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Tried Aitf trueis the verdict of ' Hood's ssrsaperuia. autism, dyspepsia, Hood's Sarsaparilla Tbo Bcst-Ia fact the 0 Ttso Blood Pmtlur. - ' HnA.'c Dills c : 'W asa bfl RECARDINO ASSENOER RATES -DkUob of tk THIhwH , Wrehoas Co: In the matter of the communlcatlom Cl the secretary of the state snuge of' Illinois dated Jan. 1,1897. embodying a resolution of that body adopted at lta December meeting, 1896. asking the board of railroad and warehouse com missioners to reduce the passenger rate from three (3) cents to two (2) cents per mile, the commission Is of the opinion that to do so at this time would be unwise and unwarranted aad would be uniust to the railroad Inter est of the state. While some of the great trunk lines in Illinois might be able to stand such a reduction, yet the rcnaller roads, and those which do almost wholly a local business, and which are now and have been for the last two ycrs struggling for exist ence, would he most serlowly affected by it Such action on onr part would sim ply increase the heavy burdens' under which thet are staggering now. It is a well-known fact to those who have taken the trouble to investigate the ' amount of passenger business done by the railroads in Illinois during the past two years that there has been a large decrease in the number of passengers carried. This is due in our judgment not to the amount charged for such service but to the general depression in all llnc3 of business, the low prices of farm products and the unsettled financial conditions which have had , Uieir effect on the passenger as well cs the freight business. And it is also a fact, as shown by the cworn reports of the railroads of Illi nois that the capital invested in suca property has not paid even a fair In terest to the stockholder. This ques tion was before us when we revised the freight schedule in 1895, and the whole auestion was thoroughly con sidered. We did not think then and , neither do we feel now that in justice to both the public and the railroads, because each should stand on the sam equality before the law, this reduction should be made at this time. If the country was prosperous our conclu sions ntiht be difforent. The statistics in our office show that for the past three years, 1894, 1895 and 3S9G, the average amount charged by the railroads per passenger mile is a fraction above two cents, although the maximum allowod them was three cents. For the reasons above stated we do not feel that this reduction should be made at this time. We are also asked to1 recommend this reduction to the legislature. In view of our conclusion we do not feel that it would be con sistent for us to do so; however, the legislature has the power to regulate the maximum rate which can be charged for passenger service and we leave the matter to their wisdom. (Signed) W. S. CANTRELU Chairman. THOS. GAHAN. Attest: J. W. YANTIS, Secretary. Jan. 12, 1S97. Etneraon a Hero 1Vorsbipier. lie is the most recent example of ele jeutal hero-worship. Ilis opinions ne absolutely unqualified except by his temperament, lie exposes a form of belief in the importance of the in dividual which is independent of any personal relations he has with the -world. It is as if a man had been withdrawn from the earth and dedica ted to condensing- and embodying this eternal idea the value of the individ ual soul so vividly, so vitally, that his words could not yet die, yet in such il lusive and abstract forms that by no chance and by no power could his creed "be used for purposes of tyranny. Dojj cannot be exracted from it Schools cannot build on it It cither lives as the spirit lives, or else it evaporates and leaves nothing. Emerson was so nfaid of the letter that killeth be would hardly trust his words to print. He was assured there was no such thing ns literal truth, but only literal false hood. Janary Atlantic. Ketv Linn to YTasiilnfftoa. The popular Monon Route has estab lished a new Sleeping Carline to Wash ington, D. C, via Cincinnati and Park crsburgr, by the C. IL & D., B. & O. S. V. and !. & O. Railways. The sleeper is ready for occupancy in Dearborn station auy time after 9 p. nr, and leaves at 2:45 a. m. daily, arriving at Washington at 0:47 the following morn ing. This schedule will be in effect o January 24 and thereafter. As th sleeper goes through without change, and the hours of leaving and arriving are most convenient, this will prove al together the most comfortable, as well cs the siost picturesque route to the national capital. City ticket office, 252 Clark street. Depot, Dearborn Station. Geo. Grant' Two Taoem. A drum corps in passing caught sight Df the general, and once struck np a thej popular camp-meeting air. Every one bejran to laugh, and Rawlins cried, "Good for .the drummers!" "What's Uie fun?" inquired the general. "Why,", was the reply, "thoy are playing 4Ain't I glad to get out ob de wildernessl' " The general fcmilcd at the ready wit of the musicians, and said "Well, with me a mu&ical joke always requires ex planation. I know only two tunn; one is 'Yankee Doodle,' and the other isn't' January Century. Piso's Cnro for Consumption is our on'y medicine for coughs and colds." Mrs. C. Be'tr, 439 8th Ave., Denver, CoL, If or. 8, 15. - - Wasted Eaersr "Say; who is that man?"- - "His name is Kadgera' "I know his name, but what is bis occupation?"' "He's a detective." ' "Great Scott! I met him at a recep tion the other evening and after I was introduced to him I put in half an hour of the hardest work of my life trying to keep from indulging in ay abomina ble habit of swearing. I thought he was a clergyman.' -Chicago Tribune. ZXezemns Camphor leo with tttyoerlac Csrrs Oupped liana and t'ac, Itaofr r 6or Fleet, CillUaijM, Mies, Ac. C O. dark CoJU Havea, Ofc .W Tomta; and Nevada have less than cno inhabitant to the square Trn Cassakets stimulate liver, kidneys aad bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gnpe,10c The shoe often pinches from no fault of the wearer. .tfaiHBhw E&iohn Ereidsr.SO-ilcott, Wit, aztoakaoaVA gjetbeirorldvitii a yield ofmim.tSa-Bra"gB f SilverKlnxB-rleyjiaracra. IcatyotcliBj" Slit Jcjnnitofclai. In order to gala, la MTH use.039Eew customers ' Mad ea Mai Va Kw SOLLAXS' WOBW FOB - Efci piss, of new and no fats scada, tatfaSlBaSa U&boTo-Sarler.Teotlnte. Glsa SpaTTT, S-aaM-l yBTetcVtte.Wccot.'' aad oOsMTtlata,aomB KjMUTeiy 'wcrth Wo,to t asteTt-anpostyaMV FS. Including our cmt seed catalog-, for HejRW wXar(mtcitveoffaraecedsaMpahvB3g' etoeslnin -world. U skxs. catlsgJ9gT TfaT --"- CaSalacaIbflSr E3svu -?""" lt-OUdlr naBaa togBjr faatwdtngbgyttm. SsadgBS Tff7" I WHAT A LIB. Skat It tat CoTlngtoa (Okie) QacetU: It takes -testy to ram a mtwipaper -8L Joaa (Kaa.) Newt. y fTkat am aggregation; whatawaoy ftr. It kas beea disproved a thou saaA tines; It is a clean case of airy faacy. It doesn't take sieney to rum a atwspaper; it cam run without mon ey. It Is a charitable iasUtuUon, a ttgglag concern, a highway robber. B'doafrey the newspaper is the child f the air, a creature of a dream. It cam go oa aad ea aad on, whea any ether coacern would be In the hands tf a receiver and wound np with cob webs la ike window. It takes wind to rum a' atwspaper; it takes gall to run a aewspaper. It takes a scintillating. acrosatie imagiaation, ami a hrt doz en white shirts, and a railroad pass to rum a aewspaper. But money Heav ens to Betsy and six hands round, who ever Aeeded money in conducting a aewspaper; Kind words are the med ium ef exchange that do the business for the editor kind words and church social tickets. When you see aii ed itor, with money, watch hiss. He'll be paying bills aad disgracing his pro ftssiea. Never give money to an edi tor Make him trade it out He likes to swsp. Then when you die, after having stood around for years and sneered at the editor and his little Jim crow paper, be sure and have your wife tad In for three extra copies by one of your weeping children, and whea she reads the generous and touching notice about you, forewarn her to ne glect to send f fteen cents to the editor. It would overwhelm him. Money is a corrupting thing. The editor kn6ws It aad what he wants is your heartfelt thanks. Then he can thank the print ers and they can thank their grocers. Take your job work to the Job office and then come and ask for half rates for church notices. Get your lodge letter keads and stationery printed out of town, and then flood the editor with beautiful thoughts in resolutions of respect and cards of thanks. They make such spicy reading, and when you pick it up filled with those glow ing and vivid mortuary articles, you are so proud of your little paper! But money scorn the filthy thing. Don't let the pure, innocent editor know anything about it Keep that for sordid tradespeople who charge for their wares. The editor gives his bounty away. The Lord loves a cheerful giver. He'll take care of all the editors. Don't worry about the editor. He has a charter from the state to act as a door mat for the community. He'll get the paper out somehow; and stand up for you when you run for office, and lie about your pigeon-toed daughter's tackey wedding, and blow about your big-footed sons when they get a $4 per week job, and weep over your shriveled soul when it is released from your grasping body, and smile at your giddy wife's second marriage. He'll get along. The Lord alone knows how but the editor will get there somehow. A Thermometer Free. Warner's Safe Cure Co. of Rochester, N. Y., are sending out a limited num ber of accurate spirit thermometers graduated from 20 degrees below zero to 120 degrees above and mounted on heavy 4x0 inch cardboard, in red and green, by mail, free to any address on receipt of two cents in stamps to pay postage, lo be sure the free distribu tion of the thermometers is intended to advertise the celebrated Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure (see ad vertising columns) but nevertheless they will be found to be useful as well as ornamental little articles for the home or office and well worth the little trouble and expense of sending for them. Glad They Weren't Clerical. A Well known Worcester clergyman tells a good story at his own expense. In his younger days he was tramping through the White Mountains with a companion, .who was also a clergyman. One day they mounted the driver's seat of a stage coach. The driver was an interesting character, loaded with good stories. The three speedily became friendly, and it was with reluctance that they parted at the end of'the jour ney. Tm glad ter hev met yer fel lers,' said the driver, in farewell. "Yer see, I heven't seen a man this summer, exceptin' ministers." Boston Record. NO-TO-BAC FOR FIFTY CENTS. Over 404,000 cured. WbynotletNo-To-Bac regulate or remove your desire for tobacco. Saves money, makes health and manhood. Cure guaranteed, 80c and l.00,all druggists. Swiss Egs. Grease either a silver or pretty fire1 proof dish. Cut up four ounces oi cheese in slices and grate two ounces finely. Arrange the slices in the bot tom of the dish, sprinkle over a little pepper; then break in four eggs, taking care not to break the yolks, sprinkle over a little pepper and salt Then place the grated cheese in a layer over the eggs, and place one ounce of but ter, cut in small pieces, on the top. Bake in a quick oven for ten or fifteen minutes. Serve very hot. If liked, a teaspoon of parsley may be mixed with the grated cheese. Philadelphia Ledger. To Hlght the Vfroa;. While the late Lord Coleridgs was at Oxford, it was his duty as a fellow to read the lessons in chapel, and one day he read, by mistake, the second lesson where he should have read the first To conclude it in the orthodox way was hardly correct as it was not the second lesson, but the first; nor could it well be described as the first lesson, as properly it was the second. A moment's hesitation supnlied him with the appropriate word: "Here endeth the wrong lesson." TO CUKE A COLD IV ONE DAT. Taie Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All Druggists refund the money it It t-Us to cure. SSe The British aristocracy includes fourteen thousand persoas. PITS s&spad tree aad pcrmancBily cured. No fits itttr trst day's as at Dr. Kllic'i Gzat Kerva K Li si SI. FracSS trial bottle and treatise. bead Sa. Eun, 251 Area bU rniladelBaSa, Pa, Apple beer is nowthe rage in the country districts of Maine. FOREBODINGS. mental barest, eeseeadeacy and fear cf aeaia or isape&aiag- eanger, are symptoms aristae- from the peissBtag- ef the blood hy srie add. Uric acid retention in the blood causes ever ainety per cent, of all diseases. It to the active pen on ef rheumatism, nut. I aesrabria, hUieusnesa, pleurisy, heart dis leaae, brain fever, eczema, bronchitis. issa, gravei. Cu simih. neat's oia t aad dropsy. Gp restores the kJdaeys to healthy action and eashloi theat to" separate aad force the otsoaocs add from the system. Here's the case Ma wefl-losswnlHaeel. Man cared of right's disease, which is bat advanced kidaey disease. la dtt spier aad bn ef sSji. I ceanseaced cdarl SaTBCBte br Snekt' Jinan of Ike kUaefS, so pto-W aseB)tsdSTiilatiiHaiiiajia,Uniot tats dry. Acting et a Jheaa, Kr. A. L. Cast, wbe tbo- M MFS Ctec. I sea erne bottles pner . Tea mOiilii tanli rant 11 i ei i in I M aaa aenecur wen. Ckairmm UmittdRj. Smtfx Cf. ia-TaT sew tin. saun beetict, by att m Rm eameaartce Car sasdes aoi CXwi fflAnSWiA'Wn i DAIEY AND POULTRY. TARM. INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. Bow Saceewfal Farmers Operate This Depturt-M-t of the Tarm A Few State as to the Care et Live Stack Foaitry. M. BRANDT, pre, ident of the Kan sas State Dairy As sociation, says: "I took particular pains to Inquire In to the affairs, as much as consistent with reason, of pat rons of creameries. In Iowa particular ly .asklngthem what milk from month to month, and per pound for butter fat or per hundred weight for milk, and was usually an swered that they had forgotten, or they believed it was so and oo, or the other, leaving the impression that it was their business to see that their cows were doing all that it was possi ble in the quantity and quality of milk, and the prices or returns would be all right when the time came to draw their pay; in other words, It was not a question of price so much as what they could make the cows do per month or year in weight of milk or butter sold. Kansas has some superior advantages for dairying. We can manufacture as fine a butter, or at least it sells for as much per pound, as any sister state can boast; wo have a ready market for all and more than we can supply of fine goods; there have been large quanti ties of poor butter made in creameries, as well as on farms too much entirely. It costs more to make a poor article than a good one, and it brings less than half as much money, and I have not seen the day, in the nine years that I have been engaged in the manufac ture of butter by the separator process, that I had not sale for more than I had to offer. This cannot be said of farm made butter; it is, on the othfer hand, a continual drug on the markets of the world, selling at less than cost Why not take the same raw material, sell it to a good and well-regulated creamery, and get twice the money for it, and have ready sale? Now, why all this difference? We say there are numer ous causes, the principal one being lack of facilities for the making of butter on the average Kansas farm, and the large percentage of foreign matter that is in milk that cannot be strained out, all of which is removed by the separat or. The creamery "makes a uniform grade; raises the standard of quality very materially; has an output that will enable it to establish a trade that will stay by it if the goods aie kept up in grade, and at a price very much above farm or ladle butter. There is not a farmer in Kansas, or elsewhere, if he knows what could be done with a good cow, but what would be a dairy man. There is not a more honorable way of making a comfortable living. Show me a farmer who has insisted on raising grain for the past six or seven years exclusively, keeping very little dairy stock, if any, who has made any money, and kept his grocery bills and incidental expenses paid up without going in debt, and I will show you two who, with ten of fifteen cows, have, aside from raising a wheat crop, raised enough of corn, oatsand other feed crops and fed them to cows that paid off mortgages on their homes, paid liv ing expenses on half the acreage, were happy, and had money in the bank. We have here in central Kansas, with in a radius of seventy-five miles, somo thirty creameries, paying to the farm ers monthly from $35,000 to $40,000; the number of red barns, painted houses, smiling faces and happy fami lies is growing monthly in proportion 'to the increase in amount paid out Ten years ago the same community re ceived less than $2,000 per month from the same source. Other branches of farming have lost pace; we need to remedy this by a different system; we have come to the place and stage where we must do it if we would keep abreast with our neighbors; the dairy and the cow must figure conspicuously at this stage. She will do it if we give her half a chance, and it is for those to say who are striving to own pleasant homes and have comfortable surroundings whether or not she can have recogniT tion in our midst. Canadian Poultry for England. A Canadian paper says: Last year some big profits were made on shipping Ca nadian dead poultry to England, and those who expect to duplicate their good fortune thki year have been buy ing heavily in Ontario, and paying pretty good prices owing to the com petition between buyers in securing the very choicest stock. Last Christ mas in Manchester and Liverpool and London, says the Trade Bulletin, Ca nadian turkeys, weighing from 15 to 20 pounds each, sold at prices which netted shippers a clear profit of $1.00 to $L50 each bird. Of course !es3 prof its were made on smaller birds; but it is a well-known fact that turkeys chickens and geese shipped from Can ada last year made exceptionally good prices on the Christmas markets. It Is feared by some that the purchases on this side may. be overdone this year and the large shipments bo too much for the demand. American buyers, it seems, have been competing with Ca nadian buyers in the Belleville and Brockville sections, and as high as 10c to 10c ser pound has been paid for choice turkeys, 6c to 7c per pound for cnoice cntcKens, 6c for geese, and 7c I to 8c for ducks. But of course these prices were for selected stock, prepared specially for the American and Eng lish markets. For the English mar kets the birds are not plucked; but their feathers remain on after" being killed. This is preferred, as the feath ers keep the birds clean, so that when they are picked on the other side, they have a nice, fresh appearance. One Montreal firm is shipping about six cars of dead poultry to the English markets, and several other 'firms are sending forward round lots, and we hope they will do as well as they did last year. Western firms are also shin ing largely. Mating for Broilers. It is not necessary to keep a Tot of roosters in the flocks. They are not only useless and expensive, but also Quarrelsome, says Farm and Fireside. It has been demonstrated that hens will .lay as many eggs If no males are with them as when they are present One effect of having the roosters with all the hens is that the farmer is less care ful selecting eggs for hitching, being inclined to use eggs collected from the whole flock. This should not be the case. What should be done, in order to secure strong and healthy chicks, is to select about a dozen of the best hens and mate them with a choice male, us ing only eggs from the selected flock. As the hatching season with incubators ,is nearly here, for producing broilers, the farmers will, by the adoption of this method, know what klad of ekieks to expect, and what tasy aaeald.W when ready for market, bat If data not mate a flock for the purpose, astag the eggs from all of the aeas am the farm, his chicks will be of an klad, sizes and colors, with no aalforaUty. and will be but a lot of noagrtls of which he knows nothing aad caaaet expect good results therefrom. .t'itA The SacrlBee f Cattle. In a recent issue Live Stock Report said: While the above subject, as It concerns the unaccountably aad, re grettably large shipment of unfinished beeves to market is something snore than a twice-tdld tale, or even am old, old, story, to readers of the Report, we cannot but again protest against this ceaseless sacrifice upon the altar of low prices. That this condition of affairs prevails in the face of bursting corn cribs is truly surprising, and if there is a justifiable cause it can,, only be the forced shipment of the above class of cattle because of feeders inability to secure financial accommodation and their necessity to procure money for every-day needs. Monday numbers of 1,100 to 1,200-lb steers, fed sixty to ninety days, had to sell at the ruin ously low price of $3.60 to $3.85 per 100 lbs., and after deducting from their proceeds freight, feed and commission charges they would net their owners no more than feeders are paying in the country for thin stack cattle. An other class which would be benefited by longer feeding are the 1,250 to T,36 lb. steers,-which have sold this week largely at $3.90 to $4.25. They are too light for either the eastern shippers or -exporters, and as a result are thrown into dressed beef buyers' hands, and have many times to go at very low figures because of there being no com--petition in the trade for them. This does not refer, of course, to the ftt handy little cattle that have been made to mature early, some of which have realized $4.50 to $5.00 this week, but to those cattle of slower growth and which require to be at least 1,400 lbs. weight before they are in good enough condition for market Made heavy enough for export or eastern shipping trade those 1,250 to 1,350-lb. steers would realize 25 to 40 cents per 100 lbs. more. Surely the extra 100 or 150 lbs. could be profitably put on when the selling .price would be so materially improved. Good to choice beeves of 1,350 to 1,500 lbs. average have regained this week what they lost last nd while we are not predicting any great rise in values this winter or the com ing spring we hold to the belief in paying prices for fat beeves, and our advice is, impartially and unreservedly, hold your half-fat cattle until they are whole-fat, that is, get them in such condition that they will suit local, eastern or foreign buyers. The result is bound to be decidedly to the benefit of the feeder and producer. Texas Cattle Feeding. Kansas City Drovers Telegram: In spector Jordan, of the bureau of ani mal industry, has just compiled his annual report to the department Mr. (Jordan puts the number of cattle on feed on cotton-seed meal in Texas at 98,700 head, and says that 25,000 have been purchased to go on feed later. These figures are considerably in ex cess of computations made by persons not- in official capacities. Mr. Jordan is in perhaps the best situation to get at -the exact figures. Fifteen thousand Panhandle calves have been purchased for Kansas feeders from the Panhandle so far this fall. He estimates more than the usual number of cattle now in the Panhandle and Western Texas. They have better grass there than for a number of years and more cattle than usual. In Southern Texas they have good grass, but not as many cattle as usual, while in Central and Northern Texas they have fewer cattle and less feed than for a number of years, on account of the drouthy conditions. There is better grass in the Panhandle and Western Texas than ever before. He gives Texas great credit for the ad mirable manner in which she regulated the movement of southern cattle this year. The-loss by death from Texas fever this year as compared with last year is in the proportion of about one to five. Reports to the comptroller of Texas show that there are now in Tex as about 169,000 more cattle than there were a year ago. Col. Albert Dean says that this increase came from Old Mexico and from New Mexico. The New Mexico cattle were takon across the line because of the luxuriant grasses in the state of Texas. Broilers. It has long since been proved that exclusive broiler plants are never long lived. Of course there are exceptions to that rule, but the exception comes only where the broiler plant has some good reliable egg farmer raise the eggs for him, says an exchange. But to gather up eggs here and there, no mat ter how the fowls aro fed and kept, nor to what variety they belong, is a risky piece of business. When common eggs are used, the broiler raiser has all sorts of blood to handle. He finds, all sizes and weights at the end of three months and very often is compelled to feed one-half of the lot arother month in order to get them up to the desired weight But when the man uses his own eggs, or, in oth er words, when he uses the eggs from one breed, or one cross and feeds and cares for the stock for fertility, he is sure to have a uniform lot and Meet with better success. Preserving Eggs. Among the many conveniences for the preservation of eggs, the following is one of English invention: The fresh eggs to be pre served are first washed in milk of lime to remove any surface dirt or grease, and also to destroy the "ferments" which exist In the porosity of the shell. The eggs are then coated with a thin film of gelatine, by immersing them in a solution of that material. The gelatine used should preferably be col orless, so as to preserve the whiteness of the shells. It is claimed that eggs thus prepared may be preserved ab solutely unchanged for a year or more. It is further claimed that the eggs are rendered stronger by the treatment thereby increasing transport facilities. Ex. Effect of Light on Butter, Light has an effect on the butter color. The dairy, in which the butter is kept while mak ing, or resting and for the final working should be darkened by shades, so as to avoid this effect Or the butter should be protected by a cover Impregnable to the light The light has a bleaching effect and thisis especially marked when the butter is put away in a gashed, or flaky condition, by which one side of the flakes is exposed to light and the other side Is In the shade. Mr practice has always b?en to cover the butter In the bowl with a doubled taw el, to protect it -from the light hew ever dull it may be. Ex. Do not purchase trees of irresponsi ble parties. Be sure-that the trees yen buy are of first quality, and from reputable nursery. FARM AND GAEDEN. MATTERS OP INTEREST " AGRICULTURISTS. TO Up-to-date HtaU Aboat CelUva- tlea ef the SoQ aad Yield Thereof Hertlcaltmre, Ytttcautmi aad Flari ealtare. T THE Michigan Horticultural con vention the follow ing questions and answers were asked and given, as re ported in the Mich igan Fruit Grower: Q. What is the proper method of pruning currants? A. Keep center oi toish cut out, to let in sunlight; short- sn ends. Q. What causes pear blight? A. So answer; a great unsolved problem. 4). Best ten varieties of winter ap ples? A. It's a mistake to set ten va rieties; get fewer varieties; good ones ire: Greening, Hubbardstori, Northern Spy, Ben Davis, Canada Red, Golden Russett and Baldwin; best five varie ties summer apples are: Red Astracans, Oldenberg, Alexander, Early Joe and Primate. The Yellow Transparent promises well; in Southern Illinois it's a money maker. The Nero and Jeffrls are fine early summer apples; another Is the Gravenstefn. 'Q. Best five plums? A-Winter Damsel, Shropshire, Green Gage, Lom bard and the Grand Duke. Another lot of five are: Black Diamond, Mon arch, Danish, Stanton and Burbanks. Q Name best five peaches. A. Early Michigan, or Lewis. St John, Kalamazoo, Elberta and Fitzgerald; these are In the order of ripening. Lot 2 are Early Crawford, Engle, Mam moth, Bronson, Elberta and Smocks, standard Tarletles. Lot 3 are Early aaafaWul (I AZTEC INDIAN CORN Michigan, St Johns, Elberta, Kalama zoo and Steven's Rareripe. Q. Name five good pears. A. partlett, Anjo, Howell, Lawrence, Kee fer or Bosc. Q. Shall we cut back eight to twelve year old trees that are very high? A. Yes; cut back to three or four year old; form a new head. Q. How many acres of cow peas shall we sow to the acre? A. One half to one and one-half bushels, ac cording to variety. Q. Does It pay to set peach trees in this year's strawberry bed? A. No; rather have berries. Q. Is there any harm to arpeach or chard if sown to clover and then plowed under? A. Harm comes in growing it in the orchard. Q. Give best method pruning grape vines. A. Follow either the Kniffin or Renewal system. ' Q. What Is best treatment for plums that are not. bearing? A. Take off two-thirds of top and graft some' new fruit to tree. Q. How do you get rid of gum on peach tree? A. It is sometimes caused by unripened wood; treat to get ripo wood; it's a preventative only; no rem edy. Q. Is there a Late Barnard? A. Late Barnard is Snows' Orange re named. Q. What causes plum trees to lose foliage in August? A. Fungus dis ease; use Bordeaux mixture late in the season. Q. What causes spots on the Bar nard peach? A. Thousands would like to know this. Q. Would you set plums where an old apple orchard had been? A. Crop to grains; H. D. Perkins has had suc cess; do not plant in same spots, how ever. Q. Will It be any advantage to sow oats in strawberry bed as mulch? A. Yes, If yon have no, other way to mulch; get good clean seed. Q. Will it do to trim the peach tree before February 1st? A. March is preferable. Preparing for Indian Corn. In an article on Indian corn. J. D. Caton once said: 1st In the preparation for crops of Indian corn, fall plowing on Central Illinois prairie soils Is preferable to spring plowing, and deep plowing to shallow; but deep plowing should.be confned to rich lands plowed in the fall, and shallow to thin ones plowed in the spring leaving the middle course for the medium soils. 2d. When manure is used, it should be, if it can be, previously spread and plowed in during the fall, but if spread on the surface as fast as made, dur ing the winter season, it suffers less waste and depredation than when fer menting in the shed, or heating in the barn yard. 3d. Stable and barn yard manure stimulated stalk and leaf growth at the expense of the ear, but the ashes of plants, and presumably those of ani mals, i. e., manufactured fertilizers, produce a contrary effect; to the ex tent that to grow the largest crop of corn, grain being considered, recourse must be had to plant or animal ashes. 4th. la fall plowed land. the best preparation for the seed bed is to throw np, by means of a shovel plow, a slight ridge where the rows -are to stand and where the planter is to follow; then af ter planting, to pack the loose soil, to insure germination by using the plank drag. sftQtw - aaaaaatJaaaAVT- BBBBBBB9BBBBaaVaBBBBBBBBBlftFBBBBBBtiBBBBBW aUafiaaaavSOsnaaaS1 rgDSnMMHKi aBBPaBVa9BBBBBBBBaMEa9' PgRJCCSaBaaaaaaf ' aBBBBBBBBaaaBBBBBBBBBVaBBBBBaBBaisRaBBBBBBBBBBBvPBBBr1 HasassPBakaHBeHaPOsBaB aHBgBasasaa&ssBfllS VBaSarsPBBfElsBBBB 5th. Sine the ataveephere faraiskee from H to 98 per cent ef plant feod. there can be no such thing u tea wmek cultivation, this side of ' retsrdjng growth by wounding plant roeU'airi firing the crop In dry weather. Adalterated Farts Greea. Paris green is largely need in this state as an insecticide, chief y for the destrnctloa of the cotton caterpillar, whose ravages are frequently so in jurious. This chemical consists calefy of the "Arsenite of Copper," with a small proportion of the Acetate of Cop per, and a lrst-class article should contain not less than Wper cent of arsenious acid, known in its pure state as white arsenic. This article is fre quently adulterated, and there are abundant opportunities for fraud in its purchase. Farmers and planters fre quently complain of the inef ectlveness of Paris green after use on their cotton; j but they failed to take samples la ac- cordance with the above law, aad.there fore have no means of definitely deter mining whether fraud had been prac ticed. Many farmers and planters in central Louisiana have made report of the ineffectiveness of parls green used on their cotton during the present sea son. This is reported after a failure, but they failed to take samples in ac cordance with the above law, and therefore had no means of ascertaining positively whether fraud had been per petrated. La. Exp. Sta. bulletin. Spring Flawing. The advantages of spring plowing are that the sod and stubble may be pas tured up to the time the frost leaves the ground; that surface weeds never get the start, as they sometimes do in fall plowing, where the farmer is slack and his practices slovenly; and that when the plow and the planter are kept within a few hours of each other, there is alwayssufficient moisture in the dry est season to ensure perfect germina tion, and in the wettest there need t.A -ou i PAST AND PRESENT. never be but a few unoccupied acres between the plowing and the seeding. Its disadvantages are, that In any case the decomposition of the buried sod, weeds, and stubble, does not take place soon enough to afford nutriment at the early stage of the growth of the young corn plant, and that in case of drought, this decomposition does not occur un til late, or not until the following sea son. Orchard Cultivation Fays. The Nebraska Agricultural Experi ment Station has issued a bulletin from which the following practical conclu sions are drawn: Trees in cultivated ground have a darker and more vigorous' foliage than those in sod ground, with less yellow ing, dropping of leaves, or wilting in hot windy days. Apples averaged 14 per cent greater weight on cultivated than pasture land and 17 per cent greater than on mowed land. As to moisture, for every 100 barrels of water in twenty inches depth of soil on sod land, there were 140 in cultivated land. Evaporation, as any one might sup pose, was found proportionate to velo city of wind. Spotty Butter. Sometimes Impurity In the salt will make the butter spotty this disfiguring being the effect of lime in the salt, and this is a common Impurity in the cheap kinds of salt. The lime in salt of course will exist mostly as achloride, and this will have the very worst effect on the butter, bleaching it in patches or streaks, and giving a soapy texture or flavor to it Sometimes there is gypsum in the salt, and this has, as I have found, the effect of making round spot3 In the mass cf butter wherever there Is a speck of this sulphate of lime. There cannot be too great care taken to pro cure the purest kind of salt for dairy use; and it should be ground as fine as flour, so that if any impurity does exist in it, it may be evenly spread through the butter, and thus the color escape injury. Hard water, too, is not fit for washing the-butter, on account of the impurities in It being mostly lime or gypsum, both of which, as said. are injurious to the butter color. Ex. Cleaning the Corn Field. Well-eared corn is very heavy to handle. It takes 30 to 35 hills of corn to make a stook, and even after it has dried out as much as it will before winter, such a stook is pretty heavy lifting on a high wagon. Whenever it Is desired to clear a field of corn, low-wheeled wag ons with low racks should be used. Two men can work to much better ad vantage than one. the one on the ground cutting the hill against which the stook is built, and lifting the stook from the bottom, while the one on the lead grasps the top, placing it where he wishes it on the load, and keeping each stook separate as far as possi ble. This makes it much easier to un load. With a low" wagon, and two men not afraid of work, a large clearing can be made in a corn field by one day's labor, and the corn be drawn un der shelter, where it can be husked during weather too stormy or cold to permit comfortable husking in the field. Ex. A group of horticulturists should be formed In every township. fx - lal 6 s Vest EeeCSMfidsT .KWliSjg3ssa ssssssataiaa .astr5dSafc3Hg2eA lftTJnnBBEV SSSSSSSsfnsVstSBBsfTV iragsgflggvehssssr 'aBaMfiVrfCB) BEN0 COUNTY . BHEUMATISM. NBrtVOUS DISORDERS IN TLBTON, KANSAS. (Fresa the Gesttte, Hatr.Tispe, KaaM.) "If there kaaythiag I have entire faith in, in the way ef acHcine," said Mrs. Ana T. Devonian, of Castletoa, Reae Coaaty Kaasas, ta a reporter, "it is Dr. William' Pink Pills fer Pale People." ,rWhyt do yea ask well for seven years I was a wretched sufferer from servos debUity aad rheumatism. My wrists were so swollen aad say lagan so stiff that I got no sleep at night My hips, backbone and shoulder blades were so painful if 1 moved that I would awake screaming with ageay, and a small lump of bono or calloas grew on ay spine, which was exquisitely paiafaL Of course my heart was badly affected, and the amnereBS physicians whom I consulted were all of one mind, aad that was that my days were numbered, and they could de me ao good. "I could net leave my bed without help, and once lay for three weeks in one post tioa and would not have been sorry if death had ended my sufferings, when oae day about three months ago, some one read to me from the Hutchinson Gazette as ac count of a wonderful cure of a patient whose ills were somewhat similar to mine, by using Dr. Williams'. Pink Pills for Pale People. "1 was struck by what I heard and pro cured a supply of Pink Pills about six weeks ago, and had not got through the first box when I received extraordinary relief. Hope returned and 1 continued with the pllhv, every day adding to my store ef health. My serves became tranquil, the rheumatic palss began to leave me, palpi tation of the heart ceased, my kidneys and liver grew normal, and though lam still taking Pink Pills, I am almost welt "I can tell you of three persons to whom I have recommended Pink Pills all of Castleton, who are suffering with heart difficulty: Mrs. L. Smvtb, Mr. John Par cell and Mr. Maher. and they will tell yon what Pink Pills did for them, and they also know what they did for me." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills contain, in a con densed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are also a specific for troubles peculiar to females, such as suppressions, lrresularities and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood, and restore the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, over-work or excesses ef whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at50cenUaboxorsixboxesfort2.50, and may be had of audru7gists,or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y, new They Get Skalia, In one of his introductory lectures, in a recent semester, the lato Professor Hyrtl addressed his hearers as fol lows: "Gentlemen, you must get pos session of skulls. It is impossible to study anatomy unless yon have rtulls. Each of you must find means, any means, to get a skulL" Oa the fol lowing morning he entered his audi torium with a sorrowful face, "Gen tlemen," he began, "I fear some of you misunderstood me. Yon certain ly have left no means nntried to se cure skulls. I noticed that my hand some collection was almost depleted this morning." The students had taken him at his word and induced the servants to divide out the skulls of Hyrtl, which formed one of the chie f attractions to medical men in the famous teacher's house. i.ee for is CEsra. Millions now plant Salter's seeds, but millions more should; hence offer. 1 pkg. Bismarck Cucumber :lSo 1 pkg. Round Globe Beet 10c 1 pkg. Earliest Carrot 10c 1 pkg.-Kaiser Wilhelm Lettuce 15c 1 pkg. Earliest Melon 10c 1 pkg. Giant Yellow Onion 15c 1 pkg. 14-Day Radish 10c 3 pkgs. Brilliant Flower Seeds 15c Now all of above 10 packages, in cluding our mammoth plant and seed catalogue, are mailed you free upon receipt of only 14 cents' postage. 25 pkgs. Earliest Vegetable Secd.fl.00 21 Brilliant Blooming Plants $1.00 John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse. Wis. wot Xothlag Wasted ta Parle. Even the smallest scrap of paper, that which every one throws away here, becomes a source of profit Old provision tins, for instance, are full of money; the load soldering is removed and melted down into cakes, while the tin goes to make children's toys. Old boots, however bad, always con tain in the arch of the foot at least one soand piece that will serve again, and generally there are two or three others in the sole, the heel, and at the back. Scrap3 of paper go to the card board factory, oranze Deel to tho marmalade maker, and so on. The most valuable refuse that which fetches two francs the kilo is hair; the long gois to the hair dresser, while the short is used, among other things, for clarifying? oils. . Deafness Caaaot Bo Cared by local application", as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the car. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by nn inflamed condition of the mucous finins of the Eustachian Tube. When this tubf is inflamed you have a rumbling sound, or imperfect bearing, and when it it entirely clo&ed deafness is the resnit. and unless tne innamation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be de stroyed forever; nine ca.-c? out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothin? but :in inflamed condition of the mucous sur faces. We will plve One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F J. CIIENKY & CV., Toledo, a Fold by druzgiMs. 75c. Hall's family Pills are the best. Shattered His Conceit. "What's the matter, Harry, old man? Yon look downcast." "I am downcast. My wife told me last night that I was the biggest fool on earth, and then she proceeded to prove that what she said was true." "I don't understand. How did she prove it?" "By reading a lot of love letters that I wrote to her before we were mar ried." Detroit Journal. lire, iriastaw'a Soethtar birws For children teethlnjr.Mften the grims. reduces Infaaa ssatloa, sllajs pain, cures wlad colic, liceat a, bottle. Nearly every man believes that fate has a grudge against him. When billions or costive, eat a Cascaret. candy cathartic, cure guaranteed, 10c, 25c. Poverty is the mother of many pains and sorrows. Salt thrown on a low coal fire will revive eves Team a SaJferat Ko Belief freaa FhjsltbJSM FlaH rma Week a Care Oa Mrs. Asm T. Psvsalsb hs gsn Wooaa. SPRAINS? fW? ST. JACOBS is when yon put tbc cratch NDY CATHARTIC CURtC0lsTITH)M 10 25 30 VsnRArrtmwrw flmmaammu n.UIl.llI'll.l klllHIB'I'IKII" 9ei fcWfrt. u, iryawMiTmToTc?om THE WOMKINO .aey Ze '1 rememberdmriaf oar civil ai-lIf -?- - son sen i - uaassr. aM am old negro on ny father's plaata- rr- ----' - tioa say that the war waa the people were getting too thick aad the Lord would tain thee oak 1 think thi reason might bo felly as appropriate in refereaeeto the present Chinese and Japanese) tuarret Chinamen' swarm net oaly in portions of ear- ooan try, but wherever ihey, ean -gal a foothold. The cities in the East ladies are fait, of them. They aro shop-keepers, . farmers aad particularly BMchaJea Hardly a meehaaie of any descriptioa earn. bo found there who is not a Chiasms, Iaeessant aad indefatigable workers, they save 4 competency, aad some times large fortaaee, aad thea re tar a to China to live at their ease. Maay well-to-do Chinamen go home before their yeath is passed, and nlarryiag: stay a Abort time aad. ehen return to their money-making, aad, ia snaay cases, their temporary aad foreign wives. No respectable Chinese women over leaves her native band, for it ia against the law, aad evea if their lives were aot forfeited oa their re- . turn, all social staadiag would be lost to them. On this account the China men do aot bring their wives With' them, and, though their sons thai aro borate them in foreiga coaa tries aro broaght ap as Chiaese, the daughters aever go to China, bat stay iathe laad of their bkth." To Get Oat ef the Way Whea trouble Is coming-, Is obviously the part of common sense. An e-structtoaM the bowels In a serious obstruction to health. To get this ont of the way Is ah easy mat ter with the thorough laxative, llostetter t Stolnach I Itters. which, although It affords relief, never gripes and convulses like a drastic purgative. Dyspepela. malarial, kidney and rheumatic ailments and nerv ousness yield to thto genial family medicine Ktazleua CartaM o!e. Ik the riegless enrtaia pole made by aa English firm there is an under cut groove in the under aide of tho pole, in which work a set of metal eyes, which hang oat of the opening of the groove, aad roll ia it oa small rollers working in the andercut por tion of the groove. It is ingenious' and simple, aad certainly seems like ly to work more smoothly thaa the ordinary curtain ring. Salser Seed Co. Ahead.' SoSnormous has been the demand fot Salter's seeds ia Texas that, the John A. Salzer feed Co, La Crosse, Wis . sent out a apecial train on January 11th, loaded with seed potatoes, grasses and clover, seed corn, oats, etc.. to be distributed among Its southern customers. Better Times Cosalag. Farmer Brown, after fourteen hoars at haying Never mind, Tommys asyin' don't last forever. Just re member that winter's comin' soon. aa nothin' to do but saw wood 'tend the cattle an go to school study nights." Harper's Bazar. an' an' Just try a 10c box of Cascarets, candy cathartic, the finest liver and bowel regu lator made. The hero of the family In cold weather is the one that gets up first aad shakes the fire. rtninnx.gvvwfwwr 1 ITS CURES THAT COUNT. Many so-called remedies aro pressed oa the public attention on account of their claimed large sales. But sales cannot dctcrntiaevalues. Sales simply argue good salesmen, shrewd puffery, or enormous advertis ing. It's cures that count. It is cures that are counted on by Ayer's Sarsaparilla. Its sales might be boasted. It has the world for its market. But sales prove nothing. We point only to the record of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, as proof of its merit: YEARS OF CURES nWWeJtgsaVi Comfort to California. Every Thursday afternoon a tourist sleeping car for Denver. Salt Lake City. San Francfoco, and I.os Angeles loaves Omaha and Lincoln via the Burlington Route. It Is carpeted, upholstered in rattan, has spring seats and backs and Is provided with curtains, bedding, tow eIs.soap,etc. An experienced excursion conductor and a uniformed t'ullman porter accompany It through to the 1'aclnc Coast. While neither as expen sively finished nor as fine to look at xs a palace sieeper.it Is just as good to ride In. tec- ' ond class tickets are honored and the price of a bnrth.wlde enough and big enough for two. Is only S". For a folder giving full particulars write to J. Fkascis. Gen'l I'ass'r Agent. Omaha.Nctv tQt7AKTMt OF CKXTU RT OT.1 Nt MJST i rstATTljE. Onttmrt t ti n or inn. ftJ rnaie Mahatitata m tor naaier aa weum. imasataiasref aterial.tbe get a eaespeetia tMssarkef.Write f orssaipleae etc. wktFAl'Ka51UASOOn!l6CO.,CAnaStaj. SMDKEYDtm MEAT WITH SS'.SilwBS'E R ENSIONS, PATENTS. 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