Harvesting and F tacking Grain.
Of the various machines and Imple
menu used on tbe farm, there Is none
co delicate and comullcated, or requlr-
lug the exercise of
mere skill and In
tenuity on the part
of the operator,
than the self-binding
harvester. The
s'sndard machines
of 10-day are the re
sult of a long and
thorough course of
development and
improvement. Tbe
siylLg "Care makes
luck" will apply to
running a binder it
to anything; If tbe
BADI.T FORMED
BUKDLE.
parts get out of orde don't lose your
head over it, but deliberately set about
to repair the break or straighten out
tbe difficulty. Poor l .vlne is responsi
ble for much fussing In the harvest
field. It Is nearly impossible to do
good, even work with poor, uneven
twine. The best twino is pure manllla;
but so much eo-called manllla Is poor
manllla, that much of the good, even
grade, new, white stsal Is is satisfac
tory. As machines become old they
usually prefer a coarser grade of twine
than In their young
er days Good reel
ing is Indispensable
to square, well
formed bundles.
The reel should not
run parallel with
sickle, but the outer
end should stand
(M'veral Inches for
wnid In order to
place grain upon
platform with butts
In advance of
beads, as tbe butts
WELL-FORMED
BUNDLE.
are always retarded Ljr coming In con
tact with the falling grain. In stand
ing grain, the machine should run
about level. It taken but a moment
when starting up a grade to tilt tbe
machine forward, and vice versa. It
should be so well balanced that the
tongue will play on the neck yoke much'
of the time.. It Is cheaper and more
humane to carry the machine on Its
wheels than on the horses' necks. It
should, therefore, be lilted back when
the driver leaves his seat; if it stands
long the binder may be shifted back
also. Farm and Home.
Machinery Hired Help.
Farm work is now everywhere done
with much less manual labor than used
to be the fact before labor saving ma
chinery was Invented. One man will
cow do the labor of four or five, and
will also generally do it better. Even
If it were not so, the difficulty of se
curing sufficient help would make the
machinery necessary. It is not certain
either that the bettor care given im
proved Implements .n small Eastern
farms does not make ihelr use pay as
well as it does on the large farms of
the far West. Alniosx all Eastern far
mers house their farm implements
when they are not lu use. Even the
grain is not put under shelter In the
West, but Is rushed from the field to
elevators and stored rhere. The lack
of buildings to shelter Improved imple
ments at the West makes their work
ing life much shorter than It ought to
be. American Cultivator.
' Post and Roof Ptnrinr.
la post staging b Is easily put up,
firm to walk upon and readily taken
down. If there are windows where the
otaging comes, nail to each side of the
casing. For putting on the shingles, a
EASILY PUT TP STAGING.
will be found convenient and will not
injure tbe shingles already put on. It
la made by nailing three shingles to a
2x4 or 3x4 scantling; c is a line usad in
putting on the shingles. Orange Judd
Farmer. '
Capital In Fannin.
The great drawback to good farming
Is lack of capital. A farmer should
have a cash capital of $10 for every
acre he farms, and a trucker or gar
dener $20 per acre, at least With a
working capital of several hundred dol
lars, advantage can be taken of the
labor, feed and fertilizer market, and
In a monthly outlay of from $300 to
5400 a saving of from $15 to 1:5 can
often be made, which will pay the
'wages of one man for a month. Farm
ers should be able to get money as low
as 3 per cent., a their security Is am
ple. Irritation on the Farm.'
In laying out a system of ditches for
Irrigation purposes good care and time
unould be observed. Ditch lines should
be run aa much as possible on the high
? If
1
parts of the farm, and tbe grade should
be light, about four feet to the mile be
ing about what ordinary soils will best
stand. The ditch should always be
larger thnti Is 'apparently necessary.
Both ditch and bank should be built
broad, and particular care given to pre.
vent the liability of a little stream of
water starting and cutting away both
ditch and bank and Inundating the
field.
A Rnatlc Plant Steads,
To utilize a stand of Nature's own
fashioning, com
mon tree limbs
can be used. A
section of an sp
ile tree, gnarled
aid crooked, Is
picturesque and
suitable. It may
I o placed at tbe
Intersection o f
walks and made
useful by holding
plants In large
vrioec, or a basket
containing trall-
LAWN PLANT STAND, 'Ug plants looks
well placed upon t Set firmly In the
ground, as It is Intended to be station
ary. Mnck Overestimated.
Many people still think that black,
mucky soli must necessarily be very
rich. But the fact that It remains
without fermentation shows either that
it has little nitrogenous value, or that
It Is so saturated with water that it has
become sour. Yet we have known
many city people buy black muck from
swamps to pot flower? In, and pay 25
cents to 50 cents per bushel basket for
it, when dry earth from the side of the
wad, with much less vegetable matter,
would be much better. Most muck,
especially from swamps, lacks mineral
fertility. It is easy to handle and to
work In, and this s what makes It
popular. But it needs both ammonia
and potash to give the best results.
Comfort for Cow In naimr.
It Is the Interest of the dairyman to
keep his cows at all times as comfort
able as possible. This means the con
tented chewing of the cud, which the
cow will do after her work of filling her
stomach during the first hour of pas
ture In the morning. But how can a
cow do this? It Is Impossible while she
lies exposed to hot sunlight and the at
tacks of files. Since the born fly has
become widely prevalent, summer sta
bling of cows In a dark, cool stable is
more necessary during the middle of
the day than It ever was before. No
amount of feed will keep a cow to her
milk when she is exposed all day with
out shade to broiling sun and is tor
mented by flies.
Calf'a Drlnklnar Pail.
Calves during the first summer are
frequently pastured in an orchard or
tethered by a rope near the barn. In
either cane water must be carried to
them and their pail is very likely to oe
tipped over. Make a frame with spread
ing legs, like that shown in the cut
Just large enough for the pall to set In
sideand no trouble will be experi
enced. American Agriculturist.
Tobacco Plants.
To have stout, stocky plants, the
beds should be kept free from weeds,
and, If they too thick in a row, thin
them out. The small plants can be
transplanted and. If shaded for a few
days, will soon take root. If the plants
are small and yellow, sow a little phos
phate between the rows and work It
In with a rake. If ti.c ground Is dry,
water it. The phosphate will make tbe
plants grow vigorously. Aim to grow
none but strong, stout plants.
Working Implements.
Hand work will not pay. Let the
horses do the work. A steel harrow
and a good sulky cultivator will work
the corn, potato and vegetable crops at
one-third the cost, and work them far
better.
Farm Notea.
Do not let up on the cultivation until
the crop is made.
Cleaning up the farm will add ma
terially to its value.
Convert cheap grain into meat before
sending it to market.
To grow good wool keep sheep in a
uniformly thrifty condition.
When the cultivation is finished put
the cultivator under shelter.
The good farmer Is known by his
clean farm and thrifty stock.
Growing a crop of clover will add to
the store of nitrogen in the soil
Feed to make the greatest size In the
shortest time at tbe lowest cost
Good pastures may be considered the
foundation of successful farming.
Old sheep should be fattened and
marketed while paaturage la good
Tbe marketing of tbe products In the
best condition la where tbe profits He.
An advantage in keeping stock in a
good condition la that It Is always salable.
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PAIL FOB THE CALF.
TWO MIGHTY CONTINENTS,
North ami South America, besides Guatemala,
the West Indira, Australia, awl even Kurope,
are the Mill of usefulness In which llostetter's
Stomach Hitters hn demonstrated Its value si
an antidote to malaria, and at a remedy (or
lveiKia, constipation, rheumatism, neural
Kin, biliousness, iiervoUMieKH, and loss of appe
tite and W-ri. The inhabitant!), the medical
men ol thee countries, have spoken In no un
certain tones I'ouc'ertilnif the ctticacy of the
great household remedy.
Coat of Ships and Guns,
Since 1885 the British parliament
hits voted $541,000,000 for new war
ships and modern naval guns.
AN OPCN LETTER TO MOTHERS.
We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive line of the word "CASl'OKIA," and
rrrCHKR'aCASTOKIA'aa oat Trade Mark.
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of " PITCHER'S CASTORIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
facsimile signature of CHAD. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHER'S
CASTORIA " which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of Amerioa for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
ihi kind yom havt alwayt bought, and has the
signature of CHA8. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one hss authority from me to use
my name except The Centsur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President '
Match t, 1S9J. SAMUEL PITCHER, MJX
There are 23 acres of land to every
inhabitant of the globe
HOITT'S SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
Accredited at the State and Stanford Univer
sities. A first-class Home School. Careful
supervision and thorough training In every re
spect. Seventh year begins August 10th. Ira
U. Holtt, Ph. I).. Principal, Burllngsma, San
Mateo county, Cat
Chair Rents In Paris Parks,
Paris manages to make 150,000
francs a year from permits to let chairs
in the squares and gardens tor the ac
commodation of promenaders.
DRUNKARDS
CAN BE
8AVED
The craving lor drink Is a disease, a marvelous
cure for which has been discovered called "Anti
Jug," which makes the Inebriate lose all last for
strong drink without knowing why. ss It can be
given secretly In tea, coffee, soup and the like.
If "Anti-Jag" Is not kept by your druggist send
one dollar to the Kenova Chemical Co., so Broad
war. New York, and It will be sent postpaid, In
plain wrapper, with full directions how to give
secretly. Information mailed free
The new rifle supplied to the Italian
army has a capacity of 24 shots a min
ute. HOW'S THIST
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure.
t. J. CHENEY & CO.. Props., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for. the last 15 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business trasactlons,
and financially able to .carry out any obliga
tion made by their firm.
WEST A TRl'AX,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Wldino, Kinnan A Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Tsledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price 7Sc. per bottle. Sold
by all drugglslB. Testimonials free.
Hall's family pills are the best
For lung and chest diseases, Fiso's Cure
is the best medicine we have used. Mrs.
J. L. Northcott, Windsor, Out., Canada.
Frosen Lamb for London.
Some 18 years ago the flock owners ol
Australia, finding that there was a fair
maiket in England for canned mutton,
determined to try the experiment of ex
porting the fresh-killed meat in a
frozen state. Sheep which had been
bred with a view to producing wool
rather than for table use, did not at
first find favor with the publio, besides
which an occasional breakdown in
the refrigerating machinery often ren
dered the experiment an expensive one
for the shipper. New Zealand sheep
were found to be of a much better
quality, and by degrees difficulties were
surmounted and prejudices overcome
until New Zealand mutton has become
as oonimon an object in London meat
markets as the home-grown article.
Owing to the difference in the seasons
on the other side of the eauator, lambs
are ready for export about Christmas
time, so that they can be placed on
the London market earlier in the season
than those raised at home. The car
casses are first cooled and then slightly
frozen on shore; they are then trans
ferred to a dry chamber on board ship,
where the temperature is steadily main
tained at a few degrees below freezing.
On their arrival in port they are
again transferred to a cold-storage
chamber and kept there nntil wanted.
iMES. ELLA M'GARYY:
Writing to Mrs. Plnkham,
Says: -I. have been usinij your Vege
table Compound and find that it does
all that it is recommended to do. I
have been a sufferer for the last four
years with womb
trouble, weak
back and excre
tions. I was hard
ly able to do my
household duties,
and while about
my work was so
nervous that
I was miser
able. I had K
auwgiveu j
pair, when I V W.
waa persuaded to try Lydla E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, and to
day, I am feeling like a new woman.
Mrs. Ella. McGarvt, Nee be Boad
Station, Cincinnati, O.
Iydla E. Plnkham's Liver Pills
work in unison with the Compound,
and are a sure cure for constipation
and sick-headache. Mrs. Pinkham's
Sanative Wash is frequently found of
great value for local application. Cor
respondence is freely solicited by the
Lydia E. Ptnkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass., and the strictest confidence as
sured. All druggists sell the Pink
ham's remedies. The Vegetable Com
pound in three forma Liquid, Pills,
and Lozenges.
1 PiHlT-
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TRUMPET CAU.8.
Aara'a Bora Peundei a Warning; Note
to tb Unredeemed, ,
fT- HE wish to shine
1 I mnlio.
P" The devil's head
is longer than bis
tall.
Don't try to Im
part Ideas by your
feelings.
The man who can
ilr 1 1 'A- rellelon knows
yJ very little.
IvS" j The profit on
' ' whisky Is conspic
uously advertised In the clothintr of the
saloon-keeper's wife.
You cannot fool God with a pinch of
cloves. j
A little sin bag as much death in It as
a big one.
The gurgling of the faucet Is the dev
il's delight.
Make a call too short, rather than be
yawned out
The was Is not over because we have
lost a battle.
Whoever knows God well wants to
know him better.
Some would rather face a cannon
than their own evils.
Prayer Is always easy, when we
kneel on praying ground.
The man who knows bow to live well
will not have to learn bow to die well.
Our prayers for guidance will not be
heard, unless we are willing to be led.
The devil has to fight hard for all he
gets In every home where Christ la
king.
' In the robin redbreast speaks the
same Christ who came to "seek and
save."
Nature is God's; botany and geology
are man's; so religion is divine, theol
ogy human.
The man weighs little on the Lord's
side who Is not throwing an ounce of
weight against the saloon.
Tbe prohibition that gives society the
children who never saw a drunkard
can't be such a big failure.
The Creator expends so much force
in sunsets and apple : . blossoms that
there must be some great use In mere
beauty.
If you want to know the spring, open '
your hea"rf,"so, also, if you would know j
Christ. Knowledge bloats; love devel
ops. . . j
God never made the world for an
apothecary shop or a chemical labora
tory, but for a temple; the final word
of nature Is spiritual.
1
Wooden Shoes.
There are several wooden shoe fac
tories In America. The Hollanders
brought these durable foot coverings
from' thei old country, and were long
made sport of by tbe Irreverent; But
the Americans have, within a ' few
years, been coinlug to the conclusion
that In (adopting the wooden footwear
the DujUi had pretty level hends. The
shoes pe especially desirable for work
in laupdrles, breweries, and stables, as
well as on tbe farm when the ground lsj
wtf. They do not become saturated
with moisture, never get out of shape
like leather boots, and are surprisingly
warm and comfortable, and In addi
tion they are cheap, and will outlive
several pairs of cowhide boots. The
awkwardness of wearing the shoes
soon passes away, and when the
wearer enters tbe house he kicks them
off for shoes or slippers of more grace,
ful build. Wooden shoes are made en
tirely by hand. Small, solid blocks of
wood are first shaped like a shoe. They
are then turned over to the borer, who,
with a variety of Implements makes
the bole for the foot. lie first bores a
hole for tbe heel and then with what
f looks like an exaggerated cheese spoon
works his way toward the toe. Once
started with augers, kulves, scoops and
scrapers, the place for the foot Is rap
idly shaped. The workman often uses
calipers and measures, so that one whoe
of a pair shall be as near as possible
the mate of the other. The shoe Is then
sent to the drying room to remain a
month, when the final touches are to
give It the last scraping and the artistic
finish. In this country, the wood used
is basswood, as It Is light, easy to
work, durable and dry. Occasional or
ders are received for fancy shoes to be
made of maple or walnut, and once an
extra fine pair had a mahogany veneer.
The shoes are especially adapted for
wearing in wet places, and the demand
for them Is steadily Increasing.
The Sea Gull.
The sea gull Is the scavenger of tbe
ocean. It scours the surface of tbe
sea near tbe shore and frequents har
bors to seize on floating garbage, dead
fish and other putrefying matter; and
these birds have saved many a village
and seaport town, round altout which
they hover, from plague and pestilence.
Such being the services of the sea
gull It is a short-sighted policy that
causes them to be ruthlessly killed by
thousands, partly in Idle sport, but
principally that their wings may be
used for millinery purposes. Their
eggs are also collected In enormous
quantities for museums and for the
shops of naturalists.
La nam a are Iaaon.
"Mamma, If I had a bat before I had
this one It's right to say that's tbe bat
I bad had, Isn't ItT
"Certainly, Johnny."
"And If that bat once bad a bole In
it and I bad it mended I could say it
bad bad a hole In It couldn't IT
"Yet, there would be potbing Incor
rect in that"
"Then it'd be good English to say
that tbe bat I bad bad had had a hole
in It wouldn't It 7
"Johnny, yon mske my bead ache."
Chicago Trlbunr
A' l Ti
$40(f not $2005
Two San' Francisco grocers Ring Bros, and T. Salomon
won $100.00 each because they sent the most yellow tickets
before June 15th.
But grocers and clerks can get more tickets than other
consumers; so we also paid $10000 each to the two persons
named below :
Mrs. Wm. Funk, Winnemucca, Nevada, IJJ tickets-
Mrs. L. During, 819 Bryant Street, San Francisco, 7J tickets.
Mrs. During got a number of friends in San Francisco
and near by (one keeps a boarding house) to give her their
tickets ; and she used the tea herself.
By the way, she uses Schillings Best baking powder and
extracts too bad she doesn't know how good Schilling's Best
spices are! But she says the extracts and baking powder
are wonderful
A woman in Stockton, who keeps a restaurant, came very
near getting a prize. She deserves one for supplying her
customers such good tea.
Better read our advertisements every day some contain
suggestions how to win the prize.
By the way, grocers can't compete for the two f 150.00 prizes offered for the
most yellow tickets in one envelope between June 15th and August 31st. They
tan, however, compete for the iooo.oo prize. B 4
SCHILLING'S BEST TEA SAM FRANCISCO
DR. A. T. BANPKN: , Portland, pa., June 29, 1897.
Dear Sir-Your Belt has enred my lame back. !t' a great remedy. I had been uslnr
medicines ana liniments lor three years without Renins; sny relief. When I got the Belt
I couldn't stoop over to pickup a stick from the ground. The Belt cured my back in a
month, and It has never bothered me since. My back Is as strong: ss ever no.
... Yours truly, ALBERT BKRANCHI.E,
Second street, corner Flsnders.
T! you have sny trouble with your back or kidneys, denoting weakness in or Injury to
the muscles or kidneys, neither medicine nor liniment will help you. The trouble re
quires Just one remedy, and that Is Electricity.
Dll. BANDEN'S FLKCTKIC BELT
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Franklin's Bequest In Court.
If Benjamin Franklin, one of the
wisest of men, could have foreseen the
difficulties and complications that have
grown out of his famous bequest to the
city of Boston of $5,000, more than 100
years ago, he would probably have can
celled that part of the will, or at least
made its provisions very different, re
marks the Buffalo Commercial. The
fund, which now amounts to $348,000,
has been. invested mainly as he direct
ed. At the end of the first hundred
years the principal was to be laid out at
the discretion of the managers of the
donation to the town of Boston, "in
publio works which may be judged of
most utility to the inhabitants, such as
fortifications, bridges, aqueducts, pub
lio buildings, baths, pavements, or
whatever may make living in the town
more convenient to its people and ren
der it more agreeable to strangers re
sorting thither for health or temporary
residence." The money is in the Bos
ton city treasury, but it appears the
municipal authorities and the trustees
are at loggerheads aa to their respec
tive powers, and also as to the method
of its expenditure, and as a lam resort
the matter has been carried to the
courts. An application is to be made to
the supreme court of Mafwachusetts to
decide who has authority under the will
to expend the money in one of the sev
eral ways suggested by the testator.
It is to be hoped a way out of the diffi
culty will be found and that the fund
will be uned to establish the Franklin
trades, school, as has been proposed. It
is one of the most remarkable legacies
ever made, and the benevolent intent
is plain enough, though perhaps not ex
pressed in sufficiently definite terms.
, Burled the Wrong Corpse.
Fairplay describes the following as a
true story: Lately an English family
had the misfortune to lose an aged
aunt, who died in SU Petewburg. Ar
rangements were most carefully made
and directions sent that the body should
be forwarded to Englund to be interred
in the family vault In due time a
magnificent coffin arrived and before it
was lowered to its last resting place it
was opened for inspection. Much to
the dismay of the family, instead of
finding the familiar features and frail
form of their Moved aunt, the corpse
of a Russian officer, clothed in military
garments and decorated with ribbons
and medals, was disclosed to view. A
frantio telegram was dispatched to the
Russian capital, to which the following
answer was returned: "Lady buried
yesterday with military honor. Please
keep the general."
A grasshopper can spring mora than
S00 times its own length.
Does Your
Back Hurt?
The Dull Pain.
The Tired Ache.
The Sharp Pain.
The "Catch" in
Your Back.
How Hawaii Is Prononnced.
As we have now started on the road
toward the annexation of Hawaii, it is
but natural that Americans should
want to pronounce tlio name of the
forthcoming new territory correctly.
The correct pronunciation is "Ha-v.i-e,"
the "a" sounded as in "father,"
the "i" as in "time," and the "e",as
in "we," the accent being on the seo
oud syllable. It is well to know how
the new torritory is pronounced, says
the Chicago Tribune, even before it en.
tsrs into the Union.
New Use for Sand Blast.
The sam blast has .frequently been
adapted to a number of ingenious op
erations, and the Intent phase of its
utility is in the cleansing of ships' bot
toms. The Atlanta, one of the United
Rates men-of-war, was recently dry
docked and by menus of compressed air
sand was forced against the sides of the
vessel, cleansing and imlishing the iron
and steel as bright as silver.
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