AS wy Nota BUSINESS. be ob Rock and though POULTRY and eggs Plymouth satisfactory, of moderate size. breeds is largely a matter If we know just what we want to do i will be able to find bre and Brahmas, Cochins, Lang- shans, Wyandots Min- orcas what need If one SUCCESS IN If both ject a cross Leghorn will the will The selection 3 the meat of be body be of of taste, with poultry, we in these two ds Hamburgs or we him buy Put att 2ar son. 50 these prote feed digest their meal and small per cent of | wheat and iiet and othe ad heated are ex nally lings and good cooked potatoes fro mthe kiteh mixed while good ble in pers to and mix hicken Potato 3 en hot plan is to occas! food six the gzall the shells freely of sand the Am EARLY In Eroun as soon the a fine prepara as render labor of Bon One mistake Orn that gion and cold. The ly time f the early to germinate harrow plement ground until serail POS&i 0) in Record ROOT CROPS FOR A correspondent objects STOCK to advo rong for wot find it that sO] the growing of root saying that he did Inquiry SOWnN catin stock profitable seed had been with but H different ca wonder not a su To grow stock profitably, the in good conditi and fairly rich, especiall potash gon the short, plan as and ~ Philadelphia the n showed on poor and little fertili it is no ong root crops soll must be must be made nitrogen and growing sea kept reid p v In ¥ in during the 3 % woode yr and and cultivated Zrow crops on the any vezetable would the reanlita will He ord. THE POULTRY HOUSE The poultry house should door open at night and ventilation induced much as sible. If it can with safety from loss the most allow the hens on warm nights is an open shed and even a roost In the open air will answer if there is no liability of sudden storms during the night. Comfort in warm weather is as important to egg-production as romfort in cold weather, and to pro vide for comfort, the hen must be in- spected for lice daily. and the fowls ghould not be crowded. TAKING UP THE CANNAS Canna plants may be scorched by he frost before lifting, but should be taken up before suffering a freeze hard enough to kill the stalks more than halfway down; otherwise the sour and frozen sap returning down the stalks into the roots may poison them so they will decay during ear ly winter, says Gardening, A DAIRY POINT. It does not require much arithme. tic, but the average dairyman, who fs genctally in partnership with the average cow, does not want much arithmetic. There are many things about farming, as well as about oth- er things of life, that the uncertain- ty of not knowing is preferable to astual knowledge. have the and windows as he done SHADE IN THE PASTURE. The shade for the oow-pasture should not be a single tree, so that the cow must keep moving around Hke the shadow on a sun-dial, but the a pasture should contain clumps of of sufficient S80 that the whole herd may be ble to enjoy the shade at the individuals rees scope +1 same as Liat time and choose AN OBJECT LESSON. Breed the dairy one, two-hundred-and-fifty.1b to a three hundred pound and the two ConLcast its hundred herd, and lesson operation with pound twentyv-head we lave fllustrat ce between productive productive labor, LAKES OF NAPHTHA Springs Are Found all Over the East ern Part of Asia. springs Ale and Mancl n Sakha navigation Far East a rie : aiture Twelve Was This Man's Hoodoo. The in bankruptey lerk’'s office in the Monadnock Build Was at i big clock the striking twelve recently D on his face sauntered room and leaned heavily of Assistant John E. Fay “My twice as much “1 want the desk into on the Clerk debts are he said. as assets.” to be a bankrupt.” As Mr. Fay recorded name he ventured, smiling: right, on the stroke of 12." The clerk's words produced an ef fect almost magical in the bankrupt. “What the man almost much excited “About what?” asked the clerk. “On the stroke of 12,” replied the man. “That sentence has besns« a hoodoo to me for years. | was robbed on the stroke of 12, almost scorched by fire at 12, [| awaken in the night 88 the clock strikes midnight, and the reason | am filing a petition in bank ruptey is because, fool that | was | attempted to launch a theatrical com: pany producing a play of that name.” As the man turned away, Clerk Fay numbered the petition, “10412” and entered it on the twelfth page of his ledger. --Chicago Inter-Ocean, the man's “All would-be do know about gasped, you that?” becoming Chicago Typographical Union, No 16, is to have a woman's auxiliary and is to have illustrated lectures to In- struct apprentices, ———— Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of In- diana has been chosen as the speaker for the commencement exercises at the University of lilinols next June. One person in avery 575 in the Unit ed States ls a physican —————_ FADS MAKE INTEREST girl to a writ interesting,” sald the of art posters er in the Philadelphia “There was a time when thought it silly to be faddy, but show me the woman without a fad and 1 will show you the who is least interesting of her sex. Of course the girl with leisure The y works in an office or the girl life a collection one I mean has no time or money bu! the woman but hor i LO do more to kil than anything 3 needs a fad “1 know a girl fiked who di ¢ grown h her friends her gowns, appeti study and i her development Rugs am positively 3 WO meaning HOSS A ’ mine or antiques gives juires study health companions! Ke De Ines rushed up makes a sir eldom tir are may tions oOUR grow and furrow is th GOWNS FOR OCTASIONS Th e the taffelas, so eminently suitable 1820 to sum. small pattern and in the flower. are perhaps at made up and 1820 frocks that throughout the for 5 promise wr eaaful mer, are of shirt ad aye lovely in the waist type designs, but their beat in plain tones to with ruchings all the frivolous details of modes Silks In heavier weaves and weaves are many and the ins, plain or figured, loveliest of cades with tints brocaded in and coloring are charming Louis Seize frocks more popular, and must have, coloring and design touch of flambovant and striking must be dainty, delicate, suggestive of panniers and powdered heads and patches and subtle coquetry, the New York Sun In fact, such a motif ery of fashion, and, laces the bouilie eng novelty Hbarty sat the Bro pastel of Vine are mats delicate among the new rials white or flower and most shadowy of stuffs for the that are more and these hrocades with Be 2 the faintest in in no the says is the » whi fe latest om of refined and subtle shadings. of od in soft lances The chiffon velvets in thelr lightest winter wraps are laid mer The material is really warmer than voile or silk and would SPENDING MONEY WISELY. troit offices to a writer in the Detroit Free Preas. “But when we do spend tageously, We have a comes up to ouf house-—we live at home-—who always looks around and says with a sigh. “Oh, dear! You girls are forever buying such pretty furniture and such lovey pletures and our shabby old house.” more than either of us. But a good deal of her mlary goes for candy, hot chocolates and sodas, and little fads and knickknacks, which count for very MNttle except to give pleas ure for the moment and make » hole in her bank account-—if she hap | pens to have one “Of occasionally indulge i in such things, but it has always heen | a hobby—and a good is our COUTTS we one that of we think fine furniture { even if it own pleture or one good bit is a | taste one investm than a useless, better nt and in better dozen thing either { cheap, perishable have which our of we omething to s not own 8¢ our work only gi tire to Iy members friends as our family 11" well SEASONABLE MATER! appea ukion of embrolderie bh are more suitable for woolen material women ted whose una omplexion is fair and figure is of perfection, on jaz eyes shine like stars whose dream for some emphatically expressed that as to greatest factors in the preservation of artist's asked an haing of her ‘sec heauty opinion CATS diet 1a one of the that freshness and vouthfuln. fascinating” | which is Chirago “The weed a 20 News items pastry, sorts, her naual brought diluted she ohlefly avoids. are cakes and puddings of ro oo hocolate and beverage being new the with boiling water takes to all wine; milk, then ton to table coid and and eat or drink strictest moderation that but perfectly propor tioned figure may retain its youthful slimnese, as well as her complex’ its beauty.” ahe in the her petite whatever it i= 89 FASHION NOTES Fashion is said be fickle, but of late she seems to have gained the virtue of fidelity. For brown is still to the fore as it was last November, and pastel shades appear as popular now as they did a year iO Several smart models ware in pale green, another was in pastel blue, ed with dull gold. Not many skirts are made Jong, except for ceremonial they touch the ground, and are made the same length all the White frocks are greatly favored and-rather oddily-—smart Parisien A threetier skirt i8 one of the newest fancies, made with three depp flounces, each flounce bordered with a narrow band of velvet in the same shade, or of a contrasting color Fashion ls as faithful to boleros as she is to the color brown, many of the smartest Paris nwdels had this form of outdoor coat Rh, under Golden Belge Is a favorite shade. Hove an Easter veil to match your hat, A yoke and a pair of sleevelets is 1 clever bit of trimming W BY sew days WOMEN'S WOES, voe Is due Bick kidneys cause blind Much of women's dally © kiduey trovble backache, languor, headaches must cure the kidueys Profit by the experi ences of others been cured, William W professional 16 Jane St, N. J. says uot only seen much suffering many deaths kiduey trouble, have suliered myself, At one time | thought My back ached ae have Mrs frown, nurse, of Paterson “1 have and from but | ! conld not ‘ive. were there § frequent headaches ind dizzy spells, and the kidney secretions were Pills BOOT TH disordered, Doagn's Kidney ielped me from the first, and leved me entirely of ind pal Vi A FREE TRI] icing nful sympt AL of th which cured D138 be meld Jer LOX. AT HOME ON THE SCAFFOLD. Bashful Contractor Not Fitted for Public Speaking Gives Odd Excuse, Elmer E. Johnston, executive col oner of hit exhibit ¥ 11 3 yy asa Lhe against te told a re Pp rier ALion We had the there and we p He tim! imid and em bowed awkwardly a spech Ladies am better for public le. ‘ 1 Tr A 47 GRASS TO HOLD CANAL BANKS Experiments Made by the Engineers in Charge of Ditch at Suez. It has been discovered by the engi neers who are occupied with the main tenance of the Buez canal that the best if all methods of protecting the banks from crumbling and decay is provided by the natural growth of reeds which fringe the channe; for some distance below Ismailia the Afriran side and some rather inwresting attempts have been lately made to plant pes in parts of canal, It ig stated that the local species of reed with which the experiment has heen so far made will live in salt or very the early will that at the nat CONsSY on beds other the not brackis} of its bear transplanti.e Water growtl in slages though it ater, and ceableness of grotection is present the serv! ural means or quently (imited Where the from brine, Rowe , the sufficiently free network of roots a facing on the JALKE more tian =a de me and to cinch put uj if yor * a day id fo» days Then he left by way of ths He town ial be i two window wi next on tr ané guilty hota nae Then be town and iect himself "— and o pelled me to seek medical advice. things said about this m pain and increased appetite. and day by day I felt less and Yigorous and perfectly well. “My Milwaukee, Wis. Third Sty want to fered wi tors and after all. I suf. hundreds of dollars on doc- but this did not cure me to do, - its the
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