POULTKY AND GAME
faa l " '"' " WIU
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IT.r en ell Had. el ". aorh. eta.
fYarnun-rajp Co., Portland
BAD ROADS COST MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
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TT.ii.1 In he ' letral 'n .i-I'MmI mxia.
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M.TT-, k Hirr.txl m..n In i montha. Wine
Si ML fu-tlta. Of.. ( lull aanlklilafe.
malUti UK" NI LAWKS, beiwae teles-rapa
"Lt.liw. ,mr l lern. .la.l rilt, (hurt
ETr..nn..ei--"r'i'ltrlo ,r,v'' "luJ"' -Z?u4
im ' Piltti rellr.ie.la.
rT.-l y..l.l.-rei'llr.iir tenant qnlrklr.
J",,, fo, ,.ur fr" erhnlar.hl (.lane. Carta
j,mrh lUlleer laallUjle. WaehiaWa
a., MIX. ll.. .
SAVE MIDDLEMAN'S PROFIT
of 1100 or more by buying- your
fmno or Mayer I'Uno direct
from fartory store.
ItSH I.ANK PIANO COMPANY
jii Wellington St., Portland, Or.
Veal, Nogs, Poultry
It Mr r triimt tsfr ttin ltwKr.
MniiMi t i i'(-r i4 twii. t h ruiim uf Rvt
m. rttti It""': W-l ' 4 t-nkMt,
K. II. M'HVtMie 4 I O,
Ul-lti Frl HlrH t'MlU!, Ort
rhoi k rnt bf r1um Mil.
10 VEARS, 7 ?t Cent. FARM LOANS
fu Utiprttv! fftrniM. Nna iib vfff In 'JO
rur iuk )1.t wujon m inc
Th. Illuitr.tlon .how. th. iyp, cf mud roid th
(III.) convention vvinl tllmlnattd.
tho rec.nt Piorla
GOOD
3,;
CARI.MQ FOR ROAD FINANCES
fconomiail Lighting Co.
Galin Itullow Wire I if Ming Syitcm
Manllrt and OUtri
MaiilV It n'tl. Alarf-lln. all tfca dlffar.
aaltnakauf K'rtiMlia Mani a l-anipa. Juna
Ha Uanla f4c dn. V rl'a ua.
lMi tul.
557 JIa, An.. rarlUa
Wh.a la I1IUT1.AM) .(.,. .(
M:V SCOTT IIOTKL
ScTrntl, Mnd Ankrny Strrrt
Crnwttt fntfn AH br Mtrlr.
f BU5IME5S COLLEGE
waaniMoiuN an o nf aia
POMTlaNO. oaataoa)
WRITE FOR CATALOO
I'm' riatmt 1 mi a UcmmI lMraai
Lick of Prop.r Court...
Th.r uiM-d to ba a tlma. not to
vrjr long ko. when If ona borrowad
anything from a hook to a hoa laeo
ana niirii-J to rturn It prompt'
V nd In good rnndlllon. With our
Toongcr Ret one may contldar It
Bind. If one got. anything back on
ttr (It montha If at all. "I forgot."
er "I lout It." aaam to be all the
poloitr that many young glrla deem
tMauary Kxchango.
After tha Battla
The Cornndlan
your dn-Hnltig room 1 iudia that
Jon girl, had a hair pulling time."
na liongn Sonhrette "Not ma I
Pokd her In tha 1, ni,M.-
rx none to puli tha hair aha woara."
-ntw York CJInh
From Gay to Crave.
Aftar a good looker rcachea tba age
t hlrh bo r flint to ba In demand
to tuner at wrdJInaa ha fall, call
Ir Into tha role of pallbearor at f
ra!i.-rhiiadflphla Lodger.
4-KOOM lUJNfiALOW
(OMI'l VTV w- "' ''
H)Ii S 100 " ha Mil
1 ,i . harrtwara.
""t ..I Ih. Lu.ik.Iow rnervt tha
? '"-' ti'ia. All ra ml u a
fl'-a material of a.
,1 . , ' "' li'iaiaiitid !. a r.nn
!' "iwk.I an unnlld n-uta-r.ir
i mtr. in ln Nurthwaat
MILL BOOK FREE
If ntn,,,Un. hulkllne a Hia,
""r," I hi. km llmiaa. a at
. A 1 aijhm Ik ok mi i.i. ma.
IMIIAI. ..nf Ih. hamllmt hnoka In
h ihn i.th.r fallow nroflta when
'iiou" ht'"' Bl Y ,iitKt-r
M'l.siy "IH. I AHU 0A1A
northwest dcor co.
POHTLANO, )HE(M)N.
t.
OUT OP TOWN
PEOPLE
tlifiHta) of If )-Pol ,
ala.lU-l.ftiI4lB4 tMMllS
frum
C. GEE WO
th. Chiaaa aoMor,
t'l'.?!i?,V."."'""','",,h," aVirtnrlaa wttfc
iin... 1 .h"l."n"",t hava not o4ialnNl aar-
lla-
"a.n.. r"mi natitr. hmilar
'liiinl """"'"i ln 'rllia aim, rt.tna.ly whfiaa
m,i, """"'",'?" III. r-rtTlpllnn.
M,k,, ''" V "1 I""" h.ia. Il-rl. Hnda mm
ri,f 11 1 "l haraa I nm aar aar-
"m n..i uZ. anrraia of I l.aaa aia.llaaa
hn.ll , ,h" """'! MM, hut h...
-n-la l l,lnfc rr,
C'ON.tri.TATlnv rp
""ilnTnl'iT T ",!"wn nann mil. wrt fn
aiaatiav .innuaf aaiuaia. aaaM ta
THE C. GEEWO CHINESE MEDICINE CO.
162. Nr St., Cor. Morriawi
Farlland, Ora.aa.
Moat Modern M.thod. Urged for Fi
nancing Con.tructlon and Main
t.nancta of Thoroughfare..
ltr!t.lng tlin nr-d for tha nio.t
modurn mttthoda of fltiunclng tba con
atrucllou and malntxiinnce of public
roada In tha t'nltfd Ktati-a Lee Mo
Clung, tr-munr of the United Slate,
baa acrnpted an Invlluilun to prt-.lde
over tho fl nun re ai-rtlon of the
Ainrrlcnn Koad congrfaa.
In an Inti-rvlnw ju.t tnmli) public
Mr. Meriting call, utti-ntlon to the
ur-nt nwil for tlm Intrnduciloii or ro-
foi tit. In tlm muiiuKt-im nt of roud
nnaiu't-a.
"My nbritirvatloua." aald Trt'iiMiirwr
MrCltinx. 'I1-1I.I 1110 to bt-lli-ve thai In
cotnparatlvrly fw Initanri- Ih tli
aniiiH ruro taki n of fumU for ruiul Im-proTrnu-nt
n la tnk-ti by lltinnclnl In
atltutlona fur ritn i-liti-rprl-.. Tint
rami cum and Jiidxim-nt t!U lai d by
bntki-r. In tmiklng liivi-ttn-iita ahnuld
bo nhown ly atatf and lotiil highway
di-iwrtinrfiti In th'1 fi-n Jlture of
ptiMIc nimii ya for the ttnprovi'iwtit
find iiialiitftiant'" of ronda. l.t-clnla-tlon
and n-gtilutlon ahould ro bo urgi-d
In pnrh atiitu n. to prnvltlii for tho
!-' I itic of roud rt'vciiui-. on rnrrfully
irrpnrcd puttmafa, for th Introduc
tion of almplit y"t tlioronxh ayatonm
of acrountlng and rout kix-plng for a
ay.tptn of rt'gulntlng bond laam-a
thlch would In.urn crononiy and wl.e
bnalnt'". management.
"Aa nn of thn poaalblllth-a wort
conaltlrlng I might almply rt-fi-r to
Ihn dlltiTi'nrn b-tf-n thn altikln
fund method and the k.-HhI bond meth.
od aa applied to bond la.uo and thel
rtlntlve merlta
Mr. MrClting nld thut he ae ery
much gratified to notn the actlvltle
of the varloua atate bankera a.aocla-
tlona In the good road movement, lie
bellev-e that the flnanclera of the
country have a great deal to do with
ehaplng the road movement along the
right Hnea and he exproaaea the Dope
that every atato bunker an.oclation
will have Ita repreaentnilvea at the
conference on road flnancea which will
hit held at the American Road con
greaa
VALUE OF THE LITTLE BIRDS
They Labor Ine.i.antly In Field. DeJ
atroylng Many Injuriou. and j
ne.truetlve In.ecta.
Th blrdH are the b..t friend that
Hie furnu.p tiua i-i.... 1.
. " "J intcaune tney 1
laUjr dally in th fanner.' fl..da. do- 1
ruying ui iiiHof-ta that d.-ittroy or
feed upon tho tender plant, of the
held". Have you a frl. na that will
labor In your field, dally destroying
the.e Inaerta jut for h bourij aIj
om.ngT No. Indeed: you cannot
Place your eye U.n but one friend
that will i'n thl. for yo Thttt la
the llttlo blrda which are being .laugh
tered by you In large number.. Why
do you not try to protect the.e friend,
who are ao fulthful to you, when they
ak you for no pay for aervlcea ren
dered you In your flelda, de.troylng
Inaecte thut Injure your plant., airnply
becauae you have not atopped to think
over the matter aa you ought to. Do
you not realize that they are worth
hundred, of time, more to you aa In
aect doatroyera than their fle.h la
worth to you In a bird pie or In acme
other way? (
Karmera, It la time to wake up to
the fact that these little bird frlende
muat have better protection. Why?
llecauae they are needed more and
more every year. A people Increase
and the clearing of more landa In
creaaea, the Insecta are bound to In
crease very rapidly, bocauite they feed
moatly from the farmera" fields. As
Insects Increase, why should not the
birds Increase also? Simply because
they haven't had the protection that
they ought to have had. Some of
the apeclea of birds that used to be
TOE
an
RAISING PONIES PAYS WELL
BAD ROADS CAUSE BIG WASTE
D.clarsa That HS.000 Be Lo.t In llll
nola Units. Antiquated M.thod
Are Chang. d.
flanker., farmer., autornoblilsta, ed
ucators, labor and business men from
all over Illinois met at I'eorla the oth
er day and approved unanimously a
general program for "pulling Illinois
out of the mud."
After three rousing meetings they
prepared a resolution to tha tient atata
legislature setting out the lines on rrotn 1,19 hunter, and because the fence.
lawa are noi atrlct enough on this one j. . ,
special thing handled from birth, they are very
Everv f,.r,.,o. ....1 i. t 1. -- nu oi luin jwi.
' - "e, .v . a uuijr w be . (,rlv. Thnr,
Thoroughbred Shetland. Are Always
In Demand and Exceptionally
Fin Specimens Scarce.
'By R. o. W n ATI IE RATON E.)
We know of no butter way for a
oy to start In business than by rals
"ifS Bhetland ponlea. A very well-bred
nare can be bought for $125 to $200.
he latter figure being for a pure-bred.
Startlug with a mare In foal, a boy
should. In the course of five years,
II tid himself In possession of enough
animals to start him on the highway
road to success.
It is alwaya best to buy thorough
breds for breeding, but If crosses are
used with a thoroughbred stallion one
can in time breed up to a very high
manuard. Shetland are very easily
kept. They require but little grain
and will do very well on rocky hill
tides where there Is fair pasturage.
They need shelter In bad weather,
of course, but an open shed, wind
tli;lit on three sides, leaving the south
open, will be all that Is neces.ary.
A good wire feuce Is required to
keep theui in bounds, as Shetland are
rest
rain,. . . . . ----- tucui 111 uuuuus, as cueuauu
it..,- h "' J. """";iei, and will manage to get over,
rnr ,Zm . ce,7 mer j under or through the average farm
v-hlch they think stute legislation 1 ,aw" re not atrlct enough on this one 1
should be based. apeclal thing. I
The Illinois hlithwnv lmrirnvemnt Every farmer should feel it '.'s dutv I ,
commission which called the meeting, " h, lawm"k'r( 0 f" W Uughbred Shetland Dnd ready .ale at
declared I55.000.noo will bo waMed In ! ,0 P" law that would glv I prlcc. ra , from $,,5 t0 ,,0O
llllnol. during the nt twenty year. I " fiends In feather, better vxceptionally fine .peclmen. bring
unles tho prPSPnt anthiuuted meth- P'otectlon. A law ahould be passed (;Veu higher price.
W.LDOUCLAS
SHOES
3.00 3.50 '4.00 M.50 AND 5.00
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
eye in.. Vf. L. Ooualmm 03.OO. 02. BO at $3.00 Mohttml I
tno.a, bmomtnm mnm mmlr will jaoaf Irmly tttHmmmm f una
main ml awatiaavy mhomu, mmmm mm Ihm mtun'm mitmmm.
W.t-Dougtaa .-el and aell mora $3.0O,$3.50 3k $4.00 .boa. f
than any otbar manufacturer in th warUi- fcg,V
THE STANDARD OF QUALITY FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
The workmanihip which baa made W. L. Douglas .hoe famous tha world
ver is maintained in every pair.
Ask your dealer to .how you W. L. Douglas latest fashion for fall and winter
wr, notice the whort vampt which ma!ie th foot look .mailer, point in at
ah particularly desired by young man. Also th consmrvativm itylti which
have mad W. L Douglas .hoe. a household word everywhere.
If you could vi.it W. L. Douglas large factoria at Brockton, Ma.a., and ae
for youraelf bow carefully W. L. Douglas shoe are mad, you would then an.
der.tand why. they ar warranted to fit batter, look better, bold their .bap and
wear longer than any ether make for th price. fait Colt If if.
CAUTION. Te protect re areiaet iafariev .heae, W. L Deeetaa ataaaa. ki. eaaae ea the ha.
team. Leok for the atap. Beware el aubrtitatee. W. L. Dou.le ahoa. are aold ia 7 ewa
atarea aad afcoe eaalar. . ry w k mrm . No aiattar where roe live, they are within vourreaftw
If veer eaatarcaeeot ru.pl, roe, write da-ect te factory for catalog .oaiui. how te areev
ay ai.il. Shoe, aaat everywhere. eeaSrarr ckaraea erapaiat. WX.L)ouiaa. Brae m loe. Maaa.
Increa.ed Comfort for Hog.
A hog' habit of scratching Itself
agalnat a post has led to tha Invention
of aa automatic dlilnfector for ani
mals, which are sprayed with a fluid
aa they rub agalnat a supporting: column.
Wear Special Ey.gla.
Small eyeglaaaes, fitting closely, and
with flesh-colored nose pieces, are
mad for actors n.edlng them but
who. In deference to th parts they
play, do not wish to wear th niuab
llxed len.ee.
3
Stops BacKache
Sloan's Liniment is a splendid remedy for backache, stiff
joints, rheumatism, neuralgia and sciatica. You don't need to
rub it in just laid on lightly it gives comfort and ease at once.
Best for Pain and Stiffness
Ma. Cro. Buchaham, of Welch, Okla., writes s "I have used vonr lin
iment for the past ten years for pain in back and stiffness and find it the best
Liniment I ever tried. I recommend it to anyone for pains of any kind."
N. o.
No. 44-MS
W"" Htla. to aW laL-a.
3
CAUSE OF WILT IN APPLES
Skin I Rough and Poroua. ana not
Covered With Coat of Wax a
Othr Varletlee Ar.
Ever lnce russet apple have been
grown. aya the Rural New Yorker,
they have the fault or wining in stor
age. It la constitutional with them.
Their kln Is rough and porou. and
not emooth and covered with a coat
t .t aa all other kinds are. If
anyon will acrape the urface of an
nrrllnarr apple with a knife he can
ea.llr see that a white waf I gath
red on th blado. In ome cac It I
very noticeable and may be gathered
Into a little ball.
This wax may be made to nine oy
nihblng tho apple kln, and this Is
often done by retail fruit dealers and
exhibitor at fair, to enhance tneir
hnautv. Hut It lessen their keeping
quality, because of taking off some of
nature's protective covering. The
russetrt have almost none of It, and
therefore their Internal moisture or
julcoe easily pan out. The way to
prevent the wilting I by atorlng tha
a r.. 4 Ik
. i .....11 n m Ih. a 1 1 ti 1 n a
must De COtn a ntn, ...
will ripen and rot.
Split Log Drag.
The split log drag la by far the
most Important Implement yet de-
Ised for maintenance of earm roaus.
he drag, beside leveling out tne
- I ih. ,iiil. nnnlra the
rotlgll piarra in . -
mterlnl of the surrnce ana in reamy
. . i . . . A in .i . . n r nrm. an fn
converts 11 im" ... ...... ...
Hh ench successive use or tne 1001
becomes tllU'KCr mill mert-ium iron.
tho traffic to a greater degree.
Sheep Worthy of Good Care.
Thn common opinion that sheep
should be kept aa senvengen,, mm
hat thev will thrive best on the farm
that la too poor for other kind of
live stock, I twin brother to the opin
ion that white beans thrive bot on a
poor, thin soil.
od are changed
To prevent this waste the confer
ence urge tho creation of a mall
state railway commission to replace
the present army of local commission,
ers. more active nsslstHnce by the
state for the trunk lines, and more ac
tive insistence by the public on good
roads.
It ! propofed that prlnoner. In the
state penitentiaries be used not only
for tho preparation of road building
materials, as at prrsent, but. If possi
ble, for actual construction work
tli ron kIi the state.
It is proponed to follow the Colora
do tnithod. lining tho honor system,
nnd sending tho gang out with
guards.
The legislation recommended by the
conferi tiro would provide:
State and county co-operation In the
coiistruc'toii and maintenance of
in :i In hlKhuays and bridges.
A tici.;ioinU'iil stato highway com
n.lrslon of at le.'iht three competent
meinliera. who eti.ill devote their en
tire time to their duties.
Improvement In such countle a
elect to come undtr thi provisions of
the law, of main, continuous Inter
county highways connecting county
seats and other lmiortant cities, prin
cipally at thn expense of the state and
county; such roads to be selected and
Improved by county authorities, sub
ject to thn approval of the atate high
way commission and after Improve
ment to be turned over to the atate
for perpetual maintenance.
Improvement, maintenance, and con
trol of remaining roads (about 80 per
rent of the whole) under supervision
of county and township authorities.
Effective measurea to guarantee
maintenance after roada are once con
structed. t'se of the state automobile tax, to
gether with such other fund a the
legislature may appropriate. In the Im
provement of highways.
In states having no such law, prohibit-
ing the tilling of these birds under a
heavy penalty and lrnprlHonment for
violation thereof. If this were done,
you would see a great improvement
In crops and fewer Insects. Good
enforcement depends largely on farmers.
higher prices
WEIGHING GAME IS POPULAR
New Pastime In Franc Meeting With
Much Favor Much Skill Re
quired of Player.
A unique game In which the de-
MACHINE TO KILL SPROUTS eree of ,ki11 in esUmaUn8 th weKnt
ui a uumucr ui uaiia uy uoiuiug mem
' in ttiA h.nil nn q a, a ,1mA nn a , l.i.l ah
.- vub ufc II ..1 U VVU.IIIUIC.
..he ability of each player, Is meeting
with much favor In France. The ac
cessories are the balance device,
shown In the Illustration, and two
Apparatus Invented by fissourl Man
to Destroy Second Growth In Very
Effective Manner.
i 0
I K, i
The Scientific American, in describ
ing a vehicle adapted for use on land
cleared of timber, rays:
This invention pertains to agricul
tural machines, and the aim Is to pro-
V
Playing New French Game.
sets of ball, all alike In size, vary
ing but illghtly 'a weight
In starting thi came the beam nf
Sprouts or Growth Destroyer. ,he bajance Is locked In place In the
ride a growth destroyer more especial- ' nnvr as the ordinary weigh
iT
07,
IIIMEIf
is good for sprains, strains, bruises, cramp or soreness of the
muscles, and all affections of the throat and chest
Cot Entire Refief
R. D. BuacoYNB, of Maysville, Ky., RR. I, Boa
5, writes: " I had severe pains between my shoul
ders; I got a bottle of your liniment and had entire
relief at the fifth application."
ReEeved Severe) Pain la Shoulder
Jndeswood, of 2000 Warren Ave.,
, writes : "lama piano polisher
r occupation, and since last September have
I with severe pain in both shoulders.
Id not rest night or day. One of my
friends told me about your Liniment.
Three applications completely cared
me and I will sever be without it.
Pile 25e., Sue., sal $1.00
at All Dealers.
Bead for Sloen'i free book on horses.
Aidreas
Dr. Earl S. Sloan.
Boston, Mass.
su.......te-7
Vw ReEeved S
A Mr. J. TJne
V IX Chican- lu- '
5 by occupatio
suffered wi
la1 ft I could I
rX 'i friends
ly designed for use on land that ha
been cleared of timber, to destroy the
Ing balance, and each player take
a set of ball and proceeds to place
Personal Investigation.
An old woman walked Into a back
!n Inverne, threw down her deposit
hook, and said she wished to draw
ill her money. Having got It, abe re
ared to a "corner of the room and
;ounted It . She then marched op to
ihe teller, and exclaimed: "Ay, that'll
Joe. ma man; jlst pit It back again.
. ., w " J " . , , , , , . . I J UO, Ul. UJMU, JlBfc Ifc . .av.u.
sprouts or returning aecond growth in xm- a ,,me;, ,n ,he dePff- only wanted to e If It was a'
a .... ,im. ,i ,fi , 'Ions In the respective pan. The ' " ' Z IT
a very simple and effective manner. ... . . . , ... rlcnt" Dundee News.
For this purpose use la made of
object of each player Is to place the
wheeled vehicle adapted to be moved i flPvlet f ,hf balI ln th dePrf-
aioiia mriufvi iruiii me center ui me
I balance. After the balls are In place.
f thn lienm Is relenseil nnil a hand nn
op of the balance registers the win
ner and the number of points his
side outweigh or outbalance'' that
of hi competitor. Thus the player
who can estimate most accurately the
comparative weights of the ball by
simply weighing them In hi hand
wins the game.
over the ground and provided with
revoluble henter. havtne ftpvthl nrma
adapted to forcibly strike and cut off ! ,ha '? released nnd
the growth at. or near the ground sur
face. The Illustration shows a section
al aide elevation of the apparatus.
Effec of One-Year Rentala.
It la just tii Impossible to maintain
I'se of state prisoners under state ,0i fertility under a one year renting
direction on an- honor system, ln lystem In farm management as It Is
actual road work when practicable. . ,'or water to run uphill. In the first
Payment of all road taxes in casn.
Compulsory dragging of all earth
roads. in the second It is counter to the law
I'roper construction and gunrdlng of l3f gravity, the one being Quite as
crossings at railroad and Intersection much ln force aa tho other,
of street and highways. j
The "platform" of the conference In ; Increaslna Butter Fat Content.
elude resolution In favor or federal nutter fat Is not fed luto the milk. ' ebrationa of the poet Whlttler be was
aid for postronds and national hlgh-.but it get8 there through right breed- ', visited by a celebrated singer. The
ways, and calls attention of Illinois )n(r Rlcn fee( improve the flow lady was asked to sing. and. seating
ae It la against human nature to do 1 WHITTIER'S DOG QUITE WISE
anything but skin the land to a finish, i
Canine Gave Evidence of Much De
light When Visiting Lady Sang
Ballad, "Robin Adair."
During one of the last birthday eel-
Garden and
Farm Notes
Rush the plowing.
Prepare for tho fall rain.
The onion thrlps la a bad pest.
Slack fence wire Is slack farming.
Rhubarb I an easy crop to grow.
The crop of potato bugs was light
Matter of Painting.
If the painting of the farm build
ings has been neglected remember
that weather-checks mean docay, and
that painting Is not a matter of looks
alone, but of profit or los.
congressmen to this position. It was ' of mlIki but ot ,he qllanty.
devised by tne committee neaaen oy
V. Q. Eden of the Central Truat
company, president of the association
Jesse Taylor of Jamestown, O., told i
the the convention the difference be
tween hauling cost In Itelglum and
America, 13 cents a mile, meant a
waste of $137,600,000 In thla year'
fnrm crop alone.
Think about It." he said, "and then
do something, work for local aid and
state and federal aid. Joe Cannon be
lieves In federal aid now, because he's this year.
hoard from home, and If he can be re- Don't burn that old straw pile to get
cued by the folk at home you ought It out of the way.
to do something for the other sln Potatoea infested with rot are a
The farmers' viewpoint was present-' Joint grass may be killed out In the
ed by A H Grout, head of the llllnol beet fields by clean cultivation.
Farmers' Institute; labor's, by Edwin As a rule, we do not make as good
n wrlaht. state federation president: use of our pasture lands as we might
.... v. .,.... h it F. Harris and ; It Is Important that an alfalfa neld
John D. rhllllps. old and new heads of , where seed Is grown be free of weeds.
the state association, and H. IB. uraai, u win j..; iu " v.. ...
their good roads chairman. the Darn Derore coming or com
. The state and county agricultural
Pruning Grapes in Fan. Mn of vaue ,0 every farmer ln
rsrnnes are pruned In the fall; us h ..,,.
.it. half to two-third of the new i llw ....
nrA la not avallahle allaaa
.mwth Is taken off depending on the . nn,t .nlllnir croo will be abso-
system of training that la usedand lu indispensable.
In northern states the piani are laiu j,efore you f Jour stave silo It
on tho ground and covered with earth I should D0 panted on the Inside with
In much the same way as raspberrle coM ,ar thlnped wth gasoline.
" Improvement In the quality and con
Fall Road Work. I dltlon of wheat la not the only benefit
How about the fall road workT i der(ved from stacking the crop.
There I no better time to fi i dirt , p,,,,,,,.,., who do not have silos
road than In the fall. You will be Bnou,d not iot a iarg8 percentage of
herself at the piano she began the
beautiful ballad of "Robin Adair"
She had hardly begun before Mr.
Whlttler' pet dog came Into the
room and, seating himself by her side.
watched her as though fascinated,
listening with delight unusual In an
animal. .When she had finished he
came and put his paw very gently
Into her hand and licked ber cheek
"Robin takes that as a tribute to
himself." said Mr. Whlttler. "He also
la 'Robin Adair.'"
The dog, hearing his own name,
evidently considered that he was the
hero of the song. From that mo
ment during the lady's visit he was
her devoted attendant He kept by
her side while she was Indoors, and
when she went away he carried ber
bag ln his mouth to the gate and
watched her departure with every ev
idence of distress.
using the nignway more "-""
and aprtng than during the next 12
montha.
Use th Fanning Mill.
A good Job one of these dry days of
autumn Is to run your seed oats and
.h..t throuah the fanning mllL In
faot no seed should be planted until
It has passed through the tannine
mill
the corn crops' value go to waste.
The potato digger works best In a
loose, mellow soil and the ground
should be free of stone nnd stumps.
After the manure Is made, the soon
er It Is applied on the land the more
value the crops will get out of It
The cutting of an alfalfa seed crop
Is usuelly done with an ordinary
mower, which may or may not have
a bunching attachment.
Naturally.
Tommy bad been given two new
pennies one for candy and the other
for Sunday school.
By and by he came ln from play
and said:
"Mamma, I lost one of my pen
nies." "Which one, dear?" she asked.
"The Sunday school one," he replied.
No Maltese Cats In Malta.
There ar a few of the so-called
Maltese terriers In Malta, but tbey
sre not of pure blood, and the puppies
which the street hawkers offer for
sal to tourists are more or less mon
grel, with a strain of the old breed.
The Maltese cat does not exist in
Malta; at jeast not one has been seen
here of the color called Maltese ln
the United States.
Maintenance of a Microbe.
A country school teacher waa cash
ing her monthly check at the bank.
The teller apologized for the filthy
condition of the bills, saying, "I hope
vou'ra not afraid of microbes" "Not
a bit of It" the sehoolmarm replied.
im sure no microbes could live on
my salary." LIpptncott's.
Cro ss a Signature.
The crosa wa formerly a part of
all signatures, made as an evidence
of the subscriber's faith and not of
inability to write, aa it is now.
On Pennsylvania Farm.
Here I one of the stories, says the
Americus Greeting, from the old man's
row ln front of th barber shop: One
man laid back ln Pennsylvania they
farmed the land where the hills were
o steep that when they planted pota
toes one man had to bold them ln a
furrow while another man covered
them tip. When they dug them ln the
fall they were simply allowed to roll
to the bottom of the bill before an
attempt was made to pick them up.
Money In Butterfly Farm.
An Englishman operating a butter
fly farm Is said to sell to museum and
collectors upward of 60,000 specimens
yearly. He obtains a high as $50
for exceptionally fine ones, and his
net Income Is said to be fully $2,500.
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"Say, Jimmy." said one small boy
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"Ain't you got no money?" asked
Jimmy.
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