- Color of Egg Shells. ' There is no difference In the color et the yolk from different, breeds, Bor Individuality. But the color of the shell Is a matter of breed, and the color of the yolk Is governed by the food. Sulplinr In the Nest. Put a tablespoonful of sulphur Into the nest as soon as the hens or turkeys are set. The hea. of the fowls causes the fumes of the sul phur to penetrate every part of their body and every louse Is killed, and as all nits are hatched within ten days, when the mother leaves the nest with her brood she Is free from nits and lice. . How to Remove Stump?. A soft wood stump may bo removed by boring a large hole, sr.y one Inch, In a downward direction to a depth of sixteen or twenty Inches. Fill this hole with kerosene, and as the oil penetrates the wood, fill the holo again. After each filling cork the hole with a wooden plug. After a month ot two, apply fire to the olln the hole," which will entirely con sume the stump. Popular Mechan ics, Chicago, 111. . Slmplo Slaughtering Outfit. Figure 1 shows a 'jig galvanized Iron washtub set upon a few bricks piled up for the occasion. A small Ore can be built beneath, which will, ' ig. 1 Tub For Heating Water. of course, melt off the coating of zinc on the bottom of the tub. but this will do no great harm. Such a tub costs about seventy-five cents, and can be purchased anywhere. Fig. 2 Slaughtering Table and Vat. Fig. i is the table and hogshead for scalding and taklu& off hair, scraping, otc. Fig. 3 Framework For Smoke Outfit. Fig. 3 is the framework on which to build the smoking lox. ' TJow Vp Thin Mcnilorrs. . If meadows are thin thc7 had bet ter be plowed up than left to lie in UUilD IUUI. LUC TV lit ICtUTCI IUC11 UIU vigor. It is difficult to apply manure effectively from the top. If the land Is plowed up and given a tree appli cation of manure and then put into some crop that will require cultiva tion, more progress wl.l be made than can be made in any ether way. Many a thin, meadow Is kept year after year, hardly paying for the work put upon it in mowing 'and curing .the light ci'op of bay, which is often very wiry. When a meadow becomes thin It is a. good Indication that it should be put Into some other crop for a few years. . r Another tTsc For Sulphur. That sulphur has other uses than that -of punishing sinners, whitening traw hats and purifying sugars and syrups is manifest, if what the Ris ing Sun find.) Journal recently stat ed Is true. The report It makes Is to tho effect that a' farmer bad experi mented with sulphur for the expul sion of rats and mice, and stated posi tively that if sulphur be sprinkled on the barn floor and through the corn s It is gathered, not a rat nor mouse will bother It. Ho said that he had done this for several years and had never been bothered by rats nor mice. He recommends that in stacking hay or oats a little sulphur be sprinkled on .the ground and on each load, and gives his word that the rats and mice will stay away. He states that a pound of sulphur will be sufficient to preserve a large bin of corn, and is good for stock and will not hurt the corn for bread. Our experience with sulphur and molasses in our childhood could verify the accuracy of the last two conclusions, but that rats and mice should to so readily discouraged in their attacks ou the corn crib If sulphur be present la, to TTT us, rather a novel Idea, and, If true, quite a valuable one. Louisiana Planter. " Improving the Dairy. In a terse and pointed . article touching this matter Hoard's Dairy man says: Two things on the dairy farms of this country seriously need Improve ment. First, the man ot the farm: second, the cows of tho farm. A large proportion of the farmers do not believe that they need any Im provement. They do not believe that they have' wrong ideas of cow and farm management. They are satis fied with themselves and, their ways of doing things. Of course as long as they are in that .state of mind no improvement can -come to- .hem, or their cows, or .their soli, or their profits. .. No man does any. better as long as he thinks he Is doing his best. Un less he knows what better work Is he will never try to reach It. Un less he wants to know he never will know. There Is a great host of men who are keeping cows to-day who do not know that they are "way behind the light house" in their ideas of cows and dairy farming. The cows they have, the returns they get from them, prove that. The tremendous difference in the profits of one man over another right In the same neigh borhood, patrons ot the same cream ery, proves It. Now, how shall these men Improve themselves In their business? How shall they Improve their cows, make them more profitable, get more profit out of the business? First, they must come out from that cover of wrong notions, wrong conceits, they have been hiding be hind. They ought to see that some thing is wrong somewhere. They are not making the money out of cows that Intelligent men are making. Then face the question courageously and ask frankly: "Am I as Intelli gent on this dairy question as I ought tc be? Havo I not been doing my work with' wrong ideas, wrong Judg ments? Would I have such poverty stricken results as I am getting It I were as well informed a man In dairy ing as I ought to be? - Now, right here is the reason why this great host of dairy farmers do not Improve. They never ask them selves such questions. The.r pockets tell a plain story. There Is no lying there. But they will not look that way. Yet there is where all. the trouble lies. And until dairy far mers commence asking themselves those very questions, until they are willing to admit and see that they have been following wrong Ideas about themselves, their cows and the conduct of their farms, thty can not improve. Care of Horses' Foot. Broken and diseased hoofs result from Ignorant shoeing. When the foot Is gone, there is no horse left. There is an old adage to this effect, the truth of which is Incontrovertible. Yet no part of a horse's anatomy is worse used than the feot, and thers are no more frequent diseases brought to the notice of the veter inary surgeon than those of the feet. This comes of the unwise fashion of rasping, cutting, burning, tarring and greasing the hoofs. Horn is a fibrous substance which contains twenty-five - per cent, of water. When horn is deprived of water It becomes dry, hard and without- elasticity, precisely like a piece of dry glue which breaks tnd splin ters into glassy fragmants. The common practices of burning the sole to procure a fit for the shoe, or rasping the outer .surface to get a good shape, and of tarring and greasing the hoof, all tend to drive the water out of the horn, and not only to harden and contract it, but to make It brittle.' The substance of the frog Is horn, but it is of a softer and more open texture than the sole and crust of the hoof. It is, therefore, the more easily affected by Injurious conditions, and when It Is deprived of Its water It shrinks to a greater extent than the more solid horn. From this explanation of the' char acter of the horny covering of the feet any reasonable horse owner ma7 learn how to treat the Hoofs. When a shoe is to be fitted, ths edge or wall shoe Bhould be prepared by cutting or rasping, not by burning; ladeed, the shoe should be fitted to the foot, not the foot to the shoe. Farm Notes. Every farm should have some live stock. . -v. . It Is never wise or profitable to keep an animal In poor flesh. The trained veterinarian should be encouraged and patronized. No one who has to labor for a liv ing should alight small industries. There is a certain satisfaction in taking a yearly inventory of the farm. It is the best way to find the "leaks," too. - . Keep the land as rich as possible. Angleworms work more In rich land than In poor land, and they constant, ly Improve the soil. Birds of a Feather. "Cabby, make your horse go a llttlo quicker." "Impossible; am a mem ber of the Society for the Protection or Animal':. T.en minutes later, on arrival "Come, bourgeok, give me another good pourboire. "Impossi ble; I am a member of the Temper ance Society." Les Annales, i Household t: wa 9fc Keeping Butter. If a little more butter is made than Is needed for the table it can be pro served for future use in hls way: Be fore the butter hardens, after it is thoroughly worked and salted, put it In a two gallon stone crock, and with a wooden potato masher pound it down smoothly, being sure to leave no air spaces. Over the butter place a large cloth and cover It to the depth of an Inch with a layer of dry salt, then put on lid of crock. Wherfever there Is a little butter to spare lift the cloth and with the potato masher beat it down firmly into the first layer of butter. The secret lies in packing it close enough to exclude the air and keeping the top covered with salt. Butter packed in this way In June was perfectly sweet In December. Mrs. E. G., in Ladies' World. To Use Cold Totntoes. When cold boiled potatoes are plen tiful cut them Into small dice and mince fine an onion and a stalk ot celery. Make some white sauce, mix It with the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, turn the mixture into a buttered baking dish, cover the top with buttered crumbs nnd hake. If grated cheese is mixed with the white sauce, a very tasty and nutritious dish results. In some far off golden future, when home caterers have learned wisdom, cheese dishes will not be served at the same meal with red meat. Under ordinary circum stances a disUNsuch as the one de scribed above is substantial enough for the main dish of a luncheon, with no meat at all, and If persons only thought so It would serve the same purpose for dinner with nutritious vegetables and a nutritious dessert. American Home Monthly. Washing Delicate Embroideries. Make a good lather with soap and warm water, adding one-fourth ot a teaspoonful of powdered borax to each quart of water. Place the arti cles in an ordinary glass fruit jar. then nearly fill the jar with the lath er. Seal tightly, shake the Jar a lit tle, and place it In bright sunshine for twenty-four hours. Of course, it the weather is cloudy, the time should be allowed for. Turn the jar around occasionally, so that the suit may pen etrate every part. When the time is up, pour off the lather, press the fab ric gently, then rinse several times In clear, soft water. Return it to the jar with more clear water, set it again In the sun, changing the water daily, until the material is white. I recently renovated a, bit of fine old hand embroidery, which had become as yellow as saffron, by this method, and it was beautiful. Woman's Home Companion. Some Points on Cake Icing-. Two cupfuls of granulated sugar and three-quarters of. a cupful of sweet cream or milk boiled together for about nine minutes, then set aside to cool Btirrlng' occasionally until cool and flavored with orange, makes a delicious filling for a dark chocolate layer cake. It is much richer than boiled frosting made with water and an egg. Two cupfuls of light brown sugar, three-quarters of a cupful of milk, one-half a teaspoonful ot cream of tartar, boiled until a little stirred on a dish Is "fudgy," then when cool wavored with vanilla, makes an Icing similar to maple sugaf.' Care should be taken when boiling not to burn or boil too long. Peanut butter, mixed smooth with cream and confectioners' sugar, makes a cheap, easily made and nov el filling for cake. Mrs. F. D. M., In Ladles' World. to Kea JTM now TO ' Pot Roast Potatoes. Try out the ham rind and scraps of fat that have accumulated from the breakfast ham. Have ready small peeled potatoes not larger than an agate, and drop in the hot fat. Cover the pot and cook until tender. - Frizzled Beef. Slice off enough dried beef to make a half pint; put frying pan on stove with two table spoonfuls of butter; put in beef and fry brown or crispy; stir to prevent burning; put one and a half table spoonfuls of flour in, and let brown. Add 'one pint of sweet milk. Salmon Croquettes. Boil four good sized potatoes until well done; mash them and add one-halt can sal mon. Beat one egg and add to sal mon and potatoes. Roll some crack ers and mix In. Form into small cakes and dip them in eggs, which are well beaten, then in rolled crack ers and fry in deep fat.- Almond Surprise. Dissolve one package ot raspberry gelatin and half a pint ot granulated sugar in one and a half pints ot boiling raspberry Juice from canned fruit, as this im parts a better flavor; strain it, then stand away to cool. When It is slightly stiff, stir Into It half a pound ot ground or rolled chocolate al monds; put It In the refrigator, and when perfectly firm, serve Icy cold, turned out upon a glass dish or in Individual glass punch glasses, with one tablespoonful of whipped cream en top ot each cup. A microscope that magnifies 150, 000 times has been manufactured. Chief Forester PInchot declares that of the estimated 400,000,000,000 feet of standing hardwood, 25,000. 000,000 is cut yearly, at whjch rate the supply will be exhausted in six teen years. ' Mercury can only be used for tem peratures between 40 and 675, since It freezes at 40 and bolls at 875. For lower temperatures alcohol is used, and for higher temperatures air ther mometers are employed. A Swiss engineer has perfected a new fire escape. It consists ot a se ries ot folding iron ladders attached to the window frames. Each ladder reaches from one window to the next one below It. By turning a crank on any floor all the frames beneath are unfolded In less than a minute, and form a continuous means ot descend ing to the ground. . C. O. Abbott, director of the Smithsonian Astrophyslcal Observa tory, has left AVsBhlngton for Mount WllBon, near Pasadena, Cal., where he will continue observations conduct ed for a number of -years both 'In Washington and In California on the amount of heat received on the earth from the sun. The observations are to ascertain any change in the volume of heat. The growth of a number of succes sive crops ot the same plant has been lately found not only to exhaust the soil for that plant, bat to develop an active poison for it. Steam distilla tion ot a wheat-sick soil yielded a crystalline substance that Is toilc to wheat, and from a soil exhausted for cowpeas a crystalline substance was obtained that Is toxic to cowpeas, but not to wheat. ' There Is a general Impression, es pecially among the less educated part of the community, that the education of the blind-deaf is something very Wonderful, requiring extraordinary efforts on the part of the teachers. As a matter of fact, the education of such children Is entirely within the scope of all schools for the deaf, of which there are many In the United States. It is only necessary. In order to learn the means of educating such cases,' to write to the superintendent of the deaf school in any State. '.. ELECTRIC GARDENING. -The Arc Light a Good Imitation Sun Kept on tho Move. The new system of plant culture which has been Introduced byB. II. Thwait, an electrical engineer, under takes to supply all the necessities of the living plant. From a single gas engine, connect ed with an electrical apparatus, It Is possible to obtain artificial light, car bonic acid gas, heat and energlziug current. In these experiments, says The World To-day, it has been found to be a very important ono to have tho electric arc continuously on the move. This Is arranged by afllxlug the lamp to a small motor which runs up and down the house on rails. - A moment's thought will show the purpose of this device. Owing to the apparent movements ot the sun the rays from the solar orb are never sta tionary for a Bingle minute on any part of vegetation. . Another special feature Is . the placing of a water screen so that the electric rays passing through this medium are robbed ot most of their heat. Very much the same process goes on In the case of the sun nnd our world. The rays of light as they reach us have been toned down from much ot their fierceness because they have passed through that which is practically a water screen, composed of countless myriads of moisture par ticles which go to make up our at mosphere. - ' Napoleon's Decline. It seems to be agreed that the Na poleon of Waterloo was not the Na poleon of Marengo and Austerlitz. Declared Carnot: "I do not know him again. He talk instead of acting, be the man of rapid decisions; he asks opinions, he the Impervious dic tato., who seemed insulted by ad vice; his mind wanders, though he used to have the power of attending to everything, when and as he would; be is sleepy, and be used to be able to sleep aud wake at pleasure." This last symptom, it is said, was the most striking; in some ot the most critical and terrible moments of the Waterloo campaign he was scarcely able to keep himself awake. This condition was probably the effect ot the malady that killed him, bIx years later, cancer of the stomach. New York American. Not For the Court to Decide. The Judge decided that certain evi dence was Inadmissible. The attor ney took strong exception to the rul ing and insisted that it was admissi ble. "I know. Your Honor, said he, warmly, "that it Is proper evidence. Here 1 have been practicing at tho bar for forty years, and now 1 want to know if 1 am a tool?" "Thtt," quietly replied the Court, "is a question ot fact, and not of law, so 1 won't pass any opinion upon It, but will let '.he Jury decide." Green Bag. Greatest Coral Reef. Fronting on the coast of North Aus tralia is the Great Barrier reef, the largest coral reef In the world. It Is over 1,000 miles long and SO miles wide. FITS, St. Vitus' Danee.Nerraus Tynans im minently eared by Dr. Kline's Crest Nerve Sestorer. 13 trial bottle end treatise fire. r.H-R. Kline. Ld.,931 Arch St,Pbihk.Pa, A Nature Mystery. "Science so far has failed to furnish any explanation of the mystery ot seedless' fruits. They are not the out come of the work of man. Man per petuates them; he does no more. The seedless orange was found in a state ot seedlessness. SUFFERED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS With Eczema Her Limb Peeled and Foot Was Raw Thought Amputa tion Necessary Believes Her Life Saved by Cuticura. "I have been treated by doctors for twenty-five year for a bad case of eczema en my leg. They did their bent, but failed to cure it. My doctor had advised me to have my leg cut off. At this time my leg waa peeled from the knee, my foot was like piece of raw flesh, and 1 hail to walk on crutches. 1 bought a set of Cuti cura Remedies. After the first two treat ments the swelling went down, and in two months my leg was cured and the new skin came on. The doctor waa surprised and said that he would use Cuticura for his own patient. I have now been cured over seven years, and but for the Cuticnra Rem edies I might have lost my life. Mrs. J. B. Renoud, 277 Mentana St., Montreal, Que., Feb. 20, 1907." Good Times Coming.' Prosperity for the farm, big freight receipts for the railroads, more beef at a lower price, a bounteous break fast and a "full dinner pall" are all Included In the promise of the fields. Nature has done her part toward a business revival the rest Is up to us. If this promise Is disappointed it will be a case where every prospect pleases and only the politician Is vile. New York Mall. Ask Your Dealer For Allen's Foot-Ke. A powder. It rests the feu!. Cur Corns, Bunions, Swollen. Bore, Hot, Callous, Aching Sweating Ftet and Ingrw.ng Nails. Allen'H Foot Eae ma keg new or tiv lit shoes an sy. At all D. uggists Hnd Shoe stcras, SiS cents. Ac cept no rubstitute. Sample mailed Freb. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, lcRuy, N. Y. First Daily Paper. The British journal entitled to the description "the first dally paper" was the Dally Courant of London, begun on March 11, 1702, by "E. Mallet, against the Ditch at Fleet Bridge." It was a Bingle page of two columns and professed to give solely foreign news. Mrs. Wlnslow'eSootbing Byrupfor Children teething.sof tens thegunis, reducesinflamma tion, allays pain,cnre wind colic, 25c a bottle Few Desertions In Mexico. "Instances of deBertron from the army in Mexico are very rare and for the best of reasons," said Senor Jose de MInaldez, of Nueva Lbon. "The reason lies In the almost sure capture of the fugitive and the certainty that he will get not one bnt numerous floggings on his bare back. These l:ishlngs are done in the presence of the comrades of the deserter, and when the men see how great Is the suffering of the miserable wretch who tried In vain to quit his military ob ligations they are forced to conclude that It is better to stlclc to the army than to undergo such a terrible or deal." Baltimore American.' yruptffigs nnnn eraia Cleanses the System Ef f ect ually.Duspels Colas and Head aches due to Constipation; Acts naturally, acts Truly as a Laxative. Best f)rMcnvomen and Child ren rVbungand Ola. lo jiet its Dene Jicial Effects Always huy the Genuine which . has ihe jull name oj the Com pany' - CALIFORNIA JIo -Syrup Co. by whom it it manufacture J . printed on the front of every pockne. SOLD BY ALL LEADING DRUGGISTS, one size only, regular price 50tp- bottle. wmm FOR MEN A shoe that is too bitr mar not pinch, but It Is a bad fit lust the same. What you want is a shoe that matches the shape of your foot at the II place where your weight rests, not too large or too small, but exactly 11 MoT. OVDITRUrDB .M.I.AH I;L.4W mwA Sz the style is there, too. Look for the label. FRED. P. FIELD CO., Brockton, Mass. AN IMITATION TAKES FOR ITSx PATTERN THE REAL .ARTICLE There iras never an Imitation made of au imitation. Imi- tators Always counterfeit the genuine article. The genuine Is $ 3 what you ask for, because genuine articles are the advertised ones. S Imitations are not advertised, but depend for their business on the $ ability ot the dealer to sell you something claimed to be "Just as S W good" when you ask for the genuine, because he makes more profit $ $ on the Imitation. Why accept Imitations wben'you can get the gen- $ jlj nine by Insisting? t 8 RF.TTTTSF. TMTTATTONSGET hat too $ g. 1 Mi ailUAtaAAWtlU AM IUHI . FACTS .t FOB SICK doged LYDIA E. P1NKHAM No other medicine has been so successful in relieving the suffering of women or received so many gen uine testimonials as has Lydia E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound. In every community you will find, women who havo been restored to health by Lydia E. Knkliam'a Veg etable Compound. Almost every one you meet has either been bene fited by it, or has friends who have. In tho Pinkham Laboratory ab Lynn,Mass., any woman any day may see the flies containing over one mil lion one hundred thousand letters from women seeking health, and here are the letters in which they openly state over their own signa tures that they were cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Lydia E. l'inkhani's Vegetable Compound has saved many women from surgical operations. Lydia IS. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is mado from roots and herbs, without drugs, and is whole some and harmless. The reason why Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetablo Compound is so successful is because it contains in gredients which act directly upon the feminine organism, restoring it to a healthy normal condition. Women who are suffering from those distressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt tho ability of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to restore their health. Seaweed Very Useful. The edible seaweeds of Hawaii number more than seventy species, of which about forty are in common use by the natives, and M. Reed, of tho Hawaiian Agricultural Experiment Station, suggests that these seaweeds Bhould supply the raw material for a large Industry in .the manufacture of gplatlne, glue, starch, etc. TOILET ANTISEPTIC Keeps the breath, teeth, mouth and body antiseptically clean and free from un healthy tferm-life and disagreeable odors, which water, toap and tooth preparations alone cannot do. A germicidal, diain feeting and deodor- cellence and econ omy. Invaluable for inflamed eyes, throat and nasal and uterine catarrh. At drug and toilet tores, 50 cents, or by mail postpaid. . Large Trial Sample WITH HIALTH AND SCAUTY" BOOK SCUT MIC THE PAXTON TOILET CO., Boston, Mass. Timber Lands We are owner ani operator and hare options oy several hundred of the most deferable Timber antf Ml 1 1 lug proposition. In the U. 8. and Canada, se cured prevloutly at Hard Tine prli. .We guar antee to sell you desirable Umber lands or stum pat at minimum prices on easy terms. Write us you wants. J. F. WEATHERS & CO., 13 JO Broad nr. . MW IOUK. WIDOWS'""1" NCW LAW obtained nrvcinva r John w. morris, PENSIONS w hlngmn, S. b - P. H. O. 57, IWi. DROPSY ?wJ2m ntm. hat C imli.lili iri I.D.ra'lml.,.1 tVaa. He.IL 1L tllll'l SUM, aWx A, uUmf, tta. faMRmiQi nsorrmtiut izing toilet requisite lE?ry! of exceptional ex- sT " '' '' 1
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