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WORDS OF WISDOM.

He who talks sows, he who listens
rcaps.
Every utterance creates some kind Of an
impression.
The error of a moment may be the sor-
row of whole life.
Our acts make or mar us; we are the
children of our own deeds.
Politeness is as natural to refined ma
lures as perfume is to flowers.
The cruelty of the effeminatc is more
dreadful than that of the hardy.
Avoid shame, but do not seek glory.
Nothing is so expensive as glory.
A deep moral hurt leaves its traces as
surely as deep wound leaves scar.
Poverty is the only burden which
grows heavier by being shared with those
we love.
Calumniators are the asps of society.
Envy and malice are theherbs upon which
they feed.
He that cannot forgive another breaks
the bridge over which he must pass HIM
self; for every man has need to he for
given.
Dark seasons are never pleasant to US,
but they are always good to us. A cloud,
less sky could never produce a rich and
abundant harvest.
To love all mankind, from the greatest
to the lowest, cheerful state of being is
required, but in order to see into man
kind, into life, and still more, into our
selves, suffering is required.
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

"Plow deep while slusgards sleep"
Raise plenty of carrots for the horses
Kccp the poultry house and yard dry.
Make GOOD seed red before planting.
Don't put implicit faith in novelties.
! All food for plants mast be soluble I"
be available.
Do not remove the mulch from trees
and plants too early.
Don't get plants or seeds from neg
! Iecttul ncighbors or from old ranches.
Don't plant largely for anything that
demands greatest gFe91:5a: attention when iaFm
work is most pressing, '''''~'
Cream can be kept sweet until wanted
! for churn;ng by keeping II at low tenn
peraturc, but it must be stirred twice Il
I day.
Little grains OF butter do not "absorb"
brine, but each grain becomes coated
with & film of brine, which salts 1t suf-
fciently to suit most tastes.
When the claims of honey, both as
food and medicine, arc set forth, the peo-
pie are glad TO hear and believe them.
They test them AID arc satisfied.
On warm, still days, when honey is
coming in. the bees arr rs gentle as house
flies; but Us there arc times when they
might sting, a smoker IS necessity.
Feed regularly and in variety. Hide
the grains in chaff or leaves, aud let the
fowls hunt and scratch them out. Never
throw huge masses Of food before them if
YOU wish them to do well.
When boys and men climb into a
yong and thrifty fruit tree in the grow
ing season they should not wear heavy
boots with nails in them. Rubber shoes
or slippers, or even the bare feet, are
much safer than coarse boots.
How mauy Of US are starting the COM
ing season keeping a strictly business set
of accoun:si How many will content
themselves when the season is over by
guessing that they have done about thus
and so, or that Bookkeeping don't pay2
No person can be really accomplished
driver who does not know good deal
about the natural disposition of horse
why he obeys and when he will be
liable to disobey; how to educate him,
and how to take advantage Of that educa-
ton.
When setting out the bees on their
summer stands arrange them so they vii!
present neat appearance. Have every
thing about the apiary so that it will
look nice and inviting. Some may Say
that this is book Bookkeeping, but it is
business.
One of the very best articles for mulch
ing is salt hay. 1t is tough in texture,
lies close, is not easily disturbed by the
wind, and, if stacked or sheltered after
the crop is gathered, will last three sea-
sons. In addition, it has no seeds to
grow and disseminate.
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An Ingenious Walking Stick.

A very ingenious combination walk.
ing cane has been put on the streets and
has met with a ready sale. In appear
ance the stick looks like an ordinary
ebony one, with large silver-plated
mounting. This head screws off, and in
it are slowed away the seat of a camp
stool and a set of dice. 1t can be used
as q drinking cup or dice-box. The fer
rule also screws off and has concealed in
it a fan. The stock itself is composed OF
three pieces of bamboo that make the
camp stool. The weight of the cane
complete is only thirteen ounces, and the
stool is guaranteed to bear with ease o
person weighing 200 pounds. This new
spring novelty would be handy COM
panion for camping out, excursions,
baseball, races, fishing and all outdoor
tournaments or games. -NeU York
Tribune.
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A Superhuity of Madis0ns

There arc twenty-five Madison Post
offices in twenty-five Of the United
States, Madison, Wis, and Madison,
Ind, being most noted. The Post
masters of these cities advise each other
of uncallcd for and undelivered letters IN
their respective offices each week, and
thus get many letters for parties intended
that would otherwise be sent to the dead
letter office and destroyed. A few years
since letter was advertised in Madison,
Ind. It was for a Madison, Wis, man
and had ten-dollar bill enclosed.
Madison, Ohio, and Madison, Mimi,
also receive frequent letters that belong
to Madison, Wis..-Aadison (IVis.) Jour-
yyl
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As TO EATING COLD FOOD.

Eat all cold food slowly. Digestion
will not begin till the temperature OF the
food has been raised by the heat of the
stomach to ninety eight degrees. Hence
the more heat that can be impaired TO II
by slow mastication the better. The
precipitation of large quantity OF cold
in the stomach by fast eating may, and
often does, cause discomfort and indiges-
ton, and every occasion of this kind re-
suits in measurable injury to the
digestive functions. Ice water drunk
with cold food of course increases the
mischief. Hot drinks-hot water, weak
tea. coffee, chocolate, etc.-will, on the
contrary, help to prevent it: But eat
slowly, anyway.-Leeds England Aer-
curry.
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Fixing Up Injured Dolls.

A little girl not long since wrote to
the New York Ncus to know where she
could get a new head for her dollie,
which She dearly loved. Sae was fur
nished with the information through the
"Ansxcrs to Correspondents" column.
The reporter, thinking that there might
be many other little girls whose dolls
needed hospital treatment, made some
Investigation about the subject. He
found that dolls could be furnished, be-
sides heads, with new arms, legs, wigs
and eyes, and the latter, when they re-
fused to close when bedtime came, could
be made to do so.
Heads for French dolls with real hair
NAV be had for from $3.50 to SIS, while
those for German dolls are worth from
thirty.fve cents to $3.50. The eyes OF
French dolls are stationary, but when
the movable eyes of the German dolls get
out of order they can be mended at
cost of from thirty-fve cents to 81. The
heads of both classes of dolls are OF
bisoue, but the French heads are much
finer, being nearly transparent, and the
faces much more beautifully nodded.
Sometimes these heads are furnished
with earrings. Wigs of real hair cost
from fifty cents to ". ,,
The German dolls are the finest thai
are made, and range in price from a te"
dollars to $100, or even more when ac'
companied, as they sometimes are, by an
extensive wardrobe.
What are known in the trade as tone
dolls, that is, those who say papa ape
mamma" are of German manufacture
When they become dumb they can have
speech restored by proper treatment. !!
costs from fifty cents upward. If DOL
loses its arm or leg it can obtoin q new
orc for from fifty cents TO 81.
sNo operation has yet been performed
'css' .<Es-,sssses:.s1a in the doll line
on the latest novelties 1ts.zss.,,.,,, .Tv,
those chat rccite Little Bo-Peep, faSa
Little Blackbirds Sat on Hill, > "Jack
and Gill;" etc, but doubtless some
specialist will take the matter up.
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STUFFED AND BAKED TOMATOES.

From the blossom end of dozen to-
matoes-smooth, ripe and solid-cut a
thin slice, and with small spoon scoop
out the pulp without breaking the rlnd
surrounding it; chop small head of cab.
bage and good sized onion finely, and
mix with them fine bread-crumbs and the
pulp; season with pepper, salt and sugar,
and add cup sweet milk; when all is
we'll mixed, fill the tomato shells, replace
the slices, and place the tomatoes IN a
buttered baking-dish, cut ends up, and
put in the Fan just enough water to keep
from burning; drop small lump OF but
ter on each tomato, and bake half an hour
or so, till well done; place another bit OF
butter on each, and serve in same dish.
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WENT TO CUT TIMER.

The exact time at which timber should
be fel!ed for durability is one of the
things each man can best find out for
himself. The quality Of timber depends
greatly on the treatment it receives after
telling and the uses to which it is put.
dt is quite generally admitted that timber
&es should not be cut when filled with
sap, and the usual custom IS to do it in the
dormant season, but whether early or late
in the winter is not we'll determined, and
most people choose the time without much
regard to fall or winter. Where the tim
Der is to lie exposed and unscasoned in
the long winter climate of the North,
prefer March to December. For the
South midwinter would probably be pre-
ferable, but to insure durability for farm
purposes I believe as much or more de-
pends on the care taken in seasoning 1t
as on the time when it is felled.-Neo
York World.
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rods will nv vastly better than an acre.

/ rods will ny vastly better than an acre.
Second the lack of proper ground:
Onion scds are SLOW to germlnasc, ana
if the sci is full of weed seeds they Will
cover ne ground before the onions arc
m scthat VIXEN the latter do come 1t
will I. as difficult to find them as to ma
the Traditional needle in the haystack:
II isabsolutely necessary that the ground
to ,e used for onions should have been
cultivated for at least two years prev
io.sfy With hoed crops.
Third, scant or improper fertllizlng'
'hc onion, during growth, absorbs an
immense quantity of the nutritlVe eie-
mcnts of the soil, and it is not only re-
ouired that these shall be present IN the
soil, but they must be in such form as 10
he readily assimlatcd. Coarse barnyard
manure, newly made, would be OF little
value; but the same, we'll worked INTO
the soil the previous season, would heip
fit it for use the following year:
Fourth, inadequate preparation OF inc
soil. If the soil is not put In the hnes1
mechanical condition before planting
failure will be pretty certain. 1t will be
futile to attempt to remedy this defect
by subsequent cultivation, as the only
implements that can be used are such
light ones as the hoe, steel rake, garden
hand plow, and hand weeder. The seeds
are very small, and have a tough eplder-
mis-. it is folly to expect them to germl-
nate if lodged among ciods. The surface
soil, for depth Of two inches, must be
rs inc and mellow rs the roller and steel
rake can make it.
Fifth, if all these drawbacks can be
successfully avoided, and poor see3i IS
used, failure will yet result. 1t Is haroly
conceivable that any precaution tol as.
surins ones self regarding the quality OF
the seed should be neglected, especially
when it is so easy to ''maHe assurance
doubly sure" A hundred seeds sown IN
a box of rich soil, and kept warm and
moist upon kitchen shelf, will tell the
story within fortnight. Ninety per
cent. of the seeds should germinate, and
unless at least seveuty-ive per cent. DO,
it will not pay to use it.
Ifone is able to comply with all these re-
ouisites, can successfully weather droughts
and foods, has the capacity for infinite
painstaking, and will be satisfied with
the day of small things, he may wisely
venture to plant small portion OF an
acre, and if his first crop yields at the
rate of two hundred bushels, and does
not sell at less than forty cents, he shoulo
consider it sufficient encouragement tol
continuing and extending his venture'-
american A9riculturist.
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4 Freak Of Fashion.

A freak of fashion that attracted much
attention year or so ago was the red,
blue and yellow barred shirt OF the
heavy swell One Of the peculiarities OF
this style was to wear white linen
collar. Thus the poor dude at first re-
ceivcd the sympathies of his astonished
and initiated friends, who imagined that
> ,Ss could not positively find in the wide,
ffe'.sssaslissss5ssS 2 collar to match the out
wide worlcfy M, ,.s:si.s25 chosen to
landish style of shirt he hlfa .;ssasde
put on his back. This shirt was nhadseF
more impressive by being worn with
low cut vest, thus giving the grid-iron
bosom full opportunity to loom up after
the style of Sing Sing prison bars.-De-
troit Free Press.
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TO CONSTRUCT A CHEAP ICE HOUSE.


1t is not at all necessary that family
ice-house should be an expensive struc-
ture, but, quite to the contrary; one
which will serve the purpose excellently
and add to the attractions of home
stead even may be cheap built. "a
building IL feet square and S or9 feet
high is sufficient for the want of the most
exacting family. It may be frame
building entirely above the surface of
the ground, and better if elevated on
posts few inches high, to be certain of
good drainage. Built of joists 2x3
inches, with an outer boarding, having
inside another series of uprights, also
boarded, from six to ten inches removed
from the outer shell, with solid floor
of plank, the space between the two
walls filled with tan-bark, saw-dust, or
chaff, and a roof of good pitch, the ice
house is complete. A drain for water
should be made from the floor, and the
pitch of the roof filled with straw, hay,
or some similar dry, porous material. On
the roof should be a ventilator, the top
defended from rain or snow. The ice
- tould be packed in one solid mass,
allowing space all around of from six
to twelve inches from the inner walls.
The top of the ice should be covered
with straw, and double doors made, one
on the outer and the other in the inner
wall. Plant some climbing vine around
the building, training them to creep
over the walls and roof rs an additional
defense against the fervid, summer sun.
Such an ice-house would prove con.
venient as a refrigerator, preserving
foods and the products Of the dairy
Courier Journal.
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CALLS BY HARNESS.

When the harness rubs the skin, 1t
should be softcned bya good soaking
with hot water and then we'll oiled With
castor oil. A piece Of sheep skin with
the wool on it should be fastened on the
tugs where they press on the skin. The
gals may be busted with calomel, which
is the best application that can be made.
It may be applied by means of a puff
made of cotton batting. Collar gals may
be prevented by soitening the collar as
above suggested, and by washing the
horses neck every evening with salt
water. Pads are Objectionable, as they
produce sweating, which causes the skin
to be hafed.-Ne,o York Times.
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Meat Cured Without Ice.

B. F. Plummer, OF Indianapolis, Ind,
has invented process for curing meat il
warm weather without the use Of ice and
has applied for patent. IIeclaims that
he can cure meat ready for smoking in
thirty days and that he uses nothing cS-
cept natural agencies. The pork pack
crs Of indianapolis are very much inter
ested in the matter, and surprising re-
suits are promised. Packers who have
seen the met cured by Plummer's pro-
cess say that it is equal to icc-curcd meat
if not better, and that 1t will result in a
great saving to them if it proves to be
what they now believe it is Chicago
Herald.
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THE CARE OF MATING.

In sweeping the pretty and economical
straw mating that is growing 20 be very
popular with housekeepers during warm
weather do not use broom, for it Will
tear the strands in a short time. Along
handled, bristle brush, such as is used
for oilcloth, is the incest and will remove
the dust best, for the soft bristles can go
into crevices that broom would miss.
Always, when possible, brush the mat
ting the lengthwise way OF the gram,
and the strands of straw will not wear
and break as quickly as though brushed
across. Some persons clean mating by
sprinkling bran or coarse Indian meal
over it. then with long-handled
mon, with cloth wrnng out OF clean,
warm water, rubbing the grain well all
over the carpet. then leaving it until
dry, when the grain is brushed of. This
is claimed to be thorough way OF
cleansing mating, but it IS usual to
simply wipe it off with damp cloth
wrnne out Of salt and water, not wettinS
the mating much.
'-Ify5rsiftezs I5o- fifffteszs.gse, if heavy layer OF
carpet lining is put UT1sssseac. VIII nroty =
comfortable floor covering. sss.1ssos a
rugs scattered over it, the room li'sssS d
pleasant, home!ike appearance that is
very attractive. It is cheap, and If care
is taken when putting it down that little
c!eavers, made especially for the purpose,
are used instead Of the ordinary carpet
tacks, it can be taken up at any time
when cleaning house. cleaned and put
down again, il less time and With less
labor than woo!ep carpet, and it does
not require to be beaten, but may be
washed while on the floor the same as
usual. Ladies' Home Companion.
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launching on Greenbacks.

The singular spectacle of man walk
ing along the street eating greenbacks
was presented in Duluth, Mimi, the
other afternoon. He swallowed S4S in
fves, tUos and ones, when he was caught
by the police and taken to the station
house. A search revealed S607 between
his inside shirt and skin. He suffers from
the hallucination that people are trying
to steal his money.-Yankes BLADE. -
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An Adamless Eden.

An Adamess Eden is about to be es-
tablished--in Colorado, this time. Mrs.
Olive Wright has promoted company,
entirely of women, to open the Diana
Park. Camping lots of from three to
five acres are to be sold or leased to wo.
men only, which, it is suggested, may be
utilized for poultry or beckeeping OF
fruit and flower growing. The prospcc-
tus does not state whether the prescribed
and hated male sex may be employed fol
the digging and building.-MeU York
PrcSs
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Our Hannah jane.

C}ur Hannah Jane was thin and weak,
And ashy white her Lip. and cheek,
We often thought-and thought with pain,
ave soon must lose our Hannah Jane"
With change Of doctors, change OF ar
She sought for healing everywhere.
And, when our hopes were almost past,
Fayorite Prescription" ried at last.
1t gave us JOY, it gave us hope,
iPierce's remedies are sure and true
Now Hannah Jane is good as new.
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the only
medicine for women, sold by druggists. 1nlder
pOSttiUe du1rGnte,. from the manufacturers,
that il will give satisfaction in every case. or
money will be refunded. This guarantee has
been printed on the bottle-wrapper, and falth-
fully carried out for many years.
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Some sixty workmen lost their lives
while the Forth bridge in Scotland was
being built. The Chief Engineer is on
record as saying that, considering the
great risks men had to hke while at
work, this loss of life is very small.
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
op11TEcAT1Se MARKING STAINS.

To take out marking ink stains try
soaking the marks in glycerinc for TWEEN
four hours, then wash in soap and water.
Paint the marking ink with strong iodine,
letting this remain on for some hours
then rub it with piece of hyposulphite
of soda dipped in water. Both the mark
ing ink and the iodine will disappear.
Should the marking ink be of long stand
ing it may be necessary to apply the
iodine a second time, and then the soda.
=Nep York Telegram.
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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
LEG WEAKNESS IN FOWLS.

? Leg weakness in fowls usually occurs
in highly fed and fast growing chickens,
Give them more animal food, chopped
meat once day, oat meal and wheat ,anc
less corn. Give each fowl three grains
daily Of ammonia-citrate dissolved ir
water, mixed with corn or oat meal, and
allowed TO stand an hour before feeding
] Bathing the legs in cold water during
warm weather will also be Beneficial
NeU York Sun.
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Miles of Different Nations.

The following are the miles in yards OF
the various nations: Irish, 224O; Swiss,
9153; Italian, 1865; Scotch, 1884
Tuscan, 1903; German, S106; Arabian,
2143; Turkish, 1926; Flemish, 6S69;
Vienna, 1896; Roman, 1923 or 2O25;
Russian, 1867 or 1887; Dutch and Prus-
sian. 64S0: Swedish and Danish, 7341.5 ;
and English and American, 176O.
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DIR, Tobins's Venetian Horse Iiniment'
This invaluable remedy has only to be used
to be appreciated.
1t is warranted superior to any other article,
or no pay.
In pint bottles at 90 cents.
For the cure of lameness. sprains, gals.
Slipping, stihe scratche'. cuts. bruises, over.
heating, wind gals. splints, collie, Sore
throat, nail in the foot, etc, etc.
All who own or employ horses are assured
that this Liniment will do all and more than
Is stated in curing the above named COM
Upwards of forty years it has never failed
to give perfect satisfaction in single in
stance.
Tryit and be convinced.
If your druggist or store-keeper does not
keep our goods, send to US aud we will forward
DEPOT 40 Murray St., New York.
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DR.. Pierce's Pellets-cleanse and regulate the
stomach, bowels and system generally. one
iose purely vegetable.
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CHICAGO has twelve daily newspapers
printed in the English language, with a COM
bined daily circulation of GOO,ON.
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N, l.. Thompson G. Co., Druggists. Con-
dersport. Pa. say Halls Catarrh Cure is the
best and only sure cure for catarrh they ever
sold DRUGGISTS sell it 75c,
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Iepot 40 Murray ST., New York.

FITS stopped free. BY, DIR. KLISE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No Fits after first days
use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and s. trial
bottle free. Dr. Kline, e3l Arch ST., Phila-, ia.
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Dr. Tobias's Venetian Hors

THE English language has about 1000
words of ali kinds. The average man probably
uses about 25OO or 5000.
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Parisians boast that their city is the
cleanest in the world.
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Beecham's Pills act like magic on Veal
Stomach.
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Physicians recommend "Tansill's Punch"