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said “than! Pergetual Motion: When George Stephenson was flaked, "Do you believe in perpetual suction ?" he replied, “Yes, if you lift yourself by the waist-baud of the trousers, and carry yourself three times round the room.” I Just so, and a woman would just as soon believe that she has not to pay dearly for éommon premium soaps, 1n the low quality of soap, In ruined hands and clothes. She w‘ould be kept in perpetual motion trying to do with common soap what she could so easily do with Sunlight Soap-Octagon Bar. 21,8 Canada have gone up very consideraâ€" bly. But, as every farmer knows, even live stock farming long con- tinued means a gradual loss of fer- tility unless considerable food other than that produced on {he farm is fed to stock and the manure pro- perly cared for and utilized. It is impossible to discuss the sub- iect exhaustively in such an article as this. but one plan of cultivation {ound to give good results is where the meadow or pasture is plowed in August, the sod being turned to a depth of 35 or 4 inches only. Iniâ€" mediately after plowing, if in a dry time, the land is rolled, then har- rowed with a light barrow. It, is then left untouched until grass and weeds start to grow when it is again harrowed, ca're being exercised to prevent the sod being disturbed. I‘he harrowing or cultivating pro- bess is continued at intervals (as the weed seeds germinate) until Oc- tober, when by means of a (3 plow gang) double mould-board plow the surface soil to a, depth of about 4 lnches is put into drills about 22 inches apart and 8 to 10 inches high. This is found to be a most iatisfactory preparation of the soil "‘1‘ corn, roots or grain. Where | Live stock farming. the system making the smallest demands on soil fertility, 'is rapidly suppmnting grain growing. Parts of nearly every farm are now much better in condition than they were a few years ago; and, further, such is na- ture’s Wonderful recuperative power, since the partial cessation of the tre- mendous drain of grain exportation the average crop returns for Eastern z This fact has led to a study of the methods for cheaply restoring lost fertility and profitably cultivating soils so that "improved, rather than impoverished" may be the annual verdict. By J'. H. Grisdale, Agriculturist,‘ Experimental Farm, Ottawa. For many years farmers in East,- El‘n Canada. were grain growers mere- y. Nécessity forced the inception at such a system of agriculture. Habâ€" ,t\and ignorance prolohged the pracâ€" tice of such farming. The wonder- lul strength, and seemingly inexhaus- tible fertility of the soil made its long continuance possible. The dis-_ lovel‘y of the possibilities of the Northwest 'and the gradual exhaus- tion of our fields called a halt. ljence, for some years past change has been in the air. Housey's Rapids, Ont, Sept. 22.â€" {SpeciaDâ€"Mr. George C. Chalker, a well known resident, of this- place. has authbrized the publication of a letter containing some yery startling statements. Those who know Mr. Chalker will not ask any proof of the truth oi any statement, he makes, but to con» Vince those who do not know him, he has announced that he is pre pared to substantiate in eyery de~ tail, the truth of his published _statcmcut, which is as follows :â€" “1t is with pleasure that I certify to the merits of D(;dd's Kidney Pills. "I was laid up with Kidney Trou- ble and was so bad that I could not do a day's work. My back was very sore, I had heavy aching arms, dulE Bloated eyes. I was ‘very weak am: much reduced in Weight. 9 Dodd‘s K pounds he :1Lbout', the medicine. I IMPROVING OF OUR LANDS SHALLOW CULTIVATION AND ROTATION. HE SEEMS ABLE TO PROVE THE TRUTH OF WHAT HE SAYS. Mr. Chalker Makes Some Very Strong Statements â€" Explains That He is Prepared to Prove the Truth of Every Assertion He Makes. do~ for Lame Back and Kidney ‘Trouble, and I can prove it. ; 'jTlIey are worth their weight. in gold to any one suffering as I surrey- ed. The six boxes of Dodd's Kidney {ills cured me completely and there as becn no return of my old trouble. That is over three years ago. and I still enjoy good health." many I'r out dou uedicine This, is, ix timoniul for one which deht. with Blue of Mr. or friendship Dodd‘s Kidr out. what, After I had used six boxes 0! ld‘s Kidney I‘ills I was ten nds heavier. I often WOndOI ut, the powerful Virtue of this licine. I do noli know anything ut what. Dodd’s Kidney Pills are l tgfl (glth I)£K_l l-‘gow 1L great ‘ sL- '"' ._' . umut what ills? \v’ill actually A POSITIVE MAN. and H w! Pills have are to~duy 0 have the .‘ills are . grant actually Kidney 'mam Vith nmil; great The most important sources of hu- mus on the average farm are farm- yard manure and crop residues. Up- on the proper-application or use 'of these materials depends the future of Canadian agriculture. . Where- the supply of humus is limit- ed its location becomes a very, im- portant consideration. Now, most of our crops draw the greatest part of their food from the surface soil, for, while some roots of most. plants penetrate to a considerable depth, most roots of all plants are near the surface. Plantsof nearly all de scriptions thrive best Where the surâ€" face soil is mellow and rich in hu- mus. The great crops produced by newly-cleared fields and prairie lands exemplify this, as does also the rank growth of plants in our forests, where the sub-soil is never stirred, or where the animals and smaller perennials must depend for their nourishment upon the surface soil al- most exclusively. It would, there- fore, seem to be clear that available plant food should be near the sur- face of our fields and that our sur- face soil should be in particularly good physical condition of tilth. HOW to Secm‘e these two requireâ€" ments of rapid, rank and desirable plant growth must, therefore, be the lih‘st consideration ovi every would-be successful farmer. Experiment and long practice seem to prove that shallow cultivation and some rota- tion, more especially the three-year or the fourâ€"year in dry districts, and the five-year in rainy districts, are most, serviceable in increasing the ‘humus in the surface soil, and so "‘improvin'g the physical condition”; Iwhich means "increasing the pro- grain} is sown, the soil is ready for seedng at a. considerably earlier date than where late fall plowing is practised. lhghital If nlong with this system of shalâ€" low cultivation a proper rotation is ‘adopted. most excellent results are sure to follow. As clover is the only crop which, while giving a profitable h'arvest still serves to enrich rather than to impoyerish the soil, it is evident that clover should take a prominent place in August rotations in this country. With this fact in mind. a. few rotations suitable for the improving of our lands may be offered, as follows: ’ Threeâ€"year rotationâ€"(1) grain, (2) clover hay, (3) pasture. Three-year rotation -â€" (1) corn and roots, (2) grain, (3) clover hay. Fourâ€"year rotation â€" (1) oorn and roots or pease, (2) grain,‘(3) clover hay, (4) hay or pasture. ' Dead vegetable matter exposed to moisture and warmth soon breaks 'down to a form called humus or black earth, the factors above men- tioned. Our prairie and newly- cleare’d soils contain immense quanâ€" tities of this material. Exposure to heat and the intermixture of earthy matter serve to Waste. Thus, repeated grain cropping with deep plowing provide the conditions best calculated to dissipate this matter most rapidly and most eflectively. The functions of this common, yet easily lost, substance are varied and important. Being, as anyone can find out for himself, of the nature of a sponge, it retains the moisture in a. dry time, but will allow all suâ€" perfluous water to rapidly and harm- lessly percolate to the lower soil layers. Five-year rotation -â€" (1) grain with 10 lbs. clover seed to plow Ldown for fertilizers, (2) corn and roots, (3) grain, (.4) clbver hay, (5) hay or pasture. The reason for surface cultivation and the use of such short rotations as given above is to increase the quantity of and place properly the It holds 10659, porous solids to- gether, and so otherwise loose sands become staple and provide. a good root hold for plants. It renders dense, impermeable soils open and porous, permitting the free circulation of air and water and allowing the weak rootlets to penetrate the erstâ€" while impenetrable space in search of food. In brief, it is the chief re- quirement of good physical condition in our soils. It contains much plant food, since it, is really vegetable matter, and a large percentage of this food is in available forms. It aids also in the conversion of the non-available forms of the elements of fertility into available forms. Further. it retains near the surface the dissolved plant food which must otherwise have sunk into the sub- soil. or where the m perennials must nourishment upon most exclusively. fore, seem to be c plant food should face of our fields face soil should Six-year rotation â€" Same as five year, but left one, year longer in pasture chief factor making for soil fertil- itZV'. » Ceylon Tea is the finest Tea the world produces, and is sold only in lead packets. Black, Mixed and Green. “improving the I which means " ductivity," of our sia’s tot 33mm tea drinkers try “Salada” Green tea Ask fm Minam's and take no ether. rest. COVOI‘S tof of our fields {ussm 36 per dent. of Rus- 1, or, in all, 464:} 1 other wdrds, there forest to every inâ€" During the last season a, popular toreador in Spain took part in 65 fights and kil-led 133 bulls. His net profit was $60,000,'and the only inâ€" juries he sustained were a. bruise 09 his foot and a rather bad Wound in the leg. Sometimes one will be bad- Lever’s Yâ€"Z (Wise Head) Disinfectâ€" ant Soap .Powder is a boon to any mute. It (lisiufccts and cleans at ‘I.' 3 same time. "Yes," answered the man with the patient expression of countenance. “What’s your position ?"« “I’m an employe.” _ “But what's your official title 7” "I haven't any official title. It's like this. When the proprietor Wants something done he tells the cashier, and the cashier tells the bookkeeper, and the bookkeeper tells the assist- ant bookkeeper, and the assistant bookkeeper tells the chief clerk, and the ‘chief clerk tells me.” "And What then ‘3" "Well, I haven't anybody to ,tell, so I have to go and do it.” 4,770 miles of thread have been 'spun out, of a. single pound of cotâ€" 1011. The feathers of the mirasol, an Argentine bir'd, are worth $1,100 per poundâ€"five times the price of the most perfect ostrich plumes. London cor a day. “I noticed a. large crowd gathered in front of your house this m6rning, Worrit; What was the matter 7” "I was discharging the cook." King Chulalonkorn of Siam has 45 other names. ‘ Mr. Hooper, '57 Grosvenor street. Belfast, writes :â€"“Having from a .cold got, a very slil‘l and painful swollen neck. I tried all the usual remedies without effect. I was al- most giving it. up, when a book was placed on my counter describing St. Jacobs Oil. I procured a bottle, and ,had searcely rubbed it. on my neck when I felt 'better. In a. short time the pain left me and the swell- [ng went, down. Finding it so good in this case, I then tried it on my r‘mlkle, which I had sprained, and which was froquéntly very painful. I soon had the pleasure of finding that pain also disappear. I must say I consider St. Jacobs Oil of great. value: A minister made an interminable call upon a. lady of his acquaintance. Her little daughter who was present grew Weary of his conversation, and Whispered in an 'audible tone : "Didn’t, he bring his amen with him 7” Germany issues a. steady of 23,700 new books yearly Av OLD AND WELL-Tuna Runny. â€" Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over sixty years by millions of moLhers for their children whi‘e tcéthinx. with perfect, ruccesa. It soothes the child. softens the gums, nllays all pain, cures wind colic, and isthe best remedy for Dinrrhma Is woman: to the male. Sold by druggi-cs in every part of the war (1‘ Twenty-fivecentsnbobfle. Its value is ircalculable: Be sure and nle for Mrs. Winslow‘s Soothing Syrup. and Lake no other kind. During the months of September and October, will sell one way secâ€" ond class tourist, tickets at greatly reduced rates to California, Washâ€" ington, Oregon, Utah, Montana, British Columbia and other Pacific Coast points. Tickets will be sold via all direct routes. The Wabash is the shortest, best. and -1uickcst rout-e from Canada to the above points. Finest equipped passenger trains in America. Rates, timeâ€"tables and all culars from any ticket agent, A. Richardson, Dist. Pa: Agent, N. E. Corner King & Sts., Toronto, and St. Thoma 17y Vgorvc'd, but a. week or two in hosâ€" pital will generally set him on his legs again. HATE 0F 011:0. CITY or TOLEDO. 1 s LUCAS CO'CN'I‘Y. f 5 FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that. he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & 00.. doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that, said firm will pay the‘sum of ONE HUNDRED DUL- LARS for each and every case of L‘A- 1‘AuRH that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH CURL“ FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to befonc me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of Detember, AJ). 15,-5'6. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter- nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. sums Hu- (Tough and works of!‘ the (old Laxative Bromo-Quininn Tablets cure a. cold in one lay. No Cure. No Pay. Pricn 25 can“; Keep Minard's Liniment in the House. AN UNHCPORTANT EMPLOYE Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Hall's Fumin l‘llls are the best hifiam's Linimant Lumbelman’s Friend SEAL WHAT A TOREADOR EARNS For Stiff and Swollen Necks. ST. JACOBS OIL WABASH RAILROAD For 0r: r sixty Yrars. 111V {ENEY & (20., Toledo, 0 - the legal age of an in- s only from baptism. 5‘11 11 cs 11 tons of salt w. GLEASQN. A'otari/il’dblic. average parti or J anger mam There are 4.615 dentists in the United Kingdom, or about 1 to evâ€" ery 8 doctors. Lady (visiting asyIum)â€"“An-d these poor creatures, how came they to be like that ?” Doctorâ€""Ah, very sad, but, they are quite harmless. One was jilted by a, lady and lost his reason as a. consequence. The other lost his reason through marrying Gentlemen,â€"â€"In June ’98 I had my hand and Wrist bitten and badly mangled by a vicious horse. I suffer- ed greatly for several days and the tooth cuts refused to heal, until your agent gave me a bottle of MINARD'S LINIMENT, which I be- gan using, and the ellect was magi- cal. In five hours the fmin had ceased, and in two weeks the wounds- lmd completely healed and my hand and arm were as well as ever. Yours truly, The whole British Isles occupy only 1â€"1600 of the land surface of the globe. . :1 No Dangerâ€"“My dear, said young Mrs. M’Flimscy to her husband, “I do wish you Would not go about the house in your shirtâ€"sleeves. People will think your faLher worked for a living." “They won't. when they know his son.” the same lady.” MESSRS. C. C. RICHARDS & C0 Washers WAN'E‘ED 356 Main Street. WINNIPEG, MAN. Tak? Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drum vista refund the money i! it. taih to cure. E. . Gave: dgnature is on each box. " Montreal to Llnrpool. Bomm to Live:- nool. Ponlsnd Lo LiverpooL Via Queeny town. Large and Fast Stenmahlps. Superior accommodation (or all classes of on sengers. 3:100:15 Ind Smterooml are anships Specinlnuentlon hns bocn given to the Second Saloon and Third-01555 accommodation. For rates ofpaasage and all puziculm. apply to any mu! races of passage and all panicu of the Company. or Richards. Mills & Co. ’ D 71 state St. Bowen. 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