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r ' ' Y SOUTHERN / c??-?B-@ 1 TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THEPLANTE - \ A Humly Grain Lilt" The pla of a device to take sacks of grain up in a loft nine feet from the ground over a cornerib is furnished to the Ohio Farmer by a correspondout. who says: We put one foot of gravel in the cornerib for a good GRAIN LIFT. <lrivc, leaving eight feet. The top of I the wagon is four feet, leaving four \ feet from the lower end of the lift to I the roller on the edge of the loft floor. J The length of the lift from this point j up is eight feet, made in the style of | a ladder. When the sack is set ou at II ('see first cut), by raking hold of the lift at F the sack can be swung out i very easily. The farther out the sack i goes the more purchase you have at | F. and when the sack is on a line from j E to B (second cut) it will naturally . run in Itself because the lift will be ; in a shape to make it down grade from j F to G, and after the sack passes the roller. A, the trucks at I will run on the floor, and you have a complete truck, lite stop, C. does not want to come below the line from F to G. If this device is made of good seasoned red elm. 11x4 scantling, it is very light, and grain can be taken up more rapidly and a great deal more easily H ?=8^-^ I ; Z DETAILS OF GRAIN* LIFT. than to carry it up the steps on your shoulder. The wheels cau generally be found in sonic machine agent's pile of old iron. The cost is but a trifle, and any person can mate one with but few tools. It will save your back, and that is quit* an item in this generation. Shr?ddlng . Palling Fodder. That tlie cornstalk is a valuable hay plant has been settled. It is no longer a matter of controversy. Shredded corn hay is about as good as any other bay. This crop does not have to be planted and made, but is already made. It is simply a question of taking care of what you have on hand. .There are millions of dollars' worth of cornstalks standing in the fields of the South, ready to be made into first class food. There Is from one to two tons per acre of this bay standing in every corn field in the South. It is plainly your duty to cut and save it. To those of you who have not yet pulled fodder, we wish to say that it is cheaper to cut and shred, than it is to pull fodder. It does not injure the corn to cut the cornstalks, but actually helps it. Numerous experiments carefully made, prove conclusively that the core fills out better and weighs more when cured in this way than when permitted to stand in the field. The stalks made into hay are worth nearly as much as the grain, so that you about double the value of your corn crop by shredding the stalks. To those of you who have already pulled your fodder, we wish to say the stalks are yet worth saving and shredding. While it is true that you have lost something and spen..^rr!'**,,t'.ig in pulling the fodder, you*c?_ save **/%!? cfnllra Pmmnf -lUonHf llifi ... " *? matter will go a long way toward supplying roughage for the cattle through the winter. So we again say with all the emphasis that we know how, cut your corn and shred it into hay instead of pulling fodder. Learn a new and better way instead of following in the old one. We are not able to go on with outold-fashioned, wasteful ways of farming. We must learn to practice more economy.?Southern Cultivator. I Fertilising Cotton. Considering permanency cf effect as well as influence on the crop immedi iUCI.Y iUUUU 1U-;, LUf tun inrii uuu viun ' leguminous plants must be ranked ns a cheaper source of nitrogen than is any nitrogenous material which may be bought as commercial fertilizers, says J. F. Duggar, of Alabama. The aim of the cotton farmer should be to grow sucli areas of legumes as will enable him to dispense witli the purchase of nitrogenous fertilizers for cotMisceiianeous Matters. In his recent speech at Peoria Secretary Root read a letter from Jose Rizal, the greatest benius and most revered patriot of the Philippines, in which the writer pleaded with his people to submit to American sovereignty. A correspondent points out that Rizal was executed by the Spaniards in 1897, long before the United States had trouble with Spain. Now Mr. Root's friends somewhat lamely explain that the Secretary was not correctly quoted. I "fl MM ffOTES. '09H-?DR. STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GROWER. /. ton, using the funds thus saved to purchase increased amounts of phosphntes or other necessary non-nitrogenous fertilizers. The money that would have been necessary to purchase one pound of nitrogen will buy about three pounds of phosphoric acid or of potash, which larger purchases of phosphate and potash will enable the farmer to grow heavier crops of legumes, and heavier crops of legumes' trap i .. Atliavn-icn linflVflil. larger amuuui.-? vi v?uv? *. .?v ? ??. able atmospheric nitrogen and result in further soil enrichment. In the writer's opinion the most promising method of increasing the yield of cotton per acre and the profits of cotton culture is by a more general use of leguminous plants as fertilizers. These invaluable allies are by some farmers utillked and appreciated, but their use might be increased twentyfold with advantage to the current crop, to the permanent upbuilding of the soil and to the tilling of the farmer's pocket. It is putting the case very mildly to say that the average yield of cotton per acre in Alabama might be increased by a least fifty per cent, through the general use of legumes as fertilizers. Grafting Cucumber*. It is no. geneially known that coleus and even cucumbers and other herbaceous plants may be graded quite successfully. and surprising effects may often be secured by such operation. To graft coleus. choose vigorous young plauts, cut horizontally to the wood wher?> it is a little* smaller than an or dinary load pencil, and split the stock in the centre of the top. about one inch deep. The stock and base scion of course must be of same thickness, so that ike rinds meet. Use lirni litrle cuttings, not too soft, about one and a half inches long, for scious. Cut wedge shaped, one inch in depth, and inserl into the split *tock. Bind with soft worsted. The plants should be kept in a propagating case or in a temperature of seventy to eighty degrees and remain shaded until the union is formed. A Convenient Corn Crib. The Illustration shows a corn crib which is satisfactory, where a small amount of corn is to be kept. It can be made any size desired, bnt possibly one twenty-five by twelve feet is the most satisfactory. The sides may be made of any kind of rough boards placed about three Inches apart, or CBIB IN POSITION. strips of wood of any character can be used provided the openings between them is not wider than four inches. The roof is made out of ordinary rough boards, with battens over the cracks. The crib should be placed at least a foot above the ground, so that it win not harbor rats. The one shown in the engraving is supported by two large Fills. Pillars of brick or blocks of wood can be used. : . .y ? ? 4 A Standing Reproach. The scarcity of good fruit trees on many farms is a standing reproach to the owners of said farms. A peund of pecan nuts planted in October or November lu the right place will soou give pecans in abundance. Then tic ordinary chestnut will flourish on all the Piedmont hills. Save seed from good peaches and plant them in Octo-. ber. CultiVate them well next summer and you will have large trees to plant the following.year. Be sure to plant out a few choice apple tnd pear trees this winter. Remember that a good orchard and a good garden are the . m A.-i. ,i it..:.*/. cmei iactors iu a guuu u>iug. nun could a table be made attractive "without fresh vegetables and choice fruits'/ --The Cotton Plant. Old-Faslitoocii Vegetable!. Plant old-fashioned homely vegetables, beans to string, lady peas, summer squash, pumpkins, lima beans. That old favorite of the housewife, the Creaseback bean, is almost proof against rain and heat. Tomatoes can be grown iu summer, in light soils, under the shelter of brush breaking half the sunshine, for the tomato will not brook a total deprivation of the sunshine. But with soils retaining water in sight even a few moments ou the surface, it is useless to experiment with the tomato any longer.?Florida Agriculturist. Items of Interest. Interesting testimony, confirmatory of previous testimony of the same kind., is that of Lieut Peary that the Arctic region is one of the best places on earth for persons afflicted with pulmonary diseases. In proof of the health-giving conditions there he says that nearly everybody who went up there came back weighing more and in a much better state of health generally. The trouble, however, with the Arctic as a refuge from tuberculosis is that it it not accessible. > J CURES BLOOD POISON, CANCER. Aching Bones, Shifting Pains, Itching Skia, Pimple*, Bating 8ore?, Ktc. If you hare Pimples or Offensive Eruptions, Splotches, or Copper-Colored Eruptions, or rash on the skin, Festering Swellings, Glands Swollen, Ulcers on any part of the body, old Sores, Boils, Carbuncles, Pains and Aches in Bones or Joints, liair or Eyebrows falling out, persistent Sore Mouth, Gums, or Throat, then you have Blood Poison. Take Botanic Blood Balm. (B.B.B.) Soon all Sores, Pimples and Eruptions will heal perfectly. Ache3 and Pains cease, Swellings subside, and a perfect, never to return cure made. B.U.D. cures cancers of All Kinds, Suppurating Swellings, Eating Sores, Ugly Ulcers, after all else fails, healing the sores perfectly. If you have a persistent pimple, wart, swollen glands, shooting, stinging pains, take Blood Balm, and they will disappear before they develop into Cancer. (Write for special circular on Cancer.) Druggists $1 per large bottle, deluding complete directions for home cure. Sample free by writing Bi.ood Bai.m Co., 1C Mitchall St.. Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble, and free medical advice sent jn sealed letter. Hall's Catarru Cure is a liquid and is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Write for testimonials, free. Manufactured by F. J. CHgsto Jc Co., Toledo, 0, The largest coral reef in the world is the A ;stralian barrier reef, which is 1100 miles in length. FITS permanently cu red.No fits or nervousnessafter first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nervellestorer. titrial bottle and txeatisefree Dr.lt. II. Kline. Ltd.. 931 Arch St., Phila., l'a. France'* 16.000 doctors average lass than $750 a year professional income. Mrs.Window's Soothing Kyrupforchlhlren teething,soften the gums, reduces infliimmation,ailays pain.cues wind colic. 25c. a bottle It's the tiresome people who bore their way through life. J air. sure Pico's Core for Consum ntion sr red my life three years ago.?Mm. Thomas rtoaIjiks, Maple St.. Norwich, N. Y.. Feb. 17,1900. There is a difference between bPing outspoken and being out-taiked. Putnam Fadeless Dyf.s color more goods, per package, than others. PARIS TAKfcS TO HORSE FLESH Cver Two Hundred Shops TV lie re Cheap Meat Is Sold. The taste lor horseflesh In Paris, which -is demonstrated by the recent | banquet, cioes not date back many j years. It was under the second em| pire, during the expedition to Morocco, that it came into the dietary of the French soldier. The expeditionary column had nothing to live upon, so it slew and ate the horses, and everyone was agreeably surprised at the quality of the meat. ' Emile Decroix, a veterinary eurgeon with.the troops, resolved to profit by i the experience. Arrived in Paris, he set about popularizing the horse as food. He distributed meat gratuitously to the poor population. In his propaganda he interviewed the prefect and ministers and wee bad audiencej of the emperor. He ppaped ihe first hippophagous butchery, in the Placo 6'It^lie, in 1866. It was thd siege of Paris that caused the flesh c{ Jr.-*es to be regarded as a positive delicacy. That was fltlrty-two years ago. How has tho notion progressed since? Paris has now 250 shops whee; thejr the meat; all are prospering. Last *y0?sr 30,008 horses wese slaughtered and er.ten. Rousn, Toulouse, Lille, Orleans, have all taken to horse eating. The meat Is cheaper than beef. Whereas i one pays 3 francs the livre for gcod j fillet of beef, it only costs a franc if , you take horse. The animal that was eaten the other day with such eclat had a singular history. It won several steeplechases at Auteuil and Dois-Colombes. It was , an English mare and its name was ( Nell <5wyn. In November, 1893, the J crowd on the course was very irritated j at the defeat ot the favorite In the preceding race. It revenged itself by throwing stones. One of the stone3 struck the left eye of Nell Gwyr. and ruined the sight. Nevertheless, the noble beast won the race.?Pall Mall Gazette. Is Saving tirara. Economy is the order of the day ! among the reigning families of Eu*j rope. Whereas in times gone by the! very word "royal" implied a reckless disregard for money and extravagance, it pow stands for something perilously approaching close-fistedness. Extravagance is left' to the new-rich. To begin with King Edward. It is no hearsay that as soon as he came to the throne he appointed his friend, Lord Farquhar, to be master of his household, and Lord Farquhar immediately set to work to do away with all unnecessary expenses. to dismiss all superfluous officials and servants, to get the largest possible returns for the smallest reasonable outlay, and to exact usual discounts for all cash payments. The savings thus effected are understood to amount already to close upon |125,000 a year. ^ '^^TO WRITE FOR CAT. & SPECIAL RATES. f ^ Situations SECUIIED f CS/1 \ for graduate* or tuition [ y 1 refunded. We pay R.H. Pare. I iumi\BUSINESS V y mfluOLl C0LLE 3ES V ^^BIRMIHCHAM.ALA. FICHMOHI. IA. B ' HOUSTON. TEX. COLUMBUS, OAWANTED 230 Touns Men \t once to qualify to- rock! i coitions which we Til Ruarauten In wrltlnp urder a $5,000 leposlt to promptly piocure tliom. The Qa.-Ala. Bus. College, MACO.T, GEOI.GIA. ' Ostrich Eggs as Food. Ostrich eggs are only a twelfth the cost of hen eggs, that is, so far as South Africa is concerned. Hen egg3 cost 75 cents a dozen,but ostrich eggs, each of which Is equivalent to CO or 24 hen eggs, cost 10 cents. When rei quired for use the housewife makes a small hole in the top of the egg. The quantity required is shaken out, and the shell containing the remainder is corked up, as though it were a bottle. So treated, the contents of the egg | keep quite a long time when care is i laken to place the corked shell in a cool place. The authorities have strictly prohibited the exportation of ostrich eggs, but the birds have been acclimatised to South Africa. An American has also founded an ostrich colony in the -?- -? -? vri?? tKA j coum 01 r ranee, 01 iuu>u> ( j are that South Africa has dangerous ; rivals in the field, and that ostrich I eggs may soon figure 011 our breakfast i tables. An Up-to-Date Child. It was in a photographer's studio, and a lady called and stated that she I wished to have her child's portrait ' taken. "Certainly, madam," said the photographer. "This is the little man. is ; it? Coo-roo. Bless 'im, little tootsiei wootsie. Dear 'ickle fellow." "Mother," said the up-to-date child i In a voice at scorn, "will you kindly I inform me whether the deplorable i condition of this person is due to lack of education or hereditary insanity? Kindly proceed, sir, and make as creditable a likeness as lies within your apparently limited capacities." Cows Ate Dynamite and Died Peacefully Thirteen Holstein cows belonging to Dairyman Claude Peters, of Martinsburg, Pa., wore taken sick yesterday, dying on after the other. Peters ; was mystified tiil this morning, when telephone linemen came to his house I ? - V? o f o H liocnmp of thp ! auu ?io?vcu ?*? : thirty sticks of dynamite they had j left in a meadow. Investigation ; showed the cattle had eaten the dy| namite. stick by stick and fought over : ir.. None of the aaimals lived more tian three hours after swallowing the explosives. 1 I The Standard Rh< ^TANHAPR because a^'e physici; Allcure for rheumatism ====== physician recently sai 3 prescription that will cure rheumatism, tj dies do incalculable harm to the diges 3 pletely overcomes this difficulty?benefi digestion?hence it can be taken for an | be, to effect a permanent cvTt," fl Vie Doc!* ijjc.W covcti Ihs esse tiacilj. All Dmggiiti, fi.eo, i i | Bobbltt Chemical Co., p &0&SL M yfo n /bon ton cor STRAIGHT FRONT l improve the appearance-of ^ % all women, stout or slim, tal l^medium. Ask your dealer ab X. R0YAL WORCESTER ^^^ORSET CO., WOR winch ; M ET A"L L I C C I URING our 30 y? I SjSfcTM discovered ,many I 1 00 one cou^ ^e? : | discoveries in thi L experience manufi to embody many Metallic Cartridges for rifles ar superior In many ways to all oi Winchester cartridges in all c i and exact In size; being ma manner by skilled experts. 1 INSIST UPON HAVING WINCHE fioiAiLiriurriTj (Mfti I 6I0IHICI C I A I I I[k I RTjfTWI Yl Elol We will give the above leward to any person whi I the names ol three American cities. Use each lett< money away, and you may l? the fortunate person. I answrs, the money will be dlyided equally. For I answers, each will receive $Wi; should ten persons i twenty persons, ?*' each. We do this to introduce sible. Send no money with your answer. This 'At I P. Those who hate not received anythlv I T ^ in NATIONAL SUPPLY CO., NT. Free Test Treatment1 fyp ii ? i in i nnr -1 Pgffu _ > Jf you have no faith la ray method of j i. .pXi\ tre.i:nieu:,seDd me a ei:tai>ie of7 K/5HV Vj morning urine for analysis. I v. :.i 1 jJSL then send you ty mail lay opinion of tifft Ttri ?nrr disease and one week's treatment J heecfa.il cost. v ou uill then f-e 1 ryg&S^ convinced that my treatment cures. I / V.-' K Mn-.lingvsuand t-ntt'n for urias -*i.t OW.?l. F-". SHAPEfr Pcnn Ave.. Fittaburz, Pi U'N Wante-I forKat war Tialn OUU Ibk. Rl ? Is Service. A< ilress Johnson s Practical railway Inst., Indlauapolla. Ind. 1 ) &si &, ' SUFFEREDJ With Catarrhal D< Pelvic Miss Kate Brown, Recording Secre>nr<r hio t. c, r. Association, of Kansas, iu a letter from G05 N. Seventh : St.. Kansas City, Kan., says: "For seven years I have not known what it was to spend a well day. j I caught a severe cold, which I negj let-ted. It was at the time of menstru| atlon, and Inflammation set In and i prostrated me. Catarrh of the kidneys and bladder followed, my digestive or[ sans gave way; In fact, the cold disar; ranged my whole system. "I spent hundreds of dollars with ! doctors and medicine, but derived but little benefit until 1 began treatment icith Peruna. I kept taking it for nearly nine months before I was completely cured, but I kept growing better gradually so that I felt encouraged to continue taking Peruna until my health was restored. I send my thanks jumatic Remedy. = ins declare that it is the only absolute i in its various forms. A prominent : d: "I have never been able to write a j owing to the fart that the usual remc- j tive organs. RHEUMACIDE com- | its rather than injures the organs of j indefinite period, or as long as need " Rhfjnucldc " is Absolutely harmless. * "vnroctaiv* rsr*n 1 iH 2 a Baltimore Hd., U. 5. A. CESTTEffii" SETsJ^A out them. cesjer, ^ ESTCRi ) A RTJR!l DGES. jars of gun making, we have I things about ammunition that ; trn in any other way. Our ' s line, together with years of ! acturing ammunition, enable us 1 J ' fine points in Winchester | id revolvers which make them j ther brands upon the market, alibers are accurate, sure-fire ide and loaded in a modern If you want the best 'STER MAKE OP CARTRIDGES. !? ? M? 0 mCASH FREE! o will correctly arrange the above letters to spell I r but once. Try it. We will positively give the ! Should there be more than one set of correct I j instance, should flve'j-ersons send in correct | ? n<i in correct answers, each will receive $4o; o-r firm and goods we hsncle as quickly as pos- I row contest. A post card will do. m i from other c- litest* try ' his one. 5 A JAR A FALLS, ONTARIO. ITTn, irtj "Cat-lifed" Kp&T ' Qjeen Bess" $2.50 fcrdrca) sho^s for women. $5^3* ! Dest Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. UseM " I In tlmo. ,?oid by druggists. pu m^S2 aiECI#j I N ,.-Vv r 1 EVEN YEARS V - r t\\] % %Q\ 2rangcments of the Organs. ' . c Hundreds of Dollars* Spent in Vain?Peru-na Cured. A neglected cold Is frequently the cause of death. It Is more often, however, the cause t of some chronic disease. There Is not an organ in the body but what Is liable, to become .seriously ? deranged by a neglected cold. Diseases of the kidneys, bladder and digestive organs arc all frequently the result of a neglected cold. Hundreds of dollars are spent on doctors and medicines trying to cure these diseases, but until the true cause of tlieni is discovered there will be no ' use in using medicine. Dyspepsia medicine, diarrhoea medl- tv cine and constipation medicine is of no good whatever when catarrh Is the :: cause. The catarrh must be treated. L-i rait-. ?.-! ak. - /V lue CUUSe UCiUg ItUiVtcu, iuo uaau^oinents will disappear. ? . > Peruna cures catarrh of the digestive organs, the urinary organs or any of vj the Internal organs. It you do net derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Fevnfla, write at once to Dr. Hartmaa? ~ giving a full statement of your case. J and he will be pleased to give you bit I valuable adMce gratis. I Address &r. Hartman, President of J TbeHartman Shnitarium, Columbus, (X " ! and blessings to you for Peruna."? J Miss Kate Brown. i Tourists, sportsmen. hunters and hshermen find It i pans Tubules an r$ always handy article in hotel, sleep. V ing car, Held und camp. They are Tjd the best and only medicine neededfor an outing, as they keep head. stomach, bowels aud liver In the Vv right eondltiou, aud thus prevent auy other trouble likely to arise from exposure or sitting at laic i j campfires. ' - XjW At druggists. ' I *1 The Five-Cent packet u enoug* wr M I J ordmiirv 1 lif r imilv ^ntle, j (9) i-ppl*. contain* t npf-y ">r * vpif. I I $3 & $3? SHOES S&'I IV. L Deuqlas :h044 art the stardard of ih* world. Bj W. L. Donelas made tn.l sold more mea*? Gos4* fl rear Welt i llan 1 Sewed Pronwu) kUoct im (fceftm H els monlh. of 1904 thin aav otkar mieafsrtwrer. { (Mn nnn rewahb win kepawu h >5 I U.UUU ra> ill-prove this atatearBt. M W. L. DOUGLAS 34 SHOES CANNOT BE EXCELLED. ! iST Z&.il.I03.S20i SK2&. Best Imoorted an' Arerlcan Icat'er*. -Heyl'9 i Patent Calf. En-met, B*x Calt.Wf. ViiiK d Catena Colt, Nat. Kangaroo. Fast Color K.velot* n*?d. Inn I Tb? ren-iine have W. L. VOVOVAtf voBUUlI Qrvm>> tad rrlM itAmpEi on botU*kSkots by mail, Mr. extra. I.'Ihs. Catalog.Ott' < W. L. DOUOLAS. BROCKTON. MASS. FREE ELECTRIC BELT OFFER T8IA1 ' ^^ei lJrfSBls<>M4?i?l? HJUU>L3Ui] A1.TEK.VATU0 CT.KUTT KULTUC 1BLTB to any reader of this paper. Be wee** la adnueet eery lev seti pee itlre jraareatee, C08TI AlKOiT MSTIllMssa**** with most all other treatments. Cer?ewS?j?ll<tfcsr?..?e? trie WIU, BpplUaeee eed rraeeiM (slL ?nCK Ct Ri ftvaMtv tkea BO ellrjeete. Only sure ewe far all aeneeS ihi hil 3 rabNMi ul <! >? I r?. 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