TODAY. of an individual THE HOG The hog is more ‘han a machine, and his breeder should treat him as such. which may be accepted as establish ad have been worked out in swine sreeding, but adherence to all of OF The breeder himself ais breeding stock, environment, feed resources, climate and other factors are so largaly involved that one man’s sons, be rigid. success may spell another man's fail are. A common-sense breeder con | stitutes a combination best calculated for satisfaction and profit during 2 succession years, Live stock tigh type of constructive effort, and swine breeding offers as much satis- faction and gain as any other branch. i Tt may profitably engage the attention | of the man who raises hogs merely | from financial motives, but a breeder who attains a foremost place in calling has an int-rest in his business not inspired iy rewards in money. The compensations of swine raising are for the man who | desires to make his work a profes sion, as hundreds who have a Just pride in th achievements can testi- | fy. Intelligence used in hig breeding and care has raised the hog from the plane of the veries: savage, unsought except hunted like any other wild that of a benefactor, contributing a wide variety of meats among the mes: toothsome known to the epicure, and other prod- ucts essential to the tables, to commerce The hog's lsposition has yielded influ- ence t changed from th ready for conflict the peaceab’e with dent molded by bony. anguls structure of me thickness, afford! of pork and lard. domestication and generations breeding him for earlv maturity quick fattening. the length of his testines has increased, it clalmed by ntists, more than 1390 yer cent, Swine of gio by ample < 3 i when beast, to them O best and the trades, to the of and beast, to belonging barnyard has methods uncouthness width, depth ng a marvelous » Incidentally, man or rament ‘he ormation skillful resi. n from propriety to His n be into a and feld hy of an} ine sive been ie sci are susceptible as other animals to the influences of environ- ment, and three or four generations cover a period long enough to bring | about great changes in them. Experi ments made at the Wisconsin station in crossing the wild: or razorback hegs and their crosses with the im proved and approved breeds showed that a marked improvement in appear- | ance and quality in the wild hogs’ progeny was possible, although in con- | efitution and gains of flesh they did not compare with purebreds, and when cholera struck the station herds | these supposedly hardier hogs wera the first to succumb. Their feeding | habits were irregular: on one day they | would gorge themselves so that they would be found fisting for the next | day or more. These compelling forces of heredity made plain that both | right b and right environmen’ are essential to attainment of rizht At same time en be, in some cases, as | results as In other cages it heneficial. Swine typieal of the ing require but two | or three generations of wrong environ- | to the level nf | unapproved types. Much therefore, depends upon the breeder and his provisions for and care n handling. —From “Swine in America’ by F. D. Coburn i as reeding the 1 the vironment destructive its is hest breed ment to degenerate the most CLOVER SICK BOIL. Ever since the beginning of farm. ing in the United Stales there has been a1 misunderstanding in some soe tions and among certain farmers az to why clover won't grow. Of cours: there are different reasons. but it is usua'ly because the ground is eihor sour or because it is not good enonch to give the young plants the proper start, If a farmer finds that he cannot make clover or alfalfa do well, it is comparatively an easy thing for | him to experiment with an acre or | 80. Let him buy, say fifty bushels | of Lme just before he sows his grain Mave a big bin of boards on the | ground, dump the Ime in it ant | slack with water. Waterslackened | lime is much beiter than airslack. | ed. Then, after the soi! is prepared for seoding, scatter 25 bushels of this | glackened lime on one acre and sow | ft with three pecks of barley and 23 pounds of good. well tested alfalfa | seed. Then scatter gay 300 pounds o* | soil from an old alfalfa field, or so'! from the s'de of the road where sweet clover grows in abundance, Of course farmers cannot afford to do a great deal of promiscuous ex. perimenting, but it pave to know you~ soll as well as your climate, Climates may cover a whole eountry, but soll is peculiar to each farm. The experi ment station can tell a farmer what he can grow to advantage so far an climate goes, but he must find ont for himself the right methods of treating his particular soll In order to take advantage of favorable climatic condi. tions, A man risks very little In trying lime on a single acre. If it fafls to work an Improvement, the red experiment is more tham likely to point the way to success other direction.~-Epitomist, BREED IN HENS. | Folch says the Light Brahmas will grow a broiler to weigh two pounds at eight weeks old. Twenty-two have been produced to welgh 53.7 pounds at two months old; the same twenty-two weighing 107 pounds at one hundred AVE Of age. Duston prefers the White Wyandottes to any other breed for broilers. Even for light welghts Ne found the other breeds unsatisfac. At fifteen weeks of age the weigh 1% pounds each, while the cross of White Wyandottes and Brahmas weighing over five pounds at the age. For general purposes, Mr. Duston prefers the White Wryandottes Every particle of the egg bumen and shell ne from the assimilated fond the Scientific men tell us that an an mmce and a half of con d focd, mad up of lime, soda, £ each grime hest. - must co through blood 1 el : Is. in QO sphorus ofl and Exper whea vogeta la albumen, imentalists say that peas, aime er forming to say be used cr doing foods piratio keen stock water tanks, « shade them and grow without sunshine The poultryman who making profit his poultry will no dou! making poultry h his power to the in from see the importance o raising an industry of, and do all in tain and advance all lineg pou! raising Poultry production in United States has become oge of the indy the Commercial Poultry a now way to break up a whic he is proud main of irs hy world 1 hag discovere 143 si h« ng bear in her nest and the it never to return.’ There earth under to the the often hen will leave nothing be A than titer than eR8Ar 13a is made by drivi of w ng n and attaching a bh MAKING TIMO HAY Timothy may b THY ¢ cut in mow know how to machine £8 soon as } g£. then teddeor the =i is a drying the and tedder with It the day 3 low follow the livery jp.de rake for mowing away before hay made in this way a nice green color Ir time and the stock wil like corastalks In summer lover sprinkled through the timothy will all right, if there is too much clover it mas trouble, Timoth fa easily if there is no dew on it The juice in the stalks wil and will not work in jury, bu! rain or dew seems to have a different effect. There is a fungus growth induced by water on greer that grows and develops ir the mow and causes heating. Th's fungus is responsible for the dust ir It is the one thing to and the 131 4 wintés nigh: will out the go for it A little cure bu! lead to mn rain absorbed no be avoid. One is that down too trouble in making hay are liable to cut It is better to cu! great farmers much. mow it away than ii is to cut dowr more and take chances. This is » it is better to be safe than sorry. —-Epitomist. Sad Accident, In an effort to shoo a fiy off his nose and at the sam» time do grease a wagon axle, Jame, Horrall, a wall | known Knox County, Pa., farmer, suf fered a broken arm. He had axle grease on his hand when a fly sot | tlea on his nose. In brushing at the pest with his elbow the farmer ac cidentally touched the handle of o! Hing j~e% which held up the wagon | The handle released the clutch and the weight of the wagon, suddenly | freed, caused the handles to fly up| against Horrall's right arm, breaking | it near the shoulder WORLD'S Mrs. Mary+Ra known as “Grandma dled lately at the home ter, at the great age and twenty bgen ihe oldest CLE METHODIST. Wood, familiar Wood,” who of her Asugh- hundred to have not the From F. B. story ST sey ty of one years, Is sald oldest Methodist, if woman, in the world. 8 reader in Sherwood (Mr Clark), we have received th of Grandma Wood's life She was born at Knoxville, Tenn., May 20, 1787. At the age of 12 years she join. ed the Methodist “Episcopal Church She merried Jseob Lemons in 1804, and bore the following children: Mary Jane Lemons, born in 1806, died 15894; Lemons, worn in 1808, dled Mrs. Nancy Lemons 1816, dled Mrs Reynolds, boen 1830, at the aged woman YOArs Lemons Alabeena with and died moved to Miss lain Pa Isaac 1864: born Cath erine hi me many Mrs. sen t 1837, 1080. 18658; form Tennes. huashs move d 0 her to Georgia in ons the sh» erassed the entire tange A may she had Washington Pione Washington Count i854, w married lied Mrs stook x} foll the n 8 tn on hors christened iis re ar * as the sixties Wood her iinas advanced BR Rreat often seen Gen in came pncest Care Hos reads Yom . feflerson youthful d1; however have iE As centred with ed in hb s cheery, whon er Youneer good-naiure ple greatly io There } i the nthentiefits Mrs Reynolds Ramsey family who quote sustaining age. ~—Christian unostentat| wrote is Warm i m the MORALITY OF THE BTAGE Ts fav It is ie ndis the women t wha mak the success of the |! tnd the individual pi doud: az to that mind, witness the very theaters are running. ( York, inspected oy not one snelhird fz these wom Wore the nal theatre It any one's ay n mdance exieta ans atte ost thoas wr $4 § pwns wien IY ’ poral plays six such in New the Delineator rf ut o but showed th to on e-bay fs $y ww mien vey 4 4 oie vw n Tig iority great escortad there guests of gwoot. men fs bugum ae a] hearts 8 OF « fia 6 that the tate of 1} she would t Aly women Ther her Fina t hing It. ¢ this great their responsi thing: to of ¢ 1" if they will the attend: if they heir influence ¢ women and men Tr Any show of the k wy will drive fram the stage every indelicate, in: decent, immoral or Impure plas that act they will effectively for a grea’ rmioral end, and will build a on which can well stand and claim a right east the ballot on every other thing ~The Delineator will mitted 0 persuade fends not to altend A i nd. th platform BELLS OF HOME APPEAL they cannot be Mother mough to have bells on th two youne American women who have reached that awesome height to which ransturous servant as ‘marrying into the nobility” are making collections of tiatinnabulatory things When tha Countess of Granard was (n Washington last week she spent a few hours in curlo shops looking for bells She wants to out®o the collection of Mrs. John Ward, who was Jean Reid. The lat. ter young wom*n has been getting bells for the last ‘wo years. and the bellrocen in her country home Is artis. tie. 8Bhe has bells that ranz centuries ago: deep-carved nealers suspended by brass chains from the raftered celling of her curlo room. She has exquisite silver esal olastioal bells snd auaint little tnklers that called grand dames to coffee. In Washing ton the Countess purchased a bell that once did service on ths table of Genrge Fancrc’t and a colonial Bell which the curio dealer assured her solemnly, summoned Lafavette to his meals when he was staying with a prominent family of Richmond. New York Press. WORK FOR THE NERVOUS. Now, what is true for normal, bealthy life is equally true for abnor mal, morbid lie. The popular doc trine for a long time has Been that p Goose ir { i | i | i | i i sity. This doctrin: has been em- bodied in the famous Weir Mitchell cure. And‘ doubtless for certain ses rest should be commended-—as, for example, In certain acute exhaus- tive states of the nervous system, where there is a genuine or physical fat.gffe as distinguished from psychi cal fallgue. But modern students are more and more coning to realize that not absolute rest but modified is to say, rest and work the sovereign remedy The great ma- jority of persons who suffer from neurasthenia complain of a sense of fatigue, and they need above all things is rest, or cessation from activ. ity: but they that, in a vast majority of instances the fatigue does not spring out of any real muscular weakness, but rather from psychical mental causes. Rev, Samuel Me Comb, in Harper's Bazar. forget or MUSIC IN YOUR HOME. A eader, looking into the social history of bells, unearthed fas She has bells that were used in old Roman houses when Rome ruled the world. has covered that bells were used as trinkets and for household soon the Pharaohs. woman has bells that hung in fields of slaveholders in the South, and which sounded an alarm when the human chattel escaped. She is getting together about her slave bells “Uncle Tom's Cabin” Sunday school story, she 3 social |] She dis per: pur This the poses after material will make a Decora in ward the glass passing chande- which look like tions Tne noni lar NE POPUIAT tends homes f hell of bells are get Bg COIMmes the m mmon tinkle they York where giros In 8 many with evers from ad flabs he a. i hang Press, eath as New "ARRIAGE. sup TO IMPROVE Every woma a anoll 4 agile body ith the : Now } ld int azainst the side and lower the body toward sud a ¥ fue $r times fiat 8, uching m; t keeping the back straight and upright (otherwise object will fall off your head) and allowing han to touch ths Repeat times. Next, fill i air; hold It, and with the body raise one arm, for head while the to tha arm, and, while so doing, ralse other Continue vigorously this ernate movement (aiding yourself sture with the object und! alr in the expells Siowly re This exer ula De- aise the slowly, Tr MONO s the not “han 10 the 8 fresh and cibly is the Torys i's - lungs full of freet the other close lower rajsed alt in the erect 1» the must y iungs has action u the A i“ upon head) he " and repeat fa an tise also particularly stix n 1 the liver —The § gv ung WEDDING VEILS o wedding “ g ar hats, followed fe the wearing of a This veil, of wear custom much in Europs, lle vell instead of a hat which is adjusted a wreath flowers, and of course from the face, is always the gown in and the flowers are the same as those in the bouquet. The bridesmaid and maid of honor both wear gloves. From Vogue. tn with becoming color, GRATIFYING PROGRESS The suffrage papers of England re port that the number of women elest. been gratifying oo all advocates of equal sufftage. Five women, Mra. L.. A. Barr, Mrs Griffin, Miss Hamilton, Miss G. Leake Gri n, and Lady Dockrell, were elected as urban, district and town councillors. Forty-three women were elected as rural district councilors, twenty of them for the first time. As poor law guardians 103 women were elected. ~New York Sun. ® ASKED THE FRANCHISE. Mrs. E. 8. Fiske, Mrs. H. Colby Smith and Mrs. H. H. Pickett re. cently apeared before the local Gov | ernment officials in 8t. John, New Brunswick. and asked that the fran. chise in provincial affairs be given to | women on the same terms on which they now have it in the municipal | elections. The Government officiale | took the matter under advisement, — New York Sun, Mrs. Helen G. Talboy of Silom City, who was graduated from Drake University at the head of a law class of thirty-eight, iz In Des Moines tak ing a powi-graduate course and pre paring a book on real estate law, Af ter completing her course Mrs, Tal boy Intends to enter upon the active practice of her profession New York San, | TaTesTesTer: a %aTan%e % 8% v ATT, asa mia pA v AT starter Household Notes PSPS VV VAAN Av wv; ay Darras Arran TORN 10: s @ ” GARMENTR MENDED garments before they go 11 the of mend with Nhen the the laundry they to sew i the {py and labhoy done away m vA ha beforehand tv iy mended parative Imes makes STAINS from Ww in lem Then squeeze old water Pour monies INK stains - bs BOAK REMOVING remove ink hite yi as at the the tom, le of tie with sirings so that in atl always ace ng The ac rns wore laid string drawn blow out, and the line by the or the to filter through the net. —New York f gun anpen nes Times tapes the RECIPES akes One egg, 2 table spoonfuls sugar, 2 tablespoonfuls melted butter, 1 gweet milk 2 cups of bread flour, heaping tea. spoonfuls of baking powder, a pinch of salt. Bake in a gem pan 1-2 hour Cocoa Telly. «Mix thoroughly 2 tablespoons of cocoa and 1.2 cup su gar. Measure 1 pint of milk: add enough of this the mixed cocoa and sugar to make a paste. Put the rest of the milk on to heat When hot, stir in 1 envelope of minute gel atine and then paste Cook 5 min utes in double boiler, stirring con stanily. Flavor with vanilla. Tarn into mould and set in cool place un til firm. Frozen Maple Parfait—Pour 1 cun hot maple syrup into well-beaten cook over boiling thick. Remove from fire, beat until cold. Fold in 1 pint stiffly beaten cream. Flavor with 1 tea spoon vanilla. Turn into a mould; let stand packed in salt and ice from 4 to hours. Chop fine 1 cup blanched almonds. Cook in olive ofl until brown, and drain. parfait with the nuts ing ~ Breakfast: C of of a w cup to ® ow before serv A BURE SIGN, When It Appears Act at Once, Trouble wit} a kd 3 ot} is a certain i ire deri Doan's Kldnes ——— va fe wi} anvilie, ‘Kidney ade WH me wr 1 Fur COLDS anda GRIP, Bick’s Carvpixe relieves Lie & ng snd the Lol anc restores oor Haguid ~ effects i= the best remedy -—- ’ hy ever ok ned ately drug stores up forCh: MIUCew In? Mrs Winslow's thmg, s veel Lon, allayes tvun, cure ind 3c fren mma Ca bottie lens ¢ Natural History, young men avert Napoleon's Tomb. The 1 $ ie in Paris was exhibiting THE NEW WOMAN Made Over by Quitting Coffee. work it enough in some lustration, Va., writes: “1 was a coffee Arinker for years, and for about six years my health Was completely shattered. | suffered fearfully with headac and nerv- ousness, also palpitation of the heart nd loss of appetite “My sight gradually began to fall, and finally 1 lost the sight of one eve altogether, The eye was operated upon, and the sight partially re- stored, then I became totally blind in the other eye. "My doctor used to urge me to give up coffee, but | was wilful, and con tinued to drink it until finally in a case of severe illness the doctor in- sisted that 1 must give up coffee. so I began using Postum, asd in a month I felt like a new creature. “1 steadily gained in health and strength. About a month ago I be. gan using Grape-Nuts food, and the effect has been wonderful. 1 really feel like a pew woman, and have gained about 25 pounds, “I am quite an elderly lady, and before using Postum and Grape-Nuts 1 could not walk a square without exceeding fatigue; now I walk ten or twelve without feeling it Formerly in reading 1 could remember but lit. tle, but now my memory holds fast does instances: a4 woman of Richmond, hes er, one pound sugpr, juice of four lemon, orange. Dissolve the sugar in the water, add the orange juice and flaw oring extracts, and freeze. The Duteh will celebrate the cen tenary of the reestablishment of nae tiona! independence by a world's talr at The Hague in 1913 “Several friends who have seen the Grape-Nuts on me have urged that I give the facts to the public for the sake of suffering humanity, so, al though 1 dislike publicity, you can Read “The Road to Wellville,” in “There's a Reason.”
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