iSS Flow Karly for Fall Wliea*. It is especially important that the ground should be plowed early for fall wheat during a dry season. It is nec essary that the ground become com pacted before the seed is put in. If early plowing is impossible, accom plish the same results by dragging and harrowing until the seed bed Is well tiued. The soil moisture is then retaiued much better than when the ground is loose tlit* roots of the plant become well established and are not so easily affected by hot. dry weather in autumn or freezing weather iu spring. Infertile Ecs*. The average poultry breeder feels that there is too large a proportion of infertile eggs, and of course he blames the breeder from which he purchased the eggs. In some cases, there is un questionably carelessness in sending out eggs. In some poultry yards, the management is so reckless that the shipper does not really know whether ills eggs are fresh or not, and, under these circumstances it is simply crim inal to send out an egg until it is tested, that is tested to see if it is fresh enough togo out. I have re ceived eggs that were clearly too old to have been sent out. If the manage ment of the flock is what it ought to lie, the stock is what it ought to be and the eggs are fresh, there ought not to be so much loss as there generally is. 1 do not wonder that breeders do not guarantee their eggs. There are several reasons why this would not be practical. It' the breed er is not sure of the eggs himself, of course, he does lioi want to guarantee them. If lie is sure of them, or rea sonably so. he can not take the re sponsibility of their care and manage ment after they get into the hands of the buyer. He can not always trust to the honesty of the buyer. If tlie eggs are to lie hatched by the Incuba tor, there is chance for ruining the best eggs that were ever laid. The operator may be a novice, though the careful novice does not have so milch trouble as the careless man who is experienced. I have known incuba tors to be run at a temperature of a difference of 1 •"> degrees every day. It would not be right to shoulder the re sponsibility for such carelessness up on the man who sold the eggs. A little more care at both ends of the line would produce very gratifying re sul'.s.—J. H., in The Epiptomist. Tlie Cure of Youu; Colt*, As a. rule, every body on the farm likes the colt or e.olts. Most ex perienced farmers have well-settled principles as to the feeding and care of colts. It is generally thought best not to feed grain to them; but we ob serve that a practical farmer writes •;n a letter to an exchange th.it it is vaste of food to give a young colt .s. but a genuine profit. "If the mother's milk is scant, or she is hard worked, am' he colt cannot be fed often,"' si> uis writer, "then it is well to it to drink fresh. swcc r mil l -" nave done this and the colt 1' urned very readily to drink and be come a great pet. selling as soon as weaned for SIIX>. Hut then there was some blood, as well as milk in his makeup. Not all colts are so tractable. A little one we have now, as black as Black Beauty and only a couple of weeks old, is as tame almost as a kit ten. and will come whenever 1 go i'Kiar him. If the colt is left loose in im' stall with his mother, when about t%o weeks old he will begin to nibble at her oats in the box. Then fix a little box low down where he can reach it easily and keep In it all the oats lie will eat. He will not over eat but he will grow and grow and be . uu honor to the stable. "Above all things do not let a young colt follow the mother when she is working in the field or traveling. This ; wears h1 in down more than one can feed up iu a good while and It is a cruelty to the colt. A mare may travel 20 miles In a day plowing or iu work of that kind. Why should the little colt do the same. It is an easy matter to separate the mother i ml colt, thi' habit soon forms, and makes ii still easier. It is well, tuo, lo subject tlu% young colt to tying, but lie should lie watched a little at first lo see that he d«ies not Injure himself. A colt subjected tn the halter and to handling is half broken." Farm, field, a.id Fireside. l.lfHl I'riiiiin?. I'll. '».r • * 'MIITV of the previous year's growth. Tli'i is tlie time when the orcliardlst should receive the tree: yet it is common prac tice to wait until the plant his at tained its second or third year. 1" any case, the year the trees are Anally set In the orchard, they should lie veil headed ill, cutting to a bud which oil upright varieties will be left ou the outside, and on the more straggling varieties is left on the Inside. This bud is to form the new limb and take its place with its fellows in fortiing tin; main branches of the tree. If oat desires higher-headed trees than those which the nurseryman has to furnish, he simply needs to take up a leader, starting at the head, at the desired point, and removing the lower blanch es. Kacli year after the trees are planted they should-be gone over care fully, and a limb removed here or there, the object being to prevent rub bing of branches and to allow the top to be free and open.—Home and Farm. Tinproving lite Cow Stable*. In my travels over the state 1 fin A that there has been but little improve ment in Pennsylvania cow staliles. They are not in much better condi tion than 'JO or HO years ago. The time has come when flier must be a change. In my opinion the lungs of many daily cattle are becoming small er because of the confinement in poor ly ventilated stables. It is impossible to keep the milk free from germs and not insist on modern dairy practices. Cows are forced more than formerly. They are fed more and yield more. Consequently in order to do this ad ditional work, they must be given bet ter quarters. Stables are demanded now which din be kept clean, which can b ■ din infected and which are comfortable and convenient.' One of the most im portant points is an abundance of light. Fight is conducive to cleanli ness. it kills many germs, increases the animal's power of resistance to disease and aids nutrition. Therefore, build a stable with plenty of windows. Let the sun shine In on the cow part of the day at least. A special arrangement should be made for ventilation. Ifemove the air from as near the bottom of the stable as possible. The carbon dioxide is heavy and settles to the floor of the stable. Foul smells are produced and fermentation takes place there, conse quently tlie air should lie removed from below. The best arrangement for ventilating shafts is difficult to de termine, but we have found that iron ventilator ti;b.s placed on the inside of the buildings with openings near the floor are quite satisfactory. Tin top of tlie shaft should be covered with a cap. so in case of high winds the cold air will not be forced down into the stable. The iron pip;-s as sume the temperature of the air of the stable and are more effective in drawing off the foul air from near the floor than any other kind. The character t>f tlie floor is very important in a cow stable. It should be waterproof, so as to save all man uic and to prevent fermentation and co isequently contamination of the air. Cement floors with roughed surfaces are probably best, being inexpensive j and durable. Brick answers very well | for flooring, provided it is laid on a J firm foundation and the spaces be- I tween tlie bricks tilled with cement. . The cattle should be made as com- ' fortable as possible, and in my ex perience 1 have found that swinging stanchions are the most satisfactory. The mangers should be open so that they can easily lie cleaned. 1 would advise partitions b-tween the heads of tlie cows, as iliis tends to prevent the transmission of contagious diseases, like tuberculosis. There should be no dark corners or dead spaces in the barn, where dust and trash can accu mulate. Walls and ceilings should be as smooth as possible, so that they can be kept whitewashed and free from dust and dirt. Good barns are not necessarily very expensive.—Dr. Leonard Pearson, in American Agr. culturist. Firm himl tiarrien N <>(<•>. Pick beans closely and they wih bear longer. Never hoe or cultivate them when they are wet, as this causes rust. Asparagus plants are generally set too near together. The biggest stalks j come from vigorous plants set thre«j ! feet apart and manured lavishly. Indirect manures are tlmse which do ' not furnish tlie plant with food direct- I iy. but liy freeing the plant food locked up ill the soil are hciicttcial to i crops. i Weed are usually Intorduccd in im pure seed, i s|>eciall\ grass and clover seed, and carried from farm to farm or scattered along tin- roadside by ' liri'shing maehiiies. >II the Pacific (oast it lias been (vii Unit onions can be kept from titlng if placed in cold storage, hulls are kept for almost any of time in fine condition. | may Is- applhd to the >urfaec ■I laud u here it will work in ' aci-ord. It is In »t |>lll on he full When applied t(. | ►ping application* ar> j mil Irrigation are : *'hc land when •*tng coo| wealh- I •it for plowing | ltd ncci I .* |i I'. •io i s-i nt.nl 'I itt COM Ml fertilizer. •>*ni is l ids In Ullttf PROCLAIMING THE KING. It I* the Same In England as It Was 400 Years Ago. When the time comes (which may lieaven delay) for a new king of Eng land the College of Arms will proclaim liini, just us they have proclaimed every monarch for hundreds of years liast. Times change—and dynasties. We are less like the Englishmen of Edward I than we are like the modern Japs. Wo tulk a different tongue, we eat different foods, we wear different clothes, we think different thoughts. Nothing is the same, except the col umns on Stonelienge and the College of Arms. The college abides, varying by not so much as a detail of procedure or a button 011 a uniform. What is, is good, and cannot be Improved. There fore the business of proclamation will be the same in the twentieth century as it was in the fifteenth. When the time unhappily comes for II new king to reign, the privy council will meet and declare the throne t.» have devolved on the Prince of Wales. Orders will at once be given to the earl marshal and tho officers of the College of Arms to proclaim him. The first proclamation will be made in tlie courtyard of St. James's Palace, where the guard is changed. Garter King, the chief officer of the college will make the proclamation In solemn form, with the earl marshal, the kings, the heralds, and the pursui vants in full uniform and mounted hard by. At this proclamation the monarch is present sitting at the win dow where all his predecessors have sat. That Is the chief of the proclama tions: but the news has to be carried far and wide to the distant city, the rank of the proclaiming officer de scending as the business proceeds. The second pronouncement is made at Char ing Cross, and the third at the corner of Chancery I.ane. At this proclamation there will be a modification of the ancient form, owing to the disappearance of Temple Bar. Within the city of London the lord mayor and sheriffs preserve their an cient sovereignty, and allow no ruler within their gates except after per mission asked and granted. The old form was for the junior pur suivant to rap at the gate and show his warrant for proclamation. Then the lord mayor ordered the gate to be opened, and joined 111 the stately pro cession. The ceremony will doubt less remain, b.irring the knock at the gate, which does not The last proclamation is made either at the corner of Wood street. Cheapside, or beside the royal exchange. In the provinces the proc lamations are made by the local may ors. Heing proclaimed and crowned, the king lias to offer to light for his throne. 111 the olden times, when a king reigned by the power of his right arm. this was a necessary formality, and he cause it was necessary once it is done still. But the king 110 longer does his own fighting. He lias a champion, the hereditary champion of England, whose business it is to do battle with all comers for the crown. The champion Is always a member of the liymoke family. When the king is crowned, he rides into Westminster Hall, mounted and in full armour, .pist as the champion was Oimi years ago. He is accompanied by the earl mar shal and the lord great chamberlain, also 011 horseback. The hall is crowd ed with ticketed sightseers. A proclamation is read by one of th-> heralds challenging anybody who dis putes the right of tho sovereign to combat in 1111 open space. Tho cham pion throws down his gauntlet as a guarantee of good faith, and then the hearts of all the ladies flutter in anti cipation of a light. But it is all a disappointing sliam. If some enterprising person were to take up the challenge and the gauntlet ho would probably be run in by the police for creating a disturbance: The herald takes up tho glove and hands it Lack to the champion, and then the king is firmly seated on his throne. Cool anil M.thodlrtl, A lawyer who worthily bears a dis tinguished name occupies an old fashioned mansion 011 the edge of New York City. Ills sister, who lives v th him. tells a laughable story, whi < is reported in Harper's Hound Ta' .-, il lustrating ills coolness ulid .1 s. ~112 method. 112 Hocoutly his sistci tiptoed into his room some tliu<- aftei •mdiilght, and told his she thought burglars were In ihe house. The lawyer put up h s dressing gown, and wont down stairs, lu the hark hall he loimd a rough lot king man trying to open a dour that led into ihe b.iik yard. The burglar had unlocked the dour, mid was pull ing at it with all Ills might. Tile law yer, seeing tin- robtier's predicament, called to h'. 111: "It dis-s not open that way. you Idiot! It slides back!" ■lupanr.K I*l.l fur n llii.banil. This is the form in which a yotiujt woman advertises in a Japanese paper for II husband: "I.the lllidc 'slgiie i, ii in a pretty girl, with abundant hair, llowei like line. lu-l'focl eyebrow »it lid a gtiuil llglll'e. I hll\e money enough 111 lake life easy nud to enable me to spi ml in) tears with souk- U.doved man who will c\cr Is- nit '••iiiimuimi, and who can admire lie- (lowers »ltii tne by day and ihe iioh>ii by night If uii) clever, accomplished, handsome and fastidious gentleman l» disputed In accept litis offer I can a»»uri him that 1 will Is- true to him for life, ulid lliut after life Is over I Will b« t'csdy lo It- burled with Uliu iu »i.e sru\ v."-M J slue* » lissvtte. BEAUTY'S GRAVEST FOE, An 111 Temper la Bare to Ituln Itr Vic tim's Beauty. Bad temper and worry will trace more wrinkles in one night than hot and cold bathing and massage and complexion brushes and creams and lotions can wash out in a year's faith ful application. Physcians assert that an immense amount of nerve force is expended in every fit of bad temper; that when one little part ol the nervous system gets wrong the face first records it. The eyes begin losing the luster of youth, muscles be come flabby, the skin refuses to con tract accordingly, and the inevitable result is wrinkles, femininity's fierc est and most insidious foe. There U no use attempting to reason with o woman about the evil effects of ill temper while she is in an ugly mood. She knows perfectly well that It is bad form; that it savors of the coarse and underbred; that it is weak, belittling and immoral, and that it hurts her cause to lose her temper. But she does not stop at just that time to think about It, and to remind her of the fact only adds fuel to the flames. But when she is cool and serene and at peace with all the world, you can convince her that each fit of temper adds a year to her age by weakening her mental force and by tracing crow tracks about her eyes and telltale lines around her mouth, she will probably think twice before again forgetting herself. For no matter what she as serts to the contrary, woman prizes youth and beauty above every other gift the gods hold it in their power to bestow upon mortals.—Woman's Home Companion. New Courses at Yale. The tendency of modern educational methods is toward such practical train ing as will bring the student into touch with living topics of the day and ac tive connection with the political, busi ness, and professional need of the country. Instances of this utilitarian trend in university education are to be found in the endowment of new schools or lecture courses at Yale on forestry, colonial administration, Asi atic politics, journalism, and there- SDonslbilities of cltizenshin ] DYSENTERY, DIARRHOEA, CHOLERA MORBUS. A liulf ton tesspoonful of Radway's Heady ltellnf In a linlf tumbler of watur, repeated as often as the discharges con tinue, and a flannel saturated with Ready Relief placed over the stomach and bowels, will afford lmmedinte relief and soon effect a cure. Internally—A half to a teaspoonful in half a tumbler of water will, in a few min utes, oure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Vomiting, Heartburn, Nervous ness, Sleeplessness, Sick Headache, Flatu lency and all Intornal pains. INf# There Is not a remedial agent in tho world that will cure fever and ague and all other malarious, bilious and other fevers, aided by RADWAY'S PILLS, so quickly as RADWAY'S READY RELIEF. Sold by Druggists. 3IDWAV ft CO., 55 Elm St., N. Y. PREY'Q d.n. win. hium, k>-, savs V" ■* Fray'H Vermifuge la the be«t worm destroyer I hive ever found. A lease j» me some right away. P _ Mr*. .B. C Hynan. Oordonsville. Vs.: ■ m |M| * and Frey'n Vermifuge the very BWB | bent one I hove ever uied. I write ■ p you direct an I cannot find it ■ |J in the stores, and I must have title kiud and no other. W. E. Fowler. Amesbury. Mass., hays: Please send «>ne bottle of your Frey's Verml: tigs -*annot get it here At druggisth or by mail r-r i'& rents. K. S. FUKYt Baltimore, Md. A horrible, slimy monster that makes man's life a misery. After eating: a bloated belly, belching of gas from the stomach, a * ou *' on the tongue, dizziness, headache, a sour risin 8 spitting up of half-di- X/;y/rfW cffiuißlF gcstccl foo<l »— i 't's Bowel Bloat. y/ v ' Wvi/M'l l / When the bowels stoo working; they be- W/l ' mnifl con * fiUed with putrid, rotting matter, form y/// . W£~-. in * poisonous gases that go through the whole V/ T " body. If you don't have a regular, natural <W movement of the bowels at least once a day (jffwlT \ your fate is bowel bloat, with all the nasty, 112 112 I r V disgusting symptoms that go with it. * mS QJi&c * herrs only one way to set it right. Clean jW£r~ yourself out gently but thoroughly and tone . , , , , . up your bowels with CASCARETS. There are fakes and substitutes on the market which will not do this for you. Cascarcts arc never sold in bulk. Look for the trade-mark, the long-tailed 44 C" on the bo*. Every form of bowel trouble is quickly and permanently CM lh« (MWIIM II you want r*atH*l Tibial It mwk*i "CCC " Cmmu (ft Mtlf MH Ml knife, but only Md tltui In tht n«ht biua m*UI bu* with lh« bnt-UiM ' C." UMfc 25c. sOc^^*®3o3Bsl2®^^*^l)RUGGisTS ICECI T# "" mmtA ***** *■» «* ••• 9~ •• *>V CASCAMTi. w« «iN m4 •kM tot J ***"• ItoHlag +~4y U.. CMM* M*« V«ft. ■ ><virH.— mi p*m> «,» Monument Like Ills Drak. In the cemetery at Nebraska City the other day I saw a peculiar monu ment erected by N. S. Harding, an in surance agent of that place, in antici pation of a time when he may need it. A large block o? sandstone, at least six feet long, four feet high and three feet thick has been carved by a competent artist to represent a roll er-top office desk standing open. Ly ing upon it are bundles of papers neat ly bound with rubber bands, and ink stands with pens and pencils beside it, a sponge cup, a bottle of mucilage, a blotter and other ordinary equipments such as are found in the office of an Insurance agent. The stone affair is a copy of the desk that has been used by Mr. Harding in his insurance office for many years.—Correspondence Chi cago Record. Oreat Auk's Kgr* Sold. Nature reports that two specimens af the egg of the great auk were sold it auction at Stevens' rooms last week tnd realized 315 and 180 guineas re jpectively. The more important of the :wo is an unrecorded specimen from a French collection. It is described as ihe finest known of a special type of Barkings. The price obtained estab lishes a record, 300 guineas having pre cious to this sale been the highest inaount ever received. About 75 egg K >f the great auk are known to be in ixlstence. Carter'* Ink I« Scientifically compounded of the best materials. 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