Uundy Carrier.
Tlie accompanying illustration is pre
lented In the hope that some one may
be assisted in lightening the farm la
bors by the use of this ensilage or ma
nure carrier. The illustration is taken
from Kami, Field and Fireside. GGG
Is a track of iron such as ie used for
barn doors, and F a car for carrying
the manure or ensilage. Fasten the
track securely to the ceiling either
ahead or behind the cows, acording as
it Is desired for use in feeding or in
stable cleaning, running it the whole
length or clear around the stable as Is
most convenient, the carrier being so
constructed that the wheels will turn
on a curve in the track. Four carrier
wheels are bolted in pairs to the blocks,
A A, and hung to the track, the blocks
running close to the track to prevent
the wheels jumping off. These blocks
are bolted to a heavy scantling, B B,
under them, to connect them a single
bolt only being used in each block, thus
allowing the wheels to turn the curve
in the track as referred to above. D Is
a crossbar above the car and to which
the car F is hung by rods, H H, the
lower ends of the rods hooking Into
staples near the bottom of the car,
There may b a rod from the crossbar
D to the back end of the car to steady
It until ready to dump, which can be
done easily by simply unhooking this
rod. C Is a heavy swivel connecting
the timber between the two pairs of
CON VKN1KNT BABX CABKIER.
wheels and the crossbar D. By the
handles the car can be easily moved in
either direction upon the track.
Rovinj; Turkeys.
A flock of roving turkeys may not
cost their owner a great deal if his
neighbors are patient and uncomplain
ing people, otherwise they may cost
lilm a lawsuit and damages, or, at least
a big lot of unncighborly feeling. On
the theory that turkeys can get their
own living and are not great eaters,
they are too often left wholly to their
own resources. This neglect leads them
to wander far and wide for food, to
commit depredations in neighbors' gar
dens and truck patches, to fall a prey
to the wrathful stranger's club or dog,
or perhaps to change homes to that of a
farmer who treats his poultry with
greater generosity. It is good policy,
even at this season, to keep faithful
watch oer the flocks, to notice where
they roain in the daytime and where
they stay at night, and whenever they
come about the premises to make
friends with them by throwing out a
little grain. The turkey crop will not
be ripe until Thanksgiving, but it will
be well to cultivate it now. Farm Jour
nal. Hot Weather Milk Can.
A can Is here shown that has been
highly praised as a hot weather milk
receptacle. It Is closed tight and capped
over at the top, so
that it will not
spill the fluid even
if upset. The pic
ture shows a sec
tion of the inside.
The tightly cover
ed funnel - shaped
receptacl e pro
jecting down into
the can contains
enough ice or ice
n-ntor in b-Apn flip
limit a. i. iiic
same time that it
prevents the milk
MII.K CAN.
from being shaken and churned about
so much as it otherwise would be, thus
causing it to keep sweet longer.
Harness that Fit.
Whenever a working horse is sold
the harness It has been accustomed to
work In, if at all a tit, should be sold
with it. This is especially true of the
collar, against which the pull mostly
conies, if there are inequalities m trie
collar there are probably calluses to
correspond on the horse's shoulder and
neck. A new harness, though It may
seem to fit all right, may bear harder
on places not properly toughened by
contact with the collar. In a stable
each horse should have Its own collar,
for by use each animal has become
adapted to the one he has been most
accustomed to wearing.
Grow Navy Beans. '
There Is one crop grown In this coun
try that is never up to the demand, and
that Is white navy beans. As many
bushels of beans can be grown per
1
acre as of wheat, and the straw is ac
cepted as food, being better than that
from wheat. It is supposed that the
labor of growing beans takes away the
profit, but If the labor of growing beans
and wheat is compared It will be found
that beans can be grown at the same
cost as wheat, as better machinery for
growing and harvesting beans can now
be employed than formerly. Some
years beans bring twice as much as
wheat, and they are grown in a much
shorter time.
To Prevent a Horse Kicking.
The illustration shows a device to
he used where a horse kicks his stable
companion. It Is made from one-Inch
galvanized iron tubing. The two cor
ners are screwed together with a re
turn coupler. Pins go through holes
in the upper ends and are attached to
the woodwork of the stall. A cord Is
fastened to the device for. raising or
lowering as required. When not in
use it is raised and Is well out of the
way of everything. In use, It does not
interfere at all with the animaj's
movements, except to prevent his be-
ing too free with his feet and legs.
Orange Judd Farmer.
Plowing for Wheat.
When plowing for wheat it will be
better to let the plow go deep, then har
row flue, fallowing with a land roller,
which will leave the surface in excel
lent shape for the drill. The seed can
be put in deep and the land may again
be rolled with advantage, but the most
Important of all is the plowing and
harrowing. Some farmers object to
deep plowing, as they claim that the
fertilizer is kept nearer the surface,
and that loss occurs of plant food dur
ing the winter, but where the subsoil
is compact there will be no loss from
deep plowing when a thrifty crop oc
cupies the soil. Deep plowing also les
sens the liability of the plants being
thrown out by frost, especially If the
roller Is used.
No More Runaway Horses.
Let not the most timorous of her sex
fear any longer to handle the reins
Let not the vision of a horse tearing
madly down the
road any longer
affright her. Mr
Zimmermann, o f
Taris, with what
seems to be partic
ular consideration
for the feminine
fears, has invented
an apparatus war
ranted to stop the
. . 1 ..It Al.
SHUTS OFF HIS AIR. mau career ui iuc
horse most ear
nestly bent upon running away.
It looks somewhat like a woven wire
muzzle. It extends over the horse's
face from just above the mouth to just
over the nose. It Is connected by
bands with the reins. When the fiery
steed begins to go a little too merrily,
the rein operating the rauzzzle Is seized
and the animal's nostrils are thereby
compressed, while his mouth is closed.
He may take the bit between his teeth
or not just as he pleases, but with the
prospect of Immediate suffocation be
fore him he abates his speed and con
sents to be driven at the rate which
his driver chooses.
Farm Notes.
Every farm has a place for sheep
that no other stock can fill.
Food wisely fed will always come
back doubled if fed to a good animal.
It is poor economy to keep young
stock unless it Is kept growing every
day.
Make It a rule to sell as little feed
as possible and to buy as little as pos
sible. Thorough grubbing Is the surest way
of getting rid of elder, sassafras and
persimmon.
Teach the young horses to walk well
and a good foundation is laid for the
faster gaits.
For want of sufficient moisture a
tree may starve with its roots iu the
midst of plenty.
Always keep the plow sharp; it
makes better work and is easier for
both the team and plowman.
One advantage in using the drill or
seed sower is that the seed will be
distributed more evenly.
A light daily feed of oats can nearly
always be given to the weanling colts
at this time with benefit.
When the tools and Implements are
stored away be sure that they are
properly cleaned and painted.
The best system of cropping are in
variably those which call for the
most thorough preparation of the soil.
Feeding, watering and grooming
regularly will aid materially In keep
ing the horses in a good, thrifty con
dition. Farmers' Union.
HOL
JIM AND JOHN.
Jim and John were townsmen and chums,
and went out to see base ball. It was a
red hot afternoon, and the bleechers were
like frying pans at breakfast time. Jim
had a bald head and John had a crick in
the back. They sat for an underdone roast
and laughed at everything. Jim's bald
spot was a shining mark, like a brass door
plate. A stray ball, tierce and sharp, from
a false bat. struck the spot and ploughed a
turrow. ltuazeamm. Jim s eyes ana tare
looked like a sick owl's, and John laughed.
He laughed an hour straight along. The
game ran late into twilight. Meanwhile
John had shed his coat, and a cool damp
draft got in its work on his back. The time
came to leave, but John couldn't. He
couldn't bend or get up. Lumbago had set
in, in its worst torm. lie laugns Dest wno
laughs last and Jim had revenge. Hut
they pot. down town to Jim's room, when
ne saiu, "rtere s someinmg au muse uut
letes u e for hurts and ailments, and it's
the best known cure for lame back." He
rubbed it on John's back and some on his
own head. Tliev were both feeling cured
and comfortable from the use of St. Jacobs
Oil, which Jim always kept in a handy
place. He was a sport himself and knew
what was best. They went to bed. John
laughed in his sleep. Both rose in the
morning fresh as daisies; then Jim laughed
at John.
Nebraska's New Ballot Law.
The new ballot law of Nebarska,
passed last winter by the legislature, is
causing some confusion, as it revolu
tionizes the manner of arranging the
ballots. The tickets will be printed in
separate columns, with a pictorial de
vice at the head, and not a single col
umn, with the names of the candidates
arranged alphabetically, as heretofore.
The choice of judges and clerks of elec
tion is also vested in the county judges.
The changes are so radical as to create
a fear of trouble at the November elec
tion. ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Taking off the hat or cap as a sign of
reverence or respect was mentioned in
the time of Caesar.
In Larue county, Kentuky, it is said
that Charles Williams has grown a
bunch of white blackberries.
It is said that in the best districts of
China the tea crop will average from
300 to 400 pounds per aore.
Bears have been so thick around
Idaho that it has been said there was a
bear for every bushel.
Over 4,000 frozen rabbits are an
nually exported to the London markets
from Victoria, Australia.
The one thing for which lace paper
may be used and be considered good
form on a table is for cheese.
Marriage at midnight, the ceremony
being performed by a coroner, is the last
Kansan eccentricity reported.
The tea plant is said by Chinese
writers to have been cultivated in that
country from at least 8,000 B. C.
The gossamer iron made at Swansea,
Wales, is so thin that 4,800 plates are
needed to make an inch of thickness.
Near Alvord, Iowa, a can of stamps
which were stolen from the postoffice
at Lester, in that state, two years ago,
was plowed up recently.
What Neglect Leads To.
Mrs. Chas. King's Experience.
A woman's body is the repository of
the most delicate mechanism, and yet
most women will
let it get out of
order just as if
it were of no con
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throb and burn j
they have wander
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and now there; ex
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sleeplessness, and the blues, yet do
nothing to help themselves. These
indicate womb complications.
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Mrs. Chas. King, 1815 Rosewood
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to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
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CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
Something that Wl Interest the Ju
venile Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
of Many Cute and Cunning Children.
A Boy'tt Vacation.
Little Tommy Doodle and his mother
spent a week
At Uran'pa Doodle's farm, where Tom
my tumbled iu the creek
And got his lungs so full of wet he
conldn t get his breath
'Till poor old Gran'nia Doodle had been
frightened most to death.
He ate some poison berries that he found
along the lane:
It took n fbctor half the night to soothe
away the pain.
He tried to ride a "kicky" colt a risky
thing to do
'Twas ouite a little while before they real
ly brought him to.
He stuck a stick into a hive of bees oh,
sorry day!
He couldn't see a thing until the swelling
went away.
He teased the goat to see if it was cross
as he had heard;
They had to work with him awhile before
he spoke a word.
And then he climbed n cherry tree Just
like a boy and fell
And bioke his arm, and sakes alive! you
ought 'a' heard him yell.
His mother took him back to town to get
a little rest,
But Tommy says of all his life that week
was far the best.
A Tale of Two Bears.
Once upon a time two bears lived to
gether In a hollow tree. It was1 a long
time before any white men came to this
country, and the bears were a great and
powerful race.v One of these bears was
a handsome follow, and he liked to go
visiting and to lie In the sun and to eat
dinner regularly. The other bear was a
quiet fellow, and most of his friends
Raid that he .was very stupid. Every
day. while his brother lolled comforta
bly under a gooseberry bush he would
go out Into the forest and find a huge
oak'. Then lie would stand up on his
hind legs and scratch the rough bark
with his claws until they were as sharp
as needles. It was hard work, and the
other bear laughed at him for doing it.
"What's the use of sharpening your
claws?" he asked. "Game's plenty," and
then he would go back to sleep again. .
( That winter was long and cold, and
when the two bears came ont of the
hollow tree In the spring they were
both thin and hungry and cross. The
handsome fellow went down to the
creek and tried to catch some fish for
dinner, but the Ice was so thick and
slippery that his dull claws made no
Impression on it. A little later his broth
er came down and dug a hole near the
waterfall and caught a great many fish
and ute them. The handsome bear, who
was both cross and hungry, began to
grumble.
'I never have any luck," he said.
"You're the lucky one of the family."
"Luck," said the other, who was feel
ing comfortable after a full dinner. "It
wasn't luck at all. I sharpened my
claws last fall while you were sleeping
In the sunshine."
A Boy Should Learn
To let cigarettes alone.
To be kind to all animals.
To be manly and courageous.
To ride, row, shoot nnd swim.
To build a fence soiontifleaKy.
To fill the woodbox every night.
To be gentle to his little sisters.
To shut doors without slamming.
To sew on a button and darn a sto
in.
To do errands promptly and cheer
fully.
To shut the door in winter to keep the
cold out.
To shut doors in summer to keep the
flics out.
To wash dishes and make his bed
when necessary.
To have a dog if possible and make a
companion of him.
Youngsters' Jokes.
A minister who used to preach In
Somcrvllle had a little boy. A few days
before his father left the city to go to
his new parish one of his neighbors
said to the little boy: "So your father Is
going to work In New Bedford, Is heV"
The little boy looked up wondering.
"Oh, no," he said. "Only preach."
A lady taking tea at a small company,
being very fond of hot rolls, was asked
to have another. "Really, I cannot,"
she modestly replied. "1 don't know
how many I've eaten already." "I do!"
unexpectedly exclaimed a juvenile up
start, whose mother allowed him a teat
at the table. "You've eaten eight. I've
been couutln'."
Two little brothers, aged respectively
4 and (i years old, fell In with a slray
kitten, which, suffering bv the 'lands of
some cruel person, had of Its tall scared
ly half an Inch remaining. "Poor little
kitten," said the younger one. "Who
has cut off its tail? I wonder if it wiil
grow again?" To which the elder
gravely remarked: "Of course it willi
Don't you see, the root Is there?"
A little 4-year-old was taken on a
visit to grandmamma in the country,
There, for the first time, he had a near
view of a cow. He would stand and
look on while the man milked and isk
all manner of questions. In this way
he learned . that the long crooked
branches on the cow's head were called
horns. Now the little fellow knew of
only one kind of horn, and a few days
after obtaining this Information, bear
ing a strange kind of bellowing noise In
the yard, he ran out to ascertain Its
cause. In a few minutes he returned,
with wonder and delight depicted on
bis countenance, exclaiming: "Mamma,
mamma! Ob, do come out berel The
cow's blowing her horns:"
Artesian Water in Sahara.
: One of the most important results of
the Egpytian expedition up the Nile
has been the discovery that by sinking
deep wells water may be found in the
desert in many places where its pres
ence had not been suspected. Not only
will this give a secure basis for mili
tary operations, but it is possible that
water may be found in sufficient quan
tities to serve for irrigation, in whioh
case the Sahara may be turned into a
flower garden. Its aridity comes from
no material sterility of the soil, but
simply from lack of moisture.
ALMOST INSIDE OUT.
The stomach that Is not turned thus by a
shaking up on the "briny wave" must be a well
fortified one. The gastric apparatus can be ren
dered proof against seasickness with that stom
achic so popular among travelers bv sea and
land Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It defends
the system against malaria and rheumatism,
and subdues liver complaint, constipation and
dyspepsia.
To make white soup use veal for
stock, and beef for brown stock; to
color amber soup use a little burnt
sugar, just enough to make the desired
amber shade.
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.
We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word " CAS'l'OKlA," and
" PITCHKK S CASTOR1A," as our Trade Mark,
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of " PITCHHR'SCASTORIA,"
the same that has borne aud does now bear the
facsimile signiVure of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is theoriginal " PITCHER'S
CASTORIA " which has been used in the homes
Of the mothers of America for over thirty yean.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
ike hind you have always bought, and has the
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER, on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The Centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
March 4, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, M.D.
Persons who suffer from the cold
should wear loose olothing in chilly
weather, remembering that two thin
garments retain more heat than one
thick .one.
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The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its stages
and that Is catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requiresaconstltutlonal treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon tne Diooa and mucous suriaces ot ine sys
tem. thereby destroying the foundation of the
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building up the constitution and assisting
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Hall's Family Pills are the best.
If you Bliould spill grease on your
floor cover it at once with corn meal or
try baking soda. Moisten the soda and
rub it on the grease spots with a cloth
HOME PRODUCTS AND PURE FOOD.
AH Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually verv
light colored and of heavy body, Is made from
glucose. "Tea Garden Orips" is made from
bugar cane anti is strictly pure. It Is tor sale
by first-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac
tured by the Pacific Coast Syhup Co. All gen
uine "Tea Garden Drips" have the manufac
turer's name lithographed on every can.
For binding of cut and wounds al
ways use linen, not cotton, as the
fibres of cotton are flat and apt to irri
tate a sore place, while those of linnen
are perfectly rounded.
Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
family medicine with us since lHtjo. J. R.
Madison, a40"J42d Ave., Chicago, 111.
If the glass stopper becomes fastened
in the neck of your bottles try placing
the neck of the bottle in hot water for
few minutes. This will generally
loosen the stopper.
Try Schilling's Best tea and baking powder.
There is nothing so repulsive as un
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