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UliiPS II KIDNEY f Tnnimir sain nnsPT is.imir it AMERICAN IDEAL OF A FIGHTING SHIP IS THE ARMORED CRUI5ER CALIFORNIA i t4h - wr ' Yx t in r r y n mu n v IIIUUULU ItlflU UUItf I IlltU HI. Hi - ii V 'rrrmrTi ,JZ iJJj To Prove what Swaiup-Rcot, Will Do for YOU, Every Reader of this paper May Have a Sample Bottle Sent Free by Mail. o Weak and unhealthy kidneys aro responsible for more sickness anil Muttering than any other disease, therefore, uhen through neglcet or other causes, kidney .rouble is permitted to continue, fatal results aro sure to follow. Your other organs may need attention hut jour kidneys most, bocuu.se they do most and need attention first. If you aro siek or "feel badly,' bt'itiu taking Ir. Kilmer's Btvainp-Koot, the Kreat kidney, liver and bladder remedy, beeause M soon as your kidneys begin to got better they will help all the Kher organs to health. A trial will eonviiieo anyone. The mild and immndiata effect of lr ICilnwr's Swamp-Koot, the great kidnry and Madder remedy, is soon realized. It ttnds the highest for its wonderful cures I the most distrebing cases. Swamp Koot will sot your wholo system riyht, and the best proof of this is a trial. V S3 Cottaux St., Msi.nor,r. Mas. Dear Sir: Jan. lhti, 1'04. "Bar lines I wai In tliri Ami v. I had mum cr lrMkilney tioubK and within the pan car it ln cainit an aevora and cmnpiicatt-d tliat I Miitereil rinhinj and at murh alarmed mjr strriiittU ad power was fat leaving mo. I law an aiivi-r-titanirnt of bwamp-Koot and wrote anking for al vica. I Lagan tho una of tlia mcMicinu and noted a doeided improvomei t after taking Swamp-Hoot nlT ahort time. I continued its uo and am thnnkful to nor that t am antirety cured and tronc. In order to he very aura about thia. 1 had a doctor examine ome of an water to-da; and he pronounced it ull ribt and in aplnndid condition. I know thai your Swamp-Root is purely vrteta l1a and duet riot contain any harmful diugi. Thanking you for my complete recovery and rec mineuding Swamp-Root to all auBareia, 1 am, Very truly yours. 1. C. RICHARDSON." Yon may have a sample bottle of this famous kidney remedy, Swamp-Koot, sent free by mail, postpaid, by which you may let its virtues for such disorders as kidney, bladder and uric acid diseases, poor diges tion, being obliged to pass your water EDITORIAL NOTICE. If you have the slightest symptoms of kidney or bladder trouble, or if there is a trace of it in your family history, send at once to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Uinghamton, N. Y., who will KUtlly send you by mail, immediately, with out cost to you, a sample lxttle of Swamp Koot and a book containing many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured. Ia writing, be sure to say that you read this generous offer in this paper. Some men Rise their hair by but ting la at tho wroiiK time. ONE DOLLAR WHET. Western Canada's Wheat Fields Pro duce It Magnificent Yields Free Grants of Land to Settlers. The returns of tho Interior Depart mont show that the movement of American farmers northward to Can ada la each month affecting: larger areas of tho United States. Time was, ays the Winnipeg Free Press, when the Dakotns, Minnesota and Iowa fur nished the Dominion with the main bulk of Its American contingent. Last year, however, forty-four states and districts wote represented In Jtho of ficial statement ns to tho former resi Ijbco of Americans who had homo tcaded In Canada. Tho Iinkotas still lead the list, with 4,00(1 entries, Min nesota being a close second with 3.SS7, but with the exception of Alabama and Mississippi and Delaware every stat in tho Union supplied settlers mho, in order to secure farms in tho fertile prairie country of Canada, bo came citizens of and took the oath o'. tUeplanco to, the Dominion. Last year no less than 11.S41 Americans entered for homestead- lands In Can ada. From tho Gulf to the Houndary, and from ocean to ocean, tho trek to the Dominion goes on. Not only the wheatgrowers of the central Missis alppl valley, but tho ranchers of Texas and New Mexico, and tho cultivators of the comparatively vlrsln soil of OUlnbonia, are pouring towards the productive vacant lands of the Cana dian Northwest. It Is no tentative balf-heartcd departure for an alien country that is manifested In this exodus; It has become almost a rush to aocuro possession of land which it la feared by those imperfectly ac quainted with the vast area of Can ada's vacant lnnds, may all be acquir ed before they arrive. There la no element c.f speculation or experiment In the migration. The settlers have Itilf Information respecting tho soil, Teatth, the fanning methods, the Awa, taxation nr.d system of govern iient of tho country to which they Ire moving, and tl.ey lvalue that the opportunities offered In Canada are In every respect bettor and greater than those they have enjoyed In tho land they aro leaving. Cntindn can well afford to welcomo cordially every .mcrican farmer com ing to the iHmin Um. There Is no question but Unit these Immigrant! make the most dcsliahlc settlers ob tainable for the development of the prairie portion oi the Dominion. Full Information can be i.td from any au thorized Caradlan go ernnient ngont whose address will bo found else where la this paper. No rxon wbs ever dUcmtontod with the world If he did his duty la it. Ite Great Kidney Remedy, frequently night and day, smarting or irritation in passing, brickdust or sediment in the urine, headache, backache, lame back, dizziness, sleeplessness, nervousness, heart disturbance due to bad kidney trou ble, skin eruptions from bad blood, neural gia,rheumatism,diabetes, bloating, irritabil ity, wornout feeling, lack of ambition, loss of rlesh.sallowcomplcxion.or Hright's disease. If your water, when allowed to remain undisturbed in a glass or bottle for twenty four hours, forms a sediment or settling or has a cloudy appearance, it is evidence that your kidneys and bladder Deed imme diate attention. Swamp-Koot is the great discovery of Pr. Kilmer, the eminent kidney and blad der specialist. Hospitals use it with won derful success in both slight and severe cases. Doctors recommend it to their patients and use it in their own families, because they recognize in Swamp-Koot the greatest and most successful remedy. Swamp-Koot is pleasant to take and is for sale at drug stores the world over in bottles of two sizes and two prices fifty cents and one dollar. Renumber tin name, Swamfi-Kooi, Dr. Kilmer's Swainf-Hoot, and the address, Uiitf hamton, A'. Y., on every bottle. COUPON. Tlcase write or fill in thia coupon with your name and add re and lr. Kilmer 9t Co. will send mil a I'rce Sample llottle ol Swamp-Koot the Urcat kidney kemcdy. Name St. and No. City or Town . State .. Mention this paper. free to Twenty-five Ladies. Tho Defiance Starch Co. will give 25 ladles a round trip ticket to the 6L Louis Exposition, to five ladles In each of the following states: Illi nois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri who will send in the largest number of trade marks cut from a ten cent, 16-ounce package of Defiance cold water laundry starch. Thli inoana from your own home, any where In the above named states. These trado marks must be mailed to nnd received by tho Defiance Starch Co., Omaha, Nebr., before September 1st, 1S04. October and November will be the best months to visit the Exposition. Remember that Defiance Is the only starcn put up 16 oz. (a full pound) to tho package. You get ono-third more starch for the same money than of any other kind, and Defiance never sticks to the Iron. The tickets to the Exposition will be sent by registered mall September 5th. Starch for sale by all dealers. She Was Kissed. The bride and groom sat sldo by side "Dearest," he said, looking up into her eyes, for he was smnller, so that he really and truly looked up and Into her eyes. "Yes, love," she responded In soft, frightened niouso tones "If I hail known that tunnel was that long I would have klsttod you." "Didn't you kiss nic?" she asked with much surprise. "No," he replied. "Well, somebody did." Cleveland Leader. Hundreds of dealers say the tstra quantity and superior quality of De fiance Starch Is fast taking place of all other brands. Others say they cannot sell any other starch. Some Postal Figures Tho United Stales employed lO.r.55 men In distributing mall last year. Tho cost, distributed among 1,400 lines, wai $('?.,:.!) !,000. In 37:1 acci dents to mall cars eighteen clerks wore killed and seventy-eight seriously Injured. 1 Sensible Housekeeper! will havo Deflnnco Starch, not alone , because they g.'t otu-thlnl nioro for I the same money, hut also because of I supcrlo- quality. It may seem Mrango, but a head strong man never makes much head way. Economy In Threshing. A pp-at. d.-iil nf irntlti I wanted by uln old ! jio Tlnvsliinu Macbir.es. This wusl nr'O can bo entirely eliminated If you Urt the new nnd Improved mai lilim nimbi by NichuU A Shupard t'i., lUtllu Creek, MicU. Tho man who looks too far ahead Is apt to mis some good things of tho present. Tho right kind of a rtrl doesn't need leap yoar In her business. Tho armored cruiser California, the "American Ideal of a fighting ship," as naval officers cull her, was launched at Shu Franelen April 2X. The olec trie button which started the vessel on her wav to the water was touched by Mrs. Walter S. Martin, daughter of Henry T. Seott, president of the Union lion works, and the cruiser was christened California by Miss Flor ence May rnrdeo, daughter of Gov. Pardee. The cruiser California Is sup CONGRESSMAN WAS Bold Statement of Livingston of Georgia Satisfied Constituents and Won for Him a Re-election. Congressman Livingston of Georgia Is of those who believe that the sal ary of representatives should bo raised from $5,000 to $7,500. When In the legislature of his state he always advocated Increasing the allowance of members from $4 to $7 per day. A hardshell taxpayer took him to task about the matter during a compalgn nnd Livingston explained In this frank fashion: "Yes. I favor tho increase and I'll tell you why. I can lodge at the stale capital In a cheap boarding Gives Park to Vermont State. Joseph llattell of Middlebury, Vt., has bought Ellen mountain, which rises 4,000 feet above the town of Warren. Vt., and proposes to convert it Into a park for tho benefit of the citizens of the Green mountain state. The mountain comprises some 4,000 acres and Is largely covered with for ests and the upper portion with the original spruce. The Bummlt com mands a panoramic view that can hardly be eclipsed In New England. Mr. Bat toll has interested himself In the preservation of tho forests of Ver mont for many years. MAN NEED NOT SUPPORT NAGGING WIFE Philadelphia Judge Hands Down Decision Over Which There Is Likely to Be No End of Discussion. There Is Judicial warrant lor the statement that'a nagging wife cannot compel her husband to support her. A Philadelphia man, a locomotive engi neer, was hauled Into court on com plaint of his spouso on a chargo of non-support. Defendant admitted leav ing the woman, but pleaded In excuse that because of her nagging he had no peace In his home. This alle gation he proved, whereupon Judge Davis said: "A man who has tho care TO STUDY AMERICAN METHODS. Prominent German Will Decide If They Are Worth Copying. Hugo Von Kupffor, editor of the Berlin Lokal Anzelger, one of the largest and most influential newspa pers In tho German empire, has ar rived In this country, and will act as special commissioner for his paper at the St. Louis fair He was hero at tho world's Columbian exposition, which he described for the Lokal An zleger. Horr Von Kupffor will make a study of Ameiicnn methods in dealing with public charities and corrections. He expects to remain about two months In this country, visiting differ ent largo cities and Inquiring Into the work of state and municipal institu tions. Definitions of "Pi" and "Pie." When type that has boon sot up Is accidentally overturned or mixed the Jumble and Its results are technically known ns "pi." Some years ago Joel Chandler Harris, tho author, was play ing whist at Warm Springs, Ga with three ladies. Tho latter had bothered "Untie nonius" considerably by talk ing throughout tho game nnd by ask ing him foolish questions. Finally one said: "Oh, Mr. Harris! Pleaso tell me what Is tho real difference between 'p-l' and 'p-l-e'?" Carefully adjusting his eyeglasses. Mr. Harris slowly re plied: "Tho latter Is tho foundation of the wealth of New England and tho basis of Indigestion. Tho former is tho ralson d'etre of profanity and tho since qua non of dialect stories." Marlborough's Mansion Is Ugly. Sunderland house, Imdon, resi dence of tho Duke of Marlborough, has now been completed and equipped, a handsome slice of his wife's Vander bllt millions having gone to cover tho cost. Now thnt tho scaffolding has boon removed the duke and duchess are said to bo much disappointed, hav ing discovered that the mansion Is an architectural monstrosity, outdoing In ugliness even London's unlovely man sions. Some of their friends have nicknamed tho place 'iilunderland house." Student In H.ird Luck. Parrett Wendell, tho well known professor of English at. Harvard, crossed tho campus tho other day be hind two Miphomores. "What Is tho matter villi you?" bo heard the first sophomore say. "What makes you so blue?'" "Why." replied tho other, "I wrote homo last week for money to get toxt-Utok.t with, nnd hero this morning my father sends mo, Instead of the money, the Uxiks themselves. How In the world Is a follow ever jplng to get on his feet at this rate?" ..... & j . posed to embody the latest and best In vessels of her cla?. Tilers are t j be five vessels like her. She will cost, complete $.',(M'0,m)0, her hull nnd ma chinery costing jn.SOO.oCO of that sum and her equipment and armament the remainder. Her principal dimensions are: Length on load water lino, rn3 feet; extreme breadth, (i'.t'j feet; mean draught, 21 feet, ami displace ment, 13.440 tons. She will have twlu screws and triple-expansion engines of 23,000 horse power, capable of do- NO S15 A WEEK MAN house for $4 a day. In the morning when I enter the session I am In com plete Ignorance of what my contem poraries have been doing and plan ning ftbout the hotels tho night before and too Ignorant to take part In af fairs intelligently. If you want a $15 a week man to go down there for you under such circumstances, why you'll simply have to get someone else to do It. I don't care to." The crowd of listeners npplattded and Livingston was returned by an Increased major ity. WHY ONE MAN LOST Diagnosis of His Case Was So Ridlcu Hardly Bl Congressman Graff of I'eorla tells of a constituent who went to Chicago for medical advice. He was a retired saloon-keeper, having made quite a comfortable competence, partly by selling liquor and party by wise In vestments of profits. The old gentle man fancied ho had heart trouble and visited a physician to learn the truth. The doctor first got his fee of $25 and then made an examination. At its of hundreds of lives In his hands should bo soothed Instead of annoyed when he comes home. Peace of mind Is one of the essentials of careful workmanship at the throttle, and a wife, by pestering her husband, may endanger the lives Intrusted to his keeping as an engineer." The ac cused was ordered to pay $5 a week for the support of his little girl, but the Judge refused to compel hlra to provide for his wife. - - - w wwy USED SAME PAIR OF SCISSORS Weil-Known Philadelphia Artist Turned T.VMes on Jesters Who Thought ' ns run A certain Philadelphia art club has a custom of creating a great deal of fun at the expense of new members to tost their mettle and good fellow ship. This, as may bo Imagined, is excellent fun for the assemblage at largo, but Is often very trying to the long target of It all. Shorty before the election of A. U. Frost, tho Illustrator of farm scenes, It was reported that, he possessed considerable wealth. At INDIANS JOIN THE Y. M. C. A. Earnest Workers Are Spreading the Movement Among Them. The Sioux Indian Young Men's Christian association secretary ha3 boon Fpeaklng at tho associations In the vicinity of New York lately. He Is a full-blooded Sioux. His name Is Ta-sun-ke manl, or Walking Horse. Ho travels among tho forty-five associa tions in tho Dakotas. Those associa tions, ho says, have recently erected throe new log buildings, making the number now occupied thirteen. The Indians built those themselves and gavo tho money for the hardware, windows, etc., costing $25 to $50 nploec. In June ho will hold six associ ation training conferences in as ninny different Indian reservations, which will be attended by frcm HH) to 40fl men. many of them driving several hundred miles to the conference places. Griggs a Lover of Peanuts. nopresontatlve Griggs of Georgia Is tho greatest patron of the Amorlcnn goober In congress. His average con sumption Is five or six small bags a day. Hut as the house hns no peanut counter the Georgian goes for his sup ply to a vender in tho somite restau rant. Every morning a page from the Democratic cloakroom appears with a handful of nickels and purchases pea nuts cnoush to last Mr. Crises dur'ng tho afternoon and till tho meeting of congress the next nft-rnrion. Hollander Not Impressed. William Schurman, editor ,f the Nleuwo Hottordnnisiiio Cournnt, tho leading dally pnper In Holland, was In tho press gallery in the house of roproseiilnihon at Washington tl'o day before adjournment. Mr. Ki hurman watt hod tho house at work for soino time ntnl then pronounced this opin ion: They all talk at tho same time nnd I don't like the looks of those spittoons." That epitomized tho whole affair, In tho Judgment of Mr. Schur- i lun. veloplng a maximum speed of twenty two knots. Her main batttory Is com posed of four eight-Inch rifles placed In two armored turrets, one forward and one aft; fourteen six Inch and eighteen-lneb rapid fire guns. Tho secondary battery consists of twelve three-pounder semiautomatic guns, four one-pounder automatic, four one pounder rapid-fire llotehkiss guns, two thirty-centimeter Catlings, six thirty centimeter automatic Colts, together with two three-inch field pieces. French Name, English Statesman. Napoleon Is an unusual, If r.ot un precedented, Christian name to be borne by the presiding officer of a nrltish parliumcnt. Hut Napoleon An tolno Uelcourt, who has just been elected speaker of the Canadian house of commons, can address meeting or court In fluent and excellent English. Gen. Viljoen Has Written Book. Gen. Hen J. Viljoen, one of the most brilliant leaders in the Doer army, has Joined the grand army of military novelists, having written a story of ad venture In south Africa during the war. It Is said to suggest the bio graphical In Its vividness of Incident. FAITH IN DOCTORS lous That the Ordinary Man Will ame Him. conclusion he said gravely: "You must at once give up the use of liquor and tobacco, nd above all you must not smoke cigarettes." The patient forcefully demanded his $25 back for the reason that he had never In his life tasted Intoxicants, never used to bacco and abominated cigarettes. The money was retnrned and from that day to this the ex-saloonkeeper has looked with unmeasured contempt upon tho medical fraternity. Miss Annie Wheeler Is Loved. Miss Annie Wheeler is almost as well known as her illustrious father, Gen. Joseph Wheeler. During the Spanish-American war she earned the sobriquet of "Angol of Morcy" in the fever-stricken army hosrtals, and stories of her heroism and tenderness have been told since the white flag of peaco meant an end to her heroic service to her country. Miss Wheeler has spent the entire winter in New York, whero she has been a promi nent figure in society. The warmest friendship exists between Miss Wheel er and Miss Helen Gould. wun mm. the first club dinner after Mr. Frost's name had been added to the roll the members were primed to derive amusement from his debut. "Hello, Frost," called one when the new mem ber appeared in the dining room; "I hear you are doing nothing but cut ting coupons now." "Yes." answered tho artist quickly, "and I'm using the same scissors I used to trim my cuffs with." EXCELLED IN MANY LINES. Englishman Prominent as . Surgeon, Author and Painter. Sir Henry Tho.r.pv .:. the eminent English surgeon, rho died last week in his 84th year, was. in addition to his surgery, especially distinguished for his study in matters of food and diet, and because he was one of the earliest and constant advocates of cre mation. At the snmo time' he was In sistent on a proper certification of death, equally Important whether earth burial or fire burial was to bo made. Ho wrote many books on sur glcal and medical subjects, an of value. Moreover, ho was known with respect as a painter and had exhibited In tho lloyal academy and the Paris salon. He was Interested as well In astronomy, maintaining an observa tory of his own. Ho was created bar onet in 1S9D nnd Is succeeded In that tit to by his son. Carry Heavy Insurance Policies It Is becoming quite common among wealthy men In tho east to carry somewhat heavy Occident Insuranco policies. Adrian Iselin. the N..w v,.ri. financier, yatchmnn and society mnn. hns taken out an accident pcy for' $:ioo,fioo. On leaving fr London re cently J. Plerpont Morgan carried about the same financial protection, nnd (S"orgo Gould took heavy Insur ance to last while ho made his recent lo.ooo.mllo tour over bis railroad llnox. Tho casually companies divide thenu big risks among them. Womnn Makes Unique Plea. Mrs. Claude Watney. a London woman, has broken nil feminine rec ords by refusing to pay for a minia ture because It makes her look too young. The miniature was done by a well known nrtlst, who was to receive $2.ooo for tho work. Put Mni. Wat ney declares that tho artist made her look like sweet M and therefore redlc tiloiis. and that tho portrait, although "pretty," Is very unlike herself. Hence the refusal to pay by the sitter end n su't to recover by the artist. mmmrm ... . i Manure Does Benefit Land. A good deal of comment has b-cn caused by the publication by the de partment of agriculture of tho I'nlled States of bulletin 22, lit which tho authors claimed that poor soils wi-ro as gtKid crop yiolders as good soils, provided both were in tho same tluo chanleal condition. This was regard ed every whero as a most astonishing statement, as it was equivalent to saying that nil kinds of manure b no fit soil only by improving it in eel .m ically. A few people, however, al ways ready to follow any new i!oc trine, at ouco took up with this new Idea. Hut our best agriculturists h,ave been all tho time certain that fertil izers do add to tho amount of avail able plant food in the Foil. It waskhe contention of the authors of the bul letin In question that natural agen cies are all tho time at work In 'tho soil liberating new quantities of plant food, nnd that tho amount of pfant food so liberated Is as great In tSoor soil as In good. They claimed to tjavo found this out by actual analyse of tho plant food available in (Mfteieut soils. It Is evident, 'that something Is wrong with their soil analyses X)ne of tho greatest soil physicists In tho United States 13 Professor F. H. ling. During 1903 Professor King carrieii on some experiments to determine j the points at Issue in tho bulletin. ' Ho carried on the same tests on threo types of soil of low productive capac ity and three types of soil of Jilgh productive capacity. Ho determined tho plant food soluble in water once each week during the entire season In soil from each field. He also Rrew crops on each of tho six fields. The amo ' of avallablo plant food In the good soils was found to bo about two and a half times as great In the good soils as In tho poor soils, on the average of all tests throughout the season. Tho crops grown responded in like measure. The good soils yielded crops two and a half times larger than did the poor soils. When thoso crops were analyzed they were found to contain about two and a halt times as much plant food as did the crops grown on tho poor soils. It will thus be seen that there Is a difference in the amount of plant food in different soils, and that the most productive soils are thoso well manured and containing much avail able plant food. It Is not true that there is as much available plant food in solution In the water of om soli as of another. Irrigation in Humid Climates. We have usually considered till very recent years that li paid to Irri gate land only In those countries in which the rainfall was insufficient to supply the crops with the needed moisture. But it is being learned that Irrigation pays even In lands where the rainfall is sufficient In most j-ears. Illinois has an annual precipitation of about 35 inches and Italy an annual precipitation of about 40 Inches. Few farmers in Illinois would think it profitable to Irrigate, yet In ; Italy many thousands of farmers are Irri gating and consider it money well spent, as a crop Insurance. Thii lead ing crops in the irrigated regions are corn, wheat nnd oats. Mulberry treea are also irrigated, and the irrigation increases the yield of the mulberry leaves about one-third. The farmers there declare that irrigation enables them to grow a crop of corn after the wheat, nnd to Increase the, yield of alfalfa and clover 100 per cetit. Most of the irrigation work' there Is organized on the co-operative' basis. The largest of these co-operative as sociations has 14,000 members and controls the Irrigation of 123, G0Q acres of land. The system under tho con trol of this association comprises 7,000 miles of canals and ditches. The main society is divided into 40 sub ordinate societies, each of which elects a member to a general assem bly, which directs tho policy of tho association. The farmers there pay about $6 per year for the watering of each acre. Under such a condition, a crop failure la impossible. Grass. Grass Is the great fundamental crop. Without the aid of man (and pre vious to his Intervention) it covers the habitable earth everywhere with its mantle of green and fills the soft with a thick, fibrous growth of roots, und not only protects the land from the ravages of wind and water, but becomes also the primary source of food for a large part of tho animal creation, says A. M. Ten Eyck. Ac cording to the government reports, corn holds tho first place as the great est wealth-producing crop of this coun try, while grass takes second rank. It Is safe to say, however, that the re verse Is the actual fact. Tho reports fall to take Into account tho great wealth produced from grass as a pas ture and Its great value as a soil pro tector and a soll ronewor, and its pow er to Increaso the yield of other crops whea used in rotMIon. Although tho native grasses grow without the aid of man. yet It Is only when certain An. mcstlcated species are cultivated thnt the greatest production of hay and pasturo Is secured. Will the Cattle Feeder Disappear? Senator Harris of Kansas recently expressed tho opinion that the pro fessional cottlo feeder will dhmppenr, at least on the high-priced lands east of tho Mississippi liver. Ho snyg that It will no longer pay a man to pur chase feeders at a high price, put expensive corn Into them mid' sell them on the market at tho prices em tio are now bringing. Tho man that raises the calf will bo tho mo that will market liltn as a finish Blt,,,r and get out of him all there Is In him. In thia way he will, in addition to his other profits, savo tho cost of two railroad hauls. Wheat is a good feed for hons but It Is ofton cheaper to buy clerir wheat at a fair price than wheat "veenlng! at low price. Planting the Apple Tree. Every person setting out an or chard fchould decide on the proper va rieties suited to his locality, and. If for a commercial orchard, they should bo merchantable varieties, says T. O. Kaynor. Good-keeping, red varieties seem to be In keenest demand nearly everywhere. A fine looking apple, re gardless of the quality, Is always la demand. Too many varieties in an Ahard is not desirable, but four or five of tho right sort are all that are necessary for cross fertilization. Buy ers will, for reasons which aro ob vious, pay much better prices for a few varieties than for a great many. The stock should bo purchased from a reliable nurseryman, and not too much dependence should bo placed ia agents, who are In tho business for what they can get out of it. I would advise buying stock from a nursery nearest tho planter, provided his stock Is all right. Spring seems to be tho most favor able time for planting. When tho trees ure delivered, great earn should bo taken to prevent tho exposuro of the roots to sun or wind, nnd hcellpj: in moist earth is ndvlsable. In pre paring tho holes, they should bo dug deeply enough that when the treo Is sc: it will bo Just a littlo lower in the "ound than where it stood ia tho nursery row. To plant well two persons aro necessary, one man to Ret tho trees and tho other to dig the holes and fill in. Tho trees must bo trimmed, topped back, and nil broken nnd decayed roots should bo cut off. In planting, the roots should be bo spread out well and the trees Jarred gently as tho fine earth is thrown in. This will bring tho Roll lu close contact'with all the fine roots. Then this should be tramped firmly and tho hole filled to the surface and left loose on top. Care should bo taken ia shaping the head of the tree. To get a good strong head the three or four branches forming It should 6tart irregularly from the stem, and no two limbs should grow opposite each other. In view of the necessity of spraying and having the fruit well colored, It is rot advisable to plant closer than thirty feet each way, and for Iarge-growlig varieties forty feet would he hotter. Some Common Orchard Scale Insects. The Ohio Experiment Station Is re ceiving from all parts of the state twigs of fruit trees infested with one or the other of the three following scale Insects: 1. The Oyster-shell scale: This Is a reddish or grayish brown scale, about an eighth of an inch In length, point ed at one end and curved ia shape, suggesting a minute, elongated oyster shell. Its winter form la a hard scale, covering and protecting a number of minute, white eggs. These eggs hatch during the fore part of June, and tho yellowish young crawl about for a few days nnd then fix themselves by In serting their beaks in tho bark and begin sucking the sap. At this time they may be destroyed by spraying with kerosene emulsion, tho formula for which is given in the Station spray calendars, which are seat free on ap plication. Experiments made by the Canada Experiment Farms have shown that this scalo may also bo controlled by the use of lime mixed with water at the rate of one or two pounds of lime to a gallon of water. Thia Bhould be done as early in the winter as possi ble. The lime loosens the Bcales, after which the rain removes them and de stroys the eggs. 2. Tho Scurfy scale: This Insect Is somewhat smaller than the oyster shell scalo, and Is more nearly round In shape. It Is more conspicuous be cause of Its white color. Its habits and the means for its control are sim ilar to those of the oyster-shell scale. Neither of these scales is likely to cause much injury In orchards which are thoroughly sprayed with Bordeaux mixture 3. The San Jose scale: This scalo Is much smaller than either of tho oth ers named. It Is nearly rourid In shape, at first white but later dark gray In color and is easily rocogrlzed by a minute central nipple, which is lighter colored, often yellow. To Identify this scalo a small magnifying glass ia necessary. TLis insect is far more de structive than either of the others named. Its appearance In tho orchard r.ieans the eventual destruction of tho orchard unless vigorous treatment Is adopted. Tho best method of treat ment yet discovered Is the Ume-sul-pkur-salt spray. Testing Vitality of Seeds. Owing to tho unfavorable season of 1903 many kinds of seeds failed to mature properly and It ia probnble that there will bo many disappointed growers during tho present season. Prof. W. M. Munson, horticulturist to the Maino Agricultural Experiment Station makes tho following sugges tions, whereby It Is possible for every farmer to know Just whnt to expect from his corn, oats, pons, clover or other crops, and to plna accordingly. If ho knows that only 00 per cent of his corn will germinate, It Is an easy matter to plant twice na much; but It ho plants tho usual amount and gets only half a stand, tho caso Is much more serious. A simple test of tho vitality of any farm or garden Foods can bo made as follows: liaco 100 seeds, taken at random from tho Btock which Is to be planted, on a dish of sand, cover from '.i to 1 inch with sand, moisten ond Keep In a warm place, ns behind tho kitchen stove, until tho sprouts ap pear. Tho number of sprouts which appear will rive an Idea of tho per centage which may bo expected to urow. Caro should bo taken that tho neds nro kept moist, but not too vet. It Is advlsahlo to make more than 0110 test, and ba guided by the nverago results. A test (if this kind a more valuable than 0110 lu which the seeds aio placed lu blotting paper, f,,r seeds may nprout on piper which i!o not have sulllelent vitality to grow. People who complain that they are misunderstood fall to realho how for. tanate It is for tho rest of the world.