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Hot for Pnblieatloa* The gnarled' and stunted editor bent over 14? copy. "This exhibit of folly on the part of Lieut. Hobson Is most reprehensible What a grown man can see in such an Idiotic practice Is something sensible people cannot fathom." The editor drew back and looked at the last paragraph. As lie did so he moistened his feverish lips with his to bacco-tinted tongue. "Lord!" he said, with an envious smile, "that Hobson is a lucky dog!"— Cleveland Plain Dealer. Germany and Asia Minor. It is inevitable that Asia Minor shall eventually pass from Mohammedan ism, nnd whether Germany accom plishes the task or not, the sultan must yield to a Christian nation. It is just ns inevitable that disease of the digest ive organs must yield to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which are usually called dyspepsia, constipation and bil iousness. Rend the Advertisements. You will enjoy this publication much better if you will get into the habit of reading the advertisements they1will afford a most, amusing study, and will put you in the way of getting some excellent bargains. Our advertisers are reliable they send what they adver tise. Giere for Golds When the children get their feet wet and take cold give them a hot foot bath, a bowl of hot drink, a dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, and put them to bed. The chances are they will be all right in the morning. Con tinue the Cherry Pectoral a few days, until all cough has dis appeared. Old coughs are also cured we mean the coughs of bron chitis, weak throats and irritable lungs. Even the hard coughs of consumption are always made easy and frequently cured by the continued use of Every doctor knows that wild cherry bark is the best remedy known to medical science for soothing and healing inflamed throats and lungs. Put ono of Dr. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Plasters over your lungs The Burnt Modtaml Advlco Fraol We now have some of the most emi nent physicians In the United States. Unusual opportunities and long experi ence emimmtiy fit thera for Riving you medical advice. Wiito freely all the particulars in vour case. Address, Or. J. C. AVER, Lowell, Mass. W E A W E A "Nothing but wheat what yon might call a eea of wheat," is what was said by a lecturer speaking of Western Can ada. For particulars as to routes, railway fares, etc., apply to Su perintendent of Immigration, Depart ment Interior, Ottawa, Canada, or to Ben Davies, 154 East Third St., St. Paul, or T. O. Currie, Stevens Point, Wis. SER3D «£NTS Cut tmu «fi. out uud bend to(us end wo rili 3t?nd £fV equal to Funning Milhtthct ro:uii «it$S0.00to$i3.00, raytbo t'rojgUb e-ziut Our Special Prtce,'St*.875 less tho y« oca. or ami froitfifc clmrcso*. The mill weighs 130 !h« Every Mill iscovar cl, by a binding guar* Qntee more wind, more fuinke* carries more screen find willl do raore an.1 bettor work than any mill you can bay for $20.00. Will neparato wild ftsed jrom wheat in ono operation, will separate the foul seeds, such as mustard, pigeon grass, etc.* from flax on onoe going through the mill. Iris o- perfect cleaner of clover ana timothy. Made of the very b«»*t material. Wo tar nish with it one wire wheat hurdle, throe sieves, wheat screens, wheat grader, corn and oat sieve and barley sieve. Caducity,#)impels per hoar. 1*9*87 is our special offer prfc^ Order at once* Write for foee Agricultural Implement Catalogue. .. ... 7. X. Urterti' fiusjli' Eouis, KtaseapsUi, ten. ffyislu lENSIONw£KK??S'£ Successfully Prosecutes Claims. Lata Principal Bx&mlner U.S. Pension Bureau. 3 civil war. 15 abjudicating claims, atty silica. WANTED-Case «M Health tbit R-IP ANS will not benefit. Send 5 cents to Blpaai Chemical Co.. New York,for 10 uunplei and l,ooo teitlmonial*. PATEHTr^ '"^'^'-4 Searcbfrea Collamer & Co. 334 it., With. D.O. it afflicted with sore ejres, um Thompson's Eyo Watsr. K. W. W. V. —No. 3.— 1809. When Aasweriog Advertisements Kindly Mention This raper. rap. Bold FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Some Cp-to-Data Hint* About Cul tlvatlon of tlia Soli and YieWli Thereof—Horticulture, Viticulture and Florlcaltara. Soluble Salts in Alhnll Soils. The electrical method of salt deter mination in soils has been used in th« exploration and Investigation ot the alkali soils of the Yellowstone Valley made by the department of agricul ture. An examination was first made of the general conditions in the valley and then a very minute study of a sec tion of land which was just being ruined by the rise of alkali. This ex amination amounted to an under ground survey of the field, and maps have been made showing the distribu tion of alkali at different depths. A great number of borings were made to a depth of 10 or 15 feet, and salt de terminations were made in every inches or each foot in depth. Accurate maps have been made showing the amount and distribution of the alkali at several of these depths. It was found that in the original prairie soil above the ditch there is not sufficient alkali to be injurious to vegetation. The amount of alkali was greater in the lower depths of the subsoil. As a rule, water is used in excess on all of these lands under irrigation, and to such an extent that it accumulates in the subsoil. When the depth to standing water is not more than 2 feet from the surface, alfalfa turns yellow and dies out. In all cases the first injury was from the accumulation of water from excessive applications through irrigation. Where this water remains for some time in the subsoil the alkali leaches down through seep age from higher lands, and is brought up from the subsoil and accumulates at the surface in quantities sufficient to prevent the growth of cultivated plants. This underground survey of the alkali lands has given the most important information in regard to amount and distribution of the soluble salts and the way in which they ac cumulate in certain localities through overirrigation. Strawberry Cultivation, Few growers of berries are aware of the importance of using only select plants to obtain the best results in raising a fine quality and large quan tity of fine fruit, writes H. Gugal in Colman's Rural World. I think there are few growers of berries but what will admit that the best markets are easily glutted with inferior fruit while there never yet was a market over supplied with choice fruit. In order to avoid overstocking or glutting the markets, during the berry season, we must confine ourselves to smaller acre age, and a better quality of fruit, espe cially when it can be done at a very little extra cost. One acre well prepared and well planted with select plants, and well cultivated during the growing season will produce as much fruit and of finer quality, as four or five acres in the old way of full-matted rows and alley plants. Then, when it comes to pick ing, they can be found without using spectacles—every berry will be a ber ry, and no make believes. In order to grow fine berries, a liberal applica tion of fertilizer is necessary to pro duce the best results, as fertilizer—es pecially barn-yard manure—improves both quality and quantity. In order to grow fine berries it is necessary to be gin the preparation of the soil the year before. I plow under a good clover sod, upon which has been broadcasted barnyard manure at the rate of at least twenty-five loads to the acre. Pulver ize well and plant to potatoes, culti vate thoroughly, and allow no weeds to ripen seed. Then, when the pota toes are dry, sow to rye, if possible. During the winter give another ap plication of manure, and about March 15th turn rye under and manure. Fol low turn plow with subsoiler wherever possible or necessary then roll land, followed by a good harrow, and if ne cessary roll and harrow a second time. The land should then be in a fine condition to receive plants, but under no circumstances should the ground be worked while wet or sticky. As to va rieties, the finest that has been grown successfully in your vicinity, should be selected. For hill system set plants fifteen inches in row, and from twenty four to thirty inches between rows, for half-matted rows, plant eighteen inches in row, and thirty-six to forty inches between rows. Axlo Grease and Ortlnird Trees. At the last meeting of the Central Il linois Horticultural Society the fol lowing discussion took place: Q.—Is there any simple and success ful way to prevent rabbits from de stroying the orchard trees H. M. Dunlap.—I have for 15 years used on my commercial orchard Fraz er's Axle Grease, and it has been very effective in keeping the rabbits from gnawing the trees. I put it on in No vember and December. I apply it with a brush, something as one would whitewash, but putting on a very thin coating. I have never had my trees when so treated injured by the rabbits. If a man has only a small home or chard he might use rags, as has been suggested by some one, but if his time Is worth anything and if he has a large commercial orchard, he would do bet ter to buy axle grease. I do not know that any kind of axle grease will hurt a tree, but It might be that some would. Perhaps all would be equally safe and effective. Some people use crude petroleum, but I consider that dangerous to the trees, or at least fear to use It. Some say that If there is corn in the field the rabbits will not trouble the treeB, but I have had my tree* gnawed in October when there was a good supply of corn In the fleldB. Mr. Augustine.—I want to tfarn the and bind it on with wires, that they remove the wires when they do the •eneering. If the wires are not re moved, as the trees grow the wires will cut into them and it will ultimate ly result in the death of the trees. 1 have about 15,000 or more trees and I am protecting them with a good qual ity of sheeting. I tear it in strips about four inches wide and wind it around the trees, taking it off in the spring. Cockl". Herewith we illustrate cockle, one of our most troublesome weeds. This Is an annual and very smooth throughout. It branches freely and grows to the height of one to two feet. The opposite leaves grow to gether at the base, varying in form from oblong in the lower to ovate in the upper. The flowers are pink and are arranged in open cymes that is, one in each fork on the branches. Tho way to get rid of the pest, after it has put in an appearance, is to cultivate thoroughly. If the land be devoted to hoed crops this will be easy, as the cockle cannot stand cultivation. When wheat or other grain is sown carf should be taken that it contains no cockle seed. The cockle becomes a great pest only on land where it is neglected. Morclo* Orange Fruit Worm. Careful investigation of the so called Morelos orange fruit worm, a species which it is feared may be acci dentally introduced into the orange groves of California and Florida, has been made by the Department of Agri culture. The distribution of this in sect in Mexico was unknown even to Mexicans, and the fears of this coun try were considered by the Mexicans to be largely imaginary. This season's investigations, however, prove that this destructive fruit worm is distrib uted throughout all of Mexico east of the Sierra Madre mountains, and that it may at any time be introduced into California in early fall oranges im ported from that region. Farm Managers Wanted.—The editor of this paper receives a great many letters each year from wealthy gentle men who own extensive farms and herds of dairy cattle, asking if we can recommend to them a man who is com petent as a farm manager. Almost al ways we have to confess that we know of none. The demand is great, but alas, the supply is very limited. Why is this? We believe it is because of the following reasons: Too few farmer's boys are educated for that purpose. Where does the blame lie? First, with the farmers themselves. They will edu cate a boy to be a lawyer or doctor or banker. They know that in these lines he must have a well stored and well trained mind. But they spend scarce ly anything on the boy who wants to make a bright farmer of himself. Next, the boys themselves have a foolish no tion that there is more for them in this life if they are lawyers or professional men of some sort. If we had been asked to furnish lawyers or doctor:- we could have shipped every inquirer a carload apiece. This is all wj-cng.— Hoard's Dairyman. Soil Aeration.—By this term we mean the entrance of air into the soil, and its consequent effect. This is close ly connected with the benefits accru ing from an increase of depth. In many of our subsoils there is a quan tity of inert plant food which is of no use unless it has been decomposed by the action of the air. When the air is admitted to the .soil gradually from the surface and also from the drains direct, the oxygen of the air, in con nection with moisture and heat, cause a chemical change to take place in all vegetable matter not well decomposed and fitted for plant food, and renders the soil richer as well as deep.—C. G. Elliott, Drainage Engineer. Winter Grown Pie Plant.—Growing pie plant in winter has passed the ex perimental stage and become a profit able industry. Thousands of dollars are paid the gardeners each winter for the product, which is bought at high prices, both for home consumption and for shipment. Any cellar or outbuild ing which can be made absolutely frost proof and light proof will answer the purpose. There is no objection to the house cellar, as no manure and very little water are required, so no odor or dampness will arise. The labor of growing is so little and the profits so large that the most greedy ought to be satisfied with the results.—Ex. Two or three-year-old turkeys are better for breeding stock than young birds. It is a mistake to sell off all the old stock every fall. Action is the right outlet of emotion. men that put veneering on the trees throughout the entire winter, except that we may in safety open the hives and examine them during a warm day when the bees are out on the wing flying, but even on such occasions the weather must of necessity be very warm and fine, writes A. H. Dull in Care of Bees In Winter, Bees should remain undisturbed Journal of Agriculture. Bees are very easily injured by being aroused in any way during cold weather, and on this account they should be provided with good protection so as to exclude stock of any kind from wandering near the hives. For this reason, hives should not be set up on high benches, nor placed against fences or trees. The proper place to locate hives of bees— the hives having boards—is directly on the ground, and each sitting on its own bottom and not in any way con nected with any other hive. Snow about the bee hives is a good protection to the bees in very cold weather, and the more snow the better 't is, but many people make a grave mistake by removing the snow, think ing the bees will suffocate for air. They thus do the bees an almost irrep arable injury not only depriving I hem of good protection, but disturb ing them and arousing them to activ ity at a time they should be the most Quiet. Bee hives may be totally cov ered with deep snow drifts without do ing the least injury to the bees, but on the contrary it affords them the best of protection during the most se vere weather. Persons who are not well informed in bee culture frequently make a mis take by moving bees during the winter from one locality to another. They may perhaps purchase bees of their neighbor during the summer and defer moving them until winter. The prop time to move or ship bees is at any time during the year except in winter, for the cause given above. The ques tion may be asked, why thus disturb ing bees during winter is injurious to them. It is so from the fact that when bees are aroused to activity in cold weather they will partake of food heavily on account of it. and if the weather is such as to keep them con fined any length thereafter, they will become affected with dysentery from confinement in this condition, and only a timely flight will relieve them. Bees may thus be made to consume more man double the amount of stores they would otherwise do with proper treatment in this respect. Some Sheep Dips, The Colorado Experiment Station publishes the following formula for the making of sheep dips: Australian Dip Sulphur, 150 pounds lime, 100 pounds, to 100 gal lons of water. The lime and sulphur were mixed with a small amount of water first and heated until all became a bright red liquid and then diluted to 100 gallons. Copperas Dip Copperas, thirty pounds water, 100 gallons. Flour of Sulphur—The dry powder used pure. Flour of Sulphur in Water—Used in the proportion of ten pounds of sul phur to 100 gallons of water. Curtice Dip—Tobacco leaves, fifty pounds sulphur, ten pounds, to 100 gallons of water. The tobacco was first thoroughly steeped, after which the leaves were removed and the sul phur put in the decoction and boiled for a half hour. Milk of Lime—Lump lime, 150 pounds water, 100 gallons. Lime slak ed in the water and used at once. Tobacco Decoction—Tobacco dust, 200 pounds water, 100 gallons. The tobacco was steeped in the water and then the leaves squeezed and the strong decoction used in full and one half, one-fourth and one-eighth full strength. Arsenite of Soda Dip—White arsenic, one ounce: carbonate of soda, one ounce water, one gallon. The arsenic and carbonate of soda were first put in a small amount of water together, and boiled until the arsenic became entire ly dissolved, and then the remainder of the water was added. Also used in weaker solutions. Carbolic Acid and Corrosive Subli mate—Carbolic acid, eight parts cor rosive sublimate, one part water, 1,600 part?-. (Suggested and prepared by Dr. Had den.) Carbolic Acid—Pure carbolic acid in water in proportions varying from one part in 100 to one part in 2,000. Kerosene Emulsion Soap, one pound water, one gallon kerosene, two gallons. After making the emul sion in these proportions in the usual manner the whole was diluted to six teen gallons. Also used in one-half this strength. Pure Kerosene—Used without dilu tion. Alcohol—Used 95 per cent pure. Whale-Oil Soap—Used in the propor tion of one pound to two gallons of water. Squabs and Capons for Market.—If squabs are killed before they can 3y the flesh is white, but after that it darkens, reducing t£e value from one to two dollars per dozen. Those rais ing them for market should keep the old one3 well supplied with food Use land piaster in the manure tern daily. Heroes of the War with Sp&in thousand* of them, are suf fering From lingering div eases induced by life in poisonous southern camps, the result of changes of climate. ot of imperfect nutrition caused by im proper and badly cooked food. Sleeping on the Around has doubtless developed Theurmiivn in hundTcds who were predisposed to the disease. In such cases the Boys of '98 m&y take thT "ptT" Heroes of the Civil War, Hundreds of the Boys of *63 have testified to the efficacy of Dr. Williams" Pink Pills Pale People foT in driving out rheum&tism and other J'""" i-ring their Wnic^ thr^rlk.' Democrat-Menage. A I.eft-Iinnlel Clnli. In Southern California there'is a "left-handed" club, with a membership of nearly 2.000 scattered throughout all the principal towns. To be lett-hnndecl is the only qualification necessary for membership. State or Ohio, City or Toledo, Lucas County, fss* Frank J. Cheney makes oath thru be senior partner of the firm of F. ,1. C! ct.ev Cures bo that the young may become plump and fat. Always dry pick them, and re move all of the down. Leave on the heads, and leave the entrails In. Have them thoroughly cooled before pack ing, then ship by express. The rules for picking and shipping squabs apply to broilers. Capons should always be dry picked. Leave on the heads and leave entrails in. Also leave all the feathers on the neck and the large ones on the wings and tail. Slips are dress ed the same waj*. They are readily selected from capons by the growth of their combs and swelling of the spurs. These usually sell for several cents per pound less than capons.—Mirror and Farmer. uyl At Ml drug^Wtvor sent.p»%tpMd,on receipt of orice SOctveer box, by the D«. Medicine Co., So? "It won't do any good to tench onr school girls to sew." "Why not?" Lots of married women who know how to sew won't sew."—Chjf-ago Rec ord. PATENTS. List of Patents Issued I.nst Week to Northwestern Inventors. Mason II. Crittenden. Minneapolis, Minn., means for closing light wells Henry Dahlman, Minneapolis. Minn., machine for making pnrlliugs Harry De Wallace, St. Paul, Minn., train or der signal Owen T. Dougherty. Min neapolis, Minn., fishing tackle J. Thomas Gorman. F. Bertseh and F. Aamodt, Minneapolis, Minn., tutting device Ole R. Hauskey. Lake Preston, S. D., merry-go-round Samuel C. La Due, Fertile, Min., ruler and spacer Francis B. McDaniels. Owatonna, Minn., straw rack for threshing ma chines: Gilbert Thorsen. Letcher, S. D., singje tree clevis: Edwin C. Wash burn. Minneapolis, Minn., car coup ling: Henry Whomes. Winona. Minn., power hammer Joseph J. Tremble, Wiiitewood, S. I)., lacing hook. Mrrwln. Lothrop .Tolnmon. Patent Attor neys, t)10 PiODeer Pros* Uullding. St. Pru!. Fixing the Blame. "I'd like to know why it is." said young Brockleigli to liis tailor, "that every time you make a pair of trousers for me you get them a little short?" "1 don't know." was the reply, "un less it's because I usually lind you that, way wlien I present the bill."— Chicago News. & Co., doinR business in the City of Tiik-uo, CV'ur.t.v and State aforesaid, and that said iirir. •will pa tho sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLAHS fjr each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Sworn to before mo and sulisrniied ii, v«y presence, this 0th day of December, A. P. lt J. (SEAi.) A. W. GLE.\SON. F. J. CHENEY & CO., ToicUo, O. Sold by Druggists. 75c. Hall's Family Pills arc the best. Fastln.a- Fonts. In fastin.t: feats, the seer, of Jains, in India, is far ahead of its rivals. i' sts of from thirty to forty (lays, are very common, and once a year they are said to abstain from food for seventy-rive days. NEURALG3A RHEUMATISM SCIATICA "DIF, WAY ut- hS,4»h,p Th«« P'«* Asa Robinson, of Mt. St6rlinjr, 111., is veteran of the Civil war, having Mrvcd in the n3t*d Pcjinsylvfttiifi oluntwrs. He went to tlic wsr & vigor ou& farmer boy find came hack broken in health, a victim of sciatic rhcu» matism. Most of the time he was unfitted for :nanual labor of any kind and his sufferings were at all times intense. He savs "Nothing seemeti iPj^n,e Pcna®ntcnt relief until three vears ago, when my attention was called to some of the wonderful cures effected by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. I had !iot taken more tbrm half a box when I noticed an improvement in my condition, and I keep on improving steadily. them I owe my restoration to health. They arc a ffrand remedy."—MLTo Sterling v, ScVen«ctkdy.S.'y. SEND 97 CENTS Cut this ad. out and aeod to ua and I we will send you this HIGH (iftADE Roberts' 6lXMb. Platform Scale by I freight, C. O. I).. subject to examina* I tion, you can examine it at your I freight depot and if fon&d perfectly I satisfactory, exactly as represented I and equal to scales that retail at I $25.00, pay the railroad agent oar special price, S7«77 less the 97 ets. or $6t80 And freight charges. The &hiw>lugweightU1551bs. xheftob* erts* for farm, store or warehouse Is I the best platform scale made, guar-1 j*Mypd !-en years and i^ll last a itfe ceeigh 600 furmthed brass beum from S? \bJ-bsam canecitj 60 lb«„ hag Bran Sliding Poia* riatrorm is 16x^4 inches resting on adjustable Searings, h&s Denton steal pivots, moat sensitive, curate and durable scale made, mounted on four large wheels, they are nicely painted and ornamented and beautifully finished throughout. Every farmer will save twice tho cost in one season by weighing ths gram he sells and buys. ORDER AT ONOE befot# the price is advanced* Catalogue of scales free for ths asking. Address. 7. V. Starts' Bout, Uiiseapolii, Hint. CURE YOURSELF! I jP8? for unnatural I discharges, inflaxuiuatioiuL I irritations or ulcerations of mucous membranes. ODHEB Prtftata oouia^ioB, lAV.7'r— Painless, and not aatria* jyTHEfeVAHS GHEMICAICO. £*nt or poisonous. Sold byDrarelitap or sent in plain wrapper. P7®*press, prepaid, for •1: .«m, or 3 bottles, #2.75. Circular sent on request DR. MARTEL'S FRENCH FEMALE RELIEF FOR WOMEN PILLS Particulars and testi monials in plain sealed letter Hailed Free. FRENCH DRUG CO., 381 & 383 Pearl St., New York o/ PER MONTH 5 0 as Your FHANlv CMKNTEY. Notary I'n'tuie. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken itiUTn.iUy. a:i-l nets r.ireotly on the blooci and mucous stirface. ©f the system. Send tor testimonials. l: ec. GUARANTEED And we actually pay much more. Over 100 per cent profits paid to clients lask year in our Stocl and Grain Syndicates. For full particulars address IV. H. Dunlap & Co., 134 Monroe St., Chicago. As Black DYE YourWhiskers A Natural Black with BiaQki&gham's Dyem 50 cts. of druggists cr R.P.Hall & Co.,Nashua,N.H. CANDY CATHARTIC V-NEW JJ»tC©S3S OiL has cured with entire satisfaction, surely and promptly, aH forms of Aches and Pains DISCOVERY relief and cams trorsl •a=c«. Send for hooK of n-st)n:ui a!» m:! 1 (t lav«* treatment Free. Dr. It. ii.ol.'ttN'bSo.-.s. AtlnBtn oL