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Artesian Well I)iik l>y Ants,
It is a notorious fact, says a corre
spondent, writing from Millen, Screven
County, Georgia, that red ants will dig
their holes until they strike water.
Near the station in Millen, and about
fifty feet from one of the main arte
sian wells, is a colony of big red ants
that have been working in the same
bed for over fifty years. One of the
oldest citizens says they were there for
that length of time to his certain
knowledge, but he can't say how long
they were there before that time. One
can imagine the astonishment of the
people of Millen when they saw one
morning a bold flow of artesian water
seven feet high coming from the red ant
bed. The poor fellows dug to their
own destruction. A very peculiar
thing about it is that it has cut off the
(veils here. There is great excitement
acre. People for miles around are
somlug in hourly to see the wonder
ful well.—Savannah News.
DO YOU FEEL UKE THtS?
Pen Picture for Women.
" I am so nervous, there is not a
well inch in my whole body. lam no
weak at my stomach and have indi
gestion horribly, and palpitation of
the heart, and lam losing flesh. This
headache and backache nearly kills
me, and yesterday I nearly had hyster
ics ; there is a weight in the lower part
of my bowels bearing down all the
time, and pnins in icy groins and
thighs; I cannot sleep, walk, or sit,
and I believe I am diseased all over ;
no one ever suffered as I do."
This is a description of thousands of
cases which come to Mrs. Pinktiam's
attention daily. An inflamed and ul-
condition of the neck of the
Womb can produce all of these symp-
Mits. Johx WILLIAMS.
toms. and no woman should allow
herself to reach such a perfection of
misery when there is absolutely no
need of it. The subject of our por
trait in this sketch, Mrs. Williams of
Englishtown, N.J., has Wen entirely
cured of such illness and misery by
Lydia K. l'inkham's Vegetable Com
pound. and the guiding adviee of Mn.
Pinkhiun of Lynn, Mass.
No other medicine has such a record
for absolute cures, and no other medi
cine is "just as good." Women who
want a cure shouiu insist upon getting
Lydia E. l'inkham's Vegetable Com
pound when they ask for it at a store.
Anyway, write a letter to Mrs. Pink
ham at Lynn, Mass., and tell her all
your trouble*. Her advice is fro*.
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The sun is low, the tide is high,
The sk.v as red as woman's lips,
Shows red in the river's reflected glow,
Save the silver line where the oarsman
dips;
Straugs, subtle hour, that no spell can
stay,
A link 'twixt tomorrow and yesterday.
—Louise Ijams Lander.
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J REYOLTOF MOSES. [
By Hope Darin?. £
Not the Moses of sacred history—
just plain Moses Smith, farmer, aged
30; tall, with stooping shoulders; face
furrowed wltli wrinkles, that is, the
part visible above his grizzled beard;
eyes gray and sleepy, ye with a kindly
light in their faded depths. Sarah
Ann, his wife, was also tall but
itraiglit, carrying her head stiffly erect.
Iler blue eyes were very wide open;
her brown hair, in which were only
a few silver threads, was always
smooth, and her thin red lips had a
fashion of closing that Moses well un
derstood.
For 30 years they had dwelt togeth
er. In all these years Mrs. Smith had
commanded Moses and Moses had
obeyed. There had been but few occa
sions on which he had advanced
opinions of his own. But this fair
morning, when the sun was, in count
leak dewdrops, multiplying his own
brightness, and the south wind wooed
the rosebuds into perfect bloom,
Moses Smith determined to have for
once, at least, his own way.
Two weeks before he had heard his
wife say to a neighbor,—
"Anybody can wind Moses round
their finger."
Now Moses knew Ills weakness; was
aware that his wife knew it, for did
not she tell him of it every day? But
to discuss it with another! That was
different. He had pondered the mat
ter for 14 days, and his mind was fully
made up to tills day assert himself,
but he ate his breakfast of toast, fried
potatoes, ham, coffee and molasses
cookies in his usual silent way. As
they rose from the table Mrs. Smith
said, —
"I want you to churn right away,
Moses, 'fore it gets so hot."
"All right. I'll be back from tlie
barn soon," and he slouched off at his
usual leisurely gait.
Mrs. Smith entered the pantry,
raised a trap door that led to the cel
lar, and descending, saw that the jar
at cream was ready for the churn, j
Then she went about her usual morning j
work. In a short time she heard her
husband's voice.ut the kitchen door.
"Is that air cream ready?"
"Of course it is. But you hain't got j
the water."
"Yes, I have. I jest drawed three
buckets."
"Now, Moses Smith, I hain't heard
you carry it Into the woodhouse."
"I guess you didn't. I'm going to
churn out under the apple tree."
There was an ominous silence.
Mrs. Smith persisted in using an old
fashioned dash churn. In warm i
weather this churn was placed in a '
tub of cold water, drawn with a wind- >
lass from the stone-lined well by the 1
kitchen door. A few steps from the
well stood a gnarled old apple tree,
whose spreading branches made a
canopy of breezy shade. Moses had
many times hinted a desire to do the '
churning here instead of in the wood- j
house, but his wife always forbade.
"You bring that tub of water into
the woodhouse. The churn is out
there, all ready, and you see to it you
don't spatter the cream when you
empty it."
She went up stairs, opened the win- :
dows of her sleeping rooui and put the
bed to air. She also tlillM her careful- '
ly kept sitting-room. When she went
again to the kitchen, she stood for an
Instant transfixed with astonishment
by the picture framed by the open
door.
Under the apple tree sti>od her hus
band, his straw hat laid aside, while |
both hands grasped the churn dasher, |
slowly propelling it up and down. j
"Moses Smith!" Sarah Ann pushed j
open the screen and advanced to his
side. "What do you mean by bringing
that cream out here? Didn't you hear
what I said'/"
"Yes. As to what 1 meant by bring-
In' the cream out here, I meant to :
churn it that's all."
"Well, you won't do It lice. You
carry that churn straight into the
woodhouse. 1 don't see what does :
make you act so like a fool, .Moses
Smith."
"I hain't aetln' like a fool. Sary Ann.
I euu churn Jest as well out here. It's
u real pleasure to listen to the mother
robin over yender and to see the Atin
shlue peepln' through the leaves."
"Humph! l'oetry and work don't go
well together. Why don't you do as 1 •
tell you'/"
Mr. Smith dropped both hands frolic
the churn dasher, drew himself up
us straight us wus possible after stoop
ing so many years, unil said dlstlnct
ly-
"Vauae 1 don't want to."
"I don't cure what you want." Mrs.
Smith returned angrily. "1 tell you
not to churn another stroke here. I
guess I "
"Aury Ann." Moses leaned one arm
reflectively against the tree; "1 don't i
cart* a mite whether 1 churn or not,
but If I do it will be right here iiud
uowhere elite."
For a moment she was speechless. '
• I'd like to know what you mean,"
she gasped. "The idea of talking
like "
"Never mind. The question 'pears to
be, shall I churn or not? I tell you
plain, if I do, it will be right here."
What did it mean? And he had
twice Interrupted her! Mrs. Smith was
not vanquished, but she was so con
fused that a truce seemed the best
thing she could think of.
"Do as you like," she said shortly,
walking away aud slamming the door
behind her. ,
Moses took her at her word. An
hour later she found that, after finish
ing the churning, he had carried the
churn and contents to the place where
she usually worked the butter. She
was still undecided what to think of
her husband's daring. However,
tilings seemed otherwise much as
ever, for it was not until they were
seated at the dinner table that Moses
again asserted himself.
"Why don't you take it, then?" push
ing the plate toward him. The plate
held two crusts.
Moses shook his head.
"That's too dry. You know my teeth
nlr poor. You can feed that to the
chickens, and I'll take some of the
new you baked today."
Moses thereupon rose and walked
to the pantry. Here on a table lay
half a dozen loaves, fresh from the
oven. He took up a brown crusted
one and a knife.
"Moses Smith! Air you crazy? Don't
you hear me? I say, you needn't cut
that loaf of bread. This bread's good
enough."
It was too late. Already the sharp
knife had severed two slices from the
loaf.
"What do you mean?" the woman
shrieked. "What do you mean, Moses
Smith?"
"Now see hero, Sary Ann, I'll tell
you what I mean. I mean to have
some new bread, that's all," and back
to the table be strode, bread in hand.
Mrs. Smith did not return to the
talile. Her bus-band saw little of her
the remainder of llie day. She retired
early, and when Moses came up to bed
she was asleep, apparently.
The next morning Mrs. Smith had re
gained the use of her tongue and ignor
ing Moses' declaration of independ
ence. scolded heartily about every
thing else. Moses bore It in silence,
retreating to tiie barn as soon as pos
sible."
It was Saturday. On the afternoon
of that day the Smiths usually drove
to Ovid, three miles distant, with
farm produce. This particular afternoon
Mrs. Smith arrayed herself in her best
cashmere and Sunday bonnet.
"I'm going to the missionary meeting
at Sister Swln's," she announced, as
Mosesjifted the jar of butter into the
liack of the buggy. "Here is a basket
of cottage cheese. You can drive round
on Maple st-eetnnd sell it out. He sure
you goto the back doors, anil they'll
give you live cents for two balls.
There's just «»0 bails—a dollar and a
half's worth. 1 want the money to
make out I<> dollars I'm going to lend
Widow Oreeii. She'll pay ine 50 cents
for the use of It three months. Now
don't step on my dress," as he clumsily
took his place at her side.
"Fifty cents for three months."
Moses slapped the fat horse with tiie
lines. "That'll be two dollars for a
year. Two dollars for ten dollars. Let
me see —why, Sary Ann, that's 20 per
cent."
"What if it is?"
There was a brief pause, then Moses
began again.
"But, Sary Ann. Wldder (Jreen is
awful jKior. Why don't you lend her
the money for nofhin'? It's to finish
payin' for her sewin' machine, and
there's only you and me, and we've
got two thousand dollars ahead, 'sides
the farm."
"If you can't talk sense, do keep
still. Lend It for nothln'. indeed! He
sure you understand 'bout the cheese."
"Set 1 here, Sary Ann, I shan't peddle
out your cheese for any such purpose.
You can do It, or I'll take It to the
store. But I don't do such work, while
you air to missionary meetln', to get
the money fur you to grind down the
poor with, that's all."
Moses deposited his wife at Mrs.
Swln's gate and drove off. making no
reply to the command she hurriedly
whispered us she saw her hostess at
tiie door. Surely he would not fail her
this time, lie would do the errand,
for Moses disliked waste. She was
sure that it would lie all right, not
withstanding bis queer freaks of yes
terday. So she dismissed the subject
from her mind, and three hours later
found him waiting for her in the ap
pointed pine. She clambered to her
seat and they started home in silence.
"Have a good incetin'?" lie ventured
at last.
"Yes, we did," was her testy reply.
They were within half a mile of
home when Moses dropped a handful
of change In her lap.
"Money for your cheese." he said
quietly.
Mile counted It twice.
"There's only 7." cents. Where's the
rest ?"
"That's all there is." lie declared
doggedly. "I told you I shouldn't
peddle It out. I iolden took -*r» balls,
three for five cents, at the store. I
give old Mrs. Hlakc live balls, and that
Morley girl, who is try In' so hard to
stip|Mirt her little brothers, the rest.
They both belong to our church, you
know,"
No reply. When they reached the
house, as Mrs. Smith stepped upon the
ground she looked Into her huslmnd'a
face.
"Once ror all, I ask you what do you ,
mean, Moses Smith?"
"Well, now, Sary Ann, I don't mind >
teilin' you I never promised to obey j
you, but I've done It fur 30 year. I'm
through now, that's all."
Without a word she walked Into
the house. When Moses entered an
hour later he found his favorite cream
biscuits and fresh gingerbread for sup
per. Mrs. Smith talked, tclil her hus
band about the missionary meeting,
and ended by asking him if ho would
step over to Mrs. Green's for her.
"Tell her I will have that ten dollars
for the lirst of the week; and tell her I
shan't be In any hurry for It, and to
never mind any-interest."
Moses made no reply, but hastened
on his errand.—Waverly Magazine.
CAUSES MANY WRECKS.
Quartz Sand of Lake Superior Makes Corn,
passes Treacherous.
How a ship's compass could lead her
master astray has been one of the
mysteries of I-ake Superior for years,
but it is proltably explained now by
one of the vesselmen in the only way
that seems consistent. One of his own
boats suffered a week ago at a time
when he knew his compasses were
light. His ship was heading for Du
luth, and for safety was two points
south of her course, which should have
taken her to the entry at Superior,
seven miles south from the harbor en- |
trance at Dulutli. Without warning
the vessel grated on a beach and
stopped. An investigation showed her
to be on a sandbank at the mouth of
the Knife river, 20 miles east from
Puluth. She was heading directly up
the river, almost due north, but the
compass still held two points south of
the course for Duluth. The boat had,
by the charts, turned almost a right an
gle. Within 125 feet of either side ;
rock reefs ran out into the lake, on |
which she would have cut herself to j
pieces. To the southerly side, where
a trifling less deviation would have |
taken the vessel, lay an island of rock 1
that would have driven her bow back j
to her engines and hunched her up in- j
to a ball. As it was, a tug pulled her ,
off. and a survey showed not a dollar |
of damage. Indeed, nothing is publicly 1
known of the fortunate accident till I
this writing. Many such a casualty
has occurred from time to time, and
! the river on which this boat brought
up has been the scene of two or three
groundings every season for years.
Some of them have resulted luckily, i
others have been total losses. The j
only explanation for these groundings !
and deviations is that a great bed of !
magnetic iron sand lies In the bed of '
the stream, covered by the washings 1
of quartz sand from the rocks of the -
j lake.
The same explanation probably ac- 1
| counts for the late disasters at other
; jioints on the north shore. Indeed, in 1
[ a gathering of vessel captains in an
■agent's office in Duluth this week they 1
discussed the remarkable aberrations '
of compasses this fall, which every ,
man had noticed far more than be- j
fore in any year. During the week 1
one of the captains of one of the great
lieets, a man noted as the most careful
and the best man in the line, who lias
not lost his company a cent in repair ]
for years, found himself on the north
shore and three points off his course,
though the compass was Identical with
its indication of every "trip of the
season. He got off without much loss,
but the fact was none the less re- <
mark able. How did he get there, and
what made the deviation?—St. I.ouis
Post-Dispatch.
The Kvnlutlon of the Cnrtet.
A lamentable spectacle was present
ed by the barbarous corsets on view
at the Paris exhibition composed of
iron and pieces of canvas, shapeless
and without grace, which imprisoned
the delicate forms of queens of fash- !
ion of bygone periods. The corset ,
had Its origin In Italy and was In- .
I traduced from that country into
i France by Catherine de Meilicls. j
Mary Stuart and Diane de Polctlers
i did not however, follow the fashion.
Hut It was admitted by all the ladles
of the French court that It was in- ;
i dispensable to the beauty of the fe
inaic llgure and was therefore adopted j
by them.
The corset in those days was in Its
Infancy, and It assumed more of the
rough character of a knight's cuirass. 1
The frame was entirely of Iron, and
the velvet which decorated the ex- |
terior hid a frightful and cumbersome
machine. In contradistinction to these
Is the modern corset made of light,
pretty materials embroidered, berlb
boned and decked with lace like a
bride's bouquet.
t'lilneae I.e||**nil of th* I'lrlailt-a.
In China, according to a native le- '
gelid, long before tlio Caucasians were
born there were seven sisters who
lived mi tiie banks of the Yellow river,
lu order that they might attain the
greatest glory lu the world to coiuo, i
tliej vowed that they would never
marry. Hut the parents, having very
different Ideas, lietrotlied the eldest to |
a highly desirable young man of their i
acquaintance. Obedience is one of the j
greatest virtues of the Chinese, so the ;
j girl was compelled to give her con- |
sent. She told her sinter that they
would never see her again, slid
promptly Juiii|icd Into the Yellow 1
river. After u short ciHisultatlon they '
concluded to follow her. That night,
for the first time seven bright new
stars were seen In the sky. And that
Is why only the Chinamen really know
how the Pleiades Itrst came to be ad
ded to the iiumlier of stars.
Keep the Kirecrierfl.
A male bird may safely be retained
in the flock until he is three or four
years old. Male birds that meet all
the requirements of the breeder are
not plentiful and when one is obtained
he should be kept as long as he can
be made use of.
Food Combinations for Stock.
There is no single food that is per
fect or which contains all the desirable
elements necessary for production, for
which reason corn as an exclusive diet
will not give satisfactory results.
There Is but little lime in wheat or
corn, and as lime is essential In the
production of bone it Is evident that
young animals will make but little
growth when the larger portion of their
food consists of corn or cornmeal. If
clover, either green or cured, or skim
milk is fed with corn more benefit will
be derived from the combination of
foods than from grain only.
Poultry for Market.
Poultry intended for market, wheth
er young or old, cannot be made too
fat. The public wants the fattest that
can be had and Is willing to pay a
premium for that class of fowls. Old
hens, at tills season, are usually in
good condition, but it is not always an
easy matter to keep the growing
chickens in prime market condition.
Should the hens be thin, a few days of
confinement and a liberal feeding of
rich foods will suffice to put them in
proper condition. Chickens, as a rule,
will fatten more quickly if allowed
freedom, but an extra supply of food
must be given at least three times
a day.
In either case, never send poultry to
market unless fat, especially so if
dressed before being sent. When se
lecting for market choose only the fat
ones, and keep the others until in tit
condition. The excess in price will
justify the additional cost and trouble.
—Home and Farm.
Corn I* a tiram Crop.
The fact should be kept in mind that
corn is both a grain and grass crop.
It yields more cereal food than any
other American grain, but at the same
time, it is a grass, a giant grass that
is not excelled by any hay crop In
quantity and quality of Its forage, j
Many large dairy farmers who have
been feeding shredded fodder have giv
en up their meadows, as the corn crop
gives both grain and hay, and more
cows can be kept on the same acreage.
A friend of the writer, a large dairy
farmer in lowa, whose name can be
given to any "doubting Thomas," has
made a test of shredded fodder that
should convince the most skeptical of
the great value of this new feed. Last
year his spring work came on unex
pectedly before he had finished shred- j
ding, he having followed the plan of I
shredding from time to time during
the winter, with a machine that he
owned. Having no hay or other rough
feed, he gave his cows the unhusked
com from the shock with the same ra
tion of ground feed that lie had fed
with the shredded fodder. The cows
fell off one-half in volume in milk. His
foreman had a Jersey which just sup- j
plied milk for his family on the shred
ded fodder. >he Jersey It'll off one
half. like the proprietor's cows, hut
the foreman's wife, after a few days
of short milk supply, managed to
scrape up enough shredded fodder for
this Jersey, which immediately re
turned to her former flow of milk.
Horses do well on "corn hay" in
winter. A man who is recognized as i
an expert on feeding owns a farm near
Chicago, where he winters driving
horses for Chicago people. He finds
that fodder, when carefully cured and ,
shredded, makes an ideal forage for
horses. The same opinion is given by
many other good horsemen. —Farm,
Field and Fireside.
Storing Winter Vegetables.
The work of gathering anil storing
the vegetables should lie done with
care and Judgment. The keeping and
best edible qualities of vegetables are
often destroyed by careless and un
timely gathering and improper storing.
Defer the work until there Is danger
of freezing, and choose a bright, clear
day. In taking up roots of all kinds,
be careful not to bruise them. A care- 1
fui sorting is necessary, and such as
are immature, bruised or show the
least sign of decay should be thrown
out. Do not leave them exposed to
tiie air and sun. but cover with soil
until ready to store away. Only the
Vegetables required for winter use
should be attired In the cellar; those for <
spring use should be placed in a dry,
frost proof pit outside.
Squashes mid pumpkins should be
picked us soon as ri|te. They are In
jured by even a light front. Handle
carefully, do not remove the blossom
end, and leave three or four Inches of
the stem on. Put tlieiu oil a thin layer
of clean straw lu the barn or garret
until danger of frost, then remove to
the cellar. If placed on a shelf where
they will not touch each oilier, they
will keep longer than if piled In it heap.
Store onions In a cool, dry plittv, where
•nine air can reach tlietn. Never store
roots of any kind In large heaps.
Heeta. carrots, turnips and radisliea
should IM> put In barilla or Isixes and
covered with sand or soil. It three or
four luches of aull la put over and
around them there is no drying up 01
the roots and they will keep fresh un
til spring.
Leave the celery in the ground until
just before hard freezing. Put it in a
box and pack sand or wet soil around
it. In packing be careful not to get
any of the sand between the stalks.
Set the box in a dark part of the cel
lar, exumina it frequently and if the
plants begin to wilt, water the roots
without wetting the stalks.
Cut off the roots and remove the
outer leaves of the cabbages and wrap
them in lire or six thicknesses of
newspaper. They will keep well in
this way for winter use, but those for
spring should be buried in trenches.
Asparagus Culture.
Asparagus is not so readily grown
as radishes and turnips, at first, but
since one plantiag endures for ten to
20 years, it pays for the extra care re
quired during the first year or two.
It is necessary to start a plantation
from the seed, as there are plenty of
reliable persons who make a business
of supplying one and two-year-old
plants and at very reasonable prices.
In a small way asparagus is grown in
beds four feet wide. On a larger scale
it is grown in the field like any other
crop with rows four feet apart and
plants 18 to 24 inches in the row.
In the south the plants may be set
out in November. When plants are ob
tained from northern localities it may
he in March or later before the plants
can be moved from the nursery.
A good sandy loam is the best soil
for asparagus. The soil should be
deeply broken, working in a liberal ap
plication of ground bone, mixed bone
from dust up to pieces large as a pea
and even much larger. With the bone
also, hardwood ashes, or cotton hull
ashes, a peck each of ashes and bone
to every 15 or 20 square feet. Lay off
broad furrows two feet apart if in
beds, and deep enough so that the tops
of the plants will be three inches be
low the surface. Trim off all long and
broken roots and spread out the re
maining roots evenly in every direction
in the trench, throw in a little soil and
tamp down firmly, sprinkling in at the
same time bone meal freely. Finish
with covering the plants evenly. One
year-old plants I think are preferable,
but two-year-old may be used with ad
vantage if putin properly. If the bed
I is not mulched at once with pine or
j other straw, weeds must be kept down
i with the hoe or harrow.
Let the plants grow all they will
i the following year and the next gener
i ally. In the autumn after the frost
I kills the tops, cut these off nearly to
the ground and pile and burn so as to
destroy any seeds that mature. The
second or third year, according as one
I or two-year-old plants were used, cut
j ting may begin, but this should not
lie too close. After that, take all that
you can get. Top-dressings of any
good manure should be given every
| winter if its need is indicated by in
; ferior growth.—S. A. Cook, in Ameri
can Agriculturist
Tho Cnlf for nalr.T rorpo»e>.
One of the main difficulties in mak
-1 ing dairying a success is the difficulty
of securing the best machinery, not of
iron or steel, but of flesh and blood;
in other words, the best dairy cows.
. Such cows can not easily be bought,
for the men who have ability to pro
duce them know their value and their
profit. Practically, the farmer who
wishes a herd of choice dairy cows
must grow them himself. While it is
a difficult matter, it is not so difficult
as one would imagine if he would but
go at It in tin 1 right way.
The easiest way to secure this is to
buy heifer calves from the best dairy
herds in the neighborhood. These can
always be bought, if not pedigreed, at
reasonable prices. If a farmer will buy
a dozen calves from reasonably g<»>'l
dairy cows, which can be found in al
most any dairy neighborhood, and will
feed them properly, and when they
are 15 or 1«> months old mate them
properly with a sire whose dam and
grandam have been good dairy cows,
lie will stand a chance of having half
a dozen paying dairy cows In the lot
and a progeny with dairy Instincts.
What do we mean by feeding them
properly V Peed them nia'nly on clover
hay, corn fodder, and oats, with from
nne-third to one-half as much corn as
oats during the cold weather In the
winter season. If he llnds that they
get quite fat on this ration, leave the
corn out altogether. I'o not aim to
make them fat, but aim to keep them
growing. When turned on grus» with
out grain, next summer, li t them get
fat as they like. Then- Is 110 danger ot
grass fat hurting any breeding animal.
When they produce their first calves,
break tlu-UI to milk at once, and feed
liberally, grass or no grass; teed all
they will eat of a properly balanced
dairy rut lon. If any of them are dls
posed to get fat. feed and milk all
the sauie, but sell these to the butcher.
Keep the cows t tin t remain thin In
tlcsli oil fall feed anil a full Bow of
milk. You will llntl on tesllng Hint t!e\\
are good milkers. The cow that when
In goisl health anil on full feed fall*
to get fat usually does so because tbi
puts the milk In the pall. Just w lter<
you want It. If our readers will test
lids method lltcy will make enough by
It to pay for a farm paper during theli
lifetime. The plan l« simple ami feast
ble, and thoroughly practicable
There Is 110 chance for any loss In It
ami every chalice for profit. Wallace'
Cirwr,
Han't trust appearances. A mai
may hare an umbrella every tliue »•
rain* ami still be honest.