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KEEP FARM FLOCK HEALTHY Sheep Thrive Much Better When Their Skins Are Clean-Good Dip Also Improves Wool. Dipping is essential to good dock ?management. No farmer should at tempt to raise sheep without planning to dip them at least annually and in most cases twice a year, according to .the advice of H. E. Allen of the Indi ana Agricultural college. When sheep are brought to the farm from other {flocks, and especially when trans mited there by railroads, they should be thoroughly dipped- before allowed lo mingle with the rest of the flock. Experience has taught sheepmen that sheep thrive much better when their skins are clean, anu it has been -clearly demonstrated that a good .dip increases the quantity and im proves the quality of the wool. It is Impossible for lambs infested with ticks or other parasites to thrive prop erly, owing to the constant irritation set up. In trying to get relief lambs, often nibble at the fleece and swallow emaff portions of wool whh? fatal re sults. A good and regular system o;* dipping the entire flock is money well ?expended. Hence most of the leading" flockmasters dip twice in the year ?nee in the spring and again in the fall. The object of dipping is to destroy the parasites in the fleece, such scab mites and sheep ticks and lice, and to prevent subsequent ut tacks from the same. In England, where sheep raising has attained its highest state of nerfection. dipping is required by law at least twice a year. While dipping moy not be done at any season, it should, if possible, be avoided in ccld weather for obvious reasons. The most favorable time fer the spring dipping is a few days after shearing time. By this time the ticks will have largely transferred from the ewes to the lambs. At this time comparatively little material is needed. If the flock is badly infested it is important to repeat the operation in ten days in order io destroy the in sects that have hatched during the interval. The flock should again be treated in the fall, so as to go into winter free from parasites. MARTYNIA IS QUITE USEFUL Uncommon Vegetable Has Undeserv edly Become Unpopular-EN I celient With Mixed Pickles. (By HUGO ERICHSEN.) In the mind of the average gard ener, be he urban, suburban or rural, the culture of vegetables is associated with drudgery which is in no wise diverting, and yet, if one only deviates from the beaten paths and is not afraid to grow things that are decid edly uncommon, as much fun can be had in the kitchen garden as in Flora's domain, and no little profit. One of the uncommon vegetables I have grown is the martynia. The martynia, known to our fore fathers as the martinoes. has unde servedly become unpopular. Perhaps the disagreeable odor of its gloxinia like flowers, and the peculiar shape of the hairy seed-pods that succeed them had something to do with its disfavor. The latter are responsible for two ?other designations of this vegetable curiosity, for in England, where it is grown extensively, it is known as the unicorn plant and in Mexico, where lt grows wild, it is called the devil's finger-nails. The pods are produced in great abundance and should be gathered when less than half grown, as they are worthless after the hardening of their substance. They are pickled in vinegar like cucumbers and are very useful in putting up mixed pickles. The plants require considerable warmth, therefore, the seed should Martynia. not be sown until the trees are out In full leaf. They are planted in rows or hills three feet apart each way and should be thinned out thoroughly, as they re quire considerable space. It is a good plan to sow the seed in a hotbed and transfer the young plants to the garden in the latter part of April or as soon as the weather is settled. Shipping Mares and Foals. The best way to ship mares with young foals at foot is to build a par tition across one end of a car, bed the floor well with good hay and turn them in loose, says the Horse Breeder. We have shipped many in that way and have never had one injured. The mare that is a good mother will never step on her foal when it is lying in the ear. With plenty of good hay for bed ding mares will not suffer for food even though the train is delayed a few hours. Water in a clean bucket should be offered them frequently. Yearlings and two-year-olds may be safely shipped in this manner. Oats for Poultry. The value of oats as a ration for poultry is largely offset by the draw back due to the harsh and rough cov ering. The digestive operation need ed to remove this covering requires to offset it abcut all the nourishment Ibo kernel contains. TOUCH OF GREEN OR YELLOW Either Color ls Popular With Those Who Want Just a Touch ta Re lieve Somberness. Have you noticed how many ol those who want a note of color with their navy blue and white and black and white effects, have chosen yellow or green? Just now, perhaps, any other choice would seem a little banal. One girl who was wearing a modish dark blue charmeuse had the dark blue feather, hazily swirling around her hat o? finest block pedal straw, punctuated every here and there with roses or vivid orange. It sounds startling, but thc- effect was elegant. . Another girl gowned also in dark blue charmeuse, wore a hat of straw of the same shade, around which were beautifully arranged feathers of a lovely jade green. It is just that par ticular green that one seems to want ! with the dark blue frock just now. I The amber necklace and the jade ; necklace are the color notes one sees j anti admires frequently. SERGE COSTUME. This is a useful costume of navy blue serge. The skirt has a prettily shaped panel with two buttons each side of the lower part. The little loose coat has collar, re vers and cuffs of white cloth. Hat of dark hlue Tagel, trimmed with a white feather mount. Materials required for the costume: Five yards 46 inches wide, one-quar ter yard 40-inch cloth, six buttons. SMARTEN UP THE SUNSHADE Good to Remember, as They Will Probably Be Needed for Some Time to Come. Is it possible that the shape of the umbrella is changing perceptibly after so many years during which it has gone its tranquil way? The new form is not so flat, and has rather more of the droop of the genuine mushroom. Obviously they are inspired by the ri diculous cloche- and pagoda outlines assumed by very mundane parasols this season, yet they are themselves not in the least exaggerated; but by way of being an acreeable novelty. With little trouble or expense a par asol may be wonderfully smartened up, or even one of last year's may be brought up to date. Making a gauging from four to eight inches deep of chif fon or the finest soft silk or satin of the exact shade of the parasol or if a shade paler. Sew this on to the in side edge, allowing a little of the gauging to come below the edge. Along the center of the chiffon may be sewn a narrow silk cord decorated at Intervals with tiny colored satin roses -the effect is very pretty when pink roses are used on the black gauging of a satin parasol. Either lace or fringe may be similarly used. Millinery Styles. Wings and fancy feather pieces, in infinite variety, are expected to score heavily, and many effective nov elties are in evidence, says the Dry Goods Economist. Prominent among these are polka-dotted, fan-shaped feather pieces. A brown plush model with an evenly rolling brim is trimmed with two brown feather pieces with white polka dots. One ia placed flatly under the brim on one side, the other poised on the edge. Two-toned effects in wings-that la, Bides of contrasting color-continue to be well liked and are variously em ployed to harmonize with two-toned effects in shape. For instance, a blue satin model with a black velvet fac ing will have a blue wing trimming with black facing. Long, slim feath er pieces are especially prominent. Sometimes these are placed flatly on the brim or else shoot up directly in front ZA Before we tefl yon aboul want you to hear about Liggi -the tobacco that thousands a pipe-the tobacco that mal This favorite tobacco is Carolina bright leaf that 1 stemmed-and then granulat taste, for the very simple rca Pay what you will-it is im likeable smoke than Duke's Mixt ieader, and is unsurpassed in qu In every 5c Facie there Isone tobacco- aud with each sack yoi FREE, How the Boy G( In every s*ek ot the Liggett pack a Free Present Coupon 1 kines of useful articles-somethi the family There are .skates. sle< brellas, watches.fountain pens,, opera glasses, etc., etc. As a special offer, durir April and May inly, v wilt send you cur new illu. troted catalogue of present? FREE. Just send us your nam and addre&j .aa postal. Co?tons from Duke': Mixture ma be assortedawVA tars from MORSE SHOE1, J. T.. TINSLEV'S NATURAL L-AF, GRANGER TWIST, coupons from FOL''"* ROSES (t?s-l?t double .?r-t"n), pine r:.uG cur. PIEDMONT CIGARETTES. CU.X CIGARETTES. ana OIAC ta?; or coupons ssutti ty tu, Prcrr.i-jrn Dept. ^^ff*^ <??'^ir?A-'~' \2o?nooo St. Lcuis. Mo im POULTRY HOUSE ABOUT RIGHT Building Described and Illustrated That ls Well Arranged to Admit Plenty Sunlight. I have a poultry house I think ls about right. It is 12 by IC feet, and will house 75 birds with ease, writes Mrs. R. B. Hammerli in the Farmers .Mai! and Breeze. It is four feet high on the north and six feet on the south. The roof has a nine-foot slope on the north and a five-foot slope on thc south. Studding were set every two feet and drop siding was used to board up the walls. The roof is shingled. There are four windows on the south each with a double sash 22 by 28 inches in size and arranged so the top ones may be lowered. We did not Exterior of Hen House. want the open front style as we want ed it tight for fumigating and also to keep out beating storms. The upper sash are lowered most of the time, and during cold weather we have a muslin curtain to lower over the open ing. Roosts are hinged to the north side and may be raised and fastened to the ceiling where they are out of the way for cleaning, etc. A good dropping board below keeps the floor in good condition. Nests are placed along the east and west sides. This house haB a good cement floor which keeps out rats. This house admits .plenty of sun light and we have not had a frozen comb or nick chicken all winter. CARE OF DUCKS IN WINTER Any Kind of Green Stuff That Hap pens to Be Handy Makes Excel lent Feed for Fowls. During winter I feed my ducks any green stuff that I happen to have handy. Turnip, parsnip and carrot tops, cabbage leaves, beet leaves, on onion tops, purslane, pigweed, tender crab grass, lettuce, radish, mustard, cut ?ne, all make good, bulky feed. "Father, Fm Glad You Smoke Duke's Mixture" t the boy and his air rifle, we ett Sf Myers Duke's Mixture of men find ' 'just right' ' for ?es "rolling" popular. fine old Virginia and North las been thoroughly Jiged, ed. It has the true tobacco son that ir isPlire tobacco, possible to pi t a parrr or more ure. It is now n [Aggett ty fuyert ai i ty. i ar.d a half ounces of splendid x get a book of cinard!.!.- papcre rt His Air Rifle 8( Myers Duke's Mixture we now bese'Coupons ?rc good for ail ng to please every member of ls. balls and bau. cameras, urn pipes.. i i ? I 4 fi r? These are dried in the shade during the summer and stored like hay. When I want to feed them a quantity is boiled for twelve hours and mixed with finely cut roots, such as potato, turnip, parsnip, carrot, onion and beet. Appies are also used, says a writer in the Orange Judd Farmer. These are all cooked. Not much of one kind of plant is given at a time. Four measures of any one with four of corn chop to each of wheat bran, red wheat shorts and toiled fresh meat are fed as a mash-all the dueks will eat it up clean in a few minutes. If any of the mash is left, it is at once removed to avoid its getting eour. This feed is given twice daily during the winter and three times in spring. It has al ways proved satisfactory. Clean soiled eggs. Get a reputation for selling fresh eggs. Do not keep eggs in a cellar or damp place. Let thc old roosters go before they eat their heads off. About ten ducks are required to make a pound of feathers. If chicken keeping doesn't pay don't be in too big a hurry to blame the chickens. Goose feathers being more oily are apt to sooner turn rancid than chick en feathers. Crude carbolic acid and coal oil make a fine disinfectant. Use a con tinuous sprayer. A sovereign remedy for limbernock is four drops of turpentine in a tea spoonful of water. Charcoal is a wonderful tonic at this time. See that the fowls get all they want of it to eat. Poultry breeders need to know as much of the breeding worth of a fowl as cattle breeders of a bull. The man with a fine lot of young chickens to sell, now is the one who has a smile that won't come off. One sick chicken soon infects a whole flock. It is always safest to re move a bird at first signs of illness. The essentials of poultry raising are cleanliness and close attention, coupled with hard work and com mon sense. Supply hens with plenty of crushed oyster shell. The shells costs little and means much if lt's winter eggs you are working for. The hens relish green food of some sort and will amply repay you for the trouble of chopping up cabbage, pota to peelings, turnips., etc. Save Time and Money . Tour horses mny be attacktj with colic at any moment. Death may result. Jn any event, you will loan their services for several days during this busy season uni? ss prompt, effective treatment is Riven. Colic Cure r>oc-si should he ker; on hand for this i*riieri5*iicy. lt will curt- every core C.'mrk treat mi :?: \r. best. Savfl your horses; don't ?csu their services. This Is P Btandaril rc-me?y teetod through many years. "Your Money Bark if lt Fail?." .Stock Honk frei! W. E. LYNCH & CO., L. T. MAY, JONES & SON. TIMM0NS Edgefield, and S. T. HUGHES, Trenton MORGAN, Designed and Patented in 1687 Roofs put on twenty-six years ago are as good as new to-day, and have never needed repairs. What is the result? Why practically every other shingle manufacturer is trying to imitate it, so be not deceived -look for the words "Cortright Reg. U. S. Pat. Off." embossed on the I corrugation. Ii is put there for your protection. Accept no substitute. FOT Sch by Stewart & Kernaghan Si : ; ?HWwW! VW? 5> CIT bu? E. J. NORRIS, Agent Bellefield, Souih Carolina Representing the ROME INSURANCE COMPANY, ot' New York, and the old HARTFORD, o? Hartford, Connecticut. The HOME has a greater Capital and Surplus combined than any other company. The HARTFORD is the leading com pany of the World, doing a greater Fire business than any other Co. See Insurance Reports PRUDENTIAL LIFE "HAS THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR." E. J. Norris, FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE. Don't Read If not interested. But you are obliged to be interested where mon ey is to be saved in the purchase of necessities of life both for your self and livestock. We are now in our warehouse, corner of Fenwick and Cumming streets, two blocks from the Union Passenger Station where we have the most modern warehouse in Augusta wilh floor space of 24,800 squa.e feet anc; it is literally pecked with Groceries and feeds from cellar to roof. Our stock must be seen to be appre ciated. Our expenses are at least $450.00 a month less since discon tinuing our store at S63 Eroad street, and as goods are unloaded from cars to warehevse, wc are in a petition to name very close prices. If j ou really want the worth ti your money sec or write u? Augusta, Ga. General Insurance Agency 1 hep; to annouuee to ray friends and the public generally that I have re-entered the tire insurance business, and am in a position to place any business intrusted to me with a due and proper regard for the confidence placed in me by my patrons. I also represent one of the leading Life and Acci dent Health companies. Respectfully soliciting a share of your business and with appr?ciation ot past kindnesses shown me, I ara, truly yours, C. A. Griffin, Rear of N. G. Evans, Esq .