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Farm NIaxinls.
Perform all labor at the RIGHT sea

Perform all labor at the right sea-
son.
Do all jobs in the best manner.
When YOU begin one piece OF work,
finish it before you commence an
other.
Do not leave work half done. ex-
pecting to finish it next year; finish
as you go.
Take care Of your tools when you
get through using them, and do not
work with poor ones, when you can
afford good ones.
Do not buy old wagons, harness,
plows, etc., at auction, because you
can get them cheap. Better expend
the money for books, travel, or some
needed improvement.
Do not keep more stock on your
farm than you have plenty of pasture
for.
If at forty-fve you have fair pro-
perty, do not work with your muscles
so hard as formerly, but save the after
noon ofeach day for mental and social
improvement.
Give your children good education
physically, Intellectually, morally and
socially,
Take an interest in all improve
ments that have bearing on agricul-
tuie.
Use machinery and horsepower,
where possible, instead of your own
muscles.
In all you do, endeavor to get hold
of the long end ofthe lever, instead of
the short one, if you would work to adj
vantage
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BREVlTIES
vantages

Do not keep ducks in the same
house with chickens. nor in the cab.
bage and lettuce garden.
Keeping heavy breeds of fowls pre-
vents the necessity of high fences and
this makes the Asiatic popular.
We advise none to go into the bust
ness of raising poultry if he has not
tondness for chickens or of the care
they require. One must have an in
terest in them to succeed, and some
experience, before he tries on large
scale.
The best as we'll as easiest remedy
for getting rid of vermin on fowls, and
keeping them clear afterward, is first
to clean and whitewash the roosts, ad-
ing liberal supply ofsalt to the wash.
Then have the entrance to and from
the roosts small enought so that a
sponge saturated with kerosene oil,
hung over the entrance, would come
in contact with the the back of each
fowl every time it goes in or out. Sup
ply the sponge with oil once week.
A fancier writes The very annoy
ing habit of egg-eating quite frequently
occurs, and should be, "nipped in the
bud" if possible. l was once troubled
with Cochin pullet that got into the
habit by laying her Eggs while on the
loost. l tried many rememdies, but
the successful one was to make nest
i'll the bottom ola nail keg. In that
she could not turn around to get at
the egg, and when getting out OF the
nest the egg was too far down for her
to reach it !; soon becoming discourag-
ed, she gave it up and has never since
troubled me in that way.
The domestic hen, if allowed free
dom with her brood, will, to a great
extent, support her young upon insects
larvae and worms. Those are their
natural food, furnishing them with the
nutritious elements needed for their
growth. while the exercise in obtaining
this food gives to the chickens devel-
opment of muscle, making them strong
and active In a confined state we can
only furnish them with angle-worms,
and.. of these but a limited supply, and
at an outlay of more labor that is
worth while. Hence, if we wish tie
best results, we must provide some
thing to take the place of natural
insect forage.
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The Jersey Hay Barack..

One of the most convenient and
secure shelters for hay or gram, out
side of good barn, is the "Barrackn
used by the Jersey Ducth. A barrack
is picturesque. and convenient besides
and they show the thrifty, neat farmer,
as well as any other farm building or
appendage. The barracks OF good
farmer are straight. well rooted, and
tidy. The hay is well laid up, neatly
raked down, and the tight roof or COW
er, hes close upon it. The slack,
shiftless farmers barracks are one-sid-
ed, the posts often braced with rails on
the outside, the cover sits on lop.sided
and probably leaky. These barracks
are little used outside New Jersey, and
the adjacent parts of New York and
Pennsylvania, that new corners gener.
ally discard them, and have them re-
moved before they really know their
convenience and utility. These bar
racks are constructed by setting four
corner posts. Of chestnut or white oak,
which are twenty, or twenty five feet
long. straight partly squared to eight
inches through, either three feet in the
ground. or upon sills. If upon sills,
these are hewed upon one side and at
the ends, where they are halved to-
gether. In doing this, it is well to pin
the ends with two inch oak tree nails.
which should stand up three or four
inches above the stills when in place.
Then when the post are set at the cor
ners, the pins Will enter holes bored in
the center OF each post, and hold
them in position. They will last as
long as the posts and sills. For tenn
porary purpose, the posts may be SIM
ply set IN the ground twelve feet apart
but if permauency is desired, it is best
TO use sills, and in this case, they
should be set level, upon fiat stone at
each corner, and be supported in the
middle besides. The post must, more
over, be braced to the sills, either by
diagonal braces, or by staight rails,
roughly squared two by four morticed
into the posts at height of four feet
above the sills, OF at hight of six feet
in case the barrack may be intended
to be boarded up to make stable.
When used as stables, they make very
good shelters for young cattle or hor.
ses, the inslde between the stills being
filled up level with stones, and finish.
ed with a layer of cement concrete
The cover, or root, must be as light as
is consistent with strength and efficacy
and may be made of boards, or thatcf
the latter being by far the most pic
turesque, and being lighter, Is easier
TO raise and lower.
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Dividends
The INDEPENDEAT

Of New York. 10 acknowledged 10 be what tn- D.
MAIL Gazette. Of London. saws IL is zone al *.
Ablest weeklies In s1istence.,, IL occupies TO- -
eeids--relfgon and literary. W.
II publishes eaebwsek from Tventy.sva o,
Thirty three per cent mors reading matter ths@
any offts contemporaries. With the exception ~
ie colo mn OF :seiecttons.f every line In eysyy
FIR y. Hpzys more each week for iiterrry ms2
ter than any three offts contemporaries put togsts
er. IL has 8 largest and best corps Of cont7,ha
tors Of any periodicsi in the world. IL ls unsis
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In Journalism. LIS Edit pfzis are fearless Ia A.
partueDts OF science and Bibicxi Research ~,
valuable Information unclaimed elsewhere IL
Markets and Financial Reports aud eommsr-s.i
Articies are eagerly sought Tor by those wauti.s
correct Information upon those subjects. Its -
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stories and articles In prose and poetry.
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Chicks for Market.

If you are raising chickens to sell
for Market purposes, sell off the yocng
BOOSTERS as fast as they get fit to kill,
says a poultry fancier. The flock will
be more quiet and will grow better and
from this time out the price will be
growing less. Put the old hens in
market as soon as they stop laying,
and before the pin feathers start.
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THE FARMER.

In search of new home, where ne can 90.
member that the Wabash is the most direcr
route to Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska.
and all points South, West and Northwest.
and that round "trip land-explorers' tickets
81 very low rates are always on sale at the
ticket Offices. Descriptive advertising mat.
ter OF Arkansas and Texas sent free to all
applicants by addressing the General Pas
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HCLERA is rapidly NOV.

H0LERA is rapidly NOV
ing westward and will soon
= appear in this country. In
order to prevent disastrous
effects from its ravages every
preventive should be en-
ployed, and the system
should be in perfect condi-
ton. At this season of The
year the system is in a weak
state and easily susceptible
to dangerous disease. Pain
in the back, WEAKNESS, las
situde, headache, dyspepsia,
indigestion, kidney and liver
complaints are but theresult
ofneglect. During the last
visitation of cholera to this
country no medicine was
found equal to Mishler's
Herb Bitters, both as a pre-
ventive and cure, and it has
been equally successful i'll
all the diseases above men
toned. 1t renews and in
vigorates the blood, restor-
ing to health and strength,
and thus shielding the
system from disease.
your druggiss for MIsHLER HERB PIrrERs
does not keep it do not take anything else. but
a postal card to MIsHIKR HERB BrrTERa
2I Commerce Street. Philadelphia.
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ST. NICHOLAS.
YOUNG FOLKS.
Attractions tor 1850.

No printed periodical can take the
place of parent, pastor, or school
teacher; but good mafiazine can sup
plement their work and influence to a
wonderful degree. In view of this. it
IS not extravagant 10 say that-in.
stead of Gan we afford to take ST..
NICHOLAS s'-the question OF every
earnest household in English-speaklng
countries, to-day, should be "Can We
afford not to take ST. NIcHoLAs?n
The magazine, during its eleven
happy years of existence, under the
editorial charge of
MARY MAPKs DODGE.
has grown familiar to hundreds Of
thousands of young readers; and their
interest and intelligent enjoyment
have constantly inspired the editor and
publishers to fresh effort To-day, its
strength is in its wholesome GROWTH,
its sympathy with yourz iife, ih
hearty recognition of the movement OF
events, and its steadily increasing lit
erary and pictorial resources. The
following are some of the good things
already secured for future numbers OF
ST.. NICHOLAS.
His One Fault" serial story for boys.
By the popular author, j. T. Trowbridge.
Personally Conducted illustrated papers
on famous places in Europe. By Frank 2.
Historic Girls com panion series to
Historic Boys" By Il. s. Brooks.
"RRadv for Rusinasa 49,.
ABOUT 70 choose an occupstion,--based Oh
PERSONAL Interviews with prominent repre-
sentatlves of various trades and professions
BY CD. anson
Driven Bsckto Eden" serial. BYE. P.
Roe.
Talks for Young Folks series Of popu.
lar papers. by II. II. Helen Jackson.
Among the Law makers; recollections Of
ooy-bage in the U. 5. senste.-contsiring
much political information, both instructive
ana amusing. By Edmund Alton.
'Davy and the Goblin" very funny serial
story by new writer. Chas. Carryl.
Short stories by Louisa VI Alcott.
The Progress of Invention: From Palan-
gum to Parlor-c>-." From Cross-bow to 100
e. Bolton.
"Art Work for Young Folks; s~psrs on
decorative handicraft, by Cnas. G.. Leland
sheep or Silver" q story OF Texan life.
BY the Rev. William n Aaker.
"a Garden of Girls" being six short stories
Tor the girls. by Six Leading Writers.
Tales OF Two Continents; stories Of id.
venture, by II. II. Bayesen.
Cartoons for BOYS and Girls funny pie.
lures, by st. Nicholas Artists.
From Bach to Wagner: brief pointed bi.
1graPhies Of great musicians. By Agatha
Special Papers by chosen writer's, including
Mary Hhllock Foote. Joaquin Miller, Alice
wellington Rollins, G. B. Bartlett, Harriet
PRESCOTT Spoford, Kew. Washington Gladdrn.
ulia Schuyler. Anna Lea Neiri.t, W. o. Stod-
iard, D. her, Ernest Ingersoll, Clara z. Gle
ment, Lieutenant Schwatka.
The Illustrations will be the work of tho
Tery best artists and engrayers.-and there
WI be plenty Of them. In the November
ND December numbers are beautiful
coLoRKD FRoSrlsPrzcEs.
Buy the November number for As ehii-
lren. It costs only rs cents. and all book and
Jews dealers sell II. The subscril ten pKies
$500 year. and now Is Just he time 10
free specimen copy of ST. NICHOLAS win
% sent on request. Mention this paper.
The CENTURY Co. New-York, ny
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To break dog from sucking eggs
break an egg, and after pouring out
part OF the white put in seven grains
OF tartar emetic; lay the egg in the yard
where the dog will find it. He will be
sick for a day or so, but will not be
injured. Should one dose fail, repeat
it; it is seldom however that the second
dose is required.
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There is too much waste land on
our { arms. The fence corners are too
much given to Driers and weeds. All
these waste places should be cleared
up, and made to produce their share
toward keeping off hard times.
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II zE
SOUTHERN KANSAS
RAILWAY COMPANY,
The Short Line From Kansas City
TO
The Fertile Valley
OF THE
ELK, NEOSHO AND
ARKANSAS RIVERS
SOUTHERN KANSAS
AND THE
INDIAN TERRITORY.
Trains leave Kansas City, 1905 am. daily
except Sunday, for
OLATHE, OTTOWA. BURLINGTON,
GARNETTE. lola. HUMBOLDT,
CHANUTE. ERIE, WALNUT,
GIRARD, CHERRYVALE.
COFFEYVILLE, IN
DEPENDENCE,
WINFIELD,
WELLINGTON AND INTDTERMEDIATE
STATIONS.
As p. m. Daily, Except Sunday for
OLATHE GARDNER. EDGERToN,
WELLSVILLE, LIE ROUPE
AND OTTOWA
1000 p. m Daily for
OLATHE, OTTAWA, NETT,
lola. HUMBOLDT. CRANUTT
CHEE31VALE, IEDE-
PEI DENUE. WIN
FIELD WELL
INGTON,
A RGONIA, HARPER AND AFTICA,
Pullman Palace Cars on all night trains.
The country tributary to this line affords
unprecedented advantages to home seekers
on account of its rare fertility, mild climate,
also its close proximity and direct connec
ton with the great commercial centers OF
the Missouri valley and the markets of the
far west.
The western extension of this road has lust
opened to immigration aud settlement the
vast track OF productive land lying in Bar
bour, Comanche, Pratt. kingman, Clarke and
and Mercer counties, where government land
can be bought and a home secured at 1928
per acre.
Ask your ticket agent for a round trip
land explorers ticket to Independence, Kan
sas. Parties purchasing these tickets can, if
they wish, on arrival at Kansas City. by call
ing upon MT. II. E. Moss, ticket agent on the
Southern Kansas Railway, opposite the brick
depot, purchase extension tickets 10 points
west of Independence at reduced rates.
Index map of Kansas" and copies of the
Southern Kansas" furnished free upon ap-
plication.
G r HVNES
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THE INVALID

WIN IND 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-
.onte. famphiet descriptive of the many
celebrated mineral springs of the West and
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People. seldom improve when they
have no model but themselves to copy
after Goldsmith.
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THE INDEPENDENT

has twenty two distinct departments, edited \,
twenty-five specialists. which incIudes Bfbeex
Reseaches, Sanitary, Fine Arts, Music, Scsbu.>s
Pebbles Per sonalltles, Ministerial Register Hyss-
Notes. School sud college. Literature. ReiIxis-s
Intelligence. Mission. Sunday school, news az -
werk, Finance. commerce, fns rance, stoytes
Puzzles. selections and Agriculture. Thssiy.ssn
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A few pigs are often more profitable
on farm than large number, but
every farm should have at least few.
1t is well, in sailing stock, to be
careful that some of the animals do not
get more that is good for them. Too
much salt will give rise to scours.
The weeds should be closely kept
down around the small fruit trees and
vines if the fruit is expected to mature
and ripen rightly.
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THE CAPITALIST

Can get the information necessarv tn secure |
, sa.e anu prohtabie investme' agricul-
so ssock-raistng, mining, ring, or /
any any 81 tne many inviting fe ughout |
S AZ 4uus1 aud west, oy addr he IN.
F. CHANDI r.
General Passenger and Ticket Z. nix. IA.
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In speaking ofgrass for wet lands
and sloughs the Iowa Homestead says:
1--WE are receiving many inquiries
from different sources as to Alsike
clover. We find it a profitable grass
to raise on sloughs and wet land, and
prefer 1t for these to red top. The
trouble with red top is that it gets all
over the farm and roots out more val
liable grasses. To have good feeding
value as hay it must be cut very early
when no other grass is fit to cut, and
hence is unsuitable for mixed meadow.
We have tried twice 10 get start of
fowl meadow grass, but in each case
the seed failed TO grow. Ne have
therefore settled on Alslke as the best
grass we know of for sloughs and wet
lands. Sow in March. three pounds to
the acre.
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The COLONNADE.

ONE OF THE BEST and most commodious hotels
OF Atlantic City, n. j. Pleasantly Located on Pact
nc Avenue, two squars from the depot and one
square from the ocean. beautiful surroundings.
TINS hoei ia now open for the reception of guests.
The facilities for boating bathing, fishing, &C ARE
nnexcelled. First class cuisine. Terms liberal.
q. c. LEFLER & CO., Proprietors. If
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CHICKEN CHoLERA,-The Stofkman
says, that when cholera is known to
be in a neighborhood, poultry keepers
should watch their stock closely and
remove sick birds. when first discover
ed. The feeding grounds and houses.
should then be sprinkled with disinfec-
tant made by putting eight ounces of
sulphuric acid in eight gallons OF water.
In old, Injected houses the liquid must
be used so as to saturate the wood
works and the ground where the fowls
run. The remedy is comparatively
inexpensive, and if promptly used as a
preventative, will prove good invest
ment.
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THIS PAPER IN CLUB WITH
Godey's
LADY's BOOK.
WIN be sent for one year to any address On n,
sr Of GRAPHIC S~S~
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0HI0-INDIANA- MICHIGAN
WABASH
R0u E!
THE TOURIST

Has long since chosen the Wabash a. the
favorite route to all the summer resorts Of
the East, North and West, and winter re-
sorts OF the South, as the Company has for
years provided better accommodations and
more attractions than any of its competitors
for this class OF travel. Tourist Tickets can
be had at reduced rates at all principal
nfficac nf The no,,-on- S>~AS~fss
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

II family newspaper Of the frst-cisss sod "a -
sogni sed OF the great educators OF he Isrf
Every one who wishes TO be well informed upos 4
great variety subj, cts should subscribe for n
During the past year The Independent dess,,,v
that It's subscribers should have stories BY me ys-
best living authors, has published con.ributieas
Jew Thing ETC.: J. Dale. author of .Guernd.is
The crime ofHenry Vane. etc: Julia schayer ~,
Nor OF Tiger Lily and Other 5tories'; Sir samr-I
Baker. The celebrated Egyptian Explorer: M,
III. Rddell. author OF The Senior partner
etc: Thn.mas Hardy. aatho: Of "A PAR o; hin.
Eyes. Two or Tower etc, Edvxru Eysress
Tale. author Of Ten Times Oae Ii Ton, etc. lama
payn. the celebrated English Novelist; Lucy q
Lille, W Robinson, Fred d Storey, Henri ~
Lucy. Harriet Prescott spoford, Rebecca hald,r,
Davis, Sarah Orne Jewett, Frank Stockton =
t,o.ese n, Ivan Tourgenef and others.
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Timely Point.

Remember that green sward plowed
in August will get well rotted before
winter, and will be fit to plant next
spring to almost any farm crops. II
plowed early the weed seeds will start
and they can be killed with the cult
vator, or possibly will be destroyed by
frost before they can 60 to seed again,
which will leave so many the less enc
mics to contend against in next years
crops. Good farmers say that land
plowed this month will grow better
crops, and can be taken care of with
much less labor than the same land
plowed In Spring, or even in the fall.
1t is mistaken superstition that
intelligence is not necessary for far
mer. The different occupations on
the farm require close watching, much
fore-thought and practical information,
to be carried on successfully. The
breeding, buying and selling of stock,
require more than ordinary business
acuteness and tact, or many will be
sunk in each operation. There is no
other business in which there are so
many things on hand al once, all of
which require prompt attention. Al
most any man can do one thing well,
but few can, at the same time, do
many things as the farmer often has to
do, and do them well. 1t is in this
respect that most failures on the farm
are made, in the lack of management,
which so many things necessitate in
order that each may have its proper
share OF attention. Looking at this in
its proper light farmers must be, and,
as general thing, are highly intelli-
gent, and should be highly educat.
ed.-loaoa Homestead:
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17
Memoranda.
Fishermen.

Sch Light OF the East, Unworthy, recently
ashore on Chatham Bar, returned to Ellsworth
The Portland daily press., 1885-07-17

those around him, and then once more at
the paper without uttering single word
and then at last, when he did speak, why
did he stammer, Ell do not know; see
nothing-in fact in this same paper, but
Could it be? Yes, sure enough there was
the paper on which the will had been made
out, but there was nothing upon 1t now; it
was merely blank, white sheet
Good heavens! With what ink did you
write out that will?" burst out at last MI.
Fox
with what ink ?" repeated the old gen.
tleman Indignantly, with your ink. As l
found the inkstand up stairs dry and the old
lady was in such deadly hurry, I rushed
down myself to get some, and seeing your
bag in the hall, took from it the little ink
stand which you always.carry about"
Mr. Fox turned deadly pale, and without
saying another word, vanished like his ink,
before anybody had found time to ask for
an explanation. When the rest of the COM
pany had composed themselves again, Mr..
Plumley said:
Il know that the testatrix has destroyed
all former wills, so that there is none at all
in existence, and, by law, therefore, the
property will go to the next of kin. know,
also, that Mrs. Johnson had no relatives
whatever, except Miss Lizzie Roberts. She
Is consequently sole heiress."