The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-12-31
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

"A little soda water will relieve sick
headache caused by Indigestion
Christian al Work.
1T Is useless to hope to destroy the
acidty of certain soils by the application
of lime and other supposed cOrrectives;
only drainage will accomplish it-Bos-
ton Bulletin.
"A Manitoba farmer has recovered
damages from a scotsman for selling
him seeds full of weeds. There can be
no doubt of the liability of seedsmen for
such damages Chicago Journal.
Shelter belts to be effectual all the
year round should be of evergreens.
A double row of these is worth more Is
shelter belt in winter than dozen
rows of decidiOus trees that offer only
naked boughs in winter. albany Jour.
nal.
"A 1Ox12 or 12x15 ice-house may be
built of rough boards very cheaply, and
filled when men and teams are compare
lively idle, and need a little exercise. 1t
will more than pay it, cost in comfort
every summer.-DctrOt Tribune.
Elevation of the head of the bed. by
placing under each leg block of the
thickness of two bricks, is stated to be
an effective remedy for cramps.
Patients who have suffered at night.
crying aloud with pain. h ave found this
plan to afford Immediate, certain, per-
manent relief.-B3ston Post.
Dark green shades are the most
serviceable in a kitchen, although half
curtains made of checked gingham.
cottage muslin. or cheese cloth. run on
tapes and tackled to the window sash.
will in some cases be all that is needed;
and it is always convenient to have two
sets, so as to change comfortably when
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
1t is a rule which is applicable to
all manurcs. that the more finely they
are pulverized or divided, the more val
liable they become. Not only do they
expose much more surface to the feed
ing action of roots. but from their fine
division they can be much more evenly
distributed through the sOil.-Chicago
Tribune.
This recipe for brown bread will
make good-siZed loaf. Two cups OF
yellow Indian meal. one cup of rye flour.
one cup of graham flour, one cup Of
New Orleans molasses, three teaspoon
fuls of baking powder and milk enough
to make a stiff batter. Pour into a
buttered mold and steam three hours
and half. When done, brown in the
Cyen.-The Caterer.
I'm the spring. as soon as the snow
is OF the ground, our hot suns and dry
ing winds soon thaw out and warm
few inches of the surface soil. while un-
6erneath in mary sections the soil will
be very cold. The surface soil will be
much warmer tnan the soil beneath.
The farmers of the Northwest under
stand this matter and plough their land
for spring wheat IN the autumn and sow
the seed on the surface in the spring, rs
soon as the surface is thawed out and
while the soil below is still frozen.-N.
Y. Telegram.
The Empire Sta'e Agricultnrist
says: There is many a saving on the
farm that is not economy. We were
reminded of this fact the other day by
seeing a man on his knees drawing
water from a well with a pole and buck
ct. while a pair of horses hung over
him waiting impatiently for the refresh
ing draught. The man has drawn
water thus for years. and has saved in
this way some dollars in pumps. But
how much time has he spent which
could have been better employed? how
often have his cattle and horses gone
unwateredk or W tn a scant supply for i.
want of a time and labor-saving punfT"S
DR.. G. H. Merriman, the head of
the pathological division of the Ma
tional Department OF Agriculture. con-
sders the English sparrow a far greater
scourse than the caterpillars and inch
worms it was imported to destroy. He
estimates the annual loss to the rice
planters from the dcpredations OF the
bobolinks at from $4,000. 900 to $4,000
coo. He also says only three out of
thirty birds of prey. for whose killing
some States pay premium. destroy do
mestic fowls. while the rest live on
i;eld-rllce, grasshoppers. beetles and
other verElin which destroy the grain.
-WaSaingtoas Star.