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Uncomfortable Sheen/s Talia. ' A. species of sheep common in Syria '.is so 'encumbered by the weight of. ita tail that tho shepherds fix a piece-ol : thin-'board to the under; part, where it is not covered with thick wool, tc ! prevent it from being tom by the j bushes, etc.;- 'Some have.small wheels j ?fl?xed to facilitate the dragging, ol 'these boards after them. The tajl ol .? common sheep of this sort usually weighs 15 pounds or upwards, while that ot- a larger. species, after being : well fattened, will weigh 50 pounds FROM MISERY TO HEALTH. A Fromlnent Club Woman of Kansas City .; Writes to Thank Donn's Kidney PIUS " For a Quick Cure. Miss Nellie Davis, of 121b* Michigan avenue, Kansas City, Mo., society leader and club woman, writes: "I cannot say too mucl. in praise of Doan's Kidney ?P?b, for they ef jfected a complete 'cure in a very short time when I was suffering from kidney troubles brought on by a cold. I-had severe pains in the back and sick headaches, and felt miserable all over. A few boxes of Doan's Kid ney Pills made me a well woman, without an ache or pain, and I feel : compelled to recommend this reliable ] remedy." . (Signed) NELLIE DAVIS. ' ' A TRIAL FREE-Address ' Foster M?b?r? Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For' sale by all dealers." Price, 50 cents. V Odds and Ends. When you have-Christ's compassion / then you may speak His words of con demnation. There can be no rest as long as you resist Him. So. 37. HTS permauontiy cured. No ?tsornervous? ness after first day's use oi.Dr. Kline's Great NerveHestorer,$2trlalbottloaiidtreatlsefroe Dr.ILH.Kijyg,Ltd. t'SlArchSt.,Phila.,Pa. To insure accuracy naval chronometers ?re kept on"ice._ I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump tion has anequal for coughs and colds.-JOHN r.BoxBB, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15,1U00. j '' Poisonous mollusks purify the water io ! .'which, they live. . . Old.Cnina as Table Decorations. . Georgina, countess of Dudley, is said to have been the first hostess who :, grasped the possibilities of old pieces V of gold and silver as table decorations. Old china lends itself to this pur - pose as readily, as was proved at the dinner party, given by Baron and Bar oness Alphonse de Rothschild this ..'-week in their fine invasion, Rue Saint Florentin. The flowers were the price less orchids for which the baron's cm servatories at Ferneres are celebrated, . : and the golden and'mauve tints of tho exqusite blossoms were thrown -into ' "harmonious relief by the pieces of .. green -Sevres china placed on the table. A London hostess not long ago ?'.'made a sensation by decorating her vi table entirely with. La France roses >?nd using a dinner ?service of pink ^Sevresj matching the flowers perfectly. V^London Graphic. Miss M. Cartledge advice to young girls, of thousands which p .sol helpful to young arriving at the perioc Lydia E* Pinkham's 1 "DEAR MRS. PTNKHAM:-I cai Vegetable Compound too highly, tried which cured me. I suffered mi ?I felt so weak and dizzy at times I .the usual interest." My thoughts, b backaches and sinking spells, also p In fact. I was sick all over. "Finally, after many other rem vised to get Lydia E. Pinkhant's ?,leased to say thai after-taking it or br tile better took place, and in a sh felt buoyant, full of life, and found glad to teU my experience with J Compound, for it made a differer Miss M. CARTLEDGE, 533 Whitehall I ;; ^ *At suck a timo, the grandest liam's Vegetable Compound. It j the necessary changes, and is th? for woman's ills of every natu young women who are ill to writ? MTS. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. Hrs. Estes, of New York ( 44 DEAS MES. PINKHAM : -I write tc ought to knov7 how much good your makin? for years before I was married, Pinkham'3 Vegetable Compound, the strain. There is. no other work tha ;how inv back used to ache from the be? I would have to scream ont from th? p terribly tired and weak, and my head th fc-it after work, I was so worn out. 1 , frightful cramps every month they wonl -I would have to give up working and ham's Vegetable Compound ?bani Yours very truly, MRS. MARTHA ESTES, .5 v Ho other female medicine in tl spread and unqualified endors emt a record of. female troubles cured. Kef use all substitutions. Fernem rT?ted to write to Pflrs: Pinkham, -tfjnmptoms she does not un der s ta Lynn, Mass. . .;?''< ' ""FORFEIT 'we cannot fortbwit above testimonials, wkick will prorc CWRE$ ttHERE ALL ELSE PAILS. Conga Syrup. Tastet 3ocd. Use In time. Sold by druggnta. ; No German Legation. \ There is at present no such thing as a German legation* to the Holy Sea, nor hais there been such since-1.872, when Bismarck, in reply to SOE? vio lent fulminations against Berlin from Rome, withdrew the imperial charge d'affaires Prussia, like Bavaria, is rep resented at the Vatican by a minister, but of an imperial "embassy" there can be no question. An ambassador is only accredited to a "great Power" which the papacy certainly is not, though Bismack once addressed th? Pope as "Sire," thus" conceding to his Holiness sovereign rank. SHELLS THAT WILL FLY. Projectiles With Folding Wings Mad* by Austrian Inventor. > The Austro-Hungarian military au thorities are experimenting with a new form of long range projectile. At present immense force is wasted in raising the projectile to the height necessary to the curve it describes in the air/ A shot fired in a horizontal line toward its objective, or with a low trajectory, has greater penetrat ing power, and this^ the ideal of every artillerist. yi*0r The Austrian invition is. suggested by the rapid swoop of .tf.'hawk. The shell is fitted with wings of steel which fold fan-wise into a groove. Immediately on leaving the muzzle of the gun these steel pinions are re leased by a powerful spring, and spread out on each side of the shell. At the same time, other steel blades, which are folded in a tube in the in terior of the shell, are released in the same way from the rear of the pro jectile, and, spreading out, aid in maintaining a horizontal flight Uko the outspread tail of a bird. The "wing" and "tail," in fact, play the same part as is done by the feathers of an arrow, or the "winged" javelins of ancient times. To insure the shells starting upon theif iilgirt with the wings outspread horizontally the interior of the cannon is rifled with two parallel grooves.^ London Mirror. How to Rule a Husband, When the writer was about ta marry, the wife of a well-known judge gave her this advice: "My dear, a woman needs the wis? dom of Solomon, the patience of Job and the meekness of a dove to get along with the bes: man that ever lived. " I have my third husband, all good men, but all cranky at times. When they are cranky, keep still; when they fret, hold your tongue, and always rem?mber that it takes two to make a quarrel." In writing to the dear bid lady af ter some years of experience at the headquarters of an army, where I was surrounded by some thirty-thou sand men, I took occasion to say: "The more I see of men the better I like them; and as to qucirreling, you are quite right. I should like to add that your admirable advice might per haps be supplemented by adding: 'Ex ercise tact, and spell it large.' Tact ' will win nine times out of ten where open hostility and aggressiveness fails." The response was: v "You are right; we are improving with . each generation."-Nauc.ial Magazine. gives some helpful Her letter is but one ?rove that nothing is girls who are just 1 of womanhood as Vegetable Compound* mot praise Lydia E. Pinkam's for it is the only medicine I ever ich from my first menstrual period, could not pursue my studies with ecame sluggish, 1 had headaches, ains in the back and lower limbs. edies ha? been triedle "were ad Vegetable Compound, and I am dy two weeks, a wonderful change art time I was in perSact health.. I all work a pastime. I am indeed Lydia E. IMnkliau's Vegetable Lt girl of me. Yours very truly, St., Atlanta, Ga." aid to nature is Lydia E. Pink prepares the young system for ? surest and most reliable r-^re ire. Sirs. Pinkham invit< *H i her for free advice. Ad' Zity, says: ? you because I believe all young girls medicine will do them. I did dress arid if it had not been for Lydia E. I 'dc not believe I could have stood >t is such a strain on the system. Oh, l?ing over I I would feel as though am, and the sitting still made me so irobbed like an engine. I never could 'hen I wasN irregular, and had such d simply double me up with pain, and lie down. But Lydia E. Pmk ?red me into a strong, well woman. 13 West 125th St.,.N. Y. City." ic world has received such wide ;nt. No other medicine has such . Sold by druggists everywhere, ber every woman is cordially in if there is anything about her nd. Mrs. Pinkham's address is h produce the original letters and signaturea ot ) their absoluto genuineness. Ly ilia IL. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynn, Musi. So. 87, ^e?eVSe Thompson's Ey* Watw "I was troubled with stom ach trouble. Thedford's Black Draught did no mote good 'ia one week than all the doc tor's medicine I took In ft year."-MBS. SARAH B. SHIHFIELD, El letts ville, Ind, Thedf ord s Black Draught quickly invigorates the ac tion of the stomach and cures even chronic cases ?? indigestion, .if you will take a small dose of Thed ford's Black Draught occa sionally you will keep your stomach and liver in per fect condition. More sickness is caused by constipation than by any other disease. Thedford's Black-Draught not only re lieves constipation but cures diarrhoea and dysentery and' keeps the bowels regular. All druggists soil 25-cent packages. "Thedford's Black Draught is the best medi cine to regulate the bowels I have ever used."-MRS. A. M. GRANT, Sneadu Ferry, N. C. NEWS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY Paragraphs of Minor Importance Gathered From Many Sources. Through the South. Maine avenue, Knoxville, threatens to cave in. 'Two prisoners got into a stabbing affray in Roanoke jail. Mrs. Edna Gladstun, a pensioner of the war of 1812, died at Onussville Va. A negro preacher who advocated social equality is warned to leave West Point, Miss. . In the race of the warships from Block Island to the Chesapeake the Columbia outran the Minneapolis. Great interest in manifested in the Democratic nomination for the House in the Fifth Maryland district. There is a vigorous contest in the Fourth Virginia district for the Dem ocratic nomination for the House of Representatives. There was great excitement among the crabbers of Tangier Island about a proposed lease of crabbing ground for an oyster farm. The court of investigation that has been looking into the lynching cases at Statesboro, Ga., has decided that the identity of the lynchers cannot bo found out. Washington Happenings. An interesting question has been raised as to tho status of Mrs. May brick. Th? opinion prevails among government, officials in Washington that she is entitled to American citi zenship. The exports of manufactures for May, June and July exceeded the ex ports of farm products by nearly $14, 000,000. The house in Washington once oc cupied by Daniel Webster is to be torn dawn and the site used for a police court building. Army officers in Washington are now deeply absorbed in the forthcom ing army manoeuvres in Virginia. Foreign powers object to the free dom accorded American sailors abroad, because they fear it will cause discontent in their own navies. Ex-Consul O'Reilly, who years a^ shot a queen of Zanzibar for bathing in front of his consulate, is ill in Washington. Representative Babcock called on Representative Cowherd to exchange Congressional campaign documents. In the North. Edwin W. Hagar, a Springfield manufacturer, was killed by his au tomobile. A mob charged a Chicago saloon in which a number of strike-breakers had taken refuge. The Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers supported the demand of New York motormen for $3.50 per day in the subway. Miss Josephine Williams has been taken to jail at Franklin, Ind., from which her sweetheart had just es caped. Hon. D. B. Hill announced that he would retire from politics after Jan uary 1 next, no matter how the elec tion results. The passenger steamers Cygnus and Rosedale, both of which run to Coney Island, were in collision Monday night ai the West Twenty-second street pier, New York. None of the 200 passengers was injured, but the Cygnus was so badly damaged that she had to be taken to Erie Basin for-repairs. Senator C. W. Fairbanks made his first speech of this campaigD at White River Junction, Vt., defenaing the Roosevelt administration and claim ing the Republicans have brought about all the good times. Rev. T. S. Leland, a Methodist min ister at Victor, Col., was arrested with two' Western Federation men, who are alleged to have shot at depu ty sheriffs. The town of Binang, in the Philip pine Islands, was destroyed by fire and 100 persons were burned to death. Miscellaneous Doings. The United Garment W^-kers voted down a resolution comr .ting the union to socialism. ' The proposed six-round boxing con test between James J Corbett and Jack O'Brien, in Philadelphia, on September 7th. has been called off. The reason given Is that Mayor Weaver had In form the promoters that he would aot nerinit the contest to take dace. MANY ACRES BEING SETTLED Will Occupy The-Tract In Lexington County And Will Start Truck Farms. Columbia State, Tuesday; The Work of bringing colonists to South Carolina has been launched. Monday night papers Were signed and delivered-tb ?h agent who will pro ceed ?t once to pop?late and to build up 10,000 acres of land in Lexington county which have never been culti vated. The amount involved in the transaction is something like $125,000. The agent of this colonization com pany prefers for very good reasons that his name should not be used, but it is enough to say that he has been one of the greatest promoters of the upbuilding of the great northwest, that he is carried- away in his enthusiasm over the prospects here and that before the end of the week he may purchase 50,000 acres additional for the purpose of bringing to South Carolina sturdy Scandinavian settlers who will engage in agricultural pursuits. This transaction, which it ls hoped is but the first of the closing of half a ' dozen large options, was brought about through the commissioner of commerce and immigration, Mr. E. J. Watson, who will leave the city to perfect the arrangements tor locating colonies in other parts of the State. The Dody of land which was sold ls said to be the very kind for truck farms, is well timbered and is cut up by several water courses. The Southern's trunk line from New Y jrk to Florida passes through this tract and It will be an easy matter to Bhip the produce on the farms. The owner of the tract in Lexington county visited the northwest to see how this matter of colonization is con ducted and he was so well pleased that he closed the trade when the agent of the company met him at the office of Mr. "Watson. It seemB to be a very sat isfactory arrangement all around, for the representative from the west is satisfied that the colonists will be contented and will prosper here. The manner in which homesteads will be located ls very interesting. The tract will be divided into sections of 320 acres each with a roadway Tunning alongside the several sections. Each section will be divided into eight trian gular parts of equal size. This will be done by drawing a line from each cor ner to the corner diagonally opposite and by dropping a perpendicular line from the middle of each side to the middle point of the opposite side. This will give eight divisions in the shape of right angle trangles, and at the point of intersection in the centre of the tract the homes will be built. In this way the colonists on each of the sections of 320 acres will be near neighbors and will form a little com munity of eight families. By dividing' the section into squares and by locat ing the homes in the centre of these 40 acre squares the colonists would not be- near each other, and for conven ience for school purposes and for other reasons the triangular division is re: garded as the very best way to locate the homes. The tract will not be built up by the colonization company and rontod out,, but the immigrants, principally Scan dinavians, many of whom can speak English and want to move from the northwest to escape the rigors of win ters on the prairies, will buy their homesteads on easy terms and will be gin to improve the property at once. The agent whom Mr. Watson has in terested in these improvements is one whom he met on his trip to New York shortly after the bureau was estab lished. Mr. Watson at that time gave the State such a favorable advertise ment at the metropolis that the eyes of the colonization companies were turned thi3 way, and thiB is the fruition of plans that have been maturing for weeks. Mr. E. J. Watson, commissioner," re cently received notice that some Scotch immigrants had sailed for South Caro lina and would arrive via New York and Charleston. A Mysterious Shooting. Memphis. Special.-Milton J. Stern berger, a traveling salesman, was tho victim of a mysterious shooting af fair here, and he is in a dying con dition at a local hospital. His wife is being held by the police pending, an investigation. The Starnbergers live on Dunlap street. At an early hour Tuesday night Sternberger, who; travels for a local soap manufactory, was packing a grip, and it is alleged, " to be a fatal wound in the back of the had given her. The woman claims that in a scuffle for possession . of.' the weapon it was accidentally dis-; charged, inflicting what is supposed to be a fatal wound in the bac of the man's head. Officer Hall May Recover. Danville, Va., Special-Officer John D. Hall, who was shot by a negro des perado Monday night, is still alive and will in all probability recover. Ropes have been stretched across the street by the house and everything' possible is being done for the patient Dr. Julian Robinson, who attended the injured man, stated that Mr. Hall: was not suffering any internal bleed ing, and that the trouble that is most feared is an attack of pneumonia. Chaai.,3 18-Year-Old Boy. Atlanta, Speclal.-A Constitution special from.Athens, Ga., says: "For assaulting the 9-year-old daughter of Aleck Chastain, a well known citizen of Oconee county, scores or white men are now search ing the country for Ola Manus, a white boy 18 years old, and if he is caught It may result that he will nev er be brought to the county jail. Suspect Thief Suicides. Askol, Italy, By Cable.-^e^photo grapher, Rocchigglani, wt ia arrest ed on August 17th In con_ection with the theft from the the cathedral of Askoli 'of a priceless cope, which was afterwards bought by J. Pierpont Mor gan, of New York, committed suicide by hanging himself to a bar in his cell. He had refused nourishment for several days. The matter of leasing the Atlantic ind North Carolina railroad ls still i doubtful proposition. A Scotch Auction. At an a.v.tion sale in a Scottish village the auctioneer was trying to sell a number of domestic utensilB, Including a porridge pot. As usual, he was making a great fuss. Finish ing, his keen eye caught a well known worthy, the beadle, standing at the back of the crowd, and he shouted out: "M?lster McTaviBh, make an of fer for this pot! Why, it would make . .a splendid kirk bell!" "Aye1,", re plied the beadle, "If your tongue waa ..... . I . Making Good Fertilizer; By plowing under a crop when it is full of sap* and water it very rapid ly decays and ?nri?h?s th? soil; when It is not plowed until the plant has become matured it will have ? tend ency to cure and turn Into straw, and lt will consequently take considerable time sufficiently to decay to become a fertilizer. Potato Beetles. Potato beetles will attack the tomato vines, If potatoes are not up and it will be necessary to carefully look over tomato plants every day. Egg plants should be protected with wire gauze, or they will be eaten out almost before the injury may be not iced, as the beetles prefer them even to the potato, feeding on every portion of the plant. To Destroy Burdock? The burdock is a weed that is ex-1 terminated with difficulty) ?s the plant produces a good many seeds and they remain in the soil for years, ready to grow as soon a? conditions are favor able: If the plant is cut dff below the. groundj and a handful df salt thrown on the roots, the plant will soon die, as the root is soft and the salt destroys "iL The Last Beets. Late beets are' luxurious on the ta ble, and they may be obtained by sow ing seed now j but the ground sh?u'd be well prepared, aud fertilizer appli ed, . so as to force the y?ung plants in growth. Only one plant ?very three inches in e?ch row should bo permit ted, as they will not thrive where the plants are too thick. A few rows on ly may orovide all that will be want ed. About Irrigation. It Is estimated that some grain crops will take up as much as 500 tons of water in one day on one acre of land. This ls a- enormous quantity, and teaches tho importance of keep ing the surface of the ground well cultivated, aa a loose top soil prevents loss Of moisture by evaporation. The roots Of plants go down deep into the soil and bring the water to the surfaced Moss on Trees. When inore or less moss is seen wa fruit trees it may be taken as evidence of lack of thrift in the trees. Flour ishing, growing trees should hot car ry this mark of decay. As a remedy and to stimulate vitality, it is recom mended to scrape off the moss and wash the bark with weak Jye. In scraping off the moss, however, care must be taken not to injure the inner bark of the trees. Care of Gooseberry Bush. Good results have been obtained by trimming gooseberry bushes in tree form, which is done by allowing only one shoot to grow from a root. This makes a strong and upright bush, and bushes are thick. The free circulation of air also assists in preventing blight and; mildew, as . well as permitting of ;4j?3_ berri_es_are larger than when the 'cultivating the bush m?chT better than by the old method, thereby destroying "spores that produce fungi. To Prevent Plow Rust -The following preparation, applied to the surface, will prevent any rust ing on plows or any other metal sur faces: Melt one ounce of resin in a gill of linseed oil, and when hot mix with two quarts of kerosene. This can be kept on hand, and applied in a moment, with a brush or rag, to the metal surface of any tool that is net going to be used for a few days, pre venting any rust, and saving much vexation when it is to be used again. Late Garden Weeds. The late weeds in the garden-those that come in August and September are the ones that produce seed before the fact is noticed, ana -us stock the ground with weeds next year. ' The garden Is often neglected late in the summer, but it 3hould be kept clear of weeds until ?ro3.\ ind the result will be a great saving of labor in the growing of small fruits and vegetables, as most of the work required is due to the weeds and grass which spring up at all times. , The Nasturtium. The nasturtium is one of the pret tiest flowering plants to grow, as it can be planted out of doors, or kept in pots in winter. Unlike sonic plants," it produces the most flowers where the soil is poor, as rich ground causes it to make too much vine. It snculd be allowed to produce seed, and if that point is observed it will give flowers until late In the fall. The dwarf varieties are excellent. The seeds are large and may be planted as easily as peas. New Varieties of Wheat. Farmers should not be too sanguine with new varieties of wheat. Every year some one comes to the front with extravagant claims for newly discovered or improved varieties. Use only varieties that have been tested on the farm, as climate and soil are to be considered. If new varietie3 are to be desired use only a gill of the seed and compare growths. Do not pay high prices for a bushel or two. of seed that may be dropped from the list next year. Increasing the Protein. Beyond doubt there can be much more digestible protein saved for the use of the stock during the winter if more care is used in harvesting the various grains and the hay crop as well. If one stops to think il: is evi dent that there ia more of the protein salved in the hay if it is cul: before it is fully ripe. This same state ex ists in oats and other grains fed lo stock and also in corn grown,for the silo. True, in the case or the hay it is a little more difficult to cure, per haps, but the added value more than compensates one for - trouble. Try the plan this season and if carefully done it will work out as indicated. "Little Peach" Disease. Experienced peach growers who have watched the disease known as "little peach" for a long time agree with the scientists that the only way to stamp out the trouble is to pull out the tree. It has been thoroughly demonstrated that the disease *Is con tagious and that a single tree effected will soon spread the disease to'an en tire orchard and to adjacent orchards. The one difficulty in the way of per manently stamping out the disease ls the reluctance with which growers pull up thc tree. Ail a .mle they wait until th? tree ceases t? beat4 fruit of any value b?? fore pulling out the tree, when, if they would do the work as soon as the dis* ease was noticed,- there would be lit tle danger to the other trees. Peach growers in every s?ction Should com bine to eradicate this disease by agreed lng with each other to destroy tho trees as soon as the trouble was not iced; May Yet. S?W R?p?; You can sow rape almost any tim? during the summer and get your money's worth. It is ?* fine thing td sow in corn as a- catch crop, as it grows faster than cow-peas, soy beans, clover, or any of the vetches. As pas ture it is far superior to cow-peas or soy beans, as it lasts until near Christ mas Jn some states, and In many plac es all winter. Tho seed is cheap. It can be bought for about 5 cents a pound and 2 to 4 pounds will sow an acre, so that you can get $? to S10 worth of feed from as many cents' worth of seed. It is pretr.y certain to make a crop, and then if it is pastur ed there is no loss of fertility to the soil, but on the contrary, it is benefit ed. As it grows long after cor i and oats are matured it saves nitrogen that wouid btherwise be* wasted. There is ho extra plowing, harrowing or harvesting and yod may get a profit of $1 or $10 per aer?;-Drovers' Journal; Sulphate for BllgYit. While the recognized formula for Bordeaux mixture will remain a fav orite for potato blight applications, there are some objections to its use, one of tie most formidable ones be ing the clogging of the nozzle of the sprayer by the lime used in the mak ing of the mixture. Experiments have been made, on a small scale, with this Soda-copper mixture Which are ex ceedingly promising. The ordinary washing soda is used-four pounds of sulphate of copper, five oounds ol washing soda and 50 gallons of water as a basis, and increasing the quantity of sulphate and soda slightly if it was necessary. Dissolve the soda In a barrel and then pour Into the copper sulphate, mixing thoroughly and using with the spray pump in precisely the same man ner In which Bordeaux mixture is used, and at the same intervals. While it is not advised that this new mixture be substituted for the Bor deaux mixture, it is well worth ex perimenting With ou a small scale. Rape and Late Peas; In 1902 I had a small piece of corn that I was not ready to stock to grass and clover, and I sowed Essex rape. I get a rank growth and I let my cows feed the most of it off late in the fall, letting them on only for a short time each day at first, there was no percep tible taint to the milk or butter, but might have been had I not managed it carefully. One season having some Canada field peas left over from the spring sowing, I sewed them late in summer, about the middle of August, I think, between the rows of early potatoes, drilling them one row between each two rows of po tatoes. The ground was a heavy, rich bleck loam. Of course, this was only on a small scale and I mowed them and fed them later, but tho gro ? that I got would suggest on suitable land, if the seed did not cost too much, they would be a good thing to sow late in sections too far north for the cow-peas and other legumes. In this section the ground is either covered with snow or frozen solid during most of the winter and not much fertility is lost at that season. The correct thing seems to be to keep the land busy. -J. E. Andrews, in The Massachusetts Ploughman. A Woman's Hay Farm. In La Porte county, Ind., is a two thousand acre farm managed by Mrs. Ella McLaughlan, a progressive wom an farmer. The product of the farm, amounting to 2000 tons a year, was shipped in bales to the Chicago mark et. A new hay ba;n has just been completed holding 400 to 500 tons of hay, also a new barn ?for 30 head of horses, a large ditch for drainage costing $5000, and various other im provements. The harvesting of marsh hay requires a large force of help, and the height of the season six mowing may be seen in line, and the force of hay makers aggregate 30. One gang works the mowers and dries and rakes the hay, while the other gang hauls and stacks it. Sometimes the baling machine is taken to the field and the hay baled directly from the windrow, using a portable engine. The hay press will turn out, at least, 500 bales a day, or nearly a bale a minute dur ing working hours.-Massachusetts Ploughman. A Square Mile of Wheat. One square mile of wheat. Ever see it? Transcontinental trains used to stop in the Smoky Hill valley of Kansas to allow passengers a view of such a wonder. It realized all the travelers' dreams of agricultural splendor. Hundreds of such visions now mark the great area of the plains -but their beauty is none the less. Six hundred and forty acres of wheat, $0000 profit-perhaps more! It shim mered beneath the perfect opalescent blue of the sky, the tall straws bend ing beneath their weight of grain. Standing on the seat of the reap er one might see in the distance a glimmer of green pastures and catch glimpses of rustling fields cf corn-but here was the heart of summer.-C. M. Harger in Scribner's. Not a Tactful H?stes?. As might be expected, the junk shop guest-chamber is sure to prove a pitfall to the unwary. Having not long ago to put the finishing touches to a portrait, I went into the country to pass a couple of days with my sit ter, a mere acquaintance. At dinner the first evening, wishing to start the conversation pleasantly, I asked: "Whose portrait is that in my room? Such a charming face!" After a chilly silence my hostess answered : "That is my husband's first wife." The conversation rather languished during the rest of "our meal,. but I made no efforts to revive it.-From Eliot Gregory's "Visiting in a Coun try House," in the Century. Planning for the Future. "Does your little girl know how to Bpell?" "Oh, dear, no. That'B so plebeian, and we expect her to marry a man who Is rich enough to let her have an amanuensis."-Chicago Post. The Flat-Life Cure. Henry-You say your wife cured your Insomnia? 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Other mall order houses are mere r*de shows compared with ours. If everyono on:v Jcewhow much greater valuea wo ?Ive on nil kin ?J. of mer tfh&nclLo Ihu ?.ny other hoaao.no otbornudl or der houso wouldc ver again get ?too aalagta orin. THE ONLY ML ORDER HOUSE that owns or centr?la a vast number of fae te rian located north, south, east and weat, situ ated so that wo caa ehlp many goods from oar factory or warehouse nearest yon. m airing ?ulck delivery and very low freight chartres, outhorn factories and warehouses for south ern potpie. Northern factories and wara? houses for northern people, ete. bough tany thlnp frons us, or if you ever do buy anything from us, then something Int his big business bolongs to you, and lt ls all explained in a It-page section OP THE BIG BOOK. THIS PA?1T OF THE BOOK IS YOURS, not OURS; "rte most liberal efforover heard of. 16 PaaES-YOUR P?SES SSH: money by ?ondina1 to uo for gooda. How you can raako moo.r by gottlnc otho? to send to us. 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