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TOBACCO CROPS.
Seed Selection and Improved H smiling
of Plant.
By W. BCHEP.FF1I'3. toUcco expert.
Kentucky experiment station.
The luiorl:uiiv ot g!nj a) ia every
crop ha been di'moii- :r;iu-.l to often
that every farmer fbojld know that it
pa him well to plant n'j:.v the best
Tolmceo In nr exception to t!ir rn!e
Light, chaffy needs tiwf lire Ion la rl
tnilty give us plant that are wi-akllnjj
Tiiili glow gruw'tb. Various wljeuira
for Keparatlii;; the light from the heavy
toItillTO KHI ImII KH-W(wl tltlt
the m-ifit thoroughly practical method
Is by means of n piece of apparatus In
trotluced l.y t!ie bureau of plsut In
dustry and n current of air which Is
generated wi:u the foot helium? ps
shown In t-ie cut. TUe nir passes
through the rubber tulje. thi n throuJi
the valve, which can bj regulated to,
admit of the pannage of th? desireJ I
amount of air to accomplish the best
separation. The nlr paspi-M up through
a piece of half Inch Iron tube, thence
through n larger pi .-ism tiilx- and out at
the top, carrying w'!h It th? light,
cliaffy seed. At the U:ue of the rfass
tube, which In Mbout an Inch In diam
eter and five or rlx feet long, !i a me
tallic Joint which has a piece of fine
wire gauze In it to prevent the teed
front falling Into the valve below
Using about an ounce of seed for each
charge, only n few minutes are re
quired to separate a considerable
quantity.
This piece of apparatus can be made
by most any mechanic, or It can be
purchased from any chemical supply
bouse. Eve:-; community shou'J ova
one of these machines for the benefit
of Its farmers.
Improved methods of handling the
crop la a topic of such magnito.de that
we oeem li cspetient at this writa?
not to go luto detailed discussion or
this phase of the subject.
Although the white hurley and dark
tobaccos an- different types, the same
A SETTIN HEN.
Wnea a. nen is bound ta set.
6 "ems as tho-jfh 'taint eukt
Dowsin' her in wstr till
Bile's connected with a chill.
Seems as Ur&ug!l 'twas afcura3y rtcfet
Glvln' her a dreadful friciat,
Tjrin ra-s around ber tail.
Poundin on an old tin pail.
ChjLSin' ber around the -ard.
Sna as though 'twas kinder hard
Beta kicked and alammed and ahooe4
'Cause she wants to raias a brood.
I sh'd ay It a renin' say
Jest 'cause natur wants its way.
While aro n-.y neighbor Pens
Started bustin' up a hea:
Went to yank ber off the nest.
Hen. tbough. made a peck and et
Grabbed bis thumb nail rood and s:oot.
Liked to y&nk the darn thins out.
Penn. be twitched away and then
Tried aaln to crab the ben.
But. by rinrer. ahe had spunk.
'Cause ahe took and nipped a chunk
iKl a nean ngni out ms pa:m:
Swallowed it. and cool and cairn
Histed up and yelled. "Cah-dah
Sounded like she said. "Hoo-rah "
Waal. air. when that hen done that.
Penn he bowed. trok off his hat.
Epunk jest suits him. you can bet
"Set." aas he. "gol darn ye. set:"
THE BEST WATER VESSEL.
The poultrymnn has some trouble to
get a drinking vessel to fill the bill.
orUt! m-i "a Use ti Vtrtcus Way
t. Vtrr n --i
Wc wai U-x-vi i jt h of wtwl
we thin J rsi. t.iw : t4 rhesp
est tioe bx-us ce b.1 ec-." --!. Tw.
tl.tors in fr-.T.t i-i.-fcc i fwaneaiciil ftw
r-"t;;Ut:':.s tf Li e lln-.a fc:ce
K::a tb. v. It, cr lia-e. If Ihete is a
eoij wi:U frc.ai t rthwest itteweutt
dkHV-s are UmJ d i?ic -t;K- :a
exL fii.t)d titr v ia ;he e-sI nr
socihetsKt rhf-.v tr rv.vrvp& T.
Is d.'t idcd iasi.:.- I,r u pormble prr.'ltioi;
which Khfwld l-e fii;r feet b:gt:
cj siade of gmd :;k i h vert
cr.rrow crt'cls l''vf?i! them. s;Kvi3
(It near l!ie lfoni V.'i;h this par:i:i.tj
in pisce It tmikr-s g tti1.. -r.toiuy If-JsTi bj
S feet each for the snf't. t:d v ber
tbn-CTa with li for wv's tbe p-initwr
Is remnred aaft placeS tr the Jacl
wr.JJ and bci.l liu-Tc ty a L-rce v:i!n.
bancts :2.-t,i..g dia ever the iir
toartl In this ttt.: we o.-e it tti
tweaty to Iw-fstr-ire r:g. ucd n ? i
OfKer lti?:a a-.y ! a Lt.T j-n Cize
E nil! and j
Wi
k lowers
SAN JOSE SCALE.
Insects
. El. Leave Independence, daily, 3:30
uoumouth, 3:5u p. m.; ar. Airlie, 4:2
Here is o;:r favorite. Tou can see ! 'Et rsJtcr ihrt tt bare cscd tr.3 arv
how handy It Is. It Is made of galvan- J orc. tcs I: rtr.s J-mer Teat;i!iir
lzod iron, and three gallons Is aboat ! -J is eask-r tn clran. a tljetf is nleatj
though suit yourself on
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of room
U"e use t:;c--r li.-r.fe ia sprirg ts"
fsH for lie -w. la rascer ibcy -jr.
ced fcr bers v::h l:tt fbk-kesis. t-e
irs rw-lifNj Into tbe -r-l.it tea k-t or or
chart ii j they wouU est? exf-el!ea
cor:y bc-c? f,ir liyirg b r.. la ri3
ter they ft-rsisii t-J f..r f::i .;. Ji:t-
makicg tberaselfes r..erEl tte vea: 1
I ariund.
One fx-d bo.rse or ordtBary lea a ws:i
cove cr-e cf tbeni irwSere cj it
level grt!:B.l. ard as they are on y e;c'r
feet wi-Je they wiil piss t'jroiij'j saj
ordinary pa!e. The bracket arrscge-ntt-nt
seen at the ends of the ho"-e i.
for attaching r.jrtable fence which w.
use.
Size of hiFe Is S by 10 feet, foa
feot high at back and 'reven feet ii
onL The runners or foundation a
I by 4 oak. heveleJ off at each em'
with an ax so as to ma easilv. Th'
That Are at a Certain Stags
Survive the Winter.
The full grown San Jose scale li
about the size of a pin head, quite Sat.
rwind Kircuiarl in outline and varying
ia color, bat usually grayish brown. It
lies closely against the bark, leaves or
fruit, and the part seen is not really
the insect Itself, but the shell or scale
which covers It If this scale be lift
ed with a pin a very small orange
yellow speck will be found beneath it.
and this ts the scale t.;cct.
When winter sets in the Insects are
rresect in ail stages of growth, from
livejut Ixira to those nhich are full . (laisiraincounectaai Monmouih iorAi?
yoang. The winter, however, kills all
eioept taosie which are from alout one
talf t two-thirds grown, so that no
living adnlts can usuaJly t found In
early spring.
o far as is known these insects cu
dergo no changes daring the winter.
INDEPENDENCE & MONMOUTH
Railway.
FROM INDEPENDENCE.
FOB DALLAS.
Train No. M. Leave Independence daily. 6:00
11). , IV. JIUUUIUUIU, U.Aaf a. ui. f u . w.wv
a. W.
Train No. Leave Independence, daily,
10:50a. m.; Iv. Monmouth. 11:0s a. m.: ar. lai-
laa, n.Jo. m.
Train No. 70, Leave Independence, daily,
6:15 p. m.; lr. Monmouth, 6:30 p. m.;ar. Dal laa,
6:66 p.m. ,
FOE AIRLIE.
THirt Vn ft? laava (nilunciKlpnPP lillilv. .
7::a). m .: lv. Monmouth. 7:40 a. m.: nr. Airlie,
6:11 a. m
Train No.
p. m.; lr. Moumouib
p. ui
FOB HON MO l" TH ONLT.
Leave Independence, daily, 2:J0 p. tu.
No. 101 arrives Moniuoulh 7:J0 a. m.
FROM DALLAS.
FOB INDEPENDENCE.
Tratn Vn tSi lAve Dallas, dailv ex. Sundav.
S:;'ia. m.; lv. Monmouth, &;66a.m.; ar. lude-
IiLtltiic?, V:io a. m.
Irani No. 101. Lv. Dallas. Sunday only, 6:5n
a. iu.; ar. Independence, 7 a. in.
Train No. 63. Leave Dalla. daily, lp.m.; lv
.MOtiii'Oiim. i:p. in.: mr. luuejvtiut'ut'e, t.-iv p.
AND CURE the LUNGS
w Dr. King's
Her Discovery
mfirmi
FOR CtMSP
MO U THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES,
an- a si on
Trial Bottle Free
GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY
th signature In rc ewry Uox of the genuine
Laxative Bi ottioQiiiaine Tabiew
rwrnedr t-rt t-n m i fold In "w ln
TOUif CO BRIO BKI'ilUTOB.
KKiiunil uieilKxis eii'pliij-eil in the KtHte
for hnodlliij; tUe crojis nre similar. It
Is dealruble anj usually the cuHtom to
elect piece of virgin Boll for a seed
bed. During the winter or cnrly Kprlug
It It heated to a depth of two or thrpp
Inches by hurtling lirusUwmxl or sim
ilar material ou It to kill any weed
' Beeda that would germinate and hinder
the growth of the young tobacco
plants. After the plot of ground Is cool
It la then dug up, allghtly rained luto
beda, raked and put iu goo.l condition
for the eced.
Although the cultural methods ami
uierhauleal manipulations of wclluir
canvamilng the bedn, transplanting,
cultivation and housing arc adjusted
to suit each locality, they nro all car
ried out ou the (nine general plan.
There li often from two or two ami
out-half times oa much burley tobacco
et on the ground as Is put on tho same
area in the dark tobacco district
Flo. X TO CABRT AND TILL. PIO. n IH
POBITIOX FOB BEllVItH.
that. Our erst one cost $1.50. The
home tinner made us one dozen for $
-$I2 aaved.
Advantages. Need not fill every day;
easily filled and carried; holds large
(inutility water; docs not slop out; keeps
clean and sweet; cannot burst from
freezing; chickens cannot drown In It;
water runs Into trough only as used
and does not freeze so onlcklr
Caution. Do not use Douglas mixture
and other acid preparations In metal
vessels. Serve them In earthenware.
Clean and disinfect with one of the
many coal tar preparations.
'as wt i ' -.?
"III ! In in IB
-mr
FOimnONETTAS
tM ttx cMmgla avnal KasJa laaaa(
LOUSE KILLER.
Box off a comer 3 by 4 or according
to the size of your flock. Kill It with
the following mixture: Uoad dust, three
parts; tine wood ashes, two parts;
slitktid lime, one part. Mix well, rnnl
ashes bleach yellow legs and take all
the oil from the feathers.
Patent louse powder In a dust bath
is as a drop of water to an elephant.
In looking for lice examine the
raosters first. They nro generally too
lazy, too tony or too dudlsh to dust.
Portable boo uouse.
two center runners are fourteen fee!
long, so that they may extend out two
feet at each end of the house. Across
these outer ehds we spike 2 by 4 o:
2 by 0 pieces to hitch to. Tho tlo'i.
should bo of good oak boards, but nee,:
not be very tii'bt. The sides am nintpli
ed lumber, and the roof should I a
light as possible. We have used fel
paper for roolinz for five i-kom i.h
the kind we used became leaky In
aoout two years, and now we liavi
four or five houses to reroof. We e
pect to try galvanized Iron or tin. Th:
uprights or studding nre 2 by 2 place.
two feet apart, except that there are
2 by 4's placed at each side of door?
Doom are fastened shut by means of
strong wooden buttons, each held by n
Bplke.-Olln II. Dobbins In Natloual
Stockman.
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Trttin No. Tl. Leave Dallas, dally, 7:35 p. m.:
Ir. Mouwoutti, S p. m.; ax. Independence, 8:15
p. in.
FROM AIRLIE.
Train No. &. Ieave Airlie. daily, 9 a. m.; It.
MoniJioinh. 9:;vS . m.; ar. lcdej-eiideiioe, 9:o0
a. in. (This train couiiecia at Monmouth for
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Tnsin Ni. Ti. Ieart Airlit?. ilmilT. S in n m
lv. Monmouth, o.j p.m.; ar. Indepthdenc-e,
i:.vp. na.
Tra;n No. liO leave Airlie 4:45p.m. prstUT
ONi rnves Monmouth i:At rv. m. arrivea Inde-
FROM MONMOI TH ONLY.
leaTes Monmouth lor lD!r i a 1 1 . "a-itT ,
2:x p.m.
GOOD WORK
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.Mriw " aurav JV aa'o''
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Lime Corrects Acidity.
Most cultivated soils possess a slight
l.v acid reaction. This Is generally due
10 decomposition of the remains of
plants In the soil forming organic
nclds. Ou wet soils this coudltiou Is
more noticeable than on dry soils.
The sour humus and organic adds
are not only unfavorable to the growth
of nutiifylng ferments and tho root
tulKTcles of leguminous plants, but
also are likely to dissolve Iron and
other compounds which nre poisonous
to microbes nnd crops. Water culture
experiment)! have shown that slightly
B'-l I solutions nre favnralJi. ti,'
t-rou tli of plants. kucI. while most soils
po-wss this character to a slight de
x yet nny cx.-.s of coluble acid
! ' .il r.,uM I highly detrimental
iu-, or our cultivated crops
"" !' !-- -ljt aridity. It b
v , Live t.e ability to
-:' -... , n t., a ;:tij, .,.nt jp.
' -'-"' IV s-!i-.'ta of the Roln
ra.,.. tj ,.;u ,nat ti)).
.j ft I., j, , i;, a Deu.
rr:; vr . 7 i t, a li. eoaiitioj as
''ft ir r.-'st.l i,l x,A tulrc!es
f :i.-a.U iK.il
i ti .st t orT.nin
ivy .A u
'U- tv.s r'.. a.,l t- ,(,
-tl ' '-'"- 'X a!t t1.. r,;her
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i'- J Lv
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Inl
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fartii of 100
, ) v. it b i.'irr I
i f r ai.'hltjg atcx t,
T-" fnt .!:! k ben I
-"n- '-'i.r " . a Hter
'"' 11 " la riicg i.k
:-.' a .tujti I, tu it i,t i-attic
" ' : J ' day U,.ti
' r'"J 'M -a "- I luat mh.t
U r.J ai.1 a Li.b
r:t f.j .! DianL
RCALE AT DIFFERENT AGES.
but when the sap begins to flow freely
In the spring the young Bcales which
survive resume their feeding on the
sap which was Interrupted by the cold
weather and complete their growth,
Decomlng adult in June. Iteproduction
then begins, the young being born
alive, and this continues for about air
weeks, each female producing an aver
age of about 400
insects arervery small and after their
oinn crawl out from beneath the scale
wnere they were born aud move about,
seeking a place on which to settle.
This takes rather more than a day on
an average, and during this time these
tiny yellow crawling voting in.iv lie
seen wandering nbout. On finding a
good location they become quiet, and
each works its long beak through the
bark or surface of the leaf or fruit, as
the case may be, to where the sap of
tho tree can be obtained, aud the In
sect sucks this sap for Its food. Its
legs now disappear, Its body becomes
hemispherical, and white waxy threads
appear over Its back. These mut to
gether to form a white covering or
scale, and such young, recently formed
scales are often very noticeable. Lat
er as the insect grows It molts or sheds
Its skin, and the molted skin Is added
to the scale, which because of this and
by weathering becomes durker, grayish
or even blackish, often showing rings
of lighter and darker color. The center
of the scale is the highest point, and
around this is a circular donressed
ii me insect beneath the scale
Is a female, the scale will remain near
ly circular In outllue; If a male, the
Bcaie is more oval or elongated in form
in a little more than a month f.-,
the time of Its birth the Insect becomes
auuit ana In turn begins to produce
juung, me nrst ones appearing at about
the same time as the last ones of the
preceding generation These young de
veiop in the same way as did their
parents, thus giving a couatant succes
sion of young from the middle or end
oi june in Massachusetts till winter
ops the process. II. T. Fernald
Maine.
Done Daily In Dallas.
early every reader has heard of
Dpan's Kidney Pills. Their good work
still continues, and our citizens are eon
stantly adding endorsement by public
testimony. ..No better proof of merit
an be had than the experience of
friends aud neighbors. Eead this case
Mrs. JT. Swaggert, of 819 Garden St.
Pendleton, Ore., says: "Both my hus
band and myself have used Doan's Kid
ney Pills with most gratifying results
-nr. swaeeert was troubled ouite
severely with his back and kidnevs for a
long time, and nothing ever helped bim
as Doan s Kidney Pills have. I have
known of the healing and curative
power of tnie remedy for some time
and found that a few doses would quick
ly remove any lameness or Daiu in the
back caused by kidner derangement.
am glad to help make Doan's Kidney
rills better known to all afflicted with
backache or kidney trouble."
Price 50 cents. For sale bv all dealers.
Foeter-Milburn Co., Buffalo. New York
sole agents for the United States.
Kememberi the name Donii's and
take no other.
. FRIEND TO FRIEND.
The personal recommendations of people who j
have been cured of coughs and colds by Cham- I
beriain s Cough Remedy have done more than all J
else to make it a staple article of trade and com- 1
mww; over a urge part ot the civilized w orld
AN INSTANCE
Howaring Shrubs.
The only pruning that may be consid
ered essential for ordinary shrubbery
Is that of thinning out the plants by
removing old branches that are about
destitute of young growths. The worst
treatment thev can rocelra i tt..
shortening the summer growths dur
ing tne rail, especially that of shearing
theui Into round. Kttlllllir fiirma tvitli
hedge abeam, at once destroying the
ntural, graceful beauty of the plants
nd removing the Iwst of their flower
ing shoots Just as they are preparing
. .u .iiuuunm-c or U oasonia Vn- .
niple. the fornrthia. 1111 11 at (7-.
-irg. hardy plant, will make shoots
everal feet In length during summer.
- ouug lo
an! fail ami hm.i 1.1
- I - I . v. w UiUVHfOU
profusely earlv in the follr.-in. ...
Any pruning which ahortena the shoots
!n-p.'y rrmov. the flowering wood
and cannot In any derive benefit the
TVr a-as ar, th Wj j ,ar, 1 similar flowering shrub, reoulre
r-UrJ,-ta t...rf i m . I th amaa. lit. J . m
vi r in ii- : miuit or, 1 r a fluent. Th
ahoold he kept rather open, so
that th. branrbe. may rwve fun
. an.i air. This to ef-
n-rtd pruning oot a. .me of the old
eat tnnl or thirmir, wt m of
,oai" bera they are too
.wl tbe ,hol,l be cut ck
a the tae ot th. ..1... ...
ilow'n Thlsl
Wstt'cr One Kunc'rt.tl Dnll. T x
' -' -. ! .1 1 UV
2ciu-ecr Cnlarrh that fan 11 it tia I 1
- - . win v.
u.ill's Catarrh Cure.
F J. tUEKEY kCO., Props., Toledo, O.
we the und.-isiirried. hav a t
ley foi the last 15 years, and believa him per
.'cctly honorable in all business transaction!
ni financially able to carry out any oblija-
ions made by their firm.
vf?',f1ULi-x,Whi!t,?aleDrnFr,,t' Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Care ia taken Internally, ctf
. ... 11 1 wui sunaceaof
: J ' ' "- a, toe. per DOtUa. Sold bvall
tiruwlst. TaetimOBiala dm.
Hall's Family Pilla are the best.
WINTER
COLDS
you need
not fear
Ihemifyou
BALLARD'S
H0REH0UND
SYRUP .
A much nr enlrl la o-pnArn.llxr a fnroninna. . s.
pick spells. It ehouldnot be neglected, the human breathing
system is a combination of tubes and cells, which must bo
kept in order to insure good health.
Ballard's Horehound Syrup
6 CnPFC0UGHS'C0LDSBRNCrIiTis,
I UfvCO WHOOPING COUGH, CROUP
anu ALL, PULMUINAKY UIStjASES.
Cured of a Chronic Cough.
J. H. Ellis, Butte, Mont., writes: "1 cheerfully recom
mend Rallard's Harehound Syrup to all people afflicted
with chronio coughs. I suffered for years with a chronic
coufrh which, would last all winter. Ballard's Horehound
Syrup etfucted an immediate and permanent cure."
25c, 50c and $1.00.
I
Ballard Snow Liniment Co.
500-502 North Second Street, ST. LOUIS, M0
Sold and Recommended by
STAFRIN DRUG COMPANY ,
PEG IJ. T PAT t,trni? ' K
Better Than Pills
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For Liver Ills.
MATUM-a RIMIOT It b,tter than pill., b.c.n.. It act. In the right war
II Itstranctbens the Stomach, aids Digestion, cures Dy.pep.la, clean.e. the
Liver end Bowel., earing Oon.tlpatlon. swansas IU
M.I7,,!7j:M. ""tT1"' " -Mary to correct th. arewg. lroo.
We. It .tart. In the Stomach and searches through the Ltyer KMneaml
InteMine. dL.ohrlng and .oothlng a. It goe.. 7
Nit Tab lata am alwivi In.. i,i.t i.i . , .
. . , . J - '-w ' iu uoituor aicicen, rim nor hava mi
harmfttl after effect. T a am ' UQr W
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Cures Colds. Croup and Whuoplna; Cough. '
BELT & CHERRINQTON, Dallas, Oregon
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beihoc
For Sale by Druggists.
Cures Backache
Corrects
Irregularities
Do not risk having
Briffht's D sease
or Diabetes
Ifp TKE CSieiHAL LAXATIVE m R3
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J LJ Mum tie Beta!. rirlJ Reel far PVH4r. J L
C3UGH srr.up
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Tor Sale by STAFRINDRTm rn n " U W
7 DRUQ CO. Dallas, and M. THOMPSON, Falls City.
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?rr farTVarl 1 af aV . .
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ni ' ! th rr.wth of Tlsorooi flow-
.a.
Lmcj SnajTrth, o Lnxr. S. C M bm trU with
wry haj coal, f j, w Siwaay.: "A fricad
r"' "" C-,it..ia,-, core. ,u,t.
rt to w aaj inai tkat I ahool4 lake it. td4
awru am ui my tough."
OIL BV THE aABan
j If l rai,ba4 raa thai lacaUtor by
. ra e irtrtrtf. U.J tUt U Tatr,
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Wkn t.;atit tc1 to drorm. thrf
T,lt; ttn U,;Br,j ,y OT,r.
ati&e. t mo- h brat cc too mu,h
or aoco net r, fur hkh then
a a!xiS rvurd.T. It UI p4J to
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