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TO KILL THE THISTLE.
One of the worst enemies of
farmor is of the Canadian thistle,
works more injury every year
farms in this country than many other
causes to which attention is given,
It spreags slowly apparently, but it
sooner or later takes full possession of
the land and unless eradicated the en-
tire farm becomes worthless. The
heavier seeds, which are carried by
winds, will germinate, but its progress
is by means of long white root stocks,
which are proof against disease and
seasons. [It is claimed that a plece of
root stock if left in the soil will grow
from six to ten feet in a season and
from each small piece as many as six-
ty heads will grow. The season
for beginning the war on thistles is in
June.. Plough the land and then
plough again every few weeks until
well into the fall, the object being to
destroy the young growth as fast as
it appears, as any plant must succumb
it deprived of forming leaves, as
plants breathe through the agency of
the leaves. Another plan is to allow
them to grow until the plants are just
high snough to mow and then run the
mower over the fleld, repeating the
work as fdst as the plants appear.
As the farmer may prefer to utilize
the
It
to
best
plant it to potatoes. If he will then
tion he will destroy many of the
thistles and the potatoes will pay for
the labor. It may not be possible to
subdue the thistles the first year, but
if the work is well Jone the thistles
ploughed in the spring and a crop of
early cabbages grown, removing the
cabbage crop and broadcasting the
land, after ploughing and harrowing
with Hungarian grass seed. As Hun-
garian grass seed grows rapidly and
may be mowed once a month it gives
the thaistles but little chance, while the
present cultivation of the cabbage crop
will have greatly reduced the thistles
in number. The point is to keep the
attended to, for it is on the unculti
vated roadsides that weeds are negler
ted and hence are protected. Neigh.
bors should also work harmoniously in
the dustruction of weeds, as frequently
some negligent farmer injures the en-
tire community by pro
of weeds which are carried
winds over a large area. Weeds
also be carried long distances on tae
tops of railroad cars or by water: in
fact, there are so many modes of dis-
tribution almost Impossible
by
the
8
that ft
is
Jig
A
will not permit the drones to pass
through, hence the reason for destroy-
ing the drone brood.
Such an arrangement will give the
queen plenty of room in which to de
her ¢ges and the worker bees
will continue to store honey and to
care for their brood in the super above.
As soon as this brood has hatched the
operation of exchanging fram+s should
be repeated, not only but again
and again, until the press of brood
rearing is over. This plan is equally
as sucessful as extractd the honey
from the frames of the proper,
The colony is not weakened by having
more or less of its unsealed brood de-
stroyed. The beas are not distressed
or excited, and there {3s no danger of
robbing them of needed stores in case
of a sudden dearth of honey -—Millie
Honoker, in American Agriculturist.
posit
once
hive
CROP BOUND FOWLS
Some of the fowls that have
range during the summer months are
very likely to become crop bound. This
condition is caused by their eating
long strands of frost killed Brass,
into a ball and gradually
include within their fblds all that en-
ters the crop. The fowl eats raven-
ously, but tae food does her no good. as
nothing can pass beyond the crop: if
not relieved she must soon starve, If
taken in hand at the start, the congest-
ed food can be made to pass by knead-
ing with the fingers, but the fowls con-
dition is not likely to be noticed unti
her crop is quite full, and the
choking-like efforts call
the case,
The remedy then is
penknife and make
free
violer
attention to
to take
an
the crop, large enough t«
entire contents easily. Wash
cut with warm water, and then
fine needie and silk thread Sew
opening, also the incizlon in the
skin. Put the fowl in a
feed her on soft feed
days she will be
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CLEANING HARNESS
Whetaer harn¢ss {8 black or
brown, a very little cleaning material
should be used, and a great deal
bow-grease in polishi
composition or blackl
harness, and cause
work badly. Harn¢
to this mdition
washed with soda water, spon
given a good coat of dye and oil,
hung up for a few days for the oil
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penetrate tae leather bef
the
of weeds, but all farmers can prevent
their spread, and in protecting
neighbor he also protects himself
Canada thi 80 great
iis
fia
is
not
datermine to combat its spread.
cago Chronicle,
GOOD MILCH COWS
Good milca cows are quite
of profit on the farm
a source
water daily, they
great quantity of milk
ers should study
cannot
All cow own-
these questions
Is one of the most important
Red clover is the favorite crop.
to grass Is corn fodder,
peas, and apples are all good
crops
Next
they are far the best milk producing
vegetables. Grow and feed yellow car-
nots to improve the color of the butter
only be determined by trial.
health, which will enable them to re-
ceive full benefit from their feed, give
perfect digestion, and produce more
milk and butter. Water is a necessity
to cows, and it should be pure, cool,
and always within t¥eir reach. Water
before feeding and let the heaviest
feed be at night. Salt is another neces
sity, and about an ounce and a half
should be mixed with their food dally.
Always clean the teats with a dry cloth
before milking. Milk rapidly with dry
hands and be sure tae udder is emp-
tied. Never scold or hit the cow, Talk
gently to her and she will repay by
giving more milk. Have perfect ven.
tilation, drainage and every thing
neat and clean in the stable or the
milk will become tainted. Impure milk
is caused by carelessness or diseased
cows. Careful selection, good breed.
Ing, proper stabling, common sense in
best returns for the time and iabor ex.
p<nded In this branch of farming.
E. L. Morris, in Agricultural Epit-
omist,
TO PREVENT SWARMING.
With a colony which Is provided
with an extracting super, even the
primary swarm can often be prevented,
When the colony shows signs of be
coming too populous, it should be ex.
amined and if the brood combs are
well filled with broca two or three
frames containing sealed brood should
be removed to the super and their
places filled with empty combs. If
there is drone brood in the brood
combs it should be removed be
durability
¢s of the
of the har
and the waterproof quali
After the whole
n2ss has been cleaned,
leather, rub it over with
old silk handkerchief to
ot
a soft
remove
paying special at
pad, collar and
parts, which
cleaning when new or
on.~The Cultivator.
her leather re-
patent
in good condit}
SHOULDERS
are more
dence when the heavy run
work is
SORE
Sore shoulders in evi
of spring
on, after a long winter of ir
gular work and confinement in tae
stable than they are mow, but even at
this season there are cases when much
discomfort is caused thal, by a little
extra care, could be averted There
are horses with defectively shaped
shoulders or thin skins that are very
easily put wrong in this way, but, as
man than in the horse
The collar must be made to fit com-
fortably and be kept clean and smooth,
and the traces made equal length so
as to have the strain fairly balanced
to both shoulders. The collar should
be taken off as soon as the horse is
out of the yoke, and, if necessary, the
shoulder washed with cold water. Car
bolized vaseline is an excellent appli
cation, both to prevent and heal sore
shoulders,
RAISING BEANS.
The easiest way | ever raised beans
was on sod. A clover sod ia best, if you
have one, although any other kind of
sod will do If free from weeds: but low
meadows must not be chosen, as beans
require high, dry land to make a good
crop. After danger of frost is over
break it up quite deep, from five to six
inches, go over it lengiSwise with a
disk harrow and cut it up fine; avold
going crosswise as this would turn up
field beans; they will not be injured by
high winds as large growing varieties
would. Drill seed in with corn plant.
er, dropping one bean every eight or
ten inches. They will require very lit.
tle or no weeding. When ripe pull, dry
and thresh ai once~Lewis Olsen, in
The Epitomist,
Japanese Coffee Plantations.
The Government coffee plantations
on Java (about three-fourths of the
total production) is estimated at about
201000 pleuls (about 20,100,000
pounds) for the present year,
A rich wife may not agree with a
man any more than rich food.
HOT WEATHER TRUISMS.
Don’t be afrald of sunshine. Cur-
ative powers are in the chemical rays
of the sun, and they rejuvenate
Don't think of the complexion only
and fear tan and freckles; they can
be rewioved, The sun {8 one of the
most efficient of all surgical methods
the treatment of morbid growths,
as warts, moles and all parasitical
skin diseases
Don't
remove
borax and rose water to
tan and
ting on a little
ward, for borax
Don't
lige
freckles
cold after
dry
cream
makes the skin
the face oftener than
best time
use on
ht is the best for
i
once a day, Nig!
2 thorough cleansing
Don't water
the face a scrub
water, followed dash
water, Is betier.
Don't try to put ccld cream on a
1 will not
giving
Warm
cold
use cold when
cosmetic
by =a of
the absorption
i slr im -
Oi 8Xin, Of
be thorough
lemon
and the
milady
up Aer
f her bou
the
the humble
of a
an
may
Don't
ith
beaten
hrush in
freckles in the
doir; and no
Don't forget
‘ate ye stains
ruise at
oloration
despise
ge
W the juice lemon
of CRE
touch
seclusion «¢
whits
hand,
one will be wiser
that vinegar will eradi
llow from the ac
with
be pre
once yv.ne
disc will
Don't and fore
head weather
Use a little co spirits o
hathing
¢
camphor when
¥
Don't
maome
r face in id water
your a
reach a
3
# wo xe or
Traveling
wach
washstand (if
Remove
f du and smoke with
OSE
you
have
m, and wipe off with soft
Don't be
eo Foon i
a i a as
or glove Frict
tion and rest
the skin
Don't expect to cure an erupti
the face by ext
Don't be
rice powder
Arms
it
i
Don’t
troubled
use alcohol
the skin ls oily
Don't use tinctu
face unless the skin
rimental to an
stance of a pr
itself, but
piexion.—Washington
She will
or a
and
bring
jelly
im,
gust becau
food is distast
few spoonsful
them daintils
eat
Give
it often
ingly and
than de
with disgust
If 2a time
means
little food at a time and
That
with relish is
+3
which is eaten
far
gwallo
»
uble
patient's
If kept
their
the food
aleave
waiting. most
desire to eat
when it is
Be careful leave food
the sick room hope that
patient may eat it presently Miss
Florence Nightingale the world's
moat famous nurse, savas this
simply prevent him from taking food
at all
Never make a large quantity of any-
thing at one time, thinkMng that
he patient has liked it before
again. In nine cases
sick people lose
and will
brought to
never
in the
reje t
them
to in
the
will
be-
very capricious His food, therefore,
should be varied as much as possible
Don’t rely too much on beef tea
It Is a useful stimulant, but is not
pose it to be
Be particularly
everything in the
careful to
daintiest
gllver burn
ished, napkin lily white and saucers
from slops.
make all the
treo
difference in
[ fee cream mould, made in the form of
a ring with an opea centre, is
cially popular where a woman has to
rely on her own lends for dainty
dishes A cakepan with a bottom
that off, allowing the cake tg
taken out easlly, and a cork ex.
tractor which fastens to the wall and
holds bottle while removing the
cork, are other new utensils,
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espe
comes
be
the
Kitchen
THE ART OF SAVING MONEY
If you t
saving instinct it is a
the
sable
money-
to put
BOON as the
your hands
vi
amount
into
convenient
a
very rapidly
and ther
prov;
the
money
people’
1
may
aient,
¥ i
iQ
can Queen
PRESERVING
\ we bs x “ne
and even If you
please remember the
r praise another
deiphia Inquirer
TO KEEP COMBS COOL.
Combs should bs» wiped whenever
used upon a piece of soft tissue
pa
per: also once a week they should be
¥
water,
teeth
in ammoniated
and down
tooth brush
and
with
lipped
$ +
rushed up the
an oid
SHELL AND BEAD CHAINS
variation in the fashion
popular bead chain is to
combine the tiny pear! shells called
“periwinkles” with small crystal
beads. A neck chain like this is very
artistic Four or five gh«lls and a
section of crystal beads, half as long
again as the space the shells cover,
represent the right proportion of
shells and beads. The shells are
easily plereced with a sharp needle.
A pretty
ing of the
TIGHT SHOES.
If a boot or shoe pinches in any
out
of very hot water and lald over the
while the boot {8 7a the foot
the leather anc give re
will expand
that
bes ~New
careful
the
drink, and
in
eat and
orumbs are left
NYE
NYVENTIONS FOR THE COOK.
There is no end to the new inven-
|
life of the cook easier. Among these
novelties are a chocolate grater,
which uses up every bit of the choco
late, while protecting the hand, and a
jelly strainer, which sets on a tripod
and is adjustable to a kettle of any
size. Coffee machines, by which cof
fee 1s made at the table, have leaped
into popularity. There 18 a new meat
chopper, which has a deep, eurved
blade that gives eleven inches of a
cut and is warranted always to cut
across the meat. As the top is remove
able, the blade can easily be cleaned.
The ring mould, which Is simply an
Pipings of a contrating color, or
of white or black, edge many strap
pings,
English embroidery of the same
color as the gown it trims, is ond of
the garniture modes of the season.
Tremendous birds in vivid colors
‘are liked for hat decoration. One
sees them In vivid orange, in strong
greens, and in gray reds.
Black taffeta walking suits are
both stylish and refined in appear.
ance.
Gray is one of the most popular
shades among the more exclusive
linen tallor gowns. The natural linen
tint is the one ured for the majority
of the ready-made ones.
New
yoke
{ures
York
fronts
of the
1
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il $ 5
icles {
Pica
material
is four and a quar
wide
required
v-one {pches
irter yards twenty-
and rds
inches wide,
{Wo f& quarter ya
Woman's Waist,
Walsts with extensions over
shoulders are
able of the season
to the greater number of figures
most f:
are
among tie
and bec
As de-
May Manton, it is of nile
and the tucked
portion above the centre pleat of cream
mousseline, bunt all walst and gown
materials are appropriate,
fitted lining on which its various parts
The back is smooth
across the shoulders and is drawn
fronts are tucked to yoke depth and
they pouch slightly over she belt. At
the centre is a wide box pleat that is
pointed at its upper edge, and above
this pleat is the tucked chemisette, the
edges of which are concealed Ly the
lace, The sleeves are tucked above
the elbows but form full puffs Lelow
and are gathered into straight cuffs,
The quantity of material required
for the medinm =ize is four and a
half yards twenty-one inches wide,
four yards twenty-seven inches wide,
or two and a quarter yards forty-four
inches wide, with fivecighth yards of
all-over lace, one and three aarver
yards of applique and one-quarter yard
of tucking to make as Hlustrated.
Baby's Short Clothes,
In putting the baby into his first
not only served the purpose of pro-
tectgng his limbs and abdomen from
cold, but have prevented free moves
ment of his dittle limbs, With shorter
skirts comes the natural impulse to
use his limbs, and baby becomes quite
become
} RUOWIG Ds
of soft
fay
Long and Slender ¥
The
Colored Handkerchi
Woman's Box Pleated Walst
in
pop
come. This
Manton, is made
stitched with
3 a re v3 38}
Waists are muca
to extend thei
months in 8
May
ponges
but ths
washable fabrics
to silks and wools. When greater
elaboration is desired, the collar and
cuffs can be made of embroidery, lace
or plain contrasting material,
The waist consists the lining,
be used or omitted as pre-
ferred; the fronts and back are closed
at the centre front. Fronts, back and
| sleeves are lald in box pleats that are
stitched just a quarter of an inch
Those of the waist
1
mmbroidered
Hi «lik,
many
design is suited
he as well
as
of
sleeves are left free at the elbows to
The quantity of material required for
the medium size is four and a quarter
BOX PLUATRD WAIST.
yards twenty-one fnches wide, three
and three-quarter yards twenty-seven
dnches wide, or two and a quarter
yards forty-feur inches wide.