A Lre Poultry Honu,
As a rule, a poultry-house intended
to hold fifty or more birds is quite an
expensive proposition, for usually it is
desigued with all manner of fixings
which are costly without being partic
ularly useful. The large poultry-house
is not generally desirable, and while
it costs more to build two smaller ones,
it will pay in the long run by reason
of a lower mortality among the fowls,
the ease by which they may he clean
ed and the added comfort In the man
ner of temperature. In response to a
request for a house of considerable size
the following plan is suggested: Let
its dimensions be ltlx'JO feet, with six
and eight-feet posts, front and back,
respectively. Cover the roof and sides
with tarred paper or shingle the roof
if preferred. Have four windows on
the south side, one east and one west
window. Divide this In two parts with
wire netting fastened to boards, which
come up eighteen inches from the floor,
Arrange a double row of nests six feet
from one end of the house and place
drop boards on Uiuin, so thuL llie eggs
may be gathered from the alleyway,
.PLAN FOH POULTRY HOUSE.
which Is the six-foot space between the
side wall and the nest boxes. At one
end of the alleyway place a door so
that the eggs may be gathered without
entering the house where the fowls
arm congregated. On top of the nest
boxes, or rather above them, the roosts
are arranged with a wide board under
them to catch the droppings.
Orolinni of Mixed Varieties.
Sometimes In a mixed orchard it is
difficult to keep varieties of apples,
peaches or nny other crop of fruit per
fectly distinct. Apples of red and
green colors and sometimes of yellow
CONCRETE FLOOR
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The different parts of the floor as shown above may be modified to suit
conditions. It is essential that the soil below should be solid so as to give a
firm bed. The first layer of concrete consists of about three inches of mixed
gravel and cement on which Is placed an upper layer of half an Inch made of
sand and cement Bulletin, Illinois Experimental Stations.
color will mix so that it is hard to de
termine which variety the specimen in
hand belongs to. This Is the strong
est reason, when planting a large orch
ard, to plant jill or any one variety to
gether. Bees and the wind are the
largest agents in this work, other
things coming to their aid occasionally.
Tor home production the mixing of va
rieties Is not very objectionable, but
for extensive marketing it is best to
have each apple characteristic of Its
variety.
Hens Will Lay In Winter.
Fronfc experience I have learned that
we can have winter eggs if we work a
little for them. The hens must have
, exercise and that is beht obtained by
making them hunt their food or a part
of it that has been scattered In litter
In the henhouse or some sheltered
place. Feed regular and not too much.
Better keep them a llttlo hungry than
to over feed. Orange Judd Farmer.
Dock nnd Their Swimming.
With full faith in what they read,
many persons have begun the raising
of ducks and failed because they did
not supply the necessary surroundings.
A grower who Is a successful duck
man bae; hundrds of ducks each year
that never get a chance to swim. For
a number of years he had trouble, for
his original stock was from a strain
which for generations had had ponds
In which to swim, so that when
brought down to a drinking trough
they did not amount to much.
The Self-Sncklns; Cow
It sis pot necessary to abuse a cow
for this bad habit Simply go about
breaking off the habit. In a sensible
manner, which is readily done with a
little care and with the help of the de
vice here described.. ' Take "a . strong
smooth stick about three and one-half
feet long and in one end of It fasten a
ring. Buckle a strap around the neck
of the cow and fasten a short strap
through the ring on the end of the
stick or pole with the other end
through the neck strap.
About eight inches from the end of
the pole, the end opposite the one in
FOR THE BKI.K-HrCKINQ COW.
which the ring has been Inserted, bore
an auger, hole and through this run a
strong hard twine or leather and tie it
securely to a strap fastened around
the body of the cow just beyond its
front legs. It will be noticed that
while this device will prevent the cow
from sucking herself it is a safe at
tachment and if arranged as directed
It will be almost Impossible for the
cow to Injure herself with either end
of the pole. The illustration shows
the idea clearly.
Early Corn I'nji Bent.
If you have a good market, early
sweet corn Is a paying crop, writes an
Iowa farmer.' It can be planted thick
and an enormous number of ears
grown to the acre. I have had as high
as 1,000 dozen ears to the acre, and it
generally sells at 8 cents to 12 cents a
dozen. While the latter sorts tire
much bigger and sweeter ears, they do
not, as a rule, pay as well as the ear
lies, riant Cory, White Mexican nnd
Karly Minnesota. They will be done
and off the ground by the last part of
July, and you can get another crop in
after it. I generally drill sorghum In
between the rows when I lay it by,
and by the time the corn Is picked and
the fodder cut off the sorghum is knee
high, and by fall will make several
tons of the finest of feed for horses
or cattle. We grow all our fodder for
the horses that way, In early sweet
corn and early peas.
Packlnir Aplen for Export.
Importers In England say that ap
ples for that country should be packed
as tight aB possible and be undamag
ed by frost. The Canadlitn minister of
agriculture has given notice of inten
tion to favor a resolution to amend the
act respecting the packing of various
commodities so as to provide that
FOR STABLE.
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when apples are packed In Canada for
export for selling by the box, they shall
oe pat-Keel in good and stronc ' bos-
es of seasoned wood, the Inside dimen
sions of which shall not be less than
10 inches in depth, 11. Inches in width
ana jo inches in length, representing
as far as possible 2,200 cubic inches.
Provision is also made for a penalty
of 25 cents on each box of apples not
packed In accordance with this reiruln-
tlon. W. It. Holloway, Consul, Hall-
iax.
Oklahoma Ilroom Corn Crop.
The Oklahoma broomcorn crop is
quite good this year. The acreage is
25 per cent less than last year. Nearly
all of this season's crop has been cured
under sheds. This Improvement in
handling, together with a very favor
able season, has given the Oklahoma
farmers the best yields generally they
have ever enjoyed.
Good Yield of Wheat.
On the farm of George Gordon, near
nanover, imi., were thrashed f,fl5
bushels of wheat grown from nineteen
acres, an average, of thlrtv-flve hush.
els per acre. Mr. Gordon turns under
green crops, thus bringing un his land.
and he also uses fertilizers. This
shows what Indiana soil can be made
to produce when this plnu of bringing
up the land is used.
Success which makes a nun 1mm
bla la success of the finest perfection.
THIEVES HAVE AID 80CIETY.
Possess Clubrooms Open to Only the
Aristocracy of Crime. -
"I have no doubt that people have
wondered when some crook caught In
the act and without friends in the
place in which he came to grief could
give bonds," said Frank G. Miller, an
ex-convict, to a Journal reporter with
whom he had previously become ac
quainted. I s
"There is nothing strange, about It,"
continued Miler, "for we have an or
ganization for mutual protection and
this has representatives In every large
tv and in some of the smaller ones
of the United States and Canada. Usu
ally in the smaller places these are
lawyers, and If the crook is 'pinched'
in a place where be has no friends he
knows whom to send for.
"Should the case be an aggravated
one and the crook in 'good standing
with the organization the amount of
bond required Is learned and the socie
ty is notified to send enough to square
a couple of bondsmen. The crook dis
appears, the bondsmen settle and tell
how they would like to bring the fel
low to Justice, while all' the time
they are wishing for another Job of
the same sort, for they are well paid,
and the lawyers get better fees for
looking after our business than any
ordinary practice pays." '
Miller went on to say that the or
ganization had its regular officers, who
are better paid than those of legiti
mate societies, and that almost all of
them are well respected In the com
munities In which they live. Miller
stated that the amount paid for mem
bership and yearly dues was large and
that only "square" crooks were allow
ed to become members.
When asked If they were not afraid
that their officers would emulate their
employers and rob the treasury he re-1
piled that such a thing had never oc-1
nnrrpH hnf nnpo Tlmt man - o nfta.. I
. v. . v v . - 11" . Kit... 11 1 1 .3 (11 IV 1 -
ward found on the strets of Constan
tinople with a knife sticking under the
fifth rib nnd no one had seen fit to
follow his example.
"Why," said Miller, "they know that
if they should try to 'do' us they
would have a thousand men keener
than any detectives on their trail and
that when caught no earthly power
could save them."
The crooks, according to Miller, have
their clubrooms In Chicago, New York,
New Orleans, San Francisco and sev
eral other cities, and he declared that
these clubrooms, or houses, are fitted
up regardless of expense. To be able
to use themf however, one must be
long to the crook aristocracy and must
also pay extra dues that would make
the clubman of the. cities blink. Ohio
State Journal.
SONGS THE INDIANS SING.
Unwritten Literature of Aborigines
Should Be Preserved.
One great avenue to a better under
standing of the Indian is a compre
hension of their songs, for songs are
to the Indian all that books are to us.
Songs and ceremonies are the unwrit
ten literature of the race. As In
mediaeval times the deeds of heroes
and the chronicles of peace and war
were sung by bards and minstrels, so
to-day in the festivals of the Indian
the great events of the tribe are told
In song. Besides its important pnrt
as the expression of the intellectual,
moral and spiritual life of the Indian,
song often accompanies even the most
menial acts of dally toll. Such songs
are special songs to fit the task, as,
for Instance, the songs of the Pueblo
women while grinding their corn.
I paused one day at the door of a
Pueblo house where a woman was
singing a llute-Uke melody to the
rhythm of her grinding.
"Tell me," I asked her, "what are
you singing about?" The woman
paused in her work.
"Oh," she answered with a smile,
"I am singing of the rainbow Garth,
who paints the heavens; of the rain
that we long for; of our growing
corn."
Such songs are gems of poetic nnd
meleilelc beauty that would be valu
able Indeed In our American litera
ture and culture. European musi
cians, on hearing the Indian songs, ex
claimed:
"And you Americans are allowing
all this to perish?" You are stamping
out music unlike any other in the
world why?"
Why, Indeed; for this music belongs
to our own land. Happily the preju
dice against the Indian songs, as
against all things Indian, is waning.
Yet If we are to retain the peculiar
talents of this people, the schools must
foster In the little ones the gifts in
herited. The Indian will not work
less but more for encouragement of
the natural song impulses in him.
And such encouragement will hejp to
make him what we want him to be
that for which our young republic
stands the workman with Ideals.
Native American. -'
Richest Man in Mexico.
General Luis Terrazas, Governor ot
the State of Chihuahua, Is probably
the largest land owner in the world,
as well as the richest man In Mexico.
It takes an eight hours' journey on a
fast train to travel from one end of
his property to the other.
CATAMffl
Catarrh is usually regarded as nothing more serious than a bad cold or
Blight inflammation of the inner skin and tissues of the head and throat,
when it is, in fact, not only a vexatious and troublesome disease, but a. com
plicated and dangerous one. It i3 true that Catarrh usually begins with a
cold in the head, but when the poisons, which are thrown off through the
secretions, find their way into the blood, it becomes a constitutional trouble
that affects all parts of the body. It has more annoying and disgustingsymp
tomsthan any other disease. There is a sickening and offensive discharge
from the nostrils, a constant buzzing noise in the ears, headaches and pain3
in the eyes are frequent, while filthy, tenacious matter drops back into the
throat requiring continual hawking and spitting, and in certain stages of the
disease the breath has an odor that is very offensive. Catarrh is worse ia
Winter, because the cold weather closes the pores and glands, and the pois
ons and unhealthy vapors which should pass, off that way are thrown back
on the tender linings and tissues, causing the inflammation which starts
sorbed by the blood. When the blood
becomes diseased with this catarrhal
matter all kinds of complications may
be looked for. As the blood circu
lates through the body the foul mat
ter finds its way into the stomach,
ruining the digestion and producing
chronic Dyspepsia, or Catarrh of the
stomach. It also affects the Kid npva
Bladder and other members of the body, while the general health is weak
ened, appetite lost and the patient feel3 despondent and half sick all the time.
But worst of all, if the trouble is not checked the lungs become diseased from
the constant passage of poisoned blood through them, and Catarrh terminates
in Consumption, the most fatal of all diseases. You cannot get rid of Ca
tarrh by treating it with sprays, washes, inhalations, etc., because they only
reach the membranes and tissues, while the real cause of the trouble is iri the
blood. These relieve the annoying symptoms for a time, but the poison is
all the while getting a stronger hold on the system and when they are left
off will manifest itself in worse form than before. S. S. S. is the greatest of
all blood purifiers, and when it has cleansed the blood, this pure, rich stream
circulates through the bodv. carrvins- henlthftil nmnpriipa t fii ft;
Then the inflamed acmbnnr.i
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Her Miserable Luck.
First Summer Girl Did you hear
about the miserable luck I had yester
day? Second Summer Girl No; what was
it?
First Summer Girl While In bath
ing a man rescued me from drowning.
Second Summer Girl Why, I'd call
that good luck.
First Summer Girl But the man In
the case is married.
European Breakfasts.
Mark Twain, in sneakinc of tha tvn'i.
cal European breakfasts, said: "Do
you Know wnat ni do I'll nail a
piece ol cuttle-nan bone to the chim
ney, and every mornincr I'll hoD ud on
the mantel and take a pick at it with
a tin bill. It will be just as filling
and much cheaper than a European
breakfast "
It is evident that Mr. Clemens pre
fers the tvDical American hreakfnnt
dish of Pillsbury's Vitoa with ood
cream and sugar.
Economical Thought.
"Oh, George!" said Mrs. Youngman,
"my canary bird's dead."
"Yes?" replied her husband. "You're
not grieving much."
"No; you see, I can have it stuffed
for my hat next fall, and then the rest
of the hat won't cost you so much."
Philadelphia Press.
In After Years.
Wife But during our courtship you
never objected to my talking.
Husband Of course not. Being
talked to is one thing and being talked
at Is quite another.
A?,tri"nfdrL.U mP
Kaaffii2EKaS I
- ... xuhmci, uu lias uccu uiaae under nis
personal supervision for over 3& years. Allow no ona
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
" Just-as-ffood" are but Experiments, and endanper the
health of Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTOR I A
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare,
g-oric, Dropn and Soothing- Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Uarcotio
substance. Its ape is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and AVlnd
SUiwi1; r1elleves Teethln,r Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and .bowels, ffivlmr healthy and natural sleep!
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend
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ANNOYING-
DANGEROUS
Several Tears ago my blood was bad
and I had in addition a dreadful cm of
Catarrh, iiy nuse was (topped up, X
bad headaches, ring-ins; noises In my
ears and felt unfit for -work. I com
menced the use of S. 8. S. on the recom
mendation of a friend, and in a short
time It cured me sound and well. 1 1 put
my blood in rood condition and I have
never had the slightest return of ths
Catarrh since that time.
,,. GEO. D. CASE,
Ho. 209 Edcar St. EvansviUe. Ind.
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charges cease, the general condition of
the system is strengthened, every one
of the annoying and disgusting symp
toms pass away, and the patient is left
in perfect health. S. S. S. is the best
remedy for Catarrh. It goes right into
the blood and removes all effete matter
nMi1 AAfnHit.ni : i .1.
builds up the entire system by its fina
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Everything Limited.
The old farmer went to one end of
the swaying coach to wash his hands.
He could find only a few remnants of
soap. "Boy," he drawled, "there don't
seem to be much soap here?"
"No, sah," chuckled the porter, "you
know dls is de limited. -Ebbythlng
abohd am limited."
Then the old man tried to fill a
glass from the water cooler. He could
only force out a few drops.
"Where's the water, boys?"
"Not much water, sah. Dat am lim
ited, too."
Presently the porter brushed the
old farmer down and the latter hand
ed him nine coppers.
"Why, boss," protested the porter,
"yo' gib de porter on de udder train a
quarter."
"I know that," chuckled the old
farmer, "but you know this is the
limited, and everything should be lim
ited." Chicago News.
Mo Rubea'a Work.
Mrs. Al de Mustahd And have yon
any paintings by Rubens?
Mrs. Justin de Bunch Mercy, no
All our pictures are by the best ar
tists. Mrs. A. de M. But Rubens
Mrs. J. de B. Don't tell me. I ner-
er saw a rube yet that could paint
Cleveland Leader.
Restoring the Balance.
"Wonderly has made a fortuue la cot
ton." "Yes, but according to his wife's
dressmaker, he's fast losing it in silks.''
Detroit Free Press.
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