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. |