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RAISING SQUADS.
1t Has Been Properly Con.
Quoted, This Has Been Found
Profitable Industry.

The best pigeons for raising squads
are cross between the runt and the
common pigeon. When these are not
readily obtainable the next best are
the common ones. The white ones are
preferable to the blue, for the reason
that the squads bring higher prices
usually, but otherwise one is as good rs
another. Squads should be killed just
before they are ready to leave the nest.
At this time they are fatter, heavier
and tenderer than at any other. They
are killed by bleeding in the mouth,
and are usually sold unpicked and un-
drawn.
AS the birds pair, it is necessary to
have as many males ~ females in order
to prevent constant quarreling, and
each pair of birds should have a sep
arate nesting place.
One of the best ways of providing for
this is to put up a row of shelves and
divide them into apartments not less
than foot square. Half of the open
space should be covered with board
to shelter the nests from the light.
A setting of eggs will be laid and
Matched every month except February.
This is the pairing month.
The best plan Of feeding is in troughs
or hoppers, always feeding literally.
Gray peas, wheat and corn make good
ration, cracking the corn always; corn
alone is too fattening.
Provide plenty Of pure, fresh water
where they can help themselves.
Cleanliness is essential to health
st. Louis Republic.
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PRACTICAL SEED TEST.
A Very Simple Operation Which Re-
quires Absolutely No Expendi-
ture Of Money.

Testing seeds on the farm is such
highly satisfactory practice that, hav-
ing tried it once by good method, it is
likely to become an established feature.
Nothing can be more vexatious than to
carefully manure and prepare a piece of
ground for some particular crop, plant
the seed just at the right time and in
the right manner, and then, after wait
ing a reasonable time finally discover
that poor seed has been procured in the
beginning and that only part of it has
come up. Experience like this can be
avoided by seed testing, which is in re-
ality a very simple thing, and requires
absolutely no outlay of money.
In the first place, seed should be pro-
cured early in the season, to allow plen
ty of time to return it and procure
other seed, in case it is found to be poor.
All the apparatus necessary fol ordina-
ry testing of the terminating powers of
seeds is tin pan, like cake pan or
bread pan, a little,Sqtton cloth or sheet
ing and dozen or SO sticks, long
enough to reach across the short way OF
the pan, as shown in the accompanying
cuts. A couple of little headtsss brads
can be driven into each stick, which
latter should have square edges SO as to
rest steadily on the pan, and on these
pins pieces of the cloth can be hooked
at the four corners. These cloths or
bags should have strip sewed at the
bottom which will reach to tho. bottom
CT the pan, while the bag itself, in the
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run readily through the pulley used
and finds it does please him better.
though with the rope it was very salts
factory. l think the illustration will
make it sufficiently plain to require
little if any explanation, but will say
that the standards A A are two by four
hardwood scantlings, eight feet IN
length; the upright B), two-inch
plank about one foot wide at the bot
tom and eight inches at the top, sh
feet long. These are hinged together
on top with half-inch bolt running
through a. hole bored through both
plank and scantling, and in the center
of this the pulley (D) is placed, slot
of course being cut in the plank for
pulley to play in.
The crank (C) 10 an old we'll crank,
and as indicated, is attached to the
plank 2h feet from the base. The
whole apparatus is easily portable, very
convenient and cheap in construction.
and every farmer who keeps n pig or
pigs should have one either of this kind
or similar to it, for use at butchering
time.-E. j. Brownell, in Ohio Farmer.
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Sheep Renovate the Soil.

There are two strong reasons, among
many others, which make it profitable
for the farmer to keep sheep. Of all the
live stock kept on the farm, sheep stand
out above all others as renovaters of the
soil. Sheep will eat greater variety
of plants than cattle or horses, and con-
sequently many kinds Of noxious weeds
are eaten off and made to produce wool
and mutton instead of ripened seed
which falls to the ground to come up
the following year and displace the
grasses and growing crops. For this
reason alone, if for no other, every
farmer should keep at least . dozen
sheep.-FarminG-
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NOTES FOR BEEKEEPERS.
Own a good comb bucket.

Own good comb bucket.
Boiling honey will destroy its flavor.
Sell the comb honey first and then
the extracted.
Wax is an article that always com
mands cash at good prices.
1t is seldom that if a colony is in
proper condition there is any danger Of
robbipg.
If the swarms are to be wintered on
their stands, use chaff hives as protec-
ton against cold.
A colony may be very weak, but if it
possess laying queen and brood, it
will protect large surplus of honey.
Food given at this time should be of
good quality; granulated sugar makes
one of the best that can be supplied.
Italian bees adhere to the comb in q
very quiet condition. It is rare thing
to find an Italian queen of the comb.
A cellar intended for wintering bees
should not be used for anything else
ind care should be taken to see that
it is perfectly dry.
All empty sections and even those
partially filled should be removed be-
fore severe winter sets in There is no
advantage in leaving them in.
Combs of all descriptions should re-
main unmolested during cold weather.
They are at that time very brittle, and
will not stand rough usage.-St. Louis
Republic.
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corn and COW peas, ten days; for serra-
della, beet balls, rye grasses, timothy,
tobacco, Lespedeza and other field and
vegetable seeds not named, IA days;
grass seeds are slow to start, ard for all
grasses except rye grass and timothy,
from 20 to % days may be required.
Kentucky bluegrass and Bermuda grass
are very slow to start. The periods
recommended are those adopted by the
United States department of agricul-
ture in it's seed tests. If the seeds are
good and fresh, most of them will
sprout in less than half the time al
lowed for the test. 1t is essential, of
course, to see that there is never
lack of moisture for the seeds and that
the cloths are never allowed to become
dry. It is also advisable to soak the
seeds during the first ten hours by put
ing enough water in the pan to touch
the bottoms of the bags; this will has
ten the terminating process, but too
much wetting will tend to spoil the
seeds.-Guy E. Mitchell, in Ohio
Farmer.
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SHE FOOLED THE COW.
II None of the Visitors Saw Her,
Though, Who Discovered
How She Did It:

1t would scarcely be fair to use the
girl had to resort to heroic method
in her efforts to milk the family COW
one evening lately.
The COW, placid, even-tempered AL
derney, has one peculiarity-she will
let nobody come near her to milk her
save the men. On the evening re-
ferred to the men happened all to be
away, and visitors dropped in, max
ing it necessary that the COW be MIXED
before supper.
The young lady made bold to try the
experiment, and sauntered down to
the COW lot with her milk pail. All
her endeavors, though, were futile.
The COW absolutely refused to allow
the milkmaid to come near her.
Finally in desperation the deter
mined young lady went back to the
house, and after some trouble and ex-
ertion that might have combined with
her maidenly decorum to call the
beautiful color to her cheeks, she re-
appeared clad in coat and trousers and
stiff hat belonging to her brother.
Picking up her milk pail she once more
essayed to perform the task of milk
ing the perverse bovine, and the sue
cess that crowned her efforts was COM
p!ete.
The visitors, who enjoyed glass OF
cold, rich milk little knew the extrem-
ity to which the daughter of the
household was put, and will only
learn of it as they read it now.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
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CHAPTER ",

OF THE MOVING TALK. OF THE
YOUNG SAILOR AND THE STRANGE
BEHAVIOR OF AN OLD ONE.
In reasonable time we cleared the
channel and began to climb the long
Atlantic swells. We saw nothing more
of the Dutchman and little apprehend-
ed any further alarms from him, as
he must by this time have consulted
prudence and taken himself out of
these waters. We had repaired the
little damage he had done to our spars
and rigging, and thus, as we finally
made the open sea, we seemed in good
case to go blithely on with the voyage.
Several days now passed, during
which we had favorable winds, and the
Industry made very good progress.
One morning, being sent on some mat
ter to the hold. heard running about
and shouting on deck, and on calling
up to learn the cause was told that
large ship was in sight.
'She's a fast craft-by the way we
are raising her." said the fellow who
was speaking, land the captain is in
hurry to bring her into his glass. He
is half way up the weather shroud,
a-goggling away as though for his
life"
I dropped what l was doing and
climbed hastily out of the hatch.
/ was up the main shrouds at once
the captain and Master Pradev being
in the fore, and when had well cleared
the deck I stopped and took q long
Look.
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ments boat dangled down from the
davits, the captain and two sailors in
her, and dropped with neat splash
into the water.
''Put over the gangway ladder" said
Capt. Sellinger; which we did, and the
| other captain was soon with us.
After passing a word or two of the
| usual sort-that is, concerning their
respective ships, ports and so on
| they came to the business in hand and
Capt. Torrycorn produced his letter.
1T is for MIR. Jeremiah Hope, of Ha-
vana," he said, "a gentleman that you
very likely know. By some going
astray it was put aboard my ship, and
but tor you must have taken a long
tack before it was delivered"
II will cheerfully relieve you of it,
answered Capt. Sellinger 81 do not
know Mr.. Hope, but have heard of him.
ard understand that he is a gentleman
of worth and consequence. But step
into my cabin now. and let us have
drop. as we say, to sweeten the. bilge.
After that we will go into matters
more at large"
Before Capt. Sellinger closed the
door he ordered me to summon Master
Pradey, who was on the after part of
the poop, and likewise to have aboard
the two sailors, that were till now
keeping the gig. l ventured to ask if
we might not, for the ships sake,
breach 4 cask of ale, and was kindly
answered in the affirmative; where
upon l fastened to execute both COM
mands.
Master Pradey was never a sociable
man. but suppose he conceived that
the captains wish was well enough to
regard; wherefore, with cold nod to
me, he repaired to the cabin.
made known the captains good ma
ture to the men, by whom it was re-
ceived with great favor, and they were
Lot slow in having the two tars out
of the boat. Then, having fetched up
the ale. all proceeded to set off their
pipes and gather round for the news.
I took my own stand near by, bit
outside the circle, but within hearing.
Both the visitors-judged at a glance
were ordinary English sailors, brown,
bluff and sturdy, with jaw tackle
doubtless on an easy run, once the
bowl had passed. They gave us brief
account of their ship, growled over the
provisions, which, it seems, were of a
particularly wretched sort, and in turn
fell to questioning us. We gave them
the home news, and added some spice
at the end by an account of our brush
with the Dutchman. This brought out
lively round of talk, the purport of
which was that the Dutch had won
drous assurance, but for a fair fight.
with even metal, were naught beside
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BuTcHER1NG DEVICE.
1t Contains Some improvements and
Ccnvcniences Not Embodied
In Other Designs.

The device illustrated, and which
came across at the home of MIR. Fred
Knapp, of Franklin, N. Y, who is one of
the wideawake farmers of that wide
awake farming section, is in some re-
spects similar to one illustrated some
weeks since. I send you this as con-
tanning some improvements or con-
vendences not combined in that.
The crank and chain especially
seemed to me to be decided advantage
in favor of this apparatus, or if more
convenient, of course rope could be
used. But Mr.. Knapp at first used it
with the rope and afterward conceiving
the idea he would like the chain BET
ter procured small chain that would
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nuckvbeat .nd Kamr Corn.

I find buckwheat one of the best
whole grain foods for hens. They never
become cloyed on it, and it is a great
reproducing grain. IT. experiments
made in feeding during the past winter,
where the evening feed had been
wholly of corn, found that the substi-
tuition of buckwheat materially in
creased the egg yield. Kaffir corn is a
grain that should receive more atten-
ton from poultrymen. While its nu-
tritive value is about the same as that
of Indian corn, it is relished much bet
ter by fowls and seems to produce
more eggs. Where one raises his own
grain, prefer to feed both buckwheat
and Kaffir corn, unthreshed, as work
ing it out of the straw gives the hens
exercise.-L. f. Keyser, In Reliable
Poultry Journal.
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The stranger was in the southwest
ern seaboard, hull down and with only
his topsails and the upper part of his
courses showing. and at the moment
was standing on the starboard tack.
This brought him we'll forward of our
lee beam. as we were on the larboard
tack and headed somewhat south of
southwest. He was rising rapidly, as
his swift whitening and enlarging
showed, and at this rate would be hull
up and distinct in the course of few
minutes.
Of sudden the captain lowered his
glass and said something to the mate.
! did not catch what it was, but Master
Pradey gave nod, as though of salts
faction, and at once swung down to
the deck.
Run up the colors!" he shouted,
flourishing back the knot of men who
presently drew about him.
a sailor sprang away and in a few
seconds the flag was mounting aloft.
While this was doing saw Mr.. lynn de-
scend from the mizzen rigging, his
telescope strapped on his back, and
guessed from his easy mien that he,
too, was satisfied with the looks of the
stranger.
After little Capt. Sellinger shut up
his glass and descended to the deck
ard upon espying me called me to him
and ordered me to put the Industry in
a posture for defense. lyon ship flies
the English flag" he said, "but she may
be an enemy for all that, and we will
not be caught mapping"
She drew gradually nearer, and soon
with the naked eye we could make out
the design upon her flag. 1t was St.
Georges Cross, as we had suspected,
fish build and rig in score of little
peculiarities, discernible at least to a
sailors eye. She was handsome
craft, not too narrow in the beam, yet
shapely, and with perfect cloud of
white, well-fitted canvas on her tall
spars.
When we were less than half mile
apart the stranger began to huff, edg-
ing along only with a small way, and
SO crept within a quarter of mile,
when he clewed up some of his sails.
and came squarely into the wind. The
two ships now lay head and head, ris-
ing and falling gently with the swell.
Our captain took his trumpet, and a
tall, darkbearded man coming to the
rail of the other ship. also with a
trumpet, the hailing began.
ship ahoy!" beloved the other cap
tain. What ship is that?"
1.-The Industry. sellinger master"
returned our skipper.
"Where bound?" came from the
other trumpet.
Havana"
This is the Happy Bess, Capt. Tor
rycorn," announced the skipper of the
other ship after little pause. 1--WE
are from New York for London. Will
you take a letter for us?''
aye, aye!" beloved our captain
back.
At once there was a stir on the deck
of the other ship, and in a few mo-
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure
+. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac.
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West 4 Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot.
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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THEY WANT TO TELL.
These Grateful Women Who H1vo
Been Helped by Mrs. Pinkhaxn.

Women who have suffered severely
and been relieved Of their ills BY 1ra
Pinkham's advice and medicine mo
constantly urging publication Of their
statements for the benefit Of other wo~
men. Here are two such letters:
Mrs. LIZZIE BEVERLY, 25s Aer1inae
St., Lowell, Mass, writes:
ut affords me great pleasure to TIN
allsuffering women Of the benefit Ihayo-
received from taking Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. lean hard
ly find words toexpressmy gratitude Tor
what she has done for me. Ny trouhlo
was liberation Of the womb Iwasun-
der the doctors care. Upon examiaa-
ton he found fifteen very large ulosz.
but he failed to do me good. 1took ssv-
eral bottleso Lydia E. Pinkham's Vego-
table Compound, also used the Ssnatfvo
Wash, and am cured. Mrs. PinkhaRaD
medicine saved my life, and I woal1
recommend it to all suffering womea.~
Mrs. AMOS TRoABLEAY, EllenbuEKA
Ctr, N. Y. writes:
~ took cold at the time my ha1Y
was born, causing me to have millk.
legs, and was sick in bed for eight
weeks. Doctors did me no good. I
surely thought would die. was ~
so troubled with falling of the wo0h
1 could not eat, had faint spells -
often as ten times day. One day .
lady came to see me and told me Of H.
benefit she had derived from taking
Lydia e. Pinkham's medicine, and -
vised me to try it. did 90. and Ao6
taken only half bottle before w1D
able to sit in q chair. After takfnG
three bottles could do my own wug1>
am now in perfect health"
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His Motto.

A New York merchant recently adver-
tised for an Office boy. The first lad that
went to try for the position was asked what
his motto in life was.
''The same as yours, sir" answered the
lad.
Glow do you know my motto?" asked the
manager.
1T tells you on the door, sir; it says
push"
The boy was employed at once.-Cincn.
natl Enquirer.
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A Dainty GIFT.

DR.. P. Harold Hayes, the well-known
specialist In Asthma and Hay Fever, whose
remarkable as to attract the attention of
physicians all over the world has issued q
dainty Calendar for 1879 which he is send
ing to his many patients. Any sufferer from
either OF these diseases can obtain copy
free by writing 10 DR.. Hayes for it. pro-
vided this paper Is mentioned.
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1ncubators ON the Farm.

The writer is a firm believer in incu-
bators and brooders If more than 100
fowls are to be Matched an incubator
will pay for itself very soon, and any
one who has ever used brooder is very
slow to give it up. With an incubator
chicks may be Matched in February and
put into brooder and be ready to grow
up with the summer as soon as warm
weather comes. The increased price Of
hundred such chickens or ducks will
almost pay for the outfit the first hatch.
Farmers Voice.
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SYNOPSIS,

Master Ardick, ust reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources. after
stating his case to one Houthwick, a ship
master. is Ship ed as second mate on the
Industry. bound for Havana. Mr.. Tym,
the supercargo. describes a sail. The strange
vessel gives chase. but is disabled by the
1ndustry's guns. In the fray Capt Houth-
kick and one Of the crew are killed. After
a consultation below Mr.. Tym and the
mate return to the deck.
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A Double Crop Of Apples.

On Long Island farm is an apple tree
which bore two crops of fruit the past year,
and the farmers are taking unusual interest
in this popularity of nature. just as much
interest has been shown in Hostetter' Stom-
ach Bitters, which has the popularity of cur
ing dyspepsia, Indigestion, constipation and
blood disorders that other remedies fail to
benefit In chronic cases it rarely fails, and
it cures whenever cure is possible.
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Wanted q CyclOrama.

Mrs. Fatpurse-You paint pictures to or
der, don't you?
Great Artist-Yes, madam.
"Well, I want landscape with lots Of
deer and bucks, and quail, and partridges,
and pheasants, and cattle, and sheep, and
and an ocean in--fresh and salt water, you
know; and be sure to have plenty Of fish
swimming around, because it's for the din
ing room."-Boston Globe.
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Feminine Slsterliness.

What made you lose your place in the
line?"
Because l wasn't going to be kissed by
the lieutenant right after he had smacked
that .odious, peppermint chewing Bagley
girl!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Dropsy treated free by Dr. H. H. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver.
tisement in another column of this paper.
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"T always want introductions to long.
haired men," why" 'I like to discover
what subjects they are foolish on."-Chi.
cago Daily Record.
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We all love to see a smart man make a
slip--it reconciles US to being stupid.-Town
Tnnics
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The more doctors man has, the less GER
tain are they what ais him, and the more
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Pleasant. Wholesome, Speedy, for cosgAD
Is hales Honey Of ho1e9 Ena and Tar
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To Cure . Cold IN One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets An
druggists refund money If it fails to cure. L.
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Success consists in persuading others to
take you at your own valuation.-Town
TOPICS,
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A play is never satisfactory if there = .
man or woman left over when the pairing Il
occurs in the last act.-Atchison Globe.
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Won derR Of Science,

"a toad can't live with its mouth
OPEN"
"How strange! And woman can't
live with hers shrt."-Chicago Record.
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There is, after all, no man 80 ornery % IL
one who 1narries his landlady to avoid paJe
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The Chinese actor never goes on the
stage without his cue.-Chicago Daily News.
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We think Piso's Cure for Consumptipa =
Pinckard. Springfield, H., OCT. !, 1894.
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Even a bear story may not be the naked
truth.-L. A. w. Bulletin.