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FAffl AHD GARDEN.
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A Handy Garden Plow.
Any one with n knock for making
things can mako this plow, excepting
perhaps the rim ot the wheel nhd the
shovel. The rim should not exceed
eighteen Inches 111 dlnmotor, anil
should have eight small holes to nail
spokes through. Tho huh should ho
made from tough wood, two Inches
thick nnd tour Inches In diameter.
' The wheel on my plow Is from an old
A HOMEMADE PLOW.
metnl baby carriage. Tho two hold
zontnl pieces are one by two Inches
by two feet Shank for shovel Is
fifteen inches long. The handles aro
cut one by five Inches by three feet,
The upright brace nnd round for han
dles to suit height and width It Is do
sired tho hnndlcs to be. Tho braces
•on shank aro ma’de from heavy wire
looped for bolt on shank and fastened
with -largo scre .-s to horizontal pieces,
The handles arc bolted on the top of
horizontal bars with quarter-lneh
bolts. 1 made the shovel from an old
-ditching spade three and a half inches
tvftio and six Inches long, cut across
the blade, and It wns just the right
shnpe. — N. A. Olearwaters, In Farm
■and Home.
put n half-pound of muriate ot potash
around and close to the trunk of the
tree. Do tills nnd no borer will enter
tliore so loug ns the potash remains.
If the potash Is Increased to three or
flvo pounds to each tree, necordlug to
Its size, spreading It ns far out ns tho
ends of the limbs of .the tree rench or
Its roots extend, it will Ineronso tho
growth nnd vigor ot tho tree, onhnneo
tho growth nnd Improve the quality
of the fruit, and finally will cast n
deathly shadow over all tho Insect
tribes that outer the soli benenth tho
trees for winter quarters, nnd for a
breeding ho ise In which to pass
through their evolutions preparatory
to coming forth In a new form In the
spring, ready to commit new depreda
tions upon tho foliage, blossoms nnd
fruit of tho tree.—I. L. Itobluson, lu
American Cultivator. ,
ti* Control of Soil Moisture.
Plowing, which Is usually tho first
•operation upon the soil, should be
thoroughly nnd properly done, for of-
ter-cultlvntlon can never mako up for
•defects In tills fundnmoutal operation,
The soil should bi moist enough so
that as the furrow slice bends It will
break and crumble, lenving It lu a pul
verlzed condition, rather than In clods
•or lumps. The amount of moisture In
the soil Is a very Important factor In
plowing, and nlso In harrowing and
-after-cultivation.
The moisture In the layer of agri
cultural soil can be quite largely con
trolled by proper methods of tillage.
If we wish to dry sod land which lias
been wet by heavy rains after plow
ing, we can ny rolling re-establish to
•a large extent capillary attraction,and
bring the water to tL> surface for
evaporation. Tho process of drying
can be checked nt'tlio proper stage by
thoroughly pulverizing tho upper por
tion of the soli particles nnd net as a
mulch. This matter of being able to
control the moisture content of the soil
to a considerable degree Is worthy of
careful consideration, ns it lins much
Influence upon the temperature nnd
mechanical condition of tho soil. Es
pecially In seasons of drouth It may
mean tho success or failure of the
crop.
Tho difference between cultivating
land one Inch In depth and three
Inches In depth In Its different effects
upon the moisture content of the soli
Is very considerable, as Is also tho ef
fect of the styles of tools used In the
work. The tool mnidny wide, deep
grooves and ridges Increases tho rato
of evaporation, while one which pul
verizes, and makes the soil very fine
will decreaso tho rate of evaporation.
Tho first gives more surface to the air.
And consequently tbi molBture evap
orates more rapidly. The other not
only more completely breaks the capil
lary attraction by which tho water
rises to the surface, but exposes loss
of the soil to the air.—I. A. Tilllngbast,
in American Agriculturist.
A ltnmeily For the Squn.h-ltnc,
The squash bug Is very well known,
nnd wherever ho tnnkes Ills appear
ance the farmer Is pretty sure to find
out that au unwelcome visitor has
called upon him. The full-grown bug
Is about five-eighths of an Inch long,
blncklsh-brown In color above nnd dull
ochre-yellow beneath. When roughly
handled or suddenly disturbed It emits
a disgusting odor which has given It
the rather undignified unme of "stluk
bug."
Although usually preferring squash
vines tills Insect Is not Infrequently
found ntnicklng melon nnd pumpkin
vines. Tho hugs puncture the tissue
with their stoqt banks, Inject a drop
of poisonous saliva and suck tho sap,
Tho poison causes tho tissue In tho vl
clnlty of the puncture to wilt and
flnnlly die, thus cnuslng much more
harm than tho mere loss of snp. Near
ly nil parts of tho plant are liable to
attnek. Even the fruit does not escape,
aud the bugs arc frequently found, on
youug vines especially, attacking tho
roots just below the surface of the
ground.
In the fall tho bugs leavo the vines,
seek shelter under any rubbish nt
hand or between the boards of barns,
sheds or other outbuildings. Hero
they remain during the winter,
the spring 'the survivors come forth
UBunlly about tho middle or last of
June. The females deposit their eggs
usually on the under Bide of tho leaf,
but occasionally on the upper surfaco
as well, and are securely Btuck to tho
leaf by a gummy substance. They are
dull red In color, nnd to the unaided
eye appear smooth and shiny,
about ten days tho eggs hatch.
The young ibugs resemblo tho par
ents In general nppenranco except that
their wings are not yet developed,
they grow older they incrense In size,
shedding their skins, or molting, from
time to time, nnd becoming more ovnl
and of a dull ocliro yellow benenth,
They feed at night ns a rule, coming
forth from their hiding places about
dusk and remaining on tho vines dur
lng tho night. During tho day they
usually hide on the under side of the
leaves.
“An ounce of prevention Is worth a
pound of cure" In this caso especially,
for when squash bugs once get well
started in a field It Is almost Impossi
ble to get rid of them. Inscctldos are,
ns a rule, of but little vnluo. Poisons
would bo of no ubc, ns tho Insect does
not bit the tissue, but sucks the sap
Care ot Our Orchards.
' It must bo admitted that there Is
nothing r i tho farm which may be
made of so much value at so small
cost, nnd which Is so much neglected
by many farmers, as their orchards.
Oftentimes tne very thing they do
had much better not be done. One
thing among the many I will mention
Is bad plowing, that Is, plowing deep
and close up to tho trunks of the trees.
By this proceeding nearly all tho roots
of the tree which run above the bot
tom of the furrow are broken off or
are so marred and bruised as to cause
their ruin. This destroys many of tho
most valuable roots of the tree, they
"being the very ones that take up and
convey the fertilization and a large
part of the sap to the tree top, Its
branches, leaves and fruit.
The effects of this will soon begin
to show In the tree top by a general
appearance of decay. The trees will
make but very little growth, tho ends
of the limbs will begin to die, and soon
whole branches will follow in the
same direction. Tho ill effects of this
practice will last for many years, nnd
it is doubtful whether the orchard will
ever wholly recover from the shock.
'A few repetitions of this operation will
ruin any orchard- beyond recovery.
Tho trees that live on live only In
part; they will grow up In very differ
ent sizes, though nooe will grow large.
This subject was brought very forci
bly to my attention while walking
through the orchard of a friend of
mine which had been plowed In the
way above described. The plowing
of the orchard Is about as necessary
as the plowing of tho corn field, yet
never should be plowed so deep as to
seriously Interfere with the roots of
tho trees. The plow should never go
within two or three feet of the trunk
of the treei but the ground around the
trunk should be thoroughly spaded
up, while all sod, Btones, grass and
weeds should be cleaned away.
It would Ire a —od proceeding to
THE STAGES OP DEVELOPMENT OP TH*,
SQUASH-DUO.
1. Eggs. 2. foung bug, otter seoond
molt. 3 nnd 4. Same, more fully de
veloped. 6. Adult. 0. Head and beak,
side view.
from beneath. So far as has been ob
served those farmers who have sue
cecdol arest In combating the pest aro
those who do not allow any rubbish
to accumulate on or near their squash
fields. Clean culture Is always embar
rassing to the squash bug.
As to remedies, It might be said that
when confined under a tight covering
and exposed to bl-sulphlde of carbon
squash bugs are killed by It. Young
bugs, those less than half grown, aro
much more susceptible than mature
ones.
Pyretheum powder Is not practical
as a remedy against the squash bug.
Although kerosene emulsion Will kill
the old bugs If applied at a strength
of one pint of the emulsion to four
parts of water, It Is not a practical
remedy except In severe cases, os tho
emulsion of this strength would en
danger the plant. The emulsion may
be used with safety, however, at
strength of one part of the emulsion
to nine parts of water, and at this
strength will kill the young bugs,
Bits of bodrds, chips, squash loaves,
etc., placed underneath the vines make
good traps. They should be examined
dally nnd the bugs destroyed. In the
early spring pick tho old bugs from
tBe vines nnd destroy them.—Bulletin
of New York Experiment Station.
It was Voltaire who said:
“People whose bowels are
freed by an easy, regular move
ment every-morning are mild,
affable, gracious, kind. ‘A ‘No’
from their mouth comes with
more grace than a ‘Yes’ from
the mouth of one who is con
stipated.”
Such is Voltaire’s testimonial
to the value of Ayer’s Pills.
J. C. Ayer Company,
practical Chemists, Lowell, Mata.
dyer’s Sarsaparilla
iyer’iPllla
Ayer’s Ague Cure
Ayer*a Hair Vigor
Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral
Ayer* a Comatonc
PENCIL AND PAPER.
They Form s Child's Truest Form ol Every
dsy Diversion.
Somo pads, a box of crayons, fools
cap paper and old picture books which
aro not too good to ho ombollisbod by
childish artists, and liberty to draw
anything tho children please, will as
sist littlo peoplo In tholr Indoor hours.
Tho use of Buch tools touches n child
nicety nnd development. In Mrs.
Louiso Hogan's Interesting volume,
A Sutdy of a Child," oho observes
how progressive In tho caso of the lit
tle ouo there described was the skill
used In using paper and pencil. Many
mothers are too occupied with othor
things to keep a record of tholr chil
dren's enrly artistic efforts, and not
every littlo one who uses pencil nnd
pnper Is destined In after life to be
come a great painter or artist, but tho
ability to draw, to skotch, to show
what one sees with tho oyo by the
work of tho trained fingers, adds a dis
tinct joy to life.
Children need a great deal of varie
ty. By simply keoplng thorn happy
and busy they aro often saved from
fits of temper nnd crossness which
leave them exhausted nnd precipi
tate endless controversies. For the
tempests in the nursery, which some
times raise havoc there, the mother
and the teacher and sometimes the
nurse arq responsible, rather than tho
little ones, who are so rosponslvo to
gentleness and so willing to be good
If only they nro happy. Thero Is a
great deal of difference, of course, In
tho Innate ability of children to em
ploy themselvos, Ouo small person
finds engagements and occupations
for himself, aud rarely comes with
the baffling question, “What shall wo
do now?” Another Is dopondent on
tho suggestions of those-about him,
There nro children who even In tho
nursery show that they are born to
rule, whllo there aro others who aro
born, to follow.
Tho withdrawal of an amusement
when it Senses to be Interesting Is de
sirable, nnd children should not bo
forced to write or draw, or compelled
to keep on with a distateful pursuit
for which thero Is no occasion. The
homely game of gobollnks Is liked by
many little ones, but if they aro very
small somo older persons should bo
present, that ink spots may not como
upon face, hands and clothing. Tho
gobollnk Is a picture mado by letting
a single drop of ink fall upon a sheet
of paper and tfion folding over tho
paper; tho Ink runs In very droll
shapes and forms, about which tho
mother may easily woavo on enter
taining story.—St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat •
About Crow lodloos.
The Grow Indians are gradually dy
ing out chiefly from contagious dis
eases. Thero is but littlo lntcmpcranco
among them. It Is a crime to sell
liquor to an Indian or to bring It up
on tho reservation, and tho law Is
strictly enforced, therefore thoy nro
not In tho habit of drinking except
when thoy wander off tho reservation..
But there Is a groat deal of tuberculo
sis, scrofula and such diseases. These
nro the causos of many of tho deaths.
There wore twenty-two cases of small
pox on tho reservation last year, but
nino of them was fatal, Tho. census of
tbo tribe has just boon taken, showing
a total of 1,941, or B1 loss than last
year. Tho year before tho number foil
off thirty, and that has boon the aver-
ngo docreaso for sovoral yoars. Tho
landlord at tho hotel noar tho reserva
tion says that for sovoral yenrs all his
vegetables and hay have boon fur
nished him by an Indian named Stops,
who hns n good gordon ond produces
good crops. When Indians oome Into
tho agency thoy usually take tholr
rnaals at the hotel, somotlmos fifty or
sixty a day, but tho landlord says thero
Is no monoy In feeding them, because
thoy oat so much. Ho has to pay fif
teen and sovontcon cents a pound for
moats, and evory Indian will oat a
pound or more at a meal. Thoy are
passionately fond of lco cream, nnd
nearly ovory day several call nt tho ho
tel to Inquire If It Is to bo served at
dlnnor. If bo thoy stay. It not thoy
como again,
Oldest Woman’s CoMege In England,
Glrton Is the oldest woman's college
In England. It was started In 1889 by
flvo students who determined to try tbo
Cambridge University examinations.
At Glrton tho girls have two rooms
each. Tho foo for tho college year, In
cluding tuition, board and rent, Is
about a hundred guineas.
How’s Tills?
(Vo off or One Uundrod Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot bo curod by
Kail's Catarrh Cure,
P. J. Cuenev & Co.. Props., Tolodo, O.
feotly honorable In nil business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga
tion mado by tholr Arm.
West .fc Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Tolodo,
Ohio.
Waloiko, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholosale Drug.
glsto, Tolodo, Ohio.
Holl'e Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally
lng directly upon tho blond and mucous
locos of tho oyotom. Price, 75o. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Kali’s Family Pills aro the host.
Plso’s Cure cannot bo too highly spoken of
as a congh euro.—J. W. O'IHunn, 322 Third
Avo. ( N., Minneapolis, Minn,, Jan. 0, 1600.
> quickly ourod by
froe, express paid. D. . Tabor Mfg. Co. Poorla, Ill
Mrs. Wlnslowls'Soothing Syrup for children
toothing, softens tho gums, reduces Inflammo.'
Uon, allays j>a!
Kays pain, cures wind colic. 23c. a bottle.
A Floating Thing,
and somebody ol.o'o every day thereaitor,
Baltimore American.
Tho “cow tree” of Venezuela gives
a fluid resembling, tasting like und
possessing a close chemical affinity to
cow’s milk.
An Icy stare Is not calculated to
make ono coot ; -
Dr. BulPs Cough
flquer^c^t^.^brpnchTtu’ §y J|| p
rippe and consumption. 35c.
Best For the Bowels.
No matter what alls you, headaohe tp a
oauoer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Oasoaxhts help
nature, cure you without a gripe ?r pain,
traduce easy natural movements, cost you
ust 10 oants to start getting your health
mok. Oasoadats Candy Oathortle, the
f ;enulne. put up In metal boxes, every tab-
ot has O.Q.O. stamped on It. Beware of
imitations.
Plaintiff—Well, ray husbund hns developed
schi'ino for tho renonoraiton of tho raoo nnd
for making lifo worth living, and ho is prac
ticing on me.
Tho Doit Presoriptton for GlillW
nnd Fever is a bottle of G nova's Tastelhbs
Chill Tonic. It 1b elraply Iron and quinine In
in. No euro—uo pay. PrloofiOo.
tasieloB* form.
Extremely Important.
Benuot—nave the Chinese made any lmpor
tant discover!es In reooht years?
Nearpass—Why, whyyoBl They havo dlscov-
ed that tho European powers wunt the earth.
dam’s Pepsin Tuttl Frutti.
Almost the Snrao Thing.
Mildred—Havo you ovor boon woood by
Each package of Putnam Fadeless Dyb
colors oltber Silk. Wool or Cotton perleotly
at one boiling. Sold by all druggists.
Kansas Will Golebrntn.
Kansas, In oolobratlon of the fiftieth anlvor-
Bory of her admission into the Union as a ter-
“Look ploasant; look pleasant,’’ nr
photographer, with tho bulb In his ham_.
• “You soom to forget,” replied tho victim,
rgod tho
id.
■mu mmm
for those photo-
HOW WEAK CHILDREN ARE MADE
STRONG, VIGOROUS AND WELL
Mass., have cause
Thomas Hallows, of Beckham St., Globe Village, Fall Elver,
to thank' Dr. Grceno’s Norvura for restoring to hoalth, and
probably preserving tho life of tholr littlo son, Almost from infancy Evorot
Hallows was troubled with indigestion and nervous troubles, nnd nothlm
Boomed to holp him. Finally Dr. Grecne’s Ncnrara wns recommended and trioi
ihauccc — • —• ■••>-•■i,».i
3 la enji
sickly ohll
a
with success. A low bottles wore sufficient to effect a cure, and to-day tho little
ono U enjoying tho best of health. _ By the usd of Dr. ^Greene’s Ncrvura tho
was transformed into a happy, hearty, robust hoy.
for tho
pv Greene's
Norvura
Blood ond
Nerves
Thousands of othor children can thank Dr. Greene and his wonderful
remedy for the strength and health they enjoy. Children to whom it is given
have less sickness, beiter health, better growth, and longer and more vigorous
llvos. Parents shoum realize that it is their duty to givo it toevery child who
is not in perfect health. There are no diseases more dreaded by parents than
fits, epilepsy, and St. Vitus’ dance. Yet no child would be troubled by them
if Dr. Greene’s Norvura wore given when tho first symptoms appear.
OhaHbs L. MoBay, a highly esteemed police
of floor, who resides at 14 Myrtle St., Mow Bedford,
Mass., sayss
** About two yoars ago my little daughter became run down in health and suffered
from Bt. Vitus’ dance. Soon after sho was prostrated by rheumatism, which severely
affoctedhwrlowl *• VRr j 0US ^remedies without obtaining relief, she began taldng Dr.
GrooneHi Norvura blood and! nervo remedy, and experienced immediate benefit. Bbe
continued its uso, and after biking flvo bottles her rheumatism was practically curod. Her
appetite returned, her pains disappeared, she was again able to walk without lameness, her
conond health wan restored, ana she was abld to attend school and to play like other
Dr. Greene’s Nervura, blood nnd nervo remedy,1* .the preacrlptlon and
discovery of the well-known Dr. Greene, of 35 Went 14th Street, New York
City, who Is the most successful specialist In curing all forms of nervous
and chronic complaints, and he can be consulted in any case, free of charge,
personally or by letter.
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m is unusual with “ Five-Cent cigar
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sands of men who have smoked
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S during the last thirty years, because ]
• they are just as good now—in fact,*
• better than when they were first made. •
Three hundred million Old Virginia Cheroots smoked this
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Two New. Brooches.
Two kinds of brooches are being
worn by the smart set Ono is a Louis
XV. basket filled with flowers, tho
basket executed in llneBt of gold cord
work, and the massing of flowers done
in various colored jewels. As a corsage
ornament among laces it is a bewitch
ing thing. The price is 475. The other
goes by the nnma of- the “baroness
pin.” It has a rosacea© form, with
five short gold spikes acros the top,
each spike pearl beaded. Five stones,
form tho rosacene. Two emeralds,
with a centra stone of yellow topaz, its
directly under the half crown of gold*
OP spikes, while below these there ar© 1
two discs of the finest cut steel, with a
smal diamond In the centre of each.
A blue sapphire pendant pear-shaped.
centre below.
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Seed, tho North Carolina crop yielding 80
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