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VIII 1t Pay.

To keep fowls for eggs alone =? is one
of the questions that l answer pretty
often, but, like good many others, it
never stays answered; this time it
comes from woman who puts 1t in
this way: 81 am a farmers wife, and
like most farmers wives have plenty of
horsework to do but still am anx-
Gus to do something extra-some-
thing that will bring a little money into
the family treasury. AS l am situated
earring for poultry seems to be the
only outside work that / can engage in
without neglecting home duties, and
raising eggs for market the only
branch of the poultry business coming
within my reach. The average mar
ket price of eggs in this locality Is 20
cents per dozen, and the question is,
at that price for eggs will a flock of So
or 100 hens pay when kept for eggs
alone 2"
If you can give your fowls free
range during warm weather, a comfor-
table house and good care in winter,
you can make SIS a year from the sale
of eggs from flock of fifty hens,
judge for yourself whether that would
pay or not. Yes, of course somebody
will tell you thatyou can not make half
that amount from so hens, but wait a
bit, here are the, figures, and we all
know that figures can be dependent
upon-especially when, as in this case
they are taken from the poultry account
of farmers wife who raises eggs for
market. so hens, If well CARED for,
will lay 1880 eggs in year, an aver
age of $50 apiece; allow 1900 for use
in the family and for Matching and you
have 500 dozen left for market, which
will bring an even hundred dollars into
the "family treasury "But how
about the cost of keeping? You have
allowed but SIS for keeping so fowls a
year !" and the "others of US" smiles
the superior. triumphant sort OF smile
that he keeps for such occasions.
Not quite so fast; to that $a5 add
the value of a dozen or so of eggs
that will be used in the family, the
value Of the poultry manure, which.
pound for pound, is worth quite as
much as the best commercial fertili-
ger, take into consideration the fact
that fowls running at large on farm
can be FED at less expense than those
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Literary Notos.

Though there are four profusely
illustrated papers in the June Century,
and four full-page pictures, this mum.
Der Of the magazine is perhaps even
more notable for Its literary features
than for Its pictures. Ofspecial interest
is Miss Fanny Stones DIARY of an
American Girl during the War of $780,"
1t is vivid and remarkable narrative
of General C. P. Stones family during
the month that mother and daughters
we're exposed in Carlo to the uncertain.
ties and dangers, while General Stone
was at his post with the Khedive, and
aiding in the English operations against
Arab General Stone. in a predatory
letter. several criticises the English
attact on Alexandra.
President Eliot of Harvard, dicusses
the question, "What is Liberal Edu-
cation ?'
The Illustrated papers OF the June
Century, in their order, are "a French
American Seaport" being an account
of the Island Of St. Pierre, near New
toundlands, and part of Mr.. $. G. w.
Benjamin's series describing his cruise
in the AHfe May; picturesque anec.
do.al description, by Franklin H.
North, of the seaman's retreat on Stat
en- Island, or Sailors Snug Harbor,"
to which papers belong the frotispiece
of the number, an engraving from ST.
Gaudens's statue OF Robert Rishard
Randall the founder of Snug Harbor;
American Wild Animals in Art,n
by Julian Hawthorne with illustrations
from the sculptures OF Edward KEN.
meys; and curious and scholarly pa
per Interestingly illustrated, by Ed
ward, on Commerce of the Colonies.
In fiction, Henry James new story,
LADY Barbersna," in this number,
concerns the complications of marriage
settlements; Mr.. Cables DIR. Sever"
is continued; and Robert Grants story
of "An Average Man. is concluded.
The short story ofthe number is vi
vacious sketch of character and incl
dent by H. C.ssBunner, entitled "The
Red Silk Handkerchief"
ST. Nicholas for June is bright out
of door number, nearly every article
taking the reader out into the woods
and field, yet without sacrifice of the
variety of subject and interest which
is so Distinguishing feature of the
magazine.
]. T. Trowbndge's serial, the "Scar-
let Tanager," shows how much easier
the hero found it TO get into scrape
than to get out of it; MARVIN and his
Boy Hunters" Maurice Thompson's
serial story. tells of hunting small game
on the Indiana prairies.
A live story for boys is written by
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Hannibal Ioa,uai. Jacob Harris
has four-year-old son who has been
afflicted the past three years with wha
was supposed TO be pclypus in one
nostril Of ms nose. -Four pf, sicIans
had treated him for the complaint, I'M
til yesterday, when he was taken to
st. Louis physicians temporarily in the
city. The nostril was examined, after
which the doctor placed an instrument
in the nostril and pulled out shoe
button, which had been playfully plac
ed there by the urchin three years ago
A fair hit was made by the Wall
Street Nevs last week thusly: A
Brooklyn man had lucky strike last
week and made a few thousand dol
lars. Elated with his success he rush.
ed around and rented brown-stone
front house. and sought a furniture
man, asking his terms. III do the
fair thing, make two moves for you for
$5o.' WHAT two!" asked the man
why" was the reply, "Pll move you
into the brown-stone house this week
and in about a month, move you into
a cheap frame house in the suburbs
l always job the two moves together
in the case of a grain speculator. and
never get off on the second one"
Western doctors say that some OIL
their medical colleges are so greatly IN
want Of students that the so-called
preliminary examinations are mere
farce. Last autumn young man after
paying his advance fees to medical
institution: desired to attend anothe,
college and requested that his money
be returned. This being refused, the
youth determined to display great ignor.
ance at the preliminary examination and
out Of the twenty-five questions put te
him, answered but three correctly. Ger
tain Of his rejection, he called upor
the dean next day for his money. He
was informed, however, with grea
afabihty, that his examination hae
been entirely satisfactory. The college
cashed the claim only after lawsuit
threatened.
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that are confined to the limits Of even
large yards. That fowls on a farm are
generally fed much refuse stuff (and it
is often the best kind Of food for lay
ing nens) that would be wasted, or
nearly SO. ifnot used for chicken feed.
and you win find that | have made a
pretty liberal allowance for the cost Of
Feeping.
Now let other farmers wives or
anybody else who is interested in tho
subject, look over my figures and then
find out for themselves whether keeping
fowls for eggs alone will pay in their
locality or not. think flock of so
or 100 fowls can be proftably kept for
eggs alone on every farm where the
average market price Of eggs is IS
cents per dozen, and think that for
farmers wives and other women who
live on farms and who can devote but
a small portion of their time to outside
work, this raising eggs for market will
pay better in proportion to the time
and capital invested than any other
employment that comes within their
reach.
When fowls are kept for eggs alone,
fully two.thirds Of the hens should be
disposed of early in the fall and their
places filed by pullets that were hatch
ed early enough to commence LAYING
late In the fall, when eggs usually COM
mand good price.
To get the pullets, mate eight or ten
ofyour best laying hens with vigor-
Gus Young cock and keep them separ-
ate from the rest OF the flock until after
you have set all the eggs you care to ;
then dispose Of the male bird and save
the useless expense of keeping him for
the rest of the rest of the year.
Prairie Farmer. FANNIE FIELD.
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Y. W. Fink, and called eTwo Boys Of

w. w. Fink, and called "Two Boys Of
Migglesviller; it shows what energy,
push and perserverence viii accom-
plish under the most unfavorable CIR
cumstances. A hinifuI paper for girls
is "Margaret's Favor Book, by
Susan Anna Brown. though its lessons
are quite as much needed by the boys
Of our generation
Among the poems and verses are
"The Brownies voyage" another adj
venture Of those venturesome heroes /;
and contributions from Lucy Larcom,
Helen Gray Cone, Alice Wellington
Rollins. Mrs. B. +. Butts and others.
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On Saturday night the 10th inst
Some parties visited the house OF w.
P. Murphy, and attempted to enter the
same bv raising the windows. Mr..
Murphy was absent from home not
having returned from Kansas. Mrs.
Murphy, as would be uaural under such
circumstances was very much Tighten
ed but not so much but what she was
able to retain her presence of mind,
and with revolver in hand she marched
upon the williams who sought safety
in flight. l, is pity thy got away be-
fore the pill of cold lead that Mrs.
Murphy would in a moment or two
have administered to them. There are
some thieves meaner than others and
those fellows belonged to the meanest
class: the class that crawl into houses
when there is none but women and
children inside.-E1eelsiOr.
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When some young girls find four.
leaf clover it is sign that they will
be married within a year. If so, nigh,
it not be we'll for some families to hire
a farm and sow it all to clover?- Bur.
Hngton Free Press.
Well put, A druggist who has op:
ened new store at the South End ad-
vertises: "Arnica, sticking plaster,
splints, bandages and other base ball
goods. "-Boston Bulletin.
a young man sent fifty cents to a
New York advertiser to learn chow to
make money tast," and was advised
to glue fve-oollar green back to the
bottom of his trunk. Having neither
greenback or trunk he feels that he is
fifty cents out.
James trying to sew new button on
his coat murmured: "They say there's
yacht that makes fifteen knots an
hour, but this thread makes twenty a
minute"
A new poetess at the East remarks:
eff love you give, no more I'll ask. "
When she has had experience she
will learn that there are times when
single potato possesses more intrinsic
worth than moonlight evening full
of love.
Pennsylvania has an editor 9I years
old. He attributes his long life and
excellent health to the fact that he new
er expected to please anybody, and
never tried to.
A gossiping exchange says there are
1900 more women than men in Bos-
ton. The Hub is evidently hard up for
telloes.
LITTLE NELL: Mamma, what is
color blind?"
Mamma: Inability to tell one color
from another. my dear"
LITTLE NELL: "Then l dess the
man that made my geography is color
blind"
Mamma: sand why?"
LITTLE NELL: Because he's got
Greenland painted yellow, and the
Red Sea painted black"
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POULTRY NoTEs.-Prarie chickens
are easily raised-with a bird dog.
"This is the way long have sought
sang the poultry-thief, as he clambered
hurriedly over the fence. and JUST IN
time to save his trousers from beng
ventilated by wiid-eyed bulldog.
Crows and parrots can be educated
to talk, but what's the use? Isn't there
about 1900 as much talking done in
the world now as really nessary, with
out educating the birds to babble
also?
If a rooster crowed every time some
man told a lie--as one did for the
Apostel Peter-there would be such a
constant din in the land that folks
would have to plug their ears up with
putty In order to think il sane, sesible
way.
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May returns to the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington are about as
favorable as were those OF April. The
wheat aveage IS ga; last year it was
So I-2. The temperature has been lower
than usual. But few correspondents
report ravages by the Hessian Fly.
Spring wheat seeding is nearly COM
pleted in the Northwest. Rye promises
well. Barley is above the average.
Wet weather delayed cotton planting
In the South.
The Secretary Of the Kansas Board
of Agriculture says the severe winter
only injured wheat in the extreme
southwestern portion of the State. aud
then but sligtly' Elsewhere the prom.
Use is for an increase of 10 per cent
a larg crope is probable. The
cultivators are at work in the corn
fields OF Southern Kansas. In the
central part, cold, wet weather ha:
interfere d with corn planting. In the
northern division the ground is full o
water and farm work is greatly delay.
ed.
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THE FARMER

In search Of new home, where he can Sc
cure better returns iur his labor. should re-
member that the Wabash is the most direct
route TO Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska,
and all points South, West and Northwest,
and that round-i trip land-expiorers' tickets
at very low rates are always on sale at tnc
ticket Offices. Descriptive advertising mat
ter of Arkansas and Texas sent free TO all
applicants by Addressing the General Pas
A
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That Boy.

What puzzle he is to US at times!
There are seasons in which he seems
quite a tractable and reasonable crea-
ture, but a. others how changed He
will not respond to the kindest appeal
the best intentions seem wasted n
him. For brief period, we imagine
We have the key to his characer, and
suddenly we find the key does not
fit.
Particularly it poses us that with his
apparently noble impulse he yet de-
lights in so many mischievous prac-
tees. What does a generous, open
hearted. courageous boy find to attract
him in the life OF the James brothers,
or "Dick Turpin the highwayman," or
THE Red Handed Pirate?" Why
does he devour the police reports of
the newspaper with such avidity Why
does he prefer the dime-novel to his
Supday.school book or his school
history More perplexing than all
Why, having read about these terrific
characters, is he not content, but
asnires to be like them happy if he
has pistol to swagger about with and
intlmidate his playfellows and evident
ly proud to be reputed "bold, bad
mani" Does this boy prefer evil to
good?
Having vexed ourselves with these
queries, let US put to our judgement a
question Of two, no. so foreign to the
subject as may at first appear: why
does fish bite at a hook ? What can
he find to attract him in the piercing
point, the cruel barb Does the fish
prefer sharp stee. to a live fy7 No
Neither does the boy. Heis after Mt
halt: Every evil thing he SO eagerly
snaps at is baited either with some
thing actually good, or delusive ap
pearancs Of good, that appeal to hi:
better nature. Lawlessness anc
iiceraeMre balted with sem5lance o
liberty, freedom and power; disreputt
appears like martyrdom. 1t is be
cause of his good and quickly-movinl
impulses that he jumps at these paint
ed flies. AngelO says in Measure TO
| Measure :"
'.Oh. cunning enemy. that. to catch saint.
| With saints dost bait thy hook. Most dangerous
! is that temptation that doth goad us
10 sin in loving virtue.''
Often enough when we do not see II
when he himself does not know it, tn
boy is led "to sin in loving virtue.
Liberty, freedom, power, he yiX have
these instincts cannot be crushed IN
boy more than in a nation. 1t is tn
teachers business to encourage thes
impulses. but to show the boy tina
police-reports and dime.novel bravad
is only a bait to catch "suckers,
willie the hook underneath is barbe
with the most abject weakness an
E slavery.-SehoOl Journal.
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THE TOURIST

Has long since chosen the Wabash as the
fayorits ronte TO ali the summer resorts OF
tile East, Norsh and W Cot, and winter re-
sorts OF the South, "a the Company has for
wears provided better accommodations anu
moro attractions than any o. ~ c"n l,es'.oTs
Tor this class OF travel Tourist Ticket5 can
be had at reduced rates u ali principal
no. ~ . ha( sfstf1f
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P A T E N T S

+. 4. Lehman. Solicitor of American and For
eiRn Patents, Washington. ID. C. All business con.
neetes with Patents, whether before the Paten,
ONCE or the courts. promptly yttended to. No
charge made unless patent is secured. Send for
circular.
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THE INyALID

win find the Wabash The most convenient
route to all the noted health resorts OF
Illinois, Missouri. Arkansas and Texas, and
that the extensive through car system and
superior accommodations OF this popular
line will add greatly to his comfort while en-
route. Pamphlet descriptive of the many
celebrated mineral springs OF The West and
south sent free o apDifcatiOn.
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THE CAPITALIST

Can get the information necessary to secure
safe and profitable investments in agricul-
ture, stock raising, mining. numbering, or
any Of the many inviting fields. throughous
the South and West, by addressing the ur'
he. TOWNSEND,
Genl PASSENGER Anent. S. Lotsis. 10.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
WABASH
R()U T :: |! !
rHE BusINEss MAN

when he travels wants &c Fo quick, wants TO
be- comfortable, wants 70 arrive ut destlnl-
ton on time, In fact, wants q strictly bust
ness trip, and consequently taxes sne
,,onu,ar Wabash Route, feeling that he Is
sure 10 meet his engagements aad continue
~ nrosper and be happy.
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III nnE7 Send six cents for postage
m DREfA and receive free a costly box o
HXnl goods which win help all. OF
right away than anything else in this world, for
unes await the workers absolutely sure. At once
dress True Co., tugu sta, Maine. nii-1
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A Friend Quaker was struck vic.
lently on his cheek by an ugly neigh
Dor, who tainted HIM to follow out his
principles and turn the other cheek.
He did so, and received like blow on
that. Now" said he, 81 have fulfill
ed the whole law. and / am going to
give thee an awful llcking," and he
did.
FIRST PARTY-"b shave you any court
plaster" Second Party "a druggisD--
No, but here's some sticking plaster.
You see we have TO royal family in
this country. and therefore no court,
and therefore no court plaster. Ii
your finger is cut you will have to take
apiece of the democratic article OF go
somewhere else.
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'Oh. cunning enemy. that. to catch saint,
With saints dost bait thy hook. Most dangerous
is that temptation that doth goad us on
m lin in vi rim
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ILLINOIS IOWA MISSOURI

CENT Passenger Agent, So. Lotsis, no,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-10
Rabbits as Yinerard Pests.

If there is q pest in the whole cata-
iOgue which vineyard men dread, and
thus far have been unable to combat it
is the iack-rabbit. Their devastatiOns
are usually confined TO young vines, but
when green grass grows up they even
attack older vines. They are just now
promenading, on moon-lit night and
early morn, through the outlying vine
yards to find out where the most succu-
lent canes grow, and the way they will
sweep a field of cuttings, and even two
and three year old vines, would make
stranger think a flock of sheep had been
through the vineyards. What vines are
not killed outright, are so stunted that
the roots are barely able to keep alive.
We, in this section, who have exposed
vineyards, have tried many remedies
and failed. 1t is almost impossible to
ehticc them with poison, for they have
a most delicate sense of taste and
smell. To shoot them is impracticable.
Last year my men and | KILLED fifty on
n forty acre tract, and yet there APP
peared TO be no decrease in the number,
and l can safely innate my damages
at several hundred dollars A great
many last year applied blood to the
vines. bat it is expensive and only lasts
until the first heavy fog destroys the
smell. Some tried scare-crOws, and
others, more fortunate than their poor
neghbOrs. have been able to build rab-
bit-tight fences. This is not to be
thought of by man who is putting his
scanty earnings into a Lew piece of land,
and is therefore anxious to get the cut
tings to growing. This year various
experiments have been made in the hills
here, and one of them at least has
proved so cheap and efficient that | feel
it duty to give it to the vine
growers in other portions of the
state, satisfied that l could give
them no more valuable information,
About the middle of May L noticed
that Mr.. Rabbit had begun TO nbble the
tender leaves on piece of two acres
that had been replanted this year, hav-
ing last year been bodily destroyed by
rabbits. l procured n pound of alOes
for fifty cents, and dissolved it in five
gallons of water. Then taking a whisk-
broom and bucket, | had a Chinaman
sprinkle little on each vine over the
whole piece, and then awaited the re-
suits. At the end of a week 1 went
over and examined the cuttings, and
while the ground was full of rabbit
| tracks, there was no sign of the vines
having been nibbled; but on = piece adj
| joining there were several vines eaten,
and Immediately applied the solution
to the entire vineyard, young and old,
at . cost of about thirty-seven and one
| half cents an acre for aloes and labor.
| At this date not a vine has been touched
! since the treatment, although a large
new growth has been made, while right
across a fourteen-fOOt turn row be-
| tween me and my neighbOr, they are
| vigorously at work. l shall make an
| other application soon, and this time
| shall add a little.
So important has this matter become
| that the Board of Supervisors of Napa
County are now paving a bounty or
rabbit scalps.-Cor. San francisco Bal
| lrtiH.