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INIINT TOA»T» ON CUP*. China Makers Start a N«w Pad, and Verse* Cflvar Dlahaa. Hoataaaoa s bo do rot approve ot serving wicea. suJ jet went to Intro duce a convivial flavor to the con versa! ion <an now get china that It decorated v ith toasts. There are German drinking songs on inacups that make one wonder if te Is awake or dreaming, and there ere coxe brown •arth<-E w are dishes froth Soot’end which look as If they might have been used lu Nannie Wcbatera cottage when the Little Mlnltter took tea with

her.

r rormvts In a cup

The Parmer's Perk Barrel.

The fanner who raises a few pigs for his pork b&.vcl may count the cost j ♦nd affirm that pir* do not pay. but i where a few pigs are raised they will I onetime a larre amount of material j -.hat would be of no value except for j .heir use. When the t>ork barrel Is j lull the farmer Is at least fortified for I tire winter with meat, and In many I

where -o pigs are kept

by a woman farmer works fear land more thoroughly with the bast tools shd rwts 34 bushels She don not know enough to vote, but she know* how to handle the land. Prune for shape and a low head. Por vlgoroti* growtfi, pruao when tree* are dr

raant

More Acres.

Muy men have an t sbltlon to own nor* acre.. This U the rock upon which many me - have been wrecked They have owned farms of ordinary sixe on which they have succeeded they have- ambition to buy other farms, but in most instances the additional acreage does not give proper

i ctp

tea.

r" is written on the cups, and the puts wad cream Jugs are ■ covered with euch comforting cssnr acres as "Be happy while you're living, for > ou‘rv a lung time dead." and There's malr In the-kitchen.” The history of the widow and her frlen-'s Is depleted oa lunch plates, sad there era egg cups with little rhymes In the same kind of gilt lettcriug In which “bonvcnlr.” and "■Baby." and "Krom a Friend” formerly were written on bread and milk bowls. The following Is an example of the chicken’philosophy on the egg cups: The r»ddi-ft word* of tongur or pen Are not '-or.aullne anyhow: Whatever r»t«- mine might have been. It t» all «... r with roe now The most exclusive thing in china decoration is the Chinese dragon a* It is seen cn a meat set at one Chi cago whop! The design Is an exact reproduction of that on the dinner set of the empress dowager. atfB which was copied by the factory—so the story goes—from a plate gtolen from the royal palace by a German soldier during the filgbl of the troops fro

Chinese territory.

Search for Gold in Norway. Of ali places on the earth where the gold-hunter is rewarded In the most niggardly fashion It would be hard to beat Finmafk, the most north <-rn province of Norway. The washings last year produced 366 grains of gold, end since 1898 the totsl has only been 83.C30 grains. Last year the management of the works cost the government 1660. Nevertheless, the state is not content. It is now proposed to rend out an expedition to look for new gold veins. One big vein is said to have been found.

s waste of maierlsl that could be util ! t!cMJt . , nrr «.aao lu revenue. There ■r-eJ with the aid of si least one or two I ^ niuch b , vlnr .. jmi* farm well p.rkerv. ! tilled. There Is a limit to every man s

■ endeavor. There arc men who can

email Orchards. , om . hunired acres pay well who There are locations where It Is more Q(|t llllk( . lwo hundred acres pay pn-Qtable lo grow general farm crops | ^ wt .,| Though I own considerable •ban to engage in fruit growing, and I ac . n . a{ . ( , | have always envied the man antier such clrc.im*tsncc« the site ol w , |b (wl acrv , wb ose olace 1 often . •• ■- limited to the - -

SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH RELY ON PE-RU-NA TO FIGHT CATARRH, COUGHS, COLDS, GRIP

mpply

ilt reeded fruit Is r

Isl purposes/~4'- Is a small orchard

family

cn for cornmistake to Under modern

pas.i

It is wonderful

can be

I

done with ten acres if highly fertilised j | and kept under the ffighest cultivation I and wdl managed. Everything thlf j man planted on his tin acres seemed | | to thrive amaxiugly.* He often grows j i two crops on the sar-o ground In one j j seeaon. wMcb Iv notable at the north He secure i better •irice* for his prod uct than his neighbors. He get* double the yield our acre secured by ! moat farmers. HI* house ami grounds j have a thrifty loo.', and the owner 1* | happy and prosperous.—Green's Fruit

Fattening Hogs.

There la no animal wc ran grow la lo money as quickly and easily as the I bog, given the right care and the proper food, for t fc ls is essentia! In growing hog*. If we are to get the beat

expense attend-

ing ay*mall orctxrd Is much greater in proportion to the number of trees than for a large orchard. Of course, the Intelligent man will Jnvestlgaie martot conditions before setting laugc orchards. and will know pretty well what tuny be expected from his soil, but when these tiling* are well undervt'oed and seem favorable, then the profitable orchard will be the large one Once set then the care must be a!! rvc-itred or the large orchard will be a greater loss than the small one

would have been.

Duckling, and Thalr Quarter. KIOWlaa .. ... .„ Damp quarters will prove fatal to rn>u | (s Have good. dry. warm hous tuccess with ducks, for although {v . ., JC tgwt w h'l* larrowing pigs. ..cuatir bird, are usually well en- ^ a j wiI v fec< ii nK floor In

, dowed with a quantity of feathers and

down, still portions of their bodies liable to become frostbitten, especially the fceL As long a* a goose or a duck car keep Its feet In water It Is safe, but when the water la Iced over, and they have to rest on the Ice. barm results. A small patch of straw near the pond will Induce them to roost thereon and So save the feet. Both geese and docks need generous feeding if they arp to lay early, and of

11 proportioned, and with a good bone and much quality for breeding purposes, and breed to a boar with same good rualiUcs. Give the sows pure, clean wa'er thf-ee times dally, and give them whole corn for morning feed, a little cooked oat* for noon feed, and corn and oats ground, mixed and well soaked, at night, until pigs

are farrowed

which it is hoped will give good re- course this 1* the grvwt desideratum, suit*, and thus reward the stubborn The esrller they commence to lay the perseverance wherewith the search , earlier thev may be expected to Inhas been prosecuted. | cearse. and it is the early docking that . ■ j pays Warm quarters will be neces-

Boy Will Hok. HI. W.y. | “W

A Bowdoinham. Me., boy. Harold ducr:* begin to lay l ^_ J ‘ n “ ar - v “ nd j they will dean up each time. U* the Hildreth, aged 15, wants an Ice boat. ! entire Sock should be well untjer > weasi the pigs, providing they

, during February or March. I

food, except milk in place of |

j water, and a larger quantity of grain. I Have a pen. away from sows, where J the pigs car get to It. containing a ! good trough; lu It place corn and rye ; well mixed and cooked, and feed H to them from time to time, is much as

> he yoked up the oxen the other morning and started^for the woods There be cut down several trees, hauled them two miles to s saw mill and had them sawed Into lumber and will convert the latter Into an Iceboat on ,

which he intends to sail to Gardiner j a°d urred in !»'

later In the season.

wean In lime to breed. If not. separate 1 to wean. Then feed pigs a little whole

Better Metheds. (orn fnr lnornlnK and give them is ample room for Improve- , mlJk Utnet| , day and gire them

ad rye and a little wheat bran

—!y do they minuter ._ ... and intellectual need* of the chi united to their care, but they ala to tlieir bodily need*. Whenever rough* or cold*, la gripi'e or imrutnonia make their appearance nmonx the ituldren these Siiter* are not diaron rerted, but know exactly the rrmedirt to apply. With *o many children tq lake care of and to protect from climate and discs* these wi»e and jrrudetil Sisters hare lound { Fisten of St. Joaeph, o( the Deaf klute Institute, 1849 <'*«« Ate., St. L | Mo., write*: J ••He appreciate/Vt-imo i-rri/much. It crilaltUy dor* good i' J with calarrh and also urlth rold* and la grt/ipr. H e hare faith In J ruiia and hare Inaplrrd many othrru with m J without tl. It ha* certainly kepi u* from bring rrry nlrk. It did a J woiid cf good last winter fur our little one*. Thanking you for your J klndnrt* lo ua and our a/jttclrd one*, ice remain, your* aratrfullu. *• SISTERS OF ST*.JOS/./'//. ••

Dr. Hartman receive* many letter* from I fathohe Sistrra from all over the I'nited |i

State*. A recommend from a Catholic inatitt Mich., read* a* follow*:

l>r. S. B. Hartman, Columbu*. Oh lo ! Another lirar Sir:—“The youngylrl irho u*rd ollr inntttutta

-u. uv *■■*,>.«. «■••«■■ r-o- | the PerunawaamlfertnpfroiHlaryn- Stair* written by the Slater Supei toi then feed them about i yltt*. and to** ofcolcr. The rrault of \rrada am follow*:

Tber- _

raent in dairying and geaersl farm |

m *11 U..1 Bp tom «*'«" j eool.t ,,!« . d.y, of better uneeas i .... .. . —■ ■

perlor methods of

r the

aqaaggemetit the scrub cow Is still «be qsW^oat the :a_'m and holds her poultlon Respite all efforts to dislodge her. bxK she entslls

wife or j a f^rfui logg C n the fanners who do-

sanctnary of any man f<rTUi hcr with the use of breeds that

tad night: which will produce for them all the bone and muscle dealred. -E. 1- Morris in the BpllomisL

Need of Rotative Crops.

There sre those who have lost fsltb hTcommercial fertilisers- They claim

who breaks the law. Unless for trea arl , of producing at least

son or for one other crime, be cannot t , !c(> as much mllk and butler lte i„. ; their farms are growing poorer every be forced to leave those room*, and ! crca8e of , he annua l product of butter ; day. and lay the loss of fertility U» the

eo long as he remains under the pro 1 ‘

tection of his wife's apartments he 1* secure from the officers of the law.

TITS permanently cured. > o fit* ornerrou*sassfle.'first d*y « u*e o.' Dr. Kline’s Orest Jiorvekiwton r. t'.'tnajb'.ltleand treatIsefree Dr. B. H. kuna. Ltd.. 131 Arch ht.. Phils., 1‘s

TWe lialtor or the Rural New Vorber. Than whom there m no better Potato Expert in the Country, saw. "Calz*r'» Earliest Potato i* the ear.ie«t of 28 earliest sort*, tried by me. yielding 464 bu. per mere." tealier * Ear.y Wisconsin yielded for the Rural New Yorker 736 bo. per acre. Now Falser haa heavier yielding vanities than abort. Fee Falzer's estalog. JUST SEKD IOC. IS STAMPS, and Ibis notice to the John A. Saizer Seed Co.. Ls »JO*»e. \V«.. and receive lot* ol fans seed sample* and their big eatamg, which is -brim full of rare thing* for the gardener and Jsroier. easily worth 3100X0 to every wideawake farmer. [A.CX.] It rievrnbea Salarr'a TeotinU, yie.dtDg 160.000 lb*, per acre of rich greSo fodder, Cslser's V ictoria Rape. v.elding 60.009 lbs. ot sheep and hog food per acre, together with Salter's New National Oats, which has s record of 300 bu. per acre, in 3C States, SO alto full description of Alfalfa Clover. Giant Incarnat Clover. Alsike, Timotbr end thnnund* of other fodder plants. On net. Wheat. Soeltx. Barley, etc

alone would equal that already given ! poor fertillters. As a mailer-of fact, —62W.<K>o.(k)0—which Is much more j lew men use oaou.th commercial terthan would be vecnlreJ to pnrchaxe • tlllzer to make good ihe fertility tahevery jure bred cow la the United j ea from the soil, so why should not the State*. The prices obtained dor choice | farms run down. Commercial tertubntter show *hat there Is always a ! ixer* are available plant food. and. as ludsk demand, and the: the farmers j applied, sre used up entirely by the who will turn their attention to the | growing crop, which also takes more production of the best in the market, or less cf the natural fertility of Uie and who will also endeavor to double | soil lu addition. }Yc are familiar

their production by the use of the

I me Ml tras most malft/Urlory. She ftfund great relief, and after further uar of the medicine wr hope to be able to may die la entirely cu*ed."

Sluter* of t ha HIy.

This young girl wax under the care of the- Fitter* of Charity and uasd I’rnm* for catarrh of the throat, with good re*ult»

aa the above letter testifier.

From a Catholic Inatllulton In Cen-

tral Ohio cornea the following recoin- All Over iBe lilted Mate. l*c P mend from the Slater Superior: ra-BS fur Calsrrb. ‘ Some year, ago a friend of mo insti A recommend recently received from

tutiun recommended ~

IVnma aa an exceUrnt remedy for the »nfluenia. of which we then bad aeveral caws which threatened to be of a aeriou* charac-

Xaxteo-* CbUf Harbor. Tampico expects to be the chief Mexican harbor before long. It 1* twelve hours distant fro to the capital train, and it* waters are deep enough for the largest vessels and fully protected against storm*.

•lie innl’Jtios in the booths

JJow*:

A Prominent Mother Kaperior Nay*

Stvllier Crwy'* *w*wX T*wwOsr* for ChlldrrD Fiiecet*tally used by If other Gray, nuns lu -the Cblidrxn * Home In ham York. Cure FeieriabneM, Bed Btomaeb.TsethlagDiaordea. move ssd istmlat* tbs Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 80,0M testimonials. At all druggfstj. 2P-. Psmn^ atallsd Faax. Addrcaa Alien 8. ojmstad. La Bof, B. Y. A man ia lark if ha doasa't pat turned down while waiting for something to tun*

10.000 neat* Fas Ur.

This it a remarkable after lbs Jefca A Baber Need Cn., La Croeat, Wia- makes. Th*y sill send yon their big plant and seed catalog, together with enough seed

"Stti

——■ IlsdiahM, 1.660 gloriou*'y brilliant Flower*. „ This great offer m made in order te Indare you to try their wsrraatad seed*— far when you ooce pis of them you wlil grow no others, and AIX ton Birr Me. pobtaox. fgsvidinj you will returo 11 KFqa wi.1 mad them 30r. will add is the aboss a I! mam F •' ~ -

umber of butter cows are sure of larger profits because ihc expense will be relatively much leak.

Selecting Good Layers.

An old country poultry-man suggests the following roles for .election of good layers: There ere certain Individual characteristics, one of which is the shape of tbe bird. If a straight line be draw- from the back of the head to the toes, the hen which Is likely to be-W good layer will usuallj have the binder half of her body largest. while a ben which may be suspected of being a poor layer will show more In the front; tbe reason being ihat a poor layer makes a better table bird and has a larger, lonyer breast, whilst a good layer makes a poor table bird, and has a comparatively small breast, whilst the egg organs aro more fully developed. Birds which sre flood layers are usually very active. They always Jpok healthy, ssd In most cases their combs arc usually fully developed, particularly If they belong to the long-combed vnrleties. which r-e re;tiled to be the best layers. A hen with n long comb may nasally be regarded as a good layer, and If sbe ia r.ot there must be some apacial reason for the contrary.

Planting an Orchard.

Is laying out an orchard plant tbe trees a* closely n they w'U stand to fruit well—aay 10 by 10 feet—then take oat a part, later another part till the trees stand 40 by 40. This naans four Untn as many apples at the start, i ben twice as mspy. So wt‘h peaches. I believe !n cloee planting, hot many planters have not tbe (and lo take out

the

comet. I hare soma plan trees set with peaches • by * feet, which will

her well next season.

the land thoroughly. stU It

Prepare t all throdR

with tbe soils of the south, made poor fey the growing of Hie single crop, cot ton. upon which chemical fertilizers have been used almost exclusively. Cntil recently we have thought that our virgla fields of the wwt coeld etand almost any cropping. We are learning better and beginning to discover the

need tor a change.

The farmers of the middle states hav© learned the lesson the south Is beginning to learn, and which tbe west, sooner or later, learn, and are following some rotation of crops in which a leguminous plant occurs, so that the nitrogen will coot little or nbrtitnf and humus be added at the same time, having ere of the crops something that demands tillage, so that ihe stores of potash In the soil may be unlocked, mud leaving only phosphoric acid to buy. Think over this question of crop rotation, for you must come to It some time, wherever located, and the sooner the better.—

Indianapolis News.

Poultry Notas.

Cabbage Is one of the best green foods that can be grown for fowls. Crude carbolic acid rpread on the Inside of the nest Is said to keep away

mites.

Taking everything into considersUot the Plymooth Rock U the beat tow! for all round use. Charcoal is highly recommended for fowls Put It where they can gel It and they will do tbe rest. Cholera can be prevented by puUlnt ten drops of anlphurlc add Into a gal Ion of water twice a weak. An abnormally dark comb Indicates, that the food !» disagreeing with the fowl, and that there in Indigestion. Where many eggs are gathered It abenld be Rose in the eveain: and at They should be kept In a cool

We ofler One Hundred Dollar* Reward (or say es*4 of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Uatl'f Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cbkxxt A Co., Toledo, O. We. the understgred, have known K. J. Cheney for the last 16 year*, and believe Him petfeetlj honorable in all btulaeM tranea)tiocs and financially able to carry aut Buy obligations made by their linn. Wzer A Tbcxx. Wholesale Drucgiit*, Toledo. O. Wauuso, Kins** A Maavn, Wholesale Druggist*. Toledo. O. Hall s Catarrh Cure I* taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mueou* surfaces of tbe system. Testimonial* »eni »ree. Price. 7k. per bottle. Rold by all Druggist*. Tat* Hall'* Family Mils tor eonstlpadoa. Mexico, B. F. “Mexico. D. F..” as the postmark all Mexican postal matter rends, means “District Federal." or Federal District, and corresponds to our Washington, D. C

! If JOU do not derive i lory result* from the a! om-c to Dr. Hartmi

s v*.uabie advice grec*. Dr Hartman, Pretident ot Tbe

Jolaiabna, 0.

GUARANTEED CURB for *11 bowl p*la> »ft«r rstine. beer trouble, regularly you i-- - : - 1 - ^—*•- •tan* ttr-ric i CASCARL7S . ri*hl Take our sCric*. *t»r« wit] money refunded- Tfc* senolne tx. booklet free. Addrew Sterling Re,

be, Indicextioo. pimr>r>.

Ptao's Care for Conoa mptlos lion Infallible medldne for roughs and eoldx. -.W W.

hasCBL, Ocean Grove, H. J.. Feb.'17, 1*03. —v - - " - _ ... 1 New Hampshire's Dairy Farm. 62&5y^!mre£“ “ ““* f ° 60 P« r ceDt of U>e total Icoome from New Hampshire farms is

i now derived from the sale of dairy

—-.vduntr

Roman Ralica In Pari:.

Homan relic* hava recently bees dug up fn the heart of Pari*. Tbe dis anguished French areftpeologist Charles Magnew. has made excavation* in the Hue Caaalcl, where he had long suspected there lay the re mains of old Roman glories. He die covered the cover of a tomb oa which la sculptured in baa relief a Jtomcr blacksmith, wearing his apron. Ii bis left hand ba brandishes s lonf pair of pincers and forcepe. The right arm M broken off, bnt probably held t hammer. M. Magnew Judges that tb«

work is of the first century.

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