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The leader., 1904-02-27
HERE AND THERE.

Broken straps about the harness
quite often lead to broken bones in this
man.
Breaking colts is great deal like
sitting up with a sick man. One must
attend strictly to business. No nap
ping on duty.
Sometimes a bit of taffy goes a
good ways toward making a man do
his best. Cows are just so. Kind
words and good treatment count for q
sight Ever try it?
There is no fertilizer that varies so
much values as stable manure. This
variation is caused by the manner in
which the stuff is kept and the amount
of litter it contains.
The spread of veterinary science
and skill will no Doubt, in the course
of few years, enable dealers in live
stock to keep alive and fit for the mar
ket thousands of animals now carried
off by disease.
The government cane-sirup expert
ment station at Waycross, Ga, has
turned out 3 fire grade of pure sirup.
II is made from the Ribbon cane, and
is almost equal to pure maple sirup.
The Waycross Cane Growers associa-
tion secured the experiment station at
that place.
Farmers should profit by the ex-
periments made at the various state ex-
pertinent stations. Their conclusions
have cash value. It costs money to
experiment Every progressive farm-
er should see that his name is on the
list for the experiment station bull
letins.
/ Farmers. as well as manufacturers
of America, are now selling surplus
stock to foreign countries, at total
rate of remuneration never beforc
equaIed, This leads to the conclusion
that this country is on the road OF az
svancement in wealth and prosperity
toward o point never before reached
BY an nation Of the world,
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THE REAL THING.
Tortoise Shell 'Direct from TOrtOi"
Where the Reptiles Were
Doubtless Raised.

Less genuine tortoise shell is imported
in New York from India now than there
has been for great many years, owing to
the active efforts of the Jams. This, says
of humanitarians with headquarters at
Bombay, but with thriving communities
throughout the empire. Their mission on
behalf of the tortoise is much the same
as that of the Audubon societies in this
country with regard to birds. Great
cruelties, the jams allege, are praeticed
trying to stop it. A woman who had read
about this movement went into a Broad
way store and looked at some tortoise shell
combs.
But are they genuine?" she asked.
There are SO many limitations in the
market now"
"Oh, yes, these are genuine" replied the
dealer 'We get them from our own
agents, direct from Tortoi."
The leader., 1904-02-27
SHEEP ON THE FARM
The Breeder Should Select the Type
of His Choice and Then
Stick to 1t.

In starting out to raise sheep, a
breeder should have clearly in mind
what breed and type he wishes to
raise, then stick to it, come what may.
Cross breeding and changing from one
breed to another gives no definite re-
suits. With pure-bred sheep, type
may sometimes charge little.
Now suppose we have good bunch
of ewes of the breed we want; we will
mate them to a ram with a masculine
eye and head, with a short, thick neck,
wide and deep chest, back and loins,
wide and straight, and well covered
with lean meat, rump wide and long,
twist plumb, and fleece of good quality
and dense. Too much pains can not
be given in selecting ram, as on him
depends by far the greater part of the
improvement of the flock.
A common flock of ewes can in a
short time be graded up to first-class
sheep by always using the very best
of sires and selecting and culling with
judgment.
We breed our ewes so that they
start lambing about March l. We di-
vide the ewes into fiocks of so to rs
each, and then turn in one ram to each
flock. If the fiocks are anywhere near
home we take the ram out after he has
been with them for an hour or two, as
we find that the ram will hold his
flesh better and the ewes get with
lamb sooner than if the ram is allowed
to run with them continually. The
ewes should be tagged before turning
in the ram, if any are dirty, which is
also help to the ram in getting the
ewes with lamb.
The ram should also be in good flesh,
well fed and cared for at mating time.
w. F. Renk, in Orange Judd Farmer.
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RAISING DRAFT HORSES.
They Are the Rest Glass of Horses
For the Average Farmer
to Raise.


Interest in horse breeding has in-
creased in the southwest until the
farmers are now considering the advis-
ability of raising draft horses These
are the horses for the average farmer
to raise for market. since they do not
require the special preparation for
market in the way of training, etc,
that light horses or coach horses do,
and are less damaged by blemishes,
which frequently appear, even on colts
that are carefully cared fors The draft
horse can be broke at the age of two
years and made self-suppoTting until
he is mature and ready for market.
Follow definite plan in breeding. Ev-
cry fg mer should attempt to produce
horses of some definite type, such as
the market demands, and this can only
be done by deciding on the breed or
type one cares to raise. and then reso-
lutely sticking to it.
In speaking of the draft horse, Prof.
Kennedy, Of the Iowa state college.
said:
The type Of draft horse that the
The leader., 1904-02-27
KEEPING WELL IN WINTER.
Plenty of Fresh Air and Caution
Against Exposure to Colds
Are Essential.
Personal cleanliness is the first es-

Personal cleanliness is the first es-
sential to good health,
Sleeping apartments that are closely
shut up at night are not conducive to
healthy repose. The sense Of languor
and fatigue is always apparent in the
morning. The daily morning bath,
either tepid or the cold plunge, is of
great Importance, says American Queen.
Blouses as they are now worn, with
an open network exposing the neck and
chest, are fruitful source of colds, and
women at all liable to catarrh and chest
troubles should avoid them.
The complete exposure of shoulders,
neck and upper part of back which re-
suits from modern dinner or ball dress,
is wrong and absurd.
Serious ailments can be constantly
traced to this pernicious habit.
The delicate lung tissue is almost di-
rectly exposed to changes of tempera-
ture, especially in the ballroom. The
woman, probably overheated with her
exertions, passes either on to balcony
or into another room at much lower
temperature, nor does she always take
care to throw some covering upon her
exposed skin.
Too much covering round the throat
IN cold weather is inadvisable. 1t has
tendency to render it delicate and lie
able to attacks of sore throat.
To keep shut up in overheated rooms,
continually breathing vitiated air, is
harmful
When walking, keep the mouth shut
and breathe through the nose. BY so
doing the air is warmed in it's passage
into the lungs, and the risk of catarrh,
bronchitis and perhaps pneumonia is
minimized
Food is another commodity which is
necessary for good health. In cold
weather the diet requires to be more
generous than during the summer
months. In winter, especially, we re-
quire food that acts as body fuel, so as to
keep UP the normal heat-such as fats
tbutter, fats of meat, wheat and oat-
meaD, carbohydrates (sugars, starches,
etc..
Naturally, much depends upon individ-
ual tastes and digestion. What will
agree with one will by no means suit an
other. The most healthful animal foods
have the most fatty constituents; so also
have grains, -four and meal
1t does not necessarily follow that the
higher the price of such foods as meats,
butter and milk, therefore are they the
most nutritious; for breakfast use the
plain oatmeal or hominy and cook it at
home.
Alcohol in cold weather is unsuitable,
especially as means for what is popu-
larly known as keeping out the cold"
Its action is quite the contrary. By fol-
lowing these few simple rules it will be
found possible to go through the cold
estlweather and yet keep well.
The leader., 1904-02-27

A recent canvass of cur large east
ern cities showed that 81 per cent Of
the leading citizens were brought up
on the farm. An examination of 100
of the commercial and professional
representative men of Chicago showed
that IS per cent were raised in the
country and rural villages. Seven
teen of our % president come from
the farm. The census of students Of
four colleges and seminaries showed
that the rural districts and villages are
furnishing S5 per cent. of our college
students The brain and nerve centers
are not more dependent upon the
soundness of the surrounding tissue
than the town upon the rural districts.
The leaders are quickly succeeded by
men from the country They always
have been, they always will be. NFor
this there are two reasons. One is
that the country air, food and eXer-
else are essential to compact aud
healthy brain. Ruddy cheeks, strong
digestion, large veins in which blood
may run, have free course and be
glorified in strong thinking, are closely
related to the herds, fields and forests
Rev. N. D. Hills.
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Billion Dollar Grass.

When the John A. Salzer Seed Co., of La
Crosse, Wis, introduced this remarkable
grass three years ago, little did they dream
it would be the most talked of grass in
America, the biggest, quick, hay producer
On earth, but this has come to pass.
Agr. Editors wrote about it, Agr. Col
lege Professors lectured about it, Agr. In
stitute Orators talked about it, while in
the farm home by the quiet fireside, in the
corner grocery, in the village postotfiee, at
the creamery, at the depot, in fact wher-
ever farmers gathered, Salzer's Billion Dol
lar Grass, that wonderful grass, good for
5 to IA tons per acre and lots of pasture
besides, is always a theme worthy of the
farmers voice.
Then comes Bromus Inermis, than which
there is no better grass or better permanent
hay producer on earth. Grows wherever
soil is found. Then the farmer talks about
Salzer's Teosinte, which will produce 100
stocks from one kernel Of seed, IL ft high,
in 100 days, rich in nutrition and greed
lily eaten by cattle, hogs, ETC., and is good
for so tons of green food per acre.
Victoria Rape, which can be grown at 25c
ton, and Speltz at 20c Eu., both great
food for cattle, also come in for their
share in the discussion. X. l..
The leader., 1904-02-27
IN FAR-OFF PLACES.

Not one-fourth Of the land in Colon
bia is settled or individually owned.
A Roumanian engineer estimates the
value of the oil fields in his country at
50, 800, ,000. 900.
Returns of the revenue from indirect
taxes in France in 1903 show that re-
ceipts amounted to $56S, 1886, $3.50, amin
crease of $26.557,58o over the estimates,
and $40, ITS, $50 over 1902.
The chief interests connecting Abys-
sinia with the outside world are the
powerful influence of the Negus and the
possible later connections with the in
terror of Africa through Instrumental
tiles in his possession. The French
English and Italians have for a long
time been carrying on correspondence
with the Negus with the view of deyel-
oping tbs Industries Of these countries.
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these wise and prudent Sisters have
found Peruna never failing safeguard.

$-S-S-s e-e-e-S-S-S-S-es-
these wise and prudent Sisters have
found Peruna never-failing safeguard.
DR.. Hartman receives many letters
from Catholic Sisters from all over the
United States. A recommend recently
received from Catholic institution in
Detroit, Mich, reads as follows:
DR.. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio !:
Dear Sir:--"The young girl who used
fhe PerHna was suffering from EaryH-
gifts, and ioss of voice. The result of
tire treatment was most satisfactory.
She found great relief, and after
farther use of the medicine we hope TO
be able TO say she Is entirely cured. "
Sisters of Charity.
This young girl was under the care of
the Sisters Of Charity and used Peruna
for catarrh of the throat, with good re-
suits as the above letter testifes.
From q Catholic institution in Gem
trail Ohio comes tire following recon1-
mend from the Sister Superior:
''Some years ago a friend of our in
stitution recommended to us DR.. Hart
mans Peruna as an excellent remedy
for the influenza of which we then had
several cases which threatened to be of
a serious character.
"We began to use it and experienced
such wonderful results that since then
The leader., 1904-02-27
A WORD FOR THE KITCHEN.
No Reason for Having 1t Away
Around at the Back of
the House.

Why should kitchens be always built
at the back of the house, where the grass
is trimmed down and slop pals accumu-
late? Why have back of the house,
anyway, instead of two fronts, equally
respected? The writer, says the Cook
ing School Magazine. recalls in Georgia
long brick house, with three front
doors, one of them the kitchen. door.
You could look straight through the
house in pleasant weather because there
were three other doors facing the ones
that looked over the bay. The rose that
was trained over the drawing room ran
along to the kitchen and peeped in at the
dear old nanny who sang there very
often. To balance things, the peach
tree that was trained, English fashion,
on the sunny wall of the kitchen, ex-
tended its plant branches to the dining
room grape vines.
Parsley grew in the violet borders, the
cream smelled of roses, and the flavor
of peach leaves that shamed the drug
gists' product fingered in the cake. The
mistress could sit in the drawing room
and see the children coming home from
school, or guests driving up from either
direction. and, consequently, a fresh
handkerchief and collar were always
ready. Dicey in the kitchen could al
ways see them, too, and cake was on the
plate and Zeke was in his dress coat
when the door knociler raped. And no
one in that house knew the front or the
back thereof 1t was a kindly and orig
inal old Pennsylvania German who
built a great sunny kitchen where the
company room is generally placed, be-
cause he said, mother" spent nearly all
her time in the kitchen and she should
have the best. He gained praise in his
country, but no followers
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80 .
Peruna has become our favorite medi-
cine for influenza, catarrh, cold, cough
and bronchitis"
Another recommend from a Catholic
Institution of one offhe Central States
written by the Sister Superior reads
as follows:
ga number of years ago our attention
was called TO DIR. -Hartman's Peruna,
and since then we have used it with
wonderful results for grip, coughs,
colds and catarrhal diseases of the head
and stomach.
''For grip and winter catarrh espe-
cially it has been of great service to the
inmates of this institution.
The leader., 1904-02-27
WQteFCreSS.

In the matter of the watercress, on
which Dr. King Wary has submitted an
unfavorable report to the borough OF
Hackney, the city press is reassuring.
Watercress grown in polluted streams is
undoubtedly dangerous to health if NOT
properly washed. But the plant does
not absorb the poison in the same way
as the oyster does the sewage, and a
cleansing in fresh cold water removes
all danger. This, We are assured, is the
consensus of medical experts. The
obvious moral is one that would natur-
ally occur to all dainty feeders-that
cress should be wei! washed before il
reaches the table.-London Chronicle.
The leader., 1904-02-27
CUTICURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest Skin Soap-Ths
Standard of Every Nation
of the Earth.

Millions of the worlds best people use
Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura Oint-
ment, the purest and sweetest of emollient
skin cures, for preserving, purifying and
of crusts, scales and dandruff, and the
stopping of falling hair, for softening,
whitening and soothing red, rough and
sore hands. for baby rashes, itchings and
cha6ngs, and many sanative, antiseptic
purposes which readily suggest themselves
to women, especially mothers, as well as
for all the purposes of the toilet, bath and
nursery.
The leader., 1904-02-27
Kid Glove PILLOW.

Every woman sooner or later ac-
quires a lot of wrinkled wrists from
evening to walking gloves. Cut up the
clean parts of these wrists into trian-
giles and squares. Basic them down
on canvas lining and work them with
'catstitch" in yellow silk. The effect
is charming when soft shades of gray
and ivory are used. The discarded
wrists will mako the most nerve-sooth-
ing. smoothest pillow in the world.
Stuff the pillow with hair if you can
afford IT.
The leader., 1904-02-27

The practice of turning cows on
young rye in the fall is a good one, but
when the ground is very wet, damage
may result Grazing the rye causes it
to stool, and the young rye provides
green food; but while the rye field
may be used for the cows in the fall,
they should not be turned on too early
in the spring. 1t does not do so much
harm for cows to change from grass to
rye, as it does from dry food in spring
to the young rye.AFarmers' Homo
The leader., 1904-02-27
Quite Another Matter,

Uncle George-Instead of wearing dia-
monds, don't you think it would be more
becoming to pay your tailor's bills:
Harry-But if l paid my tailor's bills
how could l afford to wear diamonds
And if people didn't buy diamonds what
would keep the diamond merchants from
starving to death?
But you don't pay for your diamonds,
either"
All! now you are wandering from the
point. London Tit-Bits.
The leader., 1904-02-27
Cracked Egga.

When cracked eggs have to be boiled
a little vinegar added to the water will
prevent the white from boiling out.
The acid coagulates the albumen and
stops the leaks. The cracks may also
be covered with bit of paper wet with
the exuding albumen. Nothing sticks
IKE white of egg and not even boiling
water will remove the paper.
The leader., 1904-02-27
He swore on.

"Can you support my daughter in the
style to which she has been accus-
tomed?'
mo. sirrei don't intend to keep
right on buying her candy and flowers.
Shell have to Go without that. DetTQle
Free Prsa&
The leader., 1904-02-27
Natural Food Elements.

Housekeepers who wish to know the
natural food elements and the foods
which contain them will find this table
valuable: Food substances rich in
nitrogen-cheese, beans, peas, eggs,
meats, milk; starch-rice, wheat, corn,
oats, barley, rye, beans, peas, potatoes;
fat-cheese, meats, eggs, milk; sugar
molasses, syrups, fruit, preserves; salrs.
acids and flavors fruits,
green radishes, condiments What to
Ent
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Proof Positive.

Husband (reading)--l'm surprised to
learn that married man writes the
fashion notes for the woman's page in this
paper.
Wife-But, dear, how do you know that
such is the case?
Listen to this item: There will be no
change in poeketbooks this season. Now,
only married man could have penned
that at.''-Cincinnati ENQUIRER
The leader., 1904-02-27

high places argues either incidence lack OF intelligence fshness
in the body polite
Every citizen should be loyal to the principles which
crnnent This the of the citizen
institutions of the nation follows loyalty the principles
Each citizen credited with intelligence udg-
and this intelligence and judgment should manifest itself by
opcnness defects of institutions
true desire to remedy them
public good the purpose of gov
crrnent should manfuly against
who would dstort the governmental
instrument accomplishment of selfish ends Antagonsm
individual corporate the welfare of the
law because of the benefits which it confers
upon personally because citizen willingly obeys law
against his private interests as for them.
order that citizen have due appreciation of his response
bes and duties eradicate selshness Public spr
and of justice the hopes of this nation.
The leader., 1904-02-27
Character In n Girls Room
By MRS. JOHN B. SHERWOOD,
Formerly

YOU want to read girls character do not look to see ii
expressed in her face but i'll the displayed in her room
and dress girls and dress not her face reveal her
character.
The most artistic is the room that cost great
DEAL but the in which there is simplicity and harmony
no matter how cheapy obtained Simplicity and harmony
the first principles OF beauty and i'll many cases there is
less art the where great deal of money has been
The leader., 1904-02-27
Household Hints.

An old typewriter ribbon soaked in a
fruit jar of water will make a pint of pur-
pie hair dye.
Porous plasters embroidered with differ
ent colored yarn in various notices are
all the rage.-Cleveland Ledger.
The leader., 1904-02-27

"Is Mr.. Lovejoy still paying attention
to your daughter?" Indeed, he isn't pay.
ing any attention to her at all" why ?
Did he jilt herr ''No, he married her. y
-Yonkers Herald
The leader., 1904-02-27

"If a kicker said Uncle Eben, "allus
took de trouble to thoroughly understan'
what he was kickin' about he wouldn
hab nearly SO much time to kick. Was
ington Star.
The leader., 1904-02-27

By MISS SUSAN B. ANTHONY,

The fight for wonan's suffrage will never die
out 1t will continue to gather in strength True, the
movement has had some setbacks, but in every state
where the constitutional amendment for enfranchise-
ment of the has been submitted twice there has
been largely increased vote in favor of it the second
time.
Never was there a reform which had so much
work done on its side, and which won for itself the
support of so many brainy men and women, as has
the womans suffrage movement and never was there
a,lnicln
The leader., 1904-02-27

If he could only see how small vacancy
his death would leave, the proud man
would think less of the place he occupies
in his lifetime Legouve
The leader., 1904-02-27
The Test Of Citizenship
By REV. FRANK BLESSING,
of the Providence Apostolate.

VERY adult bears twoold relationship the govern
ment-the relationship of citizen and subject. AS citizen
his virtue, his loyalty and subject, his duty his obed
diencc The right of citizenship entails upon him respon
sibities because he i'll manner participates in the ad
minstraon of the government. No prejudice of race
creed tradition should sway bis Judgment for he, in
is responsible for the whom he helps to elect
II corruption enters into public places and abides
The leader., 1904-02-27


The when gifts received TO
gradually them from the paror
to BEDROOM from the bedroom the spare and from the
spare room to the attic BY the time they reach the donor will
have forgotten all about it.
Red symbolic Of welcome hospitality and love- and should
on the walls of the reception hail. Blue symbolic of purity
and excellent color for girls In girls choose
of their accord Every girl should be allowed select the color
and furnish her
The leader., 1904-02-27
SISTERS OF CHARITY
All Over the United States Use Peru
na for Catarrh.

A recommend recently received from
a Catholic institution in the Southwest
reads as follows:
A Prominent Mother Superior Says:
g. can testify from experience to the
efficiency of Peruna as one of the very
hest m medicineS and II niues me nj aa Sn re
The leader., 1904-02-27

Nell-"So he really said he considered
me very witty?" Belle-"Nct exactly,
lear. He said he had to laugh every time
he saw you. u.'-Philadelphia Ledger.
The leader., 1904-02-27

born oposo such seshness such ignorant prejudice
Notwithstanding much has been gained
When we remember that with political influence
tca machinery platform except that granted
through courtesy and working entirely
have been compelled fight tradition creed selfsness mass
and prejudice find
have been made in the past and be hopeful for the future