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L " " Scribmer's: A great part of the
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hard dsy's-work in the lecture room
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'-fibave.th'e circle of-family and friends,
! I" of '-which he was the life, very early in
1 '.. -the evening nd beUke himaelf to his
. library; a room of which the only lux-
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-.J -be midnight or 1 or 2 o'clock before it
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.- .the. morning. I sometimes thought he
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."-."v.. perhaps no. body has. He would dine
" on a little soup and a bit of fish; more
; .-,than .that was a clog on- his mind.
r-K The great secreti" he said, "is to pre-
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,;..-" -iously. sixteen .hours' a day if need be.
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has denied the story. They were bine
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DAUtY AMD POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS. '
Saw Successful Farmer Operate This
Deaartaaaat ef the Faraa A Few
Mats m ta the Care of live Stack
Paaltry.
HERE'S many a
slip twlxt the cup
and the lip, and
many a mis-cue in
breeding up a dairy
nerd. Granting the
truth of what has
been taught as to
the value of intel
ligent breeding it is
also true that the
laws of heredity do
not overpower all other laws.
The most efficient rule in improving
a breed of hogs is the "sled stake rule."
That is. use a sled stake on all pigs
not Ailing the requirements, and the
others will all fill the requirements. In
a milder fcrm this same rule sends to
the packing house all of one class and
reserves as breeders the others. This
sorting out is a positive necessity in
all kinds of Tanning, saving seed,
grain, raising hogs, growing a beef
herd, or growing a dairy herd. Prog
ress is possible only by selection. The
rule that "like produces like" is not
true when cut down to absolute limits.
If it were, progress would be impos
sible. Retrogression and progression
would both be unknown' were the rule
of like produces like absolute. We
could only average things by mixing,
and could not Improve a breed nor even
make a new one.
But like produces like, with a varia
tion. Some will be better than the
parents, some poorer. The sled stake
rule will keep the herd up to the high
est excellence, or selecting the best for
keeping and discarding all the others.
Sometimes a man finds his dairy act
ually inferior after breeding for but
ter than it was before. He may have
milked a few excellent cows of mixed
ancestry and graded up with a dairy
sire. Some of the offspring may be
better than the mothers, some poorer,
and if he keeps them all. he has an in
feriorherd: if be disposes of the infer- ;
lor ones and keeps only the best he
should find the herd improving.- This
will be the result without buying any
improved blood. Selection is the main
thing, but the number that must be
discarded from a herd not bred in dairy
lines must be greater. Therein and
only there lies the advantage of breed
ing for butter or for any other pur
pose. The number that must be re
jected is lessened by breeding in the
direction desired.
Suppose a farmer breeds to a Guern
sey or a Jersey bull. The half bloods
will almost surely please him. He goes
on "grading up" and in some instances
finds the higher he grades the poorer
his herd as a whole. This is discour
aging, but if a fact we should face it
honestly. tVhy may this be?
It may be for the following reason:
In grading up the breeds from all the
half bloods and a portion of the off
spring inclines toward milk giving and
a portion away from it. The law of
variation gets In its work and some of
the higher grades are inferior to the
lower grades, and the farmer is slow
er to sacrifice them. Hence his' herd
may as a whole actually retrograde.
Selection stands first of all as a
means for securing a good dairy herd.
Raise many, save few, feed well, and
success Is sure. But, as said before,
blood is helpful, for training in the de
sired line and selection for many gen
erations in that line measurably fixes
traits and fewer individual animals
have to be discarded. Ex.
Poaltrr aad Profit.
On a farm where there Is ample
range poultry should include not enly
hens, but turkeys, geese, ducks and
even guineas. The turkeys and guin
eas are disposed to wander over large
areas, while geese and ducks will thrive
on a small pasture lot It must not be
overlooked that the largest proportion
of meat sold off the farm, in the shape
of turkeys, geese and ducks, cost the
farmer little or nothing, and if some
knowledge could be gained of the act
ual cost, it would be shown that the
receipts are nearly all profit, and this
should encourage farmers to increase
their stock. The hens pay best as pro
ducers of eggs, and ducks are also ex
cellent layers, but the largest profits in
poultry are secured from turkeys and
geese, as they can support themselves
during the larger portion of the year
unaided.
While it must be admitted, however,
that whatever is consumed by poultry
really comes from the farm, whether
the birds secure it or receive it, the
profit will not appear so large, but the
fact is that turkeys are insect-destroying
birds, and the larger share of their
food is composed of insects and seeds,
while geese are partial to young and
tender weeds, purslaine being one of
its delicacies. These different kinds of
poultry utilize material that would be
of no service to the farmer at all, and
in that respect they serve as valuable
scavengers not only to keep down
many pests that annoy the farmer, but
also enable him to send the undesira
ble substance to the market in the form
of meat.
The most successful farmers met by
us, with poultry, were those who did
not confine themselves to one kind.
They not only had large flocks of hens,
but also found room somewhere for
turkeys. g.ese. ducks and guineas, the
latter being intended for home use. as
they are of but little demand in market.
They look upon a variety as better
enabling them to produce the most
at the least cost, and they were partic
ular to use good breeds as well. No
enterprising poultryman will attempt
to make poultry pay unless he uses the
pure breeds. There is a wonderful
bronze turkey. Embden goose and Pe
kin duck as compared with the common
breeds, as the weight is also a very
important matter in assisting to derive
a profit on meat. It costs no more to
keep the best to be had than to give up
the space to those kinds which qve in
ferior. Quality brings the best prices,
but feed will not give quality unless
the breed is used to utilize the food
to the best advantage. There is noth
ing to prevent every farmer from mak
ing a profit on poultry, and the way
to do so is to take advantage of every
method for so doing, using all varie
ties of poultry for that purpose. Ex.
Dairy Statistics.
The census report for 1890 gives
some very interesting figures regard
ing the statistics of butter, cheese and
milk products of the farms, in the vari
ous years from '69 to '89. The three
periods, '69, 79 and '89, are tabulated
separately. We give the figures of the
number of pounds of butter produced
on farms for the different years:
In 1869 514.000.000
In 1879 777.000.000
la 1889 1.022.000.000
An increase in twenty years of over
140 per cent. Persons at all acquaint
ed with the dairy iadaatry an awan
f tie fact that the praductiaa af bat
ter ia 'factories and creameries has
been increased to a anch larger extent
than upon the farm. We hare for one
state advanced statistics In regard to
the increase of butter made 1b factor
ies in which the percentage shows
9.129 per cent increase. Tfeenamoerof
milch cows has increased from 13 mil
lions in 79 te 16 millions la 89: but
the value has Increased from 150 mil
lions in '69 to 350 millions in '89.
With the best statistics obtainable
as to the annual value of the dairy pro
ducts of the United States, we find that
over 3900,000,000 is a conservative es
timate for the production of butter and
cheese alone, without taking into ac
count milk of the retail trade. The
value of skim milk for feeding pur
poses would amount to over $100,000,
000. This is the annual product. In a
commercial way. It does not include
the increase in value of the stock or
the value of the farms, which is one
of the important features in connection
with the dairy industry in this coun
try. Taking the amount, of land, im
proved stock and machinery necessary
to care for the 19 millions of dairy
cows that at present are to be found
in the country, it would exceed $1,000,
000,000, a much larger amount than the
banking capital of the whole country;
and with the production as estimated
at $1,000,000,000. it shows how this
great industry has overtopped even the
great financial institutions that have
had such attention in the halls of con
gress, and that have received so much
discusion in the pnblic press. Ex.
Wiater Datryiaa
The following Is from Turf, Field
and Farm: "If winter dairying is not
practiced, a change to that, either
wholly or largely, will materially in
crease the profits. In perfecting this
change a special preparation is neces
sary. A warm, well ventilated stable,
if not already provided, will be the first
essential. An abundance of the various
kinds of milk-producing food should
also be provided for the support and
well-being of the herd. For this pur
pose nothing is better than a good
quality of hay (clover being the best)
and good corn ensilage for roughage,
with bran, corn meal, oat and pea
meal, and cottonseed meal in connec
tion. With these facilities, and a fair
lot of cows and a careful man to at
tend to them, the dollars will come in
for all extra outlay. With winter dairy
ing the cows will remain dry during
August, while the feed is short, and
through the worst season for handling
dairy products, instead of February and
March, and will give the dairymen the
best portion of the year for making
butter, and fair prices. The calves
dropped in September or October will
be well started by winter, will escape
the worst part of the year for flies and
heat, and will be in good shape to turn
to grass by the following spring."
Arab Horse Maxtais.
Let your colt be domesticated and
live with you from his tenderest age,
and when a horse he will be simple,
docile, faithful and inured to hardship
and fatigue.
If you would have your horse to serve
you on the day of trial, if you desire
him then to be a horse of truth, make
him sober and inaccessible to fear.
Do not beat your horses, nor speak
to them in a'loud tone of voice; do not
be angry with them, but kindly reprove
their faults; they will do better there
after, for they understand the language
of man and its meaning.
Use your horse as you do your leath
ern bottle; if you open it gently and
gradually you can easily control the
water therein, but if you open it sud
denly the water escapes at once and
nothing remains to quench your thirst
Whoso raiseth and traineth a horse
for the Lord is counted in the number
of those who give alms day and night,
in private as well as public. He will
find his reward.
Use the Decimal System. Ten hens
in a house that is 10 feet square, with
yards 10 times the size of the house,
is a rule to follow. Ten hens with
one male is the correct mating, and 10
eggs under a setting-hen in winter are
enough. Ten weeks is long enough to
keep a broiler before it goes to market,
and a pair of fowls and ducks should
weigh not over 10 pounds. Ten cents
per pound is near the average price for
fowls in market, and 10 cents should
feed a hen one month. Ten hens in a
house that gives them plenty of room
will lay more eggs than 20 that are
crowded; hence, one not only gets fewer
eggs when there are tco many hens to
gether, but the cost of the food is great
er and the amount of work increased.
Trying to do too much on a limited
area has caused many failures, and the
proper plan is to keep but a few hens
rather than too many. Poultry Keep
er. Shipment of Eggs in Bulk. A con
sular report tells of large quantities of
shelled eggs being sent to England
from Russia and Italy for the use of
pastry cooks, bakers, hotels and restau
rants. The eggs are emptied from
their shells into tin cans holding 1,000
or more, and after being hermetically
sealed are packed with straw into
wooded cases, the taps, through which
the contents are drawn, being added
by those using them. Great care is
necessary in selecting eggs, as a single
bad one would spoil the whole lot.
Lower price and saving of time, and
greater ease and less expense and loss
in handling are named as the advan
tages of this system. Thus far the Rus
sian product has been uniformly good,
whereas the Italian shipments have so
frequently been spoiled that analysis
cf the Russian supply has been ordered
to determine if preservatives are used.
Prospective Rise in Sheep. A prom
inent west Texas sheepman said to us
one day last week that good stock
sheep were getting scarce and but few
flocks were now for sale. Owners arc
now asking $1.50 per head for the same
class of sheep which were selling at
75c$l per head a year ago. "Why."
said he, "a year hence you will find just
as much of a boom in sheep as there is
now in cattle, and those who go In the
bu.iness will not make a mistake."
San Antonio Stockman.
"Blue Beard." That nursery tale
which has charmed .generations of chil
dren and their elders, known as "Blue
Beard," was written by a French au
thor. The original of the character of
Blue Beard was a marshal of France,
who lived in Brittany and who was
charged with murdering several wives
and over one hundred children. Being
convicted of sorcery, he was burned.
Philadelphia Times.
Do not wait for the arrival of the
best before making a start to .do bet
ter. The doing the best with what one
has is the best preparation one can
have for doing the best when the
'best" arrives. This is an especially
valuable maxim with a herd of cows.
2nd is the best school to which one can
go.
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
tea Ca-ta-Data Htets Akaat Catetva
la f tha SaB aa4 YMa Tfcamaf
nartlealtara, THleaUara aaA nri
cattara. HE September re
port of the statis-
yiy shows a decline in
me coouiuon oi
corn to 96.4 from
' 102.5 in the month
" of August,- being a
falling off of .1
points.
. The prospects of
have suffered from
the corn crop
drouth ' during the month of Au
gust in the surplus-producing
states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa, and in a portion of Nebraska.
Reports from Indiana, Iowa and Ohio
indicate that though there have been
rains during the latter part of the
month, they have been generally, too
late to be of any great benefit. Drought
has also injured the crop in the east
ern states, New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Much moro encouraging reports come
from the south, which indicate that in
that section the crop will be larger
than ever before produced. Too much
rain is noted in certain sections of
South Carolina. Alabama and Missis-
DAUCUS CAROTA
On this page we illustrate the wild
carrot This bi-ennial vegetable is so
well known in its cultivated state in
gardens as to hardly need any special
description. It belongs to the order
IJmbelliferae, which is distinguished
by having its small flowers in clusters.
Tailed umbels, so named because the
dower stalks all start from one point
it the extremity of a branch and
spread out like the ribs of an umbrella.
These stalks, or rays, as they are called,
ire in most species again divided into
mailer umbels called umbellets. In
'.he carrot these rays arc very numer
)us and form together a close, flat--.opped
cluster, becoming concave in
"rait The leaves are divided and sub
;ippi. and drought seems to have unfa
vorably affected certain localities in
Texas. Reports, however, from this
zection are generally favorable.
The averages in the principal states
ire: Kentucky, 106; Ohio. 83; Michi
gan, 85; Indiana, 86; Illinois, 97; Iowa,
6; Missouri, 111: Kansas, 86.
The general condition of wheat, con
idering both winter and spring varie
ies when harvested, was 75.4, against
53.7 last year and 74 in 1893. The re
ported conditions for the principal
.vheat states are as follows: Ohio, 64;
Michigan, 70; Indiana, 53; Illinois, 59;
Wisconsin, 85; Minnesota, 107; Iowa,
107; Missouri, 75; Kansas, 40; Nebraska,
4; North Dakota, 105; South Dakota,
.'4; California, 75; Oregon, 93; Washing
.on, 79.
Condition of oats when harvested was
C; rye, 83.7; barley, 87.6; buckwheat,
7.5; potatoes, 90.8
Valoe of Sheep la Grazing.
About the most profit secured from
.heep is by the service they perform in
onsuming plants that are of no value.
Some weeds are luxuries to sheep, and
re nipped off as eoon as they appear
:bove ground. Many of the poisonous
.veeds are harmless when young, es-
ecially to hogs and sheep, and as sheep
;rop off the grass when it is very short
hey do not allow anything in the
hapa of green food to be wasted.
Vermont is credited with the largest
vool clip, per sheep, east of the Missis
sippi river, which is seven and one-half
pounds, with other states much lower.
It is almost surprising that farmers
will depend upon wool for profit in the
face of such light fleeces, when they can
do much better by "aiming to produce
mutton and lamb as specialties instead
of wool. The best mutton breeds are
capable of yielding fleeces much above
the average. Massachusetts Plough
man. Saccest la Farraiaz.
I am of the opinion that one of the
jreatest factors in the improved condi
.ion of farming and stock-raising Is the
taking and reading of our agricultural
tnd live stock journals which are print
ed by the thousand and spread broad
cast ovet the face of our whole country,
and at such reasonable prices that al
most every farmer can affard to take
me or more. The day is certainly not
ar distant when our farmers will all
ake and read the papers and periodi
als pertaining to their calling with as
auch interest as the professional man,
nerchant or manufacturer looks after
bis individual profession or business.
do not mean newspaper farming, but
by ihesa means we are enabled to get
in a nutshell the interchange of ideas,
experiments and practical operations in
five years that we could not get other
wise In a lifetime. Take the seven to
ftg
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. W Jk 1 mwJwaN?Jp3an?(y 1 lNBmrmilmnirLr'"wJ j?iHmma J-aa
tea millieae ef farmers ef this ceutry
whe 4 set make em an average I per
cent em their iavestmeat aid ask yowr
self way this la the case and what is the
caase.- Is it net a waat of more reading,
themght, latelligeat exchange t I
and manipulations ef braia power,
combined with steam and horse power,
utelligeace la breeding aad feeding
stock, in plowing, mixing and combin
ing the proper fertilisers with the va
ried kinds of soil of our farms? This is
a subject that demands the attention of
the most profouad and deep thinkers of
our agricultural schools; it is a subject
that should be more generally stadled,
and taught and understood, not only by
our chemists aad scientific men, but by
every farmer ia our country. These
things would assist in making farming
a desirable sad paying business. I will
venture to say that there is no business
pursued by man for a livelihood that
requires, in order to be successful, more
thought, study and a more scientific ed
ucation than that of farming ia its va
rious departments.
Potatoes for Stock an Prom.
The rapid increase in potato produc
tion by the nse of potato planters and
diggers should soon give us potatoes
enough for home consumption and a
surplus for the stock. Potatoes are
healthy and fattening for the stock,
and relished by all kinds of stock when
off the pasture. A few acres increase
on every stock farm will make a profit
able crop.
A potato digger among several farm
ers facilitates the work of digging, and
stored away in the barn and well pro
tected by straw from the frost, pro
vides a good relish for the stock, and
(WILD CARROT.)
divided into numerous fine segments.
The wild carrot is abundant in several
of the central and eastern states, and is
spreading into new localities. It is not
troublesome on cultivated land, being
confined chiefly to meadows and the
roadsides. It is usually introduced in
grass and clover seed. The umbels
curl up when ripe and hold the seeds
into winter, when they are gradually
scattered; sometimes the umbels break
off and are scattered over the snow,
carrying the seeds to neighboring
fields. Fifty thousand seeds have been
counted on a plant of average size.
Carefully cutting the plant for two
years will eradicate most of them.
Farmers' Review.
a few wagon loads can always be sold
to advantage.
In 1894, 3,002,578 bushels of potatoes
were imported into the United States,
valued at $1,277,194; while in the same
year 803,942 bushels of potatoes, valued
at $652,243, were exported to various
countries from the United States.
Our potato crop of 1894 amounted to
170,787.338 tons, valued at $91,526,787.
grown upon 2,737,973 acres. The aver
age has not largely increased during
the past five years, as in 1888 there
were 2,533,280 acres, whose crop was
202,365.000 bushels, valued at $81,413,
5S9. In 1885 there were 2,265,823 acres,
which produced 175,029,000 bushels.
Western Agriculturist.
Pruning Frequently. One trouble in
pruning is that, in many cases, the
work is put off from time to time and
then too much is done at once, and a
considerable injury to the tree is the
result. It would be much better in
every way to do a little at a time and
do the work oftener, shortening back
or cutting off a branch here and there
wherever it seemB needful. The first
and most important pruning must be
given when the tree is first transplant
ed. Then the tops must be cut back in
proportion to. the roots and it is at this
time that the general shape or form of
the tree should be decided. So far as
the natural growth of the tree will per
mit a spreading, open head that will
admit air and sunshine all through the
tree is best. In securing this another
benefit is derived, that is, the trunk of
the tree is shaded and this offers a
good protection, and, to some extent at
least, lessens the liability to their be
ing infested with the borer. This pest
largely depends upon the warm sun to
hatch out their eggs, and shielding the
tree thoroughly will in a great meas
ure avoid this. Journal of Agriculture.
Fire from Friction. A rather un
usual occurrence took place on the
farm of A. A. Hartshorn, in Wool
stock township, on Tuesday afternoon.
A crew of hands were stacking hay by
means of a patent stacker when the
friction caused by the rapid passage of
a rope over a small pulley set the hay
on fire and in less than half a minute
it spread over the entire stack. Some
forty tons of tame hay, a granary
standing near by, the hay stacker and
about 100 bushels of oats were de
stroyed in a very few minutes. There
was little or no insurance. Clarion
(Iowa) Monitor.
It is the opinion of most horticultur
ists that in an old orchard is not the
place to set young trees, owing to the
exhausted condition of the soil. It is
better to start a new orchard in a new !
place.
Far October, UK.
Wiater pretectiea ia aa abeelate nec
essity far growing small traits access
fully la a aerthem climate. Itaaemli
be practiced, la every locality where
the temperature reaches aero or below.
With the high cultivation aew prac
ticed, a large aad tender growth is
stimulated; aeace the greater aeces
sity to maiataia as uniform a temper
ature as possible throughout the wia
ter. Evea in localities where plants show
ae injury, aad among those considered
most hardy, the vitality is eftea af
fected, aad the succeeding crop very
much reduced.
The best wiater protecttoa for black
berries, raspberries aad grapes, con
sists ia laying them down and covering
lightly with dirt.
All old canes and weak new growth
should be cut out and burned soon after
fruiting, leaving only strong vigorous
plants.
If plants have been well mulched in
summer with green clover, clean straw
or coarse manure, as they should be,
less dirt Is required by using this
mulching.
In laying plants down, the rows run
ing north and south, commence at the
north end, remove the dirt from the
north side of the hill about four inches
deep, gather the branches in close
form with a wide fork, raising it to
ward the top of the bush and press
gently to the north, at the same time
placing the foot firmly on the base of
the hill, and press hard toward the
north.
If the ground is hard, or bushes old,
a second man may use a potato fork
instead of the foot, inserting same
deeply, close to south side of hill, and
press over slowly, bending the bush in
the root until nearly fiat on the ground.
The bush Is then held down with a
wide fork until properly covered. The
top of succeeding hill should rest near
the base of proceeding hill, thus mak
ing a continuous covering.
This process is an important one,
but is easily acquired with a little practice.
In the spring remove the dirt care
fully, with a fork, and slowly raise the
bush.
With hardy varieties, and in mild
winters, sufficient protection may be;
had by laying down and covering the
tips only. Grapes, being more flexible
are laid down without removal of dirt
near the vine.
There is no more important work on
the fruit farm, or garden, than winter.'
protection, and there is no work more
generally neglected. Let it be done
thoroughly, after frosts have come,
and before winter sets in.
Strawberries grow rapidly in Octo
ber, and make many weak plants. Re
move all runners starting this month,
allowing four or five inches square
space for each plant. This is neces
sary for best fruit
M. A. Thayer. Sparta, Wis.
C'uUnra of Lleorlee.
William Saunders, horticulturist at
the department. Washington, D. C,
gives the following information on the
culture of this plant.
To produce good licorice roots the
soil must be rich, and it must be deep
ly worked, at least to a depth of two
feet. It is very essential to have a
deep soil to allow tbe downward growth
of the roots, which increases their com
mercial value and enables the plant to
withstand hot, dry summers, for if the
plants are weakened or checked in lux
uriance they are liable to the attacks
of the red spider, which destroys the
foliage.
The plants are propagated by the
slender side .roots, which are removed
in trimming the salable portions. They
are set in the prepared soil by mak
ing a perpendicular hole with a sharp
pointed stick or dibble and inserting
tbe root-slip so that it will be covered
entirely, exactly as horseradish sets
are planted.
Frequent hoeing will be necessary
during the summer, not only to destroy
weeds, but to maintain growth, and the
deeper the culture without hurting the
roots, tho better the plants.
As the winter approaches the tops
will become yellow, and after growth is
completed they can be cleaned off and
the plants covered with manure.
At the end of the third summer's
growth, if the plants have done well,
the roots will be large enough for mar
ket. The process of digging out and
harvesting the roots is perhaps the
most tedious operation with the crop.
They run from two to more feet In
depth and can only be secured safely
by the use of the spade, so that the
whole root may be secured without
breakage.
The marketable portions are trimmed
of all side roots, washed, dried and tied
in bundles for sale.
Tbe labor and cost of manure for
thorough preparation of the ground
from two to three feet in depth, the
planting and cultivation for three or
four years in producing one crop, and
the cost of harvesting the roots leads
to the opinion that its profitable cul
ture is doubtful, at least while the
price of the article remains as at pres
ent. Oae Kind of Farmer.
We once knew a farmer, who, like
many others, followed farming because
it seemed the only way by which he
could eke out a living. His sole object
in life seemed to be the avoidance of
work. If the yields of his fields fur
nished him a fairiy constant supply of
food and the necessaries of life, which
with him were whisky and tobacco, his
ambition was entirely satisfied. And
yet this man solaced himself with a
certain quaint philosophy. In the hoe
ing season he would carefully select the
flattest rail on his corn-field fence, and
seating himself on it proceed to take
observations. The result was invari
ably an announcement as follows:
"Wall, thar's a part of the field that
looks right rank and thrifty. That
will get along well enough without any
hoeing. But thar's another part that
looks powerful slim and sickly. That
won't be wuth a cuss if I do hoe it!"
And shouldering his hoc he would leave
his corn field to the tender care of
nature.
This farmer was only the representa
tive of a class. You meet bis type in
every farming community, and by tbe
poor success of this class many form
erroneous ideas regarding farming as a
business. There is more shiftlessness
to be found in farming, because in other
pursuits the same habits would soon
starve a man to death. Western Plow
man. Not Too Much Corn. Chickens fed
on an exclusive corn diet will not make
a satisfactory development, particular
ly of feathers. The bones of chickens
fed on a nitrogenous ration are 50 per
cent stronger than those fed on a car
bonaceous ration. Hens fed on corn,
while in good health, become sluggish
and deposit large masses of fat in the
internal organs. The flesh of nitrogenous-fed
fowU contains more albu
minoids and less fat than those fed on
a more, carbonaceous ration, is darker
colored. Juicier and tenderer.
HickotoTaQk
lacrowlac XaUa,
Ingrowing nails maybe cared by a
simple device which requires nothing
but patience, a piece of broken glass
and a pair of sharp scissors. The nail
must be cut in the middle in the form
of a narrow V, its angle pointing
towards the base of the toe- The cat
should extend through all of the nail
that is loose from the flesh. Then the
rest of the nail must be scraped in the
middle with the glass from the point
of the V to the point of insertion of the
nail to qnote Mark Train's expression
in regard to the elephant's tail. The
object of this is to cause the nail to
grow toward the center to make up for
the cutting there, and of course to
grow away from the sides. , Ultimately
this will effect a cure, and in the mean
time relief may be secured by packing
cotton under the offending corners.
And stop wearing, narrow toed shoes.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo. Lucas
County ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he'
Is the senior partner of the firm of F.
J. Cheney & Co.. doing- business In the
City of Toledo. County and State afore
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of One Hundred Dollars for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh
Cure. FRANK J. CHKNET.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence this 6th day of December.
A. D. 1SS6. A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal.) Notary Public."
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internal
ly and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of th system. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists: 73c.
Hall's Family Pills. 23c.
Young- Mea'it Boat Opportaattlea.
If the young: men of the present day
who arc starting out in life would com
bat the modern tendency to go to' the
great centers of population, and cast
their lines in some of the smaller cities
it would be better for them, writes
Edward W. ltok in the October Ladies'
Home Journal. I know of no young
man whom I envy more today than he'
who, having energy and ability, has
the wisdom and tbe determination to
remain in one of these smaller cities.
or go to one of them, and start upon a
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career with any sortof prospective sue-1 Even the chlffon boas ftaTe , m -ces&
m 1 he happiest kind of a life is M M a Hnis,L when . cniffoI1 col. -
ior mm. tin a more iimueu uciu uc-
fore him than in a vaster and to him
more meaningless city, he can concen
trate his efforts and cement his connec
tions in a wav that is impossible in a
large city. With honest .dealing as his
watchword every step lie takes is
noticed. Every advance counts just so
much for In in. He is in direct touch
with the people who make np the life
of his community, and in time becomes
a part of its best life, and the degree of
his success depends entirely upon his
own efforts and opportunities.
Coa Cottgla BaJoaaa
Is I be oliot and be. It will break up a Cold quiek.
ertoan anything else. It Is always reliable. Trytt
Itnst on the Wlrea of a Fiaao.
The appearance of rust on the tunings
pins and the steel wires of a piano is a
sure indication that tue piano nas oeea
exposed to moisture or dampness. The
time of vear or the ace or oiiulitv of
the piano lias nothing- to do with it,"a&j
rust may appear in a niht The Tact
that the room is heated bv a stove iust
outside of it will probably account -foe f
the rust, as the chances nrc that afteirj
the usual cooling of a bre over mgnt
!.. l..:HM ! 1.A mMMlINf M4t.ll 1A
na ilea viii j; iu nit; hiuiuiu nwuiu rl
likely to cause condensation on tlieZ
metal, and rust would immediately an
pear. IJo not use oil or any greasy
substance to remove it It will prob
ably not do any harm unless it causes
the strings to break, in which case
they will have to be replaced. Most
pianos require tuning twice a year.
The only important care to be given a
piano is' to keep it in an even, dry tem
perature. An Ape's Superstition.
Chief Utan, the auburn haired orang
outang at the zoo, is very superstitious
and his conviction with regard to straws
are not limited to the mere fact that
they tell how the wind blows. The
chief believes that chewing a straw
bring the dinner hour around before lM
Willi cerium suut'iuinurui ijuuiiiics uij-
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o'clock, the regular time, and he daily
tries to put this theory into practice.
From atnoug the heap of straws in his
cage he selects witli the greatest care
the longest and straightest, and, after
having placed it in his mouth, he goes
to the glass front of the cage and, shad
ing his eyes with his hand, peers to tbe
right and left in search of the keeper
wth his dinner. If the keeper is not
in sight the chief throws the straws
away as not possessing sufficient
'charm' and selects another. This
performance is repeated over and over
with the utmost gravity until the meal
arrives. -
We ran do more good by being good than
in any other way.
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Timely Warning.
The great success of the chocolate preparations of
the house of Walter Baker & Co. (established
in 1780) has led
many misleading:
of thair name, labels, and wraoDers. Walter
Baker fc Co. are the oldest and largest manu
facturers of pure and high-grade Cocoas and.
Chocolates on this continent. No chemicals are
used in their manufactures.
Consumers should ask for, and be sure that,
they get, the genuine Waiter Baker It Co.'s goods.
IS rAflaft
WALTER BAKER & CO., Limited,
DORCHESTER, MASS.
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The sign af this borrowing is thinness the result, nerve
waste. You need fat to keep the blood in health unless you
want to live with no reserve force live from hand to mouth.
Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil is more than a medicine
It is a food. The Hypophosphites make it a nerve food, too.: .
It comes as near perfection as good things ever come in this
world.
Eemrtji-uptScstt's Eutuhun wiu fern tv-ia it uxd tut a cktafiutttitutt.
Scott & Bowne, New York, au Draggists. sec. aa $.
V.&PiftKtfa
Bakinct
Powder
POKE
ko Bat Sort of Truk.. .
Expressmen and those who move a, :
great deal of baggage say that bv no'
means the best shape ia trunk's is yet V
found, although the prevailing sty le of '
flat top is so far an' improvement over "
the older fashion of swelling Saratoga. -top.'
They say that one the shape of a . '
cylinder wonld be far and away the
best, both for its owner and. its mover, -
aad they wonder that more of them are '
not oa the market One very rarely
sees a trunk of that - sort,' although- it .
has been so much used for valises. -
TKat Joyfal rctter
With the exhilarating sense of renewed' '
health and strength and' Internal clean- "
Ilness which follows the use of Syrup
of FJgs Is unknown to -the few." who ---have
not progressed beyond the old time -medicines
and the ' cheap' substitutes'
sometimes offered but never accepted by
the well informed. . --"
Sao Was Tenderly Raised.
There is a pretty Tittle girl of o-y.cari "
in Northwest Baltimore, says the Sun',
of that citj-, who has .been -t'emlerly."
raised. Her mother has cuardedher- :
against witnessing, 'acts of .vieience of '
cruelty, and she is in ignorance of the" '.
methods employed in killing' 'fowls for
the table. Several days ajjo.unknowh
to the careful' parent- the little pirl .-'
fitrayed into the rear yard of her home. . '
where a servant was killing a number -of
chickens by wringing their neckV." '
The child watched the proceedings with .
great interest for several minute's, u ml
then in a glowof excitement ran to her
mother.- -'Mama!" she crieii, "just'
eomeandsee the fun. Mary-is wind---
ing the chickens up." "
- have trie Foraer'a Cla'ier Ttmle
am! believe in U."jjr a mother, ami'tonl 1 jou
MT when familiar wlta lisrvvitalUlrgiiropertlev -
As the flower is before- fruit, so is -faith' -:.
befere good works. ".
last haw It aea It aot the jaeat !:. "
1 1 L-t enouili ttt knuir that lllmlemirn takvoutilva.-".:
to.Bamlavcry plealnicri'lljtuls. 15c,atdruKS'ls :.
the Boas Arm BaekC
' Boas hare come back, not only in
fur, but in chiffon.-ribbons -andfeath-.-
ers. The lust named are -.now quite.' .
short in some cases, and'havc for a. -fasten
in? a little fur head such as a'
mink to hold them close to the throat--.
lareare short they often terminate lii .
a huge chou'on each side of the throat,
from which long ends, stream down to' .
the waist, even to the knees.
Piso's Cure cured me of a Throat-ami
Lung trouble of three years' stantliR . K. . .
Cady, Huntington, Ind., Nor. IS, !. I.
An honest man is able to speak for him
self, when a rogue is not. "
.PTToV AH Fits stopped rree.byjrr.Kllae'-iflreat'
Kra Kestorer. Ko Fitsaftvr the tint dSus. -Marvelous
curet. Treallnca-ulSStrtalbotllrrrpt-t
Meases, bend telr.KUar,l arch tt..l:iiUa.. fa, -
The best way to make our poverty re
spectable is to' xeeni never to feel it as an'
evil. - '
Jf tha Baby Is .Catting- Teem.
stire and ne that old and wrll-tried mnMr, Mcs.
WciaLow'aSooTliUO Svsxr for Children Tethlitjt-
lt is not the .many oaths that nuilies tli
truth, tut the plain'singie vow that is- vow-e
ed true.
IKuta nana .. '
warranted ' care or money-reranded. 'Ask rojr
drvggbt for it. lrico 13 cent.
Music washes awav from the soul the
dust of every-day life.
T4T?tnrfl (.K'a CAwiiiH.lintifl nu
cheap. Apply to or address, H. C. .Akin, '-.-.:
.hi c. j.in si., umana, rto-j.
Talent is a cistern; genius, a fountain.
The Greatest rtedical Discovery
of the Age. . --.-
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
nmu Kumar, if immm, -wss., :
Has discovered in one "of nur common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula -down
to a common Pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven Hundred'
cases, and never failed except. in two cases .--
loom inunuer iiuihuij. uc iu huw in ui -possession
over two hundred".ertiticates:
of its value, all within twenty' miles -of- -Boston.
Send postal card for .book. jl
A benefit is always experienced froin.' "
the first bottle, and a perfect cure-is'-warranted
when the right quantity, is" taken. -.--
When the lungs are affected it causes,
shooting " pains, like needles passing -through
them; the same with-the-Liver
or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts,
being stopped, and always disappears" in it
week after taking it Read the label. .
If the stomach is foul or bilious it will. -cause
squeamish feelings at first.
No change of diet ever necessary. Eat
the best you cxi get, and enough of it
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed
tune. Sold by all Druggists.
BRUISE
All and watch the color fade,J
the soreness disappear.
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IS MACICAL
to the placing on the market
and unscrupulous imitations
from health.
' If "you have borrowed from .
health to satisfy, the demands,
of business, if -your blood is
not getting that .constant-.
suPP'y OI ,at irom your tooa .
It cfiritild havo vnn miicrf
pay back from somewhere,
and the somewhere will.:.be
from the fat stored ' up in .
the body.
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