!THE FARMERS HOME AND ACDE5
The Dairy Cow.
One writer credits the dairy cow
with performing three Important func
tions, namely: She yields a constant
income, thus marketing the farm pro
duce most economically; she produc
e a valuable offspring and she Im
proves the quality of the farm. Farm
ers' Home Journal.
Turkeys Profitable.
Turkeys have long . since demon
strated the fact to the Intelligent farm
er that they are great farm money
makers and seldom If ever damage
any one to the amount of Ave cents,
but on tho other hand are great de
stroyers of weed seed as well as In
sects of every description, hence a
great advantage to any land owner.
Fanner's Home Journal.
Cost of Filling Silo.
The cost of filling a silo will vary
with the length of the haul from the
field to the silo, and with price of
labor, etc.
The Department of Agriculture has
found the cost to vary from fifty to
ninety cents per ton. That Is It costs
from fifty cents to one dollar a ton to
Cut a ton of silage in the field, haul it
to the ensilage cutter, shred It and
blow it into the silo. The distance
that It is necessary to haul the silage
has a great effect on the cost of fill
ing a silo.
The average yield of silage is from
nine to rourieen tons per acre.
The average amount of silage cut
ner day per man worklne at the Job.
Care of Horses.
Heavy or excessive feeding is not
necessary if the horse is in fair con
dition. Let a horse get poor, hair rough and
dull, and it is more expensive to get
them in condition again than to keep
them in good shape all the time.
Horses should have all the water
they want. They should be watered
often enough so they will not get
Chilled by drinking too much cold wa
ter at one time. I have noticed that
the better horses a farmer owns the
more pride both he and his help in
keeping .them in good shape and car
ing for them well. I would advise
every farmer to breed the best horses
lie can. If buying a team, get as good
pair as you can afford. A really good
team will usually do better service;
besides, it is a pleasure and satisfac
tion to own such animals. They sell
quicker and for more money when
you wish to dispose of them.
A word about young horses and colts
which every farmer should depend on
for his working and driving animals.
Remember that feeding as well as
breeding governs the value of your
colt when old enough for business.
Keep him thrifty and growing nicely
from a weanling to maturity. The lack
of a little feed while young has re
duced the value, one-half on many
farm and market horses.
Watch the colt's feet, keep them
Straight and not too long. Examine the
teeth. If any sharp corners are found
near the cheek take them off with a
file or float. Bad digestion and un
pleasant drivers have been cured in
this way.
Should you have a sick horse or
colt use some standard remedies, or
employ a good veterinarian. Too many
kinds of harmful doses, advised by
friends, and too much activity in giv
ing them by anxious owners, has
helped to shorten the life of many a
farm horse. J. P. Fletcher, In the
American Cultivator.
Breeding Rhode Island Reds.
The selection of your breeding stock
la the most Important work of the
year and you should be very careful
about every bird that you allow 4p
your best pons, as they may do you a
great deal of harm.
As the male is half the pen he
Should be about as near the standard
requirements as possible, but no mat
ter how good he may be, if not a vig
orous, healthy bird he Is worthless,
and should be discarded at once. While
the old saying "Like produces like"
may be true to a certain extent, still it
often produces the good or bad points
of ancestors, several generations back,
Instead of first parent, which makes
the breeding of Reds especially diffi
cult, as. they are made up of crossed.
Avoid all extremes of color, as they
seldom nick and are liable to produce
mottled and are liable to produce
mottled and badly off colored young
stock. The most desirable male is the
male that Is about medium in shade of
red, but very rich in under color and
very brilliant and harmonious in all
surface color, and with a rich breast,
as the breast is very important, in de
ciding the even color of your pullets.
The female regulates the shape and
size, but we must look to the male for
Vigor and color, but the nearer we keep
.both sides of the union, the better av
erage will be the flock of young stock.
Select the females that are strong
In the points that the male is weak
In, so that they will strengthen his
weakness, and in fact split the differ
ence, as it were, and produoe chicks
that are better In all respects than
either of the uicestors.
ii possible have the femules match
the male's breast, and you will be as
sured of a flock of young stock that
is not very far from right. Many over
look the other desirable points in mat
ing for color only, but you should give
due consideration to the oblong bod
ies, and the black markings of tho
tail and wings, especially the outer
edge of the primary feather of wings.
While the Standard calls for an edge
of black in wiugs of females, still
very few of the finest colored birds
ever have it right, but when it does
appear it is a great point in the exhi
bition bird, and should be aimed at,
for a Red female tipped off with per
fect black murkings is a bird hard to
equal in beauty in the show room.
Edward T. DeGrail, in the American
Cultivator.
Loading and Hauling Wood.
One may notice if he will that nine
out of every ten loads of cordwood are
loaded with the wood piled In tiers and
lengthwise of the sled. A generation
ago when the condition of the coun
try highways made It necessary to
draw-small, narrow and securely bound
loads, this was, perhaps the best meth
od of loading cordwood. '
But the coming of good winter roads,
and the development of wlde-bodled
sheds, many of them so wide that a
man cannot reach across them to un
load wood from the opposite side, have
so changed conditions that it is now
much better to build a load with one
tier extending from the front to the
rear of the sled, and the wood piled
crosswise of the body. Yet the great
majority of farmers still cling to the
old-fashioned method of loading, re
gardless of the fact that a man must
take from one to three steps and turn
his body halfway around with every
stick. He must also pick up each
stick in an awkward, unhandy manner,
and so hold it that its leverage will
greatly increase its weight. All these
extra motions require time and
strength, and all are eliminated when
the load is built according to the more
modern method.
The Bled Is driven by the side ol
and as close to the pile as possible.
The driver stands at the end of the
pile, places one hand under a stick,
takes hold of the end with the other
band raises the stick and slides it in
end and upon the load. There need be
no extra motions or unnecessary lev
erage to give additional weight to a
stick of wood, and a man can under
ordinary circumstances load a cord
of wood in nearly half the time neces
sary if the sticks are laid parallel with
the sled. When the load is built a
chain is made fast to one end of the
body. Then it is passed over the load
and made fast to the other end, and
then it is tightened by means of a
twister.
It Is true that a load of wood may be
bound much more firmly if loaded in
the old-fashioned manner, and if the
distance is great or the. roads very
rough, or the sled liable to "slew" it
may sometimes be better to lay the
sticks parallel with the oody. But with
ordinary roads and ordinary distances
much time and strength may be saved
by loading cross-wise of the body. C.
0. Ormsbee, in the American Cultiva
tor. Farm Notes.
A dozen eggs in winter, feed and all
taken In consideration, are worth a
little better than two dozen eggs thru
the summer.
Lime plastering or mortar, broken
In suitable sized pieces, will fill the
bill. Where plaster is not obtainable,
keep a supply of slaked lime where
they can pick at It when they wish.
Often is lime noted as being one of
the best purifiers, and sweeteners to
use in the poultry quarters, which is
very true, but In the relation lime
bears towards helping egg production,
not so much is said.
Don't ever neglect providing water,
as warm as from the well, several
times each day. It is just as neces
sary to the hens' well-being as in the
summer. Milk Is a fine drink, but wa
ter must be provided also.
As a rule the hens that have furn
ished lots of eggs thru the summer
will not be such good winter layers,
and vice versa. A certain number of
eggs yearly is all they will produce,
but very few furnish nearly as many
as they should were conditions right
Isn't it foolish to keep a cow, year
after year, that furnishes only enough
butter fat for a pound or two each
week? It is just as foolish to keep g
flock of hens that are simply board
ers. Make them do better, or else sell
and procure some that will do better.
Did you ever notice how the hens
would stand and pick at the mortar
between the logs of buildings, when
ever a broken place gave them a
chance at itT This alone should teach
us that it Is a necessity for them. One
can learn quite a lot from observation
if they only will.
If we would think and do more, al
lowing the hens to cackle, which would
follow our sensible work for them, we
would know lime was one of the need
fuls for the laying hen. They must
have it too from the Bhells . for the
egss, and while certain foods are
rich in lime it is neoessary to feed
lime in order to give them a plentiful
supply.
New York City. The blouse that
glvts a suggestion of the surplice idea
is one of the latest and is so well
adapted to the fashionabl thin mate
rials that It is likely to gain In favor
as it grows more familiar. This one
Is dainty and charming in the ex
treme, and can be utilized for a great
many different materials. In the il
lustration It is made of messaline
combined with tucking, and the con-tre-front
portion Is embroidered,
while there are bands of chiffon vel
vet, and chiffon velvet makes the gir
dle. Crepe de chine, voile and all
the silk and wool tissues are appro
priate, ajid in addition the blouse enn
be utilized for the many beautiful
cotton and silk and cotton fabrics and
for all materials suited to shirring.
The sleeves are narrowed but shirred
to be dressy in effect, and can be
used either in three-quarter or full
length. If a transparent effect is
wanted the lining can be cut away
beneath the chemisette and the under
sleeves.
The blouse is made over a fitted
lining and consists of the fronts and
back, with the chemisette and yoke
portions. The full girdle covers the
lower edge of the lining. The clos
ing of the lining is made at the centre-front
of the blouse beneath the
right edge.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-one or twenty-four, three 01,'d
five-eighth yards twenty-seven or two
yards forty-four inches wide, seven
eighth yard eighteen inches wide for
the chemisette and under sleeves, one
yard of velvet for girdle and bands.
Unspotted Ermine.
There was a day when ivory er
mine without the black spots would
be considered fourth class. Now
there Is a reversal of opinion. Un
spotted ermine is the preferred kind.
Durable Serge Suits.
. The white serge coat and skirt
or, rather, cream serge, for there is
no white holds its own with the
shirt waist. No other fashion puts
these out of commission.
Cotton Crepe Waists.
Cotton crepes decorated with
French embroidery are used for wash
waists cut in the Gibson style, with
one large pleat over the shoulder.
Crocheted buttons and loops are an
appropriate fastening.
Dressing Jm ket.
The simple dressing jacket is the
one that most women prefer and here
is a model that is becoming aud sat
isfactory to wear, yet which involves
so little labor in the making that its
simplicity becomes a consideration.
There are tucks over the shoulders
which conceal the armbole seams and
which mean becoming fulness, but
there are only shoulder and under-arm
Beams. The front edges are Mulshed
with hems and the sleeves can be
made In full or three-quarter length
as liked. In the Illustration challlB
is trimmed with banding, but cash
mere, henrietta and pretty simple
Oriental silks, the various lawns, ba
tistes and other Inexpensive printed
wash fabrics all are appropriate, with
trimming of any banding that may be
liked, or frills of lace would make a
dainty finish.
The jacket Is made with fronts and
back. It is finished with hems at the
front, edges and the rolled-over collar
Is attached to the neck. The simple
one-piece sleeves are finished with
rolled-over cuffs and the ribbon con
fines the fulness at the waist line.
The quantity of material required
for medium size is four and an eighth
yards twenty-four, thlee yards thirty-
The One-Plece Tunic.
Among the prettiest of the new
fashions is the one-piece tunic that
looks like a long coat. . It is tight fit
ting, fastened double breasted with
two large buttons, and cut away
sharply from the lower side to the
hem. , ,
Dressy Lace Coat.
The lace coat figures as a part of
many of the dressy frockn of the season.
two,' two ; for-
FINANCE AND TRADE REVIEW
WEATHER IS UNFAVORABLE
Commodities In Less Demand, With
Prices Unsatisfactory and
Collections Poor.
New York. Bradstreet's sums up
the trade conditions as follows:
"Whlie there has been some ex
pansion in house jobbing trade In dry
goods, millinery and kindred lines,
and business In agricultural imple
ments, seeds and fertilizers has been
large, the unsettlement caused by
price reductions in the iron, steel and
other metal markets, the weakness in
securities and the nearer approach
of tariff revision have all made for a
degree of uncertainty not so plainly
visible for a long time past. Weather
conditions, too, have played a part
in arresting retail trade, county roads
are in bad shape, farmers' deliveries
are affected despite attractive prices
for grain, and there has been, in fact,
an apparent slowing down In the cur
rent of trade, which, however tem
porary it may be, has tended to make
comparisons with a year ago at this
time, largely favorable as they still
are, less satisfactory than was ex
pected some time ago.
"As yet the reductions announced,
or believed to be impending, in the
metal markets have not made for a
large ' business being booked. The
coal and coke trades respond sympa
thetically to the unsettlement In
metals, and there is also evidence
that over-production of coarse cotton
yarns will force a reduction In out
put. The finer grades of cotton
goods are, however, In good shape,
mills are behind on deliveries, the
leading woolen goods interests are re
ported to have booked orders equal
to last year's entire output, and the
wool market Is strong, with foreign
wools chiefly bought, because of the
scarcity of stocks of domestic grades.
"Reports from the rubber shoe
manufacturing Industry ' are better
and mills employing 10,000 hands
resumed.
"Shoe trade reports are that manu
facturers are busy on spring orders.
Leather is quiet and some Imperfect
lots are easier.
"Business failures In the United
States for the week ending with Feb
ruary 25 were 244, against 282 last
week, 811 In the like week of 1908,
194 In 1907, 180 In 1906 and 28 In
1905."
MARKETS.
PITT8BURG.
Wheat No. 1 red I 89 t)
Bye No. a
Corn No. t yellow, ear 71 TO
No. t yellow, shelled 69 70
Ulxed ear 04 60
Oats No. t white 54
No. 8 white 51
Flour Winter patent 5 95 8 06
Fanor traight winters
Bar No. 1 Timothy 1350 14 75
CloTer No. 1 11 11 O)
Feed No. 1 white mid. ton 29 50 DO 00
Brown middling! 260) 88 00
Bran, bulk 24 Oft it 00
Straw Wheat ' 8 00 8 50
Oat 800 8 5)
Dairy Product!.
Butter Elgin creamery I 84 35
Ohio creamery 24
FTinoy eountry roll 19 2-J
Cheese Ohio, new 14 15
New York, new. 14 15
Poultry, Eto.
Bens per lb I 14 15
Chlokene dressed 18 20
Eksb fa. and Ohio, fresh 81 85
Fruits and Vogetablet.
Potatoes Fancy white per bu.... 75 '0
Cabbage per ton , .. 85 Ot 88 0,1
Onions per barrel 140 1 10
BALTIMORE.
Flour Winter Patent I 5 79 6 SO
Wheat no. s red 1 12
Corn Mixed 70 71
Eggs 81 81
Butter Ohio oreamery j 81
PHILADELPHIA.
Flour Winter Patent t i 90 6 00
Wheat No. S red 1 12
Corn No. 2 mixed 88 70
Oats No. 8 white 53 54
Butter Creamery 88 84
Eggs Pennsylvania firsts it 80
NEW YORK.
Flour Patents .1 5 90 6 00
Wheat No. 8 red 1 1"
Corn-No. 71 Tl
Oat No. a white 54
Butter -Creamery H8 84
Kggs State and Pennsylvania.... Jf 40
LIVE STOCK.
Union Stock Yards, Pittsburg.
CATTLE
Extra, 1450 to 1(100 pounds 6 40 -a i 60
Prime, 1800 to Hoo pounds 8 15 4 6 85
ood; 1200 to 1800 pounds 69) 6 10
Tidy, 1(150 to 1150 pounds. 6b 1.4 6 85
talr, 600 to 1100 pounds 4 90 14 6 61)
Common, 700 to 900 pounds. 42 1 14 4 75
Bulls s r 4 5 mi
COWS 160 J J56 00
BOOS
Prime, heavy. 8 80 a 6 85
Frlnie, medium weight 675
Best heavy Yorkers 6 55 6 70
Light Yorker. 685,46 45
' 618(4 6W
Rough 850 4 d 80
Bta , 4 50 ,4 5iiu
SHEIP
Prime wethers ; 8 75 4 5 85
Good mixed 80,4 6 65
Fair mixed ewes and wethers 4 50 ,4 6 25
Culls and common.: S5J 14 400
Spring lambs 5 50 J 7 00
Veal calves 700 950
Hoary to thin calves 4 00 l 8 00
Charles H. Caffln, has issued a
most interesting volume under the
title "The Appreciation of the
Drama." Beginning with the stage
in the days of the "mystery plays,"
Mr. Caf&n gives the reason why the
theatre has always held so strong a
hold on the public mind, exerting a
widespread influence for good or evil,
(Which has come down to the pres
ent day. He touches graphically on
Che audience and the actor, that sub
tle and misunderstood feature, dra
matic construction and the methods
which the playwright best employs
to bring coherent and satisfactory re
sults. His closing chapter is partic
ularly interesting In that it treats of
the American outlook. Mr. Caffln be
lieves that the widely diversified char
acteristics of this country, both as
regards locale and personality, offer
rare opportunities for the American
drama.
BUSINESS CflRDBi
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
Pension Attorney and Real;Estate Ageat,
RAYMOND E. BROWN, ""
attorney at law,
Brookvillr, Pa.
M. MCDONALD,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Real estate agent, patents secured, oat
lections made promptly. Office In Syndicate
willdlng, Keynoldsrllle, P.a.
SMITH M. MoCRElGHT,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Notary public and real estate agent. Oata
lections will receive prompt attention. OSms
In the BeynoklBvllle Hardware Oo. bulldlag,
lain street Beynoldsrllle, Pa.
QR. B. E. HOOVER,
DENTIST,
Resident dentist. In the Hoover bulldlas
Main street. Gentleness In operating
DR. L. L. MEANS,
DENTIST;
Office on second floor of the First National
bank building, Main street.
DR. R- DlVEltE KINO,
DENTIST,
office on seoond floor of the Syndicate balls
Eg, Main street, Keynoldsrllle, Pa.
JJENRY PRIESTER
UNDERTAKER.
Black and white funeral cars. Main street
ReynoldsTllle, Pa.
Talks on Alveolar
TEETH
BY DR. E. DAYTON CRAIG, D. D. S.
Good Teeth for All
To a person afflicted with bad
teeth, loose teeth or missing teeth,
the Alveolar method of restoring miss
ing teeth without the aid of plates or
ordinary bridge work is a boon and a
blessing for the Alveolar teeth ar
perfect. They look beautiful, feel nat
ural, and can be depended upon to da
the everyday bard work of natural
teeth.
How much more pleasant and com
fortable it is to have your teeth Ann,
solid, and perfect without being
harassed and distressed by these old-
time useless methods.
I have had wonderful success is
tightening loose and falling teeth by
my great method, which could havsi
been saved by no other process on
earth.
I also straighten twisted, crooked
and protruding teeth and make them
uniform, regular and beautiful.
I cure Pyrrhoea, which other den
tists say Is incurable. There is not
a disease or trouble of the teeth,
mouth or gums which I do not cure
perfeotly or permanently, no matte
how many dentists have treated tt
and failed.
I am assisted In my work by spe
cialists, highly skilled and trained m
the principles of Alveolar Dentistry.
Bach of these specialists has his own
particular line of work to do, and, as
a consequence, is much more profi
cient In that line than anyone could be
who attempts to cover the whole field,
I Invite all In need of any kind of
dental service to call at my commo
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equipped In Pittsburgh. 1 make no
charge for examination, consultation
or advice. My fees are reasonable
much more so than those of any other
dentist when yon consider the qnal
lty of work done.
If yon cannot call at this time, send
for my free book, beautifully illus
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proper care and preservation of the
teeth.
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MONONGAHELA BANK BUILDING,
The Most Complete Dental Offtee
In Pittsburgh,
SIXTH AVE, COR. WOOD 8T.
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Office Hours: 9 A. M. to 5:30 P. M.
(Not Open Sunqays.)
' PROMIXENT PEOPLE.
President-elect Taft was made
Mason "at sight" by the Grand Lodge
of Ohio, at Cincinnati.
Sven Hedln, the Swedish explorer,
was highly honored by King and peo
ple upon his return to Stockholm.
The King of Spain recently be
came an honorary member of the
Royal Automobile Club ot Qreat
Britain. j.
Speaker Joe Cannon's favorite at
tltude in the chair at Washington,
D. C, Is to sit with his left foot
curled under him.
Professor Charles A. Strong, son-in-law
of John D. Rockefeller, was
bitten by a madman while a passen
ger on the Barbarossa.
M. Bunau-Varllla was amused that
changes are to be made In the weight
of the Gatun Dam as announced in a
despatch from Washington, D. C.
George J. Gould denounced ' as
false a published report that he had
relinguished control of the Gould
railway system tt E. H. Harrlman.
Charles F. McKim declined to serve
on the commission provided for In
the McCall bill to report on a site
In Washington, D. C, for a Lincoln
memorial.
The richest farmer In Congress is
Frank Orren Lowden, of the Illinois
delegation Mr. Hitt's successor. Be
fore her marriage Mrs. Lowden was
Miss Florence Pullman, of Chicago.
George H. Hall, the artist, one ot
the oldest members of the National
Academy of Design, opposed the plan
to erect a fine arts building on the
site ot the arsenal in Central Park,
New York City. j
Sir Walter Hllyer has been ap
pointed eiperV tdvlser to the Chinese
Government, dlr Walter was born in
China of English parents and is a
learned linguist. Li Hung Chang
once said that he spoke and wrote
Chinese as well as the most highly
educated maadarln.