-
ieai"aluab'leninforin8.tibn oil the
racst profitaore selection of cows.
their feeding and care, the handling
nt milk tm yield the .highest price
E redact, and the protection ani pres
'rvallam f these products from de
rterterstien; with article on diseases
-of cosrE. and recipes for their cure.
'The feook i3 free. A post card request
only is necessary. v
Xmy a man's success is due to the
nuirierous predictions of his failure.
ffrs. WkJMwr'ESoalhins Syrup for Children
Sietkijig,Oi tens egm us, redu vesi nila m ma
tian, allays paiu,e rue wind colic, 5c a bottis
A rfcrht of action cannot arise from
a. cause (nmtcd with fraud.
Mar.y IVofi's.shiiiai ?U".i,
clergymen, tenrhers and singers r.so
Jtrowsfs Rror.chial Troches for c.ir
ing Ssoarscncss nnd oonsbr.
Mora xtha make pood use of their
itime lave none (o spare.
CTTS.StVituPanooVrvous DisoasOf. per- j
datieatly cured by Dr. Klin's (heat Nervj j
Rso;rvr.. 2 trial bottle and tivatise free.
Or. II. U. Kline, Ld..sl Arch St. I'hila., Pa. I
Two ministers in the Japanese Cab
inet rsigiied.
I'ili'.s i tu vo lit , to 1 i l;is.
r t ... , i ... .
aeof Itehinn. IU.iiJ. JJUvdmzoi- In.tn.lm.
l-aia0n.r4.1vrnnevreran.lH.J. .We
A subs
i-r
equent intimation is equiv-
dent to a prior command.
TyIofChori)koollenitMlyof Snr pt !
Cuts aiuI .Mullen is Nature's Kroat romu- '
ey euros uouhs, Colas, Cro;ip and Co:i
euinpixja, aal all throat and lung trouble.
At druggists, 25e., 60o. and 41.10 per bottle.
Ignorance corses to
you begin to realize it.
be bliss whci
lt-tt cured iu 2) mmnt?s by Yoolfo1d
6&niUrjr Lotioa. Never fails. At urujjista.
The express lucntion of one thing
implies the exclusion of another.
The
of the Well-Infcrrae;! of the V.'
Iwaj3 been for a simple, t Ica.-
h:
una i
eSieieut liquid l;t native r::ne.ly of known
value; a laxative v.liic'i physic ians could
anctiani for family use because its com
ponent parte are known to t'.K-.n to be
"Otfu&some and truly beneficial in effect,
aceeptailjle to the system and gentle, yet
, prompt, in acti-jn.
la. supplying that dr.nand with its cx
ccUerit onabinatioa of Syrup of I 'igs and
;I2Jxir of Senna, the California Fig Syrup
'a. proreeds along ethical lines and relies
- oa the merits of the laxative for its reniark-
ahle success.
That ia one cf many reasons why
. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is given
ths preference by the Well-informed.
"To get its beneficial effects always buy
tie genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all IeatUag druggists. Price fifty cents
V per bisfiile.
Tij&e will tell :but gossipers man
age to tell it first. So. 7-'OS.
It removes the caune,
soothes the nerves and
relieves the aches ni
C&SLBS AHd aRIPPET
Feverish-
"jAaaii'H ilw B ud Nenrnlgia ftlso. No bad
Ssct. lc, 25c and &0o bottlui. (Liquid.)
mi.
ijW "ossible
w jiwi, uujitjr liiks ami ui
every enterprising cotton planter. And
"it is as easy as rolling down hill" if you
only use enough
Virginia-Carolina
Fertilizers
'jrhk Is there any reason why you cannot do just as well as Mr.
7&VS. Jmes M. Swint.of Chipley, Ga.f who used 600 lbs. per
S V- acre of Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers nn hi inftr,n r-rt
He fathered one and a
Jf acre, and there were more
lhis is the experience of hundreds of other cotton
ToLinters. Careful rjrenaratinn nf mur r!1 oid liKoi
Jt rt? of high grade Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers will
I surely "increase yfwryields per acre." Numerous un-
icjuuiccu ouuiuuucs icu oow
Pi
a copy of which may be secured
izer ueaier, or irom our nearest
An lnterestiner mcture of Mr.
cotton will be found in this
p Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. JmW It
V-WtVOS Columbia, S. C. BUtinore. Md. fag&$$Z S 1
R Memphis. Ton. . &--vs'S'J&&4 Zs'Ji
m fih M &mm$w w
Quickest of relief from backache and
that relief lasting?
Let Mrs. Jame3 M.
Long, of 113 N. Au
gusta St., Staunton,
Va., tell you. Oa
January 31st, 1903,
Mrs. Long wrote:
"Doan's Kidney Tills
have cured me" (of
pain in the back,
urinary troubles, bearing down sen
sations, etc.) On June 20th, 1907,
four and one-half years later, she
said: "I haven't had kidney trouble
since. I repeat my testimony."
Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
THE ALIMONY.
pni nefore launching into matri
mony a man should always count thi
I erst.
Jill But how can ho tell how much
alimony the judge is going to allow?
Ycnkers Statesman.
flow's This?
We o!Ter One Hundred Dollars Reward
foi any case of Catarrh that cannot be
fiirvd by I hill's Catarrh Cure,
i l J . Cm exkv & Co., Toledo, O.
i We, the tinderi(ine.1. have known V. J.
i Cheney for the last 1.1 years, and believe
I him perfectly honorable in nil business
. ij-...-n--ii-.- . . .
i in
transaction nnn financially niie 10 cany
? "' obligations made by his firm,
I AI.IU.G, IINN. & jiaih i.i, u uoie-
s.n e Dnisrmsts. lolexio. O.
i I lull's Catarrh Curs in taken internally, act-
(ll..e..,lv. u,,on ,iie blood nnd nuicuoussur-
' t.-.res of tlie system. Testimonials Rent free.
! Pii.-B TSn i.pr hr,ttlf Sold lir all Drncrcrist.
Take Hall's Family Tills for constipation
A personal right of action ends
with the death of the plaintiff or de
fendant. This rule has been verj
anieh modified" by statute in recen!
vcars.
CHE CCULO HOT WALK
Tor Months I!i:r;:;e Humor ca
iii' tiles Ojhaie.s Alone tironslit
CIcrp Kej:rir..i Yielded to
C:tlc:5rr.
T l-nl ocsnia icv rver t-.--o y??.va. I had
t'.vo r.iiy.siciiir.--, bri lry only pive ma ro
hot for a pi? oi t tin-:.? imd I cannot cmim-e;-;te
the t m.::: its nn.I lotions I used to
no nurnnse. Mr r.n.;Ic? vrcie one r.iass of
sore?. Tli 2 itehlr.c an 1 huming wtrs so in
1 :?nse (hat f could not s!ej;. I oidd not
wal!: for nearly four n;onthf. One day my
1::is'i;;:ii said 1 bad bttr:- try tb.e Cutioura
ner.:e.i!ts. After lislnj; ttism threo times,
had ihe l:?t r.ictit'a re.-t in monlhs un-l-iss
I too!; an oniaie. T used one set of
Cutitura Soap. Ointment, and Pills, and
my ankle.? heated in a short time. Jt is
r.on- a year since I used Cutioura, and there
has been no return of the e'-sema. Jfr?.
David ttrown. I.ouke, Ark., May IS and
duty 13, 1007. "
Four thousand shipbuilders struck
in the English Tvno district.
Millions in Oats and Parley.
Nc thing will psy you 1 eUsr for I0?3
tlii:ntj tow a p.enty cf b.y yielding cats
and e-arley vilh oats at Je to 5.c a bu.
(alzer's new limperov Widiaiu Oats av
eraged 50 bu. pe.' Kcre mere t':an ,v.y
other variety in ! )T would pay immense
ly while 'aizer's iiiivor King i-'arley whieh
proved itself the biest yielder at t'u
Vif certain iVgricultui-al Station during
907 if you had planted 50 acres would
have given yea in ?7 just f3.EL0.00 on ft)
acres. It ia an enariiious yielder.
JUST SHND THIS XOTICE AX0 I?e
to tha John A. Salzer Seed Co., T.a
Jrosse, Via., and we will mail you the I
nest original teal catalog r.ubhsheU :n
niarica with samples o Emperor Wii-
iam Oats, Silver Kjng liar-lev. Billion Dei-
mcs
An;
1
lar Grass which produces 12 "tons per at-re,
caiiuroin tae cry sou luxunacor, etc., etc..
and if you send 11c we add a raekaze of
new farm seeds never Lefora seen by
j ou.
Every presumption is made against
the destroyer of written evidence.
i j j
Cotton
half hales of cotton nr
bolls yet to open. -
n is aone in me new , wttiirsrsffM
from your fertil- isfi
sales - othce. . jt t SW fla
Sw;nt'a
Year Book. PmWm
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GUNDAY," FEBRUARY 23.
The Power House cf Faith. Mark'11.
20-25; RiM-n. 4. 1-9.
Faith conquers all thingc Those
disciples who wondered at Jesus when
he talked about the power of faith
were' the- same disciples who in a few
years were boldly laying the founda
tions of a church that has already
lasted two millenniums.
The kingdom of God is a miracle tif
faith. When you think of that little
company on Olivet, listening to the
great commission, there is a greater
wender than the last charge of Jesus.
And the greater wonder is that such
men as these disciples were deliber
ately intended to spend their strength
and their very life in the attempt to
be obedient to Jesus' last command.
What reason had they to expect suc
cess with . every human element of
power lacking? Only this; they be
lieved God.
The power house of faith is still in
operation. The centuries have not
begun to exhaust its infinite resources.
They are all at our disposal, provided
only that we will believe God, and
that we will let our belief have its
proper consequences. We can't claim
the power as long as we are in sin,
for sin is unbelief, while to get the
power there must be faith. So, to as
cend the hill of the Lord calls for
clean hands and a pure heart.
The power house is opened by the
believing prayer of. the faithful. We
must come to God in prayer, for we
have no other means of approach to
him. And our prayer must be a work
ing prayer, accompanied by our own
effort to answer it, so far as we may.
Then, hen we corns into oneness
with the will of God. we can pray as
we will, and it shall be deno.
There is no way into the power
house of faith for the selfish or the
revengeful, of the jealous, or the domi
neering. All these are marks of the
prayerless, unbelieving life, depending
on ether help than the promised power
of God. Hut when we really depend
on him there is no limit to what we
ni.iy pray for. We shall make few
unworthy petitions, and these will be
anfworod by being denied, while our
faith will be such a dynamic element
ia the world's work that moving
mountains will he as nothing to the
ether' tilings that we shall move.
CISTILSEHDM BOTES
FEBRUARY TWENTY-THIRD.
Fcreicn Wicsicn Work cf
Our
Denominations: a Survey.
Rom. 10: 8-15.
ints are missionaries. I Pet.
Lisrhr-bearers. Thil. .?: 14-16.
Life for life. Luke 14: 26-29. -All
to Christ. Luke 5: 1-1 1.
Hcly boldness. Ps. 46: ML
The money side. I Chron. 2f: 2, 3,
14-10.
No one can truly belisve in ttio
brotherhood of in. m (v. 12), and not
believe in missions..
No chanty equals his who brings
men to the riches cf grace in Christ
Jesus (v. 12).
Each man has a revelation of God
through liis conscience; but frow dim
fs that compared with the revelation
through the Perfect Conscience, Christ!
(v. It).
Missionaries must be e-cnt. The
question of missions is at bottom the
tiuestion of vour generosity and mioe
L 1-
1 -
Suggestions.
TTow far over the world would yonr
sifts and your prayers carry you?
You arc that much of a foreign mis
sionary. "Missions" means "sending." God
has seat; are you sending?
Can we imagine a more delightful
occupation for ourselves in heaven
than missionary labors in this world
and other worlds? How are we pre
paring ourselves?
Denominations are made up of mem
bers. Your mission boards are pimply
carrying cn your business.
Illustrations.
Foreign missions is a college In
which one learns geography, history
and sociology.
The pretended pieces of the "true
cross" are very unnecessary, for Christ
sets up His cross again on every mis
sion field.
Foreign missions are a stock com
pany. Your dividends are in propor
tion to your money investment, multi- ;
plied by your prayers.
Foreign missions are an army, whose
cannon are loaded with comfort, and
whose bullets are blessings!
AN EXPENSIVE BATH.
One hears a good deal nowadays
about the luxurious and scented baths
which fashionable women consideT
necessary to give their dogs, but an
animal that requires a more costly
bath than the smart&st of smart lap
dogs is the elephant.
The elephant's bath takes a week
to carry out in every detail, it requires
the services of three men, and it
costs $300. Thi3 treatment is neces
sary for a circus elephant, and if the
animal is a valuable one, the propri
etor of the circus does not consider
the money wa&ted.
The first process consists in going
over the immense body with the best
soap procurable; 150 pounds of soap
are used, and the elephant's ears are
especially carefully attended to. When
tho soaping and drying are complet
ed the elephant is well sandpapered,
and after that rubbed all over-with
the purest IndJan oil until the mouse
gray skin is supple and glistening.
This last finishing touch Is the most
expensive part of the whole bath as
$150 has to be spent on the oil
alone. American Cultivator.
The Turks are manifesting great
delight in automobiles, but their poor
roads make it difficult to use them.
INTERNATIONAL MSSSON ' TOM
MENTS FOR FEBRUARY 23.
Subject: Jesus at the Tool of Beth,
osda, John 5: LIS Golden
Text, Malt. S:17 Commit
Verses 8, 9 Commentary.
TISIK. Anvil, A. T. 2S. PLACE.
"Pool of HHineda. Jerusalem.
EXPOSITION. T. Ia Need of the
Great Physician, 1 Tt was an oc
casion of great rejoicing that took
Jesus un to Jerusalem, but there was
no joy in it for those whom the open
ing of the chanter pictures to us.
There is not. much real jov in any
feast without Christ in It. The com
ing of Christ brought .ioy to at least
one miserable man. Jesus went, up to
the feast, because this wan the re
ctulrement. of the Jewish law (Ex.
34:23; cf. Gal. 4:4). It was a
wretched company that was gathered
around this pool, this "multitude of
them that were blind. halt, withered."
a picture of the multitudes of this
world. Men soon found out that the
kest place to bring thes adllcted ones
was to Jesus Himself (?.fatt. "15:30).
Wretched men sought the pool, but
Jesus first seeks the men. Apparent
ly the most miserable and helpless
and hopeless case present was the
one that Jesus specially noticed end
helped. He had been there often (v.
7). and his case seemed to be bevond
all hope; but it was not beyond hone
because there is nothing too hard for
the Lord (Gen. 18:14; Jer. 32:17).
IT. Made Whole by the Great Phy
sician, (-!. Jesus saw tins man in
his wretched r.nd hopeless condition.
He always sees men in their wretch
edness, helplessness and hopelessness.
He was at one? moved with compas
sion -(cf. Matt. 14:14). Jesus al
ways has that feeling as He lock
upon the sufferings and misfortunes
of man (Heb. 13:8; 4:15, 1G; Isa.
63:9). The fact that he had bsen a
long time in his wretchedness espe
cially awakened the sympathy of
Jesus. The fact that any sinner ha3
been in his present evil case for a
long time is no reason for supposing
Jesus will not take an interest in him.
save, cr help, or heal him. but a
reason for supposing that He will
take a special interest In him (Mark
9:21; Luke 8:43; Acts 3:2; cf. 4:22;
9:43: 14:S). Jesus apparently se
lected this man from all the sad enses
at Ihe pool because it was the saddest
and mcst hopeless case of all. He de
lights in the hopeless case??. The
otsestion that Jesus put to tho man
(v. C) implies that our being mada
whole depends upon our will. Jesus
is ever willing and able. The only
Question is. nra we willing (Rev.
22:17). The only reason why any
man docs not obtain life in Christ is
because Ha wiM not. com? to Him
(John 5:40). To every one of us
Jesi'.3 puts the question to-day, "Wilt
thcu he made whole?" Jesus do?3
not ask the man if he would bi made
better lint If he would be made whole.
The trouble with the average sinner
Is trat he wishes to be made better,
but i3 not willing- to be made whole.
This man could not make himself
whole. Tha man must first recognize
how dire w?,s his needr so it is with
the sinner. The only way of being
made whole? of which this man had
any thought was through the efficacy
of the healing waters cf the pool, but
Jesus spoke a word and by the power
of that word he was Ireralad. He must
be (livine1 in whose- word there is so
much power (Ps. 07:20). There is
pow3r in the word oL Christ to-day
to save all who will believe it (Rom.
1:16). ATI one hss- to do to live is to
hear and baiiavo (John 5:24). The
cure was- v.ol only complete but in
stantaneous (cf. Mark 1:31, 42;
5:29. il, 42; 10:52; Acts 3:7, 8).
III. Confessing; tlie Great Physi
cian, 10-15. The- man used his
Christ-given strength by doing what
the Lord Jesus told him to do, but ho
fouud opposition in doing as Jesus
bade him. So will every one that
obeys Jesus (2 Tim. 3:12). The ob
jection raised was that he was trans
gressing the Jewish law. His all
sufficient answer was, "He that hath
made me whole, tha same saith unto
me. etc." It 13 a sufficient answer to
any objection. The strength that
Jesus give3 us should be used in
obedience to Him. The man did not
tell them yet who had made him
whole, because he did not know him
self, but as soon as he found out who
it was he told them without fear. He
did not wait for them even to ask
him. He himself oought an oppor
tunity for witnessing. As soon as we
know who it is that has blessed us,
we ought to confess Him (Rom.
10:10; Matt. 10:32, 33). It took
courage to confess Jesus to thesa
men. The man did it because his
heart was so full that his mouth must
speak (Matt. 12:34). One truly,
saved cannot keep it to himself.'
Jesus found the man after He had
healed him in the temple. Jesus
ought often to find us in the house of
Cod, after He has blessed us. Jesus'
counsel to the man, and to all whom
He heals, is worthy of earnest medita
tion, "Sin no more." 'Evidently sin
was the cause of this man's p-jvioua
suffering, and Jesus to-day is ready
to heal the misfortunes which are the
result of our own sinning. If after
Ho has healed us of the sorrows
which ;.re the result of our sinning
we go back to our sinning again a
worse thing will befall us (v. 14).
The Jews gave more thought to Jesus'
disregard of their traditions than
they did to His goodness toward an
unfortunate man. Many to-day so
disregard their traditions that they
quite overlook the beneficent work
God does through him. The hatred
of the Jews toward Jesus for His dis
regard of their tradition in perform
ing a good deed, to the impotent map
on the Sabbath went to far that they
sought to kill Him (v. 18).
RAISING DAIRY COWS.
Tho sale of cart tie from the dairy
farm can be made a very important
source of income. Gool calves can
be bought from dairymen who do not
raise their cows and it costs but a
few dollars to raise a calf of high
quality until it is old enough to fill
its place in the dairy. As good cows
are always in demand there is good
profit in growing them. Epitomist.
As Applied in1 the South.
Notes of Interest to Planter,
Fruit Grower and Stockman
Dairy ECincation in the South.
Dairy education is making steady
progress in all sections of the South,
though at the present time there is
no State which has developed the
dairy interests 011 a basi3 compara
ble with that of Wisconsin and many
of the other Commonwealths of the
Middle West. Conditions are so es
sentially different between the South
and the Northwest that it is not dif
ficult for one who has studied the sit
uation to realize why dairy education
has not made greater progress in the
past. King Cotton i3 responsible in
large measure for less interest being
taken in dairying. Cotton is the
money crop of the Southern farmer.
It means everything to him;, more
than the proverbial hog, which has
been aptly called the mortgage lifter
on our Western farms. It is the one
great crop on which all the energy
and all the interest of the South cen
tres. In Wisconsin, on the other
hand, the State's prosperity is based
on dairying, and natural conditions
have had much to do with its develop
ment, a3 the environment is not
adapted for growing cotton, and the
farmers had of necessity to turn their
attention to some othsr industry as a
means of livelihood. From this state
ment it must not be gathered that
cotton growing and dairying are an
tagonistic, but natural environment
has much to do with determining the
relative position of an enterprise in a
given community. Nature has varied
our climate and soils so as to adapt
one section for one particular crop,
and another for some other form of
agricultural activity.
The extensive cultivation of cotton
has occupied the public mind so com
pletely that it has excluded the devel
opment of other enterprises which
might have besa associated with it to
the immense benefit of the Southern
farmer. It is not so long ago, in fact,
when the by-products of tho cotton
plant were allowed to go to waste.
Any middle-aged man will tell you
thc he recollects when the seeds
were regarded as a nuisance. Before
the advent of artificial Ice it was ex
ceedingly difficult to hdlo milk and
other perishable dairy products satis
factorily or economically. There were
thus natural conditions to overcome
on the part of the farmer, which from
his point of view might easily have
seemed uusurmountable. The marvel
ous changes which science has made
in all fieid3 of industry, however,
have shed new light on the dairy
man's problems, and has shown the
Southern farmer how he may now
engage in dairy enterprises with
profit and satisfaction, for ice may
r.ow be made in his own dairy and
sold to his friends and neighbors
profitably, and it will not cost him
more probably than it does in the
North to harvest, the natural ice and
store it-
Investigations in animal nutrition
liave shown that cottonseed meal
stands unrivalled as a concentrate for
balancing the ration for the dairy
cow. The silo has made it possible
for the Southern farmer to have an
admirable substitute for grass at
those seasons of the year when blue
grass is not available in the Piedmont
section and when Bermuda can not
be depended upon throughout the
vast extent of the coastal plains re
gion. These facts have been but re
cently realized by any considerablo
per cent, of the people, but they are
rapidly awakening to the possibilities
which lie in front of them when all
the aids which science brings to the
dairyman are adopted and utilized in
conjunction with a climate and soil
which produce as great a variety of
useful crops for the economic nutri
tion of the dairy cow as can be grown
anywhere in the world. Professor A.
11. Soule.
Demand Tor Dairy Products.
One might be surprised on exam
ining the animal statistics of the
Southern States to find what a large
per cent, of dairy cows there are.
Naturally, he might expect to find
great creameries and cheese factories
scattered here and there throughout
the country. On examination he
would find this to be an error, and
would iikely conclude that dairying
had made but little progress. In this
he would be right from one point of
view, as the Southern farmer up to
this time has been chiefly a "one
cow" farmer; that is, he has kept a
cow to supply milk and butter for
his fahiilj. Not having a supply of
ice he is forced to churn every day,
the product being consumed at home.
As every other farmer and resident
In the smaller towns and cltie3 kept
a cow, there was comparatively little
demand for dairy products until
within the last few years. Now, how
ever, an industrial wave of phenome
nal character has spread over the
South and towns and cities are spring
News Notes.
When the provisions of a later
statute arc opposed to thoso of nn
earlier, the earlier statute is consid
ered repealed.
Don't be too proud of your iron
will until you have found out ho.w
much pig-iron there is in its com
position. William J. Bryan made another ad
dress in New York.
ing up an an amazing rate and indus
tries of every character are being es
tablished in the smaller centres of
population, while there is a demand
for dairy products at profitable prices
which is not being properly catered
to at the present time. This is not
difficult to understand, however, as
all new enterprises have made Blow
progress iu the beginning, and it has
taken time to demonstrate tahe
tiller of the soil that there were oaier
forms of farming besides cotton grow
ing which would prove remunerative.
As a matter of fact, the most enthusi
astic dairyman must realize that
where the farmer can buy land
! cheaply and raise a bale of cotton per
acre with the use of from 300 to 4 00
pounds of commevcial fertilizer that
it i3 difficult to find a more profitable
type of farming when he can secure -ten
cents or more per pound for the
staple. Five hundred pounds of lint
cotton at ten cents bring3 $50, and
the seed is worth about $10 more.
There is plenty of laud that can be
bought at from $25 to $40 per acre
that will do this under good manage
ment and cultivation for years in
succession, and even if it costs six
cents a pound to make the cotton,
the profit per acre is still a handsome
one on a crop that is non-perishable
and can be held indefinitely for a
better market if it is desirable to do
so. Southern Cultivator.
Plow the Garden.
The garden should be cleared of
all rubbish and plowed. as soon as
possible after tho crop is gathered.
A variety of insects are at home in
the garden and will hibernate in the
litter that accumulates where the
vegetable? ,vere grown. If this is
gathered into heaps with the reinainj
of the truck still on the ground arid
burned, the process will destroy many
of the insect pests and their eggs
which, in protected locations, will
survive the winter and appear on the
scene in the spring in good condition
for business. Fire will end their life
history and with them many fungus
spores that are still clinging to dis
eased plants.
When the clearing is completed give
the garden a generous dose of well
decayed barnyard manure. Spread
it evenly and plow it under when the
soil is in the yink of condition for
such Work. Invite all the chickens
on the premises to a" feast of worms
while the plow is throwing them to
tlie surface. A little grain will coax
them into the garden patch for this
purpose. Don't neglect the plowing
of the garden until cold weather; il
you do the cut worms, wire worms,
grubs, etc., will be in the ground so
deeply that the plow will not reach
them.
The pests named rarely ever trou
ble the gardenihat was plowed in the
fall and' given ' a generous dose of i
chickens during the oper.ftion'S!
disk and smoothing harrowJ;5?
pare tlie soil for early spring plant
ings. We hope all of our readers will
enjoy the luxury 0 a good garden
next season. Southern Cultivator.
Generous Winter Feeding.
It pays to feed generously at all
times, but it is doubly profitable to do
so in winter. With the best of care
and the most comfortable housing
there is a little more demand for feed
to supply the body in cold weather
than when the weather is warm. If
feed is withheld the cow not only
does not give as much milk as she
otherwise would but loses in condi
tion, which will detract from her ef
ficiency when spring comes again.
Do not hesitate to give the cows
some corn meal if it Js available.
This grain has a high percentage of
digestible carbon which is needed to
warm the cow's body and keep up her
energy. No cold-natured, lazy cow is
worth her salt as a dairy cow. Corn
meal is very appetizing.
The main grain feed for Southern
cows should of course be cottonseed
meal, which may be fed to fresh,
hearty cow3 iu amounts from four. tO,
eight pounds per day.
Wheat bran is very high in price,
but still a small portion should be
fed for variety's sake and for the
cow's stomach's sake.
Cowpens and Soy Beans.
Cowpeas and soy beans are rich in
nitrogen, and poultrymen can gro.w
both crops to advantage, as the seeds
may te stored for winter use and the
vines fed to the cattle. As a forage
crop for poultry all that is necessary,
to harvest :t 13 to turn the fowls into
the patch of cowpea3 or soy beans,
and they will do the work, not miss
ing many seeds. A separato crop
should also be grown for winter, as
tha dry seeds may easily be flailed
from the vuios on a barn floor.
Some Business Maxims.
It's better to be laughed at than
cried over.
If kissing is a crime it must be a
capital one.
A man who acts small makes a big
mistake.
There were no "dry" towns in tho i
dr.s of Mr. Noab.
A woman's reason for loving a man
is that she does.
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