Meat Refrigerator.
The accompanying illustration shows
the plan of refrigerator with meat
chamber attached, the accompanying
illustration is given. Provision must
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REFBIGERATOR WITH MEAT CHAMBKB.
be made for the circulation of air so
that It will not become stagnant at
any point and by coming in frequent
touch with the ice will be kept cool.
The relative sizes and positions of
the Ice chamber and refrigerator are
shown and these can be made larger
or smaller In proportion to meet the
requirements.
Keeping- (he Wheat Pure.
One of the most Important factors
tn growing Improved wheat for seed
Is to keep the wheat pure. Many
farmers are careless on this point,
often planting new seed on old wheat
wooachucks, but after several morn
ings of patient waiting, capture by
trap proved unsuccessful. But, having;
heard that they were very fond of
salt, be mixed a liberal quantity or
parts green In about a quart of salt
and placed a handful near each bur
row. He was not troubled again that
season, and this has been his remedy
ever since.
The Cowpea aa a Fertiliser.
The cow pea is a large beanllkb
plant that produces a large amount of
forage. It Is valuable as a green food
or for plowing under for green ma
nure. It has been used successfully
for Improving wornout soils, especially
those that'are light and sandy In tex
ture. Its greatest advantage for this
purpose Is Its ability to gather nitro
gen from the air and mineral elements
from subsoil. When the crop la plow
ed under, these are left near the sur
face, where they will be available to
shallow-rooted crops and those which
cannot get nitrogen from the air. It
has been little used for hay in the
North, because it cannot be readily
dried in this climate. It makes a good
green feed for milch cows between
August 15 and September 15, or It may
be preserved In the silo by mixing
with corn fodder. For green manur
ing, the seed should be sown broad
cast In late June or early July, at
the rate of one and a half bushels per
acre.' It Is especially valuable for
growing In young orchards. When
wanted for fodder It should be sown
In early June. In drills feet apart,
at the rate of one bushel seed per
acre.
FI7 Repeller.
The Kansas Agricultural College has
experimented with the various chem
ical formulas to repel flies from live
stock and recommends the following
as fairly satisfactory: Resin, 1
pounds; laundry soap, two cakes; fish
oil, one-half pint; enough water to
make three gallons. Dissolve resin
In a solution of soap and water by
heating, add the fish oil and the rest
of the water. Apply with a brush.
If to be used as a spray, add one-half
pint of kerosene. This mixture will
cost 7 to 8 cents a gallon and one-half
pint Is considered enough for one ap
plication for a cow. At first It will be
necessary to use two or three appll-
HOW WAGNER BEGAN EI3 BASEBALL CAREER.
FORMS OP HOOFS.
Fig. 1.
The form of a horse's foot deter
mines the peculiarities of the Bhoe
that is best adapted to it. Viewing
'the foot from the side the regular posi
tion Is that shown in figure 4, in
which the weight will be borne to best
advantage. Looking from the front
the regular form Is that shown In
figure 1, the wide toe being Indicated
by figure 2, and the narrow toe by
figure 3. With the regular or normal
shape the weight falls near the cen
ter of the hoof, and Is evenly dis
tributed over the whole bottom of
the hoof. The toe points straight for-
ward. and when the horse Is moving
forward In a straight line the hoofs
are picked up and carried forward
In a line parallel to the middle line
of the body. A pair of hoofs of the
form shown in figure 2 allows the
Fig. 2.
weight to fall largely Into the inner
half of the hoof. In motion the hoof
is moved in a circle. Horses that are
"toe-wide" are likely to Interfere when
Fig. 3.
in motion. In the third form (figure
3) the weight of the body is directed
on the outer half of the hoof. The
Irregularity of form causes a paddlln
motion and frequently interfering.
Fig. 4. Regular Form Is Shown in B.
ground, thus allowing it to become
mixed wltt volunteer wheat the first
year. This mixing of varieties causes
wheat to detrlorate In yield and qual
ity. When wheat Is grown for seed
It should be on clean land, which Is
free from volunteer wheat and from
other volunteer grain, rye being espe
cially objectionable. Care must be
taken In harvesting and threshing the
seed wheat to keep it from becoming
mixed with other varieties of wheat.
Again, in order to maintain the qual
ity and yield of wheat it Is necessary
to maintain the fertility of the soil
and to give the land good culture.
Varmers' Mall and Breeze.
To Deatror AVoorti-hneka.
A, Pennsylvania farmer gives this
xperlence with woodchucks (ground
hogs): He had set several hundred
early cabbages, and In going through
bis patch early one morning he found
several plants missing. He found the
uroodchucks' hole under the wall In
fact, several holes near bis cabbage
field. He armed himself with several
steel traps and used all his cunning
In setting them In the burrows of the
cations per week until the outer ends
or the Jialr become coated with the
resin. After that retouch those parts
where the resin Is rubbed off.
Preventing- Diaenae.
It Is more easy to prevent disease
in animals than It is to cure. Hog
cholera prevails more or less in all
sections of the country, but in the ma
jority of cases It is due to the Con
dition of the herds and mismanage
ment in feeding than to any other
cause. Hogs must 1iave green or bulky
food, also salt and charcoal. These
substances are not in a direct way
preventive of cholera, but they keep
tho animals In a more thrifty con
dition and render them less liable to
disease.
HarTeatfng; IIorae-Radlah. I
Horse-radish may be harvested In
the fall, before the ground freezes,
or in the Bprlng, before rank top
growth begins. Run plow deeply along
side of row to remove earth, lift out
and trim main root; thoroughly wash
and brush and rinse In clean water.
Peel oft outer skin and grata.
HAJTS WAGNER.
When Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburg club, sends out his
contract to his ball players he malls one to Hans Wagner that Is free from
Ink except that placed on the paper by the printer. He doesn't put In the
amount for which Honus is to play, leaving that to the "Big Dutchman."
There's nothing surprising about that, for Hans is worth whatever he thinks
Is right. But when he signed his first contract, a few months after he won
his nickname of "Big Dutchman," he signed up for $35 a month.
A former, player and manager declares that Hans Wagner had no
thought' of becoming anything but pitcher until 1895, when he became a
member of the Steubenvllle club In the old Central Association. At that
time Al Wagner, Claude Ritchey and Frank Bowerman were on the team.
During a slump the manager sent out a call for a pitcher and Al asked
thatj his brother Hans be given a chance. Well, that afternoon he had his
tryout and lasted two innings. He had nothing but a straight ball that
was so swift it went over the fence If hit or through the catcher if it wasn't.
Of course, he didn't make good, but the manager was so short-handed
he had to keep him arouud to play in the field, letting him eat and sleep
with his brother. Then Hans took a shine to the job of shortstop and began
to practice at it. Early in the morning and after the games he would get
the kids to bat to him. Finding that he could not etart quick enough, he
dug holes in the field like sprinters do, but he was chased for spoiling the
diamond and had to practice when end where he could. '
Finally he became fairly proficient. He could field all right, but was
as awkward as a hog on ice. He picked up in batting and soon attracted
the attention of rival clubs, but had made such an unfavorable Impression
with the manager that he was given to the Paterson club for nothing.
There he signed a formal contract to play for $35 a month, his first regular
salary as a player. There he made good with a vengeance, and the follow
ing spring was sold to Louisville for $2,500. He remained with the Colonels
until the shift that took him to Pittsburg was made. And there he'll Btay
Just as long as Barney Dreyfuss has money enough to cover the figures that
Hans writes In the contract
KANSAS' BIG BARK.
Honaea 300 Cattle, BOO Ton of Hay,
10,000 Duahela of Grain.
' The big round barn on Fred R. Cot
trell's ranch, a short distance north-
Least of Irving, Ark., Is said to be the
largest barn In Kansas. It Is round,
100 feet in diameter, the first story
being built of stone with walls nine
feet high. This Is used as the stable.
Sixteen feet inside of the wall Is built
a circular manger from- which cattle
may feed from either side. The cen
ter of the barn is utilized for vast
bins to store feed and here also a feed
grinder has been Installed.
The wall second story of the barn
Is 20 feet high, and from this the dome
roof Is built which rises another 30
feet, on top of which Is a 15-foot
cupola, making the barn In all -74 feet
high. An air shaft 10 feet square runs
from the ground to the cupola, giving
splendid ventilation oh the ground
floor and the proper airing to the hay
stored in the immense loft. The barn
Australia, his native land, which h
left eighteen years ago, remarked Just
before he set sail, apropos of the slump
In theaters, that the deadhead Is a
destroyer of drama.
"While I was touring with a cer
tain highly respected manager we
were playing at a long famous old
playhouse in an ancient town. W
had billed 'Macbeth' for the Friday
night, but during that day the theater
was burned down. For our next week
there our chief contrived to borrow
a playhouse a little way out of the
district. On reaching there to rehearse
on the Monday the manager received
a letter saying that the writer had
been given two dress circle orders for
the performance of 'Macbeth,' but as
that play was not performed 'owing
to the destruction of the theater the
writer surmised that the manager
would remit the money value of thost
orders." Tit-Bits.
niG KANSAS HARM.
Is entirely covered with sheathing
and outside this galvanized corrugated
Iron. The structure Is surmounted by
a monument to Mr. Cottrell's endeav
ors a metal Hereford for Mr. Cot
trell Is engaged in raising thorough
bred Hereford cattle on his 800-acre
ranch. His herd now numbers 155
head, of which 100 are cows. However,
tho full capacity of his Immense new
barn Is 300 head of cattle, and the
high loft will hold 500 tons of hay
and the grain bins 10,000 bushels.
Deadhead' Nerve.
Oscar Asche, who, with his wife,
Miss Lily Brayton, Is on bis way to
Hopeleaalr Wrong.
. "Heckling" Is often an entertaining,
although sometimes a tiresome Inci
dent of English meetings. The experi
enced public speaker is usually able to
turn the laugh on the interrupter, but
in the case reported by a writer In
Tit-Bits the man In the audience was
victorious to the last.
A political speaker was attacking
the Government with more venom
than reason. A man at the back ol
the hall at last cried out, "You'ri
wrong, sir!"
A little , nettled, the orator con
tinued without heeding. Presently, in
answer to ' another strong assertion,
came again, "You're wrong, sir!"
The speaker looked angry, but con
tinued on the war-path.
"You're wrong, sir!"-again rang out
Angrily addressing the persistent In
terrupter, the orator cried, "Look here,
I could tell this man something about
the Government which would make hla
hair stand on end!"
"You're wrong again, sir!" came
from the critic, as he stood up and re
moved his hat. His head was as bald
as a billiard ball.
Looking for business Is like looking
for four-leaf clovers, which somebody
els always finds easily enough.
Mack When were, you married?
Dyer Just about six checkbooks ago.
Puck.
"He's a nice chap to take a girl
fishing, I must say." "Why, what did
he do?" "He fished." Louisville
Courier-Journal.
"Did she refuse him?" "Practically;
she said she would not marry him
6111 he arrived at years of discretion."
Brooklyn Life.
Father And so your teacher Is
dead. Sonny What's the good of
that while the school is still there?
Meggendorfer Blatter.
"What sort of a chap Is he?" "Well,
he'a one of these fellows who think
that anything mean is a Joke, If It
Isn't on him." Cleveland Leader.
He Love me and the world Is
mine. . She How do you make that
out? He Why, aren't you all the
world to me? Baltimore American.
Mr. Rocks (to chauffeur who has
lost control of machine) Can you
stop her? Chauffeur No. Mr. Rocks
Well, then, run her Into something
V, on n
Redd Have you ever timed your
automobile? Greene Oh, yes. It
stood perfectly still for forty-eight
iiiiuuuw ou Uio juml lo-uay! Yuukeri
Statesman.
Helen Ruth was afraid the girls
wouldn't notice her engagement ring.
Grace Did they? Helen Did they?
Six of them recognized It at once.
Evening Lamp.
"Sir, I want to marry your
daughter." "Go slow, young man, go
slow. When I was your age I wanted
Just as badly to marry her mother."
Baltimore American.
The Heiress Do you think that
more tall men marry than short ones?
The Hunter I think men who are
short are the ones who marry most
frequently. Town Topics.
Mary I'm positive Fred loves me
and Intends to make me his wife.
Helen Why? Has he proposed yet?
Mary Xo. But he dislikes mother
more every time he sees her.
Jugend.
Magistrate You say you want a
divorce because your married life Is
one long series of fights. You don't
look It. Would-Be Divorce No, your
honor; but you ought to see my wife.
Circle.
Conductor (on railroad - train)
This isn't the right ticket, sir. Ab-
Bent-Mlnded Passenger What's the
matter with It? Conductor This
ticket calls for a diamond ring.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
She She told me you told her that
secret I told you not to tell her. He
The mean thing! I told her not to
telUyou I told her. She I promised
her I wouldn't tell you she told me,
so don't tell her I told you. Boston
Herald.
Miss Coopah Why, mah lan', If dero
alnt Pete Broker! Whar he git dem
cloe's? Miss Sinclair S-s-s-8-h! O'
course, dere alu' no tellin', but for de
Ins' two weeks Pete's done bin de night
watehninn In a big gents' clothin'
store. Puck.
Mrs. Crawford You say It Is Im
possible to get any money out of your
husband. Have you gone about it In
the right way? Mrs. Crabshaw
I've tried everything, my dear, except
sending him a Black Hand letter.
Brooklyn Life.
"Alas!" confessed the penitent man,
"In a moment of weakness I stole a
carload of brass fittings." "In a mo
ment of weakness?" exclaimed the
Judge. "Goodness, man ! what would
you have taken If you had yielded In
a moment , when you felt strong?"
Boston Globe.
A small boy was hoeing corn In a
sterile field by the roadside when a
passerby stopped and said: " 'Pears
to me your corn Is rather small."
"Certainly," said the boy. "It's dwarf
oorn." "But It looks yaller." "Cer
tainly. We planted the yaller kind."
"But It looks as If you wouldn't get
more than half a crop." "Of course
not," said the boy, "We planted her
on shares." Detroit News-Tribune.
Justice Brewer says that It is usu
ally an easy matter to pick out ths
truth among a lot of conflicting evi
dence. By way of Illustration he tells
the following Incident, which took
place In a little village near New
York. "A house-hunter, who had Just
got off the train, stepped up to a boy
hanging around the depot, with this
salutation: 'My lad, I am looking
for Mr. Smlthson's new block of
semi-detached houses. How far are
they from here? 'About twenty
minutes' walk,' the boy replied.
"Twenty minutes!' exclaimed ths
house-hunter. 'Nonsense! The adver
tisement says five.' "Well,' said the
boy, 'you can believe me or you can
believe the advertisement but I ain't
tryln to make a sale.' "Judge.