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Scarcity of Eggs.

In the Northern States there
are times when severe cold
weather will check the egg pro-
duction; the price advances and
dealers in strictly fresh eggs be-
come embarrassed. Nothing can
fill the place of fresh eggs. A
team collecting eggs drove
one hundred and thirty miles and
obtained exactly twenty-seven
dozen. Such a state of things
cannot fail to offer inducements
for such fomilies as have the room
to keep few fow!s-not only can
a family thus become independent
of the dealer, but there will be
times when surplus can be sent
to market.
The family fowls can be made
profitable in more ways than one
and will certainly be a pleasure
as well. 1t is the part of true
economy that there be little or no
waste; in every family there must
be waste of provisions if some
way is not provided to utilize it.
The hens obtain from this source
the most invigorating food, as
well as great variety, and when
these "cold snaps" occur and a
scarcity of epos is tha cry. the
family flock, warmly housed, are
doing their best. The family who
owns this flock are the gamers
While this fuctuation of egg pro.
duction may not be wholly over
come, by proper care it will be
greatly lessened. tits one of the
things that require intelligent
thought and proper calculation OF
the part of both producers ane
dealers.
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Clean Milk.

The good dairyman is the one
who has a care for small things.
No single item in the whole range
of dairy practice should be con-
sidered too small for his engross-
ing care. The point where this
principle applies with great force
is where this delicate white fluid
first makes its appearance amid
the filth and rubbish of the COW
stable. Verify it is symbolical of
the first appearance of purity on
earth, when the humble manager
held the worlds promise. No sur
roundings, however crude, should
be allowed to contaminate the
white purity of milk. This can
only be accomplished with the
most minute care. Various de-
vices have been invented to COM
pass this end. On the island of
Jersey a can is used shaped some
thing like an urn, with a cloth
over the narrow mouth. Into the
sag of the cloth is placed a clean
sea shell, into which the stream
of milk is directed to prevent
wearing holes in the cloth. Then
the milk is strained immediately,
and the least possible surface is
exposed to catch dirt. There is
in this country Yankee invention
consisting of a long spout to a
pail, and on the end of it is a
mouth to receive the milk, while
the mixer sits ON the top of the
pail. The trouble with these de-
vices is that they present SO small
a surface for receiving the stream
that the mixer often misses it and
wastes the milk. The best plan
we have seen for clean milking is
to first have the COW well bedded
in perfectly dry material. Do not
allow any water to come near the
udder. Before beginning to milk
take long-haired, soft brush and
clean the side of the COW and the
udder thoroughly, then hold the
pail between the knees and milk
rapidly, The milk should of course
be strained Immediately upon re-
moval from the COW, and when
taken to the house it should be
strained again. l goes without
saying, tibet scrupulous care should
be taken to see that all the milk
ing utensils are perfectly clean,
and they have been well aired and
summed between milkings. These
little things make up the balance
sheet between profit and loss in
the dairy.
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Nests and Setting Hens.

A good many people have an
idea that a hen must be allowed to
sit where she pleases and as she
generally takes notion to sit in
the nest where she has been laying
and when the other hens want to
lay, the result is not at all salts
factory. When a hen has nest
all by herself in the wood shed, or
under the current bushes or out in
the fence corners, let her sit there
If she wants to. but as a rule, it Is
good plan to have place for sit
ting hens and to keep them in
their place. Run a movable lath
partition across one end of the
poultry house, and in this space
thus partitioned off, you can set
your hens, and your hens can set
in peace undisturbed by the other
fowls.
The Brahmas and Cochins can
not be excelled as sitters and moth
ers. They are naturally tame and
quiet and when they get their
minds fairly 'sot' on family they
will set anywhere. You can safely
take an old Brahma hen and move
her to another building, another
yard, or to another town, and if
you only have the nest and eggs
ready when she gets there, she
will settle down to business as
calmly as though she still rested
beneath the shadow of her OWL
vine and fig tree.
Always remove your sitting hens
after darI to the nests that you
have prepared for them. Avoid
handling them roughly or fright
ening them. Arrange the nest SC
that twill be quite dark inside fol
day or SO; by that time the hel
will decide to remain there, an(
the covering can be removed.
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FARM AND POULTRY.
What is Done With Bad Eggs.

Aged eggs are divided up among
tanners, morocco-drressers, con-
fectioners, and fine paper makers.
The tanners take the york and
never question the freshness of
the product; the confectioners and
paper men are eager for the foam
ing white. Vast quantities of the
yolks are used, and only recently
has it been possible for the leather
men to obtain them in quantities.
I've re years ago the morocco and
kidmen were complied to crack
their own eggs. and the white was
thrown away. Nicholas Liebeck
conceived the idea of supplying
them, and using the rest for the
purposes named above. The yolks
are mixed with -four and salt, and a
dough is made. This is used for
sizing and dressing. Liebeck
was followed in business by Matz-
Ter, and these are believed to be
the only two in this city, although
there are dozen in New York,
some of whom have lucrative and
extensive trades. 1t is impossible
to use machinery in breaking eggs
on account of the care that is to be
exercised. The yolks are careful.
ly separated from the white. Folks
who are fond of good things from
the confectioneries, should bear IL
mind that only the most recent egg
products are sold to them. A
least that is the superstition. Tit
paper men are not SO particula,
regarding age. The white which
they secure must be clean, for if {
single streak of yolk should creel
in, then when the paper is sizet
it will have a yellowish streal
through ii. These parts of tn
eggs are disposed O. by the gallon
at nominal figures, and the egI
men are familiar to most of tn
dealers. Just what prices are OF
tanned the men refuse to state
Philadelphia Record.
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Are you gong South.

If SO, it is Of great Importance to
you to be fully informed as to the
cheapest, most direct and most
direct and most pleasant rout.
You will wish to purchase your
ticket via the route that will sub
Ject you to no delays and by which
through trains are run. Before
you start you should provide
yourself with map and time
table of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Gulf Railroad (Memphis
Short Route South). The only
direct route from and via Kansas
City to all points in Eastern and
Southern Kansas, Southwest Mis-
souri, and Texas Practically the
only route from the West to all
Southern cities. Entire trains
with Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars and free Reclining Chair
Cars, Kansas City to Memphis;
through Sleeping Car Kansas
City to New Orleans. This is the
direct route, and many miles the
shortest line to Little Rock, Hot
Springs Eureka Springs, Fort
Smith, Van Buren,, Fayetteville
and all points in Arkansas. Send
for a large map. Send for a
copy OF the Missouri and Kansas
Farmer, an eight-page illustrated
paper, containing full and reliable
information in relation to the
great States of Missouri and Kan
sas. Issued monthly and mailed
free. Address.
J. E. LOCKWOOD.
G. P. & I. A. Kansas City.
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place by better machine, than
by attempting to run it This is
equally true of a hen. The block
is the best place for them. Their
bodies will bring something, and
by their sale the loss of keeping
them is stopped. Their place
should be supplied by better
fowls. The improved varieties
furnish just such fowls. They
should be used to insure profits.
A fowl and machine are in
many ways alike, and the success
full manufacturer and successful
poultry keeper find it necessary to
use only the best in order to make
the most money.
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The Hen as a Machine.

The fancier can never SO regard
his fowls. They are to him much
more than a machine. He regards
them as intelligent creatures, capa-
BILE of approaching kindness and
responding to affection. And he
takes the right view of the sub
ject, and yet to many persons the
hen may very properly be regard
ed as machine, and proftably
be treated as such.
A machine to do good work
must be kept in good order. So
must laying fowl. This implies
proper housing, proper feeding,
and proper care.
A machine can be properly run
only by one who understands it
This is equally true of fowl.
Ignorance is not wanted in the
running of either. Brains pay
best with both.
A machine can do no work
unless supplied with the proper
material. Rags, wood-pulp, straw,
and often, also, clay must be fur
nished to a machine to make
paper; wool or cotton, or both, to
make cloth. 1t is just SO with a
hen. Corn, oats, wheat, barley,
rice meat. gravel, bones, oyster
shells-some or all of these must
be supplied if she manufactures
eggs. Nothing from nothing is
made, whether a machine or hen
is under consideration.
The capacity of machine has
its limit. So has that of a fowl.
Both may be speeded up, but
both will sooner wear out if this
is done. If TOO much speed is
out on both are liable to break
down. The owner must study sol
as to adapt his machine or his hen
10 that rapidity of production
which conduces to the greatest
profit.
A machine may be run at loss.
The produce may not be worth
is cost. Such machine is un-
Profitable to own, and the owner
makes more money by selling it'll
or old junk and supplying itsl
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Arbor Day.

The State Superintendent of
Public Schools recommends April
10th as suitable time to inagu-
rate in this State, what has been
in practice in some other States,
and known as Arbor day. After
speaking of the baroness of the
surroundings of the public schools
and the beauty, il not necessity, of
the planting, and the benefit is
many ways, and adding his onin
ion that teachers who are carele sn
about the surroundings of school
property, who let the fences go
down, and the out buildings, etc,
go to wreck without protest, are
not fit to be employed at any price
'to teach the young ideas how to
shoot" he lays down the following
plan for procedure:
81. Select the trees to be plant
ed, dig them several days before
hand so as to have them ready
wrap the roots with wet straw or
leaves to keep them moist; bind
nicely with cord, and bury in a
nice place and let them remain
until you are ready to set them in
place.
2. Select nice, straight, smooth
trees from an inch to two inches
in diameter; trim them up seven
feet high, inl top them at that
height; If any limbs are left on the
trees, these should be clipped
eight or ten inches flom the
trunk.
3. The best trees to select are
the following, in the order named;
Linn, Ash, Box-elder, Elm, Hard
Maple, Sycamore, Pecan, Walnut
and Soft Maple.
4. Call the meeting to order
promptly at 1::30 p. M, April 16,
and devote one hour to Literary
Exercises, which must consist OF
declarations, orations, essays
poems, historical sketches of noted
trees mentioned in our nation
history. Each exercise should
have direct reference to the work
in hand. II the school is not in
session, call meeting about the
first of April, at the school house
and appoint a committee to ar.
range programme for the occa
sion.
5. Select some suitable person
as foreman; let him have the
planning, plating and genera
oversight in the planting of The
trees. A space should be left a
center of each side of grounds
Plant the trees about eight fee
from the fence, and do not pu
them nearer to the house thai
twenty feet dis tant.
6. After the planting has beel
| completed the trees should be pro
tected by something to keep tn
} stock off, if the site is not fenced
: Place straw, leaves or trash aroun,
; the trees to keep them mois
about the roots during the comm,
summer.
Z. Each school will please motif
! the comfy commissioner what wa
I done on this day, especially til
! number of trees planted, as m
next annual report will embed
( this item, and they are the onl
parties who can furnish the desil
t ed information.
= s. Ii the school grounds are nc
0 enclosed by fence, an effol
should be made to have the annus
. meeting provide for the same b
giving due notice and voting
! levy for that purpose.
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According to a recent discussion
grass in order to be most valu-
able for pasture must possess the
following characteristics: Be
we'll suited to the locality, both as
to soil and climate; nutritious;
palatable; capable of growing con-
tinuously, SO as to constantly re-
new its foliage when cropped; en-
dure the trapping of animals; be
easily propagated.
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Cabbage and other plants that
have been wintered under glass in
cold frames, need close attention
during March. They should be
exposed to harden them, whenever
the weather will allow. Hot beds
are to be started six weeks before
the plants can be safely set in the
open ground. These need close
attention in airing. The suns
heat in closed bed, will destroy
the crop in few hours.
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For SALE-Fine farm of $50
acres within 4 1-2 miles of Kirksville. Good
two story house of rooms and cellar; SPLEEN
did orchard; living wells and one clstern
140 acres in cultivation; 20 acres in pasture,
and 20 acres in woodland all under fence good
barn; "a very desirable piece of property; a
bargain; address this office.
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lf'oR SALE.-Farm of 16O acres
situated within little over an hours drive
of the beautiful educational city of Kinks
vile, Mo-, 80 acres. fenced in convenient
sized fields; 100 acres in cultivation and
meadow, balance in timber pasture, "a mile
good hedge fence, balance rail and board
fence Frame house, with six rooms, plenty
of stock water, living stream runs through
one end of farm: plenty of nearly all kinds of
fruit; beautiful groves around the house.
good school within 20 rods of the farm;
churches in sight. No. 1 settlement: will be
sold at a sacrifice and on liberal terms if call
ed for soon,
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For SALE-l6O acre farm within

For SALE-160 acre farm within
seven miles of the beautiful, educational city
of kirksville, $50 acres fenced in convenient
sized fields: 10 acres in cultivation and
meadow, balance timber and pasture, good
farm house, plenty of fruit of nearly ali kinds
ID mile good hedge fence, balance board
fence, living stream runs across one end of
farm. Abundance of stock water, in sight of
good school house and churches. Title per-
feet and easy terms. Address this office.
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For SALE-Farm of lis acres
within one mile of Kirksville. Good room
house, two halls, two room cellar, closets and
pantries. Good farm, orchard of two hun
bred trees, small fruit, 100 acres in cultiva-
ton, IS acres in good pasture. Address this
Office.
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For SALE Farm of so acres in
Liberty township, part second bottom land
soil fertile, orchard, house, barn, good fences
and well watered, good outlying range, house
within one mile of school house; Price $500;
stock taken in part payment; address this
Office
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pssker's Pleasant .'or-. syrup Nevor Faiii

The neglect OF stock in the
spring, entails heavy loss all
through the summer; especially is
this true with horses that have to
carry the burden of spring work.
Without making superfuous flesh,
they should be gradually fed up
and kept at work sufficient to har-
den them, SO thatwh the plough
ing has to be done, they will be in
good working order. You must
not stint the supply of food to the
cows that are fresh, or they will
lose so much flesh that the milk
yield will be materially cut down
all through the summer, for the
COW will look after her own flesh,
before she will devote herself to
the milk pail.
The Line selected by the U. S. Govt
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For SALE-Farm Of 800 acres,
all under good new fence. Good house; 40
acres in cultivation situated in north west
part of Macon county Drake township, three
miles north west from Walnut, also section
%, containing $40 acres all under good, new
sence; well watered, timber convenient.
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For SALE-Residence and two
lots in Klrksville, house contains rooms,
good well of living water; property well locat-
ed with sidewalks from the public square;
price $500: apply at this Office.
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For SALE-Farm of so acres, 3
miles east of Sublstte, good new house, land
lays well; well watered. Price $3.50: apply
to JAS. Grow, Sublette, No., or this office.
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For SALE-Fine farm of 100 acres
1-2 miles northeast of the Catholic church.
Adair county, No., good two story house and
outbuildings, fine orchard and abundance of
small fruits, well watered, all in cultivation:
convenient to school house; price SD per
arce. Payments $1,000 in cash, balance in
two and five years at s per cent secured by
mortgage on place. Address this Office.
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For SALE, TRADE OR RENT.-A
good new house, four rooms, good out build
ings, water at door, five blocks from public
square. Address this Office or E. B. Dodson.
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FARM FOR RENT-Farm of ITO
acres one mile from town, also graded and
thoroughbred cattle for sale. Address GEO.
RICE, Kirksville, Mo. Terms cash.
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For SALE-A farm of 160 acres
100 acres in cultivation, the balance in fine
young timber. A bargain on easy terms ap-
ply at this office. Property situated three
mile northwest of Adair, Mo. Good orchard.
Place well watered.
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For SALE-Eighty acre farm
five miles northeast of Kirksville; good house,
3 rooms and room basement. Price $25 per
acre; address this Office
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For SALE-S0 acres of timber
land, has fine sugar camp, miles north
west of town, corners with the Brawner farm,
address this office.
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For SALE-Farm of so acres, 60
acres fenced, 20 acres timber joining; good
frame house and outbuildings, situated in
Walnut township; address this office.
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For SALE-A small farm Of 20
acres, known as the Tommy Waddill place, a
cheap home for one of small capital; address
j. b. Smith. Linderville, MO.
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For SALE-Form of lao acres
five miles from Kirksville, 100 acres in cult
vation balance in pasture. A bargain. Ad-
dress this Office.
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FoR SALE-A farm Of 100 acres,
situated eight miles east of kirksville. Good
house. well watered. very desirable piece
of property Inquire at this Office.
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FoR SALE.-Farm Of So acres in
Thayer county, Neb. House Of seven rooms
good out buildings, price $1,000, $500 cash
and balance in easy payments, also piece of
school land near for $500 cash; address
Joseph Hodgson, Reynolds. Mel
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For SALE-40 acres good land
one mile west of town, cheap for cash. APP
ply at this Office.
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For SALE-Farm of 200 acres,
good house of 8 rooms, good barn, orchard
situated miles, south west of Brashear. e,
bargain on easy terms. Address this officA
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BIG PAY-For introducing
Buckeye Churn. G. F. BEARD, Republic, Ohio.
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THROUGH SLEEPING Gar INES

Louis and Hcssso1 VIA Nigga Falls: Chicago
and fIe.. Tc-sz Vi Detroit ,s Niagara Fails: ST
LOUIS and 81. ,Essni sad minneapolis; ST. Louis
end Chicago: s. I.as.ss -sI.i kGnaiss City: 81
Louis sad st. loser = @oui1 and Council suns
and Orr.nho-; 81 Lgoriss and otsl:rva; St Louis
and Toledo: St LOUIS and Detroit; Chicago and
Kansas Cs.y; kansas City G11 Des Moinos. De-
troll, and Indianapolis.
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For TRADE-Two excellent
dwellings in Kirksville, for farm property
Farms within four or five miles of Kirksyille.
preferred, or will sell for cash at bargain.
For particulars address GRAPHIC OFFICE.
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For SALE-Two good farms
containing 160 and 200 acres respectively, sit
Hated near Wintersville Sullivan county, No.
Excellent land; address William Hart, Green
castle, NO., or this office.
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For SALE-Farm of l60 acres
situated in Verne county IL mile from Shell
don and ~ miles south of Nevada. Price
$1,000. For particulars address this office.
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For RENT-Good blue grass
pasture well watered. 200 acres 6 miles north
of town. For terms and further particulars
address, A. j. and L. G. HANLIN, Kirksville;
No.
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For SALE-House and two large
lots, good new house of four rooms, new barn,
good well, price 500. address this office. !;
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For SALE-Farm containing
ighty-one and one half acre, miles NORTH
as of Kirksville, one mile and half from,
iroad depot; address this Office.
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For SALE-Farm of so acres 81
miles southeast of Kirksville. Land first
class; price $1,000; address this office.
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For SALE-In the east part of
town, good house with five rooms, and FIVE
lots, apple trees, peach trees and small fruits,
cherry trees, good cellar, smoke house. For
sale at a bargain. Address this Office.