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WltuOuL KuOWluS III dHJ 0NS1SS 10y
mean, or what responsibilities and trials
they bring The highest and best thing
that any woman can do is to bear and rear
healthy. intelligent children. The accom-
plishment of this end depends almost en-
tirely upon her health and particularly
upon the health and strength of the organs
distinctly feminine. The state of the chill
dren, both intellectual and physical de-
pends on the mother. If she doesn't care
enough for her own comfort and happiness
to. take the proper care of herself, she GER
tairlly ought to do it for the sake of her
children. To a very large extent, the des-
tiny and achievement of man IS decided
in the months before his birth. During
that time is determined whether or not he
is to be of robust health and strong intel
lect. During that time, his mind and body
are started on the path that they will follow
through life Circumstances may infu-
ence him, but he cannot get away from the
effects of prenatal influences. One of the
principal uses of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the preparation of prospective
mothers for the time of trial and danger
that comes when child is born. The Pre-
scriptionn is strengthening and invigorating
and lessons pain and danger. It inSures the
perfect well being and the perfect health
of both mother and child Every woman
should know these things before she really
needs to know them. There are many
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Wood for Sale at Fair Oaks.

Live Oak, in stove lengths, per cord..-.S3 So
White and Black Oak, per cord............... 40
Doty Wood, Limbs and Stumps, per
Apply to EDWIN K. ALSIP & 90. sacra-
mento, or to FRANK SPENCER. Superin-
tendent. on the grounds.
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The counsel of
older women is of

older women is OF
inestimable value.
A mistaken idea of
m o d e s y prevents
many girls from
learning the things
that they ought to
know before they
assume the duties
of 1natrimony and
maternity. Women
generally take these
most i'm p orta mt
stems in their lives,
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WOOD AND COAL.

WOOD AND COAL
BEST QUALITY OF ALL KINDS OF FUEL.
Lowest Price.
CARPET CLEANING c.
Our facilities unequaled. Pioneer Wood and
Coal Co. W. K. COTHRIN, 1905 K street.
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de1 1(n PER ACRE IS THE YIELD
OZ.lOt Of oolorsa lore Piums ll az and Prunes
acre, bearing four crates per tree and selling.
as the first shipments did last year, at S5 per
crate. PLANT TEN ACRES.
We have the trees at 3 CENTS EACH.
Write
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21

acres that certainly looked immense.
A hard wood plank 31s feet long and II
inches wide has square cut out about
the center and two pieces of wood Ga and
b) are fitted with knives, whatever size
desired for the roots intended to be cut,
and bolted on the bench. Four legs for
it to stand on having been inserted, a
piece of hard wood (a) is cut to come
down on the edge of the knives and this
is fastened to board or handle (c) at
tached to the stool part by hinge. A
short fork is used to catch root and
place it in the hopper. But one motion
and one stroke are required for each
root cut. It can be done very quickly.
The knives can be put in to cut slices of
any thickness, as at DIV. c. Gibson,
Farm Superintendent National Home,
Wiconsin, in Farm and Home.
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vary from blush gray to light gray.
The color of the barring must be glossy
black, with a metallic lustre. The bar
ring on the body, thigh and wing feath-
ers should be straight across, while that
on the hackle, saddle an0 tail may be
slightly angled or V-shaped, and the
alternating bands of black and white
should be equal in width and should
read throughout-i.e., be the same shade
from head to tail and be free from red,
black, white or yellow feathers, and the
hackle, saddle and the tail should be dis
tinctly and evenly barred, while the
marking all over should be rather small,
even, distinct and sharply defined. The
markings of the hen are the same as the
cock, but larger and more distinct.
They have a straight single comb and
red ear lobes. The breed is considered
hardy and profitable, and we might do
well to add it to those we already pos
sess.-N. Y. World.
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NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.

Spring is the best time to invest money
in bees.
Strong colonies protect themselves
against robbers.
All excess of drone comb should be
removed from the hive.
Bees Matched IN the fall will live
through winter until spring.
When a considerable number of hives
are kept, seven feet each way is far
enough to place them.
If you have lot of empty comb in
the hives where the bees have died, save
it until the working season, when it
can be used.
If you deprive the colony of its queen
the bees will set to work to raise an
other, SO long as they have any worker
larvae in the hive with which to do it.
In selecting brood for queen rearing,
be sure to have no drone larvae, for the
bees will often build queen cells over
them, resulting usually in nothing but
a dead drone.
If you do not find any queen>and see
eggs scattered around promiscuously,
some in drone and some in worker cells,
some in one cell and none in the next,
you may be sure you have fertile work
er.-St. Louis Republic.
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FACTS FOR FARMERS.

If not done before, now is good
time to preserve and turn up the grape
vines.
All animals that die of a contagious
disease should be burned as soon az
possible.
1t is rarely a good plan to change
the line of production, simply because
prices are low.
A failing appetite is generally the
first indication that a farm animal is
out of condition.
Considerable of the diseases among
farm stock are directly traceable to in
iudicious feed and care.
Either milk or calves that would
ultimately make large beefers, should
be the object in keeping cows.
The ewes that are expected to lamb
soon should be given plenty of oppor-
tunity to take outdoor exercise.
It does not pay TO feed the products
of the farm to ungrowthy stock,
much less to buy feed for such animals.
Farmers Union.
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LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The Dorset or the Shropshire are ex-
@Celient for early lambs. Lambs that can
he marketed by the middle of February
: GEe the stock that brings in big money.
a writer says that it is the food and
mot the breed that gives quality to the
lamb. Oh, come of, brother. All the
feed in creation cannot make Merino
lamb equal to a lamb of the mutton
breeds. 1t requires both breed and
feed to do the Observation-Disclosures
Voice.
We think the best way to feed is to
cut it up, corn and stalks together. and
feed in the manager in the stable. A
great deal of good fodder is wasted bv
feeding out of doors scattered in a ward
and allowing the stock to tramp on il
The silo is another good way to save the
corn and it makes fine feed.
A wise choice of methods of pre-
Earing and feeding the food has much
10 do in determining profit or loss. The
cheapest production of flesh by horse.
cow or sheep, or of milk, is where all or
the larger part of the food is secured by
the animal grazing in good pasture.
Simple methods of preparation are best
.@G a rule.
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POULTRY TREApMILL.
Keeps Hens on the Move Until they Give
Up an Egg.

Keeps Hens on the Move Until they Give
Up an Egg.
From England comes the news of q
new and ingenious way to make hens
lay. The plan has only just been put
into operation, but already it has been
attended with some measure of success.
Its Inventor is a young man named
Herbert Demands, of South Totem
ham, one of the districts of London,
who was driven to hatch this device
out of his fruitful mind because of the
Worriment his hens caused him. Day
after day they would not lay, and they
fouted and they secuted him by walk
ing around and taking things very
easily, much to his financial loss. So
he put his wits together and made these
domestic bipeds walk the trcadmiIl"
until they laid.
His machinery, an elaborate bit of
carpentering, consisted of what is
called in England then rum" which
was sort of Midway Plaisance for
poultry. It was beautifully working
miniature treadmill. A hen who had
done her full duty was allowed the full
privileges of the rum" hen who had
not, and from whom Mr.. Demands con-
sidered an egg TO be due, was placed,
in spite of all her huttering, upon the
treadmill, and made to walk it until
she cvened up her score and delivered
an egg. The weight of the new laid"
would act upon spring and the hen
would then be liberated to the enjoy
ment of the run
Not quite all the details have come to
hi &C.
that the poultry treadmill was a great
success, and sure shot to get eggs
on demand. The only thing a hen
could do, once placed within, was to go
up and up until she got over her sulks
and was ready to deliver the egg
Had it not been for a most unpleasant
misadventure on Mr.. Demands part,
he might be celebrated among poultry
inventors to-day. Instead of that he
is now doing "a months hard" in the
local workhouse, where most of his
time is taken up in walking the tread
mill himself. For, lacking the lumber
to build his chen rum and his eX-
cheGuer being slightly low in conse-
quence of the ingratitude of his poul-
try, he appropriated his building ma
terials from a stock of wood that had
been stored in the immediate vicinity
to be used as flooring for some new
houses. The theft was not discovered
until after the poultry run" was COM
pIeted, but when it was found out the
owners of the lumber were exceedingly
wrosh, and, refusing to recognize lud-
ding genius, they put the case in mag
istrate's hands at once.
SO the treadmill for feathered bipeds
has now been torn up, and the hens are
purs uing their life of ease in the ordi-
nary manner. Mr.. Demands will soon
be out of Jail, however, and will then
construct run" on even larger scale
than before, taking care this time to Sc
cure his lumber egitimately.-N. Y.
Journal.
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Bread a. a Cattle Food.

An English farmer who is feeding
bread to stock apparently finds it q
cheap as well as a satisfactory ration.
1t would be interesting to know if Others
of his class are doing likewise. The
fact would seem less strange if the
farmer were feeding his own wheat
crop, but inquiry has ELECTED the state
ment that the farmer buys the wheat
and has it ground all one way and
baked in an ordinary manner, using the
bread for his own table as well as for
cattle. His plan of feeding is to COM
mence with about four pounds per day
for each feeding beast, gradually in
creasing the allowance till, when finish
ing off, eight pounds per day are Civ
en-. The bread is sliced up with long
slicing knife, similar to that used on
small farms for slicing turnips by
hand. The farmer speaks of the bread
in the highest terms as a cattle food.
saying that all cattle are particularly
fond of it and grow and feed on it in a
most satisfactory manner.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
STUDY YOUR FOWLS.
They Need Different Food at Different
Seasons of the Year.

they Need Different Food at Different
Seasons of the Year.
Study the wants of your birds, says a
Missouri poultryman. A change of diet
is often necessary. In the spring, when
their systems are changing, they need
easily-digested, cooling food, just the
same as you do. If you study your
physical self you will know what to
feed and how often a change is neces-
sary. Unless you keep your birds in a
healthful condition the chicks will not
De vigorous. If any of your birds arc
sick or off their feed try and find out
what ais them. Use your mother wit
and don't depend on the reasoning
power of others. Do not breed from
immature stock; if you do you will
have roup and other diseases. Old birds
are better to breed from than Young.
There can be no rule laid down to show
The amateur how to successfully raise
good birds, but never let them stop
growing. Follow natures methods as
near as you can in everything, and,
above all, don't attempt to raise too
many varieties. One breed is better
than two, two are better than three, and
three are better than more How many
well-known breeders made reputation
On more than one breed? A word to the
wise is sufficient.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
SUCCESS With SWINE.
An Epitome of the Methods Pursued by y
Prosperous Indiana Man.

=
Prosperous Indiana Man
In speaking of swine breeding Ov
the professional breeder and also by
the general farmer, james Riley, before
the Huntington county farmers insti-
tute, said, although there was depres-
sion in the swine market, he would
advise going ahead regardless of tile
low prices. Prices would be better
next year.
Preparations should be made to care
for swine before commencing in this
industry. Every farmer should have
hog house and hog ranch. The hog
house should be so arranged that it is
easy of access from the several lots
into which the feeding ranch is di-
vided, and provided with feeding floors,
sleeping rooms, water fountains and
properly constructed feeding troughs.
Hogs must have clean quarters and per-
feet sanitation. They must have fresh
water all the time, plenty of shade in
the summer, and lots sufficiently large
to afford good exercise. BY providing
healthy quarters and keeping them
clean there would be less swine disease.
Farmers should study the makeup
should be full-chestcd and of good
constitutional vigor. Every farmer
should educate himself upon the points
that make good hog. Plenty of clover
pasture should be provided for the hogs,
especially the brood sows. A month be-
fore narrowing time the SOW should be
put in one of the ranch lots and fed
bran Stops. After narrowing feed Stops
made partially of shorts. When the
pigs are four weeks old train them to
eat, and feed good, rich Stops made
of shorts and milk. Feed the pigs no
grain until they weigh about a hun
dred pounds. Fat them in the clover
pasture. Raise two sets of pigs, March
and April and October.
The speaker does not sell any wheat,
but feeds it ground to his hogs. He
does not cook it. Claims it is healthier
raw; also more economical. Advises
growing beets for swine.
Regards care and good sanitation the
best methods to keep of; disease Keep
a good quantity of slacI, lime about the
houses and use it freely. Also barrel
CT crude carbolic acid for disinfecting.
Do not permit the hogs to have filthy
wallow. If they make low places in
the lots, fill them up. If it rains and
water stands in the low places, throw
lime in them or fill them up. Remove
the bedding often and burn it. Lime
the pens and sleeping places. Care is
the best prevention of disease. During
the cholera season the speaker does not
permit anyone to go into his swine
pens without first having changed his
shoes. He keeps few pairs of shoes
about the premises for this purpose.
The disease can be carried in the cloth
ing, and especially on the shoes, from
one farm to another. He does not per-
init a dog to come on the farm. A dogs
foot is a very handy thing in which the
germs of cholera may be carried and
left on another farm. The germs may
be carried on the animals body and
left where they will spread the disease
in other herds.-Indiana Farmer.
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CLEANING THE PLOW.
How to Remove Rust In Three or Fo
Applications.

How to Remove Rust in Three or Four
Applications.
Buy from a drug store four ounces
of sulphuric acid and pour it carefully
into pint of water. Do not spill
drop of it on the flesh or clothing, as
it will burn like fire. Cork the bottle
tightly. When ready to use, pour
little on the rusty surface, and let it
soak in; when dry give another coat
If the pillow is very rusty three or four
applications may be required. Scour
off with fine sand and water. Rub dry
with cloth. Rub over the steel mix
ture of crude petroleum and lard,
equal parts. Set the plow upon board
floor in barn, free from rain or snow
A pillow thus treated will scour bright
after a round or two, and, with good
team, the furrow will turn over with
out break. When the pillow is being
cleaned is a proper time to examine
the nuts and bolts to see that they are
all screwed up, and that the threads of
bolts are not so much worn as to work
loose. 1t is of advantage to have few
plain and cutter points and a dozen bolts.
such as bolts for points, landscape and
mold boards. - Massachusetts, Plough
man.
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Modern Methods ON the Farm.

Skill in the trades is always well
naid for, and the same is true of farm
ing. There are too meny unskilled
farmers-men who refuse to change
their methods and are behind the age.
Farmers can learn more about farm
ing, as there is always something new
coming to light. The average per acre
of the cereal crops i'll this country is
ridiculously small, which indicates that
farmers, as a class, are far behind in
the science of agriculture. Many Of
them refuse to accept the truth until
it is forced upon them by their more
advanced neighbors. The first duty of
farmers is to know the breeds of stock.
troy *. " Times.
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POISONOUS HOG BITES.
Antiseptics Should Be Applied to the
Wound without Delay.

Antiseptics Should Be Applied to the
Wound without Delay.
It is serious thing to be bitten by
any animal, for even though there may
be no poisonous glands, the saliva in
the mouth of animals that bite is al
ways more or less poisonous. The bite
of the hog is more apt to be serious than
that of any other domestic animal. 1t
requires skill and activity to handle
large numbers of hogs without en-
dangering those who hold them. The
hog is an omnivorous eater, and is not
at all particular about getting particles
of dirt or eXcremcnt with its food Old
hogs, which are most apt to bite, often
destroy mice and snakes, and though
they get no venom i'll their mouths, it
will poison wherever such saliva
reaches abraded skin. No one who
has a sore on his hand should be called
upon to assist in butchering hogs, as
be may be infected from contact with
the saliva without being bitten. In all
cases Of bite or cut a wash of some
antiseptic should be applied. Diluted
carbolic acid in the proportion of one
to fifty of water is good, as is also a
weak dilution of corrosive sublimate in
proportion of one of the poison to 1000
or 1000 parts of pure water. These
poisons thus diluted do no harm, and
they will prevent poisons from working
in cuts and bruises of any kind.-Ameri-
can CultiyatOr
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BREEDING POULTRY.
Do Not Keep Mongre1 Birds Among Well
Bred Stock.

Do Not Keep Mongre1 Birds Among Well
Bred Stock.
Let the farmer breed his hens just as
carefully as his horses, cattle and hogs.
Blood tells just as surely and certainly.
Do not be guilty of keeping mongrel
hens in company with fine, pure-bred
horses and cattle. Let the farm have
q uniform, blooded appearance, from
the farmer and his family down to the
pigs and hens.
Now the time for mating breeding
fowls for spring Matching is at hand,
spare moment for careful considera-
ton of the very important subject.
In the first place, don't breed from
any but pure, healthy stock. The breed
ing stock must be pure. Otherwise they
will not reproduce themselves in the
offspring with any degree of fidelity.
They must be healthy, for without
health no life is of value. Fowls that
have any constitutional faint acquired
by inbreeding roup or other diseases
never should find place in the breed
ing pen, for all these weaknesses are
sure to show up i'll the offspring.
Be sure also that the breeding birds
take plenty of exercise. It is impossi-
ole to produce fertile eggs except the
birds are very active. Keep them
scratching and working for food. Fat
birds are nuisance as far as eggs CO.
William P. Perkins, in Western Rural.
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The knot prevents choking. Now tie
the end of the rope to the ring, and you
are ready.
Bunch the horses by throwing out
some feed in large yard. Have an as
sistant hold one end of the rope. By
moving carefully, you can soon moose
the colt. Let him circle around until
we'll tired out, before going up to his
head. AS soon as possible take two
half bitches Gig. y around his nose;
take the bend of the lower hitch, pass
it under the other from the top down
ards, then up over the ears, loosen
ing the rope in hand as you go. An
excellent halter, capable of holding any,
thing, is thus formed Gig. y. If, after
being driven around for some time,
lie proves stubborn and will not follow,
take a piece of clothesline, double it,
tie a knot on the doubled end, leaving
enough rope to slip down over his hind
quarters almost to the hooks (the knot
remaining over his coupling), run the
two free ends-one on each side of his
neck-through the halter, and on feel
ing the pull behind he will move. Never
strike him, and as soon as he yields a
little, pet him. If the dams are worked,
the best way is to slip on a halter when
the colt is only few days old, and tie
alongside the mother; but if still I'M
broken, when there is lots Of snow on
the ground is a good time to work with
the dams, as the colt is not liable to be
hurt when it throws ITSELF. Wilson,
in American Agriculturist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
wbv Bee-Keeping Is Prof,table.

Beekeeping in connection with farm
ing is one of the most paying branches.
It involves no direct cost, as they will
pay for themselves in one season, so
that money invested is returned by 100
per cent the first year, and you have
stock for another and have most ex-
cellent article for the table. There is
always ready market for honey, so
what can the farmer of to-day better do
than to keep a few swarms of bees?
With modern conveniences. such as the
bee wells and smokers, there is no such
thing as being stung.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-03-21
The Maggie MURPHY Potato.

One of the most popular potatoes of
recent introduction is the Maggie Muir
ohy, and it has been accepted as first
lass by many of the largest growers
It is of the shapeiiest form, and even IN
brought seasons its perfect shape is
etained. It is claimed to be the great
st yielder ever introduced. 1t bears
is tubers very close to the plant, of
n" largest size, averaging IN weight a
FOUND each. 1t is perfect keeper.
3oth skin and flesh are of extreme
vhiteness. The foliage is heavy and
If a dark green color; vines strong and
rigorous. The tubers set while the
ines are quite small. but do not ripen
Intil late. This gives all the adyan-
ages of continuous growth for the en-
ire SeaSon--Denver Field and Farm.