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Picturesque * *gf, S A HALT ON SKIS TO TAKE IN THE TER G Stays on the Line. An inmrovement has been recently | made in the construction of clothes props which all women who take an active part in the household routine Hook on the Clothes Prop. will appreciate. It would seem that the old-style prop had done service so long that there could be no improvement suggested, but a well known shortcoming of the old wooden pole is that in a wind it is soon dislodged and falls to the ground, permitting the clean clothes to drag back and forth over the dirty surface. The new pole is supplied with a double hook, which prevents the pole from leaviDg its place under the rope. ? Boston Post. Wary. "Benzoate of soda doesn't hurt anybody." "Perhaps not," answered the ultimate consumer. "But I'm against anything in the way of food material that has a foreign sounding name. It's sure to be expensive."?Washington Star. u/r?i ti r k h : ifew^ klfi/l i / < I j p. f MM 1 " .b'air Aviator?"Wouiu you mind thing fell out of my hand, and we're sc Odd Musical Instrument. Among the variety of odd musical instruments that have been recently | VOLS Produces Weird Tones. designed by musical Burbanks, one > of the strangest Is that shown in the { Switzerland. J ' \ ) VIEW OF ENGELBERG IB^INrARB. New Kind of Trunk. In recent years there has been such a marked improvement in trunks that it is now possible to travel all over tho nnnntrv and keeD one's clothes in as good shape as if hanging in the wardrobe at home. Not so long ago a traveler who could locate any one article in his trunk without clawing the entire contents into chaos was a man of unsual dexterity, and, , at the end of a long journey, everything was jammed in one corner. The combination trunk designed by a New York man is so constructed that it will always stand on one end, the top and sides having convex projections which insure this. The drawers of this trunk are so pivoted that they can be tilted to either a vertical or a horizontal position. There is a generous number of drawers and flaps, and the trunk is especially convenient for i ' 11 ^ ' - ' ' 1 * ; v ' 1 " Trunk Always Upright. the safe carriage of women's hats. There are also hooks on which suits of clothing may be hung and kept always in an upright position.?Wash- " ington Star. . IE MIND? HE-IE-aW ? VT. SMrTH? uirowiug up tuat corKscrew; the silly > thirsty."?Weekly Telegraph. I Illustration. This combination of | horn and violin, the work of an Okla- j I homa man, is capable of producing 1 tones of the weirdest nature, and is especially effective in descriptive music. It consists of a neck and bridge like those of a violin, hut the diaphragm is a little sound box leading into a huge horn. The instrument is , tucked under the chin like a violin and played upon with a bow, but the ' sounds that emanate from the mouth of the horn would never be recog-. nized as the notes of any member of j me naaie iamny. iu lub uuiueruua > : musical "stuuts" which have been j ' seen on the vandeville stage in recent i ! years different types of violin-horns ' have been tnuch in evidence, and all sorts of shifts have been resorted to to produce the mournful notes which are the characteristic of this instrument. For tapping the pavement with bis stick to let his sweetheart know when lie passed oeneaiu ucr wiuuuyy, ? lawyer's clerk was sentenced to two days in jail as a public nuisance in , London. I III ! ! ?T?? ? Sirft For Sheep. Getting a better sire to head the flock of sheep is simply a matter of economy. The cost may seem exorbitant, but the superior type of lambs thus secured next spring will cause you to consider the high-bred sire a safe and profitable investment, after all.?Farmers' Home Journal. Cornstalk Fiber. When the green stalks are given to hogs care should be used to prevent cattle from having access to the woody fiber which the swine will leave after chewing the stalks. Pigs relish the stalk for the sweetness in it, but leave enough saccharine matter in tie fiber to make it attractive to cattle, especially the younger stock. This fiber is indigestible, and the cattle, if allowed to pick it up, will frequently eat a sufficient quantity to cause impaction and harmful if not fatal results. It is not safe to let cattle into yards where swine are given green cornstalks. ? From Coburn's "Swine in America." Grind the Corn For Finishing Pigs. Putfonlnff hntre toHI lisilflllv finish faster on cornmeal than on shelled corn, and many farmers favor cornmeal for that reason. Experiments covering the quantity fed plainly show, however, that hogs given cornmeal eat more feed in a given time than those on shelled^ corn. When both the feed eaten and the gains made are taken into consideration the profit in favor of cornmeal is considerably less than many suppose. Corn and cob meal has been shown to have about the same value as pure cornmeal; if any advantage i/ had from corn and cob n^al, as is claimed by some'stockmen, it, no doubt, largely comes from the bulk furnished by the particles of cob, which by rendering the contents of the stomach less compact or more porous helps to their easier and more complete digestion. ?Coburn's "Swine in America." \ Frost Pr^of Bits. .. For material take any piece of leather as long as the bit and wide enough to reacfo around it, then sew It round the bit. Now cut out two circular pieces of leather three inches in,&iameter like the illustration. Cut them half way across and make round, hole in the centre. Slip these around the ends -of the bit and sew up the cut. Nowtou have as good a bit as you could buy.?Everett E. Tinker; Ellsworth', M?. Losses in Manure. One of our experiment stations'has shown by careful investigation that when the stable manure is'pilei up and left exposed to the rains the'loss from leaching (ft the fertile elements is very large. The New Jersey station finds :that manure exposed for 100 days lost over one-hgtt, jj$ nitrogen, one-half of the ph?sphoric?.acid and the same proportion of the potassium had been lost. More than one-half of the constituents had been lost by an-exposur? of less than four pounds. Work from other experiment stations confirms this. A great deal of valuable manure is also lost in badly arranged stables, nrVi/iTo orfl nnnr fflpiHtipfl fnr TP covering the manure. The valuable liquid manure is lost by drainage. "The best way to save all the fertile elements in manure is to haul it on the fields and meadows and spread it evenly over the land. Washed into the soil it is preserved for the next crop. \ Breeds and Laying Capacity. Laying capacity varies greatly among individual hens. This has been discovered by the use of trap nests. Experiment station records show that hens vary from 250 eggs per year to no eggs. Frequently a good looking hen, in good health, will not pay for the food she eats, while another hen of. the same breed and with the same care, will lay eggs worth three or four times the cost of the food. It is not known that there is a type or shape characteristic of heavy laying hens, otherwise it would be an easy matter to rid the flock of the unprofitable fowls. The use of the + T">rv -nncf ir? tr/-\lTT/-Jc* nnnoi^Qrihlo lohAT1 LI iXj,J ugob iU VV1TVO VUUfllUUlUUiV 4MWV1 , more than , a farmer, keeping only a few hens, can profitably give, but he should endeavor to secure "pedigreed" males from some of the experiment stations or from reputable private breeders in order to breed up the laying qualities of his flock. The smaller breeds, such as Leghorns, are usually the most profitable for egg production. The Leghorns should lay as many eggs as the Plymouth Rocks and breeds of that kind on one-fourth less food. But the question of profit does not hinge on egg yield alone. Large returns will be secured from the sales of the Plymouth Rocks for market, -which will about balance the difference in the cost of f&eding.?Weekly Witness. i Soy Beans For Hogs. The Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station compared soy bean meal and wheat middlings for pork production in three separate experiments 111 as many years. Two-thirds of the grain ratio was cornmeal in each case. In each of the experiments the largest gains were made on the soy bean rations. Soy beans proved aDOUt len per cent. superior to wheat middlings for pork production, figuring the cost of the feeds as the same. I The Indiana Agricultural Exoeri ment Station compared rations of two parts of cornmeal and one part of soy bean with cornmeal and wheat middlings in equal proportions and with fiva parts of cornmeal and one part of ntikona fr\r nnrV nr/">r?nr?tinn The LaUUUQ^/ iV/i |/a wv>uv?w?.. ? soy bean,ration produced the largest i daily gains, and this with the smallest i quantity of feed consumed for each pound of gain. The Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station has several times tested the value of soy bean in combination with cornmeal and with kafir meal in comparison with the two latter feeds alone in feeding hogs. Th? feeds were mixed in the proportion of fourfifths corn or kafir and one-fifth soy beans. . Larger gains, varying from thirteen to thirty-seven per cent., were made in every case on the mixed rations than on corn or kafir alone. With cornmeal alone 100 pounds of gain cost $3.92, with cornmeal and soy bean meal $3.73 and with kafir meal and soy bean meal $3.37. For these computations the value of cornmeal was fixed at $14 a ton, kafir meal at $13 a ton and soy beans at : $25 a ton, or seventy-five cents a bushel. i ?? J Plain Horse Sense. Gentle colts make gentle horses. An excitable and nervous horseman usually owns horses of the same temperament. We never yet have seen the colt that could not be turned into a pet by kind words and gentle handling. If you want a horse trained to suit you in every respect you must do the training yourself, and begin when he is a suckling colt. A severe or so-called "safety" bit often causes a horse to become vicious or unruly. Be sure the animal needs such' a bit before you use it on him. Don't try to shun the automobiles. They've come to stay, and the sooner we train our teams to drive past one without being frightened, the better for us, the horse and the autoists. Get rid of the kicky horse at once. He may be valuable as far as his working qualities go, but if some of the children should happen to stray up behind his heels you may regret having kept him?after it is too late. We frequently see a man (?) strike his horse with a whip and then yank the poor, dumb animal back when he plunges and tries to get free. Such a man ought to be knocked down right on the spot, and kicked a time or two for falling so hard: When the skittish horse shies or gets scared, handle him gently and speak kindly to him for a few seconds, Instead of whipping, jerking and talking in a loud tone, as most men do. Soothe him, rather than unnerve and excite him by causing him to think he 1s going to be hurt: The balky horse is a nuisance you cannot afford to waste time with on the farm?nor any place else, for that matter. Usually, the poor animal has J been ruined beyond redemption by over-loading, and the sooner you get rid of him the quicker you'll make a_ big saving in time and temper. Be-' sides you ^ion't want him to spoil another good pulling horse, and that is just what he is liable to do if you keep him. The man who flies into a passion and kicks his faithful horse in the handiest place ought to be forced to remove his shoes and stockings and repeat the operation barefoot, or have some one administer a sound kick on the same part of his anatomy that he kicked the horse. It might show him the error of his way. In fact it would seem a good thing if the owner were compelled to take the place of the horse now and! then. It would be far better for the horse at IeaSt. The horse that seems to be susceptible to frequent attacks of the colic is a Tisky piece of flesh to keep around the farm. The fatality of this disease is sometimes so sudden that there is little chance of securing the services of a veterinarian, or of administering relief at a stage that would be of any benefit. Such an animal usually has some striking good qualities about him, but you can't let these tempt you to hold onto him till his loss is total to you. Sell him, get a healthy animal, and be on the safe side of the fence.?M. Albertus Coverdell, in the Indiana Farmer. Father of Newsies. John E. Gunckel, father of the newsboys' association movement in tho United States, and the genius of the Toledo association, which numbers 1600 boys, despite the size of the city, is a man for whom Mayor Brand Whitlock, the author-reformer and discinle of the methods of the late Golden Rule^Jones, has the kindest of words. In a magazine appreciation of Mr. Gunckel's work of a quarter of a century in making men of the alert young merchants of the street, the Mayor-author tells how Mr. Gunckel, through sheer force of a kind personality and his inimitable fish storiae, keeps the newsboys interested in their republic association and teaches .them J that they must not lie, steal, swear or smoke cigarettes. I tit- niinntot t-nmntv-fivp vears or more ago was an agent of the Lake Shore Railroad with two hobbies, fish, ing and boys. The same patience that stood him in good stead as a fisherman aided him in his fight tc land the boys. His first acquaintance with them began as a friend on the streets, not a superior or condescending friend, but merely a familiar. Recently the boys cf the association, who have their own organization, have erected a large auditorium in which they have kitchens, dining rooms, gymnasium, swimming pools and a library of books that are read. The books are read because Mr. GunCKeJ, wun HIS Kliuwieuge UI wua* the boys like and what is best for them, selected them.?Detroit Journal. Since Manchuria was converted into a province its expenditure has increased rapidly. Its balance sheet last ye? .* "was six million taels on the : wrong'side. ' I I i With the Fltmny1 The Two Clocks. The Grandfather'Clock, it tocks away: "Slowly, slowly,?5-it seems to say. "Take your time.; Take your time. Don't hurry-scurry, Upset the world with your senseless flurry, lock, tock. Tocfci tock. You know. You know. . Life is young. liove is young. Go slow. Go slow." ] k i The little French Clock, it ticks away; "Faster, faster," it seems to say;. "Life is fleeting, <and Love is, too. Hurry. Hurry, fin16 won't wait for you. Tick. tick. Tick, tick. Spring won't last, 'Twill be autumn soon. Go fast. Go fast." ?Margaret Erskine, in American Magazine. ' The Reason Why. , "Ethel is not very handsome. Why. do you cali her a belle?" "She's waiting for some man to ring her."?Eoston Transcript. " ' Its Nature. "I am compiling a book for the use of pedicures." "I suppose it is made up largely of footnotes."?Baltimore American. t That Pull Feeling. Doctor?"Do you have a stuffed feeling after eating?" Patient?"Do I? I feel like a Philadelphia ballot box."?St. Louis PostDispatch. The Old, Old Story. "Tell me the old, old story," simpered the heiress. "Well," said the duke, "I owe about two million dollars."?Louisville Courier-Journal. A Fair Investment. Mrs. Homespun (indignantly)?a "Here's an article says that in Formosa a wife cost $5." Mr. Homespun (thoughtfully) ? "Well, a good wife is worth it."?New York Telegram. No Let Up. "There's the devil to pay at my "iiunse." "Better to go to church then." "Well, there's the preacher to pay." ?Atlanta Constitution. For He'd Had Experience. Her (reading)?"And so they were ' married, and that was the last of their troubles." Him (sotto voce)?"ijast, dui um teast.!"?Leslie's Weekly. The Unusual Exacted. "Isn't your hat rather curious in shape?" asked the uninformed man. "Certainly," answered hi3 wife. "It has to be. Any hat that wasn't curious in shape would look queer." <?Washington Star. Golden Silencc. "Simplicity," he said, just for the purpose of breaking the long silence, "is the surest sign of greatness." - "Dear me, what an egotist you are!" she pleasantly replied.?Chicago Record-Herald. / A Practical Demonstration. "Nearly everybody Has a weu-cieveloped bump of curiosity." "Think so?" ,,-UAiop 9PJ3 -dn jad^d aq} urn} him qdBJ2BJBd sjq? 9ss oqAV aidoad aq} 30 }sora '.sa,\? ?Puck. . Her Way. A woman is unreasonable enough to expect her husband to be as long forgetting their wedding day as she herself is, though she remembers it foV- the ivory satin in which she looked so stunning, and he only foi the egregious fool he 'felt himself tc be.?Puck. Even Up. "I suppose you heard what Meanley did in church last Sunday when the I plate came rouna to aim. "Dropped a button in, I suppose." "Worse than that. He leaned over and whispered: 'I paid the pastor's carfare yesterday. We'll call it square.'?The Catholic Standard and Times. Mistaken Identity. Visitor?"That man over in the corner, with his face wreathed in smiles, chuckling as he writes, must be the Half and Half joke-maker." The Office Boy?"Wrong. He's the funeral editor. The joke-maker is that little chap who is wringing his hands and writhing in agony!"?St. Paul Dispatch. Knew His Zoology. "Little boy," asks the well-meaning reformer, "is that your mamma over yonder with the beautiful set of furs?" "Yes, sir," answers tne orignt iaci. "Well, do you know what poor animal it 13 that has had to suffer in order that your mamma might have the furs with which she adorns hernelf so proudly?" : "Yes, sir. My papa."?Chicago | Evening Post The Census in Mexico. Census taking is a difficult business in Mexico, where the masses are in t fear that the enumeration means com- j pulsory military service or more taxes. Consequently the coming ceh- f sus in that country will be taken by t high officials, priests and men of the t greatest local prominence, in order r that it may be more accurate than in g rhe past. In the City of Mexico Presi- c dent Diaz himself, as well as his cab- s inet members and the archbishop, t will personally assist in the work.? t Argus. , J Duck vs. Grasshopper. Isaac W. Coombs, of West Bath, has been bothered somewhat by' c grasshoppers in past years. This year b he raised fifty-seven ducks, permitted b them to roam about his place and a hasn't seen a single grasshopper that a wasn't on his way down some duck's throat. He says that the ducks have paid for all they cost him and he has a already marketed half a dozen at a a good price, which he considers clear * profit.?Lewiston Journal. ? BABY'S SKIN ROUGH AS BARK. Baby Boy Had Intense Itching Humor -?Scratched Till Blood Ran? Found a Cure in Cuticnra. ^ "Our son, two years old, was afflicted with a rash. After he suffered with the trouble several weeks I took him to the }. doctor, but it got worse. The rash ran to- ~ gether and made large blisters. The little fellow didn't want to do anything but scratch and wo had to wrap his hands up to keep him irom tearing the flesh open till the blood would run. The itching was I intense. -The skin on bis back become bard I and rough like the bark on a tree. He 9 suffered intensely for about three months. 1 But I found a remedy in Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The result was almost magical. That was more than two years < ago and there has not been the slightest symptom of it since he was cured. J. W. < Lauck, Yukon, Okla., Aug. 23 and Sept.. I 17, 1908." Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Sole i Props, of Cuticura Remedies, Boston, Mass. ] Spain's* Congress of Deputies consists of j 406 unpaid members. | ,4"1* ?^ wi'nwfflo Kw WnolfnrH'n I A It'll VJU1CU 1JI W uuuubvo wj ft vvniwim ? Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists. The first stone of St. ^Petersburg was laid in 2703. The next time you have a cold on the lungs try rubbing Wizard Oil on your chest ana see how quickly it will draw out the inflammation and break up the cold. A watch is composed of ninety-eight pieces. > J Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children i teething, softens the gums, reduces infl^mma- tion.a]layspain,cureswindcolic,2Zc.abottle. f . , V Because horses are scarce in Mad- ? ugascar a troop of native cavalry, used for scouting, has been mounted a i?n oxen. N.Y.-H50 | Smokeless The automatically-locking Smo feature of the Perfection Oil He; Automatic Smc Every Dealer Everywhere. If Not At 1 to the Nearest A STANDARD OI (Incorport BBBflBBBBBBBESSBnRBnBBBBCS ffMDISTI /^/ f ^ \Af\ BiiracareiBdporitlTt] \r-~ t I J \ \ Infected or "expoted." 14< IU/S reW n (i.i.l aUmds.ezpeUthepolaonoi [ ?U | y Jn > IUJJ and Sheep and Cholera In I lm\*. hiMit/l I n,! La Grippe among human tx \ l\ /.S/ bottle: $5 and $10 a dozen. V^i\ who will got u ror you. Special agents wanted. SPOHN MEDICAL CO., jj' made upon honor, of i ffi&SL ' \* ;| B jg era, by the most skill Y?JM In all the latest fashl* THE J* Agency of tl stan Profitable Trapping <n Maine. A Maine farrier has purchased a (lack fox skin, paying the current irice, $1000, therefor. The trapper . who gets one black j '% ox in a season can afford to loaf all ^ he rest of the time, for if he knowi he value of his prize and seeks the J ieht market he can exchange the [lossy pelt for $1000 or more, apol ash. But not many trappers have j uch luck as to get a black fox, for hat'valuable freak, like other good hlngs, Is rarely found.?Kennebec ournal. ' ~v" ' Safe Place For the Author. ^ "In a small town when the audience alls for the author of a piece to com? efore the curtain, he always feels etter if the curtain has a lot of local ' fM dverti6ements on it," said the man* ger. "Why so?" asked his friend. v "Why, the people in the afidienea re not going to .throw eggs and take . chance on spoiling their own ad- m ertisements, are they?"?Yonkeri statesman. ; Baby Smiles? When He faket Pis? ^ CURE m. mi iimu m I Aahnw^ad throat ?ad irniaj' l |, ah Ert good schools and' chcdxii Write for booklet writtnAjM M by I weslera nun, grving full -'Ktt I ? information, and special home-^jgll I ! J. W. WHITE, GaT bfafrk! Aprf, 3R I Seaboard JJlrLlrx. HOSFOU, I eq aired, remember PALATAL CASTOR OIL ?8fl -oolcs, Amelia, taatesgcxjd; children lick tbe?po<m.lBo ' 1 ^HH| ill druggists, or Palatal Co., m Htono St., New York, ^ f ttffllctedTk? ?nnn)? Tnn tffalfll , 1 ja'tsSiiioiupsun atjemnw, ^,pgj 'UTEHTSSL^a Oil Heater keless Device is an exclusive iter. This keless Device n't allow the wick to rise to a Jg < - - wnere it miiu&c, ywi its a strong flame that sheds a y, glowing heat without a whiff f > other heater in the world com- '';-?g|9 ERFECTION Oil Heater luipped with Smokeless Device)' / n the wick high or low?no smoke, '*-11 nell. Burns for 9 hours with one Instantly removed for cleaning. d brass font holds 4 oaarts of oil?* ' V :nt to give out a glowing heat for 9 ?solid' brass wick carriers?damper ool handle?oil indicator. S ter beautifully finished in nicke^w jn a variety of styles. / , n.ire Writ, far Dcscrintive CirClll/? / . *1 gency of the . ' ' .f L COMPANY / i ted) E?n?M3 iHinaT'X^plnk Eye? Epi?x>tte iJVIx Hi ICswPPIn^ Fcver Catarrhal Fever. prevenare, no matter bow horses at any a^e an juld, given on the tongue; act* on the Blood and u germs from the body. Cure* Distemper In Duga 'oultry. Largest selling Uve stock rtitnedj. Cure* sings ud u, a One Kidney remedy, sue. and #1 a Cut this out. Keep It. Show to your Free Booklet, "Distemper, <?ausea and Curt*.* Bacteriologists, GOSHEN, INM.U at-1 " "Mill FACTURE1R OF ggJKr hi THE WORLD comfortable, flf led workmenj f ~7 Jr/ I ins. Shoes In I I e to suit men | J Into my largo 1 \|p . . J n, Mass., and B i3 X?fe'f '^y'? ly W. L. Doug- W2&:/\ M*SM e, you would HKpg-'itj \ / Jwjfimjttm ly they hold 2jffiKf r, wear longer y^PWi-'Y, Blue than any ?nH|naui?UH fc W. L. Donglas >Al * t|*ffijJ 9 I' J *T* 1 :o is s.ampcdo" ffAjiTt^WjWiB Substitute. a^jA-' 1' f-^cWCilj s a high grade lamp sold at a low price, that cost more but there ia no better lamp le Burner, the Wick, the Chimney-Holder? igs in a lamp; these parts of the RAYO rrectly constructed and there Is nothing art of lam^making that could add to tho RAYO as alight-giving device. Suitable for in the house. Everv dealer everywhere, rs, writ? for descriptive circular to the nearest tie Harri flii Hnmnanu UU! U VII wwill|?uiy (Incorporated}