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Breeding Sturdy Lettuce. MOOSE IN NATIVE BW. Through the process of “forcing, ft 1 owners of gfleenhouses are able to AXTLERE1) KIXG OF AMERICAN POISONOUS PLANTS OF LADIES THIS produce crops, weeks and months 'FOREST ABOCXDS IX REMOTE THE UNITED STATES before they could arrive at maturity XORTHWEST REGIOXS. through natural courses. In addition ' ■ CllY ELLIOTT MITCHELL. the crop Is made to develop far more -Senses Developed to„R«ma^“b2® Farmers from time to time send in homesteads teem with mushroom rapidly aud to attain proportions Decree-feed Partly Under water amplsinta to the Department of Agri growths, some of them edible and oth In Summer-Many Bulls Killed in GIVEN AWAY culture that not only their stock, but ers deadly poison. Among the latter such as nature could not accomplish. >ven farm hands, have been sickened class the farmer has to contend with From $2,500,(XX) to $3,000,000 worth Fratricidal Battles. Send us your name and addreaa and «e«m free and post paid 24 plecea of our Iceelry w Few people have any conception of Ind killed through the presence two species, the fly amanita, or. as of lettuce alone Is “forced” in the sell a< 10 centa each. Everybody you ahov the« . •f some poisonous plant on their farms. some call It, the fly killer, and the United States each winter. Green- the astuteness of the moose, said a suc ■hem of you. When aold tend ua the $2.40 u4. |o frequently have these complaints once send you this cessful hunter who is exceptionally bouse gardeners in an icndeavor to Irrived at the department that offi- “get rich quick” have failed to note well acquainted with the habits of this rials of the Bureau of Plant Industry, ander the direction of Mr. Frederick V. that till? fording was weakening splendid game animal, in speaking of It is nearly 48 Inches long, made from bln Covllle, the chief botanist, are now fur, has six full, busby tabs, very latest style their stock until now the weak let a recent trip. They possess a keenness know you will be more than pleased with it fi making extensive experiments to as tuce often becomes so diseased in the of scent and hearing that is almost be receive it we know you will say it la the moat eiei certain the exact elements causing this thoroughly good fur you have ever aeen. NothjZ hothouse that it is by no means rare yond belief, and an intelligence that is damage. to this scarf has ever before been offered as a pm will give yeara of satisfactory wear. It .¡VM In order to aid farmers in the detec for a gardener to lose a., entire crop seldom credited to them by any one dressy effect <o the wearer s appearance. The oal? tion of the most common plants found of greenhouse lettuce by a direase tn except those who have devoted consid we can offer them Is we had a large number of the. on their farms, the department has Is erable time to studying them and up for ua by one of the large furriers during ther ; which these overstrained plants are | sued a farmers' bulletin, No. 86, en when trade was quiet; this is the only reason we i their ways. particularly liable. to offer such an expensive premium. We hope j titled "Thirty Poisonous Plants of the take advantage of our offer without delay. Jhi In the section of the country where United States." This gives in detail Dr. B. T. Galloway, chief of the extraordinary offer and cannot be duplicated by i, full descriptions of the plants, the reliable concern. We trust you with our Itweir Bureau of Plant Industry, in order to we were the larger part of our stay aold. It costs you nothing to get this fur. Addreu, symptoms of the poisoning, and in I moose were exceedingly plentiful, and | correct this evil, has been working for many cases antidotes for the relief of we had the finest opportunity to ob two seasons on this subject and has COLUMBIA NOVELTY Cl men or animals taking in the poison. It would be well for all agriculturists at last succeeded in obtaining a crop serve their actions. We followed them Dept. 655. East Boston. Ma. to keep a copy of this pamphlet among of winter lettuce plants immune to from one place to another, endeavor their ready reference books. The offi the lettuce disease. At the same time ing not to frighten them and all the cials of the Bureau of Plant Industry Tropical Fruits. the plants are of large size and capa while noticing them very closely. are only too glad to furnish this most There is something fascinating in the In the mating season, which com valuable farmers' bulletin to all who ble of developing as early as the most development of tropical fruits, those may apply. specialized of wintier lettuce. This mences around September 20 and ends things which we can not grow in tne Pine, Fir, Cypress and Yellow Pio®, about the middle of October, the bulls Destructive to Live Stock. work has involved much time and the are exceedingly vicious, while the cows emperate and colder climates, where Write for Catalogue. sarifide of thousands of plants. Seed are timid and seek the deepest forests, Jack Frost is sure to reap his annual Probably the most destructive pois onous weed in the United States Is the of healthy winter lettuce was planted, being easily frightened. It is my harvest There is the mango, for in Eagle Tank Co., 281 N. Green I loco; the damage is so extensive that Chicago, Ill. and at the proper time opinion that the males kill many of stance, which the Department of Ag during the period between 1881 and riculture is growing in Porto Rico, and their mates at this time. plants were crossed the with ARNICA. 1885 the State of Colorado paid out The cows soon betake themselves to the alligator pear, a most delicious over $200,000 in an endeavor to exter death cup. The former has been used wild lettuce—a species free from some island, in order that they may not tropical vegetable-fruit the pepino, and minate the weed. a score _______ of others which will stand little Europe for hundreds of years as a disease, Millions of seeds of these be disturbed by wolves or other wild _ The foliage of the loco weed is not in IF YOU WANT A JAC animals. The moose _ calves are about or no _____ frost. To most persons there is ________ . fly poison, and in Asia it was formerly cross-bred plants were sown in beds— ______ the agent which Imparts the poison to used as homely and unsightly as anything i a glamor and a fascination about the as an intoxicant. Cattle are pois Send for our Jack Catalogue. Sure to J live stock grazing upon land impreg oned by this species as well as men, a thousand In each—and out of each I have ever seen. Their heads are j tropics und jts products. We have in tain the description of exactly what your nated with it, it is the roots and stalk and it is supposed that the flesh of live thousand two or three of the largest nearly as long as their bodies, and 1 I f the" ■ — ___________ — *■ tropical — United States no section. Hydraulic Jacks our Special which contain the poison. Animals so poisoned is rendered unwhole and best were taken, while the rest when they are three or four weeks old 1 Frosts or chills of atmosphere are under the Influence of the stimulant go stock Watson-Stillman Co., they weigh about 100 pounds. some. The death cup is not quite so were destroyed. From these extra likely to visit us at all points. In through antics as though they were in large as the fly amanita and is not so 40 Dey St., N. Y. City. Porto Rico and the Philippines, how toxicated, their eyes become glassy, attractive in appearance to the inex ever. are found the genuine tropical they sprawl around In maudlin fashion perienced and experimenting epicure. conditions where nothing worse occurs until, with sheer exhaustion, they fall large number of cases of poisoning than the hurricane which sweeps away to the ground in a stupor. The effect A have been attributed to this fungus; In every vestige of vegetation, house aLd of the poison is not acute, but in its most of them It was supposed to be edi occupants; but there is no frost. slow progress simulates diseases ble, and in a few instances the mere While we have taken control of caused by bacteria, worms or other handling of the plant caused serious Porto Rico and the Philippines, never parasites. The stages of a locoed ani trouble. Over one Million Doll® theless, it is the constant endeavor of mal are recognized by officials of the The bulletin above mentioned goes the home government to cross and hy allowed our clients during the lai on to describe the common poisonous bridize tropical with hardy fruits so six years. weeds and plants of the country, some that they will stand the cold and of which are thriving in abundance in Over one THousand frost of northern climes. The artifi the East, West, North and South, and claims allowed through us dtp cial evolution of the hardy orange is It is believed covers the weeds which an example of this. iug the last six months. Dij. bring harm to the farmer of every sec By selection and cross breeding, ability, Age and In- tion. The following is the list of ' plants can become wonderfully well plants described In the bulletin: — crease pensions obtained acclimated and as a result the northern Fly amanita mushroom, death cup in the shortest possible time. varieties and species are gradually In mushroom, false hellebore, pokeweed, corn cockle, dwarf larkspur, Wyoming vading tile southern fields, while the Widows* claims a specialty. larkspur, purple larkspur, choke cherry, northern orchards are constantly being Usually granted within 90 wolly loco weed, stemless loco weed, rat augmented by new species hitherto tlebox, caper spurge, snow on the moun days if placed with us immedi tain, poison Ivy, poison oak, poison su exclusively southern in temperament. For S Handsome Fur Sc SILOS PENSIONS mac, red buckeye, water hemlock, Oregon water hemlock, poison hemlock, broad leaf laurel, narrow-leaf laurel, great laurel, staggerbush, branch Ivy, jimson weed, black nightshade, bittersweet, To Keep Egg Records. sneezeweed. To Shorten Moulting. The various state experiment sta tions hnve b<-en devoting considerable time and attention to one feature of poultry raising, which has been 11 stumbling block in the way of obtain ing the greatest amount of profit out WHITE LOCO WEED, lepariment; the first, lasting several • months, is a period of hallucination with defective eyesight, during which the animal may cut all sorts of capers. Once acquiring a taste for the loco plant the stock refuse every other kind of food until the second stage Is ush ered in. This second stage Is a linger ing period of emaciation characterized by sunken eye-balls, lusterless hair and feeble movements. The animal dies, as if from starvation. In periods rang ing from a few months to one or two > ears. Various States have attempted to adopt measures for the eradication of the loco weed, but so far these at- tempts have not met with much suc cess. Colorado, a number of years ago, offered a reward of so much per ton for quantities of the loco weed brought in for extermination. The Mexican greasers, with great thrift, started in to farm and raise loco weeds. One of the prime reasons for failure to eradicate this weed ly State action bus been tlie inability to prop erly identify tlie loco plant Iu some States It lias been one weed which has caused the poison, and lu others an eutirely different species has re sulted In live stuck destruction. Experiments in Poisoning. However, the Department of Agricul ture Is now making experiments with various poisonous plants of the West, injecting the subtle poisons into sheep, cattle and guinea pigs, ami studying every symptom, until ft Is hoped that some measures may be adopted by stockmen to prevent loss through eat ing of the loco. But It Is not only the West that Is complaining to the Department of Agri culture on account of the presence of poisonous plants, for there is no sec tion of the country which does not abound with some form of plant life which is either of an irritant or poison ous character. New Jersey recently reported a few cases where children were poisoned by water hemlock. Ore- gon loses cattle every year through one species of cicuta. Familiar to us all 's the action of poison Ivy. While It is irritable to human beings. It has no apparent effect upon animals, horses, mules and goats eatfng Its leaves with Impunity. A number of people are im mune to Its action, but some lose their resistant power in middle life; others have been known to attain Immunity only through considerable exposure to the poison ivy. Eight Weeks Growth Erom Seed of New Hybrid and Stand ard Variety. * T he New Lettuce Grows Very Rank. The Maine Experiment Station has published a description of a nest box which is claimed to be simple and in expensive, and certain in its action, for use where it is desired to keep a record of how hens are laying, in order to weed out the poor ones of the flock. The statiou has used these nests in ex periments undertaken to establish breeds of hens that shall excel as egg producers. A description of this box, and how to make it can be found iu farmers’ bulletin No. 114, of the De partment of Agriculture. MORE large enrly and fine heads another crop was raised, and it is from these that seed will be furnished to the greenhousemen of the great cities. It is believed that through this work will be saved from ruin the winter lettuce industry, which for the last three years has been threatened with extinction. J SHOWY MILKWEED of the bnslness. When a hen moults ahc atop« laying eggs ami no amount of persuasion can induce her to again commence doing busin<'sg until she la ready. The California Experiment Station has been making tests u I th the object of shortening the moulting sea son of laying fowls. Hens usually commence moulting in the early fall and the plan of the California Station is to hasten this time into early sum mer. Thia is accomplished by a method of light feeding, followed with heavy feeding. The egg-laying Is stopped and moulting is brought on by a one- half reduction of the supply of nitro- geuoua food, meat, middlings, and the like. The hens, under thia plan, stop egg-laying and go to moulting. In aliout a month, it la claimed, the moult ing process Is all finished and then the ordinary feedll* la resumed; the ben then begins to lay eggs early In the fall. The experiments of the station have not been concluded, so that It is still unsafe to say whether or not the new method will prove practically suc cessful. Came as a Shock. Flossie—"Mamma, were you at home when I was born?" Deacly Mushrooms. Mamma—“No. dear. I was at grand The meadows and pastures of many ma's, in the country." Flossie- "Wasn't you awfully sur prised when you beard about it? Why ft a ragged boy like a minister -ar the end of his sermon? He's “My ancestors came over tn the Mayflower.” boasted Blueblood, “but it isn’t generally known.” "That’s all right old roan." Mid his friend. I’ll never tell. You can't help what your ancestors did!” The calf and its mother remain to gether for about nine months, the mother, of course, providing food and shelter for the younger animal. But after that length of time has elapsed she will try to get away. In order to do this sl.e will often travel miles up stream, so as to leave no scent, and, as a rule, she succeeds iu accomplish ing her purpose. Secretary Bonaparte, Farmer. The bulls have a peculiar grunting About 15 miles from Baltimore is sound by which they call to the cows. the farm of Secretary Charles J. Bona A man can imitate the call after long parte of the Navy. Before h? became practice, but not so perfectly as to de the head of the Navy Department,Seo ceive them. The only way in which this rotary Bonaparte used to spend six ruse can be successfully carried out months of the year on his farm, lie is to make your call at the same time arose dally at 5.30 and always took a that the moose make their noise. In look over the place before breakfast. this manner I have called them under After breakfast he would drive into the branches of the tree in which I the city, arriving usually about the been sitting from distances as time p>s>ple were getting out of bed. have great as a mile or more. The males also have an odd habit of striking their antlers against trees, making a sound that rings clear as a bell, after which they bellow long and loud. On a quiet night they can be heard miles away. This appears to be their mode of expressing defiance and challenging a rival to contest. Antlers No Handicap. It is astonishing to see them go through the woods while bearing theii immense branching antlers. They cal culate the distance between two trees ! to a nicety and hardly ever strike a branch. But perhaps the strangest part of this performance is that this does not seem to retard their speed in the slightest. In the summer they seek the water where they will not be pestered by flies, and stay there during most of the ' tTr^ Ke.kther' As ,hey are not built i to reach the grass with their jaws, be ing very high in the forequarters, they feed on lily pads, roots, watercress and moose maple during the summer. The watercress grows chiefly ln deep HON. CHARLES J. BONAPARTE, water, and to reach it the moose dive Secretary of the Navy. ‘n ’.a,Pr fr°m ,en ,o flfteen feet in Secretary Bonaparte has never ex- depth, leaving only their heels visible pected to make a fortune out of his They stay under from a minute to a farm, but simply supports It as a minute and a half, and usually do their their^larso'*»*1* Y?®" ,hey bavp flllei1 means of recreation. their large Jaws they proceed to sort them ieisurefy* ““ WaDt and ea‘ Smile, a sign of happiness; miss, th? “VUmn aPPro»ehes they take cause of much happiness. Hence the t the rocks and high places, where expression, a miss is as goo,. as s-mile. they live on yellow birch and white willow tops. They stand on their hind The temperature In the Sahara Ins nn” ,o,reach. ,hp top of a birch tree ert often rises to 150 degrees in the ™p«‘n f«et above the ground, snap it daytime and ginks below freezing In 'thZ<1winrerPlhI °® ,he young ah(,ots. point at night on HoJn? sustain themselves cedar* ' ground hen»ock aud white A little learning Is a dangerous wT>en the snow becomes deer and thing JC?Pe?K,Ure *’ far bpIow «pro they Drink deep. or taste not of the Pierian he herd together ln some dense cedar Spring."—Bacon. ?!*“ ,hat ,,oe* cue «t first O?pnP.,nd ,r,mp,e down 'bp »now Umita g*thCr at °nt Anu lies to bide, makes two.” ately on soldier s death. Fre fixed by law and payable out« allowed pension. A successftl experience of 25 years and benefc of daily calls at Pension Buren are at your service. Highest ref erences -------------- furnished. __ Local — Magi trates pecuniar benefited by sending ui claims. 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