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AMD Chicks in the Garden. The small chicks can run in the garden just as well as not. They will do no damage and the vermin they will pick up will help the gar den. Place the coops or brooders alongside the garden fence and make a few openings through the fence to admit the chicks. They are 4safe while in the garden, too.—Farmers’ Home Journal. Remedy For the Worms. A small striped worm has been cut ting the young corn off, after it is a few inches high. I would like to know what it is.—A. J. It is one of the climbing cut worms. It is too late to treat him, he has disappeared; but another season you can kill him by soaking some clover leaves in water saturated with Paris green, and scattering them around in the part of the field where the worms are at work. They will eat the clover leaves and die.-—lndiana Farmer. Comfort For Hens. The hen that is kept under com fortable conditions will produce more eggs that if given no care in that respect. Cool quarters at night in summer correspond with warm quar ters in winter; that is, it is comfort that assists in securing desired re sults. The material used on the floor and in the nests should not be bulky. Cut straw makes not only excellent nests, but provides jitter for the floor of the poultry house, and assists in keeping it clean. When grain is thrown in cut straw, as litter, the hens will work and scratch in it in dustriously.—Farmers’ Home Jour nal. Hay For Hens. Possibly there are fine bits of pea hay, or hay from alfalfa, or clover, lying about in the barn. If these are soaked up with hot water, they will make happy hens and aid the egg business. Do not feed the hay wet. Use just enough water to moisten the leaves and see what a nice color they become. If desired, bran can be added to the hay to dry it and to sup ply more egg feed. Cornmeal may also be used with the hay. Do not feed long bits of hay and do not fail to feed it in clean troughs. Have the mixture as cool as blood temperature before feeding it. Progressive Farmer. Ropy Milk. Concerning this trouble, which is caused by an outside germ which gees into the milk after it is drawn, Pro fessor Farrington recommends the following: The best way to overcome this trouble is to carefully wash the cow’s udder and brush her legs, afterwards drying both with a clean towel; then the milker should wash his hands, thoroughly steam the pail into which he milks, and after throwing away the first streams of milk drawn, milk the cow with dry hands into this clean pail. The milk should he protected as carefully as possible from dust, and -then strained into cans, in which it is to be transported, or in which it is set for cream rising. The strainer cloth, carrying cans and sep arator, if one is used, should be given an extra washing and scalding in or der to destroy any of these germs which have been the cause of the ropy milk. There is no doubt that this trouble may be overcome in this way and the success one has in doing ■t will depend entirely upon how carefully he brokets the milk from toe germs, which must get into the mUk that s drawn from the cow. Drag. Drag. If your road is soft or rough, Drag, brother, drag; Once or twice will be enough Drag, brother, drag; Wheels won't sink into a rut, Every time you strike a cut Teams won’t worry if you’ll but Drag, brother, drag. ’Twon’t take long to fix your road, Drag, brother, drag; If you’d pull a oigger load, ; Drag, brother, drag; It means dollars in the end, Saved on teams and wagons, friend, So to this your best ear lend— Drag, brother, drag. —Paw Paw (Mo.) Bazoo. And “if at first you don’t succeed,” Drag, brother, drag; And once or twice don’t fill the need, Drag, brother, drag; When a shower of rain has passed, { And the sun shines out at last, While the roads are drying fast, Drag, brother, drag. j Every time you drag the road, Drag, brother, drag; The lighter to your team the load, Drag, brother, drag; It will pay you every time, Just to see your horses smile, As they quickly trot a mile, Drag, brother, drag. * And “Gabe” will come along and see, Drag, brother drag; Just how a good road ought to be, Drag brother, drag; V\ hen he gets home he’ll take his pen, And write you up the best of men. And you’ll be mighty famous then (?), Drag, brother, drag. —P spublican Press, Butler, Mo. The Top Notch Farmer. That farmer or stockman who han dles the best stock and feeds the best is the top notch farmer, the one that gets the most out of the business, and you never hear him growling around and saying that there is nothing to be made in farming. There are a few of this kind in nearly every commun ity, model farmers, whom we would all do well to follow. Right here let me state that most of us would be greatly benefited for our business if we would spend more of our time with our neighbors and these model farmers. Probably the workings of one of these farmers, with whom the writer has had considerable dealing in the capacity of a live stock trader, would be of interest to the readers. My first deal with him was for his spring fed hogs and they were so good that I reached higher than usual for them. These hogs were fine blooded Polands and they all looked the same age and as if they were all out of the same mold. They were real fat and toppy, the kind that any man ought to he proud of. And he was proud be cause lie produced the best in the neighborhood and received the top price. He says that when lie began with them he was surprised that they kept in fine fix and fattened on so much less feed than the nondescript type that was so common. No other kind for him now. I happened around again in time to buy the next litter and they were fine. He had another litter, just come, of the same type and all about the same age. The sire cost a lot of money, but it was well spent, for he was a fine indi vidual. His brood sows were selected mothers, gentle, large and long. The other stock on the farm was of the same good quality. The horses and mules were of a type that at tracted buyers and included a high priced harness mare and the toppy mule colts of his own raising. His cattle showed good judgment in the selection, and the cows for home use numbered only two, but I have seen half a dozen that altogether could not make such a fine showing in milk and butter. Besides furnishing his table with such fine dairy products, enough was sold to meet most of his store bills. In the production of lambs and wool he ranked well up towards the front, for he had tried to make up for whatever was lacking in the qual ity of his ewes, in extra care and feeding. Most of the ewes in t'%3 section are from the mountain coun ties and with good care and feeding may be made to produce toppy lambs. Our model farmer uses good sires, feeds IPs ewes at lambing time, and together with blue grass, he is able to produce lambs that are toppy. So much for the stock. The farm is made to produce feeds nearly all to gether, but wheat must figure in the rotation and it is of good enough ; quality to sell for seed wheal at about , twenty cents premium. The corn, though used for feeding only, is of the same good quality.—E. W. Jones, in Agricultural Epitomist. Ambassador Tower’s Popularity. At the Philadelphia Club a Phila delphian adverted to Charlemagne Tower’s great popularity with the Kaiser and the German court. “Mr. Tower has a pretty wit. My sister, who lives in Berlin, tells me that the Kaiser, inviting Mr. Tower to dine with him informally, called him in the invitatioi ‘the most engaged man iii Berlin.’ Mr. Tower in his reply said: ‘The most engaged man in Berlin will be but too happy to dine , with the most engaging one.’ ’ 9 Progressive Winnipeg. Statistics show that Winnipeg Is flow the fourth largest manufactur ing city of Canada, and those who have studied the benevolent econo mic conditions which must control her future see a repetition of the history of St. Louis or Chicago be fore the capital city of Manitoba. In 1.902 the city of Winnipeg had a population of 48,411;. at the open ing of the present year the official figures were 118,000. In that same year five years ago the total assessa ble property of the city amounted to $28,615,510, and in 1907 had jumped to $106,188,000. In the same space of time the bank clearings increased from $188,370,000 in 1902 to $599,667,- 000 in 1907. —Cement Age. The Best Hammers. In a recent address before the Utica Chamber of Gommierce Sec retary Cortelyou told the story of a manufacturer of hammers in central New York, who, having been asked how long he had made hammers, re plied: “I have made them for twen ty-eight years.” “Well, then,” said the questioner, “you ought to be able to make a pretty good hammer by this time”. “No sir,” was the old manufacturer’s reply, “I never made a pretty good hammer. I make the best hammers in the United States.” A SIMPLE SAFEGUARD IN BUY ING PAINT. t Everybody should know how simple and easy it is to avoid all uncertainty in buying paint materials. There are many so-called white leads on the market, which contain chalk, zinc, barytes, and other cheap adulterants. Unless the property owner takes ad vantage of the simple means of pro tection afforded him by reliable white lead manufacturers, he runs great risk of getting an inferior and adul terated white lead. It is to protect the paint-buyer against fraud and adulteration that National Lead Company, the largest makers of genuine Pure White Lead, place their famous “Dutch Boy Paint er” trademark on every keg of their product, an absolute guarantee of its purity and quality. Anyone who wants to make a practical test of white lead, and who wants a valuable free book about painting, should address Na tional Lead Company, Woodbridge Bldg., New York, and ask for test equipment MAKING BELIEVE. “Your wife seems to be in some trouble.” “She seems to be, but sbe isn’t. Things are going so well with us now that the best she can do is to pretend.” Louisville Courier-Jour nal. To Drive Out Malaria and Build Uj the System Take the Old Standard Grotk’s Tast*- lkss Chill. Tonic, You know what yon are taking. The formula is plainly printed on every bottle, showing it is simply Qui nine and Iron in a tasteless form, and the most effectual form. For grown people and children. 50c. She Overtook Him. Intently the judge listened -to the man’s story. The man was the -plain tiff and had charged his wife with cruel and abusive treatment. He was a small man and his wife —well, it was at least evident that the charge rested on a basis of possibili ty. After the plaintiff had finished his testimony the judge decided to ask a question. “Mr. Frouble,” said he, “where did you meet your wife, who has treated you this way?” “Well, judge,” returned the man, somewhat meekly, “you see, it’s this way. I never did meet her. She just kind of overtook me.” ECZEMA CURED. J. R. Maxwell, Atlanta, Ga., says: “I Buffered agony with a severe case of ecze ma. Tried six different remedies and was in despair, when a neighbor told me to try Shuptrine’s tettebine. After using $3 worth of your tettebine and soap I am completely cured. I cannot say too much in its praise.” Tettebine at druggists or by mail 60c. Soap 25c. J. T. Shuptbine, Dept. A, Savannah, Ga. CONVINCING HIMSELF. “Only fools are certain, Tommy; wise men hesitate.” “Are you sure, uncle?” “Yes, my hoy; certain of it.”—The Tatler. Hicks* Capudine Cures Headache, Whether from Cold, Heat, Stomach, oi Mental Strain. No Acetanilid or dangerous drugs. It’s Liquid. Fleets immediately. 10c., 25c., and 50c# at drug stores NOTHING OPERATIC. “We met brigands in Bulgaria.” “That must have been romantic.” “It might well have been, but, as it happened, it wasn’t. We had no tenor to sing a sole of greeting.”— Pittsburg Post. THREE CURES OF ECZEMA. Woman Tells of Her Brother’s Terri ble Suffering—Her Grandchild and Another Baby also Cured— Cuticura Proved Invaluable. “My brother had eczema three different rummers. Each summer it came out be tween his shoulders and down his back, and he said his suffering was terrible. When it came on the third summer, he bought a box of Cuticura Ointment and gave it a faithful trial. Soon he began to feel better and he cured himself entirely of eczema with Cuticura. A lady in In diana heard of how my daughter, Mrs. Miller, had cured her little son of terrible eczema by the Cuticura Remedies. This lady’s little one had the eczema so badly that they thought they -would lose it. She used Cuticura Remedies and they cured her child entirely, and the disease never came back. Mrs. Sarah E. Lusk, Coldwater, Mich., Aug. 15 and Sept. 2, 1907.” INFORMED. “Can I sell you a set of books on the ‘Requirements of Modern Life?’” “Nix. I know what the require ments of modern life are: advertising and push.”—Louisville Courier-Jour* nal. Household Matters. Bride’s Cake Icing. Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, then add gradually one pound confectioner’s sugar, beating all* the time. Beat until the mixture will not run "when spread and then add flavoring and a few drops of ul tramarine or indigo blue. Mix care fully so it will not streak. This blue is harmless and not only makes the bride’s cake a snowy white, but keeps it from taking on that yellowish tinge that frosting is apt to get in time. — New York Telegram. Fruit Cake Hint. Always steam fruit cake; you will not have to worry about your oven being too hot or there being a hard crust on your cake. Put on your boil er, being sure there is a good fire; put bricks in the bottom, so as to bring your cake about the centre of the boiler. Invert a tin on the bricks, set your cake on this, cover with an other tin, so the steam can not drip on the cake. Keep the water at boil ing point and steam three hours. Set in a slow oven one-half hour. —In- dianapolis News. Potato Klosse. Mix with three-fourths pound mashed potatoes one pound bread soaked in milk, a few finely minced chives and one tablespoonful flour. Season with salt and a small quantity grated nutmeg and stir in three w r ell beaten eggs. Work the mixture until quite smooth, then divide into por tions with a tablespoon, making the mark of the spoon on each as fin ished. Have ready a saucepan of boiling water, throw in the balls and cook ten minutes. Cut two or three slices of bacon into small pieces and fry crisp and brown. Put the potato balls on a hot dish, garnished with the bacon; pour the bacon fat over them and serve very hot.—New York Tribune. Green Pea Puree. Simmer gently for one hour and a haif a pound of lean lamb and a slice of bacon in one quart and a half of w r ater. Add a sprig of mint, a tea spoonful of minced onion,'salt and pepper to taste, and a quart of green peas. Simmer one-half hour, then press through colander. Make a rich white sauce, using a tablespoonful of flour and a heaping tablespoonful of butter, with one -cup and a half jpi hot milk. Add salt, pepper and su gar to taste, then the prepared peas; gently bring to a bcil and serve hot. Dried or split peas may be soaked over night then cooked until tender (it may take several hours), then pressed through a colander and treated like the fresh peas. New York Telegram. ffUSLTS FOR.. THE. I H~O U S E K E E PErJ If a cork is too large for a bottle, soak it in boiling water for half hour; this will make it so soft and supple that it can easily be pressed into the bottle. Dirty finger marks on light paint may be quickly taken off by rubbing them with a bit of clean flannel dipped in paraffin and then with a clean soft cloth. Egg cups or / 'dishes stained with egg should not be washed in hot soda w r ater, as it makes the stain harden. If placed in cold water, the stains will come off quite easily. Common alum melted in an iron spoon over hot coals forms a strong cement for joining glass and metals together. It is a good thing for hold ing glass lamps to their stands. Squares of cheese that are left over should be dried and grated. A deli cious flavor is given to soups, salads and vegetables by sprinkling a little cheese on the top just before the con coction is taken from the fire. To iron table linen dampen very thoroughly and evenly, then fold and wrap in a heavy cloth. Use heavy irons, first on the wrong side until partly dry, then on the right side until dry. Glasses which have held milk should never be washed in warm wat er while the dregs of the milk still cling round the edges. If the glass is first rinsed out in cold water it can safely be washed in warm water. To remove grass stains from white material rub the spots thoroughly with soft soap and baking powder. Let this remain on for twenty min utes, then wash well and put in the sun to bleach. If tinware is so badly stained that whitening will not*, clean it, make a weak solution of oxalic acid and wat er, dip a bit of soft rag in it, rub the article with it, and dry it with whit ening on a cloth. To clean bronzes wash with pulver ized whiting or powdered saffron un til the surface is smoothed. Then rub with paste of lumbago and saf fron; then heat the articles before a slow wood fire. Large statues which cannot be removed may be washed with a weak solution of alkali and soap water. Cheese wrapped in a cloth pre viously steeped in vinegar and water will keep fresh for a considerably longer time than if kept in the store room in the ordinary -way. A dry cloth should be kept wrapped round the saturated one, and the latter resteeped in vinegar and water from tivn to time. FEAST OF, THE GARLAND3. - Glitter Swiss Marriage Market- Peculiar Ways Men and Women Seek Mates. The marriage market (or fair) Which was held recently at Eoaussines in Belgium has many counterparts elsewhere. In several of the more remote Sw.ise cantons, for example, there is held what is known as the feast of the garlands. The marriageable maidens assemble at sunset, sing, dancfe and make Each wears a chaplet of flowers on her forehead and carries a nosegay tied with bright colored ribbon in her hand. If a lad is attracted by a maid he plucks a flower from her bunch. She •pretends not to notice, but when the merrymaking breaks up at dawn she will, if she reciprocates his feelings, tie the entire bouquet by the ribbon to the handle of the door*of the cabin wherein he resides or alternar tively fling it through the open case ment of his bedchamber. The famous Tunis marriage mart, of which so much has been written, is held twice a year, in the spring and the autumn. The Tunisian girls attend in their hundreds, each "with her dowry in coin and jewelry dis posed about her person. The “golden gfrdle of maidenhood” encircles her waist, and in it is an unsheathed dag ger. When this is gently removed by a passing gallant and presently re turned it means that a proposal has been made. A prettier custom prevails among the Ooraon maidens, who at stated intervals assemble in the market place. In front* of each is a lighted lamp, emblem of conjugal fidelity. A young man feels attracted. He gent ly blows upon the flame, extinguish ing it. The girl relights ft; it is a rejection. If she leaves it alone the offer is acceptable. Even in England these curious mar kets are not unknown, although they are not openly acknowledged as such. One has been held on 9t. Martha’s Hill. Surrey, on each recurring Gcod Friday during some centuries. And the statute and mon fairs that are still celebrated in various rural lo calities are marriage marts; in all but name. —Pearson’s Weekly. London’s Chief Rabbi. In answer to the inquiry of a cor respondent “The London Times” says; “The chief rabbi of Lonhon is real ly the head or the archbishop of the Jew3. He is elected by representa tives of the one hundred congrega tions, which have votes in keeping with their donations to the fund from which the chief rabbi receiver £2,- 000 a year. Besides being the su pervisor of all religious matters per taining to the one hundred thousand Jews in the English congregations, he issues the permit for every Jew ish marriage which takes place with in their jurisdiction. The present incumbent is the Rev. Dr. Herrmann Adler, who succeeded his father, who came into the office in 1845.” Arabian Nights Stories. The “Arabian Nights” is an exten sive collection of tales forming part of the Arabic literature, and the exact title of which is “The Book of the Thousand and One Nights.” They were first made known to Europe by Antoine Galland, between 1704 and 1717. He wa3 a French Orientalist, who succeeded, after much effort, in obtaining a manuscript, which he sup plemented by gathering tales from professional story-tellers, whom ha met during his travels in the East. A MODERN ROMANCE. “Why don't they marry?" “Family objections." “As if a real man couldn’t over come those!" “It’s not always so easy. His wife won’t agree to a divorce.” —Pittsburg Post. MOTHER AND CHILD Both Fully Nourished on Grape-Nuts. The value of this famous food is shown in many ways, in addition to what might be expected from its chemical analysis. Grape-Nuts food is made of whole wheat and barley, is thoroughly baked for many hours and contains All the wholesome ingredients in these cereals. It contains also the phosphate of potash grown in the grains, which Nature uses to build up brain and nerve cells. Young children require proportion ately more of this element because the brain and nervous system of the child grows so rapidly. A Va. mother found the value of Grape-Nuts in not only building up her own strength but in nourishing her baby at the same time. She writes: “After my baby came I did not re cover health and strength, and the doctor said I could not nurse the baby as I did not have nourishment for her, besides I was too weak. “He said I might try a change of diet and see what that would do, and recommended Grape-Nuts food. I bought a pkg. and used it regularly. A marked change came over both baby and I. “My baby is now four months old, is in fine condition, I am nursing her and doing all my work and never felt better in my life.” “There’s a Rea son. ” Name given by Postum Cos., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. Ever.read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. ROUSE " in our homes are daily saeriw their lives to duty. Clltlcm S In order to keep the home neat and pretty, the children well dm2 and tidy, women overdo. A femaS weakness or displacement is 0 C brought on and they suffer in sUenm drifting along from bad to won? knowing well that they on-lit , ’ have help to overcome the pains and aches which daily make life a burden It is to these faithful women that LYPIA E. FINKHAM’S VEGETABLE COMPOUND comes as a boon and a blessing as it did to Mrs. F. Ellsworth S Mayville, N. Y., and to 3ilr.uy’ p Boyd, of Beaver Falls, Pa., who sav: “ I was not able to do my own work owing to the female trouble from which I suffered. Lydia E. Pinkhanvs Vege table Compound helped me wonderfully and I am so well that I can do as bit? a day’s work as I ever did. I wish every sick woman would try it. FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. Pink ham’s Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, flatulenc3 r , indiges tion,dizziness,or nervous prostration. Why don’t yon try it ? Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass. AN EARLY BIRD. The gilded youth had entered his father’s bank to learn the business. “Son,” said the gratified banker. “I’m glad to see that you get here promptly at 9.” “I could get here even earlier, dad Our club, you know, closes at 5/~ Washington Herald. SIOO Reward, SIOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there us at least one dreaded dis ease that science has been able to cure in alt its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con stitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroy ing the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the con stitution and assisting nature in t.Qme 1 * work. The proprietors have so much taita in its curative powers that they offer ime Hundred Dollars for any case that tt tobj-® cure. Send for list of testimonials, rvddrea F. J. Chjcney & Cos., loiedo, U. Sold bv Drugcists. 75c. Take Hail's Family Pill* for constipation. Bishops Counted. The Protestant Episcopal church •has eighty-five bishops, including the presiding bishop, in the States; two in China, two In Japan and one each in West Africa, Cuba, Haiti, Brazil and Mexico. T- 0 Methodist Episcopal church has nine teen bishops and seven missionary bishops. The Methodist Episcopal church south has eleven hishoP s - H. H. Green’s Soni, of Atlanta, the only successful Dropsy Spec?a k world. See their liberal offer in advertise ment in another column of this paper. A 1908 PROPOSITION. (He—Would you like to take a SP I with me on the (bridle path? She—Church or park?—^ on ““ Statesman. _ A TEXAS CLERGYMAN’ Speaks Out For the Benefit of :>uff Ing Thousands. Rev. G. M. Gray, Baptist clergy man, of Whitesboro, rex - ' j ► “Four years t suffered misery lumbago. Every movement *' as of pain. Doan s Kid ney Pills remov <1 the whole difficult after only a 0 time. Although not like to have name used P u ' j I make an exception m this case, so that other s v ’ m y from kidney trouble may P IOIU D experience.” . _ boX . Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a Foster-Milburn Cos., Buffalo, N- Electric Railway in Holland- The Dutch government has = u a concession to the Amsterda m - North Holland Electric Tramway to build and operate an eiecn.c way system in Holland. * will be nearly 50 kiloms, ; from Amsterdam north thrcn-- - ‘ ro dam to Kromeminie, from Zaan • ' r . Wyk-aan-Zee, and Wormerveer to > merend. The Holland Dcvciop- 1 ' . Company, of Amsterdam, the entire system.