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The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
TIMELY FARM HINTS.

Clover hay is the best for the mill
COWS and the ewes with lambs.
Plan this winter to reduce the mum
Der of waste places on the farm.
Manure can often be hauled GU
when there is snow on the ground.
One of the best places to apply WOOD
ashes is on the patch intended for po
tatocs.
Especially fattening foods should be
excluded from tAat supplied to the
growing colts,
Generally the more compact in form
the farm produce is sold the better
the profit.
1t is the amount of fat that cream
Ing and churning will get out that de
termines the value of milk.
There is no surer destruction to &
herd, however good, than that oi
breeding TO an inferior sire.
Keep well up with the manure haul.
ing; it will save much time in the
spring when work is pressing.
There is nothing like a good supply
of milk to make the work of the lamb.
ing season light and pleasant.
Rye starts earliest and grows faster
than the grasses on the farm and is
well adapted for early pasturage.
High feeding, drying up premature.
ly or milking irregularly, weeds out
clogs and contracts the milk of cows.
1t is not always the question of i'm.
mediate returns which should govern
us but the question of permanent gain
Farmers Union.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
VEGETABLE MOULD.
Commonly Its Value as Fertilizer
Is OVerestimated.

IN ONefestiHhteu'
The value of vegetable matter in the
soil is very commonly overestimated
If it is extra abundant in virgin soils
freshly cleared from forest it is sign
that the subsoil is wet and cold. Such
soils when first cleared are generally
less productive than they are after one
or two years of cultivation, which has
not only opened them TO light and air
but has also decomposed some of the
mold and converted it into carboniC
acid gas. There is, besides, difference
in the quality Of mold dependent on
what vegetation it is made from That
in swamps is mostly from leaves OF
cept carbon. Such soils are often made
very productive by applying to them
potash, so as to cause more active de-
composition. The slow decomposition
Of carbonaceous matter in water gen
crates what is known as humic acid, and
which is very poisonous TO the roots OF
plants,
Vegetable matter, which is highly
nitrogenous, heats rapidly, and its car.
bon is so quickly burned out that il
makes very little vegetable mold, and
that on further exposure to air quickly
disappears. Hence on the richest land
there is often less vegetable matter in
the soil than there is on land which is
black with it only because it is cold
and wet The application of nitro,
genous manures hastens the decom
position of vegetable matter in the soil
while coarse, strawy manurcs turn tC
mold that has comparatively little
fertility, but which makes the soil look
much richer than it really is. Farmers
have too long been deceived by the idea
that ii is the black soil that is always
the most productive, and especially If il
is black to great depth. Most such
soils lack potash or phosphate, and
often lack both of these before they
can be made proftably productive
American Cultivator.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

In explanation of his efforts to induce
immigration to Louisiana, Mr.. j. +.
Wellington says: Il am seeking to
bring here what may be called the over
flow of the Western and Eastern States,
not men of large capital, but of means
ranging from about $4,000 or upward,
indeed less in cases where it is apparent
that the prospective citizen is of the
kind to carve out success for himself
if afforded fair advantages. The pop
ulation in the sections in question is
gradually growing too large. The
chances in life of acquiring ones own
home are growing smaller There is an
increasing army of those who are seek.
ing this advantage, and in spite of the
fact that they have saved up enough to
buy farm where land is at a moderate
figure, yet cannot afford to pay for it
at the tune of 500 per acre. This is a
most exemplary and desirable class of
citizenship, and Louisiana wants them,
and we are trying to get them and are
getting them"
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
LowLlEsr IN The WORLD.
Ant II seems That He Was ReisFrih :
a. Another Woman.

ct tB,w what l am talking about, re
r,--tsI q member OF congress when s15
iLst = congressman has troubles Of his Owl.
Iris q bns Ibi1l 10 Be q Statesman and snow
m in The national parade 81 greatness al 'll
cspitsl. but there's a good deal more 70 /.
than that. And one Of the thing. thal =
hardest 10 bear Is what they say about us, us,
Whv. a lady can't come up here and ass 70
see a member that there aren Z hall a dozen
people to wink and shake the head anu q q
lot more Of the same 10 make hun Nlsi' al al
the women were in hades. Ot course lnels li.s
IS some ground among Us for remarks ~ ~.
~ there il among preachers and doe''Ls
md bod carriers and everybody else human,
and I know a woman OF two VINO Ah0 - -
Chief delight in trying TO involve consIS5s,s' -
men and other officials in any KIND OF ~.
tstion that comes handy. They are pretty
and persuasive, and before a man knoNs
What he is about he is down IN the senate
restaurant paying for a lunch and AsleulHS
to some kind Of a tale OF woe.
ssBut they miss it now and then, ana !
am glad to note an instance which oceuIIed
only a day or two ago. A member ron d
northern state had been invited to call az .hS
lady's hotel the next day and she had asGgu ms
him TO let her know ii be could come Ie
wrote saving among other things; 70
morrow. madam. hope to see the loyehes'
woman in the whole world Naturally she3
was pleased and told all the people around
the hotel about it. The next day he did no'
Tppear, and the next she saw him at the
capitol and asked him what be meant BY
treating her so.
"'What did do" he asked .nnoeently.
"'You said you were coming TO see me,
;he said, blushing at the remembrance OF hl'
words.
81 think not
"Indeed, YOU did she insisted. You
aid YOU would see the loveliest woman in
be world and she blushed again.
"'Oh. beg your pardon, be said, smiling
| meant my wife She just arrived yesteT
lay Washington Star.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
Feed the Fowls Slowly

The great trouble with most fowl
fanciers is that in their zeal to pro-
mote egg production they feed too heav-
lily, and the fowls fatten instead OF
laying. Corn also is a bad feed for
fowls. especially if shelled and thrown
where the fowls can eat it as rapidly
as they can pick it up. If one per-
son shells by hand an ear of corn and
throws il among 80 or 40 fowls the
active ones will get it fully as fast as
they should. The better way is to mix
the grain and small grain as well among
cut straw and let the fowls earn their
living by scratching for it.-AmericaU
tultiyator.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
HOW SHE MANAGED HIM.
Let Her Husband he Cross for the
Presents He Gave Her.

Presents He Gave Her,
They were two women discussing their
husbands over shopping lunch. One asked
the other Il her husband was ever cross.
He is never anything else, was the cool
reply.
dfiow DO you manage him!" asked the
frst speaker.
Il don't Try to manage him. 1 just let him
alone"
but how Do you make up."
I'VE don't make up. You see, he is al
WAYS as cross a. two sticks at breakfast, and
SAYS a whole lot Of sarcastic things about
women attending 20 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
50 congenial and 90 well suited to each
other"
so we are. When Harold comes home at
night he hands me a little package and SAYS
he hopes il will please me, and | tell him
he IS too good, and ] wish all women had as
good husband a. mine Then ] see what
he's giving me, and sometimes it's a lovely
belt or a new chatelaine, or a fancy scarf,
and give him a kiss mad ask him 70 forgive
me for being cross in the morning
The other woman looked dazed dwent 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. &C Chicago Times Her.
AID
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an inAamed condition Of the mu-
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbing
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it Is
a1tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless TIA inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con.
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catanh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. j. Cheney Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

The kind Of stock for the farmer to
raise is the kind that suits his fancy
When he has made choice, he should Sc.
lect pure-bred sires and stick to them
unless by trial he is convinced that he
has made a mistake. and then change ia
what he thinks is better. The time to
commence to feed his stock is a birth
IT should never be allowed to stand still
or go back. lie should lay in a variety
of the best feed and fed regularly and
no more than they will eat up clean.
Another very important matter is to
procure clean, comfortable quarters for
the stock in stormy weather. - Rural
World.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

to keep them upright. In Fig. 2, {
is the sideboard, f the end board, z the
side beam, d the cross beam, h the
back axle and the tongue. This Wagon
cost me So, besides my own work, ant
| did all Of it except the blacksmithing
Every man who has a fair set of tools
can build this. 1t is very useful in haul
ing corn fodder, manure, stone or al
most anything on the farm. The front
axle is made short SO that there is les,
difficulty in turning.-Orange Judo
Farmer.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

the wheel. The height Of the frame
resting on the holsters is II inches.
The king bolt is 2Ol. inches long and
goes through the bolster and axle at
e and is kept in place by means Of a
key. The short piece Of iron h is bolt
ed TO the erosspiece d and attached to
the iron e. The side boards can
be taken off at will, which leaves the
top perfectly fiat. These are 10 feet I
inches long on the sides, and l2 inches
high. The end boards are 4 feet 4
inches long, with 2-inch Stats nailed on
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
A Benefaetress' Kind Aet.
From the Evening News. Detroit, Mich.

From the Evening News. Detroit, Mich,
Mrs. John Tansey, of $50 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
lis, 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
which, | afterward learned meant lack Of
blood.
1T is impossible to describe the feeling
John and | had as we noticed our daughter
slowly passing away from US. We finally
found, however, a medicine that seemed to
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
FARM AND GARDEN.
POULTRY EoR PRoFII.
No DanEer That There VIM Ne a
~ g-r--.H.- - So

30 Danger That There VIII ue an
over supply OF Eggs.
There are very few farmers who
realize how much money comes from
the poultry and eggs that are produced
on the farm. II they study the matter
up they viii find that the hrls in the
baruyari pay more for the food they
consume than almost anything else, n
fact, except the indispensable horse.
whose value is hard 10 compute, being
80 much depended upon, SO says writ
er IN Poultry Tribune. The farmer can
keep a hen for less than 50 cents per
year. This has been proven time and
Egain, and it is a poor sort OF a hen
that will not produce ten dozen eggs a
year. The average price is about ten
cents a dozen. Allowing the cost Of
keeping is 50 cents, and that eggs aver
age but ten cents a dozen the year
through, il will be seen the income is
100 per cent. on the investment Of keep.
II he keeps his poultry as he should
the average price Will be nearer &c
cents a dozen than ten cents, for he
will get eggs in the winter when prices
are high. With all the increase in the
products Of the poultry yards of the
country there has never been a yeaI
when we did not import eggs, and this
importation has not fallen off, except
as the tariff effected il, and the tariff
Of five cents q dozen did not cut of i'm.
portation entirely. The United States
is fast becoming a nation of poultry
and egg eaters because the wholesome
ness Of poultry and the relative cheap,
ness Of eggs as compared with meats
are becoming better understood all the
time and the result is that the demand
for poultry and eggs grows nearly as
fast as the supply is increased, and the
average rises slowly year by year. Nc
one need hesitate about going into the
business of raising poultry from any
fear that there will be an oversupply. A
low price always meets an increased
demand, and this fosters an appetite
for eggs and poultry, which is satisfied
when eggs go up again, and the busines,
keeps on growing 1t will keep on in.
definitely, for poultry can and will be
kept with profit when the country is
much more thickly populated than it is
now.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
CAUSE FOR ALARM.
How badness begins.
How to prevent it.

hair, and gives an abundant and Eiossv
growth. Those who are Threatened Witk
approaching badness will be interested
IN the following voluntary statement
made by Alderman S. J. Green, Of Spencer.
Iowa. He writes;
about four months ago, my hair CON.
menced falling out so rapidly that I
became alarmed, and being recommended
DR.. AYERS Hair Vigor by a druggist, I
resolved to try this preparation / have
been now using it for three months, and
am much gratihed to find that my hair has
ceased falling out and also that hair which
had been turning gray for the past Eve
years has been restored to its original
color, dark brown. II gives me much
pleasure to recommend this dressiug.n-
S. ]. GREEN, Alderman, Spencer, Iowa.
Those who are interested IN preserving
and beautifying the hair will do we'll 70
send for Or. Ayers CurCbook, story Of
cures told by the cured. This book Of 100
pages is sent free, on request, by the ]. c.
Aver Co., Lowell, Mass,
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
The Cost OF an Egg.

The cost of an egg in the eastern
states is estimated at one cent, out thi.
depends On the prices OF grain. If meat
milk, cut bone, chopped clover and
cooked potatoes are given, the cost will
be less; not because the meat can be
purchased at less than the grain, but
because the feeding of a variety and
balance ration will induce the hens
to lay more eggs. The greater the
number of eggs laid, the lower the
cost proportionately, and it is pos.
sible to produce eggs at a cost of only
half cent each.--Farm and Fire
side
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
RESCUED BABY.
Brave Deed OF a Heroine for which
She Got No Reward.

Doubtless no woman in town swims bet
ter than Miss u. but since last summer
she has ceased to take pride in her accom-.
plishment. She spent the season at one otthe
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 Atalanta, and she dashed out to the
pier. An elaborately dressed woman was
wringing her hands and screaming;
"Oh. my baby My baby! My baby's
drowning
Miss K was dressed in her newest
gown, but il wasn't time to think Of
gowns She diyed from the pier. She saw
no baby under water She rose and few
feet from her saw a small body floating, a
brown, fourlegged fat body, that yelped
as it padded shoreward. Baby was a
pug, and the one lone man who heard Miss
Us remarks TO bahy's owner few min.
utes later tells me that he thinks Of them
still at night and quakes.-Washington
Post
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

III. general appraisers Of goods passing
.l,-5--S :, ~ ~ Cust6m House have made sew
III -, Lessons latsly which, until passed qp955
~ ne Secretary Of the Treasury, VII .Ii ao-i
49, y - Ant wbiis there is stability u thaI
S,3s-,sr s9s-, ~ system failing in strength can
y - -,-1T1sriv SS-1 sustained without the ald @
Tf,Itstfsr's Stomach Bitters, a geniaI l9ll.s ~.
and remedy for malaria, rhealna.. I.Il. ..s'-l' u!
-sT,sis ronstipation and blhousness'
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

A china egg in nest is always of the
same temperature as the atmosphere;
hence, when the thermometer records
zero the egg is also zero. The tenn
perature of the body Of a hen is about
1O2 degrees. When a hen goes on a
nest to lay, and her body (the naked
portion) comes in contact with the ice.
cold substance, it is torture, and she
also loses heat and becomes chilled. II
does not pay to use food for warming
china or glass eggs by the hens. Cover
them with white flannel or some other
material,-Farm and Fireside.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

help her, and from the first we noticed a
decided change for the better, and after
three months treatment her health was 80
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 have always kept these pills in the
house since and have recommended them to
many people. | have told mothers about
them and they have effected some wonderful
cures.
Every mother in this lacd should keep
these pills in the house, as they are good for
many ailments, particularly those arising
from impoverished or diseased blood, and
weakened nerve force"
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
CLOVER CUTTER.

the box, as shown in the cut. The cut.
ter is pestle-shapod affair." square al
the lower end TO this are attached
three sharpened steel plates, as sug,
gested. Set them into the wood and
bolt securely. Any blacksmith can
make these plates, and they can be
sharpened on the grindstone. With
this, one can cut up clover as the house
wife chops meat in her tray, but few
moments being required to cut sufli'
cient for a large flock. - American
Agriculturist.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

Every person, male or female, shrinks
from badness. 1t adds to the appearance
~ ave and Is a serious discomfort. Inc
oases are rare when the falling out of the
hair NAV not be stopped, and new ana
healthy growth Of the hair promoted. Inc
hair grows in the scalp like plant IN the
soil. II a plant hourishes, it must nave
constant attentions i must must be be Ts'e5sd tbs soi
where II is rooted. It's so with the halI'
Neglect is usually the beginning Of bald
ness. Dandruff is allowed to thieken on
the scalp. The hair begins to loosen Ihe
scalp loses its vitality. The hair, insui-
6cientiy nourished. begins to fade and TO
fail. The instant need in such a case IS
some practical preparation which, sup
plying the needed nourishment to the
scalp, will feed the hair, give i strength,
and so produce strong and healthy
growth. All this is done by Dr., Ayers
Hair vigor, the most practical and valua-
bic preparation for the hair that can be
obtained. 1t tones up the scalp, does away
with dandruH, stops the hair from falling,
restores the original color to gray or faded
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

Every Man Owning Fair set Of Tools
Can nufid one.

The accompanying Illustrations rep
resent a farmers wagon, which can be
made at home. The wheels are from
a binder truck. In Fig. / a a are beams
y feet long and 2Nls inches, b b 1
feet long and 2x6ls inches; the aNies
are 2 feet from each end. The middle
crosspiece d is > feet back Of the front
bolster. The front axle is 4xi inches
and is 81 feet long measured inside
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

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.-Fliegende Blaet,
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

Bookstore Salesman-What can ] show
sou, madam?
Mrs. Struckett- -Ritch-I want 10 order the
complete works of-the complete works Of
there, I've forgotten againl ! know it's
either Wordsworth or Southworth, but |
can't remember which. About the same
thing, amt they!-Chicago Tribune.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

Miss Johnsing-Yes, sab. Mistah Sniff,
wouldn't stoop tub do sum oh de things
desc heah white sassiety wimmin do! Yo,
hain't nebbah seen me wifi black cou't
plastah on nah face, has you?-N. Y.
Journal.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
Nc State labor commissioned of Nort

The State labor commissioner of North
Carolina reports that fourteen counties
Of the State ship 10000 barrels of apples
annually. There are many localities
where peaches are seldom killed, ana
especially is this the case in the thermal
region. There have so far been few at
tempts to grow apples in a 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.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18
GLOVER FOR FOWLS.
when Properly Cut II Is an Excellent
Winter Food.

Winter Food.
Cut clover has come to be recognized
as one Of the best of bulky winter foods
forponltry. Acloyercutter is exceeding.
lyconvenient, but where such a machine
Is not at hand, a homemade cutter car
be devised. Take stout block of wood
with smooth top, and build box about
1t, using the block for the bottom Of
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

Family Tradition.-"Did you read about
That mlnce. pie ten feet 81 diameter, Mrs
jones'" " Yes; but ! presume my husbands
mother has made bigger ones" Chicago
Record.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

A 5Oyear-old man down in New Jersey,
it is reported, is just learning to talk. Ii
takes most of us that length of time to learn
not to talk-Proyidence journal.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

De Witte-I feel so sorry for those cad
dies!
Miss Askens-Why?
I'm afraid some Of them may grow up to
become golf players. Puck.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

Il fear" said the manager, as the living
skeleton sat on him and internationally
hammered him, 81 fear that my curiosity
1as got the best of me. Indianapolis Jour.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use Of DR.. Kline g
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle {
treatise. DR.. Kline. 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

A Recommendation Customer this
the latest thing in sealskins" Salesman
llmpressively Yes, madam. This is a
peagic sealskin. Puck.
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

The difference between an optician and an
edltor IS, the former may wear his own
glasses, but the latter was never known to
read his own paper.-Washington Demo.
crat. elllo
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

A man who has scattered a good many
compliments says that it pleases man
more to compliment his children than it
does to compliment his wife.-Atchison
Globe
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

It's easier for camel to get through the
Eye OF a needle than it is for a ChipamanK K to
get through his need of an idol.-Cbjcago
Daily News. 1Ieaeo
The Southern herald., 1898-03-18

I am entirely cured Of hemOrrhags :,
lungs BY. Piso's Cure for ConsumUti9,
Louisa Llndaman, Bethany, No, Jan sR1