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A JUDGE'S .11 MRS. INNIE McALLISTE. Mrs. Carrie King, Darlington, Mo writes: "I have suffered for years with bilioua mess, and kidney and liver trouble. "1f .i cagat a little cold, the pain were increased and backache an< headache were of Jrequent occur rence. "However, Peruna cured me-twelve bot ties made me a healthy woman." W. L. DOU UNION $350&$300 MADE. M==5- & ==== W. L. 2amsuglax S3.30 %hites are the gre worldt ,ecataeofr their excellent style, e; riar wearing qealitie*. They are just a' ceqst froan S3.00 t $7.0:. 'The toanly iTi W. L. Desasgla% .S.316 sh0seae cost naore t shape betier. wvear lon:er. atil areofgrea <ther $3.30O gh.,e <on th,- aaarket totay. i~ antee% their v:,alw nqy %E tanauing hi% namno botto,,a 1es-ae-h %h4Pt-. Loaok -or it. 'rake Dibaun1:a8-1.10 ha-. zare solal thranith his the princip al ci:a, naal by shoe deaters es ter wherey on: live,W.L.Iuglasshoenar For t'o ,la st three ri.-irs I hare uorn W. L..-lji, only as y-,. lu! 't-ter t7.im i orni <h- thart I rr'r hvi C hes. L. IQr - I. . z'ihi--r T'1-- Capit l a trion "I. Boys wear W. L. D-aglas $2.50 and $2.00 s better, hold their shape. anud wear longer W.L.DDUGLAS $4.00 SHOES CANNOT BE EQU I. I.. /119: r< 'aa ' torona ,7t.akin in hist S7. S n l 4t i b ein t patent I F.xwT (OLOR EYELET- WILL NOT W-. Douilas za- th'- larzest slho. ma;' order No troul- tu ;:r a flt by mnail. -'*. extra prepays firther information. r (-.r 1bibstrat-d Catuk W.L.DOUCLAS, BROCKTON, MA BEST F01 GUARANTEED CURE for all bowel troul blood, wind on the stomach, bloated bowels pains after eating, liver trouble, sallow skin regularly you are sick. Constipation kills it starts chronic ailments and long years of sui CASCARETS today, for you will never get right. Take ouir advice, start with Cascare money refunded. The genuine tablet starn booklet free. Address Sterling Remedy Con St. Peter's. att Rlomn. is in the form of a cross 836 feet long and 450 feet wide. .'do not believe diso's Cure for Consin tionhas anequ-dl for coughs and colds.-,oas .F.Bonzn, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15, 1900, There are over a miflion goats in .ton tenegro. ___________ Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford-s Sanitary Lotion. Never .''ails. Sold br all druggists, S1. Mail orders promaptly ailed by Dr. E. Detchon, C.rawfordsville. Ind. GRAND J i GR~AND PRIZ . p- * PRJZ.E AWATRPR0OO OILER CLOTHING. MIGHEST POSSIBLE AWARD AT THE ST.LOUIS WORLD'S PAIR. Sen~d us the naines of dealers in your town who do not .sell ou.r goods. and we will send you a. collection of pictures. in colors. of fornous towers of the world. wzs. A. J. Towen CO. EsTABLuHED 1as6. BOSTON. P6EW YOOiL CUCAe. TOWER CANADIAN Co. Lmnea. TORONTo CAN. You want only the best Cotton Gin Mac h iner y Ask any experienced Ginner about Pratt, Eagle,Smith Winship, Munger We would like to show you what thousands of life long customers say. Wtrite for catalog and testimonial booklet. Continental Gin Co Charlotte. N. C.. Atlanta. Ga. Birmingham. Ala. Mlemphis, Tenan., Dallas, Tex. D SDO CURED 2Dro Relief. Removes all swelling in 8 to sS days ; effects a permanent cure in 30to 6o days. Trial treatment givenftree. Nothigabe faire Write Dr. N. H. Gre'Ss~ Seosalista, h6E U Aslat PAIN IN THE WIFE BACK AND SIDE Quickly Cured by a Short Course of Pe=ru=na. M RS. MINNIE E. MCALLISTER, from 1217 West -1d street, Minne wife of Judie McAllister, writes apohls, Minn., as follows: "I suTered for years with a pain ix the smatt of my back and right side. It interfered often with my domestic and social duties and I neversupposed that I coast d be cured, as the doctor's medicine did not seem to help me any. "Fortunately a member of our Order ad vised me to try Peruna and gave it such high uraise that I cecided to try it. Al though I started in with little faith, I felt so much better in a week that I felt en couraged. "I took it faithfully for seven weeks and am happy indeed to be able to say that I am entirely cured. ''Words fal to express my grati tude. Perfect health once more it the best thing 1 ould wirsh or. and thanks to Peru na, l enjoy tha t nor. I Pain in the back, )r on the right side. How often a physician hears this com p'aint! Over and over we hear women say: "I have a pain in the small of my back. I have a pain in my right side, just below athe ribb." These symptoms indicate pelvic or ab 0 dominal catarrh. 0 They indicate that the bowels are not acting properly-that the liver is out of o order-that the pelvic organs are con 0gested. 0 Pee catarrh-that is the name for it. 0 Perurna curea pelvic catarrh, when , all of these symptoms disappear. The catarrh may be all in the abdom inal organs, when i would be properly called abdominal catirrh. At any rate, it is one of those cases of internal catarrh which can be reached only by a course of treatment with Peruna. We have on file thousands of testi 9 monials similar to the above. Tt is im possible here to give our readers more than one or two specimens of the number of grateful and commendatory letters Dr. Hartman is constantly receivng in behalf of his famous catarrh remedy, Peruna. '6' L A WS HOES MEN. arte't %eller in the my titting and %upe. --nda% thoose that erence i. the prier. D 1naoze, 114141 thteir &ter Val10 thanS any V. L. DmntagIt~.a* uar e asd price 4-as the 140n61tb.titiste. W . . 0%Vwn rc-tail mtopre% iia erywhere. .Nt .aat. wititin ymar reach. .-t .v r PtI-E. -. si ), 11nn14 it not r--7 7r-11 .m of n --1.-. %ank, rIni -np ,1t. ind. toes becausa they fit than other makes. ILLEDAT ANY PRICE. ;WsOO. 1%rona WIC E .URASSY hni- - . The world. d felivry. I you desire 7ue o!f Sping1 St yle.. SSACH USETTS I THE DOWELS CANDY CATHARTIS les, appendicitis. biliousness, bad breath, bad foul mouth, headache, indigestion, pimples, and dizziness. When your bowels don't move :re people than all other diseases together. It. rring. No matter what ails you, start takingI ell and stay well until you get your bowels ts today under absolute guarantee to cure o ped C C C. Never sold in bulk. Sample and pany, Chicago or New York. Som They give Him nothing who have not givcn Him themselves. FITS nermanently enred. Noflts or a'rvous ness after first dav's use of Dr. Kli'o Gr'n NerveP.estorer,$2trialbottle and treatise free Dr. Rt. d. iUNIE, Ltd.,931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. The food issued to the .Tapanet'n 'oldiers has lately undergone a great e-hange. Laett Cani Wear no Ona size s'naller after -2stne Allen's FvW Ease, a powder. It makes tight or new shoe; easv. Cures swollen, hot. sweating. aching feet. ingrowing nails. corn; and bunion;. A' all druagists and shoe stores. 25c. Don't ac cept any substitute. Trial packa'e ?na by mall. Add ress. Allen S. Olmsted, Le~toy, N.Y. Large oil wells have been discovered in the northern part of Roumania. Mrs. Winslow's Soothine Syrnp for children teething,soften the gums, reduces innlamtaa tion,allays pain,eures wind colic,25c.abottle, It takes rough tools to remove the rust from our hearts. So. 19. Uae Longman & Martinez Paint. Don't pay $1.50 a gallon for linseed oil, which you do in ready-for-use paint. Buy oil fresh fronm the barrel at 60 cents per gallon. and mix it with Longman & Martinez L. & M. Paint. It makes paint cost about $1.20 per gallon. James S. IBarron, President Manchester Cotton Mills. Rock Hill. S. C.. writes: --In 188.3 1 >ainted my residence with L. & M. It lo -hs better than a great many houses painted three years ago." Sold everywhere and by Longman & Martinez, New York. Paint Makers for Fifty Years.__________ Twelve rmillion: hats are made annually in the United Kingdom. HADPY WOMEN. Mrs. Pare, wife of C. B. -___ Pare. :a promi inent resi dent of G;ias- ~ g ow, K y., suffering -~.ih from a com-. - plication of fkidiney trou- . -4 be.Besides e a bad back, I had a gre~at deal of trou ble with the secretions, which were exceedingly variable, some times excessive and at other times scanty. The color was-bigh, and pass ages were accompanied with a scalding sensation. Doan's Kidney Pills soon regulated the kidney secretions, mak ing their color..normal and banished the infiameuationl which caused the scald ing sensation. I canrest well, my back is strong and sound and I feel much better in every 'way." For sale by a1P'dealers, price 50 cents pe r O, Otr.Milur -o.. Buffalo, @ ROADS .1 WVhy Farm Values Decrease. EFERENCE to the agri A/\ 3k -cultural records in regard R to the farm values in the State of New York from 1870 to 1890 shows that tile value of farms has-de cre'ats'ed, and the question is asked. Why has it? New York State is the Empire State of the Union. It la:s most attractive soil, it has intelligent farmers, it has within its borders S. (000.O0 people. one-tenth of the entire population of the United $tates, and the consumers of farm produce are near to the farms of New York State. and even with advantageous location farm values have decreased. Why is it? In 1850 there were but'700 miles of steam road in the State. There are now S114 miles of steam road. and the State of New York has 74.001) miles of dirt roads over which to haul to mar ket its farm prodnets. A ton of pro duce can be carried no cheaper to-day on the highways of this State than it could in 1830, when it cost twenty--live' cents to haul a ton one mile. In other words, rapid transit and cheap transportation have, been fur nished by the steamships and the steam roads to many shipners. while nothing has been don', to eheonii the cost of the haul of a ton . of farm produce over the roads of the State. The improvement of one mile of high way in every ten of all of the miles of highway in the State would create a system of 7500 miles of road. whib, following the main highways of the State, would leave no farm within the State further away than a five mile haul, and most of the farms would be within three miles of an improved highway. When once on an improved highway, we would have a ton of farm produce moved for twelve and a half cents a ton a mle. a saving of 100 per cent. over the present cost. Is it not possible that one of the reasons of the decrease in the value of agricultural land in this State is because of neglected transportation? If so, should not the State of New York expend $30.000.000 upon a sys tei of 7500 miles of highway and con struct the samlle within .tell years, ex pellding $5.000.000 a year so as to in telligently open up the entire State to cheap transportation for the farmer just the samne as the people of New York and Buffalo have voted $100.0O. 000 to be expended oil the caial to cheapen translportation of the farm products of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois to the miarkets of New York City. which belong first to our own farmers? -New York Tribune. Canals and Rtoadsh. Mlany thtoughtful citizens are watMh ing the State expendliture of mloney~ in the construction of -main highwvays, anid askinug tile questionl, Ihow are thtese roads to be mnaintainled? Inldeed. it is time that tile (1uestionl was asked. Olnd tile solutionl of it mlust come from a practical point of view rather thlan from a blindtv drawn statute. Ea~chl county ha~s its loca:l conlditionls to be met, Eachl townl feels its burden of local taxationl most. Rtoad4 mainteaceltl' is expensive, anud the solultion may be worked out onl one of tile followving i nes: The State of Ne'v York inl the last twenty years has expended on the 3553 mltiles of canals an avera~ge of S:2.00 0. C0(l0 v eal- inl mlaintenanllce. and this (-nal is closed a pa:rt of thle year. Tile State of New York in the last eig:.it year-s 11a5 constructed 700l mliles o)f State roads, tile cost of whliech has been paid, fifty per -ent. by tile Sta'te. tiirty-live per cent. oy the county at d lifteen per (cnt, by tile town. 2a there aniy reason why the annual cost of mnaintainling these roads shiould not e p~aid for in tile same1 proportion by the State, county and town?~ Another- suggestionl is. Why should not tile State pay lifty per cent. an~d thle coun~ty pay- fifty ier cent. of the amuial1 ma~intecel11C an~d leave tile tovl out of tile question all togethler. except as tile towvn bears its portion of tile counlty taxes? Another solution of theC question is. Whyt should not the State paiy the enl tire cost of mainitainling these roads the same as it pays the entire cost of mainltaininlg tile Erie Canal? Still another suggestion Is. Why soldit not eachl towni in whichl these roaids are built raise $50 ii mile toivard the expense of the annual mainte nance and pay this amnounlt to tile State. the State guaranteeing to main tain the road and nmeet all additional exenses of maintenance in excess of $0 a mile? This last is the solution of the qulestlon of road maintenance as worked out in Massachulsetts. Boards of sulpervisors are considering tihese Qonestions throughout the State In orde to obtain general legislation In regard to road maintenance which will be equitable to all parties interested. New York Tribune. The Farmer 'and Good Roads. New Jersey is the most progressive State in the Union ill the constructionl andl care of its wvagon roads, and terefore the egtimate otf her road commissioner, of tihe savinlg effected in that State by good roads may be regarded as accurate. because hle 110s unusual opportunities for observinlg the difference in the utility of an im proved and neglected roadl. His esti mate is in substance as foflows: It costs nline anld one-half cents per-bush el to ship wheat froml Chicago to New York. a distance of 9(00 miles: it cost till-e cents a bushlel to hlaul wheat on1 a level road a distance of five miles. ald on a sandy road it would cost nine cents per mnile to hlaul it. The saving on a bushel of wheat with good roads for a distance of five miles would be equivalent to thlat of 600 miles of transportation by steamer or canal boat, or 375 miles by railroad. One mile of good roads would make a sav ing equal to seventy-miles by rail nearer to the markets. It is estimat ed that tile cost of hauling 500.000, 00 tons of farm produce to market is 2 per ton, or just about $1.000,000, 00; it is estimated that about sixty er cent, of this last amount, or $600. 00000, would be saved each year If armers were able to do this hauling er oo. rmads..Trhe Enitomist MofUSEHOLD AFFAIRS CEELRY. When this useful and delicious veg elable.is found to be attacked by in sects, a good dousing with quassia extract will generally protect the plant in an early stage-or soot will l:eep maurauders away if it is employed at starting. Celery is an antiacid, and it is also reputed to act as a sedative: it is ex: 2ellent when stewed, and quite easily digested in that form, says Iome Notes. People suffering from either rheuniatism or insomniahlle will do well to include it frequent7 in their diet. CARE OF UMBRELLAS. "In most cases umbrellas are nnt fairly worn out: thy are ruinedl through carelessness of their owners," said A. L. Kent, an umbrella and cane man of Boston, recently, at the Marl boro. "When I see a man walking with an umbrella tightly grasped in his hot hand I smile to myself, be 1ause i know that very soon that man will be wanting a nv umbrella. There is 1o surer waf of making an umbrella wear out quiokly than this habit of 2arrying it about by its middle. Again. after being out in the rain you sho"l1-1 turn your unIbrella upside down. a let the water drain off, as it stands with the handle downward. By do ing this you prevent the water from getting in at the framuework and thereby protect the ribs from rusting. Some men open their umbrellas before they stand them up to dry, but that is a bad plan, because the umbrella may stretch when it is wet. Aliother thing, too, neier roll-your umbrella up as to do so cuts the suk."-New York Globe. SUNDAY OVEREATING. It is desired to begin the week re freshed and ready for labor; rested in mind and body, the eating customs of Sungy will have to be readjusted. Have a later breakfast, if desired, but l1a-e then a very light one, even if you- are hungry. Or if it must be hearty, then do not upset your diges tive habits any mor~e than may be avoided and have but two meals on that day, and eat no other. It would be far better to have three light imeals. lighter than usual, if that could be ar ranged to fit with other house-hold ar rangements. The custom of noon (in ner on that day arises fron the usual absence of cook or maid at the lnt ter one, and this may be unavoidable. 'Very well,- then treat this as a rest day for cook and digestive apparatus as well as from other labors: have a light breakfast, a light dinner and a chafing dish supper as near the ordin ay hours of meals as possible, and remember as you are going to take less exercise than usual demand a less er amount of the more easily digested food-Helen Johnson, in Good House seeping. Corn Puffs-To the contents of one can of corn, add separ-ately the beat eni yolks and whites of four eggs aind mix gently; add a little salt and cay enepergr and just enough flour tc mi p ef"ro in spoonfuls into -a buttered frying pan and fry. Serve very hot. M1uster Gingerbread-One cup molas ses, one tablespoonful sugar, half cup lard, or lard and butter half and half: half cup water-, one teaspoon soda, one beaten egg, one teaspoon ginger. Beat well with flour enough to mix, then add enough to roll. but not enough to knead too hard. Roll, bake in sheets, and when still hot brush with molasses and water. Pr-une 3Iarmalade-Ta'ke six fine, large cooking apples, paire, plunge In cold water, then put over the fire to gethor with the juice of twd lemons and a half pound of sugar. When stewed, split and stone two and a half pounds of prunes and stew with the apples, taking care that there is suf ficient water to keep them from burn lg. When thoroughly cooked, beat it through a strainer and turn Into jars Ito keep for use. Old Fashioned Jumbles - Half a pound of butter, nine ounces of flour, one teaspoonful of vanilla, half a pound of powdered sugar, two table spoonfuls of flavoring extract and three eggs. Beat the butter to a cream; add the sugar gradually, beat ing until very light. Now beat th( eggs all together, add the butter and I gar, the flavoring extract and van illa, and then the flour. sifted. Bleat Ithe whole well. Drop in spoonfulb on a lightly buttered pan and bake in a moderate oven. Preserved and Evaporated Fruit Desserts-At this season of the year puddings and shortcakes, made fron preserved and evaporated fruits, art most acceptable and quite Inexpensive Almost any preservejd fruit may bi used with tapioca to 'make a pudding which will be excellent. Here are di rections for making a tapioca str-aw berry pudding: Soak a cupful of pre pared tapioca five hours in one pin f water; then cook It soft in the watei over a slow fire: then add a pint oj preeAved strawber-ries and the juic< of half a lemon. Let the whole cool five minutes, then turn it into one o1 two moulds. When cold and wel stiffened turn the pudding into a glass dish. Serve with rich cream, wel whipped and sweetened. Rlaspberries herries or other preserved fruits ma' be used instead of strawberries. Women Suffr-agils of South Africa. Natal women who are members o the '.cal branch of the Womens Suf frag -League have circulated a petitio whi(' they propose to present to th Natr Parliament. The f air petitioner claim that on the grounds of justici equity and expediency the parlia meri tary franchise should be extended t them, and they contend that as wome: wn property, pay taxes, directly an indirectly, and are subject to all th laws, it is unjust that they should hav no voice in the making of the laws. South frica WHAT TATE ATE. There was a young fellow named Tate, Who ate with his -irl at 8.08. Since Tate did not state, I cannot relate What Tate at his tete-a-tete ate at 8.03. LOVE. "Love," said the beautiful one with poetic fancies. "is a rose." "Yes." replied the grizzly bachelor, "and marriage is the wind that blows the petals off."-Chicago Record-Her aid. H'UNDRED-MILE DASH. Johnnie-''Paw, this paper says the autos made a century run down in Florida. What is a century. run?" Paw-"It all depends on how it is spelled1. Some of them make scentury runs."-Dallas News. DEAR OLD LADY: "Yes." remarked Mrs. Malaprop, "it was a grand sight. First came the I King. carrying a spectre in his hand. aim1 uwearing a beauti'ul red mantle all trimmed with vermin. It was a grand sight."-London Tit-Dits. VERY APPROPRIATE. "I have been eating onions," con fessed the pretty girl in the dim parlor. "Then I will tell you a ghost story," whispered the suitor. "But why a ghost story?" "Because it will take your breath away."-Chicago News. IN CONFIDENCE. Stranger-"So this is the Sheep.Blacks mansion. Have they many family se crets?" The Butler-"Yes, indeed. sir. Why, they have so many skeletons in their closets the plaee looks like the cata combs."-Detroit Tribune. IN INSECT LAND Maier-"Welwhat' m hZ e, sir?" new ictonay. omeKipling. a bit of Howels. with Conan Doyle, and a des scrt of Longfellow." OUTSIDE THE CHURCH. Waiting Swnin-"Let's walk down to the river and back." Second Ditto-"It'll take us an hour. We ain't got time." Waiting Swain-"Yes, we bare. The parson has just said. 'One word more and I am done.' "-Houstonl Chronicle. DISAPPOINTMENT. "ou said the house was only five minutes' walk from the station," com p~lained the victim. "To say the least, I'm disappointed in you." "And i'm disappointed in you," re plied the agent. "I thought you were .very rapid wvalker."-Philade!lhia Press. THE IDEAL SPOT. "The doctor told Senator Tillmani that he must go to some quiet place where he could have a complete rest and be beyond harassing distractions of tele grams and newspapers." "Where did he go?" "To Philadelphia."-Clevelanld Plain D calr. GETTING THE AVERAGE. "The work of the world should be distributed around so that each mian could have a fair share." "I believe in averaging it around. My father, for instance, did so nruch work in his generation that we don't have to do any in ours."-Cleveland Plain Dealer. .JUST A LITTLE SLAP. Tess-"I thought you weren't going to send Marie McInne's an invitation to your tea ?" Jess"Oh! I decided that I couldn't hurt her feelings that much." Tess-"So you sent her one?" Jess-Tes. but I addressed it to Miss Mary McGinnis."-Philadelphia Press. ALL IN THE WORDING. "We've been trying for the last two weeks to get :t girl." said the passeng~er with the ear muffs. --We advertised for one, but it didn't do any good. W\e got three or four answers to the adv'er tisement, and nione of themn was satis factory." "I guess you didn't word your ad. rght." said the passenger with the scarlet mutuer. "I advertised for a irl a few weeks ago and got sixty seven replies." "How did you word yours?" "'Wanted-To open a correspondenlZo with a good, amiable, healthy Esa~ng woman, with a view to raatrimuony. Address "Middle.Aged Widower. P. 0. Box So-and-S."'" -Chicago Tribune. Strange Furnhture r'A man living at Queensbur'y not only ues his coffin as a piece of household fuuniture, but he has also a grave made iInthe local .churchyard headed by a grrvestone On which his name is set out in convenltional style. Underneath is the line. "'Not dead, but waiting." O ne marr', at Tong, near Bradford, akpt his Nunday clothes in his coffin, aad anoter, who ate porridge at break' ffst, used his coffin as a meal bin. ome years ago a K~ei'ghley man kept bbtterfy specimens in his coffin.--LOnl' don Mail., SOUTHERN TOPICS OF /h TERES7 TO T E PLAN7 Alfalfa Growing. In the past several years there has een a marked tendency on thg part of ocal sugar planters to a iore generai rowing of alfalfa. they feeding the may to their work stock perhaps some ;ix or seven months in th-e year. de >endent on the nnuber of cuttings se ured, and the Sugar Planters' Jour ial has all along lent encouragement o new ventures in alfalfa sowings, eeling assured that where alfalfa is uccessfuIly grown it will thereafter >e a regular provider for the stable, or there is no hay better adapted to xork stock generally. A prejudice ex sted several years ago against the eeding of' alfalfa to horses. but ex >eriments made at the Utah exl)eri nent station showed the prejudice to ie without foundation, for the inves igation. covering months. during Wkich the teams did the same work, esulted in an unqualified victory for lfalfa against timothy hay. In all the sugar pai-ishes of Louisi ni. alfalfa is annually planted. though iot on every large plantation by any eans. Some planters have given it a rial on land unsuited to its growth. >r on good land imperfectly prepared. ind because success was not attained Lhe first time, have not tridd it again. On tile other hand. there are sugar >anters who have been planting al alfa for years. and who exnect to keep 1p the practice indefinitely. eveu hough. as They say, it requires their best land. It may be stated that. as an average, alfalfa in the sugar districts requires replanting eachi year, owing to other grasses crowding it out, but the fact remains that with three to six uttings annually it pays to sow each year. One of our upper coast readers has Ft patch of alfalfa that is four years >ld, and we consider the reason he has been able to keep it so long is his care ful method of seedbed preparation. He Pts the best results when planting in black or buck-shot soil which has a andy subsoil and good drainage, find ing that better for alfalfa than either mixed or sand lands. He sows in Oc tober, a half bushel of seed tothe acre. n land covered during the summer with a thick growth of pea vines. With soil of this character only, it is his tustom. after taking off the pea rine.z. to plow, harrow, plow again, ol', and finally re-harrow. it then be ing in fine condition to receive the al falfa seed. The seed are sowed broad cast, and swept in the soil by a drag ing tree branch. he finding this prefer able to harrowing. for the ;atter course is liable to put the seed too. deep for juick germination. The above outline of alfalfa planting being that pursued by one of our most mcessful planters, it may with profit e followed by those who have not et gone into its raising or who have been unsuccessful in past attempts. Sugar Planters' Journal. Mixed Orchards a Mistakce. John H.. Calhoun. Tenn.: My experi ence in growing fruit has convinced me that it is a great mistake to plant a ixed orchard, especially of peaches and apples. In the first place. the soil ad location that is best for peaches ill not give the best results with ap The ideal location for a peach orchard Is the north or northwest slopes <( high ridges, where the soil is dry and only moderately fcrtile. Because if planted In rich soil the trees will make a good 'rowt, but the fruit is almost sure to rot. A warm southern exposure means the frequent loss of the crop by ite frosts. Apples require a rich soil, with more moisture, and my experience is they do best in locations at least prad.tically protected from the north winds. A 'second objection to a mixed rchard is the peach trees grow so much faster than the apple trees. When planted together they make it iuch more difficult to giv,, the apple trees the proper care and cultivation. to say nothing of the injury caused by the shade. Then a crop of small fruit or vegetables can be grown between the rows of apple trees for about five or six years without injuring them, while I think peaches should have the entire strength of the land after the second or third year. If peach trees are set in rows with the apple trees: that is, a peach tree and an apple tree alternately in the same row, the peach trees take so much potash from the soil that the .apple!! will be greatly injured and can never produce first-class fruit. .I have knowr several mixed orchards planted. bu1 have known one to be really success ful. The peaches may do fairly well but the apples have always been s failure or nearly so.-Southern Fru!1 Grower. A Man Who started With Eggb. We went out the other day to see new poultry place-a series of yardm just fitted up by a gentleman wh~ ad come into possession of a fine lo of fowls at a very small cost. He Wa: Odds and Ends. The British Museum, London, has de cided to collect and keep gramophon< records of the voices of the marot emi neat singers and publicists. Th3y wil be for the use of 'idernty. The "mas ter records'' will he of nickel and prac tcay indestructible. From these play ng records can be stamepd at will. The trial of "Nan" Patterson on th< charge of having shot "Caesar" Young a bookmaker, dead in a cab, was con tinued and brought out some sensation ~l statements. Runs on the First National Bank o Milwaukee, of which Frank G1. Bige low, a defaulter to the amount of mar than 1.000,000, 'was president, and a: the Milwaukee Trust Company. wer successfully withstood. Mr John D. Rockefeller, through hi private counsel, has authorized a re ply to Rev. Dr. Washington Gladden. James 3. Hill has sent a letter d4 cining for want of time to serve a the committee named to investigal the Equitable Life Assuran~e Societ: The body of Lieutenant Stark, wh killed himself on the German cruise wa. bure at Norfolk. ARM '- 10 ER, STOCKMAN ANO YRUC. proud of his "uek' and when we last sa smiling over the thot good thing he had money. Last spring he iv chosen variety of cggs fr fowls, and from the egg, chased, he raised forty fine several cockerels, of which had selected four of the best breeders, and he had just finik four breeding yards and house or two before we saw them. Of course, he is pleased with hi vestment in eggs last spring, and has outlined big plans for increasin his flocks this teason from his mat ings. Another thing he did-whidh was a little more steep than his previous in vestment; he sent off to&a noted breeder and bought a trio of another variety of fowls, for which lie paid $15. They were pure white in plumage and cer tainly beautiful. Our friend figures that he will get at least forty-five eggs from each of the two hens during the hatching season, and that he will make a good thing out of it, even :f he should raise only thirty chickens from them. This would give him a splendid start in the second variety next season. Either plan Is a good one., but right -now the quickest and cheapest one, is .to start with eggs which are now as the seeds of the earth-developed and ready to sprout into things of life and beauty.-H. B. Geer. Flowing Land Too Wet. We never want a spring to go by without warning the farmers against this injurious practice, which so many are guilty of following. We know by experience that it is very difficult to exercise the necessary patience when so much work is crowding upon us, and the weather coninues wet so long. Still we had far better do nothing than plow when it is too wet. It Is always weil to keep one thing contin ually in mind, and it is this: Our ob ject in planting is not for the time, or for the pleasure of putting the seed and cultivating them; but for the yield. The result or yield is always decreased % largely and for a number of years by plowing land wet. It is not the num ber and date of the licks we hit, that count most effectively, but it is how thoroughly and appropriately we hit them. It is high time we were learn ing that the best results can only be obtained by catrying out al" the details of our work in the right way. Many thousands of dollars are annually.lost to Southern farmers from the effect of land being injured by plowing wet. Let us stop this, as well as all care less practices that are detracting from the productiveness of our soil-South ern Cultivator. Sorghum as Forage.. There has been much said of late about the feeding value of sugar cane or sorghum. and there cannot be too much said in behalf of it, for it is a splendid teed, writes a Southern plant er. We are feedirig sonye of it now, and the stock all relish it; som4 of the I cows will quit eating their bran oi- good millet hay to eat the cane fodder; they eat the stalks all up. so there is no waste in feeding it. and the colts will eat it in preference to any other feed. As to the curing of it, the best way. is to go through and cut about half the shock row, and make small shocks; let them cure a few days and then finish the shocks, or cut and set in small shocks and reshock in a few days, but putting two or three, shocks together until it is well cured. But we prefer the first method, asi saves handling it. As soon as it thoroughly cured we tie Ins , hundles and store In the barn. We. tend running some of it throught chopping box and making chop.. ed. It is fine for any kind of stocel, a, we want to plant more of itanothe year. Spraying Fruit Treg. . If is impossible to have first-class vegetables and fruit 'wlhout spray' ing, says the Garden M&tgzine. .Most people are afraid of the bject, becau'Ise they think they mu learn all about the insects and a I of hard Latin names. It is not n cessary to get ex pensive apparatus. Four dollars will buy an excellent mp and hose suit able for home use This outfit consists. of a portable, dou le-acting force pumP, attached to a hi nd bucket, with hose and nozzle for -praying Oh, tradesn in thine hour of e C 0, It on this pa 'r you should e C C. Take our ad ceadnwb .. Go straight ad nd advbert11. You'll find th heardject ofdsoe ui uu Neglect can o eroex of som u u Be wise at one eron you dqaaq; A eilent buie pod k dk. a . " ndon Tit.Bits. The strangest flag und which men ever fought is that of the . acedonian insurgents. It Is red on one s ' o nd black on the other". News of the Day. Excitem.ent has been crea Mombasa, East Africa. by the lery of the West African rubbe (Funtumia elastica) in the for the protectorate. London syndica are conipeting for large tracts of to -est land. Mrs. Braddon, whose first work of Importance, "Lady Audley's Secret," was published in 1862, and who has been turning out novels rapidly ever - since, published another no el last week It is expected' that this slummer the -body of Lord Francis DouglIass, who lost his life during the first ascent of the Matterhorn, forty yeard ago, wi Sbe delivered up by the slowgly movint, eZimutt glacier, where Douglass and his companions fell. K ing Edward took a gre4 fancy to the chauffeur who drove hii and the Queen about during their r cnt visit to Marseilles and gave hi ewelled 1pin out of his scarf In sak ng hands Swith him o1 departure, while ~.e Queen - waved farewell to him as jte royal oyacht left the mole at 1e0s. , Speculatlin Is when you oe n wearanft when yon wn