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Cigar.BOx Wood.

"over 20, 900, 600 cigars are manufac-
tured every day in the United States
alone" said prominent dealer the other
day, "and this enormous number requires
in the neighborhood of 400, ZOO boxes
for their keeping. Consequently there
are over 200 factories in the country turn
ing out boxes as fast, or faster, than
cigars are made to fill them. And it is
surprising what an extensive and expen-
sive plant is required for the making of
cigar boxes. A complete box-makisg
plant is planning mill, silk spinning mill
and a printing establishment combined.
Besides putting the pieces of wood to-
gether, fully equipped factory weaves
and fixes up its own silk ribbon wrap
pers, and does its own printing. The
wood of which these boxes are made
come from Mexico, Central America and
the West Indies. The manufacturers use
very little besides red cedar, and that
kind of timber is rather scarce in this
country. They buy the wood for these
boxes in large heavy logs, and cut them
up to suit themselves. Only the cheaper
grades of boxes are made from poplar
cut in the West, which is afterward
stained to initiate the red cedar. But the
only real good wood for packing cigars
is the cedar which comes from Mexico,
Central America and the West Indies.
The cedar wood has a peculiar pungent
odor, which adds very much to the taste
and flavor of q good cigar.-&. Louis
Star-Sayings.
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Specializing On Misfortune.

! Business is business, no doubt, says
Alfred Trumble, in the New York Nesos,
but question if there could be anything
more unscrupulous and morally criminal
than the alacrity with which many drug.
gists jump up the prices of medicines
whenever a phenomenal demand for
them arises. They claim the right to an
incredible profit on prescriptions, and
they want 10 levy the same profit on
ready-made drugs. They say that it is
costly to compound a prescription, and
calmly extort from the sick the same pro-
portion of profit for quinine powders
that they scoop out of a jar, or pills that
they buy at the factory by the cask.
There was popular riot once in Paris
on this very account, and the Government
stepped in and filed the teeth of these
sharks. Everybody appreciates the value
ard the merit of good druggist, just as
he does that of a good doctor, and no.
body with grain of reason in his COM
position is likely to grudge the reward
of his services to suffering humanity.
But when the druggist undertakes to
speculate on general misfortune it is a
very different matter. The doctor does
not double his fees during an epidemic.
On the contrary, the doctor treats many
patients out of pure humanity who will
never, he is well aware, compensate him.
Professional honor and a sense of duty
are his motives. I believe druggists
claim to be professional men, too. There
are good many of them who would
just now proftably extract lesson from
the doctors code of honor in profession
al rractice
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HOW TO SHIP GAME.

During cold weather game birds of all
kinds should not be drawn. Before be-
ing packed they should be thoroughly
cold and dry. Smooth the feathers down
nicely and pack them in their natural
Nspe as much as possible. Do not place
--lv head under the wing, as it is quite
apt to bleed and cause bad spot on the
side of the bird. Late in the season it is
well to wrap in paper prairie chickens,
partridge and quail. Buyers then give
such the preference, but during the fore
part of the season, when the weather is
more changeable, the paper proves
damaging to the keeping of the game.
Barrels are favorable packages for prairie
chickens, but partridge and quail should
be packed in boxes, not over three to
four dozen each for the former, and ten
TO fifteen dozen for the latter; avoid as
far as possible putting more than one
kind Of game in a package. Pigeons,
during the early part of the season, should
be shipped with their feathers on; but
when the weather becomes warm they
should be plucked and packed in ice
american Cultioator.
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THE PROPER CARE OF A COLT.

We will start with the sucking at the
day of its birth, and presume that it IS OF
good parentage, both sire and dam, that
it is sound and able to stand and walk
within fifteen minutes after it breathes.
At the age of a week most farmers come
to work the dam and let the sucking
follow around as best he can, and at the
age of four months, the colt being then
of sufficient age to wean, the dam has
performed good summers work, worked
Just as hard as her gelding mate with no
colt. This method is entirely wrong.
The heated blood, tiresome labor of both
mare and colt is really killing both.
The mare and colt during the first
four, five or six months should be kept
in good pasture where there IS plenty OF
good water and shade. While it may be
practicable to wean the colt at four
months, we certainly prefer six, and now
comes the most important period of the
entire five years of the colts growth, and
if starved or stunted the first winter it
never fully RECEIVERS. Not only the size,
but the whole frame of the animal is in
iured, never to be regained.
The colt should be fed on plenty of
good, clean hay, plenty of water at all
times, and we would give half and half
of ground oats and wheat bran twice
day, about two quarts at a mess. We
give this dry, but if scalded and then
cooled it will be better. a well-to-do
farmer told me once, this would be too
much; 1 think he was right for the first
week or two, but certainly not for the
cold winter days, nor the spring either.
asked him what damage it would do;
his answer was too rapid growth. He
had previously told me that he would
treat colt as he would boy. asked
him if he ever knew too big growth of
boy, but to this there was no answer.
The colt should have warm place to
protect himself from cold weather and
storms, bed of dry straw or sawdust to
sleep upon, or to lie down at pleasure; he
must not be confined to the stable, but
have yard; or, better still, an open
field to run in; in no case should he be
allowed to stand on a hard floor
Dunton's Spirit.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Boiling water for half an hour will de-
stroy all disease germs.
Cure stiff neck with plaster of mus
tard and warm molasses.
Oilcloths will last longer if one or two
layers of wadded carpet-lining are laid
under them.
Borax, ammonia and oat meal will
soften hard water, which dries the skin
when washed in.
After water-soaked shoes are dry, give
them rubbing with kerosene oil to re-
move the hardness.
Brighten the eyes by bathing them in
cold water, and always press them toward
the nose when drying. =
Rub weak spines with mixture of
pinch of salt, tablespoonful of brandy,
and teacup of water.
Cure a tickling in the throat with a
pinch of dry pulverized borax placed on
the tongue and slowly dissolved.
To remove coffee stains, put thick
glycerine on the wrong side of the arti-
Gle and wash out in lukewarm water.
Olive oil saturated with camphor makes
an excellenc application for infammatory
swellings, also rubbing rheumatic joints.
Lay piece of cold charcoal on burn,
and the pain will Immediately cease;
keep it on for one hour and the wound is
healed.
Tea leaves are good to scatter over
carpets before swesping, not only to
freshen the colors, but also to prevent the
dust arising.
If one wishes to cool a hot dish in q
hurry, it will be found that if the dish
be placed in a vessel full of cold, salty
water it will cool far more rapidly than if
it stood in water free from salt.
Discolored tea and coffee pots may be
cleaned by filling them with water in
which two or three teaspoonfuls of wood
ashes have been placed, and letting it
boil up, then wash thoroughly with hot
soapsuds and rinse.
One may utilize old mating which is
no longer fresh enough to look we'll, by
putting 1t under carpets. 1t can be
cleaned perfectly by washing it on both
sides with hot salt and water; hang it
on line outdoors to dry.
Silk must never be ironcd, as the heat
takes all the life out of it and makes it
seem stringy and fabby. If, however,
you wish to press out old bits of silk and
ribbon for fancy work, use an iron only
moderately hot, and place two thicknessea
of paper between that and the silk.
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Bows Battle With a Wolf.

George and Charles Gray, two Arkan-
sas boys, have had terrible battle with
a big she wolf. They were out in the woods
on the Boston Mountains, some twenty
miles north of Fort Smith, when they
came across what they supposed were two
puppies, lying under the ledge of rock.
They caught the animals, which snarled
and bit viciously, and then started for
lone. The puppies, however, were in
reality pair of cub wolves, and after
he boys had gone but short distance
hey were attacked by the mother of the
cubs, which bit and scratched both the
boys terribly. The youths, however,
drew their pocket knives, and after 2
hard combat managed 10 kill the mother
golf.
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MAKING PORK TOO FAT.

The evil of overwhelming pork is less
common than it used to be. Two reasons
have combined to make lean meat more
popular. The doctors taught that it was
more healthful and nutritious than the
fat, and about the same time the use of
other oils decreased the price of lard so
that excessive fat pork was neither profit
able nor needed. The change in ways of
feeding has also had something to do
with making pork more wholesome. Corn
Is no longer the exclusive food even for
fattening. The best practice now is to
feed the rations that will make hogs grow
and keep thrifty from the time it is born
until it is killed. There may be excep-
lions to this in animals kept for breeders;
but all Others should be fat enough for
use from the time they are the right size
for roasting. By the liberal use of milk,
oatmeal and peas growth is promoted,
along with at all times enough fat to
make delicious pork, far better than that
made by starving the animal while young,
and over-feeding with corn as they be-
come older.
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WHIPPED CREAM.

Any good rich cream will easily whip
to a froth, and when once prepared may
be kept in a cold place till wanted. As
long az it remains sweet it will not sepa-
rate or 60 back. Even after it sours it
often remains stiff, so it is no test of its
sweetness for it to remain so. Pure
cream from the milk of an Alderney cow
is usually too rich to whip we'll, and
little water must be added to it. Try it
Grst, and if it seems rich and heavy, like
ly to turn buttery with whipping, add
very small portion of water to certain
part, and try to whip that. In whipping
cream skim off the beaten cream as it
rises, and rest it on a seive to drain.
There will always be little liquid in any
cream that will not turn to froth. This
is excellent in coffee Pile the whipped
cream in a bowl, and set on the ice till
needed. 1t makes an excellent dessert
sauce, and is delicious addition to the
top of cup of chocolate, or to cup of
breakfast coffee. There are few better
dishes for dessert than charlotte russe,y yet
the average housekeeper breads this des-
sert, because she is not accustomed to
whipping cream. In the city some trou-
bic may be experienced in getting cream
rich enough to whip we'll, but there can
be none in the country, as the cream from
the milk of an ordinary COW will easily
whip to a froth. A dish containing the
cream to be whipped had better be set in
a pan of snow or cracked ice to facilitate
the process. This is necessary to success
in summer, and wise precaution in win
ter.-Neao York Tribune.
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them. This is best done by inclosing in
a small yard where they can obtain little
exercise and feeding literally with mixed
grain, corn, oats and wheat, with occa-
sional rations of boiled potatoes or other
vegetables, chopped apples, etc. But
right here is where the greatest caution
must be exercised, or you will kill the
entire lot in less than week. When
fowl is being fattened remember that it
must have plenty of coarse gravel, broken
crockery or glass to enable it to grind
the increased quantity of food you give
it. And also it must have abundance of
pure water. With a suficiency of these
requisites, and variety of food, a fowl
will fatten nicely in about two weeks,
and will then sell for the top prices, while
common, skinny Gull will not fetch
enough to pay for catching it.-ETam-
iner.
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sUBSOIL FLOWING.


Very much has been said and written.
on the advantages to be derived from
breaking up the hard, compact subsoil
underlying the stratum cultivated. Com
monty, subsoils will be found lacking in
the elements of fertility, and bringing
them to the surface will usually be found
detrimental rather than otherwise.
Where there has been continuous shall
low blowing of the surface soil for years
slightly deeper plowing will add to the
feeding area of the plants, but unless the
surface soil is itself rich it must be &C
comparied by liberal manuring. As the
kgreat bulk of the roots of our cultivated
plants grow naturally near the surface, it
seems to me that subsoiling for the pur-
pose of increasing the feeding area is not
of sufficient Importance to pay the ex-
pense; we must look somewhere else for
its benefits if it has enoughto recommend
it for general adoption. 1t is now COM
ing te- be pretty we'll understood that
when crop has carried off from soil of
moderate fertility the plant food that has
been used up in its production it must be
supplied from an outside source and can
not be obtained simply by deep blowing,
whether the subsoil is brought to the sur
face or simply stirred up and left in its
place. So far as my own observation
and little experience 60, the advantages
of subsoiling mainly consist in affording
additional storage for water that may be
drawn upon by the roots of plants in sea-
Sons of drought; and in season of exces-
sive moisture the subsoiling may itself be
injurious. us.-Nep York World.
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SMUT IN WHEAT.

Smut in wheat was once great cause
of loss and complaint, and it was found
that the smut increased when smutty
seed was used. I found by making a
strong brine with blue vitriol dissolved
in it, putting it in tub large enough to
hold a tight basket in which the seed
wheat was placed-the wheat stirred and
skinned, then raised out of the brine
and allowed to drain, when it was poured
out or put in bags and so remained twelve
to tweuty-four hours, and then sown in
the usual manner. Inever found this to
fail as a remedy in wheat. The strong
brine was useful to float out light and
probably diseased grains, and also to per-
fectly introduce the vitriol to all the
grains of wheat. Two years ago, think
ing of this, I poured my seed corn on the
floor and poured among it a solution Of
hlue vitriol and gave it good stirring.
But it will be seen that that way of ap-
plying the vitriol did not surely reach
every grain. The result was much less
smut than in former years.-Hoard's
Dairyman.
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Some women will take a dose or so of
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diseases, which have had possession Of
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
EGG sCALLOPs.

Boil five eggs three minutes; when
cold, remove the shells, and chop
the eggs up roughly. Have ready q tea
cupful of mashed potatoes, and one Of
well-boiled rice; mix thoroughly to-
gether, add teaspoonful of vinegar, the
same of Worcestershire sauce, pepper,
salt, and tablespoonful of melted but
ter. Mix well, then put into scallop
shells, if you have them; if not, any gem
or muffin pans will do. Sprinkle bread
crumbs over the top, and few bits Of
butter, and bake to q light brown
Housekeeper.
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

A hornless bull is a safeguard to human
life.
To cure scaly legs in fowls, rub with
kerosene and lard.
Overfed fowls will not lay we'll, and, in
cases of the larger breeds especially, they
are more liable to die from apoplexy.
If you have not been converted to shell
tering COWS see how much they shrink in
their milk the first cold storm they are
in.
To insure good supply of eggs make
the poultry house warm and free from
draughts and vary the food as much as
may be.
The aeration of fresh drawn milk is the
only expedient known to properly expel
the animal heat and to lesson the tang of
undesirable odors.
To use bulls for breeding purposes
younger of age than three years old is an
act directly in opposition to the principles
of progressive breeding.
Five average "native" COWS, fed on the
fat of the farm, will pay better returns
than ten grade animals, whose staff of
life is a hay-rick and straw stack.
The carrot is the root crop preferred by
horses. The made of feeding carrots to
horses is to chop them fine and give each
horse half a peck three times week.
If the farmer were obliged to buy the
vetegables used in his family through the
year, he would begin to understand how
much money there is in a good garden.
Farm-dairying has got to be as thor
oughly systemized as we hope to make the
manufacture of butter and cheese, before
perfect uniformity Of dairy products can
ever be looked for.
Whenever stock is ready. for market
they should be sold. After certain stage
is reached, every day they are fed in
creases the cost proportionately, and this
without corresponding profit.
While it is best to allow the stock to
run out in the pastures as long as the
weather will permit, they should not be
allowed either in the fields or pastures
after the ground gets soft from the fall
rains.
To feed upon the ground is a waste,
because more or less is tramped down un-
der foot and lost. Tight boxes for grain
and good racks or managers for hay will
be profitable, because they lessen the
waste.
There is no economy in supplying more
bedding than is necessary to make COM
Portable. Such plan only increases the
expense and the quantity of material to
be handled without a corresponding
benefit.
Alfslfa hay is one of the best hog-feeds
that can be used. Swine relish it, and if
it is fed to them literally they will take
on flesh as rapidly as on corn diet. Be-
sides hogs never suffer with cholera while
feeding on alfalfa.
When 1t is remembered that a ton of
corn is to be hauled to town, and for it
less than ton of coal hauled back, it
will be apparent that corn is much the
cheaper of the two on farm few miles
| out. This test of actual value and Of
cost should determine the course to pur-
sue.
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POINTS ARorT POULTRY.

Ihave learned to choose such pullets
for eggs as in some respects resemble
typical dairy cow. They incline to
wedge-shape, being light and rather mar
row in front, and very wide and low
down behind. Their legs are rather
short and set wide apart. These are the
principal characteristics of good layers
and breeders. Carefully avoid the leggy,
high-built, reared-up hen of the game
cock style. They may make good racers,
flyers OF fighters, but they are rarely good
layers or profitable market birds. 1t is
the sholt-legged, heavy-set motherly-
looking hen that shells out the eggs, at
tends strictly to business when sitting,
and is successful in rearing family. I
have learned, too, that laying hen eats
little more than one not laying, and also
that it is very easy matter to reduce the
profit of a flock of twenty to zero by
keeping five or six chronic non-lsyers
among them.
Before marketing surplus fowls fatten
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A Thief Detected.

"1'll tell you how I ran down thief
recently" said the man in the Lewiston
police station. II lost $50 in money.
did not say word. I did not even tell
my wife. I hardly told myself. The
other day, two years after the occurrence,
woman in my neighborhood said: by
the way, did you ever find out who stole
your $802' looked her in the face and
said: Il never did until just this min.
ute.' She turned as pale as ghost, and
the result was that she paid me $50 aud
interest On the same for two years."
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!. !. AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
TO GET RID OF soRREL.

e If the land is plowed deeply and the
sorrel turned under so that the roots are
exposed to the frost, and salt is scattered
over the ground at the rate of one peck
to every two rods square, the sorrel will
be completely killed. No doubt more
sorrel will appear from the seed in the
ground, but if manure is put on and the
land put in corn and kept we'll hoed the
young plants will be easily killed. Sorrel
in lawns and paths may be killed out by
scattering salt over it. The grass will
not be injured unless the salt is used too
freely, but plenty of salt will destroy
grass in the pathways.-Ne~ York Times.
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In order thoroughly to realize our
selves, we must be conscious Of our ab-
sorption, or at least of our inclusion, in
a greater and grander system than that
of our individual surroundings; in order
to find our lives, we must first discover
the art of losing them.