SHEEP ON THE FARM. ‘. W. Smith has an interesting ar- in the “American Cultivator,” the value of sheep on the farm. importance of this industry in connection with general farming is sufficient reason for its reproduction here: — One of the greatest advantages of a flock of sheep on the farm is the economic way in which they can be carried. ft costs about a cent a pound | less fo to produce either beef or pork, and you can easily see that there great advantage there to any man has the inclination a flock of sheep, and that is largely fabor. It is not necessary pensive outfit in order sheep business: tion from the hat nave to to an in protec- start very inferior weather all required. In fact, except for a very short period of the year, I believe sheep will do better for the owner if is that is chanical refrigeration. * Not only does the cold storage enable the producer to preserve his products until the mar- ket demands them, and the consumer to have fruits, ete., out of season, but it has raised the quality of the prod- uet put on the market, because fruit and perishable goods put in storage must be perfect when placed there. Mareover, the prices to the farmer have been raised considerably by the use of storage, especially In the case of butter and eggs, as well as In fruits. As a general rule, tbe use of a clean, well filled, well coopered barrel, honestly filled, is one of the best means of selling fruit. Over- ripe fruit must not be packed, as it will not keep to the best advantage. picked, not too r at all I believe had in sheep raising if almost entirely i I have proven the ‘an are greatest out this t« even sheep for show pur] bring my sheep in from the ti is +N in are brought tions. They are or day, and I find ter in that way dng them in know & great many stil] think it them: but I feed them m better enough % a the fields ETass ang that tors exhib Is necessary I also know ore economical advantage, and ages penditure that is 1 the building to take Then the different a sheep will dev another advantage: considerable one great many farmer their objec they are My expe more sheep, 1 the acre, by cent, than any other of stock: that is, hen ing on the farmers will have all borses ture is able CArT) will put on a flock thirty ewes and lambs, an these cheep are going Sheep naturally do the cattle will smich a condition that comj to bit l course, you will have But if and put and stock sheep, and \ their full limit, you wil you carry from thirty per cent. more live sheep on the } cattle. [ have times, and 1 who has trie Another advantage is that th ent down the ance to this i do not destroy the weeds entirely prevent them from going to CAn never see any burdocks in a field where there is a sheep, and other weeds are and that is a considerable fu favor of the sheep Then the sheep are manuring the field, which will not be done so thoroughly by any other class of stock. Then the sheep raiser has an advantage; that any person who has an Inclination to go on the farm and raise his on the farm, and who does not want to be b with the more laborious part farm work, can take a flock o and can handle them without inc a very large amount of labor, they can produce a pound of n for a cent a pound less than it would cost to produce beef pork, and it can be done without the labor that 80 necessary in the production beef and pork. Then we get two crops from the sheep during the year; one of wool, and one of mutton, and that is some thing that we do not get from any other variety of stock And when very they ar alone Lots tha oatt de Cd astare that th have elled you will take $41 callie on the other Lil stock 00th can ten acres bear me o1 weeds country: You growing seed of flock valuable fF. 1} family irdened ~ of {he or of and in it properly stored, will show a handsome profit. In replying to questions, Mr. Berry he had found a temperature of degrees the best for average ap- For peaches the temperature but sound will The rate for storage amount of fruit for is required. That Is, es with the general demand for "Mr. Cox cited that the Rome Beauty will lower than 33 in in the quality age every case, said 29 200d peaches with the which storage storage room the fact not stand a temperature degrees oil to the apple cotton seed before placing it storage helps preserve fruit. and flavor of MILK FOR MARKET H. Webster of the dairy ection l United States department of i the on produc. became the from of them after wa 1 sundry thus away danger signal. takings taking farm is a wise plan, of the value of thoroughly snr if or ve sete Tri] in growing grapes successiul which accomplishes pollen aa hee 80 growers deem the as it is in Yar- not grow undesirable var. strong By grow he latter kind of trees then trim. them the and Bassett COvVer-Ccrop valuable peac: w en a ’ trees, while have bodies ng desirable varieties readily Mr the obtained more is longer-lived fruit growing, especially apple grow- hare Connecticut, not simply a routine money-making farming ¥ oposition, but as a profession in CARE OF SQUASHES, is a little late to tell what to do squashes when taken from the but perhaps "Country suggestions . may help some one who is at a loss to know how to care for them now that they are gathered. Of course the plan is intended for large growers, but the idea may be modified for family use: Use every possible care not to the Gentleman's” hegt of wool at the present time, although the amount it was a short time ago, and it Is possible to keep a flock of of the wool; and then we have crop of lambs, that may be large or i and we have that clear profit and by care and attention lambs raised can be brought up to 176 per cent. of the ewes. COLD STORAGE. Thomas A. Berry, of Conn., discus. sing “The Practical Side of the Cold Storage Question” sald: This coun try is pre-eminently the cold storage country of the world, because of lo- cal customs and conditions in the pur- <hase and consumption of food and because of the Yankee Inventive gen- tus, which has created the art of me- I : as the slightest bruise will cause rot. Some extensive growers on Long Isl and have buildings expressly for them, the temperature In which is kept as near 50 degrees as possible. Racks four feet in width are put next to the sides of the building, and eight feet In width through the center of the bullding. The bottoms of the racks are of narrow boards, which are left about an inch apart, to admit free circulation of alr between the squish: es. The racks are sufficiently far apart for a single layer, as when piled one upon another they will be very apt to rot. QGlve as little light as possible, and free ventilation over head to carry off all moelsture, Had Had Less Opportunity. A rich old man was making his will and was assigning legacies to his various servants, “Why,” sald the notary, “are you giving less to the older servants than to those more recently engaged?” “Because,” sald the man, “the lat. ter have not yet had the time to rol me to any great extent.”"—Nos Lolsirs i By Agnes Repplier. In ancient times the sacred plow employed The kings and awful fathers of mankind. ARMING is the real businesg of the world, Of all make life possible and make It sweet, the farmer stands the first supreme importance in the scale that from the beginning of his tory to the present day we find it honored by all thinking men human races there 18 an infinite power of self-respect in a mar who knows he ig not trying to outwit his neighbor. The farmer does not make his crops, yet they owe thelr existence to him He writes his history upon his fields, and it is a record of which he is pardon ably proud. If there is a legitimate pleasure in the world, it must be that which is yielded by a good harvest the full ripe ears of wheat, the strong green corn standing upright in the sunlight, the fruit-trees swaying low beneath their ample burden. . No wonder that men who work in towns grow restless in ti mer days, and looking out of dingy office windows upon the d think sadly of pastarelands and apple orchards and the clean country alr I was a wise poet—Horace—who put the most charming description of farm life ever penned into the mouth of a pinched old lender, amid his gains for the Innocent and manly virtues he never hope Dy sum » BWeet } streets 1( ir igier sickening maones can to enjoy; Happy t Who, Tiils the Vexed ¥ illed, 01? fires of his schemes uns old, father tilled, All Latin poetry is redo! of today, life which spring, loved and honor husbandry Vergil has left unsung He when } “The husbandmai fea the labors of the the i earth furrow with the 1staing the coun or ve Pre pe recorded True Democracy. Possible Only When Men Come to Regard Their Work as an Public Function. By G. Lowes Dickinson. "nw B simply and barely A society hroue! thro regard far-reach * and nobility; benefits by vidualism and - work, whatever it be, as hose foniftis signific the mu iminliag ITADLOS Independ and interaction ing consequences and to care which it may not only eompatible wi but ess to, ance, Initiative, these qualities so justly prized by Am fostered, not suppressed, by a properly organized social their inspiration and goal wil not individual aggrangflizement, but the wel fare and the greatness of the whole community There {8 no antithesis be tween socialism and individualism On the contrary, the one conditions the other in the only sense in which either is of value.—The Century W of of Labor Parties in America By Arthur Bennington. HERE is something about the word “Socialism” that seems to be distasteful to average American, who has ingrained ideas of individualism and who is inclined to associate it in his mind with “Anarchism.” And the professed Socialists In trying to remove this prejudice have scattered their fire and warred among them selves, The New York World opened its columns a few months ago to a discussion of Socialism, and most of the leading Socialists of the country wrote letters on the subject, From these letters it became evident that scarce ly two men agree as to what Socialism means, what its aims are and what it could accomplish if it had an opportunity. Is it any marvel, then, that the Socialist parties have made little headway among the intelligent workingmen of America? * * * There is not a laboring man in America, except he be very old, who expects to remain a laboring man all his life, There ig not a laboring man who does not hope his children will be rich. This ambition makes for individualism and selfishness, and few men are willing to surrender for the common weal what they regard as their own chances of rising in the world. The east side of New York city contains thousands of rich Jews who own factories or blocks of tenement houses, and who a few years ago were working hard as cigar-makers, peddlers, rag-pickers and old-clothes dealers. Many rich contractors and builders in New York began life in America as immigrants from Italy, wielding the pick-axe and the shovel. Every employee in America hopes some day to be an employer.—From the New Zealand Red Funnel, than of ial to, socialism 5 vf rte 11 ¥ 4 more about periorming well about be mind ind sellorell would ocracy Only bo Der +h Lae Amir Didn't Come Back, Walking in the Taj Gardens at Age ra one morning recently the Amir took special notice of a little Euro pean child, Te lifted the little one in his arms and as a token of his royal favor clasped a necklace of dia- monds and emeralds round his neck, Next day the Taj Gardens were full of children and expectant parents, put the Amir was not there.—Times of Ceylon. Easily Explained. Speaking with a young lady, a gen- tleman mentioned that he had failed to keep abreast of the sclentific ad. vance of the age. "For instance,” he sald, “1 don't know at all how the Incandescent electric "ht which Is new used in some buildings is pro duced.” -MOh, 1t 1a very simple,” sald the lady. “You just turn a button and the light appears at once. -TisBits, PURE BOAP AS A TONIC, Don't be afrald of being too clean or washing away your skin with too frequent use of soap. Pure soap is a tonic and, if need be, it can used twice a day on the entire body with no other than beneficial effects, The coid bath Is stimulating and pleas ant, but it is not a cleansing bath. be COUCH COVERS Take a palr of bed blankets color them a dark green or red the desired length for the Then take remaining end and cut into strips wide and fringe them strip two inches around the both edges of stitch ed and Cut couch the four inches inches wide ut another hree deep Cu the [ringe in and Sew cover and then turn two-inch over where the {ring on WHY TOAST 18 WHOLESOME “Did you ever wor a RIWAYSE recommends ers down Japan i anda ty bedrooms room N DON'T Don't sul you fan er REO water i to tha: ed i duced ¢ of Cause red evils hh she 10 glee O68 warm the in oa simiuiar IPES half pound until t Soak cake in one quart milk Add CERES, A salt, half teaspoon of allspice and stewed Bake slowly about an hour or until the knife will come out clean with cream or rich milk Fried Sweet tatoes about cut into inch lard or dripping Orange Sponge in small pieces and place in pudding dish. Pour over them one cup of sugar, then make a boiled custard of one pint of milk, yoke of two eggs, one-half cup sugar, one large teaspoon cornstarch Pour this over the or anges. Make a meringue of the beat en whites of the eggs with two table spoons of powdered sugar and put over the top of the pudding and brown it slightly in the oven Apple Cake —Two and a quarter cups flour, 1 teaspoonful soda, pinch salt, 14 cup of butter, 1 cup of sour milk. Beat well, put in tin and cover with thinly sliced apples, pears or stewed prunes. Press fruit into bat ter and pour over 1-2 cup sugar. Bake about half hour. Eat with cream flav. ored with maple syrup, Chocolate Blane Mange. One quart of milk, one-half box gelatine, soaked in one cup water, four tablespoons grated chocolate rubbed smooth in a little milk, two eggs, vanilla. Heat the milk until boiling, then add the other ingredients; boil five minutes. Pour into mold. Serve cold wit sugar and cream or custard, Nearly all the Civil War Governors are gone, but Vermont has one, Fred. erick Holbrook, who recently celebrat. ed his %4th birthday. Prune Custard — Stew in water to cover he prunes stones will pint of dried one of easy 1 1 4 8iiD © sip OU two bDealen prunes Serve wes. ~~Boll the po hour, pare and and fry in deep Potat« half « pieces Cut five oranges The Colorado river no longer emp- ties into the Salton sea, i i i i i i } CURED OF GRAVEL. Not a Single Stone Has Formed Since Using Doan’s Kidney Pills, J. D. Daughtrey, music publisher, of Buffolk, Va., says: “During two or three years that I had kidney troubles 1 passed about 2% pounds of gravel and sandy sediment in the urine. 1 haven't’ passed a stone since using Doan’s Kidney 2 Pills, however, and that was three years ago. I used to suffer the most acute agony during a gravel attack, and had the other usual symptoms of kidney trou- bles — lassitude, headache, pain in the back, urinary disorders, rheu- matic pain, etc. 1 have a box con- taining 14 gravel stones that 1 passged, but that is not one-quarter of the whole number, I consider Doan’s Kidney Pills a fine kidney tonie.” all dealers. b0centsa box. Foster-Milbura Co., Buffalo, N. Y. 801d by Hones with cells beeg are genera make mechanical into a hexago~ li-known naturalist, ' that pliable under no doubt, but matter, say made of soft, hexagonal ecome ances FURIOUS HUMOR ON CHILD. Itching, Bleeding Sores Covered Body Nothing Helped Her—Cuticura Cures Her in Five Days. f about seven » measles, she at jater by * eruption all pper part of ng sores, es naiderable and for Girl An Electric Battery. "ar » KShaniro Ef A na she undergoes every an electric } years old and the Old lives The most learned i have mysterious fey ill she SUrgeons woman current with and half a then and which She is atten herself. {0 over- come bat without avail, NECESEATY Rellef Hospital for 4 t. Miss Shapiro is a buxom, rosy girl, the pictur f perfect health, and, humiliated by her peculiar con- dition, which has become known as “trolleyitis,”” she began yesterday walking from her home to her place employment, and says she “in- tends to continue it until the doec- tors can devise a plan to relieve her of the surplus electrical energy she possesses. ——N. Y. World. come remove } treatment of A FRIENDLY GROCER Dropped a Valuable Hint about Coffee. “For about eight yeers,” writes a Mich. woman, “I suffered from nerv- ousness-—part of the time down in bed with nervous p-ostration. “Sometimes I wuld get numd and it would be almost impossible for me to speak for a spell. At others, 1 would have severe bilious attacks, and my heart would flutter painfully when I would walk fast or sweep. “1 have taken enough medicine to start a email drug store, without any benefit. One evening our grocer was asking Husband how I was and he urged that I quit coffee and use Pos- tum, 80 he brought home a pkg. and I made it according to directions and we were both delighted with it. “So we quit coffee altogether and used on)y Postum. 1 began to get better in a month's time and look like another person, the color came back to my cheeks, I began to sleep well, my appetite was good and I com- menced to take on flesh and become interested In everything about the house, “» “Finally I was able to do all my own work without the least sign of my old trouble. I am so thankful for the little book, “The Road to Well. ville.” It has done me so much good. I haven't taken medicine of any kind for six months and don't need any. “A friend of ours who did not like Postum as she made it, liked mine, and when she learned to boll it long enough, lLer's was as good as mine. It's easy if you follow directions.” Name given by Posium Company, Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. “There's a reason.”
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