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SEMI-WEEKLY.
UNION Kutab. .July, 1897.
GAZKTTK Batab. Dec. 1862.
Consolidated Feb., 1899.
COBVAIililS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1901.
VOL. I. NO. 52.
CORVALL
GAZETTE
BOYHOOD'S HAUNTS.
Ho! I'm going back to where
We were youngsters. Meet me there,
Dear old barefoot chum, and we
Will be as we used to be
Lawless rangers up and down
The old creek beyond the town,
Little sunburnt gods at play.
Just as in that faraway
Water nymphs all unafraid,
Shall smile at us from the brink
Of the old mill race and wade
Tow'rd us as we kneeling, drink
At the spring our boyhood knew,
I'ure and clear as morning dew,
, And, as we are rising there.
Doubly dow'rd to hear and see,
We shall thus be made aware
Of eerie piping heard
Hhrh above the happy bird
lu the hazel, and then we.
Just across the creek, shall see
((Hah, the goaty rascal!) Pan
Hoof it o'er the sloping green.
Mad with his owu melody,
Aje, and (bless the lieasty man)
rtampin& froui the grassy soil
Bruised scent of fleur-de-lis,
l'.cneset, miut and I'eunyroj-il.
Junes Whiteouib Riley.
OB JAMIESON stamped around
his room, dropped his favorite
pipe, said something unmention
able, and picked up his cap.
He paused for want of breath, his
eyes flashing, his nostrils dilating with
culm contempt, it is to be supposed.
"No, my dear Dolly. I dare say you
will be expeci.a me to come and apol
ogize, and implore you to come out on
the river with me, , but you'll have to
send for me first."
With which noble display of inde
pendence Robert Jamieson flung out of
his room and down to the river, met
aphorically patting himself on the way,
and all the time dreading the blank in
his life which he would feel as soon as
his rage should cool down.
, Dolly Parsons put on her prettiest
white frock and a picturesque sun hat.
"If Mr. Jamieson calls, tell him I am
out," she said to the maid. "I am going
on the river.
She told herself this last piece' of in
formation was for the benefit of the
servant, in case she required to know.
"When he comes and finds me gone
he will be furious. I will take my
canoe and stay out till quite late. I'd
love to frighten him thoroughly."
Miss Parsons' bright, brown . eyes
flashed a little. A faint flush appeared
r. on her pretty cheeks It was a flush of
anger, but it was eminently becoming.
She looked maddeningly pretty as she
sat in her- canoe and paddled away up
stream. It was a glorious afternoon,
- and the river was looking its best; but
Dolly Parsons' eyes were not filled with
appreciation of the beauty around her.
She repeated to herself again and again
the horrid things Bob had said.
"No, she would not forgive him for a
long time; It would not do; the circum
stances were too aggravated. He would
be coming back expecting her to forgive
everything some girls must be so silly,
but he would find she was made of dif
ferent stuff."
And all the time she knew that she
dared not let her anger cool, for a hor
. rid, absorbing pain would, fill her heart
at once, and a wretched feeling of lone
'' liness and depression, and she hated to
be unhappy.
She paddled on and on, until the other
boats were all left behind. She was
very tired, but she would not stop. Her
mind was made up on one point; she
- would frighten Bob Jamieson into an
appreciation of her worth.
It was almost twilight when she
t.urned to go home; the river seemed to
have suddenly become lonely and de
pressing;, the sun had gone-down and
a chill wind had sprung up. Dolly pad
dled fast and splashed the water over
her pretty frock, and grew cross and
miserable. She had quite expected Bob
would have followed her to "make it
up;" she had decided how long she
v would keep him in suspense, and how,
at last, to forgive him.
A clock in the distance struck 7. Dolly
paddled faster and faster, though she
was so tired she hardly knew how to go
on. She looked anxiously along, when
- swiftly around the bend she had just
cleared shot another boat, close In her
wake. It came so swiftly it was almost
oh her before the sound of the oars
made her glance up; it came so close
that her cry to "look ahead!" came too
late.
.- She screamed with alarm and missed
her stroke. The man In the other boat
. looked around with annoyance written
on every feature, and then before v he
could back water, the impetus of his
last stroke brought the nose of his boat
with a crash Into the stern of her canoe,
which filled and sank Instantly.
"Bob! Bob! Bob! Help!" But before
the cry was past her lips Dolly had gone
. under.
"Great Scott! It's Dolly!"
. In a second Bob had sprung Into the
water after her. A stupefied face rose
above the surface and two hands strug
gling wildly to clutch something; then
she sank again. In desperation Bob
made a wild plunge down, and this time
caught a bit of her sleeve. It was bare-
ly'enough to support her by, but having
- got a hold he made the most of it and
: managed to keep her up until he could
grasp her firmly, then by degrees he
. .drew her to the bank, and In time man-
. -aged to lift her into his boat, which for-
tunately had drifted to the bank. She
-was conscious again by that time, and
he laid her in the boat and wrapped his
coat about her. She was not really
hurt, only overcome with the shock and
weariness: but she looked a very pit
eous and forlorn little creature as she
lay shivering In the bow whilte - Bob
pulled as quickly as he could to the
CHARLES M. SCHWAB, ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF GREAT STEEL COMBINE.
From salesman In a country store at
$5 a week to the presidency of the
greatest steel-manufacturing concern
in the world, with a salary unparal
leled In the business world and about
$50,000,000 In stocks and bonds, Is tbe
record of Charles M. Schwab, who Is
the head of the new $1,000,000,000 steel
trust formed by J. Plerpont Morgan,
Carnegie and others. And all this
came with less than twenty years.
In Williamsburg, Blair County, Pa.,
Mr. Schwab was born Feb. 18, 1862.
Ten years later the Schwab family
moved to Loretto, on the crest of the
Alleghany mountains, where "Char
ley" was sent to school to the Francis
can monks who have a college there.
He fancied engineering and took a
scientific course. At the age of 18 he
left the Institution to make his living
and came to Braddock, where some
friends from Loretto had located. He
obtained employment in Dinkey's gen
eral store, which was not far from
the Carnegie "Steel works.
Past the store on his way to and
from the mills came Capt. William R.
Jones, at the time general manager of
the works. He stopped in the, store to
buy tobacco and noticed young Schwab.
The latter seized the opportunity of ac
quaintance with Capt. Jones and the
latter offered him a position.
In 1881 Schwab was made chief engi
neer and assistant manager of the
Braddock furnaces and steel works,
and held the place until 1887, when he
was sent over to Homestead as super
intendent? He was there when the
first Homestead strike occurred In
1889.
boathouse. In spite, though or her
plight, her spoiled clothes and general
discomfort, she did not feel as depress
ed as she had been before the plunge,
nor did the world seem so utterly de
void of happiness.
"Bob," she said, after silently watch
ing him for some moments. "Bob why
were you up the river so late:
Why were you?" answered Bob, not
without embarrassment.
"Will you tell me if I tell you?"
"Yes," he said, his color heightening.
"Well, ! was angry with you, and 1
wanted to frighten you."
You carried your scheme to perfec
tion, dear."
'But, Bob, I didn't oh, Bob," In a
great state of consternation; "you can't
think I fell in on purpose .'" .
"No, dear; I am quite convinced of
that."
Dolly looked at him thoughtfully for a
moment.
Bob," she said, severely, "what do
you mean?"
"Well," he answered with conviction,
young women don't put on their pret
tiest dress when they contemplate a
dive."
Dolly had the grace to blush.
"My poor dress!" she said, dolefully;
'and I was looking so nice when I start
ed," she added, regretfully. "I must be
a fearful fright now, though," with sud
den consciousness. "Am I, Bob? Do I
look very dreadful?" .
'I have seen you looking better, dar
ling." -
Dolly's brow puckered again.
"Now tell me why you were up here
so late." .
Bob did not answer; he seemed deep
ly interested in something on the bank.
American Queen.
Blaine's Wonderful Memory
Speaker Henderson told a Washing
ton Post reporter a good story of one
of his initial experiences among public
men in Washington. It was before he
had been elected to Congress, probably
twenty-five years ago.
Blaine was then Speaker. Naturally
he was one of the statesmen that Gen
eral Henderson much desired to meet,
and the opportunity came of a morning,
just as the Speaker was passing
through the lobby on his way to the
marble rostrum. The formal greetings
were exchanged in a brief moment, and
General Henderson was left to see the
swinging doors close on the form of
the Republican leader.
Six years later General Henderson
again came to Washington, this time to
get Iowa divided into two judicial dis
tricts. He put up at Wormley's, where
Blaine also lived, it being In those days
a fashionable and flourishing hostelry,
MUSKEGON AND MAN
WHO
Muskegon, Mich., which has Deen
brought into notice by the claim of
former Judge James B. Bradwell of
Chicago to some sixty-eight acres of
business and residence property, is a
thriving city of 25,000 inhabitants. The
main portion of the city borders on the
landlocked harbor of Lake Muskegon,
and the total length of docks and slips
is twenty-five miles. The.port does the
largest marine business of any on the
I . I
CHABLK8 M. SCHWAB.
When John G. A. Leishman, at pres
ent minister to Turkey, resigned as
president of the Carnegie Company in
1897 Mr. Schwab, who had been elected
a member of tbe board of managers of
the company the preceding year, was
chosen president. At that time H. C.
Frick was chairman of the board of
directors and the active head of the
company. When Frick left Mr. Schwab
was given the chairman's duties. He
filled them so successfully that when
the business was reorganized last
spring Schwab was elected president
of the Carnegie Company, the capital
stock of which had been Increased to
$100,000,000.
A week or so after his arrival from
Iowa, as General Henderson was enter
ing the dining-room, he met Blaine,
after. having passed and repassed him
many times. The Maine man grasped
him cordially by the hand, called him
by name and inquired about Iowa.-
"I had heard of Speaker Blaine's won
derful faculty for remembering names,'
says General Henderson. "When I had
seated myself at the table I beckoned
to the head waiter.
" 'Hasn't Mr. Blaine asked you my
name?" I said to him. 'Now think hard
and be sure of your answer.'
" 'Yes, sah,' replied the waiter. "He
done called me ovah las' night an' ask
ed yo'.name an' all about yo'. I told
him yo' was Mistah Henderson.' "
Bring Money on a Barrow.
Old George Todd made his regular
visit to Syracuse, N. Y., one day last
week. He walked into town, pushing
a wheelbarrow be
fore him. The
wheelbarrow was
loaded with mon
ey, as were also
Mr. Todd's coat
and trousers. The
old man; who is
80 years of age,
has visited Syra
cuse regularly ev
GEO. W. TODD.
ery year since
1870. He always comes loaded down
with coin which he deposits in the
Syracuse banks, having a large ac
count with three of them. He claims
to live in "Four Corners," Canada, and
all the money he deposits is Canadian
so that he is apparently telling the
truth. He dresses like a tramp, his'
ragged overcoat being pinned together
at the top with a safety pin and his
trousers fastened at the sides with
twine. On his feet he wears felt boots
surmounted with heavy felt boot legs.
He talks to nobody In Syracuse except
the bank officials, and after completing
his business disappears as mysterious
ly as he comes, not to be seen again for
another year.
Some Standards of Beauty.
The Sandwich . Islanders estimate
women by their weight. The Chinese
require them to have deformed feet and
black teeth. A girl must be tattooed
sky-blue and wear a nose-ring to satisfy
a South Sea Islander. Certain African
princes require their brides to have
their teeth filed like those of a saw.
When a woman goes away on a visit,
up to the time she reaches CO her let
ters home Indicate that the men are
paying a great deal of attention to her,
and her husband has cause to be
jealous.
CLAIMS PART OF IT.
west coast of Michigan. At the north
entrance to the harbor there is a United
States life-saving station and on the
south point a lighthouse.
Lumber is still the principal industry.
although there are other large interests.
In summer the place is a resort of tour
ists. The city is laid out with asphalt
and macadamized streets. The business
district is well built up. There are two
excellent hotels and many handsome
homes. It is in this section that Judge
Bradwell believes he has a large-sized
claim.
Thlrty-nfne years ago the jurist says
that he acquired from Stephen A. Cook
and wife of New Jersey a deed convey
ing the land on which the principal part
of Muskegon stands as cotenant with
men named Brown and Trowbridge.
He says that the deed was forgotten
until recently, but that his interest has
not lapsed, as the statute of limitations
does not run against a cotenant. It is
likely that a test case may be tried at
an early date. It is estimated that
over 200 property-owners and taxpayers
of Muskegon are interested in the set
tling of the question of title to their
holdings.
T0UN
foLKS
A Future King.
His Royal Highness, Prince Edward
of York, the great-grandson of the late
Queen Victoria, will, if he lives, reach
the throne of an empire on which the
sun never sets. He is 6 years old and a
very interesting boy.
He has blue eyes and luxuriant hair.
It Isn't everybody that gets to kiss this
boy, and Mrs. Gladstone, when accord-
LITTLE PRINCE EDWARD.
ed the privilege, two years ago, consid
ered it a rare honor. Prince Edward
rides a pony with great skill. He sa
lutes those who salute him, in a very
dignified manner, and is very indignant
if his salute is not returned. The long
est journey he has ever undertaken was
to his late great-grandmother's castle in
the Highlands. .i f
Fanny's Birthday. ; ,
There was once a little girl.'iwhose
name was FJannyif 'jfifer.'mothesisaid to
her one day, "Fanny, ito-morrow Is your
birthday. What do-you want 'for a
present?" She said," . "I want a,' big
freezer of ice. creain and two.nice.,big
cakes, and then I want yous iand papa
to go out for dinner; vvhile I fn vite somev
one." '
Her mother 'promised. Fa nny started
out along the railroad,, and. pretty soon
she saw some men. She said, "Are
you tramps?" and one of them; said
"Yes." Then she said, "Come up to that
house on the tiilF- to-morrow at 1
o'clock." '' ' "'
They thought she was fooling, but
they came. .Fanny - served the . ice
cream and cake- to the tramps until
they had all they could eat, and then
they went away. One of them said,
"Fellows, let's raise something for that
little angel."
That night, when the tramps came to
gether at the railroad and built a fire,
they put the money they' had begged
into a tobacco bag, and the next morn
ing they went to a jewelry store and
left it there.
About 4 o'clock in, the afternoon
Fanny's mother heard a knock at the
door. When she opened It she was
frightened when she saw six rough
looking men. One of them said, "Missis,
is your little girl in?" Fanny heard
them and came to the door, and when
they saw her one of them put a pack
age in her hand and walked away.
When she opened it she found a tiny
silver watch, on the back of which was
carved six funny names, Jim, Stumpy,
Plumber, Jo Greene, Mickey and
Reddy.
Peculiar Things in Nature.
In the British Zoological Gardens Is
a lizard With two tails. When the lizard
by some accident loses a part of its tall
the missitfg portion is replaced by a
new growth. This animal's . tail was
Injured, but no part of it lost How
ever, a new tall proceeded to grow, and
now this particular lizard has two tails.
The lantern fly, which lives in the
Malay peninsula, jumps a distance of
five or six feet without spreading Its
wings. It does this by drawing Its nose
back under its body andstriking it sud
denly against the surface upon which
it is resting. The insect is thrown for
ward somewhat as is the stone from a
boy's slingshot.
We usually think of California as the
home of the big tree, but the States of
Oregon" and Washington also boast of
forest giants. - The firs of those States
often range from twelve to fifteen feet
in diameter and grow to the height of
400 feet.
A new type of cave salamander has
been found that cannot only crawl up
the side of a wall, but can travel like' a
fly, upside down, along the ceiling. .
A Boy Official. .
Cornelius J. Simmons is but 13 years
of age, but he is Vice President of one
of the street railway- companies of the
United States, viz., the Collins Park
Railway Company of Atlanta, Ga. He'
not only attends to the many duties of
his office, but is also practical enough
to be able to operate a motor car, and
has worked on a car both as motorman
and conductor. He had served for some
time in the shop, and has a thorough
knowledge of the complicated machin
ery which makes up the plant. He
takes a special Interest in mectros
and electricity. At the last meetingof
the railway company he was regularly
elected to -the position of Vice Presi
dent. His father is head of the com
pany.
Rajah, tbe Bad.
Rajah, the world-famous elephant,
who died but a short time ago with the
brain fever, was famous for two things.
First, for his size, being a trifle larger
than the renowned Jumbo; and second,
for his man-killing propensities, nine
human lives being the awful record of
his thirty-seven years of life.
His last victim was his keeper, Fish
er. Catching him in his trunk, Rajah
dashed him to the ground, and then,
kneeling, crushed the unconscious man
nearly flat with his broad head. He
belonged to Lemon Bros.' circus, and
was valued at $25,000.
He Incorrected Himself. -
"It was funny to hear that man talk
at the political meeting," remarked
Johnny. "He said 'between you and
me,' all right, enough, and then he cor
rected himself and said 'between you
and I.' "
You mean, he incorrected himself,"
said Tommy severely Youth's Com
panion. ' Had All the Marks.
Teacher And how do you know, my
dear, that you have been christened? -
Scholar Please, mum, 'cause I got
the marks on me arm now, mum. Les
lie's Weekly.
Whistling; a Sin in Iceland.
Whistling in Iceland is considered as
much of a sin as profanity. There are
some parts of the world where those
who whistle are fined and put in prison
ONLY TWO-THIRDS OF A MAN.
Hemorrhage Ends the Life of One Who
.Displayed the Marvels of Surgery.
'Alfred Taylor, one of the most inter
esting patients in. the Pennsylvania
hospital, a man to ' whom the house
physicians pointed with pride as a liv
ing testimony to the efficacy of modern
surgery, died recently of hemorrhage,
Taylor submitted to one of the most
remarkable surgical operations per
formed in recent days. For nearly two
years he had served as orderly in the
hospital, wjth nearly one-third of his
body missing. From' the point of the
jaw to tlie hip bone the line of his body
on the left .side was almost straight.
Surgeons removed his arm, shoulder
blade, collarbone and portions of his
ribs. Once only before had a- similar
case been recorded in the annals of sur
gery.-.
The operation was performed in
April, 1899.. Taylor was the victim of
a bone disease that made the operation
necessary. He came to this, city from
England. For nine years he served in
the British navy and for eight years in
the merchant service. In the summer
of 1895, while carrying a box on lis
shoulder, he felt a sharb pain. An ex
amination revealed a small, bluish lump
on the upper edge of the scapula. In;
six months it had grown to the size of
an egg. Taylor went to the Polyclinic
Hospital, where the growth was cut
out: - It returned almost immediately
find he was admitted to the Pennsyl
vania hospital, where it was again re-
moved.. . . .- . .
Taylor returned to his work and while
at sea the growth came back again,
With his arm and side terribly en
larged,. Taylor worked while suffering
intense pain until-a few days before
the third operation was performed.
Little hope was given him when he
again presented himself at the Penn.-
sylvania hospital. "One chance in a
hundred," was the verdict of the sur
geons. Taylor did not flinch. . He was ready
for the operation, which(was performed
by Dr. Robert G. Le Conte. For hours
the patient was under the influence of
ether. Next morning he surprised the
surgeons and attendants by eating a
good breakfast. Within a week from
the day he was cut almost to pieces he
surprised them by getting out of bed
and going down into the yard, where
he was found complacently smoking a
pipe. Since then his case . had been
the subject of many lectures and he
had been examined by nearly 500 med
ical "men. Philadelphia Noth Ameri
can. A Pathetic Story of Carlyle, .
John Calvert Carlyle, of Milnholm
Farm, son of the late James Carlyle,
of Scotsbrig, Dumfriesshire, Scotland,
and nephew of Thomas Carlyle, could
retail many interesting reminiscences
at the famous uncle. "
A pathetic incident occurred on the
occasion of Carlyle's last visit in his
old age. . His nephew was driving him
about as usual, and they came to a hill
which Carlyle liked to ascend for the
sake of the view. It was not a high
one, and they fastened the horse near
the foot, and went up together.
After gazing at the familiar eene,
Carlyle quietly descended, but when
they reached the bottom he said, "John,
let us go up again; it will be the last
time." Quietly the venerable author
plodded his way up again to take one
more look, and it proved to be indeed
the last time! " ,
. Ancient Jerusalem Aqueduct.
Recent discovery in Jerusalem proves
that the ancient aqueduct which
brought water from Bethlehem through
the Hinnah valley, thought to be the
work of Herod, was built by the Em
peror Severus. 195 A. D. Inscriptions
to that effect have been found.
: Days of Rain.
It rains on an average of 208 days in
the year in Ireland, about 150 in En
gland,; at Kezan abont 90 days and in
Siberia only 60 days.
Experimental philosophy . is repre
sented by an attempt to borrow money
of an acquaintance; natural philosophy
is represented by his refusal to give up.
Fruit Tree Sprayer.
The Illustration shows an improved
spraying apparatus for discharging
liquids on the foliage of fruit trees, the
machine being designed especially for
large orchards, where time is more
alviable. With the apparatus provided
It is possible, to drive a team between
the rows at a fairly rapid pace, and
as two streams are provided tbe adja
cent sides of two rows of trees may be
sprayed at the same time. There is
iilso a storage tank for the accumula
tion of pressure, in order that if a tree
is discovered to be unusually infested
with insects the wagon may be stopped
long enough to treat them to an extra
large dose of the destroyer. The pipes
are arranged in such a manner that a
number of barrels of the liquid may be
carried at once, emptying themselves
automatically in rotation, without the
opening or closing of any valves when
the sprayer is once in motion. Thus a
large quantity of the liquid may be
carried and discharged with the least
attention to detail, allowing the oper
ator to devote his entire thought to
FORCE PUMP AKD C A BRIER.
the condition of the trees. The pump
is operated by gearing It directly to
the hub of one of the wheels. The pat
ent has been granted to Ferdinand L.
Capps, of Atlanta, Ga. , .
Mixingc Fertilizers at Home.
There is one advantage in mixing
fertilizers at home, that if one has a
definite idea of the elements most
needed in bis soil, or by those crops he
Intends to grow, he can Use them in
such proportions as he wishes, without
buying such as are not needed. He caa
also usually" buy the raw material at
such prices as may save him the usual
commission paid to the agents, and the
cost of bagging, and put into his pocket
also the price charged for the mixing.
A part of the two first items is more
imaginary than real, however, as the
dealer wants profits on the material,
as he would have on the manuafctured
goods. But if the fanner decides to
do this we advise him against the buy
ing of raw phosphatic rock or bone, and
mixing it with sulphuric acid. The
carboys of acid are unpleasant things
to handle, as the acid burns clothing or
flesh wherever it touches them, and
railroads charge high rates of freight
on them, because of the danger of
breaking in transportation. It Is better
to buy the acid phosphate fourteen to
sixteen per cent strong. American Cul
tivator.
Laree Hay Crop and Hay Stack.
A farmer near Corvallis, Ore., is re
ported in the Oregonian as having 26
acres of what is called "beaver dam"
land, a part of which lias been in tim
othy for over seven years, last year be
ing the seventh year of cutting, and
one of the best they ever had. The
yield was over four tons to the acre.
and they put over one hundred tons in
one stack, which they sold to a Govern
ment contractor at $9 per ton, or near
ly $1,000 for tbe stack. We doubt if so
much was put in one stack anywhere
else in the United States. Near the
edge of the meadow stood two large fir
trees, and a wire was stretched be
tween them fifty feet from the ground,
then by ropes, pulleys and hay fork
the hay was carried to the top of the
stack. It is not often that timothy
will endure so many years in one field,
but on strong land, not pastured or cut
too closely we can believe that it might
have done so. Exchange.
The General Purpose Farmer.
The general purpose farmer who is a
good gardener gets a better living for
himself and family than the special
crop farmer, affirms American Agricul
turist. He raises his own dairy prod
ucts, beef, pork and mutton, eggs and
fowls, fruit and vegetables, and if be
wants to eat them he is not obliged to
stop and count the cost. He has no
fear of starvation through stoppage of
railroads or strikes. He is not as badly
affected by a poor season, for be has
several crops to depend upon, and, as
he usually sells more than he buys, it
is an easy matter to keep out of debt
Water in Butter.
Tbe Iowa experiment station has
been making a series of interesting
experiments concerning tbe absorption
of water in butter which are reported
In bulletin 52. The greatest amount of
water was found In the butter when
the. churning temperature was low (52
degrees) and the wash water warm
(70 degrees). The least amount of
water was found where the tempera
ture was 71 degrees at churning and
the wash water was 40 degrees, the
granules In both cases being the size
of bird shot. The principle shown by
these experiments have proved effec
tive In practice, as shown by the re
sults of anallzing butter made by the
college creamery for the English mar
ket, when it was desired to make but
ter rather free from water.
Getting Ready for Potato Planting.
Go at the early potato field "hammer
and tongs." Put on the disk, spring
tooth, acme, smoothing harrow and
plank drag or anything else that you
have that will chop it up and help to
make it as fine as an ash heap. Then
do it again. Set the disk to cut deep
and fairly plow it up. crossing the piece
once or twice, allowing the disk to lap
one-half. Do not stop at pulverizing
tbe surface for this or any other crop,
but cut and mellow and make your soil
fine right down to the bottom of the
furrow if possible, which will give the
millions of tiny, hair-like rootlets, that
will later penetrate to this depth every
opportunity to reach and feed on all of
the available plant food contained in
every small particle of the soil. When
satisfied that your soil cannot be better
prepared, you are then ready to make
the first application of fertilizers, in
which you can afford to be very liberal,
since any surplus left from the rank
feeding potato plant will be available
for the following or "second" crop, so
that no part of it will be lost Ohio
Farmer.
Farm Cattle.
It Is not true that the cattle business
to be profitable must be conducted on
the. broad ranges of the western plains,
says Texas Farm and Ranch. That is
one profitable system of cattle raising,
but there is another which yields fully
as great profits for the capital invested.
Raising cattle on the farm has in all
countries and all ages been found prof
itable, and more so now than ever. By
raising cattle on the farm the farmer
has a good market for all the jeed'."he
can raise, saves labor and expensej.'of
transportation and avoids much loss
from waste and the hocus pocus of
commerce. And one of the main fea
tures of stock farming Is that it can be
made to continually improve the. fertil
ity and value of the farm. ;
. Growth of Our Farm Prodrict9.
Nothing could more surely and clear
ly indicate that the prevailing prosperity-
of the country is founded on a
sound basis, than the figures showing
the large increase in the value of
American farm products in recent
years. According to a statement: just
issued by the Department of Agricul
ture, the farmers of the United States
received . $185,290,172 more, for their
products in 1900 than they did in 1899.
The greatest advances were observed
in corn and hay,' the advance in the
price of the latter giving the farmers
over $33,000,000 more In 1900, for a
crop of 50,000,000 tons than was receiv
ed in 1899 for a crop of 50,655,756 tons.
Color of Draft Horses. ,
Don't worry about the color if you
are buying a draft horse. Don't pick
an inferior one because he is Jour col
or. Get a good horse, and his color will
suit the market: Of course if you have
a set of breeders who insist on biack
or gray or chestnut they must "be
pleased, but can they not be better suit
ed with a good horse than a good col
ored one? Gray is the favorite color
among the buyers of draft horses in
market. It is not, however, the favor
ite among breeders. At least it does
not seem to be, when importers are
forced to bring over more blacks than
grays to please their customers.
Scabby Potatoes.
Some one expresses an opinion that
the scab on potatoes is worse where
the ground is packed solid or is allow
ed to crust over. If this Is true It
is true it should be less abundant where
a strawy manure is used than where
commercial fertilizers are used, which
is not often the case. A soil made loose
and porous by having green rye or a
heavy grass sward plowed under just
before the seed is planted will grow
potatoes free from scab almost invaria
bly, but we think that the decaying
vegetation kills the fungus that causes
the scab. Exchange. ..
When to Plant Suaar Beeth
The Michigan station decides that it
is safe and wise to plant beets as early
in the spring as we do any farm crop;
that prolonging the date of planting
gives a longer period for thinning and
in ordinary years should lengthen the
season of ripening and harvesting, ami
finally that the date of planting seems
to have but little influence on the per
centage of sugar. Dr. Wiley says.
"Beets should be planted as early. i'u
the spring as possible." .
Profit in Sheep.
Many experienced and successful
sheep owners declare that the wool
alone will pay for the keep of the sheep
and that, money, derived from the sale
of lambs and mutton should be clear
gain.. Upon such a basis there would
seem to be little 'doubt that the profit
from them must be greater than from
any other class of stock.