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This is the story of a small boy, who may be called a new man the man of the age a reasoning- individual, who takes nothing on faith. He was a very small boy, but he did not have, per haps, a proper respect for his spiritual pastors and masters. The minister was putting him through a small part of the catechism. "Who made you?" fcaid the reverened gentleman. "Dod," auswered the small boy, promptly and decidedly. "Where does God live?" wss the next question. 'In heaven," came the answer again, with decision. "Yes," the minister, said. "He is exery where all around us." The small boy had been listening with wide open eyes, but he looked doubtful at the last remark. "Yes," the minister repeated, "he is every where.t He is in your pocket." "IJut," said the small boy: and his face, lightedup with great ra diance, "I ain't doto potteL" If there is a moral to this saory it is not for the small boy. New York Times. YOU WANT A FARIW and wa have, -50 miles west of Houston, ut CHESTERVILLE. tie best tract in Texas. High prairie, well drained, abundant rainfall, good toil, low prices and easy terms. Don't fail to post yourtelf. Write and receive our book "Fer- tile Farm Lands" FREE and information as to cheap excursion nnd FREE FARE. Address Southern Texas Colonization Co , John Linderholin.Mgr., llOllialtc Bldg., Chicago Outwitted the Judge A strange story is told of a juryman who outwitted a judge and that with out lying. He ran into court in a des perate hurry, and quite out of breath and exclaimed: "Oh! Judge, if you can, pray excuse me. I don't know which will die first, my wife or daughter." "Dear me, that's sad," said the inno- cent judge. "Certainly you are ex cused." The next day the juryman was met by a friend, who, in a sympathetic voice asked: "How is your wife?' "She's all right, thank you." . "And your daughter?" "She's all right, too. Hut why do you ask?" "Why, yesterday you said you did not know which would die first" "Nor do I. That is a problem which time alone can solve." New York Trib une. Declined Ileitis Tali Dearer. 3Ir. John Muldoon of Hridgeport, Conn., declined to act as pall-bcarcr at the funeral of a neighbor's wife, be cause the bodv was too heavy, and ' thereby precipitated a fight with the chief mourner, who was badly worsted in the mortuary affair, sa3-s the Phila delphia Record. Mr. Muldcon's meth od of cscpingpall bearing at the possi ble expense of a second funeral will not commend itself to the favor of the ; law; but he would have performed a j wnoiesome service to society iiau ue been content to plant himself solidly J n rrn !ti 4 .- X-l flMIC 1 1 .11CS " il Jr picks out the lightweight mourners for I the carriers, regardless of the burden of the bier. The Cause of Warts. Mechanical irritation of the papillae is thought by Schaal (Archiv fur l)erm. u. Syph.. 15d. xxxv., 11. S) to be the cause of warty growths. In his own person, spiculea of glass seemed to lead to increased formation of epider mic cells and the development of warts. .The exposed surfaces being those on which warts habitually develop would lend weight to this theory. The deli cate tissues of childhood also favor easy penetration of foreign bodies. Cheap I.-.inls and Homes to" be had on the Frisco Line in Are Missouri. Arkansas and Kansas. The best route from St. Louis to Texas and all points west and southwest. For maps, time tables, pamphlets, eta, call upon or address anj- agent of the com pany, or, U. Wishart, Gen'l Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo. A Gneat Klsk. Two impecunious Scotsmen came up on a saloon. They had only "sax penee" between them, so they ordered "one nip o' whusky."' They were hesi tating who should have the first drink, when an acquaintance joined them. Pretending that they had just drank, one of them handed the whishy, re questing him to join them in a drink. He drank, and after a few minutes of painful and silent suspence, said: "Now. bovs, vou'll have one with me?" "Wasna that wcel managed, monV" said one to his pal afterward. "A-, it was."' said the other solemn ly, "but it was a dreadfu' risk. Argo naut. A Xotelty in l'ortieres. An agreeable change in the conven tional portiere is to have for a door that is not constant- used a set of hang ings, consisting of two side curtains and a deep valance, the former hung upon rods, so that they may be opened, if need be, but which are for the most part "kept closed. These should be of some peavy material, of which there is a wide choice, running up and down the scale of cost. Among the more ex pensive fabrics velvets or some one of the thick, plain-surfaced goods of the broadcloth order may be satifactorily used. Ne w York World. FITS stopped freonnTt permanently ccrfd. Xoflti nrter firtt dor's uir of Or. Kline's Great Serve ltestorcr. Free f2 trial bottle and treatise. i-eud to ta. Kuse.931 Arch M, Philadelphia, Ps It is youth, not learning, that makes young people tniart. IIcren:an Camphor Ice with OlyeertBO. Tfce original and onlrrenolne. Cure Chxmwvi H.nrf. end face. Col J Sore., &c CG.Clai t A Co.,JJ.HaTen,Ct. I No one can fool a man as fcols himself. easily as he I 1 A Thumbscrew Torture to SCIATICA. i It tarns back the screw. H internal Oct amv . x ., jno t-UKTIlEK PAIN. eHMrjr. Bsnrabaxto .. mr anHei isr price. i STEItUMG MCMCOY OOMfANY. The Saeceu of Henry G. Thoreli. Henry G. Thqrell, whose postofBco address is Holdrege, Neb. , was at one time a carriage maker in Chicago. He removwl to Nebraska in 1S?7: That he has reason to be satisfied is proven by the fact that he is today-worth $30,000, every cent of it made on his farm Last year (1S9G) he had 250 acres in corn,250 acres in small grain, 20 horses, 50 head of cattle and 150 hogs. In our "Nebraska. Hook." (40 pages with maps and illustrations), are doz ens of statements like tlmLpf Mr. Thor rell. They arc made by arraers who have made a success of farming. They show that Nebraska is as good a state as any in the Union. The book in which they appear is as different from the ordinary agricul tural pamphlet as day is from night. It is interesting, practical and truthful. In a straightforward, simple fashion, it tells you everything you need to know about Nebraska its climate, people, schools, churches, railroads, markets, soil and crops. It explains why the Nebraska farmer makes mon ey in spite of low prices and hard times. Why land is cheap. And how it is as easy for an intelligent and in dustrious man to HUY a Nebraska farm as it is to rent one in any state east of the Missouri river. Every farm renter who wants to be come a farm owner-, every farm owner who is tired ot trying to make money off high-priced land; every father who wants to give his sons a start on the high road to independence, should wrilo for a copy. Free. J. FRANCIS, Gen'l Pass'r Agt, Uurlinglon Route, Omaha, Neb. - 7 . j The Growth of Character. If we fail to measure the results that are hourly wrought on shingle and on sand, it is not because these results aro unreal, but because our vision is too limited in ib powers to discern them. When instead of comparing day with day we comprrc century with century, we may often iind that land has be come sea. and sea has become laud. Even so we perceive, at least in our neighbors, towards whom the cj-c is more discerning and impartial than to ward ourselves, that under the steady pressure and experience of life, human characters are continually being deter mined for good or evil, and are devel oped, confirmed, modilied, altered, ci undermined. It is the otlice of good sense no less than of faith to realise this great truth before we see it, and to live under the conviction that our life from day today is a true, powerful and searching discipline, moulding and making us whether it be for evil or foi good. W- li Gladstone. An A coil Goldfish. The goldfish is not as tender an ani mal as is imagined, for in handling and moving them from one pond to another they arc dipped in nets aud carried about in baskets, muh like corn or po tatoes. Sometimes they are out of the water thirtj minutes, and seldom is it that they arc injured. How long they will live depends altogether on their treatment. In the government aqua riam at Washington is a gold lish that is known to be fifty years of age, and it is not perceptibly larger than when first placed there. There is said to bo in the Royal Aquarium at Rome, Italv, a fish that is more than 100 years. Its color is the same, except a slight change with the seasons. Indianapolis Journal. The Congregational Church, of Sha ron, Vt, receives $5,000 by the will of he latp Dr. E. K. Baxter, of that nlace. Dr Baxter made several other large . ... rnv pimritthin bequests purposes, among them being $2,000 to the Ameri- can Board and $1,000 to the A. M. A Thomas Mason, president of the Quincy Mining Company, has endow- 1 ed a boys industrial home, to be lo cated in Houghton county, on Portage Lake, and to be known as the Mason Industrial Home for Orphan Boys. The design is to save boys who through Idleness and neglect aro likely to be come criminals. ZiS &W4K F7 -j: i : jew-i j-ii. .- 'J?w r a-rJifcvSMvX,. -.- fcSTi; ,ST5:e . S?.i3fV'ir-5-?r CC;ZJ s3&te9&$8$P r 'S w-?.w K-T --iTm' - ir -l V Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before propercf forts gentle c fforts 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 remedj with millions of "families, and is everywhere esteemed to highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects arc due to the fact., that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleauliuess without debilitating the organs on which it aels. It is therefore alHraportant, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when you pur chase, that you have the genuine arti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system "is regular, laxatives or other remedies arc then not needed. If afflicted with any actnni disease, one may be commended to the most skillful plvysicians, but if in need of a laxath e, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, S3TUP of Figs stands highest and is most largely ased and gives most general e atisf action. Rl llf CQ' BUSINESS ANDSHORTHA'.'DCOLLEGE tiuniVtO acttai. Business From Tna STAnx Teaches business bv doin business. Also thorough instruction" In all brandies by mail. Lite scholar-shin ST. six moiuhs courso SX). Corner ICth and Capitol Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska. I A nV Msnagrer and Agents wanted bHU 1 for Dr. Kuy's Ulerino Tonic, no. money renmred tmttl roads are sold "VJom-a hood" a valuable booklet on female diseases tree. Dr. B. J. Kar Medical Co.. Omaha. Xcli the BIGGEST NERVE is ' St. Jacobs Oi! "8- B the twist IT SOOTHES.-IT CURES. KEsejinh $gjx. Ji? It tiff 1 i '"i''J j'i.'.SS'rfsSnvS'J Wit - ffrtW WW.V T'HAT Lbtless, Aimless, Dull, Lack Lustre feelinp- of vours stows that vour machinery is running too slowly. rA TF LIVER IS LAZY YUUK-BOWELS are languid BLOOD is sluggish ea witboat delay, or yaa'II be a very sick , ot wiinoat aeiay, or yi vaaay vaxaartic Caaay Catkartfc make your live: I regular, vur l regular. ysar bleed pure, move yocr isayarue store. ioc, ace, ' Write far booklet and free . CANDY .CATHARTIC CJRE CHRONIC , CONSTIPATiON. OMOMO: NEWYOMC DAIRY AND P0ULTBY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. How Successful Farmers Operate This Department of the Farm A Few Hints as to the Care of Lire Stock - and Poultry. HARLES S. Flint, writing in -his book on "Milk Cows and Dairy Farming," says: The introduction of clover among the cultivated plants of the farm has done more per haps for modern agriculture than that of any other single plant It has now come to be consid ered indispensable in all good dairy districts. White clover is also wide ly diffused over this countrj'i to which it is undoubtedly indigenous. As a mix ture in all pasture grasses It hold3 a very high rank, as it is exceedingly sweet and nutritious, and relished by steel: of all kinds. It grows most lux uriantly in moist grounds and moist seasons, but easily accommodates itself to a great variety of circumstances. With respect to the mixture of grasses most profitable for the dairy farmer, no universal rule can be given, as they depend very much upon the nature of the coil anil the locality. The most im portant point to be observed and one in which we as a body are perhaps most deficient, is to use a large num ber of species, with smaller quantities of each than those most commonly uced. This is nature's rule, for in ex amining the turf of a rich old pasture, we shall find a large number of differ ent species growing together, while if we examine the turf of a field sown with only one or two different species, we find a far less number of plants to the square foot, even after the sod is fairly set. No improvement in grass cdilure Is more important, it seems to me. As an instance of what I should consider an improvement on our ordi uinary mixtures for permanent pas tures, I would suggest the following as likely to give satisfactory results, de pendent, of course, to a considerable ex tent on the nature aud preparation or the soil. Meadow Foxtail, flowering in May and June, 2 pounds; orchard grass, fiowaiug in May and June, C pounds; sweet-scented vernal, flowering in April and May, 1 pound; meadow fescue, flcwering in May and June, 2 pounds; red-top, flowering in June and July, 2 pounds; Juno grass, flowering in May and June, 1 pounds; Italian rye grass, flowering in June, 4 pounds; perennial rye grass, flowering in June, 6 pounds; timothy, flowering in June and July, 3 poun.ls; rough-stccked meadow grass, flowering in June and July, 2 pounds; perennial clover, flowering in June, 3 pounds; white clover, flowering from May to September, 5 to 10 pounds. For mowing lands the mixture would, of course, be somewhat changed. The meadow foxtail and sweet-scented ver nal would be left out entirely, and some six or eight pounds added to the tim othy and red clover. The proper time to lay down lands to grass in the lati tude cf Xew England is August or Sep tember, and no grain crop should he ijov.n with the seed. Stiff or clayey p?,tures should never be overstocked, but when fed pretty close the grasses are far sweeter and more nutritious than when they are allowed to grow up rank and coarse; and if, by a want of sufficient feeding, they get the start of the stock and grow into rank tufts, they should be cut and icmoved, when a fresh grass will start up, similar to the aftermath of mowing lands, which v ill he greatly eaten. Grasses for cur ing into hay should be cut either at the .i:-e of flowering or just before, cspe--..U'y if designed for milk cows. They .:re then more succulent and juicy, and, if properly cured, form the sweetesl feed. Ciars cut in the blossom will make ::.ore milk than if allowed to stand la r. Cut a little before the hlossom ii'g, it will make more than after the Ucscoming, and the cows prefer it, which is not an unimportant considera tion, since their tastes should always be consulted. Grass cut somewhat ieen and properly cured is next to t.csh green grass, in nutritive qualities. And so a sensible, practical, farmer v. rites me: "The time of cutting grass depends very much on the use you in tend to make of it. If for working ct-ii and horses I would let it stand ill a little out of blossom; but if to Iced out to new milch cows in the win ter I would prefer to cut it very green. It is then worth for the making of milk almost double of that cut green later." Eveiy farmer knows the milk making properties of rowen, which is cut before blossoming time. tlnnti"; for I'auUry. With the majority of poultry keep ers, grain constitutes the principal part of their feeding ration, at least in money value, says a writer in the Poul try Keeper. Of the grain used in this country, probably Indian corn out weighs the rest. It is fed whole, crr.cked, ground, raw or ecoked. Corn contains very little bone-forming ma terial, while it is very ricli in fat-form-sug and warmth-giving substances: Al though corn produces eggs with yolks of dark colois and rich flavor, it is not recommended for layers unmixed with other grains. For fattening purposes it can not be excelled and should be fed in various forms to keep up the appe tite. Oats are a good nerve food and are net fattening, but their sharpness is an objection to them, as is the amount of waste or useless matter in the husks, especially in poor, light grain. The first objection may be re moved by grinding them very fine, but this is difficult to do. Oatmeal is an excellent food, hut is rather expensive. If oats are to he fed whole or ground husks and all, the heavier they are the cheaper. Forty-pound oats contain but little, if any, more weight of husks than twenty-eight or thirty-ponnd oats. Very light or small oats" will often not be eaten unless they are soaked and made larger. This docs not add to their nourishment, but compels hiddie to get out what little there is In them. If hens that should lay are tco fat a diet of cats will reduce the fatness. Ground cats and boiled potatoes make an ex cellent food for producng fertile eggs and vigorous chickens. Wheat and its by-products, screenings, bran and mid dlings, may form a part of an economi cal ration in many parts of our coun try. If screenings are used they should be fed raw so the fowls should not be compelled to eat the dust, poisonous seeds and other foulness" contained in them. Moistened bran is apt to pro duce scours, especially during the win ter, and if fed at all should be alternat ed with whole grain. Though wheat is rich In material for growth, easy of di gestion and stimulates egg production, it should be fed less freely than corn, as tco much of it produces diarrhoea. Milk And Its Changes. Ordinary milk alters in character after being kept for some time, says American Dairyman. It usually loses its sweetness and perfect fluidity, and becomes soured and curdled, t The rapidity of these changes depends upon certain circumstances, the chief cf which, however, appears to be tem perature. Milk kept at or a little be low blood heat seems to change very quickly. That a favorable temperature alone cannot produce -the changes re ferred to may be proved by the follow ing experiment, says Biologist Houston of England: If milk be drawn direct from the udder into the sterilized ves sel, extreme care being taken to pre vent even the slightest contamination, and the mouth of the vessel plugged with clean cotton wool, the milk may be kept for days yea, weeks without In the least turning sour, even during the warmest summer weather. If the plug be removed for a minute or so, and then replaced, the milk will grad ually lose its sweetness, thus clearly showing that unfiltered air contains something that, if permitted to reach the milk, has the remarkable power of causing souring, and perhaps other changes, to take place in it. Now, what is in the air that possesses such potent influences upon the keeping properties of milk? Again an experi ment will best answer this question. If a covered and sterilized dish contain ing a layer of nutritive gelatine be ex posed to the air. either indoors or in the open, for, say, a minute, there will fall upon the. surface of the ielly minute particles of dust, together with extremely minute spores of molds, and still more minute living particles ot different kinds, collectively known as bacteria. By covering the dish and keeping it at a suitable temperature, there will appear within forty-eight hours or less upon the clear surface of the jelly a number ofspecks, each of which represents a colony of bac teria that has arisen by rapid multi plication from a single germ that orig inally settled on the jelly when the dish was exposed to the air. Immedi ately milk is drawn from the cow it is subject to this kind of contamination. Bacteria of different kinds and the spores of molds are constantly falling upon it, and the freshly drawn milk provides an exceptionally favorable medium for the growth and develop ment of these fungal organisms. Milk is, unfortunately, a ready vehicle for the transmission of germs that give rise to more or less serious ailments in consumers of milk. Typhoid, tuber culosis, diphtheria, and scarlet fever may be mentioned as dangerous dis eases that are too frequently dissem inated by milk. In most cases the con tamination comes from -without, but there are cases where the milk is germ laden before it leaves the milk gland of the animal. It is stated on high au thority that a large number of milch cows suffer from tuberculosis udder, and it is needless to say that such a state of affairs is a continuous source of danger to public health. Cattle on Ranges. The hardships to which range cattle are subjected are not so severe, or dinarily, as would seem on first thought to one accustomed to this mode o'f treatment, says a contemporary. After a short time the creatures grow used to this life and become much like the wild animals. Though somewhat stunt ed, they are hardy and their coarse, shaggy coats unlike as possible to those of the sleek, dairy cattle in the cast, afford them sufficient protection against all ordinarily cold weather. They soon learn to adapt themselves to circumstances, sometimes running be fore the wind in a blinding storm for many miles, until they reach a place of shelter under the willows or in some ravine on the leeward side of the rocks, where they will stand huddled close together until the storm has sub sided. During a long period of intense cold the cattle are frequently be numbed and perish in great numbers, as was the case in North Dakota last winter. They sometimes congregate on a railway track where it passes through some sheltered place, and, too benumbed to move, they are killed in great numbers by passing trains. Sometimes in storms of sleet and snow the poor creatures succumb to the cold while seeking shelter and freeze to death upon their feet, but such in stances are comparatively rare. The deep snows that fall in the mountains aro usually accompanied by fierce winds which blow it off prominent ledges and benches, leaving the dried grass exposed or with so light a cover ing that the cattle can readily scent it. The times in which they suffer most from lack of food are when after a snowstorm without wind and with the air so mild as to render the snow soft and moist, a sudden fall in the tem perature occurs, causing a hard crust to form over the snow, through which the cattle cannot penetrate to the grass J below. During these times they browse on whatever shrubbery may be exposed above the snow. Sulisoiling. Suhsoiling is sometimes beneficial, and sometimes useless and may be in jurious, says Texas Farm and Ranch. Spring subsoiling is not 'to be recom mended. Whenever there is a dry, hard subsoil, it will pay to loosen it up. Wherever there is a subsoil inclined to run together and become compacted, deep and thorough loosening "is just what is required. In porous, gravelly subsoils the process is useless and oTten injurious. Subsoil plowing does not produce moisture, it simply puts tho ground in good condition to receive and retain moisture from precipitation. The capacity of a porous soil to retain moisture is well illustrated by this hit of experience. Early last spring the writer had several loads of coarse sand and gravel hauled and depositeJ in piles of about one cubic yard each. This was removed about the endof the pro tracted drouth. Six inches below the surface it was wet enough for any pur pose of plant growth; About the same time, post holes dug in the black, stiff soil near by showed it to be apparently perfectly dry as deep as the auger went, eighteen inches to two feet. Sub soiling should never be done when the soil is very wet, for this leaves the ground in a worse condition than be fore. Subsoiling should be done in fall or winter so that repeated rains may settle it and fill it to saturation. After this a shallow stirring of the surface will retain the moisture with but little subsequent rain. Handling the Cow. Too much hat. heretofore been left to chance; it is true that a poor cow can be made bet ter by careful handling, hut if she docs not possess the natural qualities of a good milker, it is poor economy to waste time on such a subject Having selected the cows, pure water and abundance of feed are indispensable requisites to success. Milk is so sus ceptible to taints and bad odors that much care should he given to these matters; you cannot have pure, un tainted milk from cov.-s that are com pelled to drink stagnant and impure water, or fed on unground and dam aged iood. Ex. Raising Good Mattosu The man who has had a taste ot spring lamb in all its sweetness, like the sheep-killing dog, never forgets it, and he may as well be fed on a well cooked saddle flap as to again go back to aged mutton, writes G. W. Franklin In Journal of Agricul ture. Good mutton Is not con fined to breed alone, nor is it found aloDe in the spring lanb; but the sheep that will produce the mutton of good quality is the future sheep. Early ma turity will be one of the principal qual ities In the coming sheep. It will be of about the size of a two hundred pound sheep when mature, and one half of this should be produced the first year of its life. The profitable sheep will be this kind, and should have an absolute mutton conformation. This conformation is that of a long body, round barrel, hardy and early matur ing. It must be full in the parts of the carcass where the best mutton fa found. Whatever breed that will best fill the bill in its environment will be the profitable sheep. Lambs should drop not later than the month of March, and should be sold at or about the age of twelve months, except in market lamb districts. This, of course, only applies to such sheep as are sold, as it will always be necesary to keep up the breeding stock, which should he of a very mature age. The boy on the prairie and the pony will have passed away, and good barns and well fenced pastures will yield to the warm place for ewes at lambing time. Good feed and plenty of it early bestowed on the flock will he the ever profitable mode of fitting the future mutton sheep.. When the lamb is but a few days old it will eat If feed be placed where it can reach it This is best done by pro viding lamb creeps. I have them, and it sometimes astonishes me to see how much these little fellows will consume. It is also astonishing how they will grow if the feed is of the proper kind, and there is another astonishing time when they are sold for a very high fig ure and heavy weight when about one year old. I have had them bring more money at this age, almost twice over, than I had at one time sold three-year-old fat wethers for. Feed early in life and push them is the secret, and the transaction is bound to be profitable. It will be well to remember that the first one hundred pounds will cost much less and sell for more than the second one hundred on the sheep. The business is just in its infancy now, and it will not be long till its study and skill will be well understood by many rather than a few sheep breeders. Early maturity, quality of mutton, proportion of good mutton to live weight, and kindred characteristics, will he the ruling ones in the future profitable sheep. I.cjrliorns T.cud. In a recent issue of the Farmer's Re view I saw an article comparing the egg-producing qualities of the Wyan- dottes with the L'eghorns. I have been raising the White Wyandott.es for four years. They are in pens the same as those in which I keep the Leghorns and Hamhurgs, of which I wrote you last spring. They have proved to be fine layers. After they went to laying in the spring they kept it up till they went to sitting. They are not like the Cochins, lay a few eggs 12 or 15 and then want to sit. I think some of my White Wyandottes laid 30 or 40 eggs each before showing any desire to sit. They are fowls I think a great deal of, , very plump and handsome birds, and hardy, next in size to Plymouth Rocks, and I think much superior to them. I have bred both. Yet, when you mate up a pen of Leghorns in spring along side of the Wyandottes, expecting the latter to keep up in number of eggs, you will find the Wyandottes will get behind before the summer is over, or even by the time the winter is passed. I think it useless to expect the sitting varieties to keep up with non-sitting varieties when it comes to eggs, for the time lost in sitting and raising broods is not a small matter. Laying eggs is the business of the Leghorn family. It is true they will sit once in a while, but not twice in a while. I must admit thai the Wyandottes are the best laying large fowls I know of. And they get their laying qualities from the Hamhurgs and Dark Brahmas, of which they are a cross. I have also tried the Asiatic varieties besides my Leghorns for eggs, hut the Leghorns always lead. Delavan, Illinois. H. C. Hunt. A Capon as a 31 other. Rearing chickens by artificial schemes was a subject of much impor tance before the brooder was invented, says Norbert H. Covert in American Poultry Advocate. The poultrymen in those days, as well as those of today, knew that the chickens reared by a hen bear no proportion to the number of eggs she produces. Therefore many artificial schemes for rearing them were attempted. The most successful. though by no means the most humane, is said to bo where a capon is made to supply the place of a hen. He was ren dered very tame; the feathers were plucked from his breast and the bare parts were rubbed with nettles. The chickens were then put to him, and by them running under his breast with their soft and downy bodies his pain was so much allayed, and ho felt so much comfort to his featherless body that he soon adopted them, aad fed them like a lvn, and assiduously per lormed all the functions of the tendec est parent. All-Purpose Cow. An all-purpose cow raises a calf yearly, gives three or four gallons of milk a day when fresh, rapidly shrinks in milk, and when the calf is weaned is dry, at the time of year when her milk is needed the most. She runs in a poor pasture through the summo?, has the privilege of picking up the ro.ea and smutty ears of corn in a stalk-field in January, and in the spring s permitted to inhale the fra giance and rich aroma of straw stack. And after many years, having raised many calves, 'and each spring raised many high expectations and hopes in her owner's mind of her near future greatness, only to be regularly and ab solutely disappointed, how fortunate she is an all-purpose cow. Had she not been, kind Providence and her owner surely would not nave spared her life to ripe old age. Grape Vines. There is no batter place for a grape vine than near a dwelling-house, if on the south, east or west side's. The sunshine falling on tho building gives part of its warmth to the wood or brick, and part of it is reflected back upon the vine. The warmth that is absorbed is given off at night, and after cold weather conies. Besides, in a dwelling-house some of the warmth of fires escapes through opened windows, giving the vine, plant ed so that its branches extend over the kitchen, several degrees higher temper ature than vines have planted at a dis tance from any dwelling. Varieties of grapes that will not ripen in the open air will ripen thoroughly if given the slight protection which the- warmth (rem a summer kitchen affords. Ex. Some tree peddlers are strictly hor. st, and others are strictly dishonest. Know your man before trusting him. A VERR1BLB ws Tfcouaad Miles ta Open the Pacific. On September 29, 1392, a native fish erman off Nanawalla, Hawaii, saw out at sea what he thought to be a drift ing log", but on approaching it found it to be a ship's lifeboat, liying in the bottom of the boat were twelve men so weak as to be unable to speak, with their tongues swollen and black, protruding from their mouths. Their eyes were sunken and glassy, and they all, though conscious,seemed as if demented. They were unable to move or give any account of them selves until brought to shore bj the natives. The story of their yoyage, as told by the mate, is one of horrible suffering. He said that when they left the scene- of the wreck of their ship, the Campbell, from Port Town send. Washington, he calculated that Hilo was about 2, .100 miles away, and that with care and short rations they could make the land safely. All went well for a time, the lifeboat making, according to his estimate, about lOo miles for each twenty-four hours. Tho water gave out, however, some days before they were found, r.nd the scene became a terrible one. He and one of the sailors alone re tained their senses. The rest became madmen) and at the last were fight ing, shrieking, tearing their hair and clothes, and raving generally. The two managed, however, to keep them from either jumping overboard or drinking the salt water until they became too tvealc to do so. Finally lie and the sailor also gave nut, and for two days and nights the boat drifted in a calm sea without any effort to guide or propel her. A friendly current carried them inshore, or they would- have all died in the boat. IJemedy for Dirty Mrcets. Mayor Strong of Xew York has not only a pronounced opinion in favor of i Mrs. Eleanor Kimicuti's plans of street cleaning, but is quoted as fol lows: "I believe," he said, "the streets of New York could be cleaned by a woman at the head of the street cleaning department. I don't know that it would be a popular appoint ment. I do know one thing, that all of us aro indebted to our wives and our mothers for clean homes, and I don't know any class of.persons who w-nnl.l lw ;r,liK-oK-Tolor,nr.,Cfo ., , i ii , ' tarletan and worsted or silk draw thoroughly and for less money than a rt- ,,., . ,-,, z t. , , , ., i . ftrings. 1 he peanuts are hidden evcrv- woman at the head of the depart- ...ujl . i .t j me , i where through the rooms, and a sim- I pie prize is given to the boy c-r girl Kecoverod ills Convene. finding the most, with some grotesque :i;iiv .cr, i vc milieu iuc Liiurcii. (1vnntr I!iflit. rrlnrl in lnnr it- I'r-o ' been a member for some years. It's a splendid thing, and " "Yes, sir; and will you get some oth er clerk to sell those pure spices now?" Adams Freeman. SlOO Kewanl, SIOO. The readers of tills n:ior will be pleased t i learn that there is at least one dreaded ilihcao tliat seienee has been able to cure in ail its stases, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the o&Iv nositive ci:ro now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh beinjj a constitutional di-easc, re iiuties a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucuuu.-, sur la es of tho system, thereby deitroyin? tlio foundation of the disease, and iViii the patient strength by building up the constitution and asistin nature in doing its work The proprietors hato so much laith in its curative powers, that thr.y of fer Ono Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of Tes timonials. Address, F.J. CHEXEV & CO., Toledo, O. fold by Prujrcists. 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills are the be?t. A Clock tliut Talks. A hotel keeper at Brcslau, Germauy, has invented a billiard controling clock which automatically registers ths exact time a billiard table has been in use, without the possibility of an error. The apparatus consists of an ordinary clock and a small box at tached just beneath and larpe enough to admit the balls. While the billiard balls remain in the box the clock is stopped; when taken out the clock is started and continues to run until they are replaced. To ray a I'enalty for Dining Is rather hard, isn't it? Yet how many are compelled to do this after every meal. Iys pepsia, that inexoralilo persecutor, never ceai-cs to torment of its own volition, anil i-aiciy yields to ordinary medication. Hut :r:ui(iiility of the stomach is in store for those who pursue a comsc of llostctter's stomach Hitters. This line corrective also icmeilles malarial and kidney complaints, rheumatism, constipation, biliousness and nervousness A Slippery Spot. A short time ago an old lady went on hoard Nelson's ilagship. the Victory. The different objects of interest were duly shown her. and, on reaching the spot where the great naval hero was wounded (which was marked by a raised brass plate), the officer remarked to her: "Here Nelson fell!'' And no wonder!" exclaimed the old lady, '-I nearly fell there myself!" Lontlcn Answers. Merchants Hotel, Omaha. conxni: riFTKEXTii and fak.vym sts. Street cars pass the door to and from both depots; in business center of city. Headquarters for state and local trade. Hates $2 and S3 per day. PAXTOX & DA VEX PORT, Prop's. How lie .Mailo Them. Some months ago Hector Malot an nounced his retirment from the field of authorship. It appears, however, that It was only the pen of the novel-writer that he laid down. He will publish in the course of the next few menths a brief literary biography, under the ti tle of -Le Roman des Romans." ("The Story of yy Stories,"' in which lie will tell us how he made his books and WI13-. Xo courIi so bad Ka"m wili not cure it. that Dr. Kay's Lung See ad. Men who loaf do not have as good a time as men who work. Fiso's Cure for Consumption has saved me large doctor bi-ls. t'.L. L'aker, 422S Ite fent So,.. Phi adelphin. Pa., Pec S, lStT.. 1 lie lest time for exercise is nlout two hours after a meal. Dr. .Kay's Lung Pa'm is the safest, surest mid pTeasnntest cure for all coughs. A woman ran pick out n bride as far as she can see her. flliONG THE DEAD OF TI16S6 Prominent Men All PKOr. ABBOTT. If. B. BRADT. " The year just closed has furnished an alarming array cf prominent men who have died of Brfeht's disease of the kid neys. The number includes Professor Austin Abbott, the great jurist and author of law; books: II. K. Brady, the famous photographer; Col. Thos. AV. Knox, the author of the "Boy Travellers"; Mark II. romcroy. the well-known editor: Mr. Fdw'n PardridKe, the prominent Chicago merchant: and ex-Governor Orcenhalge, cf Massachusetts. If 'deatii lo-.cs a sVn'ngr mark." it U also certain that Prisht'-i ui?ease finds it3 victims anions: the prominent as well as among tho millions of people who arc tel S kjj -sHf rf f i? y . sr -- - uf kbw i'- vjtt r x r srjrv-a Taatzr 1 4mJk j SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Xasawrtaat to All the Readers ot This - . .. an k. ... v.. Incidental to the recent rreat stora, Paper. We have decided to extend time to January 15th, '97, that we will send to every reader of this paper pre-paid one 25c bottle of S drops for 10c Large bottles (300 doses), $1.00. 5 drops is not sold by druggists. On ly by us and our agents. This wonderful curative gives al most instant relief and is a permanent cure in rheumatism, sciatica, neural gia, dyspepsia, backache, asthma, hay fever, catarrh, sleeplessness, nervous ness, nervous and neuralgic headache, heat weakness, toothache, earache, croup, la grippe, malaria, creeping numbness, bronchitis, and kindred dis eases. "It is not often that we commend in these columns anything of a medicin al character, but our Chicago repre sentative has had personal access to the correspondence of this Company, and has seen some of the many thous ands of genuine testimonials and let ters they receive daily, and assure us that the cures affected by this remedy border on the marvelous. Chicago Opinion. If suffering do not delay, but order today. Your money refunded if 5 drops falls in any way short of what we claim. SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO., J 1G7 Dearborn St.. Chicago, 111. Invulnerable. At the time of the Crimean war there was in the regiment in which I served a soldier who was firmly convinced that he could not bo killed by shot, shell or stceL How ho came to imagine this I eouid never discover; when asked about it he would reply, "No, it's im possible." This idea led him to undertake the most dangerous duties with perfect coolness, and he certainly passed through the war all right. At its conclusion he reseived medals for distinguished bravery, and in a few years since he had risen to the rank of captain. A Rainy Day Tarty. For a rainy day a peanut party is quickly managed, aud is great sport The invitations may bo folded small and put in a large peanut shell. Each guest is provided with a bag, which tiit ia nti ? I 1 . l. !.. ..TtA I 1- ""V -t -'". .- uj lac Kins witll ! nno nnoh , tiiw finlinr U. fA. : i est. Creat I'argaln. 'You'll save half your money by buy ing one of these patterns," said the clerk at the bargain counter. "Then I'll take two aud save all my inoney," sweetly smiled the newly mar- I ried slioppe. Detroit Tree l'ress. A fiO'Ont Calendar Free. IVrlinr the most Ix-aiitlfiil calendar Nsurtl for lb- year's; I Tin: Vonu's CuMPisms Art Cal Umlar. iililch Is k!"!i to each Mit-rl!er to the rai'i-r for the year "97. It !. made up of four charm ing pIcturcH. beautifully reproduced In twelve liar itionliuts color.-". It ! Inform a foiir-pase folder, which, when extended, fy Iil21 Inehe In Ize. The suNjeet are delightfully nttrartlxc. ThI calendar make a dcMraMe ornament for a mantle, ecnlrc tahlc ur writing ilcilc. It I" offered for -ale only !y the puhlleher of The Youth's C'omi"xiox at 0 cent pcreopr. Only lieotn-e of the enormous number pulillhed Is It possllde for the publisher of The t'oiinMCV to n-nil It free to all Com Paxiox suhfcrlhers. To Keep Violets Fresh. To keep violets fresh when wearing them on the person, wrap the steins first in cotton dipped in salted water, the tops sprinkled and the whole covered closely with confectioner's pa per, and put in a cool place. In this way the blossoms may be preserved for saveral davs. New York Tribune. TO CURE A COLD IX OXC DAT. Take Laxative Brorco Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money if It fails to cure. iSc Men generally lehnvo for tho same reason that tbey i ay taxes; they have to. Sin. "vTIiilo-' Southing Mjrap For elilldr. n te eth!ns.sof ten tliegunn. rf du e inflam mation, ullays pain cures wind colic. 25 centra bottle. Naturalists eay that a healthy swallow will consume atcut 0,000 swallows n day. The fatter s oman is has. the less hair she tSAr Madame Liiuai Nordic, who has written practical article, "How to Train the Vo'cf." for The Companion for 1897. I.WW ''rf-B.,.-T.Ii?. A . for the Qlbole family. The Companion also announces for 1897, Four Alsorbing Serials, Adventure Stories on Land and Sea, Stories for Hoys, Stories for Girls, Reporter' Stories, Doctors' Stories, Lawyers' Stories. Stories' for Evcry Imdy all profusely illustrated by popular artists. SWvIoublc Holiday Numbers. More tlm two thousand Articles of Miscellany-Anccdote, Humor. Travel. Timely Editorials, "Current Iv.cnts," "Current and "Nature and Science" Departments every week, etc. W One of the most beautiful W win ue given 10 eacn new It Is made up of C r Charming rictures in color beautifully e.xecu?I. Its size is :o lv z$ iuche. The subjects are delightfully attractive. Tiais falenrlar is published exclusively by Tub Youth's Companion aad could not be sola iu Art Stores tor less man une Subscription Price of The J2-Color Calendar FREE. Aad Thtpcajzsloz 'The Youth's Companion, 201 Died ot That Great Modern ulr -J COL. T. IT. KSOX. M. M. POilZROT. suffering with it to-lay. and yet do not realize this serious fact. There are men and women in every por tion of America who feel out of sorts, ami who CLf not realise what it is that affects them. They may have peculiar pains in various parts of the body, stranfje lassitude, a bad taste in the mouth, vains in the back anl about the loins, and a general irregularity of the system. These things mean Bright'? DIscas! In some one of its various stages, and no man or woman s safe v. ho has them. Thu tsriifcV d-'.'Se was mce consid- ered Incurable. Emmr-nt dr.-toia so de clared, tut constant scientific and chem ical exparimtnts resulted In a discovery. Sctarlar a Las; With at : Incidental to the recent great stora, many stories will undoubtedly get int circulation that will exhibit heroism, romance and ludicroas incidents dove tailed with the accounts of loss of prop erty and the wreckings of fortunes. John Baker came down Miller river ou a big fir tree. Mr. Baker seated ainu self at the butt end of the tree, sad a!L ter going down about a half a mils ks had company. A huge black bear, swimming for his life in 'the seethiMj water, climbed on the tree aad station ed himself about thirty feet from the man. In addition to hisalready preca rious situation, that bear nearly fright ened. Mr. Baker to death. But Mr. Bear' was about as badly frightened as the other fellow, aad when the current finally drifted the tree to dry land, the bear took to his heels with as much alacrity as Baker. Seattle Post. Consolation. Mrs. Wcstside So your husband is troubled with insomnia? How tet rible! Mrs. Eastsidc Oh, yc; still he say? he has much to be thankful for. Mrs. W. Yes? Mrs. E. He often shudders when he thinks how fortunate it is that it's hira instead of the twins. Buffalo Times. "Mend it or End it," has been the rallying cry ct reform, dircctcdvagainst abuses municipal or social. - r 1?.-... .1.. .. ...I.M. 1.1. 1.! rui un; uiuu nuu icu ujui- self be abused by a cough the cry should be modified to: Mend it, or it'll end you. Yoa can mend any cough with Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Comfort to California. Every Thursday afternoon a tourist sleeping car for Henver, Salt l.ako City, tan Francisco, and l.os Angeles leaves Omaha and Lincoln via the Burlington Koute. It is carpeted, upholstered lit rattan, has spring seats and backs and is provided with curtains, bedding, tovr cls.soap,cte. An experienced excursion conductor and a uniformed i ullman porter accompany It through to tho l'acllie. Coast. While neither as exten sively finished nor as tine to look at as a palace slecper.lt in just as good to ride In. Sec ond class tfeketsare honored and tho price of a berth. wido cnoush and hlg enough for two, K only $". For a. folder giving fn'U particulars write to J. Francis, Gen'l Pass'r Agent, Omaha.Xeb. E? A D aafl a? 0 G Wanted in every r WK IWI E W 9 township a days a week, to distribute samples, collect names and won: up trails tor druggists on the in roe great family remedies: Dr. Kay's Kcnovator. Dr. Kay's Lung Hiihn and Kitlneykunu Good pay to man or woman. Semi for booklet and terms. Dr. 1J. J. Kay Medical Co.. Oncaha, Neb. OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS SUe Itrpaln far Mn4 ar state Bade. ISO? DOTCLAS ST.. OlABa, HXB. PENSIONS, PATENTS. CLAIMS. 'JOHN W. MORRIS, WASHW6T0N.0. a Lat Principal Examiner U. 3. rtsiloa Bara. ifca. la last wax, 15 adjudicating claims, atlr. line. Caitt DR. J.ISTEPHEN8.LKaJteaaU. W. N. U. OMAHA. No. I, 1897. When writing to advertiscra, kindly men. tior. this pape,r. B5fcrau3LaViia i!S WHrAlimi': fMS. : Couzli Syrnr. Taatesuooa. UBI la tlma. Sola by flmcglsta. mMtXWMUMHW Celebrating in 1S97 its seventy-first birth day The Companion offers its readers many exceptionally brilliant features. The two hemispheres have been explored in search of attractive matter. TheYUth'S (osnpanion In addition to the 25 staff writers TllK Companion Contributors n-'mber fully 200 of the most famous men and women of both continents including the most popular writers of fiction and some of the most eminent statesmen, scientists, travellers and musicians. 1 1 : t 1 t epics' CALENDARS issued this war ouoscnoer 10 m uoiipm uonar. , 1 Companion $1.75 a Year. Km Ssbacrititri who U1 cat oat U j dip snd iad It at one with eza aad addna aad $1.73 will rtc-lra: FZES- Tl YoatV Coapaaloo ?? ik from Uta Haw (sbscrlpUoa Is re:tTd tUl Jasmtry 1. 1397: F2EE- Chrtir-tai. Hn Taat'a aad titter Doat! Kanbn: F2S -TB Coispaaica'a 4-rM C!oiar for liOT. t. tuU fdlr celcrtd toaTeatr. Tna ceit ccstly gift cf Its ktal T Cbsaaaaioa haa artr offri: 3? fifty -tw WU, a fall jttr. U Ja. 1.1 J9 S. Columbus Ave-, Boston, Mass. .".v' THE YEAR. Gurse-BrioHt's Disease.! EX-COV. CREZXnALGE. 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