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Baasonabls Suggestions and Useful Hints
for Agrioulturists,
A Cheap and Darkdle Farm Oate—Selecting
Corn for fed ~ Temperdture of Cream
for Winter Churning—Undrawn Péultry
for the Market.
A Convenient Farm-Yard Gate,
The illustration, a sketch of which
was sent us by J. W. Graham, N. C.,
is a simple double gate frame, made to
open eiiber way, and closed im the
following manuer: Midway betweeh
the gates is & short post firmly driven
In the ground, er mortiséd into the
ground sill, on both sides of which is
a large ‘‘buttgu,’” as shown in engrave
Ing. These ‘‘buttons” are fastened to
the post by a small iron bolt with head
and nut and washers, and turn with
diffioulty. When the gate is to be
opened either way, turn the ‘‘button"
vertical on she side toward which the
gate is to be opened, and both gates
are at once free to onan that way only.
Near the lower and outer corner of
each gate Is a contrivance for keeping
thg'rate in position after it is opened,
which may be used to help keep it
irm Mm closed. It consists of a
imall plece of timber as broad as the
jte-frame and about an inch and a
alf in thickness, through which is an
auger-hole; add In this is the eylindri-
its lower end. It then passes through
an auger-hole in the lower horizontal
lt Rd
Td
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SECURE
plece of the
jate is open
thod peg is st
and the i
Both gates are
ol
FARM-YARD GATE.
gate-frame. Wh
1
wide th
ant
AOE,
The Whole Ear For Seed,
rs ago I suw a
3 1 ommend f
iwice and ¢
rleld was go
Any conseq
tipening. T}
gornels fron
tipened seve
talks that grew Ni
Each lot was caref
ihe grain and the fod
ind nubbins counted,
was small; so much so
ne that there wae no ne
:arding the tip or butt g
§ they were sound.
Churning in the Winter,
tusted public to find fault.
No poultry breeder ever made a
lollar by marketing undrawn poultry.
for every cent gained on the addition.
il weight of the fowl in such a con-
lition, two wers last by réhson of the
wfusal of the dealer to buy more of
be same producer because so many
polled on his hands. Any competent
iousekeepor will tell us that an un-
Irawn fowl is not fit to eat if left in
hat condition two hours after being
dled.
Phosphate For Poultry
Tho advice to give bones to hens to
nake them lay has been improved by
t farmer who accidentally learned thas
iommercial phosphate answers the
imme purpose. He spilled some wjth
wed wheat lust September, and gath-
wing it up mixed with soil gave this
© his hens. Rather to his surprise
bo pieces of phosphate were eaten as
seadily as the grain, and about the
wme time his hens began laying as
they had not done before. Not all of
he commercial phosphate sold now
8 made from bones. This incident,
which a Tribune correspendent fur-
ilshes, indicates that the rock phos-
)hate may serve a good purpose for
ren feed, as we know it does for crop
ood.
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Sweet Cheese.
Put on a large kettle half full of fresh
buttermilk, let it just come to a boil,
then add as much sweet milk as there
is buttermilk, stir it just enough to
mix and let it again come to a boll;
take immediately off, strain through
linen or sieve,after it has drained work
the curd while still quite warm with
the hand and fingers about ten mine
utes; add three tablespoonfuls of but
is ready for use.
Jups bread dough,
butter, one cup raisins, one egg,
ia, nutmeg, clanamon.
Lexox Pie.—One lemon, ons cup
hree eggs,
one ¢
one table
a kettle
with
over
Frost
{ ty
lf
Mother and Sen,
Ch
LD BEFORE.
{ An Incident of Farragut's Journey
Up the issiasippl
war, which,
an
iv
1% £1 vs
v8 LING,
¢
i os
y complexion
ely it is almost wholly ignored. A
iermometer is soen
yrdinary dairy, far
mmperatur®
(oes by guess-work. It is «
hat if a small change
8 injurious, the win
or more than usual
‘agpect. Une degree
fakes all the diffe o
rater and ice, and changes a flui
4 Bolid substance. If so, how
int a matter it must t
rarely
and as 8a
a
Oe in the 1
nent of milk and eream and
pg of butter. It is in the winter that
host of the trouble in butter
#8 met with, and these troubles .
il be referred to injurious cnanges in
be temperature. With good, clean
pilk, from healthy cows to start
vith, one may secure the best
uality of butter every time in
e same time, if the proper attention
given to the temperature—always
roviding of course, that the milk and
ream are kept in pure air and are
wt subjected to injurious influences
vhich might spoil the flavor of the
utter. he normal temperature for
wetting milk in open shallow pans or
ihe earthen pots that are sometimes
med, is 60 to 62°. AL this tempera.
mire the cream will all rise in 86 hours
sod the milk will remain sweet if the
is pure. At the same temperature
cream will become ripe for the
urn, that Is, it will acquire the exact
of gourness needed for the best
g in 86 hours; if the three
ngs are put in one jar and are
stirred when the fresh cream is
This will give 12 hours for the
iream to remain after the last skim-
ping is added. It is then just right
br making the very best quality and
be largest quantity of butter.
Undrawn Poultry,
One evidence of the advancement of
he world is the vigorous protest
ost und . Bo i
Sirians pik, fs here
pt 2
y Lou
t by joining two tugs
1
80 as to
nun the two
work
| the two tugs’ shalts
3 boals.
| large bet
wheel
i three feet green oak logs with
| bark on covered in turn with a foot of
| railroad iron. When Farragut passed
| up the river the Louisiana was sent
{ out. to meet him; but after poing balf
{ & mile the engines falled, and the boat
| was transformed into a floating fort
She carried eighteen guns. While iu
this disabled condition, we were grap-
sled by the United States man-of-war
drooklyn and another frigate. Belore
being grappled we used both our
broadsides on them with considerable
effect; but after that we could not use
our guns, owing to the smoke caused
by repeated discharges from the two
men-of-war. Our ports were not large
enough to allow the ascipe of the
smoke caused by their guns, and it
soon became so thick we could not see
each other. The two frigates peppered
our fron rool without avail, and finally
drew off and we drifted down the river,
where we grounded. When we were
able to open the vents in the roof we
found that more than a quarter of our
men had been rende unconscious
by inhaling the smoke. Had the men-
Hv continued their firing fifseen
minutes longer it is safe to say that
avery one of the 100 men under the
roof of the Lonisiana would have beer
ssphyxiatea.’'~New York Star
AOA AIA Cl 5 PB AO,
woman writer enumerating
a Ta bi ore falled to
mention money. It wasa strange over-
“ARE you Americans still as fond of
ball as ever?” “Yes, indeed, Why,
all our best familles wre adding ball.
rooms to their homes,” “Fawucyl”
CEEDITOR—" When are yougoing to
pay your debts?” “LignTOoR-— That's
none of your confounded business,’
“But I need my money.” **That’s
none of my confounded business,’
IT is needless tosay that tailors have
a very cutt'ng manner when it suits
them,
ONE of the healthiest professions in
the world is that of signing wills, Ex-
pectant heirs will readily confirm this
statement,
One Thoevsand Dollars,
1 will forfeit the above ount, if I fall to
prove that Floraplexion is the best medicine in
existence for Dyspepsia, Indigestion or Billous-
pess, It is a certain cure, and affords immedi.
ate relief, in cases of Kidney and Liver Com-
Jiaint, Nervous Debility and Consumption,
“loraplexion builds up the weak system and
cures where other remedies fail, "Ask your
druggist for it and get well, Valuable book
“Th ngs Worth Knowing,” also, sample bottle
sent free all charges prepald. Address
Franklin Hart, 88 Warren Street New York,
AD Mm em————
The Wisest Physicians,
since Hypoerates discovered that all manner of
disorders were produced by the vitiated fluids
of the body, have sought to ald nature by
methods calculated to purify the blood, pro-
mote digestion, nutrition and excretion, stimu.
late inaction livers, kidneys and bowels, and
as yeoi no attainment of art has surpassed the
old Bt. Bernard Vegetable Pill of our fathers,
pronounced centuries ago, the triumph of med.
cal art and unequalled since. A sample of the
St. Bernard Vegetable Pills will be sent free to
all applicants. Address St. Bernard, Box 2416,
New York.
§
Seven American firms engaged In the
importation of plate glass have com-
bined, representing a capital of $10,000,-
00,
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The record of cures accomplished by Hood's
failed. If your blood is Impure,
out of order, try Hood's S8arsapar
ur digestion
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Merit Wins
And This is
The Reason for
The Unequalled
Popularity of
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
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CAUTION. Jvriicod "Sui every pair
bas his name and price stamped on bottom,
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FOR FIFTY YEARS |
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has been used by mothers for thelr children
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Gravel, Digbetes,
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worl a
fry
irNEgRIst.
Dir. Isase Thompe
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thacapital of 1,00
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Axle Givense,
better and
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for it, and take no or,
Groase
ther, at
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long and it cost $0002 mile. It uses
American locomo. ives,
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medicine is Piso's Care
Bold every whera,
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China's soli i
The best cough
for Consumption. 250.
miles, Chicago «
than New York.
overs more ground
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ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Byrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
iver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head-
aches sad fevers end ores. habia)
constipation, ru is
only remedy of ie fina a
por Limes od deni
° e y
its action and trul benehcial In is
effects, from the most
substa
soothes the ohild flens the gums, ailays
all paln, cures w ile, snd is the Lest
remedy for dlarrbaom
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PENSION *%" Milo B. Stevens & Ca,
Attorneys, 1418 F Se, Washington, D, ©.
| ammo ——
| was waiting.
| mistaking him for rome ore else.
! Yes, but I'm not the doctor,
| patient, or trying to be.”
! I
PAaTER--"Wall, Adolph, whom
| your college men elect to represent thm
| at the convention?”
Adolph—**Twirler.”’
Pater—"*Twirler? Can he put things
| foreibly?”
“You bet! He can pitch a ball through
a wire netting every time,”
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do wilh Harry,” said that lad’s mother,
disconsolately, “It Is Impossible for me
to make him do any work.”
“Let him be,’ replied his father,
“*re’scut out to be a rich man.”
-] understand you are engaged to
Miss Long?”
“Yes; my first engagement,”
“Your frst?”
“Yes; never smelled powder before,”
ProrLe never know either in disput.
ed or other matters, how much may be
#ald on each side until they hear two
women talking over a fence,
A Berrern PrLax.—Indette-Yes
I'm getting tired of this single life, 1
think I'll, get married and settle down,
Merritt— What's the matter with set-
tling up frst?
Harp LUuck-—*"Why so downcast?”
A. a magnificent umbreila yester-
“Leave it in the car?”
‘No; I met the owner of it on the
street and he recognized it at once,
said Johnson, “1 don"t
from swear-
Soap Ime rome
A Cros CALL.--An ol’ fashioned
dry goods merchant dolrg bus ws: in
one of th interior towns for many years
failed the other day, and when an azen:
f.roneof ihe creditors reached the place
it was to find the pro, rietor workiug
hard to figure it all out,
“Lands! but I can’t see why I should
fail,” he kept on sayings “"Mebbe,
though’ I didn’t collect sharp enough,”
**Y ou have a heap of old goods here”
said the »gent as he looked around,
“Yes more or less,’
“When did you take your last Inven-
tor: 7”
“Inventory? Take everything down?’
“Yes?!
“And make out a list?”
LE Yes, »
“And put down the cosl?”?
LE) Yeas 7
“And dust off the shelves and mop
the floor?”
“Thats it.”
“And clean the windows and paint
the front of the store?”
“Yes L3 1
“I never went into that. 1 was go-
ing toone day about fifte-n years ago,
but they had a wrestling match in town
and 1 let the inventory go. Merey on
me, but I can’t understand how I
should faill”’
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IMITATING M18 BUPERIORS,—L'ttle
Gamin Fltaunterag—Say, granny, how
much 18 dem apples?
Dear Old Apple Woman—Oh, go way
wid yez; sure it’s not a penny yez have at
all, at alll
Little Gamin Flavnterag— Well
baven't I got der right ter go out shop-
pin’, all der same,
OxNE THING TO BE PROUD OF ANY-
HOW.—"*Did you have any fireworks on
the Fourth?”
“Tots.
the nose with a sky rocket?’
gines.”
Smet
A New —Serimpley (gazi
ing horse
such a chromo
Maxi,
yagh
as that could tr
Thomson It’
W-lnaae
ms
Hom
frp
WT 8
feeted when dud
pense 10 lender
& Co., Kansas Cliy, }
{ pay from fi
i cent, the next few
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A Western confectioner has bad the
{ courage
than any other candy.
2
3
sam."
Dr, J. B. Mayer, 831 Arch 3t., Phil's,
Pa. Ease at once, no operation or de.
lay from business, atiested by thou.
sands of enres after others fail, advice
free, send for circular,
A AAR
A railroad Is to be built from Arch-
angel to Vologda to unite the extreme
habi’able north of the Russian empire
with the interior,
All on one gidgw
the offer that’s made by the pro-
rietors of Dr. Bage’s Catarrh
Brera. It’s 8500 reward for a»
incurable case of Catarrh, no mat-
ter how bad, or of how long stand-
ing. They mean what they say;
they're responsible, and the offer
has been made for years. It’s all
on your side—you lose your catarrh,
or you're paid $500 for keeping it.
But it's safe for them, too—they
know you'll be cured.
Dr. Sage’s Remedy produces per
fect and permanent cures of Chronio
Catarrh in the Head, as thousands
can testify, “Cold in the Head”
is cured with a few applications
Catarrhal Headache is relieved and
cured as if by magic. It removes
offensive breath, loss or impairment
of the sense of taste, smell or hear
ing, watering or weak eyes, and
impaired memory, when eaused by
the violence of Catarrh, as they all
lemedy sold by
druggists, 50 cents.
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