ê
mim CENTER
Likely to Remain Within the State
of Indiana.
In d ic a tio n « A re T h a t th e N e w Census
W ill N o t M o ve It F a r— W ic k e r,
sham and N ag el to R ep o rt
c u p ie d in 1870, a n d in i«90 w as 1»
ra te d a t a p o in t 20 m iles e a s t of Co­
lum bus, Ind. D u rin g th e te n y e a rs b e ­
tw e e n 1890 a n d 1900 th e “c e n te r"
m oved w e stw a rd a little lees th a n
th re e m iles, a n d a s h a s a lre a d y been
s ta te d h a lte d a t a p o in t six m iles so u th ­
e a s t of C olum bus, Ind. T h is m ove­
m en t b e tw ee n 1890 a n d 1900 w as th e
sm a lle s t In o n e h u n d re d y e ars.
FEDERAL
IR R IG A T IO N
W a s h in g to n .— Som e s p o t In In d ia n a
p ro b a b ly will m a rk th e c e n te r of popu­
la tio n of th e U n ite d S ta te s fo r a n o th e r
te n y e ars. I t is w o rth w h ile to em ­
p h a siz e th e w ord “p ro b a b ly ," b e ca u se
th e r e is n o t a v a ila b le a t th is tim e
v e ry m uch d e fin ite In fo rm a tio n on
w hich to b a se s p e c u la tio n a s to w here
th e c e n te r of p o p u latio n w ill be.
T h e officials fn th e c e n s u s b u re a u
w h o h a v e a c c e s s to th e p o p u latio n re ­
t u r n s re fu se to sp e c u la te a t all. O ut
■ Iders w ith o u t a g re a t d eal of Infor­
m a tio n In h a n d on w hich to b a se an
o p in io n a re d isp o sed to p re d ic t th a t
th e “c e n te r" w ill not m ove v e ry fa r
fro m th e p o in t six m iles s o u th e a s t of
C o lu m b u s, Ind., w h e re It Is now es
ta b llsh e d .
T h e c en su s figures so fa r m ad e pub ­
lic show th a t th e re h a s b e en an enor-
IMPROVEMENT
IN Q U IR Y .
E. D an a D urand, d ire c to r of th e
c e n su s. Is se e k in g th e a d v ic e of all
p e rso n s p o ssessin g first-hand know l­
edge of th e su b je c t of Irrig a tio n w ith
a view to d ev isin g a sc h e d u le of In­
q u irie s w hich w ill e lic it a d e q u a te In
fo rm a tio n c o n ce rn in g th e e x te n t and
e ffe c t of th a t sy ste m of re c la im in g
lan d fo r th e p u rp o se of a g ric u ltu re .
T h is c en su s o r In v e stig a tio n w as o r­
d e re d by c o n g re ss In a c t am e n d in g
th e c en su s law p a sse d laBt F e b ru a ry
U n d e r Its p ro v isio n s th e d ire c to r Is
o rd e re d to a s c e rta in th e a re a of Ir­
rig a te d la n d s In th e a rid re g io n s of
th e c o u n try ; w h e th e r such Irrig a tio n
is c a rrie d on u n d e r s ta te o r fe d era l
la w s; th e p ric e s a t w hich Irrig a te d
lan d s, in clu d in g w a te r rig h ts, a re ob­
ta in a b le ; th e c h a ra c te r and valu e of
c ro p s p roduced
upon th e m ; th e
a m o u n t of w a te r used for an a c re ; th e
situ a tio n of th e v a rio u s Irrig a tio n e n ­
te rp ris e s , to g e th e r w ith a d e sc rip tio n
of th e i r m eth o d s of c o n stru c tio n , th e ir
p h y sic a l co n d itio n s a n d th e a m o u n t of
c a p ita l In v ested th e re in .
In ta k in g th e a g ric u ltu ra l c en su s,
th e field w ork for w hich h a s Ju st been
com p leted , th e c en su s office fu rn ish e d
th e e n u m e ra to rs w ith a su p p le m e n ta ry
sc h e d u le re la tin g to irrig a tio n . T h ese
q u e stio n s, h ow ever, did n o t develop
all th e In fo rm atio n a sk e d by c o n g ress,
a n d n in e d iffere n t sc h e d u le s a re being
p re p a re d for sp e c ia l a g e n ts of th e
c e n su s b u re au .
In c o n n ec tio n w ith
th e s e new sc h e d u le s th e d ire c to r Is
a sk in g th e a d v ic e of g o v e rn m e n t and
s ta te officials, c o rp o ra tio n s, e x p e rts
a n d th e sp e c ia l a g e n ts th em se lv es,
w ho h a v e b een se le c te d b eca u se of
th e ir sp e c ia l fitn ess to do th e w ork.
IN V E S T IG A T IN G A L A S K A A F F A IR S
tn o u s In c re a se In p o p u latio n In th e
s o u th w e s t d u rin g th e la s t te n y e ars.
T h e n o rth w e st h a s also grow n ra p id ly
In p opulation. If one e x a m in e d th e re ­
tu r n s from th e so u th w e st a n d th e
n o rth w e s t w ith o u t ta k in g Into a cc o u n t
t h e fa c t th a t th e e a s t h a s a lso In­
c re a s e d Its p o p u latio n w ith in th e la s t
t e n y e ars, h e w ould be Inclined to say
t h a t th e c e n te r of p o p u latio n w ould be
p u lle d a c o n sid e ra b le d is ta n c e w e st­
w a rd .
' A fa c t w o rth b e a rin g In m ind Is th a t
fftie In c re a se s in p o p u latio n in th e e a s t
p a rtic u la rly h a v e been In th e la rg e r
'c it i e s , a n d It Is tru e , of c o u rse, th a t
■»there a re m o re la rg e c itie s In th e
• e a s t th a n In th e w est. A n o th e r fa c t
T h a t w ill u n d o u b ted ly h a v e a b e a rin g
o n th e “c e n te r of p o p u la tio n ” Is th a t
t h e m illions of Im m ig ra n ts w ho have
c o m e in d u rin g th e la s t te n y e a rs
h a v e n e a rly all c am p ed In th e e a s te rn
se c tio n of th e c o u n try .
By th e c en su s of 1900, th e c e n te r of
p o p u la tio n Is In th e follow ing posi­
tio n :
' (L atitude, 39 d e g re e s, 9 m in u te s, 36
se c o n d s.
L o n g itu d e , 85 d e g re e s, 45 m in u te s,
B4 seconds.
T h is p a rtic u la r spot, a s Is g e n e ra lly
k n ow n, Is a t a p o in t six m iles so u th ­
e a s t of C olum bus, Ind., and is m ark e d
b y a m onum ent. In th e te n y e a rs from
1890 to 1900, th e c e n te r of pop u latio n
m o v ed w e stw a rd 16 m in u te s a n d 1 sec­
o n d , o r a b o u t 14 m iles, and so u th w a rd
2 m in u te s and 20 seconds, o r a bout
2% m iles.
It Is a c o m p a ra tiv e ly e a sy m a tte r to
a s c e rta in th e c e n te r of po p u latio n a ft­
e r th e to ta l co u n t of th e people of th e
c o u n try Is know n. T h is to ta l c o u n t for
t h e th irte e n th c e n s u s w ill n o t be
k n o w n before th e 1st of O ctober, and
p o ssib ly n o t be fo re th e 1st of N ovem ­
b e r.
M A D ^FA R M
GOOD PLANS FOR C0RNCRIB
on A la s k a .
E. D A N A D U R A N D ,
D ire c to r of th e Census.
LADDER THAT W ILL COLLAPSE
W a sh in g to n . — A tto rn e y
G en eral
W ic k e rsh a m a n d S e c re ta ry of Com
m erc e a n d L ab o r N agel h ave n o t gone
to A la sk a fo r th e ir h e alth . W h a t m ay
be te rm e d th e " A la sk a n situ a tio n " is
g iv in g P re s id e n t T a ft m uch c oncern.
H e d e s ire s th a t th e s e tw o m em b e rs of
h is c a b in e t sh a ll s ift to th e bottom
n u m e ro u s c o n tro v e rsie s w ith re sp e c t
to th e g o v e rn m e n t of th e te rrito ry .
A fte r th e y h a v e stu d ie s th e s itu a ­
tio n first h an d he w a n ts th em to tell
him w h a t th e y th in k of his plan of
h a v in g c o n g re ss In sta ll th e co m m is­
sion form of g o v e rn m e n t up th e re . He
w a n te d c o n g re ss to provide th is new
fo rm of g o v e rn m e n t a t th e re c e n t se s­
sio n ; a t h is su g g e stio n S e n a to r Bev­
e rid g e , c h a irm a n of th e s e n a te com ­
m itte e on te rrito rie s . In tro d u ce d a re ­
o rg a n iz a tio n bill, b u t so m uch opposi­
tio n d e v elo p ed th a t th e le g isla tio n w as
te m p o ra rily a b andoned.
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C e n te r MoVfes W e s tw a rd .
A tto rn e y G en eral W ic k e rs h a m .
T h e c e n te r of p o p u latio n h a s m oved
a lm o s t due w e stw a rd sin ce 1790, w hen
I t w as a t a p o in t som e 23 m iles e a s t
o f B altim o re. F ro m 1790 to 1800, it
m o v ed a lm o st due w e st to a p o in t 18
m ile s w e st of B a ltim o re . In th e n e x t
te n y e ars, from 1800 to 1810, it m oved
w e s tw a rd ar.d slig h tly so u th w a rd to a
p o in t ab o u t 40 m iles n o rth w e st by
w e s t of W ash in g to n , D. C. T h a t slig h t
d e v ia tio n to w a rd th e so u th w as ac­
c o u n te d for by th e a n n e x a tio n of th e
te r r ito ry of L o u isia n a .
F ro m 1810
t o 1820, It to o k u p Its m arc h w e stw a rd
■ g ain , w ith a n o th e r slig h t d e v ia tio n
t o th e south, and b ro u g h t up 16 m iles
n o rth of W oodstock. Va. In th e ten
y e a rs b e tw ee n 1820 a n d 1830, It con­
tin u e d to m ove w e stw a rd u n til It h a lt­
e d a t a point a b o u t 19 m iles so u th w e st
o f M oorefleld. in w h a t Is now th e s ta te
o f W e st V irginia.
B e tw ee n 1830 and 1840 th e re w as a
s lig h t m o v em en t n o rth w a rd a n d th e
•■point" w as lo c a te d 16 m iles so u th of
C la rk s b u rg , in th e p re s e n t s ta te of
W e s t V irginia. In th e n e x t te n y e ars,
1840 to 1850, It m oved w e st a n d slig h t-
lv so u th w a rd sg » in a n d h a lte d 23
m ile s s o u th e a s t of P a rk e rs b u rg , in
w h a t Is now W e st V irginia. B e tw ee n
1850 a n d 1860 th e re w as a second
■ light b e n d in g to w a rd th e n o rth , and
It re a c h e d a p o in t 20 m iles so u th of
C h illico th c . O.
T h e s h a rp e s t tu rn n o rth w a rd w as
b e tw e e n 1860 a n d 1870, w h en It re a c h ­
ed a p o in t 48 m ile s e a s t by n o rth of
C in c in n a ti. D u rin g th e su c c e e d in g te n
y e a r s , betw een 1870 a n d 1880, It v e ere d
t o th e so u th slig h tly a g a in a n d re a c h ­
e d a p o in t e ig h t m ile s w e st by so u th
o f C in cin n a ti.
In th e n e x t te n y e a rs It m oved b a ck
t o p ra c tic a lly th e sa m e la titu d e It oc-
T h e p re sid e n t w a n ts to know , too,
w h e th e r th e re Is a n y th in g In th e se
sto rie s th a t a sy n d ic a te In w hich J.
P le rp o n t M organ a n d th e G uggenheim
b ro th e rs a re th e In flu en tial fa c to rs, la
In a f a ir w ay to g a in p o ssessio n of
ab o u t e v e ry th in g of v alu e In th e te r.
rlto ry . T h en th e re a re n u m ero u s local
q u a rre ls th a t h ave b een b ro u g h t to th e
a tte n tio n of th e p re sid e n t.
Of c o u rse, th e bro ad q u e stio n re la te s
to th e fu tu re of th e te rrito ry . I t is
In c u m b e n t on th is a d m in istra tio n to
ad o p t a g e n e ra l policy w ith re fe re n c e
to th e te r r ito ry —a policy th a t m ay be
sa fely follow ed fo r a g e n e ra tio n to
om e. In a d o p tin g a g e n e ra l policy
th e q u e stio n a s to how th e v a s t w e alth
of th e te rrito ry Is to be d e a lt w ith
m u st be se ttle d . Is It to be locked up
for g e n e ra tio n s to com e, o r Is it to be
m ad e a v a ila b le for th e use of th e
p re s e n t and su c c ee d in g g e n e ra tio n s
u n d e r p ro p e r re s tric tio n s ?
M essrs W ic k ersh am a n d N agel ex ­
p e rt to sp e n d a t le a s t a m onth In th e
te rrito ry . T h ey a re u n d e r In stru c tio n s
to v isit a s m any p a rts of It a s th ey
can In th a t tim e. J a m e s W ic k ersh am
(n o t re la te d to th e a tto rn e y g e n e ra l),
th e te r r ito ria l d e le g a te In c o n g ress,
w a n ts hom e ru le for th e te rrito ry and
In tro d u ce d a bill p ro v id in g fo r a u elec­
tiv e le g isla tu re of 24 m em b e rs— fo u r
re p re s e n ta tiv e s and tw o s e n a to rs from
e a c h Judicial d i s t r ic t
W ic k ersh am sa y s th e te h rlto ry baa
m ore co al th a n P e n n sy lv a n ia . W est
V irg in ia a n d O hio; m ore gold th a n
C a lifo rn ia and C olorado p u t to g e th e r,
a n d m o re copper th a n M ontana and
M ichigan. T h e p rize Is th e g re a te s t
w ith in th e g ift of th e U nited S ta te s,
he a s s e rts .
M a y Be Used fo r O th e r
G rain
as
N eeded and Is N o t E xpensive
— Gives F u lle s t P ro tec tio n .
In d e ta ilin g p lan s fo r a crib to hold
1,200 b u sh e ls of corn, D. P B arry , w ri
tin g In R u ra l New Y orker, sa y s:
Such a build in g m u st c o n ta in 3,000
cubic fe e t of sp a c e a n d su p p o rt
w eig h t of 42 to n s. T h e d e sid e ra tu m
In a c o rn crlb is v e n tilatio n . A build
lng to c o n ta in 3.000 cubic fe e t of
space sh o u ld be 12 fe e t w ide, 24
fe e t long a n d 10 fe e t
b e tw ee n
Joists. T h e fo u n d a tio n sh o u ld bo pins
of c o n cre te , a n d p y ra m id al, 1 by 2 fe e t
on th e top, five fe e t a p a r t on th e
sides, th re e fe e t a p a r t on en d s. T h e
c e n te r w all should be co n tin u o u s, and
m ay be of ro u g h sto n e laid up ro u g h ­
ly In m o rta r. Good fo u n d a tio n s should
be so u g h t for. S to n e s w ith s h a rp an
¡L
J
J ..i
P la n fo r a C o rn c rlb .
gles w eig h in g five to six p o u n d s m ay
be used In th e p in s; th e re should be
an Inch of m a trix o u tsid e all sto n e s.
P u t th e fo rm s to g e th e r w ith sc re w s
and Inch lu m b e r planed. L u b ric a te
th e fo rm s w ith so ft so ap b e fo re fill­
in g ; loosen s c re w s to rem ove. S ills
should be 6 by 6 in ch e s. Jo ists 2 by
8 Inches, 12 fe e t 8 In c h es; stu d d in g 4
by 4 In ch es by 11 fe e t; p la te s a n d
ra fte rs 2 by 4 In c h es; p la te s should
be doubled. P la c e th e p o lsts on top
of sills a n d s e t stu d d in g w ell to ed to
sills, 18-lnch on c e n te rs , a n d th o ro u g h ­
ly sp ik e Jo ists to stu d d in g . See Fig.
472, A. T h e u p p e r tie Jo ists m ay be
1 by 6 In ch es, w ell n a ile d u n d e r p la te
to stu d d in g . All m a te ria l th u s fa r
p re fe ra b ly
hem lock.
P ie c e s sam e
w id th a s Jo ists should be n ice ly n a ile d
on stu d d in g b e tw e e n Jo ists on sill to
p re v e n t r a ts g e ttin g on sill from In­
side, Fig. 472. T h e floor should be
of 14 g au g e p e rfo ra te d iron, o r lay
o ne-half in ch m esh w ire on th e Joists
a n d lay floor o v e r th is. T h e p e rfo r­
a te d s h e e ts w ould fu rn ish v e n tilatio n .
On Inside of stu d d in g n a il o n e -q u a rte r
Inch m esh w ire clo th , 11 to 12 gauge,
w ith lig h t w ire s ta p le s , from floor to
p late a ll o v e r th e Inside e x c e p t a t
o p en in g s
B etw een th e stu d d in g c u t In s trip s
a ll a ro u n d a n d to th e top, o ne-half by
5% Inch, b ev eled on e d g e s to a m i­
te r. T h e se s trip s should be s e t a t an
a n g le of 45 d e g re e s a n d m ay be th re e
Inches a p a rt. U se w indow b lin d s for
m odel. C ut g a in s o n e -q u a rte r by one-
h a lf Inch In sid e s of stu d d in g . See
Fig. 472, B. P u t s trip s In p lac e and
toe w ith six p e n n y n a ils. S trip s and
stu d d in g should be su rfa ce d , and m ay
be s e t up In p a irs a n d p a in te d before
b e in g n a ile d In place. It w ill be Im­
po ssib le to d riv e ra in o v e r th e s e . P u t
a sh e lf h igh e n ough from th e bottom
so tw o w id th s of one-half Inch m esh
w ire sc re e n w ill re a c h It; p u t sh elf
all aro u n d a t sa m e a n g le a s v e n tila to r
sla ts. R a ts c a n n o t clim b o v e r it. P u t
o p en in g s above sh e lf for sh o v e lin g In
th e corn. D oors m ay be p laced on
sid e s o r e n d s; ra t-p ro o f by u sin g w ire
c lo th o r p e rfo ra te d sh e e ts.
T h is b u ild in g m ay be used fo r o th e r
g ra in by sim p ly lin in g w ith build in g
p a p e r a s m ay b e needed. T h is Is n o t
a n e x p en siv e s tru c tu re , b u t w ill give
th e fu lle st p ro tec tio n .
GOOD ROADS ARE VALUABLE.
G erm an F a rm e r Gives H is V ie w s on
Q uestion T h a t In te re s ts E v e ry
A g ric u ltu ris t.
(By H O W A R D H . G R O S S .)
A s tu rd y c lear-h ead ed G erm an , In
sp e a k in g of good ro ad s, sa id :
"M y fa rm is te n m iles from S he­
boy g an ; If It w as only five m iles It
w ould be w o rth $10.00 m o re an acre.
If I had a good h a rd road a ll th e w ay
I could go to S heboygan w h e n ev e r I
w a n ted to and h a u l tw ice a s m uch. So
a good road w ould b e Ju st a s good for
m e a s If I lived live m iles o u t w ith a
bad road. So t h a t ’s
j g 0 ¡6 jot
a good road. S u re it w ill c o st m oney
b u t so does e v e ry th in g e lse w orth
hav in g ."
Bad ro a d s a n d th e e x tra c o st of do­
ing b u sin e ss o v e r th em w ould b a n k ­
ru p t a lm o st a n y c o u n try e x c e p t ours.
W e h ave th e w o rst ro a d s on e a rth
a n d y et w e a re b e tte r a b le to have
good ones th a n a n y o th e r people.
W hen w e w ake up a n d ta k e hold of
th is qu estio n a t th e rig h t end. we will
get re su lts. W e n e ed b oth s t a te and
n a tio n a l aid and to build p e rm a n e n t
ro a d s by bond Issu es and let th e next
g e n e ra tio n h e lp pay th e bill. If th is
is done w e can h a v e good ro a d s w ith
very little In c re a se In tax a tio n .
As
A rra n g e d by Illin o is b’ m Steps
Fold U p and P e rm it Si: JS to
Be D ra w n T o g e th e r,
SEEKS BIG ESTATE
IN D IA N A M A N E N D E A V O R IN G
E S T A B L IS H H IS C L A IM .
TO
T h e re a re se v e ra l form s of collap­
sib le lad d e rs, b u t th a t show n In the
Illu s tra tio n se e m s to be the m ost In B elieves H e Is H e ir to $75,000 In th e
South— F a th e r, H e C laim s, In ­
g e nlous yet. It w as Invented by an
sisted on Posing as H ie
Illin o is m an. T h e sides of th e ladder,
Uncle.
o r th e stile s, h a v e re c e sse s along
O akland City, Ind.—Ed H. Baker,
ow ner of a flour m ill In th is city
busy u n ra v elin g a m y stery of his life
w hich m ay m ak e him th e ric h e r by
$25,000.
Mr. B a k er's p a re n ts w ere re sid e n ts
of N atchez, M iss., b u t he w as born in
V incennes, Ind., w hile his m o th e r w as
visiting re la tiv e s th ere .
At th e age
of th re e m o n th s he w as tak e n b ack to
N atchez, but his m o th e r died on th e
boat du rin g th e trip .
Soon a fte r h e r
d e ath he w as b ro u g h t back to Vln
c en n es and cared for by an a u n t w ith­
o u t know ing th e w h ereab o u ts of his
fa th e r.
N one of his re la tiv e s knew
w here his fa th e r w as a n d th e child
lo st tra c e of him.
In 1901 C a p t H. L. B aker, a b u s!
n e ss m an of N atchez, Miss., cam e to
L a d d e r W ill C ollapse.
V incennes on a h u n t for Eld H. B aker.
th e ir In n er ed g es In w hich th e ste p s H e failed to find him , and a fte r
fit and Into w hich th ey can be fold­ sh o rt sta y a t V incennes re tu rn e d
ed. T he ste p s th e m se lv e s a re hinged his so u th e rn hom e. A s h o rt tim e a ft­
In th e c e n te r w ith th e form of hinge e rw ard he lea rn ed th a t Ed H. B aker
th a t o pens only one way. W hen the lived here, a n d he s e n t him a n lnvl
la d d e r Is In use and th e ste p s a re flat­ tatlo n to visit N atchez, re p re se n tin g
te n e d out th e y a re q u ite a s safe as If th a t he was Mr. B a k er's uncle. T he
th e y w ere of a solid piece. W hen the v isit w as m ade and th e “u n cle” tre a t
s tile s a re p re sse d to g e th e r th e ste p s ed him w ith ev ery c o n sid era tio n , glv
b re a k and fold Into tw o p a rts, each lng him p h otographs of his m o th e r and
p a rt fittin g Into th e re c e ss along the Im parting m uch Inform ation co n ce rn ­
sid e of th e s tile s and g iving th e ladder ing her. He p e rsiste n tly a d h ere d , how
th e a p p e a ra n c e of a couple of p lanks eved, to his sta te m e n t th a t he w as
laid side by side. T h e b a ck su p p o rts only an uncle.
of th is lad d e r a n d th e sid e pieces con­
In 1905 C a p t B ak er v isited Ed H
n e c tin g them w ith th e stile s a re also B a k er In th is city, and took every c are
Jo in ted a n d can be folded Into a very to a sc e rta in as m uch of his h isto ry as
sm a ll com pass. T hough th is a p p a r­ possible, and It w as th en th a t Mr.
a tu s Is p e rfe c tly sa fe It ta k e s up no B aker began to su sp e c t th a t th e
m o re room w hen collapsed th a n a four- ’u n c le ” w as In re a lity his fa th e r. Capt.
in ch p la n k of th e sam e len g th .
B aker died a t N atchez la st m onth,
leaving an e sta te valued a t $75,000.
Ed H. B ak er h a s re tu rn e d from
NO MOSQUITOES BREED HERE v isit
to N atchez, and w hile th e re
found m uch to e stab lish th e id e n tity
O n e B a rre l of W a te r M ay Be B reeding of his p a ren ts, am ong o th e r th in g s
Place fo r E nough Insects to
th e g rave of his m other. T he tom b­
In fe s t E n tire F a rm .
sto n e w as m issing from th e grave, but
th e old sexton In ch arg e said It w as
T h is w as ta k e n
K eep y our ra ln b a rre l covered. One b urled In th e grave.
b a rre l m ay be th e b re ed in g place for up, and on It w as found his m o th e r's
nam e. T h e old m an said th a t th e la te
Capt. H. L. B ak er had given him o r­
d e rs to c are for th e g ra v e a s long as
he lived, saying th a t hts w ife w as
b urled th ere. O th er old re sid e n ts of
N atchez re m e m b e r a little boy who
w as s e n t back n o rth , and o th e r lncl
dents th a t tend to e sta b lish Mr. B a k er’s
claim m ake the case so stro n g th a t
he th in k s th e re will be little difficulty
proving th a t he Is th e son.
T w o s is te rs of Mr. B ak er w ere found
by him , one living a t N atchez and the
o th e r In New O rleans. S uit has been
filed In th e c h an cery c o u rt a t N atchez
for a division of the e s ta te and rec
ognltlon of EM H. B ak er a s th e sou
of C apt. H. L. Baker.
N o M osquitoes H ere.
e n o u g h m osq u ito es to In fest a w hole TURNS HOSE ON THE TRAMPS
n eig h b o rh o o d o r th e e n tire fa rm . T h a t
m a la ria 1 b cau sed by a c e rta in type
South D akota To w n's U niq ue W a y of
of m o sq u ito h a s been proved beyond
G ettin g Rid of Its Surplus
d o u b t; w ith o u t th e p e sts no such
Hoboes.
sic k n e s s w ould e x is t
H o m e-M ad e
W a te r Cooler.
A good hom e-m ade w a te r cooler
m ay b e m ade a s follow s: T ak e a su­
g a r b a rre l and p u t stra w in th e bot­
tom , on th is p lace a larg e sto n e Jar
a n d p a c k aro u n d w ith stra w . On th e
c o v e r of th e Ja r p lac e a w e t c lo th and
th e n c o v er th e b a rre l. N ice cool w a­
te r w h e re th e m en a re w o rk in g will
be a p p re c ia te d d u rin g th e su m m er.
P e a s w ill s p ro u t a t 45 d e g ree s.
C h e ap seed 1 b o ften th e m o st ex­
pen siv e.
A lw ays p la n t th e b e s t seed you can
g e t fo r e v ery crop.
Good tim e to c u t o u t th e poison Ivy.
I t ’s a lm o st a c rim e to allow It to grow
a n y w h e re .
G ive th e boys a ch an c e to ta k e a
sw im e v e ry day possible— a n d
th e
h o rs e s too.
Do n o t le t a n y p ick le s rip en a s long
a s m o re a re d e sire d for pickles, for
th e v in e s sto p bearin g .
A fte r th e h a y Is off th e m eadow we
can se e Its th in sp a c e s b e tte r. Get
b u sy w ith th e m a n u re sp re a d e r.
M ake sow ings once a w eek of such
q u ick -ra isin g v e g e ta b le s as lettu c e and
ra d is h e s , to In su re a c o n tin u o u s su cces­
sion.
S m lla x does n o t need su n sh in e . It
re q u ire s
a
soil of san d y
loam,
sh o u ld b e w a te re d free ly a n d k e p t In
a w a rm place.
C u cu m b ers for p ick le s should be
p ick e d e v e ry a lte rn a te day a t least.
C u t th e m b u t n e v e r pull th em ofT, as
th e v in e s a re lia b le to be Injured.
W hy d o so few fa rm e rs
ra is e
a s p a ra g u s fo r fa m ily u se ? It Is very
little tro u b le : o n ce p la n te d It re m a in s
in d efin ite ly a n d n e v e r falls to b rin g a
crop.
M ach in ery used d u rin g th e su m m er
h a rv e s t should n o t be allow ed
to
s ta n d o u t In th e fields. If it h a s not
y e t b e en placed u n d e r co v er It Is high
tim e t h a t It la p laced th e re now.
O ne m ay h ave g re en corn u n til fro st
co m e s If c a re Is ta k e n to p la n t va­
rie tie s w hich com e to th e e atin g
s ta g e a t d iffere n t tim e s, o r e a rly so rts
m ay b e p la n te d e v ery ten d a y s until
A ugua
A lfalfa Jules a Curstiv.
A lfalfa, h ith e rto holder of . !i
p lac e in th e food schem e b d
to becom e a com prehensive m J
a n d re m e d ia l a g en t th at win -
o th e rs In th e shade, according
M arian N. C lark, who anno«*,,.
d isc o v ery of re m a rk ab le our«uTe
e ra in th e p la n t and blossoms.
Idea, a lre a d y carried out on «
sc a le a n d su g g ested by the meth
d u stry . Is to electrolyze the ,
a n d c o n d en se Its healing elem-
v e s t p o c k e t size—a hayBtack of
olne In a tin y t a b le t Dr. Clar’
c o u n ts m an y In sta n ce s of curing
th e c o n d en sed a lfa lfa Juice many
ous a lim e n ts, from D. T.’s to that
feelin g . O ne of th ese waB the
v a te d c ase of a Reno sport w1-
on Je ffrie s a n d drow ned his s<
so m an y ta ll ones th a t the
cam e to g e t him . T he condens-
e x p e rt b e a t ’em to It. and cur*
victim so effectively th a t now he
d o rs a t sig h t of even a dog, If th
Is a g ro w le r.
Tobacco che
gloom y th o u g h ts of suicide, lnB0
and a h o st of o th e r undesirable t'
fade a w ay like th e m ists of the -
lng u n d e r th e soothing influence
few fo rk fu ls of alfalfa bunched up
a ta b le t. _____________
Mothers win find Mrs. Winslow's ‘
Syrup th e b e s t rem edy to use lot theirei
d u rin g tb s te e th in g period.
An Irresp o n sib le Client
T h e law y e r of a mao named
bornlno, w ho w as being tried for
in th e P a ris c o u rts recently. p|-
th a t T a m b o rn ln o was not quits
c o u n ta b le fo r his actions. This
fense m ade th e p riso n er so angry
he lea n ed o v e r th e dock and ka
h it law y e r flat on the floor of
c o u r t T h e law y er w as not much
and risin g to his feet, made use o
c lie n t’s v iolence so cleverly the
secu red an a cq u itta l.
Red,
W e a k,
W e a ry ,
W a te ry g
R e l ie v e d B y M u r in e E y e K.-medy
M u r in e F o r Y o u r E y e T ro u b le s . You
L i k e M u r in e .
I t S o o th e e . 50c at
D r u g g i s t s . W r i t e F o r E y e Books.
M u r in e E y e R e m e d y C o .. Chicago,
S e e m e d to Be In Line.
T h e sm a ll new sboy was leanln
a g a in st th e w all, sobbing bltterf:
’C h e er up, m y little man," s>
p asse rb y .
“W h a t’s the use of
ry ln g ? You m ay be president
day."
"3 -say ,” sobbed th e little fello*
s-sure do l-look a s If I »us h-he
d a t w ay ; so m ebody’s allers a-ro^
m e l"
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It C ures While You Walk,
A lle n ’s F o o t-E a s e is s c e rta in cure for!
s w e a ti n g ,c a ll u s , a n d s w o lle n , achinu feet
b y a l l D ru g g is ts . Price 25c. D on’t acceu
s u b s t itu t e . T r i a l p a c k a g e FKEE. id
A lle n 8. O lm s te d , L e T to y , S . y .
B ruts.
W ith a lm o st g irlish pride she
played th e c ru lle rs she had cooke
him w ith h e r ow n little hands.
’H ow do you like them ?” she
tu re d a t tea.
’W ell,” he chuckled, trying Kj
t r a c t his te e th from one, ’’’It
h av e been b e tte r If you had
them very m uch larger. Then 1 :
h a v e used them ns automobile tl
If Your Eyes Bother You
g e t a box o f P E T T IT ’S EYE SAI;
old, reliab le, m o st successful eye
edy m ade.
All d ru g g ists or Hor.
B ros., B uffalo, N . Y.
D iam on d W ill Indent Steel.
W hilo th e diam ond Is the bar!
su b s ta n c e know n It is also brittle
C uster, S. D.—T h e tow n of Edge- m ay be fra c tu re d by a blow. But
m ont h a s a unique way of h an d lin g Its is placed b e tw ee n two hard steel (
su rp lu s of tram p s, com m only known in a h y d ra u lic p re ss and a slowly
c e le ra tln g p re s s u re applied the
as "hobos.” E dgem ont Is a sm all ra il­
ste e l w ill becom e Indented.
road tow n, the e n tra n c e on the B ur­
lington to th e Rlack H ills and
the
n o rth w e st country. L ately it has been
Infested w ith an u nusual n um ber of
the hobo variety, who have been a
I used C ascarets and feel like a
g e n era l nuisan ce to the tow nfolk, n u ­ m an. I have been a sufferer from
m erous th e fts by th e v isito rs being pepsia and sour stom ach for the lest
reported.
years. I have been taking medicine
F inally E d ito r H a rry G oddard hit o th er drugs, b u t could find no relief
upon a plan. He ra n g th e Are bell and for a sh o rt tim e. I will recom
soon had the vo lu n teer d e p a rtm e n t on Cascarets to m y friends as the only'
for indigestion a n d sour stomach an
th e scene. T he hobos w ere rounded
keep th e bowels in good condi
up and Jailed and a s tre a m of m uddy T hey are very nice to e at.”
w a te r applied th ro u g h th e fire hose
P lea sa n t. P ala tab le. Potent. Tft-’« G
Do Good. N ev er S icken. Weaken or Gn
upon them as th ey stood In th e ir cells.
10c, 25c, 50c. N ev er sold in bulk. The
T he follow ing m orning th e bell w as
nine ta b le t s ta m p e d C C C. Guarantee!
ru n g again, and w hile th e firem en
c u re o r y o u r m oney back.
held th e hose re ad y th e hobos w ere
given th e a lte rn a tiv e by th e m arsh al
T h rillin g .
of tak in g a n o th e r b a th o r q u ittin g
“Did you e v e r w itn ess a great Y
town, and th e ir decision w as quickly gle w ith th e w av es?” asked the
m ade fo r a “hike.”
w ho w as a lw a y s asking queer
tlons.
lau g h e d th e pompous m*
HEROIC SURGERY ON CHILD th e -Y g es,”
re e n sh irt. "I once sat fo r
long h o u rs w hile a professional
F a th e r C uts Out Piece of Flesh, Sucks
d r e s s e r stru g g le d w ith my wife’s
O u t Poison, W h ile W ife Runs
cel w a v es.”
SOUR STOMA
fo r Doctor.
Jo h n so n , Neb.— W hile playing In th e
field w here h e r fa th e r, J. L. B right,
w as w orking. V era, his three-year-old
d a u g h te r, w as b itte n by a ra ttle s n a k e
and ran , scream in g to h e r fa th e r, te ll­
ing him a “long m ouse” had b itte n h e r
on th e leg.
T he fa th e r, know ing th e b ite w as
th a t of a ra ttle s n a k e , a t once strip p ed
off th e c h ild ’s sto ck in g and w ith his
pocket knife cut out a c irc u la r piece
of flesh an Inch In d ia m e te r and m ore
th an a h alf inch deep. H e th e n sucked
th e w ound, draw ing out th e poison,
w hile th e m other, who had been a t­
tra c te d by th e cries of th e child, ra n
for a doctor.
T he little girl Is doing n ice ly and
will reco v er. T he snake, m ea su rin g
m ore th a n th re e fe et, w as killed.
Fo r S leep -W Ith -B ab y
Law.
Des M oines, la.—C oroner Iv e r Q
Newlen will draw a bill for p a ssa g e
In the n e x t Iowa leg isla tu re m ak in g
It a crim e for p a re n ts to sle ep w ith an
Infant child. D uring th e p a st y e ar
90 babies In Des M oines a lo n e h av e
been found dead In bed. and th e coro- i
n e r a ttrib u te s th e ir d e a th to sm oth-
erlo
For P erfect Heal*
In ord er to mainta;
stre n g th and keep the 1
in a healthy condition the
th in g s are absolutely necc
s a ry :—keep the digest
normal — th e bowels fr
from constipation —
liver and kidneys activ
F o r this particular wo,
th ere is nothing quit«
good as Hostetler’s Storr
Bitters. Try a bottle
Cramps, Diarrhoea,
estion and Malaria^
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