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' r * *" <&1~' SEND POTATOES TO MARKET iCrop 8hould Bo Graded and Packed in Barrels as Soon as Possible After Dug. Potatoes, although one of tho most Important of our truck crops, are usually badly handled by the average grower. Instead of being sent to market in bulk by the wagon load, potatoes should bo graded and packed in toarrois. The packing should bo done as soon as poslble after they are dug. for If exposed too much to tho sun fchey will become soft and the skin will turn green. ! It Is a very good plan to grade and (pack potatoes In the Held as they are lifted, although when very large crops are grown and It Is desirable to grade them more carefully, this can be done !botter by first sending them to the packing shed, where they can be run through graders and tho work done jmoro rapidly. It Is just as Important *to grade potatoes as fruit or any other vegetables. Early potatoes should be shipped In "barrels with holes cut In them for /ventilation, and covered with burlap. Poorly Packed Potatoes. iTho barrels should ho frequently uhnl/nn u'hll.i )>/.<.,>1. 3 I i .nine U1-111& in oruer settle tho contents firmly, because (being heavy, otherwise (hey will he euro to arrive at market, after long diBtance hauling, in very bad condition. SOIL SICKNESS IN GARDENS * ^ #. [Liberal ) yngs of Freshly Ground or^SI?}fc i>j* Ltoie Will Prove an v Excellent Tonic. /i' /(By W. It. CJTLBISRT.) Cornylaintn are common from comiparatlvely small nnd constantly crop (pen gardens aneni tlie poorness of the (produce. Even such a thing as a cabfbage Is so faint-hearted as to run laway on lanky legs as no well-behaved cabbage should. All this Is very annoying to those rwho take infinite pains with their gardens and go to some expense in got,tlng reliable seeds. All this may ioccur, and does occur, whero ample ;manure of the barnyard Is applied [to keep the soil in fertile condition. It is in fact a kind of noil sickness fwhich ordinary manure cannot overcome, but actually aggravates. i One sees far less of this in large gardens for (he simple reason that the ilarger area gives a much wider range und rotation of cropping, yet even here comparisons may often be drawn be'tween the produce c? tli?? large areas |and vegetables under field cultivation (to the distinct advantage of the latter. > Tlierp is fnrtiinoJnlv im nntwifitn (frcBhly ground or freshly slaked llmo lis nn nntldote for this. In liberal jdresslngs It will provo a quirk and floating tonic to the sick soil, and not |only should this bo administered when i8prlng opens, but as far as possible (dressed through crops of cabbage and (Blmllar things during a dry day and 'lightly hood In. When lime can be readily obtained Hn the best condition there Is really no texcuso for the bad state of tilings depleted, and even if an extra price has jto bo paid It is still tho cheapest be oauso tho only satisfactory thing <"or jtho purpose, and whatever itrnv hn iepent in ordinary manure, If expended on time for several seasons would >-work wonders. PROTECTING THE HAY STACK lExcellent Method Is Shown by Accompanying Illustration?Is Quito , Inexpensive. i Saving Hay 8tack. overy season and allow slorh to run tin IncloHuro where hay or other irraln is stacked. Use strong wire fonce netting and fasten to posts of 2 by 4 land put those securely In tlio ground. | When not In uso the fence can be roiled I up and put away. A llttlo wire fenco, as shown In tho 'illustration will save Its cost 60 times BLANCHING BY DRAIN TILES Most Important Part of Producing ' Good Celery Is to Have Plants Firm and Tender. Blanching is a very Important part J of producing good celery; because, unless the plants aro white, firm and 1 nnrlnt' 1 1\/Mf ? ' - - * ' * i _ i - t - kvuuvi , illCJ mu IlUt UUiy UUPUIUIUUH' for tho farmer's family, hut arc, of course, unsalable. Excluding the light induces a solid growth in the heart of the plant nnd this growth Is very rapid. It also turns a plant from green to pure white. Some growers blanch their celery by placing over the plants a section of ^ . 1 if m Blanching by Drain Tiles. drain lib1 and covering up the top with a coarse cloth or litter. Persons contemplating growing celery for the market should not attempt to do so until they have visited one of the large commercial celery gardens and learned from observation exactly how th?! work of seeding, transplanting, cultivating and marketing is done. nut me larmer v ho .simply desires to grow enough celery for his family use, may, if he follows instructions, grow good crops, always providing that his soil is very rich and well drained. LIGHTNING RODS ARE CHEAP It Is Mistaken Idea to Think That They Do Not Protect Buildings ?vYirc rcnco uangcr. It Is ft mistake to believe thftt lightning rods do not protect buildings. They do when properly put up and no farmer can afford to go without them unless he chooses to carry his own insurance. In Any case the cost of lightning rods is so small compared to the protection they give that li is doubtful whether it is good i)ollcy to take any risks without them. Of course wo cannot put lightning rods oijLJmy and grain stacks but wo can p'The hay and grain in our barns and protect tho buildings with lightning rods. Speaking of lightning, all danger , of death to farm animals coming in ( contact with fence wires heavily charged may be avoided by attaching , a wire to tho strands of the fence for two or thrPA hnnrtrorf rnnnli tr one end of It into the ground abr ut ] four feet deep. This will afford an < outlet for the electricity and render , the wire fences as safe as any other, j Shelling Beans. ( After beans reach the stage for ( HiieiiiiiK mey mature quickly. Keep a sharp lookout that some aro not wasted before you aro aware. The little; wl'V field beans aro especially prone to scatter their seeds as soon as the pods become dry. ' 5?^* Ix>t posterity help pay for the roads. ( The log drag Is the best dirt road maker. For successful rotation clover should ] I bo #ne of the crops. I Careful breeding is the foundation of the best results in bee keeping. I On the farm, the best time to do a thing is just before it is needed. Letting weeds go to seed means that you arc laying up trouble for next year. If dry weather sots in do not neglect to stir the soil and mulch. This is important. Curing honey simply means a proper evaporation of tho water It contains. Adjust tho knives of the lawn mower to cut within two inches of the roots of the grass. Although tho watermelon is a succulent fruit, wet is more damaelntr to j it than drought. Half tho plants which refuse to 1 grow for amateurs are starved to death 1 or killed by kindness. Manure will not waste ns muoh fertility in the field as It will In tho average farm barnyard. Cabbage and all other plants of the ] eahhago family require a very fertile ; and cool, moist soil for good erowth. Carrots are splendid for folks who need Iron In their blood. Ono of tho ( beBt ways to got it is to ent these nlco roots. ( Sunshine, rainfall and temperature are threo Important factors in cantaloupe culture beyond the control of tho grower. If your beef rows are too thick, pull out some and boll them for greens. Nothing hotter in the world for this purpose. Never save beans for seed from ruHty or diseased pods, and do not sell them for seed. This same rule applies to some other seeds. After the ground Is plowed for wheat It Is a good time to haul out and scatter all of the manure that it Ik possible to gather up. Many growers do not attempt to con trol the melon aphis, but leave ii to Ha natural enemies, of which the lady beetleB are the most important. A PHY8ICAL WRECK. Wealth Marvelously Restored by Doan't Kidney Pills. William T. Thomas, 213 So. Franklin St., Duliols, Pa., says: "A physician nfnrmoH mn T V?nrl ,11^^..^ ' ,?,v^ * M?u f \USUtlfii; U.IIU [ was laid up for throo monttiB. I hart terrible backaches bcSb65*& and tho passages of jL _f the kidney secretions "(v^. (J nearly kilert me. I was / nervous, had night BWoals nn(* could not <'/, sleep. In fact, I was t H wreck. ^?'i ^ iviunoy i'uib ?ftvg mo prompt relief. Continued uho cured mo." Remember tho name?Doan's. For Balo by all dealerB. GO cents a box. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. PROMISED A LIVELY TIME Mark Twaln'8 Outline of Editorial Policy He Had Made Up His Mind to Adopt. Mark Twain took the editorial chair on the Buffalo Express In August, 1869, and this is the paragraph in which he niado the readers acquainted with his now responsibility: "I only wish to assure parties having a friend ly interest in tho prosperity of this journal that I am not going to hurt tho paper deliberately and Intentionally at any tlmo. 1 am not going to Introduco any startling reform or In any way attempt to make trouble. l am simply going to do my plain, unpretending duty?Tv&an I cannot get out of it. 1 shall work diligently and honestly and faithfully at all times and upon all occasions?when prlva nuii tnwi wHiu mian compci me to uo so. In writing I shall conflne myself to tho truth, except when It Is attended with Inconvenience. I shnll witheringly rebuke all forms of crime and misconduct, except when committed by tho party inhabiting my own vest. 1 shall not make use of slang or vulgarity upon any occasion or in any circumstances and shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. Indeed, upon second thought. 1 Will not nvnn th<>n fnr it 1c Inelegant, un-C'irlstlan and degrading. I shall not often meddle with politics, bccauso we have a political editor who is already excellent and only needs a term in the penitentiary to be perfect. I shall not write any poetry unless I conceive a spite against the subscribers." Unfair. Senator John II. Bankhead, discussing a political move, said with a smile: "Oh. it's too coldlv ealcnbitofl iilmost unfair. In fact, it's like Mrs. Blank. ".Mrs. Blank Is a loader of Bar Harbor society. Her husband nald to her, ane afternoon, an she made a very elaborate toilet for a Harden party that she was giving to Rome members of :he British legation: " 'Why did you write to all our guests hat (his party was to bo absolutely Informal?' "Mrs. Blank laughed. "'SO HS In ll(> lllll lilial-ilrncon/l in present, of course,' she said." 'The Wish Is Father to the Thought." I)r. Robert L. Waggoner, tho presl lent of Baldwin university, said. In he course of an address on pedagogy it Herea, O.: "And one of tho most remarkable changes in tho last SO years of teaching is tho abolition of corporal punishment. A boy of this generation Is never whipped. Hut a bo>i of tho last generation?woll!" Doctor Waggoner smiled. "Tho boys of the last generation," tie said, "must have believed that thoir InKtriH'tnra oil h?wl " 'The BWlah la father to the aught.' " Worth Remembering. "One of tho delegates to tho convention of tho Negro Business Men's league in New York w as worth M .000.000. "Here's a pointer for tho colored brother." i.ers navo it." "That ilolt-gaio didn't mako his money shooting craps." A-Fallen Idol. "Wliat makes you so sure tho Amer lean public Is fhklo?" "Tho rocoptlon a playor who used to l?<> on th<> homo team K*'ts when ho pomes visiting." IO DICIVK Oi l' SIAI.AItIA AND 111 ll.li I I' Till" SYSTFM I'ftkn tho old hiHiilnnl ulloVhrt TA.vi ki ics.i ml,!. TONIt Vfiu Know what yon ;tr?* Liking. I'no formula I* jilalnW pfin(c<l on r*\i?ry !? >!( 1<?. hl.liVf t I.U 1L IM M lit 1*1 v OllitlllVf* l.-.r* ?. i'fs form. Tim (.Miliums drlvi-N out ilw iiinl.mn linl hi" Iron litill.l* uii Ihii ny*t<'lii J-uM by ull io.i 1 or.h foi oO year*. I'rtcu I/O ooiitn. No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love nnd desire to keep in, find make no effort to oreape from, rieorjio Kliot. We reduce life to the-|>?M t ine.sh ?<i nil* dully living; we should exact our thing to the grandeur of life, l'hlllips HfOOkS. I'nitll is not il hlln<l irrntinn.-il Imt. an IntoUlgrnt rocoptlon of the ruth on ndoquato grounds. ('harlen I To<l kc. Booauao of tho NOT THE TIME FOR THAT Scotsmen Objected to Mivtupc of n?-.r.r< Whisky and Religious Conversation. Owen Seaman, editor of Punch, was (he principal guest at a dinner of the London Authors' club recently, which waB followed by a discussion on "Humor." Mr. Seaman began with a story deprecating the spoiling of good dinners by any discussion at all. Thero wero threo characters In the story?a bluebottle and two Scotsmen. Tho storv ftt once sfrurk n of probability by showing tho Scotsmen drinking whisky. Tho bluebottle buzzed on tho pane; otherwise silenco reigned. This was broken by one of tho Scotsmen trying to locato the bluebottle with zoological exactitude. Said (tin CJnntamnn j "Sandy, I'm thinking if yon fly Is a birdie or a beastle." Tho othor replied: "Man, don't spoil gooc' whisky with religious conversation." TINY BABY'S PITIFUL CASE "Our baby when two months old .V.as suffering with terrible oczema j from head to foot, all over her body. Tho baby looked just, llko a skinned rabbit.. Wo worp nnnhln to tint dntima on her. At first It seemed to bo a few mattered pimples. They would break the skin and peel off leaving tho underneath skin red as though it wero scalds. Then a few moro pimples would appear and spread all over tho body, leaving tho baby all raw without skin from head to foot. On top of her head thero appeared a heavy scab a quarter of an inch thick. It was awful to Bee bo small a baby look as she uiu. imafiino: i no uocior was afraid to put hla hands to tho child. We tried Beveral doctors' remedies but all failed. "Then wo decided to try Cirtlcura. My using tho Cuticura Ointment wo softened the scab and it came off. Under this, whore tho real matter wns by washing with tho Cutlcura Soap and applying the Cutlcura Ointment, a new slcln soon appeared. Wo also gavo baby four drops of the Cutlcura Resolvent thrco times dally. After throe days you could see tho baby gaining a little skin which would peel off and heal underneath. Now the baby is four months old. Sho is a flno picture of a fat little baby and all is well. Wo only used one cake of Cutlcura Soap, two boxfs of Cutlcura Ointment. flllfl nil (I hnKlo nf Pntlni.ro " solvent. If peoplo would know what Cutlcura 1b thoro would be few suffering with eczema. Mrs. Joseph Koss1 mann, 7 St. John's Place, Rldgewood Heights, N. Y., Apr. 30 and May 4, '09." INDEED, THEY DO. "I always try to bo a gentleman." "Some peoplo huvo pretty hard trials, don't they?" Outlining Treatment. "I wnnt yon to take rare of my I practise whllo I am away." j "But, doctor, I have Just graduated. | nine iidii unit) ir.\ |it*l'lUlK'U. "You don't need It with my fashionable patients. Find out what they have boon eating and utop It. Find out whore thoy have boon summering and send Vm somewhere else." Few Marriages in London. Tho marriages In London last year 1 represent the lowest percentage of wliirli tlicrx l? nnv rnivir.l (iCtioroRit.v docs not consist In f;iv iitK mon<>> or monj-y's worth. Wo owe to man higher succours than food and fin-. Wc owe to man, man. Kmcrson. I'or III-: Vl> Will! ? Illcka' ( AIM DIM: . Wht'iiirr from I i?*i% t, Ktonwirli or ' Wrvoun Trniit?lp*, ('apudint1 will rt*llevo von. It'* 11 1111<) pto.'ifftnl to lakt- ai't-t imimvllntoly. Try it. 10c., SJx.1., and [<> ociiIm at ilru;* 1 BtUI'OH. The gentleman exists to help; lie i luis no other vocation. T. T. Manger. PUTNAM Color more ooodi brloMer and faster color* than I You can d?e an? garment without rloolng apart. Write - ?*? ? ? H Your truly gr? at are notoriously not ! happy. C. Snalth. Mth. WtnuJnw's Soothing Hyrii|> for Children oi thliiK. Hoftens tlie K?>?t. reduces tiifl/wnrnnIon, allays tiain, ciioch wind ? ??1 !? . 5.V n liottln. I would say to all: I'so your gentlost voice at homo. Klihtt Hurritt. so ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. Uso "LA SURE. The Maiden?Dolls aro mado for girls t.o play with. The BachMor?And a good many men marry thorn. English In London. Senator Depow, on Iho deck of the Tiiisltanla, talked about "KngUsh sih I slio Is spoken in London." \ "It. Is very dlfllcult to understand tJiat London 1111^11*11." he said. "I know a man who had lodgings all July in liloomsbury, near tho British mu- | scum. "On his return from the miiRoum onn afternoon, no friend said to his landlady: " ('an I have a cup of tea, if you please?' "'Certainly, sir; at once,' the land lady replied. 'Tho kettle 'as been bi'lln' for 'ours.' "'But?or I prefer freshly boiled water, If you don't inind," stammered my friend. TKa ImIwII.wIi' WAlM/.t%#w1 ...uk *" " """ " 'Look ere, sh<> said, 'if i 'ad meant j wot you mean I'd 'ave said hours.'" Vermont Thrift. Robert Lincoln O'Brien, ediior of the nonton Transcript, is a great admirer of the tiirift of th* Vermonters, but thinks sometimes they carry it too j far. | O'Brien was tip in Vermont lnstsum! mer and wont to ditnwr with il frinnd who had some political aspirations Ah ! they came In the door he hoard tho | lady of the honso say to tho hlroil ! girl: "I see Mr. Jones has somebody with him for dinner. Take those two big potatoes down to tho cellar and I bring up three small ones." % A Business Transaction "So Mr. I'ennlwlse married bis typ 1st!" said Miss Cayenne. "Yes." "I wonder whether sbo pains an al | lownnce or h<> inendy saves a salary?" ! - Washington Star. ?'??r * nnn Hicks' OArvDlNB Is the remedy rc- I ( ltevrs tlm a.hliik' nml fpvfrlshnMH cuiv* the | <'i>l.t nil.I lfHtur.'H normal <*<in<ll*loii?. Ii'h It.jul.I otTi-rUi Immedtat ly. 11'.-., llio., ami 1 At stores. A Puri6t. "Tlio Clmnticloor cocktail Is tho new est drink." "Such redundancy! fall it a C'han tlcloortnil." 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