FARM NOTES iwo MILES OF MELONS. —**G eorgia has the biggest w ete armelon patch in the world? said Mr, J. J. Griflin, who has just seen it, “Think of a lane two miles long, with melons on each side as far us the eye can reach, Itis an in- teresting sight when the laborers go out at daylight to gather the melons, Squads of them are moving the vines aside to make roads for the wagous to go through, Othersare thumping and cutting off the melons from the vines, while others follow, gathering the fruit into the wagons, I neversaw anything like it. The larger melons will average forty pounds, and there will be lots of sixty-pounders. There will be carloads of 1,200 melons, with hardly a melon under thirty-five or forty pounds. The company who own this immense melon patch of B00 acres will make a big thing out of it. In my judgment their profit will not be less than $150 a car-load, and they will ship 40 loads. Sixty thousand dollars on 800 acres will beat cotton. Without disaster, they will make such a success that the farmers who are witching them will plant an immense acreage in that section next year, NO FERTILIZER i$ more highly valu- ed than lime, for the reason that it is cheap, easily applied, and its effects are lasting. Lime exists in all but mor= in some, than nothers, Asa car- bonate it is <lusoluble, but i« subject to chemical ehanges by the action of nitric acid and other substances brought down by rains. When lime is freshly made (Ly burning limestone or oyster shells) it is In a very caustic state, and easily combines with water, the water erystal- lizing and forming a hydrate of lime, It is in this condition—the hydrate— when it should be applied to soils, as its affinity for carbonic acid causes many reactions to occur in the soil, the result being the formation of substances that can be rendered soluble in water, A WHEELBARREL FOR THE FARM — he ordinary railroad wheelbarrow | much used Ly farmers because it is | cheap, is too small for most farm work, Yrairie Farmer sugeests that it often pays a man to make some of his own | tools and includes among these the | large wheelbarrow. This barrow can be made at a cost of about $1.50; the lumber and nails ean be purchased for | abo ut 70 eents, and if a second hand i ind anew iron wheel ught for about 75 cents. The eluding handle, are about 5 feet top of box Sfeet 3 1 inches; de; 10 i “3 « 1534 soils, 1 . HITS ¥ I 18 nchnes, should be about shes | HALF INCUBATED creasing populi having a deme trade, E thirds of the few people took long t Ecas,~" 18 : eg8 LWO- utly p any NOW rors ap that up till tre ible iG grt Bt V rece the Ks £ stale, Dut incubators put all enough to the Se who have m and buy “JU or thei eges into the dozens to make up ihe U0 necessary to fill their machines. At the end i the the egms a te i. and th AES Are : rth fourth lav al Gay ail Es $hiat Lal are ily det out are 1 fot ir Gi ys’ ii} } 3 sold as ‘fre sh*’ ot? . ih ¥ together sp in ate have iit mperat contracte vor v The ¥ begs Hals =i reverse of pleasant y obviate this st buy from any one ubatoer, but tue tr who has artific who hy to | Yr iis 10 18 10 sho 1 an 8 not, \ 1 huouaty ' $ usts bas been fo ight m Cyprus I oatal i Lau the ning ui ‘TIS, increased ystems of scre ected to 236 in More than ved in 1882 ts were dest system steadily made , and in 1886 there were avail- more than 11,000 screens the screens re present 1880, GOK) snd royed. nore nee 185, 000, 000 8 The effective able for use and 13.000 traps, the ing an aggregate length miles, or nearly the whole coast line of the island. UU nse Was of about 315 “WorgiNe” BuUTTER.—The Dairy World says: The term “work in the manufacture of butter ought to be con- sidered obsolete. It is now tolerable | only in the sense of pressing the butter into a solid mass. Butter is no longer ‘worked’ by intelligent butter makers | to get the butter milk out of it, for it is washed out while the butter i= in a granular condition; and it is no longer “worked” to incorporate the salt with it, for the salt is readily stirred in while | the butter is in the granular condi- | tion, FERTILIZING material is now pro- cured from fron. In the manufacture | of Bessemer steel a light basic slag known as Thomas slag is the result, which is reduced to an impalpable | powder and sold to farmers, as it con- | tains a large porportion of phosphoric | acid. Those who are familiar with the | merits of the slag estimate that it cons | tains 21 per cent, of plant food. | { ! | BRAN is considered one of the best foods for all classes of stock, and it is rich in phosphates. It is a very imper- fect food, however, when fed in place of grain entirely, but "when given in eon nection with hay and ground grain 1b | largely adds to the value of the whole, and assists to make the ration more complete in the elements of growth and production. Weeps make valuable food for hogs, It is much better to feed the young and tender weed to stock than to allow them to waste, On some fields the weeds are often thick enough to mow, The pigweed and ragweed make excel lent hog food, Purslaine and crabgrass gre highly relished by cattle and swine, Ir scrub stock does not pay try some thing betivr. The success stock raising depends on the breed, A steer of a beef-producing breed will weigh 1000 pounds, while a scrub steer of same age will not reach one-half that weight, The large difference shows where the logs occurs from the use of the scrub, HOUSEHOLD How AND How Nor TO LIFT A CHILD, —In lifting a child both hands should be used and so placed as to clasp the body about the waist, or hips, and the body raised without any force being exerted upon the arms. Every day upon our streets can be seen little children just able to toddle along who have to be earried across the street and over or around obstructions; and the torture that they oftentimes have to undergo from the thoughtless. ness of those who attend them can es many a headache to a careful observer who feels for them. Usually, witha hand grasped by the mother or other persons caring (?) for the child, it is hurried along faster than its little legs an carry it, a portion of its weight being lifted and causing a constant strain upon the arm; when a crossing is reached the mother takes a stronger pull, the child dang'es by one arm un- til the opposite side is reached and then the feet are allowed to partly rest upon the ground again, Sometimes the process will be varied by two per- sons taking the child between and each taking a hand when the weight of the child will be divided two arms which is only one-half as bad. But such practices should never be al- lowed, intended to serve as handles purpose of lifting or carrying. dislocations and fractures c¢. formity and or both, result from such careless use ~f the arms of a child, which were designed for the child's use in doing things within its strength, It would be impossible for a child wel Strains, as to lift that amount with one or both hands and yet that Is what it compelled to do when the arms made the handles whereby the child lifted, —————— PickLEp MELON.—In young musk or nutmeg melon, hole in the side through which to ex- tract the seeds, saving the piece that cut out. Then lay the melon brine, which should entirely cover it. There let it remain for three days; take it out, rinse it and let it he clear, water over night. 1, after fill iv with chopped cabbage, with mustard seed, borse- le ginger, und if possible rome Sew in the piece that was y jar at in strong in het seasoned radish, a SOIe Sugar, i elery seed a sinall cu cut out put the m pour Hot INegAr over montis 3 i be taken spending on ary it E35 1% numbers, 5 ts sian in % SII RO is dont AKES (ADIRONDACKS of sifted flour teaspoon ' deer iar a deep J PAX C one pint SOUr un i leave it 1 . praia © Over ¥ one Leaspoo large browned hone Corp Beer CUT IN in vinegar over night, an in beaten e ge, seasoned nutmeg, and rolled in crumbs, and i fried in h i brown, an app launch. ill is entree for - u DYSPEPSIA BREAD. To make dys pepsia bread, take three quarts of un- wheat, one quart lukewarm water, one gill fresh yeast, one gill mo- Snort CAKE. —Rub a quarter of a pound of butter into a half pound of water, enough out into thin, lay them in Roll prick them, shallow tins, bake, ———— ArrLe CusTARD.—Take a pint of cooled and sweetened, one pint of milk, and four eggs well beaten; the depth of the dish, CHocoLATE CAKE One pound of | two teaspoonfuls of yeast powder in the | flour. Bake In jelly cake pans, Make i two cakes, three deep, ——— CHOCOLATE FILLING FOR ABOVE. — Boil till it thickens, stirring all the time, Spread while hot. Raw Beer “SANDWICHES, —Take a tender piece of fresh, lean leef, and with a sharp knife scrape until reduced to a pulp. Cut thin slices of bread in- to squares and butter them after trim- ming off the crusts, *eason the beef with sall and spread it between two slices of the butterud bread. In case of excessive weakness, raw beef adminis. ternd in this way is a decided benefit, For infants commence by giving a tea- ital three times a day, increasing ose, CnickeN JELLY.—One pound of chicken cut up Ss fine and put into boil with ons and 3 halt pints of cold water, two ountes of Ceylon ou, salt to taste, Strain one hour into moni Bon gooey aside to anal © OYSTER Sour.—Put a pint of oysters with thelr liquor into a colander and let them drain for five minutes; then after removing the oyster liquor, pour a pint of bolling water over the oysters, Throw this water away. Add a pint of fresh boiling water to she oyster liquor and let it boil in a poreelain lined sauce pan until all the scum has risen and been skimmed off; then add a pint of fresh milk one powdered water cracker, a plece of butter a little salt and pepper. Boil ten minutes, and just before the soup is to be served turn in the oyslers and let them scald for three minutes, Oyster soup prepared in this way will not disagree with invalids, Mp To keep eggs for hawching purposes place them in a location of the cellar to prevent freez'n +, and turn them half round twice a week, Listen—a song of Felolging Hearts that were heavy are g'ad, Women, look up aud be hopeful, There's help und there's health to be had, Take courage, O weak ones despondent, And drive back the foe that you fear With the weapon that never will fail you. O, be of good cheer, regularities,” and “functional derange ar to your sex, by the use of Dr. avorite Preseri Ithon you ¢an put the ness to rout. drug gists, under a positive guarantee of satisfac tion in every case or money refunded. See bottle wrapper. enemy of iil-health and happ ements of the Dy. FPlerce's For all deran and bowels take dose ro AAA sin The hot-house violets should now ed against the They are scarce expensive in winter, and will pay for the care given them, ‘ellets, well — . Did You Mead the large advertisen PANXION which wa pt hed last week ? remarkable pape eh as the phenomenal tion of 4: $0,000 copies weekly, nal is more w circula- No other jour wd by old and young in the s thro t the land. The publishers a pect { afer onte a year, and to all who be pow will send ob . and for a full he ubseription p ia ug Yor R's Co WMPANION, Boston Mass, er ————— lering its cost sawdust is an ex- cellent material for bedding and as an It possesses but but will ele JR rice § Consi absorbent, urial value, : y floors, How * This ? > ~~ manner of that of givin Lan exceptio p——— Axle Vruper Greases, # 3 OPED 10 Ve LEC, Rupture cure guaranteed by Pr.J. B. Mayer, 831 A Pp Fase at onee, from HO Op Aiit Livalied HIB Of Cures s Send for circu -—— free St Paul will put $8,000 into an ice palace, Cann’s Kidney Cure for Dropsy, Gravel, Diabetes, Bright's, Heart, Urinary or Liver Diseases, Nerv. ousnese, &c. Cure guaranteed. 831 Arch Street, Phiiad’s. $1 a bottle, 6 1000 certificates of Pleasant rainy-day work for the older publishers’ catalogues, magazines, newspapers, and other avail able sources, ITS: All Fits mopped free oy Dr. Kilns Great ia aler fired day's use. Mar. Trestise and $1.90 trial bottle free to Fi cusen, Send to Dr, Kline 831 Arch 36 Pola, Pa fh pA An ancient fashion, revived by gen- tlemen of changeable tastes, Is the yateh fob on the right side of the trou- BETS, —— Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers, MIA, eguable climate, oertain snd abundant crops Pest fratl, grain. grass and stook country in the world regon Joan Portland, « ai fini Plain coat-sleeves are rarely seen, There is always some plaiting or full. ness at the top about the armholes, Hafficted with sore eyes use Dr. Isano Thompe son’sEye-water. Druggists sell at 350. per bottle Miss Rachel Sherman, the General's youngest daughter, will spend the win- kt in Paris, with the family of Minister Bronchitis is cured by frequent small doses of Piso’s Care for Consumption. A bottle of fift capacity, the ever on cotnsy, was lately made in hn Millville, N N. J. A iat, om Pwo FHanalls healt 8 Every straw stack that, 1s no stack that fs not ohn Jas property gmtion Board a —— w and well the winter is over, BCIENTIFIC, In a rezent number of the Comptes Rendus there isa description by M. Martin de Drettes of an apparatus which prints messages transmitted by light, The rays from an electric are, made parallel by a Mangin projector, would be sent from one station and would be received at the other end on a converging lens, in the focus of which is a gelenlum cell, This cell is in cir- cuit with a local battery, and the re- ceiving instrument so adjusted that the change ot resistance produced in the selenium cell by the action of light would alter the amount of current passing, and so act on the electro-mag- uel of the receiver, iris A glass throne, made to the order of an Iudian Prince by a firm in Birming- ham, is on exhibition in Oxford street, London, Pillars from the back and arm support a dome shaped canopy, abuve which is a large star. Every portion of the surface has been cut, and the pine-shaped finials which sur- mount the arms have no fewer than The ornamentation of the obdurate, and, as during the time it was en public view it was by two incandescent lamps beneath it, it sparkled like a re diamond, It is said that this 1s the most important example of cut glass | ever attempted, - > - M, de Lesseps has given an account of the curves registered by earthquakes on the mareograph established at Colon. The curves recorded on October 13 and 1883, appeared to have indicated underground disturbances caused that occurred on | those dates at Santander, on the Atlan- | tic. Guavaquil, on the Pacific; Chios, | the Mediterranean, and elsewhere, | pothing abnormal was registered | by the mareograph of the island Gulf of Panama, sialic by the paper can be obtained, according to the Papier Zeitung, by the following recipe: Aniline color in form, blue, red, etc., sixteen parts; eighty | boiling distilled water: seven parts glycerine and three part or dissolved in hot ingredients 4 4 443 801d 8 syrup. an Are st s indorsing po inlercsling e xper: ment Dr. Ziutg with Dr. Chay Congo He stil “Ala takes with sid of hitherto . thus received by tl ¢ i forwarded to Ea same Foolish People I ils TOYS # uvag t FS Al Paris World Exhibition, As we informed, the Paris journal for ladies fashions, ‘La Couturiere” has been awarded with a premium at the World Exhibition Paris, and | therefore we think, it would be of great interest both for our lady dress. makers and tor every lady in general, If | we call their attention the new American edition of this fashion jour- | pal, much the more as it is printed in English language. We can not enough point to the rich material this paper offers, because the annual issue con- sists of about 300 of the latest designs, 0 colored figures, and each num- | ber is accompanied by a cot pattern, | seems (o be for us of the | is, that the publisher Fron. the ane MN i {io of the colored [fgures, patterns in various of cloaks, jackets, baby ganoents, can We believe, the cut either or slzes, own Paris designs in original on the market, also that it Is enabled, to in. dicate the latest fashion colors through its colored pictures, We can recommend this paper to every dressmaker and housekeeper, from the fact, that the price of this splendid issue 1s only $2.75 per annum and $1.50 semi-annually, and it can be had through the New York Office, Max Keffel, 834 Droadway, Especially we can hint to the November edition con- sisting of a great season picture with winter cloaks, an other season picture for costumes, a Panorama of children garments, a Promenade costume, Lhe ast throe supplewents being in colored Poa and a cut pattern, SE — Fruit put in tin cans should be taken out enti when the ean Is opened for use, If allowed to remain after the can is opened the action of acid julces upon the solder when exposed to the alr may form acetate of Jead, which is poison. ous, Pour the fruit out into glass or earthenware digas and the danger of polsoning is a SL —— As the of wooden railway ties increases minds are at work to devise a su steel to claim the advan in Bom fs big gon ot cost the bed In of keeping | repair would be greatly reduced. Catarrh Is a complaint which affects nearly evel ybody, more or less, It originates in a cold, or succes. sion of colds, combined with impure blood, Disa greeable flow from the nose, tickling in the throat, offensive breath, pain over and between the eyes, ringing and bursting nolses in the ears, are the more common symptoms, Catarrh is cured by Hood's Barsaparilla, which strikes di- rectly at its cause by removing all impurities from the blood, building up the diseased tissues and giving healthy tone to the whole system. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists, #1 ; six for &, Prepared only by C. 1. HOOD & CO. Lowell, Mass, 100 Doses One Dollar SCOTT'S EMULSION OF PURE COD LIVER OIL AND HYPOPHOSPHITES | Almost as Palatable as Milk. Containing the stimulating properties of the I ypophosphites combined with the Fattening | and Strengthening qualities of Cod Liver Ohl, the potency of beth being largely inercasod, A Remedy for Consumption. For Wasting in Children. 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