Dakota city iikkauj
JOHN H. REAM. Publisher
DAKOTA CITY. . NEBRASKA
OUT OF THE FARM.
The urbnn conception of the farm
In winter Is one of snug comfort and
drowsy ease, Its external appearance
showing, as In the familiar pictorial
Ideal of a snow bound farmhouse, with
shoveled path leading through
t;ate to a radiant window, through
which one peers In fancy and discerns
a happy family clustered round a
lamp, says the Philadelphia Tress. The
Idea Is that the farmer has little or
nothing to do In the daytlmo but sit
inside his horn and feed the stock;
Hi wife knits; the children go Ao
school. It Is a charming picture, not
always true to life. There Is no time
In the year when there Is cessation
from toll on a farm. It Is different in
winter; that Is all. The days are
snorter; the work rougher. Of course,
much depends upon the cbarseter of
the farm; considerable leisure Is pos
sible where few cattle are kept and
general trucking done. Hut always
there are the "chores." A remarkably
elastlo expression that "doing
chores." It may mean much or little.
Some dairy farmers, for Instance,
whose serious business In life Is milk
ing cows, may potter around the farm
after the morning's milking and ta
king the morning's milk to the cream
ery or railroad station, eat their noon
dinners, mend some fence, look over
the harness or haul out manure, pot
ter around some more, and then say:
"Guess It's about time to do the
chorea;" meaning to milk two dozen
oows or so the real hard work of the
day.
Following Chicago's school for po
licemen comes New York's school for
firemen. It will open, according to the
announcement .of the city's Are com
missioner, Immediately after the new
year. All present employes of the
department, as well as all new hands,
will be required to attend, and only
"graduates" of this "fire college" will
be eligible for places on the force.
Borne fifteen subjects, embracing
everything appertaining to the work,
will be Included In the curriculum,
ays the Chicago Record-Herald. As
the automobile baa become an Im
portant part of the up-to-date fire
equipment, the management of the
gasoline motor car will be tyiught. And
aa casualties tend to Increase in num
ber and In seriousness, there will be
instruction In first aid to the Injured.
A comprehensive course for the bene
fit of the fire fighter srems as ad
vantageous as one for that of the pa
trolman. An exchange of views and
experiences between New York and
Chicago might result In gains for both
cities and both services.
Protection of birds which do bene
ficial service to men Is coming to be
more than a matter for stnte action.
Representative Weeks of Massachu
setts, a state which realizes the mis
chief involved in the destruction of
the Insect-eating birds, has Intro
duced In congress a bill making It a
misdemeanor, punishable by 60 days'
imprisonment or $200 fine, to kill or
harm coveys or single specimens of
birds on their migratory flight from
south to north. The list of birds which
it Is designed to guard Includes geese,
ducks, pigeons, swans, snipe, doves,
robins, bluebirds and various kinds of
waterfowl. These are friends of man
or valuable game-blrdB, and as the
whole country Is Interested In their
preservation It seems to be In order
for congress to tako actios.
School girls In Atlantic City are re
belling against an edict of the domes
tlo science authorities that they must
learn to make haBh. They are afraid
proficiency In this art may lose them
the hearts of admirers who know hash
only through the boarding houses they
have met The girls openly aver they
hate to lose the homes they may make
happy by "feeding the brutes" If the
aid "brutes" learn beforehand that
prospective wives have been encour
aged to put hash on the dally menu.
A New Jerseylte boarder, not liking
hit dinner, attacked his landlady,
ohoklng her. Other boarders Interest
ed In this summary protest will be
disappointed to learn that the ac
oounts said nothing about his choking
her Into submission.
A Kansas man hugged bis wife so
hard that he broke two of her ribs.
Some men never seem to learn that
there's such a thing as overdoing a
good thing.
Since the recent tragedies, aviation
may now confine Its experiments to
flying across the earth Instead of up
Into the clouds. There certainly
eems to be no useful or practical pur
pose served by efforts In the latter
direction.
A tenor singer In Detroit strained
for a high note and landed in a hos
pital. If he Is anything like most of
the tenors we know it serves him
right
A man fell from the thirteenth floor
of a building and escaped with but a
slight shaking up. One shudders to
think what might have been his fate
had he fallen from the eleventh or the
fourteenth, or any other than the un
lucky thirteenth.
A Washington weather clerk charges
that the weather bureau Is misman
aged. We know nothing about the
bureau, but we have our opinion about
U weather sometime.
and ornciB n, A
Gotham's Great Peril From Dynamite
NEW YORK. - The opinion has often
been expre-sed that somo great
disaster will eventually overtake New
York and tho recent dynamite explo
sion In Jersey City lends pome color
to this view. Over on the .Wsey flats
between Hcdloe's Island arid tlie end
of the Pennsylvania Railroad dock at
Greenville, and west of the Statue of
Liberty, thero are stored at times in
three barges nncliored there more
than COO.00O pound of high explo
sives, if by ehanre this stupendous
amount of enorgy should be let loose,
It would topple New York In ruins
and cause the greatest disaster of
modern times. The loss of llfo would
be appalling. Within a 20 mile radius
of the Jersey flats where this awful
power Is pent there live nearly 10,
000,000 persons. The shock of the ex
plosion would bo Inconceivable. It
would set the earth trembling for
hundreds of miles In every direction.
Buffalo, Montreal, lioston and Balti
more would feel tin ground shake un
der their feet. Along the coast a tidal
wave would rush landward and over
whelm everything until It reached the
first great harrier of the lillls. Ships
at sea would ho tossed to and fro by
the mighty convulsion.
These barges, which contain enough
explosives to blow the whole elty to
pieces, belong to the great powder
manufacturing concerns that have
Daring Opium Smuggler Is Set Free
" :Rsm "
S RATTLE, WASH. Broken In body
and spirit by confinement in the
federal prison at McNeil's Island,
where ho served four terms, Law
rence Kelly, declared by customs of
ficers to be the shrewdest and most
daring opium smuggler they have
encountered on Puget sound during
tho last three decades, was turned
adrift a few days ago. Ho is 73. his
strength Is wasted, his nerve 1b gono
and he Is without a dollar. Unless
former accomplices como to his aid
with part of tho fortune ho mado for
them at tho risk of his life and free
dom, It Is likely tho veteran will pass
the rest of his days In a poorhouso.
Kelly's smuggling days are over.
He Is a broken down sailor. lie Is
under the surveillance of customs of
ficials and will bo followed by them
to the grave. Ho never confessed or
Implicated others and he had the
reputation of being "square" with
those who profited by his traffic
Deficit in Wake of
MILWAUKEE. Municipal merri
ment comes high. Mllwuukeeans
have danced and now they must pay
the piper. And the piper's bills
amount to $1,000 more than tho danc
ers donated.
Municipal balls attended by 3,000
persons, at which the employer
danced wtlh bis stenographer and the
employer's wife danced with the ste
nographer's "steady," and many sim
ilar mix-ups, all tending In the gen
eral direction of social equality, have
been a great success socially, but not
financially, There Is a deficit and tho
clty'B strong box will huve to be
drawn on for $1,000 to pay the piper
for piping four times at the four mu
nicipal balls that have been given.
vr& this j
Plans to Carry Gospel in Aeroplane
ST. LOUIS. Tho aeroplane ns a
means of spreading the gospel Is
tho lutest Idea of James H. Pearson,
Itinerant preacher.
Kelcascd recently from the observa
tion war. I of the city hospital. Pears 111
promptly set to work perfecting two
aeroplane models, In which, uecom
pahled by his wife ami a corps of as
sistants, he Intends to fly over the
country.
The aeroplane will he used more
for this purpose than as an instru
ment of war, Pearson says. Instead
of spreading militarism by its use as
a bomb carrier, the aeroplailo is do-
An Agreeable Innovation.
lie So Kato believes in women vot
ing und bciu,; iluuj to political office
the same aa men?
She Yes, und sin- says she would
huve tho hund shaking iiy constitu
ents changed to I.Uxiim.
High Finance.
llrlg U it true that you have
broken off your engagement to thut
girl who lives In ttie suburbs?
(iiiggs Yi's; they raised tho com
mission ru'cH on me and I have trans
ferred to u town girl Life.
A. Ik M
v. i , r n i i.TTn
their plants in desert places Inland.
They cannot store their deadly explo
sives near any large center of popula
tion. The regulations of nearly every
city from New York down prohibit the
storage of any quantity of dynamite
or any other powerful explosive with
in their boundaries. Therefore the
considerable amount that Is used In
blasting has to be transported each
day from somo point of distribution.
These barges on the Jersey flats are
the great distributing depots for dyna
mite for all the region of New York
and vicinity.
It Is Impossible to say from one day
to another Just how much dynamite,
lyddite, black powder or other explo
sive combinations are carried on theso
boats. The stock varies almost from
hour to hour.
Thus far they have escaped disas
ter. Yet they are almost as much a
potential menace to New York as
Vesuvius is to Naples. They are
more. In fact, for Naples Is quite a
number of miles away from the flam
ing crater of tho volcano, while New
York, with Its mountain ranges of
skyscrapers. Is but a brief two miles
distant.
There are approximately 500,000,000
pounds of high explosives manufac
tured in the Vnlted States every year.
There is continually in transit on the
railroads throughout the country 5,000
carloads of this dangerous material. It
takes an average of 10 days to make
delivery from point of shipment to
destination. Therefore there Is tt car
load of dynamite or gunpowder for
every DO miles of railroad throughout
America. The traveler passes almost
hourly within a few feet of these cars
without knowing It.
though he had opportunities to fleece
them whenever ho brought a sloop
load of contraband goods Into the
country.
Smuggling always appealed to Kelly
as a game of chanco, to be Indulged
In only for the excitement and the
satisfaction of eluding tho officers. He
did not sail under the black flag for
tho profit and It is known that he
never fired a shot or harmed any one.
Kelly was successful in many of
his adventures between the Canadian
shores and the mainland In Washing
ton nnd Oregon, and It Is believed he
smuggled several hundreds of thou
sands of dollars' worth of contraband
goods, including opium Into the
United States during tho last fifteen
years. Ho always worked alo 3, and,
though deserted when arrested tho
last time, he would give not the least
Inkling as to who financed tho ex
peditions or who assisted him.
When opium began pouring Into
tho country from over tho British
Columbia border, for months the cus
toms Inspectors searched tho coun
try in an effort to traco the smug
gler. Finally one overheard a con
versation between two prosperous
business men at Olympla, tho capital
of Washington. Kelly was caught
with the goods and arrested.
Municipal Dance
Tho deficit Is more than a deficit.
It Is a problem. It Is a rock which
threatens to knock n ho!a In tho Mil
waukee plan of municipal merryma
king. Thero Is n difference of opinion
as to whether it is best to go ahead
with the public frolics. Some point
to tho fact that Undo Sam conducts
his postofllco business at a loss, and
that New York runs Its ferries at a
loss. What matters It, they say, that
there Is a loss of mere dollars? Look
at tho gain In merriment. Theso, In
stead of looking backward, would look
further forward and not keep the mu
nicipal dances going but inaugurate
municipal moving picture shows. The
plan Is to give the first of theso shows
in a public school building In the con
gested district. It will either be free
or tho prlco of admission will be held
down to a penny or two.
The public dance and tho public
moving picture show are only the be
ginnings of the program mapped out
by Mayor Emll Seldel and his chief
Uoutenant, Congressman Elect Victor
L. Berger, und their associates.
Btlned to carry missionaries over the
world nnd enable them to reach spots
hitherto Inaccessible, ho says.
Tho mtttvo of Wuhumba, In Africa,
pursuing his peaceful occupation of
cooking Ills neighbor for a noonday
mcul, will see suddenly n strange ap
parition, from which a man bird w ill
emerge. After he has conquered this
Held he will go on to new ones until
tho evangelization of tho whole world
will ho accomplished.
"But before I tour tho world in my
ueroplaneH, I will first clean St. Ixnils,"
declares Pearson, "it is a den of In
iquity, and I cannot go away without
completing my work here."
Pearson Is a member of tho Ama
teur Aeronaut Association of St.
Intuits. His models are constructed
along scientific lines, nnd Pearson will
soon start building the aeroplanes.
Meanwhile Pearson is preaching on
tho streets, every night.
Mean of Him.
"So the girl who turned you down
Is to lie married tomorrow? Who is
the happy man ?"
"I um."
"Oh, 1 lien you huve made up?"
"No, we have not. IMdu't I spy I
was the happy 111111?"
The Cleverest Thing.
"Pon't you think my daughter rery
clever? She can do Just whut she likes
with the piano."
"I I'm ; can she shut It, do ou
think " Pile Mile.
MMm What
CREDIT MAN?
Not a detective In the ordi
nary sense of the term, but one
who makes himself familiar
with the commercial Integrity
of the community and whose
skill and trustworthiness In this
delicate business are of the
greatest service to merchants
and others In determining the
responsibility of prospective
customers A form of life work
which Is not overdone and
which requires no capital other
than Intelligence, zeal and
scrupulous Integrity,
By C. W. JENNINGS.
""""ui O long as mankind remains
as it is nnd the commercial
V'IJ'ity world revolves In Its pres
4) nt orbit, there is one
'frfljgy form of detective activity
which Is not likely to be
overdone. So long as buying and sell
ing are the principal occupations of
civilized man, there will be no lack
of opportunity for the credit man. It
Is a career that should appeal strongly
to the bright American boy, and one
that offers hlni certain ndvantages
which are not to be found in many
of the overworked callings of the
present day.
Here Is a llfework that, while of a
sort of detective nature, Is a sublimat
ed phnse of prying inlo the affairs of
the other man, because It has to do,
not with finding out If the object of
the Inquiry has actually done wrong
or committed a crime, so much as dis
covering If he might do so; In other
words, If he pays his bills. This Is
the place that tho credit man fills In
commerclol life. He Is the product of
the great ndvance In business that has
been made In the last quarter of a
century, which makes It necessary for
merchants and others to learn all they
can about prospective customers, so
as to be sure of them.
If your boy is a keen youngster, he
could not get Into a line of work that
offers greater opport unities; for In
tegrity Is the life of commerce, and
the only way to discover Integrity Is
to Inquire, and tlie process of Inquir
ing into things of such a delicate na
ture requires the greatest, tact, which
means that there must be places for
the employment of this tact when it
advances beyond tho rudiments.
No special preliminaries, In the way
of education or otherwise, are neces
r.ary for your boy to make his start;
for, anyhow, ho must begin at the bot
tom and prove himself at every stage
of his progress. This means that, at
1G or so, ho applies to the head cf the
credit department of a largo storo or
other mercantile establishment for a
Job. When accepted, he will be little
more than an office boy; for he knows
nothing, as yet, of commercial life.
He will receive $r or $6 a week, and
will go through the usual office boy
stunts taking In cards of callers, run
ning all sorts of errands for every
body in the office, sorting reference
cards, etc. Then, when he has got
the run of things, he will he set to
putting away tho cards and reports,
and then maybe he will be set at mak
ing various entries on curds or In
books. All these entries have to do
with people: With their personal
habits, with their earnings; with their
church going; with their paying their
hills promptly; with their spending
more than they earn; with their habit
of running up hills, paying promptly in
tho beginning, then not so promptly
and finally not at all, with a balance
still due; with their being extrava
gant; with tho character of their as
sociates; with whether or not their
wives and families are extravagant
in short, with whether or not they are
sober, intelligent citizens, thrifty, hon
orable, trustworthy.
That Is the credit man's business, to
find out all these things, and have it
in such form that it can be told to the
man at the head of the department
selling a bill of goods, to a stranger
asking credit, and there he will know
whether to give the man the credit he
seeks.
Your boy naturally assimilates all
this in a general way before he has
been filing these records very long,
and will begin to manifest interest in
how It Is nil done. If he Is apt, he
will be called Into the office of the
manager n tcouple of years after the
beginning, when he will he earning
$10 or $12 a week, and told 10 go out
and discover so nnd so about a new
customer. It will probably be only to
learn If the man's actual address cor
responds with the one he gave 01 his
application for credit, or to request
one of the references to fill out u "con
fldentlal" blank telling what he knows
about tho applicant; but this Is get
ting into the credit business for the
first time In earnest.
lHiing this sort of "investigating"
well, the aspiring credit detective will
he set to harder work, such as Inter
viewing the persons referred to them
pelves, ami perhaps running down
clues as to the seeker aftt r credit
that iray give his proprietor a more
M'cuiate opinion of the customer's re
liability. By this time, after he has
been working for the firm thrt o or
four years, say, he will be getting $J0
u week. bihI will be In a direct line of
promot I111
It will iuH be long till he will ho a
regular investigator on the firm's staff
at a weekly salary of $2T to $10, and
will be becoming a fair Judge of
human nature, and filled with informa
tion about hundreds of people. When
a newcomer applies for credit, wish
ing to purchase a fair-sized bill of
furrrlturo, or to open a regular account
to bo paid monthly, or to get stock for
a lit tlo store ho plans to start for
himself, your boy will be the ono to
tot all information about the appli
Shnl It Bc,?$
cant 011 which to base his firm's atti
tude toward hlni. And his opinion,
p.fter he has made his investigation,
will be taken without further testi
mony Of course, your boy Is bound to be
manager of the credit department; for
that is what he has been preparing
for, and this will come, perhaps, by
the time he Is 30 or a little less, ac
cording to the zeal and Intelligence
nnd keenness that he has show 11 In
lower positions. IYom an Investigator,
or detective of promise, who Is given
some of the most Intricate cases to
handle, and when he earns probably
$50 a week, he Is made esslstant man
ager, If the establishment is of con
siderable size, at $3,000 to $4,000 a
year, and then manager, which pays
anything from $.?,000 up to $10,000,
according to the magnitude of the
business.
By this time he is one of the most
important men connected with the
firm some say the credit man Is the
most important for his opinion will
be accepted as to the trustworthiness
of anybody and everybody that wishes
to buy goods, and he has become an
authority on human nature. Fre
quently he will be able to read a man
at sight, so great will have been his
experience and the acumen that has
resulted therefrom, and the exercise
of this faculty will save his company
from losses that might amount to
thousands of dollars through the un
wise extension of rredit.
Of course such a man Is hound to
be a member of the firm, if he re
mains with it; but in this case ha
would be succeeded In the credit de
partment by another direct manager,
and himself would exercise only Indi
rect supervision. If his ambition led
toward continuing the credit line, he
would be a likely candidate for the
management of a credit association,
either one of the large Independent
Institutions, such as I'.radstreets or
Duns, or one that has been formed by
merchants or others In a single gen
eral line for mutual protection, such
as the lumbermen's, or the credit as
sociation of retail merchants in New
York city.
In these cases his services would
be almost invaluable; for it Is within
his powers to be ono of the few men
really competent to conduct such a
business with absolule jut tice, pro
tecting his firm or Associates against
deadbeats and irresponsibles, and at
the same time being so Just as not to
lose customers. Some men are en
tirely woTthy of credit for a few hun
dred dollars, but could not be Bafely
trusted for two or three thousand;
Just as a man might be able to pay
monthly Instalments of, say, $2ii, but
could not afford $".0, though ho might
delude himself into thinking lie could.
The keen credit mar, such as your boy
may become, often knows men better
than they know themselves.
(Copyright. HUO. Ijy tin- Associated Lit
erary Press 1
Historic Spots Marked.
All of the historical spots In old
Oastlne have been marked by tablets.
The sites of the Capuchin mission and
St. Peters chapel are marked by
crosses and ulso descriptive tablets.
These tablets and markers cover only
the Pentagoets. St. Castine, 1 evolu
tionary and t SI 2-1 S 1 4 periods, the mu
nicipal being left for some future time.
The Inscriptions on the tablets havo
all been drawn from original sources
of Information. Together they record
two centuries of conflict. It Is tho
hope of Charles W. Noyes, who was
chairman of the committee In charge
of this work, that they will serve to
give Castlne a better appreciation of
her ancient glory.
Imprisonment for Debt.
It is now over fifty years since the
power of Imprisoning a debtor for life
was taken from the creditor, nnd It
fills one with amazement to think that
a system so ridiculous should have
continued as long as It did. The three
principal debtors' prisons In England
were the King's Bench, the Marshal
sea and the Borough Compter. In the
year 1 7T9 there were twenty thousand
prisoners for debt in Great Britain and
Ireland. The futility of the system
was quite ns great as Its barbarity.
More than half the prisoners in soma
of the ptjsons were kept there solely
because they could not pay the attor
ney's costs. Many prisoners had their
wives iind children with them. There
was no Infirmary, no resident surgeon
and eo hath. Imagine a place In ht sn
il ivs containing 1 .":! p rsnns and 1 11
hath and no infirmary! We have in
deed "progressed."
The Persia of Today.
1 Th" population of Persia Is be
J lleved by old residents to bt about
I twolvo or thirteen millions The ell
1 mate and gener:il character of the
; country resemble tho-e of Arizona
' and California, except along the north
co';st, v-iilcli resembles Sivith faro
1
j lina '''he people are larce'v Moatil
! nv",;.i'.s, hit verv friendly toward for
elders since the ndo tion of the
constitutional system.
A Good Speaker.
"Is he a good uftcrdinner speaker?"
'Splendid! He always oegins hU
speeches by saying. 'The hour in get
ting late and I will not detain you.""
"A lot of after dinner sptaUers say
that."
"I know, but he's good in that he
never does detain them " Detroit
Free Prei s.
Safe Chaperon.
Patience Is your aunt troubled
with Insomnia?"
Patrice No, Indeed! You don't
think Will nnd I would have her for a
chaperon if she was. do you? -Yon-ktrs
Statesman.
HUGE BASKET FOR GRANARY
Pima Indian of Mendoclna County,
California, Use Big Receptacles
Made of Willow.
(By J. MATNR, Haltlmoro.)
The Pima Indians of Mendocino
county, Cal., for many generations
stored their winter provisions In large
willow baskets. It was the custom to
place the basket granaries up on a
high rude platform supported by
poles, easily reached by means of lad
ders. Hundreds of bushels of acorns be
sides corn and wheat were gathered
and housed in these granaries for use
during the winter. Each basket was
provided with a portable lid or top.
Huge Basket Granary.
Usually these baskets were compara
tively not very large.
Recently, however, the Tlma In
dians living near Uklah wove an Im
mense willow basket which is a record-breaker
for size. From the bot
tom to the rim the Immense basket
measures 6 feet, while the outside
circumference covers 25 feet. The
basket itself when empty weighs 250
pounds, and the cone-shaped lid
weighs 75 additional pounds, making
a total weight of 325 pounds.
When filled with acorns, grain, etc.,
the total weight will nearly reach
1,200 pounds.
Very recently this "baby" basket
was purchased by Dr. J. V. Hudson,
of Uklah, and by him sold to the In
stitute of Arts and Sciences, of Brook
lyn. N. Y.
The big basket will be shipped to
Its eastern destination. It Is so large
that It cannot be put through the
door of an ordinary box car, and be
fore being placed on board the car
the opening will have to be widened
to admit this special piece of freight.
MONEY IN CAULIFLOWER CROP
Little Chance for Success Unlets
Planted Early, as Plant Needs
Cool Air and Soli,
(By WILLIAM II. UNDERWOOD.)
I have grown cauliflower for a num
ber of years and have found it a very
profitable crop, as it brings a good
price In the market.
Soil tbat will produce cabbage is
Bultablo for cauliflower, provided It is
enriched with well rotted manure. The
manure should be thoroughly mixed
with the soil and the ground put in the
best possible condition.
When the seeds begin to grow 1
give the plants sufficient air to keep
them from rotting off. As soon as the
plants are large enough to handle I
take them up and transplant them
two Inches apart each way and keep
them well watered. I expose the
plants to the open air before time
to plant outdoors so as to harden
them. I find that few plants die when
treated In this manner.
Several hours before setting out 1
give the plants a thorough soaking in
the hot bed. When ready to set the
plants I mark off the ground three
feet each way and set the plants some
what deeper than they grow In the
hot bed and press the earth firmly
about them.
As cauliflower requires a cool at
mosphere and a cool, moist soli, there
Is little chance of success unless It is
planted very early In order to come
on before the heat of summer, or !t
may be planted late and come In dur
ing the cool weather of fall.
In cultivating I use a one-horse
cultivator twice a week, going botli
ways when tho plants are small. When
they como to maturity and tho flowers
appear, I cover the flowers with a leaf
of the plant early every morning. 1
have had good success in thin manner
of protection.
Killing Quack Grass.
Qiack grass is a perennial and the
roots must be cut off under the sur
face. Shave off tho plants by running
a shallow furrow, if plower deeply
the roots will not he much Injured
and will come up again. A good way
is to harrow oyt as many roots as
possible after they have started In the
spring and then follow with the plow
as often as they show up strong.
Plant to millet or buckwheat In the
lute summer as these crops hive a
leiider.es to smother quack g-i
Cultivated Crops.
Crops, such as corn, potatoes, man
gels and all root crops that are plant
ed In rows and cultivated during their
growth uro known as cultivated crops.
These crops have always been regard
ed as beneficial to soil fertility, but
investigation shows that continuous
growth of cultivated crops depletes
the soil more rapidly than (lws the
growing of grain continuously.
Brighten Up Harness.
A quart of harness oil and plenty
of muscle will mako tho neighbors
think you have new rigging for the
teams. Now's tho time.
Hunting for Pleasure.
The man who hunts for pleasure
rarely finds It. and if he does he can
cot appreciate It
BRACE-WIRE THAT lnJUHLS
Necessary Material Are Virtually
Indestructible and Are Easily
Adjusted Moat Effective.
Most braces for a corner-post re
quire so much labor and expense that'
the illustration will convey an Idea
well worth putting Into practice, aa
the necessary materials for the brae
are virtually Indiistructlble. very eas
ily adjuntod and most effoctive In
their application. Secure a smooth.
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Brace-Wire That Stays.
wire 16 to 20 feet In length, double It,
place one end around the post and
the other around a large rock; dig a
hole and sink the rock la tho ground
about two feet, tamping the dirt firm
ly down against It to hold It In posi
tion. A, post; b, wires; c, rock. To take
all slack out of the wires and prevent
the post from becoming loose, Insert
a hammer-handle or strong stick be
tween the wires and twist It over and
over until the desired tightness Is ob
tained. GOOD HITCHING POST DEVICF
Strong Timber, 8et Firmly In Ground
With Square Top as Shown,
It Very Convenient.
8et firmly Into the ground a good,
strong post, with a square top, Into
which drive a staple and hook at right
angles, as It were. To fasten horse,
double the rope or strap, pass through
Hitching Post Device.
the staple and over the hook, and the
horse Is safely hitched. Staple or
hook should only be large enough to
admit a common-size rope or strap.
Ventilating of Barns.
The door of tho barn ought to be
left open in mild weather, and the
sheep permitted to go In and out at
their pleasure, while in cold, wet
veather the door should be closed and
the sheep comfortably housed.
Planting the Garden.
In planting j our garden bear In mind
that it costs no more to grow the best
varieties of vegetables than It does to
grow poor ones, and this applies also
to all farm crops. It pays to be care
ful In selecting varieties. .
Preparing for Market.
In preparing your products for
market give good weight and measure
and good quality. People want what
they pay for, and If they don't get It
of ycu they will try some one else.
American Swine.
Nearly half the swine In the world
are raised in this country.
Alfalfa seed should be pure.
The farmer must keep up wih th
times.
There Is nothing hard to learn about
operating a silo.
Aa a fertilizer, nothing can beat
barnyard manure.
Every detail of his work Interests
the successful farmer.
It Is none too early In the season to
begin hardening the teams for spring'!
work.
Orchard grass Is taking well In
some Isolated places as a meadow
plant.
A frame mushroom house Is un
doubtedly a good place for foreleg
rhubarb.
Early cabbage, cauliflower, spinach,
wax beans and dwarf peas go very
nicely between the newly-set straw
berry plants.
Every grower that raises celery on
a big scale generally sees to It that
he can ship celery from November 1st
to the first of March.
There Is no reason why potatoes
could not bo grown for a year or two
In a newiy-planted orchard, either In
the ordinary way or by covering with
straw.
A machine has been Invented which
will make tile from cement. The ma
chines nre small enough to be used
by Individual farmers and the cost Is
small.
Every one who owns acreage and
cultivates the same as a farm should
not only own somo stock but also
havo an Increase from the Bamo.
The farmer should realize that it
pays better to put profits into farm
improvements of his own than to loan
It at five per cent, or six per cent, to
Improve some other man's farm.
The dampness of the celling of a
barn may be partially prevented by
covering the loft with a thick layer
of hay or straw.
Success In hog raising Is deter
mined by Intelligent dally, sometimes
hourly, care, attention to many umall
details, and good Judgment.
Somo successful sheep growers pre
fer not to feed grain but i.!v corn
stover or ot straw Instead.
Feeding a dairy cow Is different
from that of feeding a steer.
As Capons the Brahmas and Cochins
stand at the head of the Hat.
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