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In many sections of the country. sms Prof. H. W. Stevenson of the lowa L-‘Qgricultural college, serious losses frequently occur owing to the heaving 0t grass and cereal crops. Proper drainage of the soil is perâ€" haps the most effective remedy for this di-fllaul‘ty. When water freezes it expands about, one-eighth in volâ€" ume. Therefore when a saturated soil freezes, the surface is raised and the roots of the plants are torn from their places of growth. Shal- low root-ed plants are thus left on top of the ground after the surface has thawed and settled into position. It is not an uncommon occurrence after a series of freezes and thaws in the latter part of the winter or early spring to find the roots of clover, wheat and some other crops partial- 1y 01‘ Whony exposed. The percen- Soil which has been drained and is free from surplus water is well sup- plied with interspaces filled with air. Therefore, when the soil moisture freezes abundant, room is afforded for expansion and thus the roots are protected in largest measure from the injurious results which it has been shown follow the expansion and contrastion of the surface of the soil. tam: 95 plants thus destroyed in many fields in a single winter is so great that the farmer is compelled to resaed the land. Calves do well on separator skimâ€" milk, with the addition of oatmeal, cornmeal and a little oil meal. They should be fed warm, full milk for two weeks, then gradually change, increasing the proportion of skim milk daily, and at five or six weeks old they should be on skim milk on- tirely. When you begin to change to skim milk, scald a. tnblespooniul of oil meai into jelly and stir it in the milk. Increase the oil meal as you increase the skim milk. At six weeks old they should have about oneâ€"ha)! pound per day. In the meantime teach them to eat oatmeal and cornmeal. Put some in their mouths; they will soon get to like it. Then put it in troughs where they can lkk at it. as they please. Clean out talc troughs well every (lay and put in fresh meal. Teach them to eat clover hay the same way. When grass comes give them a lot to themselves. The first week, 10 pounds of full milk per day is en- ough; the second week, 12 pounds. The third week, 15 pounds of the full and skim milk, etc., until at the end of six weeks they should have 20 to 25 pounds per day, according to size and capacity of the calf. It is important not to overieed, and to have the feeding vessels clean and sweet. When a calf weighs 150 pounds, it should have a nutritive ratio of about 1 to 4.38, if growing for dairy purposes. Separator skim milk lias a nutritive ratio of 1 to 1.9. To widen this up to 1 to 4.38, use 1: pound of cornmeal to about 6; pounds of skim milk; or 1 pound oatmeal to 2 or 2§ pounds skim with. If you use all threeâ€"â€" oatmeal, cornmeal and oil mealâ€"mix them about as follows: Eleven lbs. oatmeal, 10 pounds cornmeal and 1 pound of oil meal. with 285 pounds skim milk. These are proportions simply. Feed 20 to 25 pounds of the mixture per day. Comparativer few owners of rollâ€" lng farms appreciate how great are the actual losses in many years on rolling land which is not adequately drained. Many owners believe that land a! this class would not be ben- efited by under drainage owing to the fast that they are rolling,r and therefore adequately drained by the means which nature provided. The number of those who hold this view regarding the draining of rolling land is so large that the subject. is Why not join with nature and re joice at the coming of spring? There is means at hand whereby you can afircone the feelings of lzunguor and Latigue and make spring the time for renewing health and Vigor, instead of giving way to weakness and despondâ€" ency. Everybody needs a spring restora- tive to enrich the blood and build up tlic system after the debilitating ef- fects of artificial winter life. Experience has proven that. there is no preparation extant so well suited to these needs as Dr. Chase's Nerve to tl' Food You Insti! New Vigor and Energy Into the System and Add New Flesh and Tissue by Using iégfiRMéEOEE-fi EFFECTS OF DRAINAGE NATION FOR CALVES. Dr. Chase’s Nerve Fond. Can Overcome The Tired Feeng. For scours in sheep, take of com- mon mullicn one handful of the leaves, steep strongly and give one pint of the tea. Repeat if not cur- ed. Docking sheep adds to their cleanliness. Breeding too much for W001 tends to weaken the constitution. The quality of mutton is not alto- gether in the breed, but to considerâ€" able extent in the feed. To secure the best returns for feeding, make the lots of fat sheep as uniformly good as possible. The more slieep youican keep and keep right. the less per sheep, will thercost of keeping be. There are three essentials for a successful footâ€"rot medicine; it, must be slightly caustic, in liquid form, and cheap enough to use freely. In determining What wool costs, the market, prion of what the sheep consume should he taken into acâ€" count. The growth of the unborn lamb is intimately interwoven with the condition of the mother. Never allow a piece of land to lie idle because it is' rough. Stock it with sheep and make it pay interest and taxes. If you value the wool produced, even condition must be kept, up. Sheep starved in winter will have weak spots in the wool. Good wool is not produced by Regular feeding. good hay and warm shelter, will save grain in feggling sheep in a, good condition. Undér average cmfditions the man- ure from sheep will pay for the la- bor of caring for them. Good wool is not produced by sheep that are starved and fed a1- temately. Evenness of wool de- pends upon evcucss of conditions in the sheep. When these hillsides are drained this surplus water will be rendin carried off, with the result, that the soil will not become so thoroughly saturated, and surface washing will, in a large measure, be prevented. In a few years this wellâ€"drained land will be greatly improved by the accumulation of humus within the surface soil; by the circulation of air among the soil particles and by the action of the soil bacteria, which now for the first time find within its depths a suitable and congenial home. On hillsides not fully drained the surface soil permeable by water is very thin, and frequentâ€" ly underlaid by a. stiff and almost impervious clay. The result is that when beating rains fall they carry more or less of this surface soil into the valleys below. Overfeeding or sudden changes from poor to very rich food comâ€" bined With wants of exercise. if not actual causes, will contribute to the development of the loss of wool. Besides the benefit you feel, you can prove that new flesh and tissue is being added by noting your inâ€" crease in weight. Mrs. I. Edwards, 14 Winnctt street, Woodstock, Ont., and whose husband is employed with the Can- ada. Furniture Co.. stabes:â€" “My daughter was very much run down in health, felt tired and languid, and use of Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food, and now I can say that she is very much better. She has gained in weight, her color has improved, and she seem real strong and well. We have also used Dr. Chase's Ointment in our family and I cannot speak too highly of its curative properties." Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, 50 cents a. box, six boxes for $2.50, at all deal- ers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., To- ronto. To protect you against imiâ€" tations, tlie portrait and signature of Dr. A. W. Chase, the famous receipt book author, are on every box. one of farâ€"reaching economic 1m- portance that. is well worth careful attention. On many hillsides there are sort. spongy plug-es which are frequently too wet, for cultivation, and which render the lower land partially or wholly unproductive, by means of waler which seeps from those spongy places and finds its wa’y. usually unâ€" derground, toward the drains. Dur- ing the past, few seasons thousands and thousands of acres of undruined hillside land have. been a source of untold loss to their owners. Adc~ quate drainage is the remedy for these heavy losses. This action annually removes a considerable portion of the most ferâ€" tile soil, and is one of the most po- tent factors in keeping these rolling lands less productive than they would be under more rational manâ€" agement. The principal of imitation is one that should be cultivated, provided. of course, we imitate that, which is best. A month’s treatment with Dr. Chase's Nerve Food will do wonders for you. On'hillsidcs, having a. clay subsoil, the water which falls upon the sur- face will sink into the soil and be carried 05 underground, instead of over the xurface, if an underdrnin has been located in the subsoil nt the depth of three or four feet. very nervous. WSh'e began the SHEEP NOTES a1- Clothe yourself comfortably and neatly when about your work. Try a union suit, light Weight in sum- mer and heavy in winter, stockings drawn up over the knee and fastened with a safety pin, broad 10W heeled shoes, the corset discarded if possi- ble, and the next garment a comforâ€" table waist of white cotton made in the simplest fashion. It should come just to the waist line, where a. row of eyes permits the attachment of the skirt, which should be of washable cotton goods and have a corresponding row of hooks on the under side of the band. A neat wrapper, such as can be purchased readyâ€"made quite cheaply, excellent values being in dark pretty percale, should be the next garment and with an apron of bright percal‘e, made to hang in straight folds from bands at the shoulders, and a pretty tie of wash silk at the throat one is neatly and comfortably dressed withâ€" out a, constricting band anywhere. If your sink and cooking table are too low, try placing a dry goods box under the cake board and dish- pan when in use, to bring them high enough so that you can stand correctly. When you sit do not slouch down in your chair, but sit upright. If too tired to do this, lie down flat on your back without a pillow and rest, relaxing every mus- cle and thinking of nothing at allâ€" just rest. If possible, take a. rest of this kind every forenoon if not for longer than five minutes. Have a longer nap in the afternoon. It will keep you bright and fresh. When making dresses. aprons. etc.. for the little ones, use a good qual- ity of percale. it. costs almost twice as much as print, but, lusts twice as long and washes better than gingâ€" ham. Lastly remember that the happiness and comfort of your fam- ily depend in a, large measure upon yourself and the better care you take of yourself the better you can do your duty by your husband and chil- dren. You may have to make variations Sometimes, but it will prove a help. Ilavc regular hours for work, rest and recreation. Don't say you have no time to rest. Unless you are stronger than the average womâ€" nn you must find time to rest or you will suffer the consequences sooner or later. In the economy of life, health is of a thousand times more Value than wealth. Take a. bath every morning upon rising. If you have no bathroom and it is not al- ways convenient to take a sponge bath, use a good flesh brush. Re- move your garments and brush back and forth until the entire surface of the body glows red. Try this and see how much better you will feel. Twice a. week at least take a warm bath with plenty of fine soap. Alâ€" ways have your sleeping room winâ€" dow up two or three inches at least. If you fear a draft, have a piece of oilcloth or heavy cloth the width of your window frame and reaching from the bottom halfâ€"way up the sash. Sew a small brass ring in each corner and have corresponding nails in the side of the window frame to slip the rings over. Now remember that housework is the best. possible exercise if one goes about it as one should. Maintain a. correct standing position always, Oven when at the sink washing dishâ€" es. You do this when you have your shoulders and hips back, chest up and chin in. Remember that while this adds more than elegant clothes to your personal appearance, it also adds to your health, for it is a well-established fact that im- proper standing and sitting crowds the internal organs, thereby causing disease. A pretty Way to trim a shirt waist with embroidered dots scatter- ed ovcr it. is to take an occasional dot as the center for a daisy, and work the petals out from it. The daisies may be so embroidered as to form a hand down the front. and for cufis, or employed at intervals all over the waist. When making the loops so much used in place of steel eyes, draw the silk over a match. This makes the loop just right. size and holds it firm while the buttonhole stitches are being worked. fitnessme FOR THE FARMER'S WIFE It is not everyone who can have a. closet lined with tar paper as a discourager to moths. But almost anyone can get a large packing box, have a lid with hinges and hasp put on it, and than line it with tar pa- per. 3 About gammaeumeeg | U S EFUL HINTS 00.0 is rivalled by the woman who was challenged to make herself a, shirt waist out of a pair of her husband's trousers. This she actually did. us- ing velvet for collar and culls, yoke and straps to hide the. necessary piecing. Those not. in the secret complimented her and inquired where she found her “beautiful suiting." There is no better protection for the hands when sweeping than mit- tens made of extra licaVy canton flannel, fieeced side in. The mater- ial is impervious to dust; the mitâ€" tens are easily slipped on and off; the long wrists protect the dress sleeves and they are cheap and easily washed. Half a dress shield fastened to the under side of the baby's bib preâ€" vents the moisture from wetting his dress and undorclothing. A new style of apron and one that is recommended as very convenient is made as follows : Get a yard and an eighth of pereale or any wide goods. Tour of! eleven inches across the goods for the ruffle. Then from the rest of the length take from each side a. string three inches Wide. Take 011‘ astrip nine and a. half inches Wide to form the pockets, and a nar- row strip for the binding. The piece that is left is the body of the apron. Hem the ruffle; gather and sew to the apron with the seam on the right side. Hem the strip for the pockets across the top, stitch this at the lower edge to cover the seam of the rufl’le and hem in with the sides of the apron. Stitch through the strip and the apron twice, forming three pockets. Pocketbooks.â€"Warm 1 qt. new milk, add 1 cup yeast, 2 wellâ€"beaten eggs, 4 tablespoons melted butter, 3 teaspoons sugar, and flour suflicient for a moderately stiff batter; let rise over night. In the morning stir in all the flour you need. as for bread, and let rise again. Then roll in a. sheet half an inch thick, cut in squares, butter one side and fold over like a pocketbook. They will rise in a very short time, then bake, and they will be pronounced delic- cious. :arnishing for Boiled Fishâ€"Mix with 2 cups dried bread crumbs :1. little salt and essence of anchovy to taste, also a few drops of Cochi- neal sufficient to color crumbs. Rub all well together between hands until crumbs are evenly dyed. Place on a. dish and dry in oven until crisp, then bottle. These sprinkled over any boiled fish, such as cod, look very pretty. Add green parsley al- so around the fish. If you want to keep your little ones rosy, hearty and full of life give them Baby’s Own Tablets the mom- ent the},r show signs of being out of order in any way. This medicine cures all forms of stomach and bowel troubles. breaks up colds, prevents croup, destroys Worms, alleys teeth- ing irritation. and gives the little ones sound, natural sleep. No child objects to taking the Tablets and the mother has a guarantee that they contain no opiate or harmful drug. No other medicine for little ones gives this guarantee. Mrs. Geo. Campbell, Killarney, Man., who has had much experience says :â€""I find Baby's Own Tablets a fine medicine for children. They are prompt in relieving little ills and gentle in their action." All medicine dealers sell these Tablets or you can get them by mail at 25 cents a box by writ- ing The Dr. Williams Medicine C0,, Brockville, Ont. "John," said Mrs. R'Iakcpcuco, can‘- ing out on the back porch, Where her husband sat tilted back in his chair, his feet on the railing, "didn't I hear you tell the minister when he was here that you were deeply in- terested in temperance movements?" they look as they did when new. We heard the other day of a. woâ€" man who cut. up a. tablecloth to make herself a shirt waist. Her font is rivnllcd by the woman who was Cinnamon Breadâ€"Take a, cupful of broadâ€"sponge; add one-half cup of brow" sugar. onethird cup melted lard; level tablespoonful ground cin- namon, a pinch of soda, knead once and put in a. loaf; let rise, grease over with butter. bake slow. Oatmeal Cookies.â€"One and one- third cups sugar; one cup shortening (half lard, half butter); two eggs; one teaspoon soda in oneâ€"half cup sweet milk; three cups oatmeal; one teaspoon cinnamon; one cup chopped raisins, and flour enough to roll. I make them a drop cookie. Splendid. “Yes,” Mr. Makepcacc replied, ra- ther stifl‘ly. "I said so, and you know that I am." Graham Puddingâ€"One egg: one cup molasses; one teaspoon soda. in oneâ€"half nutmeg; two cups Graham flour; one cup chopped raisins floured and a pinch of salt. Steam one and one-half or two hours. To be cut- en with pudding sauce. Splendid. “Well,” said Mrs. Makepcacc. “supâ€" pose you go and make a few of them on the pumpâ€"handle. I want a. pail of water." To prove to you than Dr. H Chase's Ointment taaoertain and absolute cure for each and every {can of itching. bleedingand protmdln piles. the mannhctnrors'have guaranteed it. :0 hes timonlnls in tho duly press and ask your nelgb bor- what thay qua); gfit.‘ You pagusejt anq EEE' SEESHSy'SRE if :3?» cii’éd: 6&36 {156:6 Bi all salon or EnnnxsomBA-ms ac Co.,Toronto. Dr. Chase’s Olntment WANTED A DEMO NSTRATION ROSY, HEARTY CHILDREN. DOMESTIC RECIPES “Don't you ever make mistakes?" she inquired. The clerk assured her that he did not, and jokingly added : "The only mistake I ever made was when I got married." She looked at him for a, moment. and then said : “No; your wife made [that mistake." A few years ago Mrs. James R. Stuart, of Thorold, ()nt.., who in well known to most of the residents of that town, found her heuth sevâ€" erely shattered us the result of an attack of anaemia. As told practi- cally in her own words. Mrs. SJum't mys: "My blood was turned almost to water; I suffered from nerve rackâ€" ing headaches, and the least excr- tion would cause my hcurt to pulpi- mte so violently as to render me 111â€" most breathless. I wasted away in flesh and often was so weak that I could not walk about. I was under the care of a good doctor, but as I was not getting better. I grow mel- ancholy and dcspondent. mid felt I was becoming a. hopeless invalid. At this stage I was advised to use Dr. Willinms' Pink Pills and I began taking them. thinking it would be a. miracle if they ever helped me. To my great gratification “hen I had been using the pills less than a month. I found my health improving. I used about. a dozen boxes in all and found myself enjoying once more the blessing of good health. I had been reduced to almost a skclton in appearance. and while taking the pills gained over twenty pounds in weight. I gratefully recommend the pills to other ailing women."~ Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are the greatest blood builder and nerve tonic known to medical science. Through their use palo checks are made rosy, dull eyes made bright, and thin wasted figures made plump. Every dose makes new, rich rod blood that drives out disease and strengthens every organ in the body. You can get these pills from any dealer in medicine, or by mail post- paid, at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 by writing the Dr. Wil- liams' Medicine 00., Brockville. Ont. Among the, incidents of sharkâ€"light,- ing, narrated by J. I“. Keane, is the followinvv, which occurred in a small bark on the home voyage from India. A shark was sighted astern, and the second mate immediately lowered a hook for the big fish. In less than a minute. he had secured the shark, and with the aid of the man at the wheel. had landed it, "a gyrating, floundering, somel‘saulting, slapping and banging creature on the monkey poop‘" Gratings. coils of rope, man at tho whet-l, second mate. and everything not built into the ship were slashed round in a mad jumble. The cap- tain came on deck filled with wrath. ’l‘lion ensued a handâ€"toâ€"fin combat. The man’s first. attempt to carry his antagonist bodily across the ropes turned out abortivo. In loss than ten seconds the shark had (lashed him into a, mass of red paint just laid on. rubbed him across the var- milion. knocked him among the blues, and then wiped him all over about ten Sqlml‘c yards of the white side of the house and bulwarks, also nowâ€" ly painted. A scientific attempt to Collar the shark by the tail was met with ,a, sounding smack across the second mate's face. Then followed a lieels-' overâ€"head splashing, dashing struggle which was sustained on both sides with fury. At one time both combat- ants appeared to be hooked by the jaws to the same hook. 9 How the man kept his leg or arm out of the shark’s mouth no one. can~ explain. Foot by foot. stra.ining,l spring up and down. and tying knots in themselves. they came to-; ward the end of the passage,- andi when at. last thev reached the open deck the one had become almost in‘ distinguishable from the other, so! similarlv and eompletehy were. they? besmirched and hesmeared with com-' hinntions and shafies of the variousi colors among: which they 11ml wallow-g ed and fought. ‘ The other day an old woman bounced into an office with a notifiâ€" cation that had been sent to her to the cn‘oct that. a quarter's rates on some property belonging to her were due. "Why is it,” asked the philosopher, "that misfortunes never come single 1y ?" "Can’t say,” replied the other man, “unless it is that on ao‘ count of the rcce1’-tion they get they. are afraid to travel alone." "I'll soon run him for'ard!” cried the mate, jumping down from his perch on the poop. His first liaul on the rope produced an ominous snapâ€" ping of the shark's jaws. The next pull brought a writhe of the body that so jammed \the shark into the narrow passage that the second mate's only prospect of moving the fish was to take hold of it bodily and attempt to turn it round. Terrible Hand-to-Fin Struggls With a. Monster. She asserted she had paid them. A clerk got out the hooks to prove that she had not, and suggested that she had made a mistake. She still declared, however, that she had paid. Find New Health in the Use of Dr. \Villiams’ Pink Pills. DESPONDENT WOMEN. A SHARK OE BOARD ONE FOR HIM