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5S?5xc3F3SKffWPuCB cn'sissniiBns f - " " "?"J1 -t,?-T - - &' - ' i- ST M 8- ? I a-:- i iJtP K? .v West ta tUWataft-a few Opie Bead was a tramp printer in hit -coaaa-er days, though sow nis aaaM'ia Vaown ia both hemispheres. He fenad himself one wild, portea- "tions night half- way betweea as .Arkansas cross-roads end nowhere, with only one visible shanty ia sight. "Can I stay here tonight?" queried the coming roaster of American wit. rXbpe," was the crnsty answer. "Can't I? Can't I even stay .trader rhe barn, under, kiver with yer hogs?" The madam eyed him closely by the intcssant Cashes of lightning and finally mumbled: Ast the hawgs theirselres. They hain't no sense. I'd say no,, bnt they may say "yes;" and-while the rain dashed, 'the.thnnder throbbed and the lightning split the sky-; Opie crawled ino the barn. And no name is more honored than his today. Newspaper Maker.' A Ml I'rjralar Army. TJio mightiest Lost of this aort Is the army of invalids v,lio:e bowels livers and stom achs have been 'regulated by llostcttera 'toma h Hitters A rcjru ar habit of body Is inou-tlit about through usins tbe Ilitters not by violently agitating and i-riplii tiio intestines- but by reinforcing their cneiry and causing a fotr of the bile into its pro per channel. Malaria, la grippe, dyspepsia, and a tendency to inactivity of the k:dueys, re cuaiiucreU 4y the Blt'crs. Anticipated Deasarc. The entire Smith family took a fort night's vacation this summer. It was an uhnsnal thing for them all to go away together, and they talked about it,' individually and collectively, for weeks beforehand. They were going to-rfoand they were not going to do -all sorts of things during the precious, va cation period. liig Sister- said she meant .to ride the bicycle. Little Sis . ter said that she meant to make mud pies all day long, and. IHg Brother said that He meant to not so much as look at a Latin grammar. ' I tell-yon What I 'mean to do." cried Small Itrother, all , on fire at the prospect of so much do "as-you-pleaseness. '"I'm not going to ""J? -y prayers.'" Xew York Evening I. Sun.- - i lie devil never feels ashamed of himself iu the tomj-roiy of. a stingy man. A coo! head and a warm heart sbou'd go together. Your Happiness Depends upon a healthy body and a contented mind. Your Health Is seriously 'in danger unless your blood is rich, red and pure. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is the One True Blood Purifier . .Prominently iu the Public Eye. 1 j n-n catcall liver Ilia, blllous- tlOOa S KlllS BC8S, headaches. go. lHKECTIOXS forus ' ittg CREAM BALM. Apply a particle of the ISaltn directly into the nos- " trils: After a moment dran strong breath through the ' nose. Use three times a lay,. after meal; prefcr--ed, and before retiring. . CATARRH IhT'S CKEAM BALM opens and cleanses the . .uuLlt.i&ag-s,AlltiainatiilInQ-BRiatioiitIIeiiU th Soo-i, protect itiQ Membrane from Colds. Re. toivsth- SonKiot Tt and Smell. Tbe Haunts' quickly absorbed and c ri-Iiet at once. A particle Is applied Into each nostril and is agree able. I'rlce50ctnia.t Prnccbtsorbymall. ELT BKOTBEKS, 66 Wum St., Hew York ia"K IT A iH sine Acia I" Poison. SThe Kidneys are supposed to titter the uric acid out of the Im. blood. When they are sick g they forget it. P Uric acid is the cause of Rheu- mst ism. Gout, KidneyTroubles , S and other dangerous diseases. ' The only way to cure these yj diseases is to cure the Kidneys. WHobbs iSS m care the Kidacysa4 acta .pioimer the arte add eat f the All draggitU, or mail. . rt! prepaid for fiOc per Ixix. Write for pamphlet. mt MOBBS-MEDICINE CO., El Ch'jjo. Stn Frsncisco. 9mmm BBEfllj OlZl LfiROLST. fmtMlrlTrltWtai h caratoout rate. taateticrkVtntBl Zaciiary T. 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U., OMAHA, 44, : When writing to advertisers this paper. W. K. D., OMAHA, 44, 1895. riling to advertisers aaeatioa is 5 taeai 't I Miff aap aSp-Hj aaCt&aiJa, WMTEB-SftLESIEN tt7i saw -j iaaa --5.' -j saaKa!BaBBMBaBa9BBaBBWBaBBaaai iT'Jg, "' BBBBaBBWaBSawHBaaW I5, -i2aaSw5a5SttaannnaU C," 'aaaawaHHaHHHaiaaiawaVaH DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. Operate Tale the Care Karat 'X Few of live Stack NTIL every farmer has a silo, it is in order to preach the .silo, so we beg .those who have si los to bear with us tjfihf'fm&t.i H we 8eem to Te jjcai ecu w.i. truths. Remember what an awful lot --n 1-aT- lakes to save a few sinners, and have patience; or do bet ter, help us spread the troth. 1. The silo stores away corn more safely and more permanently than any other plan. Silage is practically fire proof, and will keep in the silo indefi nitely. 2. Corn can be made into silage at lessezpense than It can be preserved In any other form. 3. The silo preserves absolutely all but the roots' of the corn. 4. Silage can be made in the sun shine or In rain. Unlike hay, it is in dependent of the. weather. 6.- When corn Is ready for the silo, there Is but little farm work pressing. 6. Corn is worth more to the dairy as silage than In any other form. 7. At least one-third more corn per acre Kay be fed on silage than on dried corn, stalks or fodder. 8. Corn is fed more conveniently as llage than in any other form. 9. Silage' is of most value when fed In combination' with other food, richer in protein. It Is not a complete food. 10. Owing to Its succulence and bulk Iness, silage Is the best known substi tute for green grass, 'and is-therefore especially valuable as a winter food. Jersey Bulletin. Keep tbe Beat Breeders. The best birds should not be sold but be retained as breedem. This is the way that improvement in quality of the stock can be kept up. " It is a great mistake to sell the flower of the. flock and then be forced to take what is left for the breeding pens. It does not mat ter how tempting the offers may be, or how much money may be -offered, for the best of the flock, the fact of such an offer being made by another breeder is proof conclusively that the same fowl would be just as valuable to the owner for his breeding pens. Often the breeder is hard pressed for money. He takes a pair, trio, or-breeding pen to the show, and there some visitor or exhibitor with cash to spare is highly impressed with their excel lence and beauty, and determined to be the possessor of such fine specimens, offers a very high price for them. The owner feels the need of money, and thinks to himself that this is an un usual chance to make money which may not occur again in a lifetime; that these much admired birds are the direct pro geny of inferior ones; that the same skill ' in mating which has produced such fine birds can be exercised again in the same direction. This reasoning is illogical, and the one who parts with the best specimens of his production on such reasoning Is taking a back step, as he cannot feel assured that a superior progeny will be the natural result from inferior parents. Of course there is a strong temptation to part with the best of the flock when a big price is offered, or to gain a good customer. Many novices may yield to the tempting effer, and cherish the hope that the same breeders or their like may produce as good results again. But we caution one and all to banish such delusion and not part with tbe best breeders for love or money, if you aim at attaining high rank in fancy fowl breeding. Although cases hare occurred when apparently inferior breeders have produced specimens greatly their su perior, and cases will occur when a vast improvement will be manifest in each succeeding progeny, still the poli cy of selling the prime birds of the stock and keeping the inferior ones for breeders is unwise and cannot be too strongly aeprecaiea. It is well to bear in mind the fact that by continuously mating the flower of the flock, or with equally as good or better specimens of other strains, we are tending to progression step by step. Finely bred animals of every kind can only be kept up to the mark of excel lence by unremitting selection and at tention. But if we use inferior birds for breeders, certainly we make no pro gress, and may lose ground already won. Ohio Poultry Journal. . a . l'reventiac Scours la Calves. I milk my -cows for the butter that is In the. milk, and I cannot afford to let the calves have it I therefore feed skim-milk. The great trouble in feed ing this way is scours, but I have 'earned that this difficulty can be en tirely prevented by the use of rennet extract, to be given with the skim-milk as we get it from the deep-setting cans. We make a business -of dairying, and the calves must take their chances with the skim-milk, and everyone knows the. difficulty in feeding this bare skim milk. If we increase the nnantitv i in fp6or have it too cold the calPs diges'-' tion is upset and scours follow. I ac- ' cldentally stumbled onto the use of ' rennet extract in liquid form, which can be bought at $1.50' per gallon, and is of such strength that one teaspoonful Is enough for ten calves getting four quarts 'each of milk at a feed, to pre vent any danger from scours. With this adjunct skim-milk can be fed with as great safety as new milk, and now I can put my calves, on skh-milk in" about five days. I feed the milk at a temperature of about 80 degrees at first, but after two months I reduce it to 65 or 70 degrees. The rennet extract never fails to .prevent scours. C. L. Gabriel son. rhe LaacsBaa Fowl. History tells us that In February, 1872, Major Croad, of England, -received his first imputation of Lang shans from China. Te following No vember -he exhibited them at ' the Crystal Palace, and six years later the fowl was introduced into the United States by the late Mrs. B, W. Sargent, of Kittery, Maine. Both in this, country and in England. tae Introduction of the breed brought ! forth a renlar Btnr , , ' 1 doubt on account of the boom it at once created. But to-day the Langshan is all the better for the warfare, "and fears no rival. As chicks the Langshaas are ' 6trong aad vigorous," coming out black, the head and breast with different shades of canary, and the legs of a light color. When they assume their first feathers, they often retain a few white nest feathers, which, however, entirely dis appear with their moult in the fall. As pallets they are early layers. hm aavlaf been knownto lay at tke aft af frt BMmtas, although laying at ... " --" w. vVIua.v,vu, uu Hew Saccaaifat 1 Peaaitaaeat ef .Wat as tae aa reattry. MRsy rai I K III imss rl ff aav- sack aa age Is rather macaaiaaea. For best remits at winter egg prodactie. they should be hatched in April or Hay. They do equally well In all parts of the United States, and caa now be found la every state- ia the Union. Mr. Boyer, in Farm Poultry. The breed appears to have originated in the province cf Andalusia, in Spain. It was once classed as a variety or the common Spanish fowls, bnt was later accepted as a separate- breed. The breed produces larger birds than the other varieties of Spanish fowls, and they are also said to be hardier. . The chicks feather rapidly and easily. This helps them to resist the storms and cold, and appears to aid them in coming to maturity. They produce eggs abundantly, and are also consid ered good tablo fowls. The comb and shape of the body-resemble the other Spanish varieties. The plumage is a bluish gray, nearly blacx'on the back, and glossy. The neck hackle is dark slate, often nearly black, the tail bluish gray: the beak and legs are of a dark blue tinge, nearly a slate color. Some times the plumage is penciled by dark er shades. The fowls mature early, and the cocks are fighters. The hens do not seem inclined to sit as a general thing, being considered non-sitters. There are reports of the hens having produced as high as 225 eggs per year. The flesh is of a fine flavor tender and juicy. The birds are plump-bodied and do not consume as much food as some other breeds. Night ffcp or Fowls. Some years ago an old lady living in Massachusetts cast about her for means to prevent the combs of her fowls from freezing. Her pens were dilapidated and she did not feel able to repair them. At last the idea struck her .of making flannel night-caps for her birds, and this she proceeded to do. Every cold night after the fowls had gone to roost this good old lady would go out and carefully put on the night-caps. This got to be very tiresome before spring came. and. the next winter the good dame concluded to repair the house in such a wayas to obviate the necessity for making poultry night-caps. Germicide Power of Milk. The sug gestion which was made - by Fokkcr, that freshly drawn milk was a germi cide, surprising as it may be at the time it was made, has been abundantly veri fied by more recent work. The experi ments of Freudcnrelch, as already pointed out. confirm the position ad vanced by Fokker, and in more recent years others ' have reached ' the same conclusion. Indeed, we have learned to recognize that animal secretions in general have more or less of a germi cide power, and it is no longer a sur prise to us to find this true of milk: The germicide property of freshly drawn milk has, however, been more recently investigated by F. Basenau, who is inclined to question the matter, finding that for a certain pathogenic germ which he studied, "milk has no germicide power. Any practical value to this germicide power does-not as yet appear. It is known that fresh milk is a very poor medium for the growth of certain pathogenic bacteria; for in stance, the cholera germ is quite rapid ly destroyed in fresh milk. To what extent this germicide property destroys the cholera germ., however, we do not yet know. "According to recent work it appears to be due rather to the multi plication of .the lactic organisms. Feeding Skim-milk. Far too many farmers give the dairy department on the farm no credit for the by-products. They see only the cash received-for Gut ter, without taking intoconsideration the gain from pigs, chickens and calves raised on skim and buttermilk. The dairy is entitled to credit for these by products, and the giving of proper credit will often change an apparent loss into a fair profit. Enough experi ments have been made by private par ties and at experiment stations to es tablish the fact that they can be fed in connection with other feed so as to be worth far more than most farmers give them credit for. The value of skim milk has been placed all the way from 15 to 40 cents per hundred pounds.which snows that there is a difference in how !i I- - J -. J -..... 14. X 1 i m . it is fed and what it is fed to. There is r. right and a wrong way of' feeding it, as in nearly everything else. Ohio Farmer. Wasted Food. From a financial point of view, to the feeder, although I have not had an opportunity of testing it practically, I am quite sure there must be a considerable saving by using ground feed, inasmuch as being in fine ly divided particles, there is a greater amount of nutrition absorbed than would be from a larger amount which might be passed through the system in coarser condition. We frequently "see in the excrement from horses, cattle and hogs, whole or half grains of -corn or other particles of food unmasticated. These from their rapid passage through the system have been, if at all, only feebly acted upon by thegastric and intestinal juices, and hence'that mucn nutrition is wasted. Ex. Dairy Products In New York. Here arc figures of consumption of dairy pro ducts In the city of New York: Butter, $18,155,65S; cheese, -510,068,391 ; milk, condensed milk and cream. ?16,2-19,234.- 50- Tnc total amount expended by New Workers on dairy products in a year-is. therefore, $44,473,203.50. That is enough' money to oniid l.llland a fraction miles of railroad at $40,000 a mile.which is a fair figure. In other words. New Yorkers eat enough dairy products in a year to build a railroad from there to Chicago. But it should, be understood that it is eastern New York, and not Manhattan Island that is meant, for the figures include the consumption of Brooklyn and. adjacent places. Ex. Potatoes or Corn for Stock. Tests in feeding show that it requires about four and one-half times as much weight of potatoes as of cornmeal to secure equal results from hogs, and the pota toes must be cooked. Considering that the tops of potatoes cannot 'be used as food, while corn produces a large pro portion e'f fodder, corn is a better farm crop than potatoes, but in proportion to yield and value of the grains and tubers potatoes are the most profitable. It is fodder that gives corn such an advan tage over other crops. Ex. . , " " ,:, ,", f J cow of a dairy herd should be exam: Can't Afford Poor Milkers. Every . -, .t,rtMorU J. RalMfMr tfBtttr Tllii milk should be weighed and tested so that the unprofitable cow should be known and weeded out .of the nerd. Farmers can't afford to keep cows for dairy purposes which do not -yield quantities of butter or cheese pretty well up to standard record. Both la bor and feed may be wasted if the' cows which give less than average quantity of butter fat or casein are not turned over to the butcher. Twenty-five years ago men thought! it impossible to overdo the herse busi nessthe unexpected happened, FABM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Smm Up-to-Dat Hteta Aawat CalUva ttoa of taw afe mm TlaMa Ikmtt-' Havtlcttltar TtttsmltaM aa4 Itrt caltarm, N bulletin 28, of the Iowa experi ment station. Prof. Pammel says:' Poisoning from eating the root of Cowbane (Cicuta maculata, L.) is not infrequent in the state of Iowa and elsewhere. It af fects man. cattle and horses. Every now and then,-there are accounts of poisoning from "wild parsnips" in our papers. The writer has at various times received communi cations with specimens of "wild par- l snips." The. subject Is of considerable interest' and especially so because the plant is widely distributed in Iowa, and a large number of people are not aware of the poisonous nature of the root. Spotted Cowbane Is member of the carrot family, or as it is known botan ically, Umbeillferae. It Is a smooth marsh perennial 2.5 feet high with pinnately compound leaves 2-5 times pinnate; the leaves have long petioles, the coarsely ser rate leaflets are lanceolate to oblong lanceolate 1-5 inches long. Stalk of the umbellets numerous and unequal. Flowers white, fruit broadly ovate to oval, small, .1 lines long. Grows in S7sywUivn&- H ,0&g atfBBBBBVKkaBat .cJlTf &" Beiifcrfc). - a&owlncr leave, flowers', aad fcalt. diced. V'&DepA&&ha&'toaotBtW' attffctlyre. marshes and in low grounds. The stems spring from thick, fleshy under ground roots that taper at the lower end. These usually number from three to five, but single specimens are also met with. On cutting the roots a sharp pungent odor is given off. intensified by boiling. Mistaken for Parsnips. Public opinion, in the west at least, has answered this question in the affirmative. There ia a diversity of opinion concerning the plant which causes the poisoning. The majority of people attribute the cause to the par snip running wild, and this belief is indeed very wide spread. So wide spread is this belief that it seems quite impossible to dispell it from the minds of some people. I have been particu larly .fortunate in the cases which are here recorded to identify the specimen in every case which caused the poison ing, and moreover, I have also to offer good evidence that the cultivated par snip running wild does not cause pois-.' oning. The wide spread belief of the poison ous nature of the cultivated parsnip running wild is entertained by a large number of people, and also to some ex tent by the medical fraternity. A few years ago, Prof. Frederick B." Power; of Passaic, New Jersey, and .one of his pu pils, Mr. J. T. Bennett, undertook some experiments to determine whether the cultivated parsnip running wild had any toxic properties. - Mr. Bennett failed to detect the pres ence of any poisonous, principle in the Tigcre 1 Fascicled toots ofCowbae,ghtlyre. doced. Younf stems coming cat aear the top. At (2) cross section of rooU At (3)loaptadlal ace tioa. ' root of the true wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa). and when the boiled roots were fed, in considerable amounts to a cat, no symptoms of poisoning were mani fest. We may add as a further testi mony, that Prof. Power reports that his associate, Dr. Cramer, insisted up on eating one-half - of . the raw roots from Mr. Rynning, of West Salem. Wis., which were supposed to cause cases of the poisoning. Dr. Cramer re ports no ill effect whatever. One of the largest -of the fresh raw roots weighing three and one-half ounces avoirdupois, was chopped fine, mixed with some raw meat and fed to a small dog. The animal ate it greedily and without disturbance. There were no symptoms whatever of any poisonous action. I have on different occasions eaten the wild parsnip, Pastinaca sa tiva, without any ill effect, so that the above results are corroborated. I will admit- that I had some hesitancy . at first, and that Mr. Sexton, the foreman of the agricultural department, did not expect to see me. alive by evening. I must confess also that tbe roots were soasewhat woody and not very palat able. Dr. 3. J. Brown, Sheboygan, Wis., as tMtei by Dr. Fewer, states that be had prepared aad dag eaeagh wild parsnip far a goed almMr. which he at, aad caa testify that he caa discover bat little difference, cooked' or raw, from cultivated parsnip aad those which had ran wild for about fifty years. The cases-reported by Prof. Power, the writer aad ethers are lastractive" s showing that la nearly all cases where it was attributed to parsnips running wild, the roots seat with spec linens indicated that Cowbane bad been eaten. Experimentally bo better evidence is needed than these where persons have eaten the wild, parsnip, and no ill effects have followed. Peo ple should therefore become familiar with the deadly plant described above and throw aside superstitious belief. In this very common belief we have an other evidence that writers who have attributed the poisoning to cultivated parsnips running wild have not -investigated for themselves, they have as sumed that the plant is poisonous. Advantages of DralaasCl In sections where water ia valuable much of the waste can be prevented by systematic underground drainage. The stagnant pools which cause malaria and typhus can be easily drawn away into channels cut for drain- ditches and the surrounding atmosphere made more pure. Farmers and fruit growers should .not hesitate to Investigate the question of drainage, even in the arid region. Water may be taken from the sub-surface strata, carried into ponds and pumped out for Irrigating the same land many times. Plant roots go downward in quest of moisture. Ia over-irrigated fields the roots collect together in: a ball as a protection against excess of water, and feed upon themselves. The vitality of the plant is sapped, and crop failure re sults. What is true of a. cultivated plant Is equally true of the tree and vine. When the roots are formed in clusters near tbe surface, the trees or plants cannot withstand the storms of rain or wind, and hence are destroyed. Drainage will cause the roots to pene trate the surface and take a firm' bold upon tbe sub-surface.' hard pan or bed rock. As a sanitary measure drainage is the most important part of a farmer's work. In the lower valleys of the West many surface wells supply water for domes tic purposes. The water is necessarily polluted by excessive surface irrigation, which carries away the alkali and other foreign substances. The water coming from such sources finds lodgment in the shallow wells, and is unfit for use. Drainage will prevent the surplus water from flowing into wells and therefore enable the farmer to have better water for culinary purposes. Joel Shoemaker in Rural World. - I'reTeatlnt; Totato Scab. A bulletin of the Indiana-experiment station says: 1. Potato scab is caused by the at tack of a minute vegetable parasite, as was first demonstrated at this station. 2. It chiefly- attacks the crop through infected seed material. 3. The seed material may be disin fected by immersion in a bath of cor rosive sublimate. 4.- The corrosive sublimate solution should be of the strength of one pro mi lie (2 oz. to 15 gal. of. water). 5. The bath should be about an hour and a half long, although some varia tion in time is immaterial. . Cutting and planting is done as usual. 7. The result of the treatment is a crop essentially free from surface blem-. ishes, and of greater market value. 8. Sometimes a considerable in crease in yield results from the treat ment. -9. 'The method is easily and cheaply applied, and worthy of extended trial. Pigeons Out of all the birds that may be called domestic the pigeon holds the first- place. The dove that went forth from the ark to search the state of the earth has developed many -f pedes during the ages. No bird csn be "crossed" more easily than the pig eon. These birds are more carefully classified than any others, and another thing in their favor is that they have really more intelligence than any of the feathered flock. Pigeons are affection ate creatures and are always ready to show their appreciation of any kind ness shown to them. . The "carrier" I class of pigeons has not many varieties, but they have quite a literature of thejr own. A thoroughbred pigeon can wing it at the rate of about 30 miles an hour. That is the average rate of speed, but in the Franco-German war, during the siege of Paris,- that was frequently ex ceeded. Ex. ' Turnip's as a Hoed Crop. It is cheap er and better every way to have turnips grown in .rows so that they can be cul tivated', and hoed than to sow them broadcast. The latter method has gen-, erally- prevailed owing to the too com mon, idea that growing a crop with lit tle labor makes it 'cheaper. But where the turnips are drilled and cultivated this extra labor is more than repaid by increased product, thus making the drilled turnips cost less per bushel than those sown broadcast There is a fur ther advantage In the fact that the cul tivated turnip may be kept free from weeds, thus faring labor in- future - rw cruya. aa. 1 the CehMbaa (Okie) Herti- caltmral society Mr. P. Bethel read a paper en tava.Paawa plant, from which we take the fallowing extracts: I have ever (9t plant trees, aad ever it Dsaaeeas are In bearing and are new loaded with fruit I planted all these in good, rich clay aoil, well drained. Low, wet aoil will grow no good plants of any kind,' and a sandy soil harbors too many insects. The chtchUo is fos tered by all sorts of light texture. Clay holds more moisture than any other sell, and the plum needs muck mekv ture. Cultivation Is an all-Important factor la -raising plums. Failure in this -respect means failure of crop. I cultivate my plum trees oftener aad better than corn." I run the cultivator up to the first of July, and soon after I apply a mulch of coarse manure, or straw that is partly rotten, for the purpose of re taining the moisture in the soil to ma ture this crop, and also to mature the fruit spurs and buds for the following season. In the fall of the year, how ever. I apply a light coat of barnyard manure, and in the spring I sow a quart of salt per tree, as far as the branches extend. This promotes the health and growth of the trees, and from the dis like that insects have to this substance, it drives away, if not destroys, many that attack both tree and fruit But what about the curculio? I an swer that this insect" is the uncom promising foe of the plum. I get rid of these insects by jarring them on sheets, and while they play possum on the sheet I kill them. -.In this way not only destroy those that fall on the sheet but I also greatly lessen-the propagating power of those I fail to catch.- I usually catch about three females to one of the other gender," for the ladies are busy digging Into plums, while the gents sit about whittling sticks and smoking. ' I spray my trees only for tbe shot-hole disease (fungus). ' I have sprayed for eight years, and bringing the results to practical tests they look very doubt ful as to killing the curculio. -1 have caught the insects from sprayed and unsprayed trees and shut them up in glass jars, and In each case they live about the same length of time. And I have caught them from unsprayed trees and shut them up in glass jars; Into one jar I put leaves and fruit not sprayed.and into the other I put leaves and fruit sprayed with a very strong solution of Paris green, and I find the results the same; In all these cases the curculio lived from five to six days. One of these insects does about all the damage it can do in that length of time. I will further say that the cur culio does hardly any work when the leaves and fruit are wet from dew or rain. One of these insects will leave its mark on about 200 plums. They will mostly vary from 10 to 60 in number to the tree, but I have caught this season 250 of these insects,- by actual count. from one Damson tree. To cultivate the soil and to jar 'the c;;rculio on sheets are the only things that lead- without mistake to perfect certainty of a plum crop. It took a long time to find out that the eye was in the wrong end of tbe needle, and so it may take a long time before the last word has been said as to the curculio. In the last place, I would say of the black-knot that it is a fungus that roots and grows in the bark of the tree. The only remedy that I know for this trouble which seems to be worse on Damson plum trees than on any other, variety, is to cut off and burn as soon as the knots make their appearance. It is a decided mistake to leave the knots until fall -or spring. The trees from which they are cut as soon as they appear are the freest from knots, and show by far the best results as to this trouble. When a knot invests 'a large limb I pare-it off and apply coal oil to the wound, and it heals over all right in course of time. Brains have to be' put even into black-knots, for we get our best ideas of the things from the things, and not from what talkers can tell us. Itaaaeatle Flax Crop. The Minneapolis Market Record says: "The movement of the new crop of. flax dates from about three weeks ago, when receipts at Minneapolis jumped from little or nothing to as high as 31.000 bushels in a day. These heavy receipts began about a week earlier than in 1894, 1893 or 1892, and about two weeks earlier than in 1891. But taking the first three weeks' move ments of all years on record, this year outdoes them all, so far as receipts at this market are concerned. In 1891, the year conceded to have brought forth the heaviest crop yet harvested, the receipts at Minneapolis during the first three weeks of the movement of that crop were 16,820 bushels, but later the arrivals became heavier, and con tinued very heavy until the next August. In 1892 the first three weeks .of the new crop saw 30,192 bushels received on this market, or nearly twice as much as in 1891, but receipts fell off much earlier that season, and for the crop year they were much lighter. . In 1893 the re ceipts during the .first three weeks of the movement were .24,220 bushels. This year they dropped off soon after January l. and continued small to the close of the crop year. Last year. 1894. the receipts during the corresponding period were 85,010 bushels, but this year during the same time they have been 166,240 bushels, or nearly twice those of any" previous year, and about ten times as much as was received dur ing the same period in the memorable year of 1891. The yield this year prom ises to exceed that of any year since 1891, so that In three states a harvest fully as great as that or 1891 might reasonably be expected." Spinach. This is one of our very hardiest crops, and seed can be sowed very early in spring, and again in September for late fa'l and winter crops, and in Octo ber for winter and spring crop. The differences between the leading varie ties are slight. Long Standing Summer Spinach, especially for spring planting is best. Sow seed with the drill. The indicator will tell you how to set it for sowing this seed. Don't raise more than you are reasonably sure you can sell. If demand and prices are good when the plants' have made some, but not their full growth, it may in some cases pay to thin them, leaving the remaining ones three or -four inches apart to come to full size, and selling thinnings. We use ordinary ten-quart peach baskets in which to put up the crop for market Or the plants 'may be put .in bushel crates or barrels, and sold by the peck or other measure, or by the barrel to retailers. Usually we cut the whole rows down as fast as the crop is needed for sale, pushing a sharp and bright "crescent" hoe tinder tbe plants just on -top of the ground, thus cutting the plants off and leav ing them ready for gathering, washing and putting up for market Applica tions of nitrate. of soda often have a wonderful effect on this crop. If we. are crowded-for room, we sow a row of spinach between each two rows of early cabbages. Tbe spinach has to be taken off in good season, when all the space la needed for eabbanes. Ex. ' WmamUntamgmalMtA itwownr pure mactrlc YlMLk aa a Ta I. - Boston Jonraal of Commerce: North Adaama coatiaaea to be pazzled over a, queer crankiam of electricity in 'its vicinity. Although when the great four and one-half mile Hoosae tnanel was built no ores, magnetic or other wise, were encountered, there was a general expectation-that rich ore pock ets would be foaad; yet, for an naex plained reason, not' an electrician has been discovered who'- can send a tele graphic message on a' wire running from portal to portal of that tnanel, be such wire run inside aa ocean cable throogh the huge cavern-or out of it. Therefore, such messages have to be sent on wires strung on pales ever the top of the mountain, fuilynine miles, and that is the way in-going and. oat going passenger aad freight trains are heralded .to the. keepers of the two taa ael approaches. ' Bayead tha I4a.lt. King Oscar of Sweden once passed through a little town which was fes tively decorated for the -occasion. Among the rest, a huge transparency, affixed to a gloomy-looking edifice, at tracted his attention. It bore the in scription, "Welcome to Your Majesty!" in gicantio letters. "What building is that?" the king inquired. . "That is the county prison, your majesty," replied one of the aldermen. . The king laughed and waa heard to observe, "Isn t that carrying hospital ity a little too far?" Tit-Bits. Haw's Tala! ; We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's ratarrh Cure. . F. J. CHENEY CO:. Toledo. O. We, tbe undersigned. -.have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honorable In all business transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations' made by their .firm. WALDING. KINNAN A MARVIN. Wholesale Druggists. Tol?3o. Ohio. Hall's Catarrh' Cure is taken Internal ly, acting directly upon the 'blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testi monials sent free. Price. 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. - Hall's Family Pills. ISc. Brldcias Onr tae Caaasa. A story is told of a dying miser, by whose bedside sat the lawyer receiving instructions for the preparation of his last will and testament "I give and bequeath," repeated the -attorney aloud as he commenced to write tbe accustomed formula. "No, no," inter rupted the sick man, "I will neither give or bequeath anything. I cannot doit" "Well; then," suggested the man of law, "suppose we say lend. - -I lend until the last day.' " "Yes, that will do better," assented the unwilling testator. Argonaut For Whooping Cough. Piso'a Cure is a sucrewful remedy. M. P.- Dieter. fi7 Ihroop Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 14, 'Ot. A IKattar of Masir. Detroit Free Press: A Third street man's neighbor had bought a new piano, and tbe daughter had been banging away on it ever since it had been in the house. "Got a new piano, . I hear," said the man over the back fence to his neigh bor. "Yes. Got it oh the installment plan." "Is that so? Wonder if your daugh ter can't let us have the music from it in the same way?" Caw Cassgat Batattaa Is tbe oldest aad bnt. It will break ap a fold qulesv eric-aanjrtMoretee. It Is always reliable. Try I. Hard of Hearing. ' Washington Post: There's a yottnjr man who goes into society really good society here, who is quite decidedly hard of hearing. lie won't admit it, though, and never asks to have any thing said to him repeated. This is the latest story they tell on him. He went to call on Miss K. one evening last winter. "Is Miss 'B. at home?" he asked of the maid who answered the tell. "Yes, sir," she replied, rather softly. "Oh, I'm so sorry," he said, and giv ing her his card he walked away. It the Baby is Cattias; Teetaw aesnre and n- that old and well-tried remsdr. Has. (Ti&sutw's S00TO154 Srnur for Children Teething. If some people would do more thinking, their ton;nes would get more rest. Neuralgia Torture Every nerve la la the STEEL WEI PICKET FENCE. Atow CAKtLKI rOlLTRV, CARMS Aa BtABtBIT TKNCK. - We tnanafacttire a comp-ete line of Smooth Wir KsnciDf and ana-ants 'try article to be as reprs rented. If you roruider quality we can you mousy. Cat! f r. De Kalb Fence Co, ,!,H"S?a Timely Warning. Thn groat success of the chocolate preparations of the house of Watte r Baker A Co. (established (&J1 in 1780) has led many misleading afBk at 4$. 1 -fH nf their name, labels, and wrappers. Walter Baker & 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 Walter Baker ft. Co.' goods. WALTER BAKER & CO., Limited, DORCHESTER, MASS. germ-life ' The uOctors tell us, now-a-days, that disease germs arc everywhere; in the air, in the" water, in "our food, clothes, money ; that they get into our bodies, live there, thrive and grow, if they, find anything to thrive on. Consumption is the destruction of lung-tissue hy germs where the lung is too weak to conquer them. The remedy is strength vital force. - - Scott's Emulsion, with hypophosphites, means the aa"a"BBa-l"aaB-TBaaawajBawaewaa f adjustment of lung strength to overcome germ-lite. It is fighting the germ -with the odds in our favor.. These tiny little drops of fat-food make their way -into the system and re-fresh and re-invigorate it. Whether you succeed with it or not depends on how good a start the germs had, and how carefully you can five. The shortest way to health is the patient one, The gain is often slow. -aa.ai.ae V.&GOTtlaman Tkaa aMata Mm Her Mother "Beaaie, dear, I am sorry to ace my little girl show mack, a lack of respect for her seniors. Wheat a neighbor comes to call en ueyou should sit quietly and not apeak aale'&s yon are spoken to. Yon do not mean to be disrespectfnl, I am aare, Vat you should think of the impression yon are making oa oar neighbors, aad yoa will : try hereafter, I hope, to" Bessie "Yoa'd better look out.' mamma, You'll talkyoarself to death." Chicago Tribune. A KaUaAKKABLK OTTER. Taepabltiaers of Taa Totrra'sCoMrAXtox bit Jatt awda a msarksble oaVr.to tt reader t of th; paper. Ww abaerlbera who will scad at one their aaaw) aad address and 11.75. will recelro tny a aaadsoas fear-pas caleadar. 7xl la.. II bocrapboj la atae color, retail prica !0 cents. Tax Yotrra'n Coaraxiox free er.-rr'aeek to Jaaa-iry 1. iKK. the Taaaaasrf lac Chtlstmas sad New Year's. Coable Naaibers free, aad The Torra'a CoaiMNio-c S3 weeks, a fall year, to Jan. t. 1S97. -Addtes Tnr. Torre's COaraxiox. U9 Columbus Are.. Boston Tatltcv " Whistler, the arti&t, oace sat -at the theater next to a lady who was goiair in aad oat of her sear constantly; not only as soon as each act was finished, bat also while the play was goiag on. The space - between the rows of seats ' waa very narrow, and the artist was subject to much annoyance as she passed bira. "Madam,1 he said at length ia his sweet tones. "I trust I do not incommode yoa by keeping my seat?"-Argonaut - AChUdEaJoya The pleasant flavor, gentle action and soothing effects of Syrup of Figs, when in need of a laxative, and if the father or mother be costive or, bilious, the most gratifying results follow its use; so that it is the best family remedy known, and every family should have a bottle on hand. . , Wisdom .can Jive oa what foola tramp under foot. --rfcera Ctas-er Taale la lar for It socd work- ttuferlns-. tlrvd. sleenie-a. ner etas wotsea Sod aothlacso sootnioa sad reTUlrnc. People who blow their owa horns make poor music to other folks. Wist m aeaae m reHes M la likstw -that yoa have an ra re co-aa. Hiae-co as rera-ea taem. aad very cumfoniBC It la. '16e at drutaista. Growth in trace fa not promoted by find ing faults ia others. WanaatMl to can or ntonsv rafuadsd. Aslt VOJ ihan'il fin It rrfcattceata. ' A bad man most bates the.-thiriK that would do him the most good. ' rlTaAnntsstoMdrr-brjrr.KlbieBnrr-a jMrr-ro Keels rr. No fits after t be Bmi day s u. rianrrioua cures. TreatfcteanIStnall't,-r-.t Itcaata. bcodtolr.KUaejetArcUM..l-Ltla.,lra, A wrong desire overcome is a tempta tion resisted. Billiard table, second-hand, for sa"e cheap Apply to or address, H. t . Akiv, 211 & l'-th St., .Omaha, Ne'j. The Greatest Hedical Discovery of the Age. KENNEDY'S. MEDICAL DISCOVERY. MMU KawElY, f miff. MSS.. Has discovered in one of our commo.i pasture weeds a remedy that cures every kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofuil down to a common Pimple. He has tried it in over eleven hundred cases, and never failed except in two cases, (both thunder humor). He has now in his possession over two .hundred certificates of its value, all within twenty miles of -Boston. Send postal card for book. A benefit is always experienced from the first bottle, and a perfect cure is war ranted when the right quantity is taken. When the lungs are affected it causes shooting pains, like needles passing-" through them: the same with the Lier or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts beintf stopped, and always disappears in a ' 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. Eit -. the best you-cxi get. and enough of it ' Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed time. Sold by all Druggists. caw at at ay U-UU44 MMMMili CAILEI HELI AH Nw FENCE. KALB, IIU to the placing on the market and unscrupulous imitations mm uML SCOTT DOWNE. cta-a New Yet r f 11 . -s V 1. il -i 54 iaWaMaE''-fe'2r4JJv - .Lz -& f "1 ' ' .,-? Svc s- f .2 siiis6SSisss sf--; .SjXtHJW "' -rg-riVV" - - - -- - --- -1 J f. ., .taaj. saaaaal