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INTERIOR ARRANGEMENT.

where large number of hens are kept.
Have the stove inclosed in a small
apartment by itself, and then when you
wish to warm the rest of the house
open the door and let the heat pass out
Thus you keep the stove neat and clean,
while if the apartment is mouse-proof,
as it ought to be, supply of grain and
meal may be stored therein for the
fowls, which economies much in time
and labor.
The windows, which in their sloping
position should face directly to the
south, afford the inmates large
amount of light and sunshine-all that
are obtainable-and no matter how Sc
we're the weather may be, fowls thus
provided for are always contented and
happy, compromising their owner with
an agreeable amount Of eggs. When
a hard snowstorm is in progress, how
ever, it is policy to cover the windows
with straw mating or the like, for
then when it clears up the mats may
be removed, and with them all the
snow, leaving the glass perfectly clean
and the hens to- enjoy regular para
dise.-Frederick o. Sibley, in N. Y.
Tribune.
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HOUSE FOR LAYING HENS.
It Is So Convenient That Fowls Can
not Help But Do quite Satis-
factorily In 1t.

In order to make hens produce eggs
when most desired, they must not only
have extra care, but be provided with
proper quarters. At the same time,
however, it is hardly advisable for all
poulterers to erect elaborate struc-
lures for this purpose, and especially
when we take into consideration the
desperate competition of the present
day and oftentime low prices of eggs
Accordingly, we advance the idea that
ordinary persons who make practice
of keeping from so to 100 fowls should
indulge in a poultry house something
like the one shown herewith in the IL
lustration.
AS can be seen, if situated by bank,
it affords very suitable habitation for
laying hens. Indeed, in early spring
and fall, when the chilly days and
nights retard the inclination of all
hens and pullets to lay as steadily and
early as they will with warm, nice
quarters in which to reside, it is just
the thing. Really, it is so roomy, con-
venient and well ventilated that fowls
cannot help but do satisfactorily in it.
For 100 hens 1T should be not less than
SO feet long, 25 feet wide, IL feet at the
highest point and eight feet where the
windows are shown.
The pens should be ten by eighteen or
more feet square, with nests for layers
extending the entire length of the
building under it's lowest part, it being
here dark and obscure the place
in which to deposit eggs which, with
up-to-date nests, can easily be collected
by the poulterer at night and not Que
found broken.
AS to the floor of such building, it
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-14

The farmer who desires to ifaqrove
also goes too far sometimes. Instead
of depending on one breed, he begins
with two or more. His interest will be
sufficiently strong for year or moro
to keep his birds separate, but in the
course of time he will undertake toe
save labor by turning all the breeds
out together. Then the down grade
begins, and in season or two his
fowls will be all cross-breeds and uon-
grels, with no uniformity or fixed
characteristics. If the farmer desires
to improve, let him begin with pure
bred males if he does not wish to pur-
chase trio, but he should stick to
one breed. If he gets a male every
year, let it be of the breed he original
ly selected. In two or three years he
will have the flocks uniform, and they
will be better and better every sea
son, and at cost that is almost in
significant. If his neighbors desire to
improve, let them cooperate with him
in purchasing pure breeds, and if they
refuse, then he should compel them
to pay him for his enterprise when
they call with setting of eggs from
mongrel hens to be exchanged for
something better. A dollar or two
invested in pure breeds will make
difference in the quality of the stoca
and the number of eggs laid of more
than ten times the cost of the birds
purchased and Fireside. -
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Farmers Are Great Seaders.

According to late statistics the
American farmer is becoming an ON
nivorous reader of agricultural liter
ature Prior to 1894 the total aumbec
of farmers bulletins issued by the de-
partment of agriculture was $4,000.
In 1894 the number used was 27S,5OO;
1895, 1,567,0OO; 1896, 1891, 900, and in
1897, 2,3s7,OOO. The superintendent of
the division of publication says that
the demand for literature is steadily
increasing, and that this increase
seems likely to continue until every
one of the 100000 farmers Of the
United States is provided with liter
allure sent out by the department
bearing upon agriculture.
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Jhould be raised three or four inches
from the ground to shut out dampness,
and dry earth and coarse sand spread
over it regularly after the old has been
removed, for this gives the hens exer
Else and grit, both of which are highly
essential to their welfare. Wire net
ting, of course, should be employed to
divide the pens, and in the upright part
IF the building should be arranged the
.oosts. Here, also, should be arranged
the ventilators, which at their best
ought to be left open during the mid
die of the day, when the hens are down
on the floor or out of the house, and
closed at night, or partially SO, to keep
out the cold.
Concerning the stove Qook at plan),
this comes available for cooking food
in it's caldron or boiler before feeding
the same to focks in the morning, and
also for keeping the building free from
dampness- thing highly important
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Live Stock and Fertility.

Long and painstaking efforts IN an,
one direction make men experts. Not
until farmers rightly appreciate the
value and necessity of the live stock
business in relation to the pr0erva-
ton of fertility will they become ex-
pert in this line or capable of getting
out of it all there is in lit. It has well
been said that the policy which the
farmers of Illinois must adopt if they
ever expect to attain their formers
prosperity is to provide q home mar
ket for their own product. BY aDhome
market we mean a market on the
farm, without any cost of transpor-
tation except that which the farmer
pays to himself for the use of his own,
teams and wagons. Nothing except
live stock can provide this kind of
market.-A. P. Grout, in Farmers Re,
view
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A Misunderstood Man.

Nobody can learn all there is worth
knowing in this lifetime" said Mr..
Meekton. wisely. "And a man ought
never to assume that his education is
finished. I'm going to keep right ahead
with mine. I'm going to study astron-
omy."
His wife looked at him sharply and
then in a cold, hard tone exclaimed:
o''Leonidas, you'll have to think up
some better excuse than that for stay
ing out all night" Star.
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PRETTY THINGS TO WEAR.
Afternoon Gown of Grenadine
Jackets for Fall.

Blouse suits of plain and fancy weave
Are made with revers, belt and apron,
with large buttons for fastening, and
finished with braid garniture.
A new idea in the taffeta skirts is
to have the flounces edged with frill.
Skirts worn with silk waists are pref
ty trimmed with cross ruches of mar
row ribbon.
Sleeves are being made smaller and
without trimming. except at the wrist.
Waists are elaborate, with revers and
epauiets, and skirts are tucked, ruff
fled and braided. Suits of cheviot,
covert and cloth are braided, while silk
and cashmere are ruffied or tucked.
A pretty. afternoon gown of grena
dine is made with accordion-plaited
blouse and skirt, and cross-tucked
sleeves over black. with sash of light
green taffeta. To make it more dressy
the ribbon may be edged with mar
row frill of black mousseline, headed
by tiny applique band of mousseline
embroidered with jet beads and span
giles.
Jackets for fall wear are to be made
longer than last year. Flat bands are
the most appropriate trimmings for
heavy goods. Costumes are made of
two shades of cashmere, cloth and
other heavy goods; the. darker color
forms the side seams and upper part
of skirt. The jacket may be finished
with bands of velvet or fancy goods.
The rest is of satin CT brocade.-Chi-
cago Evening News.
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Cleaning Out Fence Rows.

Since the introduction of horse
mowers and harvesting machinery
there is less care taken to keep weeds
and grass out of the fence corners. It
was always an ugly task to NOW grass
in the corners of fences, for that was
the common dumping place of stones
thrown out in blowing the field. Now
nobody thinks of using the scythe if
he has a machine. But ii is mistake
not to NOW the weeds and bushes that!
grow in fence corners, so as to pre-,
vent weeds from going to seed and the,
bushes from becoming an unmanage-.
able nuisance, encroachings on the
plowable land.
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BUYING PURE BREEDS.
Dollar or Two So Invested VIII Pay
TenfOld Returns I'm . Very
Short Time.

The farmer who buys trio or more
of fowls in the fall a~xill make no mis-
take, and if he prefers to get the eggs
in the spring all will be well, but h.
must expect to be ridiculed by some
of his neighbors for paying one or two
dollars for male or hen. Neverthe-
less these same farmers and neigh
bors will promptly come foyward and
request to change eggs" with him
when they desire to hatch chicks in
the spring. If farmer buys eggs of
the pure breed he buys ''stock," the
eggs being simply the embryo chicks
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Not FOPnOtfen.

did you think of me while you were
away at saratoga?"' asked Mr.. Murray
Hill of his wife.
ooh! yes, I thought of you every day.
There was suspicious-looking, bald
headed man who resembled you very
much, and who used to raise row
every day about the poor dinner, just as
you do. I couldn't help thinking of you
every time I saw him.-Tammany
Times
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A Satisfactory Test.

$50 you want to marry my daughter,
eh?" queried the OLD man. do you
think you have the patience and for
bearance to make her kind and indul-
gent husband?" O..
Il don't know, SIR" replied the would
be son-in-law. 81 can button azstand-
ing collar on a shirt that is half-size
larger, without getting angry, and Z"
"Say no MORE" interrupted the old
man. o"Say no more, but take her, my
son, and my blessing goes with her.
Chicago Daily News.
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Nun 1zz3@ + 4
Then He DodRed.

"At last" he said, Manila will get
the benefit of our benefcient institu-
lions. We may rest assured even now
that MANILA
o He paused and carefully gagged the
distance between himself aRd the near
est member of the party, after which
he moved Nttle farther away.
Even now," he repeated, Manila is
under the Merritt law"
In spite of the precautions he had
previously taken for hts safety he felt
~ incumbent. upon him to dodge and
run.-Chicago Post.
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RetPihufiOn.

Billiken-What's the matter with Will
liken?
o Wilhken-Mattere enough. You know,
some time ago I assigned all my prop
erty to my wife, TOTO keep it out of
the hands of-of people I owe, you
know.
eyes"
"Well, she's taken the money and
gone off-says she won't live with me
because swindled my creditors Tit,
Bits.
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Embarrassinu.

81 felt really sorry for Mr.. Meekton
the other night" said the man who is
given to gossip. you know, he used
to be quite singer in his youth"
''Did his voice fail him?'
mo. He didn't give it a chance.
Some thoughtless person asked him to
sing that old bass solo: Let All Obey.
in the presence of his wife, --Washing-
ton Star.
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Saving Himself.

She-After We are married we must
economic. shall bake my own bread.
He-Very well. darling; if you really
want to do it won't object; but you
shan't bother your little head about
baking mine.-Brooklyn Life.
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I'm to Specifications.

81 thought you told me you were a
lightning chopper" remarked. Farmer
Stumplott, after he had watched for a
few moments the efforts of his new
hired man to hack down tree.
81 am, b'gosh," answered the hired
man, making another cash and another
grunt. 81 never strike twice in the
same place."-Chicago Tribune.
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Boominx Buaineas.

Granby-He said that people eat too
much -four bread; that there is moth
ing so wholesome or so nutritious as
corn meal. What do you think of
that2
Danby-Think he is in the corn meal
business.-Boston Transcript.
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Financial Needs.

Mr.. Gilman (who has taken board on
farm)-Is there bank anywhere
near here?
Farmer Catchum-No. sir. We amt
never had no use fer banks in this Sec
ton. You see, this is the first season
any of us has kept summer boarders.-
N. Y. Weekly.
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Worth More.

Client (who has just been acquitted
of murder)-I think your fee is exor-
bitant, especially as was totally inno-
cent of the charge.
Lawyer-That's just it! Think how
much worse you would have felt if you
had had to hang for something you
never did.-Judge.
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One OF the First.

''She belongs to one of the first fami-'
lies here, believer
Yes; her grandfather moved his fam
lily here in a covered wagon drawn by
an on team. when there were only three
houses in the town."-Chicago Daily
Record =.
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Who Will LfSSens

"Indiscretion often spoils lesson"
remarked Uncle Debate. Il heard a
man once talking about the evils of
gambling. He made good talk. but it
did no good. He was talking to a win
ner instead of to a loser."-Puck
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His VOca buIary.

Mrs. Sykes = One characteristic
about my husband like; he always
calls spade spade.
Mrs. Laugh suppose he's like all
husbands, however; he calls club
lodge.-Boston Traveller.
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Anticipating Him.

Haworth-Say,' old man, you've seen
that good old play, Lend Me Five Shil-
ings." haven't you?
Pepley--Yes, my boy, but I'm sorry.
1 haven't cent can spare.-Philadel-
phia North American.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-14

Brahmas need but little range
While they like the open air they are
contented in a small space.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-14

little woman, if you get yourself up
fetching, and look pleasant, I'll trot you
out for stroll in the park this evening.
Ally Slcper.
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PRIVILEGED Patriot.

Walker-Officer, why didn't you halt
that fellow He was riding fully 20
miles an hour.
Officer-Ah. go on with you! Didn't
you see he was riding a red, white and
blue wheel ?-Cincinnat Enquirer.
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Life.


little work, a little play,
And that is life, some people say:
But no, alas! for the married man.
He works all day, and when it's DER
He sings the while he walks the floor,
And sleeps bit whene'er he can.
Chicago Daily News
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A WHIT.

Adam and Eve in the garden stand.
Just after the fall, believe;
To obtain their clothes before they depart
They must wait for the trees to leave
Harlem Life.
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It is safe rule in feeding to give the
fowls one. good feed of sound grain
every day. Wheat is good.
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%

Tommy Ito his mother, who is chat
ting with a friend)-Say, mamma, if
you amt going to start pretty soon I'm
going to tell the lady what you said
about her this morning.-Fliegend
Blaetter
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-14

In sending poultry to market now
see that they are well watered and fed.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-14

Young geese are bestoto fattsn for
market; old geese are best to keep for
laying and for feathers.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-10-14

AS soon as the Matching season is
fairly over sell off all the ROSTERS.
The hens will lay as well without
them.
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Mandamua.

I Gid a verse quite simply write,
With ornament not too bedight-
They surely would be pleased with It
Because it was so simply writ,
But back 1t came-they'd have 1t not,
Because. they said. twas simply wrot'.
IN. Y. Truth.
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IncOnsisteMt,

Talking about Inconsistency" re-
marked Uncle Debate. "the negro is in
clined that way. He nearly always car
ries a razor and yet he is seldom able to
grow a beard."-N. Y. Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21
Want Fair Histories

Richmond, Sept l5.-Tbe history
committee of the State Grand Camp
of Confederate Veterans to day adopt
ed resolutions reiteratiug its objec-
ton TO the use of Barnes history,
which has been dropped from the
public school lists of the State, aud
it's commentator of Jones and Lees
histories, which have been adopted
by the State Board of Education, and
objectiDg further to the use Of Fiske's
history of the United States and the
work called "History Of Our Coun
try" by Cooper, Estell & Lemon
The resolutions will be presented as
the report Of the committee to the
Grand Camp of the State at its session
to be held October 4, at Culpepper
Court House
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21
Following the Crack.

A building on downtown street
was on fire. and the first floor was
full of thick. sufocating smoke, says
the Kansas City Star To the crowd
outside it seemed as if a man could
not live minute in it as if human
lungs could not possibly, endure il
And yet there were two fireman in
the room. They had gone in, and
had not yet come out. Five minutes
later and the firemen had not appear
ed The smoke was getting denser
aud rolled out Of the broken transom
in heavy, deadly clouds. The crowd
in the street was getting worried.
At the end of ten minutes fireman
struggled cut of the door and stood
against ladder, painting and strug-
Cling for breath In moment or two
be was apparently all right
"By gracious" said the man.
"Tbat fellow must have freproof
lungs He's wonder y
After it was all over and the fire.
men had returned to their engine
houses and we're cleaning themselves
and the apparatus, the man who had
come through the smoke was found
He was as clipper as if he had never
been to fire
''How do you do it ~ asked a
man
Easy enough be answered
Just hug the floor There is no
smoke next to the floor 7"
"But how do you see to get out p
was asked ''Surely the smoke is
too thick to find your way about
And in strange building you don't
know where the door is how do you
manage it -
"it like this answered the fire.
man When the smoke gets thick
we get down on the floor and work
as long as we Can If we can't do
anything and have got 10 get out, we
just crawl along crack and come to
the font of the building In the big
downtown buildings the floor boards
run from the front 10 the back, and if
we don't happen to strike the door
we just follow the front wall until we
come to it That's 20 trick y
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21
Three Hundred span1ards Killed.

II so Aue7,caas ca1 kill 800 Spauisrds in
go GAYS Ga,s. how many 4 7 eTicsns will It
taA, 20 xii l0) S?an'ards H. 40 d'JS? One
thousand Doi:M7s viii re ,'eia 20 toe persons
acsweriog ihe above pro0!: n correctly.
Macy Other prizs Of 'a:ne Al: Of which
will he ernnn noaed i: the nez ;:Sas Of Upton
Nl"strateI Weekly Asa pes:;ive guarantee
as 10 my ra,i.bl!!y refer - ans mercantile
or COZ mercial agerc7 As the otJ-ct OF
ofeung these prizes Is TO attract a'!eniion 10
ny po*o,ar fiD'lg 'nagazire each person
answering ust enclose wi;5 her answer
hce two ce7t tamp' (oc tee ceats S!.7efl tor
oae months suoscr.. ,'oc rontsi.,:rg full
particulars Secd is-dar To re 6rst is
lsndable ambition; YOU oay secnieta 'hcu-
SAND dollars Ten dollnrs IL gid Il oe
paid tor he oesf original rooeu 20 be pa
isae1 10 future uutnter Address, Vi.
Upton. 324 arno.n ST Chicago,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21

San Juan de Porto hlco, Oept 10
NJ new cases of yellow fever have been
reported from Ponce The total re-
msius at four cases. including two
deaths. both priva,es Of the Nineteenth
regular infantry
MADRID. Sept Is The queen re-
eeu. presided at the CABINET council
10 day Seoor Sagssta, the prime mir
lister, outlined the situation aud said
that sse government had received no
reply from Washington to its request
fnr she repara,iop Of Spaniards 10 the
Philippines According to reports
from Mahisa, QUE -'6'rd OF toe prisoners
of Geo Agoioaldo have died OF bad
treatment rhe peace com mnlssioners
Will be appointed to morrow
Clemson College, Sept. l5.-Clem
son College opened yesterday with
the largest attendance since 1893
There are nearly four hundred stu
dents present. and the indications are
that many more will come. As a
rule, the new men are we'll prepared,
and higher percentage than usual
will be admitted to the upper classes
Summerville, Sept Is Corporal
Francis /. Cooper, OF Company |,
while riding on top of car, was
struck by piece of timber from the
coal chute at Branchville, and very
seriously wounded about the head
There were no bones broken His
wounds were promptly dressed by
Assistant Surgeon Griffith.
Narragarse', Pier, September 10 :
Miss Winnie Davis is much improved
30 dag aud ibe prospects are good for
her rapid recovery to health Tie
bortl iu which she is guest is closed
for the seasoo o.dsy, OCT Miss Da7is
and h-r mosbsr aud the attendants viii
remain uu,ii ii is safe 20 remove the
paiieri
Washington, September IS "A
telegram GAS neeu received at the jap
aaes cation to the feet THAT on the l0:b
iustaut the Goeerument OF Japan pro
CLAIMED tba. the new japanese s'atu
tory tariff as we'll as the English, Ger
man, ard Aus;ro- Hungarian tariffs
wau|3 be pat INTO operation oo the sTst
of January. 1899 This step marks
tie lo.ogura,ioo OF Japau's pe0 treaty
r.!a'i5ns with the western PAYERS The
revised treaties as whole will 60 into
operation Cd toe 19 b OF July, 1899,
bat By ,nair terms it was provided ttat
If the japanese Government SO desired,
new tariff might be substituted before
tha, cate for the conventional tariff.
which has 5een in exclusive operation
since 1866
London, Sept is The Standard
says editorial:y ,his morn'og, after con
gra;alatiug Seoor Sagas'a and the Ge7-
e.nmeos upoa having survived fiji
cnlt period succss,tn!lg ;ha' tie great
danger is row over
"Spaia il contioues, 'a pears rec
oncled. knowing t;a;. wha:e7e: differ
eace~ cay arise 10 me peace aegoila,
tons, she is bound % yield
.'A> to reeof;s 'ha; indemnity w':'
b demanded. 10" United States k"ows
that no money can te gotten ou; "'
Spain ard, therefore. is unlikely 70
make such dem and seriously Il the
United States secures Lpzon i; is most
probable tha: Spain will give 10 ihe re.
;9ainder of the islands as a useless en-,
cumb braoce "
The Madrid correspondents of TIE
Daily Mail says: TIE politicians
Cor the most part favor ao 4nrlre reDun
ciat:oo OF the Philippines III exchange
for economic advantages
s,nhnorr rnupn or tickling in the throat