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WHEEL ADJUSTMENTS.
tXHIBITION COOPS,
SMALL ENGINE. BIG HELP.
The exhibitor at shows and fairs
generally finds show coops necessary, Performs Manifold Dutioe on Farm
Directions For Repairing Leota Auto
ns some of these do uot coop tho birds,
mobile Boanngo.
From Spraying ta Churning.
There lire cvrtaiu uperntiOM more or and If one can show fowls In his own
Aside from using (lie gasoline engine
lean ordinary about the overhauling cages ho can make them more ultra«' for pumping water the farmer must
of an automobile, which iievertbelena live. They are uot In danger of con consider that it can tie harnessed to
It uot atteuded to will causa a lot of trading disease mid vermin from old a hose, with which be may sprinkle
trouble, aaya Blackanilth and Wheel­
the lawn. Dower beds, truck patch
and garden, especially In caw the
wright. Among thia claao ofoperatluus
weather turns extremely dry and hot
may be Included the cure which It la
Oue sprinkling at n critical period
neceaaary to take of the wheels aud
might an vo a whole seasons work
their parte and altucliiut'iita. and oue
from being thrown uway
or two notvu of a practical nature
concerning theae may lie permitted.
Its use as a sprayer for destroying
pests lu the poultry bouse can readily
Very often there will develop lu tho
bo aoeo. and as It Is portable it can be
front roud wheels of a car a certain
amount of pluy duo to wear which
used lu applying Dy re|iellent to live
atock. spraying the potato patch and
maulfeate Itself tn a alight "wobbling"
orchard trees It can also be Used to
of the wheels while they are running.
lay the disagreeable dust lu the lots
If tho wheela were Jacked up, aud
uear the house and barns.
then taken hold of by the spokes and
With the hone attachment the pump
worked backwards and forwurda the
engine can be used lu cleaning out
piny will tie distinctly felt. In cases
dlthy bog troughs and foul water
where the wheels are provided with n
tanka, ami the muddy wagou and auto­
plain brass bearing the moat probable
cause of the play 1s due to wear on
mobile cun be more thoroughly aud
tho washers which takes tho lienrlng.
quickly cleaned off by it than by any
ns will bo seen from the I hi II s I hm I sur­
other method, while the overworked
housewife will find it a great labor
face of the rim. round the bearing
»•Ker. especially In scalding out tbe
The trouble can therefore lie cured by
milk mid rrram cans after using It
taking off the wheel and turning out
tho washers. Theae are In moat fuses
for < burning butter
about one-eighth Inch thick ou the
lion ring part, and about oue-quarter
A BIRD OF A ROOSTER.
Inch on the Inside part; this la where
the play can be taken up
oi.u mtzlu snow ■ <H>e.
Owner Refused $2.000 For Him at
In order to carry out this piece of
Madison Square Garden Show.
work, tho washer should be put lu a drying off after washing mid for the
Home Idea of tile value of n well bred
lathe and turned out sufficiently on confinement of tho finished bird till
bird Is derived from the fact that after
the Inside part to take up the play date of show.
exhibiting tlie champion Burred Plym­
At
some
plants
where
show
birds
Care, however, must be taken uot to
outh /R«xk male nt the .Madison
take off so much tuetul from tho wash are sold there Is an exhibition risim
K<iunre Garden show .Mr. Bright, the
er ns to make the wheels run light. lined with coofMi. where specimens are
owner, refused nn offer of $2.000 for
shown
off
before
prospective
buyers.
It will generally be found that this
Questioned as to the truth
The buyer thus may Inspect fowls at bliu
simple operation will make the wheela
of this report by the Country Gen­
run without pluy. but should It not do dose range, und the seller can have
ao the trouble must then be untight some birds always trained and condl tleman. Mr Bright said: "I was
offered that sum sure enough mid was
for In the brass bearing Itaelf. If thia tinned mid Is more apt to make u sale
There lire many good coops on tin- rather startle«! myself so much so that
Is worn the only satisfactory wuy of
1 was tempted to ask the one who
getting rid of tho piny Is to renew the market, mid we present an old und
made It with what kind of money he
new
style
for
lna|icetlon
bru»a
it should tie remembered In
I knew that It
Tim old style coop Is generally cov Intended to pay me
getting the wheel ou iigalu to Use
erixl with muslin, except floor and hnd tnkeu me thirty years to produce
plenty of grease
this bird nnd that If 1 wished to con­
Some of these front wheels, how
tinue to improve my stock I could uot
ever, have In place of the brass bush
afford to part with him. so I refus«-d
and washers, a method of titling con
tbe offer
slating of bull bearings and colics
"I may have been foolish nnd I may
KlioulJ the play occur on such wheels
not. At nny rate. In eighteen months
the method of procedure la slightly
we sold $3.000 worth of birds and eggs
different.
produced by the yard of which this
The Ural thing to do Is to take off
mule was tbe bend " Nine males, of
the wheel cap and elenu off the grease,
which thia one wns the sire, sold for
and then take out the split pin which
$100 each, and the eggs sold for $25
secures the nut and couea. The castle
1 for thirteen
out should be removed, und It should
—
then lie found that the cone will come
out und the w heel should slide off the
TWO WHEEL FODDER RACK.
axle, and the lieu rings with It Theae
Easily Mads at Homs and Can Bo
ben rings should then be carefully
Handled by One Man and Horse.
cleaned mid exuiulned to nee If uuy of
them are brokeu If the, are all right
Here la a rack that la used for haul­
they should lie titled Itttu the wheel
ing corn fishier, straw and many other
again and the latter tlxed Into posl
things
Only two wIn-els are used.
lion. The adjustable cone should then
These may lie mower wheels
They
be screwed up. care being taken to
should lie about one foot back of tbe
Photo by C. M Burnita.
see that tile coue la uot brought up so
center of the rack, so that the front
NKW STY LX SHOW COOP.
tight ns to prevent the wheel from re
cud will stay down on runners. Bore
rolvlng
It may pooxlbly I m * found front, and Is objectionable for its drop a hole through tbe 2 by N side pieces
Hint when the cone mid the castle nut il'Mir. whh'li Is hard on lingers and
have been screwed up there Is room feathers
The new style o | m * uh full
for a thin washer between the cone height, the wide door makes It easy
and l tie nut This should lie inset ted. to elemi mid to remove bird, mid hard
for If this Is not done II will be found wish ! slats |iut no rust on the plumage
that the slot In the nut mid the split mid are close, so fowls cannot put their
WAGON BAGS fell FotlDSIl
pin hole In the axle will not come heads through
The front, top aud
Into |>ro|ier position When the adjust
back are hinged for folding, mil the for axle. To keep fodder from resting
ment has b<‘en made satisfactorily the bm-k Is double, so that It may Is- made on wheels make two simple wheel
houses, as Illustrated.
wheel cap should be nihil up with slat or solid, ns Is mse-vnry.
This rack '« low down and one man
grease and screwed on. mid this <qx*ni
enn load It easier than two can a high
FEATHERS ANO EGGSHELLS.
lion should lie repent«*« I until the lubrl
cant can be seen oozing out of the
A great em my to English poultry is wheeled wagon. It Is easy to pull, since
other side of the wheel.
the rook, whose relative, the crow, tbe horses art* hitched low and tnke
For ordinary use
keeps tip the family reputation In this weight off runners
country. The crow Is death on eggs, no tongue Is necessary, though it would
Phosphate Lands Reserved.
A mineral resource of the public do- young turkeys and chicks. Noxv, If be re«|Ulred If tbe rack were used on
nialti that Is of great ixitentlnl value Is you don't believe this don't curtain Icy or steep hills.
the turkey's nest In the wood with pine
the rock phosphate of Idaho. Wyoln
Ing. Utah. Montana und Florida In boughs mid watch how quick Jim Crow ++-H^+*>+a++<bb4af*+*i- »»♦♦♦♦»
the discovery und classification of the gobbles the eggs.
CHEAP FERTILIZER.
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The summer school for Instruction
lands containing It the geological sur­
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In poultry culture nt the Connecticut
vey has contributed notably to the wel
Sav» tha droppings from th»
.’ . il'-ultitrnl college. Storrs. Conn.,
poultry
house.
Fertilizer
of < •
fare of the farming interests, for plios
L squal value if bought on th»
phate Is a necessary plant food, being was held thia year from July 5 to
f mark»! will cost you $30 or more
indeed equal to isitash as u fertilizer July 2N. This college offered the first
[ a ton. For the •asi»r gathering < >
The world’s supply of phosphate ris k summer course In llHU), mid the move­
and handling of thio fertilizer a
ment
wan
a
success
from
the
start.
Is very meager, but fortunately the
platform of boards should be
largest known de|sislts have been re The charge Is nominal.
placed under the roosts.
This < •
After
extended
experiments
the
Ore
cently discovered In the public land
platform should be scraped clean
gon
agricultural
rtntlon
advises
that
at least twice a week.
states As n result of geologic exami­
nations 2.011.140 acres of phosphate It Is not profitable to keep tho Inrge
land now stand withdrawn, awaiting breeds for eggs. They do take longer
legislation to safeguard them from to come to laying maturity mid are cor
Orchard and Garden.
tnlnly greater hatchers than I.cghorns,
sfieeulatlon or mono|sillzailon.
but some strains of Lnngshans are
Unleacbed wood ashes sown broad­
wonderful layers, and for capons the
Bronzing Cast Iron.
cast lu the on hard will prove tiene-
Brahma can't be beat.
A German paper given the following
A friend writes us. "I didn't make ficial.
process of bronzing cast Iron without
Those who have large apple orchards
much
on my chickens this year, but
covering It with a metal. Thoroughly
are fortunate If they have uvnixirntors
I've
got
my
health
txick,
thank
God!'
cleanse the metal and rub It smooth
for drying windfall apples This is a
Apply evenly a cont of sweet or olive We print flint cheering line for those good way to utilize unsalable fruit
who
are
di-spondent
over
poor
health,
oil and heat the Iron, being careful
mid thus add to the profits of the or
that the temperature does not rise high who feel the wear and tear of life's chard
treadmill.
Get
out
Into
the
sweet,
pure
enough to burn the oil
Just ns the
The garden teaches us valuable les
oil Is about to decomiMixe tho cast Iron country nlr. friend Get Into the sun sons on Intensive farming In It high
shine.
Get
close
to
nature.
That
’
s
the
will absorb oxygen, and tills forms
fertility mid good cultivation make n
Upon the Miirfnce a brown oxide skin, best tonic to Like
Why
Bacteria not only enter the egg If small urea produce large crops
which holds securely, mid Is so hard
not adopt this system in Held crops'!
that It will admit of a hard polish, ovposisl after laying, but may easily Enlarge the pasture, reduce tin* field
thus giving It the ap|iearnnce of enter the egg In the process of forma­ mid add to your profits
tion, ns the oviduct of the lien has a
bronze.
Sow some lettuce now and you may
rrostoitton Concrete.
free opening nt Its tipper end to the
When concrete has been frostbitten peritoneal cavity and nt ’the terminal get some plants tit to use before win
before llnul settling II Is very apt to opens Into the cloaca. where the Intes­ (••I -II at least some plants tli,.t J oil
develop defects that call for Its le tine and kidneys empty.
Bacteria can plant out In frames or the gr«*en
tnovnl or repair, says the Concrete •• ay easily enter both of these pus house ii month Inter mid have lettuce
World
The following method of re •reetl nnd get mixed In the egg con­ for Thanksgiving mid Christmas. Sow
a little patch of rape mid perbnim rye
pairing such concrete has proved sue tents.
cessful: Chip off with n pick or other
A story conies from California of a near your chicken yard for pasture in
suitable tool the concrete which Iris wealthy widow who believed In the open days during lieeemlwr nnd In
been affected by frost and then tlior
ranaulgrntlon of souls nnd concluded early spring.
With currants and gooseberries fall
oughly wash the exposed .surface with .bat her hnshnnd's soul hnd enter«!
water, using a stiff scrubbing brush, into a bantam rooster. On her death Is better than spring pruning. Com
until entirely clean. A otic to three she directed the servnnts to cure well nienee as noon ns the leaves have par­
solution of murlutlc add Is then up for their mnater (the bantam) nnd will tially fallen, trimming out nil droop
plied with a brush, and the surface Is cd him h'-r estate. Tho relatives hnd Ing branches to encourage mi upright
After the liusli Is trimmed
again washed. As noon ns possible nn Indlrtuitlon meeting mid were dis growth
after this Is done a very wet mixture cttM'ng n contest of the will when the nnd nil grass, roots and wts*ds re­
of new concrete Is npplleil
Where nearest of kin simply took that linn- moved mound tip n little, covering nil
rootlets.
This operation
(he old surface has been thoroughly tmn. wrung Its neck nnd. Inherited the eX|s>sed
serves as n fall hoeing mid is much
cleaned, and the new concrete kept w hole property quick ns n wink
easier done then than in the spring,
damp for n week, It bonds nicely with
when the grass and weeds have more
the old surface, making It appear as
strongly fastened their roots tn the
solid ns If the entire mass had been
ground.
placed at the same time.
OH, YOU PUNKIN PHI
ELEVATOR FOR CONCRETE.
Thera Le ciKoanut an' mince pie,
Thera l«i custard pls an' cherry,
Shoofty, raisin. lam a. rhubarb.
Apple, pencil an huckl*-b«rry
Ingamau» Daviaa Far Pouring Liquid
Mixture Inta Sila Forma.
An In'eraattng elevator outfit for
pouring liquid concrete Into tbe forma
u»ed in eilo construction ta shown in
the accompanying Illustration
A re­
ceptacle containing the concrete la
drawn up tbe tower to tbe required
height and dlachargee Into a funnel at
the end of a aection of pipe, which.
But, oh. yum. yuin. there be punkin—
Yaller punkin pie. Lu gusli!
My Murlar )l»t kin niaku em
Out of them there airly aquaah!
When »lie says: •'Bill, git a punkin;
Wash ’er at the water epout.
We must have some punkin custard;*’
1 flat "Hallaluysr!" about.
Iluw I love to watch her make 'em.
Iler plurnp arina to ths elbow.
Smilin', laughin' an' a-lokln ,
Hullin' out ths rich pie dough!
Scopa Can Be Enlarged and Great In-
fluenoee Increased.
Then she pours In that sweet punkin.
Hplced an' mixed with rich sweet milk.
Crimps tile border tike the rutfiu
On her purty bright green silk.
Don't them punkins jlst smell lovely
Bakin' In that oven hot?
Don't they git a bully brown on?
Ain't they great to hit the spot?
Oh. Jehosherphat. 1 bustle
When Marlar cries: "Come. Bill!
Them there punkin pies Is cool now I
Git the knife an' eat your fill!"
Oh. go way, you Waldorf-Astor
An' you gtratford Bellevue!
My Marlar at pie Lukin'
Knocks tlio stuffin' out of you.
C. M BARNITZ.
KURIO3 FROM KORRE8PONDENTS
Q. 1 llud the eggs in tbe front of
my incubator heat about right, while
those In the rear are not but euougb.
How may 1 remedy thin? A. Elevate
tbe tray in the rear with a wedge.
Q. What time is required to hatch
eggs from u duck that is a cross of
Pekin mid Muscovy? As Pekin eggs
butch In four weeks und Muscovy in
five, I am puzzled to know when to
expo t eggs front the cross to hatch lu
my incubator. A. Thirty-two days
generally.
<J. I have been reading so much of
"rots" mid "spots," please define. A.
When mi egg Is candled, if decay has
liegun. the bucterlal development
shows a small dark spot. That's a
"si>ot." If this growth continues the
egg becomes opaque, and that's your
“rot "
Q. Ih» you consider that caponlciug
causes suffering? A. It must cause
but little, for a fowl will ent during
or immediately after the operation.
Q. Should White and Brown rag­
horns have about the same length of
leg. and how many points does the
standnrd require for their combs? A.
White I.eghorus are higher on tbe leg.
A five |Mi|nt comb for both varieties Is
demanded.
Q. Are eggs cheeper In Canada than
In the United States. nnd what duties
ure (ml<l? A. Last winter eggs aver-
aged 4 cents higher per dozen In Can-
adu. Eggs entering Cauada are taxed
3 cents per dozen duty, nnd eggs ship­
ped into the United States are taxed
5 ceuts |*er dozen.
Q. What breed of chickens Is most
isipuhir in tlie New England states?
A. The Rhode Island Red. it Is said.
Q. How can 1 stop the bleeding of a
cock's comb when injured and spur
when cut down? A. We cover comb
with cobwelis or soft feathers. Some
senr with hot iron or cover with Dour.
Touch spur with burning match, and
the Dame will cause blood aud born
to form a cement that closes the out­
let.
FEATHERS
AND
COSCHKTK HOCKISU KLKVATOB.
in turn, discharges Into a second fun­
nel slidably mounted on a shaft placed
upright In tbe center of the silo. The
second funnel, with its piping, is re­
volvable about the shaft, so that tbe
ojierator may direct the discharge into
the forms at any point in tbe circle.
The concrete mixture is located at the
base of the elevator in such position
as to discharge direct into the elevat­
ing receptacle.—Popular Mechanics.
Now Wood Jointing Machine.
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A demonstration of tbe Linderman
wtxxlworking machine has Just beeu
given at Newark. England Tbe ma­
chine is designed to utilize waste strips
of wood by converting them into
boards of any desired width, with
dovetailed glued Joints, it is provided
with two endless beds, traveling from
each end toward the center, where they
meet. The stock is automatically fed
into each end of the machine; tn Iran
sit toward tbe center it is dovetailed
und glued, aud as the pieces of wood
reach the center they are united
aud automatically discharged as tbe
Joint Is completed, in this way cof­
fin boards, door panels, table tops. etc.,
may be worked up from narrow
lengths and odd widths of wood. No
glue is deposited on tbe outside of the
boards, and tbe machine can be read-
Uy adjusted to deal with different
lengths of material. The rate of feed
varies from thirty-five to seventy feet
a minute, according to tbe class of
timber dealt with. The machine will
Joint a rough or sawed edge, and the
boards tnuy be of any width from one
and one-half inches.—Consular Report
State fair entrancea are tbe wide
»pen doors of splendid opportunity.
Beyond these magnetic thresholds no
der roof and sky is aasemtiied a be­
wildering maze of useful things grown
ind manufacture«! by tbe cooquering
liand of man. And thouaanda of ex-
liectant folk enter therein, shorn of the
worries and troubles of everyday life
at home, says the Breeders' Gazette.
With a sharpened curiosity, a fickle
mood of alternating levity and gravity,
an unatudled resolve to learn aud en­
joy. an Instinctive exercise of all tbe
reuses, they talk, listen, wonder aud
tarry. Thia is the fine work of effec­
tive rest, a renewal of emotions, tbe
birth of Ideas, the seeding of thought
Much depends on the quality and con­
dition of tbe seed tied which tbe visit­
ant expose« to tbe broadcasting sower.
State fairs, with all their facilities for
scattering, fertilizing and covering,
cannot bring forth a crop where there
la uo hospitable soil
Water runs off
the oily sheen of a duck's back; a dull
mind never cuts into tbe milk of tbe
cocoanoL
A thousand valuable gifts are show-
eied upon him. but if bis mind is not
studded with upturned hooks all slip
off.
Some eager, vital people go borne
from a fair pleasantly burdened with
•he gist of its message; others return
without even a lasting impression.
Such unfortunates remind one of tbe
dusty old professor whose depth of
penetration had charmed one of his
students and disgusted another. Said
the first: "He can go down deeper
into the wells of philosophy and”—
here tbe second Interrupted, saylqg.
'and come up drier than any man I
have ever known."
At state fairs
everybody fairly tumbles Into tbe clear,
fresh wells of opportunity, but only a
small percentage emerge with a thor­
ough saturation.
We are compelled to deal with
things as we find them, but we have
no right to leave them nnlmprov«»d
Our good old forefathers have vo: 'i
safed to us various useful and ber'i I
ful works. Many are wel) grown .. •!
strong: others are young, wobbly i. ..4
Camant For Celluloid Articles.
Several formulae have lieea proposed
for [lasting celluloid articles.
One
which is fouud serviceable is tbe fol­
lowing: Prepare a mixture of three
parts of alcohol und four parts of
ether and keep this in a well stoppeted
bottle
When two surfaces of cellu
loid are to be placed together wet them
thoroughly with this mixture and re
lieat the operation until the substance
ims iMx-ome softened and then press
them together for twenty-four hours
Another solution which may lie useJ is
one cuutaiuiug one part of camphor in
four parts of alcohol, to which one part
of shellac .«’ale is added. Tills cement
must be applied hoL—Ee Temps
EGGSHELLS.
Tim fienguin. perhaps th«* greatest
layer of the wild fowls! is declaretj to
Is- the progenitor of tin* Indian Runner
«luck, the egg machine of the duck
tribe.
When dry picking if the birds are
uot stuck right the feathers will not
loosen, tbe bird will uot bl«*«*d prop­
erly. and ns a result the blotchy car­
cass brings n low price.
When eggs under liens aren't tested
you run the risk of a rot being broken
over the rest mid spoiling them. If
tho hen breaks a rot mid It is smeared
on a newly hatched chick, that chick's
name Is Dennis.
We aren't hearing so much nowa-
<liiys about those $1O.(MM1 mid $2(>.<XM)
hens that were advertised. Have they
all gone to a premature grave, or have
their owners discovered that they
made a lauirhlngstock of themselves
before the people.
Sugar barrels are good receptacles
for packing |ioultry. They are clean,
cheap and have no smell. They hold
alsiut 3<M) pounds, and tbe dressed
fowls should lie paek«*d breast down
and shipped the day after killing If
not pack«*«! iti ice.
Egg fnrmera at Cape Colony. South
Africa, do not have to compete with
mi egg trust, liut with the penguins,
which lay vast quantities of eggs on
the South African coast and Its Islands.
These eggs ar«* ship(M*«l to London,
where they sell for iki cents per dozen.
Egg producers are running their
liraiii machinery ov«*rtlme to make the
American hen lay more eggs nnd are
doing It. hnt nt the sntne time the hen
Is turning out infertile eggs to beat th«*
bund
Tin* past season was one of
P«s>r hatches, and phenomenal laying
is tin* chief cause.
Mrs. Frank Metcalf or California
has the distinction of being the only
American woman who lias originated
a new l>r«*ed of poultry. Iler bre«xl.
the Bm-keyes. Is a composite of Plym­
outh Rock. Buff C<x hln. Black Brenst-
c<l Red Game mid Indian Game anil is
a bird built In particular for txiunds
of fine, fancy meat mid eggs.
In th«* case of a Florida firm against
th«* Southern Express company for
charging mi exorbitant rate on eggs
in cas«*s th«* Interstate commerce com
mission compelh'd the express «xim-
puny to make n reduction of 22 per
<-«*nt. Many famiers have ceased to
ship eggs f«ir hatching on account of
the excessive express charges and
rough handling.
IMPROVE THE STATE FAIR.
Gasoline Stree’ Car Exporiment.
An experiment in the propulsion of
street cars by tbe gasoline engine.
! which should afford valuable data for
| comparison with the cost of electricity
operation, is being made on a stretch
of line in England. The exi>eriniental
car. with a capacity of thirty-seven
passengers. Is driven by a fifty-five
horse power gasoline engine
In a
comparison of <?ost the gasoline car has
th«* advantage that there are no fix**d
charges for the overhead or under­
ground equipment for transmission of
the power Tbe economy of a good
gasoline engine should compote favor­
ably with that of a central steam elec
trie plant.
Pens of Tantalum.
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Some very interesting tests have beeu
made by German scientists. The tun
talum metal was cut. formed nnd split
like nil ordinary steel |x*n Then the
points were Lieut, ground, shaped am)
hardened by a special hardening prix-
,*ss. which wns found to greatly pro
long the life of the pens Comparative
tests were made between steel, gold
uqd tantalum pen poiuts on six miles
of paper, aud th«* results showtxl the
hardened tantalum pen to be far su|>e
rior tn tile others The chemical tests
showed these pens t«> lx* proof against
the attacks of ink.
Platinum Known to Egyptians.
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It was not long ago that a German
savant, when in Egypt, was examining
the contents of a tomb ascribed to an
Egyptian queen of the seventh century
Iiefon* Christ Among articles of use
and adornui«*nt he came across a plate
which at first lie took to be i|lv$r: but
on closer Investigation this turn«*«! out
to Is* pliitlumn, proluibly from alluvial
deposits w ished down from tin* upper
Nile In times of Rood
Since then
other discoveries have led to the <x>n
elusion that the metal was kuown to
the Egyptians and esteemed for IY i
useful propertiea.
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BIST SCKXB AT TYPICAL. ENrKA.SCfc
weak, dejieuding on us for their devel­
opment into a larger and nobler stat­
ure
Among our prized inheritances
are state fairs Of these some are
well advanced toward a maturity tti.it
accords with the spirit and temper of
these wondrous times: others have
l>eeii underfed, until they are dwarfed
i in parts and overgrown in others.
Criticism is of value even when it
amounts to monotonous Daw picking,
but it Is far more acceptable when ac­
companied by a constructive prix
gram containing practical Ideas and
workable suggestions. All num made
institutions are more or less Imperfect.
Granted that our state fairs are not
what thoughtful men would have
them tie. what are tbelr proposals for
improvement? How may their s«-ope
I lx* enlarged and their infiuence vital­
ized? What Is the most Important
business of a state fair? What is or
shou>d tie the demand of the farmer
upon it? Are not many of the recent
economic developments in agriculture
Ignored or at the best only meagerly
rtxngnized by the fairs? Are there not
many opportunities for distinctive edu­
cational services to which little or no
attention Is given? Is it tr't time to
brush away the trash nnd ch iff which
: weaken or cover up the useful, nutri­
tious grain that lies in the primary
| objtx t of a state fair am) to cowen-
irnte its energies In a steady, persis-
.ent effort to make It Irresistibly and
comprehensively Instructive to farm­
ers and breeders? Henceforth why
should not nn ngrlenltuml state fair tie
strt tly agricultural. tni«> to name and
i<*<-h:il'*nl object, dignified In its con-
•,uct. devoid of spectacular honeycomb
an«! the rubbish of contaminating con­
cessionaires. standing solidly tqxin tbe
nx*k of our basal Industry. Its ham­
mers striking the one red hot iron of
educational purpose?
Water Your Plants Well.
Keep potted plants well watered.
Many persons wll! pour a little water
on a plant, enough to soak an Inch or
two. nnd wonder that th«* plants do not
grow
The trouble Is that the grow­
ing part of the plant r«*c«*ivea no nour­
ishment
1’Innts should be watered
every dnv nnd tn such a way that the
roots pp« plenty of moisture. The soil
»bon'd t e rt< b.