Winter Feed of C'owx. It depends on whether you want quantity or quality from your animals. It milk is sold by the quart, feed roots and wheat shorts, stirred into hot wa ter, so as to make a rich warm gruel. Clover hay cut in June is one of the very best. If rich milk and yellow butter is your end, feed the blades of rorn and sorghum, gathered green and sweet, upland hay, cut anu wet with hot corn meal gruel. For roots, use carrots and parsnips or sugar beets, about a peck a day. Never speak a loud or cross word to a cow, and carefully abstain from pounuing her hip bones with the milking stool, which is so very frequently the habit. The Time for riantlng Bulb*. There is no definite rule to be laid down as to the length of time in which bulbs should be left in cold storage. As a general thing top growth will not begin until root growth is completed. This nearly always takes from six weeks to two months. It is therefore generally safe to begin bringing Oc tober planted bulbs to the living room in December. Those desired for later flowering can be leu. in cold storage, where they win remain dormant as to top growth. By bringing bulbs to light and warm HI at intervals of a week or 10 days we secure a succession of bloom which makes it possible for us to brighten our windows with their beautiful ftowers during the greater part of winter. —Eben E. Rexford, in New Lippincott. Improving the Poultry Flock. Those who endeavor to improve their jocks of poultry by selecting the most proliflc hens irom which the young stock will be produced next year make no mistake, but there is much care lessness on the part of some in the se lection of males. Neighboring farm ers frequently exchange eggs, in order to add new blood to their flocks, but they fail to notice that by such prac tice, continued during several years, there is no out-cross made. Every farmer who desires to Improve his flocks should send to some distant breeder, either for fowls or eggs, and aim to secure pure-bred stock of some kind. This should be done every year. I.he result will be fewer cases of dis ease, more prolific hens and better quality of poultrv for market. A Few of the IJttle Leak*. Jacob Biggie, in Farm Journal, men tions a few of the little leaks that are apt to appear on the farm and which ought to be stopped: Letting the harness go without oil ing until it becomes dry and cracked. Allowing the briers and poison ivy to grow from year to year in the fence row. Piling the manure on a hillside where much of its strength is lost by being washed away with heavy rain storms. Leaving wooden buckets or tubs standing in the sun until they fall into staves. Turning on so much oil or grease when oiling the farm machinery or greasing the wagon axles that some of It runs off and falls to the ground. Allowing the other hens to lay eggs j In the nest of the sitting hen. Dipping feed from the sack or bin with the hands instead of a dish and thus spilling it upon the floor. Letting the weeds grow at the ex pense of the crops. Letting the easy milker go all day : without relieving the tension of her udder by taking out some of the milk. 1 Working with dull tools and letting the mower and reaper rattle to pieces through loose nuts and screws. Allowing the sparrows to thresh your wheat in barrack or mow. Ice for Dairy. Owing to the fact that the ice must bo put up in winter and the Icehouse needs to be buiit and made ready in the fall, it seems to be seasonable to dis cuss at this time the importance of pro vdiing Ice if you are to make a marked success with the diary. To be sure a good deal of successful dairying has been carried on in the years of the past without ice. In Maryland and Virginia and in a num ber of otner states where they have had cool spring water, and the "spring houses," the good dairy woman would have smiled at any talk of the neces sity for ice. But then, how many parts of our country where the cool spring is not to be found, and yet where dairying might be and often is profitable. We want to encourage such farmers to have, their icehouses. The usual idea is (•■.it me ordinary farmer who has only a few cows cannot afford an ice house. In reply to this we quote from an exchange: "Such farmers err. They cannot afford to be without ice during June, July and August if they make milk. If they churn, they need ice. If they ship, they need ice. If they sell their milk in neighboring vil lages, they need ice. Besides finding daily valuable use of ice in handling milk the farmer can use ice in many ways that will mean profit, comfort and convenience. The small Ice house is almost a necessity on the dairy farm." Please note that a very large and ex pensive icehouse may not be neces sary. It is something thrJt most farm ers can do for themselves: both the building of the ice house and the flll it.g it witn ice In winter. If the cash were to be paid out for all this labor it would alter the case—Farm. Field and Fireside. Farm Sanitation. There Is a time when every farmer who values life and health for self and family and wants 1.0 save the suf tering and cost of illness, will think seriously about the best things to do to prevent sickness. A great many will, of course, ignore suggestions on this subject or any other, because they simply won't get out of the rut they are used to running in. And yet many lives, much suffering and many doc tors' bills would be saved by the knowledge of and practice of some sim ple rules. And it is certainly well worth the trouble —in fact, is may save a hundredfold in money alone — to study the rules of hygiene and san itation that both theoretical and prac tical science have demonstrated to be be3t. In the first place the continuous tes timony of scientific experts and of practical ouservers is that the great est amount possible of pure fresh ait is the greatest preventive and the greatest cure of many diseases. In deed, it has now been shown that about the only reliable cure of con sumption, the great scourge of mod ern civilization, is living in the open air both day and night. Even in so bleak a region as New England people have succeeded in being cured of this oisease by sleeping out of doors winter and summer. It is evident that every house ought to be arranged to have the freest possible circulation of air, and it should be fresh air, not loaded with the odors of pigpens, manure piles or other offensive matter. So every farmer, if he cannot prevent bad odors otherwise, ought to keep a supply of the best disinfectants and use them. The next important item is pure wa ter and plenty of it. If there is no other way to get pure water the sup ply for drinking shoulu be distilled. This is easily done by having a tea kettle spout to extend into a condenser and keep it boiling all the time the stove is running. This will certainly get rid of every germ of disease that is communicable through the stom ach. One of the worst of these is ty j phoid fever. But water should be so abundant as to afford also the great est plenty for bathing. This is a thing ' that the great majority of people do | not appreciate as an agent of health and comfort. A great many people are not aware that the skin is the most I important organ of the body in get ting rid of the poisonous waste matter that is being generated every moment j of our lives. Farm worn is necessarily a dirty op j eration. In hot weauier, when the sweat is pouring out and the dust fly ing, the body is soon covered with a sticky mass that will entirely check the free action of i.~e pores. There | fore every one who does hard work ought to take a good bath and put on | clean clothes to sleep in.—Journal of Agriculture. Feeding or Selling: Grain. It is an important point constantly coming up for decision, whether it pays better to sell grain directly or feed it i to cattle, sheep or swine, and many a farmer has found that his success or : failure has been largely dependent up on the method auopted. When there is a famine in either corn or wheat it stands to reason that with the high 1 prices that follow it pays better to dispose of the cattle anu sell the grain direct to the best market. Likewise, when the crops are enormous and prices low the wise farmer meets with success who immediately proceeds to buy up cattie and feed them liberally with the grain for market. In this way many a farmer has made his fortune while others were complaining that the low prices of grain were ruining ! them. Instead of using grain in some profitable way they let it mould in the fields or grain elevators while they be moaned their hard luck. Now, one of the most important ne cessities on the farm is quick and prac tical decision, which enables the farm er to meet any emergency. It may be said that this is also the great busi ness talent The man who can decide quickly and surely for the best in an emergency is sure to come out ahead. Farming today has its reverses, its j changes and its emergencies. No man ' can foretell the size and nature of the j crops, nor the prices which may rule in the world's markets for them. Therefore he may at any time be con fronted with conditions that will tax his resources and wisdom. No man should raise a single crop of anything without oeing prepared to utilize it in two or three different ways. If there is no direct profitable market for it, what then? Feed it to the cattle and convert it into good meat, which will bring a profit. If there is no market for cattle and they are selling as low comparatively as grain, then turn to the sheep or swine. It seems like throwing away a good thing to feed grain to swine or sheep. Yet with careful feeding even the best grain <an be fed to them with a safe margin of profit, provided pork, mutton and wool are selling well. It is very rarely that all of these farm products command small prices at the same time, and one is not apt to find that all of his re sources are exhausted. Nevertheless, it is important that one should be thoroughly prepared for a quick shift ing of his work. That is, the ability to adapt himself to changing condi tions and intelligent adaptation in this world is often the secret of success. It is probably the one tiling more needful among farmers, cattle and grain grow ers than anything else, AI least that is the opinion of your humble sub scriber.— E. P. Smith, in American Cul tivator. It is estimated that the United States Imports from the northern countries of Africa and the Persian Gulf states upward of 12,000.000 pounds of datss annual 1,. Imitation Rlack Walnut. A good stain to color pine or any light wood a dark walnut color is made of one part green walnut husks crushed and mixed with six parts cold water. I.et the water stand on the husks at least 24 hours before it is used. When the stain has been applied to wood and has stood 24 or 26 hours, it should be ready to set with a coat of bichro mate of potash and water. When this is dry treat the wood to a coat of shel lac or finish it any way you wish to. Cnre of tlio IMnno, The care of the piano is an impor tant matter, the more so because neglect of that piece of furniture soon makes Itself felt. Dampness is the worst foe that the piano has. It should not stand, therefore, near an open window, and it should not be pushed close against the wall. The keys, when they need to be cleaned, should be rubbed with a soft muslin cloth which has been dampened with alcohol. Soft silk such as an old silk handkerchief, makes the best sort of duster for use about the piano. I I.nnnderlng Tubtc-I.lnen. ! The laundering of table linen needs . special mention. With heavy double ' damask no starch should be used, but : where the h..en is of lighter weight a very thin starch will make it Iron easier. Table cloths should be well stretched and hung evenly on the line alter washing, otherwise it is hard to pull them straight before ironing, v.nen ready to iron they should be dampened thoroughly, and ironed un j til perfectly dry. All embroidery should be ironed on the wrong side. If napkins and all small pieces of this kind are laid in large towels and wrung out of very hot water they will iron much better and be stiffer than when sprinkled in the usual way.—Woman's Home Companion. Linen nn<l Kinbrohlerle*. Many of the late designs of hand some doilies are copies from pieces of antique embroidery several hundred years old. The same coloring is re produced as well as the stitch itself. New table centrepieces are of linen in its natural color, with Russian deco ration and lace to match. Pretty ta ble covers in simple style are made of .mported art linen in shaded colors. Substitutes for real monograms and initials in French embroidery are me- , dallions of fine Hamburg embroidery , having the initial embroidered in the . centre. These medallions are shown in various sizes and can be easily ap- | pliqued by the needlework edge to any | piece of linen. Art muslins for windows are made with a good imitation of Empire em- i broidery, and cretonne, appliqued up- ; on muslin in various fanciful des ! <?ns, is not unliKe the dress decoratioD nv in vogue. The craze for cretonne flowers pears also on canvas pillows, whic.. are covered with single stems of the same flower scattered irregularly—as a poppy design on an ecru ground and pansies as though careless dropped up on a pale mauve denim.—American Queen. ' I L>D Scotch Scones —One quart of flour, one pint of sour milk, with one tea spoon of soda dissolved in it, lard the size of an egg and a half teaspoon of salt. Roll out half an inch thick, cut in triangles and cook on an ungreased griddle, turning them; split and but ter. Very good when com if they are torn open, toasted and buttered. Stewed Lamb's Kidneys—Put one ounce of butter in a hot pan; to this add one dozen lamb's kidneys which have been well wasned and cut in halves; cover, let cook thoroughly, re move cover, add a half cup of water, a half teaspoonful of salt and a salt spoonful of paprika, one-half teaspoon ful of strong vinegar. Serve hot. Cream Pea Soup—Use double boiler. Take one large tablespoon of butter and one and a half tablespoons of flour. Blend together thoroughly; add by de grees one quart of milk and water (one pint of each), stir constantly and let boil after adding milk and water. Sim mer one can of peas or their equiva lent in fresh peas until soft; strain into cream sauce; season with a scant teaspoonful of salt and a saltspoonful of paprika. German Pudding—Take a half pound of white oread crumbs, mix with six ounces of golden sirup, three ounces of moist sugar, a piece of candied peel cut small, six ounces of suet chopped fine (butter may be used), one egg beaten, a saltspoonful of salt, and one tablespoonful of flour. Mix all well and steam in a buttered mold for three hours. Serve with a sweet cream f-auce, flavored with sherry or not, as preferred. liice Muffins —One pint of milk, one quart of flour, one pint of boiled rice, three eggs, one teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, one teaspoonful of melted butter. Mix the salt and baking powder with the flour nnd rub through a sieve. Beat the eggs and add to the milk. Stir Into the flour. Add the butter and rice. Beat thoroughly. Bake 35 minutes in buttered pans. Three dozen can ba made from the quantities given. Fiction Inspires Scl«ifcn, Positively Jules Verne, with his amusing and suggestive fiction, has more than once Inspired science and industry. More than once has he en gendered miracles by imagining them In advance. But that Is not the great est of the services which he has ren dered. The immortal merit of his work consists in his having created a new state of mind by enlarging the horizon of a too much stay-at-home race, and impregnating vocations Ig norant of their own capabilities with energies which, had it not been for him, would have remained latent or sterile.—Paris Figaro. Care of the ' umplexloii# Many persona with delicate skin Buffer fireatly in winter from chapping. Frequont y the trouble arises from the use of Impure aoapH and cheap t-alvcs. The face and hands should be wasned only In clear, hot water with Ivory Soap. A little mutton-tallow or almond oil may be used after tbo bath to soften the skin. ELIZA It. I'AUKKII. Every British parish with a popula tion of 300 or over is compelled by law to erect a parish council. A fellow is not a lobster just because he suffers from boils. All goods are alike to PUTNAM FADELESS DYES, as they color all fibers at one boiling. Bold by all druggists. Graves average five feet dec]) in Eng land, five feet six inches in France and six feet ten inches in Russia. Gold pens were first made in 1810. Their sale to-day is 1,500,000 a year. How's This 1 We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for «nv ease of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY A Co., Trops., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cho ney for the last 15 years, and bcliovo him per fectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tion made by ther- firm. WERT A TROAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. WALDINO, KINNAN A MARVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials frco. Hall's Family l'ills are the beßt. French steamers now make the trip from Marseilles to Sydney in thirty-four days. A century ago it took seven months. Best For the Itowrls. No matter what ails you, headache to a cancer, you will never got well until your bowels are put right. CASCARETS help nature, euro you without a gripe or pain, produce easy natural movements, cost you just 10 cents to start getting your health back. CAB CARITH Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, every tablet lias C. 0. C. stamped on it. Beware of imitations. The boarding house bore bores the boarders. FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Uestorer. 9'i trial bottle and treatise free 1'- It. 11. KLINE, Ltd., !»81 Arch St., Ptiila. L'a. Marriage may be a failure without bank ruptcy. Mrs. Wiuslow't Soothing Syrup for children teething, solteu the gums, reduces inflamma tion,allays pain, cures wind 1 botti e Doctors' bills often make a man wish he were dead. I am sure l'iso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago.— MRS. THOMAS HOB BINS, Maple St., Norwich, N.Y., Feb. 17, I'JOO. High Streets In Loudon. There are still thirty High streets In Loudon, although many others have been renamed. There are eleven St. John's .onds and nine St. James's places. Eleven Queen streets still ex ist, although thirty-three have been renamed, and fifteen King streets re main out of the original fifty-three. There are two Oxford streets other than the famous one, and five Victoria streets. 1 *« E*V* J $ TT IS REFRESH 1 AND ACT 3 J| 1 , PLEASANTLY AND (JENTLY. D I RA 35 ' 3 " 1 Ib To O VHW» n 1 P With many millions of families Syrup of Figs lias become the ®§ ideal home laxative. Ihe combination is a simple and wholesome faa one, and the method of manufacture by the California Fig Syrup O Company ensures that perfect purity and uniformity of product, >3l which have commended it to the favorable consideration of the £ (M most eminent physicians and to the intelligent appreciation of all 5 who are well informed in reference to medicinal agents. t Syrup of Figs has truly a laxative effect and acts gently with out in any way disturbing the natural functions and with perfect C? freedom from any unpleasant after effects. In the process of manufacturing, figs are used, as they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinally laxative principles of the combination are obtained from plants known to act most bene ficially on the system. ™ lojjet its beneficial effects buy the (ser\uir\erM*nufactured by Louisville, Ky. FrArxoiaco.Ca.l. fl ev FOR Ma L E BV ALL DRUOOI6T3 PRICE .112 Mrs. Ellen Ripley, Chaplain Ladies Aid, Grand Army of the Republic, No. 7, 222 10th Ave., N. E., Minneapolis, Minn., Strongly Endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. " DEAR MRS. PINKHAM : —Your Vegetable Compound cured mo of ulceration of the womb, and getting such a complete cure I felt that the medicine had genuine merit and was well worth recommending to other sick women. " For fifteen years I have been your friend. I have never written you before, but I have advised hundreds of women to take your medicine, in fact it is the only real reliable remedy I know of for a sick woman. " I have not yet found a case of ovarian or womb trouble which has not been relieved or cured by the faithful use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. " You have brought health to hundreds of women in Minneapolis as you have no doubt to others over the country."— MßS. ELLEN RIPLEY. SSOOO FORFEIT IF THE ABOVE LETTER IS NOT GENUINE. When women are troubled with irregular or painful menstruation, weakness, leucorrhcea, displacement or ulceration of the womb, that bear ing-down feeling, inflammation of the ovaries, backache, flatulence general debility, indigestion, and nervous prostration, tney shoula remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once removes such troubles. No other medicine in the world has received such widespread and unqualified endorsement. No other medicine has such a record of curee of female troubles. Refuse to buy any other medicine. 1 1 • . \vA W r _ j J\ T O Xw~ S4Gilt Edge Line I J V/ IV_\/rr»» Cannot be Eaualed at Any PriceVX / /- W "V ' AvAl Jl y' V"-W b For More tksa s Quarter of s Onlary g iff i .'W - '' \ " 10 reputation of \V. 1,. Poutrlas 141.00 and Mi.&o M *U other make® sold at theae prices. This ex-§ //v iTcv IMv A ■' cellent reputation has been won by merit alone A fc'f Attj W. 1.. Douglas shoes have to I fy TOtpl n wthebesfjfci.o > and >3.50 shoes must be maln-V £&yif T&jtifli talned. The standard has al ways been placed* 1 fttlvft'A ~ "StSSF ¥> high that the wearer leceires more A. I? IAVA L CL'orhts money In the W. 1- Douglas $3.00 nrv I %/. g Ifi'-A.'X V- 'L s3.soshoes than he can R»»t elsewhere. \V . /JrffiftW f®r Y\ M Douglas makes and sells more sxon and i3.50 shoes thariW §2f *t\v\ / r * any other two manufacturers In the world. Fnat VSW §Jt' ' *3> \\' '■. Kvelcts taaetl. W. L. Douglas 112 I sad ft.SO abort are starts |j "Tf*. of lbs siat kigh trail* Itslbtrs aac4 la |i sad 10 shun, sad ** •*** #T#r 7 w»7. Catalog KRKK. m*V x* • a Sold by 63 Douglas s*ores in American cities telling direct from/aetory a ft / (o wearer at one profit: and the best shoe dealers everywhere. am.:' Jft la«lst apoa ksvlaf W. IJ. boa fI as shass with asata - "■" *if ■ ifiirullrfj aa<! pr,e * on t«»Hoai. Bhoes sent any- Eaki^. wliero on receipt of price aud 25c. addi- J y Monal for carriage. Take measure l,y ments of foot as shown; state / I toe; heary, medium, or lijht soles! 1 '*• "W. IJ. Doutrl A E. Brockton. M ASS. I Y-** ASTHMA-HAYFEVER swo TO SISOO A VEAK CURED BY .y~' v We wnot intelligent Men and Women as 'rSrTlB A If Traveling Kepresentntives or Local Managers; 112 A JT+lw A U jlLl\l IK salary Jsoo to *ISOO a year and all expenses, 1/ 3 ?! IwH \D - according to experience and ability. We also \L-m a Rna c . mb want local representatives • salary *9 to sls a t ffi atnu 'OK week and commission, depending upon the tune FREE TRIAL BOTTLE. devoted. Send stamp for full particulars aud rnu * tole position prefercd. Address, Dept. IJ. _AOORESS DR.TAfT. 79 E.130 T - ST..N.YCITV the UKI.L COMPANY. Philadelphia, r». ' ''"'C'AN I.ADT 1, Indcpen. (laid .llfilal nt Kiidiilo Kxposition. ilcntly rii'll, wants K-ooil, houvst liusliiiud. Ad. .. ■ . „ *r . in a r* dress .Hr». 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