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NOTES FOR seEkEEPERs.

Adjusting boards should be used in
hives of all weak stocks.
Little wooden troughs holding about
a pint Of strip are good for feeding
bees.
The supply of drones depends entire
Nv on the amount OF drone comb fur
nished.
Colonies selected for breeders should
be pushed by early feeding to their ut
most limit.
do not feed in the morning. as it
tends to cause robbing and to make the
bees restless
1t is just as necessary TO select for
the production of tlrones az for the pro-
duction of queens.
Now is a good time to make up sur
plus Of hives. SO rs to have them ready
for use At any time they may Be need
ed.-St. Louis Republic.
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HOW SHE MANAGED HIM.

Let Her Husband BE Cross for the
Presents He Gave Her.
They We're two women discussing their
husbands over shopping lunch. One asked
tne other II her husband was ever cross.
reply W.
How do you manage him:" asked the
6rst speaker.
II don't try to manage him. l just let him
alone"
but how do you make ups"
we don't make up. You see he is al
ways as cross as two sticks at breakfast. and
says whole lot of sarcastic things about
women attending to their households, and
club women, and any other old thing he can
think of, and then he goes away mad and
slams the front door,
You poor thing. And people say you are
% congenial and 50 well suited to each
other"
$50 we are. When Harold comes home at
night he hands me little package and says
he hopes it will please me. and / tell him
he is too good, and 1 wish all women had as
good husband as mine Then see what
he's giving me, and sometimes it's a lovely
belt or new chatelaine, or a fancy scarf,
and give him kiss mad ask him to forgive
me for being cross in the morning"
The other woman looked daZed and went on
slipping her chocolate in profound silence as
long as she could stand it. Then she flashed
out.
And vet you deliberately told me you
did not manage him. Chicago Times Her
aid
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foreign foe that might assail them, un-
less our naval vessels could be on hand
for defense. But, strong as our navy
is, we have not yet enough war ships
to protect all OF our cities.
Gen. Miles says that I'VE have not
powder and shot and shell enough to
even defend our national capital. Tn
less some of our battle ships could be
conveniently on duty, any unarmored
cruiser of Spain could steam past Fort
ress Monroe, past Forts Washington
and Foote. come up the Potomac river
and shell the capitol building in which
all this war talk has been going on so
bravely
On our coast Notifications we have
q number of the finest rifled cannon
ct high power, and the gun factory at
Washington is constantly turning out
splendid guns of the same pattern. Blu:
all Of these coast defense quits are Is
powerless as popguns. because we have
no ammunition in our coast defense
magazines. Big cannons are as harm
less as big Jumps of steel unless we
have plenty of ammunition for them.
Who is to blame? Gen. Miles says
that he has disposed Of all appropria-
tions as carefully as possible. but that
money sufficient has not been appro-
priated by congress. This statement
has been made in the war department
sgain and again by the general COM
manding our army. 1t nettled the COM
nittee on appropriations, and Gen.
Miles was summoned to appear before
that committee He came and made
his statements. He said: This coun-
try is in no condition to go to war with
Spain, nor with any other civilized ma
ton"
Before the meeting was over. it was
concluded tina; our Yankee self-confi-
dence had almost led us into serious
difficulty. The next modern war will
be short. sharp and decisive. Unless
our coast defenses are Immediately pre-
pared for emergencies. our great. big.
powerful nation is likely to be hunili-
a'cd and disgracsd. before chance
could be given for us to get good aud
ready. We have before US a dreadful
example. The great Chinese empire.
with its +oo.ooO.0oo Of people. went 10
war with little Japan. But big China
was unprepared. while little Japan was
ready for every emergency. Big China
was whipped in short order One of
the humorous newspaper photographers
Of the time said: THE Japanese are
only +0,ooo,ou0, but they fight like
sixty"
We are 7o.oOo.ooo people, and. in spite
Of the hard times which nave depressed
our business interests. we are a rich
people. with almost boundiess re-
There is not nation on earth
that could defeat us if we were pre-
pared; but so great is our self-confi-
Hence that we have been liable to be
too hasty- Gen. Miles has given fair
in patriotic manner. He is
40 coward. His whole career as SOL |
lier demonstrates that he is fearless.
During the civil war, and in several |
Indian wars. he showed his mettie. and
,e has often been under fire of the hot |
est kind. No. he is simply y prudent |
soldier, and before going into a war
,e wants to be fully prepared. There
ore he has told the statesmen on Capt.
81 Hill exactly the situation, rs viewed /
u q military man, and ii is hoped that |
nipple appropriations win soon Be
nadA
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is held on the side of the nest with a
wooden screw with a common nut
washer. The other end of the fastening
fits over a nail when raised and closed.
This keeps the sitting hen on and others
off: Nests are made separate, and
should be 16 inches square and IL inches
high. They are placed on the south
side of the inside of the house under
the windows. A board IA inches off the
floor is placed over the nests. This
gives plenty of room for light and
ventilation.
Windows, i, +, Z, are placed on the
south side; shows steps to upper
floor. Ground floor or range room is
shown at G. 1t should be boarded on all
except the south side, which should be
closed with netting. There should be a
board with cleats or steps on it 1.-THE
board not shown in illustration) lead
ing from the lower to the upper floor,
and a door made through the floor, to
be closed on cold nights. This lower
room is used in cold and wet weather
for a range room and should have plen-
ty of straw for the chickens to exer-
else in while getting the grain that is
fed to them. There should be dust
box with good sharp grit. This room
may be used to keep little chickens in
in the early spring. wet or bad weather
or dewy mornings.
In building this house it is not neces-
sary 10 use costly materials, but it
should be made tight SO as to prevent
cold drafts. A good plan is to line the
inside with tarred or building paper.
4 house of this kind will cost more than
q plain one or shed, but rs uncleanli-
ness is breeder of disease and taking
into consideration how easily this
house may be kept clean it is really the
cheapest house. Most cholera COM
plants are caused by unhealthy, filthy
quarters and lice and mites combined
working ON the chickens. They take
the stamina and vigor of the stock,
diarrhea sets in and the chickens die. /
have been all along this route, but since
building house easily kept clean and
giving our birds better care we are not
troubled with the cholera. Lice and
mites may be kept down by using coal
oil and carbolic acid on the roosts ana
whitewashing the building thoroughly.
If the mites get on the chickens very
bad dust them with good insect pow
der, have good dust bath and have sui
phur in the dust.-Capt. J. w. Rouse,
in Farm and Home
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men hesitate. That is what made Pres
ident Cleveland so conservative. That
is what has made President Mckinley
so conservative. We may sheer at dan
ger; but sneers count for nothing in
the presence of powerful foe.
There is only one great nation that
really desires to avoid war with us,
and that is Great Britain: because.
while that power might injure our
coast cities with her powerful navy,
she would lose Canada speedily. and
that she cannot afford to do. Great
Britain might do us harm along our
coasts. from which it would take years
to recover; but we would recover. She
would lose Canada, and from that loss
Great Britain could never recover.
Therefore. there is no danger of war
| with Great Britain.
| But, it we were overpowered by other
| nations. we might naturally expee.
Great Britain 10 swoOp down upon us
also, and take part in despoiling us, for
Great Britain is not our friend.
There is another nation which does
not fear to war with us. but does not
intend TO have hostilities with us. and
that Is Russia. which has always been
our friend. 1t was Russian gums which
compelled Great Britain to keep hancas
of, when we were in trouble among
ourselves in 1s61-5.
The fact stated by Gen. Miles, that we
are unprepared for war. is known to all
Of the nations Of the earth. Our forts
and ships are always open TO inspection,
and the agents OF foreign nations have
looked us all over.
From an eminent statesman, one WHO
Is acknowledged to be one of our great
est international lawyers. the facts here
presented have been obtained. Public
men Of prominence are exceedingly
careful OF their utteMnces, because they
are very often misquoted by enterpris-
ing young newsgatherers. But in the
privacy and confidence Of his own par
Tor distinguished senator who has
been personal friend of the writer for
nearly quarter Of century said:
Tell your readers to pray for peace.
Tell them that wise counsel prevails in
Washington. and that we are prepar-
ing for war. 1t is regarded by careful
men as almost inevitable. But we need
time. Six months will complete orr
coast defenses. In the same time our
navy will be strengthened. Cuban
atrocities excite our sympathy. ard
they should be stopped. But sympathy.
like charity. begins at home. and we
must sympathize with our own people
first. before we plunge unprepared into
the awful horrors OF war. II seems to
be unavoidable: but we must avert ii il
we can. certainly until we can meet the
emergency with the least possible cost
and the least possible loss to ourselves"
That is the whole story In a nutshell.
II develops the full meaning Of the
speech of Congressman Hit. Of Illinois.
when he eloquent.y spoke in the house
of representatives. appealing to all OF
our citizens to have confidence in the
patriotism Of our president at this time.
regardless of present or future political
views and aspirations.
SMITH D. FRY.
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4 Benefaetress' Kind Het.
From the Eveninr News D

From the Evening News. Detroit. Mich.
Mrs. John Tansey, of 100 Baker Street,
Detroit, Michigan, is one of those women
who always know just what to do in all
trouble and sickness One that is a mother
to those in distress. To a reporter she said:
81 am the mother of ten children and have
raised eight Of them. Several years ago
we had a serious time with my daughter,
which began when she was about sixteen
years old. She did not have any serious ILL.,
ness, but seemed to gradually waste away
Having never had consumption in our fam
lily, as we come of good old Irish and Scotch
stock, we did not think it was that. Our
doctor called the disease by an old name
blood.
ut is impossible to describe the feeling
John and had as we noticed our daughter
slowly passing away from us. We finally
found, however, medicine that seemed to
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Every person. male or female, shfinks
from badness. II adds to the appearance
Of age and 40 Z serious discomfort The
cases are rare when the falling ont Of the
hair may not be stopped. and new and
healthy growth Of the hair promoted The
soil. ii : plant 6ourishes, Il must have
regularly and end its food in the soil
where Ii ID rooted. It's - with the hair.
Neglect 10 usually the beginning Ct bald
ness. Daudrun II allowed to thicken on
the scalp. The hair begins to loosen-. The
scalp loses its vitality. The hair. insult
6ciently nourished. begins to fade and TO
fall. The instant need in such case -
some practical preparation which. sup
p1yinx the needed nourishment to the
scalp. will feed the hair, Gre 1t strength.
and 20 produce . strong and healthy
growth. All this is done by DR.. Ayers
Hair vigor. the most practical and vaiua-
BILE preparation for the hair that can be
obtained. II tones up the scalp. does away
with dandrufi. stops the hair from falling.
restores the original color to gray or faded
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-03-19
The Alternative,

The police Justice had formerly been a
bartender He had gone into politics and
had been elected by a big majority. This
was his first case Mary McMannis was up
before him for drunkenness. The justice
looked at her minute and then said sternly:
sWell, what are you here for"
eff yer please, yer honor" said Mary,
'sthe copper beyant pulled me in, sayin' !
was drunk. An don't drink, yer honor;
don't drink
"AlI right" said the justice, his former
bartender habit getting the best of him;
sall right, have a cigar. detroit Free
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daylight below it. The tails of all Chew
lots are left long enough to reach the
hooks. This needed protection, espe-
cially to the udders of ewes, is rendered
practicable on account of the dry ma
Iure OF the usual forage, which obviates
the danger OF securing. The legs be-
low the knees and hooks, as well as
the face, is covered by close growth
of short, stiff. white hair. The fleece is
SO dense and close as to be almost i'm
Ienetrable to rain and cold. The ewes
clip from five to seven pounds each,
rams two to three pounds more. The
wool is of medium length. strong and
firm, furnishing the staple for those
durable cloths known as cheyiots. The
live weight of ewes and wethers ranges
from 100 to 100 pounds. The mutton il
finely marbled. juicy and palatable.
Ewes are prolific. averaging three
lambs to two ewes annually, and are
good mothers, with abundance of milk.
Farm and Home.
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RESCUED BABY.
brave Deed OF = Heroine for which
She Got No Reward.

She Got No Reward.
Doubtless no woman in town swims bet
ter than Miss X. but since last summer
she has ceased to take pride in her accom-
plishment. She spent the season at one of the
northern lakes. One afternoon, just at the
fashionable promenade hour, she was walk
ing along the lake shore drive, when she
heard a scream from the pier near. She runs
like ATLANTA, and she dashed out to the
pier. An deliberately dressed woman was
wringing her hands and screaming:
"Oh, my baby! Ny baby. My baby's
drowning.'
Miss & was dressed in her newest
gown, but it wasn't time to think OF
gowns. She dived from the pier. She saw
no baby under water. She rose and few
feet from her saw small body floating, q
brown, four-legged fat body, that yelped
as it padded shoreward Baby" was a
pug, and the one lone man who heard Miss
Ks remarks to baby's owner few min
utes later tells me that he thinks Of them
still at night and quakes.--Washington
Post
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Mr.. A. w. Hurn, of Gardi, Ca, on the
Southern Railway line from Macon to
Brunswick. this year gathered his first
grapes from his vineyard of six
acres. He sold grapes which brought
him 500 and made several hundred gal
Ions Of wine which will bring from 81
to Sl.25 gallon. He is making an adj
dition Of three acres to the vineyard.
Other fruits also prosper in that region.
especially peaches and pears The
crop OF both these fruits in 1897 was
line and large That section Of Ger
gia u also good dairy country.
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THE MODERN cHEvloT.

1t In = Compact, Well-Forned and
Profitable sheep.
The distinctiseiy local breed of sheep
on the Cheviot hills. lying along the
border of England and Scotland. is the
Cheviot, typical specimens of which
are graphically depicted herewith. Tbs
old Cheyiot sheep was leggy, thin
wooded animal, though very hardy and
vigorous, enduring the vicissitudes of
storms and colds nearly MS we'll
as black-faced sheep. The mod
ern Cheviot is compact, we'll
formed sheep. we'll filled out in the
quarters, with no undue amount OF
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SHE TOOK THE HINT.


And Then Proceeded to Display Her
Immense ingenuity.
At home stations the private soldiers
washing is usually done by the married sol
diers' wives. who are expected to sew. on
missing buttons and do repairs, for which
a small sum is deducted from the private's
pay.
Pat McGinnis had good deal of trouble
with his laundress: Sunday after Sunday
had his shirt come back with the neck but
ton off, or else hanging by a thread. He
had spoken to her on the subject and she
had promised to see to it, but still the but
ton was not on properly.
He got out of patience one Sunday when
the missing button had made him late for
parade. and exclaimed:
Bother the woman! I'll see if I can't
give her hint this time, anyhow"
He then took the lid OF tin backing box.
about three inches in diameter, drilled two
holes in it with fork and sewed it on to the
neck of the shirt that was next to be
washed. When his washing came back he
found that she had taken the hint: she had
made button hole to fit it.-Detroit Free
Press
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help her, and from the first We noticed
three months treatment her health was SO
greatly improved you would not have recog-
MED her. She gained in flesh rapidly and
was soon in perfect health. The medicine
used was DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. i have always kept these pills in the
house since and have recommended them to
many people. I have told mothers about
them and they have effected some wonderful
cures.
Every mother in this land should keep
these pills in the house, AZ they are good for
many ailments, particularly those arising
from impoverished or diseased blood, and
weakened nerve force"
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hv loc.Y applications. q they ca1net Jolea
tke disesscd portion Of the ear. !nere =
only one way to cure deafnssa snd thaf =
IN Constitutional remedies. Deatne0 p
caused 81 an inAamed condition Of the mn
cous lining Of the Euatachi.n Tubs. wnen
this tube gets in6zmed you have ramDnne
,ound or imperfect hearing. and wnsn = ~. =
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
Jition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused ~ calarIn,
which il nothing but an infiamed condition
of the mucoua surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars fof Any
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free.
+. j. Cheney L Co, Toledo, q.
Sold by Druggists, 75c-
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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ago had been wholly forgotten. This
country has not wholly overlooked the
wise old proverb, lin time Of peace pre-
pare for war"
Our navy has been developed during
the past Is years until we are capable of
unfolding the honor of our flag upon
the high seas, but we have not made ade-
quate provision for our army. nor for
our coast defenses. Upwards of SAC. ooO,-
600 have been appropriated and ex-
pended for coast defenses. and we are
SO weak that our principal coast cite.
are practically at the mercy of any
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-03-19

The State labor commissioner Of North
Carolina reports that fourteen counties
Of the State ship 80, 900 barrels Of apples
annually. There are many localities
where peaches are seldom killed, and
especially is this the case in the thermal
region. There have so far been few at
tempts to grow apples in systematic
manner, and an absence of system as to
culling, packing and shipping. These
North Carolina apples have this year
taken prizes at New York exhibitions
The great size Of many of the trees at
tracts attention, as it is not uncommon
to find them three feet in diameter.
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The Young Idea.

Mamma. ] guess know why Mr.. Buns
by sits in the front row at the theater.
Why, my DEAR
$50 everybody can see that he's got a lit
tie hair left behind Pittsburgh Chronicle
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NOT PREPARED FOR WAR
Gen. Miles Gives Expression to
Some Unpalatable Truths.
We Have some Fine Riaed Cannon.
But Not Enough Ammunition
to Last More Than
Day or Two.
Especial Washington letter.

Especial Washington letter.
This country is in no condition to go
TO war with Spain, nor with any other
civilized nation
That Statement: was made by Maj.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, commanding the
army of the United States. and gen
orally recognized as our ablest military
man.
When Gen. Miles saws that we are un-
prepared for war, the men in congress,
who are called statesmen, have been
clamoring for war, as though all the
horrors and sufferings of generation
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-03-19
Only Half Sure.

Bookstore Salesman-What can / show
you, madam? :,
Mrs. Struckett- Ritch-I want to order the
complete works of-the complete works OF
there, I've forgotten again! 1 know it's
either Wordsworth or Southworth, but !
can't remember which. About the same
thing, amt thev?-Chicago Tribune.
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The SilYer Lining.

Creditor-What, still no money! Do you
think it is pleasure for me in this winter
weather, in snow. and rain, to call here
every day.
Debtor-O, don't be down-hearted. The
spring will soon be here.-Fhegende Blaet
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A man who has scattered good many
compliments says that it pleases man
more to compliment his children than it
does to compliment his wife.-Atchison
Globe
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Failed to Plen.e.

Tom-That composer made himself yer,
unpopular.
Dick-How?
s.By putting on such airs. "-Upto-Date.
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ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
fem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and Observation-Disclosures, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all ard have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale in 50
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand win pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not aooeptany
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SHRUP ca!
San FRANCISCO. CAL
LOUISVILLE. ~. NEW EQe6 ~
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A Recommendation. Customer-"Is this
the latest thing in sealskins:" Salesman
fimpressively)- Eyes. madam. This il .
pelagic sealskin Puck.
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Poultry brings quick returns.

Poultry brings quick returns. They
are always salable alive or dead. The
eggs, young fowls. as well as the ma
tured fowls, and the feathers are all
sources of income. A start can be made
with small capital and if success war
rants, the business may be increased
very rapidly, and the number that can
be kept profitably is only restricted to
what can be properly cared for, but as
with all other stock, there is no advant-
age in keeping more than can be prop
erly cared for. With variety of poul-
try properly managed. considerable
increase Of income may be secured.