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TAFT TELLS BOYS TO HANG TO FARM Little Soldiers In yo u r blood are th o m illion* o f corpuacle* th a t defend you a g a inst disease. |>------------ To m ake am i keep these little soldiVio h ealth y a n d stro n g , in sim ply to m ake an d keep the blood of th e rig h t q u ality Deplores Tendency of Young Men 1o an d q u an tity . 1'hiH is ju st w hat H o o d ’s S arsap arilla D rift Towards City. does it helps th e little soldiers in y o u r blood to tight disease for you. I t cures scrofula, eczem a, eru p tio n s, c a ta rrh , rh eu m atism , an em ia, nervous ness, dy sp epsia, general debility, an d Thinks Americans Must Discard Old build s up tiie whole system . An In fa llib le Ite c o rd . A way of deciding dates of ce rta in im p o rtan t events is suggested by the follow ing anecdote frocn L lp p ln co tt’a T he p a re n ts of a college son w ere dis p u lin g as to th e date of th e ir last let te r to th e ir “ hopeful,” from whom, som ew hat to th e d istre ss of the m oth tv, th ey had not heard for some time, “ Are you sure, T hom as,” asked the m other, unconvinced, “ th a t It w as ou th e 12th th a t you last w rote to Dick?" “A b so lu tely !” w as the f a th e r's de clsiv e response. “1 looked it up in my check book th is m orn in g .” A 'o t A iiiliitfu o u a nt A ll. T he donkey is—o r has b een—asso elated w ith p arty politics in o th er co u n trie s besides ou r own. In one of K ngland’s electio n s a can d id ate for P a rlia m e n t, th e late Lord Bath, ta ile d a tte n tio n to him self by m ean s of a donkey, over whose bock two p a n n ie rs w ere slung bear lug p ribbon band on w hich w as gj;lnt ed, "Vote for P apa.” It m u st be added, how ever, th a t In each p an n ier stood one of Lord B a th ’* d au g h ters. I ’n e * p e e l e d P riz e . Methods of Agriculture and Hay More Attenticn to Fertilizing Soil — Land Too Valuable for Present Wasteful Methods. Ja c k so n , M iss., N ov. 2 .— P r e s id tn t T a f t would have young m en o f A m erica s ta y on th e farv m w ith its p le n ty and c e rta in ty , r a th e r th a n decide on a life in th e c ity . M r. T a f t in d icated h is s e n tim e n ts in th is resp ec t in an ad d re ss a t th e s ta te f a ir h ere y e ste rd a y . “ We m u st a d m it,’’ he sa id , “ th e oc cu p atio n o f th e fa rm e r is am ong one or tw o of the m ost indep en d en t occupa tio n s th a t go to m ake th is co u n try g r e a t —and a s ta te w hich is g r e a t be cause o f it is e n title d to re co g n itio n as ty p ify in g A m erican ism in th e h ig h e s t d eg ree. ‘ We h ave a rriv e d a t a tim e in the d ev elo p m en t of th is co u n try and the w orld w hen old m ethods o f a g ric u ltu re m u st be d iscarded, if we would k eep up w ith th e procession. L and is becom ing too v alu ab le to tr e a t it in th e old w a s te fu l w ay. I am glad to note M is sissip p i h as one of th e b e st a g ric u ltu re in s titu tio n s iri th e country. “ H ere you have been ab le to r e s tra in th a t ten d en cy o f y o u r young m en to com e in to c itie s and liv e in te n e m e n ts, in o rd er th a t they m ay be w h ere the w heels go round. I f I w ere ad v isin g a young m an as to h is f u tu re pro fessio n 1 should say to him th e re p robably is g r e a te r o p p o rtu n ity for re a l re w a rd in th e profession o f a g ric u ltu re th an in any o th e r .” W ith a d eftn ess acq u ired by long in d p a tie n t p ractice the pickpocket ex tracted an old b u t well-filled p u rse from th e h ip pocket of th e u n su sp ect ing old gentlem an w ith th e beam ing cou n ten an ce a g a in s t whom he had carelessly b rushed when leav in g the Tube sta tio n , and on re a c h in g a seclud ed place he opened It. TA R IF F WAR BEGINS. T h e co n ten ts had been w rapped w ith g reat care In nu m ero u s th ick n esses of blank paper. R em oving th e w rappings France Fires First Shot at New Amer one by one he found In th e ce n te r of ican Duty Law. the p ackage a ca rd w ith th is in scrip W ash in g to n , N ov. 2 .— F ra n c e ’s How tlon on It: land fo r A m e ric a 's O liv er is th e action Young m an, give up your care e r of o f th e P a ris g o v e rn m e n t in p u ttin g in crim e! N o thing in It!—T it Bits. effe c t y e ste rd a y th e m axim um ta riff a g a in s t goods com ing from th e U n ited D e fr a u d e d th e G o v e rn m e n t. F ra n k in g priv ileg es w ere g re a tly S ta te s . I t did n ot su rp ris e tre a su ry abused In d ays gone by. T h e govern officials. E v e r sin c e notice w as given to P aris m en t em ploye’s frie n d s sh a red in h is o p p o rtu n ities. In a le tte r w ritte n by th a t th e re c ip ro c ity a g re e m e n t w ith W o rd sw o rth in 1815 th e poet said : its low r a te s on b o th sides o f th e A t “ By m ean s of a frien d In London I la n tic so f a r as th e tw o g o v ern m en ts w ere concerned would e x p ire a t the can have my le tte rs free. H is nam e end of O ctober, th is g o v e rn m e n t has is Lam b, an d If you add an ‘e ’ to his been a n tic ip a tin g th e s te p ta k e n a t n am e he will n ot open th e letters. D i P a ris. rect as below w ith o u t a n y th in g f u r T h is g o v e rn m e n t can n o t d irectly th e r —‘Mr. Lam be, In d ia H ouse, L on m e e t th e F re n ch m axim um u n til n e x t don.* ” Coleridge, too. saw th a t a post s p rin g , b u t th e q u estio n o f w h a t to do age saved w as a postage gained, and h a s been canvassed. m ade use of th e Mr. L am b of the In S p a rk lin g w ines seem to be th e m ost d ia H ouse—C harles Lam b. v u ln erab le p o in t, fo r officials h ere do n ot assu m e th a t th is is th e b e g in n in g U n p u rd o u a b le lig u o ra n c e . of a ta r iff w ar of its e lf. A ju m p from H o stess—You don’t know who she $6 to $9.60 p e r dozen in th e d u ty on is? W hy, sh e’s th e celebrated M iss de W ran ter. You m u st have seen her In cham pagne, w hich is w h a t th e r e s to r a tio n of r e g u la r ta r iff r a te s m eans a t “E a st L ynne.” G uest (w ith som e e m b a rra ssm e n t) — th e U n ited S ta te s p o rts, and th e unoffi No, Indeed, m a’am . I w as never th ere cial ta lk o f p ro sp e c tiv e su b s ta n tia l ra is in g o f th a t figure to the A m erican In my Ufe.—C. W T m axim um w hen th e o p p o rtu n ity com es H e r o ic R e m e d ie s . on M arch 31, n e x t, have n o t helped “A ccording to th is m agazine,” said F re n c h se n tim e n t to w ard th e U n ited Mrs. Biffingham, “sliced onions s c a tte r S ta te s . ed a b o u t a room will abso rb th e odoi I t w as h a rd ly to be ex p ected , as of fresh p ain t.” tr e a s u r y officials view it, t h a t F ran ce "I g uess th a t’s rig h t,” rejoined Blf- would fig u ra tiv e ly “ s i t idly b y .” flnghain. "L ikew ise a broken neck wil relieve a m an of c a ta r r h ! ”—Londor Pauper Miners Return. Answers. S e a ttle , N ov. 2 . —T he U n ite d S ta te s P r o b a b ly G u ilty . “S i r ! ” th u n d ered th e p ro secu tin g av rev en u e c u tte r B ear a rriv e d here today forney, “you are evading uiy ques w ith 140 in d ig e n t m in ers and la b o re rs b ro u g h t down from Nom e a t g o v e rn tion.” m e n t ex p en se. T he dry season on th e "D arn It," answ ered the p riso n e r be S ew ard p en in su la w as la rg e ly r sp o n si fore th e bar. “ If you knew th e facts in ble fo r th e m isfo rtu n e s o f th e m iners, the case as well a s I do, yon w ouldn’t slu ic in g o p e ra tio n s b ein g a t a sta n d blam e m e.”— B irm in g h am Age-H erald. s till d u rin g th e e n tir e su m m er. One m an, a c rip p le, w as found to have s C ro p W a s u F a ilu r e . "I suppose you know of my fam ily m in e r’s “ p o k e ” co n ta in in g $700 h id tre e ? ” said Baron F ucash. “Yep,*' a n den am ong h is b andages. A n o th er m an sw ered Mr. Cumrox. "It m ay have been confided to a sa ilo r on th e B e a r th a t he a good tree, all right, b u t It looks to had s e n t $25,000 hom e from A lask a. me a s if the crop w as a failu re.”— W ashington S ta r C h ie f O r d e r s R e su lts. C hicago, Nov. 2 .— F o llo w in g an o r W o u ld d e to H im . W ifey—W hat in th e world Is a Joy d e r today fro m C h ief of P olice S tew ard t h a t m en w an ted fo r h u rlin g bom bs in ride? H ubby— It m ust be th e kind a m a r th e w a r b etw een g a m b lin g sy n d ic ates ried m an ta k e s when he trav els alone in C hicago m u st be found. C a p ta in S tep h en W ood, head o f th e c ity d e te c and rid es in the sm oking car. tiv e b u reau , told m em bers of th e de p a r tm e n t to n ig h t t h a t if th e y fail to T h o u s h t H r K n e w H o tte r. “W ell, anyw ay, it is safe to say th a t g e t d efin ite re s u lts in th e in v e s tig a tio n when women really w an t th e ballot th ey should g e t o u t o f th e b u reau . C a p ta in Wood even declared Jhat th ey will get It. “No, I don’t th in k It would be—e r— should h is d e p a rtm e n t fail to run down q u ite safe for you to say it In the th e p e rp e tra to rs o f th e prolonged s e r presence of my wife. ies o f crim e s, he w ould re sig n . T o C o rresp o n d . “I notice th a t since C lerklelgh got Into d issip ated h a b its he doesn’t use the perp en d icular sty le In h is h a n d w ritin g .” “No, and he doesn’t use It In his walk, eith er." P ro m p t A c tio n . A nxious F rie n d —Guy m an, you o ught to do som ething for th a t u n c o n tro lla ble th irs t of yours, an d you o ught to do it quick. G aym an (p u ttin g on h is h a t) —I ’m ready to go and join you In one rig h t now, old chap! L o g ic a l C o n c lu s io n . "You look sw eet enough to kiss,” ys th e Im pressed young m an. “So m any gentlem en tell me th a t,” yly an sw ers the fair girl. • Ah! T h a t should m ake you happy.” “B ut they m erely say th a t.” she re- nes “T hey m erely tell me th e facts th e case and never provs th eli ste m e n ts .”—Life. Save the Baby— Use pisos \ c u re : w t i t U V T K M K rtl Tto „ || | || || I Should be *iven at once when the little one coughs. It heels the del- ieete throat end protects the lunge from infection—guaranteed safe end very pglutable. All Druzchts. 25 eente. FAVO RS WARRANT PLAN. Senator Carter Proposes Method to Obviate Bond Issue. D enver, N ov. 1.— U n ited S ta te s S en a to r T hom as C. C a rte r, o f M ontana, ch airm an o f th e se n a te co m m itte e on irrig a tio n and re c la m a tio n o f arid lands, a rriv e d in D en v er th is m orning, se v era l o th e rs o f th e c o m m itte e a rriv ing la te r in th e day. “ T h ere a re p ro je c ts now u n d e r w a y ,” said S e n a to r C a rte r, “ w hich call for th e e x p e n d itu re o f b etw een $1(1,000,1100 and $50,000,000 fo r e n te rp ris e s w hich o u g h t to be ru sh ed to com pletion im m e d ia te ly , in o rd er to open up hom es for th e s e ttle r s and to p ro v id e fo r re p le n ish in g o f th e re c la m a tio n fund. “ I t h as been su g g e ste d th a t g o v e rn m en t bonds be issued to p rovide th e c a p ita l n ecessa ry . My ow n idea is th a t w a rra n ts issued a g a in s t th e rec la m a tio n fund would se rv e th e purpose eq u ally w ell. “ T h ere h as alread y been expended on th e P ath fin d e r sy stem in W yom ing $1,- 000 , 000 , b u t u n til th e d is tr ib u tin g sy s tem is com pleted th e re w ill be no p ay m e n ts collected by th e g o v ern m en t. “ T he S a lt r iv e r p ro je c t w ill re q u ire an e x p e n d itu re o f m ore th a n $3,000,- 000. U p to th is tim e $2,000,000 has been expended and the dam w hich im pounds 1,000,000 ac re f e e t o f w a te r is j u s t so m uch dead e ffo rt u nless w e go f u rth e r im m ed iately and place th e w a t e r on th e la n d .” A F I ro le * * Ilro o rie r. If a hen can h atch a d uckling, why can ’t a bunch of any so rt of fe a th e rs h atch a ch ick ? As a m a tte r of fact, they can. a s h as been d em o n strated by th e tireless b rooder Invented by a C a li fo rn ia m an. In g en eral ap p earan ce the b rooder resem b les o th e r m ach in es of th e kind, b u t th ere Is no sp a re In It for th e lam p, or o th e r h e a tin g a p p a ra tu s used In th e older types. In stead. a n u m b er of b u n d le s of fe a th e rs are fasten ed to th e tinder side of th e BU ILD F R E IG H T AIRSHIP. Pioneer Aeronaut Believes Problem Solved. He Has Los A n g eles, C a l., N ov. L — A f te r 60 y e a rs o f a c tiv ity in th e field o f con s tru c tio n P ro fe s so r T h ad d eu s S. C. Lowe, o f P asa d en a, announces th a t he is a b o u t to co m p lete the la b o r o f his life and g iv e to th e w orld a p ra c tic a l fre ig h t-c a rry in g a i r c r a f t. “ T he day o f e x p e rim e n tin g has p a s s e d ,” sa id P ro fe s so r Low e to d ay , “ and I hope b efo re long to be ab le to s t a r t th e la r g e s t p ra c tic a l a irs h ip th e w orld h as e v e r seen on a tr ip to th e A tla n tic c o a s t.” W h ile th e p lan s o f th e a irs h ip are as y e t a g u ard ed Becret, th e in v en to r has show n them to G en eral A llen , c h ie f of th e U n ited S ta te s sig n a l se rv ic e , and to th e p ra c tic a l m inds t h a t h ave con ceived and rev iew ed them th ey contain no flaw s d e s itin e d to prove f a ta l in the final te s t. ‘‘ I f you w ill im ag in e th a t I had in my balloon c a r w hen I w e n t up fo r re- connoissance w ith G eneral M cClellan th e 100 o r 150 horsepow er m otor e n g in e s of 1909, you w ill see th a t I could have ended th e C ivil w ar in a w eek. I w ill be Bble to carry 20 to n s on my e x p e rim e n ta l a ir s h ip ,” he said . BLIND MAN READS MINDS. Russian Studies Medicine Through His Sixth Sense. C hicago, N ov. 1.— B lind from b irth , b u t ab le th ro u g h te le p a th y to ta k e th e d iffe re n t co u rses of m edicine and s u r g ery w ith o u t stu d y , is th e re m a rk a b le condition o f J . W. B ow lotin, a stu d e n t in th e C hicago C ollege of M edicine and S u rg e ry . B ow lotin, ay o u n g R u ssian , a s s e rts t h a t th ro u g h a s ix th sense, w hich he can n o t e x p la in , he can read the m inds of h is friendB and c la s sm a te s , and in th a n m a n n er a c q u ire fro m th em th e know ledge th e y o b ta in e d th ro u g h hard study. H. W olk, a ro o m m ate o f th e m y ste rio u s blind s tu d e n t, said y e s te rd a y th a t a f t e r c o m p le tin g his Btudies fo r an ev en in g , B ow lotin, even th o u g h no con v e rsa tio n had passed b etw een them ', would be fa m ilia r w ith th e su b je c t w hich he (W olk) had been le a d in g . B ow lotin does n o t b eliev e h is pow ei is a n y th in g su p e rn a tu ra l no r a n y th in g be yond w h a t any m an could do if he would th in k h ard. “ T he w hole th in g is la rg e ly a th in g o f m em ory and sound re a s o n in g ,” he sa id . “ W ith W olk h ere I g e t along n icely . W e u n d e rsta n d each o th e r th o ro u g h ly .” “ Is i t tru e th a t W olk re a d s re a d s to h im se lf and you u n d e rsta n d w h a t he is r e a d in g ? ” H e re p lie d th a t i t w as Imports White Slaves. S an F ra n c isc o , N ov. 1.—J u le s Tous- a a in t, a local r e s ta u r a n t p ro p rie to r, w as a r re s te d to d ay by Im m ig ra tio n I n sp e cto r A nton de la T o rre on a ch a rg e o f im p o rtin g g ir ls in to th e U n ited S ta te s fo r im m oral p u rp o ses. H e ¡B ch arg ed w ith h a v in g im p o rted H en riet- te P e rrin , a F re n c h w om an, whom he m et in L ondon th re e y e a rs ago. Ac co rd in g to th e F e d eral im m ig ra tio n a u S o m e C la s s e s B a rre d . th o r itie s in W a sh in g to n , on w hose com C hicago, N ov. 2 .— J u r y C om m ission p la in t T o u ssa in t w as a r re s te d , th e a c e r W illiam A. A m berg, te s tif y in g to cused m an induced th e g irl to com e to day b efo re Ju d g e B a rn es in re g a rd to th is co u n try on p ro m ise o f m a rria g e . th e sy stem o f d ra w in g ju ro rs , ad m itte d th a t a la rg e p a r t o f th e p o p u latio n of Fire Sweeps Black Hills. C hicago n e v e r had a ch ance to becom e D eadw ood, S. D ., N ov. 1.— No less ju ro rs . T hose w hose nam es a re never th a n six fo re s t fire» a re now b u rn in g draw n in c lu d e : in th e B lack H ills, and d am ag e alread y L a b o re rs, ta ilo rs ( if fo re ig n ), acto rs, done w ill run in to h u n d red s o f th o u s salo o n k eep ers, b a rte n d e rs, peddlers, an d s o f d o llars. T he m ost se rio u s one, ju n k d e a le rs, sc a v a n g e rs, p o rte rs, cab- n e a r P a c to la , is s till unchecked. T he d riv e rs , w a ite rs , tr a in d isp a tc h e rs, D eadw ood office o f th e f o re s t se rv ice ra ilw a y to w e r m en, theological, law h as been notified of a fire b u rn in g and m edical stu d e n ts, b o ilerm a k ers. n o rth o f C u ste r, a n o th e r e a s t o f H ill C ity , one b etw een M y stic an d M e rritt, Navigators of Air Combine. and s till a n o th e r n e a r M e rr itt. The B oston, N ov. 2 .—T h e first asso cia H o m estak e m ine force a t P a c to la has tio n o f in te rn a tio n a l a e ro n a u tic pilo ts been recalled to sa v e its tim b e r re w as o rg an ized here today. I t m arked se rv es. th e 119th a n n iv e rsa ry o f th e first as- Nine Lives Lost in Fire. ce ision o f a m an in a balloon from B oston. M em b ersh ip s w ill com prise S t. Jo h n s b u ry , V t., N ov. 1.— W hen p erso n s who hold balloon p ilo ts ' licens, th e ru in s o f th e C itiz e n s S a v in g s Bank es, and the asso ciatio n is to be devoted block w ere th o ro u g h ly se arc h ed today to th e e n c o u ra g e m e n t o f n a v ig a tio n . i t w as learn ed th a t n in e liv es had been F ra n ce leads w ith 114 a e ro n a u tic a l pi- lo st in th e fire w hich p ra c tic a lly de lota. T he U n ite d S ta te s and G re a t stro y e d th e p rin c ip a l b u ild in g s o f th is B rita in h av e 35 each. tow n e a rly to d ay . Tw o o th e r persons w ere p ro b ab ly f a ta lly b urned. The Comet Observed at Kiel. p ro p e rty loss is e s tim a te d a t $50,000. O f th e dead, tw o persona fell fro m th e C am b rid g e, M are., N ov. 2 .— A cable has been receiv ed a t H arv ard o b se rv a u p p e r s to rie s w hile seven w ere burned to ry from K iel, s ta tin g th a t W in n eck e’s . to d e a th . com et w as observed by Pooro o f L a | Spain Suspends C a s e s . P la ta , A rg e n tin a , on O cto b er 31, a b o u t' m id n ig h t, G reenw ich tim e . I t w as th en I B arcelona, N ov. 1.— P re m ie r M oret in r ig h t ascension 17 hours, 11 m in u tes te le g ra p h e d today to th e a u th o ritie s 'a n d 51.6 seconds, d e c lin a tio n 27 de- \ h e re to suspend th e ex ecu tio n o f all g re e s, 18 m in u tes, 43 seconds. T he c o u rt m a rtia l caaeea u n til th e y could co m et is v isib le in a sm all telescope. be ex am in ed by th e gov ern m eo n t. C H IC K S KASY TO BEACH. lid. T h ese le a th e r s a r e Ju st long enough to reach th e floor of th e box, w ith a little left over. T he eggs are laid on th e bottom . Ju st ben eath th e fe a th e r tu fts , an d w hen th e lid Is closed each egg is Inclosed In a clu ste r of dow n th a t m ak es a very good Im i ta tio n hen. As each egg Is h atch ed out th e lid can be lifte d for a second and th e ch ick rem oved w ith o u t th e difficulty th a t w ould a tte n d h is rem ov al from th e old-style brooder, th e in te rio r of w h ich is reached from one end. B e n e fit* o f fT u m u * . eSIealey Oak ft no \ r a r t 01 * 1 , T he su b stan ce left in th e g ro u n d A wide sp re a d in g oak whu h e x p e rts a f te r th e fe rtiliz e r h as decayed is have d eclared m u st have been grow know n a s “ h u m u s.” In o rd er to se ing a t th e tim e of th e discovery of cu re th e g re a te st re su lts from th e fer A m erica by C olum bus, is a lan d m ark tiliz e r and to get the la rg e st possible on th e e s ta te of th e la te A rth u r H un q u a n tity of hum us, it is necessary th a t new ell in W ellesley, Mass. th e soil be m o ist w hen th e fertiliz e r T he m agnificent tree m easu res 26 Is plowed u n d er. Only a sm all am o u n t feet in circu m feren ce a t th e base. It of h u m u s is o b tain ed from th e tu rn ed - is a noticeab le la n d m a rk on account u n d er fe rtiliz e r sho u ld th e g ro u n d be of its u n u su a l size It in te rse c ts the d ry . fence w hich se p ara te s th e fertile fields W hen th e fe rtiliz e r Is allow ed to He of th e H unnew ell esta te from th e upon th e su rface for a period, exposed j highw ay, and th u s a r re s ts the a tte n to th e sun, m uch good is lost from tion of th e p asser by. •the fact th a t it fo rm s b u t a sm all T he la te Mr H unnew eil took g reat am o u n t of h u m u s w'hen plowed under. p rid e in th e an cien t tree. It has w ith T h erefo re it is Im p o rtan t th a t th e soil stood th e rav ag es of pests for a g reat should alw ay s be m oist w hen fertiliz e r m an y y ears an d is a p p a re n tly in con of an y kin d is plowed under. d itio n to live for a g reat m any m ore In m an y w ays h u m u s benefits th e decades. T he la te Mr. H unnew ell once soil. In th e first place, it m ak es the had th e tree exam ined by an expert soil lig h te r a s well as* looser. T h is from th e S m ith o n ia n In stitu te who de co n d itio n allo w s good v e n tila tio n and clared th a t it w as betw een 400 and gives a chance for poisonous gases to 500 y ears old. escape. T he soil does n o t becom e o v er E liot, th e ap o stle to th e In d ian s fre heated. and. in clay te r rito r y , th e q u en tly passed th e to w erin g cak w hile gro u n d is lig h ten ed , m a k in g it m ore going to an d from S outh N atick, w here easy to w ork. It Is eq u ally beneficial he p reach ed to th e Indians, th e tree in a san d y soil, In asm u ch a s It as being beside w h at w as th e old tra il. sis ts In b in d in g it to g e th e r, allo w in g m ore su b stan ce. R h e u m a tism , N e u ra lg ia and Sore T h ro at w ill n o t live u n d er th e sam e D I k k I iiic P o t a t o e * . roof w iih H am lin s W izard O il, th e T he tim e Is n e a r w hen fa rm e rs will b est o f all rem ed ies for th e r e lie f of lie d igging th e ir p o tatoes, an d th en is *»11 p ain . . th e tim e to select th e seed fo r a n o th e r 114» in»r* A b o u t K year; w hen a hill of nice, sm ooth po H o s t e s s - - M iss S m e r s , let m o p r e " o tuners. tato es is found, free from scab o r rot, sent M r W inter. an d a goodly n u m b er a re ju s t th e Mr. W i n t e r — C h a r m e d to m e e t you. sh ap e and size w anted fo r tab le use, M iss S o m e rs . You o u g h t, ho w e v e r , to p u t th em one side. At n ig h t g a th e r r e g a r d m e a s a n old a c q u a i n t a n c e . You th em u p an d p u t th em aw ay for seed h a v e see n p e r h a p s s e v e n t e e n o r e i g h nex t sp rin g . You will be su rp rise d to te e n of me. M iss S o m e r s — In d e e d . Mr. W i n t e r . T see how you can change th e ty p e an d am t h e o n e t h a t s h o u ld bo r e g a r d e d im prove them in a few y ears, sa y s a V erm o n t c o n trib u to r to th e A m erican C u ltiv ato r. W e do th is ev ery year, and, w hile o u r tow nspeople are com p lain in g of th e ir p o tato es ru n n in g out an d bu y in g of us to renew th e ir seed, we a re p la n tin g p o tato es (G reen M o u n tain s) th a t s ta rte d from th e seed th a t w as bought for $5 a bu sh el when th ey first cam e aro u n d . If farm ers would tak e as m uch p ain s in selectin g th e ir seed p o tato es a s th ey do th e ir seed corn, we would n o t h e a r so m uch co m p lain t ab o u t p o tato es ru n n in g out. K i l l ! tug Q u a c k G r a n « . A M ichigan fa rm e r g ives th ese in s tru c tio n s for k illin g quack g rass: Plow five or six in ch es deep in th e g ro w in g season, say A pril, May and Ju n e . G ive it a good digging, th en c u ltiv a te w ith a c u ltiv a to r th a t h as te e th close en o u g h so th ey will cu t th e ro o ts tw o o r tw o and one-half Inches u n d e r th e ground. T he se cre t is to keep it fro m g e ttin g to th e s u r face. I t w a n ts h o lding down six w eeks. I t does n o t ta k e expensive tools. I use a n o ld-fashioned c u lti v a to r th a t w as b o u g h t fifty y e a rs ago. It h a s seven te e th , th re e in fro n t, four in re a r ; each to o th c u ts six in ch es wide. I t is good to d ra g it over a f te r th re e o r fo u r days. I c u ltiv a te once a w eek fo r six w eek s; It h a s n ev er failed m e yet. T he ro o ts w ill be dead a s hay. It is good for C anada th istles. If one Is d o u b tfu l, ta k e a rod o r m ore sq u a re a n d keep I t dow n fo r six w eeks an d see how It w orks. T h is w as done w ith a hoe on two acres, an d 100 b u sh els of sm n tn o se corn w ere ra ise d to th e acre, p la n te d In d r ills one foot a p a r t an d hoed to kill. I lo ir * m i d S t r a w Rye an H orn e F eed. R ye Is a good g rain to feed horses. I t Is equal to o ats an d w h eat, b u t it m u st be g ro u n d m id d lin g fine and m ixed w ith c u t stra w o r c u t hay. T h e stra w o r h ay sho u ld be c u t Into h alf-in ch len g th s, m o isten ed w ith w a te r an d th e ry e m eal w ell m ixed w ith F a t i n M ilk . I t can n o t be th a t th e b u tte r fa t In it. I t is v ery stic k y an d h o rses ca n m ilk is o b tain ed from th e fat sto red n o t get th e m eal w ith o u t e a tin g th e In th e tiss u e s of th e cow. o th e rw ise th e stra w o r h ay w ith it. In feeding co rn an im al would soon becom e em aciated . to ho rses w e alw ay s g rin d h a lf ry e Cows o b tain th e b u tte r f a t in m ilk w ith th e corn to m ak e th e co rn m eal from th e food th ey e at an d dig est, and stic k to th e c u t straw '. Corn an d rye not from th e reserv e or accu m u latio n g ro u n d to g e th e r in eq u al p ro p o rtio n s of f a t in th e ir bodies.. R eason as well an d m ixed w ith b rig h t c u t stra w as o b serv atio n teach es th a t cows ex m o isten ed writh w a te r m ak e a w ell-bal tr a c t b u tte r fa t from th e food th ey an ced ra tio n , eq u ally as good, a s ea g e r consum e an d dig est, and to produce a ly so u g h t a f te r by h o rses and a ch eap larg e p ercen tag e of cream th e ra tio n s e r h o rse feed th a n o ats an d hay. of th e cow sh o u ld be rich in th e ele m en ts of n itro g e n and carb o h y d rates, P o u lt r y N o te * . w hich a re found in linseed m eal, mid- O th ers have b u ilt up a n egg lay in g ilin g s, b ran , corn m eal an d g ro u n d oats. A t th e Cornell U n iv e rsity cows stra in . W hy n o t do so y o u rself? Lazy h en s cause m uch of th e high th a t yielded 200 pounds of b u tte r fat an n u ally u n d e r o rd in a ry feed in g y ield p rices fo r eggs. Make ’em g e t busy ed 310 p o u n d s w hen given lib eral an d hu stle. T h e w arm er th e w e a th e r th e m ore ra tio n s of feed ric h in n itro g e n an d c arb o h y d rates. C ream will n o t m ake w a te r req u ired , a s m ore is th ro w n off b u tte r u n le ss it co n tain s fat. and by th e body. M any a hen th a t Is o th e rw ise well profitable fa ts will not be produced un less cows a re fed on ra tio n s ric h in fed m ay fail to lay on acco u n t of lack of w ater. th e elem en ts th a t produce cream . Successful p o u ltry m en , in o rd e r to C h a n ig in jr fle e s . keep th e ir p o u ltry on a p a y in g basis, Thft com m on busy bees m ay 'be g ra d are c o n tin u a lly cu llin g th e ir flocks. One of th e g re a t v alu es of green u ally replaced by th e Ita lia n o r C y p ri an v a rie tie s, by rem oving th e old food, It Is said, lies In Its a b ility to queen an d su b s titu tin g a new f e rtil aid In th e dig estio n of o th e r th in g s.— ized queen of e ith e r kin d p re fe rre d . F a rm an d R anch. If she Is c a re fu lly guard ed in a sm all F e e d i n g S t a l k * t o H o jr * . cage fo r a few d ay s th e bees soon W hen th e green s ta lk s a re given to recognize h er. an d In th e co u rse of a few m o n th s th e old bees w ill a ll be hogs ca re should be ta k e n to p rev en t dead an d th e new ones will be of th e c a ttle from h a v in g access to th e woody d esired k in d . T h e queen is com pelled fiber w hich th e sw in e w ill leave a fte r to lay n u m b e rs of eggs d aily in o rd er ch ew in g th e sta lk s. P ig s re lish chew to su p p ly th e g re a t loss c o n sta n tly in g th e sta lk fo r th e sw eetn ess in it, re c u rrin g by th e d e stru c tio n from b u t leave enough sa c c h a rin e m a tte r In b trd s, s to rm s a n d o th er difficulties. th e fiber to m ak e It a ttr a c tiv e to c a t tle. esp ecially th e y o u n g er stock. T h is T h e re sho u ld be le ft plen ty of honey fiber is In d ig estib le, and th e cattle. If fo r a w in te r supply, and th e hives allow ed to pick It up. will freq u e n tly sh o u ld be well protected from sto rm s. e a t a sufficient q u a n tity to cauae Im W h a t th e b eek eep er should aim to do p actio n an d h a rm fu l If n o t fa ta l re Is to sow such crops as w ill enable su lts. I t is n o t safe to le t th e c a ttis th e bees to lay In a larg e su p p ly of Into y a rd s w h ere sw ine a r e given honey, an d h e can well afford to do so g reex co rn sta lk s .— C o b u rn ’s "Sw ln* if he h a s a n u m b e r of hives. in e m e ric a .” G ra d e * o f ( ream . M o v a b le S c h o o l* . T h e K an sas A g ricu ltu ral College g ra d e s cream a s follow s: F ir s t g rad e cream , 20 o r m o re per cen t of b u tte r fa t; second g rad e, 25 per cen t and less th a n 30; th ird grad e, h av in g less th a n 25 p er cen t b u tte r fat. C ream eries lik e to g et h ig h -te stin g cream , say 30 an d above. T h ey m ak e m ore b u tte r from th is, ae th o o v e rru n is g re a te r. T h e U n ited S ta te s D e p a rtm e n t 01 A g ric u ltu re recom m ends th e e sta b lish m e n t of m ovable schools of a g ric u ltu re by th e s ta te e x p e rim e n t s ta tio n s W h ere fifteen fa rm e rs can be secured as stu d e n ts th e school m ay be con d u cted fo r a y e a r o r lo n g er. T he k in d of in stru c tio n will depend upon th e needs of th e section. D r. W. D. H u n te r, th e g o v ern m en t en tom ologist in ch arg e of th e S o u th ern field crop, d eelaree, in a b u lletin [•sued a t D allas, th a t th e re c e n t period of o p p ressiv e h e a t in T ex as played havoc w ith th a t h ith e rto Inv in cib le enem y of th e p la n te rs, th e boil weevil. N in ety-nine p e r ce n t of th e co tto n p lan t p a ra site s, he says, a re dead. T h e h eat n o t only d e a lt d eath am o n g th e boll w eevil, b u t a t th e sa m e tim e forced a p ro cess of Incu b atio n In th e sotto n bolls. T h e re su lt will b« a crop th a t m a y be h arv ested e a rlie r th an osual. A ngora g o ats a re d o in g good work am o n g th e m o u n ta in s of C alifo rn ia, w h ere th ey a re c u ttin g tr a ils fo r firs g u a rd s th ro u g h th e b ru sh y are a s. T he h erd of 3,000 Is divided in to tw o bands, w h ich are grazed w ith in well-defined areas. T h ey a tta c k th e h eav y bushes, s trip p in g off th e b ark and k illin g all w ild g ro w th . T h e re Is p le n ty of th e sa m e k ind of w o rk to be d o n e In th e E ast, b u t only sm all b eg in n in g s have been m ade. P e rh a p s an o b ject lesson Is needed In th e sh a p e of a la rg e tra c t of rough lan d to be cleared an d Im proved w ith th e a id of th e goaU . i j Why? Because it is annoying, untidy. 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It is best to keep them aw ay from the stra w pile w in te r an d su m m er. In th e w in te r th e pigs will b u rro w b en eath th e straw , g et too w arm an d ta k e cold w hen th ey come out in to th e freezing atm o sp h ere. C oughing an d w heezing is th e re su lt, an d th e pigs do no good o r die. B esides, if b u rro w ed ben eath th e stra w th e y are liab le to be stepped on an d se rio u sly in ju re d o r k illed by th e stock ru n n in g to th e rick . D u rin g th e su m m er m o n th s esp ecial ly should th e sow and h e r young be fenced from th e stra w pile. If th ey b u rro w down into th e h a lf ro tte d stra w th ey w ill be very a p t to con« tr a c t som e disease. Cure Your Dandruff T ire d Makers of MAPLEINE < better than Maple). FOR OUT DOOR WORK IN TrlE W ETTES T WEATHER o f th e G am e. NOTHING EQUALS “B illin g sley tells me he has moved h is g aso lin e ta n k in to h is g arag e.” “ B ut th a t ’s aw fu lly d an g ero u s, isn ’t it? 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