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Spring
Is t be Baoa for purify ieg, cleansing, and
renewing! The accumulations of waste
. everywhere are being removed. Winter's
icy grasp is broken and on all aides are
indications of nature's returning life,
.. renewed force, and awakening power.
Spring
V is the time for purifying the blood,
r cleansing the 6ysteni and renewing the
physical powers. Owing to close con-
fincment, diminished perspiration and
. other causes, in the winter, impurities
have not passed out of the system as they
should but have accumulated in the blood.
Spring
Is therefore the best time to take Hood's
' Sarsaparilla, because the system is now
' most in need of medicine. That Hood's
'Sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier and
8pring medicine is proved by its wonder-
f ul cures. A course of Hood's Sarsaparilla
' now may prevent great suffering later on.
Hood's
. Sarsaparilla
Is the One True Blood lnrincr. AH druggists. L
Prepared only by C I. Hood & Co, Lowell, Mass.
,. .. rk'if cure Liver Ills; easy to
' flOOd S PUIS take.easytoopt rate. 23c.
That It Wasted.
Erery boy and girl has doubtless
heard of the great composer HandeL
Here is a little story told of him and of
Dr. Maurice Green, a musician whose
compositions were never remarkably
fine. It seems he had sent a solo an
them to Handel for his opinion, and
Handel invited him to take breakfast,
and be would say what be thought of
it After coffee Green's patience be
came exhausted, and he said:
"Well, sir, what do you think of it?"
"Oh, your anthem! Ah, I did t'ink
dat it wanted air."
"Air!" cried Green.
"Yes, sir; and so I did han? it out of
de vindow," replied HandeL Harper's
Round Table.
THE WORLD'S EARLIEST POTATO.
That's Salzer's Earliest, fit for use in
28 days. Salzer's new late tomato,
Champion of the World, is pronounced
the heaviest ylelder in the world, and
we challenge you to produce its equal!
10 acres to Salzer's Earliest Potatoes
yield 4000 bushels, sold in June at f 1.00
a bushel 14000. That pays. A word
to the wise, etc.
Now If yon will cat this oat and aaad
It with 10c postage you will get, free,
10 packages grains and grasses. In
cluding Teoslnte, Lathyrus, Sand
Vetch, Giant Spurry, Giant Clover.etc,
and our mammoth seed catalogue. w.n.
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INTERESTING CHAPTERS
OUR RURAL READERS.
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Antidote for Carbolic Acid.
There seems to be no restrictions to
the sale or use of carbolic acid, one of
the most powerful and dangerous poi
sons known, and the result is a large
number of cases of accidental poisoning
are reported. Dr. Edmund Carlton
recommends cider vinegar as the best
antidote. Popular Science News.
Free to "Comrades."
The latest photograph of the lion. L
N. Walker, commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Write to
F. II. Lord, Quincy Building, Chicago,
and you will receive one free.
Why is it we always believe that we can
save a little money next month.'
You will never realize the scarcity of
3 trr friends until you need one.
SU-iISBBl
HERE is a gentle
man here fromTll
linois who is mak
ing the statement
publicly that the
dairymen of the El
gin district and
Southern Wiscon
sin have discarded
the silo altogether,
on account of the
silage producing
abortion in cows and brood
mares. Will you be kind enough
to inform me, through the
columns of the Review, whether his
statement is true or false, as I wish to
build one, but if the statement is true
I would not wish to go to the trouble
and cost of building. S. C. Gibbs.
Goodhue County, Minn.
We have no hesitancy in saying that
the statement as to abortion or any
other disease being produced by silage
is not true. You might as well say that
green grass or green corn stalks or
sauer kraut would produce such re
sults as to attribute it to the silage. The
statement as to the abandonment of
the silo is also not true. There are more
silos being built now than ever Before
and more in use to-day than ever be
fore. Here and there are localities
where silos have been put up and have
been abandoned, but it will be found
that the silos were either not built
right or that the silage has not been
handled right. Just how many have
been abandoned in the Elgin district
we do not know, and just how many
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Before buying a bicyde said to be "just as
good as a Columbia it is well to compare the
prices at which the machines sell second-hand.
The second-hand price of Columbias often
equals or exceeds the NEW price of the " just-as-good.'
If you look a year ahead, there is wise economy in
V-C aVt
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A MWMl-tatatteaed PMltfy
For about thirty years t have raised
poultry, for twenty-three years as an
adjunct on the farm, and for the re
maining seven years I have been rais
ing them in the city suburbs. On the
farm I did not confine myself to any
special breed, but usually kept well
bred males, Dark Brahmas, Partridge
Cochins, Buff Cochins and so forth. For
the past seven years I have bred Ply
mouth Rocks exclusively, and think
they are the best general-purpose fowl,
maturing early. They are goodilayers
and sitters. They also give a good
sized roast when brought to the table.
My fowls have never had very good ac
commodations in the way of housing,
and they sometimes get their combs and
gills frozen, but I am always intending
to do better by them next winter. For
grain feed, corn Is my main reliance,
supplemented by what table scraps we
get. We make a good deal ourselves,
and get considerable more from city
families. This winter I am supplying
them with sugar beets from the cows'
rations, which they seem to pick at with
great relish.
I find a market for a large part of my
flock at $1 each to be used as breeders,
and think I could sell more if I had
the pluck to advertise more. Those
left over we usually dress and sell to
private families, at full retail prices in
the shops, which average about 10 cents
per pound. Occasionally we sell some
early chicks at 12 to 15 cents per pound
alive. We do' not get many eggs in
winter now, but I "expect to next win
ter," when I get my ideas carried out
We lose some fowls occasionally from
different causes, but have never had
what I consider an epidemic of cholera
or of any other disease. I have never
used an incubator, but have relied on
the old method, frequently getting from
12 to 17 chicks in a brood. Seventeen
eggs is the usual number given to a
Plymouth Rock hen, and if she has a
few more presented to her by other
hens she sometimes succeeds in hatch
ing her original number. I never do
A atwi Saaaaatl
At a convention of dairyae recent
ly attended by a representative of the
Fanners' Review, a member advocated
the creation by the association of a
corps of instructors in butter making,
the duty of whom should be to go from
house to house and teach the wives of
the farmers how to make good butter.
The speaker waxed enthusiastic over
the proposition. These Instructors
would walk right Into the kitchens
and take possession, and give their les
sons In true pedagogic style. We are
surprised that the humor of the sug
gestion did not strike the gentleman.
Does he not know that nearly every
farmer's wife believes herself the best
butter maker In the neighborhood? She
need instructions tn butter making!'
The Idea of it! The instructors would
better go on to the next house! Said
instructors would have the opportun
ity of making a rapid exploration of
their counties.
WeUb Cattle.
The black Welsh cattle are natives of
the counties of Pembroke, Carmarthen
and Cardigan, and are more generally
known as Pembrokeshire Blacks, sub
divided into Castlemartin and Dews
land breeds. From Cardiganshire they
also extend along the North Wales
coast up to Anglesea, and are then
called the North Wales or Anglesea
breeds. Whether they were ever in
digenous to Radnorshire or Breconshire
is not positively known, but they are
not generally found in either. They are
supposed to have been descended from
"Bos Primlgius," that is, they were
not brought in by settlers, but were
found there in a wild state by the earli
est inhabitants. They may be described
as a horned breed, generally of black
color, and frequently with white marks
on the udders of the cows, also a few
white hairs at the end of the tail. Some
times a few white hairs are mixed up
with the coat, but this is not always
hereditary, and only come3 out occa
sionally. A brown black, approaching
p.y f? -U-tfi-r '-35,
1 Columbias at $i 00 1
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yon all about it! SS packages Earliest
vegetable seeds fl.90 post paid.
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with 15c stamps to John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis., you will get free a
package of above great coffee seed aad
our 148 page catalogue! Catalogue alone
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Care far a CalA
Sit so that the back is near the fire
and stay there until it Is thoroughly
warmed.
Soak the feet in mustard water as
hot as can be endured.
Drink a glass of hot water aad Scotch
whiskey, then jump into bed and have
blankets heaped upon you.
If the cold begins with a chill start
immediately to drink hot lemonade.
BaWsThlat
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo. O.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last IS 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 & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. 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.
Ball's Family Pills. SSc
The Same Old Canard.
"Dear me," said Maude, "there has
been a dreadful lot of talk in the finan
cial articles about a gold ring. What
do you suppose they are driving at?"
"Oh, I don't know," replied Mamie,
in a weary tone. "I guess it's just some
more of this silly joking about engage
ments." Washington Star.
Beat or All
To cleanse the system in a gentle and
truly beneficial manner, when the
Springtime comes, use the true and per
fect remedy, Sjvup of Figs. One bottle
will answer for all the family and costs
only 50 cents; the large size' 11. Buy
the genuine. Manufactured by the Cal
ifornia Fig Syrup Company only, and
for sale by all druggists.
No man's creed is complete which does
not declare a belief in hinuelf.
air.
The air where a palm is kept must
be moistened bytha evaporatie of
water aboat the plant, or by the appli
cation of it to ita foliage. Fresh air
mmst be admitted to take the place of
that whoso vitality has been earned
out by too intense heat. The plant
mast have a place near the window,
where direct light can exert ita bene
ficial effect oa the soiL Care must be
taken to give only enough water to
keep the soil moist Hood drainage
must be provided also. Washington
Star.
t Be T Lata tt the Stekatar.
And doa t omitwhen rott are packing upyour
effects preparatory for the toy ate. to Ir
dude among them a supply of Ilostetter's
Momach Bitter, the great remedy for sea
sickness. Travelers for pleasure or busi
ness seeking foreign climes, or who Iocs
mole by steamboat or train, beside yatch
men and marimrs. testify to the remedial
and preventive efficacy of the Hltters.hich
It incomparable for nausea, headache, dvs
pepsia, btlllousness, rheumatism, nervous
and kidney trouble.
If a girl is built right she doesa'theed a
garter to keep her stockings Up.
It the Baby ta tattlag TMttt
30tif aad rum that oIJ and weh-trM Hnwlj, BaSt
WauLofr'a Boonumi Bvctr for Childrcm TVethta.
Some folks are a long time in Chdiag out
that it never pays to worry.
Take Parfcer'kQlaacrTMieaaaiewitajrM
Ytu in Sad it to excitl yunr expect I t la
abating-col.is, aad Many ills, acaea and weakaesac.
True love often uses most shockiag grammar.
Pala la at eahlel fapteaaare.
especia ly when ctvaio iot by cvm II n it rcorns
will please you, for It removes Ibom peiTec ly.
The sight of a cat affects a toy and a dos
in about the fame way.
"A Word
...in Season."
The) season is Sprint,
Spring when you call on
your body tot nil its an
ergy, and ta it to th
limit ot if fort. Does it
answer ?ou when yon
oall? Does it creep un
willingly to work? It's
the natural effect of the
waste off winter. Bo much
for the season. How for
the word Iff you would
at heartily sleep
soundly i work easily and
feel like a new being,
take
Xyer&
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It wilt break up a Cola quick.
It la always reliable. Try.
If you want a good servant girl go to a
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The Brat price will be riven to the oersoa who conntracta tha loaa-eat
aeatcace la aood EaglUh contalalaa; no letter of the alphabet more tbaa three
times. ItlsBotaecessarytoaseeveryletterofthealphabet. The other prlaea will
re la recalar order to those competitors whose aeateaeea are next la length.
Erery competitor whose sentence reaches twenty-two letters will receive a paper
covered volume containing twelve of Wllkie Collins' novels whether he wins .1 prize
or not- This contest closes April 15. 1896. The prlte winners will Iw announced onn
week later and the winning sentences published. In case two or more prize-winning
sentences are of the same length preference will be given to the best ono.
Each competitor must construct his own sentence, and no person will be allowed
to enter this contest more than onco. Sentences can not be corrected or substituted
after they are received. Keaidents of Omaha are not permitted to compete,
directly or Indirectly.
RULES FOR TNE SEHTENCE-(Ko Others Furnished.)
The length of a sentence Is to be measured by the number of letters It contains,
but no letter can be used or counted more than three times. No mnrH nnwnt -v
or -I" can be used more than once. The sentence must consist of complete words.
Blraa. flrures, abbreviations or contractions, etc, must not bo used . The pronoun
a anuuiDttrviuD a wiutKsac
be ueed. Each contestant must :
saanr letters it contains.
This remarkably liberal offer is made by the WaxaxY Wobxd-Hebald. ot which
the aJstlaguIsaed ex-congressman,
WILUAM J. BRYAN, is Editor,
and It la required that each competing sentence be enclosed with one dollar for a
year's subscription. The Weekly Wonu-tJKau Is Issued in semi-weekly sec
tions, aad hence la nearly as good as a daily. It fa the western champion of free
silver coinage aad the leading family newspaper ot Nebraska.
Auuress,
s accepted as complete words. Proper nouns cannot
. indicate by figures at the end of his sentence how
Weeklu World-Herald. Omaha. Neb.
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siiyv contest closed February 15, IMS.
Winner of Knabe Fiaao la third contest waa D. D. Light, Trenton, Bio.
Wlaaer off 100 cash prize la aame contest was If rs.Mary I..Dunbar. Garrlson.Ncb.
Winner of ISO cash prize waa Mrs. Florence Thornton. Washington, n. c.
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ITie Greater iledical Discovery
of the Age.
KENNEDY'S
MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
MALI KEME0Y, OF TOMMY, MASS.,
Has discovered in one of our common
pasture weeds a remedy that cures every
kind of Humor, from the worst Scrofula
down to a common Pimple.
He has tried it in over eleven hundred
cases, and never failed except in two cases
(both thunder humor). He has now in his
possession oer 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 lunjjs are affected it causes
shooting pains, like needles passing
through them: the same with the Liver
or Bowels. This is caused by the ducts
being stopped; and always disappears in a
week after taking it. Read the iabel.
If the stomach is foul or bilious it will
C3use squeamish feelings at first.
No change ot diet eer necessary. Eat
the best you ca.i get, and enough of it
Dose, one tablespoonful in water at bed
time. Sold by all Druggists.
have been abandoned in the southern
part of Wisconsin we do not know, but
we do know that the assertion made in
general terms that the silo has been
abandoned in Southern Wisconsin is
not true. Take for illustration the
county of Jefferson, that state. There
are a great many silos there and more
are being built Of the patrons of the
Hoard creameries alone more than 100
now have silos and others are to build
them the coming sear.
The gentleman that makes the state
ment our correspon'Jent refers to very
likely does so in good faith. The first
silos built in Wisconsin and Illinois
and in fact, in all of the states, were
very poor affairs. Moreover, many
men lost their silage, either by putting
it in too green and having it sour too
much or by putting it in too dry and
having it heat too much. Some others
used B. and W. corn, which matures
enough in some localities and not
enough in others. All of these were
exposed to possibility of failure, and
many farmers did not fill their silos a
second year. Then, too, there was a
prejudice at first against silage for
milk when (he latter was to be used
in the condensing factories. Some of
these factories would not buy milk
made from silage. This caused the
abandonment of many silos, especially
in some parts of Northern Illinois. Con
densing factories in some states have
already withdrawn their objections to
milk made from silage, provided that
the silage is not spoiled when fed to the
cows. We certainly advise the build
ing of silos, but a man must not think
that he is sure of getting good silage
the first time. It is a question re
quiring study to solve. Brains and the
silo go together. We believe that si
lage well put up is one of the best and
one of the most economical of feeds.
Farmers' Review.
much doctoring, but depend xn isolat
ing the sick fow Is. and when their case
becomes hopeless I kill them ami bury
them deep.
My neighbors usually discount mextn
egg production and early maturity,
all they say is true, and I do not believe
it is. I tie to the Plymouth Rocks for
medium results and think I get
them. If I were after early maturity
only I should use bantams exclusively.
If beef at long range was my object I
would want Cochins or Brahmas. F.
M. Gunning, in Farmers' Review.
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Pleasant Smoke. Try Thesa,
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The papers say
" travel is light."
But you wouldn't think so
if you went west on the Bur
lington's "Denver Limited.
It is the one train in the
west that holds its own
that is as well patronized to
day as it was two years ago.
leaves Omaha, 4:35 p. m.
EXACTLY.
Arrives Denver, 7:30 a. m.
"SO LATER.
The local ticket agent will
gladly ticket you via the
Burlington if yoa tell him
todoM.
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Heavy Dock, with Backles. Se. Sent prepaid on
etalat of price. Seed sue of aoe aol measure or
aX of las. UC. HUNTINGTON a SON. Omaha.
Fair Winter Layers.
I have tried a number of breeds,
among them the Leghorns, Black Span
ish. Brahmas and Plymouth Rocks. I
prefer the Plymouth Rocks before any
of the others I have tried. For winter
quarters I have a warm house with
double siding and the space between
packed with straw. I also have glass
windows in the houses. In winter time
I feed oats, corn and wheat, and in the
summer they get some of the growing
wheat and rye. I also keep them sup
plied with lime and sand. For eggs and
poultry we have a home market, and
the merchants in turn ship the product
to St Louis and Chicago. I have 90
hens, and in winter they produce about
one dozen eggs per day. We lose a few
fowls from lice, diseases and predatory
animals, but we use preventive medi
cines and so prevent disease to a great
extent In raising broods we are fair
ly successful, when we give proper care,
and proper feed. We think we cure
roup by the use of meats and oils. The
best egg producers we ever had were
Langshans and Plymouth Rocks. We
consider poultry our savings bank, and
we draw on it for our money supplies.
Corn brings us into debt, as does also
wheat and horse raising. Marcus W.
Wood, in Farmers' Review.
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" mention this paper
Thick t'dders. Rich Milk.
At the present time come of the most
reliable of dairy authorities are con
sidering the relation of thick udders to
'rich milk. Those who have most thor- )
oueb.lv investigated the matter ntv '
about ready to assert that it is a quite
valuable index. The cow whose udder
milks down to a thin flabby sack will
not usually be found a giver of rich
milk. There is doubtless a reason for
this in the manner of the production
ot butter fat from the tissues of the
udder, but the process is so little un
derstood that we will not attempt to
show the relation between the thick
ness 'of tissues and abundance of
cream. The idea, however, is not new.
We have heard the fact commented on
frequently by farmers that did not
pretend to find a reason for it. The
Farmers' Review would like the obser
vations of its readers oa this point.
Specials don't
likewise genius
run on regular time;
Grata In the Production of Pork.
We have received from the Utah ex
periment station bulletin No. 40, which
treats of the value of grass and its re
lation to exercise in the production of
pork. Results of experiments in hog
feeding, extending over two years, are
reported as follows:
(a) With full grain rations.
(b) With part grain rations
(c) Without grain.
The bulletin gives tabulated records
of the experiments, with comments
thereon, and illustrations showing the
appearance of the animals after ninety
one days of four different systems of
feeding. The most important conclu
sions reached are the following:
1. Pigs allowed to run at large over
eighteen acres of good pasture and fed
a full ration of grain, made the most
rapid growth and required the least
grain for one pound of gain.
2. Pigs confined in movable pens in
the pasture grew more slowly than
those running loose and required an in
crease of 20 per cent of grain to make
one pound of growth.
3. Pigs at pasture, fed under three
different conditions, gained 92.5 per
cent more and ate but 2 per cent more
than the pigs getting grass and other
wise similarly fed but confined in pens.
The grain required to produce one
pound of growth was increased 40 per
cent with those in pens over those at
pasture.
4. Pigs fed but part rations of grain
at pasture made satisfactory gains.
Those at pasture getting the three
fourths grain ration gained more than
those fed a full grain ration and grass.
either in the yards or in the pens.
5. Pigs pastured without grain made
about the same growth for three sea
sons in succession, this averaging .36
of a pound per day.
6. As nearly as can be judged, ex
ercise alone increased the gain 22 per
cent, and the amount eaten but 1.5 per
cent, but decreased the amount required
for one pound of gain 22 per cent.
7. Grass, when cut and fed green to
pigs, whether fed in pens or yards, or
with full or part grain ration or with
out grain, proved to be of very little
value.
8. Pigs confined in pens and feci on
grass alone, mostly lucerne, for ninety
one days, lost over a quarter of a pound
per day.
9. The average of the pigs fed on
grass gained a little more than those
without the grass, but not enough to
pay for the extra feed in the grass.
10. With the pigs confined in the
bog-house' pens, the grass proved bene
ficial, while with those in the yard it
proved detrimental, the latter requiring
more grain to make a pound of pork
with the grass than without it.
11. Pasturing either with full or with
part grain rations, appeared to be by
far the cheapest and best way of mak
ing pork.
Note. The grass is a mixture of eight
varieties in which lucerne constitutes
at least one-half. Farmers Review.
a chocolate color, is considered a good
color. Occasionally there are some
cows striped red and black, also some
quite white witi black ears, muzzle and
feet, but these are becoming very rare.
The special characteristics of the
r 1 Aim ! S a1 1 iL. a a a
yuiuvivs, wuitu matte loem vaiuame, are
hardiness of constitution, aptitude for
dairy purposes, and docility.
.
Why Tuburcnlin la Opposed
ThereMias sprung ud a strong onnosi
tion in some quarters to the applica
tion of the tuberculin test to cattle that
may be suspected of having tubercu
losis. This might have been looked for,
especially in localities where tubercu
lous herds havexbeen slauerhtPrPfl
There are few menXthat feel like de
stroying their own property for the
good of the public. WVsee the same
spirit manifested among people in the
case of contagious disease?, such as
smallpox. Many people that get it
make a strong fight to have thematter
hushed up, although they know that in
so doing they are exposing the lives of
many more to the contagion.
The same is true of tuberculosis. lK
is an exceedingly dangerous and de
structive disease, communicating itself
from man to animal and from animal to
man. All of the authorities should at
tempt to stamp it out, but in doing so
private interests must be sacrificed to
the good of the whole community. The
men that oppose It have to have a plea
to make their argument effective in the
eyes of the public, and their argument
is that tuberculin does not correctly
diagnose the disease. However, statis
tics disprove their assertions, and find
ing a case or two where the test seems
to have failed has little argumentative
effect on the whole case. We have
heard like arguments against the value
of vaccination for smallpox; neverthe
less, statistics of hospitals, armies and
even whole nations are overwhelming
ly on the side of vaccination. Farm
ers' Review.
Still Giving Away Prizes.
The novel prize contests of the
Omaha World-Herald still continue.
The last one closed February first and
the prizes have been awarded.
The new prize contest just announced
in our advertising columns is to see
who can construct the longest good
sentence in English without usin? any
letter more than three times. As usual
the first prize is a SOOO.OO piano, this
time a Kimball, and live or six hundred
dollars in cash prizes follow:
Of course the object of the Weekly
World-Herald is to secure new subscri
bers for their popular and newsy
journal.
This is the third biff contest of the
kind which the World-Herald has had
to boom circulation and Editor Bryan's
paper, which champions the cause of
free silver, must be spending a good
deal of it in prizes.
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The latest photographs of the Hon. I.
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Grand Army of the Republic. Write to
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How to Irrigate. Prof. Emery writes:
Much depends on the season at which
water should be applied to crops. On
lands in which clay predominates the
water should not be used until the grain
is far enough advanced to shade the
ground, otherwise the surface soil will
bake, to the great detriment of the
crops. Manifestly where water is used
on crops, it is desirable to get the seed
into the ground early, so as to hasten
the period of development of the grain,
when water can lie used without detri-
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Mow Anthrax Is Carried.
Too great care cannot be used in
the case of anthrax making itself mani
fest in any locality. If an animal has
died of the disease, the germs may be
come spread in a number of ways.
Even the persons making an examina
tion of the carcasses arc likely to carry
away the germs on their boots. If
the carcass is exposed to vultures, the
germs are still more widely spread.
Four years ago there was an out
break of anthrax on ten farms in Dela
ware. About 40 cows and 9 horses were
affected. Of their owners four persons
took the disease. There seemed only
two ways for it to have come. One
was by the possible introduction by
drovers that had, perhaps, been in in
fected localities. The other possible
source was the Morocco leather import
ed from the old world.
It has been proven in Europe that
even scraps of tanned leather and bits
of hair can convey the disease. Espe
cially is this possible by means of the
manures composed of the sweepings of
such factories.
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"SONS ANDv FATHERS
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Making Breeds No breed of rich
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All such attempts are but waste of time,
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ready to be had built up by nature and
improved for centuries by skillful
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