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Clean U p the Farm.
The necessity for cleaning up the
rubbish on the farm and burning It Is
not eptlrely for the purpose o f Improv
ing the appearance o f the farm, al
though It should be ffone for this effect
if nothing else were to be gained, dur
ing the winter large numbers o f In
sects Injurious to farm crops pass
their time among the rubbish, and are
generally In good shape early In the
spring to make havoc among the first
crops which appear. Therefore, If the
rubbish Ik
In the spring as the work can be done
and the mass burned the Insects will
be destroyed. The work requires but
little time, and the results are so dp
slrable that one onght not to hesitate
a moment about doing It. It w ill pay
to get out the hay rake and go all over
the meadows and the gelds on which
stubble o f any kind has been left and
rake up the rubbish for burning.
T IN Y C L
FOR BO Y&
f o i s o f Poaadoa« H*v* a H o n e kitted
U » k 1th Kvorythlss to r Boy**
Scrofula
" Y e s ,” concluded the medical racon
teur, "sh e became Insane through ex
Has coma down to us through the ages, cessive dancing.”
"O n e might say she was bopping
Ilk* the pyramids and the sphinxes.
I t makes; its presence known by mad, I suppose!” gurgled the cheerful
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many signs—glandular tumors, bunches idiot.
in the neek, cutaneous eruptions, in
Valuable House.
flamed eyelids, sore ears, rickets, car
Tigga " Suggs go $3,000 for his house.
tarrh, wasting and general debility.
W iggs— So?
1 didn’ t know he
Sufferers should take
owned any real estate.
"O h , he didn’ t. This was in a poker
game th en he held a full house against
The great specific for scrofula, effecting the other fellow’ s three of a kind.
the most wonderful, radical and per
Advice te the Widow.
manent cures. Be sure to get Hood’ s.
Widow (tearfully)— Yes, my daught
ers are now my only resources.
,
Odditlcs of Love.
Friend— Take toy advice and h a »
H e — I don’ t know bow lt la, hot
band your resources well.
l ’ ve aoticed it ia thè girl wnq punte«
all thè otber girls “ what ha could bave
ve I
In
aeen in bar” who ia thè firat toget mar- by O ns
ter oar clients during the tlx years last
pest.. Over 20 yesre successful expórtenos. Per
ried.
end prompt attention to all claims en-
She— And it is thè man that thè girls sons!
___ ^ to as. If your
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trusted
attorney
«ay tbey wouldn’ t bave if ha were thè barred you osn appoint u* to act in your claims.
Pees fixed by law and contingent upon success.
last man on earth who has bis pick of Taber
A Whitman Co.. «MO Welder Bldg ,
Washington, D. C.
all thè pretty girls in tpwn.
What Is likely the smallest club
house In the world stands near
public highway In the onytfn grounds
which surround one ot Pasadena’s
handsome homes on Congress street
. This one-story, one-room edifice was
built years ago for club accommoda
tions o f a sm ell coterie of boys, young
scions o f what were then designated
amlllRs” —boys who ate
R a h la i Q u m .
JHIff
|!URli
up-and
the very name of
Except In certain «mail aectiona the
the
club
has
passed
Into
oblivion.
raiding o f geese for profit Is an almost
Nobody actually knew What took
untouched Industry, yet one In which
place In this clubhouse, which was
good money may be made If the work
built In the W est Side suburbs, but It
la carried on intelligently after obtain
pleased
those having the exclusive pos
ing the experience. This preliminary
session
o
f it to so. shroud their meets
experience la essential, for the raising
with
mystery
that the most grewsome
o f geese differs In many ways from
tales
of
orgies
went abroad, over
raising chlckena
While both ducks
which Imaginative and uneasy elders
and hens are frequently used for
shook their heads dismally, while those
hatching goose eggs, the best results
who knew only laughed and drew pret
To Protect Y o n a * Chicken*.
generally come from letting the goose
ty
accurate conclusions from their own
Those who have raised chickens
incubate her own eggs, care being
boyhood
days, that nothing more ex
taken not to give her more than eleven know that one o f the troubles With
citing
than
Imitation high Jinks wen£
, S-eMeTrler-rT n iir" |“ IM
which
they
have
to
contend
Is
keeping
for a sitting. The ganders are permit
on
thére.
Larry—
How did Migrphy break his
the
little
ones
from
being
drowned
"by
ted to mingle with the geese during
Be
that
as
It
may,
those
boys
have
arm?
Incubation mainly tor the purpose of
grown up In grace and wisdom, says
Denny— Following the doctor’ s pro
protection when the goose leaves the
the Los ^Agfilflk-3'tmea> and the club scription.
nest to feed. When the goslings are
p -f notive was abandoned and was recent-
Larry— PhwatT
hatched they should be kept Indoors
ly
purchased
by
Its
present
owner.
Dr.
*
Denny— Yia; it blew oat av th* win
on an earth floor and given some kind
A.
A.
Wright,
who
had
It
moved
Into
dow,
and Murphy wint either it.
o f green food to pick at as they will,
his private grounds and presented It to
their main food, however, being a mix
v The Production of SOk.
bis grandson, Irving' Benton, who Uvea
ture o f corn meal and bran, mois
with
him.
Although
now
personal
Silk
is known to be the secretion of
oovuucD a im roa c h ic k s .
tened and fed when It may be crum
two
glands
of the silk worm alongside
property,
It
Is
the
gathering
place
of
bled up like bread. W ater for drink the hard and frequent slow er* of the
of
the
digestive
canal.
These glands,
the
Junior
Athletic
Club,
and
Is
fitted
ing should be supplied in abundance, spring. W here brooders are used this
but so placed that the young goslings trouble is obviated, but, on the other up In a manner so exactly like the which consist of tubes in numerous
coils,- terminate in the spinning wart
can drink without getting Into the wa hand, the chicks ought to be given room o f a “ grown-up” aa to throw any
and open in a common orifice from
boy
or
girl
who
sees
It
Into
spasms
of
ter and wetting their down, thus catch some o f the freedom o f outdoors as
which the secretion of the consistency
delight.
ing cold. This Is an Important part early as possible, so that even brooder-
of honoy, issues forth, promptly harden
The
house
Is
painted
dark
green,
o f raising young goslings. It Is essen raised chicks ought to have a run in
ing Into a thread on exposure to air.
tial that every effort be’ made to keep the open air. The Illustration shows with white trimmings; Its sash win
t h e . goslings from getting wet and a design for a coop with a covered run dows give It a modern, fashionable ef
One of the Staying Sort.
chilled when they are young, and not attached which w ill prevent any trou fect, and the outside chimney o f red
brick
adds
s
teal,
h
o
w
finish,
which
Hubbubs—
W e’ ve got a new girl at
to crowd- too- many o f them In a pen. ble with the chicks. This run may be
captivates.
our
house.
As the weather gets mild they should made so -as to attach It to the coop
Back lots— Hah I I t ’ s, easy enough to
The celling Is plinty high enough for
be given access to grass, yet have h when desired, a n # may be o f any
get a new girl, bat can yon keep her?
an
ordinarily
tall^ngn
to
walk
Inside
shelter where they may go In case at desired dimensions. It consists simply
Sub bn be—-The doctor thinks so. He
storm. By midsummer they.may have -OT a light frame covered with muslin, If he Is prepared to feel like a giant declares she weighs nine pounds at
after
getting
there;
the
miniature
fire
iccess t* a sbSfilow stream. The the fram e being- buHJ on * slant in
tree acc
least.-r-Philsdelphia Press.
leu ' breed, a ,g ood specimen of the w ay shown In the cu t ”By having place, baby andirons, low chairs—Just
Embaes
right for short legs-toy tables, and
TrHHjB Beat Steam Esfifia. ■
hooks a t each corner and eyes screwed everything on tb r d v a r f plan are ad
The
statement is made that in Mas
Into, the corners o f the coop this frame mirably proportioned. The place Is
sachusetts
last year fear times as many
may be attached in a moment I f the complete. It Is Ugbted by electricity,
passengers
were carried by electric cars
day looks stormy, simply attach this has an-. electric bell and telephone,
covered run to the coop, and you w ill while all the Interior decorations indi as on the steam roads, says the Iron
then be certain that no harm w ill come cate a boy’ s bent Golf clubs, rackets, Age. Of coarse that was doe chiefly to
the dense city traffic, bat still the city
to the chicks should a sudden and guns and fishing-rods adorn the walls.
streeLaur systems were pretty complete
hard shower come up.
Book shelves bold boys’ books, the ta seven yean ago. The trolley passenger
ble Is littered frith boys’ literature. business, however, has doubled since
Dri*d Vegetable*.
The lockers hold collections of birds’ that time, while the steam passenger
In Germany an Important Industry Is
eggs, butterflys,Isbells and beetles; business has actually declined.
bring established hi dried vegetable«.
Ions and a collec-
drawers, stamp
A t one factory in West Germany last
A Slander.
juttons
ornament a
tion
of
cam;
re ar, which paid, a dividend o f twenty
"S ee here!’ ’ said the city editor.
velvet
panel
oh
per cent, the following materials were
It Is here o f ah even
the Junior "Y o n speak of the bride as being led
dealt with: lfiO. tons of French beans
Athletic
Olub,
whoso
mem
rs are be- to the altar.” ’
(sliced), 800 tons carrots, 140 tons sav
"Y e s , sir. What of It?” replied the
tween 12 and 16 years of
meet to
ory, fifty tons celery, 110 tons potatoes,
reporter. ’
discuss
dub
matters,
club
and
182 tons white cabbage, fifty toqs on
"W h a t of H? Why, it ’ s nonsense.
arrange the very successful akd only
ions, fifty-four tone turnips; total, 1,076
There
was never a bride yet who
▲ S H A P E L Y 0 0 0 6 E.
tons. This firm is now doubling their ocasional dances they give foX their, eonldn’ t find her way there, no matter
girl friends at the Valley Hunt 0(ub.
which Is shown In the illustration. Is plant When the factory was first start
This clubhouse Is the center o! all what were the obstacles.” — London
attracting attention because o f Its ed only tw elve per cent o f the vege
the boy life in the neighborhood, and Tid-Bits.
hardiness, sise and the quality o f both tables could be obtained locally, last
has a charm In its harmonious com
Placing Them.
feathers and flesh, and to those Inter year thirty per cent was obtained In
pleteness which Is as fascinating to
The Busy Man— Pleasant and Bore-
ested in geese raising is worthy o f the Immediate neighborhood o f the fac
those who retain an accurate memory
son are coming to viiat me next week.
tory, and the tenants o f the farms In
consideration.
o f their own childish dreams and long What shall I do with them? I have so
the
vicinity
have
found
It
so
profitable
Difference la M ilker*.
ings as to any of the youug fry who
little time.
A cow may be madq to shrink gre&t - 1 to grow a supply of the raw produce, revel In Its use.
The WieeUn— Introduce Pleasants at
that
they
now
have
125
acres
under
In mHk yield when le ft to a rough, un
a club and Boreson to a dab.
cultivation
for
this
company,
and
an
skilled milker.
This is generally
P l o t H ey n ’ s G r e e tin g .
known, and the practice Is common to other fifty acres at a little distance
Piet Heyn was a Dutch naval officer
Natural Define tin*.
let the boys learn to milk p j practicing away.
who captured one of the Spanish silver
Edyth— Yas, Jack ia inclined to flirt
with cows which the owner Is ready
fleets In 1628. How he was received • little, bat his heart is in the right
Inneatlou* Pcheme o f Pulltau Poet*.
to dry up. But the definite cash value
at
home upon his return Is told In the place!
To pull out fence posts easily, says
o f quick, gentle, clean work Is scarce J. W. Dysart, o f La Porte, In<L, take “ Naval Heroes of Holland.”
> Mayme— How long has it been in
ly realised. A t one o f the Western a 2x4 scantling
The home-coming was such as no yoor possession?
feet long and lean
experiment farms, where one of the lt agalnst tlfe post-at a 45-degree an Dutchman before him had ever experi
men was an especially skilled mlnker, gle. A % iron plq driven into the top enced. Wherever he went his reception
a record was kept o f the average d if end to pass through A link o f the chain was one of unbounded enthusiasm,
Miss Gotrox— I wouldn’ t give much
Everywhere he was feasted, every tor a proposal that wasn’ t straight
ference In product as compared with
where bonfires were burning, bells were from the heart.
the other men, and It was found that
Mr. Poorman— How much would you
ringing and crowds were shouting
he was worth nearly $10 a month
themselves hoarse In bis honor. His be willing to give for one that was?
more, on account o f the extra milk
progress from city to city was an un
wblch.be obtained. The milk was also
broken ovation. But that was not the
richer, owing to his care In getting all
Mrs. Dearborn— Which do yon think
end.
the rich strippings.
s
the luckiest month to be married in?
The Dutch housewife Is noted for her
T illin g thr Garden.
Mrs. Wabash— I don’ t know. I ’ ve
cleanliness.
After
all
that
feasting,
The garden should be the best tilled
Piet Heyn turned his steps to the home tried April, May, Jane and July, but
PULLS ▲ POST STRAIGHT UP.
part o f the farm. Rotation should be
I think I 'l l try some other month next
practiced as well as In the case of w ill prevent lt from slipping. Hook a of his two sisters in the village o f Bro- time.
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eck, noted as fhe most scrupulously
farm crops, because all plants will
chain close to ground, passing It up the neat town In all tliat land of spotless
Trusted.
grow better when they are not m a d e « .poet over the top of the scantling.
Physician— I can’ t diagnose yonr
succeed themselves on the same Soli One horse w ill pull all ordinary posts, paint and glistening metal dishes. There
Piet announced himself by the knocker wife’ s case at all. She seems to hate
each year. Some provision should be
as this method w ill lift It straight up. on the door. This was answered by one a sprained neck, lumbago in the beck
made so that the horse cultivator can
of his sisters, who, on opening the door rheumatic kneee and gout in both feet.
Need o f P a r * Hand*.
be used for weeding purposes, other-'
and seeing who was there, Instead of
Wagglee— I know what it is. She
A
Vermont
farmer
writes
to
Jacob
Wise the garden is apt to run wild with
weeds. Every fam ily should have an A. Rlis, o f New York, asking If there falling upon the neck o f her hero-broth was reading in the cosy corner and
abundant supply o f small fruit as well Is not some way of bringing the fam er as the sister of such a man would happened to fail asleep.— Smart Set.
as vegetables, for the reason that these ine-stricken people of Sweden and Fin do In any other land, coolly looked at
Tbe Ultra-Canine.
are healthier foods «than too much land Into his part o f New England, his feet, and seeing that his boots were
"H o w provoking! I wanted to take
meat. It often hapens that the garden where their services are sorely neded. muddy, said, “ So, P M , Is that you?
can be made to be the source o f con He says that thousands o f these peo Jnst stay there till I bring your slip our ball dog out riding and now I have
to w *it until the maid deans his teeth I
siderable Income In addition to sup ple can find permanent homes there, pers.*»
"W h a t is the trouble. Mabel?”
plying the fam ily wants.— Iowa Home with chances o f owning homes o f their
A S erm on o n M o n e y .
"W h y , he bit » tramp.” — Chicago
own In the future.—Boston Transcript
stead. *
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“ No, my son,” said the BlllvQle par News.
W hin to Spray.
n s h t la s w **d*.
ent, “ money doesn’t bring happiness;
No date can be fixed upon, yet spray
To kill weeds which have perennial It only pays house rent and the grocery
Frequent Occurrence.
ing must be done at the right time If root stock« a German authority rec bill and makes the bailiff and the bill
" A woman has been arrested for
the best results are to be obtained. ommends fallowing, and early In the collector respect us six days In the disfiguring her children.”
The right time is Immediately after spring a thorough and deep harrowing week, while the parson gives us the
"W h y , thousands do that and or*
the blossoms fall and before the calyxes over o f the land, after which the root hallelula smile on Sunday.” — Atlantic never molested.”
o f the forming apples clbse. I f there stocks are raked and burned. For the Constitution.
"Disfigure their ehlldran?”
are belated blossoms on the trees after eradication of -equtsetum or horse-tall,
"
Y e s ; cut their hair.”
No D anger There.
the great mass o f bloom has fallen, do a thorough draining o f the soil together
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“ That antique'Mias Parsley told me
not wait for them If some o f the with cultivation are suggested. Fer
World’
s Finest Dry Dock.
yesterday that Dr. Edson says grip Is
calyxes are closing. I f the trees do tilisers, particularly o f limey ones, are
The 8an Francisco dock company has
caught through kissing.”
not all bloom nearly together, spray recommended for combating sorrel.
“ She’s safe.” —Cleveland Plain Deal Just completed at Hnntora Point one of
the early blooming trees first and then Soil In which this plant grows abund
the finest drydocks in tbe world. It is
er.
" l-
In a few days spray the others. Repeat antly are usually characterised by an
lapgn enough for two battleebipe at on«
Fever Is as ornery as prise fighters time and am bo pumped dry in two
the application In one week or at the acid condition which requires the ap
It won’t break clean.
latest ten days.— C. P. Gillette. *
plication o f lime for Its correction.
boors.
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Onerai Prose s ot
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pairs carried In stock. W e also furnish gasoline
ss to run this machinery. Oar machines are
^
, stronger and easier to operate than any other
machine On the market. Thousands are in suc
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CO., General Agents, (toot o f Morrison Street,
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INSOMNIA
" I h a v e been a s ls g CA RCA B ir r s fo r
Insomnia, with whloh I have b*ee afflicted for
over twen tv veers, end I esn sav that Cuscarets
have given me more re lief than any other reme
dy I have ever tried. I shall certainly reoom-
tnend them to my friends as being all they are
TlOS G illabd , Elgin, llL
represented.'
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