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Farm Notes.


After the strawberry crop is picked
use the lawn mower over the bed, so
as to cut down the weeds. 1t viii also
be an advantage to cultivate well be-
tween the rows.
If one has been so unwise as to have
gotten in more area of crops than he
can cultivate properly it may pay him
even now to abandon some of il and
cultivate thoroughly the remaining
portion
Some Of the weeds that cover the
fields viii be eaten of by sheep If the
animals are given an opportunity to
destroy them. Put the sheep at work
at this season and they will destroy
many weed pests.
Wild carrots should be destroyed late
in summer, before the seeds mature, so
a. 10 save labor Being a biennial. the
wild carrot gets a firm hold. and it is
very persistent, propagating itself rap
Idly and taking possession Of the land
An excellent plaa is TO dig the plants
up aid burn thea.
There is no need Of disorderly back
yards in summer tine. II is always
possible 70 pick up and make the place
clean and II there are unsightly objects
or outlooks they may be concealed by
quick growing vines or plants. Morn
ing glories. ricinus or castor bean. and
the newer golden glow are all valuable
as screens.
There IS always something new IL
weeds Just when the farmer has con
quered the advance crop be encounters
ar this season Of the year one OF the
most persistent OF all pesfS-crab grass.
II grows very rapidly and on al kinds
Of soil Il - very easily destroyed
when young. but II it gets a start and
covers the ground II sometimes hap
pens that the field must be abandoned
uxs1I next year.
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Il wender." said the student Of az
chaeology. of the thirtieth century
what that queer-shaped thing is Ne
see over the door in pictures of dwell
ings Of thousand years ago"
That, my son." replied the venerable
and learned professor, lis called 4
horseshoe. 1t was worn by an sniIn;1l
called horse, much used In those dark
ages as beast of burden. Peoplt
rode on its back and it dragged vehicles
from place TO place. both for business
and pleasure
How very strange. But why was
the shoe placed over doorwaysG'
1T was supposed TO bring good lpcs
to the dwellers in a house so protected. Z
what remarkable idear
yes, very remarkable. But. Their,
my son. the people of the twentieth
century We're very odd in many of thea;
ways. How thankful we ought to b..
that we live In a more enlightened age. /
Detroit Free Press.
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Diseases OF Plant.

Diseases of plants are difficult to pre-
vent unless rotation of crops is prac-
ticed. 70 allow the same kind Of crop
two or more years in succession on a
plot Of land promotes the increase OF
insects and spreads diseases Of certain
plants in the soil For instance. when
a crop of potatoes is attacked BY dis
ease the land should be given up to
some ether crop the next year. as the
planting of potatoes on land upon
which a diseased crop was grown the
previous year is the surest mode OF
propagating the evil
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ExToRTloN IN VENICE.
Cafe Practices May Explain the Trou-
BILE of tie Chicago's Men.


BILE of tie Chicago's Men.
when we hea- the stories of the Of
fcers and i1en from the Chicago who
got into trouble in Venice said a
man who recently returned from Eu-
rope, II think that the American pub
lie will find that there is a great deal
to be said on either side about the dis
turbance on the Piazza de San Marco.
was in Venice about six months ago
and l heard a great deal about .extor-
ton practiced upon the unwary for
eigners in the cafes in that particular
locality and The tricks used in further
ance of that extortion.
I'm one of the San Marco cafes,
which 1 was particularly warned to
avoid, they have a neat method Of get
ting out of foreign visitor more than
he expected to spend. One or two Of
the tables are so arranged that kick
deity administered in the proper place
to one of the supports will cause the
whole table to collapse. Tables Of the
same sort were used in this city not so
many years ago.
when a prosperous-looking foreign
er who does not seem familiar with
the Italian language or the customs Of
Venice appears in this cafe, it is usual
IL contrived to seat him at one of these
trick tables. At the proper moment a
waiter or somebody else in the employ
of the restaurant gets into dispute
with the visitor and the foreigner is
made as angry as possible. Then over
goes the table and down go the glasses
and crockery upon it.
Immediately bill for $25 or there
abouts for damages to the cafes prop
erty is presented to the unwary stran-
ger. If he fails to settle promptly the
police are called IL
81 heard Of many Englishmen sud
Americans who had )een caught in
that way, and since the news of this
so-called escapade of the Chicago's Of
ficers was printed, have been won
dering If something of this kind may
not have happened in their case. If
1t did, and they were angry at being
fooled, resisting the police might very
readily follow"
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The other day Mrs. Norma Adams
and Samuel Gardner, who live on ad:
joining farms. began suit to determine
the ownership of a brood of fourteeIi
turkeys. The brood. headed by two OLD
hens white and bronze. had beer
running the fields of both farms al
summer. Mrs. Adams owned the bronze
hen and Mr.. Gardner the White. Each
claimed that their respective hen was
the mother of the brood. One Of TIE
witnesses before the justice testified
that he had once turned dog upon the
struggling band of turkeys. At the ap-
proach of the dog .he young birds few
into tree, the bronze hen ran into
the woods, while the white hen stood
under the tree and gave battle to the
dog, which she repulsed. then called
the brood to her. and they marched
off. After hearing this witness the jus.
tice decided that the white hen was
the mother of the brood and gave the
turkeys to acknowledgements
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CHAPTER Xxx.

CHAPTER Xxx.
My only answer was a rush for the
door behind her, through which the I'M
canny creature retreated, loudly slam
ming it after her retiring form. / ran
down the road to the gate where the
landau awaited me, and wrenched of the
chain.
Drive in" said, CURLY.
In a few more moments we had stop
ped at the back of the house, whittier 1
had hidden the driver proceed, as / felt
that | should not be able to break in
that solid-looking door of oak nor unfast.
en- the closely barred shutters. l pro-
ceeded forcibly to wrench up the lower
sash of the window through which l had
looked.
Hardly had done so when the huge
dog, which had been anxiously awaiting
its opportunity, leaped out. l stood
ready, with my blood up. for the encoun-
ter, but with a SNAIL in my direction he
sprang past me towards the landau, up
on which he began to fawn, with whin-
ings and contortions of his great body.
Having made an opening for myself,
/ climbed through the window and drop
ped down into vast and gloomy kitchen.
SlOOQ Sllli, lOIScbllliS AOI Tic
instant the errand upon which / had
! come, and then suddenly something scut-
| tied across my feet.
1t was a hairy-legged spider, with a
| fat, bloated body as large as a shilling
piece. ! sprang aside, for l had always
had a loathing of spiders. Myriads of
spiders limped or darted along the boards,
and their crowding bodies and wriggling
| legs gave. from a distance. an effect as
though the walls themselves had moved.
With all speed l got myself out of the
repulsive room, opening the door through
which the old woman had disappeared.
This, / found. led into bare, wide pas
sage with a stairway at one END. Half
way up was a small landing, with g. door
and a window, past which l would have
gone had not something sprung out at
me with the unexpected viciousness of a
jack-in-the-box.
l had just time to ward OF blow aim
ed with no less formidable weapon than
broken-headed ak: and then, quickly
removing il from the withered little hand
that grasped it, | held at arms length
the old woman who had lately fed from
me below stairs.
IL am sorry" l said, "to restrain your
freedom for moment. madam. Only be
patient one moment. until have inform
ed you that Mr.. Jonas Heckleberry-
whom | can hardly be mistaken in sup
posing to be your son-is outside in the
carriage you can see from this window,
seriously injured in a railway accident"
i released her thin little arm, which |
had been tightly holding, and had the
satisfaction of seeing her trot with youth
full alaerity down the stsirs. l follow
ed, and having seen her grooming over
the half-conseious man, l found that OPP
posite the horrible room of darkness in
which rioted the army of spiders was a
second door, which | unceremoniously
flung open, and found myself in a combi-
nation of kitchen and dining room.
Here l dumped some bedding l had
found upstairs, upon the ragged carpet.
| FASTENED out to the landau. The old
woman had climbed in beside her son,
and was listening, with a quieter and
saner expression than she had worn, to
the mutterings which fell from his lips.
Go be continued)
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what About Your school Hou.e.f

You may not this season be able ia
build a new one. or make the radical
changes in the old one that you had
III contemplation, but there is no school
district in the United States that can.
not afford to tint with Alabastine the
interior Of their buildings, thus max.
ing them more attractive, getting coli
ors made with special reference to
their effects on the eyes of the pupils.
getting sanitary and rock base ce..
ment coating that will not harbor dis
ease germs.
The closely crowded school rooms
need all the safeguards to the health
of the pupil that intelligent officials
can surround them with. and all saRi-
tarians unite in saying that Alabastine
Is the only proper material to be used
on such walls.
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Hon. I. ~ fz2atrick. Congressman
from Kentuc, writes from the Ma
tional Hotel Washington. ID. c.. as fol-
lows:
"Af the solicitation of friend used
your Peruna and can cheerfuily recon-
mend your remedy TO anyone suffering
with cafarrh or who needs good
tonic IT. y. FITZPATRICK.
A Good Tonic.
Pe-ru-na is a natural and efficient
nerve tonic. 1t strengthens and re-
stores the activity OF every nerve in the
body.
Through the use of Pe-ru-na the
weakened or overworked nerves resume
their natural strength and the blood
vessels begin at once to regulate the
flow of blood according to natures laws.
COMPOSITIONS Immediately disappear.
Catarrh Cured.
All phases of catarrh. acute or chronic,
are promptly and permanently cured.
1t is through its operation upon the
nervous system that Pe-ru-na has at
tanned such a worldwide reputation as a
sure and reliable remedy for all phases
of catarrh wherever located
II you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once TO DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement Of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice free.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, ..
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InsoIubIe Phosphates.


The use Of insoluble phosphates.
whether in the form of phosphate rock
or of the so-called Thomas Stag, has
long been a bone of contention or de-
batable matter, not only among the sci
entific men, but the practical farmers.
The former have questioned whether
the insoluble phosphate could be of any
value as plant food, and some of the
farmers have claimed that their crops
were very much benefited by ii. Al
though we have not tested it, our oI,in-
ion leads US to believe that the farmers
are right, and those who rely only on
scientific principles may be wrong. We
do not place sufficient confidence in the
power of the soil and the action of
frosts, rain and summer heat upon
fertilizers. We know little OF the power
that these elements exert, and when to
the natural elements of the soil there
may be added the effect of decomposing
vegetable matter, either as stable
manure or as green manure plowed I'M
der. we can only say that we think they
have much effect in making soluble not
only phosphate but other mineral ele-
ments in the SOIL Those who have used
the finely ground rock or Thomas Stag
upon fields which had received liberal
dressing Of stable manure, or had been
treated with green crop plowed under,
are so unanimously in its favor that we
cannot doubt but that the so-called in
soluble phosphates do become soluble
in the soil under certain conditions, de
pending upon the soil or the treatment
it has received Massachusetts Plough
man
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-08

The Preetieal Farmer gives this
method OF selecting calves TO raise.
which is followed by many successful
dairymen: Turn the little calf on its
back and see that 1t has four WELL
placed teats-that is, wide apart-and
two rudimentaries. or extra teats.
Next see that il has 3 large udder cord.
which you can feel on the side, rub
hing finger back and forth Such parts
are made in proportion. and large
udder indicates that the calf when il
becomes COW win carry large I'd
der. because q large cord is necessary
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-08

ordinary garden hoe and the edges kept
well sharpened, one may work very
close to the plants in the rows without
injury TO them.
This tool would be especially useful
in working among strawberry plants.
using the wide edge for cutting of
the runners and the narrow one for
wedding close to the plants. A few
tools OF this kind would cost but little
and save their cost In one season.
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CHAPTER XIX.

He had been at Msrtenhead all day, il
seemed, aad had now come with eoagTat-
ulatsoiiS, But ! could see that his sud
den appearance had depressed Consueio.
Both ladies retired especially early that
night. had hoped for a few more mo-
menbi Of heaven with Consuelo. hut l
was denied them. She was very tired,
she said, ana her face confirmed her
words.
For long | sat hro0ding. and n so
= mp with a sudden inspiration for a
troll 10 the river side before going 70
bed. I had scarcely stepped out into
the white purity Of the night when two
voices made themselves aniihle-Coasse-
los and Miss Trails They were on
the other side OF the huge tree, out Of
my sight. as was out of theirs.
Are yon sure he is coming said the
Woman in Gray.
We'll one Is never sure OF anything
that he is going 70 do; rs I've sold you
before. l cant control him."
You viii be very foolish X you don't
pay this price. But. SCI here he comes.
I'm sure il must be hes
| lay still on the rustic seat under the
HACK shadow Of the cedar.
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Handy Farm Tool.

The tool illustrated can be easily
fashioned by any blacksmith. 1t is
similar in form to the grubbing hoe ia
miliar to most tanners, although not
so hard. 1t should be made so that
the wide blade will be about four
inches wide along the edge and from
one and one-half to two inches wide
along the edge of the narrow blade.
Made of the same material used in the
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Wind Sucking Horse.

The habit of wind sucking, or stump
sucking. as many call it. is practically
incurable, except by difficult opera
ton which can only be performed by
an expert surgeon familiar with the
anatomy of the parts. Buckling strap
tightly around the neck back of tie
ears helps to prevent the performance
of the habit. In the barn the horse
should be kept in a box stall from
which everything has been removed
upon which he could fix his teeth or
balance his chin to perform the objec-
tionable act. Feed him from a box to
be removed when feed has been eaten.
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by eight round poinred sticks of tough
hard wood two feet long and one inch
in diameter, passing through the hard
wood sticks. These dimensions may
be too large for a small neck. Fasten
the round sticks in the desired place
with screws n inch long. The yoke
may then be removed or adjusted to fit
large or small neck.-Farm and
Homo
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Didn,t Rotber the Incubator

More incubator matches are spoiled
by the anxiety of the operator than
from any other cause. Get the ma
chine going properly and don't bother
it, except to turn the eggs and fill and
trim the lamp. If the temperature runs
up or down, reset the regular. but do
not try to bring the temperature back
IN fva minutes
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Where the trees about ones house
ere sma--, or where there are none, this
arrangement. described in Country
Gentleman. will be found pleasant in
summer. The floor and framework of
this shady resting place are made OF
wood. while the covering is either
white duck or striped awning cloth,
sold at all dry goods stores-the only
fault to be found with the latter being
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Teacb the Lambs TO Eat.

Lambs should be taught to eat before
weaving time, beginning with a hand
full of oats and bran. Comfortable
quarters, clean water, clean food and a
variety of it until time to go on pasture
will invariably insure big, hardy sheep
that VIII bring the best prices IN the
market
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Via the Lake Shore and Michlgai
Southern Ry. to Chauiauqua and re-
turn. July and p. $l4 for the rounl
trip. Portland. Me. and return. JuI
: to Q. one fare for the round trip; re
turn limit may be extended to Aug. is
Providence. r. L., and return, July Z
s, 8. one fare for the round trip. Re
turn limit may be extended to Aug. is
Full information on application to c
4. DAILY, Chief A. G. 2. A.. Chicago.
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Buying a Cow.

Buying a COW is a greater risk than
buying a horse, yet some farmers who
will not trust themselves in judging
horses when buying will go oHt and
take up fresh cows from any one who
has them for sale. The farmer who will
breed for better cows and keep his
calves may imagine that it does not
pay, but if he will avoid buying worth
less cows and aim to improve he will
soon discover that he can make larger
profit on fewer cows and also have less
labor to perform in SO doing.
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Roosevelt's Heavy Life Insurance,

Since he became chief executive of
the nation. President Roosevelt has be
come one of the most heavily insured
men in the United States.
The President has taken out a pol
icy for $4,000 in New York COM
pany. besides continuing policies for
smaller amounts which he had taken
cut long before he was elected Gov
erno, OF New York.
President Roosevelt's policies. II is
understood, exceed by S15.o00 or S20.-
coo those held by President McKin-
ley. Mrs. Mckinley was paid about
$4,000 on policies on her husbands
Hfn
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Popular Girl.

The tailor-made girl may be FIRST in the
swirl
OF teas and of balls,
But she'll have to admit It's the telephone
girl
Who receives the most calls.
Philadelphia Record.
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Mrs. Brown-So glad to see you. Ma.
Smith. Will you come and have O'Clock
tea with me tomorrow
Mrs. S.-Delighted 10 do so. What
time shall ! come?
Mrs. B.-Any time between 6 and :.
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Brooklyn, New York.
four months, when my husband became
impatient because grew worse instead
Of better, and in speaking te the drug
gist he advised him tc get Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and Sanative Wash. How l wish 1
had taken thai at first it would have
saved me weeks of suffering. 1t took
three long noaths to restore me, but
IL is happy relief, and we are both
most grateful 70 you. Your Compound
has brought Joy to our home and
health to me. " Mrs. PAULINE JUDsoS,
81 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. -
$4,000 forfeit y saoOe testimonial Is not ssauin&
1t would seem by this state
ment that women would save
time and much sickness If they
would get Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound at once,
and also write to Mrs. Pinkham
ut Lynn, Mass, for special adj
vice. 1t Is free and always helps.
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to hold illis up. Next look in the calf's
mouth, and If there are eight teeth,
well through, you can safely raise that
calf. If there are only two teeth put
through, reject the calf, because. as
rule, this indicates that the constitu-
tional vigor of the mother was not
sufficient TO mature the calf fully be-
fore it was born. Such a calf will be
likely to have weak vitality when 1t
grows up as well as during its younger
DAVIS f
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knew the Penalty.

In Squire Roberts court recently a boy
was put on the witness stand, and to as
certain if he knew the nature of an oath
the justice interviewed him as follows:
do you know the nature of an oath y
Don't know whether l do or not"
well, if you should tell lie, do you
know where you would go when you
diedY
Yes, sir"
"Where?"
"Well, when we moved out here pap
said if any of us lied he would take us
back to Arkansaw, and 1 reckon he'll
be as good as his word. Fulton (ky)
Leader
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went to the left. and 1 had skirted the
side of the building. and arrived at the
back, when movement at half-shut-
tered window attracted my attention.
] stepped close up to it, and peered
inside. A face retreated, and another re-
mained-a face unlike any that l had
ever seen before. 1t was long, and COW
cred With a series of habby wrinkles
bagging under deep-set, bloodshot eyes,
and, though the cheeks were as dark as
an Indians, the huge, prominent nose
was a pale fiesh-pink. At first, as |
peeped between the shutters. under a
curtain of vines, into the darkness with
in, / believed this face to be human.
But in an instant l saw that it was that
of an enormous dog of breed l had
never met with.
Though the room into which / gazed
was dark as looked into from outside, a
crosglight from half-open door reveal
ed the figure of a little old woman. On
he'd head was a great Tapping cap: across
check shawl was folded. a stray length
of gray hair fell over & yellow, rece6ing
forehead, and / was struck with an eerie
sensation as observed how wonder
fully alike were the two faces-that of
the big dog and the tiny woman. Both
were old, iabby, long-iipped, sunken-
eyed, animal in expression, though, in
deed, it seemed TO me that the dogs
was the more intelligent and benevolent
Of the two.
Don't be alarmed~ / shouted. II
have brought you news of Mr.. Jonas
Heckleberry. Pray come to the door,
and let me have a few words with you"
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fasten a frame as
portrayed. Four
sticks of hard
, wood, 10 or u
inches long and
11a inches square,
are hold tnnctl,or
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Even In Boston.

Mother Dust home from the theater)-
Why, Harold, are you awake?
Harold--Yes, mamma.
Mother-Did you say your prayers to-
nightY
Harold-No'm; l forgot to.
Mother-Then you must say them now.
Harold-Why, mamma, does God sit w
as late as this?
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What an absurd thing it is to pass over
all the valuable parts Of a man. and fix
our attention on his infrmties.-Addi-
son.
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We use Piso's Cure for Consumption in
preference to any other cough medicine
Mrs. S. f. Borden. 442 p street, Wash
ington, d. c., May %, 1901.
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Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease. a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.