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Omaha, Neb.
The Century is fortunate in the acci
dental timelfness of some of the al
ready printed pages of the August and
September numbers. Now that all
eyes are turned toward Alaska, the ar
ticle on "The Alaska Trip"' will be
especially welcome. It is by John
Muir, the celebrated explorer of the
Sierra Nevada and of the Alaska
Itlaciers, the largest of whicli (also the
largest in the world) bears his name as
discoverer. There happens to be in
the same number a poem by Wm.
I'rescott Foster on "The Argonauts."
In the September number will appear
the last paper of the series on the. Af
rican explorations of the late E. J.
fSlavc, whose name has leen promi
nently mentioned in connection with
the gold discoveries of Alaska.
Try rln-0.
'Ask your grocer today to show yoi
a package of GRAIN-O, the new food
dnnk that takes the place of coffee.
The children may drink It without
injury as well as the adult All who
try it like It. GRAIN-O has that rich
;eal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress. the price of coffee.
15 cents and 25 cents per package.
Sold by all grocers. Tastes like cof
fee. Looks tike coffee.
The suggestive question "How it
feels to W a problem?" is discussed in
the August Atlantic by W. E. It. I)u
Hois. This article, entitled The Striv
ings of the Negro People, is particu
larly interesting, owing to the fact
that the author himself is a Negro, a
recent graduate of Harvard University,
and a man of broad cultivation. In
this paper he makes a striking state
ment of the disadvantages under which
his race struggles, and gives the
reader the ltcnefit of his own reflec
tions on the cultivated negro's anoma
lous position in America.
TFOMKN LOOK HKRK.
If you want to learn about a Wash
ing Machine which even a child can
operate easily be sure to read adver
tisement In this paper of II. F. Bram
mcr Mfg. Co., Davenport, Iowa. To in
troduce their new Machine everywhere
they will for a short time only sell at
wholesale price where dealers as yet
do not keep them in stock. The firm
guarantees every Machine first-class
and to give satisfaction. Write them
at once for circulars and price. They
will be pleased to hear from you.
Klncnlar Twins.
Johnnie "Is 'twins' singular?"
Teacher '"No, Johnnie; why do you
ask?" Johnnie " 'Cause the doctor
brought me little twin brothers yester
day and when papa came home he said
that was blamed singular." Washing
ton Times.
Hall's Catarrh Care
Is taken internally. Price, 75a
Waste.
"Do man dat ain't got nuffin ter do
but 'kill time." " said Uncle Eben, "gin
rally was'es er lot ob fus' class ammer
nition bringln down some mighty no
'count game." Washington Star.
I never used so quick a cure as 1'feo's Cure
for Consumption. J. B. t aimer, lx 1171,
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 25, IMG.
Education polishes good dispositions
and corrects bad ones.
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Kind thoughts are wings which bear
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when we have cause to use them. But we have less and
less cause to praise ourselves, since others do the praising,
and we are more than willing for you to see us through
other eyes. This is how we look to S. F. Loyce, whole
sale and retail drtiggist, Duluth, Minn., who after a quarter
of a century of observation writes:'
" I have sold Ayer's Sarsaparilla for more than 25 years,
both at wholesale and retail, and have never heard any
thing but words of praise from my customers ; not a single
complaint has ever reached me. I believe Ayer's Sar
saparilla to be the best blood purifier that has been intro
duced to the general public" This, from a man who has
sold thousands of dozens of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, is strong
testimony. But it only echoes popular sentiment the world
over, which has Nothing but words of praise for
Ayer's Sarsaparilla."
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U?Set IsMaafMftElt WatwT
Bahat rnmhfrjniii Tastes Good. CaH
wli CfeMptti txy Uwrcate.
Wo have heard of the- man who wm
96 lasy as to negotiate with a neighbor
to wind his eight day clock for him,
auct of the maa who was found roasting
in the sun because- he was too laxy t
follow around the shady side of the
tree and when told by an observer
that he would be given a quarter if he
would indicato any man or anything
that was lazier than himself, slowly
dragged out: "Put the quarter in my
pocket." These champion lazy
l.awrncc5 we have only heard of.
Thank the God of work, wo cannot
name them. We have heard of men
so lazy that they would sit all day on
a log near some pond and fish and en
joy such fishing, because they never
had a bito thereby necessitating the
exertion of pulling in their lines. We
have heard of such men, we say, but
we never believed in them until the
confession of a man from the busy,
active city of Chicago reached us, a
confession which makes the exertions
of fishermen on a log seem by com
parison like the twelve labors of Her
cules. This self-confessed champion,
this man who should at once be chosen
as the president of the international
society for the suppression of work,
has owned up to having gone down to
a hotel in the south of Florida where
ha could actually lie in bed and fish.
An Abominable Legacy
A tendency to rheumatism is undoubtedly
Inherited. Unlike many other legacies It re
mains In the family. The moat effectual
means of chekinjr this tendency, or of re
moving incipient rheumatism, whether prc
cxlstent in tlir blood orjurt. is to resort to
Ilostetter's Stomach Hitters as soon as tho
ftremonitory ttriuses are felt. Nullifying the
nfluencc-, of cold, exposure and fatigue, the
Bitters not only fortlties the system against
their nurt nil coiisciucncci. i
malaria, liver ami kidney o
pcpslaand nerve dlvjuietudc.
Apples Will Trainee Lovely 8Mb.
The secret of a had complexion
eaid a well-known physician recently,
"is a bad digestion and we generally
trace that to a bad liver. One of the
best remedies for a sluggish liver is
cheap and pleasant. Dieting is the se
cret of the cure. The best liver regu
lator for persons of sedentary habits
and those are the ones whose com
plexions are muddy is to be found In
apples eaten baked if they are not
well digested when eaten raw." Ex
change. S10.SO TO ItfJFFALO AND RETURN
Via Micnigau Central, "The .Niagara
Falls Koute," from Chicago, good go
ing August 21-23. A rare opportunity
to go East at very low rates over "A
First-class Line for First-class Trav
el." Reserve your sleeping car accom
modations early by writing to L. D.
Heusner. Gen"l Western Pass'r Ag't,
119 Adams Street. Chicago.
10.5u to Utifialo and return.
The Proper Thins In Kansas.
Among the women it is always con
sidered good manners to go around to
the back door of a neighbor's house
when on a borrowing errand, to the
side door when on an informal visit and
to the front door when making a formal
call. Atchison Globe.
Dent Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Lilt taay.
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the wonder-worker, that makes weak
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Her Suspicion.
"Circe," said the lecturer, "as you l.o
doubt remember, turned men into
hogs."
"I wonder if she did it by starting a
street car line?" mused the woman
who had hung to a strap all the way
to the hail. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Dr.Kny's Renovator is mild in action,
certain in effect nnd n positive cure for
nervousness, constipation, dyspepsia and
liver ditoase. 25c. Sec advt."
Aced " Champion.
Lord Rutherford Clark, who is over
70 years of age and a judge of the Scotch
Court of Session, has won the first prize
in the golf competitions at Cannes
twice running.
erenian Canphar fee with Olyeerlne.
The original and onlv irrnuine. Curr Chapped Hands
and Face. Cold Son-. c. C.C. Clark A Co.,N.HaTen,Ct.
When 101 give one a piece of your
mind be sure it is not the last piece.
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job are nut satisfied with It.
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OMB STRANGE. QUEER AND
CURIOUS PHASES OP LIFE.
Battle Sceae Flctare aa a Tama Kow
Aa Klephaat Wei a Battle The
rjiUe Hem" f Berkshire A SftU
lacrasted Lake.
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(Tublishcd by Request.)
LD ocean's waves
rolled wild and
high.
And angry surges
roared.
While fiercely down
a stormy sky -Unceasing
torrents
poured.
The lightning's fit
ful Hashing
showed
A wrecking vessel's
form.
That tossed on giant
billows, rede
A plaything of the storm.
Her white sails rent are streaming high
Against the frowning skies;
And where the deep goes whirling by
Her fallen banner lies.
She reels, she plunges, bounds, recedes.
And now her towering mast
Bows meekly down, like bended reeds.
Before the mighty blast
Hark! hark! a wall, a fearful cry
To land the strong winds bear;
In every tone Is agony.
In every note despair!
Death hovers round that barque of doom,
He lingers for his prey;
And 'neath his feet a yawning tomb
The parting waves display.
They rear their foam-crests high; that
crowd
Of living men they crave;
And shall they in their watery shroud
Enioid the good, the brave?
Oh, who shall snatch them from the
brink
"Where ruins open wide?
The boldest landsmen shuddering shrink
To stem the awful tide.
Far, far atvay upon the shore
A simple maiden stands;
Snatched from a boat, a slender oar
Lies In her folded hands.
Kach rude breeze, as It hurries by.
Flings back her clustering hair;
While flashes from her earnest eye
A hope that scorns despair.
"My father! shall that barque." she cries,
"Go down in yonder sea?
In vain for aid those prayers arise?
It must not, cannot be!
Unmoor the boat! away, away!
I will not linger here;
This Is no season for delay.
No time for doubt and fear.
"I would be gone; my "father, dare.
With me to succor fly.
To save yon helpless victims there.
To brave the flood or die?
A few brief moments, and each tongue
The choking wave shall hush;
And, where those cries and groans have
rung,
O'erwhelming waters rush.
"Heed, heed that wail of deep distress
To us the tempest bears:
Oh. let us prize our lives the less
Perchance to rescue theirs!
Fear not for me; my hand Is strong.
My heart is stronger still;
And God, to whom those waves belong.
Can quell them at His will."
She ceased: her sire, inspired, unlashed
The boat, and seized the oar.
And fearless o'er the billows dashed.
That laved the sheltering shore.
There stood an angel bright beside
The maiden at the helm:
He st&yed the flood. He soothed the tide.
Nor dare a wave o'erwhelm.
She gazed upon the skies above.
The lightning's Mazing path.
With holy faith and hope and love.
That awed the storm-god's wrath:
And safe th?y reached the sinking wreck.
Where raging tempest's .blew.
And bore from off her briny deck
Her pale, despairing crew.
Then swiftly through the breaking foam
The quivering boat scuds back.
And bears her burden safely home,
Though death is on the track.
Unhurt by wind and storm and wave.
Upon the beaten strand.
The rescued from a watery grave
With loud thanksgiving stand.
How felt she then, that noble one.
Whose aid deliverance wrought.
And ere destruction's work was done.
Tho ark was safely brought.
Compassion's tears had ceased to flow.
Her beating heart was stilled;
A joy as sweet as angels know
Her pure, ycung spirit fillca.
Dr.ys passed; a glorious meed of fame
Time to the maiden bore;
And thousands breathed her hallowed
name
Unheard, unknown before.
She cared not for the great world's praise
Still Nature's artless child:
.And shrank from admiration's gaze
A spirit undefilcd.
But vain are wreaths to bind her brow.
Or song's sweet tributes given;
The world's applause she heeds not now
Grace Darling is in heaven!
She hath reward the robe, the crown.
The harp of heavenly tone.
The smiles of God, the high renown
Of those around the throne.
And while its rest her spirit takes
In that pure, blissful sphere.
Her deeds of noble daring makes
Her name immortal here.
The muse of Kngland's poets, fired.
Shall waft it o'er her main.
And tiansatlantic bards, inspired.
Roll back the deathless strain.
Amanda M. Edmond.
How an Elephant Worn m Battle.
In one of the battles founght between
the Mahrattas and the Moguls during
the eighteenth century, before Brit
ain's Indian empire was established,
the Mahratta state elephant bearing
the standard was told by his mahout
to stand still. Just as the order was
given the mahout was killed. As the
battle went on the Mahrattas fell back
before the Moguls, and would have lost
the day, but seeing the state elephant
still standing immovable with the
standard still flying, they rallied again
and again, and won the fight. When it
was over the elephant refused to move
from the spot, remembering the com
mand of his dead mahout At last
some one recollected that the mahout
had occasionally put the elephant In
charge of his little son. So the child
was sent for. but the village was a
day and a half's journey, so that thrae
days elapsed before the boy arrived.
1 During those three days the animal
Krnnn ?no-4 m a itAttiAHATj ..! .i
" .. uu iuc uamcuciu, auu 1UUU
had to be brought When the child
came on the morning of the third day
the elephant knew him directly, and
remembering that the mahout had
sometimes delegated his authority to
the child, the wise and faithful animal
obeyed the boy's order, and walked
quietly away with him.
Bafle Scene Pie are:! In a Tornb.
On one ot tnc walls of a tomb re
ently discovered in Egypt by Profes-
! or Flinders Petrie, is pictured a battle
j cene anterior in date to anything yet
I 'ound of that description. Previous to
I :hi: dlscoverv the parlin-sr nmi...i.
-w m ..vv. vytcjcilia-
tion of a battle is that found at Beni
flasan of twelfth dynasty date, which
Is a poor and tame depiction when
compared with this campaign against
the Sati of southern Syria. Here the
Egyptians are seen armed with the
early battleaxes, a stick to the end of
which a thin piece of metal is attach
ed. The Sati are armed with bows
and arrows. Some of the Satl lie dead.
pierced with arrows; others are en- !
gaged in a nand-to-band struggle with
their enemies, while others still break
; their bows in token of submission. In
I the lowest register of this mural deco-
ration an Egyptian is seen carrying off
i a sau gin on ms shouiaar, wane o(a
era among the victors are drlvHf taa
sale captives onwards the oaly repre
sentation yet discovered waicfc saows
the Egyptians bearlaa: away tke polls
of a vanquished foe. Wltaia tke walled
fort of the Satl Is tke most canons
scene of this very Interesting fresco.
At first sight the battle appears to be
between men and women, and, tkoogk
the womea clearly belong to tke Satl
tribe, the men are neither Egyptlaa nor
Satl. The natural supposition Is that
they are the Bedouin allies of the
Egyptian who, like the modern Bed
ouin, prefer plunder to fighting. These
Bedouin, seeing the Satl defeated in
the field, have scaled the walls by
means of a ladder, only to be met and
discomfited by the women. In every
register of this fresco the Bedouin are
seen stabbed, tripped up, pulled down,
and utterly defeated by the Satl women
in the middle register is the Satl chief,
who tears his hair on hearing the news
of the defeat of his people; a Bedouin
who tries to force his way into the
chiefs presence is killed by a woman.
On the lowest register are two Egyp
tians armed with long picks, mining
under the wall; they have almost made
their way through. Within the wall
are two of the Satl men listening in
tently to the sound of the picks.
Roentgen Rays and Cardlae AaTaetleaa.
At Berlin a few days ago, before the
congress on Internal diseases, Prof.
Benedict, of Vienna, stated that the
most important result of the employ
ment of the X-rays in this depart
ment of medical science had been the
ascertainment of the strength and ex
tent of the - heart's movements in
healthy and unhealthy conditions'.
They had shown that the work per
formed by a sound heart had been
greatly overestimated, and they had
thus rendered the vibrations of a
diseased heart easier to understand.
Doctors were now in a position to
learn the size and position of the vital
organ in cases where the former meth
ods of ausculation and percussion had.
afforded them no help. By the Roent
gen rays it was possible to observe de
terioration of the valves at a much
earlier stage than previously, and to
gain exact information as to the rela
tions between the heart and the dia
phragm, as well as to .observe the
movements of that membrane. In the
early diagnosis of disease of the lungs,
stomach, and kidneys, the rays ren
dered doctors important assistance;
and it would in future be possible tc
gain a knowledge of diseases at a stagf
at which they had previously entirely
escaped detection.
Salt-Iaeraated aka.
One of the great curses of the gold
bearing districts of Western Australia
is lack of water. The government con
structs rain water "soaks" or reser
voirs, and the owners of sheepruns
sink spouting artesian bores, and yet
in some parts decent water fetches 75
cents a gallon and upwards. Black
Flag lake, shown in accompanying pic
ture, serves to indicate the dreary deso
lateness of the region. The lake Is in
crusted with salt, much as a lake In
more favored climes might be covered
with ice. The tracks of a regular high-
way are seen across the solid salt sur
faces, and a horse and vehicle are seen
near the rocks that rise in the middle.
The "White Hone of Berkshire.
Perhaps the biggest horse in the
world is the "White Horse" of Berk
shire. England. It is a figure of 17f
yards long, cut in the side cf a hill.
A long way off it looks as though
drawn in chalk lines, but the outline;
are really deep ditches in the soil, kep.
e'ean and free from grass by the peo
ple, who take great pride in it. The
ditches are six yards wide and two fee!
deep. The eye of the horse is four feet
across, and the ear is fifteen yards
long. It can be seen for sixteen miles.
When the time comes to clear out the
ditches, the people make a kind of pic
nic of it, and play all sorts of rustlr
game3. Who made the "White Horse"
or what for, is cot known for certain,
though King Alfred has been mention
ed in connection with It. It is certainly
very old.
la Bad Company.
When a vote is to be taken on somo
important measure, a congressman
who cannot be present "pairs" himsell
with some representative who would
vote "nay," or vice versa. The Wash
ington correspondent of the Chicago
Record tells an amusing story of this
custom of "pairing."
A Republican member of the house
rccaived a letter from an active poli
tician of that party in his district, call
ing attention to the fact that he is re
ported in "The Congressional Record"
almost every day as being "paired"
with a Democrat
"I don't doubt your loyalty to the
party," reads the letter, "but I think
the boys would like it a good deal bet
ter if you paired with Republicans in
stead of Democraats."
Carloaa Ua of the Microscope.
Some years ago, on one of the Prus
s an railways, a barrel which shouid
have contained silver coin was found,
cc arrival at its destination, to have
been emptied of its precious contents
and filled with sand. Professor Eh
renberg. being consulted on the sub
ject, sent for samples of sand from a!'
the stations along the different lines of
railway through which the specie had
passed, and by means of his
microscope identified the sta
tion from which the interpolated
sand must have been taken. The sta
tion once fixed upon, it was not dif
ficult to hit upon the culprit among
the small number of employes on duty
there.
A Singular Plant.
The Lattice-leaf plant, so called from
its resemblance to lattice blinds, is a
native of Madagascar. It is one of
the most extraordinary plants in ex
istence, because the leaves have the riba
and'veinings only, and appear but as
the skeletons. The tissue usually found
in the interstices is quite absent. It
is an aquatic plant, and looks exceed
ingly delicate and graceful as it floats
on the surface of the water.
The National Library of France.
The largest library in the world is
the National Library of France, found
d by Louis XIV, wblch contains
1,400,000 books, 300,000 pamphlets, 175
000 manuscripts, 300.000 maps and
charts, 150,000 coins and gold medals,
1.300,000 engravings, and 100,000 por
PgjJipEgsjpaflffl,,
traits.
FAKM AND GABDEN.
MATTERS OF tNTERESf
AGRICULTURISTS.
to
toss tjn-ta-bata Hints Aboat Caltlra
ttoa of the 811 and yields Thereof
Hartlcaltnre, Vltlcaltnre and Flott
cattmi. Stick to the Farm.
FRIEND of ours
owned a good farm
a few years ago,
about two miles
from a thriving
city, writes T. B.
Terry, in Practical
Fanner. He and
his sons lived
on it and had
a fine home and
were prosper-
ill Slowly. But they got it In
their heads that they could live
easier and do better by moving to
town and going into some business.
And they went, renting the farm. They
borrowed money on it, and put that
with what they bad and started a gro
cery store. He is a man of more than
average ability. They all worked ear
ly and late for success. Last year,
however, was too much for them. They
had to trust out too much, and the
laboring people had so little money,
and there was so much competition
among the dealers to get that, that the
weakest bad to go down. The sheriff
has sold the farm, and everything else
is gone. They have nothing. As they
are particular friends of ours, we feel
doubly sorry for them. Now, my good
friends, don't you often think that
fanning is a poor business, and wish
you were out of it and at something
elce? And don't you know that the
usual result would be about as describ
ed above? You cannot sell your farm
and put your money into any business
today that is honorable and legitimate
and safe that will pay you as well.
Let us look this matter squarely in the
face, and take courage and go ahead
and make the best of our business.
There is no chance to do any better, as
a rule, nor as well, all things consid
ered, with the capital invested. I was
talking the other day with a shrewd
old gentleman, who has considerable
property. He remarked: "I keep
enough money in farm land to support
myself and family well if everything
else went to the dogs. I risk the rest
in business." There is nothing safer
than good farm land. We have got
enough, too, to support us well, no mat
ter what comes. People must eat, and
farmers can always live, on the aver
age. A family out of debt, owning a
good farm, reasonably improved, are
well fixed in this world's goods.
When to Water Plants.
Should plants be watered during sun
shine? Why not, if they need it? The
watering of the plant should be gov
erned by its condition and surround
ings. The whole thing, in a nutshell,
is, water a plant when it does require
it, says a writer in American Garden
ing. From my own experience I have
never had any bad results from water
ing flowers during sunshine, any more
than in dull weather. During sunshine
and bright weather the evaporation
from most plants is more excessive
than in dull weather; consequently
plants call for more nourishment in
the form of water, and if the plants are
growing fast, and the pots are full of
roots, I often find it necessary to water
them three or four times a day. Air,
un and light are important factors in
building up the plant, and one is not
much use without the other. Water
containing soluble matter is absorbed
by the roots and travels through the
plant as crude sap, passing upwards to
the leaves; there it forms a combina
tion with carbonic acid gas, derived
from the air, then by the action of sun
and light is refined and digested. As
the sun plays such an important part
in the disintegration (as it were) of the
food of the plant, 1 cannot see how it
would have any injurious effect to
water plants during sunshine; but
would look at it as a thing essential if
the plants needed it I always aim to
have watering done early in the morn
ing or about three or four o'clock in
the afternoon, for the simple reason
that it facilitates the work, as well as
economizes the water; but as I said be
fore, I would not scruple to water a
batch of plants during sunshine if they
needed it. and would consider I was
helping nature by doing so.
Currants and Gooseberries.
Take cuttings of currants in Septem
ber after the new wood has ripened,
as may be seen by having turned
brown, says Vick's Magazine. Make
them about six inches in length, from
the new wood, removing the leaves.
Plant them so that only one bud is
left above the surface and they will
take root in the fall and be ready to
make growth promptly in the spring.
Some leaves or litter should be laid
around them when cold weather comes
on, to prevent them from heaving
when the frost comes out of the
ground. Cuttings of the gooseberry are
more difficult to root, but treated in
the same way a portion of those made
from our American varieties will root
But the better way to raise gooseber
ries is by layering. This can be done
as early as the latter part of July.
Draw the soil up about a bush and lay
the branches partly down upon it and
Leap fine soil up over them, spatting
it down well with the back of the
spade to make it lie close to the wood.
The leaves should be removed from the
portions of the stems which are cov
ered. Leave the plants earthed up in
this way all winter and in spring level
off the soil and cut away the rooted
branches and plant them out to make
a set of strong roots before final trans
planting for fruiting. From the plant
thus employed (called a stool plant),
another set of shoots will grow, and at
the proper time in summer it can be
earthed up, and thus an annual crop of
plants be produced.
U of Mack.
I have had some experience in the
use of muck in one way. I have never
tried it as Professor Sanborn speaks of
in its natural state, not even when fer
mented with manure or sweetened with
lime or ashes. I have only used it as
an absorbent when perfectly dry (air
dried), writes John Webster in Our
Grange Homes. I cut the peat from the
meadow with spades made for that
purpose, and after proper handling it
is stacked, and when dry it is hauled
to a shed near by where it is stored for
future use. In this state if the peat is of
good quality it is good fuel as well as
a fertilizer, and this is one of the uses
that I make of it I have burned aboat
eight to ten cords a year of it for nine
years and find it a good fuel, being tor
some purposes better than wood, and
lasting and burning about like bard
wood. It will burn in any kind of a
store or fireplace readily. It will ordi
narily make from seven to ten per
cent of ashes, or about two barrels to
the cord, which are very valuable as
a fertilizer for clover, peas and grass
generally. 1 put on about one-half
MrnR
Mil InVK
(Waaal
iff
bushel to the square rod and think
that the ashes about pay the expense
of cutting the peat In handling the
fuel there is a certain amount of waste
which I use as an absorbent. If there
is not enough of this one can maul up
enough in a day to last a month, this
pulverized muck or peat I use in the
stable behind the cows. One bushel
basket full is enough to keep the floor
dry behind twenty 'cows through the
night In the morning haul the ma
nure back from the platform and dry
the floor to milk on by scattering on
about three pecks more of the same.
This will make everything as dry as a
dusty road in August, and will save
all the urine and places the muck itself
In the best condition to become avail
able as a fertilizer. One cord contains
seventy-five heaping bnshels, which
would last as I use it six weeks. I
think that if farmers would try this
way once that they would certainly find
it a saving over any other way. This
dry peat is. also one of the very best
absorbents and deodorizers to use in
drying and handling night soil, and is
every way better and cleaner than road
dust Muck beds are plenty everywhere
in New England and Canada, and this
eeems to be the way to use them. Wet
muck is too heavy to handle much.
The Farmer's Creeil.
Prof. Irby'of North Carolina State
College, furnishes the following to the
Progressive farmer:
We believe in small well-tilled farms;
that the soil must be fed as well as the
owner, so that the crops shall make
the farm and the farmer rich.
We believe in thorough drainage, in
deep plowing, and in labor saving im
plements. We believe in good fences, barns
conveniently arranged, good orchards
and gardens, and plenty of home raised
hog and hominy.
We believe in raising pure bred stock
or in grading up the best to be gotten;
they equal the thoroughbreds.
We believe ia growing the best va
rieties of farm crops and saving the
choicest for seed.
We believe in fertilizing the brain
with phosphorus as well as applying it
to the soil.
We believe in the proper care and
application of barn-yard manure.
We believe that the best fertilizers
are of little value unless accompanied
by industry, enterprise and intelli
gence. We believe in rotation, diversifica
tion and thorough cultivation of crops.
We believe that every farm should
own a good farmer and that every good
farmer will eventually own a good
farm.
Winter Protection.
I have not had a great deal of suc
cess in the cultivation of flowers and
roses, but I have a very simple plan of
protecting them: I lay down the rose
and cover it with leaves, and when I
uncover it in the spring I find that it
is quite fresh. In some instances the
buds have begun to shape before the
leaves are taken off. One season a keen
frost came and they were set back, and
we had no roses that year. I now adopt
the plan of driving a stick down along
side the bush. I then gather the
branches together, tie them with
a string, and put a hoop around
the bottom. I put ordinary rye straw
around the inside of that hoop and
then put on another hoop around the
top; and I find that there Is sufficient
protection to enable them to come out
all right My grapevines I cover with
earth. Three years ago I took them
up; they started very early; there was
a late frost and I had no fruit that
year. The next year I covered them
with evergreens, and I had not much
more success. Last year I allowed them
to stay up on the trellises and take
their chances, and I had a better crop
before the frost came than I had had
for the last three years. If you have a
wet, warm season and protect them too
much you injure them. Parker.
Believes la Saraaser Fallot.
Much has been written about clean
ing land and keeping it clean without
any summer fallowing; indeed, summer
fallowing is looked upon by many as
old-fashioned and out of date, but
where' a farm is dirty and foul with
noxious weeds, thistles, charlock,
couch, or any other weeds, wo know
of no method of cleaning it equal to
a good thorough summer fallow. Be
sides cleaning the land, summer fal
lowing is the best preparation for a
crop of wheat, and we have often ob
served how much better land that has
been prepared and is in good manurial
condition will withstand our usual
summer droughts than other land of
the same quality not prepared does.
When that highly-favored people, the
children of- Israel, were promised a
land (said to be one of the fairest and
most fertile portions of the earth) God
commanded them to allow the land to
lie untilled every seventh year, and on
each occasion when the command is
given or renewed, this idea, among oth
ers, is. "it is a year of rest unto the
land," "then shall it rest and lie still."
and because the chosen people dis
obeyed and neglected this command,
they were carried into captivity "untii
the land had enjoyed her Sabbaths, be
cause it did not rest in your Sabbath
when ye dwelt in the laud." Walter
Riddell.
Draft of the Plow.
Our experiment stations are looking
into almost everything and among oth
er things endeavoring to determine the
amount of the draft of the plow that
is used for different parts of the work.
At the University Farm of New York
it was found that 55 per cent of the
total draft is used for cutting the fur
row, 33 per cent in overcoming the
friction of the sole and land slide, and
but twelve per cent in turning the' fur
row. In 1867. Hon. J. Stanton Gould
found that 55 per cent was expended
in cutting the furrow, 35 per cent in
overcoming the friction, and ten per
cent in turning the furrow. Pulver
izing is done altogether by the mold
board in turning the furrow, and hence
the importance of having the mold
board do precisely what the farmer
wants at a particular time. Really ev
ery plow should have three or four dif
ferent mold boards; one if it Is desired
to throw the furrow flat and cover up
rubbish, another if it is desired to kink
the furrow, leaving it rough as possible
in fall plowing, and perhaps one or
two more covering purposes between
these two extremes. We think there !
will be a good deal more attention paid
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than in the past, as farmers are really
but beginning to study the subject of
tillage.
Ottering to Customers. The cus
tomers are the ones to please. It mat
ters not what the farmer may wish to
do, he must conform his operations
according to the demands of the mar
ket in which he Fells." If the custom
ers are satisfied with the articles they
receive the prices will be fair, and the
farmer will be able to djctate his terms
to a certain extent; but' when the farm
er sends to market articles that are not
desired he simply loses his time and
labor. Ex.
ittsiafbniatd as ia the fragraai af
aauaclaatlaa day cereaMales, the two
aged colored weasea had waited for
Man ll Llacala park; the usual scene
of these festivities, "fob de saeakla
ter comsaeace." But there were ao
lags flying. Tke bands did aot play
and the patriotic eloquence which had
thrilled them before was replaced by
the rustle of the trees and the rattle
of the horse can.
"Hit doaa' seem much like de o
'mancipation days," said one of them.
"I dunno but I's sorry I done walk
dem fohteen miles ter gitter town.
Hit doan seem familiar."
"Well, honey," was the reply,
"'tain much like de reg'Iar celebra
tion. But de weather seems kinder
similar, anyhow." Washington Star.
O. A. ., Bagnio, X. T., Aan S3 ta S&.
The Union Pacific in connection with
the following' railroads: Chicago 3b
Northwestern, N. Y. C. & St. L., (Nickel
Plate,) has been declared the "official
Brand Army route" for the G. A. R.
encampment at Buffalo, N. Y., Aug-. S3
to 28.
Be sure your tickets read via this
route.
For rates and full Information call
at city ticket office, 1303 Farnaoa
itreet
Great Sctfefa
Fumer "Sir, you called me a fraud!
Choleric "And you. sir, called me a
liar!"
Fumer "Well, sir!"
Choleric "Well, sir!"
Fumer "I've been thinking.
Choleric "What, sir?"
Fumer "That it might be a good
Idea for us to get together and open a
seaside boarding house." Philadelphia
North American.
Try Allea'a Foot Ease.
A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. At this season your feet feel
swollen and hot, and get tired easily.
If you have smarting feet or tight
shoes, try Allen's Foot-Ease. It cools
the feet and makes walking easy. Cures
and prevents swollen and sweating
reet, blisters and callous spots. Re
lieves corns and bunions of all pain
md gives rest and comfort. Try It to
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Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy,
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Never Get Shocked.
Evvry telegraph pole in the remote
districts of Norway has to be continu
ally watched on account of the bears,
which have a mania for climbing the
poles and sitting on the crossbeams,
swaying backward and forward until
the pole finally falls. Ex.
Read the Advertisements.
You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
(will put you in the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver
tisers are reliable, they send what
they advertise.
Every man is the architect of his
own fortune; but mighty few of them
sver learn the trade.
Mrs. Wlnalow'o Soothing- ftjraat
For children teethina-.sof tens the teams, reduces inflam
mation, alia j s pain, cures wind colic. SSccatsabottlo
Danger expected is always met not
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Kdaeate Toar Rowebi With Casearwta,
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c II C C. C. fail. uniiKists refund money.
Who serves
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himself alone is a
W. R. Roberts, for years Cashier of the
Citlzena Bank of Omaha, and widely
and very favorably kaowa la
Omaha aad Iowa, cared of Kerv
oas Dyspepsia.
Omaha, Neb., March 7th. 1S9C.
I hare tc?n troubled with nerou tlys
pepaia. cold feet and hands 11 ml lack of
circulation, loss of flesh, etc. I com
menced taking Dr. Kay's ltenovator Janu
ary 13th. 1S96, and 1 continued to improve
from the third day. and have found this
medicine most pleasant, no KripinR. no
sickness at the stomach, but a complete
renovator, and I voluntarily without tho
doctor's request recommend this to any
one afflicted with indigestion and nervous
ness which follows. I now eat well, sleep
well, and have gained about twenty-live
pounds in weight, am free from com
feet or hands, circulation good, and I feel
better than for many years, and I attrib
ute this to Dr. Kby's Kt-novator. One S5
eent box will convince any one that
It surpasses the whole train of pills and
cathartics usually taken. I now only
take one little tablet when I overload my
stomach and it will relieve me at once.
Second Letter, Ono Year Later.
I am still a Arm believer in the real
merits of your remedies. My health is
now better than for ten years. I seldom
need to take the Renovator, but take it
about once a month.
Yours truly.
V. It. ROBERTS.
Omaha, Neb.. April 17th. 1897.
Danger Ahead.
At this time of year the stomach and
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causing indigestion, weakness, drowsi
ness and general indisposition. Don't go
to sleep while there is danger ahead.
Your system needs renovating to prevent
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Take Dr. Kay's Renovator In time and
we will guarantee you will not have fev
er. It strikes to the root of the matter
and removes the cause. It regulates the
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pleasantly and yet cures a larger per
cent of cases than any remedy ever dis
covered. It cures the worst cases of In
digestion, constipation and chronic dis
eases. It is pleasant and easy to take.
Price, by mail, postage prepaid, 2.1 cents
anil $1. IT your druggist does not have It
don't take some Inferior article
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it to resorted that Raavls: the iHer'
pit, of the Saperstltioa Meaitalai," la
dead.. His body wae foaad by threa
aide; tve miles from his cabia: Reavhi
was a peculiar character, aad far a
quarter of a century had lived aloae la
the mountains, with ao comaaaloa
save his rifle aad his dogs. Iadlaas had
a dread of his unerring aim, sad
Apaches considered the old maa a apb
It that could aot be killed. He left
his wife and children, who lived aear
the old mission at Los Angeles, some
30 years ago. Those who knew htm
then said that in a lit of anger Reavls
walked through the side of his resi
dence that was planked up and dowa,
and from that date he never was seea
by his family.
Whea the Silver King mine was be
ing worked the Old man used to supply
the camp with vegetables, carrying the
same with a train of burros. Twice a
year he came to Florence far supplies.
His home was a stone cabin and his
bed a pile of deer and bear skins. He
farmed about five acres of land In the
mountain dell. Phoenix (Ariz.) Ga
zette. All yon guess about difficulty in sell
ing Stark Trees may be wrong. If you
wish to know the truth, drop a postal
to Stark Nursery, Louisiana, Ala, or
Rockport, HI. Name references. Cash
pay to salesmen each week the year
round. Outfit free takes no money
to try the work. Also want club
makers get their trees free.
Patttottaa.
There la need of patriotism in Amer
ica to-day. It would counteract nat
ural selfishness and give greater re
sponsibility to the citizen. Rev.
Henry Ansticc.
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