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The Joka A. Sulzer Seed Co.., of La
Cresse, Wis., have recently parchased
the complete catalogue trade of the
Northrup. Braslan, Goodwin Co., of
Minneapolis and Chicago. This gives
the Salzer Seed Co. the largest cata
logue mail trade in the world and they
arc in splendid shape to take care or
same, as they hare recently completed
a large addition to their mammoth seed
houses. .The 1896 catalogue is just out
and the largest ever issued. Sent to
any address for 5 cents to cover postage.
W. N.
.Improted Filtering: Faaael.
A French photographer has patented
an improved filtering funnel for the
use of chemists and druggists. Those
' whose labors include the purifying by
liltration of different combinations of
fluids are frequently annoyed by the
tenacity with which the filter paper
adheres to the inside of the ordinary
glass filtering' funnel as soon as wet,
thus impeding1 the free passage of the
o liquid through the paper, and concen
trating the whole filtering process at
the lower apex of the cone. The new
funnel has irregular corrugations or
grooves extending over the entire in
side, and intersecting each other in ir-
. regular series, which renders it impos
sible for the paper to cling to much of
the surface, and thus brings the whole
surface of the paper into action.
Save m Fortaae.
Monterey, Tenn., (Special) One of
our prominent citizens here, Col. James
E. Jones, secretary and treasurer of the
Cumberland Mountain Coal Co., is on
the high road to make his fortune, and
attributes the fact to his recent cure
from the tobacco habit. He was an
inveterate user of tobacco for many
years, consuming so much as to make
porious inroads on both his purse and
his health. One box of No-To-Bac com
pletely cured him, and he gained seven
pounds in less than two weeks. Within
three days after starting to use No-To-Bac
the desire for tobacco was entirely
xonc. Col. Jones says to all tobacco
users that No-To-Bac will do as recom
mended and is worth by far more than
its weight in gold.
Admitted It.
There is a T-year-old youngster on
East avenue who makes life miserable
for his governess. He is full of mis
chief, and tries the patience of his
teacher to an extent that at times bor
ders on desperation. Yesterday the
youngster was unusually obtuse and
cantankerous. Finally the governess,
losing the last vestige of patience, pro
ceeded to apply a slight corporal chas
i iscment as a curative, after which she
administered a solemn sermon for the
youngster's benefit. "Now, Willie,"
she said, in concluding the lecture,
"you must remember this, that at all
times you should respect your teacher."
"Yes'm, sobbed Willie, duly im
pressed," I 'spose I'd ought to respect
you on account of your age"' Roches
ter Union.
How lie Collected Ilia Salary.
The genial pastor of one of the sub
urban churches, whose salary is some
what in arrears at present, stepped
into the hardware store of one of his
parishioners the other morning and
asked to see some corkscrews very
large and strong ones, he explained.
'Why, Dr. , what in the world do
you want with one, anyhow?" said the
dealer.
4My dear sir,'" said the doctor, 'I
want a corkscrew large enough to give
me some assistance in drawing my sal
ary." The story reached the cars of his
congregation and the indebtedness was
cancelled forthwith. Cincinnati Tribune
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Sarsaparilla
Hood's Pills cure all Liver Ills. 25 cents.
It's your money and your dres
that you want to save, but yot
can't save either by using cheap
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cannot supply jou. send to fac
tory, enclosing price and 30 cents
tojuv carriage. State kind, stvle
of toe (cap or plain), size and
width. Our Custom Dept.will fill
our orckr. end for new llhis-
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MATTERS OP INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
Saw Ua-ta-Data Hlate Abeat CattlTa
ttoa ef the Sell aad Yields Thereof
Hertlcmltare, YitlruUare aad Fiorl
caltara, 1BULLE TIN OP
the Indiana Experi
mental Station
sajs: The smut in
corn differs in sev
eral important par
ticulars from the
common smuts of
the smaller cereals,
wheat, oats, rye and
barley. In no re
spect is the differ
ence more marked than in its mode of
attacking the plant, and in this fact lie
valuable hints to the cultivator. It
has been assumed that because the
smut of wheat and oats can be pre
vented by immersing the seed in hot
water or a solution of some fungicide,
the same method is applicable to corn.
But it is not true and for the reason
that the method by whichthe crn
smut attacks the plant is very unlike
that of most of the other cereal smuts.
It has been found out at the Indiana
Experiment Station that the smut does
not attack the plant through the seed,
but like wheat rust it starts in the
leaves and stems, wherever the spores
are carried by the wind and find lodg
ment and sufficient moisture to enable
them to germinate. The spores will
grow as soon as ripe, that is as soon
as the mass containing them turns
black, aud they will also retain their
vitality for a year or two in case con
ditions for growth are not favorable.
It is evident from this that neither
the time of planting nor the previous
condition or treatment of the seed will
have any effect upon the amount of
smut in the crop; and experiments al
ready carried out substantiate this de
duction. It is equally evident that me
teorological conditions will have de
cided influence. But the farmer cannot
control the weather.
Two things can be done to decrease
smut in corn. The growing crop can
be sprayed with a suitable fungicide
and the entrance of the smut into the
plant prevented. That this can be
made effective is shown by the experi
ments of the Indiana station. But it
is an expensive and troublesome
method. The other, more convenient
but less thorough method, is to gath
er and destroy the smut, and thus
eventually rid the fields of it.
The best time to gather the smut is
just before the cars silk, when the
fields should all be gone through and
every sign of smut removed, being
careful not to scatter it upon the
ground, or in any way let the spores
get free. The gatherings must be
burned or deeply buried to certainly
destroy the smut. One or more later
gatherings should also be made. This
may be called clean culture, and ir
persisted in for a few years would re
duce the annual production of smut
to an inconspicuous and harmless
amount. J. C. Arthur, Botanist.
When l'lantlns an Orchard.
Dig the holes the proper depth and
level at the bottom, and large enough
that the roots may be straightened to
their full length by the hand. The
roots should lie equally divided as near
as can be done. The proper placing of
the roots has much to do with the
growth and beauty of the tree. If the
roots are thrust into the ground
cramped, crooked, and without proper
care, the trees will grow in like man
ner, stunted, crooked and misshapen.
When the trees are placed in the hole,
the roots properly divided and straight
ened, a little fine earth should be
shaken over the roots, the tree slight
ly raised so as to give the roots a na
tural descent. The tree-top should in
cline to the west several inches, the
hole to be filled with fine earth and
firmly pressed, so as to hold the tree in
its proper place. The prevailing west
winds will soon bring the tree up to a
perpendicular position, for if you will
take the trouble to examine the orch
ards around you, you will find nearly
all the trees leaning to the east. This
is caused by the strong west winds.
The ground is prepared, the trees se
lected and planted, but your work is
not finished; care must be taken of the
trees and ground. The tree tops should
be well formed by proper pruning. The
branches from the trunk should be at
or as near equal distances apart as it
is possible to have them, and three
main branches or limbs are quite enough
to form a beautiful head or top; if this
is done after pruning, no large branch
es will require to be cut or removed
from the trunk; without this precau
tion at first pruning and forming the
top it is often necessary to remove
large limbs from the trunks, thereby
causing a gradual decay and finally de
stroying the tree. The ground shoum
be well cultivated and kept in good
heart, and may be profitably cropped
for several years with potatoes, tur
nips, mangolds, carrots, cabbages or
any other root crops. Wni. Gray.
California Vei-so MUsourl Frail.
A leading grocer advertises Califor
nia peaches, California lemon cling
peaches, California White Heath peach
es, California Bartlett pears, and even
California corn, tomatoes, cove oys
ters, etc. It seems absurd that Mis
souri should use such vast supplies
from California, not only peach, pear, t
cherry, but even tomatoes and corn, '
and the same is true of Illinois and
luuer tiaies. iukc nuns aim vegeta
bles are produced in California on
costly land, with high priced labor,
enormous freights crossing the mount
ains, and yet it pays them. Why not
Ozark peaches and pears, adding Mis
souri or Arkansas, :is the case may be, t
and why not Missouri, Illinois, Ken- I
tucky and Tennessee corn and toma
toes, as well as fruits. People of the j
Ozarks. Colorado and New Mexico are
beginning to wake up, and soon Cali
fornia will cease gathering all the
cream. We admire their enterprise but
we want to see more of it in every state.
People everywhere should grow more
fruits and not depend upon disposing
of it in the green state; have canning
factories, make jelly, preserves, etc.
Look what a great industry preserving
of fruits in England. Stark Bros. Bul
letin. Ventilating the Stable Ventilating
the stable is a problem in the winter
season. It is an easy matter to let
plenty of fresh air come into the stab2,
but it is difficult to avoid cold drafts
on the animals. No system for proper
ventilation can be suggested, as the
plan of the stable, the direction of the
wind and the mode of ventilation are
to be considered. Much warmth is lost
in winter by too much ventilation. If
the stable is not latticed and plastered,
plenty of fresh air will find its way in!
In fact, it will be more difficult to keen
it out than to let it in. Rural Cana-.
dian.
woman with a silvery laugh oftey
(exposes a sold plate in her mouth.
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Cider or Acid Vlaecar.
Cider vinegar is an article little
known to the inhabitants of our large
cities. Possibly and even probably this
Is true of our smaller cities, and even
of our towns. It is doubtful if there be
any other article of food where the im
itation has so fully taken possession
of the market as with vinegar. In many
cases it is not possible to get pure
cider vinegar. One has but to attend
a convention of elder vinegar makers
to have his eyes opened to the astound
ing fact that their business is largely
in collapse, as the honest article is
unable to compete with the false. After
attending such a meeting" some three
years ago, the writer returned to his
heme determined to find out if he had
been using acid vinegar all these years
when he had been buying what was ad
vertised as cider vinegar. As it hap
pened, he was trading at the store of
the most reputable grocer in his neigh
borhood, and so could expect to find
the true product there if anywhere.
Asking the price of vinegar, he was
told that white wine vinegar was 20
cents per gallon, cider vinegar 25 cents
a gallon. He wanted cider vinegar,
but he wanted still more to know if
that cider vinegar had ever had any
cider in it. He got the grocer aside and
briefly gave him an extemporaneous
lecture on the state and conditions of
the traffic in cider vinegar, and also aa
to its manufacture and the high price
at which it had to be sold in the mar
ket, taking into consideration the high
price of apples. He did this to im
press on the grocer the idea that he
knew so much about the ins and puts
of the vinegar trade that it would be
useless to try to fool him. Then, to
make it easy for said grocer'to tell the
truth, he put his question in this way:
"Of course, I know that the vinegar you
are selling for cider vinegar is not
cider vinegar, but what I want to know
is, why you do not keep some real
genuine cider vinegar for such people
as myself who are willing to pay for
it?" The reply of the grocer was rea
sonable and to the point. He said: "I
am aware that the vinegar I sell is not
cider vinegar altogether, though there
may be some cider in it. I would be
glad to keep the genuine article if 1
could sell it, but I can't. I would have
to sell it at 40 cents a gallon to make
any profit on it. But here is the trou
ble, and the reason why 1 would not be
able to get rid of it: I would charge
40 cents for my best cider vinegar, ly
competitors would advertise that they
had genuine cider vinegar and would
sell it for 25 cents a gallon. They
would make as much noise over the
imitation article as I could over my
genuine article, and people iould be
lieve them, and buy where they thought
they were getting it the cheapest. AVe
are obliged to sell as cheaply as others,
and there is probably not a grocer
among hundreds that is selling vine
gar without acids. The people are
themselves to blame, for they will not
use good judgment, but expect to get
things even below the wholesale price."
The grocer further justified himself
by saying that perhaps the acid prod
uct was as good and sometimes better
than that made from cider; at least lie
believed it was better for making pick
les, "for cider vinegar always cats out
the heart of the cucumber and leaves it
hollow." The above reply will indicate
somewhat the scarcity of non-imitation
vinegar; it being so little used that
a grocer could make a statement like
the last one quoted, and believe it.
In addition it is to the interest of
merchants to handle the vinegar made
from acids, since the profits are larger.
Sulphuric aud muriatic acid cost but
little, and these are the chief acids of
which the common product is made.
Someone has said that not more than
two pounds of either is needed to make
a barrel of the stuff sold on the market
as vinegar.
As to remedies, there is great diver
sity of opinion. In Illinois and many
other states there is no law to prevent
this wholesale swindling of the people.
Laws have been advocated by the dif
ferent state societies interested in
such matters, but hae never got be
yond their introduction in the legis
lature. The general trouble with them
has been they were so very radical as
to be unconstitutional. They called fcr
total prohibition of the manufacture or
acid vinegar; while the most a consti
tutional law, in Illinois at least, could
do, would be to prevent acid vinegar
from beiug sold as cider vinegar. Such
a law should be passed in every state
where one does not already exist. How
ever, little real relief could be hoped
for from any legal measure. The most
feasible plan would seem to be to bring
the producer and consumer together by
correspondence. This would necessi
tate the consumer buying his vinegar
in larger quantities than is his custom
when he depends on the corner grocery-
Some orchardists that are mak
ing vinegar have adopted this plan, and
also put up their product in kegs con
taining but a few gallons.
i Crowinc Cucumber.
Some of our neighbors have been
growing cucumbers in a new way for
the last year or two. and as their suc
cess with them has been so wonderful,
I will give their way for the benefit of
others. A spot about four feet square
is first spaded up and well manured; a
half barrel with the head knocked cut
is then set in the middle of the spot,
not pushed down into the soil, but ?im
pV resting on the surface. The barrel
is filled nearly full of well rotted ma
nure. The loose earth is drawn up
slightly all around the edge of the bar
rel and the seed is planted there in
the ground. Every day a pailful or
two of water is poured into the barrel,
and it soaks slowly through the manurt
until it reaches the soil where the seeds
are. The surface being hollowed allows
the water to reach the roots of the
cucumber more readily, and the ma
nure in the water makes them grow
so fast that the striped squash bugs
have little effect on them. Beruice Ba
ker, in Vick's Magazine.
Asparagus in Winter It takes very
little to start asparagus into growth,
and occasionally it is desirable to re
place beds of old plants with young
taken up and placed in a cellar, or
even a frame where they can be pro
tected from frost, and the asparagus
sprouts will come into use a month or
two before they can be obtained from
the open ground. They can be set very
closely together, so that large amounts
of asparagus shoots can be obtained
from a comparatively small space; but
these roots usually are not considered
of much value after one crop has been
taken from them in this way. Rhubarb
roots can be made to produce early
stalks in much the same manner. Mee
han's Monthly.
Flower Culture at Railway Stations
Prizes to the amount of $1,000 offered
by the Midland Railway company or
England to the station keepers along
their route resulted in 200 entries fcr
competition. By this means the sta
tions along the course were beautified.
Ex.
Yeast Do you give your dog any ex
ercise? Crimsonbeak Oh, yes; he goes for a
tramp nearly every day. Yonkers
Statesman.
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DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
Haw Sacceatfal raratera Operate Tfcla
Departaveat at the laram A Few
Hiau aa to the Car of Lire Stack
aad Pealtry.
E HEAR THE RE
marks so often that
they have become
common, "There is
no money in farm
ing. There is no
money in dairying."
The men who give
vent to these vlecla
rations usually
speak from person
al experience; they
find no money there. As a matter of
fact, however, not all dairymen make
these complaints, else we might be in
clined to believe that the majority were
right. A New York farmer and dairy
man told me that the net receipts from
his place of 150 acres did not average
over $250 per year. Very true, and 1
know of plenty more whose net yearly
receipts do not average nearly that
sum. There are others who have less
to show than their hired help, after the
latter have been paid their monthly
wages. Dairying as a business is not
wholly to blame for this, neither are
the dairymen themselves. The class
who made money must necessarily be
on a better track than those who didn't,
but yet the entries are free and open to
all alike. No thoughtful man who
milks cows can disregard these facts.
If you attend the institutes this com
ing winter they .will there be presented
to you in much more forcible shape
than I can do it, and I trust with fruit
ful results. If one does not possess
enough roots for all winter feeding, 1
think they can be fed to better ad
vantage after New Year's than before.
Cows have not yet lost the effect of
green pasturage as they will by Feb
ruary, and then succulent roots (not
withered by storing in hot cellars) will
prove decidedly beneficial. From per
sonal experience with root feeding to
cows covering several winters I am
impressed with their value. The best
results arc obtained where they are fed
conservatively and as an adjunct to dry
fodder. I have never had any trouble
with turnip flavor in milk, complained
of by some, and have only seen it where
such roots were fed in large quanti
ties. It quickly becomes apparent then.
It is a grave mistake to feed these or
any other roots with dirt clinging to
them. While trimming off the small,
fine roots at the bottom of the turnip
or beet will take most of the dirt, they
need washing before feeding. Like ap
ples, roots keep best at a low tempera
ture, which is best met by storage in
a properly constructed cave cellar.
George E. Newell, in Am. Cultivator.
Cost or Keeplae; a Dairy.
The following is an extract of an
article from the Agricultural Student
of the Ohio State University:
The following is a summary of the
receipts and expenditures of the Uni
versity dairy for the year ending Dec.
31, 1894:
Pounds of milk produced 160,534
Receipts for milk $3,842.75
Cost of food 983.76
Cost of labor 1,395.44
Total expenditures 2,579.20
Net gain 1,333.55
There was an average of about twenty-six
cows actually in milk in the
dairy during the year. As cows are
bought and sold, not the same twenty
six cows were in the herd throughout
the year. There are generally, also,
three or four dry cows in the herd.
From the summary it will be seen
that for the number of cows actually
in milk, 6,175 pounds of milk were
given per cow. The cost of food per
cow was $37.83, and the cost for labor
was $61.36, making a total expense per
cow in milk nearly $100. The labor,
however, included a considerable
amount of experimental work and also
the labor of taking care of dry cows,
heifers, calves and bulls. It also in
cludes the cost of retailing the milk.
The cost for feed only relates to the
cows in milk.
Assuming S.6 pounds per gallon or
milk, the cost of food per gallon or
milk is 5.2 cents, the cost of labor per
gallon of milk, 8.5 cents, while the
average price received for milk on this
basis was 20.5 cents. It will be seen
that the average cost of a gallon of
milk retailed to customers was 13.7
cents. The real cost, however, is
somewhat greater than this, because
more than 8.6 pounds are required for
a gallon of milk when peddled to the
consumers.
It is worthy of notice that the work
was all done by students, for which, it
will be seen, they received $1,595.11.
The -gross income from each cow ac
tually in milk was $147.80, the expense
$99.19, leaving a net income per cow or
?48.61, or for herd of twenty-six cows
a net gain of $1,333.53.
Thomas F. Hunt
Market l'oultrr.
Market poultry experts, says the Poul
try. Monthly, generally agree that the
most profitable way of conducting the
business is to combine egg farming
with broiler raising. In this way a
regular income can be maintained the
entire year. But just how the combi
nation should be conducted all do not
agree.
Some say make egg farming the prime
object, and only hatch broilers when
there is no sale for egga. We cannot
exactly understand the logic, as there
is constantly, every day in the year, a
call for this article and the supply does
not equal the demand. It must be that
the writer lias reference to the retail
trade.
In some sections of the country eggs
take a decided drop as soon as spring
opens, while in other sections prices re
main good until summer. Where con
tracts are made at a certain figure for
the entire year, of course, it becomes an
other matter.
To our liking, we should say. sell
eggs as long as prices are good and
turn them into broilers when prices
decline. We should seii them so long
as the retail figure did not get below
twenty cents a dozen and begin incu
bation when that price was reached.
We believe that it will pay better to
turn eggs into carcasses than to sell
at less than twenty cents a dozen.
Some writers claim that to produce
an egg costs one cent. This would make
their cost twelve cents a dozen and
anything over that would be clear
profit. They will sell eggs as long as
they can get eighteen cents or over
that. At eighteen cents they have fifty
per cent profit and they are content
with that.
Supposing that a dozen eggs cost
twelve cents and out of that dozen
only four chicks were raised up to a
marketable weight, and the total
cost, including price of eggs, would
be $1 for those four broliers, and they
brought $1 a pair, the usual price in
New York market, there would be
even $1 profit Of course, in some sec
tions of the country broilers would not
bring $1 a pair, but then generally in
such localities feed cheaper, which
would equalise It, sad besides, we kavs
Klves a very low percentage ef hetca
ins and rearing;.
There is money in the broiler busi
ness, but It is a breach that must be
entered carefully, managed diligent
ly and perfectly understood, if suc
cess is the result No amateur should
start this branch on a large scale.
He should begin at the very bottom
of the ladder and climb up. There
Is so much to know. First, how to
run the incubator so that it will re
quire less responsibility and do best
work; second, how to brood the chicks
so that they will not become chilled
and die from bowel trouble; third, how
to feed so that they will attain the de
sired weight without being subject to
leg weakness and other troubles. All
these matters must be carefully stud
ied and watched. There is a big respon
sibility and the work requires "eternal
vigilance."
Egg farming is the easiest branch to
follow. Start with that and leave the
broiler department to be an adjunct .
Tig Feeds.
bulletin 53 of the Kansas agricul
tural college reports some pig feeding
experiments, with the following results:
First: In the comparison of wheat,
corn and red Kaffir corn, as fattening
food for hogs, the wheat proved to be
the most effective, followed closely by
corn; red Kaffir corn, although a good
feed, was not equal in fattening qual
ities to either of the others. It re
quired respectively 4.11 pounds of wheat
and 4.38 pounds of corn to produce a
pound of gain, while on red Kaffir corn
it required 5.15 pounds to produce the
same result, but it should be noted in
this connection that the experiment
was carried on during the coldest por
tion of the winter and that the hogs
were confined strictly to these feds.
Under favorable weather the results
would doubtless have been much bet
ter, and in like manner, these grains
might have given different results if
fed in judicious mixtures with other
suitable hog feed.
Second: Cotton seed meal proved
poisonous to pigs, even though fed in
small quantities. A mixture of one
fourth cotton seed meal was as disas
trous as equal parts of these feeds. Thb
pigs died in from three to eight weeks
after being put on this feed, the larger
ones holding out the longest. Post
mortem examinations revealed in all
cases severe inflammation and conges
tion of the intestines, lungs and heart.
But cotton seod meal produces very rap
id gains in both pigs and hogs.and if the
feed is changed before symptoms of
disease appear, hogs can be fed cot
ton seed meal for a short time with the
best results and this experiment would
indicate without subsequent deleteri
ous effects.
Third: Equal parts of corn meal and
ground wheat proved to be a better
food for pigs than cither corn or wheat
fed separately.
Variotis Food.
Cheapness in grain is generally at the
expense of quality. Wholesome food
is as essential to the good health of the
flock as it is to human beings. Never
have food of any kind around after the
Hock have been fed. Keep the flock with
good appetites. It is safer to see the
hens come for their food quickly and
partake of it with a relish than to sec
them indifferent about it. One is a sign
of good health, the other indicates the
indifferent specimen is out of condi
tion. Green food of some nature is
necessary for egg production iu winter.
Cabbages, turnips and other vegetables
can be secured for the purpose, if the
flock can have access to a field of grow
ing rye or crimson clover in winter
they" will find the proper requirements.
When fattening fowls for market corn
can be used in various forms. Made
into mush and fed when cold is a good
form. Mixing corn meal with scalding
water and boiled corn and the whole
grain are all used for the purpose of
speedily fattening fowls. Boiled wheat
is also good to feed with the corn. Cel
ery tops are the best green food to
give fowls when fattening them. Bal
timore Sun.
ltrnudln; Cattle.
A Texas paper has taken up for dis
cussion the question as to whether it
pays stockmen to sidebrand their cat
tle. The cause for the discussion is
the fact that sidebranding has a ten
dency to depreciate the value of hides.
The sidebrand, it is claimed, costs the
cowman $2.75 in the value placed on the
animal at the stock pen. The more re
moved the brands are from the renter
of the hides the higher the price paid
and consequently the better figure the
animal brings. For instance, a steer
branded on the neck is worth $2 more
than a steer branded on the side.
Leather manufacturers recommend that
cattle, if branded at all, be branded on
the jaw, n3ck or low on the shoulder
or thigh. This is a matter which has
had the attention of but few cattle
men, and yet is worthy of careful con
sideration. To show that no attention
has been given to the location of the
brand when taken into connection with
the probable difference in value of the
hide, one has only to glance over any
brand register to see that some brands
cover almost the whole animal, render
ing the hide practically valueless.
Aim in Hen Feed inc.
The aim in feeding laying hens, to
induce continued egg production,
should be to furnish as great a variety
of food as possible, and when the .sea
son will not permit the hens to secure
plenty of insect food, green-cut raw
bone should be given, as it is properly
recognized as the missing link in egg
production in winter. Char a cob of
corn in the oven occasionally, and let
the flock have it. Crushed oyster shells
or sharp gravel should always be ac
cessible to the hens. Water is a gre?t
essential. All the foods named can be !
given to growing chickens, and in addi
tion cracked corn. Chicks will require
more liberal feeding and oftener than
fowls, as they are making flesh, muscle,
bone and feathers at the same time,
thus requiring a good supply of varied
and nourishing diet. Wheat screen
ings may supply bulk, but a very little
nourishment. The man who depends on
such feed for a flock won't have a flock
very long to feed. Damaged grain of
any kind should never be fed to the
poultry. Ex.
Science or Not? It is true that in
many cases farmers make the most or
their money on hogs, but more often is
it that they do not get the most po?si
ble good out of their business. They
hac a slack way of feeding out corn to
them which spoils the profit. Feeding
for bone, size, muscle, substance and
quality is a science. After the "blood"
is procured so much depends upon feed
and care. Ex.
Feeding Mill Feed During the grain
season millers want their bins emptied,
and will sell bran and middlings cheap
er than at any other time. Wheat mid
dlings with skimmilk make pigs grow
wonderfully. Increase the quantity of
feed by mixing with the middlings re
fuse potatoes, apples and vegetables,
and the pigs will eat them eagerly when
cooked. Ex.
St. Paul trade unionists are working
for free text books.
A NOVEL TRAVELING EXHIBIT.
The Joka A. Salter Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., always oa the alert fer
thing good, have struck a novel Idea to latrodace, exhibit and advertise their
famous northern grown seeds. This is done by means of an advertising car, an
illustration thereof appears herewith. This car is in charge of three experts
who are thoroughly familiar and versed with seed growing. The car inside aad
out is a marvel of beauty and elegance and is fit out regardless of cost and is
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THE SALZER SEED EXHIBIT CAR. leader3 among gecd;
men, such as fine vegetables and vegetable seeds, are exhibited to perfection,
and then there is an endless array of farm seeds, corns, wheats, oats, rye, barley,
sand vetch, lupine, lathyrus, sacaline, amber cane, kaflir corn. Jerusalem corn
and hundreds of other varieties of seeds and crops on exhibition. Particular
notice is due to their marvelous collection of heavy cropping potatoes, their
$1,000 oat, just imported from Russia, and Silver King barley, cropping in 500
different places in America in 1S95, over 100 bushels per acre.
The car is visited daily by hundreds, yea we may say thousands of people,
and nothing so catches the eye and rivets the attention of the farmer than the
great bed of different varieties of grasses, clovers and fodder plants that are
exhibited in one end of the car, or as one great dairyman of Elgin. 111., said upon
seeing this magnificent display of grasses, "I have seen the World's Fair and
Barnum's Circus, but this exhibit beats them all!"
It is only possible in a newspaper article to give but a faint idea of the
beauty and attractiveness of this car. It must be seen to be appreciated but it
only strengthens the idea amongst farmers and others that a firm that can
exhibit such excellent products, grown from their own seeds, on their own farms,
is the firm to tie to when you want choice northern grown seeds. Seeds that
never disappoint! They issue a large catalogue of farm and vegetable seeds
which is mailed to any address upon receipt of 5 cents, for postage. W. N.
Homicidal Honors.
The afternoon is Hitting swiftly by,
the chirp of the sparrows is growing
dull, the sun is sinking aslant the roofs
of the opposite houses, the evening ir
creeping on apace asa younr and richly
dressed woman trips lirhtly up the
broad steps of the countv jail. and.
after a brief interchange of words with '
the turnkey, disappears through the
ponderous doors. '
Pausing in front of one of the cells,
she peers through the steel lattice at'
the shadowy outlines of the occupant
"Sec. my good man." she says, the,
sweet voice vibrating strangely upon'
the silence of the corridor, "lice, I
have brought you some fruit and flow
ers, and I want to talk to you I want
you to tell ine all ah "'
"Madame" the prisoner emerges
from a corner of his gloomy ceil and
stands near the door -ou will tind
the wife-murderer three cells below t
here: I am only a burglar." Life.
SlOO Itrw:ir!. 10U.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaueu disease tnat science has
been able to cure In ali its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. r-itirrh being
a constitutional disease requires a con
stitutional trs.it.ient. TialTs Catarrh
Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destmying the
foundation of the disea?e and giving the
patient strength by buiiding up the con- '
stitutlon and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers th t they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure, fiend for list of
testimonials. Adiress
F. J CHEXCY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold bv druggists; TT.e.
Hall's Family Pills. S;.
When a girl tilings she is looking ensive
her mother thinks she is !oo!iug 1.5 ions.
Ginser is said to le cmp!oed in more
than W different medical rcseriptions.
Comfort to Califortii-i.
Ye and economy, too. if joii pitronie :
the ilnrjinton Rente's lersonalSy Conduct
ed oiue-n-wec'c ex tirsions which leave
Omaha every Thursday morning.
Through tourist sleej ers Omaha to San
Francisco and I .on Ane'e. He-ond-clns
tickets accepted
See the local acent and arrange alout
tickets and lerths. Or. write to
J. Fi:n i.
G. I. T. A.. Omaha, V..
Diplomatic Aftc-rmatii.
'That was an able document of"
you is." remarked one ISiitish diplomat
to another.
'Yes. It was the work of some care,
and required no little industry."
lly the way, are we in the right or
wronjr of that controversy'."'
"Why, really, I haven't gotten so far
as that in the consideration of the ques
tion " Washington Star.
Tl-rr t plraiir- snl profit
aTictncsm.il sjti-&ttlu:i in .itsini: tro :1 c ni
ami i .nalti! ills tij iismi: I'.iikor'-tliiigfrTonie.
When a man hating woman finally fal's
inioe. it hurt-her uore than nnv other
kind.
II ! en loivmovrl urn nit ! Din li- -"in s
t..al wl: :er " nun wil. m.ii'e litem. !ot J
llin :crc rns ami sj nc nlosly it l.cscs :li.-m tl. i
t
(JualHirii. M
Lawyer Have yon formed an onin-j
ion on this case? I
luryiuan No. sir.
"Do you think, after tiic evidence on
Loth sides is all in, you would be able
to form an opinion?"
"Xo. sir.'
'You'll do."- New York N'eekly.
FITS -AHFitsstoppnl frp"bvDr.KllneIJrei
JSirrrclCcstorrr. J.l-itsal! r the tir-tl.t "''
JHarvtleuscures. TrealKcanl?UtrialUltl-fr-'t
lil.4M.. bjii.ltol)r.KiiiietUAiLUbt.,l,i.i!.,la.
( atitioii is often mistaken for itiuo
cence.
Map of the I'nitecl Mate
Tlie watl maj isse.ed by the l'nr!im;toii
1'oute is three feet ui.lo hv four feet long: ,
i- j rinted in -even co'ors: is mounted on i
roi ers; shows every state, countv. im.or (
taut town and raiifoad in the Union and '
loims a very desirable and u-eftd ndjuii-1 '
to any hotkcho d or lniiines e-ttah i-hutent.
I urchat-ed in Iarse quantities, the ma s
cost the Hurliimton lloute more than liiteen ,
cent- each, hut on receipt of that amount '
in stamp the undersigned will i e pleased !
to send yon one.
Write immediately, as the supply is
limitci. " J. Fiiixci".
U. I'. & T. A. l!ur mvtou Route.
Omaha. Xc'
l!ranir for Hit . trillions.
I.ady (to shopwalker, who has ac-'
companied her through various depart- J
ments lo the front door) I'm snru you i
are very attentive. Diet you think I
could not find my way out again?"
Shopwalker Well, it wasn't exaetly
that ma'am. You sec. wev'e missed so
many things lately that we've got to be
verv careful." Answers.
Drs. Maybe
VS21?
Yoi choose the old doctor before the younff one. Why?
Becaise you don't want to entrust your life in inexperienced
hands. Trie, the young doctor may be experienced. Bat
the old doctor must be. Yon take no chances with Dr. Maybe,
when Dr. Mastbc is in reach. Same with medicines as with
medicine makers the long-tried remedy has yomr confidence.
You prefer experier.ee to experiment when yon are concerned.
The new remedy may be good but let somebody else prove
it. The old remedy Must be good judged on its record of
cures. Just one more reason for choosing AYER'S Sarsa
parilla in preference to any other. It has been the standard
household sarsaparilla for half a century. Its record inspires
confidence 50 years of cures. If others may be good,
Ayer's Sarsaparilla mast be. You take nc chances when you
take AYER'S Sarsaparilla.
being run and exhib
ited in Wisconsin, Il
linois, Iowa, Minne
sota, and other states.
Upon entering it, one
is transported at once
into a very fairyland
where flowers and
vines and forage and
fruits and vegetables
luxuriate and abound
in great abundance.
Of course the great
specialties which
have made the John
A. Snlrr Sooil Cn
Tb Ouality or Tart.
Tact is dishonesty, says an American
writer. It does not mean the suppres
sion of the truth nor the expression of
an untruth, but it does mean the with
holding of gratuitous disagreements
from arguments in which they are quite
superfluous; it also means the effort to
induce an agreement kindly when pos
sible, and if an agreement is impossible
it demands a gracious acceptance of
opposing views. Tact cannot be said
to be synonymous with policy: tact is
always honest, and policy cannot in
variably be said to have that distin
guishing mark. ThcYounir Woman.
Tlir Melancholy Day Have Come
The saddest of the year." not when autumn
haarried. as poet Bryant intimate, but
when a fellow pets li!loii. The "ere ancl
yellow leaf is in hU romnlrxioti if not in
the foliage at that inauspicious time, ilos
tettei'sMotn:ih Hittei-. wlil mhjii discipline
his iel)clliou-lier. and regulate ItU lioweU.
l'i(les toning hi- stomach and healthfully
stimulating iii3 Kidney-. Malaria, rhetima
tis:n and iicrousne?a are alo relieved hv
I he Hitlers.
A (iuocl Mot.
Tired Husband I've had a terrible
clay at the oilicc, and I'm mad clear
through.
Wife Now would be a good time to
beat those rugs.
lejgemaM'aCamBhor Ire with GljrcevlN.
Tlieongtnnlanilonlx ltcnin. CuiwCtnpnmlHittuls
aul Kan-, Cold Sr , .. C. U. Clark Co..X.Hav n.C
A good mnii will hate a lie, no matter
how white it look-. -Er.
Every land flowing with milk aud honey
has giants iu it.
Anise seed ordial is made of anise seed,
aM'.ohol and ange.ica.
It matters little of how
long standing the pain
ST.
lias been;ohronic cases i
yield readily to
awl RH EU M ATISM of many
mmmmmmmm
DattleAx
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TBe largest piece, of
Good toJDaccQ
ever sold for 10 cents
and Mustbc.
A TalaaMa Wife.
DeLSaato swed his reputation to his
wife. She was very positive ia charac
ter and insisted that he saoald keep at
work and make a Urine for his family.
) He did so, aad, besides that, made hi
fame at the same titae. Washington
Post
'Bisown's Buoxciual. Troches" ara a
aitupie aad coBveaieat remedy for Bron
chial Affections "and Coughs. Carry them
ia your pocket.
The loBgest wire spaa is a telegraph wire
over the River K:stuab. ia ladia. It it
over 6,0tt) feet.
It tha Baby u Cattiag Teat a.
Basnre amlnethtoM and wrU-tried rtiaadr, Maa
nranowi Soothixo Stmt for CUUna Tarthtac-
Min. Lantry has a ruby which weishv
44 1-$ carat, and which is said to be worth
$-500,000.
iM Batata (ton atve.
Warranto! to rare or moiwy rcfanUed. - Ask yMr
emU for it. frlce IS cent.
What N prot-ably the largest apple orch
ard in the world covers 1,537 acres in Fair
mont. Kan.
I can recommend Two Cure for Con
sumption to sufferers from Asthma. E. l.
Towm.f.N1, Ft. Howard. WK. May 4, 'tM.
Hop ret is vain unless it teaches to avoid
caue ior it. Ex.
Billiard table, second-hand, for sale
cheap. Apply to or ad'Iress, H. C. Aki
IU S. l:th St, Omaha, Xe-i.
What has Lecome of the old fashioned
rail fence J
$fWWB$
Bote the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, disjels colds, head,
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy ami agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drue
gists. Auy reliable druggist wiTo
may not have it on hand will pr
eure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do notaccept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
54 FMAK13CO. CU
ioumiuE. r. mew ronr. r-
JACOBS OIL
years' standing has been cured by it.
E AKRMOTOIi c.a. C&M tialf U World's
wln'lmlli busiaeaj, tocacra It hx reduced tnocost of
viae! power t l.tiubx Una.. It liis maof branch
Louse-, ami Mipplm its cimmIs ajid rt-palrc
M Jour uoor. Itoaiiamluoe run.iha
. Iwttfr article lor It? uiutirj than
'cUi?r. It makr lmnipinz ant
CJearrd. S:crt. (l.ilvanizeil amr
iComnletlim WlndmllW. Tilllnir
n-t Fixed Stet-I 'rm-ir.s:';l Bi.s-JW
fnturs. stwl irt cii:;pa- and "wt
(irtnders. Cr:iaci'!ratioti it mill natspnno
of U-m articles Ilia. It trill (nrtiMi mint
Jasnary W at 1U ths uiital rnc. It 2lv m4in
Taozs noa i-umpsor ail jcisn. S"mj fr cataiogi e.
ffKtorr: Utb, Kockwtll ssd FiKanrs Sirztii. Chicaja.
WEIL MACHINERY
ninatxated cstalrn ttxrtwlmf WELLi
ACGEKS. KOCKDKII.LS, UYDBAUUU ,
AND JKTTXM HACUINKI'.Y. etc
sect Vmm. Bn been tested and
alittarraMtm,
Sioux City Koirlnr anI Iron Worts
Sucvrsnors to IVeh Ml. Co.
Mlons 4"il-. Intra.
TucKotTrtLvcniK M invrnr i o.
till Wf KlriTit i Miwt, k'jM' i lt
Morphia' Habit Cured in lo
to 20 darn. Nona y t i ! 1 cu red.
OR. J. STEPHENS. Lebanon.Ohio.
V. N. 1, OMAHA 118!0.
When writing to advertisers, kindly
mention this paper.
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