re
Working Poult r? und Strawberries.
Wlieu ono Hiiuuks of jxjultry In con
noetlon with liny low-growlug ,, plant
-liioHt people cun nee only the Bcrntch
lug blrdn mid the mined plants, but the
combination 1ms been and Is being
profitably curried out If one selects
one of the lurger breeds of bens for
tills combination tlvo scratching part
of the proposition will be reduced to a
Tiiiiiliiium, and If tlie fowls are not re
quired to obtain tlkulr entire living
from the patch of otrnwberry plunts,
they will do comparatively little diun
nge. It 1h, of courne, understood that
the fowls are not allowed on the patch
until after the fruit has been gath
ered, but from that time uut.ll they go
Into winter quarters they will bo ex
ceedingly useful, for they will take
g(K)d care of all the Insect, do little
damage In the way of scratching whkh
cun be readily repaired by going over
the plot each (lay, and their droppings
will add materially to tlfb richness of
the plot If the plantation covers a
considerable area It will be a good plan
Jo have several small colony houses on
the plot so that the liens may iiave
their own quarters and thus work oyer
a smaller area. (The profit from this
combination Is good, and neither will
Jnterfero with trie other, especially If
the fowls are raised for egg produc
tion. Try It on a small scale and in
crease as experience proves It pays.
KvepMike GooNehprrleti.
The main value of this recent Intro
duction from the other side seems 'to
lie in the fact that the variety Is
very Arm, productive and ships well,
THE KEEPSAKE GOOSEBERRIES.
but whether it can be profitably grown
, over any considerable territory can
only be discovered by experimenting
with it So far. In limited tests. It
seems to be better than any other of
the English varieties, but its quality
Is jMt' nearly as good as the old fa
vorite with American growers, the
Downing. It shows less tendency to
mildew than other European varieties,
although It Is doubtless susceptible to
that disease. It Is not advised to plant
this variety largely without first test
ing It through several seasons.
New Seed Wheat Treatment.
J. II. Wright, a fanner residing near
riennessey, 0. T., has made a valuable
discovery that will be of general Inter
est to wheat growers everywhere.
lie soaks his seed wheat In coal oil,
using about one-half gallon to every
t twenty bushfls of wheat covering It
over with a blanket and letting It soak
over night. lie found It equally effec
tive with corn, using one-half teacup
to a washtub of corn. He finds that It
not only preserves the cereal from rot
ting, but preserves It from Insects. Mr.
Wright has practiced this for more
than three years, and his yield hits
been a great deal more than that of
those who had better soil for planting.
Much Needed Sweet Potato.
A sweet potato that will keep as well
as the white potato Is whnt Professor
E. J. Wlckson, of tlie department of
agriculture of the University of Cali
fornia, thinks be has discovered. It
was picked up In tlie Ladrone Islands
by a skipper, who took aboard a lot of
excellent flavored sweet potatoes last
April, and, finding them still In good
condition upon his recent arrival in
San Francisco, gave specimens of them
to Professor Wlckson. They will be
propagated In the hope of working in
the commercial world of potatoes a
revolution that will be worth many
millions of dollars to California and a
boon to mankind.
Cat-Worms on Wheat.
Reports from Canadian and King
fisher counties state that wheat Is be
ing seriously damaged by cut-worms.
The entomologist of the Oklahoma ex
periment station has visited fields
where the worms are at work, and
recommends spraying a strip of the
wheat Just ahead of the worms with
parls green at the rate of one pound
to 100 gallons of water. The spraying
should be done while the worms are
feeding on the wheat, and, of course,
no stock should be allowed to pasture
on the sprayed wheat
A Ifothed for an Ainaierar.
A more ambitious method than that
of growing his early flowers In boxes,
kept In the house, may be tried by the
amateur gardener wlio Is also an ama
teur carpenter. A hotbed may be built
at small expense. Old window sash, or
a single sash purchased cheaply, and
four boards, mio Inch thick and one
and one-half feet wide, muy be put
together to form the hotbed, the boards
being used for the walls.
Warm stable manure should be put
In the bottom, from one-half to three
fourtlis of a i!oot deep, and firmly
pressed down. The lied should be well
drained. Light soil, to a depth of one
or two Inches should be spread over the
manure and after one or two days,
when the temperature Is cooled down
to 70 or 80 degrees, the bed Is ready
for use.
The plants, In pots or boxes, should
he put In tlie bed. The boxes may be
prepared as for Indoor use, wtfh ordi
nary garden soil at the bottom, and
lighter soil on top. Large holes should
be left to drain the box. The fine seed
should be sprinkled on the surface, and
fine sojl sprinkled over It, and tlie
coarse seed sown In drills, or pressed
down Into the soil, and covered with a
thin layer of earth. The soil should be
gently sprinkled with water as soon
as the seed Is planted and kept moist
without becoming soggy.
The tiotbed should be shaded from
the hot sun, but there should be plenty
of light The cover of the bed should
be kept on until the seedlings have
started to make good growth. On warm
spring days the plants should be given
fresh air by raisjng the sash slightly.
Point on Pruning Shrobn.
If those who have shrubbery on their
grounds would but remember the sim
ple fact of the period of bloom and that
blossoms come on the new growth they
would remember when to prune. The
blossoms on the spring-blooming shrubs
are formed on the wood that was
grown after the blooming season of a
year ago, hence if these shrubs are
pruned In the spring we simply cut off
the flower-bearing shoots and no flow
ers are had. The time to prune spring
flowering shrubs is Just after they have
stopiied blooming, so they may have
the rest of the summer in which to
grow the flower shoots for another
spring. The fall-blooming shrubs
should be pruned In the spring, for
they will then grow the flower shoots
for the coming fall period of bloom.
One can see how simple It is If they
will but remember.
Water and Solid In Milk.
When the cream or fat Is removed
every 100 pounds of skim milk contain
about 90 per cent of water and 10 per
cent of solids. The solids contain
about 8J5 per cent of casein and 4.5 per
cent of milk sugar, with small propor
tions of fat and albumen as the fat
cannot be entirely removed. The milk
sugar remains In the whey when It sep
arates and the casein In the curds or
cheesy matter, though both contain
small percentages of fjit, albumen, etc.
The whey will promote the formation
of fat, while the curds supply the ele
ments for growth and muscle. It will
be an advantage to feed the two sub
stances together, adding bran and sea
son lightly with salt If the skim milk
becomes very sour and begins to fer
ment It should not be used at all. The
proper plan is to use the skim milk
when fresh or but slightly sour.
A Turkey Coop.
A turkey coop which has been used
with perfect satisfaction Is described
In American Agriculturist as having
several distinct advantages over ordl
nary coops. It Is built out of a large
packing case. At the top Is a venti
lator. Suspended by a cord Is a drop
door of close boards and beneath this
Is an ordinary door partly of wire net
ting. Each is hinged and can be open
ed Independently. On cold nights ven
tilator and drop door may be closed,
on ordinary nights the ventilator open
ed, on hot ones both. In warm weath
er the drop door suspended as shown
In the cut forms a good shade for the
birds.
Graaa of the Lawn.
Where It Is desired to thicken grass,
or Increase the variety in lawns or
dooryards, much may be done by sim
ply sowing seed. The sprouting will
be favored by the shade of the grass,
and the growth of the young plants by
a frequent clipping, so that by late
summer or before a good sod will be
established. The principle is that cut
ting prevents shading the young grass
and supplies It with sun and air, thus
giving It an equal chance with the old
grass, If the ground Is rich enough, as
It generally 1 In lawns and dooryards,
1 'Mli jjjj V IWWin -
' w TheWinning Stroke till
' ci W more than ordinary skill in playing brings the honors of the m ' : ''.'
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only, by
company
the front of
m-A j.t t A a a
If Marriage Had Been a Failure.
If marriage had been a failure this
civlliztlon would not be here.
So many men are brave after the
event
Many compensations have come in
life that are not included in our pay.
One of the very best remedies for un
pleasant conversation is to stop talking.
Sometimes we send a thief to catch
a thief that robbed a thief.
The golden calf will always be wor
shiped, though it wear the tall of a
monkey or the ears of an ass. Ameri
can Illustrated Magazine.
On the Trait
"I followed the
trail from Texae
..!it EV T--J to Montana with
wigi)ranu a FISH BRAND
Pi f Cf t Slicker, used for
Otntnel OUCkei' an overcoat when
cold, a wind coat
when windy, a rain coat when it rained,
and for a cover at night If we got to bed,
and I will say that I have gotten mora
comfort out of your allcker than any other
one article that I ever owned."
(The Dims and addreM of the writer of this
utuolicited letter may be had on application.)
Wet Weather Garments for Riding, Walk
ing, Working or Sporting.
HIGHEST AWARD WORLD'S FAIR. 1904.
A. J. TOWER CO. wfjw
TOWER CANADIAN fcffSSfc:
CO., Limited tyv)tmi
XOaOHIO, OAHADA ftSHEH
W. L. Douglas
3-5?&'3J?SHOESa
W. L. Douglas $4.00 Cllt Edge Line
,aniim up equalled aiany price.
I ALL
PRICES
tL-JzJLaLAa MA KES SELLS MORE
f ' 3- 3 O SHOES THAN ANY OTHER
MANUFACTURER IN THE WORLO.
Jk M ja a ... . .
I II Kill ntWAnD to tnyons who cut
I U,UUU disprove this statement
at Brockton, Mass., and show you the Infln t!
care with which every pair of shoes Is made vou
would realize why W. L. Douglas $3.80 tt
cost more to make, why they Bold their shanV
jit better, wear longer, and are of greater
..... " ' ,iai, nny oincr j.w noe.
Man, 92.BO, $2.0tf. Boys'SchSol l
, vn lull , moiai, U"ll n.i(.lJouir.
las shoes. Take no substitute, hone genuine
without bis name and price stamped on, bottom,
WritA frtr T11,..,w,..n.l rn...ln
W. Im DOUGLAS. Brockton.
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r CAPrrAL .,SOaood
If more than ordinary skill in playing brings the honors of the
game to the winning player, so exceptional merit in a remedy
ensures the commendation of the well informed, and as a reason
able amount of outdoor life and recreation is conducive to the
health and strength, so does a perfect laxative tend to one's
improvement In cases of constipation, biliousness, headaches,
etc. It is all-important, however, in selecting a laxative, to
choose one of known quality and excellence, like the ever pleas
ant Syrup of Figs, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., a laxative which sweetens and cleanses the system effect
ually, when a laxative is needed, without any unpleasant after
effects, as it acts naturally and gently on the internal organs,
simply assisting nature when nature needs assistance, without
griping, irritating, or debilitating the internal organs in any way,
as it contains nothing of an objectionable or injurious nature.
As the plants which are combined with the figs in the manu
facture of Syrup of Figs are known to physicians to act most
beneficially upon the system, the remedy has met with their
general approval as a family laxative, a fact well worth con
sidering in making purchases. .
It is because of the fact that SYRUP OP FIGS
is a remedy of known quality and excellence, and approved by
physicians that has led to its use by so many millions of well
informed people, who would not use any remedy of uncertain
quality or inferior reputation. Every family should have a
bottle of the genuine on hand at all times, to use when a
laxative remedy is required. Please to remember that the
genuine Syrup of Figs is for sale in bottles of one size
all reputable druggists and that full
California ng byrup Co., is plainly
every package. Regular price, 50c
Sri f-rfetcisco, CM.
Had Thomrht It All Oat.
Pete de Pickpocket Wot would ye do
if a copper wuz to ketch ye in de act?
Bill de Burglar Time. I reckon.
Mothers velll find Mr-. WlnrtoVB Soothing
Byrup the beat remedy to'use for their children
during the teething period.
Finely Chlaeled.
Miss Deery Don't you think Harry
has the profile of a Greek statue?
Miss Jellers Yes; it's particularly no
ticeable in his cheek.
Elevates Water
: by WATER POWER
THE COLUMBIA HYDRAULIC RAM
PUMPS AWAY UNCEASINGLY
THE COLUMBIA HYDRAULIC RAM is a simply constructed and
inexpensive machine that can utilize a small fall of water for the purpose
of raising a portion of it to any desired height. It is the farmer's friend in the
"dry season" and is indispensable to those owning land high above ditches. It
will furnish water for domestic purposes, even elevating pure water of the spring
by means of the impure or muddy water, as found in some streams. Requires
no attention. Practically no cost of maintenance, there being no parts to get
out of order. A ram will pay for itself in a short time. Every ram installed is
giving utmost satisfaction. We keep a large stock constantly on hand. Write
to our Hydraulic Department today for illustrated literature.
Columbia Engineering Works
Tenth and Johnson Streets
aWittlifs-Watfsiiriiiilr)
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name of the
printed on
per bottle.
The total length of the railways of th
world is stated to be 454.000 miles.
HOWARD E. BCRTON. Assayer and Chemist,
Leadvllle, Colorado. Specimen prices: Gold,
Silver, Lrad, 1 ; Gold, Silver, 75c : Gold, 60c ; Zinc or
Copper, 1. Cyanide tests. Mailing envelopes aod
lull price list sent on application. Control and Um
pire work solicited, iielereuce: Carbonate Na
tional Bank.
P. N. U.
No. 20-06
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