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I FARM AND GARDEN.I
Seasonable Milk Precaution*.
If yon would have good and credit
able milk kejp it in small
over night, and, when it can be
avoided, never mix the hot and cold
milk. If jou send your milk to a
factory it would also be a good plan to
send the night's or morning's milk in
separate cans.
Petroleum to Kill S.»n .lose Scale.
Crude petroleum is said to bo a
remedy which will destroy and pre
veut the germinatiou of the San Jose
scale. It is said that it not only de
stroys this pernicious iußect, but it
also stimulates the growth of the tree
to which it is applied. It is thought,
however, by the best authorities that
the scale can only be eradicated by
destroying the tree iufested with the
bug aud petroleum baths are apt to be
fatal to the trees.
Poultry as n Farm Crop.
If auy farmer can make his farm
pay a profit oi' 850 per acre he will do
more than can be claimed by the ma
jority of his neighbors, and yet this
would not be too large a figure to
credit to the hens that could be placed
on au acre, and the ground could, at
the same time, be made to produce an
excellent crop of fruit, for both the
poultry and the fruit would be bene
fited by the combination.
Au acre in grass ought to give
ample forage for at least 100 hens in
summer, and they wonld not require
au awful lot of extra food from the
barn, so the eggs would be practically
clear profit, aud if each of these hens
couldn't turn out a clear profit of 50
cents at the end of the summer's pas
turage we are awfylly mistaken.—The
Weekly Witness.
Fighting Hawks and Crown,
In my town, which produces an
nually from 30,000 to 40,000 chicks, a
bounty of '25 cents per head is paid
for hen aud chicken hawks, \vrite3
I'. H. Wilbour of Rhode Island, iu
New England Homestead. The same
sum is paid for crows per head, they
being nearly as inimical if not e jually
so to the career of the chicken. This
bounty is usually voted at the town
meetiug. At times it had been left
for the town council to allix the sum,
never to my knowledge being more
than 25 cents per head, and some
years a lesser sum.
Various devices to prevent the near
approach of the above mentioned
birds are noticed about here, among
which may be mentioned the small
windmill so arranged that at each
revolution a rapid aud noisy clapping
is produced. Another arrangement
quite generally in vogue is to erect
long poles about the chicken yard, a
stout cord extending from pole to pole
at top, to which cord is aj>peuded
multi-colored strips of cloth. This
method, while it prominently adver
tises the location of the tender mor
sel, is supposed to intimidate its wary
f oe.
Tile Hotbed Keetlern.
Cold frames are chiefly of use a? hot
bed feeders, or forgiving plants a slight
start in spring. They must be pre
pure 1 in August ready for early fall
sowing. The seedlings are hardened
ofl'and held until transplanted to
hotbeds or to the open ground. Such
nearly hardy plants as corn salad and
lettuce may be raised in cold frames
in the full and early winter by pro
tecting them slightly on frosty
nights.
Frames designed for vegetables
may lie brought into further utility,
where the owner is so inclined, by
putting in a few easily forced flowers,
such as violets, pausies, bulbs, etc.
As to the making of the frames, it
is an easy matter. The chief require
ments are shelter, drainage, light aud
proper ventilation, and, in hotbeds,
regulated temperature. A spot shel
tered on the north and west, free to
the sun, is considered ideal. If there
is danger of rains washing in, the bed
level must be raised, and earth and
coarse litter banked around it. The
back, which will be towards the north
west, should be higher than the front,
the slope permitting the water to
shed from the glass. Tho top is of
glass, fit iu sash about four feet wide
by six long, made to slide back or
raise, by which means the beds are
ventilated.
Tho bed for a cold frame should be
finely pulverized loam, obtained from
the surface of some land that has beeu
standing at least two or three years;
or auy good, light soil with which may
be well mixed some well-rotted horse
manure—a desirable addition in either
case. The bed should be from 18
inches to two feet in depth, and bo
closely placed iu the frame.—American
Cultivator.
A Clean Stable.
The greatest obstacle that can be
presented to the spread of nny kind
of disease is a clean stable. This im
plies not only cleanliness behind the
stock but in front of them as well,
and even in the mangers. Not long
ago a contagious disease broke out iu
one of the large dairy establinhmeuts
not far from Chicago. Various canoes
for the outbreak were assigned by the
veterinarians, but it was privately
known that the disease broke out
because filth had paved the way for
its advance. The drinking troughs
were filthy aud had beeu so for
months. The mangers were unclean
aud all the conditions were of the
best to help spread the disease.
Tho writer has seen mangers of
both horses and cattle in which there
were the remnants of many a feed.
The animals, of course, refused to eat
it and so "nosed" it into the corner
of the manger. The new feed was
putin on top of the old and when the
animal got the part of the feed on top
eaten the remnants were pushed into
the already mouldy bunch at the end.
Mangers of both horses and cattle are
found soured by the fermentations of
feed they have contained.
Tuberculosis is carried quite fre
quently from one animal to another
by the rubbish that is pushed back
and forth from one to the other. This
is especially a danger where feeding
floors are used for stock instead of
mangers. But in addition to tuber
culosis we have a great troop of dis
orders that are well known to most
stockmen, such as lump-jaw and abor-,
tion. The man that keeps a clean
stable will have little trouble with
animal diseases. Germs may come
his way but they will not find a suit
able habitatiou. They will not, like
the devils in Scripture,establish them
selves iu a honse swept and garnished.
• —Farm, Field aud Fireside.
Soil and flrn«R.
There are soils in most of our states
that are not deep enough for cultiva
tion, but answer for grass, and by n
little nursing will furnish a great
deal of pasture from year to year. At
all times, except in the drouthy sea
son, grass grows well on such soils,
and with occasional seeding and top
dressing, may be made profitable.
Such soils are usually more generally
found on the hills than elsewhere, but
are frequently on level lauds. Grass
will make a luxurious growth upon a
soil that is not more than two inches
deep, if it has enough water, and it
will have plenty of water during the
first part of the season. In the cities
it is sometimes the practice to remove
aud sell the rich soil from lawns, re
placing it with sand, which is covered
with two or three inches of good -soil.
Under the constant application of
water, which is possible in a city,
these lawns keep in green, healthy
condition ail summer.
It will readily be seen, however,
that if this thin layer of soil was
turned under aud the sand was brought
to the top the lawn would be ruined.
But that is precisely what is done on
some farms with similar soil; aud when
it is done the laud is practically
ruined. Of course it can be brought
up, any soil can be, but soils are often
so naturally poor that it costs more
than they are worth to do it. Some
farmers seem to have a violent preju
dice against grass. The sooner they
can get it turned under the better
they like it. It would appear as if they
begrudged the grass its footing. But
the farmer who has a natural pasture,
watered by springs on his own land,
as such pastures often are,- is exceed
ingly fortunate, especially if he has
enough tillable land. Such land costs
but little. In buying a farm,the hill
side pasture laud is pretty nearly
"thrown into the bargain." lam ac
quainted with a farm that has perhaps
100 acres of tillable laud and 200 of
just such pasture land as I have been
describing, and the owner makes more
profit from the pasture, through his
dairy and stock, than he does from his
cultivated area. Grass is king in this
country, and the king often sits on
what the casual observer would call
barren hills. It makes no difference
where it grows, if it is blue grass, aud
that is the grass that will be found in
such pastures, to a very large extent,
it is a jewel of a possession.—Agri
cultural Epitomist.
Sllort and I'nefnl Pointer*.
Better no fences at all than poor
ones.
Dairy cows should have au allow
ance of salt.
Feed all stock punctually, as it will
pay big iu the long run.
Corn and the silo is the solution of
the dairyman's feed problem.
Time given to cleaniug and washing
the horse's feet is time well spent.
Turkeys make a good drought crop.
They thrive best in dry seasons.
Breed with an object in view. Then
watch the improvement in your stock.
Too much feed and too little exer
cise will soou put the hogs on the
"sick list."
Anything that disturbs a cow's
nervous condition is sure to reduce
the flow of milk. .
When potatoes, turnips, or beets
are cooked for fowls it is not neces
sary to mash them.
Allowing the bushes to grow too
high is why so many get such poor
crops of small fruits.
Experience has shown that an ele
vated spot is quite necessary to be
successful with peaches.
The soil will respond iu a large
measure according to the treatment it
receives. This accounts for the large
difference in yield between neighbor
ing farmers.
All stock should be put into shape
to market as soon as possible. When
they are where you want them turn
them into money immediately, and
thus overcome useless feeding.
Machinery is bound to take its
place on the farm the same as it is in
every other business. The man who
cannot see any use in adoptiug it is
the one who will be at the "bottom of
the heap."
According to the idea of working
out the road tax every man is a bom
road-maker. According to the way
some of them loaf the day out it ap
pears that they do not take much in
terest in their calling.
A great many are claiming that mice
and other destructive rodents are
greatly increasing in the United
States. It has* been suggested that
the reason of this is the constant de
struction of hawks aud owls.
There is no getting over the fact
that out west alfalfa is no experiment.
The Kansos station is authority for
the statement that "uo grass equals
alfalfa for hay for steers, dairy cows,
young stock-hogs and sheep, nor for
pasture for horses and hogs."
FOR THE HOUSEWIVES.
Cushion Cover* for the Summer.
For cheap covers to summer sofa
cushions the new bandannas "from
India" will recommend themselves.
These novel and modish looking
squares (they measure a yard and a
quarter) make up very effectively. A
single square is large enough to sup
ply a cover for a cushion. One cuts
right through the square the entire
length, and this piece cut out is folded
once for the cushion proper. As you
see, it forms both the back and the
front.
The strips along the sides are left
and from these the ruffle is formed.
Oriental colors in vivid or sombre
schemes characterize these squares.
And the best of them is that while
they are attractive they are so cheap
that even the most frugal housekeep
er will watch their ruin with equan
imity. And that's a comfort in sum
mer, when cushions are likely to get
left out in the dew or otherwise mal
treated.
To Purify a Cistern.
Should the water in yonr cistern
become tainted from some unaccount
able cause aud have an unpleasant
odor, it may be purified either by
forcing air into it by stirring it well,
or be adding u mixture of e.iual par }
of alum and borax at the rate of about
three ounces to the barrel. To make
trebly sure combine tlieie three
methods. If the cistern can be
emptied without inconvenience, as in
tbe'time of drought, give the sides as
well as the bottom a thorough scrap
ing, being careful to remove every
thing collected. Wet the whole place,
then lower an old irou pot full of live
coals, upon which, when upon the
bottom, drop tw j or three tablespoon
fuls of sulphur. (You must not be
in the cistern at the time.) Close the
place for a day and air it for a night
before going in again. If the walls
can be made fairly dry before rain
comes, whitewash them, using quick
lime fiesh from the kiln, and apply
ing while it is still hot. The sulphur
fumes and the whitewash so made aud
spplied will act as germicides aud
fungicides aud will make the place
pure aud sweet. Always keep the cis
tern clean.
Novelty in Itedroom Furniture.
A set of bedroom furniture ol
unique design is a rarity. A set re
cently designed for the Paris Exposi
tion was shown at the warehouse of
one of the art furnishers the other
day. A room had been fitted up
specially for the occasion, and of course
made an appropriate setting for tlie
odd pie es. The walls were hung with
green tissue divided into panels by
light oak woodwork. The Wilton pile
carpet was deep rose red patterned
with blue aud white: the fireplace was
entirely covered with rose-red tiles,
which matched those of the wash-
Btand.
The furniture was of light Austrian
oak curiously inlaid with ebony aud
pewter. The pair of bedsteads were
of wood, and placed on patent alumi
num rails, to prevent the carpet being
worn; the curtain at the head of the
beds aud the bedspreads of e ru lineu
were applique with birds in deep blue,
red pomegranates an 1 green leaves.
The wardrobe was not very tall, but
wide and roomy; it hud hangiug cup
boards ou each side, aud the centre,
containing a series of drawers in va
rious sizes, bowed out in a turret-like
shape; it was covered with u check
ered iulay of ebony n:id pewter aud
the drawer handles were of nickel.
A sort of sarcophagus was intended
for a man's clothes chest; the lid
opened at the top and revealed a tray
for gloves, ties, etc.; be'ow another
tray was for heavy clothes, aud then
there were two long drawers for shirts.
There was a pretty toilet table with a
sexagon-shaped mirror, the panels on
each side topped with knobs of ebony
crossed with lines of pewter. There
were also a cambination cabinet which
contained a small bureau; a new and
peculiar armchair an odd table and
several quaint chairs—all fantastically
iulaid.—New York Commercial Adver
tiser.
Recipes.
Baked Milk—This is a very nour
ishing and excellent sauce for tigs or
prunes. Place one pint of milk in an
earthenware jar, cover the top with
stout white paper and bake gently for
three hours. It will then be the
consistency of cream.
Fricassee of Parsnips—After paring,
boil the parsnips gently in uu-a!ted
water till soft; lift them out and cut
into pieces two inches long and let
them simmer for eight minutes in a
sauce made of two tablespooufuls of
stock,a pinch of mace, a full teaspoouful
each oi butter and Sour, one-half cup
of cream or rich milk, oue-half tea
spoouful cf salt and one quarter tea
spoouful of white pepper.
Puree of Peas—One cup of dried
peas soaked overnight and put on the
fire, with three scant pints of cold
water and a stalk of celery. Bring to
boiliug poiut aud simmer until ten
der. When done ruu through a sieve
and add a binding of one tablespoon
ful each of butter and flour, seasoned
with one teaspoouful of salt, oce-half
teaspoouful of pepper aud one-half tea
spoonful of sugar. Serve with crou
tons.
Kagout of Lambs' Tongues—Sim
mer six tongues in just euough boil
ing water to cover until they are ten
der, adding a levei teaspoonful of salt
when half done, then cut into dice;
lirowu one tablespoonful of butter,
add one heaping tablespoonful of flour
and brown again; add one and one
half cupfuls of brown stock and stir
uutil smooth aud thick, then add one
half of a teaspoouful ofouioa juice, four
drops of tabasco sauce, one dozen
pitted olives, saltspoonful of salt aud
the prepared meat; simmer slowly for
fifteen minutes; serve on a deep plat
ter and garnish with toast uoiuts.
Foes of City Trees.
The worst foes of city trees arO
storms, pavements and nocturnal il
lumination. Subterranean steam is
also deadly. As to the bad effect of
the electric lights there are least a
couple of large trees in City Hall Park
to-day to which the light is slowly
but surely proving fatal. Insomnia
is their trouble.
The death of other trees can be re
ferred to illuminating gas, which es
capes into the soil and asphyxiates
the roots. The symtoms of gas-poison
ing in trees are the sudden falling of
the leaves and the deadened appear
ance of the bark. In mild cases the
effect shows upon only one side of the
tree, which, nevertheless, seldom
survives. Death by gas may occur to
trees a hundred feet from a main.
Despite these difficulties property
owners are begining to appreciate that
trees have their place in the city no
less than in the country, both for or
nament and shade; and it is probable
that tlia metropolis of the future will
be better shaded than it is now, even
if its former glories in this regard can
never be restored. —New York Post.
The Easiest Way Out.
"No more late hours, remember,
Mr. Grimshaw," concluded the emi
nent specialist. "No more cigars; no
more small bottles."
"H'm!" replied Grimshaw, in a
non-committal way. "Good-day, doc
tor."
"Pardon me," said ihe physician,
suavely; "but the—ah! fee for my
advice is ten dollars."
"Very likely it is worth that amount,
but as 1 have concluded not to take it,
of course I owe you nothing." And
he departed, leaving the eminent
specialist entirely without language
appropriate for the emergency.
Invents a Burglar-Proof Window.
A Marion, Ind., man has invented
a burglar-proof window. On the sill
are two small knobs; one is for rais
ing or lowing the upper sasli,the other
for the lower one. By turning the
knob the window can be raised or
lowered to any height, but the minute
the linger is removed from the knob
the window is locked.
Costly Ocean Trips.
A modern Atlantic liner must earn
about SBO,OOO clear per trip before a
penny of profit is made.
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S3 &3.5Q SHOES
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A sjl / 1,000,000 wearers, ijj} tfe fl
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a V® no '"bstitute claimed to be
M \a« as good. Your dealerA
jfi ~g| should keen them
■ on receipt of price ana 25c.
extra for carriage. State kind oi eathet
width, plain or can toe Cai tre#
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for the time money, or the same quality for less money than the dealer, jobber or supply agent. "jj
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' Perhaps you have already discovered tfcat
■ • i powders and wastes will not cure
W these eruptions on yoof face.
I a?' They may cover up and sup-
cP press, bat they cannot re
s- ltu movc - R |g hcs. boils, aalt-rbenm,
shingles, hives, eczema, tetter, etc.,
jgy/,are but surface indications of s deeper
f-t^y* fow ble. And
\Bad Blood
■ The question lor you now is,—-how to make bad blood
B good blood: how to get rid of all these impurities in your
H system. Everybody knows the answer,—a perfect Sam- H
gfl parilla. No ordinary Sarsaparilla, such as you can buy at W
h almost any store, will answer: it must be a perfect one. B9
0 There is such a Sarsaparilla, and it differs widely in every M
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H «The only Sarsaparilla made vnder the personal supervision ol K|
M three gradvates: a graduate in pharmacy, a graduate in HI
■H chemistry, and a graduate in medicine." pi
H SI.OO n bottle. All druggists. .Ig
Mm «I hid frequent and moit painful boils. I was Created by a .lumber of phy- |R
HI ticiam, but they did me no good. I tried many kinds of patent medicines, but
■9 without effect; but when I tried Ayer's Sarsaparilla I got hold of the right thing, M
HFL for I was soon completely cured."—R. P. CROUSI, Attica, N. Y. WB
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VERMIFUGE
World's Largest Keservoir.
One of the largest works of man's
bauds is the articficial lake, or reser
voir, in India, at Rajputaua. This
reservoir, said to be the largest in the
world, and known as the great tank
of Dhebar, and used for irrigating
purposes, covers an area of twenty
one square miles.
Hon to lluy a Carriage.
It Is possible to save from 420 to 475 on
carriages or other vehicles by purchasing
from a manufacturer who sells direct \o
consumers. A reliable bouse mid perhaps
the oldest one doing business ou this plan
is the Elkhart Carriage k Harness Mfg.
Co., ol Elkhart, Indiana. Their vehicles
and harness are of the best both In style
and quality, and at prices that are right.
Their customers always get satisfaction.
See their advertisement in this paper.
London spends 4140 a year on the edu
cation of euch child In the public schools.
A. M. Priest, Druggist, Shelbyvllle, Ind.
says: "Hall's Catarrh Cure gives the best of
satisfaction. Can get plenty of testimonials,
as it cures every one who takes it." Druggists
sell it, 75c.
Great Britain eats up her entire wheat
crop in about thirteen weeks.
FITS permanently cured. No fit sor nervous
ness after first days use of Dr. Kline's Great
Nerve Kestorer.B2 trial bottle and treatise free
Dr. R. H. KI.INE, Ltd./.8l Arch St., Phila., Pa.
Stews of fish are favorite dishes In all
Latin countries.
Mrs. Wlnalow'sSoothing Syrup rorchildren
teething, softens Hie cuius, reducesiufiamma
t on. allays pain, cures wind colic, -ac.a bottle.
It frequently happens that the deeper a
man is in politics the more he is out.
Piso's Pure for Consumption is an infalli
ble medicine for coughs aud colds.—N. W.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. 17, 19(10.
The cost of St. Peter's, Rome, was over
470,0( 0,000.
-l'ashloned medicine that has saved the lives of 1 ttle
rto years. It is a medicine made to cure. It has never
Letters like the foregoing are coming to us constant'
he country. If y« ur child is sick, pet a bottle of
FREY'B VERMIFUGE and try it.
Do not take a substitute. If your druggist does not
£eei» it send 25 cents in stamps to E. iv S. FKhV t
Haiti more, .Hi!., and a bottle will be mailed you.
Dad way's
A Pills
Pnrely vegetable, mild and reliable,
llegulato the Liver uud Digestive organs.
Tile safest uud best medicine tu »he world
tor the
CURE
of n'l disorilcrs of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys, Bladder, Nervous Dis
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pation, Costiveness, Indigestion, Bilious
ness, Fever, Inflammation of the Bowels,
Piles and all derangements of the Internal
Viscera. PEKFECT DIGESTION will be
accomplished by taking HAD WAY'S PILLS.
By so doing
DYSPEPSIA,
Sick Headache, Foul Stomnch, Biliousness
will be avoided, as the food that is
eaten contributes its nourishing proper
ties for the support of the nutural wuste
of the body.
Price, 25 ctN. per box. Sold by all druggists, or
lent by mail on receipt of price.
RADWAY & CO., 55 Elm St., N. Y.
nDOPQY NEW DISCOVERT:
Wp ■ quick relie' and cures worst
C*MI Boon of Uitimoniata and 10 DAYS' treatment
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M Beat Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use M
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