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3.JS Plantlnir Earlr rota'oee. The earliest planting of potatoes ought always to be much shallower than late lu the season. If the seed is planted deep, with the freshly cut pieces In contact with wet and cold oil. the potato will rot Instead of grow ing. This can be prevened by cutting the seed a number of days before planting, aud leaving the cut pieces In a place where they will dry out rapid ly, and also be warm. Under such con ditions the buds will start slawly and be of dark-green color If the cut pieces are exposed to light, as they always should be. The more thoroughly the pieces are dried out. the better It will be for early planting, provided the buds have not started so far as to be gin to wither from luck of support. In the damp soil the cut potato absorbs some of the moisture. This not only dries the soil around It, but Increases Its warmth also, for as the water Is dried from the soil the surface air, which In spring Is always warmer than the soil, cornea in to take Its place. If potato seed for early planting Is managed in this way, the seed will not rot In the soil. Besides, the crop will be two weeks earlier than from unpre pared seed. American Cultivator. fub-IrrljjHtlon. Sub-lrrlgatlon by means of lines of tile Is too expensive. I find the cheap est way to sub-Irrigate Is by using ditches filled with clean gravel with coarse stone on top of the gravel. These ditches are made with a mold ditcher constructed for the purpose. A double hopper is attached to the ditcher and kept full of gravel and sand, which fills the ditches as the mnchlne advances. The ditches should have about three SUB-IKRIGATION Inches of fall to the 100 feet. At the npperendof the gravel ditch place a bIx Inch tile and keep it full of water dur ing the dry time. Also place a line of tile at the lower end of the ditch to act as a drain during wet weather. Place the gravel ditches about six or twelve feet apart and about two feet deep. On a small scale for gardening this plan will work very well. J. B. Hill, In Orange Judd Farmer. Glrdllnnr Fmlt Tr-ee, There Is a common opinion that gir dling, or the removal of a small ring of bark from a limb or the body of the tree, will Induce fruitlng'the coming season, as the sap coming back from the blossom is retarded and blossom buds are formed for the next season. The common practice Is to remove a ring of the bark. Mr. Dart, however, adlvses removing 'a spiral and finds that this gives better satisfaction from the fact that there Is less danger of In juring the tree. To make a barren tree bloom, girdling should be done the last of July or the first week in August About the only excuse for this prac tice Is when it is desired to Induce early fruiting, so as to learn the value of a variety as soon as possible. Cut out one-fourth Inch of bark around some branch that will be removed any how In pruning. This has been prac ticed by experimenters, but It Invari ably results in causing a dead spot difficult to heal over when the branch is finally removed. It Is generally agreed that the spiral system of grind lng is the most satisfactory. Fnh.tnt'al Farm Gote. The Illustration shows a farm gate that cannot sag, cannot "leave Its moor- CATE TnAT fANSOT SAO. ings," and gives, moreover, a substan tial and finished air to the surround ings. It is useless to make a gate that will not sag, and then hang It to sup ports that soon bend under the weight pulling upon them, or lose their footing and slide out of place. The gate and gateway here figured are braced from every point, as can be seen, and so must always remain firmly in position. It takes more time and lumber to build such a gate, but it is time and lumber profitably spent Farm and Ilome. Care of Bitting Henp. All the necessity for care Is not end ed when the ben 1s duly installed In her three weeks' task, and is sitting faith fully. The Asiatic breeds of fowls, in cluding such crosses as the Plymouth Sock, are so persistent la sitting that s' VA unless the poulterer tempts them 'off to eat they may addle, the eggs by too much warmth and exclusion of the air. The egg Is porous, and the young chick must get all the air It requires through the shell. As hatching tlmo approaches, there Is less danger of ad dling the eggs by cold, even if the hen Is off some time. The warmth from the chick will keep the egg from getting cold, anyway. Sprinkling the eggs with tepid water Is useful where the sitting is too persistent. fait to Hnntrn Oecomnnaltlrin, It Is only when used in large amounts as u pickle that suit returds decay. Used In small amounts on either ani mal or vegetable matter, with enough water to dissolve It, salt will always hasten decomposition. For this reason It Is an excellent plan to use It wher- ever it is desired to have manures act more quickly. A little sprinkled over a manure heap with water enough to wash It down will set It to fermenting. It will do the same w hen a tough sod has hero plowed under which It Is uec essnry to rot quickly. Poultry I' oimo Rake. The poultry quarters should have four or five Inches of loam or road dust on the floor for the fowls to scratch In and dust themselves In, but this soon becomes covered with feathers and masses of droppings. A flue-toothed rake Is serviceable in raking over the pens, thus collecting ail feathers, etc, when they can be put Into barrels with the dressing. An ordinary rake, and even a garden rake are too coarse for this purpose. The sketch shows a good homemade rake that answers well for VUt. nmolr YIMMn malic tl 1?Afl rn1r this work. close together, form the teeth. A strip of hard wood should be used for the head, while an old hayrake handle can be pressed Into service for the bun dle. American Agriculturist. Pronlnor Currant Rushes. Is very hard to keep currant It anywhere from six to ten or a dozen sprouts are allowed to grow In each hill. These conditions are just right for the currant worm to do a good deal of Injury before he can be found and killed with hellebore. We always cut WITIIOUT TILE. out all but three or four shoots. Though many advise training the bushes In tree form, only one In a place, two, three or even four shoots will bear enough more to pay for the extra trou ble. A Year's Wood Ahead. There is nothing more provoking than trying to cook with partially green wood. So much more wood has to be burned to overcome the waste in turn ing the moisture in green wood to steam that more heat Is given out than is needed. It Is the mark of a good farmer to have a year's wood cut and plied always In advance of Its use. When this Is once begun there Is a real saving In labor, as less of the dry wood will be required. Farm Notes. Protect the lambs against being drenched by sudden showers. Good money can be made In raising sheep for mutton as well as for wool. Quality counts. Grease or oil on sitting hens Is posi tively Injurious, either on the hen' feathers or body, as the least trace, upon the eggs destroys the germs. In growing ensilage corn do not use more than twelve quarts of seed to the acre. In drills three feet apart. Let it stand until it begins to glaze some. It is no trouble to get fifteen tons of ensil age to the acre. The Idea that good en silage will In any way taint or Injurs milk is ridiculous. An expert cannot detect ensilage-made milk if the ensil age is all right. Do you receive the bulletins of your State experiment station? By applying to It on a postal for them these useful reports will be mailed you free. And the station Is usually glad to answer your questions on any points upon which you need help In your agricul tural work. That's one of the things the station Is for. Its officers are liber ally paid to serve the farmers' Inter ests. It Is your own fault if you don't make use of it Successful management of the calf lies at the foundation of stock-raising, and there must be no slack In attention or watchfulness. Scouring, the bane o fcalf rearing, indicates indigestion, and results from overfeeding. Irregu lar feeding, giving food too cold, or per mitting the young animal to get chilled or wet What Hobart Sacrificed. The official salary of Vice President Hobart is $10,500. Mr. Hobart. upon taking office, resigned positions and connections paying him five times the amount of this salary, and he assumed social functions that will increase bis expenses about ten times. In a pecuni ary way the election bas been a heavy loss to him. . Whales are never sees in the Gulf treat. POULTRY HOU8K RAKE. Chronic Rbeirmatism. the 1'atlent find HufTored Thirty Year arid Now for , Ove Knjoya . I'erfeot Hrullh. From the Industrial News, Jackson, Mich. The Industrial News, ever on the alert to bring its readers all items of in terest, learned of the entire cure of one of Jackson county's prominontoitizens, Mr. Lorenzo Neeley, of Liborty town ship, who had suffered with the twangs and pangs of rheumatism for over thirty yeurs. In order to give authentic facts, an Industrial News representative inter viewed Mr. Neeley and elicited the following facts: Mr. Lorenzo Neeley is 58 years of age, and actively engaged in farming When 17 years old by an unfortunate accident he hurt his shoulder, and a few years after that he commenced to have rheumatic pains in his shoulders. This would not always trouble him, but on taking a slight cold or the least strain, or sometimes without any ap parent cause the trouble would start again and he would suffer the most ex oruoiuting pains. For over thirty years he has thus suffered, and for the lust deoade has suffered continually so that he was unable to do any work. To this the i frequent occurrences of dizzy spells was lately added, making him almost a helpless invalid. - He tried the best physicians but with out getting any help, and has tried sev eral specific rheumutio cures, but all without any appreciable relief. About one year and six months ago he read in the Jackson Industrial News of a case somewhat similar to his which was cured by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and he conoluded to try this remedy. . After the first box he felt somewhat better, and after taking three boxes the paius entirely disappeared and the dizzi ness left him, and he has now for over year been entirely free from aH hlg . .. . .. . lormer trouble ad enjoys better health than ho has had since his bovhood Mr. Neeley is loud in his praises of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Peo ple, and will gladly corroborate the above statements. His postofflce ad dress is Lorenzo Neeley, Horton, Jack son connty, Michigan. 'Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale ?0? 8 cont'un' in ndensed form, all he elementnecessary toive new hfe and richness to the blood and restore shattered nerves. They are also a specifio for troubles peculiar to females, such as suppressions, irregularities and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood, and restore the glow of health to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect a radical onre in all cases arising from mental worry, overwork or excesses of whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk) at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50, and may be had of all druggists, or direct by mail from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. All Fools' day is 200 years old. Brady's Clavis culonduria, published m 1813, mentions that more than a century previous the almanao desig' nated the fiibt of April as "All Fools' Day." Gladness Comes With a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper ef forts gentle efforts pleasant efforts rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis ease, but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system, which the pleasant family laxative, Byrupof Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millionsof families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that itis the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene ficial effects, to note when yon pur chase, that you have the genuine arti cle, which is manufactured by the Cali fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of rood health. and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely Jfeed and gives most general satisfaction. TEE TRIUMPH OF LOVE 1 j Happy and MM Marriage. Every MAN wbo wouM know th ORAND i k u i m 3, in fiain Facts, the Old SecrHs and the New tiitcovaien ol Medical 5ciencea)applrd to Married Life, wbo would atone f r part fol Hr and avoid future pit falls, thotild write fur our wonderful little book, eallfd "(.'oniblete Han. lA hood and How to Arum It. To anr rarnt man we will mail one cut. fcntlrely free, in piaio ealed cover. ERIE MEDICAL CO., KWJ: 1 1 Beat louxa erraik. Tauaa boo. Das I Fl tot r'1 r-irt .jiLrnnrgr LINCOLN MEMORIAL CHURCH. Finest Structure liver Unlit for Uae of the Colored Kites, The finest, church ever built for the use of the colored race Is soon to be erected in Sprliigllfld, 111., us a nionu ment to the great. emancipator. It will be known as the Lincoln Memorial Af ricau M. It. Church. The superstruc ture Is to bo built of Bedford stone, and will be covered with a slnte roof. There will bean auditorium which will hold 700 people, a Sunday school room which can be thrown Into an auditor- Juin, giving the whole space a capacity of 1,000; a reading-room, a library, gymnasium and a night school. A me- moiial-room aud a museum will be provided which will contain relics of slavery, such as the auction block, the slave chain, the manacles and the whipping post. There also will be LINCOLN MEMORIAL, CHUIICII. seen the obverse of the picture; that Is, a collection of books by negro authors and other signs of the character growth of the race since Its emancipa tion. Above the memorial-room will be a large triple window containing life-size figures of Lincoln, Frederick Douglass aud John Brown. Other or namental windows will symbolize the history and progress of the negro race In America. Twenty-eight windows will be named in honor of great abol itionists, American and foreign, and of a few prominent Illlnoisnns. The ma terial for the pulpit will be brought from Harper's Ferry, while the pulpit chairs will be made of material from Lincoln's old home at New Salem, 111, The entire cost of the church is esti mated at $25,000. A HANDY DOG. Draw, a Pr sncctino; Outfit for a Colo ratio Miner. A novel prospecting outfit may be seen once a week at Snwplt, a mining camp in the' San Juan country, Colo rado. Every Sunday a miner arrives from Deep Creek, where he bas several claims that are In process of develop' ment. Harry Wilkes Is the name of the hermit, whose life seems bound up In that of his prospects and his humble four-footed companion, through whose services he Is nble to prosecute his work In the middle of winter In a eoun try where the whliT of the, snowslides passing down the adjacent mountains is the only music that enlivens the te dium of the long evenings. Deep Creek Is off the regular trails that lead to Snwpit, and thus Is separated by an area of snow that would not Btnnd the weight of an ordinary pony, especially during the warm hours of the day, when the surface snow Is soft Wilkes is poor too poor to lay In a winter's supply of grub, and ouly capable of buying as be gets out a small quantity of ore. He thought himself of a St. Bernard dog, which he hnd brought to the cabin when the first snows of the winter fell, and nfter a little applica tion managed to break him to harness. Having accomplished this much Wilkes next built a rough sled and now goes to town every Sunday for his grub. The dog makes good time, while bis master accompanies him on snowshoes. The trip Is made with an average of 200 pounds of tools and merchandise. The Intelligent animal trots off with th BElTK.n THAN A HOBSR. Iond at a gait that makes It warm for Wilkes to keep up with, and often ne cessitates a wait on the part of the dog for his owner to overtake hlra on some of the steep hillsides. The New Yankee .noodle. Tbe children of New York city are singing tbe following lines to the tune of Yankee Doodle: Do not spit upon tbe street, In cars or public places; This i far from being neat. And leavei unwholesome traces Dread disease la spread about By inch selfish doing; . We will try to put to rout Smoking, spitting, chewing. Any Old Thins. "Has your hnslmnd given much thought to tbe political situation'" said one woman. "Yes." replied the other; "I guess he'll take any that's offered bltn after the election." "Any whatr "Any political situation. ITe nys he needs tbe salary." Washington Star. Not Guilty. Jadgw Cullty or not guilty? Prisoner Not guilty, boss. Judge Ever arrested before? Prisoner No, boss. An I nevab done stole nufllu before, needer. Harper's Weekly. Jfer ggftriij . DON'T TRUST IT. UrcaiiMe the Hciiilicr Is infUl and the air hiiliny wo cannot, count on living rid of rheumatism or jieurulglu. Tho very sud den change of temper ilitre or exposure to dr.iuglitsure, both likely to inert-use rather thiin diminish both eninplitintH. For tills reason It is wise at this sen son to be well prepared fur midden attacks, tmil to huve reiuly what U known as the beii rumcdv fur all visitations of aches or ptiins. Ail well rogulutvd households mijrht to have u nook or corner fur a bottle of M. Jueobs Oil. There are other reason ulso why this Jlasier-euro should he kept ut hand ; rheu matism and neuralgia are chronic, neuto or in iiinmiatory, but to whatever degree of suf fering they may come, the old reliable cure is the best for treatment uud the surest to giVe permanent relief. The wild tribes of the Caucasus, Russia, teach their children tho use of the dagger us soon as tho youngsters are able to walk. They are first taught to stub water withou, making a splush. PHYSICIANS WLSK IN THEIR GEN- KIIATION. The above clan of aolenilata recoRnlra ami have repeatedly borne tentliiiony, lo the eill nicy of Host-tier's Stnmiteh II! I tori tin a, remedy ana preventive of (ever and ague, rheumatism, waiitol viirnr, liver eom"lalitt, ami some oiher ailments and Infirm luiidiiiotis c( the system. Kxperlenve and olitervHtlon bavetmi(ht them its value. They but e: hu the verdict loii .inee pronounce I by the public and the press. Only the beiiltrhtod now are ignorant ol America's tonic and alterative. The largest wolf ever killed in the northern part of Montana was ropod and dragged to death near Nashua, Val ley county, recently, and measured seven feet from tip to tip. HOMK PRODUCTS AND PVKK POOD, run. so-called, immllr vcr light colored and of heavy body, Is mad'o from giiieose. "Trn uarrtrit unfit" is made from Sugar l ane aud is strictly pure. It is for sale by first-class aroeers. in cans onlv. Manufac tured by the Pacific Coast 8Ykuf Co. All gen nine " I'ra Uanlru Ihim" have the manufac turers name lithographed on every can. A French statistician lms cnloulated that the eye travels about 6,000 foet in reading an ordinary-sized novel. No wonder the eye gts tired. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, L.UCAS BOUNTY. t Frank J. Ciienrv makes oath that he Is the senior partner ol the tlrui of F. J. Ciibneyaco.. doing buidne in the city of Toledo. County and Stale aforesaid, and that said (inn will pay the sum of ONK HCNDKKD DOI.LAKH for each mid every CRce of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh CI're. r KAN K J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subs irllieil In mv presence, this tith day of December, A. O. lbi. A. W. OL2A80N, Notary Public. SEAL Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internallv and acts directly on the blood ami mucous surfaces oi the system. Send for testimonial, free.. V. J. C1I K.NJ5 Y A CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 7oc. Hull's Family 1'ills are the best. M. 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