WH FARM NOTES, Tue VARIETIES OF GRASS T0 GRrow.— It is customary to use a mixed seed for lawns, which is proper, but sometimes too many kinds are used, and the best grasses are crowded out by those not so desirable, Blue grass alone makes an excellent lawn grass, but blue grass and white clover, equal propor- tions of seed of each, is sufficient, aud the seed should be used liberally, four ounces to the square rod not being too much. as some of the seed will fail to germinate, while birds and parasites will destroy a proportion. The lawn plot should be first spaded (or plowed if very large) and raked over until the soil is made as fine as possible, Lime, at the rate of forty bushels per acre, should be broadcasted over the plot and the seed sown. The ground should then be simply brushed over, so as to barely cover the seed. No other work will be necessary until spring, and the sward thickens every year. It is cap- able of withstanding the severest irought, and, though apparenily dead if the drouth is continued, it takes new life after the slightest shower. It is is not so easily injured by trampling as is some other grasses, and does not grow in stools, or tussocks, as 1s the case with orchard grass, and its appear- ance is a deep green. White clover is also a hardy grass, and as its leaves differ entirely from those of blue grass, the two kinds answer all the purposes of a lawn, and will thrive well together, SEPTEMBER I'HE INCUBATOR MoNTH.—This month is the proper time to begin hatching with incubators for broilers, says a practical poultry fancier. It was formerly the practice begin in November, but demounstyajed thaf to geason bator operators will try the experiment of beginmng in September this season. Our readers who are interested in incu- bators are advised to make their ar- rangements promptly, so as to practice with a hateh before beginning in earn- By so doing, those who are inex- perienced will learn how to avoid some of the mistakes usually made by begin- uers. est. AIM to supply the market with some- thing that is not usually provided in sufficiency. It is not economical to grow the crops that demand the least labor. It is the labor that gives value all erops, and the best profits are made on those crops that require con- stant attention and frequent cultivation, An acre of asparagus or celery will pay a larger profit than ten acres of corn; but less labor may be required on the orn. It matters not what the expense of making a crop may be the crop sells at a price correspondingly. It happens + 10 does not give any profit at all. TRAP FOR SHEEP-KILLING D068. — prove useful: When dogs kill sheep they generally return in a night or two to regale themselves on the carcass They can then be caught, of small, straight rails around the dead animal, ten to fourteen rails drawing in each successive rail #o the feet across, and will then jump down to the carcass and it will be impossible for them to get for them to crawl through. strikingly seen in its effects on quality of a potato raised in some I calhities, These appear all right to the eye, but when ccoied are good flavor we so highly esteem in this vegetable, but they bave a bitter taste in the mouth, ahd cause a burning, ora smarting sensation in the throat, Whe: such results follow from eating them, we may be sure that a poisonous ele- and that they are no healthful human food. longer A CORRESPONDENT who has used feet growth this season) complains of no fruit, and desires to know the kind of mineral fertilizer to use. The fact that the trees have made such excellent growth indicates their thrift. They peed only age to bring them into bear- ing. A pound of bone dust, with half a peck of wood ashes, applied next spring over the ground around each tree, will be sufficient. Cease the use of stable manure until the trees begin to bear well. MaxAging THE LAwN.-Thb fall is the time to manure the lawn, as the frost will pulverize the manure and render it fine, If fresh manure is ap- plied in the spring it will sometimes do injury, unless before frost disappears, The manure used in spring, if any, should be well rotted, Re-seed all bare places as soon as the grass begins to grow, and in April apply wood ashes liberally, as both blue grass and white clover delight in lime and potash. Do not be tempted to mow the grass too early in the spring, but give it time to become well rooted before the first cut- ting. Mowing will then keep down the weeds, An application of saltpetre early in the spring, at the rate of a ponnd per square rod, will also prove advantageous. A TExNEessee farmer sold the pro- ceeds of twenty-six sheep for $200, or nearly $0 per sheep. Of this sum only £55 was from wool, the mutton aud lamb bringing $175. This shows that sheep will pay without producing a single pound of wool, and that the far. mers should turn their attention to the mutton breed rather than to merinos, The mistake made by some farmers is that of raising sheep for wool prin- clpally, instead of for mutton, lamb and wool. Foop given to a young animal is uctive of greater gain, as growth adds to the weight and of size, Tho matured giimal does Hot 80 Yeudily appropriate elements growth, as its wants are less, The yo an animal the greater its pro- HUMOROUS, A LESSON IN Puysics,—Little lke —**Unecle Rastus, does cold make ebry- thing git littler?”’ Uncle Rastus—**Yas, it do; cold will always contrac’; don’t you ’member might *fo’ last Christmas de woodpile 0’ arson Jones dat libs nex’ to me swunk up in'one night t’ nex’ t’ nothin’? ’ “But don’t you ‘member, Uncle Ras- tus, how de pile 0’ wood by de side 0’ de stove, in de cabin got heap bigger?’ “Well, "twas hot in de room, you lit tle idyot; heat makes things bigger. You ain’t got de sense you was born wid.” ———————— OPPRESSIVE SCIENCE. —-Colonel Kaw of Kansas—*‘It’s gittin’ so that science, once the friend of man, is fast becom- ing his bitterest enemy. Here some son-of-a-gun of a scientist has discover- ed that chloride of lime is a better anti- dote for snake bites than whisky.” Colonel Kent, of Kentucky—*'What of it?’ “What of it? Why, man alive, you'd know what of it if you lived in a State prescription!’ ng down Bates — A MAN was runni noon when a policeman confronted him “They're after me!l’’ gasped the man. “Who?” “The doctors.” “What do the doctors want of you?" “They want to with the elixir of life. ‘em; don’t sir!” “] should think you'd be perfectly willing to be experimented on, It Please don't let I'm satis- ago every vagrancy I that “That's just the rub, sir. 10 years time 1 was arrested for looked so strong and healthy sent me up.”’ his honor —-— INACCURATE. —' Say," said the herdic driver, after ringing his reminder-bell with great enthusiasm, “‘one of you fellows wants to pay your fare." There was no response, “Look he exclaimed tiently, ‘‘somebody hasn't paid his fare yet, and I wan't it.” “Ah,” remarked a mild-mannered man, as he stepped up and deposited a nickel in the box, ‘‘why didn’t you say that in the first place.” =] 4id.” “I beg your pardon, but what you said was that somebody wanied to pay his fare. 1 protest against that fotm of expression as utterly inaccurate and be- traying an entire ignorance of one of the principal traits of human -nature.” SLIGHTLY here,” A Heavy PUNISHMENT. — First Nurse—*Did you ever see a lion fed 7" Second Nurse—''Yes, once 1 was ear cage and snatched the Was the cage and devoured.” “Oh, what did the parents do?" “They (sobbing violently), they dis- the into 100 Nn Warrer, 11.59 Thursday night- “Here's a fellow wants a beef stew.’ Restaurant keeper—*‘It'll be Friday in one minute, Billy. Give bim a clam ca ——— MAasHER—"Gad! what a lovely young bather, Who is s Big stranger, quietly—**"Mrs, X."’ “Any incumbrances?”’ “Yes one’ “Ah! how old?" {Courteously oP het “Coming 20; don’t tA AA Housekeerens' Lists It is often » ant things you mean to do or have done for example, mending a broken new rag bag, plastering a mouse hole, and various things of" the sort, which will never be done if you do HOUSEHOLD RiGip HOUSEKEEPING, == “Yes sald Mrs. Benson, sinking into a chair, and fanning herself with slow move- ments of the palm-leaf, as If too tired for even that small exertion, ‘‘Yes, I never neglect my duties on account of the weather, 1 sweep this room every Friday, winter and summer, and Ido it thoroughly, too, take all the furniture out, dust behind the pictures, wipe the windows. When I’ve finished the room {8 clean!” “But,” pleaded her visitor, *‘the grass comes to the front door, you stand fur in from the road, there are no children | to make a litter, and you keep the doors | closed most of the time; the room can- not need sweeping so regularly.” “It 18 my rule,” said the inflexible “1 don’t believe in saving myself and neglecting my home. No- body can ever accuse me of that sin,” “Yet you are worth something to your home, and you lessen that value, when you are worn out soul and body, when you have only the remnants of your strength left for those whom you | love most dearly, and when you grow old twice as fast as you ought, I! be- | lieve in cleanliness, but not to the ex- “My mother always swept the whole house every week, and I intend to do | the same,’’ persisted the little woman, | quite unmoved by all the argument, | To plead with her was a manifest waste of nervous force, Belonging to the school of rigid house-keepers, she pre- | ferred martyrdom to comfort, and from | WW? gh at the! ugh, ce 80 needless, at the One's heart thi absurdity of sacrifi sorrow of vitality When much to enjoy, to do and enjoy in ACHES, so uselessly expended, 1 $4 10 0 fo i much 0 and so | when the li is 80 very brief, why there is #0 AUNT BETH, are already clean? a DELICACIES, A SUMMER most list is a long one, in seeing it, grow shorter and shorter, until all the trou. blesome. worrying little things are fi- nally done, If you are to entertain, make a list of your dinner, tea or supper; as the case may be, and make it in season. If your guests are many, it may be well, sometimes, to make a list of guests, that you may pian to have congenial people together, for a great deal of the success of any gathering depends upon combin- ation, not only of food, but of people as well, To those not accustomed to the use of lists, a first trial may seem too much trouble, but it has always been my ex- perience that the system and order resulting from the habit save not only a great deal of time, but worry and mis- takes as well, Have always blocks of paper on hand, and tear off the sheets as you use them. They are very inex- pensive, ranging from two cents a block to five, according to size.— Ruth Rob- tins wm Good Housekeeping. Summer BUTTER.—Colonel Cartis says that butter may be made in the Summer in a small dairy and packed away for Winter's use if it is properly made. The first two days it should be kept in a temperature not above 56°, The buttermilk should be well worked out, and the butter place in glazed stone jars agvl then rsvend with brine and set in a eool, dry place, where there are no bad odors, he cream should be taken from the milk within twenty- four hours after Sitting, If left longer it will be damaged. he jars may be small. The sooner the jar is filled and the brine put on the better, BAKING the earth around peach trees is no protection nst the borer, as may be supposed, The only way to ent the ravages of the intruder is bo search arcund the trunks of the trees and kill the borer, This is an excel- lent time for such work and the trees should be looked over weekly until Oc- The quality on intimacy which breaks down all the barriers to politeness should never be tolerated, alternate layers of sliced peach, orange, pineapple, banana and muskmelon, with a cup of wine poured over it, powdered sugar sprinkled 1 clotted over with fresh berries, Blackberries are a delicacy when served in little blocks of ice hollowed out to contain a portion for one person. A folded napkin is wrapped around the ; ice cream piate. innovation, The iced cantaloupe passed around, followed by sherry or white wine, of which each guest pours a dash over the fruit to give it the sired flavor, Cantaloupes are also served in halves filled with punch or ice cream. is Ww de- new edition of “‘Fenner’s Formulary,’ under the Un- classified Preparations, & formula which will be appreciated by every good house- keeper who has salads, soups, or coid juncheons to prepare, and who may not be in glose proximity to a fully supplied “corner grocery.” Also, as this is the season when walnuts are in the proper state of growth, Worcestershire Sauce. — The composi- tion of this sauce is a trade secret, but a good imitation may be made as fol- lows: Chop the green outer covering of unripe walnuts, 5 pounds; bruise them to a pulp in a mortar, pour upon them 6 pints of good strong vinegar, and after standing a day heat to boiling and strain with strong pressure. To the liquid thus obtained add 2 ounces garlic grated to a pulp, 2 capsicum in fine powder, 1 ounce black pepper, 14 ounces cinnamon, ¢ ounce nutmeg, 1 ounce all- spice, 4 ounce cloves, all in fine powder; 12 ounces =fit. 8 ounces brown and enough good vinegar to make one gallon of the finished product. This to stand for some time with frequent agitation and then be put up in bottles, Half-Rate Exeugpions. The Chicago & North-Western "Rallway of- tors exceptional opportunities for an | . thon of the cheap lapds and growlpg osuters of Towa, Minnesota, " ing, North and South Dakota, Colorado the Far West and Northwest, by a Harvest Excursions, for which tickets sold at half rates, or one fare for the trip. Excursions leave Chicago, ’ apd 10, September th apd ber 8th. For full pertictiars Wieon, General Posset get Aged North. Western Rallway, Ohicage, IN THE Ce mplete ounces Sugar in STRING BEANS. —These should be young ard tender; the ends cut off and the bean cut into inch lengths unless very small, Boil one hour; drain off most of the water save just enough to moisten; add a tablespoonful of butter, a teaspoonful of salt and a pinch of pep- per. String beans are very seldom cooked enough, For older ones, be sure that every particle of string is removed and boil not less than two hours. Three will subdue the most obslurate bean, i ————————— — “There is a tide in the affairs of men which if taken at the flood leads on to fortune.” If your affairs are at a low ebb now, don’t fall to write to BF. Johnson & Co. 1000 Main St. Rich- mond, Va., who have plans that will enable you to make money rapidly. samc Dressy young marred ladies wear white tulle veils with capote-shaped bonnets, Cann’s Kidney Cure for Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright's, Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv- ousness, &o. Cure guaranteed. 831 Arch Street, Philad’a. $1 a bottle, © for $5, or druggist. 1000 certificates of cures, Try it. Many of the summer dresses made with thin fabrics have bodices without darts, Rupture cuareguarantced by Dr. J. B, Mayer, 831 Arch St, Uhli'a, Pa. Ease at once, no operation or de Iny from business, attested by thou. sands of eures after others fall, advice {ree, send for circular, Scarf veils three-cights of a yard wide, scalloped on the lower edge, are worn with traveling hats, a A All Pita wu free by Dr. Kline's Gress RTD eArer RO ita atcor frst day's asa. Mars veious cures, Treatise and $2.06 trial free to Fit cases, Send 1 Dr, Kilne 881 Arch St Phila, Pa —————————— A WI He that accuses all mankind of cor- ru ought to remember that he is gure to convict only one. Sweeps TiMBALS — Beat two eggs very light, add one-half cup of milk. Pour this slowly on to one cup of flour: beat well, Add one-half teaspoonful of salt. one-half teaspoonful sugar and one tablespoonful of ofl. Fry in hot fat, using a timbal iron to shape them, Butter may be used in place of oil. If butter is to be substituted, melt it and Jet it stand until the salt settles, and use only the oily part. When the fat is put on to heat, put the timbal iru «nin it and let it heat, Loo. Pour some of the mixture into a cup, and when the iron is hot dip 1t into the cup and then into the fat. The iron will form the mixture into pretty brown baskets, which are crisp and delicious, The timbals may be made the day before they are intended to be used, but they are nicer if eaten when first fried. The timbal iron isexpensive, The Swedish timbals are very popular this year, and are often served in place of patties, Anything that can be put into patties, such as lobster or creamed chicken, can On this occasion creamed oysters filled the tiny basket. This mixture makes fifteen tirnbals, a— ENGLISHMAN, lo siranger—‘' Excuse me, sir, but aren’t you a foreigner?” Stranger— ‘Foreigner? No, sir, 1 am an American pure and simple.” “Ah! and what you belong to, please?’ tribe do —————————————— afraid of storms, Miss Daisy?” She—*'*Oh, yes, dreadfully.” hl should think ¥i are so attractive,” you thunder 3 WOLL «Mamma’s Gittin Better, fn the t shadow © bid the potent power of Dr. Viercs scription-—ihe unfailing re medy nesses and diseases peculs r. Bage's Reme -—— There is a great deal of virta ornament than u Harvest Excursions, iden harvest time 18 near ately the facilities for enjo) he CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND oil Harvest Excursion naan and Nebraska The g 1 Irie w fickets { ol west of bul not ’ : Ferry OTA Gian i ETT tory, } 1 joo, . yoming, Utah f and Southwest THE ROUND ¥ ates of sale Sey and 24th and October *h ws 3 ; jing investment bs g { growing sect | NEVER BEPC i being very) "ry ne of new HE OFFER $ ¢ nd i Boar 1 GORA Prenw ars 1o and nak and St Joseph ’ 3 bile F oF Chicage made Mas iw ¢ ir to ¢ f. Ack ord computations from Pix Quimby's surveys, sachusetts is holding 760 square of land which are claimed to rightfu belong to New Hampshire. — ples and Ty 5 Mies ALY Foils and pin ther affections asing from impu when the blood is healed removes the ¢ & t3 ae vitalizing, and enriching the blood and at 1 same time it gives strength to the whole sy ele a" a The basket-worm, so injurious to evergreens, has been found on climbing- roses this season, I, When Dobbins’ Electric Soa was MM? made is precisely the same ingredients and quality now and doesn’t cost hall. Buy it of your grocer and preserve your clothes. If he hasn't it, he will get it The curculio attacks the plum, peach, cherry and other fruits, but prefers the plum, ASS 1fafficted with soreeyes use Dr, Isano Thomps wn sEye-water, Druggists sell at 350. per bottle —— ISNA This is the month for laying down a course of gravel on the garden walks. Fraser Axle Grease. Use the Frazer Axle Grease, ‘tis the best in the world-—will wear twice as long as any other. Ask your dealer for it, and take no other, ————I As Fruit is only occasionally used as decoration for bats and bonnets, The most prominent physicians in the city smoke and recommend “Tansill's Punch.” IAI OF Sailor hats in colored straw are effect- ively trimmed with black lace. T and doree Pie “ =» at at the farealn cure ae SRAMAM xu 2. We have sold Rig G for many and 11 has ven the of satis D. RDYCHE& CO. oh HL $1.00. Bold dy 640 DUTCHER'S FLY KILLER Wakes 8 clean . 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