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FOB FARM AND GARDEN. ' - w V I ’ Preparing Duck* for Market. ’Where ducks and geese are sent to markets requiring them drawn, they may be scalded; then wrap them in a cloth for two minutes, when the feath ers and, down will come off clean. Very early in the season small chicks sell readily, because of the scarcity of larger sizes, but the usual preferred weight is from one to one and one-half pounds, but later on those of two pounds are preferred. In winter all Aback can be shipped better and more ‘ eoonomically when killed and dressed, but in summer the best mode is to ship poultry alive.—[New York Observer. - Oooil Pastores and Good R*ef. Professor Sanborn, in the Mirror and Farmer, thinks that the character of pasture lands is an important influence | in raising beef steers, and that the poor I Naw England pastures stand in the way ’of growing the best high grade stock | here. Our very poor hill-side pastures | are profitable for only forests. Good • pastures he considers the cornor-stone *to the most successful type of farming. £To overcome the poverty of New Eng land pastures, he recommends chemical | fertilization, yard manuring, feeding | stock at pastures, and alternating be •’ tween fields and pastures. Beyond this | he advises that rotation of crops include ! having all arable land in pasture from f one to three years in rotation. Even then the summer feeding of good steers I should be a prominent reliance. The Hnasian fly. ■ Not nearly so much injury is report ® ed from the Hessian fly as formerly pre -1 vailed. When it was first introduced ■its habit? were not understood and it 1 proved very destructive. In some sec , tions wheat growing was abandoned for I a series of years to starve the insect out. SAs it will not attack rye, that grain K was substituted for wheat* while the Kstarving process was going on. Another | reason why it is less destructive now is I because a parasite has been found which | keeps it in check. When the fly was ifirst brought from Germany by the Hes- I sian soldiers during our revolutionary Kwar, it camo unattended by the I -parasite that in Europe had always tropressad its numbers. Deferring sowing until the time for frost is (eno method of preventing its in crease. When the fly does not find ©wheat plants during August and early ESeptember on which to deposit her eggs, Rshe is obliged to place them on the Rgrass or other plants where the insects E when they hatch cannot get their prop- Eer nourishment. The fly will not lay Bhor eggs after frost comes. The scat gtered wheat plants that spring up after B wheat is harvested are often the breed fcing places for the Hessian fly during wUte §ummer and early Fall—[American llidg-inff For Wet flantl. I A writer in the Jfow England Ilome fistead says: “Ridging does benefit such Any course of treatment that W will change the physical condition of Bauch a soil is a benefit. Ridging admits ®*ir, the heat of the sun and action of Sfrost to a portion of the soil, changing |its character entirely and fitting it for a I time so that the more valuable farm "Strops can. be produced with reasonable ypuccess. The sand should bo very deep. t would be a needless expense and jg»oor farming to rid the land of such obstructions in this way, however. Bugs should be removed with some sEaip instrument and burned, and the meadow then covered with just sand enough to even up the surface. It is I not necessary to use sand if common loam is more convenient. Haul it on the ice in winter and level to the de sired thickness. ’ “Good drainage will be necessary if ■ you would have the undertaking a suc j cess. If you neglect this you will ob j serve that the tendency of the soil will jbe to revert to its original condition as ® far as the production of valuable grasses lis concerned. Where the land is well I drained next summer, so that you can ; go on with a light team, haul on a good ’ dressing of rich stable manure and har | tow it down well. Sow half a bushel of herdsgrass and 15 pounds of clover I to the acre, and, conditions favorable, * the following season you will cut the heaviest hay crop you ever harvested. The Poultry Home, The main point to bo observed, when constructing a poultry home, is to se cure as much space on the floor as possi ble, and to avoid too wide a roof. The object is to save expense, as the root is the most costly part of the house, while ’ the real value depends upon the area on the floor ia proportion to total Cost. Hundreds of designs of poultry housea have been illustrated and published, but, unfortunately, each individual has certain preferences which prevent per fect unanimity in constructing them on the most favorable plans. It is as easy to have all agree upon one common plan of a dwelling house for humans as for fowls. The climate, soil, breed and space are all considered when making the designs. No matter what kind of a poultry house may be preferred the fact must not bo over looked that during a great portion of the winter, when the snow is on the ground, the fowls must be kept confined in the house. The great er the space, especially on the floor, the better they will be enabled to exercise and keep in proper condition, and as yards are often of no consequcnco dur ing a severe season, success may de pend on the investment of a few dollars more than the amount originally in tended, and it often happens that loss occurs simply for want of room on the floor. If the area on the floor is limited to a small proportion for each hen, and the house cannot be conveniently en larged, then the stock must be reduced, in order to give those remaining more room. It will not do to feed the hens and then have them sit idly about doing nothing. They then become addicted to feather pulling and other vices, while the food tends to fatten them by reason of their inactivity. The house should have plenty of sunlight, so as to become warm and also light. The light is the most important thing of all. Fowls have the greatest aversion to gloomy surroundings. They will be perfectly satisfied with well-lighted, comfortable apartments, but prefer the bleak cut side to a house that is but dimly lighted. During the day the house should ba kept open as much as possible, provided the birds are not exposed to draughts or chilling blasts, so as to purify and ventilate it, but during the night, in cold weather, the house should be warm and close, as plenty of cold air will get in without the use of ventilators. The object should be to have the number in the flock only large enough to utilize the space on the floor to ad vantage. If too crowded they will not lay, as is well known by many, who are aware that sometimes their neighbors get more eggs from a small flock than they do from large flocks, and the secret is that they havo plenty of room for exercise. The floor should be large enough to permit of places for scratch ing, dusting, roosting, and laying. Just how much space may be required depends upon the size of the flock. Wo think a house 10x10 feet none too large for ten fowls, or ten square feet for each hen.—[The Poultry Keeper. Farm and Garden IVotes. Goose may be picked once in six weeks. Dig early potatoes as soon as they are ripe is a good rule. The farmer who raises crops and feeds them, has double profits. Unlcachcd ashes are the best fertili zer known for the vineyard. Standing in hot fermenting manure is very injurious to a horse’s feet. Success depends more upon good management than upon the breed. Who ever heard of a farmer that lost money on a lot of good draft colts? A sheep comes up every six months and pays its bills; it does not die in debt. One well directed stroke of the hoe at a weed just going to seed will save many strokes next year. A few iron nails, or a piece of rusty iron kept in the drinking water makes a good tonic for the fowls. The feet of sheep should bo cleaned out occasionally and inspected to dis cover if foot rot is beginning. Eggs should bo served abundantly on the farmer’s table, and in such variety as not to make them tiresome. There should boa supply of red pep pers kept during the winter to bo fed to the poultry with their regular food. Do not expect your horse to bo equal ly good at everything. The horse, liko tho man, must bo adapted to his work. To cure a cat of catching chickens, cut off her tail just back of her ears, and then top-dress her with two feet of earth. Pastures should not bo fed too closo. If theroJs a rainy spell, apply any good fertilizer; include plaster and ashes in tho list. Most fruit trees bear fruit on short spurs of last year’* growth. Thii fact should bo kept in mini\whilo pruning. Sumo good fruit growett think best to trim but littlo a I ML-.. »l i Too Near tho Stage. ———. If ever a young man has a need of wE his fibbing resources it is when he is try ing to make a cold, cruel and inconsider ate girl believe that the rear row of seats in the balcony are just as good, if not really a little more desirable, than the $1.50 orchestra seats. As they take their seats he says, cheerily: “I never like to sit too near the stage, do you?” “Well, I don’t know,’’ she says in n discouraging way. “Os coxuse I don’t like to be too near.” “No; I don’t either,” says the young man a trifle gloomily. “One is more apt to see all the sham and pretense of the thing; don’t you think so?” “Well, I—I —suppose so,” she says in a tone that no girl of any feeling would ever use after she has had 75 cents squandered on her. “I rather prefer the balcony to any part of the house,” says the young man cheerily and falsely. “The front seats are very desirable,’’ she says. “Yes, I like them; and yet, do you know, it always makes me feel a little dizzy to sit and look over the balcony railing?” “Does it?” she asks in a kind of I know - you - are - fibbing tone. “How strange! I like the front row best of all.” I ‘l tried to get seats there,” he says, “and I had a messenger boy stand in line three hours”—this is a big one— “but there wasn’t an orchestra or front balcony seat to bo had when he got to the window. All sold four days ago.” “How strange!” she says, “they must have told the boy a story, for brother Fred got three splendid orchestra seats this afternoon.” “Got them from speculators, didn’t he?” says the desperate young man. “No; he got them right at the box office, and he said there were lots left; so if I were you I’d complain about it.” “I certainly will,” he says earnestly, while he makes a solemn vow that he certainly will not take that girl to the theatre again as long as he lives. Chance for Inventors. The fibre of the ramie plant exceeds in strength that of cotton, flax or other vegetable substances used in the textile industries. It is also of a lustre nearly equaling silk. The difficulty of sepa rating the fibre from the woody substance of the plant, and from the resinous mat ter in which it is imbedded, has hereto fore prevented the use of ramie for the purposes to which it is adapted. A ma chine has been invented by a gentleman for the purpose of preparing flax for the spinners, as likely to be of equal use in separating the fibre of the ramie plant from adhering substances. The French government has offered a prize of 6,000 francs for any process that may produce the fibre in quantity of proper quality for commercial use, and the Indian gov ernment has a standing offer of $25,000 for a machine that may accomplish the same purpose. Don’t say that a man is bow-legged even if he has that eccentricity of gait. Just say that he doesn't obstruct the view of the scenery’ when he is walking. A Valuable Remedy. Brandbeth’s Pills purify the Blood, stim ulate the Liver, strengthen tho Kidneys, regu late the Bowels. They were introduced in the United States in 1835. Since that time over fifty millions of boxes of Bbandketh’s Pills have been consumed. This, together with thousands of convincing testimonials from all parts of the world, is pos itive evidence of their value. Brandreth’s Pills are purely vegetable, ab solutely harmless, and safe to take at any time. Sold in every drug and medicine store, either plainer sugar coated. France has over 3,500,000 tre- growing along tho high roads; mostly nut bearing trees. A Madman at I.urge! He is a well-known citizen, and his nearest and dearest friends do not suspect his insanity. How do we happen to know about it? Listen: his appetite is gone, he is low-spirited, he don’t sleep well, he has night-sweats, he is annoyed by a hacking cough. These symptoms are the forerunners of consumption and death,and yet he neglects them. Is ft any wonder that we I call him a madman? If you are his friend.teli I him to get a bottle of Dr. Pierce’s Golden Med ical Discovery without delay. It will cure hire if he takes it in time. It will not miraculouslj create new lungs when the old ones are nearly gone, but, it will restore diseased ones to a healthy condition. Ti ll him about it, and warn him that in his case delay means death. New Yo kCity 1 as ten reformatories for the rescue and he p of fallen women. Use the great specific for “cold in the head’’ and catarrh—Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. Short a counts make lon.' friends. Use not credit too often without oiling with currency. Dangerous Negligence. It is as unwise to neglect a case of constipa tion or indigestion as a case of fever or other more serious disease, for, if allowed to progress as great danger to life may result. A few Ham burg Figs will put the bowels in a h. althy con dition,in which they may be kept by occasional use of this medicine. 25 cents. Dose one Fig. Mack Drug Co., N. Y. Diseases Peculiar to Women, especially | monthly disorders, are cured by the timely use of Bradfield’s Female Regulator. If afflicted with sore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp son’s Eye-water. Druggists sell at ?sc. per bottle | r-T- ®The true American has a warm place in his heart for the old Lott Cabin. lt’s not “English you know,” but from the Log Cabins of America have sprung men in every respect I greater than any from the grand castles of Europe. Warner’s log Cabin Haisa- I parillais the best in the world. m KturriutfCt Circular* frva. h- »’• Ml TVAI. i-> bcm SlJlmdcll.n. Boa K-Wi Minneapolis, Mina. RM* 1 Jr. at bom. and wortlagfl ■ •o-.i. , uUflMi »t asytbln. ete* m t’.e wvil-l l.Hber e»i < -sit.t tut l.tau e»e»- larilb What Next? If this sort of thing keeps on they will be giving away houses and lots soon I We now learn that W. Jennings Demorest runs an Im mense Pattern Manufactory, and yet does not sell a single pattern. What nonsense? Not at all! They are all given away to the pur chasers ana subscriber! to that Wonderful Family Magazine, Demorest’s Monthly. Each Magazine contains an order entitling the holder to any pattern they manufacture. We do not see how they can afford it, for their editions are immense, and it seems incredible that each Magazine (Price, 20 cents), contains, an order for a pattern worth from 20 to 80 cents. This will certainly hurt the pattern trade, for ladies will soon learn that they can get their patterns free by simply buying or subscribing for Demorest’s Monthly Magazine. Published at 15 East 14th Street, New York City. Send 10 cents for a sample copy containing “Order” for pattern worth 30 cents. There are 493 mountain peaks in the United States more than 10,000 feet in height. Wonderful Popularity. The fact that the sale of Dr. Pierce’s Pleas ant Purgative Pellets exceeds that of any other pill in the market.be it great or small, is on account of the fact that they are tiny, little, sugar-coated granules, and that in most cases one little “Pellet” is sufficient for a dose: that they are purely vegetable and perfectly harm less; and for constipation, biliousness, sick •headache, and all diseases arising from de rangement of the liver, stomach or bowels, they are absolutely a specific. A gentle laxa tive or active cathartic, according to size of dose. The Prince of Wales is said to be a first-class banjo player. A Wonderful Food and Medicine. Known and used by Physicians all over the world. Scott’s Emulsion not only gives flesh and strength by virtue of its own nutritous properties, but creates an appetite for food that builds up the wasted body. “I have been using IScott’s Emulsion for several years, and am pleased with its action. My patients say it is pleasant and palatable, and all grow stronger and gain flesh from the use of it. 1 use it in all cases of Wasting Diseases, and it is specially useful for chilhren when nutrient medication is needed, as in Marasmu T. W. Pierce, M. D.. Knoxville, Ala. The original spirit-rappers, the Fox sisters are lecturing and laying bare the cheat. The best cough medicine is Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c. feffgS Ely’s Cream Balm, ffcWStd Is Sure to Cure r ra£ WjGDLD IM HEAD quickly. Apply Balm into each nostril pjEwv-}’-- Js a. ELY BROS., E6 Warren St., N.Y. MEN MIB BOYS! Do you wur.t to learn all about n Horse f How to Pick -Out a Good One-t How to Know Iniper flections and so KfV Gun rd ngu iti-l vOWK Fraud? How to Detect Disease and efleet a cure y when same is possible? How to Tell the Age by the Teeth ? <■ What to cn 1 the / Difleretit i arts of the Animal? 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Shot Guns B-'e.iM $6.50 CutaU guefret. Peiicey’s Gum House, Oshkubh, Wis. PEEKLESS mrw StUJ) BY DBUOGIBTS. New and Second-Hand Machinery. Il'c at-f Ueadquartcra for Engines, Hollers, Saw Mills, Shingle anil Lath Mill ijutiits, table Corn and Wheat Milt.-, Millstones. Hol ting Cloths, t niton >ced Mullers and Grinders, lleltlng, Saws, Piping, tic. in audiiiou to New Machinery, wo haw a largo stock ot S.c-md-Haud Engine", lb ,1 ';‘ , s- , e !' ~i,o, tc . all Mze.-, st Aatonialmigly !.. «■ Prices I .nu-uo-y. We can tfafk kco N.,u-, Wnle ua. s‘i UKI N'- UA< HI NI. tl 5 « <>., fl" S. Broad and LU 8. Forsytu Street", AILAW3A. <'A 1..» HIV- Il -111 il.r, <> W.j ..r.r it.-mm• t> A -i ar, m a Rubber < .it, an-t STv (not atyh ) a garment that will k—p at mS tlr,t 1. t h-iur s < ap< r nice in t& a ■ rmb wwsm l“u> dry in tl - hardest et-Thi. If .’ a atonn find, to hi. f»rrrir that it ia Ej&Atf EZ cafled TOWEk'S FISH I'.ltANll hardly a bt-tur protectm-i than a im>». pL, H “ SUCKEH," a name fatfulurt -very quite m-t'Jng, n<t i-iry l-1,» chagrined vu™ ■ ('..w-boy alloyer the land. " -i.ilgq u( Is ■ badly tt.k u in, but aim N H Rk ■ the-uly ,- rs. <tWnd ai d M >i- u.vf i■ K < v». i.j u Bgg Coat h > I ' A»k.i..r»bo ,, Flßll HHAM»’'si|.a*it | QSm I W aiid tak.noother. lf>-urat .:<k* f*r - 11 -tl.wet ! >e l Krtiwac..,.e l u l YrdflgM^v“c?nX ( Me. .r.D>b.. ! wm.m.B.H f If You Are Sick With Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism Dyspept sia, Biliousness, Blood Humors, Kidney Disease, Constipation, Female Troubles, Fever and Agoßj Sleeplessness, Partial Paralysis, or Nervous Pros tration, use Paine’s Celery Compound and bg cured. In each of these the cause is mental oi physical overwork, anxiety, exposure or malaria, the effect of which is to weaken me nervous sys tem, resulting in one of these diseases. Remove the cause with that great Nerve Tonic, and the result will disappear. Paine’s Celery Compound p- B, owe n, Springfield, Mass., writes:— Paine s Celery Compound cannot be excelled as a Nerve Tonic. In my case a single bottle wrought a great change. My nervousness entirely disappeared, and with it the resulting affection of the stomach, heart and liver, and the whole tone of the system was wonderfully invigorated. 1 1 ell my friends, if sick as I have been, i’aine’a Celery Compound Will Cure You! Sold by druggists. 81; six for 85. Prepared only by ells, Richardson & Co., Burlington, Vt. For the Aged, Nervous, Debilitated. Warranted to color more goods than any other dyes ever made, and to give more brilliant and durable colors. Ask for the Diamond, and taka no other. A Dress Dyed ] FOR A Coat Colored ' Garments Renewed J cents. A Child can use them ! Unequalled for all Fancy and Art Work. At druggists and Merchants. Dye Book free. WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO., Props., Burlington, Vt, CU RESWHEREA LLELiIE ES3 Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use Ekl jn time. Sold by druggists. I believe Piso’s Cure for Consumption saved R my life. —A. H. Doivell, t® Editor Enquirer, Eden- ® ton, N. C., April 23, 1887. The best Cough Medi- ■ cine is Piso’s Cure fob S ® Consumption. Children m take it without objection. H By all druggists. 25c. CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. K® Best Cough Syrup. Tastes good. Use EEJ in time. Sold by druggists. ESS EVERY - FARMER’S w/l'/ Sees some of her Poultry viarv ‘i*® each year without ftjll', ' knowing what the matter uEiJll'i was or * low to effe ®t a r erltl J?. WSSn* remedy if she does recoar- If, tdwvvffl nlz® t ,ie Disease. This is 1 1 ,, r>|WO not right, as at an ex wd pense ot 25 cents (in 'wSPfflt' L mww stamps) she can procure a 100-1-age BOOK giving the experience of a practical Poultry Raiser (not an amateur, but a man working for dollars and cents) during a period of 25 years. It tone lies you howto Detect and Cure Diseases; how to Feed for Eggs and also for Fattening, which Fowls to ’‘ave lor Breeding Pur; £oses; and everything, indeed sou should now on this subject. Sent postpaid for 25c, BOOK PUB. HOUSE, 134 Leonard btreet. N. Y'. C'ity._ FARMERS « - EA'GIAES, Wood Plaaan. SAW MILL.M^a—-a jh Hoge's Improved I 1 Circular Saw Mills] With Universal Log Beam Recti linear Simuita neous Set and Double Ec centric Friction Feed. Manufac ituredbythe saw— u 1 SALEH IRON WORKS, SALF-M, N. C. — JONES FREIGHT i”'/ Ton Wacon .Mcale»« Iron Levert, Steel Bearings, Bratt Tare Beam and Beam Box for 4 Every else Scale For free price UM ■ aention this paper and address 4 W JONCS 0? OINGXAHTBSI, « BINGHAMTON. N. fc German Asthma Cure neveryat U to save ia-l| sra mediate relief in the worst cases,insures comfort- S 3 able sleep; effects cores where all others fall A u trial e>tnvineM the memt ekeptfcal. Price oOc. and L4Bl.oO,oiDruggietHorbrmail. Sami le FREE)Sj K let etamp. 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