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dealer. "Yom know there k a. popalar
belief is tbe country that catatft
leaves will protect oat froai suatroke.
That belief baa beea cofaaicated to
tbe city, aad tbe idea baa cropped omt
woaderf ally ia the peat few days, Yoa
kaow it'a oaly tbe ffreea leaves that
are supposed to be protectors, aad the
oaly tbiajr for a persoa to do who
waaU one of tbeai ia a harry to pat
. nader bis bat ia is to bay a whole head
of eabbaffe. Trackasea aad atreet
cleaaers are my best castoawrs thia
week. Yesterday afteraooa a half doa
ea of the latter came ia here, boayht
foar heads of cabbage, divided the
greea leaves, aad, with belmetaataCed
with them, went confidently back to
tbehr broiling work." New-' York
Times.
A Waft-alar Fm f Hemawa.
There Is a class of. poBle,ratoaal eaoagh
fa other respects, who are certalply atoao-
maalacs In doelastheauwlves. They are coa-
staatly trylns eznerlawam aeon their
'stomachs, their bowels, their livers aad
their kidneys with trashy aostraau. Whea
tbee organs are really out of order, if they
would onlr ue Hostetter's Stomach Bitten,
itaey would, if not hopelessly Insane, per-
celve Its superiority. '
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Bis Mmth Msae TreeMa.
A few years ago two mea were coa-
victed of horse stealing ia a district
. court ia Montana. They deserved a
sentence of ten years imprisonment,
, but the judge let them off with three.
.The worse man of the two, sapposing
that tbe sentence once pronounced waa
past revision, addressed the court. "I
juat want to say," be told the judge,
"that when I get out you will be the
'first one I will come here to kilL" "Oh,
welt," said tbe judge, "in that case Til
make it ten years. Then you won't
trouble me so soon." Having said this
he turned to the other man and said:
"Is there anything you would like to
aay?" "Not a blessed word, "answered
the prisoner. Tbe man who said noth
ing is now out While his partner ia
still behind the bars.
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. Ia a constitutional cure. Price, 75a
Caeaaaber Salad.
Peel three medium-sized cucumbers
and cut them into halves lengthwise,
"taking out the seeds. Place them in
cold water for an hour. When ready
to serve, peel three tomatoes and chop
coarsely. Chop also one pint of water
cess and mix with the tomatoes. Add
a few. drops of onion juce, one-half tea
spoonful of salt and a dash of cayenne
pepper. Dry the cucumbers, fill them
with them with the mixture and lay
on lettuce leaves. Squeeze over tbe
tilling the juice of one lemon and a
tablespoon ful of olive oil and serve at
once.
The worst cases of llheumatbm can be
cured by Kidneykura. We guarantee it.
Harper's Weekly for September 19th
'will contain an important article by
lirigadier-Gencral A. W. Greeley, V. S.
A., on Nansen's "Farthest North;"
Hon. Worthington C Ford will contri-
' bute a valuable article on Washington's
fsrewell address. There will be a
double-page picture by the ate C S.
Beinhart. entitled "High-tide at Get
tysburg," and the battle of Lake Erie
. will be Commemorated in the "Naval
1'attles" series by James Barnes, with'
an, illustration by Carleton T. Chap
man. Force of Iaaagiaattoaw
' - A venerable couple from a far west
ern town arrived late at night at a
seaside tavern. Just as tbe husband
was falling asleep, he murmured:!
"Listen to the surf, Matilda; it's glo-.
rious; worth the journey. I haven't
heard it for forty years." In the morn
ing they saw no sea from windows or.
piazza. On inquiry the husband dis
covered that it was a bowling alley
that had lulled him to sleep. Boston
Journal.
In the number of Harper's Bazar is
Eued on October-3d there will be given
the first chapter of "Frances Waldeaux,"
a brilliant serial story from the pen of
Bebecca Harding Davis. The story is
original in treatment, and has for its
motif the absorbing love of a mother
.for her only son. It will occupy eight'
consecutive numbers of the Bazar and
be finely illustrated. "Autumn Fash
ions. for Men will be fully treated in
the next issue of the Bazar.
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Other reasons are: The time is fast
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Tbe excursions leave Omaha every
Thursday morning and go thro to San
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change.
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write to J. Fraxcib,
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DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
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OULTRY houses
are very slim af
fairs, sometimes;
not that they are
built regardless of
the comfort of the
fowls, but because
the large majority
of poultrymen are
unwilling to ex
pend any more
money on the poul
try house than is possible, says a
writer In Poultry Keeper. They
aim to get the most house for the
least money, and they succeed in get
ting the least 'number of eggs at the
greatest outlay of food. Take the cold
days of winter under consideration,
and keep in view the fact that not one
poultry house is given a coating of
lath and plaster, which is alone suffi
cient 'evidence that the cold air can
come In through a hundred little, un
seen openings, yet the first thing that
many will do is to ventilate such a
house. There is a class which are
laboring under the impression that
they must give the hens plenty of fresh
air in winter. Let them experiment by
living in an unplastered house, and
ifiav wilt livaiu o rl.1ila lossnn Ml
keeping out the cold. Fresh air is in
vigorating, and also a valuable adjunct
to thrift and health, but the first thing
to learn is whether there is already a
sufficiency or deficiency. Go into the
poultry-house on a cold, windy night,
light a candle and watch the flame. Al
though the doors and windows may be
tightly closed, and to all appearances
the house may be "air-tight," yet the
flame of the candle will flicker if the
wind is high, provided, as stated, that
the house is not plastered, which is evi
dence that the air comes in from some
where, and yet a thorough search may
not disclose any openings by which the
air can enter. A poultry-house that is
kept clean and in good condition will
offer no obstacles to the fowls in the
form of impure air. It is only when the
house becomes filthy that odors are no
ticeable and ventilation is required. No
ventilation need be given at night. The
doors and windows may be opened dur
ing the day, but only when the weather
is dry, as dampness is injurious to poul
try. Hundreds of fowls die every year
from too much cold air given for venti
lation, and this should not happen.
There are but few poultry-houses built
that are not self-ventilating, even when
built with the best of care.
iMprevlac the Smith.
An editorial in London Live Stock
Journal says: Persistent protest, for
a long series of years, by modern vet
erinary authorities against excessive
use of the knife in preparing the horse's
foot for the shoe has not been with
out effect on the majority of farriers.
Indeed, in some instances the lessons
taught have been over-applied and too
scrupulously followed. The shoelng
smith of the day sometimes errs in
an opposite direction to that of which
his forefathers were guilty. He occa
sionally uses the knife too little in
stead of too much, the revolt against
the implement being carried to an ex
treme point. There are conditions of
the foot when the knife should be freely
used in removing abnormal growth to
make a perfectly level bearing surface,
while on no account should the sole
be hollowed out or the frog be cut down,
as was the common practice of old. It
is satisfactory to learn that the Judges
of shoeing competitions at our annual
agricultural shows are unanimously of
opinion that great improvement has
taken place of late years in the general
workmanship of the urban and rural
shoeing-smiths. Much of this is due
to the advance of education amongst
the class, and doubtless also not a lit
tle credit should be attributed to the
system of registration of competent and
skillful workmen instituted by the
Worshipful Company of Farriers. Now
the examinations are conducted m a
thorough and and satisfactory manner
The right to attach the letters "R.S.S."
to his name is something of which the
smith has reason to be proud.
Paper Welle.
Papering the poal try-house is a met,
od of keeping it warm in winter at
small expense. The work may be easily
done, especially if the boards on the
inside of the house are reasonably
smooth. All kinds of paper may be
used, but It would be better to employ
heavy felt or building paper, as that
would require less work in putting on.
Newspapers would requre so much
handling and work that the Job might
cost too much paflence. The means
for fastening the paper to the boards
is paste. After one layer of paper is
on it will be easier to put on another,
as a smooth surface Is thus furnished.
Some writers advocate whitewashing
the surface when dried, as this helps
to fill up the cracks and keep out the
cold. The great difficulty will be that
many of the houses are so irregularly
built that they are difficult to paper.
With such ones a few boards may be
nailed on in such a way that they will
give a surface for the pasting of the
paper.
Dairy Notes.
A good plan for keeping the flies off
the cow at milking time has been sug
gested by an exchange. It is said to
work to a charm, and certainly it costs
little to try it. The method is to throw
a piece of cloth over the cow's back at
milking time. The cloth can be made
out of old cotton sacks and should be
large enough to cover the body very
thoroughly, felling down behind over
iter tail, so that that member cannot be
twitched into the face of the milker.
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We cannot too severely condemn the
ise of preservatives in butter making,
rhe dairyman or farmer has no right
toy with the health of the consumers
if his product It may be that adults
will not be greatly harmed by the drugs
but Infants and invalids are the ones
most in danger. It is desirable that
we have some care for the welfare of
others. Every state that has a dairy
and food commission should also have
laws preventing the sale and use of
preservatives containing anything de
leterious to the health. We do not be
lieve that any other kind of a preserva
tive can be made, for the said preser
vative must needs be destructive to all
vegetable growth, and mast exert a
corresponding effect on the human sys
tem, though to a less degree.
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In the report of Commissioner Bnard
aaa, of Iowa. 525 creameries reported
2,204 patrons. This is a small army,
here Is no reason why such men in
he different states should not be
fought closer toe-ether. Thin wonld
ake it possible to bring about a more
ist csnatuon of affairs. The principal
Aass e farmers not being able to re
lit trattt aad Imatatattt U that the
aw aaeeessfal J
Deaactaaeat of
abli as ta ike
masses are in sack a
ditto that then can be no
(action. Tbe day that the
en and dairymen form
ganlsatlon. that day fraud in dairy jrc
dscts win cease, and rmfurlal
houses, whether sellers of salt or boy
era of batter, will tad it m lesser to
their interests to deal otherwise thai
nssiSSuy,
The Pennsylvania station has bees
considering the question of spraying
corn fields to kill the army worm. It
has been asked if there Is danger that
the corn thus sprayed will prove dan
gerous to stock. There are no positive
data from which conclastens assy be
drawn. Bat the station believes that
if the spraying is done with a weak so
lution and a month before the corn is
cut for fodder there cannot pssstbly
remain on the corn enough of the poi
son to do harm. The proportion for
spraying is one pound of pails green ts
150 to 209 gallons of water.
Caere! FeaXry Inn.
The barrel poultry house (Fig. 1) is
largely used by cottagers in England,
and makes a capital house for n small
lot of birds, says Australasian. Any
cracks or crevices should be filled np
with clay or putty. The inside should
have a good coating of lime, in which
some carbolic acid has been mixed, aad
the outside should be well tarred or
painted. When perfectly dry it should
be placed on bricks or blocks of wood,
so as to raise it a few inches from the
ground.
The other sketch (Fig. 2) represents a
more elaborate house, which can be
made according to the number of birds
for which it is required. The illustra
tion explains Itself, and the space un
der the floor is of great advantage, as
it gives protection from the weather
and is much appreciated by the bird
The house should be removed every few
days on to fresh ground. It will be
noted that two important points, light
and ventilation, have received atten
tion from the designer of this house.
Strong handles placed at each end
would facilitate removal, or the house
could readily be fixed on wheels. If
corrugated iron is used for the roof It
should have a wooden lining, as the
former Is a rapid conductor of heat and
cold.
Dedeelt
ea Uawashee WeoL
An Ohio wool grower has been ex
perimenting to determine whether it
pays to wash sheep before shearing.
He sheared half the wool from each
of several sheep and then washed them
and sheared the other half, says Texas
Stock Journal. He found that the
washed wool weighed four-fifths as.
much as the unwashed, showing a loss
of one-fifth in washing. He then took
two lots, of ten head In each lot, as
nearly even in size, shape and fleece as
the eye could select, and washed one
lot, and sheared the other without
washing. The washed fleeces averaged
8 pounds, and the unwashed fleeces 10
pounds again showing a loss of only
one-fifth. From this he concludes that
there is no Justice in the rule among
buyers of deducting one-third from the
unwashed fleeces. He claims that this
rule originated when the excessively
oily and dirty merinos were in vogue,
and that there is no longer any reason
or Justice in it. His washed wool
brought 16 2-3 cents per pound, so that
an 8-pound fleece brought IL331-3,
while his unwashed fleeces of 10 pounds
each, at 11 cents, brought but $L15
a difference of 181-3 cents, and he
thinks this will amply pay for washing
the sheep. Points overlooked by this
Ohio man are the injury and cruelty to
the sheep, and the danger to the health
of those who wash them; also the fact
that most hired men do the work so
imperfectly that the wool seldom
passes as thoroughly washed wool.
There is no doubt that the rule of de
ducting one-third is unjust, but the
Ohio wool growers had better erect
scouring plants, take their wools to the
scouring mills, have them sure-enough
cleaned, and then sell them on their
merits, and not on estimated shrinkage,
Hia-h-Prleed Hears.
The sale of Poland China Swine at the
Fair Grounds, Springfield, 111., Aug. 5,
indicates that notwithstanding the hard
times and that this is a political cam
paign year, usually dull for business,
there are men that have great faith in
the money-making power of the Ameri
can hog. The animals sold, owned
by three central Illinois breeders,
were nearly all good individually
and in pedigree, some of them in these
regards were considered of special ex
cellence. The day was here the hottest
of the season, but the building in which
the sale was held permitting access of
air from all sides bidders were not un
duly heated except it was at times ini
making bids. Bidding was generally
lively and little time was taken in en
deavors to secure another dollar when
buyers were slow in answering the call
of the salesman. The animals sold were
all old enought to show their quality
and usefulness. The highest price was
for a two year old sow that went to In
diana on the record beating bid of
$1,810, the most that was ever paid for
a hog at public auction. The next high
est price was for a two yoar old sow
but it would seem that better bargains
were had in the abnormally high priced
ones. The Poland China breeders have
set a mark, will the Berkshire sale at
this place next Wednesday reach it?
J. G. S.
Barbed Wire and Stock. -We cannot
object too much to the use of barbed
wire for fences for stock. Some years
ago we were riding across the Dakota
plains in a train. A herd of cattle he
came frightened at the train and same
of them made a break for tbj tarbed
wire fence. None of them tried to get
over except a calf. The poor animal
got partly over the wire and was held
there by the barbs. As the train went
out of sight the creature was seen still
held fast by the steel prongs. As there
was no helpjn sight, we cannot know
the suffering occasioned the dumb
brute. This is doubtless only one cast
of the thousands, but K shows the in
humanity of man. Let as dlseenrago
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FARM AND GABDEN.
MATTERS OP BiTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
EERBOHM, Of
London, says: Con
tinned small ship
ments to Europe,
aad a consequent
farther reduction
in the quantity
afloat, have helped
to counterbalance
the usually de
pressing effects of
first supplies of
new wheat, and in a general way it
may be said that the trade is begin
ning to feel the effects of the paucity
of foreign wheat in view, as manifested
In the quantity afloat for the United
Kingdom, which is now little over
12,000.000 bu, against 24.800,000 bu
last year, and which means that sup
plies of foreign wheat mutt be mod
erate for some time to come, a fact
which English farmers with their new
wheat in excellent condition will not
be slow to take note of. There are, in
deed, several sufficient reasons why the
immediate future of wheat should be
regarded with less discouragement than
was the case a month ago. First and
foremost. It is becoming evident from
the various reports received that the
American crop is not likely to be as
large as was expected, and, indeed, will
fall rather considerably below last
year's total, a poor spring wheat crop
much more than counterbalancing an
improved winter wheat crop. In the
second place it is now tolerably clear
that France will not have the abun
dant crop once looked for, enough be
ing known of the threshing results
in the south, southwest, center and east
of France to warrant the statement
that only an ordinary average crop has
been obtained in these districts. In
the north and northwest, where the
harvest is now drawing to a close, the
results are relatively better, but the
best informed authorities affirm that
the total crop will not exceed and will
probably not equal that of last year,
so that, as we pointed out in our last
review, as the stocks of old wheat have
been practically exhausted In the ab
sence of any important supply of for
eign wheat in the past season, France
will in all probability import consid
erably more foreign wheat in 1896-7
than she has in 1895-6. The Paris Bul
letin des Halles, we may add, deduces
from the recent official crop report that
tho total crop this year will be about
118,750,000 hectolitres, against 119.500,
000 hectolitres last year. So far, how
ever, purchases of foreign wheat in
France are difficult, owing to its rela
tively high price; Danubian wheat, for
instance, sells at Dunkirk or Calais at
equal to 33s 6d per 480 lbs, duty paid,
while at Lille new home-grown wheat
is offered at 31s to 32s per 480 lbs.
Another reason why the trade should
be less despondent is to be found in the
latest official Russian crop report, and
according to which neither the Ghirka
wheat nor the Azlma wheat crop is
likely to be an average, although the
former is regarded as promising bet
ter than the latter. Wheat buyers gen
erally have apparently, become so ex
tremely cautious that they need not be
reminded of the fact that early crop
estimates, specially in America and
Russia, are apt to be misleading, but
under the present extraordinary cir
cumstances in regard to the statisti
cal position, any marked deterioration
In the general crop outlook might find
them napping.
The Fear-Headred Feaad Cow.
The possibilities of butter production
in matter of yield per cow per season is
one of great interest, writes F. W.
Moseley in Nebraska Farmer. Other
things being equal, the smaller the
herd the easier great results can be
obtained. Some of the best results are
shown when but one cow Is kept Tet
no one will deny such results can be
approximated when a greater number
of cows are kept, but in such cases the
cows to start with must be equally
good and each must have the same at
tention given to the one cow. "But,"
says some reader, "that would not
pay." If results such as are given be
low could be obtained it would pay.
Mr. John Prltchard, Castleton. Rut
land county, Vt, has a cow with a rec
ord worthy of emulation. In reply to
an inquiry made by the writer last
spring some facts were given and are
quoted as follows:
"Our cow is six years old, is three
fourths Jersey, and is of good size. She
calved the 25th of February, went dry
six weeks, had no grain while dry, but
plenty of hay and corn fodder and a
good warm stable. After she calved, we
began to feed her and gradually In
creased it to two quarts gluten meal
and two quarts of middlings in the
morning and the same at evening, with
a peck of cut potatoes per day and a
good ration of hay all she would eat
clean. She has made three pounds
three ounces of butter per day some
weeks and we use all the milk and
cream needed for our family of two and
some visitors. We do not claim to use
a great deal, but Just all we want We
raise our cream in a portable creamery
the Occident Last year our cow made
378 pounds of butter, and we had a
family of five for over two months a
grandchild taking three pints of new
milk every day during that time."
It will be seen that as the cow had
gone dry six weeks of the year and that
378 pounds of butter were made, the
yield per week (forty-six weeks) was
nearly eight and one-fifth pounds per
week. Had none of the milk or cream
been taken for other uses the butter
product would have been considerably
greater. That It would have been'more
than four hundred (400) pounds for the
year no one can doubt but call It Just
that and you have a standard worth
working to reach. No ont can deny
even at present low prices of butter
there is a good profit in keeping a 400
pound cow.
Best Oelsht for Greeed Water.
F. H. Storer, in his work on "Agri
culture," speaking of the height to
which ground-water should rise in or
der to do the most good, says:
"The height of the ground-water may
be ascertained In any special cast by
noting that of the surface of a well,
or any open ditch oi hole in which the
water is standing. But it is to be ob
served that the water in such ditch or
well is usually a little lower than that
of the water In the soiL It must be re
membered also that the foregoing
statement would rarely be true for a
stiff clay solL In clay soils the wells
are commonly 'over-shot wells,' mm the
term is; that is, they are mere pits to
receive and hold the surface water,
which flows into them at the tap. The
proper height at which ground-water
should stand in order best to conduce
to the prosperity of the growing plant
Is a question tf nt little etmplexlty.
There art awmtvrivtt man ftaate
ease Cyt date aUass Aheat CeMrea-
erttoalsare, YHIealtam aatf Ikti
jpUf snykBl
wmsmLmvtLsr"Wl
which Brtfer tt haft their roots
staatly lsisiiren in ground-water.
Bice, also, and tho cranberry and rib
bea Eiatai. and a few other ntetni
grasses, flourish with their roots ac
tually wet. Bat as a general rait the
plants of cultivation cannot bear sack
ah excess of this kind of moisture. It
Is with them much as it is with the
greenhouse plants, there mast ho a
bale in tho bottom of the pot or the
plants will drown. Many plaata hav
ing powerful roots do indeed send some
of them down to ground-water. There
art innumerable examples on record,
for that matter, of the choking of
drains by the roots of various kinds of
clover, aad of turnips, grape-vines and
the like. It is possible to grow a great
variety of plants in mere water. But
in spite of all this, it is notorious that
plants flourish best in soils where the
ground-water is several leet from the
surface of the soil. In the cultivation
of moors and bogs In Europe, it is held
aa one essential condition of success
that the ground-water mast be kept at
least three feet below the surface of
the land in summer, and as much at
two feet below the surface in winter.
Kates ea Basalt trait.
For largest yield of perfect berries,
two favorable seasons are necessary.
The first to perfect the root the plant
and the fruit bud. The root is the
foundation on which future success de
pends. The tint of flower and perfec
tion of fruit proceeds from the root Its
best development requires fine, rich
soil, plenty of moisture and frequent
cultivation. With good roots, vigorous
plants and canes may be expected.
Vigorous canes well pruned, free from
weeds and grass and having sufficient
room to grow, will form many strong
vigorous buds for next season's fruit
These fruit buds are promises of fu
ture payment and the first season's
work is not done until they 'are care
fully prepared for their long winter
sleep. The second season is a repeti
tion of the first as the same care that
matures this year's phut also matures
fruit on last year's cane. The fruit
grower should then remember that in
preparing the soil, in selecting plants,
in hoeing.cultivatlng.prunlng, thinning
of fruit, protection, and In every little
detail, he is performing an important
part in the quality and quantity of his
fruit one or two years hence. Neglect
the work but a single week,, and like
an ugly thread woven Into a beautiful
pattern, it shows imperfection ever af
ter. The eternal now is the time to
grow good fruit In many parts of tho
northwest strawberries have been al
most a failure because of imperfect root
growth last year. In many cases even
staminate varieties were so weak and
pollen so impotent, they could not fer
tilize their own blossoms. Lack of pol
Ienizatlon is the direct cause of failure.
This weakness of root growth extends
to new setting this year, and great
care will be necessary even under favor
able circumstances, to place new beds
In good condition for next year's fruit'
ing . M. A. Thayer.
Flaeaess of Soil laspertaat.
Prof. Milton Whitney, of Johns Hop
kins university, has determined that
In an ordinary wheat soil, there are at
least 10,000 million soil grains in a
gram (about a pint), and in some of the
finest soils this number has reached
24,000-milllons. In coarse or sandy
soils, the particles, by reason of greater
weight, take a closer arrangement;
hence there is less air space. The more
soils are divided up and made fine, like
dust, the more air space, and for same
reason, the more surface in a given
bulk. To Illustrate: A cubic toot of
hard granite has only six square feet
of surface exposed to air or water. If
ground to fineness of a good wheat soil,
then a cubic foot will have over two
acres of surface, and in the finest lime
stone soil of Maryland the exposed sur
face of all the soil grains in a cubic foot
exceed three acres in extent The
amount of surface is important, as the
water in the soil adheres to these sur
faces, and the roots occupy the spaces
between in search of food. The more
fine spaces there are the more fine root
lets there will be, and the more food
the plant can gather from the soil.
Healthy He- Quarter.
To prevent the development of any
miasma it will be proper from the be
ginning of the warm weather and dur
ing the summer, to frequently disinfect
the premesis with solutions of chloride
of lime and carbolic acid. Proper hous
ing and cleanliness go far towards
warding off disease; but a healthy diet
is as necessary to enable the animals to
resist disease. To secure healthy pro
duce, the animal should be fed on nutri
tious, rather than fattening diet Ac
cess to charcoal and ashes should at
all times be provided. The being an
omnivorous animal, it will thrive best
on mixed diet Therefore, give what
the farm affords in the line of animal
food, such as plenty of sour milk and
buttermilk. In summer the animals
should have access to green food, but
should not be obliged to subsist on this
exclusively. In winter they should
have plenty of roots and vegetables, but
not such as have been spoiled by keep
ing. Cabbage, beets, turnips, poptatoes,
apples, onions, etc., sliced and mixed
with dry food, alternately with slops or
a liberal supply of sour milk. Steaming
or cooking the food Is by far preferable
to giving it whole or dry, and Is cer
tainly less wasteful.
Wet Lands Waste Manure. Wet
lands waste the manure, by not allow
ing ready absorption, the valuable
parts of the manure frequently pass on"
in vapor and are carried by the
winds to enrich your neighbor's soil,
who, by underdrainage, reaps the bene
fit of your labor as well as his own.
The Batter Talat.
In conversation with a dealer re
cently he confided to us that the reason
In could not sell a certain man's butter
was on acount of a strange and peculiar
taint No observing dairyman need
be told from whence it comes. Filth
and filthy milkers, milkers who do not
wash their hands before milking, whe
wet the teats, who do not brush off the
cows bags; filthy cows cows that arc
compelled to lie down In their own
droppings and arenever cleaned off.
filthy stables stables that are improp
erly cleaned or not cleaned at all; all
these things tend to make the mill
taste and smell of manure. It was verj
charitable of the dealer to suggesi
that this taint was caused by some
thing the cows had eaten, but had h
ever seen the inside of some of the ru
bles we had occasion to enter recentlj
he would soon lay the blame where 11
Justly belongs. Dairymen cannot ex
pee to produce clean milk "-hpn they
allow such a condition to exist Wh
we have lately seen cows with theii
thighs and hips caked with manure
which will cmain there until It drop?
off with the shedding hair. Is it possi
ble for such methods to long continue
with profit to the owner? Most assur
edly not Ex.
Good feeding should not be governec
by the price of dairy products. Neithei
should tbe enthusiasm of the dairy'
men fluctuate with the market. . Cea
iiaatr It MHtt ll iti tMtfi
A Detroit man recently bought hlm
atlfoaoof the emits of tow that have
gained a great deal of uopalaritj for
summer wear. The colored man whe
doea.odd chores around his homo looked
at it, tamed away and heaved a tra
amMamdOlBBBV eaJsTmU
"What's tho matter, Augmstms? Don't
yon approve of this outfit?"
. "Taintfer meter 'sprees no 'pinion.
Bat I waata ter say dat ef was comes
ter de was, Is .redy ter stick by de
fam'ly eben if I haa ter take lest
wages, "
"Yoa seem to think this suit ia con
nected with bard times."
"Yassir. But I didn't 'magine dey
wne ez bahd ez all dia Hitdoan mek
aomach differ'ace ter culled folks.
Wen I wah ltvia' down souf 1'se rawed
hnl fam'liea ob pikerainnies datndtak'
er coffee sack an' cut hoi's fob dere
arms an mak it pass fer co't vest an'
breeches. But much ez I've hynrd
'bout dest hahd times, I nebber didn'
spek ter aee er sho nuff white gen'le
man have ter go 'roun in jute clo'a."
Detroit Free Press.
Iowa farms for sale on crop pay
ments. 10 per cent cash, balance li
crop yearly until paid for. J. MUL
HALL, Wankegan, I1L
Kaasas Has a Girl Btaekssslth.
A Kanaaa girl of 17 not long ago won
the prize in an unusual contest in com
petition with two men. She had
learned to turn a horseshoe in a black
smith shop, and at an entertainment
for the benefit of the church she
matched herself against two of tbe
most expert blacksmith's in tbe city.
Three portable forges were placed on
the stage, and each contestant was al
lowed a helper to blow the bellows.
Both men and the girl wore the
leather aprons peculiar to their calling.
The men smiled indulgently at their
girl rival aa they waited for time to be
called, but became anxious, then
alarmed, and finally discomfitted,when
she turned a perfect horseshoe before
the audience and judges in less than
four minutes. The curtain dropped on
a pretty tableau of glowing forges and
the smiling girl victor, who speedily
appeared among her friends daintily
clad in white.
For lung and chest diseases, Piso's Cure
is the best medicine we have used. Mrs,
J. L. Northcott, Windsor, Ont, Canada.
Bags Rale the World.
"It is an interesting fact, "says a cor
respondent of the Boston Transcript
"that bugs practically rule the world.
Man is almost helpless against them.
It is reckoned that there are at least
10,000 species of insects in existence;
and will anybody mention one of the,
injurious species that has been dimin
ished in numbers by efforts of human
beings? Well, the court surmises not.
Look at the mosquito, the cockroach,
the moth which attacks our clothes.
Where are they today? Just living at
our expense, and suffering the loss of
only a few individuals killed. We
can't destroy them, we only defend
ourselves feebly.
If the Bahy t Cattle Teetaw
Sesoie aad use that old and well-tried remedy, Kss.
WcrsLow's SooiBawSTBPrforCMldreaTeethlag.
j. Enenoa'a Prayer.
In tbe August issue of the Arena the
editor contributes the following signifi
cant anecdote concerning Whittier and
Emerson: The two were taking a
drive together when they passed a,
small, nnpainted house by 'the road
side. "There," said Emerson, point
ing out the house, "lives an old Cal
vanist, and she prays for me every day.
I am glad she does. I pray for myself."
"Does she?" said Whittier. "What
does thee pray for, friend Emerson.'
"Well, when I first open my eyes on
the beautiful world, I thank God that
I am alive and live so near Boston. "
FITS Mopped free andpermanntlv cured. No
flta aftrr first dayV ue or Dr. Kllne'sUrest Xerre
Jtestorer. Free S3 trial bottle and treatise.
Send to Da. Kumc. U Arcb 8U. Philadelphia, Fa.
Admitted Error Too Soon.
It is very hard to go about with a
bullet and an ache in your head. Still
harder is it when your doctor disbe
lieves the headache and bullet and
shuts you np as a lunatic. This hap
pened to a young Hamburg confec
tioner, and for some years he lived in a
lunatic asylum. Finally he signed a
paper that the headache was a fancy
and the bullet a mere idea, and tbat
he had got them both out of his head.
And now have come the remorseless X
rays, which have disclosed the bullet
in the man's skulL Ought he to be
glad or sorry? London World.
No cough so bad that Dr. Kay's Lung
Balm will not cure it See ad.
Remembering Names.
There is a Boston society woman
who cannot remember names, neither
can her daughter. One day they met a
Mrs. Howe, and afterward the daugh
ter remarked: "Howe invented the
sewing machine didn't he? Well, just
think of machines and we will be sure
together name." The two ladies went
to tea a few days afterward, and Mrs.
Howe was there. Up sailed the moth
er with' her sweetest smile and ex
claimed: "My dear Mrs. Singer, how
delighted I am to see you again!" Soon
afterward the daughter appeared, and,
with equal charm of manner, said: "My
dear Mrs. Wilcox, how are you?"
A story of the time of Shakespeare,
written by John Bennett, will be the
leading serial for the new volume of
St Nicholas. It is called "Master
Skylark,' and will deal with the
romantic events of the Elizabethan
age. The great dramatist figures as
one of the leading characters, although
tbe hero and heroine are a boy and
a girl. Another serial, "The Last
Three Soldiers," by William II. Shel
ton, has a novel plot It tells of three
Union soldiers who became veritable
castaways in. the Confederacy. Both
stories will begin in tbe November St
Nicholas.
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 are 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 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 yon have the genuine arti
cle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in it 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 thJ
well-informed everywhere. Syrup of
Fig stand highest and Upmost Urgel; J
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A drtmmaker lays down three rales
formeadingaailk waist: Use ravel
ing when yon can. Saw front tho un
der aide. Do not tarn over edges, hut
darn fiat and trust to careful pcettiag.
If a bona begin to show through, do
not mend bat eat off the bono an inch.
If the silk wears off around the hooka
and eye, move them along ever so lit
tle. Make a virtae of worn out seams
by applying black feather stitehing;
and remember that a silk waist is good
as long aa the upper part of the sleeve
remain. Plastron, choker, lace, cuffs
and careful mending make a new waist
for yon.
What yon need is something to cure
yon. Get Dr. Kay'a Renovator. Set ad.
Dlplemaey.
Mra Hendricks (proudly walking ont
of the sewing room) "WelL Percy,
how do you like my bloomers?"
Mr. Hendricks "Oh, they do very
well, bat dear me, how much older
than usual they make yon look."
On the following day a neat package
intended for the far away heathen. waa
forwarded from the Hendricks homo.
Cleveland leader.
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secured to every woman
by the use of
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' women have been cured
:: by its use.
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Everybody likes "Battle Ax" because of its
exceedingly fine quality.
Because of the economy there is in buying it.
Because of its low price. It's the kind the rich
men chew because of its high grade, and the kind
the poor men can afford to chew because of its
great size.
A 5-cent piece of "Battle Ax" is almost twice
the size of the 10-cent piece of other high grade
brands.
GIVE GREATEST
The acme of cycling comfort
and delight is in store for the
purchaser of a Columbia Bicy
cle It has no equal Its speed
on track and road has been
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Bow good k leeks! Hew
geed ttie!. Aad how it
harts. Why not look into the
question: of Pml after Pit?
Eat your pie aad take Ayer'a
Pills after, and pie will pkaee
sari not paralyse,
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Cathartic Pills
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WEST
The best fruit section ia the West. No
drouths A fallen of crops aerer kaowa.
MUdcliawte. Productive soil. Abundance of
good pure water.
For Maps aad Circulars clrlag roll descrip
tion ef the Rich Mineral. Fruit aad Agricultu
ral Lands in South West Missouri, write to
JOaM M. rtWDY. Manager or the Missouri
Lead aad Live Stock Company, Neosho, New
ton Co., Missouri.
1,200 II.
CRIB,
$9.50.
. H. HOOMt.
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THAOB WITH A
RESPONSIBLE FIRM.
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BANKERS AND BROKERS,
tt, 123 aat 12 Biaito BmUisr. Quean, ill
rsei me Chines Been et Trade ia pad
who will furnish you with their Litest
OB Statistics nnd rclinhto information m.
carding- the markets. Write tor H and their tatty
Market Letter, both FREE. Keferences: Am Kx
National. Bank, Chicago.
STEfJY
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WE PAT CASH WEEKLY and
want men evrrywhrrv to SELL
STARK TREES SUrS;
"absolutely best."8MprbontflU.
newsjsteru. STARK HKOTllERS.
LOCISIAXA. Mo., KOCKroKT, lU.
Dr. Kay's Rifinatir,
Gaaraateed to
cure dyiDer)la.
constipation, liver and kidney diseases. At druj;
Kists 25c & II. Send for free sam pies und book
let. Dr. 11 J. Kay Medical Co., Omaha. Neb.
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lata rrteelpal Kxaaintr V. S. FtaHua Sanaa.
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cured. Cheapest and best cure. Fata Tkial.
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