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1 ~,_. A..-" 7 .there is such an utter disregard among" our farmers of their. immediâ€" . V ‘9 _ a.â€" > 1.‘ £33335125um‘334 . y. ‘ insaneâ€"n FARM ARRANGEMENTS. One of the most important problems that presents itself to the farmer is how to put his occupation on a good practical, business basis. Just as many business men have made for- tunes by introducing labor-saving methods and by utilizing What was once thrown away as waste so the farmer can greatly increase the proâ€" fits of his business by utilizing all wastes and by the introduction of laborâ€"saving methods, writes- Mr. C. A. Willson. One of the most frequent losses that occur is that of time and labor through lack of proper arrangement of the farm. A great deal of thought is oftentimes given to the planning of the future house or barns, but not always to the plan of the farm. Al- though we see many farms that have very neat fences, and show in a gen- eral Way the progressiveness of the owner, yet almost invariably they are so planned that the lanes pass down the centre line of the farm with al- most perfectly square fields lying on each side. A square field is the most' unpractical form of a field there is . because of the large number of turns is plowed, harvested or the hay tak- en off. In plowing or reaping ‘a field, the number of rounds increases as the distance from the centre to the sides becomes greater. There are at least three things to be cornsl'dered in planning a farm: First, the general shape of the farm; second, the location of the buildings, and, third, the rotation of crops to be followed. Sometimes it is not possible to make the arrangement that we most desire because of the contour and general lay of the form, but where it is possible the fields should not be Square, but made as long as is practical, and with their openings as near to the barn as is possible. I submit herewith plans for a 160- acre farm. While not exactly suited for all farms yet the general idea. may be incorporated into almost any farm, especially one that has, as yet, not been much improved. If a farm is oblong in shape the buildings should never be placed at one ~end or a corner where it is possible to place them at the centre of one side. The ideal location of the buildings that have to be made when the fed for economy’s sake Would be at thel centre of the farm, but the home and social side of life on the farm must be considered as well. There is no place of residence that offers the advantages for making the home surroundings beautiful as that of the farmer except perhaps among rustic mountain scenery. Usually .ate surroundings, which should go to make farm homes beautiful and pleas-â€" ant, that I cannot refrain from makâ€" ing a few suggestions here as to the improvement of our homes. It is too often true, that the farmer's home is devoid of. many of the little things that go to make the home surroundings cheerful and 'homelike and yet they will wonder why their boys and girls will leave the farm for places more beautiful in the city. The farmer has such chances for landâ€" scape gardening as the city resident has not because of more room which he has. A careful selection and plac- ing of trees, shrubbery and flowers, together with a. well kept lawn, will make at comparatively small cost the humblest home and surroundings look beautiful. Such trees as mangolias, catalpas, and spruces, and such shrubs as hydranges, spireas, lilacs, and rose bushes, properly grouped and be far more beautiful, than and raspberry placed would for the front and side yards trees would apple bushes. e To A SPRING M’ESSAGE. All Who Are Weak, Easily Tired and out of Sorts. Spring should be the most joyous season of the year. It is the bar- binger of sunshine, and birds and flowers; it‘ breathes of freedom and out-ofâ€"door life. But unfortunately there are thousands who cannot en- ter into the spirit of the season. Close confinement during the long winter months has left them ..weak, dispirted and oppressed; the appetite is fickle; the blood is sluggish with impurities; the eyes lack the lustre of health; weariness and Iassitude have taken the place of vigorous en- ergy. What is needed at this season by such people is a healthâ€"renewing, blood-making tonicâ€"something that will send new, rich red blood coursâ€" ing through the veins, bring bright- ness to the eye, a healthy appetite, and a clear skin free from pimples and eruptions. In all the world there is nothing can do this so effectively and so thoroughly as Dr. Williams Pink Pills. Every dose creates new blood, strengthens the nerves, and up-builds the Whole body. Here is a bit of strong proof, given by Mr. J olm Burke, of Elmsdale, P. E. I., who says :~â€""I was left an almost hopeâ€" less wreck by an attack of pneunlon- ia, my nerves were almost paralyzed and though under the care of an exâ€" cellent doctor I found I Was not re- gaining my health. My wife urged me to try Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills, and I have reason to be thankful I took her advice, for under this treatment my system has been built up and I am again well and strong." If you were at all unwall I give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a trial, and see how speedily they will restore 'you to health and strength; but you must ‘get the genuine, with the full name “Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peeple” on the wrapper around each box. Sold by medicine dealers or sent by mail at 50 cents n. box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing the Dr. Williams Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. But in laying out a farm the plan- ning of the buildings and yards is not the only thing to be considered. In figuring out the diagram submit- ted I have planned for a five-year rotation of crops, a permanent pas- ture, and a permanent wood lot. It is so planned that each of the fields are of equal size, oblong in shape and as nearly equidistant from the barn as possible. The benefit to be deriv- ed from having the fields of this shape may be readily understood when we consider that if they were square it would require 257 more rounds or 1,028 more turns to plow the field round and round, or it Would require 43 more rounds or 172 more turns with the binder to cut the grain. Now multiply these results by the number of fields to be plowed and reaped each year and the results be; come more striking. All of this means a waste of lime and labor. The advantage of having the fields nearly equidistant from the barn is evident when We consider that each year's labor and time'is more near- ly equalized by not having to draw all the manure to the back end of the form. one year and close to the barn the next, also the distance travelling to and from work is the least possible. At first inspection of this plan it would appear that it would reguire an extra amount of fence, but such is not the case, for when arranged in the old conventional way it reâ€" quires even a little more fence. Lastly the placement of the woods to the windward side of the buildâ€" ings, where it is possible, needs no comment upon the protection they would afford in the winter. Although this plan will not apply to all farms in every detail, yet the ideas for the saving of time and laâ€" bor are applicable to every farm. Wale, It is to Your Best Interest eak and Languid firs 3 to Know About the Ex- traordinary Restorative Powers of Dr. Chase’s News Feed. There are city who are in need of Just such a. medicine as Dr. Chase’s Nerve Feed“ By monotonous work in factories, stores or oflices they have exhausted their nervous systems, and suffer from nervous, sick headaches, loss of appetite, energy and ambition, and weaknesses and irregularities peculiar to their sex. ‘Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food forms new, rich blood, creates new nerve force and actually adds new flesh and weight. When you have read the letter quoted below we believe that you will be satisfied that this is the very treatment yon need. - Mrs. E. McLaughlin, 95 Parlia- ment street, Toronto, states :â€"“My hosts of girls in this! daughter was’pale, weak, languid and very nel‘Vous. Her appetite Was poor and changeable. She could scarcely drag herself about thel mouse, and her nerves were com-l pletely unstrung. She could not sleep for more than half an hour at a time without starting up and cry- ing out in excitement. “As she was growing weaker and weaker I became alarmed, and obâ€" tained a box of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. She used this treatment for several weeks, and from the first We noticed a decided improvement. I-Ier appetite became better, she gained in weight, the color returned to her face, and she gradually became strong and well. I cannot say too much in favor of this wonderful treatment, since it has proven Such a blessing to my daughter." Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, 50 cents a box, at all dealers, or Edmauson, Bates &' Company, Toronto. To protect you against imitations the portrait and signature of Dr. 'A. W. Chase, the famous receipt book an- thor, are on every box. ______ l _ mMWâ€"m FATTENING CATTLE. A mixture of grain will always give better results than any single variety fed alone. If any peas are to be fed it is good practice to keep them uriâ€" til the close of the feeding period. When cattle are put on a. heavy ra- tion of grain they will make rapid gains for a time, probably for two months, and then they seem to come to a standstill and make little or no improvement. A number of them go ofl’ their feed and the feeder gets him- self into all sorts of trouble. The point , to be determined is not the amount ofgrain that we can get an animal to consume, but the amount he is able to digest and assimilate. No other grain will put so good a finish on cattle as peas. A little pea meal fed during the last month seems to firm the cattle up and make them handle and weigh just a little better than anything else I. know, but they are such strong feed, and so hard to digest that they cannot usually be fed with advantage for more than five or six weeks unless it be in very small quantities. Regu- larity is one of the first principles of good feeding. An important matter is to make the cattle comfortable and induce them to lie down as much as pos- sible, allowing no one to disturb them except at feeding time. A mistake of which many of us have been guilty is that of tying up more cattle than we could feed and bed properly; so that we were compelled to use a lot of straw for feed that we should have used for bedding. Straw that is musty. or damaged in any way will make more beef when used for bed- ding than when eat up and forced on the cattle by mixing with the better feed. A man should so plan his work that it will always be done at the right time, and yet he should never be in a. hurry and never out of pa- tience. A rough, noisy, blustering man is worse than useless on a cattle farm. There is no royal road to sucâ€" cess in cattle raising; it is the at- tention to, or neglect of, the ap~ parently trifling details that makes for success or failure. HOMEâ€"MADE WEEDER. Take three pieces of oak, three by three feet long, make the front ends of outside pieces round and bolt all three together with two strips of iron at front, one on top, the other on bottom, so outside pieces will work on hinge, fasten handles to cenâ€" tre piece, for back braces, take two pieces of old wagon tire two and one-half feet long, fasten to each outside piece at back end, punch four holes in each brace and bolt to centre piece; by punching several holes in the back braces you can Widen or close the weeder to suit the width of row; join handles to centre piece and brace handles; take 12 harrow teeth and shape like shovel plow, saw a notch on outside piece two-thirds the depth of tooth, fasten teeth with bolts by " boring one hole through the outside piece and another half way, in the form of a stable; by this method you can,raise or lower the teeth as deâ€" sired. ..__+_.._..__ SOME OLD INNS . Taverns That Have Done Business for Centuries. Somehow one always hears with regret that one of England’s famous old moss grown, ivy clad inns is about to be demolished, says the London Mail. The Old King of Prussia hostelry is the latest to pass into the house-breakers' hands. This old inn is iii Finchley, and from 1757, when the place was built, unâ€" til the present day, the license has been in the keeping of one familyâ€"- perhaps a record in the licensing an- nals of England. The Old King of Prussia is a pic- turesque half timbered house, and many a noted highwaymnn has par- taken of its hospitality. The grand- father of the present proprietor was quite a noted character. having van- quished several notorious highway- men on Finchley common. It is on record that he once had an encounâ€" ter with Dick Turpin. Round and about London and its over extending suburbs there may still be seen inns and taverns of great age and interesting associa- tions. The Angel Inn, I-Iigbgate Hill, dates back to the time of the Re» formation. Originally it was called the Salutation Inn. It is built on- tirely of wood. 'An'other famous inn is the Baldâ€" Fuced Stag at Edgware. Nobody knows when it was originally built, and it would seem as though each successive propritor has endeavoured to place his mark on its architecâ€" tural aspect, for many parts of it have evidently at different times been rebuilt. In the stables, it is alleged, Dick Turpin had his horse’s shoes turned, so as to make his purâ€" suers imagine he had gone in an opâ€" posite direction. 'Among the very oldest of suburâ€" ban London inns are the Plough at Kingsburg Green and the King James and Tinker Inn'at Enfield. The first is said to be 850 years old, and the latter was reputed to have been first built as 'an inn and under another name 992 years ago. Its present name is derived from an encounter which King James I. is said to have had with a tinker at, the door of the inn. The tinker’s conversation so pleased the King that he made the mender of kettles "a knight, with £500 a year," the records of Enficld inform us. l llll NOT JUMP UUT HF BED THEORISTS ARE - AGAINST SUCH A PRACTICE. On the Contrary, They Say, A Person Should Wake Up Slowly. Wake up slowly ! No matter what has been your habit, begin to-morrow morning and wake up by degress. ' The modern girl lives too much in a hurry, anyway. She hurries out shopping, she hurries through the stores, she hurries home, hurries through her luncheon, hurries out to take her constitutional, hurries back to dress, and, finally, after a long day of hurrying, she: hurries to bed, so as to wake up early the next morning. Everybody wants to wake up early enough, but few people do it. They sleep a minute too long, jump out of bed, and the mischief is done. You will suffer the effects all day. The theory of Waking up slowly is this: During sleep, the heart beats sluggishly, and all the functions of the body are, in a sense, asleep. The vital organs are resting or as near it as they ever are. When you wake up in a hurry and jump out of bed, you set the heart to beating rapidly, and you stir up all the vital organs with a sudden- ness that is a distinct shock to them. They should wake up leis- urely. There are persons who habitually wake up suddenly, jump out of bed and rush into a bath. Frequently the bath will be taken within 'five minutes after waking up, and the result is not the vigor which one expects to have in the morning, but a langor, a torpor, a feeling as though one had worked hard all day. \"hen you wake up in the morning it is very important to wake up slowly. 'As consciousness returns to you lie perfectly still for a While until you are wide awake. OPEN YOUR EYES GENTLY, to get accustomed to the light. Open them and close them again. Perâ€" haps you want to doze a little be- fore waking up. When you do wake up. wake up very leisurely, like a kitten. Have you ever watched a. cat wake. up? It will stretch one'leg and then an- other. It. will yawn. It will stretch this muscle and that muscle. It will stretch its back, it will roll over, elongate its neck and roll over again. And how does a baby wake up ‘2 Watch a baby some time and see. - Bibi}. W. GHASE'S ' . is sent direct to the diseased parts by the Improved Blower. Heal: the ulcers, clears the air passages, stopB droppin s in the throat and crmmnnl y cures Calarrb and {my Fever. Blower - free. All dealers. or Dr. A. W. Chase - Medicine Co.. Toronto and Buffalo. It opens its eyes and closes them again and rubs its fists into them. It tries to roll over; it stretches its arms out, and it stretches its legs. It wakes up in a very leisusely way. You are not sure it really is awake until it begins to cry, which is a signal that it wants to be taken up. A good natured baby will wake up and langh. This is the healthy way of wakening in the morning. If you are healthy, and if you are good natured, you will wake up slowly, stretch and yawn, and begin to laugh. That is the proper way to awaken. Here are a few wake-up don’is :’ Don't wake up worrying. Banish care from your mind. You have no idea what an important effect the first Waking thoughts of your mind exert upon your body during the day, Don’t take your breakfast alone. Even though you may not want to talk, it is a good thing to have cheerful society in the room with you. It will keep you from broodâ€" Ill". . Don't plan things before breakfast Many women are in the habit of laying out the day and making memoranda before they eat. Don’t think intently before break- fast. Try to keep the mind a per- fest blank until you have fed the the stomach. Don’t worry before breakfast. Don’t quarrel until you have been awake at least two hours. Quarrell- ing before the morning meal is a GREAT \VRINKLE MAKER. Don’t talk much before breakfast. It tires the voice and taxes the mind. Try to think pleasant thoughts. Try to get the mind in a calm, pleasant state. Try to remember that a calm hour before breakfast makes a calm mind all day. I Try to smile and think of nothing at all. Don’t tax the thought and don’t tax the spirit. Then there are things you can do as well as things you must not do. One of the most important principles of correct living is that of a bath before breakfast. Take a bath on rising in the morn- ing. Let it be a tepid bath, just the same temperature as the room, and to secure this, draw the bath the night before. For those who can’t have a morn- ing plunge, and who are very un- comfortable without it, there is a substitute, massage. Massage stretches the muscles and rests them â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"_â€"-â€"v’“ FRETFII L CHILDREN. If children are cross, or fretful, or sleepless, in ninetyâ€"nine times out of a hundred the reason can be traced to some little trouble of the stom- ach or bowels. Remove the cause and the little one will be bright, goodâ€"natured, and will sleep soundly and naturally. There is just one al- ways absolutely safe medicine for lit. tle onesâ€"Baby’s Own Tablets. In homes where this medicine is used there are no sickly, cross, crying chil- dren. The Tablets will cure all the minor ills of little ones, and will do it safely and speedilyâ€"there is no doubt about this. Give the Tablets :1. single trial and you will be as en- thusiastic about them as other Inoâ€" thers are. As for instance, Mrs. David Dufheld, Ponsonby, Ont., says: “Baby's Own Tablets saved my baby's life. They are a wonderful medicine for children and I gladly recommend them to other mothers." Your children will take this medi- cine as readily as candy, and it is guaranteed free from harmful drugs. Sold by all druggists or mailed at 25 cents a box by writing The Dr. Williams' Medicine 00., Brockville, Ont. and gives all the effect of the fricâ€" tion of the bath and the bath towel. But if you cannot get massage, there is still another resort. Wake up slowly and stretch every muscle of the body. Wake up by degrees, wake up in a leisurely way, wake up, roll over, yaWn three times and stretch again. That is the way to wake up in such a manner that you do not need a'bath or massage. "A good yawn is better than a cold bath any time," said an in- structor in physical culture. "Let me wake up, taking half an hour for the exercise, and let me yawn all_ I want to yawn, and I will do with- out the cold bath and without mas- sage." >- One of the. rules of waking is to exert every muscle of the body alâ€" ternately, first the arms, then the legs, then all the other muscles. Go through with all the muscular con- tortions, while you stretch, and you will find yourself rested thereby. a» ____..(,.__..___ SHARKS IN EUROPE. The disagreeable fact has to be faced, to the concurrent testimony of fishermen of several na- tions, that the shark has once more to be reckoned with in European wa< ters. In the Baltic, where sharks had been extinct since 1759, they have made their reappearance in considerable numbers, and several fishing boats report having had whole draughts of fish devoured from the nets, which were broken in the Belt and the Cattegat. 'A fisherman who fell overboard narrowly escaped with his life. Shoals of sharks, some of them of large size, have been seen off the German coast, and they are even reported as becoming far from rare in the North Sea. Their presence is attributed to their pursuit of the herring shoals on the west coast of Norway. according “Have you nothing else ‘2” inquir- (\d Mrs. Schoppcn, who was looking at halfâ€"hose for her husband. “No, ma'am,” replied the shopmanfl every pair in stock.” “Are you sure," she persisted, leanâ€" ing over the counter, “there are none there I haven't seen ‘?" “Yes'm.” stammered the shopman, “exceptâ€"erâ€"the pair I'm wearing." _.._.._+.__.__ EMPTY NOW. How One Woman Quit Medicine. .â€" tllerc shown you “While a coffee user my stomach troubled me for years" says a lady of Columbus, 0., “and I had to take medicine all the time. I had what I thought was the best stomach medi- cine I could get, had to keep getting it filled all the time at 40 cents a bottle. I did not know what the cause of my trouble was, but just dragged along from (lay to day suf- fcring and taking medicine all the time. “About. six months ago I quit tea and coffee and began drinking Postu'm and I have not had my prescription filled since, which is a great surprise to me for the cause of all my- it proves that coffee was trouble, 'al‘ though I never suspected it. "When my friends ask me how 1 feel since I have been taking I’ostum I say, "I‘o tell the truth I don't feel at all only that I. get hungry and cat everything I want and lots of it and it never hurts and Well and time.’ “I could not get drink Postum for a while until I mixed it in a, little coffee and kept on reducing the amount of coffee un- til I got it all Postum. Now 'they all like it and they never belch it up like coffee. "We all know that Postum is a sunshine maker. I find it helps one greatly for we do not have to think of aches and pains all the time, and can use our minds for other things." by Postum 00., Battle me, and I am happy contented all the my family to Name given Creek, Mich. I The one who has to bother with coffee aches and pains is badly handi- capped in the race for fame and ion tune. Postum is a wonderful re- builder. There's a reason. Look in each package for the fam- ous little book, ,“T‘hc HOME ’0 \"ell- ville." 'â€" .. ... ,...a .rfl'flfiv}. ' u.,- h...‘ l , . A a k} .â€" ~»'-A‘<' 4,, 'Tmi‘ifii‘éâ€"‘i‘ 'W ‘7‘â€" V 7"" '$e ‘ firms” lurk regs“: vy..-z;.z¢5M”<R:s: j“ «5.3;. $495" ‘ at": - . c - _,_..;:,«....!~.>('~.-‘ - c, ‘_ ‘ . ‘2; . 1 «mi. ' * -‘ V'W‘ff'U-‘rflhw‘m‘s .;_. ;- n. «7- 'w I. FM” l] . . l“. ..... -m»...,mm,u . WW, ,