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A * ITEM FOR THE DAIRY,
he reason for not disturbing milk
the cream is rising is a simple
rpjj C C ooling of the milk causes
tents to form in the fluid, the final
0 f which is to deposit the fats at
surface. These little channels are
downward and then upward move-
» { if we disturb the pen or cau,
newly introduced agitation de-
;
, ys these first perpendicular move-
ts and turns them out of their
ict course, and they do not again
i; to former directions, but have
n
limless course, and so the fats are
[a ted from perfect rising.— Ncu>
|i World.
VIRTUES OF SALT.
xperiments to prove the virtues of
in keeping farm crops in a healthy
vigorous condition have been car-
I
;-:'p
APPLYING FERTILIZERS,
the application of fertilizers the
point is to use enough of them,
^_nough is considerably more than
rop will take from tho soil; the
points are to prevent loss by
to provide such a condition of
as to afford, by thorough til-
every aid and help by the natural
■ents—the rain, the atmosphere, and
Hicat of the sun; to prevent the
Ho of the plants vitality by para-
as the various fungi which sap the
Vr of the plants, suoh as tho rusts,
mildews, etc.—in short, to make
of every appliance known to
g§ ,ugh culture of farm crops. Where
■ stock arc kept of course the
ire, or composts made of it, to add
i useful bulk, value, and effective-
i3 to be used as far as it goes; but
■ with manure experieaco has shown
the immediately available and
fertilizers may be added with
effect and profit. Five hundred
100 pounds per acre of the corn-
manures is enough to begin with
r ordinary circumstances, and
r crop should afterward be pro-
1 with at least half this amount.—
York 1'imes.
RAISING PORK.
jheic arc a few things our farmers
1 to forget in the raising of pork,
thing is that slop and dirty dish-
» V are not good enough for hogs,
iher is that corn should never be
lole diet. If pigs were fed more
i milk, clover, and grasses, instead
ie ordinary swill compound, there
d be less danger of sickness and
i better pork. Again, if they
allowed the range of fields, and
ys supplied with fresh water, there
d be more health. Aud last, but
I important, comes tho housing.
It wretched hovels some hogs have!
}y roofs and wide cracks in the
Some people keep their swine in
hogsheads, or perhaps large store-
s. The pen owned by the writer
1 feet long
■ £ and four wide. This is
I ^ne hog only. The whole build-
I iToof and sides, is covered with
i. ry roofing and lining papers, and
1 ^ver hard it is raining, or how
I the snow is, the pen is always
V d
I |to 1Q know warm. It is a great satisfac-
■ that animals are always
I jortable; thrive and, with good feed, hogs
I right along .—American Ag-
urist.
-I SMUT IN (JRAIN SEEDS.
'
1 pe most effectual way to kill the
fite known as the smut, in grain, is
unge the reeds in hot water before
I F la g. The vitality of the seeds ib
|D jured if the water is heated to a
L ‘- temperature. Probably the best
Jto treat the grain is first to plunge
Iwater heated to about 110 degrees,
I F'tien in water heated to 132 deg rees.
jvitality i of the seeds is not injured
v a too sudden chaugo in tern-
ure.
Lreat dea. of our grain seeds have
I I c r less smut in them, and nothing
•ty _
grain can be expected from
P*aated with infected seed. The
• } is always to be on the safe
side by treating all the seeds to a hot
bath before planting. The few spores
of the parasites that might be lurking
in the grain will then be effectually
killed. The farmer can thea rest as¬
sured that, if his grain is smutty, it
comes not from the seed, but from other
causes, such as the weather, soil, etc.
The best way to treat the grain is to
put it in a sack, through which the
water can easily pass. Plunge the sack
in the hot water, and turn it around so
that the water will have a chance to
penetrate the whole mass. Lift the
bag up and plunge it bae'e, then turn
it around again, until fully satisfied
that every kernel ha3 been wet. The
bag should be plunged in cold water
immediately after being taken out of
the hot, and when the grain has cooled
it should be spread out to dry. Such a
process answers all purposes for a small
quantity of grain, but when it is to be
treated on a larger scale another method
might be adopted. Two barrels of
heated water should be supplied, and
the bags plunged into one and then
into the other.
This treatment of the grain can be
done at any time before sowing, but it
should be conducted with care. Water
heated much above 135 degrees would
kill the seeds, and if allowed to cool
off much it would not kill the smut.
The hot-water method, properly ad¬
ministered, always effectually kills the
smut, and increases the germinating
powers of the seeds. The more vigor¬
ous method of killing smut by means
of copper sulphate kills the smut, but
it also invariably injures the seeds.
The simplest aud least expensive
method is thus by far preferable to the
other. A farmer should not sow his
grain seeds without thus giving them a
few dips in hot water, for prevention is
always better than cure .—American
Cultivator.
THE ORCHARD.
One docs not plant an orchard every
year; hence it should be done only
after careful consideration of many par¬
ticulars. And foremost is this: To se¬
lect those varieties which will do best
on your soil. Some fruit trees will
grow and bear well anywhere. Most
will not. The average farmer cau’t
afford to experiment much with varie¬
ties of fruit for his apple orchard, He
must be guided largely by others’ suc¬
cesses and failures. For a general
crop, select those varieties which have
grown well on neighboring lands. Try
a few of the new kinds if you will; but
don’t take too much stock in untried
varieties if you are planting an orchard
for the future.
The old orchard, also needs atten -
tion. Fill up the vacancies in the rows
with new trees, trim up the branches
and cut out the over-abundant growth
of last year. Give the tree, particular¬
ly those that are just coming into bear¬
ing, a shapely, symmetrical appearance.
Dig up the soil around the tree trunks,
scrape off the rough bark and lightly
whitewash the body of the trees, and
cultivate your orchard remembering
that trees, like other ulants, enjoy til¬
lage. — Observer.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Test your seeds before sowing.
Burn all rubbish; use the ashes for
manure.
Start tomato plants early, also early
cabbage.
A little well tilled is more profitable
than much poorly tilled.
Have all seeds and grain for sowing
re idy before time to use.
Don’t plant the wrinkled varieties of
peas till the ground is warm.
Work to havo your dairy the best
paying one in the neighborhood.
Clean out the berry bushes if not al¬
ready done, and give them a dressing
of manure.
In transplanting trees keep the roots
from the wind while they are out of
the ground.
Bring into use every resource of the
farm. Make the farm pay, if you can.
Make every cow do her part.
Some think that cabbage plants,
started where they are wanted to grow
and mature, do better than those started
in beds and transplanted.
If you were so unfortunate as to have
weeds go to seed last year burn them
before plowing the garden and so de-
stroy as many seeds as possible.
It is an old saying, but a true one,
that the reason so many people do not
achieve success is becau.e they are not
willing to do the work to achieve it
How Pins arc Made.
In the former days it took twelve to
fourteen men to make a pin—that is,
there were twelve to fourteen processes in
its manufacture, each of which was per¬
formed separately and by a different
hand. Now, a single machine turns out
a stream of pins at the rate of two hun¬
dred a minute, all ready to be finished.
The wire is prepared by drawing it from
a large coil on a revolving drum through
a hole the size of the pin wanted. The
coil, wound on another drum, is then
suspended at the end of a machine. The
ire passes into the machine through a
hole and a series of iron pegs which keep
it in place and straighten it. A pair of
pincers, moving back and forth, pull it
along and thrust the end thrugh a hole in
a small iron plate, on the farther side of
which a little hammer beats a tattoo on
the end of the wire and so forms the head
of the pin. Next a knife descends and
cuts off the pin to the proper
length. The pin falls into a a
or slot through which the qo
can not pass, and is thus sus-
pended so that the lower or point end
is exposed to the action of a cylindrical and
file, which has both a revolving pin has a
lateral motion. By the time the
passed this file it has a smooth, sharp
point, and is a complete pin so far as
shape is concerned. These rapidity processes that the are
all performed with such
pins fall in a coastant stream from the
end of the machine. They are next put
in quantities into revolving barrels, which
are turned till the pins arc scoured and
cleaned. Next they are boiled in an acid
in which a fine powder of tin has been
put, and they emerge from this bath
white and shining with their new T tin
coat. They are then dried in sawdust,
again shaken in barrels, and dusted. The
machine which sticks the pins upon the
papers on which they are sold is very in-
genius & and simple i in its details. The ma-
(lime , . crimps . the paptl ant , , lO ,, s
the pins are brought up in long push lows, of a
W'hole TOW’ being stuck at one a
leader.
The Most Costly Bridge Ever Built.
There is no doubt, could it be correctly
ascertained, that the Lagong Bridge,
built over an arm of the Chinese Sea,
which is five miles in length, with BOO
arches, seventy feet in height, and seven¬
ty feet broad, all built of stone, and each
pillar supporting the figure of a reclining
lion twenty-one feet in length, aud carved
out of a solid block of marble would be
the most costly bridge ever erected. In
the absence of this information, the Forth
Bridge, recently opened, is the most ex¬
pensive, having cost three and a quarter
millions sterling. The Brooklyn Bridge
comes next, at a cost of two and a half
millions. There are two projected ill be
bridges which, if carried out, w
more costly than that crossing the Forth,
namely, a suspension bridge across the
Hudson River, between New r York City
and the north New Jersey shore, esti¬
mated by the designer, Mr. Lindenthal,
to cost $110,000,000; and the projected the
bridge across the English Channel,
estimated cost of which is $170,000,000.
While the former of these two bridges
will probably ere long be erected, the
enormous expense of the latter will proba¬
bly prevent its ever becoming an accom-
lished fact.
Hot Water to Believe Thirst.
It is a mistake to suppose that cold
drinks are necessary to relieve thirst.
Very cold drinks, as a rule, increases the
feverish condition of the mouth and
stomach, and so create thirst. Expe¬
rience shows it to be a fact that hot
drinks relieve thirst and ’'cool off’’ the
body when it is in an abnormally heated
condition better than ice-cold drinks.
It is far better and safer to avoid the free
use of drinks below sixty degrees; in
fact, a higher temperature is to be pre¬
ferred ; and those who are much troubled
with thirst will do well to try the advan¬
tages to be derived from hot drinks, in¬
stead of cold fluids to which they have
been accustomed. Hot drinks also have
the advantage of aiding digestion, in¬
stead of causing debility of the stomach.
The man who threatens to commit
suicide when he is in low spirits is a safe
enough venture for a life insurance com¬
pany.
Our Hannah Jane.
Our Hannah Jane was thin and weak,
Aud ashv white her lip and cheek,
We often thought—and thought with pain,
“We soon must lose our Hannah Jane.”
With change of doctors, change of air,
She sought of healing everywhere. almost
And, when our hopes were tried last. past,
“Favorite Prescription” at
It gave us joy, it gave us hope.
She ceased to pine, she ceased to mope,
[Pierce’s remedies are sure and true]
Now Hannah Jane is good as new.
Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription is the only
medicine for women, sold by druggists, under
a positive guarantee , from the manufacturers,
that it will give satisfaction in every case, or
money will be refunded. This guarantee has
been printed on the bottle-wrapper, and faith¬
fully carried out for many years.
Dr. Pierce’s Pellets—cleanse and regulate
the stomach, bowels and system generally.
One a dose; purely vegetable.
An article no family should be without— A
marriage certificate.
M. L. THOMPSON & CO., Druggists, Cou-
dersport. Pa., say Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the
best and only sure cure for catarrh they ever
sold. Druggists sell it, 75c.
If a girl knows she is pretty it is not because
any other girl told herso.
Eric Railway.
This popular Eastern Line is running solid
vestibuled trains, consisting of beautiful day
coaches, Pullman sleeping and dm ttg cars.
between Cincinnati, Chicago, New York and
Boston. during the All trains run and via passengers Lake Chautauqua holding
season, off
through tickets are privileged to stop at this
world-famed resort. Be sure your tickets read
via N. Y„ L. E. & W. R. R.
FITS stopped free by Dr. Eline’s Great
Nerve Restorer. No Fits after first day’s
use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and $2 trial
bottle free. Dr. Kline, 931 Arch St., Pmla., Pa
Physicians recommend “Tansill’s Punch.”
Mercury and Calomel.
Injudicious use of mercury in the form of
calomel or otherwise leaves very injurious af¬
ter effects. Much of the distress that afflicts
humanity is due to a too persistent use or this
poison. The various functions of the body be¬
come impaired by its use and even the bones
sometimes become affected, causing aches and
a general feeling of debility and distress. Any-
one who Las used calomel or mercury in any oi
its forms, will do well to follow it up with a
use of Hr. Bull’s Sarsaparilla. This excellent
alterative counteracts the evil effects of mer¬
cury and other mineral poisons. It is com¬
posed of strictly vegetable ingredients, and
there is nothing in its composition that will
harm the most delicate. Good health invari¬
ably follows its use.— -Springfield Health Jour¬
'
nal
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Never buy milk from a dairyman whose
wagon has a c reak in it.
I have been affected with a mercurial head¬
ache and a heavy pain in my liver. I made
use of different sarsaparillas without success
until I gave Bull's Sarsaparilla a trial, three
bottles of which gave me relief. 1 take pleas¬
ure in recommending it as being Louisville, superior Ky. to
other sarsaparillas.— T. H. Owen ,
Strange to say, no man ever gets light unless
he is loose in his habits.
To Bispell folds,
Headaches and Fevers, to cleanse the system
effectually, yet gently, when costive or bil¬
ious, or when the blood is impure or sluggish,
to permanently cure habitual constipation, to
awaken the kidneys and liver to a healthy ac¬
tivity, without irritating or w eakening them,
use Syrup of Figs.
All those who pass through the door to suc¬
cess will find it labeled “push.”
Dr. Bull’s Worm Destroyers are not new and
untried. For thirty years they have stood the
test of usage, and their large sale is due to
merit only.
A prudent man is like a pin—his head pre-
verts him going too far.
You Need It Now
To impart strength and to give a feeling of health
and vigor throughout the system, there is nothing
equal to Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It seems peculiarly
adapted to overcome that tired feeling caused by
<* season, climate or life, and while it tones
11 '", and renovat< *
the blood. We earnestly urge the large army of
Clerks, book-keepers, school teachers, housewives,
operatives and all others who havo been closely eon-
fined during the winter and who need a good spring
medicine to try Hood’s Sarsaparilla nou>. U will
do you good.
‘•Every spring for years 1 have made it a practice
to take from three to five bottles of Hood's Sarsapa¬
rilla, because I know it purifies the blood and thor¬
oughly cleanses the system of all Impurities. That
languid feeling, sometimes called -spring fever,’ will
never visit the system that has been properly cared
for by this never-failing remedy.”—W. H. Law¬
rence, Editor Agricultural Epitomist, Indianapolis.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $3. Prepared only
by C. I. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Maas.
IOO Doses One Dollar
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ENGAGEMENT RINGS,
DIAMONDS,
Fine Watches and Jewelry.
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«? WHITEHALL STREET,
Atlanta.
ELY’S Catarrh
CREAM BALM EPIP1
Cleanses the
Nasal Passages
Allays Pain anti
I nfl a in m ation.
Heals the Sores.
Restores tin
Senses Smell. of Tastt |E Sh
and
USA.
TRY the CURE HAY-FEVER
A particle ie applied Druggists; into each nostril and i* agreeable.
Price 50 cent* at by mill, registered, 60 cts.
ELY BROTHERS, oti Warren Street, New York.
seven itvwraii—^ SCVCHTV
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To cure Biliousness. Sick Headache. Constipation,
Malaria. Liver Complaints, take the sale j
and certain remedy. SMITH’S
BILE BEANS
Use the SMALL SIZE (40 little beans to the hot- !
tie). They are the most convenient; suit all ages.
Price of either site, 25 cent* per bottle.
if (Y IQQINP E O CM IIW at panel 7 size 17. of 70: this Photo-gravure.
(coppers picture for 4
cents or stamps).
J. F. SMITH A CO.. j
Makers of ' ‘Bile Beans. ’' St. Louis, Mo. '
WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.
For BILIOUS & NERVOUS DISORDERS
Such as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Fullness and Swelling after Meals,
Dizziness, and Drowsiness, Cold Chills, Flushings of Heat, Loss of Appetite,
Shortness of Breath, Costiveness, Scurvy, Blotches on the Skin, Disturbed
Sleep, Frightful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensations, &c.
THE FIRST DOSE WILL CIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY MINUTES.
BEECH A MS PIUS TAKEN AS DIRECTED RESTORE FEMALES TO COMPLETE HEALTH.
For Sick Headache, Weak Stomach, Impaired
Digestion, Constipation, Disordered Liver, etc •f
they ACT LIKE MAGIC, Strengthening the muscular System, restoring long-lost Com-
plexion. bringing back the seen edge tbe of appetite, human and frame. arousing with the the best ROSEBUD guarantees OF
HEALTH the whole physical energy of One of SALE
to the Nervous and Debilitated Is that BEECHAM'S PILLS HAVE THE LARGEST OF
ANY PROPRIETARY MEDICINE IN THE WORLD. ,
Prepared iyrmnfistsger%erally. only by TUBS BEECH AM. St. Helena, I.nncaahlre. England. „ . ,
Sold by B. F. ALLEN CO.. 366 and 367 Canal St.. New York,
Sole Agents for the PILLS United RECEIPT States, who of (if PRICE.25ct*. yowr druggist does not keep them) w II. 1. P*webJ MAIL
BEECHAMS on A BOX. i Mextios this
“Oh, So Tired I”
is the cry
of thousands
every Spring.
For that Tired Feeling
take
Ayer’s Sarsaparilla
and recover
Health and Vigor.
It Makes
the Weak Strong.
Prepared by
Or. J. C. Ayer & Co.,
Lowell, Maas.
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Paul and Minneapolis.
Tlie Bent lane lor all Points Nerth and
West and the Pacific Coast.
HOME SEEKERS’ EXCURSIONS!
Reduced Rates of one fare for the round trip have
been made by the Burlington Route to points in
Nebraska, Colorado. North and Wyoming, south Dakota, V . ’
Idaho,Montnna, Minnesota jnu Wis¬
Northwestern consin. Round trip Iowa, tickets May Z()t h, good
on saie
for 30 days. For rates and further information apply
to any ticket agent of the Burlington Houle,
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ARB THE OLDEST FAMILY STANDARD.
A Purely Vegetable Compound, mineral. without Safe
mercury or other injurious Druggists.
and sure always. For sale by all each
Full printed directions for using with
package. Dr. Schenck’s new book on Tha
Lungs, Liver and Stomach SENT FREE. Ad¬
dress Dr, J. H. Schenck & Son, Philadelphia^
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AFTEE ALL OTHERS FAIL
CONSULT DR. l.ORB, 329 North Fifteenth
Wtreet, Philadelphia. Twenty year*' experience
in special diseases; cures the worst cases of Nerroua
Complaints, Blood Poisoning, Blotches, Eruption^
Piles, Catarrh, Ulcers, Sores, Impaired Memory,
Despondency, Dimness of Vision, Lung, Liver,
Stomach, Kidney (Bright's Disease); confidential.
Hr*L'all or write for question list and book.
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Price List of Rug Machines, Rug Patterns, Yarns,
etc., FREE. AGENT!* WANTED.
E. HOBS X CO., Toledo, O.
hUGIE mailt Mill!. Book-keeping, Business Komis,
11 Penmanship, Arithmetic, Short-nand, Circulars etc.,
thorongnly taught by MAIL. free.
Bryant’s College, 4i>7 Maiu St., Buffalo, H. Y.
OPIUM easy HABIT. J. L. CURE STEPHENS, Only In the Certain World. Lebanon,O and I)r.
25 GTS’
dBm ^ I prescribe and fnlly en.
dorse Big <1 as the only
specific of this disease. forthe certain cure
310 G. H.INORAHAY.M. D., Y.
Amsterdam, N.
Era only by the We have sold Big G for
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A.r^V Cincinnatifaction. l
Tr»de^N®B^c.rvl*1.00. - f- *• DT< y,S4? > in.
Sold by Druggists.
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A. N. U Twenty-one, 1890.
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CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS.
Best in Cough Syrup. Sold by Tastes druggists. good, . Use
time.
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