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a military, naval or marine fleer,
soldier, sailor or marine ia aetaal ser
vice aader the authority of aay.of the
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coatineatal congress, aad remaiaed
. always loyal to soch authority, or des
ceadent of oae who signed the Declsr-
atioa of Indepeadeace, or oae who was
a member of the coatiaeatal congress
or of the congress of any of the coloaies
. or states, or as an official appoiated by
or under the authority of aay sash rep-
resentative bodies actually assisting ia
the establishment of American iade
. peadenceby service readered daring
the war of the Revolution.
Dieascroas FoUere.
. We can mcBtloano failure note disas
trous than that of physical energy. It
itivolrca the partial suspensloa offbeat
?rsli e and assimilative processes, aaa en
tails the retirement from business of the
liver and kidneys. Only through the goo
offices of Hosteller's Momacli Hitters caa
ihe restoration of Its former vigorous stat
us he hoped for. When this aid has been ae-
cared, a resumption of activity la taestem
". liver and bowels may be relied ubob.
The Bitters conquers malaria aadkidaey
troubles.
A Chief of Police Fteed.
The chief of police of West Superior,
Wis., was fined $10 last week for slag-
.ging a reformer who started to show
him his duty. The reformer called oa
the chief and wanted him to go right
away and witness some gambling ia
progress down the street. The chief
replied that he couldn't go just then;
the reformer began making insinua
tions and the chief threw him oat of
the city hall. The reformer brought
suit, and as the chief didn't deny
thrashing him; the fine resulted.
Tnc Most Si mtus axd Safe Rbmedt for a
Cough or Throat Trouble is "Brown's
Bronchial Troches. "They possess real
merit,
A Tonrblae Epitaph.
A Topeka reporter was nosing around
a second-hand store the other day when
he came across a tombstone which had
in some manner drifted into the deal
er's hands and which was for sale at
less than half first cost Upon it was
enjraved the following touching in
scription: Miinmy thon art gone; but
'tis sweet to know that thou wilt meet
us on Jordan's banks with thy sweet
hello."
" '
Oae Redeeming Foster.
"This is a terrible world," said the
-misanthrope. "A dreadful world."
. "Y-a-a-s." replied Cholly, "it doe?
aeem so at times. Still, the pwince of
Wales lives on it, you know." Wash
ineton Times.
il would like soino powder please." "Face
or bug;" Life.
Remember
That good health, strong nerves, physical
vigor, happiness and usefulness depend
upon pare, rich, healthy blood. Remem
ber that the blood caa be made pare by
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When to say "No."
When., the clerk tries to get rid of
some other binding by calling it
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Skirt Binding.
Simply refttse to take K. No bind
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will.
Send for samples, showine labels aad mate
rials, to the S. H.&M. Co.. P. O. Box 699. New
York City.
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DAIRY AND POULTEY.
llfTatllBSTING CHAFTER8 FOR
' OUR RURAL READERS.
Operate Thai
ff the anaraa A
a to the Catw of live
rwiuy.
REAMERY butter
is store highly val
'ued than that made
ia a small way,
because the ceadi
tieas of its maBU
facture are better
understood, the
machinery more
perfect, and the
cream used in bet-
ter condition. In
this way a batter is secured of a pleas
ant color aad agreeable flavor
. la respect to chemical and physical
cempesltiea. a good butter should pre
ssBt the fsUswiac characteristics, viz:
1. The perceatage of water should
aot exceed twelve. Ia most of the
samples examlaed It was less.
2. The perceatage of salt may vary
wlthia large limits. In fact many
perssas prefer batter perfectly fresh,
while ethers like a large amount of
salt It is doubtful whether the small
percentage of salt sdded ordinarily to
batter acts as a preservative. Its only
use seems to be one of taste. Judging
from the table, 3 per cent appears to be
the amount of salt la American butter,
the variation being from a minimum
of 1.23 per cent to a maximum of 6.15.
The percentage of salt, therefore, Is not
to be much regarded in making our es
timate of purity. It would probably
have to go above 8 per cent beforaiC
could be regarded as an adulteration. '
, Curd. y
3. How much Curd can a good butter
have? This is a dlfficaif question. If
a butter should hajre no casein in it
at all, if would be a. strong presumption
in proof of adulteration. If it has too
much, its keeping properties are im
paired. Oneper cent of curd cannot
be regarded-as an excessive quantity.
The best butter, however', should con
tain less than this amount On ac
count of Ihe great difficulty of estimat
ing the percentage, of curd, it would not
be safe to use common fats as adulter
ants. The specific gravity of butter fat
is about 912, water being taken at i,000.
On the other hand, tallow and.1 lard
have a relative weight of qtily 900 or
less. Thi is a slight difference, and
yet it is a-valuable one JlPfien the ques
tion of adulteration isAlsed. titthe
difference Is so smajr that only the
mo6t careful work fa. determining the
specific gravity -ssth strict attention
to temperature and manipulation, gives
it any value. Inasmuch as most of the
fats which are used as butter surro
gates are liquid at 40 degrees C. (104
degrees F.) This temperature of de
termination has been used in the fore
going analyses.
The numbers given were not obtained
by calculation, but by direct compari
son with distilled water at the same
temperature. While this method is not
absolutely correct, owing to slight dif
ferences ia the rates of expansion of
water and oils, it yet gives the com
parative differences, and these are of
great Importance in such analyses.
A butter affording a fat whose specific
gravity, taken as above, falls below
910, would have its genuineness sub
jected to doubt Harvey W. Wiley.
Poaltry a Cheap Lax-ny.
Just why poultry should be regarded
as one of the luxuries to be reserved
for special occasions in so many farm
ers' families it would be rather hard to
decide. A pound of poultry can be pro
duced by the farmer as cheaply as a
pound of beef, mutton or pork, says the
Genesee Farmer, and there is no good
reason why poultry should not be found
very often on the farmer's tabic. It is
just as profitable to eat the poultry and
sell the pork, and a great deal more
wholesome, for as a nation, we eat en
tirely too much pork for the general
good. The most ?f the pork eaten is
principally fat and this does not add
to the health or strength of the con
sumer nearly as much as the consump
tion of an equal amount of poultry
would. With a supply of chickens,
ducks, turkeys, and geese, the farmer
could have a variety in the way of meat
food that makes it possible for the cook
to sdd mack to the attraction of the
table. Pork is hard to digest, and this
makes It so much the more unfit for use
when uard work is pushing the farmer,
for all the energy uselessly wasted in
digesting food is lost in the amount of
work one is able to perform. Poultry
of all kinds is easily digested and has
less tendency to create heat than fat
pork, snd the farmer who has care for
the health of his family will use more
poultry than pork. Texas Farm Jour
nal. relnti oa Dacka
A duck raiser, giving his experience
in the Rural New Yorker, says ducks
are easily hatched, and if properly
H-aaaged are easily raised much more
so thaa chickens or turkeys. Proba
bly the worst thing for ducklings is the
frst taiag they usually receive, and
that is aaliaiited range and water to
swim in. The little things are, in a
measure, aude, and should be kept in
.pens with dry soil floors or stone pave
ment that caa be washed down daily.
No kiad of poultry will succeed on
bare boards. All the water they need
is best furnished by burying an old pot
in the ground aad laying a round piece
of board on top the -water, with room
for the ducks to put their heads in and
fish out the corn that is put in the
Uwater. This amuses them, and does no
harm, wane 11 auowea to go to ponds
or streams, they are very liable to fall
a prey to vermin In some shape, or to
get their bodies wet and chilled from
remaining too long in the water.
Why Creameries Fail. Creameries
are bound to continue to fail as long
as they are planted in sections of the
coaatry where the people are not edu
cated ia dairying. When the people
understand aad appreciate the value of
good caws, aad to learn to discriminate
ia the care of them thea that neighbor
hood has reached a point where It is
'ready to do its p2rt toward sustaining
a creamery whose business shall be
profitable to Itself sad its patrons alike.
.Nebraska Farmer.
Tuner Raspberry This is one of the
hardiest ef raspberries, a vigorous
'grower, with large foliage, and is very
productive. The fruit Is of medium
size, bright color, moderately ,firm,
juicy, sweet sad high flavored, ripening
a few days earlier than Cuthbert The
plants throw ap suckers very freely,
which mast be cut eft with the hoe in
jrder to secure good crops of fruit Ex.
A aaod. coal, well veatllated milk
house Is oae of the essentials of -successful
dairying. Suea a hoass may
be made ef wood, stone er brick, aad
If properly caastractea the kiad ef
itsrial ia aet essentials
for
This tuber has
sfwBf at ts aetlce as a gee fssi far
hags. The Stats Uslversity has far
several years faralsaed the tubers ts
say whs wished ts try them, aaa we
have had the sabJect under alscas-
siea la ear cslamas severs! times,
Theoretically the sabjeet seems very
lavltlag-, hat practically the plaat has
aot come lata the wide ass which has
beea foretold. We would like to have
the experleace ef ear readers whs have
tried artichokes so that Us general
standing ef the plaat for the asss ia
dlcated may be determlaed.
We find ia the Lake County Isde
peadeat a paragraph like several pub
lished ia previous years, aad we give
it to induce discasskm of the subject
Readers will aotice that It speaks
glowingly of the plant hat does sot
show that its availability for hsga has
beea actually demonstrated. That Is
what we wish to brlsg sat with the
aid of all whs know from actual trial.
We quote as follows:
Jerusalem artichokes have beea ased
for years as a food for hogs, being su
perior to potatoes for that purpose;
they will even fatten hogs or give them
a good start There is aoUlag better
for breeding er stock hogs, as the arti
chokes come ia after the aeons have
gone, and fill the gap uatil greea feed
gets good again. It has beea general
ly supposed it requires Irrigatioa to
successfully raise them. Mr. William
P. Filmer, on his ranch near Middle
town, has proved that in Lake county,
at least they can be raised on the red
soil of the hill lands without irriga
tion. This is but one, but perhaps the
most valuable, of the many experi
ments he has made.
Mr. Filmer started with one pound
of tubers two years ago. He has re
planted the increase and this year has
quite a large patch, which is doing fine
ly. Last year they averaged six pounds
to the hill. They are usually planted in
drills three feet apart, and one foot
apart in the drill, one tuber to the hill.
This would make 14,256 hills to the
acre, and at a yield of six pounds per
hill would amount to 85,536 pounds, or
a little over 42 tons. Pacific Rural
Press.
ECS-Kattac Heaa.
A correspondent writes: "It seems
that too much cannot be said or done
to prevent this worst of evils a hen can
fall heir to. It is very disgusting to
any poulterer, or even any person who
keeps poultry. When I built my hen
nery I put In just a few nest boxes
for the time being, until I had time to
get more, and would not believe it took
only two or three days to learn the
habit of 'egg-eating.' They would quar
rel over the nest and break the eggs,
then all would run to have a piece, until
at last my two largest pens were full
of good-looking egg-thirsty hens, and
were. I thought entirely ruined, for
when I did give them more boxes they
would pick a hole in the shell quite
leisurely and eat the contents. What
was to be done was more than I could
think of for a while: then I devised a
plan which I thought would break some
at least of the habit I made nest boxes
as follows: Eight feet long, fourteen
inches deep, and eleven Inches wide,
then divided it into eight nests, with
one side of the box six inches high, so
that when it was covered they had
eight inches left to enter the nest; then
I set them one foot from the floor.
In there it was dark, the space covered
by a ltd over the box to remove the
eggs. In this secluded spot they would
deposit their eggs, and only one hen
could occupy each nest and she hadn't
room or light enough to do much dam
age. This was six weeks ago and to
day I don't think I have a hen that will
eat an egg. If some poulterer who is
troubled in like manner will give this
a trial I am quite confident he will be
amply repaid." Poultry Chum.
BrlaEias ' Returns.
The Poultry Keeper says: There is
no reason why the farmer should not
have something for sale from his poul
try yard every week in the year. Ther
are times when the hens will not lay
because they are in the moulting stage,
which takes away about three months
in the year, mostly during July, Au
gust and September, or perhaps begin
ning and ending later. As eggs will
then not be so plentiful the chicks
should be made fat and sent to the m?j
kets. The poultry business permits of
something coming in all the time, which
provides the capital for operating the
business. After one has become estab
lished in the poultry business the re
ceipts should exceed the expenses every
month in the year, and chicks may be
hatched early and late, or as long as
the hens will become broody and sit,
but they should be sold before the win
ter sets in, as by that time the hens
should have, finished the moulting pro
cess and be ready for laying again,
and will need the room that is occu
pied by the chicks. By selling chicks
during the latter part of the year there
will not be the usual intervals between
the profits that come in.
Lambs and Grain Habit is stronger
with the lamb than with any animal
that we try to feed. The digestive pow
ers are also more delicate. It is a say
ing among lamb feeders that "two
grains of corn will kill a lamb." I
am not sure but it is tme. Two grains
of undigested corn might .set up a dis
turbance in the alimentary canal that
would result in the dreaded Inflamma
tion of the bowels, and death sure as
strychnine. Getting lambs to eat grain
4s of necessity a slow, gradual process.
It is well to put out the troughs in
the pasture and merely put salt In them
a few times until the lambs all learn
to run to them when they are called.
Then a little bran scattered along in
the trough for a few times will teach
them to eat there. Do not give more
than a taste of grain until you are sure
that they have nearly all learned to eat
it, and to come quickly when called.
Ex.
Transmission ef Color Mr. Wilckens
of Vienna has found that two pure
blooded English horses transmitted tho
color of their coat to the progeny
in 586 cases out of one thousand. .When
the parents are of different colors, the
offspring are almost always of the color
of the mother. With Arabian horses
the facts are more striking stilt The
white color of the coat of the mare was
found to be clearly transmitted in 729
cases out of one thousand. Ia other
cases there was a more or less marked
mixture. Ex.
An Unsolved Problem. One of the
great things to overcome in the state
and the farmers' institutes and associa
tions, is to reach the masses, who are
the real ones to be benefited, with the
better gospel of better methods. The
state association, whether agricultural
er the dairy, only reaches a few hun
dred, and of these few, there are few
who are in real need, as they are the
advance part of farm community any
way. John Gould.
The song ef the Englfafi male sky
lark is best 'when the female is upon
the eggs. At such times he soars to
great heights aad sings .rapturously.
At a recent meeting at the Msswen.
reek Beekeepers' awcletlf Mr. Paal
read aa latenstiag paper tress watsh
the fsUowiag extracts sreasaaa:
"Bees mast be properly managed I
the spring er the crop of heaey will ha
disappointing ia any aaasos. If the
bees have beea provided at the end ef
the previous year's heaey crap with
plenty or stores ts last them threagh
the wiater aad antil spring has fairly
commenced', nothing need be dene to
them except to see that the cevsrlag sa
top of frames is dry aad that the hive
contains a good queen. If any are
queenless give them one at once. Should
any doubt exist that the stores are aot
sufficient give them a frame of sealed
honey. I think I would prefer to feed
syrup; they would then have time to
store it ia the frames where they clus
ter, and could the more easily reach it
if cold days should come afterwards.
But whatever is fed should be in quan
tity sufficient to last until the warm
weather has set in. A thorough ex
amination of the hives is most Im
portant, because it is well known that
colonies of the same size coasame very
different quantities of honey threagh
the winter, and we are very liable to be
mistaken in our estimate of the quan
tity of honey the bees may have.
"Should any fear arise ef chilling
brood the hive should never be onened
unless the weather Is favorable. It is
not necessary to expose the brood nest
to ascertain the quantity of honey a
colony may have; simply throw back
the quilt or covering if used, snd feel
the weight or a few of the frames. The
general prosperity of a colony of bees
in spring depends upon proper care,
favorable weather, and plenty to eat
the latter condition being absolutely in
dispensable. A great many beekeepers
claim that to get the best results it is
necessary to resort to dally feeding,
whether the bees have plenty of stores
or not, but I think the work of the
queen depends upon the care and at
tention the workers give her, and it is
certainly conclusive that the bees have
natural sagacity enough to feed their
mother well when they have plenty in
store, whether fresh supplies are com
ing in or not Many experts advise not
to begin too early if feeding is consid
ered advisable, because we are liable to
have our hives .full of bees which we
may have tofeed too long before the
honey floweommences. I myself would
prefer to; have my colonies strong a
month too soon than a month too late. .
"A,warm, dry, clean hive wlthaW
average queen and a full supply of
stores through i the spring .means a
strong colony by the time.'the honey
flow begins."
I find a shallow dish filled with
syrup placed on top of frames and cov
ered with cheese cloth, a very simple
way of feeding. The following ques
tion was asked in one of the leading
American journals lately: 'With plenty
of stores ia the hive in spring, should a
colony be fed?' Most of the answers
are against feeding, while a few recom
mend uncapping a frame or two of
sealed honey to stimulate brood rear
ing." Australasian.
Sheen Sheaiiag- la New Seath Wales.
Part of the shearing in New South
Wales is done in large sheds, another
part in .smaller and less pretentious
buildings, and a portion in the open
air. Some, however, is now conducted
in sheds with every modern facilUy,
and is carried through with despatch
and business-like methods, approach?
ing somewhat the regular working of
a large factory. Its occurrence being
only once a year, and then only for a.
short period, the formality of engaging
the hand is gone through before their
work commences and is usually effected
the day previous to starting, when the
roll is called and the men sign on, after
wards obtaining their shears, oil stones
and bottles of oil. Preference is shown
in regard to choice of shears, each man
having his own particular fancy for a
pair of shears, suited to his wrist power,
the stones being more a matter of spec
ulation. The general practice is to start
at the end of the week the rams or
stud sheep being frequently the first
shorn allowing for the slow work, en
abling the men to get into the cutting
without straining their wrists. This
method, it is needless to say, benefits
both the owner and the shearer.
Perhaps the most striking sound to
catch the ear of the onlooker after the
work starts in real earnest Is the order
"tar," often given in a deep voice as
"tar here," while shouts of "wool away,"
as the ringers cut out their sheep, in
termingled with the occasional bleating
of the sheep, add to the babel, to say
nothing of the constant click of the
shears or the whirl of the machinery.
From the stands the boys secure the
fleeces, taking care to lift them in the
orthodox fashion, and throw them out
on the skirters tables, at the same time
skUfully spreading them out The
skirter, working under special Instruc
tions, hands them on to the.classcr,who
grades and places the fleeces in the bins,
after which the pressers, waiting near
the back of the bins, are ready to finish
off the work. Dalgety's Monthly Re
view. Push the Pigs. S. H. Todd, of Ohio,
says, March pigs can be made to weigh
275 pounds by November if the sow is
kept in condition up to and after far
rowing, in order to make her both an
excellent feeder and afford plenty of
milk for the pigs. He says he fed her
liberally with one part of old process
meal, six parts of shorts and three
quarts of bran mixed with scalding
water after the mixture has stood
twelve hours. Put in the drinking
water a little salt and teaspoonful of
saltpeter once a week. Feed the above
ration twice a day, mornings and even
ings, and at noon give general feed of
well soaked corn. Let the trough be
low, so the animal will learn the way
to the table. Give her also grass, or
better clover. Wean the pigs when ten
or twelve weeks old. Continue the
same treatment for the pigs. Ex.
Pasturing Winter Wheat. The sub
ect of pasturing winter wheat has re
cefred some attention at the Kansas
Experiment Station. The conclusion is
arrived at that pasturing is always sa
injury to the wheat The extent of the
injury will vary with the character and
condition of the soil. A comparison of
plats pastured with those not pastured
amounted to one and one-half bushels
per acre. The theory that pasturing
wheat fields infested by the Hessian fly
is a benefit is thoroughly exploded. The
pupa of the fly is entirely out of reach
of the cattle, being lodged between the
sheatha at the base of the young stems
below the surface of the ground. Pas
turing such fields can only weaken the
plants and leave them at the mercy of
the fly. Ex.
A Composite Potato The Algona Re
publican says M. B. Dalton tried an ex-
periment in potato growing this season '
and made the resulting crop an inter
esting exhibit at the fair. He cut two
potatoes ia two in the middle, one a
Pinkeye and the other an Early Rose,
and placed the halves of the two varie
ties together oajthe cut surfaces, using
them in that shape for seed. The re
sult was a small and very hard potato
which was a failure fer eating.
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST
AGRICULTURISTS,
TO
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Ahwat CatMva-
or
ATTJRE ministers
ts the farmer, and
the most beautiful
of the sdeaces jue
haad-maideas. Bot
any gives him 'the
history of the
plants he culti
vates. Chemistry
has taken an in
ventory of the soils
and analyzed the
plants thst draw
sustenance from them, and shows
whst is needfal to be provided to sus
taia the growth of the plaat Geology,
too, has a aataral connection with sgri
culture. aad iavesta the formation of
rock and soil with a new Interest It
shews how chemical chsnges'hsve pre
pared a heritage for man. aad how by
theaalsw evolution of time the barren
rocks have become assimllsted and salt
ed for his purpose.
There Is a somewhat general impres
sion that the fsrmer does not require as
high aa order of education as do other
classes of workers. This is a great
mistake. Farming is a high Intellec
tual pursuit sad those devoted to' it
hsve need of a wider scope of knowl
edge thaa say other class of m'ea.
There are enough in its operations to
engage the abilities of the most compre
hensive minds; and it has failed to be
the leading occupation in all respects,
only because the intellectual force ef
mankind has not sufficiently sought it
as a field for its efforts. Now, however,
when it is seen that it is connected with
the most interesting subjects of human
research, that the noblest of the
sciences illustrate its processes, thst It
gives scope for enlightened Intellects
and disciplined minds snd demands
scientific skill, we shall see agriculture
Inspired with mental power- until it
takes the position of the most respect
ed, as it is the most important, of hu
man pursuits. We need to purge the
minds of our youths of the prejudice
that ranks agriculture as something
less honorable than other callings or
professions. Let them be brought to
feel the inherent dignity of their occu
pation, and realise that by the vigor of
constitution it promotes,-and the per
sonal independence it secures, farming
f j8 the most desirable of pursuits.
Joshua Legg.
' Moisture' and Frostarin a
lecturer Willis L. Metre, the newhie1
of the government weatherbureau,
spoke on tkerfmportan$etf studying
me sou airweii as -the air in forecast
ing frosts. The introduction of this
feature added greatly to the efficiency
of the predictions of the Wisconsin bu
reau when he was in charge of that.
This state is noted for its cranberry
beds, to which great damage is caused
by early frosts. Often there were de
structive frosts when the town tem
perature did not go below 42 degrees.
The frost depends, of course, upon the
lowering of the temperature of the soil.
If It Is dry snd porous it gives out its
heat readily; if it is wet it has much
of water stability of temperature. A
half inch of rain evenly distributed is
enough to counteract many early frost
nips. Ex.
.Figures That Err. It ls;very easy in
figuring the cost of keeping a cow to
figure in a good many things that do
not belong there. It is quite a fad now
adays to reckon in what the cow has
cost in the way of bay, pastutage,
grain, shelter, labor, and interest on in
vestment By doing this it is often
easy to make oneself believe that even
a good cow has only paid her way and
made no profit. Hence, the farmer is
often inclined to come to the conclus
ion that he would be as well off to drop
the whole business. Help should be
charged only where help has to be em
ployed that otherwise would not be.
The farmer is expected to use up all of
his time at something or other, wheth
er he keeps cows or not His profits
plus the living for his family are his
salary. Pasturage would often go to
waste were it not for his cows.
Keeping Beets in Winter. Beets arc
very tender and easily injured by freez
ing. They are therefore most common
ly put in the cellar, as that can be
watched more closely than pits and
there is less danger of frost entering
before the owner is aware. Yet as a
matter of fact beets are better kept in
pt8 than in cellars. If put in the cel
lar at all some earth should be thrown
over them to keep them from wilting.
Care should also be taken not jo have
the cellar too warm or the roots will
sprout and thus injure their quality.
Mangel Vurtzels are i better keepers
than beets. They ripen later and will
not sprout so early iwhen put in a cel
lar. In feeding the beets should be
given out first and the mangels re
served until later in. the, season. Ex. '
Storing Cabbage. pig a trench deep
enough so that when a cabbage is
placed in it with' the head down .rhc
root of thjl cabbage will come jodiy a
little abjeVe-the level of thej-d'il, and
as wide as desiredf Cover .the bottom
of the trench with straw cr bay to pre
vent the cabbage heads coming in con
tact with the ground, to which they
.would freeze if in contact. Place cab
bage in trench head down, just as
pulled. Do not trim the beads in any
way. Pull it out of the ground with as
little breaking and bruising of leaves
as possible and put It in the trench at
once. Store only sound, good heads,
and put them in when dry free from
moisture of melted snow or frost and
rain. Cultivator.
Qualities That Count An ignorant
lazy, shiftless person is out of his ele
ment in the field of dairying. Brains,
activity, vigilance, unremitting atten
tion" to details, a natural pride to'ex
cel, a goodly degree of enthusiasm and
eager willingness to adopt the most
approved and perfect methods and
means available with the dairy busi
nessthen success is doubly sure, re
gardless of hard times snd low prices
and over-production. Ex.
Milk a Germicide Milk absorbs the
germs snd poisons of disease more
readily than anything else. A writer
in the English World of Science finds
that sheets soaked in fresh warm
cow's or goat's milk every four hours
absorb the poison in such cases as
small-pox and scarlet fever, and cure
the patient, affording prompt relief,
and leave no scars or pits. Milk is
soothing and grateful to the fever pa-
tient snd should be more widely used
Ib disease.
"Papa!"
"What is it. Benny?"
"In his sermon this morning the min
ister spoke about church-militant"'
"Well, Benny?"
"Does the church-militant fight with
the canens?" Harper's Bazar.
x l(GffKwA
grafttag ef saw aad
loataial
varieties, of
aM thrifty
steers M a
ant and sa
that Is
Im resaRs,
writes 8, W.
leaa Caklvat
la
It is a
plan ts have a
her ef aM stacks al
ways on hand far the testing ef
varieties that are advertised at
worthy ef gewsral attentats. Gas can
get quick results from this method, aad
soon decide whether he wants ts pay
say farther attestioa ts the aew Mads.
If the adeas ef the aew varieties are
ia good eeadltlea fruits can be had is
eae seassa whea grafted ea vlgorsas
Stocks. Oae caa jadge pretty well from
this first season's growth whether the
grapes are desirable, but by the secoad
seasoB a full crop will be prod seed, aad
there will he as longer room for say
doubt
Grafting grapes Is valuable la dswg
awsy with the old, worthless kiaas.
The destructioa of vineyards at ea
time because the art ef graftiag wss net
understood would be a crime ia thefe
days. No matter how worthless the
stocks may be ia the quality of fruits
they produce they are invalaable to the
vlneyardlst who understands his work.'
He can graft new varieties on them aad
in two seasons reap a fine crop ef deli
cious fruit It Is even proposed to graft
the improved varieties upon the wild
grape vines that flourish in our
swamps. Something like this was
done recently on Long Island. A small
swamp- was so overgrown with wild
grape vines that the trees and bushes
were nesrly crowded out of exist
ence. ' An enterprising vlneyardlst
bought the swamp, cleared out a good
deal of the brash, fenced it in, snd then
proceeded to graft new varieties of
grapes on the old vines. In a few
years he was reaping the benefits of his
genius in large crops of salable grapes.
Many of our modern varieties of
grapes w)Il not grow rapidly from cut
tings, and it is like waiting for eter
nity to come to watch for them to pro
duce a paying crop. The easiest way
to do is to graft them oon robust stock
and they will invariaffy produce large
crops in a short time. The vigor of the
stock will force them into rapid growth
that they never show when planted as
cuttings.
Moreover, grafted grapes invariably
increase their fruitfulness, especially
if good stock is selected, and the work
of grafting is properly done. It is this
last advantage that makes many vine-
yardistsadopt thisanethod of pr
tion vrth all oftaCir grapes. Tie?
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"
if properly handled snd putslea can bejf
made tojintrease in si-gdfml vigor .with
out losing their vigor snd vitality. The
stocks will soon show signs of decay,
and it will become necessary to start
new plants from their roots or cuttings,
frt great deal of ignorance in handling
f grape stocks is displayed, even by those
who pretend to be practical vineyard-
ists.
Many of our grape vine diseases are
completely eradicated from a field by.
cutting back the stocks somewhat an
then grafting new varieties on them
that appear
the attacks
this method
yardists have
to be proof against
of the disease. By
the California vine
succeeded in stamp-
ing out
ant vine
the phylloxera. A resist
can be turned into a non-
resistant vine, or vice versa, according
to the method of grafting the scion. In
this way grafting is the grower's surest
weapon.
Potatoes for Dairy Cows. As feed for
dairy cows the potatoes pay well, but
they must be fed properly, and not fed
indiscriminately. The owner of a few
dairy cows this winter need not worry
about his surplus potato crop. Where
winter dairying is carried on the pota
toes will supply the need for root crops
very satisfactorily, or when fed with
pumpkins or turnips or beets they will
increase the flow of milk most decided
ly. In many ways they arc as valuable
as grain for this purpose. They keep
the system of the cow in excellent con
dition and prevent them from drying
.The
. . . . . . . . .Jnall well enough, but many prefer to tear up.
, which they are so apt to do in winy? v ' 5 "
. ..... . .1 fr a . 1 -
up.
tcr. The way to reed them is to give a
peck of potatoes about' once a day in
place of the grain diet, or feed them po
tatoes two or three days in succession,
and then skip. several days. Thcanl
mal will -show a. keener relish for the
corn or grain after the jgolsto feed than
before, and her whole' system will be
stimulated by the change. Young calves-
lovepotatoes and do well onthem.
American Cultivator. . y""
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Fifteen-Cent Corn. "Corn at 15 cents
a bushel Is splendid property and the
man who husbands the same autl stays
with it long enough is sure to come out
with a handsome profit on the right side
of his ledger account," is the verdict of
Chicago markets. And-H. II. Fitch in
Sac Sun-says the words arc fitly spoken.
There has never been a time within the
recollection of the oldest settler when
corn bought and properly cribbed at 15
cents a bushel would not pay a good
profit on the investment within a year
and a half, usually within a year. There
ought to be cribbed in Sac City this fall
and winter fifty thousand bushels, yes
a hundred and fifty thousand. Here is
a fine "chance to make money better
than buying cattle. Buy 15 cent corn
and according to all past experience,
you will. 'prosper and make money.
Ex. ",
First Seed Distribution. The pres
ent system of distributing seeds at the
expense of the government originated in
1836. With" Henry L. Ellsworth, a Con-
nectica( man. who then held the office
on which Connecticut ,;has a sort of
lien as being the most -inventive state
in the' union, that of commissioner of
patents. He began such :. distribution
among the farmers of the country at bis
own expense, and in 1839, upon his rec
ommendation, congress authorized
fl.OOOa year to be appropriated to this
purpose from the receipts or the pat
ent office. It was also to be used ia
part for procuring agricultural statis;
tics, and out of this small beginning hsi
gradually grown up the'x department of
agriculture, represented now by one of
the members of the cabinet New Hav
en News. - A
- - -ff
"Latitude and'Climatc Latitude does
not regulate" climate! Fruit growers
are well aware of this fact, and have
had it brought to their attention in
divers, manners and af, divers times.
It has frequeatly beef forced -upon
them'at a high-price. Parts of New
Englaadarsbn a natallel with the
Mediterranean, a sunny sea. Even on
our own continent the isothermal lines
are very crooked, frequently bending
suddenly to the north-and making a
curve of several degrees':
Branding Cattle lau habit v.
branding cattle is equal'to a dockage of
15c to'fl per head"" In the decreased
price of the hides. The habit of burn
ing into' these valuable integuments
letters of the alphabet, complicated
monograms, rude imitations of objects
In nature and art, maps and hiero
glyphics Is neither ornamental ncr
economical. They are. perhaps, pic- I
turesqtie, but nothing more. Texas
Farm asd Ranch.
The pesf Is of KeHaad are
esesa-eealr
asasaaterasiass aaaaa
aratatiT phrase I
Wet leacago as
fsaad in a safe at .
aaaa who had traveled
pake Saglish aetrfeetly welL
The Datehmaa was smskis
pips of rssaa-rkaMe siss aaa
aad the I marinas aa aa
aBdesUeeter ofaach hrie-a-wrae, task
the liberty to eemmeat apssi it"
"Yob coalda't stamale over a pipe
like that every day," said the Ameri-
The Datehmaa took three or f
whiffs at the pipe, aad thea slowly re
moved it from his meats.
CetUialy aot, without hreakiar it!,
he said gravely. Yoath's ComeaaioB.
Cessna Cam Xot Be Cere
With local sppUcatkH- an they
aot reach the seat of Use disease. Ca
tarrh ts a blood cr eoasUtaUeaal d4s
ease, aad la order to care H yoa mast
take Interval reatedles, Hall's Catarrh
Care Is takes Internally, aad acts di
rectly ea the stood 'aad mucous sur
faces. Hall's Catarrh Care Is aet a
quack medicine. It was prescribed by
one of the best physlcisas ia this coaa
try for years, and ts a reaalsr preserls
tkm. It Is composed -of the best toalcs
kaown. combined with the best stood
purifiers, acting directly oa tbt mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination of
the two lngredlsnu Is whst produces
such wonderful results la curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testlsaonfals, free.
F. J. CHENEY CO.. Prop..
Toledo. O.
Sold by druggist: price. 79c
Hall's Family Pills. 'Oc
New roraa of SUeed Poiaoaiaa;.
A 4-moaths-old iafaat Maria Csre
gittadel Domiao, died at New York
recently from coavalsioassad septicae
mia, a form of blood poisoaiar. Not
long ago the paresis of the little oae,
as is the custom of, ltaliaas, had the
ears of the child pierced for rings. Af
ter the operation a piece of line green
floss wss run through the ear aad fast
ened, so that the hole should aot grow
together. The dye in the piece of floss,
it is believed, caused the blood poison
g. Ask yajr
Appropriate Faaeloas.
"I anderstaad thst plaids are to be
'rcnerally worn this winter," said the
alderman to his tailor.
"Yes," replied the tsilor. thought
lessly. '-It's unfortunate, too. Stripes
are much better for some peoole."
Too late the tslor realized thst he
had lost s customer. Chicago Post
Piso'a Cure for CoBsamptioB is aa A No.
1 Asthma mediciae. W. ft. Williams, a
tioch, Ills., Ari 11. ItMfT
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jeetfar.
Evea. . v'
F ''I think there is somethinsr in the
sometninsr in
theory that man snd wife get to re
semble each other, don't you, Mr. Wal
lace?" Mr. Wallace (gallantly) Certainlv,
madam.
Mrs. Wallace Ob! It is no wonder
yon told me last Sunday that 1 was
getting homelier. Cincinnati En
quirer.
Take arheralaeerToaleoeaae wHkfta
Yarn -ill Ami it to exewd your espeeta.' m In
ab.Uas col Js, and many Ills, aches and weaknesses.
A l'reseat far Ilia Graadfatber.
"I'm saving up to buy yon a Christ
mas present grandpa," said Willie.
x hat s very nice of you
hoy.
said the oloWentlem
have
you give
me.
together."
liarper's Young People.
lasj Is aot eeaSwelve to eieasaune.
especia ly wbea occasion! bf corn Iliad rcoras
will please yoa. for it restores them perfectly.
Some interesting letters hsve been
recovered in a forgotten desk in a
Washington garret and they will be
published in the January number of
The Century. They were written to a
young law studeat by Wirt Webster
and Calhoua, and give him advice as to
the course of study he should pursue to
fit himself for his chosen profession.
If the Baby te Cettlaa; Teats.
Itesnre and ate that old aad mtU-tries: isiasJr. Mas.
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The Christmas Number of St Nicho
las is to contain the first series of Rob
ert Louis Stephenson's letter to young
friends in England, describing his Ss
moan home-life.
Bearing up under ' trouble and distress u
The rarefied atmosphere of the ritvof
LeadriUe, Col., is fatal to rats, rats, mice,
etc.
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- Tiiiiii tiaim KaVilamrtrraaeBntitaiT'BiuA.
. Horn
lanrrkUBCttm. Trratbu&Biiaetrtlbottfa.rm-t
teases. Seadtolr.KUacJSiArcaMruiara
Will Csrleton appears this month ia
his popular magazine. Every Where, as
not only a poet but a story-writer.
His sketch of frontier life entitled
"The Christmas Car" a story of days
when railroading" was a very crude
thing to what it is. now will be read
with interest by those who lore to
think of the "good old times;' and the
quaint words SBd actions of the back
woods children who ased the passenger
coach as a reception-room for Santa
Clans, will provoke both laughter and
tears. Fifty cents procures this cheap-j
est and brightest or magazines for a
year; thirty cents for six months Ad
dress, Every Where Publishing com
pany, Brooklyn, N. Y.
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1 he man who loafs is least satisfied with
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The Pila-riae.
(Holiday Number.) Full of bright
sketches prose, poetry aad illustra
tions by bright writers asd artists
Entirely original, new aad entertain
ing. Mailed free to any address on re
ceipt of six (C) cents in postage stamps.
Write to Ceo. II. Ifeaffprd. Publisher,
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Opera) ta I.oadoe.
A new house for Italian Opera is to
be built in London on the site of Her
Majesty's thester in Haymarkct, which
was tore down some years ago. Masens
Mayer is to be manager and J. HTMs
plcson operatic director. MajHn says
the new Imperial Opera Company . lim
ited, will have a capital of 11,700.000.
and will produce Italian opera and send
their company esch year on an Ameri
can tour from October to April, while
the London season will be from May to
August '
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Tho r?wit success off tho
tho house off Watte
in 1780) hao led to the placing on tho market
many mlitieaanr; and unscrupulous imitations
off thoir name, labels, and wrappers. Walter
Baker' at Co. are tho oldest and largest manu
facturers off pure and high-grade Cocoas and
Chocolates on this continent. No chernicals are
used in thoir manufactures.
Consumers should ask for, and bo sure that
they got, tho genuine Walter Baker ft, Co.'s goods.
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FOLLOwmo wamcy
sai R hi Fancy,
after aM. that ta lasss. aa
etetatesUtsMwsrid.
that tho easy fire at
aad tho eavireasaeat ef faverHe haeks
la esMBgh to sashe life worth living wsr
hag tho wiater mssths. That will da
far tho way wan. weary, easily saUs
fled. old fashieaed maa aad wesssa. hat
tho ap to into oaisMsr aad the new
t-eaairo a caange Bsaay
la fact titty seek la the
dall winter days ta tad the climate they
wearied of Im spring snd wished would
aaaa away ia ssmmer. Sittlag hehlad
frosted window panes aad gsslsg en
tho gUsteaiag snow crystals they sigh
far tho warmth aad arightness they
love hotter now thaa a few short
iths ago and. la no other country.
MS whims, these isaetes se so
easily gratified as la Aanerica. Ahse-
rste comfort ia these days, aad ia speed
aad safety, tea. Instead ef the wasted
time aad dlscesaferts of the not distant
past Peace de Leea who sought the
feaatala of Eternal Yeath sa the shores
of Florida csssamed maay ef the pre
cious days ef later life, aad died before
attaialag the great prise. De Soto wss
lared la the 'same directiea sad fsaad
at Hot Spriags, by the sld sf Welsh.
the dusky Iadlaa maldea. the wsaderful
product ef the "Breath ef the Great
Spirit," hat before he could retura heme
aad apprise his Meads ef the great dis
covery sad eajey the certaiaty ef gold
aad yeath, which he believed he had la
his grasp he fell a victim to the miasssl
of the Great River aad fea'ad a grave la
Ma muddy depths. To-day the seeker
after health simply beards sae ef the
magnificent trains ef the' Missouri Pa
cific System, sad sfter' semethlag to
eat aad a asp, wakes ap ts find himself
In this delightful winter Resort, resdy
to embrace health which seems ts he
invariably renewed by the magic sf the
sir snd water. Ia De Seta's time the
secret ef the Feuataia of Life wss sedu
lously guarded hy the savages, hat asw
a bospltsble people epeas its arms to
receive the tearist whether his qaest be
for health or amusement. Faacy some
times tires of Hot Spriags. strange ss
it may seem, but Fancy says "the fields
beyond are greener" snd the climste
ef Ssn Antonio Is mere desirable snd
thus another ride in another palace, and
Sew scenes snd new faces please the eye
nd satisfy the restless cravings of this
master of maa. Thus from the Fsther
of Wsters to the waves which wash the
westers shore ef this greet coaatry the
tourist is led hy a whim, hat most de
lightedly captive. Mexico has been
described as the Egypt ef the aew
world, aad the comasrissa Is fitting,
sad he who dare aet fsce the dangers
of the deep, aad prefers te retain hi-'
meals as well as his life, should make
the jouraey to the lead of the Monte
zumas, and there leant the story ef the
ages within the faces ef s people which
change less in the passing years than
any other on the Western Continent
This is the land of Sunshine and Color;
Pf history and romance; and as bright
eyes win smne at you irom unaer dc
wltching head gear as may be found in
Castile or Arragon.
; Fancy carries oae to California of
course, and this journey, as it euce was
termed, is now so easily performed as
to have lost all ef Its terrors and left
only a most emphatically delightful
trip ts be the subject of many future
conversations. The land of fruits and
flswers snd fair womea; Faacy caa ssk
no mere sfter this tour unless It has
beea satisfied for once; aad still it is
Fsacy which takes the wearied traveler
back to the home and the familiar sur
roundings and the friends and loves of
home.
There he may contemplate aew
journeys and new divertisements. buL
there lingers In his memory a pleasure
he would not part with, and he hopes
soon to again enjoy the comforts af
forded by this Great System ef Railway
which has takea him safely eat and
brought him safely home sad has not
robbed him of the joys which Fancy'
brings. F. P. BAKER.
There are at present exactly 1.580 mi!ei
of water msisa in the city of London.
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Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
aau reiresning toutc taste, aan acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidaey-,
ijiver ana xtoweis, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cores babitaal
constipation. Syrup of Figs k
omy remeayoi its kina ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste aadf ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt Ba
its action and truly beneficial nt its
effectsjjrepared only Jram the
many excellent qaatitiescommeadit
to all and have made it the aaott
popular remedy known.
Syrup of FlgsHs for sale ia UO
cent bottiesbr all leading drag-'
gists. Any re'liabie druggist who
may not have it oa hand will nro.
enre it promptly for aay oae who
wishes to try it Do aotaccept arir
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