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SOUTHERN -: TOPICS OF ITEREST TO THEPLANT A Handy Grain Lift' The plan of a device to take sacks 4 of grain up in a loft nine feet from the ground over a corncrib is furnished to the Ohio Farmer by a correspond eut. who says: We put one foot of gravel in the cornerib for a good OIAIN LIFT. drive, leaving eight feet. The top of the wagon is four feet, leaving four feet from the lower end of the lift to the roller on the edge of the loft floor. The length of the lift from this point up is eight feet, made in the style of a ladder. When the sack is set on at H (see first cut), by taking bold of the lift at F the sack can be swung out very easily. The farther out the sack goes the more purchase you have at F. and when the sack is on a line from 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 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. The stop, C, does not want to come below the line from F zo G. If this-device is made of good sea soned red elm. 2x4 scantling, it is very light, and grain can be taken up more rapidly and a great deal more easily DETAILS OF G.AIN LIFT. than to carry it up the steps on your shoulder. The wheels can generally be found in some machine agent's pile of old iron. The cost is but a trifle, and any person can make one with but few tools. It will save your back, and that is quite an item in this generation. Shreddina vs. Pullng Fodder. That the cornstalk is a valuable hay plant has been settled. It is no longer a matter of controversy. Shredded corn hay is a bout as good as any other h.- ay.. This crop does not have to be planted and made, but is already made. It is simply a question of tak ing care of what you have on hand. There are millions of dollars' worth of corustalks sianding in the fields of the South, ready to be made into first class food. There is from one to two tons per acre of t:his hay standing In every corn field in the South. It is plainly you~r 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 cu': the cornstalks, but actually helps it. Numerous experiments carefully made, prove conclusively that the corn 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 shred ding the stalks. To those of you who have already pulled your fodder, we wish to say the stalks are yet worth saving and shred ding. While it is true that you have lost something and spen m a's' in pulling the fodder, you 'w a ave yom' stalks. Prompt attentc.6.2is matter 7.i11 go a long way toward sup plygg .roughage for the cattle through the winter. So we again say with all the em phas.is that we know how, cut your corn and shred it into hay instedi of -pulling iodder. 'Learn a new and bet ter way insteair of following in zhe old one. We are not able to go on with our old-fashioned, wasteful. ways of farm ing. We must learn to practice more economy.-Southern Cultivator. Fertl1Jzlng Cotton. *Considering permanency cf effect >> well as influence on the crop immc' ately following, the cow pea and other leguminous plants must be ranked as a cheaper source of nitrogen inlan is any nitrogenous mnaueral which m'ay be bought as commercial fertilizers. says J1. F. Duggar, of Alabama. The aim of the cotton farmer should he to grow such areas of legumes ais will enable him to dispense with the pur chase of nit:ogenoua fertilizers for cot Miscellaneous Matters. S In his recent speech at Peoria Secre tary 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 sub mit to American sovereignty. A cor respondent poinlts 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 Sec retar was not orrectl quoted. A R M -:- fOTES. -R, STOCKMANANDO TRUCK GROWER. ton, using the funds thus saved to purchase increased amounts of phos phates or other necessary non-nitrog enous 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 phos phate and potash will enable the farm er to grow heavier crops of legumes. and heavier crops of legumes trap larger amounts -of otherwise unavail 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 prolits of cotton culture is by a more general use of leguminous plants as fertilizers. These invaluable allies are by some farmers utilized and appreciated, but. their use might be increased twenty fold with advantage to the current crop, to the permaneat upbuilding of the soil and to the filling of the farm er's pocket. It is putting the case very mildly to say that the average yield of cotton per acre in Alabama might I be Increased by a least fifty per cent. through the general use of legumes as fertilizers. Grafting Cucumbers. It is not gene:ally known that coleus and even cucumbers and other herbace ous plants may be grafted quite suc cessfully, and surprising effects may often be secured by such operation. To graft coleus, choose vigorous young plants, cut horizontally to the wood where it Is a little smaller than an or dinary lead pencil, and spilt 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 the rinds meet. Use firm lit:le cuttings. not too soft, about one and a half inches long, for scions. Cut wedge shaped, one inch in deptn, and insert into the split stock. Bind vith soft worsted. The plants should be kept in a propagating case or in a tem perature 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, but 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 CRIB IN PosITION. strips-of wood of any character can be ised 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 wifl not harbor rats. The one shown in the engraving is supported by two large sills. Pillars of brick or blocks of wood can be used. A Standing Reproach. The scarcity of good fruit trees on many farms is a standing reproach to the owners of said farms. A pound of pecan nuts planted in October or No vember in the right place will soon give pecans in abundance. Then ti e ordinary chestnut will fiourish on all the Piedmnicit hills. Save seed from good peaiches and plant them in Octo ber. Culti'vate them well next summer and you will have large trees to plant the followingyear. Be sure to plant out a few choice apple tnd pear trees this winter. .demember that a good orchrd and a good garden are the chief factors in a good living, Hlow could a table be made attractive with out fresh vegetables and choice fruits? -The Cotton Plant. Old-Fashioned Vegetables. Plant old-fashioned homely :rgeta bles, beans to string, lady peaa, sumi mer squash, pumpkins, lima beans. That old favorite of the housewife, the reaseback bean, is almost proof against rain and heat. Tomatoes can be grown in summer, in light soils, un der the shelter of brush breaking half the sunshine, for the tomato will not brook a total deprivation of the sun shine. But with soils retaining water in sight even a few moments on the surface, it is useless to experiment with the tomato ay longer.-Florida Agricuturist. 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 pul monary diseases. In proof of the health-giving conditions there he says that nearly everybody who went up there came back w,eighing 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 acessgible. CURES BLO D POON, CANCER. Aching Bones, Sbiftng Pains, Itching shim. 1"ImpleS, EMtkag Isea, Ese. If you have Pimples or Ofensive Erup tions, Splotches, or Copper-Colored Erup tions, or rash on the skin, Festering Swell ings, Glands Swollen, Ulcers on any.part of the body, old Sores, Boils, Carbuncles, Pains and Aches in Bones or Joints, Hair or Eyebrows falling out, persistent Sore Mouth, Gums, or Throat, then you have Blood Poison. Take Botanic Blood 3alm. (B.B.B.) Soon all Sores, Pimples and Eruptions will heal perfectly. Aches and Pains cease, Swellings subside, and a per fect, never to return cure made. B.B.B. cures cancers of All Kinds, Suppurating Swellings, Eating Sores, Ugly Ulcers, after all else fails, healing the sores perfectly. If you have a persistent pimpie, wart, swollen glaids, 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, fcluding compkcte directions for home cure. Sample free by writing BLOOD BALM Co., 16 Mitchall St.. Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble, and free medical advice sent in sealed letter. Hall's Catarria Cure is a liquid and is taken. intqnally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of rhe system. Writu for testimonials, free. Manufactured by F. J. Caz az Co.. Toledo, 0. The largest cor-al reef in the world is the Azstralian barrier reef, which is 1100 miles in length. FITS permanently cured.No fits or nervous nessafterfirst day's use cf Dr. Kline's Great NerveRestorer. 2trial bot tle and treatisefree Dr.R. H. KLxNz, Ltd.. 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. France's 16,000 doctorn average less than $750 a year professional income. Mrs.Winslow'sSoothing Syrup for children teething.soften the gums. reduces iniamma tion,allays pain,cans wibd colic. 25e. abottle It's the tiresome people wbo bore their way through life. ]am sure Piso's Can bnsumptica nved my life three years as. TxoxAs Rois anis, Maple St., NorM.'' N. Y., Feb. 17,1300. The-e is a difference betweer being.out spoken and being out-talked. PUTNA FADELE.s DrFs color more good, per package, than others. PARIS TAKIES TO HORSE FLESH Over Two Hundred Shops Where Cheap Meat Is Sold. The taste for horsedesh in Paris, which is demonstrated by the recent banquet, does not date back many years. It was une-er the second em pire, during the expedition to Morocco, that it came into the dietary of the French soldier. The expeditionary col umn 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 surgeon with the troops, resolved to profit by the experience. Arrived in Paris, h set about popularizing the horse as food. He distributed meat gratuitons ly to the poor population. In his pro paganda he interviewed the prefect and ministers and even had audience of ':he emperor. He opened the first hippophagous butchery, in the Place d'talie, in 1866. It was the siege ofr Paris that caused the flesh of horsc'e to be regarded as a positive .delicacy. That was thirty-two years ago. How has the notion progressed since? Paris has now 250 shops where they sell the snat all are prospering. Last year 30,000 horses were slaughtered and eaten. Rouen, Toulouse, Lille, Orleans. have all taken to horse eating. The meat is cheaper than beer. Whereas one pays 3 francs the livre for gcod fillet of beet, it only costs a franc if you take horse. The anilial that was eaten the other3 day with such eclat had a singulr hstory. It won several steeplechases at Auteuil and Bois-Colombes. It was an. English mare and its name was Nell Gwyn. In Novemb~er, 1893, the crowd on the course was very irritated at the defeat of the favorite in the preceding race. It revenged itself by throwing stones. One of the stones struck the left eye of Nell Gwyn and ruined the sight. Nevertheless, the oble beast won the race.-Pall Mall Gazette. - is saving Grace. Economy is the order of the day among the reigning famili'es of Eu rope. Whereas in times gone by the very word "royal" implied a reckless disregard for money and extrava gance, it now stands for something perilously approaching close-fisted ness. Extravagance is left to the new-rich. To begin with King Ed ward. It is no hearsay that as soon as he came to the throne he appoint ed his friend, Lord Farquhar, to be master of his household, and Lord Farquhar immediately set to work to do away with all unnecessary expens es, to dismiss all superfluous officials and servants, to get the largest possi ble returns for the smallest reasona ble outlay, and to exact usual dis counts 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. Situations SECURED for graduaten or tuitlon rune.We pay it. Fare. tTCOLLEGES BIRMillCHAM,ALA. RICHMOND, TA. -HOUSTON. TEX. COLUMBUS, CA WANTED 200 Yourng Men on ce to q'ai fv fo-- good iosi tlonq wh'ch we -11 guarantee in writing under a $5,000 eposit to pro'mptly pr ocure them. 4 ~he Ga.-Ala. Bus. College, MA CON, GEORGIA. ':Ostrich Eggs as Focd. Ostrich egs are only a twelfth the :ost of hen eggs.- that is, so far as south Africa is concerned. Hen eggs dat '66 cents a dozen,but ostrich eggs, ach of which is equivalent to 23 or .4 hen eggs, cost 10 cents. When re juired for use the housewife makes a imall hole in the top of the egg. The juantity required is shaken out, and he shell containing the remainder is :orked up, as though it were a bottle. 3o treated, the contents of the eg keep quite a long time when care is taken to place the corked shell.in a cool place. The authorities have strictly prohib ited the exportation of ostrich eggs, but the birds have 'been acclimatised to South Africa. An American has ,lso founded an ostrich colony in the ;outh of France, at Nice. The results are that South Africa has dangerous rivals in the field, and that ostrich eggs may soon figure on our breakfast tables. An Up-to-Date Child. It was In a photographer's studio, and a lady called and stated that she wished to have her child's portrait taken. "Certainly, madam." said the photo grapher. "This is the little man, is it? Coo-roo. Bless 'im, little tootsie wootsie. Dear 'ickle fellow." "Mother," said the up-to-date child in a voice of scorn, "will you kindly Inform me whether the deplorable 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." ows Ate Dynamite and Died Peace . fully Thirteen Holstein cows belonging to Dairyman Claude Peters, of Mar tinsburg, Pa., were taken sick yester day, dying on after the other. Peters was mystified tiil this mL:ning, when telephone linemen came to his house and asked what had become of the thirty sticks of dynamite they had left in a meadow. Investigation showed the cattle had eaten the dy namite. stick by stick and fought over it. None of the animals lived more than three hours after swallowing the expliives. The Standard Rh TANbecaue able physici J7ARD cure for rheumatism physician recently sa prescription that will cure rheumatism, .dies do incalculable harm to the dige pletely overcnmes this difficulty-benel digestion- ._ce it can be taken for an be, to effect a permanent cure." The Doctor quoted m'ers th case euactip All Druggists, $x.oo, Bobbitt Chiemical Co,, DON TON CO0 kSTRAIGHT FRONT improve the appearance of all women, stout or slim, ta medium. Ask your dealer al ROYAL WORCESTER CORSET CO., wol WIN1 URING our 30 y discovered many no one coticd le discoveries in ti experience manu. to embody man Metallic Cartridges for rifles a superior in many ways to all< Winchester cartridges in all and exact in size; being .mi manner by skilled experts. INSIST UPON H AYING WINCH K I R I iIl I Y I L We will give the above i eward to any personkl IWYE i $ e the names of three Amrcncities. Use each let money away, and you may te the fortunate perso: answrs, the meoney will be divided equally. F< answers, each winl receive S80; should ten person: twenty persons, S20' each. We do this to 1ntroduc sible. Send no money with your answer. This i Those who have not received anyth~ NATIONAL SUiPPLY CO., 19 Free Test Treatmeri If you have no fa th in my rmh1od of onrrd e eind i o trL ief - R~EE OF t,!L CGST. Yi lIl then b4 o.?F n.d.. F. t1MAP.TR .4.f Penn Av., PiFtsburg, Pa, SUFFERED S With Catarrhal D Pelvic Miss Kate Brown. Miss Kate Brown, Recording Secre tary of the L. C. B. Association, of Kansas. in a letter from 0- N. Seventh St.. Kansas Cify, Kan., says: "'For seven years I have not known that it was to spend a well day. I caught a severe cold, which I neg lected. It was at the time of meastru ation. and inflammation set in and prostrated me. Catarrh of the kidneys and bladder followed, my digestive or gans gave way; in fact, the cold disar ranged my whole systen. " spent hundreds of dollars with doctors and mxedicine, but derived but little beneplt until Ibegain treat mnent with Peruna. I kept taking It for nearly nine months before I was com pletely cured, but I kept growing bet ter gradually so that I felt encouraged to continue taking Peruna 'until my health was restored. I send my thanks aufatc Remedy. is declare that it is the only absolute in its various forms. A prominent d: "I have never been able to write a owing to the fact that the usual -eme ive organs. RHEUMACIDE com its rather than injures the organs of ndefinite period, or as long as need ' Rheurmade" Is ahwslakdy huvmlwe. r expressage prepaid. = lialtimocre Fid,. U. S. A. iTS , short, or >ut them. CESTER,* ASh. AR T.R I D G-E S. ars of gun'making, we have things about ammunition that an in any other way. Our s line, together with years of ~acturing ammunition, enable us Sfine points in Winchester d revolvers which make them ther brands upon the market. alibers are accurate, sure-fire de and -loaded in a modernj If'you want the best ; STER MAKE OF CARTRIDGES. IN CASH REEI a will correctly arrange the above letters to spell tr but once. Try it. We will positively give' the " Lshould there be nore than one set of correct i nstance, should f're rersons send in correct send in correct answer,, each- win receive $40; oaur firm and gooads we handle as quickly as pos ra contest. A post card will do. Ig from other c. ntests try hIs one "Cat-lfed" 13een Bess" $2.50 shoe-s for womeB. net RALL ELSEAUS EVEN YEARS %rangements of the Organs. Hundreds of Dollars Spent in Vain---Pe ru-na Cured. A neglected cold is freqnently the cause of death. It is more often, however, the cause of some chronie disease. There is not an organ in the body bu; wmhat is liable to become seriously derariged by a neglected cold. Dis eases of the kidneys. bladder and di-es tive organs are all frequently the rtsult of a neglected co'd. Hundreds of dollars are spent on doctors and medicines trying to cure these diseases, but until the true cause of them is discovered there will be no use in using medicine. Dyspepsia medicine, diarrhoea medi eine and constipation medicine Is of no good whatever when catarrh is the cause. The catarrh must be treated. The cause being removed, the derange ments will disappear. Peruna cures catarrh of the digestive organs, the urinary grgans or any of the Internalorggps. If you do not derive prompt and sat isfactory results from the use of Pe runa, write at once to DrD. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case, and he will be pleased to give you.his valuable adkirie gratis. Address 36r. Hartman, President of The Hartman Shnitarium. Columbus. 0. and blessings to you for Perana." MIiss Kate Brown. Tourists, sportsmen, iiunter* and fishermen find Itipans Tabules an always handy article in hotel, sleep ing car, field and camp. They are the best and only medicine needed for an outing, as they 1:eep 'head. stomach, bowels and liver In the right condition, and thus prevent any other trouble likely to arise from exposure or sitting at late campfires. A t druggists. t-he Five-Cent packet is enough for an ordinary -caion. The t-amndy bottle, - t10 ce'n t e on t af me aop p!t for a year. W. La DOUCLAS $3& $350 SHOESe'lt. W. L. DouglIas shoos are the stardara' of ah wrDld. W. L,. Donelas maade and sold mare :nea'a Good ver Welt.(Ilan-i Sewed Pre'es) skoenin the Brat ,hs ruotha of 19O2 (lisanyn ot her maufacturer. 1 OOOIEW.WD~ will ie paid to a:none who an disprove this~ at'ment. W. L. DOUCLAS$4SHOES CAN'NOT BE EXCELLED. ' S,:'.. 103 M0'' l'~ : 1:3 40,000 Betipred an I knerian" lcat'-er. Reyi's Patent Calf. En-time!. BxC|.af 9 - o Colt, Nat. Kanqaroo. F-x at Clor 1E yee ( used. Caution ! Th'i r IJVLJOGA Shoes 14; mail, 2.~c. tc.-tra. Fies (aaaby;.Me. WV. L DOUGLAs. BRocKTON. MtASS. FREE ELECTRIC BELT OFFER ITH TEN 3ATS' FREE WArINa , we [-ty C-- '-a.17 most a ~ p t att. nt!Wt, -- .,ol ediers ot ti. - -~ and Mexicaed,: in 5tr wrIe for i ar ei. Veterans The Cellks LaL Ce, ~aro madoropya:'d14i'.sc plica-,ior a speca.y fortre sucs.Incr~wAi7 thous