FOR THE FARMER. Texasstation has successfully treated lumpy-jawed cattle with iodide of po tassium given as a drench in water. To churn easily and make good but ter, milk nlhould not be over 30 hours old. Keeping- milk too long and failing to salt the cows makes butter slow to eome. The intern who makes stock raising profitable during a period of low price*, •nya a writer, has the key to success and will surely lead the procession in time at prosperity. Remember that (the condition of the fleece will show nnmisttaknbly every mistake or failure in the feeding of the flock vdhen the shearing time come*. Thtvfc is the final tet of every shep herd** work. Groin grown continuously on the teme land will recover only afbout one third of the fertilizer employed, but if crops are grown in rotation, including grain, roots and clover, all of the fer tilizer will be recovered. If you can only buy two hogs, says an exchange, buy a pair, the very best you can get, and your thoroughbreds will gradually increase, while the rest of your herd will be graded up by de grees till your pleasure and your profit will mirprise you. Honey need not. be left to ripen in the combs, but- it will ripen Itself if loft exposed to the nir in almost any kind of veasel. All that is necessary b to put it Into an open vessel covered with wire cloth or mosquito netting to keep out flies and insects and let it ripen. BREVITIES OF FUN. "Willie, why don't you mind? I'm tired talking to you!" "Well, mnmmn. it's taken you a long while to get that way."—Yonkers Statesman. "There is poetry in everything," mused the editor. "Now there is yon der waste-basket." And he laughed, ss he sometimes did when he was all alone.—Detroit Tribune. "Dibble, don't you think a man ought to save at least half the money ho makes?" "Yea, but how can he with his creditors howling for it all the time?"— Chicago Record. A Companion Book.—Gummey—"l wish thnt Washington Irving, author of 'The Knickerbocker History of New York,' were living now." Glanders— "Why?" Gummey—"He might now write The Bloomer History of New York.'"—Vogue. The Best of It.—Uncle Bob—"Hallo, Tommy! What part of your trip abroad did you enjoy the most?" Tommy— "Oh, on the steamer, when papa and mamma nnd nurse were sick, and the captain let me help him run the ship." —Harper's Bazar. At the West.—Uncle John—"She's just the woman for you, Tom. She lia* n voice as clear as a silver dollar." Ton) —"You Interest me. Uncle John. Go on." Uncle John—"And she is worth her weight In gold." Tom—"Great Scott, man, she must be a bimetallism— Boston Transcript. BITS OF ALL SORTS. Pearl divers remain under water on an average from 50 to 80 seconds. Cmes are reported where they have remained as long as six minutes under water. The advantages of advertising were recently illustrated in London. A man advertised for the return of n lost. enl. In less than a week 322 of them were brought to bis house. A bit- of pumice stone, Fir.oothrd and vigorously need on the finger tips, will effectually cleanse them from any stain, without the danger of causing the employment of chemical prepara tions. It has been frequently stated thnt steam Is driving sailing vesseLs off the sens. It. appears that, about one-half of the tonnage of the world Is in vessels propelled by wind, nnd even In Britain 40 per cent, of the tonnage Is In sailing vessels. Japanese auctions are conducted in the following manner: Each bidder at an auction writes his name and bid on slip of paper, which he puts in a ho::. When the bidding is over the box is opened, nnd the goods declared the property of the highest, bidder. CARE FOR YOUR HEALTH. If the teeth become sensitive from abundant eating of 'icid fruits treat them with precipiinteil chalk, putting it uround the teeth when retiring. I: counteracts the acid and hardens the enamel. Prof. Lang, of Vienna, declares thnt sponges, owing to the impossibiliiy oT destroying germs in them, have long since lwcn banished from the surgeon's table, and should also be excluded from the bathroom nnd washstand.—X. Y. Medical Record. When the eyes ache close them for five minutes. When they burn lmthe them In water as hot as can be borne, with a dash of witchhnzel in it. \ftrr weeping bathe them In rose water and lay a towel wet in rose water over them for five minutes. When the whites are yellow and the pupils dull consult your doctor about your diet. CONTRASTS AND HARMONIES. Red contrasts with green, blue har monizes with maroon. Orange contrasts with green, blue hr..rmonlc with russet, Orange yellow contracts with tur quoise, harmonize* with brown. Yellow contrasts with violet, har monizes with citrine. Green yellow contrasts with red vio let, harmonizes with olive. Green contrasts with purple violet, harmonizes with sage. Emerald green contrasts with crim son, harmonizes with citrine. trusts with ornnge, harmo nizes tvlftPLlue sage. i White ami black are commonly said to be complementary to each other and aII the othe^oolora. MillinnnTT We have always shown an un- j Vb'/ H*! || Specialties fr me Holidays! BMPf Wflltl slerliD< sllMrJew,lrl - ! R ROCHESTER LADIES' FINE SHOES 1 fllluj If UIJV■ Mrs. J. MATHERS, fl I 8018 AOESI ' X\. j "ISO Boys- ancl Touths' \\ Home-lade Grain and Kangaroo Calf Shoes. Flne pfeb PP sS(!r^re ! Je < ? ,m - tvC //ml 7T- ' iTT r, T* "W\vm brought to Frceland. V v\ Vl** / / Principal Holiday Shopping MCM , e 4Mn s° *•' // Mart in Fret-land for More wH/S s AND BOYS-FELTS AND OVERS CF AIL QUALITY AID DESCRIPTION. JIMX ° Z Toys liTAbundance! -Mi J- L. OWEN. '==■■. p I sSgSEfc 1 MEKKTS \\ SB rr tIH year. Iwo G/c Everything Imaginable for the children's stockings. and a groat many n W Leading JeWeler (Established 18*>.) H \1 O floors lull, containing the latest and #C things which will Interest the older people. For the little ones wc have H Centre Street .... Above Main H 1 \1 handsomest products of the Toy- CO // Toys a,nd. Tree Ornaments n„ , , . ' 11 j]] j \\ maker S art. II of every kind—all of them handsome and pleasing, manv of them useful and [1 HGdQQUfIIWS lOF DlfllllOlldS, \l( aldiGS. CIOC-RS W I \\ T , , .„ „ . // lasting. Prices to suit the times. For young men wc hare M ' lu " u l „ | \\ The Largest Doll In Freeland // Pipes> Cigar Holders, Smoking Sets i JEWELRY OF ALL XIJVDS. * , \ \ given away free —one chance on every 25c purchase. A A I <I .11 ■. , 1 . / 1 and other tilings, which make pleasing holiday gifts. For the older people, "" Watches, 1 Clocks, Jewelry 1 SILLESPiE & OUBBY || ./vitjd silvebwuSlee *%£ J|j \MOW u |j at Reasonable Prices as n - - 1 J The choicest eatable for a jli AT ,TtfO p W ' S 0 ""? 8 11 1 H aLg^Jj assortment of useful things w' m 1: 1 y ] F. j | A Great Stock of Skates. * SUBSCHIPTIOII T.O THE THiaunE. || & SONS, |j J. J. SWEENEY, j •'"Sf'"' f ROCKERS - COUCHES "|KWwr<W^ HATS, CAPS, . | In theZGrand Rash of Gift-Giving SWJj? \W 3. V{'..jY, - V \ GLO\ ES, Etc. 1 Do not forget the old folks or your married friends. Santa Glaus will J(j Y-\ Ei. B nt suk Hancikerei.i.r.-Many varie- H take good care of the children, while the duty devolves upon you to / H General Store. \\ \ tio-suitni.iß for Holiday pre.enn. jt/1 remember your parents and aged relatives. Make this a Happy New // U\ '' \jl ' n K them with a big soft Rocker or a modern Couch. They wfu'bo ! Numerous Bargains for the Holidays 11 U HI pleased and will bless you. We are carrying an extra large stoc-k this I "9 |1 In Clothing and Furniture. U \ 'W FRESH GROCERIES OF ALL KiNDS. 11l <gf E^mine JAMES QUIGLEY KV ""/ LJ offers to holiday buyers a\ hanchoicelinoot • 1 Birkbeck Street, // J fm choice selection of useful \ Wffl Confectionery south. // sfL III! art ' cle s in Hardware. All ill I 9 and Fruits ' I I "°I tS °f Presents f° r trades- | LaUOach S ffe :l I men. A big stock of Fancy 1 1h Epecmiiy for the uoiui,iy. \p9*sJi |l| Lamps, anyone of which [ ill ■ •? Stssuat, Ml 1 <m/l I'l'U W \ FULL LINE OF STOVES, HEATERS AND Mil fl 7 I kjI|YXA ■ nishing Goods, Boots g V, \ GENERAL HARDWARE. /MJ |S Rim and Shoes. We are go- I VL \ /',VfU P 11111 l CTHT-T 1 I' l-r- l-l STEEET • a . ? Waohinritnn end n_. n i frvkmß lng out of business. A I YVasniligion ana rront great opportunity to buy gifts in Hankerchiefs, Gloves. jk sTHEE-rs. [H ilfl s \ i r Mufflers, etc. Everything sold below wholesale cost. j I y. Auction Sale Every Saturday Night. |
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