I MCBLTIAL 1 tb 4 '^B©ss®6s:e6s6cc©©sceee4 llunilllnK tho Culf. Tlie calf should he gently handled from the start. The future disposi tion of the cow depends upon • her treatment when young. To make a gentle milker the calf should never receive a blow or a harsh word, in order that It may have confidence in tlie attendants, and it will not thereafter lie nervous. It should he rubbed, brushed, petted, fed from the hand and tlie teat 3 and ud der frequently handled. It !s easier to break in a calf than to worry with a vicious kicking cow. Keeping Onions Over Winter. A well known seedsman recommends laying onions eighteen inches thick en the floor In some outbuilding, and as soon as cold weather sets In with freezing temperature, cover with swamp hay, not far from two feet In depth, with about the same thickness of hay hetween tho onions and tho side of the building. Do not uncover or disturb in any way until freezing weather is past, nor then until just about ready to sell. It will be best for the frost to come out before any of the hay Is removed, but if it is desired to market before the frost would naturally leave, then take off a part, never all, of the hay to prc uioto thawing. Tljjlitcning Loose Wiros. Even with the most careful build lag a wire fence sometimes gets loose in places, from trees falling on, cr stock running against It. Such places may be easily and quickly tightened |ra -ft]- ~~ .ess®* by taking a monkey wrench or wire nipiiers and kinking the wire in a few places, as shown in the sketch, a a. Tlie kinks take up the slack much fast er than one would imagine who lias not tried It, and it takes very little from the strength of tho wire.—G. IV. McCloer, in New England Homestead. Feeding Steers For Profit. Farmers who buy steers to feed Qo so with the object of having tlie cattle consume a large proportion of the fod der, straw aud other coarse foods. The manure ts considered tlie profit, the price for the food being returned when the steers arc sold. Many farm ei-s feed steers only during the winter months, and do not use much grain or hay. Tlie fact is that if the farmers who feed steers will use a liberal sup ply of grain, aud even buy cottonsood meal to assist the coarse foods, they will not only have manure that Is much richer, but also secure a more rapid guiu in the weight of the ani mals. Frequently the lack of a single element In the food will entail loss, be cause the animal requires just the one sulrstance in order to thrive. Any ex pense in providing varied foods will bring back dollars for dimes. Weight of ClilclCH. The weight of an egg is usually about two ounces, and that cf a new ly hatched chick aliout one and a quar ter. At one week old two ounec3, at three weeks old rix onnees, at four weeks old fourteen ounces, at six weeks old eighteen oudccs, at seven weeks old twenty-three ounces, at eight weeks old twenty-eight ounces, at nine weeks old thirty-two ounces, at ten weeks old thirty-six ounces, at twelve weeks old forty ounces. Natur ally, these weights may van. 1 , accord ing to the food and conditions, but they are approximately correct. Of course, there are some breads of poultry that could not lie taken in such a test, the breeds that can enter being tbo standard flesh-producing classes. And while we know that those weights are attained quite often, and are Just what they should be, in order to get the beet results, still mauy poultry raisers do not accomplish that much. They fail iu some way, and conse quently their chickens do not grow as rapidly as they should.—llowe and Farm. Salt la tho Pntry. Cows should be salted regularly, or better still, should have ecustant ac cess to suit. The practice of salting them once is not a gcod ono, r.3 most '■ cattle will lick a little salt every day if they can get it. Thus provided they will yield more and better milk than otherwise, aud will also maintain better health. As salt provokes thirst, the milch animal should have as free access to water as to this saliue mineral, or the latter will to her more harm than good. Speaking of salt leads rnfi to say that some failures In dairy butter making I have noted, enmo about by salting the cattle and tlie butter out of the same barrel. In other words, coarse. Insolu ble salt was used for the butter, wheu only the highest aud most refined grade should be employed. Salt that is not soluble will not permeate the substance of butter evenly, .and thus rancidity may be induced. Again, grains of salt In butter always detract from its appearance, and are inimical to even flavor, from these causes alone lowering its market value. Let me say here that there are to-day Just as fine grades of American dairy salt pro t duced as come from England. ' American mllcli cattle l'ed on Ainer ttjm grqss produce butter salted with Stolen can salt that is the peer of any on earth, and is so conceded In foreign ► markets. In attaining tlrts result. however, one must utilize the best of everything, thinking not that poor or cheap material can ho Introduced tvlth impunity to future quality. I knew a dairyman once who, in a spasm of economy (?), sought to save fifty cents hy purchasing a cheaper grade of salt than was his wont, and later lost his shipment of butter and thereby seven dollars. It was one of the most effec tive lessons he could have been taught in practical dairying, exemplifying as it did that cheap material always pro duces cheap quality. When It comes to cheese making, salt holds Just as im portant a position as in other dairy lines, i. e„ that solubility and purity are highly necessary. The relation of salt, be It understood, to all phases of dairying is a highly important one, and because this fact Is so little appre ciated accounts for many dairy fail ures.—George E. Newell, la Farm, Field and Fireside. A Very Coinmocliotis Harm The plan of barn shown In the cut Is well suited for such as desire the greatest possible capacity In a barn of moderate size. The hip roof gives much additional room, while such a roof makes dormer windows to light the second floor a matter of only tri cing cost. If the barn can be built cm a slope the cellar will be of great ad vantage, as It can be partitioned oCf Into a manure cellar, root cellar and, in the lighter rear end, ji division with cemented floor for young cattle or sheep. Use high posts. It adds only a few dollars to cost, but greajly In creases capacity. The interior arrangement of a barn Is one of the utmost importance, since on a "proper arrangement depend the convenience and economy of time in doing the work. It is well, therefore, when building a barn to sit clown with pnper and pencil and make Interior plans. When a plan lias been made go to work and do the "chores" right there in the plan. Feed the stock, water it, care for it la every way as though in the real barn, and you will very quickly find the Inconveniences of the plan. It is much easier to change a barn interior on paper than in the actual barn, and very much less expensive.—New York Tribune. Willi a few Acres. The farmer with a few acres lias tv problem to solve quite different from the man with hundreds. The latter can raise almost any crop or crops he desires, and do it with a certain amount of ignorauce and carelessness which would bankrupt the fanner with a few acres. Yet In many re spects tlie latter has the advantage of the former, and of the two I should prefer the farm of twenty or twenty five acres to cultivate. The reason is tliat in the latter case brains must en ter largely Into the management of the farm, and it Is always satisfactory to use the brains Instead of the hands tn accomplishing .success. The small farm must first of all be used for rais ing only such crops which will give the surest, and largest returns, and every square foot of it must lie cultivated to the highest degree. It is possible thou to make more than a living, ami have one of the finest and hast farms in the country. What a satisfaction that is to any ambitious man you can readily imagine. On a small farm there should be dairy cattle, pigs aud fruit. This may not suit all farmers, and It may be dis puted by some as to whether It is a wise selection. But we will see. Sup pose we plant in the first place several hundred fruit trees—Ave hundred peach, apple or pear trees, according to the nature of the soil and climate. Then while these trees are growing wo will raise dairy cows and a few pigs. The cows In particular should bo raised for tlielr milk and cream. Tills can lie done profitably If there Is any good market near at band or a creamery which pays according to the worth of the milk. Plant nearly all of the land loft untouched by the fruit trees with corn, loaviug only an acre or two for pasture or recreation ground for the cows. When the corn lias reached the glazed state cut It for tlie 3110. and put it all in for ensilage. Buy sufficient wheat or bran or similar grain, and feed it with the ensilage tlie year round. Feed everything In the barn, and let the cows have the freedom of the pasture lot for exorcise. The animals will produce more milk and cream in this way than any other, and you can keep more to tho Qcre than if you attempt to raise grass and hay for thorn. They will soon learn to love* the ensilage mid prefer It to al most anything else, and 6nmnier and winter tiioy will do well on It If sup plemented with groin. A few pigs may bo kept on such a place, ami they will thrive well on the skim-milk ob tained at tho creamery for a nominal sum. Indeed, the two go together very well, unless tlie milk Is sold outright to a city market, where there Is no sklm mill; returns. Then the pigs will have to be dispensed with. Meanwhile, the grove of fruit trees should be culti vated diligently, and a few more acres set with them every year. Of courso one will then soon need more acres, or if lie intends to adopt fruit growing ex clusively, tlie dairy cows can lie disk peased with gradually as more land is planted with trees.—i W. Cham bers. in American Cultivator. PLAYING IN THE BAND PILE. A Practical Phase of Child Training In Germany. In the German cities It must be re freshing to find scattered through each park many good-sized beds of clean sand. These beds are confined by a wooden, border to prevent the sand be ing scattered or washed away by rains. No matter how small the park or In what quarter of the city It Is situated, one Is sure to find at least four or five of these small spots of delight for the children; and from early morn until sometimes far Into the twilight you will never find one of these little ln closures entirely deserted. It Is here the little toddlers' legs carry them as soon as they reach the park, and the younger ones, who are in the carriages, stretch out their arms and by eloquent looks plead to be taken to the beloved sand heap. Once there, they ask fa vors from no one, but fall to work with a good will, using hands, shovel, spoon or scoop, each working out with brain and hands his own little Ideas to his own entertainment and satisfaction, and taking the keenest pleasure In so doing. Occasionally the nurse cannot resist taking a hand In the fun; as long as she confines her entertainment to herself everything runs smoothly, but any Interference or suggestion to the little workers Is usually met with resentment. Mechanical or other toys In the hands of older persons Intend ed or displayed for the amusement of children are simply nothing as com pared with the pleasure derived from these sand heaps. They, without doubt, not only prlvlde amusement, bvt at the not only provide amusemenv. but at the same time serve to educate the In fant mind. An hour spent In watch ing the children can be made a most profitable one In studying the mind, temperament, nature and resources of these little men and women. GERMAN SHARPNESS. Custom Official Strains a Few Points to Get More Revenue. As examples of the exceeding Sharpness with which the German cus toms officials are now scrutinizing im ports of manufactured merchandise, the following ruling and reclassifica tion of recent date will serve to Illus trate what may happen whenever any manufactured article Is made of two or more component materials. There is a certain snap hook known to the trade as the "covert snap," In German as "Carablner Haken," which Is made of malleable steel or iron, coated with tin. These have been Imported for years under a duty rate of ten shillings per 220 pounds. The snap hook has a latch In the form of a sliding bolt, which is thrown by a small spiral spring of brass or bronzed wire, wholly concoaled within the shank of the hoon. i ltecently some zealous Inspect or has dissected one of these snaps, removed the bolt and discovered the hidden brass spring, which forms per haps one-fortieth of the whole weight of the article, whereupon the oovert snap has been reclassified as brass goods, dutiable at 24 shillings per 220 pounds, which Is said to be practically prohibitory in face of domestic com petition. A Roman Station In England. A most Interesting memorial of the Roman occupation of England haß been sold under the auctioneer's ham mer. This Is the Roman station of Amboglanr.a, the largest on the famous wall which marked the limit of the Roman province. Aftor an existence of 1,800 years the walls of the sta tion, five feet thick, are In a wonderful state of preservation. The gate ways are noble specimens of Roman work. Some of the wedge-shaped stones In the arches are still to be seen on the ground. The Interior of the camp is marked with lines of streets and the ruins of buildings. The estate which claimed this ancient memorial of the past was sold for £B,OOO. British America Is about 300,000 square miles greater than the United States. The colored element constitutes In Virginia nearly one-third, or 32.7 per oent of all males of voting age, and Is comprised almost wholly of persons of negro descent. Il DfodvidioA \\s |®xc&llfcrvc6 |j| ffi , , j .• .• .• <s due to the originality and simplicity of* the ill'-® of a laxative of known value an is inc ive combination and also to the method of manu- ijtfcl action is rapidly growing in public favor, along f acture , which is known to the California Fig M fehjt, with the many other material improvemcn o o Syrup Co. only, and which ensures that per- fftajl the age. The many f e * ct purity and uniformity of product essential e to the ideal home laxative. In order to get AV:4- who ars wc-11 mroravc-d D p,<*,x Si ' , u • ItS n&S\&il€s2J g I bm must understand quite clearly, that in order H, *-*>-* X ito meet the above conditions a laxative should always buy the genuine and note the full name jifej-i be wholly free from every objectionable qua.ity Q f t {, e Company—California Fig Syrup Co.— Ma? or substance, with its component parts simp e printed on the front of every package. In the |)|®' and wholesome and it should act pleasant y process of manufacturing figs are used as they sffe and gently without disturbing the nat " r are p i easant t0 t h e taste, but the medicinal fMjM functions in any way. The laxative w IC virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained from an fulfils most perfectly the requirements, in u e excellent combination of plants known to be highest degree, is medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially. ||||j Hjl The sale of millions of bottles" annually foi ! PI many years past, and the universal satisfaction ■ vM] which it has given confirm the claim we make, Sarv Fr&r\Ct3CO. Cad. yfogfe that it possesses the qualities which commend Louisviltc-.Ky. flfrW Ybrk.H.V g kto PUbUC faVOr " . ' ; J T -^" la Gold Id Oklahoma. The Wichita Mountains run from east to west across the Bouthern part of the Kiowa and Comanche country In Oklahoma They are not over 2,000 feot high In any placo, hut are quite picturesque and rugged. Government experts have stated, after an examina tion, that gold and silver, also copper and oil, could be found in and around tho mountains, but as to paying quan tities they were uncertain. It Is quite sure, from tho manner in which pros pectors are rushing Into the hills, that something will happen soon. The ex citement will either collapse or grow. A majority seem to think It will grow, and the storekeepers and stage lines are making ready for even a greater rush than now. The potato forms nearly 14 per cent, of the total food of tho people of this country. Putnam Fadeless Dyes do not spot, stress or give your goods an unevenly dyed appear ance. Bold by all druggiste. Tho "heart wood" of a tree has ceased to take any part in the vegetative econ omy of tho tree Ita use la to strengthen the trunk. How's Tlils T Wo offer One Hundred Dollars Howard for any case of Catarrh that cannot bo cured by Hall'B Catarrh Cure. F. J Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Wo, the nndsrßlgned, havo known F. J. Cheney for tho last 15 years, and beliovo him perfectly honorablo In all bnslnoss transac tions and financially able to carry out any obligation made by thoir firm. West A Thuax Wholesale Drngglsta, Toledo, Ohio. Waldino, Kinnam A Maevin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, act ing directly upon tho blood ami mnoous sur faces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price, 76c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Hall's Family Pills are tho belt. The longest State is California, 770 miles; the widest, Texaa, 700. The next in breadth is Montana. 630. Iteat For tli© llowala. No matter what ons you, headache to a cancer, you will nover get well until your bowels are put right. Casca&bts holp nature, cure you without a gripe or pain, produoe easy natural movements, cost you Just 10 cents to start getting your health back. Cas cabetb Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up in metal boxes, ovory tablet baa 0,0.0. stamped on it. Dowaro of imitations. The sign painter, at least, can always make a name for himself. FITS permanen liy oared. No fits or nervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. ¥2 trial bofttloaudtreati/afrea Dr. R. 11. Kline, Ltd., ML Arch 3t.. Phka. Pa. Some people regard their friends simply as something to blame things on. Mrs. Wlmlow's Soothing Syrup forchlldrsa teething, soften tae gums, reduces tntlnmma tiou,allays pain, cures wind colic. 250 a bottle Tho fact that one good turn deserves an other is what keeps things going. Ido not bolievo Piso'B Curo for Consump tion has an equal for ooughs and colds.—John F. Doyer, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15,1900. You can't always tell a polished man by his shoes. F Coughs g "Mywifehadadcep-seatedcough fi for three years. I purchased two | bottles of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, R large size, and it cured her com pletely." i J. H. Surge, Macon, Col. Probably you know of I cough medicines that re lieve little coughs, all coughs, ezccpt deep ones! The medicine that has | been curing the worst of I deep coughs for sixty | years is Ayer's Cherry I Pectoral. | Three blzw: 23c., Stic., 51. AU Crusgtato. B I Commit your doctor. If ho pays take It, K I then do as ho says. If ho tclla yon not H tj to tako It. thon don't tako It. Ho knows. M C Leave it with him. We are willing. . / J. C. AYIiH CO., Lowell, Maao. g Successful Clajms. S §!y Vb iu ctvii*\v ur.ls abjudicating claims, atty aiuce "Will DEW 10011?" (Being the Soliloquy of a Farmer on tho Free Raw Sugar Question.) "Tbar's a mighty lot or talkin* about farmers 'n thar rights, *N the wonderful prosperity thet beet growln' Invites. Tliar's a heap er foolish erowln' 'n tho "beats" begin tor shout 'n holier fer the Tarifi ter keep free raw sugar out 1 But I notls thet the beet-prcducin' farms are very few, An' tho farmers through tho country uint got much ef it ter dew. The hull land alnt a-ralsin' beets, 'n alnt goln' ter bogin. Beet growin'B right t'er sum, 1 guess— but. wbar dew I cum in 2 The farmer gits four dollars now fer every ton o' beets— A handsom price, I mu6t allow—but hidln' sum deceits. Beet sugar manyfacterers admit es they hev found Thet "granylated" costs 'em sumthin' like tew cents a pound. Ib fact tbet leaves a profit on which they'd greatly thrive— And—if it kin be sold fer three, why Bliould we pay 'em FIVE 2 It seems ter mo es thet's a game thet's mighty like a skin- But—if tbar's any benefit—waal, —wliar dew I cum In * When Uncle Sam's In want o" cash we're glad ter help him out, *N we'll stand all the taxes thet are neoded, never doubt. But when his pocket-book's well lined an' nnry cent ho lacks, Et seems ter mo bis duty's ter repeal thet sugar tax. Them fellers wot Is Interested scz its to protect Tho beet-prodncin' fanner thet the duty they collect. But I guess thet explanation cs a little hit too thtn— Tho sugar maker,—he's all right;—but—-wbar dew wo cum in 2 Take off raw sugar duty an* tho price win quickly fall, To everybody's benefit, for sugar's used by all. The poor will bless the Government tbet placed It tn thar reach- On millions of our citizens free sugar now bosoech) The dealer H be delighted—less expenditure fer him— More demand 'u bigger profits—which at present are but slim. An' the farmer *ll be as well paid as he ever yet hes ben— But he'll buy his sugar cheaper—thet's whar ho an' I'll cum in. Now, whar's the sense er reason of the sugar tax to-day, When our treasury's a-bulgln' an' we hev no debts ter pay ? Tho duty on raw sugar's Fifty million every year— An' the people's got ter pay It—thet's a fact thet's very clear. Fifty million ! Great Jerosha ! Tor protect boet magnates, too. Why should they tax ALL the people—Jost ter lielp a scattered FEW And the FEW ? Beet-sugar MAKERS I Don't It really seem a sin Thus ter help an' fill thar coffers ? Whar dew you an' I cum In 2 The farmer growln' boots lice got o contract price fer years— Freo raw sugar wouldn't hurt htm, n' o< It he hes no fears. But mebbe, like myself—he's also growing fruit so nice— Ter preserve It—at a profit—he needs sugar—at u price ! The repealing of tho duty, eurcly cuts i!io price In two— TheFll make a mighty difference, neighbor, both ter mo on' yon £ Let the sugar manyfacterer make such profits as he kin— Ter him It may seem right enuff—bat wbar dew I cum in 2 An' I alnt agoin' ter swalk'r all the nrgymcuts they shout Thet the farmers need protection—on' most bar raw sngar out Common sense is plainly sliowln' that the poopk) in the land Want raw sugar free In future—an' Its freedom will demand. 'Tis a tax no longer needed—hateful to tho-. public view,— Taxing millions of our people to enrich a favored few. They can't blind me any longer with tl foolish yarns they spin,— While they're busy making money—whar dew you an' 1 come In 2 I'm agoin' ter keep on hustlln', talkin', plendln' with my fronds.— Alnt no sense In lettin' others gain thar selfish privet ends. I'm agoin' ter write tennorror to my Congressman 'ml say Thet he oughter do his best ter kill that tax without delay 1 Feller-tnrniere, do your utmost—whether you grow boets or not To repeal the tax oh sugnr—yon can but Improve your lot ! Cheaper sugar helps your pocket, greater blessings you can win— Whon we've three-cent. granylated—tlmfs whar you an' 1 cum in 1" HAfSDSOME ™?, c £*-sA"n;„n2?T"'l £OOO TO SISOO A YEAk baud Address EBIE. £7 Market St., Chicago, 111. \ IV v* I dvv I S? Psb Y NE ? DISCOVERY; gives e wttn t Intelligent Wen and Women as H AaufteSm,Fi ia?a n and7 Odnv.^reatmsnt Traveling Represeututivee or Local Manager* | Free. Du B QEELa'B SOas. Roi B, A11.,,... Oe. alnry few to Hsoo a year and all expea.es, ' ***' * ■*■ g * ' •***—| according to experience and ability. We also -- - want local representatives: salary J9 to sls a week and commission, depending upon the time Gold Medal at imn'alo Exposition. gate position prefercd. Address, Dept. B. fIIcILHENNY'S TABASCO TILB BELL COMPANY, Philadelphia, Pa. 11 ft it/S\ For More Than Qtmrfer of n Century the reputation of W. L. I W? 1 * 'nil a Douglas ,Su.CO shoes tor and wear lias excellent all other I ( J I 0 lone. W. L. Douglas shoes have to give better Balls taction than other jli.o0 and ft f H $3. no shoes because kid reputation tor the best &3.00 atul &3.&0 shoes must bo ft J\ M maintained. n \ " <4-71 B Hold l>v M Itouplas Stnri'M u Ainsncnn cities tdlrnQ direct from factory to AV W wearer at one prujil; and Out shoe dealers everywhere, r " //M ~W. I^.B@U©L'AS *&2® SHOES "" n n 1, Wj 1 lit A 'ny' Price. ffi[ W standard has always benn plaerd so lilch that tho wean>r roeeivoa inoro value for hi* money . D hi tle W. L. Douirlas 98.0 D and ?n.r> shoes than he can get obsowliere. \\. L l>on,rlßS niakesnnd sella more $.1.00 and shoes than any other two manufacturers in tho world. Poet Color Eyelets Used. TV. L I>cUL'lai <93.00 and 1*3.50 ahoos nro m<lo of tho saroo high-grade leathers used in <95.00 and ©O.OO shoes and are Jiwt as good in every way. Insist upon having TV. L. Douglas Hhoes with name and price itamped^^v^.^l 1 on bottom, shoes rent anywnere on receipt of price and 25 cents additional for ( carnage. Tako measnremetits of foot as shown ; state style dctdred; elzu and wa> vv3 l width usually worn; plain or cap toe; heavy, mediam or Utfht soles, CATALOG FREE. W. L. POUCLAg, Brockton, J
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