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sulphur a* a I?i?i?lec:unt. Sulphur burnt in the poultry house I will dispel foul odors, and thoroughly disinfect the disease breeding germs. It is not difficult to do, and requires j only a few minutes' time once every month. One ot the simplest ways is j to heat an old shovel until red and j sprinkle a few tablespoonfuls of pow- i dorcd sulphur on it. Close the doors i of the house at once, and be careful i that no fowls are concealed therein, : as the fumes mean certain death for them. I.et the door remain closed for an j hour, then open and let the house have ; ventilation. Carbolic acid is also one j of the best disinfectants, and may be j . , lii-a cnltihiir hut If snr;tvcd over I UUUJL irnt - -I - ------ . the roosts and walls, it answers the j purpose equally well. Corn for Table Use. Near some of the summer hotels there ere farmers who grow sweet ! corn lor them and they plant corn j almost every wee kfrcm May 1 to Au- i gust 1. that they may sell it every week whne the guests are there. But many farmers and gardeners not having this special trade^to cater for. make but one or two plants, and j though it may be a favorite food with j the tamily, there is but a short season ; that it is available. We can see why j the qjarket gardener may desire to j have nis corn crop harvested and out j of the way that he may grow another | crop upon the same land, but where land is so abundant that one does not ; want to produce double crops on it, j we see no reason why this succession i of crops should not bo kept up. We j have had it on our table nearly every j day from July until November, and J liked it as well at the last picking as ; at the first, and we knvw it to be j wholesome and nutritious, and know j -?.. that its use reduced both meat and bread j bills. The late plantings might have I to be picked before the first severe ! frost and kept in a cool place until j we were ready to use the corn, but j even then they should ue as fresh as much that is sold in our markets.? j The Cultivator. PVv ! ' Soil Feed In jr. The soil is like a bank deposit. One can check out until the deposit is ex- i hausted, thereafter checks are not . . honored. He who would always be in a position to draw on the bank must continue making deposits. It is said that many Pennsylvania farmers have ; i -..J*- nt.InniJ h i T- lontl hv thfl 11SP <"> f i Vjuxte I uiugii nan luuu ?J >.??V. ? . I lime. Lime is merely a solvent, quick- j j ly making the plant food in the soil j ^ available. Of course, if no attention < was paid tc raising clover, and no in- j i crease made in the stock fed, and the j | freed plant food thus returned in the j < shape of manure, the improvement of j < the soil must have gone on at a rapid | 3 rate. But where the soil was fed, lime j \ was a great and permanent advantage. | It will often be good policy to feed j ( with a view to making larger quanti- j ^ ties of stable manure. If the gain in ; , ftcsh of the stock fed just equals iti ( market value the cost of the feed j ^ stuffs consumed, then the manure pro- j duced is acquired at the cost of the labor invloved in caring for the stock. } It is often possible to feed on this j basis, and in most cases the fertilizing j matter will be better and cheaper than ( if bought in the form of commercial , fertilizers. Some times the cost of feeds used j ( may even exceed the market value of j t tlie increase in weight and value of ' j the animal fed, and still be profitable j from our point of view. A feeder of i steers recently reported a gain in <( weight of 80 pounds per month for two ( months on a ration of hay, silage, j seven pounds corn meal, two pounds oil meal and three pounds bran, the i animals being kept in box stalls and j never exposed. Now in this case, at ? present prices of feed, there may have z been no margin of profit or a very -y small one. Yet where the entire ma- \ nure was saved. I have no doubt that q the feeder was well reimbursed. For ? fully 50 percent of the fertilizing mat- f ter in the feed was leit on the place. e When stock is fed for manure in win- f ter plenty of absorbent bedding being g supplied and ciover or stock peas -9 grown the manufacture of soil food is carried on the entire year, and the results will soon appear in abundant m harvests. Feed the soil, and the *|-il ! v will more thah feed you.?Lincinnatus in the Enitomist. a d Le?uer Fork in Demand. 0 Real bacon has been so little grown c in this country that the public are ^ only now getting familiar with it. j t Until recently it was not far different j c with our mutton, but in that line of ^ mc-at production the change has been ^ mafked during recent years. : t The trend of change in the public | t taste with other classes of meat is al- ! j, together in the direction of leaner \ ^ meat. Because of this change, the j a large, heavy-weight steer of eighteen j ^ hundred pounds has been set away c back in the marKets of today. The j handy weight early maturing steer of j ^ 1290 to 1500 pounds has taken his I f place, and old fat wethers weighing f 120 to ISO pounds alive are now be- v ing superseded by the lamb under 12 t months and weighing from 70 to 100 T pounds. It would seem incredible to t the writer that public taste should ^ change so much in the direction of j leaner beef and leaner mutton, and that there should not follow a corresponding change in the same, in the line of leaner pork?that is to say, in y the line of pork that is more of the bacon type. A certain Iowa packer of pork pur- a chased last autumn at least three car- ^ loads of large improved Yorkshire swine. These were taken down into s Central Iowa?that is to say, into the ii very heart of the corn belt. They n were not taken there for purposes of slaughter, but for breeding uses. The ti males were chiefly intended for being f< crossed upon the types of sows al- n ready in that country. The purchaser told the writer that his object was to ^ induce the farmer from whom his sup- _ plies were obtained to grow swine that ! ^ were more of the bacon type. He j wished such animals, he said, because, I all in all. they suited his trade better ; Sl than tne other types of swine, such as ! ** he had been purchasing. i When the average farmer of today : kills swine for 1115 own use, which type ' s; of animal does he prefer? Does he I ^ not pass by the large, heavily laden ! a hog and choose such as are lighter and j not so highly finished? If the taste of j s< the farmer himself is veering in the j t( direction of meat more nearly resem- j h bling the bacon types, why should j not the taste of the customer for g whom he grows it veer in the same r, direction??Professor Thomas Shaw, t< in Twentieth Century Farmer. g Dipping: Sheep at Miearlng Time. One gallon of clip costing $1.50 will make 100 gallons of dip when properly diluted for dipping. The best time for dipping is at she aring time just after the wool has been removed. The ticks usually leave the old shjecp, going to the lambs, before or at the time of shearing, so it becomes necessary to dip the entire hock in order to get rid of them. Where one man has a sufficient number of sheep, lie should own a dipping tank, but where several ' neighbors own sheep, one tank may serve the neighborhood. The most successful hog men arc dipping their hogs nowadays, so the tank may serve a double purpose. Galvanized it on tanks made especially for this work are so cheap and durable that any other sort of tank is expensive. There are several sheep dips in the market which can ho bought. They come in a concentrated form and should be used according to >..ic manufacturer's directions. Avoid dins w.iich contain lime and sulphur, as they arc injurious to the wool. A convenient method of dipping is to have the tank set at the end of a narrow lane or shute, leading out from the sheep pen or barn. The lane may be temporary where hurdles arc available. The tank for convenience should be sunk a foot or more in the ground. After the sheep have been sheared, they (lambs included) are driven through the lane, which should be narrow enough to cause the sheep to go single file, to the tank. As they aro forced into the tank, a man, or two if available, catches the sheep to see that it becomes thoroughly soaked, forces the head under for a second and then assists it in getting out of the tank. The sheep should remain in the dip long enough to thoroughly saturate the wool to the skin. If a low-wheeled wagon with bed and sideboar Is on is at hand, it is a good plan to back it up to the tanK, allowing the sheep to come out of the tank into the wagon, where they should remain until the wagon is full. This keeps them from shaking the dip off for a little time, and is also about the height of the top of the tank, making a good platform upon which to land. Where sheep are regularly and thoroughly dipped once a year there is usually no need of a second dipping; , but in case ticks are found on them they should be dipped again in the fall just before cool w.eatner. Dipping is not only a remedy for ticks and nee, , but is practiced as a cure and preven- j tive of scab.?J. H. Skinner, in Orange ( Judd Farmer. caking lTp Broody lien*. j Ask an old farmer the best way to ] break up a broody hen. and ten to ] ?nc he will tell you:* "Shut them up j and starve them, or duck them in cold i ivater: throw them as far as you pos- i >ibly can every time you come near [he nest; tie a rag on their tails, or ] build a frame wuere they must always t stand on a roost, with no chance of ] settling down." A short time ago I ] .leard a new way, and I tried it and < !ound it worked well. i Remove your *>en from the nest carefully?and here is a point which t : is well to follow at all times: Al- < ivays handle a ben as you would a i hild, with care and consideration, as 1 .hey are tender things, and jerking affects their nervous system just as aiuch as it would affect your child to ;rab it by the arms or legs and swing < t over your head once in a while. That 1 s-something which many people, and j ijven men and women who have made < i study of the poultry ousiness iur i ( tiany years, Jo not know, or else they ? lo not care to know. But, to return ^ :o my subject: Take the hen carefully j rora the nest, place her in a comfort- t iblc place, but in altogether new sur- ] oundings, where there are no nests, i md do not starve her by any means. Dn the contrary, feed her on all the t ich, concentrated foods she will eat, t ind especially see that she has some t dnd of animal food?green cut bone ? s about the best for this. Be sure t ;he has plenty of grit, some green food t tnd water. Do not forget the last, as j vhat we wish to do is to get this hen c n laying condition again, and in or- t ler to do this she must have plenty of a ;ood food and water. Before long we i, ind our setting, hen has renewed her ntire constitution; that old broody | eeling passes away, and she feels like r jetting out and enjoying the air, and v rill soon by laying again. 6 The reason this process acts so well t .nd so quickly is that a hen after lay- d ng a large number of eggs becomes o rorn out; her constitution has stood b , heavy drain for all winter, perhaps, t: nd she feels a desire, a very natural b esire, to sit, because it is the nature g f the hen to sit and raise a brood of hicks at least once a year. By rais- t< ng this brood she rests herself, and e hat is why she is usually in such gooc v ondiiion when winter comes. I have d eard showmen say that they like tc si avo their hens sit, as by doing this hey rest up, and in the winter wher. g he show season comes on, instead of aving an old fagged cut her. who has s teen forced to lay most all the year t( round, they have a hen that has had itr natural rest, and she is in good ^ ondition to show. About this latter j( am not much of an authority, but I o know that a hen can be broken ? Si rom being broody by feeding care- ^ ully and changing her quarters. She ^ rill begin laying quicker under this reatment than any other, and, in my nind at least, it is the best I have ever a ried, and I have tried several other lumane ways.?Correspondence in Jew York Tribune Farmer. * l a nn Xotwi. j The stables should give shelter, y, rarmth and ventilation. fj Do not feed lambs on rape alone, but B ccustom them to it gradually when ?d with other fodder. it The barn and all the outbuildings hould be reached with dry feet even T i bad weather. Good paths are a eeded. S( It takes a horse over an hour to mas[cate four pounds of hay, half an hour Dr whole oats, and only 15 minutes to ^ lasticate ground feed. 11 Some cows give more milk and milk hat is richer if they are fed a little d( hile milking. It will pay to humor r( ic whims of such cows. ^ Never give sour milk to the brood m dw with a young litter of pigs. To g< o so is to invite scouring and rufn w le prospects of the litter. tt The state veterinarian of Nebraska ays it is unwise to ring the noses *f ogs. If tney have plenty of salt and shes they will root very little. A An excess of corn in the diet of the ow and also of the young pigs is apt (': ) produce scours. The pigs should ^ ave no corn until six weeks old. ^ Frequent change of pasture i; of { reat benefit to sheep, and is to be | pi ecommended even though they have p' a be removed from a field where the rase is good into one where it is po?r. w A Little Mother. Dolly, you've been very naughty! Do you see that broken eupV I must pui.lsh you severely? In the dark I'll shut you up. Do not uns\yer back, now, Dolly. I'm your mother, do you hear? You've been very, very careless! You did do it, it's quite clear. No one else was near the table? I won't listen to you?no! 1I? r *'s the big. dark storeroom closet? You've been naughty; in you go ! I suppose the eat did break it, Dut no one was here to see; And I have to do to dolly As my mamma does to m?. ?New York Tribune. "I).?n Quixote" Kvegla**. If vou look at a candle name through a piece of very fine silk gauze stretched over a frame of cardboard ihe flame will appear drav.n out in four directions. at right, angles to each other, iormmg a luminous cross, tne arms ol which are fringed with lainbow colors. This is an example of what, physicians call diffractions, and is of the same nature as the colored lialos seen around lights in a log. Now, this little experiment, may bo made very amusing by constructing of stout paper a windmill, or the facade of one, with a small hole where the arms should cross, and placing within or behind it a 1'ghfed candle, with the flame just behind the hole. Then darken the room and call in your friends to admire your windmill, which glows dimly by transmitted light. If any one asks where the arms arc. hand him your "Don Quixote eyeglass" that is, the frame with the gauy.e. Looking through this, he will see the arms resplendent with all the colors of the rainbow, and tho-mill will turn just as fast as lie rotates the eyeglass. A Cat That Cried. "Do animals ever shed tears?" is a question frequently asked, but never satisfactorily answered. Some one tells us of a cow that wept freely when separated from her calf. In one of the large buildings of the city the other day many people were witnesses of a weeping kitten. The wee mite had strayed into the building, and there had encountered a fierce, barking dog Df the fox terrier variety. J She had run to escape him into a ! room in which was the roar of much machinery, had been shouted at, had had a piece of coal thrown at her, had been caught by the nape of the neck ind flung by a giant, had been taken up in a lift, and had had the tip of her :ail pinched by some laughing men. When she finally reached her destination, a quiet spot at the top of the all building, she was a palpitating nass of fur more dead than alive, with 10 fight left in her and with tears streaming from her eyes. Indeed, a nore lachrymose sight was never seen. It took a good fifteen minutes of pet;ing and cajolery to induce her to stop :ryiiig, too, and to lift her head.. But j inally, like the cow in the story, she lecame consoled.?New York News. ltill hikI Joe. Ray likes best to have me tell him stories about Bill and Joe, two great flack dogs. They are owned by two joys, who live near a village by the j sea. In the summer many people J :omc there to board. cottages and ! it the big hotel. The boys have a | vagon for the dogs, and when Bill and foe are harnessed and the boys are in he wagon driving this turn-out is ooked at by everybody. All think the )oys have the best dogs they ever saw. The boys sell newspapers during he summer and twice a day, when ti. rains come in, the boys are there with he dogs and the wagon and they drive iround, leaving the papers at the cotages and the houses. All the boys al he shore are on t .e watch for Bill and ^oe, and when they come along some if the boys and girls get a ride, and his pleases them very much, and they .re made extra happy when the boys tit them drive the dogs awhile. One summer a little sick girl came o the hotel with her father and nother. They thought the sea air rould do the child good. She was a weet girl, but looked so weak and so hin everybody was sorry for her. She id not seem to get any belter and the nly thing she seemed to care for was o see handsome Bill and Joe come rotting along. Then she would righten up a little and seem to take rcat notice. So one day her father asked the boys d drive right up near to where little -tta was sitting, and how pleased she 'as! The boys spoke to her and the ogs kissed her hands. Then the boys aid to her father: "Don't you want, sir, to have us ive Etta a ride?" The father looked at the girl and he whispered to him, "Yes," so he aok her up carefully it. .As arms and ut her on the seat beside one of the oys and she had a nice little ride, t seemed to do her good, for that veiling she ate a little more and eemed a lirtlc hungry. The boys gave er a ride again the next day andt hen er father asked Ihe boys to come for few moments twice a day. So every day Etta watched for Bill nd Joe morning and afternoon, and he acted as if that gave her some ling 10 live ror. rsue Re in, feeti.iis etter and better, and after a time alkcd down to the wagon instead of eing carried. In a few weeks she 'as called well and her mother and it her and the doctor all thought that ill and Joe had cured her. How she loved those dogs! When ; was time to go home It seemed as if tie could no1 hear to part with them, he father tried to buy Bill and Joe nd told the boys he would give them 200 for the dogs, but they would not ?11 them for any price. So the father ( amforted Etta by telling her he ould bring her back the next sumicr to play again with Bill and Joe. He also gave the boys $20 and told , mm to buy new harness for the Dgs and do what they liked with the . >st of the money. They bought the arness and put the balance of the ( loney in the bank, for they hoped to t) to college some day, and began hen they were tiny lads to save for lat good end.?Brooklyn Eagle. i Archie h:i I flic Crow. There were few'things that pleased ( rchie better than to bo taken to visit j is grandfather, who owned a large . airy farm in Orange county. New . ork. The little P lo'w was hi - grand- j ] ither's namesake, the old man was j | >nd of the boy. and never got out of ! atiencc at the lad's questions or his j !ayful humor. I One day when Archie was out in the | ; oods with one of his grandfathers j < hired men the man caught and gav? 1 to Archie for a pet a young crow. A crow, even in the wildest state, is a sort of half-domesticated animal. It is no trout-le at all to tame them, and, a,side from their insatiable desire to get into all sorts of mischief, they make nice pets. Archie and his crow were pretty good friends by the time they got to the house, and this wag of the feathered tribe opened up a rich run of the funniest, drollest things for his young master during all that summer's vacation. The bird nover lost an opportunity to play a practical joke on anybody and everybody; but he seemed especially delighted when his victim was the old man. Archie's grandfather, all of which was accepted in good part by the old gentleman, until one day the crow carried his jokes a little too far, and came perilously near being a dead crow afterward. Although the old man was rich, beyond the necessity of labor, he believed in plenty of outdoor exercise, and was especially fond of working in his own garden aid orchard. In the kitchen lit*ii LiJi"i;; <x miuhu 1/1^ pcoi tree, in which (he crow used to porch himself end watch the old man sow seeds, sot out young tomatoes and cabbage plai ts; while Archie enjoyed the j same sight from his hammock on the back por di. One day grandpa stretched a line some fifiv feet long, by ths aid of which he intended to sot out a. straight row of young cabbage plants. There are few more back-breaking jobs about a farm ttian this setting out of young cabbage or tomato plants. On this day all he old gentleman's attention was on '..he job in hand. Hr was not thinking of Archie or the crow, or anything else except those cabbage | plants, which were in a pan by his side, as he worked slowly and patiently along toward the end of the long line. Every twelve or fourteen inches he would punch a hole in the soft, rich loam with a sharp stick, slip the root of a young cabbage plant down in this hole, press the earth compactly around it, and then make another hole at the proper distance off, into which he inserted the root of another plant. The old man never took his eyes off his work until he got to the end of his line, by which time his back and legs were so nearly broken that he was in sore need of the satisfaction of survey ing a hard (ask, well done. Alas! alas! When he did turn around to view with pride his work, what was his disgust to see that Archie's crew had followed along behind him and quietly pulled up every solitary cabbage plant, after which the wicked imp of a bird had flown into the pear tree, where he Joked as innocent and solemn as if there were not a cabbage plant within a thousand miles. Archie was asleep in his hammock?that's what the old man said to himself. He was sure of it. It was the wind and not the little rascal's laughing that shook the hammock so. ?San Francisco Chronicle. Fparrow Hnu?rkoeping. Have you ever watched a pair of sparrows when first the house hunting and building mania comes upon them? How stupendously busy they are, especially the cock, and what a tremendous lot he has to say! As a matter of fact, his missus does all the real work, and he supplies all the theory, which she consistently disregards. Not that Mrs. Sparorw works impetuously, as though time permitted of no deliberation. On the contrary, she uses (he greatest deliberation in the performance of every action, however trivial. Watch her when she is considering the eligibility of, let us say, a bit of string which she has found in the garden path, as material to be used in the building of a nest over which she is busy. First she will sit "upon a gooseberry twig a yard or two anrav onH incno^t that morspl flf strinSI a>Taj , uu-.( v ??v? v _ from the southeast. Then she will flit over the apple tree close by and study it from the northwest. Then she will examine it from other points of the compass. At last she will hop up to it and pull it about?apparently accepting it, but rejecting it again, still uncertain as to its suitability for some purpose exactly defined in her foolish little mind. At last she will decide to use it, and, seizing it. she will fly up to her nest with the treasure; but, vacillating "once again, she drops it at the very threshold, and sits upon the roof a little while, eying it and chattering; explaining to her lord, perhaps, that it would have done well enough if it had been longer or shorter, or thicker or thinner, or heaven knows what. Finally she will lit. down and carry it away to use, and behold! tomorrow she has turned it out once more, and it lies upon the garden path a rejected thing. Not for long, however, for either herself or some other bird has removed it next time one looks for the much considered snap. That conceited and self-assertive little person, her lord and master, is far les3 deliberate in his actions. He is more certain of himself, being eon- 1 vinceu that he knows everything, and that to consider and weigh and deliberate is a waste of time. He is anxious to help with the nest- 3 making, and holds forth without ceasing while his lady builds. Occasionally he lends a hand. He catches sight of a straw, it may be, or a small piece of stick, and it occurs to him that here is the very thing his foolish wife has sought for days and failed to find. What does not occur to him is that he is a garrulous old incompetent, and knows no more about nestbuilding than he docs about the laying of eggs. life wife knows all about him, however, and the straw is turned out of the nest again as soon as his back is turned. lie lias probably placed it in some impossible position and?after explaining what a marvellous fellow he is, and what a treasure he has brought up in the way of building materialdeparted, forgetting all about the matter in a moment or two. Even when he sees that straw lying upon the garden path, so conceited is he that he dors not recognize it, because he cannot contemplate the possibility of its rejection by the missus. "There," says he, dumping it down by her side as she sits resting, perhaps laying a le egg. in the semi-completed nest; "tacre's another splendid straw; how | is it you don't come across them? I | ran find them whenever I like!"? Longman's Magazine. The Beet of tlie Argument. I.ook at the birds in the trees." said 1 fie man who wants to keep house; 'they wouldn't think of living in a I 1 crowded tenement." j ] "Yes," answered his wife, "but look at th^ ants. They always live in an I apartment house. And every one ! .-mows that ants are smarter than , Dirds."?Washington Star. Of late there has developed among ! the native Hnwaiians, especially 1 among the younger men, the desire to ?ngage in a sea-faring life. j J FASHION NOTES. The black and white craze Is still on. Continental is the name given one of the most popular hat shapes of the season. The new Puritan stock collar, .with stole ends is a great favorite. Magpie combinations in very delicate effects prevail in veilings. Etamine and mercerized effects* closely resembling silk, are noticeable among the new shirt-waist stuffs. Tan and sage green are to be the Only permissible colors for tub gowns* with white, of course, favored before these. Stiff collars are quite passe for separate waists. Soft effects are far and away In the lead. Walrus and lizzard, are the fad of the year for belts, wrist bags, pocketbooks, etc. Irish crocket and tating hold full sway in the lace world. Grapes and cherries are among the smartest hat trimmings of the hour. Decidedly the elbow sleeve is the predominating one for summer, both for high and open-neck gowns. Row after row of machine stitching is omitted from the silk bands used for trimming this spring; just one row top and bottom is preferred. Flowers made from ribbon are novelties of the millinery work that are unique and quite attractive. Summer gowns of wash blonde are among the very newest and most swagger kinds exhibited for exclusive women. These are exceedingly attractive besides being very novel. They are in artistic colored printed designs of delicate bouquets after the Pompadour fashion. FEEDING A DAIRY HERD. I have a silo I have filled for two years- with a pea vine ensilage for which I have paid $2 per ton for what I have bought. All it has cost me is hauling the overplus from t.he factory. I commence feeding twice a day. After milking I feed eight or ten pounds per cow. After they eat this I give them coarse fodder, what they will clean up. I gradually increase the mess of ensilage to twenty or twenty-five pounds per feeding. I give them all thev will clean up after they get used to it, with hay or stalks at noon. My experience has heen two years' feeding with good results. When I change from ensilage to hay or cornstalks, I find the flow of milk decreases to some extent. To get the best results in feeding pea ensilage, the grain rations should be twothirds wheat bran, one-third gluten meal. I find my cows stay in good health and fine condition, with large flow of milk.?Frank Lawyer, in Orange Judd Farmer. Quite Too Heavenly. "Girls, don't place too much, faith In flattery." warns the Manayunk Philosopher. "Just because some fellow calls 30U an angel it isn't necessary to begin taking lessons on the harp."?Philadelphia Record. Kffecfs of Change of Weather. At this season when people are traveling for pleasure, tbey wonder at cho disordered eondition oi tlid stomach and bowels. In the majority of those cases it Is due to change of water. 'Take Dr. lilgfeers' Huckleberry Cordial. Never nils to cure. Sold by all Druggists, 25 and 50c. bottle. In the interest of manufacturers the Canadian Government admits coke free of duty. KJnp Worm Routed. "Send box of Tettcrlne. It'stho only thing that makes any impression on a stubborn Hing Worm."?.Mrs. Katie Oldham, Montalba. Anderson County, Texas. 50c. by mall from J. T. Shnptrlno, Savannah. Qa., if your druggist don't keep if. In the English Army now in South Africa there are said to be about 20,000 Methodist soldiers. Ladies Can Wear Shoes One size smaller after using Allen's FootEns*, n powder for the feet. It mnkes tight or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrowing nails, corns and bunions. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial packago Free bv mall. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Boy, ll. Y. A German report shows that the number of cases of cancer has greatly increased during the lrst decade. FITS pernan ently cured.No fits or nervousness after first day's uso of Dr. Kline's Great NorVfeKestorer. slitrial bottle and treatisefreo Dr. B.IJ. Ruse, Ltd., 931 ArchSt., Phlla., Pa. Nebraska ivas one of the first States to recognize the importance of keeping reliable records of tae flow of its streams. S. K. Coburn, Mgr. Clario Scott, writes: "I 1 find Hall's Catarrh Cure a valuable remeay." Druggists sell it, 75c. i ^ The increased importation in France of ] American coromeai is due chiefly- to its use for fattening geese. Mrs.Winslow'sScothiug Syrup for children < teething, sof :en the gums, reduces inflamma- | lion,allays pain,cures wind colic. 25c. abottle j The mortality from accidents in railway < employes was reduced thirty-five per cent. ] last year by improved coupling devices. j Ueo's Cure is the best medioine we ever used '< for all .affections of throat and lungs.?Wk. j D. Lndsley, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. 10, 1900. ( The mortality in smallpox epidemics usu- 1 ally ranges from twenty to tnirty-five per $ cent, of the cases. H i, | - -i ( \Lonq Hair \ kJ f " About a year ago my hair was coming out very fast, so I bought a bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor. It stopped the falling and made my c hair grow very rapidly, until now it is 45 inches in length."?Mrs. A. t Bovdston. Atchison, Kans. f There's another hunger t than that of the stomach. t Hair hunger, for instance. Hungry hairneeds food, * needs hair vigor?Ayers. This is why we say that a Ayer's Hair Vigor always o restores color, and makes a the hair grow long and v heavy, u.ot mm*. ah iraniats. ii ' i t< If your drupgist cannot supply yon, send us one dollar and we will express you a bottlP. Be sure and gire the name of your nearest express omce. Address, J. C. AYER CO., Lowell, Mass. tl Liver Pills ; That's what you need: some- j thing to cure your oilious- ; ti ness. You need Ayer's Pills, j11 ? I s' Want jour moustache or beard a > tl I beautiful brown or rich black ? Use Buckingham's Dye ? 50 eta. of druggists or R P Hall&Co., Nashua,N.H.{ fo] Thompson's EyaWatsr V. I'm for Cold Coffee. tf the coffee has not been allowed to stand on the grounds until the flavor is spoiled you can use it in many desserts such as white or yellow custard preparations using less milk, according to the quantity of coffee you have, or you can use it in frozen cream, or for any dark cakes instead of milk or water. In fact, its being a liquid you can use it wherever the flavor of coffee will be agreeable in the combination. A New Salad Dre**ins. A most delicious dressing for green salads is made by putting one tabletroonful of lime juice in a bowl, adding a tcaspoonful of celery salt, a saltspoonful ur white pepper and a dash of cayenne. Mix in, a little at a time, alternately, three tabler.poonsfuls of oil and two of lime juice. Stir all the time, or the ingredients will separate. Add a tablespoonful of finely cut chives, or an equal amount of chervil or fresh tarragon leaves.?Ladies' Home Journal. Crenm of Strawberries. Steam a pound and a half of ripe, sweet straw berries; rub them through a fine sieve into a bowl and three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Heat one quart of creamer rich milk, mix two tablespoonluls of arrowroot in a little cold milk to dissolve it and stir it into the hot milk; stir and let cook for a few minutes to thicken. Put the puree of strawberries into a dish and when the cream is cooled pour it over them and stand it in a cold place for the cream to set. Heap whipped cream or the whites of six eggs beaten to a stiff froth over the top. The cream or eggs may be colored with a little vegetable coloring paste.pink or green, if desired. Decorate with a few whole large berries. Koasted Saddle of Lamb. Have your butcher cut off two loins before the carcass is split down the back. If the lion is medium-Sized it will take one and one-half hours to cook; if large allowr two hours. If you cannot cook it bofer an open fire, cook it in a very hot oven; first expose it to an intense heat until it is well browned; then season with salt and pepper and baste it every 15 minutes, with the dripping which falls into the pan. Serve with cucumber sauce. Cucumber Sauce?Peel two large cumbers and cut them in slices and soak in cold water for an hour; drain them and put them in a sauce-pan with one medium-sized sliced onion and enough white broth to cover, and stew gently for quarter of an hour; season well with salt and pepper and a tablespoonful of lemon juice or vinegar. Making Gruel* for Invalid*. Preparing food for an invalid or for a convalescent is a thankless task at best. There is nothing very inspiring to the ccok in gruels and teas of the various sorts, but since there will always be a somewhat steady demand for these uninteresting foods, it is well to know how they should be cooked and why one way is better than another. Gruels which are mixtures of grain or flour and water or water and milk need more careful attention than do many French dishes. To be easy of digestion, gruels must be thoroughly cooked, and therefore the milk, when it is added at all, should be added only when the grain has been well cooked in water first If the water has evaporated in cooking, the original quantity must be restored before putting in the milk and the milk be hot boiling and loses much of its agreeable taste. Another point about gruels is that they should be drunk slowly. The action of the saliva upon the starch is considerable, and therefore the more slowly the gruel is taken the more easily will ft digest. The skill in gruel making comes in when one knows how to vary the flavor so as to render the food appetizing. Sweet gruel is far from pleasant, yet it is well often to add a very little sugar. Cinnamon, grated lemon peel, vanilla, nutmeg and almond are flavorings that may be used at discretion. Flour gruel is one in which any of these flavorings is used, al though when it is intended for a feverish patient a little lemon juice is recommended. To make it with cinnanon, for instance, mix one tablespoon:ul of flour, one teaspoonsful of sugar ind one saltspoonful of salt together md moisten with two tabiespoonfurof :old water, working to a smooth paste. \Tow add one cupful of boiling water md a bit of stick cinnamon. Boil jently for 20 minutes, taking especial ?are that it does not burn. Now add me cupful of hot milk and let the nixture just reach the boiling point. This is to be served very hot and should be strained to insure perfect reedom from lumpiness. Household Hints. Windows should be cleaned with hamois skin. A pinch of salt added when eggs are >eing beaten up makes them froth aster. Coarse brown paper, such as is used ?y butchers, is best for draining fried hings upon. A lamp wick should never be allowed 0 crowd the tube. If tight, pull out wo or three threads lengthwise. , Did you ever try brickdust to clean gatewear? It is less expensive tdlan ther articles sold for such purposes, nd far more effectual. * * In frying with a frying basket al- i rays heat the basket before putting it j j 1 the fat, as when put in cold it takes I oo much heat from the fat. Strange as it may seem, a clear day i " ; much better for making fruit jellies j tian a cloudy one, as the atmosphere I ffects the boiling point of sugar. ! j Varnish for. floors, woodwork or fur- j iture is no longer considered desira- j le. A soft finish produced by rub- j ing is the accepted thing these days. I Do not have a cast-iron rule that j lings in your home fitments must latch. Often monotony is the result, ometimes varying materials of harlonious coloring are to be preferred to lose that match. Few people realize how infinitely jperior to the fine white turnip is the | immon yellow one. Try boiling this . egetable with a bit of garlic, add ' lack pepper and a good lump of but- [ ;r, and you will never use the white : irt again. i PELVIC ( CAUJ Palpitation of the Heart, Co! Feelings?Pe-ru-na Cures C : 1 : Mrs. X. Schneider, 2409 Thirty-seventh Place, Chicago, 111., writes: "After taking several remedies without result, I began in January. 1001, to lake your valuable remedy, Peruna. I was a complete wreck. Had palpitation of the heart, cold handsand feet, female weakness, no appetite, trembling, sinking feeling nearly all the time. You said 1 was suffering with systemic catarrh, and 1 believe that I received your help in < the nick of time. 1 followed your : directions carefully and can say to- j day that 1 am well again. 1 cannot < thank you enough for my cure. J < will always be your debtor. I have already recommended Peruna to my fronds and neighbors and they all prdlse it. I wish that all suffering women would try it. J testify this according to the truth,??JIrs. X. Schneider. 1 Over half the women have catarrh in is t southern" dent a If you are interested in obtaining a den of full instruction. Address Dr. s. W. Fo BOILE Work, Shafting, Pulleys, Gearing, Boxes, Hanger pacity, 600 han is. Lombard Foundry, .MmcIiI 0?A?L?FJU?FJ_B IAIAA "6 10 I HI CI CHI I Sdllli "KIRIH IWI Y'lEIOI We will give the above eward to any person who w: names o three American cities. Use each letter but on and you may I e the fortunate person. Should there tx will be divided equally. For Instance, should five rcrs. should ten persons send in correct answers, each will n introduce o 'r firm and goods we handle as quickly > ? i a fr?e contest. A post card will do. Those who have not NATIONAL SUPPLY CO., Immense Hotel Opened. On July 3d the Crescent Hotel, at Eureka Springs, Ark., was opened as an ali-year-'round resort, under the j management of the Frisco System, i Extensive renovations and improvements have been effected which will make the Crescent Hotel the equal of any hostelry to be found In the Southwest. This hotel is on the main line of the Frisco System; is on top of a! mountain, and has springs of wonderful medicinal qualities. Round trip tickets, good for three months, now on sale. < Spades Made From Horseshoes. Chinese spades from British horse- j shoes, sounds like an absurd state- J ment, but the fact is that shiploads a of old horseshoes leave London for 1 China. All these come back to London in the form of spades, having been so transformed by the Ingenious natives. GENUINE SURPRISE. Tess?I told that old beau of yours that you were married. Jess?Did you? Did he seem surprised? Tess?Yes, indeed! He said: "How . on earth did that happen?"?Philadelphia Press. Summer Toitrs By Liana ana ?ea?j&xoursion Tickets at Very Low Kates. Central of Georgia Railway and connections are now seling Summer Tourist Tickets from all coupon stations to New , York, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore ! via Savannah and Steamship lines. Tickets ! Include meals and stateroom l erth aboard ship; mtioh less than all rail. For full particulars, berth reservations, etc., apply to > our nearest railroad agent. F. J. Robinson, Asst. Gen'l. Pass. Agent, Savannah, Ga.: J. ~ C. Haile, Gen'l. Pass. Agent, Savannah, Ga. ^ The present law in Germany limits women's laDor to eleven hours, with a midday f rest of an hour and a half. I( ^^CANOV CATHAWTIC ? ao u H?.M. DnnUi ll Genuine stamped C C C. Never sold is bulk. ^ Beware of the dealer who tries to sell d, "something jost as good." vi er rwtmmmnwmttM * HEADACHE ? BV j s \ "Cured GODlKfltiG f E Alao Feverlahnasa, 81ok Headache 2 Neryeue Hoadache etc, 15<25and 5 50c. At Drug Stores, iTOtwnraiHMUuMaimifciigiHKkttB mmmm "Cat-lifed" ' "Queen Bess" $2.50 shoes for women. ' ? 1 +' % CATARRH ?ES Id Hands and Feet, Sinking atarrh Wherever Located. io^ie form or another. And yet, Drobably, not a tenth of the women know that tbeir iisease is catarrh. To distinguish catarrh jf various organs it has been named rery Jifferently. One woman has dyspepsia, another bronchitis, another Jkight's disease, another liver complaint, another consumption, another female complaint. These women would be very much surprised to hear that ihey are all suffering with chronic catarrh, but it is so, nevertheless. VLir?h nnc of these troubles and a great many more are simply catarrh?that w, :hronic inflammation of the mucous lining "ot which ever organ is affected. Aoy internal remedy that will cure catarrh in one loca;ion will cure it in any other. This is why Peruna has become so justly famous.in the :rure of female diseases. It cures catarrh tvherever located. Its cures remain. Pe una does not palliate?it cures. Hon. Joseph 13. Crowley, Congressman *. from Illinois, writes from Robinson, 111., the following praise for the great catarrhal tonic Peruna. Congressman Crowley says: . ." . ' - : "Jtfra Crowley has taken a number ?/ bottles of l*eruna on account of nervous troubles. It has proven a iirong tonic and lasting cure. I can sheer fully recommend lt."?J. B. Crowley. A catarrh book sent free by The Perttna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio. If you do not derive prompt and satia* factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving'a full statement of your case and he willbe pleased to give you his valuable advice g Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, 0. the correctly dressed one. The M .. -r]'-: indation ? her figure W WORCESTER tt CORSETS 7 STRAIGHT FRONT ? ike a stylish, correct beginning a " : ^ 1 the rest is easy. Ask your f Uer to show them. a il Wnrmtor finrsnt fin. 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SOLID nnd INSERTED Saws, Saw Teeth and ocks, Knight's Patent Dogs, IJIrdsall 8aw Iill and Engine Repairs, Governors, Grrfte tars and a full line of Mill Sup(iUos. Tries nd quality of goods guaranteed. Catalogue ree by mentioning this paper R1IWS I did not know what it was to cat a good breakfast in the morning. By noon I would become so sitk and have great pain and discomfort. I got so that I would do' without eating as long as 1 could, so as to avoid the misery. At night I could not sleep. The doctors said I had nervous indigestion. 1 heard much ? * about Rlpans Tabules and at last I thought 1 would try them. 1 had \ only taken one box when I obtained relief. At druggists. The Fire-Cent paoket Is enough for an, ordinary oociwion. The family bottle, 60 oents, contains a supply for a year. _ ' 1 " ?* TEDICAL DEPARTMENT Taiane University of ienisiana. 'ounded in 1834, and now hat 8,894 Graduate*, la idvaoUgte for practical iaairuction, both in step)* hnr^nriM and abundant hoffiital matoHaltarS UJ1?. a ailed. Free access is given to the great CharltT Hoe. Itst with SOU beds and 8(1,000 patientaannuaJJj- Special istnxction is given daily at the bedside of the sickhe next session begins October 23d. 1903- For eatawusand information address Pno*. S- K- OKaTLLK, u D-. Dean, P. O. Drawer 281, New Orleans, Da. OME STUDY. IWfraS: ENM ANSHIP, etc., ancceasfnll/ WK U nght by mail (or no chargesJ by Kf MB f rail Alton's Bus. Collates Nash- jjfc-f faff lie, St. Lonia, Atlanta, Montgom- WflB y, Fort Worth, Galveston, Little ock, Shreveport. May deposit money in bank 11 position is seen red. 10,000 a rodents. For ooklot on "Home Stady**or collegeCatalog,ad. tp.69. Dfiu|hon'sBui. Co!L Nashvilie.Tam. 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