| FARM AND GARDEN. Setting; a Hen. I begin with a box, putting earth into it, then straw, then a handful of wood ashes scattered over all. I try the lien a day or two on the nest egg, and if she means business I take that away and give her a full setting. If the eggs have been traveling, lot ihem stand in a safe warm place for twenty four hours to put the germs in right position when set. If you give them to the hen just after the journey, you will probably have spoiled eggs in stead of chicks. Sprinkle the eggs two or three times a week to give them necessary moisture. Feed the hen every day, and see that she returns to her nest and is not disturbed.—Mrs. E. Sclioenborn, in the Epitomist. Cleanliness in Dairying. The daily business is one that is open to any enterprising farmer who will make it a point to deviate from the methods now practiced on some farms. A visit to many dairy farms will disclose the fact that but little re gard is given to matters that are essen tial to securing high prices. Cleanli ness in the stable is more important than in the dairy. Cows are frequent ly milked with their bodies plastered with manure, and even the teats and udders are often filthy. Milking is done in a hurry, and it goes to market containing tilth in a soluble form which the strainer cannot remove. All dairy farms are not conducted in such a slov enly manner, but tv.ere are hundreds of dairy farms upon which thorough cleanliness is lacking. Each cow should be kept clean, her hide brushed, udder washed and the stalls mado clean. There should bo no tilth in the stable, and the hands of the milkers should be washed clean before beginning the work of milking. Putting; Putter on the Market. Where butter is to bo delivered to the consumer direct. it is desirable to have fresher butter. If they will accept it. When salted on< -half ounce to the pound, the butter v .11 have a flavor peculiar to itself, and the consumer soon comes to recogi '.ze and desire it. He will probably no! be able to secure in the open markets similarly salted butter, and by three months' use he will become so accustomed to it lie will be satisfied with no other, and yon will have secured a permanent customer, provided your butter be prime in all other respects. Tlie secret of success in delivering to special customers is to have a class of goods that has an individuality pe culiar to Itself, and that will attract the customer to it If you can do this you will soon have a trade you can j command, instead of its commanding yea. Salting to special flavor will se-! cure this iu butter better than any I other one thing. Uniformity In color I is also Important. Of course, you must! cater to different tastes and suit all. If some customers desire more salt, you must have one churning for each delivery suited to meet that kind of customers, and have It alike every time. Prime and uniform flavor, color and quality are the sine qua non of the farm dairyman. Make frequent in quiry among your customers as to any changes they desire, and let them know you desire to suit them. If you do this you will find there will not be enough others doing the same thing to form a dangerous competition.— New York Tribune Farmer. Principle* of Gardening;. The phrase "landscape gardening" frightens many people unnecessarily, says the Pilgrim. The Idea Is abroad that landscape gardening Is only for the rich, and that It requires more land than plain folks have. The trouble with this statement Is that It "contains a nine per cent, alloy of truth." As a matter of fact, garden ing is often really expensive business. Of course, the large, open country-like view, which is the glory of our large parks, requires more space than a city lot; and If one does not love gardening and hires everything done, the work is very costly. On the other hand, it Is wonderful to see what can be accom plished in a small city lot by a business man who likes to work an hour or two a day in the garden. Those who live In or near the country are to be en vied. They can bring home the plants they like, and it need not cost tliem anything in cash outlay. The Horn of the United States Is one of the richest In the world, and some of the happiest and prettiest homes in America are surrounded by trees and shrubs pro cured from the immediate neighbor hood. Tlie truth is that the principles of lnndseape gardening are entirely applicable to elty lots, suburban yards and farm homes as well as to public parks and Newport cottages. The principles of landscape garden ing are three: First, preserve an open, central lawn. Second, plant in masses at the sides. Third, avoid straight lines. The central lawn llnnked by shrub bery Is the secret of landscape garden ing. In making nature-like pictures with plants, the lawn Is the funda mental being. The lawn is compara ble to the painter's canvas, while side planting is the frame of the picture. The sprinkling of the front yard with trees and flower beds is a common mistake.—Philadelphia liecord. Itreedlng For the Future. The expense of starting a good dairy must necessarily lie quite considerable, but if one understands liis business well he can keep up the standard of tlie herd, and Increase It, at a very nominal cost. On the other hand, If one does not look forward constantly to the future he will soon find that the cost of keeping up the work will bo so great as to eat up the profits. The successful dairyman must consequent ly be somewhat of a breeder himself. He must raise stock for the future, and do it in such away that the best are obtained. A great many can start well with a good dairy herd, and they can feed and care for the stock all right, but they fail to look far enough ahead to keep down ex penses. In other words, every few years they find it necessary to buy blooded stock of a breeder at a cost that takes down the average of profits. Their theory is that it is necessary to purchase such high-priced animals to prevent the herd from running down. A good sensible method, of breeding at home for the dairy ""iuld prevent any such necessity. With good stock to begin with, it is not so difficult to maintain the standard of the animals, especially if new blood Is introduced from outside sources occasionally. To accomplish this, however, it will be necessary to keep the choice heifers of the best cows, and sire them to pure bred bulls. It is largely a matter of intelligent selection. The cows and heifers selected for breeding should be chosen for those special points which are needed in the dairy business. It must be remembered that these ani mals are raised for their practical value and not for exhibition, nor even to establish some record for a high yield. The dairyman requires good, strong, healthy cows, which will aver age the year around plenty of rich milk and cream. Form has nothing to do with the matter beyond that which is necessary to preserve the type of the breed. The milking quali ties are the first essential, and also the endurance of the animal under or dinary conditions. The very high strung dairy animal which has no hardihood whatever may do for ex hibit, but not for practical dairying. Moreover, we need dairy animals which are gentle and docile. A high strung animal which refuses to be milked without creating a disturb ance, or a vicious brute, should find no place on the practical dairy farm no matter how much milk she gives. The trouble and uncertainty of milking would make the animal unprofitable. A hard milker Is also to some extent an unprofitable animal. Time is money on the dairy, especially at milk ing time, and anything that tends to consume it increases the cost of the business.—C. S. Waters, in American Cultivator. The Care of Palms. A very successful amateur gardener gives the following advice on the care of palms: Well grown palms are, of course, more or less expensive, depend ing in some degree on the variety; economy sometimes compels the pur chase of smaller plants than we coifld wish for. But a larger plant at a high er price pays in the long run, no mat ter how cheaply small palms may be had. Palms at their best are slow growers, and it takes years to grow fine specimen plants. For the same reason it would prove a useless waste of time for an amateur, even with greenhouse facilities, to try to raise them from seed. Always buy as large a plant as you possibly can. If not in a pot when re ceived put it up at once as follows: Select a pot large enough to comfort ably contain the ball of roots with a little space all around. As the roots of palms generally strike downward, depth in a pot is more desirable than width. Scrub the pot clean, put iu about an inch of drainage material, and then an inch or so of soil. On this set the ball of roots, just as received; keep the plant in the centre; fill in a handful of dirt, firm it around the ball with the fingers or with a small stick, and continue this until there is about an inch of space from the top of the soil to the rim of the pot. Do not set the plant deeper than indicated by the old mark on the stalk, showing how deeply it was planted before. Care fully avoid tlie breaking or bruising of any of the roots; should it occur, cut away the injured part cleanly with a sharp knife. A good soil for palms Is composed of two parts of sandy soil and one part of good, rich loam. I>o not use leaf mold. Palms are Impatient of fre quent repotting, and this can be de ferred by simply replacing the top soil with fresh, rich dirt, without disturb ing the roots and by giving occasional ly doses of liquid manure. A good sub stitute for this latter is soot or the ashes from a wood fire. Both of these must be used sparingly, for they are apt to burn the plants If too freely ap plied. For a medium-sized pot work about two teaspoonfuls into the soil not oftener than twice a month. Keep the plants in strong light. In winter a sunny window is the best place for them. Apply tepid water when watering becomes necessary, and give enough to soak the whole ball of •soil. Shower or sponge the foliage witli lukewarm water once a week or so, keep free from dust and watch for insects. See that no water is allowed to stand on the leaves where the sun is apt to strike it. as it may burn and discolor them. Give fresh air on warm days by slightly lowering a near-by window or opening a door for a short time. In the summer the pots may be plunged to the rim In the garden. Se lect n place facing the east, so they will have only the morning sun, and see that it is so sheltered that high winds will not break the stalks or tear the leaves. Putting a handful of coal nslies under the pot will prevent worms from working up through the drainage hole. During this season frequent watering will be necessary much more so than in the winter. —New York Commercial Advertiser. The weekly mail to the English army In South Africa is 204,000 letters. THE SURGEON'S KNIFE Krs. Eckis Stevenson of Salt Lake City Tells How Opera tions For Ovarian Troubles May Be Avoided. "DEAR MRS. PINKITAM:—I suffered with inflammation of the ovaries and womb for over six years,enduring aches and pains which nono can dream of but those who have had the same expe- MR SSON. rience. Hundreds of dollars went to the doctor and the drug-gist. I was simply a walking medicine chest and a phys ical wreck. My sister residing in Ohio wrote me that she had been cured of womb trouble by using Lydift E. Plnkham's Vegetable Com pound, and advised me to try it. I then discontinued all other medicines and gave your Vegetable Compound a thorough trial. Within four weeks nearly all pain had left me; I rarely had headaches, and my nerves were in a much better condition, and I was cured in three months, and this avoided a terrible surgical operation." — MRS. ECKIS STEVENSON, 250 So. State St., Salt Lake City, Utah.— $5000 forfeit if above testimonial Is not genuine. Remember every woman is cordially invited to write to Mrs. Pinkliam If there is anything about lier symptoms she does not Understand. Mrs. Pinltham's address is Lynn, Mass. A you have three hero. Baby may reoorer. but A I ALABASTIIUEf Y IT WON'T RUB OFF. J 6 Wall Paper Is unsanitary. Kalsomines are tm- #> porary, rot, rut. off and scale. ALABAHTINE t* a \ W pure, permanent and artistic wail m.ttiuir. ready W A (or tiio brush hy inning i\ cold wator. I'r sale A W* by paint dealer* everywhere. Buy in package* W A and beware of worthless Imitations. M ± ALABASTINE CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. A P Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Lath Principal L.x&mln'sr U.S. Pension Bureau. 3yra la civil war. 15 adjudlcatma claim*, atty ulnca Auk Your Dealer For Allen's Foot-Eane, A powder. It rests the feet. Cures Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating Feet and Ingrowing Nails. Allen'9 Foot-Easo makes new or tight shoes easy. At all Druggists and Shoo stores, 26 cents. Ac cept no substitute. Saraplo mailed FBKB. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leßoy, N. Y. In the Grand Canyon of Colorado ft man's voico has been heard a distance of tightest! miles. FITS permanently cured. No fits ornervous ness after first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerveßostorer.f atrial bottle and treatisefroo Dr. R. U. KLINE, Ltd., 981 Arch St., Fhlla., Pa One miner is killed for every 1,060,000 tons of coal raised. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething, soften the gums, reduces inflamma tion,allays pain,cures wind colic. 25c. a bottle It is one thing to count the cost, and quite another thing to pay it. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spokon of •s a cough cure.—J. W. O'BRIEN, 822 Third Avenue. N.. Minneanolis. Minn. Jan. 6. liJQQ llf ~~ I " H S production Ifs gxc&lkrvcc- Si of a laxative of known value and distinctive " de t0 the originality and simplicity of the K m action is rapidly growing in public favor, along combination and also to the method of manu- gg* •.t v 1 X + ~ Jr facture, which is known to the California Fig &)f&P with the many other matenal improvements of * C, i a U- L . b 7 r Syrup Co. only, and which ensures that per c a S e# e man y f ect p Ur ity and uniformity of product essential &s•> - t to the ideal home laxative. In order to get Swho are- well informed u _ m fc Effects M Isn 5° m f ct „ t ' l r a^?- ve condition . 9 . a ! a^at S e always buy the genuine and note the full name ifv l m be whoHy free from every objectionable quality f the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.— |M llf or substance, with its component parts simple q( j „ the |||| '• p^t s and wholesome and it should act pleasantly * c c+'c a l kri-F II and Gently without disturbing the natural process of manufacturing figs are used as they Si The laxarive which are ple.,.„e to the ,e,,e. but .he ra ed,c,„,l |g| sfer.'l J . _ virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained from an t-'A.v jgg fulfils most perfectly the requirements, in the b f p , ants knQwn f0 bc ||| | ||f highest degree, is medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially. | Syrup of flss • /5.—,,,R Cy„,ipjJ ft HP The sale of millions of bottles annually fol | liHLJft 11/Ti H flvi jfll ||| many years past, and the universal satisfaction C J ||P which it has given confirm the claim we make, S&|\ Fr&ACioCO.CaJ. 61|l|| jg that it possesses the qualities which commend LouisvUlc.Ky. /IfrW York.N.Y KM 8K& it to public favor. ' - _ .... ... pßjKr 1 HEADACHE, BACKACHE, DIZZINESS (PE-RII'NA CURES PELVIC CATARRH.) MACTN^j Mrs. Anna Martin, 47 Hoyt street, Brooklyn, N. Y., writes: " Peruna did so much for me that I feci It. my duty to recommend it to others who may he similarly afflict ed. A hour a year ago my health was completely broken down, had back ache, dizziness and irregularities, and life seemed dark indeed. We had used Peruna in our home as a tonic and for colds and catarrh and 1 decided to try it for my trouble. In less than three months 1 became reg ular, my pains had entirely disap peared, and 1 am now perfectly well."—Mrs, Anna Martin. Miss Marie Johnson, 11 Columbia, East.j Detroit, Mich., is Worthy Vice Templar in Hope Lodge No. 6, Independent Order Good Templars. Miss Johnson, a9 so many otner women also have done, found in Pe runa a specific for a severe case of female weakness. She writes: "I want to do what I can to let the whole world know wh.it a grand medicine Peruna is. For eleven years I suffered with female troubles and complications arising therefrom. Doctors failed to cure me, and I despaired of being helped. Pe runa cured me in three short months. 1 can hardly believe it myself, but it is a blessed fact. I am perfectly well now, and have not had an acne or pain for months. I want my suffering sisters to know what Peruna has done for me."—Miss Marie Johnson. Miss Ruth Emerson, 72 Sycamore st., Buffalo, N. Y., writes: "I suffered for two years with irregular and painful menstrua tion, and Peruna cured me within six weeks. I cannot tell you how grateful I feel. Any agency which brings health and strength to the afflicted is always n wel come friend, and to-dav the market is so Laid Up for Sixteen Weeks. St. Jacobs Oil and Vogeler's Cur ative Compound Cured Him. ** I have been a great sufferer from Rheu matism for many years. I was laid up with Rheumatic Fever for nine weeks in 1894, and again for sixteen (16) weeks in 1596. I tried many medicines I saw advertised and others I was recommended; finally I was induced to take Vogeler's Curative Compound, which did me more good than all other medicines. In fact, I feel quite a different man since I have been taking the Compound. All my neighbors and friends are quite surprised to see me about and looking so well. I can only say that Vogeler's Curative Compound taken Internally and by using St. Jacobs Oil outwardly acted like magic in my case. I had been taking medicines for years without obtaining benefit, but Vogeler's has practi cally cured me. I have recommended Vog eler's Curative Compound to a lot of my acquaintances, and they tell me that it has worked wonders. " Wishing you every success in the sale of your Vogeler's Curative Compound and St. Jacobs Oil, I remain, gentlemen, " Your obedient servant, "GEORGE CLARKE, Gardener, "23 Beechcroft Road, Surrey." Send to St. Jacobs Oil, Ltd., Baltimore, for a free samplo of Vogeler's Compound, Highest Altitudes Possible to Man. The reason, Signor Mosso tells us, why so few have attempted the as cent of the highest peaks on the face of the earth is the conviction that man cannot withstand the rarefied air of these altitudes. "Heroism shrinks from such prolonged suffer ings as those due to lack of health." His own experiments and observa tions, however, give us the assur ance that man will be able slowly to accustom himself to the diminished barometic pressure of the Himalays. "If birds," he says, "fly to the height of 29,000 feet man ought to be able to reach the same altitude at a slow rate of progress." filled with useless and injurious medicines ' that it is a pleasure to know of so reliable a remedy as you place before the public." ■ —Miss Ruth Emerson. It is no longer a question as to whether ' Peruna can be relied on to cure all such ' cases. During the many years in which 1 Peruna has been put to test in all forms 1 and stages of acute and chronic catarrh no one year has put this remedy to great er test than the past year. Peruna is the acknowledged catarrh rem i edy of the age. Dr. Hartman, the com ' pounder of Peruna, has written a book on the phases of catarrh peculiar to women, ; entitled, "Health and Beauty." It will be ' sent free to any address by The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, 0. If you do not derive prompt and satis • factory results from tho use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case nnd he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice ! gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The > Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus. O. Lost Hair " My hair came out by the hand ful, and the gray hairs began to creep in. I tried Ayer's Hair Vigor, and it stopped the hair from com ing out and restored the color."— t> Mrs.M. D.Gray, No. Salem,Mass. R There's a pleasure in jj offering such a prepara 1| tion as Ayer's Hair Vigor. j| It gives to all who use it | such satisfaction. The I hair becomes thicker, j | longer, softer, and more j | glossy. And you feel so | | secure in using such an § | old and reliable prepara-1 | tion. 11.00 a bottle. All dragfists. 1 jg If your druggiat cannot supply yon, £ H send us one dollar and we win express H b you a bottlo. Be sure and give tho namo U H of your nearest express ofliee. Address, R jji The United States Department of Agriculture now has well-equipped la boratories for the investigation of the diseases of plants in Washington City, Florida and California. There aro also 60 experiment stations where plant diseases are studied, and in per haps half that number of colleges Practical courses on plant life are iven. New South Wales attaches the death penalty to setting lire to a dwelling house knowing that a person is there. When a fellow Is a bad egg don't try to beat him. FOR EVERY Price SI.OO CUTICURA SOAP, to clsanse the stta of crusts and scales and soften the thick ened cuticle, CUTICURA OINTMENT, to instantly allay itching, inflamma tion, and irritation, and soothe and heal, and CUTICURA RESOLVENT PILLS, toccolandcleansothoblood. A SINGLE! SET of these great skin curatives is oiten sufficient to cure the most tortur ing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleed ing, crusted, scaly, and pimply skin, scalp, and blood humours, with loss ol hair, when all else fails. of Poojple USE CUTICURA SOAP, assisted by CUTICURA OINTMENT, Tor preserving, purifying, and beautifying t!o 6kln, for cleansing tiic scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, and the stop, ping of falling hair, for softening, whitening, and soothing rod, rough, and sore hands, for baby rashes, ltohlngs, and dialings, and for all the purposes of tin toilet, bath, and nurs ery. Millions of Women use CUTICURA SOAP in the form of baths for annoying irritations, Inflammations, and excoriations, or too free or offensive perspiration, in tii3 form of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and for many sanative, antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves to women. 'CUTICURA RE-.OLVEYT PILLS (Chocolate Coated! aro a now, tasteless, odorless, eco nomical substituto for the celebrated liquid CUTICURA RESOLVENT, as well as for all other blood purifiers and humour cures. In screw cap vials, containing GO doses, price 25c. Bold throntfiout the world. Boap, 25c., OIKTUBHT, F!c., Pii.i.s, 2 >o. ilritUh l>poti 27-2*. Charterhouaa on., London, r rrnrh S lino do la Ptix, I*arie. I'OT TEU 1)HDO A CNCU. COBI'N Solo Fropa., lioatou. U. B. A. Gcanine stamped CC C. Never sold ID bnlk. Beware of the dealer who tries to sell "something just as good." FI I D SEND FOR OUR FREE 9 H CATALOGUE OF BASE F9 M BALL, FISHING TAC- N R 2 KLE BICYCLES, KO- H P FLTF? DAKS, TENNIS, SEW- H A S ING MACHINES, BABY S H U CARRIAGES A N D IS M IT'*l SPRING AND SUMMER | M 3 SPORTING GOODS. IT ■ I P WILL SAVE YOU MONEY. H 9 JSLA ci WE ACTUALLY SELL AT ■ 9 A WHOLESALE PRICES ■ P TJI/M/I R I FICHMELZER ARMS CO. I (//ICALL H KANSAS CITY, MO. ■ Colorado Beats eWorld IW SUGAR BEETS. Six Million Dollars have Just been invested in mural factories. Four Million more will BO invest dth s year Jhe best posted sugar men of the world are buytnir Immense acreage for sugar beets. Colorado took first prizes at Chicago exhibit last mouth tor highest tonnage per acre, and highest percentage of suKur, being over twice as much as some .States. We are offering A lew shares of stock for sale in The Colorado Smrar Mir. Co. The lirst and only supra* stock offered to tI:E public. The comj>nny owns one ol the most modern and complete refining plants in the world, situated in a district wliero the hiyhest PRICE ir, paid for suirar in the Country. Local coi ital -8 J L, *VO subscribed Five Hundred and Fitty Thou sand Dollars in cash. This is an opportunity of A lifetime Factory is built and paid for. For lull particulars write to W>l. <iRUDER fc CO., 29 liroudtviy, New York, or Exchange lSuilding, Denver, Colo. P. N. U. 20, 'OF
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