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f I ; six far f . Get only Hood's.
nOOU 9 flllS th. AD druggists. :3e.
Ullle Say, Sal. I'm goln' to make
my debut next weelc.
Sallle Ah. stop talkie French, an
aay yer gain' ter have er gcttia' on
aarty."
ateaaty la Ian Pat p.
8 Cttaa Mood areaas aetata akla. Xolieaaty
without It. CmcimIi. Candy :athsrtlc
cleans your blowl and keeps it clean, by stir
tiac nit the larr llrcr "an Orivinr all imnu-
rltiex front ttie body. Begin today to fcanlsu 1
I Imr-le. I oil, blntehea. b ack heads, and that
Jrfcly bilious complexion by laWing Vscm
ifia brauiy for ten cent. Ail dnifgUts.
aaikfactloa eaaranleed. 10c Sjc &k.
It Is Impossible to run at an altitude
of 17.Q04 feet above the aea.
latkaatSMCaadkMt- ltUl liMXupaeoMqvldEat
SaaaaajtMaaalw. KtoalwayanllaMe, Try it.
Ia Japan every workman wears on
his cap an inscription stating his busi
aess and his employer's name.
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ASTHMAS PR0GRES5J
From Cold to Cure,
No relief in other remedies
There are taaar atediciaes that palliate
aithauu There are few that do more thaa
telieve for a time the oppressed breathing
ef the saBerer. There are few diseases
more troablenome aad more irritatiag
thaa asthma, it iaterferes alike with
liasiaess aad with pleasure. It prevents
eajoymeat of the dajr aad makes the night
a terror. A remedy for asthma woald be
hailed by thoasaads as the greatest possi
ble boon that coald be offered them. There
is a remedy for asthma. Dr. J. C Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral has cured hundreds of
cases of this disease, aad testimonials to
Its cficacy from those who hare tried the
remedy are multiplying with every year.
The cases presented ia the testimonials
that follow, may be taken as exemplifying
the qaick aad radical action of this great
remedy. o
"About a year age, T csnght a bad cold
which resulted ia asthma so severe that I
was threatened with suffocation whenever
I attempted to lie down on my bed. A
friead recommending Ayer's Cherry Pec.
toral. I began to take it, aad soon obtained
relief, -and finally, was completely cared.
Since then, I hare nsed this medicine ia
my family with great saccess for colds,
coughs, and croup." S. Hutte. Editor
' Roliak" (Polish). Stereos Point, Wis.
'"While oa the Gasconade River, Ga., X
G It is h?.rd for bad motives to drive
good bargains.
Eeaeate Tear Bowela TTHfc Caecareta,
Candy cathartic cure coastlBailon forever
Mc, Sic If C C C faiLdroggtstarcfBadmoney.
. fEvery man expects to be better off
ecxne day. Ex.
Hall's Catarrh Car
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 73c.
Tae average amount of sickness In
human life is tpn days a year.
e
Two Lott'ea of I1sos Cure for CoasutnT
tioa cured aw of a" bad lun; trouble. Mrs.
J. Xifao'n. -Irin'eton. lad. Mr-h 36, lSUi
Cariat is on trial in yo::r home as
Much as he was before Pilate. Ex.
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Susan Lor. Miss Ella, I wonder
you've the 'eart to play, and you Just
in' your mourning for your poor uncle!"
Miss Ella Don't be silly, Susan!
Can't you see I'm only playing on the
black notes!" St. Paul's.
IUi I'i j and Ilaid Wo k.
The bad pay and hard work of
trained nurses has often been made
the subject of remonstrance by medi
cal men. It is well for an invalid,
before he needs a nurse or doctor.
to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters if
he has chills and fever, constipation,
rheumatism, dyspepsia or nervous
ness. Use it regularly.
The proportion of men and wosisa in
France is more equal than in any other
country In the world, there being 1,007
women to every 1,000 men.
itt Tekacce Salt aaa s u Vtmt LUe Away.
To quit tobacco e tally and forever. b3 mag
aetic. full of lire, m rve. and vigor, take No-To-Bac.
the wondcr-wc rker. that Bul.rs weak men
stro&sr. Alldrnrjritts. rccor8l. Cure guaran
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Itemcdy Co . Cbicaico or New York.
Time is always fooled away, when
we.try to build towers of or own from
which to get Into heaven. Ex.
Xra. WiBftlow'a MootMnff My rap
Tor rhiidrm teUilKg.oftir tii gumiM-t-iluit. ;uro-
utlou, aU) pain, cuics wind cu!lc. 5 cvntsa bcitts.
Set no standard for others they may
live nearer to the' light they have re
ceived than you do. Ram's Horn.
PITS rraaaaeBttfCurl.oEtsoriieMonii!iiafte
8nt ctar'a OM of Dr. kliae Crrat Nrr KrtTr
Krad lnFIKE S4.ee trial bottle and trcatiM
Da. It. II. Kva-E. Ltd.. 331 Arch St.. I'hiUdrlpbia. Pa,
do
caught a severe cold which reic'led in
asthma. After taking doctor' prescrip
tions for a long time without benefit, 1 at
length made use of Aver's Cherry Pecto
ral, and wa completely cured." II. G.
Kitcrell, Grcsnirocd, Miss.
"Sotae time since I hsd a serere attack
of asthma, accompanied with a bad cough
and a general soreness of the joint and
muscles. I consulted physicians, and tried
various remedies, but without gcttm; any
relief. Finally-1 took Ayer' Cherry Pec
toral, and ina very shoit time wa entirely
cured." J. Rosclls, Victoria, Tex.
Dr. J. C. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is known
the world over as one of the most effective
medjetaes for the cure of conghs, colds,
croap, whooping rough, asthma, bron
chitis, and all affections of the throat and
langs. It is not, as are so many cough
medicines, a mere "soothing syrup," a
temporary relief and palliative, "hut it is
a radical remedr. dealmr directiv with
disease and proniptlv healing it. In
response to a wide demand Dr. Ayi
Cherry Pectoral is now put np in halt t
era
size
oouies, soia at nan price 50 cents
More
aboat Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in A j er's
Cnrehook. A story of cures told by the
cared. Sect free, on request, by the J. C
Ayer Co., I,owell, Mass.
Some patriots imagine they arc serv
ing their country by writing war po
etry. AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.
We are asserting in the court-, our right to lbs
exclusive i-se of the word "CASTORIA." and
PITCHERS CASTOItIA,-as our TradcMark.
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, or Hyaanis. Massa
chusetts was the originator or "PITCHEIfS
CASTORIA." the same th?t has borne and does
now bear the fac-shuile signature of CHAS. H.
FLETCIIEn on every wrapper. This is the
original "PITCHERS CASTORIA" which has
been used In the homes of .he mothers o
America for over thirty years. Look carefully
at the wrapper and see that it is "the kind you
have always bought," and has the signature of
CHAS. II. FLETCHER on the Wrapper. No
cce ttas antnonty iioro me to use my name ex
cept lite Centaur Company, cf which Chas H.
Fletcher is Pre!dem.
March 8. 117. SAXUEL PITCHER, M. D.
One cau tell what church a inan be
longs to by the people who attend his
funeral. Ex.
To Cure ioastiiiHoa &'oiver.
Take Cavearets Candy Cathartic- 10c or 25e
IX C C C fall to ere. drorcista refund monry.
Five ounces and a half of grapes are
required to make one glass of good
wise.
A Mvtliodlat l'astfir.
Rev. P. h'lagle. I'astor M. K. Church,
Golden. 111., writes: "1 was often aliuo-t
crazed with 1 ain in temple aud eye. Have
: uin iwu pacaages l ur. rwny s uenovnior,
eni tn nk it an excellent remedy. '
".Stoaiach Tror.b'e nn leciiied by Dr.
Kay "a Renovator when nil other re:n"elie
fail. It renovate and rtuijic the cati-e
and the disease is curel. As a Spring
Sloiicine it has no equal. Tor co:ttira
tioa. liver and Lidny disea-e it effects n
permanent cure. A valuable lKok ent
free. Druggistx sell Dr. Kay's Ueuova'.or
at Kr. and f 1, or mx for 15, but if they do
aet Lve it, do not take any snli.titute
they may say is 'just as good" for it J as
no equal, oucan get it from it-. Iv re
turn mail. Dr. B. J. Kay Medical "Co.,
Omaha, b.
The production of copper in this
country last year reached 475.oco.ooo
pounds, a substantial increase.
Blcyc'e Tlre, aiW ralr. warranted, nt-veir"
warranty, sajo pair. Kiprw crerald. Abuu a
aewt'. MlaeraltsedUsljtierCu.. New Yurie '
inuiiirniiniiiiuii
isavm
aal nw ka. at atvTfVTIlaft f 1 K. nainakuu1.Hs.J
rtK Sr&S&SnSai
owe hundred thousand ( 10O,
eopits nf thia acknow-se
' 2JwweaaWedtooHerit to the public at far
Thnnaaads mt ran wn vl 1 " " . iT -
opportunity to secure at reduei Mir
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Standard Dictionary!
OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
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It is not a reprint, rehash S
.or revision of an v other C
crartt cover.
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wolemal with saeh lmiUsr .Ui
wotm over, as the bc James's Badart. Locdon.deriara ae
Hat thaataiimUea of Literary EnilandT. n ahc utS I
aotaearUoaC Uteiery Atactica." The htehWt" nni I
lm3eoafromalltaostABericanmrBm7n?w?.I
papers, levwws. naJvertities, and coliem. as veil a
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iteetotat thofiae easa parment. thShl :
taisgraot work before fnal payment is made.!
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AGENCY, 0MA1A, NEB.
A' WOMAN'S BURDEN.
From the Evealag Xews, Detroit. Mick. '
The woaMBi of to-aaj ara aot aa atraacM
taair grandjaotbers. Taoy ara twriag m
bardaa ia siloaca that grows heaTiorday by
day; thatiseappiagtbtirvitalltyaadcload
lag their happiness.
Mrs. Alexander a Clark, of 417Michigaa
Avenue, Detroit, is a typical woamaa of ta
day. A wife with sach aaibitioa aa aaly a
loving wife caa have. Bat the joya of her
life were marred by the existence of disease.
Safferinc as tkoaaaads of her sisters have
Buffered, she almost despaired of life iti
yet me was carea.
"For Ave years I
suffered with ovariaa
trouble," ia Mrs.1
Clark's owa verrfoa
of the story. "I was
aet free one single
day from bcadaeae
and intense twitch
ing pains in my aeck
aad shoulders. For
months at a time I
would be confined to
my beJ. At times
black 6pots woald
eyes and I would be- I became blind,
come blind. My nerves were in such state
that a fetep on the floor unsettled me.
"Eminent doctors, skillful nurses, the best
food and medicine all failed. Tbea I con
sented to an operation. That, too. failed
andtheysaidauotherwasnocessary. After
the second I was worse than ever and the
world was darker than before.
"It was then I heard of Dr. William'
Pink Pills for Felo People. I beard that
they bad cured cases like mine aad I tried
them.
They cured me! They brought sun
shine to my life aud ulied my cup with bai
t
nines. The headache is eone: the twite!
ing is gone: ice nervousness is gone: toe
trembling has ceased, and I have gained
twenty-fix pounds, lfealtasndbtreugta fo
mine and I am thankful to Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills for Pale People for the blessing.'
These pills are a boon to womaakiad.
Acting directly on tho blood aud nerve,
they restore tberetjuu-ite vitality to all parts
of the body: creating! unctions'! regularity
and iierfect harmony throughout the ner
vous Fytem. The imllor of the cheeks is
changed to I he delicate I lash of health; the
eyex brighten; the muscles grow, elastic,
ambition is created aud good health returns.
r a .a
:ew Orleans street car conductors
have a champion in a Northern wom
an, who entered a car, and kicking oft
her muddy goloshes placed them be
side her feet. To her great surprise
the conductor produced a newspaper
and with the air of a gallant gentle
man asked that he be permitted to
wrap up the overshoes for her. He
made a neat package, and now she
says that New Orleans street car con
ductors are the most polite she has
erer met.
'"Mr .Tabbies is a man of extensive
information" "Yes," replied M:ss
Cayenne. "'Extensive' expresses it
precisely. I never saw a man who
could take a fact and stretch it as he
can." Washington Star.
Many lVopl Cannot Drink
coffee at night. It spoils their sleep.
You can drink Grain-O when you please
and sleep like a top. For Grain-O does
not stimulate; it nourishes, cheers and
feeds. Yet it looks and tastes like the
best coffee. For nervous persons, young
people and children Grain-O is the per
fect drink. Made from pare grains.
Get a package from your grocer to-day.
Try it in place of coffee. 15 and 25c.
The popping sound of bursting bot
tles led to the discovery of a fire that
had started under the shelves of a clos
ed drug store in Amite City, La.
No-To-IJnc for Fifty Cents.
G no rant ; ;.J tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men stronj, olood pure. C.. f 1. All druggists.
The rapid growth of the finger nails
is supposed to indicate good health.
Jhake Into Tour Shoes,
Allen's Fcct-Ease, a powder for the
feet. It cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age.
Allen's Foot-Ease makes tight-fitting
or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, nervous, aching feet. Try It to
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. By mail for 25c in stamps.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Nanscn made $22 for the Liverpoal
Seaman's Orphanage by lecturing on
board ship while homeward bound.
The Standard Dictionary.
The Philadelphia Inquirer,- Philadel
phia: "The arrangement is admirable.
Especially to be commended is the
giving of the definition immsdiately
after the word, leaving the etymology
to follow later, and the grouping cf
the divisions and subdivisions cf a
F subject under a general term so that
the user is not compelled to engage ia
long searches. Men of every occupa
tion express their gratification at the
satisfactory manner in which this par
ticular field has been covered. The
better it is known, the better it is
certain to be appreciated."
, See display advertisement of how to
obtain the Standard Dictionary by
making a small payment down, the re
mainder in installments.
"Here, how's this? In this article
on poels you speak of the stepladdcr
of fame. I wrcto that one day
when my wife was cleaning house."
Chicago Recoid.
The latest method of preserving eggs
is subjecting them to a process in
which electricity plays an important
part.
osTA SKicysm
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers ana cures habitual
constipatioa. Syrnp of Figs i3 the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasingto the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly .beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthyand agreeablesnbstances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to ail and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drag'
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
core it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute. -
CiUFkWfM FK STROP COL
8A HUWOK9. CL
iMKfWE. a. MW ItaV. air.
P CAD J-XD ntrtt in exebaece for clear
ii fZajfl rII.r- neaa irirai numbers lo Has. 5,
rraaklla Crore. 111.
Dr. Kq's Lug lata
ror coagas. colds,
aadttroatdiaeaa
IX
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DAIBY AM) POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
How Seecoasfal Foramen perate Thai
Deaartaaoat at the Faaaa A row
lata aa to the Care or Live Vtock
aad raaltry.
Cera Meat Meatetlates.
Cora neal avaugood thing to feed
hens If ft be fed ftajigly aad in proper
quantities. The writer-has bees very
careful not to feed either corn or corn
meal to an extent to induce a too great
amount of fat This Is about the only
objection In feeding corn meal to a
fully developed ken. With growing
chicks there Is the added danger that
the fowls will not get enough ash to
make irm bones. When kens are lay
ing freely it Is somewhat dlflcult to
get them fat, and at this time the feed
ing of corn meal once a day seems to
be a very good thing. This spring,
wken the kens of the writer were con
fined for some weeks on account of the
snow, they showed that Indigestion
had taken hold 0! them, hard green
droppings appearing In numerous
places under the roosts. Knowing
well that family physicians sometimes
order the patients to eat more corn
meal food when a lax condition of the
bowels is desired, we made a like
change in the food of the hens: We
put a small quantity in a pan and pour
boiling water over it and then stir it
up thoroughly. The pan is then put
on top of the hot stove and allowed
to cook for say five minutes, when it
becomes a thickened mass. After be
ing allowed to cool to a point where
the fowls can eat it without burning
their mouths this Is fed before any
other food is given. The fowls seem
to enjoy this warm morning meal more
than any other of the day. The result
this spring has been that the signs of
indigestion kave already disappeared,
and the hens are laying vigorously. One
of the hens had shown some small
signs of roup, and the feeding of the
warm, soft meal has seemed to have
an excellent effect on her, about all
signs of the trouble having disappear
ed. The philosophy of this Is plain.
Roup Is principally an affection of the
mucous membrane and the warm soft
meal Is easy on that membrane. We
do not say that this hen bad the roup,
we only say that she showed some
symptoms of it It may have been
nothing but a slight cold. We want
this understood, for we do not wish to
be understood that corn meal cooked
can be regarded in any sense as a cure
for roup. It might be possible that in
its early stages the feeding of foods
that are easy on the mucous membrane
might have a tendency to retard the
progress of the disease to such an ex
tent that nature would be able to bring
about normal conditions and throw off
the disease.
Corn meal so prepared Is fed only in
the morning, and that, too, only to an
extent that can be eaten. To balance
this whole oats are kept before the
fowls for the rcc- of the day, the only
other food being table scraps. At night
the -oat trough is taken out of reach,
so that the hens cannot fill up on them
in the morning before tho corn' meal
is given to them. Even the water is
taken out at night for the same reason.
We doubt if this will be found to be
advisable in the summer time when
the hens have all the green grass they
can eat and are also laying fewer eggs.
The rest they take in the summer
makes it easy for them to lay on fat,
and this would be more likely to' be
the case in the summer than In the
early spring. We have spoken of this
because at this time of year many mil
lions of birds are lost by indigestion,
due entirely to improper feeding. In
digestion probably kills more fowls in
the spring than any other trouble at
this yme of year. 1
Aaluable Advice to Cattle Shippers.
In the preparation of the quaiterly
repoit of the Kansas Board of Agilcul
ture, devoted to "The Beef Steer.'Sec
retary F. D. Coburn aimed to not only
secure the views of those no are Mas
ters in beef production, but also vail
himself of observations by others,
among them those who deal witil the
stock when It reaches the market.
None have a keener eye for the merits
and defects of the beef animal, boih as
to his individual quality, condition and
the treatment given him at honicjanU
on his way to market.than the saleunen
who receive, care for and sell hiii to
the slaughterer or shipper. rTonj the
counsel given by one of the mosl ex
tensive live-stock commission firm! the
following excellent advice for every
feeder and shipper is given, and i the
result or very extensive experience and
wide observation. They say: Id the
first place, a large majority of the feed
ers make a mistake in holding fat cat
tle that are ready for market; foi In
stance, a man is feeding 100 to 1 150
head of steers, and there are, say, one
half or two-thirds of the cattle thai are
fat and could be shipped at any f me.
Very few men will ship them out) for
the simple reason that all their outie
are not ready, and they hold on t the
good ones until the entire buncl is
ready. We are continually advaing
our customers to ship out all fat cat
tle as fast as ready. By doing sojthey
divide their risk. The cattle thaj are
left have a better chance to improve,
and there is more prolt to be male in
this way on account of the small mar
gin there is in keeping matured seers,
as this etass of cattle make littlejgaln
compared with half-fat steers. Amtaer
mistake that is made Is la ahipplai cat
tle off grass. We have had a nvkber
of instances where our caatemersjaave
shipped cattle that were fed osj the
grass without patting them In a d y lo:
for a day or two before salpmea and
feeding nothing but corn, oats, ana
hay, and. by not doing so, the attie
oa arrival look grassy, their hair looks
shiny, they shrink almost double what
tney would It handled in the i roper
way. and they don't sell within 1( to 16
cents per hundred (aad in some cases
more) of cattle that are pot laa dry
lot and fed nothing but corn, hi r and
oats for a short tune before shi tnent
Overloading is a very bad featui, but
we might add that we are aot trjnbled
as much in this respect as we wee be
fore the charge of freight by ceajs per
100 pounds became established. t lit
tle advice on this snbject Is stillqalte
necessary, as we have customen fre
quently who overload their cattle and.
as ajresult, they make an extra shrink
age;;' they do not look as well a mar
ket, which, as you are aware, fleets
the sale fully 10 cents per hmdred
pounds; this means a direct lossio the
shipper of IS cents per hundred and
the extra shrinkage, which Is mite a
huge Item, that could be saved with
proper management
Tke best Investment a shipper ever
made was In putting extra gaoi bed
ding in his cars. Tnk Is n peintwuich
skould.be well looked after, as itmeans
a big saving from loss of possibr dead
or crippled cattle, as well as the jhrink-
age.- we tain anotner pom
that
could be well covered would be
where
parties are shipping stock, to classify It
as much as possible. In this way the
cars are more evenly loaded, the stock
shlpa much better, and It also savea
considerable delay upon arrival here.
The work cf sorting and shaping stock
at this end Is a very small Item, but.
by classifying the stock In the country,
It means economy of time at the mar
ket Cattle handlo better If they do
not get too much water just before
shipment The golden rule in shipping
all kinds cf cattle is to get them as
quickly as possible from range, ranch,
farm or feed yard to market Notably
is this the case with rangers. It baa
been proven time and again that a
range bullock shrinks every hour after
he leaves his native haunts. It stands
to reason that all cattle will do so,
but natives do not fret, nor arc they
liable to get so bruised as the former.
Uniformity la Dairy Products.
Any inhabitant of a city knows that
there Is a very great gulf between the
price he pays for his dairy butter and
the price he pays for his creamery but
ter. This is so although he knows
that In many cases the dairy butter is
found to be of better quality, although
the creamery butter will average high
er than the dairy butter. He may ask
the retail merchant the reason that
creamery butter sells at a higher price
than dairy butter. He receives for an
swer that the creamery butter Is of
a uniform quality and the dairy butter
is not. In other words, uniformity
has a market value, and in the case of
butter it sometimes amounts to five
and ten cents per pound.
Dairymen should give this question
of uniformity due attention. Every
'termer that makes butter and every
factoryman that makes cheese should
progress toward uniformity of prod
ucts. Lack of this has greatly damaged
our markets both at home and abroad.
Not only so, but the public taste is
largely a thing of creation, and it can
not be fixed in one direction if it Is
continually .being given -all sorts and
conditions of products. How often
have we been cited to the corner
grocer that buys all the butter that
comes his way rather than offend his
customers! We are told that much
of this is so lacking in uniformity in
color, salting, flavor and keeping qual
ities that he simply throws it into a
barrel and sells it to some creamery
man at a very low figure lo work up
into "ladle goods," where it will have
at least some sort of uniformity. Of
course much of this butter had really
a good flavor, was made out of clean
cream, skimmed from 'pure milk. But
it was unsalable for the reason that it
was wrongly colored, wrongly salted,
and worked too much or too little.
What is the great cause of this lack
of uniformity? Primarily it is the
lack of rules in making the butter.
Everything is chance. The butter
maker salted her butter as she spread
her bread, that is, by guess, and a
little more or less is not supposed to
make any difference. Not till we get
down to rules will wc accomplish
much in this direction. Systems we
must have or the present unsatisfac
tory conditions must continue. The
butter-maker has too long carried on
the work without weights and meas
ures. .How can she tell how much salt
to put into the butter if she has no
scales by which to tell the weight of
the butter and the w-cight of the salt
that should go into it? How shall she
tell the amount of coloring matter to
put in unless the quantities of both is
known?
The farmer must get beyond the place
wnere ne noes not consider himseil a
business man. He and his must get
down to figures. Weights and meas
ares -arenas necessary on the farm aa
elsewhere. There is big room for re
form, and the first to notice it will be
the corner grocer. When the uniform
butter begins to come in he will be
able to pay a better price for it, be
cause bewill not be compelled to sell
it for a trifle to some traveling agent
of some establishment that wants the
butter to work over into a poor grade
cf butter or for axle grease.
Old-Time Sheep Washing.
The management of a flock of sheep
at shearing time in these latter days of
pregresr. is very different .rom that of
twenty-five or thirty years ago, say3
Indiana Farmer. Then it was the gen
eral practice to drive them to a stream
of running water or creek, sometimes
at a considerable distance from the
farm, after the spring weather had suf
ficiently warmed the water for the pur
pose, and about ten days or two weeks
before it was designed to take off their
coats; in the intervening time, if the
weather was hot enough, the "yolk,"
as the grease that exudes from the skin
and saturates the wool is called, would
accumulate in large quantities, giving
keeping qualities and health to the
wool. The washing was done by men
who stood waist deep in the water, the
sheep floating helplessly under their
hands. If the job was well done an
immense mass of dirt and grease was
squeezed out of the wool and passed off
down the stream. The work was very
exposing to both the sheep and their
washers, and often serious colds and
lung troubles were contracted. The
Ceeces retained a large amount of wa
ter, and even in the warmest weather
it was a long time before normal tem
perature of the body was restored. It
Is a goo thing for everybody concern
ed, and the sheep themselves, that the
custom has gone out of fashion, and
the plan is no longer popular or used
to any considerable extent, for besides
the dangers involved the process of
washing the wool in this way rarely
accomplished the object intended. It
did not secure anything like uniform
cleanliness of the wool and it has been
observed that some fleeces unwashed
were cleaner in the same flock thai'
others that had been so treated.
A Blind (Oleomargarine) Pig. They
have found a new kind of "blind pig"
in Brooklyn. Officers of the state dis
covered a large amount of oelomar-
garine being sold in a certain district
In Brooklyn. They were quite unable
at first to trace the source "of supply,
but suspicion finally fell on a respect
able looking house in a quiet neigh
borhood and with all the appurtenances
of comfort, such as lace curtains, etc.
A raid on the house showed that It was
an oleomargarine factory in disguise.
The proprietor was sent to jail and at
lax: reports bad failed to get bail.
, It does not pay to send poor horse3
to market. Say what you will about
the fat adding nothing- to a horje, the
fact remains that a fairly fat borso
will bring a bigger price and sell quick
er than one that is poor in flesh.
. A movement ror better cattle is well
under way. and we may expect to see
large and frequent sales of first class
breeding animals.
' The incubator surpasses the hen. but
.you will sometimes fall with either.
; The comb of the hen Is a pretty good
'index of the health of the hen.
. Give the hen access to green grass
at all times.
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The rains
ntented the
Wabash riv
has anally t
aster at Shawneetowa. I1L Tklrtewa.
which Is one of the oldest In the state,
is situated oa tho Ohio, aot far from Its
junction wltk the Wabash- The river
makes a bead at tab point, and tm
times of food its waters hack up be
hind the levees, which wen rebuilt by
the government after the floods of 1SII
and were supposed to afford ample pro
tection to the towar wMcbr He below
tho bed of the-Ohio. These levees
stand twenty feet above the level of
the river, aad as they were coaaldergd
impregnable, very little aaraaeneloa
has been felt, notwltaataadlag the high
water. But on Sunday, April J, the
levee, which protected Shawneetown on
the north, gave way and the flood pour-,
ed through into the town, carrying
death and destruction wltk It At this
writing all direct communication with
Shawneetown by telegraph or railroad
is cut off, but dispatches and telephone
messages from adjacent towns stats
that S3 people kave been drowned out
right, and many others are missing. Oa
receipt of the news relief boats were
immediately sent out from Evansvllle
and other points along tho river,, and
every possible relief will be given the
survivors.
Shawneetown was a thriving place of
2.00 inhabitants, situated at the ter
minus of the Ohio Mississippi rail
road, and was quite a manufacturing
center. The country people In the sur
rounding districts are said to be flaw
ing before the waters, which now ex
tend inland about four miles. Corre
spondents in all parts of the state re
port rivers and streams higher than
ever before. The Kaskaskla kas ex
ceeded its highest water mark, and In
the vicinity of Mascoutah is three and
four miles wide In places, wklck kas
occasioned tke destruction of a vast
amount of property.
At Sullivan, Indiana, the levee on
the Wabash river gave way March 28,
with a break 100 feet wide, entailing a
loss of 1100,000. Twenty thousand
acres of farm land ara overflowed and
hundreds of families kave lost every
thing. The levee is eleven miles long
and cost 180.000. The Sangamoa and
Illinois rivers are also raging. Many
bridges have been carried away and
bad washouts have occurred along the.
Illinois Central. Baltimore ft Ohio and
other railroad lues. At Petersburg, in'
Menard county, the Sangamon has
overflowed Its banks and 230 people;
including some of the best citizens of
the town, are homeless. Those unfor-;
tunates are being taken care of by the
citizens of Springfield, who have
thrown open their homes to tke suffer
ers. The water in the Okaw river has
also reached the highest stage ever re
corded since the great flood of 1175,
the water being two feet higher than
in 1882. The big levee stretching along
the north bank of the river from Car
lyle to Okawvllle gave way March 28.
Thousands of acres of land were sub
merged and several persons had nar
row escapes from being drowned. The
breaking of the levee saved the Cov
ington bridge from destruction. The
damage will amount to 150,000.
Chicken Raising Experiences.
The Farmers' Review desires to have
tho experiences of its readers in the
raising of chicks. We do not care so
much for advice &s to have the actual
experiences, whether they be good or
bad. It sometimes happens that we
cannot learn much from an experience
that is succeessful in every sense, for
the very-reason that we cannot easily
detect the things that had the greatest
intluence on that success. But with a
failure the cause is generally very pat
ent. We can see the causes and effects
and learn much thereby. Wc doubt If
a poultryman would be a very good
teacher in the science unless he had
suffered losses from many causes and
knew those causes. If he had had an
unbroken record of successes he would
be able to impart little of the great
truths that need to be known by every
man that goes into the business of
poultry raising.
We know of a man that thought that
he was a very successful poultry raiser
and whose advice was often given to
new beginners in the poultry raising
industry. He was certain that there
was no need of any man having n dis
ease in his flocks, for he had never had
any disease. He believed that follow
ing the methods that he was following
would bring about the best results
every time. He crowded his fowls to
gether In close quarters, contrary to
all good advice. When the March wind
blew: out two panes of glass he let it
go till a convenient season. As a result
he found himself with a vigorous case
of roup on his hands. The disease ex
acted of him a toll of more than forty
of his best fowls. Now the man is
able to warn others against roup and
against the conditions that make it
possible. Before that time he looked
upon those conditions as safe. He was
taught this by his disaster. So let us
hear from our readers. Records of dis
asters and the causes for them will
prove instructive reading.
Poultry and Plum Trees. It is a good
plan to scatter trash, with a little oats
and corn in it, among the plum trees,
where the chickens can scratch at it
early in the morning. A flock of chick
ens can destroy more destructive in
sects than all the concoctions ever
made. This scattering should commence
two or three weeks before the trees are
in bloom, and continue until the plums
are as large as peas. Plum trees should
always be planted In groups. For one
thing, they fertilize each other, and the
industry mentioned above can be fol
lowed with ease. It Is well known that
nature plants her plums in thickets.
E. B. Heaton.
Do not turn the cattle onto tbe pas
ture too early. It Is better to allow
the grass to get a good start, so that
it will be less easy for tbe cattle to
eat it down to the roots. It is far bet
ter to feed them for some days longer
in the stable.
The breeders of good horses expect a
good time in the near future, as the
farmers are waking up to the fact that
only by buying good stallions can they
expect to breed horses that will atake
their mark in the markets of the
world.
If the pasture cannot be put into the
rotation it would be well to have It
divided so that a part of it could be
treated to manure and grass seed while
the other part is being used.
Somo Chicago men purchase poor
horses, feed them on fattening foods
for a few months and sell them for an
advance great enough to pay a good
prof t on the operation.
Permanent pastures are great addi
tions to the farm when their fertility
can be kept up.
For permanent pasture use a mixture
of grasses.
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If you are puzzled about yourself, write freely and fully to Mrs. Pinkkam, at
Lynn, Mass., and secure the advice which she offers free of charge to all women.
Thia is tke advice that has brought sunshine into many homes which nervous
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