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•'*<?«^>.v ^ liXTKNaiVlO vs. INTENSIVE FAUMINU. 'I'hnt there are two kioilH o( farm- ing got:a without saying â€" exlcrisivo •iid iiitcn^^ive â€" aud while most all admit that the lestilLs of tliorougli tiUtige aro more paying, compara- tively few really practice il. Many faimcra wlio seem to delight in tell- ing of tl u til oad acres which thoy have ilovolcd to certain crop.'--, rare- ly indulge in telling how much they protfiHcd I er acre. Then, there aro uiaiiy tanners wlio may bo deemcil land-poor, lliough they live in com- modious dwellinRS, and have sheds ItiU of machinery, and some out-of- dooisi with the blue canoiiy of heav- en for a covering. 'llie farmers who arc to-daj' niak- irg the most money are tlicso who have but few acres and who have time to employ the bcdt methods of cultivation. Hence it is that his land improves instead of yielding lo.ss and less as the years go by. The large farmer has not the time to consider the importance of suuply- ing his land with the necessary humus by the plowing down of green crops and the practicing of devices to nece>i«ary to keep up the fertility of the soil, without which the farm- er feels that hi.s occupation consists of hard work and no pay. If we can produce a much better crop than thot crop generally is, it is in- deed a pleasure to look at it, and a greater jdcusure when we come to harvest the .same. After all it is only the good crop that is going to pay any dividend. Some kinds of soils need more thorough tillage than others. Lands with a gootlly mixture of clay needs to le froiiuenlly sown to clover or other green crop which can be plow- ed under; or f \o application of corn statkB, straw, or anything tliat will ligliien and loosen it; bofiidcs more time spent in rolling and harrowing than lands of a sandy nature. Plant food and moisture, which are neces- sary (o keep the crop in a growing condition through the dry season, exist in tl;o lumrs that have not been cnished. and arc therefore not available. Soils devoid of humus ore not capable of retaining mois- ture. When tl'.e ordinary farmer cloes not have a good crop, he say.s, ''It ias been too dry for a crop," when as a matter of fact, lands which are lirorerly treated do best when there is only a niodorate amount of rain. It well becomes the farmer of to-tlay to study these con- ditions and to so treat his lands that failures become exceptions and n,)t the ;;enprnl result. Many seijm to be possessed of the lilCiv that farming is the creiiLure of (han(0. who say that those who al- w a.v s have good crops arc favored by the \U Wi.'^eâ€" their goo<l luck â€" but gootl I'lck is generall the rcsidt of good management, and when we ado{>t the best methods our luck, too, will be good, and the reward wi 1 he commensurate to the brains anil pains we r'ut into the work. WINTlOlt KAUMINC. 'riiese e.\teemely cold days and the hc.-vvy body <if snow lax a farmer's energies to lUe utmost, but they fiho 1 d al.-o stimulate thought as to needs amd methods fur better coadiliois and higher expenses in otli:-'r « inter .seasons, as well as bet- ter work and sujjpliis for the sum- liii-r canuaign, and the securing of better rc-^ults taoiefioin. 'J'he most successful farmers are tho^e that farm winters as well ns Bumnieis. In fact, the most impor- tant work on the farm must he done during the wintei', if we are to make 11)0 most of opr business, viz.: .:ar- leg for the slock and olamiing for the summer. Witliout constant at- teiiiion what might have been a good i)rolit on the slock can bo WOMAN'S umm THE LIVES OF ALL WOMEN BE- SET BY SECEET TROUBLES. A Simple and Certain Uethod by Which the Ills of Girlhood and Womanhood May Vie Overcome. Every woman's health depends up- on her blood â€" its richness and its re- ' gularity. Sometimea il is hard to ;belio\o that neaily all common dis- â-  eases sjiiing from the blood, no inat- I tor how different they may seem. It I is hard, for Inbtance, to realize that I rheumati.stn and indigestion aio both I the cause of bad blood, aral both cured by good blood. But there can bo no doubt in the case of the secret troubles of a woman's life, from fifteen to fifty. The blood is plainly the cause of all her irregularities in health. Then conies the signs of se- cret illness, the headaches; back- aches and sidoaches; the pale cheeks and dull eyes; the failing appetite and Irritable nerves; the hysteria and biliousness; the weaknes.s and langor; the distress and despondency and all the weary wretched feelings that attack women in their times of ill health. And the blood is to blame for it all. When the blood is rich and red and regular, there is little trouble in the life of maid or moth- er. That is why Dr. Williarar." Pink Pills for Pale People are worth their weight in gold to every woman. They actually make new blood. Every dose sends galloping through the veins pure, strong, lich red idood that strikes at the cause of the .secret ill-health. The new blood restores rcgulatity an<l braces a'l the special organs for their socc- ial tasks. In this way Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills banish the back- aches and headaches, sharpen the ap- petite and the energies, soothe the nerves and bring back the rosy glow of health to faded cheeks. 'I'his is the special mission of Dr. Williams' I'in'' Pills and there is no other med- icine in the world can do it so suc- cessfully. Mrs. tleo. Danby, of 'I'il- bury, Ont., has proved the truth of; these ."-tatements and says so for tlie benefit her experience may bring to other sullering women. Mrs. Dan- by -says : "I think Dr. Williams Pink Pills- a blessing to suffering women. I'"or a long time I was a great suf- ferer from the ailments that afllict so many of my sex. I was extremely nervous at all limes, su(Tere<l i\ great deal with headaches and indigestion. In fact I was in a most ntiserablo condition when I began Uie use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, but after taking them a short time I began to improve, and through their further use I am altogether lil.e a new wo- man. T am sure it more women j would take Dr. Williams' IMnk Pills they would be convinced of the great 1 good they can do." What Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have done for Mrs. Danby tlicy can do for every growing girl and ailing woman in Canada, if they ari; givei\ a fair I and reasonable â-  "e. lUil ,\ ou must I nnike sure .you get Ihe genuine l>ills jwith the full name "Dr. AVilliams' Pink Pills for Pale People" on the wrapper around every box. To be had from dealers in mndiciiio or by nmil at i'jO cents a box or si.v boxes for |i2..")0 by willing the Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine Co., Hrockvillc, Ont. and hl» help secured before the spring is uj)on him. With this all out of the way, tlie most important part of the work is done, and he is jilt a po-ition to drive his field work I In.^tcad of his field work driving him. I One can oa.'-ily see how his feeding land watering atrangemcnt need (hanging so a's to give more comfort and better results with less work, less feed and less loss. He can see how he can use some other ivrticles of feed so as to vary the diet or better the ration and then work out plans as to how and where to provide for changes. It may be that the drainage, or tgc ventila- tion, or the outside shelter can be modified at slight expen.^e and a moi'erate application of labor that will bring large returns in n'»'n, ••.t he,ilth or in saving valuable feed. All these matters have important beating on both farm and farmer, and a wise application of obserca- tlon, of thought, of pencil and note- book will show well one year hence. liirneil to an absolute loss. They iiei'd not only good feed, but must have Iho uuteliful eye of the fiH'der. Resides this there is \\w planning for the summer cani[>aigii. Spring conies on in a hurry, and the farmer that is caught imreaily for the strug- gle wlien the weather opens must bo the loser thereby. The farmer that meets wilh success Is the one who lias the crops for every field planned, the seo:l well seleited and prepared, the tools in perfect conditioa, tlio harness repaired and well fitted to the team that is to wear them, the horses mated to work best together and put in good working condition. SHEEP NOTES. Some corn should bo fed in extreme cold weather. \'aluable lambs alwa.vs pay for the best pos.'jiljle care and attention. As a gleaner of small crops, and a saver of little waste, the sheep is unexcelled. No one breed of slieoii can succeed beit on all sells and in all situa- tions. Tl ere is as much opportunity for profitable economics in the care of sh'eop as in any other business. 'I'ho more neatly miittoi^ yearlings are trimmed up, docked, etc., the better they will sell. The secret of succe.ssful sheep liu»- bandy does not lie .so much in the ability to cure di.seases as to keep the flock Isealthy. Sheep, grain fed and well protect- ed from the weather, will furnish wool of a stronger fibre than that from .vheeii unnrotected. The term ".scoured" docs not of Itself mean pertctly clean wool, but is a technical expression in the manner of cleansing. It is only good fat sheep that pay in current markets and in many cases tl'.e profits of even tlict;o are doubtful. 11 aii.v profit is to be derived from keeping slioep it must como from those kept in a good average con- dition. Every man who owns a flock' will find it an advantage to keep an account with it by which he will be able to tell just what his returns are. A small flock of sheep can be kept on almost every farm with very lit- tle iiicouvenioiice, and with a little care Can bo made to return a good profit. 'Hie experiment in sheep breeding has an advaiilac;c over tlie breoiicr of liorses or cattle in the more rapid devclopiiieut of stock, and is able to tell the effect sooner. • That the sheep breeder) is u.simlly mo:o succe.-isful who breeds in as nearly a straight lino as the reqiiire- menls of his (lock tor new blood will 1 ei nilt . Un.ier present conditions it is a mistako to ignore the mutton ^iâ- !e of Hock returns when the outcome ol the business is being consideroH. Sheep shoi Id le turned out for a slioi t lime e\ey ilay that the weath- er wl I reriiiit in winter. Cold air wi I not iniure sliee|i, but n wet coat and cold wii'd is injurious. I'eed largely iiitrogetious foods, pa: ticiihirly to the l)reediiig ewes as tlios â-  foods not only produce tlM> best growth of muscle and wool, but are best for the uiiliorn lambs. Manv weak lanihs are Ihe resulP of compelling the ewes to subsist on straw and otl'.er ronrse foods, during tfie winter. To .secure the best re- s' Its with this kind of food, some grain should bo given. Case of Nervous Prostrateon For Months Mr*. Mylas Lay a Holpless Sufforor- Attributes Restoration to Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. DR. A. W. CHASE'S CATARRH CURE... C. |3 lent dii:<<-t la (ho dJM.sed puna bj iho Impro-.'H Blower. Hcah Iha tilCQTs. ct*ari the air paesigts, nop. (Iicprln(;« In iha throat invl pMTuanAnlJy ourv^ Cai3rr!i.inclllay I^.Titr. Blowr.r (re.. All dealer., or Or. A. W. Chas. U«Ualr« Co. loronin and Huffafck Mr.t. dohn Myles, senior, c>f South Woodshv, lO.sscx County, Out., is well known throughout tho suiround^ Ing counliy becau.se of her work among the sick and surTcring. and it wan on account of o\er-exeitioii in this ix'gard lliat her health broke â- â- (own, anil she lay weak amt helpless. a victim of nervous prostration. Doe- tois eoiild not help her, ami she rc>- â- oUmI to try Dr. Cha.se'a Nerve Food. As n result she has been thoroughly restored, and by rocom- meiiding lliis treatment to others liofl I ecu the tiieans of bringing back healtli and Imppiness to nian.v a «reakeiied and discouraged sulTorer from liiseasios of the nerves. Mrs Myles writes ; â€" "When 1 be- fnn tVie use of Dr. Cha.sc's Xervo ood I was conllnod to my iK'd with what the doctors said was nervous prostration. My blomarh was very weiil>, and 1 could not sleep at nil for any h'ligUi of linn'. Nervous chi!|« anti trvttibiliig would oonio o\-or me ut tiiii'iii and 1 .seemed to be |altl>g weaker and weaker all tho I lime. Tliore were also pains on ' lop of the head, which causi-d nio [uiuch HulTcring and anxiety. "After using lialf a dozen boxes of Dr. tMiiuveis Nerve l''ood I began to I gain in weight and to fool stronger. Slnie then 1 have been gradually le- stoieii to health, and In looklng'back can say that tho iniprovcmont ha.<> been something wonderful. 1 used in all forty boxes of this preparation and toel it a duty, as well as a priv- ilege, lo recommend it to all who aro sulTering from nervous di.Mirders. Several persons to whom I have de- scribed my ease have listed it and boon cured, and I am siiiv that I owe my present goo<l health. i( not life itself, to Dr. ('liases Nerve Food." Dr. Chase's Ner\e Food, .'if) cents a box, at all dealers, or Kdmaiison, Hates ft •â- onipan.\, Toronlo. To protect you against imitations, the portrait ami signature of Dr. .^. W. Chase, the famous receipt book au- thor, are on every box. the ea t the ATK TtVKM IIIMSKI.K. Iirenelied with rain and benumbed with cold he arrived nt a coiiiilr.v inn, which he found so full of peo- I pie lliat he could not get near the llire nt first. Adiiressiiig the laiid- j lord he called oiit:-- I "Take a feeil of oy.slers to my horse." "To your horse;" pxclainied host: "your horse will never thein." "Do ns 1 ask you," replied traveller. All the peiiplc' lii'nring the slranne m-der given, and seeing the waiter about to execute it, rushed out im- medintely to the stable to see a horse eat oysters. The traveller, now having all the room to himself, sat down eomfortabl,v hy tho fire and Warmed himself at his ease. When the landlord returned he said to the traveller:â€" "I would hnve w.iinered my head your lior.so would not eat oysters." "Never mind." replied tho stranger; "put Ihetn on the table, and when 1 am thoroughly dried I Will eat llieni myself." Philanthropic Visitor (to gaolbird) -•"My friend, nvny T ask what hroiiKhl you here?" Onolbird "The s;imo thing that brought you here; the drsire to poke m.v nose into other peoido's business Only I us»»d geacr.illy to go In by way of the boscmeiil winder." KEEP THE CIIILDnKM HEALTHV If the children's digestive orgnni are all right, the children are all right. They will bo hearty, rosy, happy and hungry. 'J'hey will sleep Wonderful FactTAbout Canada! '*°"' «".''«'°'' '^^i' You can get uctivu ^a.i.,,0 yi^uuv v/Buo. €» ^^^^ children right, aud keep theiu PURE |}1!!MS_0F BEO&MPHI WHICH ADORN ENGLISH SCHOOL BOOKS. Learned by British ScKoolboys. Tho following are selections from the ciiapters relating to Canada in a number of geography books pre- pared for use in English schools : The (Jreat Lakes are subject to dense fogs and terrible snowstorms. Manitoba is treeless. Halifax has almost all the essen- tials of a successful harbor. Montreal harbor is handicapped by the climate. The small population (of Canada ) and the attraction of high woges in the States have retarded manufac- ture. The chief States at present aio Quebec, Maine and New Brunswick. Montreal is the most important river harbor, but is handicapped by the climate. The fl.shing season lasts from June 1st to August 1st. and the shooting .season from August 1st onward, un- til winter drives the huntsman from the woo<ls. Victoria bridge, over 3,000 yards long, and one of the finest bridges in the world, connects Montreal with the mainland to tho south. Toe sleigh is a kind of carriage, but instead of wheels at the sid^js it lias long runners of steel. Sleighs ale drawn by horses, etc. In somo coses dogs are trained to draw sleighs just ns the Eskimos train their dogs to draw the sledges. The farmers' wives and daughters make an abundance of cheeses, which find their way both to Amei ican and licit ish markets. As we get near Montreal we see two black lines styetching across the river, which turn out to be the two I Mountains parts of Iho lines have to right by the u.se of Baby's Own Tab- lets, which cure all stomach and bowel troubles, nervousness, irrita- tion while teething, break up cold.i and fevers, prevent croup and des- troy worms. And you have a posi- tive guarantee that there is no opi- ate or harmful drug in this medicine. Mrs. Joseph Herbert, Killarney, Ont., says:â€" "I am glad to suy that Baby's Own Tablets have done my little one a great deal of good. 1 have also given some of the Tablets to friends who have found them equ- ally satisfactory. "All medicinn dealers sell the Talilets or they will be sent by mail at 2.5 cents a bo.» b.'^f writing The Dr. Williams Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. In winter railway cars are warmed by great stoves. In America railways go slraight ahead in a more fieo and ea.sy fash- ion than is done in our country. En- gines are built wilh a curious funne> wider at top than the bottom, to let out freely the smoke of wood, which is often burned instead oi coal. In winter tie tinins may b« stopped by heavy btorm.s, the snoH sometimes drifting on the lire twen- ty feet deep. Then the engine will have a machine, called a sno',» plough, in the front of it, by helf of which it clears the way through tho snow. When the drift is verj great .several engines may be employ- ed to clear the track in a similai fashion. Two or more of then coupled together push themselves in- to the snow, another following be- hind lo pull tliom back out of it ii they stick fast. In the Uockj great railway bridges across the St Lawrence. If the whole of Canada had a tem- perato climate witliout gieat ex- tremes of heat and cold, it would ultimately become one of tie most prosperous countries of tho world. Tho Niagara Sus|iension I5ridgo, which crosses tl'.e Niagara River, like a number of others in America, has two storeys, the lower track being for carriages and foot trafficc and tho upjier for trains of tho Great We-tcrn Canadian line. The roar of Niagara Falls is said to have been heard in Toronto, over forty miles away. A Canadian lady once said that tho winteis wore "delightfully cold," though milk is delivered to custom- ers in a solid .state, though the ther- momotcr sometimes legislors (3(1 de- grees of frost, and the ground i,^ covered with four or five fi-et of snow. 'llie rivers and the lakes are then held in bondage by the iron gri[) of the ice, and the vast terri- tory of millions of square miles is one mass of daz-/.ling white. -VUhough the inland lakes and rivers are uiinavij;able for six months in tlie joar â€" although they are fields of ice from October to .lune â€" and .ill hough fr<ist reigns su- preme for Iho months out of every twelve, winter to the Canadian is a .season of activity. The Atlantic coast is the most use- ful at present, for sexcral reasons. I I has s])lciulid railway communica- tion inland hy railwa\s. It has one great diawhack â€" most of it is frozen up in winter. .\t Montreal the St. Lawrence is l)ridi;ed hy the Victoria tubular III idge I ;i-l miles U.iig. Oltawa. although quite n small town, is a suilalile place for the cap- ital of the Don i lion. When in winter we have come round Newfoundland, sailing past the ('esolate Island of .\nticosti into the (lulf of .St. Lawrence, we find the sea there, too, all turned lo ice. Only halt tl'.e year is tho navigation /,[ien lo let ns finish our voyage by .'.leamiiip up the St. Lawrence to Qnehee and Montreal. Winter over the most part of Can- ada is most severe. 'I'he cohiest snap of frost we ever get is nothing U) what they must put up wilh for months togethe'. Their winter comes on early; ice and snow wiil sonietiines begin in September. When once it sets in the people make iq their minds to he snowed up be covered hy long sheds to protect them from av.Hlanchcs of snow that come boundicg down from ths heights. In summer the danger is fir« A t- ain may push across a burning prairie, tliougli the smoke be so thick that the i.ass'enge.rs are almost stifletl. I5ut in a bliving forest tho:c is ll;e lisk that a fallen trunk or branch may at any moment bloch the line and throw the train off th'C rails. K.xcitirg stories are told ol cngir.e drivers having to put on all .steam to race the flames. .Vnolher cause that seems small cnoirgh .some- times brings a train lo a slundstill. The rails become covered by such a mnltitiK'c of worms or iti.sects that the wheels .got greasy wilh cicsliing llieni and will. not turn. It is only about (hiity years hack that the French-si caking halfbrcels of tho KoA lli\er ichelled against our (Jovernment . I'his is tho last time there has been any serious re- bellion in Canada. NO F.XTHA TUOUDLK. It was in the dead of night, and a cold night at that. Mr. Smith was away, luid Peterson Smith, nged six, was getting over the measles "iVlother. may 1 have a drink ol real cold water?" he askixl. waking Mrs. Smith from a rofreshing slum- ber. "Turn rieht over and go to sI(N'|)!" commanded .Mrs. Smith. "Vou am a natight.v boy lo wake mother up when she put a pitcher of water on your table tho ver.v last thing hefom you went to bed." Ten miniites later the .small voic^ piped up again: "Mothci', I want a drink of water." "ret'cson." Siiid Mrs. .Smith, sternl.v, "if you sa,v that again 1 shall iret up and spank you I" There was five minutes" silence, and again Pelersin spoke. "lilother. â-  he said. cheerfull.v, "when you Ket up to .spank iiio. inaj T have a drink of water'.'" DOCTOR'S COFFEE. And His Daughter Katched Him warmi'C climates. ^ On Ihe prairies such a thing has ' Coffee drinking troubled the family of a physician of Grafton. W. Va, who describes the situation briefly: "Having sulTered quite a \vhil« from \erti.go, palpitation of the heact till land many other demngcinents of the spring, 'nervous si.vsteni and finding no reliel In llie large towns people b;iild from usual methods of treatment, I great palaces of ice, lit up like aithoupht to .see how much there was scene from falr.vlc.nd, and they hold ! in the Postum argument against cof- torchlight festivals, where the foe. g'.ie-^ls skate about in gay fancy j ".So I resorted to Postum, cultitif lire -SOS, disgiii.sing themselves, we ! olT the colTce, and to iiiv suriirise and may gue.ss, rather as fur-clad Indians g.^isfaet ion have found entire relie! than 111 the liRht costume lit fo:-|f,,,„„ „n ,„y sulTerinss. proving coiv dusively the baneful elTect of colTei , . , , . and the wn.v to bo rid of it. been lvn'>«n as ha.vmakers freezing i ,., ,,„,.„ („„„,, postuni completel) to deal, Ml their U-nt^s. ,^^^,, j^,. ,^^^._, ,,, ,,^^^.^ ,,^,„^ .,^ „^ ( ana.ia IS a land of fti-eal lakes. . ^,,,j. hi taste. It is becomin, r he highest up of these and tho : , â-  â- ., largest is Lake Superior-the largest ! •""â- â- ' ''"' '"^ "'T ''"-^/""^ "'""-^ lake in the world. Farther east V' "'"; T"'' """* i-s having greai comes Lake Winnipeg and other''''.'"':""'"'''',. smaller ones: then to the norlli of I '"^' 'l'>"Sl'ter. Mrs. Long, hai this another chain of Lakes, of whii h i'""'"" " •â- "'"''''•'â-  f<"' " '""8 >'nie froii the (lieat Slave Lake is the largest in"'""'"-'' "f '"â- '"'' indigestion, Hy tin The red Indians of Canada areuiow disniissal of colTee and using Postun (piito tamed. ,in it.i place she has obtained corn- Many of tV" colonislR married il'lf^'' relief, among the Indians, their children ' "' ''"^'^ "'^" heard from iiiaii.< being Ihe race of half-breeils .•o com- : "t ''<'''" ^ l^o ''n^"" ""''d your Postun mon over (.'anada. iVery favorable accounts of its gooi Tl,e ri\er at Montreal is crosstnl by ielTocls. a 1 vng r4ii:way bvidgo that count j "I pf^-wrihe Postmr in place o as a wonder for length. Hut in the jcolVee in n great many cases and wli.tei i'.cH>plo have oiih to lay rails |helieve that upon its merits I'ostur on the ice and ho carried across to IwiU come into general u.se," Nam the opposite b;ink. jghcn by Postum Co.. Battle Creek Tliere are pta es where hu.Mttaking Mich, has al to be ('one at night, bo,- a u.se j Look for the fninous little boo' I'lcii dare rot fare the lllcs in the hot rPhe Hoad to Wellville," in eac days of summer. ipackago. ;