--u; xjmti t . 0?i n x
y When to Water Hogs. f "
rays water hags before feeding,
never afterwards. V, If this Is prac-
and the animals are given ear
on a feeding floor, fourteen pounds
orn will produce two pounds of
. In other words, every, bushel of
i ought to produce , ten pounds of
:. if this is not being accomplished
atiiing Is wrong.- t .
t Cost of MilK, Production. X-
m ask for the approximate cost of J pit or bin 'of a cellar?
lucing milk at the, pre vailing prices
'eeds. etc.! This Is a difficult ques-
to answer, depending on whether
cows are fresh or strippers. As
ing that they are good,, ordinary
s, and as the ordinary dairy goes,
3 fresh and some strippers. We .will
a good average dairy, say of twen
ve cows, all in milk, no boarders,
I they will produce not to exceed
t quarts apiece, or 200 quarts per
V This is the average dairy, re-
ber. not pure-breds. j
rn and wheat 'feeds average $30
hay, $10; silage, 3 at least. We
feed each cow as follows per day:
y pounds silage at $3 would cost
:ents; ten pounds hay at $10, .five
s; ten pounds grain at $30, fifteen
3; hired labor, jwo cents. Thus
ing a total per cow per day of
itv-eisht cents, or $7 per day for
ity-five cows. On the assumption
these cows produce 200 quarts of
per (Jay, the cost of production is
I and one-half cents per quart ; I
I let the good farmer work for
Ang and board himself, and have
nothing for the use of the cows,
dings, etc., considering only direct
f of feed and labor. H. T. Coon, in
erican Agriculturalist. t
During the time of potato digging
I had , occasion, to drive past , several
fields where potato digging was going
on, and talk with several about their
crop. I asked the question of several,
if they sort their jiotatoe g.SjrHen they
"pick them upl Iii most cases the reply
was, "Oli, no ! I expect; to nhave more
time Avhen I marketthemrf, This idea
may . seem plausible to some but if
there are 100 bushels of small potatoes
among the 500 bushels put away, then
there are 100 bushels that must be
handled over 1 twice If they are not
sorted out In the field at the time of
picking up, and is it not easier to sep
arate them at -that time than when In
discriminately mixed in .the bulk, of a
Yes, and even
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
when sorted in the field there will still
be;, enough toj exclude I when1 you ' come
to sell. Then) if you have your pota
toes In a bin with a floor, the end of
which bin Is removable, you can shovel
out Into crates a load and get to market
with despatch, avoiding the inclemency
of the weather, while if you await a
fine day to take out your potatoes, it
will take you that day to sort and pre
pare your loads, and as you are aware,
in .winter time the next day after a
fair, one is apt to- be, stormy. ; If pota
toes are kept Until nearly spring with
out sorting, if it occur that they are
all mixed, it takes a pretty good eye to
tell this from the other, and the sorting
will; be a little uncertain, so if a man
be not so conscientious as to what he
sells, he Is liable to Injure himself with
what he plants. We think that there
is one way to do work which is a little
better than any other way, and it
pays well to learn which way that is,
and while doing it, see that you have
it done. Farm. Field and Fireside.
PROFITS IN RAISING TREES.
Geese and Ducks.
dtkough many farjners refuse tp
ow ducks or geese to be kept on the
ms because,' as they say, they are
Forestry Experts, Point to the Telegraph
and Cross-Tie Markets.
It has been estimated that the tele
graph lines of the country require
nearly G00v000 new poles every year,
T!e cost of . these is more than $1,000,-
it is also estimated that there are
more than G20.000.000 cross-ties in use
"troublesome, nevertheless both -are
iily kept and exceedingly profitable by, the Railroads; and that ,90,000,000
The exploitation of sthe' Ganz: system
of alternating current , trolley propul
sion, while not resulting in, the official
adoption' of the' System - anywhere; has
been successful; in bringing it to the
attention of the scientific world. It
is ; universally looked upon . as con
taining the germ of the future sys
tems of electric traction. . .
A report from Constantinople is to
HE child can, be
long to God as j
soon as he can to
the devil. . ; ...J
He who drinks!
much thinks little,
and he who thinks;
much drinks little.!
, The saved '- soul
will be found
steering for heaven
no matter which;
way the winds are
blowing. " i - P j
To refuse a right
great
the effeit that the Saltan has engaged to reject a treat
me , services uj. ;ur. ojjuii, an xiuguau
engineer," for the purpose of having a
1'.
en Tightly managed. During - the
ring and summer months both will
.ther their food in any old pasture
here boss or cattle would starve)
ley do best when allowed a pond or
ream of water to swim in, but they
n be kept with only sufficient water
drink ing. The young grow rapid-
and after the first few weeks they
4ulre no care except to feed. They
.e never troubled with mites and need
0 warm house such as chickens must
lave. They are healthy, and, seldom
lie from any disease. 7 w 't
?They do' not lay durlngHhe "winter
nonths, but from February to August
vill average from 100 to 125 eggs each,
Dressed ducks and geese always bring
;bod prices during the fall and winter
nonths, and the feathers,' which may.
e plucked during'5 the spring and sum
ner, will more than pay for the cost
f raising. They are great foragers,
,ut any kind 6f a low fence will keep
hem in bounds. We are .inclined to
hink that the prejudice against them
s mostly due to the fact that farmers
aave not tried the pure breeds of the
ties are required every year for renew
als. The telephone and light companies
use nearly as many poles as the tele
graph companies, and the street car
systems - of the cities t use nearly as
many cross-ties as the steam railroads.
To awaken the farmers of the West
to the need of raising plantations of
wood to supply these needs of tele
graph, telephone and railroad compa
nies, the forestry division of the Agri
cultural Department has Issued a bul
letin to show that such work Is proflt
able. !
The prices of pole and tie timber
have, gone up nearly fifty-per cent, in
the last ten years. J. Hope Sutor, of
the Ohio and Little Kanawha Railroad,
an expert on the tie question, told the
Central Association of Railroad Offi
cers in Louisville a year ago that in
ten years more the prices of ties would
be fifty per cent, greater than at pres
ent. .He also said: t f f fi f '
' 'Nb material has yet been found as
a substitute for the wooden tie, and
no satisfactory economical method of
present day. Every farmer should pos- preserving the life of the -wood or pro-
sess a flock of both, ducks and geese.
Home and Farm.
I Using: Weeds and Litter For Bedding:.
f Such forms of vegetable, production
is weeds, vines, stalks, etc., if gathered
ind burned return but ; little value to
the farm. If allowed to remain cn the
jround they hinder plowing. Weeds
.Till grow, and .they ? are productions
3f our lands and ha; removed t from
the soil a portion of its fertility. How
to return this, to' the -'soil in the most
:pnvenient form and get other benefits
from, this refuse should be considered
F)y every farmer. ' iv '.
I x ear large cities straw has become
Umost too expensive an article for
)edding. Shavings and sawdust - are
iot entirely satisfactory; Upon the
"arm we have that which can take the
place of these for stable litter. By a
ittle extra labor and care weeds, and
ubbish can be gathered and secured
or bedding. Although hot' as soft' as
traw, they are clean, absorb much of
ie liquid manure, and soon decay in
he manure pile. When the seeds of
reeds have matured they had bes be
mrnec,. but 1 ather than have the weeds
scattered on the ground J would chance
. the: compost heap, where; a
jarse portion of them will be destroyed.
The leaves from trees! can -be'? easily;
venerea and stored for stock beddin
longing its durability has yet been
discovered, and, excepting the minor
questions of properly seasoning and
piling, the use of the tie plate, suitable
ballast and perfect drainage and inci
dentally climatic conditions, no serious
consideration of the future tie supply
has yet been had." 1 a
f It Is for this reason the experts say:
'From every reasonable point of
view it appears " that 'great profits are
to be made in the growing of forest
trees In the next twenty-five years.",
It.is declared that; operations should
begin in the middle West. There -has
already been a great deal of tree plant
ins on the treeless prairies of the cen
tral West, 4 especially In Kansas and
geological survey made in Turkey.
The work"" will ' be started in Mace
donia and Albany. Mr. Spurr has
traveled extensively in European and
Asiatic Turkey, and is a well-known
geologist.; ! .$ rry'l.':L
During the - past year the practical
application of t the light of electric
arcs to the. treatment of lupus and
other skin diseases was a noteworthy
feature of electro-therapeutics. ' The
alleged discovery of he efficacy of the
X-rays in' the treatment of cancerous
growths is one of the most promising
contributions of electrical science to
medicine that has yet been made.
The extension of long-distance elec
trical transmission in California to an
actual span of over 200 miles, and tffe
general employment of voltages as
high as 60,000 in that State are epoch
making events. The experimental
transmission of power at 80,000 volts
is worth recording. This year, will
probably witness work pushed in this
direction, to the limit of possibilities
of electrical engineering.
According to the Lancet, the essen
tial oil which forms the basis of all
perfumes is a powerful antiseptic, and
possesses disinfecting properties equal
to those of carbolic acid. For this
reason a scented handkerchief may
not only please the sense of smell,but
prove a guard against infection, and
it is suggested that this fact may tend
to reconcile those who do not like per
fumes to their free use by those who
do like them.
A London physician tells the Times,
In a letter, that he has noticed among
patients taking the open-air treatment
for consumption beneficial effects
procured by riding in motor cars at a
speed of from thirty to fifty miles per
hour. The swift motion through the
air is credited by him with causing,
along with a marked feeling of ex
hilaration, increased appetite, im
proved sleep, a healthy glow tending,
after a few days treatment, to be
come permanent: and a diminution of
the tendency to cough. '
One of the English astronomers, J.
J., Atkinson, who visited. Sumatra to
observe the total solar eclipse last
May, made the acquaintance of an old
Malay, living on a little island near
the Sumatran coast, who owned a
huge monkey. which he had trained to
work for him in gathering cocoanuts.
The monkey's 'business wastb climb
the gigantic cocoanut palms and throw
down the nuts; "which he did," says
Mr.f Atkinson, : "in the most artistic
manner, by screwing the nuts off with
his; powerful , arms while he iiung by
his legs seventy to 100 feet from the
When you have made a child glad
you may have made a man good. I
He who can be trusted to do his own
work will trust God to do His. y "
The name of Jesus opens the door to
the church and the gate to heaven. 5
When you have the devil under your
heel don't be scared by his bellowing.!
. It. is better to be a good man in a
bad place than a bad man in a good
one. -vv, .v;;;,v-;;.-; .v-;;::(;'::'j;t-'.
It's a poor plan to promise to pray
for your pastor and then-to pinch on
his pay." 'V-;.- t . . ; ;( -. -,' ; j
It is better to grow into a place of
power than to be blown , into one of
popularity. ; . j.
It was the brotherhood of man rath
er than the sisterhood qf the saints
that Christ revealed. ' !
The power of perfecting the present
isworth more than the power of ; pro
phesying the future. . I
The light that blesses the wise man.
ourns tne ioonsn moth.
True riches must be measured by
what is given to others Instead Of by
what is ground from them. j r
The great man is he who realizes
the limits of his abilities and the pos
sibilities of his capacities. i j j
Her Promised DolL
' This is the story they tell of 4 cun
ning little 5-year-old girl ivhose nurso
had been promising her all summer a
little coon ' doll when the family
reached the city, If she would be Terr
good and obedient This was ; a de
Hghtful promise, and the little girt
was as good as a little 5-year-old could
be. Then tho family came, back to thej
city a "little earlier than usual,- and!
something ' interesting : happened a
brand-new baby came to the house. It '
was a funny, red-faced little creature.
Which only a loving' mother and ex
perienced nurse could possibly; con
sider beautiful, but It was a great thing
for the little cirl, who had never be
fore in her short life.sren a real live
baby. "And the little girl va3 as much
pleased as every one had expected she
rwould be. Sie ?rave tha kursa a W
hug as sho cried: "Oh. nursio, is that
my coon doll?"
Many a man who tries to be a ras-1
cal finds he is only capable of being ai
fooL : . -;;
The general worthlessnesa of advice
is exhibited in the fact that the aver
age man rould rather give it than taka
it Life,- ;r ;v; v, '
A. W300WEY,
TonBorial ArtUt. next door to Port
Office. . Bazor honing to perfection.
X also repair shoes and can guarantee
lay work. Just try me.
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The Pennsylvania railroad-company
has decided to construct a tunnel seven
miles long to avoid the great Horse
shoe curve, which is one of the! most
notable features on the line. It will
be the largest enterprise of the kind
In railroad construction so far, attempt
ed on this continent. The Hoosacj the
longest at present in operation, Is less
than four mile3 iin lensth. The Cas
cade tunnel of the Great Northern rail
way is two and one-half miles long
and the tunnel projected through j the
Sierra to reduce 1,500 feet of grade on
the : Central Pacific , railroad will p be
only one and one-half miles in length.
The proposed Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel will shorten the line only three
miles and. reduce the time in transit
three minutes, but the ; lessening of
wear and tear on the rolling stock,
which must be very heavy on the pres
ent curves and , grades of the Horse-
choe 'Will doubtless compensate the
company for the investment . ,
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, " : Soldiers and Sewing Maclxines.
How is the lonely British soldier
amusing, himself .at the South African
blockhouse? A writer in the Navy
andArmy surmises that in nearly ev
ery blockhouse wduld be found a se.w-"
ing machine. "Above all things, Tom
my's heart" loves a sewing machine.4
Although he must know that he can
never suceed in getting it home to
Nebraska. The forestry experts have England yet if he finds one on a farm
found one plantation near Hutchinson,
Kan., planted with catalpa trees
which in ten years has producecC a.net
value' of $197.55 tO'the acre
jn Iowi nearMenlb; a twenty rjfive
y ear-old plantation of red cedar showed
ar nef value of $200.54 to the" acre. i
Osage orange,t,locustjand .bardy catal
pa are' the best trees to grow ' for these
commercial jjuryoaess. iew a.yi.. wui.
1 ' The Heat of Australia.
Australia" Is thehot:test; country: on
record. I have ricldeh for miles
astride the equator, but I have never
fnvtrA lifaaf tr mm rt.q tp with this Out
J-nese may bp. cnnsirWort
the farm that have been going to appears to be little more than, a sheet
waste. Utilize them by returning them of brown paper between you and the
to the soil and let them carry in their lower regions, and the people facetious
some fertility from .flteble
J- H. Bowerman. in Kpw
I 1 niflftcf.. .1 - . - V .', m ..-. ! x ..... .1 - : . . f li .. . -
.laying 1pile4?gs-SycIney Telegraph.
?0(i ox(Xqv : execution;' arc'-' meiv The extensive1 authorityof parents'
itonous in any and ' every .'kind fcf 'under the' Chinese laws is well known,
work we have vto perform and invari- a Chinaman 9 of forty years, whose
ably they bave their reward, yet a aged mothei JQogged him every day,
j- ae or n?lect or absolute slouchiness shed tears in the company' of "one
seems to characterize muctfthat: - 'f.s.l , j. .
Ulld enCrOaPllPS mnro rf loco Viri,T. mi nrnnnV 1m tpob ic!.-nil
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he will tow It along with him, over
burdened as he already is, upon the
march. Wherein' the exact fascination
lie's Is a mystery, but 'grizzled-Reservist
and callow recruit alike cannot re
sist1 this: housewife's help."; There is
a quaintness in the idea of the warrior
amusing himself with the mysteries
of the sewing machine in his melan
choly loneliness. But he that sews in
tears Will .doubtless reap; in, joy. ;
t ' ,: The Chaperon in Samoa.
The chaperon is becoming extinct in
the United States, but she is an im
portant person in Samoa. She is the
constant companion of the taupou, or
village guide, who is appointed ,to en
tertain strangers, and show them the
various sights. Each village in Samoa
elects a, girl for this office, and it is .
necessary id that t she- should be the
daughter of a chief. Her house is pro
vided: for by. the ! village, and she is
surrounded by a court of native girls.
No'man who lives in the village is aK
lowed to'enter the sacred 'precincts, and
the taupou goes nowhere without ah
I oldprlv Woman. If tne taupou resigns
ofher office, the chief can appoint - ah-
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's. iav seiururour nousenoiu sueciar-
CVTTTSS. ties which wo manufactareen
IKVS riflva'.iwnrk. mrfli do it. Wp-criv
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A certain fi4feiVr of our ermifi Tho
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to order, short head, 1 S--inudrop.-ln.
wneeis, & i--in. iwo-pieee key lets . jc
raised or dropped witn expanaer, paauea. or
racing saddle, sprockets 20 and 8, &16-In. chain,
"bat we all do.
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To kiiov an evil well
suirer the iieonvpii;pnfP nf r.uv
own failures, soi we: feel confident, to
Portray-, the . jshorteomin'gs of others.
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