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The straw manuifacture owes its n troduction into England to Mary Queen of Scots, who, on quitting France, was so strurk with the making of straw plait by the women and children of -Lorraine that she persuaded a number of these folk to come over to England wn; i-her, in the hope that the peasantry might be able to learn the art. From their arrival in 1561 the plaiters had but sorry times, until James I. estab lished the colny In the Luton district. where thousa. s are now engaged in this great industry. As a rule, you will find that the man who has troubles of his own never wears a button saying so. A Fifty-two Years' Case. " TErTERNE is the only remedy I ever sold "ha' won:d make a nermar ent cure of tetter. I sold it to a person who had t-tt er on his Land for fifty-two years. and two boxes eured him." B. H. TANsEn. McDonald's Mill, Ga. 1 box by mail for 50c. in s.amps. J. T. SHuPra:s, Savannah, Ga. J=sr try a 1Oc. bux of Cascarets. candy ca thartic, fine.t liver and bowel re;gulator made. StO0 Reward. 8100. Te res.ers of this paper will be pleased to lean that there is at least one dreaued diseaso that sc.ence has been able to curo in all its snt.es, and that is Catarrh. llairs Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a corstitu tionaldi-asi, requ'res a constitutional treat. nent. Hal'. Catarrh -ure is taken internally, acting directly on the blool and mucous sur faces lf the syste<n, thereby destroying the fonndati'n of the disease, and giving the pa tients rength by buildin up the constitution rndassistin-r natere in coing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative wers that ih-y offer One Hundred Dollars for any case thait it fails to cure. S:nd 1orlist of testim.nials. Address F. J..Cu.NY & Co.. Tvledo, 0. Sold by Dru-,ists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Only Republican Daily In North Carolina-THE DAILY TRIBUNE. Rairigh, N. C. Full Southern Associated Press dispatches. as well as all the hanpen ings at the Capiioi and throu::hout the State. Eieht pages cvery day for only sO.03 per year. Good Advertiirg Mediuni. Address fuXsUrE PUBLSFII\G Co., , o. 1: Fayetteville Street. Raleigh. N. C. Piso's Curo Is the medicine to break up ehDdren's Cougbs ar.d Colds.-Mrs. M. G. BLjsa Sprague, WasL., March , 1894. Messrs. Moody and Sankey are to begin a series of revival services in Cincinnati, Ohio, on March 5. No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents. Over 43OO cure1. Why not let No-To-Bao regulate or remove your desire for tobase.^? Saves r.ouey, makes health and manhood. Care guaranteed. 50 cents and $1.00, at all druggsts.____________ ~usseJ! Sage is said to control miore ready cash than any other man in America. FiTSstopped free and permanentlycured. No .ts after !ir.t day's use .t Dn. Kism's GREAT NERVCREsronrE. Free $2 trial bottieand treat *se. send to Dr. Kline. 931 Arch St.. Phila.,Pa. St. Vitus Dance. One bottle Dr. Fenner's Specific cures. Circular, Fredonia, N. Y. WExx bilious or costive, eat a Cascaret, candy catharti; cure :uaranteei; 10., 23c. Mrs. Wins!ow's Secth:n4 Syr, for childre. t:ething. softens the gums. reduces i.nfamra tion. alays pain, cures wind colic. Z5c. a bottle. CAsc.arrs stimotate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe; 'Oc. I If a ficted with sore eyes use Dr. I. Thomp a ,ns Eye water. Druggists sell at 25c a bottle. rngand vigorous when the e ange iO watrmer weather comes. Sarsaparilta Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Parinier ods il are theonlry t o taC ____S. N. U.---.'97 "Blight" costs cotton planters more than five million dollars an-: nually. This is an enormous wastC, arnd can be prevented. Practical experiments at Ala-. bama Experiment Station show conclusively that the use of "Kainit". will prevent that dreaded plant disease. Afl a'oott Pts-the restts of its use byr act.al ex perienti on th: bus: farms in the United States--s told in a littic book which we publi.h and wihi gladly mail free to any farner in America who wil write foriar GERMAN KAL1 wORKS, 93 Nasu St., New Yo:k. The rat Consliimtienal Cure. by neutra 1zui' t Un Acid irn the~ blood. absolutely. surely and pertantly cures And is a sure speCmOt for any d=sese arlsine fro:n Impurit . of rbe Noort. eh a- scrful. Ulcers. Coutais Venereal l'olonng etc. Ma 1 what a prominent business mia says of Rhbeumancide: An::ss, vA., March 3, 126. Bobbltt Drug 1o.. Raleigh. N. C.: Gentlemenf--"By the timie I nn:ished up the frst bottle nt it:eumade I was focling muchi better. I usert two :nore hottes. Then I re:dIzeod that I was entrely eured of that case of joint and m'uscular rheumatismi afh nd idesti'n from which I had suf fered for 20 years. anIi which had made me neariy a .wreck. -Riheum~acid' d id eect a cure. I weigned I4Upo'nls wrhen I 'oegnn to takte *kheumiacide.' 1 now welgh 15 piunds,. my normial weiuht. Respectfully. ".W. Rt. EIIGUES." For sate by all druggists at $1.00 per bottle. Mtaufactured onty by THE BOBITT DRUG CO., Raleigh, N. C THE DURHAM HOG &CHIKEH CHOLERA CORE. USE NO OTHER. The only remjedy in the norid Cpotiv'dy guaranteed to prevent an cure Cholera. Put i:p in S-eens andl1.0 -izer. So:d by alt Drutgists. Tnial tottle by mail1, secure. ly packed, to - ~ any adldress, for -- Manufactured only by A TE EDURHAM CHOLERA CURE CO. A DURHIAM, NORTH CAROLINA. , frtcntract and samlti. ey. - B31A 'EMA GAZINE. New York QtEi OF TEE SOUTH SEA ISLAYiDS. Mrs. Emma Forsythe, an Americi lady who owns 150,000 acres of lai in the South Sea Islands, is a mc energetic woman, employing sever hundred natives as well as many Eur peans on her plantation. She w left a widow at eighteen, with scarce enough money to exia, but she h since amasd a large fortune. S] has just contiacted to build four ye sels for island trade, and the nativ call her the "White Queen." NovETmS OF TEE HOUR. Stock collars made of upstandii tails are a novelty of the hour. Wi them are sold muffs made entirely tails and lined with the same col velvet used for the foundation of t) stock. The Victorine, that quai: collarette with long stole ends, is b little worn this year. This may 1 because last season it was regarded one of the novelties. Coilarettes a quite as much in vogue as they we: last season, only they have changed trifle in shape. Mouffon in a delica gray shade makes a most becomi. collarette. It is particularly soft az pretty, with a high gray chiffon, a cordion-pluited frill, which stands t close around the neck.-Chica Times-Herald. AnE IS TEE F4SmOVABLE STO., Jade is the newest ornament fasbion. The idea is said to ha originated in London at the time the Russiaa Czar's visit, for jade is stone highly valued in Russia, as we as malachite. We may see a reviv of the latter, too, perhaps, though does not lend itself easily to articl of jewelry. By degrees silversmit have rung the changes on all t: precious stones. Sapphires used be sold at a large and prohi itive price; it is now comparative moderate. Pearls are always de and precious; rubies have risen market value, while diamonds of or nary quality are cheap; ]arze ston ot any sort remaining always the pri of millionaires only. A BABY BASEZ. A new baby basket for holding toil conveniences is oblong and mounti on a strong standard that is paint in white enamel. The basket is cover, at the sides with two plaited frills baby blue linen, edged with whi lace, the upper frill that goes aroul the edge of the basket having a hes ing an inch and a half wide. The i gide of the basket is overlaid wi hair, then with cotton sprinkl< then with blue linen. The'hittle frilli cushions and pockets ars~also of bhi linen, edged with white lade. TI white frame is tied with a larga bhi satin bow. A siinilar basket that used for a baby cot is deeper at stands lower. It has two deeper fril of linen, on which there are embrc dei'ed a flight of swallows in white at blue, shading from light to dark. Th deoration is very pleasing on the en tain that drapes the cot.-San Fra cisco Chronicle. GoID NECE OEAIN~s, The fash'on of wearing long chai: of gold about the neck is attractiv The chain should be strong enough hold a watch tucked into the belt, ai often a tiny gold purse and br.nch gold-plaited keys that are better ca red by the mistress than by the mai These chains are supposed to be fa use, and are seen with tailor-ma< shopping costumes. Parisians are carrying, while she ping, dainty bags of brocaded si with gold clasps and ornaments bags of fancy leather bound with go or silver. This is a coquettish reviv of an old fashion and does not nece srily saggest a shopping trip by suburbanite. The small bags of whi leather, with clasp, chain and mon gram of gold, are partioularly attra tive, and the extreme is a bag, t times larger than a purse, of fine go mesh. Its price is not one of its tractions, but in Paris there are alwa patrons of the expensive fads intr duced by the jewelers.-New Ye: Tribune. CovEBS For WEEs. Bicycles are so generally used no adas that they are "one of t] famiy."' Of course, they must cared for. So the new fad is a bicyc cover, embroidered. The wheel often left standing in halls a kitchens, and unless it is covered so gathers dust, to the detriment of t machinery and perhaps the ruin some of the delicate parts. The w man of taste does not like to see h bicycle coverel with an 1ogly pla cloth, but at the same ilme objects seeing it uncovered and expossa the thousand ills that are ever lyi in wait for it. W'hat does she d She obt ains a cover that is handsome embroidered and is at once an obje of beauty and a protection to the nt chine that has become her alter er The favorite bicycle cover is brown holland, open at one side, w: string to diraw the opening togeth In the corners of the cover are e broidered sprays of flowers, leaves any ether lesign that may please I oner. Theyv are not necessar: flora], but they always must be pret The-.enthusiastic bicyclist will z tolerat nything i.hat is not pretty. New York tPress. Apaa taksgiving service held CahmCongregational Church, L do, to commemorate the blessiz which by Gioa's bounty have been c< ferrel on the British Nation duri Qeen Tietoria's reign, Dr. Guinn Boers contrasted the present con tions of lie with those of sixty yei ao. He paid hih tribute to I ws-.loL caer,mnd benefioenr. ?rlll = lb fiuence, and expressed a fervent hope En that by God's blessing her reign might Ld be long prolonged. Incidentally, Dr. st Rogers made a personal allusion which al made a deep impression on his hearers. o- Some years ago, he said,he was staying as in Scotland, and attended service at. ly the little unpretentious Presbyterian s kirk at Crathie, where the Queen wor ze ships when at Balmoral. Occupying s. a seat in the gallery, close to and es within fall view of the royaL-paw, he could not help observing the demeanor of the Queen, and he felt bound to say that a more devout, earnest and siu i. pie-minded worshiper ho could not ;h wish to see. She joined heartily in of the singing of the hymns, sang the old. Scotch version of the Psalms, listened ie attentively to the sermon, and joined I reverently in the prayers. She was it the great Queen of a powerful empire, ) but she was there as a humble, devout a Christian woman, and not as a majestic re sovereign.-New York Observer. re a TEE CAPRICES OF FASHION. to It is remarkable how easily we be g come accustomel 'to the caprices of d fashion, and how quickly every ves tige of the beauty and attractiveness P of certain modes and outlines vanishes O when once the ruling queen of style has frowned upon it. Already, for instance, do we see here and there a "balloon" sleeve which looks mon of strous and ridiculous beside the trim, re taut little styles that took its place ; of and heavy and cumbersome do the a over-full godet and ripple skirts ap 11 pear contrasted with the new graceful. al models of more normal moderate di it mensions. And ever thus has it proved es since fashion first began her dominat s ing sway in the feminine world. e Taken as a whole, the prevailing to styles for the winter are very near b- perfection, with nothing excessive ap ly pearing in their chief characteristics, ar with no extremes, and with uncom in monly few bizarre effects excepting Li- those which make a caricature of es nearly every- fashionable hat of the se season. Opheha in her wildest. mo ments never put upon her fair head any more insane-looking, meaningless, over-laden decoration than we behold e any day or hour on the promenade or t at public or private gatherings. The d special point of their absurdity is the d number of long, tipsy-looking feath ers that appear exactiy as if they had e been pitched upon the hat, hit-or d miss, fastened where they happened to .- fall or stand, and when this crazy -. looking hat is donned, the wearer h looks as if she had just encountered da the worst sort of a demoralizing bliz d[ardly aestraight fromi Manioba. e demos ior~e. SFashionable stretggewnls for young~ 15 girls are in blue and with d touches of'scarlet silk. ~Canvas and serges in plain and in~ d changeable effects are used for street costumes, especially for severe tailor . designs. - A garment that is now universally popular and becoming is the zonave or -bolero jacket of velvet, lined with silk and trimmed with lace. s A novel sleeve is the Renaissance. . it is gathered at the seam and sets in a o multiplicity of wrinkles down to 5 d pointed enff which comes well over f the hand. - Rows of very narrow mohair and 1. metallic braids on a stylish costume r of changeable blue and green watered 9 poplin indicate one of the new modes in~garniture. Braid and passementerie, -also tiny ruffles at the bottom of the 1k skirt are popular forms of trimming. r Capes of cloth, velvet, or fur are in d two styles, ent in points front and l back, and on the shoulder-an English ' fashion-or they are shaped with stole. a like scarf ends in front. A turban or e toque and a large hour-glass-shaped maif made of the material composing -the short fall cape are sold together at the importing houses. KWe hear of skirts that are plaited all the way round, but no one seems to be sable to find them when they are looked b r. All of the most approved models are very cnugly fitted at the top around the hips, and have a great deal of fullness at the back. Some of the newest skirts are padlded inside, and so r- arranged as to inceaso the fullness about the hips. As the shoulders grow e smaller, the contour below the waist s line grows apace. 1d The variety in cth capes is e:pe .a cially good, and they are made in all the dark colors as well as tan and gray, eadiboth rongh and smooth mater ials. In most all cases they are trn-med rwith bands of the cloth etitched on in various ways,and are lined with pretty tosilk. Some have plaits in the back a ' oswing out after the fr.shion of the loose gIsacque, and all. have flaring collars standing up around the neck, which yon some are cut in squares on the ot edge. a- A tailor-made gowna of Russian green ;o. serge is trimmed OIL the bodice with of orange yellow velvet, which is to be th the fashion among very many otner r. things of this warm brilliant color. n. The round waist has a box-pleated or front of the serge trimmed with fine e od buttons. There are a small yoke lv and girdle of the yellow velvet, and y.also removable cuffs and a turn-down ot collar with a standing one also of the - velvet lined with yellow satin. The skirts flares a little on the front and sides,is very full at the back,and lined with blue and gold shot silk. n- Switzerland had in 1894 7637 ho .gs tels, in which $10&,00,000 was in n- vested, giving a ret-arn of 71 per cent. 2gOf the travelers who frequent them sa .7 are Germam, 20.7 British, 18-9 g-Swiss, and only 6.6Am . e rs hotels employ 26,810 ser ?ante, whose he wages are S1,-500,000, or about $56 a o-year apiece, the chief portion of their p.y -coming from tips. FO 1FAJ AND a ABDF. ASED USE OF OELEY The liking for celery is always, we think, an acquired taste. It is within the memory of most middle-aged peo ple when it was very rarely put upon the table,and even then eaten by com paratively few. It is probably the value of celery as a nervine that has stimulated much of the increased use of it. The crisp pieces of celery do not differ from other vegetables in being hard to digest, but unless di gestion is very bad that also may need such stimulus as a hard job like this may prove. Most people find that they can better digest a very hearty meal when they have eaten celory with it. PLANTING ONIONS FOB SEED. Onions :i endure freezing without being injured, provided they remain undisturbed in contact with the soil until thawed. Taking advantage of this, seedsmen plant onion sets for seed late in the fall, ridging the soil over them. In the spring, when th6 soil thaws, these ridges are leveled down, when the onion shoots burst through, send up their seed stalks and bear their crop with very little work to be done by hand. The seed is much surer and better crop than can be had by -spring planting of the onions, which are always later than those fall planted. CITY HORSES WINTEBED ON FARMS. It is quite a common practice of come city horsemen to put their horse out to board on the farm during the times when they do not have use for him. This is generally done by send ing him to some near-by place,so as to have the horse handy if wanted for use. But near a city, with ready mar ket for all it grows, the farmer cannot afford to keep a horse much if any cheaper than it can be kept in the city. The horse owner must go fifteen or twenty miles from the city, wbere farmers have much coarse- feed that is not easily marketed. Here their horses can be kept after a fashion as cheap as $1 to $1.25 per week. He will get a run at the straw stack, some corn stalks and a little hay once a day. If the hay is clover, which it is quite apt fo be, as that is less salable than timothy, an idle horse wilt do very well on this feed. But if grain be added to the ration the price will go up rapialy, especially if some care and grooming go with it. Two dollars and fifty cents per week will usually got better feed and care for a horse on tho farm than a dollar more wJI secure for it in city boarding stablesL-Boston Cultivator, vaccIN~ATING LAND. Research has demonstrated thatthe soil of our fields is literally teeming .ith bacteria, which, according to soe-.ent eg,erime'nts may be present to lG~extent of 45,000,000 per gramme (the teaety-sixth part of an ounce) of soil;ai~'ht these bacteria are largely instrument al in conducing to the -successful growth of vegetation by preparing, in forms suitable- for assimila tioi by the plant, the different food substances it derives from the soil, says the Quarterly Review. The lat est application, in the domain of agri culture, of the great principle of in oulation, is in many respects of a more striking nature than anything yet accomplished by this linsl of re search, and consists of the inocula tion of the soil with pure cultures of bacteria for the purpose of promoting pant growth. Inoculation of a soil with these cul tures, on a practical scale, may be af fected in either of two ways. First, the seed of the crop it is desired to inocnlate may be inoenlai:ed before it is sown. This is effected by making a watery r.olution of the pare cultiva tion, immersirig the eced in it, and subsequently drying it; or, secondly, t may be effected by inoculating a quantity of fir c sand or earth in the same way, and then spreading it over the field and subsequently working it into the soil to a depth of about three inches: Naturally, a point of considerable interest is the economic question of the cost of such treatment. It is interesting to learn that this is extremely moderate, as the expense of inoculating a field in this way amounts to the very moderate sm of five shillings per acre. This cannot be regarded as expensive, and contrasts favorably with the expense of nitrogenous fertilizers. POULTET ENEMIES. On broiler farms rats are generally the worst enemies,,and in order to get the lead on these pests a half inch wire (mesh) is p3aced under the board or earth flooring. The wire is at tached to the~joists rather loosely, so that earth can be thrown upon it to tigten. A well trained cat will keep away rat, but kitty is apt to fo-rget her duties and be an enemy elf. We have trained our cats to do work sual about the buildings, but we b roilere. and chicks generally so protected th t the cats can do them no harm shiould they be so inclined. Hawks in some sections carry away a lo of yong chicks, and we lost For the Mustache, and Eyebro In one preparation. Easy to apply at home. Colors brown or black. The Gentlemen's F allow favorite, because satisfactory. at g O a4 :7 FallieamnsCoa .Hetoed. Remembe. you only pay $4.7 and expreca shW the 11. . HaL &CO.,PTop*~~, ~ * ~ cizr-r' and the 140 artMee~ named abum~ are rree. If you don't So'd by al Druggists. dres lot worth i11k 4 CU. don't p ceft Reliable Charlotte merchants Call on then' whcn you go to rlo . C. W r ts them1 it ou do not go, and have your orders CU1ed 2fC l~ by ,ail. In answering advertisements kindly nen AD tinn this paper. n his pper.EST WORK. l easonalie Pricos E 3e30 1 of S31rth.and W4r to News & Times Pt' . H e te Gos TA. G A. { }1e DR. f. l J h WS1ei9 ".1ro ecnterin?. Easiness papers, collaao casreafO aa! e t A1go Pians. 1 as&Eeyl3xo need. Send for handsomely itinuatm ostd laa+ae.________________ Seerd casper than is ay Southern city. Buslness course to one pe-son . in every county. Please apply promptly to Georgla Busl ness College. acon, Ga. - SSMOKE YGIIR MEAT WITH" PUDRUNKENNESS aUSoRS LIujm S r ure-d DR. J. STEPI -ID e*.0 OlI,CILR. E. iRAUSER & BRO. MitTON. PA. ANDY CAT1RTIC CUREOnSTIPATION le 4 * .ALL. 2 4 ,50 L RUGGM5S ABS0WfnELY GU to ecre anyc* o'*co"station. Cascaret are the Ideal L=. IrU VL p l UU , U Q +Dbe. never rrip or eripe. but cuse easy nturalreaailt& Sam-" ple nd booklet free. .d. STEE.ING REMEDY CO.. Chie,ontreat. Can., or New York. 21.N REASONS FOR USING a IWalter Baker & Co.'s I Breakfast Cocoa. 1. Because it is absolutely pure. 2. Because it is not made by the so-called Dutch Process in : which cheniicals are used. 3. Because beans of the finest quality are used. . 4. Because it is made by a method which preserves unimpaired 0 the exquisite natural flavor and odor of the beans. - -. 5. Because it is the most economical, costing less than one cent Y ha cup. Be sure that you get the genuine srticIe made by WALTER BAKER & CO. Ltd., Dorchester, Mase. Ustabllsbed 1780. - ia r * A gentleman residing in T street, N. W.. Washinot C., asserts that he suffered for many ye n - biliousness. He i consulted ma o gefing~ cured or even relief, but nothingfseem~ to relieve him. After meals hei would feel as if a ball of lead was'lodged in his stomach, lired and listless, as though life was scarcely worth living. Finally he was attracted to the ad of. and concluded to try them. After taking the first two or three he was surprised to find the rclief they gave and soon he felt like a new man. He has never been withou~t Riipans Tabules since, nor has he suffered since. WOMAN MACHINERY and. liWEA SUPPLIES. SAW ILLS, CORN M1LLS,. - BRICK BILCES, 3IOULDECRS, GANG EDGERS. It isn'ttobewon-~ And all hinds of Wood Working Machinery. dered at that No one in the South can offer you higher --a therearesomanygadgos.oatcwrpce.Tltt - sick and hatlf- idl n aetw nie.W r Most of the m a f h rid fm y. Wto supps theirprc. n,eculiartroublesLih,aralFedPatiOSa _ ~~~~anonlybecured MlsaSeily clan. That means localC treatment and examinations. No wonder they hesitate. GNRLAET And hesitation gives disease a stronger. foothold. GIm~, --S C gradetroods.sothat lwocalrtrestmentbont examideatiand Watertown Engines.yWe are neesar.Thyhoonolbysb $1fe Ours rieoowrdt o Ligh, arabl thed Pmarktation The trth isthat ocalpreatmntian exminain ans,r falliys un-or ecessay.u Thenshou not breub-,ewr mined tonleerytiges faingtelTie5cns.osmnftrd I ~-inie crgas prfecly trog adTF anon. w n1~ ofin ra l.'. here- Cigaonbethe untyo thtiom curesainful t actinsrwton,rrulari-m iitiesi l Ifesapin dtrins, foalligohe e-J facia to womsjuentersing whomanh oo For sale by All Dealers. Call for them. period known as the "change of life" - No neced to hesitate now. Cifre can be V~1lCPfT f had right at homne. I IIlIi1iii)lU *~~~~ Ro Danger, in Curing One SOLD AT $1.00 A BOTTLE - Habit of FormingAnother. - MY DRUGGISTS' . tMorphine. Landanum), etc., Cur..d - raIIefaciory. ' m fort i HA "ee. r:wees. Frie acaadlNU 'ihe cureenadorsed by.Yat.Gov't. in Soldiers Rairad g Bmes, in the Reg';ar .1. r. by. Miss VMiki R~ra.Ml, Machinists' and Factoy lard, the W'. C. 'T. ., by NelDow. Eranets lgs. awsB ii ., PaOies e. j ecttientp 3 r 000 of these being Physicans. greast every day; work 18O bands. 'For Terms etc., Address. ombard tronl Works 'THE K.EELJEY INSTITUIE, aPdS ly CO Or DraWEr 27. Columba Q. many while living in Virg bought and trained a collie dog to keep all iarge birds from alighting on the prcmises,and from that time on w& never lost a chick by them. The three enemies most common 1 in the country are wenseis, minks and sknk. It is said that if a place abounds with mice the weaselarareiy catches chickens, but after they once get a taste they will go at the work wholesale. They simply suck the blood and pass on to the next. It is seldom that they visit the same yard two nights in succe ssion. The mink is the most dreaded. He generally carries off a portion of his prey and tries to secrete it. A peculiar ity of the animal is that he has hidden his prey, and if he misses it is apt to hunt eroand for it. He is then easily caught. Then comes the skunk, a visitor that generally chooses a dark and rainy night. It will eat all the refuse meat and scraps that can be found, and when the supply runs out will feast on the chicks, not even forget ting the old fowls. They eat the chickens in the coop, and never carry any away with them. As they invari ably return, thoy can be very easily trapped. It is a bad practice to set poison .for any of these enemies. No matter how carefully it is placed, there is danger. We once knew a lot of grown fowls poisoned by eating a rat thathad been poisoned. If properly concealed, a trap will do better and safer work. It 1 is always well to carefully look over the coops every now and then, and never allow the smallest hole to go uupatehed. --Farm Poultry. GILT-EDGE DAIBY BUTTEE. I find that .yerseys are best adapted to this purpose on my farm to get best returns, writes C. B. Lyman. Roomy stables are necessary, well I lighted, with good ventilation, kept clean and free from odors. Give the cows plenty of dry bedding, keep them quiet, comfortable, and content ed, and make them familiar with your presence. Feed regularly with good rations. My practice in winter is. to milk the first thing in the morning, then give a ration of good hay. Af ter breakfagt, the cows are turned out for watering, and the mangers and stables thoroughly cleaned from the night's litter. Then a ration is given of about two quarts per cow of a mixiture of equal parts of corn meal, wheat middiings and cottonseed meal, following with a feeding of hay and then corn st-over. The cows are then left to themselves until 3 p. mn., whea they are turned-ont again- forifatse and exercise, followed by the same course of feeding as in the morning. When at pasture, the cows get grain at night only. Great care must be taken in milk ing to have everything neat, the bags clean and free from dirt and dust. Milk quickly and to the last drop. Carry immediately to the dairy room .d thoroughly strain. If set in shal low pans; tie-talk niirt~:id twenty~ four to thirty-six hours in a tempera ture of about seventy degrees. by the submerged process forty degrees, or it is separated at once. Either plan makes equaliy as good butter. After the cream is properly ripened, it is churned, the buttermilk drawn and the granular butter is washed in biny water and again in clear water, then weighed, worked in a butter worker with three-quarters of an once of salt to each pound of butter for pnrt of the lot, while the rest is -salted to snit the taste of customers. It is then put in one-pound prints, wrapped in paper and set in a cool place for market. Now comes the most difficult part of the business--getting your customers. Notwithstanding the fas-. ion is largely for crenmery butt there are still many pe'ople who pi .r pri vate dairy butter and are ' ling to pay a better price, because they get butter that is firmer, less watery and will go farther and last longer than the butter made at the public cream cries. To secure those customers re quires patient, hard work. If you arc near a village, large town or city,sell direct to the consumer and save all the profit for yourself. When you have secured your customers, serve them Ifait.hfully ad well,give them a good ar ticle every time, strive to please and they will stand by you. Serve them regularly so that you can be depended upon at a certain day, at nearly the same hour in the day in summer heat or winter cold, storm or sunshine, and your efforts to please will be rewarded by better prices and a con stantly increasing demand for your product, It is thirty years ago that th writer started on a ;.eekly drive of fifteen miles to raarhet his product, taking up the busines' started by his (father about twenty-live years before, suppyizg many of the same families, year. He has rarely missed a trip and no week hae passed but that the customers have been supplied, and it is very rare that .any one finds fault with the product or the price.-Amer ican Agricultarist. Gerrita, Spain's most popular bull fighter, made $60,000 during the last sesso-*