GARDEN AND : BEART ARE CERN Nad # 4 wr ———— — VY ———igy WHEN TO SEED OATS. Oats may be seeded down as soon as the frost is out of the ground. land was plowea last fall it can be put in condition for oats with a disc har- row. It is better to seed with a grain drill, so as to get the seed in at a uni- form depth and well covered. Clover may be seeded at the time of putting in oats, if preferred. WHEN BEES BECOME ACTIVE. Bees begin to work as soon the weather permits in the spring. The first plants upon which they work are the skunk cabbage and yellow willow, followed by the blossoms of fruit, hard maple, white clover, small fruits, bass wood, rod. te. Should as sumac, with golden aster, Spanish needle, smartweed, e fora will blossoms t not 3 able for providing choice honey. use the suit be hees bee arce hat ¢ yr of weeds i I WHY CLOVER IS The chief value of collects nitrogen fron is another reason that makes it one the that farmer secure. The clover plants grow a great many roots that are strong and fl which not only gather food from the soil, but gi up the tne best fertilizers a esny valuable nitrogen which is plant store ) taken through the from the air. When crop under these readily Le crease greatly able plant food as It only three 1 such as clove f leaves of the a of clover is and roots decay, geen how they humus in the the amount well. legum the increase is nious crops are this manner. manure is plentiful Crops land TOD] Cro . development and was the primitive cow did Her environment could Evol brought ment and cow Is one dairy type is of modern ye Feeding the cow better food her more comfortable, ar milk have dairy type 10,000 pounds of mill was not use her food to ution, or developmen about by change of food the earliest types cnange of opment making cent. butter fat an evolution of the q ucts of the cow. Especiall has i butter mo been th maxi Wagenen, Jr Homestead. FRINGED AND PLUM The ret fashions extravagant ED FLOWER ent ts naen V in the seems to be and fanciful is no new trend, but is mers tuated the apoear of distinctly attractive such highly begonia and cyclamen ence has been made to ed” geraniums, and ther other fantastic and travagant floral more or less attention The cactus geranium ane fly cyclamen have already been figured in these pages, and now add to the ig with } ist with the The at present by vagarie i ested oid Powe more forms “piumed picture tation our merit in ing these extrava- gant monstrosities which appetil to the fancy merely from the fact thes are groteaque divergencies from the normal type of aesthetic simplicity What cultivation will accomplish in a flower time alone can tell. The chrysanttbemum, Chinese primrose, the cineraria and indeed almost any other of our highly cultivated favorites are evidence of the wonderful modification of form that the plastic material of plant organism develops into when under the careful leadership of the cultivator. Peculiar outgrowths of the perianth have been recorded not only in the cyclamen referred to but also in the daffodil where the long tubed ajax type has developed of fioral part perpetuant For own wo little very p $ ¢ that appealed to the floral fancy. They are not progression along artistic lines. They may serve the curious for the mo- ment; they do indeed subserve the pur- poses of the student of plant physiol- ogy; but beyond that, horticulturally speaking, the sooner they are lost sight of the better. American Garden- ing. GREEN FOOD FOR POULTRY While perhaps not strictly necessary for the existence, some kind of green food is necessary for the greatest pro- duction of eggs. Where fowls are kept in pens and yards throughout the year, it is always best to supply some green food. The question how te supply the | individual must solve largely for him- In a general way, however, {t be said that during the winter dnd early spring months, mangel-wurz:ls, { if properly kept, may be fed to good fadvantage. The fowls relish them, and | they are easily prepared. As it is not | dimeult to grow from 10 to 20 tons of per acre, thelr cost is not feeding these beets to | self. may i these roots In flocks of hens, a very good practice is simply to split the root lengthwise with a large knife. The fowls will then be able to pick out all the crisp, fresh food from the exposed cut surface. These large pleces have the advantage over smaller pieces In this respect: The smaller pieces when fed from troughs will be thrown into the [it ter and solled more less before be- ing consumed by the fowls, and, in fact, many pieces win become so dirty that they will not eaten. about and remain cl wholly Cle exceseive, or dishes ar nor should they, be Large pleces can not be thrown an and fresh untii consumed. wer, dul the early spring, and best when ing ps one of the cheapest It is readily uiter eaten , and fui of nitrogen owed, fresh obtained nearly be cloy season wet one if be Hmite grown in 1 86x rape I drills it and given the same ation as or eight corn from it may potatoes inches be cut an fresh, crisp food ie cut a few inches be produ od will fi frequen fa een AND WEEDS. vel. Ying many in five went a es and This rvals of Were § owing ttle dirt nothering ration was ne week 80 iat the horse wild not go vithout treadi held planted 8 were five or six time Thorough I think will keep L., in Agricultural wood foot to ¢ APY feat tal t harvest and late them cultivati F. m H. down. Epitomist SHORT AND USEFUL POINTERS It's tillage that increases able plant food in the soil. Over-ripe cream will sometimes cause a bad flavor in the butter. the what will aid the hog's digestion. | poultry house or a healthy flock that the feed troughs are kept clean. Good drainage, be it natural or arti ficlal, is essential to success in the or chard, It will pay a farmer to work for a good reputation, as well as for good crops. vorable, The farmer whose hogs hava plenty on them. Not getting all the butter-fat out of away money. But only good seed. The difference turns out to be a difference of bushels in the crop. News Happenings of Interest Gathered | From All Sources. FIVE MEN KILLED ON A BRIDGE Joseph E. Cheesman Says He Was Compelied to Stes! According to the Plans of a Com panion-F. R. Lines, of Bethlehem, Wins the Lehigh First Prize~Fallure to Cross a Baflof Elected an Alderman--Other News, of the Lehigl Th versity e Junior held it Memorial The follo tant Of Grical conte P fees ackKes lehes orations Pha Cc Downey, “ Of oatisty he yught reason : were eral were foun where a straigh voler ingtead by law Kellow Five Pile death while walked burg Railroac Mm a sm outhbound f{reig they a : i taken « track on nace, wher on the Sharon worked The hou rofessor of vers th .» hey hi ty, Lewisbi and two ficulty, one gi by smoke Dr. Hull brary, the manuscripts of lectures and the manuscrig to be known as “The Psalter,” he expected to publish, were His loss 15 $3000, with no insurance # fa children i Keine being o Were Samuel Wertz, who resides at town, is the hero of the village by 1 son of having killed a catamount w a stone While Wertz was on Ca ith the attacked him Having ne weapon as it sprang toward him The stone the eyes, killing it instantly. Findlay Blose, a 12-year-old boy, at tempted to cross the railroad tracks at pilot of the locomotive and carried over a mile. He escaped with only a few bruises. The annual report of Mine Inspector Davies, of the Fifth Anthracite District, just made public shows that the total soal production last year was 5,343,201 tons, or 20,243 less than in 18gg. There were forty fatal and seventy-six non. fatal accidents, leaving seventeen gwid- ows and forty-four orphans. The total number of persons employed was 15, 111, an increase of 818. The employees of one of the mines of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company at Hazleton adopted plans fer a bene. ficiary fund. The company will con. te a sum equal to that paid by the tribu men and from this fund benefits will be FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Reviey vo says: i Bradstreets “Financial “Not only did fall On ary tendencies movement more the activity of the stock reaction in the was the the asserted thes ives of pri lation professional the preceding fortnight, and i been tase traders, in eavy operators, sl | a willingne ) act of the short side of The on bank clear in the United were $1.784.113,824, a 047 for the 273.401 for the Fear, previou COTrrespo STATE OF TRADE. Bradstreet's Review Shows That Business is Generally Satisfactory. ireet’'s ny . : + CW Brad Says LATEST QUOTATIONS. Baltimore. iad egg TT and Southern ee hiweights Pennsylvania Maryland tt 1 ih, OV Philadelphia. contract grade, Febru ary, 77Viay Corn hrm. Ye¢ higher: | No. 2. mixed. Febuary, 34'5a44%¢ Oats, steady. No. 2 white clipped, 33¢ Butter firm; prints, viare higher: fancy Western creamery, 23%¢; do do prints 23%¢;: do Vi heat steady : wil nearby prints, 25¢ ges firm 2c higher; fresh nearby, toc; do Western 10¢: do Southwestern, | 19¢; do Southern, 17¢. Cheese steady, New York full creameries, fancy, small, | 11350, FINANCIAL. Money is cheaper all over the con. | tinent of Europe, | J. Pierpont Morgan has organized the giant Steel Trust. The Universal Steel Company was in: | corporated in Jersey City with a capital | of $3c0.000. i In the second week of February fifty-five railroads increased their gross carnings 0.03 per cent. i It was reported in Charleston, 5. C, | that the Fertilizer Trust had bought out the Charleston Mining and Manufactur. | ing Company. i that Vegetable Com pound. . v — 5 sdhrer . oO 188 2¢ 5 SORCIUO HIRE, ge Fobdd § 14 ist Hat ride veel extrac nthes and tl vt address for it LIBBY, MeNINL & LIBBY ® i'n Make Gond ny ways 10 tplves recipes for hating dish, Sesd § can be 2 grown without Potash. enough Pot. ash and your profits will be large; without Potash your crop will be “sc.ubby."” GERMAN KALI WOR alfness Cannot Ba Cunreal tis stared Hall's Catarrh Ct Sweat and fruit acids will not disenlor goods dved with Puvrsam Faverzes Dyes, Bold by all drogeists asy jobs of work tor their Crab Orchard Water | In used and recommended by phrsicians alt ovar the world ss one of the mos! eliabie Inga 4 A | Hives mid pargatives It ia sure ia lis action, | aad bas wonderful curative pgoperiies | Diplomacy is the art of getting what {you want by pretending you don’t want st. Wanted «At Once! Travaling salesman with or without sxpertence $0000 an? Senses For particaia s write Pocahontas Tobmooe Works, Bediord Clty, Va. The man who never looks up is a rank failure when it comes to hiting | up ; i fave the Baby | from the ravaces of Croun, Congbe, Colds and | Pneumonia, by giving Hexsle's Crouo Care, | promptiy. No oplum. No nsusce 50 ote, | It pays some men to be honest be. | cause they have less competition Iam sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my lifts three years ago, Mas, Taos, Ros Boxe, Maple 8t., Norwich, N. Y., Feb, 17, 1900, 3 BREAN ANY | The world deals good -naturedly with | the good-natured person. Mrs Winslow's Feothing rrup for children Peething, sollen & the gums, 1eauoes infle imine ton, allays pain, cures wind colic. Bw a Ludlie, The best antidote for sorrow is steady employment. | i “ n | Havre you ever expativaesd tw lovbal sens | sation of a good anypwitite? You w Ui if you | chew Adam's Pepin Ta: | .
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