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but it is true that an understood Leg
horn lays a smaller egg than will the
larger sized specimen of the same
breed within a reasonable limit.
Those who keep fowls with no set
purpose for improvement seldom adj
vance very much, while those who
are continually seeking new ways and
new methods, through the use Of
which they may improve, are always
gaining in quality and in profit. 1t is
just as easy to go forward as back
ward in the hen business. There are
thousands who make money continu-
ally out of their poultry, and there ATE
just as many who fail with it,
Feather.
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Fruit Trees For Adjournment.

Why not sometimes combine utility
md beauty, and plant here and there a
Fuit tree for ornament? True, variety
B the spice Of life, and while the ap-
|le, pear or peach may be made very
beautiful and useful as well, we also
Ike other trees and would by no means
discard them. The nut trees are also
Felcome guests, and there is abun-
lance of room on the ordinary farm
|or all;' SO let us give them all a place
Ind never let this spring pass without
generous planting of some or all OF
hem. I wonder if any of us fully re-
lie how a slight expenditure of cash
Ind labor will enhance the real value
|f u homes? But this is not all, for
he higher side Of life is thus intensi-
led and developed and this can never
|e reckoned in dollars and cents.
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Poultry Pickings.

II is a mistake to expect that eggs
will hatch precisely in twenty-one
days, and others will require twenty
five. days for incubation. The causes
are various-such as getting too cold,
too much heat, lack of moisture, want
of vitality Of either or both CT the pa
rents, and the age OF the egg.
Pools of stagnant water should not
be allowed to exist where hens can
get to them; cover up, fill up or fence
up. Poultry should have a constant
supply Of nice, clear, sparkling water.
Wash out the drinking vessels fire.
quently, and occasionally put a drop
of carbolic acid into the water.
An Italian authority finds that when
hens are fed on food containing a
large percentage of iron the eggs also
reveal the presence of iron in the ve"y
digestible form of albuminate. Such
eggs exert a tonic effect on persons
who eat them. The case illustrates
the fact that all eggs are not alike
by any means, and that, according to
the food fed, they may vary greatly
in dietic value and effect.
In constructing a poultry house it
is best to have its face to the south
east, as the sun will then send its
warmth as soon as it arises. The sun
will warm the house until about 3
O'Clock in the afternoon in winter. If
the house faces the south, as is usu-
ally the custom, the suns rays will
not enter before 8 or 10 o'clock, al
though the morning is the most i'm
portant time for receiving the benefit
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1lEcRAPHER MEETS HIS FATE;

A telegraph man sat by his key
And dreamed there was peace across tne
Then with a start he raised his head
And listened while the sounder said:
From Chiyoda and Kioto, Chinnampo and
Ka-San,
Chemulpo, Hakodate and places in Japan,
There's an army Of 'em marching to hight
the Russian Gear, =,
From Yongampo and Full, Mokpo and
Hatsuse, Hashidate, Yong;ju and Yoshino,
Che Foo, Bayan, Chitose, saiti, Idzumo,
Ping-Yong, Itsukushima, Toklwa ana
With Kogoro Takahira and Admiral Uriu;.
From Suma and Nagasaki, with Nagai and
From Ta-Tung-kau and Mil, with Baron
Kanako;
Asama and Azuma, Sasebo, Wei-hai-wei.
Sotokichi and Kasagi, Gensan and -Akishi,
Seoul, Akitsushima, Chin-Yen and Asahi,
Yakumo, Yokosuka, Kasuga, 1dzuml,
Iwate, S%hikishuma, Takasago and Chon,ju
Yashima and Niitaka, Masanpo and Yalu,
Tsushima, Kamimura, Toxic and Chang.
song, =.
The Japanese are marching 100000 strong.a'
The telegraph man, with a CLASSY eye,
Lifted his head and heaved a sigh.
Then the sounder began again:
Russia is moving a million mem;
The Car is going to fight the Jap
At the following places on the map"
The telegraph man let out a yell
As they carried him off to a padded cell.
New York Globe.
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hs.e come to rely upon it almost entirely
for the many little things for which 1
need medicine.
when epidemics of Ia grippe first be-
gan tx make their appearance in this coun-
try I was a sufferer from this disease.
IT had several long sieges with the grip.
At first I did not know that Peruna was
q remedy for this disease. When I heard
that Ia grippe was epidemic catarrh, I tried
Peruna for 10 grippe, and found it to be
Just the ng."-Isaac Brock.
Pe.ru.na Used in tho Family for
Years.
Mrs. E. West, 1877 Main street, Menasha,
Wis, writes: 1--WE have used Peruna in
our family for a number of years and
when I say that it is a fine medicine for
catarrh and colds, I know what I am
talking about. I have taken it every spring
and fall for four years and I find that
it keeps me robust, strong, with splendid
appetite, and free from any illness. A few
years ago it cured me Of .catarrh of the
stomach, which the doctors had pro-
nounced incurable. I am very much
pleased with Peruna. I I'm 81 years OLE"
Mrs. E.. West.
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by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion ofthe ear. Therei is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by consti-
%tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infamed condition of the mucous lining Of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have q rumblingsound or imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the infam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to it's normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out Of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an
inlamed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case CT Deafness Caused by catarrh)that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. FL, CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75e.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Tho Inaccurate World.

For the purpose CT illustrating the
difficulties of evidence, Prof. Won LisZi,
of Berlin, arranged with two OF his
pupils to pretend 4 quarrel. consisting
OF hot words, q walking stick. apd a
pistol loaded with blank cartridges.
The quarrel came off in the presence OF
twenty other young men, all highly
educated" who were not in the secret.
No two of the twenty agreed exactly
as to the cause of the quarrel. Eight
different answe were given to the
question: Who began the quarrel?
And yet people read history.-Every.
body's Magazine.
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Hard Work for Cupid.

"In olden times" said Cupid:
NV leisure hours were spent
In practicing my archery,
And people were content.
One has to be an all round sport.
"1,ve learned to golf and caddte
And score without demur,
7 bicycle and shoot and fish;
I'm not a bad chauffeur.
But more than all. it grieves my heart
TO find that ] must dress the part.
"In all of this" sighed Cupid,
1.-THE nervous strain is great.
yet the neople seem to think I should
More matches consummate.
They do not know the wear and tear
Of Joining an athletic pair
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FI@AES@
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He-"Are you good at conundrums!"
She-"Yes." He-"Well, here is one:
If I were to propose to you, what
would you say?'"-New York Weekly.
Experience is costly.
As all of US can tell;
We purchase it at retail,
And then at wholesale sell.
Life.
Laura - "This time last year you
were engaged to that little homely
professor" Bertha-"Sure enough;
what was his "-Detroit Free
Press.
Bacon-"Why is it that the Landlords
won't let children in their lats"" Es-
bert-"Oh, I suppose they're afraid
the janitors' dogs may bite them
Yonkers Statesman.
What is Jones doing nowadays"
Surveying" "What?' Yes, he
walks up and down Broadway every
afternoon and looks at the pretty
girls."-Columbia Jester.
Butler-"But do you remember all
you readT Baker-'1 hope not. II
I did 1 shouldn't enjoy the original
writings Of some Of my friends, you
know."-Boston Transcript.
. Nell-"Maude has suddenly discov.
cred that she needs exercise, SO she
goes out for a walk every day" Belle
Yes, I heard she had a lot of new
clothes."-Philadelphia Record.
With skilful hand the cook reversed
The pancake that it might>not burn;
To whom the nervous pancake said: =.
ooh, dear, you gave me such a turn"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
Little James had been telling the
minister that his father had a new set
of false teeth. Indeed, James" re.
piled the minister. what will he do
with the old set?" ooh, l suppose"
replied little James, with a look OF
resignation, they'll cut 'em down and
make me wear 'em."-Ram's Horn.
Eyes, he proposed. Miss Passay
continued, blushing, land when papa
came into the room he found me in
Mr.. Higgins arms" ."Ab, now l see,"
exclaimed Miss Speitz. Il wondered
what your father meant today when
/ heard him telling my father that
MI. Higgins had an old head on
young shoulders ."-Philadelphia Press.
An American visiting Dublin told
some startling stories about the height
Of some Of the New York buildings.
An Irishman who was listening stood
it as long as he could and then quer.
led: Eye haven't seen u newest
hotel, have ye?" The American
thought not. well" said the Irish
man, Its so tall that we had to put
the two top stories on hinges" What
for?" asked the American. $50 we
could let 'em down till the moon went
BY" said Pat.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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birds of fifteen and twenty years of
age are not uncommon. They retain
their laying and Matching qualities
through life.
There are seven standard breeds of
geese, as follows: Gray Toulouse,
White Embden, Gray African, Brown
Chinese, White Chinese, Gray Wild,
and Colored Egyptian. The first two
named are the most profitable. The
Toulouse is termed a Christmas
goose, being later in maturing than
the others. They are good layers, av-
eraging forty eggs in a season, but
cannot be depended upon to set. The
Embden is not so prolific, twenty eggs
in a season being a good average. The
quality of the flesh is highly esteemed.
Little outlay is required for build
ings. Old geese do well in winter
with nothing in the way of shelter
but a shed to run under, and usually
they disdain that. In the figure above
is shown a single house that may be
built at a small cost. It is plain and
has a shed roof. Such a house should
be built of rough boards, twelve
inches by one inch, and joints covered
by tbree-inch and one-inch strips. The
roof should be watertight and covered
with tarred paper, shingles or tin.
The focr. should be raised twelve or
eighteen inches from the ground to
avoid dampn'ss While they, are used
to water on the outside, they must be
given comfortable quarters in which
to warm up" or dry out" A house
twelve by fourteen feet will accom-
modate nicely a flock or six or eight.
There are no interior arrangements
whatever, simply the floor surface of
the building.-Commercial Poultry.
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Breeding Geese For Profit.

It is not generally known that this
is an important industry, although
not so extensively engaged in as duck
raising. There are many places on a
farm that are worthless for cultiVa-
ton that could be utilized with excel
lent results for goose raising. Fields
that have streams, branches OF un-
used springs on them could be turned
to good advantage by making them
into goose pastures. The care and at
tention necessary for raising geese
is very small when compared with the
returns, and the cost Of food is also
proportionately small in comparison
with the cost of food used for other
birds bred for market.
Geese are long-lived birds, and prob
ably the hardest of all domestic
fowls. Some have been Known to at
tain the age Of forty years, while
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per rod and the plumb line
bn the crossbar will give the grade
mark. 1t will be well to have two
marks on the c~rossbar, the level and
the grade. Botn should be so made
hs to be easily seer and readily distin-
guished. We must have one Of these
kriangles when we proceed to drain
bur experimental farm.
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AGRICULTURAL
Farm Economy.

Every land owner feels the necessi-
h of using economy, but often it is
food economy to pay out money free
y. l do not consider it good economy
b attempt to get along without hired
clip when hired help is actually need
ID, nor to get along without machin-
Try when machinery is needed. You
bust look at all these things in the
}roper light. 1t is not economy for
our wife to work herself into her
(rave when she should have q maid
|eryant to help her.
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To Grade o Ditch.

To grade any sort Of a ditch, either
FOR drainage or irrigation. this simple
copied from the Ohio Farmer,
Is useful. The points Of triangle are
sixteen and a half feet apart.
Find centre OH the cross bar, then
raise. u leg of triangle two inches
from the level Tor whatever fall is
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France Uses More SUGAR.

In consequence of the reduction Of
the French import duties on sugar.
which came into force on Sept. 1 last
year, the amount consumed in France
In the three months following showed
IN increase of 1900 tons.
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There are fifty -four mills in all
T~eosinte and Billion Dollar Grass.

The two greatest fodder plants on earth,
one good for IA tons Of hay and the other
& tons green fodder per acre. Grows
everywhere, so does Victoria Rape, yield
ing &c, 900 lbs. sheep and swine food per
acre. IA.C.L.]
JUST SEND l0c. IN STAMPS TO II
John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis,
and receive in return their big catalog and
lots of farm seed samples.
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Hope Is the handspring Of life.
Tbfs VIII Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's SweetPowdersf for Children,
used by Mother Gray, a nurse IN Children's
Home, New York, cure Constipation, Fever
ishness, Teething Disorders, Stomach Trou-
bles and Destroy Worms; so, 900 testimonials
Of cures. All druggists, 25c. Sample FREE.
Address Allen s. OImsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
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A C0MRADE OF GENERAL GRANT
Saws" Do Not Believe Pe-ru-na Has a
Superior for Catarrh."
Ps-ru-na Is a Catarrhal Tonic
Especially Adapted to the
Declining Powers Of
Old lga.

In old age the mucous membranes be-
come thickened and partly lose Eheir'
function.
This leads to partial loss of hearing,
smell and taste, as well as digestive dis
turbances.
Peruna corrects al this by it's specific
of the body.
One bottle will convince anyone. Once
used and ,Peruna becomes a lifelong
standby with old and young.
Mrs. F. E. Little, Tolona, III, writes:'
Il can recommend Peruna as a good medi-
cine for chronic ca
tarrh of the stom- TRAVELLER
ach and bowels. TsEVENTY-n Ne
have been troubled nr CH
severely with it for 1tANs Or AuE.
over a year, and - "
also a cough. Now my cough is all gone,
tarrh of the stomach and bowels have dis
appeared. / will recommend it to all a.
a rare remedy. I am 80 we'll l am
contemplating a trip to Yellowstone Park
this coming season. How is that for ono
Il years old?"
In a later letter she says: IT am only,
too thankful to you for your kind advice
and for the good health that l am enjoy
ing wholly from the use of your Peruna.
Have been out to the Yellowstone National
Park and many other places of the West,
erosity."-Mrs. F. E. Little. 3D..
Strong and Vigorous at the Age Of
Eighty.eight.
Rev. J. N. Parker, Utica, N, Y, writes:I
: I'm June, 1901, I lost my sense Of hear
ing entirely. My hearing had been some
what impaired for several years, but not
so much affected but that I could hold
converse with my friends; but. in June.
1901, my sense of hearing left me go that
I could hear no sound whatever. I was
also troubled with severe rheumatic pains
in my limbs. ! commenced taking Peruna
and now my. hearing is restored as good
as it was prior to June, 1901. My rhe1-
too highly Of Perunas and now when
~eighty-eight years old can say it has invis7
grated my whole system. Rev. j.. NJ
Parker.
Mr.. W. B. schnader, Of Terre Hill, Pa
II got sick every winter and had a SPELL
of cold in February, 1899; I could not do
anything for almost two months. In De-
cember, 1893. I saw one of your books
about your remedies. Then I wrote to
DR.. Hartman for advice, and he wrote
LlaC 1 BuOulQ cOulIucucC tuc u5S Va 4con~t
and how to take care Of myself.
IT did not lose one day last winter that
I could not tend to my stock: am sixty
three years old, and I cannot thank You
too mnch for what you have done for me"
II you do not derive prompt and satiafac-
tory results from the use Of Peruna, Write
| at once to DR.. Hartman, giving Q full state
ment of your case and be will be pleased to
Rive you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President Of Tha
| Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O..
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FITS permanently cured. No fits O %nervous.
ness after first days use OF DR.. KIne's Great
NerveRestorer. S2trialbottleand treatisefree
Dr.. R. II. KLINE, Ltd, GSlArch St., Phila., Pa
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Mrs. Winslow'sS Soothing Syrupforchildren
teething, soften the gums, reducesinfamma-
ton allays pain ,cureswind collie. Csc. abottle
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Gives to Salzer's oats its beartiest en-
6orsement. Salzer's New National Oats
yielded in 1903 from $50 to 800 bu. per
acre in 30 different States, and you, MI.
Farmer, can beat this in 1904, if you will.
Salzer's SEEDS are pedigree seeds, bred up
through careful selection to big yields;
Per Acre.
Salzer's Beardless Barley yielded l2l blu.
Salzer's Home Builder Corn. 300 bu.
Speltz and Macaroni Wheat. 80 blu.
Salzer's Victoria Rape......:.. $4,000 lbs.
Salzer's Teosinte, the fodder
wonder .......... ........... l60,9 900 lbs.
Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass. $4,000 lbs.
Salzer's Pedigree Potatoes. ..... 1000 bu.
Now such yields pay and you can have
them, Mr.. Farmer, in 1904.
SEM l0C. IN STAMPS
and this notice to the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis, and you will get their
big catalog and lots of farm seed samples
free. [A.C.L.]
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A locomotive, when going at express
speed, gives 1856 puffs per mile.
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In a cubic foot of honeycomb there are
about 5000 cells.
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The John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, will send free
/ pkg. May lst Carrot. l0c.
| pkg. Earliest Green Eating Onion. .. l0c.
/ pkg. Peep Of Day Tomato. zoe.
l pkg. Salzer's Flash Light Radish. .l0c.
| pkg. Long Quick, Quick Radish. loo.
l pkg. Salzer's Queen Of All Radish. .l0c:
Above six rare novelties, the choicest and
finest of their kind, have q retail value OF
eether with Salzer's. big .~catalog, well
worth $1,000 to every wide-awake gar
dener, all upon receipt of but 30c. in post
ace and this notice. (A.C.L.]
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PUTNAM FADELEss DYES produce the
brightest and fastest colors..
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

Gamblers on ocean steamers operate in
groups of two or three.
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SEN l0C. IN STAMPS

The most valuable feathers are those oil
the mirasol, a bird of Argentina.
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Piso,s Cure is the best medicine we everused
for all affections Of throat n iungs.-WM.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
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The first ruler honored with the title Of
His Majesty" was Louis Il. Of France.
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A weekly paper published in Athens,
Greece, is written entirely in verse.
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ISAAC BROCK, a citizen Of McLen.
i nan County, Texas, has lived for H4
wears. In speaking of his good health and
extreme old age, Mr.. Brock says:
"Peruna exactly meets all my require
ments. 1t protects me from the evil ct
fects of sudden changes; it keeps me IN
keeps my blood in good circulation. I
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Childhood Of Defoe.

Sir Walter Besant in his latest book
a Of the author of Robinson Cru.
soc" and journal Of the Plague"":
"Defoe was born in the year 1861. His
father lived in Cripplegate, where, as
we know, he had a shop: The child,
therefore. was 4 years of age in the
plague year. A child of 4 observes a
great deal and may remember a great
deal. Defoe says: When any one
bought a joint of meat he would not
take it cut of the butchers hand, but
took it off the hooks himself; OF the
other hand, the butcher would not
touch the money, but put it into a pot
full of vinegar which he kept for the
purrose.' This must surely have been
seen by the child and remembered. 1t
happered in his fathers shop before
mis- eyes,.
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Red-haired people, it is stated, are less
liable to become bald.
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PLAY TRICKS FOR WEALTH.
How Russian Merchants VIII Valuable
Concessions from the Gar.

SUflSSSolOUS IiSth Nv ~~S
Russia's desire to extend her trade
to all parts of the Orient are many
and some of them both daring and
adroit. Frequently privileges are OBJ
tanned for her merchants and cara
vans to pass into or through the COW
eted country for trade; to open stores
and banks; to trade at ports n naVl-
gate Hvers; to establish post routes
with their various stations Tor ex'
change of drivers and horses, and to
install consuls at various places. Con-
cessions are secured for cutting tim
Der or operating mines on certain
tracts of land and rights are produced
whereby Russia and her subjects may
buy land and build c%onsulates, stores
and factories, and also dwellings for
those who are connected with thu
various enterprises. Rights are also
obtained or taken to protect the Chris
tan subjects of an unchristian govern
ment.
Army reconnoitering expeditions are
sent into the country with goods, dis
guised as merchants, or accompanied
by a detachment of Cossacks and
claiming to be purely scientific expe-
ditions. Out of pure generosity con-
cessions which when asked for are
represented as ~unimportant, assume
great significance after they are grant
ed and are vigorously enforced n
greatly expanded. What may pose as
a legitimate and perfectly harmless
business arrangement is extended, as
later construed by Russia, to v
privileges far beyond anything the vic
tim ever dreamed of. The conces-
sions which Russia extracts from 9TH
ers are rarely accompanied with
equivalent or adequate returns, and
more often nothing is granted in ex-
change.