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RECARDINO ASSENOER RATES
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, 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.
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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.
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Man cared of right's disease, which is
bat advanced kidaey disease.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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. 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.
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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
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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'
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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.
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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:
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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
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