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Another idea on the Bool weevil
Question.

If it is true that the Mexican boil
weevil deposits itseggs in the squares
of the cotton plant and they fall in
the water burrows, and the destruc-
ton of these squares would mean the
destruction of the eggs of the wee
vii, why can not some inventive mind
construct machine on the principles
of the cotton suction elevators; at
tach this to large wagon bed or
frame and gear or rig an endless
chain to the wheels of the wagon
similar to the chain Of bicycle? In
the rear of the wagon the punctured
squares would be deposited in guam
titles to be burned when collected.
On the wagon could be attached two
suctions-one for each cotton fur.
row and one to drive If the squares
are where the eggs are deposited,
then collection and destruction OF
them seems to me to be the solution
of the problem. The construction of
such machines is the question now.
This may be an idotic idea, yet it is
said that a man first learned the inn
portance of pruning grape vines from
a bunch of jackasses, which broke in
to his vineyard and pruned his vine
yard for him in one night. The wee
vii has not struck as yet, but it is
only a matter of few years when
they will, and we should keep the
question up and exchange ideas as TO
the cotton plant. 1t can be destroyed,
or at least kept in allegiance, but
how to do so is now the unsolved
problem.-Cor. Farm and Ranch.
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GIGANTIC ADVERTISING.


Grand Trunk AFranges P1ans for Pic
tuPe Exhlbit.
Though the Grand Trunk Railway system
carried over $1,000 tourists and sportsmen
into one district of Canada's summer play
grounds last year, the Company is starting
out this year with a vigorous policy of adj
vertising to still further increase the influx
of pleasure seekers who annually travel over
this system.
The company has now decided to give the
populace Of some of the larger cities in the
states Of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky
and Pennsylvania an opportunity of seeing
the series of Photographic views it had on
exhibition at the Pan-American exposition
at Buffalo. There will be over 100 pictures
in the collection, each measuring feet 6
inches by 4 feet inches, in addition to one
of the finest collections of mounted fish
that has ever been shown. The fish include
specimens of black bass from the Highlands
OF Ontario" dore and maskinonge from the
st. Lawrence, land-locked salmon from their
native waters, and other specimens of rare
value. A representative Of the Grand Trunk
will accompany the exhibit and the art gal
lery viii be installed in the business portion
of the cities visited. Thousands of copies
of literature, describing the several regions
to be advertised, will be distributed. The
exhibit will open at Saginaw, Mich. March
10, and goes from there to Grand Rapids,
thence south to several points in the other
states.
The tour viii occupy ten weeks, two dayl
being allowed in each city,
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FARMER AND PLANTER.
RRNovATING WORN LAND.
Ovator and the Dimculty OF
Growing Ii.

Fifteen years ago bought an old,
dilapidated farm of six hundred acres
| divided my cleared land into four
fields, over 100 acres in each field.
There had never been any clever
sown on this farm. In the fall
sowed one field in wheat; in Febru-
ary L sowed clover. The following
July I threshed $50 bushels of wheat,
but had as fine a stand OF clover as
l ever saw. ! cultivated one field in
corn and tobacco, one in wheat, one
in clover to NOW, and one in clover
to pasture. / never saw nicer fields
of clover anywhere than l had. l
filed all of my sheds and made large
ricks in my lot. remember my
friend, John Willis, came to see me,
and / had tied a pulley to limb
about thirty-five feet from the
ground, and was ricking clover hay
in the lot with large yoke OF oxen.
Willis said he was going home, and
il he could not find tree to rick
under he would plant two. l plowed
my land with three-horse plows, as
deep as three good mules could pull
them. The land improved all the
time. 1 cut and threshed $500 bush
els of wheat off the same field aobve
described. And verify my old farm
began to yield and blossom like hey
tree. cut $500 worth Of clover hay,
and threshed from 100 to $50 bushels
of seed each year. But alas! the
clover failed, and Red-polled calves
began to low, and the Poland-China
pigs began TO squeal, and 1 was re-
minded of st. Luke 1920. / sowed
my last seed four years ago this
month, and when I threshed wheat
the clover was up half way around
the wheat shock. / think it certainly
was the finest crop of clover / ever
saw, and by the first of October
don't think there was live bunch
of clover in that field. Now it could
not have been dry weather, because
we had nice rains and the ground
was thoroughly shaded; so you see
that brother Burrow must be mis-.
taken about the dry weather killing
clover. He certainly was right when
he said: 1.-THE farmers salvation OF
the farm was wrapped up in the clio
YER seed" / can see that my farm
is depreciating in fertility every veal
since i quit clover. I sometime:
think that the little stock fly pro
duces a worm or insect that kills
clover. i never have seen anything
to. that effect, but i notice that IL
| wheat fields that are near the roat
/ the flies are much worse than othel
places, and when they disappear thu
clover dies. / think / shall sow il
my corn field this year, just after th'
last CIVILIZATIONS; all insects will b
driven out at that time. or nom
raised there that year. If this fails
am at loss to know what to sugges
next; so / am in hopes that we viii
hear something more from our NOR
experienced and better farmers OF
this important subject.-J. H. Clardy
in Farmers Home Journal.
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LIFE IN THE SUBURBS.
There Is One Thing About IL That
saves IL from Being Altogether
Unbearab1e.

The man who has been remarkine
81 told you SO" to his room mate at
the Office who built house in the
suburbs and moved into it last fall
chuckled gleefully as the man who
lives in the suburbs appeared half an
hour late the first morning OF the re
cent snowstorm, relates the Washing
ton Star.
81 told you s." began the gleeful
chuckler. He was interrupted by
the other, who was not in particular
Iy happy frame of mind, and who
sneered:
"Yes, you told me SO. OF course
You've been telling me so for the past
six months. If you hope that l will
eventually believe it, why keep it up
BY no means abashed, the city man
proceeded with the attack. Great
sport hustling for the car through the
snow, isn't it?'' he went on to say.
Especially fine, this waiting in the
open for the better part of an hour
and the road tied up and no prospect
of the cars ever running again. S'pose
you are prepared to say you couldn't
get along without such exercise. or
course, you can't imagine how you
ever managed to exist when you didn't
have to jump up from the breakfast
table and dash half mile through
icy drifts and then stand still and
SILVER while you ruined your eyes gaz-
ing along line of poles wishing car
would heave in sight. Walked moi
course-you had to. The trudge was
exhilarating-set the blood a-coursin'
through your veins, and you feel like
new man; certainly, i know your
thoughts just as fully as though you
had expressed 'em. Wasn't 1 glad,
when L looked out the window this
morning, that l wasn't way off in the
wilderness somewhere, but was snug
ly located right here in a row of bricks
and less than nine blocks from the of
fee. But you knew it all. You would
move out there any old distance from
nowhere. Maybe you're sorry now.
told you So"
The man who built house in the
suburbs byfthis time had removed his
/ overcoat and rubber boots and wa.
warming himself in front of the fur
mace register.
"I'll admit life outside the city linn
its entails some Inconvenience during
extraordinary weather such as pre-
walls to-day" he said, quietly. "Bu
there is one consolation. When
looked out the window and saw tn
vast expanse of snow was not com
PEELED to throw on my clothes ant
hustle out before breakfast and shove
the fieecy deposit off sidewalk, a
you had to do, with the knowledge tina
failure to do so would result in my be
ing hauled before the police court an
fined. Guess you'll admit there's a
least one advantage in living in tn
suburbs, even in midwinter."
Strange to say, the hitherto gleefu
chuckler had completely subsidized.
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BE PREPARED FOR DISASTER.
The Farmer should shape His ODs.
rations So as to Meet ALI
Contingencies.


Droughts and foods, heat and cold
storms and Gains, come and go, and
whence and wherefore we can never
tell until it is too late. Periods OF
prosperity and depression have sue
ceeded each other in irregular Sc
quence as long as the period covered
by authentic history. what has been
will be" said the wise man of old,an
modern experience confirms this
statement. 1t is the part of wisdom
for farmers (as well as others) to
provide as far as possible, for every
probable contingency. He who bases
his agricultural planning on the sup
position that rains will descend in
Just the quantities and at just the
times his crops demand them, and in
contemplation of the pleasing pros
pect, neglects to prepare his land and
plant his crops to meet a different
state of affairs. greatly increases his
chances for failure. And yet very
large proportion of farmers do that
very thing. The providence" sys-
tenn of farming is very old one, but
in the rice sections has been ADAM
doned as Improbable. 1t should be
abandoned with all crops and every
where, for Providence is not in the
farming business, but has endowed
most men with brains enough to en-
able them to avoid disaster from any
probable contingency. We have now
had several years of unexampled
prosperity, which even the short
crops of last year could not nullify
Farming and stock raising and truck
farming and fruit growing have been
quite profitable wherever prudence
prevailed. In material affairs Provi.
dence has provided, and many will
| trust too much to a continuance of
these favors, and when the pendulum
swings the other way, they will be
caught mapping. The admonition OF
| the general to his soldiers to 'Trust
| in Providence, but keep your powder
dry," contained the sublimest es-
sence of worldly wisdom. Every farm
er should prepare his land and plant
and cultivate his crops just as he
| would if he expected severe
drought: for it is generally true thai
| the process best calculated to beat
drought is also best If instead Of
drought we have floods. 1t is alst
wise to provide for hard times, be
fore hard times are upon us. Thu
best time to prepare for war is dur
ing a time of peace and prosperity
How this can best be done will diffe
with different cases. But let ever.
man ask himself how he would act !
he knew that next year would be on
of financial disaster. Probably h
would determine to keep out of debt
to husband his resources, to provid
abundantly as possible the necessi
ties of life for both man and beast
and produce for market the thing
that people must have or perish. II
would take unusual pains to secur
good yield of all crops by carefr
and intelligent farming, and havin
done his best according to the light
before him trust Providence for hi
reward.-Texls Farm and Ranch.
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During school tea the other day kind
" old doctor was regarding one Of the
Young guests with evident alarm. Undis-
MAYED By the doctors glances, the young
scholar rapidly demolished plate after plate
Of bread and butter and cake At last the
doctor could stand it no longer. Going up
to the young rascal, he said:
MY boy, have you ever read any book
which would tell you what to eat, what 70
drink and what to avoid.'
sLor' bless you, sir, replied the young
gentleman, with his mouth half full Of plum
cake. Il don't want no book. Why, eats
all | can, drinks all can and 1 avoids
burstin' lind ianapolis Sentinel.
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is taken during the early spring months
the cure viii be prompt and permanent.
There can be no failures il Peruua IL
taken intelligently during the favor
able weather of spring.
AS systemic catarrh remedy Peruns
eradicafes catarrh from the system
wherever it may be located 1t cures
catarrh of the stomach or bowels with
the same certainty as catarrh OF the
head.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Perunas
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving 9
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
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5000 miles, over 3S5, 900 wheels are in service
under the various passenger, freight and
way cars, locomotives and other rolling
stock. An average OF 1000 wheels are pur-
chased each year and they are very care
fully inspected, as they are bought with
a guarantee. According TO the stipulation,
each is warranted to last six years or cover
seventy-fve thousand miles: All the wheels
are numbered and careful record Eept.
When they fail to do the work they are
returned to the manufacturer, who is COM
PEELED to make the loss good.
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Ex0ov. Upham, of Wisconsin, told
good story Of himself one day recently
Il was once interested in two lumber
sdeals,v he said II had offered valuable
piece Of property at $50, 600 and at the same
time was trying to buy tract OF pis,e
trees. While the deals were pending ran
across a gypsy fortune teller in the woods
and asked her to tell my fortune
You win be very lucky in your DEALS
she said.
That's good remarked.
eyes. continued the fortune teller, your
luck will beat your brains
Gov. Upham says that the woman spoke
the truth. A few days later the syndicate
which held the option Of 10000 upon the
property he had offered at that price decided
not to accept it, and it was not long be
fore be was able to sell the land for almost
double the amount. Washington Post.
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A Congressman's Letter.
Hon. H. w. Ogden, Congressman from
Louisiana, in letter written at Wash
ington, ID. c., says the following of Pc
runa, the national catarrh remedy:
al can c0nscienfiously recommend
your Peruna as q fine tonic and al
around good medicine to those who
are In need Of q cafarrh remedy. Il
has been commended to me by people
who have used Il, as . remedy par
flcuiariy effective In the cure Of ca
tarrb. For those who need good
csfarrh medicine ! know Of nothing
better: III W. Ogden.
Treat Catarrh in Spring.
Thespring is the time totreat catarrh'
Cold, wet winter weather often retards
q cure of catarrh. If Q course of Peruna
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oioVh ~ ~, A>OW AOtAs
four months, when my husband became
impatient because grew worse instead
of better, and in speaking to the drug
gist he advised him TO get Lydia i.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Sanative Wash. How wish l
had taken that at first; it would have
saved me weeks of suffering. It took
three long months to restore me, but
It is a happy relief. and we are both
most grateful to you. Your Compound
has brought JOY to our home and
health to me. ~ Mrs. PAULINE JUDsoN,
AZ Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, N. u
$4,000 Forfeit " abous fsstfmonid 10 not ssasiss'
1t would seem by this state
ment that women would save
time and much sickness II they
would get Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once,
and also write to Mrs. Pinkham
ut Lynn, Mass, for special ad.
vice. It is free and always helps,
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e1.Oo.

Chicago to st. Paul or Minneapolis for
double berth in Tourist sleeping cars Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway,
each Tuesday and Friday during March and
April, 1902, on train No. leaving Chicago
at $50 p. m.
For further information apply to the
nearest coupon ticket agent, or address +. A.
Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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The police justice had formerly been .
bartender. He had gone into politics and
had been elected by = big majority. This
was bis first case. Mary McMannis was up
before him for drunkenness. The justice
looked at her for minute, and then said,
sternly:
NWell, what are you here fory
.H yer please, yer honor" said Mary,
sthe copper beyant pulled me in, sayin'
was drunk. An don't drink, your honor;
] don't drink"
IAN right said the juetice--his former
bartender habit getting the best of him
"all right; have a cigar beverages.
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HON. DAN A. GR0SvENOR, OF THE FAMOUS OHIO FAMILY.
A. Auditor for the War IN
wrien fromW D. c., .1-...s
gratitude TO you TOR me DeneH ovss
FINN bottle of changes
md am now as weH being of the very bess
spring 0n'es e : "a eAsssn' DAN A. dRosvHN0R
Inar
cooser peruna really merforious than did when
letters from acqnafnances 20
country asking certificate IS genuine iHva1s
shv answer A. Gr0svenOr.
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GETTING CROPS TO MARKET.
Good Roads the Great Essential To
the Farmer I'm Marketing
His Crops.


communities is good roads over
which to travel and transport. 1t IS
often the case that hauling produce
to the railroad station-and the av-
erage haul is about ten miles-costs
more than the railroad transporta-
ton tn the market, which may be 100
or 500 miles. To make good roads in
q clayey country requires technical
skill, considerable money and large
amount of labor. As we have often
stated, it matters not what it may
cost to build good roads. that such
roads are cheaper than the roads we
have. In fact the best roads are the
cheapest regardless of cost Our
present system of road making is
failure. OF that there can be no ques-
ton. We have never seen even one
mile of good roads, made by the
method established by the present
law. Even the special laws for the
diff rent counties, which provide for
IAN improved road system for the
county Of Blank, have generally
failed to result in good roads. Where
the skill, or he labor, or both are
lacking the .-esults are inevitable
failures. How can men build good
roads If they don't know how? And
how can one who knows how make
good roads unless he has at his COM
.nand .he necessary labor? The ex-
pert rcad-makers can be secured, but
tn. labor under our Texas road law
is insufficient, and usually does the
road as much harm as good. The peo-
pie subject to road duty are without
experience in such work, and the
overseer knows no more about road
making than the rest of the boys
The result is that the road is worked
according to law" and may seem to
be ;bettered until IT. rains, when the
pleasant illusion vanishes. The pres
ent road laws constitute the most
burdensome tax the people are called
upon to pay-not more than ten
DAYS labor each, or in default of the
labor. dollar for each day required
1t is also the most unremunerative
tax the citizen pays.
Besides all this we have an nipple
menf' of road destruction in common
use that cuts to pieces and tears W
earth roads faster than all the sub
iect road hands can possibly repair
| them, This implement is the narrow
tired freight wagon. As road ruin
Fer it can not be well improved upon
| For all the uses for which wagons
should be used the wide tires art
superior. Actual tests shows them t.
be lighter draft, especially for farm
hauling. and to actually improve tn
earth roads on which they are used
In nearly every country in Eurcp'
narrow-tired wagons are prohibited
OF taxed to compensate for the dam
age they do; therefore, they are NO
seen except en- stone-paved roads
where they are comparatively harm
less.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
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Several hundred men and boys
snowballed fire at Georgetown, Pa,
the other morning. and managed to
confine it to three buildings, although
for time the whole village was
threatened. There is no water ssrv-
ice and no fire department in the
township, and there was nothing to
stop the flames until some one sug-
gested snowbaIling, and . rain Of
snDwballs was then hurled upon the
burning houses, while other persons
plastered ID joining houses With Sow
- neeyeu1 theu cotehi1k M
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My lad" said the proud father, always
begin at the foot"
That's all right. pop. If you are going
to be ebiropodist," answered the wise
boy, but suppose you want to be phrenol-
ogist g"-Chicagp Daily News.
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"Of course you were given the freedom of
the city"
YES" answered the distineuished yisi.
tor. But / had to keep so close to regu-
lar schedule under the strict surveillance
of so many committees that il was hard to
realize how free was."-Summerville jour.
nal
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where DOCTORS FAIL
To Cure Woman's Ills, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Succeeds. Mrs. Pauline
JudsOn Writes:

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM: Soon after
my marriage two years ago found
myself in constant pain. The doctor
said my womb was turned, and this
caused tho pain with considerable in
Illumination. He prescribed for me for
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Museum Manager Where's the Twin:
skeleton, It's his turn to go on.
Mile Fatema-He lost his balance while
washing his hands at the sink a moment ago
and clipped down the waste pipe.-Chicago
Daily News.
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Earliest Russinn MfIIet.

VIII you be short Of hay? II so plant .
plenty of This prodigally prolific miliet
5 To TONS OF RICH HAT PER ACRE.
Price 80 lbs. 81 20: 100 lbs. 8 co, low frcights
John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis.
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ssThey asked me to their reception, said
the girl with the two-story pompadour,
abut 4: wasn't because they like me. II
was because can sing-
20, lin sure you're rpistakeni said The
other girl, impulsiveIy Chicago Tribune.
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lis your husband good provider?" asked
the sympathetic visitor. Indeed he is,
mum. He got me three new places to wash
last week IN. Y Sun.
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Fits Permanently Cured. No fits after
first days use of DIR. Kline's Great Nerve
aiestorer. Free - 90 trial bottle DIR. r. H.
Kline, Ltd, 9Sl Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
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Ask To-day for Aliens Foot-Ease.
II cures swollen, aching, tired feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent
FREB. Ads Allen s.. Oimsted, lie Roy. N. T..
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What is the use in employing some one
to do your dyeing for you. If You use
PUTNAM FADELESS. DYES you can DC
it Just as well as professional.
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The sooner a man shuffles off this mortal
recognized. Daily News.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
bic medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
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There are times when one proves his
friendship by what he does not do.-Indian-
apolis News.
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Unless the way of thing can be made
clear, we would experiment with it only
Rural New Yorker