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sToSEBoAT WITH POLE AND BOX.

I use stoneboat with pole to it for
moving manure such seasons as this, and
in spring. put pieces across each end
long enough to extend foot or more
each side of the boat, then place rather
stiff boards a foot wide on the ends Of
the crosspieces. The boards extend from
even with the forward end to foot be-
hind the boat Then I put two boards
the same width each end of the side.
boards; bolt the whole rig together, and
you can take off or put on whole in few
minutes. Have worn out number of
boats since making it, drawing stones,
etc. Have managed to put it on all new
boats in few minutes. Can take as
large load as on sleigh or wagon. 1
feed all straw, cornstalks and hay in the
racks, and put the refuse under the
sheep. Whenever there is signs of the
manure heating, it has to go to the
planting-held, regardless of outside sur
roundings.-Neu York Tribune.
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ALL SUMNER"

only be accomplished by persistent
use of this wonderful remedy for .
reasonable length of time. When SO
used, it conquers the worst cases OF
Salt-rheum, Eczema, letter, Erysipe-
las, Scalp diseases, and all manner OF
blood taints, no matter OF how long
standing, or from whatever cause they
have arisen. All Scrofulous affections,
as Old Sores, or Ulcers, White Swell:
ings, Hip joint Disease, Enlarged
Glands and Tumors disappear under
a protractd use of this greatest of
blood-purifers.
"Golden Medical Discovery" IS the
only blood medicine, among the scores
that are advertised, possessed Of such
positive curative properties as to war
rant it's proprietors in selling it, as they
are doing, through druggists, under
positive guarantee of benefit or cure
IN euery case, or money paid for 1t VIII
be promptly refunded. WORLDS Dis
PENsARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Pro
prietors, No. 663 Main e., Buffalo, N.Y.;
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VARIATION IN SUBSOIL.

There is much difference in character
of the subsoil as in that nearer the sur
face, and the value of land largely de-
pends on what undcrlics the usual depth
of plowing. For the small grains, espe-
cially winter wheat, turning up the sub
soil is often an advantage, as it will, on
good wheat lands, contain more of the
mineral plant food which this crop re-
'quires than does that portion of the soil
near the surface which has been titled to
exhaustion. But for corn deep plowing
is generally unwise, as it turns vegetable
mold too far below the surface for the
corn roots to reach early in the season,
unless the surface has been heavily
dressed with stable manure. The safer
way for corn, and also for potatoes, is to
use subsoil plow, which breaks up the
hard undersoil, but does not bring it to
the surface. This allows air and water
to penetrate the subsoil, enabling the
potato to withstand drought.-American
Cultigat0r.
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Looks Like a Gigantic Lion.

When Immediately abreast of it, the
great, almosA perpendicular, rock called
Cape Horn, at the extreme south of the
American continent, rises out of the wild
waste of waters like sea Sphinx. 1t
looms out large and dark against back
ground of snow clad mountains, as, from
its sharp steepncss, resembling the face
of the Mattcrhorn, the snow cannot lie
upon it, and its elongated outline,
gradually rising in rounded form at
one end, certainly bears some rough re-
semblance to that of lion in repose, SO
fancifully attributed to it by sailors.
Recent survey has discovered it height
to be 1400 feet, though it had hitherto
stood at 500 feet in the Admiralty
charts.
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The bulldog is not an animal to be
admired. yet he possesses one trait That
at least entities him to our respect.
His tenacity Of purpose is proverbial.
It makes him a formidable adversary.
A like trait has often enabled man to
overcome great obstacles and win VIC
tory under the most trying circum-
stances. In fact, it is only by tenacity
of purpose and indomitable will-power,
that many of life's battles are brought
to a successful termination.
Disease, like mans more material
enemies, is often an obstinate adver-
sary, and it is only by the most de-
termined persistency in the use OF the
best remedy that victory is attained
over it. While DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery is guaranteed to benefit
or cure in all diseases for which 1t is
recommended, yet in ailments of long
standing, which are usually alike slow
in their inception and progress, the cure
must likewise be effected by slow de-
grees and regular stages. This can
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

A gargle of hot boiled milk is recon-
mended for cough or sore throat.
Carrots and turnips should boil forty
five minutes when young; one hour in
winter.
Grained woods should be washed in
cold tea and then after being wiped dry
rubbed with inseed oil.
Silver can be kept bright for months
by being placed in an air-tight case with
a good-sized piece of camphor.
Biscuits can be warmed to be as good
as when just baked by placing them in
the oven dry, covered loosely with a
tin.
If one wishes to cool hot dish in a
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.
A boiling hot liquid may be safely
poured into glass jar or tumbler by
first putting silver spoon in the vessel.
Be careful, however, that draft of cold
air does not strike the vessel while hot.
Delicately colored goods of any kind
should never be washed without a salt
water bath first, but care should be ex-
ercised in reference to materials which
are likely to SHRINK when immersed in
water.
It is not always easy to start fruit
jar cover. Instead of wrenching your
hands bringing on blisters simply invert
the jar and place the top in hot water
for minute. Then try it and you will
find it turns quite easily.
Shoes that are worn regularly, if cared
for, will last much longer than if ne.
elected. When shoes are taken off they
should be wiped with a soft cloth, and,
after airing a little while, oiled or pol
ished and put in a box by themselves or
a shoe bag.
Silk must never be ironed, 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 thick
nesses of paper between that and the
silk.
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POOR CONDITION OF A HORSE.

! Poor condition is commonly due to
malnutrition; the food is either not
properly digested or it is not assimilated; !;
that is, it is diverted in the system from
its healthful disposition in nourishing
the muscular tissue. The nitrogenous
elements then pass off through the kid
neys in excess and cause disturbance Of Of
those organs; hence poor condition is
generally accompanied by some urinary
disorder. But it is useless to treat this
as if it were the primary trouble. The
digestion must be improved, and alter
ative and tonic medicines should be
given. Treat the animal as follows:
Give brisk purgative, such as pound
of Epson salts; then give in bran mash
once day one dram each of powdered
Peruvian bark, sulphate Of iron, and
iodide of potassium.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
BREAKFAST POTATOES.

There is no reason why nondescript
mixture of potatoes and milk should ap-
pear on our breakfast tables every morn
ing, when variety of delicious dishes
may be prepared in few moments from
cold or raw potatoes. French fried po-
tatoes are easily cooked. The potatoes
can be peeled the night before, if neces-
sary, and are considered by some authori-
ties better for soaking in the water over
night. In the morning, while the fire is
coming up, put over the stove the kettle
of fat, little at the back; and as soon
as the fat is melted, draw it over the fire,
where it should heat till it smokes all
over. While the fat is heating, wipe the
peeled potatoes carefully if they have
been soaking in water, and cut each one
lengthwise into eight or ten strips. Put
pint of potato strips into a. two-quart
kettle of boiling fat, and let them cook
for ten minutes. Be careful to see that
the fat is very hot, as the moisture in the
potatoes cools it rapidly. AS soon as the
potatoes are Drowned fine yellow lift
them up slowly, to drain, with wire
spoon, and lay them on piece of coarse
brown paper and shift them on a hot
platter. Sprinkle over salt and set them
in warm place till another pint is
cooked.
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MARBLES.

These are 30 injurious to the hides of
cattle as to lessen their value to the
tanner from one to three cents per
pound. They are the production of the
gad-fy, which deposits its eggs on the
backs of cattle from May on through the
summer. These are hatched into larva,
a very small grub, which then bores a
hole into the hide, closely concealing it.
self. AS it grows it increases the size of
this hole, and in the following spring
creeps out from under the skin in the
pupa state, and soon changes from that
into a gad-fy, and then begins to lay
eggs, which produce more larva, and
thus it goes on from year to year to the
great injury of the hides of cattle. These
ilarva should be carefully looked after and
destroyed. They form small swelling
Iof the skin which is easily detected by
ipassing the hand over the back. 1t
should then be squeezed out, or removed
with the sharp point of narrow blade of
THE pen-knife. They removal of this grub
mot only relieves the hide but also the
.cattle from the irritation it causes. This
sometimes become a dangerous inham-
nation, and then suppurating badly
disgusting matter, oozipg out Of the hole
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There always is. She is the power behind
the throne, A woman's influence over the
man who loves her is often absolute. To vie d
so great power to guide, strengthen and ne help
and healthy. 1t cannot be If she is suffering
from any functional arrangement. How
many home is made unhappy because she
who should be its life and light Is wretched,
depressed, morbid inva Id! Wiye:, mothers
plants" which are sapping your lives away;
when DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription will
renew your health and gladden. those about
your It has restored happiness to many sad
dened life. Why endure martyrdom when re-
lease is so easy? In its special field there
never was a restorative like the "Favorite Pre-
scriptiop -
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

Always hatcn eggs 1rom nealtuy Io"ls,
eggs of fair size.
The clematis is a favorite climber with
everybody who has grown it.
Provide good, dry quarters for the
ewes during the lambing season.
Plenty of good feed and fresh air is
better than carding for the COW.
If your pullets do not lay they are
probably too fat; feed less grain.
In four-foot rows it will take about
5000 asparagus plants to the acre.
Hay for horses ought to be of the best
quality; it should never be overripe.
Equal parts by weight of corn and
oats ground together make good grain
ration for COW.
AS no two animals are alike, it is wise
to consult their special appctites and de-
sircs when feeding them.
Be sure that there are no cracks OF
knot-holes in the hen-house through
which the cold winds can whistle.
No matter about the fine points of the
COW for the dairy, if the milk-pail and
the churn show that she is all right.
The general opinion is that COWS i'm
prove until they are seven or eight years
old. 1t pays to take care Of the heifers.
Lay out your garden while you have
leisure and arrange to put everything in
rows as much Us possible, so that the
cultivator will do the work.
Hogs have their place in farm economy;
they can give profit when we'll managed; ;
but it is a hoggish way when the high
way is made the grazing ground for
swine.
Farmers should invest few dollars in
pure bred fowls for the benefit of their
boys, if they have fancy in that dlrec-
ton. A boy needs something that he
can call his own.
1t is said that rats are so fond of sun
flower seeds that they will, if plenty,
flock into the wire-cage-kind' of-a-trap in
such quantity as to nearly fill it. But
thev should be fed awhile on the seed be-
fore introducing the trap.
It is waste of cash product to feed a
calf whole milk after its rennet stomach
changes so as to call for solid food, and
it is a mistake to so feed it after it is ten
DAYS old. Warm skinned milk and a
little oatmeal are considered much better.
Is YOUR cellar frost-proofa Kerosene
lamp-stoves will keep the frost out of
severe nights, and there are usually but a
few nights when the freezing point
threatens. Do not bank the cellar with
manure. Use muck or sawdust, or even
snow instead.
The small potatoes that are so little
valued on many farms can be turned to
good account in the poultry department.
They make the best kind of material for
a warm breakfast, and can be served to
the fowls after mixing skim milk, bran
or midlings with them.
A farmer was rather noted among his
friends for a complaining disposition.
One years the crops were exceptionally
good, and some curiosity was felt to see
how he would meet the case. II am
AFRAID" said he, "that such great crop
would be powerful strain on the land. !"
Because the weather is mild do not
forget that the roads may become frozen
at any time, and that they may be slip
| perry when least expected. The shoes on
the horses should be regulated accord
ingly. It is better to have the horses
rough shod at all times during the win
| ter.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
pEHoRN1NG DANGEROUS BULLS.

Every bull should be dehorned. He
NAV never have shown himself vicious,
but it is not safe to trust him with such
dangerous weapons as pair of sharp
horns. And after the horns are off, look
out for him just the same. A butt with
q bare head may knock man down ana
cause death almost as surely as gorlns.
The fact, too, that dehorned bulls are
sometimes ugly, destroys the force OF the
argument that taking off the horns de-
stroys the nervous energy on which the
value of milking breeds largely consists.
It is the class of COWS that are most SEN
sitive to good or bad treatment that
make the best mixers, and their bull
calves need careful watching to keep
them from becoming ugly when they are
old enough.
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Cattle ought to be

made by the larva. Cattle ought to be
looked over carefully at least once a
week for these grubs, and when found
let there be no delay in thoroughly re-
moving them from their hiding place.
Several remedies are given to prevent the
deposit of the eggs of the gad-f1y on the
backs of cattle, but they cannot be de-
pended upon entirely, so let the farmer
attend we'll to their detection and re-
moval.- Agriculturist-
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Blood Poison

"For years at irregular intervals In all seasons,
suffered the intolerable burning and itching Of
blood poisoning by ivy. 1t would break ont on my
legs In my throat and eyes. Last spring took
Hoods Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier, with nd
thought Of It as special remedy for ivy poisoning
but 1t has effected permanent and thorough cure"
CALVIN T. ScHuTE, Wentworth, N. H.
~ had boils all over my neck and back, troubling
me 50 much that could not turn my head around
nor stoop over. hoods sarsaparilla cured me In
two weeks. think It is the best blood purifier"
DANIEL READ, Kansas City, Mo.
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CARE OF STOCK.

As the season is now at hand, after
the unusually open weather, when the
utmost care must be taken of all live
stock Q include all animal life on the
FARM, the prudent farmer will not trust
his cattle and horses to the care of q
chore boy or person who has no capital
invested, ana who cares nothing for the
well-being of the animals under his
charge.
How many of us nave seen the miser-
able condition of the farm yards of 4
certain class of farmers, who from sick
ness or other cause are unable to person
ally attend to their stock during the
winter. Doors off their hinges, shovels
and forks broken, manure almost block
ing up the entrance to stables and every
thing having most terrible look to one
accustomed to order and punctuality.
If farmer is too idle or too i'll to at
tend to the barn yard himself, and can
not afford a proper hand to do so, he
Ahould not keep any live stock during
the winter. 1t is inhuman to leave poor
animals dependent on boys or chore men
to attend to, as, with few exceptions,
they will not do it, and the result is Sc
rious loss to the owners.
consider the winter management of
stocks as the most important work of the
farm. 1t is sad sight when riding
through the country on bleak days to
see the poor cattle huddled in fence
corners, stables uncleancd and entire
places bearing the appearance of desola-
ton or poverty. Aside from feeding
and taking care of buildings and grounds
there is much to do in winter; colts
should be trained and calves taught to
lead.-Neso York Herald.
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By local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. THERE'S only
stitutional remedies Deafness is caused by
an inflamed condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
feet hearing and when it Is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the innam;;
nation can be taken out and this tube restored
toits normal condition, hearing will be de.
stroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten are
caused By catarrh, which is nothing but an In.
famed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by Catarrh) that we
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
w Sold by Druggists. 75c.
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ProRreaa.

tits very important in this age Of vast mate
rial progress that remedy be pleasing to the
taste and to the eye, easily taken, acceptable
to the stomach and healthy in its nature and
effects. Possessing these qualities, Syrup OF
Figs is the one perfect laxative and most gen.
tie diuretic known.
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Out of population set down at $685.
S91, ,S21 in British India, there are no
fewer than 20, 93s, ,626 widows, of whom
Bombay claims l, 975, ,763, Madras 8, $780,
OIL, Northwest Provinces and Oudh
$780, 7s7, the Punish 1903, ,233, and
Bengal 7,401, ,62s.
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SUPPER FRITTERS OF MEAT AND MARROW.


An easily prepared delicacy for supper
is a fritter inclosing mince of daintily
seasoned meat. Veal scraps or roast
meat of any kind are excellent for this
purpose. Mince the meat and season it
we'll with salt, pepper and little onion
Juice, if beef is used, or any other suit
able seasoning for the meat. Stir it
with just enough gravy to moisten it
well, add yolk of an egg, and beat it
up over the stove, and set the mixture
where it will cool. When ready to fry,
cut the chopped meat in suitable sized
pieces, and dip each piece in fritter bat
ter and fry them in hot fat. An easily
prepared fritter may be made of beef's
marrow. Take large piece of beef
marrow, which marrow may be obtained
from the bone of the shank. Put the
marrow in the bones, which should be
cut in four-inch lengths and boiled In
stock or water for one hour. Before
putting the bones over to boil, seal up
each end with a thick paste of flour,
make stiff enough to adhere and not boil
off while the bones are cooking. After
cooking the marrow, throw away the
paste and lift the marrow out of the
bones. Cut it in thin slices, dipping
each one in rich, thick beef's gravy. Set
the pieces away, and when ready for sup
per dip each one in fritter batter and fry
it. These fritters are very nice. When soup
is made from the shank, the bone can be
sawed in proper lengths, ,inclosed in paste
at the end, and the bones cooked an hour
in the soup and set away to be made into
fritters for supper. Fora dish of 'bones
on toast" cut the marrow-bones in two
inch pieces, inclose each one in paste,
and when boiled an hour, lift out the
bones and remove the paste and serve
each marrow-bone hot on slice of nicely
Drowned toast.-NeD York Tribune.
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A panorama of the surrender at York
town, which was exhibited in New York,
has been sold for $40 and FIVE years
storage dues. The canvas cost SIS, 900,
and the building, equipment, ETC., $275,,
900.
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Spring Medicine

early last spring was very much run down,
had nervous headache, felt miserable and all that
was very much benefited by Hoods sarsaparilla
and recommend 1t to my friends."-Mhs. J. II.
TAYLOR, l1l9 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, o.
goods sarsaparilla has cured me Of salt
rheum, which have had for years. I do think
It Is a splendid medicine. / am 40 years OF age
and my skin is Just as smooth and fair as o piece
Of glass Ihave siI children, and when anything Is
the trouble with them the first thing 60 for 10
Hoods sarsaparilla"-MRs. LILA CLARK, south
EorMalk. Conn.
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March Apri| May

Are the best months in which to purify your blood,
for at no other season does the system SO much
need the aid OF reliable medicine like Hoods
Sarsaparilla as now. During ths long, cold winter
the blood becomes thin and impure. the body be-
comes weak and tired, the appetite may be lost
Hoods sarsaparla is peculiarly adapted to purify
and enrich the blood, to create good appetite and
overcome that tired feeling. It has larger sale
than any other sarsaparilla or blood purifier and
It increases in popularity every year. for It s the
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The Mexican Government is encourag-
ing the cultivation of rubber trees. A
company has recently planted 300, 900 in
Chiapas.
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Typhoid fever in India is becoming so
widespread that it is az much feared as
cholera, and Government commission
has been appointed to investigate it.
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Cheap Land in Kansas

Invest n penny In a postal card, directed, with
address to :. l.. DAVIDSON SEQ Wichita,
Kansas, and 1t will bring You information worth
CropsI Big Profits Parties with little money
can have fine farm with rich soil capable OF pro-
gate. Opportunities will be lost by delay! Land
sure to advance in spring. II you want gooo
Man of Kan as send five cents In stamps.
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Hoods sarsaparilla Is prepared from sarsapa-
rilla, DandelIon, Mandrake, Dock, Juniper Berries
and other wellknown vegetable remedies, in such
peculiar manner as to derive the full medicinal
value Of each. It will cure, when in the power Of
medicine scrofula salt rheum, sores, bolls, PIN.
ples all humors, dyspepsia, biliousness sick head
ache, Indigestion general debility, catarrh, rheu-
matlsm, kidney and liver complaints 1t over
comes that extreme tired feeling caused by change
of climate season or Life, and imperts Life and
qfren 9th to the whole system.