FARM NOTES. CouBiNING FooDps, — From whatever is given to animals, in excess of the amount necessary to support life, come the results in the shape of milk, cheese, butter. beef, mutton, wool, etc. The albuminoids are those parts of the food used by animal for these purposes, In feeding for milk, the best results are not obtained from hay alone, and corn meal does not materially increase the amount of butter fats, But the addl- tion of cotton or linseed meal gives an increase both in the flow of milk and in the fat it contains. Rools or en- silage are valuable, because they make the other part of the rations more ac- ceptable to the cow, and also more di gestible, keeping the digestive organs in good condition. Straw, with corn meal, cotton-seed meal and bran, Is better than all hay ration. F¥oods should be 20 combined that there will be about one pound of albuminoids to tive pounds of carbohydrates, A WwRrITER on this subject says he changed from dry feed of grain for his sow to putting it into a pall of warm water night and morning. At the end sf three months she had lost 50 pounds n weight of flesh, and her milk had ‘allen off nearly one-half. She seemed :0 be getting little benefit from her ra- aons, and there was a general running lown in condition. He then cuanged he food back to dry and in three nonths the cow regained all she had ost in flesh and milk during the pre- seeding three mouths, While feeding his he could never detect any wasle | ‘ool in the faces, but in the wetted food he could. Feeding horses wel food sometimes produces dangerous at. tacks of colic, but in cows there is no danger of It. Foor Ror IN Sneep.—Foot rot in sheep is an exceedingly troublesome 1isease, as it robs the animal affected of its flesh and decreases its value, though not always by any means, fatal. I'he general impression is that foot rot s contagious. “Perhaps the ordinary loot rot 18 not contagious, but the | epizootic foot rot,” or ‘wurrain,’ is | sminently so. The **foot rot’ is found july on low or moist groands, and and probabl ly arises from the hoof not wearing down, as it does on stony | rround, but growing to an unusual | ength because of the warmth and | noisture of the soll. In Mas achusetts | he sheep are kept upon dry, rocky | )astures, which are best for the sheep; © that cases of the ‘foot rot’ are very | are, If any exists.” Dox't let the hurry and drive of the | pening season, and the short evenings, | esult in neglect of the affairs of the! wusehold. The father may gain time | vith his childr'n by taking them to ide in the farm wagon, and into the leld, when consistent with the weather | and the work. It takes but little to | nake children happy if one understands | hem and tres to interest them. We | emember riding for hours between the | iandles of a breaking up plow when rery small. It was a new experience | ind left a lasting pleasant lmpression | mn our minds, associated with the plow- nan, WoiLe is claimed that the im- | sroved mutton breeds of sheep pay | well, they cannot be kept on the farm n the same manner usual with com- mon sheep, They demand good past- are, liberal feeding and attention, but | shey pay well for the care bestowed. [here Is a great demand for superior | nutton, and bright prospects are in store for those farmers who will make | mutton sheep a specially and are wil- | ing to give them the same treatment :hat'is given such sheep in England. No better evidence of the advantage | f raising sheep for mutton rather than | ‘or whool can be given than the fact | n England, where rents of farms are | rery high, the mutton breeders are con- | idered indispensable to successful | arming. Wool isregarded as only a | )w-product of the sheep, In this coun- iy, on the coatrary, wool is consid- wed of greater importance than mut on, but sheep here do not pay & great | yrofits as those in England. Every- | hing depends on the mode of manage- | nent. Our farmers compel sheep Lo ‘orage, while in England they are Treated as carefully as are castle. Water THE HENS.—The white of An egg contains over B84 per cent, of water, and more than one-half of the yolk is water. This shows that water plays a more Important part in egg production than food. Water is indis- pensable, and without Its aid the food cannot be converted into eggs, as the water is not only a component part of the egg, but also dissolves Lhe food and snables the hen to digest it and convert it to egg material, GROUND bones. may be easily reduced by mixing them with wood ashes and geeping the mixture woist with urice, Piace the materials in a barrel in the varn cellar, where the frost will not ‘freeze the contents, When complete she mixture will contain phosphate of sotash, with carbonate of lime and unmo. Ia it 137 Expry all troughs and drinking ves- wis every night in order to prevent wcumulations of lee In them, It is nuch easier to do thus than to chop out she ice in the morning in order to water the stock. Ice-water Is not con juctive to the thrift of the animals in winter,and the troughs should therefore 9 kept as free from ice as possible. LEAKY roofs on the barn and stables are extravagant at this season. A small leak allowing space for only & drop at s time may matenslly damage a large amount of hay daring a northeast storm. If the stable be damp the tem~ perature thereof will be lowered by rea- son of the evaporation of the moisture. A dry stable will retain warmth, while » damp stable will be cold and uncom. fortable, WneEN cows are seen chewing bones and chips it proves there is meking mn what they have eaten Sat thay seed elements uot contained their common food, go bran ne freely It will provide this need and stop the unnatural cravings, We print in another column the 41st Annual Statement of The Penn Mutual Life (usurance Co, of Philadelphia, This exhibit shows t total assets of nearly four. teen million dollars, and a surplus over all liabilities to policy holders of over two million and a half dollars; these figures are sufficiently gratifying, ‘but the state ment of new business written during the past year is simply marvelous, showing as it does a grand total of five thousand six hundred and sixty six policies insuring for $14,630,744.00. It Is very evident that the Penn Mutual means to keep its posi- tion at the head of the column, and there it deserves to stay, as there is not in the country a more carefully managed and honestly conducted Company. The watch. words of the officers of the Penn Mutual seems to be Enterprise, Integrity and Liberality to Policy holders. cp go . Over $8,000,000 was invested In roller skating rinks during the craze, and most of it provad a total loss. am———— Northern Nsttlemonts South. Seventy-five per cent, of the readers of this ar- ticle, either for health, pleasu*e or permanent homes, expect to go South In the near future, and are anxious for reilablc information concerning that favored country. The ILLINOIS CENTRAL Raliroad, the Home-scekers' friend, reaching from Sioux City, Sioux Falls and Chicago, 0 New Orleans, passes throu gh Western Kentucky and Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana, mak- ing a direct line to all NORTHERN as well as Southern markets, For this reason hundreds of | Northern families are settling at Jackson, Ten. nessee; Holly Springs, Jackson, Te ry ty, Misuissipy al uite Clty, an a Hamm nd uld Know more of the Man heste iy tssued, lement 4 11 * and if you Kentwood, Arcola, At Louisiana. If you we laces, address the undersigned at fowa. for a copy of the pamphlet recen eut tied “Prosperous Norinern Ne Ten ne ssee, Mississippi and Louisiana,’ think of vil ing and investigating in the Boul! fore prices are greatly advanced, yon make the trip f00 soon. J, F, MER RY, Ges Pass, Agt. —-—— EpiTii—So0 vou and Tom were finally married, Nell? Nell—Yes, but we're not happy. “What! not happy? Why, how is that?” “We didn’t marry each cther.” — Youxa TEAC HER, closing a school— Now, scholars, could I rise highest in your estimation? Toot’s boy, on a back seal—Dy sil- ting down on a bent pin, sir. ~ began a career of thievi: Being impr! { for it he consoled himself with | French proverb, *‘It's the first that costs.” a talk to A MAN r by “Tae drummer's life is not what it case, my Christmas dinner on this ti me?” “Couldn’t guess,’ replied his fr end, “On wheels.” evening, George, George, dublously—Well, your fath er? “Oh, he's all right. blains on his feet.” y. — First actor — Hello, How are things how about Iie has chil- Too MAX Charlie! back again, on the road? Second actor—0Oh, nothing extra. “You mace expenses, didn’t you? “I should say we did; that's why I Gry If a cucumber is cut into strips and | the pieces put into places where ants are found, it will surely drive away. — “Woman's Exchange.” The original Philadelphia Exchange for woman's work, is open Lo everyone who desires to become that is saleable will be accepted. No rel tape, no questions of any kind asked, of needy women. Terms for signors $1.50 per year, 10 per cent. on sale of articles, Consignors fix their | Wn prices. Address Wowan's Ex- | change, 19 S, 13th Street, for full par- | ticulars and “rules, Postage enclosed, color and design. essealliii— A Radieal Cure for Epileptle To the Editor—Please Inform your © have a positive remedy for the above | warrant to cure ihe | Flin. named disease which worst cases, Ho stron tues that [ will send free a sample bottle valuable treatise to any sufferer who will give | > 0 d Express address. Heep’ a. ROUT, M. Ci Pearl SL. New York, | A novelty in furs is the sealskin in | pelerine, square and short at back and | 80 long in front as to come near to the knee, Rupiure cure guaranteed by Dr. J. B. Mayer, 831 Arch St, hil’a, Psa. Ease at once, no operation or - lay from business, attested by thou. sands of cares after othera fall, advice free, send for circular. It 18 an ancient belief that a change in the body of a man occurs every seventh year. npr FITS: 1 Pita stopped free ny Dr, Kiine's Great erve Rear No Pisafer ore: day's nse, Mar. velous cures, Treatise and $2.00 trial bottle free to Fit cases, Send to Dr. Kine, #31 Arca 56 Palla, Pa, ———————— About 100 different kinds of insects are now known to attack corn. Kothing Cures Dropey, Gravel, Bright's, Hears, Diabates, Urinary, Liver Diseases, Servo &c., ike Cann's Kulney Cure OMee, 831 Aron St, Phila. $1 a bot . § for $5. At Draggsts Cures the worst cases Care gaaranies L sm AAI AI BAIA Poultry must be given a place to scrateh and wallow, as it 1s natural for them, The best cough h medicine is Piso’s Cure for Consumption. Hold every where, 25c. A ————— Give the sheep a variety of food and {improve thelr condition and the flavor of the mutton, Fraper Axle Grease. The Frazer Axle Greass is better and cheaper than any other, at double the price, Ask your dealer for it, and take no other. a ——— a ———— Harrow the wheat lands as long as possible; this makes firm seed-beds, which are abominated by chinch bugs, 1 affiioted with sore eyes use Dr, Tsano son'sEye-water, Druggists sell at 250, per —————— ASA Mulch stzawberties is last thing be- fore the Snowiall; house permanent snow under the muleh 1s nop Her APOLOGY.—A little girl sho had a foolish habit of plain speaking was taken to the sewing circle by her mother. On enterifg the room. after exchanging greetings with seve: al ma trons of her acquaintance, Miss ‘| ruth- tul walked up to another lady, aud in the confidential tone of one who gives utterance to a self evident fact, she said, loudly enough for every one pres- ent to hear: “Why, Mrs, yon arel” When the victim was hiding ber con- fusion as best she might, and the rest were trying hard to conceal their amusement, the young lady herself was hastily taken from the room. Once in the hall, she was dealt with somewhat severely, and made to feel the enormity of her unintentional rude- ness, Then she was taken back to apologize, Walking straight up to Mrs. Hand- ley, while all the ladies held thelr breath to listen, she said, with treinbling tones and with the tears still upon her cheeks: “Mrs. Handley, I'm sorry you're so homely!" Handley, how homely SMALL Boy—Ah, you're sweet on sister, aren’t vou? Du do—Y ou’re a smart little boy, but ow do you know I am? “ plecause you bring her nice thing my ———— LIMITED P JWERS —3 mother was | @srrecting her little boy, and appe aling { to him, asked | do that and so on. When she { reached the end of the inquiry he au- | swered: “Well, mamma, Lit years 1 | pect the earlh of him, A Fair Trial any don’t Te. 0 dd, ei Of onvince MIRON greed RUE DOT 2 that i at We do not ish & iniracie, isien tie will hal pearly ees meri. that every bid but we do Know ding 10 direciions, benefit, Try “[ was run down from close application to was told 1 had malaria and was ne, elo, whch ess. 1 decided to Hood's am now feeling nd cheerful.” #3, 761 Spring rx City. Hood's S8arsaparilla glx for $5. aiid as mp i every bolle, BOK ice posilive work, % Was use » and W. B, Bram: Sarsparid sirong « New Xi id by all druggists $1; Preparad only HOOD & ¢ . Apothecaries, Lowe I, Mass, 100 Doses One Dollar ST E———. | SMALL PrACTICE.~ Young doctor | slow when 1 first open an office until I | get started a little, Oid doctor—Well, you bet it will | Why, when I first hung out my shingle | I sat in my office for three months, and only bad one case, “Whew! That t wasn't 4? Only one | was that a case of 7" “+A case of instruments,’ pretty tough, case; and what was : i A STUDIED stand,’ sald Margin, “that you insult. ed DBuckstone, the athlete of the Cop- | peras Club the other night.” 85 [ did,” boldly answered Straw, “How did you do that and live?” “1 told him he was a perambulating | prevaricator, and, before he could look | t up in a dictionary, I was out of reagh.” i i M RS i count aad occurrence. An eagle | baby from it’s nurse’s arms and carried | it ofl, bies—It might have been sadder, mum. What if the eagle had failed to gel | away with the baby! ——— I —— —— tiful vase,” said Mra, Drown. “No, ma,” replied little Johnny, be- | ginning to cry before he was hart, | “Tow dare you tell me such a false- hood,” she cried, growing very angry, “Your sister told me she saw you do i it. ”"” “Xo, ma, I didn’t break it,” he re turned, *'I only made the crack in it.” a ———— —————— “Wat! twins, did you say? 1 con- gratulate you. What will you name them?" | «De fust Lohn, sah, I'se gwine ler | pame Abraham Linco! n Benjamin Harrison Morton, an' de nex’ one 1'ze gwine ter call Frances Folsom Cleve land.” *W hat is your object In naming them for both parties?" “Well, 1'se a watchman in de de- partment; an’ no one knows when de Democrats might come in agin. I's a dipplermat, I ia” A Bap Omex.—'“Emeline,’’ sald the moter of that enchanting young lady, “do you think that Mr. Flatbroke nas made up his mind to propose to ou?” ) “i'm afaid not, mother,” replied Emeline, sadly. *‘He was bragging about his appetite only vesterday.”’ A Sensible Man Would use Kewop's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs. It is curing more cases of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup and all Throat and Lung Troubles, than any other medicine. The proprietor has authorized any druggist to give you a Sample Bottle Free to convines you of the merit of this great remedy. Large Bottles B00 and $1, C—O AR. Brooms dipped for a few minutes in boiling suds once a week wiil last mueh longer than they otherwise would, A There is more experience, time, and brain work represented in the prepatation of Hood's sarsparilla than itn any other medicine. It is this which makes Hood's Sarsaparilla peculiar in ita curatige prwer, and in the remarkable cured ig effects, Give It a trial ———— AI IO PAINT ON CASHED AT S1autz._Jaggle.How in the world aid De Rashe ever to marry that homel Ww Jia fondness for the tiger of the nature of hus name, and needs plain cash in unlimited quan- you know. effect. itinvigorat ed the system and [ feel lke & new man, It lmproves the appetite and facilitates diges- “ton J.T. Core. LAND, Primus, 8.C. Paine’s Celery Compound 14 & unique tonic and appstizer. Pleasant te the taste, quick in Its action, and without any injurious effect, it gives that rugged health | which makes everything taste good. dyspepsia and kindred disorders, prosciive it. $1.00. Six for $5.00, YeLrs, Ricnanpsox & Co, Burlingto on, ¥ on DIAMOND DYES Druggiste. Color “anything any eo Ler. Never Fadl! the blood purified, iver and Puine's Celery Compound Froseribed by Fhymicians, The Best Spring Medicine. “In the spring of 187 I was all run down, 1 morning with so tired a 1 boughta botile of Palne's Celery Com. I can cheerfully recommend Nourishes babi es perf oily. The Physician's fovwis, FoR gy CRUG EIT — TEXLS MBANS WOU. $1 This Beautiful $125.00 Organ Positively Given Away. the first person send us 81 ford puckets of Beodéw, 10 packets roi benutiful Flowe weeds, 1) packets of Lhe chioionst Ye Beans, Pens, Radish, Pareni niles, Turnip, AC i bage, Beet, Munk Melon, Cu each MHemember, we meke you : Organ ss You pet ths worth of sour We this 0 get every ene readis buy their Seeds of un, The ote meare of guess as 10 the Bunter o t 2 io his **Ad," ¢ Taine OF Kerne ine half pound of Colles sols the Organ, whi i by freight, securely packed, May i» S i tend posta) note, one { $ Vie will not eomnpote with Brins % old transl seeds at cut rates. Weslo ont st resunsnble prices, Address piss = WIAK, seedeaman, Bleemip Elen, BUCKS 1 NA, our cholce any | pockets aud * we rae an, 50 cis, Bend guess separate piece of paper, size of voslad card M this paper r i : § r “ bh it. ad » A VALUABLE Bmp.—Oid gentle- | man— What is the price of that parrot? Bird dealer —I wouldnt that bird for love or money. | “He must be very proficient in co: « versation to make him so valuable.’ “On the contrary, sir, be 18 dumb.’ —— A PRUDENT MornER, —Clara— | Mother, just think of it! Mother —W bat is it, my daughter? “Charles has ins red tus life for m benefit for $50,000," “Jie has® Well, now, my daughter, thers is no longer any objection Lo your making him that angel cake you have been ta king about.” sei { Ely’s Cream Balm Gives relief ad COLD IN HEAD. | CURES | CATARRH. 140 each nostril XY. noe for Apply Baim in as | ELLY HI is Warren ot, Liver Oil, with Hypophosphites, is a | combination of two of the most valua- ble remedies in existence for the cure | of Consumption and all Wasting Con- ditions ; is more generally recommend- tory results, and tones up the system ; and when the Consumptive has wasted or and | terrible disease, and restore the sufferer to good health and happiness. This Children, or Marasmus and Anxmia in of the blood ; and especially 7 desirable | for Cclds and Chronic Conghs, as it will cure them more quickly than ordi- nary Specifics used, Palatable as milk Sold by all Druggists. of malignant Blood A Ptah BA not only at Peleved the Khesma venue, Lon ~ inet iy afflicted with the TES ESEric 00, Drawer a Atianta, Oa nd hues Ses oy ERs ' ee them tok a stoned, nice] a. isin § for Ladies, u Give ean re — a «0, a Fr ork. SEND US $2.00 And we will mall free to you 1 DOZEN CABINET PORTRAITS Suitable Joe may send to for tionlara, SAC KRLL & CLAUSS, #28 and #0 York City. 3rd Avenue, New | | | | 3 i 3 i i LEND YOUR EAR I TO WHA'Y WE HAVE TO SAY. | DLO