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The Commoner.
3BRUARY 12, 1904.
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IREE Great Crops of
TRAW8ERRIES
AND HOW TO QROW THEM
HaaHflaV
L-strawbcrry book written by tho "STRAW
tERRY Kiru," so eaiiea because ncaiscoverea
ic way to develop tne fruit organs in apiant
nd make it crow two big berries where ono
Ittloono grow before, llo grows the blugcat
rops 01 tue Digecst Domes ever produced and
io book tells all about how be docs It. It is a
reatlso on PLANT PHYSIOLOGY and cx-
lalna correct principles in fruit growing, it is
forth its weight in gold to any i'ruit grower.
all bo Bent ireo to an readers 01 the uommonkk.
and vour address now. Th(f finest THOKOUUH-
'ItDPn PPnini?I-F PLANTS In tho world.
; R. M. KELLOQQ, Three Rivers, nich.
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Send your name and the name of
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antco is backed by a National liasfc.
of tho prodigality with which tho
emperors expended tho money and la
hoi of the people. Tho arena in which
tho gladiators tought with their fel
lows and with wild beas'a the arena
in which many of the Christian mar
tyrs met their deathis slightly oval
n form, tho longest diameter being
about 250 feet. The arena was so ar
ranged that it could be flooded with
water and used for aquatic tourna
ments. The spectators looked down
upon the contests from galleries that
rose in f6ur tiers to a height of 150
feet. At one end of the arena was
the tribune occupied by the emperor
and his suite; at the other end the
vestal virgins occupied anothor tri
bune arid it was their privilcgo to
confer either life or death upon the
vanquished gladiators by turning the
thumb up or down turned up it
meant life, turned down, death. The
Roman populace gained access to tho
galleries by 160 doors and stairways.
The seating capacity of the colisboum
is estimated to have been fifty thou
sand.
The Forum is even richer than the
Colisseum in historic interest and re
cent excavations have brought to light
what are supposed to be the tomb of
Caesar and the tomb of Romulus.
The tribune is rointed out from which
the Roman orators addressed the
multitude. Here Cicero hurled his in
vective at Catalino and Mark An
thony is by Shakespeare made to
plead here for fallen Caesar. The
triumphal arch of Constantine stands
at one end of the Forum and is in an
excellent state of preservation. Among
the carvings lately exhumed are some
(especially attractive to an ogricul
uirist) showing the forms of the bull,
the sheep and tho hog. They are so
like the best breeds of these aninials
today that one can scarcely believe
they were chiselled from stone nearly
twenty centuries ago. In Rome, as
in Paris, ther is a Pantheon in the
familiar style of Greek architecture.
In the Roman Pantheon is the tomb
of Raphael. Cardinal Bembo in rec
ognition of Rapnael's genius, caused
to be placed upon his tomb a Latin
epitaph which Pope has translated:
"Living, great nature feared he might
outvie
Ker works, and dying fears herself
to die."
To those .who are familiar with Ro
man history the river Tiber is an ob
ject of interest, but here, as is often the
case, one feels disappointed in find
ing that the thing pictured was larg
er than the reality. The Tiber, yel
low as the Missouri, lows tnrough
the very heart of Roms and is kept
within its channel by a high stono
embankment. In and near Rome are
many ancient palaces, some of them
falling into decay, and some well pre
served. One of the most modem of
the palaces of the Italian nooles was
built by American money, the wife
te5ng a member of a wealthy New
York family. Part of this palace is
now occupied by the American am
bassador, Mr. Myer. Art galleries and
museums aro numerous in Rome and
in the other oities of Italy and con
tain many of th6 works of the great
Italian artists like Raphael, Angcio,
Titian and others. The palace of
King Victor Emmanuel and the pub
lic buildings of Rome are Imposing,
but do not compare in size or magnif
icence with tho ancisnt palaces of
England and France. The journey
ficm Rome to Venice carried us
thiough a very fertile part of Italy.
The land is carefully cultivated; tho
thrifty farmers in some places have
sot out mulberry trees for the culti
vation of the silk worm and have
trained grape vines upon the trees.
We passed through the edge of Ven
ice and saw tho gondoliers on the
Giand Canal waiting to carry passen
gers into the city. A very intelligent
Italian . newspaper correspondent
whom I met in RomeTnformed me
that tho northern provinces of Italy
wore much further advatfcod In edu
cation than tho southern provinces,
but that tho people of tho south woro
mentally very alert and with tho ad
dition of instruction would soon reach
the intellectual level or tho north.
Mi 'stay in Italy was all too brief
and I left with much reluctance this
nursery of early civilization this scat
of government of the world's greatest
religious organization.
W. J. BRYAN.
' An Iowa Girl's Work.
A dispatch to the St. Paul Globe,
under date of Waterloo, la., January
23, said: An Iowa hen has been sold
for $300 and bids fair to bring several
times that amount before it is finally
disposed of.
Nearly a year ago tho Iowa Presby
terian synod voted to locate a hospital
at Waterloo. Lately it was discovered
that a canvass of tho public wa3 nec
essary in order to obtain funds need
ed to complete tho building
After the canvass had started lit
tle Maud Ballou, an orphan girl, nine
years of age, and living with an un
cle, thought tbat she might do some
thing to aid tie movement. Her rel
atives are poor, her foster-mother be
ing forced to take in washing to sup
ply tho daily necessaries, while her
uncle is slowly dying of consumption.
This chit of a girl canvassed her
resources, to discover what she could
give. She had few of the Joys which
come to most children. She had few
if any toys to clu in making her life
more happy, but she posseused a
young hen whicb. she had nourished
and raised from the egg, and which
she kept as ;. house pet. After much
thought the decision was reached that
the hen must bo sacrificed. The girl
consulted her foster mother. The
latter could do but little, but from
her heard-earn?d stipend she gave tho
child twenty-live cents for tho hen,
and the twenty-five cents was carried
to the headquarters of the W. C. T.
U. and given to that association to bo
made a part of $500 which it had
pledged.
Hearing of the work of the little
girl, a local merchant visited hsr
homo and rebought tho hen paying
for it ?3. Then it was sold and re
sold, time ar-d again. The local
lodge of Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen gave 25 for it; other lodges
followed suit, and sums of $10, $lb and
$25 kept pouring in.
Ono Sunday the pastor of the Pres
byterian church had tho hen paced on
his pulpit during tho services, and
preached a strong sermon on tne good
deed of tho li'.tlo girl, and after tho
sormon tho church congregation
bought tho hen from its last owners,
paying moro Mian $C0, wlilqh was
raised by a collection.
Tho mlto givon by tho child is still
growing, and the belief is that it will
reach fully $500 in a short time.
An eastern commission house which
has heard a portion of the story, has
made an offer for the hen which it is
understood, if sold at tho figure of
fered, will be exhibited as tho highest
priced bit of poultry ever sold in the
world.
Dr. Coffee Cures
all Eyo Diseases at Homo
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Dr. CofToo mints to Bond hln fnmottn 80'pnge II
Inntratod book on " Kyo Ulhcuaos" Froo to every
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Dr. CofToo restored aljut to Miss Lulu
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after thrco surgical operations mudcj
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If you want to know about tho
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How To Test Ggileo Sprikg Wire.
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Tako a piece of No. 12 wire and coll It firmly around an Inch rod of iron, as shown In
flfrurcs 1 orJ5. Try to pull tho coil out of 1 1. You may think you havo donoao, but upon
rclcofilng.lt wlllaasumoHhapo shown in ilffuro3. Then look along thowiroasyoa would
a p-un Darren ic win appear as snown in ho nu
figure 4 has the appcaranco ot a tube. IwKmJS!'!
in is explains me great aiiTaniago oi if n ciMiMifii
COILED SPRING WIRE and uowluT - - MK
provides for contraction and oxpansion. csSi"iatiin m!aJ0i-nBumi00ririssS!K q
mo weave oi our xenco is bo periocc mac run etrengtn or every wire- is nrcscrvea.
Every twist Is an expression of strength. Good enough to last u lifetime. Wo make it
HORSE HIGH, BULL STRONG, PIO AND OHIOKEN TIGHT,
Using only HIrb Carbon Hettily ailrtoixed Colled Spring SUl Wire j to get this good enough wo
roako it ourselves. Best wiro makes the best fence. Wo ship any stylo of fence wo make
DIRECT TO THE FARMER OH 30 DAYS TRIAL, AT FACTORY PRICES,
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