Seed Corn IJestroyed br Cold. Seed corn Is sometimes destroyed by severe cold, so far as its germinating quality is concerned. New corn con tains considerable water, and that in tended for seed should be placed in some location where it will dry as soon as possible, as dry corn is not so easily injured. Seen corn should be selected from the best ears and the most perfect grains. An Excellent Failure Crop. White clover is hardier than the red variety and is not as easily affected by extremes of temperature. It is an excellent pasture crop and is highly relished by all classes of stock, sheep preferring it to any other food. It is considered an excellent covering for a new lawn, as the clover gets a start and covers the land before the regu lar grasses make growth. A Practice Becoming Obsolete. The practice of making flower beds Df graves is happily becoming obsolete, though but slowly. Under regulations quite generally adopted in recent years, mounds are not permitted, which encourages a better appearance under all circumstances. Mounds na turally shed water, resulting, as a rule, in sickly sod or weak plant 3 where they are placed in that posi tion. Not recognizing the cause, many persons are annoyed and puzzled by their • non-success. Without mounds, the sod or plants above the grave have at least equal chance with the surrounding sod to get all the benefit of moisture and food in the soil that there may be. ' Poultry Shipments Should I.ook Nice. Farmers, when making shipments of their poultry to market, should make it a point to have their birds of uniform size. It goes a long way in the eyes of the buyer, for at a glance he can tell just about what kind of stock he is buying, and as the birds will look better and neater a slight increase in the price is generally the result. Another point is to handle the car casses gently so that the light outer skin will not break, as the under skin which shows through these broken spots detracts from the appearance of the birds. Any day at the market you can see buyers pass this kind of stock and goto those who have nice looking poultry and give two or three cents more a pound for it. Neretmry Tool* for Bee Keeper*. Every farmer who keeps bees should provide himself with a bee veil that fits over the hat and is secured under the suspenders inside the coat or vest. The hands and wrists may be protect ed by wearing mitts without fingers. When one does not wear boots the pants may be tucked inside the stock ing leg; a nervous man would not care about the bees creeping inside the pants. A good bee smoker is in dispensable. Dry rotten wood, that will crush easily in the hands, makes plenty of smoke without much heat and never goes out. Rubber cloths are useful. They are made of coarse linen or burlap, take up water easily, and are large enough to lap two or three in over the sides and ends of the top edges of the hive. Wet and wring them out before using; they will lie down smooth and close. When I take the cover off a hive or super, one of these wet cloths is laid on quickly. If any of the bees are next to it they will quickly get from under. It retains the warmth of the bees, can be turned back as much as needed to take out a frame or more without disturbing the rest of the bees. In changing supers it keeps all the bees in their places, out of the way of the operator.—Fannie M. Wood, in American Agriculturist. The Hitzel Himli. The hazel is a very hardy bush, yet It does not grow freely everywhere. It is one of the first plants to respond to the call of spring. It does not pro duce an early leaf, but soon in March, sometimes by the end of February, it bears millions of graceful drooping tassels. It will flourish on rocky hill sides where there is only shallow cov ering of earth; and on all kinds of dry chalky or limy fresh soil it does equally well. Under two sets of conditions the hazel will be found growing. The first Is when It is planted and cultivated. Though not a timber tree, It Is useful ,o the forester. It forms a valuable undergrowth. From a shoot or Bucket the toughest switches and walking sticks can to he made. For the same reason It Is highly esteemed by the basket maker, the thatcher, the wattle maker, those who make hoops for bar rels, and similar operatives. Hence as an undergrowth It com .lands a good ■ale, and the forester lor that reason sometimes plants it under his utand ard oaks and In suitable coppices. It grows to a height of about 20 feet, but you will find the majorlt) of the hushes not much more than half as tall. The nut is ripe when It slips easily out of Its sheath. Later the nuts may be shaken down like apples. Shells which have been exposed to the sunlight take on a brown red. The hazel, thougf. It grows ro often in a rops<», flourishes best In the sunlight. —Ella M. Mess, 11. the Kpitomlst. fit* of III* Churn. Among the dutl<-* of the one who must care for the dairy articles the '•re of the churn U not th« least, for It will not stand any n»glivt without terloua nulls; that l», If one want* pure, sweet butter, and It can never be wade In a churn that 1* the least | sour. The sooner the milk and buttei are removed from the. churn the lesf trouble it will be to clean. Cold watel should be used first to wash oft the milk adhering to the sides, and then scalding water must be freely used, and in such a way that it will reach all the cracks and crevices, for it is these that hold the milk and make breeding places for microbes, unless they are thoroughly cleansed. The churn will never become soui if plenty of scalding water and per fectly clean cloths are used after each churning. I have seen the dishcloth used for washing the churn. It should never be used, as it is not sufficiently clean, and it is easy to keep cloths es pecially for cleaning dairy utensils. They need plenty of sunshine and hot water to keep them clean and sweet and, what is still more important, to keep them free from disease germs. Wash the dairy cloths frequently, first in cold water, then put them in a good suds, set on the stove and let them boil 20 minutes or longer. Then rinse and hang in the sunshine until perfect ly dry. It takes only a little time, and one is well repaid for the trouble, for the cloths and towels will always be sweet and clean, and if washed in this way they may be kept white until they are entirely worn out.—lndiana Farmer. Cnt Kones ftir Poultry. It has become a well known fact among successful poultrymen that green cut bones are necessary for fowls during the winter. When nature ceases to supply insects on which pouitry thrive in the warm seasons of the year, the poultry keeper who is up with his business must do what na ture cannot do in the winter, and that is to furnish his fowls with food to take the place of insects, and I know of no other feed that this pur pose better than f»-esh ground bones. They are rich in nitrogen and there fore serve as a food. In fact, bonea answer several purposes when used for poultry. Being phosphate of lime, they are capable of being digested, which is not the case with oyster shells and grit, and they supply the birds with elements that may be lack ing in food. They also assist in grind ing the food, taking the place of grit, and are readily eaten by all kinds of poultry. In fact, it is safe to claim that there is nothing that can be used as egg producing food which serves the purpose so well as fresh cut bone. Its combinations of qualities, nitrogen, lime for eggshells, cost and adaptation to all fowls and all ages, give it a place even higher than meat, which contains nitrogen, but no lime or other mineral matter. Of course, when bones have considerable meat adher ing to them they are all the more val uable. 1 There are several makes of bone cutters; all do very good work and are sold at a price that places them within reach of poultrymen in gen eral. And the green bones can most always be got from the butcher for a moderate sum. With a view to increasing the strength and vigor of the hen or de veloping its egg producing organs, such food should be given as science and chemistry have demonstrated to be component parts of the structure to which they are offered as nutriment and sustenance. And I believe none possess these qualities to such a marked degree as does green bone. — C., in Practical Poultryman. HothetU for Farmer*. Most farmers better let hotbeda alone. As a rule, those who try them are anxious to sell their outfit in a year or two. Hotbeds will not run themselves and the weather is very ficke in early spring. Unless the farm er has someone who can be constantly near and constantly mindful of the hotbed, it won't pay. But if they are cared for and intelligently managed, they yield large profits, in both money and pleasure. I advise the framer who will thus care for the hotbed t<* have one by all means. In making it, first get the sash —3x6 feet is best. Then make the frame to nratly fit the sash. Select the spot for the bed and set the frame on it. Mark the ground drawing a line entire ly around the frame and one foot away from It. so that the pit will be one : foot wider on every side than the | frame. Set the frame aside and dig , the pit about 15 inches in depth. Ar range for drainage so that it is not poss'ble for water to stand in it, for standing water will destroy the heat and ruin the bed. Cover the bottom with cornstalks or coarse litter to as- j sist drainage, then fill In one foot deep with manure tramped down hard. This manure should have been heaped ! and heated and worked over a time i or two before being used. Place the frame now on the manure, sloping It four to six Inches to the south. Put in five or six lnchee more of manure and tramp it well. Let this be fine and the best for the roots of the plants which will bed in it. Now put en four j to six Inches of rich soil, tramp it well. Loosen up the top, keep the soil on a level. Put on the glass. Fill ill around the frame with manure to its very top. Dou't plant uutll the j flrct heat Is gone. The plants will sprout best in the . dark. It will be best to cover the {lass, but as roon as the plants are through the ground give them light ind ulr. When the plants touch the i ttlass pry up th*< frame just a little at l time, so us to keep the plauts close j to the glass. Plant-i down In a pit will j tjrow spindling This is where the >eglnuer Is sure to make a mistake, j Ptiey will stake and nail down the ; frame, making It Immovable. Leave It looae on top of the inunute as I tlrected, and It ran be adjusted tc suit the want* uf the plauts. W. L 4nd«rsOU, ill New England Home stead. A Woman Known by Her Pantry. The ability of a housekeeper is never better s£own than when her pan try and closets are opened for inspec tion. When the household reins are in the hands of a practical, clear-head ed woman one glance along the shelves of either closet or pantry will give a definite idea of the general management. There will be a place for everything, and everything will be in its proper place. There will be no overcrowding, but room to take out each article and return it without dis turbing anything else. The articles most in use will be In the position most convenient for handling.—Mary Graham, in the Woman's Home Com panion. Bathroom Furnishing*. The bathroom is the one room in the hous" receives very little thought as to its furnishing; of course, its sanitary requirements may, and ir.deed should always be thoroughly inves tigated, but from an aesthetic point of view it is neglected. A bathroom may be prettily and neatly furnished, at small cost. A tarnished tin tub is an abomination. It should be ousted at once, and if possible a procelaine lined tub substituted. This, including the putting in and all, costs very lit tle. The walls of the room should be light; tiled, waterproof paper is good; all the woodwork should be painted white or some light color; the floor should be stained and varnished, and partly covered with a rug: a few hangers should be screwed into the door of the bathroom upon which hang a bath robe or other garments. When the room is large enough to admit a chair it will be found very convenient. — American Queen. Household Cloths. The very best material for a housa hold scrubbing clotii is a heavy cot ton stockinet. Old stockinet under, wear of wool is not so good as that of cotton, because it does not wear. Old black cotton stockings, if the feet are cut off and the seam ripped, make ex cellent stove cloths. Use them to wipe off grease or anything that falls on the stove; also to polish the stove with after the brush has been used, and thus remove the dust of blacking left behind. If this is not done this dust will scatter about the kitchen and leave its mark all over the room. Soft cheap cheesecloth purchased new and washed and hemmed for the purpose, makes the best dusters. Cut it in squares the size of a gentleman's handkerchief. It is a good plan to have a few cotton towels hemmed and in order with which to wipe kerosene lamps. Put them through the wash occasionally. Chamois skins should be kept to wash and polish windows. It is necessary to keep two chamois skins in use at once—a small one to wash windows with and a larger one to polish them with. Two such skins will last for years if they are are ! properly stretched and dried each time they are used.—New York Tribune. Chicken Cheese —Doil two chickens till tender, take out all the bones and chop the meat fine, season to taste ; with salt and pepper and butter, pour 1 in enough of the liquor they were boiled into make it moist, mould it i in any shape you choose and when cold turn out, cut in slices. Nice for ; lunjh when traveling. Spice Cake —One and a half cupfuls of butter, two of sugar, one of molas ses, one of milk, five cupfuls of flour, four eggs, one teaspoonful of ground cloves, one and a half teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, half a nutmeg, two tea spoonfuls of cream of tartar, one tea spoonful of soda, two cupfuls of rai sins. Cream the butter and sugar thoroughly, and add tho eggs well beaten, the molasses, milk, spices, the sifted flour, the cream of tartar and soda and lastly the raisins, llake the mixture slowly. Buttermilk Biscuits —Two coffee cupfuls (even) of flour, half a coffee cupful of sour milk, half a colteecupful of buttermilk, one teaspoonful o," sugar, one teaspoonful of yeast powder, half a teaspoonful of salt, half a teaspoonful of soda. Mix sugar, ' yea >t powder and salt with flour and 1 sift; dissolve soda In two tablespoon i fuls of cold water, beat Into tho soul ' milk until It stops "purring," mix i quickly with dry Ingredients, using j a spoon, turn on a well-floured board, pat with the hand Into a cake half ai inch thick, roll, cut into biscuits; bak* In a very hot oven 10 minutes. Onion Bisque—Boll a pint of onions, 1 using Hie layers left from luncheon Pour on cold water, pour it off as soon as it bolls; add cold water again, boil and drain. Put cold water on the third tiuie, boll until tender. The changing of water robs the vegetable of its strong odor and renders It dell rite, When the water Is mostly ab tuirbed add three cups of hoi milk Thicken with a heaping teaspoonful o| cornstarrh wet in cold milk. bolt three minute., add half a teaspoonful salt a bit of cayenne. Pass through ■ sieve. Herve very hot. 11l adding milk tft vegetable soup care should be laker lu boil It separately; add Just before lervmg that It ma> not rurdlt. Deafness CanaM S* •T local application* a* they cannot reach the dlaoased portion of the efer. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that in by constitu tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, and when it is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh), that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Bend for circulars free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Men and watches are alike in one re spect—both are known by their works. Have you ever experienced the joyful sen sation of a good appetite? You will if you chew Adams' Pepsin Tutti Frutti. It's funny that as a youth grows up his face grows down. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma tion, allays pain, cures windcolic. 25cabottle. You never find an undertaker trying to discover an elixir of life. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago.—Mas. THOMAS ROB BINS, Maple St., Norwich, N.Y., Feb. 17,1900. Money talks, but a little scare makes it shut up tight. I LION COFFEEI A LUXURY WITHIN THE REACH OP ALL! (>Ji I vjl . O whelp you would'nt accept a I |/| 112 \ kitten as a substitute, even if /ri t^ie ea^er ur £ es y°u. ow ' don't accept a substi - " 1,0,1 COFFEE * I - J \ * s *° turn out a com- B [ru j mon yellow cat, with none of |j ' - - »- the strength of the lion. »« Watch our next advertisement. . & You want LION COFFEE )ecause it is LION COFFEE. I If, on the other hand, you want a coffee which, in order to hide imperfections, is "highly B polished" with eggs and other preparations, then do not buy I LION COFFEE. 1 If LION COFFEE ere common, ordinary stuff, coffee drinkers would'nt insist on hav- B ing it. 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