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In a paper read before the lowa
state farmers' Institute Mr. A. Lati
mer Wilson said:
I say unhesitatingly that the draft
horse Is the best and most profitable
horse for the farmer to raise. I say wo,
first, because my experience and ob
servation have proved that a larger
percentage of draft horses raised la
marketable than of other breeds.
I am often asked which Is the safest
|ud be6t draft breed to mate with
your mares. I answer: Each of the
recognized draft breeds has Its re
spective merits. While I am a great
admirer of the Percheron horse, espe
cially to raise in this great agricultural
state, I am forced to believe that the
Shire horse Is the best and safest sire
In view of the great foreign demand
that has grown up in the past few
years for th# heavy draft horse.
When in Chicago recently, I was told
by a commission man that out of the
21 foreign buyers there at that time 10
of them were buying for the English
markets. Certainly there is a great
future for the breeder of first class
draft horses. In selecting your mares
to breed be careful you do not get them
too fine or light boned, but rather on
the coarser and more qpen order. Mate
them with heavy boned, good quality
and stylish sires, and you will reap the
best results. This Is my theory, and
it has given me the best results. Al
ways looking out for the bone in a
draft horse, we can usually put on the
rest, but we cannot feed on bone. It Is
a fact that as long as a Shire horse
feeds and gains pounds he gains dol
lars. It is not so with many of the
other draft breeds. Many of the draft
breeds do not have the bone and feath
er togo Into our best feeding stables to
be finished out as well as my good
friend Mr. McGregor of Tingley does
It. Mr. McGregor is unquestionably
the best feeder in our great state. You
will find In his barns at this writing
that the Shire blood predominates in
nine out of ten of his horses.
The Bent A»re Fop Siren.
A turf Journal publishes about four
columns of figures and facts bearing
on the question of young or old sires,
and the conclusion is that some horses
have sired their great ones while young
and some got no good ones till late in
life. In other words, there is no law
that will apply in this matter. The
average breeder need not pay much at
tention to the age of the stallion pro
vided he Is a vigorous horse. A young
horse that is vigorous, that has a good
constitution, is far less desirable than
an old one that Is still lusty and rea
sonably sure. Avoid extremes, and es
pecially avoid delicate, dainty and rat
tle headed sires. A stallion full of life
and ready for his meals under all cir
cumstances Is the kind.
Site In Hoi-am.
The man who breeds horses on the
farin must avoid the competition of
the ranchman, and he must do it by
the excellence of his products, says
National Stockman. Size Is one of the
Important points of a high selling horse
nowadays. Quality counts for more
than it ever did, but a small horse of
good quality will not sell like a good
sized one of the same quality. No
breeder should sacrifice style and
soundness for size, nor Is it necessary
to do so. There are good big horses of
the various types of classes to be bad.
Kye may be used with good results
for autumn pasturing of sheep, says C.
P. Curtlss of the lowa experiment sta
tion. I would suggest, however, that
one-half the land be sowed to rape and
the balance to sorghum. These crops
will produce much inore feed per acre
than rye and they will come on much
quicker. The sorghum and rape may
be put In as soon as the ground can be
prepared after the present season's
crop of rye Is taken off. When pastur
ing these crops, the sheep should have
the run of a blue grass pasture at the
same time, as there will be less danger
of bloat If the sheep are not confined to
the succulent crops exclusively. Then
I would suggest as a means of securing
rye for fall feed that the seed be gown
la a cornfield convenient for pasturing
Immediately after the last cultivation.
It may be sown by hand, and a good
deal of It will catch without covering.
A better crop will bo Insured, however,
by the uso of a narrow harrow that
will pass between the rows. We have
Bown rye at the experiment station at
Ames as early as August and as late as
Oct. 15, and produced good crops.
Rape ma Calf Paature.
' Rape makes a very satisfactory calf
pasture. Like clover and some other
crops, there Is danger of bloating; con
sequently the animals must be put on
gradually and kept off whenever dew
ia on. This plant is not appreciated in
many sectloife of the country. It is one
of the very best for soiling and for
jmsture purposes.
Th<» farmer who raises and fattens
mature steers has to furnish pasture
for his cows, the yearlings, that 2-year- j
old and often for the 3-year-old steers, 1
says H. M. Cottrell of the Kansas ex- 1
pertinent station. He waits three years '
from the time a ealf is born until he
realizes on the investment, and only
one fourth of his herd are cows produc- |
Ing calves. If the farmer will produce
"baby beef," he can fill his pasture to j
the full limit with cows producing
calves, and lie will realize on the calvea
12 months from the date of their birth.
The farmer's gain will produce from 50 j
to 100 per cent more pounds of "baby j
beef" than it will of beef from a ma- |
ture steer, and for the past three years
the "baby beef" animal lias sold for as
high prices per hundred as has the ;
average steer.
In producing "baby beef" the farmer
("an market his heifer calves at the ]
same price as liis steers and will usual- !
ly get more for the 12-montli-old heifer J
than lie would for the same animal if |
kept until maturity.
Experiments made at the Kansas ex- j
periment station show that the scrub
cows may be bought at ordinary prices
and if selected with dairy forms will
produce from SSO to $75 worth of milk
per year per cow at creamery prices.
Our calves fed creamery skimmilk un
til weaning made the greatest gains in
the feeding lots and sold at S4O to $45
per head. This shows that a gross In
come of from si»o to $l2O per cow can
be made by the dairyman who will
push both cow and calf.
The farmer who produces "baby
bee!" should raise alfalfa and feed al
falfa hay to both cow and calf every
day In the year. Cowpea, soy bean,
field pea and red clover hays may be
used to give variety, and this means
that the farmer will grow leguminous
crops largely, and these will continual
ly improve his fields.
The calves used in this experiment
were "common" bred ones, and they
made good gains. The farmer whose
business is producing "baby beef"
should use the best type of bull that ha
can secure—short legged, thick meated,
blocky and quick maturing. A few
farmers who are doing this are pro
ducing year old calves that averaga
1,000 pounds each. This means SSO
and upward per head for every steer
and heifer.
Steer* Fattened on Alfalfa.
An Oregon stock raiser gives his ex
perience In Breeder's Gazette of fatten
ing steers on alfalfa hay alone. He
says: I began feeding 50 head of steers
Oct. 12 last which I bought by weight,
the average being 017 pounds. In feed
ing I always make It a practice to keep
salt in the troughs. This year I used a
eondFtiou powder, mixing eight pounds
of it to 100 pounds of salt. I sold and
weighed the 50 steers Feb. 28, their
average weight being 1,240 pounds,
making a net gain of 323 pounds,
which is a third more gain than In
previous years.
Ration For Steera.
The amount of alfalfa hay in addition
to maintenance required for a pound of
gain will depend on the amount fed or
the quantity that the animal will eat
and assimilate over and above that re
quired for maintenance, says Luther
Foster of the Wyoming experiment sta
tion. Alfalfa alone does not make a
well balanced ration for growing steers.
It has too much digestible protein in
proportion to the other nutrients. For
best results It should l>e fed with some
concentrate, such as corn, very ilch in
nitrogen free extract.
When a horse is afflicted with poll
evil, the lump should be lanced, and if
any pus is in It cut It so that It will
drain out thoroughly, and inject a little
peroxide of hydrogen Into the cavity
' where the pus is as long as It forms,
then inject a little of the following:
Formaldehyde one dram, bichloride of
mercury one dram, dissolved In two
ounces of alcohol and one quart of wa
ter. Use this three times a day after
washing well with water and soap.
For Contracted Hoofs.
When a horse's feet are contracting
and pressing on the soft structures of
the foot, pare the feet so that the frog
extends a quarter of an Inch or so be
low the level of the wall at the heel, and
if much contracted rasp the walls over
the quarters thin and thin the sole till
it yields to pressure, especially along
the frog, and let him go barefooted. In
a month or six weeks he will get over
the tenderness.
When IIoK" Are Sick.
Whenever a hog seems to be sick, it
should be separated from the well ones
and a rigid examination made to find
the cause. Then the cause should be re
moved. In case of infectious disease
this process should be reversed and the
well ones removed.
Weak Kyea In Horaea.
Keep a dark shade over the eyes dur
ing tho daylight, bathe the eyes twice a
day well In hot water and put a few
drops of the following lotion In the
eyes after the bathing with a camel's
hair brush: Four grains of sulphate of
zinc, four grains of morphine, ten
grains of cocaine and one ounce of
water.
mark Tontcnr In Cattle.
Black tongue is one of the forms of
anthrax. The tongue turns black, and
the animal dies in a few hours. It is
contagious and infectious and is incura
tJle, and all carcasses should be burned.
If it appears in a herd of stock, the
well ones should be vaccinated with
anthrax vaccine and not blackleg vac
cine.
Sentiment >'ot In Hl* Line.
They hail wandered into the conserva
tory. The music catne to them in faint
rhythmic throbs.
"I have had many men at my feet,"
she was saying carelessly, "but In vain.
None of them met my requirements,"
"Have you tried corn plasters?" he
asked. "I have known them to do the
work when the most skillful ehiroyodista
have failed."—Stray Stories.
How to Keep Cot Plonem.
A Japanese plan by which cut flow
ers may be made to last an abnormally
long time is to burn the ends of the
stems with a piece of wood—not with
a match, be it observed, for the sul
phur would be injurious to the flowers.
How to Stiffen Laeea.
To stiffen laces use corn Hour In pref
erence to ordinary starch. It makes
them firm and does not detract from
their lacy appearance.
What A Tale It Tells.
If that mirror of yours shows a
wretched, sallow complexion, a jaun
diced look, moth patches and blotches
on the skin, it's liver trouble, but Dr.
King's New Life Pill regulate the liver,
purify the blood, give clear skin, rosy
cheeks, rich complexion. (July 25c at
i'aiilea <fc Co. drug atom.
FENCE BREAKING BUCCB*.£
I)e*tce For Keeping liuab«aa
Committing Damage.
Herewith is produced an lllusti(|tlQg}
of a device copied from a sketch ;
seuted in The Leader, the leailtog s
cultural paper in Australia. The idea
originated with the department of agrl- j
culture of South Australia and is high- |
ly recommended by several breeders !
in t!>e "island continent." The device
Is thus described:
"A block of wood is screw." 1 onto j
each horn and a v !•• » stretched l. :n ]
block to block and nose rln?.
as shown. So long as there Is no
pressure on the wires between the rlQg
aud the horns the nose riug in simply
held upward without any discomfort
to the animal. Should the bull'rush
fOB TAMINO BULLS.
any other animal or attempt to get
through any fence the pressure pulls
the nose ring upward, causing consid
erable pain. It requires very few ex
periences to teach the animal that any
misbehavior oil his part is attended by
suffering to himself. One prominent
breeder says even the fiercest of bulls
is quickly tamed by this device. In
place of the blocks on the horns the lat
ter are sometimes bored through near
the point and the wires secured. The |
blocks may also be put on In different
ways, the object being to bring the !
wires from the horns to the nose away i
from the head and face."
With our present knowledge of the
benefits derived from the clover crop
it is difficult to see how an ordinary
farmer can successfully carry on farm- j
ing for a long series of years without
growing clover. He needs clover to
enable him to maintain the fertility of
the soil, and he needs it also for all
kinds of stock, for there are certain |
elements In It that are absolutely nec- !
essary to the growth of the young ant- ;
mal; also for the maintenance of the !
mature animal and the production of j
milk, butter and cheese, says a Wis
consin correspondent of Prairie Farm
er. It has been proved that clover hay,
well saved, Is the best feed and the
most valuable crop that can be grown
on the farm. There Is not an animal
raised on the farm but that will eat
good clover hay In preference to any
other rough feed. Even the swine and
poultry relish a feed of It occasionally.
Another large Item to the credit of the
clover crop Is the manure made while
feeding It, which, if returned to the
soil in a proper manner, will still fur
ther increase the fertility of the ground,
for that which makes the best and rich
est feed will also make the best and
richest manure. The clover crop also
adds to the fertility of the field by ap
propriating nitrogen from the air and
by sending down Its long tap roots Into
the soil and bringing up the elements
of fertility to the surface, where they
can be used by the ordinary farm
j crops which do not send their roots
as deeply. Clover roots also pulverize
and make jnirous the soil to a great
depth. Increasing its capacity to take
up and hold water in times of abun
dant rainfall and enabling It to give
back this water In times of drought
by capillary action for the use of
plants.
Alfalfa For Horaea.
Concerning the action of alfalfa hay
on horses a Kansas farmer says In
Breeder's Gazette: For more than 15
years 1 have had experience in raising
horses from birth to sale, from youth
to age, on alfalfa pasture aud hay, ex
cept maybe giving theui some variety
in winter, consisting of corn fodder
and straw. All animals and man like
a variety in diet. I feed no grain ex
cept to horses in harness, and my
horses are noted for their size, strength
ami beauty. I sold two Percheron
colts In March, 3 and 4 years old,
weighing 1,700 and 1,800 pound.", that
did not know the taste of grain. I
have wintered horses from the city, as
many as 25 at times, exclusively on al
falfa to the perfect satisfaction of the
owners. I have never noticed nor
known any Injurious effect from well
cured, good hay cut at first bloom.
Pointer For Goat Herderi.
South Africa was the chief source of
supply for mohair, having more Angora
goats than any other country. It Is
now stated that the Boer war has re
duced the Industry fully one-half and
that a continuation of the war will
nearly destroy it altogether. As there
Is a heavy export duty on Turkish mo
hair American manufacturers will have
to look for supplies nearer home. This
wind ought to produce favorable
weather for our southwestern goat
raisers.
Yellow Verana White Cartu
Chemical analysis does not show that
there is any constant difference be
tween white corn and yellow corn as
to nutrients, says Professor W. A.
Henry. It Is doubtless true that some
varieties of yellow corn are better or
more nutritious than some varieties of
white corn, but these differences.are
not inherent because of color.
Can't Call It Home.
Towne — That's Perkins. Looks like
a tramp, doesn't he? Well, he's quite
Wealthy, I understand.
Browne —I know him very well. Why,
he hasn't a place, really, that he can
call a home.
Towne —Oh, you're mistaken there.
Browne —No; I'm not. lie's an Eng
lishman, and lie invariably calls it
* 'ome."—Catholic Standard and Times.
Story Tolil Ity ttie llonea.
"He was probably a man of means,
with a large family of daughters,"the
irreverent bystander commented as the
skeleton was brought to view after
having reposed for ages In the vault,
"Why do you think so?" asked one of
the scientific persons present.
"Observe the skeleton." he replied.
"See how much longer one of his legs
was than the other"- Chicago Tribune.
To Save~Her~iUhild.
From frightful disfigurement. Mrs.
Nannie (lalleger, of La<irange, Oa., ap
plied liucklen's Arnice Salve to great
sores on her head aud face, and writes
Its quick cure exceeded all her hopes,
it works wonders in Sores, Bruises, Skin
Eruptions, Cuts, Burns, Scalds and
Piles. 2.v. Cure guaranteed by Paules
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HIjyBANPKY Hj|
Last winter I sold lambs at sll. says
J. B. Peele of Ohio in Breeder's Ga
zette. My sheep are Dorsets, and my
barn last winter contained the first
season's cuttings of a four acre alfalfa
field, five acres of oat hay and the rag
weed, foxtail, etc., on a 2o acre field
where the wheat had failed. That was
not nil expensive feed to make baby
mutton on, was it? We gave them some
corn fodder, of course, but the babies
got all the alfalfa. If hothouse lamb
growers will try having lambs come in
November instead of January and
dress them properly and market Iheni
in large eastern cities, they will feel
like kicking themselves for fooling
away their time with ewes that only
netted them $lO in wool and lambs.
Our lambs are born in November and
December, in the pasture if the weath
er Is pleasant, in the barn if nights are
frosty, and as soon as the hard frosts
come the barn and the pad.lock are
their limit. If the ewes have had prop
er care during the sumfner, there is no
trouble about an abundant flow of
milk.
IlrHn<llnj£ Sheep With l'airit.
More complaint than ever is heard
this year over the action of the western
wool growers In branding their sheep
with paint and tar. says Wool Report
er. No manufacturer who knows his
business will buy wool loaded with
paint except due allowance be made
for the fact in the bill which the seller
renders him. This should be readily
understood by the grower, and it is dif
ficult to understand how the latter can
figure out any advantage to himself
in sending such clips to market. Every
time he does so he stands in the way
of his own interests, for he is steadily
building up for himself the reputation
of offering a commodity which it will
be to every one's advantage to have
nothing to do with so long as anything
else can be found in the market.
Faiora Mutton Slieep.
I think farmers have got togo to
raising mutton sheep. When we have
to sell our wool for 1(5 cents per pound,
there is no money without mutton, says
an Ohio sheep raiser in National Stock
man. Dorset sheep are the best, as
they will breed twice a year and have
twins each time after the first lamb
and are a hardy sheep and grow large.
The lambs will grow faster than any
breed I ever saw. I have bred them
since 188 G. I had a ewe drop a pair of
lambs which weighed It) pounds Janu
ary last. I weighed one It) weeks old
which weighed pounds. The ewes
will breed any time you want them to
and have your lambs to market and
not have them in the pasture for the
summer pests.
SWINE IS
§H
Our experience in feeding soaked
corn has been limited. The first to
speak of was last season, when we
were obliged to buy corn, and we
bought it already shelled, says a corre
spondent of Swineherd. Being dry
and hard, as It always is during the
summer, we placed it to soak from
one feed to the next, thinking it better
to feed. We fed in troughs, and the
soaking kept the pigs from kicking it
out of the troughs to any considerable
extent. We mixed and soaked oats
with the corn and received as good re
sults as If oats had been ground or fed
otherwise.
The pigs did not tire of the soaked
corn, as we have seen them do on hard,
dry corn, and they would leave dry
corn any time to eat the corn that had
been soaked. They did not eat any
more greedily in this way than other
wise and seemed to relish the soaking.
We think soaked corn a good thing for
the pigs, as their power of mastication
is found wanting compared to that of
the hog. One can notice that a pig
grinds dry corn with difficulty. W 6
were pleased with the results and shall
continue to soak corn this season. \\ e
shall shell all the corn we soak, as we
do not think it a good idea to feed
soaked ear corn 011 the ground in the
dirt.
Sroura In Yoiinic Plis*.
Pigs that have this trouble when they
first begin to eat are off feed at once
and rely on their dams for nourishment
and consequently must be reached
through their mother's milk, says J. M.
Jamison in National Stockman. On the
advice of S. 11. Todd I used copperas
for the trouble and found it the short
est cut of anything I ever tried. A tea
spoonful of this dissolved in a necessa
ry amount of water, say a pint, and
mixed with the sow's ration of sloj
once a day for three or four days 1
have found sufficient to check the
scours. Nor does thure seem to be dan
ger of recurrence when the pigs again
begin to eat, as there is when the sow
is limited in her feed till it is checked
and then brought to full feed.
of Younjs Ronr.
Concerning the proper care of a boat
a year old and weighing 300 pounds
A. J. Lovejoy says in Breeder's Ca
tette: I would, to develop the boar and
add flesh at the same time, take equal
parts of shelled corn and oats and
have them finely ground, add about 1«
per cent by weight of oil meal and mis
all into a thick slop (about as thick as
it would pour out of a pail nicely) and
feed him twice daily of this all that lie
will eat up clean. If the above could
be mixed with skinuuilk or butter
milk, so much the better. < live the boai
a lot of about one-eighth of an acre to
run In, with cool shade to lie in dur
ing the day; also see that he has good
pure, clean water to drink. This treat
rnent, with an occasional washing am
brushing, will get hint in fine condition
Cross earnings of all railroads in tin
United States reporting for June an
$22,032,521), a gain of '.Mi per cent ove:
last year and 22.9 per cent over 1S!K1
Traflie continues heavy, and earning
on all classes of roads show a gain
though traffic was large In both preced
lng years.
Literary llomul I p.
"Is Stuhl.ins the finished writer lit
claims to be?"
"Yes, he was done for as sm.h as hi;
book came out." —Cliicntro K< eord.
Astounded The Editor.
Editor S. A. Brown, of Beiinettsv iIl«■
S. C., was once immensely surprised
••Through long twittering from Dvs
pepsia," he writes, "my wife was great
lv run down. She had no strength 01
vigor and suffered great distress Iron
her stomach, but she tried l.lcctri<
Bitters which helped her at once. and.
after using four lxjttles, she is entirely
well, can eat anything. It's a grand
tonic, and its gentle laxative qiialitio
are splendid for torpid liver. For In
digestion, Loss of Appetite, Stomach
and Liver troubles it's a positive guar
anteed cure. < hily 50c at Panics «V < '■>. -
drug sotre.
RED POLL CATTLE.
Character In tica U hlcli DlatlnKUtffc
Dreed,
In a general way the Red Polls close
ly resemble Devons, except they are
larger and mature quicker, says J. Mc-
I.aiu Smith in P.reeders' Cassette. There
are the same get; ' form, except the
head; the same .. the same muscu
lar habit and • grained flesh, the
Fame active. ' u'dy disposition and
much the sa ■ stylo. lied Polled breed
ers would - their cows are better
milkers, bur this doubtless would de
| peiul much 011 yie selections.
a rule. Ked Polls when fat should
be like Devons, round rather than
j square. The fat should be very evenly
distributed and should not show In
bun< hes. Like the Devons also, some
strains are inclined to be high at the
tail head. This Is doubtless an old
characteristic in both breeds, but is
pretty well bred out in the best specl-
I mens. It probably does not detract
from real utility, either for milk or
beef, but it is not attractive, and I
should not care to use a bull of that
I style.
in weight the Red Polls considerably
! exceed the Devons in steers under 3
: years old and nearly equal any of the
strictly beef breeds. The heaviest bull
at tin; last Chicago show was a Red I
; Poll, and the heaviest steer under 3
I years old at the last Loudon show was
I of the same breed.
With all this the breed Is as hardy
I and as healthy as the Devon, and that
| is saying they are as hardy as cattle
can be. They are very free from any
! hereditary weakness or tendency to dls
i ease, and the calves are nearly always
| strong and lively. A very important
characteristic to those who milk their
| cows and feed the calves is the readi
ness with which the latter take to the
pail. They are very easily weaned and
thrive on that way of feeding.
Investigations prove that Angora ;
goats are not only classed among the j
most useful of the domestic animals :
and have been so classed for thousands j
of years, but their usefulness is manl- |
fested in various ways. The fleece, call- j
ed "mohair," furnishes some of the j
finest fabrics among ladies' goods and
is used in various other manufactures.
Their habit of browsing enables the
farmers in a wooded locality to use
tlietn to help in subjugating the forest.
Their flesh is exceedingly delicate and
nutritious. The milk, though not so
abundant as with the milk breed of
goats, is richer than cow's milk. Their
tanned skins, though inferior in quality
to the skins of common goat, are used
for leather. Their pelts make the neat
est of rugs and robes, and they are ex
cellent pets for children. A few of them
in a flock of sheep are a protection
from wolves and dogs, and their ma
nure is noticeably helpful to the grass
which follows them after they have
cleaned away the underbrush.
Meat of Angora*.
The Angora goat, and in the same
measure the different breeds of short
haired goats, do not pile much fat on
their meat. They are not heavy, their
Im. nes are small, their joints small, fla
vor agreeable and tasty and the ap
pearance of the meat attractive. It is
well known that thousands of goats are
, annually shipped to market, bought
and slaughtered by the big packers, but
it comes out as mutton. It eminently
; suits many American housewives, for it
just meets their demands. Whether it
would do so well if she knew just ex-
I actly what she was being handed
1 across the counter is another story.
tiont Notes.
Don't believe the man who tells you
I that goats are imniunes regarding dis
ease and vermin.
Don't be afraid to Invest the price of
ten does, if necessary, in a good buck,
• at least a yearling past, and after get
-1 ting your new buck don't expect him to
• rough it through in a new climate and
: then shear a heavy fleece.
• ; Don't breed your does to a kid buck
I just because he is cheap.
Bent For u flank Ilarn.
1 Joseph F. Wing, replying to a corre
. spon.lent of Breeder's Gazette, who
asked for a diagram of one bent of a
K 4
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, BANK BARN BENT.
112 barn to lie set against a bank, the
1 building to be 24 feet high and 20 feet
wide, objected that the building Is too
narrow for true economy and should
be widened unless the dimensions are
unavoidable. The frame will be the
wing joist frame, with a curb roof,
made self supporting. The rafter*
should be 2 by G, and at the joint A
there will be a piece of 1 by 12 solidly
nailed on each side of the rafter. The
collar beam at the upper end will also
be a help to hold all solid. The car
penters may object to this roof. Tell
them that it is old and tried and prov
ed and amply strong to hold any loads
that will be put on it by use of horse
fork or by any ordinary snowfall.
Never set a barn against a bank the
full height of the lower story. Rather
set it away far enough to make two
low walls, connecting the driveway to
the building by a short bridge.
(■reek Meet* tireek.
"What you think my husband does
when my mother conies to see us?"
e "1 never guess."
e "lie writes for his mother to conic too."
r —Chicago Record.
'• A S(nm|irr I'or the M. 11.
8 Mai.l (to absent minded invalid) —The
1, doctor is here, -il".
[. Absent minded Invalid—' Well, just you
tell him 1 am not able to see any out to
ddy.—Tit-Bits.
I lie Old llahlt.
[• Miss Timn.id's bought a folding bed
lluilt on the latrst plan;
She b'to it down at night, and thea
Look* under for a man.
Philadelphia PrMa
They Struck It Rich.
It was a grand thing for this com
munity that such an enterprising firm
as I'anles <Xr Co. secured the Agency
for l>r King's New Discovery for Con
sumption the wonderful remedy that
has startled the world by its marvellous
cures. The furor of enthusiasm over it
has boomed their business, as the de
mand for it is immense. They give
free trial bottles to sufferers, and pos
itively guarantee to cure Coughs, Colds,
Bronchitis, Asthma. Croup, and all
Throat and Lung Troubles. A trial
proves its merit. Price alio and SI.OO
rREE MAIL DELIVERY.
Will tiive I |m* I iih |<> (.00 <1 Hufid*
<'lll4* lit.
Now that tin: post office department
has announced that tin- continuance of
free delivery of the mails in rural dis
tricts depends upon the maintenance
of good roads the question ot the keep
ing up of the roads is of more Impor
tance than ever, says the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Free mail delivery has been of areat
henetit wherever it lias been tried. It
means a saving of time and money to
the people. It is the use of well organ
ized effort for the desultory and waste
ful method of each man going for his
own mail. In many cases It may save
individuals of families much money
and suffering. There are plenty of
Instances where (lie prompt delivery of
11 letter was a matter of life or death.
When it is understood that those sec
tions that maintain good roads have
free delivery, while those that allow the
roads to become impassable are cut
off from its benefits, it can hardly be
doubted that we shall see a great im
provement in roadmaklng. Country
people do not like to pay for something
which they do not get.
GOOD ROADS PAY.
RennltM of Highway Improvement In
North Carolina.
The industrial commission at a recent
session at Washington took up the sub
ject of good roads. Most of the time
was devoted to a paper read by 1). I'.
Hutchinson of Charlotte, N. C. llis
statement, however, was confined al
most exclusively to the roads in North
Carolina. The movement for a road
improvement in his state, he said, had
started in the towns and had been ad
vocated and supported very strongly
by the residents of municipalities. The
citizens of his city, Charlotte, submit
ted to a road tax in addition to their
town taxes, and the money raised this
way made it possible to build the first
macadamized road in Michlenberg
county.
The roads, Mr. Hutchinson said, were
worked by convicts. One effect of im
proved country roads, he said, was to
increase the value of suburban prop
erty. Farming lands on macadam
roads within two to ten miles of town,
he said, have increased from 50 to 100
|er cent in value in the last ten years.
flow to MnUe Puree of Siilnnoli.
Press half a cupful of boiled spinach
through a colander. Add a teaspoon
ful of onion juice: beat the yolk of an
egg light and stir into three glares of
milk. Add the spinach and let it come
to ti e l.i ;!:;i •» point. This soup is not
onh 10i..! but tonic, both spinach and
yolk of e;g 1 ontaiuing iron in its most
available 1011 a. For this reason spin
flcli i» (,:,!• of the most valuable of
veeetabh s._
\ rougher Hail.
"Excuse i;..\" said the citizen of the
plains, "but didn't we ride you out of
this to\.:i i.:i a rail some ten years
ago?"
"Believe you did," responded the
fearb ss ban. former.
"Well. look out this time."
"Oh. I a 1.1 used to traveling by rail."
"Tl.at may be, stranger, but we only
bave barb v."iro fences out here now."
—Philadelphia Record.
SEVEN DEVELOPED
GOLD MINES.
60 ACRES OF GOLD ORE.
THE ARENA
Gold Mining & Milling Company
CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO.
This Properly is Estimated to be now Worth More than
SIO,OOO per Acre and will be Worth over One Hundred
Thousand Dollars per Acre,with Proper Development
CAPITAL STOCK, $1,000,000.
teT Divi.led into Shares of §I.OO Each, Full raid and
The Arena Company offers 50,000 Shares at 50 cents each
in a Property that is Worth over 000.
Kor I In' puriiose <if raising money to purchase the necessary machinery
t<» make Hi.- mines produce duilv fully Three Thousand Dollars in I.old.
thus enriching every individual shareholder according to the shares he holds.
You can buy any number of Shares you Wish,
and make more monevthan can he made in any other line of investment. The cold ore is in
these seven developed mines. There are .S.tKM feet of ore In a vein, and these veins arc true
mother veins held within walls of granite, placed there by nature. I lie tom pany lias already
developed this proper! v to demonstrate that il is one ol the largest go Id properties of the
Cripplel'recli Hist net w liicli is the greatest gold- producing camp on earth, its output las!
year aggregating &M,Uoo,oooor nearl> double the amount produced in the\*nol< stalt all
tornia.
\i ail nnN i>er s hare Ihe Com pan vi« giving you a diwount of 10 cents per share to start
with making -U cents on the dollar. As already staled, this is done lor the purpose ot rajs
in.. ♦•j.miUlo purchase improved machine y, air-compressor drills, and electric p ant. w .
liave two large hoisting engines on this property, a commodious shaft-liouse.olhce bull, iiius,
hoarding house for the men. stables, powder-house, a large nan ty of tools, etc Ihe e
ports on these mines, made In one of the best mining engineers In the state, suc.in.ll> de
scribe these improvements. NAMKS uK M , N K s.
AZTKt', "Jlu feet in depth, vv itli shaft-house, boiler and engine for hoisting, well timbered all
t lie wav down. , . ,
I'.(l\ HHOI.IU'.K, 'JliO feel deep, hoisting engine and boiler, large iron shaft-house.
VII- Mi ll and M\V II MIAN, both over HHi feet deep, on same vein as llie Aztec mine.
(|{ VNTAI, JASI'KK and UKKAT K.\s> Klt.N. on the same vein as the llond holder and o|«en
e.l in depth' to over IIM) feet, and developments already made show over 4,WW feet ol ore.
If you want to make money out of nature, become a producer of gold out ol her treasure
vaults The Ar<*uu group of mines will do it for you.
We can furnish the best of references bank and miningengineers and our title in the
prop, rtv is perfect, coming, as it does through a patent from the < •overmen). \\
proved "machinery. from SI, (KJU to -.'..(Km per day will be a conservative estimate of the output
of these mines.
K. •member that only "ill.lHlli Shares of this Stock are for sale at ;'•»! cents <u the dollar.
i ir.lers ior the number of shares desired, aecompanied by lirult, Money Orders, Kvpie- or
Cash in Registered Letters, can besent to
The Arena Gold Mining & Milling Company,
501 Equitable Building, DENVER, COLORADO.
PLANING MILL?
HOOVER BROTHERS
MANUFACTURERS OF
Doors, Sash, Shutters, Verandas,
Brackets, Frames
and Turned Work of all Kinds.
Also Shingles, Roofing Slate, Planed and
Rough Lumber.
RIVERSIDE, NORT'D COUNT*
LACE CURTAINS.
(low to Do Ttiein I |i Without tbr Aid
of a Stretcher.
Wash your curtains anil nut them I
through a well made hut rather thin
boiled starch in which you have dis
solved a teaspoonful of salt, says a
Boston Globe correspondent. Dry them
thoroughly; then as thoroughly dampen |
them with lukewarm water; roll up in i
clean towels until they are damp all j
over nlike. Now, if you have a room i
j with a carpet on the floor so much the i
better. If not, spread a thick blanket '
and over that a large clean sheet, j
Stretch it smoothly and tack firmly to 1
the floor with ordinary tacks, hut don't j
hammer them so hard that you can't |
easily withdraw them when you're
through.
Now, if your curtains are ready
spread them one at a time on the sheet. |
Begin at the top and pin right across,
I being sure your curtain is straight, then j
across the hot torn. When you come to
do the sides, smooth your curtain from
• the center to the edge before putting in
Ihe pins. If the edge of your curtain is
scalloped, put pins in each one after
smoothing it Into shape with your
hands. By the time you have it pinned
down you'll lind the constant stroking
lias almost dried your curtain, and all
that Is necessary is togo over it with
irons, not too hot, until quite dry. Take
out your pins, lift your curtain, and if
you have as good luck as I always have
you'll find It very much like a new one
and not pulled to pieces on a frame.
A Slight Deficit.
A weather stained, creaking wagnn
Jrew up In front of a photographer's
establishment in a Georgia town. Be
neath its body a lean hound came to a
standstill. A man clad in jeans trou
sers, homespun shirt and guiltless of
coat or vest emerged from the vehicle's
anterior extremity. Settling his soft
1 slouch hat on the back of his head, lie
adjusted his lone galius and gave the
lines to the wife and baby within. Be
hind these, from the dome of canvas
beyond, peered, big eyed and solemn,
numerous editions of the lord and mas
ter.
Entering the shop, the stranger paused
before a case of sample photographs
! and, pointing to one, said, "Mister,
what d'yer charge fer takin pieters like
that ?"
"Three dollars a dozen," replied the
clerk.
Thrusting his hands into his pockets,
he turned thoughtfully toward the wag
onful of offspring. "Waal. I reckon I'll
have ter wait a bit," he said softly to
himself. "I ain't got but "leven."—
Harper's Magazine.
J How to Make Pot Chen*.
' When you have a couple of quarts of
clabbered milk, pour it into a tin pail
or a saucepan and stand it in another
larger kettle with hot water over the
fire. Let it stand till the milk is just
> heated through; then pour it into a
• bag made of cheesecloth. Ilnng It up
, | and let It draiu till perfectly free from
whey, which Is the watery part of the
, curdled milk. When it is drained, emp
ty the curd from this bag into an earth
en dish, wet it with a little cream, mix
» a generous quantity of butter with it,
T working it through with your hands.
• Season it with a little salt and make it
up into halls or pats and put it away in
a cool place.
le want lo do all
lis of Printing
ft |
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II
j ll'S M. :
I ilk
? r
A well printed,
tasty, Hill or Let-
W / ter Head, Poster
A) A Ticket, Circular,
Program, State-
TVj ment or Card "3
(y ) an advertisement
for your business, a
satisfaction to you.
fa Type,
lew Presses, ~
Best Paper,
Stilled Work,
Promptness
\ll von can ask.
A trial will make
you our customer.
We respectfully ask
that trial.
IE ill B,
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No. it 1:. Mahoning St
TDJ^'XT'VXT-.XJXI X^-Ai
For Beauty
style and iinish our Hatf
\
are unsurpassed. The
prices on our trimmed
goods will make them
move out in short time.
We are offering trim-
I med lints at prices which
can not be duplicated.
See the shirt-waist hat,
the latest style out.
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pjwp uiijiDY
yui&b o iiiiLiH,
i2i! Mfe!l Street.