W A S H IN G T O N fine feeding roots may be iujured and the trees checked in their growth. A good harrowing in the fall and«two or three in the summer will be all tin cultivation an orchard requires. w F eed in g ^■SS&SL ^ wr Form Co n ve n ien c e s o f Cem ent. lie use of cement for stable floors Is m in« more ami more general each r. There are other uses for the le material about a farm, two of loll are suggested in the accompany- illustrations. One is a cement wat- ig trough made by using two wood- lioxes of different sizes to form a Put in a thick layer of cement, lid rp sand and sharp gravel well mixed n the bottom of the larger box. in set upon this the smaller box, as w ¡ ^ ■ ^ C E M E N T W A T E R IN '» TROUGH. K t oe k on Pr^wne. In tiroes of scarcity cattle are some times driven to the woods and allowed to feed on the twigs o f young trees growing near the ground, or of the top boughs of trees that have been felled for this purpose. The bass wood is the best o? jrees for tills purpose, though twigs of the beech were often thought nearly as good. It is on such teed as this that deer largely subsist in cold weather, when me snow is too dtx'p for them to roach the ground. K Schilling & Company Blit if much stock has to be kept on 40 S San Francisco browse, it requires more labor than to GlaUstcin«*’. A d v i c e t o Y o u n , M e n . cut and cure hay after the ground lu^s Be sure that every one of you has once been seeded, and the hay is also much more nutritious than the twigs, his place and vocation on this earth, which are very largely only woody and that It rests with himself to find It. Do not believe those who too lightly fibre.—Excha nge. say: "Nothing succeeds like success.’’ F a r m ln e w i h O ne H o rse. Effort, honest, manful, humble effort, There are already very muuy small succeeds by Its reflected action, espe farina where the expense of keeping cially in youth, better than success, two horses 1 b greater than the profit which, indeed, too easily and too early from the land will stand. As popula gained, not seldom serves, like winning tion becomes more coudeused the num the throw of the dice, to blind and ber of such farmers is sure to increase. stupefy. Get knowledge, all you can. W ith light plows suitable to he drawn Be thorough In all you do, and remem- by one horse a good deal of plowing lier that though Ignorance often may bo may be done. I f still faster plowing Innocent, pretension Is always despica Is desired, two farmers, each working ble. But you, like men, be strong and a single horse, may unite their forces. exercise your strength. W ork onward This Is the way that French farmers do. and upward, and may the blessing of and we have seen the same practice the Most High soothe your cares, clear near some American cities. It Is chiefly your vision, and crown your labors with In drawing manure that the two-horse team is most essential, for it Is the prac reward. tice to make the manure box very large so that two good horses «re required to draw It.—Cultivator. iblw n in the first picture, and till in lilt the sides. I f a vent is desired, In lb o tto m Of side, put a round bit of '.V h u t t o l l o w i t h F a t H e n « . Oj£d in the position where the opening W lien a hen becomes very fat she not ! ptijlR pesirod, as the cement is beinjA filled only is a poor layer, but will become * «« in . ■ The seeomi convenience is a lawn broody, Rave leg weakness, and be un tnd garden roller. Get a sheet of sheel lit for anything but the pot. Such hens iron and fit a disc should be fed only once a day, at night, of wood into one the meal to consist of a pound of lean end to make it a meat to twenty liens, with a handful of perfect cylinder. grain scattered for them to hunt tip. Bore a hole in the They will then he hungry during the e *I ct center of day, will search and work for food, the disc to Insert while the inducement of a few grains an iron rod. Place thrown out at night will cause them on end, with the to keep at work until late. Meat con disc end down. tains little fat-producing elements, if Select a round lean, and will greatly promote laying iron rod for the ns soon as the surplus fat is removed, core of the roller, which can only be done by compelling a n d d r i v e It, the hens to exercise. through the hole P la n n in g fnr Soiling. in the disc, a few It Is very rare of late years that a inches into the season Is found when there is good ground, keeping pasture all through the year. Usually thl rod exactly in the center o f the cyl- the dry spell comes late in summer or I at the top. The mold, as seen in early in the fall. Just the time when second illustration, is now ready the best soiling crops are ready to help to B ll with cement. A light handle is out the deficiencies of pasture. The rea ntU'diod to the iron center, and the son why more farmers do not sow soil I -o^kr is complete. Use the best cement, ing crops in spring is because their land h* sharpest of sand and gravel and is not ready to produce the crop that |x thoroughly, that every particle of will make soiling profitable. Prepara •ement may be wet. Round off all tions for soiling ought to begin at least p edge's when the articles are taken the fall or winter before? Draw out i the molds. and spread a good coating of manure on laud to be drilled with corn next lljv c ln i; n W e ’l by H o rs e P o w er. Morse power is cheaper than human spring, and it will do far more good atwcle. To use the former in well dig- than if the manure were applied then. a k . set four timbers, 4 by 4 in. firmly H o w to Im p r o v e a L a w n . H h c ground over the well hole and Lawns can he kept green and thickset H together at the top. At A attach without the use of stable manure. City flh'nng rope, run It through a pulley, and village people who have a few square rods of grass, usually imagine It necessary to keep the plot covered for weeks with badly scented and ill- looking manure, when the fact is that one-half the money's worth of nitrate of soda and powdered phosphate of lime will answer better anil create no nuisance. They furnish to the soil what Is most needed, an alkali, phosphoric acid and nitrogen. Both o f them are Inodorous and show their effects Im mediately ou application.—New York Tribune. H o rse it B, through another suspended the top of the framework, and lly through a pulley at D and to l*lt whiftietree. The horse can easily to *& the dirt which is shoveled into the :: l^elt or other carrier, as at E, after be- owered. T w o 2 in. boards are laid eh ei^ II H in the cut. F F are also 2 in. [nion, kls, fastened at one end and loose s are Ihe other so they can be spread it'ulnr pfft'i to allow the box E to descend into ioned ■ well. When it comes up loaded I are again placed as shown in the ■ tration and the box rests upon ■ i . The track. K, is of plank and ■ enient for drawing the box over ■ » be emptied. A small truck can under the box after it is raised, the track K and on the cross pieces This makes unloading much eas- A short sled, built after the fash- •f a stone boat, has also been found [enient for dragging it away by •.—Farm and Home. $3.7& W ell*M a n ag e d O rchards, orchard well managed may be • to pay several times as much for and occupied and the labor spent best field on the farm. But It f>e a poor Investment if It is neg- nnd suffered to go to ruin. Cul- |on is indispensable to enable the |to contribute its fertility to the The surface roust not be left behed to become covered with rank Is or moss, t.» He bare and b.irr* n jp is nothing better than a crop of and this shonld be permitted to [>wn and decay on the surface. A I should never be suffered in an or- 1. says the New York Times. Only lurfa* ♦* should be stirred, lest the Tea is better fresh— if it isn't, what does the grocer mean by telling you that he has some tea just come from abroad? Fresh doesn’t mean just picked; it means just roast ed. Schilling's Best is roasted as fast as your gro cer wants it— no faster— in San Francisco. N o te ., I f you raise the right kind of horses the buyer will hunt you up. See that the slioer fits the shoe to the foot, and not the foot to the shoe. The cause of a vicious disposition In a horse is often rough treatment In grooming. Too much feed is as bad as too little, especially when the horses have but little to do. Never allow anyone to tickle or tease your horse in the stable. The animal only feels the torment, and does not understand the joke. The farmer who has the care of young colts should make up his mind not to let them lose a (tound o f flesh at wean ing time. The colt should pass his first winter In the liest of condition, and without a hitch In his growth.—Western Rural. I’ o llltr v P o in t«. Filthy houses—lice. W et weather—pip. Musty food—canker. Overfeeding—apoplexy. Impure water-—cholera. High roosts—bumble foot. Damp quarters—diarrhoea Close confinement—debility. H igh feeding—leg weakness. Drafts in the hennery—roup. Want of exercise—black rot. ru lle u are not good breeders. Unwholesome diet—Indigestion. Exposure to cold—rheumatism. T h e F p fn c h Q u e e n «. Of sixty-seven queens of France only thirteen have died without leaving their histories a record o f misery. Eleven were divorced, two executed, nine died young, seven were soon wid owed. three cruely treated, three ex iled: the poisoned and broken-hearted make up the rest. " Yon can make lots of headway some times by admitting yon are wrong when yon are n ot—Life. M OTOR AND M IS K R Y . Compressed air as a motive power for street railways will in time supersede elec tric wires and the trolley. Necessity and invention make rapid changes, but some old, sure, unfailing methods will hold good for all time. The nerves arc the electric wires of the human system, and often “ jangle out of tune;” as when neuralgia slips the trolley of the system and it grinds and groans with pain. vfhe old motor for the cure ot pain, St. Jacobs Oil, will alwav>8 uct as electric iniluence on the pain stricken nerves, and will send a current of cure through the disordered wires, and bring about a perfect restoration. Nothing new can improve upon what ifc known to be the best ana surest in the treatment of pain ful diseases.___________________ W illiam B. Phillips, of New Madrid, Mo., is credited with a total of 1,850 squirrels in three days’ hunting on L it tle river. ONE SECRET OF L O N O K V IIT . Those anxious to prolong this rapid transi tory existence of ours beyond the average span, should foster his digestion, negatively by ab staining from indiscretions in diet, and affirm atively by the use of that peerless stomachic, Hostetler’s Stomach Hitters, when he experi ences symptoms of indigestion. The impair ment of the digestive function is fatal to vigor. Subdue with the Hitters, also, fever and ague, biliousness and constipation. COUNTY HATCHET. P R IN C E OF M AG IC IAN S . The Great H errm an n Could Jtistrle w i t h D e a t h . MIRACLES IN MEDICINE. Not The theatrical world and the thou sands who had witnessed his wonder ful art were shocked by the news that I*rof. Alexander Herrmann, the great magician, had died suddenly. lie was in his private car on the Buffalo. Roch ester a ad Pittsburg Railroad and was The Wonderful Progress M a d e Past Few Years. D is e a s e s T h a t O u r M o th e rs T h o u g h t In c u ra b le C u r e d by P a i n e ’s C e le r y C o m p o u n d . To Bo A DEER’ S Siw’sn A»ay ANTLERS. this year in valuable articles to smokers of F x c itin s and P erilo u s A d v e n t u r e in C a l i f o r n i a . For lung and chest diseases Piso’s Cure William M. Stover, a mine owner In is the best medicine we have used.—Mrs. Tuolumne County, California, had an J. L. Northcott, Windsor, Out., Canada. experience, recently, that lie would not (A T A K IIH CANNOT RE CURED wish to repeat for all the wealth In the With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot mountains of the State. While out reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a biood or constitutional disease, anil in order to hunting near the Stanislaus River he cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall’s shot at a deer that wns standing ou tho Catarrh C ure is taken internally, and acts di rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces. H all’s crest o f a hill. The bullet wept straight, Catarrh Cure is not & quack medicine. It was and the deer plunged forward and fell. prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescrip Mr. Stover laid his rifle down and has tion. it Is composed of the best tonics known, tened to his fallen game for the pur combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect pose of cutting its throat. Just1 as he combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful effects in curing reached the deer and leaned over to Catarrh. Rend for testimonials, free. apply the knife, the animal leaped to V. .) CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O. Ills feet and glared at Mr. Stover. Sold by druggists, price 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the «est. Instantly the man seized the beast by the horns. This action terrified the The light of the moon is only about buck. He made a plunge, and down one-six hundred thousandth that of the the steep sides of Devil's canyon lie sun. went, carrying the man with him on his antlers. The deer was madly frightened, and Mr. Stover was more scared than the deer. He could not turn loose, and away went man and animal, over rocks, hushes and briers. When near the bottom o f the canyon the deer fell against a tree, and before he could get up. Mr. Stover grabbed a large piece of quartz rock and killed the animal by heating It on the head. ith a better understanding o f the transient nature of the many phys ical ills, which vanish before proper e f 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 o f the system, which the pleasant fam ily laxative, Syrup o f Figs, prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with m illionsof families, and is everywhere esteemed so highly bv all who value good health. Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. I t 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 F ig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. I f in the enjoyment o f good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. I f afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commended to the most skillful physicians, but if in need o f a laxative, one should have the best, and with the well-informed everywhere. Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely ,%ed and gives most general satisfaction. Now It is difficult, almost impossible, to j persons are not aware tliut any such overestimate the importance of recent nerves exist. They Jo not know that advances in medicine and surgery. I uothin* * * '* on in “ nv Part ol the * * 7 ' that every other part does not instant In surgery there is the application of ly “ know o f.” The closeness of this the X-ray in determining complicated sympathy is fam iliarly illustrated by fractures. headaches, indigestion, rheumatism, In medicine there is the serum-treat neuraliga, etc. About every case of ment for germ diseases, and more im- ! sleeplessness, nervousness and dyspep portant still, the extended use of sia is a “ sympatetie strike” by brain, Paine’s celery componud in the treat- nerves or stomach, induced by the low- ment of the many diseases that arise j ering of the general health, from a faulty or impaired nervous svs- People who think to get rid of these tern. j troubles by some medicine that disre- This class of ailments causes more gards the general health of the body ’w suffering and earlier deaths than all are on the wrong track. In getting others, and that is why so much pub- such diseases as neuralgia and rheuma* lie prominence was at once given to tism out of the system Paine’s celery Paine’ s celery compound when its dis- compound proceeds at '»nee to restore a covery was first announced by Prof, normal appetite and regulate the Phelps of Dartmouth college. nerves, as the foundation for building The rapid and sure way that Paine’ s up the health and vigor, celery compound cures neuralgia, rheu- It regulates the bowels without, delay, mutism and nervous debility is marvel- and sees to it that the poisonous hu* ous even in the eyes of this wonder- mors that are bursting through tha PROF. HERRMANN. working quarter of the century. j skin, in what are, for purposes of going from Rochester to Bradford, Pa., Ancient miracles were contrary t o ' classifying, called skin diseases, art where he was to give a performance natural laws, whereas the remarkable given a ready outlet. On this basis that evening. At Ellicotville, Cattarau power of Paine’ s celery compound to purified blood and regluated nerves th f gus County, it was found that he was make people well, comes from a better 1 permanent cure of every form of blood ill. A physician was called, but H err understanding of the natural causes of diseases, such as eczema, salt rheum, mann was dead before he arrived. Up disease. I bad complexion, is now assured by to that time he was in the best of That wonderful set of nerves known this really wonderful remedy. I f tho health, having played in Rochester the as the “ sympathetic nervous system,” ; reader of this is not in perfect health night before. Heart trouble was the that knits every part of the body to- let him simply try a first bottle of cause of death. gether and harmonizes all, is under- Paine’s celery compound «ud carefully The name of Herrmann in connec stood today as never liefore. Manv note the results. tion with conjuring is over a century old. the art having been passed from T h o u s a n d * o f T o n . o f llust. C ycle Chair for the Am eer. father to son gnd from brother to broth According to the estimates of Mr. .1. A strange vehicle, called a cycle chair, er. Alexander was born in Paris GO A. Udden, who has studied the remark has been constructed In London for years ago. His father was a distin able phenomena of dust and sand the Ameer of Afghanistan. Lt Con»i»U guished German physician, but his storms in tile arid regions of the West, of a miniature carriage body, uphol knowledge of magic equaled that of every cubic mile of the lower air dur stered lu green morocco and cm be zon medicine. His oldest son, Carl, 25 ing an ordinary “ dry storm” contains ed with the Ameer's arms. Thla la years the senior of Alexander, became at least 225 tons of dust, while in severe placed In front of two parallel bicycles, famous as a magician when the latter ! storms of tills kind as much as 12(1.000 to be propelled by attendants, and 1 « was but a child, and he taught his tons of dust and sand may be contained steered by a small wheel In front. Holsa brother. At 11 the pupil was more in a cubic mile of air. Dust storms are made In the floor, through which clever than the master and at 14 he sometimes last for twenty or thirty the Ameer can exercise his legs on trea made his debut before the Queen of hours. dles when he feels like It. Spain. Early in the '(»O r Alexander came to this country and here he had o o o o o o o o e to o o o o o e o o o o o o o c o o a o o o o R o c Q O O e a a R M since lived, being naturalized in 1870. He made three tours of the world and spoke Spanish, German, French, Chi nese and Russian as well as English. 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She EVERY HEN I Hatrbad in PetaluaM . then took nearly Iw c -b a to ra s ta rt- • every so-called blood •4 right, *'"1 I* bwtar I prepared to * 1 re p r o S t . medicine and drank | a b l a rettr na !«e a u M U m m W« pay them by the wholesale, I nm fh'nre «g cin a ire ly a n I bed y tb« «bleb pro Mnit they did not reach I' K t r t l M I Id n r * tha Rrretret anrnbor * ( atalogea p of rlffi.rou* C h i c k e n s . ^,her trouble. Some free. Inrnbatora from $lo tijx one advised her to try P e t a l u m a I n c u b a t o r C e., P e t a lw a a e , O a l. S.S.S. and she very soon found that she had a real blood remedy at last. She says: “ After tak ing one dozen bottles of S.S.S. I am perfectly well, my skin is clear ere the One Thing to n and healthy and I would not be in O n l, O n . tor a D o s . . •oXl bv Dröseln, «t g » « . • box my former condition for two thousand » • “ P'** m«IIM It M . A t t n . dollars. Instead of drying up the poison , Pr. 60 UM .0 v -ii. co. ptau. r « . in my system, like the potasn and For tracine and locating Gold or «liver arsenic, S.S.S. drove the disease out ore, lout or hidden treeanrea M. f>. FOW- through the skin, and I was perma I.KI^ Box 3/7 Houttilngtofi, Conn. nently rid of It. *' n C P T I R R an d t'll.K rt cured -no Day until FRAZER grease AXLE rnttixii « F m A PERILOUS ADVENTURE. Mr. Stover had hi* clothe* badly torn, and III* face and hand* were scratched by the bushes like the result* of a scrimmage with wildcats. He is una ble to tell how he escaped serious in jury while going down the side of the rough bill at a breakneck speed. A fter the ,deer wns dead, an examination showed that the bullet had struck him square tqion the horns near the head, which caused him to fall over in a stunned condition. C r it ic a l M o m e n t. Whittier, the poet, and Lucy L.ircom were once driving in a huggy drawn by a rea’ leaa animal. Tile horse become more and more vicious, and the buggy TsmuwHnuBLi swayed like a ship In a storm. But TO A S T never a word would Lucy spare on the Ecuwz, F T P ! SM O KER. high-erected theme which then engaged “ A W A Y WTTH M AKESHIFTS.” her mind. At laat W hittier could stand DeaterjU ■••! It no longer, and as be redoubled his efforts with the reins, he exclaimed: SAMPLE, 16 C. CLCARCRS ___/ OSK DOCKS, 8 ÜC "L a c y ! I f thee do not »top talking till E C L IP S E M F C . CO . » 7 Mall. I get this horse !c hand, tbee will be In A ( « r U W fin tc il. P o r t l a n d . O r . . ( 7 . H . A . heaven before thee wants toP S U R E C U R E f o r P I L E S W e defy any man on earth to do op *5 1 F'tad I lM f ilM W a package the way a woman doea 1 L m RODS A Real Blood Remedy. S.S.S. never fa il, to care Scrofula, Eczema. Rheumatism Contagious Blood Poison, or any disorder of the blood. Do not rely upon a simple tonic to enre a deep-seated blood disease, but take • real blood remedy. 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