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» and Face, Cold Sores, &c. my wife and two children from the ef- fects of hereditary scrofula. My third child was dangerously af- fected with scrofula. He was unable to walk, his left foot being covered with run- ning sores. Physicians hay- ing failed to relievethe others of my family, I decided to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla, I am P ed to say the trial was suc- cessful, and my boy was restored to health. Iam confident that my child would have died had he not used Ayer’s Sarsaparilla.”—Jas. M. DyE, Mintonyille, Ky., Aug. 5, 1895. WEIGHTY WORDS ie FOR gen et + Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. BINDING OF GRAIN. i} Why McCormick Changed from a Left to a Right Hand Binder. When binding was done by hand the left hand cut harvester was a ne- cessity. With the left hand machine the heads of the grain are at the Wy left hand of the man doing the j binding, so in taking out the bundle with the band around it, turned to tho front table or to the back table he kept his position % toward the bun- 44 dle itself—that ®, with the heads towards his left sand; hence, in making the tuck he thoved the ends under the band toward the heads. Grain is handled by the thocker by grasping into the heads, as thown in the illustration, and the tuck should therefore be toward the heads, to that it will not pull out. The applications of roller bearings to train cutting machinery was made by 1. G. Perry in 1869, and his patent, No. 16,584, for an improved reaper, showed ind described various ways of using roller and ball bearings in harvesters. Unquestionably the most practical and tatisfactory applications of roller bear- ings to binders and mowers has been made by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. The Particular form ased by them was patented in 1882 and ts now to be found in all McCormick machines. The especially valuable fea- ture of the McCormick roller bearing is seen in the form—or cage as it is talled—which helds the rollers from running together, and if for any cause ‘he cage is taken from the shaft the rollers will not fall out ane get lost. In order to avoid the McCormick pa- tent the other harvesting machine com- pany who claims to be the originator of roller bearings in harvesters has cut put the metal in the ring at the ends of the rollers. the rollers slip out and become filled with grit, or worse, get lost. The methods of the McCormick Company result in an annual saving of many thousands of dollars to the farming public. in their machines until long and oft- repeated trials have shown them to be practical. It has been the same with roller bearings as —McCormick experimenting is done at McCormick expense. Steel Freight Cars. A Pittsburg paper notes a $600,000 order to a manufacturing company near that city for steel freight cars. The same paper prophesies that steel will supplant wood altogether in the manufacture of freight cars; that the life of an ordinary wooden car is about Pn years, while it is expected that ones will last The a lifetime. s is 3,500 pounds pacity fifty tons. The cost will be $1,000 each, and the ars will be fitted with air brakes and many new and valuable appliances. The manufacture of wooden cars uses up a Vv. quantity of lumber, and the general substitution of steel would af- ford much relief to the forests,—Balti- more Sun. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. Price, 75c. Enaut. “We have found out why Nora breaks so much china.” “Why is it?’ “See says she gets so dead tired wagniing the same old dishes over and pve again.” egeman‘s Camphor Ice with Glycerine. The original and only genuine. Cures Chapped Hands Clark Go.. N. Haven, Ct. Highly Esteemed. “I used ter think,’ remarked Mean- dering Mike, “that I wasn’t popular with dumb animals.” “Are ye?” inquired Plodding Pete. “Tremendously. I met three dogs to-day, and every one of them thought L was nice enough to eat.’—Washing- ton Star. ‘The willow is one of the most adaptable ef plants. A willow switch stuck in the wet ground will almost invariably take root and become a tree, whether the man | If the cage is taken out! New devices are not embodied | vith everything else | Paper for Underclothes. The era of the paper collar is about over, but since we must be Japan- esque or die, it is evidently to be fol- lowed by a summer epidemic of Japan- ese paper underclothing. The gar ments are made of finely-crisped pa- per, the pieces cut to pattern and sewed together, and the buttonholes strengthened with bits of cloth. They are said to be soft, and suffi- ciently strong, even when wet, and the small cost will carry consternation to the laundryman, whose services they dispense with, since they are thrown away after use. Of course, they will delight sanitarians as being just the thing for people with contagious dis- which, it is claimed, are propa- the mixing of garments in the eases, An Opentag for Escape. “Johnny hasn’t split a stick of kind- ling wood for a week.” “What's the matter?” “His father very foolishly read aloud an article protesting against the wanton destruction of forest timber.” Rocked on the Crest of the Waves, The landsman, tourist or commergial traveler speedily begins, and not only begins, but continues, to feel the extreme of human misery during the transit across the tempestuous Atlantic. But if, with wise. prescience, he has provided himself with a supply of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, his pangs are promptly mill gated, and then cease ere the good ship again drops her anchor. This is worth knowing, and thousands of our yachts- men, summer voyagers, tourists and busi- ness men do know it. His Favorite Cards, “Clingstone never takes an interest in euchre unless diamonds are trumps.” “Why is that?’ “He is a base ball crank.’”—Louisville Courier Journal. FITS PermanentlyCured. Nofits or gérvousness afte, first day's use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE $2.00 trial bottle and treatise, Dx. R. H. KLINE, Ltd.,931 Arch St.. Philadelpbia, Pa, No-To-Bae tor Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 50c. $1. “A!l druggists, Suggested by a Woman, “Theaters ought to be seated with the women all on one side and the men on the other.” “Why?” “So that when men go out between the acts they can tramp on each oth- er’s toes.” —Detroit ee Press. Buncoed. The elephant trumpeted loudly. “What's the trouble?” said the chim- panzeee. “Somebody's worked the shell game on me,” replied the pachyderm, as he threw away the bag of empty peanut shells which had just been handed him.—Philadelphia North American. ~, HER PRESERVER. | Owes Her Life to the Indians. | A Story of a Wonderful Cure from the Terrible Effects of Dyspepsia. Safferers From Similar Trouble Should Follow Her Example. Mrs. Charles Bennett, 456 Goodhue Street, St. Paul, was for years a sufferer of that most painful and dangerous disease, Dyspepsia, ac- companied by severe Liver Troubles. She tried everythii without relier, until at last she was phate to use Kickapoo Indian Sagwa, which quickly and permanently cured her. ‘To use her own words, she says :— “To the P surprise of myself and Yu friends, I feel as well as 1 ever didin my life, having been cured of @ severe case of Dys- sia ee Trouble, which al. suffered many years. Six Bottles of your Kickapoo Indian Sagwa did it. It is a won- derful medicine and 1 shall always recommend it. This letter is voluntary on my Part as evidence of the good that Kickapoo Indian Remedies will do.” There are thousands of other people through- out the land who have experienced the same good results, by the use of this wonderful remedy. There are thiousands more who ought to give ita trial and escape a life of misery, Kickapoo Indien Hetnedis axe purely vegeta ian are pul ble and are, therefore, absolutely harle he can be bought of all druggists. Sagwa costs $1.00 per ae |DAIRY AND POULTRY. INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR OUR RURAL READERS. How Successful Farmers Operate This Dejartment of the Farm—A Few Hints as to the Care of Live. Stock and Poultry. HE ordinary view on this subject is that this deformity is hereditary, writes F, C. Smith in British Dairy Farmer, A more erroneous view does not exist, although a lot of strange notions prevail on poultry ailments. I have reared many thou- ‘sands of fowls, I have examined every bird I got hatched, but a crooked-breasted chicken I never saw when hatched; they all come out as right as they can possibly be. I once got a sitting of Leghorn eggs from a famous English breeder. I reared six birds, and every one had a crooked breast. The cause was a towel rail that happened to be in their house with chickens,and the lively little crea- tures perched on it when their bones were soft, and this caused the deform- ity. As usually happens, the best pair were the most deformed. I was not afraid, however, to breed from them, though the fact that the whole brood were deformed looked like an heredi- tary weakness. I reared about forty chickens from the pair. The chick- ens came all right. I left them this time in a house with nothing but straw to sit on, and the breasts of every one of them kept as straight as they could be. Turkeys are very subject to this deformity; the good ones are partic- ularly so, and people object to a male bird with the slightest tendency in that way. Some years ago I lost a good deal by it. The very best of the flock were those usually affected. I adopted a very good plan. I prepared a turkey house with divisions 12 ft. by 4.ft. for each brood. These were 3 ft. high, covered over with wire net- ting, and the floor is concrete. I put in straw for nests, and when they get larger I cover the floor with straw, which is taken out every day and shak- en and returned. I leave the young birds in these pens till about Septem- ber. I then remove the wire netting, and put a 3 in. lath on top of the di- visions, on which I nail strips of old carpet, and pack with hay, forming a cushion. I have worked on this plan for a number of years; and never had a single case of crooked breast. Cost of Carelessness. A little carelessness in a dangerous thing. I have found this out to my cost. There is no reason why a per- son should permit their fowls to get sick with the roup, except by down- right carelessness; at least this is my view of it. A short time ago, about three weeks, one of the panes of glass in the poultry house was broken. I knew that the position of the window indicated that when the wind was in a certain direction it would blow through the aperature onto the hens asleep on the roost. I knew this, but kept neg- lecting the needed repairs from day to day. None of my fowls had ever had roup, and so I had little fear of it. A few days ago I was surprised, in going into the pen in the morning, to find that one of my hens had her head swelled up and the water running from her eyes. I promptly sequestered her. The next morning another was found in the same shape. I put her also in quarantine. Then I fixed the window. If the fowls die it will be the direct result of negligence on my part. This leads me to remark that most of our.poultry troubles are caused by want of proper care of the fowls or their surroundings. This word of caution may do some reader of the Farmers’ Review good, hence I give it. As tothe fowls, I tried a remedy that I have seen recommended, but which may be a little hard on the fowls. I made a solution of alum and mixed with it about one-third its quantity of vine- gar. I bathed the heads of the fowls with this, being careful that it got into their nostrils. I call it hard on the fowls, for any one knows, or should know, that alum water in the eyes is of the birds are swelled shut it may not be so very painful. At last reports one of the birds had her eyes open and the swell- ing was going down. I wish the read- ers of the Farmers’ Review would tell me what they do in cases of this kind. Of course I know what the books say, but what is the practical experience? Dairy Advancement in the South. The milch cow may well be called the housekeeper of the farm, says a writer in “Southern States.” From an industrial and economic standpoint she is the manufacturer of all forms of spare food products made upon the farm, For this reason her numbers and products speak more eloquently oftentimes, with regard to farm and family thrift, than almost anything else the census counts. Let us see, therefore, what her statistics teach us with regard to the south. In 1880 the census tells us there were only 2,500,- 000 milch cows reported in the south; in 1890 this had increased to 2,800,000, and the reports of the department of agriculture indicate that the cows in the southern states now number about 3,000,000. This is not a great increase, but the butter production tells a more favorable story. The Southern States under consideration produced in 1880 only 90,000,000 pounds of butter, which was less than seven pounds per capita of the entire population, this is only enough to give each person a fair al- lowance of butter for each Sunday. In 1890 the same states produced 156,000,- 000 pounds, or over ten pounds per eapita of the population. In other put of butter from a slightly increased number of cows has been increased three-fourths. How shall we account for this? Those who have made ex- tensive observatioms in the south con- firm us in the statement that while it had in the earlier years a great many cows, they were poorly cared for and more poorly fed. The introduction of the so-called “no-fence” laws, which requires that all stock shall be kept at home or fenced in, has, however, led to the elimination of worthless cows and the better care of those remain- ing. The production of cheese has doubled also. This izdustry has re- cently been firmly established in the state of South Carolina, where it was previously unknown. Graduation of Test Bottles. Many of the Babcock bottles, ther- mometers and pipettes which are pur- chased from the dairy supply houses are improperly graduated. The follow- ing method for testing such bottles is simple, rapid and accurate enough for all practical purposes. Fill the bottle to the zero mark of the scale with water, removing any drops that may adhere to the neck with a strip of blot- ting or filter paper. Then add a two cubic centimeter pipette full of -vater to the test bottle. If the bottle is prop- erly graduated the water added will fill it to the ten per cent mark. If the water comes two-tenths of a per cent or more above or below the ten per cent mark the bottle should be destroyed. In making this test always read from the lowest point of the curve formed by the surface of the water on a level with the eye. Pipettes for the above purpose can be ordered by residents of Pennsylvania through the experiment station at a cost of 35 cents each in ad: vance. Common dairy thermometers are liable to be several degrees in error and should always be compared with a standard instrument before using. Cor- rect thermometers for this purpose, as well as standard milk and cream pip- ettes, test bottles, etc., can also be or- dered through the station on the terms named in Bulletin 33.—M. E. McDon- nell, Pennsylvania Experiment Station, Evidently Roup. Can you tell me what to do for my chickens? They seem to be choked up, their eyes swell and combs turn dark. It is not on account of the cold, as they have a warm house. I feed them red pepper and sulphur in meal and give copperas in the water they drink. Please. answer through the Farmers’ Review and oblige.—Mrs. R. R. * * * The birds are evidently affected with roup, which, by the way, is a more general term than is com- monly supposed. It is applied to all such cases as the above where the fowls have colds in the head and swelled heads. In a recent number H, C. Hunt wrote on roup, in which he said in part: “For treating the birds now sick, make a mixture, mostly lard with a little carbolic acid and red pepper in it. Grease their heads every day for three or four days, that is, the sick ones. Put a little of this mixture in the roof of thé mouth, by means of a small oil can that has a good spring bottom that will throw it up into their heads. Then keep a little carbolic acid in their drinking water. Let them all run together, and all that can see to eat and are able to do so will be well in a week or two.” We are certainly of the opinion that the surroundings of the birds are re- sponsible for their condition. The fact of having warm pens proves nothing. In fact if the pens are so warm that sweating is induced and the birds are allowed to go out-freely into the cold air, the chances are good that roup will result.—Farmers’ Review. Straining Milk.—Straining should begin before commencing to milk, by brushing off all the dirt, hair, straw, etc., from the udder, teats and body of the cow. Let it be the duty of some one person to go over all the cows with a soft brush or a damp cloth be- fore the cows are milked. An ordinary wire sieve strainer does very well, but we add to this by doubling cheese cloth or thin cotton so as to have it four thicknesses. Lay the cloth across the bottom of the strainer and then fasten iton by means of a tin ring which slips over the cloth and bottom part of the strainer. . For quickness we use a strainer that a pail of milk may be put into at once. This sets in a wooden frame over the can. Some use a woolen cloth to strain with. Cloth of some kind is necessary to catch hairs and fine dirt. This cloth must be kept clean. Scald it thoroughly each time after using.—Ontario Experimen- tal Farm. Balanced Rations for Hogs.—There is no room for doubt that a better quality of pork issmade by feeding the pigs a balanced ration during their growing period. But this is not all that is to be gained. by following out a more rational policy in the feed lot. By proper methods of feeding when the pig is in the formative stages of his development the constitution is strengthened rather than weakened. We believe in a good bit of- shorts, roots, milk and clover or lucerne for the growing pig. A reasonable amount of corn along with any or all these things is a good thing always too. Feed the pig plenty, give him a variety of food when you can, observe a rigid regularity in all that you do for him, give him clean and dry quarters, with sunshine and room for exercise and you are on the road to success with him. Few men attempt to do this.— Ex. ‘There are farmers so shortsighted as to oppose the passage of a law thai compels oleomargarine to be sold op its merits. It is hoped ‘that the anti-color bill before the Illinois legislature will be words, between 1880 and 1890 the out- | come a law. Fi } } Patents Issued. List of patents issued last week to Northwestern inventors: Arthur H. Castle, Minneapolis, Minn., trousers guard; Ralph H. Drought, Kellogg, Idaho, pump-operating mech- anism; William S. Mock, Minneapolis, Minn., hoisting machine; John A. Ste- nen, Hillsborough, N. D., window or door screen; Robert Szczys, Minto, N. D., display racks for hats; Everett, Augenbaugh & Co., Waseca, Minn., (trade-mark) wheat, rye, buckwheat flour, and other cereal food products; Everett, Augenbaugh & Co., Waseca, Minn., (trade-mark) wheat, rye, buck- wheat flour, and other cereal food prod- ucts. T. D. Merwin, Patent Lawyer, 910 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, Minn. A Disgusted Grocer. In one of the suburbs of Belfast trade was dull, and the chief grocer in the district found his earnings becom- ing smaller day by day. One morring an old customer entered. In expecta- tion of something good, the grocer jumped from his seat, and, rubbing | “Well, missus, what “A ha’pennyworth 0” his hands, said: ean I get you?” soap,” was the reply. “Oh,’ said the disgusted grocer, “you'll be for v in’ the canary to-day?’—London Bits. A Cheerful Judge—You are charged with steal- ing a razor, Prisoner—. Judge—Ten days ver. Aw! whocher givin’ me? Puck. To Cure Constipation Forever. ‘Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. If C. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money. Decision Reserved. He—What do you think of the horse- ? | less ca Fed She—Can. you—that is, are hands required in managing them?” IF YOU WANT TO BUY A FINE FARM in good fruit country, warm climate, impproved. $16,000 to $20.00 per acre, write toJ. W. Car penter, Bolivar, Polk Co. 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