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so much higher and rougher that the
wayfayer. or he who's a-nor~eback
or in a vehicle, viii I've glad 20 take the
side he now despise> The teamsser
with thousand OF brick will help to
make one or tother OF these sides
smooth before fall II not the com
minuting and pul-s-izing qualities Of
Jack Frost or GOO. covering o. snow.
may Fix things before next spring
Now such horrid slipshosl business is
not at all characteristic of this farmer
on the farm Ifyon goand look 700 viii
find that he has all the latest improved
farm machinery. good horses. blooied
cattle and sheep. and IS in general =
rather go-ahead sor; of a man-al-
ways excepting that awful road in
front of his place When he gets
around TO il" am sure he viii see that
this cry for good roads Is not all in the
interest Of those bicycle people Any-
how. what is the matter with the agri-
culturist getting wheel for himself
-Once Week
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Resale 81 valozhts EsP~rtme.ts ~ -
Massachusetts. >sa-ion-
The American D1irym.r summaries
experiments of the Massachusetts sta
tion in regard 20 dairy ratiorS IL
says sha, the ration fed ~ many Mass
achasetss farmers Is given by the re-
port consists OF $50 pounds Of wheat
bran the same quantity u corn meal.
four pounds corn slower and e. 80
pounds corn cnsilage- The ng-rs;iva
ratio 81 such ration is ITO and its
cost is-c9 cents. while ). 81 cents i 49,
corded 10 il - its material value. max
Ing the net cost his cents Tn. total
milk yield of SIX COWS for IL DAYS on
this ration was .sis. quarts. a. to-
:al cos. Of i-65 cents per quart while
tine ne, cos. per quart was Loo cents
The amount OF butter fat in this guam
tity of milk was c--si pounds and its
cost per pound was 1867 cents The
ration Recommended by the station to
take the place Of the one Just noted
which il may be stated contains only
20 pounds Of digesfibie protein. con-
si>ts OF three pounds Of wheat bran.
three pounds Of Buffalo gluten feed.
three pounds cottonseed meal. four
pounds corn s.orer and se.s pounds
ensilage- This ration contains 80
pounds Of digessible protein and its
nus-irivc ratio j. Las Its total cos: Is
ls-95 cents which Is reduced to
40 cents Is the net cost be-
cause il gives = richer MANURE and
this j. credited At SO cents In the
returns Of six cows FED this ration for
- days they are credited with $3.50
quarts Of milk =. gross cost Of l-6O
cents per quart. and the net cos. o..
cent per quart The quantity of bat
ter a. obtained from the milk in this
instance was s--I: pounds 1t cost Of
i6 30 cents per pound The point ahou.
this experiment IS that the same cows
were used IN both trials for corre-
spending periods Of time. and il is
within the limits % reason able eonjec-
ture that the result OF the second "a
ton world have been greater Il some
part % il was TO. diverted 20 repair
the physical waste due 20 the poor
n0urishInent present In I've Er~- ration
Some Of the things gained in using the
second ration was an increase OF 81
quarts Of milk over the quantity OBJ
,ainzb,e nv the first one and the aggre-
gate yield was Produced at less cost
Again the increase Of butter IA. with
the better ration IS ,z->, pounds and
the cost Of production Is decreased : 81
cents per pound As contrasted with the
same Item in the acrorn. OF the first
ration Another D0fue that <h0urd M.
be overlooked j. that the ration tina.
furnished the best returns actually
cost less to feed In other words de-
creased cost OF production furnished q
richer ration that produced a lar-er
yield Of milk that was Of higher quail
is-
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s. X. Crockett. whom the ''Sticizrs
Minister" made famous. has now an
assured income Of s.5.0o0 "a year. and
ne j. said 10 have contracted 10 ia
literary work - keep his pen busy the
occupied a pulpit in a Scotch village
church on a salary Of $1,000.
William N. Evarts. when secretary
Of state. one day remarked in his
quaint way to "A friend who was teas
ing him about his long sentences and
involved style Of composition: Yes.
am aware that there are two classes o.
people who dislike long sentences
criminals and newspaper men,
Stanley Weyman first thought Of
opening mp the romance of early
French history when sitting fnood;ly
in the smoking-room Of dis club MOURN
ing over his bad luck in literature.
The plot OF his most successful novel
flashed across his mind as he was wash
ing his hands preparatory to going in
To dinner
-Phineas Moses. n Cincinnati mcr-
chant who died recently Mt the age OF
r.
glish Hebrew. who also lived to lie as
old Phineas Moses used To boast that
in his youth he saw Napoleon a pris-
oner on the British frigate. the boy
having rowed out in boat TO her side
10 see the fallen emperor.
There died in Milan. ITALY. the
other day. woman with remarSa die
history She was >ignora Catcrina
Pa>>udotti. who took part in the
revolutions 81 1881. ISIS. 1853 and 1854.
Her house in Eriaul in 1854 was the
trysting place of all revolntionists-
She had great influence over Mazzini.
and was called The spartan by
Garibaidi-
The Countess Schimmelmann. for
merly "a lady-in-waiting at the cour.
OF Berlin. addressed he work ingmcn
of Copenhagen the other day and an
nounced that She intended to sell her
large villa near the Danish capital and
devote the proceeds To the poor. She
had lived. she said. IN the palace Of an
emperor and in the hut> Of fishermen.
and she had become convinced that
the poor are happier than the million
aires
Il collection of Thomas Kempis'
''De lmitatione Christi conta ming six
ma nnscripts and 1899 printed editions
in chlrtv-seven languages ami dialects
by Rev. Mr.. Waterton. was sold last
winter in London for only s-e0 The
British museum has just obta ined the
collection from the purchaser for the
same price and a il already has 600
editions Of the book. its collection Will
be one Of the mos; complete in exis-
tencc. Father de hacker reclxons the
whole number of editions and transia-
tions OF the Imitation at about 5000.
Jose Maria de Iiereiia. the new
member Of the French academy. is
native Of Havana. being French on the
maternal side. At the age of eight
he was taken 20 Paris and educated
there for several years. afterward re-
turning To Havana TO enter the uni
versity. lie is disciple Of Leconte de
Llsle. and a writer of ''fnely-spun-
sonnets- He has also written a few
prose works. such as an admira BILE
translation of the Conquest of New
Spain from the old chronicle by
Bernal Diaz del Castillo: the Nome
Alferez- and series of articles Cd
The Lanl of the Cid
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S:raining should begin before e~n-
mencing TO milk by brushing on AL
the dirt hair straw. etc. from the
udder. teass and bodv Of the cow Let
IL BE- the duty of some one person To
60 over all the cows with soft brush
or . damp cloth before the cows are
MIXED An ordinary wire sieve
strainer does very WELL but we add 70
this BY doubling chee>ecloth or thin
cotton 50 as To have IL four thickne<se&
Lay the cloth ACROSS the bottom of the
strainer and then fasten il on By means
of . tin ring which ssir~ over the cloth
and bottom part Of the ssrainer- For
quickness we use xfrainer that pail
% milk may he put into at once This
sets IN . wooden frame over the can
Some u~e WOODEN cloth 10 strain
with Cloth Of some kind is necessary
20 catch hairs and fine dirt This cloth
must fe kept clean Scald !. thorough
ly each time after using- Ontario Ex-
Perir1ertal Farm
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HUMOROUS.

-Tourist--"When do you expect the
war to end?T Chinese General-"what
war?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tommy. have told you time and
time again no; tn hold your fork that
way" We'll. don't understand this
fork said Tommie. PA SAYS it's
German silver. an l amt ever studied
German. - Harper's Bazar.
-Theodore-.'Te me. now. what is
the meaning Of the expression. pulling
your leg?-- Richard-..I can't tell you
in SO many words. but will illustrate
You haven't ten dollars about you that
ron can let me have for week or twos
Thanks Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Kiddlet-"why, children.
what's all this noise about?- Little
Jamie-"Weve had gran'pa and Uncle
Henry locked in the cupboard for an
hour, an when they get little angrier
we are going to PLAY going into the
lions cage = Kansas City journal
do you believe said the inqrisi-
tive man. that these poets who write
so exquisitely about the delights OF
early rising ever tried il themselves
Certainly not" replied the sluggard.
IF they had they would never have
written in that way about it---Wash-
ington Star
of the Same Station.-The Mis-
sress-"so you are really going to be
married?" Jancy tblushing) -" Yis.
mum" The Mistress Cmprcssively)-
Il do hope you will wed one Of your
station. and not below TT Janey
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Wis mum. Ne
and Dinnis lived close by McGuire-s
Cross Roads. and always TUX the same
train at the same station There's no
station below. That's the end OF the
railroad. r-Pittsburgh Bulletin.
Mamma said Jack. may / 60
out 60 play?" NO. you must sit still
where you are" Pause MA. can't I
81 down in the Kitchen You may
not want you TO sit perfectly quiet
Another pause Mamma. mayn't I
sit on the floor and play marble>?-
Now. my dear boy, ! have told you
twice that want Won to sit just where
yon are and be quiet. and l mean ex-
actly what say Third pause. Ma.
NAV l. grow - Harper's Young
People.
collecting His Rent -Longh head
Madam. ! wish 10 draw your atten-
ton TO the sad case Of poor family.
The father j. too old TO work. the
mother is bcdriddcn, and the five lit
ne children are crying for bread. To
cap all. the poor creatures are about
70 be turned out on the street unless
some one will pay their arrears u
rent amounting 10 thirty dollars
Mrs kiniheart-.'Iiow terrible, Hero
i the thirty dollars for the rent BY
The way. may ] ask who ron are?-
Longhead fas he disappearedl- Ger
s.inly. madam; an the landlord
=. T. Tribune.
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SUMNER HOUSEKEEPING.
How - Do the Cooking with Little u~as
and ANNOYANCE.

ue04
and Annoyance.
Housekeepers must not forge. thar
during the heated months thought and
care must he given ID the cellar Keer
the windows tightly closed during the
day Open them in he evening or at
night This will keep the cellar dry.
As the walls are cool. the hot air Of
the day viii condense upon them and
cause moisture In this condition the
cellar is scarcely place for keeping
food stuffs- as the danpness causes
mold 1t IS also time 10 give up using
large stoves or ranges and substituting
smaller ones which will do the same
amount of work. with greater comfort
Cooking by gas is SO extensively prac-
ticed that I need scarcely rehearse
the economy and durability OF
this method Thousands of ras
stoves are in use. and when once
placed are in TO STAY. and with
care they are more economical than
coal Persons in the country manu-
featuring their own gas can use the
same stove they have used in the city.
Roasting and baking may be done It
the same time. thus saving heat and
gas In far country places where il il
impossible 70 use gas the next hes.
thing is an oil stove. The points Of
danger in these stoves have been great
ly removed Accidents occur only with
careless people. l am referring now
strictly to oil. not gasoline stoves
The latter are always more or less
infia unable and explosive The four
burner stove. containing an oven four
teen by sixteen. is quite large enough
to do the cooking for n family OF
twelve Sectional saucepans should be
used for vegetable cooking. or . patent
cooker will give you two or three
vegetables over . single burner.
Waffies and CAKES can he baked Just Is
we'll as over . coal stovc--Hou<ehold
News
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The most charming summer Resorts. Of
whixh there are over three hundred choke
locations are TO be found in Wisconsin.
Iowa Minnesota South DAKOTA and the
Peninsula Of Michigan along the lines Of
the Chicago. Milwaukee & -. Paul R-y.
Ne1r.v Al are -o-czfs-. ON or Lear lakes which
nave no, uc~r f<bed out
These resorts are easily reached hy rail-
WV ard range In variety from the full
dress for dinner 10 the f2z1c.-sllrs COS
tune tor every meal
sEFTEN8rE AND ocToIER
TIE finest shooting grounds IN the North
west are on and tributary 20 the lines Of tie
Chicago. Milwaukee a. 81 Paul k'y- The
crop Of Prairie Cisicke-l> promises Ia he ez-
cepti0lzllv good this year; also Duo As aud
Geese In Northern Wisconsin and the PEN
insula Of Michigan splendid deer shooting IS
20 be had
The Game avs were changed II several
q the Western States this year.
Full information furnished frne. Address
Geo. H. HE.FFuED- General Passenger and
T. ze- Agent. Chicago. IL
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The producer is . great loser by mar.
ketinE his fruit in = haphazard way.
The fruit houses in the cities send out
into the country drunmers and solicit
ors and they succeed in getting tho
fruit consigned to certain houses that
may t,e utterly unknown 20 the grow
er. and his fruit may or may NOT be
sacrificed. In every section where fruit
growing Is a prominent; industry. there
should he an organization with an
agent TO attend TO the marketing i.
would pay. = large profit The selling
Of farm products 10 travelling solicitors
n not husiness-Fa-nerx- Voice.
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LOOKS BEFORE MERIT.


Importance of Care i'm sorting and MAJ
k~sfnx Garden Crops
II costs no more to raise good fruits
and vegetables than il does poor The
expenses Of gathering. packing and
shipping and marketing are precisely
the same on the different grades Bu.
the returns are wonderfully different.
and. we take il, the farmer is in the
business for these very returns Why
not then get the most ont Of them?
The only thing which makes the differ-
ence between the good and the poor Is
care. but this self>ame care must be
scrupulously exercised from beginning
70 end From the proper preparation
Of the ground for the plants right
through to the shipping Of the crop.
every detail must he attended ts: the
neglect Of a single one mar render all
the Others futile Ii viii not pay to
expend all the energy on raising good
crops only to gather and ship them in
. slipshod fashion OF the two evils
1t is better to err in the other direc-
tons. for careful sorting and neat
packing will do much towards selling
m indifferent article. all things being
judged first by their appearance and
then by their taste Looks come beforc
merit in all cases
When these are combined. as they
always should Be. then the big profits
come in. for fancy articles bring fancy
prices Too many farmers fail TO real
ise this They save their labor by fail
ing to assort their crops according TO
size and qaality. or economic in the
wrong direction. IS when they use an
old soiled package. thereby disgusting
. wOuld-be purchaser and rendering
him suspicious Of the fruit which :
clean new package would have set OF
and rendered tempting and attractive
All such saving. whether of labor OF
money. Is false economy. and results
10 loss TO the seller " World
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Eehes: II IN Leavenng Peve-L.:es U. Report
Roe! R Rskles
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Circulation az Currency: In 1000
the world had in circulation 60. 600. oo0
gold. Eioe. 90. 0o0 silver. and no paper.
in isscthere were $50 Coo gold Es0i.
Coo. OoO siIverand G--I. COS. COO Of paper
moneys total of A.. sos- 600 600 or
nearly sre.Uc.O~o. CO. This includes
the money Of Europe. the United
States. and the colonies Of Great Brit
ain France and spain No account Is
taken of the worthless currency of the
South American states
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oes Rsrm~rs 10 Ride was~i~ and she keAA
9aestscn l. >ssts~d-
IL Is a typical American scene: The
harves, thine iaa. Is now under full
Roadway in most OF the states If the
union has its spare moments for the
thrifty farmer. though IL j. very busy
SEASON But even an these spare mo
ments the agriculturist Is ba>y with
his thoughts The roadmaking il over
for now On one side of this primi-
tive highway great. rough ridges Of
sod and clay have been plowei out Of
the bottom Of the roadside ditch and
scraped up 10 make the road The
farmers cattle often coming home that
way know better thar TO walk in
these heaps while the other side Of the
road Is smooth 80 does the country
swain riding home from meeting or
countryside dance with his hes: girl.
So docs everybody. How. then. are
those rough ways TO be made plain?
But just wait The farmer looks in
nocent enough; and 20 judge by his
rcadmaking, you wouldn't think he
knew much These transfers and the
general public may think they can
travel these highways for nothing. and
that they have what city folks call
"cinch- on the doEvnsrodden son of the
soil As soon a. harvest time j. over that
other side OF the road will be heapel up
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n Aime Gi-art- OF Falsauderie.
France has communicated another
memoir 90 the Acairnie de- Sciences
Paris on MS experiments with pota-
toes - forage for cattle. from which
II APPEARS that the suters are first
rate food whether from the point -
view OF faitening or the yield If milk
and butter. sheep and oxen thrcve
much better o. potatoes and hsy than
on sheir ordinary food and their flesh
vas found % I've superior in quality
His paper Is worthy The attention u
srrierlinralists- especially those Of
grsaitic lands. where forage u poor.
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Ia Australia the scsb in sheep has
been absolutely wiped out br tie per
sis.ens use OF hot baths Of sulphur and
tobacco. followed nv one Of sulphur
and quicklime at . Temperature az 10
degrees However sound the apparent
condition OF any imported sheep. down
u must 20 into this hath Thera y ~
more scab ia that country.
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Chicago Special here to-day
that a large sum II morcy lad been offered
for the famous tobacco habit cure called No
T0-bac- b. a syndicate who want to take /.
on the msrket- Inquiry al .hc general Offices
revealed the fact that No-To-Bac was not
for sale 70 the trust at any price. No-To-
BAGS success Is marvellous Almost every
Druggist in America sells No-To- Bac under
guarantee TO cure tobacco habit or refund
money.
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A GhastIy Spectre

Disease is ever but in no form is Il more r. be-
dreaded than in that OF the formidable NAL
aGies which attack the kidneys and bladder.
Brigh.'s disease. diabetes and gravel may
alike be prevented. IL inactivity Of the kid
neys Is ssA,-stei Ia time with H0steftcr's
stomach Bst.erS. sovereign also IN cases Of
rnelrnatiSm- dyspepsia. constipation, ma
l-.r.a, billousness and ncsvousness-
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many. who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
,e0 expenditure, BY more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy. Syrup Of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
IN the form most acceptable and piess-
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of . perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fcverS
and permanently curing constipation
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neyA Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale BY al drug.
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it IL man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name il printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figl
and being we'll informed, you will not
sccsPs any substitute If offered
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Those are good yields. bat lot II
farmers hare mad them this wear You
can have them in ise5 by sowing
>alzers Red Cross Of The North Winter
Wheat Monster Rye and Grasses
Sow now. John A. Salzsr Seed Co.
Ia Crosse. Wis. send catalogue and
samples of above free. IL you send this
notice to them Xxi
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THE end q q novel fcor1prrssed hv the
editor owing 20 l1cx or sTzces - Otf0k1r
took small brandy. then his hat. his de-
I4rrlre. besides 10 notice Of his pl-s1erx
meantime = revolver OUT OF his fcrser- aud
-2sr-y MS C-l life p Je--scs1e LesrLa-le
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Address the Irtcr-ariczaI Ctis,lrer'x
Home >ccisty- - L. sale 81. Cllic.l..o. H.
-L1ois- Rev DIR Prank NJ Gregg. General
Manager Seen child IS you nay desire.
q any age. Will be sent you or aine-y days
trial
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Still DrSsATTsrTrD----fc Ran who sirEs
fer the hapSry DE-
Wien : barefoot Dor hc ran.
l. tise sane Old brv who $50 10 saw
Il w.sL. was nlan~
--lAi-2delrh ia Record
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A NEw Ozr-rASs lady has starteda CONVEX
s1f-on class am~ng the ladie. OF Chicago. 10
ii'-spirite1 citizen crttEn . class Of laniesand
te-cll them how 10 listen - Baltimore sun
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SrNrrIcsrr--wisey- dear. the eggs are
not exactly fresh How can you talk like
that. hubby. The cook fetched them from
the shop only quarter Of an hour ago.
Zeifgeiss-
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The Little Trials of Life Carrie OF
course i couldn avoid hearing part Of tho
Conversation" Clara--No. and what .
pity You were not aole 10 hear the rest Of
lr.f-E1ck
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l. a btrycle's known as bike
A tricycle. must be '-trii-e.-
And when winter comes round
II will doubtless be found
That an irycle goes as an ike
Washington Star.
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TOUCHING the question az antiquity Of
man how comes il that even the scientists
fear ~ discuss. the antiquity OF wo,nans-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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NOTHING SO completely -ohs confinement
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IL ancient Rome two arigsirs could not
meet each otlcr witholt laughing. But two
oores could. Siftings
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FLowER< dl--Llest- tlior.-if rtlev WIN win
ts- Rect lo-e 1ur -llslr show. Their SUD-
s-Srce s-l-l lire@ sweet -Sla1easre--e
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HAlI-s Cssarrh CEre
Is taken internally. Prsce &C

II - only the finite -l--r hrs wr0r--ilr and
su-erst. TIE l1nl.lte lies stretched II su-1--
bag repoSe--E1aerSo1-
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lcsSSor speak too highly Of Piso's euro
Tor Consumption Mrs. FRANK MoRrx. lis
W. I'd St, New Yorz. Oct -, leyI-