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Fattening Hogs.

In the experience gained at the
Missouri Experiment Station Pro-
fessor Forbes says that corn supple.
mented with wheat middlings and
oil meal makes the best and cheapest
ration for fattening hogs. He says;
For dry lot or pen feeding of hogs
the cheapest feed is corn supplement.
ed by wheat middlings or oil meal.
At the Missouri station we have
made 100 pounds of pork from five
parts Of thirty-cent corn and one
part of s24 oil meal at a cost of
s2.75 per hundred weight. AT the
same time we made 100 pounds of
pork from two parts of corn and one
part OF SIS wheat middlings at a
cost of sass. In the same expert
ment corn alone made pork at a cost
of 1858 per hundred weight"
When pasture can be provided.
pork can be made the most economic
ally on it, The same authority above
mentioned writes: Experiments at
the Missouri Experimental College
show that with corn at thirty cents
per bushel, it costs s2.7s to make
one hundred pounds of pork where
blue grass is fed with the corn. with
rape and corn the cost is $3.50 per
hundred weight, and with alfalfa and
corn the cost of 100 pourse - pork
is but s2.13"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10

In reply to inquiry made by G. B.
T.. on the farm water supply would
say we have had the compressed air
tank In use ten years and 1t is salts
factory in every way. The tank
should be placed in cellar, OF a room
above ground made frost-proof; then
there is never any trouble. The
elevated tank is usually out of coni-
mission two or three months in the
year. while severe winter weather
lasts. The cheapest way to put in
water works is to buy a rejected
steam boiler for your tank; then tina
water can be pumped into same by
either a wind or gasoline engine,
the latter possibly to be preferred,
because II can be operated at any
time and the engine can be utilized
for many other purposes on the farm.
The cost of such an outfit should
not be over $3.50, depending upon
how expensive your boiler is. have
a twenty-barrel tank that / bought
for s25. The pump and piping cost
$40, and two and one-half horse
power gasoline engine SIS; total
s120.-w. w. Stevens. in Indiana
Farmer.
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ne cheapest way TO supply lime
'' stsss,se SOL is to use basic Stag as a
sourc5 1s.6sphoric acid for the fer
tilizers. Stag carrfes{som thirty to
fifty per cent. of lime, and flie-value
of the phosphoric acid it carries will
cover its whole cost.
In regard to nitrate OF potash (salt-
petre) which cost me about $50 per
ton, $3.50 per hundred pounds, the
exceeding richness Of the chemical
makes it the cheapest source for Dot.
ash and nitrogen that l know. Each
one hundred pounds carries forty.
four pounds of potash, in which form
1t cost me this season, delivered
about $50 cents per round. This
forty-four pounds at $50 cents comes
to S2.2S, which taken from S4.5U
leaves $2.22 for the value of the four.
teen pounds OF nitro zen contained
in one hundred pounds Of nitrate OF
potash, or is 81 cents per pound
for the nitrogen which Professor
Goessman assured me is equally vaIu.
able with the nitrogen derived from
nitrate of soda which costs me de-
liyered this season s5s per ton. or
s2.s0 per one hundred pounds; one
hundred pounds of nitrate of soda
contains about fifteen and one-haif
pounds Of nitrogen, making the cost
of one pound Of nitrogen in nitrate
of soda sulphate of potash.-Monroe
Morse, in the American Cultivator.
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According to Benjamin w. Klemm,
travelling glove salesman, Kansas
City orders are for the biggest glove
made. with the smallest sizes omit
ted.
People out there are the biggest
in the United States said Mr..
Klemm; ready made clothing mer-
chants say SO. All tailors know that
to be the fact. The biggest differ
ence is in the width between the
shoulder blades. | put it down to
SO many of the Kansas people hav-
Ing been on the farm in their youth.
or engaged in hard work, instead
or stopping over desks or standing
s, .'iss;nsna counters. Tailors, patterns
iat tflz| ..arge. / also know that or
=. - -sfo bssa.are for larger sizes
than those self sati'l' t5lis., ny other
city of like size in the Ccapct>zAl5 =,
It Is not the first time have heard
about assorted sizes in gloves being
above the average.
Senator Warner could not find a
hat to fit him here in Washington
or New York when he started home
last spring He had no trouble get
ting one in Kansas City, though. =
Washington Herald.
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Belts of aold galloon are finished
with huge gold buckles.
Double-faced cloths for suits are
promised a place among the new
fabrics
Modern petticoats are gored so
that they fare wondrously about the
feet.
Jabots worn with tailored waists
seem to grow fuller and wider as the
season advances.
Pioot. ribbon and small silk but
tons trim the dressy black gown OF
an elderly woman.
without the dainty and becoming
hair ornament no evening costume is
now considered complete.
White lace motifs appliqued upon
the waists of creamy net stand out
well because Of the contrast -
Buttonholing and hand embroidery
are generously used in the, uecora-
ton OF morning Jackets ,<or gifts.
The jacket that forms part of a
young girls plaid suit is equally ap-
propriate in plain velvet or cloth Of
the color predominating in the plaid.
Be sure that you have style and
grace to spars before you invest in
! one of those coats of velvet or fur
whose klmono sleeves are exag-
| gerated.
A most attractive hat seen on the
street was plain sailor shape with
full ruche all the way around the
crown Of soft. cleaning satin in two
harmonious shades.
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Gnnes in Chickens.

What is true of all disease is true
of gapes. It is better to prevent it
If possible, and then there will be no
need to cure it. When the cause Of
gapes is known. and also the means
by which it is likely to be spread. it
becomes easy to take measures for
prevention. The most important
measure of all is to keep the houses,
yards. troughs and everything con-
neeted with the poultry yard strictly
clean. 1t is probable that the drink
ing water is the medium through
which the gapeworm most often
comes, and. therefore. the greatest
care must be taken to keep the foun-
tains clean. when conditions are
specially favorable to the propagation
of the gapeworm.
The water supplied should be pure
and fresh. 1t is strongly advised
that house, floors, perches. coops
and Matching should be thcr-
oughly cleansed with boiling syater,
and then limewashed; that food
should never be thrown on the
ground: that access to polluted water
should be prevented; that the rearing
ground should be disinfected during
the winter season II it is to be used
the following year; and that the
bodies of all chickens that die of
gapes should be burned. II is also
advisable that affected chickens
: should be removed from the healthy
s.I MT ~
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10
FOUND A WAY
To Be Clear of the Coffee Troubles.


Husband and myself both had the
coffee habit and finally his stomach
and kidneys got In such a bad condi-
ton that he was compelled to give
up good position that he had held
for years. He was too sick to work.
His skin was yellow. and l hardly
think there was an organ in his body
that was not affected.
Il told him felt sure his sickness
was due to coffee. and after some dis
cussion he decided to give 1t up.
1T was struggle, because of the
powerful habit. One day we heard
about Postum aud concluded to try it.
and then it was easy to leave OF eof-
fee.
His fearful headaches grew less
frequent, his complexion began to
clear, kidneys grew better until at
last he was a new man altogether, as
q result Of leaving on coffee and TAX
ing up Postum. Then I began to
drink it, too.
Although I was never as bad of
as my husband, l was always very
nervous and never at any time very
strong, only Weighing IS lbs. before
l began to use Postum. Now weigh
IFS lbs. and can do as much work as
any one my size, think
Many do not use Postum because
they have not taken the trouble to
make it right. l have successfully
fooled a great many persons who
have drunk it at my table. They
would remark, You must buy high
grade of coffee. One young man
who clerked in grocery store was
very enthusiastic about my coffee.
When told him what It was he said,
why, I've sold Postum for four years
but l had no idea it was like this
Think I'll drink Postum hereafter.
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read "The Road to Well
willie" in pkgs. There's Reason"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10

Miss Cora Croker. deaf. dumb
and blind girl, has surprised her
teachers in the workshops OF the
Massachusetts Commission for the
Blind, in Cambridge. by the quick.
ness with which she has mastered the
intricate machinery of her loom and
the beauty and delicacy OF her work
She has only just passed her twenty.
first birthday and has been under the
care of teachers for a comparatively
short time, yet she weaves the most
delicate fancy articles, dainty colored
designs. She is said to be the only
person so afflicted who has ever sue.
ceeded in doing such beautiful work
There are several blind women work
ing in the same shop who do good
work. but she is the only one who
can neither speak nor hear. Her
earnings, it is said. Of more than
$40 month are steadily increasing.
indianapolis News.
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SINKS AND DRAINS AFRE-
0UENT CAUSE OF TYPHOID
Purify These and You VIII Be Safe
From Contagion = Disinfecting
the Only ventativc--Borax,
Simple, Safe and Sure Method.

Purify These and You VIII Be Safe
From Contagion - DisinfectiDg
the Only reventative-Borax, a
Simple, Safe and Sure Method.
How to keep our homes clean. sweet
and free from germ influences is
question.
While there is no occasion for
alarm, 1t is always well to be fore
armed on the theory that AN Ounce
Of Prevention Is Better Than Pound
OF Cure" and no ounce OF prevention
has yet been discovered that is more
simple. more direct and more effec-
tive. yet harmless to the human sys-
TEN. than 3orax.
Borax has been known and used for
generations as purifier and preven-
tive against epidemic Influences orig
mating from uncleanly conditions re-
sulting from unsanitary sinks and
drains, and when used as a hot solu-
ton in the proportion of two table
spoonfuls to a gallon Of hot water
flushed through the offending loca-
tions, removes every trace of disease
germs and renders the pipes clean
and wholesome.
Borax in addition to its hygienic
qualities. is a household necessity,
and can be used for numberless do
nestle purposes. 1t softens the water.
makes linen dazzling white, will
cleanse every article IN the kitchen
or dining room and make 1t bright,
will prevent moths, soften and whiten
the skin. remove dandruff and cleanse
the scalp, and for cleansing and ster-
liking baby's milk bottle and nipple
has no equal.
Borax. unlike every other cleanser
and disinfectant, is absolutely harm
less to the system, and is safe, simple,
economical. and can be purchased at
any druggist or grocery. A dainty
book in colors, called the "Jingle
Book, will be sent free to any Mother
sending name and address of her baby
and tops from two one-pound cartons
OF "20-Mule Team" Borax. with Sc. in
stamps. Address Pacific Coast Borax
Co, New York.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10

1T Is a rule to which good law
yers usually adhere says a Phila-
deiphia attorney, never to tell more
than one knows. There was an In
stance in England. not many years
ago, wherein a lawyer carried the
rule to the extreme.
"One of the agents In a Midland
Revision Court objected to a person
whose name was on the register on
the ground that he was dead. The
revision attorney declined to accept
the assurance, however, and demand
ed conclusive testimony on the point.
The agent on the other side arose
and gave corroborative evidence as
to the decease of the man in ques-
ton.
" But. sir, how do you know the
mans dead?' demanded the barris-
ter.
Well. was the reply, 4 don't
know It's very difficult to prove
AS | suspected returned the
barrister You don't know wheth-
er he's dead or not.
"Whereupon the witness cooliy
continued: I was saying, sir, that
don't know whether he is dead or
not; but l know this-they buried
him about month ago on suspi-
cion.' "-Harper's Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10

II each stitch is not crossed in the
same direction the effect will be poor.
1t is always better to work as much
as possible In straight line, so that
each stitch may receive its tension
from the same direction.
Cross-stitching is well adapted to
table and magazine covers. the mark
ing of linen. soft pillows, floor cush-
ions and bags of all kinds.
Red and white and blue and white
linen are the favorite materials for
these articles when decorated with
cross-stitching. This work must not
be confused with the checked ging-
ham embroidery of few years ago.
1t is quite different in appearance,
the heavy linen. with its ius.rous
finish, giving strong. artistic back
ground for the cross stitch. which in
itself has a crude beauty peculiarly
adapted to the purpose in view.-New
York Journal.
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College woman,s Creed.

believe in the home and the fam.
fly.
believe in sane and rational
daily housekeeping to which I am
ready to give the necessary amount
Of time and energy.
| believe 1t is my duty to scrutin-
ize my manner of living and to deter
mine what useless financial burdens
/ am carrying.
believe that the result Of M
home life should be the health and
good temper of my family and the
sense of living the life of the spirit
as well as of the body.
believe it is my duty to proper.
ton my expenses to my income in
such a way as to make a home OF
comfort and simplicity without IN.
due anxiety.-Indianapolis News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10

Modern science seems to spend its
time undolng Its own efforts. Take,
for Instance, so-called burglary-proof
safes.
The up-to-date burglar soon found
that by means Of compressed oxygen
and acetylene gas he could produce
a flame so hot that the steel doors
Of safe would fuse in it like lead
in an ordinary gas Jet.
In addition. the accessories requir-
ed are Of handy size, and there Is
no noise. Observation is all the safe
breaker has to avoid.
Now IL is suggested manufacture
ers should add a simple apparatus
TO the material used In making safes
which would liberate certain chemi-
calls. rendering il dangerous-or even
fatal-to tamper with the walls or
door.
No doubt In time the scientific
burglar will find a means OF over
coming this. but for a little while,
at least, protection can be obtained
against the scientific craftsman.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10

him. AT last" SAYS Mr.. Wood. Il
began using Doan's Kidney Pills. and
before one box was gone, went
through four days Of intense. pain.
finally passing stone. one-half BIZ
dve-sifteenths Of an inch 10 diameter.
I haven't had sign Of kidney trout
BILE since"
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. z.
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An Economical Empress.

IN private life the Empress Of Ger
many wears hardly any jewels. In
fact. her life. apart from State occa-
sions, is conducted on the simplest
possible lines. She is extremely eco
nomicai regarding the clothing OF
her children. When her sons were
boys the suits of the elder ones were
actually cut down to ct their young
err brothers. The Empress is equally
careful with her own wardrobe. She
has a staff OF dressmakers who are
always at work remodeling her
gowns, so that It is possible for hei
to appear several times In them with
out their being recognized.-Londop
M. A. P.
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washington Women Great walkers.


AS they all recognize the need Of
fresh air in Washington. as else
where. II they wish to retain their
health. many high-placed jewellers
in the capital give several hours
day to exercise in the open. The
President gets out for at least three
hours daily. no matter how pressing
public affairs may be. Mrs. Roose-
welt spends even more time than that
in walking, driving or superintend-
ing her flower garden. Almost all
the Washingtonians in official life
recognize the need of the daily prone
made. Many are seen In business
streets in the morning, going on
household errands. Mrs. Knox, Mrs,
Garfield and Mrs. cortelyou make
many OF their calls on foot. Indeed,
all Washington takes every excuse
for walking. Any bright morning the
stranger may see Mrs. Roosevelt, her
handsome young daughter and many
OF the women taking brisk constitu-
tionals in the secluded portions of the
Mall and bypaths Of the Speedway.
New York Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10

Il observe" said Herlick Sholmes,
of New York. that you have recent
ly taken up your residence in Brook
lynp
who told you that?" asked the
other, visibly startled.
Nobody. but ! noticed that you
blush whenever any one asks you
where you are living. Philadelphia
Press.
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Fixed.

During the recent stay in camp of
the National Guard of the District
OF Columbia one of the captains call
ed a sergeant one day, saying:
Sergeant, note down Private
Mooney-one day on bread and wat
err for slovenly turn cut on parade"
BEG pardon. captain" responded
the sergeant, but that won't make
any difference to Mooney. He's a
vegetarian"
Then" said the captain, "give
him one day on meat and SOUP
Harper's Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10
why sIoan's Eminent and veterin-
airy Remedies Are the Best TO Use.

Let me tell you why Sloan's Lini-
ment and Veterinary Remedies are
the safest and most practical on the
market today. In the first place, Dr.
Earl s. Sloan is the son Of veterin-
airy surgeon, and from his earliest in.
fancy he was associated with horses,
He bought and sold horses while
yet very young. He practised as a
veterinary for twenty years, and has
battled successfully with every dis
ease to which that animal is subject.
All his remedies are the result of
experiments made to save life or re-
lieve suffering while he was practis-
ing his profession.
Any reader, by writing to DR.. Earl
S. Sloan. 615 Albany street, Boston
Mass, will receive "Sloan's Treatise
on the Horse" free. This book tells
how to treat horses, cattle. hogs and
poultry.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sicians, asthe damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of thesystem. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in.
ternaly and made in Toledo, Ohio, by Il.
j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Scld BY Druggists; price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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= Agricultural. =
SlS~


A Canadian milk producer figures
the cost Of production as follows:
Taking fifteen cows as a unit that
one man is capable Of taking care Of,
as well as the product therefrom,
and assuming that the man Is worth
$3.50 a day. we must charge up
ten cents day against each COW for
labor. Assuming that each COW
averages 1--WE thousand pounds Of
milk a year. which is about six
quarts a day. such COW should re-
ceive one pound Of grain for each
three pounds of milk she gives, which
would be about FIVE pounds Of grain
a day. The cost Of the grain would
be six and one-quarter cents a day.
Adding to this the cost before men,
toned Of producing specially
pure. clean milk, we have total Of
at least seven cents quart. as the
cost Of its production on the farm.
To this should be added the cost Of
shipping to the city, which is an
additional burden to the farmer
American Cultivator.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10
Wonnan,s
Realm.


In nearly all executive positions
women excel. 1t is curious that the
sex, after so many years OF intellec-
tual seclusion, should have practical
qualities strongly developed. But II
seems to me that there are only two
things In which the business woman
Is apt to fail. One OF these Is in
working with other women. the other
is in her inclination to play tricks
with her nervous system by having
irregular meals of unwholesome food
and neglecting to take exercise
The Reader.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10
DOCTOR SAID USE cUTIcuRE
For Bad Case OF Eczema on Child
Disease Had Reached a Fearful
Stakeholder Resulted in

when l was small was troubled with
eczema for about three months. It was ali
over my face and covered nearly all Of my
head. It reached such state that it was
Just large scah all over, and the pain and
itching were t. bic. doctored with an
able physician foi 1sme time and was then
advised by him to use the Cuticura Rem.
edies, which did and was entirely cured.
have not been bothered with it since. 7
used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment ;
but do not know exactly how much was
used to complete the cure. Miss AnebeT
Wilson, North Branch. Mich, Oct. 20, on"
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suffering ON Q
months ago with FREE
quontattncks Of hard
pain In the back, kids
neys and bladder
and the kidney So
cretions were irregu-
larly scanty. or pro-
fuse. Medical treat
ment failed to cure
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CATARRH MADE LIFE
A BURDEN TO ME.

MISS ANNIE CATRON, 927 Main St.,
vi Cincinnati, Ohio, writes:
As ! have found Peruna blessing for
5 severe case Of catarrh Of the head and
throat which suffered from for a number
of years, am only too pleased to give il my
personal endorsement.
-Catarrh, such as l suffered from, usde
life a burden TO me, my breath frds
Offensive, stomach bad, and my head
stopped up so that was usually troubled
with a headache, and although / tried
many so-called remedies, nothing gave me
permanent relief / was rather discouraged
with all medicines when Peruna was sug-
gested to me.
However, did buy bottle, and before
that was finished there was a marked
change in my condition. Much encouraged
l kept on until I was completely cured
in a months time, and / find that my
general health is also excellent"
People who prefer solid medicines should
try Perrna tablets Each tablet represents
one average dose of PerJma.
Man-a-Iin the ideal Laxative.
Ask Tosss- Druggist for Free Pesuna
Almanac for 1905.
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Thought He'd Lost His Pension.

That" said Senator Beveridge Of
witticism to the Cleveland Leader,
was quantity put. 1t is like the re-
mark of the old veteran. This aged
man, going from his room one night
to let out the cat, stumbled on the
landing and pitched headlong down
into the hall Why, Silas,' called
his wife, is that you? Did you fall
down stairs?' Yes grunted the old
fellow, rising slowly. Yes, I did.
and for about a minute and a half
thought I'd lost my pension,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1908-01-10
Running Down The MYTHS.

Mother-No. dear. there is no
such person; Santa Claus is papa.
Johnny - Humph. Then which
member of the family was Jonah?
New York Sun.