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t / SOUTHERN : f -J < TOPICS OF IHTEREST TO A Very Desirable Hor*e Stall. Or the many form of liorse stalls. | the one shown in the illustration lias j perhaps the most good points. All stall floors should be laid lengthwise , of the stall. T1 e boards should ex- I tend the full length of the stall. When | badly worn they can be changed end j for end and if turned over much extra I wear is obtained. Soft wood, like pine j or even elm. is superior to oak. There is less danger of the horse slipping when he gets up. The most important part of the stall J is the hay rack and manger. When the hay is thrown into a deep manger where the horse has free access to the entire quantity, lie tosses and mixes it over many times to select the most desirable portions. Often a large share of it is throwu from the manger to the floor. In the illustration the manger, b, is only 14 inches wide at the botT Jo .1^ Tom, auu 1 iuui uigu. u is m.iviv- uvu. 2-inch oak plank. with a strip of wellworn wagon tiro nailed on the upper edge. PLAN OF TE:E HORSE STALL. The hay rack at a is outside the stall. It should be two and a half to three feet wide and eighteen inches deep. If fodder is fed front above, the chute should extend up to the floor. The wooden gratings are at least eight inches apart so that the horse may easily pass iu hi? bead up to the eyes if need be, but by making the bottom of the rack pitch at a sharp angle toward the manger all litter, seeds, etc., will fall into the manger. In this form of rack the horse grasps a mouthful of hay, pulls it from the rack and holds it over the manger while eating. It is plain that all loose particles fall into the' manger and are eaten at leisure. The uneaten portion in rack is not mussed over. The feed box at a is made in usual manner. If horses are in the habit of throwing out the grain, nail a strip over the edge of the box. letting project inward about one inch. By the.use of a door at c the grain is fed without entering the stall. Tbe form of stall division is important an<j the one shown is O K. The shoulder at c (too low in engraving) is very convenient to hang a blanket on or to temporarily lay the brush or currycomb on or even parts of harness. For easy cleaning of stable the floor boards in rear of stall should run in the direction shown at f. as the sweepings are usually disposed of at one onH r\f ctnhlo j;mt firo morp rpflitilv pushed lengthwise instead of crosswise of a board floor.?L. D. Snook, of Georgia, in the American Agriculturist. Rational System of Fertilization. The Alabama agricultural experiment station has published Bulletin No. 120. on the velvet beau and the cowpea as fertilizers. In conclusion, the writer. Professor J. F. Duggar. reaffirms his statement made in a previous bulletin: "Considering permanency of efTcct, as well as influence on the crop immediately following, the cowpea and other leguminous plants must be ranked as a cheaper source of nitrogen than is any nitrogeneous material which may be bought as commercial fertilizers. The aim of the cotton farmers should be to grow such areas of legumes as will enable him to dispense with the purchase of nitrogeneous fertilizers for cotton, using the funds thus saved to purchase increased amounts of phoslthatoe nr other npr>eR*nrr nnn-nitrn. geneous fertilizers. The money that would have been necessary to purchase one pound of nitrogen will buy about three pounds of phosphoric acid, or of potash, which larger purchases of phosphate and potash will enable the farmer to grow heavier crops of legumes. And heavier crops of legumes trap larger amounts of otherwise unavailable atmospheric nitrogen and result in further soil enrichment. "In the writer's opinion the most promising method of increasing the yield of cotton on acre and the profits v of cotton culture is by a more general \ use of leguminous plants as fertilizers. | These valuable ailies are by some farLmers utilized and appreciated, but their ^ use might be increased twent.vfold with advantage to the current crop, to the permanent upbuilding of the soil, and to the filling of the farmer's pocket. It is putting the case very mildly to say that the average yield Minor Mention. Mrs. Alice B. Gossage, of Rapid City, S. D.. is a type of Western energy and pluck. She can edit and print a newspaper and ha3 frequently shouldered the work of the Rapid City Daily Journal. which her husband edits. She is an expert typesetter, and as a writer has a crisp, epigrammatic style. She is also a fine cook, an active worker in the Women's Christian Temperance r Union, vice president of the Current Events Club in bar yity and for nearly twenty years has been pitoary Sunday school Buperinm.deat of ftapld City, I ' arm /lores. ft.p LW- "? O m, STOCKMAN AND TRUCK GROWER. / of cotton an acre in Alabama might be increased by at least 50 per cent *Un "iinn-nl lie. <if lf><?llllips :1S fertilizers." Desirable For Truck Cnrilrnint. For vegetable growing new land is very desirable not only because of its [ comparative freedom from foul growth ! but because such soils contain a large supply of organic nitrogen, the most necessary and expensive of vegetable fertilizers. It is light and porous, i thereby enabling the tender sprout ; after germination to more readily push I its feeble form through the earth's sur ; face. Upon old laud frequently a ; crust will form on the surface or the | soil become baked, thereby preventing i seed from coming up. but no trouble of this character is experienced with ; new ground. The physical condition of such soils greatly encourages the development of those tuberous vegetables that grow by a process of expansion underground. These are some of tlie properties of new ground that render it desirable fnr tfiicktnc Potatoes, both sweet and Irish, will certainly thrive on this soil. They will yield well, be symmetrical in form, clear in color and very free from scab. The tomato is another vegetable most cougenial to new ground. Upon such land it is relatively free from blight and less liable to be choked or smothered by a late summer grass, which so frequently ap pears upon old land after the size of the vines prevents cultivation. Neither should tobacco be omitted in enumerating crops adapted to new land. Among small fruits the strawberry thrives especially well on recently cleared land. Upon such soil it makes a most satisfactory growth and fruitage, and much less labor is required to keep the weeds and grass down, as the ground is not impregnated with foul seed. This immunity of new ground compared to old land from weed and grass infestation is a most important factor not only in strawberry culture, but in all gardening or trucking operations.?F. Williams, Jr., Virginia. For Drained Chickeni or Batter. The accommodations for carrying dressed poultry to market are often limited. The fowls are put promiscuously into pails or boxes, and arrive at their destination in any but an appetizing condition. The accompanying illustration shows a carrier that will transport the dressed birds in the best manner possible. The drawer is slated, and occupies only the central portion of the box. At each end are spaces in which broken ice is put, which keeps the fowls in a firm condition during transit in hot weather. This arrangement cau also be used very nicely in transporting butter, which especially needs ice to keep it in a presentable condition.?New York Tribune. Nail Puncture* in the Foot of the Horte, We are frequently asked the best treatment to pursue for nail wounds in the foot. When the ntVil has been removed, follow the puncture through the sole or frog to the soft tissues, then fill the cavity with a solution made of equal parts of gum camphor and carbolic acid and pack with cotton. This treatment should be repeated daily until recovery is complete. Where this treatment i6 promptly and properly carried out nail wounds in the foot of the horse rarely result in ab pcess and suppuration. Where abscess of the foot has occurred remove all loose born and dress with cotton saturated with the solution given. The cottou should be held in place by a bandage around the foot.?Tennessee Farmer. ' J&Cultivating Sorghum Seed. Sorghum seed should be sown early in the spring. It is better to plow the land in the fall and have it iu good condition for spring planting. The vegetation plowed under will assist in holding moisture for some time and give the young plants a better start. If sown for forage and permanent pasture it is well to use from one to two bushels of seed per acre. Some sow broadcast. The press drill is best and will Insure a more perfect stand of the plants. If peas are sown at the same time, about one bushel of each seed mixed will make a most perfect blend, and insure a good crop Laving botli the fattening and muscle-making elements Some plant corn, beans or millet with the sorghum so that the plants will staud about equal. News of the Day. A colored lawyer of Paris, Texas, is engineering sixty divorce suits. There will be a three-cornered fight for* Governor in New Hampshire, as there was In Vermont. Alonzo Elliott, a Manchester banker, will run as an Independent Republican. He makes this announcement: "I sh&lfask the voters of the State, irrespective of party, who believe in honest government, law enforcement, sound tnoney ind a general ipalroad law similar to that of Massacfeuafos to vote for me. I am for high license-local option." : HINTS FOR LITERARY PEOPLE. II u A German Publisher's Rather Ex* presslve Views. The Author, of London, publishes a the following "literary hints for the & wealthy and cultivated," which, it a says, were taken from a German pub- n lisher's advertisements: n A gentleman does not give his ii daughter a dowry of from five to fifty fi thousand pounds and forget to pro- a vide her with a bookcase. c A gentleman does not have a full h wine cellar and empty book shelves, ti A gentleman does not use eau-de- p cologne and read greasy volumes from |j & circulating library. b A gentleman does not borrow good o works which he is in a position to n buy. tl A gentleman does not talk about the T latest literature when he is acquainted i f< only with what has been said of it ci by the reviewers. ci A gentleman does not cut books v with his fingers, even after having 01 washed his harrds. r< A gentleman does not possess a box A of carpenters too'.s, but no' paper p knife. p A gentleman does not receive books j] for review and give them away or sell tnem without opening them. il A gentleman does not make pres- w ents only of things which are entirely it without intellectual value. A gentleman does not send te hie bookseller for a parcel of books od approval, and after having read them. Q, return them, saying that none of them j suit him. . A gentleman does not buy only i ^ sixpenny cheap editions. J tj A gentleman does not depend for i ^ his reading upon the daily journals j and illustrated weeklies. ^ B. B. ti. bt^r Htcc. r Carat Blond and tskln Diteatea, Cancan, it Itching Humors, Bone Palna. fj Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) cuses ^ Eimplcs, scabby, scaly, itching Eczema, w Ulcers, Eating Sores, Scrofula, Blood ^ Poison, Bone Pains, Swellings, Pheumatism, Cancer. Especially advised for chronic ^ eases that doctors, patent medicines and gj Hot Springs fail to cure or help. Strength- ^ ens weak kidneys. Druggists, $1 per largo bottle. To prove it cures B. B. B. sent free by writing Blood Balx Co., 12 Mltoholl Street, Atlanta, Ga. Describe j,< trouble and free medical advice sent in p sealed letter. Modicino sent at once, pre- a paid. All wo ask is that you will speak a g good word fo i B. B. B. The jaw of the shark furnishes the best watchmaker's oi\ In each shark is found about half a Bow's This? vt?. _am r\ tt.. ? ,1 -^.1 T7awa?/I TTC oner UUU ^luuuicu i^wnam ivi any caao of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall'a Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney A Co.. Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the laat 15 year*, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transaction! and financially able to carry out any obligation made by "their firm. Wmt A Thuax Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Waldixo, Kixxax A Maktix, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is token internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Hall's Family Pills are the best. An ostrich lives about thirty years, and the average annual yield of a bird in captivity is lrom two pounds to four pounds of feathers. FITS permanently cured.No fits or nervousness after first day s use of Dr. Kline's Great ", NerveRestorer.t2trlal bottle and treattsefree J Dr.B. H. Kline. Ltd., 931 Arch St.. Phlla., Pa. y The cook can generally be depended upon ?j to stir things up. M Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup for children || teething,soften the gums, reduces inflamma- J tion,allays pain,cures wind colic. 25c. abottle ? American machinery, tools and sewing machines are used all over the world. Plso's Cura for Consumption Is an Infallible i medicine for coughs and colds.?N. W. I Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 1900. ^ The experience that makes a man poor- ^ er should also make him wiser. ? Gt Money refunded for each package of Putnam Fadeless Dyes if unsatisfactorv. ISyru thfbfst It is pare. It is gentle. It is pleasant. It is efficacious. It is not expensive It is good for child It is excellent for 1 % ' ! It is convenient for |j iji It is petfectly safe 1 It is used bv millic $ \ % i ;?J It stands highest, i ? J 1 j If you use it you h | J j produces. ^ 1 ^ - t r> < . '- \ .v.- ..... MBARRASSED THE OLERQYMAN laUtef* MakMhlft AU B?*ht Until tb? MaUl Appear*d. A distinguished Episcopal clergylan was once called on to officiate at fashionable summer resort church, I nd, finding only a short surplice and .0 cassock in the vestry, was very luch disturbed at the thought of havng to appear in a vesture that to the rivolous would look like a white shirt nd trousers. But a happy inspiration ame to him. Why not wear one of is wife's black petticoats? The por[on that would show below the surlice would look exactly like the reguition cassock, and no one would ever e the wiser. So he hurriedly sent ne of the ushers vrith an explanatory ote to his wife in the hotel, and in ie nick of time the petticoat arrived, he makeshift turned out to be a per?ct success, and no one at a distance Duld tell that he was not wearing a assock. After the close of the ser- | ice he decided to co out to the body f the church without taking off his )bes, in order to greet some friends, nd he was soon the center of a roup of fashionable women, when a recn Irish maid from the hotel came p, and in a loud voice said to him: i'er Riverenee, the missus sint me !ther her petticoat that ye do be earin', an I wuz to wait till ye take off."?New York Tribune. He Needed no Introduction. An amusing story comes from Paris i ' f the device adopted Dy a prominent j lubman of wealth and position to | >rm the acquaintance of a lady well ; < nown for her beauty in social and i teatncal circles. The lady was | inching in a fashionable restaurant j J 1 the Bois de Boulogne, accompanied , y her equally well-known poodle, lys the London Globe. The dog was unning from table to table, pick- 1 lg up pieces and collecting morsals om other diners, and presently, | hen it returned to its mistress, she i as astonished to see written on its ack in red chalk, "Tell your mistress j lat she is simply adorable and I love er exceedingly." The gentleman i [gned his name. After this a formal ltroduction wa3 no longer necessary, j ! 1 Tt la atnteri that thp Pathrart TJim- ' er Co. of Decatur, Ala., which has een operating a band-saw mill at that lace of 30,000 feet capacity, has made rrangements to build a mill of much reater capacity. BUT IT CURES RH And all diseases a rising from itnpuritU injure the digestive organs. Catarrh, J disappear under the ptncerful blood pur TWO BOTTLE Gentlemen:?I take pleasure in hearinf of your " Rhkumacide. Two bottles curi be of any benefit to you in advertising you Tours truly, W. H. RAND, All Druggists, Ji.oo, or Bobbltt Chemical Co., > ??w?aa *wwwwwitMWWW?wmnM?ni ****** ; &E iESlj V y L*GRIPPE,(IILDS g and IIUADACI1UN. S ! Sold by all Druggista, .? j RS1iSSS*>anrciiS1tS*iiSSJreSSft1i ! : aalne stamped C C C. Never sold In balk. Beware of the dealt :r who tries to sell 4 "something just aa good." iih YYtvy p. of FT^s family laxative ren. adies. business men. under all circumstances. >ns of families the world over, is a laxative, with physicians, ave the best laxative the world . ~ - 44>- ' i'.i I CONGRESSMAN (To The Pe?rQ>ne Xedlei \ ~~ Congressman D. F. Wilber, of Oneonti The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus Gentlemen?"Persuaded by a fr 1 have almost fully recovered after t convinced that Peruna Is all you cla mend your medicine to all who are a Pe-rn-na a rreyenitve and Core for Cold*. Mr. C. F. Given, Sussex, N. B., VicePresident of the Pastime Boating Club, writes: "Whenever the cold weather sets in I have for years past been very sure to catch a severe cold, which was hard to throw off. and which would leave after-effects on my constitution the most of the winter. "Last winter I was advised to try Peruna, and within five days the cold was broken up, and in five davs more I was a well man. I recommended it to several of my friends, and all speak the highest praise for it. There Is nothing like Peruna for catarrhal afflictions. It is xcell nigh infallible as a cure, and 1 gladly endorse lt.f'?C. F. Given. A Prominent Singer Ssreil From Loss of Voice. Mr. Julian Weisslitz, 175 Seneca street, Buffalo, N. Y., is corresponding secretary of The Sang?'"st, of New York; is the leading seca 'S of the Sangerlust, the wmmmMmmBmmmmam j JURE-ALL, HEUMATISM ? in the blond. Jt poeltlrely trill not Kidney, J.irer ami Stotnarh trouble* ifylmj quntitlr.? of this medicine. S CURCD. ? Ralciop, N. C. r testimony to the curative properties i-cl my son of it bad case. If this will r m.-riforious remedy, you can use it, i'turard. A*. C. Institution for Ellnd. . txprcssagc prepaid. *; Baltimore, fid., U. 5. A. , We bny Bounty T.nod | i a*-i mit? ishuea to >oi1 ?f I dier* of 'l.e Mexican aau i Mexican,! I A'*VVAIVUII I runt, lecured for I I entitled, including liein. \J i ' Write to r particular*. Veterans ne mcs u?i co. i Atlantic BulldiuC! L '1 Washington, P? l'. j /n^DROPSY k^cl 10 OATS' TBLATMENT FREE. t7J m Hire cadoDroppyapdlti coo* i BSitt V plica'-.on-. a fj)?clilty for twantr ?rS?r [ ye*ri with tfle ooit wonderful I y .( aucoess. Haro cured many thour dftlT/ik1111!"9"' nbjMia ?1.2L K. QlZtX'B 8CS3, Box B Adnata, Ga. r ~ Beca>\j Its component parts are all whc It acts gently without unpleasa It is wholly free from objection It contaius the laxative princip It contains the carminative prir It contains wholesome aromati mnr trv t j agreeauic aim uuwumg w ? All are pure. All are delicately blended. All are skillfully and scientific^ Its value is due to our method of the orginality and simplicity To get its beneficial effects ? bi Manufactured (MFOJ^IApfi San Francisco, Louisvllls. Ky. F9P SALE BY ALL LEAL IS ;Vv'' S F9 - _>J WILBER SAYS ne Co., of Coloabas, 0.) Iou Claim For It?H ; ^^11 ^ T***KZW YORK. 3 i, N. Y., writes: , Ohio: lend I have tried your remedy and" v heuseofafeic bittlc*. I am fultpIm /or It, and 1 cheerfully reeom~fjlioted. with catarrhal trouble David F. WUbcr. largest German tinging society of New York, \nd also the oldest. In 1890 The Sangeriust celebrated itn fiftieth anniversary with a large celebration in New York. City. The following ? his testimony: "About two years ago i caught a severe cold vhile traveling, and which settled into cftarrah of the bronchial tubes, and so affected my voice that 1 was obliged to can.'cl my engagements. In distress I was advised to try l'eruna, and although t 1 hnH never used n natcnt medicine betom I sent for a bottle. "Words but illy describe ir.y surprise to find that wkhin a few days I w?h greatly relieved, and within three weeks I waa entirely recovered. 1 aui never without it now, and take an occasional dose when I. feel run down."?Julian Weisslitz. / If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Heruna write at once to Dr. Ilartinan. givinza full statement of your case and lie wiTf lie pleased, i to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartinan, President of Tlte* I Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. 1% INVESTMENT The Preferred Stock o? the W. L, D&tfgias chr Capital Stock, $2,000,000. >1,000,000 Preferred Stock. 11 ,000,000 Common Stock*Shares, $ IOO each. Schl at to 1 Onlj Prsf- rred Stock offered fot la. W. L Ojugtas retain aii Commit! Slid. Thr Ptvfrrrr<l Stork or thr H". !. Dnnvlu > Whim CemP*tiy pay* hrftrr tliar, Str-Dio. 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IIOI GUH, Rrsehtos, Mum. go 43 Money bavin' lata.og for a Postal ise 111 lesome. 1raft n^after-effects. SJ Mfci able substances. B rag les of plants. H !| it-il iciples of plants. r |fcl c liquids wbkh are J j P| lie taste. fj 3 1 ! p.H v ' illy compounded. | ' manufacture and to $ j|l| i of the combination. ^ | jj^l jy the genuine. jj'lw i* y*i J; New York, N. Y- 1 | | O DRUGGISTS. R 31 2 ftlTffr' w?jBli / jM