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[for farm and garden.]
Restorative Crops.
Clover, cowpeas, soy beans ami the
like are the best crops to improve
worn-out soils. The crops may be cut I
for hay and grazed and the beneficial
effects still be very great. Where the
soil has been very badly injured, however
it is best to plow the vines under. I
Marked results are produced i.i most
cases, the benefit being largely due to
the effect on the mechanical condition
of the soil. The added vegetable mat- i
ter enables tlie soil to retain great
anaonuts of moisture and at some time
during the growing season this stored i
up water is needed.
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Old Hen* and Moulting.
Much has been said against the
keeping of hens that are over two or
three years old, and there is only (me
point against them, which is that each
year a hen wili moolt later in the season,
and the older the hen the later in
the season will she moult. When
wiuter comes it many times catches
her before she is fully covered with
feathers; as a result she will be set
back and suffer from .the cold, and
perhaps not commence laying before
the spring.
A little judicious treatment with
nitrogenous food not only benefits the
fowls, but shortens the periods of
monlting, and in addition to that the
growth of plumage is stronger and
heavier, the fowls being then better
able to stand the cold winter. The
appearance of the fowl is also im
proved. The feathers look better and j
the fowls take on fat and meet the j
cold weather of winter with a vigorous
constitution and in good bealto,
which otherwise might not have been
the case.?Mirror and Farmer.
Taking Milk Samples.
Creamery testing may be best
checked either by halving the creamery
sample or duplicating it. When
the creamery composite sample is
complete and ready for testing the operator
may be asked to furnish one?
half of it. ' The patron should then
be certain that the operator thoroughly
mixes the sample by pouring; that
all the cream from the sides of the
jar, covers, etc., is mixed into the
milk or cream, and that the halving
is done immediately after the last
pouring. . In lieu of this the operator
may be required every time he samIples
at the factory to furnish a duplicate
sample in a jar controlled by the1
patron. In this way duplicate composite
samples may be made, one held
in the control of the operator, the
other in that of the patron; both of
which should test closely alike.
Wide-monthed jars should be need,
which should be filled absolutely full
to prevent churning in transit. Express
charges should be prepaid, and
the name of the party sending should
be placed upon the package.?Vermont
Agricultural Experiment Station
Bulletin.
Woman's Experience With Fertilizers.
As I am a woman farmer, perhaps
my idefs may not be accounted of
much value. Nevertheless, experience
is worth something whether it be
gained by man or woman. Ten years
ago, when I made my first attempt at
trucking, I had 15 or 20 loads of fiue
manure hauled on the truck patch and
pat upon one large heap. This was
done in autumn. The ground was
rich loamy soil and sloped toward the
south. The first year told me this
was .not a good one, as the ground
K ., whereon the manure was heaped re;
mained frozen for weeks after the
other ground was in proper condition
for plowing. Again I noticed that
where manurowas spread thickly the
H ground retained the frost longer, and
is one trriter has said, was apt to turn
up in clods, and the manure seemed
dry and loose. After experimenting
for ten years, I have reached the conclusion
that there can be no particular
rule to suit all farmers. The soil, the
^slope of the land and the climate mnst
all be taken into consideration.
3 We are told that we must not follow
the rules laid down by our foreH
fathers, that methods of farming have
changed so mnch in the lapse of years
that we cannot with profit pursue the
i|- old ways. However, we cannot change
nature; that remains the same for all
time. Our forefathers seemed 10 fol?
; low the same rule in farming. There
were no agricultural colleges, no experimenting,
yet if the season was
favorable their crop was good! This
was due to the fact that the soil was
> new and not so muc h land was under
cultivation as we now have. Time
and education have changed this. We
are the better able to discriminate as
to which will be the most profitable
plans to follow, bat I shall continue
to watch my neighbors' crops and
|p methods, and whenever I see a good
thing, follow it up, providing all
things work together for good.?American
Agriculturist
IXecwBittjr of Frnit. .
ggpT It is too bad that the farmers' family
can not have all the fruit that they
?i~V. >>af Knt it is a tlmt
ft VlOU W vw?| wu? * w .WV. _
are a very large per cent, of farmers'
families who consume but little fruit,
Bays a writer in Farm, Field and Fireside.
Grapes, for instance, which is
one of the most easily grown fruits, is
as scarce on a great maDy farms as are
f; hen's teeth, and this, too, when the
young vines can be had for a very few
cents each, and take bnt little time to
set out. The grape is a very wholesome
fruit, and there are but few pergjjgf
sons who are not fond of it.
It ought to be made a point on
r v every farm to set out some fruits every
year. Nothing adds so much to the
attraction and comfort of the farm
' home as does the orchard and fruit
garden. Who is there that has grown
up and gone out from the old home
hest that does not look back with
pleasure to the orchard where grew
those delicious red apples of childhood
hz days? Ought we not to plant fruit
trees for those who are to come after
ns? If there is no other available
place to set out trees and vines, why
set them along the fences. No matter
how little land one owns, mere can
rarely be room found for a little fruit,
and it ought not to be neglected.
A grapevine or two can be trained
up the side of the house or some other
building, and apple trees may be set
in such locations as to be ornamental
as well as useful Why not set fruitbearing
trees and plants about the
home for ornament, if you are scant
for room, instead of shrubs that produce
blossoms only? Is not the apple
tree, when in bloom, as handsome as
any strictly ornamental tree grown,
and then again, in summer or autumn,
what is more ornamental than a tree
covered with bright red apples?
The Farmer and His Help:
We have had a number of inquiries
about hired help on the farm and bow
we manage to secure good help. This
is one of those problems that everyone
must solve for himself. No two men,
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forma or localities are alike. We can
possibly give a few general points that
will be applicable to nearly all circumstancer.
One rule on onr farm is to employ
no one that uses intoxicating liquor
at any time. No man is employed that
is in the habit of using profane language.
Loud talking and shouting
are forbidden. A man that shirks his
duty is promptly discharged. We employ
middle-aged married men when
we can. We give every man a cleav
understanding of the kind and amount
i of work he is to do. Each man has
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i no one is allowed to ask him whether
| ho has dene his work. We try to see
that it is done. We hire all help
either by the day or wet.;. All help
is paid every Saturday c\ening. We
keep men as long as we an. and roward
them for good, honest work. We
board some of our help part of the
time, and some all the time. We requiro
kind, respectful manners, and
give the same in return. We require
110 man to work ext:a time or do disagreeable
work without extra pay.
Upon our part, we treat men as otir
equals. We feed them regularly and
well. We do Dot ask them to do more
than a good, honest day's work. We
begin at six o'clock in the morning
and quit at six in the eveuing. We
pay men for every day, wet or dry.
We allow a reasonable numVcr of
holidays.
In case of sickness or accident wo
pay a reasonable part of their extra
expense. We furnish or give nothing
in our contract, but allow our men to
share frt't and vegetables with us if
we have them to spare and they want
them.
We never "boss" a man or give him
an unkind word. If he is not satisfactory,
we tell him so and disoharge
him. We allow him the use of a horse
and bnggy occasionally without
charge, but we do not keep a borse for
any one. If we furnish a house it is
kept in good repair, neatly painted,
papered, etc. Well, cistern and ontbuildings
are also kept in good repair
and clean. We pay good wages and
do not discount them for an hour or
two lost time if it is unavoidable and
reasonable. We try to have our men
and their families honest, temperate,
industrious and truthful,and we strive
to be a model for them,?Farmers'
Guide.
Practical Dairy Notes.
Poor care in the dairy will tear
down faster than good blood can ever
build up.
A. Babcock milk tester is as necessary
in a creamery or cheese factory
as a plow is on a farm.
Kegnlarity in milking, to prove
profitable, must bo observed not by
the week or month but by the year.
If possible,raise your own cows, bnt
if you have to buy, tost every animal
before you purchase, by milking her
yourself.
The appearance of a bntter package
is a guide to the quality within. No
really good maker ever packs buttur
in an untidy manner.
A clean milking place yieldeih pur?,
sweet milk, which in turn produceth
gilt-edged butter, which fetcheth the
top o' the market price.
Those dairymen who "deacon"
their calves instead of turning them
into veal will ha\e an extra hard time
in raising the interest on their mortgages.
It should be considered as an accomplishment
equal to proficiency in
music and painting, that a farmer's
daughter be able to make first-class
butter.
The dairyman who has had au educated
conscience and heeds it, will not
allow dirt to sift into the open top of
the milk pail and then- strain it out
through the funnel.
The dairyman who has faith in his
vocation and makes money from it is
not afraid to invest his profits in im
a - rt j
provemenis ox iarui uuu u?uio vuuv
will yield him compound interest.
First class cheese can only be produced
by the co-operation of dairymen
with their local cheese maker. Some
dairymen are years in finding this
out, much to their financial loss.
Economy in the dairy means liberality
of purpose. T economise on
the grade ot salt you use in your butter,
or the character ? f feed you give
your cows, is the rankest prodigality.
It takes years of perseverance and
experience to build up a good dairy,
bnt only a few weeks f mismanagement
t tear it down.?American Cultivator.
Tricks or Choir Singers.
One of the English bishops has been
complaiuiug that he notices about
many choir boys and men a want oi
reverence and of attention to the services
that are going on, and he exemplifies
this by saying that the
choiristers talk in song and have a
sort of "voluntary" of their own
wherein they drop the original words
and, to sacred music, chant, "I am so
hungry; I hope we shall finish soon."
But this, in reality, is a very old
complaint, aud the average stage manager
is far more aifiicted by it than
even are choirmasters connected with
places of worship. The rows of chorus
met) aud girls oue sees on the stage
carry on long and animated conversations
about everything under the sun,
and all to music. And all the time
they indulge in the gestures they
have been taught as appropriate to
? - JiAnirUfq ore roallv
IlUC OUCilU) VUQU KUVll^UVO M* v AVMaaj
with the theuios of their musical chat,
and thus it is that these gestures
seem so wooden and artificial. And
it is a fact that the great bulk of*the
chorus people engaged in the highest
class "Italian" opera sing any gibberish
they please.
Odd Looking En.
A shark's egg is one of the oddest
looking things imaginable, and has
only a slight resemblance to an ordinary
egg. In one variety it is pillow
shaped, and has a long "horn" or
"feeler," at each corner. It is about
two inches in length and the color is
almost purely black. It is unprovided
with shell, but the contents are protected
by a thick, leathery covering,
which has almost as much elasticity in
it as a covering of rubber would have.
The "feelers" mentioned catch hold
of and wind themselves around pieces
of seaweed and other floating objects,
and hang until the egg is hatched.
One variety of the shark lays eighteen
eggs during the month of April.
These float about until early in December,
wheif the little sharks
emerge.
After the Infant*' Way.
Young Mother?Oh dear! I wonderwhat
the baby is crying for now?
We have given him everything he
seemed to want.
Young Father (grimly)?I guess he
is crying for something to cry for.?
Judge.
The area of the Orange River Free
State is 70,000 square miles, that is to
say, it is smaller by about 40,000 square
miles than the Transvaal.
GAMING EVIL IN ENGLAND.
The Bettlnj Mania Has Permeated tbe Whole
National Life.
"" TiT" my "opinion,M~saId~Gla<lsfbfce;
"there can be no words too strong for
denouncing suitably the abominable
practice of gambling." A sweeping assertion,
truly, yet none who has stu
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uiea ilie suujeci cull irgaiu it. ao ?
gree too sweeping.
To-day the gaming problem threatens
England with a graver menace
than perhaps ever before. Never has
it so permeated the whole national life;
never lias it stood so safely under the
protection of the law as it does to-day.
Recent judicial decisions have given
professional gamesters freedom whifb
even ten years ago would have'?eemed
incredible.
In the early part of this century the
betting mania was coulined within
comparatively limited circles; to-day
it burns like a fever in every vein M
the body politic. There is hardly a
class or a section of the community
that does not. week by week, almost
day by day, yield its tribute of ruined
lives, of blasted honor, of broken reputations,
of shattered homes to the
craze.
The foremost gentleman of the land
is the leading patron of the turf; members
of the Privy Council take chief
part in the committee of the Jockey
Club; more than one of our great i
judges are noted for their regular atings.
From the highest to the lowest
it is much the same in every class.
There is hardly a workroom or office
in which betting is not one of the two
principal subjects of conversation.
In East End streets, London, you see
the ragged babies seated on the curbstones,
with their shoeless feet in the
muddy putters, pinying wan iuy cklub
for farthing stakes. The older boys
amuse themselves with pitch and toss,
carefully delegating one of their party
as watchman, to proclaim the approach
of a policeman. In
the factories of the north and of
the midlands girls and women are the
most eager and enthusiastic gamblers.
The growth of the working woman
gambler is one of the saddest features
of all. A few weeks ago a woman was
arrested as a bookmaker. Every now
and then a case comes In the polico
courts of a domestic servant who stole
her master's money to "have a bit
her fancy." Recently it was shown
in court that a woman had sold her
very clothes to gamble.
The gambling business is organized
as perhaps no other in this country is.
There are at least 10.000 bookmakers
live off it?parasites on our national
life. They have their touts inside or
outside of every workroom, who literally
force themselves on the young mechanic
or factory hanu. In Government
departments, such as Woolwich
arsenal, it has been found necessary
to take the most elaborate precautions
to stop the work of these touts, so patent
is the ruin they effect.?The Puritan.
Roinanee of tbe Peninsular War,
"There has been a great deal of Joking,"
says the Philadelphia Press,
"about the odd name of the place
where Sir William White's English
troops have been doing battle. As a
matter of fact, Ladysmith did get its
name from a woman. This was the
wife of General Sir Harry Smitn,
whose marriage, by the way, was one
of the romances of the peninsular
War. At that time two young British
officers in a Spanish town, which had
just been occupied by an English
force, were surprised by a visit from
"-'I Qnonioh
two very young auu ucaumm
girls of the better class. These fair
callers begged protection In the alarming
circumstances in which they had
been placed by the occupation of the
rougher soldiery. Their request was,
of course, gallantly granted, and in a
short time one of the officers, Captain
Smith, found himself desperately in
love. In due time he married the woman
whom he had protected. The
marriage proved a happy one."
Tommy's Question.
Tommy?Grandma, may I ask a question?
Grandma?What is it?
Tommy?Why did Noah take a pair
of microbes into the ark ??Brooklyn
Life.
Xon-Sinkable Boats.
The latest invention for saving life comes
from London, and Is a non-slnkable boat. If
people would pay as much attention to the
preservation of life in other ways, there would
be a great improvement. Hostetter's >tomach
Bitters is a lite preserver, discovered 60 years
ago. It cures dyspepsia, Indigestion and all
forms of stomach trouble. It is an excellent
tonic for tbe whole system and may be had
from any druggist.
Proof of Christian Virtue.
Ex-Senator Installs says. "Woman is man's
natural enemy." if this be so, man gives
but another proof of his Christian virtue by
loving his enemy.
Don't Tobfcco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be magnetic,
full of life, nerve and vigor, take Jfo-ToBac,
the wonder-worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, 50c or $1. Cure guaranteed.
Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
Evil report, like the Italian stiletto, is an
acunucin'g wf?annn.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There Is cniy one
way to cure deafness, and that Is by constitutional
remedies. Deafuess is caused by an inflamed
condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets Inflamed
^ou have a rumbling sound or Imperfect
hearing, and when It is entirely closed
Deafness Is the result, and unless the Inflammation
ean be taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which Is nothing but an laflamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Hall's Family Fills are the best.
Vitality low, debilitated orexhausted cured
by Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic. Free $1
trial bottle for 2 weeks' treatment. Dr. Kline,
Ld., 931 Arch St., Philadelpha. Founded 187L
Do not for one repulse, forego the purpose
that you resolved to effect.
Kdncate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever,
l(c, 25c. If C.C. C. fall, drugglstsrefund money.
We sell the thrones of angels for a short
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HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES.
Retaining the Juice of Tart*.
To prevent fruit juice from running
out of tarts in the oven, make a little
opening in the upper crust and insert
a straw or little roll of white paper
perpendicularly. The steam will escape
through it as thiough a chimney,
and all the juice will be retained in
the pie.
ITo-w to Preserve Gooncberrie*.
A delicious preparation of gooseberries
is made by gathering them before
tkev are cuite lire on a sunny, dry
(lay. Put into dry bottles that have
been scalded, cork loosely and place
in a pan of cold water. Put the pau
on the tire and allow it to heat slowly,
bnt not boil. As soon as the berries
look white take the pan from the lire,
bnt leave the bottles to cool in the
water. When co'.d, fasten hermetically
and put away iu a cool,dry place.
A Wny of Testing Kpg*.
The old method of testing eggs by
a candle is a relic of the days of the
tallow dip, but a similar process of
discovering their conditiou is still employed.
If when held before the light
the contents of the shell are clear, the
egg is fresh; if opa-jne, it is stale, and
if a black spe:k is visible it is unfit
for use.
The I est way to cook an egg is to
put it into cold water and stand on a
hot stove. Just before tuc water boils
the egg is "soft boiled," and the white
and yoke will be found to be evenly
cooked. This manner of cooking
allows the heat to permeate the egg
evenly, and does not bring tlie white
to n leathery consistency while the
joke is still soft.
Stalo eggs aro lighter in weight than
fresh ones. A newly-laid egg does not
poach nicelj, and it roquires a half
minute longer to cook than a stalo
egg
NoTolty for Lover* of Salads.
Cuban salad, which American women
in Havana have learned to make,
and which is considered a great delicacy
by them, is recommended bj
them as an addition to Thanksgiving
dinners.
It is miide of the avacado pear,
which is not a pear at all, but is socalled
because of its shape. To serve
as a salad split in two lengthwiso with
a sharp knife aud remove the brown,
shrivelled sac, which contains a black
and bitter pulj) that is used iu making
indelible ink. Slash the yellow
pnlp in the rind both ways and
sprinkle into the opening salt and
pepper, aud perhaps a little cinnamon.
Tiie Cubans nso red pepper. Place
a small piece of ice iu the hollow ol
the fruit and pour over it a Fxench
dressing. Let it stand until cold,
drain, aud place two halves on each
plate on a bed of light green lettuce
leaves.
To Prepare Heef Tea.
For beef tea the juiciest part of the
meat should be selected, the lower
part of the round being the best.
There should be no fat on the meat.
Cut it into dice and put into the upper
part of an agate or porcelain-lined
farina kettle, nsiug a pound of meat
| to a pint of cold water. A fruit jar
or any wide-monthea bottle may be
j used in place of tho double kettle,
| and it should be placed ou a stand of
some kind iu a kettle of hot water.
Set the kettle over the tire and boil
nntii the juice of the meat is extracted,
i Xhea straiu the juice, pressing it out
of the meat, aud season to taste with
salt*
In cases where a great deal of nourishment
is needed, especially in consumption
aud kindred diseases, the
juice should be squeezed from fresh
meat and given warm, but never hot,
The meat should be placed in an oven
aud warmed, as the juice flows more
freely from it iu that condition. It is
then cut into pieces of an inch or
two square and pressed until dry.
The usual quantity is from two to
three pounds a day, taken at intervals.
A high temperature, the physicians
say, coagulates the blood of
the beef aud destroys its beneficial
effect .
Kow io F<?ed the ?irk.
Never hurry the sirk while eating.
Pleasant little surprises help greatly.
Never talk about disagreeable things
then.
Something from a neighbor's is
often a treat.
It is oftenest best not to speak of
the food until served.
, A cheery face and voice help tc
make the tray attractive.
Hp~e everything neat and dainty
about the tray, staud or tajle.
Anything disliked should be carefully
put out of sight or changed.
A crowded tray, or dishes too full,
may cause aversion to the food.
Wet a cleau wash cloth and freshen
ntirl liAfnr#? a .at inc.
VUO ifltv ??? ?? oIf
there is great weakness, give a
little at a time every two or three
hours.
Neighbors, jnst please remember
this when yon can furnish some little
relish.
A hot drink at bedtime often rests,
refreshes and soothes both the sick
and the well.
A little nourishment at regular
hours during the night is needed by
the very weak.
A little hot drink to sip between
meals for the weak or the aged, and
the tired also, is a tonic.
The remembrance and thoughtfulne8s
of one's weakness and need,
warms the heart and aids digestion.
If food must be given when there
is no relish for it, make it plain but
nourishing. Give it in such cases
punctually, as you would a medicine.
A cup of hot milk, a little thickened
milk, or hot drink of any kind preferred,
01^ waking in the morning,
helps to give tone for the coming
breakfast
He Found It.
"Did you ever know your husband
to find anything where you told him
to look for it?" said Mrs. Dimpleton
to Mrs. Witberby.
"Never but once," said Mrs. Witherby;
"but I don't consider it was a
fair trial."
"Ob, do tell me."
"I told him to look in one of my
pockets in my wardrobe for a smelling
bottle that was wrapped up in a hundred-dollar
bill papa had given me for
my birthday. And he found it in three
minutes."?Life.
The Coujh and the Coat.
The young man was on hi3 way
i home from tbe Waldorf and was
| dressed accordingly, frock coat, doublebreasted
waistcoat, gray trousers, higli
hat, etc., all the latest agonies. At
j his corner he dropped into tbe drug
[ store to purchase some cough drops
| for his mother. The cler v looked
j him over as he was wrapping up tbe
package, and then said: "Say, old
man, you're a blame fool not to wear
an overcoat."?New York Commercial
Advertiser. j
The
Whole j
Truth! I
I J^ere s nothing
so bad for a cough
as coughing.
There's nothing
J so good for a
j cough as Ayer's
I Cherry Pectoral.
| The 25 cent size is just right \
1 for tn ordinary, everyday cold.
5 The 50 cent size is better for the
? cough of bronchitis, croup, grip, (
I and hoarseness. The dollar size
I is the best for chronic coughs, 1
I as in consumption, chronic bfon- I
S chitis, asthma, etc. I
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M0T1YE POWER OF AUTOMOBILES, j
The Relative Merlfs Compared-Limited 1
Range of Action.
In a recent issue of a trade paper 1
there appeared a discussion on the i
three different means of propulsion of J
the modern automobile?the electric s
storage-battery system, steam and gas- 1
oline?in which the advantages and dis- 1
advantages of each power were set up 1
in comparison. 1
In the electric storage-battery system '
the advantages were noted to be the <
rotary motor, in which there is absolutely
no vibration, and the simple 1
transmission of power from the motor- 1
axle. Besides this, it was pointed .out 1
that our storage battery permitted ease 1
of manipulation, almost any rate of 1
speed being attainable, with no heat or s
odor. As against these features, the 1
disadvantages were stated to be the 1
limited range of action of the storage 1
battery, this being confined to about *
twenty to forty miles radius from the 1
source or supply. r rom uiis 11 was au- ?
duced that storage batteries are practical
only in large towns where there are
a number of central supply stations.
Storage batteries, it was stated, were
of short life. The cost per mile on a
pleasure carriage was estimated at 5
cents. Other features against the storage-battery
system were that the excessive
weight of the batteries was out
of proportion to the load carried and
an apparent lack of economy in the
whole arrangement.
The advantage of steam power as applied
to automobiles was set forth in
its simple transmission of power, no
central station required for charging,
moderate weight and little vibration.
On the other hand, steam, the comparisons
stated, was dangerous on account
of the pressure in the boiler, and the
use of liquid fuel to heat the boiler.
Besides, the difficulty of management,
steam requiring an engineer, the liability
of ruined boilers by impure water
and the odors from the combustion of
fuel were points which in comparison
detracted from its more favorable features.
In the use of gasoline by automobiles
the advantages were its absolute safety,
its economy of fuel and its moderate
weight in proportion to the load
carried. It was asserted that gasoline
was the only system having a practically
unlimited range of action, as It
was possible to carry sufficient fuel for
from 300 to 500 miles. Its easy control .
and general adaptability were strong
features in its favor. The cost of op- '
erating a gasoline automobile was said
to be a half-cent per mile.
The disadvantages set against gasoline
as a motive power for automobiles .
were the vibration occasioned and the ,
manipulation which requires the motors
to be started by hand. ,
Freak Farms.
Farmers of Indiana are rasing i
strange products these days, the list J
including tomcats, skunks, weasels, l
rabbits and frogs. Herman Eular, at
New Harmony, Poesy County, has ten
acres devoted to raising and breeding d
Angora cats. Some sell for as much as 13
?25 apiece. During the last year he d
has raised three thousand for the East- i J
era markets. c
A mile away is a leech farm. It is J
the only one in the country, and the
industry is carried on in moss filled
vats. The original leeches came from i
Germany.
Nathan Meyer has a rabbit farm of e
sixty acres, near Wabash. This year
he expects to raise one million rabbits.
The meat Is edible, the pelts are in e
great demand, and some of the rabbits ^
are sold as pets. From the hair crush
hats are made. ?
?In Tn. .
mere <ire S1A LM? sauna i.<uuio 1U ? c
diana, where the little animals are
raised by the thousands. Their pelts ?
sell for from $1.50 to $2 apiece.
Mark Beeger has a large peppermint
farm in St. Joseph County, and some r
Poles have an enormous peppermint
farm on the Michigan-Indiana line. *
li
His Object.
"England persists in the contention 0
that its motives are entirely philanthropic."
! p
"Well," answered Oom Paul, severely,
"so are mine. I want to see If I
cfln't get up a good Rhodes movement .
in South Africa."?Washington Star. i
"La Creole"
A SELF-BAKING SECT.
[he Bejonny Religion Insures a Hot Time In
Life to Its Votaries,
Baking themselves in huge, roaring
wens is the climax of emotional enihusiasm
and self-sacrifice of a strange
sect of Russians. They are the Begonly,
and they live in the village of
Lieruuwo, ueui uma^vi,
They are not religious fanatics, alJiough
they have been associated with
i religious movement, that of the Poles
n Russia, Their origin was a political
md economical one, ' their agitations
laving always been directed toward
jreater personal liberty aud political
power for Individual members of society.
They demand the abolition of documents
for proving identity and also the
ibolition of the necessity for the passport,
while their desire Is toward counties
in which people can live unknown
n the pursuit of wisdom.
The members of the Begonny repudiite
compulsory military service, and If
forced to bear arms they are liable to
?motional enthusiasm, leading to selfsacrifice.
The form of death which
they adopt is usually burial while
ilive, but occasionally it is self-deseruction
by "fire.
When the last great sacrifice of the
sect was made the people adopted the
roluntary crematory method as a
means of getting an eternal release
from their troubles. On a single day
fnm- ffimlHoo tv-pnt nut frnm a villaerc
ind did themselves to death. A huge
jven was built, and into it those who
roluntarily decided to die plunged
themselves.
Then people who lacked the necessary
enthusiasm or strength of mind,
)r who felt that they were not worthy
>f attempting the great achievement
fcnelt and prayed while they wept for
their relatives and friends, ' whose
charred bones they kissed in an eestacy
Df affection and admiration.
POSSIBILITIES IN BULLETS.
iVby It Requires More Courage to Bet Sol*
dler Nowadays.
"Speaking of the British officers In
South Africa standing up to be shot,"
said a man who was at San Juan Hill,
'It certainly takes a whole lot more
:ourage to be a soldier now than it did
in the day when they fought with
nuzzle loaders. Then a fellow could
see exactly who was shooting at him,
md if the chap missed, as was usually
the case, he could stroll over and spit
aim on his bayonet while he was reoading.
That needed courage, of
course, but it was courage of the hip,
lip, hooray! sort?not the cold, desperate
nerve that holds a man together
svhen bullets are buzzing like bees and
there isn't an enemy nearer than a
nile; you feel then that it's all a matter
of blind, brutal chance, and such
a feeling, let me assure you, is a very
lemoralizing one.
"An officer, for Instance, has been
standing erect a quarter of an hour
svithout a scratch, he takes two steps
ind a bullet knocks out his brains. It
seems actually as ir lie naa Deen baling
to get into its way. Another man
stretches out his arm exactly in time
for a Mauser to smash his elbow. Still
mother sees a bit of shelter and
makes for it He's just stretched himself
when a ground shot plowed
:hrough him lengthwise. I've seen all
:hose things happen and a good many
more of the same kind, when there
tvasn't a single Spaniard in sight and
die best we could do was to blaze
iway at the landscape. It's pretty
xying for an officers to stand up at
such a time, but there's no 'doubt
ibout it steadying the men.
"One of the most peculiar things
ibout high power bullets is that they
ilways seem a good deal nearer and
more numerous than they really are.
A. soldier on the ground thinks the air
Is literally full of them, and if he
iadn't seen the officers walking around
quietly he might have difficulty in
lumping up himself when the word is
given to charge. It would seem like
simple suicide. On the second day of
;he Santiago fight I thought the bullets
were passing over us in a solid sheet,
ind I was much surprised to see our
Captain get up and begin polishing his
ield glasses with his handkerchief. If
t hadn't been for that I might be hug?
jing the ground there yet."
Coined Words,
Coined woras: i nave maae a nrue
study of them, myselr, always with
disappointing results. I always run. u
across them, after discovering them,
somewhere about one hundred years
before the birth of the Inventor. I
>nce coined a name away back in 1870,
tor one of my so-called humorous charLCters?Bilderback:
I put the Bilderback
family in jocose print for several
years. One night, about 1887, I lectured
in Salem, N. J., and told one of
my Bilderback stories. The audience
was convulsed with more mirth than
the story called for. After the lecture
I was introduced to about a dozen
Bilderbacks, who enjoyed my story
more than any one else. ? Robert J.
Burdette, in the Chautauquan.
Wanted
*wo traveling salesmen In each Sonthern State.
i5<) and expenses. Experience not absolutely
lecessary. For particulars address Pocahontas
tobacco Works Co., Bedford llty, Va.
Acquitted.
"Remember," said tbo young man with tho
lowny mustache and th? foreign title, "I am
iot a fortune-hunter."
"No," answered Mr. Cnmrox gloomily, "1
iscorered that shortly after I became yonr
ither-ln-law. You propose to sit still and
iave the fortune walk into your bank acount.
You wouldn't do anything so fa!ino>
*.? in cetnn and hunt it-"?Washing
on Star. ?
To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 25c.
f C. C. C. fall to cure, drugglstsrefund money.
There la no genius in life like the genius of
nergy and activity.
"Words of Praise From a Banker.
Mr. Chaa. E. Currier, of the Atlanta National
lank, la very careful with his words, not only In
nanclerlng, but in his conversation generally.
Ie suffered much from Indigestion, and writes:
"I have used Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy In
ttack-?of acute Indigestion, and have always
ound It to give Instantaneous relief. I consldr
It a medicine of high merit. C. E. Ccrrier "
Price 50 cents a bottle, at all druggists; or
ent for price, express paid, by Tyner Dyspepla
Remedy Co.. 45 Mitchell St.. Atlanta. Ga.
Send Five Cents in stamps for Sample, FREE.
Give me health and a day. and I will make
idiculous the pomp of emperors.?Emerson.
After physicians had given me up. I was
aved by Piso's Cure.?Ralph Erieo, Willamsport,
Pa., Nov. 22.1S93.
To know how to dissemble Is the knowledge
f kings.
How Are Tour Kidneys f
Dr. nobbs' 8paragus Pills cure all kidney Ills. 8anr
de free. Add. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N. Y.
Both Can See Their Finish.
Mr. Aguinaldf^ I want to admit to yon on
he quiet that you are no more groggy than
am.?The American Turkey.
Hair Restorer is a Perfect
AMERICAN BLUFF WON.
Yankee Tourist Didn't Propose to Be Left Oat
in the Cold.
"Here at home a bluff doesn't count
for much," said a globe-trotter, "but
I'm telling you that a good, stiff bluff,
with a cheeky American behind It, Is
worth a lot of money In Europe. When
I got around to Nice last year the best
hotels were crowded, and I had to take
up with a small room. On the same
floor was a German who was occupying
a suite, though not spending much
money or putting on any great style.
One day there was a great row. The
landlord had asked him as a particular
favor to vacate for a newcomer and,
of course, the man didn't propose to be
turned out. The landlord coaxed and
argued, and the German growled and
muttered, and I followed them down
to the office to see how It would come
out. At the desk was an American I
had run across In Venice?a buyer for a
Chicago dry goods house. When the
landlord and the German began to gabble
In chorus the buyer pulled a blank
check from his pocket and reached for
a pen and said:
" 'All this talk Is of no use. I want
rooms here. I will buy the hotel and
select my suite. Sir, what is your cash
price for this hotel?'
" 'You would buy the hotel?" exclaimed
the landlord, as he threw up
hfs hands in surprise.
" 'Grounds and all, and I want it today.
How much?a million?three or
four? And what name shall I fill in
on the check?"
"Say, now," laughed the tourist, "but
you ought to have seen that thing
work! The German had determined to
be ugly abouc it, but when he bumped
up against a man who had as soon pay
four millions as one for what he fan- ,
cied he felt awed and humbled and
ready to quit. The landlord figured
that to turn away such a Croesus
n-ftiiM niln hla hnnin nnH If wnsn't
half an hour before the bluffer was Installed
in the suite and the German
was chucked Into a dog hole on the top 1
floor. And that wasn't all, mind you. J
When they sent the buyer a bill based i
on his supposed millions he got up and j
threatened to buy up the town and
start six soap factories to running, and
they cut every item In two and begged
his pardon to boot. I don't believe that I
chap had $1,000 to his name, but he
just walked over everything and everybody
for two weeks, and it was current
gossip that he owned the whole of Chicago
and a good share of St Louis and
Cincinnati. Nothing but cold bluff,
which wouldn't have taken Mm into
an American dance hall as a deadhead*
but it was equal to a letter of credit for 1
$1,000,000 over there."?Seattle Times.
Each package of Ptjtjux Fads lisa Dn
colors more goods than any other dye and
colors them better too. Sold by all
druggists.
Horseflesh Getting Cheaper.
In 1883 the average prico of a hone was
$74.64: in 1897. (31.51. In the thirteen years
from 1884 to 1897. while the number of horses
in the Unife'i States had increased by more
than 3,000,000, their total valne had decreased
nearly $400,000,000.
FOR SALE.
%
Musical Orchestcrone Organ.
A Child can play it No knowledge of
music necessary. Plays Sacred and Dance
Music. Very powerful. Suitable for Lodge,
Homo or Concert Hall. Cost $200. Will take
$55 for it. Almost perfectly new. Address
James Osier, 39 Decatur street, Atlanta, Ga.
Lake That Does Not Freeze. LakeSalawk,
near Dawson City. Alaska,
which is sixty miles broad, is perhaps the
only one in the extreme north which does
not freeze in winter.
Qeauty Is Blood Deep.
Clem blood means a clean skin. No
beauty without it Cascarets, Candy Cathartic
clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all impurities
from the body. Begin to-day to .
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheads,
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Oo./,a?i*a XoonK- fftF totl OODtS All dlUff
V(U3V nx WO ( M\<UUVJ AV* ?VM wMwf . 0
gists, satisfaction guaranteed, 10c, 25o, 60c.
Bird That Guards Sheep.
The yakamik, a bird of the crane family.
Is used br ih? natives of Venezuela in place
of a shepherd dog for guarding and herding
tbeir flocks.
/'DrBull'sN
Cures all Throat and Lung Affections.
COUGH SYRUP !
^ Get the genuine. Refuse substitutes, A
Vis sure/
Dr. BuWx Pills cure Dysftptia. Trud.ro for sf.
TIMBERLAND^acu i
WANTED. SqjfJi ;
Poplar, Oak, Ash, Chestnut, Hlokorjr, <
Maple, Walnut, Pint and Hemlock, j
Within ten mlM of railroad. Nothing less than 200 <
acre tracts considered. Send description and price to
J. H. LEONARD, 74 CorUandt su? NcwYwk
C ARTER'S I NK
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and " Drnmmond " Natural Leaf
seonring presents mentioned b
? 4 Every man, woman and child oar
that they would like to hare, and
TAOS.
1 Match Box..... 38 *
3 Knife, one blade, good steel.. 35
8 Scfoeors. 4H Inches 38 >
*4 Child's Set, Knife, Fork and Spoon 38 31
6 Salt and Pepper Set, one each, quadruple
piste on white metal 35 Si
*6 rrench Briar Wood Pipe 38
7 Razor, hollow ground, fine English r
8teei (0
8 Butter Knife, triple plate, beet 31
quality 80 a
9 Sugar Shell, triple plate, best quaL. 80 X
10 Stamp Box, sterling silrer 70
*11 Knife, "Keen Kutter," two blades.. 78 81
13 Butcher Knife, "Keen Kutter," 8-in
blade 75 81
*13 Shears, "Keen Kutter." 8-inoh 76
14 Nut 8et, Cracker and 8*Pichs, silrer 33
plated 80 8<
15 Base Ball, "Association," best qnal.100
18 Alarm Clock, nickel 160 &
17 Six Genuine Sogers'Teaspoons, best 0,
plated goods 150
*18 Watch, nickel, stem wind and set.. SOU
19 Carrers, good steel, buckhorn 81
handle* 300
SO Six Genuine Rogers' Table 8pooas, *
best plated goods 360
SI Six each. Knlrea and Forka, buck- ..
horn handles 350 85
S3 Six each. Genuine Rogers' Knlrea
and Forks, best plated goods 600 4<
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y Send tags to CQyTiyEXTAL T
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without them. I hare used them for some time
tor indigestion end biliousness and am now completely
cured. Recommend them, to every ?M. /'
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the family/ Efiw. A. Ma&x, Albtny, ML Y.
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Mm of a valu11
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ft! 0 which should
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be in the hands
_
of every planter who
raises Cotton. The
book is sent Free.
Send name and address to #
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93 Nassau St., New York.
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ITOU GET THE VALUE IN TOE GOODS.
The Best Chew on tie Maritt twhy,
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IT in this ricicity, baring wide acqnaintancs
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5 Berolrer, automatic, doable action, .
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J Tool Set, not playthings, bat real
tools .. 050 A
1 Toilet Set, decorated porcelain,
rery handsome 800
) Remington Blfle No.4, S3 or S3 col. 800 r\
> Watch, sterling stlrejifull Jeweled 1000 4 .
) Dress Halt Com, leather, handsome
and darable 1000
L Sewing Machine, first class, with 4
all attachments 1M0
1 Rerolrer, Colt's, J8-caliber, blued M
steel 1400 . Cit
1 Rifle, Colt's, 16-shot, SS-callber 1400
I Guitar (Washburn), rosewood. Intod
"? 4
i Mandolin, very handsome MOO
I Winchester Bepestlng Shot Gun,
IS gang* S000 4
r Remington, double-barrel, hammer
Snot Gar;, 10 or IS gauge 8000
I Bicycle, standard make, ladles or h
gents 2500
? 8hot Gun, Remington, double bar- ^
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) Begins Music Box, 15* inch Diao. .M00 Jy
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