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PAINTING BUILDINGS.
Eastern Farmer Tells How to Treat
Old Walls Before Applying
the Finishing Coat.

The painting of an old building pre-
sents some difficulties that are not en-
countered in a new one. The wood
has become SO dry that an unreason-
able amount of oil is required to fill il.
Further, the rough surface is eXcep-
tionally hard on brushes. To over
come this, a painter would size the
surface-that is, go over it with hot
glue water. I painted building once,
two sides of which were new siding
and the third very old siding. The
new work got two coats of lead and
oil, and the third was first gone over
with a sizing of glue water and whit
ing, and then one coat of lead and
oil; and to-day, probably 20 years
later, the third side is in the best state
of preservation. AS to the quantity of
glue used, I couldn't say, but know
that the glue water was very thin, and
enough whiting added to give it the
consistency of paint. I applied it with
a whitewash brush. 1 believe the siz-
ing sometimes peels, but that was my
first and only experience and it
worked all right. If the wood is dry
to begin with, and the sizing is ap-
piled hot, I think no trouble will be
Observation-Disclosures H. Mitchell, in
Country Gentleman.
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The BOYS ARE THERE.

keep a-readin' the papers, for the mother
she says, says she:
II reckon they'll have some news to-day
of the fghtn' over the sea. %
I wish that the war was ended" That is
her daily prayer.
(She made flag for the regiment, and she
knows that the boys are thereD
mind me how that mornin' when we
heard the bugles blow
An the bright brigades were formin', she
told the boys to go!
How they left their farewell kisses on her
lips an silver hair,
An marched away for the flag that day.
- She knows that the boys are
there!
For many message has come to her 'crost
the oceans foamy track:
"The flag still waves Ger the regiment
we're beatin' the rebels back!"
An Love an life to you, mother, meath
the home skies sweet an fair"
Oh, her hearts at sea with her country, for
she knows that the boys are there!
But when, in the evenin' shadows, the wall
o. the wind she hears
She looks afar, where the broad seas are,
through silent rain of tears;
An say-I say: They'll be home some
day; there'll be step on the stair,
An brave, strong arms around you of the
boys who are fightin there!"
An that is her sweetest comfort, an her
tears they cease to flow:
ooh, mind mech, 1 mind me how told
the boys to go!" ....
eyes, an you made a flag for them!-the
flag Of your country fair
With her head on my breast she whispers:
I'm glad that the boys are there!"
Frank L. Stanton in Saturday Evening
Post
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dows. The fireplace is fitted up with
a wood mantel and the facing.
Sliding doors are placed between
the parlor and sitting-room. Be-
tween the parlor and the hall there is
a cased opening, fitted at each side
with turned column, futed and carved
caps, and a very ornamental grille. The
sitting-room is a very pleasant room
and has two large-sized windows.
The dining-room is one of the main
features of this fiat. 1t is elliptical in
shape, and at one end it has very
fine treatment of art glass windows,
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Electricity and Life.

DR.. Richard H. Cunningham, of Co.
lumbia university, who has long been
making experiments at the Vanderbilt
clinic on dogs, turtles and frogs, asserts
that it has been demonstrated that an
animal apparently killed by contact
with an electric current, and in whose
body respiration and circulation have
ceased, may be brought to life. He
declares that an ordinary industrial
electric current such as is used in per-
forming legal executions in New York
state, does not produce instant death,
and that if it were possible to have in
constant readiness suitable apparatus,
the suspended vital functions and con-
seriousness could be restored. The
method he employs is the infusion of
defibrinated blood.
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IMPROVED sCALDING VAT.

should be used, which will cost about
$1.75 or So. 1t should be nailed on
with steel roofing nails. The iron eN-
tends up the sides six inches. The
ends are rounded and the iron extends
nearly to the top Of the vat at the end.
The handles are six inches long, three
inches wide, and are just extensions of
the sides. Two bands of iron are need
ed across the bottom. These are fas-
tened on the sides. Old wagon tires are
used to good advantage. The vat is
used at end of sled the same as the
barrel is generally used. Two or
three armfuls of wood will be all that
is needed to scald six or eight hogs. A
trench is dug IS inches wide and ~
inches deep under the vat the entire
length. An elbow and joint of stove
pipe are used at the end of the trench
to carry the smoke and produce a
draught. There are four hooks, two on
each side "a inches apart. Two chains
are used to turn and lift the hogs out
of the vat by hooking one end of each
chain to the hooks on the side where
TIE Sleu IS pldCeu. IOuI IlOOhS are ueeu-
ed so you can set the sled on either side
of the pan. Two men can handle the
largest hogs in this pan, and in one
half hour after you start the fire under
the pan you may begin scalding. You
need not stop to heat the water, as you
can replenish your fire under the pan
and keep the water hot as long as want
ed. Not having seen anything of this
kind in any of the farm journals sub
nit this so that those who wish to make
the work of butchering much shorter
may make and use one of these at very
small cost.-E. G. Dray, in National
Stockman.
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Prepare for the Ice CrOD.

Is that ice house ready for the crop
of ice? Have all the repairs been made
and has it been cleaned out, and is it
ready for the ice harvest, which may be
looked for any day now? If not lose
no time in getting it ready. Ice is a
great luxury in every family. 1t is al
most a necessity to make one comfort
able in the long hot summer. Hundreds
and thousands of new ice houses should
be going up all over the west and par
ticularly so where ice can be secured.
Ponds can be made on nearly every
farm to supply the family not only with
ice, but with fish. Fish culture is car
ried on far more extensively in Europe
than in this country-but it is receiv-
ing increased attention here. Let an
ice house and fish ponds be found on
every farm.-Rural World.
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I reckon OATS de way dey buy dem. He
wuz invally hisse'f-dat's whut dey
call de sojers dat's gone down in de
Valley an de Shadder O. Def, an he
sholy in de Valley long vile. But
Ha'ison he DIES keep on drivin' dem,
dough de plantation wuz all to- up, an
dey'd got mighty po', an daih fine carl.
ges wuz sold, an dey didn' have but one
boss, him a-lookin' lax Of crow-bait
Marty patched an patched huh mans
lib'ry 'twell hit wuz one livin' sight to
behol'.
Wien dat OF crow-bait O. boss died,
him an Marty wouldn' let daih OF Mis-
go out a-tall, but Marty, she'd wheel de
cunnel roun' in his cheer, vile huh man
wuz a-hi'in' out SOS to buy anothah boss
an spring wagin. Soon's dey got dat
de OF Missis 'menced comm back to
church ag'in, ease she mighty 'iigious
CONAN an allus wuz. An Ha'ison he
sat on dat wagin seat de same ez eff he
wuz on de OF caige.
'Ha'ison,' somebody say to him one
time, 'w'yn't yo' go on away f'om hyeah
an mex somep'n out yoresef? Yo' got
'telegence.' Ha'ison, he 60 long an
shet his mouf, an don say muffin. So
dey say ag'in: :Ha'ison, wy dom yo' go
long up MORT an git to be cong'ess-
man, er somep'n 'nothah?' Den he say:
Il dom want to be no congressman, ner
muffin else. I been a-drivin' oil Mis- fu'
10, desc many yeahs, an dom want
muffin bettah den des to keep on driv-
in huh Wy, dat man, seemed lax he
| got proudah dan evan, ease hit wuzn' lie
money he wuz lookin' aftah; hit wuz de
family. Anybody kin git money, but
Gawd got to gin yo' quality.
II dom lax to talk bout de res O. it.
But, de spring wagin an de boss had to
go Wen de cunnel laid down in de VAL
ley, an hit wuz nigh onter yeah fo' OIL
Mis- Stanton come out to chu'ch gin.
But Ha'ison done eahned dat team o.
oxen an de cyart, an dey been comm
in dat evah sence. She DIES ez sweet an
ladyfied eZ she evan wuz, an dat mig
gah des ez proud. I tell yo', man, yo'
kin kiver up wild rags foot deep, but
dey ain no way to keep real quality
f'om showin'!"
The old man paused and got up, fol-
the forgotten service was over and the
people were filing out of church. When
the old lady came out there were lifted
hats and courtly bows all along hez
pathway, which she acknowledged
with gentle gracefulness. Her coach.
man suddenly became alive again as he
helped her into the rude cart and
climbed in beside her. She gave hel
hand to slim, fne-faced man as he
stopped to bid her good-by, then the
oxen turned and moved off up the road
Whence they had come.-Saturday
Evening Post.
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SAFE SCALDING VAT.
A Great Improvement Over the Old
Barrel Method Which Has Been
Practiced Too Long.

The accompanying cut illustrates a
scalding vat we have used for ten years.
1t is a great improvement over the old
method of scalding in barrel. I will
describe it so that any person can make
and use one at a very small cost. The
body of the vat is made of 1A-inch lum-
Der, poplar or oak, six feet long, 21h
feet wide and IA inches deep on the in
side. The end boards are mortised one
half inch into the side boards and just
inside Of these one bolt is put across
each end. The bottom is galvanized
sheet iron No. 20. 1t is eight feet long
and ~ inches wide. One solid sheet
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Utilized dem. Why, eff Miss Dory had
a-s1ahted to put huh foot on de Groun'
any time she'd a had a string O. Mig
gers ez long ez f'om hyeah to yandah
a-layin' daihse'ves in de pat flu huh to
walk on, TO- dey sholy did love huh. An
de, cu1nel, he wuz de beatenes' man.
He couldn't nevah walk out on de plan
tation Jout a whole string O. picca-
rinnies a-followin' aftah him. Dey
knowed whit dey WIZ doin', fu' aftah
while de cunnel tu'n 'roun' an th'ow
'em whole lot O. coppers an fps, an
bless yo' heat, SIGH anothah scram'lin
an a-rollin' an a-tumblin' in de dus' yo'
nevah seed. Well, de cunnel, he'd STAN
| thar an DIES natche.ly crack his sides
a-latfin' ontwell dey WIZ thoo fightin',
den he call up dem dat hadn' got muffin
an give 'em daih sheer, SOS to see 'em
all go off happy, a-hollerin': 'Thanky,
Mas Slant, thanky, mastah!' Ireckon
any fps dey gifts now dey has to scratch
fu wuss'n dey did den. Dem wuz wun-
nerful times!
"Den comes long de time O. de wah,
an den, O. co'se l oughtn' to say hit,
but de cunnel, he made a great big mis-
take; he freed all de niggahs. Hit
wuz des away; de STATIONS, dey freed
all daih servants right in de middle o.
de wah, an O. cose nobody couldn'
stan aginst daih wo'd, so freedom DIES
spread. Mistah Lincoln mought "a
been all right, but he didn' have nothin'
to do wild hit. Hit wuz Mas Stanton,
dat who it wuz. Eff hit WASH, huccome
Mas Stanton keep all de servants he
want, eben eff he do pay 'em wages?
Huccome he keep Ha'ison, 'ceptin' he
writ home to his lady? He wuz at de
wah, an thar WASH no mo- folks on
de place, 'ceptin' servants, wen hit all
come up. Ha'ison he layin' fiat on his
do muffin a--tall. Seemed lax dey'd
a-freed a no-'count dahky lax dat; but
no, sub, Of mis- sont Marty to nuss him,
an sont him all kin O. contraptions to
git him well, an Of Doctah Ma'maduke
Wilson he come to see him.
Den wen Ha'ison got up OF mis-
went down to see him, an tux him his
wages, dH SlSteu OH pdy1H Hill LII
de thee months he'd been a-layin' thar,
ease she said he WIZ free an he'd need
all de money he could git. Den Ha'ison,
he des broke down, an cried lax baby,
an said he nevah 'spected dat Of mis-
'ud evan put any SIGH disgrace erpon
him, an th'owed de money down in
de dus' an fell down on his knees right
thar in all his unifo'm.
"Mis' Stanton, she cry, too, an say she
didn' mean no ham to him. Den she
tell him to git up, an he fuse to git up,
'ceptin' she p'omise dat he allus gwine
to drive huh DIES lax he been dom. Den
she say she spec dey gwine to be po', an
he ply to huh dat he dom keer; so she
p'omise, an tex de money, an he git up
happy. Dat look lax de end O. hit all,
but la, chile! dat wuz des de beginnin',
an de end O. hit amt come yet.
''De middle paint come wen de wah
ended, an de OIL cunnel come back home
all broke up f'om de battles, an de
young mans, dey nevah come back a.
tall. Daih pappy, he WIZ mighty proud
. dem, dough. He'd allus say dat he
lef' his two boys wild daih feet to de foe.
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The Finest Road.

81 suppose" he began, as he entered a
railroad ticket ottice-"I suppose you sell
tickets to New York;"
Certainly, SIR was the reply.
you have direct line?"
=. ut is down on the map as the only direct
line?"
"As you see, sir, replied the agent, as he
opened folder.
eyes, see. You land passengers in New
York ahead Of competing lines, of course:"
"Of course"
Luxurious coaches-no dust-fnest din.
ing cars-scenery unexcelled?"
yes, sir"
"By taking your line avoid delays and re-
duce the chances of accident to a mini
num-" ....
eyes, sir, you do. Have ticket to New
York over our line, sir?"
Cant say yet. I'm going to see five other
agents, each with the shortest and most d.
rect line, and if find liar among the six
III ticket over his road!"-Ohio State Jour-
nal
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at the other end there is fireplace
and china closet. This room has oak
beams extending four inches below
the ceiling,as shown by the dotted lines.
The chamber at rear is of good
size, and the bathroom, pantry and
kitchen are all fitted up in the most
modern style, with tile floors in bath
rooms, etc.
The first story walls are 10 inches,
second story walls inches; basement
walls, IL inches. The height of first
and second stories is feet inches;
basement, Z feet 6 inches.
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is to fit exactly the siX-inch hole in the
dry goods box. 1t may be made SO as
to work little freely and is to be hung
on a pivot is such a way that the end out
side the box is slightly heavier. Put the
bait (c) at the inner end of the pivoted
box. 1t does not take much to induce
rabbit to enter hole. Once inside
this the animal crawls along until past
the middle, when its weight Overhaul
ances the box, which tips up sud-
denly, and the animal slides out into
the larger box. The pivcted box then
falls back to its original position and is
ready for another rabbit. The trap is
easily constructed, simple and has the
advantage of being always set. There
can be two entrances, as shown in the
illustration. The top and sides of the
box exposed above ground can be cov-
cred with leaves, snow or anything TO
disguise it. The trap door GAY is for
removing the captured rabbits.-Farm
and Home.
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Horses Will Not Disappear.

The automobile still continues to
forge ahead, to the displacement of the
horse-on paper-but nobody who is in
terested in the horse seems to be at all
disturbed. The horse has been relegated
to the shades so often by the railroads,
the bicycle and electricity-andh has so
steadily refused to disappear and be-
come a memory that people are not
moved by prophecies of the animals dis
appearance. The horse will be with us
long after the man who is riding across
the continent in horseless carriage,
except when he is walking while his
carriage is being repaired, has been for
gotten.-Agricultural Epitomist.
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SHEEP VERSUS cows,
The Contrast between Them IL So
Great That the Difference Il
Simply Immeasur able.

The average value of cows on the
Brighton (Mass.) market of late has
averaged about $40; a good-sized herd,
say 80 head, would be valued at $1,000
at the above rate. For $1,000, about 300
good, serviceable ewes for breeding hot
house lambs can be bought. Cow sta
bles are just the thing for sheep, of
course with partitions, etc, removed.
The food that will keep one cow will
keep ten sheep, so the expense of keep
ing 80 COWS and 300 sheep is about
equal. At moderate estimate the
lamb and wool of each eve will bring
SIS, or $50 for 10 ewes. This is far bet
ter than the returns from the average
New England COW. AS to the labor
part Of sheep rearing, there is no milk
ing, milk peddling or can cleaning.
Sheep are put in the fold in Decem-
Der. One man can look after'3O0 and at
tend to Is cows, too, and lie down Or
rest in an easy chair in the fold half the
time and read papers, with lambs
skipping all about him, for the fold is
always warm, kept so by heat eman-
ating from the sheep, it being more
trouble to keep the fold cool enough
than warm enough, even in zero wealth
er. In going to and returning from
my country seat, and seeing dairymen
driving cows to or from pasture, then
returning home and looking across
one field from my desk window and
seeing peaceful flock of sheep grazing
or lying in the shade, which had grown
dollhouse lambs last winter, their own
er at home on general farm business,
with no thought of the sheep only to
so great the difference is immeasur-
able, says DR.. Galen Wilson in an
exchange.
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stone. The glass showing in circular
bay is bent plate glass. All glass on
sides and rear is American glass. Ter
ra Gotta is used for all coping. The
roof showing at front will be slate
The veranda is all of stone, including
the steps. The doors are five cross pan
ell doors. The front door is fitted with
a beveled glass panel. The transom
over the parlor windows and the win
dow at side of front door and the win
dow in small room, second flat front,
will be fitted with art glass.
The hardware throughout is Of q
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
physicians, as the damage they will do is
often ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
O., contains no mercury, and is taken inter,
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
uine. 1t is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. j. Cheney & Co. Testi-
monias free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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SURE RABBIT TRAP.
Anybody Can Make 1t md After Hnv.
ing Once Used 1t Can't Afford
to Do without 1t.

Sink a dry goods box two to three
feet deep into the ground near a hedge
row or in fence corner, or any Sc
cluded spot that may be frequented by
rabbits. Leave the top about six inches
above ground. Saw hole about six
inches square at the top on one side.
Make box (b) without ends, IS inches
long, the sides of inch and the top and
bottom of one-half-inch boards. This
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His MisfOPtune.

Teacher-Try to remember this: Mil
ton, the poet, was blind. Do you think
you can remember it?
b Bobby Smart-Yes, ma'am.
Teacher-Now, what was Millions
great misfortune?
Bobby Smart-He was a poet.-Ce.
lumbus CO., State Journal.
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Pure Winter Is Poison

A scientist of some standing asserts
that chemically pure water is poison to
the human stomach, upsetting some
hitherto accepted theories regarding
distilled water by the argument that in
distillation the water loses sundry
salts that it greedily abstracts from the
animal tissues when it is swallowed,
thus constituting protoplasmic poi
son
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Observation-Disclosures OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ART IN ARCHITECTURE.
DESIGNED AND WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PAPER.

THIS very modern fiat building will
cost $4,000.
1t is two-story building, being con-
structed of gray brick with gray stone
trimmings. The first floor flat con-
tains six rooms and the second floor
fiat contains seven rooms.
The size of the rooms is shown upon
the floor plans.
The parlor has one end of the room
finished round, containing three win
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Submarines Are n Success.

Out of the four new submarine boats
being completed for the French navy
two have been secretly tried already.
It is said the trials so exceeded the most
sanguinary hopes that the plans of the
French admiralty have been completely
upset. The ministry of the navy will
oppose further building of heavy bat
tleships as a waste of money and ad-
vocate instead an immediate start on
20 submarines. The new type is the
famous Gustave Zede, With many i'm
prOvementS.
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All floors are double, having felt pa
per between them. The finish is
Georgia pine throughout. Kitchen and
pantry floors are maple.
All rooms are plastered two coat
work, the entire ceiling of basement
being rough-coated only. The heating
plant and laundry are located in the
basement. The roof is graveled and
fiat, pitched towards rear of lot. All
carving shown on front is done on
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Hens In the Corn Field.

The country hen must not be given
free range if that range includes
shocks of corn. 1t means ultimately
a hen so fat that she will not be good
for laying and will be of little use for
the table. The writer does not re-
member ever having seen an excessive
ly fat hen reduced in fat to such an
extent that she went to laying again.
Practically hen once fattened goes
out of the producing business.
Old hens have a tendency to get fat
and they especially must be kept
away from corn in unlimited supply.
Farmers Review.
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very neat design. The vestibule floor
is of neat-size white tile, wainscoted
four feet high.
The floor of the dining room is
Georgia pine. The sash on the exterior
side are to be painted three coats of
paint, bottle green color. The entrance
to the rear of the building is along the
side, under sitting room and rear cham
Der. The coal room, ash room and
store room are in the basement.
The entire basement floor is con-
creted.
GEORGE A. w. KNIT.
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japanese Paper SHINGLES.

Paper shingles have been introduced
into Japan by an enterprising Toxic
firm as substitutes for the wooden
article. The new idea is slab of thick
tarred pasteboard, more easily man
aged than ordinary shingles, and cost
ing only half as much.
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MornOnism.

This is question that should interest
every one. It is blot upon our fair land
q symptom of governmental ill-health. The
right laws would act as speedily upon it as
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters does upon con-
stipation or dyspepsia. They would quickly
Flea it out ana restore healthy purity; and
man constitution. 1t makes the stomach
strong by curing indigestion, biliousness and
liver trouble.
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A Favorable Notice.

Wright-Old Dreiboan's book is having
wonderful sale
Penner-You surprise me! OF course, the
book has merit, but it's the driest kind of
scientific treatise.
''True. But some one of the reviewers re-
t tGne to it. as an immortal work and the