; Columbia and Uartforda. ia r - i ree from any Colombia Agent, or U mail . lor two S-ccnt stamps. ammluMmlnl From 'every tobacco chewer Is wanted as to the merits of LORILLARD'S PLUG. .." All good judges of chewing tobacco . hare thus far.bccn unanimous in pro .';-noiinctng it the best ia quality, ther . most -delicious in flavor, the best ia .everyway.. It's -Lorillard's. .- Ask the dealer for it. PROFITABLE DAIRY Can only be. accomplished with WORK the very heat appliances. Cream 8epa- famyoaare aad better of. tools and . TOthaPaviS' rator on the .sure of more baUer.whue. salucLsaval- Farmers win mketogeta- "illustrated - mailed rsas sable feed, make ao mis- Oavk.Keat eatalegae SaTII Mro.oa 'Cer.BaaaMia DR. MCCREW - tSTHBOSXT SPECIALIST wao Tsicavs -AtX PRIVATE MSEASES seciv DtMtestsof MEN ONLY Ihe bestaerve regalator aerroas prostraooa. aerve-vital aad aezaal aowa Msv-mtlme(1lercer,a.) field by Bich- ardsoa Drag Co. aad E. & Bra 13ev, Omaha, Kebi, aa The an weak beone. nil creerfe) 6old by Brae Co. aad JS. X. ACa, he, at Teb.,aadal Wai aUCfllNESY Judgment ! (iimaV XajnOsTBLDGL 3lBBmVV3 K aaaj Bvay aeyaaWataarHam lysamta umaka. Booklme BXAHA.JIKB. eaVafVSBBmW ebMlMlSlMlMl MM ' M jmr- k --M-Baaas mm m amm 'i Clmmwallem VtemfaaA aVVaaaaB frnTAaaVaa r 'MM mm. NHm " 2mMTmatmW tat MaMmw mfaW sTa mVMmVMNNmffaS -v, OiNsstaHrwnimaNVw VBVBVVB sBsVaaBB aTaa m BBWsWsWsWsWsWsWsWsWaml stMKCl79ltne.lH DAffiY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS' FOR OUR RURAL READERS. Hew Ceeceasfet FaTmers Operate The Uepartsaeat of the Faraa A Few Hteta as to the Care eT Ue Stock . aa reeltiy. HE GROWING poultry should be pushed to maturity. Unless the pullets are well matured before cold "weath er, they will not lay before spring. If your -are rais ing turkeys and ducks for the fall market remember it is the large fowls that bring the most money, and they should be forced in growth as much as possible. The faster they grow the better tHe meat, and the larger they grow, the more money they will bring. Do not fecd.com; the ob ject row 'is rrowth. not fat. Bran is an excellent food for growing fowls, but it should be well scalded or it will cause bowel trouble. Do not induce the hen to wean the chicks early. The chicks that remain with the hen until they arc well feath ered will grow faster and thrive bet ter in every way than when the hen leaves them early. As a. rule, old hens will not wean their chicks until they'are pretty well grown, and for this reason old hens make better mothers -than do pullets. Be sure to keep the growing pullets free from lice, as that pest in itself is the cause of more deaths among grow ing poultry than anything else. If growth has been checked by the pres ence of lice the young fowls will al ways be leas vigorous than they would have been if tbey had not been infected with them. Thick, sweet cream is bet ter to grease the heads of young fowls afflicted with lice than melted lard; it will kill the lice ntd not injure the fowl, as lard is apt to do. A very critical time forgrowing poul try is the. time they shed their downy covering and before they are fully feathered. At this time they should be well fed and kept well sheltered at night and during damp weather. They are more liable to roup at this time, and exposure to cold and dampness is apt to result in this fatal disease. Limo water ami sweet milk will as sist in feathering. A diet that will grcstly assist in feathering is prepared as follows: To a pint of boiling sweet milk add two well-beaten eggs, let boil until the consistency of jelly, add a clash of red pepper. When given to the fowls place in a cool place in the shade to prevent its becoming sour. Grit 'of some kind is as essential for young poultry as for adults. It is one of the requirements of nature. Place grit where they can get at it and see how eagerly thev devour it, and you will be convinced that it is a necessary part of their hill of fare. The lack of grit will cause indigestion and bowel trouble. A constant supply of it within reach all the time will cause them to consume more food and thereby make a more rapid growth and reach matur ity earlier. It is important for growing fowls to have shade, where they can retreat out of the hot sun. The extreme heat of the sun is debilitating to growing fowls and will retard growth. Duck lings are very sensitive to the heat of the sun. Farm, Stock and Home. fare of Itarklinjra. " Tfceso little animated, orange feath ered downed, we should say objects have very little need of a mother, ex cept to brood -them at. night, and except they are hatched quite early, when the weather is cool." A good-sized hen can care for a large flock of them as many as fifteen or twenty, perhaps. When first hatched, it is better to confine them in a low. movable pen made. of boards, say six inches wide, and any length convenient. The pen may be made either square or in the shape of a triangle. In either case it is a wise plan to nail thin boards across the cor ners, thus affording the ducklings a shelter and refuge from sudden storms and the sun. If the coop be- placed where some tree will throw its shadow across it so murh the better. This is "specially necessary after the latter p ; of May, Water, in shallow ves se" should be plentifully supplied, and in order that one may be perfectly sure that the birds will be all right in the morning, an empty barrel should be placed on its side within the pen. with a nicely-fitted and ventilated cover for a door, and the ducklings closed within this temporary yet quite serviceable structure, otherwise one may be miss ing in the morning. It is better to keep them within this enclosure un til they are large enough to get out, by which time they will take care of them selves. The enclosure can be shifted about, so that the ground need not be come befouled. Ducklings are not very particular in the matter of food, as they will relish and thrive upon the coarsest fare, pro vided only that it is always given fresh and sweet. The following is a for mula for a model food for young duck lings: Ground white oats, sifted, three parts; sharps, four parts; bran, one part; ground oil meal, one part. When using it, first mix the different ingred ients in a dry state, then take only a sufficient quantity of the mixture for one feeding, and after salting it slight ly, scald thoroughly with boiling water, and when cool enough, feed. It should not be wet enough to be sloppy, but only sufficient to soften and swell the broken grains. Mark Iane Express. Largest Beehive in the World. Probably the largest beehive in the world is that at Bee Rock, Cal. The rock is, in fact, itself the hive. It is a granite bowlder rising abruptly from the bed of a little affluent of the Arroyo Alcada. and it is seamed and scored with fissures of divers sizes, whose depths have never been sounded. They are all inhabited by a vast population of bees, and overflow with honey. It is imposible to estimate the quantity stored in the hidden recesses, and it is needless to say that nobody will be bold enough to explore. It is' not with out considerable peril that honey hunt ers rifle the bees of that which appears at the edge of and outside the fissures, and that comes to many hundred pounds' weight every year. Ex. Liming Eggs. In liming eggs the most tedious and ticklish part of the work is puting the eggs in the pickle. This may be greatly simplified bv using a tin basin punched full of inch-holes, ard large enough to hold six dozen eggs The edges of the basin should be cov ered with leather, and it should have a handle about- three feet long. Fill the basin with eggs, put both under the pickle and turn the eggs out gently they will all go to the bottom without breaking. This basin will be found equally useful in dipping the eggs out when it is desired to remove them from the pickle. N. Y: World. Butter Demand. The people of the United States eatoa the average about four pounds of batter for each Jbushel of wheat consumed as food. FrJm this it is easy tefsee that so far as, lie home market isconcerned butter brings the farmer apbre money jflian wheat, and yet there are sometfolks who think the dairy industry, jfhich includes the sale of milk for fold, and the manu facture of cheeseas well as of butter, is not of very aroch importance as com pared, with wheat raising. Look out for vermin now, there is nothing that retards the prosperity of a flock of fowls like these pests, and this is the season they multiply. I 7 t&LmlLS. 1 W0 Olie rgarlas vs. Better. These arc seaae gores girem oat by the Produce Exchange, Chicago: In 1894. in the United States, there ! were manufactured 70,6M,060 pounds ef oleomargarine, equal to the product or 500.000 cows, of which, in Illinois, there were made about $0,000,000 pounds, equal to the product of 450,00s cows. During the above period, the agricul tural producer for the'raw material ca tering into a pound of hotter receired sixteen (16) cents, while under the same conditions, for the raw material enter ing into a pound of oleomargarine he received three (3) cents. This difference represents a loss of thirteen (13). cents on every pound of oleo sold and con sumed as butter over $8,000,000 inr the United States and 17,500,000 ia Illinois. It is a conservative estimate that eighty (80) to ninety-five (95) per cent of the oleo consumed is consumed as and for butter at the price of bat ter. Every pound of oleo thus consumed takes the place of and destroys the sale of a pound of butter. It is further true that it is the yellow color or the shade of yellow color ar tificially given to oleo that enables it to be sold and consumed as butter at the price of butter. In other words, it is the means where by the fraud is committed and the pub lic deceived. The consumer is thus defrauded and cheated but everybody is a consumer, therefore in this connection the terms consumer and the public are one and the same' thing. But legislation seeking to protect the public from fraud is not class legisla tion, and it is further true, that legis lation against fraud is not class legisla tion. . . Whenever a pound of oleo is sold at the price of butter, a fraud has 'been committed committed not only on the producer who is deprived of an oppor tunity to earn sixteen (16) cents and in its place has an opportunity to earn only three (3) cents, but also on the con sumer who pays the sixteen (16) cents and gets only the value of three (3) cents in return. Therein lies the fraud. Aa Idral Dairy. Probably the most ideal dairy in ex istence is that of the Princess of Wales, in which not only she, but her various daughters, have learned to make the most perfect of butter. The walls are covered with tiles presented to the Prince of Wales, who placed them 'here as a surprise to the royal dairymaids. They were made in Bombay, and are cf a deep peacock blue, the rose, sham rock, and thistle being intertwined, with the motto, "Ich dien." A white marble counter running around the room holds silver pans of milk from the Alderneys grazing with out. Above this on broad bracket shelves of marble is a collection, in every imaginable material, of cows, bullocks, and calves; Italian and Parian marble; alabaster, porcelain, terra cotta, and sil verall gifts. A long milk can, paint ed by the Princess Louise to match the Indian tiling, stands in one corner, and opposite is the head of the Princess' pet Alderney, with a silver plate re cording her virtues. Here the Prin cess sometimes churns 'in a silver churn, and in the next room the butter .for the family is made and sent up fresh every morning when they are in London. The day's supply is made up into little pats and scrolls all ready for the table, and the Prince requires a special order of pats. Not a grain of salt is allowed in them, and they are made the size of a half dollar and the thickness of three, with either the crown, the coat of arms or the three feathers stamped on each. Ex. Hew to Keep Cheese. Cheese must not be kept in a warm and dry place. . The best place is a cel lar such as would be called dry. which will anyhow have some moisture in it, and some is necessary to the proper keeping of cheese. Dark ness is preferable to light, and a low temperature, but not lower than 55 degrees, is desirable. The cheese will become moldy on the out side; the mold is permitted until the surface is covered, when it is scraped off and the cheese is washed with water at 80 degrees and all the mold is re moved. It is then wiped dry and greased with sweet oil, or butter," un salted, to fill the pores in the crust. It is thus left for a few weeks and this is repeated. In this way the cheese slow ly changes its character, improving all the time in flavor and texture. It be comes Jotty by the change of some of the caseine into a kind of fatty matter, and a peculiar mild aroma is produced quite different from the intolerable smell of the coarse kinds of semi-putrid cheese known as Limburger, or some of the overcured German cheese. The cur ing described is that practiced with the Brie and the Roqueford cheese, as well as that finest of all kinds, the English Stilton. As a rule we do not give requi site attention to curing our cheese, and hence its want of high quality. The curing of cheese is a slow process that requires skillful control, or it becomes decomposition. The secretary of agriculture has is sued a bulletin relating to the exten sion of the trade in American agricul ture and other products in the world's markets, Germany being the country treated of in this bulletin. Consular reports from German commercial cen ters are appended to show the feasibil ity of extending the market for Ameri can products in their respective fields of observation. During the six years ending December 31, 1893, the foreign commerce of Germany increased 8.7 per cent, as compared with an increase of one-tenth of 1 per cent in that of Great Britain, a decrease of 3.6 per cent in that of France during the same period, and an increase of 3.3 in that of the United States for the six years ending June 30, 1891. June Roses. Some June roses well repay careful and thorough cultivation. By cutting out the old wood, and all the weak superfluous growth immedi ately after they are done blooming, the new shoots will grow taller and more vigorous. And if the soil is enriched and cultivated it will return ten-fold the next season in larger and more double flowers with more depth of color. Let any one try this method with the lovely Yellow Harrison, and after two seasons it will hardly be recognized as the same rose. Mrs. I. Atwater. Value of Skim Milk for Hogs. The Farm and Dairy says that with hogs at 4 cents a pound, as a part of a properly balanced ration, skim milk should be worth "at least 20 cents per 100, or 2 cents a quart if fed sweet Better not feed it to lattening hogs at all. as it is' too bulky. We would not feed it with oil' meal, for the same reason. We would feed it with wheat middlings and corn meal, and to growing hogs exclus ively. Fed in this way every gallon of it should be worth 2 cents when hogs are worth 2 cents a pound. New York Milk Trade. We copy some figures from the Deckertown Milk Reporter, giving the receipt of milk, .cream anfl condensed milk for the retail and wholesale trade. Gallons plain milk. 1894. 6,761,800; in 1895, 7.074,520. Cream, 1894. 470,460; 1895, 567,880. This is for the months of May, each year, price, 1894, 2 to 24 cents 'per quart: 1895, 2 cents. - The average price for milk from January 1st to May Slst, 1894, 13 cents; for 1895, 12.17 per gal lon. Blessed is the farmer who revels in. fried chicks this early ia the season.- Canned milk gares considerably in product PAEM AND GARDEN. MATTERS Oh INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. - Some ITp-to-Date Hints AtxHtt Celtlva tlen of the Sell and fields Thereof Hortlcultkre. Viticeltare aad Fieri celtare. ONDON LIVE Stock Journal says; Fashion doubtless has much to do with the color of horses, but it is nevertheless' cer- nin tifif tfia a4.l ty te2 & nWn nnd nrenn. tent sire being of a particular shade of jacket may materially influence the future of the breed to which he may happen tc belong. At present it ap pears (hat the favorite color In the Hackney of the future will be chest nut, as the majority of the leading stal lions of the day. from the great Dancgelt downward, are of this shade of coat. His Majesty 4s of this color, and so are Ganymede, Garton Duke of Connaught. Connaught, M. P., and many other eminent'sires of the day, and othei good horses too numerous to mention. The championship at the Hackney Society's show has, moreover, only fallen to the lot of one horse that was not a chestnut, tbe animal in ques tion being Mr. Flanders' brown Reality; whilst it will be seen from the report oftthe "Royal" show last week that a very large share of the prizes fell to rni--'ls jf this shade of color. From dice against chestnuts is gradually fol lowing the fate of many other ancient cuperstitlons, which ordained that the animals possessed of this shade of coat were either intemperate or soft, or both, whilst it never seems to have entered the minds of the detractors of this splendid color that the shade of ches mit varies from almost a brown to the very lightest tinge of gold. Still, it is strange to say. it is quite enough to describe a horse as a chestnut to get him refused by some otherwise very sensi ble persons. ' Perhaps the color inde pendently of its unsightllness in the eyes of some to dangle before the vision of the ordinary horse buyer who is not horsey is the roan. This shade, be.it either red or blue, is popularly be lieved to be confined to animals of the hardiest constitutions, though why the writer can scarcely be expected to imagine, as the two largest veterinary surgeons' bills he ever had to pay were for horses of this color, and the memory of the same still rankles his mind. Browns, though sombrelooking, are generally popular, but scores of other wise sensible persons are unaccount ably prejudiced against blacks, which some consider unlucky, and others are convinced are vicious. Greys, in which there is a steady tendency to grow lighter in color as their age increases, are seldom favorites either with master or with man. for when they are cast ing their coats they disfigure the cloth ing of the former, whilst their liability to be stained In the stable causes extra trouble to their grooms. Still) grey is a good, sportsmanlike color, and the wonder is that it is not more popular with country gentlemen. Bay, of course, is the carriage-horse color par excel lence, the esteem with which it is re garded being perhaps more a matter of fashion than of the intrinsic merit pos sessed by horses of this shade of coat, though he would be a bold man who would depreciate the beauty of a bay. Gaudy white markings are naturally disliked, and especially so by persons of good taste, in whose eyes white stock ings and broad blazes arc particularly this it will appear that the old preju offenslve. Moreover, a white leg and a lieht-colored hoof arc usually associat ed in the minds of the majority of horse-owners with delicacy,- whilst the very sight of a skewbald is obnoxious to scores of persons. Yet how greatly the presence of an oddly-marked mover sets off the appearance of many a sport ing team, and it is somewhat remark able to be able to add that some of the most successful show winners of the day for instance, Mr. Pope's grand old -Magpie for eleven successive years a "Royal" winner, and her near relative, Mr. Frisby's Movement, are respective ly a piebald and a skewbald. Such colors as dun or cream can scarcely be expect ed to appeal favorably to the visions of such persons as are gifted with goo'd taste or artistic intellects, yet Her Majesty's creams are popularly regard ed by the British public with feelings akin to veneration, In spite of the fact that they are foreign-bred, and not ex actly a very sorty lot Apropos of the aforesaid creams which, as all the world who Is Interested In horses proba bly Is well aware, hall from Hanover it may be said that the Herrenbausen stud, whence they come, likewise pos sesses a strain of pure white Royal horses, a great peculiarity amongst which lies in the fact that, they are as white as milk when foaled, and do not grow lighter'ln coat, as Is the case with the ordinary grey horse, with increased age. The pure white foal which was on view last week at Darlington was quite a lusus naturae, especially as, being-dark in'eye, there can be nothing of the albino about It; but if scientifically bred from, it will be-Interesting to learn whether It is or is not possible to found a strain of white horses. Greys are still fairly plentiful, but a breed of whites might be worth encouraging, as, beyond nil question, there are plenty of persons who buy horses who would be attracted by the rarity of the color. Clean the hen house without delay. giving it a thorough renovating, not one house in twenty but needs such j treatment ' is iM M i . !- I ' - Selerela. JCsaaneU Teafa.' This plaat belongs to the clever fam ily, aad is aaatlve of Europe and Asia. Ia some parts Of the Old World it is very highly, prised -as a forage .plant, especially in regions whefe chalky or gravelly soils prevail. The botanical name is Onobrychis sativa. 'Stems up right, more or less straggling, branched, smooth, one to two feet high; root per ennial; leaves pinnate; leaflets small, numerous, oblong, somewhat hairy on -under surface, entire; flowers pink. In rather loose, long stalked spikes; pods short, flat, retlculately roughened and prickly, toothed on the back; one seed ed. One specimen analyzed as follows, air dried: Water, 10.09; ash, 6.58; ether ortrnct 1.74: crude fibre. 33.38: crude protein, 10.68; extract containing no ni trogen, 37.53. Total nitrogen, 1.41; al buminoid nitrogen. 1.22. This plant is much noted and cul tivated in England and France. It is said to be native to England, but that its culture began first in France, where it was doubtless named. It Is especially fitted for limestone soils, especially where the limestone comes to within three or four feet of the surface. The chalk districts in England are the scene of extensive culture of this plant as. the chalk Is but one form of lime. It does not do well where there is hd lime. . When young and tender sainfoin will not endure the cold; but' after the sec ond or third year It becomes more hardy.- There are many parts of the United "States where-limestone soils abound nnd .where this plant would doubtless prove of great value. Whero it is cultivated In England it is allowed to remain four years on the same ground, after which the ground is put into other crops for a period of four years. When the sainfoin is to be put onto a piece of land It Is generally sowed with oats, the sainfoin seed be- ing put on at the rate of four bushels ,per acre. It is frequently pastured for the first two years after being sown, as the first and second years do not gen erally yield large crops of hay. On soils well-suited to its cultiva tion, it will grow for six or eight years, when it will be driven out by weeds and grasses. Plowing the land after sainfoin- is difficult, as the roots are large and tough. Sainfoin should be cut at blossoming time whether it is to be' used for soil ing or for hay. It is very liable to be damaged by rain, in curing, as the stems are hollow. The aftermath makes good feed for horses, sheep and cattle. The seed ripens in July, but as the lower part of the head matures so much earlier than the upper, and these seeds arc larger and more plump, it is best to harvest them when the lower ones are fully ripe, as they will become liable to be shaken out-and lost if the heads stand until the upper portion is ready to harvest. Tonrt Making. The following expression of opinion upon the above subject by an old timer in .Central Kansas, ought to have some weight. A. T. Reemer, of Mar ion county, writes the Kansas Farmer as follows: "Seeing so much in your paper about irrigation and state appropriations, and having lived in the central part of Kansas for twenty-four years, I will venture to tell you what I believe would be a great benefit to Kansas farmers as a rule. It is for every farmer who has eighty or 160 acres of land and has a ravine or large draw that can be dammed up to dam it, so as to hold a large body of water, and thereby hold our surplus water that falls In winter and summer. We get heavy snows in winter. They are drifted into, the roads and along the hedges, from off the land. They thaw and go Into the ravines, then to the small streams, then to the large streams, and out of the country in a very few days. The rains in summer go the same way. By the aid of ponds we -could hold the most of that water in the vicinity where it falls. If-every farmer that could have such a pond would make it, the state would have a vast amount of water held in our land, and especially in the central and west ern parts of the state, where we need the influence of water so much. The evaporation from such a large body of water must be of some benefit to us, as I believe it would help us to have more rains and heavy dews and moisture in general. Most of us would rather feel the cool breeze from a large pond than the hot winds from a dry. piece of land, and there would be more or less water soak back into the soil, thereby helping our wells and springs; and the farmer so minded could have fish in plenty. These ponds could be built in the dry part of the fall and early winter when there is not so much work to be done on the farm, and without state aid, too. Besides, it wculd be a benefit to stock in hot weather. But farmers must all go to work, one must not wait for another. We would rather have twenty-five men make ponds and one man miss than to have twenty-five farmers fail to make their ponds and one thrifty man make his pond. In other words, we must all make them if we are to get the great est benefit from them. With the com bined efforts. of all we would have a large body of water divided equally all over the country -from our snows and heavy rains. This, I think, would be much better for us than-to have it all 'leave the country in so short a time, and a pleasanter climate would 1 result j "In conclusion, let me 'say to all j farmers, make more ponds; plant more 1 trees for wind-brakes. - By so doing 1 have more shade in summer; not so much stock sheltered by barb wire fence In wiuter; help beautify the j country in general. We could have j more fuel to -use, and not -have ti. ell 1 grain for less than it is worth ant uy ' coal at a very high nrice." Sett! Oat Ci AS la plaatiag or settlBg out various other kinds of viaes and plants, there seems to be ao particular time when it is absolately necessary to have the' Vines set out The cranberry vine is very hardy, and will lire, evenwith a good deal of hard usage; When a marsh has been prepared in one summer the owners frequently wait till the next spring before putting out the cranberry vines. From April till June is sup posed to be the best time. Fall plant ing is practiced by some, but it is doubtful if there be much gain in this. over waiting for the next spring. When only a part of the ground is to be planted, that part should be planted that Is the highest, leaving the wetter portions for the work of spring. There are various modes for trans planting the vines. One of these is called sod planting. The sods contain- ing cranberry vines are taken from cranberry meadows and placed in the new marsh. This was one of the earliest plans,' and. doubtless originated. from a desire not to disturb the roots of the plants. Very few planters now practice this method. Hill planting is also practiced. One great advantage of hill planting over sod planting is that only clean jines are set out, where with the sod, roots from other plants were necessarily propagated. The ground may be' marked out by drills, two feet apart each way. and the vines put in where the drills intersect One objection to this mode' is that large bunches of vines have a tendency to dry up and become woody, thus seriously injuring the plantation. This difficulty induced some cultivators to adopt the expedient of planting in funnel-shaped holes, made by rotating a sharp stick or dibble; the vines are placed in these holes, and scattered around, so that when the center is filled with sand, they will be spread out. pointing in all directions. This method is illustrated by the accom panying cut. Dead bunches are thus avoided. . Even this plan Is less satis factory than others, on account of the increased tabor and consequent ex pense. . Another method is called drill plant ing. A furrow is turned by the' plow, and the vines are scattered thinly along, only one in'a place, being leaned up against tbe perpendicular and partly covered by the hoe. Still another mode is to scatter the vines-over the meadow and cover them with an inch of sand. This gives a quick growth, but requires many vines and also a good deal .of sand. r jS ba a ftv B K .. gfav 4UI1MBB1V. , . " . Jjjday coatmes. ForaTTIculars address Some people sow what they call ci,tfTj. y. Calahan. "General Agent Hi tings. They run the vines through a hay cutter, cutting them into lengths about one inch long. These they sow broadcast and harrow In. Until the vines are matted, keep the land well drained, as the plants do not thrive on wet land. When properly drained a good meadow will become -matted In three years, though some plantations take longer than that on account of the land being too wet. For two or three years after putting out the vines the land should be kept free from weeds, and the cranberry plants given undisputed possession. During the first year a hoe may be used, but after that the grass must be pulled by hand, to avoid loosening the runners that are rooted in the soil. This should be done in August, before tbe weeds go to 8CCC1 Though drainage is required to obtain a 'growth of vines, after the mat is completed there are certain times when considerable moisture is necessary to insure a good crop. Sometimes drouths blast a great many of the blossoms, which is prevented if enough moisture can be supplied to the crop to ensure full development. Again, where the soil can be made moist, the late-formed berries will grow up to full size. But where irrigation is resorted to. care must be taken to lower the water in the ditches by the middle of August, that the -vines may be enabled to make a good fall growth. If this be not done the crop of the coming' year may be seriously damaged. The fruit-buds are formed in the fail, and are visible at the ends of the new growth on the upright branches. All plantations re quire flooding every winter. Small Farms nnd Err- Raising In such departments as egg-raising, all the advantage rests .with the small farmer. A correspondent of a provin cial paper, who has knocked about the continent with his eyes and ears open, noted while there that the poultry kept by the peasantry rarely" get any other food than house scraps and what thcy can pick up for themselves by the road side. Every egg represents, therefore, so much clear profit, whereas the big farmer would have to pay for both food and attendance. But the cottager would make very little out of his poul try keeping if he had to take his pro duce to market, perhaps some miles dis tant. On the continent that terrible loss of time is saved by the traveling factor, who goes round a big district i with his van, calling at every cottage, and taking away what eggs have accu mulated since his previous visit It is true his prices are very low, but the money is paid down on the nail, and goes straight into the family treasury. By this simple method, even a dozen eggs at a time arc of help to the house wife in making both ends meet, and she and the children are thus encouraged to look after the hens in a general way, London Poultry. Prof. Lugger, the state entomologist. Minnesota, has in oncration in the Rod River Valley and in Chisago and Pine ! counties 400 "hopper-dosers." The "hopper - doser" Is .a machine about eight feet long and two feet wide. It is made on the plan of a dust-pan. is of tin and sets on three runners, on which it is pulled over the stubble by a team of horses. At the rear of the nan there i a trough the entire length of the ma chine, in which there is an inferior grade of coal oil, while at the back of the machine there is a sheet of canvas. The hoppers jump into the pan to get out of its way. Those that fall into the kerosene and are immersed in the fluid die at once, while the hoppers that are merely touched by the oil may live two or three minutes before they succumb to a sort of paralysis that is more dead ly than electrocution. It costs the state $1.50 to make each of these ma chines. They are given to the farmers in hopper-infested communities in or der to encourage them in getting rid of the pest Prof. Lugger claims that with his 400 "hopper-dosers" he kills off an average of 800 to 1,200 bushels of grasshoppers every day. A Lockjaw Remedy. A writer in Clark's Horse Review gives his ex perience in curing lockjaw, in which he says:. "If a nail' is picked up, get it out, of course, as soon as possible, then get a half pail of hot water as hot as the horse can possibly stand it pour in plenty of vinegar and also i Is the best medicine lor all diseases Incident to nientv of gall This is nil nnh- children. It regulates the bowels; assists denti plenty or salt mis is ail. onl ", tion; cures diarrhea and lsentery in the worst must be so hot that at first when you , fonns; cures canker sore throat: Is a certain pre- nut tne norses root into it ne wnr nun the foot out of the water; put in again i and keep on doing so until you can hold the foot in steadily. Hold it in halt an hour or longer and repeat it again after two hours. Do this four nine the first day. In nine cases oat of ten it will save the horse." Highest of all im RpyaTO Amsewmx puke A .Mean Mean. A French paper tells of a maa teho ought to be ut down as the meanest man of the time. His Jiame ia Rapi neau, and he is the happy father of three children. His chief claim to meanness lies in the fact thai he has lately discovered a plan to reduce his weekly expenditure. Every morning, when sitting down at- table, he makes the following proposal: "Those Who will go without breakfast shall have twopence." "Me-ine!" exclaim, the youngsters in chorus. Rapiaeaa gives them the money and suppresses the breakfast In the afternoon vrhea the children were anxiously expecting their first incal, Rapineau calls out, "Those who want their dinner must give two pence;" and they all pay back what they received in the morning for going without their breakfast and in that way Rapineau saves a meal a day. Harpers' Round Tabic. REV. H.P. CARSON. Scotland. Dak., says: "Two bottles of Hall's Catarrh Cure completely cured my little girl." Sold by Drucsista. 75c. Je Vetceef Animal. Thaoar ojjarl liprf can be heard farther thajsVefttand ojLyehy other, living jreature,aText aeaM Jhmewyof the hyena and then thhool of aa owL After these the paather and the jackaL The donkey can be heard fifty times farther than the horse, and the cat teh times farther than the dog. Strange as it may seem,-tbe cry. of the hare can be heard' farther than that of either tbe dog or cat. Ilegeanna'a rai inner lee with eiyeertae. CtirroCnappedHaada aad Face. Tenderer Bore ree. da ana Face. Tenor or enrw h CO. Clark Cot, New BaveBC Chilblains, file. c. Fapa Missed the Blessing. -Little Jack prays every nightflor every member, of the family." His.fath crfiad beeer"away atone time for a short jonaney, and thatawtght Jack was praying,tor him asjjsjisl. "Bless papa,, and take care of Sim," he was. begin ning as usual, wuen suddenly he raised his head and listened. "Never mind about it now. Lord," ended' the little fellow. "I hear him down in the ball." Albany State. II the Itaby is Catting- Teeth. nnsnre and u. that oM and well-triad remedy, Mas. IVuKLoWs SooTBCia Stecp for Children Teething- M. I ouis Fasteur decoration. has refused a German Fer Knights Tempter. .- 1 . n 14th to 25th inclusive. Lowest rates: through traJeWr palace sleeping-cars; unexcelled service. Including;,, dining- cars and colored porters in cnarge ji Adams street. Chicago. 111. ' The Horse Canning; Fnctary. The building being erected jnst be low Linnton by the Western Packing company for a horse abattoir is rap idly approaching completion. The foundations for the engines and boilers are all in, and the machinery is on the ground and should be in place in a few days. The building and -plant are on an extensive scale, and will probably be fcadv for operation soon. The first shriek of thb whistle wilL sound the death knell of .5,000 cayuses now roam ing the plains of eastern - Oregon and eating good grass, which, might better be turned Into beef and .mutton. Mr.. Swit.lcr, who -raised these horses, as he has many thousands before them,, will now retire from the business, and has expressed his determination of buying a bicycle, and. if he likes it, will perhaps start a bicycle factory. He says that the bicycles have driven the horse to the Slaughter house: but' when something newer has run out the I bicycle it cannot be utilized for can ning, as the horse now is. Portland Oregonian. WINTER WHEAT, KB Bl'SHEfuS PER " ACRE! Did you ever hear of that? Well there are thousands of farmers who think L they" will reach thl Is yield with Salzer's new. hardy Red Cross Wheat. Rye 60 bushels per acre! Crimson Clover at $3.fi0 per bushel. Lots and lots of grass and clover for fall seeding. Cut thi3 out and send to John A. Salzer Seed co.. La Crosse, Wis., for fall catalosue nnd sample of above wheat free. (W.N.U.) Spain has extended the privilege of copy right to foreign author. t'linire of Knutea. To Knights Templar conclave, Boston, via the Nickel I'ate road, embracing Chautan iiia Lake, Niagara Fal's, Thousand t'and, Kni ids of the St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Pa'-i-ndes of the Hndon, Hoosae Tunnel, and ride through tho Berkshire Mi's by day light. 'I ickcts on sale Aug. ISHh to tilth in clufive. Lowest rates, quick time and serviie unexcelled, including palace sleep- palace s.'eep- in-,' and diuing cars. AddresJ. . - - han, General Acent, 111 Adams street.TT Chicago, lor further information. . . Our total product of zinc in 1890 was 63, &ZI short tons. Ilentt h one Impaired la not eaally renalaed. yet I'.irkct- (Jlnc r Tonic hr attained th"S- ren:9 in many ialOi- Good fireiefy we.iknessandd atress Aitiotis sjienk and persuade, while mere -words without kindly, deed are but vain. ft la awre than ireaaVrfel hnw pa'lpi-tlr MHpli uIT.t with rorns. Cet pae3 and ivinfort by i?movinit.t-u with lllndercorns. Oi.enn teiegraphiccable rost about $1,000 per mile. The' I-atest genmttoa. The surprisingly low rates offered by the Nickel Plate road to Boston and re turn account Knights Templar con clave and a choice of forty routes. Tinkle nn salo Atie. 19th to 25th Inclu sive: longest return limit; service strict lv first-class. L-ieeping car space re- served in advance. For further Infor- mation address J. Y. Calahan General Asent 111 Adams street. Chicago. Pair Sailing through life for the persoa. who keeps in health. With a torpid liver and the impure blood that follows it, you are an easy prey to all sorts of ailments. That "used-up" feeling is the first warning that your liver isn't doing its work. That is the time to take Dr. Pierce's Gold mm 3- . .-.r - ....;..:.... en Aieaicai uiscovcijr. n " jj;ib;, restorative tonic, to repel disease and baild up the needed flesh and strength, there's nothing to equal it It rouses every organ into h-althful action, purifies and enriches the blood, braces np the whole system, aad restores health and vigor. DR. WINCHELL'S TEETHING SYRUP entiveof diphtheria; quiets and soothes all pain "TSKftHHSSHKL "-..TT and bowels: corrects all colic, bo not fatigue ourself uoweis aau nrina : and eblld with sleepless nlnu nbeu it is witl.ln jour reach to cute your clukl and save uur una strength. Dr. Jcmu&b Herman Wermttekem destroy worms & remove them from the system rrepareapy psmsw Msanemry NlXtpTaterSar'Tlckers on saiAaXH 1J:;") JwK Learosmf lHfrtx--LeAeaf uSGpFIKfpoR . He Felt -fare. The 4-year-old son of-a well", known aaval officer was the otherVluy cnlight--. ened, on the death of a fr.crid, a-to-"-what coastltated the real ergo." wHie-h."--Was indestructible, as contrasted with.;: the perishable body, .ltwas-.cvidc.rit . that this lesson aunk .deeply into h.ifc.." mind, as appeared Soon after, wlicti lm". mama had occasion to spank the smalt-' ----mah for some offense or other. Look-;" - iag Up through "hie tears he stain hterril -oat "Mama, yon can't hnrt my sfcfr." And uader my skin is me'" The llttl fellow did riot know what a trcincml-. bus truth he had stumbled ori. . . --. Tobacco's Triumph. Every day we meet men who have a ppa'rrni 1.. lost ail interest in Hie. bet ttrcy ibew. ;iml -smoke all the time nml .wonder why t si.n Sbiae is not bntht and ttic suet "fIriMn: sounds discordant. Tot:o. o tu e?...nvuv tiio ' nieasures of life and Utnc.s Irritated ru-ne en ters in return "N-To-lae istlin-cay n rn(.-. Guaranteed to cure and mnke-jou'wcU iiua"--stteag, by Druggists every where. '--" The ! ort. .--- "Where," inquired the tourist," V.f 1 .." may ask, does your majesty .get your" -. Ja'ste for good living?' "In our neck," retorted the barbaric - monarch promptly. - - rv .1 1 .:. . .1 t .f..:;.;i,.l.- VI IUVCUUrilL'1?, llliini; niiu iiimiivm with conspicuous .zeal wcc tit unce -.-: raised to knightly rank; n'tui ti'hiriicd -With the Cross of tlie -.Shirt -.Waist,"". While those who. t "the .Uu'tbe'r -;of .' three or four, had to'- bo -pounded. Vp the back to save them, froin'cboking to." : death "were- ennobled. itetroit :.Tri -bane. . " ". -""-.. "Plso's Cure for Consumption ha.s--ii.or-. equal as a cough medicine K.-M, Aimurr; 383 Seheca St. Buffalo,. & Y.. Wnv.i, ltK . -. OveT $100,000 was spent in irViprpviii.tho -Upper Mississippi river-last year. "."."-- 'All Fits BteppeAlTreby Ir.Kllnenren.. sstercr. Mu'lta'trrtlietlrMil.ty'tr-. ekwacurrs. TreatlseanilSStnallMUlWrr t . Bead tolr.KllotXIl ai chbt.,l-liia.,l-u. He I've a good mind to kiss you. "Sh-. You'd tetter mind lint yourealout r . .. ." "'".- ?TfaaesaTa Magle Cera naive. ' 'Warranted to care or money refund.!. A1t joar.- L for It. rrlce 1 1 cenu. . ---. The present czar of Russia, like his fath. er, is a great novel render." . - .- .-. Ppcclal Exenrslon to Beaton. . The Knights' Tefnplar cOnc.IaV.eI will be held in Boston from Aug. 26th to 5otK Inclusive. Tickets .will be on sale via." . the Nickel Plate road from ."Aug. 19th to 25th - Inclusive- - Rates always the lowest; through trains; drawing-room sleeping-cars; unexcelled . dining-cars; ara Falls, and Saratoga without .aildU 4 tlonal" expense. For- additional Irtfiir-. tnatlon call on or address J. Y..-Cala- . han. General Agent, 111 Adams street,. Chicago. UK -. "' . It is not enough to know, one TJiutnlsb be able to impart. ... -:- Haaaeseeken. W desire to direct your attention' to Jli ." Gulf Coast of Alabama.- OurTnottor vlf , you anticipate a change iu location or for investment, why not get tlio l.es't' Wo have" if," and in order to verify our stntemorit . we are making extremity .low "rates to hotneseek'ers and investors that they'iwiy make a personal inveKtipntion. For hr- ticulnrs and low railroad rates addre-s.'the Union Land Co.. Mol.ile, Ala.-, or Major T. . S. C.arkson, "Northwestern Agent, Omaha, . Nebr. " " . . . "'-.. Billiard table., second'-bond, for -a!e cheap.. Apply to or address, II. C. Akin", -: .. 511 S. 1:2th St., Omaha,. eb.."" .. TOOWLEDGE ; "" Brings comfort" and improvement and "-; tends to personal ..enjoyment when rightly used The many, who -live bet- ' tcr.than otners and enjoyiifc niorcywith " less expenditure, by nio.ro promptly". . adapting the world's best "products to . the needs of physical being; will attest "". the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principle. embraced in- tho--, remedy, Strup of FigSj. - " - ..-." Its excellence is due to its presenting ".. in the form most acceptable and. pleas-. ant to the taste; the rofreshinand ttuty .. beneficial properties of "a perfect lax-. ntivc : effectually cleansing the system! - a; - nllinj? colds, headaches and fcVcrH -" and permanently curinjr- constipation. i -Snni.ntlir murine- roristihatioii. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval Of- the medical profession, because' ifacto on the Kfd". neya, Liver and Dowels without-weak.- -entng them and it w perfectly free from : every objectionable stitatance; '.' . . Syrup of Figs is for sale. by-all droj-'-. gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is man-, ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. onl v. whose name is printed on every ' package, also the" name, Syrup of Fig- ana oeing wen iniunuw, uu nui uu accept any substitute if offered. .." ElttATrHIL. ACADEMY OF the SACRED HEART Th raoroeof litru tlon In Oil Aeadenf r,n IC'f I ' by the Kellglomof the. Saoed I!ar embrar-tiie whole ranavof ihjecta' nrm aiy toeontlttii-i lit" aad reflned ednrtnn- l'rtprlnjr of dpoit''rnt. p-r-aonal aa-itnoa and the principle of taurtiMtf are ..r--' Jeet0f um-ln(f attention -Eiteatiie icroumU yf-.-' ford th-pur,ll evrrr faeilltr lor nteful boli j-riVr. elae; their health 1 an objwt nf eon'taal to'i.-.t :!, aaiLIn itfliae th j are atttn-ied with mttririal -'.-Fall term opena -Tueodaj, Sept- St- Kcr Imllicr ftv Mcnlara, addrasa .VHat Hl'rFltlol.. Aeaeanjr Barred! meart. at. -.Jearnh, Jim. imiSITY If MTIE MME. THE Firrv-SKCOND VKA WILL OPtM TUVSOAV CfT.34. 1893. FnIlonreinClnatra.tiera.neleaee.I.-w. Civil ardBIeebaartral Ratgl aerlng.Thororif i. rreaeiatorjr and! Commercial Conrte. 8t,Edwaid' Ball for boya under U taaalqne intheeeaaptatenewor ttaaqnlpveat. CaIognaeienfreeoaappHcatlnto Bar. aasasw Moiniin. C. s. a. Voire bain .lad. 0U3T. URtitST . wtstmmtMtSit .111111101 FAME.'. 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