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I nnlaantOBnaMBfrB.TasawOoaa Si2JlJ2S2wSu&mmmm1 ; ttf&fcmri Tawa&ja&fcs.'swt-Js iu& His Own Faneral Sermon. George Inwood, of No. 709 Union street has written the sermon which will be delivered at his own faneral. Moreover, to make certain that this sermon shall be fully understood, that there may be no faltering or hesitancy over the blindly written words, be has caused his funeral production to be printed in large, bold type. One hun dred copies were struck off. These are kept in a strong box away from the light, only to be produced on the day of the funeral. Having thus arranged for the statements of fact and belief to be uttered, Mr. Inwood went a step fur ther, and provided in his will, which will be opened before the funeral serv ices, for a reader. Any person who is a sectarian in belief is hopelessly "3 is qttalified. The heirs will fail of ful fillment of the conditions upon which bequests are predicated is that if any member of any sect enunciates the words. This necessarily bars out all clergymen. From this it should not be inferred that Mr. Inwood has no religious belief. Of himself he says: "I am a full believer in the life and doctrins of Jesus Christ, but I am strictly non-sectarian." San Francisco Examiner. A Monkey Story. Among the passengers arriving at Southauptou on Saturday last, by the steam ship Norman, who was a monkey of large size which came from South Africa in charge of a passen ger, by whom he was found after the late explosion at Johannesburg, .seated in the only room remaining intact of what had before been a considerable sized cottage. In the room were also discovered two baby children, one of whom had been killed, but the other was alive, and, it is said, in the arms of the monkey, who was tenderly nurs ing it. The "living child was adopted by a resident in Johannesburg, but the monkey, who was noted on board for his extreme fondness for children, was a popular passenger by the Union Com pany's Mail steamer. Westminister Gazette. My doctor tid I would die, but Piso's Cure for Consumption cured me. Amos Kelncr, Cherry Valley, Ills., Nov. 23, 1)5. Gigantic Grapevine). Jtaldwin county has the largest grapevine on record. It stands a mile and a half north of the town of Daphne and overlooks Mobile bay. It meas ures six feet one inch in circumference at the base and its blanches are en twined among the treetops, reaching from one to another for rods in all directions The main trunk is about fifteen feet high and is supported in the crotch of a cedar now dead, the vine having sapped the life from the roots. There it stands to-day, rearing its head among the tangled under growth, and there it has stood for a century at least. Hut it race is almost run, for some hunter, in the excite ment of a "coon chase, when his appre ciation for baked 'coon was greater than his love for nature's beauties, has used his ax on this king of vines with fatal effect, and it now stands with a large hole in its side, revealing the great hollow in its trunk, into which the 'coon ran for safety. New Orleans Times- Democrat It the Ilahy Is Cutting Teotn. 3c sure and ue that old and well-tried remedy, Mc 7uksuw's Soothing Srccr for CI JIdrcn Teething. Fish Hatched by Urns. The hens of China lead busy lives. When not engaged in hate hing out a breed of their own kind they are put to the additional and novel task of hatching fish eggs. Chinese cheap labor collects the spawn of fish from the water's cdjre. places it in an empty eggshell, which is then hermetically sealed with wax and places it under the unsuspecting sitting hen After some da-s the eggshell is re moved and carefull3T broken, and the spawn, which has been warmed into life, is emptied into a shallow pool well warmed by the sun. Here the min nows that soon develop arc nursed until strong enough to be turned into a lake or stream. Philadelphia Kecord. Iowa. Iowa has illimitable and inexhausti ble natural resources of a more varied and valuable character than any other equal area of territory on the face of the globe. The very foundation of the country embraced within the limits, its equable, balanced variety of tempera ture, climate, prairie and forest lands, rivers and lakes rain and sunshine, mineral an contiguous expanses, now arable and now pastural, constitute facts not only symmetrical but sublime. It must eventually become the greatest manufacturing district in the United States. It will teem with a population to work its mines, furnaces and mills, while immediately adjacent to the in dustries will be found the soil to pro duce the bread and meat, fruit and veg etables upon which this larpe force of operatives may subsist. Fairfield (la.) Tribune. Inst MUsril Iliattnrtion. Abraham 1 1 ay ward, the famous Quarterly Keviewer, once thought he would like to have some ancestors, so he walked straight to a picture dealer's. Selecting a portrait of a cavalier in half armor, with features not quite unlike his own, Mr. Hayward made a bid for it, but deeming the price asked too high, he went his way. A few days later Mr. Hayward went to dine with Lord Houghton, and was astonished to find the picture in the dining room. Seeing that it attracted his truest's at tention. Lord Houghton said: "Very good picture that! Came into my hands in a very curious way. IWtrait of a Milnes of tha commonwealth period an ancestor of mine."' "Ah, indeed!" said my Hayward: "he was very near being an ancestor of mine." San Fran cisco Argonaut. The poorest cyclist often Las the finet cyciing suit: There is no temptation for a man to wear skirts. Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper "ef forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts 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 millionsof families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are 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 are 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 ased and gives most general satisfaction. sc- FABM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Soma Vp-to-Oata Hints Aboat Cnttlv tlem of tao Soil and Yields Tboroof Horticulture, Tltlsnltnrn and Fiorl caltnro. HE QUESTION OF spontaneous com bustion in fodder stuffs has received considerable atten tion from agricul turists from time to time, and has been discussed in the agricultural litera ture of the day as supposed cases have arisen. Nearly all the supposed cases have originated where con siderable quantities of clover hay have been stored, either in stacks or barns, and in nearly every case the stacks or buildings have been consumed, so It was Impossible to suffi ciently understand the circumstances of the eases to determine whether they were of spontaneous or incendiary ori gin. A recent fire, supposed to be of spontaneous origin, occurred in a hay mow In one of the college barns, with out damaging the barn to any great ex tent and without consuming very much of the hay. The following detailed ac count will enable the reader to form some opinion as to the origin of the fire: In the evening of October 16, 1895, fire was seen to be dropping from the celling of the cow stable underneath the east wing of the college barn. A general alarm of fire was sounded, and Immediately a sufficient force of men assembled to prevent the fire from breaking out Investigation soon proved the fire to be confined to a mow of hay 18x23 feet and about 23 feet high, which occupied a part of the wing over the cow stable mentioned. Precautions were taken to exclude all drafts of air from the hay mow by filling the holes burned through the floor over the cow stable with wet blankets and cloths, and also keeping the top of the mow covered with wet blankets. It was be lieved at this time that the only means of saving the whole barn from burning was to remove the mow of hay that was already on flre. Consequently open ings were made in the side of the barn and the whole mow of hay, about thir ty tons, was pitched out While re moving the hay, which all through the center of the mow was smouldering and ready to burst out In flames when exposed to a draft of air. It was found necessary to keep the top of It con stantly wet. Fortunately, a hose from a nearby hydrant and pails In the hands of students afforded ample means of keeping the top of the mow constantly saturated, which prevented the hay in the barn from bursting into flames, and also prevented the hay that was thrown out of the mow from burn ing. All of the center of the mow was thoroughly compacted, hot and smok ing. The high temperature of the bay made it decidedly uncomfortable for those who were working to Bave the barn from burning by removing this smouldering fodder. The continued ap plication of water on the surface of the mow alone made this possible on ac count of the excessive heat. Not until all this lot of hay was removed from the barn was the danger from fire thought to be over. The floor of the barn on which this mow of hay rested Is constructed of two thicknesses of wide inch boards so placed as to per fectly break joints. This floor forms the ceiling over the cow stable and Is about eleven feet high. The holes burned through the floor were over the middle of the stable and not near par titions or posts. From the position of these holes burned through the floor, would seem improbable if not impossi ble for the origin of the fire to have been either accidental or Incendiary. The side of the barn is of matched lumber; this undoubtedly averted a serious loss by fire by preventing any thing like a draft to supply air to the hay already on flre. Geo. C. Watson, Pennsylvania Experiment Station. Talks on Frail. (From Farmers Review Special re port of Michigan Round-up Institute.) The fruit session of the Michigan Round-up was held upon Wednesday, Feb. 12, at Grand Rapids. This city Is in the center of the Michigan fruit belt, and as the fruit interests of its im mediate vicinity are of great and grow ing importance it drew out a large at tendance of Intelligent and experi enced fruit growers. The first upon the program was Rowland Morrill of Benton Harbor, who spoke upon "The Cultivation and Care of Peaches." The substance of this talk was given at South Haven and has already appeared in our columns. The paper was dis cussed by C. J. Monroe of South Haven. The subject of "Marketing Peaches" was treated by R. D. Graham of Grand Rapids, who has been one of the leaders in securing better transportation fa cilities, and co-operation in marketing for the peaches grown in Kent county. As a result of the movement buyers and shippers have come in large num bers to Grand Rapids, and last year, when the sales were upon some days up ward of 20,000 bushels they were bandied without loss to the growers and at fair prices. The growers ex changed packages and went home with the cash in their pockets. The principal reason for complaint was that the eastern markets were cut off by a high freight rate, it being fifty per cent higher east of Buffalo than within the limits of the Central Traffic Association. He gave as an estimate of shipments from Kent county. 650,000 bushels; while over 1,250.000 were sent from Allegan county, with smaller quantities from Berrien, Van Buren, Oceana and Mason. The question was discussed by C. A. Sessions of Shelby and others. The "Growing of Peaches in Central Michigan" was the subject of the paper of H. P. Gladden of the Agricultural College. While peach culture Is not successful upon the low lands, there aro many ridges throughout the central and southern part of the state where they have been grown for years nearly as profitably as in the famed "peach belt" itself. While an occasional crop was lost in part, there had not been an en tire failure for years where the or chards were In favorable locations and were properly cared for: It Is desirable to have ravines lead down the slopes, as these will aid in drawing the cold air to the lower levels. As a rule the north or northwest slopes were preferable as on a south slope the buds are likely to start early and be killed by spring frosts, while an east slope Is. not desir able, as the morning sun does barm by quickly thawing out the buds after a severe cold snap. If located near a small Tillage or city the fruit could bo marketed without expense for trans portation at a somewhat higher price than could be obtained for fruit brought from a distance. Although the prices might not run as high as in large cities, they would not go as low. Prof. W. B. Barrows of the Agricul tural College, who was to have talked S-jSte'riA ,3ii&JS $, i- AJOFWi ji" sii.ii' Hi upon "Bees and Horticulture" wag un able to be present and the question was opened by J. A. Pearce of Grand Rapids, a successful fruit grower and apiarist He spoke of the value of bees in fertilizing the flowers of our fruit trees, as without them many of the va rieties of apples, pears and plums would be unfruitful. He claimed that it had been demonstrated that bees cannot puncture fruit, although they feed upon specimens of which the skin has been broken by means of hornets or birds. In reply to a question. Prof. Taft stated that it would not pay to use a mulch about peach trees to retard blooming and save from spring frosts, as al though it might have a slight effect it had been demonstrated that the flower would open while the ground was still frozen, if the weather was sufficiently warm. The afternoon session was opened by J. W. Stearns of Kalamazoo who spoke upon "Currants and Gooseber ries." He favored a distance of six by five or six by six feet, the liberal use of stable manure, frequent shallow culti vation up to the first of August and the use of Paris green for the currant worm, applied when they first hatch. Four ounces is sufficient for fifty gal lons, and this can be used in Bordeaux mixture which is effective against the mildew and leaf-blight disease. Goose berries should remain until ripe upon the bushes. The Victoria currant and Downing gooseberries are productive varieties and are particularly desirable on ac count of freedom from the attack of borers. The subject of "Strawberry Culture" was treated by R. M. Kellogg of Ionia, who ascribed many of the failures with this fruit to the use of plants from old, run out plantations. They should al ways be taken from plants set the pre vious year and before they have borne fruit. Prepare the land by plowing deep, and subsoiling If there is a hard pan near the surface. Light land should be rolled, after It has been thoroughly har rowed, in order that the moisture may be brought up to supply the newly set plants. Then loosen the surface with some shallow-working harrow in order that the evaporation into the air from the surface may be checked. After the plants are set start the cul tivation at once, using a weeder, and keep it up once a week and oftener in dry weather through the season, using a Planet. Jr., or similar cultivator after the runners start Cut off all blossoms as soon as they appear the first year, and remove many of the runners so that If In rows the plants will make a thin mat not over a foot wide. Winter Wheat and Winter Rye. Reports have been received from the correspondents of the Farmers' Review In ten states on the condition of win ter wheat and winter rye. In Illinois winter wheat Is in fair shape, but has been injured extensive ly by the late thawing and freezing weather. The percentage of damage runs all the way from 5 to 50. For tunately, there are not many reports of the latter amount or near it. A like condition exists in Indiana. In Ohio the loss Is still greater, and the present condition is below fair. Michigan re ports great loss, but the condition, tak ing the state as a whole. Is a little above fair. In Kentucky the crop is in a very uneven condition, some coun ties having good prospects, but others expecting little more than half a crop. The loss from freezing and thawing does not seem to be much of a factor. Missouri also has an uneven crop at this time, and the conditions have been various. Some counties have a good start, and no freezing and thawing has taken place. Other counties have lost half of the present stand from this cause alone. We may summarize by saying that the loss for the state has been considerable, and that the present conditions of the crop are fair. In Kan sas and Nebraska the crop is in fair to good condition. Little loss has been experienced from freezing and thawing, in fact some of the correspondents com plain that they have not had as much cold as they would like. In Iowa there has been small loss on account of re cent changes of weather, and the crop in the state is in fair condition. In Wisconsin tho crop is reported quite poor, and the recent losses have been great Winter rye is in much better condi tion than wheat, and is generally re ported at an average of fair to good. Alfalfa la the West. A reader o the Farmers' Review speaks eloquently of what alfalfa is doing for some of the arid sections of the west. He himself is trying to grow It extensively on his farm. A year ago he put in several acres, and it came up well. The weeds also came up and choked the crop to such an extent that It was considered killed. The lat ter part of the winter, however, the light rains showed their effect on the soil by starting the alfalfa. This Is one of the best ways to con vert the semi-arid regions Into valua ble acres. Develop the plants that will best stand the dry soils and cli mates. Alfalfa Is one of the most im portant, because of its very long tap root that will sometimes go 25 feet down into the soil for moisture. It will pay to foster the crop for a few years till it gets a good start, even if all the weeds have to be pulled out by hand. When the alfalfa has got well rooted it will take care of itself. It is a fact that some of the more arid regions are underlaid by vast res ervoirs of water, often within 25 feet of the surface. The roots of alfalfa, once in touch with that moisture, will sup ply to the plant above the necessary food and drink. One farmer says that on his place in western Kansas he is within 20 feet of water and is putting out hundreds of acres of this plant He is going largely into stock rais ing, depending on alfalfa for a founda tion feed. Farmers' Review. Sweet Teas. As soon after the first of April as possible plant the sweet peas if not already done. Spade up the ground to a depth of ten inches, work some ma nure in thoroughly, also a. little wood ashes, and work the soil until it is mellow and thoroughly mixed with the fertilizers. Make a trench six inches deep, drop the peas along an inch or two apart and level up. A pretty ar rangement is to plant them in a circle, and when they come up stick brush on the inner side of the circle, bending the tops in toward the center in cone shape and fasten them there so the peas will grow over them making a mound of beauty and fragrance. Sweet peas also make a beautiful hedge whea planted along garden fences. Not Corn for Growth. Corn Is ex cellent for grown up stock, for fatten ing purposes; but it is entirely too heating to 'be of any use to growing stock. If care is not taken in regard to fat producing grain we will get upon our hands that worst of all entail ments in stock growing stunted and other western states have in creased heavily. A Chicago man calls his dog Lame Conclusion because be has a broken taiL - AftS. rmSi'b. abjAKi3ar-i iS-iAaaU&fr DAIBY AND POULTRY. INTeRBSTING CNArTn3 fOR OUR RURAI. RBADCRSt atw Pwwsttal raraaaf Operate. TMs ptrcmat at Has mum A raw Wats as f ta Cnra at Utra lta aaramUrr AM AFRAID that tho abovo term bits becomo rathor a hackneyed ex pression of lato years, for the changes have been many upon this word at all our in ctltuto meetings, and by the public cress. Still. It our farmers had been better acquainted with this subject It would have been worth hundreds, aye, thousands of dol lars to them this unusually dry season. I will not attempt in this short arti cle to go Into any long description, but will merely confine myself to generali ties. What Is a silo? It is a box. a bin or receptacle In which Is put corn, clover, oats, peas, or any fodder in a green state to be preserved for future use. This box should bo air-tight or practi cally so. It should be of as great a height as convenient, on account of less cost of building, and also because the ensilage will bo better preserved. It should be of such an area that at least one Inch, or better two, of surface Is removed each day. In feeding the stock. In shape it is better to be round. If this is not practical, then eight-sided or square, with the corners cut off. It may be made of either wood, stone or cement Wood has heretofore given the best satisfaction, owing to the en silage spoiling around the walls of stone silos. Still, the cement silos that are being built now appear to be giving good satisfaction, and have the advant age of being built for all time to come, as they will never rot. A wood silo may be built for $1 per ton capacity, while a stone or cement silo will cost a little more. What Crop to Put In Silo. Any green crop can be put In silo with good re sults, but tho chief ones are corn and clover. There is no crop as sure as corn. No crop will glvo as large amount of feed and withal as cheaply raised as the corn crop. It is estimated by experimentalists that from 25 to 50 per cent of value of the corn plant is saved in silo over the ordinary way of curing in the field. Clover, whi!e not quite so sure a crop in some sections, will give a large yield 55' KSiM A FRENCH BULL OF THE of choice fodder which can be cured In tho silo without reference to the state of the weather. The loss to the country through clover being ruined by unfa vorable weather is enormous. The sec ond crop can also be easily taken care of In this way at a time of year when it is almost impossible to cure it In the field. In addition to this, clover helps to form a balanced ration, furnishing a large amount of the expensive albu minoids without having to purchase so much of the costly foods as oil meal, cottonseed meal, bran, peas, etc. We are also all aware of the great service clover Is in acting as a sub soller and as a soil enricher, by its ab sorption through the roots of nitrogen from the air. Value as a Food. Some farmers still feel suspicious of that "rotten stuff," as they term ensilage, but if they would go into the barns where this stuff is fed and note the appearance of the stock, they would make up their minds that the more of this "rotten stuff" we had the better it would be for the country. The University of Wisconsin issued a bulletin contamng a hundred ra tions fed by practical farmers all over the state, and a significant fact Is that over 75 per cent feed ensilnge, and near ly all of them largely. 1 feel safe in saying from my own experience and also from observation that no man can keep a herd of dairy cows profitably without furnishing ensilage as a large part of daily ration. Now. my brother farmers, let me urge if this want has not already become filled that yoa stir yourselves. Visit the silos in your own neighborhood, and select the one as a pattern which seems to suit your conditions and circum stances best, and lose no time in com mencing to build, and I can assure you that K will never remain empty. G. -Y. M. in Farmers Review. Successful Ilreedii:s; No matter how thoroughly a breed tends in the direction desired, to make any great results possible this ten dency must be backed by a proper physical organization. The point I wish to enforce at present, however, is that success in breeding owes half its success in feeding. It is useless to attempt the improvement of our do mestic animals by greater care in breeding unless at the same time we improve in every particular. It Is fol ly to spend money for an animal of choice breeding, possessing in an emi nent degree the qualities desired, un less we afford Its offspring an oppor tunity to develop those qualities fully. If we aim to winter our cattle' at a straw stack and allow them to pick a living inesummer along the roadside, it Is not Iikelywe can Improve much on our native" cows. They are just what generations of such treatment has made them. J. Smith. Got the Mink. I have been raising poultry for 15 years. During that time I have bred the Buff Cochins, Barred Plymouth Rocks, White Plymouth Rocks, Black Breasted Red Game Bantams, G. S. Bantams, White Guineas and W. H. turkeys. The breeds that suit me best are W. H. turkeys. White Plymouth Rocks. White Guineas and G. S. Bantams. My house is built of dressed siding, roofed with flooring boards, has a brick foundation and is in size 12x16. It has three win dows on the south side. 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I fad Mm eats, ryt, wtattt, pota to, cabbflff! leraps tfoat tho hottao nd torn meat ta winter. In tummer they have tho raPrfi of tho (arm. Tho market (or drcttcd (owls la not good, having been about IVa cento per pound (or oomo ttmo. I always got eggs la winter and at all othor times of year. I hare not had any disease (or a long time, escort gapca aad not much of that Two years ago a mink killed ISO chicks and 40 turkeys In three nights. Then X got the mink. In raising broods I have had very good success. I have raised as high as 30 chicks with one hen. and bave raised 15 turkeys with one turkey hen. I be lieve that the White Plymouth Rocks will mature as early as any chicken and they are also good egg producers. I had a White Plymouth Rock puHet last summer that commenced laying when five months old, and the day she from her eggs. A. Z. Copeland in Farmers' Review. i I Itega aad Sheen. Dogs are a great menace to sheep husbandry and. there is nothing more exasperating to the shepherd than to feed and care for a flock of sheep all the long winter through and then have them run down, maimed and killed by some of the worthless curs of the neighborhood. More than once have I met with losses In the spring by dogs belonging to neighbors who thoughtlessly al lowed them tc roam about the com munity at will, until finally, caught raiding sheep iolds. The dogs are a privileged class of animals because, no doubt, of their having been used by all mankind in the chase, and as out door sentinels to Inhabitants of lodges or mansions. Probably at no time in the progress of the world's history has the dog been of as little worth to man as he Is now, yet it is one of the difficult questions to settle satisfactorily to the average dog owner. The inherent-friendship of dog and master clings with semi-barbaric aptitude. No worse combination of sheep-killing dog from my experi ence than a bitch of the neighborhood, with the dogs for miles around, that frequently form a compact and destroy sheep with a vengeance. Next Is the ferocious small dog and hound or bird dog. with no unmistaka ble pedigree long as the moral law. Most states have dog laws recogniz ing ownership and holding them as taxable property, said tax paid town ship trustee, to pay for losses of sheep incurred by d;gs. yet the purpose of the law is not complied with in the majority of instances. 2s MORE COMMON TYPE. Indiana has had Beveral forms of dog laws on the statute books in thir ty years, and none of them were strict ly satisfactory The register and tab law was doubtless the most effective since It provided for every dog to be registered within thirty days after the 1st of April each year, and tabs were furnished by trustees at 10 cents each containing numbers corresponding with those given in assessors' books. Anyone harboring a dog (male $1, fe male $2) not complying with the law had to kill their dog or allow the of ficers do it for them. The present law empowers township assessors to list dogs at $1 each, $2 for every additional dog and female dog for taxation, collectible as other tax, by county treasurer, and returned to trustees of the respective townships to defray damages to sheep incurred by dogs during the year, the balance re verting to the school fund. Not more than half the dogs are assessed and the tax collected, consequently the most worthless dogs and those liable to cause the most damage escape" taxa tion. Don't believe a dog tax can be regulated by "weight," since the smaller dog has frequently been as much the cause of attacks as the larg er when permitted to run at will from farm to farm, either by day or night time, when most of the mischief is done. Where law recognizes the dog as taxable property, they should be rated according to value, say at $10, $25 and $50 each, paying a tax respectively of $1, $3 and $5, accounted for by the as sessors and tax paid to trustee be tween the first day of April and the first day of June each year, receiving certificate of register and tab numbered correspondingly, to be worn by the dog to secure his identity, consonant with the law for his protection if lost, and treated as estrays provided by law for other stock. But if found running at large with no tab may be killed with no penalty following: otherwise malicious killing subject to value of dog and proseci-tlon. I. M. in Farmers' Review. IIorat Meat for Export. A good deal of attention is being called to the possibility of exporting horse meat to those countries that use It as a staple article of diet. Ameri cans generally think with horror of eating this kind of food, but we must remember that other nations have cus toms differing from ourselves, and that If they like horse meat and are able and willing to pay for it, there is no reason why it should not be furnished. The first attempt to send this kind of product to the countries across the sea has not resulted favorably. It has been sent out canned, and this gave the Europeans a chance to cry "fraud" and "unhealthful." Besides, it has made it possible for dishonest tradesmen to palm it off on some of their customers as canned beef. Therefore the tide of opinion has t-. this time been against it. To meet these objections it is now proposed to ship the meat smoked. a3 the Europeans like it that way. or else alive. Since this diss of meat sells in Germany for ? cents per pound, it is believed that the animals can be shipped alive and at a profit, even if they have to be slaughtered at the ports of entry. A self-made man always spoils his Job somewhere. I OS. aJL? ! CM He By local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion ot the ear. There Is only one way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an Inflamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eus tachian Tube. When the tube Is in flamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is en tirely closed Deafness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be takea out and this tube restored to Its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed for ever: nine cases out ot ten are caused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an In flamed condition ot the mucous sur faces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by Ca tarrh) that cannjt be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY ft CO., Toledo. O. gold by druggists: 75c. Hall's Family Pills. 25c Shrinkage B Live Stock. The United States Department of Agriculture has just issued a statement regarding tho number and value of domestic animals on the farms of the country, with tables showing the fluc tuations in both number and values. These tables show some remarkable changes. Horses, it seems, bave been losing in individual value ever since 1892. Mules have also lost in value, but not so greatly. On the other hand, milch cows, oxen and other cattle have been growing in value, and sheep are worth a little more each than last year, while swine have about held their own in price. There is, however, a great difference since 1893 in the total values. At that time the farmers had $2,4S3,50G.6S1 worth of property in live stock. Today the figures have shrunk to $1,727,926,084, or a lots of 8758,580,597; Fair and Fraltfal As the West is, it is often malarious. But It is pleasant to know that a compe'.ent t:te uard in the shape of llostcttcr's Stomach Hitters exists, which absolutely nulilies the poison of miasma. Western tounri emi grants should bearthls in mind. Nor .should it be forgotten, the Hitters Is a tcrlinK rem edy for dyspepsia, bllliousnt-:.. constipa tion, kidney and nervou- complaints and rliL'iimatlsni. Half Fare to Virginia and Carolina. On May 5 homeseekers' excursion tickets will be sold from all points in the West and Northwest over the "Big Four Route" and Chesapeake & Ohio Ky. to Virginia andXortli Carolina at one fare for the round-trip. Settlers looking for a home in the South can do no better than in Virginia, there they have cheap farm lands, no bliz zards, no cyclones, mild winters, never failing crops, cheap transportation and the best markets. Send for free de criDtive pamphlet, excursion rates and time folders. U. I Truitt, X. W. P. A., 2.14 Clark SL, Chicago. I1L Tar raore oar Parker'a Glnnvr Tonic the more I:skmh1 qualities rerTcaletllndts elilnu cvld-., Indlgebtl n. pains aiHU-Ttrr kind otwe.ikn The most finished literary product has no ebarm for the proof reader. Walking- would often bp m nlraaore were It not fortheco ns. Thene pe-t are rasllr re biotcU nitb Ilimlercorns. 16;. at tlrupgUts. Indications Hopeful. "Dear father," wrote the young man who had gone to the far west and hung up his shingle as a physician, "there is a great deal of sickness here, of one kind and another, and I hope soon, by the blessing of Providence, to have plenty of work to do in my profession." Chicago Tribune. flegemasl'amp)kor Ice with OljrcerlN. Th? oriftin.il and only jpnufn Cures Chapped Hands Slid Face, Cold Sores. c. C. O. Clark CuN.Hav en.Ct- Itetvreeii ItiMton Infants. Emerson (a -red ft) "Have you not been charmed by the accuracy of pro portion in (Julliver's Travels?" Winthrop (aged 7. with a superior air "Indeed, no. Those sharp sight ed, diminutive individuals, the Lilipu tians. should have been the first to dis cover microbes." Truth. FiT-AlIFitsMor-Tiirrr,-l)yPr.KIInef;ri Aerve Restorer. i,Fitsaftertli-firsi4i.r- ue. Marvelous cures. Trcatiseaml S2tri".?l UitiL-fre, t lU.ctM.5. bend tolr.KliiK-.!Cl.rcn:t.,l'liiIa.,l . In the Ma3 number of the Century Miss Eliza It. Scidmore writes of the present aspect of "The Alaska ISound ary Question." Miss Scidmore shows that the acceptance of tiie Cameron Line, which is put forward by the Do minion Government, would not only take from the United States several rich mineral sections, but its most unique scenic possessions. The Stikine river would go, which John Muir says is "a Yosemite one hundred miles Jong," the Taku Inlet, Glacier Kay, and, finally, the great Muir Glacier itself. This would prevent United States steamers from landing passen gers in this region, just as the Canadian excusion steamer has been debarred for want of a enstom-house. Eilliard tati'e, second-hand, for sa!o cheap. Apply to or address, H.C. Akijt, til S. th St.. Omaha, Xeb. There is no aristocracy to great ns that in a litt'e town. Queer Names. "A "A "ClnoSiiota" rteail AchM aroal! well known of flesh, bone, Qf TiirfllW fill and mnscla-andeaiiilvranMl K.WUJttVUWJ Vila and muscle, and easily cured by 9 The coming Artist who knows enough jj? 9 to paint' a popular subject. - jC I PLUGW g You get 5M oz. of "Battle Ax" g S for 10 cents You only get 3i oz. S g of other brands of no better quality g S for 10 cents In other words, if you S gbuy "Battle Ax" you get 2 oz. 9 S more of high grade tobacco for the S gS same money Can you afford to S S resist this fact? We say NO S x unless you have "Money to Burn' 8 A Beeeaatea; CetBTarew f As for doing the hair ap, thiak over all the styles of coiffures you ever saw, and then in front of mirrors, by the aid of which you can sec the front, bask and both sides of the head, try first one and then the other style low. high, wide, narrow, smooth bands, crinkles, temple locks, middle part, pompadour, figure eights, flat braids, etc., eta and when you have hit apoa the one that makes the head aad face conform most nearly to a graceful ideal, adopt that for your distinctive stile and cling to it, though empires fall. Thoknifo of the guillotine is weighted with 120 rounds of lead. The Hit of the Season... is made by Ayer's Sarsa parilla. Just at this season when Spring and its debili tating days are with us, there is noth inglikeAycr's Sarsaparilla to put new life into the sluggish sys tem. It sweeps away the dull ness, lack of appetite, lan guidness, and pain, as a broom sweeps away cob webs. It does not brace up. It builds up. Its benefit is lasting. I o you feel run down? Take AYER'S Sanatarilla Send for "Curebook." too pages. l:rcc. J. C. Aycr Co., Lowell, Mass. The Unscrupulous Merchant who tries to make you believe some other skirt binding is as good as Iva"--- liias Velveteen Skirt Rinding should be taught a lesson buy it elsewhere. Look far " S. H.& M.," en the Label, and take no other. If your dealer will not supply you we will. Send for ssmples shoving Istels and materials. tatheS H. &M Co.P O. Eox 699. New York Citv HUtr UAVr NO AGENTS. War ajm a I, w nojLn, .it .Mrp.., to the con. mineral wholesale prices. liip anjohTe for eiamln ntion lefme a!e. Erery thiric wairant-d. 100tjr!es of (arrive, !HI Mylrn of Binns :rtjrlnBMI.Fte4. ,!'. Wrltf for ratnlofriie. KLtHAKT CtUB.IK.lt HA.. NS XIU. ID., KLalUaT, , n. riiATT, secy isd. 1896 rKgh Grade -c!ii et .iity.1i. r- c. o l. i BICYCLES IV r e. SK .1 . 9" ellllller. 'tT'.0. ., V. ml M T. 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