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: rT To LiiikI Lnux, Iloll the Mg on n Rood-sized pole, back 11m wiiKoii, thu butt end of die log diouhl he About the center of the hounds, theu get a thick block, a. am pry up with n stout pole, b, ami while the boy Is bearluc down oq the pole quickly fasten the lo chain, c, neciire. ly around the los. Next Insert n stout pole, d, about 0 or 8 feet Ions under the chain on top of the log. While hearing down on the pry polo have the boy place a thick block across the hounds the thicker the better. This takes the strain off the hounds. Let the pole rest on this and the log Is loaded. In load ItiK a law heavy log. pry It up and place a thick block under 1L Then fasten the chain as before. Insert the pole, bear dowji on the pry pole, have A SIMPI.K WAT TO I. OA I) I.OOS the block placed across the hounds, and the lotr Is aj;alii loaded. Hy this sim ple method one man and a stout boy can load uuy reasonable size log with out any heavy lifting. Farm, and Home. Hnrd-Milkinu Cows. There Is nothing more provocative of profanity than to milk a hard-milking cow. especially If she Is a kicker, as the hard milker Is apt to be. Farmers who pray that they be not led Into tempta tlon ought to give more care to the kind of cows they keep for their boys and hired men to milk. It is a pretty seri ous business putting temptatlous to swear In other people's way. There Is another reason why the hard-milking cow is uot likely to be profitable. To easy -going people, too good tempered to be profane, the temptation takes an other form, that Is. not to swear at the row, but to stop milking lier before nil the milk Is exhausted. Thus many a cow has dried up prematurely and nev er given her owner any profit, while If she had been an easy milker she had the capacity to become as good a eow as any In the dairy. American Cultivator. Lnwn or Garden Levcler. Our Illustration, which Is from the American Agriculturist, shows a serv iceable, home-made implement for lev- HOMEMADE LAND LKVEI.flt. eling lawns and gardens, 9r for doing grading of any sort It is made from a plank, beveled on one edge, the edge being protected by a strip of sheet Iron. Into this Is set the framework that Js shown In the Illustration. Ash strips can be bent easily Into shape for the handles, or old plow handles can be utilized. put ono-fonrth kproseno oil nnd three fourths water and a little sulphur, and, when I have a warm day In the winter, apply behind the ears ami front legs, on the flank and root of tall, (ilvo them a clean bed at the same time. After two or three applications I find the lice gone and nits killed. I bnvu no bog lice now. and my herd U In tho best condition It ever was.-V. U. V la American Swineherd. Poultry Nairn. Chopped onions are beneficial If fed to your stock occasionally. Squabs are ready for market as snon as they are well feathered Just before they leave the nest. 1'rovlde your poultry with a warm coop ami a good scratching place If you want eggs In winter. White Wyandotte lay brown shelled i eggs as a ride. Thev are cmml to 1'lvin- ' outh Kocks In this respect. In order to secure satisfactory re sults It Is customary to mate cockerels with hens, and cocks with pullets. Never use kerosene on the body of a fowl. Lard alono Is sufficient. All greasy substances will soil tho feathers. Sheep In the Orchard. I have Ave acres that Is partially cov ered with apple trees, some of which ore quito old. For several yenrs no crops have been raised on the land. For a few weeks lu the spring It Is used for pasturing cows, and during n portion of the summer and fall sheep ure given the run or the field. They lie uuder the shade of the trees a greater part of the day, where a good share of their drop plugs is left, which seem to be a great benefit to the trees, and all wormy and defective oples ore tnilckly eaten as About (loo J Konda. "Constant dropping wears away tone," and It I only by constant re minders by the press that the public mini! can be brought to the semtlbln conclusion that good roads are among America's essentials. They are not merely wheelmen's wants, hut warns demanded by the comfort and conve nience of everybody. It does not by any iiioaim follow that because a men has uot a team of his own, or does not rkle u wheel, that be has not a direct i personal interest In the Improvement of roads. Kuropcan countries have long recognized their merits, nnd for cen turies lu some portions have enjoyed their benefits. We, In America, hnv only begun to appreciate, and mainly Intlielmmedlate vicinity of large cities, their great Importance. The' Importance of the subject de mands a much wliler-iread feeling of Interest. While the area of the United States is too Immense and the popu lation too sparse to hope for- ninny years to come, for a general good road system, yet great progress can be made In sections of the country where farm ers ore prosperous, and where they have occasion to use roads to a conshi-, erahle extent lu order to get the prod ucts of their farms to railroad smtions for shipment to large cities and towns. Vere It possible to estimate the dollar and cent extra cost for repairs to wag ons and carriages, the wear and tear of horse, mule Hnd ox flesh over wretch ed roads, and the delays caused in win ter by their linpassablllty, the aggre gate would be startling, and would, wo feel assured, aggregate a sura far In excess of what would be needed to pro vide good roads and keep them In good condition. And If, to the economy re ferred to, be added the Increased value of property, and last, but not least, the TRUMPET CALLS. soon as they fall. I now raise more and better fruit, anil believe It will nav i comfort of farmers and their families, any farmer who has an apple orchard to j u,ere voma be overwhelming argument keep sheep.-John Jucksou, lu "Mlehl- isvor or immediate action, xne work gan Fruit Urower." 18 a ""PPuoous one. wnen viewed aa a wuoie, nut a beginning once made and the advantages clearly demonstra ted, there would be steady Improve ment. West Chester (Pa.) Republican. Corn Himkn'or Herts. There Is no nicer cheap mattress than can be made from dried shredded corn husks which every farmer can save while doing the fall husking. They are much cleauer and more durable than straw mattresses, and to most people i more pleasant than the Iron ninttrcases now so common, nitnougii where the Don't Do Itt It Is stated that when Boadlcea led her army to battle she wore a man's armor, but was always careful to leave her golden hair floating over the steel bed has nn Iron mattress, It Is likely to i lluks tl,at a11 UH'D mht know that BnB be the direct point at which lightning will aim when It strikes a bouse. We believe if farmers made more of their corn busks Into mattresses, they would get well paid for their labor when peo ple learned where they could be had. CnMtlntt Form Account. Towards the close of each year the farmer should Imitate other business men. take an account of stock, and esti mate us closely as be can how he stands financially compared with previous years. Do uot omit this because the account may not present so favorable a showing as you would like. Not to bo willing to face facts Is cowardly and unmanly, even though those facts seem greatly against us. Seed time and har vest do not fall to the farmer. He at ' least Is sure of his living. If he be free from debt be Is really the most Inde pendent citizen. A Valuable Object Lesson. At a recent American Institute fair at New York City, the State Experiment Station made an extensive display of fruit, grown on the station grounds. There were 225 varieties of apples, each specimen having oeen selected as typic al in shape, size, color, marking and general characteristics of the variety represented. The fruit was the result of the highest knowledge of culture and care and treatment known to the busi ness. The collection was an object les- eon in fruit lore of unmeasured value to those In search of knowledge In this special direction. This station Is doing a double service in thus giving to the public exhibits of their work; first In testing the varieties and showing their merits, and seeodU In giving an object lesson of their type and characteristics. Ptorinar Vegetables in Basements. Farmers whoare fortunate enough to have barn basements miss the best ad vantage of them If they do not use the basement to store a great variety of roots and vegetables there, and thus re lieve the bouse cellar of the unpleasant and also unhealthful odors from stored and fermenting vegetation. It Is not hard to keep a deep basement free of frost all winter. If the basement Is near the surface, a bank of earth out side enclosing an air space will keep frost out In the very coldest weather a few corn stalks thrown over vegetables or roots or some loose blankets over these will protect them sufficiently. Hon Lice. I have been troubled a great deal to get rid of bog lice, and the best way I have found yet, that Is a success. Is this: (My pigs are not troubled with them so much in the warm weather as cold): I Care of Wheat in the Fall. If the late heavy rains have left any water standing iu low places on wheat fields fuiTows should he run through these places, to take the water off or diminish its damage. Wheat will eure- be killed wherever water freezes down to the ground over It. But usu- lly with the opening of frost the water sinks down to a lower level. If there an underdrain near sometimes a sheet of ice will form over the water at night, and by morning all the water under It will have disappeared. In such case the wheat Is benefited rather than Injured. A 'Cheap RavHoMer. We glean the following Idea from the Fnrmers' Advocate:" Take an Inch board, three feet long by 14 Inches wide, and slant It. Then take two slats. three Inches wide and three feet long, and nail them upright to the board about Ave Inches from the top, to serve as feet Drive a wire nail through each corner of board, and turn them up a little to hook the bags on. Nail the board down at the bottom, and one man can fill and tie the bags as fast as two men can clean the grain. Full-fown Lettuce. Lettuce Is so hardy that a little sown very late In fall and slightly protected In winter will get an earlier start than It can if planted then. It Is best not to sow early enough to have the seed germinate In the fall, though early sown lettuce with pretty thick covering has wintered safely in winters moder ately warm, or with plenty of sndw to keep the lettuce covered. was not a only warrior but a woman. Queen Elizabeth, the most shrewd and prudent sovereign of her day, when she held important councils with am bassadors from other countries, not only, we are told, brought all her learn Ing and sagacity to bear against them, but "tricked herself lu her most splen did apparel and rarest Jewels, using all little female arts to win them to her service." Victoria has laid deep the foundation of her empire over her subjects in their affections. It Is not the hereditary queen that they reverence so much as the modest young girl, the faithful wife, the good, kindly woman on the throne. The first lady in our own land has endeared herself to the nation not as a politician or social leader, but as a most gracious gentlewoman. It Is a singular fact that no woman has ever long influenced the world as ruler, writer, or even reformer who :hrew aside her feminine weapons. The charm of a womanly woman is a ffcal power. Her gentleness, her dell :ncy, her modesty are real forces. The girl who dresses like a man, who swag gem, who talks loudly, discusses risque books and smokes cigarettes Is like a soldier who has thrown away his weap ons before be goes Into battle. Her bicycle, for example, may be a good, useful thing, but she will not induce the public to approve of bicycles for women by appearing on It as an offensive caricature of a man. She will not win the world to her cause, how ever Just, by disgusting It with herself. Why should any of our girls throw i way the weapons which God has given them? Youth's Companion, item's Horn HoiiikIs Warning Note tu the Unredi eiiicil, I HO point is nn ocean to the tad pole. I t robs the world for a man of ability to live 111 Idleness. He a friend to the friendless, If you would keep closijto Christ. Wheu the world comes to Its worst, It will soon Ik; at Its best. j Keep the heart young, and the body J will be slow In growing old. I he mini who wears a hair shirt hates those who dress comfortably. The Inventor of pins did more for the j world than the builder of pyramids. It Is safe to believe that Cod Is still against the devil, no matter how things : look. The man who has never had a wish to be good and true, has uot yet heard God speak. We should use all the light God has given us, to help those who are still In the dark. I How easy It would 1 to iove unlovely .people, lr we could only see tbeiu as 'Jon does. It Is better to have little talent ami a noble purpose than much taN-nt and no purpose. A sanctified millionaire made the nevil very tired In the days of Job, and the same kind of a man can do the same thing yet. Tho power of rum will some day bo overthrown, with ns little ceremony as the legion, of devils went out of the Gadarene. Much of the trouble In this world Is caused by the man with the lien in In his eye trying to point out the mote in his brother's eye. Nothing pays smaller dividends In spiritual results than making n spe clalty of dlscoverlug the shortcomings of other folks. If we could see men as angels see fheni, there would be as much Joy on earth as there Is in heaven over the sin uer who repents. Np man has a call from God to go as a missionary to the other side of tho world, until he has done something for Christ at home. How it would soften the push of the door in the hook agent's face sometimes If we could see the little hands that stretch out to him for bread. Success In Life. If you wish success in life make per severance your bosom friend, experi ence your wise counsellor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. MIND KKADINO. You can rend a happy mind In a happy conn tciiniiro without much penetration. That is the sort of pounteimnre that the quondam Ml ionshUfrun'rorUyiipi'ptic relfeved by llosti'ttcr' Stomach Hitters wears. You will meet many such. The iirem stomachic and alterative also provides happiness for the malarious, the rheu matic, the weak and those troubled with Inac tion of tho kidneys and bladder. i The lord mayor of London wears a badge of office which contains diamonds valued at $600,000. CATAHItH CANNOT UK Cl'BED Onions, Cabbages and Flats. "You see, it's this way," he explained to the landlord. "I don't want to seem unreasonable, and I don't want to dic tate what a man shall eat. I realize, also, that you can't very well stipulate in the lease that a recognized article of food that is in good repute but bad odor practically all over the country shall not be cooked on the premises. Again, I am prepared to concede that onions and cabbages are all right in the right place, but I feel that, in Ju tice to myself and the neighbors, I must protest that a fiat building on a warm day, when the windows are open, is not the right place, especially if the day be Sunday and the time about noon. I understand perfectly that yon can't do anything as matters are now, but I rely upon your support when I Introduce a measure In the council reg ulating the use of onions and cabbages in flat buildings." Chicago Tost With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is s blend or coiiHtitiitional disease, and in order to curs it you must take internal remedies. Hall's i atarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts di rectly on the blood and miiroussurtac.es. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the beat physicians In this country for years, ami is a regular prescrip tion. It Is composed of the best tonics known, combined w ith the best blood puritlers, actltiK directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two Ingredients is what produces such wonderful effects In curing Catarrh. 1-end for testimonials, free. F. J. CHKXtV I il, l'rops., Toledo, O. Fold by driii-iiist. price 75c. Hall's I'amily fills are the best. Sleepless Fish -s and Insects The experts In the different branches of the sciences are now pretty well agreed that there are several species of fish, reptiles and Insects which never sleep during their stay In this world. Among the fish It is now positively known that the pike, the salmon nnd the goldfish never sleep nt all. Also that there are several others of the llsh family that never sleep more than a few minutes during n month, nnd which take no rest whatever during the breeding season. There are dozens of species of files (mostly tropical) which never Indulge In slumber, nnd from three to five species of serpents on each of the continents which the naturalists have never yet been able to catch nap ping. Some years ago a theory founded on the observations of Leuweuhock, Sir John Lubbock and others was to the effect that the ant Is another of the in sects that are never caught asleep. At that time (1874) the result of these ob servations excited considerable com ment, nnd It was declared to be "the ouly exception known In the animal world to the general rule that sleep h a necessary consequence of labor." More extended observations, however, have proven that there are several ex ceptions to the general rule of periodical slumber In the animal creation. St Louis Republic. I know that my life was saved by Piso's Cure for Consumption. John A. Miller. Au fjable, Michigan, April 21, 1803. The greatest depth, writes Prof. See- ley In bis "Story of the Earth," at which earthquakes are known to origi nate Is about thirty miles. It has also been calculated that a beat sufficient to I I ,'f well giauue uiiui uivui si auuui uiv ' same deDth. ! 5chJ Tt r "p7 Go to any grocer and ask for Schilling s Best tea: Japan, English Breakfast, Oolong, Ceylon, or the Blend. He will piy money back n you you your don't The Colorado Desert. The most famous of waste places In America, the Colorado Desert, Is popu larly regarded as an empire of hopeless sterility, the silence of which will never be broken by the voices of men. But the great desert Is the life work of the Colorado river. The scientific men of the University of Arizona have anal yzed these waters, and found that the actual commercial value of the fertiliz ing matter which would be deposited upon each acre by Irrigation amounts, In the course of a year, to ?!).07. What, then. Is the potential value of the laud which this river has created in centu ries? The products of the region in clude oranges and the dates of com merce. The place is more like Syria than any other part of the United States, and the daring Imaginations may readily conceive that here a new Damascus will arise, more beautiful than that of old. With the occupation of the Colorado Desert, and of the great peninsula which adjoins it. a powerful Impulse will be given to agriculture, mining anil commerce In a vat region now little peopled. One of the Inevitable conse quences will be the rise of San Diego to the proportions of a large city prob- HOVf TO IIKI.AX. Cold weather, whether dump or dry, will produce, even If we are extremely careful, sudden soreness and slifl'iics of the limbs and muscles. This is iiuieli on ing lo sud den tliunj'e of leinM nuiint I'imih a warm Mom to oiil-dour air. Cold coot I'm tn and uinnlli expands or relaxes, a.nl it is I'nr this reason i licit when unit is son- mid HUH' ) loin sudden Cold, the iiipliciiitin nf St. Jacobs (lit brings immediate c. ml sure re lief, us it t;ics waiinlli iiml rcluxul inn lo Ihestill'encil iiin-i les Mini make supple the sore and crumped limbs. Willi a vigorous rubbing wild this great remedy for pain no one need stiller with soreness and still', lies more lliantl very short lime. It is especially tin) best remedy for stiUVriug wlnie we require a prompt cure, mid it is particularly tho best lutyiiise its cures are perinuutMit. Mind and ilnnltti. The mental condition mis far more Influence upon the bodily health than Is generally supposed. It Is uo doubt true that ailments of the body canst depressing' nnd morbid conditions ol the mind, but It is no less true dial sorrowful and disagreeable cmo:hmt produce disease In persons who, unin fluenced by them, would be In sound health; or, If disease Is not produced, the functions are disordered. Agreeable emotions set In motion nervous currents .vh'.ch stimulate blood, brain, and every part of the sys tem Into healthful activity; while. grief, disappointment of feeling, and brooding over present sorrows or past mistakes depress till the vital forces. To be physically well one must. In gen eral, be happy. The reverse Is not nl ways true; one may be happy and cheerful, and yet be a constant sufferer In body.. Termltci Dentpoy a Cnlile. The French Academy of Sciences was Informed last summer of, the destruc tion of an electric cable In Tonquln by the attacks of termites. The cable cross ed a marshy tract and was enclosed lu a tube of lead. The Insects bored holes In the tube and completely destroyed the Insulation of the cable. It has been proposed to guard the cable against future attacks by enclosing It lu an en velope of cotton and jute Impregnated with sulphate of copper, which. It is believed, would prove a fatal poison to the Insects. ittli A Gladness Comes With a better understanding of tho transient nature of the ninny phys ical illb, which vanish before proper -f-forts gentle efforts plciisunteffort s rightly directed. 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