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Bombay ran now be reached by fast
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Mothers
Anxiously watch declining health of
their daughters. So many arc cut off
by consumption in early years that
there i real cause for anxiety. In
the carlj' stages, when not beyond
the reach of medicine, Hood's Sarea
. parilla vrt.i restore the quality and
quantity of the hlood and thus girc
good health. Head the following letter:
"It is but just to write about my
daughter Cora, aged 19. She was com
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feeling, and friends said she would not
.live over three months. She had bad
Cough
end nothing seemed to do her any good.
I happened to read about Hood's Sarsapa
rilla and had her give it a trial. From the
very first dose she began to get better.
After taking a few bottles she was com
pletely cured and her health has been tho
best ever since." Mrs. Addig Peck,
12 Railroad Place, Amsterdam, N. Y.
"I will eny that my mother has not
stated my case in as strong words as I
would have done. Hood's SarsapariUa
has truly cured mo and I am now well."
Coka Pkck, Amsterdam, N. Y.
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l-l n:tf are purely vegetable, rc
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The Oricla of "Peach."
Few people are aware that the term
"peach." as appled to girls of more
than ordinary attractiveness, and con
sidered atrocious slang by the ultra "J
cultured "class, can trace its ancestry
back to a poem of perhaps America s
most famous poet. He was writing
about Philadelphia, and the line in
question would seem to indicate that in
his judgment Philadelphia's girls were
all "peaches." At any rate, such a
meaning can be extracted without the
slightest assistance of the imagination.
Henry W. Longfellow is the poet in
question, and the line occurs in his cel
ebrated poem "Evangeline" In the
opening lines of the fifth stanza of Part
Second the poet says:
In that delightful land which is washed by
the Delaware's waters.
Guarding in sylvan shades the name of
PAEM AND GARDEN.
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the city he founded:
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The darkey is fond of long words.
The meanings doesn't matter, so the
words are long; as this absolutely true
story will testify:
On the M 's plantation in Missis
sippi lives an old "before the war'
darky, too old to do any work harder
than throwing feed to the poultry. She
has known no other home and is a char
acter. Visitors to the plantation al
ways po to her cabin, and to their ques
tion, "How are you this morning. Aunt
Chris?" never failing to receive the fol
lowing reply, "Well, honey, I'm kinder
oncomplicated. I)e superfluity ob de
morn in' done taken do vivocity outcn
de air and left mc de consequence ob
comprehension." From the "Editor's
Drawer" in Harper's Magazine for
April.
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transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper 'ef
forts gentle efforts pleasanteffbrts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms of
sickness arc not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi
tion of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative. Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects arc due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. It is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene
ficial effects, to note when you pur
chase, that you have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies arc then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup of
Figs stands highest and is most largely j
useu ana gives must guncrai saiuuacuoa.
(From Farmers' Review Special Report.)
HE Round Up
Farmers' Institute,
of the Michigan
series, opened at
Grand Rapids, Feb.
11, with a full at
tendance, largely
composed of dele
gates from the va
rious county insti
tutes and other so
cieties, and contin
ued until Friday night. February 14.
The exercises of the main section
were divided between fruit, stock,
and general farming, one day be
ing devoted to each. In addition
there was held a women's section, upon
each afternoon, and a mechanic's sec
tion was open each evening, at which
tcpics relating to mechanical engineer
ing were discussed.
During the noon Intermissions the
exhibit room was thronged. Here, in
addition to a large assortment of spray
ing machinery, orchard and garden
tools and seeds, was a complete work
ing dairy, where 1,000 pounds of milk
was each day separated and made inio
butter. The dairy operations were un
der the immediate charge of G. H.
True of the Agricultural college.
The leading papers presented at the
institute were by gentlemen who had
attended the county institutes. About
one-half of them were from the Agricul
tural college, and the others included
some of the most successful farmers
and fruit growers of the state. The
discussions were led by local speakers
largely.
The first topic upon the program of
the third day of the Michigan Round
Up was on "Water in the Soil," by A.
C. Glidden. of Paw Paw. He has a the
ory that the water In the lower depths
of the soil becomes vaporized and in
that form rises to the surface, where at
night it is condensed by the soil, which
is generally several degrees colder than
that of the lower depths.
This idea was disputed by R. M. Kel
logg, of Ionia, who ascribed the up
ward movement of the water in the
soil to capillary action and the ad
hesion of the water to the surface of
the particles, in this way passing from
a moist particle to one that is drier.
Prof. F. S. Kedzie then talked upon
"Commercial Fertilizers: Is Their Use
Profitable for tho General Farmer?"
After explaining the nature of the threo
elements nitrogen, potash and phos
phoric acid that are likely to be need
ed by plants, he showed the amounts
and values of these elements in stable
manure, and the average commercial
fertilizer. The manure Is rich in nitro
gen and contains but comparatively lit
tle phosphoric acid, while the reverse
is true with commercial fertilizers. The
value of one ton of stable manure,
based upon its analysis and the com
mercial valuation of nitrogen, potash
and phosphoric acid, is about one dollar
and twenty-five cents, while the value
of the average commercial fertilizer,
estimated in the same way, is about
twenty-five dollars. While they might
be profitable for the fruit grower and
market gardener, the speaker was of
the opinion that commercial fertilizers
could not be profitably used upon the
general farm. To substantiate this
view he showed by a chart the amount
of fertilizers used in various counties
in the state in 1S83 and 1893 as given
In the census. Except in Kalamazoo
county, where they aro largely used by
celery growers, the amount of commer
cial fertilizers used was from two to
four times as large in 1883 as in 1893,
which indicates that they have not
been found profitable for ordinary farm
crops.
Secretary I. H. Butterfield, of the
State Board of Agriculture, spoke upon
"The Present Standing of Ensilage as
a Food for the Various Kinds of Stock."
He spoke in general upon the advan
tages of the silo and the merits of the
different forms. Tho value of ensilage
for different kinds of stock was then
considered and the amount that could
be fed to advantage. The paper was
discussed by H. J. Martin, of Vermont
ville. The first paper of the afternoon was
by I. U. Cowdrey, of Ithaca, upon
"Growing Potatoes." He preferred a
light, sandy loam, although a well-,
drained clay loam would answer. After
plowing deep and thoroughly pulver
izing he planted about the first of May.
Caution was given about leaving the
seed uncovered after it is dropped, for
any length of time. Within a week he
goes over the field with a smoothing
harrow, and after that uses a weedcr.
The cultivation is kept up at frequent
intervals as long as possible without
disturbing the tops. He uses a one
horse digger and picks into boxes that
hold one bushel. The Freeman is his
favorite variety for home use, as it is of
excellent quality, but when some other
sort will produce 200 bushels per acre
it only yields 100 bushels. He advised
planting at the full of the moon, be
cause you can see to work, longer at
night to plant, but had no faith In
"moon theories."
The land should be plowed deeply, and
It it be sabsoiled. so much the better.
This puts the soil In good condition for
the drill. Drill In the seed in rows as
early In the season as possible. Stable
manure is our general fertilizer here,
and we cultivate as wo do almost any
other farm crop that Is drilled in.
We are unable to give the name of
the writer of the following: Beets
should have a deep, rich, sandy loam,
with clay subsoil. The land should be
plowed in the fall and harrowed In the
spring. For winter beets, we sow the
first of June, about nine pounds of seed
to the acre. We fertilize with barn
yard manure. We, plant in rows and
occasionally cultivate between the
rows. The rows are two and one-half
feet apart, and the plants are thinned
to six inches apart In the rows. We
harvest In October, digging with a
spade and then cutting off the tops. The
greatest obstacle in raising the crop is
harvesting them, it being a good deal ot
work to dig them with the spade. We
utilize the crop here by feeding it to
cattle. Beets should be thinned when
young and kept free from weeds. Soak
the seed for twenty-four hours in luke
warm water before planting.
C. B. Steward. Jasper County, In
diana. Beets should be planted on deep
loam, with gravel subsoil, or on land
that Is well drained. The land should
bo well manured in the fall and deeply
plowed at that time, but not harrowed
down. The harrowing should be done
in the spring. When the crop is to be
used for the fall market the seed should
be put In about the 15th day of May. but
where the beets are to be used forf eed
Ing purposes. June first i3 early enough.
In planting, drill In the seeds about
three inches apart, and thin as the
plants grow. We use no fertilizer
where the land is moderately rich. In
cultivating, we use a garden horse
plow, and a small harrow at first. As to
.time of harvesting, that will depent!
somewhat on the stock to which tho
beets are to be fed. If they aro to go
to the sheep we do not harvest till lato
in the fall, and then we plow them cut.
The greatest trouble with growing beets
is to get them started and then keep
them free from weeds. We raise our
beets only for feeding to stock. The
variety we raise is the large dark red,
and we consider it good.
P. J. Barry, Polk County, Wisconsin.
Beets do well on a light, sandy loam,
well manured. Plow in tho sprii:g
early, dress with good stable manure
and plow again We sow the seed the
first of May. We cultivate with a gcr
den plow. We are not troubled with
drouth so far as this crop is concerned.
We pull the crop by the first of October,
lay them in windrows for eight to ten
daj's, and then put them in the root
house, in boxes covered with sand very
dry. We have good crops here, but they
are not planted in large quantities.
T. W. Stanford, Kandiyohi County.
Minnesota. Beets do well here on a
clay loam, with clay subsoil. I have
tried no other soil. I plow deep in the
fall and harrow in the spring. I plant
the seed from the first to the loth of
May, or as soon as the soil will work
well. I have had no experience sowing
more than enough for family use. For
fertilizer I use well-rotted baru-yartl
manure. In cultivating 1 use one horse
on a cultivator that runs about one inch
deep, and cultivate all of my garden
vegetables at the same time. There
arc no drouths here that injuro tho beet
crop, but there is a small bug here that
injures them when it is very dry. As I
only raise beets in a small way, in har
vesting I pull them with my left hand
and cut off the tops with a knife held
in my right hand. Our greatest obsta
cle here is the depredations of insects
while the beet plants are quite small.
In selling my beets, what I have to sell,
I put them in sacks and take them to
a market, which, however, is limited.
N. Richardson. Morrison County,
Minnesota. Beets to do best should be
on a clay subsoil, the top soil to be a
mixture of sand and clay. The land
will be good for beets if it has been first
seeded to clover and timothy, and used
for a pasture for two years at least.
Then let sheep run on the pasture in
place of cattle. Turn over the sod and
pulverize well before planting in the
spring. Plant the seed in the
spring as soon as danger from fiost
is over. We do not use fertilizer on
beets here, but use old pasture. We put
the seeds in rows eighteen inches apart
and from four to six inches apart in the
rows. They are not affected by drouth
if planted in proper soil, such as men
tioned above, but on sandy laud without
a clay subsoil drouth affects them baci-
ly. Old land that has become exhausted
and is very weedy is totally unfit to
grow beets on. We harvest about
October first, and use the crop to feed
to cattle.
WMwlf
In recent Issues ot agricultural
papers I have noticed a number of com
munications regarding horse-breeding,
both in favor of and against it The
idea seems to prevail that heavy draft
and coach hcrses- are- in the greatest
demand and bring the highest prices,
and men who have studied the situa
tion say that the demand is certain to
Increase faster than the supply, es
pecially for several years to come. Any
careful observer will agree with the
men who hold those views, and Is It
not also true that there is an ever in
creasing demand for light-horses of the
right kind. By that I mean road horses,
not a 2:20 or 2:30 horse necessarily, but
a gentleman's driver, a horse weighing
from l.lfri to possibly 1.200 pounds, of
good conformation, stylo and action,
not knee action alone, but also hock,
such as we find in the Hackney.
In last week's Issue of the Farmers'
Review. I noticed an article written by
an Towa man and signed "O. D.," In
which he speaks of the high prices re
ported from some Chicago sales, and
also of the low prices farmers are com
pelled to take. As the "editorial re
mark" states, those horses are not gen
erally just from the farms.
If we would study the characteristics
of our Ideal horse, whether he be a
draft, coach or road horse, and breed
a mare possessing as many or mese
characteristics as possible, to a good
stallion of the Fame type or breed, we
would be reasonably sure of producing
an animal having more or less of these
good and desirable qualities. The
troublr with too many farmers is that
ihey look at the service fee of the stal
lion, when that should be a secondary
matter.
Pardon me for relating a little per
sonal experience. Last May I had a
team ready for the market, and as "O.
D." sayr. the buyers wanted to buy as
cheaply as possible, but I had my price,
which was $150 each. I sold one to the
dealer at that figure and they sold him
in Chicago to eastern buyers for $190.
Ho was a road horse of the style I have
described and weighed 1.180 pounds,
and possibly could not trot a mile under
3 or 4 minutes. I sold the other two
weeks later to a private party at the
same price. They were full brother
THE LbUD BILL.
and sister, and the latter weighed 1.125
pounds.
Their dam was a good road mare, and
she was bred to & stallion whose breed
ing traces back to old Justin Morgan.
He was a splendid horse, weighing
about 1,300 paunds, and stood at $25.
Many tried to persuade me from breed
ing to him on that account, as they
said there were others just as good for
half the money. W. O'Brien, in Farm
ers' Iteview.
Dofrn and Sheep.
The damage done to the sheep inter
ests by dogs is beyond comprehension.
The loss annually runs up Into the mil
lions. That is. the direct loss. There
is another loss, indirect; many farmers
have discontinued keeping sheep en
tirely from the reason that their losses
have in the past been so large from the
depredations of dogs that their profits
were swept away. The dog laws passed
have been inoperative to a large ex
tent, while in some states they have en
countered so much opposition that they
have been repealed after being in force
only a few months.
It seems to us that a dog law might
be passed that would be effective and
yet occasion no great opposition. Peo
ple will keep dogs. But it Is not neces
sary that they should keep large dogs;
that is, dogs large enough to kill a
sheep. A law might be framed taxing
dogs above i certain weight. This
would be putting a premium on small
dogs, and we are of the opinion that
they would be more fashionable than
at present The weight could be put
at the point where the sheep industry
would be protected.
It is a pity that the farmers must be
taxed millions of dollars each year in
the way of dead sheep that the rest of
the community may have their house
hold pets. We would like to ask our
sheep raisers to give their experience
as to sheep-killing dogs, and the weight
at which the dogs become a menace to
the sheep industry.
W. N. U., OMAHA 15 189G
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Budding Apple Trees.
I notice in the issue of February 19,
on page 119. an inquiry as to budding
apple trees. Take a small branch of
an apple tree and cut the bark cross
ways, a little above the bud, then cut
downward back of the bud about three
quarters of an inch and cut it off. Shape
it pointed like a writing pen. Care
should be taken so the edges are
smoothly cut with a sharp knife. Then
cut the bark of the branch, where the
bud is to be placed, crossways, and also
lengthways, just a trifle above the
crosscut and enongh under said cut, so
as to be able to shove said bud under
the bark, which has to be loosened
from the wood, carefully so as not to
injure or tear it. Then push the bud
under the bark, and cover with wax so
no air can get at the bark.
For the wax, take three parts bees
wax, two parts rosin and one part tal
low. Put all in a kettle and boil till
all is melted. Then pour the wax Into
a pail of cold water, where it will cur
dle. Then rub your hands with a little
lard or oil, so as to keep the wax from
sticking to your hands, and take it out
of the water, and work it like dough
i or putty, so as to take the water out
This wax will not crack in frost nor
run in heat.
The best time for budding trees Is
from March 15 to May 1, according to
weather. If an early spring start about
March 15, and keep on. If a late spring,
the way the weather will allow. W. E.
Thiemann, in Farmers' Review.
Carrots. Put in some carrots for the
horses and cattle this winter. Some
consider mangels better for both pur
poses than carrots, though there are
objectors to this. But that is not the
point. The cattle and horses do better
on a variety of food than when fed on
a limited assortment. None of us would
like to live on baked beans all the time
simply because baked beans are very
nutritious.
felling Horses too Cheaply.
A gentleman told us last week of a
large draft horse (weight 1,700 pounds),
which was sold for about $30. It was at
an auction and the animal was disposed
of under the impression that he would
have to be sold for what he would
bring. The animal was said to be all
right and only six years of age. The
report seems incredible, and we can
but believe that we have not heard all
of the story. It does not seem possible
that a horse of this kind would be
parted with for any such figure, unless
there was some good cause for it. This
Is just the kind of horse of all others
that is in demand now and probably
always will be. He is a kind with
which the market is not glutted. When
buyers from the great teaming com
panies are traveling through the coun
try paying $180 each for heavy horses
of pure blood a man should hesitate lx
fore he lets go of a really good horse
for almost nothing.
Raise Sqmc Celery. -Every farmer
that has the proper soil should raise a
small patch of celery for the use of his
family. It would not be advisable for
a great many farmers to go into raising
it for market because it requires special
conditions to make it a commercial suc
cess. If you are not accustomed to
raise it, study the matter up. The fam
ily will fully appreciate the delicacy this
fall.
I'oaltrjr-IIonte Door.
In the unprotected entrances to
poultry houses are found many of the
causes ot roups and other diseases.
Especially is this true where there are
two entrances, one on each side of tho
hen bouse, making a draft possible. It
is a good plan to have an entrance
so constructed that there is some bar
rier to the passage of the drafts. Some
kind of a vestibule should be con
structed so that when one door is open
another can be shut. This is especially
desirable in the case of the larger door.
The pouring in of an immense quantity
of cold air several times a day could be
thus avoided.
Tuberculosis in Illinois. The ques
tion whether or not there be tuber
culosis in Illinois seems to h:ive arisen.
One party claims that the disease is
widespread, and the othi;r party seems
to desire to prove that there is prac
tically no tuberculosis. Both sides pre
tend to found their opinions en the re
ports of the state veterinarian. The
fact is, there is a good deal of the dis
ease in some localities, where herds
have been slaughtered, a large per cent
of them being found affected. On the
other hand, taking the state as a whole,
there is comparatively little, when
compared to areas of like s:zc in the
east.
F Teat the Ml te
CUes Matt
There Is now before congress a bill
to amend the postal laws which is meet
ing with some disfavor among publish
en of country newspapers. The full
text of the bill is as follows:
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives of the United States
of America in congress assembled.
That mailable matter of the second
class shall embrace all newspapers and
other periodical publication which are
issued at stated intervals, and as fre
quently as four times a year, and are
within the conditions named in sec
tions thre and four of this act: Pro
vided, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to the
second class rate publications purport
ing to be issued periodically and to
subscribers, but which are merely
books or reprints of books, whether
they be Issued complete or in parts,
whether they be bound or unbound,
whether they be sold by subscription
or otherwise, or whether they purport
to be premiums or supplements or
parts of regular newspapers or period
icals. Sec. 2. That publications of the sec
ond class, except as provided in sec
tion twenty-five of the act of March
third, eighteen hundred and seventy-
nine, when sent b ythe publisher there
of, and from the office of publication,
excluding sample copies, or when sent
from a news agency to actual Mib
scribers thereto, or to other news
agents, shall be entitled to transmis
sion through the mails at one cent a
pound or fraction thereof, such post
age to be prepaid, as now provided by
law: Provided, nevertheless. That
news agents shall not be allowed to re
turn to news agents or publishers at
the pound rate unsold periodical pub
lications, but shal pay postage on the
same at the rate of one cent for four
ounces.
Sec. 3. That all periodical publica
tions regularly issued from a known
place of publication at stated Inter
vals as frequently as four times a year,
by or undjr the auspices of benevolent
or fraefhal societiesatfrades unions,
orders organize
tem, and hajpPg a bona fluejfMDcr
ship of jkflHess than one thjpBand perr
sonsRall be entitledlhe privilege
of second class maiLejIxter: Provided,
That such mattsnshall be originated
and published'to further the objects
and purposes of such society or order.
Sec. 4. That the conditions upon
which a publication shall be admitted
to the second class are as follows:
First It must regularly be issued
at stated intervals as frequently as tour
times a year, bear a date of issue, and
be numbered consecutively.
Second It must be issued from a
known office of publication, which shall
be shown by the pubication itself.
Third. It must be formed of printed
paper sheets without board, cloth,
leather or other substantial binding,
such as distinguish printed books from
preservation from periodical publica
tions. Fourth. It must be originated and
published for the dissemination of in
formation of a public character, or de
voted to literature, the sciences, arts,
or some special industry, and must have
a legitimate list of subscribers who vol
untarily order and pay for tho same:
Provided, That noting herein contained
shall be so construed as to admit to
the second class rate regular publica
tions, or any particular issue of any
reguar publication, designed primarily
for advertising purposes, or for free
circulation, or for circulation at nom
inal rates: And provided. That all ex
tra numbers of second class publica
tions sent by the publisher thereof,
acting as the agent of an advertiser or
purchaser, to addresses furnised by the
latter, shall be subject to pay postage
at the rate of one cent for every four
ounces or fraction thereof; And pro
vided further, That it shall not be per
missible to mail any given article or
articles, or any part o any particular
number of a newspaper or periodical,
segregated from the rest of the publi
cation, except at the third rate
cation, except at the third class rate of
postage.
Sec. 5. That publishers and others,
whose publications shall be admitted
as mail matter of the second class un
der the provisions of this act, shall be
required, before depositing such mall
matter in the postofflce, to separate the
same into United States mail sacks or
bundles by States, cities, towns and
counties, as the postmaster-general
may direct.
Sec. 6. That the act of congress in
regard to second class ail matter ap
proved July fifteenth, eighteen hundred
and ninety-four, be, and the same is
hereby, repealed.
Sec. 7. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after July
first, eighteen hundred and ninety-six.
Utylrnaefc rfrta
A FreBCh loekaaaith. tfcnnvkt fct
practice was the great thiag; aad, lt
ted with Wings, he jumped first frost a
Cftair, and afterward from a window,
and then from the roof of a small
house. In the last experiment ha sail-
ea over a cottage roof, bat sooa After
sold his wiags to aMdler alefWob-
ably saved kUrWn Ufanaother
f renchmaiielBaxquisPlfd to go by
the air rosrflacross tne River Seine;
but he was aot drowned, since a wash
erwoaaan's boat happened to be where
he came dowa. "Aboat Flying Ma
chines,' by Tudor Jenks, in April St
Nicholas.
SaTed from Destraetloa.
This Is what happens when the kidneys
are rescued from Inactivity by llostetter's
Stomach lt!ttiN If 11,.. ,.... i . .,
they aro threatened with Bright' disease,
diabetes or some other malady which works
their destruction. Malarial, bullous and
rheumatic ailment and dyspepsia are also
conquered by the Hitters, which is thorough
and effective. 6
Mo EqalTocatioa.
Lord Tenterden one day at his own
table, asked a country magistrate if he
would take venison. "Thank you, my
lord, boiled chicken," was the reply.
His lordship had contracted an inveter
ate habit of keeping himself and every-
wujr ciwiuae precise matter in nana.
inw JSv saidne judge, "bjo
answMro mv OBeWtion. I nonraervnn
again if yowiTl take veiuswaTand I
will trouble you to sav jor no with
out further prevarication."
ngeaaiisCMirlewIlfc'Gljrrri.
?.?" FhPEV, Band and Face. Tender or Sore Feet,
Chilblains, hies. c. c G. Clark Cot. Xcw Haven, ft.
The Iowa was christened by a Drake and
ncuv over me water uko a uuck.
K the Baby is Cattle Testa.
Sesnie and m that old and well-tried mnerfT.
Wixslow's Soorano Sracr for Chlldrea Teataiae-
A boggart; rags may cover as much pride
as an alderman's gown.
The untimely death of Prof essor Tut
tle, of Cornell University, prevented
his completing "The History of Prus
sia" which was his magnus opus. How
ever, he left nearly finished tho fourth
volume, covering the first part of the
crreat Seven Years' War. The volume
is complete as far as it goes, and is an
important addition to a work which
has gained the hearty favor of the fore
most German. English, and Amprimn
historical authorities, it will soon be
issued by Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
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w Diuiara in Die, second-hand, for sale
cheap. Apply to or address, H.C. Axnr,
SH S. Kth St.. Omaha, Ne!x
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Under the Weather.
That is the common Spring
complaint. You feel "logy,"
dull. Your appetite is poor.
Nothing tastes good. You
ldon't sleep welL Work drags..
x ou cross every bridge before
you come to it. There's lots of
people have felt like you until
they toned up the system by
taking the great spring remedy
Ayer's SarsapariUa
It's been curing such cases for
60 years. Try it yourself.
Send for the "Curebook." 100 pages free.
J. C. Ayer Co., towel!. Mats.
DROPSY
n TBUCJaTK KK
PoaKtrely Cared with Vegetable Remedies
"cared thousands of en.e. Core ctm" pro
Bonneed hopeleu bjr best phj.i.lam. 'rm first !.
jrmptotm disappear; Intra days at least tw-thlrtti
all rjmDtonu remored. Send for free book testimo
nial of miraculous cnre. Ten day's treatment ir
by mail. If you order trial send lrto In stamps to par
posfane. Pa. II. H. us .t Sosm. Atl.nU. Urn. U
jou order trial return this adt ertlsement to us.
(ME GREEK
' Write for what y nil want
to T1IK UlCIIKM IX
VESTMKXT CO.. Mining
Exchange, DenTit, Colo.
HELD AND HOC FENCE WIRE.
26, 83, 42, BO, or 88 inches high. Quality and workmanship the beat.
Nothing on the market to compare with it. Write for full information.
UHIOV EOTGB OOttPAMT, DE KALB, ILL.
Growlac Beets.
(From the Farmers' Review.)
Chan. C. Cornett. Jefferson County
j Indiana. Beets grow w;ll on any good
; garden soil, and the richer the better.
Give the hens some oil meal cake or
even whole flaxseed. It will help then,
to pass in safety the season when
green food is scarce. We believe the
lives of a good many hens are saved
in this way.
Silo for Six Ccws A correspondent
of Hoard's Dairyman having asked
about the expediency of building a silo
for six cows received the tvply that
it will depend upon circumstances and
that if he is apt to have "catching
weather" in baying, or expects to de
pend upon feeding rather than pastur
age in summer, a silo will be found
very convenient. The trouble would be
that the pit would have to be very nar
row, not more than eight feet in diam
eter. Two such pits, each 16 feet deep,
would ptobably answer. Larger pits
would expose more surface than six
cows could keep eaten down so as to
prevent waste.
Free Seeds. We hear a great deal
about free 'seeds from the department
of agriculture, but we have yet to find
a farmer that has any interest in the
matter. Most of the horticultural so
cieties condemn the' expenditure as a
useless waste of the people'.-? money.
The seeds 'being distributed do not ad
vance the interests of agriculture in
the least, so far as anyone can see.
The money could be far better spent,
if it must be spent, in sending skilled
horticulturists to foreign lands to in
vestigate both their productions and
Divorce.
If the relations of man and wife were
such as they ought to be, divorce would
be unknown. To prevent separation
and divorce true love must be given a
new and practical formula when the
novelty subsides. Instead of ice cream
and caramels, let it taKe the form of
bread, butter and meat Rev. W. W.
Morton.
Variation in Ben Davis. The Ben
Davis apple varies in appearance and
!aU!.ty, accordine to the localivyl the methods there employed.
u ,m.iM ii. 19 fetunu. xuis iruu wnen
produced in Wisconsin and Iowa is no;
so desirable on the market as when
grown in southern Missouri, Illinois
and Indiana. It seems torequirc a
longer season and more heat to grow it
to perfection than some other varieties.
THEIR FAVORITES.
Emile Zola likes best "Pot-Bouille."
Stanley Weyman says he considers
the. "Gentleman o' France " his strong
est work.
Robert Louis Stevenson's favorites
were two parts of David Balfour's adventures.
Margaret Deland prefers "Philip and
His Wife" to her "John Ward,
Preacher."
Marion Crawford's preference is a
surprise. He rates "Zoroaster" above
all his later works.
Archibald Clavering Gunter consid
ers "That Frenchman" his strongest
work and it is also his favorite.
William Dean Howeils thinks "A
Modern Instance" his strongest book,
but likes "Indian Summer" better.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward likes
"The Story of Avis" best, though "Gates
Ajar" rather divides her affection.
Will Carleton loves his "Farm Fes
tivals" and "City Ballads" best, be
cause they appeal most to the heart.
Mrs. Frances Burnett ravs that
"Through One Administration" Is her
strongest work, but she loves "Little
Lord Fauntleroy" best
Clara Louise Burnham, while rather
Inclined to iavor ner latest book, saya
Sowing Clover. Clover may be sown ohe always turns to "Next Door" when '
broadcast either in August or Septem
ber, but much better and surer earlier
in the spring, with most of the cereal
grains, or the cultivated grasses; or it
may profitably constitute a crop by it-
she wants to give any one an autograph
copy. I
Edmund Clarence Stedman says: "I
have no favorite book or poem among
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1f- On well nrpnarorl Innms in 19 ' everytnmg l nae ru:n. i nuer stop
oounds of good seed will freauentlv riv ! to think whether one Is better than an-'
a full covering to the land, while on
clay 12 to 16 pounds are necessary per
acre. When sown with the grasses.
four to six pounds on the first and 8 to
other.
count of Sherlock Holmes but he con
siders the series the worst he ever did
and killed the detective because he did
12 pounds on the last soil will uf- j not wish to be identified with him any
flee. E- j looser. He likes "The Whit Company." j
The
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Neuralgia Torture.
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RattleAx.
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1 Don't compare "Battle Ax" 1
H with low grade tobaccos compare
"Battle Ax" with the best on 1
H the market, and you will find you i
H get for 5 cents almost as much 1
"Battle Ax" as you do of other
H high grade brands for 10 cents
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Chosen by the
Government
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The War Department proposes to test
the bicycle thoroughly for army use.
and recently advertised for proposals
for furnishing five bicycles for the pur
pose. Result: Bids from $50 to $85
each for other machines; our bid of
$100 each for Golumbias, their invari
able price, j j And the Government
selected
fi!P'-
Bicycles
STANDARD OFTHE WORLD
The experts who made the choice decided that Golumbias were
worth every dollar of the $100 asked for them. If YOU are
willing to pay $1 00 for a bicycle, why be content with any
thing but a Columbia?
The handsome Art Catalogue that tells of Columbia and Hartford
bicycles is free from any CbkimHa agent; by mail for two 2-ccnt stamps
POPE MANUFACTURING CO.,
HARTFORD CONN.
Branch Stores and Agencies in almost ereiy city am town. If Columbia i
properly represented in your vidahy, let us kaow.
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