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Newspaper Page TextDON'T 'WAIT. If you're anything good to say of a man. Don't wait till he's laid to rest. For the eulogy spoken when hearts are broken Is an empty thing at best. But the unhappy youth vu mucO confused. "They say it's a fine place for Sun day school picnics." "Sunday school picnics!" cried tht old man. "This was no Sunday school picnic. My grandfather, Horatio Would perfume the mountain side, If the sun's glad ray had but shone U day, And the pretty bud espied. If you've any alms to give to the poor, Don't wait till you hear the cry Of wan distress in this wilderness. Lest the one forsook may die. O, hearken to Poverty's sad lament ! Be swift her wants to allny ; Don't spurn God's poor from your favored door, As you hope for mercy one day. If your heart be sickened with sin's afflic tion, Don't wait to receive sweet balm From the frail, weak man who never can The storms of pnRsion calm. Seek refuge in him who will ne'er despise The penitent, earnest prayer; Hail blessed relief from tears and grief, And the mind's unceasing care ! Don't wait for another to bear the burden Of sorrow's irksome load; Let your hand extend to a Btricken friend, As he totters adown life's road. . And, If you've anything good to say of a man, Don't wait till he's laid to rest; For the eulogy spoken when hearts are broken Is an empty thing at best. St. Paul Globe. 'V- - - - ex, Josephine's Father The older man frowned. "Pooh, pooh. The passing prefer ence of the girl of to-day Isn't worthy of any consideration whatever. Yester day It was dolls; to-day It Is Teddy bears. Sometimes It Is lap dogs. Sometimes It's beaux. I suppose my dughter thinks she Is fond of you?" "Yes, sir." "Just what I expected. You train a girl up In the way she should go and when she's old enough she'll run away with the first smug-faced rattle-brain that happens along." The young man Involuntarily ran his hand over his chin. "Do do you object to my face, sir?" The old man faintly chuckled. "I wasn't referring to you person ally," he explained; "I'm merely de scribing the type. Come, let's hear ' .!: Gregg, was an active participant in - " I that mnn- " a . . ii. . . 1 . J l. .. .. jicai BKU UgUI, lie IUIU JUC lie. was there. lie said: I was In the fight at Putin-Bay.' lie was old and feeble when he said it. He had lived for many years with my Uncle Hower In Australia. His memory was quite gone, but he hadn't forgotten Perry and Put-In-Bay." He paused and drew a long breath. "And now, sir," he said, "you will understand why we Greggs ore a proud race. We stood by our native land In her time of direct need. Can your family match this record?" The young man shook his head. "I'm afraid not, sir. One of my grandfathers was a clergyman, sir, and the other was a physician." The old man waved his hand as if dismissing on audience. Then, sir, you must give up all thoughts of marrying Josephine. The Greggs have too much pride to ally themselves with a family whose patri otic sacrifices date back only to the Clvl War. Look up your forefathers, sir, and if you find anything report to me promptly. Good afternoon." Good afternoon," said the younger man. The young man went away feeling blue. He had dreaded this neeessarv interview, and now it had turned out much worse than he expected. He found Josephine waiting for him on the side porch. She read his face as he came near. "Well?" she said. "Bad?" he answered. "Did you approach father as I told you?" "There was very little approach about it. He met me more than half way and bowled me over." "I'm afraid you blundered." "No, I didn't. I didn't have time." He frowned at her. "Why didn't you tell me about the battle of Lake Erie?" "Dear me, did he mention that?" "Did he mention Is I Why, he pretty nearly fought it all over again. Be cause I didn't have a grandfather there I'm going to lose you. I know what I'll do I'll consult a lawyer." The old man looked up from his writing. "How are you, Stewart?" he said, as he waved his hand toward a chair. "We don't see much of you of late? You mustn't let that little disagree ment stand in the way of our contin ued friendship, my boy." "Thank you, Mr. Gregg." He hesi tated. "I am here on a somewhat pe culiar errand, sir. If you remember our talk last month you will recall that you advised me to look up the records. I have done so, sir, and the result in one instance is somewhat sur prising." He paused and drew the big envelope from his Inner pocket. "May I read this communication, 'sir? It is quite brief." "Does It concern me?" "It It may interest you, sir." "Head It." George slowly unfolded the parchment-like sheet. " 'Office of the British Admiralty. DESERT DRINKS UP BULLION. Reclamation Project 'of tfcw "Wet Ibt: Immense Ontlay. Outside of the regions In which Its field of operation lies little is known of the wonderful work of our reclama tion sea-vice. This bruderbund of ma sons and ditchers is too intensely occu pied In accomplishment to give thought to advertisement Its members are men of the reticent type slow of speech, but with unbounded imagina tion and the daring that defeats diffi culties at the first assault The creed Preserving; Meat. A method of preserving meat has been brought out in France by H. de Lapparent, which seems to have met with considerable success. It can be Rai.intr pir.n.. """ "I'pueu on a small scale for t . . . . .. . hnhM n . i-"111 " ' not oniy in confrreeations or jjuunrawj. says cue jscieuunc n, i nmaaaA in thohnmow quadrupeds, such as hogs, cattle, horses, an' The jvlndple consists in dagei .wljere there.g a wlirthere's a lual we oneu nna particularly ; w suipnurous acia war ftnd th. hod to It wlth an un. Tril...a 1 . . I rnmpa Un R..-,l t . . i - " ----- '".ivu3 oiroiuiciia we aiso come across uulll'"t; u biiihii imouni them in flocks of poultry, among hens. of sllIPuur in a receptacle containing ". ' n,. : the men h.,n -t ... luc - -J aim cicu jugeous. .mere are i " uj ia piaw n emi ob , Q tu hiii .. nnwrrefl i a , i sureiy, are tne miii Dimes m me pigeon as l - oonai uays, even in "CAN YOL'It FAMILY MATCH THIS UUIOHI)?" what you have to say. I make n point never to condemn u man until he's Jmd the chance to defend himself. Go ahead." "Thank you, sir. I am 2(1 years old, physically Hound and of good habits. I enjoy nn excellent Income and my father has promised me a house and lot when I marry." The old man nodded. "Tlint Hounds good," he said. "But what about your family?" "Oh, you mean dining war time. I think we did our share. We had two uncles and three cousins in the Civil War and father would have gone to the front in the war with Spain, but mother wouldn't let hliu." "When I spoke I didn't allude to the Civil War, sir. The country was rich and powerful then. I refer to the time when it was poor and weak. There was no particular credit In go ing to the front in tha war with the South. So many people went that no one had n chance to feel lonesome. No, sir. I refer to the ever glorious wars with Great Britain, sir, lu 1770 and 1812. Do you know what hap pened on the 10th of September, sir?" The young man felt very uncomfort able. "My birthday! Certainly not!" "I refer to the buttle of Lake Erie, sir." "Oh, yes, the we-have-met-the-enemy battle?" "Yes. And who do you suppose was there, sir?" The young man drew a long breath. "It was Commodore Perry, wasn't It, sir?" -xominouore ferry. it was jrrandfather." The young man nodded pleasantly. "Was Commodore Perry your grand father, sir?" The old man was speechless for a moment. "Commodore Perry was not mj grandfather nor my grandmother. Ither nor even my Uncle Benjamin Listen to me, young man. My grand father was at Put-ln-Bay." He "uttered the last words impres sively and glared at the young man well as human family. A male pigeon "nmmer. There Is no taste left from that is disposed to make himself a fhe sulphur fumes, and there seems nuisance In fighting other old birds and t0 be no danger to health. Such a killing squabs might as well be re- method can be used also on a large moved from the loft. If this is not for preserving meat for army practical, clip his wings and provide a use- as It Is quite simple and easy to nest for the pair on the floor. apply In practice. From experiments For a mating pen get a box and put maoe on a large scale it appears that perpendicular slats on the front and the meat fumigated with sulphur did through the middle. It should be large not contain more than 22 grams (340 enougn to make each apartment 12 or I grains) of sulphurous acid gas per 100 is Indies square, and one of the slats Kilograms (220 pounds) of meat which or dowels In the partition should be is on the- order of ten thousandths. movable. The food and water vessels The meat should be fumigated as soon ) may be hung on the partition so that as possible after killing, and prefer- both birds may use them In common, ably on parts which have no' cut bones ir out of sight of their old mates it will Lean meat is found to keeD best To not take more than two or three days preserve it for several mnntha men ror tnem to unite. The movable slat can be Inclosed in vessels full of car can then be taken away, and if the bonlc acid gas. It has the nnnenmneo mating Is permanent they may be turn- of fresh meat, and its taste Is not eu into the loft to find a nest changed after cooki Feeds for Pigeons We like whole Lascalles Scott wheat best of all grains for pigeons, which consists in immersing th meat jui mere are many otner grains wnicn m a solution of hisulnhite of nm. pigeons like ana thrive on, among tnem iuiuuu jjcuc., uancj, uw-inucoi, w- Color of Egg, peas, soy beans, English horse beans, At the California Azrleultural Er. the various kinds of vetch, broom corn, perlment Station, the chief object in sorghum seed, millet and many others, making a chemical examination of A variety Is, of course, always relish- brown-shelled and white-shelled etws . J"1 1 J I . 00 ' is a good reeu wnen given in was to determine whether there is any moderate quantities, especially during superiority of one over the other as summer, and not as an exclusive diet, to oualltr. The test shows thnt th i igeoiis aiso learn to ear Doiiea pota- shells and their color have but slight auu utuci trgeinuiea, nun uiau, effect On the food Value of the ecr ""'u "c l" "cu"' it has been said by some that the really fine, plump, fat squabs, wheat DPOwn -ra flre rl,,h(,r thfln tha mM.a I- 1 j i i. j. I """o is iiaiu 10 uem. nnoa hllf .i. t . out by a chemical analysis, and the shakable faith that prompts them to the performance of miracles, for such, marvelous Jugglings with rivers and mountains that con form the handiwork of nature to the designs of man. . To these latter-day Lombardlnia. whose titanic labors transform the san dy wastes into gardens of luxuriant growth, the words of the ancleut pro phet are literally applicable: "The wilderness and the solitary niEVEEiSLY 1322 Bavarians defeated the Austrian at Muhldorf. 1306 Turks defeated the Christians at Nicopolis. " . place shall be glad for them and the 1459 Yorkists victorious at Bloreheath. desert shall rejoice and blossom as a rose." Viewing the achievement of the serv' ice during the short term of its exist ence and remembering that its men are j practical to the last degree, we must treat its boldest projects with a respect which we could not otherwise accord to them. Nevertheless, our amazement is excited by a proposition to convert j 1597 City of Amiens taken by Spanish, (War of the Itoses.) 1493 Columbus sailed from Cadiz oa his second expedition to America. 1512$ Balboa discovered the Pacifio ocean. - 15C5 Menedez, the Spanish conqueror of Florida, murdered 200 ship wrecked French. YmiBi.in rhiAbn r-...... I have adopted the plan of substi- phy.skal examination proves that the tuting a large roosting coop for each Z superiority, though thirty or forty chicks as soon as they ul' , t ' ? e egg8' are large enough to roost, says an American Agriculturist correspondent. This is made from a dry goods box four feet long, three feet wide and 1 AJ-T- : ;&0r The minute differences that are found between the two groups are exceeded by variation between varieties within the same group. It may be stated that there are practically no differences so far as the food value Is concerned be tween white-shelled and brown-sheHed eggs. Raining Duckn lhe most frequent troubles with ducks and geese Is vertigo. They dron down on their feet or fall on one side suddenly, at times recovering as sud denly or dying Immediately. This hap pens only when ducks or geese are fed too much grain. The best prevention is three feet high. The front and bottom to make their feeding ground a pas are removed. Two strips are nailed ture, where the grass Is short but abun- perpendicular on the front corner, pro- dant, and let them get more of their Jectlng a foot below the bottom of the subsistence for themselves. Thev will dox. uins raises the rront and gives require but little food after warm the roof the necessary pitch when fac- weather comes, as thev are then well Bureau of Naval Enrollments, No. 17 ! inS a downhill position. Two strips over the laying period beeomlne nnn- oiuzon hrreet, bonuon. S r: Your nailed on each side form a sunnoit for nrndncern. The nr.nn.win,. i,i,i esteemed favor of the 27th ult. has porches which are fastened together have no grain. There is a saving In been passed upon and duly certified to ' by crosspieces so all may be removed expense and there will he fewer lnoa mis uepnrtment. in answer to your , at one operation to be sprayed. occurring from diseases, request concerning the enrollment of We move this coop twice a week, and Farmer. one Horatio Gregg, possibly in the ser- it Is always clean and fresh. The vice of II. B. M. during the conflict 1 open front and bottom seem a little CHICKEN COOP. -Poultry A Chicken Village. On the road from East Auburn to Turner there is a novel sisrhr. a chink-en 1812, I have the honor to inform you we are willing to run some risks if we village, it may be termed, for at the between Great Britain and the United risky, considering the possibility of States, sometimes called the War of ! wandering cats, rats or weasels. But that the records of this olliee disclose can fill our own and customers' pens the fact that one II. Gregg was en rolled as a member of the crew of his British majesty's ship Detroit, Cnpt. Barclay commanding. With every con sideration of esteem, I am yours to command, Ponsonby-IIawkiiis, Secre tary." The old man stared at George. "Let me see that letter," he said. George handed it to him. "It would appear," he slowly said, "that my estimable grandfather was on the other side. I begin to believe he wnsn't there at all." He spoke a In the fall with large, robust stock. This one plan has enabled us to pro duce Orpingtons well up to standard size, which some fail to do. The ac companying sketch of coop will ex plain itself. ThorotiKh CnltlTallon. Thorough and frequent cultivation Is regarded by many as the best mulch for spring, summer and fall, which lu- duces the roots to seek food in everj direction, thereby becoming more num- my Wanted to Know. "Do you like chestnuts?" "If you've got one to tell, no: if von as if to be sure that this monientou mean the Uud one eats, yea." Hous- f act Impressed him properly. j tou Tost erous and deeply imbedded, as well as little sharply. "Of course, this mustn't j 801118 further beyond the penetration go any further," he said. "No," said George. The old man deliberately tore th letter into little bits and tossed them into the waste basket. "How about Josephine?" promptly asked. "I'll leave that to .Tosenhtno wants you, I have no ohlectlon I ln 016 faI1 a thorough stirring of th "Thank vou." snld 3em- ... 1 80,1 will admit the air and afford " ' aw HMU II UJ off like a shot. He found Josephine waiting for him on the side porch. She looked up anxiously. "Well?" she said. "I have met the enemy," George sortiy cnanteu, "and you are mine." of cold in winter. In this condition It Is only ln climates where the cold Is severe that a covering of straw or other bulky( material Is required. Such coverings should be removed as early In nr.1n no fl.A Anan 111 . 1 1 and the cultivator used, if the crop If she 18 uch ns to Perm,t f lts UBe- Eve" pro tection In the, winter, but it is pos sible that late stirring of the soil. leaving the ground bare In the winter season, may permit of loss of fertility of the soil, by leaching of the soluble portions by rains and melting enowa, to avoid which some farmers sow the W. It. Bose in the Cleveland Plain lnnd to rye ,ate ln 0etober n Pow Dealer. That Jammed Auto, "Jump! Jump!" "What's the matter?" It under early In the spring. Dlrda and Insects, It Is much easier to destroy birds than insects, but as the number of "Something has become jammed and ' flrds ,s reduced the ,nseeto multiply. I can't stop her!" "Then let her go; it might be worse." "Worse !" "Yes, she might have become Jammed so you eouldu't have started her, you know." Houston Tost. The wren Is a very useful bird, and may be Induced to remain near the duelling houses if boxes are provided for them, but, as they are unable to contend against English sparrows, the entrance to the wren boxes should not exceed an Inch In diameter, aa the wren Is rery small and can only pro tect Itself by going where the sparrow cannot follow. Every encouragement should be given birds by feeding them and providing suitable places for their protection and accommodation. side df a well-kept farmhouse there is a village of perhaps a dozen little white penk-roofed houses, and the houstk nearest to the road is built to repre sent a church. The steeple Is as per feet as if the tiny building were really intended for a place of worship. These miniature houses are nothing more or less than chicken coops, yet so per fectly Is everything arranged that the passer-by might, at a first glance, think It a "play town" belonging to some child. Kenebec (Me.) Journal. two-fifths of the area of the United States from arid land Into fertile farms. Yet this stupendous enterprise Is seriously entertained by the young est division of our government. It contemplates nothing less than the ul timate salving of the 50,000,000 acres of waste comprising the Great Ameri can desert. The undertaking will in volve the expenditure of $1,500,000,000, but it will create $2,350,000,000 worth of taxable property and will provide homes for 3,000,000 of our future pop- j ulation. This Is the prospective goal to which the bureau aspires, and Its engineers declare that It Is attainable within the present half century. . During the four years since its or ganization the reclamation service has rendered productive 280,000 acres of desert, being one-fourth of an area that has been mapped out for Irrigation un der t twenty-two " projects. Harper's Weekly. MILLIONS OF TREES PLANTED. Work, of the Past Year on Up-State Forest Reservations. The planting time oh the state for est reservations for the year has closed and operations in the field are sus pended, although a corps of men is maintained at each of the three nur series, says the Utlca Press. Begin ning In 1905, the state has planted on barren tracts several million trees. On one plantation alone, that on the line of highway three miles north of Paul Smith's, the state has pianted 1,000, 000 young trees, of which 300,000 white pine were brought from Ger many. . , At Lake Cedar Is planted a forest of 300 acres, while, another toward Sarauac lake embraces 400 acres. On the two there have been planted tip ward of 5,000 trees of each of the fol- and English. 1G30 Death of Ambrosia, Marquis of Spinola, the great Spanish captain. 1004 The French in America made their first treaty with the Iroquois In dians. 1090 "Publick Occurrences," first news paper printed in America, issued at Boston. 1692 Martha Cory hanged at Salem Mass., for witchcraft. 1732 First issue of The Rhode Island Gazette. 1743 Gov. Clinton dissolved the New York Legislature, 1759 The Tilbury wrecked off St. Es prit, Cape Breton, with loss of 200' lives. .. .Military force from Caro lina attacked the Cherokees ln Ten nessee and destroyed many of their towns. 17G3 Montagu Wilmot succeeded Jona than Belcher as Lieutenant Governor of Nova Seotifi. . 1774 Massachusetts Legislature dis-v.' solved by the royalist governor. 1775 The Americans made an unsuc- .... A f ...... 1 1779 Savannah, Ga., besieged by th French fleet and a part of the Southern army .... John Jay chosen as the American commissioner to Spain .... Paul Jones, with the Bon- I T - 1 , .11- , .1 . 1 T l i 1. uomiue nicimru, ueieaieu uie oruisu frigate Serapis off the coast of Scot land: ' lieu JMajor Andre, wno plotted witht Benedict Arnold for the betrayal of ; West Point, captured near Tarry town. .. .Benedict Arnold fled to the? "British sloop Vulture. '' '- , 1781 Washington's army and the French allies arrived at Yorktowm' and began the siege. . . 1789 Thomas Jefferson ; of Virginia be came Secretary of State. ' 1S03 Wellington's victory at Assaye. of -the Whit lowing varieties: White pine, Scotch pine, Douglas fir, European larch and 1S04 The remodeling black locust. They range in age from j House at Washington was started. two to four years and thrive so well 1813 Gen. William Henry Harrison in- that only about 10 per cent have been vaded Canada from Detroit. lost, either in the long droughts of 1S14 James Monroe of Virginia became the summer or the cold weather of the acting Secretary of War. "Inter. 1815 The Holy Alliance ratified at Near Saranac Lake, on the Lake Paris. Placid rond. is a new forest planted 1829 Thirteenth amendment to the Con- A Potato CoTerer. Ii. I . Wagner of Missouri has de vised the following: The Illustration shows how I make my potato coverer. Get two boards about feet long ; fasten together to come to a point, with a brace at open end. The sin gletree is attached to brace by means of c!viaes and chain. The horse walks in the row, potato covebeb. and this tool win do the covering nicely. Savins Seed. . Do not attempt to save your own seeds unless you have used every pre caution necessary to prevent cross-fer tilization. Plants often mix without the knowledge of the grower. A mel on, it is claimed, may be fertilized by a pumpkin, and, though the fruit of this season may be apparently genuine yet the seeds of such. If used next sea son, may cause a failure of the crop or destroy the quality. Old Geese for Breeding. Eggs from young geese are often in fertile. It Is best to keep old geese for breeders. One gander to three or four geese is a good mating. Where there are as many ganders as geese, they often pair off and oalf mat to gether. by the state commission. The work was begun in 1905, when 100,000 trees were set out, and the plantings of each year" since have been 100,000 trees. The plantations of the forest are along well-traveled highways and at tract the attention of tourists who journey through the region either in a motor car or a coach. The cround on which the planted forests stand was denuded waste, cleared by repeat ed forest fires until it became as clear of logs as a cultivated field. Tall ferns or brakes had grown each year from the soil, and here and there a few pop lar trees had started from seed carried by the wind and cherry trees from seed carried by the birds. Left to it self, however, it would have been hun dreds of years before the land would have been reforested, and then only with poplar and wild cherry. The Ocean Liner Stewardess. It appears that some stewardesses on the best liners running between Liver- poor and New York make from 20 to stitution of the United States ratified by a two-thirds vote..... A mill for cleaning rice was invented by Rav - enel of South Carolina. 1831 Anti-Masons nominated a national ticket at Baltimore 1843 Fremont's expedition reached tha Columbia river, in Oregon. 1846 The planet Neptune discovered. . . . Monterey, Mexico, surrendered to the ' . Americans. 1854 Russians closed the harbor of . Sevastopol by sinking ships in tha entrance. .. .Allies advanced upon Balaklava. . . .Over 300 lives lost by collision of a British steamer and a - French bark near Cape Race. 1809 "Black Friday," financial panic as result of attempt tocorner gold. 1871 Joint high commission organized at Washington to adjust private claims against Great Britain and the United States growing out of tha Civil War. 1874 Typhoon at Hongkong resulted in loss of over 1,000 lives. ; 1S81 National fast day appointed fof the death of President Garfield. , 30 per month. The average tip varies j 1884 Mormon eoleny in Wilson county, from 10 Bhilllmrs to the nt Tenn- ordered by regulators to leava crown, although occasionally five pound ' notes change hands. "It is quite true," i the State. 1892 Nancy Hanks trotted a mile ln O .4 rr tt j.. t a says a stewardess in a London paper, ' 1W- T,, A t Cn. "that ladles are not nearlv so rAnor,0 i ISJo Alleged Cuban filibusters acquit- . ti ... " ted by a jury at Wilmineton. Del. 1898 Chile and Argentina agreed to submit their boundary dispute to ar as gentlemen, I worked like a slave' one trip, night and day, waiting upon an exacting millionaire's wife and chil dren, but they left the ship without giving me even Thank you.' I know one stewardess, though, who received 25 as a tip from one of the Vander bilts, who had his servant standing by him with a satchel of sovereigns, from which all the stewards and other" at tendants received something. The most generous people are military and civil officers homeward bound from India. Sometimes a ricn gentleman passenger falls ln love with a stewardess and marries her. But fortunes from tips are rarely made, although a comfort bitration. 1904 Don Jose Pardo proclaimed Presi dent of Peru. Use of Setsmoa-raph In War. 1 According to dispatches from Vienna, some important experiments were mad during the recent Ostend gunnery trials by Prof.' Belar, director of the Lalbacb, earthquake observatory, who used tha seismographic apparatus to see if it was possible to calculate scientifically by the, vibrations of the earth the location and direction ot distant artillery . fire. Tha experiments were satisfactory, and they able competency is frequently secured t-r1L la this way.- wanken hilla.