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THE SALVATION ARMY. WHILE ON DUTY CAPT. BEN. BRYAN WAS STRICKEN WITH A SUPPOSED INCURABLE DISEASE AND FORCED TO RELINQUISH THE WORKâ€"HE HAS NOW RECOVERED HIS HEALTH. From the News, Alexandria, Out. The life of 8. Salvation Army worker is very far from being a sinecure. Their duties are not only arduous, but they are called upon by the regulations of the Army to conduct out-of-door meetings at all seasons and in all kinds of weather. This being the case, it is little wondnr that the health 0? these self-sacrificing workers frequently gives way. Capt. Ben. Bryan, whose home is at Maxville, 0017.. is well Kill)“ 11 LULVuau ..._- n, the Army. having been stationed at such import-ant points as Montreal. Toronto, Kin gstomGuelph andBrockvilIe,in Canada, and at Schenectady, Troy, and other points in the United States. \Vhile on duty he was attacked by a so-called incurable dis- ease, but having been restored to health '-"““__..J Dink 31.1.1“ “9' Ubuvuvvâ€"â€"_ in the United States. \Vhile on duty he was attacked by a so-called incurable dis- ease, but having been restored to health through the use of Dr. Williams’ 'P-ink Pills, a. representative of the Alexandria News thought it worth While to procure from ness and recovery. at work, a healthy, robust man, his ap- pearance giving no indications of his: re- cent sufferings. The story of his illnes _ care by the use of Dr. \Villiaum' Pink Pills reads like a miracle, and is given in his own words as follows :«â€"“While stationed at Deseronto. in July, 1897, I was attacked ' with what the doctors called "Chronic Spinal Meningetis." The symptoms were somewhat similar to those preceding a pleuratic attack, but were accompanied by spasms which, when the pain became too severe, rendered. me unconscious. The length of these unconscious spells increas- ed as the disease advanced. After spend- ing four months in the Kingston General Hospital. and on the Salvation farm, Toronto. 1 regained some of my former! strength and returned to my work. The1 second attack occurred when I was sta- tioned at Schenectady, N.Y., in October, 1‘05, and was more severe than the first. The symptoms of the second attack were very similar to those which preceded the first, the only apparent difference beine that they were more severe ’and after effects were of longer duration. Owing to the precarious state of my health, I was compelled to resign my position after the second attack and return to my home at Maxville. “'hile there a friend advised me to try Dr. 'Williams’ Pink Pills, and I began using them in March. 1899. I have used only a dozen boxes and am once more enjoyincz perfect health. I feel that I an; perfectly well and can cheerfully say t‘mt I attribute my present state of health to the effects produced by Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pi 15. Mrs. Bryan has also used the pills and has bone fitted very much thereby.” ing ter 13 011.4 difficulty *3 deep. If t} A WINTER GATE. ing to thn Mun shown in the accom- purifying inns-nation the gate can be raised continually as the snows be- c e dm-po-r and deeper. The long 1 of Ihe hmge is made of a rod of iron man will turn easily in the eye of the other part of the hinge. In the lnm~r hinge have three or four holes armed through the iron rod, as shown. When the gate is :90 be raised slip a. EEO-penny wire nail through the required hole beneath the part containing the eye, and the gut-e will stand at the elevation required. When the Show is gone the ate can be returned to its natural osition. The Value of Kindness. Kindness is an efficient aid in in- creasing: milk yields and costs noth- ing. The more a, milker can make the cow love him as she loves her Calf, the more milk she will yield to him. Investigations Show that it. is probable that. a. considerable portion of the milk is secreted during the operation of milking, especially the rich mill: which comes last. Abuse and excitement reduce the secretion and not only lower the quantity of milk given, but often lowers the per- centage of butter fat. Kindness and petting make the cow contented and put her nervous system in such a.‘ condition that“ the fullest yield is given. This is not the only cause, but it is probably a. chief cause, of the wide variation in butter fat sometimes shown in creamery tests; Hurrying cows, running them with dogs, beating ‘them', or speaking. roughly to their: will radix-Ce the yield of milk and per cent. of butter , fat. A change of makers will often lqwerxmth . w g r faguxm- . ' ' the new, mu; must lib used in win- -:; npcnod and shut with win-n the snows become lec hinges are made accord- A “‘lnter Gate. An Elton-t to Promote It Among Farmers and Landowners. The division of forestry of the Unit‘ ed States department of agriculture through a recent circular offers prac« tical and personal assistance to farm- ers and others in _establishing forest plantations, wood lots, shelter .belts and Wind breaks. Applications for the conditions of such assistance should be made to Gifford Pinchot, forester, Washington, D. C. The designlof this undertaking is to aid farmers and oth- er landowners in the trecless region of the west and wherever it is desirable to establish forest plantation. In the very interesting; explanatory circular, No 22, Mr. I’inehot touches upon vari- ous aspects of forestry. Tree culture in regions formerly troeless, he says, is dependent largely upon agriculture. \Vhereyer large areas of land have been brought under cultivation the growing of trees is yearly becoming more successful. ‘ Nearly every state of the plains ? region has, among many failures, some : admirable examples of plantationsof INTERIOR or MIXED PLANTATION. all ages, from 1 to 25 or more years. w icli have been in every way success- ful. The success of these plantations, when compared with the more numer- ous failures, proves the great need for practical experience, combined with wide and accurate knowledge, in grow- ing forest trees in the west. The forest plantation at the Agricul- tural college, Brookings, S. 1)., of which an interior View is given in the first cut, illustrates what may be ac- complished in a few years on the open prairies of that state. This is a mixed plantation, 1: years old. f birch, black cherry, green ash and white elm. The second cut shows a typical View of a young forest plantation two years after planting. The plot on the left is a mixed planting of box el‘der, oak, white elm, green ash and black 10. cust. The plot on the right is set to Russian mulberry, oak, white elm, black locust. honey locust, green ash and box elder. This plantation is at Logan, Utah. FOREST TREE PLANTING. It is not reasonable to’suppose that forest tree culture can be made a direct source of great financial profit in the arid regions, but if it cannot bring in important sums it can save the farmer very considerahle expenditures by sup- plying material which he would other-' wise have to buy. The indirect value, too, of well established groves, wood' lots, shelter belts and wind breaks in the protection which they afford is of the first importance. Such plantations, in addition to being of direct use for fuel, fence posts and material for many miscellaneous farm uses, are invalu- able in providing protection for crops, orchards, stock and farm buildings. One of the most important indirect services of iorest plantations, and one rarely taken into consideration. is the increased market value of a well wood- ed farm on the prairie lands of the west over one without timber. Conservâ€" ative estimates made on the ground indicate that the farms of eastern and central Kansas and Nebraska that have well developed plantations of for- est trees upon them, either in the form of wood lots, shelter belts or wind breaks, are worth more per acre than farms without them. In nearly the whole of the broad prairie belt extending from the wood- ed regions to longitude 100 degrees west and reaching from North Daâ€" kota to Texas trees may be grown with varying success. In the west- ern border of the wooded area. nearly all the species may be grown which are indigenous to the adjacent woodlands. Farther west the range in selection becomes more and more restricted until the western limit TYPICAL TWOâ€"YEARâ€"OLD PLA N'I‘A'I‘IO >1. of successful tree culture on nouirri- gated lands is reached. Many of the wornout farms in humid regions may be brought bat-k to their original fertility by growing forest trees upon them for a series of years, and very many of them contain land better suited to the production of wood than to any other purpose. Such land should never have been cleared. It is fortunately true that throughout the regions once wooded wornout £..rm lands will usuhlly revert to their pre- atolls confluent! protected from fire and stock. How to Grow Them In the Garden In Pots and For Winter Bloom. Lily bulbs should' invariably be plant- ed in the fall, and as early in the fall as they can be secured, especially in the western and southern states. All plants are transplanted With least in- jury during,r their dormant or resting season, which with the lily is after the plant is through blooming in the au- tumn. The lily s (101 1na11t period, howr ex 01, is compaiatively 1'11in and it soon begins to put forth new roots prepara- tory to the next season’s growth. By Dec. 1 all lilies which have remained undisturbed in the ground have made most of their root growth for the fol- ‘ed, reaching here in November, for which reason it is often necessary to postpone planting until December. l Here is a good list of lilies for begin- inersâ€"one which includes a pleasing variety of color, combined with easy culture and free and continuous bloom: Auratum, Candidmn, Elegans incom- parable, Lancifolium album, LancifOc lium roseum, Lancifolium melpomene. Loiigiflorum, Superbum and Tenni- ‘ folium. ..-â€"-.-â€"...........~H- _. .. -7 Lancifolium. catalogued also as 5110- ' ciosum, was introduced from Japan and has proved to be one of the hard. 1 lest of lilies. .1d111111l1h adapted for ; outdoor cultuie as 1111! as 1111 not cul- tuxe and \\ inter towing. though bloom- 1‘ ing late. it is one of the lmcliest and without question the most popular of , the family. \"-:11ietits arc .~.\lbum ' white: Roscuni. white spotted and shaded rose: llubrum, rose. shaded carinine; and .‘ilelpuuu-nc, shaded and spotted. rich blood crimson. Plant the ; bulbs eight to ten inches deep. Provide tl1(:;1'ou§_:li drainage. so that ; water will never stand about the bulbs iof lilies. Never allow fresh manure near or in contact with the bulbs. A handful of sand placed around each bulb at time of planting is an excellent safeguard avainst iot and disease All lilies. except Candldum, which delights in an open. sunny location. should be "p:1xtially shaded from the hot midday sun. Any lily can be made to grow well in a pot or box and will be movable for house or veranda location. Fill with good rich garden loam, with a plentiful mixture of sand, but no manure. Plant the bulbs deeply. so the base is four or five inches below the surface. Water moderately, but thoroughly and set away for the winter in a cool, dark, protected place where the temperature is low, but where there is no danger of freezing. TEE GRACEFUL LANCIFOLIUM levvingyear and in the spring can de- vote all their energyto the production of flowers. Again, ‘hile' gladioli, tu- lips, 11? ‘I'Iéissi, etc, have their vigor and flowering qualities improved by an an- nual lifting and (113mg, the lily 511115015 for e\ en a v» eeks absence from the embmce of Mother Earth. and when exposed to the air rapidl3 slim els and deteriorates. Candidum must be planted or potted in August or early September; Excel- sum, two or three weeks afterward. and the others not later than the last of October, except Auratum, the gold banded lily introduced from Japan. Most of the Auratum bulbs are import- i Kinds best adapted for winter bloom- ing are Harrisii. Candldum, Longi- florusu and the Lancifoliums. The treatment is the same as for pot or box I culture, except regarding the time of removal from the dark cellar or frame. Lilium harrisii potted in August and I brought to heat and light by the mid- ;dle of October will bloom at or be- fore Christmas. It brought in from Nov. 1 at 'intervals of two or three weeks, the blooming season can be ex- tended to Easter and afterward. The other lilies require from two to four weeks more of growth than Harrisii befme blossoming The foregoing instructions and illus- tration are selected from an interest- ing article in Texas Farm and Ranch on lilies and their culture. Flowering the Freeulu. To. have t’roosias in flower as soon as possible, The Florists’ Ex- change reoomxm-nds to plant the bulbs in flats as soon as received. Give a good watering ,aud place them under the bench in :1 cool greenhouse. cover with a. cloth or several layers of news- paper and hoop covered until they start 1mm grnwth; then place the flats in a good light. as near the glass as possible, and keep the house moderate- ly cool. The Cuw .‘Hom- Than 3 )lacnlno. It is; all right to speak of the cow as a machine for converting certain elements mm milk, but she has a mental side that must be taken into account to get the best results. The condition of~her mind and feeling has, a. grain. deal to do with her work; .... WATCHMAN-WARDER : LINDSAY, ONT- .. THE LILIES. More Than :L )lachino. Meaning of a Tenn That Is Often Used In Poultry Talks. The poultryman derives pleasure from the business and adds dignity to it by carefully fostering and establish‘ ing desirable features and. qualities in his favorite breed, making the same prepotent in the blood, thus securing a greater certainty of their being trans- mitted to the future progeny, and until a flock of fowls can be produced which will show the improved distinguishing features claimed for it in a satisfactory degree at least, sufficiently marked to be recognized by others who might be experienced with the breed or variety sought to be improved, it should not re- ceive merit for being an established strain for the palpable reason that there would be no assurance that other stock of the same breed would be im- proved in that direction by the use of ‘stock from such supposed improved strain or variety. The following definition fully de- scribes what the meaning of the a term “strain” is as applied to certain flocks of thoroughbred fowlsâ€"viz: One family bred through many generations by a faithful continuance of its own blood, except when it becomes necessa- ry for the well being of such family or strain to introduce sui’ricient foreign blood to maintain health and strength, after which breeding it out by drawing it from the strain itself. Thus in a yard of fowls which have been bred strictly in the family or strain a female of blood foreign to the same may be used by breeding her to a male of the original stock selected with a view to making or preserving the eharacteris-l ties already established as nearly as‘ possible. If the progeny from this mating is satisfactory; two lines of the same family can be started by breed- ing a male of the one to the pullets of the other. and vice x'ersa, after which select a male of the original stock to mate with the female progeny of the last matings. In addition to the foregoing, it is to be presumed that the family or strain possesses one or more qualities in greater excellence than other families or strains of the same breed, which may distinguish them from the race in general, or that a greater part of the various individuals of the strain can be recognized by the same. This is the grand object for carefully preserv- ing the same, as otherwise it would operate as a distinction without a dif- ference. :1 waste of patience and care. To what extent this faithful adher- ence to a certain line of breeding may be carried on so as to perpetuate a strain we cannot assert, but that some breeders do aim at it we are well as- sured. For example, one breeder has been breeding for a certain color or shape by this method of establishing a strain for several generations back until he has produced good color in: penciling, striping and general shape in the greater part of the flock. In1 fact. the individuals are so much alike in these respects that close observers recognize the same and pronounce then) as such a man’s stock, thus show- ing them worthy to be styled as a strain. On the other hand. there are those who claim and advertise particu- lar strains of fowls which are wholly unworthy of it, and the stock produced from the same. by its irregular breed- ing, is a verification of the injustice of the claim. Because a man has a flock of fowls which seem to fill his ideas in several sections it is no evidduce of a carefully bred strain of fowls. as he may have picked them up from several yards on account of this uniformitv. which. if bred together. would fail to produce the characteristics wanted.â€" h‘anciers’ Gazette. Long Island» Duck Fax-ml. Long Island. N. Y., is famous as a producer of ducks. It contains many duck farms, including the most exten- sive plants for the purpose in the world. Several of the largest of these DUCK mama AT srnoxx. places are situated In Great South bay. near the villages of Moriches. Flaggport, Speonk and Westhampton. TIER? are 40 or more duck farms in this section of Suffolk county, and there are raised on them annually be- tween 230.000 and 240.000 (tucks. The illustration shows the method of kill- ing and bleeding employed on these farms. Two oi- More Cocks. Some writers recommend 25 hens and 2 cocks for a pen. It will not work. In large flocks with open range 8 plural number of cocks will work all right. for each cock will herd a flock of hens for his own amusement. but when confined two cocks will prosecute a. war of extermination- against each other if the; are any good. Each oue‘s theory is that the other is “not capa- ble ‘of self govermnont” and therefore ought to be “e"xterminated.”-â€"-'1‘ennes- see Farmer. WHAT AVSTRAIN IS. ykv zunmsu. a.fa.mous Chinese mess is kept out him by the use-of a0 hard soles worn race are said to r extreme uer‘c‘ous Poultry Wisdom as to Their Full Car. and Feedingâ€"Valuable Remarks by J. E. Meyer. As cold weather is coming, it, is necessary that we take every preâ€" caution with our young chickens to keep them from taking colds. Everyâ€" body knows that cold or distemper.‘ in a flock of young chickens means eat loss, for not only is it catch- ing, but it reduces all that take it, very much in flesh. If neglected it turns to roup. Nothing can be more discouraging than to find the chickâ€" ens you intended for market grow thin, and the pullets that you Wish for winter layers lose their flesh and go back instead of forward. It sim- -ply means that a very large portion of the food ard care you have be- stowed on them is lost. To avoid First prize Bun? Plymouth Rock cockerel at the meeting ,of the American Butt Pl)" mouth Rock Club, Buffalo, XL, Jan. :i‘ta 8. 1.398, and first Cock, Chicago, 18.;9; alsc winner of the gold special as host surface- colored male in tlm class, 345 birds compet- ing for this special. this see that, the chickens are. kept: in small colonies of 15 to 20 at night. See that each colony is comâ€" posed of chickens of the same size. Their slooping'place should be proof against rain and tightly closed on three sides so that there is no possim bility of drafts. Any style of a coop will do. We prefer a, wooden bot.- tom (luring wet; {all weather to the ground, because it is easier kept tom (luring wet fall weather to the ground, because it is easier kept clean and dry. The ground will get damp, especially as it is necessary to move a comp with no floor eVery day or two to keep it clean. Scrape the floor of the coop clean every couple of days and sprinkle it over with dry earth or plaster to keep it sweet. Spray with coal oil occas- sionally to keep lice away. When the wind is high and cold we turn the coops 59 that the. chicks will be well sheltered and even hangan old sack nartlv over the front to keep out Besides keeping your chickens in small colonies of equal age. keeping them in tight (free from draft) coops and keeping their roosting places perfectly clean, you must feed liber- ally during this season of.the year. Before describing our method of feed- ing we wish to add that birds that partly over the storm. take to roosting in the trees will be all right until pretty cold weather comesâ€"for about a month yet. We allow them to roost; in trees if they Wish to. As the cockerels that We Wish to kill get large enough for us we remove them from the colonies and put them in to fatten, and thus we give the pallets more room. We feed these pullets as follows: At. noon feed, using same troughs. Wheat. barley or oats. Don't feed more than they will eat up readily. because they should be hungry at night. At, night \xe feed same as morning onlx ado not give more than they \\ 111 clean up and then gixe them all the wheat they will eat. the last. thing before going to roost. We continue feeding the pullets in this Way right, along adding cut, green bones three or four times a. week, as soon as the weather gets cold enough so that the bones will keep fresh for about, a week. The cockerels we place in small pens, putting S to 12 in a pen 6x8, for ten days to two weeks before killing them and feed them one part corn-meal, one part crushed oats and one part; middlings. moistened with milk of any kind. We feed all they will eat, of this three times a. day. putting: it in a trough and at night give all the wheat. or cracked corn they will eat besides. Keep a. box of grit and clean water always before them. Your aim should be to keep your pullots growing: as fast, as possible so that they will lay during the Win- ter. and your success will be assured if you keep them from crowding, keep them clean and healthy, and feed them Iiberally.â€"â€"-J. E. Meyer in London Farmer’s Advocate. Eggs have been packed in oats for years. but; the practice has gradual- ly fallen off, as eggs stored in cases fronrthe best storage houses have been improved in quality from year to year. Oats, if dry, will absorb moisture from the eggs quite rapid- ly and are objectionable on this score. If the oats are not dry, the germs of mold are developed rapid- ly, and as the moisture is given off by the eggs the mold will grow, causing the eggs to become musty. In using oats they should be at the correct degree of dryness. l’ulieta‘ Rest. Pallets are far more profitable to kmp than old hens, according to ex- porimonts just smmnarizod in Bulle- tin 51-0!‘ the Utah Statitm. The average. food cost per dozen of eggs was 4.30 during the first year and Be, or 40 per cent. in favor of the first year. Brown Leghofnstpullets, mm 175 eggs each, but the same fowls the second year averaged 122.5 ‘ eggs each. The cost of £091 . was about the same, being 64.3 per fowl . 'for the'first. “year and 61.731)» 10‘"! ! tho second year. ‘ THE CHICKENS. Packing Eggs in Oats. DUKE ’97. It is difficult tc formula. that will 5 still We believe in 1 winter and summm of onc~ha1f ground oneâ€"fourth bran, ax ed vegetables or s« "â€"N "wt or cut clover hay _ with bqilimg water at night ed up a‘ndgeft to s earn a warm inj-ginter. In 51mm“ water- Iggbetter. “hether 1 this mash every day or. ever day (alternating “'11th wheat and cracked corn nu winter) can be (lac (led «an ment Meat in some form raw or cooked, should 1” f<-d three times a xx go‘- every day, “into:- ”pd $1,] {owls are confined in yard‘ cut bone is an e:- unn {6. separately or mi); _. A, difll gr“; < V. jL‘V i. Our manner to give the m in}: in summer taken , ho meal. but get; and thus hunt around is find in the yar crops. We feed but green food, at night, when com, ~ separate} VI“ active than the carefully fed and Prlce Lis Brooms................u Brushes from ............. 10 bars soap .............. 3 boxes shoe blacking ..... 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