THE CLEAN CHEW
PASS IT AI.OMn ?
Heavy Lambs the Best.
The Missouri station found that the
heaviest lambs at birth were from
(tie heaviest ewes, and that these
heaviest ewes at birth gained faster
In weight than those of lighter weight
UL birth.
Butter on the Farm.
At one of the Iowa Institutes a
speaker in the course of his remarks
said that "the best churn to use Is
a revolving barrel or box churn; the
butter should not be churned together
In a lump, stop churning when the
butter Is In granular form about the
aire of wheat kernels and the buttar
tnf Ik. should then be drawn off, then
pure, cold water must be poured on
the butter and the churn turned for
ward and backward a few times and
the water drawn ofT and fresh water
la clear of buttermilk; usually water
put on three or four times Is suf
ficient. Now, the butter is ready for
the salt. About one and one-half
ounces of dairy salt to a pound of
butter, must bo well mixed with the
butter but should not be worked
more than Just enoui;h to mix the salt
with the butter, and then put in a
cool place twelve hours for the salt
to dissolve when it can be reworked
and.'packcd ready for market.
Condition Powders for Poultry.
The use of pulverized cayenne
pepper or capsicum, so often ad
vised and resorted to, is discouraged
by experienced poultry raisers, on ac
count of its strong, penetrating and
almost poisonous nature. While It
may prove beneficial for the moment,
after Its influence has been dispelled
it leaves the system more enfeebled
than at the outset and in its stead
the following compound is recom
mended: Carbonate of iron, 1 ounce;
anise seed, 2; powdered ginger, 6;
mustard, 1; table salt, 2; sulphur, 2;
licorice, 4; powdered charcoal, 14.
These should be powdered and mixed
thoroughly, mailing 2 pounds of good
condition powders, and it kept in a
tight box, will be good for a long
time. A table-spoonful in ten quarts
of soft feed, or in that proportion, fed
i fcvery other day In warm weather,
or every day In stormy, or cold
weather, will prove of service. For
growing chicks, one-half of the
mount of powders in the same quan
tity of feed Is sufficient. A table
spoonful of the tincture of Iron to each
gallon of drinking water should be
provided In all bad seasons. The
EJpltomist.
Well Worth Trying.
Try to have a well-balanced garden.
Try to keep all tools In good con
dltlon.
Try portable sashes for hurrying
the seedlings.
Try burning all caterpillars' nests
found on trees and shrubbery.
Try planting another patch of
sweet peas for prolonged bloom.
Try the low-growing dwarf dahlias:
they promise to be a great success.
Try Jackmanni Clematis for the
west porch.
Try sweet alyssum for edging, the
hrub bed; it will form a mass of
snow white bloom.
Try bunching branches of apple
blossoms, in grandma's old blue pit
cher, for the dinner table.
Try Iron stakes and wire pegs, In
stead of the usual wooden contriv
ances they will last enough longer
. to pay.
Try the use of only well rotted ma
nure, and spade it deeply; otherwise
It will prove too heating for the ma
Jorlfcy of plants.
Try a large bed of mignonette for
iragrance ana constant cutting, and
- plant gay popples in the background
by way of contrast.
Try giving a final grading to all
paths as soon as the weather Is set
tled; and top the broken-stone paths
with a good binding gravel.
Try taking active measures to or
ganize a floral mission in your neigh
borhood, no matter where you live,
and note results in the Improved con
dition of back yards.
Try giving the fuchsias a rich
potting ana planting tnera where the
mid-day sun cannot reach them: then
If they are kept well watered,, pro
fuse blooming may be depended upon.
Try making some cuttings now of
the well-ripened wood of your
favorite rose and stick them deeply
In the soil In the shade of the parent
bush, and you will have cause to re
joice In the fall.
Feeding 8wine In Summer.
Hogs, In order to do well In sum
mer, want good pasturage. Also, ac
cess to water and mud to lie in.
VThlle mud Is very bad for them In
cold weather, absorblnfg too much
animal heat then, it has on them a
soothing effect during warm weather,
and will prevent them from "melt
ing" however fat Plenty of grass to
eat is likewise cooling and loosening
to them, let alone thtt It counteracts
the feverish properties of corn. If that
la fed; and If It is desirable to fatten
them, corn should be fed, for in con
nection with the grass, water, mud
and a certain amount of milk, this is
one of the most economical ways ol
making pork.
Without corn, moreover, hogs that
have been wintered on grain if turned
on pasture in the spring would be
pretty sure to lose a good deal of the
fat which they have sored up. While
the succulent grass will stimulate the
appetite and correct stomach troubles
that have been caused by too heavy
winter diet, it would not be policy,
any way, to stop grain feeding and
give them all pasturage. Rather the
change should be made gradually, and
where liberal grain feeding was car
ried on through the winter, a moder
ate amount should certainly be given
through the early spring months when
pasturing begins. The danger of the
animals getting sick because of the
change In their diet will then be
greatly lessened.
If young, however, very little corn
or no cornmeal at all should be fed
until the pigs are at least four months
old. Otherwise they are apt to be
come costive, followed by scouring,
whereupon, rubbing against every
thing they can get to, their skin will
have a red and dry appearance; rtixt
a dry, black scurf will form, and the
more corn and cornmyal they are
given the poorer they will become.
For checking scours in young pigs,
lettuce is good, and coarse flour ot
middlings from rye or wheat, niado
into a thin slop with milk, is, with
the exception of bread and milk, a
most ideal food for them.
To make it, the middlings should be
mixed with the milk at night after the
feeding has been done. With a little
of the old left In the bottom of the
swill tub, to act as yeast, It will be
In fine condition by morning to feed,
especially if given often and never (n
larger quantities than the pigs will
eat up clean. But, though It is neces
sary for the swill to be become fer
mented In order to digest well, care
should be taken never to let It get
stale. After lour months old their
food, of course, can bo made stronger,
and then it is that opportunities in
grass and corn should be made most
of. Boston Cultivator.
Don't Make Garden In a Day.
J. C. Whitten, Horticulturist of
Missouri University gives the follow
ing timely suggestions for garden
making:
"If the garden is planted all in a day
to get the disagreeable job out of the
way, It is probable that only one or
two species of plants will do their
best. Some will have been planted
too early and others too late.
"For best results in garden making
each kind of plant should be put out
at the time when conditions are best
suited to it. Lawn grass seed, sweet
peas, parsnips, onions, spinach and
some other species should be planted
as soon as the soil can be worked in
spring. Seeds of all these will ger
minate, and even mako stronger
growth, when the soil is only a few
degrees above freezing. If it freezes
more or less on cold nights after they
are planted no harm is usually done.
"Other plants, like nasturtiums,
candy-tuft, beets, potatoes, carrots,
etc., have a larger heat requirement
and should be planted in mid spring,
or at least later than the mentioned
list. They will not redure well If pul
out on the first days when the ground
begins to thaw out that they should
be planted before the soil gets very
warm.
"Corn, beans, melons, cucumbers,
tomatoes and many others require a
warm soil and time will be gained il
they are not planted until the soil il
well warmed up to a considerabU
depth. If put out too early, the seedl
are liable to decay in the soil. Even
if the plants do grow they will be
come stunted by the cold and will not
develop into good plants. It saves
time to plant these warmth-loving
kinds after the soil Is warm.
"Some species need a great deal ol
heat. These are lima beans, okra or
gumbo, egg plants, and some others
They should be the last vegetable
planted. Still other species should bt
planted at intervals so as to get s
succession ot vegetables for the table
Most kinds which' grow quickly may
be planted In succession. Radishes
beets, lettuce, peas, and many othcrf
are best only when they are tendei
and succulent. Seeds of these may b
planted every three weeks for a time
so as to have them under the first
half of the season.'
"No date can be mentioned for
planting the different sorts. Season!
differ. It may be warmer one yeai
on the first of April than it is two
weeks later another year, it one will
watch the starting of leaves and
flowers on early shrubs, he can gel
an index as to the time to plant. Tc
plant sweet peas when the willow
catkins are coming out is a good rule
and similar comparisons may be made
for other plants. This Is accurate
for the willows start, not on a given
day In March, but when they havi
received heat enough to grow well.'
The cattle of the Austro-fTungarlsj
Empire number 8,580,000.
No
THE NATIONAL GAME.
It really seems to be a case ot
Jack Chesbro redlvlvus.
George Stone, of St. Louis, leads
the American League batsmen.
The Boston Club is said to have
offered Toledo $5000 for the fast In
dian outfielder, Frank Jude.
Catcher Bergen, of the Brooklyns,
has done line work this season in
throwing to bases and on foul flles.
Jimmy Williams has taken off so
much weight since last year that he
now is able to run very faet Indeed.
In timing the swing of his bat to
meet the ball Beaumont, of the Pir
ates, is an ideal performer with tb9
stick.
Carl Druhot released by Cincin
nati to the St. Louis Nationals, has
become a winning pitcher for the
Cardinals.
Jake Beckley has joined the ranks
of the clean-shaven. John Titus ia
the only National Leaguer wearing a
mustache.
Tim Jordan Is playing a great first
base for Brooklyn and Patsy Dono
van, the manager, claims there are
tew better in the major leagues.
Harry Stelnfeldt continues to
make the Chicago fans sit up and
notice things. They can't see how
they ever got along without Steiny,
In New York lingo a "toddle" is a
base on balls. In Chicago it goes as
a "stroll," in Philadelphia a "dead
head," and Pittsburg a "complimen
tary." Pittsburg had "Home Run" Joe
Marshall, the new St. Louis right
fielder, back in 1903. He is said
to be a terrific left field hitter, but
has leaden feet.
At last the doctor thinks he has
discovered just what's the matter
with Ewing's lame pitching arm.
It's not rheumatism, as Ewing long
supposed, but a strained nerve.
His i-asi carci.
! A certain venerable archdeacon en
gaged as a new footman a well re
commended youth who had served as
stable boy. The first duty which the
was called upon to perform was to
accompany the archdeacon on
series ot formal calls.
"Bring the cards, Thomas, and
leave one at each house," ordered his
master. After two hours of visiting
from house to house the archdeacon'!
list was exhausted.
"This is the last house, Thomas,"
he said; "leave two cards here."
"Beggln' your pardon, sir," was the
reply, "I can't I've only the ace o
spades left." Harper's Weekly. (
WHO'S TO BE BOSS?
"Mr. Meekley and Miss Strong are
actually to be married, eh?"
"Tea, unless he gets scared and
backs out. It makes him nervous
very time she mentions the trous
seau' she's going to wear. She pro
nounces It so much like 'trousers.'"
Philadelphia Press.
Here's the eliew that
passed by!
chew so soft, so sweet, so juicy so desirable
in ever)' way as
Tn.SCKAPNO you get a great
big- package of clean, pure to
bacco full-length long leaf
soft to bite, easy to chew.
evS.
NKWSV tiliUAMNUS.
Cossacks in the Province ot the
Don refused to obey mobilization or
ders. Archie and Quenttn Roosevelt
drove a locomotive from Oyster Bay
to Mineola.
The Shr on Estate Company has
decided to rebuild the Palace Hotel,
San Francisco, on the old site.
More witnesses were discovered to
say they had heard Harry Thaw
make threats ot death for Stanford
White.
Government attorneys believe they
will be able to indict Lake Shore and
Standard Oil officials on the charge
of rebating.
Red flags were carried and rebel
songs sung in many parts of St. Pet
ersburg, causing conflicts with the
police and troops.
General Trepoff said the Russian
Duma was simply a revolutionary
centre and too much freedom ot
speech was allowed there.
Charles Berry, charged with em
bezzling $500,000, is driven by lone
liness . to return to Boston, Mass.,
and surrender to the police.
Arrangements are being made for
a new railway from Pittsburg to New
England by way of the Delaware and
Hudson and Boston and Albany lines.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
found the beet packers trying to
evade the clean-up order and warned
them the Government will not stand
It.
The International Policy Holders'
Committee organized for the fight
against the present managers ot the
Mutual and New York Life, and
elected Richard Olney chairman.
' Secretary Shaw sent a letter to na
tional banks, urging them to issue
more $5 bills, saying the United
States Treasury is unable to meet
the pressing demand for notes ot
small denomination.
Congressman Dawson ot lowa re
cently paid a tribute to the American
hen surpassing even that of Secretary
Wilson in his annual report, a refer
ence 'to which Inspired the Speaker.
"Poets may sing," he said, "of the
glory ot the eagle and artists may
paint the beauties of birds of plum
age, but the modest American hen ii
entitled to a tribute for her Industry,
her usefulness and her productivity.
The American hen can produce wealth
equal to the capital stock of all the
banks of the New York Clearing
House in three months and have a
week to spare. In less than sixty
days she can equal the total produc
tion of all the gold mines of the
United States. The United States
proudly boasts of its enormous pro
duction of pig iron by far the great
est' of any country in the world, and
yet the American hen produces aa
much In six months as all the iron
m'nes ot the country produce in a
year. In one year and ten months she
could pay oft the interest bearing debt
ot the United States.
is passed along1
The Clean
Chewing Tobacco
Kept fresh and clean in a wax
paper wrapper inside a flat en
velope that fits your pocket.
Lasts three times as long as the
usual five cents' worth.
Big Package 5c
THE LAHOK WOULD.
The laborites in England are to
have a daily paper, to be called the
Majority,
Some 150 Yiddish cooks have
started a union on the east side ot
New York City.
The A. F. of L. is working on lines
to organize the express messengers of
all the railroads.
ered that the men wore overalls with-
out the union label. They got them
and work proceeded.
The eight-hour law of Michigan
has been declared valid by the Su
preme Court of that State.
Stonecutters of Sherman, Texas,
have made application for a charter
from the national headquarters.
Recently sixty bricklayers seceded
from Chicago Union No. 21 and
started their own union, but have
been unable to get a charter.
Bricklayers working on a garment
factory addition at Oskaloosa, Iowa,
were made to quit work because the
girls employed in the factory discov-
Sky Pilots' Union No. 1 has been
formed in Chicago. Preachers? No;
balloonlsts. There are about sixty in
that city and they want to hold up
wages.
National Tube Company at Lorain,
Ohio, will more than double its blast
furnace capacity at its local plant,
giving employment to several hun
dred more men.
President Roosevelt appointed
Charles Earle solicitor for the De
partment ot Commerce and Labor, to
succeed Edwin W. Sims, now United
States District Attorney at Chicago.
Kansas City carpenters have adopt
ed a new scale of fifty-five cents an
hour for foremen, an increase of
seven and a half cents, and forty-five
cents for journeymen, an increase ot
five cents.
"Cornfield law" and "corntield law
yer" are terms that are being rapidly
adopted Into the language of the day
suggested by Senator Tillman s ex
pression when he said he was only a
"cornfield lawyer." Cornfield law is
simply plain law such as the average
man of common sense and probity
would apply to any case, without the
phrases, loopholes, technicalities,
etc.. which lawyers' law so' largely
consists of. "Cornfield law" seems to
be destined for as wide a popular ac
ceptance as "square deal" stand pat,"
"grafting" and the various other viv
id phrases descriptive of the condi
tions of the time. Of course the mak
ing of law must mainly be left to the
Jurists to men trained Jn that sci
encebut there is no question that
our lawyers' law needs thoroughly re
vamping with plain cornfield law. Our
most successful lawyers today so
regarded are those that ' use their
abilities, not to uphold the law and
perfect it, but to evade it and break
It down. The result is that the law
tails to fulfill its purpose of restrain
laz wrongdoing.
never
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MARKETS.
PITTSBURG,
drain. Flour and Feed.
Wbaat No. t red I m
Rye No. 2 M
Corn No. 1 yellow, oar
No. 2 yellow, shelled AO
Mliad ear go
Oats No. whit 44
No. a white 4
Flour Winter patent 4 10
Fanoy straight wlntera 4 00
Hay No. 1 Timothy 15 00
Clorer No. 1 10 74
Feed No. 1 whit mid. ton so
Brown mlddllnga 1$ 50
Bran, bulk a 00
Straw Wheat 7 vi
0t .7 50
Dairy Product.
Butter Elgin creamery 22
Ohio creamery 41
Fancy country roll 1
Chaese Ohio, new
New York, new it
Poultry, Eto.
Bans par lb $ tl
Chickens dresaed ill
Eft's Pa. and Ohio, treah l
Fruit and Vegetable.
Potatoes Fanc white per bu.... a.
Cabbage per ton , 19 uo
Onions per barrel ..- 4 00
82
71
H
01
91
45
44
4 15
4 10
15 31
tl
2101
20 00
21 50
7 50
809
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent.' t am
Wbeat No. red " JJ
Corn Mlied M 47
m 20
Butter Ohio creamery 44
Philadelphia:
Flour Winter Patent $ a 05 e St
Wheat No. II red M 85
Corn No. 2 ml iad 15 54
Oata No. S white 15 14
Butter Creamery 34
gga Pennsylvania firsts 14
NEW YORK.
Flour Patenta I 1 00 111
Wheat No. red V 89 W
Corn-No. S 07 M
Oata No. whit M 88
Butter Creamery US 25
Ugga Stave and PeonsylTanla.... 16 10
LIVE STOCK.
Union 8tock Yards, Pittsburg.
Cattle.
Bitra, 1,450 to 1,600 lbs
. t 75
. 0 60
, tti
. 5 10
. 4 S3
. 4 00
. TJ
. too
, t 00
, 2 50
. 16 00
to m
5 711
5 50
5 M
4 85
4 7i
4 nil
mm, i, tol,400 !be,......
Uood. I,a00 to 1.304 lb
liny, i.uoo to 1.150 lbs
Fair, 000 to 1,100 lbs .
vuoiuuu. ,u 10 WW IbS
Common to food fat oinn
Common a nwl r. , r..ii.
Common to good fat cowe. J"!
4 V
400
4 511
15 00
owner, iw ioit iwibe
Fresh cows and aprlntjore..!!.'
Shesn.
Sood muea. ..."''")'
.tin
. 6 25
.. 4 75
.. 2 50
. 6 50
6 79
5 51
I 25
4 00
7 Ho
latr mixed ewes and wethers.
Culls and common...
Culls to choice lamba....I.""
HaoaL
Prtmeheary hogs
t 7 05
T 1(1
7 mi
90
.6 70
,. S 40
. 00
r n
7 ai
7 24
7 00
6 80
5 80
4
rim mvaium welghte.. ..,..
Pigs, aa to quality '."''.7.7.7."
Common to good roughs ..
Stage
Calve.
Veal Calvea
Hea?y and thin cales..7.77'
4 50
. a oo
6 Si
4 50
Oil Markets.
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