close together as one foot from center loUXIOS-DOIXAB BABY
to center. Tbla number of studs Is not
required for strength, but they are
needed In order to bring the two layers
of lining very close together, so as to
I press the paper closely.
When paper Is used to make the
I joints between boards air-tight, as rep
resented In the Illustration, it Is ex
tremely Important that a good quality
he used that will not decay and is
waterproof.
Uulldlns a Silo.
In locating a silo It Is well to re
member that the feeding of the silage
Is an everyduy job durlug the whole
winter and spring. Other things be
ing equal, the nearest available place
Is the best If the ground '.a dry out
side the barn the silo may be built
alongside, providing for doors opening
PICKED ITS NEW MAM-MA
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Treating San Joae Scale.
The aggressive orehardists of Mary
land are able to control the San Jose
scale, but In a number of localities this
pest affords serious difficulties. Wher
ever osage orange hedges become In
fested the difficulty of eradicating the
San Jose scule In increased.
A number of experiments were tried
directly into the stable. In caso silage by fhe Maryland Station with differ-
1b fed to milking cows, directly there ent Insecticides In combating the pest
Is a danger of Its odor filling the sta
ble to the detriment of the milk. This
can to some extent be avoided by keep
ing the cows at the opposite end of
the stable and by proper ventilation.
Silos may be built of wood, stone,
Lime and sulphur mixtures were used
containing from 20 to 30 pounds of
lime and from 15 to 25 pounds of sul
phur per 50 gallons of water. The
lime-sulphur-salt mixture, tested by
the authors, was made according to the
brick or concrete, or partly of one and formula 20-15-10-50. Llme-sulphur-
caustic soda preparations were also
employed, as well as a mixture con
taining 15 pounds of sulphur and 10
pounds of caustic soda per 50 gallons
of water.
In most cases the weaker lluie-sul
phur preparations were about as ef
fective as the stronger, hut In a few
Instances an Increased effectiveness
was noticed where 35 pounds of lime
and 30 pounds of .sulphur were used
per 50 gallons of water. Perfectly sat
isfactory results were obtained from
the use of llme-sulphur-salt, and lime-sulphur-caustic
soda also proved fair
ly effective. The sulphur-eaustlc-soua
mixture was not so satisfactory. Kero
sene llmold did not prove to be' a good
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A. CLAttK, JX.
When they returned from their hon
eymoon trip, W. A. Clark, Jr., and his
substitute for lime-sulphur. Certain bride were received with open arms by
proprietary remedies were tested and Butte (Mont.) society. The copper sen
notes were given on the preparation of j ator's son's position In Butte society Is
the various Insecticides which were ! Impregnable. However, this was not
used. . . needed to Introduce Mis. Clark, for she
was already known In Butte social cir
cles as Mrs. Marco Medio, wife of an
Italian grocery owner and money
lender. " ,
When young Clark's first wife died
Flffbtlng Weed.
If the labor annually bestowed In the
endeavor to eradicate weeds could be
applied at the proper times not only
would the nuisance be removed, but two years ag0( having their only child.
me lanor lessenea. in me case m linh w rinru th third mntwiM
partly of another of these materials, weeds the slightest amount of labor ne monrnea- ni8 wfe li.consolably, and
Where lumber Is cheap and stone high, saved In omitting to kill them when It traveled to dull his grief. When he re
wooden silos are. generally built should be done entails greater labor at turned to Butte his mourning was
Where stone or brick can be obtained other times. Nor Is all labor on weeds , nDout over for ne was noticed" to be
readily these materials will have the lost. During the eradication or de-0fteu In the company of Mrs. Medln.
preference. Concrete silos are the most structlon of weeds the regular crops It s tne miinon-dollar baby made
durable and all things considered may may be cultivated and the land put In them friendly to each other, by the
le the cheapest In the cud "If cement better condition. One of the greatest aby taking a sudden attachment for
and gravel or cobble stones are near at mistakes Is in not destroying the weeds Mr8 jfefn wno very beautiful,
hand. when they first appear. It will require wbIle out for an aIrlng
' Hound silos give the greatest , ca- less labor to destroy a hundred weeds j Medm ard not like the friendship,
paclty for the wall space and In the when they are young than to kill a ll0wever for a divorce suit followed.
vase of wood construction, lighter ma- single plant after It has made conekl- nnd It was not fougnt bitterly as to
erabio growtn, to say notmng or xne cnuge mnient. After the divorce
fact that every weed that reaches ma- CIark mnrried the nrettv ei-wife of the
turity and produces seeds leaves great- j ItaIan nnd now the millionaire baby
er work to be done afterward. Al-,hns fft . nw mnmmn tha ini1v
tuougn rarmers are uusiesi in spring. whom lt became 80 attached.
yrt by properly preparing the lana ror
the Intended crop they .gain time. For
a year or two the farmer may find It
Wfcere the Patch Belong;.
A New Englander recently had occa
sion to engage a gardener., One morn
ing two applicants appeared one a de
cidedly decent looking man, and the
other of much less prepossessing ap
pearance and manner.
After very little hesitation, the man
of the bouse chose the latter appli
A friend who was present, evinced
urprtse at the selection, asking:
'Has that mam ever worked for yon
before?" ,
-No," replied the other; ln fact, I
aever saw either of them until to-day."
"Then why did you choose the short
er man? The other bad a much bet
ter face.
, "Face!" exclaimed the proprietor of
the place, In disgust. "Let me tell you
that, when you pick out a gardener.
young want to go by his overalls. If
they're patched on the knees you want
liim. If the patch Is on the seat of his
trousers, you don't-" Success Maga-
tlne.
A Falsa Alarm.
"There was a man dropping letters
In the new postoffice, building last Sat
urday. "What! Are they ready to receive
mall there?"
"No. This was an English workman
and the letters he dropped were all
h's." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
terlal can be used. In the Northern
States and Canada the possibility of
freezing must, be taken Into considera
tion. The sheltered side of the barn
will afford some proWtlon.
There should be a substantial mn
sonry foundation for all forms of wood the Intended crop they .gain time. For Tree that Are a Myntery,
silos to bring the woodwork every- a year or two the farmer may find It California has one tree which is the
where at least 12 Inches above the difficult work combating weeds, but personification of mystery. Found no
earth. The bottom of the silo may be the time so devoted will be regained where else In the world, It had a mys
3 feet or more below the feeding floor fourfold In after years. Weeds can terious origin and thrives In a region
of the stable so that 4 to 0 feet of best be destroyed when rotation Is of mystery.
Btone, brick or concrete wall may be used, and the ground should be plowed The Mojava " yucca ts a vegetable
counted on. For a silo 80 feet deep a for corn early enough In the spring to freak, which has developed, Into a spe-
foundatlon wall of stone should be 18 allow of the sprouting of weed seeds, j cles. It has the characteristics of sev-
Hlatorical Fragment.
James Monroe was putting the finish
ing touches on his famous doctrine. "I've
got it hammered into shape at last," he
said, "although I know, of course, there
wUl always be somebody knocking it, just
the same." -
Remembering, however, that the Big
Stick was on the side of. the doctrine, he
allowed his freshly barbered face to
wrinkle to the semblance of a smile.
Rla Pan Share.
I sometimes think. Brother nardesty,"
observed the pastor, who was dining with
mm, that a mao ought to give one-tenth
ef his income to the Lord."
i "I'm doin' more than that this year,
elder," said Deacon Hardcsty.' "The only
thing I'm makin' any money on now is
my hens; and I feed mighty near half of
'em te the preacher s.'
Modernized Version.
"Faugh ! I wish you wouldn't run that
oomb- through my mustache: Cobalt, ct,
Sir, you are the first man ra 10,000 There's flag station In Connecticut,
that p. g. caned Cobalt The Pilgrim'
customers that has objected te
comb."'
fathers or their near relatives mined
strenaons. i. jthe mineral-not wisely nor too well.
Mother (returning sudden!y)--Qra- The mine Is stlfl there, but no one
clous, children, what have, yon, been works lt Not one man In ten thou-
Jnches to 2 feet thick.
Tamp the ground ' forming the bot
tom of the silo, so that lt will be solid
nnd then cover with two or three
inches of good concrete. This la ad-
This sprouting of the weed seeds Is the eral plants, to which no relationship
most Important part of the process, and can be traced. -.
doing? Why, the room looks like a
hurricane had struck It nnd Willie
looks like he had been through a
thrashing machine!
Tommy 'Please, mamma, we have
been playing Russian douma and Wil
lie was the war.
the farmer should be willing to per
forin any amount of Inbor If he can
sprout them at a time when they will
not Interfere with a growing crop.
Experience, with Manure Spreader.
My experience with the manure
spreader teaches me that the modern
method of applying manure to land is
far In advance of the old practice, says
a writer In Farm and Fireside. In ap
plying manure with the spreader lt 13
put on uniformly, and all parts of the growth, Its limbs, like those of the
It Is an endogen, yet Its bark shows
concentric rings such as characterize
the exogenous stems. It lives and
thrives In great numbers In a region
early devoid of vegetation, In a land
of beat and thirst and barrenness. '
Another tree In California which has
a peculiar personality Is the creeping
oak of Monterey.
Nowhere In the vegetable kingdom
can be found so true a representative
of monopoly. This tree is of gnarly
CONNECTION
OF WOODKN
STONE- WALL.
PAET WITH
vlsnble because clay soil will spoil the
nilage If permitted to rest on lt In
case the wood portion of the silo rises
21 or more feet above the stone work
nnd the diameter is more than 18 feet
It will be best to stay the top of the
wall In some way. If the woodwork
field are enually benefited. When the
manure was dumped In piles, lt fre
quently happened that the work of
spreading was postponed for some
time, and the result was that much of
the fertilizing value of the mnnure
leached out or was lost through fer
mentation. The manure spreader not
only saves the plant food elements of
the manure, but also saves time and
labor, as the work is all done at one
time. It does two very Important
things and does them well It thor
oughly fines the manure and distrib
utes It evenly.
. Italy's New Cereal.
Italy has produced a new cereal for
breadmaking purposes, nnd one that Is
attracting a good deal of popular at
tention. A public test was made the
sycamore, bending and twisting to all
directions. v
Wherever a branch touches the earth
It takes 'root and becomes, as lt were,
another trunk, though still a branch of
the main stem, drawing nourishment
both from the parent stem and from
the new source. In this manner the
tree Is spread till It has taken posses
sion of five acres of ground and lt is
still advancing.
sand la the United States knows the
village of Cobalt, Connn Is on the map ;
but nine out of ten men In New York
city and In every United States town
boasting of a live newspaper, knows
Cobalt Ontario, Canada, as well as ha
knows Butte, Mont. Toronto World.
Two Looks. ' i
He climbed down from the pay car,
with his month's wages still In his
hand.
"Sure, ye must be feelln' rich, Pat,
with all ye have there," said a by
stander. ' ',
"And what does this signify to me?"
tvuii in uuii.c i mo nuvuwuiH unmartkA Pnf "Tnat TWO looks wan
rises from the outer edge of the wall, other day at Mesbrlno of baking bread ?,e'e tw J T ' J? "
.. , ,ll ,UK . from flnnr mirl now' ppnln. tthlPh la WU1U 1 Bl 'l 1 6"" "
so as to cover the sill will give the uamed Oleo Cafro, and has been de-, t0 the oula woman. Lire.
needed strength, because the woodwork veloped by a priest of the nnme of
will act as a hoop; but If the silo Candeo. The bread was pronounced by
stands at the Inner face of the wall general consent to be palatable, light ftd toirethpr hv the shortest line, to
It will be best to lay pieces of Iron and, mixed with one-third of wheaten a.nftt 8tate you you flrst your
rod in me wan near me top 10 act asinour, is ueciureu 10 uiiihb a nusmiuing proposition?"
a hoop. food at very low price, uesjaes tms, , Bupp08e t0 connect-I-cut" Baltl
Tne siuuumg oi uie an-wooa rouna me inveuior suys mat us geuurni
alio need not be larger than 2 Inches by use would do away' with the all-per-
4 Inches, unless the diameter Is to ex- vading "pellagra," or skin affection, In
ceed SO feet, but they should be set as Italy.
An Experienced State.
"If you had a new plan to bring two
nore American.
An old man Is always boasting about
I his aches and palna.
RHEUMATISM
CAN NOT BE RUBBED AWAY
'it la perfectly natural to rub the spot that hurts, and xvheu the muscles.
nerves, joints and bones are throbbing and twitching with the pains of
Rheumatism the sufferer 13 apt to turn to the liniment bottle, or some other
external application, in an effort to get relief from the disease, by producing
TOunier-imiauon omae uesu. sucn treatment Till quiet the pain tempo
rarily, but can have no direct curative effect on the real disease because it
does not reach the blood, where the cause is located. Rheumatism is more
than skin deepit is rooted and grounded in the blood and can only be
reacneu oy consurauonai weaimeni 11 ajnjnui isij ltUlitiliD AWAY.
T1 : 1 .1 A - e ' ' . '!, ' . . , , m t ... . .
jtiutruLuausm 13 uue 10 uu excess oi uric aciu in me Diooa, Drougnt about by
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refuse matter, coming in contact with the different acids of the body, forma
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by surface treatment, they will reappear at the first exposure to cold or
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