" I M 1 iPSl BytaLm &r Teach the calf to drink at once. Spring plowing for oats is usually not desirable. Through eating insects, birds do their best for fanners. The ilras system is rapidly forging to tlie front it, sood loads work. There ar- over 1 70.000.000 acres un der wheat cultivation in the world. Torn will give all the elements for fat and heat to ine'M the vojiiib grow ing n'edh. It is not possible by any known method to make dirty milk into clean bolter. There is an average of about one cow to every fl-.e persons In the United States. Fresh seed you must have, to be Rood, and good seed is necessary 10 get a satisfactory crop. Regularity in milking helps the flow during the pre.-" "lit and all i..;b-;e cpient lacteal periods. The exports from Australia or rabbit skins to the United Slates have near ly doubled within a year. Much of the success of a farmer de pends on the proper and economical management of his live stock. To the farmers birds are chielly val uable as insect destroyers, as mouse destroyers, and as weed destroyers. A powerful microscope is recom mended by the department of agri culture as a kitchen utensil to detect adulterants. Have a supply of good milking stools in the dairy barn, hut use them for milking purpose?, and not for heating the cows. Do not forget that hens will need plenty of grit to help grind up the food. If plenty of grit is not avail able provide It for them. A restless hen will never answer to use as a hatcher early in the season, when steady warmth is an imperative condition of success. A large proportion of the so-called Holland floweiing bulbs imported into this country every year in reality come from the south of Frame If a farmer has the tools with which to work, he can repair the wagons and the different farm imple ments during rainy weather. The hand-fed calf int tended for dairy purposes can be made a much better animal than the one allowed to feed from the cow in the natural way. Once or twice during the season it wili b" necessary to go over the field with hoes in order to stir the soil and kill the weeds between plants in the lows. Now Is a goof: time to plan for next year's garden ami truck patch. Select the seeds and order tleMii early that yon may have them on hand for early planting. Asnaragus selis at high juices in the grocery at all times, but especial ly very early In the season, therefore asparagus is a profitable crop to grow for market. Rats steal eggs by passing them along from one to another like the bucket brigade, and in this manner they can transport them safely up and down steps. Wheat screenings, having more pro tein, are superior to the plump grain for 'laying hens, and when they are good and clean are wry much cheaper than good wheat. Do not allow inferior cabbage, po tatoes and beets to fieeze: store them for the hens. The time is near when lhey will need such '"eeds as add suc culence to the ration. Timber is protected from dry rot and insect attacks by boiling it and ! allowing It to cool iu and absoib a saccharine solution by a new. process that comes from Australia. Making all due allowance for i. creased consumption, the outlook tor the early truck crop potatoes during the season of 111 1 i.- not more prom ising than it was during 1!10 Running a big farm appeals tc some men who like to "bore with a big au gur" and despise little things; but the real test of success in farming are the figures in the bank book at the end of the season. While planning your garden give due attention to the color of the flow ers so that they may harmonize. Have a goodly supply of white and neutral flowers to separate the clash ing colors. Hens will do well on almost any kind of food if given enough of it, but they certainly will not and cannot make eggs unless they are supplied with certain necessary elements for egg making. 1- 1 Eliminate the middleman. Cleanliness iu a dairy is desired. The best location for an incubator Is a cool, dry cellar. The milk yield of the average cow :s 400 gallons per year. Onion sets should be set out just as tarly as ground can be worked. True scientific farming consists largely of good common sense. A hot bed and cold frame enable jou to get your plants started early. Tins trimming of a foal's hoofs is an easy matter if it Is done once a month. Profits come from the grown chick ens, not alone from the number hatched. Analysts say that butter Is the most nutritious article of diet, and that ba con comes net Successful efforts to reclaim waste marsh lands by raising celery are be ing made in Bermuda. 1-gypt's land is for the most part di vided into small holdings of from hal' an acre to five acres. livery one who has room on which to raise more poultry should, by al' means, plan to raise more. Once settled indoors, the house plants must he sure of regular atten tion if they are to be a success. Sow oats on fairly fertile him!, but not too fertile; because the crop may lodge when grown on very fertile land. A pure bred hull on the farm will double the value of a scrub or low grade herd of cattle in a very short time. A sheep that Is in good order at the beginning of winter will come out in the spring with its head up and on all fours. Commercial fertilizers cau be used to advantage as a rule in the grow ing of oats, by direct application to the crop. Well-bred heifer calves may often be purchased cheaply of people who I've in town and kep but one cow for family use. As a rule the most money is made from the production of eggs and the income is continuous throughout most of the year. A queen bee lives from two to five ears. workers from forty-five days to six months and drones seldom more than five weeks. No man can select good cows with unerring certainty, for there are many internal defects of winch there is no j outward evidence. i I livery good farmer knows that a j hard and lumpy soil will not grow- good crops no matter how much plant food It may contain. If pigs destroy more than they are worth, business rules command that they be dispensed with as too ex ttavaganf for the farmer. While it is not absolutely necessary to have the heaviest horses for tiie. farm, it is essential that they weigh from 1.400 to l.r.00 pounds. The shredded stover is much nicer to handle than cut fodder, and if shredded fine there is but little that is not eaten by horses or cattle. T1 fTAtUlfnili! "1 ,.1klf..l Inn rtf 1. ...... j . .n I uii.n aiiif!! iv alt 11'il WJ UclllI .yard manure and good cultivation, sugar beets may be grown with good results for many years on a given field. One of the most important consider ations of the present time, with much of our land worth $!(i0 and more per acre, is the maintenance of soil fer tility. Careful and intelligent handling at al! times is as important to the suc cess of the small sheep grower as the selection and breeding of his founda tion stock. One of the most general n7ethods adopted for cooling milk is to place the cans in a vat containing water which reaches a point slightly above surface of milk. The secret of suc.-ess in wintering tie fall pigs, lies in the ability of the man who has the pigs in charge to make the conditions faorab!e lor a constant growth. Scattering manure by hand Is a slow and disagreeible task and this is one reason why many of us have not done our best toward getting It onto the land promptly. That chemistry i a valuable sci ence is not disputed. That agriculture also i a science is beginning to be ' recognized. The two to a great ex- ten; must go hand in hand. It Is not un uncommon occurrence ;o neglect the cow which is due to freshen, whereas If proper attention was given her up to this time, she should produce exceptional results. Spring and swelling buds are not too far away to remember that the first spraying for fungus diseases to be ef fective must be done early for spray ing is only preventive, not curative. The sooner eggs are set after being laid, the belter. There is no such thing as setting eggs too soon for best results, but the fresher they are the more satisfactory will the hatch be. Experiments carried on at the Maine experiment station showed that poultry manure, untreated, as well as that mixed with sawdust, lost half of Its nitrogen in the course of six months. H Timely Suggestions J I Z Interest to m An April First Party. A young girl having a birthday on the first of April devised and carried out this pretty party in a most suc cessful manner. The invitations were issued on foolscap paper, asking each girl to come dressed as a "fool," the costumes to be made of cotton ma terial and crepe paper, so the expanse would not be great, but just as much fun. Red and green, the jester's col ors, were carried out In every detail as tar as possible. On the red candle -hades funny little donkey heads were outlined in green. The ices were .served in the dearest little green pa per cabbage heads and the fruits proved to be excellent Imitations in the real fruit shapes and colors, only they were candy boxes, and the sup posed chocolate eclairs were filled with creamed chicken. A delicious cream sauce was passed to put over them. There were all sorts of amus ing games, such as marbles for the girls and a doll dressing contest for rhe bovs. a whistling contest for the girls and a sewing contest for the boys, all having simple prizes for the best. There were clowns and jesters. The children said "It was the best party ever" and so the mother who planned the affair was amply repaid for her trouble. I give a list of names of real clowns and jesters who once existed: Archie Armstrong, the famous jester of King James I.: Chicot, the jester whom Dumas has Immortalized in his novels; Trlboulet and P.rusquet. jester of King Francis I. or France: John Heywood." the jester of Henry VIII.; Scrogan. the jester or King Ed ward IV.; Patrick Honny. who attend ed Regent Morton of Scotland. Other characters in fiction are the "Green Son" of the Vicar or Wakefield, called "Moses": the "Mad Hatter." from Alice in Wonderland": the "Three Wise Men of Gotham." "Don Quixote." "Sancho Panza." "Simple Simon." etc. Rest Cure Party. This Ienten party given from "three to six" for eight girls proved such a success that I am sure there will be many more In the next two weeks after our readers know of It. It cer tainly was an innovation and came about by one of the girls saying "she was so tired out. so weary of forma! function, so bored by being a debutante that-she wished for something differ ent." The something different came In the form ol a wee note which said: "Cmw to My Rest Cure" party. There was not an absent guest. 1 assure you. They found the great drawing-room with shades nearly drawn, a log fire, couches with piles of pillows and afghnns. When all had arrived the hostess said no one was to talk until moved to do so, then only in the low est voice. Quite mystified, the girls found places and a maid noiselessly passed piping hot bouillon and crisp wafers; then from the next room a low sweet voice to a guitar accom paniment sang a series of lullabies: then the same voice read several de lightful stories in a low, distinct tone, the person was concealed by a screen. then there was simply nothing doing for fifteen minutes, each girl helng j told to close her eyes and tell at the j end of that time her vision. This took another half hour, when a tray or fragrant ten and delicious sandwiches were served with candled ginger. After Desk WE give a sketch of a little nov elt in the shape of a combin ed pin-cushion and pen-wiper, either for placing upon the writing table or for hanging from one of the handles of the drawers. It i.-. made to represent somewhat a Christ m.'s cracker, and if is tied up on either s-iti with smart little rib bon bows. It can be made In silk or cloth, and the edpes of the material .hnuld be em into points on either side and 'hen the uncut edges sewn together, so that, finished, it forms : IMPORTANT ITEM IN NURSERY Basket fcr Baby's Toilet Accessories Is Easily and Cheaply Made. Hab". toilet accessories should be as dainty as ii is possible to have i hem. Perhaps the most important itMn in the infant's nursery is the I dressing basket. In the shops devoted : to the things of.childrcn these ham- J pers are shown in exquisitely dainty j variety, nut. use mo&i guuu iuuigi of life, they come high and the moth er who wishes to have a pretty basket for the baby and cannot afford the price asked must use her own ingenu ity and devise one. The cheapest sort of a basket may be bought for this purpose: as it is entirely covered, the quality does not show. It should be light weight. Silk is generally used for lining, but for the sake of economy blue or pink lawn may be substituted. White point d'esprit is the material generally used as an outer covering orer the silk. You can cover the of the Hostess ! that, having sufficiently "rested," tongues buzzed at a merry rate and the girls pronounced it a fine party. Toasts for All Occasions. Here's to tin prettiest. Hire's to th- wittiest. Here's to the truest of all who are true: Here's to iliu sweetest one. Heru's to the neatest one. Here's to them all in one. Hate's to you. She's beautiful, tlirffore to be woo'd. Site's a woman, therefore to be won. To Friendship It Improves happiness and bates mNt-ry. by the doubling of our Joy and dividing "ir grief. Thrre Js so much s.od la the worst of us. There Is fit much bad In the best of us. That It ill bfconif-s nny one of us To talk about the rest of us. They talk about n woman's sphere As though It had a limit. TlMre"s"iiut a pl:ir in earth or heaven. There's not a t.sk to mankind given. There's not a blessing or a woo. There's not a whlsjvreil yog or no. There's not a life and not a birth That has a feather's weight of worth Without a woman In it. May vry Joy attend you. And heaven dally rend you KlesslnKS in heart and home. A faithful Knight to tend you. And sall.-tiitly defend you. Wherever you may roam. Here's to the man I love. And may that man be ho Who loves but one and only one. And m:y that one bo me. Here's to our better loving. And here's in our loves outgrown. Here's to the bitter whirlwind That reaps what our st-eds have sown. Here's to the friend that loves us Too deep for tears or word. And here's to those that love us. When only the sense Is stirred. A Detestation Party. The hostess said in her message, which was given over the telephone: "Please come, wearing an article which will express your greatest dis like." As men were Included In the invitations we were prepnred for some, thing very unusual and were not dis appointed. There were twenty guests aud here are a few examples of what happened: A sedate matron came com pletely covered with realistic little wlggly snakes, most of them pur chased at a Japanese store; others were of the vivid green variety so much in favor for St. Patrick's day: a beau or the town appeared with his head adorned by a curious collection of false hair, braids, puffs, rats, vary ing from golden to jet black, which plainly snowed his dislike for false hair. A young girl wore a necklace made from tiny imitation, but realistic cigars, with cigars of larger size in her hair; a young matron had a num ber or toy and candy mice adorning her white frock: one girl wore an enor mous quantity of paste jewelry, strings of beads, etc.. and another had her dress ornamented with ads of whisky and champagne. It was really a very clever affair and created much merri ment. MADAME MERRI. For Little Girls. School frocks for little girls show a continued adherence to the front panel effect, finished either with scalloping or braid. Novelty a hollow cylinder of the material. The center portion should next bo well stuffed with cotton wool aud two circular pieces "of cardboard inserted on either side to keep the cushion in shape. The material is then drawn together over these two pieces of card board, and tied tightly with the rib bon. Both ends are filled with loops or Ilerlin wool, on which the pens may be wiped, and should it be desired to hang the cushion up. then the loop of ribbon with a bow at the top can be added. bottom with a piece of the net laid tin plain, but all around the sides it should be shirred. Cut a strip twice as long as the measurements of the four sides of the basket and an inch or more deeper. Join the short ends together and then turn under one edge and shir until the point d'esprit fits the bottom of the basket. Sew the strip down all around and then shii the top edge. Sew to the edge of the basket and cover the stitches with a quilling of blue satin ribbon about an inch wide. Make pockets from the blue silk covering with the shirred net; trim ming the tops with the quilted ribbon. Sew these into opposite corners and In a third corner sew a pincushion made to match the pockets. Into these safety pins and small accessories or the toilet are packed. To trim the outside of the basket, first make a ruffle of blue silk the depth of the basket and another one to overlie the first of the point d'esprit Edge the latter with two or, three rows of blue baby ribbon above the narrow hem. (jy y WILBUR DNEmT 1 I , ,M .11, I iM JbinZjfris Ah. here's a public drinking cup Rut pause, my child: endure your thirst And from Its brim take nut a sup. But listen to some statements first. "TIs here, perhaps, through charity Som noble soul this fount endowed So that no thirst-parched throat might b In all the shuffling, passing crowd. The. water Burgles from the spout As pure and clear as from a spring O. why should It pour freely out To be cuught In this noisome thins? Walt Just a moment. let us gaze Upon the folk who drink and so. Sometimes, my child, we find It pays To notice thine!, and then we'll know. What' After what we've seen you think You'd rather go elsewhere to find A cup from which to take a drink? The railway, then. If you don't mind. Here la the station, free for all. A cup la hung, and water flows. Cgh: See the man who lets it fall. And sniff his breath, and note his nose! Ml right, then let's get on the train The day coach tlncup let us pass: We know the g-rms that It must gain From off the lips of all the mass. The Pullman glass we'll use but wait One takes it from the shelf beneath And rinses In it. sure as fute. The brush with which to cleanse hU teeth! No Joke. "Sir," said the Eminent Female Re former, entering the workroom of the Journeyman Jokewriter. "you write entirely too many jokes about wom en." Tbft Journeyman Jokewriter mado no reply to this assertion. "This thing." she continued, "has got to stop. Take up any funny pa perFunny. Dah! Take up any pa per and look at the jokes, and what do you find? Alleged jokes about women who will not permit their husbands to go out evenings, or play poker, or smoke, or drink, or swear, or-or commit any such reprehensible act. It's got to stop. Woman Is no joke, young man." Stupefied, he remained silent until she had gone, after giving his desk a farewell whack with her umbrella. "Woman is no joke." he mused, tearing up a page of manuscript which set forth the misadventures of one llcnpcck. "I guess she Isn't." "This is terribly late," said the wife, as they were nearlng home after the after-the-theater dinner. "It Is too late for us to be out." "Well." ventured the husband, "pos sibly one feature of th occasion that takes away a great dfal of its pleas ure Is that you cannot consistently scold me this time for coming home 30 late." Says. I say that what a person "says" It Isn't right to bay he "sez." Why. when at hmo or church he prays You nviT tell v,nr friends he prez; And when his grocer bill be pays Yo do not mention that li pez: Or when n hen each morning lays You do not ever say It lez; And when a little toddler plays You don't remark on how It plez; Or when from the front yard he strays You do not frt because he strez; And when at heme he blithely stays You do not smile because he stez: Nor when a pear or peach decays Ooes any one say It dekez: Nor when some happening dismays Do iep!e sigh that It dlsmez So I am one who calmly SAYS It i3 not right to say one SEZ. How He Did It. "I shall make a name for myself," stated the studious Russian. "Rut how?" asked his friends. "1 shall invent an alphabet without any vowelr. in it." "And then?" "And then I "hall make my name of Ihe consonants." Out of the Mouths of Babes. "When I was your age," says the man to his little ion, "I was the best behaved toy In town. My parents would not allow me to play in the street: they made me keep my face washed and my hair combed; they compelled me to be well mannered at all times, and I was sent to bed early every night, and awakened early the next morning. My parents trained me to be a model, obedient, polite boy. Why can't you be like I was at your age?" "But. papa," answers the lad, "what would be the use? It doesn't seem to have done any good In your case." "?$-"-:--."'" yCtSH'iv"-". ":-$-Tt!i.-;"" .- cTiV""":::ii3BH::-"?- flr.l:.r :-"::-:-'MwSiMtrjir',UJ.' '" At 3 A. M. PECULIAR AFTER EFFECTS OF GRIP THIS YEAR. Leaves Kidneys In Weakened Condition Doctors in all parts of the country have been kept busy with the epidemic of grip which has visited so many homes. The symptoms of grip this year are very distressing and leave the'sys tem in a run down condition, particu larly the kidneys which seem to suffer most, as every victim complains of lame back and urinary troubles which should not be neglected, as these dan ger signals often lead to more serious sickness, such as dreaded Bright's Dis ease. Local druggists report a large sale on Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which so many people say soon heals and strengthens the kidneys after an at tack of grip. Swamp-Root is a great kidney, liver and bladder remedy, and, being an herbal compound, has a gen tle healing effect on tho kidneys, which is almost immediately noticed by those who try it. Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bing hamton. X. Y.. offer to send a samplo bottle of Swamp-Root, free by mail, to every sufferer who requests it A trial will convince any one who may be in need of it Regular size bottles 50 cts. and $1.00. For sale at all druggists. Bo sure to mention this paper. The Progress of Music. A nnrmrin hiLur in ffott Philndol. I phia has a young hopeful who is be ginning in youth the study of the vio lin. He takes weekly lessons and the parents arc sanguine of his becoming a great musician. A friend strolled Into the bakeshop the other day and inquired of the genial German what progress the boy was making. "He pretty good gets along," came the baker's assuring answer, with an elevation of the chin and a swelling chest. "He play "Home, Sweet Homo' with such sweetness that makes you wish for the Faderland. And. by golly, you ought to hear him play that 'Nearer. My God. to You." Laundry work at home would be much more satisfactory if the right Starch were used. In order to get the desired stiffness, it is usually neces sary to uso so much starch that the beauty and fineness of the fabric Is bidden behind a paste of varying thickness, which not only destroys the appearance, but also affects the wear ing quality of the goods. This trou ble can be entire!' overcome by using Defiance Starch, as it can be applied much more thinly because of its great er strength than other makes. Why Maria Laughed. Hiram paused at the door and hold ing up a steel trap, said: "Mariar. when you see this trap again it will have a skunk in it." Fifteen minutes later he reappeared. "Mariar," ho yelled, "you come here and loosen me out of this all-fired Irap." And then he got made at "Mariar" because she laughed. Facing the Future. "Even wljen Henrietta gets the vote," said Mr. Meekin. "I don't be lieve she will be quite satisfied." "Why not?" "We'll have to reorganize the ballot so that when there's an election she can stay home and let me attend to that alons with the rest of the er rands." True to Her Nature. Maud Did you hear the news? Madge has eloped. Jack Madge always was a flighty sort of a girl. Trr 37nriae Kyc Itemed?- for Red. Watery Eyes ami Granulated Eyelids. No Smarting Just Eyo Comfort. Mu rine Kye Salve in Aseptic Tubes Xcw Size :.ic. Murine Eye Itemedy Liquid 23c and 30c. How easy It Is for the people who are down on excitement In religion to fire all their gasoline at a baseball game. For Catarrh and all Inflammation wc recommend Trasl: Ointiicnt. It an Ikj relied upon. A-l: your druggist and thojc who have ued i4. -; It must have been a spinster who said that some widows wear heavy veils to conceal her joy. Garfield Tea stimulates the liver,- cor rect", coiis-tipation. cleanses the system and rids the blood of impurities. All druggists. Many a young man earns a living by wesrkine his father. ALCOHOL-3 PER CENT AYegefable Preparation for As similating liieFoodandRegula ling foeStomachs and Bowels of Promotes Dicslion.Chcerful ness and Rest.Conlains neither Opium.Morphine nar Mineral Not Narc otic Rectpt cfottt DrSAXuumcrat jllxSnm -HtAM,Stt -Avn SttJ Acptrmiml - Hint SttJ . tRukrprr fhiar Apcrfect Remedy forConslipa lion . Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea. and LOSS Of SLEEP. Tac Simile Signature of The Centaur Company. NEW YORK. Guaranteed under the Fod CopyofWrsppK. IMIIIII i iff iHRnnitrmnii THOUGHTS OF FOOD. i Dreamy Dupont Dey say dat a man down east has invented a machine fer photygrafQn' bat a feller thinks. Windy Rivers Well. If dat guy could only photygraf what's on met Kind at dis minute he'd git an epicu rean masterpiece dat would make yr sit up and take notice. It Depends on the Liver. "Is life worth living? that depends upon the liver." Yes. and that again depends upon what you eat, and how you eat. Henry Ward Beccher once said: "A man with a bad liver cannot be a good Christian." Henry made some mis takes, but in this statement he was eminently correct. It fe only another version of a phrase frequently used by the editor of the Care of the Body: "As a man eateth so is he." Los An geles Times. The Why. "How long are you going to stay in Monte Carlo?" "Six days." "Why exactly six days?" "Because I've only brought six cos tumes with me!" SlfAKK INTO TOUR SHOES Allen's KiK.t-Kac,the Antiseptic powder fur Ttre achlnir. anollcu. nervous feet. (lives rrst ani comfort. MakeswalilnnailMljtht. Sold eTrjw hem, Sr. Don't accept any nbotltnte. Kor KKKS sample. addresi Alien . Oliustcvl. Le Roy. X. Y. Faith must become active through works. Deeds must spring spontane ously from the divine life within the soul C. W. Wendte. Dr. Pirree'a Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach. liver and bowela. Sujjarcoated, tiny granules. Easy to takt aa candy. Something in a Name. Ella He's very narrow. Stella What do you expect of a flat? ONXY ONE "BROXO QUININE." That U LAXATIVB BHOMO QtJlMNK. Look fM the rieo.Unre "' K- W- CnoVK. Uaed tbe World vertoCuroaColainmely. Sc. No woman can be happy who ha too much time to think of things that arc none of her business. Lewis Single Binder, straight 5c many smokers prefer them to 10e cigars. A man of few words isn't cut out for a compositor. 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