SsW saxM .'W . vv a V .
SRRJ-i. The average results of the
A Low Ponllrr Ran.
A safe and secure poultry run that
requires less material than a high pea
can be made from laths sawed la two,
which would mako the sides 2 feet
high, making the frame of scantlings
aud the top of sawed laths, box boards
or similar material. The top of the run
should consist almost entirely of trap
doors, using bits of old harness for
hinges, which will look well If cut neat
ly. The Illustration shows one of the
doors propped up to show the construc
tion more plainly. The doors are 4
feet long, the length of a lath, and may
be 8 or 10 feet the otlier way and still
not be clumsy, being constructed of
such light material.
This trap door Is an Important fea
ture, as It permits the tender to enter
easily for removing top soil and replac
ing with fresh earth, or other caring
for the birds. The frame material Is
of 2x2-Inch scantling at the corners,
A USEFUL POULTRY COOP.
rd.
different
methods of orchard culture at the Ohio
Station, covering a period now of six
years, are quite markedly in favor of
planting the tres In sod and mulching
the trees. The trees on the plat thus
treated have made a heavier and mora
vigorous growth than under any other
system of culture, and have produced
double as much fruit Under the culti
vation and cover crop method of cul
ture the frees made very nearly ai
good a growth, and the fertility of the
soil wag kept up. The fact, however,
that the general results, as regards
both tree growth and yield of fruit,
are Inferior to the grass mulch method
Is the surprising tlUitfr.
me poorest results of all were ob
tained when clean cultivation through
out the season was practiced, since no
humus or fertility was added to the
soil by this method, and the ground
washed and gullied so badly that
heavy fills were necessary, and the
practice had to be abandoned at the
end of the fourth year.
The trees set In sod and having a cir
cular area cultivated about them gave
very good results for the first two or
thrw wn, a?tor vhir-h vmioh. bH-r
results were secured" by either the
cover-crop method or the grass mulch
method. This method of culture was
the most expensive and laborious plan
adopted. Its chief usefulness Is on
small, very rough or stony areas, where
mulching material Is not available, or
on home grounds where neat and sight
ly grounds are desired.
while the side strips are made of Inch
boards sawed 2 Inches wide. The earth
under this run should be slightly
mounded for the sake of dryness.
Farm and Home.
Plowing; ud Dronsrhte.
Subaolling aud drainage are systems
I that should be practiced in connection
with each other. Subsolllng without
drainage Is more damaging than bene
ficial, as it allows the water to accumu
late and there remain. If the system
of drainage is made complete there is
nothing better than deep cultivation, as
sisted by the subsoil plow. The great
fear of those who are opposed to sub
soiling Is that they are compelled to
turn up soil from below, which is not
desirable, as it requires time tot the
cold undersoil to become proper plant
food; but the subsoil plow does not,
as many suppose, turn up the soil. It
simply pulverizes it The plan usually
pursued Is to plow the soil In the ordl
nary manner, following In the same fur
rows behind the first plow, with a sub
soller, to which should be harnessed
three horses, la order that the work
may be thoroughly done. As the first
plow moves on, leaving the upper soil
broken, the subsoil plow, coming after
It, should go In to a depth of at least
7 Inches below the plowed furrow (a
foot, if possible), thus rendering the
actual depth quite deep, though not
mixing the upper and lower strata
The advantage Is that moisture Is re
tained when rains are not frequent, ow
Ing to the greater capacity and depth
of absorption at the time of rain, and
also greater moisture from capillary
attraction by virtue of the porosity of
the subsoil.
Enillaga.
By the use of ensilage the ration
can be greatly chcapeucd, but ensilage
is not a balanced food, and must not
therefore, be used exclusively. A ra
tlon of 45 pounds of ensilage, 8 pounds
of clover hay, 1 pound of bran and 1 of
Unseed monl will cost about 10 cents a
day and be as nearly balanced as can
bo desired. This ration will be better
digested than one cohiposc-d mostly of
dry food, and the ensilage can be
grown from a silage corn nt a cost be
low that of any other food that can
be produced on the farm.
Field Mice.
Field mice do not attack old trees, If
they can get the bark of young trees,
but they sometimes do much damage to
orchards. Wrap the trees with tar pa
per, extending the paper several Inches
Into "the ground. This method not only
prevents the depredations of mice, but
also serves to protect against the bor
ers. The paper need not extend over
one foot above the ground.
Yoar Dog.
The more you talk to a dog the bet
ter he likes you, and he times his tem
per to your every mood. Are you mer
rjf He frisks and frolics and Jumps
up at you with wild abandon. Are you
sorrowful? lie will lay his head soft
ly on your knee, looking up Into your
face with adoring, kindly eyes that far
more prettily than any words, begs to
cheer up, and tell you that he, at all
events, thinks you worthy of the utmost
good fortune. The right kind of a dog
never lets you forget how much be
loves you. From Paul and Flame tta.
6EBH0ST IN ESPERANTO.
faaenal Scene at Consrreae Held In
Cambridge, England.
The esperanto congress held In Cam
bridge, England, recently, which
brought together 1,300 representatives
of more than twenty nations, was the
occasion of a sight which the world
had never witnessed before. This was
the preaching of a sermon and the con
ducting of the entire Church of Eng
land service in esperanto, the universal
language. These devotional exercises
were held at Great St Mary's, the uni
versity church.
The preacher was Rev. J. Cyprian
Rust who had translated into esper
anto all the hymns that were used.
The scene was truly Impressive. Here
was an Englishman talking in a lan-
Foola and Treea.
Any fool can destroy trees. . The
can not run away? and if they could
they would still be destroyed chased
and hunted down as long as fun or a
dollar could be got out of their bark
hides, branching horns or magnificent
(bowl backbones. Few that fell trees
plant them ; nor would planting avail
imuoh toward getting back anything
like the noble primeval forest Erur-
ing a man's life only saplings can be
grown in place of the old trees, ten cen
turies old, that have been destroyed.
It took more than 3,000 years to make
some of the trees In these Western
woods, trees that are still standing In
perfect strength and beauty; waving
and sighing in the forests of the Sierra.
Through all the wonderful, eventful
centuries since Christ's time and long
before that God has cared for these
trees, saved them from drought dis
ease, avalanches and a thousand strain
ing, leveling tempests and floods, but
he can not save them from fools only
Uncle Sam can do that John Mulr
In the Atlantic.
guage which men of more than a score
of different nationalities could under
stand with perfect ease, though many
of them understood no other language
save the tongue to which they were"
born.
When the congregation Joined the
Cambridge choir In singing the hymn :
"Now thank we all our God,
With hearts and hands and voices"
the effect was Inspiring. The esperan
to version of the hymn commences
thus :
"Nun estu Dl' laudata,
Per manoj, voeojl, koroj."
Pope Plus X sent his special blessing
to the Catholics In the congress, and
at the Catholic church the Abbe Rich
ardson of Brussels, Belgium, addressed
his congregation in esperanto after the
usual Latin mass.
At the same time Rev. W. Selbie
preached a sermon in esperanto at vthe
Congregational church.
"MI estas cannita vlu renkontl" Is
one of the phrases most frequently
used by esperantlsts. It means "De
lighted to meet you."
P&SS
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LOUISE PEAR.
A Good Market Pear.
The old market favorite pear, Louls
Bonne de Jersey, is still one of the best
known and most popular of the French
type of pear and is
highly recommend'
ed for the New En
gland and Middle
States by the offi
cial list of the de
partment of agrl
culture. The name
Is being more and
more shortened to
Louise, which Is
enough to distin
guish It from other
varieties.
This pear has
been in cultivation for more than
hundred years, but the original tree Is
still alive at its place of origin In
Southern France, says American Culti
vator. Although a French pear, It
seems to be as hardy as any and suc
ceeds as far north as Ontario and In
parts of Northern New England where
any pear will thrive.
It Is a good pear to grow on quince
roots, producing large specimens and
annual crops. It also does well on pear
roots. It Is a rather large pear, choice
specimens averaging about three and
one-half inches long. The skin Is yel
lowish green, with reddish brown
checks and dots. The flesh Is white,
fine grained and buttery and the flavor
pleasant and spicy. It ripens about
with the Sheldon in early October. Its
Bhlpping qualities are excellent and it
ranks among the first of the genera
purpose pears.
Water tor Cowl.
If a cow gives sixteen quarts of milk
per day, she must consequently, con
sume an equal quantity of water. If
the water Is Icy cold she will not drink,
because she therehy becomes chilled.
She will fall off In her yield of milk,
because she can not produce unless she
drinks a quantity sufficient lor the
milk and the demand of her body. She
voids, usually, a largor quantity of
water. The water for the cows as the
weather becomes colder, therefore,
should be warm. If the flow of milk 1
to continue.
BEV. J. CYPBIAW BUST.
SHI DISEASE
HUMORS IN" THE, BLOOD
Vhen the blood i3 pure, fresh and healthy, the skin will be soft, smooth
and free from blemishes, but when some acid humor takes root in the circu
lation its presence 13 manifested by . a skin eruption or disease. These
humors get into the blood, generally because of aa inactive or sluggish
condition of the members of the body whose duty it i3 to collect and carry
off the waste and refuse matter of the system. Thi3 unhealthy matter is left
to pour and ferment and soon the circulation becomes charged with the acid
poison. The blood begins to throw off the humors and acids through the
pores and gland3 of the skin, producing Eczema, Acne, Tetter, Psoriasis,
Salt Rheum and skin eruptions of various kinds. Eczema appears, usually
with, a slight redness of the skin followed by pustules from which there
nows a sticky lima that dries and forms a crust, and the itching is intense.
It is generally on the back, breast, face, arms and lees, thoueh other carta
of the body may be affected. In Tetter the skin dries, cracks and bleeds ;
the acid in thjblood dries up the natural oils of the skin, which are intended
to keep it Sort and pliant, causin? a dnr. feverish condition and eivine- it a
hard, leathery appearance. Acne makes its appearance on the face in the
t , -n . . . lorm of pimples and black heads, while
I suffered with Eczema for forty t, . , . , ' ,.
ysara and could find nothing- to Psoriasis comes in scaly patches on differ
SSR?1.!?-?' ?; v1 ent P3 f the body One of the worst
Buffered Intensely with the itch- . . . . . , , . ,.
lng-and burning; pustules would forms of skm trouble 13 Salt Rheum;
iMowfnnS.'w.lciiherflowe4 " it3 favorite point of attack i3 the scalp,
tloky fluid; crusts would come on .. r . , , , . :
the akin and when scratched off sometimes causing baldness. Poison Oak
of ebeVfn "uttered lathe are alSO disaoreeabe types of skin
long- years I was a!aic?ed but disease. The humor producing the trouble
when I uaedS. 8. 8. 1 found a per. lies dormant in the blood through the
feet outa. ThAm ham nnvni- ViAnn - . . o
any return of the trouble. winter to break out and torment the
. uiu.VAfla, suUcrerwith the return of Spring. The best
Btockman, I.eb. trtmor,t- 11 i,: a;!? i coo
It neutralizes the acids and removes the
humors so that the skin instead of being
irritated and diseased, is nourished by a
supply of fresh, healthy blood. External
applications of salves, washes, lotions, etc.,
while they soothe the itching caused by
skin affections, can never cure the trouble
because Lucy uu liot leach tLo Mood. C. C. S. rocs dovm into the circlati'vi
and forces out every particle of foreign matter and restores the blood to ita
normal, pure condition, thereby permanently curing every form of skia
affection. Book on Skin Diseases and any medical advice desired sent freo
to all who write. S. S. S. is for sale at all first classJ druer stores.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, CAmt
Hlatorlo Oak In Texaa.
When Gen. Zachary Taylor came to
Texas on his way to Mexico during the
Mexican war he landed at Rockport on
a point adjacent to the Bayvlew Hotel,
says the San Antonio Express. ' Ha
then marched his forces up to where
Fulton now stands and halted there
lefore going on to Corpus Chrlsti,
When Taylor's army halted Gen. Tay
lor camped beneath the shady boughs
of an oak that Is still standing Bentl
nel there. This oak is over eight feet
in diameter and Is probably the largest
oak In Texas. It is gnarled and bat
tered. Vandals have built fires against
It that have almost eaten Its heart
,out, but still the leaves are green upon
Its branches and Its friendly shade Is
sought by the hundreds who frequent
the locality. It Is king of a grove of
lnrge and stately oaks. One peculiarity
about these and other trees In this lo
cality Is that the prevailing wind has
bent their branches so that they lean
toward the northwest
While I was there I found children
scaling the old oak and perched upon
its long and waving limbs. Tbey made
a playground of the locality and their
merry laughter was mingled with the
music wafted through the trees from
the old Hall house, where women were
playing on a violin and piano the old-
time southern melodies so In harmony
with the scene.
Already Dated.
Ia certain London railway stations
the proprietors of the lunch counters
have a custom of dating eggs. That
Is,, they mark on the shell of a boiled
egg the date on which It was laid.
The evident purpose is to reassure
doubting customers; the possible result
Is less comforting.
A party arrived' at the station shortly
before midnight and following the
habit of all American travelers, made
at once for the lunch counter. They
demanded eggs, and asked that they
might have some of that very day's
laying.
"Sorry, sir," said the cleric "To
day's heggs Is all gone, but" glancing
at the clock, which pointed to quarter
before twelve "If you'd not mind the
date, Hi could give you some of to
morrow's.''
The chances are usually about even
that the men who won't let well enough
loot will maks matters much worse.
PURELY VEGETABE
Tee Dell for the CbaaSear.
'New York Is to have a new auto
mobile speedway."
"Just for automobiles? And nothing
to get In the way?"
"Nothing."
"Say, wouldn't that be the limit of
deadly dullness?" Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
TTataral Enoii(h,
"They Bay that Bradley goes on like
mad since he inherited his vast
wealth."
"What does he do?"
"Oh, he acts like one possessed."
LIpplncott's.
Apparent to All.
"Tes," said Miss Mugley, "I always
try to retire before midnight I don't
like to miss my beauty sleep."
"Really," said Miss Knox, "yon
should try harder. You certainly don't
get enough of It" Philadelphia Press.
Showing the Ftaraltare.
"I tell you I was at my best last
night while calling on the Smiths ; Mrs.
Smith laughed at every remark I made.
I must be quite a humorist when I'm In
the humor."
"No, it wasn't that Mrs. Smith got
her new teeth yesterday." Houston
Post.
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though equally as good. They must be just a red, firm
ripeness for Preferred Stock use the kind you would pick
from the vine if you had your choice. Quality is the abso
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