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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

DRESENAKING Nine THIBAUD. 20
West 35th-st-, win make during January,
Gotten. wash. silk gowns a. very low prices
also evening and street gowns al short no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
POLICE NOW THINK HE WAS DROWNED.

That Edward Allen was accidently drowned is
now believed by his relatives and the police, His
body found the shores Of Jamaica Bay
about quarter of a mile east OF Rockaway Point
1t at first thought he might have been robbed
and murdered and his body thrown into the water
but examination failed TO discover any marks
OF violence He subject to epileptic hts. and
his family believes that while wandering along the
piers he seized with and fell into the
water
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

G WINFIELD PATTEN, d. D. s, D. o.,
w. 6sth. cor. Central Park West Hours
81: Sat 9-I2 Telephone 281 Columbus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
RrsINEss CHANCES.

- - WCER ~ o3iE--Ae offer men
- : F-5eirees OF YOUR own requires lit
- -i-1a- SO 20 500 uonthly. ali On srllsll
sr---eefr1erf We start sou Tor sA8 anu
- -r-1-af-g 10 number II machines lie
- ~v-r H.ss NATIONAL ALIDAAIlC
c-TCtFs VE-olDE.1 COMPANY. suite DE, -
r.-o--i.r~- 81 Chicago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

GAS BILLS reduced 20 to 40 per cent. Gail
or send postal card Established % years
at 1870 East 23d-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

W. J. f. AND and ANNA DILLABOUGH.
200 West 5stk-st. Tel. 1925 Col. Treat
ment at residence II desired.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
NEW PROFIT SHARING PLAN.

1t is reported that the United States Steel Cor
poration will December 81 announce an
amended profit sharing plan for the benefit OF its
employees The points Of differences between ths
plan now being prepared by the finance COMMITTEES
and that announced year ago. and at present in
operation. cannot yet be learned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

THE JOHN n. HELMER INSTITUTE OF
OSTEOPATHY. lbs East 34th-st-. corner
Iexingtou--ave Telephone. 100 Madison
Sauare Graduate OF American School Of
Osteopathy under the founderl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
FREDERICK ". EVFRS.

EXTRA FINE MICROSCOPE. guns.
mathematical, surgical and surveying in
NICKLIHS' OLD CURIOSITY SHOP, I63
PARK Roy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.

Tm1Oi CENTRAL. give me !. so2 Mad
- Square SAMPSON & NELSON. ;
F.rsDloyunent Bureau. 4l2 4th-aFe, Dest
help only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
HELP WANTED.


Male
NEW YEARS BUSINESS CHANGES
are brinrlnE hundreds OF employers 70 Us
seeking high grace Executive, Clerical,
Technical Men and statesmen We need men
these positions state position desired and
write for plan and booklet
HAPGOODS, INC,
Sutte SOS 400 broadway. Nsw-YorE.
CAPABLE SALESMAN to cover New-York
with staple line; high commissions. with
advance OF 500 monthly: peFmahsht posi-
ton "a riaht man. JESS II. SMITH CO.
Detroit Mich,
YOUNG MEN everywhere, copy letters
dressed envelope for particulars. MANA
GER. Dept ) ZIG. Box 1.4ll, Philadelphia.
Penn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
ACCOUNTANT.

sP--r--TAI. -~opicaI Plants. Ferns I
49, 49, ,,e- -TFIF TROPICAL DECORA
I'VE Plant CO. g Nest l4t6-5L.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
STORAGE.

HAEGER STORAGE WAREHOUSES. sth-
ave. 33d to 34th st.-Storage for furnl-
ture etc. padded var for removing. city
insurance: estimates furnished. Telephone
call 2 2tOJ-9Sth-st.
CONTINENTAL Storage Warehouses, Sl3-
3l9 W. 43d. Just Off Sth-ave. Tel. 2597
3Sth-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

DETECTIVE AGENCIES.

- 100000 - =
DETECTIVES CAuthorizeds. Shadowtng.
Investigations. private matters confidsn-
tally conducted: correspondence solicited
terms reasonable. J. REICHLE, 90 Starr
st. Brooklyn, y. Y.
DETECTTVES.-Ex reliable; con-
hdential matters secretly investigated;
satisfactory results: best OF references /;
terms reasonable; information free WOOL
LEY's DETECTIVE AGENCY. So Pine-st..
EeW-Tork
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
NEW YEAR CARDS

CALENDARS FOR ADVERTISING.
Christmas and New Year cards, from
cent TO SO. View post cards sample set OF
100 for 81 prepaid. Manufacturers prices
JOSEPH KOEHLER. Importer and Manu-
facturer 80 Park Row. n. Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
sANITARIUMS.

HDROTHERAPY.-N equipped sani-
torium for care OF neurasthettcs. Z. E
FRANCIS. @ East 21th-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
UMBRELLAS AND CANES.

STEINSCHNEIDER'S
N(EET Umbrellas are the BEST
ny English Gloria. csc.
lW& ~ Taffeta Union. ---- 49, 81. 50
" MT"5f> London Smoke. 5000. 81 70
SE5S RecoYerinR with Imported
%NsSSA Silk 81.
zsX ALL REPAIRS, he
- l24 F'uitOn-s-. cor Nassau
Basement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
.sr1srrs. crR1os AND SILVER

AAIIALEe. tLhIUs ~ LoL---
OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
Il a LANTElEE. ,s.,.
g. Fourth Avenue between -0th aIlc -0-H
81. NeW-York-
Irpcrter and dealer II Fine u Fst-1-i- -
Esre Old Portraits anc Gems ~ .- -
Nss-e-r Old Jewels. silver. Ancient Arms
an Ar.lor WORKS q AT 1870
A-ura issr-sn-s Tor assurances, transfer
Tzz and SurroEatc.s COR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
SEWING MACHINES.

SEWING MACHTNES.-Do New
Home Wilcox & Gibbs, Singer; instal-
ments or rental H. RAUSCH, 2,2I1 Sd
ave- near I23d-st. Telephone ls9Sa Harlem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
DENTISTRY.

DR.. ". FRICKE. specialist in crown and
bridge work; moderate prices $50 Lex
frgt8n-aVe.- near 6lEt-sr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
FURNISHED ROOMS.


A-FURNISHED ROOM and private bath.
SO per week: all conveniences; elevator,
steam heat electric light. dag and night
service; suite Of rooun. dressing room and
private bath. SD per week THE ROLAND.
Sc 10 so East 59th-st.
ATTRACTIVE HALL ROOM.-Hot and
cold running water; al new furniture; 90
Il Irving Place.
z3D-ST-. Is EAST Opposite Hotel Manhat-
tanl.-Desirsble large front room; rea-
69TH-ST- ia WEST aceommo-
dRtions, attractive rooms, porcelain
baths: gentlemen: telephone; references
WEST END-AVE., sTe. corner l03d-st.--
Handsomely furnished second floor suite /;
location. table and surroundings strictly
high class.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
pooxs norcHr AND SOLD.

1900 T-T--TTOAl RIEs and other sets
a. t71oE-e bought f0r cash. CANS nee a.
,g-r ho-ue sLALEAN, 8ookrlan- ! y III
ta-u-e- Tel 1908 Broad Csts.og1e p -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
DOLLS HOSPITAL.
DOGS AND BIRDS.

DOGS boarded. washed. groOned, cliPled .
sick dogs promEtly attended 20. BhOAD-
WAY KENNEL . S7f Broadway. betWSen
jIIth and Il2th SITS. city. PROS. HALL
arc RYAN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
WORK WANTED.

MANICURE, facial. scalp treatment, hair
dresser. II. H. 263 West 125th-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
CUTLERY.

CUTLERY Of every description on hand.
made 70 order and repaired, az q.
RNAUTH'S s, 81 John-st-, near Nsssau-st-,
New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
LOST.

LOST OR STOLEN.-Bankbook No. 2O5. 6l2
N tho German Savings Bank IN the CITY
OF New YORK. corner shave ana lsth-se,.
f-s,lrs n Heariette Vanselow All persons
80 cguti0usd against negotiating the same.
II not returned 70 the bank on the 10Th Gay
81 Januars 1906 a duplicate viii De isAueo.
TOgT. -Bankb8ok No 552. ABS. Finder VIII
receive - reward for same az the Dfs
Dock Bank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
PLUMBERS SUPPLIES.

PATCH for rust holes in range boilers.
PHILLIPS MNFG. CO. 2lo East S4th-st-
Send for price list.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
WORK WANTED.

Female.
COVERNESS or COMPANION--By highly
recommended Swiss lady; college gradu-
ate. perfect French. German. English. mu-
sic; experienced teacher: accustomed to
travelling. here and abroad; highest refer
ences. Z. r. 1,1S3 Fultou-ave.. The
Bronx
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
ANTIQUE FURNITURE.

TIE ANTIQUE FURNITURE E8-
CHANGE. 156 West Ssth-st, near 81
A. re rs~+ic-lar shop FOR those seeking
bargains and lovers Of genuine orlelhaA
antiques. 10 goods are held tor . pfioe- u1-
rlas- Be s.ll- We by. Sd ane e2.....-...
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

OLD JEWELRY and duplicate wedding
presents at the assay office OF 5. +.
HOW ARD 10 Iohn-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
PROFESSIONAL SITUATIONS

Female.
EXPERIENCED TEACHER desires place
as governess or companion; highly sdU-
Gated pianist; references. Address L z.
Tribune Uptown Office 1854 Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
alLLlARD AND POOL TABLES.

~ 80 lkEks ~ billiard ana pool
60. Afiesz- LARL BROS - Egtan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

]. LUBITZ. 1856 West 27th-st Jewelry and
watch repairing. Highest prices paid for
old gold and silver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
LAMPS.
HARDWARE.

ssH AND GARBAGE CANS We sell then
Cheap Estates supplied SHAkLOW
BROTHERS 442 West 42d-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED. Is. coo Agents 10 write quick
for free samples ana best offer made;
zig proats; liberal terms: exclusive terri
tory I. ii. sAYMAN. 2,liG 10 . t25 FRANK
lin-ave 81. Louis. Mo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

PRACTICAL FURRIER - Gilbsrr's, 40
West 34th-st.: remodelliug. redyelng: new
work specially; furs sold at Wholesaie
prices: buy OF exchange furs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
OSTEOPATHY.

EDWARD 3. UNDERWOOD. D, O., 1855
5;h-ave. Phone 8. 194-Isth St Hours, 8
10 80. Saturday. 10 y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

DOG AND CAT DEPARTMENT 23d-si-
Veterinary Hospital. sos. $40 East 2Sd-st-
FREE CLINIC from SO a. m, p p m
Telephore. S0e-ls.h
ERNEST OELENDORF. Foreign and do
nestle birds. pet animals, dogs end cats
treated. 1876 Broadway. between 65th and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27

DREssMAKER using the S. T. Taylor
system. cut by the day. Miss AL
BRIGHT. q irving Place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
PRINTING.

/ ono ENVELOPES. billheads or cards ST;
linen noteheads. 81 TO- linen letter heads
81 4O PRIETEPY Go West Broadway.
PHYSICIANS STATIONERY, prescription
blanks, biIIheads; prices right EMPIRE
ENVELOPE co. 3O1 West llith-st- Tel
Sal Mornlngside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
BATH CABINETS.

- '-T-r1red vapor bath cabinets and
fcItlrE 1ltEtuns. p n lEhl1s IL
ChaI1ers St.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
UPHOLSTERY.

UPHOLSTERING.- Antiques polished and
repaired bought and sold. SCHRIEBER
& DOENER. IA Amsterdam-ave.. New
York City. Antique mahogany dining ia
hles and spinning wheels for sale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
yENTrLA7ORS.

WE DO A LARGE BUSINESS in Offices
homes. schools. hotels. hospitals. In
doTsed by physicians and architects n. l.
NJ CAUSLAND, Jr.. 60 Wall-st., New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-27
OFFICE FURNITURE
OLD GOLD AND SILVER.

GOLD R24sh; o rs S h .oEsE
SILVER P ps1E Hi Es5sssn. 9e isg RF's'
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ALL AROUND THE FARM.

Farm for profit rather than crops.
A deep furrow makes a full crib.
A poor seedbed makes AN empty
barn.
''No humus, no hominy," as the wise
farmer says.
Thrifty weeds on farm indicate an
unthrifty farmer.
A fence made of farm implements
typifies an unprogressiye farmer.
No manure for crops, whip for the
horses, and poverty for the farmer.
Count the cost of each crop before
hand, and figure the profit afterward.
Because of the scarcity of labor,
some California fruit growers are
tearing out their peach orchards and
planting to alfalfa.
About the only public lands open for
homestead settlements in California
are the arid regions, says an official of
the land Office experimentation and
Home.
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Read how easily it can be done.
w. J. Hill, of 40 South Union Street,
Concord, N. c., proprietor of hardware
and harness store, Justice of the Peace,
and one of the best known residents of
that city, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills
proved very efficient remedy in my
case. I got box at the Gibson Drug
Store and used them for disordered
kidneys and backache from which had
experienced a great deal of annoyance,
trouble and pain. The kidney secre-
lions had bothered me for long while,
were very irregular, dark colored and
full of sediment. The Pills cleared it
all up and I have not had an ache in my
back since taking the last dose. My
back is much stronger and my health
generally is improved great deal. I
am glad to make a public endorsement
of the Pills trusting that it may be
the means of relieving some other
sufferer"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Hill will be
mailed on application to any part of the
United States. Address Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale by all
druggists, price so cents per box.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-05-29
THE USEFUL CORN PLANT.
New Ways in Which Stalk, Leaves,
Pith, TasseIs, Husks and CObs
Are Utilized.

A long course of experiments, car
ried on at Kankakee, ILL.,, under the
encouragement of the United States
department of agriculture, have de-
termined that good use may be made
of the entire corn crop, not the grain
merely but the stalks, leaves, pith,
tassels, husks and cobs as well. Diff
ferent varieties of paper of good grade
can be profitably manufactured from
various parts of the plant. One kind
is made from the hard shell of the
stalk, another from the pith and a
third from the husk. From the pith
Is turned out the finest grade of oil
paper, almost equal to linen paper.
A machine has been invented which
will take the corn stalk, as it grows,
husk the ear, separate the husk from
the stalk and then remove the shell
from the pith. The manufacturers
will send this machine into field
and propose to the farmer to buy his
corn crop as it stands. If the farmer
wishes his corn after it has been
husked, he can have it, otherwise it
will be purchased and marketed by
the owner of the machine, who will
convert all the remaining portion of
the plant into some form of manufac-
ture
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cessfully grown, however, in many
other states and on variety of soils
the Michigan station reports that
pecan trees obtained from Iowa nuts
have grown we'll at the South Haven
substation since 1890 and proved en-
tirely hardy. The Stuart pecan from
Texas, however, has required protec.
ton to prevent its killing back each
winter.
Generally pecans will not be com
mercially successful north of parallel
40. Pecan nuts are grown on com
mercial scale in California, and or
chards have been planted in a num-
Der of southern states. Texas and
Louisiana at present furnish the bulk
of the annual crop, mostly from ma
tive trees.
Florida is believed to be well
adapted to the growth of pecans, es-
pecially in the western and northern
parts, and there seems to be oppor-
tunity for considerable extension
of the industry. Trees grow in Flor
ida on number of soils, varying
from the black hummock to the less
fertile high pine lands. On the richer
soil the trees seem to develop wood
at the expense of the fruit, while on
poor soils the trSes make less wood
and bear more fruit. \ Georgia grow
er stated that he had found sandy
loan soils with clay subsoil the best
for peCanS.
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A Sensational Case.

Aston, Mich, May 25th.-Houghton
County has never witnessed more strik-
ing medical case than that of Mr.. James
Culet OF this place.
Mr.. Culet had spent small fortune with
the best physicians in the county and in
addition to this he has tried every! medicine
he could hear of.
He had very bad case of Rheumatism
and Kidney Trouble, from which he had
suffered for twenty years. Nothing he
could get seemed to do him any good, and
he was gradually growing worse.
He has no Rheumatism now and explains
it thus:
Zone day 1 happened to see an advertise
ment of Dodd's Kidney Pills and decided to
try them.
II made up my mind to give them good
fair trial, as my case was a very bad one
and was of over twenty years standing.
81 used altogether AZ boxes and 1 can
truthfully say that they have driven out
every trace of the Rheumatism.
Il feel like a new man, and can and do
most heartily recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills for Rheumatism and Kidney Trouble"
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|FARMhkkz:.s.Ma
E::;:::: .::::E: AND y
zgKgARIDIEN4
A NUT OF INTEREST.
Growing PecanS for Market Is am In
dustry Having Quite a Pro-
nounced Boom.

One of the latest industries to be
doomed is pecan growing. Some en-
thusiasts even see in this valuable nut
rival as a money-maker to the
peach.
Botanically the pecan (Hicoria pc
CAM belongs to the hickory family.
The tree is one of the largest of the
forest, growing from rs to no feet
high, with wide spreading branches
and symmetrical dome-like top.
The nuts are generally oblong and
vary in weight from 25 to over hun
dred per pound. The shells are rela-
lively thin and much more easily
cracked than those of the common
hickory nut.
The pecan is found native in river
bottoms from Iowa and Kentucky
southwest into Mexico, and seems to
prefer a moist, rich soil. 1t is sue
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HANDY GARDEN CULTIvAToR

is generally considered rather high
The work the factory made machines
do, however, is about perfect.
This machine, although homemade
and not very handsome in appear
ance, does the work as well as a Sc
or So tool, and costs not more than
40 cents to make. For a wheel, take
the fly wheel of an old sewing ma
and put a round bolt tightly through
the axle. Then take piece of plank,
(a), 2Ox10 inches, and cut as shown,
boring holes for the axle where
marked. After the wheel is set in
place, it should turn easily and stead
lily, if balanced properly. For the
handle &c @, cut out and round from
a piece of plank two pieces, or use
any that may be otherwise obtained.
Then get blacksmith to make three
teeth (b) out of a piece of spring
steel one inch wide and eight
holes are drilled through them for
screws.
OnS lOOCh ShouIu OO pIdCCu ABOUT
six inches behind the wheel and di-
rectly in the center, the other two
being four inch behind the first
and the same distance from the CEN
ter tooth. When this cultivator is
pushed through the rows, it should
run with little pressure from the
operator, clearing out the weeds and
stirring the soil at the same time.
Though not very handsome, this
homemade arrangem mt does the
work well and if given two coats of
brown or green paint, will be i'm
proved in Edgar Mac
kinley, in Farm and Home
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Old Railroad Ticket Is Now a Gu
riOsity.

Mrs. Laura E. Howey, librarian of the
State Historical society, of Montana has re-
ceived from c. E. Reese, of Virginia City,
one of the tickets used in the carry COS on
the stage lines of Montana. 1t is from Fir-
ginia City to New York, issued by the Wells
Fargo company, the. fare at that TINS being
$3.50. The ticket is composed OF eight
coupons.
The first is by stage, supposedly to Salt
Lake, there being left a blank space to be
filled in. From there it is over the Union
Pacific railroad to Omaha, by omnibus to
Council Bluffs and from there to Chicago
over the Chicago & Northwestern Railway.
From Chicago the ticket is over the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago to Pittsburg
and from Pittsburg to Harrisburg over the
Pennsylvania Central. From the latter
place to New York the ticket calls for pas
sage over the Allentown line to New York.
81 sometimes has my suspicious" said
Uncle Eben, dat de chronic gossip hab a
guilty conscience an is abusin' is neighbors
in self!defense. "-Washington Star.
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Not Much of a Dog.

He wasn't much of dog, and vet he
chased the COW that was not much used
to dogs through barbed wire fence.
cutting her so that the owner was COM
PEELED to kill her to put her out of her
misery. He chased flock of sheep and
the town had to pay SIS to make good
the loss to the farmer who owned the
sheep. He worried every animal on
the place and kept everybody awake at
night; and yet-he wasn't much of a
dog after all.-Farm Journal
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GET THE VERY BEST.
The Farmer Who Puts Himself Into
His Work May Rest Assured
of Good Results.

Few of us get the best there is in our
| farms. That is because we do not
put the best there is in us into them.
There isn't much use in expecting
great things on the farm unless we
are willing to plan, work and study
how to get those great things. How
shall we go at it to do that? asks E.
L. Vincent in Farm and Fireside.
In the first place, the soil must be
in good state of fertility. This means
that we have carefully saved up every
| particle of barnyard manure we have,
and have seconded this effort by a
judicious use of commercial fertilizer.
1t means, too, that we have not pre-
viously cropped the land to death.
Then, we will pillow thoroughly. Not
one man out of ten in this country
knows how to pillow; or, if he does,
he has not the grit and the gumption
to do it. Once in while we meet a
farmer who insists that his part of
the farm work shall be done thorough
ly. He is on the way to success. 1t was
an old Scotchman who said, eye dinna
ken how to pillow in this country; we
on'y scratch the groom" And that is
about what most of us farmers do
we scratch the ground.
And again, to get the best there is
in our farms we must use the harrow
more faithfully The farmer has no
better tool than good harrow. ] say
a good" harrow because hosts Of
farmers have not such a thing as a
first-class harrow on the place. They
V-shaped drag" their fathers used,
or else have picked up at some sale
a worn out thing not worth bringing
home. No good work can be done
with such a tool. Harrows of an up
to-date pattern are reasona BILE in price
nowadays, and every farmer ought to
have one or more.
Good, clean seed is a requisite, too.
No use to sow seed that will not grow
or that is full of weed seed. This may
mean the purchase of a tanning mill,
to be used in recleaning seed. We may
better do this than to seed our farms
down with foul weeds.
But, finally, we will fail after all if
we do not keep the weeds down in
every crop that can be cultivated.
This means steady work for a few
weeks in the spring of the year until
the potatoes have been hilled up and
the corn is too large to admit of work.
ing a horse through it. But the end
tells the story.
Other things being equal, the man
who puts himself into his work as I
have here described may rest assured
of a good crop-the best the soil will
produce. And that ought to make
him happy.