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Flocks That Pay.
It 18 not necessarily tae largest
flock that nets the largest profits, A
smaller one well cared for and freed
from loafers may pile up the net gain
much faster, even if the gross income
should be decrcascd.—Amerigan Cul
tivator.
What Scientific "arming Will Do.
Sclentific. farming Secretary Wil
sßon considers the key to future sue
cess and prosperity. He declares that
it will be no work of magie to double
or treble the production of cotton
per acre, and that the corn, wheat
and many other crops can be in
ereased by one-half per acre within
& quarter of a century and then not
reach the limit. He says that one
fourth of the dairy cows do not pay
for their feed and that more than
one-half of them pay no profit, e
predicts that the egg production per
hen will be increased by at least a
dozen a year within a generation.
e Vat For Scalding Hogs.
A very good vat for heating water
for scalding hogs can be made in the
following manner: Take two two by
twelve planks and cut them so they
are six feet on one edge and five feet
two inches on the other edge. These
form the sides of the vat, For the
ends take two pieces two by twelve,
each plank three feet long. About
three inches from each end of the two
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sides cut a groove across two inches
wide and three-quarters of an inch
deep for the end of the sides to fit,
Holes should be bored at top and
bottom for half-inch bolts across the
ends to hold the sides in position.
The bottom of the vat is made of
sheet jron nailed to the boitom and
on to the vat. The vat should be
long enough to cowe around both
ends and fasten at top and, also,
should be wide enough to come up
the sides for two or three inches.
Three irons, one and one-half inches
thick and one inch wide are passed
under the tank and used to support
the bottom. They are shown at AAA,
These should come up at least four
inches at the side, } ot
A trench eight feet long, twenty
inches wide, fifteen inches deep,
should be dug and the vat placed over
it. The trench should be dug so that
the wind has a straight draught under
the vat. Il the vat two-thirds full
of water. The scraping bench should
be set against the side of the vat. \
Light chains, each abeut eight feet
long, are used to lower and raise the
hog into the water. These chalnsl
should be fastened at the edge of the
seraping bench and should be placed
about two feet six inches apart, By
placing these chains above the vat,
says Prairie Farmer, the hog can be
lowered into the water, and when
scalded, can be readily remoycd, .
E Time to Study Up Fertilizer.
' Winter is the time for attending to
the fertilizers. Says a well informed
writer: “So far as possible, manure
should be drawn out in winter as fast
as made. Where it is thrown in
heaps, as from horses’ stables, or
made in barn basements, it will use
ually be unfrozen while the ground
is covered with snow. It is easier
both for team and pitcher to draw
manure on a sleigh than on a wagon,
80 that winter is the best time for
doing this work, aside from thus
helping to get one heavy job out of
the way as far as possible before
plowing commences."—Weekly Wit
ness,
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f Dairy Rules, . |
The lesson is this, says a dairyman:
Break away from old traditions and
customs; select a dairy breed that
suits you best and stay by that breed;
do mot change; grade up the best
cows that you have; test and discard
the poor and worthless cows; have a
standard to line up to; do not be
afraid of a certain amount of line
breeding to fix heredity; don’t mix
the breeds; depend upon the sire and
his breeding to advance the merit of
a herd; do not change sires very
often; breed for good health; be thor
ough; feed for milk and not beef
making; be sanitary; be a dairy stu
dent; don’t get finicky, and the dairy
of the future will be the wonder of
the world.—Weekly Witness.
Wash For Trees,
A successful fiuit grower says that
& good wash to prevent rabbits from
gnawing fruit trees is made by mix
ing lime, carbolic acid and sulphur
with a little copperas. Take a bucket
the size of a common water bucket,
Place therein a tablespoonful of car
bolic acid and as much sulphur and
copperas with some kind of soap. If
<onvenient, a handful of any home
made soap, then add a little water
and enough rock lime to make a good
whitewash. The lime and whitewash
and the carbolic acid are the im-
Jortant ingredients, while the others
‘may be dispenced with, although they
are a help. This can be quickly ap
plied and is an effective remedy, for
the rabbit is very gutldl% about
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what he eats, and he dislikes the
smell of such concoetions.—Farmers’
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New Red Clover Found.,
The, Bureau of Plant Industry has
been experimenting with a new form
of red clover which czame from the
black goil region of Russia. The plant
is practically hairless and therefore
does not hold dust like the common
red clover,
For this reason it believed that it
will make a better forage plant for
horzes, gince it will be much less like
1y to causge heaves and will be cleaner
and more convenient to handle.
Bloating in cattle is perhaps due in
part to the presence of hairs on com
mon clover. If this be true the trou
ble would be obviated by feeding
them the new hairless Orel clover.
Another objection to the common
red clover is that it matures much
earlier than timothy, with which it is
usually sown. It is thus impossible
to harvest the mixture at a time when
the full value of both the clover and
timothy can be obtained.
The new Orel clover matures two
weeks later than the common red
kind, or at the same time with the
timothy, and at a season when the
farmer’s attention is not so impera
tively demanded for his corn and also
at a time when in most of the clover
belt the weather is more favorable
for harvesting the erop without in
jury by rain.—Farmers’ Home Jour
nal, ; AR
' Teeding Milch Cows, ™ -
Mileh cows require different feed
than beef cattle, You should not feed
much fat forming foods, as your cows
will lay on fat instead of producing
milk. Feed more silage or roots in
the winter.
Dally feed for a thousand pound
cow: Forty pounds of silage, seven
pounds clover hay, eight pounds of
grain. The cows that are soon to
freshen should be fed on succulent
feed, such as silage or roots, bran, lin
seed meal with a little oats. Keep
the bowels open and do not feed very
heavy on grain just before or after
calving,
After calving give bran mashes and
warm the drinking water for a few
days. Allow the calf to suck for
about two days and then feed the
mother’s milk from a pail for about
two weeks, about three quarts twice
a day; after that reduce it with skim
milk or water so that at the end of the
fourth week the calf will be getting
‘all skim milk or half whole milk and
half warm water with some reliable
'ltock tonic to aid digestion. Keep a
supply of good clover or alfalfa hay
within regch and also some ground
oats, with a little linseed meal mixed
with it.
After the calf eats the ground feed,
gradually get him used to eating
whole oats, as this is the best feed
for him up to six months old,
The heifer should not be bred
until fifteen or eighteen months old,
—Dr. David Roberts, Wisconsin State
Veterinarian,
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An Arrangement For Storing Shelled
Corn.
Storage for shelled corn is a condi
tion that does not have to be provided
for in some sections: but, as it seems
to be rapidly coming to the front in
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others, R. H. Mitchell sends to Coun
try Gentleman the accompanying il
lustration of an arrangement to meet
this need, sußmitting it for what it
may be worth.
As may be seen, it is a bin with a
slanting floor, having cracks perhaps
an eighth of an inch in width, divided
into compartments by hollow parti
tions. A trough, A, makes it con
venient to shovel up the corn. The
partition B, the end C and the sides
D and E should also be slats an
eighth of an inch apart. The divisions
B could be made of two-inch furring
strips nailed on both sides of the same
for battens.
The width of each compartment
would have to be determined by ex
periment, but probably eight inches
would be about right. Of course, the
depth and height would be a matter
of convenience.
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No Art in Fortune-Telling,
A fortune-teller is a clever obsery
er. Every one of us is born ¢o a cer
tain type, and any experienced person
can detect if we are imaginative, dull,
nhervous or sluggish and make a fair
story of our future, It is guesswork,
Wise Advice.
Learn to unlearn what you have
learned amiss,—ltalian Proverp,
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Unfair Appropriations of Congress,
A glance at the annual appropria
tions by Congress shows how respon
sive that body is to publie elamor and
how surely any interest or locality
will suffer if it remains passive, KFore
ty millions are appropriated for riv
ers and harbors becauge shipping in
terests, usually in the name of the
farmers, clamor for it. Periodically
the bars are thrown down and great
things break into the pension pasture.
Every Congressman feels his record
is not complete unless he can get one
or more public buildings in his dis
trict. So towns of 5000 population
and upward quite often have an im
posing postoffice. In many instances -
suitable guarters could be rented as
one to two per cent. of the cost of
the building and the ground it stands
upon, s
Out of the $lO per capita, the ag
gregate amount collected for al’ gov
ernmental purposes, only ten cents
is expended directly to benefit the
farming industry, exclusive of rural
mail delivery. If this item were add--
ed the amount would be increased to
forty-eight cents,
For war and war preparations the
annual charge is over %4,
The ultimate success of our coun
try more than anything else will be
measured by the highest possible de
velopment of agriculture and the
means of reathing the market with
its products. With its measly appro=-
priation of §9,000,000 the Depart
ment of Agriculture wunder Hon.
James Wilson is doing wonders in
promoting scientific farming. ;
The appropriation for this work is
the best investment the Government
ever made, and it will yield to the
present and coming generations un
told benefits. It has added and will
add a thousand fold to the wealth of
the nation. There sesms to be only
one or two opportunities for the Gov
ernment to score an equal success and
the most important of these is the
building of good roads. In this great
work of supreme importance the Gov
ernment need only to assist to the
extent of twenty-five or thirty per
cent. The States and the respective
townships will do the rest. It will |
hearten the people to the task and
make speedy success sure,
On rural mail delivery the outlay |
is now $35,000,000 per vear, With
good roads it is estimated the routes |
could be extended twenty to twenty- |
five per cent.” In other words a car
rier now making twenty-four miless
per day could with good roads more
easily make twenty-nine or thirty
miles. This would mean a saving of
at least $7,000,000 a year on this
service alone. The growth of the ser
vice is such that in a few years the
cost will probably be $50,000,000 per
year, when the waste due to bad
roads will increase to $10,000,000.
If the Government can afford to ine
vest money in postoffices to save a
loss of two per cent. paid in rent,
why should it not invest on the same |
basis to improve post roads (the high
ways used for mail delivery) which
is a necessary adjunct of the service? ‘
Will some Congressman please ane
swer? - 1
Roads in Liberia,
The absence of railroads and other
transportation facilities has been a
big drawback to the prosperity of
Liberia. Without railroads, and there
are none to speak of in Liberia, it is
impossible to operate mines with suc
cess, no matter how rich a country
may be, and that's the trouble. All
kinds of minerals can be found, but
as roads are lacking the riches of the
country remain undeveloped.
The aborigines who travel over the
land give themselves no concern
‘about obstacles on the roads. They
cut down trees and allow them to
remain where they fall, and do not
think of removing them unless com=
pelled to do so by a commissioner,
They prefer to climb over or go
around an obstruction rather than to
remove it, and they would rather
swim a stream than cross by bridge.
‘The natives claim that by leaving ob
structions in the roads or paths they
render them more difficult for their
enemies, and the ignorant Liberians
look on foreigners as their enemies,
—Washington Post.
Molasses as a Road Maker,
Strange materials are being tested
as road materials in various parts of
the country, Among the most curi
ous roads is one surfaced with waste
molasses, It is a very cheap by-prod
uct of the great cane sugar and beet
sugar refineries. The color is near
1y black, and it is about as thick and
sticky as tar. It can be bought at a
lower price than coal tar, and in
greater quantities, and is used in the
same way, mixing with oils, limewat
er, rock dust, earth and sand. A half
mile stretch of this peculiar road is
being laid near Newton, Mass., Its
actual working qualities are yet to be
determined.—American Cultivator,
In Scarecrow's Pocket, |
On an allotment garden at Ashe
bourne, Derbyshire, England, robins
built and reared a nest of young ones
in the breast pocket of a scarecrow,
Color of the Solar Orb. J
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simple waists as this one are in con
stant demand. They suit both the
separate skirt and the entire gown
and they are altogether satisfactory.
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sleeves of the earlier season quite up
] to-date. In the illustration crepe de
-~ chine is combined with bands of satin
and with yoke of embroidered net,
but all the many fashionable ma
terials that are thin and soft are ap
propriate. For the trimming: any
banding can be used, and for the Yoke
lace, tucked net, fancy net and plain
net all are appropriate.
The walst is made with a fitted
l lining and on this lining is arranged
' the yoke and the tucked front and the
backs. The sleeves also are made
with foundations and these founda
tions are faced to form the deep cuffs
when the full length is used. :
- The quantity of material required
‘for the medium size is three vards
twenty-four, one and three-fourth
yards thirty-two, or one and one-half
_yards forty-four inches wide, with
five-eighth yard of all-over lace for
the yoke, two yards of velvet ribbon,
Or one yard of all-over lace when the
long sleeves are used. :
Newest Paris Sleeves, '
The vexed question as to the cor
rect sleeve length has been answered
by.one French modiste with no un
*oertain voice. “Sleeves are to be
" long, so long that not only are the
relbown covered, and eke the wrists,
but the points must fall right over
}}the knuckles, and in some instances
there are actually concealed thumb
[ holes in the cuffs, through which the
" thumbs may be passed in order that
' they may help to keep the sleeves
Lflo\m to their fullest extent,”
| Latest Hat Flowers.
. Pond lilies are the latest hat flow
}'ers. It will be found a very con
venient arrangement and at the same
time heighten the illusion if the
crown is made of looking glass.
- High Boots of Suede.
The last touch in footgear is a well
fitting, buttoned boot that extends
nearly to the knees. It is of black
suede, with a substantial sole, and is
fastened up the side with small, black
buttons, like a legging.
Sheath Fitting Petticoat.
The closely fitting petticoat is the
one in greatest demand just now, and
here is a model that is adapted to
lingerie materials, to silk_and to all
skirtings. It can be made with or
without the flounce, as more or less
flare is desired at the lower edge, and
it can be made with or without the
yoke, so that it provides for a number
of styles. In the illustration nainsook
is trimmed with embroidery, but the
petticoat with the dust rufle only
will be found very satisfactory for
wear beneath many of the new gowns,
this dust rufle being of the material
or of the embroidery, as liked. For
dresses of the thinner sort, however,
the flounce is apt to be necessary.
The petticoat is made in seven
gores. The dust ruffle is joined to
the lower edge, the flounce is finished
with the ruffle and the two are ar
ranged over the petticoat.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is eight and five
eighth yards twenty-four, five and
one-eighth yards thirty-six, or four
and 7tflree-elghth yards forty:four
inches wide, with four yards of em
broidery five inches wide for the frill.
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Wistaria Hairpins.
Because panne velvet and satin
hats in the alluring color of wistaria
are fashionable, there are good-look
ing hatpins in this pale violet color.
‘They have long, slender heads, as
have their rivals, the amber ones,
Short Gloves Are in Fashion,
There will be a smaller demand for
long gloves this season than for some
time. The reason is that all sleeves
are long except for balls and large
dinners.
THE WORK OF A GOOD MAN,
What Dr. B. M. Woolley is Doing ¢or
the Suff rers From thg Use of
Opium and Whisky.
The works of a good man i{ve after 1,1,
He enjoys the blessings and distine:i,ysq
they entitle him to in this world, and g
for bim a home in etornity. It i 3 the njs.
sion of every livinx soul to do some g od,
to benefit humanity in some way, Noi.
withstanding this fact, how few look upoy
life in this manner.
A few now and then, here and thers rou).
ize this great responsibiiity, aund dey.tg
their lives to the salvation of’ their fallny.
men. One of the mosb @nspicuous exan.
ples of this character in Atlanta is Dr.B. 3,
Woolley. Hsis a man noted for his Chris.
tian integrity and fair dealing, being an 019
and highly esteemed citizea of ANanta, anq
having buiit up a reputation among his
home folks as a specialist in the cure of the
opium and whisky habits thai i 3 of tho
highest character. Although he has haq
years of experience in the tr atment of
these dreadful diseases, he is yet an ardent
student and studies the science of his pro
fession with as much diligence as if he were
only just entering the profession.
Opium and whisky are two of the most
powerful, and when improperly used, the
most life-destroying medicines in the world,
and to know how to extract or eradicate
the effacts of these drugs from the luman
body is an art te which Dr. Woolley can
truthfully lay claim. As evidence he simply
refers to his hundreds of patients who have
been thoroughly and soundly cured. Being
«a man of scholarly attainments, he has pre
pared a work on opium and whisky, and
their effects upon the human eonstitutjon.
In this work he has testimonials of peopls
whom he has successfully traated and per
manently cured, This book w:ll be mailed
free of charga to your address if you will
only send Dr. Woolley a letter asking for it,
If you are not afflicted with the opium or
whisky disease, probably you know of a
friend or have a relative who is. If you will
kindly send their names or inform them of
Dr. Woolley’s ability, he will take pleasure in
sending them any information they may de
sire. Address, Dr. B. M. WoOLLEY, Atlanta,
Ga. Sanitarium, 221-323 Whitehall Street,
HIS IDEA OF GETTING WORK.
Kind Old Lady—‘Have you ever
made an effort to get work?”
Beggar—'‘Yes, -ma’am. Last month
I got work for two members of my
family, but neither of them would
take it.”—lllustrated Bits.
There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors prenounced it a loeal disease
and ]inmcribedr) local remedies, and by con
stantly hfl"’f ‘to cure with loeal treatment,
zronouncedx incurable. Science has proven
Jatarrh to be a censtitutienal disease, and
therefore requires econstitutional treatment.
Ifo.}l’n Catarrh Cure, manufactured :{ BT,
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only con
stitutional ctffeonthe ronrket, It is takenin
ternally m doses frem 10 drops toa teaspoon
ful. 1t acts dix;ec@tly:, on the b}ood and mucous
surfrces dg;w'm N’.’l_}\._ev,_gtger ore hun
dred dollg afly case itdails t 6 cure. Send
for cireulars ag testimonials. Address F.J.
CHEXRFY | ~ toledo, O.
Seld by D ista, 75e.
Take Fall's Family Pills for constipation,
Pure Democracy.
Scene—Country hensge.
Characters—Mr, - and Mrs. John
Jackson, Mies Jackson, aged 22; John,
Jr., aged 18; Miss Mabel, 16; Tom,
14; Ruth, 9; Willie, 4.
Time—After morning prayers.
Pa Jackson—The. family will please
come to order for the business of the
day.
John, Jr—Mr. Chairman, I move
that Ruth act as secretary.
‘Willie—Tl second the motion. 8
Pa—All in favor say aye. gt
Family (in chorus)—Avye!
~ Fa—Now to business. What akout
‘ dinner and supper? v
‘ Ma (timidly)—There’s not much
money in the pocketbook,
Little Tom—l move we have a tur
' key dinner.
Ma (excitedly)—But the money-—
where-—how ?_
Little Ruth (interrupting enthusias
tically)—l second Tommy's motion.
Ma—B\xt—-—ebilt-—-—
Miss Jackson—l rise to a pcint of
order. Ma has no right to “but” in.
Question! Question!
Pa—All in favor of turkey for din
ner will please say aye.
The Family (except Ma, in chorus)
—Aye!
Is this ideal democracy?—New Am
stel Magazine,
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IN A BAD WAY.
First Toller—My doctor ordered
me to drink beer for insomnyer.
Becond Toller—Can’t you sleep,
then?
Flrst Toller—Only at night.—Wina.
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THEN AND Now ;
Complete Recovery From Coffee Ills.
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L z}mt nine years ago my daugh
vel:ge - ncoflee drinking, was on the
€rvous prostration,” writes
:oi-a:::l::lle lady. “She was confined
% 08t part to her home,
towZV::n she attempted a trip down
00l © Wwas often brought home in
cab and would be prostrated for
days afterward.
“On the advice of her physician she
Bave up coffee and tea, drank Postum,
and ate Grape-Nuts for breakfast,
begisul:;eln liked Postum from the very
8 and we soon saw improve
;‘l’l?‘;n;r&-day she is in perfect health,
er of five children, all of
Wh'?m are fond of Postum.
o ti&:eh:; riflcovered, is a member
cluk, Noler arity organizations and a
glve' Postng an o‘mee in each. We
credit for l:lm i| g
o er recovery,” |
There’s a Reagon.”
Crfeakme hfliven by Postum Co., Battle
) ch. Read, “The Road to
Wellville,” in pkags.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest,