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the difficulties of carrying a tel-
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where itfivas exposed to constant chaf-
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cable ternrmates in the -water sixty
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-through this distance to two bare
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for any case of catarrh that cannot be
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' Among the distinctively literary fea-
' tnres of the announcements of the At
- lantic monthly for the coming year is
a series of papers on "Masters of Amer
' ican Literature,'' Irving, Cooper, Bry
"ant, Hawthorne, Emerson and Long--fellow,
in which the writings of each
will be studied from the point of view
of the present by our most capable
younger critics, with the effort to in
form readers- who coirie to these au
thors for the first time what parts1 of
their writings arc of present interest,
and what relative values should be
placed upon each; there will be also
reviews of the work of our younger
authors, such for instance as Mr. Ilen
: ry If. Fuller, Mr. .lames Lane Allen,
Mr. JIarold Fredcriclc, Mr. Woodrow
AVilson, and others.
An Important Difference.
To make it apparent to thousands,
who think themselves ill. that they are
not .afflicted with any disease, but that
the system simply needs cleansing. Is
to' brins comfort home to their hearts,
as a costive condition is easily cured by
tisinsr Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by
ahe California Fip Syrup Company only,
and sold by all druggists.
lis Urip on i'amr.
'The Chap Hook tells a story of a well
' known huntress in London who in her
own drawing room introduced John
Drew to a gentleman named Monte
liore. She eulogized Mr. Drew's abili
ties and the genius of his acting, the
Drew family's talent, and after she had
-said all that was possible about him
she thought it was necessary to say
something nice about Mr. Montefiore.
She hesitated a moment, and then,
turning to Mr. Drew, remarked. "You
may remember that his favorite uncle
was frightfully mangled on the under
ground last year."
TO C'UKi: A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Hromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druisirefuud the money if li fails to cure. -Sc
Alligator Fashion.
f I like the looks of the high standing
collar," said Cholly. "The only objec
tion I've against it is that when you
chew gum 3011 have to hold your jaw
still and move the whole top of your
yead, you know." Chicago Tribune.
lust try a 10c box of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
A oor man with a sunny spirit will pet
more out '. li c than a wealthy grumbler.
Catarrh
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medicine purities the blood and cures catarrh.
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Tit Crtatcst Clothing Sale Oiaba His
Efer Seen.
The Belle stock Is no doubt the Gnest
goods sold under such circumstances as
lorcing the goods on the market. We have
stilt 200 saite which class up to 5 and $G
suits atrfc-'JJ. Men's Overcoats at ?2.50.
You can only appreciate tbLs liy calling
and eeein? the coods at 1415 Douglas, bet.
10th and ICth streets, Omaha.
Receivek's Sale.
The Old FarUh Clerk.
The old parish clerk was a sure per
verter when an opening was given. A
rector told his clerk to announce that
during the next six weeks probably
during the Lenten season the vicar of
and himself would preach alter
tcrnately on Sunday mornings. The
clerk's perversion took the form of all
announcement that these reverend gen
tlemen would preach to all eternity."
A vicar of Goostrcy, in Cheshire, said
to his clerk, "Give out that there will
be no services here on Sunday after
noon next, as I shall be ofiiciuting at
Peover." The moment came and
the announcement concluded, ''as
the vicar will he a-fishing at I'eover."
London Snector.
General Horace Porter, in his "Cam
paiging with Grant" in the Christmas
Ccnturv, deals with General Grant's
demeanor during the battle of the
wilderness. General Porter says that
even during the most critical moments,
General Grant manifested no percep
tible anxiety, but that he was visibly
affected by the sight of blood. During
the second day of the battle Grant
smoked about twent3' strong cigars, his
highest record in the use of tobacco.
Merchants Hotel, Gnn&a.
COKMCK FIFTEENTH AND KAJtN'AM ST3.
Street cars pass the door to and from
both depots; in business center of city.
Headquarters" for state and local trade.
Kates S- and S3 per daj
PAXTON & DA YEN POUT, Prop's.
An Kay Way to Keep Warm.
A physician calls attention to this
faet that deep and forced respirations
through the nose, being careful to hold
the air as long as possible before expel
ling it, will hecp tnc entire body in a
glow in the coldest weather, lie was.
himself half frozen one night, and be
gan taking deep draughts and keeping
the air in his lungs as long as possible.
The result was that he was thoroughly
comfortable in a few minutes.
The deep respiration, he says, stimu
lates the blood-currents by direct mus
cular exertions, and cause the entire
system to become pervaded with the
rapidly generated heat
51r. Edward Wood, l'rimahar, Iowa,
writes: "I have taken br. Kay's Reno
vator and it has cured me of dysj ersin of
about ten years stnudiu. I was so I ad off
that everything 1 ate soured on my stom
ach. Ican now oat mobt everything.' So.d
by druggist-!, or sent by mail, J5 cts. and
?1.00. See adv.
licnun "11 Hill" Grilled Alitinml.
Grilled Almonds make a delicious
bonbon, and may be readily made at
home, l'lanch a cupful of almonds
and dry them thoroughly, lloil one
cup of granulated sugar with a quar
ter of a cup of water until it "hairs;"'
then then put in the blanched almonds
and let them cook in this syrup, stir
ring occasionally, until they become a
delicate golden brown before the sugar
changes. Aso soon as the sugar com
mences to take on a color quickly take
the pan from the lire and stir the al
monds rapidly until the syrup has
turned back to sugar and clings irreg
ularly to the nuts. New York Sun.
Children Should Slt-fp in I:irk Kooms.
Children should be accustomed as
soon as possible to sleep in a dark
room. I'nless they have learned to be
afraid of it the darkness is soothing to
the nerves, and the rest is more pro
found and refreshing than when
there is the unconscious stimulation of
light. It is particularly desirable for
children of a nervous temperament
that the light should be excluded, yet
it is most often the nervous, sensative
child whose imagination has been
filled with fears of the shapes tiie dark
may hide. Ladies' Home .Journal.
"Proposed Improvement of the V.'hitc
House" will be tiie subject of a paper
in the next number of Harper's Week
ly. Prominent architects will show,
with the aid of carefully prepared
drawings, how the present building
may be enlarged so as to afford suffi
cient room for the president's family,
for the transaction of ollicial business,
and for ollicial receptions and enter
tainments. The same number of the
Weekly will contain a review of the
Horse Show by Casper Whitney, with a
double page illustration by W. T.
Smedley.
Ton't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life f'wsy.
If you wtiut to ijuit to.'atro iisiiivj- e:siiy
and forever, rcnm lost manhood, bo made
well, strong, iuac.net ie, nil of iiexv liio and
vipor, take No-To-Iti tho wonder woruer
that maues weak men strong. Jlunv pain
ten 1 omuls in ten day 0 er 4(K.0j0 cured.
Buy Xo-'lo-l'a Irom our dru-.gisr, who will
Kuaranteeacure. Poo'k'ctaud sample mai ed
free. .-ddreis Ster iug Kemedv Co.. Chi
eaj,o or New Yorc.
The Kancaroo K:it.
One of the most interesting little an
imals known to inhabit any portion of
America is the kangaroo rat. This
queer little rodent is found only in the
Death valley region of California. It
has long and powerful hind legs and
makes its way wherever it goes by
jumping. Its color varies from light
gray to dark brown, according to
whether it frequents the alkali sands
or the lava beds, nature probably in
tending to protect it from capture by
likcnim? its hue to the surroundings.
This animal lives in burows. as does a
smaller species of rodent called the
kangaroo mouse.
Cascarets stimulate liver.kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken orgrioe.
1!i Hair U Irsf(l HiRh
The latest Parisian fashion of dress
ing shows the chignon quite high on
the head, so much so. in fact that it
entirely disappears beneath the crown
of the hat. aving the hair is as pop
ular as ever and it is arranged so as to
be very loose and ilufty about the face
and is held in place at the back with
pretty curved combs. The pompadour
front is worn, and can be niatie becom
ing to almost every face with a few
curling locks to fall on the foreheatl.
New York Sun.
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DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
ilow Successful Farmers Operate This,
Department of the Farm A. Few
Bint as to tbe Care of lire Stock
and Foultry.
rOT long since the
was in a
restaurant,
Vvijpj and on a side taaie
& which was heaped
rrt-swN
twenty or more
pounds of common
cottage cheese,
which was being
rapidly sold for ten
cents a pound, and
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vvewere informed that the sales amount
ed to hundreds of pounds weekly, and
brought in no inconsiderable revenue
is a hy-prcduct of a not distant cream
ery. This cheese is nothing but milk
allowed to thicken and then is cooked
and "wheyed off" and simply prepared,
not even pressed into cakes. Here was
a hint, saj's a correspondent of the
Practical Farmer.that might have been
made of service to many. Numbers
of farms have a few cows, and there
seems only one way to dispose of the
milk, that of making butter. Why
should not these women who spend
hou.s a day in making butter to ex
change for groceries at eight cents a
pound make the milk into cottage
heese, and have it sold at some fam
ily supply house, or even find
i few customers and furnish as
they would butler. There is no
u;reat margin of profit as there
mcc was in butter and cheese
mailing, and if the by-products of the
miry room could be better utilized, or
ue milk itself turned into new chan
nels, and mp.de into some of what are
.known as the fancies, or even daiu-.
Ics, it would seem that it would be the
.::ore profitable way. Now that this
country is to consume all of its butter
and cheese, it would suggest itself as
a business proposition that the meth
ods of manufacture take on wider
uiiific, and iubtead of just butter and
Jiec-se, we should have a variety of tho
cheeses, and put up in its many fancy
forms. Last year, as low as was the
price of cheese, this country imported
a million and a half dollars' worth of
fancy cheese from Europe. Why not
make this variety at home?
l:!nj; tin Separator.
In running a separator do not have
Ihe milk needlessly warm, says Ameri
can Dairyman. 5Ir. Wagoner, instruc
tor in butter-making at Cornell Univer
sity, teaches that 80 degrees is better
than a higher temperature. He believes
that probably the most important point
in running a separator is the thickness
of the cream, and says: Adjust your
separator so that your cream will he as
thick as yo"u can churn. By tills 1 mean as
:hzck as can be and yet fall from end to
end of a revolving churn and not stick
to the sides when churning. Such
cream will generally contain 35 to 45
per cent of fat. I consider this a very
important point. Cream containing 40
per cent of fat will churn more quick
ly and leave less fat in the buttermilk
:tt 5.") degrees than will cream contain
ing IS to liO per cent at GO degrees. The
secret of quick churning at the very
low temperature 52 to 55 degrees,
which we know to be the best is 10
have your cream very rich. This is an
adaiuago you cannot scare from cold
settings, it being difficult to obtain
cream of this class with much over 18
to 20 per cent of fat. The second point
of great importance is to cool the cream
at once to a low temperature at least
55 degrees and hold it there for 1
few hotii-s before warming it up to ripen.
Whenever, in summer time, we are
tro'ibled with cream that coigulates
1 eforc it gets much acid, or with clif
feient churnincs, which some of us
have. I fe?l sure that chilling the cream
directly from the separator will help
su'colly. We shall gel better grain,
1 Iter iia'.o-, and more salisfactory re
sults in every way. I believe that this
nailer of careless handling of cream
.ifttr it is separated is the rock upon
which many butler-makers split.
I'liii;j I'nultry on Farnm.
The time has been when poultry
vas not thought deserving any atten
tion at all from the farmer. It was as
nit:' Ii out of his line as baking bread
or rweeping the rooms of the dwelling
house. The hens were allowed to go
anywhere on the farm in the winter;
but they remained near the cattle,
seeking food wherever they could find
a nioisel. Sometimes the farmer's
.vi:c, with her sympathy for helpless
creatures, would laboriously wend her
w ay through the snow to give her pets
i mess of corn; but so far r. the far
utor himrelf wan concerr.co. he didn't
consider them worthy of notice. But
the present day the farmer is more
prone to make his mistakes in over
doing the work and in using little
j-idgt'ient in feeding. He feeds liber- !
ally but depends too much on grain.
A slight change in the food will some
times accomplish much. When the
hens have teen given corn exclusively
they rcqaire something that is radi
cally different. Lean meat or a ration
compo&td of bran or linseed meal may
s.arl the hens to laying, simply because
such food is just what thej' require.
Grain is deficient in mineral matter,
.uu aiso nuounus largely m staren.
Foods that contain less starch and
more mineral matter and nitrogen will
be a change that will theapsu the coEt
of the food, because more eggs will be
the result. Corn is not favored as a
.ummer food, because it is too heat
.ug and too fattening; but there is an
advantage in feeding corn to fowls
that are intended for market. Do not
attempt to fatten fowls on nothing but
corn, as tbey suffer from indigestion.
Let the fowls receive three meals a
day, and of a variety of anything that
they will eat, allowing a mess of chop
ped grass or clover, and give the corn
at night, as much as the hens will eat.
Every other day give a mess of equal
parts of bran and ground oats, with a
Jill of linseed meal in the mixture for
a dozen hens. Keep the poultry house
ciean, and the fowls will fatten rap
idly. Dlptiihcrli in Fowls.
This disease is common in the fall
months, says Farm Journal. We have- ;
already had several inquiries indict
ing that it has come to the flecks of
our readers. The first symptom usu
ally noticed is heavy, difficult breath
ing and a stretching up of the neck.
After awhile the comb turns purple
ind ihe bird suffocates. We do not
;-ow of any "sure cure" for this very
roubiesome complaint, but recom
oiend a trial of the following: Take
a large, long shoe box and make a par
tition a fcot from the small end and
cover the bottom of this small apart
ment with coal ashes. i?ix a table
poonftil each' ol 'pine tar. turpen
:ne and sulphur, adding a few drops
of carbolic arid and a pinch of gum
Tini-kor. Heat a brick very hot and
tav it oa tho ashes. Nov.- nut the bird !
or birds in the large apartment, drop
a spoonful of the mixture on the hot
brick and cover with a cloth. Watch
carefully and be ready to remove the
patients at once after two or three
minutes' exposure to the fumes. It i3
easy to kill them by suffocation. An
examination will show a whitish mem
brane forming in the throat The for
mation of this may sometimes be
checked by spraying the throat with
peroxide of hydrogen or with this
formula: 1 ounce glycerine, 5 drops
nitric acid, 1 gill water. All affected
birds should be separated from the
general flock, and care should be exer
cised in handling them, as it is thought
the contagion may be communicated
to human beings. Those who use
homeopathic remedies should give
Mercurius Iodatuin every two hours.
Bret-d a Good Hone.
Should the farmer breed a foal that
premises well for the turf he may sell
it at a good profit, but the moment he
.undertakes to develop it and profit by
its racing qualities, he makes a de
posit against which his checks will
not be honored. But the farmer may
breed u high class roadster, a coach
horse, or a draft horse, and if tho
mating of the sire and dam is done
intelligently, and proper care is given
the foal, he will be assured of success.
But the quality cannot be neglected.
The sire and dam must represent what
you want in the foal. Should the sire
and dam not possess breeding, but
are the result of accident, you are not
assured that they will reproduce them
selves. The cheapness of the services
of a cross roads stallion should not
recommend him. Look first for con
tinued breeding in the line you desire
then individuality, and the reasonable
ness of the price may be considered
afterward. But you should remember
that the services of a well bred ani
mal with good individuality are worth
more and can not be offered for the
price of the scrub. The produce of
the one promises a profit on your in
vestment, while the other will prove
deceptive and in all probability bring
you in debt. Horses demanded by tho
present and future markets can net be
grown in herds on tho western ranches
like cattle. "Free grass" will not make
the massive draft animal, the high
stepping coacher, or the stylish, shape
ly driver. Herd life will not contrib
ute to that desirable disposition which
adds so much to the value of an ani
mal when called upon for service.
J. It. Rippey.
Winter lairy!ii.
It is one of nature's laws that all
animals bring forth their young in the
spring of the year or in early summer
time, at a time when nature has made
ample provision for their sustenance.
This is not confined to the animal king
dom alone, but extends through all tho
works of the great creator, says a writ
er in Michigan Fanner. With all
man's knowledge of chemistry and his
ability to formulate what he calls a
well-balanced or scientific ration, he
has never been able to formulate a food
ration containing all the necessary ele
ments in their proper ratio, as that
supplied by nature in the various grass
es in the spring and summer time. In
grass we have a perfect ration for the
development of animals the muscle
formers and fat formers in their proper
ratio, and when these are most abund
ant, nature brings forth its increase.
Whenever man interferes with these
laws, the productions take on an arti
ficial form, so that in tho winter cow
we have an artificial animal in fact,
in gome respects, all of our domesti
cated animals are an artificial produc
tion. They have been improved by
man by selection and breeding, out of
all semblance of the original. These
rrlificial improvements in the course
of time become so firmly fixed in the
animal as to become transmissible. And
here is the point I am driving at, that,
recognizing these laws, the winter
milker of the future must come from
cows that have been bred in this direc
tion, the better winter milkers their
offspring will naturally be. For a good
niany years we have been winter dairy
ing and working on tiiis theory until I
am sure that the calf from a cow that
has been a winter milker from the time
ehe came into work, is our best and
most persistent milker. We have had
calves equally well bred, cared for in
the same manner, cue from a cow that
has always dropped her calves in the
spring; the other from a cow that has
dropped her calves in the fall, and the
fall calf always made the most persis
tent, therefore most profitable, milker.
One may get a cow from a calf dropped
in the spring that will give a larger
flow 01 milk for a short time, but it is
the cow that gives a good amount of
milk for a long time that is the most
profitable cow.
nod 1'oultry Ilfhiliit.
We have noticed at some of the fairs
this year that the poultry exhibits were
especially fine. We presume the same
is true of most of the fairs we did not
visit. There certainly appears to be a
steady improvement in the character
of the birds shown. If ail would visit
the poultry departments of the fairs
much niight be learned. There arc
little improvements in feeding, water
ing and care that will more than repay
the close attention needed to discover
them. The poultry men are all the
time hitting on new devices and some
of them are very original. A little
thing sometimes becomes a great con
venience. The hard times have evi
dently not discouraged the poultry
men. The large number cf birds ex
hibited shows conclusively that the fu
ture prcspcets are regarded r.s fairly
bright. It is probable That the hard
times have had less effect on the
poultry industry than most any other.
Dorset Points. Both the rams and
ewes possess horns, adding dignity and
grace to their appearance. The rams
have large, handsome, symmetrically
curved horns, which with their bright
eyes and open countenances, make as
"fine a head as can be found in the
world." While some breeders seem to
pay little or no attention to the horn
we consider it of great importance and
have always selected and bred for a
symmetrical horn of proper size and
shape and new ctvn a strain with ex
ceptionally fine horns. A well bred
Dorset should have a white and full
face, pink nose and lips, white and
rather short legs, a long body, a short,
well set neck, brisket well forward,
full shoulders, a straight and broad
back, ribs well sprung and deep, heavy
thigh. There should be a tuft of wool
on the forehead and the lower part
of the body well wooled. Exchange. I
, 1
Plenty of Clover. Plenty of clover
will go a long way toward making a,
farm profitable. Think how raanyj
ways it can be utilized for paslure, (
for hay, for feeding the stock or feed
ing the land, sometimes serving the
double purpose of feeding the stock ami
then going back to the soil in the lnan-ai-ial
-product. Fear not raising too
much: it will always find a market.
Ex. "
Never allow a swarm of bees to re
train long after pettlinq; hive ifcci:
as gcsii a.- psscibic.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURISTS.
foae Up-to-date Hlats About Caltlva-
U tloa of the Soil and Yields Thereof
Uortlcaltmre, Viticulture aad Flori
culture. ftr2ffi2 S5E think that the
y&rv( most important
utWAf PJnt in manures 3
i? vWirau to make good ma
nure, and a great
deal of it .and If kept
from losing its vir
tues till well-rotted,
there is little dan
ger of much loss in
applying, if only
good sense be used.
(Ve do not wish to be understood as
saying that manure should be always
rotted before being applied; on the con
trary, we, as a rule, turn under our
manure while green, if the ground be
ready, for under such practice no loss
can well occur. We always seek to ap
ply our long manure to slow growing
crops, and our short-rotted manure to
those of quick growth. Except as top
dressing for meadows, we prefer to get
all of our manures under the surface,
but not deep two inches is better than
six. We know It is very fashionable
of late years to urge farmers to spread
their manure broadcast in winter, to be
plowed under in spring. From an ex
perience derived from small experi
ments, we cannot urge it. Wo are
frank to say we have not the courage to
try the experiment on a large scale,
for it 13 so contrary to all our ideas
of good practice. We fear too much of
it would feed fish in Rock river which
we should never catch. We would cer
tainly dissuade anyone from leaving,
for any time, manure in small piles. It
distributes the fertility unequally, and
Is the source of much waste. So few
men, except those to whom manure 13
money who must have it or forego any
income so few except those can be
made to realize or know the extent of
their material resources that we have
purposely refrained from calling atten
tion to many apparently insignificant
hut really important sources of ma
nures; for we did not wish to subject
ourselves to the look of incredulity, or
maybe ridicule, believing that we could
more successfully draw attention and
promote investigation into these mat
ters by treating only of those methods
of which all will admit the value. But
if no more, we would at least urge the
careful saving of manures after the
methods described, because we know
them to be profitable, and we know, if
they are carried out, that not only will
you reap bountifully from the fatness
of your land, but also that when you
shall end your days and your children
receive their inheritance, that it shall
not be a barren, but a garden. A. M.
Garland.
Corn as Fuel.
The speculators on the Chicago board
of trade were somewhat stirred up a
few days ago by a dispatch to the ef
fect that the school directors in a
echocl in northern Iowa had contracted
for a supply of corn for the winter
fuel at the school house instead of a
supply of coal, says Wallace's Fanner.
It left the impression on the minds cf
the dealers that corn was at its lowest
point and that when it became cheap
enough to be used as fuel the consump
tion would be immensely increased.
In all this they "were exactly right.
While not very much coin may be used
as futi in the state of Towa, yet furth
er west where the distance from the
soft coal mines renders hard coal
cheaper than soft coal for fuel, there is
no reason why the farmer should not
burn his corn. It is much easier to elt
by the stove, red hot with corn, and
read the papers on a cold day than it
Is to haul the corn five or ten miles to
town and sell it at ten cnts a bushel
and buy hai n ten dollars a ton.
We do not know the relative quantities
of heat given out by a ten of hard coal
ami a tor. of corn, but a ton of corn,
cob and all, which is the form in which
it is used for fuel, would be worth at
ten cents a bushel $2.S5, and we would
take our chances on getting more heat
out of corn at this rate than coal at
ten or eleven dollars a ton. When the
railroads find that corn has sunk to
the point where it takes the place of
fuel, they will see the necessity, wheth
er they think they can afford it or not,
of reducing rates of freight both on
corn and coal. Very cheap grain
means, no matter what pooling agree
ments may be entered into, a steady
decline in freights and railroad earn
ings, and it is not difficult to see that
there is a point that can be readily
reached where the cheapness of the
farmer's products means an entire wip
ing out of the value of the stock of the
granger railroads. To this complexion
have we come at last!
A Stmty in Fruit Jlnds.
From report of Missouri Horticultu
ral Society:
"How are fmit buds formed upon
trees preparing to grow their first crop?
For a study of this subject an apple
tree twig from a tree that has been set
in an orchard four or five years will
show the general method upon our
common fruit trees. At the axil of each
leaf that is, just above the base of
each leaf stalk there is a bud. These
buds appear to be nourished each by
it3 own leaf, for the- development of
es.?h bud seems to correspond in size,
ii;or and character to that of its leaf
jjood leaves producing good buds aad
pocr leaves poor buds. It is the func
tion of leaves to perform their part in
.ncring the buds and terminal twigs
with starch and surnius plant food
.villi which the end growth of trees
should be gorged in the fall. If the
foliage is poor this store of material
la deficient, and since the buds that
expand each spring depend upon this
surplus store to give size and vigor to
the first foliage produced, only such
buds can develop into fruit spurs and
fruit buds as were sufficiently strong
to do so, and only those fruit buds well
nourished this season can expand into
good bloom next .season. Subsequent
growth modifies the fruiting method, ,
and there are some differences in va
rieties about producing fruit buds, but
a large share of tree fruits lay the foun
dation of productiveness along the
same lines for the growth of their first
crops. In all casejy whether fruit spun
are produced or not, fruit or blossom
buds are formed the year previous to
that of fruit production, and are direct
ly dependent upon the foliage for their
character, and sometimes for two or
three seasons preceding. In this mat
ter of the growth of fruit buds, a tree
fruit differs from raspberries, black
berries and grapes, for they produce ,
bloom upon branches grown the same
season. Every orchardist should be able 1
to determine what influences cause ,
trees to produce fruit buds. This ar
ticle is designed as a study in this di- '
rection and should be supplemented by
observations in the orchard, of trees
in fruit, and better yet by a study of
the philosophy of tree growth."
Beaalelal Birds.
While there may be and undoubtedly
are sonto Injurious birds, there Is no
doubt but that the majority of our
commoner small birds are in the long
run decidedly beneficial, the Injurious
insects they destroy more than payiag
for the fruit and cereals they consume.
Excluding the English sparrow, a for
eigner for whom we have little or no
sympathy, there is perhaps only one
bird which really stands on dangerous
ground, and I refer to the 'so-called
"sap-sucker," or Vsap-sucklng wood
pecker." This title is only deserved,
it must be noted, by one bird, not by
the entire group of woodpeckers. And
yet, a recent bulletin from the depart
ment of agriculture at Washington, D.
C, claims that the trees are punctured
and the sap induced to flow b this
bird, in order that the sweet juice may
attract insects upon which the bird has
been seen to feed. During certain sea
sons of the year the "sap-sucker" sub
sists very largely upon insects. Most
fruit growers, however, no matter how
humane they are theoretically, are not
going to look quietly on while robins
and other birds in hordes are eating up
their berries, and they have resourco
to their shotgun. This is a matter
which the entomologist will have to
leave to their own consciences.
Xotcs for Beekeeper.
If any colonies are queenless unite
them with others.
Keep the brood in the center of the
hive if possible and the honey on the
outside.
All combs that are built by bees na
turally contain too much drone comb.
Foul brood is very contagious and
will spread with great rapidity over an
apiary.
Curing honey simply means a proper
evaporation of the water it contains.
This is accomplished in the hive by a
Ugh degree of temperature, and can
be done outside by maintaining tie
same condition:?.
Colonies that lack stores for winter
should be fed the required quantity In
the fall, and September is the best time
to do it. It should be done while it
is yet warm enough to allow the bees
to seal the stores over.
Every colony should have 25 or 30
pounds of good sealed stor23 to bring
them through to the first of May, with
good winter protection besides. It is
far better to have a littlo too much
stores than too little.
Strong colonies of bees sometimes be
come suddenly depleted in numbers,
with not enough left to keep up the
necessary warmth to hatch the eggs.
This is because no young bees have
been hatched, and the old ones, super
annuated, left the hive in search of
food, and were not able to return.
3IUi1cwl-1 flr-.iperi.
Some seasons grapes are seriously
affected by mildew. The vines may
suffer severely one season and be en
tirely exejnpt the next, owing to a dif
ference in the weather. -It has been
ascertained that mildew of the most se
vere form and frequent occurrence on
native grapes is caused by an excess
of moisture on the foliage, chiefly be
cause of heavy, continual dew. Local
ities where heavy dews are of less fre
quent occurrence are most favorable
for successful grape culture. It has
been found by experiments that plants
protected by a suitable covering which
will arrest the upward radiation of
heat and prevent dew on their foliage
will be exempt from mildew, although
surrounded on all sides by mildewed
vines. The relation of rot to mildew
has not been definitely ascertained, but
it has been observed that fruit on vines
where the trellises are covered to pre
vent mildew are less affected by rot
than those lesu protected. Some va
rieties of grapes are much more liable
to mildew than others, and should be
avoided.
Trees That Whistle.
The musical or whistling tree is
found in the West Indian islands, in
Nubia and the Soudan. It has a pecu
liar shaped leaf and pods with a split
o ropen edge. The wind passing throg
these send out the sound which gives
the tree its peculiar name. In Barba
does, there is a valley filled with these
trees, and when the trade winds blow
across the islands a constant moaning,
deep-toned whistle is heard from it.
which in the still hours of the night
has a very weird and unpleasant ef
fect. A species of acacia, which grows
very abunndantly in the Soudan, is
also called the whistling tree by the
natives. Its shoots are frequeutly, by
the agency of the larvae of insects,
distorted in shape, and sv.ollen to a
globular bladder from one to two
inches in diameter. After the insect
has emerged from a circular hole in
the side of this swelling, the opening,
played upon by the wind, becomes a
musical instrument, equal in sound to
a sweet-to ned Uute. Tit-Bits.
Repairing Barns. Do not delay in
having all necessary repairs made to
cattle barns, stables and sheds. The
nights are now becoming cold and
stock should be housed. If the places
in which they are kept arc covered with
leaky roofs, or the sides, doors and
windows of the buildings are defective
and the wind whistles through them,
the stock will suffer more than if they
were allowed to remain altogether un
sheltered. It is poor economy to waste
food in warming buildings and barn
yards. Any building in which you can
not keep comfortably warm id too cold
for stock of any hind, and i..?ans losi
of profit in tho stock kept therein. See
to it at once that this loss is prevented
by the making of all necessary repairs.
Ex.
Germinating Nuts. The success of
germinating nuts in the spring depends
upon the condition of ripeness and the
method of keeping them during the
winter. Nuts should not Le allowed
to hecome too dry hefcre burying in
sand. When gathered too early the
kernels shrivel up and hae hut little
germinating power, hence they should
not he gathered until the kernel is full
and plump. If there is any danger of
mice getting into the boxes where they
r.re hurled during tiie winter, wire net
ting should hs miied over them. Ex.
A New .Cherry. A German horti
culturist recommends a new chorr?
known as the ' II :chge uss von Er wt.'
which produces fruit a iatc as h'
month of October. Tiie tree is a vig
orous grower, with large folicge f d.i
reea color, the fruit nlo being lai
of a shining bright red color. Rx
haif-ripe, and green fruit ar- to
found on the tree at one and ihe sr.
lime, so that ripe fruit can be gather
ior a period ot from five to six w?
Ex.
Raising I-Hscs. It is an easy va
raising lilacs toso'.v the seed. Ihe ii3a
"arc gathered in the fall and sov'n i.
the sarins-. They j'on sprout, bu
make only two" or three inches o
prob the iirEt ye?.r. It is tiese . -U.S
. uica Si- "-- "' i-r.riz. .
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Ex.
IDMklaU dttafer Water.
Ginjrer wafers mmj be made f
ereaiahmjr a qaarter ef a poand of bat
ter, add half a poand of browa safer,
one dessertspoonful of ground ginger.
Tho grated peel and juice of oae lemoa.
Beat thoroughly, tfcen add half a pound
of flour aBdaeiat of goldea syrap:
, beat thoroughly an1 vigorously, butter
vour pan and spread the mixture as
thin as posible and yet perfectly evea
and smooth. Bake in a rather brisk
' oven. When they are partly done
draw the pan to the oven door and roll
each wafer into a tiny cylinder. This
must be done very expeditiously. Then
return them to the oven until they be
come crisp and brown. Ladies Home
Journal.
Mr. McKtaley'a Preaeata,
Mrs. McKinley has an immease col
lection of badges, given to her by the
various organizations that nave visited
her. The last one to be added to it
was thai of the byracuse Woman's Re
publican club, whose president, Mrs.
Frost, with two other members, joined
a recent pilgrimage to Canton.
Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump
tion cured me of a bad lun trouble. Mrs.
J. Nichols. Irincoton, lnd. March 3, 1S95.
A Rulaa Kemlalareace.
Arditi prints in his reminiscences a
pleasant little mot of Rossini When
Mme. Arditi was first poesented to him,
the great cempo-er bowed and said:
"Now, I know why Arditi composed 'II
Bacio' (The Kiss)." Again, when Arditi
had done Rossini some trifling service,
the composer was profuse in thanks,
and cordially offered him as a souvenir
"one of my wigs, which were arranged
on stands on the chiffonier.
Trouble of the Preacher.
To the perplexities ever incident to
the study of the human heart a Meth
odist clergyman of Toronto, the Rer.
J . Odery, found an addition in his mail
box recently when he received a letter
in which the writer said, "I inclose to
you a plant leaf from my dead wife's
grave and for Mrs. Odery a sample of
the bridal dress of the lady I am about
to wed." New York Sun.
Myterle of Frovldeaee.
"I see said the lady who wished to
wear bloomers, "that another woman
has been burned to death by her skirts
catching on fare. ou never hear of a
woman's bloomers catching on fire and
burning her to death."
"Which simply goes to show," said
the husband, "now mysterious are tbe
ways of Providence." Cincinnati En
quirer. When bilious or costive, eat a cascaret
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c,
23a
How to Uae Fur.
If any one happens to have on hand
some short, broad pieces of fur which
are not heavy in appearance, she may
utilize tli em," especially if they should
be ermine, for the bolero fronts of
an evening waist. One of the lovliest
frocks I have seen this winter was
trimmed in that way.
HERE 18
ONLY ONE
8URE WAY
TIME
known to medical
men for prompt
ly checking
of year .. ..
when men ..
troubles of the
kidneys and re
storing these great
oreans to health
and women .,
become weak
and strength, anl
that is by the use o?
ened by ..
the weath-
r. and run
Jown gener-
illy. .. .. The
"irst parts that
lie weather
.ffects are the
cidneys. The
irea is not
brown off,
nit is forced
ick upon the
mgs, and dis-
ise results
-caused by
It has stood ths
test of time; it has
saved thousands of
lives; it has restor
ed millions of suf
ferers to health;
it has done what
was never done,
never attempted
before; it has made
men stronger and
healthier; it ha?
made .. women
brighter and hap
pier; .. it stand
alone in all these
qualities. Do yea
not think it woulu
be wise for you to
use it and thus
avoid the dangers
of the season ? In
:nes
kidnevs
1 jr: liottlc. or ncwr st !c, i
sist upon having it.
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Mas. BunTOM HAsmsot,
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It is said oft aeeoaat of their 4eptk
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rior de et give ap their dead, A re
ceat traveller there asked the eaptaia
of a Lake Saaerior steaaser why he
carrieet life-preservers, the water
iag so cold that oae could aoi toa
survive imssersioa. "Oh," was the
aoachalaat reply, "we carry the cork
so that it will be easier to recover the
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Vayslclaaa Wlae to Tfcelr Ooaeratloai..
The above class of scientists recoenUe..
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Woaloa't Em Ileal t ate.
Mat Berry, while on his way to New
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pompons Pullman car porter of the
"limited" if his train would stop at a
certain small station in Kentucky.
"Stop!" ejaculated the darky ia
amazement. "Mop? -No sah; dis yer
train doesn't even hesitate at Spring
Station." New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Coe'a Cough nteaai
la th olJest anil bvst. It w ill hrrak up a coM qalckar
than anytMnir lo. It Ualwa) a reliable. Try Ik
Cheeay Weather.
A traveller at a Pennsylvania inn rot
ont of his bed one night to see what
sort of weather it was, but instead of
looking out into tho open air, thrust
his head through the irlass window of
a cupboard. "Landlord," he shouted,
what sort of weather do yon call this?
The night is as dark as Egypt, and
smells of cheese."
Xn. WriaaMwa Mm! hla jm
Tor rhlldrra trtthlnit.Mif tmi the gum, rvducen Inflam
mation, alia j s pain, curra wind colic, taceais a bottle.
There are 1,:'4H) women postal clerks ia.
England.
"It will go
away after awhile."
That's what people say when
advised to take something to
cure that cough.
Have you ever noticed that
the cough that goes away after
awhile takes the cougher along ?
Attdht doesn't com back I
Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral
Cures Coughs.
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Kvcry Thursday niomiiijr.a
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